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inforced ; that if the ra bad been embarked at tn3th?t
place to avoid this battery, they mutt have been up to their
necks in water 1 , after they had left the boat, going through
a creek which was entirely commanded by the provincial
mufquetry ? And docs he not fay, that he detirsd to be landed
Cpon the continent, and that he would have gone directly to
Charleftown; and were not the two frigates aShore in at
tempting to take their Nations in order to cover this intention
of landing upon the continent ? Are these things so ? If they
are not, the Ministry are called upon to publish General
Clinton's own letter, There are letters from the army, which
fay, that when Sir Peter Parker found he could make no im
pruflion Upon the, batteries, and that therefore the army be
gan to feimbark, that a body of tfe provincials, under cover
offheil'b'a'tW it the weft end of Sullivan's bland, eroded
over to Long Jfland, and attacked thenar brigade of the
King's army ; over which they gained a considerable advan
tage, killed many, and made Several prisoners. ' This action
happened the 14th of July. Why is< the account of it not
published ? These letters were brought by the Ranged, and
efemped the rainiftcrial searchers, who are ordered' to ffeal all
news-pap p. andjatters of intelligence rhey can find: It is a
low, mean trick;'a dirty petit larceqcy, fit only for the M—
C , and his tools. "The Ranger failed oa the iGih.
Polices were Yesterday opened at Lloyd's,collee house, and
five guineas gi+en to receive one hundred if the provincials
declare war afliufi Portugal within one year.
Lad night about Seven o'clock, his Excellency Governor
Eden, of Maryland, arrived express from Portiraouch, with
some faeflrdifpaiches 0 Lord George Germaine. He came
over in the Deveut transport, Captain Thomas, after a pai
fage of i, days ; but as the packet is not yet opened, we can
not fafiY b a^y thing freih-Several other gentlemen have
come oaffengers inthc above drip.
Sep ember £. The Civil Lift is now SIX QUARTERS
in airear. It is perfectly Scandalous, The Kin \ income is
upwards of fifteen hundred thoutand pounds. He ives roe<n
ly; and his family bring very young, cannot be executive.
WhiChtcQaies of the money?
The Scotch Cabinet •>' being able to colle<ft a revenue in
America, t feed their hungry countrymen, have permitted
the Revenue CufßmiUioners, Mrifo. Paxton, Hulton, and
HoHweh, to come to England. They arrived in one of the
hit Ships from Halifax
. The last *hng the Boird or Treasury did before they ad
journed, wa^ to order 17,0001. to be given among then re
'fu^es from Amerce, who are in fact the principal authors
or the present civil ,ar.
Gen. Clinton rod Sir Peter Parker will be recalled Let
<„,, requiring their at erdaucc in England, having been dil
pa+clvd from government.
We near by a private letter received from France, that all
the troops in that kingdom will be in motion early in the
spring; every preparation is making for that purpose, and
tha exprefles are daily despatching to the general officers tor
completing their regiments.
It is very remarkable, fays a correspondent, that the event
es this unnatural war, mould so diredly contradict Lord
Sandwich's affection, in calling the Americans “ Cowards."
And that his particular friends mould Suffer so effenti/ly.
Major Pitcairne echoed his L rdfoip's opinion, and boasted,
before he embanked at Portsmouth, that if be drew his fso d
Bar half out of the scabbard, the whole bandit 1 ( is he term
ed them) of Maffachufett's Bay, would flee from him. B -
bold he is (lain, on the firft time he appears in the fiedaginft
them. Capt. Howe, of the Glasgow, another o' his Lord
chip's friends, falls in with two or three raggamuffiu priva
teers: and he brings his Lordship an undeniable proof that,
the Americans are not cowards. And now we have a Gazette
Recount, that those cowards have beat two go gun lhips, four
frigates of 28 guns each; and two others of 18 guns each;
waking together 25: guns. How man, had those cowardly
Americans: Why, truly 19: and though the King's drips had
so many as 252 veil manned, to so few as 19; yet those cow
ardly Americans made those heroes, and friends of Lord
Sandwich, with his bon companion Sir Peter Parker, and a Scotch
Lord, conftfs, that their attempt to take an infignificant fort,
« was impracticable, and that a further attempt would have
been the deftrußion of man, brave men, without the lead proba
bility of faceeft." They certainly confided in Lord Sandwich's
bare ipfe dixit, and could not he otherwise convinced, without
losing one of the King's Blips, and having five more nearly
battered to pieces, betides InGng 64 men killed, and 141
wounded. Oh! rare Jemmy Twitches, Oh!
Orders are delivered out at the war office for some more
recruiting parties to be sent into the different parts of the
country, in -order to raise 2000 men to fill up the vacancy in
the regiments under the command of General Howe; and
another draft is also to be made out of the force regiments of
foot guards; r .
Early yesterday morning advice was received exprels at
Lord George Germaine's office, that the Kent, Capt. Elliott,
from Quebec, with some frefh dispatches from General Carle
ton, was fafe arrived off Spithead. Col. M'Clean set out im
mediately for London, arid delivered the dispatches to his
Lordship. It is said, that every thing went on prosperously;
that they had a very plentiful supply of provisions; and that
Gen. Carleton intended to winter there.
The following is a Bate of General Howe's force whien
joined, viz. 6000 effcaive men he took from Halifax. 5600
figuring men of the Hessians, 1000 guards." Suppole Old
Murray's to be 900 effedivv and Frafcr's two battalions
(commanded by Erfone and Campbell) to be 1900 effective,
there were 750 taken; therefore there are 2000 Highlanders.
toGeneral Clinton will bring. There are betides light-horse,
ad ry, and about 2000 marines. His whole force then, in
th mi:'taiy purafc, is at Icaft 20,000 men in their Shoes.
Th mgh it is hill said that one transport of the guards, and
two of the Hellian. are taken.
A letter tera an Officer under General Clinton, dated July
6 >ys " I fuppole ere this you have been acquainted of our
urjucc riful attempt at SuTvan's-Ifhnd. I assure you the
m fc^ri^e has greatly disheartened our troops, and in con
fcqccnce of bar day's work a great cooinefs subsists between
the &e 3al and Admiral, each blaming the other tor the fai
lure of the B itith arms. We referveour hopes of better for
tune till we have joined General Howe, which we are endea
vouring immediately to do. Our want of provisions is gene
rally known, notwi # 'ott a nding the caution that is us d to con
ceal it. Should we prove fuccefsiu' n our next attempt, which
is intended ether against New York or Philad Iphia, it will
even then be dangerous to penetrate into the provinces, as we
have information that the provincials have prepared mines for
us at Several places in the inland provinces. This account is
confirmed by some deserters, but they va;y so much in their
answers, that we have reason to believe they are sent purpose
ly to deceive us with refpea to the situation of those destruc
tive engines. If there are any such preparations against us,
the deserters cannot be ignorant of it: they, however affect
to be totally unacquainted with the dcfign, so that it is im
possible to be aware of the danger, in cale a progress into the
provinces is determined on. But before this can be affeded,
we have a capital conquest to make of^New-York or Phila
pelphia, which will cod us many lives."
September 14. A weekly paper fays, w: are assured, by a
gentleman who bat d good opportunity of knowing toe fa&,
that the remittances of the treasury, for the purposes of the
American war, are not one penny less than the enormous sum
of 100,000!, per week.
Extraß of a letter from Plymouth, September 9.
" Since my last arrived several transports, with a man of
war from Portsmouth, bound to America ; and this morning
they failed from this place, with the Julius Casar, Capt. Uz
ald; the Swallow,. Ross, bound to Halifax, and the rest of
the fleet that have laid here feme time."
David Hume, Esq; whose death at Edinburgh last week's
papers announced, was, without exception, one of the tirtt
geniuses of the age. He has been ridiculed by his cotempo
saries for his partiallity as an historian, and his caprice and
centradidtion as a fccprica:lwriter ; but it his writings of the
latter kind are in fa& fallacious, are they not wonderfully in
genious ? and if his hift&y of England (peaks the Scotchman,
does it not also speak the manly and enlarged miod of the
author; and ; s it not rep : ee with fair argument aud reafona
blc inferences from obvious and accepted Data.
The King atked Lord Weymouth, when he read General
Carleton's letter containing an account of the rebels p.ecepi
tate retreat from Montreal, whether any thing more was to
be apprehended in Canada ? Certainly not, Sir, replied Lord
Weymouth, if they could make no better prob to preserve a
footing in that province than rhis {hews them to have done,
it is plain they have no force to spare. Upon which his Ma
jesty oiderved, Sun&wicb is r,t ; the, vilt not fend.
There have been fevers curious ecctairc ffmeurs between
the Earls pt HhitoorOMgb.'Rochf^^ Buckinghamlhiie,
upon thepromouou of dr- Licotenacy of Ireland. The Mi
niitry wrilied to fatisfy all three; the two fall will take any
thing infield of it confidcrai^c enough to fatisfy their pre
• ten irons, but Lord liifobcrougb has fethis hcait upon ir, and
will cake n%rrfufai without being dif,u fed, particularly as
he was difappoiated upon the promotion of Lord Fownfficud
toil
The last time thawing con •ex fed wih Lord George Ger
.ma; nf, he allied him ho# many men he expected General
Howe would land i His Lordship replied 26,900, including
the troops from Glafyow. No, replied his Majelly, the
number will be only 21.00©, and such are <hc regimen,,
pytti^g bitty his band an acc unt be had just then received ;
Lord George desired to check it at his office —and on his re
turn, admitted that the King was right. The King then told
him, that it was the opinion of the foreign officers in the
American army, that if the penpal landed a few miles from
New- York he weird he foctyfiful, but if he landed at the
cig he would bobcat. The King added the names of those
offices, and he I. vice from whence they were sent. His
S ere.ary of S ate knew .none of those particulars. His Ma
jedv's intelligence of every thing concerning the war in Ame
rica, has been remarkable accurate.
Sep ember \6 % The following is a piaurefque description
of the hate wt affairs. —The country gentlemen without dif
ceroment. Norh America loft. The Weft-Indies in danger
of being loft also: The Emperor of Germany on the eve of
making a settlement in our tides, in the East- Indies. The
F,,ejch preparing a powerful fleet, to command a trade wills
North-America, for provisions and lumber, for their islands,
whieour's are Barring. Tke Dutch gaining immense furas,
by bring the general carriers of European and American com
mbities. England running headiong into a civil war, which,
if victorious is of no advantage to her, and, if unfuccefsful
is fa r al to her. The whole British empire so splendid and
formidable in the late reign, crumbling and mouldering away
ip the pr.lent. The dependencies, once the strength and
glor of the crown, now dropping from, or revolting against
th* home government, because the present lyftem of it is
founded in despotism, and supported by corruption.
Upwards of thirty merchant Ihips are raking in their lading
in the river, in order to fail with the convoy, which is to be
ready to proceed for the Leeward Blands by the i@:h of Oc
tober. Must of the above ihips have from 10 to 14 guns, so
that they brill not be in much danger from the American pri
vateers.
Letters from Corke, dated Sept. 7, mention, that on the
6th the fellowing Blips, all laden with provisions, and order
ed for New-York, failed from the Cove, viz. the Francis,
Hall; 10.1 North, Harrington; Union IHand, Rawle; Sal
ly, Biffiop; Charming Sally, Picketing ; Mary, Smith; Ca
th, line, Fortune; Peter, Long-; and Richaid, Crockle.
We hear that a lately e e&ed City Officer's affairs have turn
ed out so agreeably to his creditors, that they have agreed to
allow him 6001. per annum, to enable him to gather in his
debts, and make a final settlement of his affairs.-Seventy
Thousand Pounds are laid to be due to the heufe from the
province of New- York.
Mr. Woolridge, though by law at present not qualified for
the office of Sheriff, will still, itis said, continue to wear his
Alderman's gown.
Dublin, Sept. 10. On Saturday it was finally fettled for
Lord Rochford to go to Ireland, and it is said he will set out
some time in this month. Lord R— —is to keep his pension,
and also to visit England once during his three years Ration;
such are the terms agreed on.
WILLIAMSBU R G, Nov. 15.
Last night an express arrived from Col. Cbriftian, with let
ters to the Governor dated October ajd, giving an account
of his having pafi'ed the Tenefee river 011 the iSth of that
month, without any molcftation from the enemy, and after
marching through several Indian towns, at length arrived fate
ly at the inland town, the lowermost but one on the river,
which he sou d had been precipitately abandoned, the Indi
ans having only had time to carry off their cioath.s and the
best of their houßiold goods, with which they pushed off
in their canoes down the Tenefee. They left beh nd them
their horses, cattle, hog's, fowls, and even dogs, with their
whole crops of corn and potatoes, which the colonel learned
was a very great one.—He expelled at his camp in the Island -
Town, as next day, the Raven warrior of Chote, with Ouca
naftota, the Little Carpenter, and a number of other chiefs ;
having given them to underhand, that if they did not imme
diately come in and make fubroiffion, and agree to such terms
as he Ibould deem to be reasonable, that he would lay waste
all the towns, and pursue their fugitive countrymen as far as
the Creek nation.
The Colonel thinks it probable he may enter into a treaty
with them, as he has good reason to believe that all the old
warriors had been averse to the war, and that the rest were
stirred up by Cameron, by bribes arid threats. Two of his
scouts on the road to Hywaflee, found an old woman and
two children in the woods, aimeft faxpiftied with hunger and
cold, having been out fix days and nights without fire or pro
visions of anv kind, except berries and haws. The soldiers
took compassion upon the poor wretches, made them a fire,
and gave them viduals They also met a young man who
had loft his wife, and was then in search of her ; they called
to him to come to them, on which he clubbed his gun and
game up. He informed, that the villain Cameron puthed off
to the Creek nation as soon as he heard Col. Christian had
eroded Broad River.
PROVIDENCE, (Rhode-Tfland) November 9.
Since our last two valuable prizes have arrived at fafe ports,
one from Quebec, bound to Grenada, the mailer of which
PHILADELPHIA.
Extract of a letter from C^rleflown (S. Carolina) Nov. n.
" Very little news among us at prefent—lt is reported th:
Creeks have broke out and threaten Georgia.
" I have the pleasure of informing you, that the Cherokee
are so heartily drubbed, that they arc now suing for peace, 1
wtffi it was the case with our other ravage enemies in a&j
about New-York."
In CONGRESS, November 23, 1776.
RESOLVED, That a committee of five be appoints
with full powers to devise and execute measures for tffc&
ally reinforcing General Washington, and obftru&ing ib?
progress of General Howe's army, and that they proceed im
mediately on this business.
The members chosen, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Chafe
Mr. Clymer, and Mr. Stockton.
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
The Committee before-mentioned have come to the follow
ing Revolutions:—
RESOLVED, that it be recommended to the commanding
officers of the several battalions of Associators in Pennfylva
nia immediately to call together the battalions refpe&iveh
under their command; and to felca out of each battalion
one company, or, if possible, two companies of volunteer:
That each company consist of seventy-six privates, ou
drummer, oue 6fer, tour corporals, and four ferjeants, un
der the command of a Captain, two Lieutenants, and ope
Enfign.'
That the field officers of each battalion, or such of therr
as Shall be present, with the approbation and concurrence<
the volunteers, appoint the commissioned and non-commiffi
oiled officers of each company.
That the companies be engaged in the Service of th
United States till the tenth day of March next, unless foone
difeharged by Congress; and be entitled to a pair of Shoes
and dockings, and to the fame rations and the fame monthly
pay with the other troops on the Continental cftabhlhmea:
to commence from the time of their enrolment.
That the form of the enrolment he as follows:
I hereby promfe and engage to enter into the fervise 0,
the United States, end 0 jerve them till the tenth da, of Mart
next, unless footer difebarged by Covgefs ; and to observe and at.
the orders of C ngrft, and the orders of the Generals and Officer
Jet over me b, them.-
That in order to supply the companies with arms, accou
trements, and other necefTaries, the field officers of each bat
talion, or any of them, be empowered and diretied to pur
chase, and, if they cannot puichafe, to impress arms, cat
touch-boxes, blankets. Ilioes, dockings, and other ueceffaiies
for the use of the said companies.
That he articles impressed be appraised by perfans to be
appointed by the field officers or any of them for that pur
pole.
That the field officers, or anv of them, give certificates o<
the v 4 lue of the articles so pu chafed or appraised, which
certificates fhal be deemed Sufficient vouchees to the perform
to whom they shall he given, or to th&ir assign , for he re
fpe&ivc films therein mentioned, and fliall be paid at the
Continental Treasury.
That the Captains march their companies with the utmofl
expedition, andj in the army urder General Washington.
That the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania be empowered
and direded to form the said companies into baoabons; am
to adopt such farther meafmes as they may tied neceCay ft
the march and equipment of the said companies; a&d parti
cuiarly to collect, in the city of Philadelphia and its neigh
boufhood, blankets and other necessaries for their use, andt
seize such articles, paying the value of them, if they cann.
otherwise be procured.
That one month's pay be advanced to each volunteer upon
his enrolment ; and that the Council of Safety be fupplic
with money for this purpose.
That the Council of Safety be requested to forward by ex
press the foregoing refolutioos to the commanding officers c
the several battalions of the State of Pennsylvania.
James Wilson:
Philadelphia, GEORGE CLYMER
November 24, 1776. JAMES SMITH,
SAMUEL CHASR
informs, that be left Quebec the middle of September, and
that just before he came away, 10 fail of transports arrived
there, most of them very large Dutch ships, having on board
3000 Brunfwickers. They had been 24 weeks ou their pal
iage, and were in a wretched condition, one third of them
being lick.
Friday Se'nnight a Sloop and Schooner, as Flags of Truer,
arrived at Marblehead from Halifax, and landed 170 prifoa
ers, confining of Captains of vcffels, Prize-Misters and Sea
men. They had been closely confined at Halifax, and kept
at two-thirds allowance of provisions.
N E W-H A V E N, November 6.
At a General Assembly holden at New-Haven in Council
cut, on the ad Thursday of October, Anno Domine 1776.
An AR f^rfapp.rting 'be Credit and Currency of the trill< of Cri
CT emitted and made current by the Co:grfs of the United
States of America, ^nd the Bills of public Credit of tb' sState,
nf it enabled by the Governor, Council and Kept eJentatives, r.
General Court affimbled, and by the Authority of the fame.
That the bills of credit emitted and made current by the au
thority of the General Assembly of this State, and those e
roitted by the United States of America, (hall be a legal ten
der as money in all payments within this State.
And whereas some evil minded perlons, inimical tn the H
berties of the United States of America, have endeavoured i=
depreciate the bills of credit of this and the laid United
States: Which to prevent,
Be it further, enabled by the authority afaefaid, That if anv
perlon within this State, fliall attempt to depreciate or under
value any of the bills of credit aforefaid, by offering, de
manding or receiving more in any of said bills in exchange
for Spanish milled dollars, or other c rins of gold or silver, or
bullion, than the nominal value or amount thereof as Bate
in laid bit's, computing a Spanish inibed dollars at 6/°and other
coins of gold or silver, and bullion, it the value in proporti
on to Dollars, at which they pass in this stare, or at which
they are or may be fixed Uy the assembly of the United States
in Cougrefs § or by offering, demanding, or receiving, di
really or iKdreaiy. a greater sum in any of laid bills, for
any hoafes, mods, goods or commodities whatsoever, thar
the fame could be purchased at of the fame person or perlon,
in gold or silver money ; or whoever shall fell, or offer fc
fell, heufe, land, or any kind of commodity for hard mom
and (hall reftife to fell and dispose of the £me for any c
said bills, every person so offending Ihali forfeit the tu l va
lue of the money so exchanged, or rhe houses; lands, goodie
or commodities so fold or offered to file, one half to the pub
lie treasury of this date, if the conviction be b^re the Supe
rior Court, or to the county treasury if before the con ty
court, or to the treasury of the town where the off nee is
committed, if the conviction be before an assistant or juhie.
of the peace, and the other half to any person who shall fu
for and prosecute the fame to effect And all informing of
filers arc hereby directed to take notice and make prefect
ment es all breaches of this a&.