The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-11 00:00:00, page 2

Eighthly, One third, at least, of your wholecompany ffiall
be landsmen.
Ninthly, You (hall not ransom any prisoners or captives, but
ffiall dispose of them in such manner as the Congress, or if
that be not fitting in the colony whither they ffiall be brought
as the General Affembiy, Convention or Council, or Com
mittee of Safety of such colony £hall direct.
Tenthly, You ffiall observe all such farther inftru&ions as
Congress Ihall hereafter give in the premises, when you shall
have notice thereof.
Eleventhly, If you Hiall do any thing contrary to these ia
ft.udions, or to others hereafter to be given, or willingly fuf
fer such thing to be done, you fo.all not only forfeit your
commission, and be liable to an action for breach of the con
dition of your bond, but be responsible to the party grieved
for damages sustained by such malverfation.
Extract from the minuses,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
N E W-Y O R K, April io,
Monday night one thousand of the Continental troops, Ra
tioned here, went over and took possession of Governor's
"7il*r.d, and began to fortify it;'the fame night a regiment
went over to Red-Hook, and fortified that place likewise.
On Saturday la.ft the Continental fleet fell in with the Glas
gow man of war, cff Montock Point, at the east end of
Long-Inland, when Admiral Hopkins, being the foremoft
ship, attacked the Glasgow, upon which a hot engagement em
fued, but before another ship could come up, the Glasgow
Iheered off with considerable damage. The fleet afterwards,
took a bomb brig, and three tenders,.all which they carried,,
fafe into New-London on Sunday morning.
This morning arrived in the harbor twenty-three trans
ports, from the eastward, having on board the brigade com
manded by Gen. Sullivan.
PHILADELPHIA, April ii.
On Monday last the following gentlemen were chqfen
Directors and Treasurer of The Philadelphia Contributionihip,
for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire, for the ensu
ing year, viz. Messieurs Samuel Shoemaker, Jacob Shoemaker,
Peter Reeve, Gunning Bedford, Joshua Howell, David Dea
ler, Jonathan Evans, Michael Hillega^, Joseph Fox, Samuel
Wetherill, jun. Luke Morris, and George Roberts, Directors ;
and Mr. Samuel Sanfom, Treasurer,
General Putnam, commander in chief at New-York, has
given poiitive orders that the miniflerial fleet there ihall no
longer be supplied with provificns, and that all communi
cation between them and the shore be entirely flopped.
'This day at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General
Jail Delivery for the city and county of Philadelphia, William
Bales and James Jones, both under twenty years of age, were,
capitally corivi&ed of robbing John Cunningham, at the up
per end of Market-street, on the seventh of December last, be*,
tween the hours of eight and nine in the evening. Sentence
was passed before they were carried from the bar.
“ I have the pleasure to acquaint you, that at one P. M.
this day I fell in with the hoop Edward, belonging to the
Liverpool frigate. She engaged us near two glades. They kil
led two of our men, and wounded two more. We shattered
her in a terrible manner, as you will fed. We killed and
wounded several of her crew. I ihall give you a particular
account of the powder and arms taken out of her, as well as
" In fight of the Capes of Virginia, April 7, 1776.
“ Gentlemen,
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my proceedings in general. I have the happiness to acquaint
you thnt all our people behaved with much courage. Lam)
gentlemen, your humble servant,
JOHN BARRY.""
To the Honorable John Hancock, Esq;
or any of the Marine Committee..
O ALL persons who are willing to supply the troops of
this province now raising with the following rations, viz.—
one pound of beef or three quarters of a pound of pork, or
one pound of mutton per man per day—One pound of Hour
or bread per man per day—Three pints of peas or beans, at
fix. Killings per bulhel, per man per- week, or vegetables
equivalent thereto—Haifa pint of ripe or one pound of In
dian meal per man per wee^— One pint of milk per man per
day—One quart of. small beer per man per day, or nine gal
lons of molalfes for one hundred men per week—One gill of
vinegar per man per week—Three pounds ofcandles for one
hundred men per week for guards —Twenty-four pounds foft or
eight of hard soap for one hundred men per week—Are desired
to bring or fend their proposals on or before the fifteenth in
fant, to GEORGE GRAY, DAVID-RITTENHOUSE and
MICHAEL HILLEGAS, appointed by the Alterably to con
tra& with them.
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