The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-18 00:00:00, page 2

Wounded diednext morning.
On- party soon recovering from their surprise, kept up
a brisk fire on the places where the slashes of the enemy's
guns were seen, and soon drove them from their fences
#nd houses. Their loss is net kn^wn, but from the
number of blankets, shirts, tomahawks, &c. left be
faeared w^th blood, and the bloody tracks which mark
ed,their retreat, if is supposed to be considerable., Col.
Williamson remained on the ground till day break, and
burnt all the houses on both fidesof the fiver, and de
flrftd their corn, &c. judging that the party he had
Defeated would immediately proceed to their camp, and
Apprize them of his approach, and having made an ap
,amtment to meet Colonels Neel and Thomas at Sugar
town, the Colonel, after leaving a party to bury the
dead and take care of the wounded, returned to his
Amp. Next day, in consequence of this appointment,
the whole army proceeded to the neighbourhood of
Keowee, where they encamped ; and on the 4th, a party
bf 400 men was sent to burn that town and Sugar
town, which they effected. They found only an old
fame Indian, who informed them, that the others had
left the towns four days before, on a white man's telling
them a large ' army Was at Paris's, which probably may
be Colonels Neel and Thomas's party. He would not
tell where the Indians were gorie to.
On the Sth the Colonel marched at the head of 650
rhen after the enemy, being fully determined to carry fire
and sword throughput their country.
Angif 21. Advices from Augusta of the lith instant
inform us, that about a fortnight before, a party of 240
rhen, under the commandos Major frrck,-fet out from
Fort James, on the- ceded lands, about 60 miles to the
westward of Augpfta, for.To >gelo and Eftatoe, the two
^eareft Cherokee towns. After three days match, they
arrived at those places, where they killed about 13 In
dians) and burned both towns. They likewise tooh one
Holmes prifoAer, who had beenin Cameron's camp that
v'ery morning. After having effected this, the party re
turned home, and Major Jack arrived at Augusta on the
loth of this month. The fame advices add, that, in alt
apprsrarice, the Cherokees will not receive any aid from
the Creekri but be left alone to extricate themselves out
of a quarrel they so rashly and needlessly involved them
selves in.•
INARLE3T OWN (South Carotins) August 14.
Ten very line double fortified 9 pounders, lately be-,
longing to the Acteou frigate, mui feverai anchors, spars,
&c. which the men of war thought prudent to leave be
hind them.on the night of'Jti'ne 28, have been taken up
and brought to town. The search is till continued, and
it is expend tuo^ of the gons will be got up.
By letters of the 6th instant from the camp two miles
below Kfo<Vee. in 'the'Cherokee country, we have the
following interesting intelligence :
On the 31st of July, "tome or Col. Williamson's scouts
to k two white men prisoners, who had been sent to get
cattle for the enemy. They informed the Colonel, that
Cameron had come over the hills a few days before with
12 white men; andthat he, with the Seneca and, some
other Indians, in all about 150, were then encamped at
Chwanarofs, about 30, miles frorn Twenty-Three-Mile
Creek, where bpr army then lay encamped; and that
;beir women andcj Chad 41 retired from the towns
to the neighbourhood of the fame place. This intelli
gence determined the Colonel to march that evening, at
the head of 330 horsemen, taking the two prisoners with
him. His' 'intention was to leave the horses two miles
behind, with a party to guard them, and surround the
Enemy's camp by day break. The river Kepwee lying
ill hi^regite, znd being obl, . passable nt 2 ford at Seneca,
obliged h'm so take that road. About one o'clock in
the mofningihe'arrived at the oritfkirts of that town,
which he had received accounts cf baling entirely aban
doned, and therefore little expe&ed to meet with any
Pppofitian there-. 1 - The. enemy? however, having receiv
ed some intimation of his march, had taken poflefflon of
the firft houses, and potted themselves behind a long
fence, Puffed with twigs ^nd corn blades, on an emi
nence doth ' to the road where the party was to pass;
they abPwtd'the guides and advanced guard to come al
most up to the "houses, when they fired five or fit guns,
but without doing any other damage than killing one of
»fe guide's horses. They immediately afterwards began
1 Very heavv fire on our advanced guard and main body,
by which Mr. Francis Salvador was shot in three different
riaces, Col; Williamson had his horse shot under him,
and eight men were badly wounded and two slightly.
Mr: Salvador falling among the bushes, it being dark,
and both parties mixed, they unluckily got his scalp.
Tile Indian was seen by Ca.pt. Smith, who would have
prevented his accomplishing his cruel purpose, had he
not thought it .was Mr. .Salvador's servant taking care of
his maftfo' He died about three quarters of an hour
after; The whole army regretted his loss, as he was
tiniverfally beloved and edeemed by them. Two of the
It ^ hid the enemy in Faft-Flotida have got a confi
derribk frefh fmply of live cattle, by plundering our
defenceless inhabitants on the frontiers; but there is rea
son to ex~^ they will fuffer in their turn. A Ikirmifh
lately happened between a party cf them and some
Georgia rangers, in which each loft two men: Some
Creek Wia^s were with them, but on being called to
bv a Half-breed in our party, Surrendered themselves.
They were well treated, and have @ce been sent Co their
own nation in a quite different humour.
A ship was seen off the bar yesterday, and is thought
to be the Sphinx man of war, of 20 guns.
WILLIAMSBUR G, Sept. 7.
Extr^B of a letter from Newbern, August zp.
" A few days ago we received an accountin town, that
very lately, on- the banks, not far, from Roanoke inlet,
about 25 men were landed from some vessel of war, for
the purpose (it is fubpofed) of making free with a few of
the cattle. Captain Dennis Dange, who commands an
Independent company between Currituck and Roanoke,
attacked them, killed fonrie, arid took the rest prisoners."
PHILA DELP II I A, Sept. 18.
The following Papers are published by order of CON
GRESS.
Extras of a Letter from General WASHINGTON fa
the PRESIDENT of CONGRESS, dated Ne^w-
York, AuguJl 18, 1776.
fHAVE the honour to incTofe you for the perufal'and
-1 confederation- of Congress, sundry papers, the whole
of which, .except No. 2 and 7, I received yetterday even
ing by a flag, and to which I beg leave to refer Congress."
"SIR, " Augujh], 1776.
" Being deeply intereftedin the welfare of America, I
think it my duty to communicate a matter of intelligence,
which I flatter myfclf may be rendered conducive to the
reiteration of a definable peace. And in this view I re
quest your Excellency's permifiron to land at New-York,
to go directly to Philadelphia, in order to fay the fame
befcre & General Congress
" In the course of a conversation I have had with Lord
Howe, I perceive that the powers he is vetted with, as
well as his disposition for establishing an equitable and
permanent peace, are altogether mifunderltood by &e
Colonies.
" For in.confequence of a sketch of some propositions
being offered for his consideration, he Very frankly assured
me he was willing to confer upon those grounds with any
gentlemen of the greatest influence in this country.
" As I am at liberty to declare his sentiments, I have
the honour to enclose for your Excellency's information
a copy of my correspondence with his Lordship, and of
the propositions referred to in his letter, which are the
motives of my present request.
" Attending in the boat to be indulged with your an
swer, I have the honour to be, your Excellency's most
humble servant, DRUMMOND.
" General Washington, &c. &c. &c.
" My L^rd, Neco-York, Augufl 17, 1776.
“ I have your Lordship's favour of this day, accom
panied by papers on fubjeds of the greatest moment, and
deserving the most deliberate consideration.
Lord Hocue, on the lath of Augufl, 1776.
I. " That it shall be afeertained, as far as can be de
termined by calculation, what supply towards the general
exigency of the State each separate colony can furnilh,
confident with its ability.
2. ", When such supply is thus afeertained, that each
colony shall, by ads of its own Assembly, impose such
taxes as they Shall find expedient for the raising of the
said supply.
3. " In consideration of the fluctuating state of all
young countries, that such taxes may not, in their opera
tions, become partially or accidentally burthenfome on
the one hand, nor on the other hand gradually become
deficient in producing the aid intended by the colonies to-*
wards the general exigency of the State, such articles
shall be chosen, as the objects of imposition, as they
shall deem the most likely to keep pace with the growth
or decline of the said colonies..
4. “ That thefe' taxes, so imposed, shall, as in the
customs, be levied by officers of the appointment of the
King; and that a perpetual grant, of the produce of these
taxes, shall be made by the respective Assemblies to the
crown of Great-Britain.
5. " As the direct means of removing the fatal grounds
of this contention, by establishing a security against the
apprehended invasion of property by Parliament, a formal
relinquishment shall be made, on the part of Great-Bri
tain, of all future claim to taxation over these her colonies.
6. " To remove all future suspicions from the minds of
the Colonists, that under the appearance of regulating
commerce, duties may be imposed for the farther pur
poses of revenue, an application of the produce of all
duties, imposed on articles of trade by the British legisla
ture, shall be made towards defraying the expenses of
collection, and the furpluffes in each colony te be paid
into their separate treasuries,- and to be fubje& to the dis
posal of the refpeCtive houses of Assembly.
DRUMMON D."
“ Eagle, off Staten-T/land, Aaguft 15, 1776.
" My Lord,
" I have received the honour of your Lordship's letter
of the 12th, inclofing a sketch of the propositions men
tioned in your late conversation, which I return here
with.
" As I think they contain matter that, upon a con
ference and cool difeuffion, might be wrought into a
plan of permanent union, I shall, with great Satisfaction,
embrace the firft opportunity that may be offered upon
those grounds, to promote so definable ari event. I have
the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obe
dient servant, HO W'E.
'' Right Non. the Lord Drummondf
The following is the purport cf the message sent from
Lord Howe to Congress, by General Sullivan.
“ That though hecduld riot at present treat with Con
gress as such, ye he was very desirous of having a con
ference with some of the members, whom he would co'nli
der for the present only as private gentlemen, and meet
them himfelfas fetch, at such place as they Should appoint.
" That he, in conjunction with General Howe, had full
powers to compromise the dispute between Great-Britain
and America, upon terms advantageous to both, the ob
taining of which delayed .him near two months in Eng
land, and prevented his arrival' at this place before the
Declaration of Independancy took place.
“ That he wished a compact might be fettled at this
time, when no decisive blow was struck, and neither
party could fay that they were compelled to enter into
fdch agreement.
" I can allow much for your Lordihip's well meant
zeal bn such an occasion, but I fear it has transported
you beyond that attention to your parole, which com
prehends the character of a man of ftrifl honour. How
your Lotdfhip can reconcile your part or pfefent con
dha, with your engagement, so as to fatisfy your own
mind, I must submit to yorir own feelings, but I find
rriyfelf under the disagreeable necessity of objecting to
the mode of negotiating proposed, while your Lordihip's
line of conduct appears so exceptionable.
" I fh'all by express forward to Congress your Lord
flip's letter, and the papers which accompanied it. The
result will be communicated as soon as possible. lam
ferry to have detained your Lordship so long, but the
unavoidable necessity must be my apology. l am, my
Lord, your Lordship's most obedient arid very humble
servant, G. WASHINGTON.
" Lord Drummond."
In C ONGRES S, September 5, 1776.
Refolded, That Gen. Sullivan be requested to inform
Lord Howe, that this Congress, being the representatives;
of toe free and Independant States of America, oaiAot
" That in case Congress were disposed to treat, many
things, which they had not as yet asked, might and ought to
be granted them ; and that if, upon the Conference, they
found any probable ground of an accommodation, the
authority of Congress must be afterwards acknowledged,,
otherwise the compact could not be complete/'
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
" M, Lord,
" I take the liberty of fending inclofed the sketch of
propositions referred to in my late conversation with four
Lordihip, which propositions, I have underfcood, the
colonies were disposed, not many months ago, to make
the basis of a reconciliation with Great-Britain. I have
the honour to be, with great refpedt, your Lordship's
most obedient humble servant, DRUMMOND.
Sloop Poll,, Aug. 12, 1776.
To Lord Hocoe."
SKETCH of PROPOSITIONS communimted to
“ Upon the whole, it did not appear to your Commit
tee, that has Lordship's comn^ffion contained any other
authority of importance, than what is expressed in the
Ad of Parliament, viz. that of granting pardons with
such exceptions as the Commissioners shall think proper
to make, and of declaring America or any part of it tc
be in the King's peace upon submission. For as to the
power of enquiring into the state es America, which his
Lordship mentioned to us, and of conferring and con
felting with any persons the Commissioners might think
proper, and representing the result of such conversations
to the Ministry, who (provided the colonies would fub
jed themfelves] might after all, or might not, at their
pleasure, make any alterations in the former infrudjons
to Governors, or propose in Parliament any amendment
of the afts complained of, we apprehended any expec
tation from the effe& of such a power would have been
too uncertain and precarious to be relied on by Ame
rica, had she still continued in her state of dependence.
with propriety fend any of its members to confer with
his Lordship in their private characters, but that, ever
desirous of establishing peace on reafonabte terms, they
will fend a Committee of their body, to know whether
he has any authority to treat with persons aufhorifed by
Congress for that purpose, in behalf of America, and
what that authority is, and to hear such propositions as
he foall think fit to make refpe&ing the fame.
Refolded, That to-morrow be aligned for electing the
committee.
September 6, 1776.
Refolded, That the Committee to be sent " to know
whether Lord Howe has any authority to treat with per
sons authorifed by Congress for that purpose, in behalf
of America, and what that authority is, and to hear
such propofitiohs as he shall think fit to make refpe&ing
the fame," consist of three.
The members chosen, Mr. Franklin, Mr. John Adams,
and Mr. E. Rutledge.
Extrafl from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
The Committee, who were appointed to wait on Lord
Howe, having returned to Congress, made their report
in the following words: ,
" In obedience to the order of Congress, we have had
a Tweeting with Lord Howe. It was on Wednesday laft,up
on,Staten-Ifland, opposite to Amboy, where his Lordship
received arid entertained us with the utmost politeness.
“ His Lordship opened the coriverfation by acquainting
us, that though he could not treat with us as a Committee
of Congress, yet as his powers enabled him to confer and
confalt with any private gentlemen of influence in the
colonies, on the means of restoring peace between the
two countries, he was glad of this opportunity of confer
ring with us oh that fubjed, if we thought ourfeives at
liberty to enter into a conference with him in that cha
radet. We observed to his Lordship, that as our hufi
nefs was to hear, he might confider us in what light he
uleafed, and communicate to us any propositions he might
De authorifed to make for the purpose mentioned ; but
that we could confider ourselves in no other charter
than that in which we were placed by the order of Con
gress. His Lordship then entered into a discourse of
considerable length, which contained no explicit proposi
tion of peace except one, viz. that the colonies should
return to their allegiance and obedience to the govern
ment of Great-Britain. The. rest consisted principally of
assurances that there was an exceeding good disposition
in the King and his Ministers to make that government
easy to us ; with intimations that in case of our fub
mimon they would cause the offenlive a&s of Parlia
ment to be revised, and the inftrudions to Gover
nors to be reconsidered, that so if any just causes of
complaint were found in the ads, or any errors in go
vernment were perceived to have crept into the induc
tions, they might be amended or withdrawn.
“ We gave it as our opinion to his Lordship, that a re
tukn to the domination of Great-Britain was not now to
be expelled, We mentioned the repeated humble pe
titions of the colonies to the King and Parliament, which
had been treated with contempt, and answered only by
additional injuries; the unexampled patience we bad
shown under their tyrannical government, and that it was
not till the last ad of Parliament which denounced war
against us, and put us out of the King's protection, that
we declared our independance. That this declaration haft
been called for by the people of the colonies in general,
that every colony had approved of it when made, and all
now considered themselves as Independant States, and
were fettling or had fettled their governments accord
ingly; so that it was not in the power of the Congress to
agree for them that they should return to their former
dependant state. That there was no doubt of their in
clination to peace; and their willingness to enter into a
treaty with Britain, that might be advantageous to both
countries. That though his Lordship had at present no
power to treat with them as independant States, be might,
if there was the fame good disposition in Britain, muck
sooner obtain freth powers from thence for that purpose,
than powers could be obtained by Congress from the se
veral colonies, to consent to a fubmiffio'n. His Lordship
then, faying that he was sorry to find that no acommo
dation was like to take place, put an end to the confer
ence.
On Monday morning, the 9th inst. departed this lift,
Mrs. ESTHER PEMBERTON, relict of Mr. Charles
Pemberton, late of this city, ip the 29th year of her age
A Lady pofleffed of those qualities which a refined un
derstanding, a juitnefs of sentiment, and quickness of
difeernment, made truly amiable; and which, added tc
the more noble improvement of a religious mind, fitted
her for the government and direction of a well spent life
here, and a celestial birth arid immortal nature hereafter.—
The refpe&able number of citizens that attended her
interment to the burial ground of Friends in this city
fully evidenced the esteem and regard due to her merit.
On Monday morning died, and yeflesday was interre
in Christ-Church Burying-ground, Miss NANCY BOND
second daughter of Dr. PHINEAS BOND, deceased
She had just compleated her 19th year, and pofieffed £
many amiable qualities, both natural and acquired, tha
flie was truly dear to all her acquaintance, and peculiarly
the delight of her nearest relatives in her private an.:
domestic life.
On Friday last arrived here from Martinico, the Con
tinental ship of war the Reprisal, Lambert Weeks, Esq,
Commander. On board of said ship came passengers se
veral French Officers, who we hear are strongly recom
mended to the Honourable the Congress by the Governs
of Martinico. One of them it h said is an accomplishes
Engineer.
A letter from Brunswick by yesterday's post, f rs
" The enemy are in possession of New-York, Inho
not learn parfculara, only Wat they got possession, c.
Sw@da,aft."