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.faed them, keeping up a confront fire, till they got below
New-Castle, fix miles from the place of action, where the
boats mooted forthat night. The ships are since gone fur
ther down the river. We are well assured by a gentle
man, who has since teen along fide the ffiips, that our can
non did great execution to their hulls, arid that they were
obliged to keep their carpenters patching and mending for
two days after.—Several of our armed boats were (lightly
damaged. One man was killed in the lird, and two
wounded in the second engagement. The preateft Draifes.
were given to the courage and Ipirit of our officers and mon,
by the many thousand fyc&atoa, who lined the ihorc on
both fidcs the river.
The Arps of war hid chafed a Cnail schooner, bound to
the Weft- inches, which ran athore near Clfthlinu, and plun
dered her of some goods, but left her behind, and a tow
line they had carried on board to heave her off. Th y
took and burned a tballop or small Hoop near Cohanly,-
which tire crew had abandoned. .
We arc told, that the Roebuck is one cf the hand.fon.cft
fltips of war belonging to the King of Britain, and was
built last funnher under the pacrici.br patronage of Lend
Sandwich, whufe favorite the i- —The Captain is abb of
his particular appointment. — =^ur.f, What mod his Lord
fllip fay of hi, flip, when he hears that Ihe was beat by
the " cowardly Americans," who have nothing but" ruby
guns, broomllicles, &c
Yesterday arrived an express with an account of the arrival
of fix transports, with troops from England, at Cape-Fear,
in North-Carolina,
BxiraS of a biter from Neiu-lbrk, dated M,, x ;.
" Friday last information was given to our Congrofs,
that fomc men near Coal-Spring, on Long-Inland, were
counterfeiting the Continental Currency; a party of cur
Militia were ordered out in the afternoon in fcarch of
them: They are all taken, with what calk they had (truck
off and their tools. They arc expefted in town this day,
and hope they will be provided with a halter or lent to
Simfburv mines. —lcclcfcd I have sent you the copy
of an Aft of General Assembly of Rhode-bland, which
was received yesterday by General Warrington from chat
colony : —
Colony cf R II 0 D E-I S LA N D, &c.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLE, May Sfos, i„6.
An ACT, repealing an Act entituled, "An Ack fdr the more
efF/aual securing to his Majesty the allegiance of his fub
je&s in this his colony and dominion of Rhode-Inland and
Providence Plantations," and altering the form of commis
sions, of all writs and processes in the courts, add of the
oaths prescribed by law.
Whereas tn all Rates, exiting by compact, protection
and allegiance are reciprocal, the latter being only ducincoufe
quence of the former; And whereas George the Third, King
of Grtat-Brihin, forgetting his dignity, regardiefs of the com
pact molt folcmnly entered into, ratified and confirmed to the
inhabitants cf this colony, by his illustrious ancestors, and
till of late fully recognized by him—and entirely departing
from the duties and character of a good King, instead of
protesting, is endeavouring to defboy the good people of this
colony, and of ^ll the united colonies, by fending fleets
and armies to America —to confiscate our property, and spread
fire, sword and desolation throughout our country, in order
to compel us to lubmit to the most debafiog and dcfteftable
tyranny; whereby we arc obliged by neeeffity, and it be
comes our highest duty, to use every means, with which God
and nature have furoifted us, in support of our invaluable
rights and privileges; to oppose that power which is excited
only for car deftru&ion.
Be it therefore enabled by this General Assembly, and by
the authority thereof iris enabled, that an a& entituLd, " an
act for the more effectual securing to his Majefly, the alle
giance of his futye&s in this his colony and dominions of
Rhode-Inland and Providence Plantations," be, and the fame
is hereby repealed..
And be it further ena^ed by this General Assembly, and
by the authority thereof it is enabled, That in all commif
fiolis for offices, civil and military, and in al! writs and pro
cesses in law, whether original, judicial Or executory, civil
and criminal, wherever the name and authority of the said
King is made use of, the fame ihall be omitted, and in the
room thereof, the name and authority of the Governor and
company of this colony (hall be fubßittred, in the following
words, to wit, " The Governor aud company of the English
colony of Rhode Iftand and Piovidcocc Plantations:" That
all such corataiffions, writs and processes, fliall be otheiwjfe
of the fame form and tenor as they heretofore were, that the
courts of law be no longer intituled nor considered as the
King's courts; and that no instrument iu writing, of any na
ture or kind, whether public or private, shall io the date there
of mention the year of the (aid King's reign; provided never
thelcfs, that nothing in this a& contained (bail render void,
or vitiate any commission, Writ, process or instrument here
tofore made or executed, on account of the nameand authori
ty of the said King living therein inserted.
Meffis. Bradfords.
A LITTLE incident in our neighbourhood has given
birth, to reflections, which cause great uneafiuefs here.
Some of your ingenious correspondents may possibly remove
the®.
A ferjeant in the militia was ordered out on a party by bis
C ptain, in cciifeqver.ee of an order of the Townflrip Com- 4
mutce, to bring before them a refractory person, who had
disobeyed the ordinance of our Provincial Congress, by re
fufing to train with his company; and, when his fine was
attempted to be levied, had refilled by violence, aimed his
slaves with pitch-forks, and infuhed the officers. Whiift the
fc<jeant was attending this duty, he was arrested by a bailiff.
The foldicrs were disposed to make short work of the buti
nefs; but, as our patriots have allured us, that the most
peaceable ways are the bed in times like there, the man was
advised to apply to council, claim a freedom from arrests
whiift attending his duty in the militia, and endeavour to
procure hisdifeharge by law, agreeable to the eftabhfhed
practice under all militia laws.
But, we ate told by our council that wf have no remedy;
that the court cannot difeharge the man by law, and really,
fas, he gives such reafo.ns for his opinion, that I am inclined to
rirink he is quiteright. I have afeed him another question,
fits, and his answer alarms me not alictle. “ Suppose then
' that this refractory Tory should sue us in court for feiz
" i D g his goods for the line." Our council assures us that
be mutt undoubtedly recover, if the law has it's course.
What Mr. Printer, when our all is at (fake, when we
are invaded upon every fide, is there a government among
us, and a fee of laws established to cramp bur exertions
and tie cur hands? Better no government fay L Better a
good government fay others, that would co-operate with
us in this important druggie. This indeed would answer
a mod glorious end, if it could be accomplished. A go
vcjjimcnt that would piote& the Whigs and punifli the
Tories. I with people would think of it a little.
New-Jersey. , . A COUNTRYMAN.
Bucks County, May xo, 1776.
The Members of the Committee of InfpeCtion of thfs
county, are requeued to be punctual in their attendance at
John Bogart's, on the z%d in(l. at to o'clock in the morning.
Per JOSEPH HART, Chairman.
Abdradt of rhe accounts of Ike Society for the relief of poor
and distressed Makers of Ships, their Widows and Children, ad
jured by the. managers; being a fumraary of the receipts
and payhients for the year, ending the 25th of March,
1776.'
Dr.
Ballance in the,bands of the treasurer ')
Poor Reeve, at fenbug the accounts } £.rl : 3:6
lad year,)
Received from sundry members on their ?
adetiffion, ; : 0:0
Quarterly payments and fines from the 7
members,| 89 : 15 :0
IniercU on monev lent, - - ~ _ 8r? 0 ; o
DO N A 1 lONS, viz
Received from Mr. R ichard Dennis, £.3 : 0:0
Bench fees for June Sessions, 30: 0:0
Samuel Mtfllin, Elq; hischarity box, 14 : 11 : 3
IT t 3
_ £-2,47:14:9
Cr.
Paid sundry charities amounting to - £. 108 : 0:0
Money but on inrereft, - - 100 : o:•
Cleiks and other expellees, - - - 20 : 1:3
Ballance in the.hands of th@ trcafurer7
Peter Reeve, -„ 19: 12:6
2 47 : 14 : 9
C?.pi@ flock, March xs'h, 1775, £.1500 : o : 0
lyloucy put out cilice, - 100 : 0 : 0
Capital dock at interest this 25, Match 1776, £.2600 :0:0
nrHE creditors of ALEXANDER LUN4N, deceased, are
[ d filed to call on ROBERT RITCHIE for a second
dividend. Philadelphia, My 13, 1776.
*%'a FFN'U p" adr'i'f £'
In Litt e Egg Harbour Inhtt, on the Sth day of May,
A LARGE LONG BOAT,
SUPPOSED tchave broke adrift from some vessel at sea; any
perlon proving his property and paying charges, may
have the boat again, by applying to RICHARD or HENRY
t)AV<S at Chrfnutt Neck, in Galway townftrip, Gloceftcr
r ri onty, New-ferfry. f
"w ~ a o'ST;
ON the road between Bristol and Frankford, a POCKET
PISTOL, Reel mounted, with a screw barrel. Who
ever has found it. and will be so obliging as to leave it with
Mr. FRANCIS lEE, at the Indian Queen in Fourth-ftrect,
(hall receive a haudfome reward for their trouble,
ANDREW~BUNNT^"
ERAVING left this city; requests all persons that are indebt-
L ed to him, to pay the fame to Meflius. Fuller and Filher
is: Water-street, near the Draw Bridge, who are hereby e^
powered to give receipts. He has a few articles on hand at
laid Fuller and Fisher's (tore, which he will fell very cheap.
_ p!2!"[ e ' p hia, Mav fr, 1,76 6w.
I'O Bh $ 0 £ 1), 5 y
GEORGE RANKI N,
At his (hop in Second Street, the following articles, for
ready money, viz.
T< v O jarrs heft Florence oyl ; one calk of cherry bran
dy ; one ditto plain French ditto; Port wine in bottles;
frontiniac in ditto; one quarter calk of mountain wine ;
c °£2^l ™'' i ^° an d powder blue; wine vinegar per barrel. §
PREMIUMS for the year 1776, to be given by the Mana
gers of the Contributions for promoting tke culture of silk
iu the province of Pennfylyania, subject to the following
conditions on the part of the Claimants, viz.
C ONDITION S.
THE Cocoons or Balls for which any premium is to be de
manded, must be found, merchantable, and all fingle*;
they must be railed in the province of Pennsylvania, and
brought to the Filature at Philadelphia for file, or 'to be
reeled for the Claimant's own use, between the firft of August
and tuft of November, 1776. Satisfactory proof must be
given to the managers, that the Cocoons were railed at one
crop within the Claimant's tingle family; and that over and
above the Cocoons brought to the Filature, one twentieth of
the whole crop has been reserved, out of which the Claimant
must engage to raise good eggs, for which, if to be fold, the
managers will give a dollar per ounce.
P R £ M IU M S.
ift. For the greater quantity of Cocoons not less than Sixty
Thousand, Fifteen Pounds.
2d. For t^e next greatest quantity notlefs than Fifty Thou
sand, Ten Pound:.
3d. For thenext greatest quantity not lefsthan Forty Thou
sand, Five Pounds.
.'"'. ' or 'he n cxt greatest quantity not less than Thirty
I houfand, a Silk Reel and Copper Kettle on the best con
ftiu&ion.,
S'b- 10 that person who shall produce to the managers the
'''^ fyecimen or fampie of Raw Silk, of his or her own
railing ana reeling, not lens than Thirty-two ounces, a Silk
Reel and Copper Kettle as above-'
6th. For the second and third next best samples Of Raw
Silk not tefs than Sixteen Ounces, a compleat Silk Reel each.
7th. To that peifon who mail rarfc Twenty Thousand
Cocooks entirely on the White or Italian Mulberry-tree of
the Claimant s own planting and cultivation, Five Pounds.
Bth. Two more premium's of Three Pounds each to those
two persons who (hah raise not lels than Fifteen Thousand
Cocoons each entirely on the Italian Mulberry-tree as afore
faid.
Besides the encouragement offered above, the managers
hereby agree to give Five Shillings per pound for all mer
chantable well drico CecoonsraiLd in either of the provinces
of Penntylvania, New-ferfey or Maryland, or the three
sower counties on Delaware, wh'ch may be brought in be
tween the tirft day of August and the firft day of November
enfning, of which limitation theraifers of Cocoons are defiled
to rake notice, as no person will attend to receive them at
any other time until next season; a cunfideiable incon
venicnay and cipence having been found to arise from re
ceiving live and green Cocoons, as wen as dried ones, at in
convenient and diftanr times.
N. A. Ihe Italian Mulberry Seed to be had gratis by ap-
P^S to JOHN KAIGHN. ''
r The double Bulls ought to he kept fir fad.
RUN-AWAY from the fubferiber, living in East Malbfr
, rough touwhip, ch.n e , county, an Lift, fervent man
named M ILLIAM M LOL GREIN, about 24 or 25 years of
ag£^s feet 6 or (even inches high, talks with the brogue
much cn bis tongue, long r ^ h^, ti, d behind, pitted with
the [fpill-pox, has a lu.ly Look R&J on when he wen, a wa,
a blown coat with mohair buttons, a the jacket with
white metal buttons, grey cloth beeches with wosdm bw.
tons, grey yarn stockings, half worn 0. o „, w i; h copper
buckles, a small felt hat, a white flubt without bptu© at the
collar, and plaited at the top of the fl'eve; a black velvet
Rock, and one old silk handkerchief. He is supposed to be
gone towards Philadelphia — Whoever tak s up the above
mentioned fervent, and delivers him to the fubferiber, of se
cures him so that h:s rp.ficr nlay get h;m again, Ilia'll have
Uic above rewaru and rcafonab;^ change'.
t PETER EGNEW.
Philadelphia, May 14, r„s-
A BOUT Four Hundred Pounds Sterling value (prime
II cost) of dry GOODS, well assorted. to be fold whole-
Alc for caffi only, by JOSEPH CARSON.
ALL persons having provincial arms, not fi?for-favte
are dehred to bring them forthwith to the Gan Lock
Factory, in Cherry-Alley, to be pvt in good order. Tbc.
r | T HE members of the Library Company of Philadelphia
1 are requeued to attend at the Library Room, on
Thursday, the 30th day of May inst. at two o'clock in the
afternoon, in order to Confider of the propriety of impower
ing the Directors to remove the books and effects of the °
company, and determine on the place where they shall be
deposed in case any future event fliould render that measure
necessary. By order of the Direfloo, + "
ANDREW ROBESON, Secretary.'
EIGHT DOLLARS 'R^^d-
RAN-A WAY from the fubferiber, living in Faxton town
imp, Lancdiler county, on the s th infant (May )an
indented servant lad, named JAMES HANNAH, about iW
years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, of a ruddy com
pletion, short brown hair, full faced, and well made: Had
on when be went away, an old whitish coloured coat, with
metal buttons, a eoarle blue broad-cloth jacket, a pair of
foiped linen troffers, a new felt hat, a pair of black yarn
ftecKings, a pair of half-worn flioes, with steel buckles. It
may be observed that he cannot read. Whoever secures the
laid servant, so tbit his matter may have him again, shall
have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON.
N. B. Ad recruiting officers in the navy and army are re
queued not to mlift him, and all makers of vessels are forbid
to carry him ctf. * May 15.
TO B E
A NEGRO WOMAN about thirty years Of age, who
is capable of doing all kinds of hotfe work, and is
a complat cook; Lkewife her two children, the eldest is
four years old, beth boys: They are all extremely healthy:
There faults shall be candidly told, but it is thought that
will be no objection to any pufehafer.—Enquire" cf the
Printers. May 14.
FiVE POUNDS Reward.
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in Philadelphia, on
^ Saturday the 20th of April, a servant lad, named
GEORGE MICHAEL KELLER, born in Germany, is a
baker by trade, 18 years of age, 5 feet high, of a frefh com
plexion, squints a little with one eye, has a fmill hollow,
like a pock mark, on his left cheek, is fliort Pepped in his
walk : Had on, and took with him, two hats, one thereof is
a regimental, both much wore, a spotted fwanfkin jacket
with Aceves, a blue and white striped linenditto with Reeves
batklkin breeches almost new, a pair of white patched, and a
pair of blue cotton flockings, a pair of old, and a pair of new
" I °, with pinchbeck buckles, two white shirts, and a
check ditto ; be is very talkative, and it is supposed that
he received about Four Pounds in cash on his matter's ac
count . Took alio with him a hymn book, wherein is wrote;
bismafter's name, with the date of the year 1763. It is fuf
peeked that he was decoyed away by a certain lewd fellow,
with whom he frequently kept company. Whoever takes
up and secures said servant, so that his master may have
him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by J JACOB SHEPACK
TWENTY DOLLARS Reward.'
DESERTED, from Captain Thomas Forrest's Marine
company, from on-board the Floating-Battery, eow
lying " 1 " le river, the following men, viz.
THOMAS DICKEY, about 44 years cf age, had on a
blanket coat, wears a cap and flapt hat, addi&ed to liquor,
and lived in Paxton township, within a mile of -
Green, Esq;
JOHN DOLLINGER, about 18 years of age; born in
Jones-Town, Lancaster County ; had on a blue hunting firirt,
and long wide country trowfers; talks much on the Dutch
dialed; by trade a tanner,
THOMAS LAVALLIN, about 41 years of age; had on
a brown hunting drirt with farikia leggins; brags greatly
of (hooting with a rifle; much addicted to liquor, about
5 feet , inches high; lived near Middletown, Lancaster
County.
JAMES CAMPBELL, a native of Scotland, .about „
years of age, 7 feet 8 inches high ; had on a da:k grey sailor
jacket, turned up before only with the lining which is white
flannel. Says he left the Roebuck man of war that now lies
at Cape Henlopen.
GEORGE GOUL, born in Philadelphia, by trade a joiner,
lately lived in or hear Bordentown, about 5 feet 9 inches
high'; had on a blue coat turned up with red, his own bait
of a chefnut colour, not tied, somewhat nock-kneed; abofoc
21 vears of age.
Whoever takes up and secures said deserters, shall have the
above reward, or FOUR DOLLARS for each.
THIS is to give notice unto all persons whom it may coni
I cern, that she fubferiber intends on Tburfday the
r 3 th day of June next, t® exhibit a petition to the General
Assembly of the bounties of New-Castle, Kent and Suffer
on Delaware, to paR an a&, for the er c &ing a bridge over
the main branch of Duck Creek, from Robert Holliday's
public wharf (on the loutb fide of said creek) in Kent coun
ty, unto land new the property of the fubferiber, (on th?
north fide of said cr^ek) in Ne^Caftle county, for his con
veniency, as well as the, publics in general.
. Any person or perilns having objections to fuoh law
passing, are delved to^tend cud make them known,
May X.4^ § CHARLES FC?E.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.