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Forth Pennsylvania Packet.
My Dear Countrymen,
^"^r^ c^^ "E ™ e Spirited resolutions of
& ^^ $" e citizens of Philadelphia, con
i^'T ^ concerning the memorable Tea,
*g 'h* have justly entitled them to the
4^^ love of every American, and the
applause of all good men. By
^ such condu& they well deserve
the name of Freemen, and such condu& alone will
secure them the possession of that inestimable jewel.
But a report has been circulated by the enemies of
our country, in order to check the ardor of our zeal,
and lull us faft asleep, until the iron hand of Minifte
riaf oppression has taken hold of us and conveyed
AS to the gloomy mansions of Slavery, from v hich
there is no redemption. We are told that no duty at
ell is to be paid upon the Tea which is expected from
England, and of course it would be very foolifh
and unjuftifiable to oppose its being landed. No
body pretends that the revenue ad refpe&ing Tea
is repealed ; but we are informed,,that by a late
ad of Parliament the Commifioners of the Trea
sury have a power to suspend the operation of the
revenue ad, and that they have accordingly given
the Fad-Company liberty to fend Tea to Ameri
ca free from any duty. Many people who are
slot well informed on this fubjed, have lent an
car to this extraordinary story; and though every
body is firmly convinced that such a suspending
power must have been given to the Treasury Board
for evil purposes, and with the design of laying the
duty on us by stealth in the course of time; yet
they apprehend, that the certain apprehension of a
future fraud is not a Efficient juftification of pre
fect opposition. My intention is to ffiew you that
the story referred to is void of any foundation,
and that the Tea will affurcdly come charged with
a duty for the sole purpose of railing a revenue in
America.
During the last felons of Parliament an a&
was made in favour of the East-India Company,
by which it is provided,
Ift. That any person who buys Tea at the East-
India Company's sales, shall immediately deposit
4/. per chest, as part of the price. This is a kind
of earned.—lt is provided,
2d. That any perlon buying Tea at the East-
India sales, for the purpose of exporting said Tea,
shall be allowed a drawback of the whole duty
which the Company had paid on importing that
Tea from China, or rather the duty which they
were charged with; for they had not been obliged
to pay the importing duties till they fold the Tea,
and they were allowed three years to fell it in.
But they were obliged to give security that they
would fell by public vendue, and not otherwise,
within three years —lt is provided,
3d. That the East-India Company may export
Tea to North-America on their own account,
without offering it as usual to public sale. This
elaufe of the a& only exempts them from the pe
nalties to which they were formerly fubje& if they
did not expose their Tea to public sale. But it
does not exempt them from the duties with which
they had been charged when they imported the
Tea from China, and it had been charged with
two or three duties, one I think in the reign of
Queen Anne, another of Geo. 2d, &c.—By the
aforefaid act it is further provided,
4th. That the Lords of the Treasury may give
* licence to the' East-India Company to export
their own Tea to North-America, free from all
duties or customs. But they are not to give such
licence, unless the Company has more than ten
millions of pounds weight of Tea on hands. The
meaning of the two last clauses is obviously this,
If the Company shall defeend to monopolize the
Tea trade in America, while they have a small
stock on hand, they flrall be obliged to pay the
duties with which they had been charged on im
porting those Teas; but if they are fuffering by
having more than ten millions on hands, they shall
be exempted from all those duties. There is not
the least reference in the whole a& to the Ameri
can revenue ad of 7th of Geo. 3d. No indirect
implication was ever allowed to repeal an express
aft of Parliament; but the act passed last winter
does not so much as imply the American revenue.
The duty of three pence a pound which is laid on
Tea by that ad, does not become due until the
Tea is landed in America; it is none of the duties
with which the Tea is charged in London, or when
it is fllipped from London, and therefore it is none
of the duties from which the Tea is discharged by
the late ad.
The East-India Company underhand matters
clearly in this light, and when the American Cap
tains refufed to bring their Tea, as being charged
with a duty, they never pretended to produce the
ad as a proof that the Captains were mistaken;
but they have attempted to do what might answer
the fame purpose, they have attempted to make us
believe that we are not to pay the duty, by the
following curious expedient. The Lords of the
Treasury in England are to give orders to the
Colledors in America to report, from time to
O R,
GENERAL
M O N D A Y,
VO L. 111.
time, what quantity of Tea is entered at our seve
ral ports; this will serve as a draught on the East-
India Company for a certain sum of money, which
they are immediately to pay into the Treasury, to
be remitted to the worthy Commissioners at Boston:
In the mean time the Tea Factors in our great
cities will be fending home money to the East-
India Company, to enable them to pay this duty,
and the trade of Slave-making will be carried on
very smoothly for some months, until time has
qualified us for fuffering the business to be - carried
on without using so much cunning, or taking so much
trouble. The infed of a day falls into the flimfy
web of every crafty spider; nature has deprived
him of wisdom. Shall Americans drop like flies
into a cup of Tea? Shall they be caught in the
cobweb toils of every crafty Minister of State ? It
is impossible.
My dear Countrymen, I am your brother fel
low fubjed,
Philadelphia, A COUNTRYMAN.
Nov. 4, 1773.
An account of ^vbat happened in ascending a moun
tain to search for plants. Extracted from Lieu
tenant COOK'f voyage to the South-Sea, pub
lifoed by Dr. Hawkesworth.
ON the 16th, of January 1769, early in the
morning, Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander,
with their attendants and servants, and two sea
men to assist in carryingthe baggage, accompanied
by Mr. Monkhoufe the Surgeon, and Mr. Green
the Astronomer,, set out from the ship, with a
view to penetrate as far as they could into the
country, and return at night. The hills, when
viewed at a distance, seemed to be partly a wood,
partly a plain, and above them a bare rock. Mr.
Banks hoped to get through the wood, and made
no doubt, but that, beyond it, he should, in a
country which no botanist had ever yet visited,
find alpine plants which would abundantly com
pensate his labour. They entered the wood at a
small sandy beach, a little to the westward of the
watering-place, and continued to afeend the hill,
through the pathless wilderness, till three o'clock,
before they got a near view of the places which
they intended to visit. Soon alter they reached
what they had taken for a plain ; but, to their great
disappointment, found it a swamp, covered with
low bullies of birch, about three feet high, inter
woven with each other, and so stubborn that they
could not bend out of the way, it was therefore
necessary to lift the leg over them, which at every
step was buried, ancle deep, in the foil. To ag
gravate the pain and difficulty of such travelling,
the weather, which hitherto had been very fine,
much like one of our bright days in May, became
gloomy and cold; with sudden blasts of a most
piercing wind, accompanied with snow. They
pushed forward, however, in good spirits, not
withstanding their fatigue, hoping the worst ofthe
way was past, and that the bare rock which they
had seen from the tops of the lower hills was not
more than a mile before them; but when they had
got about two thirds over this woody swamp,
Mr. Buchan, one of Mr. Banks's draughtmen,
was unhappily seized with a fit. This made it
necessary for the whole company to halt, and as
it was impossible that he should go any farther, a
fire was kindled, and those who were most fa
tigued were left behind to take care of him. Mr.
Banks, Dr. Solander, Mr. Green, and Mr.
Monkhoufe went on, and in a short time reached
the summit. As botanists, their expectations
were here abundantly gratified; for they found a
great variety of plants, which, with refped to the
alpine plants in Europe, are exa&ly what those
plants are with refpe& to such as grow in the plain.
The cold was now become more severe, and
the foow-blafts more frequent; the day also was
so far (pent, that it was found impossible to get
back to the ship before the next morning: to pass
the night upon such a mountain, in such a cli
mate, was not only comfortlefs, but dreadful; it
was impossible however to be avoided, and they
were to provide for it as well as they could.
Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander, while they
were improving an opportunity which they had,
with so much danger and difficulty, procured, by
gathering the plants which they found upon the
mountain, sent Mr. Green and Mr. Monkhoufe
back to Mr. Buchan and the people that were
with him, with directions to bring them to a hill,
which they thought lay in a better rout for re
turning to the wood, and which was therefore
appointed a$ a general rendezvous. It was pro
posed, that from this hill they should push through
the swamp, which seemed by the new rout not to
be more than half a mile over, into the shelter of
the wood, and there build their wigwam, and
make a fire : this, as their way was all down hill,
it seemed cafy to accomplish; Their whole com
pany assembled at the rendezvous, and, though
pinched with the cold, werein health and spirits,
Mr. Buchan himfelf having recovered his strength
in a much greater degree than could have been
expeded. It was now near eight o'clock in the
evening, but still good day-light, and they set
D U N L A P's
. forward for the nearest valley, Mr. Banks him
felf undertaking to bring up the rear, and fee that
no straggler was left behind: this may perhaps be
thought a fuperfluous caution, but it will soon
appear to be otherwise. Dr. Solander, who had
more than once crossed the mountains which di
vide Sweeden from Norway, Well knew that ex
treme cold, especially when joined with fatigue,
produces a torpor and sleepiness that are almost
irrefiftable: he therefore conjured the company
to keep moving, whatever pain it might coftthem;
and whatever relief they might be promised by an
inclination to rest: Whoever fits down, fays he,
will deep; and whoever sleeps, will wake no more.
Thus, at once admonished and alarmed, they set
forward; but while they were still upon the
naked rock, and before they had got among the
busies, the cold became suddenly so intense, as
to produce the effects that had been most d eaded.
Dr. Solander himfelf was the firft who found the
inclination, against which he had warned others,
irresistible; and infilled upon being fullered to lie
down. Mr. Banks intreated and remonstrated in
vain, down he lay upon the ground, though it
was covered with snow ; and it was with great
difficulty that his friend kept him from sleeping.
Richmond also, one of the black servants, began
to linger, having buffered from the cold in the
fame manner as the Doctor. Mr. Banks, there
fore, sent five of the company, among whom was
Mr. Buchan, forward to get a fire ready at the
firft convenient place they could find ; and himfelf,
with four others, remained with the Doctor and
Richmond, whom partly by persuasion and en
treaty, and partly by force, they brought on;
but when they had got through the greatest part
of the birch and swamp, they both declared they
could go no farther. Mr. Banks had recourse
again to entreaty and eXpoftulation, but theypro
duced no effect: when Richmond Was told, that
if he did not go on he would in a short time be
frozen to death; he answered, that he desired no
thing but to lie down and die : the Doctor did
not so explicitly renounce his life; h^ said he was
willing to go on, but that he must firft take some
sleep, though he had before told the company
that to sleep was to perish. Mr. Banks and the> 1
rest found it impossible to carry them, and there
being no remedy they were both fuffered to fit
down, being partly supported by the bushes, and
in a few minutes they fell into a profound fleep:l
soon after, some of the people who had been fentl
forward returned, with the welcome news that a
fire was kindled about a quarter of a mile farther
on the way. Mr. Banks then endeavoured to
wake Dr. Solander, and happily succeeded: I Ut,
though he had not slept five minutes, he had al
most loft the use of his limbs, and the muscles
were so shrunk that his shoes fell from his feet;
he consented to go forward with such assistance as
could be given him, but no attempts to relieve
poor Richmond were fuccefsful: It being found
impossible to make him stir, after some time had
been loft in the attempt, Mr. Banks left his other
black servant and a seaman, who seemed to have
filtered least by the cold, to look after him; pro
mising, that as soon as two others should be fuf
ficiently warmed, they should be relieved. Mr.
Banks, with much difficulty, at length got the
Doctor to the fire ; and soon after sent two of the
people who had been refrefned, in hopes that, with
the assistance of those who had been left behind,
they would be able to bring Richmond, even
though it should still be found impossible to wake
him. In about half an hour, however, they had
the mortification to fee these two men return alone;
they said, that they had been all round the place
to which they had been directed, but could neither
find Richmond nor those who had been left with
him; and that though they had shouted many
times, no voice had replied. This was matter of
equal surprise and concern, particularly to Mr.
Banks, who, while he was wondering how it could
happen, miffed a bottle of rum, the company's
whole stock, which they now concluded to be in
the knapsack of one of the absentees. It was
conjectured, that with this Richmond had been
rouzed by the two persons who had been left with
him, and that, having perhaps drank two freely
of it themselves, they had all rambled from the
place where they had been left, in search of the
„fire, instead of waiting for those who should have
been their assistants and guides. Another fall of
snow now came on, and continued incessantly for
two hours, so that all hope of feeing them again,
at least alive, were given up; but about twelve
o'clock, to the great joy of those at the fire, a
shouting was heard at some distance. Mr. Banks,
with four more, immediately went out, and found
the seaman with just strength enough left to flag
ger along, and call out for assistance : Mr. Banks
sent him immediately to the fire, and, by his di
rection, proceeded in search of the other two,
whom he soon after found. Richmond was upon
his legs, but not able to put one before the other;
his companion was lying upon the ground, as in
sensible as a done.
[For the remainder fee the Fourth F'^ge]
T HE
ADVERTISER.
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NOVEMBER 15th, 1773-
Just imported in the last Vessels from London and
Bristol, and to be fold, by 1
DAVID DESHLER,
At his store on the north fide oLMarket-ftreet, about
mid-way between Second and Third-ftheetsy
J) A I NTERS colours, white and red lead,
£ Spanish brown, litharge, Venetian red, yellow
cchre, umber, Spanish while, verdigreafe, Pruhr-H
blue, vermilion, antimony, white vitriol, allurn,
magnet, brimstone, Englifli glue, linseed oil, sweet
°'l, per gallon and quart, spirit of turpentine, heel
and iron plate hand saws, tenant and compass ditto,
pannel ditto, law setts, firmers, Locked, heading
and morti feing chizzels, gouges, carpenters ham
mers, lathing hatchets, plane irons, compares,
spike and nail gimblets, atigers, pincers, carpenters
heft box rules, hiding ditto, turning chizzels and
gouges, brass knob locks, English and Dutch chest
locks, drawer ditto, H and H L hinges, chest ditto,
padlocks, brass knob and thumb latches, bolts,
wood screws, shoemakers hammers, pincers, and
nippers, shoemakers knives and awl blades, rasps,
knives and forks, pocket and pen-knives, batchers
ditto, razors, taylors (hears, feiffars, shoe buckles,
brass ink-pots, brass cocks, ccat and jacket buttons,
gun locks, ivory and horn combs, temple and com
mon fpe&acles, sheep (hears, bricklayers and plai^
terers trowels, curry combs, black lead pencils, saw
mill files, half round and flat ditto, three square and
round ditto, blacksmiths rasps, marking irons, can
dlesticks, brass gamKhing nails, tobacco boxes, fine
and coarse brass wire, rat traps, fnuffers, Dutch
feythes and sickles, cutting knives, gun barrels,
copper and iron teakettles, frying pans, iron squares,
sash lines and pullies, pepper and coffee mills, brass
handles for drawers, escutcheon de(k hinges and
locks, caftorsj cloak hooks, curtain rings, brass
knobs, 3d. si idd. and izd. ri^ls, sprigs, fine
clout nails, flat and box irons, cotton and linen
checks, handkerchiefs, striped cotton and lineri
Hollands, y-8 and 6-4 tied ticks, 6-4 and 1-2 bed
bunts, cotton velvets, cambricks and lawns, 7 8
and yard wide linen, ell-wide (heeting, Russia ditto,
Walloons and tammies, durants, callimancdes, cani
blets, broad cloths, Indian blankets, mens and wo
mens dockings, ffik knee garters, fewihg fiik, scars
and hair buttons, coloured and stitching threads,
pepper, alfpice, ginger, nutmegs, faffion, mace,
cloves, indigo, cinnamon, camphire§ filgar, tea,
coffee, chocolate, frefh red and white clover and
Timothy feeds.
WANTED immediately to RENT,
A PLANTATION, with adwelling-houfe,
ftaule, ^c. about one or two hundred acres
partly cleared, with some meadow and woodland,
upon the river Delaware or near a creek, tire Penn
sylvania tide, not exceeding twenty miles from this
city: if a crop is in the ground,, a reasonable al
lowance will be paid in ready money. The person
wanting is a Granger. Please to enquire of Robert
Aitken, bookfelier, opposite the London Coffee
houfe.
FRANCIS daymon,
On the bank fide of Front-street, a few doors above
Maiket-ftreet; Philadelphia,
CONTINUES to inftruci Ladies arid Gentle
men in the polite and uleful French language,
&c. in the most expeditious method, agreeable to
the latest improvements of the French Academy.
Gentlemen who cannot conveniently attend at bi 3
house, will be waited on at their places of abode.
He keeps a regular class every evening for those who
cannot conveniently attend in the day tin.e.
N. B. The said DAYMON has just received
from London, per Captain Cook, a new and corn
pleat assortment ofIMPLEMENTs and Apparatus
for making linen, silk, books, Ac. which will ba
fold very low.
THE Au&ion of BOOKS, proposed
to begin the third Monday ci this inflam,
(November) is put off to Monday the zed. Books,
&c. are received at the fubferiber's near Sotulr
ftreet wharf.
ALEXANDER POWER.
TO BE SO L D,
At the London Coffee-houfe, on Saturday the 27th
instant (November)
r, W 0 valuable breeding M ARES, vi^.
Nancy Dawson and the Country Lass :
Nancy is high bred, and but fix years old this giafs;
(he was got by Dove, her dam by Pacolet, and is
now with foal by Mr. James Talman's elegant im
ported horse Figure, who is esteemed equal to any
turf horse on the continent. The Country Lais is
Of the country breed, about Even years old, and
now with foal by that beautiful horse called the
Pennsylvania Farmer, whole darn and fire were both
imported from England. Both the above mares arc
found and free from blemish. For further particu
lars enquire of
A." DI CK.
T 0 - M 0 RR O W,
At ONE O'CLOCK, at
JOHN H AR T's
VENDUE-STO R E,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a large and neat
affortrnent of
MERCHANDIZ E,
HOUSHOLD FURNITURE,
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
NUMB. 10^