The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-04-13 00:00:00, page 3

CHARLEST 0 IV N, . March 18.
G€ NERAL Lincoln lately feat in a flag to Gene
al Prevoft, requeftiag the favour of being furnifhed
with an account of the prisoners taken at Bryar creek. On
the i rth iafiant an answer was received, inclofing the fol
lowing
“ Lift of the PRISONERS, taken March 3, T 779.
"General Elbert, Georgia troops; Lieut. Col. M'ln
toffi in the Continental service ; Major Douglas, Aid de
Camp ; Captains Hicks, Nash, Cuthbert, Scott, Pendle
ton, Booker and Wood ; Lieutenants Simpson (wounded)
Lowe and Powry ; Dr. Hollin, and R. E. Cundon.
" Militia officers. Col. Allfton ; Captains Wolfendor
and Lee ; Lieutenants Holmes and Johan ; Ensigns Pendle
ten, Corbert, Sprowi and Delay.
“ And 162 non-commissioned officers and privates."
Five deserters who came last week to Puryfburgh, in
formed, that the British troops were moving down the
country to Savannah, from whence, they said, a body of
them was to go to Port-Royal. They also mentioned
there having been a mutiny among the soldiers, occasioned
by their allowance of rum being flopped by Prevoft, who
was knocked down in the night, but the person not difeo
vered ; and that a difference having arisen between Ge
neral Prevoft and Col. Campbell, the latter had failed for
England.
PHILADELPHI A, April 13.
On Monday the sth instant the General Assembly of
this commonwealth adjourned to Monday the thirtieth
day of August next.
At a Court of Oyer and Terminer held for the city and
county of Philadelphia last week, Samuel Garrigues,
William Whitefield and James Stevens, were tried for the
crime of High Treason, and fund not guilty, but were or
dered to give security tor their good behaviour during the
present war with Great-Britain.
George Hard/ was also tried for the fame offence, and
found guilty.
An ACT to increase the fines and penalties on public Offi
cers jor refujal or neglect of duty; and also to augment
the fees of the federal Officers herein after mentioned.
Y KYHEREAS the fines and penalties which the
VV different public civil officers of this commonwealth
are, by the laws thereof now in force, liable to forfeit and
pay, for or by reason of Their neglecting or refusing to
perform the duties of their several offices, are no fufficient
security to the public for the due and faithful d fcharge of
the trusts reposed in them, or the performan e of the duties
enjoined them by the said laws, to the great hindrance of
public business, and the insecurity of the good people of
this state.
Be it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enafled by the
Reprefentatiwes of the Freemen oj the Commonwealth of
Penufyluania, in General dffembly met, and by the authority
of the fame, That if any of the Sheriffs, Coroners, Con
stables, Overseers of the Poor, Su,ervifors of the High
ways, County Commissioners and Assessors, Township
Assessors, Collectors of the Public T^x, Jurymen,
judges and Infpeftors of Elections of Representatives, and
all and every other of the civil officers of this common
wealth, which by the laws thereof now in force, are liable
to pay a fine or forfeiture for any neglect or refulal to do
and perform any of the duties which they were impower
ed, enjoined dr requ ired to do and perform by thedirefli
ons of the said laws, each and every such officer and offi
cers so refufmg or hegleaing to do, execute and perform
any of the said duties so enjoined and required of them,
shall for every such offence refpeftivel, forfeit and pay five
times the sum and sums which such offender or offenders
are liable to forfeit arid pay by the said laws (except as
herein after mentioned (to be fund for, recovered, paid
and applied in the fame manner, and for the fame uses and
purposes refpe&ively, as t)e former fines were by the said
laws directed to be feed for, recovered, paid and applied.
Provided always, nevertheless, And be it further enafl
ed by the authority aforefaid, That if any oft e said officers
within the city of Philadelphia, shall incur any fine or
forfeiture for negle&ing or refufing to do and perforin any
of the duties required Sr enjoined to be done and perform
ed by them, or any of them, by laws of the province of
Pennsylvania, which were in.force on the third day of
July, One thousand seven hundred and seventy-six; apd
which fine and forfeiture was by the said laws payable to
the Mayor and Commonalty of the said city of Philadel
phia, ea^h and every such fine ffiall be, and is hereby de
clared to be appropriated to, and for the fame uses and
purposes in the said city as the fines and forfeitures for the
like offences are appropriated in, and for each of the f^-
veral counties in this state, and shall be sued for, recover
ed, paid and applied in the fame manner; any thing in
the said laws to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.
AND WHEREAS the fees of the said officers as they
flood regulated by the former laws of this state, are be
come so far inadequate to their expences whilst attending
on public business, that if a remedy be not appl ed, they
must attend on and perform the duties of their refpeHive
offices greatly to the prejudice of their private fortunes ;
and the persons most capable of executing, doming and per
forming the duties of the said offices, will not apply for or
accept of them, tothe great hindrance and irregularity in
public business, and greatly to the prejudice and inconve
nience to the good people of this commonwealth. For re
medy whereof,
Be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That
from and after the publication of this a&, the several fees
es the Attorney General, Sheriff, Coroner, Justices of the
Peach, Justices of the Common Fleas, Justices of the Or
phans Court, Prothonotary or Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Clerk of the General Quarter Seffons of the Peace,
Prothonotary or Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
Clerk of the Orphans Court, the Registers of the several
Counties; Master of the Rolls, and of the several Record
ers of Deeds, Attornies, Confiables and Cryer of the Court,
and all other the civil officers in this government (except
the officers herein after named) whose fees flood regulated
by the laws thereof in force on the twenty-fifth day of March
in the year of pur Lord One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-eight, shall be three times the sum and sums as they
refpedively at that time flood rated; and that the wages
of Jurymen and Witnesses shall refpeHively be four times
the sum and funs rated in the said laws, as the wages al
lowed them by the said laws were by no means adequate
to their necessary expences whilst they were attending on
their refpe&ive business and duties.
And be it further ena£?^d by the authority aforefaid, That
an art of Assembly es this state, passed at Lancaster the
twenty-sixth day .of March, in the year of our I.ord One
thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, intitled, " A
supplement to the aft intitled, an aft for the regulating
and establishing of fees," shall be, and the fame is hereby
declared to be repealed to all intents and purposes.
And be it further ena&ed by the authority aJorefaid, That
thfs aft shall be and continue in force until the end of the
next fitting of the General Ahembly, and no longer. 1
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enafied into a law at Philadelphia, on 1 uefday the six
teenth day of March, in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
JOHN M O.RRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania.
Monday, April 5, 1779.
WH EREAS tue Honsraule th^ Continental Con
gress have for various good reasons called out of
circulation the < hole of the emissions of May 20th, 1777,
and April nth, <778, under certain regulations as men
tiunep in their evolve ot January 2d, 1779:
AND WHEREAS the manner ot exchange as
therein mentioned would be grievous and burthenfome
to many of the good people of this State by reason cf
their very great dinance from the place of exchange,
the fmallneri of the quantity many ofthofe persons are
polkhcd of; and the enormity of travelling charges:
Many under theie circum!tan;es hid better iole their
little all than spend it in negpc<ating an exchange 1
1 herttore tbi/fiouie, ever dhriis to relieve the dil
treffes of their constituents as much as in them lies, do
Refo/ve, That Thomas Hyflop be and is hereby ap
poiuted a Commffioner of Exchange for the county of
ChefLr, John Hunley for the county of Lancaster, Mi
chael H bin for the county of York, John Agnew for
the county of Cumberland, Joseph Heefter foitne coun
ty ol Berks, John Arndt for the county ot Northampton,
Davd Efpte io< the county of Bedford, Robert Martin
tor the county of Northumberland, and Edwaid C>oke
for the county of W<ftmoreland, under the regulations
herein after mentioned, viz.
That each 0! the laid Commiffiomers of Exchange be
fore named shall give public notice in their relpr&ive
counties of their appointments to that duty, and (hall,
upon applications made, receive such sums of money of
the dies before-mentioned as itiay be offered for eX
ch Rge by every inhabitant of this State before the firft
day cf June next and pals his receipt fer the fame, and
shall make fair entries in a book prepared for that pur
pose of the names and firnames ot each person depofitirig
money as also of the sum of money so ^epofited, keep
ing each man's money in a bundle by itself and indorfed
with the owner's name and the number of dollars con
tained :
Thar each of the C mrnlTrmers aforefaid shall, before
the fi it day of June next, deposit all the money by him
received for the purpose of exchange inte the Conti
nental Lean-Offi e of this State, taking the Continental
Loan Officer's receipt for the fame, agreeable to the re
folutir n of Congrels :
That the laid Comm fficners of Exchange (hall receive
from the Commissioner of Loans new bills to the amonrit
of the sum deposited tor exchange, and (hall as foen as
convenient repay the persons and cancel his receipts,
reserving to himfelf out of each man's money at the rate
of two and a half dollars for every hundred dollars for
his trouble and expences in negociating said exchange.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House be directed to
publish th-fe resolutions in all the German aw'd English
news-papers once every week for one month.
Extract from the Minutes
JOHN MOR RIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
RU M, Sugars, Green and Bohea Tea,
Coffee, Pepper, Spices, imparted Salt, &c.'f<r
(ale at PE FER WHITESIDE and Co's store, in
Chefnur-ftreet, between Third and Fourth-streets, Phi
ladelphia.
Also Window Glass 6 by 8 and 7 by ~ Medicines and
Dry Goods.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
WAS LOST, on the ninth inst. (April) a silver
WATC H, with a new steel chain, brass key and
seal without a (tone, the chryftal broke, the maker's
name and number unknown. Whoever has found the
Arne and will deliver it to the Printer hereof, or to Mr.
Samuel Homes, at the corner of Lombard -street, in
Third -street, Philadelphia, shall have the above reward.
N. B. All watch-makers are desired to stop said watch
if offered for fate.
FIFTYDOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in Fair
field township, Cumberland county, New-Jerley,
a Negro man named PRINCE, but has since he went
away changed it to ADAM DICK, and has had it
inserted in a pass given by tome evil disposed person :
He is about five feet eight or nine inches high f had on
and took with him a pair of leather breeches, a felt hat
half worn, a new brown heme-maHe (hirt, a light co
loured jacket without fceves, and a dark brown great
coat very (nort, being torn or cut off ; he walks some
what crippled, his feet having been frozen, .and he hat
loft some of his toe nails ; he is about twenty two years
old, arid is a lusty strong fellow. Whoever takes up
said Negro and brings him to the fubfciiber, or Secures
him in any gaol so that he may be had again, shall be
entitled to the above reward, and all reasonable charges
paid by JOHN DANIELS.
N. B. All matters of vessels and others are forbid to
harbour or carry hint off at their peril.'
TO BE SO L D,
AVERY elegant London made CHARIOT,
with a erase neck. Enquire of the Printer.
A - """ ' l4 Philadelphia, Aprilto, i„§,
TII E Public are hereby advertised, that the real es
tates late of “ Joseph Galloway, and Andrew Alien,
" Esquires, late members of the Congress of the Thirteen
" United Colonies, now States, of America, for Pennfyl
" vania ; William Allen, the younger, Esquire, fometima
" a Captain, and afterivards'a Lieutenant Colonel of a re
" giment or battalion of foot, in the service of the said
" United Colonies, now States, of America; James Ran
" kin and John Rankin, both late of the county of York,
'' yeomen ; Jacob Duche, the younger, late'of the city of
" Philadelphia, late Chaplain of the Congress of the said
'' United States; Gilbert Hicks, late of Bucks county,
" yeoman; Samuel Shoemaker, late Alderman of the city
"of Philadelphia; John Potts, late of Potts-grove, in
" the county of Philadelphia, yeoman ; Nathaniel Ver
" non, late Sheriff cf Chester county ; Christian Foutts,
" late. Lieutenant Colonel of militia, in the county ofLau
" caster; John Biddle, late of Berks county, yeoman,
" late Colleger of Excise for the said county, and late a
" Deputy Quarter Mafterof the army of the United States;
" John Roberts, late of the county of Philadelphia; mil
“ ler ; Abraham Carlisle; hon fe-carpenter ; John Par,
" rock, yeoman; Pnilip Marchiaton, trader; Alexander
" Bartram, trader; Joel Evans, merchant ; John Hen
!' derfen, mariner ; Alexander - Smith, blacksmith ;
" and William Aufiin, yeoman, ; late keeper of the
P New-Jersey Ferry; all of the city of Philadelphia :
" Christopher Saur, the elder, late of Germa^Qwn,
(' printer; David Thompson, shipwright; John Tolly,
c< mariner ; both late of Southwark ; Henry Hugh Fergus
« son, Esquire, (late Commissary of prisoners for Genera!
" Howe,) heretofore of Graeme-Park; all late of the
" county of Philadelphia : John Ellwood, late of Bristol
" townflrip, in Bucks county, waterman; Samuel Biles,
" late Sheriff of Bucks county; Michael Witman, and
" Henry Skyles, husbandmen ; : and-George Reine, mil
" ler ; all late ofLancafter county : Curtis Lewis, black,
" smith ; and Richard Swanwick; heretofore of the Cuf
“ tom-house of Philadelphia ; both late of Chester coun
^ ty, yeomen ; and Jofepfi Romich, late.of Northampton
“ county, yeoman; and John Young, heretofore of
“ Graeme- Park, in the county of Philadelphia, late of the
" city of Philadelphia, gentleman : And -Peter Campbell,
" gentleman, and Isaac Allen, Esquire, Attorney at law,
" both late of Trenton, in the State of New-Jersey ; and
9 Andrew Elliot, Esquire, now or late of New-York
“ city, in the .State of New-York ;" and others, fixuate,
lying and being within divers counties of this State, for
feited to the use of the Commonwealth by the attainder of
the said persons and every of them, for high treason, will
be speedily fold by public auction or vendue, to the best
and highest bidders, exonerated hod difeharged of all for
mer claims or demands made under any of the said trai
tors; the said real estates to be assured to the buyers, by
deeds or conveyances, under the seal of the State, signed
by the President or Vice-Frefident in Council, upon pay
ment of the purchase m0mey,,,..,
And all creditors and others are hereby informed, that
by an Aft of Assembly entitled " An At? for the attain
der of divers traitors if they render not themselves by a
certain day, and for verting their estates in this Common
wealth, and for more effectually difeovering the famfy
and for afeertaining the lawful debts and claims thereupon,"
" three months are allowed to all creditors and others,
“ having claims and demands on the personal estates, late
" of the traitors aforefaid, to exhibit the fame; the said
" three months to be reckoned from and after the date of
" the entry of such estates in the register kept by the Se
“ cretary of the Supreme Executive Council; and in
" fix months for all claims on the real estates, late of the
“ traitors aforefaid, to be reckoned from and after the
" date of the entry of such real estates, on the register
^ kept by the Sheriff of the county where such forfeited
" real estate lies: All such claims and demands to be
“ made before the Judges of the Supreme Court in term
" time; or in the vacation, to the Chief Justice, written
“ on parchment or paper figned|by ffie parties making the
" fame, or by their attorneys, or other representatives ;
" feftified by two or more fubferibing witnesses, attesting
" the fame ; or in default thereof, every such claim or
" demand, to, be void.',
AND WHEREAS by a Supplement to the Aft
of Assembly aforefaid, it is directed, " that whenever
“ such intended sales," (the sales of the said real estates
forfeited as aforefaid) " shall be advertised, public notice
“ shall bealfogiven, that the creditors of the said traitors,
“ and all claimants upon the said refpe&ive estates, shall
“ exhibit their several claims and demands to the Juflices
“ of the Supreme Court, for payment or fatisfadioh, as
“ is by the said Aft directed, within fik months thereaf
" ter, if refldents within this State, or within twelve
" months, if residents within any other of th* United
: c States, or be forever barred from the recovery thereof;
" provided always nevertheless, that if any creditor or
“ claimant shall at the time of such notice gives, be with
“ in the age of twenty-one years, feme covert, non com
" pos mentis, imprison ed, or beyond sea, that then such
“ persons shall be at liberty to exhibit their claims or de
“ mands, as other persons new may, within fix months,
" or if residents within any other of the United States,
“ within twelve months after such disability is removed ;"
Wherefore public notice is hereby accordingly givert •
and all creditors and others concerned are hereby called
upon to make their claims, and proceed in the manner „
is in agd by the said A&s of General Assembly directed.
Pnbiifad by order of the Council,
TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary, arid
Keeper of the Register for forfeited estates.
(Ne, Akertifcments emitted thte da, "will be in OM
next.)
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from off the Commons
of Philadelphia, on the 6th instant. (April) a black
MARE, about fourteen hands high, two hind feet
white, has a fear on one of her hind feet, five years old,
paces and frets well. Whoever takes up said mare and
the thief, if stolen, and brings them to the fubferiber
living in Race street, near Fifth-ftreet, Philadelphia,
shall have the above reward, or Twenty Dollars for
the mare only. PHILIP OHELER, Butcher.