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Faring of the flames, the erufh of falling houses,
and the wide spread ruin which every where ap
peared, formed a scene of horror great beyond de
ftription, and which was dill heightened by the*
darknufs of the night. Besides Trinity Church, the
Rector's House, the Charity School, the old Lu
theran Church, and many other fine buildings were
confirmed. St. Paul's Church and King's College
were dire&ly in the line of fire, but saved with very
treat difficulty. After raging about ten hours, the
re was extinguished between ten and eleven o'clock,
A. M.
During this complicated scene of devaluation
and didrefs, at which the mod savage heart might
relent, Several persons were discovered witli large
bundles of matches, dipped in melted rosin and
brimdone, and attempting to set fire to the houses.
A New England man, who had a Captain's com
miflion under the Continental Congress, and in
their service, was Seized with these dreadful imple
ments of ruin-^on being Searched, the sum of 500!.
was found upon him. General Robertson refeued
two of those incendiaries from the enraged Popu
lace, who had otherwise consigned them to the
flames, and reserved them for the hand of delibe
rate justice. One White a Carpenter, was obser
ved to cut the leather buckets which conveyed wa
ter—he allo wounded, with a cutlass, a woman
who was very active in handing water. This pro
voked the Spectators to such a degree, that they
instantly hung him up. One of those Villains set
fire to the College, and was seized; many others
were dete&ed in the like crime, and Secured.
The officers of the army and navy, the seamen
and Soldiers, greatly exerted themselves, often with
the utmoE hazard to themselves, and Ihewed all that
alertncfs and adivit" for which they are jufdy rde
brated on Such occahons. Tb their vigorous efforts
la pulling down inch wooden buildings as would
oondua the fire, it is owing, under Providence, that
the whole city was not consumed; for the number
of inhabitants was small, the pumps and fire engines
were very much out of order. This last circum
stance, together with the removal of our bells, the
time and place of the fire's breaking out, when the
wind was south, the city's being set on fire in so many
different places nearly at the fame time, so many
incendiaries being caught in the very fa& of setting
fire to houses: These, to mention no other particu
lars, clearly evince beyond the possibility of doubt,
that this diabolical affair was the result of a precon
certed, deliberate Scheme. Thus, the persons who
called themselves our friends and protedors, were
the perpetrators of this attrocious deed; which in
guilt and villainy is not inferior to the Gun-Powder
Plot: Whilst those who were held up as our enemies
were the people who gallantly ftept forth, at the
rifque of their lives, to Snatch us from dellrudion !
Our didreffes were very great indeed before; but
this disaster has increased them tenfold. Many
hundreds of families have loft their all; and are
reduced from a date of affluence to the lowest ebb
of want and wretchedness—destitute of shelter, food
or eloathing.
Surely, "there must be Some chosen curse—
“ some secret thunder in the Stores of Heaven; red
“ with uncommon wrath to blast" the miscreants,
who thus wantonly sport with the lives, property
and happiness of their fellow creatures, and un
feelingly doom them to inevitable ruin.
N E W-Y O R K, O&ober 21.
In consequence of the advertisement in our lad,
requeuing his Majesty's loyal Subjects, inhabitants
of the city and county of New-York, to meet at the
City-hall on Wednesday the 16th inst. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, a very large concourse of people
attended at the place and time appointed. The
members of his Majesty's Council, the Judges, and
all the other well affeded citizens, who were not
driven away by the hand of violence, or sent pri
soners to other provinces, were present; when a
decent and refpedable address to Lord Howe and
General Howe, the King's Commissioners for resto
ring peace to America, was read—Representing the
firm attachment of the inhabitants to our rightful
and gracious Sovereign George the Third, and
their sense of the constitutional Supremacy of Great
Britain over these Colonies, lamenting the interrup
tion of that harmony which formerly subsisted be
tween them, and praying that this city and county
might be restored to his Majesty's peace and
protection. The address was unanimously ap
proved and adopted, and it was agreed that the
inhabitants Should all sign it. But the number as
sembled being too great to sign at that time, two
refpedable citizens were appointed to attend at a
public house, adjoining the City-hall, from ten
o'clock A. M. to two o'clock P. M. every day,
to take fubferiptions till all had signed. As this
measure was rhe firft step that was necessary to be
taken on our part towards effecting a reconcilia
tion with Great-Britain, joy was lighted up in
every countenance on the profpe& of returning
peace and union with the perent hate. The popu
lace expressed the feelings of their hearts by loud
acclamations and Shouts of applause.
After this an effectionate address to his Excellen
cy William Tryon, Esq ; our worthy Governor,
was read—" requesting him to present the above
Address to the Commissioners, and otherwise to ex
ert himfelf that the prayer of it might be granted,"
This address was also unanimously approved and
agreed to, and the Hon. Mr. Chief justice Horf
manden was desired to sign and deliver it to his Ex
cellency, in behalf of the inhabitants.
The well known humanity of the Commissioners,
and the tender regard they have manifefted for
the welfare of America, in the several declarations,
afford the most flattering hopes that the address to
them will be productive of the desired effe&; and it
is most devoutly to be wiffied that the continent
may follow the example of this city, that the Ame
ricans in general may a^ail themselves of his Ma
jesty's clemency, and piternal goodness in offering
to restore them to his f oyal protection and peace.
Those who continue de tco such benevolence, and
thereby prolong the present deftru&ive and unna
tural rebellion, will be ; tterly inexcusable in the
fight of God and man. Their obstinacy mull be
deteded by the wife ar 1 virtuous; the inevitable
ruin attending it will b< unpitied by all, and pos
terity will execrate their memories.
On Monday lad the PerfeUs, Captain Elphin
fon, with eleven fail of -taniports having on board
troops and provisions an ived in port after a passage
of eleven weeks from ortfmouth. The Perseus
took two privateers and : trading vessel with a va
luable cargo off the coast and brought them fafe
into port.
On Friday 65 fail o' vessels, under convoy of
the Diamond and Ambufeade, with the second
division of the Heffiars and 1000 Waldeckers
under the command of the General Kniphaufen
and Schmidtz and a number of recruits for the
British troops, in all about 8000 effective men, ar
rived off Sandy Ho 4 They failed from Ply
mouth Sound the 27th of July. In the fleet are
several victuallers and %ffcls laden with draught
horses for the train and baggage of the army. In
the Diamond arrived the Earl of Winchelfea, and
the Hon. Mr. Finch, Son to the Earl of Aylesford.
It is remarkable that not one of so great a con
voy is miffing; and the troops are in exceeding
good health and spirits. The men of war brought
in some prizes.
When the snips left England a report of the
death of Gen. Conway prevailed at Portsmouth.
PHILADELPHI A.
Extract of a letter from Fort Lee, Nov. 2.
“ Six gentlemen who escaped from the fleet in
form us, that there are now seventy fail of trans
ports lying at Red-Hook, to take in three thousand
troops who are to go for Rhode-Ifland."
At the election held in this city last Tuesday,
agreeable to the appointment of Convention, the
following gentle— n we 4 selected Affem >lymen, viz,
for the City, Joseph Parker, Robert Morris, junr.
John Bayard, Michael Shubert, George Clymer,
Samuel Morris, junr.
County, Robert Knox, John Dickenfon, George
Gray, Thomas Pots, Isaac Hughes, Frederick Antis.
Sheriff, William Maders. Coroner, Robert Jewell.
The following is a Lift of the FIELD OFFI
CERS for the twelve Pennsylvania regiments in
the Continental service.
First Regt. Col. Hand. Lieut Col. Chambers.
Major Ross.
Second Regt. Col. Dehaas. Lieut. Col. A. J.
Morris. Major Jonathan Jones.
Third Regt. Col. Joseph Wood. Lieut. Col.
Thomas Craig. Major William Butler.
Fourth Regt. Col. L. Cadwalader. Lieut. Col.
D. Broadhead. Major William Weft, jun.
Fifth Regt. Col. A. Wayne. Lieut. Col. F. John
son. Major Percifer frazer.
Sixth Regt. Col. Robt,lagau. Lieut. Col.
Major John Beatty.
Seventh Regt. Col. Wm. Irwine. Lieut. Col.
Thomas Hartley. Major David Green.
Eighth Regt. Col. ^Eneas M'Coy. Lieut. Col.
George Wilson. Major Richard Butler.
Ninth Regt. Col. James Irvine. Lieut. Col. G.
Nagle. Major John Patton.
Tenth Regt. Col. Joseph Penrofe. Lieut. Col.
James Dunlap. Major Henry Becker.
Eleventh Regt. Col. Richard Humpton. Lieut.
Col. Francis Gurney. Major F. Mentges.
Twelfth Regt. Col William Cooke. Lieut. Col.
N. Gray. Major James Crawford.
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia,
November 7, 1776.
Refolded, That the SALT purchased by the
Council for the use of the inhabitants of this State,
Ihall be proportioned to the several counties as near
as may be, according to the number of inhabitants
in each; and that the quantity allotted to each
county be delivered to such persons as (hall apply
for it, by order of the several Committees, on their
paying the prime cod of FIFTEEN SHILLINGS
per bushel, to be didributed by said Committees
amongst the people, at the fame price, expence of
carriage only added. Extrafl from the Minutes.
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.
*§* There are in dore a few waggon loads ready
to be delivered for each county.
The Hon. Governor Trumbull of Connecticut
has issued a proclamation, ordering, and earnestly
exhorting the militia, and all able-bodied and el-
fe&ve men within that State, immediately, and
without loss of time, to equip and hold themselves
in readiness to march upon the Ihorteft notice.
Just Printed, published, dud mom )felling By
ROBERT BELL
In Third freer, Philadelphia (price half a dollar.)
THE BATTLE of BUNKER's-HILL. A
dramatic piece of five ads, in heroic measure.
By a Gentleman of Maryland.
Pulchrumque mori fuccurrit in armis. ViRG.
'Tis glorious to die in battle.
N. B. At said Bell's may now be had all the
new publications on the Military Art; also a con
siderable variety of books in Navigation, and other
branches of the Mathematics.
THE recorder of DEEDS, for
the City and County of Philadelphia,
hath now in his Possession a Number of old
Deeds, for Premises lituate in several Parts of
the Province of Pennsylvania, the Lower Coun
ties on Delaware and New-Jersey; the Persons
who are entitled thereto may have them, 011
producing proper Vouchers and Payment of
Fees.
TO BE S O L D.
A TWO Story Brick HOUSE and LOT of
GROUND, situated on the south fide of
Market-dreet, near midway between Third and
Fourth-dreets, 16 feet and a half in front and 140
feet deep, a Well of excellent water and good Pump
in the yard; fubjeft to a groundrent of five pounds
per annum, Pennsylvania currency. For further
particulars enquire of the Printer.%
Chambers To<wn, October 18, 17-6
FIFTY POUNDS Reward'.'
WAS taken out of the subscribers Store, at the
Warm Springs in Virginia, on the 18th of
September last, a large parcel of PAPER MONEY
and about Thirty Pounds in GOLD & SILVER
tis supposed the above money was stolen by a Robert
^rmfrong, who was a Clerk in the said Store, he
is about five feet three inches high, about 24 years
of age. Whoever apprehends the Thief, and se
cures the Money so as the owner gets it again, shall
receive the above reward, paid by
_____ JAMES ELLIOT,
The best Price and ready Money
Is given for
Clean Linen Rags,
By the PRINTER hereof.
TEN DOLLARS Reward.
RAN away on Monday morning last, the 4th
infant, an Englilh servant man named WIL
LIAM CHASE, by trade a fluff shoemaker, about,
23 years of age, about 5 feet 4 inches high, grey
eyes, round face'd, a little pitted with the final!
pox, a fear under his right eye, brown hair curled;
a smiling way of speaking to strangers; had on a
wilton Coat of a lightifh colour, a masquerade
bengal jacket, nankeen breeches mended on the
knee knit thread dockings, black gra ; n'd fhoes,-
carvid brass buckles, check'd ffiirt, black silk neck
cloth, felt hat, but it is likely he may change his
cloaths as he is a very artful fellow. The person.
that takes him up mud take care he does not de
ceive him, as he values himfelf upon being a com
pleat villain. Whoever apprehends and secures
the above servant, so that his master may have him
again fliall be paid the above reward by
%ROBERT LOOSELY.
N. B. It is hoped masters of vessels will not car
ry him off.
T M. Three Pounds reward will be given, and
no quedions asked, to any person who will either
produce it to the Printer of this paper, or give in
formation, whereby it may be and is obtained. If
it should be offered for file, or otherwise come to
the knowledge of any honed person, the favour of
their informing the Printer will be gratefully ac
knowledged, besides paying the above reward to
any person who chufes to accept it. * 1
LOST, on Thursday lad at the Launching of
the Frigate, a red Morocco leather POCKET
BOOK, tied with a black ribband, containing some
money with sundry valuable papers, of use to none
but the owner. Whoever has found the fame and
will bring it to the Printer, shall have SIX DOL
LARS Reward, besides the Money that was in it.
and no questions adzed.
THREE POUNDS Reward.
TAKEN out of a house in this city in the af
ternoon of the 29th of last month, a bellied
SILVER PINT CANN, marked on the bottom
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