The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-29 00:00:00, page 2

ation. That the Roebuck, at the time aforefaid, by meansofa
rope faftened to the Liverpool, was hauled afloat, and the
other cables and ropes, which had beep used for that end,
were abandoned and let flip. That whilst the ship lay
aground, as aforefaid, the Capt. his officers and ciew, were
all constantly upon watch ; and that no one retired to sleep
during the night ; and that boats were all the night employed
to watch the motions of the gallies, and guard the Roebuck.
That the officers of the Roebuck had expected that there
woula be an attempt in the night to burn the Roebuck, but
afterwards concluded that it was not done for want of ammu
nition. That during the fight of the Roebuck and Liver
pool with the gallies, only one bail fired from the gallies,. as
far as this, deponent knows, struck the hull of the Roebuck,,
but some imaii damage was done to the fails and rigging ;
great part of the ihot of the gallies aimed at the Roebuck not
reaching her. That after the Roebuck was hauled off the
ground, and brought to anchor, the Capt. employed his crew
at filling water very diligently, two pumps being used for
that purpole. That about high water in the afternoon of the.
day following the day of said fight, the fight was renewed
by the gallies coming down the river, the ships immediately,
on the approach of the gallies, being got under fail. That
the wind being pretty fiefh at south-west, the ships turned,
downwards, working to windward, and.firing upon the gal
lies till the ships had. proceeded three miles below the town of
Newcastle, when, it being near ten in the evening, the gallies
ceased to fire, and retired from the ships. That in the se
cond fight the gallies drew nearer to the ships than in the
firft, though feidom nearer than three quarters of a mile, or
thereabouts., That on the second day's action, one shot of
eighteen pound was lodged im the Roebuck's fide, about
three streaks, above the water's edge, and another like it on
the opposite fide nearly as low. That one eighteen pound
shot entered an upper port,,ruined the carriage, dismounted
a nine pound, cannon, killed, one man, and wounded two
others ; that five others,were wounded, two of them consider
ably, by a cartridge taking fire ; that another eighteen pound
shot allo entered the Hern and lodged cn board the ship, and
that two other shot also struck the ship, seven in all as far as
this deponent knows. That the rigging, fails and spars of
the Roebuck were often struck, damaged, and cut ; particu
larly one mizzen shroud, one of the foretopmaft shrouds, and
two of the back flays were cut off, the main flay cut as far. as
a strand and an half, and much running rigging broken ; the
mizzen yard twice wounded, so that the lower end was
obliged to be cut off; the main yard wounded, so that it can-,
not be depended on ; the fails pierced several times, not easy
to be numbered. The long, boat had been damaged in the
firft fight.
That the ships lay at anchor, about three miles below New
castle, all the following night, filling and flowing water;
and that the crew continued in the morning to fill and flow
water, and began to repair the rigging. That after about
two. hours ebb tide the Roebuck's anchor was weighed, and
the ships flood down and anchored, at low water, just above
Reedy-island, where the seamen were employed in refitting
the ship for three days. That this deponent never heard any
thing said on board the Roebuck which intimated any design
of destroying houses on the shore. That after the flay of
three days aforefaid, the frigates returned to Cape Henlopen,
without any unnecessary delay. That this deponent doth not
know, and doth not believe, that any persons privately came
on board the Roebuck from the shore about said cape, during
his residence in said ship, but has heard on board that such an
incident pafled previous to his going aboard her.
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WANTED an UPPER MAID, of ago character,
who understands marketing. None else a apply to
the printer.
TO be SOLD, a NEGRO BOY, about tour or five
years of age, who has had the smallpox and mealles.
Inquire of the printer.
That the day following the return ' of the Roebuck to 1 said
cape, Capt. Hammond put to Sea, with the Liverpool in
company. That the frigate, being about seven leagues from
the land, the Liverpool, was lent to the north eastward, but
the destination not kn<wn. Capt. Hammond, in the Roe
buck, on the contrary, fleering southwards till the nextday
in the moining, when the ship was brought to, the tenders
summoned in, particularly a ichconer in which Capt. Knox,
had been taken, and which was used as a tender, and had
joined the- Roebuck the-day before from Virginia. This
Schooner, and the rest, three in all,, were sent for Chinco
teague, to procure flock, and the ship proceeded to Hamp
ton road, in Chefapeak. That the fame day he arrived there,
the Capt. went to Norfolk, and the day after the ship Dun
more, the Fowey, and a great number of prize and other
vessels came out of Elizabeth ' river, and the tenders arrived
from Chincoteague with eight lean bullocks, and no other
flock. That the ships of war and vessels aforefaid, after
waids lay in Hampton road for a week, and then Stood up
the bay to Gwyn's island, and anchored in Milford-haven, at
the entrance of Piankitank river. That he was cn the island,
and underflood that about five hundred hogs, sheep, and cat
tle were found on it by Lord Dunmore, but no ged water;
that most of the wells there yielded very bad water. That
about five hundred, or five hundred and fifty men, soldiers,
white and black, were landed on said island by Lord Dun
more, as this deponent heard. . That many of these, parti
cularly Negroes, died, and many Negroes came in and joined
him. T hat the Roebuck was in some measure cleaned, and
that Capt. Hammond continued at his last mentioned place
till the lixth.of June instant, when, about ten of the clock
in the evening, this deponent, with John Drury and Alex
ander Davis, inam to the shore of the majn land, about two
miles, and escaped. That, about fix days before this depo
nent left the Roebuck, a gentleman of the name of Smith,
Secretary of Governor Eden, arrived at Gwyn's island from
Annapolis, as this deponent underfL/nds; and that, on the
fifth inftani, a gentleman in black from Somerset county, as.
he heard, came down and went to Lord Dunmore.
JOHN EMMES.
Sworn before George Bryan.
DESERTED on the 25th of June, from the province hos
pital, belonging to the Camden armed boa , Richard
Eyres, Esq; ommander, JACOB KELLY, aMt atto, born
in St. Kitt's, has a middling white ikin, roun< Shoulders,
broad face Bat nose, near twenty-four yeai age, five
feet fix inc high, a large fear on his head n le with a
cutlass, am aan artful cunning fellow. Heh i and took
with him, half worn callor hat, brown furtc at, coarse
white shirt lue trousers, no flockings, half \ hoes, and
plain met! ruckles, a pair of Silver shot bt , and two
pair of kn ditto, but may change his clot Whoever
apprehends -id deserter, or secures him in any p so that he
may be had.again, shall have FOUR DOLLARS eward.
RICHARD YRES.