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ceired the Account of 70,066 Ruffians and 30,000 Auftriint, de A new Cafe of Drawer 1 down, end tbsxgbt to be irreparably figned for the Low Countries which they arc preparing to receive battered. About 70 fqaare Feet of a firm Cellar Wall burft frem iti and truft, that by this Means they fhall divert the Englifh from Jormer Pojittcn, and another conjider able fart thrown to tncyrouna. the true Object of their Intereft 5 that is, take them off from pay Tbis tremendous Shock, which proved fa fatal to tbis Habitation, was jug mac iegara 10 ineir commerce, wnicn, at tnxs nunc than ever, it demands. It is at laft believed, that Letters of Marque will be granted, though a ihort Time fince, a different Scheme prevailed. Early on Monday Morning Sir Edward Hawke arrived at St Helen's with four Ships of War, viz.

the St. George, Prince George, Prince, and Medway and fix large Prizes with him. Letters, from Plymouth bring Advice, that Admiral Weft has put into that Port with Part of the Squadron that was cruizing in the Bay of Bifcay, under the Command of Sir Edward Hawke and that five or fix Ships have betn left to keep a Look out before Brcft. Extract of a Letter from Portfmoutbi dated Sept. 2.6.

Two of War arrived this Morning at St. Helen's, fup pofed to be the Lancafter and Elizabeth, and with them five French Ships, two of which are very large. A targe French Ship is arrived at Spitheid, faid to be taken by the St. George's Tender, and brought from Sea through the KeedleB." Extratl of a "Letter from the Jpfwicb, at Spithead, Sept. 2.8.

We arrived here Yefterday, and brought with us eight French unAnuhtrAlit rr thaC frnien ErUttionS COKtlOUGUt tO It. IB tbt Surface of the Earth, which were immediately difcerned, and fill remain abundantly perceptible. Pre cf them it within 20 Tards of the Houfe, and the whole 7 within the Citcumference of a few Rods. The Orifice of tbe largeft meafurei 12 Inches by 3, and the refi are of fmaller Dimenfions. From' thefe have ifued large Quantities of water, and (according to tbe lowejl Computations) ten Cart Loads of a ftrange fort of Earth, as compreffible as four, and of a zvbite Complexion.

We hear by the lift VefTel from Halifax, that in one of the Prizes taken and fent in there, were found 8000 Hand cuffs de fign'd, as was fuppofed, for Canada, in order to confine our unhappy Brethren who fhould chance to fall into the Hands of thofe cruel Savages. We hear that a 40 Gun Ship was foon to fail from Portfmouthin England, for this Place) with a large Sum of Money on board, and that ihe was to take feverai Veffelsv under Convoy. Yefterday an Exprefs arrived from the Camp at Like George, but laft from Albany, who left that Place on Saturday laft, and In fosms, That His Excellency General SHIRLEY was ftill there, that the Commiffioners from this Piovince were arrived there 5 alfo, That the Report we had laft Week that Scatacook, a imall Ships, all taken by our own Ship, viz. one from St. Domingo, Village near Albany was burnt, proceeded from a young Man that laden with Sugar, Indigo and Coftee one large Ship from Havre was wounded there and left by the Indians who returned, leaving de Grace, laden with Bale Goods, Value 20,000 I.

one from Cape Breton, laden with Melaffes and Sugar; three from Cette, laden with Wine and Brandy two fromRochelle with Salt and Brandy; the whole are valued at between Forty and Fifty Thoufand Pounds if it proves a War. thefe Prizes will turn out well. On Wednel the Place, as he thought, in Flames but that a Party of our Men had been there and found only the Church, one Houfe and Barn burnt That on the 6th Inftant one of our Men being at a little Diftance from Fort Edward, was killed and fcalped by fome Indians the Men in the Fort upon hearing the Cry. went out, but day the Inftant, we hjd Orders to make Reprifdlf, and in the Indians had carried him off; tho' in their Hafle they had left three Days took the above our Ship hath fent 100 Men fick on their Blankets, CutlafTes and Hatchets. Shore." December 1.

Letter from on board the Swan Sloop at St, Helen 1, dated Sept. 23. Wednefday Morning laft his Excellency Sir Charles Hardy, our Since my laft we have taken two Prizes more, one laden with Governor, the Honourable James Delancy, Efq; our Lieutenant Brandy and Almonds, from Bourdeaux for Dunkirk; the other Governor, the Honourable Thomas Pownall, Efq; Lieutenant Go from the Baltick, with Ircn and Tar, bound to St. Malo's. Portf vernor of tbe Jerfeya Daniel Horfmanden, and John Rutherford, Harbour has many Prizes, and we expect the Swan will Efqrs.

Members of his Majefty's Council for this Province 5 a 1 alfo foon have a Tier of her own, as well as the Colchefter." Col. Dunbar, Sir John Sinclair, and feveral other Gentlemen, ar Leterfram September 2,6, rived here from Albany, on board Capt. Dow, and about Eight a Since my Laft' ten more French VefTels are fent into this Har Clock landed under the Difcharge of the Cannon on Fort George. hour, making iriall Twenty feveri Sail." From tbe Utrecht Gazette. London September 12.

The Number of Ships taken from the French and brought into the Ports of this Kingdom, increases daily Suppofing there Ihould be no Declaration of War, there is all the Reafon in the World to prefume that thofe Prizes will not be reftored but under the exprefs Condition of an Indemnification. It appears indeed that Things are taking a ferious Turn for a War but fo long as War is not declared, one may ftill hope, that what is only probable will not become certain. But as an Indemnification for the Expences incurred muft needs be an abfoiute Pieliminary, and ftrenuoufly infifted upon here, as the Government would think themfelves incapable, without fuch a Condition, tojuftify, in the Eyes of the Publick, their Readinefs to liftcn to an Accommodation, they have armed 'for a national Caufe and this Armament exceeds any that hath been made in the moft critical Times. Six Millions Sterling have already been expended on it, exclufive of incidental Charges confequent thereon. Let us therefore have a little Patience, and we ihall probably fee all Things end iVe have received a piping hot Pacquet from Paris, which gives an Account of a terrible Hurricane, that lately happened there which, as they fay, in tbe Form of a Whirlwind, took up a prodigious Quantity of Gold Dufl, and direBed its Courfe towards England "Tbit Gold Duft, they tell us, bat tbe peculiar Quality of making Men blind, and ftuptfying them Tbey moreover ajfurems, that if this Hurricane fhould toUtb upon our Shore, tbey are in the eft Expttlalicn, that it will make fucb a Recoil, at will waft all tbe French Ships lately into their own.

Ports again. JWe bear that a Meffage bat been fent from bence to tbe French Conrt, by proper Authority, importing, that if tbe French prefume to invade tbe Netherlands or any other Pcffejftont cf ottr Alliet, with a View to make themfelves Amends for Mfcarriaget and ill Succefs at Sea, they may depend upon it that England will lifien to no Terms of Accommo' dation, nor ever reji, while France has a Ship cf War left. This it talking in the true Old Enghfh Stile and may tbis noble Spirit prevail, that tbe French Monarchy may be reduced to Boundaries corfifient with tbe Safety of its Neighbours. ANN A I November 20. A Veffel from Halifax, with French (falfely called) Neutrals, it arrived here November 24.

About Half an Hour paji Four 0" Clock lafi luefday Morning, we were furprifed with tbe moft violent Shock of an Earthquake tbit ever was felt in thefe Parts of the JVorld, fince tbe Arrival of tbe Englijh, There wat at firft a rumbling Noife like low Thunder, which was immediately followed witb fucb a violent Shaking of tbe Earth and Build ings, at threw every one into the greatefl Amazement, expecJirg every Moment to be buried in tbe Ruins of their Houfes. This violent Tremor continued, for about the Space of one Minute fome fay two in which Time the Tops of a great Number of Chimnies, and many cf them quite down to tbe Roofs of tbe Houfes, were thrown down, and many of tbe Roofs on wbicb tbey felly beat in. Several Chimnies for 7 or 8 Feet below tbe Top, were hofened from tbe lower Part, and ze moved feveral Incbet from tbeir Places, and left fianding inia very dangerous Manner. Tbe Ends and Sides of feveral Brick Buildings were tbewn dcwnt and, in a JVord, tbe Inlances of Damage done to our Houfes and Cbimnies are fo many, that it would be endlefs to recount them. Much Damage has alfo been fuftained by tbe Defirutlion of Glafs, China Earthen Ware, which was fhook from tbe Shelves, 4tnd broke.

In tbe Country alfo, we bear, many Cbimniet and Stone 'Fences were thrown down and much stber Damage done And fome I'tffth in tbe Bay under Soil, tbo "'twas very calmA were fo agitated, that the Men could not keep on their Legs andtwas tbe fame' witb tbe V'ffeh in our Harbour, A fifhing Vrjfel being at Sea, about 17 Leagues from Land, during, or immediately after tbe Shock, cbferved tbe Fijb to come up to the Surface of tbe Water in vafi Numbers. About three Quarters of an Hour after tbe amaxinjg Shock, there was a fainter one, and fome Per font imagine tbey have feli feveral fince. By a Perfon which came in Capt." Burnam, who arrived at Warblehead from Cadiz laft Week, we that they felt the above Shock 70 Leagues E. of Cape Ann, at Half pa ft Four, but concluded they ran foul of a Wreck, or got upon a Bar, but on throwing over the Lead, found tbey could not found in 50 Fathom of Water, and continued ignorant of what it was till Morning vrhen, to their great Surprize, they faw a vaft Number of FifiS, large as well as fmall, floating on the Water dead, when they concluded it could be nothing but an Earthquake, and were informed it was fo, as they were going into the Harbour. Lafl Saturday Evening, between 7 and 8 a Clock, we were furpri veed witb another bard Shock, attended witb a rumbling Noife.

Scituate, November 20. Amidji the numtrout bad Confequencet of tbe late amazing Concuffionof tbe Earth in tbe Morning of tbe itbof tbit lnftant it may not be deemed impertinent to publijb tbe awful Effect of it, as they are cbfirvable at and near tbe large Dwelling houfe cf Mr. Jofepb Bailey in tbit Town. The Chimney above tbe Roof of tbe Houfe wat intirely dcmoHbed, tbe moj of the deling fratlured into fmall Parts, and in many Places feparated from tbe Sides of tbe Rooms. An Exprefs from Gohen, which arrived here on Saturday laft, informs, That the Friday Evening before," a Difpatch arrived there from Minifink (a Place diftant from Gofhen about 20 or 30 Miles) and gave our, that the French and Indians had left one Half or two Thirds of that Place in Afhes, and had murdered fome and captivated others of the Inhabitants.

The following Letter from Goihen, dated November the 28th, wrote by a Gentleman, feems to confirm the melancholly Intelligence, I have juft Time to tell you we are all in alarm, by News from' Minifink, and Fire and Flame appears to be our Lot A Party is gone out againft the Indians I can fay no more but the poor Women and Children coming in make a deplorable Sight, I am, The Dover, which arrived herejince our laft from England, fpoke with a Sloop from North Corolina, bound to Philadelphia, which had been out fome Weeks, and obliged to put into Virginia to refit. I A HH December 4. Since our laft we have received the following ExtraB of a Letter from Eafien, in Northampton County, dated the zjtb ult. relating to tbe Cutting off tbe Moravian Settlement at Gnadenhutlen. The Affair of Gnadenhutten is really very affecting while the People were at Supper the Indians, about twelve in Number, as fome fay that had the good Fortune to efcaper were about the Houfe, and.

in a very rude Manner demanded Admittance, which the People were very unwilling allow them however at length a Lad rofe from the Table and opined the Door, and immediately an Indian fired into the Houfe, which lightly grazed along the Lad's Chin, and killed one of the Perfons at the Table, whereupon a moft fad and lamentable Cry 'was heard all over the Houfe One Woman ran out of Doors, and they forced her back fome attempted to runup Stairs, but were torn down again infhort they killed five in the Houfe, who were all burnt and confumed in the Flames. One Man that got out of the Houfe' was ihot in the Back, and had alfo three or four Blows in his Body by a Tomahawk, him they alfo fcalped. The Lad that fitft opened the Door got up Stairs to the fecond Story, and as he was looking out of the Window an Indian fired at him, which grazed along the Side of his Face, but did not do him much Damage as foon as the Lad perceived that the Indians were gone fo another Part of the Houfe he jumped out of the Window, and faved himfelf by Flight the Dwelling houfe, Meeting houfe, and all their Out houfes were burnt to Allies, with all the Grain and Hay, the Horfes, and more than forty Head of fat Cattle for the Ufe of the Brethren at Bethlehem and their other Colonel John Anderfon, who was on his March towards Gnaden huttenwith fome of the New Jerfey Militia, and a Company from the Irilh Settlement, would in all Probability have prevented this fad Event, had not he been informed that a Body of cod Indians had actually attacked it when he had got within fix Miles of it and being then about Ten a Clock at Night, he judged it improper to advance againft fo large a Body at that Hour, and therefore retreated back to the Gap of the Mountain, to fecure that Pafs till he fhould obtain further Intelligence. We are alfo informed that the Houfe of one Quick, on this Side the Mountain, has been fince burnt, but no Lives loft, the People having deferted it fome Days before. The following is the Subftance of an Affidavit made by Mofes Tatamy, an Indian Convert to the Chriftian Religion, who bears the Character of a fober, honeft and confeierttious Perfon, before Mr.

Juftice Anderfon, of New Jtrfey, to wit, That on or about the 22d of November laft he was informed by Ifaac Still, and fome other Indians, That an Indian Lad, named Jemmy, came down from Queycake to the Forks of Delaware, where his Mother, and one Joe Peepy and Wife, and fome other Indians, then refided, and gave them Notice that the Gap of the Mountain was then open, and would remain fo all the next Day, to give a free Paffage for all the Indians in that Neighbourhood to return to their Friends at! Nekopecka but that if they refufed this Invitation, they would meet with the fame, nay worfe Ufage than the white People. That great Numbers of the Allegheny, Shawanefe, Mohawks, Tufcaro ra's, and Delaware Indians, had dirided themfelves into Companies under their proper Officers, and were determined to deftroy the Back Inhabitants of Pennfylvania, particularly the Minifinks, Forks of Delaware, Tulpehocken and watarrow, all one Day, and that the Moravian Settlement of Gnadenhutten would be firft cutoff That the Indians of the above Nations were become fo numerous at Nefkopecka, Wioming and Shamokin, that they were not to be counted, and that mare were daily coming to them. That thereupon the Lad, Jemmy's Mother, his Father in Law Amoe, and Joe Peepy went with him to Nefkopeeka, but that two others came down into the thick inhabited Parts of Pennfyivahia, and that the Deponent, upon the Credit of the above Report, was removing his Family frcm the Forks to Trenton for Safety. Wa hive "Advice (Via Bofton) that the Kenfington, Captain Cuz; is arrived in London from this Port. Fr Virginia there is Advice, that a Man of War is arrived th from England with a Train of Artillery, a great Number of arms, and a Quantity of Calh on board.

The Indians faid to be taken in New Jerfey, are not fuppofed to be any of thofe that committed jhe Murders In Pennfylvania, but fome Men, Women and Children, that were fkuiking about in SufTex County, and being a Terror to fome of the Inhabitants, by Order of Colonerjohn Anderfon were fent under a Guard of the Militia to Trenton to prevent their committing any Outrages upon the People. We hear that tint elaborate Piece of Mechanifm the MI Mj is expected here daily from Virginia, where it will be exhibited for publick View during the Winter Seafon. Yefterday the General Assembly of this Province adjourned to the Firft Day of March next. During this Sitting the following Laws have been paffed, viz. An A3 for the better Ordering and Regulating fucb at ere willing and defirout to be united for military Purpofet within this Province.

An AEl for granting Sixty Thoufand Poundt to tbe King's Ufet and for ftriking Fifty five Thoufand Pcundt thereof in Bills of Credit, and for providing a Fund for fsnkirg tbefme. An A3 for tbe Relief of George Crcgban, and' William Trent," for and during the Space of Ten Tedrt. Custom House Phil ADEtPHi Inward Entkizi. Ship Friendthip, Samuel Laing, from Lifban. Ship Hope, John Bolitho, from London.

Sloop Good Intent, Jofeph Crifpin, from North Carolina. Ship'Whitehill, Jofeph Arthur, from Jamaica. Ship Beaver, Francis from Liverpool. Sloop Speedwell, Nathan Solly, from North Carolina. Snow Melefent, John Cotton, from Barbados.

Sloop Woodrope, Jofeph Evans, from Providence. Brigantine Warren, John M'Pherfon, from Barbados Brigantine Penelope, Henry Lifle, from Antigua Outwards. Brigantine Cumberland, John Lownes, for Jamaica. Ship Rebecca, John M'Cletland, for Ditto. Snow Catherine, John Moncrieff, for South Carolina.

Ship'Earlcf Holdernefs, William Simpfon, for Dublin. Ship Five Friends, Alexander M'Millan, for Jamaica. Sloop Sufanna, Bourchier Durell, for North Carolina. Ship Philadelphia, Robert Fergufon, forGlafgow. Brigantine William, Walter Rench, for London.

Ship Hope, John Bolitho, for Barbados. Brigantine Squirrell, James Gould, for New Providence. Cleared. Sloop Purfue, John Attwood, to Bofton. Schooner Shark, James Dotey, to Rhode Ifland.

Sloop Induftry, Richard Simpfon, to Bofton. Ship Fanny, Archibald Gardiner, to Barbados. Ship Durfley Galley, John Harper, to New York. Sloop Salifbury, Willum Burrows, to Salem. Sloop Prudence, Henry Jones, to St.

Chriftopheri. Snow Mary, Nathaniel Donnell, to Antigua. Snow Polly, John Troy, to Dublin. THE Managers or the Academy Lottery hereby glv notice, that they fhall begin to roll up the Tickets for the fe cond Cfafs on Thurfday the Tenth Inftant, and that the Drawiog will begin on the Monday following. 1 N.

B. Some Billets are ftill to be fold by fome of the Managers, and at the New Print ing Qffice. Lately pubiifhed in Bofton, and to be loid at the New Printing Offick, in Market ftreet, Philadelphia (Price 1 s. 6d.) OBSERVATIONS on the late and prefent Conduct of the French, with Regard to their Encroachments upon the British Colonies in North America. Together with REMARKS on the Importance of thefe Colonies to Great Britain.

To which ii added, wrote by another Hand, Observations concerning the Increafe of Mankind, Peopling of Countties, Sec. Philadelphia, December, J755 OS Ton Saturday laft, a Silver Half pint Cann, tbe Maker 1 name Bayly, marked IB: Whoever bjings it to tbe Printers bereof ball have a Piftole Reward. For GLASGOW, it ymvn! Tbe Ship PHILADELPHIA, ROBERT FERGUSON Has a great tart of her carpoe already engaged. For freight or taMage9 agree with Samuel M'Ca fern or. or.

faid Com viander on hoard. H'E'N RY SCHL ET DO RN IS removed from Norris's Alley into Second ftreet, next door to Mr. William Branfon, and continues, to fell dcuble and fingle loaf fugar, niufcovado fugar of fundry forts, melaffes, white and brown fugsreandy, green and bohea.tea, allfpice, nutmegs, cloves, cinnamon and mace, peppei, ginger, and French indigo, all at rea fonable rates. gjfc Cbefieri November 27, 1755 PUBLICK notice is hereby given, that the bridge over Che fter Creek, in the county of Chefter, now wants repairing; therefore the commifiioners and afTeffbrs for the county aforefsid, propofes to meet on the feventeenth dsy of December next, at the houfe of David Cowpland, in the Borough of Chefter, with the magiftrates of faid county, in order to confult with workmen for the repairing thereof: Therefore any workman or workmen that may incline to take the work of the faid are de'Ofed to meet on the day aforefaid, in order to agree concerning the tfore ftidwork. To be a L.

by ENOCH STORY, At the ftoie of Mr. Edward Penington, in Water flreet, the following goods, being imported in the laft fhips from London and Liverpool, viz. SUperfine double milled drab broadcloths, fine, fuper and fuper fine broadcloths, frizes, bearikins, plains, red, blue and cloth coloured halfthicks, ftriped duffils, emboffed ferges, fwanlkins, fhal loons, rattinet, brown buckrams, barley corns, ftarrets, florettas, worfted'damafks, white ruffels, Drefden and Venetian poplins, fil verets, fine hair grazets, black crape and bombazine, nillaei, peni afcoes, dyfookfoys, fecterfoy and cotton romals, mens fine fiik and worfted hofe, wool cards, fools cap and poft paper, and FF gun powder, duck and pigeon fhot, mens fhammy, glazed and white gloves, womens coloured, glazed and white lovesand mittens, half, 3 qr. and ell mantuas, black, cloth and light coloured fewing filk, ribbons, filk laces, mace, cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs, flat, half round and three fquare files, focket and heading chizels, gouges, fteel fhell augers, plain irons forted, large ditto, cupboard and cheft locks, fpring and fplinter ditto, plate clofct and rimmed ditto, fenced pan gun locks, engraved ditto, thumb latches, hinges, polifti'd handles and efcutcheons, board handles, with fcutcheons, bone and buck handle knives and forks, flag cuttoe and piftol capt knives, flag pen knive, ditto with feals, Vigo, Ward and Mercer's fchTars, taylors fhears, white metal coat and veft buttons, yellow ditto, fteel fhoe and knee buckles, iron, brafs balPd and brafs candlefticks, fire fhoveh and tongs, fnuff boxes, Sec. To morrow will be publiflied, The POCKET ALM A A for the Year 1 755..