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10th. Anchored at the Isle of Bic. The
Hunter flppp past us with an express to Eng
2 ill .The. Victory fehooner anchored at Bic
from Quebec, with an express for Admiral Shuld
~ ham, had thp misfortune to spring both malts,
which obliged her to put back again, and we
took the express on board.
zzd. Sailed from Bic. The fame day spoke
the Juno, Capt. D drymple and the Blond, Capt.
Powpal, with 33 fail under their convoy, in
which was the Generals Burgoyne and Phillips,
with 4000 troops, who failed from Spithead,
April yh. The Cariford and Pearl, with a
convoy, failed from Ireland about the fame
time, with Col. Frazer, and 7 regiments, viz.
tl,e gtb, 20th, 24th, 31st, 34th, s4tb, and 6ad.
, An embarkation of Bruafwick troons is expend
ed at Portsmouth every day. The hrft division
of Helkans, c@ufift% of ^OOO are likcwife ex-
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.
Extract of a letter from St. Euftatia, June 13.
" In a Britlol paper of May 4th, it is said,
the foreign troops were ordered to tail with the
fleet, and that Lord Howe took leave of, and
stout front court, on the second of May, to
ttkethe command. It is did uncertain about
rhe Cominidioners, but on the 15th of April it
was laid commissions were making out to appoint
five. Lord and Gen. Howe, and Mr. Corn
wallis, were three of then, the otter two un
certain ; but feme said thev were to be Gover
nor PownaU and,one Mr. Mills ; thev are to re
ceive your fubmiffinns, a 'grant pardons, but
not till you haveJaid down your arms. About
five hundred vellels are to carry the' sword and
olive branch, with a great number of flat-bot
tomed boats, nine thousand waggons, twenty
feven hundred horses, and from thirty to fifty
thousand men ; the number appears still uncer
tain, but no doubt their humbers are great, by
all which it is to-be supposed great ceremony is
to be fifed on this mod solemn occasion, Bur
goyne is to command at Quebec, Howe at
York, and Clinron to the fonthward ; L® r d
Howe to command the whole. The Qjeen has
brought another Princess to the nation. The
Durchefs of Kingston has had her trial, and was
found guilty, but plead the benefit of clergy and
got off; (he since flew over to France, to avoid
2 writ of ne exeat regno."
Extras of a letter from Princeton, July 10.
" Last night Naidu-Hall wts grandly illu-,
mihated, and IN DEPENDENCY pro
clamed under a triple volley or muLketry, and
universal acclamation for the prosperity of th 6
UNITED, STATES. The ceremony was
conduced with the greatest decorum."
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TRENTO N, July 8.
The declaration of Independence was this day
proclaimed here, together with the new consti
tution of late eflabLhed, and the rcfolve of
the Provincial Congress for continuing the ad
ininitfraticn of justice during the interim.
The members of the' Provincial Congress,
the gentlemen of the Committee, the officers
and privates of the Militia under arms, and a
large coneourfe of the inhabitants attended on
this great and solemn occasion. The declara
tion and otter proceedings were received with
loul acclamation'.
The people are now convinced of what we
ought long unce to have known, that our ene
rgies have left us no middle way between per
fect freedom and abje& slavery.
Ju the Field, we hope, as well as in Council,
the inhabitatants of New-Jersey will be found
ever ready to flipport the Freedom and Inde
dence of America.
MALI F A X, June 4.
We have the following minutes, taken by a
Gentleman who went passenger in the Savage
Hoop of war te Quebec, and is returned, viz.
,Niger, April 20. Sailed from Halifax, for
Quebec, with three fail 01 transports under con
voy, having on board the 47th regiment.
April 30. Joined the Triton, off Cape Chatt,
with a convoy from England. The Lord Howe
arid Sure transports, and three victuallers u ith
the 29th regiment.
May 8. Arrived at Quebec, the Isis, Sur
prize and Martin arrived the 6th of May. The
rebels flew from before Quebec the fame day.
I gth. Sailed from Quebec.
try; 1 Hmmt my want of talents; 1 Ed. %
mind tided ^rh anxiety .nd mica^el^ to Ima
mvfelf to unequal to the duties of that impor
tant flation to Which 1 am caLce jy layout of
mA teilow cutties, at this tray citical con
drn&mc. 'I he errors of my conduct shall be
"atoned for, so far as 1 am &ble, by unwearied
endeavours to figure the freedom and hafpi
nefs Qt our common country.
“ 1 ihall entei upon the' duties of myofiice
whenever vou, Gentlemen, shall be pleased to
direct; relying upon the known wddom and
virtue of your Honourable House to Supply my
defeats, and to give permanency and luccefs to
that fydem of government which you have
formed, and which is so wifely calculated to fe
cufe equal liberty, and advance human happi
ness.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen, your mod obedient,
And very humble fervent,
William.%irg, P. HENRY, jun.
June 29, 1776.
A few rlaes ago Lord Dunmore fenta flag
from Guyi's island with a letter for General
Lewis, wnerein he prop des an exchange of
prisoners, and wanis his countrymen, the
Highlanders. His Lordflrip sent no account of
the persons in his pdfeffion; and it is much
doubted whether he has a fufficient number to
answer his purpose.
the battalions and forces of the province 'of
Pennfylvani.i. They consist of §3 battalions.
^ Since our last two flags of truce have been
sent to his Excellency General Warrington, but
we hear they have been both rejected. The
particulars we have not been able as yet to learn.
We hear from Poughkeepsie, that 23 persons
difNefted to our common cause, endeavouring
to d.farm the friends of liberty, have been taken
up by order of the Committee 0+ that place,
who have ordered them to Ridgfeld gaol.
We learn from Halifax, that when the Tories
from this, province arrived there, they applied
to General Howe for fubfiflence, but were in
- formed, that unless they took up arms in de
fence- of government, they could have no relief;,
when some of them voluntarily, entered the ser
vice, and others, through reccflity, were obliged
to; and that some cays^fter their inlillment,
they, together with the Boston negroes, who
were carried off when the army and fleet were
obliged to evacuate that town, were ordered to
dig in the coal mines at Louifburg for their
tyrannical makers, where we hope they will
remain during life.
Extract of a letter from Newbern, North-Caro
lina, dated June 24, 1776.
“ The fleet, about fitly fail in all, lying off
Charleftown Bar, a few nights after theirariival
there they attempted landing in a heavy shower
of rain, and very dark, on Sullivan's Island.
A regiment called the Raccoon regiment
being Rationed there soon put them to
flight. I this moment saw a letter of the
1 gth inf. which fays the enemy have loft three
01 their hugclt ships eroding Charleftown Bar,
two of them of 40, and one of go guns, and t^at
2g more of the fleet had got over the Bar. My
nephew is returned from the Weft-Indies, and
two vessels I sent to his care, with a fine flock
of powder, arms, &c."
Philadelphia, July 16, 1776.
The foregoing was received by yefterd Ms
p^ft from North -Carolina. Another letter from
North-Carolina of a later date fays, "By the
difalter the fleet has received at Charleftown,
your rebels may go fafe."--—,This day wek 1
failed from our Capes 13 fail of vcffels. Thel
next day the Orpheus and'KingtiTer took Capt.l
Lacy, in jof.wa Wallace's biity Capt. Keilj in 1
peled at Portfinouth. A battalion of Guam's
were to embark in a few d:yf ter B.hfu .
Extract of a letter from Quebec, received per
the Niger, and dated Quebec, May igih,
" 1 frall endeavour to give you as particular
an account of our betiegeihrnt, during- the
course of the last winter, as time and circum
stances will permit, (though no doubt you bare
heard part of it before) Nov. igth, 177 g, the
rebels appeared on Abraham's plains, and gave
three huzza's, which compliment we returned,
and sent a few iho t amongst them, which they
did not seem to like, and immediately left the
plains and encamped at a small distance from
them. .
Dec. 10. They opened a bomb battery of
five mortars, which they played very briskly,
but did'very little damage.
Dec. Ig. They opened a battery of five pieces
of cannon, about one quarter of a mile from &s
city, but our cannon soon drove them from tber
works with the loss of many lives.
Dec. 31. They formed the upper and lower
towns in three different parts at once, having
divided their army into three brigades for that
purpose, but we like brave foldieis beat them,
with the loss of their General (Montgomery)
and his Aid de Camp (M'Pherfon) and feveial
otter officers and soldiers killedon the spot, a
number wounded, and better than 400 taken
pifoners, the whole amount of their loss that
cay was computed at 700 killed, wounded, and
taken prifeners, besides five mortars from their
bomb battery, and fcveral pieces of cannon.•
Our whole loss was one Captain, and five pri
vates killed, and five or fix wounded.
This spring- the rebels opened two batteries
upon the citv, but did us little harm.
May 6. Three men of war and some trans
ports arrived from England, having on board
the 29th regiment, who were Immediately land
ed, and we sallied out upon the rebels, which
fo-territied them, that they left their camp, e
quipage, cannon, mortars, ammunition, &c.
&c. and fled.
Thus ended our befiegement, which began,
Nov. I fl, 1776 and continued till May 6th,
1776, inclulive, five months, three weeks, and
two day s."
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NEW - YOR K, July 18.
This day, at 12 o'clock, the decla
ration of the Independency of the
United Sates of America will be pub
liihed at the City-Hall, when and where
it is hoped every true friend to the
rights and liberties of this country will
not fail to attend.-
We hear the declaration of Independency is
to be declared at Werichefler this day, and in
the other counties, as fogn as potable, by order
of the Repeenfstives of the State of York.
Ihe Continental Cotigrefs have recommend
ed to the LegTaturrs of the several United Co
lonies to pats laws tor punching all those who
(ball counterfeit, aid or abet in counterfeiting
the continental bills of credit, or who foall pals
any bill in payment, knowing the fame to be*
counterfeited.
Clement Biddle, Esq; of Philadelphia, is ap
pointed Deputy Quarter -afaiter-Genertd to the
flying camp in New-Jersey, with the, rank of
Colonel.
Daniel Robe r deau and James Ewing, Efqrs.
are appointed Brigadier Generals, to command
I a brig, end Capt. Pa'ton in a floon; the rest
[ git citer. Sometime belote the above flip
{ took Captain Vley in a pilot boat, and Capt.
; Yelk in a fchooncr, which are all the vellels
Ithey have Taken in _; month pail.
? Luf FrCay morning it was reported in town,
;that Lind Howe was arrived at Sandy-Hook,
I with a targe fleet from England: Between 1 and
I a o'clock P. M. two flrips hove in fight and
;jbinpd the fleet a' the watcring-p'ace; about an
j hour after aJhip supposed to be the Phoenix, of
; 4.4 guns, a frigate or 2S,.andthiee tenders, got
§ underway at Staten Liand, and flood up for
this .city. --The &my soon took the alarm, and
- ju a few minuses, every man was at his Nation,
I well provid.d wth all necDCiies for a vigorous
•defence ; out as soon as the ships came near
Bedlow's Idan3, they inclined towards the Jet
fey ihore, to avoid our batteries, that then began
to pl y upon them from every quarter on both
. tides , of the river ; and notwithflanding they
mutt have received considerable damage, tiny
flood their course up Hudson's river, firing.fcve
ral bread tides as they went along, without ei
ther killing or wounding any of our people,
who'on the occasion behaved with uncommon
bavery. A fir n; fontherly wind, and the
tide or flood faclrated the flips getting above
. the batteries near the town, they were rough
ly hand ed about 12 miles up, the river.
Several (hot went tb.ro' different houses in
the town, two into the house of Mr. Verdine
Ellworth, .at Powlis Hook, three into Captain
Clarke's house at Greenwich, one of which
went thro' the front and bdg^Lip a brick wall,
at the head of Miss Clarke's bed, in her cham
ber, a second went thro' the house, and the
third destroyed several trees before the door, and
took its course into the wands.
A ball allo struck the house of Mr. Daniel
Pheepix a>ad from that took its course to the
new dwelling of Mr. Chiiltopher Smith, in the
oppolite fide of the street.
A gentleman, who arrived here on Tuefdav
evening, reports, that he saw the two Chips of
war and three -enders flandirtg up the river,
under fail, at it o'clock the fame day; the fore
, inuft ihip about 13 miles below Fort Montgo
rhery. That 1400 of the militia were called in
tojhe fort, which, considering the good condi
tion it is now in, 'tis hoped will be fufficient to
repel the utmost efforts of the Grips to proceed
further up the river; their principal design no
doubt is to dettroy our two frigates on the docks
at Poughkeepsie, wnich are almost ready for
launching.
Wear, informed that William Barrack and
John Sweden, two of the pilots on board the
Hops of war, were both killed' by the foot from
our batteries in puffing them last Friday. These
adventurers up Hudson's river, are the Phoenix,
Captain Parker, and thd Role, commanded bv
the infamous Wallace, and their three ten
ders.
;Several fr.ips from the fleet at Staten Island,
\whnhc bUp of ^w, or tranfyorfs, or where
bound, wo could not learn) failed /through the
Narrows this day towards Sandy-Took.
Monday lift was launched at Newbury-Port,
the Acond continental frigate of 36 punt, nam
ed the HANCOCH
Capt. Johnson in a small privateer from Bos
ton, has taken and carried into Copy Anne,
two Grips, one ol them a large thiee decker
from Jamaica for London, With 400 hogflieads
of suga r , 200 Puncheons of rum, 30 ba ;s of
cotton, and a large quantity of pimento, &c,
fcveral lady palEngers. The <,ther a Grip from
Antigua bound to Bollen, with 490 puncheons
of rum, &c.
Cip . "hite, in a privateer schooner belong
in to oririn, (N. England) lately took aid
sent into Beverly, a large (loop with one hundred
and fifty puncheons of rum, said to be bound
from Antigua to Ireland.
'Tis said the fleet defined for the American
Ration is, as follows, viz. One of 70 guns;
three of 60 ; fe,en of go; two 0144 ; seven of
32; twelve of 28; five of 24 ; five of 20; two
of 18; seven of 16 ; thee of 14; three o±
110 ; and th ee of 8; betides armed vellels
an d cue bomb ketch.
In Convention of the Rephefentatives of the
State of New-York.
Wbitc-Flaiß&; July g, T 77'*
J RESOLVED, That all iheriffs in this
State, dp and they hereby are 1 refpe&ively au
thorized and directed to retain and keep in their
cuflody all prisoners or 'whatever kind, which
are or may be in their custody, till the further
order of this convention, or uatil such % of them
as may be confined on civil process, shall be
released bythe plaintiffs in the actions so brought
againh them.
Extract from the minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Secr'y.
Ne^v-l'crk, July 13, 1776.
COMMITTEE CHAMBER,
RESOLVED, I hat in the opinion of
this Committee, the members of the different
'Fire-Engine Companies, that remain in this
city, ought not to be called out on any milita y
duty, which the common militia of this
city and county ' are fubjeft to ;'and that it be
recommended to the different Captains of the
said firemen, to engage as many able citizens
as are fufficient to fill up.the vacancies of such
firemen, as fire entered into the Continental ' Ser
vice, or have rem< ved put pt town; and that
they pay ftrift attention to the. Pate of the en
gines and public buckets; and that the Caprains
aforglaid, retain a litl or ah inch firemen, as
icon as pothole to this Committee.
Ext'raff from the Minutes,
M ’ Pu.lhled by order of the Committee.
JOjEPH WINTER, Sec'iy.
TO BE SOLD,
BY
ALEX. ROBERTSON, AND C),
At their STORE,
In QUEEN-STREET,
A FEW PUNCHEONS of OLD IT
MAICA SPIRITS."
- WEST INDIA RUM.
, MADEIRA WINE, in Quarter Calks.
And SOLE LEATHER.'
July 18th.
C OMFORT SAND
q,CQUAINTS his friends and cuflom
ers, that he ha removed from New-
A ork to New-Rochelle, in Weft Cheder coun
ty; where all perlons indebted to him may call
and fettle th. ir re peffivc accounts. He has for :/
Lie, Sugar by t^e hogibead or lefcr quantity,
R fined Bar Iron and Call, fine Snuff by the
Bladder, Iron Pots, &c.
New-Rochelle, July 1 gth, 1776.
.RICHARD SPEAIGHT,
CIIYMIST and APOTHEGAIR Y,
HAS now opened bis old .Shop in Q 1 en-
Street, between Burling and Bcefcvan's
Slip, and hopes his former customers will conti
nue to favour him with their cuftem, as thev
may depend upon every article in the Chymic.l
way, frefh and genuine, as he proposes manatac
tu ing most of tne Chymical and Galenical Me
dicines. '.
Medicine Chests, for sea or land frrv'<c n will
be compleated in the belt manner, and 0^ the
Ihortef t notice. \
Family prescriptions madcap with care and•
dispatch.. 'be
He has for file, a general affaroL tut of R °f
tent Medicines, and many articles ibf the ' !
fumery way, such as, Willisl Patent'' Sny° m 'be
violent pains in the head, which it efleis, & to
as soon as applied; fine Hair Powde one ot which
hard Pomatum; Tooth Powder y™^" given to
and preserving the teeth; an""°" lomc extra
curing the itch, without dang, '°'")'"' "' Eng if
Sterne's Pills tor the venereal, o" cn oidciso
Medicines, Turlington's B
Lockyer's and Anderton's Pi le conv , ^PP^tec
de r 6, Story's Worm Cakes, S' e "'aid bound flee.
Godfrey's Cordial. Spices,' '° e eltern Ilhnc^
Mace and Alfpice. Alk.the ^ " a ' e "' m <et an 1
be fold cheap, wholesale anc° ut "' COI "°) 10 ie *
dy calk.
N. B. Two Druggist
jhe third door from Beekma,' ° 3"
—= in a violent thunder-
FIVE POUNDS ^Corner, lying in the
T c lightning ; whereby
' and one of the fail-
ON Saturday the 13th in
hours of one and two ofc# Toland 11 o'-
nfiemopn, out of t'l..' + ft'fy-ba Su^ was seen
living in the corner boufe, oppol^ ;' > from N_.
Ofwego Market, in this city, facing th of sparks,
Way, A LEATHER POCKET-ECCet. It was
a brab cl ip, containing upwards of dilappear-
Pounds in cash, and sundry pipers of diUni thun
ly.ihe to Subfcrd^r.ltthe paj ers and rafter,
turned, to be entitled to the above retya/er, dated
the papers only, if brought to the ful
Forty Shillings for the fame Trail be pd. expected
no questions alked.by '. hope we
NEAL M'LEtye feell
I FIVE DOLLARS REWARI to rs ™
]~, UN AWAY from the Subferihef; In's -wfch
' n the Manor of Fordon, and counts ft
Y e.l-Chefler,a Negro Servant, called CLAU^,
Had on and took with him, a whhe hu, bhugt
coat, a pair of drilling breeches, tow trowle^ffi
with sundry other thin s. He is about five fr "
fix inches high. It is supposed that he is go^
into one of the companiepor New-England IiVJ
litia. Whoever apprehends and figures laid
fervent, so that his master may have him again, ™
rail receive the above reward and ail re'afonable
charges paid by
PHILIP HUNT. —
^THIRTEEN COPPERS Reward,
nUN AWAY from the Subicriler, living
£< at Peck's Slip, the 28th of June, an Aft"''.
prentice Scotch Girl, by the name of JANE
GISSIP, about 13 years old, bigot her age, and
has fair hair. Fiad'on When' (he, uenTaway, a'
striped cotton petticoat, LIK round hat, and
check apron. This is the fevenrin time fye ha,
run away. All persons are Lr^'rtrtr^^ ">
harbour said apprentice. WhSever brimgsTCfot
home to her mailer, Ihall have the above re
ward and all finall charges pridbv
PATRICK ELANCHEVILLE.
Just; Publifeci, and now Smilingly
samuel l ouDo N,
T H F.
Gentleman Farrier's Repository
Of Elegant and approved Remedies,
FOR THE
DISEASES of HORSES:
CONTAINING,
The Surgical and Medical Part of Prafbc §
Farrier, Also, direftion^ for the , pioger
treatment of Pod-ch rife and ' other. Hofy,
after violent exe cife. With Suitable Re
marks on the whol?.- To whßhNre Now
added, Observations on bbokcnißvinded^ .
Hories, eiveavoerm^to prove the feat 01thal
malady not to be in the Lupes.
Br J. BARTLETT', Surgeon.
LIKEWISE.
DILWORTH'sSPELLING-BOOK, b,
wh&cfal& aad retail.