The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-01 00:00:00, page 1

LONDO N, November io.
At the Court at St. James's, the loth day of November, 1775.
Prelent, the KING's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
His Majesty having been pleased to deliver the custody of
the Privy Seal to the Right Hon. William Earl of Dartmouth,
the oath of Keeper of the Privy Seal was this day administered
to him, and his Lordship took his place at the Board accord
ingly.
His Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hen.
Thomas Viscount Weymouth to be one of his Majesty's Prin
cipal Secretaries of State, his Lordship was this day, by his
Majefiy's command, sworn one of his Majesty's principal
Secretaries of State accordingly.
His Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
Honorable Lord George Germaine to be one of his Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State, his Lordship was this day, by
his Majesty's command, sworn one of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State accordingly.
Resolved, That 20,752 men be employed for the land ser
vice, for the year 177 b, and that 659,2001. 2s. tod. y-Bths
be allowed for maintaining them for 365 days, from the 25th
of Dec. 1775, to the 25th of Dec. 1776.
Resolved, That 723,4321. 11s. yd. 3-4.ths, be granted for
maintaining the forces in the Planrations and Africa, for the
year 1776.
That 11,5031. 7s. 3d. be granted for the pay of General and
Staff officers for the service of the current year.
That 104,1361. 6s. be granted for levy money, for the aug
mentation of the British and Irish forces for 1776.
That 15,072). 12s. be granted out of savings of grants of
last sessions for the charge of an augmentation to the forces,
and for levy money for the augmentation to Major-General
Preston's regiment of light dragoons, towards defraying the
charge of levy money for the augmentation of the British and
Irish forces for the year 1776.
That 26,7831. 15s 2<l. 1-2. be granted for defraying the
charge of five Hanoverian battalions of foot at Gibraltar and
Minorca, from the firft of September, 1775, to the 24th of
Dec. following.
That 46,8381. is. gd: be granted for defraying the charge
of five Hanoverian battalions, serving as above, for the service
of the year 1776.
That 249,5561. 18s. 6d. be granted for the office of ord
nance, land service for the year 1'776. And, -
HAMBURGH, October 6.
, I —l H E Hanoverian troops, defined for Gibraltar and
Mthe island of Minorca, arrived a few days ago at
Ritzebuttel and Cuxhaven, where they began yes
terday to embark on board of feventcen English
transports, in presence of Prince Ernest of Mecklenburgh Stre
litz, Col. Faucit, and ieveral officers sent by the Electoral Re
gency, to prevent any unforefeen disorder.
The PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST..
The following is an authentic abftrad of the army estimates
presented on Vv edneKay, by Lord Barrington, to the House of
Commons.
Vol. ll.]
Price only Pavo Coppers.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1776.
Published every Tuejday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings.
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On Friday in the upper Assembly Governor Penn, of Penn
sylvania, was examined, and gave very fatisfadory answers
to the questions put to him; after which he was ordered to
withdraw; when a member, after descanting on the necessity
of an immediate conciliation, proposed the last petition from
the Continental Congress to the King, as a basis for a plan
of accommodation, and moved, “ That the said petition fur
nifhed grounds for conciliation of the unhappy differences at
present subsisting between Great-Britain and America, and
that some mode should be immediately adopted for the effec
tuating so desirable a purpose.
It is said that the examination of the great Quaker (Gov.
Penn) h^s had a wonderful effed upon the minds of the ma
jority in a certain house ; many were observed to. turn pale at
the account he gave, how well the Americans were provided
for a long and tedious war with England ; and when he de
clared how capable they were of making faltpetre, gunpow
der, &c. casting cannon and making fmail arms, the whole
assembly became Quakers. It is believed he will be equally
fuccefsful in the Lower House, when he is called to his exami
nation there, and convert at least the Bedford party among
the ministry ; and if he cannot make the King's friends friends
of Great-Britain and her colonies, he will at least make
them Quakers.
The fix transports, that failed from the Downs last Thurs
day, are put into Plymouth by contrary winds, and we are well
assured, that the cattle on board die very faft, owing to the
different changes of the weather.
One of the transports with the Hanoverian troops on board
is on Ihore on the Flemish banks, and. from her fitnation it is
thought she cannot be got off.
Last night General Gage, and some other officers, whose
names are not mentioned, arrived in town from Boston. They
bring most terrible accounts of the situation of uur army there.
Lord Rochford retires upon a pension of three thousand
pounds per annum. A pretty moderate slice off the national
plumb pudding of old England.
Seven regiments of fix hundred and fifty men each, twe
bombs, and four frigates, are to fail for Carolina on the firft
of December, it being determined to attack the southern
provinces, tilk the American army is in the north. It is
faid'this expedition i§ undertaken at the request of Governor
Martin, of North-Carolina (brother to Target Martin, who
&t_Mr. Wilkes) who has piomifed government great things.
That 223,1711. Its. I id. be granted For defraying the ex
pence of services performed by the office of ordnaiTCe'for land
service, and not provided for by Parliament in 1775.
Friday last, a petition from Halifax, in Yorkshire, figned'
by 1848 persons, many of whom are as refpeftable characters
as any that country can boast, was presented to his Majefty,'
by Sir George Saville.
A bill is to be brought into Parliament this week for the
purpose of empowering Governors Penn, .Franklin, and-the
rest of the Governors of the American provinces, to grant
indemnities for past offences, and receive the submission of'
all such as are willing to submit to the usurpations of Great-
Britain.
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