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fxj'finfive tongue of the moft elegant Colo- Statu Champions of Chrifiendorri. Seven flelottheQccnVegiment of light dragoons. Days make a Week. The Seventh Son it of Forbear then thou magnanimous Leute- courfe a Doctor, and nine Sevens form the nam Generaltfbrbear to denounce vengeance grand climafteriek Year -If there fhould be, againtt os, forebear to give a itietch to inoeeoany peculiar Stgntncaocy in iheNum- ber Seven, which I believe no one will be thofe reftoren of conftitational rfghts, the Indians under your direction. Let not the mcfiengers of ath aud juflice wait ui in the field, and devaluation, famine, and every concomitant honor, bar our return to the allegiance of a prince, who, bv his roysl will, would deprive of every bleffing of life, with all flib'e clemency.

We are domeftic, we are induftrious, we are infirnu and timid, we (hall remain quietly at home and not remove our cattle, our corn or forage, in hopes that ycu will come at the head of troops in the full powers of health, difciplinc and valour, and take charge of thern for yourfe'ves. Behold our wives and daughters, our fl icks and herds', our hardy enough to difpute, the oftner that Number occur in any Subject, efpecially in Dates and JEras, the more figniScsnt important muft be the Subject, Date of JE'a i from hence the Importance of the prcfent Year, in which three Si ins unite may be fairely deduced. I have been led to thefe Reflections by a Tradition which hath- been handed down from the firft Settlements ot New-England That avheo three Sivbns Ihobld meet in the Date Colonies would become Independent States Prophecy that wafrfome Yeart ago pubiifhed that in the Year 1777, there would be War gads and chatties, are they not at die mercy throughout Whether Appearances favouribii lall prophefy or not, let thofc fay of our Lird the King, and of bis Leutcnant isene'ai, Member or the Hauls of Commons, and Governor of Fort William in North Britain. A. B.

CD. F. F. Art Mil Joly 10, 1777. who are better acquainted with" the European Sta es than am, and know how the War.

between thr United Statu of America Great-Britain wik effect them i hue a-great Number ot Circumllances concur to countenance the Prophecy reflecting the EftablihHment of American Inutptndtncyt which are too obvious to be oicnnonrd. I cannot, however, leave this Sobject without acknowledging my great Obligations to an ingcrtioutGcntleman, who is deeply read in Prophe fret, for furnimrng me with the following Prophecy, which relate directly id mf Subject, and had Reaped my Ob-frrration, Alexander Pedantp eminent Scotch ne, not more tcmarkable for Ma Piety and Sufferings than hi Spirit of Prophecy hath lei it en Record, that when three Sat ens fltfiufg meet, a Star of the firft Luftre Magnitude would fall from the Crown of Great Britain. Moft Prophecies are delivered in enigmatical terms, which, time only can develope- However' may wc not conjecture, that this noted divine, Aexandtr redan had tn idea the prelcnt year I And doefit require much fkH in 'enigmatical learning to fee through thefe prophecieryCr to conclude, With a great degree of confidence, that this very year 1777, will be tbt pond. Jnbi tee of AMERICAN FREEDOM and IN DEPENDENCE Copy ofprdes from Lt. Gen.

BURGOYNEr to Lieut. Col Bf RN dated near toga, Auguft 14, 1777. SIR, THE, accounts you have given me ae -very facif factory, and I d. ubt not eve-y proceeding uder your direction wilt be the fame. 1 beg the favour of you to report, whe ther the rout you have marched would be practicable for a large corps, with cannon without repair, or with what fort of repair.

The deTtrable cirqumftances at prefect for your corps is to poffels Bennington, but fb'uld you Mod the enemy too ftroogly potted, and maintaining (uch a countenance make a coup de-main too hazard-ous, I wifh you to take fuch a poftaa you cat maintain til yotfhesr fuuher from -me, and ttpon your report, and other circumflarCet, will either lopport you in force, or withdraw you. Wilt you pleafe to fenrl to my catap, as feon as you can, waggons and draft cattle, and likewifeluch other cattle as not ne- TEEN STARS wlute in Kile fieW, reprs -friMidg a riewconftellatiom Exmfi frm ttn Mntts, CHARLES THOMPSON, Srcretary; CONGRESS, September 1, 4777. That General, Washington be directed to appoint a Court of Eoquiry, relative tp the late expedition by General Sullivan againft the Britifh forces 00 Staten-IQind. Copy frm (be Journak, WILLIAM C. HOUSTON, Dep.

Sec i I Sept. ii. From good intelligence from the. (both- ward, we are informed, General Howe had fealed order from how, which he Was nde to open till he arrived at the Delaware. Thefe di reeled him to go to the head of Elk river, whence he was to take his more to Philadelphia but we trull he will be ftopt his jparch.

His army now is near Iron Hill, about three les advanced from the bead of EIk, towards Philadelphia. Out arjny is fo near him, that the advanced ceo-tries of both armies are within foot of eacla other. The militia are collecting very faft to reinforce oar army, and in fuch oumberc that we doubt not will oblige General Howe, to repent his marceuvte to that quarter, if he ihould be fo hardy as to advance We. are entrenched on the roads that lead to Wilmingten. A great fpirit of defertioo prevails in the enemy's army.

Seveoty have come in fince they landed there. They have fent out parties to forage, and 40 plunder, as ufual but they have been drove in with confiderable tola, and about (evenly made" prifoners. Another account further adds that Geo. Howe's army ends from four mites below the Head of Elk, to Giey's Hill, to- wards Wilmington that his encampment is furrounded with ya pieces of caotu of 18, 1 6, 4, arfd 3 plunders, all bfsfi and that our army is advantageouQy pofted on the heights at about three miles dik tance. We learn from Perks-Kill, that about week ago, a midihpman of the.

ent'myoe fhip deferted to 01 and yeAerday an enfigo of theirs, (an EngliOiman) came in. Ouc troops at that quarter are in good health and fpiriu. A gentleman from Pecks Kill fays, a per-' fon was juft arrived there from Philadelphia, who faid that a hand bill was publifittd there; informing that a large body of the enemy had come out and made an attack, on our ad vanee guard, which being fnperior in number, drove them fotne time that a number' of rifiemenj adyantageouSy polled, gave them a few whicbj made them retreat with precipitation and confiderable lofs. We are lorry that ic i not in our power to give farther particulars. OS TON, September 1 1.

Lafi Ttufdap arrived fajein part, a frost bfig with a voidable targ ef irnA'tc. tfedstdey lafi arrived at a faf pm, 0 priga Mf, laden mtbdryfijb, taktn by a fnuell priva tee bringing Salm, alfi ttok tw Viflelt-ltaded with toah wba vert tain by 169 taos and burnt la fi 1 bar fdsyi night eg Mar bltbtai. Tbt Creature, a privateer 'big pf 14 '6 at Salem and Beverjj bos taken and tarried in at ajofe pert at tbt Haft- vara, a Stipe 600 tm burthen, laden with Jngar tit. betnd frtm Jamaita te London. Copt.

Hunker frm Metbtatt hfortu, tnet on Tbnrfday tbt ittbali. three of tbt entity's frigates nsitb a brig ttsmandtd by tbt nattd Dawfon, paid a vjfit at that plate tbt ri-gattt ant bared at Jomt diSatee btltv the towt, nobilt Dawfiv kept tinder way till bt cam op psfitt abreaSwork thrown up aUut a half a gule from the town, garritntdonly nvitb la avw, wbti bt faiuttd it Haiti 0 vobkb voas returned wtb a tins Jtnnder 'anJ twfietvth Jtveral vthtn Datofin Jmt bit b-at to gb but a few of ear men bv-tl in ambulb jttfi when tbey vstrt about to land, May HE that boldeth the sbvbn Stars ctuary for your fubfiflience let the waggons in his'right; hand 4tcc6mpli(h the prophecy ana cam oring wraat- and wheat Thus eevcmiy wiffietn, toua praycth they caathst you do hot reta for the fame BEHMAN. po-note. I w.il write to you in full to-mor. 1 row, to regard to purchaQhg bories out of the.

haqd8 of the favages in the mean time ret them be affined that whatever you fslect from them fito mount the drasooni. ihali PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3. Since the enemy have landed at Elk, we bear a number of efaea kave been taken prijonera, feveralof whom were brotigkt to this city 1 and deleners are daily coining in. By the account of defcrtera from the enemy, their fit nation muft be very difagreeable anddiArrfllng, aa the-number of flck is con-fideirable, wcreried greatly fihee ther landednd tMy arefb dofely bbferved by the mil'cm that they dare not venture far to pro-cure frefh proyifions.

That numbers of be paid for at proper price. I have the honour 10 be, with gicatefteem 1 toe. J. BURGOYNE, Luu Gea. Lieut.Col.

BERN. Pubkmed by oVder of Congfefa. JOHN HANCOCK, RefiJenf. awspaaiwWMwMMMpMMMwafcs teamen ais well as KthJiere are determined to Sf fertiax the fetbviet in jatr Ntxt, jou defert the fi the latter in per WW' my ctlt fim tfjwr Cnfimfs. ticalar are greatly diflatisfied, on account of I Am no rropect, eor uieMnorafropiteti their bad whicneven bsi! part of their pay is ftcfped, as they do not receive yet 1 believe the Propheciea of ihe Old cV New-Teftameot, alfo in fune other Prphtcini oor can 1 forbear thinking there; is fornething prophetic and important 10 the mwe tnao twojjence nairpennv.

a aay, ana when that happens to be paid them it is not in ther pbweV to pbVcbafe any vegetablei, which the poor fellows are now more: defir- 5 A Number Sevencits why do the holy Scrip- wwiiwuihw5 i-vuiiiuer orvm iwiirun-r sus Or tnanyrr tney lyiand fo remarkable i ntfnajL that fuon after their Ian kere or nsjuor. nna cfing they loft near so that GOD retted om hts Work the Sevtntb horfes. havina. turned them into a corn field. Dav, that the Smntb Day is the Sabbath where the creatures eat to fuch excefi that of th Stvutb Year of Releafe.

of JitwTimes they expired before the Erfglilri farriers conld Stwn being the Year of the difcover their flifiirder, and admicifler aay viau, stvtn 1 rompais, itven tioiaen Can- thing to than relief. dlefticks and of the Seven Spirits of GOD. 1st CONGRESS, June 14. 1777. Rtfihid, That iht FLAG ot the United States be THIRTEEN STRIPES sitemap red sad whixe that th Uoioa be THIR In civil Story too, the Number Seven is dif-tinguiflied, Witnefi the Stvtn Woodera of tie World, wife Msn of GrtcerU the.