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We have tiken 471 among whom are 14 Offi ers, chiefly ot the Regiments of Cuirafliers, Serbelloni, Inf.intry having laved themfelves as Coon as. the Confufion (vc Ji.lvu uiiu afjc lu uu uvuii i luuiks mail one Piece of Cannorr. Our LoL docs not exceed 200 Men killed and wounded, uotwiihftanding the bri fk Cannonade of the Enem, becaule their Cannon wen pointed too high whereas our Fire muft have had twenty Timi greater Effect, if we may judc by the Niitnhcr of Aufliians killed and wounded, with whom the Field of Tattle is covered. The Lofs of tiie Enemy mult be incrrafed by the creat Number of the Delerteis, who during thefe two Days, arc come over in Crov.ds. We cannot fpeak too highly of the Glory of the few Battalions who obtained this Victory.

It is fuificient to Civ, that thcr have done every Thing that could be expedied from the Bravery of the Pruffun Infantry, animated by the Example of their worthy Gene vats. BOSTON, December 10. i'b C.tht. Church inn ft del hiund to PI! hdefphia from Lniifl urtr, which Place he left afoul a Fortnight uo loilb a Xhip and a ar.d feveral otkr Vfftls bound this way. A Number ef fifjeh.

that failed hence with battle, C7f eiilitiuii vr imc were urnvc.t ai l.oui U'uir oc icral yeffels at rived therefrom Liverpool, but lad long Paffa Captain Church inf. mis us, that thi Evening before he failed, Captain Campbell, in a Shcf fitted out at Louifl'urg by the Co w.ount'.rtr 8 Camaere Cutis, under Xshr.tr A I to go in Suefi of the Enemy who had taken fo many of our tradinv and fill'in? Velleh lafl Summer, returned ta l.nuithurr.' end brought ti lth them of the Chiefs or Heads of the Tribes aoout iz rrcnevmen; captain Campbell tula mm teat procccaca wro toe uui oj about 25 L.caucs up to .1 Place called Pielon, where they dijeovcred the Enen.y with p. (ail of lrrdels which thev had taken. avA hnA filmsJ Cm! Cannon on feveral Eminencies to defend tbemfclvcs. and brctimt the carrying off the Vejfels That ttpsn the Appearance of tic Sloil, thf F.nnvv lent on a Pjrtv vttirh 1 Vl.itr nfrr.jrj fys, that a Nufcber of their Headmen both French and Indians jbould be carried to Louijhurg, in order to their fubmittin to the F.tig lifj Government and that two or three rf the Enhjh Jjsu'd remain at rietcu till tear tectum wbicb bang agreed to, Capt.

Campbell immediately proceeded back to Louifburp, tcavinv i 1. 1..: ...11 j.j 1 6 1 ir.e i ijfiii cn 'tutu guumia py aDQUl 4.00 imltUnS and a large Number of French As Captain Church came atvay the next Morning after they were Landed he hear what er. J. 1 erms ifiy were uejirous oj to is was tticagbt that tue wunt ej jjrtuu umur.g tmm, una no 1 rotpece oj i.eiiejl oolig ed them thus to offlr themfelves. December 17.

The Englih Prisoners who were exchanged ivis ran ey a rtag cj rucejrom menjieur yauarewtle at Alont .1... t. in 1. vie icwuiru tu rcjpecit'uc jamis Beach, one of thefe who was exchanged, is arrived here': He was taken about a Year ago on bis PaJ age from Brifol, by Capl. Velabroitz in a French 64 Gun Ship, which was caji away in the River St.

Lawrence as has been publijhcd. By him we earn, That whin the Britifii Flett and Troops arrived before Slucbcc the Erglijh Prifoners who were Officers (being 12 in Number wen removed from that City to Trois Rivieres, where bey tarried till the Day the Battle was on the Plains of Abraham wben they were ordered for Montreal, but the Succefs of ear Forcis was kept bid from them as well as the Inhabitants of Mentrcal, till a conjiderable Time after That about 800 of the inuitij were jent jrem toe rrenca limy before zlutbec jurren dercd, to gather in the HarvcJ, and fend it to the Mills That 'be Inhabitants, Stock of Cattle and Grain, were taken an Ac tsunt of, and wo 1 bird Parts of the Whole was appropriated i fr the King's Vfe. While the Prifoners were at Montreal the F'cnch bad Intelligence of Major Rogers defraying St. Francois, vibicb tbey tbo't to be a great Enterprise but fifths the Flag Truce was coming away tbey endeavoured to depreciate it by reporting to the Prifoners, that there were not more than 40 Indians defrayed therein. It is faid, that the IJland of St.

John's is not very flrongly fortified, anymore than Montreal; but that Nut Jjlar.d is made at prong as poffible to make fuch a Pafs.Tbe Prifoners who were in Canada, are not all dif rharged, fame fill cbufing to remain with the French, tbo' tbey 1 nr. I I I .1 i mujr fare very vara, ana oio rs among toe inaians. About So were in Quebec wben that Place ftrrendered, and were dif 1 1 r' 1.. .1 r. ecargta, anu jvmc vj tvtm arc reuirnea iq setetr Homes.

ANNAPOLIS. Sunday Evening laft Died here, Aged 62, the Reverend Archibald Spencer, M. D. and Reftor of Mlballotus Parifh in this County, a lT all uentieman mucn liitcem by his Acquaintance, ana weu Known jn many i'arts or this Lonti rent for his Leftures in Excerimental Philnfonhv While he feemed in oorl Henlrh. rc a ti Time before he was attacked by the Diforder of wmcn ne ne declared, with great Indifference, his Expectation of a fpecdy Death, and afterwards met his Fate with a fingular Conftancy and ReJignation.

Monday laft arrived here the Ship Betfy, Capt. "John Andrews, from Brijiol but had a long Paf J'age of Eleven Weeks. lie has brought in about Fifty of his Majefty's Seven Year Paflengers. Capt. has brought in no Public Prints.

The City of Drijiol was Illuminated on the 26th cf Oilober, on their receiving an Account of the glorious Acquifition of QUEBEC. There is fo much Ice in the Bay, that we have Lad no Communication with the Eallcrn Shore for ibme Days pail. Custom House, Annapolis, Efiter'J, Schooner Expedition, A. Malcolm, from Bolton. To he SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE, On M'j'tcfcty the ztb of this January, at the Home late the Sign of the Ship, South Eaft Strcet Annapolis, where the late Mrs.

Mar riott formerly kept Tavern (for Ready Money, or Credit, on good Security if required pitrftaitt to the Laft Will of the faid Mrs. Marriott, PART of a LEGACY to her Grandaughter, fince Deceafed, confining of NEGROES, Plate, fome very good Feather Beds with Furniture, large Looking GlalTes, Chairs, Table Cloths, Sheets, Towels, and other Houfe Linen, Pewter, Brafs, Iron, and other Kitchen Furniture, is'c. by Henry Hall, Adminiftrator to I the Eftate of Major Henry Hall, Deceafed, who was Executor to Mrs. Marriott. A LIKELY, young, ftrong, healthy, well made Gitiney born NEGRO FELLOW, about 1 8 Years of Age, who has liv'd with the Englifo about Two Years, and has been to Sea as a Hand Two Voyages, and is very Handy.

Enquire at the Printinc Office. THERE is at the Plantation of Anthony Lind fay, in Baltimore County, taken up as a Stray, a middlc fiVd Sorrel Mare, witbfome white in her Face, a Sprig Tail, branded on both Buttocks with fomcthing like a and paces naturally. The Owner may hive her again, on proving his Property, and paying Charges, r'S' THERE is at the Plantation of Nicholas Dorfew in Baltimore Countv. taken nn a Stray, a middle fiz'd Mare, of a Darkifh Colour, mix'd with white Hairs. Kcr Feet a whit fhe has a grey Spot in her Forehead, a Sprig Tail, branded on the near Buttock I and paces and trots.

She had on a fmall Bell mark'd I B. The Owner mav have her acain. on nmvmr 1 nis rroperty, ana paying marges. jft THERE is at the Plantation of Alexander Car. vill.

in South River Neck, Smu mnA inu Shoats the Sow is mark'd with a Pmn mJ Slits in the near Ear, and a Swallow Fork and under Cut in the oft" Ear. The Owner may have them again, on proving his Property, and paying Charges, yfcj fi TAKEN up at Eaftem Neck Illand, a few Days before Chriftmas, by Mr. Samuel Wukes, a fmall Row BOAT about 8 or 9 Feet Keel, with one Pine about a Fathom ter, fhe had no Paint, but was lately pay'd with Pitch, a fmall Piece broke Out of her Stern Board. The Owner may have her again, on proving his Property, and paying Charges, foj THE feveral Gentlemen that figned a Letter of Licence to William Dixon, School ma fler, in the Year 1755, are defired to meet at the Houfe of Mrs. Sarah Ramfay, at the Head of Severn, on Tuefday the 19th of February, by XI o'Clock, if fair if not, on the next fair Day with their feveral Demands, to receive their Proportion of his Wages from Mr.

Philip Hammond. Nathan Hammond, junior, Admi niftrator of Mr. John Raitt. TROKE out of Baltimore Goal. On Thnrfilaif the 1 3th of December laft, a certain Georpe oireer.

wno iau icar came into fatahen Rrvitfa, WVHVIITHili of Captain Craymer, and was, by a fpecial Court held at 7otta. condemn'd for the MurrW of the Ship's Crew. He is a fhort ftrong made Fellow, about 5 Feet 5 Inches high, and about 50 Years of Aee. of a brown Comnle mark'd with the Small Pox. His Drpfi nn' wc particularly defcribed.

he havinn feveral of Apparel with him. Whoever apprehends the I 1 r. lam inruiici, auu unrigs mm me ouDicriber fhall have TEN PISTOLES Reward, paid by K. JBovce. Chefer Towit, Deem ler "3i, 1759.

To be SOLD by PUBLIC SALE, on the Zth Day of January next, to the Higkcfl Bidder for ready Money or Jkort Credit, with Sel curity if required, 5 THE DWELLING HOUSE and LOT of Dr. Richard Porter, lately Deceafed lying in Chefer Ttnvn, and fome Houfhold Furniture and there will be likewife Sold, the Books" Inftruments, and Medicines of the faid Dr. Porter Any Perfon that ants a Supply of Medicines may be there well furnifhed, as the faid Porter had juft before his Death, imported a large Quantity of them, which yet remain untouch'd. All Perfons who are indebted to the faid Porter are defired to make fpeedy Payment, otherwife they will be fued and thofe that have any Claims againft the faid Porter, are requefted to produce them, that they may be paid, by Sarah Porter, Executrix. Chefter Tovin, December 31,1759.

To be SOLD fo the SUBSCRIBER titt, at PUB LC VEND UE, on the Pre niffes, on the 2th Day of January next, A LOT in Cheflcr Tovon. where fh Jf Bartholomew lately" dwelt, with one large Wood Dwelling House, and Brick 1 rr, "numer uncK i enement on the faid Lot. The Lot is inclofed with a good Pail Fence. Thomas Ringgold. To be SOLD by the Subfcriber, at his STORE betvjeen Mrs.

Catharine Jennings' and Mr. Nt than HammondV, on the fame Side of the Way near the Dock, in Annapolis, 7 A NEAT Affortment of EUROPEAN and EAST INDIA GOODS, at a low Price, for ready Cafh, Corn or Wheat; he JL will give as high a Price as is current at the Time. Mb James M'Mordie. Vk Anne Arundel County, December 16th, 1759. NEAR the Head of South River, at his Dwelling Plantation, the Subfcriber propofes to Teach Readine.

Wririnp in the moff and Arithmetic, Vulgar, Decimal, Inftromental, Algebraical, at Forty Shillings Current Money per Annum. Alfo, Geometry, Trigonometry, Plain applications in Surveying, Navigation, Aftronomy, Gauging, Di ailing, the Ufe of the Globes, and ther Branches of the Mathematics, the Italian Method of Book Keepine or Double Entrv. at Thr. pa. VIIM 11.

Money per Annum, or by the Branch, as they fhall agree. Likewife, he Teaches Latin as they can agree. And forafmuch as fome mean Afperfiona i nave uccn tmi on mm Dy renons belonging to the Family of the Shallows or IVronghemds, he hereby, fatisfies the Public, and his Employers, that he is ready to undergo any Scrutiny or Examination about Teaching the above Sciences, by any Perfon or Perfons concern'd which he trufts will fquafli fuch mean Artifices; and prove to the Content of Their humble Servant, Youth may Board within lefs than rn. of faid School with John Wilmot, junior. To be SOLD by the Commiffioners of the Pater Currency, at PUBLIC VENDUE, on Wed nefdaythe utb of March next, being the feconi Day of Anne Arundel County Court, at Tvjo Clock in the Afternoon, at the Houfe of William "7 Reynolds, the City of Annapolis, for Paper Currency, THE following Trafls of LAND, lying in the County aforefaid, viz.

Hazard, containing 60 Acres. Hood's Hall, 100 Acres. Part of Ben's Luck, 25 Acres. And, Part of Freeborn 's Progrefs, 130'Acres. Alfo, Three Lots of Land Ivino in th A' Tvwn of the faid City, with a Brick Houfe, with two Chimneys landing thereon, on the South Weft Side of Scotts Street.

lac rh P. flat, nf ham Gumming deceafed. ui NN POL IS: Printed by JONAS GREEN, and WILLIAM RIND, at the Pkinting OrncE, the Sign of the BIBLE, in Charles Jlreet where all Perfons may be fupplied with this GjZEf7'E at us. 6d. pet'Yenr.

Advertisements of a moderate Length are taken in and infertcd for Five Shillings the firft Week, and One Shilling each Week after, and in Proportion for long Ones..