The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-11-25 00:00:00, page 1

THE N OVEMBER 25, 17^
SATURDAY, ^ .
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G F, N °E R A L U&Q ADVERTISER.
The following is a Copy of the Association agreed upon
by the Committee appointed on Monday, which
te carried round the different wards, to be subscribed
by the inhabitant# immediately.
WE the fubferihers, inhabitants of th# city and li
berties of Philadelphia, viewing with toe great
est concern the depreciating ftatc of the continent mo
ney, and convinced of the go>d fbnfequencet which
will arise to the public, as well as to individual, Ircm
fixing it at' some equitable and convenient ftandarej,
DO mutually agree and pledge oar faith and honour to
each other,
That we will pav and receive the (aid currency afe
freely as specie, at the rate of feventy.five for one, ,com
pared with gold, far all p^(t as wed as future centres,
whether made in specie value or otherwise.
That in future re >e will make all ourtontraas in spe
cie value, payable nevertheless in continental money,
at the option of the debtor, at the exchange hereby
eftabjilhed.,
That we will expose to the public as an enemy to
the independence of America, and to the peace and good
order of the city, and will hence forward refrain from
all friendly interceurfe and dealings with any perlon
of whatever chaia&er or description, who, at the time
of payment, refufe to receive the hid currency at the
exchange fettled as aforefaid, or dial! demand a high
er exchange, of fefule to fell such commodity, for that
mode of payment, as he or the expo ed to tie for specie.
That we will immediately report to thu Committee,
appointed at a general meeting cf the inhabitants, on
the zoth day of November, the name of any perlon
who; to our knowledge, (hall give or oft r , or of any
f>erlon who shall receive more thru 75 continental dol
,r, for on? in fpe< i„ as dangerous ^d dhaff&d, in
order that such perton may be dealt with accordingly.
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TH E Subferiber begs leave
to inform his Friends and fellow Citi
zens, that he is appointed A UCTI
ONEER or V ENDU E-MASTER, for the
City, by the Honourable the Supreme Execu
tive Council; and that he has taken the large
and convenient STORE belonging to Mr.
Tench Francis, a few doors above Third.ftreet;
In Chefnut.ftreet, where GOODS will be re
ceived for Public Sale.
He will also attend the SALES of Ships,
Lands, Horses, &c. at the Cofftohoufe, as ufual.'
He will be greatly obliged to these Gentle
men who favour him with their Business, and
they may depend upon punctual Attendance and
Dispatch in the Execution of it.
,JOHN BAYARD.
Philadelphia; November 6, 1780.
Philadelphia, November 11, 1780.
WHEREAS the Honourable the
Supreme Executive Council 0! this State have
been plea fed to appoint the itiofcriber AUCTIONEER
or VENDUE MASTER for the diftri4t of Southwark.
He therefore takes this opportunity of informing the
Public, and his Friends in particular, that he has rent
ed that large and commodious S TORE, at tin corner
Of Front and South-ftre.tr, which he formerly occupied;
otherwise known by the name ot HAR T's Vendue
Store, where he intends carrying cn the Bvfinefs; and
will be obliged to those who may be pleated to employ
him. The Store will be kept open for the reception of
Goods of all kinds ; and as he intends keeping Au&ion
every THURSDAY, lie begs that those who mean to
favour him with their custom would be plcafed tb for
ward their Goods, that he may have an opportunity of
publishing them in an hand-bill before the day of (ale
which will much oblige their most humble Servant,
WILLIAM BROWN.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
WA S stolen from the fubferiber, living in Lower
Merrion townffiip, Philadelphia county, on L?n
tafter road, near the sign of the Buck, nine miles from
Philadelphia, a Bay MARE, about #6 years old; a
bout 13 hands high; a natural pacer, flic has a small
star it, her forehead, besides a particular mark die has
in her near fide, a (mall dent between her ribs, so that
you may lay the end of your finger in it ; (he has a
low carriage. Whomever takes up the fffid Mare and
thief, and secures them, or the Mare on'y, so that the
owner can bate tier again, shall have the above reward,
paid by me, MARGARET GOODMAN,
[ Published every Tuesday and Saturday.]
Alexander Boyd and Co.
trAVE now eompleatlv fitted up their ST ORE at the
" upper end of Second street, for ,he reception of all
kinds of MERCHANDIZE or FURNITURE; where
they will be received for public sale. The itriaeft at
tention will he paid to the disposal of them as vr?H rg fto
rin,, previous to their sale. , They also Oil HORSES,
CARRIAGES, CA PTLEj HOUSES, LANDS, SHIP
PING, &c. &c.
N. B. The &y of public (ale for ?ll kinds of mer
chandize cf furniture will be ot#T ue(d,y in each week ;
for bories, carriages, cattle, &c. on Wednesday and Sa
turday to begirt at twelve o'clock each day : for (hip
ping or their materials, houses or lands, on any day
that may„b'e agreed on. Inventory of (hipping, defcrip^
tion of binds, honfes, &c> will be placed in the moss
conspicuous part bf their store, and due re; ard paid to
public notifications of the sale, with the time, &c.
Just PUBLISHED and To be SOLD, by
JOHN DUNLAP,
At his Printing-Office in Market street,
FATHER ABRAHAM's
ALMANAC Kj
For the YEAR of Our LORD, 1781.
T^riFo r'nT n~%
At TEN o'clock, on Morton's wbatff,
Will begin the Sale of the
CARGO
Of the Brigantine ROVER: Consisting of
Seven Hundred Dozen pf bottled Port WINE,
Forty-teven Crates of QUEEN's-WARE,
A Calk of Glass,
Four Boxes of FLOUR of MUST A RD, in Bottlei,
A Box of HATTS.•
Three Calks of CUTLERY WARE,
Three Boxes of SHOES,
Thirty Pieces of Irilh LINEN;
Otoe Hundred Bairt:* of FLOUR, &c, &c. &c.
By Order of the Court of Admiralty.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
-TO BE SO L D,
A PLANTATION in Bucks county, on the river
Delaware, about a mile and a hah below Tren
ton, consisting of near 400 acres of land, about one
half is cleared, and a good quantity of meadow, hav
ing two dwelling houses, the one brick; a well-fre
quented tavern ; the other a boarded log cne, ard
tnree framed bares in three proper parts of the place :
likewise a good FISHERY, rented in thr belt timet tor
t<L per annum; and a FBRRY, now rented at the
rate of 501. per annum, specie, known by the name
of the Continental Lower Trenton ferry, which will
6e fold with or without the Plantation, a< may fait a
pufehafer. Enquire of the fubferiber living in Second
street. MARY EDDY.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from off the Commons of this city, about
0 the 10th instant, Oftober, a red COW, adout nine
years old, almost dry and forward with calf; (he has,
some white on one fide of her face, had a bell on, and
branded CL on one of her horns. Whoever will deli
ver said Cow to the fubferiber in Chefnut-ft^er, oppo
site the Carpenter'^ hall, or give information where she
may be found, shall receive the above reward.
CHARLES LOGAN.
November 7, 1780.
JOHN BENEZET, intending veiy Ihortiv for
Europe, r # que(L all Perlon# indebted to him to dif
chargi their Account' immediately, end ihofe to whom
he is indebted to bring in their Accounts, that they
may be fettled and paid.
Said BENEZET has for Sale, Weft-India Rom,
Sugars and M^lalLs ; Also, A few Pipes of excellent
Madeira, which he will dispose of very low for Cash.
CAME to the plantation of the 'urf-riber, living n
Roxhorough township, the 14th of September l_ft,
A BLACK HORSE, about 15 hands high, has a star
in his forehead ard loft One of nfs eyes. The owner is
defird to come, prove his fronerty, pav chaf^A and
take him away. BENJAMIN LEVERING.
Am I not here acquitted of every charge by a disin
terested court-martial? How falfe the insinuation then,
that I was convided of (peculating ih stores belonging
to the hospital; when the court, -least such a conftruc
tjon might be'puf on their words, add, that is, (lores
proper for hospitals. It is also asserted, as falfely, that
Congress did not approve the acquittal of thecourt
martial—And a vote of that honourable body is pub
lished to prove that on a motion made by Mr. Adams,
and fecohded by Mr % Scott, “ that the words in the firft
" motion on this fubjeft “ the acquittal be confirm
" ed," be struck out it was carried in the affirma
ftve by nine states, and therefore the Congress did not
approve the acquittal. <□
The fa& is otherwise ; the gentlemen who made and
fecondod that motion have allured me, they did it, least
Congress, by confirming the acquittal as it hands in
the sentence, might be supposed to approve also of their
opinion of my reprehensibility ; and that they did not,
appears very plain from their next motion and vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Clark, and seconded by
Mr. Folsom, to amend the motion, by inserting after
" William Shippen" these words, " excepting that
“ part of the second charge relating to (peculating in
" hospital (lores, on which the court judge him highly
“ reprehensible." On the queflion to agree to this a
mendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr.
Folsom, were ,
New-Hampshire, Mr. Folsom, ay) ay.
faaffachufetts, Mr. Adams, no
Mr. Lovell, no no.
Mr, Ward, no)
Rhode Tfland, Mr. Cornell, no] no
Connecticut, Mr. Huntington, nor
Mr. Sherman, no > no.
Mr. E. Huntington, no D
New-York; Mr. Scott, no\ nQ „
Mr. Livingston, no,
New Jersey, Mr. Fell, ay,
Mr. Houffon, ay > ay.
Mr. Clark, ay>
Doctor Shippen's Vindication.
TNOW proceed to ffiew that I have been falfely, as
I well as maliciously accused.
The sentence of the court-martial.
June 27. ,The court met according to adjournment,'
and the evidence product on the trial of dodor Ship
pen, having been Rated and compared; they proceed#
ed to determine on the several charges exhibited against
him- and ' having considered the firft charge, (viz.
fraud in felling hospital stores for his own use, and
tranfpefting them in public waggons) and the evidence:
They are of opinion that the evidence offered on that
Charge is infufficient to support it; and they do there^
fore acquit him. of it.-r . ,
Having considered that part of the second charge,
which relates to doctor Snippen s (peculating in, and
felling hospital (lores, whilst the sick were periffiing for
the want of them—They are of opinion, that although
that part of the charge, taken connededly, is not fuffi
ciently supported by evidence; on which account the,
do acquit doaor Bippen of it : yet, they are clearly
of opinion, that donor Shippen did (peculate in and
fell hospital flores, that is, flores proper for hospi
tals, whilst he was purveyor general : which conduct
they confider highly improper, and juflly reprehensible^
They do fully acquit do&or Shippen of the latter part
o's the charge, to wit, peculation and adulteration of
hospital wine at Bethlehem, as it appears to them to
be entirely groundless. , Having considered the third
charge, they are of opinion—That as no evidence has
been' produced with refpe& to the books and accounts
do&or Shipper kept, neither have the books been pro
duced to (hew they were regular ; and as no evidence
has been (hewn, to prove the want of fufficient vouch
ers and checks in the department, and it has appeared
in evidence, that vouchers were taken for the expend
itures of stores : they do therefore acquit doctor Shippen
of this part of the charge; and having considered the
fatter part of the charge, they do fully acquit dodor
Shippen of it. , . ,
Having considered the fourth charge, (to wit, neglect
ofhofpital duty, whereby many soldiers died in a man
ner Locking to humanity, and making falfe reports
to the prefldent of Congress, of the date of the hospitals
under his care,) and the evidence produced, relative to
it, they are of opinion=That doctor Shippen is not
guilty of it, and do acquit him of it.
Having considered the last charge, (to wit, fcandal~
pus practices, unbecoming an officer and gentleman, in
calumniating and afperfing the character of his superior
officer, with a view to vilify and supplant him,) and
the evidence, they are fully and clearly of opinion, that
it is groundless and malicious; and they do honour^
ably acquit doßor Shippen of :t.
EDWARD HAND, brigadier general,
and president.