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tint of these is it, that the ^^ bleed are to cease? And
tow many shades mud we defoend lower still in the scale,
ere mercy is to vanish with them? But it is no uncom
mon thing, my good Sincho, for one half of the world to
use the other half like brutes, and then endeavour to make
them so—For my own part, I never look upward (when
I am in a pensive mood at least) but I think of the bur
them our brothers and fitters are there carrying, and could
I their Moulders from ounce of them, I declare I would
faout this hour upon a pilgrimage to Mecca for their fakes
which by the bye, ,artc.4o , exceed# your walk of ten
miles, in about the fame proportion that a visit of huma
nity (hould one of mere form; however, if yon meant my
Uncle Toby more, fee if your debtor. If I can weave the
tale I have wroth into the work lam about—it is at the
Service of the affixed—and a much greater matter § for in
fcrious truth, it Cails a fad fydeupon the world, that fa
great apart of it are, and have been so long bound in
chains of misery § and I cannot but both re pefl and feli
citate you, that by so mwh laudable diligence yon have
broke the operand that by falling into the hands ms fa
good and merciful a family, Providence has refeued you
irom the other.
And so good-hearted^ancho f adieu! and believe me
f This hoaeM African grains, we are informed, wee
a few months finre, b, the permiflion of Heaven, earn
ing a (absence, by keeping a little (hop somewhere in
Weftmiafter.
BOSTO N, December 17. Y
STATE of ^MASSACHUSETTS BAY,
THE Committee of both Houses, appointed to enquire
tak, the r^afous of the failure of the late Penobfcot expe
dition, have, after giving due notice to the Commanders
by land ~nd sea, and cited such perfon# as the Committee
judged moA likely to give the best account of th? reasons
of the failure afoßfeid, proceeded to enquire into the Causes
of said failure.
General Lovell's narrative of his procedure With the
Councils of War by land and sea, and th# depositions of
the several witheffes, delivered in on this enquiry, accom
panying this report, and the opinion of your Committee
the aforefaid fubjed, wiil appear as follows:
ift Queftton. Is it the opinion of this Committee, that
alley have made fafficitut enquiry irto the carafes of the fai
lure of the late expedition to Penobfcot ? I
Aofwer, unanimously, Ye.
QdQeCion. WoM appears to be the principal reason
of th^ailure ?
Answer, unanimously, Want of proper spirit and ener
gy on the part of theCommodore
Question. Was Genera! Lovell culpable in not ftortf
lag the enemy's principal fort according to the require
ment of the Corerardore and naval Council, who insisted
upon teat as the condrira of out (hips attacking the ene
my's fliips when at the fame time the Commodore inform
ed him, that in case of faeii an attack, he must call the
marines on board their ffiips ; Th, lift was not made a
part of the condition by the naval Council?
Answer, ue^nim^fl/, No
4th Oueftian. Whet, in the opinion of this Commits
£ee, was the occasion of the total deftniainn of our fleet ?
Answer. Principally the Commodore's net exerting
tymfelf at all in the time of tha retreat, in oppoling the
enemy's forernoft ships w purlflit.
sth Queftioa. D^s it appear that General Loved,
throughout ths expedition ai?d retreat, aaed With pro
per courage and spirit ? ',
Answer, unan^ ally,,Yes § And it the opinion of
the Committee, tad % e been forniftied with all the men
ordered fer the f'tvice, or been properly supported by
the Commodore, he would probably have reduced the e
° 6th Qyeft^n. Does it appear that the Commodore
dirourag^ way enterprizes or offenfive measures cm the
part of our fleet ?
Answer, ucanfrufly, Yes ; and though ne always had
a majority of the Naval Council apinff offenfive opera
tions; which majority was mostly made up of the Com
manders of private armed voffels, yet he repeatedly said,
It was matter of favour that he called any Councils, and
when he had taken their advice, he thould follow hi# own
Opinion., .
As the Naval Commanders in the ferviceofthe State
ar ra particularly amenable to the government, the Com
mittee think it their duty to fay, that each and every of
them behaved like brave experienced good officers,
throughout the whole expedition.
7th Q^ftion. What was the condud of Brigadier
Wadsworth during his command?
Answer. Brigadier Wadsworth (the second in command)
throughout the whole expedition, during the retreat and
after, till ordered to return to Boston, conducted with
great activity, courage, coolnifs and prudence.
° The Committed find the number of men ordered to be
detached for this service, were deficient nearly one third.
Whether the (hameful otgleQ is chargeable upon the Eri
gadiers, Colonels, or other officers, whole particular duty
it might have been to have faithfully executed the orders
. of the General Assembly, they cannot afeertain.
ARTEMAS WARD, per Order.
PRESENT.
General Ward, General Tjtccmb,
Mr. Dana, General Farley,
General Danielson, Major Osgood.
Lofton, October 7, 1779.
Published by Order of the General Court.
Afteft. JOHN AVERY, Deputy Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA, February 3.
By a gentleman from Charles-Town, South Carolina,
we are informed, that Capt. Milled, who left the Ha
vanna about the firft of December, and arrived at Char^s-
Towo, repotted, that a packet had arrived to the Gover
nor of Cuba, with an account that the Spaniards had ta
ken poffeffjon of Pen facola, where they had made ,og Bri
tish prifaners, besides Refugee. Capt. Millegan also re
ported, that an expedition was forming at the Havanna a
gainst St. Augustine, and that all th# veffeb lay at a fin
ite anchor, ready to put to fee, at the fherteft notice#
AMESSAGE from the Frefidedt and Council, to the
Reprefentativet of the Freemen of Pennsylvania, in Ge,
neral Assembly met.
Gentlemen,.
AT thia critical period; when such a variety of impor
tant concerns call for your wisdom and attention,
your pundual attendance on public business, must afford
the greeted fatisfadiou to your coriftitaera The evils
arising from want of difrfpline and experience in war, be
ing happily furwouated, by the (kill of our officers, and
the bravery of our troops: The Citizens and Yeoman
ry of the State, seam now called upon in a peculiar man
ner, to man ifell their virtue, spirit and firmnefs, in sup
porting this noble Rnd necessary contest, lo ris to bring it
toa happy iffue.'
The farther emiffion# of Continental Money having
now ceased, seems to afford a toll'd foundation for efta
bldhing public credit upon feme fixed principles, aid en^
faring the public fuyplies. The alacrity with which the
Aflemblies of this State have enabled l@ws.for rafiug mo
ney by taxes, as recommended by _the Hon. Congress,
demonflrates their zeal far the genffc^caufe, and has in
duced us to exert the authority antrufted to as, Ito ex
ecute them with energy and expedition For this end we
have specially called upon all officers throughout the Sque,
ek-ftei to this necessary duty, requiring their ufruoA ex
ertions, and we trun every good man and lover of hi#
country will jield a chearful compliance and affi lance.
We lay before you sundry refolutiou^ol the Hon Con,
grefs on this fubjeft, and also for procuring such Supplies of
' Specific articles as the resources of this State may enable her
to furaifh in the common cause. We alfe lay before you
sundry papers on the affair# of the Frontiers, which in va
rious rejects require the attention of the Mouse at the
present Sessions.;
Among the other papers now communicated, is also a refb
lution of ffie Hon. Congreis, recommending the enaßing
a law for conferring on the fubjefts of his Most Chriflian
Majesty, within this State, certain rights and immunities,
in matter of property, in return for similar privileges,
granted the inhabitants and wbj& of these State#
within his kingdom, agreeable to the Treaty of Alliance.
Ferfuaded that every opportunity to inaaifeft our attach
ment to this great and good Prince, and the interest of hi#
sob jedl, must be highly acceptable to the good people of
this State, wackßnot doubt your ready compliance with
this refutation..
In the line pracribed to us by the Constitution, we shall
most cheerfully co operate with you, for the advancement
of the public interests, and attaining the great purposes of
government.,
JOSEPH REED, President.
Council Chamber, Jan. „th, i„p>
The AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCt-
ETY, is to meet to- moriow evening, at their Hall in the
University, at Six o'clock precisely, on bufinef# of parti
cular importance. :<
•, The CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY
meet on Saturday evening next, the sth infiaat, at free
o'clock precisely, at the Dutch Lutheran School-house,
in Cherry-Alley.
EDWARD POLE, Secretary.
N. B. The room will be accommodated with a good ire
ia the flove.
X^KX^P^
TO BE SOL D,
A HANDSOME IRON GRATE and
COPPER COAL-BOX, act the worse for
wear; Also about twenty-five brnbeis of COALS,
in calks. The whole to be fold together. Enquire of
the Printer.
'J A'C~? A RK,"
CONTINUES to carr, on the DYEING Bu
finefe in its different branches, viz silk garments,
tenons colours ; fkain and new silks for ftortf and flhops,
dyed black and dre&d ; cotton, flowered and Spotted
gauzes of all kind,, dyed black and dissed to answer
any purpose; worked# and yarn, and cotton and tax
yarn-dyed blue, red, and divers other colour#; jeans,'
fittians and cotton velvets dyed sundry colour, and
drilled ; meat cloaths cleaned, &c. The whole done
with expedition, and upon a# reasonable term# a# the
times will admit of. Work received and deliverea at
his house in Secendftreet, betwixt Market and Chef
nut-ftreets, and at the Dye-houte in Water street, be
twixt Walnut and Chefn at-Rreetr, Philadelphia.
N. B. Cemmiffioas from the country carefully an
fw+red.
Philadelphia, January %,
STOP P E D,
By the fubferiber, on fufpi<ion of being Helen,
EIGHT flieets, two silk handkerchiefs, fix aprons,
ten ffiifa, and one table-cloth. Any ptrfon ap
plying to Benjamin Paschall, Esq; proving proper
ty and paying charges, may have them again.
AHb S TOPFE D, and may be fecn at the office of
Plunket Flbeson, Esq; two silver watches, two sil
ver tea-spoons, one masked with a cypher, one ditto
psp.fpoon, part of a piece of fiil-cloth and a remant of
ditto, about two and a half yard# of black plvih, five
yards of light home-made cloth, two p^ir of womens
lather Ihors, one light broadcloth woman's cloak with
a hood, a remnant of h^ewn cloth, and fandry other
articles formerly advertised.
ALEXANDER CARLYLE, Cenftabla.
To be LET by said Carlyle, a TAN.YARD
conwieat, ia which th«rc is a quantity of good BARK,
also a WELL HOUSE in the fame, if wanted.
CAME to Abel James's plantation, in the
4 Northern-Liberties, rear Frankford, a sorrel
HORSE about fourteen hands high, a sorrel MARE
about fourteen bands high, and a bay MARE fifteen
hands high. The owner or owner# are dnfired to come,
prove their property, pay charges and take them away,
February 1,
Ouinet Township, Philadelphia County, Jan. f.
ft L L those who are indebted to the estate of Philip
Heist, diceafed, by bonds, notes, book-debts, or'
otherwise; are dsfired to pay on or before the 4th or jtb
day of February next, to the fubferibert, who will at
tend on said days, at the said Philip Heist's late dwelling
house. And tbofe who have any demands aggift said
erte.ee, are likewise defied to bring in their accounts, du
ly atteded, on said days#
feETER HEIST,
JACQB MILLERj Executory
T^o Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
STOLEN or STRAYE D, on theni^ht of the
roth infant (January) from the door ot Christian
Steal, in Whitemarfit township, a dark brown HORSE,
coming four years old, neither brand nor ear mark;
some white on one of his hiad feet; a well made crea
ture, about thirteen hands high, paces arid trots, car
ries lbw in his gaff, arid nerer was (hod ; the marie di
vides on each fide from the head half way on his neck;
and the (hort hairs at the root of his tril are white. A
fed and white dog with peaked ear# followed the horse.
Whctevar gives information of, or brings she horse,
and thief if stolen, (hall have the above reward, and for
the horse alone One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, prid by
RHUDOLPH BARTLE.
CT^HEPROPRI ETORS^f I'N^IA NA
I are requested to be pui.&ual in meeting, agrees
bg±o their adjournment, at thZlr.disn Queen Tavern
in Philadelphia, on the lirrt Monday in February, at
'Four o'clock P. M. Per order,
Jan.fr DAVID FRANKS, Pr^dQ
_ Ph:iadftt% February !, 17^^
On FRIDAY the 4th infant, TUESDAYS
Bth, and FRIDAY the nth, at the Theatre in
Southwark, Lame'# and Gentlemen will be agreeably
, -entertained with various new Equilibriums on the
SLACK W I R E,
Such as never were performed on the Continent but b,
the 1 celebrated•
Mr. T E M<F E EMA N,
Late from Europe.,
HE balances, turns find iwingi on the wire to ad#
miration.
He beats the drum on the wire in full swing.
.He play# with federal balls on the wire with great dex
terity.
He balances a foord on tfe brim of a wine-glafe,
wal&& backward and forward, kneels down, and reco^
ver, with great agility.
He walks blindfold on the wire, lies down and rife up#
He fits in a thuir on the wire, bahncf# a ftra% with a
fbrni&d table before him, when in full swing.
He bateau a plate on the hilt of 3 fyord, with the
point of th /Word un the nrtge of a milled doHafy and
the appoGte edge of tye dollar on the brim of a wine
glafe, %^d nvies all spin like a top./
** walks, kpe-ls and swings on a board to admiration#
Aifo c great variety es fifcf exhibitions with pipes,
hoops, hets, &£ &c. &'.tdo tedious to mention.
The performance will conclude with a cumpicat horn
pipe, 'rhe door# to be opened at Five o'clock Sa the
evening, and to b^in at fa.
Tickets may be had it t 5, Co^ee-Heuf#, tie City Ta
vern, and,,the place of performance. Box Fort, Dol-
Ito—Pit Thirty Dolkrs^-Gallery Twenty bdiara.-
Children, from 4% years old to t%lve, will he admit
ted for Fifteen Dollars. The house will he well illu
minated, and the core,any entertained with good
Mufie.
Philadelphia, February a.
'Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
•^ H E dwelling-house of the fubfetiber was broke
open last sight, and robbed of one fine diaper
cloth, one fine HojUnd apron, one striped muffin ditto
marked M G. two fiver watches, one the maker's name
W. Brown, London, No, 146, the other faarkid Clay
fan PA the filyer f*co slfo a borfewhip mounted, with
silver, engraved Do^&r Ssr„mat, a pair of old ft (Honed
large fau^rr filvar (hoe-buckles, -and several other arri
cb# not recoVrfttd. Whoever apprehends the robber
dr robbers with the goods, fh*|l receive the above re
wa^r or Two HuNDRiB Dollars for the goods, or
ih proportion for any part efthem,
GEORGE GLENtWORQI.
Philadelphia, February
S:XTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN from the QpMrter-Maftcr General's store,
about the mirtelvot kft week, a new pair of SHOES,
and a pair of Urge silver BUCKLES, weight forty pen
^weight. Whoever will bring them te the fubfenber,
at the Quarter M?fter-Gener&i's store in Frent-ftrsef,
between Chefnut and Market fttt#, (hall have the
above reward and no enefticns afcd
JOHN HENDERSON.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On FJdav, February 4th, at ten o'clock , the forenoeft,
at the Plantation of Philip Heist, deviated, in Guinet
township, Philadelphia county.
A PLANTATION containing iob acres of land, ri
beut one h;(f cleared. The woodland is exceed
"Wy gu^d, confiding of chefnut, oak and hickory; fix a#
ere# are meadow, and five with winter grain in the
groundi There is cn the preraifu, rigood dwelling
house with a pump of excellent water before the door;
a barn, a goad Kitchen garden, and cn orchard of 840
'PP J q pear, peach, and the best fort of cherry tree#.
At the fame time will be fold, <undry houihold and
kitchen furniture; the terms of sale will be made known
at the time of sale, and attendance given, by
PETER HEIS T,
JACOB MILLER, |