The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-19 00:00:00, page 2

h ft* 'S^^ laid, that the evening before they few eight
C ps fail down die channel ; about fix in the even-
J rhey Aw a great blaze from one of them, which con
'' raed all bight; that early in the morning a great ex
plosion was seen, aftet which only seven fail could be dis
cerned..
Fraser's new railed regiment of Highlanders are to be
assembled in three divisors on Mon 'ay rat at Stirling,
Inverness and Ferth, to be reviewed and approved by
the Commander in Chief in those parts, previous to their
embarking at Glasgow for North America.
Five hundred bread waggons are now preparing, and
will in a few days be Shipped on board the transports at
Portsmouth bound to America.
starch 25. This day, by virtue of a commission from
his Majesty, the following bills received the royal assent,
viz-
The bill for puniAting mutiny an d desertion, aria for
the better payment of the army in North-America.
The bill for defraying the charge of the pay and cloth
ing of the militia cut of the land tax, &c.
Five fail ®f the line are ordered to be fitted out for the
East-Indies immediately, in confluence of advices re
ceived, of the French armament in that country. They
have SOOO regulars at the Mauritius, and fix fail of capi
tal (hips. In confidence of the assurances of the pacific
insinuation of France, we have fuffered them to strengthen
themselves in all parts of tho world, ready to attack us
whenever they plcafe.
Orders have been sent to prepare the Warwick, Rip
pon, Monmouth, and two other sixty gun {hips for the
Daft-Indies.
, On Saturday three companies of the royal regiment of
artillery embarked at Woolwich for North-America.
E.t'raß of a Letter from Gofport, March 21.
" Arrived a transport with troops on board, and came
into the harbour.
“ It is said that Lord Howe will hoist his flag on board
the Emerald frigate, and proceed without lots of time
to Boston, and the Eagle to go after him."
HOUSE of COMMON S,
Tuesday, March 26.
The Houie read a third time and passed the bill for the
better encouragement of seamen and mariners to enter
into his Majesty's service.
March 26. We are informed from Dublin, March tg,
that his Majesty's ship the Centurion arrived at Boston
the 18th of January, she spoke with the Argo tranfpprt,
having three companies of the 46th regiment on board,
all in good health, on the 2d January. It is supposed she
has reached Halifax.
On the 17th instant fix fail of ships from Glasgow, with
new raised recruits, arid federal tranfborts from London,
arrived at Cork, where they are to take in their lading of
provisoes, and proceed to America, under convoy.
His Majesty's frigate Ambuscade of 32 guhs is now fit
ting otit tit Chatham, to carry Sir George M'Cartney to
his government of Dominica; she is afterwards to join
th f fleet on the North-American ftatioh.
Orders are sent to Sheerhefs for his Majesty's ship
Rainbow, of 44 guns; to be fitted out for immediate
service. Silvis already commissioned, and the command
giveri to Sir George Collier.
Lift Sunday all the men in Deptford-Yard, and feme
additional hands, were employed in (hipping warlike
stores, &c. for America; and it will be some days before
the many transports lying there can be loaded, such
quantities are fending thither.
His Majesty has appointed Major Generals Howe and
Clinton to be Generals in America.
Th^ Brunfwickers are defined to Canada, and the
Hessians, with the regiment of Hanau, to Boston, but
the General's command is to be in Canada.
Advice is (hid to be received from Lisbon, that fix men
of war, arid four frigates, were failed from thence for
America; and that they have on board three persons of
diftACtion, who are gone to treat with the Congress about
opening a trade from America to Portugal.
Orders are given for the guards defined for America
to be at Portsmouth on the 31st instant.
The launching of the Culloden man of war, which
was to have been to-morrow at Deptford, ib postponed,
the men having had frefh orders to get ready for sea eight
large Hoops of «'ar.
The sailors are so apprehensive of press-warrants being
iffned out, that numbers of them have left their (hips,
and come ashore; on which account many vessels are ly
ing in the river, outward bound, and cannot proceed to
sea for want of hands.
March 28. Two regiments ordered to Corke for em
barkation (of which the 16th was one) have had their
orders countermanded.
Orders are sent to Sheerness to his Majesty's frigate
Winchelfea, Captain Bateman, to be fitted out for the
American Ration, and a number ®f hands are now em
ployed for that purpose.
Yefterd^ morning the guards destined for America
were muttered on Wimbleton common by their officers,
and immediately marched for Portsmouth. They had
zo field pieces with them, and 30 waggons, which car
ried all their baggage. They will arrive at Portsmouth
to-morrow.
, .The brigade of guards now on their marteh for Ports
mouth, to embark for America, are to be quartered in
the barracks of that place till the transports are ready
for their reception.
All the general officers, and mano others in military
command in America, are, it is said, nominated as De
legates in the cornmiffion to pardon the submitting Co
lonies.
The transports which failed with Sir Peter Parker,
after they had landed the troops they had on board, were
to fail to the Leeward inlands to take in two regiments
of foot, wuich are to serve in America.
Advice is received from Jamaica, that Admiral Gay
ton has taken several sloops and schooners in the pay of
government, and fitted them out as tenders; each is
commanded by a Lieutenant, to cruise for the American
Vessels off the Havannah, Monti-Christi, St. Euftatia,
and Coracoa, where they have met with great success,
having taken several prizes in the course of a few months.
Upwards of 1,500 tons of. (hipping, that were taken
tip in the river a few days fiuce in government service,
are discharged from, the employ-
Letters from Corke, dated the 19th inst. mention,
that upwards of twelve fail of transports Were then in
fight of the Cove, and that a man of war came in that
day,..
The Eagle man of war, Admiral Howe, has got no
farther than the Nore yet, but lies there to receive sea
men from the fllips in ordinary at Chatham.
The Lucretia, Captain Wilson, with recruits on board,
found to America, is put into Plymouth by stress of
We^the^, having met with some damage.
The Woodland, Captain Manners, from London, with
•rdnar.ee tore; tc^A for Quebec, is arrived at Portf
taouth.l
Yesterday th' Common Cryer of this city, attended
by other office * read at the Royal Exchange, and at
Uolborn-Bars, -& King's proclamation, for a further
encouragement to sailors to enter on board the ships of
war. It was afterwards duck up in divers parts of the
city-.
All the eight regiments, viz. 9th, 20th, 21st, 24th, „ft,
34th, 53d, and 6zd, under embarkation orders, are de
fined for Canada, except the Royal Highlanders, the foot
guards, and Burgoyne's light-horse, which arc to be sent
to General Howe,
The two Generals, Carleton and Howe, are each to be
allowed four Aid-de-camps.
Two of the Hrtfan Major Generals are to be appointed
by our Court LAwepant, Generals.on the American fet
vice, and to hhve extra pay accordingly.
Though there is a clause in the Hessian treaty, that no
soldier thrill be fuffered to fettle in America, without the
consent of his commanding officer, it is generally be
lieved that very few-will ever return, as it is molt probable
that those who don't get their brains knocked out, will
jnfift upon staying among their own countrymen who
have emigrated there.
It is computed that the expences of the campaign in
America, this, fummor, will cost Great-Britain at lead
four millions sterling.
Extraß of a letter from the Hague, March 22.
" They write from yienna, that the Imperial Mimftry
doth not feein to loolc with indifference upon the heps
taken by the Duke of Brunswick, and Landgrave of
Hesse Castle, in fending such considerable bodies of troops
out of Europe, when they know that the general diet of
the empire, assembled at Ratifbon, came to a resolution
some years ago, againd all such emigrations cf the inha
bitants of Germany. These letters add, that the limits
of the principality of Moldavia are now fettled to the fa
tisfadion of that court and the Ottoman Porte, in conse
quence of which considerable prefehts have lately been
sent to Constantinople."
WILLIAMSBUR G, June 8.
We tern, by express from North-Carolina, that about
thirteen hundred of General Clinton's men were landed
under cover of the flipping; likewise, that a troop of
horse, who were lent out to watch the enemy's motions,
had fallen in with a party of them, killed four, and
forced the rest to retire with precipitation.
Yesterday afternoon an express came in from General
Lee, with advice that the fleet is gone from Cape Fear;
that it was the prevailing opinion they were bound to
South-Carolina, though General Lee thinks it is most
likely they are coming round to this colony.
It is an undoubted fact that all the Tories that were in
Lord Dunmore's service have left him, there not being
above half the fleet now at Gwyn's island; where they
are gone to is uncertain. This, it is imagined, Was
ochafibned by a fever which has raged with great, fury
amongst them for some time past, and, from the funeral
proceffiohs that have been seen there, very probably has
proved fatal to some persons of diftin&on.
The piratical vessel commanded by Bartlet Goodrich is
taken, and himfelf and ten others made prisoners. She
mounts four carriage guns, and had on board a quantity
of Weft-India produce, some gunpowder, small arms,
and a number of other very ufeful articles.
[The following «o„ of a proclamation iuas taken from a
manufeript enclosed in a letter from North Carolina, and
is inverted to fhe<w our readers <wbat fort of Commis
sioners aue are to expert. Our troops, however, in
that province being in good spirits, as well as Efficient
in point of number, we may venture to predict that
Clinton and his Commissioners will be treated
very roughly.]
By Major General CLINTON, Commander of his Ma
jesty's Forces in the southern Provinces of North-
America.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a most unprovoked and wicked re
bellion hath for some time past prevailed, and
doth now exist, within his Majesty's province of North-
Carolina, and the inhabitants (forgetting their allegiance
to their Sovereign, and denying the authority of the laws
and ftat^tes of the realm) have, in a fucceffioh of crimes,
proceeded to the total subversion of all lawful authority,
usurping the powers of government, and ereding a ty
ranny in the hands of Congresses and Committees of va
rious denominations, utterly unknown and repugnant to
the spirit of the British constitution ; and divers people,
in avowed defiance to all legal authority, are now a&u
ally in arms, waging unnatural war against their King;
and whereas all attempts to reclaim the infatuated ahd
misguided multitude to a sense of their error have unhap
pily proved ineffectual : I have it in command to proceed
forthwith against all such men, or bodies of men in arms,
and against all such Congresses and Committees, thus
unlawfully established, as against open enemies to the
state. But, considering it a duty inseparable from the
principle of humanity firft of all to forewarn the deluded
people of the miseries ever attendant upon civil war, I
do most earnestly intreat and exhort them, as they ten
der their own happiness, and that of their posterity, to
appease the vengeance of an injured and justly incensed
nation, by a return to their duty to our common So
vereign, and to the blessings of a free government, as
established by law; hereby offering, in his Majesty's
name, free pardon to all such as ihall lay down their
arms and submit to the laws, excepting only from the
benefit of such pardon Cornelius Harnett and Robert
Howe. And I do hereby require, that the Provincial
Congress, and aif Committees of Safety, and other un
lawful associations, be dissolved, and the judges allowed
to hold their Courts according to the laws and confii
tution of this province; of which all persons are re
quired to take notice, as they will answer the contrary
at their utmost peril.
Given on bbard the Pall as transport, in Cape Fear river,
in the province of North Carolina, the sth day of
May, 1776, and in the sixteenth year of his Majesty's
feign. H. CLINTON.
By command of General Clinton,
Richard Reave, Secretary.
To she Magistrates of the province of North Carolina, to be
by them made public.
ANNAPOLI S, ,une 13.
The time limited for the continuation of the prefect
General Assembly of this province expiring on the 14th
inst. his Excellency our Governor was yesterday pleased
to issue his proclamation for dissolving the fame, and to
orc/er writs of eleiftion to.be issued to-morrow to call a
new affemblv, returnable the 25th day of July next.
WATERTOW N, June 10.
On Monday the 3d instant, one of the Continental fri
gates of 24 guns, built at Newberry-Port, under the di
rection ofthe Hon, Thomas Cutting, Esq; "was launched
in view of a great number V fpe^tors, she is highly
approved of by all who are judges as a verv fine ship, fat
is built with the very be£ of t über, snd'the workman-
DUy in < 'UUfyat
Tuesday last arrived fafe A 4. Newbury Port, a floc?'
from Tortola, and a schooner %>m Barbadoes as prizes,
taken by Capt. O'Brian, in one of this colony cruizers,
who was left in chafe of a ship when the above prizes
parted w th him.
Thursday last was sent into Cape Ann, a large Jamaica
man, with 500 hogsheads of sugar, betides other valuable
goods, andalirge sum in specie. She was taken by one
of the Continental cruizers, who put the Captain, his
Lady, and all the hands (which did not voluntarily enter '
on board the cruizer) ashore at New-Providence. The
prize matter of the ship, on his paffige from the Weft-
Indies, met with a Seotch vessel of force with 90 fbldiers,
bound for Boston, on board of which he breakfafted,
and told the Scotch Captain he was destined frbm Jamaica
for London, hut as he thought sugars would bear a better
price at Boston, he had thoughts of trying that market
firft. The Scotchman being a stranger to this coast de
sired the prize matter to pilot him in, which he agreed to,
and conduced him ahmft into Cape Ann, when he ob
serving two of our privateers appearing 11 fight, disco
vered the trap, and being considerably to the windward,
made the best of his way off.
Friday lift Capt. Daniel Waters, in company with ac
Marblehead privateer, took a large ship from Scotland,'
having op ^card 94 Highlanders, between 30 and 40 fai
, lors for the miudririai fleet, and 40 pieces of canton, 4
and 6 founders, i tfides 6 mounted on de<k, &c. The
Marblehead privateer took 60 of the fociiers on board,
and carried them to Plymouth. Capt. Waters, with the
prize and the remainder, arrived f,e at Marblehead on
Saturday. —'Tis said this is the ship mmtionedbn the
preceding paragraph.
We hear another ship, with troops, which failed from
Glasgow in company with the above, is loft, and every
foul perished.
Friday last the Lively frigate came up with the Yankey
Hero, Capt. Tracy, of Newbury-Port, when an obstinate
engagement commenced, which continued near two hours
and an half, when the Yankey Hero was obliged to strike
to the frigate, which was vastly superior in-force. We
have not yet heard whether any of either fide were killed.
Yesterday two privateers were seen handing in for Mar
blehead with a large ship, supposed a prize.
NEWPOR T, June 10 .
Last Saturday arrived here the ship True Blue, of zee
tons, taken about 14 days past, by the brig Cabot, Capt.
Hinman; her cargoe consists of 115 puncheons, and 22
hogsheads of rum; 84 hogsheads, 20 tierces, and 18
barrels of sugar; 20 tierces of coffee; 60 bags and 2
calks of pimento ; 200 bags and 10 calks of ginger, 182
bags of cotton, and 48 hides. She was from Jamaica,'
bound to Lancaster in England, mounted 6 carriage guns,
and had 16 men, but made no resistance, Capt. Hinman
was waiting for a ship of 60© tons, when this prize left
him.
A Philadelphia armed pilot boat has carried into Cape
Ann a Jamaica ship, homeward bound, with 400 hog
sheads of sugar; 100 puncheons of rum, a large quantity
of cotton and coffee, and 20,000 dollars in cash.
A gentleman who left the Vineyard on Monday in
forms, that some continental cruisers, or privateers; had
sent a ship of 300 tons in there, loaded with sugar, rum
and Madeira wine, bound from Jamaica to England, and
that they had taken 3 or 4 more -which were to make the
firft port they could. The above ship was to be carried
into Dartmouth the firft wind.
PROVIDENCE, June 8.
Captain Potter, from Cape Francois, informs, that
advice was received there from France before he failed,
that his Most Christian Majesty had, in peremptory terms,
fignified to the Court of Great-Britain his diApprobation
of fending foreign troops to America.
Wednesday last several carts, leaded with carbines,
intrenching tools, &c. being part of the cargo of the
valuable prize taken by the late brave Captain Mugford,
passed through here for New-York.
N E W - H A V E N, June 12.
Extras of a Letter from General Arnold, dated Mon
treal, May 28, 1776.
“ I have only one minute to acquaint you I am well,
tho' much fatigued, having this morning returned from
an expedition fifteen leagues above this, ata place called
St. Ann's, Where we have lately had near five hundred of
our men made prisoners, by a number of regulars and
savages; you will fee a particular account soon of the
agreement I have made with them for exchange of priso
ners. I never was more mortified in not having it in my
power to revenge the cruel and perfidious treatment of
our enemies; humanity forbad the step; and tho' I had a
fufficient force, my hands were Wed."
N E W-YO R K, June 17.
Extrafl of a letter from Albany, dated June 12, 1776.
" I was this moment informed by General Schuyler,
that about 300 of the regular troops came up the river
St. Lawrence as far as the Three Rivers, where thev
were busy intrenching themselves, at which time General
Sullivan, with his brigade, arrived at the Sorrel; he im
mediately ordered 2000 of his troops, under General
1 hompfon, to march down to dislodge them, and bv
appearance there is not the lead doubt but he will effect
his purpafes; fhonld he succeed in this, he is determined
to march his army to Quebec, as the enemy have no
Efficient force to withstand them. Besides, the Cana
dians are extremely friendly, furniih our army with all
such kind of provisions as they have, barely on having 2
certificate for the delivery. They also take ' commissions,
and joined our army by great numbers, previous to Gen.
Sullivan's arrival, and finding our little army retreating,
the Canadians begged and prayed that our array should
not leave the country.—From these circumstances, al
though they are termed a treacherous people, we have
reason to conclude that they are determined to be our
friends, and to support us with their all. Gen. Sullivan's
letter is dated the sth and 6th instant.
Colonel Magaw's and Col. Slice's battalions are this
day expected from Pennsylvania, and a great number of
the militia from the different parts of New jersey, Con
necticut and this province, so that in the course of this
Week we may expect to have here an army of at least
25,000 men.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19.
Yesterday the Deputies from the Counties of this Pro
vince met in PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE in this
city, in confeauence of the Refolutfor of the Conti
nental Congress of the 15th May, declaring it “ to be
" nectary that the exercise of an, kind of authority tender
" the Crocun of Great-Britain should be totally suppresses
“ and all the powers of government exerted under the au
" thorit, of the people." Colonel Thomas M'Keah w.^
coofeu Chairman, Colonel Joseph Hart, 'Vice-Chairman