The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-17 00:00:00, page 3

« We hive upon the Plains of /, sraliam, a battery of
whines filled with snow, and v'r poured on till it
fr 7, quite hard, which does ver: well, and we have
fame Tartars in St. Roc, behind a'.: dry's house, at a lit
tle distance from t e Palace gate, from both of which we
have put them into feme confufion, and set the town on
fire in fevered places; we have rolled them up these five
nights Tucceffivcly, and I believe the , are ai noft tired out.
Yesterday we sent a flag of truce to them, which they
would not receive, and it w s with great difficulty the
raw tailors could be prevented ffm; firing on the person
who carried it. General Montgomery, in that, offered
a fafe c mvoy to Carleton, and Cr.nahe, Lieut. Gover
nor, but he would not read it. Last Saturday night we
made the Indians fire several letters into the town with
bows and arrows, which were found by the inhabitants,
and are circulating through the town. One was directed
to the inhabitants, informing of cur requests, and the
consequence of a refufal ;—and mother to Carleton,
threatning him with immediate demh, unless he gave up
the city. Was it n t for Carleton, Cramahe, Colonel M'
Clean, a Scotchman (who was takei up by the Congress
at New-York, but denied all interrtring in the dispute,
when at the fume time he had a commifion to raise men)
and Handle, Colli ctor of the Cull ans, we Should have
been in QU bee before now ; but in a fiw night's we are
to take it by dorm, to play from bo h batteries, attack in
the lower t >wn, and fcak the wall wth ladders, which
are almost fin died : All that get fc into the city will
live well, £>r hey are allowed to plunder, and take what
they picafe."•
By a gentleman, arrived here fret . South -Carolina, we
are informed,' that the ministerial he; with Lord Wil
liam Campbell on board, unable to obtain water or any
supplies whatever, had fated, are: it was fuppofa for
Georgia. Thwomen arp chiL.rrd, who had left
Ci.arlMown, were returned to it. An< fame of the pr u
cipl Torres It v:ug been secured, th V deluded n&yh
bouis were convex d they had been ^;< |ly irupofed upor.,
feme of whom Lad given up their arms, znd others joined
the association. In ihort, that all triffi ;; misunderstand
ings were cleared up, and the whole pi Wince was united,
in opposition to the arbn^ry measures <f Adminniration.
By authentic Advices from the Camp,t Cambridge, of
. the 3d and .sh inftan^ we leant, th; the bay and har
bour of Boston yet continue open ; Ifota man of war is
so ftatoneu as to command the erftrafc.Qf Salem, Be
verly and-Marblehead harbours —Th 1 500 freffi troops
had arrived from Ireland —two• reginmts bad gone to
Halifax— two had pushed into the r ; vl St. Lawrence in
hopes of getting to QnJiec, which wsvt:y doubtful—
That the two regiments arrived at £.;ton were the 55th'
and I.7th —That Admiral ShuTham aa, ai^ arrivej—
An intelligent - prion got cut of Boron the y irritant,
who informed Gen. W oh-n T- that 1 fleet confining of
9, transports, con-ri: ing 360 men, were ready t.; Lil un
der convoy of the Scarbor ugh and fowey men of war,
With 2 bomb veihL and some flat-bosomed boats; their
avowed donation in Bottom was to,Newport, but it was
generally fuppofi.dAo.be Long-Idand or Virginia—That
a number of other transports are : king in water, and
they are baking large quantities of bLwit in 3 dfen, some
fay for the use of the ihippng, vQo are to lay in Nan
tucket-road.on account, of the ic^ vmi!e.other%bel eve
a m ^reimportant movement is'in ;g.ation :—This person
zffo informs, that they have not me lead idea m Bolton
of attacking our lines, but will Le very thankful to be
perm tted to remain qu^et—That'dore Gen. Burgoyne s
departure it was circulated throng, the army, in order to
keep the foldicry quiet under theb did reffes, that the dif
ptes would soon be roticn. ant that he was going to
Ugland for thit purpufe—That they.had intelligence at
Bofbm;of 4 vGie having Tfc+Toa^ HTTpanioia orenis
consent some time ago, laden yith arms and ammuni
tion. —.-—Our advices conclude vhh the f Hewing anec
dote : —That upon the King's f)tech arriving at Boffo's
a great number of them were sprinted an^fent out to
our hues on the 2d of January, which be'n- also the day
of firming the new army. ' th. great Union Flag was
hoiked on Ptofped-WL, in ecenpimeut to the United
Colonies —this happening icon after the speeches were
delivered at Koxcury, but before they were received at
.Cambridge, the Boifon gentry firpefed it to be a token of
the deep impredion the speech fad made, and a lignai of
fubmiftion —That they were much disappointed at finding
several days triple without ferae formal measure leading
to a surrender, with which Try had began to flatter
themselves.---When these acc # tints canie away the army
were all in barracks, in goodheahhThcTffrrits— -That
SGCO militia h id taken the peaces of those soldiers who
would not day beyond their time of service ; that they
were good troops, and the whole army impatient for an
opportunity of ariion.
The following gentlemen are chosen officers of the
fxth bat’d Tn. of this province, which is to be raised in
York and tsy a.land counties, two companies in the
former, and fikin the latter.
Co/^eZ. ,William Irvine..✓
Lieutenant Colonel. Thomas Hartlev.
Major. James Dunlap.
Cattails. David Grier, Abraham Smfch, Samuel Hay,
jereraiah Tolbert, William Ripple, Moses M’Clean,
James A. Wilton, Robert Adams.
Lieutenants. Wituam Alexander, Bernard Eicbleberger,
John M'Donald, Robert White, William Bratton, Jenn
M'Dowel, Lewis .cu.'h, John Gret<
Second Lieutenants. Alexander Park r, Samuel M'Pher
fon, John Akxan&er, —— B,Clefard, Eciward Stille,
Archibald M'Calf.ftJr, junior, John Brooks,
Brown.
Enfant Samuel To< vty ^cry, William Nichols, Wil
liam Grabby William Miller, Wuiiam Lufk, John
Murray, Robert Hoops, William Brown.
Adjutant, fohn Brooks.
In CGN GRES S, fanrar, 11, 1776.
''" LAS it appears to this Congrtfs, that feve
;vy ral evil drip itd'perlons, in order to obtrude and
dt^ra^he efforts it the United Colonies in the defence
of their jtilt rights, have attempted to depreciate the
BILLS or CRELIi emitted by the authority cf tiris
Copgrefe.
„Referred therefore, That if any person Ihali hereafter be
so don to all virtue am. regard for this country, as to refufe
to receive the raid bids in psyrnem, or obkrutt or dis
courage the currency or circulation thereof, and Hull be
°"7 c °" ;c ''° by tire Commttee of tbe city, county, or
%^"'h °[} n c ?e of an appeal from their decision, by
try Allcuiray, Convention, Council, or Committee of
, 'ty c ( t^- clotty where herihad rdioc, such person
load be deemed; pueiithed, and treated as an enemy of
his country; and precluded from ail trade or intercourse
Lath the innauicarts of there colonic.l.
EAtrfrft from the minutes.
PuJyhea by order of Centre s,
CLARIES L 11 OR ;CN, Secretary.
From tbe ESSEX GAZETTE, of January 4.
Watertown, December 25, 17751,
r rHE Committee for propagating the manufacturing
of Salt-Petre, in the colony of Maffitbufetts-
Bay, having becn'fo happy as to difeover an cafy, Simple,
and fuccefsful method of making that article with earth
from under old buildings, are Efficiently warranted
(from their own experience) to recommend the following
process as easy -nd infallible.
The fubfenber has himfclf aflifted in making 50 weight
of good fab-petre in five d :ys by this method, and that
from 40 bufiiels of earth only taken from under one old
house; and I know of no person who has tried the fol
lowing method, but what has nad nearly the fame suc
cess; and whoever tries the experiment, will meet with
success greatly to his fatirfaction, provided his earth be
good. For that purpose take earth from under any old
building (whether mceting-houfe, dweiling-houfe, barn,
stable or other building) where the erred has been long
covered from the weather; dig about 6 or 8 inches deep,
and a little experience will teapo you to chafe that which
is loofc, light and crumbly, arid has a bitterish or fourth
ailom-like taste upon rhe tongue; lignt sandy or loomy
earth, such as water easily penetrates, works the kindest.
Fill your leech-tubs with these earths, 01. Curving to run
your liquor through three leeches one after another, be
fore you bale it, pouring water on the second and third
leeches, until all the nitre is extruded, which you must
jud^e by the taste. When you nave collected a fufficient
quantity of this liquor for homing, you mult have also in
readiness a'quardi , cf common lie drawn from ashes, of
the itrength of about five gallons of lie drawn from a
bushel of ashes ; mix these two liquors together (in a pro
per veFil) in the. proportion of three parts of the former
to one o £ the letter, and you will immediately perceive a
turbidnef- to arise, and the liquor to look like new beer;
let it ftarfc quiet a few hours, aid an earthy fedimeirt will
fe^A to 0c bottom, leaving the liquor Lear; remove this
ligno# (c Rfully from the sediment) into your kettle, ei
ther by drawing it off at a zap 3 or 4 inches from the bot
tom of your fettling-tub, or by carefully dipping it off as
you please ; bod down this liquor until you find (by fitting
a little in a cool placed it Ihootspretty full of chryftals,
then tip it out into a tub, let it hand one cr two hours to
fettle, then pour it off into wooden trays previously wet
with cold vratet, and set them in a cool place, and in 24
hours you may pour dff the liquor from the chryftals;.
the liquor you p >ur off (called the mother of falt-petrc)
you may cither boil down again until it will chryftalize,
or (which is less trouble) you may mix it with your next
liquor while it is fettling; if you faave a mind for a large
crop from one boiling, you may conti: ue to fill the ket
t'e yourintenti to boil .off^a with but liquor from your
other kettle, and that with cold liqour from your fettling
tub, unt : l you think proper to bdl off; obftrvjng all other
directions as above ; except you observe the liquor to look
of 'a darkish colour, in that case dip if out into your fet
tling tub, an.d after a proper time pour it .off from the
iedimeut into your kettle, and boil it down and cliryita
iiz^ as above, it was in this way that I made 50 weight
in five days. If you carefully observe the foreg ing di
refboDs, your firri chryfliL will be so clean, that (for
further cl unifying) they wilj need only to be put i^to a
clen kettle, cover them a^out two inches with pure
water, raid the beat until they are diflolved, remove
them from the fire, let them Band about 15 minutes to
ictoe, pour it again into your coolers and set it abide,
when it will again ffioot into chryftals; the liquor you
, pour off you may boil down and chryhuize again and
again, until all the water is evaporated. This erihod 5
clarifying falt # pctre is very cAy, and if you hod o uce
doing it not fufficient to render your falt-petre pure, you
may repeat it as often as you plcafe, and your falt-petre
will lose nothing but its filth; and I think this method
preferable to that hazardous one of fluxing the falt-petre
with a vehement fire.
I have met with several gentlemen who olfea to the
foregoing metliod cn account of the large proportion of
alkaline lie made use of, fuppofirg that the falt-petre
thus produced may contain, so much of the alkaline salt,
as to render it unfit for the in portant purpose for which
it is cehgned: Therefore, left this opinion Should so far
prev hi as to prevent people from entering fully into the
practise of this fuccefsful method, let it be observed, that
nitre (proper so called) is a fpiritous fluid matter, and will
never become solid until it is fixed to and blended with
some fohd substance, which must serve it as a basis, and
becomes the cause of its solidity; and when it is imbibed
by the above earths, it adheres to and becomes intimate
ly^ blended with certain particles which are called its ter
rene basis; and the only secret in making falt-petre (from
these earths) coritifls in separating from the nitre this
terrene basis, and in furndhing it with a vegetable alkaline
bans, and thus is formed that neutral salt, called falt
petre. '1 hi: reparation and addition is performed by
mixing the two lies as abOvementioned, upon which mix
ing, the nitre (having a greater fondneis for the alkaline
salts than for its former earthy balis) inftanttineoufly f r
fakes, its terrene balis, and unites with the alkaline faits,
^nd this earthy matter (being thus ft rfaken of the nitre)
iu hides toihe bottom of the vessel, in form of a light
earthy fun^ance; and when this teparation is thus per
t>rmed, there is nothing more needful but to concentrate
the nitre, by evaporating the water to a proper degree, and
(without the Icaft difficulty) the whole of the nitre will
snoot into falt-petre cbryitals, provided the lie had fuffi
cientiy furndhed it with an alkaline bails, for it is abfo
lutclv certain that the nitre will forfake its terrene balls
androrm into ftit-petre as far as it finds this alkaline basis
to form upon, ana 110 farther, and th, want of a fuffi
cierif quantity of these alkaline faits has been the sole rea
son why great numbers of perfects have either not been
a:je to.reduce their liquor to chryhais at all, or else their
chryftals have been small in quantity and very soul —there-
fore fhouid your nitre lie be very ftrerig you may add one
third ash lie inhead of one quarter, Ihould the proportion
be a little overplus, it will not in the lead injure your falt
petre. Wm. Whiting, Chairman of
the Salt peire Committee.",
In the House of Reprefehtatives, Dec. 27, 1775. Read'
and accepted, and ordered that Dr. Whiting set that the
some be printed in the several news papers.
Acted. Samuel Freeman, Clerk.
fs an encouragement to the good jeoj/e of tMsfrovmce to
engage in the manufactory of Sa/t-petre, .agreeable to the
abo^e or ay other easy process, wad which may be done by
abnoft every farmer, we would jujl remind them that the
Afembly of PemtfrkdKia, on tbe dstb of November las,
Resolved, " That the ' fcm of TWENTY-FIVE
“ POUND S be paid for every hundred weight of good
" merchantable Salt-petre, that jhall be made and manu
'' fathered in this province, a.A delivered to the Committee
" °J Safety within tht Jpace of twelve months," or in bro
portion for a larger or ftnailer ouantiy^
On Sunday next a collection willbe made at St. Paul's
Ch urch, both morning and afternoon, for the benefit of
the poor of that congregation.
Married. At Princeton, Doctor BENJAMIN
RUSH, of this city, to Miss JULIA STOCR
TON, daughter of the Hoiwurable Richard Stock
ton, Esq;
*, The Officers of the second battalion of the coun
ty or Bucks are eameftly requeued to meet at the house
of Mr. John Bogart, on Thursday, the 25th infl. at ro
o'clock when matters of the utmost importance will be
laid before them.
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY.
Philadelphia, January 9, 1776.
Refolded, That Do6-or Cadwaliader, Doctor Bond,
D< ctor Kuhn, Doctor Rulh, and Doctor Shippen, jun.
be requeued to examine all candidates who shall offer as
Surgeons to the different battalions, and that no person
be appointed by this board to the office of Surgeon, with
out frft obtaining a certificate of his abilities from at
least three of the above Gentlemen, and that they appoint
a day for examanation as soon as is convenient.
Re blvef That this Committee will, ®n the 12th of
February next, proceed to the appointment of Chaplains
to the fix battalions railed in this province by order of
Congress. Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
Princeton, January 12, 1776.
THE Provincial Congress of New-Jersey are to meet
at the City of New-Bruniwick, on Wednesday, the ;;t
of this instant January, on Business of the greatest Im
portance. By Order of the Committee of Safety,
SAMUEL TUCKE R, Prefitent.
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Clfcr, January io, 1776
BY virtue of several writs to me dire&e„ v.ill be fold by
public vendue, on theist day of February next, oh tbe
premies, • ne full half part of one sixth part of an ir „ F< rye.
Slitting mill, Grist-mill, Law-mill and two T>ar s cl Land;
containing 129 acres, and allowance ; lituate in Alton, Th rn
bury and Middletown ; and the other conL.ining 3 acres, lituate
in I hornbury ; fubje&t^a mortgage to John Peirce, tor loci,
bounded by land of Perfifor Frazer, Joseph Tainot Isa c 7ayk'r,
and others; late the cdte of fames Thompson; 1 izen and
taken in execution by Nathanipl Ver>oa, Sheriff. J
BY virtue of several writs to me dire- ed, will be expoled
to file by public vendue, on the iff day of February next,
on the prenrfs a certain meffuae ana trad or parcel cf land,
situate in New-L ndon township, Chester county, containing 100
acres; bounded by land- of Robert \ Alter, Samuel Telovd,
Isaac Montgomery, John Henderson and Robert Cain ; late the
eflate of Robert Montgomery ; seized and taken in execution cy
angary io 1776. Nathaniel Vernok, Stier if |
; % Y v rtue of a writ to me directed, will be exposed to laie
.£. >by public vendue, on tn^ ad cay of February n # xt. on the
pr m fes, a certain meftuage or teneme t, and trail or parcel of
‘ land, situate in Weft-town town/hip, Chefler county, containing
252 acres and one fifth or an acre, bounded by lands cf Philip
Taylor, John Yearly, and Riel ard Collett; late the ehate of
John Hunt ; seized and taken n execution by
%^y 10, 17/6. Nathaniel Vernon, Sheriff.
BY virtue of several writs to me directed, wti be cxpoled
to sale by public vendue, on the 31 day of February next,
on the premises, a certain tenement, plantation arid trail cr
parcel of land, situate in Laft-Fallowfieid towUhip, Cheder
county, containing 142 acres; bounded by lands of jamts Ble
lack, Jeffery Bentley, John Bentley, a d Thomas jeott ; late
the estate of Patrick Carf.n ; feezed and taken in execution tv
'l"^'—V'-JilL^"" Vernon, Sheriff, f
Ly - virtue or several writs to au s dh.tC.cd, w,ll ue fold ry
i^ public vendee, on the 3 d day of February next, on tae
premises, a certain meffaage or tenement, and lot of ground,
fauate on High-freer, in the Borough < f Cheftcr, containing ,0
feet in breadth, and 120 in depth; fubjeft to an annuity or
groundrent T 3 1. per annum, to Joseph Howell. And also a
certain other mtffuage, and lot of ground, situate in Chester
aforefaid, containing in breadth 34 feet, and in depth 240 1 er ;
reject to an annuity or groundrent of 21. per annum, to Dearis
Richardson ; late the estate of John Schantlan ; Lie . aad uk-i
in execution by Nathaniel Vernon, Sheriff.|
O N E D 6 LL A R Reward.
r, U N away in the night of the 15th infl. from the Subfiri-
Ll . ber > living in Arch-street, Philadelphia, an English fer
vent girl, named Ann Waifin, about five fact high, has dark
hair, a pile complexion; and marked with the fmail-oox ; had
on when she went away a dark brown ftuff gown, a blue q^ik,
check apron, red cloak, and black hat, wears a Qceca's night
cap, made of plain linen ; locks very ian cent, but is given to
drink. Whoever secures hid servant, so that her maker may net
her again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by fl Thom as Dowman.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
„: UN away, on the 14th of September last, from tbe sub
s% scriber, living in West-Jersey, within three miles of Phi~
ladelphia, a Dutch fervent man, named Jacob Crips, about 27
years old, 5 feet 8 inches high/ well set, round visage, fair
complexion, brown hair, has three large fears proceeding from
orc place on his forehead, is a butcher by trade; had on, and
took with him, a half-worn felt hat, a light coloured thicktet
coat, half-worn, a black and white striped under jacket, one red
ditto, with bone buttons, a pair of black pluffi breeches, ozen
brigs Ihirt, a pair of tow tr wfers, white yarn Dockings, and
neats leather /hues. Whoever secures the Hid servant, so that
his mailer may have him again, Gall have the above reward,
and realenable charges, paid by Marmaduke Cooper. If.
EIGH 1' DOLLARS Reward.
RU N away from the fubferiber, the 7th instant, an appren
tice lad, named Widism Tonry, about 5 feet 7 cr 8 inches
high, well set, wears his owe hair, of a sandy colour, curled,
fair complexion, between 19 and 20 years of age; had on, and
took with him, a suit of fuperfine broadcloth; ot a purple co
lour, about half-worn, a blue furtour, a pair of leather breeches,
and a pair of black knit breeches, one white Ihirt, two others cf
brown liner., one new the other patched in several places, several
pxr cf stockings, worsted and yarn, two muslin flocks, a beaver
hat about half-worn, one pair of /hoes. Whoever takes up
the above apprentice and will bring him to the fubferiber, living
in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia, /hall receive the above
reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
January 15, 1776. Thomas Humphreys.
N, B. The above William Tonry has been seen at Trenton, on
his way to New-York, in company with one William Gibney, a
deTr^er from tbe firft battalion in Philadelphia. They have
both changed their surnames, William Toney goes by the name of
William Broken, and William Gurney by the name of William
Drale.®
December 7, 1775.
THREE DOLLARS RE WARD.
Si TRAYED from the Übferiber, living io Up^ef-IDublin,
Philadelphia county, a f^rrcl HORSE, with a Par in
his forehead, has two white hind Let, paces and trots, is about
15. hands high, when he wept away was fiod behind and brf, re.
Whoever takes up the said horse and returrs him, ffiail have the
above reward. J OHN WEI S.q
[AdverLfe^nrt omitted will be ia our next.]