The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-07 00:00:00, page 2

W I L I I A M'<f BU R G, %/,^.
Yesterday afternoon, agreeable to an order of the Hon. Pri
vy Council, the Declaration of Independence was folemoly pro
claimed at the Capitol, the Court-house, and the Palace,
amidst the acclamations of the people, accompanied by firing
of cannon and mufctiy, the fevcral regiments of continental
troops having been paraded on that Solemnity.
Advices from Charleftown, which arrived here by express,
fiy, that the Cherokee Indians have committed several out
rages; which seems to be only a part of the capital and fa
vourite plan laid down by his most excellent and element Majef
tv, Gaorge the Third, to lay waste the provinces, burn the
habitations, and mix men, women and children, in one com
mon carnage, by the hands of those merciief, savages. It is
to be hoped, however, that bur frontier riflemen, joined to
those of the Carolinas, will be ab'e, before long, to strike
some blow that may intimidate the numerous tribes of Indi
ans from falling into the measures of the tyrant, and make a
severe, lading, and falumy example, of the treacherous Che
rokees.—By the fame exprtfs we learn, that the army and
squadron under Clinton and Parker have remained tolerably
quiet since their late drubbing; but daily make some altera
tion in the disposition of the land forces, from one island to
another, probably for the lake of water, of which defences
fay they are in great want, as also that coufiderable sickness
prevails among them, and great difeoutents, from hard duty
and bad diet. The deserters 1 kewife fay, that was not the
army on an island from which it is difficult to escape, two
thirds of them, they are confident, would soon be with Gen.
Lee. An officer of diftinaion writes, “ that when he confi
-66 ders the difficulties which the enemy's Generals have to
" encounter, the temper and disposition of their troops, and
" the improving spirit of our people, he assures himfelf that
“ the game in that quarter is in our hands, and hopes that
'' God will give them mote grace than to Shuffle it away."
Gapt. Denny has lately taken up before Gwyn's Island, rr.
anchors and to cables, whirls were left by Lord Dunmore's
fugitive squadron. One of the anchors is of 1300 wt. with a
new cable 120 fathoms long, supposed to have belonged to
the Otter.
By advices since our last, we learn that Lord Dunmore, in
attempting to get poffeflion of St. Georges Island, in Mary
land, was drove off with the loss of eleven men killed, and
two tenders, which the Marylanders set fife to, after taking
out what was valuable in them, and fending back to his Lord
iMip, by way of present, the (linking black prisoners they had
taken.—Ris fleet has since gone up Potowmhck, to get water,
of which they are much in want; and fume of them, it is
said, have appeared in fight of Alexandria.
BOSTO N, ,*!, %%
Yesterday was carried into Marblehead, taken by the Pri^
vatees Hancock, Capt. Tucker, and the Franklin, Captain
Skimmer, the flop Peggy, commanded by James Kennedy,
mounts fix 3 and two 2 pounders, bound from Halifax for
New.York—She is one of the fleet of twenty-four fail who
came out with transports, under convoy of two men of war,
the Renown of 50 and the Flora of zo guns, having on board
a number of troops. —The cargo consists of 75 dozen hose,
180 yards Irifli flieeting, 2 boxes cord, 74 dozen porter, 8,
dozen (Long beer, 311 tierces salted beef, 6 barrels herring,
24 camp kettles, § dozen canteens, z dozen kettles with co
vers, candlesticks and spoons, 2648 mutton hams, 40 dozen
rappee fnuff, too gallons rum, 3884 yards oznabrigs, 12 dozen
claret, 4 barrels flour, 2 kegs barley, 230 dozen red port
wine, dozen sherry, 53 dozen white port wine, 16 dozen
ftrongbeer, amounting to £, 15^, is. gd. sterling, and some
calh. Also the following tory gentlemen and ladies, viz.
Patrick Reed, Thomas Frazier, Robert Sample and wife,
Bizabeth Burns, John Burns, Abigail Pecit, Thomas Sem
ple, and the pious Benjamin Davis and ton, Benjamin Davis,
Thomas Pamp, and John Whitehead. The privateer War
ren, Capt. Burk, engaged with another of the fleet, and
was near taking her, when by some accident she had three of
her men blown up, and seven wounded, which obliged them
to put uito port.
Tucfday zd of July put into Halifax, a transport ship,
having on board a number of the Hessian troops.
The above tories were brought to town in a Marblehead
schooner early this morning, and efeorted up to goal; they
fay they Left Halifax near a month ago ; that three transports
with Hessian troops, failed in company with them bound to
New-York; and that the day they left Halifax, they saw a
fleet of 40 fail, which they supposed to be transports with
Hessian troops.
SALE M, (Nev-E^gland,) Jul, 25.
Friday last arrived here Capt. Fuk in the privateer Coop
called the Tyrannicide, in the service of this State, mounting
fourteen carriage guns and two swivels, having been out about
twelve days on a cruize. He on the twelfth instant, in lat.
40, 23, fell in with the armed schooner Dispatch, one Good
rich, commander, mounting eight carriage guns and ten
swivels, having thirty-two men, in the service of the King of
England, when a warm, obstinate and well disputed engage
ment ensued, and which lasted upwards of an hour, when
the schooner [buck to Capt. Fdk. which he fafely brought in
with him, having in the engagement loft her Captain and
one roan killed, the mailer and four of her sailors wounded,
and a midshipman, who was paffengcr on board, baund in
the sch oner to New-York. Capt. Fisk had one man killed
and three wounded, one of which is since dead of his wounds,
the other two likely to recover. The fix wounded men be
longing to the schooner are likely to recover. Ihe schooner
has on board b tides her guns and provisions, seventeen half
barrels of powder.
„ Sunday last was sent in here by Capt. Lander, in a letter
of marque schooner belonging to this place, a Hoop from
the Wed-Indies, bound to Halifax, laden with fait : She has
-on board some brass blunderbusses, and a quantity of Eng
lish goods ; was taken about a fortnight ago.
About the fame time was taken by the above letter of
marque, a ship from Jamaica, bound to London, laden with
three hundred and nine y three hoglheads of sugar, one
hundred and forty hogflheads of rum, twenty four pipes of
wine, twenty-fix pieces of cannon, from nine to four poun
ders, and fifteen tortoise : This ship is thought to be worth
between twenty and thirty thousand pounds fterlftig. She is
not yet arrived h re.
Capt. M Leod, from Guadeloupe, on his passage for this
place, the 29th of June, in lat. 32, 15, long 67, 30, fpnke
with Capt. Meader, in the brig Bedford, bound to Nantuck
et from a whaling vovage : He also spoke with Capt. Hatha
way, in the brig Wolfe, bound to the fame place, from
whaling ; one of the above vessels had on board two hun
dred and eighty' barrels of oyl, the other one hundred and
eighty.
PROVIDENC E, (Rh^de-lfad,) Jul, 29.
A gentleman from No. IV. informs, that a missionary ar
rived there a few days since from the Indian country, and
bought advice, that the Chiefs of the Six Nations, in a
grand council, had determined to call in all their young men
immediately, and to remain neuter during the present con
flict between Grrat-Britain and the American States.
, It was very evident from the different complexion of the
the ink, with which Lord Howe's Deckration was wrote,
and that with which it was dated, signed, &c. that it was
wrote in England, and muff be supposed to have been delat
ed intirely by the Scotch Fiddler, Bute.
The Jamaica flrip lately taken by the brig Andrew Doria,
Capt. Biddle, was last Friday chaced ashore near Watch
hill, by the Cerberus, Capt. Si ^ons, who had got almost
within gunshot of her, but bcic riraid to rifle his iliip any
nearer, was obliged to stand off again and leave her. Ilie
prize, we hear, is a little bilged, but by the affiftanep cf the
Cabot, and Connecticut brig, and a number of small craft,
the cargo is likely to be nearly all saved, and 'tis thought the
vessel may be got off.
Yesterday the privateer Montgomery, Capt. Buckley, of
Providence, went in the eafi fide of this island, and carried
with him a fine large fnnw, Capt. Gooding, from Antigua,,
loaded with 300 hogdieads of fti,ir. and too hogsheads of
rum; and we hear Capt Buckley, in company with another
privateer, has taken five other considerable prizes, viz. three
fllips, one snow, and one brig, which weft but about one
day's fail behind him, two of which with the other prira
teer were td make some part to the eastward.
Last Saturday eight, as the Cerberus was lying about three
miles from Block-Inland, Frank Goird, a rhudee lad, of this
place, swam from the ship to the island, where he got a cedar
boat with two fails, in which he came off, alone and naked,
and landed at the fort on Brenton's point yesterday in the af
ternoon. Heis one of the hands Capt. Biddle put on board
one of the Scotch transports some time pad, and winch was
retaken by the Cerberus, and again taken by a New-Y^k
privateer. He fays, Mr. James Jifiah, Capt. Biddle's former
Lieutenant, who was prize master on board the transport, is
treated very ill on board the Cerberus, as are some others,,
for refuting to a& against their country ; that there are about
40 Americans on board said ship, her whole number of
men being now about 16? ; she has taken on this station 18
vessels, mostly small limps and fchoofters, 16 of which have
been burnt ; and that about a week ago they f, okc with
seven fail of transports, with Scotch troops on board, bound
to New-York, who had been into Boston bay.
NEWPORT, (Rhode Ijiand,) July 25.
By a memorandum brought by Capt. McKey from St. Eu
ftatia, Capt. Charles Hobby Hubbatt, belonging to Boston,
and who bad been most barbarously treated and c infixed in
a dsngeon, at Antigua, fix months and ton days, was unhap
pily relcafed on the 2%d of June, and was bound to Eng' arid.
N E W-Y O R K, July 3 ^
The inclofed note was sent from one officer to another ora
Staten island by a flout negro, who not approving the service of
his new masters, brought it over to this city, it breathes so
much humanity and kindness, and is in such a spirit of peace
and accommodation, as (hews how much.the officers sent hi
ther second the peaceable intentions of their masters.
Dear Stanton,
The bearer I have sent you, thinking him a flrong able fellow,
and fit to cut threats ; so if you a,prove of him, keep him in ,ur
Four's, &c.
T. STAVBENZEE.
Saturday, Jul, 20, 1776.
Since our last upwards of fix thousand troops have arrived
here from Boston, Conntaicut, &c. and mote arc daily ex
pe&ed.
The Representative of the Rate of Rhode-lfland and Pro
vidence plantations have passed atrelolve, that if any person
within that State fliall, under pretence of preaching or pray
ing, or in any other way or mariner whatever, acknowledge
or declare their late King to be their rightful Lord and Sove
reign, or fliall pray for' the fuctefs of his arms, or that he may
vanquish or overcome all his enemies, shall be deemed guilty
of a high misdemeanor, and shall therefore be presented by
the Grand Jury of the county where the offence fliall be
committed, to die Superior Court of the fame county ; and
upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay, as a fine, to
and for the use of that state, the fam of ONE HUNDRED
POUNDS lawful money, and pay all costs of prosecution; and
shall stand committed to goal until the fame be fatisfied.
On Monday last five of the m.n of war's boats endeavour
ed to land on Tappan meadows, where about fifteen inhabi
tants of the neighbourhood concealed themselves in a filhing
hut, on the edge of the meadows, which they had barricaded
up, and la, there untill three of the boats were within shot
of them, when they fixed, loaded again, and fired eleven
rounds, without the loss of a man on our fide. They killed
several of the enemy, as they heard a great flirieking and cry
ing amongst them.
August 5. The public are desired to take notice, that no
person whatever either male or female, above the age of 14
years, will be permitted to pass any of the ferries of New-Jer
sey, without a proper pass from the place they leave.
Since our last a number of vessels have come in from sea,
and joined the ministerial fleet at Staten Island ; but whether
their cargoes are Eng sh, Irish, Scotch, Hessians, or Hanove
rian. we know not at present.
Tuesday last arrived Capt. M'Kay from St. Chriftophers,
with a ca r go of rum, sugar, frui*,&c. having met with tone
of his Majesty's cruizers in the voyage, till he made Block-Is
land, on his homeward bound passage, when he was chafed
by two frigates but being near the shore, soon got out of their
reach.—He fays the inhabitants of St. Chriftophers continue
warmly attached to our cause, and that their reigning toads
are, Waffrington, Lee, and INDEPENDENCY to America.
PHILADELPHI A.
D COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia, August 6, 1776.
IN consequence of a req^eft of this Board to the Committee
of lnf,>eaion and Obfervatlon of the different Counties, to
appoint fuitablc persons to hear the complaints of the families
of those Associators that have gone to Camp, and to supply
them with such necessaries as they may Hand in need of.
The Committee of Infpe&ion and Observation of this City
and Liberties, have recommended the following gentlemen
for that purpose, viz.
For the First Battalion. —lfaac Coats, William Moulder,
Jacob Shriner.
For the Second Battalion.— Moses Bartram, Gasper Guyer,
Ephraim Bonham.'
For the Third Battalion. —George Meade, Richard Dennis,
Robert Bailey.
For the Fourth Battalion.—George Greeme, Frederick Du
flion, Peter Knight.
For the Fifth Battalion—John Hart, John Tittamary, Wil
liam Drury.
Refolded therefore, that they be, and are hereby appointed
accordingly.
Extrafl from the Minutes,,
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.
Thursday last was sent in here the Hoop—,Capt. Goodrich,
mounting 8 four pounders, &c. She belonged to Lord Dun
more's fleet, and was sent by him to Bermuda on an errand,
and was three days on her return, when they efpyed the Con
tinental Brig Lexington, Capt. Barry, to whom he gave chafe,
till finding his mistake he too late put about, for in a few
two hours Barry ran along fide and the sloop flruck. The
traitor Goodrich (who is the third son of a rebel father, who
ire eaten prifonerl or tilled) is kept on board the Brig. We
are told most of his dew entered on boaid the Brig as volun
teers immediately
The ship Reprisal, Capt. Weeks, belonging to the United
States, has taken and sent into an inlet in New-Jerley, a
schooner from St. Vincents for Liverpool with upward of 100
hogsheads of rum, on board.
Last Monday night arrived an account of a brig from Anti
gua for Ireland, with 130 hogsheads of rum, &c. being sent
into Toms river by the Continental fliip Reprisal, Captain
Weeks.
Yesterday arrived here, the ship Friend fliip,Gapt. M'Coy of
400 tons burthen, sent in by the Reprisal, loaded with sugar,
sum &c. bound from Grenada f<r London.
The privateer fidop Congress, Capr.Craig has taken the brig,
Richmond, bound from London and Nevis, for Halifax,
with 1078 half joes, 670 guineas, 15 moidores, 4® hogsheads
of rum, 6 hogsheads, 5 tierces, and 3 barrels of sugar,
one hogshead of loaf sugar, 24 hogsheads of prize mollaffes
three cases of medicine, and one trunk of Irish linuen, and
sent her into Egg-Harbour.
Last week arrived here a vessel with 37 tons of lead, 10
tons of powder, iron Hand of good arms, flints, &c.
Bya gentleman firm South-Carolina, which be ichabout the
aoth ult. we learathaltwo soldiers haddeferted from Clinton's
troops who confirm the account green by the sailors, tranfmrt
ted by Gen. Lee, and nferted in this paper of the 24th ulk
and further add, tha the English troops wercaSoo, that they
had promised ihemftlves the plealure of breaktali.ng at SuHi
van's-lfland, dining at Fort Johnion, and supping in Charlcl
town, but they were terribly disappointed, as they were glad
to get off with a very severe d übbing; that the brig who was
sent to England with the Capt. of the Commodore's ship, the
BriQol, who had loft his aim, had returned, as heCa.pt died
soon after he left the fleet, and his body wa, buried on Long-
Island the 3d uh. that :he English soldiers began to grow very
sickly; that they'are much diffatisfied with flinton's conduct;
that they even fay, they fulpea that he keeps a private corre-
Ipondcnc with Geo. Lee, and that it was rumoured in camp
that he was under an arrest ; that it was reported among them
that they were to go to New York ; & that theßriflol is so much;
Shattered that the Commodore has gone on board the Experi
ment, where he hoisted his broad pendant the 4th flit. The
deserters also informs, that in the cannonade a llaot from the
fort took off three midfhipmens heads, who happened to stand
in a range, and that one of them was the fori of a nobleman.
The above gentleman further informs, that about the mid
dle of last month the whole Englilh fleet at Charleftown ap
peared in mourning, from whence it is conjeaur^d that the
Commodore, Sir Peter Parker, was dead of the wounds he re
ceived from a splinter in the engagement at Sullivan's Island.
By a gentleman from France we learn,that the French have
fitted out two fleets, one from Brest the other from Toulon,
who were to rendezvous off Cape St. Vincent, and that the
Duc de Charters was to have the command of the whole ; that
the Carpenters in the King's yards were kept hard to wok,
even on Sundays and holidays ; that at the naval and mili
tary (lores were engagtrffor the use of the king, and that all
the sailors in France, were ordered to be regifiered immedi
ately ; that.the French fleet off Cape St. Vincents, had taken
an American ffiip from an English man of war; that the
French were fortifyii g Dunkirk ; that an application was on
that feme made to the French Ambaflador,who said his master
had a right to do as he pieced; that the King of Portugal
was like to die ; that the King of Spain had marched a large
body of troops to the confines of Portugal ;—that the Engofi,
House of Commons, was adjourned in May, and the Irish
H ,use of Parliament dissolved ; that the firft division of th:
troops destined for New-York, failed about the 12th of May
with Lord Howe ; but that it was thought the second and
third would a >tfail for a long time after.,
Extraft cf a letter from BrunJaFh JF, „.
'" Our polls which we found almost without any defence,
are now pretty well secured. We have above five thousand
troops at the different Nations, from Newark-bay round Sta
ten Island Sound to S. Amboy. Head Quarters are at Amboy
city, where our greatest fircngth lies. The Generals have
wished the troops to have been more forward ; nothing would
please them more than hastening them along. The strength
of the enemy very uncertain. It was generally agreed they
had 8000 effective mqn when we firft arrived : Since when a
considerable number of vessels have arrived; it is said 200 c
highlanders have joined them, —I do not believe it, —they
have centinels all round our fide of the Island, and the hott
ies and barns all appear to be full. Their chief encampment
is said to be on the sea or bay fide next to their fllipping;
but we have great reason to believe they have a considera
ble encampment also behind a hill immediately opposite Am
boy, as in less than half an hour after our fire on the fhalfbps
began, a large body were seen coming over that hill. I be
lieve they are uninformed of our numbers, and believe them
to be greater than they are ; and are apprehensive of out go
ing over. They have cannon planted along the fliore ; but
concealed from our veiw. In the little affair we bad, their
fire difebvered mote than we were aware of. Their shot ah
6, 12 and 18 pounders, such were picked up"
Committee Chamber, City of Philadelphia, August a.
CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL, in the Chair.
The fame was accordingly done at he end of Market free
wharf, bei g fbaken out of twelve leaden canisters, amounting
t> twelve pounds or there abouts.
By letters from Amboy we learn, that on Thursday arid
Friday last 45 fail of (hips came in and joined the miniftcrial
fleet under Lord How.
Refolded, That a quantity of GREEN TEA this week im
ported into this city in the Hoop Sally, Capt. Ball, from St.
Croix (contrary to a resolve of Congress) be on Monday nex
thrown into the river Delaware, &c.
Notwithstanding the great numbers of troops which have so,
some time passed thro' this city for the Camp opposite States
Island, the town is continually full, not being able to get them
off as faft as they arrive.
The ship Aurora, Capt. Getcheris, from this port for the
Streights, is taken and carried into Gibralter.
In CO NGRE S S, Joly 22, 1776.
Refolded, That the fevcral Commanders in Chief in each
department, be directed to exchange any officer in the British
service, now a prisoner in any of these states, of or under th
rank of Colonel for Co'. E han Allen.
Resolved, That the persons taken prisoners with Col. Ethar
Alien be put upon the fame footing a # those in the continent.;
service, and exchanged accordingly, as opportunity prefers.
By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
*, All the printers are desired to publish the above orde
for the benefit of Col. Allen, who has fuffered much in th
cause .of his.country.
Extras cf a letter from Nev-York, Auguf, 31.
" Yesterday afternoon we^t down to Lord Howe a fla £
of truce, Col. Pallfrey and Mr. Tracey ; they were receive
with great politeness from Lord Howe on board his ship
their business was to fee if the prisoners of the privateer bn
Yankey Hero, (taken by them fometi^ since) could be ex