The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-27 00:00:00, page 1

ANNAPOLI S, August 17.
Extract of a letter from Charleftown, South -Carolina, .dated
J u] y 3D 1776-
" We are just now letting off for the burning finds of
Georgia, an expedition being planned against partof East-Flo
rida. Two brothers of Governor Wright, with many others,
are intrenched, and have polled themselves on St. Mary's
river, which divides Florida from Georgia ; besides a great
number of Negroes they have of their own, others flock to
them. Col. Somei's regiment, from North-Carolina, and
WILLIAMSBURG, August 17.
BY an express from Col. Russel of Fincaftle, we learn
that on his approaching the Watauga fort with the
men under his command, the Indians retired precis
pitately ; however not without losing one man, and
having two wounded by a party that pursued them. The
fort was thus fortunately relieved after a fortnight's close
siege, the greater part cf which time our people lived on
parched corn. There were fuppefed to be five hundred wo
men and children in this little iort, who fled there for Ihelter
on hearing that the Indians were marching into that part of
the country. We loft not a man in this long affair, except
four or five who ventured out to drive in some cows, who
were found scalped.
The number of Indians concerned in the different ravages
lately committed in Fincaftle amount to fix or seven hundred,
some fay eight hundred; and yet, sudden as their attack
was, they murdered in all their butchering parties but eigh
teen persons, and wounded fix, whilst our men killed, in the
skirmishes with them, twenty-fix on the spot (as many were
carried off dead) took one prisoner, and wounded at least as
many as they killed. As the Cherokees have been so com
pletely checked in their career, and, we understand from Fort
Pitt, that the northern Indians are not disposed to attack us in
that quarter, and have only engaged not to fuffer us to march
through their country against Detroit, we may hope that
there is not much to be dreaded from the terrible combina
tion of Indians we have been threatened with by our enemies.
Tuesday the firft Virginia regiment, in the Continental
service, marched from this city for New-York.
From undoubted authority we can assure the public that
fifteen thousand weight of pure lead have been got from our
mines in the back country, which, after being cast into bul
lets, we hope will be unerringly direded against our enemies.
An express from South-Carolina arrived this morning, who
brings advice that General Clinton, with his troops, escorted
by Sir Peter Parker's Mattered squadron, departed from
Charleftown the 3d of this instant. They had been moving
off for several days, and were supposed to be bound part for
Virginia, the rest farther northward. In going over Charlef
town bar a row battery,, that was sent to annoy them, made
prize of a brig transport, having on board a whole company
of the Royal Highland Emigrants, the Captain only escaped.
The fame day. a, beat from Gen. Clinton's ship was taken
with nine sailors in her.
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HARTFORD, August ip.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the northern army to a
gentleman in Salisbury, dated Mount Independance, oppo
site Ticonderoga, Auguftg, 1776.
" I herewith fend you a lid of our fleet, now ready for
aftion, with the number of carriage and swivel guns for each,
the names of the vefTels, and number of men to each.
" Royal Savage, Capt. Wynccop, twelve carriage guns,
nine, fix and four pounders, ten swivels, and fifty men. En
terprize, Capt. Dixon, twelve carriage guns, nine, fix and
four pounders, ten swivels, and fifty men. Revenge, Capt.
Laman, ten carriage guns, four and two pounders, ten swi
vels, and thirty-five men. Liberty, Capt. Primer, ten car
riage g uns > f eur an d two, pounders, eight swivels, and forty
five men. Four gondolas, Mansfield, Simmons, Sumner,
and Uftins, Captains; each gondola carries three guns, one
twelve, and two nine pounders. Eight swivels, and forty
five men, three row-gallies on a new conftrudion, just ready
to launch, and ten gondolas more will soon be^ready. I can
not but think we shall be able, at all events, to maintain our
Superiority on Lake Champlain.".
'Some American vessels, it is said, have lately been seized
by the Portuguese, whose dependance on the British crown
BOSTON, August 15.
Last Sunday was sent in here by the Brigantine Enterprize,
and (loop Beaver, two letter of marques, bound from New-
York to St. Euftatia, a ship from Grenada, bound to London,
laden with sugar, rum, cotton, &c. &c.
Since our last the Tyrannicide privateer, Capt. Fisk, be
longing to, and in the service of this state, sent into Salem,
the Brigt. St. John, with a cargo of one hundred and twenty
hoglheads of molasses, eighty-one calks of rum, fifty-two calks
of coffee, fourteen hoglheads of sugar, and eight calks of co
coa.—And into Dartmouth, the schooner Three Brothers,
Capt. Smith, from Dominica for Nova-Scotia, with a cargo
of fifty hoglheads of rum, eighty-fix calks of molasses, forty
barrels of flour, ten barrels of pork, and four hundred and
twenty pounds lawful money in calh.
Major White, of the fame date, 'with two companies of
volunteers, have marched, and Col. Muhlenberg's regi
ment only waits for waggons to transport their baggage."
In CONVENTION, August 17, 1776.
Agreeable to the order of the day the Convention took in
to consideration the Resolution of Congress declaring the
United Colonies Free and Independant States, and thereupon
resolved unanimously, That this Convention will maintain
the Freedom and Independancy of the United States with
their lives and fortunes. By order of Convention,,
G. DUVALL, Clerk.
WORCEST E R, August 14.
Last week Richard Green, late of Boston, merchant, a no
ted Tory, went through this town into EXILE, agreeable to
his sentence.
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