The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-26 00:00:00, page 3

N E W-L ON D O N, oaber ii.
Yesterday the General Assembly of this Rate were to meet
at New-Haven.
A Ihip, burden two hundred and twenty-five tons, taken by
Capt. Tho. Nickerfon, in the pnvateer sloop America, be
longing to Piymout i„ was bit w ~ ugat into a port in
this date. The privateer had beenriven da>s oat when
she took, this prize, and was lett a - iafe ot mother. Tne
carg of this ship is as follows,,v% : tw< # hundred.hryheads of
sugar, one hundred punc epn&ot,rum, twenty calks of Madei
ra wine, a quantity oflogwoods and man >ga°y.
From the CONNECTICUT GAZETTE.
The following aiticles a,, taken,from he N^w York M T,
cury, printed in New York,, at: the h use lately,kegt oy
Mi. Gaine, which we received via : >ng ol id..
N.E W- Y. O.R K, October 7.
T IS MajAty's forces are now in p iffelhon oftKecitv of New-
Yrk Aland. They are alp in 'effio^ f Puwie s nook,
ana commaca the :,ak, river and Co a^ur found. All
this has, been b, aim d with very iitt^ aifticuky and lois on the
part of the troops;; the rebels, afte the battle, or rather r>ut
of the twenty f<ven:b>f # Aug.utt, having never attempted to
face the foltrieis,, cut fled every, way with the utmott precipi
tation., They quitted works, whch they had been laboring
upon during the whole famine wi hout Scarce the conflict of
a day Th. King's forces a.cin ^m.rkable good health and
spirits, and leem resolved 10 convince the world, that they
not only boar toe name but the natu ? of Briton: ; and, while
that they tight with their ulaal ardor in the cause of the
K ngand constitution, they know how to treat even ungrateful,
rebels with pity and humanity. They confider, that many of.
them- are seduced and milled by designing men, who, under
pretence of patriotism, are facriiieing the interests and hap
pineis of this whole cpnt nent LQ tter.own fordidintereii and
ambition.
The Ki g's troops have not fufliihed the lols of one hun
dred men ; whim the rebels, by the belt accents, cannot
h^ve loft ewer than between four and .five thousand in killed,
w,uided, and .sken prisoners; tu mention nothing of de
featis, who leave them daily.
S>vud a fl et was never leer itogether in this port, or per
il ps in all Arne ica before. The Blips areAtationed up the
Bad river or Sound,.as. far a ? Turtle bay; and, near the
town, the multitude of malts carries the appearat: of a
wood;. Some are moored up the North river; others in the
bay, between Red and Ye,low nook ; lome, again, off
Sea cn ifUnd;.and leveral off PowiTs hook, and towards the
KBs. The men of war are moored chiefly up New York
found, and make, with , the other th^ -, a very magnificent
and formidable appearance. Five men of war have been
detached bom^he lo .adron inxothe oil .th river, ab .v. Green
wichy probably.ro Aftft the operations o the army against
the rebels, who ißlll main ei: the northern exu\m^y of this
island, and on the heig ts about KingiDridge.
It is faidthe Flora frigate ot thirty two guns, commanded
by Capt. Brilbane, is preparing to fail, with leveral tranf
pprts under convoy.
supposed to be prizes, but whether bound eastward or west
ward, we do not learn.
A gentleman, who left Boston last Thursday, informs, that
five prize flops were in tight, coming into that haroour, when
he came aw ay.
A brig from France is arrived at New-Hamplhire, loaded
with warlike stores.
540
" A deserter at dead Qtriers informs that that.,is.ot
enemy, on Friday ialt, mud have been seven or eight oanTei.
That in the cannonade after ne >a.tle, Gen. Howe had .his
leg very dangerously iliatiered by a oaf, wnim k lied a lollier
who flood mai him. LaiTmgnt a party 4 Rangers, under
the command of Major R ge.s, living advanced towards
Maceneck, were attacked and.defeated by a party of our
forces.. Thirty fix: were taken prisoners, and* the number
of the slain is fuppjfed to be greater, since lixey arms and as
many bianekts were found upon the field, A^ the corps is
composed of Tories, this victory is tne more glorious. Oar
army is in high spirits, having outranked the enemy."
The following is a Ikl of the officers appointed by the
Conncil of Safety for the twelfth battalion of foot, to be raised
in this flute,vfor. the Continental service, to be commanded
by Coli.William Cook, .viz. Captains, Henry M'Kinley,
Alexander Pitterfon, Hawkins Boon, John Harris, Nich has
Miller, John Brady, Peter Willington, William Work,
Fad Lieutenants,. Stephen Chambers, Thomas Brandon,
Christopher Geitig, Hannaniah Lincolin, J,hn Reily, Wil
liam. M'Elhattor, Wriliam Sawyer, and John Handerfon.
Second Lieutenants, John Carithers, Robert King, William
Bard, John Boyd, James Wdliamfm, Edward M'Cabe,.
Samuel Qin, and John Hays. Ensigns, Benjamin Lodge,
jun. Thomas Hamilton, John Stone, William. Boyd, Blackall
William Bad, Stewart Herbert, Henry; Stacker, Andrews
Engle.
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia, O&. 26, 1776.
Resolved, That this Board will, ®n Monday the fourth day
of November next, proceed.to appoint Captains and fubal
ternsin the eleventh Pannfylyania battalion, to be commanded
by Col. Richard Humpton. Extrad from the minutes,
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary^.
WANTED a person, cf sobriety and good charader,
tuat is some what acquainted with accounts. Inquire
of trie printer.
(!) Was LEF T, at the time the Philadelphia militia came
from the camp, at the Noah's Ark, Northern Liberties, a
KNAPSACK, containing sundry things. The owner is de=
fired to prove his property, and take them away.
We are informed by a gentleman just escaped from New*
England, that the rebels have lately carried many hundred
head of Cattle from the east end of Long-island, to New
London in Connedicut, and that their privateers are very
bafy in negotiating this kind of business, and have moreover
committed feme of their usual tyrannical and opprellive a&s,
upon several loyal fubjeds in thole parts.
The savage burning of this city by the New-England in
cendiaries, will be a lasting monument of their inveterate mi
lice agpinft the trade and prosperity of this colony, as well
as of their rooted disaffection to British law and government.
They had long threatened the performance of this villain as
deed ; and this is the belt return that the people of property
in this city, who have espoused their caufc, are to expert t^r
their heedless credulity..
On Thursday >art arrived here from England, a numb - f
tranlporb under convoy, having on DJarJ the Av-iteeath :
gimen; of light norfe, under tne command of Lieu.. C 1
Harcourt.,
PHI L A D~E LP H I A,, OT)B r 2:.
Extract of,a letter from F^rt Lee, dated Oft >ber 22.