The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-29 00:00:00, page 3

Part of a letter from Captain Seth Harding, Commander of
the brig Defence, in the Continental fei vice, to the Hon.
Gove, nor Trumbull, dated Bafton, June 19.
“ Honored dir, ,
"I failed on Sunday last from Plymouth ; soon after we
came to fail, 1 heard a confiderabie firing to the northward.
In the evening I fell in with four armed ichooners, near the
entrance 01 Bolton harbour, who informed, me they had been
engaged with a ship and brig, and were obliged to quit them.
Soon after! came up into Nantafket road, where 1 found the
ship and brig at anchor. I immediately tell in between the
two, and came to anchor about eleven o'clock at night. I
hailed the ship, who answered “ from Great Britain." 1 or
dered her to itrike her colours to America.- They an
swered, asking—" What brig is that?" —1 told them——
The Defence.—l then hailed him again, and told him, I did
not wan to kill his men, but would have the ship at all events,
and aga 1 ordered them to strike; upon which the Major
(since d ad) laid, “ Yes, I'll strike," and fi 'in a broad-,
fide up 1 e, which I immediately returnee when an .en
gagemei gan, which laded three glasses, ^hen the ship
ana bri h-struck. In. this engagement! ad nine men
wounde : none killed. The enemy had hteen killed,
HARTFORD, June 24.
By an express arrived last night from Albany, we have the
following extracted from a letter to Gen. Schuyler, dated
Sorrel, June 12, 1776.
" On the sixth inst. about two thousand men, under the
command of Gen. Thomson, marched to attack the enemy
at the Three Rivers. They designed to have furprized them at
day break on the eighth inst. but the guide led them into a
morass, returning from which took them two hours; they
then had to pass through a long swamp iff the face of the
enemy, who had a large reinforcement arrived very unhap
pily that evening, and landed in fight of our men. Being
well equipped, they gave Gen. Thomson's party so warm a
reception that he thought prudent to retreat. In the mean time
body of fix hundred were lent off from the enemy to cut off
our retreat, and destroy our batteaus, which they could not
effed, and our batteaus are all laved but one, out of which
the men escaped. Gen. Thomson, Colonel Irvin, Do&or
M'Kennie, Parlon M'Auiey, Lieats. Bird and Currey, and
about forty men, are prisoners, and about one hundred and
fifty more are milling.
“ It is ' luppoled that. Gen. Burgoyne has with him the
whole reintorcement designed for Canada. Our army are
more than half lick with the smallpox, the other part have
an enemy of more than three times their number —may they
be recruited—but I fear the ul#al llowaels will, prevent it."
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The following is a lift of the officers taken in the transports
bound to Bolton, from Scotland, with Highlanders on buaid.
Lieutenant Col. Campbell. Captains, Campbell, Maxwell,
and Mackenzie. Lieutenants, Archibald Campbell—Camp
bell, Dickenfon, Belnawer, Cohorne, M'Lane, Hugh Camo
bell, Mackenzie, Gordon, Frazer. Quarter-matter Ogilvie.
Ensign Frazer. Surgeon's mace, Burnes.
Volunteers, with the rank of officers (who are impatiently
waiting at " the pool" for the death and old shoes of com
missioned officers) Messrs. Flint, M'Dougall, M'Bane, Wilton,
John Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Colin Mackenzie,
M'Tavifh, Hume and Dwar y Privates, four hundred and
fifty.
Colonel Campbell, ..we hear, -was to have the chief com
mand of the two Scotch battalions.
A Quantity of RYE SPIRITS to be fold at Mr. David
Rees's, hatter, at the corner of Church-alley, in Third
hreet.
JOHN MARIE, Tailor from Paris, has removed, from
„the corner of Third and Walnut streets, to the house
lately occupied by Mr. George Fullerton, in Chefnut-ftreet,
between Front and Second-streets, and two doors above Mrs.
Duncan's, Milaner, where he carries on his business in the
beltmanner. He begs leave to return his sincere thanks to
those gentlemen who were pleased to favor him wi^h their
cuttom, and hopes a continuation of their pad favors, which
will be gratefully acknowledged. Clothes cleaned at the
fame place, in the belt manner, without the unnecessary trou
ble of ripping or walhing. *
June the 19th, 1776.
RA N away from the Washington armed boat three men,
viz. JOHN BROWN, a native of England, about
five feet nine inches high, fair complexion, short flax co
loured curly hair; his clothes^ußcertain.^
JOHN RUBLE, a high German, about five feet fix or
seven inches high, yellow complexion, speaks but bad Eng
lilh, has a blemifb in one of his eyes, and plays well on the
vi lin. He had on, when he went away, an old caftor hat,
and a white spotted jacket. It is supposed he is gone to
wards Trenton.
HUGH BARNET, alias MACKEY, about five feet five
inches high, fair complexion, about twenty-three years of
age. He had on, when he went away, a blue outside jacket,
and flannel inside spotted jacket. Whoever takes up laid
runaways, and brings them on board said boat, or confines
them in jail, shall have FOUR DOLLARS for each.
HENRY DOUGHERTY,
FIVE FOUNDS Reward.
WAS loft yesterday in the market, a black leather POC
KET BOOK without a clasp, the owner's name wrote
on the inside, containing Forty-five Pounds Seven Shillings
and Sixpence Continental currency, a Four Shilling Bill
Pennsylvania currency, and sundry Receipts. Whoever has
found the fame, and will return it to the fubferiber, skinner
and bjeeches-maker, in Thiid-hreet, between Chefnut and
Walnut streets, or to the printer hereof, -shall receive the
above reward, and no questions asked.
June 27, 1776. BENJAMIN HAMMONDS
A FEW frioglheads and Barrels of JAMAICA
A SUGAR, of the best quality, to be fold by
'DAVID SPROAT.