The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-11 00:00:00, page 3

LIST of the names of such of the Officers of the three Penn
sylvania Baraboo, as are prifouers and miffing.—Thole
tha' are nToners have, by a flag of truce, sent for their
bagnge and calh % their friend, ate Merited to fend to the
home next door to General Putnam, in New-York, their
trunks, &c. properly dirc&cd, and to leave th it cafli at,
the Genre's, that they may be fen: by the firft flag.—-
• FIRST BATTALION cf R.fle Regimen.
Samuel Mi es, C 01.3
Janies Piper, Lt. Col. | ^^ ™
Capt. Richard Brown q i
„ /William G.ay Miffing, c- [j
) John Spear , ^ r
^)frhn Davis § Of F.rmer's Co. 2 1 26
r (George W<rt B.owo's Co. 2 r i 8
\Jofeph Ficfbacte ^ Long's Co. 029
[-.? Wm. M Pherfon ' Albright's Co. 2 0 26
✓ (Luke Broadhead Shade's Co. 1 0 13.
Drs. John TH vis I Weitzel's Co e 2 0 15
Joseph Davis J —
Joseph Jacquet,2d Lt. milling 9 4 10 7
SECOND BATTALION of R/fle Regiment.
Capt. W. Betides ( m King, Str. Dr. Pr.
rft. L.Match. Scott | Of Murry's Co. 0 0 4
Danl. Topham }^ ' Pebble's Co. 1 1 12
2d, L. David Sloan | q I, foil's Co. 0 0 2.
3d. L Joseph Brownlee J r Er in' Cot 3 0, rd
Jam. Carnagan, 2d L. mining Grubb's Co, 0 0 4
One Volunteer, milling Clinch's Co. 2 0 2
Charles Taylor, 3d L. killed. ~
6 1 40
BATTALION of MUSQUETRY.
Samuel Atle'e, Col. Prisoner.
Caleb Party, Lt. Col killed. miffing. Ser. Dr. Pr.
<b/'Francis Murray ") Of A defun's Co. 1 0 9
? ) Thomas Herbert Mu ry's Co. 0 o to
£. ) ; ho Nice I^F ILoli.fi 3 Co* 0 0 8
(fof.ph Howell• ^^ D.hoff's Co. 0 0 6
Lt. Waler Finney f ^ Nice's Co. 0 0 9
_ ( Wm. Henderfoa 4 Howell's Co. 0 0 ,
1 Alex Hulton I, ° M'Clclland'sCo.o @ 1%
^( Sep imus Davis ) late Lloyd's Co. ® 1.14
EMign Michael App, miffing ■ —
Lieut. Joseph Mooge, killed. 1 1 ,§
Prisoners. Killed and miffing. Total.
Colonels, 31 4
Captains '6 0 6
Lieutenants, rr § >6
Eufigns, 3 1 4
Doctors, 202
Sergeants, 0 16 16
Drums & Fifers, 0 6 6
Volunteers, 0 1 1
Privates, 0 22% 222
Extr^ of a letter from a Marylander, dated NeW-York, Aug. 30.
• " I have just time to give you a fbort account of our late
engagement' at Long blind. Ou Tuesday we received in
telligence that the enemy had landed their troops about five
miles below out lines; io consequence of uhich, General
Sterling was ordered to march to the righ^ and G neral Par
fins to the left, with the brigades under their commands, to
take poffdlion of some rising grounds, in order to flank the
enemy and retard their march, until a fufficient reinforce
ment Ihould be sent from this place to man the lines.
“ We begin our march to the right, at three o'clock in
the morning, with about 1300 men, and about f nrife, on
cur near approach to the ground, difeovered the enemy
making up to it, and in a few minutes our advanced parties
began the attack; we,immediately advanced,and took pof
fiffion of the ground and formed the line of battle, when
out parties retreated to the mainbody and formed in a line
with tn ; in the mean time they began a warm fie with
their artillery and light-infantry, from their left, while the
main body was farming in columns to attack us in front.
Our men behaved well, and maintained their ground until
xo o'clock, when the enemy retreated about 200 yards and
halted, and the firing on each fide ceased, at which time we
heard Generals Sullivan and Parsons engaged on our left;
about eleven an exprtfs came to his Lordflrip, on which
one boration of rfh mn was immediately difparched to
their affidauce; which left us with no more than 050 men. We
fv,n heard the tire* continue round on our left, and tn a
Short time difeovered part of the enemy in our rear, going
on ro our lines, in order to cut off the communication, be
tive'u us; being then (Grounded, and no probability of a
reinforcement, his Lordship ordered me to retreat wuh the
remaining part of our men and force out way through to
our camp ; we f>on fell to with a party of the enemy, who
ch?b^d ,f/ir firelocks, and waved rh:ir bats to us as if they
meant to surrender as prifouer% but 00 our advancing
within sixty yards, they presented their Pieces and fired,
which' we returned with so much warmth, that they soon
quitted their post and retired to a large body that was laying
in ambnfcade ; during this interval the main part of our force
Furcated from the left through a marsh, with 23 prisoners,
aid got in fofe with the loss of ope man killed and three
drowned crt fling the creek.
“ We were then left with only five companies of our bat
tabon, >when the enemy returned, and after a warm and
clole engagement for near 10 minuses, cut little line became
so disordered we were under the neceffiiy of retreating to a
piece of woods on our righ', where we framed and made a
fecund attack, but being overpowered with numbers and sur
rounded on all sides, by at haft 20 000 men, we were drove
witt much precipitation and confution. General Sterling
on this re:rent wa. milling, whole brave example had enc u
raged and animated our young so ditrs with amoft invin
cible refohuion.
" The impracticability of forcing our way through fich a
frcmidxble body of troops, rendered it the he gbth of raflinefs „
and imprudence to rilquethe lives of our remaining party in
a third attempt, and it became necefTary for ns 0 endeavour
to effedtour efeape in the b,ft manner we possibly coulo. A
party immediately retreated #o the right through the wood,,
and Capt. Ford and myfeif with twen y others Q the : t
through a marsh ; nine only of which got fafc in. The
Extraß of a tetter from C&es-Towrf^. C,^,)^,^ /.
'' Not less than 2500 men are gone agair.lt the Cherokee
Indians, who have Alexander Cameron at their head. An
express last night from Major Williamson fays, our people
arc anxious to be amongrt them. Generals Lee and Howe
fit off this morning f r the southward, they have about 1500
men; it is s a id they are going to St, Augustine, where they
ate to make repeals, for the emolument of each lucky a^
bold fellow. This will certainly be the means of keeping
Ge irgia quiet, for the thieves at St. Augufl ne have conimit
ed some outrages on the back parts of tuar province. Our
people are taking up the Aacon's guns. Tnree fine nine
pounders and a parcel of fivivels were landed in town yes
terday."
principal loss sustained in our battalion fell on Caph Vei#
zey. Adams, Lucas, Ford and Boies companies. The killed;
wounded and miffing amount to 239; our whole loss that
day supposed to be near robo, chief part of which are pri
soners, among which are Generals Sullivan and Sterling.
The above is as circumstantial an accouns as the hurry and
want of time will admit of.
A lift of the killed and miffing ip the Maryland battalion.
Capt. Veafry, killed. Lieut. Butler, said to be killed.
Fnlign Fernand s. Lieut. Dent. Capt. foie, milling. Lierou
Sterret, Courfey and Wright. Eofign Ridge. Thirteen Ser
jeants and 23$ private#
Extract of a letter from Nev-York, dated S&p'emher r.
" Last Mo dry morning we went over to Loug-ifland, and
about midn ght we were alarmed by the return of some of our
flouting parties, who advif d us that the English were in mo
tion, and coming up the iflaud with several field pieces. It
was generally thought not to be the main body, tout only a
detachment, with a view to possess thcmfelves of some ad
vantageous heights Upon which near three th iifaud men
were ordered cut, confiding chiefly of the Peonfylvanii and
Maryland droops, to attack them on their march. About sun
rise we came up with a very large body of them. The Dela
ware and Maryland battalions made oqe party. Col, Arlee,
with hsbattalion a little before vs, had taken post in an or
chard aud behind a bar,, and on the approach of the eaemy,
he gave them a very severe fire, which he bravely kept up
for a considerable time, until they were near'furrouuding
him, when he retreated to the woods. The enemy then ad
vanced towards us, upon which Lord Sterling, who com
manded, immediately drew us up in a line, and offered them
battle in :he true English talle. The British aimy then ad
vanced, within about three hundred yards of us, and began
a very heavy fire from their cannon and mortars, for boh he
balls and shells fl.w vry iaft, now and then taking off a head.
Our men flood it amazingly well, not even one of them (hew
ed a disposition co (brink.
'' Our orders were not to fire until 'he enemy came within
fifty ya ds of us, bur when they perceived we flood thru fire,
10 coolly and resolutely, they declined coming any nearer,
although treble our number. In this situation we flood from
sunrise to twelve o'clock, the enemy firing upon us the chief
part of the time, when the main body of their army, by a
rout we never dreamed of, had entirely Surrounded us, and
drove within the lines, or flattered in rhe woods, all our men,
except the Delaware and Maryand battalions, who were
handing at bay wth double their number. Thus Gtuated,
we were ordered- to attempt a retreat, by fighting our way
through the enem+, who had polled themfelv s, and nearly
fibed every field and road between us and our lines. We
had not recreated a quartri of a mile before we were fir'd upon
by an advanced patty of the en my, and thofc upon our rear
were playing upon us with their artillery. Our men fought
with more than Roman courage, and, lam convinced would
have flood until they were fhn; down to a min. We forced
the advanced party, which firft attacked us, tn give way, thro'
which opening we got a passage down to the fide ofamarfh,
seldom before waded over, which we palled, and then swam
a narrow river; all the time exposed to the fir^ of the ene
my. The companies commanded by Captains Ramsey and
Scot were in the from, and sustained the firft fire of the ene
my, when hardly a plan fall.
“ The whole of the right wing of our battalion, thinking
it impoffi ale to pass through the<marth, attempted to force
their way through the wo ds, where they were ahnoft to a
man killed or taken. The Maryland battalion has.loft two
hundred and fifty-nine men, acnongft whom are twelve offi
cers. Capts. Veazey and Bowey, the firft certainly killed;
:L>uts. Butler, Sterrett, Dent, Courfey, Muse, Prate); En
tiges Coatts and Fernandes; who of them are killed, or who
prisoners, is yet uncertain. Many cf the officers loft their
fyrds and guns. We have tince entirety abandoned Long-
Iftand, bringing off all our military Bores.
" Generals Sulivan and Sterling are both prisoners. Col.
A'lee, Miles and Piper, are aifo taken. There are about
rooo men miffing in all. We took a few prisoners. By a
Licut. we took, we underftard they-had about 23,000 men
on the ill and that rooming. Most of our Generals were upon
a high hill in our lines, viewing us with giaffes. When we
b gan'our retreat, they, con d fee the enemy we had to pass
through, though we could not. Many of them thought we
would furiender in a body, without fifing. When we began
the attack, Gen. Washington wrung his hands, and cried cctj
Good G^d! aubat bravefekvs I mast this d # , Ife ! Major Gheri
commanded the Maryland battalion, the Col. and L^eut. Col.
being both at York. Captains Adams and Lucas were ficka
The Major, Capt. Ramsey, and Lieut. Plunketts were fore
mffi and wi-hin forty yards of the enemy's muzzles, when
they were fird upon by the enemy, who were chiefly under
cover of an orchard, five a few that fhewedthemfelves and
preteuded to give u^, clubbing their firelocks until we fame
within that dittanre, when they immediately presented and
blazed in 6ur faces; they iutiicly overshot us, and killed force
men awayffiehind in our teat. I had the fatis'aaion Of drop
ping one of them die firft fire 1 made. I was so near I could
not rolls. Ldifeharged my rifle seven times that day as deli
berately as 1 ever did at a mark, and with as little perturba
tion." '
Since ouA last was brought in here, by the Contioen al
sloop. Sachem, Capt. Robrcfon, the brig Three Friends,
Capt. S alter; from Antigua for Halifax, with 209 hogsheads
of rum, BooQlb. offugar, &c. Th brig mounts 6 gu^s,
and made battle, in which the Sachem foft her mate and
two hands.
We are toldThe Rose man of war attempted to go up the
East River, but was so mauled by our batteries, that die was
obliged te be ttyr id ashore ^ L/ug-lO<nd by the crew.
On Monday last the Hito. Benjamin Franklin. J hn Adams,
and Edward Rutledge. Efqubes, Members of the Honorable
Congress, set off for New-Yoik, in order, it is said, to con
fer with Lord Howe, upon the fubjed of sundry propositi
ons feat by his Lotdfhip to the Cunprefs by Gen. Sullivan.
We hear that the L-gdlrure of New-Jersey have appoint
ed he Hon- William L^vingOon, Esq; Governor of that State.
The Honorable Mongrels havepromoud Col. Adam Stevens,
of Virginia, (an able and experienced officer) to the rank of
a Brigadier General,
We hearthat Lord Howe has consented to exchange Gene
ral Sullivan and Lord Sterling tor General Prefcot and Gen.
Mac D naid.
Ou the 27th ult died D>aor JOHN WALLACE, of
Queen Ann's county. M.vv'aad ; whofc death as a Ph-fictan,
as well as a valuable M-mb-'c of Society, is greatly and just
ly lamented by his friends and numerous acquaintance :
But to his incbnfdiable Widow the loss is moumiu y diftrefs
i g indeed ! — For neve was it said of anv P#ir with greater
propriety - -''When such Friend part,
'Tis the Spivivi r d'e- '
^e^cajtk, Sept. 9.
On Monday rhe fecund pf th s infract, depated' tt s life,
Mr*. Da-hy T vmpf n, rhe-w ; t of John Th # .~y.,fr: Lie;
one of the Magiftsates of N^we&iie county, and a RspreUnU-
■Weft N^-| Tty, Baft\ August 27, 1776
FORTY DOLLARS Reward.
RAN-AWAY last night fom Bi"o furnace, th^e bivant
men, one of them named FRAN< IS LAWRANCE
PIDGINETT, a Portuguese, about f feet 7 108 net e$
high, hoops in his walk; ye ow complexion, middling long
black hair, brown cyts and chews tobacco: He had cn and
took with him, one blue Ihorr c^t one brown duffle under
jacket, one pair of lighr coloured worsted p ufh breeches,
OZ abrug sh r and tiowfers, new hat, and old ihoes. MAT
-1 HEW SHERONE, a Frenchman by trade a sh maker,
about ^ years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, dark com
plexion, black hair tied behind, grey eyes, black heaid,
. and has a fear on the lower part of his left jaw. EMANU
EL RODRIGUES, a Spaniard, about 30 years of age, ;
feet 6or 7 i.ches high, short black hair, black eyes, and
dak complexion. Both She, one and Rodrigues took with
them the f.me kind and fame coloured clothes as Pidginett.
Aid he 24th of June, the two following runaways FRAN
CIS BERRARA, a Spaniard, about jo years of age, 6 feet
2 inches high, black hair, brown eyes, thin visage, takes a
gie?t quantity of Luff, his sere teeth remarkably wide, and
has a down look. The other named JOSEPH RODRIGO,
but generally goes by the name of JOSEPH, about 5 feet §
or 6 inches high, yellow complexion, black hair, and black
eyes. JOSEPH LOYET T, a Frenchman, who tan away
July 14th, is $ feet 9 or to iuchrs high, long brown ha%
fair complexion, grey eyes, and thin visage ; the three last
took with thtm&hc fime.kind and fame coloured clothes as
Pidginett. Whoever takes up the above runaways, and 1-
cures them in any jail, so that their mastt # , JO'N COX,
of Philadelphia, gets them again, or deovers ' :u at B i lio
Furnace, shall have the above icward, or EIGHT DOL
LARS for each of them, and all reafonabl charges.
JOSEPH B A L L.
A —
Loudon-Grove townttiip, Clultu bounty, the yen day o£
the ,:h month, 1776.
WAS ST^O LE N,
Out of the pafhire of John Moore, in Salisbury township, the
First night cf this inftaut,
A BLACK HORSE, eight years old, well made, natural
to pace, can trot fame; about fourteen hands high,
flout tail, his mane hangron the off fide, lately had some
triroed off the points, branded on rhe near tbopldgr I, and
on the near buttock L, had thoes on before. Whoever t^kes
up'fod horse and thie, shall have a reward of F TV E
POUNDS, or THREE POUNDS for the Horse
al^e, : ^d by, + JO^ATFAN LINDLEY
TO BE SO L D,
A SC,O,CH SERVAN 1' GIRL, who Las near three years
to serve, fhe\is an excel cut fpino#, and undedfands''
country work. Enquire of the printer, *
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On Monday the i6h inftanr, at three o'clock in the after#
noon, on Pibmftead's wharf, a parcel of
R U M,
TAKEN in the Pr^e Brigantine Nepttinr. condemned ia
the Court of Admiralty. The said Brig wf b< fo'd the
fame afternoon at the fame place, as soon as the Rum is dist
posed of.,
TO' BE L E-ffQ'
On a very phafant'y floated Country Seat, five miles front
the city of Philadelphia, in the Northern Liberties, in a
lane leading from Nice Town on Germantown road tow
ards Shuyikill.
AVery Convenient and well finished H life, Kitchen arid
Wath House, with or without Stables and Chair House,
it wiP fun for the reGdence of a gentleman' family retiring
from town. Inquire of E. LEWIS TREICHEL, at the
above place. ||
N. B The said house is occupied by Joseph Shippen, juris
Esq; and may be entered the fiift of October next.
Seprerobrtt.
r\ E,SFRTFD from Captain Thomas Smyth's company. o<
/C” Richardson's battalir, the two fHltfrng soldiers,
viz. JAMES WELLS, about go years old, 5 feet 7or 8
inches high, a^d wears hi- own brown hair; had 00 a country
linen hunting shirt and rrnwfrrs, ar d took with him an o'd
blue doth coat, with sundry other cloaths; also a knapsack
and blank t.
JOHN QJOCK, about the fame height, but rather better
made than Wells, he has black hair and eyes, and was dref
f^d in th" f rrie marker as Wells bur what other eloaths he
took withbim are rukawn. Healfo took bis kuapfack and
blanker.—Whoever takes up, ard will Bring the said de#
fert-rs to the fubfen^fr A* Amboy, (halt receive FIVE#,
POUNDS reward, or fifty {hidings for either of them; or
three pounds for securing tr m in any gaol, or thirty fliil#
lings for either. THOMAS StyVTH, Capt.
N B. It is fufpe&d they have inlift d on board 'he
Chance, or some other privateer; if so, his hoped the effi#
cers will secure them. §
THE time of a (Weng hearty Dutch LAD, who has three
years and eight months to serve; he understands farm
ing business and (Living a team —■Enquire of the Prin er
five of fil'd c^tinT, in the prefcut Convention far the ^e #
lawarr ft>te, as er a fl or 1 nefs, and was interred at New
taftic on the Wednefil yßlib ing;at-nded by a numbejof
her relations a d rcfpeaable rughboifr; She di< u as (he
lived, a tiuly pious and good wofnan. Bieffed ate they who
die in the Lord.
Port of P^ty 7 To „ hom ; t concern .
Pennfylvama, .
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Adinhal.y will
be held at the State-House, in the ci y of Philadelphia^
on Friday, the twenty- finer ,th day of Sep ember, infant,
at ten o'cl ck in the forenoon of the fame day, then and there
to try the truth of the fa&sahedg'd in the bill of Ifiiah Ro
binson, commander of the armed sloop called he Sachem*
(who ar well) agaioft the brigantine 0, vcffel called the Three
Friends, burthen about 80 tons, with her guns, tackel, ap
parel, furniture, ar 4 cargo, lately commanded by A' drew
Stalker, to the end and inert, that the owner or rwn ^ of
the said bftynrine, her cargo &e or any petfoo concerned
therein, may appeal and fhtw cause, if any they have why
the fame sh uld not be cend mned, according to the prayer
of the said bill. Bi ocl ror th Jud,{
Sept. 10 1776. ANDREW ROBESON, Register.
TO BE SOLD,