The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-23 00:00:00, page 3

United Colonies now fitting at Philadelphia.
May it pleale your Honors,
AN attachment to liberty and a regard for the rights of
mankind, were the only motives which induced me to
take an active and leading part in the present unhappy, but at
the lame time most neceftary struggles for the defence of the
fame# Being actuated by these motives, I offered my service
PHILADELPHIA, January 23.
Car readers will expert that we should give some account of
so interesting a piece of intelligence as the late unfuccefsful
but brave attempt made by the Continental troops to florin
the town of QUEBEC. The following is the best we have been
able to collect, and we have reason to think contains the most
material fads.
General Montgomery had determined to storm the town as
soon as a good opportunity offered ; and his plan was to at
tack the upper and lower town at the fame time ; but several
of his soldiers having deferred, he was induced to alter his de
sign, and thought it most prudent to make two different at
tacks upon the lower town, the one at Cape Diamond, and
the other at St. Rocks—The former was conduced under the
immediate command of the General himfelf ; but here a most
unfortunate event early took place, viz. the fall of that gal
lant and able commander, which no doubt damped the ardor
of his troops, and was the occasion of a repulse, though not till
they had passed the firft barrier, and were preparing to attempt
the second. The other attack was conduced by Colonel (now
Brigadier-General) Arnold with his own detachment from
New-England, and Captain Lamb's company of artillery from
New-York. They pressed through the St. Rocks, and ap
proached near a two gun battery, without being difeovered,
and attacked it; the enemy bravely defended it above an
hour, but it was carried. In this attack General Arnold was
Ihot through the leg, and was obliged to be carried to the hos
pital, as was also Brigade Major Ogden, who, after a spirited
and soldier like conduct, received a wound in his shoulder.
The command of this detachment now devolved on Lieut.
Col. Green of Rhode-Inland, who, after gaining the bat
tery, pushed on to a second barrier which they took posses
sion of; at the fame time the enemy sallied out from PaArcc
gate, and attacked them in the rear. A field piece, which
the roughness of the road would not permit their carrying
on, fell into the enemies hands. The communication be
tween the two detachments was by this means cut off; and
after a resolute pulh for the lower town, these brave soldiers
were forced to yield to superior numbers with superior ad
vantage, and submitted themselves prisoners. Capt. M'Pher
fon and Capt. Cheefeman fought and fell by the fide of their
General. The officers distinguished themselves by their good
conduct, and Lieut. Col. Green, Majors Bigelow and Meiggs,
and Captains Oswald and Burr, are particularly mentioned
as having done themselves great honor. The loss of Gen.
Montgomery, who well understood the duties of the soldier
and the citizen, and generously endured the fatigues of the
one for the fake of securing the rights of the other, is great
ly regretted by every lover of mankind ; but our enemies
will soon find that America is become the nursery of heroes,
and that while we are struggling in so glorious a cause as that
of LIBERTY and VIRTUE, ihe will not want Generals to
lead forth her armies, and direct them to vidory and tri
umph.
John Philip De Haas, Esq; (formerly a Major in the pro
vincials of this province) is appointed Colonel of the firft bat
talion of Pennsylvania regulars, instead of Colonel Ball who
has resigned.
To the Honorable CONTINENTAL CONGRESS of the
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as Colonel of the firft Pennsylvania QattaKdh faifgd'
of your Honorable House, to which corpmajid,)&* ^l^ort
were pleased to appoint me. It would be Ure^rea.ceft„af
faction to me personally to oppose the enemies of fay cog^/kL
but finding myfelf ill treated by many of the 'office/^ in qty
corps, and that near one half of them threaten to resign jEety
commissions if I continue in command ; which, at a time wjjen
we are under immediate marching orders, might be prodtftUte
of very bad consequences to the service, my regard to,he
public interest obliges me to beg leave to resign my commit-
Ton, which I hereby do, at the fame time humbly requesting
that the Congress would proceed to a determination on the
memorial exhibited against me by my officers, as I value my
reputation more than life. If I have erred, I have erred with
thole who have gone before me, and it has been the fault of
my head and not of my heart. The present, untoward cir
cumstances Ihall not alter my conduct, nor abate my zeal; and
whenever I Ihall be called upon again to serve my country, I
Ihall with the greatest pleasure obey the summons.
I am, Gentlemen, with the utmost regard,
Your most obedient humble servant,
January zo, 1776. JOHN BULL.
January 22, 1776.
RA N away from the subscriber on the twentieth of this
instant, a Scotch servant woman, named BARBARY
ABERCROMBY, about twenty-seven years of age, of a fair
complexion, middle sized ; had on, when (he went away, a
home made jacket and petticoat of dark brown, with one
blue Walloon petticoat. Whoever takes up the said servant and
delivers her to the keeper of the work-house, Ihall receive
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS reward, and reasonable charges,
JOSIAH HIBARD,
Eaft-Whiteland, Chester County.
N. B. She crossed the Middle Ferry Sunday afternoon.
'T ' O be SOLD, an aged and serviceable blood BAY
I HORSE, a complete BLACK HORSE se
ven years old; a brace of high bred POINTER S, just fit
to break ; three young SERVANT MEN, who have
about three years to serve, one of them fit for country buli
refs; also a genteel FAMILY COACH. Inquire of
John Hale, at his livery liable in Lombard-street, between
Second and Front streets.