jttt r n f tt'7't the number 3c6 north-carolina gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro lieertate et eos'j 1 ujjl1c philadelphia july 2 exiras of a lettzr from gen wapnngton to cor.grrj dattd ccnip at • quibble town june 25 1777 j sir " \ ror x y hen i h id the honour to addrefs you laft it was i ri !& / on the f-bjeft oi the enemv's retreat from brunf 1 & i & i wick to arnboy aiid of ihs meafures puriued to w w annoy them at the time of writing the infor | mztion i had received rcfpechng their lofs was rrhr-r \ arue and jncertain ; but we have reafon to belitve from intelligence through various channels face that it was pretry con iijei able and fell chiefly on the grenadiers and light infan ' try who formed their covering par y the inclofed copy of a ietter correfponds with ether accounts on this head and wi.h the declarations of fo;ae deferters sorr.c of the accounts are that officers were heard to fay thfcy had not fuffered 10 feverely lincc the affair at princeton m alter the evacuation of brunf.vl.k i determined with ths advice of my general officers to move the whole army the r.ixt morning to titis poi where they would be nearer the ene mv and might aft according to circum&ances in this i was prevented by rain and they only moved yetierday morning " it is much to be regretted that zr bxprefs lent off to ge neral maxwell on saturday night to inform him cf gen g;een s movem°n:s to vards branfwick thac he iriight cond-idt himivlf accorciinglv did not reach him whether tns exprefs wen de fignediy to the enemy or was takrrn is not known ; but there is reafon to believe h fell into their hands if gen maxwell had received the ordsr these is no doub bat their whole rear guard would have beu-n cut cit this the enemy confeired them felves a we are well infc.rrr.ed by peri ns in honam town •' by a reconnoitring p::rty ja:'t renamed it is reported as a matter of daub whether any of the enemy have removed from amboy though it is almoft certain they have transported a great deal of thsir baggage i have tiie honour to be c °" g washington c may it pi cafe your excelkncy " i have thought proper to trouble your excellency with tae following intelligence received by three dilicrent ways 1 hat the j;reatelt part of the flee from ne»v york harbour has remov ed to the watering place and prince's uay where the bagg.ige and troops palling from the jeifc-ys are a.nliantly embarking that the tranlport at new york cut down tor a floating batte.-y has twenty fix 24 and i3 pounders and lies off the grand bat tery in the river another whkh they have been fitting for the fame purpofe is negleibd and ur.fiaimed gen howe arrived at new york on sunday afternoon the whole of which day they were employed in removing the wounded ioldiers from the docks to the hofpitals there faid to arnouat to 500 men col canrip bel of the 57th regiment of britifh troops garrifons new york with the affiiunce of the inhabitants 50 of whom are obliged to do duty every day i am c copy of a letter fr cm general wafbhtgton to co/tgrefs dated camp at middle brook un 2s 1 777 sir •• on thurfday morning general howe advanced with his whole army in feveral columns frow amboy as far as weft field we are certainly infoimed that the trcops lent to staten wand returned the preceding evening and it is faid with an augmentation of marines ; fo that carrying them there was a feint with intention to deceive us his deiign in this fadden movement was either to bring on a general engagement upon difadvantageous terms confidering matters in any point cf view or to cut off our light parties ar.d l rd sterling's divifion which was fent down to fapport then rr to pouefs himfelf of the heights and paffes in ihe mountains on our left the two laft feemed tote the firft objects cf his attention as his march was rapid againit thefe parties and indicated a ltrong difpofiti on to gain thofe pafles in this iituarion of affairs it was tho't abfolutcly neceflary that we mould move oar force from the low grounds to occupy the heights before them which was effected as they advanced they fell in with fome of oar light parties and part of lord stirling's divifion wi:h which they had foine pretty fmatt ilcirniifning with but very little lofs i believe on our iide except in three field pieces which unfortunately fell into the enemy's hands ; but not having obtained returns yet i cannot determine it with certainty oor can we afcerrain what the enemy's lofs wa as foon as we had gained the patfef i detached a bedy of light trcops under brigadier general scorr to hang on their flank and to watch their morions and ordered morgan's corps of riflemen to jcin him fince tne enemy rc maintd at weiiseld till ycfterday afternoon when about three o'clock they moved towards spank town with our light troops in their recr and purling the enemy have plundered all before them and it is fiid burnt fome bodies i have the ho nour to be c g washington lxtraci of a letter from the jame to cc-igrr/s dated lead quarters middle krwk june 27 1777 , nine o'cicck p m s i r •* i have not been able to afcertain yet with anv degrpe of premier the lofs fuiiaintd by the enemy in the fc\c:r.l fkir mifhes on thurfday tho we have many rcaiboa to believe i was much more conhderable than what it was apprehended to be when i had the honour ol addrefling you on the fa jcft " as to our lofs i am allured by lord sterling that it was trifling and by fuch deferters as have lome in that they faw but very few prifoners taken it would have been certain v known before this that is the number not vet returned nad nut fame of the parties and i believe the molt which were then out joined the corps fince detached i have the honour to be c g washington jfuns 30 ?. s the prifoners taken by us were 13 two of which are light dragoons the reft infantry g washington publijhcd by crdcr of cttugrefs charles 1homson secretary that the defign o the enemy was to er-dcivour to come to philadelphia fays a cbfrefpondentj i a matter too clear to be doubted of but it was nea-iiiry for gen howe to make fome lutle movement by which he might try ihe jii poll ion of the nalitia in th two ftates ot new je and r'ennfyjvania before he ventured to make his grand movement ior this city his maich from 1 uniwkk 10 somerfet was intended to procure thi3 knowiedge and he foon found that he mould not only have ge neral v/aihing o:i upon his back but the militia of both hates about his e n if he itirred any further finding this to be the cafe he rccie^ted to am boy loping thereby tr.at the militia would be diimiiicd and likewiie the 3000 men tttuch had been crdercd fora general furr.am's camp cuun ermar.ded 1 iiis 1 take to be the true reaion of howe's vvo ujovements to somerfct and an.boy if howe means to bi ing on a general adion why don't he march for the delaware at ence r when i fay a general action i mean his whole force again tt oar whole force and not his whole j or ce againit a part of ou,t which it what he is trying at liuwe i a fleepy fku!icing general when our f^rcc is colkcled he runs away and when a part of it is difmifled he cornes back ag^in ; and at this boo-peep kind of game he'll go on till he gets his head broke and then he'll be quiet the privateer brig general montgomery from this port has been taken by one or the enemy's fhips of war and carried into gibraltar the following anecdote being a lively reprefentation of the blejjingi of britijb government is recommended to the ferious pe ruial of all timid cool-hearted americans : on monday the 16th of may laft one mr anderfon a houfe carpenter living in chapel ftreet new york hau a difference with a tory who infulted mr anderfon as he was going home from his work with his tools on his moulder and tauntingly faying to him *' times arc changed with you — so ! you are obliged to carry ** your axe — where is your gun now that you ufed to carry this brought en a further altercation and at length blows en