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PHILADELPHIA, July U.
Extrafl of a O'er from camp Hfoming, July 2.
'Lal!Friday-night we haa a final! alarm, our
out centries perceiving the approach of two
lavages fired on them, but the lavages made
their cfcape.—On Saturday, between this and
E dl # n, a family was routed, three women
taken prisoners, and a lad of 14 years of age
was scalped and tomahawkd, toe few mat
tering inhabitants about there are moving in
great" distress to Brinker's mil's, within 19
miles of Eafton.— Yesterday afternoon one
Michael Rolebury, of Essex county, New-
Jersey, was executed here, he was at Eallon
tried and condemned, for endeavouring to
entice some of Col. Prohor's Regiment to de
sert to the enemy—He was attended by three
Chaplains ; —confeffed nothing, but died an
ignorant stupid man. A certain Lawrence
Miller, of the fame place, condemned for the
fame crime, was pardoned under the gallows,
upon account ofhis wife and numerous family.'
Sunday last arrived here the brig Holker,
Capt. Geddis, from St. Euftatia, who on his
passage fell in with and took the snow Friend
ship,' Capt. Neil, from Georgia for New-
York, with molasses, rice, deer (kins, &c.
and sent her into Egg-Harbour, where (he is
fafe arrived.
The fame day came up the schooner Mats,
Capt. Taylor, who failed from this port for
St. Euftatia, in company with the schooner
Addition, took two prizes, which were lent
in here, as mentioned in our paper of June SC;
but falling in with a New-York privateer, he
had a pretty smart engagement, and expended
most of his ammunition, which obliged him to
return to port. —On his way back he fell in
with the brig Burgoyne, Capt. Underwood,
from Jamaica, with near 200 hoglheads of rum
on board, whom he captured and brought in
with him.—The brig Burgoyne was part of a
fleet of 300 fail, who left Blue Fields, in
Jamaica, on the third of June, under convey
of the Winchelfea, of 32 guns, a 20 gun (hip,
and two (loops of war, of 14 and 16 ?uns, and
parted from them the zßth ult. in lat. 33. 30.
The regulation of prices and appointments
of Committees has taken place in general
through this State, Delaware State, in the
counties of Morris and Essex in New-Jersey, in
the army, in Boston, and many of the towns
in Maflachufett's Bay, and it is not doubted
but it will be universally adopted through the
States.
Yesterday arrived here the (hip ,
late Capt Ross, from Martinico for Boston,
with sugar and molasses.—She was taken by
the enemy, and re taken by the General Green,
Capt. Montgomery, belonging to this State.
PHILADELPH I A, July 21.
Head-Quarters, New-W indfor, July 6, 1779.
Half after nine o'clock, 11 M.
SIR,
I have the pleasure to transmit your Excel
lency the inclofed copy of a letter from Brig
adier General Wayne, which this moment
came to hand. I congratulate Congress upon
our success, and what makes it dill more
agreeable, from the report of Capt. Fiffiburn,
whiibrought me General Wayne's letter, the
poll was gained with but very inconsiderable
loss on our part. As soon as I receive a par
ticular account of the affair, I (hall transmit
it.
I have the honour to be, with great refped,
Your Excellency's molt obedient servant,
G. WASHINGTON.
P. S. General Wayne received a flight
wound in the head with a musket ball, but
it did not prevent him from going on with the
troops.
His Excellency John Jay, Esq;
Stony Point, July 16, 1779-
Two o'clock, A. M.
Dear General,
The fort and garrison with Col. Johnston
are ours. Our officers and men behaved like
men who are determined to be free. Yours,
most sincerely,
ANTHONY WAYNE.
General Washington,
Publifoed by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extract of a letter from Major General Greene.
" I have the pleasure to congratulate you
upon our success lalt evening.
“ Gen. Wayne with the Light Infantry
furprized the garrison at Stoney point and took
the whole prisoners. The particulars we have
not yet ; but is not less than 500 men. Our
troops behaved to a ©harm, marching into the
face of a heavy fire without firing a gun. We
101 l only four privates. Gen. Wayne got a
flight wound on the fide of his face.
“ I have not time to add being called upon
to attend to the order of the General.
" It is more than probable this event will
lead to a serious dispute for King's ferry."
Extras? of a letter from NewAKindfor, July 16,
>779-
“ I wrote you by an express a few hours
ago, of General Wayne's success this mor
ning, in furprizing the British garrison at
Stony Point, and makingthem all prisoners,
confiding of ;oc men, with a number of can
ron, a quantity of baggage, dores, &c. Our
party confided of 1200 Light Infantry drawn
fiom the whole army on both firies the river.
General Wayne was slightly wounded in the
is cheers and men have acquired the
^: ; oour.
mes Gibbons, of the 6th Penn
tivaixia regt, a native of our city, command
ed the advance, and firft mounted their works.
Col. Fleury, and in short all the officers, dis
tinguished themselves, and vied with each
other, to acquire glory to cur arms.
" A few of the enemy were bayoneted, not
a gen fired on our fide, but the garrison was
complexly furprized, ahl hot a man efcdped.
" We turned their cannon 0:1 their (hipping,
who immediately made fail down the river
" They have a garrison yet in their work
on the ead fide the river, and we are in motion
down towards them."
N E W-Y O R K, July 31.
Proceedings of a Detachment of
the Royal Army under the
Command of Major-Goner. 1
TRYON.
On the sth instant the firft divifion,confiding rs the
flank companies of the Guattls, the Fh'eers, 54th
regiment, and a detachment of Jagers, with four
field pieces, under Brigadier General G^th, landed
about 5 o'clock, A. M. a mile South rs Welt-Ha
ven, and began their march making a circuit of up
wards of seven mires to he\d a creek on the welkin
tide of the town.
The second division could not move till the return
of the boats, but before noon the General difen)bark
ed with the 23d, the Hessian Landgrave, and the
King's American Regiment, and two pieces of can
non on the eart fide of the harbour, and instantly be
gan the march of three miles to the ferry from New-
Haven Eart towards Brentford.
A field piece which had annoyed the troops on
their landing, being fecUred, they took poffi dun of
the Rock battery of three guns commanding the
channel of the harbour, abandoned by the rebels on
their approach. The armed vJfels then entered and
d.vw near the town.
Genera! Garth got into the town, but not without
opposition, and proceeded to the bridge over Neck-
Creek, but the collection of the enemy in farce on
strong ground, and with heavier metal diverted him
from that passage, and the boats that were to take off
the troops, being not yet gone up, the firft division
was ordered to cover the north part of the town, and
the second to occupy the heights above the Rock
fort. In the morning the firft division embarked at
the South Eart part of the town, and eroding the
ferry joined the second on the Eart-Haven fide, ex
cepting the 54th, which were sent on board their
transports.
In their progress of the preceding day from Well-
Haven, they were under a continual fire, but by the
judicious conduct of the General, and the alermefs
of the troops, the rebels were every where repulsed.
The next morning General Garth destroyed the pu
blic stores, some vessels and ordnance, excepting fix
field pieces, and an armed privateer which were
brought off.
The troops reimbaiked at Rock fort in the after
noon, with little molestation, and the fleet leaving
the harbour that evening, anchored the morning of
the Sth, off the village of Fairfield.
The flank companies of the Guards, one company
of the Landgrave's, and the King's American Re
giment with two field pieces, landed Eart of the vil
lage, and South Wert of the Black Rock battery
Wrich commands the harbour.
The rebels fled before the rapid advance of the
Guards^ and left the troops in possession of it, and
of the heights in the Weft until General Garth, who
landed two miles in the South, joined them with the
remainder of the troops in the evening.
Having laid under arms that night, the troops re
imbarked where the second division had landed ; the
enemy throwing only a weak Scattered fire on their
flanks. The regiment de Landgrave, by a very pro
per disposition having effectually covered the rear ;
a great part of the village was burnt, the enemy hav
ing occupied the houses and fired from them.
To procure some supplies the army crossed over to
Huntingdon, and remained there till the eleventh,
and repaffing that day anchored five miles from the
bay of Norwalk.
The fun being nearly set before the 54'b, the
Landgrave's Regiment, and the Jagers were in the
boats, it was near nine in the evening when the
troops landed at the Cow-Paftdre, a peninsula on the
East of the harbour, within a mile and a half of the
bridge which formed the communication between the
eart and welt parts of the village, nearly equally di
vided by a salt creek.
The King's American regiment being unable to
join the army before three next morning, the troops
lay that night on their arms.
In the march, at the firft dawn of day, the 54th
led the column, and soon fell in with the rebel out
ports ; and driving the enemy with great alacrity and
spirit, dispossessed them of Drummond Hill and the
heights at the end of the village, cart from, and com
manding the bridge.
It being now about 4 o'clock in the morning and
the rebels having taken poll within random cannon
ft it upon the hills on the north, the troops halted
until the second division, landin at the Old Wells,
on the weft fide of the harbour, had advanced and
formed the junfton.
General Garth's division parted the bridge by nine
and proceeded to the north end of the village, from
whence, and especially from the houses, the>e had
been a fire for five hours upon our advanced guards.
The Fufileers, Supported by the li, ht ini nt^y ot the
Guards began the attack, and food cleared 'lnc quar
ter, puihing their main body and an hundred cavalry
from the northern heights, and taking one piece
of their cannon.
After many fair pans were destroyed, whale boats
carried on bard he fleet, and the magazines, (lores,
and veffds set in flunks, by which the greater part of
the d selling- houses were coufumed, the advanced
corps we e drawn back, and the troops retired in two
columns to the place of their fi:ft debarkation, and
unaffaulted took (hip and returned to lluntingdon-
Bay.
The rebels in arms at New H ven were consider
able, more numerous at Fairfield, and (till more so
at Norwalk ; 250 continental t oops had hov joined
their militia, under General Partons, and together
were Aid to be upwards of two thousand. The ac
counts of their loss are vague. It conii not be trifl
ing. The printed address to the inhabitants A Cun
neaicut from Commodore Sir George Co her and
Major-General Tryon was dilbibuted it the Several
places where the defeents were made, and a cope of
it was sent at Fairfield under flag by the Rev. Mr.
Sayre, their episcopal million^y to a party in arms,
who returned an answer of defiance. Two places of
public worship at Fairfield took tie unintentionally
by the flakes fiom other buildings. Gunds were
set for the preservation of that at Norwalk, but it is
very difficult where the houses are chfe, and of very
combustible materials, of boards and fhtngles, to
prevent the threading of the flames.
Letters by the Packet from England mention that
his Majesty has been pleased to appoint Sir William
Draper, Knight of the Bath, to be Governor of M
norca, with a salary of three thousand pounds a year.
Last Wednesday arrived the Grenville Packet
Captain Kempthorne, with the m^il from Falmouth;
She failed the 29th of May in company with the
LOII H,d? and Him/Jen Packets, tre former with
the n ail for L (bob, aid the latter with one for the
Wit Indies.
On Fhuridiy evening died Colonel WiLLiAU
Coffin, a Gentlemen of worthy chara&u, and on:
of the principal families in the town of 3 d!an He
was ever firnly attached to the ancient conduu/ion,
and with in my other by libs of that provone, re
moved to this city, atiX'Ouily wa nog for a happy
rertoratiun to his cffcaiwiaie Funny.
N EW-YORK, Au^uft a.
The Intrepid Cutter, late the Dublin)
Capt. Fegan, of 12 four Pounders, and §0
Men, failed on a Cruize lalt Fuefday; next
Day, off Barnegat, he fell in with two Con
tinental Sloops, on^of 14 Guns, the other of 8,
whom he engaged for 7 Glasses, and, beat
them off with the Loss of Mr. Cummings, his
Lieutenant, and another Man killed, and 7
wounded, some of them mortally ; his Boom
being (hot away, and his Sails greatly dam
aged, prevented his pursuing the enemy, who
were in a very Shattered Condition.
Capt Kendall in a small Virginia Boat
arrived here last Thursday in 17 Days from
St. Euftatia : He fays, that two Days before he
fiil.d from thence, which # as Sunday the 11th
ult. a Fleet of .8 large Ships, fuppefed to be
French, passed to Wipdwaid of that IflanJ,
and that some of them appeared to have loft
their Topmatis ; that the next Day, Monday
the 12th, about two o'clock P. M. 22 Sail
imagined to be English Ships of War puffed
by the fame llland to Leeward, (landing the
fame Course, and that Advice had been re
ceived at Statia, that 5 Sail of the Count
de'Eftaing's Fleet were captured by Admiral
Byron's Fleet and carried into English Har
bour in Antigua.
Ever since Monday last we have had differ
ent Accounts from several Parts of the Country,
of an action said to have happened near Mini
fink in Ultter County, between the Militia of
that Neighbourhood, and a Party of Indians
under the Command of Capt. Brant ; and
that the former were cut oft, but last Thursday
we had a Confirmation of that affair, by
which we learn, That at lead 150 of the Rebel
Militia were killed on the Spot, being led into
an Ainbufcade.
John Townfhend, Esq; of Oyfterbay, Queen's
County, on Long-liland, was carried away by
the Rebels last Tuesday morning to Connecti
cut. At the fame Time was also carried off
William Sutton, Esq; formerly of Maroneck,
Westchester County, and a young Man of the
Narae of Fleet.
We learn by a Person lately arrived from
Kindfdale on the River Connecticut in the
Province of New-Hampshire, that the Friends
to Government in that Quarter have lived in
Peace for some Time and visited each other as
usual, without being interrupted by the Re
bels or carried before their mock Tribunals.
That great Commotions have for a long Time
fubfiffed in the new fangled Republican State
of Vermont, owing to the interposition of a
Majority of the Inhabitants, of the Counties
of Cumberland and Gloucester in the Province
of New York, one half of the most wealthy
and refpedable of whom, were opposed to the
Formation of that State, upwards of Six Hun
dred of them having been lately in Arms
againtt Ethan Allen and his Coadjutors.
That a great Part of the fertile and flourish
ing County of Charlotte, is almost depopu
lated, Numbers of its most worthy Inhabi
tants, having gone to Canada, many joined
Sir John Johnson, Butler and Brant, and
others fled to the New-England Colonies,
dreading a Visit from the Indians.
That the Continental Money is such a Drug,
that the Peopledn the Country will neither
sow Grain, plant Indian Corn, nor fatten any
more Cattle or Swine, than are barely necefl'a
ry to subsist their Families. Our Informant
further adds, that the whole Country, except
a Few who are appointed to lucrative Employ
ments, or railed Fortunes on the Ruins of their
Country, most anxiously wiSh for a Restoration
of Civil Government, and that they may once
more enjoy the Blessings of the British Consti
tution, as they formerly did under the mild
and equal Administration of their much ad
mired and beloved Governor Tryon, who
gave every reasonable Encouragement to the
Inhabitants of these new Counties. That
could these People only have an Opportunity
of joining his Excellency Sir Henry Clinton,
of whom they have a moll exalted Opinion,
and to whom they hok up with the utmost Re
verence, they would loon evince to the World,
that the King has a great many as zealous,,
loyal, and dutiful Subjects in America as any
within his Dominions.
THIS DAY, it iz o'clock, on the Bridge will he
fold, a quantity of flkngles, by the f d mple, by
TAYLOR and BAYARD.
Prizes sent in since err last.
Schooner Harlequin, Capt. Gibbons,
from Port au Prince, for York Towr, : n
Virginia, ni h the Produce of the Weft-lnuit s,
by the Privateer Swift, C4pt. Cook.
A Schooner with Tobacco, to the Del -
ware's Tender.
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Public AUCTIO N,
This Day,
d: Twelve o'C L 0 C K, will be Sola,•
On Bro™w??ejobn's W HARF,
20 Puncheons of high proof Jamaica Spirits,
To-morrow, at the CO, I'EE HOUSE,'
A few puncheons of Weft.lndia rum,
One pipe of Tenerief Wine,
Three cases fiae old Madeira in bottles,
A N D
A few barrels of Mufeovado S UGA R S.
By DANIEL M'COKMICK.
Public Auction.
It's Da, at I I o'ClocA at the Bridge, will he SUB
By John M'Adam, and Co.
100 Cases of Geneva,
to Puncheons of old Jamaica Spirits,
6 i'ipes leneriffe Wine
8 Boxes of Soap, and a Quantity of Cheese,
30 Dozen excellent Madeira Wine,
20 Dozen choice Porter.
A very fine small Camboufe,
A Quantity of Rigging, among which are,
two Pair of Topmalt Shrouds,
4Jron-bound Water-Butts, and a Quantity
of Sweeps and Oars.
0-1 Murray's Wharff,
A Cargo of Ruin, Mufeovado Sugar, Coffee,
Canvass, &c.
One o'Clock at the Coffee-Hcufe,
The beautiful Schooner
WANT O N,
With all her Tackle and Apparel as (he now
lies at Murray's Whni rF.
Also, 2 Carriage Guns, and 7 Spars.
On Tuesday, 12 o'clock.
At Murray's Wharf,
.A Cargo of choice James River Tobacco.
At the Bridge,
A very neat Poll Chariot, with new Harnefs^
At the Cofre-Hcufe,
The beautiful and very faft-lailing Virginia
built Schooner,
LITTLE CAMILLA,
With all her Tackle and Apparel, as (he now
lies at Burling's Slip. Inventory to be seen
at their Office. Also,
A very fine Whale Boat, now laying at the
Commissary 's Wharff.
To be fold at Public Audion,
At the Merchants Coffee- House, on Tburjclay next,
At ONE o'CL OC K,
The Privateer SCHOONER
LIGHT B O B,
Ly in g a ' Hallet's wharf. She has lately been
hove down, a,d mounts 7 carriage guns. Inven
tory co be seen at the office of
Thomas Ludlow, jun.
TO-MORROW, at 1 o'Clock,
At the Merchants COFFEE-HOUSE,
The noted fall failing privateer Brigantine
ENTERPRI Z E,
With all her warlike dores, (he is Be: muda built,
mounts i 6 four pounders, and is complealy found.
Inventory to be seen at Messrs Moore and Neales,
or at the < thee of THOMAS LUDF f) W\ junior.
To be (old at Public Auction.
On IFednefday the fourth Iflant, at 1 o' CLOCK,
At the Merchants Coffce-houfe,
The remarkable faft failing privateer Schooner
St. A NDR E W,
Mounting four two's and four three founders,
and 10 Swivels,
With all het stores, ammunition, provisions, &c.
as (he came fiom S a, be#g hove down at Georgia,
the rath of July last. Inventory to be seen at
THOMAS LUDLOW's, jun.
New-Tok, Augtt z, 1779.
To be JoU on the lowejt terms.
By Joshua Meals, & Co.
At tbdr Store Ifo. in Water-street, the corner
of Irijb-fireet, and ofepofite the end of King-
Jireet, near the Cofee houje, and occupied here
tofore by Messrs. Moore and Neal,
MADEIRA wine of London, green and bohea
the firft quality, tea,
Excellent claret, Loaf and Mufeovado fix-
Teneriffe, gar,
Old Jamaica spirits, Ginger,
Welt-India and common } Cheese,
rum, Irish butter,
Geneva, Coffee,
Brandy, Chocelate,
London and Scots porter, Barley,
Rice.
With a general assortment of
SPICES and PICKLES.
N. B. The ab>ve mentioned Wines will be deli
vered in pipes, quarter calks, or bv the dozen.
As said Jothua Meals is one of the loyal refugees
from Virginia, he (hall hope for the protection and
encouragement of his countrymen, as well as of the
other gentlemen from the different coleiiris, as he
will make it his constant study to furpiv them on tlie
lowed terms, and to give' general LpsfuaCn.
Tire gentlemen of the navy, cd M life- s of vtiT.ls,-
will have their favourable orders executed oth dis
patch and punctuality.
Public Auction.
This day, 12 o'clock, at the Offee-boufe,
About 40 barrels of beef,
A few ankers of pork,
And 10 firkins of bar er,
Being the remainder of the brig General Clinton's
cargo, lately arrived from Cork.
By HUGH PARKER,
Auflioreer.
7 hi, day, at tE Ceffee-bouje, will be
SOLD,
10 hoglheads of rum.
Also, at the vencue house, No. 50.
/I Jew ferize g@ods,
by P. M"Davitt.
BK^BANE and JUtiNSTO N
At No. 518, Hanover-Jquwe, have for tale by
the package, on reasonable terms,
ryHREE four, 7 8, and 4.-4 I ftp limans, Irish
l dietings, 3.4 and 7-8 checks, ttrocg military
dices, men and womens fliots assorted, eatery, win
dow gluts 8 by 10, pamts ground in oil, hyfon,
green and bohea tea, refined fuga s, mufeovado and
clayed ditto, Lond n porter in bottles, Welt-India
rum, New-Yoik ditto.
An elegant Nt ht Telescope, conrtru&d b, Dol.
land, for fate, apply as above.