The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-04-24 00:00:00, page 1

By His Excellency JOSEPH REED, Esquire, Presi
dent, aad the Supreme Executive Council of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States of
America, by their Resolve of the twentieth day of
March last, did recommend the following words, viz.
" A T all times it is our duty, to acknowledge the
over ruling Providence of the great Governor of
the Universe, and devoutly to implore his Divine
Favor and Protection. But in the hour of calamity
and impending danger, Waen by fire and the fwofd,
by the favag-s of the wilderness, and by our own do
mestics, a vindictive enemy pursues a war of rapine
and devafiation, with unrelenting fury, we are pecu
liarly excited, with true penitence of heart, to pro
flrate ourselves before our great Creator, and fervently
to supplicate his gracious Interpolation for our De
liverance.
" The United States in Coa^refs affembledj therefore
do eameftly recommend, That THURSDAY the
THIRD of MAY next, ma, be dbferved as a
Day of Humiliation; Rafting and Prayer, that we
may, with united hearts, confefs and bewail our ma
nifold fins and trahfgreffions, and by sincere repentance
and amendment of life, apprafe his righteous displea
sure, and through the merits of our blessed Saviour,
obtain pardon and forgivebefs : That it may please
Him, to inspire ourrulers with incorruptil.de integrity,
and to direst and prosper their councils : To inspire
all our citizens with a fervent and disinterested love
es their Country, and to preserve and strengthen their
Bnion: To turn the hearts of the difaffe&d, or to
fruftrate their devices ; To regard with divine com
panion our friends in captivity, affliction and distress,
to comfort and relieve them under their fufferings, and
and to change their mourning into grateful songs of
triumph: That it may please him to bless our Ally,
and to render the Connection formed between these
United States and his kingdoms a mutual and lading
benefit to both nations : To animate our officers and
forces by sea and land with invincible fortitude, and
to guard and protect them in the day of battle, and
to crown our joint endeavours for terminatin^he ca
lamities of war with victory and success: That the
blessings of Peace and Liberty may be eftabliihed on
an honorable and permanent basis, and transmitted
inviolate to the latest poflerity: That it may p'cafe
him to prosper our husbandry and commerce, and to
bless us with health and plenty : That it may please
him to bless all schools and seminaries of learning, and
to grant that truth, justice and benevolence, and pure
and undefiled Religion may univerfally' prevail.
" And it is recommended to all the People of these
States, to assemble for Public Worship, and abflain
from labor on the said Day."
WHEREFORE, as well in refpe& of the said recom
inundation of Congress, as from a due sense of the ne
cessity of humbling ourselves before the Great Gove
rnor of the universe, aad imploring his protection rind
support. We do hereby direct and order, -that the
said THURSDAY, the Third day of May next, be
set apart, in this Commonwealth, as a day ofhumili
ation, falling and prayer, according to the said Re
solve. And that they abstain from ail servile labour
and recreation on the said day.
Given by order of the Council, under the hand
of His Excellency Joseph Reed, Efquwe,
President, and the Seal of the State, at Phila
d Iphia, this nineteenth day of April/ in the
Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hun
dred and eighty-one.
JOSEPH REED, Prefideat.
Attefl. T. Matlack, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEATH.
"&LLIJM- ~S AI7T7
TO BE SOL D,
Or Exchanged for fuperfine or common Flour, By
Nelson and Fox,
In Water-street, above Walnut fireer.
A convenient House, well situ
ated for Business. is vanned. Enquire of the Printer.
A quantity of choice Claret,
In Hogsheads,
TO BE SO L D, BY
Mordecai Lewis
in Second-ftrcet, near Spruce - Street.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1781.
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G E NERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. X. 1
Published every TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
By His Excellency JOSEPH REED,
Esquire, Prescient, and the fuprerne Ex
ecutive COUNCIL of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the following named persons, late, and
heretofore inhabitants of this state, that is to
fay; Jonathan Adams, ( muff maker,) and Stifanna
his wife, now or late of the township of Germantown;
now or late of the county of Philadelphia : and Joseph
Paxton, yeoman, now of late of the township of Mid
dlemen: John Reid, now or late a military officer in
the British service, now or Idte of the township of Ti
nicom: and Samuel Harvey, yeoman, now or late of
the township of Upper Makefield : all now or late of the
county of Bucks, and Richard Buffington, the elder,
yeoman, now or late of the township of East Brad,
ford; Henry Gordon, now or late a military officer
in the British service, now or late of the township of
Kennett; and Stephen Anderson and Benjamin Fin
cher, yeomen, now or late of the township of New-
Garden; all now of late of the county of Chefler: and
Christian Voght, apothecary, now or late of the Bo
rough of Lancaster ; and Nicholas Houffe/ker, yeo
man, now or late of the township of Lebanon, both
now or late of the county of Lancaster ; and Martin
Blackford, yeoman, now or late of the township of
Warrington : now or late of the county of York: and
Samuel Lindsay, yeoman, now or late of the township
of Guilford • ,now or late of the county of Cumber
land : and Thomas Hughes, yeoman, now or late of
the township of Augusta ; now or late of the county of
Northumberland : and Alexander Ross, yeoman, now
or late of the township of Pitt ; now or late of the
county of Weftmoreland : have severally adhered to,
and knowingly and. willingly aided and affifled the ene
mies of this state, and of the United States of America,
by having joined their armies within this state, orelie
where. We the supreme executive council aforefaid,
by virtue of certain powers and authorities to us given,
by an aft of General Assembly. intitled " An A& for
the attainder of divers traitors if they render not them
selves by a certain day ; and for vefling their estates in
this commonwealth: and for more effectually discover
ing the fame ; and for afeertaining and# fatisfying the
lawful debts arid claims thereupon :" Do hereby firiaiy
charge and require the said Jonathan Adams, and Su
finna his wife, Joseph Paxton, Sairiuel Harvey, Richard
Buffington, the elder, Stephen Anderson, Benjamin
Fincher, Christian Voght, Nicholas Houffecker, Mar
tin Blackford Samuel Lindsay, Thomas Hughes, and
Alexander Ross, to render themselves refpeftively, to
some or one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, or
of the Justices of the Peace of one ofthe counties with
in this state, on or before Thursday the tenth day of
May next ensuing, and also abide their legal trial for•
such their treasons ; And we do in like manner require
the said John Ried and Hen : y Gordon to render them
selves respectively to feme one of the Juflices aforefaid,
on or before Thursday the feft day of November next
ensuing ; and also abide their legal trial for such their
treasons, on pain that every of them, the said Jonathan
Adams and Susanna his wife, Joseph Faxton, John
Ried, Samuel Harvey, Richard Buffington, the elder,
Henry Gordon, Stephen Anderson, Benjamin Fincher,
Christian Voght; Nicholas Houffecker, Martin Black
ford, Samuel Lindsay, Thomas Hughes and Alexander
Ross, not rendering himfelf as aforefaid, and abiding
the trial aforefaid. ffiall from and after the said tenth
day of May, and firft day cf November refpeHively,
stand and be attainted of high treason to all intents and
purposes, and shall fuffer such pains and penalties, and
undergo all such forfeitures, as persons attaint'd of
high treason ought to do : And all the faithful sub.
jests of this State,- are to take notice of this Procla
mation, and govern themfeivris accordingly.
GIVEN by order of the Council, under the
Hand of his Excellency JOSEPH REED,
Esquire, President, and the Seal of the State,
at Philadelphia, this twentieth Day of March,
in* the Year of our Lord One Thousand Se
ven Hundred and Eighty one.
JOSEPH REED, Frefident.
Attefl. T. Matlack, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
TO BE LE T,
^ large convenient Brick
HOUSE, with a Lot and good Sibling, fit to ta ry on
pabric bufinefe, particular for a store, at the corner of
Callow hill and Secdnd-ffreets, for one, two, or more
vearf, ^ may seem suitable. For paflirulars please
to enquire of Mr. CHRISTIAN KUNCKEI L, t,pyu
fite the Barracks, in Second-fleet, Philadelphia.
To the P R I N T E R.
A few days since I read the following in a Boston Ga
zette, and am induced to think, that if it was gene
rally read and properly attended to, it may be pro
duftive of as much benefit to our cause as the Inde
pendent American, or force other essays lately pub
iifhed in our papers. Your's, A. Z.
. S IR,
I READ a great many pieces in the news-papers
with pleasure; particularly a late one directed
" To the people of America." 1 could read forever.— 9
So I thought I would write a piece.--My neighbours
all round fay, the taxes are very high—So they are
fays I—but neighbours, when we firft began to fight
the regulars, we promised to spend our lives and for
tunes, before we would submit to them—now we are
all alive yet, and we have not told an inch of land,
and many of us have got more flock, more grain, and
more money than we used to have.—l am a plain ho
nest countrymen, and have got a small farm, and
I looked over all the taxes I paid for seven years past,
and I found we paid none in 1774, 1775, 1776/ and in
1777 and 1778 but small ones, and in 1779 not a very
large one, so I cast them all up together, for I can
cypher, and ( found that I had paid but little more
in value for the last 7 years, -than was paid for that
place in the last 7 years before 1 believe all my
neighbours will find it so, if they take pains to look.
My neighbours fay, the tories tell them that we are
more in debt than all our estates are worth—but I don't
believe it, for the tories always would lie--They used
to fay the regulars would not hurt us, but f believe
they knew they lied when they said so.-- I wjfh some
body would tell us however; how much we are in debt;
for I am willing to give up a quarter, half, or the
whole of my estate, and my life too, sooner than I
would fuffer the king ofEngland to take it away as he
pleases, flop our town meetings, pick our juries,
make all our laws, chufe our governors, councellors
and judges, shut up our ports, engross Our trade,
carry his soldiers and hirelings to England that they
might not be hanged for murdering us, and carry ua
there to be hanged when his governor pleases.--Nay,
sooner than I would fuffer the cowardly tories, who
ran away from us, to come back, pillage our estates;
domineer over us, and scatter the regulars over the
whole country to protest them and keep us under.
I am afraid some of my neighbours are so base,
felfifh and mean spirited, that, they would not part
with a roasting pig to prevent all this, but I hope they
are not numerous.
Now, Mr. Printer," your great writers always give
themselves a hard name, and some of the larned have
told me Agricola was lattin for farmer—therefore I
fubferibe myfelf AGRICOL A.
Extra& from the French Gazette^
dated Friday the 26th of May, 1780,
"WE desire to acquaint
LOUIS NOEL ANGIBAU, inlifted in
the King's service under the name of BRIN
DAMOUR, in the Legion of Damas, in
the year 1768, then in garrison at Brest,
and who, ever since that tifne, has given
No Intelligence of' his Perlon, that
WILLIAM ANGIBAU, his Father, de
ceased in November, 177% who left him
a Succeffiorf. If any Perlon, knowing the
said LOUIS NOEL ANGIBAU, Ifold
be acquainted with either his Death or the
place of his residence, they are requeued to
give Notice of it to the Sieur ANGIBAU,
his Brother, living at Mr. G RAVI) JEAU,
Painter in the Street of Faubourg, St. Mar
tin, at Paris."
Came rd the plantation of the'
SuUCriber, living in SuHbirv roundup, Linear
cou.-tyf near th^ ''pp, the irh day of November
last, A By HORSE, about 4 years old, with two
h^d illite if t, vitf. white in bis face, about ; 4 hands
mgl: the owner is di fired to ectas and prove his pro
perty 31 a pay charges, otherwi - he will be foM for the
^^^ WILLIAM FARR.-
[NUMB; 727.