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small Arms.
As soon as the Shipping came up, the Rebels
hoisted a Jack half Staff, as a Signal for Abidance
from their Fleet, which lay under Red Bank, about
one Mile and an half from Mud Island, on the Jer
sey Shore, who immediately sent down a Number of
Boats filled with Men, who were afterwards em
ployed in carrying back their wounded, under the
Fire of our Ships and Batteries. The Rebels eva
cuated the Fort about 9 o'Clock in the Evening,
after setting Fire to the Barracks, which were calcu
lated to contain Two Thousand Men, leaving their
Colours flying. The, were prevented from carrying
off their Cannon by our Ships and Batteries. A
Gondola, with twelve 18 Pounders, soon after leav
ing the Island, was funk by a Shot, but being near
the Shore, the Cannon were next Day recovered by
Our Troops.
Sir George Osborne, with the Guards, who were
prepared to Storm the Fort next Morning, had it not
been evacuated, took Possession, and founclabout 40
Pieces of Cannon, a Quantity of Ammunition, &c.
The Loss of the Rebels, in killed and wounded,
by the best Accounts, from the firft Attack till 'they
evacuated the Island, amounts to near 500 Men,
among whom are two Captains of Artillery.
IQ this Attack we loft one Midshipman and two
or three Men, on board the Vigilant, and three or
four brave Tars on board the other Vessels.
move the Chevaux de Fijze, and cut an exceffive
ftrong Chain fixed to two large Piers, and extended
across the River to obftru& the Navigation. The
Rebels at Red Bank, obfervingthe Troops and Sail
ors beginning this arduous. Talk, removed their
Shipping up the River, within thrfe Miles of Phila
delphia.
On the i/th, Lieut. General Earl Cornwallis,
and General Sir William Eifkine, with about 3000
Men, marched to Chester, where they furpiized a
Picquet Guard of Militia, killed 7, and took 25
Prisoners.; then crossed the River to Billingfport,
where they joined Major-General Sir Thomas Spen
cer Wilson, and General Patterson of the Royal
Artillery, who had also landed there with a Body of
Troops the fame Day. 1 hey tarried till the Afer
noon of the 19th, when a Detachment moved to
wards Red Bank, which the Rebels getting Intelli
gence of, abandoned the Fort ab^ut seven in the
Evening, after blowing up their Magazines.
Next Morning about One o'Clock, the Rebels
-abandoned their Fleet, confiding of twenty-five
Ships, Brigs, Schooners, Sloops, and one Row
©alley which mounted eighteen 24 Pounders, to
prevent their Retreat being cut off by the King's
Troops, who were then on their March from Bil
lingfport. Before their Vcffels were evacuated they
set them on Fire, but with such Caution, that it was
almost Six o'Clock before it was difeerned, and so
effectually that none of them could be saved.
The Rebels passed Philadelphia in the Night, close
under the Jersey Shore, with several of their Row
©allies, but not without being difeovered by the
Delaware Frigate, which lay above the City, and
kept up a constant Fire at them as they passed.
The Chain near Mud Island, was fevered on the
21st, and the Army Viauallers, trading Veffels,&c.
vent up to Philadelphia the Day following.
By a Letter from Philadelphia, we have a Confir
mation of the Report intimated in one of our late
Papers, viz. The Resignation of Mr. Mifflin, as a
M^jor General in the Rebel Army, This Gentle
man is said to be the confidential Friend of Mr.
Washington, and very highly refpe&ed by the
Troops in that Service. The Letter concludes with
an Assurance that Robert Morris, Esq; and Col.
Harrison, of Virginia, have quitted the Congress.
The Miscarriage of the Rebels in their Enterprize
against Rhode-Ifland, so far from discouraging, has
excited them to another Attempt, in which they are
to be aided by a Part of the Troops from Mr.Gates's
Army, which Troops, it is said, are arrived in the
Vicinities' f that Province.
A Rebel Privateer, mounting twelve Guns, and
commanded by one Williams of Bolton, was said to
be brought into this Port on Thursday last, and the
Royal Frigate Mermaid, who took her, also retook
the Hope Store Ship, which had been made a Prize
of by the Enemy.
Last Tuesday Evening arrived here, the Sloop
Rebecca, that carried a Flag of Truce to General
Gates, the Rebel Commander in Chief, in the
Yesterday an excellent Charity Sermon was preach
ed at St. George's Chapel, by the Revd. MR*
Moore, when a handsome Collection was made
for the Ute of the Charity School in this
City; and next Sunday another Charity Sermon
will be preached at St. Paul's, for the fame lauda
ble Purpose.
£, It may be proper to inform such as are not
Acquainted with the Nature and Design of this In
stitution—That the School consists of 86 Scholars,
viz. 56 Boys and 30 Girls, who are annually cloathed
and inftru&cd in the Principles of the Christian
Religion. They are taught Reading, Writing, and
Arithmetick, and the Girls Needle Work ; Books,
Paper, &c. found them. The Aiders of this pious
Woik are also informed, that the School is visited
once a Month by the Reftor, Church Wardens, and
a Committee of the Vestry of Trinity Church, and
the Children carefully examined; and that the Jn
ftitution is principally supported by the Contribu
tions of benevolent Persons, collected at the Sermons
which are annually preached for its Benefit.
When the other Ships were engaged at Mud If-
Jand, the Roebuck, /Capt. Hammond, attacked a
Battery near Billingfport, on the Jeifey Side, and
in less than an Hour silenced it.
Admiral Howe, during the severest Cannonade
perhaps ever heard, landed on Province Island, and
continued in Front of our Batteries, within Musket
Shot of the Rebel Fort, giving Orders for the At
tack with his Lordfllip's usual Calmness.
On the i6:h ult. Preparations were made to re-
Proceedings of the Army and Navy upon Delaware.
By the Arrival of the Sloop York, last Thursday
Sen'nigh+, and the Roman Emperor Transport, the
Saturday following, from the Delaware, which they
left the zzd ult. we learn, that three Batteries on
Province Island, the fiift of two 32 Pounders, with
one 18 and one 12. Pounder ; the second five 24.
Pounders, one 8 inch Mortar, and a Howitzer of
the fame Bore ; the third mounting one 13 and an 8
Inch Mortar, and one 8 Inch Howitzer, being com
pleted on the 9th ult. they opened on Monday the
loth on Mud Island, or Fort Mifflin, and kept up a
constant Fire until Saturday the 15th, when about
nine o'Clock in the Morning, his Majesty's Ship Isis,
Somerset, Pearl, Vigilant, and an armed Sloop came
up, attacked the Fort and silenced eighteen or twenty
Pieces of Cannon, which had played on them from
the Time they came within reach, and demolished the
three Block Houses. During the Cannonade, the
Men Rationed in the Tops of the Vigilant, did great
Execution amongst the Rebels, with Swivels and
NEW-YOR K, December 8.
The Ship Maefgwyn, Captain William Room,
bound from Bristol to this Port, carrying ten 4. and
four 6 Pounders, and 39 Men, on the 28th Sept,
lad, in Lat. 39, N. Long. 59, W. fell in with the
Privateer Brig Lyon, Ilhmael Hardy, Master, who
carried 16 four and fix Pounders, above 20 Swivels,
and 125 Men. The Maefgwyn engaged the Lyon
five Hours, within Musket Shot, when both Vessels
being greatly Shattered, and the former having most
of her running Rigging, and all her handing Rig
ging, except the Mizen Shrouds, foot away, they
agreed to day by one another to refit, which took
them up the remainder of the Afternoon, and all the
Night. At Day-break they engaged again wjthin
Pistol Shot for two Hours, in which Time the Maef
gwyn fired above 80 Broadsides, but having loofher
Men killed and wounded, above four Feet Water in
her Hold, occasioned by the Shot Holes,(being hull'd
in above 40 Places) and her Rigging again cutaway,
she was obliged to submit to the Privateer, and was
carried into Salem, New-England. Her Cargo con
lifted of 170 Puncheons of Rum, 140 Calks of bottled
Liquor, 1000 Bushels of Salt, some Cheese, Tripe,&c.
Above 50 Calks of Rum were entirely darted, and
much of the bottled Liquor, by the Shot which pas
sed through her. The Privateer was la much da
maged that it broke up her Cruize, her lower Malts*
being so wounded, that the firft Fresh of Wind after
the Engagement carried them both away.
Last Friday Night a Party of Rebels, confiding of
some Officers and twelve Men, proceeding on an
Enterprize to seize the Person of Mr. Van Bufkirk,
at Bergen Point, were intercepted on their Return
through the Vigilance of Col. Turnbull, Comman
der at Powles-Hoek, whole Men fired upon them,
and Mr. Livingston, said to be a junior' Brother of
Col. Livingston, who was taken at Fort Montgo
mery, was killed on the Spot, and another Person,
named Van Dolfan, taken Prisoner, who was brought
to Town the next Day, and fafely lodg'd in the
Provolt.
The above Gentry plundered several Houses in and
about Pemerapough, particularly Barent Van Horne,
Mr. Vreeland, Mr. Van Wagenan, and Walter
Clanderon, and ip the House last mentioned Mr.
Livingston received his Wound.
Several Letters from London by the last Vessels,
mention the great Prefpea of a molt plentiful Har
vest throughout the whole Kingdom, and there is
not the least Profpe& of a Rupture with Great-Bri
tain and any of the Powers of Europe ; but on the
Contrary all is Peace.
On Thursday lalt was married, John Wall, Esq;
of his Majesty's XLVth Regiment, to Miss Window,
a Native of Bolton, of a very refpe&able Family,
and amiable Accomplishments.
A Letter from Philadelphia of the 27th of No
vember, fays, “ Lord Cornwallis has effe&ed the
Business he went upon to Haddonfield, in the Jerfies,
and is this Day re-crossing the Delaware, having
brought off 800 Head of Cattle, with the Loss only
cf the Serjeant-Major of the 33d, and three Pri-,
vates of the sth Regiment.
The Fleet for Philadelphia failed fom Sandy-
Hook at 120'Clock lalt Friday; and several other
Vessels are preparing to fail this Day for the Line
Place.
Indian and Rose Blankets, YARN
Stockings, and Shirts, may be had at
P. M"DAVITT's, in King-street, No. 27.
Northern Department, and many Necessaries for the
King's Officers and Soldiers, now Prisoners In Al
bany; by her we have Accounts that the Royal
Army have evacuated Ticonderoga, after shipping
the Cannon and Stores for Canada, and compleatly
demolishing all the Fortifications. In the Rebecca
came Passengers William Gamble, Esq; his Son,
Mr. George Gamble, and Mr. Alexander Robert
son, late of Albany, Printer. *
We hear that the Gentleman who went with the
Flag of Truce, was robbed of a Quantity of Coin,
and very uncourteoufly treated, at New-Windsor,
by George Clinton, ER^ the titular Governor of
the visionary State of New-York, The laid Clin
ton's armed Myrmidons, took out of the Sloop
Twenty-four Barrels of Flour and some other Arti
cles ; they behaved very rudely to the Passengers,
and threatened to deprive them of their Bedding, &c.
The Rebels are very assiduously at Work upon
the Chevaux de Frize, in the River, below New-
Windsor, and will, unless prevented, have the
Opening in it closed up in a few Days.
The Writer of the following Letter, is the Son of
Lewis Morris, Esq; of Morriffani, formerly Aid
de-Camp to Mr. Sullivan, and now a Major in
the Rebel Army. The Name of the Person to whom
this Letter was addressed the Printer conceals, as
he some Time ago most prudently farrendered bimfelf
at Philadelphia, and is now in the Peace of the
King.
Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1777.
Dear Sir,
“ I have taken the Liberty to fend to your Care
my Herfe Bay Richmond, as the Enemy are doing
their best to get to this Place; however all their Ef
forts will be in vain, as our Army are in high Spi
rits, and pant for Action, and the General fays he
has Men enough to do their Business. We may
every Moment expe& to hear of a Battle, the Enemy
have sent all their heavy Baggage on board their
Shipping, and have five Days Piovifions cooked ;
they Yesterday came within four Miles of our Camp,
and filed off to the Left ; the General gave Orders
immediately to follow, which was done, and the
two Armies must be very near each other at this
Time. My Compliments at home.
LEWIS MORRIS."
To Col. --
We hear there are a Number of Rebel Privateers
laying ready to push to Sea, from Boston and several
other Eastern Ports in the Course of this Month, ex
pe&ing the Inclemency of the Season will oblige his
Majesty's Cruizers to leave their refpe&ive Stations,
and facilitate their escaping.
One large Ship of 1000 Tons, we hear is loading
Malls at an Eastern Port, and will be soon ready to
fail for France.
This Day are published,
Gaine's NEW-YORK
Pocket Almanack,
And his
Universal Sheet Almanack,
For the Year 1778.
New Rofeß UTTE R 7
Of the firft Quality,
Just imported from Cork,
To be SOLD,
By SMITH RAMADGE,
At his Store, Hanover-Square.
For sbe benefit of tie DfarerK
TO-MORROW at 12 o'clock,
Will be fold at Public Auction, by
BOWMAN and CODNER,
TWO cases damaged Irifli linens, imported
in the Ship Catharine, Capt. Bogg;—
also a parcel candles, hard soap, barley, mus
tard, &c.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THIS morning at 12 o'clock, at the COFFEE
HOUSE, will be fold by
John M'Adam, and Co.
The schooner Le Tempefte,
As the now lyes at Bache's wharf,
On TUESDAY morning, eleven o'clock, two hog
sheads and one pipe Lilbon wine; twenty-five barrels of
limes of the latest importation, and about twenty bolts
damaged ozenbrigs.,
On WEDNESDAY at twelve o'clock at the Cuffee-
Houfc, (if not fold before at private sale)
The sloop Sally,
Burthen about 70 tons, now lying opposite Ward and
Selkrigg's store, was lately Sheath'd, is well found, and
fails remarkably last.
On THURSDAY, at eleven o'clock at their auction
room, a variety of seasonable dry goods, confiding of fu
perfine and second broad cloths, Walloons, serges, worsted
and yarn h fe, yarn gloves and mitts, bindings, buttons,
linens, Meetings, &c &c.
To-morrow,
On the wharf below the CoffeeHoufe,
At 11 o'clock will be fold,
By Templeton and Stewart,
THE new brig Kitty Dulaney, with her cargo, con
fiding of tobacco and lumber, condemned as prize
to his Majesty's Ship Emerald. Should the brig not be
dilcharged on the above day, the time and place will be
published when she will be fold.
On Thursday next,
Will be fold at Templeton and Stewart's vendue-houfe,
46 pieces of damaged Iriffi linens,
12 firkins of Lilhbutter,
6 dozen of ready made Shirts,
20 pieces of cambricks,
Surdry cloaths, and some neat laced and em
broidered waistcoats,
They have received by the last Ships from Europe, an
assortment of Irish linens, checks, corduroys, velverets,
thicksets, effibricks, bedticks, &c. and feme boxes of
K-yfer's genuine pills.
"PUBLIC TuTTI 0<
Bv DANIEL M'CORMICK,
At the Coffee House,
To-morrow, at XI o'Clock,
ON E hundred pieces of 3-4, 7-8, and yard wide
cotton and linen checks,
50 pieces of garlix, and
A parcel of brown linens, ozenbrigs,
And a very elegant Turkey carpet.
On Wednesday,
A few hogsheads of genuine claret,
Some bottled claret,
Coffee and sugar.
AT
Daniel M'Cormick's Vendue House,
On THURSDAY,
A la ge assortment of GOODS of different kinds,
AND
A final! colleaion of BOOKS.
For private SALE,
Furniture checks, a Velverets, drawboys,
Cotton and liner :do# Cambricks,
Corduroys, Q Printed linens,
Dimities, J Stamped handkerchiefs,
Men's Shoes, Q Silk ditto, &c.&c.
Publick Auction.
To be fold To-morrow at XII o'clock, at Brownejohn's
wharf, eppofite the King's Head tavern, or at private
sale any time before, the prize Schooner
RESOLUTION,
A very fine vessel, burihen about 100 tons, has good
fails, rigging, &c. Also the prize sloop
WARR E N,
Burthen about 70 tons, and her cargo of
RICE and INDIGO.
SAMPLES and inventories to be fee 1 at the office of
William Tongue, breke r , in Hanover-Square.
Mr. Tongue requests if any master of a vessel from
Europe, er the Weft-Incies, has on board articles for
General Mathew, or other officer of his Majesty's Guards,
they will please to give him information thereof, that they
may be forwarded.
ADEIRA WINE in pipes,
hogsheads, and quarter calks, mountain in quar
ter calks. Vidonia in hoglheads.
B-ft hyfon, congo, single and bohea tea, by the chest
or frailer quantity ; French brandy, Holland geneva,
Weft-India rum, loaf and brown sugar, English dipt and
mould candles, English soap, pepper, cloves, cinnamon,
mace, nutmegs ; also ozenbrigs, English and Russia duck,
sheathing nails, twine, china, glass, and Queen's ware,
SOLD on the loiveft Terms, by
ROBERT AMBROSE,
At the Store No. 46, Maiden Lane,
Near the Fly Market.
To be~l7E TT,
A Small house and garden, at Brooklyn. For par
ticulars apply to Mr. Salkrigg-
TO- BE-S OLD, BY
PETER GOELET,
At the gold key in Hanover-Square,
AL ARGE assortment of locks and hinges, brass
furniture for cabinet makers, carpenters, gold-
Imiths, blacksmiths, and Shoemakers tools, cutlery and
hardware, tongs and shovels, brass candlesticks, double
and single branches, janan'd teabords, plate baskets, &r.
To BE SO'LK
A GENTEEL GHARIOT.
Enquire of Hugh Gaine,
Wanted immediately,
(Or three or Tour weeks hence)
A Woman with a'gocd breast of railk, who would be
willing to go to England with a lady early in the
spring. Such a person with a good vhara&r, may hear
of a place, by applying to the printt
Excellent Claret,
Li^on €'" °*' es containing
3 doz. each.
Sherry, anol 3
Mamfsy J
TIMOTHY hatch's Lottery will be draWn'bh
Friday next, being the izth Lit at the House of
Mr. James Horner, opposite the Fly-Market. Those
that have bought Tickets may attend the said Downing.
A few Tickets yet remain unfold, which may be had
of Timothy Hatch, at Mr. John King's, in Wall-street;
at Mr Griggs's, in the Sloat; at Marshall's Tavern, in
John-street ; and at the above said Mr. Horner's. A
Lift of the Prizes will be published in this Paper, and
Notice given where the fortunate Adventurers arc to
apply for their Prizes.
The SCHEME.
I Prize of 100 Dollars, is ico Dollars
1 Do. 50 Do. 5® Do.
1 Do, 25 Do. 25 Do.
I Do, a Watch, 20 Do. 20 Do,
6 Do. 5 Do. 30 Do.
8 Do. 4 Do. 32 Do.
115 Do. 2 Do. 230 Do#
133 Prizes. First drawn, 6 Dollars.
, 367 Blanks. Last drawn, 6 Do.
For private S ALE,
At John Taylor's Vendue Store,
Near the Fly Market,
A few bales of 1 1 2,2, 2 1-2, and g point Indian
blankets; fuperfiae and common broad cloths, ftrouds,
coatings, frizes, embos'd serges, flannels, penniftons,
striped and plain calamancoes, Irish linens, yard wide
and 7-S cotton and linen checks, cambricks, lawns, a
neat assortment of callicoes and ribbons, ozenbrigs, gimps,
snail, yarn and worsted hose, trunks of mens Shoes, ditto
of womens leather and callimancoe, boxes of mens be ft
beaver hats, brass kettles in sets, pewter in calks, corded
verfetians, shaded cruets, Tewing (ilk, white and colour'd
threads, Russia drabs, vermillion, with a variety of other
goods too tedious to enumerate, which to close the faics,
he will fell at a price that shall be pleasing to the pur
chaser. '<
M. Teniere,
Master of the French Tongue,
LATELY arrived here from Paris, offers his fervicet
to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this City ; and
flatters himfelf of being able to give both the heft and
(horteft Method to accelerate a knowledge of this Lan
guage, as well as to attain the m<ft elegant Pronunci
ation. His Lodgings, as formerly, is in Fair-street,
No. TO.
M. Teniere having an Intention to depart for France,
could not teach many Gentlemen and Ladies who had
applied : Those he now begs Leave to acquaint, that
being requested bya Number of Perlons of great Note,
to tarry longer here, he hath yielded to their Sollici
tations, and is now ready to give his IciTyni whatevg
I they fl^ll phaf„g§aUW&
/„ The Ship NANCY,
(Letter of Mafqn&).
THOMAS BEYNONj ib/terl
%X7 ILL fail iu B ^ |aft > ii fi * ^
VV eight Days, fur St. Au^ftint 1
p '° r Freight or Passage, apply to the
' Master, every Day at the Coffee-Hbute
Bridge, btat Mr. Thompson's Store. Has stir Sale,
Single refined Sugar; and Port Wine in Hampers, Cheese
Glouceftefr and Cheshire, a few Firkins of Butter,
DESERTED from a detachment, of marines, diking
duty on board his Majesty's Ship Brune, JOHN
DAVIES, arid WILLIAM MOSS, of the Portsmouth
division: Davies i) about 20 years of age, lufly, and 5
feet 9 inches in stature, of a healthy complexion, with
Short hair ; had on when he deserted, a marine uniforms
William Moss is d 2 years of age, of a fair complexion,
white short hair, about 5 feet 8 in stature ; had bn when
he deserted, a marine uniform; A GUINEA reward
will be paid for apprehending edeh, by Lieut. Cocicell,
of the laid detachment.
To be LETT,
(And entered upon immediately).
TWO large STABLES, very convenient for liver,
fables, with a small house adjoining, in Littles
Q^een-ftreet. Enquire of Robert Watts, corner of
King street, in Smith-ftretet.
Strayed or stolen,
FROM the commons near this city, a pair of oxen,
and two young cattle, branded O. D. Any person
that will bring them to John De Lancey, Shall have sou?
pounds reward.
JUST IMPORTED, and to be fdd
By MICHAEL KEARNEY,
Ac his house the corner of King and Smith-ftrect,
MESS PORK in barrels,
ROSE BUTTER in firkins,
OX TONGUES in half barrels,
MOULD CANDLES in boxes,
DIPT ditto, in half ditto,.
And a few hogfl,eads of excellent bottled CLAREf.
GooD '£ I'S B 0 F-WINTS,
In pipes and quarter calks;
A Cargo just imported and to be told by J O HN-
F RANKLI N, at h ; s house near the New,
Slip, flip-yards, and by SAMUEL FRAN KLIN,
at his store, No. 173, Queen-street, sear Beekman's-flip,
who has also for file Russia sheetings, Ravens duck, drills
jngs, dowlas, Irish linens, cotton checks, &c and a quaro
tity of chalk, cart and waggon boxes, iron kettles,&c.
The following article's, imported directly Iroin GreaX
Britain, are to be fold by
NORMAND TOLMIE,
At his store near the flip yards, on the moll reafonabit
terms, viz.
SHIP compasses to, 11, arid 12 inches,
Horn lanthorns of different fixes,
Sail twine and whipping 'ditto,
Sail and bolting needles and palms.
Brooms and biufhes of all kinds,
Ship's timeglaffes of all kinds,
Padlocks,
Oakum, thrums, and most other kirius of mip chandlery^
TAKEN- UP, a stray COW; The Owner may havd
her again, proving their Property, and paying all
Charges, by applying to Mr. Grig's, in the Sloat.
MTFTr'EV T LT?E~
At the London Coffee House, near the Ex^
change,
WHO formerly kept the assembly at Newport, in
Rhode-Jfland, to the general fatitfa&ion of the
polite and gay, who resorted to that place, has now fitted
up (as elegantly as the times will permit) a large com
modious room for the fame purpose, and propofe's to open
it ba Wednesday evening at fix o'clock ; being encouraged
thereto by gentlemen of the full diftinfetion in the army
and navy. Each gentleman is entitled to bring his part
ner, by producing his ticket, the price of which is ond
dollar, and for which Mrs. Treville obliges herfelf td
furniffi the music, fire and candles, till 10 o'clock, afte?
which hour those gentlemen who are inclined to co tinue
it longer, are to pay for the further expence that ma,
arise fortheir entertainment. And as she has met with
uncommon losses by the rebellion, the implores the en
couragement of the gentlemen of the navy and army irt
particular, to whose politeness and humanity she acknow
ledges herfelf greatly indebted ; and by which she flatter!
herfelf she ffiall be enabled to give general fatisfaaiona
N. B. Tickets, at one dollar, to be had at the Lon^
don Coffee Hcufe.