Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser du lieu suivant : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 2

I Philadelphia January 9 And entered on immediately IHE large and commodious Wharf and Stores fituated between Race and Vine ftreets belonging ably iu their houfes and delivering their arms and am munition wten required aua uenaviug wnu in return for the lenity fhewn them 5 they fhall be perfect fecure and aid for whatever (hall be wanted for the fervice Given under my hand at Head Quarters Signed A PREVOST Comminder of his troops in the loridas Poftfcript to Coloilel letter to Governor Houlton dated November 8 i 8 The within Pro lamation accompanied Cd anfwer to my letter by an officer with a flag who attended Major Haberihm on' his return I gavea fhort verbal anlwer by the offfier to this purpofe That as we to tally difagreed in political principles and as a Soldier I had nothing to do with the affai of legiflarion therefore fliould fubnait the matter to a decifion in the In the morning of the 2 cth of November Colonel John M'Intofli commanding officer in ort Morris received the following from Lieut Col ufer commanding a body of Britifll troops who had the night before taken pof fcffion ot the upper end ot the town ot bunbury Sunbury 1778 8 in the morning SIR tOU cannot be ignorant that four armies are in motion tn rr Hn 0 His nrnvinr? the one is already guns of your fort and may be joined when I tnink proper by Col Prevoft whois now at the Meeting houfe The refiflance you can or intend to make will on bring de flruftiun upon this country On the contrary if you de liver me the fort which you command lay down your arms and remain neuter until the fate of America is deter mined yon fhail as well as all the intiabitacts of this pa rifli remain in the peaceable pofTefi on of your operty Your anfwer which I expeft in an time will de termine the fate of this country whether it is to be laid in aihes or remain as above propofed I am Sir your moft obedient USER Col 60th regiment and Commander of his roops in To Georgia on his fervice Captain Thomas Morris Commandtr of the fort in Sunbury On the Since this letter is clofed fome of your people inform you that if a flop is not put to fuch irregular pro ceedings I fliall burn a houfe for every fllot fo fired This letter was brought into the fort by Major Lane who foon returned with the following anfwer which he delivered to Col ufer ort Morris Nov 25 1778 I WE acknowledge we are not ignorant that your army is in motion to endeavour to reduce this Ifate we believe it entirely chimerical that Colonel Prevoft is at the Meeting houfe but fliould it be fo we are in no degree aprrehenfive of danger from a junftion of iiis army with yours We have no property compared with the obeft we contend for that we value a rufli and would rather perifli in a vigorous defence than accept of your propofals We Sir are figuring the battle of America and there fore difdiin fo remiin neuter till its fate is dete mined As to furrendering thffort receive this laconic COME AND TAKE IT Major Lane whom I fend with this letter is direfled to fatisfy you witn rtfpeft to the irregular loofe firing mentioned on the back of your letter I have the honovr to be Sir yeur moll obed ent JOHN MT NT OS Lieuenant Colonel of the Continental troops Lieut Col us er Of his Britannic troops in Georgia About half paft eleven A Major Lane re turned after having lignified to Col ufer that the loofe firing complained of was intended to prevent he Britilh troops from plundering the town 5 and as to his threaten ing to burn a houfe for every ihot the Major remonflrated io Col ufer that fuch a proceeding would be rather fa and inhuman but if he was determined to do it in orderto ccnvince them ho little we were to be deterred by fuch threats as foon as he burnt a houfe at one end of the town we would apply a torch to the other and let the fl mes meet in the center by a mutual conflagration IS 'CHARLES TOWN (Sxith Carolina) December 2 Since the receipt of the foregoing particulars we learn that tne enemy have as luddenly aban ioned the Rate of Georgia as they invaded it and retired into Eaft lorida That their hilly retreat was occifioned by in expre fent to Col Prevoft adviling him of a naval and land force coming again ft him from hence whonfght cut off his re treat and by the fudden appearance of Gm: veffels at the fame time off Sunbury wnich they apprehended to be our fleet Bat that previous to their going off thyhadfent away near 1000 head of cattle fame flieep about 300 hor fes too negroes and other plunder 1 hat the ene my had deflroyed almoft every thing in their way with in a mile of each fide of the road fouth of Ogeachie yet many buildings and other property fuppofed to have en burnt and deftroyed were after their departure found un touched i And that Col Prevoft had in feveral inflances I fhewn that humanity and gen'rofity for which Britilh of ficers were formerly diftinguiflied That the land force which came again ft Georgia confifted ot 86 regulars and about jot Scofelites and rangers in one body who enter ed the country at ort Howe and marched on by land under Col Prevoft while between 4 and 500 regulars in another body commanded by Col ufer landed up I on ifland near Sunbury fordable at low water and marched into that town That the naval I forceconlifted of no more than the th ip Lord Germaine of floop Mulquitoot 10 tne noop 1 onyn Kevenguot a large galley with two 12 or 18 pounders in her bow a large 1 a Am 9 MA nav rtTlu a MUUiucr uvujj aeiuuH vi i ctu utuuuung I Of I that after Col ufer withdrew from Sunbury the two bodies joined a Newport ferry where they intrenched two cover and give time to their hunters to get off with the vet tie and whin thaj was accumrjiflied they followed up with it The word gntlemeM may in tiwe come 1 jl OUT Sp OLD A I 0 iftoprffing and tobefold wltlefale and retail by A MU A I RD At the flore formerly occupied ly 1 Devine in Se cond ft et uear th comm Che nut ftreet brown and dran coloured broadc a'hi I green white and ftiued coarincs: preen white 1 WiUtC ufcHntl iCSriCt hHrk yellow red hlu and green cambists ftriped ditto drawboyi ribbed callimanco mafqiiS'adei Mickles burghs black hairbii poplin wor fled flockings wojlted binding feaingffk I ce balkct buttons gimp knives nd forks mars ddk locks deck cafe hine corkfciews fa wg To be for a term of years And entered the beginning of Mai oh next A A A 1 0 fi uate io Manington rrecinil 1sud urity of Salem Weft Terfev tno and a haif including women and children 546a fighting men among nules from the tbw of km containing fix hund'ed acres of Land three bundled of wh eb is improved i ir eadow and upwards of cne hundred acres char up I Mr DUNLAP ltnd the reft well wooded Tnere are on the premifes are fome words which almoft every day of a kitchen and dairy houte and late I hear applied in fuch a manner as to me is ai! ece: cnl a Jar' barn in fcarceiy intelligible Now Sir as I am not one of thofe WHC 1 sre fixteen oxen alfo fundry zedots wno with to make war upen the Englifli language uUhu tbnwf young bearing fcrchnd of becaufe we are at war with the nation I fliould think it out three hu idred trees of the belt kind of grafted beft to ufe words according to their old meaning at leaft 10 be equal if not fuperiorto any orchid till lome new fixed meaning can be applied to them the numb of trees and age in the county The word gentleman for Inftance ufed to imply fome ace Stable for feeding cattle er for a large degree of civility A certain refinement of manners was dairy and ra'fing hogs or terms to the fob found in the convention of a which always ftpher in Philadelphia gave pleafure if not improvement I wifh thofe whoat J30 24 RICHARD WISTAR prefent hold the rank of gentlemen would give us leave to preferve the old idea I wifli they would ftudy more civi lity A rough overbearing carriage and a contempt of their fellow citizens are accompiilhments which might be fpared from thecharafter of gentlemen To argue or difbute ufed once to import a calm difoaf fiocate exertion of the powers of re Ton in purfuit of truth to Capt Walts Goodmaw to whom pleafe to apply No a days it confifts of loud paffionate language and in for terms fuitiug exprefiions i fuch as admit of fcarce any other an fwer than the argumentum bacculinutn and fuch as there TQ YM EN JO 1 are wanted by THOMAS BOWEN Cabinet de udedby that mode 0 reatog Time was wnen an miksiy 5n Suce ftreet near the corner of Second argument was not thought to be fortified by infult and 1 honeft men were not perfuaded by being treated as if they uMiikBpwy wm given 10 guns and pounders) the brie Spitfire of iA the were villains and robbers nt flnnn 5 Wnnrmw to a nf r14 Aim Honour I believe of late was ever ceufidered as ER A the fubferiber and his wife ind a number noits molt of trem mounting comprehending integrity It was indeed tomething more Mary nave parted by the content ot the maj or fwivels and enerally lay at St inlet And than integrity but integrity was ever deemed an effential Court held in the city of Philadelphia 1 This is there partof i onour Lord Clive for inltance with all his tore to forewarn aW perlons rroro trotting her on my ac wealth and fame did not acquire the character of a man count as I will pay no debts of her contracting after ef honour becaufe his wealth and fame were built upon this date viilaiDy He wv void of integrity Jan aft 177 JOHN M'KITTRICK I A iV been formed con hand a bare punctuality paying a marra debts hotf cerning this expedition we fliall give our readers a few of ever it might entitle him to the praife of integrity gavenlr tn fnnne Ano him no claim to the rank of a man of honour Vet the tlier That it was undertaken merely to pacify the da man who difeharges a public truft with a difinterefted of honour btcaufe there are fo many ways of cheating in a public employment without being eafily detefted tnat a man mult have a lout above taxing little mean ad vantages who keeps his hands perfectly clean Theniau who has been entrufted with millions and whofe account! are fair who when he returns to bis employers can look them chearfolly in the face and tell them thus honeflly have I difpofed of my truft he fliould remain poor after all his fervices he might offend the deli cacy ot fops by the plainnefs of his living yet in the old falhioned fenfe of the word that man i a man of honour Rather would I be that man than to be an Ambaffador in i Courts of Princes and be unable or unwilling to account in the article of military honour integrity has been ev held an eflential part or example if a man were a brave as Caefar and as accompliflied as Sir Philip Sidney yet if he were at the fame rime a thief or a cheat would the gentlemen of the army call him a man of honour? Yet Sir of late I near perfcns called menof honour who hardly feem even to wilh for the reputation of integrity fufpecl there are amongft us fome men to whom Kke alftaff honour has come unlocked whi ft they were really feeking for wealth and faftty Men (if ary fuch there are) who have fought publi employments fog the fake of commercial projects or with a view in any fliape to fill eir pockets are thefe men of honour? And if at the very moment they were fattening on the fooili of the public they were feeking alfo protection and leciirity from the enemy either byah df tory conduct orother wife are thefe alfo mea of honour There are feveral other words which in modern ufe appe it to me to be rather perverted 3 hus I have heard the public mentioned and the inite ef the public when I knew very well there was nothing more in it than the opinion of the fpeaker or writer and half a dozen of hi acquaintance Juft fo the peof le is frequently nfed fignify nothing more than the company prefent that ift" to fay if the company prefcat are of one opinion if not the petflezre fuchof the company prefenr as are of opin ion with the perfon that ufes the expreflkn The let ter Jort of people is an expreflion which is frequently ufed te fignify fuch perfons as arepleafed toconcurwith us incur particular fcheme of policy or iutereft and thesw dirty Woderty deftroyed inftead si which remaining peace A great variety of ctnjeHures having been formed con 1 i ekaa nnrft them One is That they came only to forage Ano viivr a iir ir ww1 iriiLirri r9 a ai(a ruw wuvm kmw mours of the Scotelitss by giving them an integrity Teems fairly entitled to the charafler of a mat opportunity to plunder thegrqpd fcheme in wtncnit was intended to employ them inouia oe ripe auwuci That they had fome more extenfive objeft in view and a part of their plan had failed them perhaps their fcalp ing brethren and the numerous bands of Tories they ex pected to co operate with them did not appear at the time appointed Austlier that it was a project to flvp thefale of eftatesof attainted perfons and endeavour to get off their flaves Another that the enemy were impel led by the want of a fufficient fupply of provilions and the confequent dread of a famine to rilk their whose ftrength to procure cattle But tne opinion that feems to be mnft nrnhnhl ic thn rnllnwino' That the late expe dition is only part of one long fince pro ved by that with my employers for the expenditure of a Angle fail 1 11 ry 1 1 1 z4 kfilm liner TwlUCIS arilUI JpCtlOIIS auu dipullJg ULlvriCl duu ovuaj er of his country the well known Moses KirklaIip improved by Governor Tony the Indian agent and Ge neral Grant for the conqueft of thefe fouthern Rates witha view to Ihire the fpo I amongft them and with the Loyal Refugees as ttey ftile tnemfelves who during the prefent glorious conteft have bafely deferted tbeir countr and put tnemlewes under the protection or me Bririih generals at New i 01k That General Sir Henry Llmton when convinced bv experience that it wouia not to redu this province tlie one is already under riie poffible for all the force of Britain to fubjugate America I Cn rinw 1 AU I runBtlKrfA Hr 11 prwpic DOHA iruuuiciuiiic 4UU cjvjcmt nng tu get nd or them as decently as poihuie ana aenrous at the lame time to prevent an mcreife of penfioners on the Britilh government at laft fo far Mr Kirk plan as to form them into regiments furniih them with arms and the merns for an embarkation and invafi on of thefe ft ites with full liberty to Ipread devaftation and ruin to the extent of their inclination and ability and a promile if they can conquer of the beft plantations moft valuable gangs of flaves in proportion as they fliall diftinguifli themftlves together with a government on the Britilh eflabliflimmt an i inch jfifier rom among them fel ves as the king fliall be pleafed to approve of That to forward thefe purposes orders have been fent to the troops and banditti in Eaft Elonda to make a rapid incurfion into Georgia at a fixed period for fecuring the moft ad vantageous polls to favour future operations and 'o the Indian fuperintendent at tne fame rime to pour the Sa vaee Allies of Britain with all the horrers of their war 9 ill llv A SV VV a 9 ar ihnt Anut thp town I tn fare into the heart of the fettlements anJer the guidance I A aL a A aL A AAR Izifl aC iMlR icllnnitt A I 11 dl aCq A mA ah AaaaU Sa vi rviviiaiu 4 uctxj0 Ul Will iiiv CiliniailUd vi jjiuaiu sv wvbjw rut uypviru iu US difperfed through thefe ftates under a variety of fguifes At another day perhaps I may go into fome further re from the eaflemflioreof Maryland quite to lorida fliould marks on this fubefl for thefe are net the hundredth prepare the ignorant and the wicked outcafts of each to part of theinftances which mi ht be given or the pre repair to their ftandard But that the ft loridians fent I fliall conclude with afluring you that if I had time toe eager to carry their part of the plan int execution to ftudy langr ages I would learn Dutch and reneh but had penetrated into the country rather precipitately be to have my own native tongue to learn over again when iug perhaps deceived by their reliance on the Indians I thought I was pretty well ma Her of it is cruel and the and the Tory embarkation providentially delayed dif more fo as at this rate there is no knowing how often perfed by a ftorm or prevented by the unexpected news or how rapidly our language may be changed upon us of the Marquis de operations in the weft Indies Lord have mercy Sir a plain man may not be able to Be thefe conieflures well founded or not it certainly be keep up with it The word gentleman may in time come hoves us to be fpintedly aflive and thoroughly gurded to mean a cut throat and a man of honours public plua aga nn every poniojc ev 1 mat may oc urougnt upon us ucrcr oy our aeciarea or infinitely more dangerous concealed enemies Nov 25 Monday and Tuefday next are the days on which we are to eleft Senators and Members of the Hsufe of Reprefentatves unier the new Conflitution to ferve for two years when it is hoped every Jriend tofo glorious an eftablilhment who has a right to vote ill give that attention which is due to fo important an objeft andexcrufe his own judgment uninfluenced in his choice by any ot er coufideraticn than who will moft abb dif intereftedly diligently anti faithfully ferve his country and crimfon baiz? 0 0 January 14 Extraft of a letter from Providence January 5 Laft Satarday a flag came from Newport to Warwick Neck with letters from Prefcot to General Sullivan and on her return meeting with a Hoop bound up here laden with 500 bulhels of rye and a quantity of flour (command ed by two boys the mrn having gone alhorey thought proper to order her for Newport as it is faid She is now in Newport By their accounts they have but twelve days bread and ten days rice and me it their army confifts of coo 1.