The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-10 00:00:00, page 3

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The toast of the day is, The American GENERAL
and ADMIRAL.
We hear that -a brig from Portugal, bound to New-
York, which had beta taken by the enemy, and ordered
to Boston, was retaken a few days ago by one of the
Continental cruizers, and carried into Plymouth. She
was laden with fait, and had on board, when retaken, a
Midshipman and 6 or 8 seamen belonging to the enemy.
A deferter.came off from Bunker's-Ijill last Sabbath,
about noon. Several others have defated from the ene
. my within a few nights part.
Nature is now forming a capacious bridge of ice over
to Botton, across Charles River; it is nearly closed a
little above the ferry?
.Captain Nowell, of Newbury-port, was one of the
ship-masters who made his efcape.from Boston, as men
tioned in our last. He informs that General Burgoyne
failed for England on the r6th instant, in the Tamar man
of war; and that General Howe, bolides ordering houses
to be taken down for fuel, has directed, for the fame
purpose, all the wharves, from the north battery round
to Charleftown ferry, to be taken up.
The following Gentlemen are appointed and commis
sioned, by the major part of the Council, fudges of Adr
miralty for this colony, agreeable to an, a& lately puffed
by the General Assembly, viz.. NATHAN CUSHING,
Esq; for the Southern diftrift, containing the counties of
Plymouth, Barnftablc, Brittol, Nantucket, and Duke's
county.
TIMOTHY PICKERING, jun. Esq; for the Middle
diftridt, containing the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex,
and Etfex.
JAMES SULLIVAN, Esq; for the Eastern diftria,
containing the counties of York, Cumberland, and Lin
coln.
been 20 days only from St. Euftatia.—l detained this ex
press, expecting to have some news from Norfolk, as there
was a very heavy tiring of cannon heard there yeUerday,
which continued till 9 o'clock at night."
-The. Honourable General Convention have resolved
that.no provisions of any kind Shall be furnifhed to the
Kings Ships, so lopg as they come here with hostile in
tentions ; which refeiution they have communicated to
Colonels Howe and Woodford, and it is supposed brought
onthe Jiring from the men of war, mentioned in Col.
Elliott's letter to his Honour the President, though, from
agentleman just arrived from Norfolk (Saturday 2 o'clock)
we hear it was only a Chriftmafs frolick between Lord
Dunmore and the Captains of the navy, upon visiting
each other on board their ships.
; In the course of this week, upwards of 350 minute
men of the Prince William battalion, commanded by
Col. William Grayson, have arrived in this city.
C A MB RI D G E, December 28.
Last week both Houses of Assembly came to the choice
of five Delegates to represent this colony in American
Cougrefs, fin the year 1776, by joint ballot, and the fol
lowing Gentlemen were cbofen, viz. The Hon. John
Hancock, Esq; Samuel Adams, Esq; John Adams,
Esq; Robert Treat Paine, Esq; Elbridge Gerry,
PHILADELPHIA, January 10.
Captain Waterman, from Saltertuda, on the 23d of
November, in Ist. 21 : 42,10ng, 65 : 10, spoke the schooner
Nancy, Captain Archibald Moore, from this port for Ja
maica, out nine days, all well on board.
On the firft iiftant departed this life, at his feat in
Haverford, Chefler County, Mr. EDWARD HUM
PHREYS, (brother of Charles Humphreys, Esq;
one of the Continental Delegates) in the 66th year of his
age; a Gentleman.in whom were happily united those
elfential qualities of the head and heart that tend to the
benefit and delight of mankind. He was particularly
celebrated for his Chirurgical abilities, having in a long
course of practice been remarkable for his ingenuity,
judgment, arid luccefs; but what renewed the trued dig
nity on his character, was his benevolence and humanity
to his fuffering fellow creatures, ever delighting to re
lieve their diftreflfe_£, to foften the rigor of their misfor
tune, and to pour balm into their bleeding wounds.
Tranquility of mind, the constant associate of virtue', was
conspicuous in him through life, and it may be justly
added, that tho' be " trued in lovecwitb life, jet he tugs
^otafraid to die." The Thursday following his remains,
attended by a great con,courfe of mourning friends and
neighbours, were refpe&fuUy deported in Friends Bury
jng*gr®und in Hayerfopd.
N E W-L OND ON, December 29.
By authentic advices from Martinico we learn, that on
the 4th of October last, Captain Grant Gordon, com
mander of the Argus, an English frigate, lying in the
harbour of St. Pierre, sent a boat with 12 men on board
a French sloop in that harbour, in search of powder,
(supposing her to be an English vessel bound to North-
America.) Intelligence of this coming to the matter of
the sloop, who was on (bore, he immediately repaired
on board his vessel to know the reason of this conduct;
the lieutenant of the frigate demanded his papers, and
on the matter's refuting to exhibit them, a squabble ensued,
which being difeovered by the people on fhpre, they went
to the assistance of the French Master, on which the Lieu
tenant and some other officers and sailors went on fbore,
"there they were soon fur-rounded by a numerous mob,
which this insult had collected; meanwhile the people in
the boat were drove from the snore with showers offtones
which were thrown at them, the officers at the fame time
were hooted at by numbers of sailors and negroes, who
followed them to the Governor's, where they went to
make complaint; but the Governor ordered them imme
diately to depart, or he would have them punished for
their insolence: After much difficulty the officers of the
frigate got into their boat and made off.—During the tu
rault a boat was sent on board the frigate to know the
reason of this conduct, and the frigate was* soon after or
dered out of the reach®f toeir cannon,
Last Monday General Lee, with his retinue and about
30 rifle-men, arrived at Newport, Rhode-Ifland, from
the Camp at Cambridge ; the fame day also Col. Putnam
arrived there.
N EW-YO R K, January 4.
A gentleman from Hif^niola informs, he left that
place but 14 day^ ago, that 7000 French troops and 9 fail
of the line were arrived there ; that two vessels belonging
to North-America were at that place, but not having
any credentials from the (ongrefs, the inhabitants refufed
to trade with them ; and that the Congress was in high
esteem there.
We hear, that yefterdry came to town a gentleman
from Canada, who has brought letters from thence to
several gentlemen in town, lignifying, that on the sth
lilt. General Montgomery with his army were on the
Heights of Abraham, that he had taken into pay 2500
Canadians, that his army consisted of near 5000 men,
and that he had iivefted the city of Quebec on every fide.
K.,IJ fy, on Delaivare,
On the 23d tilt, a day r ..ably cod and gloomy,
Miss REBECCA KILL 1, the third daughter of
William Killen, Esq; of Dover, in the sixteenth year
of her age, walked out, a little before noon, to a neigh
bouring house about a quarter of a mile distant from the
town. Ihe minute the entered the door, and approach
ed to the lire, so extremely had the chilnefs of the air af
fc^ed her, that file funk down in a tainting posture. As
soon as it was practicable, the was conveyed home; re
taining yet some symptoms of life, which 'did not indeed
entirely drfippear for ten or eleven hours after. During
all this some, every method and appliance was made use of
that two very Willful physicians attending could devife —
while Hope and deep Anxiety flood looking on ; —but all
appliances and means proved ineffectual. Endued with
a temper meek and exceeding kind ; possessing a share of
prudence and diferetion above her years; having a pecu
liar happy turn for retirement and sweet domestic ufeful
nefs ; ihe delighted to fulfil the pious duties of a Daugh
ter, and all the Sifter) endearing offices.—Called off so
early —so very unexpectedly, from this her tender de
partment! no wonder, if the iofs of such a one should
be lamented.—But still, this consolation the dear depart
ed Innocent ^ath left for her afflicted father, and the re
maining children of the family— the memory of her bloom
ing virtues.
At a meeting of the American Philosophical
Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting Ufefui
Knowledge, on Friday life, the following Gentlemen
were choien Officers for the ensuing year, co wit.
' President. Benjamin Franklin, Esq; L.L. D. F. R. S. &c.
Vice Prefd^nts. Samuel Rhoads, Esq; Dr. Thomas
Bond, Rev. Dr. William Smith.
Secretaries. Robert Strettell Jones, A. M. Benjamin
Rush, M. 1). Profeffor of Chemistry in the College of
Philadelphia, Mr. Richard Wells, Thomas Bond, A. M.
Curators. Samuel Duffield, M. D. David Rittenhoufe,
A. M. Mr. P. E. Du Simitiere.
Treasurer. Thomas Coombe, Esq;
The following Gentlemen are appointed Officers in the
four Battalions to be raised in this province:
Second Battalion. Colonel, Arthur St. Clair. Lieute
nant-Colonel, William Allen. Major, Joseph Wood.
Third Battalion. Colonel, John Shee. Lieutenant-Co
lonel, Lambert Cadwallader. Major, Henry Becker.
Fourth Battalion. Colonel, Anthony Wayne, Lieute
nant-Colonel, Francis Johniton. Major, Nicholas Hauf
fegger.
Fifth Battalion. Colonel, Robert Magee, Lieutenant-
Colonel, Joseph Penrofe. Major, George Nagel.
Captains, according to rank, who are not yet nomi
nated to particular battalions.—l. John Beatty. 2. Tho
mas Craig. 3. William Butler. 4. John Miiler. 5. William
Weft. 6. John Brilban. 7. Samuel Benezet. 8. Perfifor
Frazer. 9. Thomas Robinson. 10. Rudolph Bunner.
it. Stephen Bayard. 12. John Lacey. 13. Peter Scull. 14
Caleb Noarth. 15. Christopher Stuart. 16. Alexander
Graydon. ly Thomas Church. 18. Samuel Watson. 19.
James Hulings. 20. Frederick Vernon. 21. David Lenox.
22. Walter Stuart. 23. Thomas Byles. 24. John Reese.
25. John Spohn. 26. Nathaniel Vanfant. 27. James Moore.
28. Henry Allice. 29. James Taylor. 30. Peter Decker.
31. Joseph Hublay. 32. Matthew Duncan.
First Lieutenants. 1. Joseph Potts. 2. John Ri
chardfen. 3. A. Johnson. 4. T. Moore. 5. Joseph Daven
port. 6. John Chilton. 7. Evan Edwards. 8. John Bankfon.
9. Bartholomew. 10. M. Knox. ir. J. R. Reed.
12. S. Moore. 13. James Christie. 14. John Lawrence.
15. John Christie. 16. John Wiliiamfon. 17. George Tu
dor. 18. John Gross. 19, John D. Wilport. 20. Robert
Wilkins. 21. Daniel Broadhead. 22. John Morgan. 23.
Samuel Smith. 24. Andrew Kechlin. 25. Adam Betting.
26. William Davidson. 27. William Bird. 28. M. Kim
mel. 29. John Priestly. 30. Charles Phile. 31. Michael
Hoofnagle. 32. John Helm.
Second Lieutenants. 1. James Montgomery. 2.
Ezra Bartlefon. 3, Alexander M'Clintock. 4. William
Tilton. 5. Walter Bicker. 6. Ross Currie. 7. John Budd
Dunn. 8. John Dugard. 9. Robert Gregg. 10. William
Crawford. 11. William Chambers. 12. John Finlay.
13. Thomas Jennings. 14. John Craig. 15. Richard Col
lier, 16. Andrew Forrest. 17. Henry Epple. 18. Robert
Connelly. 19. Isaac Seely. 20. Thomas Boude. 21. Mi
chael Ryan. 22. Thomas Holland. 23. Henry Bicker,jun.
24. William Standley. 25. Charles M'Henry. 26. John
Woodside. 27. Charles Betty. 28. John Rudolph. 2,.
Charles Seitz. 30. Benjamin Armitage. 31. Andrew Do
ver. 32. Edward Young.
Ensigns. 1. Benjamin Miller, 2. James Hunter. „. A
lexander Hall. 4. Job Vernon. 5. John Henry. 6. Tho
mas Parke. 7. Joel Wefcot. 8. James M'Kee. 9. James
O'Harra. 10. John Ganfell. 11. William Craig. 12. Wil
liam Old. 13. Thomas Wallace. 14. James Savage. 15.
John Evans. 16. Ifiiac Vanhorn. 17. Ezekiel Letts. 18.
Harman Stout. 19. James Black. 20. TNftnas MTntire.
21. Jacob Funk. 22. Edward Hovendon. 23. James Cloyd.
24. Samuel Shriver. 25. Abel Morris. 26. John Wallace.
27. John Berkley. 28. James Maloy. 29. Mordecai Davis.
30. John Dover. 31. Levi Griffith. 32. James Gibbons.
We hear that several Tories have been taken up and se
cured iu Rhode-Bland, and amongst them is one of Go
vernor Wanton's fans.
We he ir that on Sunday next Charity Sermons will be
preached in the United Churches of Christ Church
and Sr. Peter's, both forenoon and afternoon, for the
relief of the poor belonging to the said Churches.
In COMMITTEE of the Cit, and Liberties, fan. 2, 1776.
Resolved, That no matter or owner of any vessel or
vessels ihall ship any provisions, goods or merchandize,
of any kind, from this port, without firft giving fatisfac
tion to, or receiving the approbation of this Committee.
By Order of the Committee,
ROBERT STRETTELL JONES, Secretary.
The Managers request the Printers of the several public pa
pers in this city to publish the following Extracts from the
Proceedings of the Subscribers to the American Manufac
tory, held at Carpenters Hall, on the 29th of December,
' rHAT no frefh fubferiptions be taken till after the
X next general meeting, and after that time all the
fubferiptions Shall be in one book, to be kept by the
Treasurer, and the money paid down at the time of fub
feribing. All old fubferibers, intending to increase their
fubferiptions already paid, Shall enter their names before
that time, and have the preference to all others, and in
case the frefh films by them paid in or offered to be paid
in immediately after the said general meeting, Shall ex
ceed the film limited at said meeting, then the pri
ority of entry of their names Shall determine the pre
ference, but the payments must be made within three
days of the said meeting, otherwise they Shall derive no
advantage by such prior entry of their names.
That all fubferibers hereafter Shall pay in addition to
a share of ten pounds, an interest of Six per cent, on that
GEORGE HAUGHToN, Upholsterer,
Next the City Vendue Store, Front-ftreet,f
CONI INUES t® make all kinds of Upholstery furniture,
in the gentedteft manner, and at the meh reaSonable ra~es;
likewise informs the public in general, that he makes and fells
every article ia the military way, such as drums, colours, gamp
bedheads and furniture, camp chairs, floors, tables, and mat
traffes of ail forts, and begs to recommend himfelf to the several
Committees and the Military Gentlemen to make markets and
all forts of tents, , on the most approved method and quickest
dispatch. All orders from the country ftriftly complied with, ff
The said Haughton has a valuable improveraent of 300 acres
of land, within 4 miles of Fort Pitt, on which is a very good
mill feat, which he will dispose of on low terms, or exchange.
Philadd; Lin, fanucey 1776.
SHIP TIME E R,
W A^N TED IMMEDIA T ELY.
A LARGE quantity,, confining of rising timbers, floor
timbers and knees ; the rising timbers to be from ei E hc
to nine feet 10/g in each arm ; the floor timbers from 17 to 19
feet long, to rife from 20 to 30 inches in 14 feet, and to be left
deepin the throat; the knees to be abcut 5 feet long in the
arm and 6 in the body; the whole of the timber to be very
large. Any person having a quantity of the above articles,
may apply to David Thomson, or FrANcisGi i 1c 2, Ship
carpenters, who will pay ready money for the fame.
Pbiladelpbia, 'January 6, 1776.
* «~<HE SUBSCRIBERS, Printers of die Pennsylva-
X NIA Mercury, &c. being disabled further to prosecute
the p^bliihing that News-paper by an unfortunate accident of
FIR E, which on the last day of the year confirmed the Print
ing-office, together with their whole stock of Paper, Types,
Press, &c. — They therefore take this method of returning their
unfugned thanks to those Gentlemen who were pleased to encou
rage the undertaking, by commencing Subferibers, and take the
liberty to request they will be so kind as to pay up their fubferip
tions (in proportion to the time of fubferibing) for the nine
months the publication continued, which will at this time par
ticularly oblige Theit humble Servants,
ENOCH STORY,
DANIEL HUMPHREYS.
TO BE SOL D,
AN ENGLISH SERVANT Maid's Time; who has
3 Yearsand 7 Months to Serve, can waffi, iron, and four
exceeding well, has been nfed to Children ; fold for Want of
Employ. Enquire of the P RIN TERS. @r
-.. , ~ First Month Sth, 1776.
To be SO L D by the Fubferiber, in Frankford,
A VALUABLE LOT of LAND, fauute in L<?wer
Dublin rewnjhip, bounding on the roadhading from Frankford
to Newtown, and adjoining lands off Thomas livexly, Jefpb
Lively, Henry Hagerman and others, about' so mrfesfrom fbda
defbia, containing 43 acres, about 27 acreldeafed, 5 plow land,
had but one crop, about 7 acres extraordinary rich bottom nhadoiv
lately cleared and drained, the ref well timbered, and all in new pfl
and rail fence, the most part chefnut; the land is high and plefant,
and will fait well for a gentleman s country feat or tradefman,it hav
ing a beautiful prfoa for building. For terms, apply to
t' JOHN ROBERTS.
TO BE SOLD,
AVERY commodious two fiory stone house and. let of
ground, containing about feyes acres cf very good land
on which is a very good bearing orchard, with about two hundred
of the best fruit trees ; said place lies within nine miles of Phi
ladelphia, on the road leading from Philadelphia to Cheftnut
hill, near William Allen, Efauire's country feat, in a very plea
font and healthy situation, and would suit very well far a Gentle
man's summer feat. For further particulars, enquire at the Sign
o f Rotterdam, in Third-street, near Race-street, Philadelphia
o f 5 PETERHAY.'
ALL persons indebted to the luofenber arc requeheu to take
notice, that I have put my books, bonds, notes, and pa
pers into the hands of George Campbell, of the city of Phi
ladelphia, Attorney at law, and have impowered him to aft for
me in fettling them. I further request they will be speedy in
paying to him their refpedive debts, which will prevent their
being put in suit against them. Randle Mitchell.
Pbitaaelpbia, January 5, 1776.
LOST from ? . Sled, at the Corner of Third and Pine
ftreets, the 28th of December last, between the hours of
7 and 8 in the evening, Two home-made COVERLI D S,
nearly new. The one a bird-eyed, blue and white, hemmed
down with thread at one end; the other a flowered blue and
white, bound with blue ferret at one end*, both made of all wool
doubled and twilled, and knotted with white at one end. The
person that has found said coverlids, by leaving them at Wil
liam Whitebread's, Tavern-keeper, in Second-ftrcet, before they
be damaged, fliall receive TWO DOLLA RS reward, and
no questions ajked, paid by William Whitebread.
N. B. If they are offered for sale, it is desired they may be
ftopt with the party.
RAIED or STOLEN out %jhe pasture of tbe Subferibcr,
living in Darby townfbip, Che^Q county, between the zq b of
December, and the firfl of 'January, "if black MAR R, abort 13
bands bigb, three jeers old last fprmgpfxts neither brand nor ear
mark, is a good likely mare, and in good order, is a natural facer,
with a small far in her forehead, and a longfwitcb tail.,W bgev#
secures the mare, so that the owner may have her ugsin, fball have
Thirty Shillings reward, and if stolen, for the mare and thief, Three
Pounds, and all reaforabh charges, veld by
$ ° ' f^SHUA/ISH.
sum, from the firft of June, 1,75, and also such further
sum as Shall be equal to the profit that Shall be found to
be gained by each fubferiber at the next general meeting,
for which he Shall receive a certificate for ten pounds,
and be entitled to an equal share with the other proprie
tors.
I hat all fubferiptions not paid in before the firft day of
February^next Shall be deemed null and void.
'".™f Managers have the pleasure to inform the
public, that they have now in employ 42 looms, and 670
Spinners.
The New-York Post not arrived when this Paper went
to Press.
Advertisements, &c. omitted this Week, for Want of
Room, will be inserted in our next.
ALL ^erfons who have any Demands against the former Com
mittee for this City and Liberties, for the purchase of
Powder, Flints, Lead, &c. are earnestly requested to fend in their
Accounts, on or before the zoth Instant to us, the Surf ribers,
who are appointed a Sub-Committee for the receiving and fettling
the fame. JOHN BAYARD,
GEORGE SCHLOSSER,
JAMBS COPPERTHWAIT.
TOBE LETT,
AFAR Min Gloucester county, New-Jersey, whereon
the Safe Peter Becket lived, containing about 400 acres,
200 of which is banked meadow, and the arable land in the best
order. As the quantity of meadow will require a perfen cf
activity to bring: and keep it in order, any one with a fufficier.t
ftnek, sad well recommended for hh abilities in that way, m av
know the terms, by applying-to JOHN LARDNER, in
Third-street, Philadelphia.•