The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-05-29 00:00:00, page 4

On the question, 3hall this be received as a fubflitute? the
yeas and nays being required by Mr. Laurens,
New-Hampshire, Mr. Whipple, 47
Maflhehufetts Bay, Mr. S. Adams, ay
Mr. Lovell, ay
Mr. Holten, a,
Rhode Toland; Mr. Ellery, a,
Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, ay
, Mr. Spencer, a,
New-York, Mr. Jay, no
Mr. Duane, no
Mr. Floyd, ay
New-Jersey, Mr. Scudder, ay
Tennfylvahia, Mr. Shippen, ay
Mr. Atlee no '
Mr. Searle, ay
Mr. Muhlenberg, ay
Maryland, Mr. P ater, no
Mr. Carmichael, no
Mr. Henry, ay
Mr. Jenifer, ay
Virginia, Mr Smith, no
Mr. R. H. Lee, -ay
'Mr. Griffin, ay
, ' Mr, Flemming, no
North-Carolina, Mr. Penn, no
Mr. Burke, ay
Mr. Sharpe, no
South-Carolina, Mr. Laurens, a,
Mr. Drayton, no
So it Was resolved in the affi relative
On the question, to agree to the fubflitute as a resolu
tion..
Resolved in the affirmative.
TUESDAY, May is, 1779.
Mr. Smith then arose, and with the leave of the House
read in his place a paper" in.anfiver to the paper delivered
in by Mr. Laurens, in which he repeats his request,
" that Congress will explicitly declare, whether it be f eir
opinion that he motion which he made on Friday was full
of d ng^rcus consequences - derogatory to the honor and
dignity o f Congrefa, and darrhing to the fsee and inde
pendent citizens of these United Stales; and hopes that
Congress, having indulged Mr Laurens with entering his
address upon tl e journals, will do him equal justice, and
allow him the fame indulgence, by entering his address
upon the journal of Congress " the motion being fe-
Conded by Mr. Pehn.
On the question, S tall Mr. Smith's address be entered
on the journal ? the yeas and nays being required by Mr.
, Smit,
New-Harm pfhire, Mr. Whipple, tio
Massachusetts-Bay, Mr. Gerry, no
Mr. Lovell, ay
Mr. Holten, no
Rhode-Ifland, Mr. Eller,, no
Mr. Collins, ay
Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, no
Mr. Spencer, no
New-York, Mr, Jay, ay
Mr. Morris, no
Mr; Floyd, ay
New-Jersey, Mr. Scudder, no
Mr. Fell, „?
Pennsylvania, Mr. Armstrong, ni
Mr. Shippen, no
Mr. Atlee, ay
Mr. Searle, no
Mr. Wynkoop, „,
Maryland, Mr Plater, a y
Mr. Carmichael, a?
Mr. Henry,•
1 Mr. Jenifer, a y
Virginia, Mr. Smith,
Mr. R. H. Lee, no
Mr. Griffin, a y
Mr. Flemming, ^
North -Carolina, Mr. Penn,•
Mr. Burke, a y
' Mr. Sharpe, a,
Scuth Carolina, Mr. Laurens, „
Mr. Drayton, ay
So it passed in the negative.
Extra^s from the Minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
TUESDAY, May it
Mr. PRESIDENT,
IT gives me real concern to find that Mr. L urens, a De
legate from the State s' South-Carolina, confiders the
motion I made oh Friday last, as an attempt c< irregular,
unprecedented and full, of danger®us consequences, dero
gatory to the honor and dignity of Congress, and alarm
ing to the free and independent citizens of these United
States." I conceive it to be the duty of every Member of
Congress to receive information, and to communicate it to
Congress, of the venalty, peculation and fraud of any of its
Members, or of other persons employed in the public
fervice.lf the information leads to the investigation of truth,
it is worthy of notice, and fh^uld-be attended to. The con
tents of the letter alluded to in the information I gave, the
manner in which it Was published, and the probability that
a letter directed to the Governor of Georgia, might have
fallen into the hands of the enemy, in Georgia ; did,
in my opinion, require the attention of Congress and of
ail toe free and independent citizens of these United States,
since the honor of the one, andthe interest of the other,
de, ^Tri an enquiry concerning the truth of the contents.
The pjblilher in &s instance, could not be called &on
to jumfy the publication, either byCongrefs or Mr. Lau
rens, beca Te he was not within the line of their power :
But Mr. L^tirens might have refuted the publication by a
baredeni^o t e authenticity of the letter ; whico justice to
Congress ano his own honor required if the letter published
wasnot genuine. In my opinion, therefore, there was no
impropriety in the motioftior demanding of Mr. Laurens
whether he had written the letter of which that pu iication
was laid to ^e a copy. lam sure th~e demanding of a per
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street,
fa whether he was the author of a letter published in a
ne-ws-paper was not unprecedented even in this house. But
Mr. Laurens could not be compelled to give evidence a
gainst himfelf, or even to answer the question. A regard
to truth and his own honor, were the only confideratioms
which could oblige him to answer any question. The
motion, therefore, could not be “ full of dangerous
consequences," nor could it be "alarming to the free and
independent citizens of these United States," unless Mr.
Laurens and the free and independent citizens of these U
nited States should be of opinion that truth and honor ought
not to influence the conduct of men. If Mr. Laurens has
difcoveted,thdfe Scenes of penalty, peculation and fraud,
which are mentioned in the letter alluded to, or if he was
warranted to fay what is therein expressed, he ought
indeed to have r joiced that an opportunity was given him
to unfold them, and thereby to have been inftrumemtal
in bringing to punishment the authors of such mifehiefs to
t e public.---EuTN r. Laurens has charged me openly in
Congress, with having attempted what was " irregular,
unprecedented, and full of dangerous ccnfeqheaces-- de
rogatory to the honour and dignity of Congress, and
alarming to the fqee and independent citizens of these
United States." And he has laid that he rejoices "at
the wisdom displayed by Congress in over-ruling the at
tempt." This charge is contained in a written paper,
which he read in his place and desired might be entered
upon the journals of Congress. It hath been received arid
Is entered upon the journal by order of Congress.
Without calling "upon Congress for thkt protection a
-gatoft tenoral insult, to which every Member is entitled
whilfl he is performing his duty in this House, and a con
sequent reparation of the breach of privilege ; I demanded
of Congress the justice due to my honor, —that the sense of
Congress might be expreffed,;whether the motion I had
made was of such a natu e as Mr Laurens had declared,
and I thought myfelf intitled to fatisfaßion on this point,
as Congress had received the ^m,^/^ thanks ofMr. Lau
rens, for the wisdom displayed in over-ruling the at
tempt
Congress has 'not been pleased to answer the queftian ;
but hath adopted a resolution, which, in my opinion,
countenance the charge ; as it apologizes for having ad
raittel the declaration to record, and leaves it in full force
again? me -A mdde of proceeding which, if it (hall be
conclefivein this case, I fear, will impeach the canddr, if
not the jw,ftceo Congress. I therefore, as well out of
re ard toThedigni y of Congress as to my own honor,
repeat my request, that Congress will explicitly declare,
whether it be their opinion that the motion which I made
on Friday last, was “ full of dangerous consequences
.derogatory to the honor and dignity of Congress, and
alarming to the free and independent citizens of these
United States," and having indulged Mr. Laurens with
enteiing his address upon tbejoarnals of Congress, I hope
Congress will do me equal justice, and allow me the fame
indulgence, by entering this address upon the journal of
Congress. MERIWETHER SMITH.
*M^)©*^^
Philadelphia, May 8.
To be SCLI) by Public Vendue,
At the Cuff^-noute, on Saturday the twenty ninth in
stant, at Six o'clock in the evening, if not fold be
fore by private faie,'
ALO r o' GROUND, forty feet front by one
handled #nd tofty f«et deep, fitiiate in Southwark,
bn the weft fide of Front-ftceet continued, whereon are
the walls of a buck two-story house and chimney, in
good oiheg, eighteen feet square, with a good cellar
under rhe whole; fu<je& toa ground rent of four pounds
Pennf)!v; ui& currency per annum. Also another LOT
thirty fix feet front by one hundred and twenty feet
deep, wareon are two two-story chiefly brick houses,
twenty eight feet front by thirty feet deep, with good
cellars; clear 0 ground rent and all incumbrance.
Whoever inches to purchase before the day of sale may
viw the piemifa and know the terms by applying to
the fubicribtr, living in Front-street, at the sign of the
Foimmil. EDWARD BARRETT.
To bp SOLD by Public Vendue,
Cn the twenty.ninth instant, at Three o'clock in the af
ternoon, at the house of Petei Mathers, in East-
W Ireland township, Chester county,
AL OT of GROUND containing feur acres and
three quarters, with a square log house thereon, a
never failing fp ring of water, and a young bearing or
chard. An indisputable title will be made. For fur
tier particulars apply to Richard Robinson, near
the premises, or of Samuel Garrigues the younger,
in Philadelphia.
0„ Philadelphia, May 26.'
Next W E'D NESDA Y morning, at Nine o'clock,
at Mrs. Hopkinson's, in Walnut-ftreek, above
Fourth street, will be fold at Vendue,
A VARIETY of HOUSEHOLD, and KITCHEN
FURNITURE, consisting, in part, of the follow
ing articles, viz. Walnut and mahogany chairs, ditto
tables, a genteel fofa, a suit of crimson harateen cur
tains, looking-glasses, pidures, &c. &c. &c.
7'' H £ Managers of the United Company of
Philadelphia for promoting American Manufac
tures,acquaint thePropriators, That a final dividend will
be made on th, firft ®q June, when ail outstanding ac
counts against the Factory (if any there are) must re
main unpaid. The Treasurer, Richard Wells, in
Arch-street, above Sixth-street, will give attendance to
pay off the (hares, for one week from the said firft of
June; and will be much obliged to the Proprietors to
call for their money within that time. Many of tie firft
dividends remain unpaid, and several pieces of Goods
allotted in the second dividend are in his hands ready to
be delivered., '
1m GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania.
Saturday, March 20th, 1779.
THE petition of J mes Martin, amd the report of the
= Committee appointed to confider his case, were again
read and considered, and thereupon
Resolved, T.,at the said James Martin have leave to
bring in a bill the next session of this Assembly, for the
purpose-s of divorcing him from his wife Eli/ibeth Martin:
And that the-said James Martin be required to publish this
resolution in the Pennsylvania Packet, or some other pub
lic newspaper of this state, two months before he brings in
the said bill. Extrad from the Minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junier,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
Forks, May 1%, 1779^
To be SOLD at Public Vendue,
On the firft day of June next, at the Forks of Little
Egg Harbour,
THE SLOOP INDUSTRY, burthen about
forty tens; a new Bermudian-built vessel, fails
remarkably well, and her failsand rigging very ?^od a
At the Line time will be fold, her Cargo of Turks-
Inland SALT, of about four hundred bufhris
JOSEPH BALL.
N B. The inventory of said Sloop to be seen at the
Coftee-houfe.
JOHNBENEZEtT
Has for SALE,
CL AYED Sugars in liogflieads and barrels; a few
pipes of very excellent,Madeira ; also a quantity
c Giafs Phials, of different sizes, in hoi(heads.
N B. He continues te purchase LOAN OFFICE
CER I IFICAI ES, bearing interest payable in
Fance ; also BILLS for interest due on such Certifi
actes, for which be gives the very highest advances
FIFTY DOLLARS REWA-rT).
Supposed to be ftupn on Sundry the 23d inst.
(May) a bright bay GELDI NG, about fourteen
hands high, five years old this grass, neither brand nor
ear mark, with white hind feet, and black mane and
tail. Whoever has got (aid Gelding, and will deliver
him to the fubferiber, living in Manihgtbn towpfoip
York county, about ten mites from Carhfle, shall have
the above reward. JAMES DILL.
BROKE into the inclofure of the fubferiber,
in the diftri& of Southwark, Philadelphia coun+y,
fomeiim - ayu, a BAY MARE, about fix years old,
fourteen hands high, paces and trots. The >wner by
proving his property and paying charges n^ have her
again,
Mey 21. JOSEPH JOHNSON.
NOW RE TAiJ iNG BY '
WILLIAM GOFORTH,
In Se ond fleet, between Race and Vrne-ftreets,
I APER taale-cloths, knives and fork', mens
U large beaver hats, black and white fi,k gauze
handkerchiefs; roraal, bandano, striped mu&n and
stamped camtrick ditto; corded dimity, I.ifti and
other white linen, mens thread and fck gloves, and a
few other articles. 6
Dilworth s Spelling-Book by the single book, dozen
or hundred.
L "7 S T,-
On the Germantown road, between Philadelphia and
the Rifi,g Sun,
A PAIR of silver carved BUCKLES. Any per
son who will give information thereof to the
Printer of this paper, so tha£ they may be had again,
shall be handsomely rewarded.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
CTOLEN last night from James Bartram's place,
M Geo^G^y's ferry, on Schuylkill, a black
MAK E, neat fifteen hands high, about eight or nine
years old, big with foal, has a white spot under one of
' w ^ite ring round her near fore foot occaficn
ed by a hopple; no moes dn, a large bushy tail, very
fat, add is a natural trotter. It is thought file could
not travel far before (he would drop her foal. The
above reward is offered to any person who will bring
the mare to said James Bartram's, or to the owner, °
May u. EDWARD BURD.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD;
ST'A ° ° from the fubferiber's farm, on the
Frankford road, the fifteenth instant, (May) a for
", D 1 NG * fiftee n hands high, with a fore back,
a blaze in his forehead, one white foot, about fix years
old, branded C. A. on the buttock, and P. on each
ffioulder. Whoever brings him to the fubferiber, or
gives information so that he may get him again, (hall
receive the above reward and reafgnable charges.
HENRY GURNEY.
CAME to the place of the fubferiber, in
Kensington, on the fourteenth inft-nt, (May) a
bundle COW. Whoever owns the fame is dtfired to
prove property, pay charges and take her away.
ELIZABETH CRIST.
Sherman's Valley, April 17.
BROUGHT away by a Militia-man out
of Chester county, in September 1777, a bey
MA RE, seven years old, dark mane and tail, between
fourteen and fifteen hands high, trots and paces, neither
brand nor ear mark. Any person applying to Alex
ander Murray, Esq; in Tebovn township, Cumber
land county, may be informed of said mare.