The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-11 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. rr.
Extras of a Letter from Charles-Town, Augif 7.
" Not less than,2soo men are gone against the Chero
kee Indians, who have Alexander Cameron at thefr head.
An express last. night from Major Williamson fays, our
people are anxious to be amongst them. Generals Lee
and Howe set off this morning for the southward, they
have about 1500 men ; it is said they are going to St. Au
gustine, where they are to make reprisals, for the emo
lument of ^ach lucky and bold fellow. This will certain
ly be the means of keeping Georgia quiet, for the thieves
at St. Augustine have committed some outrages on the
back parts of that province.. Our people are taking up
the Acteons guns—l hree fine 9 pounders and a parcel
of swivels were landed in town yesterday."
Monday last the Hon. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,
and Edward Rutledge, Esquires, Members of the Hon.
Congress, set off for New-York, in order it is said, to
confer with Lord Howe, upon the fubje& of sundry pro
positions sent by his Lordship to the Congress by General
Sullivan.
We hear that the Legislature of New-Jersey have ap
pointed the Hon. William Livingston, Esq; Governor of
that State.
The Hon. Congress have promoted Col. Adam Stevens,
of Virginia (an able and experienced officer) to the rank
of a Brigadier General.
We hear that Lord Howe hastonfented to exchange
Gener; 1 Sullivan and Lord Stirling for General- Prescott
and General M'Donald.
Saturday last returned here from a cruize, the armed
sloop Sachem, Capt. Rdbinibn, in the Continental service,
and brought in with him the brigantine Three Friends,
lately commanded by Capt. Anthony Stalker, laden with
rum and sugar; which he took, after a short engagement,
on the izth ult. She was bound from Antigua for New-
York.
We hear from New-York, that a few days ago a'man
of war of 40 guns came to anchor in Turtle-Bay, upon
which General Washington ordered two 12 pounders to
be carried to a convenient piece of ground to attack her.
They soon obliged the ship to retire, having hulled her
twelve times.,
Tbe.Hon. Continental Congress have promoted jofeph
Wood, late Lieutenant-Colonel, to the.rank of Colonel;
Captain Thonras Craig, Li^utenanXrColonel; and Capt
William Butler, Majpr, in'the Army of the American
States.'.'
Last Thursday was married, Mr. WILLIAM MOR
RIS to'Mifs SALLY WARDER, daughter of Mr.
Jeremiah Warder-, Merchant, of this city. - •
We hear that hi thte'late aMon on Long-Ltyd Colonel
Philip Johnson, of New-Jersey. behaved with remarkable «
intrepidity and fortitude. By the well directed tire from
his battalion the enemy were feveral.times repuifed, and
lanes were made through them, until he received a ball
in his bread, which put an end to the life of as brave an
officer as ever commanded a battalion.—General Sullivan,
who was close to him when he fell, fays that no man
could behave with more firmnefs during the whole adion.
As he facrificed his life in defence of the invaded rights
and liberties of his country, his memory must be dear to
every American who is not insensible to the bufferings of
his injured country, and as long as the fame uncorrupted
Spirit of liberty, which led him to the field, fliall continue
to actuate the sons of freedom in America.
: Died, on the 27th of August last, Dodor JOHN
/WALLACE, of Queen Arm's :county, Maryland,
whose death as a Physician as w< II as 2 valuable member
of focicty, is greatly and justly lamented by his friends
and numerous acquaintances; but to, his inconsolable
&dow the loss is mournfully distressing indeed I—For
never was it said of any pair with .greater propriety.
r" When such friends part
) 'Tis the survivor dies.".
On Monday, the 2d instant, departed this life Mrs.
Dorothea Thompson, the wife of JOHN
THOM.PSON, Esq; ®ne of the Magistrates of New-
Cadle county, and a Reprefentative.for said county in the
present Convention for the Delaware State, after a short
illness, and was interred at New-Castle on the Wednesday
following, attended by a numbet of her relations and re
fpedable neighbours. She died, as she lived, a truly
pious and good woman. Blessed 'are the, who die in the
Lord.
LIST of the names of such Officers of the three Penn
sylvania Battalions as are prisoners and miffing the 27th
of August, after the battle on LongTiland.—Thofe that
are prisoners have, by a flag of truce, lent for their
baggage and cafo. Their friends are desired to fend
their trunks, &c. properly direfled, to the house next
do>r to General Putnam's, in New-York, and to leave
their calh (hard money) at the General's, that they may
be sent by the firft flag.
First Battalion of Rifle Regiment.
Samuel Miles, Esq; Colonel Commandant, prisoner.
James Piper, Esq; Lieut. Colonel, prisoner.
Serj. Drpm. Priv.
Capt. Richard Brown, prif. Farmer's 2 1 26
Ift. Lieut. Wm. Gray, do. Brown's 2 1 18
do. John Spear, ' do. Long's 0 2 9
do. John Davis, do. Albright's 2 0 26
do. George Wert, do. Shade's 1 0 i 3
2d Lt. Joseph Triefbacb do. Weitzell's 2 o
do. Wm. M'Pherfon, do. ——
do. Joseph Jacquet, miffing. 9 4 io7
3d Lt. Luke Broadhead, prif.
Doctor John Davis, do.
do. Joseph Davis, do.
Second Battalion of Rifle Regiment.
Serj. Drum. Priv.
Capt. William Peebles, prif. Murray's 0 0 4
ift Lieut. Matthew Scott, do. Peebles 1 1 12
do. Daniel Tcpham, do. Marshall's, 0 0 2
2d Lt. Jas. Carnagan miffing. Erwin's 3 onevol. &16
do. David Sloan, do. Grubb's 0 0 4
3dLt. Charles Taylor, killed. Christ's 2 0 2
do. Joseph Brownlee, prif.
6 ,1 40
Battalion of Mufqnetry.
Samuel Attlee, Esq; Colonel, prisoner.
Caleb Parry, Esq; Lieut. Colonel, killed.
x t Serj. -Drum. Priv.
Capt. Francis Murray, prif. Anderson's 1 0 9
do. Thomas Herbert, do. Murray's 0 0 10
do. John Nice, do. Herbert's 0 0 8
do. Joseph Howell, do. Dchoff's 0 0 6
Lieut. Walter Finney, do. Nice's 0 0 9
' do. Joseph Moore, killed. Howell's o o 7
Ensign W.Henderfon,prif. McClelland's 0 0 l 2
do. Alex. Button, do. late Lloyd's o' 1 14
do. Michael App, miffing. — _
do: Septimus Davis, prif. I 1
Prisoners. 3 Cols. 6 Capts. 11 Lieuts. 3 Ensigns 2
Donors.'•
. Killed and miffing., I Col. 5 Lieuts. 1 Ensign, 16 Ser
jeants, 6 Drum and Fife, 1 Voluntier, 222 Privates.
Total. 4 Cols. 6 Capts. 16 Lieuts. 4 Ensigns, 2 Doc
tors, 16 Serjeants, 6 Drum and Fife, 1 Voluntier, 222
Privates.
This account is taken from a matter of the three bat
talions before mentioned, and afterwards carefully com
pared with the accounts which came by a flag of truce
from tile enemy to his Excellency General Washington
the sth instant, by LOD. SPROGELL, M. M. G.
to the Pennsylvania Regulars.
Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1776,
" AR OrBICR, Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1776.
CONGRESS having directed the Board of War
to cab in the several recruiting parties of the German
battalion, and that they have them firmed and armed
with all possible expedition and forwarded to New
" York, taking nxafures and giving proper directions to
have the battalion recruited to the full compliment so
loon as the fame can be done." The officers of the
laid battalion are hereby enjoined immediately to repair
with their men to the city of Philadelphia, that the Board
niay take the necessary steps to fulfil tile directions of'
c ;° n ^ fs - RICHARD PETERS, Secretary.
An OR D INANCE of the State of Pennsylvania,
declaring what Jhall be TREASO N, and for puniJhing
the fame, and other crimes and prallices again ft the State.
WHEREAS government ought at all times to take
the molt effectual measures for the fafety and se
curity of the State, Be it therefore ordained and declared,
and it is hereby ordained and declared, by the Reprefen
tives of the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in
General Convention met, That all and every person and
persons (except prisoners of war) now inhabiting or re
siding within the limits of the State of Pennsylvania, or
that ihall voluntarily come into the fame hereafter, to in
habit or sojourn, do and fliall owe and pay allegiance to
the State of Pennsylvania.
A ll ''„ e " farther ordained, by the authority aforefaid,
i, a '. " e . ver y such person and persons, so owing
allegiance to the State of Pennfylvania', who, from and
ader the publication hereof, /hall levy war against this
State, or be adherent to the King of Great-Britain,.or
otheis the enemies of this State, or to the enemies of
the United States of America, by giving him or them aid
' or affifeance within the limits of this State, or elsewhere,
and Ihail he thereof duly convicted in any court of Oyer
and Terminer hereafter td be erected, according to law,
fhao be adjudged guilty of High Treason, and forfeit
his lands, tenements, goods and chattels, to the life of
the State, and he imprisoned anv term not exceeding the
dilation of the present war w th Great-Britain, at the
' difcretion of the Judge or Judges.
. An d be it farther ordained and declared, by the autho
rity aforefaid. That any person or persons (except as be
fore exempted) reading, inhabiting or foiourning in this
^ te ' ~° shall hereafter know of fach treason, and
conceal the fame, or that shall receive or assist such traitor
knowing him to be such, and shall he thereof duly con
vided as aforefaid shall be adjudged guilty cf misprision
of treason, and fuffer the forfeiture of one third of his
goods and chattels, lands and tenements to the use of the
State, and be imprisoned any term not exceeding the du
°f the prefect war with Great-Britain, at the
discretion of the fudge or Judge:.
A^.^ ^ f ^ h , er ordained and declared, That in all
convictions for high treason, the Judge or Judges, before
whom the trial is had, may, out of the estate forfeited
' )V v 'rtue of this act make such prov ; fion for the wife or
% ° f the criminal, as he or they in his
or their discretion may deem necessary.
be J' f, hcr ordained and declared, That this
in , f ° rce til] the enrt of the firft session
tie firft Assembly that fhallmeet under the new confti
tut^ii of this Rate, and no longer.
c °r ention , September <, 1776, and signed
b y",r order, B. FRANKLIN, President.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
„ *** The Piece signed, A Well-wisher to public Liberty,
is come to hand, and ouill be inserted next Week.
To be fold by public Vendue;
O N ,"°1 a ? the l6th of th is instant September, at Three
0 Clock in the Afternoon, on Plumfted's Wharff,
A PARCEL of RU M,
Taken in the Prize Brigantine Neptune, condemned in the
Court of Admiralty. The said Brig will be fold the fame After
noon, v the fame Place, ^ soon as th, R um is disposed of. sa w .
P HI LI P MA RCH rN-T-OW-
P re , oved his flocfc °f GOOD S, from his flore in
Maiket-ftreet, to his here at hi s Woollen Manufactory
in Front-street, between Market and Chestnut-streets, which me
brown and black broadcloths, Engli/h and India black, pink
green, and cle+h coloured padnafays: blue, orangey and cloth
coloured, plain and flowered fattin damask ; flriped and sprigged
pink and white, and blue and white 'tobines ; silk lorettas and
charlottes: Hack and cloth coloured silk and hair grograms
crowed silk breeches patterns, black and cloth coloured
flockings; blue, black and purple, heft double top genuine
cotton velvets ; black and brown best silk and hair plush &c
He continues taking in Wool ; Spinners and Weavers may
have full employ. • J
Purr of Philadelphia, ) „ „,
Pennfylvania,',. { wh °m it may concern.
N°^ ^""' ^" * Court of Admiralty
will be held at the State-house in the city of Philadel
phia on Friday, the 27th day of September info at tea o'
C f°T°°, n °' the " me ' a V' then and there to try the
truth of the fads alledged in the bill cf IfaHh Robinson Com
manner of the armed sloop, called the Sachem (who, as well
&c.) against the brigantine, or vessel, called the Three Friends.'
burthen about 80 tons, with her guns, tackle, appared, furniture
and cargoe, lately commanded by Andrew Stalker. To the end
amt intent that the owner or owners of the said brigantine, her
cargoc. &c. or any person concern herein, roay a % r and
flew cause, if any they have, why fr fi me sod j nct b e con
demned according to the r ver of / ^lhiq
By
« BES ° N| Register
TO BT I~~E -- —
A FULLING-MILL and Appurtenances, in good
1 , °. rde fo ° n that never-faiting £. am of water, Croffwick's
creek, in Monmouth county, New-J^fey. A person that un
derstands the butefs well, may command as much work as he
w H a °tV A " R ' Phl]adel Fi% er Richard
W A I. . Nr on the premfa. 16, 17,6. J
, September 1776.
R a p^ ^"' f^riber, !% in cbekefo ^„.
Ts county, an indented servant boy, named
Joseph Rudies, came CT England can tell lies, is so 5 feet
brgh, tbm j ma ll foe,fa„ Qfo. bad taken he ^ent
”^ : a * ^J^J^ a fr& jacket,
arid a pair of thick fad fees. Whoever secures said Ley, so that
may get him again, fall have Ten Shillings
^ d6 J JOHNJULLOWEQ q
mt ^biladelpbia. Sept. %
TEN SHILLINGS R EWAR D.
STR A YET )or STOLEN, out of a pasture hear this
c,ty, on the 3 tft of last month, a middle sized dark brown
COW, 6 or 7 years old, she had a calf about two taonths since,
has a white foot between her horns, which are long and fender,
and have some holes or broken ndils at the ends of them.
Whoever takers her up and gives information thereof to the fub
fenber, so that he may have her again, shall receive the above
reward, and reafonahle charges, paid by
Samuel Pleasants.
11 IHOMAS HASKINS (who came from Kingf
wood, n^r Bristol, about 17 years ago) is living, he is par
ticularly requeued to write to his Brother, Daniel Haftins, at
the Tbiftle and Crown, Pine-fireet, Philadelphia, who would be
happy to hear from him.
To be SOLD by the Subscriber, living in East Nmingbarn,
^ear the Brick Meeting House,
A VALUABLE Plantation, and Trad of Land, lying
in Weft Bradford, Chester county ; the title indisputable ;
it contains 350 acres, is well watered and timbered) about one
halt cleared ; there are on the premises a good flume dWelling
houfe two stories high, and stone kitchen adjoining, a good well
of water near the door, also a good fpring,and ftohe fyring-houfe,
a good log barn and stables, with a stone gow Ihed, all in good
repair ; there are on the said premises two bearing orchards, 30
acres of mea.h w made, mostly watered, and more may be made.
Any person inclining to purchase, may kriow the terms, by ap
plying to German DaVis, living on the premises, or
t GeoRGE LEGGIT.
Londongrove town,dip, Chester county, Ninth-Month 7, 1776.
. A S flolen, cut of the pakure of John Moore, in Sadfour,
i" tbe ^t of the firft of this month; a black
HJRSE, 2 years old last faring, about 14 bands high, quasf.d
before, natural to pace, but can trot feme, a foitifh tail, his mart
bangs to the off fide, and lately bad some cut eff tbe points branded
on the near fo oulder I, and on tbe buttock L. Whoever fecure< uiid
borfe and thief, Jbak lhave a reward of Five Pounds, or 1 nice
Pounds for the borfe alone, with reafonakle charges, paid by
Jonathan Lindley.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
Ru N away on 'he firft of September instant, from the sub
scriber, living in Caecil county, Maryland, near Colonel
JohnLn's Ferry, an indented servant man, named fobn IWC„,
born in Scotland, and has been in London, about 25 years of
age, a small slender fellow, about 5 feet 6 inches high, or a
fair or rather sandy complexion, fair coloured hair, tied behind,
which he femetimes buckles at his ears and frizes up before, h^
has a halt in his walk with the left foot ; had on, and took uih
him, a half-worn beaver hat, a new lightifh coloured home mace
coating coat, lined with striped blue and white lincey, with lar°e
meta! buttons, half worn whitish jacket with black spots, apple
tree buttons, buckskin breeches, a pair of white woollen ft ck
tngs, one pair blaek ditto, half-worn ffioes, copper buckles
plated with silver, a half-worn 800 ffiirt, old tow trowfers, and
supposed, to have a 16 dollar bill with him, of the firft struck
Convention money of Maryland, which he stole from hi s m^-
her, and is thought he will endeavour to get on board some vessel
as ne is not fit for the land service. Whoever rakes up said fer-'
vant and secures him in any goal, so that h s matter may h d ve him
again, fliall have, if 20 miles from home, 20 Shillings, if 40
miles, 40 Killings, and if 60 miles, the above reward, and all
reasonable charges, if brought home, paid by
I R OBERT PORTER.
makers of veflels are forbid to carry bim at tbetrperil,
as it is thought he is gone towards PLiladelpcia. "|
__ h September 1776.
4^^°^ T ; ab ° ut tw ° w " ks ar -°' a hr ^ e FISHING
Oit a, square stern, black bottom, with an ion
chain. Whoever finds said Boat, and returns her to Andrew
Kessler, living in Lad's C ve, a little below Gloucester or
lets him know where she ; s , /hall be handfomly folded, §
County, %/fyy^
R^^^Jubfember, lining in so o f
Gfyer. an Englif servant lad, „ a „, ed Richard fol,
~:7 y ears of age, (feet 3 or 4 inches high, ver, dirk com
ple^on fftlt brown bate ; bad on, and , 80 k with him, a light
coloured c.etb jacket, a striped under ditto, twe new br^on bomrfcn
fats t^o ft of tow irowjers, half worn, a good fas bat, bob
fmed Jboes, yub largefore brass buckles. Wb^er takes up laid
fervara and secures bin: i„any goal, so tint bis maser ff bale bin
ft^ll receive SIX DOLLARS reward, and alfe-
Jonabiecharges, paid by J±cobJ<o BERTs ,|
r "' r lhcrn Liberties, ^ept. 7 1776
TEN POUNDS Reward.
D^^ T m D # 4th instant, three men, who were in.
rifled for the Flying Camp, in Captain Jacob Faunfe's
o'? °V he 2d "" tan , and UJA the 4 th inlifte^ into Captain
John Palmer s company for the. fame purpose ; they are all of
German defeent, one named Robert Hartly, about 5 feet 6 inches
h^h dark complexion; had. on a yellow striped jacket and
so trowfers so, and
5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, of dark complexions, weaiin, linen
frocks and troffers, fuppofal to have changed their clothes
one ot them (Hartley) ~s & n with a new heaver , hat
Whoever takes .a said Deserters, and secures them in a °
^l, so that either ox toe aoove Captains may have them aran,
shall receive th: above reward, paid by JOHN PAIMF R
and JACOB FAUNSE, Captains ' ^^LR,
\ ^"’' j ^'^ "^ c ^ ptain Faunfe b Y ^ name of
the other two by the names of fy Andrews,
and l^ck Miller, ^ Captain Pal mer by the nam^s of
and Adam Andersen, and folk Miller, and have received the
bounty^from both Captains. ||6W'
1 w E NT Y- D
]'b dSER ? 1 D fr ° m Captain Matthew Hand's Com-
P^Y , of the Flying Camp, now ra ift in Philadelphia,
H,am Simfon, a weaver by trade, a /lender fellow, about 27
2$ years ot age 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high ; had on when ne
went away, a bluiffi coloured coat out at the elbows. %in ? es
Claim, an linkman, 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high
brown curled hair a weaver by trade; had on . lightish colour
3acket w " h ° ut Beeves, had a wife and young child with him
foes Mclary, an Irishman, about 23 or 24 years (
'°" V 4 ^" h '^< b 7 wn ftra ^" hair > a g°aler, came son
near New Caflie, and is supposed to have gone back again ; had
on a brown coat; had eniifted formerly with Major PreCtor's
°' artil)er y- ^^ Calc ^> but known by the name
D^d Moore, 32 years of age, 5 feet 4J inches high, black
eurled hair, was born in the county of Down I , Leland • had
on a hunting shirt of a Gown colour, tuck-In breaches ' and
had a falfe pats to pari unmolested by the name of Lme^ Cal'well
^tohts fri.delpl.ia. Lfoß(, c a lt s himfelfa
Londoner, supposed to be about 28 years of a . e , §^, 0 , 6
inches high, black hair tied behind, black eyes, a well let fel
low,, undeftands seating thedrum, was a drum-major to Lord Ster
r,me?^ . New . Y °rk; he is a polite fellow, and the
chief of bis drink is wine; bad on a nankeen coatee, broke at
the elbows, jacket and breeches of ditto, and white flockings.
Whoever takes up the f ? id deleters, and secures them or finds
them to them company in Philadelphia, at the sign of the Shin
Dfaw#b ^ ^ll have the above reward,
with reafonabie charges, or for any one of them, 4 Dollars. yfQ
P ^"" d Wee ^ A^Uand German,
lhe Minutes of th& Convention
for the State of P^nfyhaHM,
By HENRY MILLER, printer, in Race-street.