The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-29 00:00:00, page 4

PHI L ADELPHI A, June 29.
Txtraft of a letter from New-York, dated the twenty
eighth inflant, “ Certain intelligence is (his minute arrived
that the armed vessels, Schuyler and Montgomery, retook
yesterday and brought into Five-Island inlet, four prizes,
viz. two brigs from Brazil, leaded with oil ; a schooner
belonging to cape Ann, leaded with molasses and sugar ; a
sloop, with flour and lumber, from Rhode-Inland. One of
the prisoners informed that Gen. Howe is arrived, at the
Hock, in the Greyhound ; that the fleet failed from Halifax the
ninth instant,. being one hundred and thirty fail, and may be
soon expefted at the Hook. One of the soldiers concerned in
the plot is to be hanged this morning. Yesterday there were
eleven fail at the Hook."
We hearthat some of the Highlanders, lately taken, assert,
that they were told, before they failed, that they were sent hi
ther to take possession of forfeited farms, the rebels^ having
been drove by the King's troops several hundred miles into the
country. One or more of them also declare, that, out of the
number inlifted in Scotland for the American service, four
hundred deserted on their march from Perth to Greenock.
A Boston paper, of June 20, fays “ We have now upwards
of four hundred Highlanders confined in the work-house and
alms-house, who, we hear, are soon to be distributed in the
country towns."
For the PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST.
EVERY moment that I reflea on our affairs, the more
am I convinced ofthe necessity of a formal Declaration of
Independence. Reconciliation is thought of now by none
but knaves, fools and madmen ; and as we cannot offer terms
of peace to Great-. Britain, until, as other nations have done
before us, we agree to call ourselves by some name, I thall
rejoice to hear the title of the United States of America,
in order that we may be on a proper footing to negociate a
peace.
Besides, the condition of those brave fellows who have fal
len into the enemy's hands as prisoners, and the rifle which
every man runs, who bears arms either by land or sea in the
American cause, makes a declaration of independance abso
lutely necessary, because no proper cartel for an exchange
of prisoners can take placewhile we remain dependants. It is
some degree of comfort to a man, taken prisoner, that he be
longs to some national power, is the fubjedtof some date that
will fee after him. Oliver Cromwell would have sent a me
morial as powerful as thunder to any King on earth, who dar
ed to have used prisoners in the manner which ours have been.
What is it that me have done in this matter ? No hing. Ve
were fubje&s of Great-Britain, and must not do these things.
Shame on your cowardly fouls that do them not ! You are not
fit to govern.
Were Britain to make a conquest of America, I would,
for my own part, choose rather to be conquered as an inde
pendant fate than as an acknowledged rebel. Some foreign
powers might interpose for us in the firft case, but they can
not in the latter, because the law of all nations is agaihft us,.
Bcfi es, the foreign European powers will not be long neutral,
and unless we deciare an independance, and fend embassies
to seek their friendfhip, Britain will be beforehand with us;
for the moment that she finds that she cannot make a con
quest of America by her own flrength, she will endeavour to
make an European affair of it. Upon the whole, we may be
benefited by independence, but we cannot be hurt by it, and
eve.) man that is agaiaft it is a traitor.
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The firft Campaign.
A TRA Cf: -COMEDY of Five Acts, containing
twenty-11^ scenes, amongst which are the following, viz.
A pleafiny b ene between Roger and Dick, two Shepherds
near Lexingo i.
Clarify, t~: A very moving feene on the death of Doctor
Warren, &c. m^ chamber near Boston, the morning after the
battle at Bunker. Hill.
A humorous feene between the Boatfivain and a sailor on
board a man of war, near Norfolk in Virginia.
Two very laughable feenes between the Boatswain, two
sailors, and the cook, exhibiting specimens of feafaring ora
tory, and peculiar eloquence of those sons of Neptune, touch
ing Tories, cohvids, and black regulars; and between Lord
Kidnapper and the Boatswain.
A very black feene between Lord Kidnapper and Major
Cudgo.
A religious feer^ between Lord Kidnapper, Chaplain, and
the Captain.
A feene the Lord Mayor, &c. going to St. James's with
the address.
A droll feene, a council of war in Boston, between Ad
miral Tombstone, Elbow-Room, Mr. Caper, Gen. Clinton,
and Earl Piercy.
A diverting feene between a Whig and a Tory.
A Spirited feene between Gen. Prefcot and Col. Allen.
A Locking feene, a dungeon, between Col. Alien and an
officer of the guard.
Two affecting feenes in Boston, after the flight : f the Re
gulars from Lexington, between Lordßofton, me <ger, and
officers of the guard.
A patriotic it me, in the campat Cambridge. 7 cen the
Generals Wr. bigton., Lee and Putnam, &c. & # in
With a c',el< ation, preface, address of the<fr of Li
berty to tL orc ngrefs, dramatis perfonre, prolog mo 'ilogue,
and a song ha, u.lb of King Tammany, the A , file Saint.
A truly da: . atic performance interspersed, ag Mt, hu
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