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Refolded, That if the enemy shall commit any
farther violences by putting to death, torturing,
or otherwise ill treating the prisoners retained by
them, or any of the hostages put into their hands,
recourse be had to retaliation, as the sole means of
flopping the progress of human butchery; and that
for that purpose punishments of the fame kind and
degree be inflicted on an equal number of the can
tives from thence in our possession, till they shall be
taught due reaped to the violated rights of nations.
Refolded, That a copy of this report be transmit
ted to the Commander in Chief of the Continental
forces, to be by him lent to Generals Howe and
Burgoyne. By Order of the Congress.
JOHN HANCOCK, P'refident.
ExtraQ of a letter front Neu-York, July 22.
" Saturday came up from Lord Howe, a Fla,
ofTruce, Adjutant General Patterson of the Bri
tish army, he landed near our battery, and puffed
through the Life-Guards of General Washington,
and had a private conference with him at Colonel
Knox's for near half an hour, the particulars of
which I am, this moment informed of by a perlon
of diltindion—One piece of his business was, that
lie-urged the General to accept of the letter; and
that Lord Howe was extremely sorry it could not
be received, as it was of a private nature-General
Wellington told the Adjutant as for himfelf he
did not mind the title; but the General Officers
did not think proper for him to receive it without;
and that he could not on any account receive it---
the Adjutant behaved with great politeness, and
.made use of the forms neceflary to a perlon in the
Generals situation, as (may it please your Excel
lency, &c. &c.) another thing was, that Lord Howe
was very much av.erle to barbarity*, but as the ar
my in the nothern department did not come under
his jurisdiction, he could do nothing in it; the
command being devolved to the Generals Carlton
and Burgoyne---he then mentioned an exchange of
Matter Lovell for Major Skeen, whim General
Washington wanted done when at Cambridge, but
they would not then do it; and our General told
him it could not be done till he wrote to the Con
tinental Congress concerning it.
* This <was in answer to a mefoge sent by General
Wafoington refpeGing the barbarity of the Indians to
feme oj our people in Canada.
That during the time of their captivity not half
food was allowed the prisoners. They were con
tinually insulted, buffeted, and ill treated by the
Savages; and.when the firfl parties of them were
carried off from the shore, to be delivered to Ge
neral Arnold, balls ol mud were fired at them, and
at the lalf-parties musket ball's:
Whereupon the Congress came to the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That all a&s, contrary to good faith,
the laws of nature, or the cuttom of civilized nati
ons, done by the officers and soldiers of his Britan
nic Majefly, or by foreigners or Savages taken in
to his service, are to be considered as done by his
orders, unless indemnification be made in cases
which admit indemnification and in call other cases,
unless immediate and effective measures be taken
by him or his officers for bringing to condign pu
nilhment the authors, abettors, and prepetrators of
the aft,
Revoked, That the plundering the baggage ofthe
garrilon at the Cedars, ftrippihg them of their
clothes, and delivering them into the hands of the
Savages, was a breach of the capitulation on the
part of the enemy, for which indemnification ought
to be demanded.
Rfolved, That the murder of'the prisoners of war
was a gross and inhuman violation of the laws of
nature,and nations; that condign punishment should
be inflided on the authors, abettors, and perpetra
tors of the fame; and that for this purpose, it be
required that they be delivered into our hands-
Revived, That the agreement entered into by
Gen. Arnold was a mere fponfion on his part, he
not being invented with the powers for disposing of
prisoners not in his possession, nor under his directi
on; and that therefore it is fubjed to be ratified or
annulled at the discretion of this House.
Refolded, That the fhameful surrender of the poll
at the Cedars, is chargeable on the commanding
officer. That such other of the prisoners, as were
taken there, Ihewed a willingness and desire to fight
the enemy; and that Major Sherburne, and the
prisoners taken with him, though their disparity of
numbers was great, fought the enemy bravely for a
considerable time, and urrendered at last, but on
abfoln.e neceflity; on which considerations, and on
which alone, it is resolved that the said fponfion be
ratified, and that an equal number of captives from
the enemy of the fame rank and condition be redo
red to them as stipulated by the said fponfion.
Resolved, That previous to the delivery of the
prisoners to be returned on one part, the BritifhCbm
mander in Canada be required to deliver into our
hands the authors, abettors, and perpetrators of the
horrid murder committed on the prisoners', to fuffer
such punishment as their crime deserves; and also
to make indemnification for the plunder at the Ce
dars, taken contrary to the faith of capitulation;
and that, until such delivery and indemnification
be made, the said prisoners be not delivered.
Tuesday the Convention of this Province, ap
pointed the following gentlemen as a Council of
Safety, viz. David Rittenhoufe, Samuel Mifflin,
Jonathan B. Smith, Timothy Matlack, Samuel
Morrisjun. Owen Biddle, James Cannon, Samuel
Howel, Nathaniel Falconer, Frederick Kuhl, Sa
muel Morris, fen. Thomas Wharton,jun. Henry
Kepple,jun. Joseph Blewer, George Gray, John
Bull, Henry Wynkoop, Benjamin Bartholomew,
John Hubley, Michael Swoope, Daniel Hunter,
William Lyon, Peter Rhoad, David Epfey, John
Witzel, John Moore, Efqrs.
On Friday fe'nnight the Hon. the Continental Con
gress, appointed Colonel Samuel Griffin, to be
Deputy Adjutant General to the Flying Camp.
Last Saturday the Provincial Convention ap
pointed the following gentlemen to represent this
province as Delegates in Congress, viz. Dr. Frank
lin, Geoge Ross, George Clymer, Robert Morris,
fames IVilfon, 'John Morton, Esq; Dr. Ruf); James
Smith, and George Taylor, Efqrs.
In CONVENTION for the State of Pennsyl
vania. Tuesday, July 23, 1776.
WHEREAS the Associators in this State, on
the Tequifition of the Honorable the Continental
Congress, have freely and bravely gone into the
field, for the defence of the common Liberties of
America, while the 2Mn-affocia^orE remain at home
in peace and security, without affording, by per
sonal service or otherwise, the just and neceflary
affillance they owe to the State for-their protection.
Therefore, Refolded, That this Convention will
take the mod effectual measures to render the bar
then and expence of the inhabitants of this State
just and equal.
Extras from the Minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, jun. Sec.
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By Teferdafs Pojt prom the Eftuard ue have the
following Intelligence.
P O R T S M O UT 11, July t 3.
Wednesday last was brought into Falmouth, by
Capt. Crabtree, a sloop from Annapolis, bound to
Halifax, taken off the Grand Passage, louden with
lumber, handspikes, butter, cheese, potatoes, &c.
SALE M, July 16.
Last Saturday arrived here from Gaudaloupe,
the Schooner Polly, -David M'Cloud, matter, who
has brought one hundred calks of powder, about
seventy or eighty small arms, a number of carriage
and swivel guns, a quantity of brimstone, Ihot, flints,
&c.
BOSTO N, July 18.
Monday last an Express arrived at Head-Quarters
in this town, from his Excellency General Walhiflg
ton, at New-York, with orders for all the troops
in the Pay of the Continent to march for that city
as soon as possible ; and this day, it is said one reri
. ment will let off.
Yesterday Morning, a Fifth 13-Inch iron Mor
ter was found off the End of the Hon. John Han
cock, Efqr's. Wharf.
By Mr. Stone from St. Peters we learn, that on
his pallage he was brought to, and was on board
Lord Howe in a signal ship of 64 guhs, from Eng
land, bound to the Grand CONGRESS at Phila
delphia-; he informs us Eis Lordship laid he was
going there to fettle the unhappy difference between
Great-Britain and the Colonies Mr. Stone allo
informs, that the day before lie left St. Peters, a
French num of war arrived there from France, who
informed that the Spaniards had declared War a
gainst Portugal.
PROVIDENCE, July 13.
Since our last some officers of the British fleet,
who had broke their parole of honour, by goin^
beyond the limits prescribed by the General Mon
grels, were brought to town and secured in goal.
N E W-L ONDO N, July 19.
By a vessel from Cape Francois we learn, that
the French at Hispaniola are determined not to
fuffer. any American vessels to be seized within their
limits, by any Engliffi ships.
" Yetierday. afternoon fix ships and a brig came
into the narrows.
“ A servant man of Mr. Charles M'Evers, was
taken up yesterday at Long-Island ferry, dressed in
womans cloaths,---he had a letter directed to Mr.
Allexander Wallace—he was carried before the
General and has since been ordered to Jail under a
strong-guard.
" Our army has left Crown-Point and come to
Ticonderoga. General Sullivan is come to town;
it is said the British army are fortifying St. John's
and building some vessels."
In CONGRESS, July 24.
Resolved, That all the resolutions of this Con
gress puffed on the 23d day of April last, refuting
to ships and other vessels, their tackle, apparel, and
furniture, and all goods, wares, und merchandize,
belonging to any inhabitant or inhabitants of Great-
Britain, taken on the high seas or between high and
low water mark, be extended to all ships and other
vessels, their tackle, apparel and furniture, and all
goods, wares and merchandizes belonging to any
fubjed or fubjeds of the said King, except the inha
bitants of the Bermudas and Providence or Bahama
Islands. By Order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
NEOR K, July 24.
The men of war that lately, went up the North.
River, lie in Haverflraw Bay. Their tenders crm.w
about, and lad Saturday one of them went new
the fort, upon which our people fired a thirty-mo™
pounder at her, which went through her quarter
when she tacked about and flood down the river
Some time after, they landed a party of their men
at Peek's-kill, set fire to a wheat field, and .burnt
the houle of Mr. Jphn Lilly. A number of the mi
litia were soon collided, who attacked and hiked
seven of them, without any loss on our fide.
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Sir, Fleaje to give the Jollouing a place in . to:
Pennsylvania Ledger.
IH A V E lately o'bferved several private letters
from Canada replete with reflection on the Nev -
England troops, who have lately served in that co
lony, viz. that they were cowards and poltroons.
I have heard this character echoed in several pub
lic companies in this city; and that the loss of Qic
bee and Canada was chiefly owing to them—in
which I answer that all the acquisition made in that
colony have been made by the New England and
Nhw-York troops, who are ail considered in this
calc as New-England troops, having continued in
and held that colony througli a moll severe winter,
and in a manner not parelelled in history since the
world began ; blockading the strongest city in Ame
rica, defended with double their number, when
their lines for that purpose were at least 16 mile
in length, within which was three large rivers, in
eluding the river north of Isle of Orleans. Bus
hill these cowards, on the 6th of May, at the ap
proach of a few ships and a reinforcement of Brinhi
troops, ran away from before Quebec, together
with a number of the Philadelphia and Jersey troops,
who had arrived there before that time, and even
Capt. Warner of the Yorkers come off from the Isle
of Orleans, with 100 men, the next day which is
some miles below Quebec —a great piece of cowar
dice this—who but New Englandmen could have
thought of quitting Quebec under this situation?
and even when the retreat was ordered by the Ge
neral, alter having taken the advice of a council of
war for that purpose, and tliere not being more
than two or three days provision, at most, in store
at that time, and no possibility of getting supplies
but by water, which was cut off by the enemies
Whipping, and our retreat had been as easily cut off
had the enemy done their duty; indeed had they
been in adual poffiffion of Quebec they mull have
been made prisoners, to a man, in a very short
time, for whoever commands the river commands
the country,---Ifi[ had been observed that the New-
England troops had not fought the small pox well,
it mull be granted, as they'had no arms for that
purpose, except barely meat and bread; it therc
flew them by dozens.
On the whole I think these suggestions and innu
endoes are calculculated for no other purpose but
to create dilafLaion and division between the troops
of one colony and anotlier, which tends much to
weaken our arms and answer the wishes and d'efres
of our enemies. 'Tis therefore hoped that all the
friends to the success of our arms, will difeounte
nance every kind of preference to, or detraction
from the troops of any particular colony, as they
are all the troops of the United States of America,
and copftqucntly on a footing, and particularly
as they must, on the lead reflection on the condu&
of the New-England troops, since the present war
began, perceive the injustice done them in mis par
ticular. Novanglius.
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THREE DOLLARS Regard.
QTRA)ED out of the pasture of the fubferi
ber, near the Hofpite;, on or about the 20th
infant, a flout bay COLT, turned of three years
old, near 15 hands high, has neither been bitted
or shod, has a pretty plain Ear, a full tail and trots.
Whoever fines him and will bring him to the fub
fciibei, or to Jacob Hiltzlieimer, shall receive tite
above lewaid, and reasonable charges it brouphe
any considerable diftante.
* JA MES MEASE.
' ^ 'HE Subferioer begs leave to acquaint the
I Public, that he continues taking in Wool, and
ha^ now fixed his Manufactory in Moore's Court,
in Front-street, between Market and Chefnut
Streets. Where Spinners, Weavers, Criblers and
Combers may have full employ by
PHILIP KIARCHINTON.
He has a quantity of Dry Goods which he would
fell together, very low for Cash, at his Store in
Market-Erect, between Front and Second Streets.
TWENTY SirrL'LTTJGffrEjfJhfD.
UN-AWAY from the the fabferiber, living
in Strawberry-Alley, on Sunday the 21st inst?
a Dutch apprentice B 0 Y, a baker by trade, he is
about 12 years of age, has a pale face and brownish
hair, Render limbs, about 3 feet 6 inches high : He
had on avcoarfe linen shirt and trowfers, no shoes
and flockings, nor hat. Whoever takes up the laid
Apprentice, so that his maker may have him again,
shall have the above reward and reasonable charges
paid by me, GEORGE TNTLOR.+
N. B. It is fuppefc'd he went off with the Mary
land troous.