Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-12 00:00:00, page 1

VOL. V. NUMB. 223
D UN L A P's
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
W^* 4,^0 acknowledge that the Creator
% ^' * formed Man for society, and that
^^ 'M' '° c ' et y cannot subsist without re-
T ^* gulations, laws, and govern
e^ ^ ment; and at the fame time to
Q '^ffert, that '" '''''" of al! hu "
^ h m an care to p revent j t , every
government will degenerate into a tyranny, is such
a daring blafpbemy of the divine attributes, that had
I not heard it asserted, and acquiesced in as a
troth, 1 could not have believed such a position
could have obtained in a civilized country !
This monstrous hypothecs concludes that not
-withstanding the Deity had power enough to
form such admirable creatures as men and women,
and fit them for enjoying of each other a thousand
ways, and tho' by meaRS of the most exquisite of
those enjoyments a race should arise from them
over which every power of rightful government
mast of neteffity be exercised, yet just and right
ful government is in reality utopian, imaginary,
and impracticable ! Did not God cloath the grass,
direct the wild Goat and provide for the Sparrow,
I might more easily be persuaded to fufpe& his
care of Man.
I readily grant that the delegates of govern
mental power are too apt to confider themselves
the possessors of it in their crwn right, and that
they therefore take every means in their power to
become the masters in place of servants of their
constituents; and that the people in all civilizedcoun
tries have been too inattentive to the uiurpations
of their rulers : But I conceive of no cause in the
mature of things which so absolutely counteracts
the power of a wife, learned, and free community
as to render it impossible for them to preserve
their liberty. The arguments brought from the
condition of other states are by no means conclu
sive with refpet to the North-American colonies.
I am bold to assert, that such a favourable combi
nation of circumstances as they are bluffed with at
this important conjuncture, never did take place
among any people with whom history has made us
acquainted. The most just and solid foundation
of social happiness was laid in the fuff settlement
of the Continent, the cultivation es the ear' 4 for
the fuhjifiance efits proprietor. Here was no feu
dal tenure from some military Lord; every culti
vator being the lord of his own foil, and content
with its produce, had no thoughts of encroaching
upon and fubje&ing his neighbour to his absolute
dominion. Hence a handsome competency has
enabled the bulk of the people to give their chil
dren such an education as enables them to read,
and become acquainted with the nfurpations of
the deepest plotters of their ruin. The spirit of
the people for obtaining this necessary informati
on is evident from the incredible number of news
papers and other periodical publications they en
courage, and the effect of such institutions could
never have been so great in any community, yet
known, as in these pantaplebean* colonies. How
quickly the most important revolution of the fun
damentals of our policy can pervade a continent,
way be guessed at by the progress of the idea of
Colonial Independency in three weeks or a month
at fartbeft! Surely thousands and tens of thou
sands of common farmers and tradesmen must be
better reafonets than some of our trammelled juris
confultors, who to this hour feel a reluctance to part
with the abominable chain, which remaining, in
any shape whatever, tho' modified by all the wis
dom and caution of the greatest men now living,
must in a very little time drag the colonies into
the most abject slavery. Many profefs themselves
zealous for the liberties of America, yet declare
an abhorrence of the idea of independency on
Great-Britain. If this be not a folelcifm, as ab
surd and irreconcileable as ever was obtruded on
mankind, I know not the meaning of the term !
Civil Libert, never was defined in ftriter terms
than an EXEMPTION from all confront, without
the community, in <wbicb ever, qualified mem
ber has an equal voice. No American, as such,
has the shadow of incorporation with the govern
ment of Great-Britain; and in consequence, if he
receives the least syllable of law from that quar
ter, he gives up his claim to the definitive exemp
tion. If the sticklers for dependance do not mean
dependance for some certain laws, in the forming
of which the Colonists have no voice at all, I do
hot yet understand them; and if they do mean
that we should admit the claim of any state, or any
part of the power of any state, with which the de
mocratic power of this state is not incorporated,
to give us law in an, case whatever, they admit a
fibre, which I must make free to tell them, will
speedily grow into an iron Jinew which neither
themselves nor posterity will be able to endtire or
burst a(u?.der. And'further, it is not only the ad
mission of some possible law from a foreign power,
that hurries a people into slavery; a neer nega
tive power on ats for the repeal of grievous laws
will, more (lowly, but as certainly subvert liberty.
* Alt^et^r Commons. ; ^
M^^^^l^^^^
O R,
GENERAL
MONDA Y,
h.<>^
f Perfeß Common-wealth, 301.
I i^. 302. W ib. 303.
•fog fcfe+-fc+4,-+ - fr4-# -fo# +4+<,4,
Tobe SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
on Monday, the 4th of March next, at the late
dwelling-huufe ofTHOMAS Preston, deceased,
in Second-street, seven doors below the Friends
Meeting,
AG ENERAL affortrnent of DRUGS and
MEDICINES, chymical and galenical,
and patent Medicines, &c. among which are the :
following capital articles, Gz. opium, camphire,
quickflver, bark, jalap, filemaniac, &c. together
with all the Shop Furniture and Elaboratory Uten
@s, &c. Likewise a Hand Fiefs and Typrs, &c.
very convenient for printing hind-bills, &c.
At the fame place will be fold, a very valuable
LIBRARY, confining of upwards of 600 medi
cal, chymical and metallurgical authors, and a va
riety of pamphlets, among which are the following ;
Pliny's Natural Biftory, Stukely on the Spleen, Van
Helmont'i Works, Agricola de re Metallica, Ger
rard's Herbal, Parkinson's Theatrum Batanicum,
Ditto's Garden, Sutherland's Ship-building, Weck
er's Secrets of Art and Nature, James's Medical
Dictionary, Chambers's Cyclopaedia, Hill's Natural
History, Glauber's Chymical Works, Paracelfi Ope
ra Omnia, Murray on Ship-building, Da Cotta's
History of Fossils, Boyle's Works, Hill's Materia
Medica, Philosophers Tranfa&ions, Smellie's Mid
wifery, Falck on the Venereal Disease, Chefelden's
Anatomy, Sharp's Surgery, Becheri Phyfica Sub
terranea, &c. &c.
Those that are indebted to the estate of Thomas
Preston, deceased, are requeued to pay ; and those
that have any demands against laid estate are de
sired to bring their accompts to
SARAH PRESTON, and^
MARY PRESTON, ^Executrixes.
N. B. The house to be lett.
TO BE LE T,
For a Term of Years,
A VALUABLE Plantation or I'ra& of Land,
situate in Reedy-Island Neck, with good im
provements, one hundred acres of tillable land,
and near thirty acres of mowabie meadow. Any
person inclining to rent may know the terms by
applying to the fubferiber on the premises.
I WILLIAM M'KEAN.
February iz, 1776.
TH E House and Lands whereon Mr.
John Rodgers sometime since kept the
sign of Prince Ferdinand, about two miles from
Susquehanna Lower Ferry, on the main road lead
ing to Baltimore Town through Harford County,
having lately fallen into my hands, I purpose to
lease the fame for a term of years. As the Situation
of the place is well known to travellers it needs lit
tle description, being a good itand for a tavern or
store, and as it is on the main post road iqmuft al
ways be frequented by the belt of cuftonf: There
are convenient houses on the place for the purpose,
with necessary out houses, and a good orchard and
meadow. Any person in want of such a place,
may view the premises and know the terms by ap
plying to me on the said place.
, SAMUEL HOWELL.
Again, Mr, Hume's obfervatienrf that " the sword
being in the hands of a tingle person who will al
ways neglect to difciplinc the militia, in order to
have the pretext to keep up a funding arm,;" and
the succeeding one, “ that this is a mortal difemper
in the Britifo government of which it must, at btf,
inevitably perifo," now so fatally confirmed, may
be a fufficient warning to the Colonies to beware
of being again entangled with the yoke of bondage.
Mary object to a Republican Government as
impracticable in a large state. " The contrary of
this (fays Hume,^) feerns evident. Though 'tis
more difficult to form a republican government in
an extensive country than io a city ; there is more
facility, when once it is formed, of preserving it
steady and uniform, without tumult or faction, in
the former than the latter.||ln a large govern
ment which is modelled with masterly (kill, there
is compass and room enough to refine the demo
cracy from the lower people, who may be admit
ted into the firft elections, or firft concoction of
the commonwealth, to the higher magiftrares who
direct all the motions. At the fame time the
parts are so dillant and remote that 'tis very dif
ficult either by intrigue, prejudice, or passion, to
hurry them into measures against the public inte
rest" Thus far Mr. Hume, whose plan for a per
fect commonwealth, in abftra& or at large, will be
Submitted to the public consideration in the future
numbers of this paper, by
DEMOPHILUS.
THIRTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 4th instant,
(February) from the fubferiber, living in the
manor of Moreland, Philadelphia county, PETER
LYNCH, by trade a taylor, about five feet five
inches high, round face, black hair tied behind ;
had on a claret coloured lapelled coat, turned, with
metal buttons, a light blue waistcoat with dark blue
backs arid plated buttons, a pair of flocking web
black breeches unlined, with worsted garters, a
pair of clouded blue and white flockings, a pair of
new (hoes, plated buckles, and check shirt. Who
ever apprehends Did Peter Lynch, and (ecures him
in any of his Majesty's gaols so that his matter may
get him again, shall receive the above reward, and
reasonable cha;g s, paid by
t JOHN BURK.
•3e„#ciw J xcu.A&m> w ^p©i —_- # >f• ^^tTCiTC^^awA.! l w g*
TO BE SO L D,
AN E A T and convenient stone HOUSE, ele
gandy situated in Potts-Grove, with fifteen ,
and an hull acres of good land, all under good 1
fencs, five acres thereof good woodland and tw°d°<
of meadow. The house is well finished, with two
good rooms below and three above stairs, a cellar
under the whole, a pump of excellent water at the
do r, and a convenient stable. Fur terms apply to
the fub(briber on ,he premises.
_ t FREDERICK CLECKNER.
T 0 Te' L ET,
And entered upon the sixth day cf April next,
THE noted St Georges GRIST MILLS,
#. i ? 1 Newcastle County, now in the tenure of
Benjamin Hudibn. The Mills are well situated for
thetelt of wheat, and near two stages that run to
Philadelphia every week ; there are two pair of
hones, the one four feet burrs, double geared ; the
other the best country made ; faulting cloths the
id; running gears all good; a three acre lot,
fcSelling house, cellar, kitchen, stable, cooper's
jbop, garden, ,bme orchard, and a iniple fw^up'
joining the mills for fiie wood. Whoever inclines
;to take the fame, and is well recommended 'for ho
nesty, and understands hollering, may apply on
the premises to
, § ISAAC DUSHANE.
Philadelphia, February 12, 1776.
IN the year 1766 or 1767, the fubferiber
gave a certain Jacob Galley his bond for two
hundred pounds, lawful money of this province,
which he has long since paid, which bond the laid
Galley refufes to give up, with no good design as
may reasonably be supposed : This is therefore to
caution all perlons against taking an alignment on
the fame. Every undesigning, honest man may be
assured, that the fubferiber can never be compelled
by law to repay the bond, as Galley has on that
account drawn orders on the fubferiber which he
has paid, for more than the full amount.
NICHOLAS DEEL.
Ireaton, Feb. 3d. 1776.
BY virtue of several writs of Fieri Facias to me
directed, will he exposed to sale, by way of
public vendue, on Thursday the 29th day of this
iinftant, (February) between the hours of twelveand
,Ive in the after; oon; a valuable plantation, in
I pofieffion of Ephraim Anderson, situate on the ri
ver Delaware, within one mile of Trenton, con
tain ng 240 acres, bounded by lands of Philimon
Dickinson, Esq, Samuel Tucker and Robert Hoops;
late the property of said Anderson ; seized and
taken in execution, and to be fold by
I IS AAC DE COW, late Sheriff.
January ,0, 1776.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
DAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living
near Great Pike Creek, Frederick County, Ma
ryland, an Irify lervant man, named LAURENCE
M'DONOUGH, about 3 o years of age, 5 feet 9
or to inches high, very thick and well made, brown
hair, dark eyes and beard, a very brisk walk, a
rogue and a remarkable liar: Hau on when he
went away, a half-worn felt bat, a short coat of
full'd linfev of alead colour, breeches of the fame,
one under jacket of green ditto, the hind part of
cross ftpiped cloth, one under ditto of white ker
fey, with a green patch on the fore part, an old
tow linen fliirt, much patched, two pair of ftock
ings> one old, the other new, both of a grey co
lour, good ihoes, nailed round the soles, plated
buckles, both cracked in the rims. Whoever takes
up and brings home said fervent shall have, if 20
miles from home, 40 (hillings ; if 30 miles, 50 Shil
lings ; if 50 miles, 4 pounds ; if 70 miles, 5 pounds;
anj if farther, the above reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by PEARCE LAMB.
N.B. He is an extraordinary drunkard, he has
been in the country 12 or 13 years, and served 4
years to Isaac Allen in Chester County in Pennsyl
vania, and lived with Capt. Pattron on the South
Branch of Potowmack.'|
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN H A R T,
At his VENDUE STORE, the corner of South
and Front-streets, A neat assortment of
MERC H A N D I Z E,
AMONG WHICH are,
BROAD and forreft cloths, velvets and vel
verets, furniture checks, camblets, worsted
damasks, Walloons, rattinets, tammies, calliman
coes, durants, hair plush, Turky stripes, embossed
flannels, silk ferrits, ribbons, fluff shoes, poplins,
ftarrets, dorfetteens, worsted hose, caftor hats,
Persians, callicoes, cottons, silk mitts, silk cravats,
cambricks and lawns, kenting handkerchiefs, flow
ered and spotted lawns, muffins, Scotch threads,
purple and white gloves and mitts. Alio, (hovels
and tongs, bellows, Idcks and keys, hinges, box
irons, knives and forks, coffee urns and kettles,
double barrel, frooth bore and rifle guns, pillows,
a lew cafl4 of choice starch, gin, brandy, mulco
vado fit,ar, ^c ;
N. B. GOODS for public and private sale are
received at said Store, and fold for Cash only.
The Brig
M I N ERV A,
JOHN WINNING, Matter;
ILL be clear to^ l b y
¥ ^' # ^^W',Y the zoth of February at
^^O^^ fartheft. For pallage only, apply
,$',,;>%,• to Joseph Wilson, or the
^Z'^'^^^^ master on board,
N. B. 1 here will be every neceHary accommo
dation provided for paffen,ers, and thote whom
this opportunity may suit, are desired to be fpecdy
in applying. I
T H E
ADVERTISER:
e'3~'r !77 67
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Monday, the 12th day
February inst. at three o'clock in the afternoon,
* the house of Thernas Craig, in Walnut-fretty
.•between Front and Second-streets, lately occuLad
by Fergus Purden, one undivided fifth part (the
whole in five equal pans to be divided) of and in
a certain two story brick meffuage or tenement, and
lot or piece of ground, with the appurtenances,
situate on the north 'fide of Walnut-.? eet. Between
Front and Second-streets aforefaid, curtmining in
(.out, in the whole, about 2^ feet, and in depth
ah. it 50 feet, bounded by ground late of J)r, LGyd
Zachary, deceased, and others; late the < .uteg
Jor-ph Chambers ; seized ^nd t*en in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEEJ, Sheriff.
D Y virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, ill ? Ye
by public,vendue, on Tueflay, the r/h dav 0!
February inst. at three o'clock # ae teri er.,
oh the prem:fes, a certain coa-rdm re!f .. or
tenement, known by the name of t< tci /peri
and tra& or piece of land thereinto be? ) mg, si
tuate op the Biiftol road, xbout fix rules fro^ thf
c% ^Philadelphia, contamm? a bcufy, s cm^TOd
26 jrer rieQ with the aprmrtetfances; hr.'. ,fre
of Joseph Thornhill ; seized and taken in ex & m
by WILLIAM DEWEE S, Shoh
BY virtue of a writ to mediieritd, will 1 e mid
by public vendue, on Frid y, tie 16th try of
February inst. at two o'clock in the afternoon, at
the house of Matthias S'ivele^ in CuC^oppen,
near Maybury's Works, a certain leg nichrome or
tenement, and tra& or piect of land therein to be
longing, situate in the township of Upper-Srl? rd^
containing about 13g acres ; bounded by i... ri of
Michael Fry, and others. AHo at the'fbnu ri m
and place aforefaid will be fold, sundry hr;
cows, implements of hufbardry, grrin in the gr 'a nd,
and houfhold and kitchen furniture, &c. Lite v^
property cf Yost alias Jeftph Martin ; seized and
taken in execution by
____WI L LIAM DEWE E S, Sheriff.
C^cil County, Maryland, Jan. 22, 1776.
NO PICE is fcrety given, That,
pursuant to the lad will and tettene.l of
Robert Evans, late of this county, .ecc fed.
there zill be fold by public vendue, at his late
dwelling house, a number of Hories, tereraftc^
<\f'vo'L Oxrn, Cow.-, Sheep znd Ilor<; b-be
Houfhold furniture, and impk mer.ts for F.
and Waggoning, of various kinds too tedi<p s to
mention. The vendue to begin c Wednefdse
14th of February, at ten o'clc h in the me r riy —
Some valuable Negroes, of different ages and 'em
ployments, are alfp to be fold by
James Finley,]
Zebulon Hollingsworth, ,Execu'ra
James Black, j
N.B. All persons who have any demands apmnft
the estate of the above Robert Evans; deceased, are
desired to bring in their accompts, properly atteßi
ed, to the Ekecutors, that they m?y be fettled : and
those who are indebted to said estate are requeued
to make immediate payment.|
Philadelphia County, January 29, 1776.
N' O TICE is hereby given to the
creditors of William Williams, an ~b-fconded
fconded debtor, to attehd at the house of J : {ph
Butler, at the sign of the White Horse, in t^e ma
nor of Moreland, with their accompts and vouch
ers, on Thursday, the zzd day of rebruary. be
tween the hours of Three and Five of the clock ia
the afternoon, that such proceedings may be tak.z
with the said abfeondart's effe&s as ,s directed by
an a& of Assembly, intitled, An ,ft for regulating
attachments not exceeding Five Pounds. ~,:r,d all
persons indebted to said Williams are defied to
pay the fame to the fubferibers, to prevent cott
ROBERT BARNS,]. ,
JAR IT S PENCE R,] Auditors. ~
N. B. The said Joseph Butler has to let, a good
stone house with four fire places, a lot of ground;
and a small orchard : The said house is an accus
tomed ftore. §
worn,.
One main-ftayfail half worn, main topmast flay:
fail half worn.
Jibb and fore ftayfail half worn.
Two top gallant fails, one roj al half worn.
OCe low and one top mail fleeting fail trucft new;
On,4feft bower anchor Soo wt. one Lull bower
500 wt. one cegg anchors.
250 weight of iron flock.
One belt bower cable; 10 inch; 1 thiid worn;
iio fathom.
One final! bower cable) 7 inch, halfworn, „ f ,thcnu
One hawser; 5 inch, i-quaitervein, izo Vtiwm;
One long-boat, 18 feet long, aln oft new.
One cast iron Caboufe, two large pots.
One copper llove almost new.
Whole suit of colours almost new.
One brass cchipafs, and other Kures ufeal bn board
such velleis.
N. B. For particulars enquire of Amcs Garret#
Efa; as above, or of the fuff fiber at bulqoih.nnu
Lower ^erryj rlarfoid Countv.
§' J^HN kobGiißS.
TO BE S O L D,
The Brig RODGER .9,
With all her SAILS and RIGGING, as
(he lately came from sea;
NO W lying to Swan Creek, Harford County;
Maryland, built by Arnos Garrett, Esq; <f
said place. She is a remarkable fall fuller, with
excellent accommodations, and will c,riy about
1400 barrels of flower—near two years old.
Masts and yards all compleat, Landing and run
ning rigging, hAlf worn.
One fer Clad aimed new, one ditto 3 quarters worn.
One mainsail and one roain-to, fail 3-quartt, s woirri
One fore-tapfall almost new, one ditto 3 quarters