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hem the Pemwsylvanix Packet.
Mr. Dunlap,
J Think I may without partiality esteem
mylerf a Whig of the frft link, yet I
find that I differ exceedingly from others
who are as high Whigs as myfclf.— When
I hear a piece of good news not fcfficient
ly warranted, I do hot fly into transport
like many others ; but on the contrary,
feel a preffirg anxiety least it should not
be true: And when I h^ar a piece if disa
greeable intelligence thatthere is fomerea-
Ln to diferedit, I do not impose it upon
m% felf as a du:y or mark of Whiggifm to
disbelieve it wholly ; but or the contrary,
I give it all the ctecit it dtfervts in my
mind, and employ myfelf in concerting
fotafures to turn the loss to an advantage,
If it should be true. On this ground I
foppofe Charleftown taken, and all the
garrik n prifoners--.What then---Why. let
every citizen exert himfrlflike a man ; let
the rich throw in their aids, and patronize
spirited measures, either to recruit the^ar
iny or fuinifh the fupplus: Let fubferip
tions be opened to ercteafe the/bountits
tor recrul's: Let afociations be formed
to support the credit of the currency, and
bring it up to one for forty : Let every
man do his duty as he ought: and when
the fleet and force of our allies arrive, re
taliate the ftfeke and recover the princi
pal with intertft.
The enemy never yet gained an advan
tage that did not in the end turn out to
their loss, and the present will have the
fame eff (ft— They are incumbered with a
large body of prisoners ; and their polls
of Charkftovn and New York are so fe
para^J, that we, with the addition of a
fleet and army from France, have our
choice which we will attack.
That there is fi mething intricate in all
the accounts refpffeing Charleftown,muft
be allowed on all sides. That the Iris
should remain there five days after the
place was taken, and bring no particulars,
is extraordinary !-.-. Rivington's account,
which, he fays, came by the Iris, is a very
luofe one, and no other has yet come out
of New York, notwithstanding it is tight
days since the Iris arrived.
Governor Rutledge's letter, dated May
16, (but dots not mention wherefrom,)
gives it as his opinion, from all the infor
mation he has received, that Charleftown
funendered on the 12th ; the day of the
(Offender according to his letter corrobo
rates with theN.York account,but still there
is no positive intelligence on either file.
The enemy it is true could circulate
such an account, as well into the country
by emissaries from their army, as the Iris
could by bringing it to New-York, and
they might have a purpose to answer, by
so d ring. But, let Charleftown be goneor
net, there is a duty for us to do, which we
regies while we spend our time, & exhaust
our invention in arguing on probabilities.
To the point at once. Lay aside all
conjectures, and let us begin once more to
aft as we ought to do. Let every man
stir himfelf according to his abilities. —
Whiggifm consists in something more than
stubbornly difbdieving ill news, or san
guinely believing every thing which is
pleasing. Aft more and talk less. Pre
pare to meet them any where, and look
them in the face & bid them do their worst.
Aferioss WHIG.
PHILADELPHI A, June 7.
Tburfda, June 1, 17'80
WHEREAS the exigencies which may
arise in a date of war are frequently of a
nature that require such sudden and ex
traordinary exertions, as are imp # ffible
for the legislative body to provide for by
the ordinary course of law : Therefore,
Refolded unanimously, That during the re
cels of this Houle, fliould the circumftan
.ces es the war make it necessary, the Pie
fident or Vice President in Council be au
thorifed and empowered, to declare Mar
tial Law, so far as the fame may be con
ducive to the public security, and to the
fafety and defence of the good and faithful
citizens of this Commonwealth.
i Extra# from tie Minutes,
THOMAS PAYNE, Clerk cf
the General Affmbly.
In CO U NCI L,
Philadelphia, sane 6, 1780
WHEREAS the residence of the
wives and children of those persons who
have joined the enemy has at all times pro
ved inconvenient to the public interests, in
conft quence of the correspondence and in
tercourse which has been conftahtly pre
served; and as it is become too dangerous
to be longer permitted or connived ar.
Refilled, 7 hat public notice be given
to such persons that they depart this State
within ten days---and any of them remain
ing after that time will not be d& med as
entitled to any protection, but liable to be
proceeded against as enemies of the State.
Extrg# from the Minnies,
T. MATLACK, Sec'ry.
The General Assembly of this State
broke up the firft irritant, having puffed a
law for carrying into effect the resolutions
of Congress, of the 18th of March lari,
provided a majority of the other States
concur therein.
The feffiog was conducted with great
unanimity, and just as the Hoofe was ri
sing, letters from the Hon. Committee of
, Congress at Camp, and his Excellency the
Cemmander in Chief wived c fficially, (de
claring the expectation of a powerful fuc
cour against the common enemy, and re
commanding the vetting the Executive
Authority with extraordinary powers dur
ring the recess of the House, a recommen
dation with which the Hoof', duly im
pressed with the importance of the occafi
on, immediately complied.
The Executive Council immediately ap
pointed the necessary officers to carry the
above measures into efE& ; and we have
the pleasure to inform the public, that the
officers of the militia in this city unani
mously agreed to furnilh the men required
of them with all possible expedition. The
men raised by virtue cf this law in the city
and county of Philadelphia, Chefttr and
Bucks, will amount to upwards of 500,
and are to serve under Gen, Washington,
to the 15th of January next ;- -those rai
sed in the other counties, are for the pro
tection of the frontiers, now harraffed by
the savages, unless otherwise called for.
BALTIMORE, May 16.
Extraft ofa letter from Shippenfburg, in
Pennsylvania, dated the 22d inflant.
"We had intelligence last night, that
the Indians have killed 25 persons on Yel
low Creek, near Bedford. Mr. Robert
Chamben, jun. is said to be among the
slain. The face of affairs here wares a
gloomy afped, the savages destroying the
frontiers by fire and sword."
It is said the brave Col Broadhead, with
a considerable body of expert Rangers and
other troops, is preparing for a speedy ex
pedition against those savage enemies who
are laying waste the fine fetilements on the
frontieis of Per nfylvania.
June 6.
A delegate to Congress from the State
of Sjuth-Carolina, just arrived here, ad
vises, thathe left Georgetown, in that State,
the 19th ult. previous to which he receiv
ed certain intelligence of Chadeftown be
ing fate on the 18th, at 4 o'clock, P. M.
that it then was brave'y defended by the
garrison, and that there was no apparent
probability of its falling into the enemy's
hands.
On the 25'h of last month 4000 of the
militia of North- Carolina, headed by the
brave General Cafwell, mached for the re
lief oftheir drii^ffrd countrymen in S tih-
Carolina---1 he like number were to f 1-
low them for the fame purpose, a few days
after.
About a fortnight since, upwards of
1000 infantry, composed mofily cf troops
of this State, reached from Pete fburg in
Virginia, on their way to South Carolina.
Since our last Brigadier-G neral Gift
fat out from hence to j rin his brigade, now
on their march for South-Carolina.
FISH KIL L, June 15.
In the night between the 6th and 7th
infant, the eremy creffd fiom Stat, n-
Island to Elzafeth Town Poirr, from
whence they pro: ceded to the towr; where
they amused themselves awhile with ciL
perfingJ-mmy Rivington's new hand-bill,
about the furfender cf Charlchown, which
they lowed plentifully in the streets : I lav
ing fucceisfufiy and without cp; on
performed 'his important fcive , ri ty
(on the 7'll)<dvanc d four nek:, t Lon
iitfticut Fains, where thev m u heoical
ly burned the Ptfo re ian church and
abnut thirteen otici houfeb a J murder
ed the lady of t'E Rev.-Mr Caldwell:
Not fathfied with the herds they might
reap from such glorioust,. loir,thy ho
ped to add to teem, could thej perform
iimilar frats at Sprir gfi Id, towards which
they bent tl eir crude; but the gallant
Maxwell with an handful of continental
tr< ops, and a few milii a haflily circled,
met them at the bridge near the tewr, and
repulfed'them. Intelligence rs their ex
cuifion having reached Mortiftowr, that
part of our army which was period there,
was ordered to Sprirgfield ; and the mili
tia ofNew-Jerfey collected with the alacri
ty and spirit, for which they are justly fa
mous, to chaflife the invaders of their
country. Their patriotic efforts were not
in vain, for the enemy fuffered much fit m
their well diie&td fie. A heavy lain
in the night gave the nefarious "Raccoc ns"
an opportunity of Securing themselves,
which they did by retreating tc Elizabeth-
Town Point, and taking pcffi ffi m of our
old entrenchments, where they remained
on Saturday last, when our latcft informa
tion came from that quarter. Ir is laid
the enemy's number at fi ft was 500 c, and
that they have since ir©eafeci it to ycoo,
by reinforcements from New York and
Staten-Island : They were conamanckd by
+ Generals Knyphaufon and Tryon, and Mr.