The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-09 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.
A letter from Head Quarters, dated the firft ink. fays, " We
hear from good authority, that in the engagement on the 28th
ult. the enemy had a Colonel and eight officers killed, and
that the number of privates killed and wounded must be very
great, as they were busily employed the remainder of the day,
and most part of the ensuing, in burying and carrying them off."
Extra- of a letter from Gen. Lee, dated Nov. 2, 1776.'
“ I beg you will complement Col. Ross, in my name, for
the spirited officer like condu— of his son, the Major, in our
late shooting match with the Hessian chaffeurs."
It is said that thirty Hessians have deserted, and brought a
brass field piece into fort Washington.
The following is a lift of FIELD OFFICERS for the twelve.
feenntylvania regiments in the Continental service:.
First Regt. „ Col.. Hand, Lieut, Col. Chambers, Major-
Refs.—Secend Regt. Cpl. Dehaas, Lieut. Col. A. J. Morris,
Major Jonathan Jones. —Third Regt. Col. Joseph Wood,
Lieut. Col. Thomas Craig, Major William Butler.—Fourth
Regt. Col. L. Cadwallader.,. Lieut. Col. D, Broadhead, Ma
jor William Weft, jun.—Fifth Regt, Col. A, Wayne, Lieut,,
Col. IL Jqhnfon, Major Percifer Frazer. —Sixth Regt. Col.
Robert Magaw, Lieut." Col. ——, , M,jor John Beatty.—
Seventh Regt. Col. William Irwine, Lieut. Col. Thomas
Hartly, Major David Greer.—'Eighth Regt. Col. FEneas M'
Coy, Lieut. Col. George Wilson, Major Richard Butler.—
Ninth Regt. Cpl. James Irvine, ,Lieut, Col. G. Nagle, Ma
jor John Patton.—Tenth Regt. Cql. ! Joseph Penrofe, Lieut.
Col. James Dunlap, Major Henry Becker.—Eleventh Regt.
Col. Ricaaid Hampton, Lieut. Col. Francis Gurney, Major
F, Mentges.. Twelfth, Regt. Col. William Cooke, Lieut.
Cpl^N. Gray, Major J a ! nes Crawford.:.
In COUNCIL .of SAFETY, Philadelphia, Nov. 1, 1776.
GARRISON ORDERS to be observed by the troops quartered
in the BARRACKS of the city of PHILADELPHIA. .
L CT" HE reveille to be,beat every morning at break of day,
I the troop at eight o'clock, and a long roll at nine
o'clock for the guards to parade.
11. From the firft of May to the lak of September, the re
treat must be beat at eight o'clock in the evening, and at fun
fa. from the firft day of October to the last day of April, the
tattoo always, at nine o'clock.;.
111. At retreat beating all under the degree of a commis
sioned officer must repair to the barracks, when the roll of
each company is to be called, and every person absent report
ed to the officer commanding the company. No person who
is not a commissioned officer to be permitted to go out of the
barracks till reveille. .
IV. No drum to beat to arms in the barracks but in case of
an alarm, when the whole garrison is to turn out, and draw up
under arms.
V, No dirt of any kind, or dirty water, must be thrown
out of the doors, windows or galleries, but all dirt must be
carried to places appointed by the Barrack Master for that
purpose, which mull be such as are least offenfive ; and all
water must be thrown into the gutters. Every person trefpaf
firg against this order, if a non-commissioned officer or fol
dfer, he must be confined, tried and puniihed ; if a woman,
flie must be turned out of the barracks, and never permitted to
rtfde therein.
vl. The men must fiveep the barrack yard and gutters
at least twice a week, and remove the dirt to the proper dung
hills, for which purpose the Barrack Matter must furnifh the
necessary dhovels, brooms, wheelbarrows, &c. which must be
delivered into the care of the Quarter-Matter of each battalion.
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VIL The eentries at the gates are not to fuffer anjafwine,
horses or cows to go into the barrack yard,
VIII. The Barrack Master must furnifh to each room occu
pied by officers and soldiers, and also for the guards, the usual
allowance of wood and candles, which must be dikributed
once a week, except the guards, which must have their allow
ance daily. Whenever any wood is piled up in the barack
yard, a centry must be placed near it, to prevent its being em-,
bezzeled.
IX. A proper number of centries must be polled at the gates,
and other parts of the barracks and galleries, who are to be
attentive that no damage be done to any part of the barracks,
particularly the rooms not occupied; nor are they to permit
any person to ease himfelf, or make water, except in the places
appointed for those purposes.
X. The Barrack Master must visit every room at least once
a week, and wherever he finds any damage done to the bar
racks or its furniture beyond a reasonable allowance for wear,
he must get it repaired, ,and report the expence to the com
manding officer, that it may be charged to the person or per
sons committing such damage.
XI. The Barrack-Master must supply the troops in garri
son with the following furniture, and no other, viz. to every
officer's room a pine table with a drawer, two chairs, an iron
pot, a bucket, a pair of pot hangers, and a crane, a pair of
andirons, a fire shovel and tongs, and a box to remove the
ashes to the dunghill. .Toevery non-commissioned officer and
private man's room, a pine bedhead with a wooden bottom
for every two men, a canvas bed and bolder case for the
draw, and two Indian or other coarse blankets, a pine table
and two benches, an iron pot with pothooks and a crane, a
bucket, a pair of andirons, a shovel and tongs, and a box
to carry out ashes ; besides which, every room must be fur
nifhed with a rack,.,with wooden pins, for the men to put
up their firelocks.
XII. Whenever the Barrack-Master delivers out any of the
foregoing articles, he must receive a receipt from the Quarter-
Matter, or feme other commissioned officer, who mull be an
swerable for them.;
XIII. The Barrack-Master is not to fuffer any perfon^ not
immediately belonging to the garrison, to reside in the 'bar
racks, without an order in writing from the Council of Safe
ty, or other, person or board, in whom the executive power
of the state resides; and all officers are required and directed
to assist him in the execution of this order..
XIV., Whenever any battalion or part thereof is to march
into the barracks, twelve, hours, previous notice must be gi
ven to the Barrack Master, who. must prepare a Efficient
number of rooms with their furniture..
XV. When, a battalion or part thereof is to march out of
the barracks, twelve hours previous notice must be given to
the Barrack-Master, and a commiffioued or non-commissioned
officer left behind to deliver up the rooms and other furni
ture, which cannot be properly done till the rooms are dom„
pletely evacuated. By order of Council. l .
THOMAS WHARTON, jun. President.
/ r^ O be SOLD a well finifhed two kory BRICK HOUSE
| and LOT of GROUND, situate on the south ode
of Race-street, about the middle between Fifth and Sixth
llreets, twenty feet in front, and one hundred and thirty fe et
deep, has two fronts to a twenty feet alley running from Fifth
to Sixth streets, fubjeft to a ground rent of fix pounds per
annum Pennsylvania currency. For farther particulars w
quire of the printer.