Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 3

A A June io Almoft all the (hipping io the Delaware have paff rd Newcastle on their way to lea None remain at the city It inlaid that Lord Howe who waa with the fleet argent to put to ea had required the mafters of fame few which were behind the theveaux de frije to join him Immediately Certain it is that great number of waggons covered by a large part of the Britilh army were already on Cooper's Point in New Jerfey oppofite the city and all appearances indicated a fpeedy evacuation of Philadelphia To get rid of the Americans in gaol there General Clinton the Royal Commander had adopted the expedient of difmifliog them on pa roh to receive an equal autnber from General Walhingtsn If the immenfe quantities of military Sores merchandize which were lodgedin the city and which the Britilh officers will doubtlefs wifh to carry clear off are coofidered it will ap pear that they have been very diligent io fo far ad vancing their preparations A march acrofs New Jerfey to Amboy Teems the only route left for their army to take To embarrafs their paffage great numbers of militia have aftmbled It is propofed to deftroy the highways remove bridges and bar raft their rear It is faid that General Clinton is mounting flat bottomed boats on carriages to take with him Genera! Howe failed for England above two weeks' fince In' this Gtuatioo it is reported and with probability that the Cdmmiffioners for conciliation ate arrived at Philadelphia How far this incident may retard the evacuation time muff fliew Lail week letters from Lord Howe and General Clinton were received by Congrefs They covered copies of the two Afls of Parliament which Lord North propofed tn the Britilh Houfe of Commons on the yth day of ebruary laft when he made his remarkable fpeecb Thefe officers in the eha rafler of Commiffioners to treat of reconciliation declare gKel wifhes that they may be" improved as a foundation whereon to build unity and peace We hear that Congrefs in their anfwer repeat their former declaration till the Britilh fleetsand armies be withdrawn we will not ExttaQef a letter from an Officer at Volley orge Ctmpi dated Jew 177 On the 4th raftant was executed THOMAS SHANK conrifled of being a Spy This unftatunatc wretch had i formerly been an officer in our fervice and had been cafhiered for mal praflicts It appealed by hie own conLffion that he after Ude went into Philadelphia where he was employ ed by the Infamous Calloway as one of his entiflaries He attempted to palliate his condofl by pretending that he did not intend to return to Philadelphia But his behaviour when apprehended and many other rcumflanccs too plainly marked the villainy of his defign" In RE Mey 177S Refolved Thattlie Managers ef the Lottery be authonfed to emplcy their Agent in eaeh ate to pay off the prizes of the 1 "cam fold by them rvfpvfliely ana for this putpofe to draw on tile iee al Continental Loan Office for fo much of the money anting or the fare ut tlic ticke and 'depofited in fueb office a they (hall find nc cclfary pay ctf fuch prize That the fcversl Agents be infVufled by the Managers prtvious to the payment cf prizes not of the loweft deno mination in each clafs to receive the tickets intitling the poff (for to fuch prize? give receipt for the fame and tranfnf rie to the Managers for their examination with the nam of the refpeAive owners endorltd thereon and fcifying which ot the faid Prizes ale at the owners te qoe'l to be paid in Loan Office Certificates Refolved That the Loan Offee Certificates which may iflbe for prizes of the Second Claf of the Lottery of the United Starrs Hull bear an interefl of Six per centum per annum any ref rlvtion tn the contrary nolwithflanoing Refolved That the Managers be direfled forthwith to epare and mat fale of the tickets of the Second Clafs of the Lottery i That ti drawing thereof commence the firft day of nuary mxt and be compleated as foon a may be and that aU th tickets then unfold be the property and at the rifque of the United States JUNE Ordered That printed pamphlets containing lift of the prizes drawn hy adventurers in the irfl Clafs of the Lottery of the United State' be trsnfmitted by She Mana gers to the Atlemblies Cc mmiffioner of the Loan Offices Vort Mafler anu Lottery Agents and to every perfon in traded with the file of Tickets in the fevgial States for the free infpiflion of the feveral adventurers 1 And that the Printers in the feveral States be requested to pubiiffi the whole in weekly portion Extrafl om the Mirutes CHARLES THOMSON Secretary The Print is of News papers in the feveral States are defrred to pubiiffi the foregoing Reffilutions and to con linuc the fame in their papers from lime to time until the drawing of tbc Second Clafs commences In CO NG RES Jane 6 177J Refolved That the Rtfoluticnof Congrefs of the ad of June relative to the Sbfifie ce Morey to be allowed to Officers in the Continental fervne be extended to allMilitia or other troops which may from time to time be called into the Continental fervice or which may be raifed in puifuance of a fpecial Refoiution of Congrcf Exrrafl the Minutes CHARLES THOMSON Secretary CHARLESTON' i Sfril 23 This afternoon an exprels arrived here from Sa vannah by whom the following advices were re ciiveJ Ctpy of a letter from Cel Sibert fo Major General at Savannah Dear General rederica April 19 1778 1HAVE the happire a to inform you that ah ut 10 o'clock this forenoon the Brigantine Hin chinbrocke the Sloop Rebecca and prize Brig al! (truck the Bririh colours and furren derrf to the American arms Heving received in telligence that the above veffels were at this place 1 put about 300 men bydetachment from the troops under my command at ort Howe on board the three gallies the Wafliingieo Capt Hardy the Lee Capt Braddock and the Buliocb Captain Hatcher and a dcu'hment of artillery with two field pieces under Capt Young I pot on board a boat With this tearmy weemhatked at Darien and laft evening effefled a landing at a bluff about a mile below the town leaving Ct lor el White on board the Lee Captain Melvin on board the Walbingtoh and Lir Petty on board the Bui loch each with a fufficieat party of troops Im mediately on landiog I difpatcbed Litut Co! ay and Major Roberts with about too men who marched direAiy up to the town and made prifoners three marines and two Tailors beknging to the Hits chinbrooke It being late the gal ies did not engage until this mersing You mod imagine what try feelings were to fee our three little men of war go ing on to the attack of thefe three veffels who have fpread terror on our cnafl and who were drawn up in order of battle but the weight of oar metal foon damped the courage of thefe heroes who took to their boats asd many as could abandoned the veffels with every thing on board of which we im mediately took pcfiTioo What is extraordinary we have not one man hurt Capt Ellis (of the Hinchinbrooke) is drowned and Capt Moubray (of the Rebecca) made his efcape foon as I lee Col White who has net yet tome to us with his prizes I fhall cnnfti't with him the other three officers aod the commanding officer of the gallies en th 8 expediency of attacking the Galatea now ly 0 5 7 the iiji of May laftt Between Newtown Buck County add tbsfiweedei ord A RED Morocco leather POCRKT BOOK with THOMAS GWATKIN KOOM in ca pitali cn the cover In the Pocket book were (even Thirty Dollar bills and about Twenty five Dollars its fmaller bilh two States Lottery Tickets a Captain's commotion and furylry other papers Whoever will deliver the 6id Pocket book and contents to the fab fcriber of ths fl ft Virginia regiment or Capt? A' cis Taylo of the fecond Virginia regitgwtR' st Heid Qiartert ftal! receive SIXTY DOLLARS rs wH RICHARD TAYrOR Cptaii A HOUSE and LOT in the town of Reading 21 The lot is fituated on ths tide of the main ftreet containing in front (o feet and in depth no feet the houfe is well built of done 30 feet by 7 two rooms on the fiift floor and large convenient kitchen on the feeond are three rooms There is on the faid lot a very good Sone ftabls large enough for four horfes ana a loft that will contain two tons of hay likewife a well built (hop of hewn log it feet (quire lately built and would anfwer feta dweliing boufe 1 ptimp before the door afid an oven in tnd yard The whole in good order and want no repair or further particulars apply to the fahftriber who live on the premifes DANIEL DUPUY? CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber living in Leacock Townftip Lsncafter County on the aft inftant a lafge Nack HORSE a ftar and one white fact about five years old The owner i deCred to come prara his property Py charges and take him away JOHN MOORE I Thajwa will not in any wife take up arms zgainft the United States of America avail abet or io any ways give aflidance to the enemies of the £ud: Agreed II That our perfons Haves and other property of what kind fover (hail remain fate and unmolelted during enr XjrrZ HL That a lilt of the names of thefliv of the in habitants (hall upon honour be given IV That Capt Wilting (hall agree to (ead aflgof truce tn the Cheftaw Indiana to give out a great talk with a be't to prevent the Indians fading on this de fencelefs difirift Agreed That Capt Willing having in his cuffidy as a prifoner one Robert Welch in whole pcfltffion was found an order from arquhar Bsthooe Efqj Commif fary for the Cbofhw nation to obftruft harrafa dif trefs and oppofc any party of xmeriems coming down the river: and it appearing to the inhabitant of this diftrid that the life of tbs faid Robert Welch was in danger they petitioned the faid Capt Willing in his behaif who immediately fet him at liberty and fltall now engage to (end him with a flag into the Cboflawnation he having great intereft with tbsm to incline them to Agreed VI That the Delegates and their Aflcchtes (hall have leave to fend a copy of theft articles to Governor Chelhr st Penfacola accompanied with a letter re queuing his Eitcelllency will take fuch fteps as (hall prevent the Indians from falling on the Agreed VII That the Delegates and Affocit ret do in and on the behalf of the people take the following oath: That they nuill tot take arnu er etherwje te the prejadiee ef the United Statetef America oer will by any meant aid afijl abet er furnijb with nrmt er ammaai lien the enemietef the faid Statet neither will they fur nljh the favagei with warlihejtoreiagainfl the faid Staiet ner in word er deed except in the foregoing article treat with their exemiei bat ebfrr ue aJtriS neutrality Agreed VIII That the Delegate (hall appoint their own body to accompany Capt Wi ling to Agreed Hhjl lorida Nottbei DifriH Signed tbit utf day of ebruary 177I delegate WILLIAM HORN CHARLES PERCY 8 WELLS LUKE COLLINS ASSOCIATES If AC JOHNSTON JOSEPH THOMPSON RICHARD LLTS Agreed to in ths fullcft extend in behalf of the Vailed Statet ef America all public officers of the Crown of Great Britain who have property in this dtftrift excepted Tncfe who have held commiflims and have figned the 01th of neutrality come witnin th above article JAMES WILLING Captain in the fer Vice of the United States cf America NB The property of ad Britilh who are not rell dentersin thri riiftrift alfo excepted they being one miei of the faid United Statet JAMES WILLING NOTICE is hereby giverj to all perfons indebted to RiECSti and whofe ac comots remain yet undifeharged thitthey st requeu ed to difcharge to fame to Peter Allsricht of Lsncafter who I hate authorised to act in my abfencc JACOB RIEGER To be 0 for Chjh TWO Plantations adjoining each other id Letterkennv Townflrio Cumberland County within five tnileeof Chamber (burgh containing about nine hundred acres ene an improved trsdl with a new log houfe and barn and ajgood fa mill upon iti 4 at prefent in pofleffion of William and James Sharp rented at 30I per annum Upon which there is an ex czllent filiation fer grift mill having a greet fuffici ency of water febjea to Proprietary quit rent The ether trail is patented and unimproved fubjeft to a mortgage of ool or terms apply toMr Matthjw WitiON near Cbambei (burgh to George Camp bell in Limerick Townflnp Philadelphia County or to the Printer hereof A I rkT A COPPER PLATE PRINTER of a god chanfter capable of earryingen this branch of bufinefs Suck a one may by applying to Meflirs Hall and Sellers Printers in York Town Penn fylvania er tt the Printer hereof enter intoimine diate employ 1 THIRTY DOLLARS REGARD STOLE on the evening of the s4th inftant out of Jacob bam in Pctts Grove a pair of Pftzeton Haibefs and Bridles almoft new the pads are bound round with leather traces fewed with a worm ftrsight bitts to the bridles and the fronts ornament ed with filk Any perfon bringing the faid Hamels and Bridles to Matthias Slough in Lsncafter Col Thomson Waggon Mafter General st Camp or Mr John Phillips in Potts Grove ftall receive the above reward and no queftions sited Ing at JekyL I fend yon this by Brigade Major Haberlkam who will inform you of the other par ticulars' I am Ac SAMUEL ELBERT Col Commandant ferb Jewn in Pemjykiania June 6 17 ft NOTICE is hereby given That all the Appeals from the Courts of Admitalty in tne feveral States to Congrefs which are nOw depend ing and undetermined before the Committee of Ap peals appointed by Congrefs are fet down for trial on Monday the 27th day of July xt at the place where Congrefs fhall be then fitting The Court has refolved in cafe of non attendance of either of the parties to proceed to a final fentence on hearing one fide only By order of the Court THOMAS Prefident The feveral Printers of News on the Continent are requefted to publifh the above adver tifemenr Beading Berht County Mey 9 177! WAS about fix or feven miles from General Cafnp on the road leading to Reading a certain fom of North Catolina PAPER MONEY Any perfon proving hie property to the fsme and paying for adverttflng mag have it again by applying to JACOB SHOEMAKER TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD RAN AWAY hft night from the fubferiber living in Manor Townfhip Lsncafter County near the Blue Rock a Low Dutch fervant girt about4 years of sge of a middling fits and ftature fmooth facet had on wkeii fhe went aWsy a yellow petticoatnd jacket and fork with her a callico jacket and a white onr white flockings and (hor tied with ftrinp It is fuppofcd Ae went away with a Dutchman with whem (he got acquainted fome time ago of a fwarthy complexion and Uw ftature wears a blanket coat and blue ftockings Whoever fecures faid frrvant fa that her mailer may Lave her again (hall have the above reward paid by GEORGE TOSH.