Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-06-03 00:00:00, page 4

S7ATE OT N£WJERSE Y.
An ACT for completing the four Battatisns of this
Plate in ibe Continental Service.
WH ERE ASitis of the last importance to the
honour of this State, and the fafety of the Uai
tea States of America, to compieat, as soon as poffihle,
it's quota of the Continental Army:
^cl. i. Be it therefore enacted by the Council and Ge
neral femly of this State, and it is hereby exalted by the
auivoray oj the Jante, I hat it shall be lawful for any of
the officers of the eight companies, belonging to any of
the four battalions deeded to be railed in this State for
the Co Dental Army, to in!ift any servant or appren
tice (not oncer the age A sixteen rears) into his company
until the eight companies io each of the said four battali
ons, ordered to be railed by this State, shall be compieat;
aid when any bought servant fhdl be inlifted, by virtue
of this A&, the inhftidg officer is hereby ordered and
required to certify, under his hand, to the matter or
mutrefs of uch bought servant, the name of such fer
rant, the ume when, for how long, nd for what com
pany and batta ion he was inhfted; and any two of the
cbolen freeholders, and one justice ot the county where
the matter or mjftrefs of fuco servant do. reside, Ihah,
and they are hereby authorized and required, upon ap
plication of the aid matter or nriftre.s pfoducing the
alorefaid certificate from the recruiting officer, tv meet
and determine on the sum to be paid for the time of
said servant; and their determination, or that of any
two of them, hod be conclusive; and the Treasurer,
upon producing to him a ce< ifi d copy thereof, with the
certificate of tne inditing officer, is hereby an horded
and directed to pay to such matter or miiLris, or his •. r
her order, the sum therein Specified ; provided the turn
t. be paid far any one boagfre L.v.nt shall not exce d
Twenty founds; and the receipt of inch mater or
miftre s, or of trie person by him or her authorized to
active the fame, shall be to the said Trealuter a luffi
ci^n. ddcharge for the payment thereof.
2. Band be it further en idled by the authority aftrefold,
1 hat any two of the Militia, who shall inlitt, or cause
to oe infilled, ope able bodied healthy recrun for a y
of ne eignt companies of any of the four bat aliens of
tri S ate tn the Continental \rmy, shall be exempcd
from dAual lervice in the Ahbria during the term ot
foci inliftment, provided ich inhfment oe certified by
a com mis,ned recruiting ra^, a::d thejultice before
whim such recruit was Iwo.-; ';TJ provided that their
freedom from actual service shall not ne conitrued to
ex ed oan exemption from trainings according to the
Mdla A&, or fiom doing duty in case of, an alarm or
i:v Jon within the several Counties in which mey may
resp ttivey refit.
3 emd be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid.
That if any two'perfons exempted from military duty
by the MUcia Law of this State, shall procure one
# d healthy recruit for any of the four battali
• is State as aforefaid, they shall be discharged
irom due payment of the tax t which, by the aforesaid
Mtli ia Ad,' they are fubjeft on account of th<i. ex
emiti.m: And (had also, ffiould the cause of their ex
emption ceale, be freed from actual service as aforefaid,
during the te r m of the enhftment of luch recruit, any
law to the contrary notwidtfbnding.
4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,
That no perlon who hah emitted, or hereafter (hail
eonft as a ibidier in the Continental service, shah be
imprisoned or otherwise reftrlined for anv debt under
Fifty Dollars, any law to the contrary n *i:hftandmg.
5 Ann be it farther enacted by the authority aforefaid.
That when any two inhabitants of this State (haii, in
pursuance of this 4&, enfift, or procure to be enhfted,
ary bought servant or apprentice, the value of laid fer
vlot's or apprentice's time shall be ascertained by the
Jaffice and chosen Freeholders as aforefaid, not excecd
;.^ T'wrry Founds and the sum in their certificate
Q^ified shall bi pdi to the matter or mittrefs of such
1 I mnr or appren ce by the perlon or perfocs procuring
r^ as their lubtiitute.
6 ind he it further en :fled by the authorit, aforefaid,
That the malkr or mdlreis of such servant or appren
tice who,fhall enlist in any of the battalions as afore
faid, (hall pay 10 the Judices and Freeholders, who shall
Tceri ria the value of inch servant or apprentice, the
lorn if Five Shillings each; and if any of the Justices
or r eeholders aforefaid neglect or refufe to do any of
the dudes enjoined on him by this ad, on reafonab e
n rice given him by the said matter or mistress he shall,
fn <ve r y such offeree, forfeit the sum of Five Pounds,
one half to the mailer or mistress, and the other half to
the ire if the poor of A? township where such matter
or miftre's resides. to be recovered in any court where
the fame is cog zable.
7. / : vu aether enaßed by the authority aforefaid.
Th' . ^' recruiting officer belonging to any of the
f hons of this fta'te, ihall be convided of filling
owife di.'pofmg of Any remit that has been en±
1* Sv h m, or any recruiting party for his company,
), : ^^ shall, for each offence, forfeit the sum of
FiG? For - ~3 t- recovered in any Court where the
fame shall je cognizable, one half to the use of the
P '" L „ DELP "™f P "", by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Ne^fl Printing-Office in Ma^tfot, fee
Subscriptions at Fifteen Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are .thankfully received for this Paper.
prosecutor, and the other half to be paid to the Trea-I
surer for the use of the State.
8. And be itfurther enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That any two perlons belonging to the Militia of this
State, or of those who are exempted from military du
ty by the Militia Art, who have, since the fourteenth
day of April last, and before the publication of ties
Aa, inrifted fubttitutes in like manner as is prefcrib:d
by this Aiff, fhall'be intitled to a like exemption fr m
military duty with those who shall hereafter inhft or
procure the inliftment of substitutes : And if any officer
or any of the aforefaid four battalions has inlifted any
servant or apprentice since the said fourteenth day of
April, and before the publication cf this Act, such in
liltment shall be deemed as valid to all intents and pur
poles, as if the fame had been made in consequence of
this A&; and the time of such servants and apprentices
shall be valued and paid for in such cases, and in like
man er, as herein before is directed refpe&ing servants
aud apprentices whish shall hereafter be inlifted.
9. And be it further enc&ed by the authority aforefaid,
1 oat every lubihtute who has already inlifted, or Ihab
he/eaiter iniitt as such, sh JI moke oath, or if one of
the people called dfu kers, affirmation, that he was not
infilled in tire Army of the United States at the time
of such his inlirtmeot as a fueftitute
Faffed at Hadduntie'l Mir 28 #777°
°^*ofegfocfe ,&^# 4<,ofocfo^%.%'<© ^ofc^^oogu
The N ted HoRSgE
NORTHLM^EAL\ N D,
Commonly Ariel *he Irf/b Horje,
W^TA L L cover tlm feA u r ^0 Mounce
Vw Keen, inn keepering dibo ougn, Glonceftei
County, Weft Naw Jertey, ap a Wlim Tnempfon',
in Potugro^e, viz. from the 6xth dayof Ap' il to the hx
teenth, at the ft.=U>lc o r Moi net K.-cr, and from the fix
teeruh to the twenty-fixto ci the fame month, at the fta
Dle.of William Thompson, and so regularly by turns at
each stable, rill the firft of Au/uft rxt Noahum" • ^ou
is a beautiful grey, 15 'bonds one inch high; A A OIn
Japes, blood and perfohnances, it i : URnecelbry.to di^f
upon them, ai he is kaown to be full blood, his sh pcs
and figure most elegant, and his performances great ; he
is a tinted good foal getter, and will cover at Three Pounds
Five Shillings the fcai n, Forty Shillings the tingle leap,
or Six Pounds to ensure a foal ; the money to he paid when
the mares am taken away. Good paftuie provided at
each place for marts, at if per week, and prop r atten
dance given by ROBERT-WHITTAKER and
, WILLIAM KIDDLE
Salem County. Neiv- terJey, ribril x, 1777.
The Hor s € KOY AT OA K,
A Full Blood.
HE is'a beaming j.t dark, with a ffar in his forehead,
full 15 hands high, and rising nine years old : He
r.as got byie noted horft O elltycommoniy aihd Black
and all Black ; Ins aam wa: Dr. Maglather's Lovelace, a
npft brautifu; ma<e, cot b< the fun nv. Flying Childers,
near th- city of Annap hs; his grac oam by Lord Chat
worth's Bosphorus, who Aon Even King's plates- It is
needless to lay in re of hi - pe.°'%ree, as his compleat size
7 nd beauty are Sufficient to recommend him to all judges
of horses. H- is in good order, and will cover at the lia
ble of William Thompson, m Pottsgrove, from the tirft
of April to the fix een:h; then to be moved to John
Mulford's, auCohanfey Bridge, to continue to the twen
ty fixrh day of laid month, and afterwards regularly ten
djs at each place until toe firft of August next. The
tern:s are Fist, S riilinf the Lafon, Twenty-five Shillings
the hnge le.p and Four Pounds Ten Shillings to ensure
a foa ; the money to he paid at the end of the season.—
Good padurt provided for mares, at zf6 per week, by
WILLIAM RIDDLE and
WILLIAM Thompson.
N.B r^ofe mares >ho were covered by said horse lift
feaion, nd nave ?ot proved with foal, may have a chance
this feaion at half price.
R A N~ ~G E
WILL be let to Mares at Three Pounds thefea
fon, o.d 1 hirty Shillings the finale leap,
a' I nomas Clayton' , neat Mr. N thaniel Newland's ta
vern, when is on the road leading from Wilmington
to Lancaft r.
RANGER is a fine bay, sixteen and a half hands
high, five years old, tios enty, d aw s well, nd was got
by Mr. Kearney's imported horse Feri inand.
THOMAS CLAYTON.
N. B Good pasture for Mares, after the foft day of
Mar. a- I nr% Shittim s and S v . p^ & oer week.
I U th B K 1 1q
Av' E.L L known Horse, formerly the
property o' G neral Heard, now belonging to the
'"""criber, is kpt at the house lately occupied by Mr,
John Bogar, 01 the old York road, in Pennfylva^a
aoout fix miles fom Corelli Ferry, and now kept by Mr'
He will cover Mares this fr ^ on at said place on
the following terms,-three dollars a leap, three pounds
the feahm, or pounds to enfare a mare with foal. Good
palture -or mares at five /hillings per week
RALPH MARSH.
5 It is needled to enter into a detail of True Bri
ton s pedigree, as he is as well known any as horse on the
continent, and in as good order as ever he was.
A JOURNEYMAN PAPER-MAKER
MA Y have confHnt emplov and good wages bv
applying to JOSEPH CRUKSHANK, Printer
^f^'p^ ° r MORRI S TRUMAN, near the
rails of Scnulkill.
Fbriadrifia, A„il 25, 1777.
H E Subferiber returns his un
£ feigned thanks to those ladies aid gentlemen who
have been pleated to favor him with their custom, —and
earnestly requests all persons indebted to him by bond,
note, or book account, will endeavor to fettle their ac
counts in two months at fartheft : And all who have any
accounts again* him are defred to cal. immediately at his
house, anfoeeeivi, their.juft demands:
t GEORGE CAMPBELL, Taylor.
Philadelphia, May 13.
ft S the fubferiber intends soon for the Weft
-1 * Indies, those who are indebted to him are request
ed to fettle with him ; and those who have any demands
agamft him are required to fend in their accounts, that
that they may be adjured and old.
t N LYNCH.
-W' A~ S' L O S T,
ON Fuefday, the 19th cf April, in Water street, a
needle-wo; ksd Pocket-Book, containing twenty
pounds in Continental and Old Bills, and two Notes of
Hand. Whoever has found the above pocket-book and
will leave it with Peter Hays, tavern-keeper in Third
ft/eet, shall have Four Pounds reward.§
Sufauebanna Lower Ferry, April 30. 1077.
AN AWAY from the fubferiber,
f\ on Sund<. Lift, an Iriffif rvant girl named MAR-
G ,EF FITZ ERALD, about 25 years of age, has
been .the counts ylßmonths, is much freckled and mar
'''ivcth the finals pox; had on when flic 1 ped, a Abort
tripe. linLy bed p^™- two linfey petticoats striped witli
.-% abl ck calimaßCQ bonnet, check .apron, half worn
mi ips with buckles, md purple leather mits; what other
igs 'he took cw.iy is uncertain. It is thought (he has
goo: off with a part/ of soldiers, as th? is an impudent
huffy, and will be guilty of any bad &ion. Whoever
fecuus ( d ferv n~, so that I may have her again, shall
have SIX DOLLAR S reward.'
REEELLE
THIRIY DOLLAR'S REWARD.
Q AN A W A Y last night from the
L L fubferiber, a negro lad named T O M, of a mid
dle stature, about 19 years of age, has \ cut on his under
I', : Had on and took with him agood light colored cloth
coat with yellow metal butt, ns, a red plulh cape, and
patched at the e;b >ws, a dark brown cloth jacket, a white
dimity ditto with a belt, a good pair of leather breeches,
an old pair of back fe.ge denim ditto, a fm^ll round hat,
a good white homespun shirt, and sundry pairs of good
stockings. As he is a tolerable good fi er, it is supposed
he will attempt to pass for a free man, and endeavor to
get employ as a fifer to a company, as he went to Tren
ton about fix weeks ago with a soldier, as fifer, but was
there apprehended and put into goal. All persons are
forbid either to harbour or carry him off at their peril.
Any p^rfon that will secure him in the workbook of this
city, fibril have TWENTY DOLLARS reward,
and if taken out of the city, the above reward, paid by
Philadelphia, May 5 JOHN DUFFIELD.
Baltimore, May 1.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
R^" AWAY on Monday last, from the fubferiber
living in Baltimore Town, an indented servant man
named FRANCIS WAI RE, about 22 years of
age, has a fear on his lip, is knock knee'd, and Hoops
ninth in his walk ; had on when he went away, a bear
frtm coat much worn, clean buckskin breaches, one white
J rt, one coarse ditto, fprckled thread ft ckings, good
Joes, and a straw hat. He took with him a ^av HORSE,
about twelve hand? high, with a fore on his back and
one on hisneck. Whoever takes up and secures laid
servant so that his maftei may have him again, shall have
TEN DOLLARS Reward ; and for the servant and
horse, the above Reward, and reatonaie charges if
brought home, paid by
GEORGE PAYNE.
N. B. He also stole three Eight Dollar bills, and feme
other money. 4
SIX DOLLARS REWARDS.
R AN „ A WA Y ^ n is ht fr °m the fubferiber, living
in Winchester, a fervent woman named Elizabeth
Smith, about z 2 years of age, of low stature, dai k com
pletion, black hair, pock-marked, and has holes in her
ears made for ear-hobs: She stole and had ^ith her when
she went away, two old Jincey petticoats, a purple ground
cotton short gown with white spots and white lining, a
rel silk handkerchief, two blaric and white calico bed
gowns with blue and yellow ftripas, a white calimanco
ptttcoit, a striped kenting apron, a redifh silk handker
chief with green and white stripes round the border, a
ruffi? fhift and one coarse ditto, old blue yarn fteckfcs
and old fhors; she had a pair of low-heeled flioes also
Whoever feertres said servant so that her matter may get
her again, shall have the above Reward from , °
April zi. f EDWARD M'G UI RF.
i btladelpbza. May
DESERTED from Capt. John McGowen's
company in Philadelphia, the following men, viz
^"^ FENI MORE, aged 4 s years; < feet 6 inched
high, dark complexion, round fhpuldered,' born in New-
Jet fey, near Dunks s Ferry, and lives thereabouts.
John Williams, aged 28 years, 5 feet 8 inches high
brown hair, dark complexion, born in New-Jerfey.'
R Alexander Smart, aged 20 years, 5 feet 9 inches
high, brown hair, brown complexion, born in Scotland.
Hugh Grimes, aged 42 years, 5 feet 5 inches high*
gray hair, brown complexion, born in Ireland. °'
Whoever apprehends cither of the above deserters and
lectures them in any goal, er delivers them in Philadel
phia to the company, shall have TEN DOLLARG
Reward for each of them.
1 t JOHN M'GOWEN, Captain.