The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-24 00:00:00, page 3

Capt. Waters, in the Lee vessel of war, has retaken a sloop
bound for Halifax, which was lately taken off this harbor, by
the Milford frigate, and sent her fafe into port.
PROVIDENC E, Sept. 14.
The privateers Montgomery and Yankey Ranger, of this
port, have taken three large brigs bound from the Weft-In
dies to England, laden with rum, sugar, coffee, cotton and
oil. They are all arrived in a fafe port.
We hear that Capt. Samuel Dunn, in a privateer from
Swanzey, has taken a large brig, with two hundred and sixty
hogsheads of rum.
NEWPORT, Sept. 16.
The sloop , Capt. Lever, belonging to New-York,
arrived at Dartmouth lalt Thursday, in seven weeks from
France, by whem we learn that American vessels find a very
free trade there, and that the French only waited for a De
claration of Independance from this country, when they were
determined to strike feme capital blow.
We learn.by the above vessel, that the carpenters were so
closely engaged in the ship-yards, she could not procure a
fmgle hand to do one day's work on her, Mr. Dean, from
the Honorable the General Congress, was at the French
court ; and, that letters for the Congress from him came in
this vessel, which were defpatched forward last Friday morn
ing.
N E W-L OND O N, September 13.
The Hon. Continental Congress have promoted John Dur
kee, Esq; to the rank of Colonel, and John Dyer, Esq; to
the rank of Major, in the American army.
Yesterday the armed schooner Spy, Capt. Robt. Niles, be
longing to this state, returned here. . She brought in with
her the schooner Mary and Elizabeth, Bruce, bound from
Bai badc) to Halifax, laden with fifty nine hogsheads of rum,
and eight barrels of sugar. About eighteen, days ago (he took
the ship Hope, Quince, bound from St. Vincent's to London,
laden with 250 hogsheads of sugar, thirty two puncheons of
rum, some molasses, cocoa and coffee, and may be daily ex
pefled into some port.
In lat. 38, long. 65, Capt. Niles saw five large ships, which
he supposed were transports, under convoy of a large man of
war; the latter chafed him some time.
One daydaft week the- roof of the powder mill, in Hart
ford, was blown off by means of some powder taking fire,
when one of the.workmen was killed.
H A RTFOR D, Sept. 16.
By a gentleman from Albany, since our last, we are in-.
formed that Gen. Schuyler had received intelligence by ex
press from Gen. Gates at Ticonderoga, that a heavy firing
had been heard at that place, which continued, with fonie
interrniffions, for several days, supposed to be.between Gen.
Arnold, at the head of the American fleet on that station,
and a party of the enemy ; but as no.return had been made to
the Gen. when the express came away, no farther particulars
have as yet been obtained.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.
Extract of a letter from St. Euftatia, dated August 30.
“ A Spaniard from Bilboa, who was loft on Burbuda,
contradicts the report of the Spaniards and Portuguese having
fettled their differences, but that, on the contrary, an army
of thirty thousand Spaniards and ten thousand French were
on the frontiers of Portugal^
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In CONGRE S S, Sept. 16, 1776.
Resolved, That eighty eight battalions be enlisted as foan
as possible, to serve during the present war, and that each
state furnifh their refpedive quotas in the following propor
tion, viz.
New-Hampshire three battalions, Massachusetts-Bay fif
teen, Rhode-Ifland two, Connecticut eight, New-York four,
New-Jersey four, Pennsylvania twelve, Delaware one, Mary
land eight, Virginia fifteen, North Carolina nine, South-
Carolina fix, Georgia one.
That Twenty Dollars be given as a bounty to each non
commissioned officer and private soldier, who shall enlist to
serve during the present war, unless sooner difchafged by
Congress.
That Congress make provifibn for granting lands in the
following proportions to the officers and soldiers who shall so
engage in the service, and continue therein to the close of
the war, or until difeharged by Congress, and to the repre
sentatives of such officers and soldiers as shall be slain by the
enemy ; such lands to be provided by the United States, and
whatever expence shall be necessary to procure such land, the
said expence shall be paid and born by the States in the fame
proportion as the other expences of the war, viz.
Io a Col. five hundred acres, a Lieut. Col. four hundred
and fifty, a Major four, hundred, a Capt. three hundred, a
Lieut, two hundred, an Eniign one hundred and fifty.
Each non-commissioned officer and soldier one hundred acres.
i hat the appointment of all officers and filling up vacancies
(except general officers) be left to the governments of the se
veral States, and that every* State provide arms, clothing,
l and every necessary for its quota of troops according to the
foregoing estimate ; the expence of the clothing to be de
duced from the pay of the soldiers, as usual.
b That all officers be commissioned by Congress.
That it be recommended to the several States, that they
take the most speedy and effectual measures for enlisting their
several quotas. That the money to be given for bounties, be
paid by. the Paymaster in the department where the soldier
shall enlist. .
That each soldier receive pay and subsistence froffi the time
of their enlistment.
• Sept. 18, 1776. Resolved, That if rations be received by
the officers or privates in the Continental army in money,
they be paid at .the rate of eight ninetieth parts of a dollar
per ration. .
That the bounty and grants of land, offered by Congress,
by a resolution of the sixteenth instant, as an encouragement
to the officers and soldiers to engage to serve in the army of
the United States during the war, shall extend to all who are
or fnall be enlisted for that term, -the bounty of Ten Dollars,
which any of the soldiers have received from the continent on
account of a former enlistment, to be reckoned in part pay
ment of the Twenty Dollars offered by said resolution.
That no officer, in the Continental army is allowed to hold
more than onecommiffion, or to receive pay but in one capacity.
Sept. 19, 1776. Resolved, That the Adjutants of regiments
in the Continental army be allowed the pay and rations of Capt.
and have the rank of First Lieuts.
In order to prevent the officers'and soldiers, who shall be
entitled to the lands hereafter to be granted by the resolution
of Congress of the sixteenth, from disposing of the fame dur
ing the war,
Resolved, That this -Congress will not grant lands to any
person or persons claiming under the assignment of any efficet,
or soldier. Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES- THOMSON, Secretary.