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them through the Creek to the Chickasaw nation,
where five hundred warriors from each nation are to
join them, and then come by Chote, who have pro
mised their alliance, and then to take poffelion of
the frontiers of North Carolina and Virginia; at
the fame time that his Majely's forces make a di
version on the sea coail of thole provinces. If any
of the inhabitants have any beet, cattle, flour, pork
or horks to spare, they sh 41 have a good price tor
them, by applying to us as soon as his Majesty's
troops are embodied. I am, yours, &c.
, HENRY STUART."
A letter from Hilefborough, north Carolina, da
ted August i, informs us, that the Indians have
committed some outrages on the frontiers of that
province, have put to deatli many individuals, and
murdered several families ; but we hope their career
is before this time flopped by some thousands of the
militia that were marching against them.
WATERTOWN, August 26.
Last Wednesday arrived at Portsmouth, a prize
flip of about two hundred tons burthen, mount
ing twenty guns, twelve of which wood. She was
bound from the Bay of Honduras for London, la
den with mahogany and logwood, and taken by the
Hancock and Franklin privateers.
By the eastern post we are informed, that on
Monday last arrived at Portsmouth, New-Hamp
shire, a vessel from Holland, with dry goods, drugs,
spices, &c.
The post from No. Four informs us of a gon
dola, with about twenty-five men, being taken by
the enemy in Lake Champlain.
Yesterday morning a prize ship arrived fafe in
Marblehead, from Jamaica, laden with sugar, cot
ton, &c. She was chafed in by the Milford frigate,
and another cruiser, so near that one of the forts
hulled one of the enemy's veffcls. We have not
heard by whom she was taken
N E W - P O R. T, August 22.
By a gentleman from Dartmouth we are assured,
that a privateer belonging to Fair-Haven had taken
a very large Jamaica ship, with seven hundred hog
sheads of sugar, two hundred hogsheads of rum,
and a large quantity of cotton; this ship was so va-
Wattaga.
This day Nathan Read came before me one of
the Justices of Wattaga, and made oath on the
Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that a stranger
came up to Charles R oberffon's gate yelerday even
ing, who he was he did not know, and delivered a
letter a true copy of which is above.
JOHN CARTER.
Sworn before me the 19th May, 1776.
Attejl. James Smith.
Extract of a letter from Charleftown, South-Carolina,
July 21, 1776.
“ Now at anchor off Charleftown bar, the Briltol
of 50 guns, Experiment of 50, with a small sloop
supposed to be armed, anting as a tender; the Pa
lifer transport ship, hill having part of the Experi
ment's cannon or stores on board: another transport
ship and a brigantine, which have difeharged the
Brilol's cannon and stores they had on board.
“ Within the bar, at anchor, the AAive of 32
guns, Spyhnx of 20 guns, and the Pigot hospital
ship, late an Indiaman.
" Sailed from the bar, on Wednesday last, a
frigate of 20 or more guns, which arrived the day
before, and leered to the Southward. The Syren
of 28 guns yesterday morning leered the fame
course."
“ You are undoubtedly informed before this that
that detestable villain, Steuart, has prevailed upon
the Cherokees to take up the hatchet against our
countrymen, this however does not in the lead in
timidate us. Our people march forth against the
savages with all the alacrity and chearfulnefs you
conceive, and with a full determined resolution to
extirpate the whole tribe. The damage done to
us by them is yet trifling. A number of the heads
of the Tories in this province, when they heard of
the breaking out of the Indians, wrote to our Go
vernor, and told him that they never dreamt the
King would descend to such low and diabolical de
signs, that they were now willing to do every thing
in their power to alil their brethren in America,—
These are men of influence on the frontiers, and
will be very ufeful against the Indians.
July 27. " In a little brush with the Indians the
other day, our people were fuccelsful, killed, wound
ed and took prisoners a considerable number. Col.
M Intolh, of Georgia, with a party of his regiment,
went out a few days ago to reconnoitre the fn nation
of the two young Wright's, who are posted on St.
Mary's river, which Separate Florida from Georgia.
When he came within two miles of their fort, he
was fired on from an out post of theirs, our Colonel
returned the fire, killed one and took nine prisoners,
upon which the fort fired an alarm gun; the man
01 war below hearing this, immediately detached a
barge with a Lieutenant and nine men, all these the
Colonel thought proper to seize upon.—ln the brig
lately taken here with Highlanders on board was
found about £.600 sterling worth of goods.
July 31. " There is now an expedition determi
ned on to Florida, where the enemy have about
1000 men polled at St. Augustine."
WILLIAMSBURG, August 24.
Extract of a letter from Charleftown, July 29, 1776.
“ The whole of the right wing of our battalion,
thinking it impolible to pals through the marsh,
attempted to force their way through the woods,
where they were almost to a man killed or taken.
The Maryland battalion has 10l two hundred and
fifty-nine men, amongst whom are twelve officers.
Capts. Veazy and Bowey, the firl certainly killed;
Lieuts. Butler, Sterrett, Dent, Courfey, Mule,
Prawl; Ensigns, Coats and Fernandes; who of
them are killed, or who prisoners, is yet uncertain.
Many of the officers 10l their swords and guns. We
have since intirely abandoned Long-Iland, bringing
off all our military stores.
“ Generals Sullivan and Sterling are both pri
soners. Col. Atlee, Miles and Piper, are also taken.
There are about a thousand men milling in all, We
took a few prisoners. By a Lieutenant we took, we
underland they had about 23,000 men on the island
that morning. Mol of our Generals were on a high
hill in our lines, viewing us with glasses. When we
began our retreat, they could fee the enemy we had
to pass through, though we could not. Many of
them thought we would surrender in a body, with
out firing. When we began the attack, General
Washington wrung his hands, and cried out, Good
God, what brave fellows I mufi this day lose! Major
Guest commanded the Maryland batalion, the Col.
and Lieut. Col. being both at York. Capts. Adams
and Lucas were sick. The Major, Capt. Ramsey,
and IJeut; Plunkett, were foremol, and within 40
yards of the enemy's muzzles, when they were fired
upon by the enemy, who were chiefly under cover
of an orchard, save a few that shewed themselves
and pretended to give up, clubbing their firelocks
luable, that the Captain of the privateer, who was
the belt pilot for the eastern shore of any on board
went on board the ship to carry her in, and was
parted with by the privateer last Sunday week. The
privateer is arrived with more prisoners than men be
longing to her.
N E W-H A V E N, August 2^
Last Monday passed our harbour, handing to the
westward, two frigates, the Niger of thirty-two
guns, Capt. Talbot, the other is laid to carry
twenty-eight guns, also a large brig of sixteen or
eighteen guns, who had in company two small ves
sels supposed to be prizes. They left the English
fleet, near New-York last Friday fevenight, and it
is probable will remain in the Sound, to interrupt
our communication with the army at New-York.
PHILADELPHI A.
Extrafl of a letter from New-Tork, dated Sept. 1.
“ Last Monday morning we went over to Long-
Island, and about midnight we were alarmed by
the return ot some of our scouting parties, who
advised us that the English were in motion, and
coming up the island with several field pieces. It
was generally thought not to be the main body,
but only a detachment, with a view to possess them
selves of some advantageous heights. Upon whicli
near 3000 men were ordered out, confiding chiefly
of the Pennsylvania and Maryland troops, to attack
them on their march. About sunrise we came up
with a very large body of them. The Delaware
and Maryland battalions made one party. Col.
Atlee, with his battalion a little before us, had ta
ken post in an orchard and behind a barn, and on
the approach of the enemy he gave them a very
severe fire, which he bravely kept up for a consi
derable time, until they were near surrounding him,
when he retreated to the woods. The enemy then
advanced towards us, upon which Lord Sterling,
who commanded, immediately drew us up in a line,
and offered them battle in the true English taste.
The Briiilh army then advanced within about three
hundred yards of us, and began a very heavy fire
from their cannon and mortars, for both the balls
and Ihells flew very fall now and then taking off a
head. Our men Rood it amazingly well, not even
one of them shewed a di^pofition to shrink.
" Our or Jers were not to fire until the enemy
came within fifty yards of us, but when they per
ceived we flood their fire so coolly and resolutely,
they declined coming any nearer, although treble
our number. In this situation we flood from sun
rise to twelve o,clock, the enemy firing upon us the
chief part of the time, when the main body of their
army, by a rout we never dreamed of, had entire
ly surrounded us, and drove within the lines, or
Icattered in the woods, all our men, except the
Delaware and Maryl ind battalions who were land
ing at bay with double their number Thus fi ua
ted, we were ordered to attempt a retreat, by fight
ing our way through the enemy, who had poled
themselves, and nearly filled every field and road
between us and our lines. We had not retreated
a quarter of a mile before we were fired upon by
an advanced party of the enemy, and those upon
our rear were playing upon us with their artillery.
Our men fought with more than Roman virtue,
and, I am convinced, would have flood until
they were shot down to a man. We forced the
advanced party, which firft attacked us, to give
way, thro' which opening we got a passage down
to the fide of a marsh, leldom before waded over,
which we passed, and then swam a narrow river;
all the time exposed to the fire of the enemy. The
companies commanded by Captains Ramsey and
Scot were in the front, and fulained the firl fire
of the enemy, when hardly a man fell.
FOUR DOLLARS Regard.
RAN-AWAY on the 4th day of September from
the Subferiber, a Prentice Lad named IVI L
LIAM WRIGHT, about sixteen years old, fair
complexion, Jhort hair of a flaxen colour, about five
feet high; had on when he went away a foort green
nap jacket, a pair of white tow trowfers, old Jboes,
and old round hat, a check Jhirt, and a blue and white
flk handkerchief; he is supposed to be gone on board
some of the Privateers. Whoever takes up and secures the
said William Wright in any of our Gaels, or brings
him to the Subferiber living near the Drawbridge,
Jhall have the above reward and ad reafonabie charges
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WAR OFFICE, Philadelphia, September 5.
CONGRESS having directed the Board of
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" the German battalion, and that they have them
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