Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-17 00:00:00, page 2

t rhe Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SI R,
;HAVE cve'nlly perused rhe frame of government
I by you published for coufideration, and cheerfully
^knowledge myielf much pleased uih the great ent
ries of it ?n general. In the propoled creed, Sed. io.
am of opinion tiut the candidate for office ihouid
declare his belief in the retributive jutrice of the Su
eme Governor of the universe; for otherwise we can
ave no religious hold upon him. But as much as I
tm zealous for the addition of this plain and indifpen
ble pledge for our moral conduct, much more am I
tgaintt the admiffi ^ of any article whatsoever reaped
jg the lub'ime mysteries of the Christian faith. These
ire n n all hands acknowledged to be above the reach
,f human reason, unassisted by the. peculiar operations
T the Divine Spirit, and as we have no evidence that
he time is yet come when the Saints alone, (i. e. per
ons of extraordinary illumination tn spiritual things)
rail rule the world, there fectns no need of inferring
ny article in a creed, intended only as a security
agginft joofe and unprincipled persons, which has no
reference to the natural or constitutional rights of men
society.
On SeA. ig, I would take leave to observe, that
-he present Convention being in a special manner the
Mitome of the People, and that privilege of the Peo
-1 e to attend the debates of the Affembfy being a very
nportant one, they should make that provision them-
Selves by ordering large and convenient galleries to be
erected in the Stare-House, in, or adjacent to the ap
partment wherein the A ffemtly are to fit and .debate.
On the 17th, I would recount, that the division of
States in fit ires or (hires, and those (hires into difbißs
?r towolhips of convenient exrent for all the inhabi
ltrs to meet and consult upon their common interests
itheir little Conventions, is the heft way es render
g every man acquainted wi:h his rights, and the fit
-7.1s of the per ons to whom he is obliged to delegate
their conservation.*
When candidates are all put up together in a coun
• ticket, they are to be considered the favorites of a
into; when every diftrid 'ends a man, that man may
,e accounted the real reprefent^tive of such a number
of the freemen of that diftrift, chosen by them for
properties they know him to be poffefTed of.
On Sift 32. it may be fed, that the body politic
'can be preserved from the effects of corruption no other
way than the body natural, that is, by a total excision
o' the Sphacelated part; therefore, in the conclusion*
instead of one year, I would humbly suggest it ftould
stand, for ever! ' DEMO PHIL U S.
* Fide The antient Saxon or English Constitution,
tubUfhed by Mr R. Rell. County is a Norman word,
& badge of flaven. It is fabmitted, whether it should
be retained in this free State
o§s^s§,o ,-$ O i @+4^^6&^4
CHARLESTO IVN, (South Carolina) Aug. 14.
ON Monday Taft week, the DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE was proclaimed
here, amidst the acclamations of a raft concourse of
people.
By letters of the 6th instant from the Camp two
miles below Keowee, in the Cherokee country, we have
the following interesting intelligence:
On the gift of July, some of Colonel Williamfen's
scouts took two white men prisoners, who had been
sent to get cattle for the enemy. They informed the
Colonel that Camero'n had come over the Hills a few
days before with twelve white men ; and that he, with
the Seneca and some Other Indians, in all about 150,
were then encamped at Cowanarofs, about thirty miles
from Twenty three Mile Creek, where our array then
lay encamped ; and that their women and children had
all retired from the towns to the neighbourhood of
the fame place. This intelligence determined the Co
lonel to march that evening at the head of 330 horfe
ro, taking the two prisoners with him. His inten
tion was to leave the horses two miles behind, with a
party to guard them, and surround the enemy's camp
by day break. The river Keowee lying in his route,
ind being only passable at a ford at Seneca, obliged
aim to take that road. About one o'clock in the morn
ing he arrived at the outskirts of that town, which he
tad received accounts of being entirely abandoned 6
and therefore little expeded to meet with any oppofi'
don there. The enemy, however, having received
some intimation o's his march, had taken poftflion of
the firft houses, and polled themselves behind a long
fence, fluffed with twigs and corn blades, on an emi
nence close to the road where the party was to pass;
they allowed the guides and advanced guard to come
almost up to the houses, when they fired five or fix
guns, but without doing any other damage than killing
one of the guide's horses. They immediately afterwards
began a very heavy fire on our advanced guard and
main body ; by which Mr. Francis Salvador was (hot ,
in three different places, Colonel Williamson had his
horse (hot under him; and eight men were badly wound
ed and two slightly. Mr. Salvador falling among the
bushes, it being dark, and both parties mixed', they
unluckily got his scalp. The Indian was seen by Capt.
Smith, who would have prevented his accomplishing
his cruel purpofo had he not thought it was Mr. Sal
vador's servant taking care of his matter. He died a
\>ut three quarters of an hour after. The whole ar-
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) Sept 7.
Extrafl of a letterfrom Newbern, (N. Carolina) Aug. 19.
" A few days ago we received an account in town,
that very lately, on the banks, not far fr@m Roanoke
inlet, about 25 men were landed from some vefEl of
war, for the purpose (it is supposed) of making free
with a few of the cattle. Captain Dennis Dauge,
who commands an independent company between Cur
rituck and Roanoke, attacked them, killed some, and
took the rest prisoners.”
A vefel is fate arrived at Hampton with 1000 bush
els of fait, and a final! quantity of rum and lugar; the
raafter of which gives us reason to expert a number of
others, in a few weeks, with fait, and other ufeful ar
ticles.— The Weft India islands are in a starving con
dition for want of the American supplies.
N E W-Y O R K, Sept. 9 .
In CONGRESS, Augu, 30, 1776.
Refolded, That the communication of intelligence,
with frequency and dispatch trom one part to another
of this extentive continent, is essentially requisite to its
fafety; that therefore there be employed,' on the se
veral post roads, a rider for every twenty five or thirty
miles, whole business it (hall be to proceed to his llage
three times in every week, setting out immediately on
receipt of the mail, and travelling with the fame by
night and by day, without tapping, until he shall have
delivered it to the next rider, and that every Poff
mafer General be debred either by the use of way
my regretted his loss, as he was universally beloved
and elteemed by them. Two of the wounded died
next morning.
Our party soon recovering from their surprise, kept
up a brilk fire en the places where the flashes of the
enemy's guns were seen, and soon drove them from
their fences and houses. Their loss is not known;
but from the number of blankets, Hurts, tomahawks,
&c. left befmeaied With blood, and the bloody tracks
which malted their retreat, it is supposed to be con
siderable. Col. Wilbamfon remained on the ground
till day break, and burnt all the houses on both sides
of the river, and destroyed their corn, &c. Judging
that the party he had defeated would immediately
proceed to their camp, and apprize them of his ap
proach, and having made an appointment to meet Co
lonels Neel and Tuomas at Sugar Town, the Colonel,
after leaving a party ro bury rhe deal and take care of
the wounded, returned-to his camp. Next day, in con
sequence of this appointment, the whole army pro
ceeded to the neighbourhood of Keowee, where they
encamped; and on the 4th, a party of 400 men was
sent to burn that town and Sugar-Town, which they
effected. I hey found only an old fame Indian, who
informed them, that the others had left the towns four
days before, on a white man's telling them a large ar
my was at Paris's, which probably may be Cols. Neel
and Thomas's party. He would not tell where the
Indians were gone to.
On the 6th, the Colonel marched at the head of
656 men after the enemy, being fully determined to
carry fire and sword throughout their country.
I he following was found in the peffdfon of one of
the folders taken in the transport brigantine, mention
ed in our last:
Head-Barters, Bo,on, iSth December, 177;.
THE bearer hereof, Duncan M' Arthur, having vo
luntarily engaged to serve His Majesty, in the Royal
Regiment of Highland Emigrants (raised and establish
ed for the just arid loyal purpose of opposing, quelling
and suppressing the present most unnatural, unprovoked,
and wanton rebellion) conformable to the orders and
directions of his Excellency the Commander in Chief,
arid agreeable to His Majesty's most gracious inten
tions, lignified by the Earl of Dartmouth, (Secretary
of State for America,)" That such emigrants from
" North Britain (as well as other loyal fubjeds) that
" should engage to serve in the beforementioned corps,
" should be considered in the most favourable light;
" And after the conclusion of the present unhappy
" Civil War, (to which period only they are obliged
66 to serve) be entitled to a proportion of two hundred
" acres vacant (or forfeited) lands for every man or
" head of a family, together with fifty acres moie in
“ addition for every person the family may consist of,
" the whole to be granted and patented without any
" expense to the said grantees. — AND MORE
'' OVE R, to be free of any quit rent to the Crown
"for twenty years." — I DO THEREFORE,
with the consent and approbation of His Excellency
the Commander in Chief, certify and declare, That
the said Duncan M'Arthur is, at the expiration of the
present troubles (and when peace, order, and due obe
dience to the laws are re eftabliffied in the British Co
lorries on the Continent and Islands of North - America)
to be at liberty and entitled to a final difeharge from
said regiment, and from His Majesty's military f er
vice: And likewise to receive as a just reward for his
spirited loyalty, the beforementioned grant of lands,
in consequence of the orders and directions His Ma
jesty has been pleased to iffae for that purpose.
Given under my hand and seal, time and place as
sirs. abovementioned.
To all whom it? MURDOCH M'LAINE,
may concern. , Capt. R. H. Emigrants.
To Major John Small.
, And be it farther ordained and declared, by the au
thority aforefaid, That if any person or persons fha!<
think him or themselves aggrieved by the judgment of
the said Justice or Justices, he or they may ^1
the Council of Safety for this State, who fkr{ with
out delay, determine the fame ; and may confirm, nul
lify, fuipend, alter, or mitigate the judgment of the
laid Justice or Justices.
And be it farther ordained and declared, by the autto
rity aforefaid, That this Ordinance shall continue in
force until the end of the firft session of the future
Legislature of this State, or until altered or repealed
by the fame, or by this Convention.
Paged in Convention, Sept. 12, I^6,
Ardfgned by their order,
GEORGE ROSS, Vice-President.
Atteff John Morris, jun. Secretary.
An ORDIN AN C E to compel Debtors, in cer^
tain cases, to give Security to their Creditors.
W"E ^EAS at this time, when the Courts
of Justice in this State are shut, it is absolute
ly necessary that honest Creditors Arnold be made se
cure, when it shall appear that otherwise they mi^ht,
by diffiooeft Debtors taking advantage of the times'
run the rifque of losing their just debts.
Be it therefore ordained and declared hr the Repre
sentatives of the Freemen of the S;ate of Pennfovania,
in General Convention met, That where complaint bJ
oath or affirmation, by the complainant or feme per
lon for him, shall be made to any one Justice of tie
Peace for this Swe, that any person oi persons, re.
fading within t^e city or county where such Jefti-e
hath jurildidion, is justly indebted to the complains;
in any sum not exceeding Five Pounds, and that such
Debtor is about to depart this S^c. with defy to
defraud his Creditors, as is believed ; ,and that freh
Debtor, being of lumtitat ability, ia the judgment
PHI LADELPHI A, September 17.
An ORDIN AN CE for punishing perfens gui'tv of
certain offences therein mentioned again, the United
American States.
WHEREAS evil disposed perfo'ns may, by
speaking or writing, endeavor to influence the
minds of weak or unwary persons, and therebv impede
the present virtuous oppufition made by the Free, In
dependant, and United States cf America, against the
wicked and tyrannic measures pursued by the King
and Parliament of Great Britain, for the prevention
thereof,
Be it ordained and declared by the Reprefen'atives of
the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania in General
Convention met, 1 hat if any person or persons within
this State shall, by advisedly ipeaking or writing, ob
ftrn€t or oppose, or endeavor so to do, the mealures
carrying on by the United States of America, for the
defence and support of the freedom and independance
of the said States, such person or persons, on complain
and proof made on oath sr affirmation before any Jus
tice of the Peace of the city or county where the of
fence shall be committed, shall be held to give security
for his or their good behavior, in such sum or films of
money as the said Justice may think necefTary; and, in
default of giving such security, fhal! be committed to
the common jail of the said city or county refpedive
ly, by the said Justice, there to remain until he or they
shall give such security, or be otherwise legally dis
charged. And if the said Justice shall, on the evi
dence given, judge that such offender is too danger
ous, unfriendly, or inimical to the American cause to
be admitted to bail, then, and in such case, he may
and shall associate to himfelf two other Justices of the
Peace of the said city or county refpe&ively, and if
they, or any two of them, shall judge in like manner,
they may, by warrant under their hands and seals,
commit such persons to the common jail of the city or
county refpedively, for such time as the, shall deem
proper, not exceeding the duration of the prefect war
with Great Britain.
bills, or by such other means as he mail find most ef
ficacious to prevent delays in the riders, or to disco
ver where they happen, that such dilatory riders may
be difeharged.
And as it is requisite that the Deputy Poftmatlers
Should attend with punctuality at their federal offices
for the receipt and delivery of letters.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Aflemblies
and Conventions of these States to confider how far
it may be confident with the policy and good of their
refpeaive States, to excuse such Deputy Poll rouflers
from those public duties which may call them from
attendance at their offices, and to proceed therein as
to their wisdom shall fcem bell.
Extras from the Minutely
(%) CHARLES THOMSON, Secretar,.
In consequence of the foregoing reto'ution of Cot
grefs, " for the more frequent speedy communication
“ of intelligence," &c. William Goddard, £jq ; Sur
veyor of the General Post office, arrived here on Sa
turday morning last, on his way through the Norther®
States, in order to carry into immediate execution that
necessary and important bufieefs.
We hear that the Deputy Post mailer of this city,
hath received orders to remove his office immediately
from Dobbs Ferry, to Head Quarters ; so tbit the
obftruftion that correspondence hath lately met with,
will now, in a great measure, be removed.