The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-19 00:00:00, page 2

%hn. What a blockhead I was not to fee this.—No, no,
Mr. Puff, this will never do ; pray write any thing to prevent
such a government taking place— Do scare them out of a sin
gle Legislative Body, (OrG — lake.
Puff. Oh, let me alone, I'll ' warrant you they (hall smoke
for it. See how I have tieated the divinity of the scriptures
r —Well for us they have established the rreedom of the press
—A man dare not talk against the government on the other
fide the water ; but these tools, f fond of lioerty, leave us
perfectly free. [fo be continued.]
An English paper of July 29/ 1776, found on
board one of the prices lately taken at the east
ward, contains the following advices, viz.
MADRI D, June 30.
THE Court received last week two couriers at Aranjuez,
one from Lilbon^dthe other from Corunna. Al
though nothing has been published of the contents of their
despatches, yet we are allured that they bring a relation of
the hostilities committed by the Portuguese in the river Plata,
where they have besieged, and taken three different forts,
and made the garrison prisoners of war. It is very certain,
that the Court lent, immediately after the arrival of the laid
couriers, two expresses, one to France, the other to Eng
land, and that several regiments have receivedorders to defile,
,without delay, towards the frontiers of the kingdom of Por
tugal. —
LONDO N, July 23.
The last defpatches from Gen. Howe contained pressing de
mands for regular Supplies of provilions from England or Ire
land,
By private letters from America, we learn that three mer
chants of eminence, deputed by -the Congre@ at Philadelphia,
have been sent to the Sardinian Court, and have had several
conferences with the King's Mtnifters, relative to fettling
conditions for a treaty of commerce to that country from thp
colonies, and for exempting any Englilh ships laden with
American produce from all duties levied on goods brought
into the ports of his Sardinian Majesty.
The troops that will serve in America this campaign will §e
divided as follows :
Under Gen. Howe, 34,614. Gen. Carlton, 13,377. Gep.
Clinton, 3,397. Total of the King's troops to aft in America
this campaign, 51,388.
By some late advices from America, we are informed, that,
in the province of Pennsylvania, they have railed a new
regiment confiding of one thousand men; their regimentals
are blue faced with white, they wear caps im imitation of cur
light horse, round which are the following words, " Freedom
to the brave."
Sailing down the Thames (fay§ a correspondent) which ufeg
formerly to be, a rational amusement, has lately been very
painful to a considerate mind. Instead of the immense num
ber of merchantmen Wito fails unfurling for every quarter of
the globe, the late profpea has confided chiefly of transports
for America, laden with instruments calculated to carry death
to the bosoms, and defoiation through the country of car un
fortunate fellow fubjtfts, friends and brothers !
Extract of a letter from Hamburgh.
" Letters from Hanover advise that the King of Great-Bri
tain has given orders to remount the artillery not only at Ha
nover but at Stade, Hamelen, Hardeburgh, Nienburgh, and
other strong places, to make new baggage waggons, copper
pontoons, and alio to take throug cut the electorate an exact
lilt of all the young men able to bear, arms,"
522
Ihe Earl of Rochford, vie are informed, is making great
preparations for, embarking for Ireland, his appointment,' as
\ icer y of that kingdom, being determined upon in Council.
. ''"'" "° m c d " z ' dated July 8, fays, “An advice boat
is juk arrived here from South America, which has brought
°°" tery particular, and, it is said, very dilagreeable news.
An express is gone up with it to Madrid. I have just now
eAr d that there has been an engagement, and tna; the Por
tuguese have killed and taken above one thousand of our
troops, and dedrored some towns and villages.",,
July 25. It is positively asserted that the transport service,
extraordinaries of the army, and contingent expence attend
ing the American campaign, will amount, in the course of
t. e year 1776, to five millions and a half, which is more than
they amounted to in any one of Mr. Pitt's most fuccefsfui
campaigns, when there were above.3lßooo effective Englich
men in British pay, besides above 100,000 foreigners include
ingthofe paid and clothed by the Pruliian subsidy ; and whe^
we had fleets and armies in every quarter of the globe gain
ing Vittorias and making conquests that will for ever immor
talize the fame and glory of Great-Britain.
Trough the fame channel we learn, that of 67,000 k
Ipent within the narrow circuit of the town of Bolton, .pf,
mote properly Ipeaking, the charge made by the contractors
or extraordinaries, confiding of fourcrout never eat, vine
gar staved at sea, and live flock to graze in the fathomlefi
.ocean, the profits accruing to those date leeches, at a mode
rate computation, will amount to eight pounds out of every
thirteen, or at the rate of upwards of sixty-two per cent.—,
bucn are some of the blessed effects of haying contractors,
them partners, and profit hirers, in the House of Com,
mons!
July 2 7° Capt. Williamson, of the Francis, who is ar
rived,in town from Antigua, bringsus the following accounts,
viz. That a few days after they were on this fide of the Beq
mudajHands, the following ihips were taken by the Revenge
and Montgomery, two faall American privateers viz. The brig
Henry, Blyth,.from Barbad es to Halifax, taken the 28th of
May, laden withjum,;, the Rover, Hunter, from Antigua
to. Dublin, ..taken the. 13th of June, laden with ditto; the
Isabella, Kirk, from ditto for ditto, taken the 13th of June,,
loaded with ditto ; the Harlequin, Goodwin, from. Nevis to
ditto, taken the 2d of July, loaded with sugar and rem^
,the Devonfhirefy Fisher, from Antigua to ditto, taken theist
of July, loaded with rum ; the Polly, Lear, from ditto tp
London, , taken the 2d of July, loaded with sugar and rum,
in lat. 34.55. long. 53. 3.6. They are valued ail together *
three hundred thousand pounds.
Capt. Stephenion,, of the Lady Juliana, arrived in town
yeherday, and gives us the following account of the capture
of his fhjp, from Jamaica to London, in company with tfe
Reynolds, Capt. Rufden, from ditto for ditto, and the Juno,
Capt. ^arfden, from ditto for Biidol. " On the ninth and
twelfth of May last, they,were attacked by two Americas
privateers, .—-Capt. Henry, mounting fix three pounders
and ten iwivels, on the ninth of May; and Lady Juliana,
Stephenion, and Juno Marluen, were taken by the Chance,
Capt. Adams, who mounted four fix pounders and ten Iwivels,
the twelfth; that the Provincials put the Capts. and pafle—r
gets on board a Spanish vessel that was leaky, to carry them
into Providence, where the Capts. purchas'd a veflel, called
the Baltimore, which is since arrived at Plymouth.
Forty percent, insurance was offered on Wednesday, and 50
per cent, injured last Phurfday, on some ihips expected from
Jamaica. I is said privateers will, in consequence of t^e
abovG intelligence, be fitted out h&re immediately.