[Philadelphia] 24 [August, 1775.]  Called by the way at the Coffee House, advice being brought that the man-of-war below had seized Captain Mifflin's snow, from———,² detained her, and had confined both captain and mate. He seemed to be insolent, his mild behavior so much before applauded, was now all absorbed in ill-will and rancor; he expressed himself in conversation, it's said, respecting our Committee of Safety far from politeness, but in low, obscene language, and closed it with this speech as a specimen, "That he did not value all their gondolas or Committee of Safety a ———;" so much to show the mild, complaisant gentlemen!