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NEW-YOR K, November to.
By a Letter from Philadelphia, we are informed,
that three Battalions are railing, the First named
the Pennsylvania Loyalists, commanded by his Ex
cellency General Si William HOWE, K. B. (cf
this Corps William Alien, Jun. Esq; is Lieute
nant Colonel) the next confitts of the Natives of
Ireland, and the Third of firm and faithful Ca
tholicks.
A Detail of the Proceedings of the Royal Army in
Pennsylvania.
The Action at Brandywine has greatly distin
guished the military Charader of General Sir Wil
liam Howe,
The Rebels, after having fortified Chad's Ford,
prepared to dispute the Passage. The Commander
in Chief ordered General Knyphaufen to cannonade
them across the Creek, while he made a long March
to our Left, and crossed a great Way above, where
,hey were least expe&ed. Our Army was formed
%n Order of Battle in their full View, and ad
vanced, Drums beating the Grenadiers March to
the Attack. The Rebels began a heavy Cannonade
with Grape, to little Effeft, and soon after gave us
some Vollies of small Arms, of which we took no
Notice, but charged them. This produced the de
sired Effeft : They took to their Heels, and fell
back on a second Body, who met with the fame Re
ception. The Third, confiding of Virginians, be
haved somewhat better ; the Ihort Stand they made
was their last Effort, and, just at dark, the Route
was complete : Two Houts more Light would have
greatly contributed to terminate the Rebellion. We
took a Number of Artillery, with many Prisoners.
Our Loss was trifling. -On the 21st, at One in
the Morning, two Brigades of Rebels, who had been
ordered to harrafs our Rear, were attacked at the
Great Flats by a Detachment of our Troops under
Major General Grey. They formed at different
Avenues outside the Rebels, the General having or
dered his Men to takrtheir Flints out of their Fire
locks, entered their Encampment, charged the Ene
my with Bayonet only, killed above 4.00, took some
Prisoners, and entirely routed the Rest. Our Loss
was one Captain and three Privates killed. The
General, finding Mr. Wa/hington carefully avoid
ing another A&ion, marched and took Possession of
Germantown, and detached Lord Cornwallis with
the British and Hessian Grenadiers, who took pos
session of Philadelphia on the 26th of September.
They entered the City in all the Pomp of War, to
the great Relief of many who had long wilhed for
their Arrival.---On the 4th of October Mr. Wash
ington, early in the Morning, in a thick fog, at
tacked our Arnfy. The 2d Battalion of Light In
fantry opposed, for above an Hour, four or five
Thousand, and the Moment a small Reinforcement
arrived, the Rebels were defeated, and loft a great
Number of Men, The Grenadiers, being nine
Miles from the Place of Action, arrived only Time
enough to pursue them; but they ran so speedily,
fevgn or eight Miles, that it was found impossible
to overtake them, and they returned the fame Even
ing, after a March of 34 Miles. They buried a
vast many, and took more than 400 Prisoners; they
carried off their wounded in Waggons. A person
who lately left them declares their Loss was above
two Thousand. The whole of his Majesty's Troops
killed in the A&ion of Brandywine, and in this last
Affair, amounted to no more than 168; but we
,]iave many slightly wounded, and a few danger
ously so. The Day after we entered Philadephia
two Rebel Frigates, with some Row Gallies, came
up and fired upon the Town. Two of our 12
Pounders and a Howitzer soon drove them all away,
except the Delaware of 28 Guns, which got ashore
and was set on Fire by a Shell ; on which she /truck.
She is since repaired and well manned, and lies off
the City. The River is not yet open ;we have
raffed Batteries against Mud I/land, and their Ship
ping upon Province Island, which have obliged the
Latter to move up higher, and I hope, when our
other Dispositions are made, which consist in the
Conftru&ion of Redoubts from Schuylkill to Dela
ware, the Army will presently possess themselves of
it, with the free Navigation of the whole River.
The Rebels have erected Works on Red Bank, on
the Jersey Shore, which will occasion us to attack
that Post previous to our Motion against Mud Island.
The Hessians have molt gallantly distinguished
themselves in an Attack on Red Bank. The Com
mand on this Occaffon wafydefired by the brave
Donop, but it did not succeed, and we loft from
the Fire of the Rebel Gallies, &c. a Number of ex
cellent Troops, killed and wounded, of that Coun
try, and with them the Hero who led them. --Our
whole Army is surprisingly Healthy. No Regiment
in the Army has gained,more Honour this Campaign
than Major Wemys's (or the Queen's) Rangers;
they have been engaged in every principal Service,
and behaved nobly ; indeed most of the Officers
have been wounded since we took the Field in Penn
sylvania. General Knyphaufen, after the A&ion
of the iith of September, at Brandywine, difpatch
cd an Aid de Camp to General Howe with an Ac
count of it : What he fair concerning it was short,
but to the Purpose. Tell the General (fays he) 1
must be silent as to the Behaviour of the Rangers,
for I even want Words to express my own Astonish
ment to give him any Idea of it. The 13th the
following appeared in Orders : " The Commander
" in Chief desires to convey to the Officer, and Men
«' cf the Queen's Ringers his Approbation and Ac
“ knowledgment for their spirited and gallant Be
£ £ haviour in the Engagement of the iith Instant,
«' and to assure them how well he is fatisfted with
" their diftingui/hed Conduct on that Day. His
“ Excellency only regrets their having fuffered so
“ much in the gallant Execution of their Duty,"
Extract of a letter from Wilmington.
'' The Garrison here confitts of the 71st and firft
Hessian Regiment; the Markets are well supplied,
and at a very moderate Rate, the Inhabitants of
Chester, Marcus Hook, Newcastle, &c. supply the
Ships with Provisions in Abundance, and appear
very peaceable. 1
“ The Roebuck has been for some Time past near
the Chevaux de Frize, and has railed three Parts of
the firft Tier in the Face of the Rebels whole Fire ;--
the Man who laid the fame, is now in His Majesty's
Service assisting to raise it.
" The King's Troops, after the Battle of Brandy
wine, entered this Town at Midnight, and took the
most violent Men in their Beds, among whom was
Mr. M'Kinley, the new-fangled Governor cf the
Delaware State.
“ Many of the violent Party have also been taken
up at Philadelphia. The Rev. Mr. Duebe was
seized at a Chureh Door, but released on his Parole,
and on Promise to lay aside his political Gown, and
stick elofe to the Text, of Fear God and Honour the
King ß ''
On Thursday the 23d Day of October, departed
this Life at New Lots, in the Town/hip of Flat
buCi, in King's County, Long-Inland, Elbert
Hegeman, Esq; in the ninety-firlt Year of his
Age. Few Men ever possessed a more humane, be
nevolebt and compassionate Hehrt; he was bo lets
remarkable for his Piety than his Benevolence, and
exhibited to us a remarkable In/tance of his Atten
tion to the divine Laws of his Creator, having read
the Bible through, no less than tbretehundred and
fixty-five Times.—His Remains were interred at
New Lots the Saturday following;
On Wednesday Night died, Mrs. Mary Ste
phens, Wife of Francis Stephens, Esq; Store-
Keeper to the Board of Ordnance, and Daughter
of the late Joseph Read, Esq; Member of his Ma
jesty's Council.
On Wednesday Morning at Ten o'Clock, a Fleet
of Men of War and Transports "under the Com
mand of Sir James Wallaci, proceeded out of
our Bay on their Passage to Philadelphia.
We hear that Seth Warner is gone to attack Ti
conderoga with 5000 Men; that Mr. Parsons is at
Horfeneck with a considerable Body ; that Mr. Put
nam is at Tarrytown ; and Mr. Dickenfon at Eliz
abeth Town and Newark, in New-Jersey.
We are told the Rebels are busy in repairing the
Forts up the North River that were lately taken from
them.
A most tremenduous firing from the Southward,
was heard all last Wednesday, in many Parts of
East-Jersey ; and we had a Report in Town last
Saturday that Mud-Island on the Delaware was ta
ken, and that a great Number of Vessels were seen
going up to Philadelphia.
A Salt Work at Shrew/bury was destroyed last
Wednesday, by a small Party of our Troops from
Sandy-Hook.
The Number of the Rebels that went against
Rhode Island, weare told amounted to at least io,oco
Men, but on finding General Piggot prepared to re
ceive them, they thought proper to proceed no farther
than Bristol Ferry.
In the Ship Rose, Capt. Duncan, from London,
came Pafcngers, Capt. Bowes and Lieut. Strong of
the 64th Regiment, Ensign Adam of the tad, Dr.
Dalling, Mr. Mein, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Campbell,
and Mr. Ferguson ;---alfo 50 Recruits.
Died on the 29th ult. after a few Days Illness, at
his Lodgings at the Hermitage, Charles Dun
can, Esq; of Maroneck; greatly lamented by his
Acquaintance. He was formerly a Lieutenant in
the Royal American Regiment.
By His" EXCELLENCY
Sir WILLIAN HOWE, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief,
&c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, by my Declaration dated the 27th
of August, 1777, security and prote&ion
were promised to all perlons, inhabitants of Penn
fylvania,&c. &c. &c. excepting only those who have
assumed legillative or judicial authority, provided
they did forthwith return, and remain peaceably at
their usual places of abode :
THIS is to make known to all persons, who,
in consequence of the said declaration, have complied
with the fame, that they may rely upon a due consi
deration being hereafter /hewn to them, provided
they do not forfeit their pretensions by a future con
du&: And further to proclaim, that those only who
have availed themfelevs before this date of the indul
gences set forth im my said declaration, /hall be
esteemed entitled to the benefits thereof.
Given under my hand, at head quarters, near
Germantown, the 28th day of Sept. 1777.
W. HOWE.
By his Excellency's command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
This Day is published, " An ACT to prohibit all
Intercourse with the Colonies of Nenv-Hamp/btre,
Maffebufet's-Bay, Rbode-IJland, Connecticut, New-
York, New-,erfey, Pennsylvania, the three lower
Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-
Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, during the
Continuance of the present Rebellion within the said
Colonies refpe&ively; for repealing an Aft, made
in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of his present
Majesty, to discontinue the Landing and Discharging,
Lading or Shipping, of Goods, Wares, and Merchan
dize, at the Town and within the Harbour 0 /Boston,
in the Province of Maffachufet's Bay ; and also two
A&s, made in the last Session of Parliament, for re
straining the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies
in the said A&s refpe&ively mentioned ; and to ena
ble any Person or Persons, appointed and authorifed
by his Majesty, to grant Pardons, to issue Procla
mations, in the Cases, and for the Purposes therein
mentioned." Faffed at the Parliament begun and
holden at Wefiminfler, the 29th Day of November,
1774, and from thence continued, by several Proro
gations, to the 26th Day of October, 1775.
The above is to be fold by Hugh Gaine, at
his Book-Store in Hanover-Square: At which Place
may also be had the two following late Publica
tions, viz.
“ The Christian Soldier's Duty briefly delineated:
In a Sermon preached at King's-Bridge, Sept. 7,
1777 (and published by Defirej before the American
Corps newly railed for his Majesty's Service; by
CHARLES INGLIS, Rc&or of Trinity,
New-York."
“ St. Peter's Exhortation to fear God and honor
the King, explained and inculcated : In a Discourse
addressed to his Majesty's Provincial Troops in Camp
at King's Bridge, on Sunday the 28th Sept. 1777,
by SAMUEL SEABURY, and published at
the Desire of His Excellency Major General
TRYON."
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
At John Taylor's
Vendue-Houfe near the Fly-Market,
Will be fold To-morrow,
TWENTY pieces damaged broad cloths,
50 pieces 2 1-2 pointed Indian blankets,
50 pieces 2 pointed ditto,
10 pieces Kendall cottons.
On Wednesday,
At the Merchant's Coftee-Houfe,
A pair of elegant bay horses, near 16 hands high, fit
for carriage or saddle.
A parcel of rigging and fails,
I dozen neat mahogany chairs.
For private sale at his store,
A choice assortment of feafonabic goods, which, to
elofe the falcs, will be fold cheap for cash. Also, Lisbon
and Port wines, Weft-India rum, cocoa, men's leather
/hoes, women's leather and callimanco ffioes, nails of all
forts, &c &c.
NOTICE is hereby given, That the neat Proceeds of
the Schooner Two-Brothers, Prize to his Majes
ty's Ship Galatea, Thomas Jordon, Esq; Commander,
will be made to the Company of said Ship on the 12th
Current.
Joseph Davies, 7Of his Majesty s' 7 Aven's
George Cherry,) Ship the Eagle, ,•
To-morrow at r^ o'clock,
Will be fold at public Auction, by
BOWMAN WCODNER,
At the Coffee House,
A Few puncheons Weft-India rum, corks in hog/headsy
fla/k oil in cases, a quantity of roll brimstone,
portable Gup, a variety of kitchen furniture, &c. &c.
Also, a parcel of damaged linens and ozenbrigs, one
cable, and some fails and rigging, saved from the brigan
tine Loyal Briton, lately wreck'd on the Jersey Ihore.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THIS MORNING at 10 o'clock,
WILL be continued, the sale of the cargo of
ths schooner HAW KE,• at Lott's wharf, at
which time the schooner will be fold.
TO-MORROW,
At the Coffee-houfe at 12 o'clock, will be fold, the
schooner ELI ZABET H, burthen about 60 tons,
with her tackle, &c; as she now lays at Brownejohn's
wharf. Inventory to be seen at Templeton and Stewart's
office.
Also, 6 pipes, and 6 hog/heade of Teneriffe wine.
On WEDNESDAY,
Will be SOLD at
Templeton and Stewart's Ven. House,
A quantity of eloathing, consisting of mens great coats,
coats, waistcoats and breeches, womens ch aka, laced and
worked waiftcoatr.
On THURSDAY,
At the fame place, the effects of a Captain of a ship
deceased, confining of eloathing, a dc/k, quadrant, &c.
and about twenty-four pieces Iri/h linen;
PUBLIC AUCTION.
This Morning,
On Brownejohn's wharf, at 11 o'clock,
WILL be fold a quantity of excellent OLD
RUM.
At 12 o'clock, at Bache's wharf.
Will be continued the sale of the Brig Le Jason's cargo,
consisting of rum, fait, cloathin,, &c. &c.
On Murray's wharf, a few tons logwood.
On Wednesday,
At Bache's wharf, the cargo of the iloop Maria Fran
cia, confiding of rum and coffee, &e. &c.
On Thursday,
At 1 o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe, the brig Le Jason,
with all her tackle and apparel, as she now lies at Bache's
wharf; and the brig La Grace, now lying at the New
flip, is well found, tight and fit for sea, a faft sailer and
was hove down only last week.
Inventories of the above vessels to be seen at
John M'Adam, and Co's.
VENDUE OFFICE, and at the time of sale.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
By Daniel M'Cormick,
At the Coffee-House, To-morrow,
FOUR hog/heads Barbadoes canc spirits,
6 h0,./heads Barbadoes turn,
6 hogfficads molasses,
4 hampers bottled claret,
I calk of indigo,
A few boxes of lemons and barrels of limes.
AND
30 half firkins of fine Iri/h butter.
On Wednesday,
50 pieces of best German oznaburghs,
64 pieces brown linen,
AND
50 pieces of garlir.
Also two likely negro boys, about 16 years of age.
At DANIEL MCCORMICK'S Vend. House,
On Friday,
A parcel of coarse woollens, oznaburghs, cambists,
cambricks, a parcel of remnants, &c. &c.
For SALE,
A few kegs of excellent spirits.
This Morning at 10 o'clock,
Will be fold at publick vendue,
At the Coffee-House,
By BARRACK HAYS,
ONE calk of sorted ironmongery,
2 quarter calks of Iherry wines,
I calk of indigo,
A quantity of ship bread,
I trunk of dry goods, and
I gold chafed watch, and gold chain.
To-morrow Morning,
so calks of bottled porter,
20 barrels of sugar,
A quantity of hcufhold furniture,
Among them, an elegant set of china, and a large
copper kettle,
40 hsg/heads of Weft-India rum.
On Wednesday,
A quantity cf Russia linen,
Ditto of strong /hoes,
Some flops, and a box of hard ware.
A YOUNG MAN, well qualified
to a& as a CLERK, and can be well recom
mended, wants a place. For particulars apply to Hugh
Gaine.
PUBLICK Notice is hereby given, That on Thursday
Morning, at 11 o'Ciock, at Murray's-Wharff, will
be fold, the Cargo of the Sloop Friend/hip, consisting of
Rice, Tobacco, and Flour. And on Friday, at the fame
Place, the Cargo of the Brig General Gadfen, consisting
of Rice and Tobacco, both condemned as Prizes to his
Majesty's Ship Galatea, Thomas Jordon, Esq; Com
mander.
A LEGACY.
WHEREAS John Allen,cf Bury-street, Sr.Jamefs,
Esq; who died March 17th, 1774, did, by a
codicil dated the loth day of July, 1755, ^ iFe to J° hn
Allen, of Bloom's-grove, in Worcefterihire, wire drawer,
Five Hundred Pounds. After the most diligent enquiry,
information has been received, that he, with his son
John, embarked for America about seven years ago, and
the accounts received of him from thence are, that he
some years since resided with Mr. Wells, a painter, at
New-York, and since that was an Anabaptist preacher
in the Eastern part of the Maffachufett's Bay, but the
last accounts of him were dated from Kennebec.
As every means have been used to inform the laid John
Allen of the above legacy, by ad vertifements in the Lon
don Gazette of August the 29th, and Sept. 2d, 1775,
&c. desiring him to apply to the executors of the laid
John Allen, Esq; in order for him to receive it, but
without effect : This is therefore to desire the said John
Allen, forthwith personally to apply to Mathew Yetman,
of Percy-street, London, apothecary, the only surviving
executor ; and in case of failure, application will be made
to the Court cf Chancery, for leave to pay it to the chil
dren of the said John Alien, now in England.
Womens and childrens ditto,'Ruffia tar,
And ^variety of other Articles too tedious to
mention.
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LYON JON AS,
FURRIER from LONDON,
Living in Broad-iheet, opposite the Pott-Office, has
for sale,
A GENERAL and compleat affortmenr of muffs and
tippets in the newest taste, ermine, cloak linings,
&c. &c. Also a parcel of ground squirrel muffs, and tip
pets; and the very best black martin, and martin throat
ditto, fit for expectation;
He likewise man rfa&ures and fells gentleman's caps
and gloves lined with furr, very useful for travellings
He also trims ladies robes and riding dresses, and face,
and lappels gentlemen's coats and vests.
He buys and fells all forts of furrs, wholesale an<
retail.
N. B. The highest Price will be given by him ft
grey and ground squirrel skins.
ALL persons who have demand:
upon the edace of Richard Nicholls Colden, Esq
d~ceafed, are desired to bring in their accounts to hi
widow, Henrietta Colden, administratrix.
Wants Employment,
AN English woman, who will engage as cook ani
housekeeper in a gentleman's family,---can bi
well recommended. Enquire of the printer.
"ANTE D,
A Man COOK (either white or black) capable ol
d-effing plain victuals. He must be a single man,
of good character, and have a constitution able to bear
the fatigues of a campaign with light troops Enquire
of the printer.
To be Sold,
A Negro man belonging to Robert Crommelin. He
is a very handy fellow at painting and glazing,
ana house work; he is to be fold for no fault, only he
will not live in the country. Enquire of Abel Harden
brook, in Queen-ftreef.
A Bill of Exchange for £. 350 sterling, to
be fold. 4 —Enquire of H. Game.
A few Hog/heads of 5 Years old Spirits, to be fold by
ROBERT THOMPSON, in Dock-street, near
the Old-Slip-Market.
NOTICE is hereby given, That the neat Proceeds
of the Schooner Dick and John, Prize to his
Majesty's Ship Cerberus, John Symons, Esq; Comman
der, will be made to the Company of said Ship the 13th
current. HENRY WHITE, of New-York, Agent.
PUBLICK AUCTION
At the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe, on Thursday next,
ALL the Gunner's Scores belonging to the Brigantine
Freedom, confining of. One Iron 6, and one 4
Pounder ; 4 Wooden Carriages, 7 Iron Swivels. 208 fix
Pound Shot, 27S four Pound ditto ; 31 Canifler Shot
for Six Pounders; 25 ditto for Four Pounders; 2 Sliding
Gunter Shot; 480 lb. Powder, a very valuable Caboose,
+ith Copper Kettles, with a variety of other Articles tor
tedious to mention.
HEREAS his Excellency Sir William Hows
Commandcr ia Chief, hath thought fit to autho
rize me to employ workmen to make beef barrel ftaves
where they may be had, and to fend such ftaves to those
who supply his Majesty's armies with provisions; and
having, according to his Excellency's will, entered into
certain agreements with several workmen in different
parts of the country, for this purpose, and as there ia
great reason to believe some of the workmen, or those
employed by them, connive with others, under various
pretences, to purchase, fell or carry away such ftaves, so
that they arc not delivered to me according to agreement ;
I promise to pay TEN POUNDS, to any person who will
make fatisfaaory proof of any such fraudulent practices.
JAMES THOMPSON, am
fashionable colours,
Trimmings for ditto, wit
twist or gimp buttons,
Buff and white caffimir,
Striped Orleans,
Y ard wd. dressed cloth, stout
German serges, flannels,
White fl sr.nel serge,
Kendal and Welch plains,
Durants, mankys,
White milled priding,
Blanketing and coverlids,
Watch coats,
White plaiding breeches an<
jackets,
Dressed cloth ditto,
Under veils and drawers,
Linen shirts, plain and lov
priced,
Ruffled ditto, fine,
Laced ditto,
Cambrick and muslin stocks
Check shirts,
Check trowfers,
Ofnaburgh ditto,
Ofnaburgha, brown & white
Russia drab, fail cloth,
Sail twine, hand line,
Iri/ h linen,
Iri/ h white /heeting,
Ditto brown,
Linen dowlas, bed tick,
Linen diaper, long lawn,
Cambrick, muslin,
Narrow and broad dimothy
Printed linens and cottons,
Printed handkerchiefs 2nd
vests,
Check linen and Holland,
Striped ditto,
Checked handkerchiefs,
blue and white,
Ditto white silk and cotton
Ofnaburgh thread,
White ditto,
Coloured and silk ditto,
Mens white and brown
„ thread hose,
Just inlpdrt&l, ind to be §dLD bj
Alexander Sinclair, and Cd&
Upon the most reasonable Terms,
At theft Store in Dock-street; oppefite the King'd
Arms, nigh Hanover Square ;
The following G O OD S, <vizi
QUPERFIN Ebroadcloths, White and coloured silk 46;
Spun silk ditto,
th Cotton Rundom ditto,
Silk and worked ditto,
White and coloured worsted
ditto,
it, Sanquhar; yarn, and Shet
land hose,
Men and womens leather
gloves,
Mens milled woollen ditto,
White thread lace and
edging,
Gauze handkerchiefs,
id White and coloured silk dob
Flowered lawn aprons,
Ribbons, laces, linen tapes,
and binding,
w Scarlet and striped gartering,
Dyed and white jeans,
White jean, new cord,
White corduroy,
8, Bourid felt hats,
Plain hats, fine and coarse,
Camp beds, with furniture
Mens /hues, fine and coarf
e, Womens leather and calli
mancot ditto,
Boys and girls ditto,
Boots and bend leather,
An/ffartment of hardware,
Ditto of nails,
Ditto of faddlery,
Kalendar arid grey paper,
Writing paper of all kinds,
y Blankbooks, large and small,
, Bibles and prayer books,
I neatly bound,
Back and red ink powder,
Chills and feeling Wax,
Ir sh wafers,
Rappee and Scotch fauff,
Fine arid tornmon barley,
1, Iri/ h butter,
Pickled salmon,
Claret and port wine,
Old Jamaica rum
{Hard soap,
'{Dipped cotton candles,