Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 4

where pcri Auguft 15 TIHURSDAY laft a foie pnte (hip from St 1 tine fur London laden with dried (kin nd indigo PHILADELPHIA Printed by JOHN DUNLAP at the Newjt Prhlir'ojcc in MarLt flnc omiung pir annum Advertjlements Cf are thankfully received for this and zs it was imt tffille tc get lcr eff we rretSTr 4 i to burn ar blow her up Our killed and wounded amounts to betwixt oo at three hundred Numbers die daily ci Uuir tevueds The Cortmodcie is wounued in two ifiettM lUcm His Captain loft bis left and right hand trj wounded in different puts of bis hod he herd but ta days after the aRion Ca Scott ci tle llxpuituej cf 50 guns died of his wounds and runbcis bf uc ether officers If the fhips could have fleeced the hatter the was to havemade an attack on the ba: ot the ifl rd where they had about one thonfand trcn entrenched ua to their eyes btfide a (mail battery 0: fcururs tr eighteen pounder and three lour pounders ail with grape (hot lb that they would have lulled Lid: before we could make our Ian? ing good We are new expecting to embaik for New York to join Gen Howe with tb grand army My anxiety inform ycu of bad news hau well nigh mane me forget to mention our paifage to Cape ear where we airivrrf fafely the firft of May after a voyage of three months Though it was long yet it was difegitcabfc we got out of the Bay of Bifcay wl cre we met with the worft weather ever known at fea snd ntirued in that Ctuation for fixteen days after that time we had fine weather all along 5 fometimes we were becalmed or five days together not going above day Upon our arrival in Cape re difenihatktd' and were encamped in the woods until the 27th of May when we wentonlioard again and failed fur this infer nal place The cl deft of the tfficers do not remember of ever undergoing fuch hardships zs we have done firee our arrival here I hope you will he fo good as to watch every oppor tunity to let me hear from ycu and Mrs alconer end at the fame time to inform me how I (hall co in cafe 1 fhall be obliged to purchafe iny Licutenairy I heg yM will make ny excufe to my dear fifttr fcr roi witting to' her at this time it is not owing to want of alhC op but to the want of proper materials I am obliged tv write on the ground You will be fo good as to itt Captain alconer know the fame thing 1 fball write again from New York I am dear Sir Your mft nffeilionate ether WILLIAM ICONLR To the Hon Anthony alconer The foregoi'g tter was found on Long 1 fund Smith Carolina and fvrwarded to Congres and is new mice public by order of Concrefs JOHN HANCOCK PrcfidtrL Auguft 29 1776 In CONVENTION of the State of NEW JEKSY Brunftivick Auguft 17 Refolved unanimoujly That the Bills of Creuit emiiu by the Honorable Continental Ccngrefs be a legal' ten der within the State of New Jeiley for all fvms of inocey due and owiag from one peifon to another Whereas the difference of the fcveral currencies with in this State Very greatly perplexes many cf the goc people thereof and now efpecially fuch of the pcopls cf the neighbouring States as have come hither for our de fence againft the common enemy and gives occaficn for great impofitions and dsceipts Reftlved unanimoufty That all payments and receipts be made in every put of this State in Proclamation Mo ney of New erfey it'Seven Shillings Six pence the Dollar reckoning the difference between the uiual pri ces heretofore taken in any other currency and reducing the fame to Proclamation ExtraSs from the mbiutee I LIAM PATERSON Stcrttan Head Quarter Woodbridge Auguft zc 1776 (Orders) The battalions of Affociator (rem the city of Philadel phia having complcated fix weeks military fervicetr the defence of the Colony of New Jtrfey sre hereby agreeable to orders of Convention relieved from farther duty on this ftation and directed to proceed to Philadel phiaasfoon as the neccffary accommodations fcr their march can be procured General Mercer takes this op portunity to return his hearty thanks to thofe gertlemen for the readinefs with which they have on every creati on executed luch paits of military fervice as their thti on required MERCER Brigadier General WAR OICE Pbiladeipbia Auguft s8 1776 AS there is the moft puffing neceflity for ail the troops without exception who are row in Phila delphia on their way to tke camp to march to Amboy in the State of New Jerfey it is hereby meft eatntiUy requefted that they do immediately proceed without waiting for farther fupplies of arms or any other matter or thing as care will be taken to fofnifh them when they arrive at camp RICHARD PETERS Secretary Pert of hila le'phiaf) rt ir STo all whom it may concern Pennfylvaraa IT 3 NOTICEis hereby given that a Court of Admi ralty for taking cognizance of and trying the juf tiee of captures of yeffels made purfuant to the Refolves' of the Honorable Continental Congre's ard brought in to this port will be at the Court Houfe in the ciy of Philadelphia on WedrefiJay the fourth day of Sep tember next at ten o'clock in the foreroon of the feme day then and there to try the truth of the faffs siledged' in the bill of JtlmCiaig ccmnander of ibe pr vate floop cf wrr called the CcrirreJr (who as wtil againft the brigantine or vtffd called tne Richmond bur then about fixty tons with her tackle a twrel furniture and cargo lately commanded by George olger To th end and intent that the owner or owners of the gantine and her cargo or any ptrfon concerntd appear and fhewcaufe if any tbey have vhy the fame fhculd not be condemned according to the prayer of the laid bill By order rhe 7 1775 ANDREW ROBESON Rciifter ExlraH ef a letter from bew Teri Auguft s6 Skirmiftiiig continues but httle execution done eitacr fide A Lieutenant and four or our men were taken prifoners being deceived by the enemy rifle ftirts and miftaking them for our men On Saturday a letter was discovered which was written by Lieutenant Col Zedwitz to Tryon he Jays that having confulted him he had accepted a through neceflity andnow commands part of thesei That tnedifcnvery of orbes and the Mayor had like to have ruined bis fcheme that be had been at neral who wanted him to tranfcribe an ad vertifeinent to be diftributed among the Heffians the purport of which was thdt he would give each defcrter among them if they would join our army 200 acres ot land a horfe and a cow and the land only it tley did not join our that a perfon at head quarters cjuld be prevailed on to give a weekly return of the number and ftate of our army for 4000J in hard money and he was not to be dilcovered even if Zedwitz loft his ife in the fcheme that he faid he did not think 40C0I would be given but he would promife him soool that be (Zedwitz) was now Lieut Colonel but daily a full commiflion when he was to go and have the com mand of the forts up the North River fee He was tried this morning and CcnfciRd the writ ing 5 faid he did it to deceive Tryon' and get feme mo ney which was due to him from the crown for Services performed in Germany Sentence is not pronounced Our people at Elizabeth town and the enemy on Staten ifland cannonaded each other yefterday after noon without doing any damage except difturbing the Extras oj a letter from Neve Tori Augujl 27 I776 I fit down in the midft of contufion to tell you that onr feople have been engaged with the enemy on Long Illand all this morning and are at it yet We cennot get at particulars Thofe who have come ever fay the enemy hive loft the moft men Lieut Colonel Parry of cne of the Pennfyl vania battalions is killed he died he roically urging his men on againft the enemy Your kinlman Hermanns Rutgers was killed yefterday Se veral of the enemies flrips have attempted coming up this morning but wind and tide are a liead and they are hitherto bafiled Our meh on the Iflind behave bravely Heaven fend them viftory Thirty five minutes paft twelve nooni iring ftill continues with intermiflions A man of war coming up faid to be the Roebuck has juft loft by a flaw all flie gained laft tack Several fires are kinikd on the ifland I believe our people fe: fire to hay grain to prevent the getting pofieflion cf them Capt armer of Colonel regiment is flightly wounded in the foot and brought to this city I think fame njen of war will be up next tide ExtraS of a letter from Nrvj Ycrk Augufl 28 eight dclcclt This minute returned from our lines cn Long Bland where I leithisExcellency the General frem him I have it in command to inform Congrefs that yefterday he went there and continued till evening whenj from the enemy having landed a confiderable pul of their force and many of their movements there was reafon to ap prehend they would make in a little time a general at tack As they would have a wood to pafs though before they could approach our lines it was thought expedientto place a number of men there on the different roads leading from whence they were Rationed in order to har rafs and annoy them on their mai cb This being done early this morning a fmart engagement er hied between the enemy ahd our detachments which being unequal to the force they had to contend with have fultained a pretty corfiderahle lofs at leaft many of our men are miffing Among thofe that have not returned are Gen Sullivan and Lord Stirling The lofs is not known certainly but we are told by fuch of our troops that were in the engpement and what have come in that they had many killed and wounded Our party orougnt Qi irficuieuAiH snu crporAi) witu twenty privates prifoners While thefe detachments wsre engaged a column of the enemy descended from the woods and marched towards the center lines with a defign to make an impieffion but were repulfed This evening they appeared very numerous about fnefkirtscf the woods where they have pitched feveral tents and his Excellency inclines to think they mean to attack and force us from cur lines by way of regular approaches ra ther than in any other manner To day five (hips of the line came up towards the town where they feemed de firous of getting as they turned a Jong time againft an unfavourable wind And on my return this evening I found a deferter from the sjd regiment who informed me that they defign as foon as the wind will peimit them to come up give usafevere cannonade and to filence our batteries if poffible lam Dear Brother Camp Long Tjlaitd July 1 3 1 775 WITH the greateft difficulty I have procured this fmall piece of paper to inform you of my being very well notwithftandieg the miferable fituation we are in We have been encamped on this ifland for this month paft and have lived upon nothing elfe but fait pork and peak We fleep upon tke fea fhore nothing to (heiter us from the violent rains but our coats or miferable' paltry blankets There is nothing that grows upon' this ifland it being a mere fand bank and a few buflits which harbour millions of rnuflcetces a greater plague than there can be in hell itfelf By thisfloop of war you will have an account of an action which happened on the 28th June between the (hips and the fort on Ifland The cannonade continued for about nine hours and was perhaps cne of the brificeft known in the annals cf war we had two gun hips and five frigates from 24 tc 30 guns play ing on the fort I may fay without fuccefs for they did the battery no manner of damage and killed fifteen and wounded betwixt forty and fifty Our fhips are in the moft mangled fituation you can conceive he Ac teon a 30 gun frigate run aground during the action ''Aug as L'aft Tburklay was fent into Marblehead by the ranklin veffelof war Capt Skimmer and on Satur day wm conveyed round to this harbour a bngjrom Sre Auguftine boand for Briftol with 3000 raw and hau dreffed Deer Ski ns and about two tons of Indigo There were on board faid brig a lieutenant fergeant and a drummer of the 14th regimeijt going on the recruit Capt Skimmer was in chafe of another veffel at the time he took the above brig i but living earned away his mainmaft was obliged to leave her Laft week the Warren privateer of Dartmouth earned in there a fhip from the Weft Indies for Newfoundland Jaden witfffugar and moUffe i foe was commanded by Cash Cockran of Wateitowrr and owned by Thomas Boylftone Efqj of this town Augufi 16 Yefterday Capt Wingate Newnian armed the privateer named the Hancock from Philadelphia (he brought in a prise (which is now fafely anchored before this town) the foip Nancy from Antigua eys bound to London having on board about holheads of fugar 90 of rum and a few cafkr of Madeira wine A ladv and fevered gentlemen were paffengers in the rbnve He likewife brought in with him the Sloop Induftry Capt William Hazen bound to St John's Nova Scotia in ballaft A few days before taking the above foip Capt New man had a fmart engagement with a (loop of war of much fuperior force for three glaffes but night coming on thsyartedjboih having received mudi damage but on hoard of Capt Newman no lives were loft ncr none much hurt NV LONDON Lift Saturday a rench (loop arrived here trom the Wtft Indies loaded with fugar molaffes and coffee and a few articles of European goods Since odr hft three veffels have arrived here from New York wnh to ies collcftel from that city and Long I land 5 who are iimt into the country towns' By met is of the great number of Prizes carried I into diff ent Parts at the eaft ward Jamaica rum is fold at 4 per l'on by the hogfliead and fugar at five dol lars per 1 00 Wt in Bofton Three of our People (Soldiers) who were Prifoners at bee have made their efcZpeand arrived at Rhode Iflj id 5 they report that the officers who are Prifoners in Qaebec meet with hard 'age A Auguft 16 Tuefday laft a number of fhips with troops on board failed from Staten Iflind out of the Narrows next day they were followed by many more and aboutteno dock Thurfdav morning about 10000 men landed New Ureecht and Gravefend onLong Iflsno riday 4 party of them cams and took pofliffion of iat rih which immediately brought on a very hot fire from oui troops who are advantageoufly polled in the woods and on every eminence round that place An advanced party of the regulars are encamped a little to the north weft of lat Bufli church and have a battery fomewhat to the weftward of Mr Jeremiah Van derbek's from whence they continue te fire brifkly on our people who often approach and difeharge their lifljs within 200 yards cf their works We have had only 4 men wounded fince the enemy landed but we are certain many of them fel one a Htflian was killed laft riday feveral dollars were found in his pocket and he had an excellent rifle and many of the regulars are in rifls drelles PHIL A I A "AprofoedQR DINANC EofthiZr ati Pbn ns yl Vania declaring what Jba' be Treason and for punifaing the fame eind other crimee andpraffices againft the State WHEREASit ought at all times to be the par ticular care of government to take the moft ef feflual meafures for the fafaty and fecurity of the Rate be it therefore ordained and declared and it is hereby ordained and declared by the Reprefentatives of the free men of the ftate of Pennfylvania in General Convention met That al! and every perfon and perfon (except pri foaersof war) now inhabiting or refiding within the limits of the ftate of Pennfylvania or that ffisll volunta rily comt into the fame hereafter to inhabit or fojournh and foall owe and pay allegiance to the ftate cf Penn fylvania And be it farther ordained by the authority aforefaid That all and everv fuch perfun and perlons foowiner allegiance tohe ftate of Pennsylvania who from and after the pnbikation hereof ib ill levy war agsintt this ftate or be adherene to the King of Great Britain or others the enemies of this ftate or to the enemies of the United States of America by giving him cy them aid or affiitanre within be li Mts of this ftate or eZtwbcre and fliall be thereof duly convifled in any court of oyer and terminer hereafter to be erefted according to law fhall be adjudge! guii tv High Treason andfuffer death and torieii one moiety or halt part of his lands tene ments goods and chattels to the ule of the ftate And be it farihei ordained and declared by the au thority afoiefaid That any perfon or perfons (except as bef re excepte refiding inhabiting or fojouming in this ftate wbo fhall hereafter know of fuch treafon and conceal the fame or that fnril receive or affift fuch traitor knowing him to be fuch and (hall be thereof duly con vifted as aforeiaid (hall ue adjudged guilty of mifprifion of ireafcn and ffer the forfeiture of two thirds of his gxxls lands cbaitds and tenements to the ufe of the ftate and be any term not exceeding one year Pub! (h il by order of Convention JOHN MORRIS jua Secretary 4.