The Pennsylvania ledger, or, The Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-17 00:00:00, page 3

Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Congress,
Remember, in all your deliberations, you are
engaged in a most arduous undertaking—Genera
tions yet unborn may owe their freedom and hap
piness to your determinations, and may bellow bles
sings or execrations on your memory, in such man
ner as you discharge the trull reposed in you by
your constituents. Thoughts like these will influ
ence you to throw aside every prejudice, and to
exert your utmoll efforts to preserve unanimity,
firmnefs, and impartiality in all your proceedings.
Savannah, June <, 1776. Archibald Bullock.
P H I L'A D E LPH I A.
Extraß of a letter from an Officer in the Second Bat
talion of Philadelphia, dated Amboy, Augufl 12.
9 o'Clock, A M.
“ We have now in fight upwards of 60 fail of
top-fail vessels coming into Sandy-Hook;—I sup
pose many more will appear, for every quarter of
an hour they make their appearance round the
Highlands. I suppose this is their grand fleet.—
Our Battalion is ordered for New-York.—Saturday
Col. Mile's two battalions and this morning Col.
Atlee's battalion, and part of the Jersey militia,
marched for New-York: and in 4 few days most of
the troops that are here will march for the fame
place, where they are in great want of men.
" P. S. Half after ten o'clock, 90 fail in fight."
Extras of a letter from Neu-York, August 9.
" Yesterday a number of men went to Long-
Island, to fend down all persons who are fufpeded
as iniinica'l to the dates of America, and are doing
the fame in this city, numbers are already come to
town, and are this day to have a hearing at the city
hall before his Excellency General Washington,"
Extras of a letter from Neu-Tork, August 12, &
" We expeft to be attacked every tide, the ships
have now got their fails all up.
“ I have just been informed, that the two priva
g teers out of this place, (but now at Fire-lfimd)
after an engagement yederday afternoon, of a quar
ter of an hour, took and carried in there a brig
(cannot tell where Hie is from or what she contains)
the privateers were seen to hand off; so that we
hope they have before this another prize."
Letters from Maryland fay, " the look out boats
have returned and report, that they had followed
Lord Dunmore's fleet and seen them without the
Capes of Virginia." so that they are in hopes they
have got entirely rid of those pirates.
The privateer Enterprize Capt. Camble of Bal
timore has taken and sent into Chingoteague, a
ship from Guinea and Jamaica, with 14 or ishog
fheads of rum and sugar, and 600 dollars—he also
sent in a brig with molasses (for want of proper
papers) when the brig left the privateer she was in
chafe of a large ship.-—The matter of the Guinea
ship informed that she failed in company with 120
fail of sugar loaded ships and had been out only se
ven days when taken; so that it is hoped our pri
vateers will have fine pickings.
By Capt. Douglass from Cape Nichola, we learn,
that the sloop Diana, Capt. John Horn of Provi
dence, was cast away the 26th of July, the vessel
and cargo loft; that the schooner Bachus's Delight,
Capt. Sampson, of Savannah; the sloop Lydia,
Capt. Thomas Webb of Long-Island, and the sloop
Sango, Capt. Thurston, were taken by the Frencli
Guarda Costa's in June last, and condemned by a
Court of Admiralty in Hispaniola; but the two firft
were released by the Governor.
Last Saturday, George Morgan, Esq; arrived in
this city from the Westward, on the 9th ult. whild
at one of the Shawanefe towns on the Scioto, he
received intelligence of three Six Nation warriors
having puffed by there witli two prisoners they had
taken, sixteen days before, from Virginia. Mr.
Morgan followed and got to their town before
them, prevented the usual punishment of the pri
soners on their entry, and infilled on their being
immediately delivered up to lum, unless they in
With ;efped to Indian affairs, I hoped to have
had the pleasure of alluring you, from the date of
the proceedings of the Commissioners, that they
were in every refped friendly, and warmly attach
ed to our intered, and that there was the greatest
reason to expert a continuance of the fame friendly
disposition; but I have received some accounts since
rather unfavorable. As this is of the highest con
sequence to the peace and welfare of the colony, I
would here fugged, whether it would not be ne
cessary to enter into some resolve, in order to pre
vent any future mifunderftaiiding between them
and our back settlers. And to this I think I may
add, that the putting the province in the bed pos
ture of defence would be an object very requisite at
this juncture.
The Continental Congress having ' always been
solicitous to promote the increase and improve
ment of ufeful knowledge, and witli the highest
fatisfaftion contemplating the rapid progress qt the
arts and sciences in America, have thought proper
to recommend the encouraging the manufactory of
Saltpetre, Sulphur, and Gunpowder. The pro
cess is extremely easy, and 1 shall be very glad to
fee any of the good people of this province exert
ing chemfelves in the manufacture of these ufeful
and necessary articles. If they once confider it is
for the public good they will need no other induce
ment. • /
tended this breach of the peaie as an open declara
tion of war. All the head mm of the Six Nations,
Shawanefe and Delawares vho were called toge
ther on this occasion, ^eha/ed in a very friendly
manner, and joined with Nr. Morgan in his de
mand made to the warrior;, who soon complied
therewith, and were promised forgivenefs on con
dition of future good behaviour. These warriors
told Mr.'Morgan they had done no other damage,
except they killed a young man they shot at when
they took these prisoners; but he made his escape,
tho' they believed the ball entered his bread. The
prisoners are twin sons of Andrew M'Connel, late
of Pennsylvania, who removed last winter to Lees
Town on Kentucke river, and were taken within
a few hundred yards of the town. Mr. Morgan
brought them with him to Pitsfburgh, and delive
red them to their uncle in Weftmoreland county in
this province. Since then, a small party of Shaw
anefe in returning from the Cherokee country, kil
led and scalped two persons near the big Bone Lick;
they were pursued by a few of the neighbours who
killed and scalped two of the Indians, the others
escaped. This breacli is also likely to be fettled to
the satisfaction of all parties, as the head men had
expressed great concern at the conduct of their foo
lifh young people, and promise tq do,all in their
power to preserve our friendihip. A treaty is to be
held at Pitsfburgh with the Western Indians the
beginning of October, when 'tis hoped they will
listen to and follow their true intered, as they have
promised to do.
The Chiefs of the Six Nations met in Council at
Onondago on the 18th, 19th, and 20th days oflad
June, promised Mr. Morgan to call all their warri
ors from Canada and to listen to the Thirteen United
Sates of America, being convinced that their advice
was for their true interest, as they have no business
to join either fide in the present war between Britain
and America. They accordingly sent off a party
for the above purpose the 22d of June, and another
party to Nigara, to infill on Col. Butler's bringing
all their people fafe back immediately. They like
wise sent off two large belts to the Lake and other
Western Indians, to inform them of their determi
nation, and to defire,they will also fit dill.
Extract of a letter from Ticonderoga, A^guft 5.
" I came over here from R to conduct a
Canadian from St. Francois to Head Quarters. He
assures me that the Indians in general have resolved
not tojoin in the war. Things here begin to wear
a different face. The greatest harmony reigns a
mong the General Officers. Order is taking place
in the army, and the men in higlifpirits. Great
numbers are coming in from New-England to Ske
nefborough. It is reported that Gen. Carlton has
used the Canadians who favoured us very barba
rously, which has provoked them very much, Some
deserters are come over, and some of the foreign
troops are said to be desirous of deferring."
Yesterday arrived a Post from the Eastward
but brought little or no intelligence. As we
shall now have a Post from that Quarter regu
larly every Friday, it is with pleasure the Prin
ter informs his Subferibers, that this Paper must
be the First for Fresh Intelligence. Those
Subferibers who live at any distance are requeu
ed to fettle for their sirs t year, as the printer,
otherwise, will be obliged to flop their papers.
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JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.
In COMMITTEE CHAMBER, August 6.
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PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE, June 25,
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