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As not a tenth ;±art of our Representatives, who are Volunteers,
can or will accept commiffEns of any consequence in the Fenci
b)e regiments, it is not to be doubted but the fubje& of them
will be most warmly taken up at the opening 0 the next lef
fions, and a vote pass against making any provision for their
support.
The lure thrown out by feme persons, who may bejuflly
called kidnappers of volunteers, in order to seduce the privates of
volunteer corps to enlist so the Fencible regiments, is an inti
mation that they will probably soon become Emfigns or Lieuten
ants. This trap hath already Succeeded with a few unsuspecting
and wavering young men ; but it is to be hoped so mean an
artifice will Speedily be seen through, and duly reprobated.
It is whispered, that a National Volunteer Committee will be
soon appointed, in order accurately to ascertain the names of such
volunteers who shall quit the free and independent standard of
their country for the hire of a Have. The conduct to be adopt
ed in consequence of such information to the Committee must
be left to future determination.
IRISH INTELLIGENCE.
DUBLI N, August 27.
We hear, from the best authority, that the Earl of Charle
mont was offered, and fuEcited to accept of the command of the
five Fencible Regiments of Ireland, as Captain General, but, to
his immortal honour, refufed to have any thing to do with an
affa°r that frented so much of the---JoB.
A ? u4 29. The Colonels of the Irish Fencibles were yester
day announced in format the Castle, and arc as follows:
R. Talbot, Esq; co, Dublin.
M. Arrhdall Esq; co. Feimanah.
T. Dawson, Esq; co. Armagh.
W. K, Trench, Esq; co. Galway.
A. Blennerbaffer, Esq; co. Kerry.
Lord Inchiquin, co. Kerry.
It was much the wiffi of Administration, that so popular and
uniformly refpeaable a charaAer as Mr. Ogle Should have ac
cepted one of the corps of Fencibles. This gentleman was
founded more than once, but could not be prevailed upon to give
the lead countenance to tris new mode of national and constitu
tional defence.
Unhappy animosities, fays a correspondent, between volun
ters, in consequence of the Fencible regiments, are much to
be dreaded. The gibes of---" that is a Fencible Volunteer
mercenary Volunteer---a minifleral Volunteer, &c. will be upper
most on many occasions ; the consequences may easily be forefeen.
Supposing, faith another correspondent, that the Fencible re
giments are entirely to be made up of volunteers, five or fix
thousand will be the most that can be seduced from virtuous in
dependency. What opinion eighty thousand otb:r volunteers will
entertain of them, spirited resolutions will probably soon de
monstrate.
It is affirmed, that several corps of volunteers are preparing to
come forward with declarations, not to accept any commission,
nor any of their privates to enlist in the Fencible regiments to be
raised in this kingdom. The firft resolves on this interesting
fubjea will merit the warmest tribute of gratitude from their
countrymen, who wiffi to be defended by freewill sons of Mars,
not by mercenary apofates.
Sept. 10. If the Lord Lieutenant arrives to morrow there will
not be a servant in livery at the Castle to receive him. The Ca
stle woollen-draper, in the extacy of his joy for being appointed
to that office, unfortunately left at Chester the pattern coat; so
that the gentlemen of the thimble are at present the only people
in waiting to receive his Excellency.
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WHEREAS the honourable Thomas M'Kean,efq.
chief justice, the han William Anguttus Atlee,
efq. fecon.ljuttice, the hon. John Evans, efq third jus
tice, and the hon. George Bryan, efq. fourth jultce
of the fuprtme court, and the courts wt oyer and ter
miner and general jail delivery, for the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, have ifTa&J their precept, bearing date
the twenty fifth day of November, inst. to me directed,
for holding a court of oyer and terminer and general jail
delivery, at the state house, in the city of Philadelphia,
for the city and county of Philadelphia, on Monday,
the fifteenth of December next.
NOTICE is hereby given to all justices of the peace,
the coroners, efcheators and constables, within the said
city and county, that they be then and there in their
own persons, with their rolls, records, indictments and
other remembrances, to do those things which to their
offices, in that behalf appertain to be done: Also, all
they who will prosecute against the prisoners that are
or then Shall be in the jail of the said city and county,
are to be then and there, to prosecute against them as
Shall be just.
Dated at Philadelphia, the twenty-Seventh day of
November, in th, year of our Lord one thou
sand (even hundred and eighty-two,and in the
seventh year of American independence.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH!
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A New Sulky to be Sold,
SATURDAY,
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VOL. XI.I
PROCLAMATION.
Enquire of the Printer.
GE NE RAL ADVERTISE R.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
This ^ FTERNOON,
At T W 0 o'clock,
WILL BE SOLD,
At the City Au&ion,
A QUANTITY OF
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &e.
AND ON
MO nda r
NEX T,
At NINE o'Clock in the MORNING,
Will Commence the SALE
Of a Larg« snd very General ASSORTMENTOf
MERCHANDI Z E,&c.
Suitable for the approaching Season,
JOHN BAYARD, Audicneer.
N B A S ! e of Houfhold Furni'u e, &c. will he
hel; eery Saturday Afternoon, and only Dry Goods,
&c Sold or Mondayl, during the Winter Se^oa.
tf/HEREAS Complaint hath
been made to the commitiioners for 'the city
and count, of Philadelphia, by the collector#, that
they cannot obtain the taxes due on sundry eftat^s, to
wit. South Ward.•
A vacant Lot on Walnut apd Second Greets from
Schuylkill, said to belong to the estate of Richard Tew.
A vacant dito, adjoining the above, laid to belong
to the estate of John Swift.
A vacant ditto, adjoining ditto, frid to belong to the
estate of Nathan Harding.
A vacant ditto, adjoining ditto, owner unknown.
A vacant Lot on Chefnut and Second ftrects from
Schuylkill, owner unknown.
Mulberry Ward. Sundry vacant Lots on Mulberty
and Saffafia: streets, said to belong to the eilate of
Art^n, Moore.
A v run: Lot on Saffafras-ftreet, near Eighth.ftreet
from Schuylkill, laid to belong to the estate of Philip
James.
A vacant Lot on the east fide of Second-street from
Schuylkill, owner unknown.
A vacant Lot on Mulberry firect, between Seventh
and eighth-streets from Schuylkill, said to belong to
th' eft.te of John Baldwin.
A vacant Lot on Saffafras-ftrert, near Eighth-ttreet
from Schuylkill, said to belong to the estate of George
Riggs.
A vacant Lot on the east fide of Second-street from
Schuylkill, said to belong to the estate of Levis Grons.
A vacant Lot on S^ffafras and Second-streets from
Schuylkill, owner unknown.
A vacant Lot on SUTafras-ftreet, near Eighth-street
from Schuylkill, said to belong to the estate of Joseph
Kiri.
A vacant Lot on Second-street from Schuylkill (for
merly owned by Lewis David) owner unknown.
A square of Ground on Vine and Saflafras streets, be
tween Front end Secend-ftrerts from Schuylkill, owner
unknown.
A vacant Lot, near half a fqu^re, on Saff^fras-ftreet
between Font and Second -streets from Schuylkill
owner unknown.
Northern Liberties — Weft. A vacant Lot nea
Third-ftrect, belonging to the estate of George Dill
wyn.
A five acre Lot on Hickory-lane, and sundry vacant
Lots between Second and Third-streets, belonging to
the estate of doctor John K arfley, deceased.
Upper Salford Township. A Trad of land, 400
acre<, belonging to the estate of Thomas Mayhurry.
NOTICE is hereby given: That unlefi the said
owners, their atternies or agents difeharge and pay the
taxer justly due on said estates, on or before the seventh
day of February next ensuing the date hereof, toe pre
mises, or such parts thereof refpeaively, will be fold,
as may be fufficient to pay all taxes due, and reafoua
ble charges.
GUNNING BEDFORD,)
JOHN BAKER, ICommiffioners.
NATHAN GIBSON,'
Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 1782.
TO BE SOL D,
A good plantation Waggon,
Enquire of the Printer- No. 15.
O R, THE
THE
Office of Finance
OCTOBE R 10, 1782.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby
given, to all persons who may incline to Centracg
for the Supply of Rations, that the seven following Con,
tra&s will be entered into for the year 178 ft
A Contra& for all Rations which may be issuable by
the United-States.
Ift, Within the four Eastern States.
2d, Within the States of New-York and New-Jersey.
3d, Within the State of Pennsylvania.
4th, Within ^ a States of Delaware and Maryland,
sh, Within the State of Virginia.
6th, Within the State of North. Carolina.
7th, Within the States of South- Carolina andGeorA
gi ft .
Proposals for these ContrsQs will be received a# follows :
For the firft, by JAMES LOVELL, esquire, at Bos
ton, until theist day of December ; for the Second and
Third, at this Office, until the ioth day of November,
for the Fourth, at this Office; for the Fifth, by
GEORGE WEBB, esquire, jf Richmond ; and for the
Sixth and Seventh, by Major-general GREENE, until
theist day of December.
The Rations are to consist of one pound of Bread or
one pound of Flour, one pound of Beef or three quart
ers of a pound of Pork, and one jill of Rum, to each,
Ration; and one qu^rt of Salt, one quart of Vinegar,
two pounds of Soap, and one pound of Candles, to
every hundred Rations. The Contractors are to issue
the rations ; and upon large issues three per cent, is to
he added to the fle/h, to cumpinfate for the wastage in
the distribution.
The Payments are to be made as follows :—The ac
counts of the issues for the month of January are to he
made out by the Contraaora, and transmitted as soon
as conveniently may be, after the close of the month, to
the treafur, for settlement, and the amount, which
(hall be certified by the comptroller to be due, shall be
prid on the firft Tuesday of May. The issues for the
month of February shall, in like manner, be paid for
on tha firft Tuesday in June, and in like manner for
the ether months ; so that the iffucs in December, 1783.
will be paid on the firft Tuesday of April, 1784,
And for the prevention of disputes, in cases where
the ration or any part thereof shall be increased or di
minished, the Proposals are to contain the prices of the
several component parts of the ration ; and the Con
tr^flirs (hall be bound to furnish to the several officers
the said component parts at such prices so Ip&cified,
whether the fame be drawn for by such officers, propor
tionately or disproportionately; provided, that they Ihall
not be bound to issue, in the whole, to any officer,
beyond the amount of the fubfidance-money allowed
bv Congress to such officer ; and in like manner they
shall be bound to issue to the soldiers, such articles of
the ration, at the said prices, as the commanding officer
for the time being fball order and direct ; and to the
prisoners, such as the person for that purpose authorifed
by the Secretary at War, shall order and dire&.
Just PUBLIHED at BEL L's Bock-S^ore in Third
ftreet (Price One Dollar)
THE MAN ofFEELING: a Novel, by Mr. MAC
KENZIE, of Edenburg : With the SENTIMEN
TAL SAILOR : a Poem, originating from Rousseau's
Eloisa.
Also now felling at said BEL L's Book-Store in
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the London Edition, complect in Three Volumes, ts
New, elegant, entertaining and wonderful HISTORY
of EMMA COR BETT, exhibiting Henry and Emma,
the faithful modern Lor r%, as delineated by +hem
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&. &c.
In this work the very great vicifittides of human life and
the mieres of civil war are feelingly depißed; found
ed upor incidents which occurred at and near Philadel
phia, in the Royal Winter of 1777, when the Bririfh
Gentry imagined they had taken an eternal Lase of
the great Congrrffional City.
N. B At said Bell's Book Itore may also he lad,
every Curiofirv that is come-at-able in the American
World of Books, Nov. 20.
THESE are to forwarn all perlons from
taki ^an Assignment or anv BONDS, iveu by
FRANCIS SUCK to JOHN MACPHERSON, as
they are already chi' fly paid, and I am ready to pay
the remainder upon his fulfilling his contrast, which
he utterly refufe^ to do. As witness my band, this
twentieth day of November, 1782. FRANCIS SUCK.
DECEMBER,, 1782.
[NUMB. 973.