The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-03-30 00:00:00, page 3

The enemy, previous to their going off, scattered great
numbers of crows feet on Boston-neck, and in the streets, in
order to retard our troops in case of a pursuit; and with such
filerice and precaution did they embark, that a great part of
the inhabitants did not know it till after they were gone.
To the wisdom, firmnefs, intrepidity and military abilities
of our amiable and beloved General, his Excellency George
Washington, Esq; to the afiiduity, skill and bravery of the
other worthy Generals and officers of the army; and to the
hardiness and gallantry of the soldiery, is to be ascribed,
under God, the glory and success of our arms, in driving
from one of the strongest holds in America, so considerable
a part of the British army as that which last week occupied
the capital of this province.
The prisoners, who were long confined in jail, were cruelly
carried off in irons.
Tuesday evening the enemy set fire to the blockhouse and
barracks at the castle, and yesterday they were employed at
the fame place in blowing up and demolishing the fortifica
tions.
A part of the Continental army are now employed in forti
fying Fort-hill, in Boston, to secure the town against any at
tacks which may be made by the enemy's ships of war.
which soon afterwards took place, between those of the nearest
connexions in life, for a long time cruelly rent asunder by
the tyranny of our implacable enemies, surpasses description.
From such a set of beings, the preservation of property was
not expe&ed. And it was found-chat a great part of the eva
cuate houses had been pillaged, the furniture broke and de
ftroye, and many of the buildings greatly damaged. It is
worthy of notice, however, that the buildings belonging to
the Hon. John Hancock, ESq; particularly his elegant man
sion-house, were left in good order. All the linen and
woollen goods, except some that might be secreted, were car
ried off by the enemy. All the fait and melaffes, which they
could find, were destroyed. The enemy also destroyed great
quantities of effects belonging to themselves, which they
could not carry away, such as gun carriages and other carria
ges of various kinds, house furniture, &c. together with a
quantity of Hour and hay. All their forts, batteries, re
doubts and bread-works, remain entire and complete. They
left many of their heaviest cannon mounted on carriages,
and several of them charged, all of them were either spiked
up, or had a trunnion beat off. They also left several of their
largest mortars ; quantities of cannon /hot, shells, numbers
of small arms, and other instruments of war, have been,
found in many parts of the town, thrown off the wharves,
concealed in vaults or broken in pieces. In the fort on
Bunker's Hill several hundred good blankets were found. It
is said about fifteen or twenty of the King's horses have been
also taken up in the town; and it is thought about the fame
number of Tories remain behind, all the rest being gone with
the fleet.
We are told that the Tories were thunder flruck when or
ders were issued for evacuating the town, after being many
hundred times assured, that such reinforcements would be
sent, as to enable the King's troops to ravage the country at
pleasure. Thus are many of those deluded creatures, those
vile traitors to their country, obliged at last, in their turn,
to abandon their once delightful habitations, and go they
know not where. Many of them, it is said, considered
themselves as undone, and seemed, at times, inclined to
throw themselves on the mercy of their offended country, ra
ther than leave it. One or more of them, it is reported,
have been left to end their lives by the unnatural a& of
suicide..
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TO be SOLD, a small PLANTATION, containing
about twenty-five acres, four miles from Philadelphia,
on which is built a large.good DWELLING HOUSE, with
other convenient buildings ; and a great variety of bearing
fruit trees. It is a pleasant situation. For farther particulars
inquire of Robert Lewis in Philadelphia, Hugh Frazer in
Market-street, or Joseph Mitchell, miller in Cheder county,
March 21, 1776. *
Philadelphia, March 22, 1776.
WHEREAS JOHN ATKINS, by trade a bricklayer,
was seen wheeling a wheelbarrow across the Race
Ground, for a woman felling liquor, and has not been with
me for fix nights past; and when he comes home, pulls his
wife's cap and hair up by the root, and has abfeonded from
me ever since This is therefore to forewarn all persons not
to trull him on my account, as I will pay none of his debts.
ALICE ATKINS.
A CASK of fine YELLOW STONE OCHRE, a box of
NAPLES YELLOW, and FLAKE WHITE.
A quantity of French prunes ; sweet oil ip chests and jars;
Florentine orris, and red tartar; to be fold by ROBERT
BASS, Apothecary, in Market-street.
EIGHTDO L LAR S Reward.
RA N away from the fubferiber, living in Philadelphia,
on the 12th of September, 1775, an apprentice lad
named RALPH HORN, by trade a tailor, about fifteen
years of age, about five feet two inches high, fair com
plexion, wears his own hair, sometimes tied behind. He
had, on when he went away, a dark brown suit of clothes
not much worn, a ruff caftor hat cocked very much in the
fafnion, very good shoes and Hockings. He took with him
some good shirts of different forts. Whoever takes up laid
apprentice, and secures him so that his master gets him again,
shall have the above reward and all reasonable charges.
JAMES MILLIGAN.
N. B. All masters of vessels and others are forbid to har
bour or carry him off at their peril.
The enemy's fleet, confiding of about one hundred fail,
Hill lie between the calile and Nantafket. [We have since
heard they have all put to sea—by their course supposed to
be bound for Halifax.]
Two vessels arrived at Portsmouth the beginning of this
week, and brought in fix tons of gunpowder.
The smallpox is found to be in about fix or seven different
places of Boston, but we hear that all the persons sick of it
were to be removed out of town yetterday, and it is to be
cleansed immediately.
We have just learnt that between ninety and a hundred
pieces of cannon, two or three thousand bushels of wheat,
and a vast quantity of coal, have been found in Boston ; also
upwards of one hundred horses.
Last Friday night, about ten o'clock, part of a barrack be
longing to No. 2, in Charleftown, by some accident took fire,
and was consumed.
Last Sabbath, a few hours after the enemy retreated from
Boston, the Rev. Mr. Leonard preached an excellent sermon,
in the audience of his Excellency the General, and others of
diftindion, well adapted to the interesting event of the day,
from Exod xiv. 25, “ And took off their chariot wheels, that
they drave them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us
flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them
against the Egyptians."