Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-08 00:00:00, page 2

SC) UTH-C ARO LI NA.
/)/ a General Afcnibl, begun and bolder at Charlefl&wn,
on Puejday the twentyf\t/> day of March, in the ,er of
our Lord One Thmfand Seven Hundred and S'eventytfx:
Andfrom thence continued, by divers adjournment;, to
TburjJf the eleventh day of April,.in the year of &ur
,Lord One TboufondSeven Hundre land Seventyfx.
An AC T to prevent Sedition, and punish Insurgents
and Diftubos : of the Public Peace.,
WH ERE AS,a horrid and unnatural war is new
carried on By the Minifhy and Parliament of
Great-Britain, against the United Colonies of North-
America in general. 2nd this Colony in particular, with
a cruel and oppreffire dcfign,of robbing the Colonies
and good people of this Colony of their dearest and
molt valuable rights as freemen, and reducing them to
a date of the most abject Slavery and oppreflion: And
Whereas ajo, in order further to accomplish the said
impious add unwarrantable designs, every meant :has
been adopted by a wicked administration to sow civil
dffentions and animosities, and to create disorder, con
fubon and b!ooc[fhed amongst the good people of this
colony, by employing feeder emissaries to Stir up in the
minds of wicked and evil disposed persons, persuasions
and principles inimical to the tris of humanity and the
common rights of mankind, anti thereby inducing them
not only to disturb the common peace, fifety, and good
order of this colony, but to take up arms and (pill the
bloodof their fellow citizens, who are only acting in
the defence of their lives, liberties and properties, a
gainst the hands of a lawless and defpptic power : To
the intent therefore, and in order the more effectually
to preserve and secure the peace, order and good go
vernment of this colony, andto deter and prevent such
ev;l minded persons from committing such offences,
and all such other offences declared in this aft, to the
great danger of the lives, liberties and properties
of the inhabitants of this Colony: Be it enacted
by his Excellency JOHN RUTLEDCE,
Esquire, President and Commander in chief in and
over the Colony of South-Carolina, and by the Ho
nourable the Legislative Council and General Assem
bly of this Colony, and by the authority of the fame,
That if any Perlon or Persons within this Colony, do,
or ihall, from and immediately after the passing of this
ad, take up arms with a hostile intent, and by forc6
and violence, or by words, deeds or writing, or any
other means wha Lever, cause, induce, or. persuade,
any other person or persons, with such hostile intent to
take up arm?, and by force and violence to oppose and
Subvert theauthority of the government of this Colony,
established by the constitution, agreed on and confirm
ed in Congress at Ckarlefown, on the twenty Sixth
day of March, one thousand seven hundred and fevez
ty fix, or to wound, maim, or kill any person or per
funs, cr destroy any of the houses, goods or chattels of
any such person or pe sons, who (hall under, and by
virtue of any authority of the said government, be aim
ing in support and defence of the fame, or the exectiti
o&of any power, authority or office derived therefrom,
all and every foch person or persons, and the aider and
abettor, or aiders and abettors of such person or per
sons, so offending, in either of the offences aforefaid,
shall, on being indeed and convicted of the fame, by
due course oflaw, be deemed and adjudged guilty of
felony, and fuffer death without benefit es Clergy.
11. And be it farther enabled by the authority
aforefaid, That if any perfoh or persons within this
Colony (hall immediately after the passing of this aft,
cr at any time thereafter, by letter, writing, mes
sage, or other means of intelligence, hold any corre
fpendence or intercourse, or conspire or concert in any
manner whatever with, or aid or abet any land or na
val force, raised or to be railed, or which (hall be feet
by Great-Britain, in a hostile manner, against this Colo
ny, or any other force cr body ofmen within this Colony;
who shall, in a hostile intent or manner, oppose the
power and authority of the prefect government of this
Colony, established as aforefaid, with intent to pro
mo<G the accomplishment of any hostile plan of opera
tion designed by such force or forces against the lives,
liberties or properties of all or any of the inhabitants
and friends to the constitution of this Colony, estab
lished as aforefaid ; every such person or persons, so
offending in any of tbe said offences, shall, on being
indi&ed and convi&ed thereof by due course of law, be
deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and fuffer death
Without benefit of clergy.
111. And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That
if any person or perlons within this Colony shall, im
mediately after the passing of this act, or at any time
thereafter, furnish or supply, or cause cr procure to
be fuiniihed or fubplied, wi'h any bills of exchange,
monies, goods, provisions, liquors, or other neceffery
articles of fubliftence, o r any military or naval stores
whatever, ady of the land or naval forces, raised or to
be raised; or sent by Great- Britain, or any authority
derived from that government, against this Colony, or
shall, in like manner, furnifh or supply, or cause to be
furnished or Supplied, any force or body of men who
shall, in a hostile manner, oppose the government of
this Colony, established as aforefaid ; every such per
son or peifons, so offending in either of the offences
aforefaid, and the aider and abettor, or aiders and abet
tors of any of the said offences, shall, on being indicted
a^d conviCt-d thereof, by due cotrfe of law, be deem
ed end adjudged guilty of felony, and Suffer death
without benefit of clergy.
IV. And be it further enaded by the authority
aforefaid, That if any person or persons within this
colony shall, at any time after the passing this ad, com
pel, induce or persuade any white perlon or persons, or
any free negro or negroes, mulatto or mulattoes, In
dian or Indians, to desert from their habitation or ha
bitations, or any negro or other Have or Slaves to de
sert from his or their master, mistress, or owner, and
to join any land or naval force raised or to be raised,
or lent by Great Britain, or any authority derived from
that government, against the Unied Colonies of Ame
rica, or this Colony, or to join any person or persons
armed in a hostile manner with intent to oppose or sub
vert the government of this Colony, established as a
fore^id, or with intent of killing any person or per
sons, or destroying his, her or their goods or property
who Shall be anting or ready and willing to ad in Sup
port, and defence of such government, of any of the
inhabitants of this Colony and friends to the fame ;
every such person or persons so offending in any of the
above offences, and all such as shall aid and abet the
laid offender or offenders in the perpetration and exe
cti ion of any of the said offences, shall, on convi&ion
thereof, by due course of law. be deemed and adjudged
guilty of felony, and Shall fuffer death without benefit
of clergy. Provided always, nevertheless, That no
thing in this aft contained Shall be construed or taken
to prevent the good people of this Colony.from arming
of slaves or negroes, for the better defence of this Co
lony against all enemies whatsoever who shall invade
or attack the fame, or endanger the fafety thereof.
V. And be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, That if any person or persons, within this Colo
ny, shall, immediately after the puffing of this act, or
at any ,time thereafter, collect or assemble with any
body or assembly of persons, or cause or procure them
to be so collected and aflembled, with intent, in a riot
ohs and seditious manner, to disturb the public peace
and tranquility, and the good order of the government,
and by words or otherwise to create and raise traitorous
(editions or difeontents in the minds of the good peo
ple of this Colony, against the authority of the present
government, established as aforefaid; every such per
lon or perlons, so offending in any of the said offences,
Shall, on conviction thereof, by due course of law, be
deemed and adjudged guilty of felony.
Vl. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That the lands and tenements, goods and chattels,
and other red! and,personal elate of all such person or
persons, who shall be duly convicted, by virtue of this
aft, of any of the trimes and offences thereby made fe
lony, shall, within one month after such conviction, by
the Sheriff of each diftriCt refpedively, in which such
real and personal estate of the person or persons so con
victed, or any part thereof Shall be found, with three
freeholders of the said diftrift, be appraised upon oath,
and the said appraifement duly returned, by the said
Sheriff of such diftriCt, to the Secretary's office in
Charleftown, within one month after such appraifement
made, and the said Sheriff of such district in which
the appraifement is made as aforefaid, Shall, within one
month thereafter, expose such estate so appraised, to
public sale, firft giving twenty-one days public notice of
the sale; and Shall, within three months after such sale,
depoSit the amount of the fame, deducting legal pound
age and charges, in the office of the Colony treasury in
Charleftown, and the commissioners of the Colony trea
sury, or any one of them, on receipt of such monies
from the Sheriff, as aforefaid, Shall give a receipt or
voucher for the fame.
VII. And be it further enabled by the authority a
forefaid, That if any Sheriff or Sheriffs, for any of the
diftri&s in thia Colony, shall, in anywise, transgress,
or dilobey, or neglect the putting in execution, any of
the provisions or clauses in this aft, refpe&ing their du
ty and office; every sheriff so offending, disobeying or
neglecting the fame, shall forfeit his office, and incur
the penalty of one thousand pounds current money, to
be sued for, and recovered by bill or plaint in any court
of record in this Colony wherein no effoign, privilege,
protection or wager of law, or mbre than one impar
lance shall be allowed.
VIII. And belt further enacted by the authority a
forefaid, That the monies arising from the file of all
such estates as shall become forfeited, by virtue of this
aCt, Shall be appropiated for a fund and become a repri
sal fund, for reimbuifing all such losses and damages
which have been, or Shall be sustained by any person or
persons who have been, are, or Shall be, engaged in
opposition to the oppressive measures of the British mi
nistry, or the defence of the present established consti
tution, and the liberties of this Colony.
IX. And be it further enacted by the authority a
fofeldid, That no person or persons Shall be reimbursed,
by virtue of this aft, for any losses or damages, sus
tained from persons aCting in open hostility against the
present constitution of government, and the liberties
of this Colony, unless the laid reimbursement be on
application, and oath made of the damages actually
sustained, deemed just and reafunable by the General
Assembly of this Colony, or such other body or persons
as the legislative body of this Colony Shall appoint.
Provided always, nevertheless, That such person or
persons, to whom Such reimbursement shall be thought
reasonable, do firft, before the receipt thereof, take
and fubferibe the oath of fidelity, ordained in the pre
fect conftitutiog, if such perlon or persons bad aot be
fore taken and lubitribed the fame.
X. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That the fines and penalties to be incurred, by
virtue of this aCI, shall, upon recovery thereof, be
paid i^to the Colony Treasury, to be applied to, and
for, such uses and purposes as are herein before men
tioned.
In the Council Chamber, G.G.POWELL, Speaker
the I itoda, of April, 1776. of the Legislative Council.
Afrnted to,
James Parsons, Speaker J. RUTLEDGE.
oj the General Assembly.
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B 0 S TO N, 'fune 27.
MR. Ebenezer Hancock, of this town (brother to
the President of the Grand Congress) is ap
pointed Deputy Paymaster to the Continental troops
in the northern diftrift.
Monday last came from Newbury-Port a young man
belonging to this town, who informs us that he left
Ilahfax 30 days ago, that the troops were embarked
on board the trar,fports, said to be destined for New
.\mk or Boston, but it was generally believed for the
foimer; that they had at that time no reinforcements,
except about 300, from the Weft-Indies, who were
blown off this coast laR fall; that provisions were very
scarce ; that he saw master James Lovell, who was cru
elly confined here in goal by order of Gen. Gage, for
ten months, and from thence taken with the Bunker
hid prisoners and carried to Halifax, and committed to
prison, where he remained when our informant came
away ; that he kept up his spirits with furprizing firm
nefs amidst the accumulated insults and injuries he had
received, and had petitioned Gen. Howe for trial or to
be liberated, or feet to England for trial; that Gen.
Brattle and Simon Tufts messed together in a little
chamber over a grog Shop ; and that Sir Francis Green
was busy in distributing the arms treacherously detained
from the inhabitants of this town, to the refugees and
others of the corps, in case of being called upon to assist
in the diabolical purpose of butchering and enslaving
the good people of these Colonies.
, N EW - YOR K, %/, 4.
Lail Saturday arrived at the Hook (like the swarm
of locusts escaped from the bottomless pit) a fleet said
to be [3O fail of Ships and vessels from Halifax, having
on board General Howe, &c. sent out by the tyrants
of Great-Britain, after destroying the Englilh consti
tution there, on the pious design of enslaving the British
Colonies and plundering their property at pleasure, or
murdering them at once, and taking possession of all,
as Ahab did of Naboth's vineyard.
On Monday about iooo of them landed on the weft
end of Long-Island, . but soon embarked again, and
Seeing a party of rifle-men, said to be about 1000,
gave them three huzzas, which they returned with the
Indian war whoop. On Tuesday morning fonie of
them appeared coming up, and before night about 45
fail came above the Narrows, and anchored at and
near the watering place, where they fired about 56
cannon Shot, of which we have net heard the occasion,
and landed many of their men, whom wdtould plainly
fee exercising and parading.
It was apprehended they intended to penetrate into
the interior parts ofthe island, or to fame of the neigh
bouring towns, but it does not appear that they have
yet attempted it, or done anything.on Shore, except
taking up a little bridge on the causeway between the
landing and the highlands, at the ferry. We hear
General Mercer, wi:h a detachment, was yefterdajr
dispatched to watch their motions, and ad as occasion
might require.
We are assured that Major Lamb, Capt. Oswald and
§ Capt. Burr, are prisoners on board this fleet.
P HILADELPHIA, %/> 8.
In C O N GRE S S, July 4, 1776.
Resolved, That the Board of War be impowered to
employ such a number of Persons as they shall find De
cenary to manufacture Flints for the Continent; and
for this purpose to apply to the refpedive Assemblies,
Conventions, and Councils or Committees of Safety
of the United American States, cr Committees of In
fpe&ion of the Counties and Towns thereto belonging,
for the names and places of abode of persons Skilled in
the manufactory aforefaid, and of the places in their
respective States where the best Flint Stones are to be
obtained, with samples of the fame.
By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
War-Office, Philadelphia, fol, 6, 1776.
ALL persons in the United American States whs
are able to inform the Congress of any quantities of
Flint Stone, or of any persons who are Filled in the
manufacture of Flints, aie requeued to apply in per
son, or by letter, to the Board of War and Ordinance,
at the War Office, in Market street rear the corner of
Fourth-ftreet,—All printers of.news-pipers in the ft
veral States are desired to irfert this advert ifement.
Richard Peters, jun Secretary.
At a board of officers from seven companies ; n the
fifth diftrid of Philadelphia County, held at Captain
Jacob Went's, for forming the fifth battalion ot mili
tia, the following gentlemen were chosen, viz. John
Bull, Esq; Colonel, Robert Curry, Lieutenant Colo
nel, Georre Wright, and Thomas Rees, Majors,
Doctor Abel Morgan, Surgeon, and John Baker,
Standard Bearer.