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DoAor Buffi's refenafon w^ deleted to 6ongre&
On the 30th of January, as appears by the Journals of
that honourable body ; and the fear of being dis
missed was, as doctor Ruth then acknowledged, the
reason of his resignation. It now suits his calumniat
ing view to forge new and totally oppofit6 reasons, and
to attempt to impose them on the public, in which at
tempt it has been luckily in my power to detect him.
Having thus shewn that Dr. Ruffi is capable of LY
ING, in the worst sense of that appobrious word,
it is unworthy of me to take any notice of the pretend
ed private conversation concerning doctor Shippen,
which he has imputed to me, but to observe that this
mention of it was prompted by the fame malignant spi
rit which has so fliamefully actuated doctor Rush thro
the whole of his difgtaceful writings, and carries in
it the strongest marks of an unprincipled man.
It also confirms me that Horace, who well knew the
World, was right when he delineated such a character
thus :
Abfentem qui rodif amictfm,
Qui non defendit alio culpante, folutos
Qti captat rifus hominum, famamque dicacis,
Fingere qui non visa poteft ; commiffa tacere
Qui nequit, hie niger est, hunc tu Romane cavet'o.
“ He who malignant tears an absent friend,
'' Or when attack'd by others don't defend ;
“ Who trivial bursts of laughter strives to raise/
“ And courts of p ating petulance the praise ;
'' Of things he never saw, who tells his tale,
" And friendihip's secrets knows not to conceal :
“ This man is vile, here, Roman, fix your mark;
" His foul is black, as his complexion's, dark.
THOMAS BOND, junior.
State of PENNSYLVANIA.
In General Assembly, Tuesday, December 5, 1780.
P. M.
'Ordered, That the bill for apprehending persons sus
pected of corresponding or trading with tne enemies of
the United States of America, &c. be printed for pub
lic consideration.
Extract from the minutes,
samuel sterett, clerk.
An ACT to impower the supreme executive council,
the justices of the supreme court, and foflic es of the
cour's of general quarter sessions of the peace, in the
city and several countiesof this flat", to apprehend all
persons suspected of being inimical to the American
cause, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
WHEREAS sundry persons, inhabitants of this
commonwealth, have lately been detected cor
responding and clandestinely trading with the enemies
of this and the United States of America: and whereas
the laws heretofore made in this state have not provided
adequate punishments for such offences : therefore
Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted, by the re
presentatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of
feennfylvania in general affembiy met, and by the au
thority of the farce, That whenever complaint thill be
made to the fupreme' executive council of this state,
or to the justices of the supreme court, or to the justi
ces of the courts of general quarter feffidns of the
peace, or any of themy that the general conduct of
any per son within this cohimonwealtl is such, that
there is just reason to suspect hey the or they cbrref
pond or clandeflinely trade with the enemies of this
and the United States aforefaid, it shall and may be
lawful to and for the laid executive council, or justi
ces, or any or either of them,- and they are hereby re
quired, to iffuetheir Warrant and apprehend such per
lon or persons and bring him, her or them before the
said council or justice, and if it shall appear upon due
examination, either by the oath or affirmation of one
or more credible witness or witnesses, or by any letter
or written paper purporting such correspondence, or
by any invoice of any goods, wares or merchandize,
of any kind whatsoever, that he, me or they corres
pond or trade with the enemy aforefaid, he (he or they
shall be committed to the goal of the said city or coun
ty by the council or justices aforefaid, there to remain,
without bail or mainprize, until the next court of gene
ral quarter sessions of the peace, to be held for the coun
ty where the party offending is apprehended, (unless
admitted to bail by the jufbees of the supreme court,
there to take their trial by due course of law for the
crime aforefaid.
And be it further enamel by the authority afore
faid, That if any person or persons whatsoever shall bd
found corresponding or tradi g with the enemies afore
faid, in this state or elsewhere, and shall be convißed
thereof in any court of general quarter sessions of the
peace in this state, by the oath or affi motion of one or
more credible witness or witnesses, or by an, letter or
paperpurporting any intelligence or correspondence,
or by any invoice of goods, wares or merchandize, of
any kind whatever, such person or persons shall be ad
judged guilty ofmifprifion of treason, and shall fuffer
imprisonment during the war, and forfeit to this com
monwealth one half of his, her or their lands and tene
ments, goods and chattels: provided always heverthe
lefs, that persons corresponding or tranfafting business
with the enemies aforefaid, and having firft obtained
the permission of the supreme executive council so to
do, shall not be deemed to be comprehended within the
meaning or intention of this ad.
And, in order that proper information may be ob
tained,
Be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That the supreme executive council, and justices
Mforef id, or either of them, be and they are hereby
empowered, whenever the fame shall be necessary, to
issue their warrant, under hand and fell, direded to
the fheriff or any constable of the city or county, where
the occasion may arif, commanding him to seize his,
her or their papers who may be so fufpeded as afore
faid. —
To the PRINTERS,
IT is a very melancholy circuin flance that our army
should now be flarving for the want of cloathing.
There must be a capital fault some-where. The gen
tlemen who have lately come from France, can proba
bly give some account of the causes of its detention.
They will render an essential service to their country
by giving the public any information in their power
% Qis subject.
fRRAT A in the 6rfi' Piece oh Fap& Money, &c;
publilhed in our last.
Firs tcolumn, fine 10 from the bottom; for HOPES
read HOPE.
Second column, line to from the top; dele OF, and
. read THEY SELL IT : Line 15, read for THEIR
wickedness.
Seventh par. 2d col. line 9; for RISE read RAISE.
TH E Quarterly Meeting
of the society of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will
be held on Monday the 18th in
stant, at the City Tavern, when
the Members are requeued to at
tend. Dinner to be on the ta
ble at 111 o'clock.
United States Lottery-Office, 1
Philadelphia, November 29, 1,80.
THE Managers hereby give Notice to all persons,
who hive purchased Tickets in the thir^ cbfi,
in this city, ' that they are now ready to renew
the fame in the fourth class. All Tickets not renewed
in fix weeks from this date, will be the property of tn#
United States.
N, B. Those adventurers iff the third c'ufs of the Lot
tery, who choose to renew their Tickets in the fourth
cldfs, are requested not toddearf a r their application for the
rental, as the hurry of the business will be such towards
the close of the time limited, (if the adventurers (houid
delay their application) that many perlons may be ex
cluded.
•q 0 too* H+O+t+H+fs++++
THIS DA Y,
At Ten o'clock, at Clifford's Wharff,
WILL BEGIN
The Sales, by Public Auction,.
Of a large and neat Assortment of
DRY GOOD S,
CONSISTING OF
riOARfE and fine Scotch and Irilh Linens,
Ozoabrigs,
Printed Linens and Handkerchiefs,
Check Handkerchief and Scotch Checks,
Kentings and Luwni,
Shk and thread Gauzes, and gauze Handkerchiefs,
Draper Tablecloths and Clouting?,
M ns and womens thread Hole,
Mens ready made Shirts,
Tapes, Bobbins and Threads,
Mens Shoes and Boots,
Womens leather and fluff Shoe's,
Mens Saddles and Bridies,,
And a VARIETY of SADLERY, &c. &c. &e.
Being Part of the Cargo of the Prize Brig
antine AJAX, taken by the Letter of Maique Brig
antine Frendfnty.
By order of the C< urt of Admiralty,
Dee. 9 . CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marfhd.
This Day at 12 o'Clock,
At Clifford's Wharff, Will be Sold,
Three Hundred and Fifty Bushels
Newcastle Coal:
Which may be teen on boird the prize (hip SARAH,
at BRIGHT'S wha ft.
This EVE W|NG^
At Six o'clock, at the Coffee-houfe,
Wil b? SOLD, by PUBLIC AUCTION,
The Prize Ship Sarah,
Taken by the privateer (hip Viper, as (he now lays at
Bright's wharff,
With her Guns, Tackle afid Apparel,
Agreeable to Inventory^ to be fern at the Place of
SALE.
By Order of the Court of A ?miral,y.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marfhab
Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS loft, on the flh instant, December;
between Market street and tl e White lamb, oh
Frankford road, a Black Leather POCKET BOOK,
with a small sum of Paper Money therein, five Loan
office Certificates of 460 dollars each, and some other
Writings, of no use to any person but the oilier.
Whoever will deliver the fid Pocket Book to the tub
fcriber, in Camping-town, shall ?ere°<ve the above Re
ward, paid by JOHN KEITER.
Wants Employment,
A PERSON who writes a good band, undrrftmc's
account# and can be well recommended. Enquire
of the Printers.
TO BE SO L D,
A valuable Milch Cow,
E: quire of the Printers.
Dee. 9.
Imported in thelaft Vessels from France, and to be fold
for good bills on Europe or cash, by
JACOB MORRIS,
On the weft fide of Front-street a few doors below Wal
nut street,
A few trunks of Chintzes and Callicoes, suitable to
the season,
A few bales coarse Linen of good quality,
Mens Silk and mens and womens Cotton Hole,
Excellent B, hea Tea, &c. &c. &c.
December Sth, 1780.
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Imported in the last Vessels from Europe and the
Weft-Indies,
And TO BE SO L D, By
Nelson and Fox,
At their STORE, in Water-street, a few doors abov6
Walnut-street,
TVEST-INDIA Rum in Hoglheads,
Mufepvado Sugar in Hogsheads and Barrels;
Teneriff arid Lisbon Wine in Pipes,
foft Congo, Souchong and Bohea Tea in Chests,
Cottie n Barrels,
Molasses in Hogsheads', , ,
Superfine Havanna Sugars in Chests, &c. &c. ~
They have also a Quantity of excellent
Bottled Port Wine in Boxes of two and a half dozen
each, and in Calks of ten dozen each, a"few Hogfhead#
and Tierces of Country Rum; a Quantity of the best
Maryland Tobacco.
Just Imported, and to be Sold, By
Peter and Jacob Kuhn,
The north fide of Market-street, between Fourth and
Fifth -streets/
Bohea Tea and Peppery
Russia Sheetings and Oznabrigs,
Bed-Ticks and Brittannias, &c. &c/
; fl . ,
just Imported, and To be Sold, By
Shirtliff and Shoemaker,
At their STORE in Water-street, opposite Hamilton's
Wharff,
Russia Sheetings, Oznabrigs, Mufcovado
Sugars, Cocoa, and Gin in Cases, &c.
BY WHOLESALE.
b' e's'e R T E D^
From the Laboratory Company, under the command
of Lieutenant BENJAMIN HOEY, the following
SOLDIERS, viz.
tyILLIAM HAMILTON, born m England, about
6 feet high, fair complexion, wears his own hair.
NATHAN HIGHLANDS, born in Ireland, about §
feet 6 inches high, swarthy complexion and black hair.
WILLIAM BUCKLEY, born in Ireland, about^
teet 8 inches high, fwarth, coffiplexicM, black hair.
NICHOLAS DIGNAN, born in Ireland, fair complex
ion and light hair, abut five feet fix inches high. JO
SEPH MATTHEWS alias JOHN BIRD, about five
feet two inches high; very dirk complexion, and much
pitted with the small-pox. JAMES BROWN, about
five feet fix inches high, dark complexion, and black
hair. Whoever takes up and secures the above de
fetters, shall receive fix hundred dollars reward, and
proportionably for any of them, with necessary chara
ges, by applying at the Commissary General of Mi
litary Stores Office, in C' efnitt-ftreet, Philadelphia.
N. B. All masters of vessels are forbid to harbour or
conceal any of the above Deserters, on penalty as by
l.w provided. December 6, 1780.
Philadelphia, December 6, 1780.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
CT OLEN, on the night of the sth inftanfy
' from the plantation of Peter De Haven, in Charlef
town townfllip, Cheftat county; a d rk Bay GELD
ING, four years old last ft r ng, is a natural trotter, a
bout 16 hands high, lengthy and well made, has a blaze
in his face, h ; sne<r feet is both white, ana the hair is
part eff, a buihy mine, and has never been docked; the
has is leaded off the upper part of his head with eating
8 . John's-wOrth : Also, A Black GELDING, twelve
years old, paces and trots, about 14 hands and a half
high, has a blaze in bis face, several fuddle- marks on
hi's back, abd a fear on bis off buttock. Whoever
takes up said Horis, and delivers them so Kaac Warner
in Blockle, township; or Peter De Haven in Fourth
ftreet, Philadelphia, two doors below the College, (hall
receive Five Hundred Dollars; and for the Horses and
Thief, ot Thieves, if brought to conviction, the above
Reward with mfonabh charges paid, by
ISAAC WARNER,
PETER de haven.
Six Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS stolen last night, out of the fub
briber's liable in Moreland Townflrip, A
Back MARE, ^bout 5 years oid, 15 hands high, (hod
before, a fmah snip on her nose, a wnite ring round her
®ff fore leg, occasioned by being tysd head and foot.
The above reward will be paid for Mate and Thief,
or three hundred dollars for the Mare only, with rea
forable charges, if brought homes paid by me
December Bth, 1780. JOHN BLAKE.
*** Major Talmage's account of his late fuccefsful
expedition to Long-Island, (in a letter to his excellen
cy (he Commander in Chief,) together with the com
mendatory resolution of Congress thereon,|will be pub<
lifhed in our ueK.