The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-12 00:00:00, page 3

By the EASTERN POST, which arrived this day, we
have tnc following advices, viz.
BOSTON, Oct. 31, Capt. Simmons, who arrived at
Dartmouth on Friday last, in twenty days from St. Euftatia,
informs that the Gov. of that place assured him, that a war
would soon be declared by the King of France, against
Great-Britain ; that one of the British pirate's ships,. being
in that port in pursuit of American property, had actually
been fired upon from their forts, and that great encourage
ment was given to ail American vessels, throughout: the French
dominions.
Yesterday arrived here from Newbury-Port, where (he was
lately built, the Maffachufeit's frigate BOSTON, mounting
tuei ty-eight guns, commanded by He&or M'Neil, Esq;
Lak week: arrived in town from. Philadelphia, the Hon.
John Adams, Esq; Member of the. Continental Congress.
NEWPORT, Nov. 4. Last Monday Captain Shearman
Clarke arrived at an eastern port, in fifteen days from the
Welt Indies, and informs that he law a letter from France a
day 01 two before he failed, advising thacit might be depend
ed on that France w^uid declare war against Great-Britain
very soon ; .that the Pomona and. two other British ships of
war were supposed to have been loft in the late hurricane in
the Weit-Inuies, they not being heard of since/
A lew days palt arrived fare at an eastern port, a Continen
tal Ihip from France, having on board three thousand Hands
of arms, three hundreds barrels of powder, one hundred
clefts of tin, dry goods, &C-. The Captain of which fays
there were great preparations in France for war, and a de
claration may be expected very soon. She had seven weeks
passage. . Some, very agreeable intelligence bykhis vessel it
is thought not advifeable to make public at prelent.
Lalt fhurfday arrived in ealt passage, a large Jamaica
ffiip, loaded with about fix, hundred hogsheads of sugar, ninety
puncheons of run?, fume cotton, &c. taken by the Continen
tal brig Cabot, Capt. Hinman. She mounts lixteen guns,
but we do not learn that Ihe made any refinance. About the
fame time, Capt. Job Peaice, in a private sloop of war, went
up die weft passage, with a line large brig, loaded with fifh,
being his third prize fafcly arrived..
NEW-HAVEN, Nov. 6. A few nights since, between
three and tour hundred troops, from the date of Rhode-if
land, crofted the found, and landed on Long-lfland, near Se
talket, where they engaged a party of the troops newly inlift-,
ed into Gen. Howe's army, commanded by one Smith ; five
or fix of his men were kilted in the action, and himfelf and
twenty-three of his company made prisoners, who were
brought off, with feventy-five excellent muskets. The pri
fopers are a motly herd, about pne half of them being Ne
groes and Indians. Of the Rhode-Eland troops, one. was
killed, and one wounded. .
We hear that near two hundred fail of the enemy's fleet
are on this fide of Hellgate, the chief, of them lying near
Hart-Eland.
( TCLEN yelteraay morning, a SILVER CREAM JUG
U chaled, and in the shape of an urn. Whoever has got
j r , and will biing it to tire printer, Iliad have FHREL
DOLLARS reward, and no questions, alked, if offered for
sale pleale to Hop it. Nov. la.
STRAYED or STOLEN, a middle sized brindled COW
with a wh'he fpotin her forehead, and one pap remarkably
larger than the other. Any perlon informing where the laid
cow is, so that she may be had again, Ihall have TEN
SHILLINGS reward. Inquire of the printer.
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For the PENNSYLVANIA EVENING PO ST
WE hear that all the counties on this fide of the Sufqu e '
hannah have elected their members of Assembly and
Counfellors agreeable to the Constitution, their penetration
not having reached so far as to difeover that the vengeance of
heaven might reasonably be expended to be poured down up
on them for abetting a system in which the Christian Faith
was treated with such difrefped as to omit inferring its molt
mysterious and disputable credenda into a test of qualification
for civil offices. .
But, Mehercule, the leader of the Phiofophical Society has
forgot the flaming chariot in which he was driving towards the
New Jerusalem, on the memorable 2.lft of Oct. and has not
mentioned a single syllable about reforming our profane creed
in the notable instructions weare to give fandion to this day
at the State-house. Nay we are now become so terrified with
the apprehension of a Court of Censors, which will be anjeffe&ial
check on the usurpers of undue power, that we have dropt
every other pretence of civil or religious. Haw in the Constitu
tion, and confined ourselves barely to the lets and bars which
it places in our way to the establishment of our beloved aristo
cracy.
Remember, Staen-Ifland Hero, thou fhouldft at least false
appearances, or thou wilt indeed be efteeihed a " piddling po
litician !" DEIEC I OR.
Philad. Nov. 12, 1776.
WHEREAS George Folger, matter of the brig Rich
mond, on his passage from London and Nevis to
Nantucket, on the 19th of July, 1776, was taken by the
private flbop of war called the Congress, John Craig com
mander, the said John Craig took from the laid George Fol
ger two notes, for monies lodged in London, in the name of
Thomas Boylilon, amounting to 20601. sterling, and one
note in the name of George Folger, of -fifty pounds her
ling. This is to forbid all perlons taking drafts on mer
chants in London, on accompt of said perlons abovemen
tioned, as they assuredly mult be protelled, as great care
hath been taken to prevent every species of fraud which
may be intended by detaining those notes.
GEORGE FOLGER.
LOST in the night of the 27th of October last, from the
Queen Charlotte's fire company's engine, its BRASS
WORM. Whoever has found the fame, and delivers it,
within one week from the date hereof, to LEWIS WEISS,
scrivener in Second-street, ffiall have FOUR DOLLARS
reward. Philad. Nov. 12..
LOS T on Thursday last, at the launching of the frigate,
a red Morocco leather POCKET BOOK, tied witha
black ribband, containing some money, with sundry valu
ablepapers of use to none but the owner. Whoever has found
the Erne, and will bring it to the printer, lhall have SIX
DOLLARS, reward, besides the money that was in it, and
no questions alked.
WANTED, a WAITER in a public house, one that
can be well recommended for sobriety and honesty,
and is free from Toryifm.'.lnquire of the printer.
npo be SOLD, several TRACTS of LAND in the
1 counties of Northampton and Bucks, to the amount
of fix thousand acres. Inquire of the printer.