The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-05 00:00:00, page 7

bags of cotton, a considerable quantity of old copper, and a
number of turtle. She was taken by the privateer sloop
Warren, commanded by Capt, Phillips, and had it not been
for the fort at Marblehead, which fired at the Milford feveril
times, (lie would have been inevitably retaken.
And on Sunday the above frigate took off cape Ann, a
prize brigantine coming into port, said to be one of Capt.
Whit's of Salem, laden with rum from Grenada. # Also a
large sloop, which our informant could not tell where from,
or who commanded her.
Yesterday the Honorable Samuel Adams, one of the Dele
gates from this date, arrived in town from Philadelphia.
The privateer sloop Broome, Capt. William Nott com
mander, belonging to New-Haven, arrived at Dartmouth on
Monday last from a cruize, and has taken the four following
valuable prizes, viz.
On the third of August, in lat. 32. 25. and long. 59. 46.
the fliip Charming Sally, John Stell commander, bound
to Europe from Dominica. She had on board four hundred
and fixty-five hogsheads of sugar, thirty-one tierces ditto,
thirty-five barrels ditto, and twenty-five tons of fuftick.
On the 4th of August, in lat. 32. 25. and long. 59. 46.
the friow Ann, John Bowes Captain, from Tobago,
bound to Lancaster, and had on board one hundred and fixty
nine hogsheads of sugar, twenty tierces ditto, twenty-fix
barrels ditto, forty bags of ginger, and one hundred and
eighteen bales of cotton.
Onthe sth of August, in lat. 33. 37. and long. 60. 16.
the brig Carolina Packet, Mark Towell Capt. bound
from Antigua to London, had on board one hundred and
fifty-one hogsheads of sugar, twelve tierces ditto, ten barrels
ditto, two hogsheads of rum, and fourteen tons of lignum vita:
and fuftick.
On the 7th of August, in lat. 34. 95. and long. 60. 18.
the brig John, Capt. Daniel M'Kay, bound from Gre
nada to Dublin, had on board ninety hogsheads, and two
tierces of rum.
Yesterday the General Assembly of this State convened at
Watertown, agreeable to adjournment.
PROVIDENC E, Aug. 17.
Extract of a letter from a planter in Grenada to his friend in
London, dated June 17, found on board the Ship Eagle,
lately taken by the Montgomery privateer of this port.
“ My affairs are in the utmost confufion on account of the
present disputes, which God grant to be soon over, and a
happy reconciliation, which if not soon, never will be; for
depend upon it the Americans will declare themselves free,
and will open their ports to all nations except England. They
have at present 80,coo men in pay, as good troops as any
nation ever produced, besides a militia of 80,000 more, al
ways ready to join the grand army. Every man from fifteen
to fifty is in arms. Their army is well supplied with every
thing necessary to carry on the war. Their cruizers have
taken a great number of English vessels. This and the
neighbouring inlands are in great distress for provisions, and
in three months will be a general famine in this part of the
world, if some speedy relief is not given to them. At pre
sent, any man that wants Negroes may have as many as he
pleases, to work for him for their food. You cannot form an
idea of the distress that appears in every one's countenance."
HARTFORD, Sept. 2.
The Continnental frigate, now building at Chatham, is to
be launched on Thursday next.
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My Lord, # New-York, September 5, 1776.,
JAM told there is great exultation ambngft the English
and mercenary troops, under your Lordship's command,
on account of the late victory they obtained with an army of
ten thousand men (having a large train of artillery and many
light-horse, to assist them in the work) over three thou arid
Americans, having no artillery nor horse, to oppose their
enemies with. Your army was commanded by many great
Generals, Colonels, &c. which, by superior cunning, or
Generaliffip, had enclbfed this handful of Americans, in
full confidence of taking captives all that they spared alive,
but the courage of these men baffled your hopes, who after
laying great numbers of their enemies dead, that opposed their
r treat, more than two thirds reached their own lines in
fafety, therefore, we think, you have no cause to exult.
My Lord, I assure you the Americans are not in the Jeaft
dispirited at this unequal defeat ; but, on the contrary, are
much exasperated that you Should aft so cowardly in attacking
three thousand men badly provided, with at least ten thousand
of yourveteran English troops, accornpained by thousands of
orangotangs murdering brutes. The Americans with for an
opportunity to fight the invaders of their once happy land on
equal footing, and let the fate of America rest on the issue of
this conflict. The mode we would propose is as follows, and
which we are anxious for your Lordship to adopt, and it
being equitable, and your Lordship being famed for genero
sity of sentiment, we have no doubt of succeeding to our
wish. Ixt your Lordship feied out ten thousand of your belt
troops and officers, with your Lordship at their head, draw
them up on the extensive plains of Long-island, where you
will have every opportunity of displaying your great abilities,
arrange them in what manner you please, then let an equal
number of Americans form themselves in battalia, let each
army be provided in all refpeds equal, with trains of artil
lery, and all other offenfive weapons, then on a Signal given,
begin the attack, and leave the issue to the GOD of armies^
This is what the Americans have requested me to propose to
Lord Howe, and the sooner he agrees to the proposal the bet
ter. I am, my Lord, in behalf of the Americans, your
Lordship's most humble servant, FAIRBATTLE."
To Lord Viscount Howe, Commander in Chief of his
Britannic Majesty's forces in North-America.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7 .
We hear, from New-York, that a few days ago a man of
war, of forty guns, came to anchor in Turtle bay, upon
which Gen. Washington ordered two twelve pounders to be
carried to a convenient piece of ground to attack her. They
soon obliged the Ship to retire, having hulled her twelve times.
In the Hartford paper of the Second instant is the following
advertisement, viz. " Oh the fourth of April last was drown
ed, out of a transport Sloop near Saybrook, Mr. John Drifdell,
of Philadelphia, whose body was soon after taken up and de
cently buried. He has left a chest of clothes and a watch,
which his heirs (if any) may have, after paying his funeral
expences, and three pounds ten lawful money for his board, by
applying to Samuel Alcott or John Chenev#d, in Hartford."
DEATHS. —At Hingham, in the state of Massachusetts-
Bay, Capt. Pyam Culhing—At Hartford, in Connefticut,
Mrs. Sarah Tucker, wife of Mr. Isaac Tucker of that place,
and Miss Hannah Sanford, daughter of Thomas Sanford',
Esq; of Bridgehampton, on Long-island.—At Philippi, in the
state of New-York, the Rev. Elisha Kent, in the feventy
fecond year of his age, and forty-fecond of his miniftry.'