The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-04 00:00:00, page 3

number of privates The e^emy,hy fronts whicb yrehave
received, havejott (knic I, u.ujn<ic'd and taken prisoners)
about 800 men, amongst whom is General Grant killed. We
expe& every hour a lecood engagement, which I pray God
may be mote prosperous on our bde than the last; for besides
vh*t I have mt nuuned, the Delaware and Maryland batta
) • s fnlh^ t l much."
E^ad cf a letter fr^n New- Erk, Friday morning, Augujl 30.
“ On Monday we were ordered here, and next mrning
were sent over to Long-Hhnd, where our battalion occupied
the lines opposite the 'eft of " e enemy, the wo.ks we had
were very Weak, anti but lew cannon to defend them; the
general <fficers held a council yesterday at ernoon, and
thought it neceflary to abandon the island, for fear of the^
men of war vetting ; nto the Kali-River, and cutting off the
comtnuweatian with this place, which they would have-done
the firfl fair wind vatfe-ved. Out ba.ration, with the other
Penufylvania troops, and the Maryland regiment, were or
dered 10 cover the retreat of cut army, which mufl have con
futed of 20,000 men; out army began to embark in boats a,
b nt 10 o'clock, and continued till <by light; we received
orders to unit our flation about two o'clock this morning,
and had uWe it rctri.r amoh to <he ferry, when General
"Washington, ordered us back to that part of the lines we
were firit/a r , which was reckoned to be th@ most dangerous
poll, wc get b.uk undde, vexed by tire enemy, and continued
there unti day light. Providentially for us, a great fog arose,
which prevent.d the ocn/ from feeing out retreat from
their wo as, which was not more than musket Shot from us,
bad we been dbcoveod w« muff have been unavoidably cut
off, as we w^re on a nok of land which c^uld have been
taken possession of by them before we could have got out.
We have g t all our regim.at ever faft, except our c ntineh,
which we were oblig'd w leave, but gave hem notice to re
treat in time, therefore, cxp<& they will all get fafe over.
The firft fair wind it is expect d the men of war will come
no and bombard the town, and from the heights on Long-
Ifl.nd it m-v easily be done—lt js the general opinion we
cannot he able to keep it; therefore exp.a we fill'd be oblig
ed -0 rec eat to Mount Waftington and Kingfb idge. Since
I have bc<n on Long-I^nd, I have had no deep nor any
thing to eat tut what I plundered, th,Hore traveled very
light when we were obliged to fc^nper < ff'his rooming. By
a flag received yesterday from the enemy, we are informed
Lord Sterling and General Sulivan were made prifunets.
Extra'l 0; a Utter from New-Birk, dated /uytyl 310776.
" Ge er.il Smivo c. me here yesterday upon his parole,
and informs ns, that Lord Sterling, himfelf, Cob Miles and
At to were all taken by the enemy. Immediately as er the en
ga, r m<nt thecremy began to throw up works within musket
/hot effort Potram; and as we had no heavy cannon to pre
vent hem, me were obliged the n ; ght before last to retreat,
and leave the island: in retreating, we have not loft tep men
at molt."
Erda? of a letter from Nev-frl
" Cape Veazey, E Tign Furrandcs, Serjeant Sands, kil
led —Capt. B)w ; e, Lite's Butler, Sterre:, Ridg!ey, Dent,
Entivn Coats, trifling — Mr. Comity taken prisoner.
" Adjutant Brice was taken prisoner by taro officers of light
horse, and was delivered to a private, who told him he was
bis prisoner, which Brice denied, and immediately (hot him
and got clear.”
Extra? of a Idler from Neio-Yorli, Aguf 30.
“ To a Council of Wa< held yesterday it was determined
that our lines on Lnng-Hbnd were not tenable, a^d there
fore the Council concluded to evacuate them; our men have
accordingly come over to this city. Lord Sterling and Gen.
Sullivan are prisoners. Gen. Howe allowed Gen. Sullivan a
flag by which he informed of this, and that he was politely
treated."
Extra? of a letter from Long Iflar.d, Augttfl 28.
" Yeteday's occurrences no doubt will be described to
yen various ways: 1 embrace this kifure moment to give as
fa isfaamy an account as lam able. A lar^e body of the
enemy that landed fume time fi°ce oh Long-IfLnd, at the end
of a beautiful plain, had extended their troops about fix miles
from the place of their firft landing! There were at ths time
ekvn reg meats of cur troops posted in different par's of the
rteods, bet ween our lines and the enemy, through which they
mi ft pass if they attempted any thing agriuft us. Early in
the morning our fronting parties difeover d a large body of
the enemy, both hofc and foot, advancing on the Jamaica
road towards u<; I was dispatched to Gyu. Putnam, to in
form hm of it. —On my way back, I difeoyered as I thought
our battalion on a hill coming in, drefbd in hunting fbits,
and was going on tojoin them, but was flopped by a number
of out soldiers, who told me th*y were the enemy in our
dre r —on this I prevailed on a ferj ant and two men to halt
and fire on them, which produced a Slower of bAets and we
were obliged to retire.
" In the mean time the enemy with a large body penetrat
ed through the woods on our right and center or front, and
ab ut nine o'clock landed another body on their right, the
whole firetching across the fields and woods between out
TO bs and our troops, and fending nt parties, accompanied
with light horse which harassed nr formind d and 1 irpufed
new troops, who however fold their lives dear: Our forces
then made towards our lines, but the enemy nad taken p°f
feffon of the ground before them by Bolen marches. Our
men bek rf tlwnnrh parties after parties, but fb : l round the
enemy's thdufand? before th r m. Cl. Smallwoods, Atlers
an' Harder's battalions, wi^C&o. Stirling at thei' b ad, bad
cellßd on an eminence ^^?made a good Band, bur the
en " v fired a field pece o'^ffem. and being greatly fiperior
in number obliged them to,,rear into a ;natfh, and find ng
it out of their power to withstand about 6oco men, they waded
through the mri and water to a mill opposite them: their
retrea* was covered by he second battalion which had got in
foour Un.g.—CoL Lutz's and the N w England regiments
after >hb made f>me resista 4 ce in the woods, l>ut wcroobliged
by superior numbers to retire,
“ Col Miles's and Bedhead's battalions, finding them
felvec Surrounded, d^ r mimd to fi^t and run; theyd'd so,
and broke through English, Hamans, &c. and ddp rfed
hole, and a fbecame in with copfderable loss. Col. Parry
was p ar'y in the day (hot through the bad, encouraging hs
men. Eighty of our battriiin cam r in this morning, having
forc'd their way through the enemy's rear, and come round
hv way of Hell gate; and we expea more, who are miffing,
will come in the fame wav."
Share the date of the above letters we learn, ouy people
have brought off (through a he^v fire cf the Enghih Arps
on one fide, and their batteries on Long Island on the other)
all the cannon, &c. from our fort on Governor' 1 Island.
Since cur Est arrived here between 30 and 40 inhabitants
«fthis State, whohave been taken at different time' by the
English pirates on our coast; they were brought from the
fleet at New-York on board the Orpheus, and landed at
Lewis-Town on Cape Henlopen,
Monday last arrived here General Sullivan, who
was taken in thelate a&ion on Long Ifland;he is permitted to
come hereby General Howe, to fettle an exchange of prisoners.
" & CONGRESS, &gufl 28, 1776.^
lufohed, That there be an hifpcßor 01 infpeaors fuflic:ent
ly qualified to judge the goodn-fs of gun powder, who (hill
examine every calk of gun-powder manufaaured, or to be
purchased cn account of the United States, by the most ap
proved method of ascertaining the quality of gun ponder, the
laid Infpe&or or IMpe&ors to receive One eighth part of a
dollar for every hundred weight of ponder, he or tney shall
so examine.
That no gun-powder be received into the public magazine,
for the use of the United States of America, or delivered from
the powder mill' for that purpefe, but filth as have been ap
proved of by the public Infp &or, as to its quickness in fifing,
strength, dryness, and other necessary qualities,
That the lofpeßor mark each calk approved with the let
ters U. S. A. arid such other mark' as are necessary to distin
guish the several forts of gun-powder.
That every maker of gun powder, mark every talk in which
he shall pack his gun-powder with the tuft Liters of his name.
That gun-powder be put into no case, but such as are well
feafonrd and dry.
Revived, That it be recommends d to the Legislatures of 'he
several States of America, to cause suitable IMpe&ofs to be
appointed to examine and determine the quality of all gun
powder manufaßurd within their juiifdift on, and that no
person be allowed to vend any gun-powder mmufa&ured in
any of the States of America, uuiefs the fame, in the judg
ment of such IMpcaor, shall b of fufficiem quality and to
make such laws tor executing this, <r any other regulations
for promoting the manufaaure of good gun-powder, as to
thpm may fee m mft conv ment,
That the Contino ntal agents be impowered and required to
infpea or appoint fom< fuirabie perlon or perlons to infperft
all gun power manufactured or pu chafed in, or imported
int i the refpe<ftive States, wherein they reside, on account of
the United States, except in thole States where an lufpector
is appointed by Congress. By order of Conyrefs
JOHN HANCOCK Prefdent.
Extract of a letter from Cherkt-Town, (Soith-Carolina) July it.
' You a r e undoubtedly informed bkbre ini- that that de
testable villain Stewart has prvai! d upon the Cher: kecs to
take up the hatchet aga'inft our countrymen, this however
docs not in the lead in imidae us, our pel pie march loth
against th- savages withall he alacrity and cheaCulnefs you
can conceive, and with a foI determined ref lot: uto extir
pate the whole tribe. The dun g' done tons by them is yet
trifling. A number cf th h ads of the n r ie' in # hb provr-ce.
when they had of the breaking ,mR t'>elda s, wrote
to our governor and told him t!a t'ev n ver dreamt the
King would defeend to such lew and draborica design., that
th v were now wili gto do every tlo g in their power to
assist their brethren in America. —Thef arc men of influ nee
00 the frontiers and will b- vry us ful agaiuft the Indians."
July 27. " In a little brush with the 'Jians the other
day, our people were fuccefstul, ki'kd wounded and took
prifonrs a considerable number.—Colin.l M'lntofh, cf
Georgia, with a party of his regiment went cut a few dais
ago to reconn i're the fituarinn of rhe two young Wright#,
who are pofbd on St. Mary's river, which ftparates Florida
from Georgia. When he came within two miles of their fort,
he was fired on from an out p'ft of theirs, cur Colonel re
turned the fire, killed one and took nine prisoners, upon
which the fort fired an alarm gun; the man of war b low
hearing this, immediately detached a barge with a Lieutenant
and nine men, all these the Colonel thought proper to seize
upon. —In the brig lately taken here with Highlanders on
boaid was found about £ 60c fteriing worh of.goods.
%/, 31. " There is now an expedition determined on to
Florida, where the enemy have about 1000 men posted at St.
Auguhire."
IP COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia, %%? 30.
Resolved, That the c- mmandieg officers of the militia
who have returned from ranip with 'h-ir troops, be required
to deliver in-o the hands ot Mr. Robert Powers, Ct inmif
fary, al l fitch arms and accon'remppts.telcpgi:g to this
State as may be in their ptffi ffio.; in order that the fame
may be put into ihe hands of such associators who are not
provided, and really to march to New-Jefty: The expeace
of such c ril aioos will be difeharged by his hoard.
Extra? from the minutes, JACOB S. HOWELL. Secretary.
In COUNCIL of S FETY for the State of
Pennsylvania, Pbi'ad:fpxa Atguft 30 1776.
Wherea some defining ill-difppled potions, have spread
falfc reports, that the numb r cf troops now in New-Jersey
is too great, that many are in conft-quenCe dbcharged by the
G nerals; and that there is not any occafiou to forward the
troops who have not yet been at Camp.
The Council th refore, to frp!La'e the d sig ns of fitch pef
fons, and to bast n the march of the Allocators to the camp
in Jerfty, make known, that there is in immediate necessity
for th< Allociatois to hasten their match to the said camp with
all expedition, and pay to regard to any reports which do
not come from this Council or 'he proper authority.
B, order of the Council SAMUEL MORRIS. Chairman.
WANTED on RENT."
TWO Hige Brick or Stone HOT SE3 with good Cellars urf
der them; or a Lot of G- und of about Poteet in width
in the citv. Enquire at the Bar of the Lond n C ffee Houfe'
Cumherla d'ouniy, Weft-Nw-ferjo, rirguft 26, 1776.
\Yf AS committed to Cumberland goa f , on he twenty-third
V of Aucuft, th° fallowing men: JORL BENNET and
JAMES HEN DRICKSON, who appears to be Deserters from
Capt Nathaniel Smith's Company cf Artillery of Baltimore,
by an advertisement in the Penufylvauia Journal bearing date
August 13th, 1776, and he is hereby defied to fend for them
in a short time, or they will be difchavged wih' paying cost.
I 0uI ARD
—VU E,
At WILLIAM ADCOCK'S, next Wedn (day the nth infant,
at one o'clock, at the ufttai place, the upper end of 'econd
ftreet, will be exposed to falc, a variety of GOODS (una
ble to the Lafon, viz.
SUPERFINE coalings, frizes, broad-clohs and maccaroni
velvets, silk breeches pieces, fhaloOßS, Hancock 2nd
Wafhingcon handkerchiefs, printed jacket patterns, and coun
try made corded dimities, checks, allopeen', bombaseens
and collar velvets, cambtets, wafted Shag °- n d worked Dock
ings and mitts, a few elegat japan'd tea trays, plate covers
and wai ers, fi kand worited knee garters, gimps and fringes,
razors of the bed quality, womens and roeri' gloves and mitts,
a large quantity of twist, mohair and metal buttons, bind
ings, f rrets, &c. &c.
N. B Said Adcock proposes continuing his Vendue weekly
as usual, and thof° who please to favour him with their com
mands may depend on his bed endeavours to give fatisfaftion.
Goods received at his dwelling honfe, either for public Of
private file, at the south exit corner of Second and Market
ftreets.-
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED faom P. rth Amboy, the i,h ult. cut of Capt;
Jacob Fauns's company, belonging to the Frying Camp,
JOHN HIMES, about 5 feet 6 inches hi^, dark coloured
had, brown complexion, full faced, wefffet, and round
flinuldered, this country born, and makesJhis home in th@
PJouhem Liberties of Phi adelphia: Likewise, WILLIAM
BRYAN, (d fired the 2d of September fut of the above
company) about 5 feet 6 inches high, dark c< mplexion, well
set, lately came fior cMaryland, arid fays he i# a free man ;
Had 00, a pair of edarfe leggings, but n<, dices.
WHOEVER apprehends tbe abey^meririoned Defriitcrs or
either of th m thab receive SIX DOLLARS for J Est
Himes, and -FOUR DOLLARS fur William B yan, or b.e
above R ward fin both, if delivered to the Gaoler of this
city, or to my quarters in Second Street, above the Barrack?^
at the sign of the blue ball, paid by
* JACOB FAUNS, Captain.
I'<7'AS loft on Monday the second inftart atout noon, ^0
V y tw^en ihis city and he four mile done on the Widh
bickon rad, a Short Heavy KEY of an Iron Ch< ft. Who
ever has tolled the fame and wi ! l bring it to the Printers, shall
have FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
Thirty-two Dollars Reward.
DESFR Fed THOMAS GiLi, an Engl thmai, 40 year;
of age, has been used < # he seas, and istond otdtk.
He is about s feet 10 i hes high Had on a ctuHe lined
fliifrt and trowfers, and a yeio - hunting shirt
JOHN SHANK, an I ifhman, 5 feet 9 ches high fair
complexion. Had on a brown coat, coa le rinen thirl and
trnwfets, white hunting shirt, and new dices; is fond of
liqu r. and very 1 kative. About 30 years of age.
THOMAS lIENESF.Y, an lr fhrao., has but one eye —
H,d on a y-b w hun-mg shirt, and coarse linen shirt and
tiowfe ; is ahou 40 years of age.
FRANC'S QUYNN, an Jr fliman ab ti§ feet 4 inches
hrh, fair comp ex n, and buck har; by trade a weaver.
Had on when he went away a white hunririg fit tmuch fring
ed, a (hired waiftcoai, and leather breeches. It is fappofed
rhevaeal gne on hoard the ships now y ; <g at and near
this city. Whoever takes up and secures said deserters, so
that -bey mav be had again, shall have rheabove reward, or
HIGH r DOLLARS for e<b, PHILIP MUONEY,
Fiift barop tion from Marmara, in the Fixing- Campi at
R w-Jersey, c mmanded by Col. Cha I Green
bury GrUhth 1-h lar.'elpCa ug. 30.
Ti> ay is PubV ed Printed and Sod bo R. ' 'IT K F N't
renter and Bookseller, Front Street PHIL D, LFHIA9
(Pric: Th er Dcl^s.)'
L'INGENILUR De C .MP/IGNE:
0 R
FIELD ENGINEER,
STOLEN out of the liable of the fuhfe iber. Hvirpria
Warwick, in O'a, gc county, and proving of N w-Yo k,
on the night of the ibird infant, a dark brown STALLION,
Efopus bead. 15^ hands high, seven yea'S old with a large
star in his foehe-d, and a number of whre hair in his tail,
his right fore^or remarkable and much d'figured orcafim cd
from a difordrr in the hoof? he pac s and trots well and is
efleeroed a good fiddle hexfe, branded on his left high rith
P. S. At 'he fame time was tXen a faddh and briddle. Who
ever akes up the laid horfq faddic and briddle, and th of,
and fi cures them fa that the o' ner m'^y have them again,
rind the rogue apprehended so t'at he may be br # right to
justice fhal have T'N DOLLARS, or for the hrofi and
fiddle FIGHT DOLLARS, or the horse alone HGH^
DOLLARS reward, and all refo able charges, paid by
THOMAS or RICHARD WILLING |
Goshen Prec ; n&. AugnQ 4 1776.
Written in FR ench bv 'he Chevalier DE CLAIRA C,
And Tran&d by Major LEWIS NICHOLA.
To which is added by wav f A PPENDI X,
A fliort Trearfe on SEA BATTER lES flawing their
Defeat and an A tempt t* Remedy them.
Likewise, an Explanation of all the Technical Terms ufe4
it tie Work,
By the T RANSL A T O R.
Illufirated with a variety of Copper Plates.
To be S O L D,
RY
JONATHAN & JOEL EVANS,
OLD MADEIRA WINE in pipes, hogsheads and quartet
calks, fit for immediate use;
A few barrels of PORK, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE;
&C. &c. &c.»
NO TICE is hereby givn that there cam o h P dotati
on<f ROBERT BROTHERTON, bring I.Manu ks
towhfhlp LaucrOer c<u : v, ^ BULLOCKS, he one a
BLACK BROWN the othe BLA K 0 WHITE A-7
perfin claiming r gh: art desired to com< prove property,
pay changes ad so t k them awy
N. B. Supposed to be about f^ur years o 4 §
8'" month, 26+h, 1776.•
This is to give NOTICE,
THA Tth tubeiber having found our a CURE for any
person iffl a<d with a fever, takes thi <mth ,d for the
public good, to inform them that any perf n affeaed with
the above disorder may by calling at his house in Strawberry
Aliev, be fu, plied wih the medicine, when it will be left to
their own generofry when they have experienced the efficacy
thereof, whether they chufe to reward him for the fame. Last
evening the fubferiber administered the m dicine to a neigh
bours child who bad a very bad fever, andon ca'l : ng in the
morning, f^und the fever entirely abated. Also a young wo
man at Edward Tatnals, fen. in Wi Imington, who was
given over by two Doctors, by taking the medicine was per
fectly reftcred in two hours. Also at the above place may
be had a medicine for the flux.
JAMES DER-KINDEREN.
ALL persons indebted to ANDREW BUNNER, late of
this city, merchant, are requeued to pay their balances
to Mr. Samuel Fiffier, in Market-Street, opposite the Coffee-
House, or to Messrs. Fuller and Fisher, in Front-Street, be~
low the Drawbridge, who are hereby separately empowered
to give receipts, and all those who have any demands againff
him, ate desired to leave their accounts at either of the ab ver
places. Those who have been long indebted to him muf>
not expea any longer iadu'gence. 6w#