The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-12-16 00:00:00, page 3

HOUSE of COMMONS bf IRELAND
M ONDAY, August 21.
MR. Conolly said he was sorry to fee so thin a
house, and that none of the gentlemen who are
distinguished by the name of Patriots were present;
He was surprised, he said, on Friday last to feea firing
of resolutions published in the public papers by a corps
of volunteers, which were subversive of the confuta
tion, prejudicial to the fiate, and an insult to the ho
nour and dignity of parliament. He was one of those
he fad, who moved and voted the thanks of parlia
ment early in the session to the volunteers. The ne
cessity of the fiate permitted them to be armed; they
were necessary and ufeful, and deserved every appro:
bation. He was certain there were many of the belt
and greatest men in the kingdom among them, for
whom he entertained every refpe&. Bitt he knew ma
ny corps of volunteers of his opinou, who were e
qually hurt at any improper aft attributed to the as
sociation in general That the declaration of this corps
had brought on similar declarations from others. He
therefore wished to nip the evil in the bud'. He had
done as much as any other man in the kingdom for
the good of the country, and had exerted ' every en
deavour to procure a free trade, which he was sor r y
it was not in the profpea of affairs to turn a national
benefit, as diffatisfaaion and ingratitude were spread
abroad. It had been unjudly supposed h : s Connexion
with the chief governor influenced his conduct. He
was confident to fay it did not, as he never knew how
he Qiould vote for a question before he came to the
house. He then read front some of the public papers
the meeting and diflinf t resolutions of some of the mer
chants, the Dublin Independents, and the Liberty corps.
He emphatically pointed out the part of each he ap
prehended most dangerous; and then read two para
graphs, which he said were seditious and inflammato
ry. After which he moved that the house come to
the following resolutions :
Resolved, That the resolutions and paragraphs con
tain matters which are falfe, scandalous, seditious,
and libellous, and grossly tended to afperfe the pro
ceedings of parliament, to drag the people from their
obedience, and raise discontents among his majesty's
fubjeds.
Agreed on nem. con.
Lord Delvin seconded the motion, and said he
thought himfelf bound to do so upon such infamous,
proceedings.
Mr. Latouche said, as a gentleman of his name,
and a near kinsman, had signed to the proceedings of
one of the said meetings, he thought it necessary to
inform the house, that on the publication of the fame,
he had applied to him, and that he seemed fe^fible of
his error ; that he had been forced into the chair, and
was sorry for it.
Mr. Conolly then moved,
Resolved, That an humble address be presented to
his excellency the lord lieutenant, expressive of their
abhorrence of said paragraphs and resolutions, and
that he would be pleased to order a prosecution against
the authors, printers and publishers of laid resoluti
ons and paragraphs complained of.
Agreed to nem. con.
Capt. Burgh moved, that Mr. Peter Digges Latouche
be excepted in the said prosecution.
Mr. Conolly seconded the motion.
The Speaker said, it was informal to agree to such
a motion here. It might be done in the course of pro
secution.
Mr. Fofler expressed his with, that the persons pro
'fecuted ihould be brought before no other tribunal
than the regular law of the land.
The attorney general said, he thought it impossible
f° r "? e Commons to pass ov r r so great an insult to the
confiitutioo. They had attacked the merits of an
House of Commons which had deserved their warmest
commendation. That by this means, the members,
inflead of going down to rhe affixes to meet th p smiles
of their constituents, would meet with nothing but a
verlion. He hop-d, however, that jt w s only a mo
inentous in, iferetion in ome wrong headed men, and
V™;' f°°? P?' s °.'"' fn the prosecution the i. nocent
Should be dTringuiflied from the guilty, and hewould
cover the young gentleman alluded to by a Nolo Pro
fequi.
The resolutions were then order d to be carried
to his excellency the lord lieutenant.
1 # ° N D O N
, Q ' ^her^y his Majeffy came from Windsor
J? ^ ere "' re v ^ 3 a ^vee and a council,
'^ Senior and all the great officers of
date in confluence of the following procla
mation to dissolve the Parliament.
By the K I N G
.'. R ° CI. A M A T I O N.
For driving the present Parliament, and declaring the
calling of another.'
GEORGE R.
WHEREAS we have thought fit, by and with the
advice of our privy council, to dfffolve this present Par
liament, which now Hands prorogued to Thursday
the twenty-eghth day of this inflant, September : we
s°' that , end { publish this our royal proclamation
and do.iereby dissolve the said Parliament according.'
ly: and the lords spiritual and temporal, and the
kni § b % crtize , and burgesses, and the commiffion
^f° r ^"^^ b " rg '^ ° fthe House of Commons, are
discharged from their meeting and attendance on Trurf
day the said twenty-eighth day of this infiant, Sep
tember. And we being desirous and resolved, as soon
as may be, to meet our people, and to have tl eir ad
vice in Parliament, do hereby make known, to all our
loving fubjeas our royal will and pleasure to call a
' c '°"° hereby further declare, that,
vith the advice of our privy council, we have, this
faj, given order to our chancellor of Great Britain
to issue out writs, in due f orm , for callinga new PT
da) o's fh wri " c re '° ^ r tefte ° n Saturday the
second day of this infiant, September, and to be re
fo^" Tuesday the thi r ty P £ r ft day of October fol
'^"t^"' """'" S' J^'^ the fi r ft day of
.eptemb.r, one thousand (even hundred and eigh
ty, tn twentieth year of ou r reign.
GQ D save the KIN G.
Extras of a letter from Riga, September f
" The equipment of men of war is carrying on with
but infermiffion in all the ports of this empire, which
Blips are defined to join those already at sea : and we
hope that izof ther nwill be ready to fail in the spring.
According to authentic accounts, our^marine confits
of 180 fail of men of war, frigates, gallies, &c. and
the land forces amount to 331, 991 men."
September 19, On the 4th in ftant died the celebrat
ed fir John Fielding, the terror of every filch in the
kingdom..
O&o. it. Of the lafid reinforcement, which are short
ly to go to the Weft-Indies, two whole regiments, it
is said, will proceed to Jamaica.
An alteration is to take place in the naval reinforce
ments designed for the Weft-Indies, which are now to'
consist all of capital ships, which are to be two of 90
guns, one of 80, and the rest of 70 and 74 guns each.
On the 22d of September the queen was lafely deli
vered of a prince.
Oriober 19. The States. General are said to have'
received dispatches from their plenipotentiaries at PA
terfburgh, in which they fay amongf lthe rest, that
the empfefs of Russia has intimated that she cannot a
gree to the proposals of their High Mightinesses to'
guarantee their poffeifons in both the Indies, &c. ad
ding that flic did not fee of what u ( e her guarantee
could be to the republic. This re ufai will not hafteif
the conclusion of the treaty of armed neutrally, aid
wd! probably form an important part of the deliberati
ons of the dates at their next meeting.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.
We are sorry to announce to the pubre that a para
graph which appeared in a New-York paper a few
days ago, mentioning the death of the brave and wor
thy GENERAL WOODFORD turns out to be but too
true. He departed from this city in January la ft, at
the head of a number of Virginia troops, and by per
severing and rapid marches in that uncommonly cold
and inclement season, so far accomplished his design as
to get into Charleftown with tiie detachment under his
command a few days before the place was closely in
vefled. The fatigues of the siege, in which he bore a
very a&ive part, together with the mortification of be
coming a prisoner, and the rigorous confinement he
fOfferecf, proved too much for his delicate constitution.
In the last decline of his health, he was removed from
Charles Town to New-York, where he in a short time
paid the debt of nature, and fell a chearful facrifice to
his country's glorious cause.
At an election held at New Castle, on the 28th ult,
to supply a vacant feat, the honorable JOHN DIC
KIN SON,efq hire, was chofer, to represent the coun
ty of New-Castle in the general assembly of the Dela
ware fiate.
MARRIED, the twenty-ninth of November last,
at Salem, Mr. PAUL COOPER, son of Mr. Da
vid Cooper, of the county of Gloucefler, New-Jer
sey, to Miss CATHERINE SMART, daugh
ter of Mr. Isaac Smart, of the county of Salem.
ERRATA. In the 2d column of the last page, 4th pa
ragraph from the bottom, line 12th, for “the hospital
stores" read “ those articles which usually go under
the denomination of hospital flores."
*%* The Committee appointed by the Whig Asso
ciators of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, are
requeued to meet at Colonel Farmer's, on Monday
evening next, precisely at fix o'clock, on business of
importance. H. OSBORNE, Secretary.
*** Doctor Shippen's course of anatomical lectures
will begin 011 Tuesday, the second of January next.
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TO BE SOL
By Public Vendue,
On Wednesday, the 27th of December instant, at the
Continental va-d in this City:
A number of Public HORSES,
For cash only, the file to begin at Ten o'clock.
By order of the quart^mifter genual.
JACOB HILTZHEIMER.
To be Sold,
On Wednesday next, at one o'clock, at the
Coffee-Houfe:
Twelve HORSES, the proper
ty of this State.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be SOL D
In big: or Imall Quantities, By
Benjamin January, Bookbinder,
In bront-ftreet, nearly oppofits the Coffee-houle,
The Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina
ALMANAC K,
AND EPHEMERI S,
For the Year of Our LORD, i 7 h.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16, 1780.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
DESERTED, th* nth instant, from Cautzin
HENRY MATHEWS's Company of Artificers,
a certain EDWARD REDGWAY, by ti de a
Carpenter, about 5 feet 8 inches high, pretty straight
built, short brown hair, down look, much given to ii
quor. Whoever takes up and fecure# said Deferttr in
,y gaol, er brings him to the fubferiber in Market-
L'd be ™ ? * n Sixth and Seventh ftreeft, fhal) have
the above Reward, and reasonable charges paid, by
HENRY MAiHE WS, Captain 01 Artificers,
N. B. All matters of vessels, and others, arc forbid
to harbour or carry him off at their peril.
Semple and Chak
At their STORE in Chefnut-ftreet, next de
to the Cross-keys, at the corner of Third-ftr
just opened a neat Assortment of DRY 6 A
Among which are,
SU PERFINE and second Broadcloths, C imerff
Masquerades, Pondicherries, Marseilles Quoting,
India Dimities, Dutch and King's Cord, a la pc and
next affortmvnt of worsted and thread Hose, ^orfted
Knee-garters, Ir.fh Linen, Russia Sheeting, th .e and
fix-quarter Diaper, eight, nine and tten.quarte 'i'abie
clnths, printed Chintzes, Scotch Threads, La ta and
l^gidgs, Lawns and Cambricks, fine needle worked
Aprons and Russia, rich twilled, fttiped and potted
Gauze, plain and striped bordered Handkerchiefs,
whip and patent Nett, needle-work cotton aid lawn
Gowns, boys and ladies beaver and felt bell Hatts n
coloured rind plain leather and jean Gloves and
Mitts, cotton and linen Handkerchiefs, silk Ditto,
gimp, snail and silk fringe, a large and neat assortment
of Jewelry, Cutlery and Hard Ware; a quantity of
plain and ruffled Shirts, fine calf-fkin and military
Shoes, Ben-foals, &c. &c. &c.
A few neat Thermometers;
Smith and Tilton,
Haye just Imported, in the last Vessels from Europe and
the Weft Indies, the following Articles, which they
will fell cheap for Cash,
AL ARGE and general assortment of fuperfine
and second Cloths of all eclours, with fuitabie
Trimmings, Coatings, Forrest Cloths and Naps, fu^
perfine twilled white Swanfkins, Velvets, Velverets and
Corduroys, Serge Denims, Sattinetts, Prunella, Calli
mancoes, Durants, cotton Checks, Irifli, Lavill and
Britagne Linens, Irish and Russia Sheetings, 3.4 Dow
lafs and Harlem Stripes, 6-4 and 7 4 best Flanderr
Bed-ticks, Aberdeen knitt ana plain worsted Hose, In
dia Persians, Sattins, Peelongs and Modes, a neat as- ;
fortment of Calicoes and Chintzes, silk, romall, Banda
no and printed linen Hankerchiefs, striped and flower,
ed bordered lawn ditto, Book Muffin ditto, plain fi T
gured and striped Giuzes, Cambricks and Lawns, men#'
and womens Gloves and Mitts, white and coloured
Threads, buck and bone table Knives and Forks, Bar-1
low and other Pennknives, hrafs, white-metal and steel
I himbles, Pocket-books, Dutch Quills, ivory and horn
Comos, 4 and 4 and a half pound Pins, Needles, &c.
Richard Footman,
Has for sale, at hit STORE in Second-street, oppofit.
Black-horse alley,
CTRIPED Blankets, Bath Coatings, blue Naps and
yPlains, Half-thicks, Russia Sheeting, Lavill Linens,
Brittannia's, Bandano Handerchiefs, romal and check
Ditto, Cambricks and Lawns, Scotch and coloured
Threads, Holland Tapes and Bobbins, Quality Bind*,
mgs, belt pound Pins, blond and black Lace, cotton
Checks, best scars Twin, dark ground Calicoes and
Chintzes, brocaded Sattins, Mantuas and Lutftrings.
black Sattins and Modes, India Persians and Taffities,
pink, blue and green half yard Persians, plain and
corded Mullins, India Dimities, damask Table cloths,
falhionable chain Gauzes, Tiffanies of various colours.
Sewing Sdk, &-. &:.
Al SO, Best Hyfen TEA, by the dozen or pound.
TO BE SOL D?"
ft PLANTATION, situated on New- Hanover town.
^L ship, Philadelphia county, 33 mdes from this ci
ty> on th^ fx^mp road to Reading, containing 106
acres, with good bui dings and under good fence, with
good proportion of meadow and orchards Also, a
HOUSE in econd ft eet near Pine-street. Enquire of
ROBERT S 1 EVENSON, in Secend-ftreet, a little be.
low the Market.
, D^by, December 13, 1789.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
I AST night the CURRYING SHOP of the sub
„/ scriber was broks open, and the following arti.
c as taken away, viz. A man's Saddle, pretty good, has
h retofore had a girth to the skirts, the taddle-cleth
much worn, a C= rt-saddle, very strong, the pad almost
rew, ,ome Seal-leather, the number of tides unknown,
tanned part clean, several hides of Upper-leather finifh
e, some of them uncommonly cut in the ikining.
Icveral Ca f skins finished, feme marked in the neck
an , others in the butt with an E, and one with
an R and small 0 in the butt, near a dozen Sheep-fkine
finished, marked with an A in the neck, all with.
ounch, four green Hides, one of them an ox of a
lowish red, has a hole bored through the near horn with
74, another of a steer, a dark brindle and white with
75, the other two supposed to be cow-hides with oand
47, the ruwps was taken out of two of them and the
tails cut off, but uncertain which' .Whoever secure
the „'b, f or thieves, so that be or they may be brought
to justice, flial l , on convftion, receive the above re
ward, or for the Goods only half that sum, and in pro<
portion for any part, on informing the owner, that he
may get them agzn, Tanners, Curriers and Shoe
makers are reque&d to flop the aforefaid articles if of
fered for faie, and secure the person who may have
therain poss ffion. JOHN PEARSON.'
Three Hundred Dollars Reward
STOLEN on the night of the 13th irftant, front b
Ogd.n' F fory, on Schuylkill, a Bay MARE, with
fadcHe and br'dle on, about 14 hands high, trots and
pace*, about 9 years old, a ha'f moon mark in her
1® ehmd, and a remarkable white streak down from her
off eye to her nostril, her off foot white, a long fwfre
tail, and the hair rub'd off behind, with the britch bar
WI oever takes up laid Mare, and brings her to the
scriber, in Springfield townihip, Chester county,
have the above reward, WILLIAM LEV