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rice be bonified from the clergy of ^very church ; and
may such a reformation now be effected, as (hall obtain
for us the blessings of peace and freedom, under thy
divine guardianship. A ME N.
A RECEIPT: OR
Directions for making a FaR-Day Sermon.
T) EGIN with the necessity and justice of the Ame
" rican war ; the obstinacy and rebellious republi
cans ; the perfidy of France; the pride and ambition
of Spain ; not forgetting the avarice of the Dutch.
Then shew the wisdom of Government, in commencing
and carrying on said war, with refped and support
due to it by loyal fubjeds.
Here, the tenderness of his Majesty turned to
us, amid such busy scenes; and, the representations
of his Majesty, refpeding a Free Trade, may be
finely touched upon, and overflowings of gratitude
fliewn to be our duty.
By an easy transition, it may be proved, that the
goodnets of the ruling powers towards us is more than
our defects ; after which, a catalogue of national fins
(those of great men and the high priests of corruption
excepted) may be given, and the want of our success,
in humbling France, and Subjugating American,
ascribed to them.
But, let such as hope to rife in the church, not so
much as mention the words “ conßitutional rights,"
nor in the lead compliment the Volunteer corps : they
must also keep clear of one Poyning's, and all Rumb
ling-block statutes.
Having thus far proceeded, a political fublirriate may
be made up, composed of the words, " turbulent spi
rits, difpifers of dignities, (edition, faction, licentious
ness, and addreffefs, fedaries, refilling the higher pow
ers, plunder, murder, invasions, alarms, &c." with
a touch on the Tefl-ad, if meCeffary.
All these ingredients, shaken together in a warm
head, will make an agreeable composition : and, should
a little scum appear, it may be hemmed off! your
mental falmagundy will then be properly seasoned,
and of fweetfmelling favour to all the friends of M-y!
But mind, that you have nothing to do with reli
gion and government; or that of repentance and refor
mation in rulers, which implies redress of, and restitu
tion for past injuries : Nor so much as name the right
of private judgement, the privileges of the people;
or, that their happiness is the great endof all govern
ment.
If you carefully observe these rules, your difeourfe
will be a kind of old woman's so ten heart, or melting
cordial; all which will either render the preacher
highly popular, or insure to him—preferment !
The VOLUNTEER BOYS.
Tune, Let the.Tdaft Pass.
I.
TTENCE with the'Lover who sighs o'er his wine,
1 Cloe's and Phillis's toasting.
Hence with the Slave who will whimper and whine,
Of Ardour and Conßancy boasting ;
Hence with Love's Joys
Follies and noise,
The Toafl that I give is the VOLUNTEER BOYS.
I I.
Nobles and beauties and such common Toasts
Those who admire may drink, Sir,
Fill up the Glass to the VOLUNTEER Hosts
Who never from danger will shrink, Sir,
Let Mirth appear,
Ev'ry heart chear,
The Toast that I give is the brave VOLUNTEER.
111.
Here's to the Squire who goes to Parade,
Here's to the Citizen Soldier,
Here's to the Merchant who fights for his Trade,
Whom danger increasing makes bolder,
Let Mirth appear,
Union is here,
The Toad that I give is the brave VOLUNTEER.
IV.
Here's to the Lawyer who leaving the bar
Hastens where Honour doth lead, Sir,
Changing the gown for the Ensigns of War,
The Cause of his Country to plead Sir,
Freedom appears,
Ev'ry heart cheers,
And calls for a health to THE LAW VOLUNTEERS.
V.
Here's to the Soldier tho' battered in Wars
And fafe to his farm retired,
When called by his Country ne'er thinks of his Scars
With ardour to join us inspired ;
Bright Fame appears,
Trophies Uprears,
To Veteran Chiefs who bee ime VOLUNTEERS.
VI.
Here's to the Farmer who dares to advance
To Harvells of Honour with pleifure,
Who with a slave the most fxilful in France,
A Sword for his would measure:
Hence with cold fear,
Heroes rife here,
The Ploughman is changed to the Stout VOLUNTEER.
VIT.
Thus the bold bands for [ERNE'S defence,
The Muse has with rapture Review'd Sir,
Withour VOLUN PEER BOYS as our verses commence,
With our VOL iNTBER BOYS they conclude Sir.
Discord or Noise,
Ne'er damp our Jhys.
But health and success to the VOLUNTEER BOYS.
VIII.
Here's to the Peer firft in Senate and Field,
Whose Actions to Titles adl Grace, Sir,
Whose Spirit undaunted wou'd never yet yield
To a Foe, to a Pension, or Place, Sir,
Gratitude here
Toasts to the Peer,
Who adds to his Titles THE BRAVE VOLUNTEER.
PHILADELPHIA, April
Extra& of a letter from Charleftown, South Carolina.
" Though we had repeated information from Con
gress of the intention of the enemy, anl aut entic ac
counts of their failing and numbers, yet until the day
of their landing we did not seem fatisfied of their de
signs. It pleased God to difoerfe them in a violent
storm off Cape Hatteras, wherein they loft all their
horse, and it isfaid most erf their artillery. This re
tarded them so long, that our alarm at the news of
them failing wore off, and we had not the lead intelli
gence of their arrival at Savannah, until they appeared
of John's Bland and landed on the 12th of February.
Had they then proceeded to the town we were so alar
med, djfpirited and unprepared, that we could have
made but a very faint resistance. But they committed
so arm if on Arrn OT Ur, J h l.,r, -- 1
At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General
Gaol Delivery, held for the city and county or Phila
delphia, before the honourable Thomas M'Kean
William Auguffus Atlee, John Evans and Georg,
Bryan, esquires, Justices of the fame Court, c m'-
mencing the 2 7th of March, 1,30, and continued to
the i§th of April.
John Jones, George Montgomery, and Dennis
Carragan, were convided and received fenfence of
death for burglary.
John Hill was convißed of a highway robbery, and
received a like fenrence.
Marmaduke Grant Was tried for burglary in the
house of Joseph LoWneS, acquitted of the burglary,
but found guilty of larceny, for which he was ordered
to be whipped and he was afterwards tried for burgla
ry in the house of Dr. Glentworth, cunviaed and
sentenced to be hanged.
Thomas White, alias \1 ills, was tried for burglary
and acquitted but was ordered to give fecufy himlelf
in loOdl. and &ne good fecmity in 5001. for his good
behaviour for 12 months.
Thomas M'Gee, alias Standley, was also tried for
burglary and acquitted.
Henry Hancock was tried for three fevered burg,
laries, acquitted of them all, but found guilty of lar
cenies, for which he was ordered to be whipped with
6; lashes and pay fines of the value of the goods Rolen,
to the ule of the Rate, make reftitetion to the fevcrai
prosecutors and pay costs.
Ann Winters confeffed herfelf guilty of larceny ngone
indictment, and was found guilty upon another, (he be
ing an old offender was ordered to receive 40 lalhes
upon one day and 50 upon a fubfeguent day, pay a
fine of treble the value of the goods stolen, make ief
titmion, &e.,
Johm Elmfley and Daniel Dawfen were tried for
contempts refufing to take and execute the office of
conffables, and being convided were fined federally fif
ty pounds.
Thomas Watson, junior, was tried for passing coun
terfeit money knowingly, and acquitted.
Thomas Hale was fined 51. for an assault and bat
tery
" Tuesday evening. Yesterday rooming, being the
20th, the enemy got their (hips over the bar they con
sist of 10 vessels of force, from 20 guns upwards to a
64 as some fay, others a 50, however; burs appeared so
inadequate to oppose them by .Fort Moultrie, that
they are all ordered up to town. On the firft alirm of
the arrival of she enemy, the Eagle pilot boat was dis
patched to the Havannah to solicit aflifiance from Spain.
Colonel Tonant went with the dispatches, and is this
evening returned. Report fays that he has succeeded
and that we may exped three feventy-fonrs and thir
teen frigates every hour, with 3000 landforces. Nothing
has yet tranipired from authority. lam just come
from the general's but can learn nothing without be
ing too inquisitive. Itisnowleft to a Rand in thutown,
which I truß will be made until Woodtori arrives
with the Virginia line. They have not yet Summoned
the town nor made any movement indicatingan im
mediate attack. It is said Lord Cornwallis is againff
it entirely, and that the army seems much dispirited ;
but Clinton is bent on it. This is the most of our pre-'
sent intelligence. Our lines round the whole town are
nearly compleated, except by Gadsden's wharf, where
the works on the bay should join those on the land.
Our people are hard at work there now, as we dread
the enemy's (hipping on that quarter. We haveon the
Ashley river, or south fide'of the town, fix batteries,
some 10 guns, some 6, some 4, none let's ; so that no
vessel can lay before them. Four of them c/ofs-fire the
only landing place on that quarter, beftdes field pieces
at proper dißances all along the line. On the bay fide
we have four batteries of Palmetto and a line of Pal
metto. On the neck we have seven batteries alonfythe
line, some redoubts to the left, a regular fort to the
right and a horn work by the gate-way. In front of
the line is a good line of abbatis and the ditch double
picketed, and in front of theabbatis, a canal, most of
it filled with water, and the fide of the canal is abbati
ed also. Only the north eaR corner rather than a fide,
by Gadsden's wharf unprovided with proper defence.
This I trust we will have time to fortify.
" Four pieces of cannon feour the canal in front of
the lines."
play into the town and along our lines on the neck, but
at above a mile's distance; by these and a battery they
have erected on James Iflandy below the town, they have
cleared the river of our water defence. They now seem
to wait for their (hipping, which lay of the bar, and
have been disappointed at the last Springs by south weft
winds, which kept down the tides; so that they could
not get over. This day, being the 19th of March, the
Springs are at the highest ; but the weather so ha
zy, that they will scarcely attempt it, and it will pro
bably clear up with unfavourable winds ; and we be
gin to hope that Providence has interposed a second
time to prevent their getting over till we are ready. If
they should get over either now, or hereafter, there
will probably be the hottest cdnte.ft that has happened
this war just off Fort Moultrie. The enemy's (hips de
fined to come in are said to be the Renown, 50 guns,
Roebuck, 44, Blond 32, Perseus 20, and Camilla 20.
These and some fay another frigate with feme galleys
are to force their way past the town and cut off our
communication with the countr,. To oppose their
palling the fort we have thrown a boom of cables across
the channel at the fort, and Rationed the Providence of
32 guns, Boston 28, Bricole 2?, Adventure do, French
vessel 2b, Queen of France 18, Truit 20 and 3 galleys
7 guns, which are Rationed so that either the fort or
they must rake the enemy as they pat's; and with the
boom they hope to detain them so long; as to do it ef
fedually. And as the enemy's chance of success de
pends entirely on getting up their (hipping, and our
hopes of defending the town greatly depend on prevent
ing it, our people seem determined to fell the passage
immensely high. The Commodore, lam informed, in
sailor language, swears if, he cannot defeat tnem, he
will run both them and ftlfafhore, and all (hall pe
rish together.; for that otherwjfe it will be another
Penobscot affair; and every officer in ournavy are rea
dy to second his resolution. Colonel Laurens commands
the marines on board the Providence on this occasion;
and it is probable our (hips will be as well manned as
the enemy's.
A bill of indiftment was presented to the Grand Ju^
ry against Lewis Poart, for a rape and returned igno
ramus. He was ordered to give security himfelf in
20001. and one good freeholder in iqool. for his
good behaviour.
A bill of indictment was presented against George
Hawton for treason, and returned ignoramus. He
Was then indided, tried and convicted of misprision of
treason. The judgment of the Court was that he should
forfeit one half of his goods and chattels lands and te
nements to the u e of the Rate, pay costs, and be im
prisoned during the war.
There are two other indictments depending against
Ann Winter for Larcenies.
Lawrence PoWel was tried upon an indictment re
moved from the Court of Qianer-Seffi ms into the
Supreme Court, for cheating the United States out of
a quantity of bread, coriv&d and lined the sum of
Qjo l. and ordered to gaol till the 4 th day of July
next, the aaniverf^ry of iridepebd&nce.
Ano Budden; alias Golding was tried for bigamy
and acquitted.
.Mr. Dunlap
As the affairs of Ireland are become a common to
pic of cqnyerfation, for the information of your read
ers I fend you the following explanation of the famous'
ftaidte named POYNINGS a&: being Sir,
your's A. B.
Some account of an hidi Ratute, known by the name of
POYNINGS ACT.
SIR EDWARD POYNINGS was governor, un
der HENRY the 7th, of the Englilh territory in
Ireland, then Scarcely one fourth part <1 I<]fl.n
the rest merely acknowledgit g the superiority of En
gland, but not obeying the municipal laws, which had
operation itpmo the pale on'y. Ihis vice-roy high
ly ^r^if^d the people under his authority by assenting
to a memorable statute, by which it was ordained,
" That no parliament be Holden hereafter in the said
" land, (the Eughfh diftrift) but at such season as the
" King's Ifeuteraor and council there, ffrft do certify
" the King, under the great seal of that land, the
" carries and confederations, and all such afts, as to
" them feemeth should pass in the fame parliament;
" and lucu causes, considerations, and ads; affirmed
" by the King and his council to be good and expedi
'' ent for that land, and his licence thereupon, as
" well in affirmation of the said causes and a&s, as to
" fu'mmon the said parliament, under the great feat
" of England, had and obtained:, that done, a parli
'' ament to be had and holden, after the form and es
“ feet afore-rehearfed." This may seem strange at
this day, but in former times, when attendance in
parliament was deemed a burden, when the tenants of
the Irish Nobility were exposed during their absence on
public bufnefs, to the incurfims of the uncivilized
feepts or clans, without the pale or English territory,
when the Lords Lieutenants endeavoured by ere^ing
small towns into boroughs, to obtain undue influence,
and when the Crown negte&ed that miserable Coun
try, it was found a great relief to the English sett
lers. Nay as late as the reign of Elizabeth, when this
law was suspended, for the expediting of business,
they difeovered the utmost uneafinets left they fliould
be given up to the discretion of their governors. Un
der fames the ideas of Prince and People began to al
fer. Lord Strafford in his letters, calls it “ a sacred
'' prerogative not to be departed from." But the word
ing of this ordinance proving too ftri& for prentice, as
no bufmefs, save what had been certified before the
meeting of the Irish pa liament, could be treated of,
an explanitory datute was passed, in 3d and 4th of
Philip and Maty, declaring that the chief governor
and council might; during the session, certify other
causes and considerations as the, think expedient.
Under these regulations', the course of proceeding
is, for the Lord Lieutenant and council to certify
some cummin-place matters to the Crown ; these are
returned under the great seal, with a licence to hold a
parliament; the parliament fit; the, prepare Heads of
Bills, as the phrase is, in either house, which are
presented to the governor and council, for transmissi
on; altered or rejected in England : such as come back,
are delifeed to the Lords or Commons, reTpeSively,
as they originated ; then frft they become bills ; are
fabjeded to the ordinary forms, but unalterable; re
ceive the incurrence of the other house, and the roy
al assent, pronounced from the Throne, by the vice
roy, and thus -are established aS laws, as thn King
has, by this very inconvenient cooftitution, made by a
part of the nation, in other circumftance^, for their
own beufit, a negative; on all legiflarive proceedings
in Irekhd, before debate, it is no wonder, that the
people groan under the Yoke. This is equal to the
flavilh institution of Scotland of rhe Lords of 4 rticles,
who were chiefly named by the King, who had the
power of examining every thing, before it could be
could be co. fidtred in the great council of the king
dom.
After Jtmes 11. abdicated England fie returned into
Ireland; add held a pailfament at Dublin, wherein
the Catholics had the ascendency. This assembly
used every motive and intreaty to induce the unhappy
prince to repeal Poling's Ad. But all wa fto no
purpose. He well kn4w that however such a ftep'
might please the Triffi, he Would thereby lose all his
interest in Ei gland.
We lee by the papers that heads of a bill were on
the day of February last moved for and a low
ed to be brought into the Irish Commons for the ab
rogation of?this law. Will not the tranfmiffi>n of
this prop fition try Lord North and his supporters be
hind the certain tn the mnrb> 12,, O^ r.