The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-09 00:00:00, page 3

Since our last arrived the ffrft divifiqn of Connecticut for
ces, commanded by the Hon. Brigadier Generals Waterbury
and Wadiworth.
Yesterday seven seamen belonging to the Killingfworth
transport, of seven hundred tons, was brougat to town from
Long-island, having delerted the (hip the night before. They
fay the number of soldiers with the fleet i^ about eight thou
sand five hundred, who are ail encamped ; and that,many of
the seamen intended to desert the fleet when an opportunity
pretented..
Latt Wednesday night the Capt. of a transport, and four of
his men, were taken at the Narrows and brought to town.
They were looking for a boat that had gone adrift, and going
too near the ihor, were taken by the: riflemen. ,
A large number of Tories in Monmouth county, New-
Jersey, having taken up arms on purpofe* to assist the mihi
fcrial army on their arrival in that province,.have encamped
in a clear swamp near that place. A detachmentof Colonel
Mills's battalion are ordered to.difperfe and dif#m"them.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 9.
Yeflerday, at twelve o'clock, INDEPENDANCY was de^
cla: d at the State-Hcufe in this city, in the presence of ma
in t ^ufand fpe&a,ors, who teftified their approbation of it by
repeated acclamations of joy.
. Extract of a letter trom.bt. Euffatia, dated June 13, 1776.-
" In a Bristol paper of May fourth, it is laid the foreign
troops were 0. dered to fail with the fleet,and that Lord Howe
tock leave of, ,and_fet out from, court, on. the fecund pf May,
to take the command. It is Rill uncertain . about the. Com
miffipuers, but on the 13th of April it was said commissions.
were making out.to appoint five. Lord and Gen. Howe, and.
Mr. Cornwallis, were three of them,, the other two uncer
tain ; but. tome said they were to be G' ernor Pownall
and one Mr. Mills; they are toreceive you r llbmiffions, and
grant pardons;; but not till you have lajq § bwn your arms.
About five hundred, vessels are to carry tH /word and olive
branch, with a great number of flatbrorl ^d boats, nine
thousand waggons,, twenty-seven hundred orfes, and from
thirty to fifty thousand men ; the number . pears hid uncer
tain, but no doubt their numbers are great, 1 by all which it is
to be supposed great-ceremony is to be died on this meft so
lemn uccafipn. Burgoyne is to command ; s Quebec, Howe
at York, and Clinton to the southward ; L^d Howe to com
mand the whole. The Queen has brougl another Princess
to the nation. The Dutchefs of Kinghor.has had her trial,
and was found guilty, but plead the benefit of clergy and
got eff; she is lince flew over to France, to avoid a writ of
ne exeat regi.o." O
Yehe.day at the election for the Provincial. Convention the
following gentlemen were elected members, viz..
For the Cty of Pliiadefbia.„ Benjamin Franklin, Owen
Bidale, George Clymer, Frederick Kuhl, Timothy Matlack,
Dayid.Rittenhoufe, James Cannon, George SchlofEr.
For the Couny, Frederick Antis, Henry Hill, Robert
Loller, John Bull, Joseph Blower, Thomas Potts, Edward
BuithM mew, William Coats.
For Bucks county. Joseph Hart, John Wilkinson, John Kel
ler, Samuel oman, William Van Horn, Abraham Middle
fwarts, jofeph Kirdbiidge, and John Griam.
Clement Biddle, Esq; is appointed Deputy Quarter Master
General to the dying camp in New-jersey, with the rank of
Colonel.'
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DANIEL ROBERDEAU and JAMES EWING.
The Piefident immediate y declared^ DANIEL ROBER
DEAU FIRST BRIGADIER GENERAL, and )AMES
EWING SECOND BRIGADIER .GENERAL.
Resolved, that the Brigadier Generals shall have full power
and authority to call out any number of the Associators of
this colony into action, and their power to continue, uniefs
Superceded by the Convention, or by any authority under
theibappointment. .
R.folved, That the Prefident.of this Board shall have full
power and authority to grant commissions to the two Brigadier
Generals, to continue until commissions shall issue from the
Convention,, or any authority they may delegate to confirm or
fupercede them..
Resolved, That we will march under the command and di
rection of our Brigadier Generals to the assistance of all
or any of the FREE and INDEPENDENT STATES, of
AMERICA.
Resolved, That the Associators to be drafted out of each
county by the Brigadier Generals, shall be in the fame pro
portion as that directed by the late Provincial Conference in
Philadelphia,,
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, July 8, 1776.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that
no persons employed, by or by order of this Committee, in
making guns, gunlocks, cheveaux de frize, piers or any other
work for the account of the^public, should quit their em
ployments to march with the militia now to be drawn out,
without the special leave of this Board.
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT Secretary.
At a meeting of the officers and privates of fifty-three battali
ons of the Associators of the colony of Pennsylvania, at
Lancaster, on the fourth day of July,. 1776, on notice to
choose two Brigadier Generals to command the battalions
and forces in the said colony, .
Colonel GEORGE ROSS was unanimously chosen
President, and
Lieut.. Colonel DANIEL CLYMER was unani
mously chosen Secretary.
THE Protest of the Board of Officers of the five bat
talions of the city and liberties of Philadelphia to the
Assembly was read.
The Circular Letter signed by the Chairman, Col. Rober
deau, was read.
The Circular Letter from the Committee of Privates of the
city and liberties of Philadelphia, signed by the Chairman,
Mr. Samuel Simpson, was read. /
The Protest of the Privates of the city and liberties of Phi
ladelphia >to the Assembly, signed by Mr, Samuel Simpson,
was read.
A quellion was put, whether the officers and privates shall
vote by ballot separately.
Resolved unanimously in the affirmative.
Resolved, That both Brigadier Generals be voted for
at the fame, time, and that the higheit in votes be the Com
manding. Officer.
Adjourned till five o'clock, P. M.
P. M. five o'clock.
The officers and privates met according to adjournment.
Resolved, That the President, with Col. Mark Bird and
Capt. Sharp Delany, be Judges of the eledion for Brigadier
Generals..
The poll was. then opened, and after calling up the fame,
the majority of voters were for