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tor the Pennsylvania Packet.
Toth PENNSYLVANIA FARMER.
SIR,
f *',,*') H E praises, like the blessings of
J ^^t ^ patriotism should have no end.
f^ T "^ You have been satiated with the
^^ ^{ Suffrages of America. The friends
1 of liberty in Britain, Ireland, and
?^>^~\v Y-', France have celebrated your name.
Tyrants and their ministers have trembled at it.
But the highest encomiums of the former, and the
fuihy fears of the latter, fall short of being a
proper tribute for the services you have rendered
your country.
After this eulogium, give me leave to call upon
you once more, in the name of your countrymen,
to step forth in behalf of the liberties of America.
A most insidious attempt has been made to enclave
us through the medium of the East-India Company.
The influence of this body of our fellow fubjefts,
and their late acquisition of power, in the Parlia
ment of Britain, render them an engine the most
formidable that ever was planted against the liberty
cf America. Never was a time in which the uni
ted efforts of the sons of freedom, or the single
arm cf its Champion, were more necessary to
save our country from ruin.—A Ready perseve
rance is the best mark of sincerity in the cause of
liberty.—Your reputation is at flake; for fame,
like the affection of a mistress, can only be prefer
red by the practice of the fame arts that gained
it.
But I go further—Your country claims your
services. You have devoted yourfelf to the sanc
tuary of American liberty. You have officiated
at her holy altar, and you cannot, confident with
her canons, lay aside your priestly robes, 'till
death fixes bis seal upon your chara&er.
You have nothing to hope or fear from any
quarter. The vermin which were hatched by
the firft dawning of your character, have long
face been consumed by its meridian luftre. All
honor, as well as power, is derived from the
people. Royalty itfelf can bestow no title upon
you, equal to that of the Deliverer of your
Country.
The genius of America once more kneels at
your feet. Come forth at her call, and exchange
your plough (hare and pruning hook, foY the wea
pons of reason and eloquence. Only stretch forth
your hand, —and the baneful chests cf Tea shall
return like Noah's firft dove, without an olive
branch, to the Ark from whence it came.
If you wish the guardian spirits of Roman and
British worthies should not desert you, remem
ber you must live a patriot—and if you wish to be
received into their society hereafter remember,
you muff die a patriot.
SAVILLE.
Ffew-York, OH. 24, 1773.
Commodore BYRON's discover, cf King
George's Islands, with a description of
them, and an account of federal incidents that
happened there. From the voyages to the South
Sea, published by Dr. H A w Keswoß T H.
AT half an hour after five o'clock in the af
ternoon of the 9th of June 1765, we saw
land, bearing W. S. W. at the distance of fix or
seven leagues ; and at seven we brought to for the
night. In the morning, being within three miles of
the shore, we discovered it to be a long low island,
with a white beach, of a pleasant appearance, full
cf cocoa-nut and other trees, and surrounded with
a rock of red coral. We stood along the north
east fide of it, within half a mile of the shore; and
the savages, as soon as they saw us, made great
Sires, as we supposed, to alarm the distant inhabi
tants of the island, and ran along the beach, a
breast of the ship, in great numbers, armed with
long spears and clubs. Over the land on this fide
of the island we could fee a large lake of salt water,
er lagoon, which appeared to be two or three
leagues wide, and to reach within a small distance
of the opposite shore. Into this lagoon we saw a
small inlet about a league from the south weft
point, off which we brought to. At this place the
natives have built a little town, under the shade
of a fine grove of cocoa-nut trees. I immediately
sent off the boats with an officer in each, to found;
but they could find no anchorage, the shore being
every where as ftcep as a wall, except at the very
mouth of the inlet, which was scarcely a fhip's
length wide, and there they had thirteen fathom,
with a bottom of coral rock. We stood close in
with the ships, and saw hundreds of the savages,
ranged in very good order, and standing up to
their waists in water; they were all armed in the
fame manner as those that we had seen at the other
brands, and one of them carried a piece of mat
fattened to the top of a pole, which we imagined
was an ensign. They made a most hideous and
facelEnt noile, and in a short time many large ca-
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noes camedown the lake to join them. Our boats
were still out, and the people on board them made
all the signs of friendship that they could invent,
upon which some of the canoes came through the
inlet and drew near them. We now began to
hope that a friendly intercourse might beeßablifh
ed; but we soon difeovered that the Indians had
no other design than to haul the boats on shore:
many of them leaped off the rocks, and swam to
them ; and one of them got into that which be
longed to the Tamar, and in the twinkling of an
eye leized a seaman's jacket, and jumping over
board with it, never once appeared above water
till he was close in shore among his companions.
Another of them got hold of a midihipman's hat,
but not knowing how to take it off, he pulled it
downward inffead of lifting it up; so that the owner
had time to prevent its being taken away, other
wise it would probably have disappeared as fud
dcnly as the jacket; our men bore all this with
much patience, and the Indians seemed to triumph
in their impunity.
About noon, finding there was no anchorage
here, I bore away and fleered along the shore to
the weftermoft point of the island: the boats im
mediately followed us, and kept founding close to
the beach, but could get no ground.
When we came to the weftermoft point of this
island, we saw another, bearing S. W. by W.
about four leagues distant. We were at this time
about a league beyond the inlet where we had left
the natives, but they were not fatisfied with hav
ing g ot rid of us quietly; for I now perceived two
large double canoes lading after the ship, with
about thirty men in each, all armed after the
manner of their country. The boats were a good
way to leeward of us, and the canoes, palling
between the ship and thefhore, seemed very eagerly
to give them chace. Upon this I made the signal
for the boats to speak with the canoes, and as
soon as they perceived it, they turned, and made
towards the Indians, who feeing this, were seized
with a sudden panic, and immediately hauling
down their fails, paddled back again at a surpri
sing rate. Our boats however came up with them;
but notwithstanding the dreadful furf that broke
upon the shore, the canoes puffied through it, and
the Indians immediately hauled them up upon the
beach. Our boats followed them, and the Indi
ans, dreading an invasion of their coast, prepared
to defend it with clubs and Rones, upon which
our men fired, and killed two or three of them :
one of them received three balls which went quite
through his body ; yet he afterwards took up a
large Rone, and died in the adion of throwing
it against his enemy. This man fell close to our
boats, so that the Indians who remained unhurt
did not dare to attempt the carrying off his body,
which gave us an opportunity to examine it; but
they carried off the rest of their dead, and made
the best of their way back to their companions at
the inlet. Our boats then returned, and brought
off the two canoes which they had pursued. One
of them was thirty-two feet long, and the other
somewhat less, but they were both of a very cu
rious conftruttion, and must have cost those who
made them infinite labour. They consisted of
planks exceedingly well wrought, and in many
places adorned with carving; these planks were
sewed together, and over every seam there was a
strip of toaoife-fhell, very artificially faftened, to
keep out the weather : their bottoms were as sharp
as a wedge, and they were very narrow; and
therefore two of them were joined laterally toge
ther by a couple of strong spars, so that there
was a space of about fix or eight feet between them:
a mast was hoisted in each of them, and the fail
was spread between the masts : the fail, which I
preferred, and which is now in my possession, is
made of matting, and is as neat a piece of work
as ever I saw: their paddles were very curious,
and their cordage was as good and as well laid as
any in England, though it appeared to be made
of the outer covering of the cocoa-nut. When
these vessels fail, several men fit upon the spars
which hold the canoes together.
As the furf which broke very high upon the
shore rendered it impossible to procure refrefliments
for the sick in this part of the island, I hauled the
wind, and worked back to the inlet, being deter
mined to try once more what could be done
there.
I recovered that Ration in the afternoon, and
immediately sent the boats to found the inlet again,
but they confirmed the account which had been
made before, that it afforded no anchorage for a
ship. While the boats were absent, I observed a
great number of the natives upon the point hear
the spot where we had left them in the morning,
and they seemed to be very busy in loading a great
number of large canoes which lay close to the
beach. As I thought they might be troublefbme,
and was unwilling that they should fuffer by ano
ther unequal contest with our people, I fired a (hot
over their heads which produced the effect I in
tended, for they all disappeared in a moment.
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D U N L A P's
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For LONDONDERRY,
THE SHI P
M A R ''
ROBERT GEORGE,
\ Commander;
A FINE new ship, with ex-
, cellent accommodations for
, avengers; having the greatest
,'part of her cargo engaged, will
fad with the firft flaxfeed vessels. For freight or
passage apply to the Captain on board, at Stamper's
wharf, to Samuel Carsan, or to Barclay and
Mitchell.
For LONDONDERRY,
The SHIP
t^^ ALEXANDER,
d \ JAMES HUNTER,
"\ Commander;
T YING at Cuthbert's wharf;
n a fine lar ^ e fl)i P, with ex
cellent accommodations lor pas
, fr n g ers; wi|| fail the fe^d
of this month, having the greatest part of her cargo
engaged. For freight or passage apply to Mr. James
Crawford, at Mrs. Duncan's, in Chefnut-ftreet,
to the matter on board, or to Barclay and
Mitchell.
Just imported in the last vessels from Britain, and
to be fold remarkably cheap for cafb, by
ALEXANDER BARTRAM,
Next door to the Indian King, in Market-street,
Philadelphia,
A General assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
fuirable to the season, amongst which are, a
variety of patent ribbed and plain worded hose; fdk,
cotton, and thread ditto, of all qualities and sizes;
a large quantity of broadcloths and trimmings, with
most other articles generally imported, all of which
he is enabled and determined to fell on low terms,
haying imported them from the different manufac
tories in England, &c.
N. B. Also a good assortment of books and ffa
tionary, China, Queen's ware, plain and enamelled
glass wares, &c.
TO BE SO L D,
A GOOD and coinpleat GRIST MILL,
on a never failing stream of water, about nine
miles from Elkridge Landing, and eighteen from
Baltimore, in a fine settlement for country custom,
and will answer well for a merchant mill, being in
a fine wheat country : The mill has been finifhed a
twelve month, and is in good order. Any person
inclinable to purchase, may know the terms at any
time by applying to the fubferibers, living near the
said mill.
CHARLES G. RIDGELEY.
BENJAMIN GRIFFII H.
November 3, 1773.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the meadow of the fubferiber,
last Friday night, a dark brown MARE; she
is near thirteen hands high, and seven or eight years
old, has no brand, her mane has lately been cut,
file has a whitish spot on her back occasioned by the
saddle, one of her hind feet is white near the lower
joint, and (lie is a good pacer. Whoever takes up
the said mare, and secures her so that the owner
may have her again, ffiall have the above reward,
and reasonable charges, paid by
CONRAD SEIP.
Living near Eafton.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, out of the pas
ture of the fubferiber, living in the township of
Tredyffrin, Chester county, on the 30th of October
last, a dark bay MARE, about fourteen hands
high, and about five years old ; die paces and trots,
has no white about her, neither brand nor ear
mark, the hair of her body commonly turned back
wards in the winter, looks cross or angry if any per
son goes near her, has a remarkable fmall,head, and
a lively look. Any person apprehending the thief,
and securing him in any of his Majesty's gaols, shall
have FIVE DOLLARS reward, and FIVE
DOLLARS for the mare, with reasonable
charges if brought home, paid by
CHRISTIAN WORKISOR.
Darby, tgtb of the lotb month, 1,73.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
I QTRAYEDorSTOLEN,
° out ° f the P astu re of Na:
w than Garrett, on Sixth-day
^^_sq night last, a BAY MARE,
two y ears old last spring, about
tin fourteen hands high, a natural
trotter, has a star on her fore
b6ad > and a m ark on her near
fide about fix inches above her
flank, as if she had been splayed. Whoever will
bring said ware to the fubferibers, shall receive
FOUR DOLLAR S, and for the mare and
thief, the above reward, paid by
NATHAN GARRETT, or
THOMAS TISDAL, Rope-maker,
in Market-ltreet, Philadelphia.
T H E
ADVERTISER.
NOVEMBER Bth, 1773.
WANTE D,
To HIRE by the YEAR,
AS OBER middle aged man, who tinders
stands farming, and can be well recommends
ed. Enquire of the printer.
Brandywine Hundred, Newcafile
County, Nov. 3, 1773.
TO BE SO L D,
At PUBLIC VENDUE,
On Wednesday the firft of December next, and
may be entered on immediately afterwards,
AN exceeding valuable Plantation or Traci of
Land, confining of about three hundred acres,
and containing about fifty acres of marsh, and a
large quantity of upland meadow, the remainder 1^
remarkably productive of grass, so as to render the
whole extremely suitable for a Grazier, being like
wise little more than a mile distant from the borough
of Wilmington, and is therefore Very convenient to
an exceeding good inarket, which is held there twice
a week : Thereon is a large brick dwelling-house,
and kitchen, a large barn, stables, fpring-houfe,'
garden, orchards, &c. The vendue to begin at two
o'clock on the premises, when the conditions of fald
will be made known, and attendance given by
MARY HULINGS.
TO BE SO L D,
By PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the fubferibers, on the sixth day of December
next, at twelve o'clock,
A PLANTATION situate in Ucbland town
- 1 ship, Chester county, containing two hundred
acres of land, of which there are one hundred clear
ed, with a log house, a good barn, spring house,
and other out-honfes thereon ; also two good bear
ing orchards, with some other fruit trees: There
are twelve acres of meadow mostly watered, and
more may be made ; the wood-land well timbered
and watered. There are horses, cows, houfhold
furniture and implements of husbandry to be fold at
the lame time. The conditions of sale will be made
known by
JOSEPH WILSON, and
GEORGE WILSON.
TO BE DISPOSED OF,
THE TIME of a Dutc, servant girl, whd
has near seven years to serve: She is honest,
sober, healthy and strong, and fold for no fault,
but want of employ. As the calh will not be want
ed immediately, credit will be given if required.
Enquire of the printer.
Cape-May County, Oft. 26, 1773.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
WHEREAS JACOB BENNET, of
this county, this day escaped from my De
puty after service of a writ upon him ; I do hereby
promise a reward of TEN DOLLARS to any
person or persons that shall take the said Jacob
Bennet, and secure him in any of bis Majesty's gaols
in America, so that he may be again delivered 'into
my custody : And I hereby further promise to in
demnify any person or persons that shall take and
secure the said Jacob Bennet, as aforefaid. The
said Jacob Bennet is about fifty years of age, near
fix feet high, marked a little with the small-pox,
and has black hair; he speaks loud, but in a short
bioken Dutch language. It is imagined he will ap
pear in a poor habit, as he has followed the business
of horse-jockeying for some time, with but indifi
ferent success.
JONATHAN JENKINS,
Sheriff of Cape May County.
October 32, 1773.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARDS
^^^=ram D AN AWAY from the
fubferiber, living in Ci,l
County, an apprentice boy, by°
t }ad e a tanner, named H AL^
< ''°™LAN D, Qotit eightetfk
✓ y. ea , rs of age, and atout five &
^.^ eight or nine inchesdiigh ; he 1
^^^^^^''^ a straight well/n&llow,
with a bold counted ,fl& a rfj
voice, short black hair, and is left handod; &
when he went away, a coarse home-made^ lead co
loured cloth jacket not lined, with small m£ri bk
tons, a claret coloured broadcloth jacket,ithitt
sleeves, white drilling breeches, coarse thres ftoCk
ings, new shoes with double foals, a±felt rat aL
molt new, with yellow lining, an old "white fhiiQL
Rock, and silver clasps with two large letters inH,
in fide, unknown ; he also took with him two ozn=4
brug ihirts. Whoever takes up said apprentice, pnd
brings him to his matter living on Bohemia Maftr,
near the Church, or secures him in any of bis Ma
jesty's gaols, shall have the above reward, and rea
lonable charges, paid by
JAMES HUKILL.
TO-MORRO W,
At ONE O'CLOCK, at
JOHN HA R T's
V ENDUE - STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a large and neat
assortment of
MERCHANDIZ E,
HOUSHOLD FURNITURE,
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
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