The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-03 00:00:00, page 2

and fifty tolls, into this bay, but cannot take her, it being
a foreign port. I never was more furprized in my life, when
I found there were three American privateers riding here at
single anchor, and a number of their merchant vessels load
ing and unloading at the quays. A large Spanish fleet of
men of war are failed from this place, but to what part I can
not learn, all manner of business being conduced here with
the greatest mystery."
A letter from Gibraltar fays, that a ship from Alicant was
put in there, the maker of which reports, that soon after he
failed, he met three American vessels under Spanish colours,
filling for the above port, under convoy of two Spanish men
of war, who had met them on their passage, in order to pro
left them from being seized by the English cruizers.
A letter from Cadiz, dated June 12, fays that the fleet
which failed from thence about a fortnight ago, were bound
to the coast of New England, where they are to have orders,
from the Congress, to act in conjunction with a French fleet,
which were to join them there.
July 16. In the examination which Mr. Burke has lately
made, with the greatest attention, into the date of the manu
factures of this country, he has found that the loss of the
North-American trade is principally made up by a prodi
gious increase of exports to Russia, particularly in the hard
ware branch, and in coarse woollens. There is a great com
merce lately opened from that empire to the Black sea, by
which route, it is supposed, our fabrics have found their way
in great quantities into Persia.
A letter from Madrid, dated June 31, fays, it is now no
longer a secret that the Spanish squadron, commanded by Ad
miral Gallon, is to ad against the Moors; he is to be joined
by a French squadron ; they are to a& in conjunction, with
a view of giving the Infidels a fatal blow.
By a gentleman, who is curious in calculations, we are
informed, that from the period of fending out General Gage
to Bolton to the firft of this present month, he has reckoned
no less than one hundred and nineteen pamphlets published
on the American dispute, no two of them (except those writ
ten by the fame authors) exactly agreeing in political fenti
ments^
Thursday Duncan Campbell, Esq; was appointed Governor
over such persons as shall be convided of felony, and adjudged
to hard labour on the Thames.
, A lift of the French and Spanish fleets which, it is now
given out, are to aft on force interesting expedition in con
junction. The French fleet, under the command of the Duke
de Chartres, consists of the following ships:
Guos Guns
La Province (the 77 Le Ferme, 50
Duke's, fhip)J 64 Le Prothee, 64
La Solitaire, 64 L'Artefien, 64
Le Bourdelois, 50 L'Hazard, 64
One bomb, four frigates, and several transports.
The Spanish fleet is composed of the following 'fhips :
Guns Guns
La Europa (flag ship) 60 El Monarcho, 68
El Acquillon, 68 El Dichofo, 68
Ferdenando, 60 El Relampago fire ship,
El Brillante, 68 El Piermonte bomb, ,16
Three frigates, and a number of transports.
The gentleman, who fentus the above intelligence ,fays, his
correspondent at Cadiz informs him, two reports are current
there, one, that the above fleets are to ad in the Mediterra
mean ; and the other is, that they are to meet off the Western
l&ds, and proceed to the Welt-Indies.
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Extrad of a letter from Edinburgh, July
" Yesterday there was a general meeting of the Proprie
tors of the Bank of Douglas, Heron, and Co. It appeared
from the Itate of their funds laid before the meeting, that the
whole capital ,stock paid in (four hundred pounds upon each
share) was loft, and that there was still a deficiency of seventy
thousand pounds. It was proposed as the most advantageous
way of extricating the company, to raise that sum (which
amounts to three hundred pounds upon each five hundred
pounds share) by three equal payments at Martinmas next,
Wnitfunday, and Martinmas, 1777. This propofal] was
agreed to by almost all the gentlemen present."
The Military Political Club at George's, at their last weekly
meeting (where they keep a regular book of the proceedings
of the King's forces) had a long debate in what manner they
should minute the affair of the 17th of March, at Boston ; ma
ny long and curious arguments were had thereon ; at length
it was agreed it should hand in their books thus : “ On the
lytn of March, 1776, the King's troops fled from Bolton, on
board the ships in the harbour, for protection.”
Extract of a letter from Plymouth Sound, dated July 7, to a
gentleman in Briftol.'
" We have been nine days from Portsmouth, and put in
here yesterday. Our fleet consists of fixtv-fix fail of ships, un
der the command of the Diamond, Capt. Fielding, and two
other frigates. We have on board the fleet fourthoufand five
hundred Hessians, a thousand Waldeckers; feme hundred Eng
lish recruits, and two thousand baggage horses. The troops
are all strong, healthy young men, in great spirits, and seem
fond of the expedition ; and we have force companies of rifle
men with us, very dextrous fellows."
. July 20. It was confidently asserted on Saturday last, in the
city, that the French ministry have sent over to the English
ministry a tra&, published in quarto; wherein they assert
their rights to several of the contested parts of America, and
let forth, that they appeal to all other foreign powers, that
if an open rupture succeeds this declaration they are not to
be blamed, as they look upon themselves bound in duty to
do justice to their own cause and fubjeds involved in the
troubles on those continents.
Sir Thomas Rich, in his Majesty's ship Enterprize, met
with a French fleet, of two ships of the line, and several
frigates, commanded by the Duke of Chartres. The French
bore down upon her, and the Admiral hailed the Enterprize,
and desired the Captain to come on board immediately; to
which he replied, that if the Admiral had any thing to com
municate to him he might come on board the Enterprize, as
he should not go oat of his ship. The Duke infixed that he
should, or he would fink him ; and the Erench ships accor
dingly pointed their guns at the Enterprize ; but Sir Tho
mas Rich, regardless of their hostile threats and preparations,
declared that he never received any orders but from his own
Admiral, and that they were at liberty to fire whenever they
pleated, as he positively would not go on board; upon
which the Duke of Chartres admired his spirited conduct,
and be gg ed it as a favour that he would do him the honor of
coming on board, as he wished much to be acquainted with
him; Sir Thomas immediately went, aid was received with
the utmost refpe& by all the officers.
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, July 9.
" There is not a maritime nation in Europe out which
privately carries on a trade with the British colonies of North
America, France and Spain in particular, who have the best
opportunity for it; witness, that commerce never flourished
so much throughout all Europe as it has actually done finch
the beginning of the present American war. Thus Great