The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-30 00:00:00, page 3

N E W-Y O R K, July 2^..
Several cannon were fired last Thursday afternoon from our
battery at Amboy, at a number of boats from Staten-island,
bound to Sandy-Hook, foppofed to join part of the ministe
rial fleet laying there. „This brought on a cannonade from
the encampment of the regulars . near Billop's point, on the
island, which continued very hot on both tides for near an
hour. The boats got clear, but many of the regulars were
seen to fall, and several carried off, supposed to be wounded.
On our fide a soldier, belonging to one of the Philadelphia
battalions, was killed, and one wounded, a horse in a car
riage had his head (hot off in the street, and some damage
done to thehoufes..
The smallpox is now lb brief in and about Boston, that
there are not less than ten thousand persons in and near that
place down with that disorder; to prevent the Spreading of
which no more newspapers will be printed there for some time ;
but, the pod has. favoured us with the followidg agreeable
advices, viz.
That a ship from Ireland, with seventeen hundred barrels
of pork, four hundred firkins of butter, one hundred calks
of oats, and one hundred calks of oatmeal, was taken and
carried into Boston last week.,
A letter of marque, from Salem,Rook a Hoop and fhip'frem
Jamaica ; the sloop loaded with dry goods and salt, bound
for Halifax. The ship bound to Europe with three hundred
and seventy hogsheads of sugar, one hundred and forty pun
cheons of rum, fifty-five pipes of Madeira wine, twenty-seven
cannon, nine and fix pounders, and a large quantity of
wrought plate.—They were carried into Sheepfeut.
Capt. Goodrich, of Virginia, in a Hoop of eight guns,
was taken at the eastward by a floopof ten guns, belonging to
this province, after an obstinate engagement, and carried
into Salem. Capt. Goodrich, his Lieut., and seven men,
were killed ; one of our men killed.._
To, the Honorable JOHN SULLIVAN, Esq; Brigadier Ge
neral, late commanding the army of the United Colonies
in Canada,
The humble ADDRESS of the Field Officers late, under his
command.
WE, the Field Officers of the several regiments now
competing, the army of the United Colonies in the
northern department, having been informed of your Honor's
intended departure from hence, eft^erait would be unpardon
able in us Should we forego this opportunity.of rendering the
homage due to hili, who upon the late most trying occasion,
has comforted, fupponed, and 'protected, the Mattered re
mains of a debilitated army ; and, with unwearied care,,
watchfulnefs and attention,, has landed the public flores of
every kind, without aimed the bast dimunition, fife at this
NEWPORT, July 22.
Yesterday arrived here, from a cruize of about a month,
the brig Andreas Doria, Capt, Biddle, who about ten days
before took the ship Nathaniel and Elizabeth, Capt. Hoar,
from Jamaica to London, loaded with three hundred hog.
/heads of sugar, one hundred hogsheads of rum, &c. Capt.
Philip Brown, of this place, was put in prize matter, and or
dered to the firft port he could make.
Yesterday in the afternoon Lieut. Calcott of the Merlin ship
of war (which lay a little without the harbor) came in a barge,
with a Rag, to this town; the General Assembly being then
fitting, he was conduced to the State-house, where he dilh
vered a letter to his Honor Governor Cooke, frora Richard
Viscount Howe.
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place. —lris to you, Sir, the public are indebted for the pre
servation of their property in Canada.—lt is to you, we owe
our fafety thus far. Your humanity will call forth the silent
tear, and grateful ejaculation of the sick ; your universal im
partiality, will force the applause of the wearied soldier. Per
mit us then, worthy Sir, to take our leave, wishing y@u
every happiness and success your moi sanguine inclinations
can suggest, or our most fervent prayers procure." (Signed)
, John Moore,nMofes Hazen, Ed. Antill, Joseph Celty,
, John M'Duffee, Thomas Poor, Enoch Poor, J. Alden,
Charles Burrell, Matthew Ogden,, Seth Reed, Joseph
Vofe, Nathan Fuller, John Stark, John Patterson, Wil
-4 liam Bond, James Reed, Ar. Clair, . William De Haas,
John Greaton, Israel Shreve, William Maxwell, David
Rhea, Jotham Loring, Elilha Porter, Abner Morgan^
Anthony Wayne.
Crownpoint, Bth July, 1776.^
To the Field Officers of the several regiments composing
the Northern Army. .
„ Gentlemen,?.
YOU R polite and friendly Address, presented at this
hour of my departure from the army, demands my most
cordial thanks. The favorable opinion you are pleased to
entertain of my exertions, in protesting and supporting our
distressed army in Canada, gives me the highlit fatisfa&ion.
If the public are in any raeafure indebted to me for the pre
servation of their property in Canada, or the army for its
fafety thus far, 4your generosity in voluntarily giving your
testimony thereto, at this time,, evinces that .generous spirit
which I have ever found you to possess.—The debilitated date
of our army rendered the talk of saving it extremely arduous,
and had not your zeal and adivity so ftrohgly seconded my
endeavors, it must have become impossible. Duty to my coun
try demanded that humanity to the sick, and impartiality to
the soldiers, which you are pleased so politely to mention; it
gives me the mod feniible pleasure, to find my condud, in this
refpeg, meets with the. approbation of officers.fo truly defer
ring, [
A Gentlemen, I deeply deplore the necessity I am under of
^quitting this department, and.moft iincerely wish that I could,
with honor, have remained to share with you the fortune of
the campaign—yet, give me leave to assure you, that where
ever fortune, may place me in future, whether the. alarm of
war may fommon me.again to the field, or domestic affairs
call me to private life, your fafety and success I ihall. deem,,
inseparable from my own...
That an indulgent Heaven may grant you success equal to
your merits, reward your toil with the conquest of your un
natural enemies, and in due time return you, crowned with
laurels, to your refpe&ive families, Ihall be my moftearneft
prayer. (Signed) JOHN SULLIVAN-^
Crownpoint, Bth July, 1776.
PHILADELPHIA, Jul, 30;
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in, a neighbouring Rate?
to his friend in this city, dated July 16, 1776.
^ In Permfylvania you are now forming a new constitu
tion ; and I cannot but be extremely deftrous, that it should
be a good one, that it should approach as near to perfection
as possible. It is of more importance that such a conditu
tioh should be eftablifhedin that, than perhaps in any ofc?
of these United States. It is one of the largest of the States?
from this and from its central situation it will have great in
fluence on the other States, and will be likely to give a com^
plexion to the idea# of leading men from all parts, referring