The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-21 00:00:00, page 3

The cannonading heard last Thursday fi/nnight, at Nor
folk, was occah >ned by a detachment of our troops, under
major Eppes, attacking a number o? black and white people
from the men of war, who had landed to Real tobacco.
Major Eppes dove them back, after killing four negroes
and two white men, upon which the drips began to tire.—
We hear lord Dunmore and his friends are exceedingly ui
cafy, and a good deal frightened, upon hearing that the con
tinental fleet is designed against them; and indeed they have
very good reason, for, as fufe as a rifle (and that, they will
know, is pretty true) commodore Hopkins will pay them a
visit as soon as he is joined by the Maryland fquadrun.
Feb. to. Col. Henry received the following letter last night,
by express, from Col. Gcayfon at Hampton: " Yesterday
evening the Kingfisher went down towards the cap^s, and
this morning die returned, in company with a fifty gun flbp
and fame tenders. They are all now at anchor, just bcl^w
the light-house."
A brig, laden with linens, this week luckpy efeaped the
vigilance of the tenders (with which it is laid the bay
;,fwarms) and fell into the hands of our people.
Some of the tenders went up to Naafemond a few days
m .ago, and took a vessel with about zoo barrels of pork on
board. Our people at that place bid a final! skirmish with
-them, but we cannot learn that any lives were loft on either
fide. Before their departure they burnt down a house be
longing to Mr. Wills Cowper, in which was deflroycd about
, 100 barrels of corn.
A schooner from Salem, and another from Ipfwicb, both
in ballast, the latter with 200 1. on board, in continental dol
lars, were taken last Tuesday, by two tenders, and carried
into the harbour of Norfolk. They were bound tu here tor
corn.
St. J O H N's, (in Antigua) Jan. 17.
This morning early four companies ot his Majesty's „th
regiment, who were diove off the American coast, and put
into this island in great distress, marched through the town
of St. John fr®tn Englifh-haibour to Rat-island barracks,
where they are to rest and refresh themselves till a vessel is
got ready to carry them to Boston.
The flops of war on their different Nations round this and
the neighbouring islands are daily diftrefling the Americans,
by making captures of their v-ffHs employed in their pto
fcribed trade with the French islands, &c.
PHILADELPHIA.
Monday last arrived here Capt Craig, from St. Euftatia,
by whom we learn, that the English men of war are taking
all the American veffcls they can lay hold off, which are sent
into Antigua or St. Kitts : and that among thofc lately taken
and lent into Antigua are, the (hip Two Brothers, Johnson,
from this port for Europe, who was taken in lat. 39, long.
32, by the Experiment : Brig Greyhound, Stevens, from
this port for the Weft Indies : Capt. Kyle, in a (loop belong
ing to Maryland, who had been from Sr. Kitts to Saltertuda,
and was returning to that island with a load of fait : A thip
formerly commanded by Capt. Bryfoh of New-York, bound,
from Holland and Surrinam for St. Euftatia : The sloop
•—— —■ , Camble, bound from St. Croix for New-York, the
Captain of which is put into a dungeon, by a civil magis
trate of Antigua, for having been in the train of artillery in
New-York: And a (loop from North-America, bound in bal
last to Jamaica with 950 dollars ; the was taken by Greaves,
who seized the cash tor his own use, and after carrying in
the vessel would not let the Captain on thore till he gave him
a bond of indemnity, which the poor fellow Was obliged to
do, oriGreaves would have starved him to death ; but when
the Captain got on ihore he found a friend, and, in conse
quence of advice, took out a writ for Greaves, who was im
mediately seized with the gout, and could not come on Ihore.
The schooner Fortune, with oil, brandy, wine and llaves
on bbard; sloop Mary, with raisins, Haves, &c. the Ihip
Mercury, with flour, bread and candles, taken by th# Expe
riment; and a brig with flour taken by the Argo.
A lift of prizes taken and carried into St. Chriftophers :
Brig Union, Alexander Boyd, matter, from South Carolina,
by his Majesty's ship Argo, William Garnier, Esq; com
mander, the 18th day of December, r 77s, condemned the xd
day of January, 1776. —The sloop Conflance, Jean Dantey,
matter, from St. Euftatius, by his Majesty's sloop Lynx,
Alexander Scott, Esq; commander, the xoth of December,
1775, condemned the ad of January, 1776. —A brig from
Surrinam, bound to America luaden with inclaffes,, taken by
his Majesty's sloop Lynx, Alexander Scott, Esq; commander,
and carried up to Antigua.—Sloop Charming Polly, Thomas
Truxton, master, from New-York, by his Majesty's ship Argo,
the 2d day of January, 1,76. — Slo'op Thomas, Henry Keel,
maft c r, from St. Euftatius, by his Majffty's ship Argo, the 4th
of January, 1776.
Extras of a letter from a Capt. of a vessel, arrived at St. Kits
in 35 days from London, to a gentleman in this city, dated Jan. 18.
" No vessel was permitted to fail for America at my de
parture, but what was employed by government, for which
xeafon, many vessels were laid up in Greenland dock. The
bill for seizing all American property, had pad the House of
Lords."
Extras of a letter from Dublin, dated Nov. to.
" Ths Ministry will scarcely be able to fend out to Ameri
ca 10,000 men additional, two thirds of these mutt be new
levies. The two regiments which failed from Cork about
the middle of last month for Quebec, were by hard weather
forced into Milford, except thole in one transport, which is
miffing. There they stay, as it is too late to proceed. It is
the general idea, that Canada must fall into the hands of the
provincials, which is imputed to the difaffe&ion of the Cana
dians. All forts of grain, in Britain and here, are more plen
tiful! than for many years past ; insomuch that rhe Wed-India
islands will be supplied from these kingdoms. Five regiments
are under orders to be at Cork by the firft of December, to
proceed in December to Virginia, we are pretty sure.
Extract of a letter from New-York, dated February r 6.
" This day Capt. Pearce arrived here from Cape Nichola
Mole, in twenty four days ; he gives an account of 2000
troops arriving there, and two men of war two days before
he failed ; he fays, the Commandant has given orders to
take or destroy every English man of war that comes in
their ports : He also informs, th^t 2000 troops more were ex
pedled every day from Port Au Prince, and that two English
men of war were seen off there every day, but not allowed
to come within gun-shot of the fort: He further fays, that
twenty fail of English vessels are taken by our men of war,
and sent down to Jamaica, he does not know any of their
names, except one sloop owned by Mr. Comfort Sands, of
this cify, loaded with provisions. This day about twelve
o'clock' General Lee sent a flag down to Capt. Parker, and
was answered by a drum, the boat came ashore and carried a
letter eff; the flag waited till two o'clock, not answered,
they went away appearingly much displeased: It is said, the
flag was for the exchange of a certain Capt. Tiely, who has
been a prisoner for some time on board. Lee is preparing for
Entrenching: we have all the cannon of the battery, and men
At work to mount them on carriages."
Extrafl of a letter from St. Kitt's, January 20.
« We cannot expert a vessel from you in the Spring, as the
Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Reed, Thomas M'Kean, Sa
muel Meredith, Samuel Massey, Sharpe Delany, Richard
Bache, William Rush, Joseph Wetheritl, Thomas Barclay,
John Wilcox, Thomas Cuthbert, John Cox, Thomas Law
rence, Jacob Morgan, William Jackfen, John Cadwalader,
John Bayard, Francis Gurney, George Schloffer, Moore
Furman, Christopher Ludwick, Jonathan B. Smith, Thomas
Pryer, William Bradford, John Alien, Richard Willing,
John Purviance, William Heylham, James Millegan, Charles
Massey; James Creffon, Benjamin Loxley, Benjamin Harbe
fon, Christopher Marshall, fen. Robert S. Jones, Joseph
Parker, James Reed, Frederick Kuhle, Joseph Moulder, Ti
mothy Matlack, James Alh, John Patton, Nicholas Hicks,
Philip Boehm, Jacob Shreiner, Daniel Joy, Francis Wade,
William Ball, John Linnington, Isaac Howell, Joseph Wat
kins, Christopher Pechin, Peter Z. Lloyd, Nathan Brown,
William Wiftar, Joseph Dean, Jacob Barge, Benjamin Rush,
Robert Smith, hatter, .William Hollingfhead, Samuel C.
Morris, William Will, Jonathan Mifflin, son of John, Na
than Donned, Andrew Tybout, John Meafe, Daniel Robin
son, Samuel Simpson, Michael Shubart, George Meade,
William Colliday, George Morgan, Capt. William Davis,
Benjamin Pafchall, James Searles.
NORTHERNLIBERTIES.
John Dickinson, Isaac Coatis, Joseph Copperthwait, Wil
liam Masters, George Leib, "John Brown, Samuel Bruder,
James Loughead, William Coates, James Worrell, Thomas
Hopkins, Robert Hare.
SOUTHWARK.
Samuel Moore, John Duche, Joseph Blewer, Robert Alli
foM, James Skinner, William M'Mullen, Nathaniel Irish,
Elias Boyce, Robert Knox, femes Barnes, William Robin
son, Joseph Falconer.
Last Thursday weak was married, Mr. Jeremiah William
son to Miss Lydia Josiah :-—And on Monday night last, was
married, Capt. Francis Proeftor of the artillery, to Miss Nancy
Henderson.
Married the 15th inst. Alexander Moore, jun. Esquire, of
Cumberland, New-Jersey, to Miss Sally Tate, daughter of
Anthony Tate, Esquire, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania.
cruisers on this and every other Ration in the Weft-Indies,
keep such a look out that no vessel can escape, and they
have orders to seize all American vessels, wherever met with,
many of which have already unfortunately fallen into their
hands, and every letter on board broke open and read ; our
distresses in this and every other of the islands muff be very
terrible, fliould this unnatural war continue for any time, and
we fee not the leaf! appearance of the difference bring healed
without the entire fuhmiffion of the Americans to the mercy
of King and Parliament; as every arrival from'England brings
accounts of additional armaments for your fubjedtion : This
muff sensibly affect the planters, as they have no other way of
plying their debts but in rum, and the merchant not knowing
where to find a vend for it cannot receive it."
On Monday iad, the Rev. Dr. Smith delivered an annimat
ing and pathetic Oration in the German Calvimft Church, in
honour of the late General Montgomery and the brave offi
cers who fell with him before Quebec, to a very crowded as
sembly; confuting of; the principal ladies of the city, the
Congreri, the Committees of Safety and Inipcaioa, the Pro
fedors and Students of the College, and the four battalions of
city Militia. Several-pieces of folemu music were performed
b fore and after the Oration, which added much to its enter
tainment.
By Capt. Craig we learn, that at Martiaico and St. Domingo
there were at lead 20,000 French troops, and eight or ten Ihips
of the line, and a fleet of sixteen more daily expected, and
that the Frenchmen offi-r five to one that there will be a war
between England and France, by the firft of May.
By Major Ogden, from Quebec we learn, that all things
were quiet there the 27th ult. that our people ftili kept up
the blockade, and had not met with the leaf! interruption
from Carlton.—We further learn, that great numb rs of
troops are on th^ir way for Quebec, some of which were at
Montreal befo e the 30th of January.—That three Compa
nies of the Battalion railed in this province were arrived at
Albany in good spirits, on their way to Quebec.
Sunday night arrived here Capt. Souder trom Grenada. On
his parage he spoke a vessel front Coik, the matter of which
informed him, that 25 traofports, with 4000 troops on board
had failed from Cork for America, *
Upon the news of Gen. Clinton's attempt to land at New-
York, Col. Dickiofon with two companies from the Four
Battalions of the Philadelphia Militia, prepared to march
to New York (at the request of Gen. Lee) but were counter
manded on Thursday by an account §hat the King's troops
hid left that city without attempting a landing. The compe
tition and spirit which appeared among the officers and pri
vates, upon this occasion, indicated that the citizens of Phi
ladelphia are upon a footing with the foremoft of the Colo
nies, in resolving to die freemen rather than to live Haves.
Last night the Committee of this city found THOMAS
ROGERS, in Elbow-Lane, and JOSEPH SERMON, in
Second-Street, guilty of treason (0 this country, and as such
they are held up to the public as enemies to America, and will
be advertised in our ^exr, being obliged to omit it in this for
want of time.
On Thursday last departed this life, in the „tli year of
her age, Mrs.' ELIZ\BETH CADWALADER, wife of
John Cadwalader, Esq;- of this ci y, and only daughter
of the late Col. Edward Leoyd, of Maryland; and on
Saturday her remain's were interred in St. Peter's Church
yard, attended by a great number of the most refpe&able
citizens.
WE the fubferibers, judges and fnfpcaors of the general
election held on Friday the i6th:day ot February, at the
State House, for the choice of a COMMITTEE for the city
and liberties of Philadelphia; to serve for fix months ensuing,
do certify that the following persons were duly elected.
David Chambers; John Williams, Samuel Howell, jun.
Judges. George Bartram, Thomas Leech, Joseph Moul
der, John Stille, Andrew Tybout, Nathan Cooke, James
Rose, William Colliday, Robert Knox, James Long
head, John Taylor, t. B. Smith, bifocals.
For the C I T Y
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WILLIAM & THOMAS BRADFORD,
(Price One Shilling enfy—THE NEW EDITIONof
COMMON SENSE,
Addressed to the Inhabitants of America.
With several Additions in the B< dy of the Work : To which
is added an APPENDIX, and an Address to the Repre,
fehtatives of the People called QUAK ers.
N. B. This Edition contains upwards of one-third more
than any former one.
*, The Pamphlet advertised by Robert Bell, entitled Ad
ditions to Common Senfc, or by any other name he may here
after call it, confirms of pieces taken out of the News-papers,
and not written by the author of Common Sense.
TO BE LETT,
For a term of years, and may be entered on by the middle
of April next,
THAT well known CRIST MILL situated in Paxton
Townfliip, Lancaster county, formerly the property of
Moses Dickey, deceased § there is two pair of (tones, one
for grinding and chopping, and he other for (helling fpelts,
and is in good repair now, the woiks being almost new; It
is in the best Situation for cuftora of any mill in that county,
it being kept busy alineft day and might, and from the begin
ning of November until the latter end of May, makes up
wards of fifty bushels of wheat each month, befide< other
grain, such as corn, rye, and buckwheat.-—For terms apply
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March next. A man with a small family or a single man
would be the mod acceptable.—Any peifon inclining to lease
mutt bring good recommendations of his honesty and abili
ties in that branch of bufiuefs, none else need apply,
% JOSHUA ELDER.
ADDRESSED TO THE INHABITANTS OF AMERICA,
ON THE FOLLOWING INTERESTING SUBJECTS
I. The American patriot's prayer.
11. American independancy defended, by Candidos.
111. The propriety of independancy, by Demophifus.
, The dread of tyrants, and the sole refeurce
Of those that under grim oppression groan.
Thomson.
IV. A review of the American contest, with some ftriaures
on the King's speech. Addressed to all parents in the
Thirteen United Colonies, by a friend to posterity and
mankind.
V. Letter to Lord Dartmouth, by an English American.
VI. Observations on Lord North's conciliatory plan, by
Sincerus.
TO WHICH IS ADDED AND GIVEN,
An appendix to Common Sense; together with an address to
the people called Quakers, on their testimony concerning
Kings and Government, and the present commotions in
America.
DESERTED from Capt. Nall Vanfant's company, in the
fifth battalion of Pennsylvania troops, a certain WIL
LIAM DEY, alias BURCHEL, a well set fellow, five feat
eight inches high, a native of old England, wears his own
hair short, of a dark colour; 'had on a blue outside jacket
with Beeves, a green under jacket, half-worn leather bree
ches; speaks but little when sober, but when in liquor has
a remarkable stoppage in his speech. Whoever secures the
said fellow and delivers him at Capt. Vanfant's quarters in
Benfalem, or the fubferiber's in Newtown, Bucks county,
(hall have the above reward and reasonable charges.
EDWARD HOVENDEN,
% Ensign fifth battalion of Pennsylvania troops.
Hive for file at the r Core on Arch-street wharf,
THICKSETTS; broad and narrow bindings ; gartering;
I tammies; Queen fluffs ; black crape; white Walloons;
ditto of different colours; shaded worsted; plated, gilt and
metal coat and waistcoat buttons; large and small pocket
books ; spelling books ; scaling wax ; pocket looking glas
ses; twist; copper plate curtain callicoes; chintzes; cot
tons; India callicoes; spotted lawns; table cloths; knee
garters ; scars twist ; death head and basket buttons ; cradle
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to's; Dutch lace; ribbands of various colours ; pearl, jet,
and wax necklaces ; womens white and coloured lamb, kid,
and fhammy gloves; mens, womens, and boys thread, cot
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other cloths; India damasks ; breeches patterns, fine and
coarse; flacks, brown, yellow and pink callimancoes ; lawn
handkerchiefs; flowered lawns and laces; and sundry other
articles of dry goods ; also cocoa; meLffe & ; sugar in bar
rels; mackarel; Wefl-India rum ; best old Madeira wines,
of the New-York quality; geneva in cases; and almonds;
And a FAST SAILING BRIG,
Of Eleven Hundred Barrels. * Feb. ar.
To be SOLD or LEASED,
}) Y the Subferiber, Four Hundred Aerts of Land, at the
) mouth of Mahoning, on the east branch of Susquehanna,
called the GARDEN ot EDEN: On the lower part iff said
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pose. And on the upper end of said trarft is a good square
l°gg house, a saw mill, a garden and some cleared land, and
an excellent place for a tavern or fibre, as four public roads
lead in at said place.—For further particulars apply to
t JOHN SIMPSON.
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in Third-Street, (price one filling only) with allowances to
those who buy quantities.
LARGE ADDITIONS TO
ANY person having a quantity of well bound DRY
FAGGOTS to dispose of, may hear of a purchaser,
bv applying to the Printers hereof. § Feb. zr.
TO BE S O L D,
I) Y the Subferiber, A HOUSE and LOT at New-Mills, in
) Hanover Townflrip, Burlington County, having fix
rooms on a floor, wi h about 3 quarters of an acre of land.
For terms, apply to Joseph Budd at said New-Mills, or the sub
scriber in Springfield, near Julia's Town. William Budd, f
To be^TriTD— br^L E T,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION, cr ntainingfabout eighty
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f bere are two runs of water through the land. Enquire of
he Printers, where a plan of the whole may be seen.
W A N TE D,
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Col. Dayton, a DRUMMER and FIFER: If they arc
well recommended may be made Drum-major and Fife-major,
with good pay.—Apply to Mr. Clement Biddle in Philadel
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COXE AND FURMA N,
COMMON SENSE;
Newtown, February 16, 1776.
THREE DOLLARS Reward.