The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-20 00:00:00, page 2

L O N D O N, October 4
Lately died, at Hythe in Kent, univerfalWaniented by all
who knew him, Demetrius James, Esq; foj;merly cf Ightham,
in that county. He served a great many years in the army,
and was late Lieutenant Colonel of the twenty-third regiment;
but being almoit worn out by the long and#painful fatigues he
had undergone in the service of his country for more than
forty years, he had permission, fobn after the conquett of Que
bec, to quit the army, and had retired to Hythe to spend his
Matter days in his native country in the family of his eldest
daughter. His firft services were in Ireland, where he conti
nued several years. He was from thence ordered to Minorca,
where he was Rationed for many years, and then returned to Ire
land; from whence he very loon after went.with the regiment
to North-America, where he served during greatest part of the
wars in the late King's reign with the highelt reputation, and
was appointed to the command of fort Cumberland, fort Piffa
quid, and other forts in North-America; which he bravely de
fended with finall garrifens ; and though very frequently attack
ed night after night by the French and Indians in the molt in
clement seasons, he constantly maintained and preserved his
Rations and small garrisons, and in many fkirmiihes defeated
the enemy with considerable loss; and when they had, after
an unfuccefsful attack upon the fort, plundered the country,
and carried off a very large quantity of cattle (the loss of which
must have proved fatal to the.#garrifon and the neighbouring
country) be, by a forced march through woods and defiles in
a most inclement season, intercepted.the enemy at a diflant
passage, an 1 with very interior numbers entirely defeated them,
and re. He all the cattle and provisions they had plundered.
By he many cenftant fatigues, and the vicissitudes of the cli
mate's in which he served, from the violent heats of Spain
to the extreme cold of the remote parts of North-Ame
rica, where the fqntinels were often found frozen to death
Upol their polls, he contrasted iuch weaknesses and disor
ders in his limbs, and particularly in his feet, that some oi his
joints became contracted, and ^ll his toe nails were obliged
to be cut out, and he underwent the most severe pains and dif=
tr^fts, notaic handing which he went through all the fatigues
of the fevered feiviceswtih the m dt heroic hrmnefs and forti
tu . After the conquett of Quebec, he had permission, on ac
ocuat of his infirmities, to quit the army, with the molt diftm
As an encouragement to the good people of this province
to engage in the manufactory of Saltpetre, agreeable to the
forgoing or any ether easy pro'cefs, and which may be done by
abvolt every farmer, "we would just remind them that the
Assembly cf Pennsylvania, on the 25th of November last,
Resolved, " That the sum of TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS
be paid for every hundred weight of good merchantable Salt
petje, that shall be made and manufactured in this province,
and delivered to the Committee of Safety within the f^ace of
twelve months," or in proportion for a larger or Tmaller
quantity.,
liquor to chfytQs at all, or die their chryftals have been final'
in quantity and very foul—therefore th ;ulri your nitre-lie be
very hrong, you may add one third ash lie instead of one quar
ter, fnould the,proportion be a little overplus, it will not in
the lead injure your Saltpetre.
WILLIAM WHITING, Chairman of
/ 1 the Saltpetre Committee.
In the House of Representatives, Dec. 27, 1775. Read
and accepted, and ordered that Dr. Whiting lee that the
fame he printed in the Several news papers.
Attelt. SAMUEL FREEMAN, Clerk.
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guided tefrmonials of honor from all the General Officers in
command, and was actually out of the army at the timeof the
second battle of Quebec ; but his successor in office not being
then arrived, he continued to act in command in that en
gagement ; and by his perform! valour and conduct was
greatly instrumental in the success of that important vidory,"
and the preservation of a considerable part of the British
army. His character through life was in every station, both
public and private, excellent and exemplary. He lived be-"
loved by ail who had the pleasure of knowing him, and
died universally regretted, and has left his afflicted family
disconsolate for his loss.
WANTED immediately, a WOMAN of good character,
who has a good break of milk. Inquire of the
Printer. *
IRISH SNUFF manufactured (agreeable to the receipts of
the most approved makers of that article in Ireland) by
Edward Jollie in Union-street, within two doors of Second
ftreet, Philadelphia ; where likewise may be had fine SCOTS
SNUFF, on the molt reasonable terms.
C GENTLEMEN who with to poflefs any of the following
, excellent and scarce BOOKS, are requeued to observe
they may now be had at ROBERT BELL's in Third-ftre©t,
Philadelphia, viz.
LAW BOOKS,
Reports by Burrow, Lord Raymond, Atkyns, Wilson, Lea
ving, Salkeld, Strange, Ventris, Vezey, Saunders, Lil
ly, Skinner, Vaughan, Coke, Croke, Cases in Equity,
Ac. &c.
Swinburne on Wills, Wood's Institutes, Hawkins's Pleas of
the Crown, Tremaine's Pleas of the Crown, Coke on Lit
tleton, Jacob's Law Dictionary, InftruCtor Clericalis, Bacon
and Selden on Government, &c. &c.
Also the following Miscellaneous Works :
Macaulay's Hiftoly of England, 5 vol. Lyttleton's History
of Henry the Second, 4 vol. Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great-
Britain, 5 vol. Totze's Present State of Europe, 3 vol. Ml
- History of England, 2 vol. Grey's Debates of the Hufe
of Commons, 10 vol. Duke of Sully's Memoirs, 6 vol,
Neal's History of the Puritans, 4 vol. Stewart s Political (Eco
nomy, 3 vol. Dictionary °f Arts and Sciences, 4 v °E The
Works of Swift, Pope, Homer, Shakefpear, Shaftfbury, Ad
dison, Shenftone, Cowley, Dryden, Waller, Prior, Plato,
Tacitus by Gordon, Independent Whig, Cato's Letters, Na
ture Displayed, &c. Ac. With a variety of New and Old
Books too numerous to insert.
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most diseases incident to horses, and how to make a
cure. He can be well recommended. Inquire of the printer.
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who has tour years and ten months to serve. Inquire
of the printer. */
Servants to be sold, viz. a butcher, plais-
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rifO be disposed of, a likely flout NEGRO FELLOW, a
j complete cooper by trade, and a good drummer. In
quire of the printer. *