The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-03-25 00:00:00, page 1

AL L Persons who are indebted for this
Paper, when printed in Philadelphia,
are once more requeued to make immediate
payment./
Just feublifoed and no^feeing bj JOHN DUNLAP,
in Lancafer,
[Price xs. 6d. finglt—2B. by the quantity]
THE
AMERICAN CRISIS.
N U/M B ER V.
Addressed to General Sir WILLIAM HOWE.
By the Author of COMMON SENSE.
March 22, 1778.
W AS LO S T,
Between the Ferry and Lancaftef, on Thursday last,
& GREEN leather POCKET-BOOK, with
a gold lock, containing two hundred and eighty
three Continental Dollars, Twenty five Pounds in old
Maryland money, and two Half Jots ingcld. Who
ever has found the said Pocket-Book and will return
it to the Printer hereof, (hall receive a Reward of
THIRTY DOLLARS.
Tube SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
On the ninth day of April next, on the premises,
TH AT valuable Plantation and old accustomed
Tavern lately belonging to Bartle Bartlefon, of
Norriton Township, Philadelphia County, deceased ;
containing one hundred and fifty one acres of extraor
dinary good land, situate on the great road leading
from Philadelphia to Reading, about eighteen miles
from the city of Philadelphia aforefaid. There are on
said plantation a cotAmodious done dwelling-boule,
barn, (heds and other ont-houfes, about forty acres of
good watered meado, which produced hay of the belt
quality, about ten acres of good bearing orchard, one
hundred acres thereof cleared, and the remainder good
timber land. The whole is in good repair, and may
be entered upon immediately. Attendance will be
given and the terms made known on laid day, by
ELIZABETH BARTLESON, Executrix.
N.B. If laid plantation is not fold on laid day, it
will be rented to the highest bidder.
To be HIRED or SOLD,
AN excellent CLOTHIER, an English servant
man, who has three years and four months to
serve. Likewise a quality of fullers press papers, and
three thousand tenter hooks. Any person wanting
mav apply to the subscriber, at Wye Mill, Talbot
County, Maryland. JOSHUA KINNARD.
WHEREAS Elizabeth Finley, alias
Armstrong, the wife of the fubferiber, Samuel
Finley, living in Elizabeth Town, Washington Coun
ty, Maryland, eloped from her said husband on the
14th day of August hft, and carried her child with
her: These are therefore to charge and forwarn all
persons whatsoever not to harbour or entertaia Aid
Elizabeth Finley, alias Armstrong, or her child, or
credit her in any sum or sums of money, goods, or any
other nec< fairies, on m, account, as I am determined
not to pay any debts by her contracted since her elope
ment from my bed and board ; and I drfown her'as
my wife forever. Given ussier my hand this second
day of February, 1778. SAMUEL FINLEY.
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O R
GENERAL I
WEDNESDA Y, MARCH 25, 1778.
Lancafler, March 11, 1778.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED la(t night from Lancaster, a sol
dier named JOHN KILPATRICK, a stout
well made fellow, about 5 feet 7 inches high, thort
sandy hair, sandy complexion, Squints a little, and a
little freckled : Had on and took with him a blue regi
mental coat faced with white, and one brown ditto
faced with buff, a pair eflight coloured cloth breeches,
a lincey jacket, a pair of coarse white woollen flock
ings, and an old wool hat. He has taken a pass from
a man in this town named Lawrence Huften, dated
Head quarters, Nov. 17, 1777. Whoever takes up
laid delerter and confines him in any of the gaols of
this State, or fends him to the 13th Pennsylvania Re
giment, shall receive the above reward, from
JOHN VANPELT, Lieut. i 3 th P. R.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD?
RAN AWAY bn the 12th inst. (March) from
the fubferiber, living in Baltimore County, in
the State of Maryland, near Fauble's Tavern, a con
victfervant man named JOHN LENDRICKIN, a na
tive of Ireland, and (peaks in that dialect ; about five
feet high, 25 years ot age, well set, black hair cut
(hort, sandy coloured beard; had on when he went
away, two old lincey jackets of a yellow colour, a tow
linen huntingJhirt, white ditto (hirt and trowfers,
both old and broke, a pepper and salt coloured pair of
stockings, half-worn (hots, and a felt hat. The (aid
servant has the letters of his name in the inside of one
of his wrists, put in by a thread : He was taken up in
M'Califter's Town but made his escape ; he had forged
a pass signed thus, Bin. Rogers, which was taken f^m
him, but as he is a good clerk it is likely he will forge
another. Whoever secures said servant in any gaol,
so that his matter may have him again, (hall receive
the above reward, and reasonable charges if brought
horae, paid by THOMAS DOWNEY,
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Continuation of the Proceedings of CONG RES 0,
begun in the second page of last week's paper.
In CONGRESS, January 8, 1778.
'T^HE Committee to whom the letters that passed
JL between Gen. Heath and Gen. Burgoyne, and
the letter from Gen. Burgoyne to Gen. Gates were
committed, brought in a report, which was taken
into consideration, and agreed to, as follows.—
" That they have considered with mature attention
the Convention entered into at Saratoga, between
Major General Gates and Lieutenant-General Bur
goyne in October last, and find that numbers of the
cartouch boxes and several other articles of military
accoutrements annexed to the persons of tfie non
commiffioced officers and soldiers in General Bur
goyne's array, have not been delivered up, and that
agreeably to the spirit of the Convention, and the
technical interpretation of the word “ arms" they
ought to have been delivered up.— This opinion is war
ranted not only by thejudgment of the most approved
writers, but by the interpretation and practice ofßri
tifh officers in similar cases, in the djurfe of the
prelent war, particularly in the capitulation of St.
John's on the 2d of November, 1775.
" Your Committee farther report, That there are
so many other circumstances attending the delivery
of the arms and military stores, which excite strong
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ADVERTISER.
fufpicioos that the Convention has not been ftridly
complied with on the part of General Burgoyne, a
greeably to its true spirit and the intention of the
contrasting parties, and so many instances of former
fraud in the conduct of our enemies, as to juftify Con
gress, however cautious to avoid even the suspicion of
want of good faith, in taking every measure for se
curing the performance of the Convention, which did
not impose any new condition, nor tend to delay its
execution.
" Of this nature, your Committee consider the re
solution of Congress of the Bth of November last,
directing General Heath “ to cause to be taken down
" the name and rank of every eommiffioned officer,
* and the name, former place of abode, occupation,
" size, age and description of every non-eommiffion
" ed officer and private soldier, and all other persons
" comprehended in the Convention of Saratoga."
This cannot be considered as imputing any new con
dition, but as a measure naturally resulting from the
articles of Convention, which the conquering party
has a right to avail itfelf of, and which is ftriftly
juftifiable, had no just suspicion of the want of good
faith in the party surrendering prefeoted itfelf. Your
Committee are of opinion, That the reasons which
General Burgoyne adduces for refuting a compliance,
are inapplicable to the case; and they beg leave to
observe that he is totally mistaken in hi^ appeal to the
conduct of Sir Guy Carlton and himferf, with refpe&
to the prisoners released from Canada in August,
1776. —For notwithstanding his express declaration
to the contrary in his letter of the 23d of Nov. last
to General Heath, it appears from the original lift of
the prisoners released from Canada, which is here
with presented, that the provinces, counties and
towns, te which the prisoners released belonged,
were annexed to their tefpedive names, which for
the greater fec&rity cfthe conquering party were in
the hand writing of the tefpe&ive prisoners. Your
Committee therefore cannot but consider General
Burgoyne's refufal to give descriptive lifts of the
non commissioned officers and loldiets belonging to hit
army, when connected with his former cotedud, and
ill grounded attention on this occasion, in an alam.
ing point of view, more especially when they con
fidar, that nine days previous to this refufal, he had
without just cause given, declared in a letter to Ge
neral Gates, that the public faith plighted in the
convention of Saratoga was broken on the part of
these States. This charge of a breach of public
faith is of a most serious nature, pregnant with alarm
ing conferences, and deserves greater attention, as
it is not dropped in a hasty expression, dictated by
sudden passion, but is delivered as a deliberate aft of
judgment, committed to writing, and lent to the
General with whom he madethe convention. And
if credit is to be given to General Burgoyne's account
of himfelf in his letter to General Heath of the 23d.
of November, he cannot be considered " of so lipht
a character, as to have a&ed in a serious matter' of
state upon a sudden impression."
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