The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-04 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, June to.
O^HTS day his M jetty reviewed on Wimblcton common,
I Gene al Burgoyne's regiment of light dragoon, who
stc on their march to Portfm >uth, to embark for America,
Tire Aurora, Cap:. Craw, from London, to Sr Auguftiae,
is seized at Madeira, by Cap . Thomas, of the Bateas fri
gate, for having roo barrels of gunpowder on board; but
was released, and failed again for St. Augustine.
E^r^ of a eter from Barbados, dated Apt 13, 1,16.
<< -— As great a hurry as I am in, it is impolitic to
let drop my pen without touching upon the public calamities
of our country. Indeed It is not, especially when I fee my
fclf likely to fall one of the firft victims, or mv poor fl „$
rather, to the general scarcity of provisos. We arc upon
our lad hogshead of half rotten beans, and have no other re
fouvcethaa to some 01 ire than half rotten Ihip corn, and the
only corn to be brought into any of the towns. Is this the
1 ay the mniftiy are to come at conquest over the American
rebels, through the deftinfton of a set of the moll loyal fub
jc^s in all the King's dominions? A mod!
Lord Howe's 01 tiers, fays a daily paper, are to fail mime
diatelv tor P badelphia, and going in person to rhe Con
gress demand a conference, in which he is to hear the terms
the colonies infill upon; he is 'hen to make propofrtions,
and givethema month to consider of them. This appears to
be effectually legalizing that aflimblv, which was what Lord
Hilbborough re f hed so mucha^ainft in the House of Lords.
The Englifb and Irish filling vefTels at the Newfoundland
fishery, which we a e told arc more than double what they
ever were in any foraiet year, will have no occafibn to go to
Spain, Portugal, or up the Speights with their cargoes for a
market, as there will be a call for all they can get for our
fleet and army on the American coast, and in the Weil-India
iibuds this fcafon.
The Aaron, Capt. Drinkwater, who is arrived at Dover,
from Mon'ferrat, with new ftigars for London, brings ad
vice, that ail kinds of providers in that idand were exceeding
ftce, owing to their having no fuoplies from America: and
that the people began to be verv much afraid they Should be
in great want, utric's they were relieved by some ihips from
England and Ireland very fonn.
W ILLI 1. M SRUR G. (%ri rt ) Au- 14.
Kerria f a rioter from Charkfiown, Jub 19, 1776
“ Now at atchot i ff Charleftown bar, the Bristol of 53
pans, erperiment of 50 guns, with a final! (loop supposed to
be armed, aft ng as a tender; the Passer trarfport Grip, fti'l
having part of the Experiment's cannon or floras on board ;
another trenfp.m flrip and abiigandne, which have uncharg
ed the Britto's cannon and Bores they had on board.
•' Within the bar at anchor, the Active of 3% guns,
S^hynx of as guns, atd the Pigot hospital drip.
“ Saib d from the bar, on Wednesday last, a frigate of 20
or more guns, which arrived the dry before, and fleered to
the SHudsward. The Syren of 28 guns yeftciday morning
steered the fame courle.
A correspondent wishes some able hand would undertake
to describe General Let's march from Bo fton to Charleftown,
and would point out the remarkable circumstances of bis
meeting General Chilton at New-York the day he arrived
there; of hs finding him in Hampton Road when he came
to Virginia; of Clinton's leaving Cape-Fear just after his
arrival in North-Carolina, and of his unlucky meeting at
F rt Sullivan. The vto id muff have an high opinion of
General Lee's activity and vigilance, when they read of hs
march of more than 1 too miles, and of the cheumftances at
tending it throughout ; and Clinton himfif must look on
Ge eral Lee as bis evil genius, thus haunting him along 1
coal of such vast extent, and meeting him it last at Phillippi.
Mader Alex. Silv x, a little Gentleman who was taken at
Norfolk gathering Brawberries in a garden, and difeharged,
and again taken at Gain's Iflaud, in 'he (loop Ladv Charlotte
fender, and who is fain to be a relation of Capt. Sq rir '*,
was prit to school in this city by order of the Council, and i,
now ver, happilv fruited'.
A ever from Hit fb trough, North Carolina, dated Aug r,
'intorrs us, that the Indians have con miit d feme outages
on 'he frontie s of that province, have put to death many in
d;vius, and murdered several families; bur we hope their
ca ee: is before this time flopped, by fame thousands of the
mi itia that were matching against them.
W I T E RT OW N, Anglin 26.
LA Wednefd.\y arrived at Pottfmouh a prize shin of
about 200 tons burthen, mounting 20 gu-s, 12 of which
wood ; the war bound from the Bav of Honduras for London,
laden with MaLoganv and Logwood, and taken by the Han
cock aid Fra klin privateers.
Yrderdav morning arrived fafe io Marblehead, a prize
fh : p from Jamaica, laden wih sugar, cotton, &r. She w?s
chafed in bv the Mi ford frigate ad another cruder so near,
that one of their forts hurled one of the enemy's veffeb.
We have not heard by wh°m die was -aken.
NEW YOU K Augu# 29, 1776,
The folio-fag is the fubflance of an intercept'd letter wrir+en
hv Li tveoant Colonel Z dwiz, to William Tryon, Esq;
Gro 6 -veruor of N-w-York.
After prefent/ng his compliments in a formal manner to
Lord Howe, and begging the contents of his letter to be ex
plained to him; he proceeds to profeft a cpnftioufn < ft, that
fb - world repl neaforr him for ^s tre-cht rr in corrofc -cdln,
wl'h the en-mv of those, in whose service h~ had engaged :
but he anolop-'zes for himself by appealing to the Governor,
^ a nerfon who knew he h?d been forced to accent his' corn
region for fear of ruin to himfelf and family; and as b? had
engaged through compu'finn (a my? viftanous hy for be formfeed
for it) front a rebellious mob, he infers, that he c nbe Under
no obb'eation to conform to hr engagements. B Tides, this
he off rv:s, that previous to his entrance in the Continental
army h r took the Governor's advice on the occaaon, and
vromifed to do all he could in his sew capacity, for his Ma
j?ftv's ferv ; ce.
No next declares tha" ever since his return from Canada,
he had been laying plans for the performance of Ids promise,
and was in a fair wav of doing something, when Forbes and
the Mav v were detected : n their conspiracy, which obliged
him to lay afid• his schemes; as Forbes had indifereetiv men
tioned to the court nn bis trial, a message from Governor
Tryon to him. to wit " 'hat be would make his fortune, if
he would execute a certain commission." This be fays ren
dered him fufpe&ed, and for the present fruftrated his de
signs — However, as an instance that he was returning into
favour he informs the Governor that G. W. had lately em
ployed him *o translate a paper into High German, which
was to be printed and d ftributed among the Hessian troops —
Fc advises to keep a pood look out
In his next paragraph he invents this abominable falfhood,
that he had lately seen four villains at General W.'s house,
with 14 bottles of a mixture as black as ink, with which they
were to poison th° watering place on Staten Island, and were
to receive a recompense of a roool. each from the General.
He then informs, that a oerfon always near the General,
who was a friend.ro the King, though an interested one, had
offered to furnish him with weekly returns of the strength and
PHILADELPHIA.
Not being fumitbed with any regular accou t of the different
actions on Longlfli^d. we can only oblige our readers
witri the following extracts of Letters from diff rent hand*.
Extigfl of a letter from an officer in &[ Attlee's Battalion, of
Pewnflvania dated New-York, Auqult 2,
" Yesterday about 1:0 if uu men went as a guard to
a place called Red Ly n, on Long-Kland; about eleven
o'clock at night the (entries diferied two me coming up
a water mellon pateh, upon which our men fi ed upon
them; the enemy then retreated, and about one o'clock
advanced with about 2 Or 330 men, and endeavoured to
surround our guard; but they being watchful gave 'hem
two or three fires and re reated to alarm the remainder of
the battarion ( xcegt one Lieutenant and about i§ men,
who have not been heard of as yet). About four o'clock
this morning the a l arm was given, by beating to arms,
when the remainder of our battalion, accompanied by the
Delaware and Maryland battalions went to the place,
where our men retreated from. About a quarter of a mile
on this fide, we saw the enemy when w- got into the
woods (our battalion bring the advance guard) amidst the
incessant fire of their field pieces loaded with grape flint,
which continued 'till ten o'clock The Mrylander'=on their
left ffarik and we on their right, kept up a constant fire
amidst all theie cannon, and fiw fcveral of them fall; but
they being too many for ns we retreated a little, and then
mad. a Bind. Our Lieut. Col. Parry was (hot through
the head, and I was under the neceffiy of retreating wi h
him to this place, in order to secure his effects; since
which I have heard the enemy are within 600 yards of
out h 3; -Ahich Ith ok wi] cost them some number of
men b fore they gain them."
ErtraH of a lifer from New-York. Angufl 27, 1776.
" I fit down in the midst of confufion to tell you that cut
people have been engaged with the enemy on Long-lfland all
this morning, and are at it yet: We cannot get at particulars.
These who have come over fay, the enemy have loft the most
men. Limit. Col. Parry, of one of the Fenofylvania batta
lions, is killed ; he died heroically, urging his men on against
the enemy. Your kinfmau, Hermanus Rutgers was killed
yesterday. Several of the enemies ships have attempted com
ing up this morning, but both wind and tide are a head, and
they are hitherto baffled. Our men on the Island behave
bravely : Heaven fend them vi<ftory.
" Thirty-five minutes past twelve at noon. Firing Bill
tinucs, with interrniffions. A man of 'war coming up, said
to be the Roebuck, has just loft, by a flaw, all she gained
last tack. Several fires are kindled on the iflind. I believe
oor people set fire to hay, grain, &c. to prevent the enemy's
getting poffeffioo of them. Capt. Farmer, of Colonel Miles's
regiment, is slightly wounded in the foot, and brought to this
city. I think force men of war will be up next tide.
" P. S. The firft battalion of New York, Col. Lather, & the
Pcnnfilvania and Maryland battalions, behaved with the
greatest bravery, even to a fault: They were commanded by
Lord Sterling. I fear force of cur bravest officers from the
southward are among the (lain. We forced the enemy into
their lines. Parry is killed, Cant. Farmer is flightiy wound
ed, and Major Abeel of New-York, killed."
a4 letter from N^w-Yck, Awufl 27, 8 o'clock, P. M.
" This minute returned from our lines, on Long-lffind,
where I left his Excellency the General.—From him I have
it io command to inform Congress, that yesterday he went
ch€ic and continued till cs cuing, when, from the enemy
detail of the army till Decembers for the fom of 4 000 l Her
ling, to be paid beforehand in hard gold —that he iad pro
poled a reward of 2,o9ob'fterling, which wa agreed to, and
he therefore desires, (if the plan be^grecabu) that the mo
ney might he immediately conveyed to him.
He concludes with informs g them, that he fliortly ex
peel d a full Colonel's commiffiou, wih the command of the
three forts up the North River
The wicki duels of this despicable man was difeovered by
the person whom he engaged to convey h ; s letter.—He en
deavoured to debauch one Steen, who being a German, in
but indifferent circurnftaoces and unemployed ip our service,
he imagined would be a proper instrument for his purp r fe.
But Steen perceiving his intention; ad being an honed man
and a friend to the country, only arnufid him with a feeding
compliance till he got his letter into his hands; and then,
without delay had it laid before the G neral.
Zadwiz on his trial acknowkdged the letter to be his own,
but pleaded that it was in ended merely as a trick up 0 die
enemy, to ex ra& from them 2 0001. (Ictling, in lieu of cer
tain expences he h,d put himhif to in railing a regiment in
Germany, at the requell of the Marquis of Granby, fur which
he .had never been reimburftd
The verdict of the Cui t Martial is not yet known, but
'tis supposed he will fufßr according to the demerit of his
crime.
The great, the important day, big with the fate of Ame
rica and liberty seems to draw hear ! The British troops be
gan to land on Lmg bland last Thursday, nearly th ir whole
force, supposed <0 be more than 20,000 British and foreign
troops. They marched through, the final! town of New-
Utrecht, in their way to Flat Buih, another town abou r five
miles from this city, ne 4 r which they encamped; but were
much hariafßd by our riflemen. Securing parties were sent
from our army to the adj ining wood,, but were rather scan
ty in their numbers, considering the ex ent f ground they
had toward The British forces, in three div lions, taking
three deferent roads, and the advantage of the night, almost
surrounded the whole of our out parries, who, though en
circled with more thantreeble hir number, bravely fought
their way tirouyh the enemy, killing great numbers of them,
a,d brought off some p ifoners. The New Yo,k fiif lbatta
lion behaved with great bravery. Lord Sterling's brigade
sustained the hottest of the entmv,'s fire; it co fitted of C 1.
Miles's two battalions, Col. Atlee's, Col. Smallwood's, a d
Col. Hatch's regiments; they were ab furrpuoded by the ene
my, and had to fight .their wry through rhe blaze of thsir
fire—they fought and fill like Romans! Lieut. Col Parry,
of the fennlylvania mufqueiry, was (hot through the head
as he was giving t orders to, and animating hi: men; The
major part of Cob Atlee's and Col Piper's regiments arc
miffing. Doaor Davis and his mate were both taken pri~
fones as they were dreffiog a wounded person in he woods.
Col. Miles is m ffing (a ru y amiable chara let) and fuppf
cd obe slain Gen. Parsons with fevet m d, cone in yefter
diy morning, much fatigued being f.,r ten hours in the bt
moft danger of falling into the enemy's ha ds. Oar kUcd,
wounded and miffing are imagined ua be about 1000; but
for our encouragement the miffing are hour y coming in.
Our out-guards have reirta ed to the main body of the army
within the lines. The British army have two encampmeu s
about a mile from our tints, and by then manoeuvres, 'tis
plain, they mal to attack us by forp ize, and florm>ur in
treuch^ents. Or men ihew the greatest bravery, and with
them to come to action. The foing continued yesterday all
the day,
having haded a confiderawle part of their forces, and man
of their movements, there was leafoa to apprehend th
would make in a little time a gential n# ack. As they won?
hivea wood to pass through, before they could approx
the lines, it was thought expedient to place a number <
men there on the different roads, leading from wl o nce th
were ftarioned, in order to harrafs and annoy them on the
march. This bring done, early this moaiipg a (mart encag
ment ensued between the enemy and our detachments, wire
being unequal to the force they bad to contend with, hav s
Inflamed a pretty coufidcrabe loss, at lead many of on
men are miffing, amo g those that have not returned ar
General Sullivan ami Lord S tiling.' The enemy's lets art
not known certainly, but we are told, that fitch of our
troops that were in the engagement and that have come in
that thev hod many killed arid wounded. Our party broug'
off a lieutenant, f recant and corporal, with 20 priva ;
prifiners. While these detachments were engaged, a co
lumn of the enemy defeend-d from the wood-, and marched
towards tha center of our lines, with a design to make an im
preffion ; but wete repu fed. This evening they appear
very num rons about the skirts of the woods, where thee
have pitched several tents ; and his Excellency inclines 10
think, they mean to araek and force us from our lines, bi
way of regular approaches, rather than in any other manner
To day five ffiips of the line came up towards the town
where they feein very desirous of getting, as thev turned
long time agai: ft an unfavourable wind; and on mv retme
this evening, F found a defertcr from the 23d Reg. who it
so med me, that they design, as soon as the wind will p t r
mt them, to come up to «ive us a severe cannonade, and to
silence our batt riesftcffible."
Extras of a letter from New-York,, dated Augoft 28 1776.
" We yesterday had a severe engagement with the enemy
On I.ong-lfla d they came through a wood where we w ; 4
posted, in order to come to our lines; they did make an at
tempt to so ce them bu was reputed; they gained a brit'e
ground, but at as g eat a pree alnaoft as they did Bunker's
Hi 1. We have miffing on on part G neral Sullivan, nd
about 306 others, the 'Band is so ex eufive end the coerey
having got round our people, that many of cur o/cn made
their way through into thecou . y, and are conhantl% co- mg
in; General Parlons was m ffiog in the fame w y, but came
in this morning. From or people .who bare tome in, we
learn, the enemy have 101 l great nun-bets, a d ferter informs
n-ar 600.•
Extras of a left rfrom an ficer so fye Ma^hndk.ltalian, dated
Loog Island, Wed.fa, muring, chrob^eek
" Ou; battalion has fuff rd much gmo oumlur of
both office s and men ate kill dand mfli Werera d
through a veiy havy fl e, acd leaped by - v - mmg o er a
rive, or c eek rather, my high: was of uh in 0 , as I
touched almofl ; he way A cumber finer g <h ^ d.
I have left no offices and but few men C tVe^z vat d
Lut. Bn er 'ell .Wv in -heco,pg-or nt W a.e now al!
fa-e in out lines co: to 9 I'o- ff ~ yesterday was on's a
& unilh on th iflad. aorc direr mrie- oom f iur works;
toe particulars [ caHicov,?v- you. But we wife de r <l
arl a one time hiomuried wi h, lam . cn-iec d; ten thou
full men 0m Gen-il I d Srmrig 'miffi-.g"
Exoart of aic to dated Head-^-orcm, Loor-Nad Atg 2s.
Y-.fterdav Gene: W,oh T n a,d i^ 11 cam. .yes.
to hs place up--: rec.'s. intelligence tha Ge mas Ho^e
and C neon had landed rt tn all he troops (omm , fcw
to guard Saten-I fl,nd)^ Im mediately on our arov *c heard
the oife t a very 1 art nage ent with muq^orv and
fi id pieces; it prev dob Lo - Sterling's hrig d,c nhd
ing of Smallw- d' 1 gimen fom Marv and, -hr D faware
regiment commanded by ihzk, and Pecniyiv-pia re rimeni
commanded bv A Ice, 1 noes some others, -pro behaved
lircr heroes—ri hey were lorr-uod-dby the enemy, wll-e
Chived coxftant aid large ri-f rem nis, whi'ft cur brave
men cou dnm ge rh- le ill iffi f- -e 'r'^ ih c . r friends, a
there was,nt me fuffirrent to fil our lines, and we xofcl ri
an attack every mmute. —, her: ^0 fveral othr fra
pitched battles ti I evening, wh l.ord Sterling' m°n beg ot
to retreat. We have ah 00 sco re-Ging at present. This
ra rning General Parfans cam; in wi h , few men, he brihgt
an acc tint that the enemy have I- ° §OO men and a hat with
two buret holes, marked Col. 6 it, and his wa ch.—l
with it was Gen G ant, bu- thei great # fficers dont like ven
during In the evening the e-emv had a number of tents
pitched abou a mile difti cc. This mori ing abou 4 o'clock
I accompanied the General round the w ks, id w< saw
very large encampme ts, by these appearances and informa
tion, the enemy art 20 000 fbong Our centres are vc-.y
near rheis. who are ab ut a quarter of a mile distance "
Extra# of a letter from Now 1 rk, Wedaefda, morni g. Aii^ ±3
" Some days since, the Brir'h troops landed on the fouti±
fide if the weft end of Long-1.1 nd andimm diatelv match
ed up to Flat Bufh,.whe r e they encamped. Our people had
the possession of the north fide, where they had erected some
works. Between the two armies lies a ridge of mountains 00
which have happened fevral skirmish's for some days pl
without much damage on either tide . The .4m iclus having
possession of the hills, were determined (if pofiihl?) to k ,
them; but yesterday morning, or some rime in the night be
fore, the enemy landed a large body of troops on a neck of
land on this fide the moun ains, and on a place where nr
guards were Rationed,,thi ; soon hroog+ on awa rn ermine
ment, which lifted from two nr three o'clock in the morning
till one or two in the afternoon, when our people retreated to
their encampment. The Englifb pitched their tests on the
hills opposite. There being about halfamile between them;
There are many lives loft on both sides, and so ne brave offi
cers on ours. The Generals Suliva-, Lord Sterling and Par
sons are yet miffing. The Marylanders, Delawares and Penn
sylvanians fuffcred most, and won the greatett glory- Cri
Parryiis among the dead brought over hero and buid; Caot.
Veazey from Maryland is kill'd, Col. Miles and Col. Piper
of Pennsylvania, Lieuts. Stuart and Harney 0: Delaware are
miffing. Never was greater fortitude and cooln-<s difeovered
than our people exhibited through the whole aaion, agri arc
returned to the charge this morning with rerlouH -d cour-ror.
Extract of a letter from an officer in Col Atlee's battalion, d,t?d
New York. ,Anguji 19 1776,
'' I have just now come over to this place about some bu
siness, and embrace the opportunity of lerting you kn -w :hat
I wrote you on the 27 h inst. giving you some particulars gs
our engagement: I now have to acquaint you, that the cn°my
endeavouring to force cue lines met with a warmer reception
then they thought of, for the batteries began to play and
mowed them down like grass, when they retreated, and 010
army cried out, the day is our own; but am sorry to info in
yon, that Generals Sulivan and Sterling are taken prisoners,
and that we have miffing (which F apprehend is also taken)
Col. Atlee, Capt. Howell, Capt. Herbert, Capt Murray and
Capt. Nice; Lieut. Finney; Ensign Hußon, and
Davis, with eighty privates; so you may judge what a
miserable battalion we must have. There is also miffing froto
the rifle battalion, Col. Miles and Col. Piper, with several
other officers, whole names I have not as yet heard, and 11