The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-15 00:00:00, page 2

WILLIAMSBUR G, January 27.
Extrafl of a letter from Col. Woodford to the Hon. the Pre
sident of the Convention, dated Norfolk, Jan. 21, 1776.
" We have had a party, these ten days, upon Tanner's
creek, who yesterday had a brush with a tender's boat attempt
ing to land at Sprowie's plantation ; they beat her off, and
killed one man. About four this afternoon, another heavy
cannonading began from the Liverpool and Otter, during
which the enemy landed and set fire to some houses that re
mained unhurt, near to what is called Town Point wharf. I
font strong parties to reinforce our water guards. We had
three fine men killed with cannon shot, and one wounded,
who, it is thought, will lose his arm. We have found one
fiilor and two Negroes dead, and suppose many others were
killed and wounded, that were carried off in their boats.
Captains Green and Markham arrived in the height of the
f.re.
By Captain Green, just arrived from Norfolk, we learn
that the day after the late cannonading, from the Liverpool
and Otter, two sailors were taken prisoners a little below the
new didiliery, in search of water (of which the fleet is greatly
in want) who informed, that a number of men were wounded
in the fray at the Town Point wharf, and carried off in the
boats. And Captain Green tells us, that the enemy appear
as solicitous to conceal tifrir dead and wounded as their bro
ther savages the Indians, who have always been remarkable
for that piece of fineffe.
N E W-Y O R K, February 10.
Yesterday arrived here a transport, with a number of troops
on board ; it is laid there is a man of war and more transports
below, as a considerable firing was*heard at the Narrows yes
terday afternoon.
By a letter from an officer, in the Continental army before
Quebec, dated January 20th, we learn, that Gen. Carleton
{allied out with a party to attack our hospital, on which our
people engaged them, and drove them into the town, killed
nation. That he was of opinion, that there was no dishonor
at all in any kind of amicable adjustment ofdomeftic quarrels ;
and that he would rather yield an hundred points, vdien it was
Englishmen that gave and received, than a tingle point to a.
foreign nation; and that we were in such circumilances that
we mutt yield to either one or the other.
[Our wifht 1 fatisfy the expeditions of the public as early
as p ffible, induced us to lay before them io much of the
outline cf this celebrated fyeech, this night, as we could.
As soon as possible we shall give the remainder; the whole of
which was acknowledged, by all th fe who were happy
enough to hear it, one of the ablest in point of matter, me
thod, and argumentative conviction ever delivered in that
houfe.]
It lasted three hours and a half, and was listened to with a
moil profound and uninterrupted attention. The motion
made by Mr. Burke was; " '1 hat leave be given to bring in
a bill to compose the present troubles, and for quieting the
minds of his MJefty's subjects in America."
Mr. Burke then read to the House a bill which .he had pre
pared, with such provisions and regulations as he judged equal
to the attainment of this molt deferable end, which we hope
will be made public, as never could general curiosity be ex
cited by dearer or greater interests.
Nov. 21. Numbers of seamen are out of employment at
port Glasgow, Greenock, &c. owing to the stagnation of the
American trade.-
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sixteen of the enemy, and took twelve prisoners. Our loss
was only four killed, and three taken prisoners,.
PROVIDENC E, February?.
Capt. Manly, of the Lee privateer, of ten guns, last week
took two valuable prizes and carried the'fn into Plymouth.
On Tuesday as he was again putting out to sea, he was at
tacked by two armed vessels, whom he engaged about an hour,
when one of them struck, but before he could take poffeffiou
of his prize, another armed vessel of sixteen guns engaged him,
and his vessel being much damaged, and the enemy greatly
superior in krength, he was obliged to tow her into Marlh
fieid.
PHI LADELPII IA, E^pruary 15,
We hear that the following public Bodi^viz. the Hon.
House of Affembfy^the Mayor and Corporation, the Com
mittees of Safety and Infpedion, the City Battalions and
Rilie Companies, are invited to attend the Honorable Conti
nental Congress on Monday next, in the Procession and
funeral Solemnities appointed to the Memory of General
Montgomery and the other brave Officers and Men, who
glorioully fought and fell with him, in the Cauie of Ameri
can Liberty, before Quebec.
The Procession will set out from the State-House at eleven
o'clock, and passing up Fourth-flieet to the new Calvinist
Church, will be joined at Dr. Smith's House by the Clergy of
the City and Faculty of the College. No Person can be: ad
mitted into the Body of the Church, till the Procession enters ;
but a Part of the Gallery, capable of containing about four
hundred Persons, will be relerved for Ladies and Strangers,
whole public Spirit may induce them to honor the Solemnity ;
and as they can only be introduced by Tickets, they will
be pleased to apply for the fame, to any of the following Gen
tlemen, viz. Mr. Bremner, Mr. Hare, Col. Bache, Capt.
Peters, or Dr. Kuhn ; and to be seated before eleven o'Clock.
A gentleman, who arrived lalt night in a vessel from Ca
diz, fays that the English Consul, at that place, told him he
had received a letter from Lord Weymouth, in which his
Lordihip informed him that Lord Howe and Captain Bar
rington were to go to America, in order to TREAT with
the CONGRESS.
Last Monday the Hon. General Assembly of this province
met here according to adjournment.
From Europe we learn, that two oDthe transports, with the
Hanoverian troops, were cast away, one near Dunkirk, and
the other on the Isle of Rea, at the bottom of the Bay of
Biscay.
On Tuesday last Capt. —, from Fyal and Lisbon
arrived here. He left Fyal the middle of October, at which
time two Englilh men ot war were cruising off there and had
taken and made prizes of seven fail of whalers. He left
Lisbon the nineteenth of November, and informs, that the
night before he failed, there arrived a packet from England,
and it being reported that she had orders for seizing all Ame
rican Blips in that port, the Captain made fail early in the
morning, to escape their clutches.—By the above, we have
reason to believe Lord North defpatched orders to seize our
property long before he asked leave to bring in a bill for that
purpole.
The fliip Rose, from this port for Ireland, is cast away in
the Englilh channel; the vessel and cargo loft.
The English men of war have taken the brig Greyhound,
Capt. Stevens, from this port for the Weft-Indies, and the
'hip Peggy, Capt. Davidson, allo from this port tor Europe,
both of which they fem into St. Kitts.