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changed, will be happy to comply with.— Tt is exposed the,
gallics -will go up the North River in a day or two, toattacktheJhips.
Extract of a letter from fort Montgomery, July ^i.
" By an express from this post, I have an opportunity to
write you a few lines. George's piratical rovers are now
below Verplank's Point, what they intend to do there we know
not, but plainly fee their designs, coming up, aie fruftrated,
not expecting we were so well prepared (especially at this
post) to receive them. —They are well watched on both fid's
the river, and Friday last one of the tenders got aground,
and had the people near her had any boats, would have de
stroyed her : The Rose man of war was obliged to come
up to her rei:£ —CApt. Wallace, with 30 men landed and
fit lire to Capt. Lilley's house at Haverftraw. We had feat
off a Captain and 80 men to that place, who arrived but a
quarter of an hour after the pirates were goae, or they would
a.d have been cut off; —the house belonged co a strong tory.
Tbe Britife a# of parliament has made no provision, to dijlingaife them
from the Freemen of America. —We have at this poll one thou
sand men well equipped, and seven hundred at fort Constitu
tion, Several thuufands at Peck's Kills, and both sides the ri
ver.—l came down here yellerday by the desire of General
Clinton, to assist in fixing our fire rafts and vcfl~e!s ; we have
four of the fiift fort, and three of the other, all chained to
gether, so that should they attempt to pals higher up, we
shall give tnem fmoak and fire to pass through. Last Thurs
day a man made his escape from on board the Rose, by
Iwimmiog on Shore, the man was well known here by officers
and men from Boflon in the train, he was last summer in the
Service, is a native of Boston, and taken by the Rose going
from Ipswich to the Weft-ladies, so that his information,
refptd^g these, wo fe.than freebooters, may be relied on,
which was, that from the conversation of the crew of the
Rose, they expected to be joined by 50® of the tories, who
were to drive down to them (tock of all forts; that they had
been informed great quantities of provisions and goods of
all kinds were deposited in the (lores at Peck's Kill, which
they were to destroy, and then proceed through the High
lands, to destroy, at Poughkeepfic, the men of war building
there; that they appeared chagreened at the disappointment,
and had on board Ixo men and boys, with 20 marines ; that
palling by New-York, the most damage they received was
from Fowles-Hook and tire Blue Bell; the cook of the (hip
had a leg (hot off, one man a thigh, and another a leg; that a
12 pounder had lodged in the head of the sore-mast, just be
low the hounds, one came through and through her quarters,
lone through the gallery into the cabin, three were cut out just
above her black streak,& her Girouds and tigging fuffeiedmuch.
The Phoenix's damage he cou ; d not well describe, o*dy heard
(he had a 12 pound (hot in her bowsprit. It is not likely they
would let him who was a ptifouer know, what he saw him
fdf he relates."
Extras of a letter from New York, August 5, 1776.
" The following letter from a perfin on board the
Washington, may be depended on : The Washington
galley carrie down yesterday afternoon and took out the split
cannon and got another in, and sets out for Tarry Townthis
morning. Yesterday afternoon arrived 13 Grips and 2 brigs,
supposed to be part of the foreigners: likewise, the 40 fail
tlrr arrived the other day."
Ext?all of a letter from a pefon on board the Washington Galley,
in the engagement between the two Jhips (up the North River)
of his Majeftfs navy, one the Phoenix of 40, and the other the
Rose of 2.0 gw.s, dated the 41b August, 1,76.
“ I have just an opportunity to inform you, that yesterday
at one o'clock, P. M. the gallies attacked the Phoenix and the
Rose off Tarry Town. Thi Lady Washington fired the firft
gun. on our fide in answer to one received from the Phoenix,
this firft shot from us entered the Phoenix. The General
"Wafhingtosi galley, on boaid of which the Commodore's flag
was hoisted, then came up within grape (hot of the flrips, and
singly fudained their whole tire for above a quarter of an hour
before any other of our velTels took a (hot from her (the tide
wafting them more than the pilot expected to the eastern shore,
and the Lady Wafhiogton falling back to take her station in
the line according to orders.) The Spitfire advanced in a
line with the Wafhiogton, and with her behaved well, we
had as hot a fire as perhaps ever was known for an hour and
a half. The Washington, (on board of which I was during
the whole engagement) had the ledgings of her bow guns
knocked away, which prevented our working them, and was
otherways considerably damaged being thirteen times hulled,
had three (hot in the waist, many of her oars carried away,
&c. the Lady Washington, after hulling the Phcea ; x fix times,
had her bow and only gun, a two and thirty pounder, on
which was placed much dependence, split feveA inched and
her gun tacklings and britching carried away. The Spitfire
was hulled several times and received one shot between wind
and water, which not being quickly difeoyered, occasioned
her making much water. The rest of the gabies received con
siderable damage in their rigging, spars and fails. Under
these circumflances our Commodore, Col. Tupper, thought
it prudent to give the signal for our little fleet to withdraw,
after manfully fighting a much superior force for two hours-.
Never did men behave with more firm determined'fpirit than
our little crews; one of our tars being mortally wounded,
cried to his mess-mate, " lam a dying man, revenge my
blood, my bovs, and carry me along fide my gun that I may
die there." We were so preserved by a gracious providence,
that in all our gallies (which confided of fix) we had but 2
killed and 14 wounded, 2 of which are thought dangerous.
We hope to have the other touch at these pirates before they
leave our river, which God prolper.
The following are the particulars of the gallies, with their
killed and wounded.
The Wafliingtoo, Capt. Hill, 4 wounded.
The Whiting, Capt. M'Cleave, 4 do. and 1 killed.
The Spitfire, Capr. Grimes, 3 do. 1 do.
The Crane, Capt. Tincker, a do.
On board of a whale boat, % do."
An ORDINANCE of the Convention of the State of
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS the non-associators in this State have either
refuted or negle&ed to deliver up their arms accord
ding to the Resolves of the Honorable Continental Congress
and the Aflembly of Pennsylvania, and effective measures
have not been yet taken to carry the said Resolves into exe
cution :
Be it therefore ordained, by the authority of this Conven
tion, That the Colonel or next Officer in command of every
Battalion of Militia in this State is hereby authorized, im
powered and required to colieft, receive and take all the
arms in his diftrid or township neared to fueh Officer which
are in the hands of non associators, in the most expeditious
and effectual manner in his power, and shall give to the
owners receipts for such arms and the amount of the ap
praifement, and such as can be repaired (hall with all poffi-
Ne dispatch be rendered fit for service, and the value accor
ding to appraifement of all such arms together with the re
pairs and transportation (hall be paid to the Officer by the
Treasurer on the order of the Council of Safety for the use
of the owners.
And be it further Ordained, That the fame arms shall be I,'
praised by any three reputable freeholders appointed by the
Commanding Officer: But if the owner of any arras (hall
neglect or refufe to apply for such money within fix months,
the fame (hall be applied towards the repairs of the arms:
And the Colonels are hereby authorized to draw for the ne
cefary sums of money, for the puipofes aforefaid, on the
Council of Safety.
And be it farther ordained, That the Colonels aforefaid
shall arm the Associators with the said arrs and keep an ac
count to whom they are delivered, and urn the fame to
the Council of Safety : And every Affocutor (haft be an
swerable for such arms or the value, unless loft or destroyed
by fomc unavoidable accident or in a&ual service.
find be it further ordain'd, That in case any arms so col
lected shall not be worth repairing, the fame shall be laid
by until such time as may be thought proper by the Com
mittee of the county to return them to the owner.
A true extra# from the Minutes, JOHN MORRIS,jun. Sec'ry.
An ORDINANCE to prevent the counterfeiting the Paper Mo
ney @ed by the Honourable the Continental Congress, or by this or
an, other of the Unitted /merit an States.
W'HEREAS great mischiefs may arise to the United States
of America, and the property of the good people, in,
habitants thereof rendered precarious and infccurc, by wicked
and dcligning persons counterfeiting the paper bills of credits
issued by the Hon. the Continental Congress, or by any of the
United States of America, for remedy whereof, be it ordained
and declared, and it is hereby ordained and declared by the
Representatives of the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania,
in General Convention met, That if any person or persons
shall presume to counterfeit any of the bills of credit issued,
or hereafter th be issued, by the Honourable the Continental
Congress, or by and under any lawyer resolves of the Assem
bly of Pennsylvania, or by the Legislatures, or Assemblies or
Conventions, of this or any other of the United States, by
printing or procuring the fame to be printed, in the likenefi
of the said genuine bills of credit; and alfu if any person or
persons ffiall forge the name or names of the Ilgners of the
true bills of credit, to such counterfeit bills, whether the
counterfeiting of the bills or names be done within this state
or eifewhere, or (hall utter fueh bills knowing the fame to be
so counterfeited as aforefaid, and being thereof legally convict
ed by confeffion, Landing mute, or by verdid of twelve mm
in any court of oyer and terminer hereafter to be created
within this state he, she, or they shall fuffer death. And the
difeoverer and informer (hall have, as an tqcouiagfment for
bis or her difeovery, the sum of fifty pounds, to be levied
out of the goods and chatties, lands and tenements of the
person convicted, and if no such goods or chatties, lards or
tenements can be found a reward of twenty pounds shall be
paid out of the public treasury. And if any person or pet
fons shall counterfeit any of the said bills of credit, by alter
ing the denomination of the said bills, with design to encreafe
the value of such bills, or shall utter such bills knowing them
to be so counterfeited or altered as aforefaid, and shall be
thereof legally convicted in any court of record hereafter to
be eftablilhed in thia flare, such person or persons shall be
sentenced to the pillory, and have both his or her ears cut
off, and sailed to the pillory, and be publicly whipped,
on his or her bare back, with thirty-one lathes well laid on.
And moreover, every such offender shall forfeit the sum of
one hundred pounds to be levied on his lands and tenements,
goods and chatties, the one ha'f to the use of the state, and
the other half to the use of the difeoverer. And the ca
feeder shall pay he party double the value of the dama
ge th reby fuhaiurd, together rib the cofis and charges cf
prosecution; and in case the offender hath not Sufficient to
latisfy F< discoverer for his ^ her damages and charges, and
and pay the forfeiture aforefaid, in such case the offender
shall, by order of the court where he or she shall be convi&-
cd, be fold for any term not exceeding seven years, for fatif
fa&ion ; and i^ such case the, treasurer of this Bate shall re
ward he difeoverer of such insolvent offender, to the value of
five pounds out of the public monies in his hands. And eve
ry such counterfeit bill flhall be delivered to the said Trea
fu<er, to be burnt and destroyed.
And be it further ordained and declared, That the proper
bills of credit issued by the Honourable the Continental Con
gress, or under the late laws, or by the resolves of the late
Assembly of Pennsylvania, shall be legal tender in all cases
whatsoever withmthis state. B, order of the Convention,
GEORGE ROSS, Vice-President,
Faffed August 1, 1776.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
Fort Pitt, July 6, 1,,6.
At a MEETING held this da, at this place, present Kiatbuta,
a Mingo Chief, ju# returned from the Treaty at Niaga a ; Capt.
Pipe, a Delaware Chief; the Shade e Skawanefe bief; with
several others, Shawanefe and Derawar^s; likewise Major
Trent, Major Ward, Capt. N viP his Officers, and a num
ber of the 1? habitants. After being seated, Kiadiuta made the
follo-win? SPEECHe
"Brothers,
THREE months ago I left this place to attend a treaty at
Niagara, to be held between the Commanding Officer
at that place and the Six Nations, Shawanefe, Delawares. &c.
but I was flopped near a month at dannywagoe, as the Com
manding Officer had sent word to the Indians not to assemble
until he should hear from Detroit. While I was at Canny
wagoe, eight hundred Indians of the Six Nations, hearing of
ray intention of going to the treaty, came to meet and go with
me. Just as we arrived at a final! village beyond Canny
wagoe, they received a message from the Commanding Officer,
acquainting them the treaty was over; but they, notwith
ftaoding, perLfted in going. I received a message at the fame
time Inviting me to come, and assuring me that the council
fire was not yet entirely extinguished. Upon my arrival, with
the rest of the Indians, I informed the Commanding Officer
that I had come a great distance to hear what he had to fay,
and desired that he would inform me, but he told me that he
was not yet prepared to speak with me, which ended our con
ference "
Kiafhuta then produced a belt of the wampum, which was
to be sent from the Six Nations to the Shawancfe, Delawares,
Wyondotts, and Wefternlndians, acquainting them that they
were determined to take no part in the present war between
Great-Britain and America, and desiring them to do the fame.
N B. Kaifhuta has the belt, and is ordered by the Six Na
tions to fend it thro' the Indian country.
He then addressed himfelf to the Virginians and Pennsyl
vanians in the following manner:
" Brothers,
WE will not fuffer neither the English or Americans to
march an army thro' our country. Should cither attempt it,
we shall forwarn them three times from proceeding; but
should they then persist, they must abide by the confluence.
I am appointed by the Six nations to the care of this country,
that is, to the care of the Indians on the weft fide of the river
Ohio; and I desire you will not think of an expedition again.
Detroit, for, I repeat it to you again, we will not fuffer "
array to march thro' our country." Afring.au
10ST, cut of a waggon at r neat Nefhaminy Ferry, a
j neat FUZEE, with English ftoek and mounting, except
the trumpet pipe: the fore part of the gu d has beer m< re d
in two places, in one of which is to be teen a fma' b,.<fs
rivet, a piece has been brazed on the kn eof th card to
fix a swivel to. Whoeve brings said Fuz eto fhomas Hale
in the 3d artillery company at Perth-Amboy, Cap , m J'ha
Jervis at the Ferry at Nefhaminy or to Mi. Ha' boule a
Walnut-street, Philadelphia, shall receive th bv^ reward
of Three Dollars, to be paid by f THOMAS HALE.
WAS loft on the 16th of February last, a BOND given b,
Elisha Tyson, then of Philadelphia c un y bu 1 # r
of Hartford county, Maryland, to James Spence of Philad 1-
phia county aforefaid, and afterwards by him assigned u | b
Spencer of the fame place : The consideration money / 7
for a horse received by said Elilha Tyson from fad J? es
Spencer. Whoever has found the fame, and will bii. r
fend it to Abel Spencer the fubfer ber, living in Notth.imot a
townfllip, Bucks county, shall be entitled to the abo e
ward, to be paid by f ABEL SPENCER.
To which Capt. Nevill returned the following answer;
'' Brother Kaifuta,
I AM much obliged to you so: your good speech on the
ptefent occation. You may depend we d all not attempt to
march an army through your country wib u: firft acquainting
you with it, unless we hear cf a Brit fli army coding this
course, in such case we muff make an pothble [peed to march
and endeavour to stop them"
To which Kaifhuta replied, there wa, not the lead danger
of that, as they fliould hiakc it their business to prevent cv^r
an English or American a: my from paffi g thro' their county-
In CO NVENTIO A of the Stac of New-feyey, Brurf
•w.ck, Aagujt 2, 1,76
Refolded, That the levcral County Committees within this
State, do cause inventories and appiaifemenis to be made of
the estates real as well as persona of all such persons ithin.
their refpeaive bounds, as have, or shall have abfcouccd
from their homes, and joined themselves to the enemies
of this hate, causing all perishable articles to be fold, and the
monies arising therefrom, and all othe tthe goods and elated
of such persons, that they keep in fafe and lecuie ech y,
Until the further order of this Convention, or the determina
tion of other proper judicature; provided, that the laidc m
mittees be empowered to leave any part of the said <ftate
in the hands of the relations or frieods of such abfcc di g
persons taking such security as they may chink proper tor the
return thereof, or of the va ue.
A ^ft %
WHEREAS by the arrival of the enemy in the neighb use
hood of this State, the burden is become much greater to the
Militia thereof, numbers being bblig d ;u I <ve their Httr
lies, and to march to the defence us their Country ; so hat
prior ordinances for regu ating the Moira a c become inade
quate, it being highly just and equitable proportionally to in
crease the sums former y dueled to oe paid, by those who
refufe to bear arms for the protection of the State ; and also
to inflia greater punithmenis on thole who, although they
have associated, or been directed to be enrolled tor the de
fence of their country, yet neglea to attend on days ap
pointed for mustering, and are unwilling at this time of
great danger, to step forth with their Countrymen, to oppose
the enemies of Freedom. It is therefore
Refilled and Ordained, That all able bodied perlons, be
tween the ages of fixicen and fitty yeats, who, on any ac
count, refufe to bear arms, do pay, as an equivalent for
their a&ual service, the sum of twenty flr lings proclamation
money mon hly, and every month during the p ten alarming
t me, and Until proper measures thali be taken by the fuute
legislature to reuc#i the bu den and expence equal co the in
habitants of this Ra^e $ and that all persons directed to be
enrolled by former ordinances, both officers and privates,
who neg epl :to attend on days of muster, do pay double t e
sums directed by an ordinance ot the late Congress, bearing
date the 2,Bth day <f O& ber, 1775; all which sums shall
be recoveied and applied by the • fficers of the mi i ia, in iucfo
manner as the aforefaid ordinances directs, with refpett to
the fines infiiacd on officers and privates of the militia with
out regard to religious denominations, any thing in laid odi*i
nance to the contrary, notwhhftaudi g.
Resolved fit: .her, That all persons between the ag s o' six
teen and ri y years directed to be tmoled as at refaid who
shall neglect to attend when called upon at the t me of an
alarm, or when ordered to meet in consequence of a requisi
tion of th, deputies, Commander i Chief, or any ot he
Rr gadiers-Gencral of this Bate, for the pu pefe of ra ting e
vics for the army, or detaching part ot the militia for th de
fence of the ftaces, or who shall refufe to march when detach
ed in their proper turn, or to provide persons to march in
their ftcad, do pay if a Colonel twenty pounds, a Lieu eriant
Colonel fifteen pounds, a Major twelve pounds, a Captain
eight pounds, a Lieutenant and Ensign fix pounds, a no: com
miffioß&d officer and private three pounds for eve ich ne
glea, to be recovered in manner Tmefaid, and r be ar, h d
as follows: The fines of Field Officers, 0 be equally divided
among the Non-c mm fli^ <d Officers and Privates, of the
detachment, which match from the Battalion; aid the fines
of Captains, Subalterns, Nori comm ffi ned Officers, a-d
Privates, to be equally divided among die Non-comm^ffi oed
Office s, and Privates of ,th detachment, which maches
from the Company to which the d^inquen s resp &vely be
long. Extract f om the Minutes,
THE Waggoners attending the troops, on their march from
the several counties in the state of Pennsylvania to joia
th: camp in New Jufey, aie, on th r arrival in this city de
fned to call at Colonel Clement B ddle, Depu yQu er Mas
ter General's office, near he sign of :he Indu King, in
Market-Street, where their accounts will be fe tied without
delay.
fcafhutl again rose and fpofce as follows!
Brothers, ;
SHOULD any mifchief chance to be committed by aft, #
our people, you must not blame the nations, nor think 0 was
done by the approbation of the Chiefs, for the Sx N ons
have ftrialy forbid any of their young men or tributaries to
molest any people on their waters, but if they are determined
to go to war, let them go to Canada, and fightthere." Afiring©
Kailhuta then addressed himfelf, to Capt. Pipe, a Doaj^
Chief, desiring him to inform his nation of what he had hez.d,
and to request them to be ftroog, and join with the other Na
tions in keeping peace in this country# A jtring.
He also recommended to the Shade, a Shawancfe Chiei, co
do the fame. He then desired the foregoing speech to be dis
tributed through the country, to quiet the minds of the peo
ple, and convince theta the Six Nations and their adherents
did not desire to live at variance with them.
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD.
William Paterson, Secretary.