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mmﬁx{j cu: to appoint five. Lord and General Howe,
nd M:. Cornwallis are three of them, the other two uacer
raio ; but fomz meotion Governor Pownal, and one Mr.
s :o%c them. They are to reccive your fubmillions,
y R S s, U PRy
RS grept basdops, bus mot till you hawe ;i,.q duwn. yout
r , ?‘vp you will Jagbmit, as you ought to do ~I mate no
doubt but you will be par dunicd for it. & ’
¢ Qeneral Bargoyae is to command .at Quebec, General
iowe at New-York, and Genesal Clinton to the (ou hward.
ord Howe to commaad the _who,l:.—"f%e Quzen has brought
another Princess 10 the pative.— Che Duicaels of Kingitop
Bas had ber trial and fow.d guilty 3 buc pleaded the bencfit
“of elergy and got off. She has since fl:w over to France, o
avoid a writ of Nec excat regnum.” ek,
The brig Nancy, Capt. 'Montgomery, of fix three peun
ders and eleven men, fiom St Croix aud B¢, "Fhomas sos this
ién wj‘;h 386 barrels of wguii-&uwd«, so fielocks, 101
og{i\‘a s ot rum, and 61 huglheads of sugar, &e on hoard,
-n the mosning of the agth ult. when standing for Capes May,
:difcovered fix fail of men of war, tenders, &e. making to
-wards him, as also a row-boar : The boat and tendeis he
soon after enpaged and beat o, ftocd close along shore,
and gor affitance fiom Caprains Wecks and Baay ;
when it was agreed to run the brig ashore, whigh was doue,
-and under favour of a tog they saved 268 barrels of pow
der, se arms, and some dey goods; when the fog clearing
Tiy,‘ Capt Monrgomery discovered the.enemy’s thips very
pear bim, apd five boats coming to. board the brig; on
vhich he started a quantity of powder in the cabin, and
so Ib. ia the main-faii, in tfvie fold« of which he put fire, and
thea quited her. The men of war’s b(;ats?fnmehy two, fonie
three,) boarded the brig 3‘” tock poicflion £ her with three
“cheers 3 soon afier whirn“thé fire took the delived ¢ ffeét and
“biew the pirares 4o or 5o yards into the ‘air,“ahd ‘much fhatc
“teved one of their boats under her ftern.~Eleven-dead bo
“dies have since comeon fhor ,with two geldlactd hatsand a
‘deg with a gaiter.—=From the great numbér of Himbs Aoating
2nd drove ashore, it is supposed 30 or g 0 of ‘them were de
“troyed in this “glorious cxplofion.—A number of people
~ from on board cur ships of war, and a 2 number of the mha
bitants of Cape-M:y. mounted a gen on {lore, with which
.they keptup a fire at the barges, which the men of war, &e.
zetorned and killed Mr, \)ls(::]:‘.\’s thivd Lieu enant of the
consmental ship Reprisal, and wounded 2 bay i the thigh.
By a genclesnan trom Sodth-Carolina we learn, that 3o fail
of wraafpoits, with troops under Clinton, had got over Charlel
town bar; rhat a firty guo ship got over by taking out her
ﬁum’ with several small men of war; that one fifty gua {Lip
tuck on che bar going in, and was enti.ely loft; und tha Gea.
Lee had arrived there with 1500 men, trom North Carolina.
A boat from one of the ships aitempted to land a flag, but
was fircd on by the Fori. The commanding officer-of the
fort afierwards went on board with a flag, and asked parden
For firing on theirs, and desired 1o know what was the pur
port of that flag, was antwered, that it was to defice them to
“deiiver up the town; upon which our officer repiicd, that it
wou.d not be done as long as thecy were able to defend it,
and thar thiey would tand o the lalt extremiry.,
Exirafl of o letrer from the comp at Sorrell, Fune 13, 1916.
‘ After a long march by land and warer, varigated with
‘delightful as well as gloomy profpeds, we ariived here the
‘pight ot the gth instant, 20d on the 7th in "couacil it was
determined to attack the enemy at Three Rivers, ahout 47
miles lower down the Si. Lawreace, whose numbers wasftaid
to be about theee or four hundred men, Gen. Thompson
was to have the chief command, the difpofision as follows,
viz. four attacks w be made ‘at one and the {ame time, ithe
it under Col. Maxwell, the second Col. Wayne, the third
‘St. Clait, and the fourth Livine, Lient. Col. Hardley to rake
the command of the refceve; on the 8:h we all weat in boats
from' Col. St. Clair’s encampment 0 the number of 1500
men, mostly Pennfylvanidns, and ac two in ‘the morning
Janded about nine miles ibove the town : day began to ap
pear, our guide had mistook the road, the caemy discovered
and cannonaded s from their thipi—a furprize, as originally
intendcd, was now ont of the question—we therefore put on
cur befl face, and continued our line ‘of march through the
most horrid swamp that ever mao set foot in=and afrer four
hours march arrived at 3 more open pirce of bad ground—
ficre we endezvonred to form; asa large body of Regilars
under cover of thew thipping, who kept up aconftant fice on
us, was advagcing faft down immediately in front of us,
we fovad it impoflible ro form in time without failing on
some expcdient to retard their .march,. wethersfore without
waiting the orders of the Geveral, who had wetyet come up,
caused Capts Church, with Col. Wayne’s Light-lnfanury,
and Capt. Hay's company of Rifilc-men, to advance and
awufe them, they obeyed their orders pundtualy, and
attacked with greac {pine, uatil we advainced o, support
them, when they immediaiely wheeled o the righs and lefe
and flanked the enemy, wiaillt we povrcd a hepvy and well
ammed fire in tiont. Here the Briinifi courage failed, they
atiempted to retieat in oider, but {von broke and run in the
utmolt contusion, akhough more than rwice our numbher—.
avouwt this time Gen. Thomplon, with the ather divisions
were jufl gaining the edge of the clear ground, except Col,
Maxwell, who with bis was advaneed in athicket coufidera
bly ta the ieft, in this filnation we reccived a very heavy fire
ir flank from mufguctry, field picecs, ship cannen, &c. &c.
Qur people flocd 11, we wheeied o thie left, and advanced in
columnns 4o to their brealt works, where their. mzin body
lfay, shicl until thea we had not discovered. We futtained
their fire with fortitude, feeing the General, Cols. St. Clair
and Irvine, with Licut. €ol. Hartly marching up in full
view, Maxwell now began to epage to the left of Col. Wayne,
the fee was so hot ard he cuc flanked, that he coun.d ant
marnrain biv post.—The other troops had also filed «fF (o ihe
Ife €ok Waync's small baitaiion coulifting of abon® 2co
m: o, ¢ uding Major Ray with his party, wio behavid ke
an ufficar, weie left expafed to the whole fire of the ships
in Bark, and fuli 30cc men in ttngt, with a large train of
ficld picees yuder the command of Gen. Burgoyne—ihey
were consequently foreed from the field, indeed v was impao-
Bbie for them to support it lonper—whild Col. Allen and
Cotl Wayne were rallying the tcops, Lient. Co! Martly had
advapeed with the refave, and hiavely adeackid the encmy
fro athicker o the swamp, this hardiness of his was of He
Big ch quidiquence wo wsy we baving raliyed ahout 700 men
from the difliicut repimentss We' fone to find the Genaral,
Bur can'd pet no juteiligence 6F bim o any of the other fizld
effiecs sWe neiwabiacding were drrermined td sank the
enciay, and if poihbe foice them brem their flong hoid s in
Qi der to faciitate this, we had fen the Rifle men belonging
to'Co's Wayne and Livine 10 kcep up a conflant fining from
Bbind uces. The twamp was {u diep and thick with small
#iowider as vo prevent a man’s feemng 12 yards to front br rear,
this wasthe coute of the Gen. Col. se. Clatr, Jivine, :Mux
wili, &e miflieg us, or peahaps bad raken it ton gaanted that
o were ald cur off €t Harddy, who liay near, rcueated by
wishout & discovery on either fide, #unl he crofdid gur line
pear our left, which caused our people o fullow him. Allen
acd Wayne werz now lemt oo the ficd with doly rwemy
oKL o AT B K )W s
CONSISTING _ of JAMAICA!SPIRITS, SUGAR, FUS
: i TICKS. &c. ¢ i -
N. B+ The SUG AR and S#HRITS wili be fold by the sin
gle hogthead. b PG e
Tmps is to give notiec; thar a small bay MARE was left
at the ' fubferibed’s, ahour the beginning cr May last,
without Tar, blize, o hrand ¢ said mare followed fime per
foas it was going towads Pitdpurgh. The ownse is re
quested to cemr, prove bis propeiry, pay reasonable chargss,
aud take heraway. - % : §
Paxton, Jure 14,-1376: JOHN BARRIS.
© menasd Bee officers, the enemy Rill contiouing their Gre as
hot as ac firlt, not knowing but the whole body were fill on
- the ground, M".‘Whmﬂ"ﬂ-" lzezdnn undeceived,
and amufc them with a little fire on their left flank, in order
to gain time for our people o make good their retrear, in
tconfequence of which they contioncd an hour longer in the
fie!d, and thea retreated back into the woods for one mile,
when we fell into a good foot path + we followed this about
two miles, when we sent from Gur small party to the place
our people firft entered the swamp, by which means we soon
colle@ed 7coo men, with Whom™ we retreated in good order,
but without any kind of refrefhment. The enemy had detached
1500 men in two boats t 6 cut il our rereat before the action
began, under cover of the bank of the river. who - again
avacked us § miles from the field of a&tion, they did us lictie
darhage, beipg afraid to “‘ﬂ!l’glé‘ from wvoder cover of ther
‘fhipping—we contiiuid dur march, and the thitd dav arived
here almost fpeat- with farigie, hunget and difficuliies,
'tc'zrc'cig 0 bc,"tquaUtd,v"vi(h ahont 1700 men. :
~ But Gen. Thompson, Col. Itvine, Mr. M*Calla, Mr. Bud,
M. Currie, and several othurs are prifouers, all well used by
“Buivg:«:ch, accoiding 1o Gen. Thompson’s letter. Col. Sr.
Cliir “arrived alone last night, their separation from the
army—which indeed appearcd to be loft, was the cause of
thetr maskortane,” Loo gl s ; "
fu PROVINCIAL CONGRESS, NEW.-JERSEY,
; - BUKLINGTON, Fuly 4, 1776. < 2
Refilved, That, in order to prevent a failure of juflice, all
judges, justices of the peace, fheriffs, coroners, and other
inferior officers of the late government within this colony,
proceed in the execution of their several offices ur der the
authority of the Peeple, uniil the inénded Jegifl.iuce, of
the fcveral cfficers ot the néw government be fetcled and per
“fedted, having refpe@ 1o the present conflituciun of New
«Jexley, as by the Congress: of Jate ordained, and (he others
vof the Continental and Provincial Congrefles ; and that all
actions, suits and procefies be continued, alieriog only the
stile and form thereof, accordinz to the terms by the said
confuicution preferibed in the twither prosecution thereof,
- Extralt from the Minutes,
Wm PATTERSON, Sceretary.
In CONGRESS, TFulyg, 1176
Refulved, That the Board of Wae be impowered 0 employ
such a number of perfons.as they thall find necessary to ma
‘nufadure FLINTS for the Contident; and for this purpcfe
-to apply: to the refpc@ive Affeinblics, Coaventions, and
Councils or .Commiitees.of Safety of the- United ' American
States, or Committces of lafpection of the ‘Counties and
towns thereto belonging, for-the names and places of abode
of perfun« &killed in l%\e manufadtory aforefaid, and of the
places in their respective States where the best Flint fioncs are
to be obtaised, with famples-of the fame.
By Order of Congress.
X ¢ JOHN HANCOCK, President.
WAR OFFICE, PHILADEYS PwIA, JULY 6, 1776.
© "ALL persons in'the United American States, who are able
to inform the Congress of any.quaatities of Flint Stone, or
of any persons who are skilled 1n the manufi@uie of flinss,
are requested to apply in pesfon, or hy letrer, to the Board
cos War and Ordinance, at the War-Office, in Markct-firect,
fear (hecorner of Fourch-firecti= All Printers of news-papers
in the several States are desired (o insert this adverifement.
Ricuarp PETERS, jum. Secretary.
Northampton County, Eafton, Tune 13th, 1716,
: ¥ € ~,.0: MM & T, 0T Bk,
WHEREAS, I the fubferiber, have most imprudently and
indifcrectly seperied and fpyead abroad throughout the said
county, that a certain. Mijor Michae) Pobft, of the Second
Bartalion of Aflociacors in this covnty; formerly a Captain in
Weifenburg townip, had unjustly reccived and taken at
‘Philadelphia, Twenty shillings per hiead for every fubferiber
to the prin'.r.d book of Affociativn ia the township aforefaid,
by which means, many well wishers to the American canfe
were deterred fiom signing or a{locia ing together, agreeable
to the refdlves of the Honorable House of Afembly :—And
beiog now sensible of my folly and guilt, do hereby aik par
don of my offended citizens, promising io future to conduct
myfelf so as (0 tegain their good will and approbation.
; g : MICHAEL OHL.
“IN COMMTIT. TE K, Eaffon, Fune 15th. 1926. |
WE, the fubfeiibers, inhabitants of Maccongie Township,
in the county of Northampton, do voluntarily acknowledge
that we were duely waited upon in an orderly, decent and
difereet manner, by the persons appointed in the said tewn
fuip; to reccive and takeé’ the arms from the non-associators
and other difaff:Ged persons, agreezble to the resolves of the
Honorable House of Assembly ;° ard ihat we did most impru
cently refufe o dehiver up the fame, and also, did refule to
pay any obedience to the summons of the Committes of this
county,. who were therefore obliged to fund a party of affoci
aters te compe’ us to ac{wer for our misc ndu@: And that
we did then refif their auzhority, by loaded fire arms to the
endangering of Yheir lives.” Béirg now convinced and made
sensible of cur crror, we do humbly atk pacdou of our injured
and incenfcd countrymen, promising to deliver up our fice
arms.imorediately to the peifons appointed for that purpose :
Apd that we wiil in fuiuge demean avd conduct ourselves in
such a manner as to recommend us to the friends of American
liberty. : % JOHN ROMICH.
i #: JOSEPH ROMICH. |
Resolved, That the above regantationt be publithed in the |
Enghth aad German vews papers: & | . l
An éxtyall front the mitatis of the Committ e. '
. - ROSERT TRAILL, Clerk. ‘
On Thu:fday, rhe 24tk 66 thic’inflant, July, will be SOLD,
At the Coffee-Houle, at y'o’ciock v gnc evening,
- . eyl L & ~ 1
.3 he Prize Ship . ] UN O,
« With al. her boats, tackle, and furniture.
S H E s a tine wew thip, abovs 250 tons burden.—An
Inventory of her stores, 8¢ will be put up at the Cof
tee-Houfe before the day of sale. ¥ g
s Bl end seilente - e B ot
Wilk be SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE, at BRIGHT & PE
CHIN’s whari; at wen o'Clock’'in the forenoon, the fhup
JUNQ’s 3 G i ;
\,\/ AS copmitted 1o Dover paot, 1u Keut COUDLy, O e
y lawaie, the 25th instant, 2 cerrain salt water Negro,
who calls Kimzif SAMBO; te has on a Rriped woolen
jacker with ficeves, a pair of fhoet homefpoa tow trow{ers ;
he is aboot thirty-five years ot age, and {avs be is the pro
perty of James Black.-~The maiter of fuid Negro is desired
to come immediateiy and nay the charges and take bim away,
or etfe he will be fold cut for his prison erarges.
THOMAS WILD, Gaoler.
N. B. The said Negro bas a lump in bis foielicad, and a
large scar on (he fide of his bead. ~ © § Sune 2y,
Shrewfbury, 6:h Mo. 29, 1776.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
ep ¥ v
\VHEREAS the store cf the fubferiber was broke cpen
y last night, and the following goods stolen, viz. A par
cel of hats made by Edward Brooks and Abbot Williams,
among{t which is, one fmali Fnolifh caster; about fifteen
pounds in Continental money of different bills; fonie silver,
Maryland, Jersey and New-York moncy, and abouc thisty
shillings in coppers : ‘Alfo one picee of white drilling, con
taining about cighteen yards; one picec of firiped linen,
blue, white-and yellow ; one pieee of peach eoloured lute
firing, containing twenty yard«; one picee of silk and cotton,
containing eight yards and a quarter, or theieabours, with a
narrow red firipe in ity several broken dozen of shoe and
knee buckles ; several pieces of ribbands; two or three bun
dred pair of brass sleeve buttons, New-England make ; two
remnants, one of pink, and the other of white Persian, and
several forts of merchaudize that cannot be regolle@ed.
Whoever takes up and secures the person or persons who
committed the robbery, so that he or they may be brought to
justice, and the goods reiurned, fha!l reecive the above ree
ward, paid by EDMUND WILLIAMS. ¢
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward,
RUN-A\VAY from the subscriber, living in Derry town
thip, Cuaberiand conaty, au hih savant man nam 4
JAMES FINIGEN, about 2y years of age, of swarthy come
plezion, black straight hair, five seer seven or gight jnches
high.—~Had on when he went away, a light colourcd homee
made cloatk coat, an old jagket without sleeves, a new coarse
shirt, coarse linen diawers, linen leggins, oid shoes, and a
half wora fur haty ic is supposed he is ghaé towards Philas,
delphia.~Whocver takes up said servant, and secures him
in any gaol, fhail have the above rewaid, 20d reafomable
charges it brought home, p.id by T A
Fune 20, 1776.
STRAYED or STOLEN, from the fubferiber, living near
Shippenfburgh, in Hopewell Township, Cumber'ind
Couaty, and Proviace of Pennsylvania, on or about the 17th
day of April, 2775, a black GELDING, about 14 hands
bigh, paces and wrots, with a star and ratch in his face, his
hind sect whige, was shod all round, and the near fide of his
miane was trimed: Also a dark bay MARE. about 13 and a
half hands h?h, big with Colt, a natwral pacer, hasa [tar and
ratch in her face, one hind foor white, her mane lies to the
right fide, and was fliod all round. Whoever takes up said
Cieatures, and deliveis them to the fubferiber, or to Captain
John Rodgers, at the lower ferry, on Sufquehannah, or
William Wilson, near Newcastle, on D:laware, shall have
FORTY SHILLINCS Reward, and all reasonable charges,
and if stolen, so as he gets his creatures, 20d the thief brought
to puni(hment, fhallhave FIVE POUNDS Reward, paid by
THOMAS COFFY.
N. B. If any person knows any thing of the above crea
turcs, and will fend a line to any of the aforef2id men, it
will be gratefully acknowlcdged, or please to putit in the
public News-papers. T ;
R MR o R TERCy R SN
¥
OUT of the Schooner fiift of May, Joseph Hazard Master,
/ fiom Broadkiln, lying at Sou hefireet Whart, on Mone
day vight, the tft instant, a Silver Watch, maker's name,
William Heodon Loodon, No. 1810 midling fizcd, with a
China Face, aad a Icather lriag in place of a chain; also, a
paiz of biue neat brecches about half wore, lined with brown
lining, a small Leather Pocket-book with abiout three Pounds
in money, onc¢ bill of Thiity Shillings Congiefs money, one
bill of Fifteen and cne of Ten Shillings, Newcaflle moncy,
and as many {mall bills as would make the above sum; three
pair of Silver Shoe Buckles, one striped Bengai Jacker, lincd
with white lining, the Jacket remarkable large, with flecves;
sundry things belonging to the vessel: In slid pockct-book, a
Certificate to €ol. Mtlcs, for pagment for bringing up 64 of
his rifle bataalion from Lewiftown, with sundry other papers.
Whoever dete@s said thicf so as the goods and money may be
had again, shall have FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD, by
Jofcph Hazard, or in his absence, by Nathaaiel Donnecil in
Front-ftreer, near the Draw-bridge.
N. B. If said wartch is offured to sale it is desired the person
may bv stopped. $ :
N O W to be disposed of by whoicfale, on reasonable
~ terms for ready money, or thoti credit, (giving fecuriy
if required) by JOHN MURRAY, atthe Trap, Philadelphia
county, all the GOODS he has now on hand, amcunting to
twelve buadred pounds, or thereabouts,—Alfo to be disposed
of, the lease of the House and Stores now in his poffeili 0.
N. B. As said Murray intends quiting business in that pare
of the country, he requests all those indebred to him, to pay
immediately ; and all thof: that have any demands against
him, are desired to fend in their accounts, and receive cheir
monev. L My 19 ¥ e
L .2 oo manl R T g T RSN SSRRNRRRNITRRR. RIS OEE SN,
Just published and to be fold b‘{ JOHN DUNLAP,
in Marker fteeet, :
OBSERVATIONS
On the Nature of CIVIL LIBERTY, the Principles of GO
VERNMENT, and the Justice and Policy of the WAR
with AMERICA.—To which is added, An Appendix,
containing a state of the national debt, an estimate of the
moaey drawn from the public by the taxes, and an ac
couat of the national iocome acd expenditure Gace the
last war, : :
Heu miser: cives; non bofiem, inimicaque cafira,
~———Veflras [pes uritis. Vire.
By RICHARD PRICE,D.D F.R S
*+* This léarned, iudiLiouc and liberal author had the
thanks of the Common Couacil, aud the freedom of the city
of London prefeuted to him in a gold box, for this his much
admired most exccllent pampblet on Civil Liberty.—And
for which he also deserves the united thanks of America.
70 BESSOLD
5
. BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
THE House and Lot at the corner of Front and Walnut
fticets, where Mr. David Sproat lately lived. Enquire
of JOS#PH SHIPPEN, jun
SAMURL HOLLIDAY