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Se&. 34. All fees and perquisites, fines and forfei
tures, and every other emolument whatever, here
tofore granted or paid to tye Proprietary and Go
vernor, or his deputies, for the support of govern
ment, shall hereafter be paid into the public trea
sury, unless altered or abolished by the future le
gislature.
See. 35. A Register's office for the probate of
wills and granting letters of administration, and an
office for the recording of deeds, shall be kept in
each county; the officers to be appointed by the
House of Representatives, removeable at their plea
sure, and to be commiflioned by the President in
Council.
Sefl. 36 The printing presses shall be free to eve
ry person who undertakes to examine the proceed
ings of the legislature, or any part of the govern
ment; and the House of Representatives Shall not
pass any ad to retrain it. Nor Shall any printer be
restrained from printing any remarks, ftridures or
observations on the proceedings of the General Af
^tygibly, or any branch of government, or any pub
proceeding whatever; or on the condud of any
public officer, so far as relates to the execution of
his office; provided it does not extend to the inform
ing an enemy in a&ual war, concerning our strength,
beakuNs ditpofuion, or any other thing which
may Serve the enemy, and injure the state,
• Secl. 37 As every freeman, to preserve his own
independance (if without a Sufficient estate) ought
to have some proleflion, calling, trade or farm,
whereby he may honeflly lubfift, there can be no
necessity for, nor uie in eftablilhing offices of pro
fit, the usual effeds of which are dependance and
servility unbecoming freemen, in the possessors and
expedants, fadion, contention, corruption and dis
order, among the people. But if any man is cal
led into public Service, to the prejudice of his pri
vate affairs, he has a right to exped a reasonable
compensation for his services; and whenever an
office, through increase of fees, or otherwise, be
comes so profitable as to occasion many to apply
for it, the profits ought to be, and Shall be les
sened by the legislature.
Several men of War now lie within gun Shot of
our main Battery, and the greatell part of the Fleet
behind Gov mnor's-lAand, tho' they have lately
had very favourable winds to come up to the Ci'y;
which gives us reason to think they mean not to at
tack it by water till they know the fucccfs of their
forces in attempting to land on this Island.
Thursday a barge was seen in the East River,
founding the channel where it is obftru&ed by
scuttled vessels, but loon made off, as it is supposed
flie observed our People at the main Fort, prepar
ing to give her a Suitable Salutation
Wednesday a flag came from the fleet with a re
turn of those officers that were made prisoners in
the late attack on Long-Island; who we hear are
treated with civility by the British officers.
Saturday night our guard boats for observing the
motions of the fleet, fell in with those of the enemy,
when a smart attack began and lasted for some time,
but the latter being reinforced with several tenders
obliged our's to return to their station.
On Sunday morning a cannonade again commen
ced, supposed to be from our people opposing some
new manoevres of the enemy up the Sound.
^ lift of the names of such officers as are prisoners
•with the enemy, and have, by a Flag of Truce, sent
for their baggage and cafo. —Their friends are de
fred to fend to the house next door to General Put
nam, their trunks, ©c. properly direfled, and to
leave their case at the General's that they may be
font by the firfl 'flag.
i ft Pennsylvania Battalion.
Since the retreat of our Army from Long-Island,
the enemy have extended themselves a considerable
length on the Shore bordering the found, and on
Tuesday a large number of them landed on Black
well's- Island, about three miles from this City, but
the Shot from our Batteries soon mide them recross
the River. On Wednesday a Ship from the Fleet,
(supposed to be a frigate) puffed between Gover
nor's inland and Red-Hook, and that night got up
the found abreast of the Island the enemy had been
drove from; when, under cover of her guns, they
the next day again came over to it in large bodies.
—This brought on a brisk Cannonade for near
two hours, in Which the Ship Sustained So great
damage in her hull, &c. as obliged her to move
close in with the Long-ffland Shore, for Shelter
from our Shot and bombs At the fame time of
attack, a firing also 'began from the enemies Bat
teries on Long-Island opposite the City, which was
returned with inch Spirit, by our People in their
fortrelTes at and about the Ship-yards, that they
gave ns little or no annoyance since from that
quarter.
Col. Miles, Col. Piper, Capt. Brown, Capt.
Peebles, Lieut. Scott, Lieut. Gray, Lieut. Spear,
Lieut. Drafbach, Lieut. Macpher on, Major Burd,
Lieut. Lee, Lieut. Broadhead, Lieut. Davis, Lieut.
Wert, Lieut. Topham, Dr. John Davis, Doctor,
Joseph Davis, Col. Lutz, Capt. Crawl, Mr. Duncan,
Capt. Heister, Mr. Young.
(The remainder in our next. )
By Yesterday's Post from the Eastward we
have the following Intelligence.
N E W- Y O R K, September).
Of Col. Kachline's Regiment.
Capt. Graf. Lieut. Lewis, Lieut. Middagh, Lieut.
Shoemaker.
Of Col. Lasher's Battalion.
Adjutant Hoogland, Lieut. Troup, Lieut. Dunf
comb, Mr. Van Vaggennen, a Volunteer. Mr.
Gillilan, Do.
Of Col. Smallwood's Battalion.
Mr. Wright, Capt. Bowie, Lieut. Butler, Lieut.
Muse, Lieut, Ridgely, Lieut. Sterrit, William Cort,
James Fernandez, Lieut. Dent.
Of Col. Attlee's Regiment.
Col. Atlee, Capt. Howell, Capt.^Neci, Capt.
Herbert, Capt. Murray, Lieut. Finny, Lieut Huston,
Lieut. Henderson.
Of Col. Huntington's Regiment.
Lieut. Makepeace, Capt. Brewster, Ensign Ly
man, Ensign Chapman, Ensign Hinfman, Ensign
Bradford Lieut. Orentt, Ensign Higgins, Captain
Biffell, Lieut, Gillet, Lieut. Gae, Adjutant Hop
kins, Do&or Holmes Col. Clerk, Major Wells
Wylles.
Do&or Young,—Volunteer.
John Toms, of Colonel Johnson's Regiment.
Mr. Callender, Cadet of Artillery.
Mr. Kearns, Delaware Battalion.
_PHILADE L P H I A.
LIST of the names of such Officers of the three Penn
sylvania Battalions as are prisoners and miffing the
27th of August, after the battle on 'Long-Ifland. —
Those that are prisoners have, by a fag of truce,
sent for their baggage and case. Their friends are
defred to fend their trunks, &c. properly directed,
to the house next door to Gen. Putnam's, in New-
York, and to leave their cafo (hard money) at the
General's, that they may be sent by the firfl flag.
Firfl Battalion of Rife Regiment.
Samuel Miles, Esq; Col. Commandant, prisoner.
James Piper, Esq ; Lieut. Colonel, prisoner.
Sep.Dr.Pr.
Captain Richard Brown, prif. Farmer's 2 1 26
Fird Lieut. Wm. Gray, do. Brown's 2 1 18
dp. John Spear, do. Long's 0 2 9
do. John Davis, do. Albright's 2 0 26
do. George Wert, do. Shade's 1 0 13
2d Lt. Joseph Triefbach, do. Weitzel's 2 0 15
do. William M'Pherfon, do. —
do. Joseph Jacquet, miffing. 9 4 107
3d Lt. Luke Broadhead, prif.
Do&or John Davis, do.
do. Joseph Davis, do.
Second Battalion of Rife Regiment.
Ser.Dr.Pr.
Capt. William Peebles, prif. Murray's 0 0 4
id Lieut. Matthew Scott, do. Peebles 1 1 12
do. Daniel Topham, do. Marlhall's 0 0 2
2d Lt. Jas. Carnagan, miffing Erwin's 3iv 01.16
do. David Sloan, do. Grubb's 0 0 4
3d Lt. Charles Taylor, killed. Chrid's 2 0 2
do. Joseph Brownlee, prif.
6 1 40
Battalion of Mufquetry.
Samuel Atlee Esq; Colonel, prisoner.
Caleb Parry, Esq; Lieut. Colonel, killed.
in Congress, diugufl 30, 1776.
Resolved, That the Communication of intelli
gence with frequency and dispatch from one part to
another of this extensive continent, is essentially re
quisite to its fafety; that therefore there be employ'd
on the several poll roads a rider for every twenty
five or thirty miles, whose business it shall be to
proceed to his Rage three times in every week, set
ting out immediately on receipt of the mail, and
travelling with the fame by night and by day, with
out flopping, until he shall have delivered it to the
next rider; and that the Post-Master General be de
sired, either by the use of way bills, or by such other
means as he -shall find most efficacious to prevent de
lays in the riders, or to difeover where they happen,
that fuel) dilatory riders may be difeharged.
And as it is requisite that the Deputy Post Matters
should attend with punduality at their several Offi
ces, for the receipt and delivery of letters.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Assem
blies and Conventions of these States to confider
how far it may be confident with the policy and
good of their refpe&ive States, to excuse such De
puty Post-Masters Irom those public duties whicli
may call them from attendance at their Offices, and
to proceed therein as to their wisdom shall seem
bed. Extract from the Minutes.
(Copy) Charles Thomson, Sec'ry.
In consequence of the foregoing Resolution of
Congrels, “ for the more frequent speedy Commu
“ nication of Intelligence," &c. William God
dard, Eiq; Surveyor of the general Poll-Office, ar
rived here on Saturday morning lad, on his way
thro' the Northern States, in order to carry into
immediate execution that necessary and important
bufinels.
We hear that the Deputy Post-Master of this
City, hath received orders to remove his Office im
mediately from Dobbs's Ferry, to Head-Quarters ;
so that the obdrudion that correspondence hath
lately met with, will now, in a great Measure, be
removed.
Ser.Dr.Pr.
Capt. Francis Murray, prif. Anderfom's 1 0 9
do. Thomas Herbert, do. Murray's 0 0 io
do. John Nice, do. Herbert's 0 0 $
do. Joseph Howell, do. Dehoff's 0 0 6'
Lieut. Walter Finney, do. Nice's 0 0 9
do. Joseph Moore, killed. Howell's 0 0 ^
Ensign W. Henderson, prif. M'Clelland's d 0 12
do.,Alexander Huston, do. late Lloyd's 0 1 14
do. Michael App, miffing. '
do. Septimus Davis, prif. 1 1 „
Prisoners. Three Colonels, fix Captains, eleven
Lieutenants, three Ensigns, two Dolors..
Killed and miffing. One Colonel, Five Lieuts.
one Ensign, sixteen Serjeants, fix Drum and Fife,
one Voluntier, 222 Privates.
Total. Four Cols, fix Captains, sixteen Lieuts.
four Ensigns, two Doctors, sixteen Serjeants, fix
Drum and Fife, one Voluntier, 222 Privates.
This account is taken from a muster of thethree
battalions before mentioned, and afterwards care
fully compared with the accounts which came by a
flag of truce from the enemy to his Excellency Gen.
Wafliington the fifth instant.
By LOD. SPROGELL, M. M. G.
to the Pennsylvania Regulars.
Since our last was brought in here, by the Con
tinental sloop Sachem, Captain Robinson, the brig
1 hree Friends, Captain Stalker, from Antigua for
Halifax, with 209 hoglheadsof rum, Booolb. of
sugar, &c. The brig mounts fix guns and made
battle, in whicli the Sachem 101 l her mate and two .
hands.
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