The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-08-03 00:00:00, page 2

For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
7T is long since my mind has been male up on Mr. Paine
Ji —I never thought so contemptibly of the literary fame
Of Penrrfylvanians, as to suppose that the palm of learning
was to be beftmed on him, or that he was to triumph over
all the energetic plans that have often been displayed in
the present contest on behalf of our country. Since his
late publications against Mr. Deane, I firmly believed, that
in the mrts of sophistry and quibble, few, if any could c
qua! him, and had got myfelf mt^ that flrain of ideas of
him, that I conceived no falfehood however pilpible be
ne ith his acceptance, and no character however illustrious
above his daring calumny. Convinced of this, I remain
ed lilent, satisfied that t^e pit be dug for others, Dull at
iaff tlofe on himfelf, and that after the glare ofa pafling
mDedr had been his, he would fink again into primeval
'infigmficance. As far as events have yet unfolded his roll,
my opinion frauds justified, and humanity now biis me
pity, that Rumbling on toe brink of popular odium, he
Its not hbw near he approaches to where he imagines he
"is leidihg others.
Already, countrymen, he floods denied by Congress as
a writer of untruths, by citizens of eminence and worth as
a calumniator and tool of a faction opposed to the liber
ties and independence of their country, and exposed to all
of you, as wilhing to make you parties in his quarrels,
and that your exertions should in his d< fence cause to flow
a torrent from the veins ofyor bed citizens, which him
felf has neither the courage nor preemption to attempt to
draw.
Permit me, fellow citizens, wherever you are in your
remotest fet.laments, I call on you, Pennsylvanians to bear
testimony to that noble spirit which dignifies your brethren
in the capital, wndft I dife o'e to you th, D daring attempts
which may not have reached you, as they were tr.iniad.cd
here, and which their conilm.y and virtue overcame —
A reputable spirited citizen o this place, by name White
head Hump.treys, —no Tory —but amah who hai ac
companied your arms to bat.:, and corfcious of the dig
nity of the Office, had glori t defending your rights
and liberties when attacked from tiftant figures. This
man, thinking Mr. Paine what CohgrTs, many eminent
citizens, &c, had ton? Rnethought him, viz. a disturber
of the public peace, a fpreadcr of talfehoods, and fewer
of dissension among the people, had carried to the press
fabie performances for your information, fubnii ting t»em
and Mr. Paine to yourjudywmnt; for so doing he was
called to the Coffee houle, and there arraigned before a
relpeAable number oftitizens For what? For having re
taliated on Mr. Prine, his own indecent productions, and
for having tried to convince you of the baseness of his de
signs. All the pieces he had carried to Mr. Towne were
read before them, and unbounded rage was expected to
follow to the utter deftruttion o. this, your fellow-coun
tryman.—Wren lo—Select a bri hi page in the annals of
fame to reu rd the Rory. That virtue which was ever
yours, when opposing tyr nhy, flew to his aid, and tire
freedom of the press was decreed what it ready is tne pal
ladium cf your eights and great basis o your liberty and
independance. Shall I recount to you* he arts made use of
to avert mis decision ? It was offered to vote, whether Mr.
Paine was a friend to America, if ^e was," W. Humphreys
was so too, and therefore on a par with him. It was laid
Mr. Paine was a public man, if true, are public trusts
factions from attacks from the prefer I they were, how
often has Mr. Paine violated the rights of public men, by
itidifciiminatily atta< king them ?
It was said that Mr Paine had been offered a bribe to
desist writing againg Mr. Deane. If this was true, (which
I do not believe) toe friends of Mr. Paine drove to get
W. Humphreys put to death for writing ^gaiaft him.
And if money was offered in ©me case, death was threaten
ed in the other, and which was mod deterring, I leave
you to judge. If Mr. Deane was inxio^s, Mr. Paine
should not write against him, Mr. Paine was tortured with
apprehensions ©f Humphreys's pen, and here at last the
matter Hands even, but in this day's paper is t^eperfor
mance solemnly anounced to you, as elucidating the af
fair ofthe bribe, and in the name of Liberty, what d >es it
amount to ? A connected series of sophistical evafio^,
which your own good sense muff find out, bears neither
the marks of candor or ingenuity. I will spend a feivmo
meets in examining t. ero. On examining ^r. Dime's
letters, he finds that Mr. Deane requtits tne names of the
party, not trie circumstances of tire otter of the bribe. Now,
How could Mr. Paine possibly give the one without the o
ther, and does not common sense point out, trat it Mr.
Paine had said "Mr. m de the offer, the name
and circumstance <e. e already told, and without faying
this he could not give up the name, for putting a name on
blr.uk paper without any thing else, would not do it. He
writes to refer the matter to Congress, arid why so ? It ip
pears Congress were informed in his letter of April Aft,
and they have never noticed the matter yet, still it muh be
referred to them. But how is this to be done, will Mr.
Paine stoop to wait on tnem again ? No. The united Re
presentatives of America in Congress afAmbled, must call
on I im. He fays, if Congress please to call on me for par
ticulars, I will furmih them. Is this furierable? Mull
our country, thus collected, bend to him or he to them ?
Whether Mr. Wilson was con erned in a Commercial
Company, or Mr. Deane, in fending money to England,
what had all this to do with the case in point?—a great
deal—for it is thrown out to divert your attention from it.
Mr. Paine fays he Bands acquitted at all events, for he re
fufed the bribe. Well he might refufe it, for its not being
enough for ought we knew, and how then does he Hand
acquitted? Let us try if we ca not fee fur her into this
matter. Perhaps a gentleman knowing Mr. Paine's pro
fefEon to be that ofa writer, might offer him a filary to
hand his history embellished to posterity; if that interfered
with Mr. Paine's communicating intelligence to the pub
lic, that gentleman might know nothing of it, and this
Mr. Paine acknowledges. Suppose a flip-carpenter em
ployed in building a public vessel, is that to bar every
man from applying to him to build a private one, or is
the offer to be coofirued into a will of his defining to build
the public one? Surely not, he might be able to build them
both; perhaps the puplic might not be in haste with theirs,
perhaps a thousand things might occur to make his com
pliance with private views not incontinent with the public
weal.
But the man who thus equivocates, be assured, has nought
to tell. Mr Paine, is no ielf-denier, he has oeen lav th of
public secrets, and I dare fay is not over careful in con
cealing his own. Thisis apparent, for if it was improper
the public should know all of this matter it was equally Co
they should know any thing of it, unless indeed he meant
hy insinuation, to foment jealousies, defiruAive of your
peace and happiness, which really from his writings ap
pears to be his intentions. Do you think it unlikely, fa
thers and countrymen, that the Britilh toe may have pen
honed a man like this to raise distrusts against those men
who have fought them bravely in the field, and baffled
them in Council, for interest is a leading principle, and
what could ad ante theirs more than this? By such a man
they Dp ail public confidence, sow difeord between the
States in union, between us and our allies, thereby in
yolvin us eventually in ©ne common ruin, in which he
could lose nothing, having nought at flake. I do not
fay this is his case, becauft I do pot know it, but I fay it
is probable, and he who so freely fufpeds others, must in
his turn pardon mipicions.
Heartily congratulating you, my fellow-citizens, for
your zeal and firmnefs in support of liberty, you may be
assured you will soon reap its effeas; by supporting liber
*ty at home, you will secure it from abroad, and remain
thathappy foil (defined the happiest 'neath the cope of
'Heaven) where tyranny is equally hated and refilled,
whether it flow from a Kmg, Lord and Commons, or
from intestine foes. To latest ages may you remain, as
you deserve to be, the envy and the glory of surrounding
climes. JUNIUS.
S.dwrdaj, Jty flfl, 1779.
FISH-KILL, July 29.
We hear that the ravages and Tories, a few days ago,
burnt f-veral houses at Pinpach and Minifink. We have
but imperfect and "Contradictory accounts of this affair ;
but it # reported, that several of the Indians have been
killed by the militia, and that tome of our people are like
wise killed.
By letters from Martimco, we are informed of the deat
of Mr. Godfrey Hutch.pson, late of this town, mer
chant—a gentleman much esteemed and refpeffed, confer
quently his death is greatly lamented. He was Agent
there tor this State.
A number of villains (fays a correspondent) in thetvic^
nity of Perfippeney, Morris county, having for some days
before been fufpeded of being concerned in a conspiracy
to take or assassinate Gov. Livingflon, as soon as he should
return from the general assembly, a son of the Governor
having previously induced one of the persons fufpeHed to
believe that his excellency was looked for on the twenty
Second tilt, caused a report to be propagated towards the
evening of that day, that he was actually returned. As
the young gentleman expected that the confpifators would
in consequence of the report, attack the house that night,
he had concerted proper measures for their reception.
Accordingly, at about two o'clock the next morning the
ruffians were difcoveved within fifty yards from the Go
vernor's house ; but being fired upon by one of our pa
troles, they instantly took into the woods and fled. The
perlon however, who was futpe&ed to be at the head of
the gang, and who had for force time past taken up his
residence in that neighbourhood to facilitate the conspira
cy disappearing the next morning, was pursued and ta
kn. He is committed to jail in Morriflown, and has
already made confid rable difeoveries. It is supposed that
some, it not all of those villains, are employed by a much
greater villain than any of them, even the worfhipfull
David Matthews, Esq ; military mayor of the city of
New York ; con, erning whom one James Allen, lately
apprehended for robbery, declared upon his examination,
that " he was present when the said mayor desired Mason
to endeavour to burn Gov. Clinton's house in the course
of the Summer ; that the mayor gave him a description of
its Situation, and who lived in it; that Mason replied, he
should have a little patience, and it Should be effected;
that the mayor told Mason» Ward, Everet and Harding,
four of his fellow robbers (that is, either Mr Allen's or
Mr. mayor's, as the reader pleases) that it was a pity they
could not lay some plot and bring that rascal Gov. Living
ston ; they replied, that they had planned matters so in
that quarter, that they would have him in less tha* two
months; and that they had proper connections in that
quarter for the purpose."
May 26. The detachment of the enemy that landed in
Bergen county or Monday the .7th instant, consisted of
about 1000 men, composed of several different corps, un
der the command of Col. Van Buikirk. Their path in this
incursion was marked with deflation and unprovoked cru
el murders. Not a house within their reach, belonging
to a whig inhabitant, escaped. Mr. Abraham Allen and
George Campbell fell a prey to these more than savage
men. ' Two Negro women, who were endeavouring to
drive off some cattle belonging to their masters, were also
murdered. Mr. Jooft Zabri&ie was ftabbad in thirteen
different places,—Col. Van Bufkirk, altho, he was for
mally acquainted with those barbarities, yet he did not
think proper to take the least notice of the perpetrators.—
Having in some measure satiated their appetite for blood
and plunder, and dreading the vengeance of our militia,
which by this time was collecting in considerable numbers,
the enemy precipitately retreated to their boats, and
went off to New-York.
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Fine parchment, shop paper,
and PASTEBOARD, to be fold by JOHN
DUNLAP.
E are happy to inform the public of the arrival of
tne fleet we have expend, under convoy of the
squadron of M. de la Mothe Piquet; confuting of 5 Hops
of the line, 3 frigates, 2 flutes and 45 transports, &c. We
fhdl give a particular account in our next, as also of the
taking oftueßiands of Jerky and 'Guerufey, which is con
firmed.
BOS T OJuly 22.
We are hutborifed to inform our readers, that the dele
gates from the several towns in this'State, convened at
Concord the 14th instant, have, <with un^amfeled unanl.
^itj, determined on a a general loan to Govern-
M£NT, a PUNCTUAL PAYMENT OF TAXES, and a
GRADUAL REDUCTION OF PRICES.
MARTIN I QUE, June 27, 1779
TRENTO N, July 2^.
Philadelphia, Augufl ±.
To be SOLD by Public Sale,
At the London Coffee-houfe, on Friday next, at Six
o'clock in the evening,
^IX several tracts of LAND, situate in the county
° of Bedford in the ft^e of P nnf;lvania.
No. <, lying about fix miles east from the town of
Bedford, in Friends Cove, contining 1133 >cres 134.
perches, and the uiu d allowance o' fix acres pe^ cent.
No. t. lituate about ei,-;ht miles to the call of the said
town, containing 369 acr<s and tire allow; me.
No. 3. lituate a^out twc're miles weft from the said
town, containing 235 acres and the allowance.
N>. 4. situate at^ut eight miles north from the said
town, containing aS, acres and the allowance.
No. 5. situate about fourteen miles norb-weft from
the laid town, containing <BS acres and three-quarters,
and the al owarce.
No. 6 fi.uate about twelve miles weft of the said town,
containing 91 acres and t*e allowance.
The droughts of the sud fix levciai trails of land may
be seen at uiy time before the Die at Mr. Peter Mil
ler's office in Third fleet. Due attendance will be
given at the sale by the owner of the Did lands,
JOHN ORMSBY.
Six Hundred Dollars Reward.
C T OLEN in the night of the 13th of June hft,
° oct o ( the pattures of toe fubicribers, in the town
ships of Weft Marlborough and Newlinton, in Chester
County, Pennlylvania, one HORSE and two MARES;
the hole a che\ut sorrel, fixieen funds high, round
bedird. a light coloured mane and tail, a small blaze in
his face and blip on his note, trots, paces and gailtps
we I, carries very lofty, newly food before, and about
fix years ohL A large blact mare, about five and a half
hands high, nice years old, a natural pacer, a large
bl xe in her fee , a bl v.k curled mane and tail, two
hind feet white, newly food before, and some white in
one of her eyes. The other a brown mare, five years
old, about fi^en hands high, a natural pacer, a small
star in her face, black niane and tail, a mealy note and
carries it remark.bly forward, and newly shod before.
Wncev^r f'curei said creatures and the theif, so that the
owners mav have them again and the thief be brought
to jollier, Dili have the above reward, or One Hundred
'Dollars for each or either of said creatures, with reason
able charges paid by JOSHUA PIERCE,
JOHN BAILY,
WILLIAM BAILY.
HORSES to be
A SORREL STALLION, seven eighths bloods
ed, got by Yorick, the property of Col. Taylor,
out of the Pacbkt mare, late the property of Col. Hoop
er, of the Eastern Shore, Maryland ; fifteen hands high,
seven years old next giafs. All® a MARE half
blooded, fourteen and a half hands high, rising fix years
old. To be viewed at Samuel Hodgson's Livery Sta^
bles, back of the City Tavern, Philadelphia.
WANT E
For a genteel employment,
A PERSON of good character and abilities, and
' 1 well (killed in and accuftoined to accompts, to whom
an adequate salary will be given. Apply to the Printer.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
SI OLEN in the night of the 26th instant, from
Etham Farm, near New London Cross-Roads, in
Chester county, 4, heavy-bodied natural fretting sorrel
HORSE, rising eight years old, in good order, about
fifteen hands high, Square buttocks, hath two or three#
saddle-marks, a large blaze or star in his forehead, his
mane and tail somewhat darker than bis body, bis near
fore fetlock joint a little larger than the other, below
which he had one of the beftkipd of horse-locks; both
bis hind feet are white up to tne fetlock, and had old
shoes on before. The above reward will be given to any
person that will secure the thief, so that he may be
brought to justice; and for bringing the horse to the
above mentioned term, shall receive ample fatisfa&ion
from e RUMFORD DAWES.
N. B< The thief (it is supposed) left a brown Horse,
about fourteen hands high, ten or twelve years old, has
a star and large snip, his off hind hoofs white, is fiddle
marked and goose-rumped, has crooked hind legs, and
appears to be lame in the ftrfle joint. The owner is re
quested to come and manifeft his right to said horse.
,tb Month 29/b. R. D.
Philadelphia, July 31.
WHEREAS the partnership of Davey
and Haughton, Storekeepers, st the corner
of Third and Market-streets, is this day mutually dis
solved, This is to desire ail persons who have any de
m. nds on said partner Dip to bring in their accompti and
they shall be. paid; And all persons indebted to said
partnership either by bond, note or book debt, are de
sired to call at said store, or at Mr. Davey's house, the
coiner of Fifth fleet in Arch ftrect, to difeharge the
fame, to prevent further trouble.
Philadelphia, August 2.
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
ST RAYED or STOLEN from the Head of Elk,
on Sunday the 4th of July last, a bright bay HORSE,
five years old, ab^ve fifteen hands high, two hind feet
white, a small star, and had a fore on his off thigh.
Whoever delivers Did bo fe to Mr. Rudulph, at the
Head of Elk, or to the fubferiber, shall have THIRTY
DOLLARS; and if ftoien, for the thief and horse the
above reward, and all reasonable expences.
CHRISTOPHER IRVINE.
CA M Eto the plantation of the fubferiber^
in Gofhen township, about the twenty-seventh day
of May last, a HEIFER, supposed to be two years
old last spring. The owner is desired to come, prove
property, pay charges and take her away.
THOMAS BEAUMOUNT.