The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-17 00:00:00, page 3

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Extras <fa letter from Efeck Hopkins, Est; comma-trier in fLe
ofthe Americas fleet, to the prefdent of Congress, daleri on board
the ff Alfred, Nezu-London ba^b.ur, April 9, i„6.
“ When 1 put to sea on the 17th of February from Cape
Ilenlopen, not thinking we were in a condition to keep on a
cold coast. I appointed our rendezvous at Abacco, one of the
Bahama islands.
" I arrived at the rendezvous in order to wait for them r;
days agreeable to orders. I then formed an expedition av,uud
New Providence, which I put in execution the 3d. March,
by landing zoo marinesunder the command of Capr. Nichols,
and §0 tailors under the command of Lieut. Weaver, of the
Cabot, who was well acquainted there. The fame day they
took pofEffion of a small fort of 17 pieces of cannon wohout
any oppofitibn, save five guns which were tired at them
without doing any damage. I received that evening an ac
count that they had two hundred and odd men in the main
fort, ail inhabitants. I then caused a manifefto to Ue publish
ed, the purport of which was “ That the inhabitants and
their property should be fafe, if they did not oppose me in
taking pofTeShon of the fort and King's dotes " This hul
the defuedefF-Ct: For the inhabitants left the tort annod a
lone. Capt. Nichols, by my order sent to the Governor for
the keys of the fort, which were delivered, ana the troops
marched directly in; where we found the several warlike
(hires agreeable to the inventory inclofed—but the Governor
sent 150 barrels of powder offinaftnall Sloop the nigh: b>rme.
" 1 lyve taken the Governor, Monttort Brown, the
Lieutenant Governor, who is a half pay officer, and Mr.
Thomas Irwn, who is a councillor and collector of Irs Ma
jesty's quit rents in South. Carolina, and it appears by the
court calendar, that he is also iLfpcclor general of his Ma
jefly's customs of North-America.
" Since we came out we have loft company with the Wasp.
" The 4th instant we fell in with the call end of Long-
Jlland, and took the schooner , commanded by
young Wallace, of fix carriage guns, and eight fwiv. Is; and
die §th we took the bomb brig of eight guns and two how
hzers, ten swivels, 48 hands, well found with all forts of
Stores, arms, powder, &c. The 6th in the morning we fell
in with the Glasgow and her tender, and engaged her near
three hours. We loft 6 men killed, and as many wounded.
The Cabot had 4 men.killed and 7 wounded, the Captain is
among the latter. The Columbus had one man who Itft his
arm. We received a considerable damage in cur ship, but
the greater was in having our wheel rope and block, (hot
away, which gave the Glasgow time to make fail, which I
did not think proper to follow, as it would have brought on
an action with the whole of ther fleet, and 1 had upwards of
30 of our bed seamen on board the prizes. 1 therefore
thought it mod prudent to give over chace and ficure our
prizes, and having taken the Glasgow's tender, arrived the
7th with all the fleet.
" Among the dead are Mr. Sinclair Seymour, Master of the
Cabot, a good officer, Lieut. Wilson, of the Cabot, and
Lieut. Fitzpatrick of the Alfred.
" The officers all behaved well on board the Alfred, but
too much praise cannot be given to the officers of the Ca
bot, who gave and {attained the whole fire for some con
siderable time within pistol fliot.
Inventor, of STORE S, 6c. taken, March 3 & 4, 1776.
FORT NASSAU.— 71 Cannon, from 9 to 32 pounders;
15 mortars, from 4 to ri inches diameter on beds; 5337 shells;
98y round Shot, and 16$ chain and double headed do. 140
hard grenades;, 816 fuzees or falfe fires; 99 fpunges and ram
mers and worms; 46 copper ladles; 407 copper hoops, and 5
copper powder mcafures; 220 iron trucks for carriages; 3
bells; 24 calks of powder; a quantity of match rope, not
weighed; 2 double blocks with brass Sheaves; 1 Scale beam
and hammer; 3 tanned hides; 2 boxes of tallow candles; 4
barrels of flour; 4 do. of bread; 4 do. of beef; part of a calk
of spirit; 1 fun dial; and 1 English flag.
FOR T MONTAGUE.— 17 Cannon from 9 to 36 pounders;
1:40 fliot; 121 shells; 81 iron trucks for carriages; ax copper
hoops; a copper powder mcafures; 1 worm; 1 ladle; some
old iron, copper and lead.
Published by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extras of a letter from the Captain of Marines, on board the
flip Alfred, dated NewLoffdon, April, 10.
" Before this comes to hand I make no doubt you will
have heard of our arrival in this port, and of our engagement
with the Glasgow man of war; but as 1 intend giving you
an account of our cruize mult beg your patience for a while
rejecting that ma^er.— The 17th of February left Cape
Henlopcn, and after a very picafan! passage of 15 days, came
to anchor off the Island Abacco, about 1, leagues diflant from
New-Providence, where we brought too several finall vessels
belonging to Providence, which give the Commodore an
opportunity of enquiring into the state of the Illand, as to
its defence, and found it very well supplied with warlike
stores, and an object worthy of our attention, as it was
not Sufficiently manned to give us opposition : The vessels
we then had in our possession were detained a, transports,
to carry the marines over to Providence. We embarked
and made fail Saturday evening, March 2d, and on Sunday
x o'clock, landed all our men, 270 in number, under my
command, at the east end of the Island, at a place called
New-Guinea. The inhabitants were very much alarmed at
our appearance and supposed us to be Spaniards, but were
foot! undeceived after our landing. Just as I had formed
the men, I received a message from the Governor, desiring
to know what our intentions were: I sent him for answer to
ta^e polTertion of all the warlike stores on the Island belong
ing to the crown, but had no design of touching the pro
perty or hurting the persons of any of the inhabitants,
uniefs in our defence. As soon as the meffemgar was gone
I marched forward to take possession of fort Montague, a for
tifieation built of done, about half way between our land
ing place and the town; as we approached the fort (within
about a mile, having a deep cove to go round, with a pro
digious thicket on one fide and the water on the other, en
tirely open to their view) they fired 3 twelve pound Shot,
which made us halt, and consult what was bed to be done;
we then thought it most prudent to fend a flag, to let them
knew what our designs were in coming there; we soon re
;cived an answer, letting us know that it was by the Go
^ruoi's orders that they fired. They spiked up the can
uoh and abandoned the fort, and retired to the fort within
he town. I then marched and took possession of it; in
which were inund 17 pieces of cannon, (32, 18, and 12
ooundeis) and not much damaged; they were spiked with
bars and spikes, which are cafily taken out. I thought it
neccthry to flay all night and refresh my men, who were
' atigued, ' being on board the finall veflels, not having a con
venience cither to deep or cook in. The next morning by
^av light we marched forward to the town to take pof
^"^m of tile Governor's house, (which (lands on an e
mmerce, with two four pounders, which commands the
carrhon and town) on our inarch I met an express from
the Governor to the fame purport as the firft; (lent him
he iaroe answer as before; the weflenger then told me I
mtyo march in to the town, and if I thought proper into
rhe for-, without interruption; on which I marched into
", On the 4 th inst. we made the east end of Long Island,
ano dilcovered the Columbus with a schooner, one of Capt.
Sv abacus tenders of fix guns, which (he had taken that moin
i"g* % \ve made Block blind in the afternoon, rhe Commo
duethen gave orders to the brigs to (land in forßhodc-Bhnd,
<0 fee if any more of the fleet were out, and join us next
morning, which was accordingly done, but without feeing
any*veffels. At day light we diftovered a brigantine to
leeward, we made fail and soon came up with her, and after
a few ihot to k her. She proves to be a bomb brigantine
belonging to Wallace's fleet, mounting 8 guns and 2 howit
zers commanded by one Snead, a Licut. iu the Navy. We
continued to cruize all day within fight cf Block-Island, and
in the evening took a brigantine and sloop from New-York,
and brought into port with us, not being ratified as to their
clearance. We had at fun set 12 fail and a very plcalant
even:og—At 12 o'clock went to bed, and half pall one was
awaked by the nolle of all hands to quarters; we were soon
r f a d) for action, the bell part of my company, with my Gift
Lieun nant, was placed in rhe barge on the main deck, the
remaining part, with my second Lieutenant and myfelf on
the quarter deck; we had difeovered a large Ship (landing
directly for us, the Cabbot was forcmaft of the fleet,
our ship close after, not more than roe yards behind, but
to windward with all, when the brigantine came close up,
the ship bailed and was answered by the Cabbot, who soon
found her to be the Glasgow; the brigantine immediately
fired her broadside, and instantly received a return of two
fold, which, owing to the weight of metal damaged her so
much in her hull and rigging, as obliged her to retire for a
while to refit ; we then came up, (not having it in our power
to fire a fliot before without butting the brigantine) and en
gaged her fide by fide for three glasses, as hot as it possibly
could be on both sides; the firft broadside she fired, my
second Lieutenant fell dead close by my fide; he was foot by
a musket ball through the head. In him, I have loft a
worthy officer, sincere friend, and companion, that was be
loved by all the ships company. Unfortunately for us, our
tiller rope and main brace was (hot away soon after the
firing began, which caused the flip to broach too, and gave
the enemy an opportunity of raking us fore and aft. The
battle continued till day light, at which time the Glasgow
made all the fail flie could oroud, and flood in for Newport ;
and our rigging was so much hurt that we could not make
fail in time to come up with her again, so that at fun-rife
the Commodore made the signal to give over the chace, he
not thinking it prudent to rilque our prizes near the land.—
The Glasgow continued firing signal guns the whole day
after.
town; I then drafted a guard and Went up to the Gover
norb, and demanded the keys of the fort, which were
given to me immediately, and then took possession of fort
yaffau, in it there was 40 cannon mounted and well loaded
tor our reception with round, langrige, and cannister (hot ;
all this was accomplished without firing a Single (hot from
our fide. We found in this fort a great quantity of (hot
and (hells, with 15 brass mortars, but the grand article,
powder, the Governor sent off the night before,viz. 150 calks.
Immediately after we were in the fort I sent for the Governor
and made him prisoner until the Commodore arrived, which
was loon after. We remained at Providence till we got all
toe holes on board the fleet, and then took our departure the
f,th or March. We have brought with us from Providence
die Governor, his Secretary, and one Mr. Ervin, Receiver-
General of his Majesty's customs, who belongs to South-
Cawiina.
In the aiftion I loft three of my people out of twelve
that were on the quarter-deck, and two (lightly wounded,
who were in the barge. Capt. Hopkins, in the Cabbot, is
wounded, his Master killed, and the second Lieutenant of
Marines wounded and since dead. Upon the whole it was a
very hot engagement, in which our ship and brig were much
damaged, but have this confolatioo, that the enemy is full
as badly off, for by several expresses from Rhode-Ifland, we
ar , e a " ure d, that it was with much difficulty she got into port
with both pumps going. We are now, thank God, in har
bour, and (ball (lay some time to refit."
Extrafl of a letter from New- fork, April 15.
" Yesterday afternoon a flag was sent down to Captains
Parker and Vandeput, with one Mr. Smith, the master's mate
of the Asia, that commanded Mr. Franklin's (hip, which
was loft at the east end of Long-Island, and one of his men,
in order to exchange them for one Capt. Tylee, of the Con
necticut forces, who was taken in August last by Capt. Van
drput, and one Mr. William Dobes, jun. of this city. The
",% returned yesterday, about four o'clock in the afternoon,
with the above-mentioned two gentlemen. They fay, the
Phoenix, Asia, Otter, Savage, and twelve prizes, with Go
vernor Tryon's fliip, were deftmed for Sandy Hook, in or
der to water there, as that which they have on board is very
bad. They cut away the marts of three small (loops, who
were prizes and funic them, one belonging to your place;
but you may depend they will not be able to get any water
there, as our shore is well guarded. As our firtiermen were
drawing their net at the Narrows, Capt. Parker fired a nine
pounder at them, which obliged the people to leave their
fifhery. We have now our bay clear, and hope we will have
spirit to keep all such ministerial robbers out. They are de
termined to burn and fink all they come across. One Arthur
Green, of Barnagat was taken by the Phoenix's tender,, and
has given Parker an account of all the inlets about there.
Capt. Parker gave him his (loop up, and put him a pilot on
board Capt. Mount's sloop, which they have fitted out as an
armed yeffel, which make no doubt he will be a cruising in
all the inlets ; he is well acquainted in your capes, so I hope
you will keep a good look out for him."
Extraft if a letter from Ne-w-York, April 7.
" I have this minute received the following' from Borton,
dated April 1 : ‘ A Captain and two seamen, who were taken
by the men of war, deserted last Friday from the fleet. They
fay the firft division confiding of the Foy and Nautilus, with
68 transports, failed for Halifax on Monday. The second
division, confiding of Admiral Sbuldham, in the Chatham,
the Centurion and the Lively, with 6z transports, failed on
1 hurtday. From all they could learn, they were )bound
fouchward, not half manned, and had but short allowance
for 14 days. The Renown, of go guns, the Senegal, of 28,
and the Hope, 16 guns remained below; but moved from
their station in Kingroad off the Light House, for fear of
our (ire rafts : It is determined they Shall put to sea fpecdily.
Fhe Niger failed ®n Friday with fix transports for Halifax.
Bad it not been for fix transports, which arrived from Hali
fax with frefh provisions, killed a month ago, they could
not have gone to lea for some time, unless forced by our fire
rafts, under the command of Major Tupper. It is laid, by
a veflcl from London to the fleet, that 50 merchant men,
loaded, were bound to Borton. It is to be hoped that Capt.
Manly will give a good account of them. The whole fleet
Sailed, Mr. Nutten lays, had not three weeks provisions left.
Extraff cf a letter from the Commanding Officer at Lewes, dated
April 9, 1776
T °" Sunday, the seventh inst. an express came fremthe
_!° nt "° u fe guard to Lewes, with intelligence, # that Capt.
Field, who commanded a fchoner, sent by the Council of
that county to St. Euftatia for powder, had arrived, and de-
Landed affitaice to unload her. I gave orders for the troop#
to march as soon as boats could be had to ferry them acroft
the creek, which the inhabitants procured with amazing dif
pateb. We then marched with the utmost expedition to re
'i'"™1 '" hich had takcn P ost b Y the schooner, te
in difeharging her cargo, meftly coarse linens; she then
lay Seven or eight miles to the southward of our cape at the
° ur arrival ' the tender mal <ing fail bore riow^ upon
the schooner: On observing this, the men immediately ran
her on Shore; our troops were out gone by the tender, though
they marched at the rate of seven miles per hour, [uft be
fore our arrival the tender gave our guard a broad fide with
wive§ andmuiketry, which they returned. On our junction
fire was ke Pt u P for some tim e, till we perceived
~ance too great ; we then left off firing and unloaded
the Schooner, though several hundred fliot were fired at us to
prevent it. Our people picked up many of their balls rolling
~' he / an '_ Th ° tender dispatched one of the barges to the
~a " ifta nce, who made fail immediately, but was
soon obliged to come to an anchor, for fear of running on
the Hen and Chickens. About the time the flip turned the
capes, the tender anchored within muSket fliot of the fchoo T
ner and kept up a continual fire with her swivels. We had
by this time got two swivels in the schooner loaded with
grape fliot, and a constant fire for two hours was kept up on
both /ides. We undoubtedly wounded their men, for we
perceived some to fall and others run to their assistance.
I hey made several efforts to purchase their anchor, which
were prevented by out fire, but at last they succeeded; for
tunately however one of our swivel fliot cut their halyards
and down came their main fail, which obliged them to an
chor once more ; at last the wind Shifting, they had a beat
to tow them off, we then turned our fire on the boat, where
two m r n were feca to fall; the barge returning from the
P"P, joined to tow them off. Our men escaped unhurt,
she militia officers at Lewes a&ed with 1 spirit which does
honor to their country."
At a court of Oyer and Terminer held in this city last
week, the following persons received sentence of death,
viz. William Bails, and James Jones, for robbery, and
John Woodworth for the murder of his wife.
In confequehce of a resolve of Congress for instituting
courts of Admiralty, which resolve is adopted by our Assem
bly, who have thereupon appointed the Honourable George
Ross Esq; judge, Mathew Clarkfon, marflial, and Andrew
Robinfm, register.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of HENRY NEILL,
late of this city deceased, are requested to make speedy
payment to the fubferiber, and all those having any demands
againrt said estate, are desired to furniSh their aecempts, pro
perty proved, before the rith of May next, oh which day the
creditors are requeued to attend at his late dwelling, at ten
0 ciock in the morning, to determine on some method for the
Settlement of the accompts of said estate.
SARAH NEIL L.
ALL persons that are indebted to the estate of [OHN
S'HREIDI (alias WRIGHT) late of the city of Phi
ladelphia, Shallop-man, deceased, are desired to bring in their
accounts, that they may be adjusted, and those that have any
demands against the said estate, may bring in the fame, in or
der to have them adjusted, by
'PHILIP SCHRIDT, Administrator.
'[ '"REE PENCE Per POUND given by WILLIAM
„/ c KL TT, Station er, at his house in Front-
Ireet, facing Black-Horse-Alley, and in Water-street, in the
lower part of said house, Philadelphia, for the best fort of
CLEAN VyHITE LINEN RAGS, and so in proportion for
those of an inferior fort; the best price given for OLD SAILS
a^ P°PES.
r [ r HE noted tulljbloodcd imported
• Horse SLIM, will cover mares
this season, at Mr. Benjamin Gibbs's.
twelve milcs below Dover in Kent
on Delaware, at THREE POUNDS
th ° fcafon for etch Mare. (SLIM) is
a beautiful sprightly Horse, of fine
action, found and free from blemish, a dark chefnut. prettily
mark'd, full fifteen hands and one inch high, and but eight
years old this grass. Slim was got by Mr. Wildman's Babram
his dam by Mr. Bogers's Babram, and his grand dam by Sid
bury, and out of Lord Portmores Ebony, Slim won the four
L e ^ P ™ e , at Guildford > and bea t in America, the noted horse
Wildair, the property of Col. Sim of Maryland. Good pas
turage for mares at two Shillings and fix-pence per week and
very particular care will be taken of all mares fentto'
t MARK CA H'Q ON.
fyrrae^Tvvi^^
1 The High Bred HORSE
srf^g BAJAZET,
|&L^W& At M '° " ILS ° N HUNTS, in.
Maiden-head, Hunterdon coun
ty ' Weft Ne^Jerfey, ax Three
W Pounds the fcafon.
R AJAZET is a beautiful dal
U bay, With a star, nfing fix
years old, found and free from blemiSh, full fifteen hands
and one inch high, very lengthy, boney and handsome. He
was got by Mr. Welrtenholme's Tanner, his dam by Vajazet,
son of the Godolphian Arabian, his grandam by Abiatam;
bis great grandam by Sedbury, and his great gr^t grandam
by Childers, which was called Lord Portmore's Evony.
Cheftcr-townfhip, Burlington Qunt,? Aprils
WHEREAS ELIZABETH the wife of me the fubferiber,
hath, after plundering my house and carrying off sun
dry moveables, eloped from my bed and board. Thefc are
to forewarn ail persons from paying her any money without
my orders, nor to trurt her on my account, as I will pay no
debts of her contrasting after the date hereof.'
ISAAC ATKINSON.
WHEREAS on the 13th inStant, a bay horse was by mis.
take turned out of a pasture Idtt in the diftridt of
Southwark, he is about fourteen hands and a half high
lofty carriage, has a long switch tail, and is marked by fc
veral Spots on his back, occasioned by the saddle. Who
ever takes up the laid horse, and brings him to the sub-
Scriber, living near the Sweediffi church, Southwark, Shall
receive TWENTY SHILLINGS reward, and all reasonable
charges.§ JOSEPH WOODFIELD.
THE members of the St. George's lociety are desired to
meet at Smith's tavern, on St. George's day, Tuesday 23d
instant, to choose officers and do the business of the Society
Dinner to be on the table at 3 o'clock. *'
_ RICHARD PETERS, jun. Secretary.
r rHE Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hospital, are defir
& cd to attend the election of managers and treasurer for
the ensuing year to be held at the said Hospital, on the 6:h of
next month (being the second day of the week) between
the hours of two and five o'clock in the afternoon.