Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-12-11 00:00:00, page 4

CAMBRIDGE, November u^
7 AST Thurfiky the noted Dr Church, force
||/ time since deteded in attempting to carry on a
traicerons correspondence with the ministerial re
bels in Boston, was carried from ths town, under
a strong guard, and conduced to the interior part
of the country.
W A TERTO W N, November 27.
Friday last General Howe font three hundred
men, women and children, poor of the town of
Boston, over to Chelsea, without any thing to fub
"fift on, at this inclement of the year, having, it is
reported, only fix cattle left in the town for Shu
bael Hewes, Butcher Master General, to kill. A
very fufficient excuse for a General of an arm, to
dispose of his prisoners.
Wednesday evening last about one thousand
troops of the United Colonies of North-America
broke ground on what is called Cobble (or rather
Miller's) Hill, in about one half mile in a dire&
line from the enemy's encampment on Bunker's
Hill, or their (hipping lying at Weft Boston, not
withitindin; which a cannon has not yet been fired
at us. Our troops are now well entrenched, they
having some nine pounders and several of Imbler
denominations well secured, and this day we hear
there will be planted several eighteen and twenty
four pounders, which will comnfand the ferries be
tween Botton and Charleftown. What next will
be attempted is not in our province to foretel, but
we sincerely with all but the well known Tories
were out.
N EWP O R T, November 27,
YeMrday morning arrived from Boston, the
Swa • (loop of war, Captain Ayfcough, with a large
armed fcirooner, a small armed sloop, and a large
tranfoort snow. Soon after these vessels arrived,
fomecfficei;s and men came ^fhore at the long
wharf, with several instruments, and took a survey
of this harbour.
N E W-Y O Ri K, December ).
C:,J of a letter from bis Excellency General Schuyler;
to a gentleman at Albany.
S I R, Ticonderoga, Nov. 18, 1775.
" Ton piil fleafe to communicate to the Committee
&tbe city aed county of Albany, the farther success of
our arms. General Montgomery possessed bimfelj of
Montreal on tbe ifb inflant. Colonel Arnold is arriv
ed at Ogeher, so that in all probability, tbe intire, ro
vines 'j Canada, as formerly limited, wi Ibe in our
pf^.t soon, if not already ; events which 1 hope
widha ue a tendency to bring the Minifry 0, our So
ver ^n to rea,enable terms.
" shat lea-ren my again, aud speedily re-unite us
i«, r - hon ' teref, that tbe Britifo.
.hr ch , and admiration of the
d^.ti! the omnipotent maser there
^ hefat on all earthly empires,
5,r,., dent fumble fevant,
' ^idr SCHUYLER."
7% bear that Governor Tryon has bis Majefy's leave
to return to England. Also that bis Majefy has order
ed one quart 0/ porter, and one quarter 0, a ,o<nd of
cheese per man, for toe Mini,erial troops at Byflon, tbe
expiree to bepaidout of bis privy purse. That tbe
1-tb regiment is arrived at Bo,on, and fat thirty
two provision vcffels may be. hourly expected there
from England. That tbe Roebuck of forty guns, and
the Eenusfigate, are defined for New-lorb, in tbe
room of tbe Afin ; and that from tbe preparations in
England there is not 'e leaf ,rofpe& of a reconciliati
on for some time to come.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9 .
Tobis Excellency WILLIAM FRANKLIN,
Esq; Captain General, Governor and Commander
in Chief, in and over tbe province of New-Jersey,
and territories thereon depending in America, Chan
cellor and Eice-Adm-al in tbe fame, &c.
The Humble ADDRESS of bis Majefy's Council
fee tbe said province.
May it pkafeyuur Excellency,•
WE beg leave to express the fatisfa&ion we
feel in the opportunity you have given us
of meeting your Excellency in General Assembly,
at this time, for the dispatch of such business as the
exigencies of the province require ; and thank you
for that freedom with which you communicate to
us, from time to time, such parts of the letters
you receive from his Majesty's Minified, as may be
of consequence to the welfare of this province. .
It is with the greatest pleasure w^ assure your Ex
cellency, that we know of no reason to doubt but
that the confidence you are pleased to fay you have
in the affection and regard of the good people cf
this colony )s well founded. We are sorry, how
ever, to observe that, notwithstanding this confi
dedce and trust, your Excellency express s force de
gree of apprehension as to the fafety of your own
person and the'perfons of the other officers of the
Crown. We can, 'with truth, declare, that we are
totally ignorant as to any circumstances, in this
province, that may give rife to such an apprehen
sion, and are happy in believing that it mult be with
out any real found tion.
You are ple fed to call on us for an explicit de
claration of our sentiments refpefting those aims at
an independency on Great-Britam, which, you fav,
are at this time openly avowed by force men of pre
sent consequence : In answer to which, we make no
hesitation to assure your Excellency, that we have
the utmost abhorrence of any design whatever to
subvert that happy constitution of government un
der which, net only this, but every other Colony
in America, hath long enjoyed the buffings of secu
rity and prosperity; and that we will, by every
means in oun power, exert ourselves in the defence
of it, and in defence of your Excellency and
the other officers of the Crown, anting under the
influence'and by virtue of that inestimable consti
tution.
We slitter ourselves that your Excellency will
not doubt But that we (hall be ready, on all occasi
ons, to join you in the promotion of peace, order
and good government; and eagerly improve every
opportunity that may tend to the reßoring this pro
vince to its former state of happiness and tranqui
lity. By order of tbe House,
JOHN STEVENS, Speaker.
Council Chamber, Nov. 25, 1775
To which his Excellency was pleased to make the
following reply.
Gentlemen,
, A M greatly obliged to you for tbe sentiments bf re
' gard exprefed in this address, and heartily thank
you for the a,vantes you give me of your readiness to
exert yourselves in tbe defence of our happy con,ituti
cn, an, of tbe officers of tbe crodvn in this province.
At tbe fame time it gives me concern that 1 cannot
agree wthycu in opinion, that there a Y e not any cir
cumstances in this province, which may jn, if,tome de
gree of apprehenhon as to tbe fafety ofmyfelf and tbe
other officers of government. It is true, I have not
P fi ^ ^ ?.^ L ^"^, ted by J° HN D UNLA P, at the Newef tofyfeOfain Market-Street, so
v ublaiptions u . Pen shillings per Annum, Advertisements, Ge. are thankfully received for this Paper.
'aNualiyfeu the off nations signed, nor tbe orders and
resolutions of Congees or Committees iffeed, yet I
cannot on that account, without being guilty of a fub
terfage, which gentlemen of jour candr mu, disap
prove, pretend a total ignorance either oj their con
tents or of their effeEls, both in this and tbe neigh
bouring colonies. From what has already, happened,
the bficers of tbe crown will be naturally led to form
a judgment of what may happen. Such of them, there
fore, as have confcienticvfly done their duty here, mu,
of cou+fe have force reason to expel? the fame fate
with those who have done their duty elfewbere. It mu,
be (allowed, however, that those who, from tim dity or
other motives, have been induced to pursue a different
condufl, may have pre,nt fafety, but then, as it mu,
be at tbe expence of their honour, it is net likely that
there will be found many of them who will cboofe to
payfuch a price for such a con,deration, nor is it pro
bable, ifthey fbould, that they would meet w:tb your
approbation.
To bis Excellency WILLIAMFRANKLIN,
Esq; Captain-General, Governor and Commander
in Chief m and over bis Majefy's colony of Nova-
Ceefarea ^ New-Jersey, and territories thereon de
pending in America, Chancellor and Rice-Admiral
in the fame, &c.
Tbe bumble ADDRESS of tbe Representatives
of tbe said colon, in General Assembly convened.
May it pleafeyour Excellency,
WE his Majesty's loyal and dutiful fubjeas,
the Representatives of the colony of New-
Jersey, in General Assembly convened, have consi
dered your Excellency's speech at the opening of
the present session.
We sincerely lament the unhappy situation of
public affairs ; and we regret, that though we have
presented a dutiful petition to his Majesty, yet we
have little profpea of his favourable interposition
for the removal of those grievances under which we
fuffer in common with his other American fubje&s
There is nothing we desire with greater anxiety
than a reconciliation with our parent State on con
stitutional principles; but if the Resolution of the
House of Commo is of the 20th of February could,
without departing from the duty we owe to our
constituents, have been accepted, or made the bails
of a negotiation, w^ch would probably have led to
any plan of accommodation, we have been and still
are greatly mistaken.
We are furprized to hear that any person could
have advised your Excellenc, to have fought an afy-.
lum on board of one of'his Majesty's ships: We
cannot imagine that your Excellency could have
had any just reason to fear any insult or improper
treatment from the people of the colony; and if
your retreat would Meceffarily be attributed to ei
ther the effeft or well-grounded apprehensions of
violence, and be produ&ive of mifehiefs to the in
habitants, however such advisers may deserve to be
esteemed your " best friends," we cannot suppose
them to be really so to the colony.
Your Excellency's fafety, or that of any of the
officers of Government, we appreh nd to be in no
danger. We place our own fifety in that protecti
on which the laws of our country and the executive
powers of the government afford to all the King's
fubje&s. It is the only asylum which we have to
fly to ; and we make no doubt but that it will be,
as it hitherto hath been, found fully equal to the
purpose both of securing your Excellency and 0-
thers: And we hope to find that the officers of
Government will conduct themselves so prudently
as not to invite any ill usage; and that they will
not make any supposed " infatuation or disorder"
of the times a pretence to leave the province, and
thereby endeavour to fubjeft the inhabitants to any
calamities.
We know of no sentiments of independency that
are by men of any consequence openly avowed ; nor
do we approve of any eflays tending to encourage
such a measure. We have already exprefled our
detestation of such opinions, and we have so fre
quently and fully declared our sentiments on this
fubjea, and in particular in our petition to the
King at the last session of Assembly, that we should
-have thought ourselves, as at prelent we really de
serve to be, exempt from all suspicion of this na
ture.
We have already resolved to support hisMajefty's
Government, and look upon it to be our duty to
use our influence to promote pe ce, order and good
government. By order of the House,
CORI LAND SKINNER, Speaker.
House of Assembly, Nov. 29, 1775.
To which the Governor was pleased to return the
following answer.
Gentlemen,
TRETURN you my thanks for your resolution to
1 support His Majefy's government, and cannot but
approve your determination to promote peace and good
order.
I Jhall avoid,for tbe reasons Igaveyou in my speech,
any remarks onyour sentiments, refpeding the present
unhappy,tuition of public affairs, and ,all transmit
to His Majefy your opinion 0, tbe refoftion 0) tbe
House of Commons—Thus much, however, I 'would
only observe, that if you really thought, or fill think
that the making that resolution tbe basis of a negocia
tibn would not have led to fame plan of accommoda
tion, onterms that Americans have heretofore solemnly
andrepeatedly declared would give them full content,
then,on have been and,ill are greatly mijiaken.
Tour furprize that any perfan's could advise me to seek
an asylum, when so many Governors and Crown Offi
cers bad been before compelled to do tbe like, is a s ex
traordinary as your fuppejition tbatPbofe persons mu,
therefore be no friends to tbe colony.
Is gives me pleasure, however, to find that you make
no doubt but that the laws of our country, andthe ex
ecutive powers of the government, wid afford fafe
ty, and frovean asylum to ALLthe King's fubje&s.
On tkeflrengtb of this assurance, bis Majesty's officers',
who bai e now tbe misfortune of being confinedin Tren
ton by femefuppofed unlawful authority, cannot befitate
to apply for that legal remedy an Habers Corpus, nor
can any of bis Maje„sju,ices oftkefapreme court have
tbe lea, scruple to grant it, nor ought any one to doubt
" but that it will (as you fay) befound fully equal to
tbe purpose."
Your hope that tbe efrers of government will con
duß themselves prudently will, I truf, be greatly ra
tified, at tea, by fame of them, if a manly confeiemious
difebarge of them duty to their Kmg and country, as
far as maybe in tbeirpower, is conf,ent witbyour ideas
ts prudence, — As they have not even made the real dis
orders of the times a pretence for leaving tbe province,
it seems rather unkind to intimate any suspicion that
they would do it on a" fuppohd disorder of tbe times."
Equally unju,fable is it to inJinuaie, that any of them
would befo abferd as to " invite ili-ufage," or jo wic
ked as to "endeavour to fubud the inha itants
to any calamities." But such fafiicions and such lan
guage mu,, Ifappofc, be attributed to the fashion
of the tones !
In fperking of tbefentiments of independent openly
avowed by fame men of present consequence, I bad not
tbe m, diSant thought, that you m:t?d crnf.br He
remark as at all meant for or applicable to, our House.
If any faith is to be put (asyoufay) inycur frequent
and full declarations ofyour Jentiments on this fubjea,
you certainly deserve to he exemptfrom all fufticions of
tba' nature. I even intimated in my speech 'that you
mu, entertain "an abboa r ence of such def^n." Your
present dfapprobation of tbe essays tending to encourage
that measure gives me the greate, Jatisfaction, and I
fncerel, wife that both you and I may ere long have
tbe happiness to fee tbofe, who either openly "or pri
vately avow sentiments of independency, men of no
consequence.
A MESSAGE to the Governor from the
Council.
May it please your Exce lency,
W H ^ we conuder the jiniuterrupted harmony
which for many years hath subsisted between
the Governor and Council of this province—When
we refled upon the repeated assurances we have re
ceived of your approbation of, and confidence in
our unwearied endeavours zealously to discharge
the duties of our Ration—And as we flatter our
selves the constant tenor of our conduct towards
your Excellency has ever manifested the mod re
fpeßlul regard to your person and Ration '; —it is
with no small degree of pain and regret we find
ourselves confirained to lay before your Excellen
cy some observations cn the reply you were pleased
to make to the Council's Address in answer to your
Speech at the opening of the present session of Al
- More especially at this unhappy period,
when even the appearance of disunion between the
several branches of the Legislature ought carefully
to be avoided. Your Reply, Sir, though rather
darkly penned, contains, we apprehend, some re
flections and innuendoes which our confcicnccs tell
us we no not deserve, and wl,ich we cannot, there
fore, with honour, or due regard to cur Ration,
pals unnoticed.
Your Excellency was pleased in your Speech to
?fk us whether we cow!d answer for your personal
fatety.—We replied, in our Addrefs,—im such plain
and open language as we thought could net have
been misunderstood —could not have admitted any
doubt or cavil, nor the most distant hint of fubter
fuge,^~that you, ahd'the other officers of the Crown
are, in our apprehension, perfectly fafe in this pro
vince. From perlons who have too much at Rake
not to dread the consequence of a total fabverfion
of government, order, and authority ; who, while
they lament the public disorders of the present
times, are anxiously ftodious to lessen their eff&s
on the inhabitants of this province, such a decla
ration might, we think, have been received with
joy and gladness by your Excellency, rather than
with insinuations of your doubts and apprehensions,
drawn from the language of affiliations, the orders
and resolutions of Congresses and Committees, or
from the effects of either of them in this or the
neighbouring Colonies. We trufted^that you would
have congratulated us on the degree of serenity still
existing in this province, rather than damp our
hopes by foreboding what may happen here from
what has happened elfewbere; or by throwing ^n
unworthy refle&ion on the inhabitants of this pro
vince, in supposing that such officers of the Crown,
who have or shall conicientioufy discharge their
duty, need be under any doubts of the protection,
support and applause of the people.
It is not necessary or proper for us to extend our
views to other colonies, in order to form our sen
timents or opinions of the conduct and behaviour
of officers of the Crown. With refpe& to Crown
Officers in general in this province, we cannot but
think it an ungenerous insinuation that there are
any who have departed from the line of thqir duty ,
from the impuffe of timiditv, or other motives in
view to present fafety. Such aspersions, permit us
to fay, ought not to be thrown out, but on the
surest grounds that such characters really exist a
mongst us
If the return for the affection and regard, which
your Excellency acknowledges you have expei fenced
from all ranks of people in this province, is to be
general calumny and detraction, it is not likely
there will be found many who will choose to pay
" such a price for such a con,deration."
We promised ourselves that the experience you
have long had of our zeal in the cause of public
justice, the honour of government, end support of
the constitution, might have induced more confi
dence in our assert ions than the language of your
reply seems to convey. However, Sir, if ever we
have again the hapour of a reply from you to an
Address, we trull that whilst the Council of New-
Jersey preserve j,condu& which calumny dares not
openly afperfe, though they fliould happen to differ
in opinion with your Excellency as to the real cir
cumstances of the province, thev will escape every
insinuation of fubterfuge or insincerity ; which,
however applicable to secret foes, must be heard
with dildain, by the known friends and real well
wifhers to this country.
Council Chamber, December 4, 1775.
By authentic advices from Cambridge cue learn,
that on Wednesday night, the 22d n't. the Continen
tal troops at that place, broke ground on Cobble-Hill,
(the nearest eminence, and about half a mile from
Bunkers-Hill) that to the furprize of every one, not
afinglefoot has been fired either from Bunker's Hill,
the Shipping, or floating battery. That our troops
have been at work there ever Jinee, and were well
covered when the account earne away.
That two half moon batteries are erefked for oc
cafonal use, between Litchmore's-Point and Cam
bridge-River, and another work at the Causeway
going to Litchmore s-Point, commanding that pafj,
and two other works between Sewall's-Point and
Roxbury, to be occasionally manned, if the Minife
rialifksfoould come cut when the bay is froze.
1 hat, by order of General Howe, 300 of the poor
inhabitants of Btfon had been landed at Shirley's-
Point (about 20 mi es by landfroin Cambridge)—
that they are defiitute op every necefary of life —As
fan as notice was received of this event, a Commit,
tee from the Genera' Court was appointed to take
care of them ; but notwithfanding the utmof expe
dition which could be made by the General and the
Gentlemen of the Court, three of them perifeed on
the beach, and the ref were in a me, deplorable con
dition. General IVafoington, with his usual huma
nity, ordered provifons to them immediately, and un
ti 1 they could be removed; but the a,prebenfom of the
Small Pox, which prevails in Boflon, make their
relief infinitely difficult.
That an ordinance fore flip for Ballon is miffing,
her convoy having been arrived two weeks —•A circum
ftaace which has much alarmed the Minift erilifts at
Boson.
TO THE ?UB LI £
GfNTI FMEN,
IN the Pennsylvania Jonrral, No 1720, Tohhrve
a publication under the figuature of a certain
“ Francis Trumble," in which be hath mafeioußy
mi'reprefented the “ fc&s" lefeefli.ig the rev r
tiling , part of bis estate in Southwark" fur sale,
on the 23d day of November infant. &,.
As the said Trumble inifouates in the introduce
tive part of his publication, that the said advertife
mert is highly injurious to his chart,fier, and hath
left the candid Public to judge whether he hath n^t
bcen treated with uncommon cruelty bv the present
Sheriff, &c. I fliaH so far i& the confederate man,
notwithstanding the exposition he justly merits from
me, in setting forth the motives and 0 dels previ
ous and fubfeqrtent to, such advertisement's being
inserted in the papers, as not to expose him norh's
circurrftances further than necessary.
Justice to my char cfer as well public as private,
and in order to convince the Public ts the mil:
Jeprefentation, and the man of his error, induces
me to state the fa&s, from which the candid Pub
lic will be able to form a competent opinion of the
matter; which are as fellows.—
Mr. Samuel Barker issued Fieri Facias against
Trirmble the 14th dav of July hft, returnable Sep
tember term last, and Mason and Hartley al biffi^d
Fieri Facias against him the 29th of July aforefrid
returnable as forefaid : For the debts and cofls in
these a&:ons his house and stop, and lots thereto
belonging, agreeable to the advertisement aforefiid
were levied on, and fubje& to very heavy and prior
incumbrances condemned by an in^eß taken in
due form of law, and Venditioni Exponas iffbed
tbe 6th day of November instant, jerurnable De
cember term next. He was acquainted with the
executions at the time of the levy made by mv Gh
cer, and more than once promised payment short
ly, but, as is customary with him, made default.
The Venditioni Exponas coming to hand so late in
the term, which, gave Trum' le every opportunity
oefore toe iTuing thereof to have compromised the
matter, and being from time to time prefled bv Mr.
rlartley to make sale, my duty as Sheriff obliged
me to comply with the requefi ;' accordingly I or
dered an advertisement to be made cut, and inter
alia, sent to Messrs Bradfords office to be inserted in
their then next paper ; but through force accident,
Trumble's was not inserted in their then next pa
per as intended, but in their fecend paper from the
time of delivering the advertisement aforefaid.—
Before the advertisement appeared in the paper,
and whilst it was in the Printers hands, Trumble
made interest with Mr. Hartley, and prevailed on
him to accept part of the demand, and to give or
ders to me to poßpone (not difeontinue the action,
"' Trumble is pleased to term it, on special agree
ment that Trumble paid off the costs, which order
is as follows, viz.
" Mason and At. ]... .
q,. (Venditioni Exponas rcturna-
Trumble. j a " e December term, 1775.
"POSTPONE tbe sale of the defendant's
“ estate, by you levied on, until further orders,
" on condition he pays the costs of suit.
, "'"bF^ber, J 7M. James Hartley.
To william Dewees, Efg; Sheriff."
On obtaining this conditional order, which wa%
on Saturday, the nth of November inst. as afore
faid, Trumble promised to pay costs Tuesday morn
ing then next at fartheft, as this was the special
agreement on which the delay aforefaid was ground
ed, but in this I assert and fay Trumble made de
fault, and although he, in bis curious publications
fays he was at myoffice on the Tuesday appointed
for payment, and that neither myfelf nor my Clerk
were there when he so called, he might, and it was
his indifpenfible duty to have called again: It feme
times, though not frequently, happens, that my
felf and Clerk are both from the office, as in the
case of files, Ac. But the matter was rot con
tinued for the costs of Mason and Hartley's suit,
although according to fotemn agreement those costs
', ve ,e en paid prior to a ^Continuance,,
which he himfelf acknowledges, (as it is, and hath
been the constant rule and custom of the Sheriffs
office, as well now as in former Sheriffs times, to
receive the costs on maters being thus put off, espe
cially when the payment of cots hath been the con
dition of delav, Ac.) And T am, I apprehend,
reasonably enjoined by tbe Prothonotary and Geo'
tiemen of the Law, to receive costs in such cases
before proceedings are postponed, especially consi
dering the manifeft disadvantage a Sheriff mud be
put to in such cases ; for inßance, the Fiothcnot.^
ry and Gentlemen of the Law generally call on me
quarterly for fees, and if when the discharge is
aforefaid grounded on payment of costs, I trust
them out, I am under the necessity to advance
them.—l fay the matter was not continued for the
costs aforefaid, but orders coming from Mr. Bar
ker's Attorney to raise the monies due in that suit,
which till this time had lain over from the time of
levy made, by order of the said Attorney, was the
cause why the advertisement was continued, and
not for cotts of Mason and Hartlev's action, as
Trumble maiicioufly is pleased to aftert—But this
p^rt of the tune did not suit him to represent for
reasons easily suggested.
Trumble, on being informed of these latter or
ders from Mr. Barker's Attorney, consulted whilst
in my office what method he mould take to have
this matter withdrawn, and was there informed
his best way was to wait on Mr. Barker's Attorney
and prevail cn him for further time, which was
kindly granted him, in the following words •
"SIR,
“ I SHALL not urge for tbe sale cfMr, Fran
cc cis Trumble's estate for a month, provided he
“ pays you a 1! the costs in ten day° in the cxecuti
“ on at the suit of Mr. Samuel Barker, and n>
“ other execution comes agaioß him in the mean
" time. "Thomas M'Kean.
" November 17, 1775.
To William Dewees, Ejq; Sherif"
Trumble having obtained this laft'order T "eve
him written directions to the respective Printers to
have the advertisement difeontinued.
Thus stand the fafts truly—And altho' Trumhb
unjustly and without cause hath endeavoured to in
jure my reputation and brand me with cruelty^
flatter myfclf the Public, from the general ten^r of
my conduct, as well as this slate, will be of op : nicn
I have not injured the man, nor wantonly adver
ted his estate for coits only, as he is pleased invA
dioufly to assert; and that I have done no more
than my duty as a public officer— And I am con
scious, and can inconteftibly prove that during my
reing in cilice I have done the ungrateful mortal
mmy distinguished favours out of the line ot my
duty, when those called by himfelf his friends had
according to his own phrase, deferred him.
I am, Gentlemen, the Public's
obliged friend and very humble servant
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, November 23, 1775.