The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-08 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, ^B.
The following Letters were received by different Ex
presses since Monday Morning, viz.
Lewes-Lown, Ma, 5, 1776.
" Yesterday one of the British pirates, with two ten
ders, Rood out to sea, and took a schooner and sent her
in here thia morning with her two tenders. At ten
o'clock this morning the Roebuck and the other, ship,
with the two tenders and prize schooner, all got under
fail, with the wind E. S. E. went out of the Road, and
are making up the Bay; they have got the (loop tender,
Dawson's boat and prize schooner all ahead of them,
with intent, I believe, to found the channel. The wind
is frefh, and the whale-boat from here can be of no use,
I have therefore sent off expresses to the different alarm
pofts."
Port Penn, half pafl ri o'clock. May 6, 1776.
" There are now in fight of Port Penn two ships of
war, one topsail schooner, and three smaller, supposed
to be tenders.
" P. S. We have heard above forty guns fired, but
know not from which vessel."
Wilmington, 2 o'clock P. M. Tuesday, Ma, 7, 1776.
" Mr. Bridges's Brig is just got into our Creek, escort
ed by the Wasp The twenty gun ship at the Creek's
mouth, and has fired a gun, but the vessels are out of
reach---We are preparing to defend them The Roe
buck at New-Castle, and several tenders."
On Wednesday Jaft, according to the law passed last
session for increasing the number of Rep'refentatives in
the Assembly, the election was held for four Burgesses
for the city, which did not finifh before midnight.—The
following Gentlemen were voted for, and upon summing
up the poll, it Rood as follows, viz. Samuel Howell, 941;
Andrew Allen, 923; George Clymer, 023; Alexander
Wilcox, 931 Thomas Willing, 911 ; Frederick Kuhl,
904; Owen Biddle, 903; and Daniel Roberdeau, 890.
- The fame day Henry Haller and John Lafber were
chosen Representatives for the county of Berks.
Last Saturday William Bales and James Jones, for a
. fh-cet robbery, and John Woodward, for the murder of
his wife, were executed pursuant to their sentence.
Woodward behaved with uncommon refalution, though
not insensible of his deplorable situation, and in his last
words denied being guilty of the crime for which he was
condemned; the other two confeffed the justice of their
sentence, and seemed penitent.
Capt. Gideon Doud, 48 ; Captain Wright, 63. to, Lieut.
Hughes, from Philadelphia, 60; Lieutenant Grant, from
JNew-England, 30; Major Safford, of Colonel Warner's
-regiment, 60 ; Capt. Grosvenor, 42. 12. Capt. Jenkins,
{from Philadelphia, his company chiefly passed by before,
^; Captain Cooley, from New-England, 40. 16, Lieut.
"Yard, the firft of the Jersey forces, with an escort with
provisions, 34. 17, Major Ray, of the Jersey Battalion,
.1 79. 20, Capt. Carlifle, 29; Lieut. Grant, 14. 22, Lieut.
Stone, 34; Capt. Wait, 47; Lieut. Stainer, 81. Gone
from Montreal garrison, 300 ; remained after the defeat,
600; by recruiting among the Canadians, 500. Total
2762.
" Sir, New-York, 29th April, 1776.
I HAVE received your letter of the 27th, and am
much obliged to you, and the grenadier company un
der your command, for the esteem and aftdion they
express for me.
" I have frequently with pleasure viewed the circular
battery lately ereded by the grenadiers, and have reported
to the General their behaviour on that occasion is
with the highest fatisfa&ion, that I now transmit to you
a copy of the orders of this day, expressive of the Ge
neral's sentiments with regard to their conduct, and I
inuft beg the favour of you to communicate it to them.
'' The behavjour of the grenadier company, ever since
its firft institution, has been such as. makes me reflect
with real fatisfadtion on the hour I had the honour of
forming them; and I have the fulleft confidence, that
they will maintain the refreshable character they have so
justly acquired. I am, Sir,
. Your mot humble Servant,
STIRLING."
General Wooster's baggage passed through here ye
sterday, and I expect to receive his Excellency at this
garrison to-morrow.—Passed by this port. also, Colonels
Warner, Williams, Ervin, Maxwell, Wait, and Major
Morris.,
The inhabitants of the ifiand of Montserrat, to encour
age the importation of provisions, have resolved to give
the following premiums for three months from the 20th
of March, viz. For every barrel of flour, bread, beef,
pork, herring or pickled fifh, 3s. For every tierce of rice,
58. For every bushel of corn, peafe or beaus, 6d. and for
every firkin of butter, is.
Friday last failed from Sandy-Hook, and supposed for
Halifax, his Majesty's sloop of war the Nautilus, with the
ship Lady Gage, 4 brigs and 2 sloops. The Phenix and
Dutchefs of Gordon are at the Hook, and the Asia lies
between the banks, : about 8 miles from the Narrows.
A letter from Edinburgh, dated Dec. 25, to a gentle
man of this city, fays, " Business of every kind is quite
at a Rand here; and to add to our misfortune a pestilen
tial distemper rages with great violence among us, which
has carried off great number, and has thrown the coun
try in general into great conftrnation."
The following letter was sent to Lord Stirling, b, Capt.
Van Dyck, after compleating the grenadier battery.
"My Lord, New-York, Aprils,th, 1776.
THE circular battery which the grenadiers under my
command have for some time pad been employed
about, is now completed, and I am requested to ac
quaint your Lordfllip therewith. Whenever you may
happen to be in the neighbourhood of it, they beg your
Lordship will take a view of it, as they express a desire to
have the approbation of their former Captain, for whom
they expr^fs an esteem and affection. I have the honour
to fubferibe myfelt, Your humble servant,
ABRAHAM VAN DYCK."
To which his Lordship was pleased to return the following
Answer.
A S Capt. Van Dyck, commanding the grenadier com
pany of the city of New-York, has by letter ac
quainted Lord Stirling that the circular battery, to the
north-weft of this city, is now complete ; and the Gene
ral being informed that the said grenadier company did,
on the firft alarm of danger from the enemy, voluntarily
Undertake to ererfh the said battery, and have themselves,
in a most masterly and neat manner, finifhed the fame;
the General, justly admiring such an example of spirit
and perseverance, and highly esteeming a body of men
poTeffed of the noblest virtues of good citizens, desires
his thanks to be thus publicly given to the company of
grenadiers, for this instance of their ready compliance
With his wishes.
Cop, from the General Orders,. April 29, 1776.
A true cop,, H. G. LIVINGSTON.
Extract of a letter from North-Carolina, dated Halifax,
April 22, 1776.
. “ A few days past a ten gun sloop commanded by Capt.
Wright (the fame man who met with so warm a recep
tion at Hampton, in Virginia) and a sloop of 6 guns,
commanded by that infamous old piratical scoundrel
John Goodrich, one of the parties of Lord Dunmore and
Company, came over Ocracock bar, in this province,
and took four vessels outward bound. The 10 gun sloop
Went immediately to sea with two of the prizes^ The
wind hot being fair, Capt. Goodrich's sloop and the other
two prizes remained within the bar. Twenty-three men,
headed by a brave young man (Benjamin Bonner of
Pamplico river) in four whale boats boarded the old pi
rate sloop of 6 guns, sword in hand, and possessed them
selves of her, and the whole crew, with a tolerable car
gee of valuable articles. They also retook the two prizes.
Seven of Goodrich's Negroes, a Captain, George Blair
of the Queen's own royal regiment of Blacks, and a sol
dier of the 14th regiment, are among the prisoners. The
sloop and two prizes are arrived fafe at Newbern. Capt.
Goodrich, Capt. Blair, the soldier and Negroes, are now
within 15 miles of Halifax goal."
IN COMMITTEE of S AFE T Y,
Philadelphia, Ma, 1, 1776.
ALL persons who are now prisoners upon parole, in
the different parts of this province, are ftridly enjoined
not to leave the diftri& that has been appointed for their
residence, without the written permission of this board;
and all prisoners who come into this city, by the licence
of the Congress, are directed upon their arrival im
mediately to communicate such licence to this Committee;
and if any prisoners shall be found trespassing againftthis
order, their persons will be immediately seized and im
prisoned.
The Sisterhood of Bethlehem having presented this
Board with a quantity of linen rags, for the benefit of
such as may be wounded in the service of their country,
Resolved, That this instance of their humanity be
thankfully acknowledged. Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, Phila-
delphia, May 7, 1776.
Resolved, That all recruiting officers who may happen
to enlist apprentices or indented servants, not knowing
them to be iuch, shall be entitled to receive the reafou
able expences attending their enlistment.
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY.
Philadelphia, Ma, 7, 1776.
There being a very pressing necessity for a large quan
tity of lead, for the public use in the defence now form
ed for the security of the liberties of this country, it is
most earnestly recommended to all the inhabitants of
the city and liberties of Philadelphia, to fend in to Ro
bert Towers, Cornmiffary, for this purpose, all such lead
as they may have in use in their families and about their
houses, such as draught weights, window weights, and
clock weights.—And it is hoped that this requifion will
be chearfwlly complied with, when every individual con
fiders that he thereby does essential service to his coun
try, and that iron weights may be procured to supply
his private convenience. The liberal price of Six-pence
per pound will be allowed.
I™ H E 'ubferiber, after returning his thanks to the public
l for their pal favours, begs leave to acquaint them, that he
has removed to TRENTON OLDFERRY, where Ren
faleer Williams formerly lived, which is well accommodated with
good stables, carriage houses, &c. and as the Old Ferry is more
than a mile nearer to Philadelphia or New-Yosk than the new
one, hopes to merit their custom by his diligence, which shall
be thankfully acknowledged by the public's friend,
£ THOMAS JANNEY.
71/4, 6,1776.
I he Annual Election for Directors and a Treasurer for
the Philadelphia Lobraky Company was held this
day, when kraneis Alison, Robert Strettell fones, Josiah
Hewes, fofeph Pafchall, John Kaighn, jofeph Parker,
Ezekiel Edwards, fofeph Stanjoury, Isaac Bartram, Mor
decai Lewis, were chofeh Directors, and Samuel Sanborn,
Treasurer, for the ensuing Year.
~„, ^ ^- 'r^'^'^
by a Gentleman from Greenwich, in Cumberland
County, New Jersey, we learn, that on Monday last,
about io o'clock, a body of men from the pirate ships
landed on Tindon's Bland, between Cohanfey Creek
and Stow Creek; that they Ihot down and carried off be
tween 20 and 30 cattle from the marih; that the militia
Muttered together as faft as pollible, and marched down
to engage them, but being difcoyered from the Mips, a
signal was given, and the men took to their"boats with
great precipitation, leaving five dead cattle on the Ihore ;
one of the men was so closely pursued that he dropt his
musket, and narrowly escaped being taken. The ships
immediately weighed anchor and flood up the river.
Extract of a Letter from the Camp before l^yebec, dated
March 28, 1776.
" We have great hopes of taking the town f6on, the
troops arriving so faft and two batteries being almost
ready to play upon the town, and they begin to be in
want of provisions, their allowances being only 4 ounces
per day, ,and they only 'receive two. There has been
letters and orders sent to the country to raise the inhabi
tants of the parishes below, and having forged a number
of lies, they have been able to raise about 250 men, but
they have already been beat by bur troops, and the prin
cipals of their officers are taken."
Extract of another letter from the fame place, dated
March 30. .
. “In my last I mentioned an infurreStion among the
people down the river, which is entirely quelled at pre
sent; the New-York troops under Major Dubois, attack
ed them advanced guard, killed seven, wounded four,
and took 78 prisoners, without the loss of one man; 17 of
which being principals are sent off to" Montreal. We
expert the heads of the party every day, as they all dis
persed upon hearing of this a&ion ; but the Major con
tinues in pursuit of the fugitives with 150 men, and in
tends, to take their commanders.",
Extract of a letter, dated in the Camp before Quebec,
April 6, 1776.
“ Our battery at Point; Levy has been firing some
days (the mortar battery on the heights is not quite
finifhed) and in two days they will have another battery
at Little River.—We have had a prodigious quantity of
snow this winter, the tops of the fences just begin to ap
pear.—We were much difeouraged at General Lee's hot
coming; however General Wooster is now come down.
In this province, which is the key of America, we
ought to have at least 10,000 men —in case of troops ar
riving here ; otherwise the Canadians, who have affixed
us, will be ruined."
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
'City of Philadelphia. M, 8, 1776.
The A SSIZE of BRLA D.
Best FINE Flour, at Fifteen Shilling, an^ Six pence per C,
Middlings, at Thirteen Shillings per C.
Rye, at Nine Shillings per C.
White Bread lb. oz. Middl. Do. lb. pt. Rye Do. lb.oz^
id. loaf, is 08^ id. loaf, iso 9I id. loaf, iso xi^
2d. dit<o, Icd 2d. ditto, 1 .3 ' 2d. ditto 17^
4d. ditto, 2 jI 4d. ditto, 2 6 qd. ditto 2
8/1. ditto, 4 3- &. ditto, 4 i d3d. ditto 5 14
izd. ditto, 6 4| £zd. ditto, 7 2 izd. ditto 81,
Set by SAMUEL POWELL, Mayor.
jacoßduche,i
S A MULL Rif OA DS, £ Aldermen,
AMOS $ T'k E T,T LE. 3
\TO BE SOLD by the Subscribers,
A Large, elegant and commodious new BRICK HOUSE,
on the south fide of Cheftnut-flreet, between Third and
Fourth-streets. in which Joseph Pemberton now lives. The lot
on which it stands is 26 feet front on Chestnut-street, and 140
feet deep, and is accommodated with a piece of ground extending
from the rear thereof to Hudson's alley, about 26 feet, and has
also the privilege of the 14 foot alley on the : weft fide thereof,
leading from Chestnut street to Carpenters-Hall.
A two flory BRICK HOUSE adjoining the above, on the
east fide thereof, with the lot on which it stands, in front on
Chestnut-street about 17 feet, and in depth about 70 feet, with
the privilege of a 4 foot alley into Hudson's alley, now in the
tenure of James Fulton..
A LbT of GROUND, on the north fide of Hfgh-ftreet, be
tween Seventh and Eighth-streets, being in front 3% feet, and in
depth 146 feet.
Two GROUNDRENTS, of 26 Spanish Dollars per annum
each, payable out of two lots on which good three story brick
houses are built, extending from Uqion-ftrtet to Pine ftieet, be
tween Third and Fourth-streets, now in the tenure of William
Green and Benjamin Worrell. '
A LOT of GROUND, 20 feet front on Schuylkill Front
and Second -streets, and extending the whole depth between the
said streets, being about 400 feet.
One thousand fix hundred acres of valuable patented LAND,
situate on the Branches of Shamokin and Roaring Creeks, in:the
county of Northumberland, about 15 miles nearer this city than
Sunbury, the county, town, in a part of the country already well
fettled. It will be fold together, or in parcels, as may best suit
the purchasers.
A near four-wheeled COACH, or FAMILY CARRIAGE,
with a sett of har,ne£s for four horses ; a four-wheeled and a
two-wheeled CHAISE, with harness., e
And a Quantity of OLD MADEIRA W[NE, of the best
quality, and some inferior, fit for immediate use, to be fold rea
sonable by the pipe, hogshead and quarter-calk.
ioHN Reynell,, Samvel Miles,
y- Joshua Howell, Henry Drinker.
T O B.E S OL D,
A PLANT,ATION, containing about 170 acres of land,
30 of which ate very good meadow, with a frame house,
barn, and stables, &c. is about 35 miles from Philadelphia,
and near several market town^. For further particulars ' en
quire of the PRINTERS.
THOMAS TI S» AL L,
At the Sign of the Ropewalk, the South fide of the way, in
Markets ftrget, between Sixth and Seventh -streets, *
MAKES and fells the following GOODS, wholefal^
and retail, viz. Bed cords, plow lines and traces, mill,
Well, hoisting, and parbuckle ropes, halters, jack lines, drum
cords, seine, fail and blocking twine, filling lines of all sizes,
clothes lines of all kinds, hair and hemp lacings for facking
hottoms, dressed hemp and flax, hemp and flax by the pound or
larger quantity ; log lines, marlin, houfelin arid whipping twine.
Any Gentlemen may be supplied with any of the above articles,
by calling at his house or shop, five doors above Third IL eet,
nearly opposite the old goal, where any merchant or country
store-keeper's orders will be thankfully received and complied
with, N^ B. He has a quantity of good HEMP-SFED on
hand, which he will dispose of for cash only.J
February 27, 1776.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber, living in New-
Castle Hundred, some time in May last, a Sorrel Horse
COLT, with a blaze in his forehead, one year old. The
owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges, and
take him away. § PETER ST ALC UP.
Penn's Toounjhip, Northam, : ton County, April 39, 1776°
TAKEN UP by the Subscribers, living on Mahoning
Creek, a brown HORSE and a brown MARE.
The Owner or Owners are desired to come, prove Property, pa,
Charges, and take them away. Isaac Walton, William
EA±™LI2!L!!J™ )S ° N ''
F O R .I V SHILLING) Reward.
RU N away from the fubferiber, living in New-Garden town
ship, Chester county, on Firftday, the 28th day of April last
past, a Spanish servant man, named Francifeo de Herarra, about
31 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, a well set fellow, of
a very dark complexion, with long black hair, tied behind, speaks
bad English ; bad on, when he went away, a half-worn wool hat
an old light coloured cloth jacket, much worn, an under ditto,
of a mixed brown and white colour, tow ffiirt and trowfers, a
hogfkin apron, a pair of blue 2nd brown woollen yarn ftockines,
and strong leather pumps or brogues, tied with firings ; fart
servant has had a very bad cut on the fore finger of his left
hand, which renders it useless ; he likewise has a remarkable
mark on the inside of each arm, put in with powder < r the like -
it is likely he is in or about Philadelphia. Whoever lecures said
servant, so that his master may get him again, shall have the
above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
£ Jonathan Johnson.
I WENI Y DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away, on the 28th of April last, from the fubferiber,
living in Eaft-Pennfborough townfhin, Cumberland coun
ty, an Irilh servant lad, named Harr, Butter, about 18 years of
age, about 5 feet 5 inches high, well made to his heighth ; has
short black curled hair, a mark of a cut between his eyebrows
and two small marks on his right eyebrow; had on, when he,
went away, a dark coloured bearlkin coat, and took with him
two coa,rfe ffiirts and a pair of corderoy breeches mended in the
stride with fuftian, one pair of half-worn pumps, one pair of
bite ribbed yarn flockings, and an old felt hat : He is supposed
to have followed his mother, who is thought to be in Captain
Wilson's company that is gone to Quebec; she advised him ta
run away some time before. Whoever feenres said servant, fa
that his master may get him again, shall have the above reward,
paid by William Kelso. || 6W.
N. B. There was a chef broke &pen the fame right hi ran away,
at Mr. John Harris's, and one check frirt, one pair of black breeches
arid other clothes taken out, supposed to be done by the said servant.
" to ^' ve hot i ce unt ° all persons whom it may con-
JL cern, that the fubferiber intends, on Thursday thg ityi.
day of June next, to exhibit a petition to the General Assembly
pf the Counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex, on Delaware,
to pass an aft for the ere&ing a bridge over the main branch of
Duck Creek, from Robert Holliday's public wharf (on the
south fide of said creek) in Kent County, unto land, now the
property of the fubferiber (on the north fide of said creek) in
Newcastle County, for his conveniency, as well as the public's
in general. Any person or persons having objections to such
law passing, are desired to attend and make them,known.,
Ma, 2, 1776. f 4 w. CHARLES POPE.
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