The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-04 00:00:00, page 3

Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the Continental army
before Quebec, dated April 6.
" Our battery at Point Levy has been firing some days;
the mortar battery on the heights is not quite finifhed, and
in two days we will have another battery at the Little River.
We have had a prodigious quantity of snow this winter ; the
N E W-L OND O N, April 26.
Extract of a letter from Boston, April 22.
" They are fortifying and putting the harbor, &c. in the
best posture of defence they can. Tomorrow they talk of
finking hulks by the castle, and eroding a battery at Camp-
Hill, on Noddle's Island. There was a fleet of the enemy,
about twenty fail, lay at Nantafket last week, but they are all
gone from thence except the Renown. Our small privateers^
run in and out by Pulling's Point, without any regard to the
enemy."
During the last and beginning of this week, several of the
men of war have been cruizing in the offing.
We hear that it is the determination of the Continental
Congress to fortify New-London harbor in the belt and most
effectual manner ; it being judged a good and convenient
rendezvous for the Continental fleet.
N E W-YOR K, May 2.
Three vessels that left New-London on Saturday evening,
iffure us, that our fleet failed from the harbour's mouth on
Friday last, with a fair wind from Newport.
Poftfeript of a letter dated Cambridge April 22, 1776.
“ I am informed that a vessel being taken up in govern
ment service, against the Captain's will, and being at Hali
fax amongst the fleet, the Captain took an opportunity, in
the midst of the movements of the many vessels coming in
and changing their Nations, to set fail and return into some
harbour near Boston, but I did.not learn precisely where. He
brings an account that the Tories and Refugees were in the
greatest distress imaginable, the place not being capable of
accommodating them; that a certain Ms. Taylor and his wife,
who were in good esteem and circumstances at Boston, were
left all night on one of the wharves, lamenting their ill fate.
" From a variety of hands, accounts come from Halifax,
that several persons, and sometimes different families, are
crowded into one room, for which they are obliged to pay
fix dollars per week ; that many of the Tories from Marfh
field had joined in representing to Gen. Howe their distress
and poverty, and begged for better accommodations, which,
they could not obtain on account of there being little enough
for the King's troops ; that forty of their number had got
a vessel and returned to Marfhfield, choosing rather to throw
themselves on the mercy of their country than -continue in
such circumstances. This account was just arrived at Boston,
much talked of, and commonly believed there yesterday,
where I went over on business..
BOST O N, April 25.
William Jackson of this towp, and Crean Brush of New-
York, who were on board a brig taken the third inst mt, by
Capt. Manly, are now imprisoned in thejail here.
Last Friday a vessel arrived off Marblehead, from Halifax,
with Dr. Stockbridge, and a number of other refugee Tories.
The information from some of them is, that they had their
choice of inlifting as soldiers, and as such to be provided for,
or to starve, or return to this colony. They chose the latter,
and are now supplicating their country for mercy. How they
have been disposed of, we have not heard.
We hear that the Continental currency is received in pay
ment, and passes very freely among the inhabitants of the
French Weft-India islands.
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immediately, which will be of infinite service, and enable,
him to carry on his business with more fatisfadion to his cuf
toraers, as also credit and profit to himfelf. If gentlemen
would confider the close application neceflary to conduct his
press, he is certain they would be punctual in fending caih
with their advertisements, and likewife.their subscriptions at
the expiration of the year, without giving him farther trou
ble. Those families who retire into the country, during the
summer season, may be supplied with this paper regularly,
by directing where it is to be left for them in town ; and they
who fend to the city frequently, may have it at the printing
office..
This day William Bales and James Jones, for a street rob
bery, and John Woodward, for the murder of his wife, were
executed pursuant to their sentence. Woodward behaved
with uncommon resolution, though not insensible of his de
plorable situation, .and in his last words denied being guilty
of the crime for which he was condemned ; the other two
confeffed the justice of their sentence, and seemed penitent.
When the unhappy father of Bales got into the cart, and tor k
leave of his son, the generality of the fpedators, affected at
so moving a feene, shed tears, and one man fainted.
To the P RINTE R.
Sir,
Your inserting the following resolve may convince the public
that Common Sense is not altogether destitute of proselytes
in Pennsylvania.
AT a meeting of Captain James M'Candlefs's company,
and a number of other inhabitants of the townihip of
Faun, in York county, Resolved unanimously, That the in
dependant principles of Common Sense are what we wish to
fee established, as soon as the wisdom ofthe Hon. the Conti
nental Congress fnall think proper, as we ldok upon it to be
the only alternative now left us to secure our liberties, and
screen us from the difgraceful epithet of^ rebels in the eyes of
all the world.
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, Philadelphia, May 1, 1776.
All persons who are now prisoners upon parole, in the dif
ferent parts of this province, are ftrialy enjoined not to Gave
the diftridl that has been appointed for their residence, without
the written permission of this Board ; and all prisoners who
come into this city, by the licence of the Congress, are directed
upon their arrival immediately to communicate such licence
to this Committee; and if any prisoners shall be found tres
passing against this order, their persons will be immediately
seized and imprisoned.
The Sisterhood of Bethlehem, having presented this Board
with a quantity of linen rags, for the benefit of such as may
be wounded in the service of their country,
Resolved, That this instance of their humanity be thank--
fully acknowledged. . Extract from the minutes.
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary..
tops of the fences just begin to appear, and I suppose that in " 1
a few days the roads will be impassable. I shall continue as
long as there is a probability of the town's being taken. We
are difeouraged at Gen. Lee's not coming ; however, Gen.
Wooster is arrived. We ought to have at leak ten thousand
men more here in case of troops arriving, otherwise the
Canadians, who have assisted us, will be ruined. This pro
vince is the key of America."
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.