The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-18 00:00:00, page 2

In a few days, with great trouble and fatigue, we arrived at
St. John's, expeding every Moment to meet the enemy. Part
of our army, the sick, amounting to upwards of three thou
fund, we sent off for Crownpoint ; with the rest we came to
the Isle aux Noix, perhaps the most sickly spot in the world,
where we waited for the return of the boats. The enemy
came to the Sorrel the night after we left it; and,, supposing
us to be there, fired several shot against our works. They
also got up to Montreal just after our men had left it.
" On the zill ult. we met with a very great loss in our re
giment ; Captains M'Clane, Adams and Rippie, Lieuts.
M'Ferran, M'Callifter and Hogg, and Ensigns Luk and Cul
bertson, with four privates, went over from the llle aux Noix
to the western shore of the lake, about a mile from the camp,
but within fight, to hlh and divert themselves. Captain
M'Clane prudently proposed to carry arms, but was unfortu
nately overruled.
" Some Indians observed their motions ; and, while they
were at a house, drinking some spruce beer, the Savages sur
rounded them ; killed Captain Adams, Ensign Culbertfcn,
and two privates, whom they scalped in the most inhuman
and barbarons manner; and carried off prisoners, Captain
M'Clane, Lieutenants Ferrau, M'Callifler and Hogg, and
the other two privates; but a party coming to their relief from,
the camp, Capt. Rippie and Ensign Lufk made their escape %
The prisoners were doubtless carried direcEy to the regulars at
Montreal. We expert they will be exchanged in a (hurt time.
Some more.of our people, I believe about fix, were killed
and scalped by the Indians the fame day, about fix miles above
the island, by the treachery of a Scotchman of the name of
M'Donald. However, our vigilance and attention has been,
such, that nothing of the kind has since happened.
" The enemy, considering us intimidated, and apprehend-,
ing we would not fight,, sent federal Indians, and Cana
dians to line the waters, and observe our motions. Colonels
Wayne and Hartley, having information that some persons
were seen at the place where Capt. Adams was killed, took a
party over in the evening, when they saw a man on the top
of the house looking at them, upon which they pufned for
ward through a swamp, found freth tracts, law Indian wig
wams and fires ;. they pursued them for feme distance, and
took a fine horse and iaddle, which some regular officer had
been riding, but night prevented their overtaking the enemy.
It was proposed that a party of one thoafand men Should go
from the Isle aux Noix by land to the Ille a Mpt whilst the rest,
went in batteaus ; Coj. Hartley was of the party, with two
hundred and fifty riflemen out of his regiment. They fcowered
the country, traversed disagreeable swamps, and destroyed the
house, mills, &c.„of the traitor M'Donald beforementioned,
who had fled the morning before they got to his house ; near
the house finding frefh tracks and fires, they renewed their
pursuit, but could not overtake the enemy."
Extract of a letter from Virginia, dated July 9, 1776.
" In ordar to infeft our army with the faallpox, a&d other
contagious disorders, Dunmore barrelled up several dead Ne
groes, and floated them on our shore. A deserter inform
ing Col. Dangerfield of the trick, he ordered some of his
soldiers, who have had the feallpox, to go naked in the wa
ter, and open one of the barrels, which they accordingly did,
and found it to contain the carcase of a Negro who had died
of it."
Extras of a letter from Wilmington (North-Carolina) dated
June 20, 1776.
" Yesterday several Tory prisoners were sent to Halifax
jail, among whom was the celebrated Capt. Erftene, feid to
he the son of a Scotch Earl. They had been for some time
pa their parole of honor, but were, at last detected in con
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spiring with others belonging to the men of war, in order to
seize the persons of gentlemen amongst us, who are zealous
in their opposition to ministerial tyranny."
We hear from Maryland, that on the 13th instant fifty-eight
fail of ships and small vessels were difcov.ered opposite Smith's
creek in Potomack, and eight more in the bay, and that the
militia were on their march,, to prevent their landing ; that
two small vessels had drove on shore, on board of one were
three Whites and two Negroes, three of whom had the small
pox. One of the Whites laid the fleet was Dunmore's ; that.
Governor Eden was on board the Fowey, and that he heard
it surmised they intended to take poffegion of St. George's
iiland. And that the Fowey and her tenders afterwards came:
St. Mary's river.
Wiliiam Shippin, jun. Esq; is appointed, by the Congress,,
Surgeon General and Director of the Hospital for the Flying
Camp.
The following is intended to be engraved on the GREAT
SEAL for the Commonwealth of Virgina.
Virtue, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed like an
Amazon, retting on a spear .with one hand, and holding a.
sword in the other, and treading on Tyranny represented by
a mhn prostrate, a crown fallen from his heai, a broken
chain in his left hand, and a scourge in his right.
In the exergon the word Virginia over the head of
Virtus, and underneath the words fa Jemfeer tyrant's.
On the. reverse, a group, Libertas, with her wand and
pileus.
On one fide of her Ceres, with the cornucopia in one hand,
and an ear of wheat in the other.
On the other fide /Eternitas, with the globe and Phoenix.
In,the. exergon these words, Deus nobis base etiafecit.
In CONGRESS, July 17, 1776.
RefoTed, That General WASHINGTON, in refufin^
to receive a letter said to be sent from Lord Howe, addressed
to GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esquire, afted with 1
dignity becoming his Ration.; and therefore this C ngrefs d)
highly, approve the fame ; anti do direct, that no letter or
message, be received, on any occaiion whatever, from the
enemy, by the Commander in Chief, or otirct the Commanders
of the American army, but such as shall be directed to them
in the characters they refpeftively sustain.
By order of the Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, Philadelphia, July 17, 1776.
It being recommended to this Committee by the Conven
tion to take the necessary Reps refpe&ing the guard direded
by Congress to be kept in this city,
Resolved, That the four companies of militia of this city
and liberties, detained by General Roberdeau as guards for
this city, namely, Capt. Smythers of the fird battalion, Capt.
Peters of the fecund, Captain Wharton, of the third, and
the company late commanded by Capt. Burkhard of the
fourth, be required to attend, their duty regularly and
punctually under the orders and command of Capt. Peters.
And the command ng officers of the said companies are
required to enrol into the fame all such Associators as,
from particular circumdances, cannot march with the militia
now called into service for the Flying Camp, and all such
Associators are earnestly exhorted to enrol themselves in some
one of the said companies for this necessary and important
service, in which they are to continue during the absence of
the companies to which they refpedively belong.
Extract from the minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, See