Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-22 00:00:00, page 3

¥% will n?t propafe or assent to any a,, vote or resolu
tion, which shall apperr to me injurious to the people ;
nor & or content to any act or thing that (hall have a
tendency to lessen or abridge their rights or privileges ;
but will in all things conduct inyfelf as a faithful and
honest Representative and guardian of the people, ac
cor ling td the belt of my judgment and abilities."
zB. That the Did Assembly ought to have full powers
to make G,ch alterations and amendments in the Consti
tution aforefaid, as the laid Assembly shall judge to be
proper.
29. That the said Assembly ought also to have power
no en^ Inch Ordinances as the emergencies of public af
^irvmay indityeniaoly require.'
"o. That after making inch alterations and amend
ments and enabling inch ordinances, the said Assembly
en^ht to pubb'h the laid alterations and amendments for
Ne'confderation of the people, and then adjourn themselves
for a proper time, in order to codec? their sense upon such
alterations and amendments, veiling a power in the Spea
ker to call them together agaih before the time to which
they fhallafy :r , if it (hall be nectary.
That the carrying on the laid election, without
the'eie^ors taking the hath or affirmation pre cribed by
theaforefaid ordinance of the twenty-Sixth day of Se/>-
tember, ought to be considered and o^ferved by the mtm
bers of Assembly chefen at such elections, as express in
ftru&iona to them, not to take the oath or affirmation, or
to make or fuhferioe the dec!aiation mentioned in the loth
lection of the frame of government, to make inch alte
rations and amendments in the Confutation formed by
the late Convention, as the said Assembly Shall judge to
be proper—and to conform to the two next proceeding
resolutions.
3%. That no Counsellors ought to be chosen at the e
-Ication to be held on the fifth day of November next.
That the foregoing Revolutions be immediately pub-
Mlhed.
That a town-meeting bccalled, to be held on Monday
next at the State-House, at twoo'clock in the afternoon.
That the foregoing Resolutions be laid before that
meeting.
Intelligence received in CONGRES S, O&ober zift,
from the Middle and Northern Departments.
In the night of the 15th inftint General Mercer puffed
ever to Staten Island with part of the troops polled at Perth
Amboy, and advanced within a few miles of Richmond
Town, having been informed that a company of British
troops, one of Hessians, and one of Skinner's Mirtia ay
there—Colonel Griffin was detached with Colonel Pat
terfon's battalion, and Major Clarke atthe head of Some
rifle-men, to fall in upon the east end of the town, white
the remainder of the t oops enriofed it on theoter qar
ters; both divisions reached the town by break o' day,
butnot before the enemy were alarmed ; most of them fl d
after exchanging a few Shot with Col. Griffin s deta h
ment. Two fol tiers of the enemy were mortally wound
ed, ayd Seventeen taken prisoners; with ;he iols only
of two soldiers killed on our fide. Col. Griffin received
a wound in the foot from a musket ball, and Lieut. Col.
Smith was slightly wounded in the arm. Amongit the
prisoners taken in this action are eight H+ffians. Our
troops brought off from Staten Island 45 muskets, a num
ber of bayonets, cutlasses, &c. and one Standard of the
British bghi horse.
It has been determined in a Council of War at Head
Quarters, to remove the army from the Heights of Haer
lem towards East and Weft Chester, in order to outflank
the enemy and diSippoint their intentions. \
On Friday the iSth instant one of the enemy's advanced
parties near East Chester fell in with part of Col. Glover's
brigade, when a Smart and dole engagement enlued; in
which our men behaved with great coolness and intrepi
dity, and drove the enemy back to their main body :
That on the nth infant, at $ o'clock in the morning,
the enemy's fleet on Lake Champlain, consisting of one
fliip mounting 16 guns, one snow mounting the fame
number, one schooner of 14 guns, two of 12, two Sloops,
a bomb ketch, and a large vessel, (her force unknown)
with fifteen or twenty flat bottomed boats or gondolas,
carrying one 12 or 18 pounder in their bows, appeared
off Cumberland Head : General Arnold with his forces
immedi t-ly prepared to receive them—At 11 o'clock the
attack began, at half past 12 the engagement became ge
neral arid very warm ; feme of the enemy's ships and all
their gondolas beat up and rowed within musket shot of
eur fleet. They continued a very hot fire with round and
grape shot till 5 o'clock, when they thought proper to
retire about fix or seven hundred yards distance, and con
tinued there until dark. Gen. Arnold and his troops
conduced themselves during this a&ion with great firm
nefs and intrepidity, and made a better refinance than
could have been expelled againSt a force so greatly fnpe
rior—the whole of our killed and wounded amounted to
about 60. The Philadelphia gondola and a Schooner were
loft in the engagement, but all the raen were saved. The
enemy landed a large number of Indians on Schuylers
Island and on each shore, who kept up an incessant fire,
but did little damage. The enemy had to appearance
upwards of 1000 men in batteaus prepared for boarding.
The enemy's force being to greatly Superior, it was de
termined in Council to remove to Crown Point, in order
to refit and collect our force. At 2 o'clock P. M. the
12th, our fleet weighed anchor, with a frefh breeze to
the Southward : The enemy's fleet at the fame time got
under way; our gondolas made very little way ahead.—
In the evening the wind moderated, and we made such
progress that at fix o'clock next morning we were about
13 miles from Crown Point. The enemy's fleet was very
little above Schuyler's Island, the wind breezed up to the
sou award, so that we gained very little by beating or
rowing; at the fame time the enemy took a frefh breeze
from the N. E. and, by the time we had reached Split
Rock, were dicing fide of us. The Washington and the
Congress were, in the rear, the rest of our fleet were
ahead, except two gondolas funk at Schuyler's Island:
The Washington galley was in such a Matter'd condition
and had so many men killed and wounded, that (he struck
to the enemy after receiving a few br^adfides. The Con
gress was then attacked by a Snip mounting 12 eighteen
pounders, a Schooner of 14 fixes, and one of 12 fixes ;
two under her stern and one on her broadside, within
musket (hot : The enemy kept up an,inceffant fire about
five glares with round and grape shot, which was retur
Ycfterday the British and Hessian troops, lately taken
on Staten Island, were brought to town under guard.
Agreeable to notice a meeting was vefterday held at the
State-House in this city, but the afternoon proving too
Short for the business, the meeting was adjourned to nine
o'clock this morning, when every citizen is desired to
attend.l
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
HOWEVER unaccountable their existence may be, yet
' 1 the histories of almost,every age and country furniSh us
with the charaders of men who have been so void of every
principle of virtue, as to endeavour, daemon like, even
in the midst of the greatest calamities, to encreafe the
public distress; and who were never fatisfied until they
had arrived at their ne plus ultra in discord and confufion.
In the remote part of the country, where my lot is cast,
almost every man I meet with appears to entertain senti
ments friendly to his country, and I hoped that there were
but few of a contrary Stamp amon„t us, and that those
few were not hardy enough to avow their principles; but
in the Pennsylvania Packet, No. 259, I find a writer with
the firnature of Scipio, who, °e ardlel's of Solomon's de
cla arion that the Lord bates him that fores discord amongst
b etbren, starts forth high charged with de lam tion a
, wlthe late Convention. " The Convention, fays
be, without consulting the preju Ji es, habits, or evin in
functions of their conftituen s, have forced a govern
me it upon u big with anarchy nd slavery." Pray, Mr.
Scipio, whence came the members of Convention ? Did
we eke men resident in another country, or how hap
pened they to be unacquainted with the inclinations of
the people of this? Do you fu ndh us with any other
proof, besides what such incendiaries as yourfelf may
create, that the new form of government will be attend
ed with anarchy or slavery ?
The happiness, which, as he tells us in the next para
graph, our neighbouring dates enjoys gives me great
pleasure; but I cannot admit of his reason for that hap
piness : lam rather inclined to believe they owe their
happiness to the want of such a number of scoundrels a
mongst them, as, with us, are employed in fanning the
blaze of discord ; men, who with all their grimacing pre
tence to zeal for the chaiftian religion, are utterly unac
quainted with that spirit of patriotism, and generous
love of mankind which warmed the breast of many an
honest heathen. Our neighbouring states, fays he, have
“ removed those parts of the constitution which were
derived from the Crown ;" and what has the Convention
done more? Our whole Charter was derived from that
source ; nay, we were in the most abje& state of any peo
ple in the world, who have the smallest pretensions to li
berty. Not a law could our Assembly pass, however ne
cessary for the good of the people, without the gracious
consent of two Kings at 3000 miles distance, the one of
them in title and power, the other in power but under
another name. Our neighbours have done raore, fays
Scipio, they have fubftittited an executive power, on an
authority derived from themselves. And, pray Sir, is
not that of this State founded in the fame manner? But
they have all reserved the inestimable pillars of a free go
vernment, a legislative Council or Governor; a legisla
tive Council the people of this province formerly experi
enced, for the space of it or 20 years, and it is likely
were fufficiently tired of it, or they would not have part
ed wi.h it so chearfully ; and as to the title of governor,
I can scarcely think it admissible in a free Common-
Weal h: at leafi it does not, for good reasons, found ve
ry deledahle in the ears of the people of Pennsylvania ;
and very few, befidcs fyeophants, placemen and expect
ants will murmur at the omission. But now comes that
for which the whole seems to have been intended, “ if
they (the people) have spirit or sense remaining, they
will never be happy without it," that is, no happy man
in a government without a Governor, &c. can have spirit
or sense; or in other words, none have spirit or sense but
such as are enemies to our Constitution, and will lend a
helping hand to promote confufion.
When the calling of a Convention was firft talked of,
many worthy men disapproved of the measures as prema
ture; the minds of the people not being fettled, nor had
the public attention been much turned to a new form of
government; which, as a matter of the utmost impor
tance, ought to be brought about with great deliberation.
But nevertheless a great majority of the good people of
this province carried it into execution ; and the persons
elected for this purpose agreed on a frame of govern
ment, which I have just been perusing; and which, tho'
I cannot approve of every part of it, I believe to be a
good fy stern: And I can assure Scipio that I perfectly
approve of those parts which he seems most inclined to
find fault with. Several things in it are entirely new to
us, and from their novelty may not at firft be quite a
greeable, yet perhaps on trial they will be fully approv
ed of. lam therefore determined to assist with my ut
most abilities, as an individual, to put this government
in execution ; and I believe every honest man and real
lover of his country will do the farae, notwithstanding
ned as briskly, The fails, rigging and hull of the Con
gress were Shattered and torn in pieces ; when, to prevent
her falling into the enemy's hands, Gen. Arnold, who
was on board, ran her aihore in a final! creek ten miles
from Crown Point, where after taking out her Small arms
she was set on fire, with four other gondolas; with whole
crews the General reached Crown Point that evening,
luckily escaping the lavages, who way-laid the road in
two hours after he had passed it—Of our whole fleet we
have saved two gallies, two Schooners, one gondola, and
one Hoop.
Gen. Arnold behaved with such intrepidity, that he
covered the retreat of the few yeffels we saved at the ex
pence of one third of his crew—Our commanders and
men beh-ved most gallantly; some vessels having loft all
their officers, fought notwithstanding, and refufed to
yield but with their lives. The enemy acknowledge our
bravery, arid confess their loss of men equal to ours.
Our troops are now busily employed in corapleating
the lines, redoubts, &c. at Crown Point, expecting the
enemy to attack them with their fleet and army. But as
the season is now far advanced, and our men are daily
growing in health, they have the most flattering expect
ations of maintaining their post against any force the ene
my can bring.
N. B. Two of the enemy's gondolas were funk the firft
day by our fleet, and one blown up with 60 men.
THIRTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, from Matthew
John's pasture, near Hay-Creek Bridge, about the
6th inst. (OHober) a large dark bay HORSE, fifteen
hands high, four years old last grass, was shod all round,
trots heavy, had a small fore or two on his back, the
hair wore a little off his forehead. Whoever will brin^
him to the fubferiber (hall have the above Reward and
reasonable charges, paid by"
DANIEL REYBOLD.
Philadelphia, Oct. 16, 1776.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN A FAron Friday the 3d infant, a young Negro
^oman named BET, of middling flature, thick, fat
and likely, her ears bored for rings. r Bad on a black ala
mode bonnet <witb lace, an old blue foalloon jacket and petti
coat, aubite linen fbift, handkerchief and apron, pale blue
<wor,ed,ockings ivitb red clocks, higb-beeled black leather
fooes and filter buckles. Took avitb her an half nvorn fear
let cloak, new purple andyelfo check fuff jacket and pet
ticoat, pwhite linen ditto, blue and uchitefamped linen ditto,
cambrick apron, red and^bite calico fort gown, and black
bombazeen quilted petticoat. I have been informed that a
Negro <woman answering ber description, was seen at
Brunfaick, in ferfey, with some soldiers, but to this I do
not give intire credit. Any person delivering the said Ne
gro woman to Mr. MICHAEL CLAR< E, in
Cbefnut freet, Philadelphia, to any of the Maryland officers
at camp, or to the fubferiber in Charles County, Maryla d,
fall have the above Reward and reasonable charges.
t THOMAS STONE.
Chrifiana Bridge, Newcafle county, \otb month 18, 1776.
T O BE SO L D,
By the SUBSCRIBER,
A PLAN TAIION ptealantly situated on the
great road leading from Christiana to Peach Bot
tom and several other ferries on Suiquehanna, about one
mile from the Brick Meeting-house, containing 732 acres
of Land, whereon is ere&ed a stone dw r lling-houfe two
stories high, 28 by 34 feet, well finifhed, 'with three
rooms on a floor, cellared under the whole, a large frame
ditto two stories high, three rooms on a floor and cellars
ed, with a stone kitchen adjoining. Also a stone store,
cellared, and frame ditto with garners, &c. which has
been well accustomed for vending goods r ear 40 years,
and lately in the tenure of Mifflin and Irwice, merchants
of Philadelphia, who can give an inform.ion thereof.
Also one other trad thereto adjoining, containing about
100 acres, whereon is erected a water corn-mill. With
divers other tra&s advertised in the Packet of the 19th
of the 2d month last ; reference thereunto had may more
fully appear. § 6 JOHN LEWD EN.
TO B~ E SOL D,
By the SUBSCRIBER,
AVERY valuable plantation or tra& of land, con
taining 162 acres, upwards of 60 acres of which is
woodland, 18 acres of meadow (and more may be made)
the remainder exceeding good for any kind of grain, and
remarkable for early pasture, in a very healthy and
pleasant situation, whereon is ere&ed a brick house, a
frame barn, under which is room for fourteen cows, a
liable, a calf, poultry and fpriag house, which Spring
never fails, a large and good garden paled in, a well of
excellent water at the end of the house, a young orchard
of 160 trees chiefly grafted, of the belt kinds, and a num
ber of bearing trees : The whole lituate in Nether Pro
vidence, Chester County, within sixteen miles es Phila
delphia and four of Chester. A clear title will be givem
by § THOMAS VICKERS.
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED from Perth-Amboy, from Colonel
Moore's regiment of the Flying Camp, Michael
Wane, a (lender man, about five feet eight inches high,
has loft part of one of the fingers of his left hand, is much
given to drink, and seldom looks a man in the face; had
on a light coloured frock, yellow breeches, old hat, '&c b
Nicholas Smith, five feet eight or nine inches high,
is at times apt to be very saucy, and has a very indifferent
countenance; had on a white frock, leather breeches,
old hat, yarn flockings, &c. John Ares, about five
feet five inches high, and is possessed of every bad quafr
ty described in the other two without any of their good
ones, if they have any : He has black eyes and hair, a
purple frock and trowfers, old hat, good fooes, &c.—
Whoever takes up any of the above deferibed persons,
and returns them to their refpe&ive corps, shall for
each of them receive THREE POUNDS, and for the
whole of them NINE POUNDS, and reasonable charges
paid by THOMAS HOLME, Captain.
Advertisements omitted this week for <wffl ts room
feaH he infated in our next.
AT One o'clock this afternoon, will be fold
by public vendue, at JOHN HART's Ven
due-Store, a neat assortment of DRY GOODS —
Also green and bohea tea, indigo, a neat waggon, and
four horses, fit either for the saddle or geers.
N. B. Goods for sale are received at said Store, and
fold for cash only.
the opposition made by those who feir, if it once takes
place, they will no longer be able to lord it over the rest
of the community; or of those who have no regard to
any government further that it serves to gratify their
avarice and ambition. CINCINNATUS.
Lancajier County, October 13, 1776.
To the Freeholders and other Electors for the
County of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
YOUR former generous conduct in bestowing the
Shrievalty on those to whom you thought it might
be Serviceable, induces me to offer myfelf a candidate
for said office at the approaching election : Could I meet
your approbation, it should be my constant study to me
rit your choice, by a faithful difeharge of the trust re
poled in your sincere friend,
t WILLIAM MASTERS.