The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-03 00:00:00, page 2

ors cn board the merchant Palps in the river left their vcffi:ls,
and went on sh re. a
Yeteday morning the second company of guards marched
from Wimhedowu Common, for Pertfmouth, where they
are to embark for America, and this day the third company
will set off for the fame place.
The 43th and 50th regiments are expected soon to arrive
in England irbm the Weft-Indies. The 6 h regiment at St.
Vi.cent's is ordered from thence to North America.
Orders are given for the guards defined for America, to be
a: Pwrfmouth the 31st inst. .
Two regiments ordered to Cork for embarkation (of which
the 6th was one) have had their orders countermanded, which
occasions much (peculation among the Ir^i politicians.
March ip. An evening paper of lad aight fays out of the
provdion article of hogs lately sent to Boston, wr can assure
the public, that what from diseases, &c. only four bogs were
landed, which after paying every expence, flood government
in the very moderate sum of eleven hundred pounds per hog ;
rhe four crout, from fimiEr circumllances, colt them seven
hundred pounds.—Qucre : If an army of fifty thousand men,
at the dirtance of three thcuhnd miles, are to be fed at this
expence (allowing them to be victorious) is it not paying too
dear for such a tonqueft ? • _
Orders arc said to be given from the war office, and also
from she victualing office, to flop all provisions from being
put on board the transport (hips, and for the folders laying
at Por,(mouth, Chatham, &c. from embarking, and to flop
all m her proceedings for twenty days. # „
March 30. General Burgoyne took leave of his Majesty
verte day, and this day he will set off for America.
A report prevails, and gains no final! credit in the politi
cal circle, that Lord George Germaine is to go over to Ame
rica, as President of the Council of Coram dinners, who are
Shortly to embark with tuli powers of receiving the fubmif
fiou of those Colonies, who choose to return to their allegi
ance;—they are likewise empowered to grant a pardon
to any offenders they think proper.
This morning his Majesty, attended by many of his ge
neral offices, foreign ministers, &c. will review once more
Colonel Mathews detachment of foot-guaids on Mouldy
hur(l, previous to their pursuing their root for embarkation.
The tent equipages belonging to the officers of the guards,
were all sent down to Pertfmouth the beginning of tors
week, in orderto be (lowed on board the transports.
By letters from Marseilles, we learn that three American
foips arrived at that port the firft week in February, loaded
with corn, but the market being dead they did not break
bulk, but failed for Barcelona, where two others had gone.
They were each from 3to 590 tons burthen. These (hips
make 13 in number, all which are arrived in the ports of
Spain, and find themselves secure there.
The Amherst, the Friendihip, the St. Andrew, and a large
vessel name unknown, are failed to Deal with about 600 re
cruits belonging to the Royal Americans, bound to Florida
and Sr. Augufline. Many of those men being convicts par
doned from traufportation, made federal attempts to cfcape
going down the river, particularly at Gravefend ; fix or seven
got on fliore, and with much difficulty were conveyed on
board, being guarded only by a young Ensign of little expe
rience, and two or three ferjeants and corporals : It feeros
that only one Lieutenant Colonel, one Major, one Captain,
noe Lieutenant, who is also Adjutant, with four very young
Ensigns, could be prevailed upon to attend that number of
men; a circumstance that ought to cause some enquiry, and
why Captains and Lieutenants are not appointed to attend a
duty so necessary as the forming a third and fourth battalion
of men whole morals, for want of experienced officers, may
cause them to reverse military discipline; and it is submitted
to the worthy commander of that regiment, whether one
Captain and one Lieutenant, is equal to the number of men
and Service here mentioned.
It is astonishing how any man could ever dream of fending
cavalry to America. Only let us for a moment conceive a
dragoon with his bags, his bucket, his boots, his belts, his
Havre fact, his cloak, his cantine, his broad fwordand his car
abine, galloping round a tree to catch a rifle man or an In
dian ! It is a cow catching a hare. The idea is laughable if
the confi quences were not fcrious.
Notwithstanding the pacific notion of the Spaniards, as we
have been hitherto amused with, we are credibly informed
they have been a long time both recruiting their infantry and
marine, that they have no less than four formidable camps a
forming, the principal of which is not far from the lines of
Gibraltar, and that there is in every department, both civil
and military a great alacrity for war.
April 4. Yefierday General Burgoyne and Colonel Phillips
set off for America. # c
Letters from Paris mention, that the bare idea of his Ca
tholic Majesty's seizing on the ertates and effects of all the
clergy of every denomination, has thrown the whole king
dom into confurton; it has been carried to Rome with every
aggravating circumstance and they add, that his Holiness
talks of a ball of excommunication as the unavoidable con
fcquence of such a rtep.
By some accounts just received from Portugal, we learn,
that the King was not expected when they came away, to
live three days. ~ c n
By a letter from a Gentleman, on board the Speke (lore
fhip at Gravefend, we learn, that notwithrtanding the great
est encouragement offered to fcamen, it is found impossible
to procure hands fufficient to man her; and that all the ves
sels concerned in the American expedition, are in the fame
P '%rihfr Gen. Burgoyne carried with him 1200 flat bot
tomed boats, all ready framed, to carry his army across the
lake's to penetrate into the back settlements of New England.
Extraft of a letter from Madrid, March 17.
“ Our Court feeros to have quite given up the proposed at
tempt of a second expedition against Algiers. All the prepar
ations for that expedition hive now another defbnation, and
arc said to be intended to watch over our settlements in Ame
rica as the war between England and its colonies, renders it
nectary for all powers who have any settlements in those
naris to put them in so secure a situation, that they may be in
no danger of Offering from the above mentioned deputes."
Extra of a letter from Briflol, April 13.
<< This mooting arrived here the Hibernia, Knethell, from
Cork who failed from thence the 9th inst. and informs that
b ne mm o' war, with upwards of forty fail of transports un
der their convoy, failed the Bth from the Cove, and as the
wind blew frefli at N. E. and continued so for many days,
it is imagined they must be got quite clear. The Tarter,
Capt. Riiffel, and the friendly trader, with several volunteers
on board, failed from this place for Cork and America.",
April 16. Letters from Stockholm advise, that the activity
shewn in putting the army, fleet, and fortreffes in the belt
Bate of defence, cauf^s much talk ; which added to the like
activity in the Prussian ports, make some think all things are
not right between the two powers : Time, however, will
clear uothis matter. . , , ~
April 19/ Yesterday an express arrived at Lord Germaine s
office from Governor Tryon at New-York, which was imme
diately feat to the King at Bnekingham-Houfe
The last French mail brought certain account, that there
was a fleet equipped at Toulon, and reads to par ap^
three days notice, confiding of twelve flaips of the line of
battle, three frigates and a bomb L •
The two French (hips which the Dickenfon saw up the ri
ver Delaware, with ammunition for Philadelphia, were both
under French colons
Extrafi of a letter from Gofp rt, April 15.
“ Since my last arrived at Spithcad ten transports, to take
on board the Guards, &c.going,o America.
" His M city's drip Garland is put into comiroluon a. this
por, and the command given to Capt. Pcarlon and is order
ed co fit for America."
HALIFAX, (Nova Scotia) May r 4.
Sunday last the Glafeow, Cape Howe, with four voxels
under her convoy, fifed for England : In this fleet went
palTcngers many gentlemen of distinction, viz. Frances Legge,
Efo; Governor and fames Mook, Elq; Solicitor Gcuew of
this province, Gov. Wright of Georgia, Thomas Oliver ,$
Lieutenant Governor bf fie Mafiacbuletts-Bay, and Prefideut
of the Council, Hon. Peter Oliver, fiarrifon Gray, fohn Mur
ray, Richaid Lechmere. John Erring, Nathaniel Hatch, and
George Erving, Efqrs. Councilors; Brigadier General Royal
Col. Vassal, John Gore, Esq; Adino Paddock, Esq; Capt. J< ye,
Mr. Laughton, Mr. Brindley, Mr. Bowes Mr. lonian, Mr.
Deblois, Thomas Danforth, Esq; Benjamin Gridley, Esq; Mr.
Pitman and Mr. Pelham, all of them of Borton, and molt of
them with families ; Charles Dudley, and George Rome. Efqs
of/Newpurt. .
CHARLES-TOW N, (South-Carolina,) Ma, in.
On Monday Caph Tufts, in the colony fchoo,r Deteace,
returned from a cruize, with a brigantine belonging to New-
York, that had been a whaling. The fame day an English
man of war and her tender appeared off; and yetterday morn
ing Capt. terpin, in the colony brigantine Comet, with a
large flrip, a prize, h@ve iu fight. The man of war had lain
at an anchor off the bar alt the preceeding night, and as focn
as the Comet and her prize appeared, weighed and gave
chace ; the wind being at S. W. and the man of war consi
derably to leeward, (he could not come up with the Comet
or her prize, troth of which bore down for the Bar; but, un
fortunately, the tide jurt then turning, and; die prize fhtp
drawing 17 feet water, it was found Imprafbcable to bring
her over, she was therefore run aground about three miles to
the N. E. of Fort J,hnfon. Capt. Tufts had, previous to
this, gone down with an intention of affording all th" affiF
ance he could to bring off the prize, but likewise run aground,
and the tide falling prevented the Comet coming near her.
The man of war, taking advantage of these circumrtanccs,
sent her tender, full of men, to the prize, which had been
abandoned, and set her on fire. She was the St. James, Caph
Wilson, and was bound from Jamaica to drifted, with a very
valuable cargo of rum, sugar, &c. all of which was entirely
loft. A few'random foot were exchanged between the man
of war and the Defence; the Comet tired some guns at 'he
tender, but being at a considerable distance, is is supposed,
without effect.
The man of war is dill in the offing, and this afternoon
her tender took a small coasting (loop, thought to be from
Winyaw with turpentine.
WILLIAMSBUR G, (Virginia) June u.
Last Monday an express arrived at Head quarters froth
General Lee, who left his Excellency the 6th iartant, at Lit
tle river, on she road to Charleftown, with three battalions
of the North-Carolina troops, matching with all poflible ex
pedition to the affirtance of that place; General Clinton with
upwards of 50 fail of men of War and transports, having ap
peared off their bar the Tuesday before, where they cart
anchor. Two other North Carolina regiments, and Colonel
Muhlenburg's Virginia battalion were likewise on their march
for Charle/town ; with whose assistance it is not doubted but
our brethren in South- Carolina will be able to defeat any at
tempts of their enemies, and, when under the conduct of so
able and experienced a commander, give them that chastise
ment which they are so richly entitled to.
By the fame express we learn, that a sloop arrived at
Charleftown the 15th ult. from St. Euftatia, with 10,000 wt.
of gun powder; the master of which informed, that a large
vessel had arrived at that Island from Holland, deep loaded
with arms and ammunition. He also said, that all the French
ports in the Weft-Indies were now open to us, and that their
fliips of war have received orders to protest our veffcls in
and out of their harbours; that the French are fortifying Dun
kirk, which produced a Remonstrance from the British court,
but without effca.„• c ,
Yesterday the honorable Convention made choice of the
following Gentlemen to repref nt this dominion in General
Congress, for one year, viz. George Wythe, Thomas Nelson,
jun. Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferfon, and Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Esquires.
This morning Capt. James Barron came to town from
Jamestown, with the agreeab« news that he and his brother,
in two final! armed veffcls, were fafe arrived tkere, with the
Oxford transport from Glasgow, having on board 217 Scotch
Highlanders, with amumbci of women and children, which
they took lad Wednesday evening, on her way up to Gwyn's
island, tp join Lord Dunmore. 1 he people on bo ird inform,
that they are part of a body of 3000 troops which failed
from Glasgow for Borton, but upon hearing that place was
in our possession, they fleered their course for Halifax; that
they had been taken by the Andrew Doria, one of the Con
tinental fleet, who, after disarming them, and taking out all
the principal officers, with such of the tranfport's crew as
were acquainted with navigation, put eight of their own
hands on board to bring her into port, but that the carpenter
of the transport formed a party and refeued the vessel from
them, and was conducing her into Hampton road, when
the two captains Barron; very fortunately came across them,
and moored them fafe at J^meftown, where they are now
disembarking, and are expected in town this day.
ANNAPOL I S, (Maryland) June 2.9.
In CONVENTION,
Annafeolis, June 24, 1776.
ry HE Letters of Capt. Montagu, and of Robert Eden, Esq;
{ of this day, to the Council of Safely, were laid before
the Convention, and on consideration thereof,
Refolded Unanimoufy, Thatthe said Capt. Montagu, by de
taining several servants belonging to the inhabitants of this
province, and by refufing to deliver up a foldicr who desert
ed from the service of this colony, hath violated the truce
and a&ed in manifeft violation of his promise to preserve the
fame sacred. . _ ,
Ordered, That the commanding officer do not permit any
baggage or effects belonging to Robert Eden, Esq; or any
other person on board the Fowey, to be carried on board the
said drip, and to take care that all communication with the
said drip immediately cease.
Ordered, that the letters of Capt. Montagu to Robert Eden,
Efe- of yesterday, and the several letters from the Council
of Safety, of tbs day, to Capt. Montagu and Robert Eden,
Esq; and their answers, together with the above resolve and
,order, be immediately published.
Extrafl from the Minuses,
G. DUVAL, Clerk.
WATERTOWN, fare w,
Ycfbrd.iv afternoon 13 large flrips were seen ftdudh.g
for Borton, thought to be the remainder of the Scotch Be
with their convoy.
SALE M, (New-England) June 19.
By Captf Joseph Cook, who arrived yesterday at Por
m uth, New Hampshire from Canfo, in Nova-Scotia, %
are informed, that at the Iffand of St. John's they have ber
greatly dirtreffed for pr rcifions, and many have fuffered wo
in a few months. He gives the following shocking inftan
of the scarcity of provisions at St. John's, viz. That as
boat, having on board a family, was going from thence'
another island, a child of eight years of age periffied wi
hunger on the passage, when the unhappy parents wer
obliged to eat the dead body thereof to prefeive their ow
mifcrable lives.—He also fays that at the river St. John's th'
Indians are highly incensed against the minirterial party, ar
are determined at all hazards 10 join the Americans.
N E W- P O R ~ (R^deAfland) June 24.
Within about a fortnight part, Capt. Grimes, in one 0
our gallies, has grappled up three cables and anchors bet Wei
this town and Conoanicur, having been left by the miantr
rial pirates, when they were driven out of this harbour. Tw
of the cables are r 6 inches, and the other 9 ; the largest an
chor weighed 24 C. 2 qrs. and 11 lb. marked with the Sca
borough's name on the dock.
Capt. Robert Campbell, lately arrived here pafTenger fro.
Curacoa, informs that he was taken the 24th of Novemb
laft by the Viper flopp of war, on his passage from St. Crc
to New-York, and carried into Antigua the 2irt of Deceit
ber, where his vessel and cargo were condemned, as mentio
cd in the papers some t rue past. Capt. Campbell fays,
left Antigua about the Bth of April, and that there had bee
about 40 American vessels carried into that illand before t
came away.
PROVIDENCE, ((Rhode-Jfland,) June 22.
Wednesday Part Capt. James Munro, of this port, in
letter of marque (loop, arrived here from Hispaniola. C
the 7th ioftant he retook two (l^oub, loaded with lumbi
from Edehtown, in North Carolina, which had been tak.
by the Adteou frigate, and ordered to Antigua. Capt. Miu
ro sent the prizes to Hispaniola, and has brought home wit
him a aerfon saken on board one of them, who calls himfc
a brother to the present L n rd C aoften.
Wednesday last the officers taken by Capt. Biddle 0
of two traafport flips from Scotland, arrived here, at
have since been conduct d to a place if fafety in the con
try, as were also a number of officers belonging to the Bi
tifli navy, who have beta confined for some time part
We learn, that a frigate from Halifax has joined the Ce
herns at Block Eland They have tak e n a French floe,
and a (hip, supposed to be one of the transports lately takr
by the Andrew Doria, Captain Biddie.
Ttidfd.lv Lift one of the abovementioned frigates ran
with a small breeze, and fired two broadsides into t
Columbus, Capt. Whipple, as she lav becalmed near Nev
Por?, which killed one man and cut some of her rigging.-
As soon as the wind (truck the Columbus, Capt. Whipp
returned the compliment with a broad fide, when the fr
gate Cleared off.
Wednesday lart Capt. Church arrived bore from Hifp
tr~la, with some powder and arms. In lat. 39 long- 6
io, he spoke a (loop from New-Yoik, William Turov
master, tw« days out, all well.
NE W-Y O R K, fol,!.
The 26th ult. the Hon. Maj. Gen. Gates set off for Can
da, being, we hear, appointed Commander in Chief for ti
northern department.
Lift Thursday week the privateers Montgomery and Schu
ler, of f his port, retook and carried fafe into a port to tl
eartward, ?wo whaling brigs from Brazils, belonging to Na.
tucket, a schooner belonging to Cape-Ann, with sugar ar
molaril'cs, and a (loop from Rhode Iflaad, with lumber ar
flour
On board one of the whalers, (Cqpt. Burker) came part
g^r, William Hallock, of the whaling brig Elliot, of th
port, who on the 19th of May was t.ken and carried !^
Antigua, having on board 250 barrels of oyl, and gives
the following account, viz. That Capt. Helms, with 400 ba
rels was carried into Antigua also ; and Capt. Jenkins in
Dominico, with i§o barrels ; tha' Capt Jagger with 490 b.
rels had got into Guadatoupe; and Capt. Darling with 4
barrels more, had arrived at St. Lucee ; that Ca,t+ Pinkma
with 220 barrels was left on the Brazil coart, and he fuppoft
all the other whalers were well.
One of the above-mentioned vessels was taken by t }
Greyhound frigate. Captain Dickenfon, from Halifax 4
New York, having General Howebn board. The Ship faik
from Halifax the 9th of June, in company wito a fleet of 1
Sail.
In consequence of an information lately made that fuun
performs had entered into a solemn agreement to aid and art
oair unatural enemies in making themselves masters cf our cir
several of them were apprehended; and on Friday last ones
those conspirators, a Soldier in his Excellency General Was
ington's guards, was executed in a field near this city, in th
presence of a multitude of Spectators.
The number of transports now at Sandy Hook, we he
amounts to 113 fail, and we have not the lead reason to doub
that General Howe is in this fleet. From the number <
troops now here and those on their way, from different par
of the country, it is computed out army wiM soon amount !
25000 men.
We hear that four more transports with troops, befide* the
already mentioned, have been lately taken, asd carried in
some of our ports to the eartward.
PH IL A DELPHI A.
Yesterday the Congress Ur^rismoufy Revived to Declare ih
United Colonies FREE AND INDErENDAN
STATES.
By accounts from Canada we learn, that our army
retreated to Isle aux Noix, from whence they have sent the
sick and baggage to Crown-Point.
Extrafl cf a letter from New 1 orl, J^J 'l"^.
'' A gentleman wha left Rhode-lfland lad I hurfilz*
fays, our fleet was lying at Fisher's Islands, and they had ~
account that two more of the Highlanders fliips Was taken a
carried fafe into Nantafket Road.
“ I have it from very good authority, that th^e n n
„5 fail in the whole at the Hook. We art quite cafy
town: what Sons of Liberty are left are in high spirits to recr,
Ine pirates, if they think ro attack us . lam aihrmtd
morning, a number of tones is taken up on Loug-lilinc.
Extract of a letter from L'neon, dated April 9, 1776.
“ It will no doubt be entertaining to you to know for.
thing truly of the plans formed by the min^ry here aga
America; therefore you may depend on the veracity of'
following intelligence: Shew this letter to whom you ple
in Philadelphia, and it is possible some persons there r
tracts the writer. The designs of rhe British Cabinet are,
make the greatest effort possible this year t® reduce Anno
to an unconditional fabmiffion, being thoroughly fenh
that it is not in the power of this country to cory on the v
aacther year, if ihc pifotarmament (huaid: