THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1775  Page 2 item from Norfolk begins: "This town & neighbourhood have been much disturbed lately with the elopement of their Negroes...". A report from Williamsburg tells of some events in that area.
Pg. 3 item begins: "A gentleman from the American camp says some riflemen, on Charlestown side, shot an officer of note in the ministerial service & killed 3 men on board a ship in Charlestown ferry...that General Gage had lately sent armed schooners to Machia..." with more.
A bkpg. report headed "New York" mentions "...a considerable body of troops from Boston...had appeared off Montock (Montauk) Point..." to buy some livestock, and "...militia marched a large body of men to the place of their landing & Maj. General Wooster, with the Connecticut forces, left the encampment at Harlaem, crossed the East River "...militia marched a large body of men to the place of their landing & Maj. General Wooster, with the Connecticut forces, left the encampment at Harlaem, crossed the East River & marched with expedition to act in concert with the militia..." plus more war-related text.
Also on pg. 4 is a note: "We hear from North Carolina that Fort Johnson, having been abandoned by the governor, was demolished by the inhabitants."
Just a bit irregular at the spine, some light water staining near the margins, otherwise good. Measures about 8 by 10 inches, 4 pages.