The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-06-03 00:00:00, page 4

Mr. Dunlap,
Should America continue the Land of Liberty, it
rail probaby be the bap ; left country the fun ever fam.
The contemplation of this must animate every generous
msdm the cauJe.of Freedom.—l hme thrown together
a fem lines on this fubjefi, and if they are mortb publi
cation, you may insert them in your next Packet.
The future GLORY or AMERICA.
SOON as the lark observes the morning's grey,
The firft faint glimmerings of the opening day,
Upward he fprirgs, to meet the rifi^g light,
Hangs in mid air and carrols at the fight:
So towers the mind, to fee the day at hand,
And night's dull train withdrawing from our land;
She towers on high and hails the orient ray,
The dawn of glory brightning into day ;
Rapt with the view, foiefees its mid day blaze —
Sees distant times, and futu e Scenes surveys.
She fees the time when this New World (hall (bow
The giant ttrength the bears and cruffi the foe;
When tyrant Kings shall vex her realms no more,
Bur h ughty Britain trembles at her power;
When mad Bellona fnal forget to rage,
And smiling Peace recalls the Golden Age;
When angel Freedom hastens to our Chore,
Shall call it hers—nor be an exile more.
In this joint reign of Freed m and of Peace,
1 seethe S ns of this New World increase;
Num'rous as oceans lands I fee them rife,
Num'tous as stars which gild the winter sties,
And westward r ar their fearlels steps they press,
And make a Ga den of the Wilderness.
Sec ! in those wilds where now the Savage roams,
Or wigwams stand fa f r Agriculture comes!
At her approach the sorest prostrate lies,
And 10l the dwellings of our children rife;
At her command, the golden harvest grows, #
The desert smiles and bloff ms like the rose,
And (hepherds teach their fleecy flocks to stray
Where the fierce panther us'd to prowl for prey.
See ! peaceful hamlets deck the rura scene,
And towns ari'e by many a distant fleam.
I fee them rife beside Ontario's flood,
Where once huge oaks and aged poplars flood ;
I fee them glittering in the Ohio's tide,
I lee them deck the Miffifippi's fide.
I lee the time when Industry explores
The desert thro', and meets the ocean's Chores—
Along those (hores she bids fair cities smile,
A d heavy fields reward the peasants toil,
Invites a thousand navies to her strand,
Lader with wealth from many a distant land:
From Pertia's realms, the boast of former times,
From China's coast or India's burning climes.
What millions swarm (call'd fo^h by Freedom's ray)
From Georgia s graves to Baffin's frozen bay,
From where the huge Pacific laves her shore,
To where the wild ' Atlantic's 'urges roar.
To ble's these millions, Art exhausts her powers,
And lavifb Nature empties all her stores;
While Commerce lays her trealuies at their feet,
And rifles different lands to make them great.
Then (bail fair Science feaft th' enraptur'd mind
With Knowledge yer unpluckt, and Truth refin'd;
No more recmfe, she fpieads her hundred doors,
And opens all her intellectual stores.—
She calls the Mules from their ancient feats,
And bids them hasten to her green retreats.—
They batten hither—and they love the glades,
Stray thro' the meads and frolic in the (hades;
Smit with these virgin feenes, their praise rehearse,
And bid them flourish in immortal verse;
To paint their beauties, wake the poet's tongue,
And n it a grove shall bloom, or river flow unsung.
Some future bard, whom all the Mules love.
Shall sing the charms of fair Virginia's grove.
Or tune his vocal reed by Schuylkill's fide,
Struck with the beauties of his silver tide;
And Susquehanna, as she rolls along,
Shall hear her name immortaliz'd in song.
Here Governments their lift perfection take,
EreCted only for the People's fake;
Founded no more on conquest or in blood,
But on the basis of the Public Good.
No contents then (had mad ambition raise,
Ho chieftans quarrel for a fptig of praise,
No thrones shall rile, provoking lawless sway,
And not a King to cloud the blifsful day;
But Freedom, universal Freedom reigns,
Nor lees & Slave in all her happy plains.
'Twas for 'hefe embryo blessings Warren bled,
And lav'd Montgomery's daring Ipirit fled.
In their defence brave Nafo refign'd his breath,
And gallant Mercer nobly frown'd on death.
Oh ! may their fame which blossoms in the tomb,
Arid this dim view of ages yet to come,
Nerve the young warriors atm in Freedom's cause,
And edge the sword the honefl: patriot draws;
LANCASTER, Printed by J OHN DUNLA P.
Teach him in Freedom's cause, 'tis truly great,
To bare his bofem to the (hafts of fate;
To brave the horrors of the deathful plain,
And freely fall, if Heav'n shall so ordain.
Then shall his spirit, free'd from mortal cares,
Mount to the flties and mingle with the stars;
Heroes shall kindle at his growing fame,
And distant ages venerate his name.
ADOLPHUS.
PENNSYLVANIA, ff.
A PROCLAMATION.
By the SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of the Common Wealth ^Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS the fouowing named persons, late
and heteo'ore inhabitants of this State, that
i< to fay—Abel James, merchant; James Humphreys,
the elder, E^nre; James Humphreys, the younger,
printr; Henry Lisle, John Hart, Chamlefs Hart, D^.
vid Sp oat, Th mas Sto y, Malcolm Ross, William
Price, Thomas Roker, and Tench Coxe, merchants;
Abel Evany, Enquire, attorney at law; Benjamin
Titley and Peter Howard, traders; C leman Fifhtr,
(fan of William Filher, Esquire); William Cliffton,
gentleman ; Junes Stevens, late baker; Bowyer
Brooks, flaip carpenter; John Allen, carpenter and
tallow ch ndler; Thomas Badge and William Comp
ton, tallow chandlers; Willi m Austin, yeoman, Ute
keeper of the New-Jersey terry; Kenneth M'CuHough,
yeoman; Charles Stedman, the younger, Enquire, at
torney at law ; John Shepperd, (table-keeper; James
Delaplane, late baiber; Robert Currie, leather
breeches maker ; P ter Sutter, hatter; James Ridnle,
tavern keeper; J hn Parrock, yeoman; John Young,
heretofore of Graeme Pak, gentleman; and Oswald
Eve, late of the Northern Liberties of the city of Phi
la^elphia, merchant and gun powder make: ; all now
or late of the city of Philadelphia: And D.vid Potts,
f Potts Grove, merchant, (ion of John Ports): And
Christopher Saur, the elder, and Christopher S?ur, the
ounger, printers; Joseph Smemak^r, and Abraham
Paftornis, tanners; Andrew Hathe, inn-keeper; Mel
chior Meng, carter and baker ; and Jacob Meng ; all
now or Ute of Germantown Township: And Peter
Rohefon, and Jonathan Robeson, the younger, millers,
(firns of Jonathan Kobtfon) now or late ot the Town,
ship of Whitamarlh: And Abraham Iredell, Purveyor,
Jmes Davis; Williara Chrifty, malon ; and John Ro.
oerts, labourer ; all now or late of the township of
Horfham: And John Roberts, blackfmib; Nathan
Carver, wheelwright ; and I rael Evans, blacksmith ;
all now or late of Upper Dublin Township: Ano John
Huntsman, miller ; Robert Cunrad, mason; Enoch
Supplee, farmer; ano Williara Evans, carpenter ;
all now or lae of the township of Norrington : Ni
cholas Knight, limeburner ; John Parker, John Lille,
and Robert Irfl, labourers; all now or late of the
township of Plymouth : And Jacob Richardson, car
penter, ot Upper Merion township: And Stephen
Stig r, yeoman ; now or late of the township of Whit
print: And William M'Murtry, merchant, and Ed
ward Stiles, manner and merchant, both now or late
of the towi(hip of Oxford ; all late or now of the
county of Ph Hdelphia : And John Bulla, now or late
of the township of N wlin ; Curtis Lewis, blacksmith ;
now or late f the township of Est Caln; Timothy
Host, gentleman, and Richard Swanwick, late of the
Custom house, Philadelphia ; all now or late of the
county cf Cheftei : And Caleb Pyle, of the township
of Weft-Marlborough; Isaac Green, the • conger,
now or late of the township of East Can, ft fbandma ;
and Francis Arinftrong, deaer in hor *% ana Wiliam
Armstrong, (hoemaker, both now or late of the town
(hip of Sadfbury ; all no^ or late of the said county of
Chester: And Henry Sky les, yeoman, now or I e
of the county of Lancaster : And Alexander Irwin,
carter, now or late of East Penrfborough tonrHup, in
the county of Cumberland : And Joseph Romicb,
tecman, now or late of the county of Northampton :
AndD nie! Coxe, heretofore of Trenton, in tleSare
of New-Jersey, Esquire : And Jam $ Chalmers, for
merly of the city of Philadelphia, merchant, late of
Kot county, Maryland, yeoman ; have severally ad
h^ed tn, and knowingly and willingly aided and a(
fifted the enemies of this State, and of the United States
o America, by having joined their armies ar PJ| a .
delphia, in the county of Philadelphia, within this
State ; WE the Supreme Exe. utive Council aforefaid,
by virtue of certain powers and authorities to us given
by an Aft of General Affembiy, entitled, " An Aft
for the attainder of divers traitors, if they render not
thrmfelves by a certain day, and for vetting their ef
tales in his Common-Wealth; and for more effectual,
ly difeoveting the fame; and for ascertaining and fa
tisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon," DO
hereby ftriaiy charge and require the said Abel James,
James Humphreys, the elder, James Humpheys, the
younger, Henry Lille, John Hart, Chamlefs Hart, Da
vid Sproat, Thomas Story, Malcolm Ross, William
Price, Thomas Roker, Tench Coxe, Abel Evans,
B-njmin Titley, Peter Howard, Coleman Fiffier,
William Clifft n, James Stevens, Bowyer Brooks,
John Allen, Thomas Badge, William Compton, Wil
liam Austin, Kenneth M'CuHough Charles Stedman,
John Shepperd, James Delaplarv, Robert Currie, Pe
ter Sutter, James Riddle, John Parrock, John Yount,
Ofwild Eve, D,vid Potts, Christopher Saur, the elder,
Christopher Saur, the younger, Joseph Shoemaker,
Abraham Paftorius, Andrew Hathe, Melchior Meng,
Jacob Meng, Peter Robefun, Jonathan Robeson, A
braham Iredell, James Davis, William Chrifty, John
Roberts, John Roberts, Nathan Carver, Israel Evans,
John Huntfinan, Robert Cunrad, Enoch Supplee,Wil-
liam Evans, Nicholas Knight, John Parker, John L ; fl%
Robert Liflc, Jacob Richardton, Stephen Stiver, \Vri
liam M'Murtry, Edward Stiles, John Bulla, Curtis
Lewis, timothy Hurst, Richard Swanwick, Celeb
Pvle Isaac Green, Francis Armftrcng, WJl.am Arm
ftroug, Henry Sk)les, Alexander Ir^in, Joseph Ro
mich, Daniel Coxe, and James Chalmers, to render
themfe v.es refpe&ively to tome or one ot the Justices
'cf the Supreme Court, or of the Justices of the Ptace
of one of the counties within this State, on or before
Monday, the fixih day of July next ensuing, and also
aoide their legal trial 'or such their tritons, on pain
that every of them the laid Abel James, James Hum
phreys the elder, James Humphreys, they un^er, Hen
ry L:fte, John Hart, Chandefs Hart, D vid Spreat,
Thomas Story, Malcolm Ross, William Price, Tho
mas R ker, Tench C^xr, A/el Evans, Benjamin Tit
ley, Peter Howard, Ccl< man F fhei, William Cliffton,
June Stevens, Bowyer Brooks, John Alien, Thomas
3a ge, William Compton, Wuliam Austin, Kenneth
M'CuHough, Charles Stedman, John Shepperd, J ms
Delapline, Robert Currie, Peter Sutter, J mes Rid
dle, John Parrock, John Young, Oswald Eve, David
Patts, Chrirtopher Saur, the elder, Christopher Saur,
the younger, Joft ph Shoemaker, Abraham P ft^rius,
Andrew Hrthe, Melchior Meng, Jacob Merg, Peter
Robeson, Jonathan R befon, Abraham Iredell. James
Davi c , William Chrifty, John Roberts John Roberts,
Nah^n Carver, Israel Evans, John Huntsman, Robert
Cunrd, Enoch Supples, W: li m Evans, Nicholas
Kuright, Juhi .Parker, John L de, Robert L fle, Jacob
Richardson, Stephen btiger, W Iharn M'Murtry, Ed
ward Stiles, John Bulb, C& tis Lewis, Timothy H, rft,
Richard Swan Tick, Caleb Pile. Ila/ Green, Francis
Armstrong, William Arnrihong, Henry Skyles, Alex
ander Irwin, Joseph Rumich, Daniel Coxe, and James
Chalmcis, not rendering himfelf as fcr p faid, and
abiding the trial aforefaid, (hail, frem and after the
said sixth day of July next, ftmd and be attainted of
H ; [fh Treason to all intents and purposes, and shall
fuffer such pains and penalties, and undergo all such
forfaiters as persons attainted of Hi^h Treason ought
to do. And all the faithful subj-st of this State are
to take notice of this Proclamation, and govern them
fclves accordingly.
GIVE N, by order of the Council, under the hand of
Abe Honourable George Bryan, Eftuire, Vtce-
Prefdent, and the Seal oj the State, at Lancafler,
this twenty firft day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thoufana feoen hundred and fewenty-eight.
By ord^r m Council
GEORGE BRYAN, Vice-President.
GOD SAVE THE COMMON-WEALTH.
Attefled by order of the Council,
T. Matlack Secretary.
WWW^V^^W^^^W
Bucks County, May 7, 1778.
NOTICE is hereby given, that, agree
abe to a late Law ot this State, impairing
the Justices of said County to hold their Courts at
fu<h places as they (hall find most fafe and convenient:
The usual Courts of said County for June Term, will
be hell t Mr. M Calia's, in Plumftead ToAnlhin; of
which all civil officers, and others concerned, a e de
sired to take notice By order of the Jufices,
JOHN THOMPSON. S riff.
"To be SOLD to the Higbeft Bidder,
At the house of John Smith, farmer, at Muderhead,
fix miles from F enton, on the 20th of June text,
ONE new twelve inch cable, 120 fathoms in length;
One tn and a half inch ditto, no fathoms, al
niuft new; one seven and a half inch duto, 90 fathoms,
°°' !," w ° rn i shrouds, stays and standing rigging for
a vrfel of 200 tons burthen.
Alft: to be fnld a< Eaft< n, in Pennflvaria, on the
15th &f June, a compleat suit of fails and running rig
ging 4 or a brig of 200 t<ns burthen. For particulars
apply to St t phen Joseph Rouget, at Ealton, or
to Capt. Maroquier, at Trenton.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of
William Ferguson, late of Weft Nantmell
Townflrip, de eared, by bond, note or took account,
are d-fiied to make payment on or before the twen
tieth day of June next; and all those who have any
demands against said estate, are defined to bring in
their accounts properly attrfcd, in order for payment.
Those who negleft, may expe& to be proceeded
against as the Law dirfts, without further notice.
ALEXANDER PFMING ] , .
JOHN GRAHAM, j Admmiftiators.
Potts-Toiun, May 16. 1-7%.
LOST,feme time last month,
nIVE United States Lottery Tickets, No 890184,
jr 89^185, 890193, 890194, 890195. Whoever
finds the lame and wife! bring them to the owner, shall
have t^e money that was loft with them, which is about
EIGHTY DOLLARS.
The Managers of said Lottery are desired to flop said
Tickets if they should draw prizes and be brought to
receive the money, as the fubferiber can pr®ve°them
his property. WILLIAM ALLEN.
Dover, Kent County, Delaware State, Abril 14.
YE S I ERDAY was committed to the
gaol of this County, a Negro man named LON
DON, about five teet five inches high, who fats he
belongs to Capt. James Young, near Chambet fburgh,
in Cumberland County, State of Pennsylvania. His
said master is defined to fend for him, pay charges and
take him away. THOMAS WILD, Gaoler.