Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-02-11 00:00:00, page 3

THE AFRICAN CRISIS. No.IL।
By the Author of COMMON SENSE.
[Continued from cur laft.]
To Lord H O W E.
"J F ever a nation was triad and fooliffi, blind to its
.1 own interest and bent on its own deftru&ion, it is
Britain. There are such things as national fins, add
though the puniflunem of individuals may be reserved
to another world, national punishment can only be in
filled in this world. Britain, as a nation, is in my
iomott belief the greatest and most ungrateful offender
agjiinft God on the face of the whole ear,h: Ble'ff-d
with all the commerce she could with for, and furnished
by a yaft extension of dominion with the means of ci~
vilizinz bo?h the 'entero and western world, ibe h^s
made no other use of both than proudly to idoize her
own " I hander,” and rip up the bowels of whole
countries for what fie could get; —like Alexander (he
has made war her sport, and inflated misery for prodi
gality fake. The blood of India is not yet repaid, not
the wretchedness of Africa yet requited. Of late she
has enlarged her lift of national cruelties by her bn oh.
terly deftrhßion of the Caribbs of St. Vincents, and in
returning an answer by the (word to the meek prayer
for “ Peace, Liberty and Safety." Thele are lerious
things; and whatever a fooliffi tyrant, a debauched
court, a trafficing iegiflature or a bonded people may
think, the national account with Heaven must feme
day or other be fettled : All countries have foorier or
later been called to their leckoning ; the proudest era
pires have funk when the balance was /Buck; and Bri
tain, like an individual penitent, muff undergo her day
of (orrow, and the so, ner it happens to her the bet er.
As 1 with it over, I with it to come, but withal wish
that it may be as light as possible.
Perhaps your Lordihip has no taste for terinur things ;
by your connexions in F.nglaad 1 Ihould tuopofe not:
Therefore 1 (hall drop thi^ part of the fubje&, and
take it up in a line in which you will better under
stand me<
In all the wars you have formerly been concerned in,
you had only armies to contend with ; in this case you
have both an army and a country to combat with. In
former wars, the countries followed the fate of their
capitals; Canada fell with Quebec, and Minorca with
Port Mahon or St. Philips; by subduing those, the
conquerets opened a way into, and became matters of
the country : here it is otherwise; if you get p ffeffion
of a city here, you are obliged to (hut yourlelves up in
it, and can make no other use of it, than to spend your
country's money in it. This is ail the advantage you
have drawn from New-York; and you would draw less
from Philadelphia, because it requires more force to
keep it, and is much farther from the sea. A pretty
By what means, may I all<, do b n u expert id con
quer America? If you could not effect it io the ium->
trier when our army w?s lets than yours, hor in the
winter when we had none, how are you to do it ? In
point of generalship you have been otitwiited, and in
pin of fortitude outdone; your advantages turn out
to your loss, and (how us that it is in our p>w€rtd ruin
you by gifts: Like a game of drafts, We can move out
of one Equate to let you come in, in order that we may
afterwards take two or three for one; and as we can
always keep a double turner for ourselves, we can al
ways prevent a total defeat; You cannot be lo insen
sible as not to fee that we have two to one the advan
tage of ,u, because we conquer by a drawri game,
and you Lie by it, Burgoyne might have taught your
Lurdthip this knowledge; he has long been a Undent
in the do&ririe of chances;
I have no other idea of conquering countries thin
by subduing the armies which defend them : Have you
done this, or can you do this? If you have not, it
would be civil io fob to let yout proclamations alone
for the prelent ; oihetwfe yob will ruin more Tories
by your grace and favour than you will Whigs by your
arms.
Were you to obtain poss. Amo of this city, you would
not ksow what to do with it morethau to plunder it. To
hold it, in the manner you held New York, would be
an additional dead weight Upon your hands; and if a
general conquest is your obj^d, you had better be with
put trie city than with it. When you have defeated all
our armies, the cities will fall into your bands of them
selves; but to creep into them in the manner you got
into Princeton, Trenton, &c is like robbing an or
chard in the night before the fruit be ripe, and run
ning away in the morning. Your experiment in the
Jerfies is lufficieot to teach you that you have tome
thing more to do than barely to get into other people's
houses; arid your new converts, to whom you promis
ed all manner of protection, and deduced into new guilt
by pardoning them from their former virtues, muff be
gin to have a very contemptible opinion both of your
power and your policy. Your authority io the Jerries
is now reduced to the small cite e which your army
occupies, and yur proclamation is no where else seen
unlels it be to be laughed at. The mighty fabduers of
the Continent are retreated into a nutlhel, and the
proud forgivers of our fins are fled from those they came
to pardon; and al this at a time when they were dis
patching veffil after vessel to England with the great
news of every day. In short, you have managed your
Jersey expedition so very dexterously that the dead on
ly are conquerers, because none will dispute the ground
with them.
figure yah and the Tories wouN cut in this thy, with 1
a liver fall of ice, and a town full cf fife ; for the
immediate consequence of your getting here would be,
that you would be cannonaded out again and the To
ries be obliged to make good the damage; and this,
Sooner or later, will bethe fate of New-York.
I with to fee the city saved, n^ so much from mili
tary as from natural motives. 'Tis the hiding place of
women and children, and Lord Howe's proper butioefs
is with our armies. When 1 put all the circumstances
together which ought to be taken, I laugh at your no
tion of conquering America. Because you lived in a
little country where an army might fun over the whole
in a few days, aid where a single company of soldiers
might put a multitude to the rout, you expe&ed to find
it the fame here. It is plain that you brought over
With you all the narrow riotions yob were bred up with,
ind imagined that a proclamation in the King's name
was to do great things; but Englishmen always travel
for knowledge, and your Lordfllip, I hope, will return,
if you return at all, much wrier thkn'you came.
Wemay be furprifaed by events We did not expe&,
and in that interval of recollection you may gain some
temporary advantage: Such was the case a few weeks
ago, but we (own ripen again into reason, collect our
strength, And while you are preparing for a triumph
we came upon you with a defeat. Such it has been;
and fetch it would be were yed to try it an hundred
times over. Were yod to garrison the places you
might march over, in order to secure their fubje&ion;
(for remember yob can do it by no other means) your
army won d be like a ftfeam of water running, to no
thing. By the time you reached trom New York to
Virginia you would be reduced to a firing of drops not
capable of hanging together; while we, by retreating
from State to State, ke a river turning back upon
itfelf would acquire Strength in the fame proportion as
y<u loft it, and in the end be capable of overwhelming
you. The country In the mean time would fOffer, but
'tis a day of ftiffering; and we oughtto expe& it. Whit
we contend for is worthy the affliction we may go
through. If we get but bread to eat, and any kind of
raiment to pur on, we ought, not only to be content
ed but thankful; More than bMf we ought not to lock
for, and let's thin that Heaven has not yet fuffered us
to want; He that would fell his birthright for a li>
tl^fad, is as worthless as he who fold it for porridge
without fair. And he that woud part with it for a gay
coat, or a plain c n at, ought for ever to be a slave in
buff. What are fait, sugar and finery to the inefti.
mable buffings of “ Liberty and Safety f” Or what
are the inconveniencies of a few months to the tribu
tary bondage of Ages? The meaoeft peasant in Ame
rica, blefs'd with the'e leritiraenrs, is a happy man
compared with a New Yo>k Tory ; he can eat bis
moHci without repining, and when he has done, can
sweeter. it with a repast of wholesome air; he can take
his child by the hand and blell it, without feeling the
conscious fbame of negle&ing a parent's duty.
( To be continued.)
PHILADELPHIA, February n.
On W-dnefuay lart the Affambly elected Dr. Franklin,
Robert Morris, William Moore, and Jonathan B. Smith,
Enquire s, anl General Roberdeau, Delegates in the Con
tinental Congress.
Lidl Friday a number of Britiih prisoners, and some
HeiiLns were brought to this city from the Jerleys.
In CONGRESS, January 16, 1777.
Refolded, That a Committee of (even ne appointed to
enquire into the conduct of the B itiffi and Ht ffian Gene
ral Offi ers, towards ne Officers, Soldiers and Mariners
in th- lervice of the United States, and any other per-
Tons inhabitants of these States, in their pofft ffion as pri
soners of war, or otherwise; and also into the conduct
of the said Generals and Officers, and the troops under
their command, towards the fubjefts of thele States, and
their property, more especially of the States of New-York
and New-Jersey.
Th^ members chosen, Mr. Chafe, Mr. Witherspoon,
Mr. Clark, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ross, Mr. Heyward, and
Mr. Smith. Extras from the Minutes.
Publijbed by order 0/ Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Every Printer is desired to publish the above, and
continue ths fame in their news papers for some time.
@s<,^s^^<+4-<,OQ++o''fr+ooop
This afternoon twill be feublifoed and fold by
JOHN DUNL AP,
In Market street, Philadelphia,
JOURNALS and PROCEEDINGS
of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the
Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania. From Thursday
November aS, 1776, to Saturday January 25, 1777.
B A L T I M O R E, February
^ Y± E hear that since the arrival or the enemy's ihipi
VV of war in the bay, a nunther of peifidious peo
ple in the counties of Worcester and Somefrfet, on the
Eiftcrn Shore of this State, have afcmbied in hostile ar
ray, having feveial months ago, been supplied with
arms by the Convention to defend out liberties. They
had been vapouring for some time ; they are now so au
dacious as 'o cred a pole, with a flg upen it marked
with the letters G. R. and are fuppoled to mean the
f.eptered mifereant, who, in violation of his coronation
cath, is now, together with his venal Parliament, en
slaving that people whom they are bound to make happy.
—lt is said that General Smallwood is going, with a de
tachment of troops, to pay the banditti a vrfit, and, on
his appearing, we prophesy that their ignoble colours
will be immediately lowered.
so Of Pl^&f^ Q ~
. P^h^^ff. j it may concern:
N°,,CB> hereby given, that a Court ,of Admi
, ralty will be held at the State-house, in the citv off
Philadelphia, on Wcdrcldayfhe ~6th day of February
inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day then
a ,t t^re to try the ^'um of thefts alledged in the bill
of Michael Baftow, commander of the letter of marque
brig called the Iriduftry,. (who as well, &c.) against the
brigantine, or. vessel. trailed the Anne, u then about i % c»
tons, with all her tacklty ,ppartF, furniture and cargo,
lately commanded by Alexander, fanne;,, and ag&nft
jlefton, a Negro slave taken on board the laid origan
t'n^ : so the end and intent that the owner or owners
thereof, or any per fobs concerned therein, may appear
find fnew cause, if any th.y have, why the fame Should
not be condemned ,cco,dfog to the prayer of the fail
°^h, .By order of tbe fud^
^6.1^,1777. § ANDREW ROBESON, Register.
— T , Pl)ilddel,;ai Feb. 3, 1777.
T WENTY DOLLAR S,, REWARD.
DESERT ED from Captain Nathaniel Donnell's
^company or the Tra h, ROBERT LITTLE,
butn in Ireland, 22 y e3rs of age, .five feet seven and a
r'ii""" es !"^ h ' brown, hair, muty pitted with the
final! pox.;,ha< on a bro,n furtout coat, arm a new fur
!,: JAME- CRACIE, born in Ireland, 35 years
of age, five feet fix ar.< a half inches high, fair hair ;
hadon a (h 9 t oro M n coat turned up with green, and
leather breezes JOHN MVLL A N, born in Ire
land, 30 years of age, fi, e stet eight inches high ; bad
° n .^% n furtout coat, and buckskin br^chel As ic
is likely the,above deserters may attempt to inlift again
reuniting officers are therefore rfou^ed to ofc th-w
endeavours to prevent fueb ftliows from defrauding the
Continent. Whoever fecurcs said defected, so that their
Captain may have them again; ffiall have the abovi .Re
ward. +
FIVE POUNDS REWARD
W A UT°l* ^^ of th^Wcrihert ftable°
in Horfham Township, Philadelphia County, on
h'"^ ^A 5 ^ '^ ^February, a ligftt O ^ed
!%°/ LD ™ G ' ab ° ut f ° urta " han " s thre e iricoes
high, five years old paftp a.batu^l trotter; carries we)
has a final! ihr in his forehead; his nenr for oot white'
has some laddie mirks, and a rema^kabfe white ratch
down the off tide o' bis neck under the .throat iafh oc
casioned by a yoke; was fh?d and his Iho 3 much w rn
Whoever takes up the horse and chief, fc that the owner
may get the horse again; and the thief be brought t@
juface. fa di have the above Reward, or THREE
POUNDS for the horse only, paid by
0 PAUL boWLtN.
FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARDi
STOLEN last Wednesday evening; between the
hours of seven and eight; from the hotife of T o hri
Phipps, in Abington Township, a bay MARE, with
saddle and bridle The mare isthree years old, fifteen
hands high, a natural trotter; has a mealy belly leg#
find nose, and a tew grey diairs on the top cf her n p cc
and off buttock; but neither brand no, ear mark. The
fiddle about half worn, and the sweat cloth crofs'barred
yTlw and white. Whoever fecurtes the said mare ?nrt
thief fhali have th, above Reward; or for ,ha male fix
die and bridle EIGHT DOLLARS, anj for the
alone SEVEN DOLLARS, and all reasonable charge
p 4 id by the fubferiber living id Springfield T wefhir'
Philadelphia Courity. r '
Feb. ic, 1777 V 1 WILLIAM HICKS.
, Philadelphia, Feb. 1777.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD
RAN away from the fubfoiber; on the 24th
of December last, an apprentice lad named ELI
JAH BOW A N, by trade a tafloh, about twenty yearg
of age, five feet five or fix in hes high, wears bis own
black hair in queue; had oh when he went away, &
straight bodied brown coat, a grey furtout, and ol'ack
breeches. He was in town last Wednefdat; and told se
veral of his acquaintances that he has get an Eufin's
commission in the Continental troops now railing in the
State of New.jerfey. It is exp &d he will net be con
tinued in office, as he is under inJe ures for feveial
months yet to come. Whoever will apprehend and Se
cure the said apprentice, to that his matter may get hint
again, shall have the above Reward, and if brought home
reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN M'CALLA.
Lately pubafoed and t u be fold by
JOHN DUNL A P,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
RU LES. and ARTICLES for toe better go
vernment of the I ROOPS railed, or to be
railed and kept in pay by and at the expence of the
United States of America.
Lately published and to be fold by
JOHN DUNL A P,
Extracts from the journals ot conu
GRESS, relative to the capture and condemna
tion of Prizes, and the fitting out Privateeis: Together
with the Rules and Regulations of the Navy, and ln~
ftru&ions to the Commanders of private Ships of War.
DANAWAYfrom the fubferiber on Thursday night the 16th
"of January, an Irifofervent man named MICHAEL
MCDONALD, a taylor by trade, 23, cars of age, gfeet g
inches high, fair complexion light colored hair, took with
him aJafoFnable new caftor bat and a round wool ditto, de
brown rattinet coat wdhfiver- wajhed buttons, an old cloth
blue coat with a red collar, a light colored wilton coat, a.
purplejacket, tlufo breeches^ three white foirts, white wor &
fed flockings. old jhoes with square filler buckless He has &
fiver watch out of repair, has a good look and can behave
well. An, person securing him in any goal within 150 miles
of Philadelphia, or bringing him home, Jhall rective lrauit^
Dollars Reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by
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