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V 5 wy great. Gen. Vaughn yet wh Clinton's force; it Montgomery, in the highlands, HudWaTriieryij ares is ordered- immediately, (d diollejim .3500 mea;aj Thnrfd ay evening a s-eifenger arrived with fome difpatchesl ii viry great. Gen. Vaughn yet ?a? or great importance at trie Secretary of State somce from iora S torsion t at Paris, which -occafioned the holding a Cabinet Council, which did not break up till near hvelve o'clock. Ycflerday at two o'clock expreil came to -Adair, Efq;' in A rgy le-ftreet, from Rome, with an account of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of GloUceAer lying'at.the point of death. jvir. vair immediately waitea on ms xviajeity witn tne meian hear Germantown. A retaken Rhode Ifland ; detachecf to rei ntorce Gen . Waihington frevn the northern iral ard Morgan V excellent; cdrps of flight ifan try is by this mk that icooj iprifoners have fallen inta-oU hands; alio that the Hagle man of war of b guns, was ran affwLl ip a late attacK on rorijiuarja ; mat ine enemy let ner oii fi that bur people; cxtinguifhed theffames,1 ind got the mipfup tne lore. ineic attuuuts wanicauarraauon, aitnougn they cons pretty it rait to mis piace. i nope i inau pe aoie to confirm thrn AJn:,. I- J i:rxi r i I .-. t k nevr nr,A. 'Tne lff? heavv rain have rarrirl Rnn.. u-ii American privateers had been .feeh, for feveral days' croiiuig away that he had built with much pains over the Schuylkill, i about that coaft, and that they 'had lately done a deal of mif- removed it quite down to our fort in the Delaware, andthetise. chief by taking feveral vcfTels that trade from one port to ano- ray 's batteries on rrovmce uiana are greatly damaged. When ther with proviiions, &c. ! Col. Hazlewocd; who commauds the fleet of gallies in theDek. Mr. Jenkinfon has formed a plan for a union of Ireland with ware, was furamoned to farrendeitothejenem Great-Britain, upon terms which arc conceived to be perfectly 1 know yon; are brave, and (hall endeavour; to merit yoar efteem U kingdoms : it fettles the affairs a gallant defence ; i win not lurrenoer while l havej oqcvaltt choir account. His Maieftv expreffed his defire for Mr. Adair and Dr. Jebb's fettiflj 'out immediately for Rome to render his Royal Brother all the affiftance in their power ; in confequence or wnicn tney Dotn let out ror Komc lalt night. irreeable to the ittte'reil of both kinodo of the hereditary revenue in a manner not at all ofFenfive to the left. Thus this mulkito fleet, as our enemies tauntingly call tSie illies, is likely to prove an lniuperaDie bar to their larger Hen heavy ihips. i ;'-... '. -.;. i'-ii; . r'j;,'?' '''.. xM 1 P. Since writing the abovei the account of Rdodi? rt of France, relating to the encouragement the Ameri- $ barracks they had taken on North river. Geat.difirefi lor :zivc in iuc ports ur mat Kinraom, ana me lanpiies imp- wiu-. f 5'"ig ajinccDeni? . - m.x -0 . lr . . : uJ. i:..t- .r.. n-J ... jl' "' . i i' have little communication with their lhaps, and none wiUi the country. , v -. IN CO n g;r ess. Irilhi Lord Buckinghamfrnre, it is faid;u will certainly carry it gai into tneanin parliament tne next lemons i . Some of our minifters exbedb a war with Fraheel' while other of them ire of a different opinion ; both parties have their rea- Nng "ken groVa ftronger ; and it is certain that Gen. Vaaghnf fon$; A very ftrong and fpirited remonftrance has been feht to wih his fprce, is reurned to New-Yoik, after deftroying the forts the court cans rec -ped from France to America. This remonftrancc is couched in terms fo flrong! and decifive, that many of the members jof ad- miniftration thmk France will tke it for a declaration of war ; but others are confident theV will give up the Americans p licly, yet ftill continue to fupplv them throfih the merchan . It is now evidently in vain to expeclany good from French promifes. Complaints and remniirances are allin vain ; the 11 French have, with their ufual mean duplicity, fported too long with the eafy credulity of this nation. To delay an hour is to fhut our eyes againll tBe cleared conviftion. iWhatever the- French may promifei they will llifl continue tb lend fecrefaid to the American caufe. Let war be declared aeainll France for rhathas been already done. It is altogether unworthy the dig been pleafed, in fo great a meafure j to profper the means ufed nity of the nation' ro be amufed ah hour, longer. ' ! I for the fupport of out troops, and tb crown our arms withmo ; Orders are fent to the Gover; brs of Jerfey and Quern fey, for hgnal fucc'eis. ; . 1 : j U all the fortifications of the faid ifiands to be but in a oroner rate lU is therefore recommended to . . : . i.ivemDer I, 1777. I ub, Ii vuk. as mucn as it is tne indiipcnlabJe duty of all men to ja rs. JL I dore the lupenn tending Providence of Almighty Gad i to acknowledge with gratitude their; oblii?dtipn to him for benefi i received, and to j implore luch further blelSngs as they ftahd In need of: And it haviag pleafed him, in his abundant merely not on ly to continue to us tne innumer&Die bounties of his com-. moh. providence, but x(o to fmile upon us inlthe profecution cf jdlt and necellary war tor the defence and eUabllfhment of ott henable rights and libemes ; particularly in that he hatLf a una of defence. W 1 Lj U l .i 1V1 O I U XV Li. .lOV. IjL Extral of a Ltttrfrcm our Delegates in CONGRESS, rrYoRk . ' . S i;R; : i Town, O8ohr $ 1777. W E hare; the honour and the pleafure to enclofe you a copy i of the capitulation, by which General Burgoyne and his army ftfrrendered themfelres prifonersif war. This great aifair rfiightbave been ftill greater, if the near approach of Sir Henry Clinton to Albany (where our military and provilisn ftores were Itdged) had not rendered defpatch necelfary with Gen. Burgoyhe's army; ' Two thenfand brave men; under General S'ark, are gone to Ticondercga, and Gen. Gates; with the main bH3v of his'aK the Ie?ifiative and eyecutivie powers of thefb United States to fet. apart Tburday the i8ti daylof DuetnbefTitxi for SOLEMN THANKSGIVING ant PRAISE ; that at one time and withj one voice the good people may cxprelV the grateful feelings of their heartsi and confecrate themlelves to the iervice ot their'Divine Behefador ; and that, together with their firicerc acknowledgements and offerings; they may join the peniffnt cenfeffion of their manifold fins whei eby they had forfeited eyerylfavbur, and their humble and" earnsll Application; that it may plea fe God; through" the niei' ritsdf Jefus Chrifti mercifully to argive and blot ? them - outcl remembrance : that itmay pleafei hirh'r frracibuil v: tor afford liit bleffing on the governments of cheie States refpeftively, and Q37, is moving oown me iortn river; to meet Uen. Vaughn, who rr,u,Pcr tne puDiic councils of the whole i to infpire oer comi yet remains about 50 miles btlow Albany. ' Two, brigades, with i rnanders both by; land and iea;ani kll Under them with that light corps under Col. Morgan, are on their way to j -in General f wifdom and fortitude; which may render them fit inltruments Wafliington." ,. Nothing, that we know of. hath happened near a4c providence of Almighty God, to (ecu re for theie U Philadelphia fince the enemy's ucfuccefsfui attack on Red Bank" mte4 States, the greatelt of all human; bieffings; independence' Fort Mlfilib, in which two of their (hips of war were loft, and peace i That it may pleaie hirn! i to profper the trade and -' i') wi.n wint luiwuur cmccrs ana 70 privates, iyiurc5 01 cne people, and the IaDour cr the hulbandman, madepriforcrs."; : .'V 1 ' Hthatbur land may yefyield its incrcale J to take ihools and lei IZJI of prtfonen and ornance ftores,, 13 c. by return of the Deputy Jd- l.minaHes of educationXfo necefTarv for colrivatin tKn nr'mrlnlA iutant General. 139 Britifli rank and file ; 2022 German ditto; 8joCanadi ati littof 991 rank and file ; r Lieut. General ; 2 Major Grnerals; 3 Brigadier Generals; 6 Lieutenant C lonals ; 1 2 Majnrs ; -6Capains ; 133 Lienrctiants ; 41 Enfipns ; 8 Chao- f . SL A .11 V . AM . '' i u numunu; , 7 vuarter. jviauers 14 aurgeons J Aiates; 5 judge advocates; fife.' . - .;.... v" 1 r 356 Sirjeants ; 189. drums and dnd tivating the principle 111s iiuriuriny uauu. e . i-f- . . 1 or true noerty, virtue, and pjety, - y lu.f-n mi mc4u m religion, jor tne promotion and en largement or that Kingdom,1, which confifteth V in ne-htecufaefs: i ' 1 -v j Lieutenant General Bargnyxe, member cfParliamnet ; Major Oeucral Ph'lii-s, ditto ; Lord Peter mam, ditto 'Lrrd JBalcaras, ditto; M j r Aikkrd, ditto ; Brigadier General Hamilton ;Ma jor G-.r.. Rj" dttcY; Brigadier Gall ; Brigadier Spechtz. Twt-24 founder' ; four is ditU: eiphteen 6 ditto : feur 1 peace; An - recrea ine th lemn G.ir. ; a r Ko) a:svand two itch hownzers, in al'35 pieces of bri.'s nrut.a: cc i:h implements and ftores complete1-lor the pie ces, 5000 Used of arms, and a" great quantity of mu&et eartrig- numter of ammunitoa waggons, travelling forges, 1 ano a Sec. and joy in the Holy GhcftJ u is runner recommended, that : fervile labour and fuch tion as, though at 6:her time irinbeent, may be unbeco ic purpofe of this appointment,! imay be omitted on fo n occaiion. m- fd- Extra3 of a let er.fr o.f$ a memherofCongrefs, dated Yo rk-To vn. dVovemttr c, 1777. ' LTNTON's progrefs up the : North river rendered defpatch vJ c-iTirv vith Burgoyne, aadprevented .our fuccefs from being fo brilliant as it would otherwife hayi bscn ; but a. it is, it 'Extract from the minutes. v . ' ' charles; ,THo?virsGN, Sec'rv. - Intelligence from RED-BANK. ! lUdBank.'s6&nhr:?? ad, T-r-n Mzy it plcafe your Excellency. "IT . . nj- JHIS will acquaint your Excellency, that early this racrn I mg, we carried afl our gallies rid aK nn. : und ftnr sinner and .hiavy firing we drove the enemy s! (hips down the river, ex ; ceP.i a ?4 gun imp. and a lmali frigate,! which we obliged them tcquu, as they got cn ftiore, and by accident the 64 gun fli'ip ofcwp-and ;hefrigcte they fet on1 fire them felves, took the people all out and quitted , them, i Our adion laftcd till twelve o'clock, -and our fleet has received but very little damage. You W1!J informed of the glorious event of lalt riight by CoH
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