The Georgia gazette. (Savannah, Ga.) 1763-1776, October 20, 1763, Image 3

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Great part of thtf reinforcements that are ordered to De* troit mult be well advanced by this time, and, we trull, we (hall loon have the pleasure of giving the publick an account not only of their arrival, but of their success in clearing the country of the barbarians, as punching them so fevercly, that they iliall never dare to attack any of our settlements hereafter. Yederday the Marlborough transport, with a number of officers belonging to the different regiments now in Ameri ca, failed for London. • The new General that lately arrived at Hispaniola from Old France, died at Cape Francois the sth ult. after a few day 6 illness. Providence, New-England, Sept, 3. A gentleman arrived from Surinam informs us, that the infurre&ion of the negroes at Berbecia was intirely quelled, and every thing would soon be redored to its former Bate; great numbers of the rebellious negroes have been put to death, for the future security of that place. ‘ Philadelphia , Sept. 12. This day an express arrived from Reading in Berks county, with the following intelligence. “ That on Thursday lall, about two o’clock in the af ternoon, eight Indians came armed to the house of John Fincher, (one of the people called Quakers) about three quarters of a mile distant from a party of Capt. Kern’s, confiding of fix men, commanded by Ensign Shefler, and about 2j. miles from Reading, Over the Blue Mountains: That said Fincher, his wife, two sons, and daughter, im mediately went to the door, and aficed them if they would eat any tiling, hoped they were come as friends, and in treated them to (pare their lives: That, however, after fomc deliberation, they killed Fincher, his wife, and two sons, the daughter said to be miding; but as (he was heard (creaming by fome of the neighbours, and crying murder, it is learcd Ihe is likewise killed : That a little boy made his efcapc from the savages, and came to the Ensign, who immediately went to the place with his party, hut the Indi ans were gone, and finding, by their tracks, which way they went, pursued them to the house of one Nicholas Mil ler, where he found four children murdered, the enemy having carried off two others with them; but that said Mil ler, and his wife, being at work in a field, saved their lives by dight, the man being pursued near a mile by one of the Indians, who fired at him twice: That our party dill pur iued, and soon came up with the enemy, and fired on them, which they returned; but the soldiers rulhedon them so fu rioufiy, that they quickly ran off, and left behind them two prisoners, two tomahawks, one hanger, and a fuddle; three of their number being badly wounded: That the two prisoners recovered were two of the above-mentioned Mil ler’s children, which they had tied together, and drove them before them : That the persons murdered were all (calped, except a child about two weeks old, which they, in the mod cruel manner, dadied to pieces againll the wall: That the number killed over the mountains was eight, and two miffing : And that the inhabitants had all come on this fide, and were in the utinod dtrtVefs. “ That as the express was fettingoff from Reading, cer tain information was brought there, that the house of Frantz Hubler, in Bern townlhip, al>out 18 miles from Reading, was attacked on Friday evening lad, by the Indians, when Frantz himfelf was wounded; his - wists and three children carried off; and three others of his children fealped alive, two of whom are fin e dead.” * Since our lad arrived here an express from Fort Bedford, • which he left the 7th instant. By him there is advice, that all wn3 well at Pittlbtirg: That Capt. Hay, with the con voy from Ligonier, had got lase therej That there had been no didurbancc from the Indians in that quarter, fincc Col. Bouquet’s vidory over them : Add that every thing was likewise very quiet in Cumberland county, where there seemed to be a noble spirit, many brave men being ready to go out in the fcrvice of their king and country* if pro perly encouraged. Nenv-Porh, Srpt. 12. By an exprefe arrived on Saturday lad, wc learn, tint Fort Detroit dill held out llrongly a gaind the savages, and that they were noways likely to suc ceed in their attempt, notwithdanding they came well pro vided for the at'acft. By letters from London we learn, that an unexception able coalition of parties would soon take place there, and that all bents and animosities on cither fide would he burled in oblivion. Sept. 19. We hear from Albany, that about the I>c:m 11- mng of this month, Sir William johnfon was enutlv en gaged in a congress with the five friendly tribes, who figMi hed their hearty inclinations to the Englilh, alluring‘him of their endeavours to reconcile the distant tribes to the fune intered. Charlejlnvn , Oc7. 5. Mr. Fenwickc Bull is appointed feerctary to the congress. SAVANNAH, October 20, MONDAY lad arrived here front Charlellown by wa ter, the Hon. Peter Randolph, Esq; one ol his Ma jedy’s Council in Virginia, who came with his Honour Lieut. Gov. Fauquier, in order to attend at the congress ; and next day he let out a<ain in the South-Caiolina fco'ut boat, Capt. Joiner, for Charlellown. On Tuesday morning an express arrived from John Stew art, Esq; at Augusta, to his Excellency our Governor, by which wc learn, that part of the Upper*and Lower Creeks, Chickefaws, Chodtaws, and Catawbas, were come there to the congress, hut absolutely refufed to go to Doreheller; 200 Cherokces were daily expeded. In confcqucncc of this jexprefs, a party of about 50 rangers, commanded by Licuts. Moles Nunez and Mungo Graham, were yederday ordered to march to Augusta; and his Excellency, attended by a number of gentlemen, and Capt, MacGillivray’s troop of horse, set out this day, under a difeharge of the great guns at Fort Halifax. The scout-boat, Capt. Braddock, which put back on Sa turday lad, failed again yederday for Auguila. Capt. Pringle, in a (hip, and Capt. Stewart, in a brigt. both from Jamaica, arrived at Sunbury yederday fe’nnight. Same day failed from that place, the Snow Midway Planter, Capt. Jordan, for London. Capt. Taylor, from Charlellown, on Saturday lad, off of Charlellown bar, spoke with a brigt. from Brillol, and a Ihip from London, bound for that port ; he saw another diip oft* the bar, which he was informed was likewise from London. Arrived from this port, the Darby, Boardman-, at Lon don, and the Kcnah, Turner, at Ncw-York. A Few FIRKINS of EXCEEDING GOOD BUTTER to be fold at Mcflrs. Johnson and Wylly’s, by CHARLES STRACHAN. I Have enquired into the present price of flour, and find it to he sixteen (hillings and fixpcncc per hundred pounds, at which price the loaves mud weigh 1 lb. 100/.. GEORGE UAILLIE, Com. Gen. THE fubferiber intending soon to depart this province, gives notice, pursuant to an att of the General Af fcmbly, that he is ready to answer to any suit, and give bail to anv writ or summons that ihall in the mean time be issued againd him. * RICHARD LOWRAY. • , Sf. ‘John's Parijh , Midway. THIS is to give notice, that 1 have now in my cuflody a runaway ncgroc fellow, taken up on Col. Bailiir’s idatul; he is about five feet four inches high, has on an old green negroe cloth jacket, no breeches, fpcaks but indiffe rent Englilh, calls himfelf fiil/v, and fays his mailer’s name is Mr. Grant. The owner cf the said fellow mull apply to me within fix weeks from this 26th day of September 1763. JOSEPH MASSEY, Conllahlc. j C CHOICE Jamaica and Well-India rum in any quantity, j not lei's than three gallons; exceeding good mufen va lo sugar, by the hogihead or Id's quantity ; roolaflcs by the hogihead*; a few bags of cotton; fait by the buflicl ; vs ith exceeding good white and coloured plains; and a set oi carpenters ferew tools; to be fold at the lowed prices by ‘ MOREL and TELFAIR. N. B. Five hundred acres of land to be fold re.ifonably. For further particulars enquire of JOHN MOREL.