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and jurifdiftions which any Commissioners and As
sessors heretofore enjoyed under the late laws of
the province of Pennsylvania, and shall proceed in
railing, levying and'colle&ing the said sum of Four
Shillings in the pound and twenty Shillings per
month, in the fame manner and under the fame
appeals, rates, directions, penalties and forfeitures,
in all refpe&s, as in and by the several Laws of the
late Government oi Pennlylvania, which were in
force on the firft day of July last for railing, levy
ing, collecting and paying the assessments and taxes
of said Government, laving and excepting only
such parts of the fame Laws as are hereby altered
er supplied.
And be it further ordained and declared by the
authority aforefaid, That the direction in the said
Laws shall be effectual to all intents and purposes
for railing, levying, collecting, securing and ac
counting for the said rates and sums of money, and
for levying and recovering the penalties and for
feitures, and all other matters and things thereun
to belonging, as fully and effectually as if the fame
were particularly and at large repeated and insert
ed in this ordinance, except in such cases as are
herein afeertained, provided for or altered.
And be it further ordained and declared by the
authority aforefaid, That the Commiflioners, on
any appeal from the rate or assessment of Twenty
Shillings per month, may remit the whole, or any
part thereof, in case of the poverty, sickness or bo
dily inability to labour, of the Non-Associator, or
other such case as would exempt an Associator from
muttering or marching, when duly called thereto,
but in no other case whatever.
And whereas persons above fifty years of age are
exempted from personal service, by reason of their
inability to bear the fatigue of military duty; yet
it is but just and reasonable that they should con
tribute towards the security of their property: Be
it therefore ordained and declared by the authority
aforefaid, That all and every such person, above
the age of fifty years, shall pay the like sum of Four
Shillings in the pound on the annual value of their
cftates.
Provided always, That this tax shall not be levied
on, or paid by, any such person above fifty years
of age, who shall have one or more sons who are
Associators, unmarried, and residing with his or
their father. And provided allo, That if any
person, above the age of fifty years, who shall be
judged, by the commanding officer of the battalion,
fit for military duty, shall voluntarily enter into the
Association, then and in such case such person shall
be exempted from paying the said tax. And pro
vided also, that Nothing herein contained shall pre
vent or obftrud the levying, collecting and paying
the fines heretofore let on Non-Associators by the
late Assembly, but the fame shall be collected under
the fame penalties, in the fame manner, and by the
fame persons as are mentioned and appointed to
levy and colled the monies to be railed by virtue
of this ordinance.
Faffed in Convention, Sept. 14, 1776, and signed
by their order, B. FRANKLIN, President.
Attef. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
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L O N DO N. June 26.
On Thursday last arrived at Spithead, the trans
port with the Waldeck troops on board; and they
are preparing for their immediate departure for
America.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, June 23.
“ Saturday night arrived at Spithead 16 fail of
transports from Bremcrlehe, with the last division
of Hessian troops, amounting to 1500, who are all
well; and this morning four transports from the
Downs arrived at Spithead, which we hear are the
last. We have now four men of war, four frig
ates, and several finall armed vessels, who are to
convoy the transports to America, which amount
to about 60 fail in all, and are all ready to fail at
an hour's notice."
Extract of a letter from Amflerdam, May 20.
G% Since the beginning of Marcli to the present
time, no less than seven vessels have failed, and
three are up, and will fail in eighteen days hence
for Surinam, and other Dutch settlements, all
loaded with German and Polish emigrants to fettle
there, most of whom would have gone for Britiih-
America, had it not been for the present disturb
ances.
Extras of a letter from Paris,, June 15.
" It is said, that the Ambassadors from Spain,
Portugal and England, are to have a meeting with
our ministers at Verfailes, in order to endeavour
to fettle matters between Spain and Portugal, upon
an amicable footing. A marriage is even said to
be on foot between the Princess Elizabeth, filler of
the King, and the Prince de Beira, of Portugal."
The following article of intelligenc is an au
thenticated fad; —Lately a gentleman, who is a
midshipman of a frigate now lying at Portsmouth,
(and son to the Hon. Mr. Scott, brother to the Earl
of Delorrine) being up in the shrouds of his veflel,
was by some accident shaken off, and thrown into
the sea; the tide was going out with the utmost
rapidity, and the young gentlemen, who could
not swim, was in the greatest danger of perishing.
A seaman, who happened to be near him on the
shrouds when he fell, feeing his lituatiop, but fee
ing also that if he descended regularly, and waited
to get a boat out, the youth mull inevitably be loft,
generously plunged into the deep, swam after him,
and fortunately came up with him when he was
just exhausted. The ship taking the alarm during
this interval, a boat was dispatched with all pos
sible haste after both, and the honest tar, with the
young gentleman in his hand, was soon brought
on board amidst the general acclamations of the
flip's company.
St. JAMES's, May 14. The King has or
dered a writ to be issued under the Great Seal of
Groat-Britain for summoning Frances Osborne,
Elq; commonly called Marquis of Carmathen, up
to the House of Peers, by the stile and title of
Baron Osborne of Kiveton in the county of York.
The King has granted to her Grace the Dutchefs
of Argyll the dignity of a Baroneis of the kingdom
of Great-Britain, by the name, stile, and title of
Baroness Hamilton, of Hameldon in the county of
Leicester; and the dignity of a Baron to heirs male.
The King has also granted the dignity of Baron
of the Kingdom of Great-Britain unto the follow
ing gentlemen, and their heirs male, viz.
Alexander Hume Campbell, Esq; commonly cal
led Lord Polwarth, by the name, stile, and title
of Baron Hume of Berwick.
John Stuart, Esq; commonly called Lord Mount
Stuart, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Car
diff of Cardiff Cattle in the county of Glamorgan.
The Right Honorable Sir Edward Hawke,
Knight of the Bath, by the name, stile, and title of
Baron Hawke of Towdon in the county of York.
The Right Honorable George Onflow, by the
name, stile, and title of Baron Cranley of Imber
Court in the county of Surry.
The Right Honorable Sr Jeffery Amherst, Knight
of the Bath, by the name, stile, and title of Baron
Amherst of Holmefdale in the county of Kent.
Sir Brownlow Cuft, Bart, by the name, stile and
title of Baron Brownlow of Belton in the county of
Lincoln.
CHARLESTOWN, (South-Carolina) August 14.
Since our latl his Excellency General Lee, and
Brigadier Gen. Howe have set out for Georgia.
Ten very fine double fortified 9 pounders, lately
belonging to the Afteon frigate, and several anchors,
spars, &c. which the men of war thought prudent
to leave behind them on the night of June 28 have
been taken up and brought to town. The search
is still continued, and it is expected moll of the guns
will be got up.
By letters of the 6th instant from the camp two
miles below Keowee, in the Cherokee country, we
have the following interesting intelligence:
On the 311 k of July, some of Col. Williamson's
scouts took two white men prisoners, who had been
sent to get cattle for the enemy They informed
the Colonel that Cameron had come over the bills
a few days before with 12 white men; and that he,
with the Seneca and some other Indians, in all about
150, were then encamped at Cowanarofs, about 30
miles from Twenty-Three-Mile Creek, where our
army then lay encamped; and that their women
and children had all retired from the towns to the
neighbourhood of the fame place. This intelligence
determined the Colonel to march that evening, at
the head of 330 horsemen, taking the two prisoners
with him. His intention was to leave the horses
two miles behind, with a party to guard them, and
surround the enemy's camp by day-break. The river
Keowee lying in his route, and being only payable
at a fort at Seneca, obliged him to take that road.
About one o'clock in the morning he arrived at the
outskirts of that town, which he had received ac
counts of being entirely abandoned; and therefore
little expected to meet with any opposition there.
The enemy, however, having received some inti
mation of his march, had taken possession of the
firft houses, and posted themselves behind a long
fence, fluffed with twigs and corn blades, on an
eminence close to the road where the party was to
pass; they allowed the guides and advanced guard
to come aimoil up to the houses, when they fired
five or fix guns, but without doing any other da
mage than killing one of the guides horses. They
immediately afterwards b^gan a very heavy fire on
our advanced guard and main body, by which Mr.
Francis Salvador was (hot in three different places,
Col, Williamson had his horse shot under him, and
eight men were badly wounded and two slightly.
Mr. Salvador falling among the bushes, it being
dark, and both parties mixed, they unluckily got
his scalp. The Indian was seen by Captain Smith,
who would have prevented his accomplishing his
cruel purpose, had he net thought it was Mr Sal
vador's servant taking care of his master. He died
in about three quarters of an hour after. The whole
army regretted his loss, as he was univerfdl.lv loved
George Pitt, Esq; by the name, stile, and title of
Baron Rivers of Stradfieldfay in the county of
Southampton.
Nathaniel Ryder, Es; by the name, stile. and
title of Bai on Harrowby of Harrowby in the county
of Lincoln.
Thomas Foley, Esq; of Great Witley in the
county of Worcester, by the name, stile, and title
of Baron Foley of Kinderminfter in the county of
Worcester.
and esteemed by them. Two of the wounded died
next morning.
Our party soon recovering from their surprise,
kept up a brisk fire on the places where the Haflies
of the enemy's guns were seen, and soon drove them
from their fences and houses. Their loss is not
known, but from the number of blankets, Ihirts,
tomahawks, &c. left fcfmeared with blood, and the
bloody tracks which marked their retreat, it is hip
poled to be considerable. Col. Williamson remain
ed on the ground till day break, and burnt all the
houses on both sides the river, and destroyed their
corn, &c. judging that the party he had defeated
would immediately proceed to their camp, and ap
prize them of his approach, and having made an
appointment to meet Colonels Neel and Thomas at
Sugar town; the Colonel, after leaving a party to
take care of the wounded, and bury the dead re
turned to his camp. Next day, in confluence of
this appointment, the whole army proceeded to
the neighbourhood of Keowee, where they en
camped; and on the 4th, a party of 400 men was
sent to burn that town and Sugar town, which they
effected. They found only an old lame Indian, who
informed them the others had left the towns four
days before, on a white man's telling them a large
army was at Paris's, which probably may be Cote.
Neel and Thomas's party. He would not tell where
the Indians were gone to.
On the 6th, the Colonel marched at the head of
65® men after the enemy, being fully determined to
carry fire and sword throughout their country.
P HI L A D ELPH I A.
By letters received yesterday from New-York we
are informed, that the enemy were encamped but
two miles from Head quarters —that they were
landing all their heavy artillery from Long-Iflund
at Horns-hook—and that an attack was shortly ex
peded on our lines, which were very formidable.
From sundry gentlemen who arrived from New-
Yoik yesterday and the day before, we colled the
following intelligence—that General Washington
last Monday having received intelligence that an
advanced party of the enemy was approaching his
lines at Haerlem, he prepared to attack them with
one party in front, whilll another attacked them in
the rear to prevent their retreat, which was nearly
effeded, when the enemy after a Imari engagement,
secured their retreat under cover of their men of
war in the East river. Col. Knolton commanded
one party, and Major Leech the other, the former
killed and the latter wounded. That the regulars
had IoE thirty men killed. That we had taken three
field pieces and loft only five men. We are also in
formed that on Sunday evening last our people had
sent three fire ships down upon the enemy's fleet,
one of which had grappled with a man of war, but
TO BE SOLD.
A LIKELY, healthy Negroe M A N, about 25
. years of age, can take care of horses, drive a
carriage, or wait at table. Enquire of the Printer. *
DESERT E D from the Ranger armed veflel,
the 13th of September, THOMAS WARD,
a Seaman, born in Dublin, about 22 years .of age,
about 5 feet 7 inches high, fair complexion, frefh
coloured, little pitted with the small pox, is pretty
fat and much given to drink and swearing. Wore
when he went away a red jacket, flriped trowfers
and a round hat, he was seen two days ago at
Chester.
On the 17th inst. ANDREW HANCOCK,
country born, about 5 feet 9 inches high, has a
sickly look, and black curled hair. Wore when he
went away a thickset waillcoat without sleeves, llri
ped shirt and oznabrigs trowfers. Whoever secures
said defertefs and puts them on board any of the
armed Gallics or in gaol, shall have FOUR DOL
LARS Reward for each. J ROBERT HUME n
Armine and Elvira,
A Legendary Tale,
To be bad of the Printer; Also a few of the
Man of Real Senfibjlity.
the man of war ditentangling herfelf, they burnt to
the waters edge without doing any damage.
Extract of a letter from Boson, September 8.
" Capt. Prodor is confined in the common gaol
in Halifax, is treated most barbarously, and had
been in irons ten weeks on board the Mercury man
of war; they threaten to take away his life, but he
despises their threats, all that he wants is to meet
his enemies in the field. Hehas been in Halifax gaol
about five weeks, together with Colonel Allen, Mr.
Lovell, and 2$ others."
GUN CARRIAGES Wanted.
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, September 18, 1776.
Refokrd, That Col. Bayard and Col. Matlack
be appointed to employ proper persons to make a
number of Gun Carriages for the service of this
State. Extract from the Minutes.
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.
Workmen capable of this business, and willing
to undertake any part of it, are requeued to apply
immediately—Associators will have a preference.