The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-23 00:00:00, page 3

N E.WP OR T, April 15 .<_
Thursday Jaft, toward night, the Blip Scarborough,,.of
twenty guns, a transport (hip of two hundred tons and sixteen
guns, a brig loaded with provisions, and aßoop loaded 'with
(alt, came into this bay, and anchored between Goat-lfland
and Conanicctt In the evening two? row-gabies, com
manded by Captains Grimes and Hyer, with a number of vo
lunteers from tie army on thisifland, took the brig and floop^
after which a battery at the north partof this town,- a battery
at Brenton's-Point, and the gallie&played so briskly upon the
Blips, that they # were soon obliged to move out of the reach
of the batteries, and went under Conanicut. Capt. Hyer;
in one of tae gallies, lay within musket (hot of the Scarbo
rough, fixing upon her, while Capt. Grimes boarded .and
far vffjhe brig and (loop.
PROVIDENCE, April 13.
Capt. Cook, from Belfaft, informs, that recruiting parties
had been beating up there from September till January, to
reinforce the ministerial army in America, but that they bad
only inlifted ten men.—He farther informs, that the Mini--
Ary's plan of fending Comndffioners to America is dropt.
Tuesday last Capt, Packard arrived here from the Weft-In^
dies ; he failed from this port the twelfth of February last;
and on the eleventh ult. off St. Euftatia, was taken by the
Pomona frigate, of twenty-two, guns, and carried to St.
Kitts.—He informs that the Argo, of twenty-eight guns,
cruizes off St. Euftatia with the Pomona ; that aa armed pilot
boat is Rationed between St. Euftatia and ^^Martins, and
a number of frigates are cruizing among the windward inlands,
Between twenty and thirty fail of American vessels had
been taken and- carried to Antigua, seventeen of which had
been condemned the thirteenth of March., .Among the latter
were three vessels from Virginia^ which had on board certifi?
rates signed by Lord Dunmore, setting forth that the owners
were friends to. government; alfoanother from New-York>
having a like certificate from Vandeput, of the Alia man of
war. The makers were told that the colonies were in a Rate
of rebellion, and that no diftindtion would be, made between#
the property of Whigs and Tories.
very important cinfcquences to the colony under your government ;
and therefore you will do well to confider of every means by
which you may, in conjunction with Lord Dunmore, give faci
lity and afliltance to its operation. Jam, Sir,
Your most obedienthumble servant,
Deputy Gov. Eden. GEO. GERMAIN."
WATERTOW N, April i 5.
Last Thursday three boats with twenty-fix hands, took a
snow bound from Grenada to Boston, James Fuz, master, and.
carried her into Cohaffet. Her cargo consists of three hun
dred and fifty-four puncheons of rum, forty-nine barrels of
sugar, ten barrels of coffee, three tons of hay, some wood,
and about ten barrels of pork and beef. A valuable prize.
It is absolutely fad that the Doctors of the diabolical mi
nisterial butchers, when they evacuated Boston, intermixed
and left twenty-fix weight of arfaick with the medicines which
they left in the alms-house there.
WORCESTER, April 12.
The man of war building at Portsmouth for the Conti
nental service, will, it is said, be ready to launch in about a
fortnight.
The man of war building at Newberry-Port, it is said, is
in great forwardnefs and will be speedily launched.
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'I he Scarborough did the galley some damage in her hull
and rigging, and the musketry from her tops wounded one of
Captain Hyer's people very badly, which was all the injury
receivedon the American fide. This bold a&ion, the taking
two veflels close under the stern of a twenty gun (hip, may
possibly convince our enemies, that the Yankies are not such
dastards as the Tories in this country have represented them.
'I here were seventeen hands taken in the above vessels, who
inform that the ships were from Georgia, the transport hav
ing on board one hundred and forty soldiers ; the Scarbo
rough was commanded by Capt. Barclay, and had on board
James Wright, Gov. of Georgia, his family, and some other
Toriesof that place; that the brig was from Philadelphia, taken
going into Georgia.; that, the sloop was from fome.of the is
lands, commanded by Capt.. Gregory Cozzens of this place,
and taken near Georgia; that they were bound to Boston,
and had parted with. Several other prizes,, one of which, a
sloop, which arrived here on Sunday, and anchored between
the two Blips.
Saturday night and yesterday morning a battery at Co
nanicut so difl or bed the quiet of the Scarborough, the trans
port Ship and the (loop, that they took the advantage of a
fair wind andpuffied out to sea; but as they palled the mruth
ofthe harbor,.a battery on the east fide near CafEe-hill., hulled
the Scarborough twice/ and sent one eighteen pounder thro'
the (loop. The Scarborough returned a very heavy fire on bo%
the batteries, without doing the least damage. Our bay is now
free from pirates. .
Extract of a.letter from Jamaica, dated February 10, 1776.
" The times here are very troublesome ; all the European
Blips are taking.in cannon, fearing to be attacked by our
privateers cruizing off the banks of Newfoundland for them ;
the French seem to be much in favor of the American , like
wise one third of this illand at least. This town has been in
corifufion these two days past, occasioned by the arrival of the
Squirrel, Capt. Douglas, who brings intelligence that he
spoke with three fail, being part of a French fleet, together
with a great number of transports, amounting to seventeen
thousand men, bound.for Hispaniola; another account fays,
that nine fail of the. line, with the above number of men, had.
atlually arrived.
NEW-LON D O N, ~April 12.
Last Saturday Capt. Samuel Champlirr arrived here in
twenty-seven days from fit. Euftatia, with a quantity of pow
der and warlike stores. Off the capes of Virginia, he war
brought too by a schooner tender of fix carriage and twelve
swivel guns, and ordered to lie under her stern till some peo
ple could be put on board (there being at that time a heavr
lea) however, the wind drifting and blowing a hard gale, he
got clears of them^ after being nine hours under their care,
and proceeded on his voyage. Three days after, off the mid
dle of Long-island, he was attacked by a (loop tender of
twelve swivel guns and between twenty and thirty men. The
tender difeharged about^forty swivels and sixty small arms at
Capt. Champlin, who with five swivel guns and sixteen men,
be.at.hcr off, and chafed her ..thirty hours, but .could.not get,--
" The Admirals barge Ropt here this moment, anef cop
firms the.above, as also two Frenchman that have just been
examined. This town is in much the fame situation as New
port was upon receiving tho account of the Lexington battle.
It is reported that martial law will be read on Monday morn
ing; the Council have been fitting these two days. The.
Admiral's ffiip, and the Squirrel are all the force hare;—No
flour in this iiland butwhat is musty and hard; the neweit
being fix months old,"