The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-04-25 00:00:00, page 1

BY His EXCELLENCY
JOSEPH RE ED, Esq ;
President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States
0? America, by their Refove of the Eleventh
day of this instant, March, did recommend the
following words .•
"IT having pleased the righte us Governor of the
World, for the punishment of our manifold offences,
to permit the Swurd of War still to harrafs our Country,
it becomes us to endeavour, by humbling ourselves before
Him, and turning from every evil way, toavert His an
ger and obtain his favour and bleffiog : It is therefore
hereby recommended to the several States,
That WEDNESDAY the twenty sixth day of
April next, be set apart ana observed as a day of FAST
ING, HUMILIATION and PRAYER, that
we may with one neart and one voice implore the Sove
reign Lord of Heaven and earth to remember mercy in
his judgments; —to make us fiacerely penitent for our
tranfgrelßcns ;—to prepare us for deliverance, and to
remove the evils with which he hath been pleased to visit
us ; —to banish vice and irreligion from among us, and
eflablifh virtue and piety by his divine grace ; — to bless
all public Councils throughout the United States, giving
them wiflom, firmnefs and unanimity, and directing
them to the best measures for the public good ; — to bless
the Mapflrates and people of every rank, and ammate ani
unite the hearts of all to promote the intereJi of their Coun
try ;— to bless the public defence, inspiring all Command
ers and Soldiers with magnanimity and perseverance, and
giving vigour and success to the military operations by
sea and land ; —to bless the illustrious Sovereign, and the
nation in alliance with these States, and all who interest
themselves in the support of our rights and liberties j—
to make that alliance of perpetual and exteefive ufefulnefs
to those immediately concerned, and mankind in general;
to grant fruitful seasons, and to bless our industry, trade
and manufaaures ; —to bless all schools and seminaries of
learning, and every means of inflru&ion and education ; to
cause wars to cease, and to establish peace among the
nations.
And it is further recommended, That servile labour and
recreations be forbidden on the said day."
WHEREFORE, as well in refped of the said re
commendation of Congress, as from a due sense ofthe ne
cessity of humbling ourselves before the great Governor
of the Universe, and imploring his protection and support,
WE do hereby earnestly recommend to the good people
of this Common wealth, that the said Wednesday, the twen
fixth day of April next, be set apart and observed as
2 day of Faffing, Humiliation and Prayer, according to
the said Resolve.--And that they abstain from all servile
labour and recreation on the said day.
GIVEN by order of the COUNCIL, undr
the Hand of His Excellency JOSEPH REED,
Esquire, President, and the Seal of tie State, at
Philadelphia, this Eighteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord One T"oufand Seven Hundred
and Eighty.
JOSEPH REED,
Attest. President..
TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
BOSTO N, April s, 1780.
BY a gentleman from Head-Quarters we learn, that
a Captain in the service of Georgs .the Third,
that patron of robbers, murderers and plunderers, came
from Long-Island to enlist a number of men of rhe fame
complexion with himfelf, for the term 01 eight months, to
engage in a robbing service ; having procured 12 or 14
men for that purpose, they entered the house of an innhol
der in Waterbury io Connecticut^ and finding the land
lord not at home, they boundtwo womenin the house by
the hands, and plundered the house of all the money, fur
niture and effeas they could carry off. Their infamous
conduct being soon difccvered, a number of the inhabi
tants feeing them cross over to Long liland, and being
well armed, pursued them to the house where they went,
surrounded them while they were drinking and carousing :
One of them perceiving they were taken, made his escape
out of a chamber window; the rest to the number of xz
were taken with all their plunder and effects, and brought
to Connecticut, where they are now confined io Litchfield
goal, and will undoubtedly be promoted tp the dignified
title of Knights of the Halter, without the benefit of plead
ing his Majefly's pardon.
Many (peculators in town and country are daily raffing
falfe reports in order t : enhance the prices of the com
modities they have on hand for sale. Hence arofe^a re
port that two or three skirmishes had lately been in the
Jerfies, and that a large fleet of the enemy were seen the
Laftweek to pass the found, bound Eastward. The pub-
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GENERAL
TUESDAY,]
OR
[ Published every Tuesday, and Saturday. ]
lie in general would do well not to give credence to such
reports till authenticated.
April 6. Tuesday lad arrived at Salem, Capt. Ephraim
Emerteo; in the Saratoga from the Havannah, who in
forms, toat he left that place tie foth ofMarCu ; that on
the 7th, 4 Spaniffi men of war and 4 frigates, with 40 fail
of transports, having about §OOO troops on board, failed
on an expedition to Penfacoia.
April 10. A gentleman who left Falmouth lift Satur
day y-night, and arrived here on Thursday, informs that
a detachment of the enemy from Penobicoc had advanced
as far as Georges. Their ships have drove several vessels
a shore at the Eastward.
The Saratoga. Capt. Emerton, arrived at Salem last
Tuesday from Port au-Prince, but lift from the Havan
nah which place he left the 10th of March ; having sprang
aleak off that part, he put in to Repair, where ue was de
tained several weeks, by reason pf an embargo winch took
place in eonlequence of a fleet's fitting out cherry the def
tinaiieu of which was a secret, but it was coojc&ured th^y
were bound to Penfacma. This fleet confided of three
fllips ofthe line, four frigates, and forty transports having
on board 5000 troops. They left the Havannah the ,a
of March. A Colonel of the Continental army arrived
there express from Charleftown, S. C, juit before the
fleet failed, whih gave rife to a rumour that they were
bound to Georgia or Carolina.
Several vessels arrived at the Havannah from Chaflef
town, before Capt. Emerton failed, who brought accounts,
that there were 3000 troops within the lines at that place
and 5000 without : that the town was well picketed in,
and inclofed by a ditch of between 15 and ^0 feet wide,
which could be filled up with water at pleasure ; that the
troops were in high spirits, and fearlef&of any attack from
the British.
A late letter from camp mentions, that by some deser
ters from New York they were informed that the Britons
had destroyed their barracks on Long-Bland, and re
tired to the city, where there was an appearance of a ge
neral embarkation.
CHATHAM, April 1,.
Last Sunday morning, about 7 o'clock, a party of the
enemy, confining of near zoo horse, and 300 foot, made
a defeent upon Paramus, where they furprized Major
Boyls ofthe Pennsylvania line, and took several of his
command prisoners. Their route was so secret, and reti
red, that the Major was never apprized of their being out
until they were nearly round the noufe, which, with a lieu
tenant and corporal's guard, he determined to defend to
the last extremity, which he heroiily did for a considera
ble time, and, from every account, killed and wounded
many of the enemy ; but being mortally wounded, his
lieutenant killed, and overpowered by numbers, he was
obliged to surrender. The enemy burnt the house, wruch
belonged to one of the Hopper's, who bravely seconded
the endeavours of t e party to defend it, and was badly
wounded in toe fray. Tney ado burnt his mill, his bro
ther's house, and one more, the proprietor's name we have
not learned. The enemy as usual, plundered both whig
and tory of all the flock they came across. Oar ptop e,
on their retreat/ hung apon their rear, and killed and
wounded several of them.
Another embarkation, we hear, is loom to take place at
New-York. —The rumour of the fleet that failed last
week having returned is premature.
PHILADELPHIA-
An ACT to revive an A&, intitled “ An Aft to prevent
the trefpafling upon the uni:,doled. grounds, lying in
the towoffiips of Paffyunk, Moyameofing, Northern-
Liberties and Germantown, in the county of P iladel
phia," and to extend the said Ad to the adjoining
town&p of Bristol in the fame county, and to prevent
(wine from running at large within the said townthips,
for a limited tim^.
W' H EREAS an Aft of Assembly intitled, "An
Aft to prevent the trefpafFng upon the uninclo
fed grounds, lying in the townships of P^ffyunk,
Moyam^nfi ig, Northern Liberties and Germantown, in
the county of Philadelphia," passed on the fifth day of
April last, hath been found to be a necessary and benefi
cial Law, for the landholder# and inhabitants of the said
diftri&s.
AND WHEREAS by reason of the scarcity of
proper timber in or near the said townfllips, suitable to re
new the fences which were destroyed by the enemy, and
for want of labourers to set up the fame, the difli n'ties
which occafi wed toe said Aft are not yet entirely fufc
mouhted, and as it is reasonable that the prarfioust ere
by hr.de sh old be extended to t e adjoining township of
Bristol. in : efaid county of Philadelphia, as the land
holders and inhabitants of the township last named, labour
nTOQ
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under like ioconveniencies : AND WHEREAS the
fJd Aft expired by its own limitation on the firft day of
December last:
Be it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enacted by the
Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of
Peuhfylvania, in General Assembly met; and by the au
thority of ,the fame, That from and after the publication
of tbi, Afl, the said Ad and every part thereof the clause
of limitation only excepted, mall be a^d hereby is reviv
ed, and extended to the said townihip of Brifto!, and shall
continue and be in force until the firft day of December
next.
Provided always, and be it further en*Hed by the au
thority aforefaid, That ioftead of the penalty of twenty
fhiliings by the said A&, dire&ed to be levied for every
beast fuffcred, to run tit forge contrary to the dirtHions
thereof,the re fhallbe levied for and during tie continuance
of this A&, toe penalty often pounds.
And be it further enaffed by the authority aforefaid,
That for and during r e continuance of this Aft, it shall
not be lawful for any swine, hogs', shoats, or pigs, to go
at large within any of the fain tovrlhips ,whether yoked
and ringed, or not. ;but if any fuel )be found at large
within the fame, every such swine, hog, shoat and pig,
fliall be forfeited, one half part thereof to him that shall
seize the fame, and [neot^er half part to the Ovcrfeei s of
toe Poor of replace where the fame shall , happen, for
the life of the Poor of such towpfhip, or H by the Cver
feers of the Poor, then wholly to the use of toe Poor.
Provided nevertheless, and be it enafled by,the autho
rity aforefaid, That if any person shall think hi n or her
felf aggrieved by the seizure of any such (wine, hog, shoat
or pig, as aforefaid, he may appeal to any Justice of the
Peace of the said county, who is hereby impowered to
hear and finally determine the fame; avd if thereupon
the said seizure be confirmed by such Justice, the perf 11
so appealing, shall further forfeit re fun, of 4 ort, (hidings
to the uteof the Poor of the tow ifhip wh-re such seizure
shall be made, such sum of forty shillings biing deposited
with such Jufihe, before he proceed to hear the Aid ap
peal; and upon such confirmation, delivered to the Over
leers of the Poor, but otnerwife returned to the appellant.
Provided a'fc, That nothing in tins Ad shall extend
to any part of the township of Germantown, which lies
north- westward of Liv'zer's lane, and a line extended
in the direction of the said lane, tc the north easterly
line of the said townihip.
JOHN BAYAR D, Speaker.
Enabled into a Law at Philadelphia,
on Monday the thirteenth day of
March, Anto Domini, One thou
sand (even hundred and eighty.
THOMAS PAINE,
Clerk es the General Assembly.
Mr. Dunlap.
SI R,
IN compliance with my duty, I fend you the trial and
sentence ot Capt Lieutenant Theophilus Parke, ot my
regiment of ar:ill ry and artificers; which sentence has
been executed in full, except publication, which you will
pleats to give a place in your next.
) , Your's,
BENJAMIN FLOWER, Col. A. &A.
Philadelphia, April 10, 1780.
Head^artCT, Morrifo<iv„, March 26, 1780.
BY a General Court-Martial held in the city of Phi
ladelphia by order of the Hon. the Board of War,
January 24, 1780, Col Woite, President, Capt. Lieut.
Theophilus Parke was tried for defrauding is men of
their pay and bounty, and plead not guilty. The Court
were of opinion, that Capt. Lieut Theophilus Parke
has not only been guilty of defrauding his men of their
pay and bounty, but of repeated forgeries in signing se
veral of the names of the evidences, soldiers in his com
pany, or their pay and bounty, without thrir kWcwledfc
or consent. Tne Court unanimously found Capt. Lieut.
Parke guilty, not only of frauds but o' repeated forgeries,
and sentenced him to be c^nered,• wirti infamy, by hav
ing his (word broke over his head, on the public parade
in the front of the regiment to which he belongs, by the
Adjutant 0; the said re. imenr. And ifis the opinion of the
Court from the scandalous, infamous and villainous con
du& of Capt, Lieut Parke, that he is unwordiy of ever
holding an, post, civil r military m the United States;
and agreeable to the 22d article, feßion 14 of the articles
of war; the char ean 1 sentence be published in the news
papers ot the State of Pennsylvania.
The charge of hr-md being fully proved against Capt:
Lhut Theophilus Parue; the General Confirms the fea
teace, and directs its execution.,
True Ex-rift r m General Orders
Sighed, OTH. H. WILLIAMS, A. G. P.T.
Married last Thursday evening, Mr. ANTHONY
BUTLER, Merchant, to the amiable Miss COATS,
daughter of Col. COAT S.
APRIL 25, 1780.
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