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, WILLIAMSBURG, March x 3.
OAILE D from Corke the 24th of December, sixty
transports for America, with provisions, and a large
quantity of furniture for borfes, but no troops on board,
under convoy of the Richmond and Raleigh frigates of
12guns each. Ten of these transports, and one cf the
frigates, being flow bailors, parted from the rest ten days
afterthey left Corke ; which part, it is thought, were for
New York, the remainder for Georgia. This intelligence
is confirmed by one of the transports lent in here by an
American cruizer.
[ From a New-York paper, dated the thirteenth inst. ]
LO N DO N.
HOUSE of COMMONS, Dec. 9.
LORD North rose, and the house observing a pro
found frlence, his Lordship proceeded to fulfill his
promise by making some propositions to the house for the
relief of Ireland. He said he should only shortly open the
propositions he meant to offer, and refer them to the eon
fideration ofa Committee to be appointed for a future day.
An Hon. gentleman (Mr. Burke) in the course of thede
bate, had asked him whether he knew the propositions he
had formed would prove fatisfaflory to Ireland? in a ques
tion of such importance, of such great magnitude, he (aid
it was impossible for him to undertake an answer for the
confequeuces ; but from all the information he had been a
ble to procure (and he had made very ample enquiries)
from what he had learned to be the opinion of the princi
pal persons of Ireland, and f rom having conversed with
those who were the most capable ofgiving information on.
the fubjeft, he washimfelf convinced that they would prove
fatisfaftory ; he begged, however, to be understood as here
giving only his own opinion, and not as taking upon him
felf the entire responsibility ; by all he could learn of the
real meaningof the Parliament of Ireland, by the words
a free trade, he did not underftaud, nor had it been
said by any one person either here or there, that a free, no
taxed, abd unlimited commerce with this country,was ex
pefted or desired, the real cause of the complaints of Ire
land, was toe reftriHicHs on their trade ; reflriftions be
gun to be imposed in the reign of Charles the second, and
wbicn had since been, from time to time, encreafed on va
rious commercial principles, his intention was to take off
such of those reftriaiona as were most burthenfome and
most complained of; and not only this, he allo intended
to open new sources of wealth and commerce to Ireland,
not upon any speculative views of politics, but upon real,
ascertainable grounds. To this measure his Lordfllip de
clared he was led from a thorough conviction that the in
terests of Ireland did not interfere with a collective view
of the interests of Gfceat Britain, and that it was wife and
politic to give her as much encouragement and relief as
was confident with theability of Great Britain. Thelan
guape of the Irish Parliament was not a demand but a pe
tition ; m their address to his Majesty, they had complain
ed io decent and dutiful language, of their distressed and
impoverished fitcation, and pointed out a free trade, as
the means which appeared to them the most likely to e
nable them to retrieve their affairs; neither did the Parlia
ment of Ireland fay a word that amounted to a complaint
of any defers in their constitution, as had been thrown
out by some gentlemen in that house. informer debates,
or slate in any other grievance than such 'as was compre
hended under the idea of a free trade. His Lordship, af
ter deeding some little time on the nature of his fubjed,
r^ad the resolutions he meant to move, when the house
Should at a future day be in a Committee on the affairs of
Ireland. The tirft was fubftantlally as follows : "That
it be expedient to repeal so much of an Aft of Parliament
as prohibits the exportation of glass manufacture from the
kingdom of Ireland "
In explanation of the above resolutions, his Lordship
said that the reftriaions on the woollen manufactures of
Ireland had been obviously laid on under and underflood
and implied compact between the two kingdoms, relative
to their refpe&ive trades ; under which corapaft it was
conceived that Ireland was to have the linen manulaaure,
and England the woollen. It had indeed of late years
happened that toe linen manufacture had been established
in Greif-Britain; that we had participated with Ireland
in the benefit of that trade ; that both countries had throve
with it, and that this d y be believed our linen trade was
about equal to that of Ireland.
Under this view of the matter, he said it was but fair
to admit Ireland to a participation of the woollen trade
with us, and to let them share the benefit of it, and profit
by their industry, which in this relped had certainly been
checked and impeded hitherto.
His Lordship's second r fdlution was, " That it be ex
pedient to repeal so much of an Aft made in the nine
teenth of His late Majesty George the Second, as pro
hibits the exportation of glass, glass bottles, and other
articles of glass manufacture, from the Kingdom l of Ire
land, to any part cf Europe, the British Colonies in
America, and British Settlements on the coast of Afri
ca."
His Lordship expatiated a little upon the second resolu
tion, and the reflriaious upon the trade of Ireland, re
fpeaing the exportation of glass, &c. had not like those
refpefting the woollen manufacture been imposed under
the idea ofany compact implied or dired.
His third resolution was, " That Ireland be fuffered to
carry on a trade of export and import to and from the Bri
tish Colonies in America, and the Weft Indies, and her
settlements on the coast of Africa, fubjeft to such limita
tions, regulationsreftriclions, and duties, as the Parlia
ment of Ireland should impose."
PHILADELPHIA, March 30.
On Tuesday last, John Elmflie, Turner, and Daniel
Dawson, Smith, both of this city, refufing last fall, to
attend as Constable in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
for this county, being in lifted, were found guilty thereof
and fined 501. each. These perlons being oblbnately dis-?
affeHed, refufed to give bail, and had lain in goal for
several months past.
S me day one Carrigan, a British deserter was found
guilty cf burglary and larceny, in Bristol townfllip.
La ft Tuesday afternoon, a fire broke out io the upper part
of a house at rhe corner of Pine and Front flreets, and the
wind being very high, threatened great devaluation to the
neighbourhood; but by the vigorous exertions of the in-
habitants, it w^s happily extioguifhed, without any other
damage than deftreying the roof of that and an adjoining
house.
The Supreme Executive Council of this State have ap
pointed William Henry, Bfquhe, to be Lieutenant, and
Ephraim Bonham, and Frederick Hagner, Esquires, Sub
Lieutenants of the city of Philadelphia. Col, William
Coats to be Lieutenant, and Lieutenant Col. Jacol)En
gie, Col. George Smith, Col, William Deane, and Capt.
Andrewßith, Sub-Lieutenants of the county of Philadel
phia.
Cob Joseph Hart to be Lieutenant, and Col- Andrew
Kicnieine, Lieut. Col. George Wali, juo. and Lieut.
Col. Joshua Anderton, to be Sub Lieutenants of the coun
ty of Bucks.
The remainder of the Lieutenantsand Sub-Lieutenants
will be published in next week's paper.
By His EXCELLENCY
JOSEPH REE D, Esq;
President, and the Supreme Executive Council of the
Commonwealth of Peonfflvania,
A PROCLAMATION,
WH EREAS divers of the inhabitants of the
county of Cumberland, within this State, have,
by their humble petition represented to the Ho
norable House of Assembly, in their prefect Sessions, that
they are in a state of molt, imminent danger, from a num
ber of violent wicked persons within the said coun y,who,
being dete&ed ip counterfeitog money and such like evd
practices, have burnt the barns, mills aud houses of fan
dry well-disposed and faithful fulrfe&s of this State, who
have exerted tnemfel vesindif overing and bringing to jus
tice the above offenders : AND WHEREAS Benjamin
Nugent, William Nugent, Joon Rofoorough, Charles
Johnson and Dr. John M'Cartney, are among others
charged with the perpetration of the above offences, but
have hitherto eluded the hands of public justice : And
the said petition being recommended to the care and no
tice of this Council : For the difeoyer, and punishment
of such pernicious and attrocious crimes, and that the said
Benjamin Nugent, William Nugent, John Rolborough,
Charles Johnson and Dr. John M'Cartney, may be brought
to condign and exemplary punishment, WE have thought
•fit to issue this our Proclamation, hereby promising and
engaging that the public Reward of F 1 V E THU U-
S AND DOLLARS flndl be paid to any person or
persons who Ihall apprehend the said Benjamin Nugent,
William Nugent, John Rofborough, Charles Johnson and
Dr. John M'Cartney, or ONE -THOUBA N D
DOLLARS for either ofthem, and fafely deliver them,
or either of them, to any Sheriff within any Goal of this
State,together with reasonable expencesattending the fame.
And WE do hereby ftri&ly charge, enjoin and rcquireall
Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, Constables, and all other the
faithful and liege fubjeds within this Government, to make
diligent search and enquiry after the above offenders, and
to use their utmost endeavours to apprehend and secure
them, and every of them, so that they may be brought
to justice.
GIVEN, by Order ofthe Council, under the hand
cf his Excellency JOS EPH REED, Enquire,
President, and theSeal of the State, at Philadel
phia, this Twenty-fifth day of March, in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty.
JOSEPH REED,
Attest. PRESIDENT.
TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
GOD Save the PEOPLE.
tit The TRUSTEES ofthe UNIVERSITY meet this
evening at fix o'clock, at the Council Chamber.
March 30, 1780.
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To be S OLD by Public Auction,
At the Coffee-Houfe, ~n Saturday theist
of April, at 12 o'clock,
The SNOW POLLY, as per Inventory.
WILLIAM BROWN,
Auctioneer.
WILL be S O L^
On WEDNESDAY the 19th of April, if not fold
before at Private Sale,
THE SHALLOP RED CEDAR, with
her tackle and apparel, now laying at Mr. Tat
nell's wharf in Wilmington ; the laris iemark<biy sass,
is four years old, and budt wirh red cedar and live-oak.
Attendance will be given, and terms made known by
the lubferibers, in the borough of Wilmington.
GEORGE GARDEN,
CORNELIUS Pi EINES, and
'ENOCH ANDER ON.
N. B. L OS T, (belonging to the Shallop Ked Cedar)
a NEW KEEL BOAT, without ring-bolt?, the
fore-thought carried away. Whoever will take up the
fame, and deliver it to either of the abov, mentioned
petions at Wilmington, thill have One Hundred Drikrs
reward, and ?ll necessary charges paid.
W AN T E D?
In a small family,
AMAN who underhand, the management of bort
fes,and that cun do any kind of house work : Such
a one being well recommended so honesty, febriety and
industry, mly re informed of an exceeding good place
by enquirin of the Printer.
To be fold, an assortment of paints ground in oil, en
quire as above.
TO BE SOLD BY
LEONARD DORSE Y,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
S A L T,
Of an exceeding good QUALITY.
Philadelphia, March 29th, 1780.
LAST night the house of the fubferiber was u^ke
open, and the following stolen out of it, viz.
Ten Shirts, fix rufl^d and four plain, five marked B. L.
No. 6, the others marked B. H. numbers forget.
Six Neckcloths,
One pair Russia Sheets, marked E. H. No. 4.
Oil* Damalk Breakfait Cloth,
Six Towels,
One pair Pillow Cases, marked B. H.
Six Shifts,
One (potted Silk Handkerchief,
Two pair Silk Stockings,
One White Cotton Skirt, fringed,
Two Dimety Under Petticoats,
Two pair White Holland Gloves,
Four Linen Aprons,
Five Night Caps,
Two Gowns, one Striped Purple and White, the other
Striped and spotted,
One large Copper Tea Kettle,
Two pair Thread, and one pair Cotton Stockings,
One Flowered Lawn Apron, &c. &c.
Whoever apprehends thiefor thieves together with the
goods, (hail have Three Hundred Dollars reward, or
Two Hundred Dollars for the goods, or in proportion,
for any part of them. BENJAMIN HOGELAND.
Let the PUBLIC BEWARE.
WHEREAS Bernard Hanlon, of Trenton, has
advertised in the Newjerfey Gazette, a planta
tion for faie, lying in Nottingham township, and coun
ty of Burlington—l the underwritten fubferiber tak^
this method to inform the public that the said land ori
ginally belonged to John Porterfield, in fee -simple, and
after the death of my grand-father was regularly attain'd
by iny father as lawful executor of my deceased grand
father, to aniwer a debt due to theeftate of m^ l_:d
grand-father from the said John Porterfield, and, accor
ding to a regular course of law, was fold by the tL:
Sheriff jofeph Hollinglhead, at public sale, when my
father proved the purchaser; but my father dying be
fore he received the Sheriff's deed for the said land, hi<
administrators have since been told that they multwaif,
till I, who was the heir of my deceased father, should
become of age. Therefore being now of full age, co
forewarn all manner of persons from purchasing th^
fame, as I am determined to defend nay title agamlt any
claim founded on any attachment made on laid land
to answer any other debt of said Porterfield, since it Was
fold at public sale, as above.
Trenton, March 14, 1780. Isaiah Yard.
GENERAL LOAN-OFFICE™
, Philadelphia, March 22, 1780.
NOTICE is hereby given, 7 bar,
in pursuance of the Resolves of Con
gress, there have been destroyed in this Ci
fice, the following sums of the emissions
of Continental Cuirency taken out of cir
culation, viz.
Dollars.
Of the emission of Mayzo, 1777, 12,445,5(7
Ofthe emission of April 11, 1778, 19,858,804
3 2 ^3°4,
FRANCIS HOPKINSON,
Treasurer of Loans.
COHEN and JUDA H,
Have for SALE the following articles, which the,
will dispose of reafo^able, viz.
IRISH linens, calicoes, bairbiuts, murrens, diaper
table cloths, ready-made (hies, leather breeclus,
ready-made boots, green tea, loaf fugaz, Pui^ri
ffarch, &c. &c.
Said Cohen and Ju»ah have for file, a faft-filir;
topIaiISCH.OONER, burthen from 90 to 100 tor .
her fails, anchors and cable? almost new, and is now fir
ting to proceed on any voyage. They will also dilpc^
of (with id tchooner) about 1500 wt. of exceeding
good IRISH BEEF. Any person inclinable to pu.
chafe, may Teat with them at their store in Secord-
Itreet, between Ch rinut and Welnut-ftre< ts, Philadelphi
N. R. Sain Coeen and Judah take Goods to difyorc
of on Commission,
FORTY DOLLARS REWA R D.
STRAYED AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
Spruce-teet between Fourth and Fifth, streets. 1
brindled CO W, with a white face, and a ring round
her lelt e, e, has both of her ears flit, and will calf in hx
weckt. Whoever takes tap laid Cow, and brings her 10
the fubferiber (fall receive tp: above reward.
ABNER LOUIS.
T O BE .S O L D,
For Continental Money, Bills upon France, or Lean-
Office Certificates drawing interest on France,
,^ PLANTATION containing two hundred and
.11 eighty-lour acres of land, plealantly filiate on re
Lilin road leading from Trenton to Allentown, witin
two apd a half miles 01 Trenton and the lame dift^rns
from a landing, which makes it much more valuable as
a team may haul four loads of wood in a day from it i<
the landing. There is a final! dwelling- Houle ano a
final! orchard on it; about fifty acres cleared, the ten
good woodland, on which there may be about twe%c
acres of meadow made. Fur terms *pply to Mr. Alex
ander Nelson, Merchant, in Water- street, above Wal
nut drect, Philadelphia, or to the lubferiber in Tree
ton, State of New-Jersey, where the premises may be
viewed and the terms made known.
BERNARD HANLON.