The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-13 00:00:00, page 2

BOSTON, July 4.
By a number of credible persons who arrived in town from
Halifax, which place they left the 13th ult. we learn, that
Gen. Howe, with upwards of one hundred and forty fail of
men of war, transports, &c. with about eight or nine thousand
troops on board, failed from thence three days before they
came away, supposed bound for New-York. That in this
fleet went fourfecnivolunteers, under the command of Capt.
Stanton, of the fourteenth regiment, among whom are Bri- :
gadier Ruggles and son, late of Hardwick; William Tyng,
John Hicks (whose father was slain at Lexington by these
very minilterial butchers, while fighting gloriouily for his
country's liberty) and John Howe, the two latter were prin
ters, and all three formerly of this town. That General
Howe left behind one or two men of war to guard the dock
yard, and the whole of the marines, two companies of the
fourteenth regiment, a detachment from the train of artillery,
and all the light horse ; besides which, all the women and
children, and the sick and wounded soldiers, were also left,
under the command and direction of Gen. Massey. That
only five hundred recruits,, as a reinforcement, have as yet
arrived there. That strong fortifications were erecting on the
citadel hill and near the dock-yard, the Gen. being in great
fear of an attack from the continental forces. That Gen.
Burgoyne, in the liis, a fifty gun ship, arrived at Quebec
with four thousand troops from England, the middle of May.
That Major Meigs, who was unfortunately taken prisoner at
Quebec the gift of December last, was fentrto Halifax in the
Niger frigate, Captain Talbot. He is permitted to go to
Connect .cut on his parole of honor, but to return when called
on. That Capt. Martindale, who was taken in one of our
privateers, with about seventy men, and carried to England,
was sent back in the Greyhound frigate, and arrived at Ha
lifax the latter end of May. That the Tories who went from
hence were in a inferable situation, wishing they had never
quitted the town, but tarried and taken the consequence.
And that the Negrces, carried off when the army and fleet
were obliged to evacuate the town and harbour, were sent to
Louifburgh, to dig coal for their tyrannical matters. These
blacks were commanded by a certain Captain Lindsey.
By the above persons we also learn that the infamous
Dr. John Prince, formerly of Salem, had been using his
influence to get an armed brig fitted out there, to cruise for
American property, but could not find men bale enough to
prosecute so scandalous an undertaking, there being two to
one of the inhabitants warm friends to the glorious cause of
America.
WORCESTER, July 5 .
We hear that Capt. White, in a privateer schooner be
longing to Salem, has taken and sent into Beverly, a sloop
with one hundred and fifty puncheons of rum, said to be
bound from Antigua to Ireland, which he took in his passage
for the Weft-Indies.
LONDO N, April 17.
It is now confidently averted, that the Congress will listen
to no terms of accommodation till the authors of all the mif
chiefs brought upon America ihall have received condign pu
nilhment.
The Governors of Gibraltar and Port- Mahon are shortly
expected in England ; the conlequence of which will be, that
the command of both thele fortreffes will devolve on two
Hanoverian Generals.
A new corps of Roman Catholics, and said to consist mostly
of White Boys, have been raised in Ireland, and are called
The Limerick Volunteers.
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Capt. Campbell, lately 'from Antigua, via St. Euftatia,
informs, that a little efore he left Antigua, a vessel from
Georgia, belonging to Mr. Samuel Brenton of this place,
was seized there by a man of war, with all her cargo, con
fining of lumber, indigo, &c. Mr. Brenton, then prelent,
urged 'his being a friend to government as a reason for his
being favored, but the Admiral told him the aft of Parlia
ment, by which he was feized,.made no provision f r friends
to government ! He then pleaded the fame to the Marshall
for being indulged in buying the indigo at a moderate price ;
but the Marshall said it was difficult to determine who were
friends to government, or to that purport, and that he should
buy the indigo himfelf to ship to England. Just so would all
American Tories fare, should this country be conquered
agreeable to their wishes ; but be assured the fun, moon and
stars shall fall, the ocean cease to roll, and all nature change
its course, before a few English, Scotch and German ilaves
shall conquer this vast continent.
HARTFOR D, July 8.
Last Wednesday passed through this place Governor Frank
lin of New-Jersey, on his way to Governor Trumbull at Le
banon,' And last Saturday he returned from Lebanon to Wal
lingford, where he is stationed.
Friday last a lou fey pack ,of Tory prisoners, forty-nine in
number, taken some time since at johnftown, were brought
to this town under a guard from Albany, and delivered to
the Committee for the disposition of prisoners in this colony
We hear a number more of the fame clan are on their way
to this place.
Since our last several regiments of foot, ordered to be raised
in this colony, together with three regiments of the troop of
lght horse, have marched for New York, to affid in the de^
fence of the capital of that invaded province.
Last week twenty-two prisoners, taken from oh board a
barge belonging to the British fleet, as they were founding the
channel below New-York, arrived fafe at Farmington.
N E W-YO RK, July 11.
Since our last several of the new railed regiments of Con
necticut troops have arrived in town, asd appear t> be as fine
a body of men as any engaged in the present grand struggle
for Liberty and Independance. Among them the light dra
goons, between four and fix hundred, who came to town yes
terday, and, parading on horseback through the city, made a
noble and martial appearance ; and as this corps are compo
sed of the substantial yeomanry of a virtuous sister state, no
thing could be more agreeable or animating to all true friends
of their country. Some of these worthy soldiers assisted in
their present uniforms, at the firft reduction of Louifbourg,
and their " lank lean cheeks and war-worn coats" are view
ed with more veneration by their honefi countrymen than if
they were glittering Nabobs from India, or Bafhaws with nine
tails.
On Sunday last a number of felons, confined in the new
gaol, attempted to escape. The ringleader, it seems, is one
Armllrong, a murderer, of whom we have the following ac
connt, viz. That he was a deserter from the Regulars at Bos
ton, and entered Idmfelf in one of our rifle companies before
that place ; that he was a remarkably wicked, disorderly,< ef
perate fellow ; that feme months ago, for n after the aniva
of the army from Boflon, he broke into the heufe of Mr. Ja
cob Pozer at Whitehall, and took from thence all his wearing
apparel ; —fame night he went into the house of Mr. James
Meldrum at the Slip market, when molt of the family were
NEWPORT, June 24.