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I 0 ST T'O September aol Extract of a Letter from a Merchant in Halifax, to his Corrcfpond i erit in.Bofton, dated 1763. One erf trie neutral French was apprehended a lew Days ago; he came from France Via London, and arrived here in one of the laft Ships he has been tampering with' the Indians, and has, in the Name of Duke d'Auvergne, given Affurances to the French, that they (hall be foon in Poffefiion of their 'Eftatcs again Hit Name is Beatr Capr. arrived at Marblehead laft Week, informs, tha oft the Weftern Iflands he difcovered a fmall light England ieeiftg noPcrfoain her, went on board, and by examining, her Papers me appeared to be a Spanim Vcflel, fuppofed to have drove out of fume of the Ports in thole Illands. 4 Loft but as we are furrounded with. a Parcel of Rafcalf, who never bring us any News to the Difadvantags of the Enemy, 'tis im vpoflrb'e to know what Mifchief we have done them.

Irrnn diateiy aUr the Acticn, which was fliort and fmart, 4 armed Battoes, with a Fou in each, and two and :4 Men, vere er ered 0.1 bard the Schooner, who brought her iile here the 6.h lnOair. The Indians oKfsfs they had io killed at the Attack w.ith (Japt'Dalyei, Five IndiaRSbalanging to the Six Nations, came tfp in the Schooner, and went on the Morning, when the Vellel wa attacked in the Evening it is therefore not impoflible but that' they either intended to betray the Veffel, or elfe were compelled by the Ottawawas to difcovrr our Strength on. board the which th.y atucked asit was afterwards told us." HiPL A I October 13. 9 To moirow the GENERAL mce meets here. ASSEMBLY of this Prd ran about a Mile, where hedropt and died1: That his Wife, and 2 Chiidren, ran down into the Cellar, where they were (hotat three Time 5, but cfcaped 1 That Captain Wetherhoit, finding himfelf growing very weak, crawled to aWindow, and fliot an Indian dead, it Was thought, as he was fetting Fire to the Houfe with a Match And that upon this the other Indians carried him away with them, and went cfl.

Captain Wetherhoit died foon after." Extract of a Letter from Bethlehem, Oftober 9. Early Morning came Nicholas Marks, of Whitehall Towhjhip, anil brought the following Account, viz. That Ye fterday, juft after Dinner, as he opened his Door, he faw1 an Indian ftanding about two Poles from the Houfe, who endeavoured to (hoot at him but Mrks ihutting the Door immediately, the Fellow flipt into a Cellar, clefe by the Houfe. After this faid Marks went out of the Houfe, with his Wife, and an Apprentice the Orchard 5 upon which they made the beft of their Way, about two orT, to one Adam Tafliler's, where about ao Men in Arms were aflembledj who went firft to the Houfe of Jacob Mek ly, where they found a Boy and Girl lying dead, the Girl fcalped. From thence they went to Hance Sneider's, andTaid Marks 's Plantations, and found both the Houfes on a Horfe tied to They alfo found faid Sneider, his Wife, si thrts Childrcdcaiia the Fields the Man and Wcmaa fcalp but'not trie Children; golng'further, they fourif thrtfc.

Girls, the other $wox wounded, oner of which fcalped. After this they returned, with' the two wounded Girls," to Adam Tafliler's and faw a Woman, Jacob Allmong's Wife, with a Child, lying dead in the Road, and fcalped. The Number of the Indians, they, think, was befween Fifteen and Twenty. I cannot defcribe the deplorable Condition this poor Country is in mod of the Inhabitants cf Allen's Town, and other Places, fled from their Many are in Bethlehem, and other Places of the and others farther down the Cctani try. I cannot afcertain the Jumber kiljed, but.

think it exceeds Twenty The People Nazareth, and the other PJaces belonging iothe Brethren, have put themfelvei in the beft Ptf iture of Defence they can they keep a ftrong Watch every Night, X3ftobtr 1. A Ship arrived in King Road laft Evening, fuppofed and hope, by the BlefiWof God, if they are attacked, to snake to be a Man or War. but we, cannot learn wno inc ia. twu jinu. Since our laft arrived here from Halifax, the Schooner Defire, Jofhua Beal, who informs, that.as Captain' in a Sloop from Place, Was going up the Bay of Fundy, and St.

John's River, he unhappily fttuckona funken Rock in the Mouth of theRiver'i whereby the VelTcl, with a Cargo belonging to fame Gentlemen at Halifax, valued at 1200 1, that Currency, were entfrftlv loft Mr. Peter Minot. with his Wife, of this In a Letter from the fame Countv. of the Tenth Inftanf. the" Number killed is faiid to be Twenty three, befides a great many dangeroufly wounded; that the Inhabitants are in the utmcft Diftrefs and CoRfufion, flying from their Places, fome of them with hardly fufficient to cover them and that it was to be feared there were many burnt, and Lives loft, that were not then known And by a Gentleman from the fame Quarter Town, who were Pafleneevs on board, were both unfortunately we are informed, that it was reported, when he came away, that drowned but the Mafter, with the reit of the People, witn great Difficulty got on Shore, and thereby efcaped fharing the fame unhappy Fate.

Oaober io.f By the Succefs. Captr Paine, in 7 weeks from TeneriftV, we hear that a mifunderftandirig has for fome time been growing between the Court of Great Britain and the Emperor of Moiocco, who ha4 refufed Or flighted tke prefents fent him from England, where alfo his ambaffador was treated with coldnefsj the Englifh Confol, Jofej opham, Efq; wasrecilled, fcand aftually arrived at Gibraltar, and by'a velfcl juft arrived from Cadjz, advice was brought that th7e Emperor Sade Mohamed had declared war againft England, and g.gallies from Sally, Tetuari and Tangier, were already out cruifmg againft' us England is now at war only with Savages and Barbarians, we hope they will be overcome, by ms mahity, andjaught to it. oil's Mill, about eleven Miles from Bethlehem, was deftroyed, and all the People that belonged to it, excepting one young Man, cut off. It is with Pleafure that ve publifh the following Extract, as it exhibits an Inftance of public Spirit, that reflects Honour on tur Extract of a L'ettet from Carlifle, October 3. As.

I am iuft returned from Auehwic, where I went to at tend the Rendezvous, and fee our fmall Army, under Colonel Armftrong, begin their March for the Great Ifland, I am thereby enabled to inform you, That on Friday, the 30th ult. about Ten o'Clock, the Co'onel, and theJVIen under his Direction, deflgned againft faid Ifland, to the Number of above 300, began their March, in high Spirits, from Fort Shirley, on Aughwic, and ex pected to reach, on the Monday Night following, fo nar the ne uw '7 pface, as to make the Attack the next Amongft D.Ainiiii km Xrr arrived rn fat in .13 Days. uetroir, ept. 9, 1703., Stnce'my lift to you we have hsd feveral Skirmiflics with fmall Part'es of the Enemy, in taking PoiTeflion of three Houfes abrut 503 Yards up, the which pveventa the Indians com in fj ner tSe Fort to dvfcover our Motons. The.

4th Inft. a bout Halafcer 8 o'clock in the Evening. 3 orx40o Indians, in Canoes, went oft' to attack our Schooner, thac was coming up the Ri er from Niagara, Mith Provifions. They met her becalmed about 9 Mjles from the Fort, with only if Hinds on board, who de tended thcmCrlvet fo braveiy, that the dians, after attacking with Rcfohiton on all Sides, were obliged to retire with the Lofs i rapy kiUed and wounded, 7 of which are flnce dead of the'r Wmnds, The Indians attempted to enter the Schooner by the Cat bin Windows, but were obliged to fall aftern, and feveral were kiiled by endeavouring to board by the The Number of Indiana kil ed on the Spot is uncertain ferae fay 10; but they have been Very bufy fpr federal Days paft fihirg and fearching for dead Bodies. Mr Hoif, Mafter of the Schooner, and one Man, was killed, three wounded, and another burnt by the burfting of a "Cannon Cvtrijfge.

The Indians were fo rooghly handled, that they have declared they ns7er will attempt to attack the Englifti by Water any more and heard the Captain of 1 he Schooner fay to his Men, in the Aitioh, Stand by, niy brave Fellows, to the laft, and then blow up the Vefl! which was anfwered by the Crew with three CHEER the Indiaas imag ned they would neither give nor 4ake Qoarfers, left the Schooner in the greateft Confufion, and two juanoes were over let oy our onor. iy tne cteoa on inc opears ana thofe gone out on this Occafion, are the following Voluntier Com viz. Captain Laughlin, of Big Spring, and 33 Men, all rai fed in Twenty four Hdurs Captain Patterfon, jun. and Captain Bedford, with Thirty Men each (thefe two Companies chiefly from about and below. Carlifle) Captain Crawford, from the upper Part of the County, wih Nineteen "Men and Captain Sharp, from above Shippenlburgh, with Fourteen Men befides feveral others that joined under commiflioned as being better acquainted with them.r And it may, with great Juftice, be faid, that the Flower of Cumberland County are gone out on this Expedition.

In my next I hope to give you fome Account cf the Event of this Undertaking and, whatever i'tmay be, yet it muft be confeflTed the Defign is good, and may be attended with Confcquences of great Advantage. I am extremely forry we can, even yet, have no Premium for the Scalps of thofe murdering Rafcals. The Inhabitants, in general, mew a noble Spirit, and are daily providing themfelves with Arms for their Defence." Extract of another Letter from Carlifle, October 6. I greatly fear the Communication between Fort Pitt and Li gonier is cut off again, as the Indians have been feen about Li gonier, and have'killed one Man, and done fome other Damage. It is now upwards of five Weeks fince any Accounts from Captain Shaw, in a Brig from Jimaica for Cape Fear, in North N'orth Carolina, is loft on Cape Florida; as is the hip Alexander Larcta ron board the Schorr, and the Spirits of the Indians being Hogftieads, as the Captain thought, was feen on the Beach, much flaztcd fince.

thev muft certainly have met with a conl derafcls i n. r. r. D.ru,it thiich flagged fince, they muft certainly On Nieht after dark, Dr. Pafchallr of Saturday laft, Darby, was ftopt by four Men on the Lower ferry Road, when one of them laid hold of his Horfe's Bridle, and demanded his Money but upon whipping the Creature, he gave.a fudden Jerk, which, it is thought, threw the Fellow.

down, and he made his Efcape. Soon after, as one Thomas Cobb was comioe to Town from tne AS I cf HE AT at 6s. Rated White Bread; Middling Bread lb ad. Do. 4 d.

Do. Sd. Do. izi. Do.

Sept. 5, 02. .6 and Half 10 173. lb. oti I 4 6 sad; Weight as follou urowa mead, lb.

or" 1 5 7 5' 10 4 14. 3am uir GAanictrxs: To be SOLD by COX and A At the Houfe where Eva Morgan lately lived, in Water frreet" between" William Allen and Thomas Lawrence, Efqairct, BEST Claret in Bottles, genuine Lifbon and Frcsch whW Wine in ew Anchors beft Brandy, Weft India Rumand Mdafies by the Hogfhead, Congo and commbft Bohea Tea, in Chefts and halt Chefts, and Left Hy fon Tea in'Canifters, yd. wd, 7 8ihs and 3 qr. Iriih Linens. Alfo Pipe, Hogmead and Barrel Staves, Ho jftiead Heading; a few Bir rels of Burlington Pok, and btft Pippin Apples, in good Order" for Clippings ZZ 6 w.

Imported from and to be fold by Wsl I A I his Store Juft above the Market, in Second lVeet, Large Variety of European goods, confifting of Iriftx finehi, cambricki and lawns, calicoes aad cottons, cotton Telvets, flowered flannel, blankets, broadcloths, green nap, halfthicks, wor and will, it is hoped, 'have no fmall Influence in ahi fted ftufff, damaik tablecloths and napktning, handkerchiefs, filk mating Numbers on our Frontiers imitate fo laudable 'an Ex laces, ferritJ, cloth coloured peelong, black alamode, haflery, cdtle ample. ry, a neat rxnety ot Ihoyels, tongs and hand irons, bellowftsMarje and neat polihediron candtrfiicks, coffee mills, fadJcry, joiners furniture, pewter, Englifh glue, fifh fkins, nails, and ntaraflort mentof other goods, not hertinferted. Aifo fpcimactti caodlta by the box, and whalebone. Tbc. 6 Ws.

To be by A and SMITH, At their Store in Water ftreet, Market and" Arch ftret tt. R1 the following Articles, viz. ICE by tht Qaantity or fingle Caflc, Fyall Wi by the Pipe or Quarter calk, Weft India, New England and Philadelphia Rum by the Hogfhead, Mehflea, Mufcovado Sugar, Tea, Pepper, Indigo, and a Parcel of Ironmongery, fuch as Pots, and a Qaantity of Chair Boxes, Was oft by faid Smith, between BuflUtown and Philadelphia, a Pair of Saddlebags, with a Pair of Shoes in one End, and a Pair of Worfted Hofe in the other. Whoever has found the fame, and will bring them to the aforefaid Store, hall be, well rewarded lor their Trouble. Juft imported in the Ship PhiladelphiaJCapt.

Stewart, from Bri ftoi; and to be fold by A O'M and W.E At their Store in Water ftreet, near the Old Ferry. Houfe, Neat. Airottmer.t of Merchtndize, fuitable for the Seafon a mong which is a Parcel of afs Ware in Cratts, well aflcrc ed. They, have likewife Spermaceti Candles to difpofe of. a Ms.

Juft imported from London, in the Carolina, James Friend, Ma fter, and to1 be f.ld by A A A At his.Store in Secocd ftreet, between the Dock bridge and Mr. RoberdeauX oppofite to Mr. Lyfles, a genteel Aflbrtraent at the following Articles. Wholefale and Retail, for Caftx only, vir. knives and forks, table do.

carving do. oyfterxio. hun Cap Vaters, pruning and pen knives, fcifTai8, razors, lliavine eqiri tain Johnfton, of and for London, and bound thither from Ja pages, fleet fnuffcrs with ftands, common iron and japanned do. aleel uidiv. ina giii uiuaj, mcas ina wi mcni, gilt DUCiues, neei, yeJ Captain Brookes, from New Haven, laft Friday few a large low, white, black and blue do.

fleel pinchers 'and plyei nutcrack Sloop afhore about ten Miles this Side of Great Egg Harbour 5 and gun worms, chargers and hammers, and fundry other fjrtscf ihc nad a Hound Houle. and white isottom and a Number or fteeJ toys, lautt boxes, alt pacer, enamelled and common do. tobac co pota and boxes, 'toothpick cafes, paper, bone, ftraw and japanned do. etwee and lancet cafes, filver, gilt and fiugreen co. gilt tnd common fleeve links, ditto gilt, lacquered and common coat and breaft buttons, gilt and common watch key, ftais and trinkets, cane heads, ditto temple frames, fmclling bcttl: plated, brtfs, iron and japanned candJefticks, plated, japarned and copper coffee 'jpots, plated lauce boats and fauce pans, japanned and copper tta the Lower Ferry, a Man jumped out from the Woods, ftopt htm, kitchens, plate warmers, tea trays, bread lafkeu, tea kcttks, quart and bid him deliver upon which Cobb gave him a Blow on the mug), pint 1, half pints, pound canniftezr.

half pound, quarter and Hand, with which he held his Horfe, that made him let go his two ounce do. powder flaflcs, pomatum cafes, tafes, ink Hold, when be put on, and got off, but was endeavoured to be ftmds and extinguishers, japanned do. paper for hanging roms, niils ftopt by two other Men, and on looking back, a Fourth. of fundry forts, chocolate mills, ground glafs equipages, And, on Monday Night," George Rutttr, and George Wilbert, with filver tops, and common do. ihovels and toJiz, brfs ahdfteel of thisvCity, Butchers, were attacked on ihe WiflTahickon fenders, bee fftake tonjt, piftol tinder boxes, powder triers, box about a from Town, by two Men, who came fuddenlyrtipon irons, carpenters and joiners plain and edge tools, files, locks, them from behind a Hedge, with each a Gun in his Hand, which hinges, fcrews, caftors, cabinet furniture, brafs and iron knodtcre, they prefented to their Breafts, and bid them deliver their Money; brafs cocks, augers, hammers, crfRn furniture, pocket ftetlyards, when Rutter was robbed of his Watch and Wilbert gave orie'of rules, hand faws, gimblets, fifh hoolcs, Turkey ftonei, hour gl them his Pocket book but that on bearing a Horfe coming up looking tea chefts, tea tablet, chairs, tea tays and wair tatnem rrom lown, tne Kobbers jumpea over tne neoge, ana ers, lemon lqueezers, puncn ltramexs, powcer boxes, maving box s.

This Mcrning, at Ten oTlock, the Reverend Mr. IT made off tawards the Woods. HELD preaches, at St. PauPs Church, Sunday Night laft an Exprefs arrived from Northampton County, with the following melancholy Account, viz. That Vn the Morning before the Houfe of John Stinton, jibout eight Miles from Bethlehem, was attacked by the Indians as follows.

Captain Wither holt, With a Party, belonging to Fort Allen, be N. B. The Maker's Name of Ratter's Watch is T. Morgan, tedioua to mention, on reafonable terms. Carmarthen and if offered to Sale, is requeited to be ftopt.

Retvrn for Cvmberian'd County. William Allen, John Montgomery. Sheriffs, Ezekiel Dunning Willilm Miller. Coroners, Jofeph ''Hunter, William M'Cofkery. ang at Houle, and intending early for tne rort, ordered a Servant ctjt to get his Horfe ready, who was immediately fliot CTJSTOM HO U.SE, Philadelphia, Inw a Entkixs.

down by the Enemy upon the Captain going to the Door, Ship Philadelphia, C. Stuart, from BriftoK Ship Richmond, 1 was alfo fifed at, and mortally wounded That then a Ser C. Youngh.ulband; Portfmouth' Great Britain. Sloop Elizabeth, jeaat attempted to pull in the CaptairiJ and to ftiut thePoor, but J. Abbotr, and Sloop' Hannah, Hoyde, New Haven.

Snow he was likewife daftgeroufl.y wounded That the Lieutenant next Wallace, H. Moody, Jamaica. Sjoop Dove, D. Fergufon, New idvanced when an" Indian jumped uport the Bpdies of the two York. Ship Culloden, S.

M'Lane, N. Caftle on Delaware. Slpop others, and prefented a Piftol to his Breaft, which he put a little Henry, C. Denifton, St. Martins.

Schooner Succefs, J. Boatman, afide, and it went off over Shoulder, whereby he got the In Pifcataua. Sloop Greyhound, R. Lawton, and Sloop Induftry, diancuj of theHoufe, and fliutihe Door That the Indians after J. Earl, R.

Sloop Deborah, Waterman, Bofton. Sloop this went round to a Window, and as Stinton was getting out of Martha, Kilgore, New York. Schooner Ann, J. Atkin, tica, taot mm, out not aeaa, ana ne oreaicing out 01 tne nouie. Gafpey Bay.

Schooner Nonpareil, A. Avery, fro NeW Pro vidence. Odtwaids. Sloop Polly, G. Halifax.

Brig Charles Town Packet, T. Mafon, S. Carolina. iBrig Minerva, I. Butler, Jamaica.

Brig Benjamin, D. Glover, 'and Sloop Sally and Betfy, T. Flint, Bofton. Sloop Dolphin, J. HuntN.

York. Ship Granby, J. Blewer, Africa. Sloop J. Rains, for Bermuda; Cleared.

Pindar, and Schooner Polly F. Ellis, N. Carolina. Schooner Friendfhip, I Howland, and. Sloop Abigail, I.

Anthony, Rhode Ifland. Sloop Providence, R. Gardner, Nantucket. Sloop Baltimore, F. Chafe, Bofton.

Sloop Content, W. Bryan, and Sloop Elizabeth, I. Conyers, Bermuda. Brig William, W. Lake, Cork.

nutmeg grates, and lundry other iorts ot wood and ivory toys, 1 3 4 For A 7 1 Ttr? i 4 Ws. Virtue of a Writ to me directed, wiil be expofed to pub lick Sale, on Saturday, the aad Day of October, at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon, at the Houfe of Leonard Melchir, in Second A Lot of' Ground, lying on the South Side of El freth's Alley, containing in Front on faid Alley ix Feet, and in Depth 51 Feet, with a framed Dwelling honfe and Smith's Shop erected eft to a Ground rent of Eight. Pounis pe Annum: late the Property of Edward deceafed, and taken in Execution by Joseph a dm an, Sheriff. The Ship. PaiNce Georgx, Thomas Eccii, Commander, Having great Part of her Cargo already engaged, will fail with aii con venient Speed.

For Freight or Pif fage, apply to George Fulltrtcn, or to the Captain on board, at Jofeph Penrofe WharrT. She is, a new Ship, fails has very god' Accommodations for Paflenger 1. N. B. Said Georee Fullerton has moved from his Store next Door to.

William Coleman's, Efq: to the Store lately occupied by Meffieuri Theochilacl and Richard Bachc, and next Door to Mef Schooner Unity, P. Falconer, to N. Providence. gCUII Davis and Flanagans, in Watcr ftreet, where he has for Sale, Schooner St. Andrew, RoVinfon, Schooner Induftry, I.

An Aflbrtment of dry Goods alfo Soal Leather, channelled Bootr and Pomps, and very good Irilh Beef in Teirces, which ke will fell on the moft reafonaale Terms. He once more lequifis thofe who are indebted to the late Partnerfhip of Boyd and Fullerton, to make immediate Payment and thofe who arr oerdae their AifirA ta rake Notice, that if thev not cay. he Snow Fanny, S. Dougherty, Dominica. Sloop Henry, E.

Todd, cannot avoid euttinz their Accounts into a Lawyer's Hands, as he Boy, in order to make their Efcape, and faw another Indian ftand and Brig Tryal) C. Weft, St. Kitts. Ship Ann, G. Fortin, Bri now under an abfolute Necefiity of having the Partneribip Ac lng oenina a irec, iuo io mcu 10 mooi.

ukdi, uui a uun itoi. amp Hamilton, i. r.yres, liarDaaoi. jnip.uMj wB, counts fettled. muTed Fire.

They then faw a third Indian running through I. Simpfon, Jamaica. Sloop Fanny, J. Sawyer, Coracoa. ihip Duke of York, J.

Crawford, Cerk and Briftol. Sldop Peggy, I. Delafonto Tortola, KUn away from the Subfcriber, living in Carlifle, about the 7tlvcf September laft, A Negro Man, of middle Size, aai Tt I A L.I ntlli. Urn if. i RUE A (having taken hit Paffage ia'Uio Ship 'right Foot Had on when he went away, an 'Elklkin Jjcket, Backficm Breeches taeced on the Knees.

Show and SUcicingJ. TNtreats' all thofe who are indebted to him to difcharge the fame Whoever takea up faid Negroe, fo that his Owner: may. haye hira Reward, II immediately and any who have Demands on are de(ire4 again, (hall have Forty Shilling to bring in their Actouiiti for Payccnt. fiU by Tkomas Butiii..