The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-30 00:00:00, page 3

WATERTOW N, January 22.
Last Monday a large ihip from and owned in London, laden
with coal, cheese and porter, bound for the ministerial assassins
at Bolton, was taken by one of our privateers, and carried im
-t> Newbury Port.
The fame day a brig from Ireland bound also for Boston, la
den with beef, butter, cheese, and potatoes, was likewise tak
en and carried into the fame port. This brig, we hear, be
longs to Lewis Gray, son of lady Harrison Gray,, a noted man
damus counfellor, and formerly treasurer of the(^o<w) province
of Boston.
Yesterday Capt. Manly sent another prize in to Newbury,
where from, or what laden with, we have not heard.
Last Saturday another vessel load of poor came out of
Boston. .
NE W-Y O R K, January 29.
We hear from New-Jersey, that on Monday last, the people
in the lea port towns, having notice that a store ffiip with
coals, porter, cheese, &c. for the ministerial army in Boston,
was arrived at the Hook, a number of/men in afmall vessel at
night boarded, took and brought her into port, where they
-have unloaded her. The cargo consists of one hundred and
-twenty chaldron of coals, one hundred barrels of porter, three
-hundred lacks of potatoes, ten pipes of four crout,. four four
.pounders, fume powder and arms, and sundry other goods.
-They brought eighty hogs from London, but many of°them
died on the voyage.
By two gentlemen from Albany, we hear General Schuyler
has tak n from the inhabitants of Johnstown, .and parts adja
cent, nx hundred and leventy™odd muskets, and nine pieces of
cannon, and brought off fifteen prisoners.
Wednesday last was brought to this city, and properly se
cured, a Lownsbury, of Maroneck, supposed to be one of
the villains concerned in spiking up ^number of guns, a few
•days ago, near King's-bridge.
T •' ^ C-AME RTt) GB, Jan.„/
Last Monday evening Major Knowlton was defpatched with
an hundred men, to make an incurtion into Charleftown. He
crofted the^mill-dam,. which lays between Cobble-hill and
Bunker's-hill, about nine o'clock, and immediately pro
ceeded down the street on the westerly fide of Bunker's-hill;
,a part of the men, under the command of Capt. Keyes, at
the fame time were ordered to take post on the east fide of
the llreei, just under the hill, in order to intercept any perf n
'who might escape from the houses in the street, some of which
we:e oc^upid by the enemy. These houses, which were a lit
tle without the compact part of the town, the enemy fuffered
to remain in June lalt, for their own c invenience. They were
,now Surrounded and let fire to by our men. In one of' them
they found fix soldiers and one woman, ail of whom, except
one refractory fellow who was killed, were brought off. In
another of the houses, according to the information of the pri
,f ners, lived fcventeen of the enemy's carpenters. As the
woman fays Ihe went to this house, in order to borrow some
thing, just before our men arrived, but feeing no light, and
not being able to get into that part of the house where they
kept, die concluded they were all asleep. As it is very certain
no one escaped from the house, and as our men set the build
ing on fire very Suddenly, it is thought the whole seventeen
perished in the flames. We burnt ten houses, and brought off
fix or seven muskets. Three or four houses are still standing.
The whole was performed w less than an hour, without the
Toss of a single man, either killed n r wounded, netwithfiand
ing the enemy kept up a considerable fire of musketry from
Bunker's-hill.
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Philadelphia, January 25, 1776.
MR. PIKE takes this method of acquainting the public,
that he has taken the house lately occupied by David
Franks, Elq; in Second-street, nearly opposite to Coomb's
alley, where he has provided a very large room for the more
convenient accommodation of such Gentlemen whochoofe to
learn the use of the SMALL SWORD.
I he use of which is taught there every Monday, Wednesday,
and J riday, from fix in the morning to two in the afternoon.
Private leff>ns on the fame every afternoon.
He continues to teach young Ladies and Gentlemen in his
other branch of bunnefs as usual, on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, from eighto'clock in the morning to one.
An evening school for Gentlemen, who have not had air
opportunity of learning a PROPER AJDARS, every e^
lug from five to nine o'clock.
ABSCONDED from his bail the 20th inflant, a certain
THOMAS JONES, late clerk to the subscriber, about
five feet eight or nine inches high, well made, of a dark
complexion, a little pock marked, black hair tied behind,
and generally wears brown clothes. Whoever will give in
formation to the subscriber where said Jones may be secured,
shall have a reward of EIGHT DOLLARS, with reason
able charges, and grateful acknowledgements for the favor.
The subscriber thinks it necessary likewise to notify his
customers not to pay said Jones any money on his account,
hr to any other person, except an order appears from under
his or Mrs. Wade's hands. . *
Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 1776. FRANCIS WADE.
TO BE SOLD, by ROBERT SHEWELL and JACOB
SPICER, at their store in Water-street, below Market
ftreet, and opposite Mr. Andrew Ca dwell's, MELASSES in
hogffieads, and COFFEE in hogsheads, tierces, barrels and
bags.
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS Reward.
Went adrift from the brig Jamaica Packet, Capt. Stanfbury,
laying at Mr. Andrew Hodge's wharf, a small YAWL, almost
new, and fifteen or sixteen feet long, lately painted, with a
white bottom, black binding Break, her upper moulding black
or green, and her lower moulding yellow. Whoever brings
herto the said Shewell or Spicer, ihall have the above re
ward.
PH ILADELPHI A, January ,•.
A paragraph in the London Packet of November 17, fay%
" The public may depend upon the a thenticit, of the jellying
article. By a letter from Bolton, we learn that the army have
now plenty of provisions, and are in much better health and
fpiriis than oflate. General Lee, a few days before tne let
ter writer sent his information, had a mutinous soldier in his
corps, upon whom he drew his sword, and running it through
his body instantly defpatched him. io is thought that Gene
ral Lee is not now alive, in consequence of this violence."
In C OMMITTEE of SAFETY,
Resolved, That this board will on Monday the fifth day of
February next, appoint officers for a company of Matroffes,
to be immediately railed in this province for the service of Ca
nada. And this resolve to be published in the news papers,
to the end applications may be made by inch as cnoolc to en
ter into the said service.
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29, 1776.