Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-11-28 00:00:00, page 3

For /AcPENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
IH AVE lately read a pieceentitled " a friendly
address to all reasonable Americans," which
appears to be the production of a pen extremely
u friendly to the liberties of America—The argu
ments are uncaodidly stated, and the author with
much art has endeavoured to alarm our fears with
the horrors of a civil war on the one hand, and
on the other, to excite our jealousies of the mo
tives to the opposition in those who are at prefect
the foremoft in the struggle—The firft I think we
need not be much apprehensive of, whilst we re
main united and good humoured with each other,
for the power of Great-Britain will most affured
lv never be employed to aft offenfively against us
on shore ; the lad is too base and ungenerous a
fifpicion to be harboured in any breast that is
fraught with honourable and charitable sentiments,
and the whole piece will, I doubt not, be deserv
edly despised ; and however much I might detest
the writer if he was personally known, yet io
great a veneration have I for that grand bulwark
o' liberty, the Freedom of the Pref, that I ear
nestly wish no compulsive steps may be taken to
discover the author ; let the wretch live like a ser
pent in his den, and though venon exhales with
his breath, till he adually dares to appear and
bites in the face of day, let him rest unnoticed
and unsought fo%—Neglect, like a Winter's froft,
will render him torpid —and for those who have
been already hurt by his bite, let the flcillful pre
pare their antidote and publish the cure.—When
1 fee in the channel of every paper, the freedom
with which the conduct of all ranks of people is
baldly convaffed, I rejoice in the priviledge, and
though I sometimes fin 1 scurrility introduced in
stead of argument, and personal inventive substi
tuted for found reasoning, yet I glory in the hap
py priviledge of giving King's their own, and
knaves their due. I)he press waves all ceremony
of introductory admission, and conveys by invisi
ble magic the dating intruder into the royal pre
fenbe, and there forces him to hear in the face of
his court, that he is a tyrant, a monster, and a
hared Prince—if such fliould be the opinion of
his fubje&s.—A Minister is told that the whole
nation esteems him a designing scoundrel, a Bishop
that le is a fandified villain, a Peer that he is a
venal lycophant tool, a fudge that he is a more in
famous wretch than the poor culprit condemn
ed by his sentence from the Bench, the Com
moner that he is the most abjed of slaves,
bought and fold by his own consent.—These and
more may be told by the silent type, and thou
We heir that Mr. J Q;h Ellis, of Gloucester
county, lately paid into the hands of Thomas
Cubing, Esq; five hundred and thirty-four dol
lars, bing gencroufly subscribed by the inhabi
tants of that county, for the relief of the poor of
Boston.
Nro-Caflle, November 18, 1774.
H E Committee of Correspondence, chosen
L on the 29th day of June last by the Free
holders and Freemen of the county ofNew Castle,
11, on Delaware, being convened this day at New-
Cattle, and having taken into consideration the
resolution and association of the American Con
tinental Congress, and the most probable mode of
effeXually carrying the fame into execution, beg
leave to recommend the following propositions to
their Conftituerts.
I'irfl, That they assemble themselves at some
convenient place in each hundred in the county,
to be fixed upon by the refpeXive Collectors of
the public taxes, on Monday the 28th instant, at
two o'clock in the afternoon, and then and there
by ballot to choefe not less than five nor more than
nine of the most vigilant, active and worthy inha
bitants as a Committee of InfpeXion for each
hundred; whose duty will be to take especial care
that all the inhabitants of their refpeXive hun
dreds do punctually comply with the said associ
ation, &c.
the County of BvcKs.
AS the late Continental Congress, for the
preservation and support of American Li
berty, have formed resolves and entered into an
association in behalf of themselves and the respec
tive colonies they represented, and have recom
mended the appointment of Committees in the
several towns and counties, attentively to observe
the condud of all persons touching the fame; We
the Committee chosen for the county of Bucks, in
July last, apprehending that we have, to the best
of our abilities, executed the trust then reposed
in us, beg leave to recommend to the Freeholders
and Inhabitants of this county, who are qualified
to vote for Members of Assembly, to meet at
Newtown the 15th day of December next, to
chufe a new Committee for the above-mentioned
purposes.
Secondly, That the said Freeholders and Free
men of the said county, who have not already, do
speedily fubferibe to the relief of our distressed
and poor brethren of Boston, now fuffering the
greatest severities in the common cause of Ameri
ca; and that they pay their several fubferiptions
to some of this Committee of Correspondence, in
such time as to enable the Committee to make re
mittance thereof before the approaching winter,
when their gratui ies will be most acceptable.
Third!,, That the Committees of InfpeXion do
continue to perform the sacred trusts reposed in
them until ore month after the end of the firft
session of the Grand American Congress to be held
at Philadelphia in May next, when they as well
as this Committee of Correspondence are to be
diffolv^d, in order that the inhabitants may make
a new choice.
This Committee well knowing the loyalty, in
tegrity, generosity, wisdom and love of liberty of
their Constituents, think it unneceflary to use any
arguments to persuade them to a compliance with
cur prefect advice, and to take all reasonable and
prudent measures for the supporting and defend
ing their property and freedom against any tyran
nical or hostile invasion of them.
B, order of the Committee,
" DAVID THOMPSON, Clk.
To the Fr I EHOLDER s^rd E LECTOR S of
lands shall hear the secret.—Now if such are the
fruits of this glorious plant, let us not cramp its
growth; let it luxuriantly spread its loaded branch
es and let each gather the fort that suits his pa
late, for it is of so wonderful a nature, that for
every,oifon it can produce an antidote, for eve
ry acid it has its facrific—l contend then that the
press should be free as air, and he who pries into
the retirement ofan author commits an outrage on
publick liberty—Confider, Gentlemen, when you
begin to hunt us poor fellows who have an itch for
writing, you cramp genius, you put us upon
guarding our sentiments with such doubts and re
doubts that you often get a limping decripid vo
lunteer for your service instead of a sturdy, bold
hearted,free born, free fpokenEngiifhman—l speak
from my own feelings, for were I sure that I
could fafely snug myfelf behind the ramparts of
the press and sally out unnoticed and unperceived
—many a scout should I make amongst the great
and the small, and ravage the quarters ofthe pre
tended patriot, the fly-boot faint and the snarling
fcribler—nor should the partial Printer escape my
visit, if such there are to be found— I conjure you
then, my countrymen, to beware of infringing this
grand preserver of our liberties—if publications
appear which are unfriendly to our cause or trea
sonable to the liberty of the land, let loose your
writing blood hounds, drive the crafty fox,
and convince these bold intruders that where
ver they appear you are ready for the chafe—•
thus will you force them from every haunt, and
prelerve to yourselves a found and a healthy Con
stitution. NIMRO D.
Lord Falk. And certainly you thought me an
apostate from the Commonwealth, and a support
er of tyranny.
Mr. Hamp. I own I did, and I don't wonder at
the severity of your thoughts about me. The
heat of the times deprived us both of our natural
candour. Yet I will confefs to you here, that be
fore I died, I began to fee in our party enough to
juftify your apprehensions, that the civil war which
we had entered into, from generous motives, from
a laudable deflre to preserve our free constitution,
would end very unhappily, and perhaps in the issue
destroy that conftittition, even by the arms of those
who pretended to be most zealous for it.
Mr. Hamp. I wished for peace too, as ardently
as your Lorfbip. But I saw no hopes of it. The
insincerity of the King, and the influence of the
Queen, made it impossible to trust to his promises
or declarations. Nay, what reliance could we rea
sonably have upon laws deligned to limit and re
train the power ofthe crown, after he had violat
ed the bill of rights, obtained with such difficulty
and containing so clear an affection ofthe privileges
which had Seen in dispute? If his confeience would
allow him to break an a& of Parliament made to
determine the bounds of the royal prerogative, be
cause he thought that the royal prerogative could
have no bounds, what legal ties could bind a confei
ence so prejudiced? or what effectual security could
hit people obtain againff the obstinate malignity of
such an opinion, but entirely taking from him the
power ofthefword, and enabling themselves to de
fend the laws he had past?
Lord Falk. There is evidently too much truth
in what you have said ! But, by taking from the
King the power of the sword, you in reality took
ail power. It was converting the government into
a democracy; and if he had fubroitted to it, he
would only have preserved the name of a King.
The feeptre would have been held by those who
had the sword; or we must have lived in a state of
perpetual anarchy, without any force or balance in
the government, a state which could not havelaftcd
long, but would have ended in a republic or in ab
solute dominion.
Lord Falk. A RE not you furprized to fee me
in elyfium, Mr. Hampden?
Mr. Hamp. I was going to put the fame ques
tion to your Lordihip; for, doubtless you thought
me a rebel.
The following Dialogue, extracted from the works of
a late amiable and popular Nobleman, is earnestly
recommended to the perusal of the courtly tory,
and the fiery republican, by ^ j
Lord Falk. And I will as frankly own to you,
that I saw, in the court and camp of the King, so
much to alarm me for the liberty of my country, if
our arms were fuceefsful, that 1 dreaded a victory
little less than I did a defeat, and had nothing in
my mouth but the word peace, which I constantly
repeated with passionate fondnefs, in every coun
cil at which I was called to assist.
Mr. Hamp. Your reasoning seems unanswerable.
But what could we do? Let Dr. Laud, and those
other court divines, who directed the King's con
science, and fixed in it such principles, as made him
unfit to govern a limited monarchy, though with
many good qualities, and some very great ones; let
them, I fay, answer for all the mifehiefs they
brought upon him and the nation.
Lord Falk. They were, indeed, much to blame:
But those principles had gained ground before their
times, and seemed the principles of our church, in
opposition to the Jesuits, who had certainly gone
too far in the other extream.
Mr. Hamp. It is a disgrace to our Church to
havetaken up such opinions; and I will venture to
prophecy, that our Clergy, in future times, must
renounce them, or they will be turned against them
by those who mean their deftrudion. Suppose a
Poplfh King on the throne, will the Clergy adhere
to passive obedience and non-resistance? if they do,
they deliver up their religion to Rome; I'theydo
not, their pra&ice will confute their own doctrines.
Lord Fa'k. Nature, Sir, will in the end be sure
to set right whatever opinion contradicts her great
laws, let who will be the teacher. But, indeed,
the more I reflect on those miserable times in which
we both lived, the more 1 esteem it a favour of
Providence to us that we were cut off so soon. The
most grievous misfortune that can befal a virtuous
man, is to be in such a state, that he can harldy so
ad as to approve hisown condud. In such a state
we both were. We could not easily make a step,
For the Pennsylvania Packet.
Lord Falkland. Mr. Hampden.
Inward Entries.
Ship Britanni, J. Souder, Lisbon.
Brig Ranger, W. Newbold, Antigua.
Brig Harmony, W. Barber, Jamaica.
Brig MoPy, J. Mullett, St. Kitts.
Brig Patty, J. Rawlings, Antgua.
Brig Nancy, J. Kent, Dominica.
Brig Kitty, G. Lochtie, Hispaniola,
Sloop Betsy, V. Wightman, Rhode-Inland.
Sloop America, P. Allen, Plymouth, N. England.
Sch. Fri ndlliip, B.Wormftead, Salem, N.England.
Sch. Chatham, B. Clarke, Cape Cod.
Sloop Sachariffa, J. Glover, Salem, N. England.
Sloop Hawke, J. Walker, North Carolina.
Sloop Two Brothers, J. Havens, Ditto.
Brig Sea Nymph, W. Moore, South-Carolina.
Outwards.
Sch. Chatham, B. Clarke, Salem, N. England.
Brig Ann, J. Forster, Hispaniola.
Ship Charming Sally, F. M'Ginnis, Maryland.
Ship Lovely Lals, A. Waid, Jamaica.
Sch. Elizabeth, W. Brown, Grenadoes.
Brig Sally, B. Hartwell, Jamaica.
S h. Sachariffi, J. Glover, Salem, N. England.
Sch. Friendfllip, B. Wormftead, Ditto.
Cleared.
Ship Liberty, C. Thomson, Gibraltar.
Ship Bed t, J. Vicary, Virginia.
Ship Becky and Debby, S. Williams, Barcelona.
Ship John and Sally, B. Greenaway, N. Carolina.
Snip Harmony, S Crawford, Lisbon.
Ship Anu, G. Forten, Bristol.
Snow Dickenfon, J. Johnson, Cadiz.
Snow Venus, G. Atkinson, Lisbon.
Snow Fanny, J. Tanner, Maty and.
Snow Patty and Peggv, R. Hardie, Lisbon.
Brig Sally, W. Stevens, Ditto.
Brig Mount-Holly, G. Bayley, Ditto.
Brig jofeph, R. Pye, North-Carolina.
Brig Industry, G. Ash, Antigua.
Brig Lowther, J. Smith, Barbados.
Brig James, J. Smith, Cork.
Brig Berwick, J. Scutt, Mifffippi.
Sch. Three Friends, S. Hinkley, Salem, N.England.
Sch Sally, T. Etheridge, North-Carolina.
Sch. Lively, A. Thomson, Ditto.
Sloop Sally, W. Richard son, Maryland.
Sloop Dolphin, L. Church, Salem, N. England.
Slo ,p Polly's Desire, P. Gorham, Ditto.
Sloop Ranger, H. M'Cabe, Maryland.
PRICE CURRENT in PHILADELPHIA.
L. s. d. L.s. d
Flour, per bund. 0 17 6 Tar, fer barrel, 014 0
Butter Bread, 3 0 0 Molaff. pergal. 0 111
Middling Bifket, 110 0 Weillnd.Rum,o 3 0
Ship ditto, 0 14 o Philadelp. do. 0 2 2
Rice, - - 0 16 o New-Engl. do. 0 2 2
Cotton, per lb. 0 1 4 Wheat, perbufo. o 6 6
Bohea Tea, - 0 5 6 Indian Corn, 0 3 0
Hemp, - - 0 0 5 Fine Salt, 0 1 6
PenfyL Loaf Sug. 0 1 1 PipeStaves,/Lib 10 0 0
Irilhßeef, />erbar.3 5 0 Hogfliead do. 8 0 0
Country ditto 2 10 0 Barrel do. 4 0 0
Pork, - - 3 5 ° Red Oak ditto, 5 io 0
Pitch, 0 14 o Barlron,/>.f0#,?.6 0 0
Turpentine, - 1 0 0 Pig Iron, - 810 0
* $* , 4-&fc, fr-+-^^+ ~.|- ,%§
For CHARLESTOWN, (S. Caroltna)
dl^Z. <' The Brigantine
± SEA NYMPH,
JOSEPH BLEWER,
Master;
ANEW velfel, conveniently
" provided with genteel ac
f°r pingers ;
,'^#s will fail with all convenient
speed. For freight or passage .pply to Joseph
Blewek, at his house in Southwark, or on board
at Mr. Joseph Sims's wharf, or to Daniel Robin
son, at h:s itore on said wharf.
A quantity of NEW RICE to be fold.
Enquire as above.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
either forward or backward, without great hazard
of guilt, or at lead of difhonour. We were un
happily entangled in connexions with men who did
not mean so well as ourselves, or did not judge to
rightly. If we endeavoured to flop them, they
thought us falfe to the cause: If we went on with
them, we ran directly upon rocks, which we saw,
but could not avoid. Nor could we take livelier
in a philosophical retreat from business. Inaction
would in us have been cowardice and defection.
To compleat the public calamities, a religious fury,
on both tides, mingled itfelf with the rage of our
civil diffentions, more frantic than that, more im
placable, more averse to all healing measures. The
most intemperate counsels were thought the most
pious; and a regard to the laws, if they opposed
the suggestions of these fiery zealots, was account
ed irreligion. This added new difficulties 10 what
was before but toodifficult in itfelf, thefettling of
a nation which no longer could put any confidence
in its sovereign, nor lay more restraints on the
royal authority without destroying the balance of
the whole constitution. In these circumstances,
the balls, that pierced our hearts, were directed
thither by the hands ofour guardian angels to de
liver us from horrors we could not support, and
perhaps from a guilt our fouls abhorred.
Mr. Hamp. Indeed things were brought to so
deplorable a state, that, if either of Us had seen
his party triumphant, he must have lamented that
triumph as the ruin of his country. Were I to re
turn into life, the experience I have had would
make me very cautious how I kindled the sparks
of civil warin England: For I have seen that when
once that devouring tire is lighted, it is not in
the power ofthe head of a p rty to fay to the
conflagration, thus far shalt thou go, and here
shall thy violence flop.
Lord Falk. The conversation we have had, as
well as the reflexions of my own mind on past
events, would if l were condemned to my body
again, teach me great moderation in my judgments
of persons, who might happen to differ from me
in difficult feenes of public adion ; they would en
tirely cure me of the Spirit of party, and make me
think, that, as in the church, so also in the state,
no evil is more to be feared than a rancorous and
enthufiaftical zeal.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
PRIVATE LODGINGS for a single per
son, to be accommodated with two rooms, in
Chefnut-ttreet, or not more than one fqume diPant
north or south : It will be most agreeable to have
both the rooms on the second floor; yet, one on
the tiilt and one on the second, or one on the se
cond and the other on the third will answer.—
There is also wanted a room only, being not lets
than fourteen feet square. Enquire of the Printer.
T, Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday the 6th day of
December next, at five o'clock in the afternoon, on
the premises, a certain two story brick meffuage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto
belonging, lituate on the north fide of Chefnut
ftreet, between Front and Second-streets in this
city, containing in front thereon 13 feet, ard in
depth 20 feet, bounded by ground of William
Smith and others; late theeftate of Adam Weaver;
seized and taken in execution bv
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
At the desire of several Physicians,
PROPOSALS are laid before the Gentlemen
of that Profefficn, by ROBERT BELL, of
Third-street, Philadelphia, for Printing by
SuBSCRI PTION,
An AMERICAN EDITION OF
LECTURES
ON THE
MATERIA MEDI C A,
As delivered by William Cullen, M.D. Profef
lor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
N B. Printed proposals, with conditions and a
foecimen of the work, are given gratis at said
Bell's, to whom those gentlemen who are defir-
Ous of encouraging improvements in the divine
art of healing, are requeued to forward their names
speedily, that it may be carried into execution im
mediately, and because it will be printed only for
those who pofiefs so much animation as to encou
rage the work by their subs riptions.
Now in the Press, and will be speedily published, by
W. AND T. BRADFOR D,
At the London Coffee-House,
STRICTURES
On a PAMPHLET, entitled,
" A Friendly Address to all reasonable Americans
" on the Subjedl of our Political Confulions."
Addressed to the People of America.
Al the Anatomical Museum, in Fidell'sAdey,
Second-street.
ON Wednefclay the 7th of December, at fix
o'clock in the evening, Doctor CHOVET
will begin his course of Anatomical and Physiolo
gical Lectures ; in which the several parts of the
human body will be demonstrated, with their me
chanihn and a&iops, together with the do&rire of
life, health, and the several effi&s resulting from
tlit actions of the parts, on his curious collection
of Anatomical Wax-works, and other natural pre
parations, to be continued the whole winter 'til the
course is compleated.
As this course will not be attended with the dis
agreeable fight nor stench of recent diseased or pu
trid carcases, which often ditgutt even the Itudents
in physic as well as the curious, othei wife inclined
to this ufeful and most sublime part of Natural Phi
losophy, it is to be hoped this undertaking will
meet with suitable encouragement.
Tickets to be had for the whole course at Do&or
Chovet's house in Second street, Philadelphia.
T°, Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday the 6th day of
December next, at the house of Elijah Weed, the
Corner of Arch and Fourth Greets, at thiee o'clock
in the afternoon, a certain two story brick meflu
age or tenement, and lot or piece of ground there
unto belonging, fituite on the tooth fide of Apple
tree Alley, between Fourth and Fifth-ftreets, in
this city, containing in front i S feet, and in cieptn
about 80 feet, bounded by ground appertaining to
the estate of Joseph Stout, d<cea;ed, subj & to a
ground-rent of 355. currency per annum ; late the
estate of Henry Reinhart; Sized ard taken in ex
ecution by WILLIAM DEWERS, Sheriff.
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, out ofthe (table
of the fubferiber in Black-horse Alley, on the
evening of the 14th instant (November) a bay
STALLION, about fourteen and a half hands
high, a natural pacer, is rough, and in but indif
ferent order. Whoever takes him up, and will
bring him home, shall have the above Reward, and
all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN YOUNG, Jun.
Philadelphia, OfFber 31, 1774.
WA S committed to the Work-house in
this city, a certain JAMES WAELLER,
a Servant man belonging to Daniel Carr; an 1
a certain DANIEL DUNNAVIN, belonging to
Oswald Vanderhold: This is to defir. Itheir
matters to come, pay charges and take tlem away,
otherwise they will be difehurged bv order of the
Court. JA MES WHIT EHEAD.
APE RSON who is well acquainted
with business in the Mercantile uay, and
keeping a set of books for any Merchant, having
acquired the knowledge of the Italian method from
a regular apprenticefllip of seven years, which he
served to two eminent Merchants in company, and
who has also a pretty general knowledge or the
city and those in trade, would be glad to tranfaQ
business for a Merchant, as a Clerk ; or he would
be glad to pod up, if they are behind, or keep the
books of any Merchant, Store-keeper, tr Trades
man. Any perlon that may have occasion, will be
waited on toy applying to the Print r.
A large commo'ions front room, ready fitted up
for a ihop, in a good part of the city for that pu
pofe; alio a furnished chamber to be had in the
said honfe, which is occupied by a small family.
A finglc man that would take it, and board with
them, would be very agreeable. Enquire of the
Printer.
Michael anderson,
came from Callie Town, near Londonderry,
in Ireland, about twelve years ago, is requeued to
let his brother William Anderson, at Mr. Ha
milton's tavern in Norrinton, Philadelphia county,
Pennsylvania, know where he is.
Kingfejs, Philadelphia County, Nov. 20, 1774.
SIX DOLLARS REWAR 1).
FAN AWAY fiom the fubferiber, an inJifh
' servant lad named WILT lAM WAGHORN,
twenty years of age, well made, 5 feet 4 inches
high, light coloured hair and bl/e ey^; bdcnan
oid felt bat, red and white handkerchief, an old
fwantkm jacket with white r.et?l buttons, an old
blue under jacket, new coaife ibirt, new buck (kin
breeches, steel knee-buckles, old grey y?rn ft k
ings that have been newly footed, good (hoes with
odd buckles, one brass the other plated ; his great
toe on the right foot has been malhed, which
causes him to we^r a large (hoc twilled aside ; by
trade a breeches maker, very intyudeni, and much
given to (trong drink. Whoever takes up the said
servant, and brings him to the fubferiber, or Ic
cuies him in any gaol, so that his matter may have
him a^ain, thall receive the above Reward, and
icafonablc charges, paid by
ABRAHAM KINTZING.