The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-11 00:00:00, page 3

W ATERTOWN, June 3.
The beginning of last week a vessel arrived in this colony,
having on board ten tons of Sulphur, and the remainder of
her cargo salt. The former article will greatly help in manu
facturing the amazing quantity of thirty-four thousand nine
hundred seven and one quarter weight of Saltpetre, made in
this colony, and brought to the Comraiffary General's store in
this town, during the course of the week past, exclusive of
what has been carried to the powder mills at Haverhill,
Stoughton, „&c.
On Tuesday the twenty-firft ult. the Continental frigate of
thirty-two guns, built at Portsmouth, under the direction of
John Langdon, Esq; was launched, amidlt the acclamations
of many thousand fpeftators. She is esteemed by all those,
who are judges, that have seen her, to be one of the com
pleted ships ever built in America. The whole time of her
building did not exceed sixty working days.
NE W-L ONDO N, June 7.
We learn from the Weft-ladies, that the French court have
taken off the prohibition on the exportation of gunpowder
from France, and that large quantities of that commodity is
almost daily arriving in the Weft-lndies, so that it is .now
become an article of great plenty there.
N E W- Y O R K, June 10.
The zoth ult. about two o'clock in the afternoon, a young
man named Watson, who taught school in ScheneCtady, was
found murdered on the road between that place and Albany,
and was robbed of about twenty dollars in cash. He was
&Qt through the head, and all his pockets turned inside out.
Thursday afternoon his Excellency General Waftington
arrived in town from Philadelphia.
The Mercury man of war, and an armed sloop, failed for
Halifax, from Sandy-hook, last Friday, having five vessels
under convoy.
There now remains at the Hook seven Blips and feme final!
veiels.
The New-London paper, of June 7, fays " that a few days
since a ship from Jamaica, bound to England, was taken
by a privateer off George's banks, and carried into Old
town in the Vineyard. She had on board a valuable cargo,
part of which is two hundred h,gfheads of sugar.. The fame
privateer was in chafe of another ship at the time this prize
parted with her."
PHILADEL/Hi A, June 11.
We hear, since our Jaft, that the counties of Bucks, Lan
caster and Bedford, have appointed Deputies to attend the
Convention, which is to meet in this city on th^ sth inst.
George Bryan, Esq; is appointed by the Hon. Assembly,
the officer for taking bonds for observing the regulations made
fefpe&ing trade, and for entering, and clearing oufveffeh in
and for the port of Philadelphia.
Michael HiHegas, Esq; is likewise appointed Provincial
Treasurer, in the room of Owen Jones, Esq; resigned.
The following is said to be the contents of the cargoes of
£he prize Blips, mentioned in our last to be taken by the two
privateers out of this port, viz. Twenty-two thousand four
hundred and twenty dollars, one hundred and eighty-seven
weight of plate, one thousand and fifty-two hogsheads of su
gar, two hundred and forty fix bags of pimento three hun
dred and ninty-fix bags of ginger, five hundred and fixty
eight hides, twenty five tens of cocoa, forty-one ditto of fuftic,
and one calk of turtle shell. One of the above *' arrived
here last Saturday ; the others were ordered for " island,
being afraid to venture our capes. .
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Yesterday the grand question of INUEPENDANCY was
proposed to the firft, second, fourth, and fifth battalions of
Affaciators of the city and suburbs, consisting of about two
thousand officers and men. Agajnft it, in the firft battalion,
four officers and twenty -three privates—facond, two privates
—fourth and fifth, unanimous for independance.
The Lieutenant Colonel of the third battalion refufing to
put the question, gave great umbrage to the men, one of
whom replied to him in a genteel spirited manner: " How
our Delegates in Congress may aft we know not, though we
have a right to know, and intend to promote an enquiry for
that purpose. The counties, such as we have heard from, are
for a Convention. The Committee of Bucks county have
appointed deputies to the conference to be held in this city
on the 18th instant." Take heed Tories, you are at your
last gasp! You have had many warnings, and many kind z
invitations !
Extrafl of a letter from New-York, dated June 10.
“ On Saturday evening we had an extract from a Newport
paper, publiihed since the post came through, informing of
the arrival of somebody from Halifax (a prisoner who made
his escape) who said that just before he came away, a vessel
arrived at Halifax from England, which brought advice that
the foreign troops had been flopped on account of great dis,
turbances in England.—Yesterday a letter was received here
from Providence, informing that a French vessel was arrived
there from Cape Francois, which brought an account
of the foreign troops being flopped, .but that it was in con
sequence of a protest (by the King of France) against their
being employed. Yesterday a Hoop arrived here from Cape
Nicola Mole, with the fame account. lam told the Captain
adds, that he saw the protest in a French Gazette."
Extrad of a letter from. St. Euftatia, dated May 22.
" By a vessel arrived at Antigua last night, we hear for a ~
certainty that Lord Howe was to embark with the last of the
forces that were going this year, about twenty-five thou
sand, no Hessians. He has ^hoifted his flag on board the
Eagle man of war, and TWELVE COMMISSIONERS faiL
with him. This gives me some hopes of a reconciliation tak
ing place, that we may live in quietness again. Flour is scarce
among the Englilh islands. They have laid an embargo at
Antigua, which example, I suppose, the other islands will fol
low. Common flour fells for twelve dollars, fuperfine for
fourteen, and corn for thirteen. The men of war, these two
months, have only taken one prize, which is Capt. Davis of>
Wilmington, upon Delaware."
Gentlemen Reading, June 1, 1776.
Agreeable to the assurance ? in our last, your letter of the
21st ult. with the several papers therewith sent, were laid
before theGeneral Committee of this county; and I am now
directed to acquaint you that they have appointed a number
of gentlemen, of their body, to attend the conference pro
posed to be held in your city on the 18th of this month, in
order to agree upon, and direct the mode of electing mem
bers for a Provincial Convention; a measure which they
conceive to be extremely proper in itfelf, and highly neces
sary in the present situation of our affairs. Fhe gentlemen
nominated by the Committee are Mess. Henry Hollar, Bodo
Otto, Jacob Mo.gan, Benjamin Spycker, Nicholas Lutz,
Valentine Eckert, Charles Shoemaker, Daniel Hunter, Jo
seph Hiefter, and myfelf, who will attend at the time ap.
pointed, By order of the Committe,
I am, gentlemen, your very humble servant,
MARK BIRD, Chairman,
To the Committee of the city and
liberties of Philadelphia.