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. On Toefday the fotbwUg ‘SUltei frtre received from America:Extras ofa lelterfrom Cambridge in New England, July 13. ^ -“ The day before yeflerday we went {o Chcl-fimous for the battle of Noddle-Ifland near •to it j'wh'le were on Powder-hern-hill, back of Ghdfsa, wc faw a fltirmilh between a party of our people (130 in number) who went in whale boats-, to an ifland about 12 miles from gofton, and burnt a large quantity of hay, which was put into bundles by the Regular?, and intended to be fent to BoAon for their horfcs. A ,great number of marines in fchooners, men of war’s boats, and two (hips of war, kept up a conflant fiie on our myn, \vhH**tbey remained on the ifland ; but this did not prevent them’deAroying the hay. The jfchooner and boats endeavourca .toxnt off their retreat, -which brought on a very waim engagement, in which wc had one killed and one wounded. The lofc of the Regulars is q'Ot known, but fuppofed to be confiderable, as they were driven off fevel-al times, and finally obliged to retire, which would not have been the cafe if they had not loA fome men.“ Y.tfAerday we (pent in Roxbury ; while there were amufed with a fieavy fire of cannon and mortars, from the lines of the Regulars on the Neck, and from one of their floating batteries, agaioA 200 of our men, who were throwing upa breaft-wcrk in front of the George Tavern on the fume Neck, and within a few rods of the RfguLrs advanced guard j our people kept on their work and neve'r returned a (hot. -Three bombs burft near our men; without injuring them.All things look well; wc are now Arongly pofledr fo arc the Regulars. ■ I believe neither lide are willing to attack each other in their lines'.“ We have jurt got over land from CapeCod. a large fleet ot whale boats; in a day or two *c (hall man them in Cambridge and Myftick Rivers, and try to keep our enemy’s boats from infulting us.*f The Regulars do not feem willing to come am,, hut our people are continually provoking them.”ttttndg* in baxf. i'rtdtlefs than . 1500 of each article in tpe city and county of Philadelphia, 300 for the codnty tiA gentleman who got oat of Boflon on Monday July 10, fays, that the inhabitants were numbered, and amounted to 6573.—-300 Tories arc diofeR to patrole the Arefits, ^9 of a night.— Very fickly, from 10 to 30 funerals in a day, and no bells allowed to toll—Matter Lovell taken up and put into gaol, which is in confequence offeme letters found in Dr. Warren’s pockets; andMafter. Leach alfo.—Rcleafed out of gaol, 4. — Mr. Hunt ftyiftg that he wiflled the Americans might kill them all, was confined in go.*I.—11 dead‘of the wounded prifoners at Charles Town. Col: Parker dead ; he declared at his laft hour, if he got well he would do the fame.—A great number 0/ floating batteries are bu'lding, and five'tranfoorts' and three Hoops arc failed lor hay and wood to the EaAward.A letter from New Haven fays, “ An engage-, ment was fcen in the Sound, between a Provincial and a King’s veffcl, which laftcd upwards of an hour, when the latter run awiy.” The Hanover volunteers, now at Wiiliamf-. burgh, in Virginia, hearing that 'Ld Difnmore, with Capr. Foy, and fo'tOtj7officers belonging to the Fowcy mati of war, were at his Lordffup’s farm, about fix miles from that city, they jet off in order to bring the Governor peaceably bsck to the Palace, that he might refume his govern ment, attd be aflund of the proteftion and fup-port Of the inhabitants in adminiAcring juftice.' But upon the road, meeting wi-.h twocarpei.;crs belonging to the man of war, and a Negro cutting wood, and only fecuring the two former, the latter ran.and informed his Lordfhipof their eoming, who, with his companions^ immediately got on board a boar. They were ndr above 50 yards from the (hore when the volunteers arrived, but as their intentions were entirely amicable, they did not think it worth while to give chem-felves any farther trouble.Bucks, 5os for the county of CheAar, 600 for the county of Lancafter, 300 for the County of York, 300 for the countylt;Jf Citmberland, 400 for the county of Bcfks, .300 for %the county q: Northampton, too for the county of Bedford, too for the county of Northumberland, *anc tod for the county of Weftmorcland; to bb nndcr the care of the commanding officer of the batallions of the faid counties, tor the immediate life!of fuch officers and foldiers as (hall be drafted from the batallions from time to rime for aual fcrvicc, and to .recommend and cn join the officers and committees of each county in this province, to felcft a number'of men equal to the anns, c. provided for the fame, to be in readinefs upon the Jhortcft notice to march into any quarter in cafe of emergencies -_ Refblvcd 5. That the firelocks, to be provided asaforefaid, be of one fize and bore, with Aeel rammers, and bayonets well fitted to them, and that patterns of the faid firelocks, and bayonets, be immediately made in the city of Philadelphia, and fcnt to the different counties. . .Refolved 6. That provifion be made for defending this province and city in particular, againft the attacks of armed vcffels that may be fcnt to annoy them.And whereas the faffty of a country greatly depends oa having within itfelf the means of defence, an if it appears that fufficicnt quanti ties of faltpetre may be collected not only for its defence but for other purpofcs:—Refolved 7. That the fum of 20I. be paid for every 100 weight of good and merchantable faltpetre, which ihall be.made ar.d manufactured in this province, ar.d delivered to the committee herein after named, within the fpacc of three months from this time, and that the fum of 15!. be paid for every 100 weight of good merchantable faltpetre, that filsll be made and manufactured within this province, and delivered to the faid committee within three months next following, and fo in proportion foragieat-cr Or lcffer quantity.Refolved 8. That J. Dickenfon, G. Gray, Heoty Wynkoop, Anthony Wayne, Benj. Bartholomew, George Rofs, Mich. Swoops, John Montgomerie, Edw. Biddle, William Edmonds, Bernard Daugherty,'Samuel Hunter, William ThOmpfon, Thomtls Willing, Benj. Franklin, Daniel Roberdeau, John Cadwallader, Andrew Allen, Given Biddle, Francis JohnAon, Richard Riley, Samuel Morris, jun. Rob. Morris, Thomas Wharton, and Robert White, be a committee of fafcty forthwith, and fo many of ihCalfoctators be in aual fervice when necef-fity requires, as the faid committee (ball judge proper for paying and fupplying them with ne-ccflhries, while in aCtual (srvicc—for providing for the defence of this province agalnA inva fioo and infurrefiiotv, and for encouraging and phj.itfoting chwnanufatflure of (alt petrc.Refolved 9. That any feven or more of the faid committee be a board for tranfaCiing the’ mfinefs.aforefaid or any part thereof. ^^c^foUowa ^ yote of crodis* for ie,coQl-4_ry 6f credit-, of the denominations following, viz..70cbI.of4ol.‘l And relblves, for putting it 7000I.— joli-f intothc hands ofMichacl Hil-7000I.—20I. f Iigas, Efq; appointed Trea-7000I.— 10I..J furcr, fubjefl to the draughts cf.the committee or order of the houfe, and for Jinking the bills by a tax upon the inhabitants, agreeable to the laws for raifing the Provincial tax,immediately after the Provincial tax is funk.An authentic Account of the mf ruble Fate of ten Men b: longing to the A D V £ N t U r e , lately returned J\-om the South Seas, nuho were fur prized I) the Savages in New Zealand, put to death, gnd eaten: . Exlrailed from the Journal of one of the Crew that was ordered to make feanhtn;tintitm;thedanfu,w;5sheofbofrclieandiinilob
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Middlesex Journal and Evening Advertiser
Middlesex, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Sep 05, 1775
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