The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-13 00:00:00, page 2

N E W-Y O R K, April 10.
The famous or rather infamous Joshua Barns, from Pnil
liplburgh, in Weft Cheftcr county, has lately been very busy in
inlifting men for Governor Tryon's service, who were to be
called tie Governor's Life -Guards. He told his recruits that
they would all bear the character of gentlemen, and meet with
•extraordinary good usage, and prevailed upon feme deluded
people to join him ; but on Monday evening fix of these new
made gentlemen landing on the Jersey fliore, near Powles
Hook, were all taken prrfonors, and are nowin cloleconfine
ment.
On Sunday morning about ten o'clock his molt Unchriflian
Majesty's ship Savage, and the James pilot boat, came under
the cover of a thick fog, to the watering place on Staten-
Illar.d. Each sent a boat on Ihore to take in water, of which
Captain Stevenson received intelligence, and prepared to at
tack them. The ship received information of our approach,,
and fired a signal gun for the boats to retreat, which they
endeavoured to effect under a brisk and constant fire from
the Savage, but being fired on by our men, and closely pur
sued, they left one of their cutters behind with thirteen men ;,
three killed and a number wounded were carried off in the
other boat ; the prisoners arrived at Head-Quarters on Mon
day evening, together with four deserters from the Phoenix;
who inform us that immediately after this fray they were
put to short allowance.
By several gentlemen who were fpeCtators of this engage
ment, from Red-Hook, we learn that a number of men were
seen to drop from the tops and bowsprit of the Savage. Our
brave riflemen kept up such a hot and incessant fire on the
ship, that flie found it expedient to cut her cable, and retreat
out of their reach. They left behind them one standard, one
musket, twenty-seven iron bound calks, a cable and anchor, a
speaking trumpet, watch coats, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13.
Extract of a letter from the commanding officer at Lewes,
dated April 9, H/''
''-On Sunday the seventh of April an express came fiom
the light-house guard to Lewes,, with intelligence that Cap
tain Field, who commanded a schooner sent by the Council
of that county to St. Euftatia for powder, had just arrived, and
demanded assistance to unload her. I gave orders for the
troops to march as soon as boats could be had to ferry them
across the creek, whicli the inhabitants procured withamaz
ino -defpatch. We then marched with the utmost expedition
to reinforce our guard, which had taken poftby the schooner to
assist in difeharging her cargo, mostly coarse linens; she then lay
seven or eight miles to the Southward of our Cape; at the.
time of our arrival, the tender, making fail, bore down upon
the schooner, on observing this the men immediately ran her
on shore. Our troops were outgone by the tender, though
they marched at the rate of seven miles per hour, just before,
cur arrival the tender gave our guard a broadside with swivels
and mufquetry, which they returned. On ourjunction a con
stant fire was kept up for some time, till we perceived the dis
tance too great. We then left off firing, and unloaded the
schooner, though several hundred shots were fired at us, to.
prevent it Our people picked up many of their balls rolling
in the sand. The tender despatched one of the barges to the
ship for affiftar.ee, who made fail immediately, but- was soon
CAMBRIDG E, April 4.
We hear that ten or twelve fail of cranfport vessels, fup
poled to be from England, arrived last 1 horiday in Nantafket
read, where four or five of the enemy's llrps of war remain.
186
LI NEN to be SOLD at the Manufactory in Union
ftreet, between third and Fourth ilreets. Weavers that
have got looms in their own houses, by applying to said facto
ry, will meet with good encouragement, the belt prices,.and
constant employment.
N. B. Two or three journeymen weavers are wanted at the
said factory. Those that will apply, may have an advantageous
feat of work.
obliged to come to an anchor for fearof running on the Hen and
Chickens. About the time the ship turned the cape the ten
der anchored within musket shot of the schooner, and kept upa
continual fire with her swivels. We had by this time got two
swivels in the schooner loaded with grape ihot, and a constant
fire for two hours was kept up on both sides. We undoubt
edly wounded their mem; for we perceived some to fall, and
others run to their affillance ; they made several efforts to
purchafe their anchor, which we prevented by our fire; but at
last they succeeded ; fortunately however oneof our swivel Ihot
cut their halyards, and down came their mainsail, which
obliged them to anchor once more. At last the wind drifting,
they had a boat to tow them off; we then turned our fire on
the boat, when two men were seen to fall ; the barge return
ing from the ship joined to tow them out. Our-men escaped
unhurt. The militia officers, at Lewes, acted with a spirit
which does honor to their county."
Extract of a letter from New-York, dated April 10, 1776.
" Last night Gen. Sullivan arrived here with fix regiments.
On Sunday last Admiral Hopkins's fleet fell in with the Glas
gow, a good twenty gun ship, the bomb brig that has done
so much damage at Rhode-Ifland and that neighbourhood,
and three tendeis. The brig commanded by Capt. Hopkins
firft came up with the Glasgow; they soon exchanged the
compliments of a broadside, and continued engaged till the
Admiral came up, when the Glasgow,. finding it too het for
her, tan off. The brig followed, but the Admiral being una
ble to keep up with her, the man of war got off from them.
66 While the Admiral and Captain Hopkins were foul of
the Glasgow, the rest of the fleet were busy with the bomb
brig, and the three tenders, all of which are taken, and car
ried into New-London, where they had arrived before Gem
Sullivan left it. A gentleman, from Newport, informs
that on the inhabitants hearing the engagement, they get
down some eighteen plunders, and began to fire upon Wal
lace and Ayfcough, on which they weighed and flood out of
the harbor ; at which time the Glasgow hove in fight, firing
signal guns, on which they stood out to sea, and the Glas
gow with them. Where they are gone is not known.
“ Our fleet is from New-Providence. - They have brought«
from thence sixty twenty-four pounders, a large quantity of
(hot and Ihells, some other military dores, and some To
ries. The Asia is moved down the harbour two or three
miles. Our people have taken post, the night before last,
on Governor l-lfland, and on Red-Hook, both of which are
now secure, and all communication with the drips and
their dearly beloved Governor is cut off, which measure
gives great umbrage to some."
A GENTLEMAN'S SERVANT, who can be well re
commended, may hear of a place by applying at the
bar of the Indian King, Market-street;
WAN TED, ten or fifteen thousand feet of PINE
BOARDS, and a few HOOPS. Inquire of Me
rediths and Clymer. *