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•and ever finee, but his not cter/ed to come within reach
of the torts. Mr. Degratf (our late Secretary) is appointed
Governor of this island, his commission is expected out by dirt
vcffel from Holland, and it is thought he will do every thing
in his power for the proua^n of trade.
“ , K Two >f the paCTcugers that came in the before
mentioned velici f, >m Dublin ate just arrived here, uieyf<y
that Captain Forrest arrived in Ireland from N^ntz, in a vctfcl
under French c dours, and on his appearance in Dublin was
immediately iufpe&ed of coming tor the powder, he was dr -
appointed of taking away tenure, on which his veflel was
searched, and fevtrai letters and papers found on board,
two or w<i\ci letters were for Mr. Lceky and Khompfon; in
confluence of wlrch "hey were taken up. Mr. Lc^y is held
to 20.000. usd, Lid A.. § humpion 3.1,000, bar Cipt. For
rest would not be ad ait edu b 1, and w.^ committed to pn
fon'in irons, whet. h lay when thole gentlemen came away.
I; was the general opinion in Dublin, that they wud ail three
be rein >vA to England for trial, and the conoquence very
uncertain."
&traft of another k.ter fam St, Euftatia, Ru,,.
" Since my tart Captain Booker's brig for Amsterdam, as
mentioned 10 my tail, has beta heeled at St. Kites, n conte
quence of an information on oath by a fcuucdrel, who sys
he affixed toioad tpc laid v}i here, w«h powder and other
warlike Hores tor America, and that the brig had jud returned
off a voyage from Airerica, after carrying another cargo of
the !°lce kmd, that he the fa.d informs was a seaman on
boasd all tire while, and that Capt. Broker had changed his
name trom Marrin to Booker. It is notorious to every per
son in this ihard that there is not a wod of the whole luf in
flation tine, as Captain if okcr has made wo voyages alrea
dy to Amiterdam from this Inland, without being at anv other
place whatev. 1 wrhin the time ; on- of wince voyages in the
above brig, now under leisure, and carried goods on freight
for inoft of he Merchants of this island. Cap'. Hooker h's
taken evt:y ftp n his power to defend the vcoel, bat it is
uncertain how it may terminate ; bus youtse the f a d li.ua:ica
people are reduced to, even hi a fair trade, with those sea rob-
Dtrs under ins Britannic M fcfty. rn^e never was a vcflcl,
left this pace on a more clear and regular footing, and no
other realm in rhe world to fulpcdl her, than that of the
Captain being an Englishman, two of the seamen were Erg
hih and four Dutch met L is very rcina kabie that the infor
mer is enti ely unknown to Capt. Booker, v, no fay, he ne
ver in his life sow rhe man before; so that hr mutt have been
procured on purpose to serve their wicked ends. Several fma!l
Vessels belonging to this place under Piven colours, have been
seized, and sent into port lately, on frivolous pretences, and
Do one knows as yet how far his property can be fafe in any
case. A day or two ago, averted belonging to Bermuda,
bound from this, home, was fiized and carried into St. Kitts,
for only having a few barrels of bread and beef (about ten ia
number) far the use of bis vessel and fami y at home to keep
them from ftaiviag, be was so particular when here that he
would not take a single article of foreign manufacture or pro
duce on board, to prevent any rifque, but all this would not
protest him from the robbers.
" Capt.'Patterfon in a ship from this for Am'rterdam, Tate
belt "Aging to your place was carried into the Downs, about the
lath May by a cutter, and was lying there two weeks when
the lad accounts came from Holland, but it was unknown
what'would be done dith her. There was no passing or repay
ing up or down the English channel For cru zers, and every
step taken to interceptthe American vdffels; The people of
Holland begin to think very Cerious of the present depute be
tween England and America, and arefomewhar apprebeefive
pfiheu property in the English fuuJs, this I have from the
Du ch mercLauts le<tcis to their friends here, should their
La^ continue it mud shake the foundation of national credit
and I hope in the end produce a general bankruptcy."
Extras ofa letter from Asa:,, da^d August if.
" I find,the more thihfe : ng fort of people do not credit the
mews of the French fleet being in St. Lawrence river, they rare
ther think it is a story given out by Burgoyne to put opr peo
ple off their guard. This day we have advice that thee are
%oco Inchars with Gen, Schuyler; that he began the Confers
cnee with them last Tuesday.
“ Mr. -=- returned front the Lake, who was or
dered there by Congress to infpe& into the Hate of our army;
he lays, that out army cohfids of 5000 effective men, hearty
and in high spirits; that they have built compleat fortifiea
cations; have 60 pieces .of cannon from 9to 18 pounders
mounted; that iu a fortnight they will have upwards of 100
pieces mounted; they have now ia the Lake, 9 gondolas, 2
row gallics, and 3 fchooneis, all complca.e apd fit for fee
vice, that we Ihaii have 2; or at of those veffcls iu the Lak%
which will carry 60 pices sannon, if, swivel guns, and
about 500 men. That there was two oflicers sent cut as spies
some time rtuce, one of which returned while he was there,
who reports, that the enemy had about 2000 men at St. John's,
10(8 at the Isle aux No,x, and 1000 or 1500 at Chamblee;
that they had about 30 batteaus in the Lake, apd no other
veilcis, nor any preparation for building score; that it ap
pealed Very clear to him, that the enemy *d not mean to at
tack us, but expected to be attacked, for that they are only
preparing for defence by, enlarging their fofts, arid erecting
new ones. Gin. Gates fays, that it won d not give him the
halt concern if the enemy was to come with 20,^00 men."
Exuaft of a letter from Nev-York, dated Atgufl 16.
" The complement of men exp &d i< pretty near filled
up by the LH reinforcements from New England and Pern
lylvaHa. Every thing lean with truth affine-you has the
most agreeab e appearance. All have their proper Harirms.
Polls or importance arc Hrongly manned, while teferves are
kept for prfffible cohtigencies. The Iprit of the loldicry
proinifes every thing. No levity 01 bonding in their coun
tenances; but all the marks of a compofme, patient, and de
termined resolution, that makes me anticipate either a thrift
glorious refinance,, or complete victory.
Extrafi of a letter from Xem-To k, August 19.
" Yesterday niorning being cloudy and raty, the Phoenix
and Rofc to, ktht advantage and weighed anch r, but kept
on the cistern Ihore, wh ch prevented General Mifflin from
bringing a gun to bear upon,them : They sassed through a
partage I which we had' left pp/n, and which was to have
been ft pt iu a dav or two. —About a quarter after fix hey
appeared at Greenwich,' On which cur batteries and gullies
prepared to attack. They puffed all our fortifications (it is
thought) without much damage; coming directly opposite
the City they tired fevcral broad sides, but with little or no
Execution. They bad on board a deserter, who helped to
flop the place, and who feezed them the way through which
they parted. They have joined th ir fl et, with the loss of
oce of their tenders which was burnt the ohr night by the
^Thips, and the Pce rix narrowly escaped.—We have this
day one whole Regiment employed to load a number of vel
feh with Hones, for to link between the grand battery and
Governor's Bland, which they will efft& io a day or two.
Saturday .afternoon came up a flag from the fleet, to knew if
Lord Drummond; Dr. Middleton, and M s . Temple c<uid be
admitted to come on shore, and were returned for answer,
they could not. A defetter from the enemy yesterday fays,
that 5000 men are to attack Long-Island, and the rest New-
York on Tuesday next.
“ The brig Enterprize, Capt. Joseph De White, and sloop
Beaver, Capt. Stewart Dean, two letters of marque, belong
ing to this port, after an engagement of two glasses, have
taken two ships, viz, the Earl of Earrill, a new vessel, 270
tons burthen, Capt. John Bartlet, from Grenada, bound to
London, mounting fix two pounders, ladca with ia% hogs
heads of sugar, 459 bags of cotton, 29 h°gf;ieads of coffee,
and one pipe Madeira wine, valued at £ 25 poo, and are
Dfearrivedin Burton harbour, and rhe Ihip N~vi<, Capt C flin,
lad a with §co hogsheads sugar, and 70 hogsheads rum. sup
posed to be'arrived atCafco-Biv ; both taken the aid of
July.—Yesterday arrived 30 fail trom Connecticut with troops
on board — The brig Sea Flower, Capt. Savage, mentioned
in my lad; to be taken by the enemy, is now in rhe Sound,
and ex„ e a~d down next tide, ladu with frit and medicines.*
Extras ofa liter from an Rngifomin in Hfpaniola, Mureb 3.
" The French arc^mouuung their guns every where, and
building new forrificati ms in ftveral places—The Spaniards
fem likevrife preparing to strike some blow, which our
fttipid millifters at home has not thought of-—The 4th of lart
month 18 fail of Spanish drips of war parted this place, bound
(as they said) to the Havannab, 12 wire of the line, and 6
frigates, alb as full of men as possible—perhaps in the fpring^
they miy pay a visit to Jamaica —The people here are all for
the An ricans, and last week the general ordered all the
ports of this island to be opened to Blips of every kind.
Powder is now in great plenty.'
Since our Lift, came to town, Capt. Alexander Hunter, who
was taken lad fonuiry by Lord Dunmore, and returned to
Gieat-Britain, from whence he got a passage in one of the
fleet which brought out the f.cond division of H flians, from
which he made his escape in a boat on Wednesday lad; by
him we learn, that the firft division of foreign troops failed
the beginning of May, and the second, canlifting of 27 fail,
the 26th, that they fell in with each other off Sandy-Hook, and
and came in together on Monday the 12th inst. that they made
up about rlO fail, and contained 8000 H ffian, and Waldeclr.-
ers, and 100 of the English guards: They were it general
healthy, except a little of the feurvy and ith The
Eng^rti troops on Staten Island were embarking wht 0 he left
the fleet, and the foreigners were disembarking to encamp op
Staten-Irtand. He also informs, that there were 5000 foreign
ers more to follow in a third division.
From the best accuuits, we find the force at Staten-ltiand
to be Men.
Gen. Howe from Halifax, withßooo
Th& Scotch who embanked at G'afeow for Borton
3xoo, out of which 850 were taken by our Cruizes. 2,350
The defeated troops under Cornwallis and Clinton
from South Carolina supposed not more than 2500
The two divisions of Hessians, Wableckers, and Eng
liili guards, which a rived on Monday the rath inst. 9000
Lord Dunmore's scrubby fl~t, about 50 fighting men,
but with negroes, tories, &c. 150
Total, a 2,000
M arines unknown.
Ships Asia and Eagle of 64 gu% the Roebuck and Phoenix
or 44, one bomb, arid about a® frigates and floopi of war.
They have a'fo above 300 fail of transports, store thips and
prizes.
Some persons in calculating the above add i§oQ, as part of
the army defined for Carolina, of whose arrival we have not
had any account, either at South Carolina or Staten Island.
The fliip Nancy, Capt. Cufry, bound from Granada for
Bristol, with a load of fegars, but taken by a Maryland pri
vatcor, is since run afliuic near Egghaibuur, where it is said
file ; s bilged
In Convention of the State of New jersey, Brunswick,
August I^, 1776
Ordered. That the Committee of the several counties, towns,
and dribiCD in this State do mate out lifts of the prisoners of
war, which now are or have been resident within their drf
fti&s, and trinfmit the fame to thi< Convention, or the future
legislature of this State, without delay.
Extract from tV e Minutes, /
WILLIAM PATERSON, Secretary.
Tn CAuncil of Safety, Philadelphia, Auguf l 19, 177^.
INFORMATION being given, that the Guards of this
City are weakly manners and that the duty has fallen heavy
upon a few, in confequenqe of the neglect of some Associa
tors, to enroll themselves in the Companies Rationed here by
order of General R -berdeau, agreeable to the recommenda
tion of this late Committee of Safety ; and that uneasinesses
have arisen amoogAthok who have done the duty of guards,
from a mifippreheufi n of the proper authority to be exer
cised by the Commanding Officer.—The Council having
'made enquiry into the matter, are of opinion, that th^ Cap
tain of the Gua^s has acted in the line of his duty, and has
duly difehargrd the part of an active and p-uden't officer;
And to prevent any future complaint arising from the caufeS
aforefiid,,
Refolded, That every Affoc ; at6r, belonging to this City
and Liberties, capable of doing duty, who has not marched
wih the Militia to the Caihp in New-fcrfey, and who ne
gletfts to enrol himftlf in feme one of the four Companies
of Guards, and to attend the ferv ; ce in his turn, shall be
deemed a non associator, and be fubjoft to all the fines and
'penalties of fiich.
That the AffoebfoH On duty in Guards in this City, are
a&ually in Continental service, inrit. d to the fame pay and
rations, and.fubje& to the fame rules and regulations as the
Militia of this State now in Nm- ferf y.
Extraß from the Mi tufa,
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secreto,.
OP HOMAS HARWOOD, jun T^Hurer of the Western
, shore, will give constant attendance at his office in
W.ft (Ireet, Annapolis, to five in exchange bill, of credit
emi ted by the Prov.ocial Convention of Maryland the se
venth day of D^cemlnr, 1775, f r those emitted by the
Convention the twen y-sixth day of July 1775. 6w.
TO BE SOL D,
A SCOTCH SERVAN GIRL, ho has near three years
to serve, flic -< an rxcH uot 1 inll% and understands
country work. Enquire of the printer.
ALL perfens indebted to SAMUEL SHAW, Attorney at
Law, late of the town of Woodbury, in the county of
Gloucester) for Corts of Suit, at: requeued to make immedi
ate payment to lOS' PH FLLIS, Esquire.
n.w. < am.ra u& v# rt _ ••---#' tret ^r.r< - . - .2. ^uite&^ar!
I N DI G O,
OF the firft quality, Diy Goods, Mclafles, Sugars, Cot
ion. and Small Anchors, To be SOLD by COKE,
FURMAN and COXE.I
Twenty-Four Dollars Reward.
,Baltimore, August 13, 1776.
DESERTED from Captain Nathaniel Smith's company
of artillery, on the rath instant the following men viz.
JAMES HENDRICKSON, born in 'Qieen Anne county;
Maryland, 16 years of age, § f et 6 inches and a liilf high,
dark brown hair, grey eyes, and fair complexion • Had on
and took with him a light blue coat, light grey waistcoat,
white Russia drab and leather breeches, ahd thread flockings.
JOEL BENNET F, borhin Weft New-Jersey, by trade a
shoemaker, 22 years of Ige, 5 feet 6 inches high, brown
hair, dark gicy eyes, and fair complexion : Had on a buff
coat, green cloth wairtcoat, leather breeches, and thread
flockings. It is supposed he will try to get on board f>me
vessel, as he has been flipper of a cast in the bay.
JOHN TROY, born in Ireland, 23 years of age, $ fe&t
§ inches and three quarters high, dak b own hair, dark grey
'eyes, fair complexion, and marked with the fmi!l-pox : Had
on when he went away, hs r gimental cloaihs, viz. I^ue
faced and lined with white,, light grey waiftcoac. p r wer but
tons, marked M. M I. leather breeches, country tin n .t-fw
fers, and blue yarn dockings. He defected the latter ^d of
July lad; had a furlow for feme days, signed Nathaniel
Smith : Since he deferred me, I understand He deferred from,
a Row Galley in Philadelphia in May tail
Whoever takes up said deserters, and returns them to the
6ommanding officer, at the for; on Wheflone's Point, shall
receive the above reward, or THREE POUNDS for eidiet
of them. NATHANIEL SMITH.
TEN SHILLINGS Reward.
STOLE N, ,
bathe Evening of the rath inst. August, between the boOTs
of seven and eight, out of the Maiu+Guaid Ifoufe of this
Citv,
A Provincial FIRELOC K,
MA RKED on the upper part of the barrel PhilAd;
County, on the left fide with PC in a cypher and
Close bv has J. B. the Comffii Gary's proof mark ^ ar, aid
No. 116%. Any perfoti giving information of said Firelock^
to the Printers, or to the Otm.w of the City Main-Guard,
rtall have the aliove reward, add 'be further reconfmeeded as
a Friend to Liberty; but if the thief, not regard nythi le
nity, shall be difeovered, he may depend upon being treat
ed with themmeft severity as a dangerous enemy to the Slates'
N. B. All Gun arid Gun-Lock Smiths will be kind trough
to examine suspicious people, that want bayonets fitted tut
their firelocks, which will be doing the State forae service.
TO BE SOLD,
THE Woe of an active healthy Irilh leva : girl, abotif
18 years of age, who has three years to serve, flie can
do house work, and spin well on the little wheel. For terms
enquire of the Printers, or of Capt. Alexander Boyd, living
in Third-rtreet, the second door above Mafket-ftrect, Phi-1
ladelphia.§
W~A N TE D,
A JOURNEYMAN FULLER and CLOTHIER that un
dc&nds his business well : such a p<rf n, by applying
to the fubferiber living in Cumberland County, New Jersey,
wil. meet with good encouragement, bv
J EPKR MM cEELFY..
Philadelphia Manufacture;
QUCH as woollens, linens and cottons carticulafly corded
, dimity, to be fold by SAMUEL WETHJRILL jun. at
his Manufactory in South-ftrect, between Fifth arid S-xth
flrects, and between Market add Arch Greets, on Hudson's
Square.•
The fubferiber; at a great expence, has made an attempt
to improve manufactures in America, and hopes for the pub
lic encouragement.
He has also a quantity of good Vinegar to dispose of either
by the barrel or fmalltr meatiire. f 4w.
SAMUEL VI HERILL..I
Thirty-Two Dollars Reward. ,
Philadelphia Barracks, Aeguft 1 7th 1776.
Deserted from Captain jamEs chamber lain's
Company of the jh Battalion of York County Mib <a;
commanded by Col. MATTHEW DILL, the following
men viz. , •.
DENIS BLEW, an Irilhraan, aged 25 years, 5 feet 2 or 3 r
inches high; black hair, a tailor by tilde, had on, a white
hunting shirt..
JOHN ROBERRTSON, a Scotchman, aged 30 years, §
feet 7 or 8 inches high, of a fandv complcaion, a good scho
lar, ties his hair, Had on a white hunting shirt and tfowfers.
DARBY QUILrLAND, an I ifoman, aged 27 years. $
fee : 8 01 9 inches high, of a daikifh complexion; ties his hair,
had n a hide wrirtcodt and trbwfers.
EDWARD SHEE, in Irifliman, aged if years, 5 feet 1 or
i inches high, a cooper by trade, fltoit Drown hah; had on
a white hunting shirt and trowfers.
Whoever secures them 8 days after tfiis date in any goal,
(hall receive THREE POUNDS Reward for each man, or the
above reward for the whole, paid bv m%
1 [AMES CHAMBER.LAIN, 'Capt _
WAS loft on the r6tb of February last, a BOND givfo 6,
Eiilha Tyson, then of Philadelphia county, but now
of Hartford county, Maryland, &o James Spencer of Philadel
phia county aforefaid, and afterwards by hmaligned to Job
Spencer of the fame place: The confederation money £.27
for a horse received by said Eliiha Tyson from said lames
Spencer. Whoever has found the fame, and will bring or
fend it to Abel Spencer the fubferiber, living in Northampton
towufhip, Bucks county, (hail be entitled to th. b.;ve re
ward, to be paid by J A3EL SPENCER.
~, August io, 1776. .
THE fubferiber informs his friends and public in generaf,
has moved to Third Street, between Chefnut and WalN
nut Streets, nearly oppofie where Mr. Alien lived, where he
continues curing norfes of all difeifes and difemfas, he also
Drains horses to the carriage and fiddle ; any difofed to favor
him with their cuflom, fhal) be Carefully feried, and for
the public's better fari'fa& on he has taken the liable, that
Mr. Allyn had, where he can keep the hoifs till effectual!,
cured, tp the fafisfa&ion of the owners,
By the public's most obliged humble feivanf,
WILLIAM AYANE.
N. B. Me nicks horses in the crimpleateft manner, as man,
in Philadelphia will certify.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD,