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PHILADELPHIA, O&ot<r 7 .
On Monday last returned to port the L r g
/Hibernia, Capt. Angus, of 16 guns bound
Com this port to Tenerife, Aho fedin vnha
privateer (now of 16 guns, which he beat off ;
hethen fJl ; n with a fchocner, tri;c'n he also
beat off. Jn these two anions and a galoot
wind, he received so much damage in bis
mails and rigging, that he was obliged to re
turn to the coniinept, and when off the Cepes
of Virginia, he fell in with and beat eh a
privateer (loop and fctiooner. In the : e,e>3l
actions he had two men killed and eight
wounded. Theie has been, this war few v\f
dels so obstinately d.fended, and whole Com
mander deserves more credit for his bribery
and conduct haying, within a fhoi: tune, beat
off five different vedcis of l^penor :uicc, in
four different attacks.
By Capt. Wilton, from the Havannah, we
learn, that t°e Span wads have lent ;wothou
uad land forces, with fume men of war to
Pensacola, which, by ?.cc,ouriis, they have not
the lead doubt of carrying.
Lail fvefday a rived here the brig Dela
ware, Capt. Ba, ; the bri< Mornin? Star,
Cipt. Parks; the trg Impertinent, Captain
Young ; the brig La u y Gates, Capt. Hen er
fon ; and the ichoorkr , Capt. Souder,
from Hifyaniela, with Weft.lndia produce.
E^raft from the minutes of the er rat ^j^'j
of t'enniy Iwama, October 10. f 779?
Ou motion, Rcfolvcd unanimously,
That, lea^ eg to the judicial, authority of
the Slate to determine wno were to blame in
the latedangerous tumult at and in the house
of fames Wdfop, Lfa; in Walnut-llreet, this
House a # e fully fati^hed of the exertions of
his Excellency the President of the State, for
fippreliii g the said tumult. T"at the thanks
of this House be given to his Excellency for
his spirited and prudent conduct on that un
happy occasion ; and that his Excellency be
assured that this House will at all times support
him and the Executive Authority in suppressing
all such dangerous and disorderly proceedings,
and in restoring peace, good order, and a due
obedience to gciernment, on which the liber
ty, happiness, and fafety of the citizens of
the State so greatly depend.
PHILADELPHIA, Od. 16.
Extract "f a letter from Pittsburgh, Sept. |6.'
" The many savage barbarities and horrid
depredations committed by the Seneca and
Muncy Nations upon the Western frontiers,
had determined Col. Broadhead, as the most
effectual way to prevent such hostilities in fu
ture, and revenge the pall, to carry the war
into their own country, and Ilrike a decisive
blow, at their towns.
" On the nth of Apguft our little army,
consisting only of fix hundred and five rank
and file, marched from Pittiburgh with one
month's proviiion; at Mahoning, 15 miles
above the. Oid Kittanning, we were detained
four days by the exceMve rains, from whence
(leaving the river, which rolls in a thousand
manners) we proceeded by a blind path lead
ing to Cufeuthing, through a country almost
impalpable, by reason of the ftopenduous
heights and frightful declivities, with a con
tinued range of craggy hills, overspread with
fallen timber, thorns and underwood; here
and there an intervening valley, whose deep
impenetrable gloom has always been imper
vious to the piercing rays of the warmest fun.
At Cufcufhing (which is 15 miles above Ve
nango) we crossed the Alleghany, and conti
pued our route upon its banks. But here our
march was rendered kill more difficult by the
mountains which jutted close upon the river,
forming a continued narrow defile, allowing
us only the breadth of ah Indian path to
march upon, In the midit of these defiles,
cur advanced party, confining of 15 White
men and 8 Delawares, discovered between 30
and 40 warriors landing from their canoes,
who having also seen part ofour troops, imme
diately Stripped themselves and prepared for
a&ion. Lieutenant Harding, who command
ed our advance, disposed his men in a fimi
circclar form, and began the attack with such
irrefirable fury, toni< hawkin hand, that the
Savages could not long sustain the charge, but
fied wih the utmost horror and precipitation,
feme plunging themselves into the river, and
Others, Favoured by the thickness of the
bushes. made their escape on the main, leaving
five dead on the field, without any )ofs on our
fide txt, nt three ipen (lightly wounded. Up
on the fict alarm, supposing it to be more se
rious, the army was arranged for fight, both
officers aid men, enraged at their former cru
elties, acimated by the calmness, resolution
ord intrepidity of the commandant, (hewed
the utm^k ardour to engage; and had the
action been general, we had every profped of
the moll ample success from a brave command
er, at the head of brave men Continuing
our march, v.e arrived the fame day a+Bucha
loons, where leaving our baggage, (lores, &c.
under a guard, proceeded to their towns with
the utmost dispatch, which we found at the
distance of about twenty miles farther, with
extensive corn fields on both sides of the river,
but deferred by the inhabitants on our ap
proach. Eight towns we set in flames, and
committed their paged and war polls to the
river, the corn was cur next obje&, which in
three days we cut down and piled into heaps,
amounting in the whole to near 600 acres,
without the leaff interruption from the enemy
" Upon our return we several times crossed
^creek about ten miles above Venango, re
markable for an oily liquor, which ouzes from
Qe sides and bottom of the channel, and the
adjacent springs, much resembling British oil,
end if applied to woollen cloth, burns it in an
iuftant.
CHATH A M, Oft. 19.
At the election for the county of Morris, the
following gentlemen were chosen:
Counsellor — Silas Condict, Esq;
Aft'emblvmen- Elks Cook, Abraham Kit
chel, Alexander Carmichael, Esquires.
Coroners — Frederick King, Nathan Cooper,
Enquires.
Saturday the 9th inst. the general assembly
of this Rate adjourned. During thw fitting
the, patted dye following ads:
1. An ad to procure a Supply pf flour for
the use of the army.
2 An ad for the relief of John Gill, of the
township of Newtown, in the countv of Glou
cester, one of e the commissioners of the loan
office, respecting the loss of a sum of public
money, taken by the enemy.
3. A Supplement to an act, entitled, an act
to render certain bills of credit a legal lender
in this state, and to prevent the counterfeiting
the fame and other bills of credit.
4. A Supplementary ad to an aft, entitled,
an aft to raise the Sum of one million of pounds
in the state of New-Jersey.
5. An act to prohibit the exportation of
provisions from the state of New-Jersey.
6. An aft to continue an aft, entitled an
aft to revive and continue the process and pro
ceedings returnable to, and depending in, the
Supreme court of judicature of this State, and
to afeertain the times and places of holding
the said courts.
7. A Supplement to an aft, entitled, an aft
the better to prevent the concealing of fray
cattle, horses and sheep.
8. An aft to embody, for a limited time,
four thousand of the militia of this state, by
voluntary enlistment.
9. An aft to defray Sundry incidental charges.
CHARLES-TOWN, (S. Carolina) Sept. I§.
We have no intelligence from the South
ward, the authenticity of which we can vouch.
But it may be presumed, that the perseverance
and enterprising genius of his Excellency the
Count D'Eftaing, will accomplish the purpose
for which he has appeared in this quarter, and
ensure success to his next intended operations
in another. It is believed Some of his troops
are in possession of Sunbury, in order to cut
off the retreat of the British troops from
Georgia into Ealt-Florida; at the fame time
Brigadier General M'lntofh is marching down
the country from Auguda; and we are told,
that Major General Lincoln crossed Savannah
river at Ebenezer last Sunday; so that we
may now hourly expert intelligence of im
portance.
We are assured, that exclusive of draughts,
the militia turn out volunteers in all parts of
the state, with such Spirit and alacrity, that
the ferrymen at the several rivers cannot carry
the men across faft enough.
By the last accounts from Count D'Eftaing's
fleet. Seven British vessels had fallen into
their hands, amongst them a large Ship from
Glasgow, with eight Scotch merchants on
board, (refugees from North-Carolina and
Virginia) with valuable corgoes intended to
purchase conquered estates in this state and
Georgia. One of the prizes, the brig Polly,
from New-Providence for Quebec, arrived
here last Friday; and as (be came in, the A
mazon French frigate was seen off this bar, in
chafe of a (hip, supposed to be the Ariel man
of war, of zo guns, which (he came up with,
engaged half an hour, and then carried off.
Just as this paper had gone to press, an ac
count came, that a body of troops of his moll
Chrillian Majesty, our great and good ally,
were landed in Georgia last Sunday night';
that Major-General Lincoln was approaching
faft to Savannah, to co-operate with them ;
and that Count ?olafki had already taken a
picket of the enemy; so that it is probable,
by the close of this week, the fate of Georgia,
and of General Prevolt's army, may be de
cided, in a manner very wide of the expecta
tions of the returned refugees, and their in
fatuated adherents.
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LON DO N, Aug. 26.
Letters were received yellerday at the Ad
miralty from Capt. Boteler, late commander
nf his Majesty's thip the Ardent, of which the
fallowing are r^hentic particulars: That on
the appearance of\the French and Spanuh
fleets off Plymouth, having h i&d English
colours, were taken by the Captain lor the
English fleet, who having received orders to
join Sir Charles Hardv, made tail towards
them. Capt. Bottler soon perceived his mis
take, having almoil immediately as he disco
vered his error, received a broadfids from a
French Ihrp of 74 guns. This he mutt gal
lantly fought, and was endeavouring to ef
fed his escape, when two other (hips of the
fame force bore down, and engaged him like
wise. Notwithstanding this unequal contest,
like a brave Briton, he would not strike his
colours till such time as he found his (hip un
able to keep above water; as soon as he struck
he made his situation known to the enemy,
who instantly hoiiled out their boats, by
" Af.er burning the of' towns of Cora^v
go and Mihufauachiukocken, we arrived at
Pftefbu^h the 14th ink with the scalps we had
t.ncen, an w ;o,uoo drilars worth of plunder,
having in the course of 33 days completed
a march of neaf 400 miles, thro' a country the
lirriin- had hitherto thought impenetrable by
us and considered as a Sufficient barrier for
the Security of their towns, and indeed nothing
but the abfilute neccility of such a meafuic,
and a 11 ble Spirit of enterprise, could be a
Sufficient inducement to undertake so arduous
a talk, and encounter thole difficulties and 6b-
Ifaclcs which require the moil cOnfummate for
titude to surmount."
In co' Sequence of thb discovery, Captain
Grant brought the Office-keeper up to Lon
don, and carried him to Lord George Gcr
maine, where St John Fielding was feht for,
;,rd after several hours examination, Sufficient
proofs appeared against him of a Secret cor
respondence with American Officers', Agents,
&c and be was committed to Tothill fields
Bridewell. The fame evening about 12, the
Clerk was apprehended, at his lodgings in
Piccadilly; and intelligence being obtained
of the Captain, he was apprehended, and
taken before Sir John Fielding, his papers,
&c. Secured, and he committed to Clerken
well Bridewell. On Monday morning they
were all re-examined as abovementioned, and
from the nature of the correspondence were
recommitted, every thing appearing to crimi
nate the Captain.
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NEW-YO R K, 0& 30.
The following is the most perfect account
we can yet procure of a late enterprize into
New-Jersey, under the command of Lieut.
Col. SiMCOE.
On Thursday Morning last, about z o'clock,
the Queen's Rangers, with the Cavalry be
longing t 0 th at Regiment, and ten Light-
Horse, under the Command of Capt. Stewart,
who are Rationed on Staten-Island, landed at
Amboy, and proceeded as far as Bonam-Town,
when the Foot returned to Amboy, and the
Cavalry, amounting to 70, commanded by
Col. Simcoe, advanced to Bound-Brook, where
they destroyed i 2 large flat-bottomed Boats,
and some Stores; they then proceeded to So
merset Court House, 28 Miles from Amboy,
released the Loyalife confined, set Fire to it,
and destroyed a large Quantity of Forage and
Stores, collected for Mr. Washington's Army.
On their Return on the South Side of the
Ratiton, within two Miles of Brunswick, in
a Piece of Woods they were fired upon by a
large body of Rebels, who lay in Ambuih ;
the Cavalry immediately charged, and dis
persed the Rebels,. —but Col. Simcoe having
in the Charge his Horse (hot under him, in the
Fall received a Bruise, which stunned him,
and his gallant Party thinking him killed, left
him on the Field, approached to Brunswick,
and on the Hill near the Barracks, they disco
vered 170 Rebels drawn up to receive them;
these were also immediately charged and de
feated, with great Slaughter. Among the
killed we are informed, was a Rebel Major,
named Edgar, a Captain Voorhies, and ano
ther Captain, besides many other Officers.^
The Party then proceeded on the Road to
wards South-Amboy, and several Miles from
Brunswick they joined the Foot, who had pas
sed over to South-Amboy. In this Excursion
near thirty Prisoners were taken ; The whole
Loss fuflained by this Enterprize, is one Man
killed, and 4 taken, besides the brave Colonel
Simcoe, who we hear is now a Prisoner ar
Brunfa ick.
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L OS T,
pET^VF.EN Comities S!ip'and the F; Market,
D ,i>eicn of K # y>, she eI # o an fron rmt.
Wh ever will h log then t? X. 315. in D/.ck-
Sjerf, near M . Fiannex's Tavern ilull be Rewald
ed tor their trouble.
which merr Iri^ST, and the % GGn'.? ^
I Ofa nraveuru^ Gve^ ; for in a^ no.-.
I totes the Aidcot went to the b^rom •
3Er<:HB2R ^
Or .Saturday morning a Captain of a regi
ment was examined twioie L<rd Geewee G.r
maim, Mr, De Gey, and Sir John Fielding,
at Lord Georges Office at the 'iricdfury, charg
ed with h Ltmg a trailerm> c triGponaence
I with the Amthans; with 'he Captain were
examined t rcil n who Some time ago kept a
Lottery office, a id mother perlon, clerk to a
merchant on the French coa*l. Ihe reasons
for apprehend ng them are principally as fol
low: Fht ' Lottery-office-keeper was on Satur
day lall at Mar . going to embark for O
ft/nd, and from Vs conduct and expressions
had given reason for being Suspected, making
several borth that he wa* in rhe fecre of all
the Secretaries of State, ano their offices open
to him. From other citcumiGnces/ he gave
reifm for Captain Grant, ot the Pr nee bt
Wales American Regiment, to apprehend him,
when his papers weie examined, may of
which proved inexplicable fr want of the
mode of decvp taring be made use 'of, and
chose which cool Ibe madeor discovered/ a cor- 1
refpondence betwixt him, the Captain above
mentioned, and the clerk.
Public AUCTIO N.
This Morning,
At Daniel McCormick's Auction Room,
Will be Sold,
A large parcel of coarse and fine Iridi linens,
fine, middling and coarle broad cloths, 4-4 and
ii 3 cotton checks, ribbons, printed linens,
feeing fiiks, worried (lockings, rattlne% fh&i-
Ipons. durants, tammies,bazes,chock handker
chiefs, &c. &c.
At the Coffee houje. To-morrow,
100 Cases of excellent Geneva,
zo Cases of Brandy,
A few Puncheons of Rum, and,
12 Medicine Chills.
For file at the CofaeFoufe, on Tkurf
doy next, the 4.1 b of November,
By DANIEL MCCORMICK.
A choice parcel of mahogany, particularly
chosen from a large cargo, for the London
market. To be seen on the Albany Pier.
Any person inclined to treat by private sale,
may apply to Daniel M'Cormick, or faorrt
Moor, No. 1096, Water-street.
WHEREAS it has been represented tothe
Commandant, that Sundry perfuns
going out with Fowling-Pieces, have made a
practice of thooring near high roads, and
other phi: ei of public resort, thereby render
ing ic vei" unsafe for peffengers and others
frequenting the Grid roads; ^nd'hat in cun
fequence of such practice some fatal accids nts
have actually happened. .The Commandant
therefore judges it necessary for the public
fafety, to prohibit ail such Fowling rear,th.:
environs of the city, or within half a mile or
any high road or public frequented foot path,
as the offenders will be apGeratle for the
consequences attending the diEbeJience cf
this order.
By Order of the Commandant,
S. PAYNE ADYE, Aide ce Camp.
N^v-York, October 27, 1779.
New-York, Nov. r, 1779.
JOHN WOODS,
Attorney at Law
And PUBLIC NOTARY,
A T his Office, t h e upper end of Queen-Street,
fa in tins C;ty, No. 1:9, gives due attendance
froth Sun rife till nine o'clock in the Evening,
where the business he turder noted, is done in the
molt ptidual and expeditions Manner on very me
derrteT?rms, which, to fatisty and prevent cay af
ter c^nplaGt, are fixed up in die Office for public
Inspection.
Advice, constitutionally and on the fundamen
tals of Law and Equity, in all cases where Per
sons or their property ate endangered, is given.
All kiads of writings drawn and du'y Execu^
ted, with dr withou t the Notary Public's Seal, whe
ther Articles of Agreement, or Co-partnership;
Ai bitratio 1 or other Bo dt, Morgages, Leases and
Releases, Letters of Attorney, Memorials, Bills of
Sale, Deeds of gifts, Wills and all other conveyan^
ces.
Houses, Farms, Vc. are entered on a small pre
mium, either to lease, mortgage, or lett.
This Office hath suppled considerable sums of
Money, by the favour and encouragement of Gen
tlemen whofrom time '0 tim. :have cash 0 ;Tce out ;
and Mi. Woods will conrive inticf.4igably.to f-,
licit Cash for theft thatarein want, G. good, leal,
or p erfonal security, of which the turnoff care will
always be taken.
Me. Wool's always truly mindful of the favours
he has received, will use his utmost endeavours on
all cccafions, to Satisfy what great utility and Ser
vice the extention of this Office mult be to all t anks
of peo, le.
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Furrier from London,
Living in Broad-Street, opposite the Poll-Of
fice, HAS FOR SALE:
A General and compleat assortment of
muffs and tippets in the newest taste,
ermine, cloak linings, &c. &c. Also a parcel
of ground Squirrel muffs, and tippets; and
the very best black martin and martin throat
do. fit for exportation.
He likewise manufactures and fells gentle
men's caps and gloves lined with furr, very
ufeful for travelling. He also trims ladies
robes and riding dresses, and lappcls gentle
men's coats and veils.
He buys and fells all forts of furrs, whole
sale and retail.
N. B. The highest price is given by him for
grey and ground Squirrel (kins.
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The Snrw NEWCASTLE JANE,
WILLTAM STRAUGHAN,M tier;
fa OR flight or palace, ?pply to
r Henry Wh:tf, Q^eer-ftreet,
or rhe Mdfer 0^ hood ivinr : < Bac r's wimf.
4, UN AWAY hum the mo , ReWcuhu j ,
m *;wrerbc-bov nimGi R (Cfi AR D BREEN,
ab ? r five see s rin» inches bign, timin' btev:: c-m
plexiun, w<,s a h'ue jacket and ibipe' t cwiw :
Whiever fecurts him thill He paid THREE DOL
LARS ; whoever harbours him will be protecutid
as the law dite&s.
Just imported and to be Sold verp cheap, by
Herlitz and Blackwell,
/It their Store \o. 92Q, Better-Street, nearly
op/ofa the CotQty'ary General's Office, nuho,,-
l&r and retail,
A Neat ftfortmeat 0/ reafynnlde GOODS, amongst
miicb are, chaise. c?Htc n es, %fi:n§, nankeen,
I r J) trineer, cambrics ©it taion, tandem Oner,
nei?j feh and cott n ima's, biack Barcebaa, an, a
large cfyr^nna or printed lianen kaxake r chien. /'^ -,
jians, taffaties, laces and edgings, ribbons, Jidems
aid ro,al ribs fiik, cotton ami worked jinckin^
table cloths, diaper, huckaback, jajbtonable bats
threads and pint, an" qfortment w culler, and hard
^are, and a number ol other articles % tedious hi
mention. A L S O,
Madeira,Lfa^, J L ne'ifi,an l Port -whei, porter,
vinegar, feints and non, double and Jing e refin'd
sugar, mnfcovado do. bftr, fpftow', conge, and
bobea teas, , n ffce, candle', soap, i~h. and a Jew
dozen high flavoured. R.JJI tonnes, and 7^ > good
hams.
n^O'R^ SWINISH
ind AMERICAN Comfr.ilfaQns,
fold by Hugh Gain'