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(XXX Year.) jt a at JUL'V 725 A I A JW j. GENTLEMAN in the city has received a letter from Jamaica, which brings advice', that a Spanilh man of war of 70 guns, commanded by Pon Fernandon, had taken an armed fchooner and two merchant vefieis mm them into me 11a ltSnS 'e ac unt fays, that Spanifh men ofwar. frigates are continually making 0.1 1 the fnii merchant lhips in the Welt Indies, whom they feSSS' two Madron, are failed oSorn Cadiz, and the other from Toulon faid Se'bound for South America, where they are to aa ,1 conianffon in fome important expedition. 4 We are told that.on Tuefday an expreft arrived which brought an account thatfcwal fail otya n7fl men of war ofthclinc, andtwofngates were arrived Old Gibraltar, which belongs to the Spaniards, and i Sth gun (hot of Gibraltar. They are all cleanflwps, co 1 atly manned, have a number of troop on board, and give out they are goinS on an expedition againftthe "yXerday at half after three Lord North arofe in the houfe of commons, and in a fpeech of ull two houn 1 and a ni an long, delivered himlelf of his anmial! budget.

Mr Hartley obferved on feveral iteftnsmtbe account, particularly on the anticipation of the finking, fund and 5 very melancholy piaure of the probable confc fences of our difputes with America 3, and wedded, 'in the moft poudve terms, the interference of France and Spain, mould thofe unhappy difputes terminate in a civil Lord North anfweredhira by oVlerving, that he could not fee how ibtihg a general account of debtor and ere ditor, however drawn up, could poffibly avert the evils he Itemed lb much': to dread. Gov. lohnltone contended, though the Gating of an account had no immediate conneaion witn the picture drawn by hi) honourable friend, his pinion, theftate of the nation, which ufed to.be generally the fubjeft of converfation this certainly had. Yefterday Lord North, gave notice, that the hoafc of commons would rife on.the. s'jth inft The Spamfli miniltrr, on being queftwned on account ofthe late have declined, it is laid, to give an expli.

it anfwer and reply generally, that their maij ut is refolved to fuit his armaments, by lea and land, according to the prefcnt pofturc of affairs in Eu rone Extr'aS of a Utter from at Malaga to Ms friend at ri)Wr March 10, 1 775 The lift poll from Cadiz brought us accounts ot 40 veffels of different nations being emoargoed there, by an order from court: Tbey are, to, take all kinds of military ftores, its. Their deftination is kept a fecret All the (hips of war in faid harbour are fitting out. 1 he 'St. Genoa, a 74. gun Ihip, in our mote, unloading bombs, cannon, balls, anu otner vymi u.

v. rations are lor, time only will inform us It is w.ufper. eu they are for Nap es as the emperor leems to threaten an invafion there others fay they are deftmcd for fome part of the Barbary June A correfpondent has favoured us with the following account of the battle near Charleflown, viz. The re. inforcement both ef horfe and foot being arrived at Bof ton, and out army having good intelligence that general Ga'e was about to take poirefTton of the advantageous poits near Charleitovvn and Dorchefter point 5 the committee oH'afety advifed, that our troops mould prepofiefi 'theniifpoflible; accordingly on Friday evening the.

16th inft. this was elided and before day rlight on. Saturday morning, their lines of circumvallation, on a fault 'hill fouth of Cu nker's hill in Cbarle.lown, was in great forwardneff. At this time the Lively, man of war. began to fire upon them.

A number of our enemy's flu tendsrs, and fcows, or floating batteries, foon cams up, from all which the fiAg was general by 1 1 o'clock. About two, enfmy began to land at a point that leads out towards Noddle's illand, and immediately marched up to our intrenchments, from which they were twice repulfed with great lefs, but the time they forced them. Our forces which were in the lines, as well as thofe fenf for their relief, were annoyed or.a!l fides bv balls and bombs from Corpfe hill, the fhis, At this rime the buildings in Charleftown appeared in flames in almoft every quarter, fuppofedto be kindled by hot balls. Though this Icene was horrible and altogether new to moft of our men 5 yet many flood and wotinds, by (words and bayonets before they quftted their lines. The number of killed and wounded on our fide is not yet known.

Our men are in high fpirits. The number of regulars that were engaged is fuppo ftd to be between a and 3000. HARTFORD, In Cmneacu()3unt 19. By a letter from Albany, tor a gentleman in this Tfown we are informed, that three Sachems had been at 1'iat place and declared their intentions of befriendinj the people of this country, in their military movements, p. ovided they did not interfere with the iafety of col.

Johnfon. andcapt. CloPe, whom they tnesnt tJ defend, alio incaiiutis, uiai iw. jumui ubattoes and ij waggons, laden th goods atfJ hou c.i.i im fnrt and that ItuulkUIV, Tiny fci i ol. Johnfon had fununoncd Ih; Indians far and near, 19 5 et hitn in general congrefj at OfwcjJ.

From. the' ESSEX GAZETTE. CAMBRIDGE, Junt zi. Laft Friday night a detachment from1 our army be" gnn an on an eminence below Hunger's Hill, about a mile to the northward of the centre ofthe town of Charleilown. "Tlie "enemy appeared to much alarmed on Saturday when they dilco vered our operations," And immediately Kigali a heavy cannonading from? battery on Corpfe fiill, tfofton, and from the fhips in the harbour.

Our with little lofs, continued to carry on thajworks till one o'clock, P. M. on' Saturday; wbenthey ifiovered a large body "of the enemy "croflirtg i.hafTes fiollon. hey landed on a pp'rlit'of land' about a mile eaftward of our intrench ment and imtiiiuely dirpjfed thtir army for an attick previous to. which thry jet fire to the town of lwrlelbiiv i's fuppofed the enemy intended to' attack us mwlercover of the linokefroni the burning houles, the w.ind ftvburmg them in fuch a dc fign while, on the ether fide, their army was eaiending northward, towards Miflkk river, with an apparent dt fign of furrounding ouf nicn within the works, and of cutting off any afliltsnee intended for their relief.

1 hey were, in fofnemeafure, coun'tcraaed in this defign, and drew thtir army into clofer order. As the enemy ouf were not only expoled tt the attack of a very numerous mufquetry, but to the heavy fire of the battery on Corpie four or five men of war, feveral armed boats, or floating batteries in Milliek river, and a number of field pieces notwi.h ftanding which, our troops within the intrenchnaent, and at a breaft work without, fultained the enemies attacks with real bravery Vnd rejfblntion, killed and vounded 'great and Tepulled them feveial times, and after bearing, for about two hours, as fe vere andheavy a fire perhapsfever was known, and many having red away all their ammunition, they vvere over powered by obliged to leave the retreating about funfet, to a fmall dil tance over Charleftown Neck Our lofs, the bell information we can obtain, does not exceed fifty killed and about twenty or thirty taken prifoners. The town cf Charleftown, fuppofed to contain about 300 dwelling houfes, a great number of which were and elegant, befides 150 or zoo other buildings, are almoft all laid in The enemy yet remain in pofleflion cf Charleftown, and have erected works for their dj f'ence on Bunker's It is laid they have brought over fe me of tbeir light horfe from Bolton. ciur tro. iDs continue in'Ki'ch irits.

They are for tifying a very high hill attout ajnile and a fcalf from "this town," and within coiinon fhot of the enemy ou Bunker's Hill. I The following is a copy of a letter from a perlon of credit, and is thought, by many judicious perfons, to contain accounts not far from the truth. Bingham, Jue 19. Yefterd I came out cf Bofton, at P. M.

I heard the ofli.ers and loldiers lay, that they were fure they had a'thoufand or more killed and wounded "tljat they carrying the wounded men from 4 9'cloik on Saturday until I came away. General Howe commanded flv: troops. Tbey buried their dead at Charleflflwri. Among the "dead was major Pit airn. A great many other officers are dead.

Ihcfe were 50oo.fpldiei's went from Bdftofi. 'officers and fol diers exult very much upon taking our lines. J. B. The account of the number of troops which came from Bofton, as mentioned in the above letter, is corroborated by the obfervation of a gentleman at Chellea, who faw them in the boats, and adjudged the number to be near cooo.

It is reported that cne of the enemy's general officers is among the flain, faid to be either Howe cr A letVer to Major General David Wo at Greenwich. SIR, 1775. Captain Jonathan Maltrfwho went exprefs from here latt Sabbath, has this day returned from Watertown, which place he left laft Thurfday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the intelligence brought Trom him being fo direft, I thought it my duty to forward it to you, which is as follows, viz. Copj tfa Utter rem Mr. Ifaac Latlirof, one of the jro'vin (ialcwgrefs at VUtertovsn.

Watertown, June si, 1775. Eefore this reaches you, you will doubtlefs hear of tlie mgagemcnt of laft Saturday, between our troops and ofthe army atjtfton left you fliould not be well informtd, 1 will now undertake to give you as regular an account as can at prefent be obtained. Laft Ir rlay evening a detachment, from the tamp at Cambridge, marched to Charleftown, and there took pof fefiion of Breed's hill, about a mile from the ferry their intrenching tools not coinjpg up in feafon, it was 1 o'clock before they began their works as foon as day light appeared they were dikovered from Bolton, when the men.of war at the ferry, battery from Corpfchill, and the 'floating batteries, kcryiip a iontinu! connon ading and dig, whkWoitunatsly did but little execution, althoujh'our in trencliments were very far from bring completed this continued till about a o'clock, when a large army u( between 4 and 5000 men, (is We fince hear from Lofton) tinder the commni of General Howe, landed on the back of the'hillaJidVnarched up with great letming re folutioa towards our lines; our "men referved their Are till theeiemy advanced verynear. wnen a general engagement enlued the urc.irom our lines was fo excelfive heavy, and made a terrible llaughter as obliged the enemy twice to, give way Although many of. their officers flood in the rear with their words pointed at thtir backs ready to ran them through.

Our men keptip a continual blale upon them for about an. hour, with fuch execution as is (carce credible. The enemy then camcoii the flanks, marched up, and forced their way over the ramparts, with fixed bayonets, cut lafiei, and harid grenados, which obliged our little, brave army, conlifting only ofabout 500 men, at moft, to retreat. The town of Charleftown was fired in various parts during the aftion, and is now confumed to a wretched "heap of rubbllh. I kept my jroundat Watertown what.wit'i the, tbunderiHg.

of cannon and fmall arms, the conflagration of Charleftown, te waggons pnd horfe Iitiers with the wounded men coming the hol'piral in this and (trcaming of exprefles "to and fro, exhibited fuch an awful fcene, as I pray jGod Almighty I may never again behold. The brave and worthy Li Warren was, killed, ftripped and bu ried within the intrenchment. Our numbers killed are not yet known, but by tne bell count Icah obtain, it vi ill notmucb exceed jo, and the wounded Ihort of 100. Several, credible perfons have fince' made their efcape by water from Boftdni "fome. of whom I well know.

Ihe lateft. but fays, that upwards of 1400 of the enemy were killed and wounded, with '84 officers, and thaj 8 our men were made prifoners, and. the enemy had buried 41 of our dead. All asjrea thaJth'e lefs of the enemy, in killed and wounded, is more'than 1000., General Howe fays, you may talk of your Min and Fontenoys, Sec. hut he never faw nor.

heard ot fuch a carnage in fo fliort a All the furgepn in the army, with what could get in Kollon, were not fufficint to drels the. wounded. ti Although. they were 14 hours, night and day, in. removing, them from Charleftown, with the afliftance of many ofthe inbabi tants of Bofton whom they prefTed into the ferVice, many died in the ftreets on their way to the hofpital.

N.B.. Dr. Mather his whole furniture, with his library, plate, tic confumed in the lire at Chaiief I have employed Mr, Samuel rerfield to go with this, if you think it proper to forwaruVhis account to New York, he will be ready to ferve you: Ypu will excufe my fending it open, as I think it belt for ever one ti know 'with what bravery. our mau have acted. and how God in his providence feems to appear for usL Mr.

Perficldwillalfo band ypu a paper from Cambridge 'which contains fonie particulars. Jam in hafle, Sir, your friend and humble fervant, THADDEUS BURR. 0 June i'6, To its Excellency Gen. Wafhington, ger.eralijfimo cf alllbf forces rnifed and to be raijed in the confederated colonies tf America. 1 The addrefs of the provincial congrws ot tne colony ot Newi York.

May it pleafeyour E'xcelleicy. AT a time when the moft loyid of his Majeity's Tub jefls, frdtn.a regard; the Jaws and conftitution by 'which he fit's bh tlie throne, feel themfelves reduced to the unhappy neceflity oftakuig up arms to defend their dearcft rights and privileges. While we deplore the calamities of this fejoicein the appointment of a gentjemanv from whQle abilities virtue we are ta expefl ootB'feturity and Confiding ia you, Sir, and in the worthy generals immediately under yoiir com mand have the moft flattering hopes of fucceJs in thegforious ftrugglefor Anerican liberty, and thefulleftafTurancesthat whenever this import antconteft lhall be. decided, by that fondeft wifh of each American foul, an accommodation with oar mother country, you will chearlully refign the important depofit committed into your hands, and reaflume the character of oar worthieft citizen. 1 By order, P.

V. B. LIVINGSTON, Prefident, His Fxcc'llency's ANSWER. Gentlemen, AT the fame time that withyaii, deplore the unhap neceflity of fuch an apppintme.it as that with'which I am now honoured I cannot but feel fentiments of ths i ir' higheft gratitude for this affeding iuiUn.e of diflindUon and regard. May your warmeft wiflies be realized in the fuccefs 1 of America at this importiat and intereltiag period and be aflured, that every exertion of my wo, thy col leagues and myfelf, will be equally extended to the re eftabifhmcnt cf peace and harmony betwe.

mother 1 ountry arid thele olonies. As to the fatal, but nsceflary operations of war, when we aflumed the folJiir, we did hot lay afide the titizen; and we fhall raoft firicercly rejoice with you in that happy hour, when the eitablifhment of Amnion liberty on the moft firm and folid feunJations lhall e.n able us to return our private flationsa the b16m of a free, peaceful, and happy Julyit, 1775. G. Saturday evening laft an exprefs arrived here IVom Albany, with advice, that the Caghnavaga Induni of Canada, hid aftuilly taken Jip the anl it is luppofel they to'ait againll the coloaics..