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ss one fence Jill , UUl we h ave icept t quantity ot poultry, iome ior v.anaaa, ana tnat it is agrceaoic to lome agreement of IW good mutton, and fine fat hogs, which are at your fervice. Up- tor FRANKLIN. I I: en which we told them to come to town with us ; they did, bat " The continental agent refiding here, waited on (General fogn foand, to their great furprize, we were thofe they termed Dargour, after his arrival here, and begged to know his ioten. tion, in regard of admitting imencan veilels ; ne replied, that rebels. We are very bufy fortifying this place ; and as good winter quarters mull be very comfortable this cold fcafon, we are deter mined to fight hard for three miles round this place. January 13. By Capt. Cordray, who is juft arrived at Sin -nepuxent, in a Ihort paffage from Cape Francois, we are inform ed, that a few days before he failed, 12,000 French regular troops arived there from France. That while he lay at the cape, an armed brig from South-Carolina, fell in with a Bri tilh frigate, who gave her chafe, and would molt undoubtedly have taken her, had not a French frigate taken the Carolina man under protection, and fafely convoyed her into port. Lad Friday Capt. William Nutcn, in the floop Pennfylva-nia-Farmer, arrived here in 25 days from Curacoa, who in forms us that the news of Burgoyne and his army furrendering them Telves prifoners to the Americans was received there before he failed, which afforded great fatisia&ion and joy to the peo. pie there, who immediately caufed a number of cannon to be difcharged, and the colours of the fhipping in the harbour to be difplayed, &c. Txtracl of a letter , dated Plymouth Dock, Oflober 12, 1777, on board the joip Clephin, of gguns. Dear Fat her, 4i THIS is to acquaint you that I ari here a prifoncr of war, alfo thofe that were taken in the Lexington privateer, after an engagement of 7 hours, with a floop of war of 14 guns. We engaged her 20 leagues off (ho e, the day after leaving o :r port. This engagement of 7 hours was at two different times, and af ter killing all our officers, but Capt. Johnilon, amounting to ten, and wounding 7 men, our ammunition expended, and our Ihip mattered in fucn a manner that we could fearer ly keep her above water, were obliged to itnke. However, I have the fa 'tiafaftion to acquaint you alfo, that we killed the Car ot their men. Afrcr which engagement they took noOrffion of the Lexington privateer, exchanged us all on board their vefiei, faving two Frenchmen, and put in our ftead 17 men; but as God would have it, they all perifhed at fca, they not being a- blc to keep the Lexington above water. In fhort, here we arc healthy and well, to the number of 900 prifoners, among whom are 200 Frenchmen, fome Chevaliers De St. Louis, who arc no more noticed than common men. We are all in confu iion, but hope to make our el ape before our winter quarters is Cver. The Englif have already propofed to us to lilt with them, but no likelihood of their tempting any of us. Never was a nation more diftrefll-d for men. Tey are obliged to take three battalions of mi!:::- on b; ard their fhips, to acl as feamen, and notwithstanding, hav ; r.c;: a thi J part of men enough to tan their mips. I conclude, yoar dunitf! ion, ice. (Signed) ROUSSF. JiUX. Extrafi of a Utter from a gentleman in Cape Francois to bis friend in this tewn, dated Dec. o, 1 777. "SIR, " YOU no doubt have heard of the great preparations of war in the French Well -Indies. An embargo laid 00 all French veflels; the French ports (hut to all American veffels ; a number of transports wi h foldiers, expected ur.der a ltrong convoy. It i? trae, the errbareo was laid, the ports fliut to the A v.cricans, un t-.:nf pjrts come under A - . I . a convoy, tliat tne K.ng n:s );ik upon i' as a man. I..-!! .declaration of war, and kn r b i- "he Wouid b sttacked before they 2 d the tranfoo-ts, coming under a convo oppofed by the Britiih ambafudor, at Pari ,, who declared, t! Ih.mld the matter would reached the Weft Indies; but he hoped that would not be the cafe, as it ws his matter V intention to keep up a good jundcr ftanding between the court ( f Great-Britain, and that of France and Spain, wiii.h he hoped would not take the advantage trfhf times, while h- was quelling the u Nappy rebeiJioi, that n -w fubfified between Great-Britain and the colonies ; and that he cou'd no? help obferving to them, the favour fh;wti to the Ame fican veifdi in the French ports. France, wi:h her ufua! pn!i- he had orders from the King his mailer, to open alli FrencH ports, to the veflels belonging to the Thirteen United Statej. I am, yours, &c." To the printer of the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. SIR, ' Jje following nuill enable the public to judge properly of tbt conduQ of General Howe, towards thofe who by the fortune of war be come his prifoners '. Your inferting it will oblige one who was an officer on board the Delaware frigate when jhe unfortunately ftft into the enemy's bands. . j. ON the 27th of September laft,, by unavoidable accident, the Delaware frigate was captured by Gen. Lore Corn waiiis, at Philadelphia. The treatment received from fhe offi. cers and foldiers at their firlt coming on board I (hall ware, and only inform the public that feveral of the fame foldiers fiace, while on gua d over us, declared that the General ordered them to plunder whatever might be of ufe to them j which onjler waj exactly obeyed. ;i ' From the fhip we were taken to the provoft, (the neiv jail) where we were complimented with having.our cockadesj pulled out and hove in our faces, with ' damn you, ye rebel hi rs, how dare you wear cockades." ' All the officers, and as many others as made 20 in njmbftt were for three days locked next to the dungeon, without viftrf. als, See. and were obliged to eafe nature in the fame place. We were kept nine days in the provoft, during which time we received about 41b. of fhip-bread, one half of which was offuch a quality as not to be fit for ufe ; and as to meet, one pound and a half was the extent. Lv .J ; The tenth day we were removed to the State-Houfe, as were The firft week our cafe in regard to prov'iions was the fame as in the provoft, being ferved only once with a fmail loaf of bread, and once with beef, not ex ceeding two pounds. . I As to the reli of our treatment it exceeded any thing thai can be conceived : We were excluded from feeing our naareft friends; prevented from the ufe of the State-Houfe yard, al though wonly recjuefted a few hours in the middle of the day; One perfon only was allowed the ufe of the necefTary houfe, and he with a bayonet at his back, notwithstanding our n am ber was about feventy ; We were forbid lifting up any of the windows, fo that we we e prevented from receiving the benefit of what frefh air might have been communicated that way : And a certain Capt. Hogfhaw not only refufed to punifo a negro for ftriking one of our officers, but in disecl words laid that Uie ne-: gro was as good as any of us. . In o.-der to knw whether General Howe would remove any of thefe feverities, we remonllrated and prated for relief, bat relief was only to be found in fortitude. One part of his anfwer, rctpeeting provinons and wood, l mail lay Derore tne piiolic, If not enough, we might take the benefit of the mar-? I would afk any man how we were to avail ourfelves of a when his orders were fuch as I have defcribed above. And in order that the public may the better judge whether we had reafon to complain or no, I do declare, that for the nine weeks I was a prifoner there was never more ferved than from 4 to 6 ounces per day, and if the time fhould be reckoned that we were without any, it would reduce that quantity to from 3 to 4 ounces per day, and about half a pound of fhip-bread fuch as it was. Well may the public bdeive the many reports re- fpeding the cruel treatment of prifoners in New-York, ice. when omcers are uled as above. and 1 5 the officers of our army viz. kct." ma ket, embargo, ner port .. her tra fno 1 denied the ATencan agreed ;o fend 0 voy. 1 ne tr irlports arrived Here in a: Majynicu 7000 c .T'-rtiv abut t! r a wi to the The cafe of the privates ccfm fined in the provoft in Philadel phia is really melancholy, and the more fo es the charity f cer tain inhabitants is rendered lefs ufeful than it Would be by the cruelty of him that has the care of faid jail (Cunningham is feis name) who has deliberately ovcrfet at the c'oor, victuals fent to the needy within, and laughing fr.id, damn them. let them le, ook oh vhe firjaliow their fpittle and be damned." However the feriou iandfl, without mind may defpile iuch a wretch, moil Certain it H that for i men land r 1 vc:rcrc:, 1 n r 1 ana at ivi.irtimco, lana fnd at tiiis piace, hearty fellqwi, amonp Sec. and in general eccd and faithful Jerviccs he has been preferred. . - NEW - JERSEY. W. G. v. : : - 1 j 1 : 1 1 wuum 13 a rrimcni 01 ara'.jo is, wunaii tne-r imp.emenrsj but no hone, chcill) ciotfied in heavy woiltn, old and experienced onice.-a and foldiers. Ar.d likewife arriv cd in the Havannah 10 ibips of the line, and co frigates, with A number of tranlpojrtf , wi-h foldiers on board, and as many more daily expected. The pe ople here thooght at firft, they produce, manufadure, and trade, bought, fold, or exchanged were tor taking lamaica; but fmce their arrival, the politici- in any part of this State, Ihall not exceed the fum to them feve- JbfraSl of an acl, i?:litlcd, an ail for regulating and limiting the prices of fundry articles of produce, manufacture, and trad, 'i to prevent for ejl ailing, regrating, and engrojjing. - V BE it enafted, &c. 1 hat from and tfter the publication of this acl:, the rates and prices of the following articles of ans are oif of that opinion, and judge, by their clothing, they rally annexed, that is to fay ; are deftir"1 for a colder climate. rry, Whether they are not Salt, of home manufacture, 551b. to the bufhel, .3 15 o
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