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insurgents was met before they were aware. They
engaged our party, and fired three times before our
people returned the fire, who killed seven of them
on the spot, wounded four, and took thirty-eight
prisoners: amongst the wounded is one of their
priests, and amongst the prisoners are some of their
chiefs. The main body after this dispersed, and
Major Dubois is in pursuit of their Commander, and
hope to have him in a day or two sent up as a priso
ner. Our batteries will be opened to morrow, one
on Point-Levi, which is opposite the town, and
another on the Heights of Abraham,"
Extract of a letter from an officer at Fort, George,
April 20, 1776.
“ We came here two days ago, and found the
Lake hill closed with ice; yesterday it all vanished,
when Dodor Franklin and the other delegates im
mediately embarked on board batteaus and crossed
the Lake. Our regiment, with sundry other troops
from New-England and the Jerseys let out at Day
break to-morrow morning. The whole of the troops
that are now on the Lake and here, will amount to
upwards of 1500 men; so that I think we shall
make a very respectable figure before Quebec, when
we all arrive; and I hope we shall not lay long there
but endeavour immediately to lee what the inside is
made of."
Extract of a letter from an Officer at Montreal
April 6.
" By a gentleman from Quebec, we have the
following advices, which may be depended on: A
number of Canadians, at the instigation of their
priests, arose with a design to cut off our guards at
Point Levy A party under Major Dobois, track
ed their advance guard, killed seven, wounded five,
and took about fifty prisoners; twenty five of which
arrived here last evening. General Wootler arrived
before Quebec on Monday last: The battery open
ed at Point Levy on Tuesday morning One of
Captain Lambs company made his escape from Que
bec, and informs, that the soldiers and prisoners
are at an allowance of three ounces of pork per day.
A Canadian, who brought letters from Carlton to
the inhabitants, is made prisoner, and fays, (which
he offers to swear to) that the inhabitants, as well
as soldiers, have risen in a body and gone to Carl
ton, and that he promised, if he did not get assist
ance in 14. days, to deliver up the town."
• The Roebu k nd Liverpool men of war attempt
ing to come up our River on Wednesday last, were
attacked by the Gondolas off Chrifteen, when a
heavy cannonade ensued on both sides, and conti
nued for three hours without any intermission.
Withlhe ebb tide the Ihips thought proper to retire,
when the Roebuck ran aground on the Jersey shore,
and continued there some time with the Liverpool
abreast of her. Thursday evening the engagement
was renewed, and continued some hours, when the
ships retired below New-Castle, having it is thought
received a good deal of damage. Both the Roebuck
and Liverpool were hulled several times. During
the time the Roebuck was aground, the Wasp schoo
ner, which had been chafed into Chrifteen by the
Liverpool, came out, and retook a brig that the
Liverpool had taken the day preceeding. By the
best accounts, too much praise cannot be given tc
the officers and men on board the Gondolas, who
behaved with the greatest courage and prudence.
They have received very little if any damage.
Last Saturday William Bales and James Jones,
for a street robbery, and John Woodward, for the
murder ofhis wife, were executed pursuant to their
sentence. Woodward behaved with uncommon
resolution, though not insensible of his deplorable
situation, and in his last words denied being guilty
of the crime for which he was condemned; the other
two confeffed the juhice of their sentence, and seem
ed penitent.
By a Gentleman from Greenwich, in Cumberland
County, New Jersey, we learn, that on Monday last,
about io,o'clock, a body of men from the pirate ihips
landed on Tindon's Wind, between Cohanfey Creek
and Stow Creek, that they (hot down and carried
off between 20 and 30 cattle from the marsh; that
the militia muttered together as fall as possible, and
marched down to engage them but being difeo
vered from the ships, a signal was given, and the
men took to their boats with great precipitation,
leaving five dead cattle on the shore; one of the men
was so elofely pursued that he di opt his musket, and
narrowly escaped being taken. The ships immedi
ately weighed anchor and flood up the river.
On the fifth inflant, departed this life, aged 61
years, John Ross, Esq ; long an eminent Coun
fellor of the Law in this city. His remains (borne
by the Gentlemen of the Bar, and attended by a
number of his most refpedable Fellow Citizens)
were deposited in St. Paul's Church, agreeable to
his own desire.
Ma, 6, 1776.
The Annual Ele&ion for Directors and a Trea
surer for the Philadelphia Library Company
was held this day, when Francis Alison, Robert
Strettel Jones, Jojiah Heaves, JoJeph Pafcball, John
Kaighn, Jojeph Parker, Ezekiel Edwards, Joseph
Stanfbury, Isaac Bartram, Mordecai Le^is, were
chosen Directors, and Samuel Sanfom, Treasurer,
for the ensuing Year.
In COMMITTEE or SAFETY, Ma, f #
All persons who arediow prisoners upon parole,
in the different parts o' this province, are ftridtly
enjoined not to leave the diftri& that has been ap
pointed for their residence, without the written
permission of this board; and all prisoners who
come into this city, by the licence of tlie Congress,
are directed upon their arrival immediately to com
municate such licence to this Committee; and if
any prisoners shall be found trespassing against this
order, their persons will be immediately seized and
imprisoned.
The Sisterhood of Bethlehem having presented
this Board with a quantity of linen rags, for the
benefit of such as may be wounded in the service
of their country,
Refolded, That this instance of their humanity
be thankfully acknowledged.
Extras from the Minutes, William GovETT, Sec.
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, May 7.
Resolved, That all Recruiting Officers who may
happen to enlist apprentices or indented lervants,
not knowing them to be such, shall be entitled to
receive the reasonable expences attending their en
lihment.
There being a very prefling necessity for a large
quantity of LEAD, for the public use in the de
fence now formed for the security of the liberties of
this country, it is mod earnestly recommended to
all the inhabitants of the city and liberties of Phila
delphia, to fend in, to Robert Towers, Commissa
ry, for this purpose, all such lead as they may have
in use in their families and about their houses, such
as draught weights, window weights, and clock
weights. And it is hoped that this requisition will
be cheerfully complied with, when every individual
confiders that he thereby does essential service to his
country, and that iron weights may be procured to
supply his private conv nience. The liberal price
of Sixpence per pound will be allowed.
Extract from the minutes, William GovETT, Sec.
Bucks County, Ma, 10, 1776.
The Members of the Committee of Infpedion, of
this county, Are requested to be punctual in their
Attendance, at John Bogar ds, on the Twenty-se
cond instant, at Ten o'clock in the morning.
Joseph Hart, Chairman.
Mr. Humphreys,
Please to insert the following in ,our Impartial Paper,
and oblige your humble servant.
To CA T O.
IT must be so—Cato, thou reafoneft well !
Else whence this pleafmg hope, this fond desire,
This longing after Unit, and Peace ?
Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror,
Of falling into Independent State—
How my foul shrinks back on herfelf,
And startles at destruction!
'Tis the Divinity that Ilirs within us,
'Tis Heaven itfelf that teaches us
To avoid the ruinating schemes
Of bad, designing, mercenary men—
Here will I hold—ls there's a Power above us,
(And that there is all nature cries aloud)
He mult delight in conciliatory measures;
And that which he delights in must be happy:
But when? or where! this spot was chose for
Independents,—
I'm weary of conjectures ; —God will avenge 'em.
Peace and war are both before us ; —
The firft informs us we shall flourish,
The latter brings us to our final ruin.
The stars shall fade away, the lun himfelf
Grow dim with age, and nature fink in years;
But, Cato, thou (halt flourilh in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the war of Independents,
The wreck of faction, and the crush of worlds.
A Planter.
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Philadelphia, Ma, 8, 1776.
MADE his escape, from the jail of this city,
yesterday in the evening, a certain Moses
Kirkland, called Colonel Kirkland, belonging to
South-Carolina, confined in the said jail by order
of the Honorable Congress, for practices inimical
to this country. He is a flout corpulent man, be
tween fifty and sixty-years of age, about five feet
ten inches high, of a swarthy complexion, frefh
coloured, and wears his own grey hair tied behind.
He had on a green coat faced with blue velvet, a
blue velvet waistcoat, and brown velvet breeches.
Had also a brown coat and waistcoat, and may
possibly have taken other clothes with him. It is
said he crofled over Delaware at Cooper's ferry last
night, and it is supposed will either endeavour to
get on board one of the men of war in the river, or
at Sandy-Hook. The public are earnestly desired to
endeavor to apprehend this dangerous enemy to
the American cause, and a reward of One Hundred
Dollars is hereby offered to any person or persons
that shall take and bring him back to the jail of
this city, and all reasonable charges paid.
N. B. The printers of the several newspapers,
in the Colonies, are desired to insert this advertise
ment.
Good & Cheap Writing Paper
To be Sold by the Printer hereof.
fuf cc!%e to hand the following GOODS, and
TO BE SOLD BE
JONAS PHILLIP S,-
In Market-freet near the Court-house,
RUSSIA duck, Ruflia Meetings, ticklenburgs,
ozenbrigs, striped ginghams, white and brown
buckrams, needles and pins, drawboys, towelling
linen, silk and oil cloth, umbrelloes, writing-paper,
fans, dreft and naked holland dolls, garnet neckla
ces, white sewing thread, cotton dockings, spotted,
fattins, flriped silks, wiltons, silk quilted petticoats,
gauzes, black coloured ribbons, white and black
blond laces, tapes and ferrits, a few Indian blan
kets; Madeira and sweet wines, cordials, Geneva
in cases, raisins, sweet-oil, cinnamon, coffee and
pepper; raccoon skins. sheep shears shoemakers
hammers, files, and sundry other goods, cheap for
ready money only.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferib r, on
the 30th of March last, in the township of
Northampton, in the county of Bucks, A bright
bay HORSE, about 14 hands high, a large
Rar in his forehead, trots and canters well; the
said horse had a bridle on when taken up. The
owner coming, proving his property, paying
charges, may have him again, by applying to
April 7, 1776. JOHN BLAKER, junr-
M A REDANTS's
ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
As a proof of the Superior efficacy of Maredanr's drops ( prepared
by Mr. Noro n, Surgeon, of Golden Square, London, to any
medicine, hitherto known, for the cure of the Scurvy, Leprosy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fiftuia, Piles, long continued Inflammations
of the eyes, and every other dilorder arising from a foulnefs in
the blo d, the following extraordinary cures are referred to.
Mr. HENRY TRENCHARD GOODENOUGH, Steward,
of the Magdalen Hospital, cured of an inveterate feurvy of 22
years (landing.
MARY COPSON, of Brompton, cured of a fcdrbutic humou
on her head and face, attended with a violent hoarseness and
shortness of breath. Witnels, Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in
Whitcomb-street, near Leicester Fields.
Mr. JOHN FOSi ER, at the Rufe, at Welling, in Kent, cured
of a leprosy, attended with violent rheumatic pains.
Mrs. MARY LUTE, at Mr. Field's, in Callie-Preet, Leicester
Fields, cured of the Evil, or Schrophula: Her bones were greatly
enlarged, and several pieces separated and came away. Witnels,
Thomas Field, Callle-flrcet, and Henry Hyde, Butcher in St.
James's Market.
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, in Golden Square.
S I R,
ABOUT two years and a half ago, I was seized with a
violent hoarseness and fhortnels of breath 1 lent for a
physician, who ordered me to be bled: I allo took a great
many medicines, but grew worse inflead of better. My head
ached so violently, that it prevented me from getting any rest ;
my face and head br ke out in large blotches, which Spread so
much that 1 was in daily fear of losing my eye-light. The hu
mour which difeharged from my face was io very offenfive, that
I could hardly bear it myfelf; but by the use of your Maredant's
Drops, am effectually cured. Any perlon doubting of this, may
be convinced of the truth, by calling on Mis. Copfen, at Brompton;
or by enquiring of Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in Whitcomb-llregt,
near Leicester Fields. I am, with great refpeff,
Sir, your mod humble servant,
MARY COPSON.
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, Golden Square.
AFTER having been afflicted With a molt violent scorbutic
humour of 13 years landing, which rendered me incapable
of bufinef ; I have the fatisfadion to inform you, I am
now perfectly cured, by the ufeo your Maredant's Drops. You
have my leave to publifb this, he ping it may be the means of pro.
curing benenefit to others afflicted as I was, I am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
GEORGE LANGDON,
No. 57, the North fide of St. Paul's
church yard, July 19th, 1775.
Witnesses to the above cure, Francis Lirey, No. 3, Finch
Lane, Cornhill, Sarah Rand, Trunk-maker, No. 57, St. Paul's
church yard.
These Drops are fold by Mr. Norton's appointment, by Mr.
James Rivington, and Nir. Hugh Gaine, Printers, nt New-York;
and Mr.JOHN AIREY, in Market-street, Philadelphia, at
1 25. per bottle.
An infalliable and radical CURE for CORNS and
WARTS, so as never to return, without the least
Fain to the Person afflicted with them.
Price 3 x. and 6 d. per Box.
Philadelphia, April 17th, 1776.
SIX DOLLARS Reward.
RAN AWAY, the eighth instant, from rhe sub
scriber, living in the dillrid of Southwark, a
Negro man named NEWRY, by trade a cooper,
about twenty-two years of age, five feet eight or
nine inches high. He had on and took with him,
when he went away, a cloth coloured fuftian coat
tee, a cloth jacket nearly of the fame colour, with
out sleeves, one fine and one coarse shirt, a good
beaver hat, a pair of black (locking breeches, and
a pair of white ticken ditto, good ihoes, a pair of
blue yarn and a pair of mixed brown and white
worsted flockings. He has been seen fculking about
Mr. Jernes Fulton's house, in Chefnut-ftreet, and
Mr. Il'r^l Pemberton's (cables. Whoever secures
the said Negro, so that his mailer gets him again,
shall have the above reward and reasonable charges.
N. B. The fubferiber has been creditably informed
the laid Negro has obtained a pass from a certain
THOMAS ADAIR, and fays he is his property.
And whereas the said Thomas Adair has greatly
injured the fubferiber both in person and family,
I therefore do hereby promile the reward ofTWEN
TY POUNDS, to any person or persons who shall
apprehend the said Thomas Adair so that he may be
brought to justice Said Adair is a mariner, came
in here as mate with Captain Brown of this city
from Scotland, and has been formerly mate of the
ship Liverpool, Capt. Beard.
JOHN-JO N F. S.