The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-15 00:00:00, page 3

N E TCP ORT, October 7 .
Last Thurlday a prize brig, loaded with rum and sugar,
went up the halt paßage. She was bound from Antigua for
the Biiiifh facet and army at New-York, and taken by the
privateer Indufby, Capt. Then^as Child, who. had taken
another large trig from Jamaica, loaned with sugar, mahogany
and logwoods which, we hear, is fafe arrived at the eakward,
A ship loaded with^dry goods, bound to Quebec, and
taken by Capt. Crawford, went into a fafe port yesterday ;
about the lame time, an ther ship from Jamaica, with sugar,
rum, &c. taken by Capt. Coffin, went into a lecure hur,b(ur.
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PHILA 1/ h.LrhiA, Oct 15
Extract of a letter from Boflon, dated Odober 7, 1776.
" The prize taken by Capt. Greely, and lent firit into
Marbiehcad, has, since came round here. She has papers to
the middle of August, which give particular accounts of the
Spaniards invading the kingdom of Portugal, and taking
pcileffion of several towns. „ The inference is plain, war is or
mult De declared. The mate of a London ship, brought up
this evening by Capt. Atkins, informs, that the Ministry are
folulpiciou ) of plots and conipiracies being laid, that four
perlon, dare not be seen converting together in London, for
they are immediately uifperled. A privateer is just arrived at
Salem, alter taking three prizes, one of which is loaded with
dry goods to the amount of thirty seven thousand pounds
fretting. This fine prize has not yet arrived. A day seldom
pages without provision vessels, Jamaicamen, Londoners, or
Something is taken."
Extract of a letter from Harlem, dated October 13, 1776.
" Y citerday morning about four thouiand of the enemy
landed at Fagg's or frog's point, about fix miles above us.
A detachment was immediately lent to oppose them ; the
enemy got p ffeffion of the point; but, as 1 was informed
last night, had made no farther progress. Our people, lam
told, had taken up a bridge, which was there, and fellefl
trees actols the read, to obftrud them till a reinforce
ment could arrive. In the afternoon forty two fail passed
the mouth of Harlem river; in their way to the po.nt; they
confined of sloops, fchoon^rs, brigs, and nine ships. I ex
pert there will be bloody work thereto day. From the num
ber of men landed, and the ships that went up, 1 think this
cap be n feint, but that the main body of Howe's army must
be there, and that there he intends to make his cou. This
week will probably tinilh the campaign.
" The day before yesterday the General's barge, which had
run up the North river before the ships, returned, and came
oppcfite to Mount Washington, where our people mistook her
for one of the enemy's boats, fired at her, killed three men,
and wounded the Captain. Upon the ships arrival at Dobb's
ferry, they landed tome men, and plundered a store-house,
which is all the damage I hear of.their doing."
Extract cl a letter iron a field officer of South Carolina,
dated Camp at Kepwee, dated August 14, 1776.
“ On the hxth inst. I marched trom my camp, about two
miTs below this place, with about seven hundred chosen men,
to surprise Cameron and the Indians, who-were said to be en
camped at Oeonoufel; when I arrived there, I found the
camp deserted. I destroyed the houses and c rn that we?e
there. 1 then proceeded towards Toogola, where, when I
arrived, I found the houses all burnt down on the other fide
of the river, but (he corn and all the houses on this fide hand
ing, which 1 intirely cut down and destroyed, and detatched
one hundred men on horseback, who destroyed another place,
and the corn, &c. about fix miles distance, and took about
three hundred raw d^ifkins ; the ninth I marched for and
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destroyed the corn at Eftaloe, having before sent of Captains
Anderson and Pickens to reconnoitre the mountains hear the
river, who returned, and informed me that they had seen se
veral Indians, on the hills on each fide the river. I marched
at five o'clock next morning, and in fording the river about a
mile above where I encamped, the front, being advanced
about half way over, was fired upon by a considerable body
of white men and Indians, y/ho had taken the advantage of
the ground along the river fide, and on a high hill, which
commanded the ford and landing place ; being but a few
men, they retreated to the bank, where they returned the fife
with spirit; a general fire now ensued on both sides the river,
which is here about forty yards wide; being betwixt the two
parties, I ordered out a party to proceed up the river, about
half a mile, in order to endeavor to cross there, and take
them behind, but found it impracticable, the enemy having
secured every part. I then ordered a strong party on a hill,
which commanded an open field, and part of the hill on the
other fide, and had the Indian canoes brought over the ri
ver, in which about two hundred and twenty men crossed
it, about two in the afternoon, ' which the enemy per
ceiving quitted the ground, and left me in possession thereof,
where I found nothing but some marks of blood. I do not
know the number of killed and wounded of the enemy, on
my fide one Lieut, and four privates are wounded, bu. none
of them dangeroufiy ; I had the houses and corn here,alfo
burnt and destroyed, and encamped on a convenient foot till
the next morning, the eleventh, when I marched, burnt and
destroyed the houses and corn on Brass T@wn creek, here I
encamped ; the twelfth, 1 proceeded about twelve miles to
Tomilie, where I found a large quantity of corn, and de„
tached Capt. Pickins with sixty men to reconnoitre the hills,
where, about three in the afternoon, they discovered a spy
from the enemy, on whom they fired and followed, and after
running some small distance, about thirty five of them en
gaged a large number of the enemy. On hearing of the fir
ing at Tom.fie, 1 immediately hurried to their affidance, with
about one nundred and fifty men, and came upon their back
about a mile from Tomifie, when a sharp firing ensued, which
lalted about an hour and a quarter, when the enemy gave
way with considerable loss, sixteen dead bodies being found
in about the ipace of one hundred and fifty yards, whom our
people scalped. They were r o nearly engaged that th ee of
the Indians were ki led by our people, with their own knives
and tomhawks. From apparent circumstances, I cannot
think there could be lei's than sixty Indians killed and
wounded in this affair. We had one man killed, and fifteen
wounded, three of which since dead, and the rest in a fair
way to do well. Here 1 encamped for 'he night, and the
next day, thirteenth, reached this camp late in the evening.,
On Tuesday the eighth instant, at one o'clock in the morn
ing, departed this life, in the sixty second year of her age?
Mrs. ELIZABETH ROSS, relent of JOHN ROSS, Esq;
late Couhcellor at Law in this city ; and on Wednesday her
remains, attended by a number of the most refpe&able inha
bitants, were interred in St. Paul's church.
{^The COMMITTEE of PRIVATES are requefled to meet
at Mr. Thorn's schoolhouse, on Wednesday evening at fix
o'clock, and it is hoped they will not fail to attend, as busi
ness wilbbe laid before them of the utmost importance.
By order of the Cimmitte,
Oa. 14, 1776. W. THORNEy Chairman, pro. tern.
Vendue by William Adcock, to
morrow at one o'clock.'