The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-03-30 00:00:00, page 3

Friday hit arrived here a vessel that loaded at Guada
ionp, and then proceeded to Martinico, from whence the
raaae her paflage here in {eventeen days. She came out
trie last mentioned port with about sixty French and twen
ty American trading vessels, under convoy of four French
frigates; from whence it is evident that the Count d'Ef
umg could not be blocked up at Martimco, as has been
reported.
By the above vessel we learn, that the French and Bri
tim naval power in the Weft-Indies are nearly upon a ba
lance; that the Admirals Byron and Barrington were at
St. Lucy, and the squadron of Count d'Estaing was then
at Marunico ; and mat one of his cruizers had lately cap
tured a British frigate , that the two fleets had been in fight
of each oiner, when a frigate front each fide met, and af
terwards both fleets took different courses without coming
to an engagement; that the privateer sloop Revenge (re
ported to have been loft) had lately sent a valuable prize
into a fafe port in the Weft-Indies.
In,the laid vessel also came difpatcbes addressed to ti.e
Shanhh Ambassador at Philadelphia.
It i^ now acknowledged, even in Rivington's Gazette,
that the conduct of the Dutch towards the Court of Lon
don is equivocal, and that it is uncertain what part they will
take should the war continue and become more general.
The truth is, that the Dutch are determined to become
carriers for France and Spoiu, and to enter into a war
with Bri'^'L rather than give up such a commercial ad
vantage: Tikis is also the truth refpe&ing Sweden and
Denmark.
Last Friday, being the anniverfiry of the ever memora
ble fifth of March, an elegant and fpinted Oration was de
livered by William Tudor, Esq; at the request of a com
mittee appointed for the choice of an Orator, to impress
upon the minds of the inhabitants the fatal tendency of
Abiding armies, being placed in free and populous cities in
time of peace ; and in commemoration of the bloody tra
gedy on the night of the fifth of March, 17 0, perpe
trated bv a party of soldiers of the XXIXth regiment, un
der the command of Capt. Thomas Preston.
March 11. Aletter from the Southward, dated Feb.
fays,' “ I congratulate you on the good news from
Spain of their leading America sixteen Ihips of the line,
and fifteen millions of money; and acknowledge our in
dependence."
P HILADELP HI A, March 30.
Extract of a letter from Virgini , dated March 21, 1779.
“ Indian corn has fallen rapidly all over the country ;
it has been fold as high as twenty five pounds per barrel,
and is now falling at fifteen pounds Flour must soon fol
low if the embargo is not taken off.'
Be it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enaaed by the Re
presentatives ofthe Freemen of the Commonwealth of Penn
fylwania, in General Afembly met, and bj the authority of
"the fame, That the fail recited clause it hereby repealed
and declared null and void; and that n® person who took
and fubferibed the said oath,or affirmation of allegiance
and abjuration, as prescribed in and by the said ad, inti
tled, " An aft for the further security of government,"
on or before the firft day of June last, shall be under any
obligation to take and funferibe the oath prescribed in and
by the said ad, intitled, “ An aft for the further security
of government," in order to qualify such person to hold
or accept any office or place of trust in this government.
AND WHEREAS it is very improper and d ngerous
that persons difaffeded to the liberty and independence of
In CONGRES S, 29th March, 1-79-
Whereas the Bahama Blinds are now garrisoned by and
under the military government of the King of Great Bri
tain and the inhabitants of the said Isl mds have of late
fitted out many privateers and armed vessels for cruising
on the coasts of these United States and that such priva
teers and armed vessels have, actually captured divers ves
sels, the property of the citizens of these States, on the
coast of South-Carolina:
Resolved, Thar the resolution of Congress of the twen
ty-fourth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and
seventy-six, so far as it relates to the said Bahama Blands,
be repealed, and from and after the date of this resolution
held void. Extras from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania,
Thursday, M meh 25th, 1779.
The bill intitled, “ An a& for repealing part of an a&,
intitled, A further supplement to the aft, intitled, An aft
for tlve further security of government, and for disarming
persons who shall not have given attestations of allegiance
and fidelity to this or some other of the United Stites ;"
was read the second time, and being again read and de
bited by paragraphs, was ordered to be tranferibed for a
third reading, and in the mean time printed for p iblic
eonfideration. ' Extract from the minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
do ACT for repealing part of an apt intitled, A further
supplement to the aB, intitled, An ad for the further se
curity of government ; and jor dtforming persons who
Jball not have given atteflations oj allegiance and fidelity
to this date or some other of the United States.
WHEREAS in and by an aft, intitled, " A fur
ther supplement to the aft, intitled, An aft for
the further security of government," puffed on the fifth
day of December last, it is enabled, " That every person
now in office or place of trust under this government Ihall,
on or before the firil day of April next, and every person
hereafter appointed or elected into any office of trust under
this government whatsoever, shall, before he enters upon
the execution or duties thereof, take and fubferibe, before
the said Commiffiouers, or one of them, the aforefaid oath
or affirmation."
AND WHEREAS it has been considered, that the of
ficers of this state, who, in the diy of difficulty and dan
ger, accepted places of trust, and thereby exposed thera
felves in a particular manner to the resentment of the King
of Great-Britain, and that such persons and all others
who gave assurance of their allegiance to this state, and
abjured the King of Great-Britain, and his successors, on
or before the fird diy of June last, according to the form
of the aft, intitled, " An aft for the further security of
government," passed on the firft day of April last, had
thereby manifefted their attachment to the community of
this commonwealth in the highest and most fatisfaftory
manner.
this state, should possess, or have in their own keeping or
elsewhere, any fire-arms, or other weapons used in war,
or any gunpowder.
Be it therefore enaßed by the authority aforefaid, That
from and after the pacing or this aft, the Lieutenent or
any Sub Lieutenant of the militia of any county or place
within this state, shall be and is hereby empowered to dis
arm any person or persons who shall not have taken any
oath or affirmation of allegiance to this or any other
state, and against whom information on oath shall be gi
ven before any Justice of the Peace, that such person is
fafpeded to be difatteaed to the independence of this
state ; and shall take from every fu h person any cannon,
mortar, or other piece of ordnance, or any blanderbufs,
wall-piece, niuiket, fufee, carbine, or pistols, or other
fire-arms, or any hand-gun; and any sword, cutlass, bay
onet, pike, or other warlike weapon, out of ahy build
ing, house, or place belonging to such person.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That
the Justices of the Peace within this commonwealth and
each and every of them, shall, arid they are hereby autho
rifed and impowered to, adminifler all and every of the
oaths and affirmations required to be taken by tire a&,fin
titled, " A further supplement to the a&, intitled. An
ad for the further security of government," ana to
proceed in all things therein, as the Commissioners ap
pointed to adminifler the said oaths and affirmations were
by the said supplement required in the premises ; and tne
clause in the laid supplement, appointing the said Com
missioners, is hereby declared to be repealed,^
To the Printer of the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
S I R,
You are requested to insert in your next paper the fol
lowing paragraph ©f an Aft entitled, “ A further Sup
plement to the Aft intitled, An Aft for the further secu
rity of the Government."
TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
Philadelphia, March 29, 179
" Section Btii. AND be it further enabled by the
A « authority afurtfaid, That every
" person now in office or place of trust under this Govern
or ment, shall on er before the firft day of April next,
“ and every person hereafter appointed or elected intoany
" office or place of trust under this government whatfo
" ever, fli ill, before he enters upon the execution or du
“ lies thereof, make and fubferibe, before the said Com
" missioners, or one of them, the aforefaid oath or as
" firmation.''
Errata in the Address published by the Republican So
ci. ty—Sixteenth paragraph, line the fifth, instead of the
words “ not to do or fay any thing, directly or indirect
ly " read, net to do any tiling, directly or indirectly ;
the wards “ or fay" being an. error in copying.
*„• Dr. Snath's Remarks on the Extract of Mr. Isaac
Hunt's Letter, &c. are come to hand, and will be in our
next. .z
Newcafle County, March 29.
To be SOL D by Public Vendue,
On Fiiday the ninth day of April, at Mr. H nd.ickfba's
Tavern, in Christiana Hundred, in hid county,
A VALUABLE Plantation, situate in said hun
dred, about four miles from Wilmington, con
taining about one hundred and fi ty acres of very good
land, about twenty acres whereof watered meadow:
Very good improvements on lain place, two bearing
orchards, and the whole in good repair.
And on Saturday the tenth, at Mr. Allen's tavern in
Newport, will be fold, a Lot of about fix acres of mea
dow ground, situate on Christiana Creek, near the town
of Newport aforefaid : The above were advertised for
sale formerly, but the day proving bad, the sales were
put off till the above day, when they will be fold as the
late efbte of Christopher Wilfori, Of laid county, being
confiscated for the use of the Delaware St te, and to be
fold by WILLIAM M'CLAY, Commiffi^ner
for Newcastle Count).
TALBOT, ALLICOCKE, and Co.
At their store the south fide of Race-street, between Se
cond and Thiid streets, the fifth door above Moravian
Alley, have for SALE,
BOHEA Tea in chests, hogflieads and barrels;
Coffee in tierces and barrels ; Sugars in tierces and'
barrels; imported Salt ; Green Tea ; genuine Batavia
Arrack in cases or less quantity .; Soap in boxes ; English
Ch+eie, Chocolate, Porter, &c & .&c.
N. B. Wanted, a quantity of Black Bottles, for
which the highest price will be given.
~T O B E O L D,
CA M Eto the plantation of the fubferiber,
on the Lime-kiln road near Germantown, about
the eighteenth inst. (March) a small birck COW,
with a flit in her right ear. The owner is desired to
call, prove property, pay charges and take her awry.
" ' ' ADAM ENGHART.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 28th of last month, an Eng
lifh servant lad named FRANCIS WILLIS,
about nineteen ytars of age; had on when he went
away, a blue jacket and leather breeches. The above
reward is offered to any person who shall secure him for
the fubferiber, at the corner of Front and Pine ftreete,
Philadelphia. WILLIAM WHITE.
March foe
AVER Y likely young Mulatto Man Slave, an ex
cellent taylor by trade, as well as a very good ser
vant for a gentleman : He has had the small-pox and
meftes, is very healthy, and understands waiting at
table well, taking care of horses, riding, and driving a
carriage. Enquire of the Printer.
N. B. As the money will not be wanted till Septem
ber 1780, it.may lay at interest in the purchaser's hands
on giving fecuri y, or the ent flions out of circulation
will be taken.
RU M, Sugar, Molafles, Bohea and Hyfort
Teas, Coff %'and Pepper, just imports and to
hr fold at PETER WHITESIDE and Co's,
store, in Chefnwt-ftieet, between Third and Fourth
ftr^-t; Philadelphia.
Alio some Medicines and Dry Goods.
W A N 1 E D to feurchaJe,
AQU A NTITY of METAL, a^d the highest
puce will be given for OLD BRASS, hy
RICHARD SKELLORN, Biafs- founder, in Se
c nd itert, between the Bridge and Spruce-street.
N. B. Two sober, honest journeymen Brals founders
and Buckle-makers, who are good workmen, will meet
with encouragement by applying as above.
FIFtEEN DOLLARS REWARD;
Y7AS DROPPED on, the 28th day of Feb. last,
between the ten mile stone and Ogden's ferry, on
the Lancaster road, a very neat APRON of a CHAIR.
Whoever has found the fame, and will give information
to the printer hereof, or leave it at the Middle ferry;
ihall have the above reward.
Li XT Y DOLLA RTREWARD.
STOP THIEF!
STOLEN a few nights past, out of the fubferiber'#
stable near the corner of Third and Vine-streets,
opp fie the Dutch brew house, a strawberry roan Horse,
with a small star in his forehead, between thirteen and
fourteen hands high, and about nine years old, had a
bad cough and cold, is a natural trotter, and mere suit
able for the geers than fiddle, as he is rather dull.
Whoever secures the horse and the attrocious offender,
(as there are gangs of them infeft this city) so that he
may be brought to j ftice, shall have the above Fewrad;
or for the horse alone Fifty Dollars, and reafonahl^
charges, paid by JOHN TURNER.
B~E S —L
On reasonable terms for cafb,
TH E following lots of LAN D, viz. three undi
vided twenty fifths of twenty-five thousand acreq
of land, lying in the township of Meath, on the eaff
file of Lske Champlaine. Also four thousand five hun
dred acres of undivided land in the township of Smith
field, in the county of Charlotte. Likewise three lots,
No. i. containing one thousand and forty five acres ;
No. x. eleven hundred and twenty-one acres; No. 9.
ons thousand and sixty-sour acres, in the township of
Belvidere, and county of Tryon, near Cherry Valley;
All the above mentioned lots of land are in the State of
New-York. For further particulars apply to Mr.
Adrian Renandet, Merchant, in Philadelphia, of
Cornelius P. Low, near Somerset Couft-houfe, in
New-Jersey.
Io be SOLD at Private Sale;
For Crih, Loan-Office Certificates, or Bond with good
security,
I MOST valuable feat for a blast furnace and
merchant mill, with fixthoufand acres of wood
land, or more if retired, whereon the Iron Works
formerly flood, known by the name of the Jubal Works;
It lays twelve miles from Fredericksburg and a fine road
to the said town : The ore banks lay from one to two
miles from the furnace, and an inexhaustible fund of it
of the very belt quality: The range for all kinds of
stock is.equal to an, on the continent, the woods being
exceeding full of large glides and natural meadows.
An, perlon inclining to purchase will be shewn the land
by the fw>fcrin«r, living in Frederick fburg, Virginia,
or Mr. James Lf^ls, near ttie premies. No objecti
ons wib be made to fi king fbafis in. any part of the
laud. The fubferiber expe&s to be in Philadelphia the
2orh of May, where he may be found by enquiring at
Mr. B njamin Hemmings's livery (table in Fourth-ttreeto
ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD.
Philadelphia, March 6.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
ON Wednesday night the third instant a fire broke
out at or near the dwelling-house of Capt. Rankin
in Second-street in this city, where a Gentleman then
lodged, and on his getting his wearing apparel, & c&
conveyed away to a neighbouring house, a small linen
package has been since miffing, which contained two
pairs cf new carved silver buckles, a flock buckle ditto
a small pair of gold wire ear-rings, a black silk hand
kerchief, a gauze ditto, two half yards n uflin, half
yard gauze, an assortment of ribbonds, pins, needier
and crooked combs. Whoever will deliver the above
articles to the Printer hereof shall have the above reward
and ne questions asked.
ASHLEY and G I [, L,
Have for sale at their store in Second street, above Race
ftreet, and opposite Col. Farmer's,
BLUE and black broadcloths, kerseys, coatings,
drawboys, camblettees, fhalloons, flannels, liren,
striped Manchester woollen, worsted and thread stock
ings, mens (hoes; gilt, silvered and mohair buttons ;
some trimmings, sewing silk, ribbands, ferret and bind
ings, White-chapel and common needles, pins, barlow
and other penknives, feiffars, pipe heads and reeds,
b-es-wax, soap, mould candles, wafers, chest locks,
awls and tacks by the groce ; also a chest containing a
compleat fit of joiners and carpenters tools, and mary
other articles too tedious to me n t ; on.
Tobe SOLDfor Continental Currency;
np HAT neat and convenient new House in Seeond
-■• street, the corner of New-Market, on Pine-street;
it is a well accuftemed store and dwelling, note occupi
ed by the fubferiber; from which his ill state of health
renders it neceflary for him to retire to his habitation
in the country 1 The said store and dwelling is pleasant
ly fittfated for a private family, and for bunnefs not in
ferior to any part of this city. At said store there are
for sale an assortment of Ironmongery, Cutlery, &c.
For terms apply to the Proprietor at his said dwelling
JOHN M'NEAL.