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WILLIAMSBURG, May *§.
Extras of a letter from Cape-Francois, to a gentle
man in this city, dated May 11. 1778.
" Ihave the pleasure to acquanit you, that we
have received certain advice, by a vessel just arriv
ed from the Miffifippi^at a party of men, who late
ly came down that river, had seized one er two Bri
tilh polls in that quarter, and had taken and fold
about 900 negroes from the plantations, and captur
ed several fliips (oneof 20 guns),richly loaded with
cash, furs, and indigo, amounting in the whole to
about four hundred thousand pounds feeding. The
fame account mentions, that the post at the Natches
was taken and retaken three several times but ulti
mately remained in our pqhehion."
YORK-TO W. N, June 13..
In CONGRESS^J.une 6,^778., ,
A Letter of the 27th of MaydromLord Howe and
one of the gd of June from General Clinton,
at Philadelphia accompanied with three a&s of
Parliament were read. The letters are as follow:
SIR, Philadelphia May 27 1778.
HAVING, by a packet,uft arrived from Great-
Britain, received the King's commands -to.
ttanfmit to the Congress, and^the Commanded in
Chief of their troops the copies of two a&s, paged
this session of Parliament, for quieting the disorders,
now subsisting in these Colonies/ and. preparing-hb'e
way for the return of peace, I embrace -the cagfeft
opportunity to forward the enclosed copies of these ~
acts and of one other a& .relaxing to the. govern
ment of the Province of Maffachufeßs Bay, for the
information of Congr.efs thereon ; most sincerely ho-,
ping this communication will be productive of the
defiled good effects. Jam with due consideration.
Sir your most obedient Servant,
Henry Lawrens Esq; HOWE."
President of the Congress.
SIR, Head Quarters, Philad. June 3, 1778.
I AM directed to transmit to Congress, and the
Commander in Chief of their troops printed co
pes of three conciliatory acb of Parliament : Le tme
add my most sincere wishes, that they may produce
the defirable^effc&s which is hoped from them. I
have tlie honour to be, Sir,.
c Your most obedient and
Most humble Servant.
Henry Laurens Esq; H. CLINTON.
President of the Congress.
Ordered, That they be referred to a Committee
of Five. ' { ,
The Members chosen Mr. Drayton Mr. R. H.
Lee, Mr, G. Morris, Mr. Witheripoon, and Mr. S.
Adams. ; -'', ^
Ordered That the" Committee 'retire into the next
room and prepare an answer® Lord Howe, ^d
Gen. Clinton's letters.
The Commitee appointed to prepare, answers to
Lord Howe and Gen,Clinton's letters, brought in a
draught, which was read and agreed to, as follows ;
My Lord, York Town, June 6, 1778.
I HAVE had the honour of layuigyour Lord,Hyp's
letter of the 27th of May, with the ^Qs.. eft,the
British Parliament inclofed, before Comgrefy; and I
am inflru&ed.to acquaint .your, Lor,d-fhip, that they
have already expressed their . fentimeiyT upon bills,
not essentially different from those afis. in a publica
tion of the 22d of April4aft,
6 Your Lordship may be allured, that when the
King of G- t Britain Shall be seriously disposed to
put an end to the unprovoked lid cruel war waged
against these United States, Congress will readily at
tend to such terms of peace as may .consist with the
honour of independent nations the interest of their
constituents. and the sacred regard they mean to pay
to treaties. I am, my Lord with . all due consi
deration.
Your Lordfliip's most obedient Servant,
HENRY LAURENS,
Lord Howe. - . .President of Congress."
SIR. York Town, June 6, 17,8.
I HAVE had the honour oflaying your letter of
the 3d instant with the acts of the British Par
liament which came inclofed, before Congress ; and
I am inftruried toacquaint you, Sir, that they have
already exprefled their sentiments upon bills, not
essentially different from those a&s, in a publication
of the 22d of April last.
" Be assured, Sir, when the King of Great-Bri
tain shall be seriously disposed tp put an end to the
unprovoked and cruel war waged againh these Uni
ted States, Congress will readily attend to such terms
of peace as may consist with tire honour of indepen
dent nations, the interest of their constituents, and
the sacred regard they mean to pay to treaties. I
have the honour to be, Sir,'
Your most obedient and Most humble fervant,'
HENRYLAURENS,
His Excellency President of Congress."
Sir Henry Clinton K V Phiiad..
Published by Ord'er ofCongrefs.
CHARLES THOMPSON, Secretary.
LANCASTER, June rs
Extract of a letter, dated June 11, 1778.
" I returned from Camp last Tuefday._
enemy were positively to have left Philadelphia lai
Sunday, but for the arrival of the Commiff^ners.
They were brought over by Commodore Elliot.
Lord Carlisle a young macaroni with several ntif
treffes, is quartered at Ms. Powell's the late Mayor.#
the family having retreated into his back buildings
Governor Johnftone is at Mr. Charles Stedman $.
Dr. Fefgufori, their Secretary, asked fafe conduct to
York Town, but was told, it was needless. Some
few vessels remain ; the rest, between 3 and 406 m
number, are below the cheveaux de frife, and extend
to the Capes. The army are Supplied with provfr
ons.fent up in boats. It is epnjeAured that the ob
stacles which they may forefee in a march through
New-Jersey, will induce them to go by water, 1;
think the coming of the Commiffoners will .not do
more than delay Gen. Clinton for tome days.'
♦ We are told, that General Clinton offers Governor
Franklin in exchange for Brigadier General Thomp
son of this State.
TRENTON, June 17. :
7 We have undoubted intelligence that on Saturday
last the enemy in Philadelphia burnt all the vessels on
the stocks- and .that the greater part of the British
army are now at Cooper's ferry, under marching otfr,
ders, from whence a movement thro' this State td^
; .Amboy, is expend; totake place in the course of.fc.
few hours. The whole militia of this State are:iu
rcadinefsto march at a moment's warning.
FIS H- KI LL _ June 25.
By the latest intelligence from the- Southward, We
learn,That on Lord's day, the enemy were at Mount
holly ; Gen Lee was then in the Jerfie-s, -forcing a
march, in order if possible, to Wretch across the ene
my's front,---Gen. Washington was then c(offing,'at :
Corell's Ferry and expected to have the rear.pfihe
army over that day.' Adivifion under Gen. Arnold- ,
has taken poiTeilion of Philadelphia. ~Qt.
Weare lull informed that a body of the enemy,-;,
from New York, landed at Elizabeth Town,, in %
order to make a diversion there. : Y ^„
BOSTON, June 25.
Last Tuesday arrived here, Captain ,in a Snow,
from Cape, Francois ; by whom was received a
correct Lift of his Spanish Majefy's Ships and
Frigates ready to fail, lying in -the B^y-pf Ca,,
diz, March 18 1 „B# &c. I;bxt"
-SHIPS OF. THE LIN E # .^:%>>j;<
-First Rate. One ofii2 Gun;, fix of 80 ditto..
Second Rate Forty-one of jo^uns.
Third Rate. Four of 64 Guns ;f&eh of 60 do.
'Frigates. Thirty-two from'32 to 18 Guha.
Zebecks or Chebecks. Twelve from 32 to 12
Guns. ^
Three armed Brigs, four Bomb Ketches, nine
Packet Boats from 16 to 14 Guns feVen aimed
Tenders, nine Ships or Sloops of Wir of 18 Guris,
nine ditto crinftru&ed to carry from fl td 46 Pieces
Cannon, but have been reducedlo fz. 144 Sail-in■
all.--'
On Wednesday last was shot by a Centinelofthe •
Guards at Profpea Hill, Lieutenant Brown of the
2tft Regiraent British. He Was riding idaChaifei
.between two Women,, of (easy) virtue, belonging
to this Town, and it being contrary to general Or
ders that Women fhoulj pass the Lines it was there
fore the Centry's Duty to flop him. The unfortu
nate Officer treated the Centry with Contempt, insist
ed on passing, without giving any Reasons. for so
doing; upon which the Gentry, afterrepeated Orders
to the Officertoftop Ihot him through the Head.
" Foots die for want of Wisdom."
The Prisoners who were near, seized the Cerrtry,
and draged him by the Heels up the Hill, which
tore his Face considerably, and otherwise much a
bused him before be was released by the Picquet,
The Adjutant of the fame Regiment, on hearing
the Affair and being on Hose Back set off furioufly
and just before he got to the Place, his Hotfe stumb
ling pitched him off and broke his Coller-Bone.
The following is a Copy of a Letter, sent from Ma
jor-General Phillips, to Major General Heath-
Cambridge. June 17. *778.
"AfURDER and death, at length has taken place. An
officer riding out from the barracks on Profyed-
Hill has been shot by an American centmel. I
leave the horrors incident to that bloody disposition,
which has joined itfelf to rebellion, in these colonies,
to the feelings of aM Europe. Ido not ask for justice,
for I believe, every principle of it is fled from this
Province.
I DEMAND LIBERTY, to fend an officer to
General Sir Henery Clinton, by way of the head
quarters of General Washington with my report
es this murder-
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Major-General
‘ln consequence of the above insolent, ungentle
man-life Letter, the General lay under ^ <to™~
onto confine him to his House and Gar _—''
HARTFORD, June 36.
Extract of a letter from en;vflfcfer of diftinAion ^
Galley Forge dated June 16.
& We^e exposing to march every hour---The
British are'at all points ready so quit Philadelphia ;
most ofi the ships 'below the Cheveaux de frife,
arid great part of the^ro^pfron-the Jersey shore ;---
whether they intend . for Amboy and so to Staten-
Iflarid,foto embark ^Salern or^foae where else
on Delaware we don't "know, T- think the latter the
motHikdy. The Cofomiffionefrs :have ret yet got
an anfWer from.CorigrefQ it won't be agreeable to
them,, but Lbelieve trill le much ,as they expeA :
One<of tlregn w^Qt^Jiis Excelleneyrtliat he Was ferry
there -was so liltl<profpe& of a reconciliation - Do
you knoWfihe^ahaer^ Governor Johnftone is .
fetid to be the farae^n be^ as appeared to bejn the
public papers. Mr.,Eden is an attorney, and a man
of conferred abilities; lie has wrote-a ttbatife on
crimes and ptiniffinfents mucK 10 hishonor as a man
of benevolence. -Lord Carlifle we hear is a fine fel
lUw, and has brought over a good- fapply of REd
heel Shoes, &c. you knew as well .as. I, Lord
How^ eand Gen..Cliijg:pri%..;.
'' Their deferter§'multiply.;upon tis-^-§5 British
and foreign caarouTiifittfy; only ; they weaken
th&n #Wfeh feg arafeffid fellows. A gene
ral ©wc§af>ge offyifQn£E%},il.t certainly take place in
,'a fewd4>'fr--i^frod rt'c already.
;%trb| Sec/*'/y'^f*^/ Commiffoners is one bf
YhVmoft fenfibte leafned&ren in 'England ;Dr F^r
gufon„ wfo w^e onfCivjf Soctety^-a book un'r
verfally esteemed ; he knows better Qan to engage
in the dirty business I think he has uridertak^nT but
what won't mOney'and co^ft favour do?
" A Frenchman t/fwat'of fcfguns is arrived in
Chefapeak with g^dsrfp ,o.£? amount of zoo 00%
Jtetlihg. lirin^og, wp^ensfcfcca&c."-
tC^ the EvQsq£tf^ aparty from
fAmhoy. tool>bf^fr^m''ttit&fh; : -Irong Inland Ma-'
"juri Moncriefs a British Officer^@d Theophylate
"Bache, -of NewQ^rk ; ^he^jalfo-releas'd several
'America /roffiggs who^ere p(tfoners'wiJfrtKe enemy. #
Ohl^he gt|i'ih'4ant was marf^rirffc'NaH'fr
WfrSWoN&'Profflftfrof-I^ and Na-.
htiffl PhlfofopltyO-af Nl|W.Hasten College; to Mrs;
Mary-Thomas ^tN^wtown. -
QA ADEIRfy# TENERIFE ;PORT and MA
IVI^AG^^INES,^ DAVID'
BULL, oppofefl^eQurt House, "Hartford.^
Hartford, June 22, ^778.
^/HERE'S A 'humb^r ofCanadian prifcners,-
-that were fatigue men, for Gerieralßurgoyne's
'army taken near the Lakes and sent here to be kept;
till opportunity presented for 'their exchange, were
for want of barrack 6 and proper places to put them
inte; put out into families in Simfbufy, Windsor,
and other towns, round about Hartford, Where they
might be earning fomeclcthing to cover their almost
nakedness ; are now beginning to, run away, two a
little while since from "Capt. -Pettibone in or near.
-Simibury, and two last night from James Cadwel of
IVErionßury ; and Atus now.to be feared many other
wiM do-'-fhe life.. It is earnehly desired that every
one. efpecialiy the good people towards Albany, and
the Northward 4 that lave their country, and desire
that our poor distressed prisoners in captivity might
be redeemed, would keepa good look out for them,
andlfpoffible apprehend them and.convey them to
Hartford goal, or some other nearer where they may
be secured, they are easily distinguished from our
own people, as they are generally of a swarthy coun
tenance-, like French Canadians; and can talk but
very broken or no English. Whoever shall do it shall
be rewarded," by Ei'l. Williams.
_ Dep. Commif. Prisoners.
JOHN Burbidge hatter, at the south end of the
great bridge in Hartford will pay cash or ex
change hats ata reasonable price, for lambs wool or
any fort of short Bleeps wool or furs ; and as hats 6f
all forts are so much needed loth for the army and
country, he hopes the shearing of lambs will be
thought of, firfife it has been found Serviceable to
the growth of the lamb as well as the eqfuing fleeces
>JOHN BURBIDGE.
June 27, 1778; -
STrayed or ffolen from the fabferiber iri Norwalk,
aboufthe firft of this June instant, ajikely forei
mare with a bald fye fheis near fifteen hands high,
part blooded carries her headand tail lofty; trotfandl
paces very well, has an hollow before her withers,
occasioned by a fiftula, has a fear on her breaft'from a
rowel has a final! white foot on her back, a fniall
white spot close to her right hind hoof, also a few
white hairs on her left fore leg ; she had a fore on
theridge ofher back, fourteen years old. Whoever
will bring her to the fubferiber in Norwalk, or fen 4
trny intelligence Concerning her, shall be well re-;
warded by their humble servant.
PLATT TOWNSEND,-
June 26, 1778,