The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-30 00:00:00, page 1

OLD MADEIRA WINE in pipes, hogsheads, and quar
ter calks, fit for immediate use, a few barrels of
PORK, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE, &c. &c. &c. to be
fold by JONATHAN and JOEL EVANS.
Just reprinted from the London copy, and now felling by
ROBERT BELL, in Third-Erect, Philadelphia (price
half a dollar)
A MERICAN INDEPENDANCE the interest and glory
of Great-Britain ; containing arguments which
prove that not only in taxation but in trade, manufactures and
government, the colonies are entitled to an entire Indepen
dancy cm the British Legislature ; and that it can only be by
a formal declaration of these rights, and forming thereupon
a friendly league with them, that the true and lading welfare
of both countries can be promoted,
In a series of Letters to the Legislature.
It is not to be hoped, in the corrupt state of human nature,
that any nation will be fubjed to another any longer than
it finds its own account in it, and cannot help itfelf.
No creatures fuck the teats of their dams longer than they
can draw milk from thence, or can provide themselves with
better food ; nor will any country continue their fubjec
'tion to another, only because their great-grandmothers
were acquainted. This is the course of human affairs, and
all wife Rates will always have it before their eyes.
Trenchard on plantations and colonies, in Cato's
letters, No. ro6.
N. B. All the new pamphlets may be had at said Bell's, also
Simes's Military Guide.for Officers, 2 vols. price three dollars.
TEN DOLLARS Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN, from the fubferiber's plantation
in Providence townlhip, Philadelphia county, on Mon
day the Sth instant (July) a SORREL HORSE, near fifteen
hands high, with a light coloured main and tail, two hind
feet white, and a star or blaze; he trots, and is about seven
or eightyears old. If strayed away, whoever brings him to
the fubferiber at the plantation as above, or to his house in
Front-street, Philadelphia, Ihall have FOUR DOLLARS
reward; and if stolen, whoever discovers the horse and
thief, so that he may be brought to justice, shall have TEN
DOLLARS. JOHN MITCHELL.
The PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST,
,July 25, 1776.
RAN away from my waggons in York, a Negro fellow
named ISAAC, about five feet eight inches high,
speaks good English, bred a sailor, hath been in New-
York and Philadelphia, and will possibly endeavour to get
on board some vessel, all matters of vessels are requeued not
to carry him off. He dole from the waggons an umbrella
and some wearing apparel. EIGHT DOLLARS reward
will be paid by Mr. Robert Aitken, printer and stationer, in
Philadelphia, if secured in any jail within fifty miles of York,
and in proportion any where in the state of Pennsylvania.
TWENTY DOLLARS if secured in the states of either
Virginia or New-York. JOHN MITCHELL.
Price Three Coppers. Published every Tuesday, Pburfday, and Saturday Evenings.
Vol. lI.J
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1776.
375
The following is a particular account of the attack and rout
of Lord Dunmore, with his piratical crew, from Gwyn's
inland.
WE got to the inland on Monday the eighth, and next
morning, at eight o'clock, began a furious attack up
on the enemy's Whipping, camp, and fortifications, from two
batteries, one of five fix and nine pounders, the other mount
ing two eighteen pounders. What forces the enemy had were
encamped on a point of the inland, nearly opposite to our five
gun battery, covered by a battery of four embrasures, and a
breastwork of considerable extent. Besides this, they had two
other batteries, and a stockade fort, higher up the haven,
where troops were Rationed to prevent our landing. In the
Laven were three tenders, ene a sloop (the Lady Charlotte)
mounting fix carriage guns, a schooner of two carriage guns,
fix swivels, and a cohorn, and a pilot boat, badly armed;
who had orders from Capt. Hammond, of the Roebuck, to
prevent our boats passing over to the island, and to annoy
the rebels by every means in their power.
Gen. Lewis announced his orders for attacking the enemy
by putting a match to the firft gun, an eighteen pounder,
himfelf; and the Dunmore being then nearest to us, at the
distance of only four or five hundred yards, the Lot passed
through her hull, and did considerable damage. Our five
gun battery likewise began playing on the fleet, the enemy's
WILLIAMSBURG, July 19.
FROM Hampton we learn, that advice was brought
there from the Eastern Shore of a tender, mounting
two carriage and tw.elve swivel guns, being drove
ashore in a squall of wind, five or fix days ago, with
eighteen pirates on board, among them Mr. James Parker,
late of Norfolk, merchant ; who immediately surrendered
themselves to a party of our troops, and begged for quarters.
A boat from another tender, her consort, attempted to cut her
out from the creek where she was secured ; but our people,
perceiving their design, lay in ambush for them, and, where
nigh enough, rushed into the water and fired upon them, kil
ling five of the crew, it was fuppefed, as three were seen to
fall overboard, and two to drop down in the boat, upon which
the pirates tacked about, and rowed, fafter than they came,
to their tender,
Benjamin Woodward, against whom an information was
lodged for attempting to counterfeit the paper currency of the
American states, was brought to town last Wednesday, with
four other perfons,.fufpe&ed to be accomplices, and lodged
in the public jail. They were taken in Pittfylvania county,
with types and other implements to carry or their wicked and
deftrudive schemes.
Of the vast number of shells which were thrown against
Fort Sullivan, near Charleftown, but two fell into it, and
only one of them did any execution. The express that brought
General Lee's letter, and who may be depended upon, assures
us, that the following is an exad lift of the loss we sustained
by that shell, viz. three ducks, one goose, and a turkey, kil
led ; and one goose so wounded that the cook defpaiied of
its life, and therefore cut offits head.
[Num. 238.