The Pennsylvania ledger, or, The Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-05 00:00:00, page 3

“ On Saturday the 6th of April, 1776, at two
A. M. Block-island then bearing N. W. about eight
leagues, we difeovered a fleet on the weather beam,
confiding of seven or eight fail, tacked and flood
towards them, and soon perceived them to be two
or three large ships, and other square rigged ves
sels, turned all hands to quarters, hauled up the
mainsail, and kept handing on to the N. W. with
a light breeze, smooth water, the fleet then com
ing down before it. At half pah two a large brig
came within hail, and seemed to hesitate about
giving any answer, but hill kept handing towards
us; and on being asked what other ships were in
company with her, they answered, The Columbus
and Alfred, a twenty-two gun frigate, and almost
immediately a hand grenadoe was thrown out of
her top. We exchanged our broadsides; she then
shot a-head, and lay on our bow, to make room
for a large ship, with a top light, to come on our
bioadfide, and another ship ran under our hern,
raked as hie passed, and then lust up on our lee
beam, whilh a brig took her station on our larboard
quarter; and a hoop kept altering her station oc
casionally. At four the hation of every vessel was
altered, as the two ships had dropt on each quar
ter, and a brig kept a-hern, giving a continual
fire. Bore away, and made away to Rhode-ifland,
with the whole fleet within mulket shot on our quar
ters and hern. .Got two hern chafe-guns out in
the cabin, and kept giving and receiving a very
warm fire. At daylight perceived the rebel fleet
to confitt of two ships, two brigs, and a hoop, and
a large ship and a snow, which kept to windward
as soon as the adion began. At half pah fix the
fleet hauled their wind, and at seven tacked and
flood to the S. S. W. We had one man killed, and
three wounded by the mufquetry from the enemy."
The following infeription is over the door of a
house in a imall village in the Isle of Ely:
" Shaveing done at a penny each — Hare oild and
j iwdered into the bargin—olfo redeing, riting and
Ipelin taut according to the rules of Gramar, and
kear takin of their morels at fix-pence a weak.
N. B. Godferys cordial, rud rutes, rud herens,
potatos, faffages and other gardin fluff, to be fold
by thare umble farvant, James Gruby."
BOSTO N, September 19,
Last Saturday was sent into Cape Anne, by the
schooner Warren, Capt. William Coas, a ship of
400 tons burthen, called the Picary, commanded
by Breckholt Cleaveland, bound from Tobago for
London, having on board three hundred and twenty
five hogsheads of sugar, one hundred and sixty-one
bales cotton, one hundered and eighteen pipes,
twenty nine hoglheads and ten quarter-calks Ma
deira wine, and some indigo. And
On Monday evening last was alm sent into Cape-
Ann, by the Warren, a brig of one hundred and
twenty tons, mounting eight carriage guns and ten
swivels. She was from the coast of Guinea, but last
from Tobago, bound for London, with some Ele
phants teeth and gold daft.
The Hon. Matthew Thornton, Esq; of London
derry, is chosen a member of the Hon. Continental
Congress, for the State of New-Hampshire, in the
room of Col. John Langdon, who has resigned.
Yesterday fe'nnight arrived at Newbury Port the
brig Georgia Diana, Peter'Rigan, master, bound
from Grenada to London, taken by the Washington
privateer, Nathaniel Odiorne, having on board 60
hoglheads rum and sugar, and about twenty chal
dron of coal, &c. &c.
WATERTOWN, September 16.
Thursday last the General Assembly of this State
passed a resolve for railing every fifth man in the
fame (a few sea-port towns excepted) to march for
New-York, for the immediate assistance of our bre
thren there.
By Yesterday's Post from the Eastward we
have the following Intelligence.
BOSTON September 26.
Last Tuesday the Washington Privateer sent in
to Newbury-port a prize bark, one of the Enemy's
tranfpoyts, bound from the British fleet at New-
York to St. Vincents. Her cargo consists of provi
sions and some other stores.
Last Sunday was sent into Providence, by Capt.
Munroe, the prize ship Blaze Castle, from Barba
dos, bound for London, having on board 100 pipes
The King has been pleased to grant the dignity
of an Earl of the kingdom of Great-Britain unto
the Right Honorable Thomas Bruce, Lord Bfuce
and his heirs male, by name, stile, and title of Earl
of Aihbury, in the county of Buckingham.
The King has been pleased to grant the dignity
of an Earl of the kingdom of Great-Britain unto
the Right Honorable Thomas Hyde, and his heirs
male by Charlotte his present lady, by the name,
stile and title of Earl of Clarendon.
The King has been pleased to grant ^ie dignity
of a Viscount of the kingdom of Great-Britain unto
the Right Honorable Robert Lord Trevor, and his
heirs male, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount
Hampden, of Great and Little Hampden, in the
county of Buckingham.
Admiralty Office, June 8. Admiral Shuldham
transmits the following account, which he had re
ceived from Capt. Tyringham Howe of his engage
ment in the Glasgow, with five armed ships and
vessels of the rebels, viz.
Madeira wine, 120 hogflieads fugaQ 18000 weight
Whale-bone, 120 barrels oil, &c.
NEWPORT, September 23.
Last Tuesday arrived here Mr. Joseph Kinyon
and Mr. William Clarke, who were two of the men
made prisoners at the attack on Quebec; on the
16th of June they, with 8 more, were taken out of
prison to go on a fifhing voyage to Gafpee, which
place Kinyon and Clarke, wiih 4 others, left in a
boat the sth of August, and got to Cafco-Bay, from
whence they travelled by land. As they came along,
they lodged at Newbury-Port, where they were
informed that a number of prisoners who had been
taken in prizes, had been paid their wages, &c. and
allowed to purchase a vessel to go home in, but
went immediately to Halifax, and that another set
were then about purchasing another vessel for the
fame purpole. —
From the CONNECTICUT GAZETTE.
The following papers were a few days f nee brought
from Long- Ifand, and are given to us for publication.
SIR, Jamaica, Sept. 21, 1776.
I A M ordered by his Excellency the Honorable
William Howe, Esq; General and Commander
in Chief of his Majesty's forces in North America,
from Nova-Scotia to the Floridas, on the applicati
on of the county of Suffolk, by Nathaniel Woodhull
and Samuel Phillips, who have fignified to him that
the inhabitants of laid county arc defirou^ of laying
down their arms and again becoming loyal and
obedient fubje&s, that for the peace and ease and
security of the inhabitants he is willing to accept
of their fubmiflion, and pr6mife them protection,
on the King's Colonels and other inferiors of the
militia refpe&ively, making and causing the men
through the county, to lay down their arms, take
the oath of allegiance, and sign the said roll of
fubmiflion, disclaiming and rejecting the orders of
Congress and Committees, and totally refuting
obedience to them, and to obey the legal authority
of government, and in all places of worship in fu
ture, pray for the King and Royal Family, as was
usual before the prelent unprovoked rebellion.
OLIVER De LANCEY,
Major-General of the militia in the Southern.
Diftrid of the colony of New-York.
Colonel Concklin.
Directed also to Col. Phineas Fanning, or
next commanding officer, Southold,
Sir, Huntington, Sept 2.
YOU are hereby ordered and directed to give or
ders to all the King's Captains, or next com
manding officers of the militia, in the third batta
lion in Suffolk county, to call their several compa
nies together, at the usual places immediately, and
to order all them that have taken up arms against
the King, to lay down their arms anc ltake the oath
of allegiance to the King, and to sign a roll of fub
miflion, disclaiming and rejecting the orders of
Congress or Committees, and to obey the legal au
thority of Government.
This by order of Gen. Howe. 0. DeLANCEY.
I have enclosed a true copy of the writing sent
me by Gen. Howe.
To Col. Phineas Fanning.
Jamaica, (Queen's County) Sept. 5.
HIS Excellency the Hon. William Howe, Gene
ral and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
forces within the colonies lying on the Atlantic
ocean, from Nova-Scotia to Well Florida inclusive,
&c. &c &c. having authorifed me to raise a brigade
of provincials solely for the defence of this Island,
to re-establish order and government within the
fame, to apprehend or drive all called rebels from
among his Majesty's well affe&ed'lubjedts, and other
essential purposes,
I do hereby, for the encouragement of enlilling
men in the County of Suffolk, give notice, that up
on any perlon of good recommended character, rai
ling a company of seventy men, they shall have
commissions of one Captain, one Lieutenant, one
Ensign, and shall be paid and fubfitted as the offi
cers and soldiers are in the British pay: And it is
hoped that the inhabitants of the County will chear
fully raise the men wanted for this service, as it will
prevent the disagreeable butinefs of detaching them,
which I shall be under the necessity of doing, if the
companies cannot be rai fed withont'it.
Given under my hand the date above.
OLIVER De LANCY, Brigadier-General;
Jamaica, September it.
I AM ordered by his Excellency General Howe,
to write to you, and order all the fat cattle and'
Iheep in Suffolk County, to be immediately drove
down to Jamaica, where proper perlons will be ap
pointed to ascertain the weight of them, give cer
tificates of the value of them, that the owner may
be paid for them, keeping a diftina: account of
those cattle, &c. that belong to people who are in
actual rebellion, whose cattle mult be forced down,
for the refrefhment of the King's Troops.
Given under my hand the above date.
(Reserving as many cattle as is necessary for their
own fubfiflence )
OLIVER De LANCY, Briga. General.
To Col. Ph. Fanning.
PHIL AD E LPHI A.
Extrafl of a letter from St. Euftatia, September 11.
“ On the fifth instant, about two o'clock in the
morning, a fire broke out at Baffetterre in St. Chris
tophers, which consumed a great part of the :; - ~
and the day after a gale of wind came on, attcib 1'
with a deluge of rain, which has done them almost
as much damage as the fire; many houses that elea
ped the flames were carried into the sea, so they mutt
have been in a terrible condition; the provisions all
burnt; what goods were saved from the fire w- re
loft by the bad weather, and no lumber to rebu d
their houses. lam told the Island is in a worse situ
ation than it was after the great hurricane; a good
deal of provision has gone up from this Island since
it happened. We fuffered but little by the gale of
wind, only our paths are as much washed as tliey
were in the hurricane."
Another letter from the fame place fays, “ the
loss at St. Chriftophers is computed at half a million
sterling."
Extrafl of a letter from St. Eufiatia, September 19.
" Every vessel that arrives brings accounts of
more or less damage done by the hurricane; at:
Guadaloup, it was more severe than ever has been
known, some of their towns nearly destroyed, many
vessels wrecked, and a King's ship difmafted, a
number of island veftls are miffing, and their fate
is mucli to be dreaded."
On Saturday last the Convention of this State
dissolved themselves, having regularly and compleat
-1) finilhed the business for which they were chosen.
The important crisis of public affairs made it abso
lutely necessary for them to enter into public mat
ters, and consequently protracted the time of their
fitting to a much greater length of time than was
expected. A compleat set of the minutes of their
proceedings will be published in a few days.
Eagle, Adm. Howe, 64
Alia, Capt. Vandeput 64
Jerley, Hospital ship 60
Chatham,Ad.Shuldm. 50
Bristol, Commodore
Sir P. Parker, 50
Prefton,Com Hotham 50
Renown, Capt. Banks 50
Isis, Capt. Douglass 50
Experiment, Scott 50
Centurion,Braithwait 50
Phoenix, Parker 44
Roebuck, Hammond 44
Rainbow,SirG.Collier44
Amazon, Jacobs 32
Brune, 32
Diamond, Fielding 32
Emerald, Caldwell, 32
Flora, Brisbane 32
Juno, Dalrymple 32
Lark, Smith 32
Niger, Talbot 32
Orpheus, Hudson, 32
Pearl, O'Hara 32
Repulse, Davis 32
Thetis, 32
ACfeon,Atkins(burnt) 28
Active, Williams 28
Boreas, Thompson 28
Carrysfort, Fanfhaw 28
Cerberus, Symonds 28
Daphne, Henry 28
Fox, Fotheringham 28
Lizard, Inglis 28
Liverpool, Bellew 28
Milford, Burr 28
Carcass Thunderrita^flt)Veffels.
Strombolo, I'iu^p,
Canceaux/Cherokee, Diligence, and a number
of other armed Vessels,
Major General Lee is daily expected in town
from the southward, on his way to the American
Camp near New-York.
Monday last arrived in this, city, from the Ame
rican Camp at Haerlem, Brigadier Gen. Mifflin.
Last Saturday a number of officers and privates,
belonging to the American army, and who had been
taken prisoners in Canada, arrived in this city agree
able to the proclamation of Gen. Carleton. They
were sent in four transports,' under convoy of the
Pearl frigate of thirty-two guns, from Quebec to
New-York, where General Howe detained them on
board a fortnight. Amongst those now arrived are,
Gen. Thompson, Col. Irvine, Capt. Wilson, Capt.
Duncan, Lieuts. Currie, Hoge and Bird; Rev Mr.
M Calla, and Dr. M Kenzie. There are three hun
dred and eighty.five privates, besides other officers,
who are on their way to their refpeCtive States,
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TO BE SOLD.
FOR Eighty Pounds, a pair of high spirited
handsome bay MARE S, of a good breeds
about fifteen hands high, three years old last spring,
and broke to the Carriage or Saddle. Enquire of
the Printer.
1^ IGHT Thousand Acres of Good LAND,
j in the County of Albany and Province
of New-York, To be Sold by C idAREFS
WHARTON.
A Lift of British Ships on the American Station.
Guns Guns
Solebay, 28
Surprize, 28
Syren, Furniaux 28
Tartar, Ommanie 28
Triton, Lutwidge 28
Unicorn. Ford 28
Deal Callle. Worth 24,
Fowey, G. Montague 24
Greyhound, Dickson 24,
Garland, Pearion 24
Lively, Bishop 24
Mercury, Montague 24.
Sphinx, Hunt 24
Glasgow, Howe 20
Rose, Wallace 20
Scarborough,Barclay 20
Seaford, Colpoy 20
Falcon, Lindzey 18
Merlin, Bernaby 18
Nautilus, Collins 18
Kingfisher, Graham 16
Raven, Stanhope 16
Scorpion, Tolemache 16
TamerThornboroughl 6
Albany, Mowatt 14
Hope, Dawson 14
Martin, Parker 14
Swan, Ayfcough 14
Senegal,Duddingfton 14
Hawke, Cooper, 10
Otter, Squire .10
Viper, Price iq
Carcass, Dring 8
Cruiser, Parry- 8
Savage, Bromedge 8