Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-08-07 00:00:00, page 1

TO BE SO L D,
AGENTEEL family Coach, with Harness
compleat for a pair of horses. Also a pair of
useful bay HORSES for sale : to prevent alter
cation the price of the horses is fifty pounds. Like
wise to be disposed of, the time of two indented
servant men, each of whom has about three years
to serve ; the one is capable of driving four horses,
and the other would soon be capable of driving a
pair, as he rides well ; both have been used to gen
teel services and would suit most families, as they
are a good weight to ride postilion, or to wait on
Gentlemen. For further particulars enquire of
John Hales, in Lombard -street, Philadelphia.
TH E Subferibers having opened a
VENDUE STORE, at the corner of
South and Second-flreets, Philadelphia, for the
sale of Merchandize, &c. hope for the encourage
ment of the Public, and their friends in particular,
as they intend paying the closest attention to their
business, and hope to lender fatisfa^ory sales to
their employers. Those who are pleased to favour
them in this way shall be gratefully acknowledged,
by the Public's most obedient humble servant,
MOORE and ROWAN.
N. B. Goods received at said store at any time
Tor sale.—A let of Chocolate Works to be fold at
private sale. f
City of Philadelphia, Augufi 7, 1775°
The ASSIZE of B R E A D.
Fine Flour, at Eighteen Shillings and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings and Six-pence
per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread Ib.oz
id.loafiso 7^
2d.ditto,o 14^
^d.ditto, I 132
Bd.ditto, 3 II
^zd.ditto,s 84
To the SPINNERS in this City and
the Suburbs.
YOUR services are now wanted to promote
the American Manufactory, at the corner of
Market-street and Ninth-street, where Cotton,
Wool, Flax, &c. are delivered out ; Brangers who
apply are desired to bring a few lines by way of re
commendation from some relpe&able person in their
neighbourhood.
One diftinguiffiing chara&eriftic of an excellent
woman as given by the wisest of men is, " That (he
feeketh Wool and Flax, and worketh willingly with
her hands—the layeth her hands to the spindle and
her hands holdetli the diftaff." In this time of
public distress you have each of you an opportu
nity not only to help to sustain your families, but
Lkewife to cast your mite into the treasury of the
public good. The molt feeble effort to help to save
the date from ruin, when it is all you can do, is
as the Widow's mite, entitled to the fame reward
as they who of their abundant abilities have cast
in much.
Tobe SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
on the premises, the 14th day of August enft. at
One o'clock in the afternoon, if the weather be
fair, if not, the next fair day,
A CERTAIN lot or piece of Ground, fitupte
in the Northern Liberties of the city of Phila
delphia, near the Germantown Road, on the roads
leading to the Falls of Schuylkill. The said lot,
fronting on two roads, three miles and a half from
the Court-house of the city of Philadelphia, contains
five acres and an half ; there is on the fame a piece
of good meadow ground, and more may be easily
made if wanted. The whole is under a good new
post and rail fence; and there is on the premises a
quantity of the belt fruit trees of different kinds,
with a young nursery of trees. It is a fine situation
for a country feat, the middle part lying high and
very plerfant, and in a good neighbourhood.
Any person inclining to purchase before the day
of sale, may apply to the fubferiber living near the
premises, and know the terms.
§2 WILLIAM WILL.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the 1 sth
" inst. (July) at Tinicum Island, an English
servant man, named William Whaly, about
30 years of age, 5 feet 6or 7 inches high, is much
pock marked, has a weak eye and a fear under the
left one, fre(h coloured, and appears much like a
tea-faring man, has a itraddling walk, short brown
hair, and is much given to strong drink: It's sup
posed he will fay he has made his escape from a
man of war. Had on a Russia sheeting fliirt and
trowfers very muddy, having that day fell into a
ditch, a brown cloth jacket without sleeves, and it
is supposed he took with him an old cloth colour
ed upper jacket with Beeves not quite the fame co
lour, a little old felt hat bound round, and had on
his neck, instead of a handkerchief, a red strip ofa
vessel's colours, good shoes and brass buckles.
Whoever takes up said Whaly, and secures him
so that I may get him again, shall receive the ^bove
reward and reasonable charges, paid by
ABRAHAM kintzing.
IRISH LINE N S,
Of various prices, to be SO LD on reasonable
terms for cafn, by
THOMAS M'GLATHRY,
At Mr. Robert Hunter's in Second-street, be
tween Market and Chefnut-ftreets.
WW^l^ @^^^
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER,?
SAMUEL POWEL, 'fAldermen.
GENERA L
VOL. IV.
MONDA Y,
Midd. do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 8!
2d.ditto, 1 %
4d.ditto, 2 if
Bd.ditto,4 3
izd.ditto,6 4^
, Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso II
2d.ditto, 1 6%
4d.ditto,2 I2±
Bd.ditto, § 9
„2d.ditto,B 6
O R,
Tothb
PEOPLE or IRELAND.
From the Delegates appointed by the United Co
lonies of Neon-Hampshire, Mafachufetts- Bay,
Rhode- ifand and Providence Plantations, Con
necticut, Neva-York, Neva-Jersey, Pennsylvania,
the Lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia, North Carolina and South-Carolina, in
General Congress at Philadelphia, the loth of
May 1775.
Friends and Fellow Subjects,
AS the important contest into which we have
been driven, is now become interesting to
every European date, and particularly affeds the
members of the British Empire, we think it our
duty to address you on the fubjed. Weare de
sirous, as is natural to injured innocence, of pof
fefling the good opinion of the virtuous and hu
mane—We are peculiarly desirous of furnifhing
you with a true state of cur motives and objects ;
the better to enable you to judge of our conduct
with accuracy, and determine the merits of the
controversy with impartiality and precision.,
However incredible it may appear, that, at
this enlightned period, the leaders of 2 nation,
which in every age has facrificed hecatombs of
her bravest patriots on the altar of liberty, should
presume gravely to assert and by force of arms
attempt to eflablifh an arbitrary sway over the
lives, liberties, and property of their fellow fub
je^s in America ; it is nevertheless a most de
plorable and indisputable truth.
These Colonies have, from the time of their
firft settlement, fornear two centuries, peaceably
enjoyed those very right! of which the Ministry
have for ten years past endeavoured by fraud and
by violence to deprive them. At the conclusion
of the last war the genius of England and the
spirit of wisdom, as if offended at rhe ungrateful
treatment of their sons, withdrew from the Bri
tish counsels and left that nation a prey to a race
of ministers, with whom ancient English honesty
and benevolence disdained to dwell. From that
period, jealousy, difeontent, oppression and dis
cord have raged among all his Majesty's fubje&s;
and filled every part of his dominions with distress
and complaint.
Not content with our purchasing of Britain at
her own price, eloathing and a thousand other
articles used by near three millions of people on
this vast Continent ; not fatisfied with the amaz
ibg profits arising from the monopoly of our trade,
without giving us either time to breathe after a
long though glorious war, or the least credit for
the blood and treasure we have expended in it ;
—Notwithstanding the zeal we had manifefted for
the service of our Sovereign, ana the warmest at
tachment to the constitution of Britain and the
people of England, a black and horrid design was
formed, to convert us from freemen into slaves,
from fubjaffs into vassals, and from friends into
enemies.
Taxes, for the firft time since we landed cn the
American shores, were, without our consent, im
posed upon us; an unconstitutional edi& to com
pel us to furnifh necessaries for a standing army,
that we wished to fee disbanded, was issued ; arid
the legislature ofNew-York suspended for refuf
ing to comply with it—Our ancient and inesti
mable right of trial by jury was, in many instances,
abolished ; and the common law of the land made
to give place to Admiralty jurifdiflions. Judges
were rendered, by the tenure of their commis
sions, entirely dependent on the will of a Mi
nister. New crimes were arbitrarily created;
and new courts, unknown to the constitution, in
stituted.—Wicked and insidious Governors have
been set over us ; and dutiful petitions for the
removal of even the notoriously infamous Gover
nor Hutchinson, were branded with the opprobious
appellation of scandalous and defamatory.—Har
dy attempts have been made under colour of par
liamentary authority to seize Americans, and car
ry them to Great Britain to be tried for offences
committed in the Colonies.—Ancient charters
have no longer remained sacred—that of the Mas
sachusetts-Bay was violated ; and their form of
government essentially mutilated and transformed.
---On pretence of punishing a violation of some
private property, committed by a few disguised
individuals, the populous and flourishing town of
Boston was surrounded by fleets and armies ; its
trade destroyed ; its port blocked up; and thirty
thousand citizens fubjeded to all the miseries at
tending so sudden a convulsion in their commer
cial metropolis; and to remove every obstacle to
the rigorous execution of this system of oppression,
an a& of Parliament was palled evidently calcu
lated to indemnify those, who might, in the pro
secution ofit, even embrue their hands in the
blood of the inhabitants.
Though pressed by such an accumulation of un
deserved injuries, America still remembered her
duty to her Sovereign.—A Congress, consisting of
Deputies from Twelve United Colonies assembled.
They in the most refpedful terms hid their grie
vances at the foo: of the throne; and implored his
D UN LA P's
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Majesty's interpolation in their behalf.—They also
agreed to suspend all trade with Great-Britain,
Ireland and the Weft Indies; hoping, by this
peaceable mode of opposition, to obtain that justice
from the British Ministry which had been so long
solicited in vain. And here permit us to assure
you, that it was with the utmost reluctance we
could prevail upon ourselves, to cease our com
mercial connexion with your island.— Your Parli
ament had done us no wrong.— You had ever been
friendly to the rights of mankind ; and we ac
knowledge with pleasure and with gratitude, that
your nation has produced patriots, who have no
bly distinguished themselves in the cause of huma
nity and America. On the other hand, we were
not ignorant that the labor and manufactures of
Ireland, like those of the silk worm, were of little
moment to herfelf; but served only to give luxury
to those, who neither toil nor jpin. We perceived,
that if we continued our commerce with you, our
agreement to import from Britain would be fruit
lefs; and were therefore compelled to adopt a
measure, to which nothing but absolute necessity
could have reconciled us.—lt gave us, however,
fonie coofolation to reflect, that should it occasion
much distress, the fertile regions of America would
afford you a fafe affylum from poverty, and in
time from oppression also—an affylum, in which
many thousands of your countrymen, have found
hospitality, peace and affluence ; and become
united to us by all the ties of consanguinity, mu
tual interest and affection.—Nor did the Congress
ftup here.—Flattened by a pleasing expectation,
that the justice and humanity which had so long
characterized the English nation, would on proper
application afford us relief; they represented their
grievances in an affectionate address to their breth
ren in Britain, and intreated their aid and interpo
sition in behalf of these colonies.
The more fully to evince their refpeA for their
Sovereign, the unhappy peopteof Boston were re
quested by the Congress to submit with patience
to their fate; and all America united in a resolu
tion to abstain from every species of violence.—
During this period that devoted town fuflered un
speakably. —lts inhabitants were insulted and their
property violated. Still relying on the clemency
and justice of his Majesty and the nation, they
permitted a few regiments to take possession of
their town ; 10 surround it with fortifications ;
and to cut off all intercourse between them and
their friends in the country.
With anxious expectation did all America wait
the event of their petition. All America laments
its fate. Their Prince was deaf to their complaints:
and vain were all attempts to impress him with a
sense of the fuffermgs of his American fobjefy;
of the cruelty of their Taft-maflers, and of the
many Plagues which impended over his dominions.
Instead of directions for a candid enquiry into our
grievances, insult was added to oppression, and
our long forbearance rewarded with the imputa
tion of cowardice. Our trade with foreign states
was prohibited; and an aft of Parliament passed
to prevent our even fifhing on our own coasts.—
Our peaceable assemblies for the purpole of con
futing the common fafety, were declared sediti
ous; and our asserting the very rights which placed
the crown of Great-Britain on the heads of the
three successive Princes of the House of Hanover,
ftiied rebellion. Orders were given to re-enforce
the troops in America.—The wild and barbarous
lavages of the wildernels have been solicited by
gifts to take up the hatchet against us ; and insti
gated to deluge our settlements with the blood of
innocent and defencelefs women and children.---
'1 he whole country was moreover alarmed with
the expected horrors of domestic infurre&ions.---
Refinements in parental cruelty, at which the ge
nius of Britain must blush ! Refinements which
admit not of being even recited without horror, or
pradifed without infamy ! We should be happy,
were these dark machinations the mere suggestions
of suspicion.---We are sorry to declare, that we
are possessed ofthe most authentic and indubitable
evidence of their reality.
The ministry, bent on pulling down the pil
lars of the constitution, endeavoured to ered the
standard of despotism in America; and if fuccefs
ful, Britain and Ireland may shudder at the conse
quences!,
Three of their most experienced Generals are
sent to wage war with their fellow fubje&s ; and
America is amazed to find the name of Howe in
the catalogue of her enemies---She loved his bro
ther.
Despairing of driving the colonies to refinance
by any other means, than actual hoflility, a de
tachment of the army at Boston marched into the
country in all the array of war ; and unprovoked,
fired upon, and killed several of the inhabitants,
---The neighbouring farmers suddenly assembled.
and repelled the attack---From this, all com
munication between the town and country was
intercepted---The citizens petitioned the General
for permission to leave the town, and he proraifed
on surrendering their arms, to permit them to de
part with their other offcas—J'hey accordingly
ADVERTISER.
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A U G U ST 7 th, 1775.
farrendered their arms, and the General violated
his faith---Under various pretences, passports were
delayed and denied; and many thousands of the
inhabitants are at this day confined in the town
in the utmost wretchedness and want—The lame,
the blind and thefick, have indeed been turned out
into the neighbouring fields; and some, eluding
the vigilance of the Entries have escaped front
the town, by swimming to the adjacent shores."
The war having thus began on the part of Ge
neral Gage's troops, the country armed and embo
died. The fe-inforcements from Ireland soon af
ter arrived; a vigorous attack was then made
upon the Provincials.—ln their march the troops
surrounded the town of Charleftown, confiding of
about four hundred houses, then recently aban
doned to escape the fury of a relentless soldiery -
Having plundered the houses, they set fire to the
town, and reduced it to ashes.—To this wanton
waste of property, unknown to civilized nations,
they were prompted, the better to conceal thoir
approach under cover of the fmoak. A locking
mixture of cowardice and cruelty, which then
firft tarnished the luftre of the British arms, whert
aimed at a brother's breast !—But blessed be God)
they were retrained from committing farther ra.
vages by the lots of a very considerable part of
their army, including many of their most experi
enced officers.—The loss of the inhabitants was
inconsiderable.
Compelled therefore to behold thousands of our
countrymen imprisoned, and men, women and
children involved in promifeuous and unmerited,
mifery:——When we find all 'faith at an end,
and Sacred treaties turned ^'to tricks of state :
When we perceive our friends and kinsmen mafia
cred, our habitations plundered, our houses in
flames, and their once happy inhabitants fed only
by the hand of charity :—Who can blame us for
endeavouring to restrain the progress ofdefolation?
Who can censure our repelling the attacks of such
a barbarous band ? Who, in Such circumstances,
would not obey the great, the univerfai, the divine
law of felf prefervarfen?
Though vilified as wanting spirit, we are deter
mined to behave like men.—Though insulted and
abused, we wish for reconciliation—Though de
famed as seditious, we are ready to obey the laws.
—And though charged with rebellion, will cheers
fully bleed in defence of our Sovereign in a righte
ous cause What more can we fay, what
more can we offer?
But we forbear to trouble you with a tedious detail
Of the various and fruitlefs offers and applications we
have repeatedly made; not for pensions, for wealth,
or for honors, but for the humble boon of being
permitted to possess the fruits of honest Industry,
2nd to enjoy that degree of Liberty, to which God
and the Constitution have given us an undoubted
right.
Blessed with an indissoluble Union, with a va
riety of internal resources, and with a firm reli
ance on the justice of the Supreme Disposer of all
human events, we have nodoubt of riling superior
to all the machinations of evil and abandoned Mi
nisters. We already anticipate the golden period,
when Liberty, with all the gentle arts of peace
and humanity, shall establish her mild dominion
in this western world, and cred eternal monu
ments to the memory of those virtuous patriots
and martyrs, who shall have fought and bled and
luffcred in her cause.
Accept our most grateful acknowledgments for
the friendly disposition you have always shewn to
wards us.—We know that,^ are not without your
grievances.—We sympathize with you in your
distress, and are pleased to find that the design of
subjugating us, has persuaded Administration to
dispense to Ireland, some vagrant rays of minifte
,ial sunshine.—Even the tender mercies of go
vernment have long been cruel towards you. —ln
the rich pastures of Ireland, many hungry pari
cides have fed, and grown strong to labour in its
deftru&ion—We hope the patient abiding of the
meek may not always be forgotten; and God grant
that the iniquitous schemes of extirpating Libeitv
from the British Empire may be soon defeated.--.
But we should be wanting to ourselves, —we should
be perfidious to posterity; we should be unworthy
that ancestry from which we derive our defeent
should we submit with folded arms to military
butchery and depredation, to gratify the lordly
ambition, or fete the avarice of a British Ministry.
In defence of our persons and properties, under
actual violation, we have taken "up arms.—, ,
When that violence shall be removed, and hosti
lities cease on the part of the aggressors, they tball
cease on our part also.—For the atchievement of
this happy event, we confide in the good offices
of our fellow fubjeds beyond the Atlantic. Of
their friendly disposition we do not yet defpond
aware as they must be, that they have nothing
more to exped from the fame common enemy ¥
than the humble favour of being last devoured.
By Order of the Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, PkEsiDß^T,
Philadelphia, July 3s, lor
THE
NUMB. 198.