The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-01 00:00:00, page 2

N E W-YO RK, July 31.
The Rev. Synod of New-York and Philadelphia, at their
meeting in May last, appointed the second Thursday in Au
gult to be observed as a day of humiliation, sassing and prayer,
to Almighty God, by all the congregations under their care,
on account of the present opprefled and bleeding date of our
country.
Since Qur lag upwards of fix thousand troops have arrived
here from l^ofton, Connecticut, &c. and more are daily ex
pected.
We have now, in and near this city, a body of fifty thou
fang effective men.'/'
On Monday last five of the men of war's boats endeavored
to land on Tappan meadows, where about fifteen inhabitants of
the neighbourhood concealed themselves in a fifhing hut, on
the edge of the'meadows, which they had barricaded up,' and
lay there until three of the boats were within foot of them,
when they fired, loaded again, and fired eleven rounds, with
out the loss of a man on dur fide. They killed several of the
enemy, as they'heard a great ffirieking and crying amongg
them." # #
An ORDINANCE to prevent th^ Counterfeiting
the Paper Money issued by the HQnocible the
Continental Congress, or by thi§ or any other
of the United American States.
^T7HEREAS great mifehiefs may arise to the United:
VV States of America, and the property of the good peo
ple inhabitants thereof rendered precarious and insecure, by
wicked and designing persons counterfeiting the paper bills of
credit, issued by the Honorable the Continental Congress,
or by any of the United States, of America, For remedy
whereof, be it ordained and declared, and it is hereby or
dained and declared by the Representatives of the Freemen of
the State,oft Pennsylvania in General Convention met, That
if apy perfcn or persons shall presume to counterfeit any of
the bills of credit issued, or hereafter to be issued, by the Ho
norable the Continental Congress, or by and under any laws
or resolves of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, or by the Legis
latures, or Assemblies, or Conventions, of this or any other of
theUnited States, by printing or procuring the fame to be print
ed, in the likeness of the said genuine bills of credit ; and
also if any perlon or persons shall forge the name or names of
•PHILADELPHIA, August 1.
The Congress privateer, Captain Craig, has taken and
carried into Egg-Harbour, a brig from Neyis. This prize is
said to be worth near twenty thousand pounds.
Extract of a letter from the camp at Elizabeth Town, July 25,
“ Yesterday nine of our rifle-men crofted the river, in order
to harrafs some regulars who were throwing up a kind of
bread-work on a bridge, for their centries, who kept firing
cn our men for some time, without doing any execution, till
one of the brave fellows went within a few yards of' the,,
enemy, and desired them to surrender ; at that , infant he
received a ball through his head, which killed him on the foot.
The Col. fent.over a flag of truce, to the commanding officer,
on the island, desiring leave to bring off his man, which the
officer very politely agreed to, and let.them take man, rifle,
and all his accoutrements.—-.After talking a little, he inquired
what news was hiring ? On being told that Gen. Clinton had
been defeated at Carolina, he bore it very well ; butsn being
acquainted that Lord Dunmore had been driven from Gwyn's
Island, he looked very much confuted."^
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the signers of the true bills of credit, to such counterfeit bills,,
whether the counterfeiting of the bills or names be done with
in this state or elsewhere, or shall utter such bills knowing
them to be so counterfeited as aforefaid, and being thereof
legally conyi&ed by confeffion, standing mute, or by verdift
of twelve men in any court of oyer and terminer hereafter to
be erected within this state, he, she, or they shall fuffer death.
And the discoverer or informer shall have, as an encourage
ment for his or her discovery, the sum of fifty pounds, to be
levied out of the goodsand chattels, lands and tenements of the
person convicted; and if no such goods or chattels, lands or
tenements, can be found, a reward of twenty pounds shall foe
paid out cf the public treafury.'And if any person of per-.
fobs shall counterfeit any of the said bills of credit, by altering
the denomination of the said bills, with design to increase
the value of such bills, or shall utter such bills knowing them
to be so counterfeited or altered as aforefaid, and shall be there
of legally convi&ed in any court of record hereafter to be
eftabtifhed in this state, such person or persons shall be sen
tenced to the pillory, and have both his or her ears cut off,
and nailed to she pillory, and be publicly whipped, on his or
her bast back, with thirty-one lalty.es well laidon.
And moreover, every such offender fhalj forfeit the sum of one
hundred pounds to be levied on hislands and tenements, goodr
and chatties, the one half to the use of the date, and the
other half to the discoverer. And the offender shall pay the
party double the value of the damages thereby sustained, to
gether with the colts and charges of prosecution ;' and in
case the offender hath not fufficient to fatisfy the discoverer
for his by/her damages and charges, and pay the forfeiture
aforefaid, in such case th^ offender fh^f, by - order of the
court where he. or die shall be qonvißed, be fold fog any term
not exceeding seven years, for fatisfaftion ; and in such case
the Treasurer of this state shall reward the discoverer of such
infoltent offender to the value of five pounds out of the pub
lic monies in his hands. And every such counterfeit bill
shall be delivered to the said Treasurer, to be burnt and de
ilroyed.
And be it farther ordained and declared, That the proper
bills of credit issued, by the Honorable the Continental Con
gress, or under the la;e laws, or by the resolves of th^ late
Assembly of Pennsylvania, shall be legal tender in all cases
whatsoever within this state.
By order of Convention,
GEORGE ROSS, Vice-Prefide^
Raffed August 1, 1776.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
In CQNGRES S, July. 2,2, 1776.
Resolved, That the several Commanders in Chief in each r
department bf directed to exchange any officer in the British
service, now a prisoner in any of these states, of or under the
rank of Colonel for Col. Ethan Allen.
Resolved, That the persons taken prisoners with Col. Ethan
Allen be put upoq the fame footing as tfofe in the Conti
nental fcrvice, and exchanged accordingly, as opportunity
presents. By order of Corigrefi,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
*, All the printers ate desired to publiih'tAe above order,
for the benefit of Col. Allen, who has fufibred much in the'
cause of his country.
0/7 The Members of the Committee of the county of Phi
ladelphia are requeued to attend at ten o'clock on Saturday
next, being the third day of Augu& at the house of Jacob
Neff.