The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-01 00:00:00, page 4

tion to the people, either to give them proper powers for the
purpose, or to add to their number and give the increased
body powers, or to choose a new Convention, and give the
powers to them."
Extract of a letter from Antigua, dated April 24, 1776.
" By your late papers I find that you have received ac
counts of several Americans being persecuted in this illand,
who have been unfortunately taken by the men of war. I
have now the pleasure to inform you that the Spirit of perse
cution here has in a great measure .subsided, since the ar
rival of Mr. Burk of this island from the Provincial camp at
Cambridge. Mr. Burk has done great justice to Gen. Wash
ington and his officers, in reporting the genteel treatment he
met with while a prisoner, and in return has exerted his ut
most interest in procuring the discharge of such Americans as
are detained here, in which he has been very fuccefsful, so that
I apprehend no such matter will be carried on in future.
Captain Campbell of New- York, after being imprisoned two
months and upwards, was discharged on bail a short time
before Mr. Burk's arrival, but has since been discharged
from his recognizance, and at liberty to go when and where
he pleases. Captain Kirby, of the ship Peggy of your port,
is likewise discharged from his recognizance, and having pro
cured the command of a brig, fails shortly for Ireland. And
Mr. Charles Hubby Hubbart, an ative of Boston, who has
been confined since December last (great part of the time in
a dungeon) will I think be enlarged in a few days. All this by
the interest of Mr. Burk, in justice to whom, and to convince
the General of his gratitude, I beg this may be inserted in
the public papers."
The Committee of Privates of Col. Bartraim Galbraith's
battalion having received the circular letter from the Com
mittee of Privates of this city and liberties, with the copy of
the protest entered into, and the proceedings of the public meet
ing held on the 20th ult. and the Alarm, after due and ma
ture deliberation or the aforefaid papers, unanimously entered
into the following resolutions.
'' Elizabeth-Town, May 27, 1776.
" Resolved unanimously, That we join with you, gentle
men, in your protest and the late resolve of Congress for to
tally suppressing all power and authority derived from the
crown of Great-Britain, and the contents of the above menti
oned paper#,
Extras of a letter from New-York, dated May 31.
" Gen. Putnam has jutt (hewn me a letter from a gentle
man in Salem, which very much concerns your place. The
writer informs the Genera) that Capt. Chapman is arrived
there (Salem) from St. Croix, who fays that on the
tenth instant in latitude 54, longitude 67 : 24, he fell in with
a brig, the Capt. of which told him that he failed in com
pany with a fleet of seventy fail of transports, under convoy
of two.fixty-four, four forty gun ships, and two bomb ketch
<es, from which he parted the fifth, in a hard gale of wind.
-The fleet had on board a large number of Hessians, Brunf
'wickers and English troops, all boun^to Philadelphia, in order
t)difperfe (as the Capt. expressed himfelf) that hornet's nelt
the Congress, after which they were certain the continent
would become a very ealy prey. God grant that you may be
prepared to receive this armament. Gen. Putnam thinks
that some troops will immediately march from here to your as
sistance."
tion upon the fubjed of a declaration of independance, but a
new mode of government h%s been talked of, and you may
expert to fee in next Monday's paper a call from the Conven-
" I do not learn that a word has been said in our Conven-
Extrad of a letter from New-York, May 31,
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A Quantity of the best FLORENCE OIL, fold by the
chest or flafle, by SAMUEL YOUNG, near the Draw
bridge.
LOST on Thursday last, the twenty-third instant, a red
Morocco POCKET BOOK, with a steel clasp. It
contains some papers, and a bond of no consequence but to
the proprietor. There was also some Continental currency,
but the sum uncertain, however not less than from five to
ten pounds. Whoever has found the fame, upon returning
it to Mrs. Stout in Front-street, or to the fuferjber in Water
ftreet, shall receive the sum of FIVE POUNDS, and no
questions asked.
May 25, 1776. GEORGE.DAVIS.
TO be SOLD, a NEAT PHOTON and Gears, almost
new, suitable for either one or two horses. For terms
apply to Jeremiah Warder and sons, in Third-street.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-street, near the London
Coffee-Houfe,
The Resolve of Congress of the 15th instant being read,
was unanimously approved of.
The Protest of the 20th instant, of divers inhabitants of
this province in behalf of themselves and others, to the Ho
norable the keprefentatives of Pennsylvania, being read, was
unanimously approved.
It being moved, and the question thereupon put, Whe
ther the present government is competent to the exigencies
of our affairs? The fame was carried in the negative unani
mously.
*#* The printer of this paper gives threepence a pound for
FINE LINEN RAGS, and in proportion for those of a coarser
kind.
Resolved unanimously, That the Chairman be direded to
sign these Resolves on behalf of this present Assembly.
Resolved unanimously, That we will flipport the measures
now adopted at all hazards, be the consequences what they
may. PHILIP BCEHM, Chairman.
"Resolved unanimously, That we will fopport you in the
measures you have now adopted, at all hazards, be the con
sequences what they may, as our views and interests are the
fame with yours. & JOHN JAMISON, fen. President.
" To the Committee of Privates in Philadelphia."
At a meeting of the Associators belonging to the second bat
talion, and others inhabitants of the county of Nor
thampton, near to Lawrence Good's plantation, in White
hall township, the 27th day of May, 1776, confiding of
about nine hundred men,
Major Philip Boehm, being unanimously chosen, was Seat
ed in the chair.
Resolved unanimously, That a Provincial Convention ought
to be chosen by the people, for the express purpose of carry
ing the said Resolve of Congress into execution.
Resolved unanimously, That a reasonable number of the
Committee of Northampton county be appointed, by the
Committee, to meet a number from the other county Com
mittees at Philadelphia the eighteenth day of next month, to
hold a provincial conference, in order to determine upon the
number of which the Convention for framing a new govern
ment Ihall be composed, and the manner in which they fell
be eleded.