Two Vessels full of Passengers sailed this morning for Philadelphia.² The Town in great Panic ー The Assembly proceed with Vigor, tho the Upper House hesitate ー The Tories elated ー Great Dejection on most countenances ー but some revive their spirits. this afternoon the two Providence Packets loaded with 4 or 500 Bbs. flour here to-day, sailed for Providence, but were immediately stopt by the Man o' War Capt. [James] Wallace, who seized them, and intends to send them to Boston. They have dismissed all the people, except Mr. John Brown of Providence, whom they retain as a prisoner, in revenge as is supposed for his being concerned in Burning the Gaspee Schooner a year or two ago.³ were great quantities of Goods in the Packets removing to Providenceー

Just at night a Vessel from N York advises that the p[eo]ple at N York have risen and seized the Fort and turned out the Kings Troops, and took possession of it, last week on Thursday. What a wonderful Coincidence of the bursting forth of the public Spirit. The affair of Lexington on Wednesday ー of New York on Thursday⁴ ー and by Friday an American Army of 20,000 men actually raised and assembled!