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and Cipt. Matthews of Virginia, whom Dunmore was fend
ing prisoners to Bodon under the guard of the above Colonel.
J hole gentlemen arrived in town also on Sunday night, hav
ing in their turn, had the pleafurc of escorting Col. Kirkland
to this place.
We are told, the Virginia negro thief having found that his
cn goods would not turn to account, has quitted the trade
Monday lad arrived here, Capt. Cochran, from Charlcs-
Town, South Carolina; by whom we have a Carolina paper
containing the following. r
" Charks-Town, December 8.
'We are glad to inform our readers, that the troubles
which have lately disturbed out western frontiers are now in
agreat measure, removed, and from the meafurcs adopted by
the Provincial Coogrefs, and pursued by the Council of
Gaiety, we have now a profpea of peace and quistuefs, in a
very thort time, being lettered in those parts.
" The following is the belt account of the late tranfa&ions,
in that quarter, that we have been able to collect.
“ About fix weeks ago, Mr. Robert Cunningham, of ninety
fix, who had taken a very active part in the didurbances lad
fummei^and who refuted to accede to the treaty concluded by
the i on. William Henry Drayton with the insurgents, was
taken prdoiwr, brought to town and put in gaol, where he
ftili remains. His triends, upon being informed of this,
gathered in a body, with his brother Patrick Cunningham at
their head, intending, as is supposed, to make reprisals.
Oar late Council of Safety, at that time, had fen: icoolb. of
gunpowder and iroolb. of lead to the lower Cherokee Indians,
who syerc in great want of ammunition for hunting, and who
hack given the Itrongeft aflurances of observing a dria neutra
lity in the present unhappy dispute. This, Cunningham's
party determined to take possession of, which they easily
elected, it being cfcortad only by a few rangers, whom they
allowed to depart. Ihe Congress was fitting when advice of
this outrage was received, and they determined immediately
to adopt iuch measures as wou'd^elFcauaily prevent the like
in future. They accordingly ordered colonels Richardson,
Thomson, Neel and Thomas to march with a body of ran
gersand militia. Major James Maylon with about 46 men
of the rangers, and major Andrew Williamson with about
460 0! the milttia, heaqng that the insurgents were increasing
dary in numbers, and[,threatening white there was no appa
rent opposition, to ravage the country joined their forces;
and upon the 17th of last month, having received certain in
telligence that toe enemy were within a few miles of them,
hastily eroded a flighty square breadwork of old fence rails,
joined to a barn on a foot of cleared ground, on which, in
proper places, they fixed a few swivel guns. On the next
day, and before the breadwork was quite finifhed, they were
furrohnded by about 2000 of the malecontents, that were led
on by major Joseph Robinson, who sent a meffagcto majors
Maylon and Williamson, desiring that they and their men
fheud lay down their arms, and surrender themselves
piifoocrs, which was rejected with disdain. The gaol which
is about 300 yards distant from the fort, was taken puff Ilion
of by Robinson's party who had likewise cut off all commu
nication between the Ilwckade and the only (pring of wa er
meat it On the fame day, they took two then belonging to
the rangers or militia prisoners, upon which there began a
smart tiring on both fidcs, and was continued with little in
termission till Tuesday at sunset Notwithstanding the party
in tbe tort were without water near two days, yet, animated
by the example of their commanders, they determined to
endure every extremity rather than submit. On Tuesday
evening, major Mayion received a message from majot
Robinson, offering a cessation of hostilities for twenty days,
which was agreed to. At that time, majors Maylon and
Williamson had nearly expended their ammunition, a cir
cumstance tkey had the address to conceal from their men.
Of our party 14 were wounded, one mortally; of the enemy
it is known fevcral (feme fay 52) were killed, and many
wounded; but particulars are concealed: That their less
exceeds ours is not to be doubted, clfc why fhoudxooo
men make advances for a suspension of hostilities to 500,
whom they had a few days before infolemly demanded to
surrender at diferetien ?"
" The last accounts from the back country informs us, that
colonel Riehardfon was on his march, and near tbe habi
tations of the rebels against liberty, with near 3000 men;
and that colonel Polk, of North-Carolina, had set out to join
him with 600 men; lo that, when all our troops are united,
there will be a body of upwards of 4090 men, a force, with
out doubt, fufficient to Ichore peace and good order in those
parts."
We have undoubted authority to assure the publiepthat
finoe the foregoing accounts, the Infurgenis have been entirely
crushed, the principal movers in this wicked business have
been taken and carried to Charles-Town, where they are now
elofely confined, many who were only instruments in their
hads hive received forgivehefs, and been dismissed The
frontiers are now in a hate of peace
By Capt. Cochran we learn, that our brethren of Soutl>
Carolina are in high spirits, that they have got large supplies
of o&dcr and arras; that having resolutely refufed the men
of ar provisions or water, they were obliged to quit the coast.
T at the Tame* (on board of which is Lord WilliamCampble,
fare Governor ot South-Carolina) having taken a Sloop from
Bermuda, with 2,60 ha ! f Johanoeffes, the property of a house
in Charles Town, the Convention had granted the injured
ar order to fell as much of his Lordship's goods and chattels
as would repay the money, &c. Stolen from them; on which
they fold his coach, horses, &c. and have wrote him word
that they have a balance of 30b which they are ready to pay
to his order. His Lordship has flolen 60 or 70 negroes. How
is England fallen, when their King is a butcher, his Miniders
kraves, and their Nobles negro thieves!
J # The Officers of the Second Battalion of the county
of Bucks, are earnestly requeued to meet at the house of Mr.
John Bogart, on Thursday the 2,h indaut, at ten 0 clock,
when matters of the uimoft importance will be laid before
them.
On Thursday last, Capt. Hart, of the Manor of More
land, was married to Miss Nancy Watts, of Bucks
County.
In Committee, Dover, January 4, 17,6.
Revived, That the keeping up the credit of the Con
tinental currency is effentiai to fopport the United Colonies in
their virtuous opoofition to ministerial oppr^dion; and that
the refuting to take said currency in payment of debts, &c.
will tend to depreciate the value of the fame.
Refolded, That it appears to this Conmmittee, by the con
feffion of John Cowgill, a refidenter of Little Creek Hun
dred, in this county, that he has refused and from consci
ence (hall refufe, to take said Continental money in difeharge
of debts, or for other purposes, when tendered to him
Therefore unanimously Resolved, That it is the opinion of
this Committee, that the aforefaid John Cowgill is, by such
his conduct, an enemy to his country, and ought to be
treated as such by every friend to American Liberty—And
that they ought to have no further dealings with him
Signed by order f tbe Committee of Tnfye^ion and Observation
jo? Kent Counts ox Dela ^o°e.
THOMAS BvnNFY Chairman.
tit The PROVINCIAL CONGRESS of New-Jersey
are to meet at tbe city of New-Brunswick on Wednesday the
31st of this instant January, on business of the greatest im
portance. B, Order of the Committee of Safety.
SAMUEL TUCKER, President.
MATHIAS FENTON.
N. B. The premises may be entered on tbe beginning of
April next. §
BY the Subferiber living on the premises, a valuable plan
tation and t r r,a oi one hundred and eighty three acres
and onehuudred and forty four perches of land or thereabouts;
fnuate in th townfhipof Southampton, the county of Bucks,
about seventeen miles from tbe city of Philadelphia, on the
road leading therefrom to Wrigrtftown; there is on the
premiffes a new done dwelling house and log kitchen; fmoak
house, smiths (hop barn and fables, aifo a youhg orchard of
one hundred and twenty trees, there is near the door a never
failing spring of water. About re® acres are good arable
land, eight acres or thereabouts good meadow, and as much
more may be made and watered; there is water in all the
fields except one, which may with very little inconvenience
be fupphed ; a stream of water which fcatcely ever fails in
the dried seasons runs through the premises, on which may be
ere& d any kind of water works ; the Aquation is high and
pleasant, and near several merchant mills and places of wor
dlip; the whole is in good repair.—The title and terras of
sale will be made known by applying to
RAN-AWAY from his Maders Service, on Thursday the
nth ind. a Servant Boy, named SAMUEL ASKIN,
about 18 years of Age, born in Bristol, in England, is ab ut
five feet four or five inches high, flight made, his knees in
clined inward, has a smooth face with a remarkable large
mouth particularly when he laughs, (hort brown hair and is
very fond of ta king; he had on when he went away a ihort
coat with fl (h pockets, starlet cuffs and collar made of brown
nixed cloth, with a waistcoat of the fame without (kirts and
white metal buttons, a pair of bucklkin breeches, and over
them an old pair of olive coloured curdcroy, with handfom'e
filler knee buckles,a pair of greyribed worded dockings and a
good pair of (hoes, wth large pinchbeck buckles, a white,
linen flnrt, a black silk handkerchief round his neck, and a
good Eoglidi felt hat. Whoever akes up said Boy and de
livers him to the Subferiber, shall be entituled to the above
reward if found within 10 miles of this city; if upwards, Fif
teen Shillings, and if out of the province Twenty Shi lings,
together with reasonable charges.
ISAAC HAZLEHURST.
*, All persons arc foibid to haibour or Maders of Vcffels
to carry him off at their peril.
In Seeoud-ftreet, three doors above BHck-horfe Alb y, [llluf
trated with a beautiful and accurate copper-piatc plan of
the city of New-York.]
G INE's UNIVERSAL RE^IS IER,
O R,
American a^d British KAL ADAK,
For the YEAR 1776.
CONTAINING the Kalendar; Riyal Family of Great-
Britain and extent and fituaucn of England, Scotland
and Ireland; Royal Family, &c. of France, Spain, For ugal,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Piuffia, Rus
sia, Sardinia, Orange, Italy and Turkey; Engiifh Nob Try,
Scots Nubility, Archbishops and Bishops of England, Privy
Council, Knightsof tbe Garter, Kughts of the Thistle : K lights
of the Bath, Secretaries of State, Lords of Treasury Lords
of Trade, Lords of Admiralty, High Court of ditto, Post
masters General, Army, House of Commons, rank of Army
and Navy, Royal Navy, Holyday* at the Custom house, pay
of the Navy, pay of the Army, precedency among men, pre
cedency among women, Kings and Queens of England—of
Scotland—of Great-Britain; Irish Nobility, Archbidrops and
Bilhops; enumerated goods fubjedt to duty in America, de
scription of America, General Eftabliffimene, Government
of Wed-Florida—Eafl Florida, —G# rg a—South Carolina—-
North Carolina—Virginia- Maryland—Peonfylvaniaand low
er Counties of Newcastle Kent, and Sussex, up 11 Delaware—
New-Jerft y—New York; Corporation for the relief of the
Widows and Children ct Cl rgymen of the Church of England;
Government of Con leaicut—Rhode-lflaud—Maffachufetts
Bay—New-Hampfhiie—Nova Scotia—Newfoundland — St.
John's —Canada; Ministers and Congregations belonging 0
the Rcvd. Synod of New York, &c. Associate Prelbytery of
Philadelphia, his Majesty's forces at Boston, Governors of
New-York from the year 1664 to the present time, Govrr
ors of New jersey, Governors of the Weft-India Islands, Staff
of the army of the Thirteen United Province in North-Ame
rica, State of the four regiments railed in the Colony of New.
York Royal Artillery raised in New-York, Officers in the
troop of Light Horse in New-York, Independent Companies
in New York, New-Jersey bills reduced to New York curren
cy, table of interest, roads, &c.
TO BE SO L D,
A SMALL plantation, within nine miles of the cry of
Philadelphia, well situated for a gentleman's country
feat, laying very near the river Delaware, and the public
road leading to New-Yok; there is on fid place a good
new done house almod finifhed, which may be c^mpleated
in five or fix days, about two acres of good meadow, four
acres of cleared land, and the remainder is excellent wood
land, in all, about thirteen acres.
N. B. The owner of the above has , good brick house to
lett, within about five miles of the city; with two rooms on
a floor, two dories high, with a garret, kitchen, and cellar ;
it has been a ft ore for fevcral years, and has at this time
(helves, counter, and every thing necessary for immediate
use. Enquire of the Printers.*
Below the Drawbridge, has for SALE,
GENUINE Jamaica and Antigua SPIRIT, old and
fit for immediate use; Red Port WINE, of the firft
quality by the Dozen ; Teneriffe WINE, by the Pipe or
Quarter Calk; fine stoved SALT, and a few Barrels of SHAD
in good order; belides a General Adortmeßt in the Grocery
Way.
N. B. Likewise to be fold by said Brooks, a good affort
mmt of the very bellblack, white and mixed colour silk
(takings; worfled, cotton and thread ditto, amd socks; a
good affortraent of jewellery, pictures and maps, copper
piate writings, and drawing-books, as usual; a variety of
mufick, the best Loudon made fiddles and fifes, Roman fid
dk-ft ; g.-, with a great variety of other curious ana orna
mental goods.
JOHN MEASE,
TO BE SOL D,
Just publiJhed and to be fold by
nichgl^ s BROOKS.
TEN SHILLINGS Reward.
TOBE SO L D,
By the Subferiber, living in Horffiam Townihip, Philadelphia
County,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION situated near Horfham
Meeting house, containing (eventy-fivi acres * f choice
land, eight acres of which are good water'd meadow a, d a
bout four acres of a young bearing orchard, together with a
good two story stone house, wjth a pump bes in the door, a
stone harm, Cabling &c. thereunto belonging: the aforefaid
place is well situated for cither (lore Girtav rn. For terms ap
ply to John Cadwalader, living near the premif s.
N. B. The tit s indisputable
Twenty SHII.I.INGS-Reward.-
IU A' '°" ' me ° me ti ' c beginning of last m hn he
,' Fa'ls road, supposed between Leveling's tavern and
this city, a large Brass BarrHl'd PISTOL, silver capp'd and
mounted, makers name, Wilson, London: Whoever has
found the fame and will bring it to Daniel Benczet in Aich
ftfcct > shall receive the above reward oßTwenty Shillings.
To 'B'E— e'
For the summer feafen, a very pleasantly situated country
feat, five miles from the city of Philadelphia, in the North
ern Liberties, in a lane leading fiom Nice-town on Ger
mantown road, towards Schuylkill:
ANEW and very convenient and well finifhed HOUSE,
Kitchen and Wash house, with or without Stables, and
Chair-boules it will suit for the lefidence of a gentleman's
family retiring from town; it commands a fine profped of
many other country feats and plantations, and has 0 h e wife
al! the conveniencies required. For particular enquire of E.
LEW IS I REICHEL, the upper end of Second flreet, oppo
fae the Barracks.f
H&LL.INGSWOR I H and MILLING
HAVING dissolved their Co-partnerfllip theist in slant,
^equefts al persons having any demands against them,
to bring in their acctuo s, and those indebted to said Compa
ny, are d-fir d to mtk speedy payment. The books and ac
counts are with Thomas Hollingfivorth at their late (lore.
Philadelphia, 17th Jan. 1776|
r OHE Copartm rihlp of MIFFLIN and !R ri''l.\ b 1 m-
L folvcd, those persons having any demands against them
are desired to bring in their accounts; and all those indebted
to them by bond, note, book d-bt, &c. are defied to make
speedy payment to Joseph Mifflin, who is appointed to
receive them, otherwiK they may expert to be proceeded
against according to law.
Philadelphia, Jan 15, 1776 MIFFLIN and IRWIN.
BY virtue of sundry writs to me dirc& d will be fold by
pubhek vendue, on Satuiday. the 20 h day of January
instant, at four o'clock in the afternoon, at the hi utt of
Henry Faans, the sign of the King of Prussia, on th. raft t, le
of Second (beet, continued into ths Notherr Liberties; a
certain two story brick meffuage or tenemen,, ar d lot or irce
of giound thereto belonging, situate on he weft fide of Th rd
ftreet, southward of Poplar Lsne, in the Northern LUcites
aforefaid, containing in front 40 feet, and in depth 23c eet,
to a certain intermediate (beet, between Third ai F . rih
ftfeets aforefaid; together with all and finguh 0 or the
buildings and improv merits on the said lut cie&c.., Erb ft
to a ground-rent of Five Pounds, currency, per ar 01, latQ
the estate of John Duffy; seized atd taker in execution by
"WILLIAM DEU EES, Sheriff:
BY virtue of sundry writ. 6me directed, will be fold by
public vendue, on M , die ^ym , rt ,
at three o'clock in the afF 0, at the hoof/ of Fx%ard
garret, in Front-ftrect, Southwark, the tw tired en, of
about ten year to come, of and in a certain b 4 manage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereto bel n, ing ibu
ate on the south fide of Almond street, between front ard
Second Greets, in the diftrid of Southward aforefaid; ba . he
property of James Weldon Roberts; seized and ta „. i exe
cution by William dewees Shtin:
BY virtue of a writ to me directed,'wit be ft id b
lic vendue on Monday, the aad day of January inf! n t,
at four o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of An ! o^y
Fortune, in Southwark, a certain brick meffuagr or ter, n,.t
situate on the weft fide of Third Greet, in the diftri& of & „ th
wark. attaining in front 19 feet, or thereabouts, arfd in
depth, about 80 fact; bounded by ground of Sila* Ingles,
George Hardin, and others; fu bjc& to a ground rent of. -—
per annum ; late the estate of Samuel Ridley; seized and
t akeh tn ex cution by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me dip fted, will be fold by pub
lic vendue, on Thursday, the 25th day of January mil
on the premises, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a certain
m, fl'uage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereto
longing, situate on the weft fide of Front Greet hr
South and Sloppen Greets, in tin didi& of S( uth ^at
taining in front 20 feet, and in depth 60 feet; w th eve y
build ngs and appurtenances; fubje& to a gr^mdre:
Twenty Shillings per annum; late the estate of John K
deceaf d; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM BEWEES, Sheriff
FIFTEEN PO U~N DS Reward?
BROKE out of the common Goal of this city, mth even
ng of the Bth inst. the following persons, viz James
Shields, George Harris, Johh Kelly, Lewis.
Kaile, and Michael Dilling, committed for felony.
Any person that will apprehend and return said persons, o?
either of them, Giall be entitled to THREE POUNDS Re
ward for each, from THOMAS D^WEES, Goaler.
WHEREAS a certain JAMES BROOKS feme time'V
left sundry Wearing Apparel, and Book &e. in
of money due for boarding and lodging, and fiid Brt: V
abfeonded 6 r fame rime pad, this >s trefore I,give n
thatif the (a d James Brooks d. esno a tend ,„from he
hereof, appear and pay said demand' they il ~€ f^
cording to law by JOHN TOLLY.
N B. Said Tolly has to Let, a Hoafe, with two rd<
on a floor, two dories high; it has for 15 years pad be
well accudomed tavern, situated in the corner of Second
Chridian dreets; for further particulars, apply to Jobr
ly aforefaid, the corner of Front and Cathrine f
Southwark, Philadelphia, 1 Jan. y,.
"R A N
From the fubferiber in Philadelphia, the 28th Decei
A NEGRO MAN, named BRISTOL., about."
age, and about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high:
made, a httie race and fmal legs'; is (mart and
good English, and is a very complarfant fe low,
by trade, but understands cookiig, ard can w'
Whoever takes up and delivers h,m t re, ft
DOLLARS REWARD, and rcafon. f uli
Philadelphia, Jan. 16, 1776. WILL