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BALTIMORE, July 14, OT9-
A Publication, entitled, " Some Queries, political and
military, humbly offered to the confi leration of the
Public," having appeared in the Maryland Journal of the
6th inst. derogatory of the French Nation tending to
diftraft the minds of the people; and m particular aimed
at the reputation of the Commander in Chief or rhe Ame
rican army—The inhabitants of this town, relenting this
publication, and corfidering it as calculated for invi iious
and malevolent purposes, called on thePriiater for the author
of the piece which had given the offence; and have direded
to be published in the fame paper, his acknowledgment
on the occasion, wit. the annexed letters from General
lee, the author of the aforefaid Queries.
I, William Goddard, do hereby acknowledge, that by
publishing certain " Queries political and military, ' in the
Maryland Journal of the 6th inst. I have tranfereffed a
gainft truth, justice, and my duty as a good citizen; ^nd
in reparation, Ido most humbly beg his Excellenc Gen
eral Wafhmgton's pardon, and hope the good people of
this town will excuse my having published therein a piece
so replete with the nonsense and malevolence of a disap
pointed man.
Balti,ml hewn, July 9, 1779- W Goddard.
(Copy.)
Dear Sir, Need -wood.,June 7th.
AS I am acquainted with your just way of thinking, li
berality and impartiality, a^4 as I think the time is
now arrived, when the peole will bear Truth, I inclofe
you fame Queries, which I believe you have seen before.—
If you are 01 opinion that they will be of use, I could with
you would insert 'em in your Paper, with the following
introduction:
Baltimore (the date you may put youffelb)
Mr, Goddards
The following Queries political and military, were some
time ago handed about Philadelphia. Tht import of feme
of 'em is so curious, that they may, perhaps, affordaroufe
ment, if not information to your Readers, I am, Sir,
your most obedient servant.
Now I think of it, I beg you will confider me as a sub
scriber to your paper, and direct one weekly inclofed to Mr.
Wolford, at Shepherd's Town, Berkley County, Virginia.
Is Col Oswald with you ? If he is, I beg my love to him ;
and be assured that lam,
Dear Sir, year's most truly,
To Mr. Goddard. CHARLES LEE.
(C°py*)
Dear Sir, Shephard's- frown, June 17.
lUnderhandI Underhand my friend Col. Oswald is entered into part
nerlhip with you. Without this consideration, I should
have done your press all the service in my power, as I have
a very particular regard for yourfelf personally ; but I have
now a double motive. I have many papers which will be
of service to you, and you may be assured, that to you
alone they fliall be consigned.—l hope you will not think
it improper to insert the Queries I inclofed. You have, and
ought to have the firft reputation for impartiality, as a
Printer, on the Continent.
Adieu, Dear Sir,
CHARLES LEE.
Baltimore, July 14, 1779.
WHEREAS several publications of a very exception
able nature, (evidently intended to serve the ene
mies of the United States) have lately appeared in God
dard's Journal, published in this town, particularly in the
weekly papers of the 29th June and 6th instant ; the for
mer tending to impeach the justice and humanity of the
Governor and Council of Virginia, as well as the national
honor of the United States : The latter to misrepresent
and impeach the charader of our illuflricras and beloved
Commander in Chief.
We the fubferibers, inhabitants ®f this town; conceiving
it our duty to envince our deteflation and abhorrence of
the authors and publishers of papers, so plainly intended
fro injure the cause of our country, do hereby publicly
engage and ,romife no longer to support or encourage a
press fubfervi/nt to the interests of our enemies ; and that
we will not any longer subscribe for or take the Baltimore
Journal, whilst published by its present author or au
thors,
Thomas Burling, William Neill, John Dorsey, James
Smith, William Buchannan, Mark Pringle, Will. Young,
Henry Wilson, Junior, Hans Creevey, Philip Graybill,
Alexander William Davey, Richard Lane, Will. Jacob,
Damiel Lawrence, Robert Porteus, William Smith, Da
vid Stewart, William Spear, Thomas Harrison, James
Nicholson, James Sterrit, James Cohoun, Robert Pur
viance, Alexander M'Kim, Stephen Steward, Stephen
Steward, jun. Tuomas Hollingfworth, M. Haiflett,
James Govaue, Loyd Goodwin, Samuel Purviance, jun.
Daniel Bowly, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Griffith, John
Sterrit, George Salmon, John M Lure, jofeph Baxter,
Richard Ridgely, John Boyd, Samuel Hughes, Cris.
Hughes, George Welch, Matthew Patton, LeChevalier
D'Anmours, Nathaniel Smith, Thomas Jones, Thomas
Yates, William Knox, Robert Gi more, Thomas Rus
sell, David Williamson, Stephen Moore, Benjamin
Crokett, Charles Garts, John Tinges, Samuel Morri
son, John M'Clellan, William Nicholls, James Young,
Geo. Dowglafs, Nathan Griffith, Robert Harris, Elam
Bailey, William Johnson, Mark Alexander, Lavalin
Barry, John M'Donogh, John Martin, Thomas Jones,
William Clemm, William Stacey, William Gibson,
Cornelius Garritfon, Alexander Rl'Fraden, David Foe,
George Poe. Abram Vanßibber, John Coulter, James
Tibbett, Britting. Dickefon, John Mitchell, John Win
ning, George James, Ralph Storey,Robert French, Tho
mas Johnson, James Collins, Samuel Burtus, John Ley
pole, Adam Lindsay, Robert Henderson, George Wells,
Henry Bride, Thomas Elliot, William Jacob, John
Brown, George Lindenberger, John Gordon, Thomas
Mortimer, Patrick Hannan, William Rogers, Gerrard
Hopkins, Robert D. Silver, John Deaver, fen. Robert
Moore, David Armstrong, Henry Lhora, William
Graham, Charles Weifenthall, Philip Hall, Abram
Larfh and Co. Frederick Myers, Jacob Myers, Sam.
Mefferfmith, Peter Littig, Thomas Donnellan, Shields
and Mattifon, David Evans, William Clause, CbrifL
Reyberg, Erasmus Ulher, Andrew Steigar, Peter Frick,
Michael Schrogly, John Smith, Janies Lyfton, David
Rusk, William Patterson, Robert Smith, David Harris;
Jacob Hart, Samuel Coale, R. Contce, George Lux,
William Taylor, James Ryan, John M'Glathery.
Philadelphia, July zS.
WANTE D,
In one of the Public Offices in this city,
A CLERK who writes a good hand, can be well
recommended, and understands book keeping and
accounts. Very genteel wages will be given to any per
son whole chara-er and abilities are adequate to the
above description. Enquire of the Printer.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, towards the latter end
of June last, from the faun of William Hamilton,
E'q; in the township of Blockley, in Philadelphia coun
ty, a large brown M A R E, fix years old, about fifteen
hands high, a natural pacer, has a large head which she
carries well when rode, a bulky flitch tail, had shoes
on the fore feet, and one on the off hind foot, had no
brand <r mark that can be remembered 3 her back had
been fore under the after part of the saddle. Whoever
takes up said M re and acquaints the fubferiber, at the
Prothonotary's Office in Fro it ffrext, near Vine street,
Philadelphia, Mall have the above reward.
JAMES WILSON.
~ On the 16th infl. Capt. Ingerfol, in the Monmouth, re
took the sloop True Blue, of Salem, a prize to the Gala
tea ; and on the 19th took the schooner Bond, which was
bound from New-York for St. Euftatia, but taken by the
Maccaroni, retaken by the Greyhound sloop and sent for
New York, when she was taken by Capt. Ingerfol, who
the fame day took the sloop Columbia, of io guns, Capt.
Hodfon, from New-York for Malaga.
By a gentleman from New-York we are informed, that
the Galatea had returned from a cruize off Boston Bay,
where she fell in with the Minerva, a French frigate of 32
guns, who gave her a severe drubbing, killed the Lieute
nant and several men; and could the Minerva have left
her convoy, she would probably have shewn rhe Galatea
the way into Boston.
We are also told that the Cutter Revenge, of New-York,
mentioned in our last, had got into New- York in a Mat
tered condition, having only 31 men of 85 fit for duty;
and reported that they had received their dressing from a
rebel frigate, being ashamed to fay they were so mauled
by t^e brave Capt. Angus, in a 10 gun merchantman
The two ftanda ds, mentioned in his Excellency's let
ter in our last, were brought to town last Sunday morn
ing, by Mr Archer.
Return of Ordnance and Stores taken at Stony-Point,
July 15, 1779, at night.
Ordnance, Brass, 3 12-pounders, 1 g-pounder; iron,
2 24-poUnders, 2 18-pounders, and 1 12-pounder; brass
howitzer, 8 inch, 1 ; brass mortars, 10 inch, 1 ; 5 and a
half inch, 2; 4 add 2-gths of an inch, 2.
go fpunges, with ftaves and rammer-heads ; 9 ladles,
with Eaves ; 11 wadhooks, with haves ; 4 drag-ropes,
with pins ; 4 draught chains , 24 handspikes; ii aprons
of lead ; 12 axes , 2d boxes ; 10 buckets : 40 bottoms of
wood, 10 inch; 5 budge barrels ; 4 brushes for kitt; 10
hand-barrows; 1 cart-fling, com pleat ; 14 l.rge and 7
small leader cartouches; 2 iron crows ; 5 muzzle caps;
2 compares; 10 pounds tallow-candles ; 15 oylcloths.
Hunnel carriages, filled. 24 pounders 603, 12 pound
ers 1174, 3 pounders 295 20 8 inch howitz; 38 5 and a
half, and 40 4 and 2-jthsinch mortars — Empty, 146 8
inch howitz; 240 5 and half and 240 4 and 2-sths inch
mortars.
Cartridge paper, filled, 18 pounders 158—empty, 18
pounders, 100 ; musket, with ball, 28,752.
3 funnels; 1816 fuzes, drove and primed; 1261 mus
ket Hints; 9 and half pounds flax ; 14 hammers ; 1 pow
der horn ; 11 tanned hides , 4 hand and 2 beam books;
9 and half setts mens harness ; 6 hand hatches; 2 and
half tons of junk ; 1 cornpleat triangle gin ; 3 bars of
iron ; 2 cutting knives ; 2 paring knives, with block and
staple ; 9 pounds kitt ; 3 iron melting ladles 5 1 mufeovy
and 2 dart <lantnorns ; 7 Ikeins Hambro line ; 3 laboratory
chehs § 2 copper measures; 11 mallets and fetters; 8
skeins marline; 100 lb. nails, and 1000 lb. clouts ; 5 man
telets; 39 barrels corned; 4 dusty, and 4 mealed powder;
20 dozen port-fires; 15 punches for vents ; 3 pair pin
cers; 12 plummets of lead ; 2 quadrants ; 4 rasps, half
round , 8 fathoms of rope for lathing; 12 rockets, with
flicks; 18 flicks port-fire ; 40 spikes for nailing guns; 3
saws.
Shot fixed with powder, for 12 pounders, 217 round,
92 case; to w^d bottoms, 24-pounders, 304 round, 104
case; 12 pounders, 900 round; 3-pounders, 200 round,
106 case.
Shot, case fixed to wooden bottoms, for howitz, 8 inch,
40; for mortars, 5 and a half inch, 80; 4 2-sths of an
inch, 80. Grape, iron bottoms, 24-pounders 95 ; 111
bags, 18-pounders 42, 10 inch mortar 40.
Loof efoot 24 pounders 150, 18-pounders 208.
39 Iheep skins ; 50 fathoms skid and parbuckle rope ;
3 scales, 2 feet, brass ; 4 pair feiffars.
Shells, lo inch, fixed 20, empty 74; 8 inch, fixed 15;
empty 90 ; 5 and a half inch, fixed 21, empty 141 ;
4 2-sths of & inch, fixed 40, empty 160.
6 Scrapers for (hells, 330® sponge- tackles ; iz spades;
6 (hovels ; 2 tarpaulins ; 10 tompions ; 2 officers and 1
laboratory tents; 5790 tubes ; 12 pounds twine; 30 prim
ing-wires ; I sett brass weights, from 4 lbs. to ±4 of an
ounce ; 2 pounds worsted ; 84 wads for 24-pounders.
For the use of the horse department. 50 lefts large horse
shoes, and 3200 nails for ditto.
For the use of the Smith. 1 forge bellows, 1 anvil, with
beek iron, 1 fianding vize, i te^ iron, 1 coal cask,
Return of arms and other articles not included before.
134 tents, 9 markees, 8 horfemens tents, 9 wall tents,
334 mulkets with bayonets, 103 cartouch boxes.
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
*** The Merchants of this city are requested to meet
this morning at 10 o'clock, at the City Tavern, to take
into consideration what measures are proper to be adopted
on the present alarming occasion.
I+l The Members of the REPUBLICAN SO
- Y, are desired to meet this Evening, at Seven
o'clock, at the house of Michael Duff.
The Farmer of Virginia, No. 3, will be in our next.
PHILADELPHIA, July 29.
TH E Trustees of the Academy of Newark
are earnestly requested to meet at Newark, on
Friday the twentieth day of August, at Ten o'clock
A. M. to determine what muff be done with that Initi
tution and the property belonging to St.
Philadelphia, July 27.
AL L persons in the States of ftnnfylvania,
New-Je fey, Maryland and Delaware, that have
received Continental Hides either in exchange or to he
tanned, for which they have not fettled with the lub
fcrihef, or tome other perlon anting immediately under
his diteaion ; are once more requested to call upon him,
at his office in Philadelphia, where he wil attend during
the month of A r gutt, to adjust ,nd finally fettle all ac
counts in his department As he has resigned I^3 office
of Commissa r y General of Hides, they cannot expert
^ny other advertiLntent from him.
GEORGE EWING, C. G. H.
'lO be SOLD by Private Sale,
Al. ARGE and valuable Plantation, situated along
lide of Great P pe Creek; in Pipe Creek Hundred,
Frederick County, and Stole of MaryUnd, containing
15C0 acres of extraordinary well timbered land, so well
fruited for water that it m2^ be divided into five part#
of equal quantifies, and e^ch part have a fufficient quan
tify of meadow, and well watered by springs. There is
a good mill-feat on the fame, and on two leparr te parts
of the whole hiitable for plantations; there are 170
acres clear on -ah, together with a good log house and
bxrn on each, and fondiy other convenient buildings :
The whole of the find of as good a quality as any in
the laid county, eing about 46 miles from Baltimore.
The whole to be fold for c?fh, or part caffi and the re
mainder credit, or Loan Office Certificates will be ac
cepted of. Any person inclining to purchase, so. further
terms may apply to the fubferiher, living in Hanover
to ^rthip, Lanedter county, Pennflvania, or to Mr.
John Wallace, at Mr. Robert Wilfen's, Merchant,
in Water Itieet, Philadelphia.
WILLIAM MACKEY.
Baltimore, June 28, >779.
To tme P U B L I C.
WILLIAM GODDARD and ELEAZER
OS WALD, having entered into partnership,
purpose, under favour or a generous Public, to carry on
t^e Printing, Bookselling, and Stationary Xu
sinesses, in this town, in an extensive m inner ; to en
able them to do which, they have fecurtri to themselves
a piper-mill in tire vicinity of this town, and have con
trasted for a very large quantity of printing materials,
&c. of the most elegant kind.-—They have it in ewn
temptaron to print a ne-t and corAdi edition of the
HOLY BIBLE, and foms other works @f import
ance to mankind, on p per of their own manufa&uring;
and though they shall ever gratefully receive any marks
of the public favour, they are far from wishing to esta
blish themlelves, by abridging, in the fraallett degree,
that encouragement which hath been hither to generously
given, by the inhabitants of town and country, to the
present Printer, who, it rauft be acknowledged, hath
supported her business with spirit and address, amidst a
complication of difficulties, in which the present war
hath involved her country and herfelf. The New
Office will be speedily opened, and a further account of
our plan of business laid before the Public, by thsii de
voted humble servants,
GODDARD AN# OSWALD.
Philadelphia, July
F O R S A L E,
THREE barrels of HOP S, very good. Apply
to WILLIAM PERKINS, in Fifth-ftreet,
a few doors above Mirket-ftrect, Philadelphia.
Bu,s-Hill, July 13.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the lands of
Bush Hill, near the city of Philadelphia, on the
tenth instant, a bright bay COACH HORSE, with
a black mane and Ihort switch tail, between fourteen
and fifteen hands high, about fifteen years old, fliort
and round bodied, with a full neck, branded on the
near buttock with the letters I F, hath a little white at
the edge of the hair on his near hind hoof, and trot#
altogether. Whoever will bring the laid horse to me at
Bulb Hill, shall receive a reward of Fifty Dollars,
and reafonahle charges, and, if stolen, the further re
ward of Fifty Dollars, on the apprehension and
conviction of the thief.
JAMES HAMILTON.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN on Saturday night,
' the third inst. (July) cut of the pasture of William
Eldridge, at the death of the Fox, in Gloucester county,
state of New Jersey, a chunky well made roan HORSE,
belonging to the iubferiber, branded G D. about four
teen hands high, Mod all round, half of his mane cut off
the hear fide, is about nine years old, and a natural
trotter; supposed to be taken over the Delaware, and
perhaps fold to some gentleman in the D. QM. G. de
partment, as he is an excellent horse for carriage or
draft. The above reward will be given for horse and
thief, or Fifty Dollars for the horse, and reasona
ble charges, if delivered to Capt. Thomas Kaine in Wil
mington, Mr. William Carlon in Philadelphia, Mr.
William Eldridge above-mentioned, or tke fubferiber
at Cohanfey Bridge.
July 13. DAVID POTTER,
Philadelphia, Jul,
TO BE SOLD
Five thousand four hundred
acres of LAN D, on the waters of Mefshapping,
Tunkhannock, Wyaloofing, and Weffaughpine creeks,
in the county of Northumberland. For terms apply to
LEWIS WEISS,