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17. An Aft tn prevent persons from palling through
this State without p, per passports.
18. An Act for tuc chef and support of maimed and
disabled officers, fiddlers and seamen, and of the widows
and children of inch as fall in b ttle, or otherwise lose their
lives in the military or naval service.
20. An Aft to provide for the eloathing of the quota of
forces ra fed or to be railed in this St .te, for the service of
the United States; and to repeal the laws now in force for
that end.
zg. A fupplemenr ry Aft to an AO, intitled, An Aft
for the more easy and expeditions recovery of penalties on
forfeited recognizances, and for the appropriation of the
monies arising from the fame, and from fines and amerce
ments; dad for other pur'pofes therein mentioned.
16. A fuppLmeutary Act to an Aft, intitled, An Aft
for the regulating, training and arraying of the militia.
His Excellency the Governor and Privy C'oun ii have
been pleased to appoint Colonel John Neilfon, Lieutenant
Colonel Peter Fell, and Majors Samuel H yes and Elisha
Walton, to t^ecommaud of the One Thoufaod Militia that
are immediately to be embodied for the defence of the
frontiers of this State.
June 13. By a gentleman who made his escape from
New-York on Friday last, we learn that Sir Harry Clinton
returned there on Saturday fe'nnigbt with bis suite and
baggage, from his tour up the North River —That Capt.
Armflrong, with fevetai other officers, taken in fort La
Fayette, contrary to the articles of capitulation, were
flripped of their fide arms on their arrival at New York.
— That the Del \ are frigate, mounting 32 guns, with
200 me®, commanded by Capt. Mason, was taken and
feat to an eastern port, by the Bolton frigate—That the
Rose man of war of 20 guns, Capt. Read, with 160 men,
was funk in an engagement with one of our frigates—That
an armed ftiip of 20 guns, belonging to a Mr. Tottori in
New-York, with fevrral other armed vessels, have been
lately taken by the Quten of France and one other of our
frigates off Sandy Hook, and sent to the eafl ward—That
a Ihort time after fort La Fayette surrendered, fifteen wag
gon loads of the enemy's wounded were brought into
New York at night—and that GeuerA Clint©n has sent
for all the troops from H difax.
It is with pleasure we can remark, that through the
bountiful goodness of Providence, the crops both of the
winter and summer grain, are remarkably promising in
this quarter.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.
Extraß 0J 4 letter free: an officer of merit, dated Fort Pitt,
.. 7^s' T 7?9-
" There is nothing I so much dread as a dishonorable
peace. For Heaven's fake, let every good rqan hold up
his hands against it. We have not buffered half I expec
ted we should ; and I am willing to Suffer much more for
the glorious cause for which I have, and Rill wish to bleed."
Wehear from Wyoming that General Sullivan and his
main body were to be there on Wednesday last. No In.
dians have lately appeared for maty miles round that post.
By a gentleman who left Boston since the post, there is
advice, that the Ship Blaife-Caftie, of^riftol, formerly an
India trader, a privateer of 20 carriage guns, nine-pound,
ers, and 90 meny had been sent in there b, some letters of
marque
Mr. Cullum, a French gentleman, alighted h A re on
Thursday last from Charleftown, in South-Carolina. He
set out some days before t e attack made, on the 11th
of May, upon that place by General Prevoft, but tarried
in the neighbourhood till the 12th, on which day he con
versed with an inhabitant of charader, a Mr. Davies, who
came out of the town after the retreat of the Royal army.
He states the loss of the enemy at upwards of fix hundred
men, and fays it was expected the rest would be made pri
soners. Having fallen into the hands of General Prevoft
in Georgia, and obtained his liberty on parole, Mr. Cul
lum declined flaying in a place which the General aimed
to reduce.
We have the pleasure of informing the public that se
veral of our neighbouring States, convinced of the utility
of the spirited resolves entered into by the citizens of Phi
ladelphia, have adopted similar measures. Committees
are already chosen in most of the counties of Pennsylvania,
and letters have been already received by the Committee
of this city from Committees chosen by their brethren in
the State of Delaware and New-York.
It is strongly fufpefted by many good Whigs, that per
sons who are desirous of evading the regulations entered
into by the citizens ©f Philadelphia for appreciating our
currency and lowering the prices of goods, are in a secret
manner removing quantities of tea and other articles, with
design to promote a scarcity and defeat or embarrass the
spirited measures adopted by the Committee. It is hoped
that every inhabitant will have an eye on the different
avenues leading from the city, that such enemies to our
country may be detected and dealt with agreeable to their
merits.
A number of barrels of flour will be disposed of this day
in small quantities, at the regulated price, in the market
houfe, under the infpedion of some of the members of the
Committee of this city. And we hear they have takeh
measures to have a quantity fold every market-day, for
supplying those inhabitants who may be in want.
X*t The prices as fixed by the Committee to,commence
the firft of July, will be in our next.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
To all gentlemen at the helm, particularly those who have
been authorifed by the Hon. Congress, to grant appoint
ments.
Greeting.
THE affairs of this Continent are at present hanging
in equilibria, thro' the inattention of some, the pre
judice in favour of the King's government in others ; and
the difaffeded (of which there are a great number) to the
present proceedings of the Legislators of the different States
not forgetting foreftallers, engroffers, &c. some of which,
and their conduct are hackneyed out (but not properly ex
amined to the bottom) in the different news-papers. I have
difeovered and shall now point out some who are appoint
ed to polls of honor and profit, who have never put their
Shoulders to the wheel in these our present calamitous cir
cumstances, but have rather been unfriendly to the pro
ceedings in general.
Let the Deputy Q. M. General for Chester county ex
amine his conduct in appointing a man to aft for him at
Chester, who took the oath to the Savage of Great-Britain,
since the battle of Brandywine and the independence of
America, and was never known (tho' a Major chosen by
the people, a man of considerable influence) to give any
assistance to the good of the Common-wealth ; but rather
Studied by falfe pretences to deceive the public, and put
a flop to some who would have turned out in the hour of
tbegreateft trial, when our worthy General was drove
through the Jersey, and was most in need of our immedi
ate affifiance.
Is tnere any true friend to his country who has been har
raffed, nay, some compelled by law to the service can look
at such appointments with any eye but indignation, let the
public or the world in general judge.
Was there not a man who had fervid this State faithful
ly, to be found, capable to fill the post ? I fay well known ?
Because many might be mentioned who turned out in the
beginning, when &ery thing wore a gloomy afpeft. Could
none of these be assisted, without catching these fellows
running to occupy such polls ? I don't know whether I
am wrong or not, but from a Serious view of matters it
has been sinister Schemes for private "emolument, and to
the great disadvantage of the public weal. As it lays a good
deal in my power, I (hall point out every abuse against
this my country, that comes within the narrow compass
of my observations, which are not the least extensive. As
this is the firft that is handed to the public, I beg they may
not be impatient, for every thing past and to come Shall
be properly taken notice of in turn.
A SPECTATOR.
P. S. All gentlemen who have the public's money to
lay out at their pleasure, are requested to as lwith the
greatest eeconomy in future, as some affairs that a:e past
will be animadverted on in due time.
THOUGHTS ba SLEEP.
CINCE Sleep, death's image (nightly warnings giving,)
° We all by dying live, and die by living
Subjed at once both worlds to our infpe&ion,
Each night's our grave, each morn the refurreaiori.
Life but death's harbinger, its advent proving,
As light precedes the dial's Shadow moving.
Light proves the Shadow, and the Shadow light,
And ev'ry day must have its ev'ry night.
And ,vho would with for, who expert a morn.
For bats and owls to hold us high in scorn?
Life running into death, death into life.
Should soothe of each the anguiSh and the Strife.
Dying each night, diurnal lifetime past,
We but rehearse what we shall do at last.
No prompter, perfect in our parts, we need,
Repeating them so oft we must succeed.
Life thus, and death, consummate but one Scene;
Beyond what drama eyer yet could feign.
Death is but man's protest behind him left,
That he's of visibility bereft.
Life's handmaid, death —to end a talk begun.
To brush some fpets off flicking to the fun.
Why dread to die then, what each night we do?
Why boast of life, with death each night in view?
But let the duellift and suicide,
S®ns of despair, or sons of ba fiard pride,
Avaunt—to Heav'n life is a debt each owes.
For only Heav'n can claim what Heav'n bestows.
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A Fashionable Second-hand
C.H A R I O T,
With HARNESS compleat,
Will be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On WEDNESDAY next, at the Coffee.houfe,
At Twelve o'clock.
To ^'E ^O LD BY -
JANE B ARTR AM,
, In Market-Greet; next door to the Indian King,
GERMAN STEE L,
And a quantity of CORK S.
T~O FE SOLD BY
JAMES W O O D,
Next door to the Battle of the Kegs, in Witei-ftreet,
above Race-Street, Philadelphia,,
A COMPLEAT set of AWNING IRONS,
for an eight-oar'd boat.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM ALRIC KS,
In Water Street, next door above Walnut-Greet,
A NEAT assortment of DRY GOODS, suita
ble to the season ; a small assortment of GLASS
WARE; some boxes of Clock-Face and Window
GLASS, and a few hogSheads of Weft India R UM.
Philadelphia, June 25,
AVERY large and general collection of
BOOKS, on all ufeful and entertaining fub
je&s, is just opened for Sale by JAMES Y()U NG,
of Baltimore-Town, at the store lately occupied by
Messrs. Harman and Lewis, in Second-street, near
Spruce street. A Catalogue may be seen at the store,
where constant attendance is given.
Also Rum, Tea, Sugar, Coffee, Indigo, and sundry
Dry Goods, to be fold low far cash.
FTFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
D AN AWAY from Jacob Sulger, Constable,
" living in Race-street, betwixt Fifth and Sixth Greets,
Philadelphia, a prisoner named JOHN BUR NS, art
Irish man, a thick chunky man, about five feet fix inch
es high, and about thirty-two years of age. Whoever
takes up said dvferter, and brings him to the fubferiber,
shall have the above reward besides reasonable charges.
JACOB SULGER.
CA M Eto the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Plymouth town(hip, Philadelphia county, on
the twelfth inst (June) a chelnut sorrel HORSE,
about seven years old, near fourteen bands three inches
high, trots and canters well, and is in good order. The
owner is desired to come, prove property, pay charges
and take him away.
NICHOLAS KNIGHT.
Philadelphia, ]uue ?r«
W A N„T E 0/
In one of the Public Offices in this city,
AC LERK who understands book keeping and.
merchants acc^mpts, and can he well recommend
ed. Very genteel wages will be given to one whose
knowledge and character may amlwer the above descrip
tion. E squire of toe Printer.
Lancafar, June 21.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
f^ AN 3WAY from the fubferiber \,. evening,
^ the zeth inftint, a Negro man named DA N,
about twenty-four years of age, five feet four or five
inches high, much pitted with rhe fmalhpox; his drefa
when he went off is uncertain, as he took funcry deaths
with him, amongst which are, two coats, a light faga
thy and a brown with yallow butters, two jackets li^ht
blue and bi^&n, a pair of new buckskin breeches, seve
ral pairs of old striped /nd two pairs of to ^ trowfers,
three good fhhts ? and a round hat. Said Negro is fond
or playing the h iole, and has a good deal of money
with him which he acquired that way, No doubt he
will be particular in changing his dress, and endeavour
topafs a$ # a 'freeman. Whoever takes up and secures
said Have in any gaol, so that his rn;fter may h^ve him
again, fhalliecxve FIFTY DOLLARS reward,
and if delivered to me in Lmr tier, the chore reward.
_CaR^STJAN WIRTZ.
N o B. A White-man is in company with said Negro,
fir which there is a reward offered.
THIR TY DOLLARS REWARD.
I, R OKE out cf the liable of George Francs, in
3 Third street, near Race street, Philadelphia, a
°^rel M A R E, with a white Gar in her forehead, four
i^hite feel, marked on th^ left fide GW; a natural
trotter, (hod before, has a lively eye, between four and
five y?ars old. Whoever figures said mare aed will de
liver her to George Francs, in Third street, or to
Peter Oversheimer, in Germantown, (hall have the
above reward.
TWENTY~bOLLAR sLrE WARD.
CTRAYED or STOLE N on the tenth instant,
'> (June) off the Commons of Philadelphia, a back
HORS E, about fourteen hands high, and al« it ten
years old, h-Q .rack in the right fore foot, a Leitch
tail, part of hisu^ ne trie med on one fide, has a white
(pot on his forehead, pretty thick in I^ bind joints,
fbod all 7 oun/, has no grits but trot ana gallop. Who
ever b 4 aken up said horse ^nd will return him to the
fubferiber, in Second-Greet, above Vine street, Phila
delphia, ihall receive the above reward, and xeafohaWe
charges, paid 5y
BARBARA stonemetts.
WH ERE AS a man about the middle of
December kft came to my honfe, (the fub
ftriber's) and in the way of difeourfing I asked him from
whence be came? he said from Maryland. In the
morning he told me that he w\s going to one Chriftiaq
Kern, with whom he had left a horse in the month of
July last, and that he was going to take him away. In
hrs return he called at my boufe sgain ; I asked him
whether he had got his horse ? he answered no, and that
Mr. Kern had told him the horse was dead. In the
month of January last my neighbour Jacob Weafcl came
to my house, and told me that Mr. Kern had fold the
above-mentioned horse to one Henry Hoover: I en
quired ot said Hoover's neighbours whether he bad such
a horse; they laid he had. After forae time I told
'Squire M'Henry of the matter, and that he should tell
Mr. Hoover not to difpefe of said herfe, but keep him
till the right owner came for him : Mr. M'Henry told
it to said Kern, who came to me and enquired about
the man, and whether he was German or English ; I
told him a German b, his speech, and he replied that
the owner of the horse was an English native. Now,
therefore, if the owner should hedr of this, and will ap
ply to Mr. Henry Hoover, in Bucks County, Pcnnfyl
vania, he may find his dead horse alive again.
And whereas I observed in Mr. Kern's advertisement
that he defines the owner to come and take away his
horse, otherwise he would fell him within three weeks
after notice to pay costs, at which I am very much fur
prized, for Mr. Kerb with his own mouth confeffed be
fore me and evidences, that he had fold the horse ans
received the money.
ANDREW KEUCPLIN^, S. L.
WE the fubferibers acknowledge that we have seen
the above-mentioned man who left said horse at Mr.
Kern's; we took him to be a German by his speech.
Adam Nogel.
Filter Long.
CAME to the dwdling-houfe of the fub
feriber, in the Northern Liberties, near the Rising
Sun, on the fourteenth inft^nt, a stray M AR E, of a
bay colour, between fourteen and fifteen hands high,
trots, paces and canters well, is (hod all round, her
(hoes much worn, arid is thought not to exceed fix years
old; no brand nor car mark. The owner on proving
property and paying charges may have her again, by
applying to MICHAEL SMITH."
Nitetown, fone 21.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the thirteenth of June, 1778,
from the fubferiber, riving in Hardwick, Suffix
county, New-Jersey, a Negro Wench named NANNY,
about twenty-two years of age, thick built, of a yellow
ish complexion, and pretty long hair : had on when (he
w6nt array, a white linen short gown, a pale blue flan
nel petticoat, an olddtriped lincey ditto, pale blue stock
ings, and leather heeled (hoes. Whoever takes her up
and secures her in any gaol, so that I can get her again,
shall receive the above reward, and if brought home all
reafonabte charges, ' paid by
THOMAS HUNT.
N. B. She had two bonnets with her, one black and
the other white. §