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was born I never beard of so tiniverfal an ardour for fighting
prevailing, and so perfect an union amongst ajl degrees of
men. This will enable his Generalship Clinton to give his
master and wicked minifhy a just account of the w c akne(s of
the Southern colonies, how liable they are to be subdued, and
what ve<y small numbers will be Efficient for that perpofe.
It is mod heartily wiffied that his Lordihip Campbell, Clinton
and Martin would think it worth their whiles to land at Capa
Fear, before the dispersion of the forces, and not doubted but,
in that case, a very handsome account would be given of them
by the defeat of the formidable triumvirate.
“ You will, my dear friend, rejoice with me in finding all
the wicked machinations of our wic & ed Governor bkely to
be brought to nought. He has been mod indefatigable in
his endeavours to bring uhoA this province every freezes of
calamity, by Secretly Spiriting np our internal foes, mrire
prefenting ^r weakness and Soliciting foicer to delhcy us,
the Lift of which, however, I hope will now he entirely out
of his power, as I think the province wi'l and ought to call
for heritages from the Regulators and H'ghland.,, to be 1 Jcy
kept in Some other province, beyond toe pAlbany ^, archaic,
during the continuance of the ptdent comm-Mom.
Extra# fam another private tour, dated Nortb-Caroana,
March 6, 1776.
'' I now my worthy friends, molt sincerely and heartily
congratulate vou on the success of the American arms in this
province, and be assured, that let General Clinton land when
he pleases, we ^e ready for him at all points, our natural
Situation giv>s us many advantages, and the worthy men 01
this country do not want Spirit ; Dunmore to the north, and
Martin to the South, have given us full employment for tome
time pad, and have already made the whole province lol
diers. It is altogether out of my power to describe tire ar
dor that at this very hour prevails in this province, ahxod
every man at an hour's warning is ready to turn out in his
country's cause.—Colonel Moore is by the Council ordered to
disarm all the highlanders and regulators, ami to take all the
ringleaders into custody- to fend them to Halifax goal, and
to poifefs himfelf of their Crites, and to make due return
of his proceedings to the Provincial Congress, to be bed at
Halifax on rhe second of April next, which it is hoped will
amount to Something handsome.—His Excellency Brigadier
General Donald McDonald, I had the honour of feeing at
New-Bern, he is far advanced in life, being in the 6^h year
of his age, by this time he is a close prisoner in Halifax goal,
as the Council exprefsiy ordered him there.
“ The Committee of Safety of Virginia offered our Coun
cil affiftiuce much to thrir honour, and I verity believe &iuh-
Carolina would have afforded every relief, had there been a
necessity for it, but we had men enough to fettle the account
•wrent with the insurgents. The Colonels Moore, Martin,
Cafvell, Polk, Thackfton, Lillington and Long, have great
merit, any one of these gentlemen in this country, wou d be
an over-match for a Howe, a Burgoyte, or a Clinton, their
knowledge of the country, and nece^ary modes of attach,
would fruftrate any attempt fallen upon by the characters
lad mentioned. The whole province in general coufider re
gulars in the woods as an cafv conquest, and I am firmly of
their opinion. How small mod Governor Martin, feel him
felf after promising government 2000 men, not to have it in
bis power to Supply the Ministry with a finale man, and af
ter having with ostentatious parade, brought up .1 sloop of
war and three armed vcflels within naif a mile of -Vtoaing
ton, for the purpose of receiving the regulators and high
landers from Negro: head point, to sneak off with two ves
sels at a time, after hearing of the defeat of his emiffaues ; —
but nothing can equal his quixotifm but that of the Ministry,
his makers.
“ In Colonel Moore's letter you will observe he menuons
a CaptanM'Leod killed, this man was Adjutant General of
the highland regulating army.
" Our troops under Colonel Howe are ordered into this
province immediately, Felix Kenan is a prisoner of our's,
that infamous fellow is by this time a pnfoncr in Halifax goal.
Tames Hepburn was Secretary to his Excellency Brigadier Ge
neral McDonald.— The great Col. Cotton we hope is by this
time a prisoner, and by this time they are both in Hanfax
goal.— After the insurgents gave way there was Such a Scout
ing hardly ever known before, we expect next Friday to hear
of the number of ringleaders taken."
N OR T H-C A ROLI N A.
In PROVINCIAL COUNCIL, March 6, 1776.
Revived That Col. Richard Cafwcll lend, under a Suffi
cient gu^d, his Excellency Brigadier General Donald
M Donald, taken at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, to
the town of Halifax, and there to have him commuted a
ciofe prisoner in the gaol of the said town, unul further
orders' CORNELIUS HARNETT, president.
Order, JAS. GREEN, Jun. Clerk.
T Fer the Reminder fee the Fourth Page. J
W"A T E R T O W N, March 14.
Yafterday fe nnighr Capt. Manly Sent into Cape- Aon another
fine prize, a Ship of 300 tons, out 17 weeks from London,
bound to Boston. Her cargo coasted of 180 calks ot porter,
and 50 calks of four-cfour, together with coal, c./cele, &c.
flic alio brought out 164 live hogs, but omy 3 or tuem lived
through the patiagc.
A large Ship of s©o tons burthen, laden with coal, porter,
cheefft which had been out from Waite -Haven abcut 16
weeks.' after having received coohMrabic damage, anti ^:ca
reput'd at New-York, wa. on LA Friday le nn^ht r.^en by a
Imari Shallop of about 26 tons, and between 20 or 30 harms,
wth only small aims, alter about one hours refinance; arid
carried Darmomh. Ti^Cqu.pf the Ibip oe.ute ^
Struck received a ball, which went thrown his trogn. Jbe
had o'n boar! a very valuable box of jewels, and is Imputed
to be worth at leafrol. &hug Th% if ^d, is the
Seventh prize fiom White Haven, and the last, it is current y
reported, ami believed to be true, papt. Mangrove op
Shore the beginning m Uri week, at Squall, near Sa.em.
We arid bear, a lloop laden wiraw vjfio& for the mm.de
ria) butchers at BoOon, was taken and earned jrfo Dartmouth
the fame day.-bav^^^ heard where foe was from.
N E W-T OR T, (Rl^de (Band,), fy 3 t-ca, 18. ~
L.A Tuesday as a freight.boat, was coming trom Lpd;^ s
Newtown to tills place, the miwtie-ui fleet lying up the
bay took a quantity of barter and pouhy, and the week
before they sunk out of the lame boat about 20 barrels ot
of cyder.
' N E W-Y O R K, March 2.5.
Extrafl of a letter from Cambridge, March r.,
“ Captain Manly has taken another iraotpoA, 4 3 ° tons
T>e.th-& laden with teas, potatoes, poik, four ,agt, <ra
packages of .medicine, fix carriage gups, tour ijpv^,,, three
forrof powder, ^dearned be^^
A great number of refers for officers in Bodo,, ^creuse^.
in the above thio, many of which mention greyf drincuay
in raiGuy recruit tor roe American farv^, aud. Put it w^s
apprehended the British army xvoyld be very lube Superior,
the cuffing campaign, to wpfg it was the last.
We hear that 10 ail of veAcls were jafey cut put ot the
harbour of St. Thomas, by tome EuJifli Ships of war, and
carried to Au. gua.
By an account of the best authority from Cambridge, we
are informed, that the ©iniflenal troops evacuated the town
of Bolton on the 17th inst. with great precipitation; that from
a rough climate taken they have left at lead 39,000!. worth
of his Majedy's property behind them in provisions and (tores,
veffch, rugs, blankets, &c. near 30 pieces of fine heavy cin
non art lot ipiked (but it is expelled they can be drilled) a
mortar, flint, drolls, &q in gscat abundance. Ail their ar
tillery carts, powder waggons, &c. which have been prepar
ing tor 12 months pad are left, with as much injury as their
ttoc would allow; others, after being cut and hack'd, were
thrown into the harbour and ate visiting every ffiore. Valua
ble v^ttels ate left with only a mast o t bowsprit cut down.
Their works are all left standing, upon examination of which,
cfpccially those at Bunker-Hill,, they are found so amazingly
Orang, that 1000 man doing their duty, could have defended
thcm°againd 20000. The town of Boilon was impregnable,
every avenue bring fortified. \<
The rifle battalion and 5 regiments had already marched
for New-York; but as the enemy dill remained in the har
bour, no farther detachments would be made until they were
gone, when more regiments would fuon march thither. Gen.
Walhingtoo in that case, is preparing to be at New-Yoik as
soon as possible, apprehending that to be the place of their
destination.„
ExtraA of a letter from Winter Hill, March Is.
“ The enemy, after having been severely handled by our
(hot and (hells for a few nights, found us in full possession
of Dorchefcr heights. This threw them into the utmeft con
sternation, they endeavoured to elevate their cannon, so as to
reach our works, by finking the hinder wheels of the cannon
into the^arth ; but after an unfuccefsful fire of about two
hours they'giew weary of it and defifkd. Thgy then order
ed Lord Piercy with 3000 groups on board the transports,
and to proceed (to the ca&, from whence be was to come
and attack our works on the south, while the grenadiers and
light infantry were to laud from Boston on the north point of
Dorchester, called Nook P but, and attack our lines on the
other fide. This was no more than we expt&ed, £ and had
therefore prepared hgnUs^t Roxbury to notify us of the ene
my's movement, and upon their making an attack at pot?
cheftef, we were to land in our§boats on the north of Boston,
and carry the town fwotd in hand. Gen Sullivan was appoint
ed to command the firft divifion/and Gen. Green the fecund;
GencralHcath was to remzinin Cambridge with the troops lit
here, and the attack was ^ be made by 4000, we not having
boats to parry more. Ou f boats were prepared, and men pa
raded, ready ?o embark, and all rieeriied to be in a
longmg expedition for the fi/ual; but the renowned Lo.d
Pieroe^ difip,minted us; for nc, iMtezd of his profpea glass,
took > multi eying giafe .nd viewed .ur people from the
cattle, and mide tlism fit y heufand, when in fa& we only
font, out £fojho.u3rid,. This prevented their attack, and
deorive^u, phf plc rime of walking the Greets, or Boston for
that time. rhe troops then in u@rof nothing but quitting
the town, and have been ev. ; 6nee preparing tor then depar
ture." :
“ Taefdo,, March 19 I had not time on the igth indane
to fir,flm?,y letter, and now beg leave to give you some fur
ther intchigence, viz. on Sanirdiy evening our people took
poffidinh or Nock bril, n^o 3oftoi; the enemy continued a
cannopadjng all might, without burring a man. I» the morn
ing they found the approaches so near, and bring htipi
cious that we were about taking pofleffion of Noddle's iflaud,
they embarked carry on Sunday morning, and fell down to
the" cattle. We saw the drips under way about eight in the
morning, and, the river ful of .boats, with armed forohers.
This g^ an alarm, as fora; fnfue&d they were about to
laud at Dotchefter, but having discovered them with a glass
from Plow'd Hill, we found xh„ were going on board the
(hi pi. Gen. Sullivan rode do wn to Charleston net k where be had
a clear roc^ot Bunker's Hill ; he fawdhe fentriss (landing as
usual, with their firelocks (houbieicd, but finding they never
moveti, hefoon fufpe&cd whatregiment they belonged to; and.
upon taking a co, view with his ;(afs, found.hey were only
effigies’ fa there ty the flying smemy. This convinced him
that the enemy were actually fled, for if they meant to de
coy u/, they would have taken away every appearance of
men. By.-this time General Sullivan was .joined by C< iouql
MidUn, who with his Brigade Majot agreed to go up, fending
two pepfous round the wq;k% to examine whether there
were any of the enemy in die rear of the woiks, while they
went vp in the front. General Sullivan at the fame rune
sent for a strong party to follow hem on to the hill. They
found no person there, and took the fortrefs defended by
By an express just arrived, we have the following intel
ligence: " East-Hampton, March 2%. This day about ten
o'clock in the forenoon, our guard Rationed at Montock,
saw 20 fail of square rigged vefiels, 5 of them appeared to be
large, and two sloops, bearing about S. S. E. from the point
of Montock, about 9 or to miles to sea, the weather feme
thing thick and hazy, fleeting about N.E. by N. and failed
to the Ead end of Long-Ulan.!, and supposed by the corny
they fleered, they were going into Rhcde-llland. This is
all the information we can give you concerning them, as
at about out o'clock they disappeared behind Block Iflaud,
and we saw them no more."
By a letter from Jamaica we learn, that the fchconer
Providence, Cipt. Smith, and sloop Dove, Bull, of Rhodc-
Island, wue taken by the Maidrione; the Polly, Sands, of
New-Yoik, by the Squirrel; and the sloop EiTy and Hannah,
Capt. Bell,' of Virginia, with two fchoonets belonging to
North-Carolina, were all taken off Cape Nichola Mole, loaded
with mclaffcs, &c. The Captains of the veflcls taken were
confined on board the flag drip at Port-Royal, but they
have within these few days moved for their habeas corpus,
which has been granted, and they are now allowed to go
about: There is no faring when the vdl'cls arc to be li
belled.—The CuflumTl>ufe Officers and the Captains of
the men of war are likely to have some difpme about thefe'
captures.—The American houses here are refolvcd to give
the Captains of these vetids every aOiftance.
By express from Lewis-Town we learn, that on Monday
evening, ' a sloop of war and her tender came into our Capes.
A letter Cam North-Carolina fays, that, at the battle
of Mode's Creek bridge, about 40 of the tories were killed,
whofc army cunlided of at least 2500 men, most of whom
were taken, with 32 baggage waggons, a quantity of dry
goods, &c. alio 1200 guns, chiefly rifles, with (words,
dirks, and fouie powder and ball.
Sunday last arrived here an express from Boston. by
whom we have the following advices :—The cxpiefi in
forms, that the miniftcriaJ troops left 40 of their tight horse,
which were almost starved to death.
We hear a tender, with 10 or 12 swivels, fitted out by the
Phoenix, is cruizing between Sandy Hook and cur Capes, that
ihe has taken two (loops and a brig, off Egg Harbour; that
thev landed on Abfecomb Beach, where they plundered a
house, inhabited by one Steelman, whom they robbed and
ihroped of every thing, even to the cioaths on the children's
backs.
P H TL ADEL P H I A.
“ It is with the greatest pleasure I inform you, that on
Sunday i^d the 17th raft about 9 o'clock in the forenoon,
the ministerial army evacuated the town o& Boston, and that
the fme.es of the united colonies are in actual possession. }
beg leave to congratulate you, Str, a^d the Hon. Con^ c fs cm
this happy event, and particularly as it was effected without
endangering the lives and property of the remaining unhap
py inhabitants.
" I have great reason to imagine theirflight was percipitat
ed by the appearance of a work, which I had ordered to be
thrown up last Saturday nigh, on an eminence at Dorchester
which lay nearer to Beftoa Neck, called Newk' sHill. The
town though it has fuffcred greatly, is not in so bad a date
as I expedited to find it.
“ As soon as the mi^iftcrial troops had quitted the town, £
ordered a thousand men (who had had the small p>x) under
rhe command of Gen. Putnam, to take pufTeffion of dri
heights, which I (hall endeavour to fortify in such a manner
as to prevent their return, (horrid they attempt it; but as they
are Bill in the harhour, I thought it not prudent to march oh
with the main body of the army until I should be fully fa
tistird they had quitted the coast. I have therefore only de
tached five regiments, betides th# Rifle battalion, to New-
York, and (hall keep the remainder here, nil all suspicion of
their return ccafes.
“ The fixation in which I found their works evidently
difeovered that their retreat was made with the greatest preci
pitation. They have left their barracks and other works of
wood at Banker's Hill, &c. all handing, and dettroyed but
a small part of their lines. They have also left a number of
fine pieces of cannon which they spiked up, also a very large
iron mortar, and, (as I am informed) they have thrown ano
ther over the end of your wharf.
“ 1 have imployed proper persons to drill the cannon,
and doubt not I dull lave the most of them. lam nor ab :
to procure an exalt lift of all the (lores they have left; a
soon as it can be done, I (ball take care to transmit it to you:
From an estimate of what the quarter-naafter-general has al
ready difeovered, the amount writ be 25 er £. 30,000."
Extract of a letter frerm Cambridge, March 18, 1776.
" I give you joy of Boston bring evacuated, Saturday night
our people began upon the hili next to the point, ahom
midnight the regulars began firing upon them, and continu
ed it till morning, but did not hurt any one, after that
the minifteralifts hurried on board as faft as they could;
they did not set fire to the town, but they have done much,
mifehief, and though the soldiers were not authorized to
plunder, they were not hindered from doing it, many 0
the officers have been as badsas the privates, and carriers
off the furniture from the houses of those gentlemen who
had left the fame, and accommodated them therewith.—
The British troops are disgraced, this change in our affari
has been produced by the movements on Dorchcfter; ai
moft all the tori.es arc gone off, and are in a dreadful func
tion; fbould it be long before they can put to sea, they
will be half starved. The White Haven flrip from New-
York, got among the Nantucket shoals, and is taken, all tfr
eight White-Haven (hips are taken."
P. S Last might one John Taylor, a rank tory, jumped
over board from one of the transport, and drowned him
fglf. It is thought General Howe has taken pains to leave
the small pox behind him, great care is taken on our fide
to prevent persons going into town that have not bad it
General Putnam days in Boston this night with about isoc
men, they arc in the fort oh -Beacon Nil!."
" Cambridge, March 18, eight o'clock in the morning. The
fleet is Bill below in Boston horbeur, and the wind at erih
so that they cannot movetill the wind changes. Colonel
Patterson's regiment are now on their march for New-York,
I believe four regiments more will set off to-day."
Extraft of a letter from a gentleman of diftingnJhed chara&er 1:
Virginia to bis friend in Philadelphia, Feb. 20.
" I ihink the fate pamphlet called COMMON SENSE 2:
admirable one. I perfectly agree with the author that the
time has found us. It would seem as if heaven had favoured,
us by bringing on the druggie before it was too late. So far
as we preserved any character at all, commerce and luxury
marked the great outlines of it, and these are full as well
adapted to beget a love of money as a love of puhlic^virtue.
If therefore unfortunately our claim of right bad been deve
loppcd more gradually and calmly, so that the miniAry could
have had time to view our importance as well as cur weak
nefs; lam afraid they would have found us too apt fubjefb
fa the pestilence of corruption, and I am perfaaded that one
million to applied with all the dexter fy that practice has giv
en them, would have done us more injury than all the wealth
and power of Britain under our present provocations will be
able to effea."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Charle/h-wn, South-Car^
lina, February 14, 1776.
" Who is the author of Common Scute? I can hardly r
frain from adoring him.—He deserves a Statue of Gold."
Extract from a letter from a gentleman in London, Dec. 23, 1775
" l am informed there arc tra^fports going out to Virginia,
in one cf'which I (ball take my passage if I can get pernri
fion. The troops are failed for Carolina."
DIED, yeftetday Morning, the Hon. SAMUEL WARD
Esq; date member of the Continental Congress; his remain
will he, interred this afternoon in the BaptiftChurch ;' tri
proce ffiun will begin at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at M
lioufc'> in Lodge-AHey, where the friends of the deceaf«
arc defied.to attend.—The body will be carried to Arch-fire.
Church, where a fermoa on the occasion will be delivered by
the Rev. Mr. Stillmap. Tire Ladies will be admitted int,
the galleries at three o'clock.
Last Friday died in the tcventy-fixth year of her age, Mrt
Mny .Dickeuton, the widow of Samuel Dickehfon, Esq; la.
of Kant county, on Delaware. She was a lady peffeffed est
lifelefs (entries; He then brought on the party to Secure
the hill, and went down to the other works, where he found
all abandoned, but the works not injured in any part. They
hailed the ferry-boat, which came over and informed them,
that the enemy had abandoned the town. Gen. Sullivan
then gave information to General Wathiegron, who ordered
him, with the troops under his command, to take pof
fefiion of Charleftown, and General Putnam with xcoo men,
to take poilcffion of the works io Boston, «ud on Monday
morning his Excellency made his entry into Boston, and
repaired to Mr. Hancock's house, where he found his fur
nithre left, without injury or diminution. Indeed General
Grant sent for the man left w charge of the house, and de
sired him to examine whether any of the furniture was
damaged, which ha said was not (though 1 believe the brave.
General had made free with feme articles in the cellar.)
Indeed the buildings, except the old wooden ones, have
fuffcred but very little by the rebel army. We found about
forty good cannon, a fine 13 inch mortar, and a great quan
tity ot stores, which they,- in their hurry, have left for our
life. They have (piked up the cannon, but we can eafiif
clear them."
Extras of a letter received by exprffi from the bed authority, dated
Head quarters, Cambridge, March iptb, 1776.
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