The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-07-03 00:00:00, page 3

At a Town-Meeting, held the i6tb Junt, 1779, at ^
Court house in the Borough oj Lancafler,
CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL, Esq; in the Chair.
Gentlemen,
, S you have fliewa yourselves so zealous in the cause
A of our bleeding country, as upon the nth inst, to
assemble in this place, at a refpe&ab'e Town-Meeting,
and there unanimously to elect a certain number of Gen
tlemen to act for you as a Committee of Infpe&ion and
' Observation, to be assisted and protested by you in the
discharge of that duty, in which number, though absent,
you were pleased to do me the honor to nominate me one
of that refpeftable Body ; for which instance of your kind
esteem and regard, I in this public manner render you
my most Sincere and hearty thanks, and believe me, it
will give me great pleasure„ if that by my future conduct
I Shall merit and maintain the good esteem you, Gentle
men, had, and do entertain of me.
Gentlemen, your Committed thus chosen (we mean the
major part, as only twelve of the fifteen Attended, the
other three for reasons Left known to themselves declined)
considering themselves as citizens of the fame State, and
fellow 'ubjefts of the fame Constitution and Laws, met ori
the 14th inst. in order to engage and confider on the most
effectual waysand means to redress and relieve their fuf
fering country, thought it most expedient for them in the
firft place to endeavour to lower the prices of sundry ar
ticles here below enumerated :
Weft-India Rum per gallon, - - £. 710 •
Country ditto, - - - 5 5°
Whiskey, - _ _ _ 1150
Moiaffes, - - - - 5:00
Bethea Tea per lb. - - - 5 5 °
Coffee, ... - 1 26
L^f Sugar, - - - 3 00
Muscovado Sugar from *5 t@ 28/. per lb.
Turk's Inland Salt per bushel, - - 16 0 0
French ditto, - - - 12 0 0
Wheat, .... 5 00
Merchantable Flower per hundred, - 15 0 0
Middling ditto, - - - 10 0 0
And that on a Similar plan with our brethren in the city
of Philadelphia, which said prices are to continue for this
present month (charge of carriage as we conceive being
only added) this agreement they chearfully entered into,
believing that by thus lowering trae present exorbitant
prices of those articles, they Should raise the value of our
Continental currency.
This, Gentlemen, being their firft essay, they thought
it most proper, in this public manner, to communicate
unto you ; at the fame time requeuing of your advice, and
Should it merit yoar approbation, they Shall think them
Selves amply rewarded.
Gentlemen, permit your Committee in the next place
to lay before you what appears to them to be of great
utility, and not only unto the inhabitants of this county
and State, but what concerns the whole Continent of
North-America, that is, they conceive, the great depre
ciation of aur currency, and this your Committee appre
hends arises from that attrocious vile practice of buying
and felling of What is called Hard Money; this they sub
mit to your serious confidetation, as it appears to them to
be a trade so subversive of all good, and so pernicious to
the indepnedence in general, that it requires the immedi
ate, firenuous and united efforts of all true friends to this
country, for preventing an extension of the mifehiefs that
have already flowed from that pointed fountain.
Your Committee, in order to suppress and to root out
such a pernicious evil, are determined, if it meets with
your approbation, to reduce and bring upon a level what
is called H f J es. to the value of an Eight Dollar Con
tinental Bill, and so in proportion for all kinds of other
Hard Money: But as it is apprehended an attempt of this
kind, though is its nature so glorious and in its completi
on so advantageous to the public in general, will meet
with powerful oppufition, your Committee requests, if this
merits your regard, that you will give them your flrong
eft assurances now, that you will support them in a deffgn
so laudable and praise worthy, with your lives and for
tunes, and that to the utmost extent of your power, a
declaration thus publi ly given, will enable and inspire
your Committee with courage and alacrity to prosecute
and carry on so glorious a contest agaiiffl all the oppositi
on that can be formed, or made, by those base and de
signing men, monopolizers and destroyers of our country.
Thus much, Gentlemen, in a few words, was thought
proper for to lay before you in tuis refpeflable meeting,
in order to have your judgment on so momentous and in
teresting engagement, at the fame time requeuing that
you will please to augment the number of Committee-men
to twenty members, as no less is apprehended to be fuffi•
cieot to arry your intentions into execution. The fol
lowing is a lift of the number already chosen: CHRIS
TOPHER MARSHALL, Esq, Chairman, Col. Jacob
Glotz, Ludwick Lawman, Chriflian Wirtz, Christopher
Francifcus, Michael Deffenderver, George Hoff, Georg®
Burkfrt, John Hopfon, William Bowfman, Charles Hall,
Esq; William Both, Chriflian Petre, Henry De Huff,
Esq; James Davis, George Muser, Adam Reigart, Levy
Andrew Levy, Daniel Frank, Lawrence Marquetent.
The following Resolves were entered into:
FLH:.df,Lia, lufy ?, 1779, Seven
o'ciatk in the Evening:
MR. DUNLA P.
STR.
^, BOUT two hours ago I received a letter from Mr.
William Henry, as Chairman, inclofing resolutions
of the Committee, pa'ffed this day, refpeding feme flour
p ^chafed in Wilmington by order of his Most Chriflian
&ajefty's Agent General of the Marine, which he in
forms me are to be published to morrow (I presume in
jour paper).
As these resolutions contain refleaions unmerited, And
which, I think, the Committee would not have uttered,
had they been properly informed, I must beg the public
through the channel of four paper, to suspend forming any
judgment in the matter, until they have an opportunity
of hearing my vindication of niy condufl; for however unr
willing I may be toappear in print, I cannot fuffer my
character to be longer traduced by undeserved insinuati
ons, but am now put under the disagreeable meceffity df
laying this and other affairs connected with it, before the
impartial public.
ROBERT MORRIS.
Refolded, That this Committee will encourage fair and
honest commerce, and fu,prefs to the utmost of their pow
er engrossing, monopolizing, foreftalling and depreciation
of every kind.---And for carrying the above resolutions
into effectual execution, we do earnestly recommend in the
firft instance a chearful compliance with them ; and like
wise that as few purchases as possible be made, otherwise
it will embarrass the object hoped to be obtained.
Refolded, That no person or persons coming from any
other State stall purchase or buy aty wheat or other grain,
goods or merchandize, or transport the fame from this
county, wih®ut producing to one or more Members of
this Committee, a certificate from the Committee wherein
he or they reside, that he or they are friendly to the Li
berties of these United States.
Refolded, That this Committee will not take on them
feh/es to determine the punishment due to any person or
petf®ns tfanfgreffing the resolutions of this Committee but
that after having ascertained the fa&s, such person or per
sons Shall be held up to the public, and left to make their
peace therewith the beff way they can, unless desired to
foterpofe.
B, order of the Committee,
THOMAS MONTGOMERY Secretary.
N. B. This Committee will meet at Christiana Bridge
on Thursday the 15th of July at ten o'clock".
Wheat, weighing 60 lb. a bushel, at 6 pounds per bushel,
and in proportion for has weight.
Indian Corn per bushel, - £. 410 0
Merchantable Flour per hundred. 1815 0
Middling ditto per ditto, - 14 0 0
Weft-India Rum.per gallon, -- 7 5 0
Country ditto per ditto, - - 5 100
Whiskey per ditto, - - 2 50
Molasses per ditto, - - 5 0 0
Bohea Tea per pound, - 5 0 0
Coffee per ditto, - - 1 00
Mufcovado Sugar per ditto, , - 1 00
to £- 1 5 3e according to quality.
Refolded also, That it be recommended to the good
people of this county, not to give a higher price to labour
ers the ensuing harvest, than one bnffiet of wheat, or the
value thereof as above fljpulated, for two days reaping or
mowing, or one day's cradling ; nor to give the mechan
icks'higher prices than were current the fifft day of May
last.
Neou Castle County, State of Delaware..
At a Meeting of the Committee for this count, at Christiana-
Bridge, on Tuesday the zzdf June, 1779
fHE returns from the refpe&iye hundreds for the
J Members of Committee being made, the following
persons were duly elected, viz.
Andrew Gibson, Samuel M Clintock, James M Kee,
Joseph Den, Isaac Grubb, for Br ndywme hundred.- —-
Col, Thomas Duff, Capt, John Gerret, Peter llendrickfon,
Nehemiah Delaplain, Capt, Thomas Kean, George Clark,
Watkins Crampton, for Chriliiana hundred.—Capt. Isaac
Grantham, Col Gunning Bedford, Esq; John Read, Col.
Robert Bryan, Esq ; Capt. John Clark, Esq, ior New-
Cafile hundred.—Thomas RI. n'g fhery Capt. John
Jarres, C pt. David Montgomery Moks M Knight,
James Boggs, for Mill-Creek, hundred. - Gener r .l Samuel
Patterson, Esq ; Capt. Walter Carton, William M'Clay,
Dt. Wiliam Patterson, Hugh Glasford,, for 'Vhiteclay-
Creek hundred.—David Howell, Major Thomas Watson,
Jacob Farits, Capt Isaac Lewis, Esq ; John Griffith, for
F ncader hundred.- Cornelius Kettle, John,Thomfon,. Esq;
John Hyatt Oliver Gallop, Anthony Dulhane, for Red-
Lion hundred.—Col. Thomas M'Lonagh, Dr., Jolhua
Clayton, Esq ; Col Henry Foster, Esq ; Thorpas M'Graw,
Jacob Boldin, John Golden, Joseph Afpril, Isaac Moody,
for St. George's hundred —Capt. Abraham Stotts, Capt.
William Clark, Esq; Capt. John Crawford, Tuo
mas Rothwell, Charles Heath, for Apoquinimy l:un
dred.
The Members present proceeded to the choice of a
Chairman, when General Patterson was unanimously
chosen.
The Committee taking into their confederation the occa
sion of their meeting, appointed a Committee of five, viz.
Mr. Thompson, Col. Duff, Col. McDonagh, Dr. Clayton,
Mr. Montgomery, to draw up a set 0 resolutions, which
being brought in, read, amended and agreed to, are as
follow :
Whereas the Honorable Congress of these United States
in their late address to the inhabitants, have represented,
that " The present situation of public affairs demands your
" most serious attention, and particularly the great and
" increasing depreciation of your currency requires the im
" mediate, strenuous and united efforts of all true friends
" to their country, for preventing an extension of the mis
" chiefs that have already flowed from that source."
And whereas this Committee are convinced of tue able,lute
necessity of lowering the prices of produce and all kinds of
goods, in order to appreciate our currency, and seriously
anxious as much as ip our power to co operate with, and
assist our brethren of Pennsylvania in that laudable de
sign. .Therefore.
Refolded, That the following prices (until a further re
gulation be made ny this Committee) and no more, fhail
be taken in this county for the under mentioned articles,
viz.
Revived, That it is the opinion of this meeting that no
person inimical to the interest and independence of the
United States be fullered to remain amongst us, and that
the Committee be directed to take measures for carrying
this resolution into execution.
Refolded, That we will support the Committees in the
execution of their duty, encourage fair and hones t com
merce, and suppress to the utmost of our power, and at
the hazard of our lives And fortunes, engrossing, monopo
lizing and foreftalling, and the depreciation of our curren
cy, by the prohibition, and punching of all persons with
out diftinftion who Shall buy or fell what is called Hard
Money, for any more advance than an Eight Dollar Con
tinental Bill for a Half Joe, and so in proportion for all
other Hard Money.
Refolded, That as it is the interest both of town and
country to concur in meafures,for the mutual benefit of
both, that the proceedings of this meeting be printed and
sent to the several townships and diftrias throughput this
county for their concurrence and assistance therein.
Signed by order of the Comn^tee,
CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL, Chairman.
FIFTY DOLLAR S REWARD.
R^ N ^ " AY . from th e subscribers, living in Upper
Dublin township, Philadelphia, county, two Servant
boys; one a Scotch bey named Donald Morison
about feventcen ye,s of age, of a final! Mature, fair
complexion, innocent look, brown hair; had on when
he went away, a rediih brown coat newly turned, the
fore parts lined with rediSh Shaloon, a Shirt and new pair
or trowfers striped with deep blue, pale blue and yellow
colours, good Shoes with plated buckles in them, and a
felt hat bound round. The other a Dutch boy about
twe ve years of age, named Matthias Fulmore, small
Stature, has brown hair, black eyes, and swarthy com
plexion , had on and took with him two good Shirts and
two pairs of trowfes, an old felt hat, a cloth coloured
jacket without Sleeves or lining, and a pair of Shoes with
firings in them. ' Whoever takes up the said servants and
brings them to their masters, or secures them in Phila
delphia gaol, shall have tne above reward, or Twenty-
Five Dollars for either of them, and re^fon^ble
charges, paid by JOHN TARR EFT
June 28. JOHN TRUMP.'
WAN T -IT'D'
For a final! family,
AG IRL to assist in cooking and waning; good
wages will be given by the year, month or week
upon a proper recommendation. A Negro would not
be unacceptable.
To be fold, a variable large sorrel H OR S E, about
seven veers old, the best Jersey breed; a pleasant road
and a good carriage horse. He may be seen at the Con
tinental Stables in the QM. G. Waggon-yard. The
price 1800 dollars.
WHERE A S I the fubferiber, on the Bth
of,his inftan; (June) did give unto a certain
Robert Fry my note torForty : eight Dollars, payable
on demand, tor which I have received no ccrifideration.
This , 8 therefore to forwain all. persons from taking an
affignm^t on said note, as I am determined not to pay
it unless compelled by Law. ''
Buchs. June 's. PATRICK DOYLE.
Philadelphia, June 10.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD
STRAYED or STOLEN from the fubferiber,
c near the Blue Bell in Southwark, on the night of the
fifteenth instant, a dark brown milch COW, with a
white face, feet and belly, also a white streak mixed with
brown on one of her buttocks and along her back, and
white at the lower part of her tail. Whoever brings Said
Cow to the fubferiber Shall be entitled to the above re
ward, paid by JOSEPH FRY,
. Ma. DUNLAP,
The lift of prices in Tuefday'spaper being rendered
doubtful by a deficiency in the type, and an error in the
price of calf-Skins, you will please to reprint from the fol
lowing copy.,
WILLIAM HENRY, Chairman.
PRICES of the following articles on the firft of April,
which are to continue for the month of July
f WHOLESALE. RETAIL.
Coffee per lb. 0 15 0 per lb. 0 16 0
Chocolate do. 1 17 6 do, 2 0 6
Bohea lea do. 4 100 do. 4 15 0
Common Green do. sio 0 from 61. to 710 0
Best Hyfon d,o. ^ qo 20 0 0
Weft India Rumper gal. 6 50 6 126
Country do, 4103 4 15 0
French do, 410 0 4 0
Mufcovado Sugar from ,cl. to), , ''
951 per hundred, j from ^f to ^ perlb.
Loaf Sugar from 2 2 6 to),
210 o per pound ) " r ° m 47/6 to 52/6 per lj.
Rice ; 3/ per Ib.
.French Indigo per lb. 2 ,5 0 6c<. &
Caroline do 2 00 45,.
Black Pepper ~76 . 4^6
Cotton from 40/. to 55,. ^tf to 60C
Hem P ~ 8/
Candles , ^6 j s r
Bell Hard Soap i G j6 12/6
Bioomery Briron per ton 500!. per hundred ' wt. 28k
Refined do. „ - co L „ B |,
Nail Rod Iron 100 J.
"°F ^ r ^ ^ P er ^
Belt Diode Soal Leather per lb. 20/:
father by the fide 150/
, CaR skin that will cut four pair of Aloes 1
Best Boot Legs per pair
H# if - per lb . %
,^ e G °-: per fide 150/:
^ ^ r . A from 371. to 401.
Mens best Leather Shoes from ~ 135/; to 1 co/:
Woniens Snoes J
fit All the Members of the Constitutional Society
are desired punctually to meet, agreeable to adjournment,
at the Dutch Lutheran School house in Cherry-alley, on
Monday next, 'the 6 th July, precisely at nine o'clock in
the forenoon, in order to attend the delivery of the Eulo
gium to be Spoken in memory of those brave men who
have fell in.the defence of their country.
By order of the Confldutional Society,
n a .'' "- 'EA I. E, Chairman.
Doctor TTORGAN's vindication Several new
Advertifemeuts, & c . are omitted this day for want of
room,
^d^d^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^
^ be SOLD ^ Public Auction
This Evening, at the Coff^-houfe,
fr HE large commodious HOUSE, vacant LOT
and W HAR F, i„ : Water Street, between Arco
and Rtce Street, now in pofl.ffi on of the Honorable
1 hamas M Kean, containing about Sixty feet front on
Vvater- Street, and about fifty thiee on the river Dela
ware; Fu t er particulars will be made known at the
tmc of sale . July 3 .