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amazing exertions of General Sullivan, who
performed what appeared to be almost im
poflible to have been done by mortal man !
He is now on his way to New-York. /
. Wednesday several ships to the number of
about sixteen or twenty, part of the fleet at
iStaten-I/t]and, gnt under way and stood thro’
the Narfows, but we have not been able to
get any certain intelligence of their deftina
ticn. Some conjeture they are boundgo the
Eastward, to attempt an entrance through
the found ; thould that be the case, it affurds
us pleasure to think we are in 2 fit conditicy
there also to give them a suitable receptiod.
. Since our laf}, several of our late King’s
ships from the fizet at Staten Island [ailed tbro’
the Narrows towards Sandy Hook 3 and ils
generally believed, they are gone so the Sound
10 stop thé communication between the New
Enrgland States and this. s
WAR-OFFICE, Philade phia, July 6,1776.
ALL persons in the United American States
who are able to inform the Congress of any
quantities of Flint Stone, or of any persons
who are skilled in the manufacture of Flints,
are requelted to apply in person, or by letter,
¢o the board of War and Ordnance, at the
War- Office, in Markett-ltreet, near the cor
ner of Fourth fireet.--- All printers of news
papers in the several States are desired to in
sert this advertisement:. &
RICHARD PETERS, jun. Sec’ry.
Extraéi of aletter from Williamsburg, “fuly 4.
¢ Qurconvention is not yet broke up ; they
have appointed . PATRICK HENRY, Go
vernor, and chosen a Council of eight memi
bers, which is to be the executive power ;
the legislative power consists of two branches;,
one consisting of a House of Burgefics or De
legates, the other consists of 24 members cal
led Senators, to be chosen by the Frecholders
as soon as the colony is laid out in districts ;
the House of Burgefles to be elected as culto
mary. Governor not to continue more than
three years, and annually eleéted.”
N I A e
NEW-HAVEN, July 10,
Governor Franklin is stationed at Walling
ford as a Prisoner. _
- The Continental Congress have recom
mended to the legislatures of the several U
nited Colonies to pass laws tor punithing all
those who shall cougterfeit, aid or abet in
counterfeiting the continental bills of credit,
or who shall pass any bill in payment,know
ing the fame to be counterteited.
PINRAT FORD" Jaly 14,
- Last Week about 156 Tories in the Nine
partners and Places adjacent,rofe in a body,
fell upon the Sons ofLiberty there, disarmed
them, and took Possession of the committe
chamber ; but were quelled by a party of
near 3ooooMen from theWeflernParts of this
Colony, and about Zo of their Number taken
and confined in prison; | :
HA'RoT Fo R D, fyidg
The foliowing is a true [tate of the situation
of the Norihcrn Army, with refpeét to the Small
Posx.
“ All infefted with said disorder are remo
ved to Fort George-—the main body of the
army is now at T'iconderoga, at which place
a fland is to be made. 'The greateit care is
taken to prevent the further f{preading of
that fatal disorder, as the Generals have ta
ken every precaution necessary, and have left
no infelted person with the main body,
which together with the'flations afligned tor
the two battalions now raised in this colony
for the northern army,viz, at Skeen{borough
and the east fide of Ticonderoga, will ctfec
tually render the campaign fafe as to the
above disorder.
“N. B. The health of the army is much
recruiting. Provifi »ns now are plenty, both
freth and salt.” | \
SOST ON, Thursday, Auvguft 2.
* Yesterday was observed here as a day of
bublic Humiliation, fafting and prayer.
. We have the Pleasure to inform the Pub
lic that such has been the Dexterity of the
Select Men, &c. in carrying the Small Pox
_through this Town, that Leave is now gi
ven to persons lately wifited with that dis
- temper, to go into the Country, after ob
taining a Certificate therefor, agrecable to
an A& passed the last Seflion of the Gene
ral Court, for that Purpose. ,
- Last Friday Mr. Joseph Austin, anin
genious Armourer in the Detachment of the
Continental Army stationed in this. Town,
was fatally wounded by the Discharge of a
Mufquet sent tor Repair, loaded witha Ball
& Buck Shot, of which wound he died latt
Tueiday Eveping, - . . .
~ Friday last was taken to the Eastward of
Mouét_ Defart, by two Whalemen, and last
Wedoelday sent in here, a large Schooner
of 160 Tons, from Jamaica bound to Ha
lifax, laden with Rum, Sugar, Pimenta, &c.
She, it is {aid was formerly owned in Salem.
Last Lord’s Day was carried into Mai
blehead, the Ship Peggy, commanded by
James Kennedy, mounts fix 3 and two 2-
pounders, bound for New-York, taken by
the arm-d Veflels Hancock, Capt. Tucker,
and the Fraoklin, Capt. Skimmer. Sheis
one of the Fleet of 34 Sail, who, it is said,
by those that were taken in her, came ot
with transports, under convoy of two ren
of war, the Renown of 50 and the Floraof
20 guns, havicg on board a number of
troops.-- The cargo confilts of 75 doz. hole,
180 yards Irith sheeting, 2 boxes cord, 74
doz. porter, 83 doz. strong beer, 311 tier:
ces salted beef, 6 batrels herring, 24 cathp
kettles, 5 doz. canteens, 2 dcz. kettles with
covers, candlesticks and spoons, 2648 mut
ton hdms, soodoz. Rappee [ouff, 100 gal
lons of rum, 3884 yards cznabrigs, 12 and
and half dez. claret, 4 barrels flour, 2 kegs
birley, 230 doz. red port wire, 50 doz.
Sherty, 53 doz. white port wine, 16 doz.
{trong becr, amounting to 7. 1509 1 g fter.
ling, and some cath. Also the following
Tory gentlemen and ladies, viz. Patrick
Reed, Thomas Frezier, Robert Semple, &
and wile, Elizabeth Burns, and John Burns,
Abigail Pecir, Thoris Semple, & the picus
Benjamin Davis and son, Thomas Pamp,
& John Whitehead. The Privateer War
ren, Capt. Burk, engaged with another of
the fleet, & near taking her, when by some
accidefit the had threz of her men blown
up & seven wounded, which obliged chem
(o put Into pait. LB
The above Tories were brought toTown
in a Marblehead Schooner on Monday,
morning, and efcoried up to Gaol ;—they
inform that they left Hadifax the 4th July
that they failed in Company with 3 T'ran.
sports with Heflian Troops bound to New.
York ; and that the Day they lctt Halitax,
they saw a fleet of 40 Sail, which they sup
posed to beTranfports with HellianTroops.
FORT SO UT H
By an Express from Falmouth last Even
ing, we are inform’d, that Capt. Whire the
Day before,in a privateer, had arriv’d there,
having 40 men on board, with the particu
lars of the following prizes he had taken,
viz, The Brig Fanny, 130 Hhds Rum from
Antigua,-— Sloop Betly, 150 Hhds Rum,
and a Brig from Antigua, for Liverpool,
with 230 Hhds Rum—=BrigHarlequin from
Nevis for London, 273 Hhds Sugar, & 63
Hhds of Rum.—— Ship Polly, trom Ao
tigiia, 450 Hhds Rum, 12 Hhds Suvgar.
Ship Avna Mariah, 295 Hhds Sugar, & 52
Pipes of Wine, and forhe Bails of Cotton,
carried into Falmouth, The Captain also
took a seventh Veflel, .which he gave the
Prifoners,=—Capt. Lear,and Capt. Hop
ly Yeaton, of this Town, we hear, are on
- Board one of the Veflels, which put into
Towns End at the Eastward.,
. Hanover July 26. 1776.
ON the 24th of this inst. was held a pri
\__/vate commencement at Dartmouth Col
lege, five weeks before the usual time, on ac
count of the situation of our publick affairs,
The Truftess were well fatisfied, as to the
qualifications of the following gentlemen
who received the honours of the Cotlege,vizyp
. Mefliurs Abel Curtis; Experience Efta
brook, Caleb Jewet, Silas Little, Stephen
March, Ebsnezer Mattoon, Jonathan Shere
burne, Samuel Sherburne, Solomon Walcutt,
Eleazer Wheelock Junr. James Wheelock,
Levi Willard, Bachelors of Arts :---and
Mess. Stephen Davis, James Dean, Emer
son Foster, David Huntington, Joseph Gro
ver, and Jobn Smith, Mafiers ot Arts,
~ And these may certity, that those, who
intend to cffer themfeives as candidates for
admitfion into College this year, may be ex
amined by the president and tutors before;or
at the end of vacation, which will be the gth
day of September next, and tho’ there have
been various alarming reports from appre
hensions of a nothern invasion on our tron
tiers ; yet,by repeated and credible accounts,
it appears, that there is no more immediate
danger, than in other parts of the continent 3
but, that the fludents may puriue their flu
dies, without any molestation or concern
from that quarter, | .
We hear two men of war now lay near
Amboy, in order ’tis fuppofled to flop all na
vigation that way,
Mr. Printer, - | - sag
Pleaje to put the fellowing in your ufefall pas™
per and you’ll Oblige a numlber of your(,}ufiomerfi .
%b S there has been industriously propas
[ gated in the Country areport that pre
vatled in this town a few days fincoof Hon,
Mark HWentwortlh's giving one hundredDol
jars towards the Incouragement of inlifting
Soldters lately raised in this Town, this is
therefore to inform the Public that said re
port,was totally void of anyFoundationwhat
ever, - QU IBUSB
Colony of New-Hampfhbire, Rockingham J]. -
A LIBEL is filed before-me, in behalf o
the United Colonies, and of theCificers,
Marines and Mariners of the continental ar=
med veflels, Hancock, Lee, and Lynch, as
gain{t the Brigantine named the Elizabetl,
about 140 tons burthen, commanded by Pe«
tcr Ramjey; retaken and broughtintothe P ork
of Pifcataqua in the County of Rockingham,
which veifel 1s {2ld, to have been taken from
Rictiard Hart of Portimouth,Merchant, late
owner thereof,by {fome armed veflels belong
ing to the Britith fleet, and detained in their
pofiefion more than g 6 hours, and was at the
rime of her recapture, carrying her cargo ta
and for the use of the fleet & army émployed
again{t the United American Colonies: - -
For the trial of this recapture, the Court
maritime for {aid eclony, will be held at the
ceurt-houfe in Portsmouth on Tuesday the
20th day of August 1776, at 10 ¢’clock A. M,
of which this notice is given pursuant to the
law of {aid colony, that the owner of the ves
sel retaken as aforefaid, or any persons con=
cerned in veflel or cargo, may appear and
{hew cause, if any they have, why the said
veifel, with her cargo and appurtenances,
should not be condemned. 1 -
JOSHUA BRACKETT Judge of faidCourt.
Portsmouth July 12, 1776.
N. B. Persons claiming the whole, or any
pait, either as owners, or captors of any vessel
taken & libelled must by law file their claims
before the Judge of said court, five days be
fore theday of tryal. And all Libels against
any veflel taken and brought into this colo~
ny betore the 3d of July infl. . must be filed
within 20 days from that time, or {uch claim
ants, or libeitants will be barred from exhi
biting such claims or libels after the pericds
aforefaid. : o—ll
ON, Wendnefday the 7th Instant, at 10
O’clock A. M. Sundry Houfhold
FURNITURE, will be fold" at Auction,
at the house of Mr. NATHANIEL FOL.-
SOM, Inoholder, the fame may be seen at
the place for sale the day preceding.
. BAY MARE, with a black main and
A tail, was l&ft at the Globe Tavern, on
the Plains in this town ; the person who left
her hus not since been heard of ———=The
owner is desired to call for said mare; and
pay the charge of keeping and advertizing
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