The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-04 00:00:00, page 2

N E W-Y O R K, July 3.
On Sunday last, one of our cruisers, on the south fide of
Long-island, took a large Bermudian built flpop from Hali
fax, laden with intrenching tools, &c. bound for this place ; in
which a number of the Bolton refugees are on board, among
whom, it is said, is R bert Aucl.muty, Esq; la r e judge of the
Admiralty at.Bofton and brother to the Rev, Dr. Auchmuty,
of this city.
Last Saturday the ministerial fleet arrived at Sandy-Hook
from Halifax ; their number, it is said, consist of one hun
dred and thirty fail. Yesterday upwards of fifty of them came,
up to the Watering-place.
'We have undoubted authority to assure the public, that
Major Lamb, Captain Oswald (late Aid-de-Camp to Ge
neral Arnold) and Captain Burr, who were, taken prisoners.
at Quebec, when ihat most worthy affertor of our noble,
rights and privileges, General Montgomery, fell a victim to
ministerial vengeance, are on board the ministerial fleet at
Sandy Hook.
It is currently reported that our cruisers have taken thirteen
fail of transports to the eastward.
The House of Representatives of the Massachusetts-Bay
have laid an embargo upon all forts of provifi n from that
colony until the firlt day of November next, unless the tame
be laden on board any Ship or veffe.l, with intent to supply
the fleets and armies of the United Colonies, or the inha
bitants of feme other part or parts of that colony.
PHILAUELEHIA, July 4.
By accounts from Canada we learn, that our army have
retreated to lile aux Noix, from whence they have Sent their
tick and baggage to Crownpoint.
by the inspectors, which fliall be administered by any one of
the judges to the others, they being hereby authorized and
appointed to adminiller the fame.
And that the commiffn ners of the city and counties in this
province, when required, shall deliver unto the judges of said
election true duplicates of all the taxables in the several dis
tricts of their relpedive counties. And that the judges afore
faid shall, and are hereby required and impowerea to ad in
all cases reipetting said elections in the room and places of
She iffs, until the fame are hashed ; and when the polis are
ciofed, and the votes counted off, or call up, in the several
dillrids of such counties a are divided as aforefaid, thejudges
and inipedtors shall cause certified accounts thereof to bo taken
by feme of them, to their reipeftive county towns, on. the
next day, and of the names of the perlons chosen in the se
veral ciltrids, with the number of votes for each candidate;
which, %% hen compared and added together, the eight highest
numbers shall be the perlons to reprelent such county in Con
vention ; and allo that the judges, or any two of them, for
the city and counties refpcdiveiy, shall certify from u der
their hands and seals to the Convention, on the day appointed
for their meeting as aforefaid, a true , lift or certificate of the
names of the members so chosen, in the city and counties re
fpedtively, together with the number of votes for eacn of
them. And the Captains or commanding officer of each com,
pany. in the several battalions of this province are hereby
required to furnifh complete lifts of their companies tJ- the
judges and infpe£tors of the several districts, on the morning
of the election. Which persons, so chosen to be members of
the Convention, shall meet at Philadelphia on Monday the.
15th day of July npxt, in Convention as aforefaid.
[To be continued.].
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In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, Philadelphia, July 3, 1776.
Resolved, That all officers, prisoners of war in this province,
or coming into it, do in future wear, their uniform, when
ever they go abroad. And if any officer Brail be found here
after transgressing this order, he shall be taken up and. con
fined.
The several Committees are earnestly requested to fee this
regulation effectually carried into execution.
And whereas proper attention hath not been paid to the
following order of the Committee of Safety, it is again pub
lished, that all persons ccncerned may govern themselves
accordingly, as they may depend on its being ftriftly execu
ted.
In. Committee of Safety, May 1, 1776. :
All persons who are now prisoners upon parole in the dif
ferent parts of this province, a e ftri&ry enjoined not to leave
the diftiiCt that has been appointed for their residence, with
out the written permission of this Beard ; and all prisoners
who come into this city, by the licence of the Congress, ate
directed upon their arrival immediately to communicate such
licence to this Committee, and if any prisoners shall be found
trespassing against this order, their perlons will be imme
diately seized and imprisoned.
Extract from the minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary,
Extrad of a letter from Trenton, dated this morning (July 4)
five o'clock..
“ A gentleman, who this moment arrived, informs that
about half past twelve on yesterday noon, as he was passing
from Staten-Island to Brunswick, he was surprised by three
or four officers and about one hundred regulars, who detained
him upwards of two hours.
" In the course of his confinement he met with Courtland
Skinner, who told him that Gen. Howe, with his army, from
leven to ten thousand men, had landed the bight before, and
taken possession of every paL on the island. He fays he saw
molt of the troops, but, as they were dispersed through the
island, he could form no idea, of their numbers. Skinner
allo told him that the fleet fi >m England had arrived at the
Hook, on the night of their landing, with ten thousand men,
who were to land on Staten-island, as this morning ; that
they had placed two regiments opposite Amboy, had plar
several pieces of cannon there, and at each of the ferries.
He also asked the officers if the Commissioners were come,
to which they anfweied yes, and that they were the very men
most proper to fettle differences of this fort, and also told him.
they were determined to dislodge our worthy General from
New-York,
" He left New-York yesterday morning, where the Jersey
militia had molt of them arrived ; that the General and
his troops were in high spirits, and he supposes much dilap
pointed at this sudden movement of Howe's. 1 he Jersey mili
tia have turned out unanimously, to their great credit, but as
most of them are gone over to York, would it not be necvy
for Pennsylvania to fend them assistance ? The gentleman
thinks that both the General's express (if one was sent) and
the flage are in all probability flopped, for which reah,n I
thought it necessary to fend ,an express. 1 fear 1 Brail not be
able to join our worthy General ; however, I am determined to
try, and if I fail mull be fatisfied with having done my duty,
“ Howe treated him very genteelly, and difniifled him at
half past two. The enemy have taken several of the riflemen
who were on their way to Pennfy Ivania. I hope all such fcqun
drels, who will quit an army in fight of an enemy, may meet
the fame.fate.\'