The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-25 00:00:00, page 3

,Notwrhftanding the reports of leathern artillery having
been cou^ruaed for the ule of British troops in America
are not generally believed, we are allured by a correfpond
cn* r # hat they are abfolutcly true, and that an ingenious
projector has brought them to such perfection, that they
nary be difchaigcd ofiener without danger, in a short space,
than guns made of iron, or any other metal.
ExtaH cf a letter from Marseilles, Janez. .
“ The dispute between Great-Britain and her colonies
proves very advantageous to the commercial nations in the
south of Europe, as it causes the North-American commerce
to flow into them, which was formerly secured to the English,
and was very lucrative to that nation.
G A< present trade fems more than nfnally brisk here;
and by advices from Spain and Portugal we likewise judge,
that those people, ardently embrace the opportunity offered
them of opening: new sources of riches and prufperi'y.
A gio American thips frequently enter the ports of Cadiz
and L (bon." . |
A great number ;pf brass cannohare calling, and getting
ready, in order to be lent to East Florida,,
The proof at ^Woojwiol), on Friday,, was a very hear ,
one, a' d the guns turned out well. All the brass ones were
received. It s laid,hey arc d^diped by Government for the
Virginia service.—Only nine of.the Utt iron guns were cop
demoed.r, Pr f !
? The Jane, Fulton,' taken by the rebels, had a cargo cm
boaid worth upwards of 6qodL which is mostly injured at
Glasgow. //
Extras of a letter from Plymouth, Juhe 19,>
" The artificers are hard at wo/k on the Mermaid, in or
der to get her out of Dock^ this spring tide, that the. Glasgow
m^y go into Dock to repair the damage Ihc received in
Africa..
Port/}.oath. June 2,. Yesterday the .transports having, bn
board the Brunfwic loops,, and the company of Hanai, artil
lery, failed from St. Helen's with a fair wind, under convoy
of his Majcfty's Ihips the Amazon and Garland,
WILLIA M SLUR G, (Virginia) Sefo. 13.
General L^e writes, from Puryfairg,, of Alignft istk, chit
he is going to break up Ead Florida. Prefideet.Rutledge,
in a letter to the Council,, writes, that the Soiwh-Gatoliniads
bad destroyed five Indian towns in the lower Settlements,
a^d laid waste their fields of corn They have had two
ikirmifnes, in both of which the Carolinians .have been fur~
ccAiUl. They fuppafc they killed, between do and 70 men.
By letters from Cape Nichola Mole, of th/! : aSh ult. we
learn that two frigates had lately arrived at St. Domingo,
from France, completely manned, in cider fg cruise off that
jfkud and p ott.& all American vtffels within their limits.
Two more frigates weie daily expelled, for the fame pur
pose. These four frigates are to act in corjun&ion with
two Spanidi frigates, which arc Rationed at Porto Rico, for
the protection of all North-American vetieis. The Spanish
captains are to pay equal attention to the General of St. Do
niingo's orders as to those of the commander at Porto Rico.
There is every appearance of a speedy rupture between
France, Spain, and Gica-B itain, as Spain and Portugal
are absolutely now at war.
H A L I F A X, August 13.
Saturday night iaft arrived below, and Sunday morning
came up to town, his Majesty's f igate Liverpool, from head
<, arrers; and brought in with her a Jamaica fliip, and an
Antigua brig retaken; alfu, a Philadelphia fluop bound to
some part of New-Englard.
We hear that a Sp^nifh vessel, with a large quantity of,
cifh on board, was taken going up Delaware river, tcLPhi-.
ladelphia, by one of bis Majesty's Blips of war, cruifirig off
there; and that a (hip fr m Hamburgh, laden with woollen
cloath, and all forts of linen, &c. was likewise taken bound
for the abev port.
We have undoubted authority, that two thousand High
landers, under the convoy of three frigates and three armed
fchoohers, on a new conflru&ion for drawing the least quan
tity of water, have been dispatched by Lord Howe *p the
bay of Fundy, to penetrate by that fide into the New-Hamp
shire government, and that Col. M' Lane, with 3000 of the
lower county militia of Canada, with 600 Indians, are on
their full march to join that body of Highlanders at the head
of the river St. John's, and to co-operate with them.
On the ad instant arrived his Majefly's frigate Millford,
Capt. Burr, from a cruise, and brought in a prize fchoooer,
loaded with filh and lumber for the Wed-India market.—
Also, the Princess Royal, a homeward Jamaica (hip, loaded
with rum, sugar, and other valuable articles, which having
parted her convoy, fell in (off the Bermuda Islands) with a
letter of masque schooner, in the American service, of 6
guns and fomr fwivejs, bound to Santa-Croix, who took her
and put an officer and 12 men on board. Bur after they had
her in poffeffibh 16 days, flie fell in with the Millford la
Boston bay, who retook her, but the prize matter and his
men took to their boat and got on ihore before the Milford
came up.
N E W-P OR T, (RbHe-Ifiand) September 16.
On the 3d of August Capt. Nathan Bull, of this place,
and Mr. Gideon Coggelhall of Middletown, with 12 other
Americans, made their escape from Halifax, in an open
boat, in which they came round Cape Sable, trolled the
Bay of Fundy, and arrived at Beverly on the 24th of Au
gust, from whence Capt. Bull was brought to town by land
lad Wednesday, io a very low date of health ; by whom,
and Mr. Coggefliall, we learn that Halifax was left without
one (hip of war ; that the whole force tlu y could raise there,
including the militia, wou'd amount to but 1500 men ; that
a lrtle befoe they came away, a number of rranfports ar
rived from England, which brought out 300 head of cattle,
but 93 of which lived through the passage, and those misera
bly thin.
The fore part of last week, the Cerberus frigate retook a
prize brig between Block-Island and Norman's Land; this
prize was one of Dunmore's motley squadron, bound to Ber
mudas, with a number of passengers, some houfbold furniture
and dry goods, fcom Virginia, and was taken by the Andrew
Doria, Capt. Biddle, close in with the iflaod; the people put
on board to bring her in, made their escape in the boat and
landed at Block-Island, from whence they came to this place.
Capt. Sainton, in a brig belonging to Plymouth, has sent
a (loop into an eattern port, loaded with rum and cotton,
b^und for Halifax.
Three brigs loaded with rum, sugar, and molafTes, arrived
in feme neighbouring port Since our last; and tis said the
fliip loaded with 1§ coo bulbcis of wheat taken by the An
drew D^ria, is arrived a little way to the eastward.
Last Tuesday a fine large brig, loaded with about 240
he,(heads of rum, &c. went tip the east passage; (he was
taken by the (loop Revenge, from Swanfey, Capt. Samuel
Dunn, who was reported to have been taken.
NORWIC H, September 16.
Last week returned from Long-Island the Norwich light
in'antry company, commanded by Christopher Leffingwiell,
Esq; and seemed well pleased in having been ioftrumental in
abiding and relieving a number of the distressed inhabitants,
and removing them from thence to New-England with their
families and effects.
We learn by a Gentleman from Long-Island, that it gave
the distressed inhabitants great fanstaaion to fte our men in
such high spirits, when they were afliftirig them to embark
with their families and effects,— that a number of the worthy
inhabitants, who Bill remain on that Island, are willing to
embrace the firft opportunity and move off with their fami
lies, &c. as they are in great fear of the enemy, who are
daily expeaed.
NEW-LON D.O N, September 13.
Yefterdav returned here from a cruize, the armed Schooner
Spy, Capt. Robert Nilfs, belonging to the State of Connec
ticut, and brought in with him the Schooner M-ry and Eli
zabeth, commanded by Capt. Bruce, bund from Barbadoe^
to Halifax; her cargo ennfifl^of 59 hogsheads of nim, and 8
ditto of Sugar.= About 18 days ago Capt. Niles took the Ship
H^pe, Capt: Qjine.fi burthen ?.,o tons, bound form So Vin
cents to Lond uif her cargo confits of 257 hogsheads of Su
gar, 3% puncheons ' pfriinh feme mobiles, cocoa and coffee,
dad may be dailv eipc&ed into some port.
P H.I L A DE L PHI A.
, Extraß^f a tetter from Titortderoga. • '
." A letter frora General. Gan Q euchfiog onefrOm Geh;
Arnold, is just received, Which acquaints u', that out fleet is
fafe, and that a party of bur sailors, who had imprudently
ttufted themselves on (hore, weie attacked by a number of
savages, at Wind Mill Point, about 90 mi!^s from .Crowfl-
Point.— In the skirmish three of 'our men were killed and fix
wounded.—Th; Indians afterwards coming near the shore of
the lake, feverdl, cannon were difehatyed at them which dis
persed them, and mud hav^ been the firing heard by Colonel
Hartley.—Gen. Arnold imagines r the enemy will double man
al their" batteaus and attempt to board the gundalos, and
and has bogged an addition to the." fleet.:.';Mort row-gallics,
and gundalous are building, and will-ffiortly be fit for adbon.
As a further addition several double manned barteaus are to
b r sent him, with a f^ive! on each fide, to fight under cover
of the larger metal.; by this means, our fleet on Lake Chanr
plain will soon make a very refdectable appearance, and give
Carleton, with his H^ffians, , V/eHphaJi&rM, Waideckers, and
other mercenaries more troublein crossing the Lakes to Ti
conderoga than they at daft expeaed ; indeed fcveral fun-,
dr# d of the enemy, were advanced a< far on their journey as
the Ife aux Fate, but precipitately fled at the approach of out
navt —As to he report that Butler with 700 Indians and-
Britifls troops had arrived a; Ofwego, we bave /eafon to th nk
it grounds fs, a, we have received no c'onfimati< n of it, and
above a week is elapfcd since the arrival of the firft account.
The militia who were ordered tohoid th'emfclves in readiness
to march to that quarter are disbanded," / . , .
Extract of a Letter ,ro?h\St. Euflati#, mguft 30, 1,76.
“ A Spaniard from Bilbr a, who is loft on Belbuda, ccr
tradi& the report of the Spaniards, and.Periuguefe having
fettled their differences' and adds, that 30 000 Spaniards and
fooo French were on the confines of Portugal, and that the,
are making great preparations for war."
From sundry gentlemen lately Irtive&from head quartern,
we collect the following intelligence—That General Waffi"-
ibgton on Monday fe'rinight having received intelligence that
an advanced party of the enemy was approaching his lines at
Haeflefh, he prepared to ri tick them with one party in front,
whilst another attacked them in the rear to prevent their re
treat, which was nearly &ffta.d, when the enemy, after a
fmait engagement, secured their retreat under cover of their
men of war in the East river. Col. Kholton commanded one
party, and Major Leech the other, the former killed and the
latter wounded. That the regulars had loft thirty men killed.
That we had taken three fild pieces and loft only five med.
Extract of a letter from Harlem, Sept. 21.
" One of otfr'&urf&k to th@ Eastward has carried a prize
into Cape Ann, wi'h 3,0 hogsheads of sugar, rgo pipes wine,
100 hogsheads rum, and r<o bales cotton. The night before
last there was a dreadful fire at New York, it burnt ten hours,
what damage is done we know not, but one of the Steeples
which we could fee from lienee is niffing"•
Extraß of a letter frm Head ^a^ert, September %1, 1776.
" Last night a fire broke put in New Ybik, and confirmed
rill that part of the city agar the North-River. The enemy
continue quiet, and we are flrengthening our line's."
Extract of a letter from IbunfiHck, dated Sun'daf mining, half
faft four (Clock. r
" Two accounts from New-York confirm, that almost all
Broadway was burnt on Fridays night, bowor by whom set on
fire is unknown, as we have no particulars. The city was on
fire at two different Places,.but when the p®ft left it, it was neat
put out. The old English and Lutheran Churches arc both
burnt, and so down to. White Hall."
Extract of a letter prom Camp, at Mount Mffin, Sept rg, 1776
66 We are lying here hourly expecting to be engaged with
the enemy; there has been several fkbrnifhes, one We bad
yesterday which has done us great honour, 1800 of our men
attacked nearly the fame number, they had greatly the ad
vantage of us by the number of field pieces they bad. how
ever we beat them off with small loss on our fide, our grea est
lofsis a valuable man, a Col. from New-England, a Capt.
and a few privates, it is not known yet what the other fide
loft, but you may reafoqab'y hink it must be much more
than ours, as they were obliged to leave us the field and three
fine field piece- ; our camp is wi bin fight of the field of action,
and nearly within cannon shot, our turn certainly will be
next, as a great rubber of troops landed last bight within
about four miles of us. No doubt you are greatly alarmed at
New York being in poffeflion of the enemy, but depend upon
it, it will not 'urn out to : heir advantage, we are in general
in pretty good health and high spirits."
A pilot boat, mounting one two plunder and a few
swivels, fitted out at Baltimore in Maryland, is just returned
from a ciuife, having taken two large Sugar ships, one of
which is fafe arrived.
In CONGRE S S, September 16, 1,76.
Revived That eighty eight battalions be enlifbd a soon as
poflible, to serve during th£ present war, and that each State
furnifh their refpe&ive quotas in the following proportion,
viz. New-Hampshire 3. battalions, Massachusetts-Bay if,
Rhode-ffland 2, Connecticut 8, New-York 4. N.'w-Jerfey 4,
Pennsylvania 12, Delaware 1, Maryland 8, Virginia 15,
North-Carolina 9, Soutb-Caridiba 6, Georgia 1, battalion.
That Twenty Dollars be given as a bounty to each uon
comroiffioned officer and private foldief, who (half enlist to
f rve during the present war, uniefs foouer difeharged by
Congrcfs.
That Congress make provision for granting lands in the
following proportions to the officers and foldicrs who shall so
engage in the service, and condinie therein to the close of the
war, or until difeharged by Congress, and to the representa
tives of such officers and foidiers .>s (hall be (lain by the ene
my; such lands to be provided by the United Spates, and
whatever expence (hall be necessary to procure such land, the
said expence shall be paid and borne by the States in the fame
proportion as the other expences of the war, viz. To a Co
lonel 500 acres, a Lieutenant-Colonel 450, a Major 400, 1
Just Published, and now Selling by ROBERT BELL
in Thitd-ftreet, (Price One Dollar, a'd a Hats in neat Bind! g.)
The A kt of W A R,
CONT Al NI N G,
I. The duties of all military officers in a&ual service; include
ing necessary iuhruaions, in many capital matters, by the
knowledge of which, a man may loon become an ornament
to the prof Air nos arms. By Monficur De Lamont, Town
, Major of Toulon.
11. The duties of loldiers in general; inc tiding necessary rt
ftruCtiops, in many ca; ita! matters, by remaining ignorant
of which, a man who pie nds to be aft Idler, will be evert
day in danger; of br ugir g difgrare upon himfelt, and ma
terial injury, to the cause of his coon y.
111. The rules and practice of the gr aoft Generals, in the
manoeuvres of encamping, machbg, order of ha.t'c,)6'be
ing, attacking, and defer d ng Brong p aces, wuh lie man
ner of surprising towns, quarters, aad armies; exhibiting
what is mod requisite to be known, bv ail who enter into
the MILITARY SERVICE
By theCHEVALIERDELAVALIERE
THE duties of military ffictrs, was written by Monitor
De Lamont, Town Major of Toulon, a post of great
trust, and which requires much experience to recommend a
man to it: This experience he gained, by feivi g in the army
for twenty three warm campaigns, and during that t'me was
personally engaged, in many of the mod confiderabe sieges
and battles. Thus did he rife to that degree of knowledge
in military affairs, which is (efficiently teftified by this fmail
but valuable work. ^ll his infatuations are so regular, and
so just, that they in a manner make a foldicr, of the man that
never saw a camp, and loads him hat desires to follow that
couife of life, so fully into the art of war, that a young offi
cer has nothing to do when he comes into the field, but only
to put in practice, th^i theory which he has already conceiv
ed, concerning all the operations, belonging to the fcveral
polls, in an active and courageous army.
The second and third parts of this work, were campofed by
General La Valicre and another French cfficer of great valour
arid experience in the art of war.
N B A cnnfiderable variety cf Larin Classics: Also Greek
CEffics: Likewise Englilh Spelling Books, with Grammars
in all. languages, may be had at ROBERT BELL', next
door to St. Paul's Church in Third-fl eet, Philadelphia.
Captain 300, a Lieutenant too, an Ensign r§3 acres, each
non-coramiffioned fficer and foldicr 100 acres.
That the appointment of all officers and filling up vacant
cies, (except general ..liceis) be left to the gever: mens of
the several Spates, and that every State provide arms, eloath
ing. and every neceffarv for' its quota of troops, according
to the foregoing eftitate; the ex euce of the cloaching to
be deducted from the pay ofthe fo'diers as usual.
That all officers be commiOioned by Congress.
That it b recommended to the several States that they take
the mod speedy and effectual measures for enlisting their se
veral quotas That the money to be given for bounties be
paid by the Pay-matter in the department where the soldier
(ball enlist 1
That each foldicr receive pay and subsistence from the time
of their enbftment.iif
.September 18, 17,6. '" ' r
Refolded, That if rations be received by the officers br pri
vates in the Continental army in money, they'Ve paid at the
rate of tight ninetieth parts of a dollar peroration.
That the bounty and^grants of land; offered bv Congress
br a resolution of the rdhinflant a^ an encouragement to the
officers and fo'diers to engage io serve in the army of the
United States during the war; Shall 'extend to all jwho are or
Shall be enlisted for that erm, the bounty of Ten Dollars,
which any of the soldiers have received from the continent
on account of a former enlistment, "to be reck n^d in part:
payment of the Twenty Dollar, offered by said 'refolution.
That no officer in th; Continental army is allowed to hold
more than one coinmiffion, of to receive pay but in enc
capacity. 0 , ; ;<,c^ ; ~
Sept. rg. That the Adjutants of regiments in the Conti
nental army.be allowed the pay and rations of Captains, and
have the rank of First Lieutenants.
. In order to prevent the officers and soldiers who Shall be
entitled to the lands hereafter to be granted by the resolution
es Congress of the i6rh, from dipoting of the fame during
the war. * ' 7
,Revived, That this Congress will not grant lands to an,
person or perlons claiming under the alignment of an officer
of foldicr. Ay order of the Congress,
, JOHN HANCOCK Prafident.
COLLEGE of Philadelphia.,
: **# The Ifflures or MATERIA M?DICA.CHEMIST RYj
and the Practice of Physic, will begin on the last
Tuesday of October.
lOST, a large well finifhed HANGER, wi+ Be't,?nd
j Chains complete, supposed to hav been taken out of
the front parlour of Captain Francis Wade's house in Fourth
fbict. Should a fhfp'cinus person offer a Hanger for file, it
is hoped those to whom it may be offered will examine into
his right. - ; f:. ''l.
Also ,oft, a CARRIAGE WHIP, with a silver head, of
this country make, half worn, marked with the letters RH ia
a large cypher; the owner is confident ofhating left it at f me
house in this city, b* thas forgo' wh-e. If it be in the p >f
ft flion of any person who mas fee this advertisement, he will
be pleased to fend it to the fubferiber, who will pay a reward
of THIRTY SHILLINGS for the Ha,ger, belt, &c. : f de
livered to him, and the fu ther sum cf THIRTY SHIL
LINGS fut the difeovery of the thief.
FRANCIS WADE.
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY the latter end of last month, from ihe Subscri
ber in Shippenfburgh, Cumberland-Coumy
A SERVANT LAD named ROBERT KENNEDY,
about fifteen years old, of low ftaturc for th,t age,
but of a thick clumsy make, of a four down look, has re
markably big feet, and is clumsy in his gait, has fears front
old fores upon his legs, was bred to the business of chimney
sweeping in Ireland; had on a cua fe shirt and trowfers,
and a striped blue and white linerjacket, but no flioes.
Whoever takes up said servant and lecures him in any jail,
or brings him to Mr. KEARSLEY at Carlifle, or the Subscri
ber at Shippenfburgh, Ihall have the above reward and rev
fonable charges paid, by
Sbippuburgh, Sept. 13. * ROBERT Ce@FER d
ANY perfan who has business w th CURsON and SETON'S
late of New York, may hear of them at New^Bruufr
wick, in the Jerseys.