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Xn ACT toATCorrage the apprehending Prisoners of
War, who have, or hereafter may escape from the
placeof their confinement, and to discourage har
bouring them in this ftate.<
Sift, u \%7 HABEAS it has been found, by ex-
VV perience, that the lenity and indul
'' gence extended to the British prison
ers of war, confined in sundry places within the Unit
ed States, have been abused by them to base and per
fidious purpdfes, and that many of them, assuming the
habit and profeffion o ! labourers, have effected their
escape, and joined our enemies within the British lines
at New-York : for remedy whereof, be it enabled, and
it is hereby enabled by the representatives of the free
r ^ o' the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general
ah u. y /'. and by the authority of thefame, that
it shall and may be lawful for any of the inhabitants of
tis date, as well as to the diff rent officers, whether
civil or military, in the fame, and they are hereby
flri&ly eejoinen a^d reunited to rhake diligent enquiry
after end take up all such prisoners of war, as they may
have reason to believe are either Secreted or concealed
Under any habit or pretence wbatfoever,and them forth
with to bring before ti^next juflice of the peace forex
amination. And if. upon such examination, it shall ap
pear that said perlon so brought is a prisoner of &ar,
he shall be committed to the goal of the county, and
notice immedia ely tranfmited to the war office, of the
name and place of confin ment of such offender, that
proper me rfures may be taken to return him to the
place of his confinement; but if he refufes to give a
jatisfaaory account of himself, then he shall be com
ndtted to the goa. of the county where such person
may be apprehended, there to remain until te : ext
court < f general quarter sessions of the peace, which
court shall take order on the case of said prisoner.
Sea. 2 Ad whereas the honourable Congress of
these United States has recommended to the nates re
fpedively to encourage the apprehendi g such prison
ers, by giving a reward of Eight Dollars to any per
sou or persons who shall apprehend any prisoner of war
escaping from the place of his confinement, and Oue
Eighth of aDolhrpr mile for Travelling charges to any
goal, together with Ft e Ninenet' s of a Dollar for the
fubfiQence of eacii prisoner while' he shall be confined ;
all Such monies to be repaid I, the fuperinten Hot of
finance so United States, as by the resolve is di
rffled.
SeR. 3. In compliance therefore with the said recom
mendation, and as an encouragement to those who
may exert thimfelves in apprehend ng and Securing
such pnfomrs, be it further enabled by the autho
rity aforOaid, That whenever any person or persons
within this fate shall apprehend any prisoner of war
who has escaped from the place of confinement, and
shall bring him before any justice of the peace within
this common wealth, as aforefaid, such jutlice shall, and
he is hereby required to give a certificate to the per
#fon or persons apprehending such prisoner, to the fol
lowing effdl : " I, A. B. one of the justices of the
" peace for jhe county of—— -, do hereby cer
" tify, tiat C. D. on the— -day of— — ,
“ brought before me a person, who, upon examinati
'' on, appears to be a pm one, cf war, belonging to
r the regiment of , in the service of the king of
" Great-Britain, and who has efcaped' from the place
" of bis confinement, and that the said C. D. on pro
'' ducing a receipt from the keeper of any prison with
“ in this state for the said prisoner, is entitled to the
" reward and expeaces by law allowed in such case .
" Witness my hand and seal, this — - day of— —
" , anno domini one thousand seven hundred and
" eighty ." -Which certificate, together with a
rec^ fr<m the keeper of any prison within this state
for fuc° prisoner, being delivered to the tr'ca surer 'a
ny county in this state, it shall and may be lawful tor
such treasurer, and he is hereby required and directed
to pay the reward, mileage and fubfiflence money, as
by this aflis hereafter dir fled and required ; and the
said certificate and receipt together with a receipt for
the money paid, shall be a Sufficient voucher for the al
lowance thereof in his account.
Sea, 4. And be it further enabled by the authority
aforefaid, 1 hat the reward to be paid for every prison
er so apprehended and fee bred shall be Eight Dollars,
and that every person so apprehending such prisoner
shall also be allowed One Eighth of a Dollar per mile for
travelling charges, and Five Ninetieths of a Dollar
per day for the subsistence of each prisoner ; all which
said sums, agreeable to the said resolve of Congress,
are to be allowed and repaid by the fuperintendant of
finance.
Seft. 5. And be.it further enabled by the authority
aforefaid, That if any ifpute shall arise between the
said treasurer and the party claiming such expences and
allowance, the fame shall ' e fettled and ascertained by
any two jußices of the. peace of the county where such
prisoner shall be secured, whose certificate thereof shall
be fi al wd conclusive, add be a fufficient voucher to
such reafurer.
Se& 6. And in order that due and punctual pay
ment may be made for all monies thus advanced for the
United States, be it enabled by toe authority aforefaid,
that the treasurer of every county respectively shall,
cice in every fix months, tranfmlt to the treasurer of
the flat", the certificates and receipts take, as afore
fairfi who, upon receipt thereof, feaH adjust and set tle
th fame with the fuperir.rendant of finance. And if
;, treasurer shall wilfully or negligently keep such
certificates and receipts beyond the space of fix months
afcr.bd every fucn treasurer shall forfeit nd lose the
monies by him paid, and no allowance Shall be made
therefor in the Settlement of his account.
Se&. 7. And be it further ena&ed by the authority
afor s aid, That if any person, fufpeaed to bea prison
er of war escaped from his confinement, shall be
brought before any justice of peace, and shall refufe to
give any account of himfelf, it shall and may belawful
f r such justice to grant a certificate upon the best in
formation and evidence he can procure, which shall be
as good and effectual for the recovery of the said re
ward and expences, as if the fame had been granted on
full conviction and acknowledgment made by such pri
foner, any thing herein before contained to the contra
ry notwithstanding.
See. 8. And be it further ena&ed by the authority
aforefaid, That if any keeper of any prison within this
slate shall wilfully or negligently Suffer any prisoner
of war. committed to his custody, to escape from the
said prison, the keeper, being convicted thereof in any
court of record within this state, shall forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty pounds for every prisoner so escaping,
with costs of suit, and be disabled from holding such
office or place at any time thereafter.
Se& 9. And in order the more effectually to deter
all persons from the base and treacherous praßice of
aiding, abetting, concealing or assisting such prisoners
of war, be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, That whatsoever person shall be duly convided in
any court of quarter-sessions of this slate, either of
concealing, aiding, abetting, or otherwise assisting such
prisoner of war in making his escape, shall forfeit, on
fuc conviction, the sum of fifty pounds, one half to
the state, and the other half to the person prosecuting
for the fame ; but if the person so conviCted shall be
unable to pay, he shall be publicly whipped with thir
ty-nine lathes; and this offence is hereby declared to
be made enquireable in the court of quarter feftions,
and the constables shall, on making their quarterly re
turns, answer on oath, touching their knowledge of
any offence against this law. Provided always, that
nothing in this a& shall be meant, confirued or intend
ed to effect any persons, who shall receive prisoners of
war for the purposes of labour by any order from the
war-office, or such officer whom they may authorife to
grant such order. But such persons, so receiving pri
soners of war, are hereby required to enter the names
of such prisoners with the next justice of ths peace,
within one week after bringing them to the places of
their refpeftive refinance.
STATE of NEW JERSEY.
House of assembly, May 25, 1782.
IX7 HERBAS the British court and ministry, after
VV having in vain attempted to reduce the United
States of America by force of arms to absolute and un
conditional submission, have at last been obliged to ac
knowledge the utter impracticability of the enterprise :
but not being filing to relinquish their purpose of
subjugating these free and independent states to their
dominion and tyranny are now endeavouring to effect
by craft and artifice what dear bought experience has
convinced them they cannot atchieve by military
prowess.
And whereas in prosecution of their said system of
art and fubtilty, they are endeavouring to persuade the
different courts in Europe, that the citizens of these
Rates are neither united nor determined in the flipport
of their national independence, to represent them as a
divided people the greatest part of whom wish to return
to their antient connexion with England, to cast an 0-
dium upon the conduct of the court of France, by re
presenting them rather as a support of a difeontented
faction than the generous ally of a brave and oppressed
people, and to sow the feeds of diffention between his
Most Christian majesty and the United States of Ame
rica, by endeavouring to render them mutually jealous
of each other ; and whereas by the arrival of fir Guy
Carleton in New-York as a commissioner for making
peace or continuing the war in North-America, the
Jiffclution of the Britiffi mimOry,' the appointment of
a new administration, and the draught of a bill brought
into the British parliament to enable their king to con
clude a peace or truce with the United States, (by the
description of the revolted colonies) there is great rea
son to believe that in the further prosecution of their
said infidiouszy Rem of dividing in order to destroy us,
they will soon attempt to make overtures of pacification
to each of the United States, and propose terms of peace
inconfiflent with our a iance ^th his Most Chriflian
majesty, and in derogation of our own sovereignty and
independence.
In order therefore to countera^ the said artifices of the
enemy, and to evince to the whole world the most spi
rited determination of the legislature of this state, to re
ceive or listen to no negociation whatsoever, that may
be proposed by the court or ministry of Great Britain,
or by their commiffioher or commissioners, or by any
other person or persons whatever under their authority,
except only thro' the intervention of Congress, and to
manifeft in the cleartf manner our firm and unaltera
ble attachment to the independence of this country,
and our inviolable regard to the faith which we have
pledged to each other and to our allies ;
Resolved unauimoufly, That the legislature of this
slate is determined to exert the power of the state to
enable Congress to support the national independence
of America, and that whoever shall attempt to effect
any pacification between these Rates and Great Britain,
expressing or implying the least subordination or de
pendance of these United States to or upon Great-Bri
tain, or shall presume to make any reparation, or par
tial convention, or agreement with the king of Great-
Britain, or with any person or persons anting under the
Crown of Great Britain, by what name or title soever,
ought to be treated as an open and avowed enemy of
the United States of America.
Signed by order of the lioufe,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, speaker.
Enabled into a law at Philadelphia,
on Saturday, t e thirteenth day .
of Apri l , in the yearof our Lord
one thousand seven hundred eigh
ty and two.
Peter Z. Lloyd, clerk of the general assembly.
Resolved unanimously, That altho' peace upon ho
nourable terms is an object truly desirable, yet that
war with all the calamities usually attending it, is in
comparably preferable to national dishonour and vassal
age, and that no event however disastrous, ought to
induce us to violate in the least degree our connec
Resolved unanimously, That the delegates of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, are
vested with the exclusive authority to treat with the
king of Great-Britain, or commissioners by him duly
appointed, to negociate a peace between the two coun
tries. ,
tion with our great and generous ally, and that ne
peace or truce can be made by these States with Great-
Britain, consistent with good faith, gratitude or fafeqy
but in connection with, and by the consent of our great
and good ally firft had and obtained.
Resolved unanimously, That the legislature will main
tain, support and defend the Sovereignty and indepen
dence of this state with their lives and fortunes, and
will exert the power thereof to enable Congress to pro
secute the war until Great Britain shall renounce all
claim of Sovereignty over the United States, or an,
part thereof, and until their independence shall be for
mally or tacitly assured by a treaty with Great-Bri
tain, France and the United States, which alone can
terminate the war.
This very Singular case I submit to the gentlemen of
the faculty, whole Sentiments thereon I Should be glad
to fee in some of your future papers. Should you
think the above worthy the notice of the public, your
inserting it as soon as you have room will oblige, fir.
Your humble servant,
. PHILANTHROPOS.
Gloucefler, March 25, 1782.
RICHMOND, (Virginia,) May 25.
To the PRINTER of the VIRGINIA GAZETTE.
SIR,
AS you were pleased, in your address to the public
in the firft numbers of your Gazette, to fa, you
would give a place in your paper to any piece# that
might be sent you, which you should think would be
either ufeful or entertaining to your cuftomfr, I have
presumed to acquaint you with ircircumftance that has
lately happened in this country, of so extraordinary a
nature that I conceive you will suppose I deal largely
in the marvellous; It is true I wet not an eye witness
of it myfelf; but I have had it. affirmed to me as a
matter of fad by several gentlemen of undoubted vera
city, and therefore have not the least reason to queffion
the truth of it.
By order of the house,
JOHN MEHELM, speaker.
Concurred in by Council unanimously, May 27, 1782.
WIL. LIVINGSTON, president.
A gentleman io the neighbourhood where I live had
a valuable dog, which for a considerable time appeared
to be drftempered, and at last was so extremely refliefs
that, to put him out of his pain, he had him killed ;
and as the distemper under which he had laboured was
very different from any which he had observed in that
kind of animal before, he caused him to be opened,
and on taking off the Skin which covered the heart, he, to
his great furprize, discovered therein thirty fix snakes,
from twelve to fourteen inches long, which had nearly
destroyed it; besides which there were several mere
lodged in the intestines of the dog. It may not be amiss
to remark, that this dog was remarkable for killing all
the Snakes he met with.
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CITY AUCTION.
Lancaster School.
MR. B^OWN, who last November
opened an English School in Larcafter, having
met with very great encouragement, is now making
preparation# tor enlarging his Plan. A Suitable House
is p ovided and commodious Apparrments fitting up for
the Inftruaion of Y?uth, and for Boarding such Chil
dren as mav be sent from remote parts of the country.
On FRIDAY next, at Nine o'Cl ck,
At the CITY VENDUE STORE, in F ont Sr.iet,
Will begin the S ALE ct
A Variety of Dry Goods,
Also, Twenty-four Barrels Salt, and a
Quantity of valuable Medicines,
June 4. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
The ENGLISH LANGUAGE will be taught here
according to the Rules of Grammar ; also, WRITING
ARITHMETIC, BOOK KEEPING and the ufeful
Branches of the MATHEMATICS, at the moderate
R^te of Twenty Shillings per quarter Tuition, whic&
must be advanced henceforth at the beginning of every
three months.
As every Accommodation will be complete by the
fifteenth of May, and the Situation of the School, since
it was firft opened, rendered it impossible to admit ail
who applied ; it was therefore thought neceffry to
give this public Notice, lor the Information of Parent#
and Guardians, who are or may be desirous of fending
their Children here for inftruiftion.
Particular Attention will be always paid to the
Morals and Manners of the Pupils. April 9.
An Afliftant in Lancaster School,
capable of teaching the LATIN and GREEK Lan
guages. To these qualification, must be joined a good
moral Character. Apply to the Printer. June 5.
TO BE SO L D, BY
Philip Clumberg,
On ths North fide of Arch-street, between Second and
Third ftre'ts, Philadelphia,
A QUANTITY of the best
VELVET SPONGE,
TO BE SO L D, A
Neat Phaeton, and a pair of
elegant B AY HO R$ ES. Enquire of the Venter
WANTE D,
O' different Sizes.
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