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A SUP FLEMENT fathe Aft, intitled, "An
AR for regulating anaeflabli&ng Admiralty Jurifdic-
TXTHEREAS by the Aftof Assembly, in titled, "An
'' AH tor regulati% and eftabbfhing Admiralty Jurif
rl'idion," puffed the eighth day of March lift, no provi
sion <s ro.de for the tril of capital and criminal offences
committed at sea, previous to the passing of the said A&,
and it is r^fonatle. that the fame mode of trial Should
be adopted, for offenders of this kind, before th© said
time, as since ; and it is necessary that all such offenders
Should be duly punched :
Be it therefore enamel, and it is hereby enabled, by
the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth
of Pnofylyania, in General Assembly met, and by the
authority of the fame, That all traitors, pirates, felons,
and criminals who have effended upon the seas, or with
in the A!p r dry Jurif liaion, on or before the said eighth
day of Maren I, ft, may aod fhali be enquired of, tried,
adjudged, and pvnifhed id ths fame manner, at any Ad
miralty Seffinns to be held for the trial of such offences,
as if tie f me had been committed since the aforefaid day ;
and if any p*rfon or perfous happen to be indited fcr a
ny such offence done or hereafter to be done upon the
seas, or in any other pace within the Admiralty Jurif
dißion, or as ac<iff rics before or after the fa&, either
on the land or upon t^ seas, by a Grand Jury for the
city or county of PhiUrieiphja, or for either of them, be
fore the Jud es or any two of them of the Court of
A bpirahy Sessions mentioned inthe AR to which this is
a Supplement, fat then such order, process, jud^m^rit
add execution (half be tifed, had, done and made to and
against every futh person and performs so being indited,
as against trailer , felons, murderers and other criminals,
fcr toafon, felony, r briery, murder, manslaughter, or
other like offences d nr upon the land within the said ci
ty or county, as by the L ws of this Commonwealth is
accullomed ; and the trial of such offence or offences, if
it be denied b) the officer or offenders, fhali be had by
twelve lawful m-n of the said city and county of Phila
delphia, or either of taem;.and such as fhali be convict
ed of any such offence r offences, by verdifl, confeffoo
or otherwise in the said Court, {hall have and foffter futh
pains of death, losses of lands, goods and chattels, and
other punishment, as if they had been convifled and at
tainted of any treasons, felonies, robberies or other the
said offences done'upon the land, and fh\U be utterly ex
cluded the benefit of cl r G y, where the fame is taken a
way or not admitted for such like offence committed with
in tee bedy of a rn-joty, or GO land.
Ard be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,
Tal if any ( toe fubjßs of this State, or of any of the
United States of America, thrill cotahit any piracy or
robber/, or any aft of heftility, a/ainft other the fubjefts
of idg State; or of any of t.e other United States of A
merica, upont^ %, under colour of any commission
from any foreign Prince or State, or pre erice of autho
rity from any p&fon woatfdever, such offender and of
fillers, ant every T them, mill be deemed, adjudged
aid taken to be pirates, hibns and r' bbers,Rnd they and
every f them bring duly convicted thereof, according to
Hie AR of Affimbly zbovt recited, for regulating and
est hlifting Ad/rnraky jurkdiaicn, or this Aft, fhali
have and buffer such puirihmubt and forfeitures, as pi
rirtes, ^kos and robbers upon the fe^s ought to have and
{idler
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That if any U^wm^n'er or Writer of any ship, or any
feamau ' r marin r. half in any place, where the Ad
nihal , arii jbrif 4 fboo,betray hjs trust and turn pirate;
eir-y rirut r, ' ? p^ncafy and felonicufiy run a
way wire is or their drip or (hips, or any oarge, boat,
ordnance, arrmuohion, goods or merchandizes, or yield
them up vehinraril, to any pirate, enemy or traitor, or
biihg any feddein, :reff*ge'fr#m either of them, or cbn
fel§ combine or copied rate with, or attempt or sndea
vourio corrupt, any commander, master, officer or ma
riner, to yi, ! up or run away with any ship, goods or
merchandize, of tuhi pirate, or go over to pirates or e
nmahs; or if any p~rfm foal! lay violent hands on his
Comiwandet, thereby to hinder him from lighting in de
fence pi his ship and goods committed to his trull, or
[ha d confine his matter, or rtfake er endeavour to make
a revoltin his (hip, he /half be adjudged to be a pirate,
fHon and robber - nd being convided thereof as aforefaid,
{hall have and fuff r such pains of death, lots of lands,
goods an. critteis, as pirates, felons and rubbers upon
the f^ ought to have and fuffir
AND WHERBAS complaint has been made that
rarity soldiers have defected film the armies of the United
States of. America and entered od board private ar ned
fllips, dad when in foreign ports have deferred them,
whereby the Spates have been greatly injured in the lots
Cf foldikrk rind fhbjeas:
Be It therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid) That
every Captain, matter or other officer belonging to any
vessel, ^ho fiixll receive or entertain an, deterter, know
ing him to be fuci, th.ll forfeit arid pa, tothis Common,
wealth the fain of Uti thous nd pounds, to be recovered
by seizure of hi' or their goods arid chattels, dr of monies
in the hands of the Marfh^l or Agents, or where a (uffi
cient sum of money cannot be obtain, d thrbrigh the above
means, then, and in that case to fuffer one year's iropri
funment withbut ball or minprize.
And be it forth r enafted by the authority aforefaid,
That all fliares of prizes and wages to which deserters
from the armies of the United States of America, who
have or fhali enter on board any private ship of war or
other vessel, that are or may hereafter be intitled to, shall
be confiscated and forfeited to the use of this Common
wealth, and applied for the recruiting the line of this State
in the Fcedetal Army, and, all wills and powers, letters
of attorney deeds of sale, and every other species cf con
veyance executed by such deserters either before the fail
ing of such vefftls or at any time after their return or
fending prizes into any port of this State, before the
Marlhal of the Admiralty Court has given notice of his
being fully prepared fully to pay Ihares of prizes to per
sons intitled to receive them, fhali be null and void ; and,
if after the publication of this Aft, the Marthal of the
Admiralty Court or any Agent fhali advance goods or
money to any person discovered to be a deserter before
the Marshal fhali have given notice that he is ready to
fully pay all (hares of prizes, such advance fhali be at
the rifle and loss of the person advancing it.
And be it further ena&ed by the authority aforefaid,
That His Excellency the President or Honorable Vice-
President and Executive Council of this State, be autho
rized to appoint an Agent and proper perlons under
him, to visit all vessels in the ports of this State, on board
of which it may be fulpeaed deserters are entered or en
gaged and there demand of the feoior officer on board
the roll of his crew/ and that each map when his name is
called over, fhali be ,hewn to the person or perlons au
thorised as above, and all such as are claimed as deserters
fhali be delivered up ; and in case the officer immediate
ly commanding on board any vessel fhali refufe to pro
duce his roll, shew the men, or deliver up such as fhali
be claimed as deserters, he fhali forfeit and pay the sum
of Ten Thoufaod Pounds, to be recovered by. ao aßion
to be brought for that purpose, or fuffer one year's im
prisonment, which penalty fhali also be incurred by eve
ry person obfirußing such search ; and it fhali be the pro
per business of the abovementioned Agent, to give notice
to the Marflial of all deserters by him or the perfont ri
der him difeovered, and claim and receive their (hares of
prizesand wages, and pay the fame unto the State Trea
surer.
AND WHEREAT it is found by experience in•
expedient to continue the eleventh feAicri in the Alt to
"At^l tbis is a Supplement, any longer in force :
Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the said
feßion ft Providing that nothing in the said Ad contain
ed, which might contradict or interfere with the directi
ons of an Aft of Assembly of this Commonwealth, in
tided, '' An Aft for the effectual suppression of Public
Auctions and Vendues, and to prohibit male perlons;
capable of bearing arms, from being pedlars and hawk
ers," passed on the twenty sixth day of November last,
mould have effect or be in force for ^nd during the con
tinuance of the said recited AB," be, and the fame is
hereby repealed and made void ; arid all prizes and pro
perty condemned by the Judge or the Admiralty, in pur
suance of the directions of t^e said ma, except Negroes
and Mulat toes, may and fhali be fold at public auction,
by the Marshal of the laid Court of Admiralty., to the
higbeft bidder for the fame, widen Ute (hall commence
within twelve days after such candemnanon, on giving
fix days previous notice thereof, as well in hand bills as
in one cr more of the public news-papers of rhe city of
Philadelphia, and the said file fhali be continued without
unnecessary intermission, until t:.e whole are fold; and
the nett proceeds thereof be distributed as by the said A&
is prescribed, which ditiribution (hall by him be made
withip twenty days after such sale is complaated; under
the penalty of twenty per centum for the sum to ne^leded
to be paid, to be recovered iu an adic^ brought for the
fame.
Provided always, That perlons legally authorized,
shell appear and make demand thereof agreeable to the
made prescribed by the A& to which this is a Supple
ment.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That in case any vessels, gocdr, wares ^r merchandize
so as aforefaid fold by the Marshal, fhali not be paid for
by the purchaser within three days after the file thereof,
that t%en the said Marshal fhali or may again eXpofe such
vessels, goods, wares or merchandize to public auction
for the account of the captors, and having difyofed of
them for thorey, fhali and may recover against the firft
purchifer all lota wnatfoever, which may arise on such
facond sale, together with costs, damages and charges,
in any Court of Common Pleas within this Comroon
wt^kh.
And be it further enaded by the authority aforefaid,
Tnat all other parts of tne Aft of Assembly before recited,
and to which this is a Supplement, not hereby altered or
(applied, Ihail rcwi in, continue and be in full force and
virtue.JOHN BAYAR D, Speaker.
Enacted into a Law at Philadelphia, on
Friday the twenty-second day of Sep
tember, in the year one thousand se
ven hundred and eighty.
THOMAS PAIN E,
Cure of the General Assembly.
An ACT to revive and continue for a further limited
time, the AD for laying an embargo on rhe exporta
tion of provifioos trem this State, by sea; for a limited
time.
ty! i HEREAS an A&intitled, "An A& for lay
mg an embargo on the exportation of provinces
from this State, by fra, lor a limited time, passed on the
twenty-^ight^ day of February, Aono Domini, one thou
sand (even hundred and eighty, is expired b) its own ii
mitation, and it being expedient to continue the fame to
a further time; Therefore,
Be it eiia&d, and it is hereby enaded; by the Repre
fentlfivbs of the Fr eemen of the Commonwealth of Fenn
fylvanja, in General Assembly met, and By theauttiority
of the fame, That me said AO, arid every clause, prov so
and thing therein cootuned, lave the elaufe limiting the
continuance thereof, (hall be, and the fame is hereby con
tinued for fix months, and from thence to the end of the
next fitting of the General Assembly.
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enacted into a Law at Philadelphia,
on Friday the twenty-fecon^ day
of September, in tee year one thou
(and (even hundred and eighty.
THOMAS PA 1N E,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
<4*H*+*s4 64-o*l*o4?*+§*
Philadelphia, 10th month 9 tb, i 7 gj.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED of STOLEN off the Commons near
this city, on the z6ih of lift month, a likely red
and white COW, the colours remarkably bright, white
face, nd cheeks and ears, and round her eyes, the dif
ferent colours in large parts and more red than white,
give milk, and hath three of her teats marked with a
black spot on «ach, holds her head high, and has a wild
look. Whoever will drive said Cow home to the fab
fcriber in Chefnut-ftrcet, (hall be entitled to the above
reward ; or any person who will give information where
(he may be bid fhali be generously p^id for their trou
ble, by JAMES WHITEALL.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIA M FOR BB S,
At the corner of Water and Walnut-llretts,
m LLU M Salt by the Sufhel, Rum and Jamaica
CT Spirit by the hogfh ad, Molasses by di to, choice
o'd French Brandy by ditto, Lisbon Wine by the pipe
or quarter talk, old She rv Wine by the quarter calk,
Spwifh Sugarin box's; Hyfon, Congo, cemmou Green
arb Bou,a Terri ; Window Gials % by io, ix by 10,
and 9by7, in b^x:s and halfboxes ; an elegant affort
meni of ! elf Englifu Flint Class, confining of quar,
pint and h^f pint decanters, wine gUff ^ (ill and half
piht tumblers, and a variety of common tumblers; all
w ich will b^ fold I<^ for cash.
TO SOLD,
TH R RE good Phaeton,, a Family Waggon, two
Sulkeyb and a Chair, with Harnes for each; by
Q^ARRIER and Hunter, Coach-makers, at the corner
of F.ftn and Arch it—eth, Philadelphia,
W A NTED ft) hire by rhe month,
ASM ART flick or white BOY, about fourteen /
or firteen years of age. Enquire of the Printer^
STEPHEN GIRARD,
Has fcr Sale, kt, his Store in Water-ftieet, between
MAiket arid Ar^h freets;
MUSCOVADO styr in liogfhea&s and barrels;
Coffee in hogsheads, tiercel and barrels,
French Brandy in tierces, three freaks old-,.
Tkffia in tierces,
Gun-powder in half barrels,
Superfine Cloths, Chatouns, Plaiilles,
Cirri' lets, men's cotton Stocking#,
Fine Woolen ditto for women, and a quantity of com
pleat Mufquets with Bayonets, &c. &.. &c.
Office for Convey tricing and Sale of Real Estates.
TO B E, S O L D,
^ L rye LOT of GROUND, lituate on the est fide
,^. of Seventh- street, about half way between. Market
and Arch-ttreen, being 50 feet front and 198 tert dep,
with two two-fft r, brick houses erected on part of the
font ox. Seventh !t. : :et, both injured, with p'i zzai; and
kitchens to each. On the other part is built:; Irarne
ft:b:e, and on the back part of the lot may be owitfede
ral other h uses, having the privilege of a four feet alley
running Irom.the back part of the Ib^into Saga, Alley;.
A tank Louie, 3 Tories high in Front, and sir Water
ftreet, fijußte between Race and Vine itreets; divided in
to two appartmenis; the lot 17 and an half feet front,
arid in depth 4.0 feet, fubjeci ^ a groupment of 61. ster
ling pfer annum.
One undivided half part of a lot of ground, ficuate at
the south-east corner of Arch and SYth-ftteta, being
96 feet front on Arch and Nortb-faertts; and zoo feet
in £-<w& an s^ttatrut^^Tbree grbundrents, relived
in Spard(hpiftoles, well secured by brick buildings, each
51. making 15!. in the whole. For terms of sale aprly
to Abraham Shoemaker, at his office in Fourthiftrect,
below Spruce street, Philadelphia : Who ,hath a br^e
number of other hcufes, plantations and lands for sale,
befidcs an elegant Coach, neatly painted, with a com
plete set of Harbefs f.>r two horses ; and an elegant Horse
and Chaise, with Harners complete,
Wanted as an Apprentice, a Lad who writes a good
hand.
Philadelphia, Sept. IS, 1780.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
P AN AWAY last night, an apprentice lad named
William McGuire, about seventeen years of age,
five feet two or tsret inches high; wears short hair, is
much pork marked, stout made, by trade a fhuemaker,
is furpefted to he on board the ship General Greene, or
some other veflri in the river. Whoever apprehends
laid lad and brings him to the fobferiber, living in Front
street, betwixt South and Shippen streets, &li havethe
above reward and all reafonabie charges, paid by
JAMES GIHON.
N. B. All makers of vessels are forbid to caA) him
off at their peril.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
CTRAYiD or STOLEN out of John Towers's pa~
' lure in Kinfiffiig Tow fh;p, on the ninth infant,
(September) a bay H ORSE, With a black mane and
tail, about firteen hahdshigh, ftveo r fix years old, lame
in his near hind leg, when mounted is apt to canter; he
is blooded, and carries himfelf handfo^tl,. Whoever
takes up said horse and delivers him to .he fuhferiber at
the corner of Mat k^t and Front-streets, opposite the Cof
fee-houfe, Philadelphia, fhali have the above Reward,
and all reasonable charges urid.
WILLIAM GUIREY, Grocer.
Philadelphia, September Is, 1780.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
O ANAWA Y, on the Right of the x6ih inst. front
" the Subferiher, a likely Negro Man, named POM
PY, about five feet fix inches bigh, square built, a^out
twenty-five or thirty years of age, had on when he went
awaf, a lound old hat, red jacket, drilling fhert co.t,
and tow linen trowfers.
Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him in
any goal of ths United Stales, cr returns him to his
miler in Front below Walnut street, fhali receive
the above reward, and grateful acknowledgments from
WILLIAM NICHOLS.
N. B. Ad masters of vlffels are forbid carrying hira
off at their peril.
TO BE
y^ NEGROE WENCH, about twenty-five years of
age, and a Child between two and three years old.
Enquire at Mr. Philip Maois's, merchant, in Front
ftreet.