The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-13 00:00:00, page 2

longing to their own fleet, and on Friday last took their
departure down the bay in two divificns. Several fkirmilhes
Happened during the interval of time between their firft com
ing and their departure. We had none killed on our lide, and
only one man, Capt. Rezin Beall wounded, who is in a fair way
of recovery. The enemy had divers killed, whose bodies
were found, and many more wounded. A great number of
dead bodies floated on shore of those who died of diseases,
apiongft which were many blacks. The most intelligent of
the deserters fay; 'that upwards of one thousand Negroes have
died within these °fix months; they have the smallpox and
pestilential fever amongst them, which last rages with great
violence, particularly amongst the Negroes. It is said the
Roebuck is going to New-York, and the Tory families some
to the. Weft-Indies, and some to St. Augustine. No consider
able damage hath been done in this province that we hear of,
except plundering St. George's island of dock, &c. when
they firft landed ; but, on fending down cannon, and or
dering the militia and a few troops there, they became cau
tious how they approached the shore. The officers and men
on duty behaved with great spirit and alacrity, and we hope
Lord Dunmore hath taken his leave of us, . finding any
encouragement to continue in Maryland.
LOND O N, May zr.
Yesterday Thomas Daw, Esq; was appointed Secretary to
Lord George Germaine, in the room of John Pownall, Esq;
who has resigned.
May 22. Yesterday there was a grand meeting of all the
foreign ininifters, at the Hotel in St. James's-ftreet, on ac
count of some advices received from Portugal.
Advice is said to be received of a total change in the
French Ministry, and that those who are now to take the lead
have not the fame pacific sentiments as their predecessors.
Yesterday a gentleman of diftinQion was sent off express to
Madrid.
May 27. Yesterday a full Board of Admiralty was,held,
at the breaking up of which twelve men of war of the line
were ordered to be put into commifiion.
The change in the French Ministry has alarmed A n
exceedingly. The Comptroller General of the Finances,
Torgant, was a warm friend to peace and domestic improve
ment, and would not listen to the Spanish faction ; butahe
new arrangement is of a very different complexion.
Yesterday in consequence, as it imagined, of the above
alarming intelligence, the different docks fell two per cent.
Another Admiral, we hear, will shortly make his appear
ance at Spithead.
" By the great preparations here it seems we are at the eve
of awar, However the Portuguese have taken care to fill their
graneries with corn fufficient for two or three years, which
has been brought tw Portugal by American vessels, in return
for which they received fire arms, gunpowder, &c. and what
they now buy is whipped for their good friends the French,
By the New-York Post of this day we have the fol
lowing frefh articles of intelligence.
P AR I S, May to.
IF we may credit the letters from Spain, a rupture between
that Court and Portugal seems inevitable.
May 12, This day his Most Chriftain Majesty declared the
Marquis de Noailles his Ambassador to his Britannic Majesty,
in the room of the Count de Guines, by the title of Duke
de Guines.
Extras of a letter from Lisbon.
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who, it is said, are rather in want, but they make them pay
an exorbitant price for it. Fifteen fail of American vessels are
now in the Tagus, and will soon proceed on their return
home ; there are likewise nine fail of men of war almost ready
for sea, exclusive of frigates and smaller vessels.
It is said that the Lords of the Admiralty have issued an
order for the raising fix thousand more marines.
The 20th of May arrived at Spithead three vessels of fix
hundred tons each, with stalls, &c. for the reception of horses
to be sent to America with the fleet ; and the second divifiQil
of the Hessian troops were under fail at Stade the 14th inst.
WATERTOW N, Aug. 5.
We hear that Capt. Joseph White, of Salem, in conjunction
with a Providence privateer, has taken five rich Jamaica men ;
two of which are arrived at Falmouth (Haft) and one at Pro,
vidence.
On Saturday the 20th ult. died at Boston, Mrs. Mary
Pierce, the amiable consort of Mr. Nathaniel Pierce of tha;
town, merchant, and daughter to Deacon Samuel Fisk of thi@
town.—This lady largely inherited the virtues of her sex ;
though young, she was thoughtful, judicious and sensible;
candor dictated her judgment, prudence her opinion, and
propriety her conduct ; she preserved such an affability of
manners towards all, that while her friends experienced every
demonkration of her regard, it was difficult to know whom,
she esteemed her enemies. She was married about a month
before her death, inconstant state! just when the pleasing
profpeds of youth, and the promising enjoyment of conjugal
felicity were opening to her view, ere she had completed the
celebration of her nuptials, she is—.—dead ! And for the
mirth of a wedding, are changed the solemnities of a funeral!
—She is gone —and to her disconsolate husband has left the
disappointment of his scarce promised bliss ; to her femalp
friends, the pattern of every engaging virtue ; and to thp
world, a molt striking infiance of the uncertainty of humap
happinpfsL''
NE WPOR T, August 5.:
Last Monday morning two brigs went up the east fide of
the. iftand, one of which is an Antiguaman, loaded with
sugar, rum and cotton, ,sent in by. the. privateer Diamonds
Capt. Chace, but had been taken before by. Capt. Newman
of Philadelphia, and was taken again by Capt. Chace, be
canfe. she had no copy of Capt, Newman'scommiffion ba
board. The other brig is a whaleman, which is released.
The Andrew Doria's prize ship, mentioned in our last to
be afhpre near Watch-hill, being a very old.veffel, foo^
went to pieces ;, most of the sugar is loft, but all the rum,
except tv/o or three hogsheads, the fails, rigging, cables,
anchors, &c. saved.
Last Wednesday arrived at New-London, the sloop Betfey^
Capt. Benjamin Bigelow, in fifteen days from. St. Euftatia,
with a large quantity of duck, fix tons of, powder, some
small aims, &c. .Mr. William Turner, of this island, came
paffeoger in the above vessel, and informs that a large num
ber of troops have lately arrived at Martinico, and 9000 a,t
Portorica ; that the people at St. Euftatia are very stanch for
these Rates, Lc. ^
N E W-H A,V E N, August 7.
A letter from Skeenborough, dated the twenty-fourth uIQ
mentions General Arnold's being at that place to superin
tend the vessels building there ;, and that it was hoped we
Ihould in 3 few days have a fufficient fleet to command the
lake?