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Quitting this elafs of men, I turn with the warm ar
dour of a friend to those who have nobly flood, and are
yet determined to (land the matter out : I call not on a
few, but upon ah; not on THIS State or THAT State,
but on EVERY State ; up and help us ; lay your Ihoulders
to the wheel; better have too much force than too lit
tle, when so great an obj.& is at flake. Let it be told to
the future world, that in the depth of winter, when no
thing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city
and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came
forth to meet and to repulse it, Say not, that thousands
are gone, turn cut your tens of thoufends; throw not
the burthen of the day upon Providence, but " fam
your faith I, jotir marks, that God may bleis you. It
matters not where you live, or what rank of li:e you
hold, the evil or the bailing will reach you all. The
far and the near, the home counties and the back, the
rich and the pom, (hall Puffer or rejoice alike. The
heart that feels not now, is dead: The blood of his chil
dren (hall curse his cowardice, who ihriaks back at a
time when a little might have Caved the whole, and made
them happy. I love the man that can smile in trouble,
that can gather (Length from 4 diftrefs, and grow brave
by refleaion. Th the business of little minds to fluink ;
but he whose heart is firm, and whose confidence ap
proves his conduct, will pursue his principles onto
death. My own line of reasoning is to myfelf as strait
and clear as a ray of light. Not all the treasures of the
world, so far as 1 believe, could have induced me to fop
port an effenfive war, for I think it murder ; but if a
thief break into my house, burnand d-flroy m proper
ty, and kill or threaten to kill me, or those that are in
it, and to " bind me in all cases whntfoever,'' to ids abso
lute will, am I to (offer it? What lignifies it to me, whe
ther he who does it is a king or a common man; my
countryman or nor my countryman ? whether it is done
by an individual villain, or an army of them ? If we rea
son to the root of things we (hall find no difference ;
neither can any just cause be affi <ned why we should pu
nish in the one case, and pardon in the other. Let them
call me rebel, and welcome, I feel no concern from it;
but I should fuffer the misery of devils, where I to make
a whore of my foul by (wearing a'legi tnce to one, whose
charter is that of a fot'ifh, duped, stubborn, worth
less, brutish man. 1 conceive likewise a horrid idea in
receiving mercy from a being, who at the last day (hail
be shrieking to the rocks and mountains to cover him,
and fleeing with terror from the orphan, the widow and
the slain of America.
V O L. VI./NUM^. 269.
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° R THE
GENERAL bamADVERTISER.
The AMERICAN CRISIS. No. I.
[Continued from our lafl.]
& MERIC A did not, nor does not, want force ; but
^ wanted a proper application of that force. Wis
dom is not thopurehafe of a day, and it is no wonder
that we thould err at firft setting off. From an excels of
tendernefi, we were unwilling to raise an army, and
trusted our cause to the temporary defence of a well
meaning militia. A fammer's experience has now taught
us better ; yet with those troops, while they were collect
ed, we were able to set bounds to the progress of the ene
my, and thank God ! they are agaim assembling. I al
ways considered a militia as the belt troops in the world
for a sadden exertion, but they will not do for a long
campaign. Howe, it is probable, will make an attempt
on this city; thould he fail on this fide the Delaware, he
is ruined ; if he succeeds, our cause is not ruined. He
Stakes all on hisfide against a part on pups; admitting be
Succeeds, the consequence will be, that armies from both
ends of the Continent will march to affid their (offering
friends in the middle States ; for he cannot go every
where, it is impossible. I consider Howe as the greatest
enemy the Tories have; he is bringing a war int® their
country, which, had it not been for him and partly for
themselves, thuv had been cbhr of. Should he now be
expelled, I wiffi, with all the devotion of a'Chriftian,
that the names of Whig and Tory may never more be
mentioned ; but Should the Tories give him encourage
ment to come, or affiftapc^if he comes, I as fiacerely with
that our next year's arms may expel them from the Con
tinent, and the Congress appropriate their poll ffions to
the relief of those who have futf'erfi in well-doing. A
single fuccefsful battle next year Will fettle the whole.
America Could carry on a two years Avar by the confif
eatjon of the property of difaffefted persons, arid be
happy by their expulfinn. Say not that this is revenue,
call it rather the foft resentment of a (offering.people,
who, having no obf'ft in view but the good of ALL,
have diked their "OWN ALL upon a'fecmingly doubtful
event. Yet it is foiiy to argue against determined hard
ric!s ; eloquence may strike the ear, and the language of
furrow draw forth the tear of companion, but nothing
can reach the heart that is Reeled with prejudice.
There are cases which cannot be overdone by language,
and this is one. There are perlons too who fee not the
full extent of the evil that threatens them; they solace
themselves with hopes that the enemy, if they succeed,
will be merciful. It is the madness of folly to expe&
mgrey from those who have refuted to do justice ; and e
ven mercy, where conq left is the obj ft, is only a trick,
of war : The cunning of the fox is as murderous as the
violence of the wolfe; and we ought to guard equally
against both. Hu/^'s nrlt obj.tt is partly by threats and
SATURDAY, JANUARY ^, 1777.
C A ME to the Old Rijing Sun Tavern, on the firft uh. a
black borfe. with a,ar in bis forehead, a faddlefpot on
bis back, and fame white hairs on bis nose and at the root of
bit tail; he is about fourteen hands one inch high, paces and
trots and bus no jhoeson The owner is desired to come and
prove bis property^ pay charges, and take him away.
§ JOHN PAUL.
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DdN AWA r from the fubferiber. a negro man named
.M ONTRO S, but amougfl bis acquaintance goes
chiefly by the name of M ATT H F, W S, about sfeet 10
inches bigb, i^yea^soj age: Had mn mben be men! away,
afort b^own riding coat and waistcoat, a smart cocked bat,
leather breeches, and booted and /purr'd. Any person that
mid take him up and deliver him to the Warden of the work
house, or give information of him, so that be may be bad again,
foall recieve TEN DOLLARS Reward, and allex
peaces paid, by applying to W. Burrows, at Mis Peart's
in Arcb-freet, Philadelphia., *
partly by promises, to terrify or seduce the people to de
liver up their arms, and receive mercy. The mindfry
recommended the fame plan to Gage, and this is whit
the Tories call miking their peace ;"^ peace which paf
etb all understanding" indeed 1 A peace which would oe
the immediate forerunner of a worse ruin thin any we
have yet thought of. Ye men of Pennfylvinia, do reason
upon those things! Were the back counties to,give up
their arms, they would fall an eaf prey to the Indians,
who are all armed ; This perhaps is what fume Tories
would not be. furry for. Were the home counties to de
liver up their arms, they would be ekphfed to the resent
ment of the back counties, who would then have it in
their p>wer to chafcfetheir defection at pleahire. And
were any on: State to give up its arms, that State mult
be garrisoned by all Howe's army of Britons and Hlli
ans to preserve it from the anger of the rest. Mutual
fear is a principd link to the chain of mutual love, and
woe be to that State that breaks the compact, Howe is
mercifully inviting you to barbarous dertru&ion, and
men must be ether rogues or fools that will not fee it.
I dwell not upon the vapours of imagination ; I bring
reason to your ears; and in language, as plain as A, B,
C, hold up truth to your eves,
I thank God that I fear not. I fee no real cause for
fear. I know our fituarion well, and can lee the wiv out
of it. While our army was coile^d, Howe dared not
rifq ie a battle, and it is no credit to him that he de
camped from the Wnitr Pitins, and waited a mean op
portunity to rivige the dcfeaceLfs jerries; but itis great
credit to us, that, with an handful of men, we sustain
ed an orderly retreat for new an hundred miles, brought
oft ,ur ammunition, all our field-pieces, the greatest part
of oar stores, an i had four rivers to pass. None can fay
that our retreat was precipitate, Tor we were near three
weeks in performing it, that the country might have
tone to come in. Twice we marched back to meet the
enemy, and remained out till dark. The sign of fear
was not teen in our camo, and hid not fame of the cow
ardly and lififc&eli ^habitants fp, e. d fall: alarms thro'
the country, the Jerries had never been ravaged. Once
more we are again collected and colle&in, ; our new ar
my at both ends of the Continent is recruiting faft, and
we (hall be able to open the next campaign with sixty
thousand men, well armed and eloathed. This is our si
tuation, and who will may know it. By pgrfeverar.ee and
fortitude we have the profpe& of a glorious issue; by
cowardice and submission, the fad choice of a variety of
evils — a ravaged country—a depopulated city-habita
tions without fafety, and slavery without hope — our
homes turned into barracks and baudy-houfes for Hessi
ans, and a future race to provide for whose fathers we
(hall doubt of. Look on this pi&ure, and weep over it!
— and if there yet remains one thoughtless wretch who
believes it not, let him fuff/r it unlamented.
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in Third flreet, Philadelphia, for the use of fcbuols, and
for the use of all who w:jb to elevate tbeir fpeeth and ex
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andfifty designs engraved on copperplates, in one ofiavo
volume, with neai binding (price two dollars)
select fables GF
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And other FABULISTS. In three Bocks.
Containing
I. Fables from the Antients. 11. Fables from the Moderns.
111. Original Fables newly invented.
By ROBERT D 0 DSLE Y.
To which are added. Six Oriental STORIES, enter
taining and infruaive, to please and form the minds es
youth. Stories may catch him who a sermon flies,
And turn delight into a losing prize.
N. B. At said Rell's may be bas all the new puAicaticus
ex the Military Art. Also a c%fkerahle variety p books in
Navigation and other bravebu of the Mx^emati
TO BE S O LD,
For Continental Money,
At Public Vendue, on the tenth of January next.
/VA LUA BLE FAR M, in Lower Dublin townfoib,
^ Philadelphia county, about twelve miles from Phila
delphia, containing fifty three acres of land nine of which
are meadow and eight woodland, jhere are on foid farm
two excellent apple orchards, and a variety of fruit trees
a large garden, a pleafont frame house, with a good barn',
fable and other convenient outboufes, and a well of excellent
wafer near the dwelling boufe. There is now in the ground
fix acres of wheat and the fame quantity of rye. The whole
is under good fence and in good order.
To be fold likewise, a variety of farming utensils, with
sundry cadle, horses, foeep, and bogs, with fame ha, and
jiraw, al, a variety of boujbold furniture, such as beds,
blankets, (Jc. For farther particulars enquiry 0/ Sumna
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HIS day is pubiijbed, (price two coppers each, or one
' fbilliag and threepence per d-seen) The AMERICAN
CRISIS, No. I. By the author of Common Sente.
Printed and fold by Styner and Cist, in Second Jireet,
fix doors above Arcb-freet, Philadelphia.
%fl fuWifoed and to he fold by
JOHN DUNL A P,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
Father ABRAHAM's
POCKET ALMANACK
For the Year 1777.
Containing, besides the usual Astronomical Calculations,
a variety of ufetul Lifts and Tables.
Just publfted and to be foldby
JOSEPH CRUCKSHANK,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
POOR WILL'S
IPOCKET ALMANACK,
For the Year 1777.
Auraham Watson, deserted ±7 Nov. t„ears of age, 5
fee! 8 inches high, fair complexion, brown hair, jigops in bis
jbouldsrs, hadon afy blue cloth coat,greenjacket and breeches.
Joseph Morton, deserted i?, Nov yoyears ofage, bjeet
btgb, brown complexion, black curled bai m , has a forward
look, and much given to drink, andvery inflentwhen drunk,
had on a light colored wilton coat, light co.ored jacket, blhck
yelvet breeches; he is well known in and about : bc/ter. and
its probable isgo«e to howfe-keeping as bis wife was with him.
Daniel Linch, an Irishman, deserted 5 Dec 38 years of
a ^e, 5 feet 7 inches high, much pitted with the pnall pox,
wears a brown wig rather jmaltfor him, a/boemaker, had
on a blanket great coat fed black, a light colored close bo
died coat, light colored jacket and legings.
George Laird, deserted 12 Dec. az years of a,e, 5 feet
pinches bigh, # brown completion, light Pair, bad on a blue
coat faced avitb red, light colored jacket and breech s.
Jernes Riely, ozyears of age. 5 feet 8 inches high, foort
dark bas, has a down look, bis left eye much larger' than bis
right, had on a light colored wilton coat and jacket, country
cloth breeches with blue worfled knee bands.
Sylvester Fitz, tri k, 28 years of age, 5 fee 4 8 inches
high, foort black hair, much pitted with the Jmail pox, bad
cn a bunting Jbirt and an old light calved coat.—Reil, and
Fiftsatrick deserted together Dec. r, and took with them
their knaptacks, blankets, canteens and rifles.
Ri^ard Birnes, i%years of age, sfeet 5 inches high, bad
on a light colored cloth coat and jacket trimmed with yellow
buttons, buckfein breeches, and a small round bat.
John Rigden, i 9 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, brown
complexion, light colored hair, had on a light colored regi
mental coat with a red cape, bluejacket and leather breeches.
Barnes and Rigden deserted together Dec 19.
The above men were all entifted in Hartford county, Ma
rylm d, and are foppofed to have gone that way : Whoever
appebends and secures them in any jail, JhaW receive Ten
Dollars reward for each, and reafrnable charges ts brought
to the Camp. J ALEXANDER LAWSON SMI'H.
Adam Shiplev Chaney, deserted Nov. it, rs years of
a s, S f' et ten inches high, brown complexion, light colored
hair, bow legs, has a forward pert look, had on a brown
coat, red wafcoat, and light cloth breeches
Benjamin M^Garvin, deserted 27 Nov. 28 years of a g e ,
6 feet one inch high, remarkable brown complexion, black
hair, pitted with the fmill pox, bad on a light colored home
fp vz jacket with feeves friped linfey waifcoat, brown
clo'h trowfers, much articled to drink, and when drunk very
talkative ana insolent.
One Hundred and Ten Dollars Reward.
J) ESERTh D from Cabt. A : exander Lawson Smith's
Company in,the rife battalion commanded by Cul. Raw
"ugs, the eleven following men —
Patrick C impbell, deserted nfi Oflober, z^years of age,
sfeet io inches high, brown hair, much pitted with °tbe
fmatl pox, foops in bisfooulders, bad on a brown coat, fpoc
ted waijicoat, and leather breeches.