[American Revolution]:

$2,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST...THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1776.... An issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post, published July 11, 1776, a week after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, carrying news of an American naval victory off the coast of New Jersey and of the American defeat at Three Rivers, Quebec, which led ultimately to the American withdrawal from Canada. Also of note is an advertisement placed by a Philadelphia storeowner, an outspoken Loyalist who would go on to play a prominent role in Benedict Arnold's treason. The issue opens with news of the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, an early victory for the Continental Navy and the first privateer battle of the war, giving an account of how Captain Hugh Montgomery and the crew of the brig Nancy, escorted by Continental ships under the command of John Barry, managed to evade the British blockade of Philadelphia, unloading a cargo of supplies and gunpowder from their badly damaged ship. To prevent the remaining cargo from falling into enemy hands, the crew set a long fuse before abandoning ship. The resulting explosion destroyed the ship and killed the British boarding party. Appearing next is an "Extract of a letter from the camp at the mouth of the Sorrel, dated June 12, 1776," giving a detailed account of the Battle of Trois-Rivières in Quebec, where a British victory would soon lead to the withdrawal of General Sullivan and his troops and to the ultimate collapse of the American strategy in Canada. This issue also c

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