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NUMBER 1249. IKUlJNiA With the Freftieft Advices. 1 1 1 1 Fore ign and IN CIVIT ATE LIBERA LINGU AM MENTEMQJJE LJBERAS ESSE. DEBERE, ill Tib! S.8 UL 15, 1775. THE Iff A i Mir Kois osasae? im Printed by I and; All Wmv.

HUNTERv at the Post Office'. Perfons may be 'fupplied with this Paper at i if 6 a Year," and have Advertifements (ot a moderate Length) inferted for 3 the Week, and if. each Week after Printing W6rk done at this iit the neatelt Manner, with. Care and5 Expedition; nrft ft the following is a copy of a Letter from General LEE to General BOURGOYNE, upon bit arrival in Boston. "Philadelphia, June "7," Mv Dear Sir, have bad twenty different of your arrival'at Bofton, which have been your arr 1 regularly contmdifted the'nex morn but as I now find it certain that you are arrived, I (hall not delay a fingle inftant addiclTihg rayfelf to you.

It is a I owe, to the friendihip I have long and fincerely profeffed for you; a fricndftiip to which you have theftrong seft 'claims from the hrft moments of our acciuaintance. There is no roan from whom I have received fo many teftimonics of efbem and affecYion there is no man whofe eftectn and. affection could, in my opinion, kave done me greater honour. I entreat and conjure you, my dear Sir, to impute thefe lines not to a petulent itch of fcribbling, but to the mod unfeigned folicitude for the future tranquillity of your mind, and for your reputation. I fincerely lament the infatuation of the times, when men of a ftamp as Mr.

Bourgoyne and Mr. Howe can be feduced into fo impious and nefarious a fervice by the artifice of a wicked and infidious Cou and Cabinet. You, Sii muft be i'enfible that thefe epithets are not unjuftly You have yotu'fclf Experienced, the wck ednefs and treachery of this Court and Cabinet. You cannot but recollect their manoeuvres in your own feleft committee and the treatment yonvfelf, as Prelideht; received from thefe abandoned men. You cannot but recollecT the black bufinefs of by an oppofition which ycu acquired the higheft and moft defcrved I (hall'not trouble you with my opinion of the right of taxing America without her ovyu.confent as am afraid, Kom what I nave feert'of your fpeeches, "that you Have al ready forriied your creed on this article but I v7ir boldly affirm, had this' right been eftablilhed by a thouland ftatytes haa wi ca admitted it from time Immemorial, would, he every good Engliftiman to exert hs' utmoit to divdl Parliament of this right, as' it mull inevitably fubvevljoh pf the whole, rmnire.

Tlie'maladvtinder which the ftate labours is mdiiputably derived from the" inadequate reprefej'tfation of vaft pecuniary Influence of thd To add 'tq this pecuniaryt influence and incompeteucy of reprefeniation is to infure and, pre cipitate'otif de'ftrucliori. To Wifti any. addition can Scarcely enter tlie heart of a cuhen who has the lealt fpark of public virtue, and who is at'the fame time capable of Teeing conftquences tltjno immediate." I appeal, Sir, to'ybur own to your ex perien'ee and knowledge of our Court and Parliament i and re trued you to lay your hand upon your and then anfwer with your ufual iiitegiity and franknefs, whether, on'the fupjftion Anieiica Ihoutd be abjefl enough to to the terms impofed, you think a fingle guinea raifed upon her would be applied to the Iwrpofe (as his oftentatloufly.hetd out to deceive the people wtne) cf eaftng the mother country or whether you "are not convinced that lihe whole they could extracY would be applied; folely to heap up Hill' further the enormous fund for corruption which the Crown already poflelles, and of which the moft diabolical ule is made On thefe principles I fay, Sir, every gogd Epglilhman, abftrafted of "all regard for America, muft oppofe her being taxed by the Pfitilh Parliament For my own part, I am convinced that no argument (not totally abhorrent from the fpirit of liberty and thcBritifti cpnftitution) can be produced in lupportof this right. BiltiC would be impertinent to trouble you upon a fubjefl which has been fo amply, and in my opinion fo fully Uifculted. I find; by a fneech given as your's in the papers, that it was by the King's pofitive command you embarked in this l'eryice, I am fomewhft pleafed that it is.

not an office of your. own feeking, though, it file fame time, I muft confefs that it is very alarming to every virtuous citizen, when he fees men of fenfe and integrity (becaufe of a ccrtain profeflion) lay it down as a rule implicitly to obey the mandates of a Court, be they ever fo flagitious. It furnihes, in my opinion, the beft arguments for the total reduction if the army. But I am running into a tedious eflay, whereas" I ought to confine myfelf to the main defign and purpofe of this letter, which is to guard you and your collsagues frpm'thofe prejudice? which the fame mifcreants, 'vho have'lfl(ajuated General ftill fuiTountl him, 'vviH labour to inftij inio. you againft a.brare, Jppl, and mofr deferring The avenues truth Will be fliut up to you.

allert, Sir, that evenj (general 'Gage will' deceive you, as he his deceived himfelf; do not fay he will do it defignedlyi I do not think him his mind is fo totally poifoned, and his underftanding fo totally "blinded, by the fociety of fools and knaves, that he no longer is capable of difcerning fafts as manifeft as the noon day fun. I af fert, Sir, that his fetters to the Miniftry (at lead fuch as the public have feeu) are one continued tifTue of mifreprefenution, in and Arfiiir1 tnfprpnrrs from mif ftated fafts. I affirm. Sir, that he has taken no pains to infwmnTmfelfi)fthrtnithf that he has never convcrfed with' a man who has had the courage or honefty to tell him the truth! I am apprehenfive that you and your colieagues may fall into the fame trap, and it is the appre henfion that you may be inconfiderately hurried, by the vigour ami aftivity you pofiefs, into mcafures which may be fatal to many innocent individuals, may hereafter wound your own. and which cannot poflibly fcrve the caufe of thofe who lent you, that has prompted me to addrefs thefe lines to I mod devoutly wifli that your induftry, valour, and military talents, may be rcferved for a mor honourable artd virtuous fervice againd the natural enemies of your country (to whom our Court are lo bafely complacent) and not in inelleflual atfempts to reduce to the rctchedeft date of fervitude, the rood meritorious part of your.

iiy, Sir, that any attempts to accomplidi this i purpofe muft be ineffefrual, You cannot poflibly fucceed. No man is better acquainted with the ftate of this continent than myfelf. I have ran through almod the whole colonies, from the north to the foutli, and from the fouth to the north. I have con verfed with, all orders of men, from the firft eftated Gentlemen to the towed planters and farmers, and can adore you that'the fame fpuit. animates the whole.

Not lefs tlian 150,000 Gentlemen, yeomen, and farmers, are now in arms, determined to pi elcrve their liberties or As to the idea that the Americans ar i deficient itt courage, it is too ridiculous and glaringly falfe to de ferve a fcrious refutation. I never could conceive upon what thTs notion was founded. I ferved feveral campaigns in America lad war, tand cannot recollect a fingle inltancc of ill behaviour in the provincials, where the regulars, acquitted diejufdves well. Indeed we well remember fome indnnces of the reverlb, particularly where the late Col. Grant (he who lately pledged for the general cowardice of ran away with a large body of hi own regiment, and was favedfrara dedruftion by the valour of a few Virginians.

Such prepdderous arguments are only proper for Rigby'a and Sandwich's, from whofe. mouths never mued, and to whole breads, truth and decency are utter ftrangers. You will much oblige me in communicating this letter to General Howe, to whom I could wilh it fliould be confldered in fome tneafure ad drcfled, as well as to JVIr. Howe is a man for whom I have ever had the higheft love and reverence. I have honoured him for his own connexions," but above all for his admirable talents and.

god qualities. I have courted his acquaintance and not only as a pleafure, but as an ornament: I Mattered myfelf that I had obtained Gracious God 1 is it poflible that Mr. Howe fliould be prevailed upon to, accept of luch an efficel.l That the brother or himy to whofe memory the much in. ured people, of Bodpn a monument fhould be employed as, one of the indruments of their defti uclion. But the fafhion of the times, it feems, is fuch as renders itimpofltble he Ihould avoid it.

commands of our moft gracious Sovereign are to cancel all moral obligations, every even thofe that the Satrap of an ealternDeipot wouid Mart at. 1 mall now beglcave tojfay a few words with relpccT: to 1 myfelf, and the part. I aJU I liberties of mankind ia general. What I have feen of Courts and Princes convinces me, that power rannot be loiledin worfe hands than in theirs; and of all Courts I am pcrfuaded that Ours is the mod; corrupt, and hodile to the rights 01 humanity. 1 am con vinced that.a regular plan has been laid (indeed every aft finccthe pitlitat acceflion evinces it) to aboliih even the fliadow of liberty' fjom; amongft U8i It was not, the: demolition of the it was nqt any other particular acY of the Bodonians, or of the other pro their crimes; but it is the noble ipirit of liberty, pervading the; whole continent, which has rendered them of miniftcrial.

and royal yengeancei Had they' been, nqtoriouily of another dujpofition, had they been homines ad fetwttiduum par ales they might haye made as nee with the pro perty of the Eaft. India Company ath feloniou North with impunity, But the tmds.of Stl James's," and their merce naries. of Stephen's, that as long as fpirit' of this; great continent remains, unfubdued, the progrefs. they can make ia, their fcheme ofaiverfal defpotifm will be but trifling. Hence it is that they wage inexpiable againd In this is the lad afyuim of perfecuied liberty." Here, fliould the machinations tand fury of her enemies prevail, that bright god defs muft fly off from the face of the earth, and leave not a trace behind.

Thefe, Sir, are my principles; this is my pcrfuafion, 1 and c.onfequentially lata determined to aft. I have now, Sir, only to entreat, that whatever meafures you purfne, whether thofe which your teal friends (myfelf amongdtnem) would wifh, or iinfoitunately thofe which our accurredmifrulers fliall dictate; you will believe me to be'perfonally, withAhe greateft fincerity. and affeftion. Your's, E. 1 1 1 1 in.

I 0 JuneM THE (hip Juliana, Capt. Montgomery, arrived at Sandy Hook laft Saturday nivhti from London, 'in which veflel Governor came paffenger. He landed at o'clock yef terdav and was conduced to the houle of the Hon. Huerr Wallace, Efq; by an immenfe number of the principal people of Yefterday arrived herefrom PhiUdelphia, on theirway for the camp at.poitonj, Menevai vyauupgton, appomreu.oy me non. Conuneutal Congixf cortunander in chief of all the provincial I troopS in North America, attended by the Generals Lee and Schuyler: They were efcortcd by a party of light horfe: The Generals landed at the feat of'Cfl.

Lilpenjud about 4 o'clock yef i terdav afternoon, from whence thev were conduced bv nine' foot, in their uniforms, and a neater number of.the iJ principal inhabitants of thisity than ever appeared here on any occafion, before. ExtraS of a letter from a Gentleman at Providence 45 miles xrfrom BoiTOiiJ Liu jkknajaJmiJlfhJ' lune 1 7 7 You doubtlefs have been alarmed with divers accounts of the contcll which happened on the 1 7th inftant, between the King's troops and our army; fliall give you a narrative in a few as the pod now waits. A On the evening of the 16th, Col. Putnam tuok pofleflion of Bunker's Hill, with about. aoso men, ajbd bcganan entrench 1" I meat, wtich they had made forue progrcls m.

At 2 the morn ing, a party of rcgularsrianded at Charlcilown fifed the town in, divers places. cover of fmoke, a body of 5000 meniniarckt'dup to.onrtnucochraentsftnd niide a furious and fvfypb tuckj.tWy'w.cWjdrov back.tbxw mes and when they wpre making the, tau'd5atttck, one of o'ur pcople'impradentJy fpoke aloud that their powder was all gone; which being heard by ibme isf the tegular officers, they encouraged their mea to 'f 1 1 i warch up to the trenches with fixed ani entered them; on wludh our people were ordered to retreat, which they did with all fpeed, till they got out of rntrfketlhott tiny then formed, butwere purl'ucdx In the mian time fixmen 01 and four 'floating. baueries were brought and kept tip a continual fire on. the caufeway that leads on to Chaileftownr our people, retreated through the fire, but not without the lofs of many of the men. Our lofs.

is 60 men killed about 140 wounded. 'The brave Dr. Warren is ambnir the former, and Col. Gardiner among the latter. We left 6 field pieces on the hill; 'our people are now entrenched on Plesl'ant Hill, within cannonlhot.

of Bunker's Hill. The lofs of tlie King's troops mud be very con lidcrable; the exaft Htimbeivwe cannot tell. If oUr people had been fupplied with ammunition they would have held PoiTcflion mod certainly. Thoy have begun firing on Roxbwy, witlr car cafes to let it on fire, but have not yet Our people arc in high lpu its, and aie rery earned to put tliis matter on another PH 11 A DELP I June. YESTERDAY art ived here an exprefs from trip American camp, who brought letters to the by 'we Have Ore tollowing: Extracl of a letter from VfiATHKRSFlELp, June "Before this, you mud know (I conclude) thai; there.

hai been a in which fell the honourable, the noble "DocTpj Warren. For fear ybu may not have thebarticularsi, I.wiU eh deavour in part to relate to you how the affair was, as by, the beft account I can gather from letters from the Camp: Laft Friday iuicuiwwn, oiuers were iiiucu ror aoout isoo or, ine provincial tjoops.ana 200 ot tne vonnecticut, 'to parffde th'emlclves at Ox o'clock with one day' proviftbn, equipped with'packs, blank.cts Sec. their otxlcrs wen iven at 9 o'clock, and fhey rrjarched.with; heii: teams, trenching toote, Sec. on Bunker! Hill, to heaves up an tnucncnmenr, wmcn ycni are lentioieis near the water, imps, at lun nle by a failor from tlie malt, head the B.ritith aimy begaa a fire fioui Cbo's Hill near1 Cof ton's church: iit fm'rli all tlie (hip that could be brought to play, which continued', till near eignt. adoui one 0x10015; m.

tne Americans at (Lam bridge heard, that'the, regulars were landing from; their floating Dandies, ana file a aim wa Irinnilr.l. ami thpv urr down to the bread work nt if was ooflible Capt. Cheder writes roe; he could get there, the battle had begun in and cannon ond rtiulket ball were plenty about theij ears: Cheder and mv brother both were in theanMirementr tW. kx.l L.ft. A.

lumuiiiu win men uidi mu icu me di can in nne oraer, though they pafled through the cannonading of the fliipsl bombs I chain Ihnt: tintr fhif. AmiKlfi lo i.lol nn Urn K.t V.on t.kuuvu IMUl) tA.w. VUfc UIV1I 114 pei ior number of artillery and number of for they were 1 to forced our men to retreat, after: a wirm engagement of onq houu and a half. Thank Heaven but few'of our men fell, con Ill1trtrfh iHl'flntlfrrt (Halt lrA a hm t. 1 nulling uib uuianuib mv.

iiuu Ul U9, UU1 JUl.ll WC1C muCIt 14 tiguccl with working at the entrenchments, and I believe not in the bed. preparation in the world to meet an enemy. Add. to this iciiioiB icene, me omun troops, to tneir eternal dugrace, lhame, and baibarity, fet Charledown on fire with torches. My brother lays, we were obliged to retreat, npon Profpeft Hill, where we made a Hand, and laid wo' would all die before we would retreat any further; but the Britifh troops did not think' fit to come out from under protection of their Ihipping.

The lofs "of Americans? isfuppofedtobe'of wounded, milling, andflain, about iaoi A large genteel well that firft mounted our br'aft work, was overl'et bv one of faur imnudpnf Amrriran whA tW Tr i 1 J. HW tWM fo good aim as to prevent his. ever mounting another, as he tura Diea nrm into uie entrcnenment, jult as tic cried, the day our own. We greatly rejoice, to hear of the coming of the good, thtf brave, and great, General Walhingtonj we Ihall receive him witht open arms." vi'; I '7 'be following is tbe'ctpy of a note fent to Col. Lincoln.

i HiNGHAM, Monday, June, 19, 1775: Yederdav I came out of Bofton. at two o'clock. A. M1: il heard the oflicers and foldiers fay, that they were fure that they had 1 000 or more men killed and wounded, that they were car rying tne wounaea troro tour ciocic on Saturday tilU came away. at Chnrlcttown among the dead was Maior Pitcairn.

and a omf many pth.omcers, There were 5000 foldiert went out of The foldiers and officers exult very much upon taking our lines OR BRADFORD." 7teftilowi was oJat4 by a Geatleman wbo forwarded the above to this citv. 1 S.i June ao, 1775. The above account of. Capt. Bradford' 1 1 caunjineu oy tvociaer ciunntjs, ana cxira.1 cj a uuerjrem cambridoe, June ao.

''f We have jud received an account by. man who tViVrd'te haye Twani out cf Bofton, that we killed and wounded 1 boo oft the Mihiltei ial tt'oops, ajuionii which is a General, Majors SherifT and fitcaii ii, ai id 60 other oihetrs killed and wc.un,r I wnonrorTiie vw lanaecj at Ljwilertownweit jooo In this action fell aur wortltv and much lampntnl (AmA Ti Waneii, with niuch glory as Wolfe, after performing mxn aij vi jiiu Ainuillllg tuOUJCIS WI CUUUUCI, WIUCI Old honour to the judgment his country, in appointing him a few days before, one of our Major "Ixtraflirf dteiltr from HartfoJID, June Mr. Adams' and Alcot, arrived from, the camp at Cambridge," which' they left Wcdnefday at fowf o'clock i in. the afternoon their account is as failowat Two hundred of the provincials and taken prifoners, OfEcer killed, Major. Moore, Dr.

Warren1, a Colonel, and a whofe names The New Harnprnue regiment fufV tained the greateft in the engagement. The number of regu.