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$ 1411 till #IWt 43
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GENERAL
TO BE S O L D,
A GOOD frame Dwelling-house, with a good Gar
den Lot, containing a quarter of an acre, in a
pleasant fixation, about a quarter of a mile from Tren
ton, on the main road leading to Penington and Am
well, fit to accommmodate a (mall family, and may be
entered upon immediately. Enquire of the Printer, or
of Alexander Carr, Jun. in Trenton.J
EIGHT thousand acres of good LAND,
in the County of Albany and Province of New-
York, to be feld by CHARLES WHARTON. I
F 0 7b E S O L D,
And entered upon immediately,
THE beautiful, pleasant Situated FAR M, called
Cornwall, near Pitts-Town, in Hunterdon
County, New Jersey, which was formerly the property
of Mr. Lewis Stevens, deceased, and now in possession
of Mr. Richard Stevens; it contains about 680 acres of
land, about 320 acres of which is good woodland and
meacow, the rest cleared and divided into very conveni
ent fields well watered, betides a fine young orchard of
409 apple-trees chit fly grafted with the best of fruit.
There is also on laid farm a good genteel stone dwelling
houfe, barn, and other convenient out-buildings. Upon
the whole it is reckoned one of the molt genteel, pleasant
inland situated farms in the province. A good title and
easy terms of payment will be given to the purchaser,
who may also purchase all the stock of horses, cattie, &c.
find farming utensils thereon. Whoever inclines to pur
chase may apply to James Parker, Esq; and Mr. John
Emley, living near said farm, or to Mr. Richard
Stevens, who will acquaint them of the price and
terms,
T O BE SO L D,
, DUTCH Serurfit Woman, who has two years and
eleven months to ferye; the understands town and
country work, can (pin and knit, and is fold only for
want of employ since her matter's deceafeiinquire of
the Printer. a f
THREE WUNDS REWARD?
DESERTED from the fubferiber's Company, on
the 26th inst. (May) a certain JOHN EASHOM,
a Corporal, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, 23 or 24.
years of age, dark complexion, light hair to which he
Sometimes wears a falfe tail; had on when he went away,
a blue regimental coat turned up with red, with yellow
buttons, and, white broadcloth jacket and breeches.
Whoever takes up and secures him (hall have the above
Reward, and if brought to Dover (hall have reasonable
expences paid by
JOSEPH VAUGHAN, Captain.
THTO EPOUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN or STRAYED, out of the subscriber's
lot the upper end of Market Street, on Friday, the
gift of May last, the three following HORSE S, viz.
a light brown borfe, eight years old, about fourteen
hands high, with both cars cropped, a Bright Rar in his
forehead, and shod all round, a few white hairs on his
back occasioned by the saddle, has a Short tail, and paces
and trots. The ether a bright bay horse, about fourteen
hands and a half high, with a large blaze down his face,
three white feet, a twitch tail, Shod all round, paces and
trots, and about five years old. Also a dark bay horse,
about fourteen hands and a half high, fix years old, a
star in his forehead, and trots, with a small fore place
about the bignets of a dollar on the hind part of his
back; and, whe* taken away, was a little lame. Who
ever takes up the said horses, and brings them to the
fubferiber in Market-Street, mail have the above Reward,
or in proportion for any of them.
RICHARD YORKE, Post-Rider.
WH EREAS a certain Benjamin Wells,
of Weftinoreland County, in the Province of
Pennsylvania, living in Jacob's Creek, bath unjustly ob
tained a bond from Stephen and John Hollingfworth,
both of Csecil County, in Maryland, bearing date the
13d day of April, 1774 : This is therefore to forewarn
any person or perforis fr®m taking an alignment on the
said bond, as we are determined to pay ne part of it.
June i, STEPHEN HOLLINGSWORTH
1776. JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH.
GAM E to the plantation of the subscriber,
in Plumftead Township, Bucks County, about the
middle of May last, a small roan M A R E, about three
years old, Strong and well made. The owner is desired
to come, prove his property, pay charges and take her
a^y. ,f WILLIAM HART.
T~O B~E T'oT'D,
THE TIME of two servant men, who have two
years, five months and upwards each to serve; one
„fan work at smithing or farming, and [heather at tky
: hiring or farming. For terms apply to Thomas
in Third-Street, Philadelphia. %'
V 0 Lx V.
M O N DA Y, JUN E j.oth, 1776.
D U N A P's
THE Co-partnership of HAMILTON
and LEIP ER, Tobacconiffs, is dissolved :
Those that have any demands against that concern are
rtquefted to bring in their accompts as (don as poflible
to Hamilton and Son, in Second-Street, fix doors be
low the Market, or to Tho Mas Lejper, in the house
lately occupied by the company, the corner of Spruce
and Water-Streets.
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To the Common People of PENNSYLVANIA.
If is remarkable that the Tories in every colony have
affeßed to differ from the Whigs only in small matters.
Th^s in Maffachtifetts-Bay the Tories pretended to be
liev^wkh the Whigs that Great-Britain could not tax us
withoour cenfent; but atthe lame time infixed upon
her Supreme legislative authority over us. In New-York
they attempted tojiff external and to reprobate inter
nal taxes. In Pennfylvahia they tell us to fight till we
are half cut off, and never to relax any of' our claims,
by' °y n ° mea ns ever to think of independence. The
lories among us tell the Whigs further, that they have
changed the ground of the controversy. Have not the
1 ones followed them in every step except the last? Thus
when the Whigs proposed non-impewtation and non
exportation agreements, the Tories urged petitions to
".'. King only, and when the Whigs proposed making
military preparations, the Tories urged them to adhere
to the non-importation and non-exportation agreements
- And now when a declaration of independence is abso
lutely necessary for our fafety and future welfare, they
tell us to rely upon our arms and Great-Britain'will soon
come cown to cur terms. Talk to them of the numbers
and enterprizing spirit of our troops, and they will tell
you that they are no match for the power of Britain. Talk
to them of a foreign alliance, and they tell you that all
foreign Courts are perfidious, and urge you to depend
only upen yourselves. Propose declarations ofindepen
cence in a Committee or Convention, and they will tell
you that it is the business of the Congress only to make
" independent. Let the Congress pals a resolve for sup
pressing all authority derived from the King of Britain
in the United Colonies, and they will tell you no Con
gress has a right to interfere with the “ domestic police"
of a Colony, although this police is derived dire&ly
from tue Crown. I alk to them &f the necessity of insti
tuting a government under the authority of the People,
an rc '.'ey "'" ''" y ot l that our prelent government is
fufficient for all the exigencies of our affairs, although
all power, legislative, executive and judicial is lodged
in one body, by which means we live under a species of
government which has always been reprobated by good
men as the worst in the world. In a word, the history
of mankind does not furnish a more abfurdjfeidiculous
character than that of a Tory, or a pretexted moderate
man.
, It is now high time, my dear Countryman to eman
cipate yourselves from the delusions of fudh artful men.
„ou have been told that you are unfit to have any Share
in the formation of a new government, and yet you are
acknowledged at the fame time to compose nine-tenths
of the people of Pennsylvania. Strange that the majo
rity Should yield to the minority in a matt# of so much
consequence I But your leaders, it is said, are men of
no fortune. I deny the charge. In the firft place you have
no leaders—you all a& from the impulses of public and
not party spirit, atief in thte¥ffgd place you have nine
tenths of the property of Penrfylvam^^nyour fide the
question. But you are told that yo^refebiming at
offices and power—Suppose this were true, you are just
in your aims, for all offices and power belong solely to
you, and are in your'giff.
# Here I cannot help making a digression from my sub
ject. It was acuftom among the Jews on certain occasi
ons, to acknowledge the origin of their families as an
antidote to pride. “ A Syrian ready to perish was my
father," was the confeffion with which they approached
the temple. Suppose the fame acknowledgement was de
manded from fomeofour uncommon People. I believe
the answer Should be, a poor tradetman, a day-labourer,
or a vagrant, “ ready to perifli was my father."—Talk
not, ye pretenders to rank and gentility, of your elevated
ftations.-=-They are derived from those very people whom
you treat with so much contempt. Talk net of their
vulgar countenances and behaviour. Their vulgarity is
Seated only in their manners. It occupies a higher
place among yourselves. It is seated in your minds.
This the profane, obfeene, and trifling conversation so
peculiar to high life abundantly witnesses. Had you, con
curred in the present virtuous and necessary meatye of
instituting a new government, you would have probably
continued to occupy your posts and offices, with that ad
ditional luftre which they would have received from be
ing the unbiaffed gifts of freemen, but you Lave now
forfeited the confidence of the people, by despising their
authority, and yow have furniflied them with a fufpiefon
that in taking up arms you yj^lded.onjy t<whe vio'elr?
of thAimes, ofthfofflE
and not for your country. ^ , °
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ADVERTISER.
Frcmfbe LONDON GAZETTE.'
St. James's, March 22. This day the Right Hon.ihd
Lord Mayor, several of the Aldermen, the Sheriff's, and
some of the Common Council of the city of London,
waited upon his Majesty (being introduced by the Earl
of Hartford, Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's.±oufe
hold) with the following addiefs and petition, which was
read by the Recorder :
To /be King's M@ Excellent Majefy,
The humble address and petition of the Lord Mayor;
Aldermen, and Commons of the city of London, in
Common Council assembled:
Most gracious Sovereign,
WE, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Cemmort
Council of the city of London in Common Coun
cil assembled, beg leave to approach youi throne, and to
ibtreat your Majesty's royal attention, whilst with the hu
mility of dutiful fubje^s, we lay before your Majesty
what at present most immediately affe&s us in .he Spirit
and tendency of the public measures now depending §
and the anxiety we feel at the naked and exposed date in
which this country will be left, by draining it of the na
tional troops, as well as at the danger and disgrace at
tending the late treaties, for foreign mercenaries, whofd
latitude is such as to provide the means of introducing a
foreign army even into this realms
We cannot, Sir, without horror, look forward to that
difmemberrrient of the empire; that increase of the nati
onal debt, and of burthenfome taxes; that loss of our
most valuable resources; those dittrefc. of our merchants
and manufacturers; those deficiencies of the revenue;
that effusion of the blood of our countrymen and bre^
thren; that failure ®f public credit, and those dreadful ca
lamities and convulsions which must follow a civil war so
begun and pursued, whose extent no wisdom can forefee.
We humbly conceive that no people can e bound to
surrender their rights arid liberties as a return for pro
teCbon. The colonies have fought our battles with us,
and in the last war they so far exceeded their abilities, that
this nation thought it just and necessary co make them an
annual compensation ; and even now driven to opm
heftilities in their own defence, they are wildh% (their
charters being inviolably secured) to continue to us ad!
those advantages of a regular and exciufive commerce;
to which ne have long owed our opulence and prosperi
ty. And we have every assurance which men in their Si
tuation can fafeiy give, that, if aiked as freemen, they
are willing to go farther, and to afford the exhausted
state of the revenue of this country such reasonable vo
luntary aid aS their abilities will permit, provided that
their contributions are unalienably Applied to relieve that
distress which is the only fair and politic foundation of re
quiring them, and that neither their aids, nor our own
finking funds, Shall be any longer perverted from a pub
lic benefit, and misapplied to the purpose of corruption,
instead of redeeming the debts of the nation, according
to the firft wife and just institution.
Indulge but, Molt Gracious Sovereign, the humanity
and dignity of your own royal disposition, and our pray
ers will be granted. We implore the extension of your
Majesty's justice and mercy towards that Continent which
when arbiter of the terms of peace, it was your Majesty's
own determination to prefer to every other compensation
for all the expences of the last war.
We humbly and earnestly beseech your Maj^fty, that
the most Solemn, clear, diftindt, and unambiguous, Spe
cification of those just and honorable terms, which your
Majesty with both houses of Parliament mean to grant
to the colonies, may precede the dreadful operations of
- ' ver y colorand ftifpicioh of injustice
aridrf?preffion will then be removed from the proceed
ings of the mother country j and, if those just and ho
norable terms are not submitted to, your Majerty will un
doubtedly be enabled to meet what will then be rebellion,
with the zealous hearts and hands of a determined, loyal,
lin ' te d people.
'll which his Majesty was pleased to return the following''
ap answer:
■^DEPLORE, with the deepest concern, the miferie^
A which a great part of my Subjects in North-America
have brought upon themselves, by an unjuftifirble refin
ance to the constitutional authority, of this kingdom, and
1 Shall be ready and happy to alleviate those miseries, by
aft of mercy and clemency, whenever that authority is
established, and the now existing rebellion is at an end.
To obtain these salutary purposes, I will invariably pur
sue the most proper and effectual means.
PHILADELPHIA,?^ 10.
To the Worfcipful the Justices of bit Majesty George
the Third, of bis Courts of Quarter Seftons and Coer
mom Pleas fo r the County of Philadelphia.
The MEMORIAL of the Committee of Infpe&ioß
and Observation for the City and Liberties of Phi
ladelphia, &c.
Reft-Ifally foevceth,
F E™ HAT the Honorable the Congee's, by a refokh
tian of the igth of May last, 'have declared,
“ that it appears absolutely irreconcileable t& realoa
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