The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-29 00:00:00, page 1

The PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST-
PORTSMOUTH (New-Hampshire) October 12.
By Capt. 'I bcmas Palmer, of this port, who failed frora Bour
deaux in France, the igthof August laft,^nd arrived hereon
Friday lati, in the brigantine the Marquis of Kildare, we
have Dublin papers to theist of August, from which we
have extra&ed the following articles, viz. .
LONDO N, July 11.
SO attentive has government been to reward their mini
ons in America, that all the consignees at Befton have
been amply provided for. Amongothers, youngflark
has an appointment, with a Salary of fix hundred
pounds a year. In such a manner is the revenue of this
fleeced country squandered away, by a set of rapacious Mini
sters, who seek only their own interest, and providing for the
tools of despotism. ,
A remonftiance, we hear, is preparing by our Ministry to .
be laid before their High Mightinesses by Sir Joseph Yorke,
our Ambassador at the Hague, setting forth the illicit trade,
arid the encouragement given, notwithstanding,his Majesty's
repeated proclamations, th the Americans, who trade to the
Dutch Settlements with goods of the American produce, and
^fe furnished in exchange with arms, gunpowder, faltpetro,
and Dutch East India goods.
A letter, received from Jamaica, mentions, that a sloop had
been fitted out in the nature of a pri ateer by feme persons
at Kitgfton, by ,permission of Admiral Gayton, to cruise for
the American vessels, but had been ftized by the populace,
who detn'olilhed the malls and all her fails, threw the guns
overboard, and fcuttied the velibh
A gentleman who law Frazer's new railed Scotch regiment
just before they embarked for America, fays, he never in his
life beheld so despicable a corps. They were composed of
boys from fifteen years of age to old men of sixty, and chiefly
officered by writers clerks
A correspondent fays, it is curious enough to read over
the fineffe and cunning invasions of the bcotiifh Gazette,
which exceeds that of Brussels in impudence and falfehood.
If an engagement happens at sea, we hear nothing of the
flips which ate taken fiom us. If any are taken from the
enemy, though the bulk of an oyster boat, we are sure to
have it added to the lift on the Gazette. We have loft four
Blips of war in one engagement, and several more armed
vessels ; near fifty transports of valuable cargoes, whole
Bames we know stand among the number employed by go
vernment, yet this vile paper of imposition is iilent about
the uanfports, and makes a parade of victory for the Glal
gow, who run away.. Look at the land movements. If
llowe is forced from Boston with ten thousand men, who were
to have conquered all America, the Gazette calls it " a re
solution to remove ;" if he leaves only two hundred pieces
of cannon, and one half of the King's stores, it fays, he
leaves nothing behind him. A Secretary of State too affirms
this upon the honor of a Lord.
It is said a new regulation is going immediately to take
place, for conveying all letters and exprefles to and from
America The vessels appointed for that purpoft are to con
dill of fix armed Iwift failing veffeb, commanded each by a
Lieut, in the aavy o
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1^
541
A sensible political writer (the author of the present state of
Europe) fays, that “ if the whole habitable world was di
vided into three hundred parts, the proportion of th fe parts
to the several quarters of the globe would be Europe twenty
feven, Asia one hundred and one, Africa eighty-two, Ame
rica ninety. Hence it appears tha> all Europe is not one
third as large as America, nor does Great-Britain make a
thirtieth part of Europe. Great-Britain then is not equal
to one ninetieth part of all America, nor to one fiftieth part
of what is called British America. This circumstance, added
to her present great and increasing population, amounts (fays
a correspondent) to a proof of the utter impossibility of our
ever subjugating the Americans.
The ordnance stores shipped for America, since the 25th of
March, 1775, it is said, colt upwards of a million and an half
sterling.
Lait week the workmen in his Majesty's rope-yard, at Wook
wicb, were put on double days, the fame as in war time,
which they have not been since the present difputts with Ame
rica commenced./
Ue have it from undoubted authority, that Mr. Stanley and
Mr. Jenkinfon are gone to Paris, with proposals to cede all
Canada to the crown of France, upon conditions of their ta
king an active part against the Americans.
DUBLIN, July 29. We hear that infrudions, from the
Lords Commissioners cf the A Imiralty of Great Britain, ar
rived here by the last packet, for the condemnation of all
American Ihips and merchandize, that may be taken by any
ship of war or privateer, and brought into any port of this
kingdom, and confiscating the fame as lawful prizes, for the
use of the captors. It is not doubted but that many spirited
merchants will fit out cruizers, to enrich themselves at the
expence of our rebellious fubje&s, notwithstanding the pre
vailing factious disposition of too many in Ireland, who seem
to with success to the arms of their trans Atlantic friends.
We also hear, that in expectation of this event, the Free Citi
zens, and other patriotic societies in Dublin, are railing sub
scriptions for the use of such American crews as shall be con
fined in ,the jails of this kingdom, as they happen to be
brought in.
WILLIAMSBUR G, Oft. 18.
It was last Tuesday relblved in the House of Delegates,
that fix new battalions of infantry be raised and employed
in the continental service, upon the terms and according to
the requisition of the General Congress, and that provifon
be made for completing the nine battalions formerly raised,
and extending the additional bounty to fuchcf them as shall
be willing 0 enlist on the like teims; and a bill is ordered
to be brought in, pursuant to the said refolotion.
Aduicts from the South Weft Frontiers.
On Thuriday the 26th of September, a soldier, belonging
to Capt. Gilmore's company, was killed and scalped near the
main camp of our army. About the fame time one of the
inhabitants were killed, and another taken prisoner. On
Sunday the twenty ninth, our spies came in, and informed
%hat they had dilcovercd the tracks of a large party of the
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