The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-02 00:00:00, page 3

A letter from Edinburgh, dated Dec. 25, to a gentleman
in this city, fays, " Business of all kinds is quite at a stand
'here ; and to add to our misfortune a pestilential distemper
rages with great violence among us, which has carried off
great numbers, and has thrown the country in general into
the utmost consternation."
By his Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; Ge
neral and Commander, in Chief of the.army of the United
Colonies.
Whereas an intercourse and correspondence with the
ships of war, and other vessels belonging to, and in the ser
vice of the King of Great-Britain, is highly detrimental to
the rights and liberties of the said colonies. And whereas
the Committee of Safety of the colony of New-York, taking
the fame under their consideration, on the eighteenth inst. did
resolve and order, ' That no inhabitant of the said colony
' on any pretence, or for any purpose whatsoever, either in
' person or in writing, ffiould diredly or indiredly presume
' to have, or maintain any intercourse whatsoever, with any
6 ship belonging to, or employed in the service of the said
6 King, or with any of his officers or ministers, or with
6 any person or persons on board the fame, on pain of
6 being dealt with in the severest manner." Notwith
standing which, there is reason to believe that sundry base
and wicked persons, preferring their own present private
emolument to their country's weal, have continued to carry
on the fame, particularly some who under pretence of coming
to the market of this city by water, have put themselves, their
vessels and effects in the way of the said ships of war, for the
purposes of giving intelligence,and furnifhing them with sup
plies of provision, and have been taken: To the end that
such evil and pernicious practices may be remedied and pre
vented in future, I hereby publish and declare, that if any
person or persons shall hereafter presume to have, hold, or
continue to carry on such intercourse, or any kind of corres
pondence whatsoever, or furnilh and supply the said ships of
war, and other vessels in such service, with provifionsand ne
cessaries of any kind, that he or they, so offending, will be
deemed and considered as an enemy or enemies to the rights
of the said colonies, and if apprehended will be treated ac
cordingly.
" And I do hereby will and require all officers and soldiers
WATERTOWN, April 22.
The master of a vessel, from St. Euftatia, informs that the
ministerial fleet, which was blown off this coast last fall, con
fiding of twenty-five fail of transports, under convoy of a
fifty and a twenty gun ship, were to leave that place for Bos
ton, on or about the firft inst.
It is reported a vessel is arrived at the eastward from Hali
fax, which brings an account of the arrival of the fleet from.
Boston, and of the most deplorable reception the Tories met
with, scarcely a family being permitted to put foot on shore,
at lead till the officers had secured to themselves some fort of
habitation. In particular, we are informed that Foster
Hutchinson (brother to Tom the Arch Traitor) whose head
was never on the right fide (tho' he could not help that) to
gether with his whole family, were obliged to abide in the
Peerage of the transport they went down in. Thus we hope
every wicked Tory Counfellor. will fall into the pit which he
has been digging for his Whig neighbour.
PROVIDENCE, April 20.
It is reported that the Phoenix of forty-four guns, and the
Savage floOp, have joined Wallace's fleet near Long-Island.
N E W-Y O R K,. May 1.
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PHILADELPHI A, May 2.
Yesterday, according to the law passed last session for in
creasing the number of Representatives in the Aflembly, the
election was held for four Burgesses for the city, which did
not finifh before midnight? The following gentlemen were
voted for, and upon summing up the poll, it flood as fol
lows, viz. Samuel Howell, 941; Andrew Allen, 923;
George Clymer, 923 ; Alexander Wilcox, 921 ; Thomas
Willing, 911 ; Frederick Kuhl, 904; Owen Biddle, 903 ;
and Daniel Roberdeau, 890.
Extract of a letter from Cambridge, dated April 22, 1776.
“ A number of the Marfhfield Tories havejuft returned from
Halifax,, in a starving condition, with a request from Gen.
Howe to Gen. Walhington that the women and children may
return again. By all accounts they have neither covering
from the weather or provifions^ Commodore Loring's young
est son, a midshipman, and a mate belonging to the English
navy, were taken off Dartmouth last Thursday, coming from
the Weft-Indies, loaded with rum, sugar, &c- for the enemy."
An express, which arrived this, morning from the capes, in
forms that the Roebuck and a twenty gun ship, with two
Hoops and Baldwin's pilot boat, arrived in the Hoarkill road
yesterday at twelve o'clock..
By letters from the camp before=Qupbec, of the twenty
third of March, we learn that there were between two thou
sand five hundred and. three thousand-men there ; that they
had lately received cannon, mortars, ammunition, &c. &c.
that in a few days they"were to open a five gun battery at
Point Levy, and one.of nine guns on the Plains of Abraham,
with mortars, &c.
From the fame camp we learn, that a fellow who had been
sent to purchase, provisions for our people, hadfound means
to let- Carleton know when and where he might take it, on
which they sent a tender to seize it, and that our people were
going to fend some, batteaus, under the command of Captain
Davis, of the Pennsylvania troops, to endeavour to take the
tender ; and that the river St, Lawrence was full of floating ice.
We farther learn, that priests, Scotchmen and others, had
found means to ere& the King's standard, about fifteen or
twenty miles from Point Levi, where they had collected four
or five hundred Canadians; butthat a party of one hundred
men, under Lieut. Hughs, and about two hundred Canadian
militia, were gone to rout them^
in the army under my command, and most earnestly intreat
all persons well attached to the interest of the said colonies,
to use their utmost care and diligence for preventing the fame,
and apprehending and securing all persons who shall be guilty
thereof.
Given under my hand, at Head Quarters, in the city of
New-York, this twenty-ninth of April, Anno Domini,
1776. G. WASHINGTON.
" Ship Dutchefs of Gordon, Sandy-Hook, April 19 1776.
"SI R,
" As the Commander of his Majesty's ships of war, on this
Ration, found it expedient for his Majesty's service to burn
down the pilot house, at the Hook, I am to acquaint you, all
possible care has been taken of Mr. Adam Dobbs, and his pro
perty, and that if you will fend down a (loop to the Hook, it
will be fuffered to bring up to New York Mr. Dobbs, his ser
vants, and effects. lam with regard, Sir, your most obedient
servant. WILLIAM TRYON.
66 To David Mathews, Esq; Mayor of the city of New-
York."