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As I could not find in my heart on a sudden to
Torfake this amiable family, neither could bear to
think of lying aufelefs incumbrance upon them,
I chose my province or laboarinthe garden, while
the fobs Went to work in the field, and at the
huveft.
Late 6n hn evecitg, when night had nearly
flint in, when we had just finifiied a frugal ipeal,
and I had taken up my pipe, in order to tune the „
minds of cur houfhold before they went to rest;
we heard a smart rapping at the outward door.
The eldest fori bounced up and going out, soon
returned, introducing a ftranget. He was of a
bold and portly make, of a very Iwarthy complex
ion, and had two deeply indented cuts, the one
on his cheek, the other in his forehead.
Having cast an observing look upon the com
pany, he advanced and said, Mrs. Apree, I wish
I had been the mHTenger of happier tidings to
you. 1 bring you news of your hulband. Do you
know this token, mistress.
He then presented her with a small piece of di
vided gold. She gave a fliriek at the fight, catched
hastily atit, pressed it eagerly to her lips, tinned
to a deathlike paleness, and was just swooning
away, when afudden gulh of tears came feaion
ably to her relief.
At length the took time to breathe ; when
looking wildly at her guest, Tell me, she cried,
does he live, does he live, does the father of my
little ones still breathe the air ! He lives, said the
firanger. Blefled heaven ! she uttered, and dropt
precipitately on her knees, a.nd raised her cloled
eyes in a silent ejaculation.
Again, she hastily rose. Relives, he lives, you
fay ; 0 ! the voice that tells me so, has a song in
it more tuneful than a whole choir of angels. But
Mow is he, where is he, may 1 look for one fight
of him before I die?
He was my mate and fellow slave among the
Moors at Tetuan. I happily procured my freedom:
Lut, before I left the city, I bargained for the
raofom of my fiend and companion ; and, if you
are worth so much, you may remit it by the ship
in which I landed.
Run, Jaquinot, exclaimed our mother, not
considering that it was night, run and fell all we
have, cattle, corn, poultry, and farm; If we can
but get your father home, we shall be rich past
all reckoning.
Never, never did I with for wealth till that
very hour, and I bad a kind of hope that the ar
dour of my desires would pull it into my possessi
on. 1 hastily rummaged my pockets, threw out
all the cash that I thought I was master of, when,
feeling something hard in the right fide of my
b eeches, I thrust my hand in and drew out about
twenty guineas, which had lain there unknown to
me, from the hour 1 left England ; and I eagerly
impelled them into the b'and of our factor.
He flatted thereupon, and turned an admiring
eye of tender emotion upon mt. You are, very
bountiful indeed, my young matter, said he, but
even this, with all the effects that these poor peo
ple are pofTeffed of, will fall very short, 1 tear, of
the ranfem required. And, so faying, he gently
hid the'money on the table.
Well, don’t be difeouraged, my dearest mother,
cried out the eldest boy, there is a Grip now in the
harbour, waiting to carry servants to the French
fetrlements in America, and I will go and fell my
felf to the master, and order the money to you,
for the redemption of our beloved father from the
house of his bondage. And I, brother, said the
second son, will fell myielf with you. And I,
laid the third. And i, also, cried out the fourth
child (who was a daughter) if they will think it
worth while to give any thing for me.
Yes, yes, my precious children, exclaimed the
tender mother, we will all go together ; I will
not be parted from my babes ; we will go and
fell ourselves to servitude, for the deliverance of
our beloved, of our husband and our master, our
father and firft friend. If he comes home fife and
found, I know, lure as I am here, that he will
either come to us himfelf, or fend to us, in his
turn, and delivery us from our slavery ; or, in the
lift extremity, we poor Haves (hall be found true
children of that father whose service is perfed
freedom.
Hereupon, we were all amazed by our guest's *
falling into a sudden and outrageous fit. He funk
to earth, threw himfelf prostrate, roared, wept,
and fobbed aloud. We supposed him to be smit
ten by some quick stroke of madness ; and we all
held ourselves at an alarmed distance.
At length he rose to his knees, and stretching
his arms towards heaven with a trepid agitation,
O God, my God, he exclaimed, you kill, you
oppress, you crush me to death by your bounties !
They are infufferable ! 0 father of mercies, I
cannot bear this weight of bleiTednefs.
Then, turning towards us, he cried, Won't
you come hear me, my wife ? won’t you come
near me, my children? I am your husband, my
Marian, your too too happy husband. I am your
father, my childrep, that unworthy father, my
babes, for whom ye would, just now, have fold
^ourfelves to slavery. Do you not know me, my
wife? I am thy Pierre, thy husband: but who is
worthy to be the husband of Marian ?
She then drew towards him with a trembling
caution, and he rose and spread his arms, call and
weft, to receive her. But she declined his em
brace, and stepping up, like a crazed person, she
ript open his doublet, and perceiving a large mole
in the pit of his stomach, (he gave a loud fhrick
and funk motionless on the floor. Iliaftened to
a lift her; her situation wrung my heart. Never
had I conceived so great an esteem for any human
Creature! I beheld her as the bride ofGud, in
whom he had opened his whole hear ~ , on e, "
Her husband ' ioked down : her with ^^
1 4, feeing herpale, speechless, and
wi&v; f 1: . # ~ :>;tte%a ^reat cry and
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I was near being reduced to the fame state:
but I exerted my spirit and powers to give relief
to those I loved. We gathered about them in
bitter condolance: some raised, some chafed them;
while others ran for water and threw it upon them.
At length they came to themselves, when the
good man looking about him with affections and
agitations not to be described, Ah, he cried, my
God, why haft thou not made me as the pelican,
that I might toar open my bosom, and yield my
bowels and vitals for the foftering of this precious
wife and her young ones h
He then caught her to him, and, having held
her some minutes in a blent but rapturous em
brace, he turned to his children, took them suc
cessively to his arms, and wept upon each.
Then all became joy and jubilee throughout
the company ! Such killing, caressing, congratu
lating and embracing, all around and over again !
Each was filled with the joy and exultation of
every person about them; each engrossed to them
selves the blessedness of all ; and the happiness of
this houfhold could only be tranfeended by that
of Heaven itfelf, in adding to the number of the
loving and the blessed.
While a supper, of something more than ordi
nary, was preparing, my favourite little Amie,
the youngest of the children, came in, and Mis.
Apree presented her little angel to the father.
Ah, cried he, while he carefied and gazed fondly
upon her, will you never have done heaping hap
piness upon me? And you too, my darling, said
he, turning and catching the daughter to him,
who had offered herfelf to slavery, you said you
thought yourfelf of no value ; but 1 would not
part with you in exchange for both the Indies, my
pearl of countless price !
When we fat down to supper, the good man
told us, at intervals, how their vessel had been
taken by two barbary rovers, after an obstinate
engagement, wherein he had received the two
wounds in his face, and two more in his bosom.
That, during three fuccesding years, he laboured,
though laden with (hackles, at the public works
in Teutan ; when he, with three more of his most
robust and active companions, filed off their fet
ters, and fled away at dead of night, crossing wkl
rivers, swamps, and woods, the habitations of
wild beasts, without any direction or knowledge
of the country through which they passed. That
after an incredible length of travel, labour, dan
gers, impending deaths and fatigues, they came
to a country of negroes, who proved extremely
humane and hospitable to them: for, feeing,
said he, that they had nothing to apprehend from
our small number, they gave way to that gracious
principle of companion and benevolence which
defeended from Heaven on the hearts of all born
of woman, and which is the most blessed portion
of all who are not leagued with the kingdom of
darkness. As I had been bred a carpenter, and
had my knife, with a file and little saw in my
custody, I was pleased with the opportunities of
obliging our kind hosts. With the alliftance of
my associates, whom I inftru&ed for the purpose,
I daily made many conveniencies, with a number
of admired knick-knacks for their Chiefs; and
they, in return, loaded us with gold dust, which,
after a variety of long and fruitlefs experiments, I
became able to reduce and consolidate into ingots.
This country, lay inland, a vast distance from
the borders of the Atlantic; and the natives did
not appear to have any kind of commerce with
other nations. At length a person arrived, who.
being of an enterprizing spirit, had, 20 years be
fore, set out on his travels to learn the customs
and languages of foreign climates ; and he in
formed his countrymen, that a people, called
English, had lately formed a settlement upon the
banks of the great and neighbouring river of
Gambia; that be had been among them, was en
tertained with astonishing kindness and generosi
ty; was commissioned by th&n, to present, to the
Princes of his nation, a m®ft dazzling treasure of
inestimable jewels ; and that he was farther com
missioned, on the part of the English, to enter
into a ftrid league of free commerce and close al
liance with all his nation.
This overture was accepted with infinite avidi
dity by all the negro states. I was appointed
their principal ambaflador and interpreter on this
expedition; and, soon after, set out at the head
ofa vast retinue of people, and cattle heavy laden
with dust and elephants teeth, which I told them
were esteemed of great value in Europe.
But, it would be too prolix, neither can I
recoiled the due order or circumstances of the
occurrences that happened to my worthy-hearted
boft, till he arrived at his native foil, and at that
happy table where he recited his enchanting hif
toiy, till the night was far advanced."
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December 12, 1774.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWA Yon Saturday night last, from
the fubferiber, living in Tuckakoe, Queen
Ann's County, Maryland, an Irish servant man,
named THOMAS TOLBERT, about 18 or
19 years of age, g feet 6 inches high, well made,
somewhat pitted with the small-pox, and has (bort
black hair , Had on and took with him, a fine
beaver hat bound with black velvet round the brim,
an old fafhioned furtout, and a redifh fagathy coat,
a white cotton jacket, two pair of white drilled
breeches, one pair of nankeen ditto, striped hol
land trowfers, three pair of coarse yarn Hockings,
one pair of country thread ditto, four white (hirts,
one fiik handkerchief, and a pair of shoes with
double rimmed pinchbeck buckles: He also took
off with him, a bay Mare, with a white star in her
forehead, branded on the buttock with an I.
Whoever apprehends the said servant so that his
master may have him again, if taken in the county
fiall have FOUR DOLLARS Reward, and
f out of it and in the province, the above Reward,
oefides what the law allows, paid by
ANDREW LEVINGTON.
' 'Baltimore, January 10, 1775.
For LONDONDERRY,
E=^-&—-'^ The SHIP
THOMAS MORRISON,
1 Master;
XT 0w bring at Fell's Point,
LN has the greater part of her
cargo engaged, and will be rea
dy to fail about the beginning
of next month : She is a stout new ihip, a prime
sailer, well accommodated for paflengers, and the
Captain long experienced in the Irish trade. For
freight or passage apply to said master at Fell's
Point, or to Samuel and Robert PurViance.
TO BE : SO L D,
A TRACT of valuable LAND, in Caroline
county, (formerly Dorchester) in the pro
vince of Maryland, containing 516 acres, lying
between the north-east and north-weft fork of
Nanticocke River, about five miles from navigable
water, and twenty-two miles from Mufmelion
Landing, on Delaware : About 130 acres of the
said tract are cleared, with good improvements
thereon, 50 acres may be made into meadow, the
remainder well timbered ; it lays high, and is ex
cellent for wheat. Time will be given for payment
if required, upon good security.
For terms apply to WILLIAM ENNALLS,
Junior, in Dorchester county.
Baltimore, November 8, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
And entered on immediately, being a most excel
lent Rand for an Inn,
AG OOD brick dwelling-house, kitchen, sta
bles, &c. with ten acres of land in Harford
town, (formerly Bush) Harford county, Maryland;
the house Hands on the fide of the post road from
Philadelphia to Baltimore, is well calculated, and
it is supposed there is not at this time a better Hand
and opening on the continent for a good Inn. The
purchaler may have any reasonable credit for the
whole or part of the purchase money as he chufes,
on giving security.
Likewise to be fold, a plantation consisting of one
hundred acres of land, whereon is a dwelling-house
and some out-ho <es, with a very good orchard,
about five miles from Harford and a mile from the
Lower Cross Roads and Pieibyteriaii Meeting-house
in Harford county. Reasonable credit will be given.
For terms apply to Mr. Thomas Miller, in
Hirford, or in Baltimore to
IAMES CHRISTIE, Jun.
N. B. If&hefe places ^a,t (fyl fa»,i%>nths
they may be rented by applying aS A^h,
TO BE SO L D,
And may be entered on the 16th of May next,
AHO USE and LOT situate in the borough
of Cheder, now in the tenure of Mrs. Mar
garet Carrey : It has been a noted Hore for many
years past, and is the most convenient Hand for
business in the place. The house is built of brick,
very bommodious, two Hories high, has three rooms
on the firft floor, besides a large Hore in the front,
four rooms on the second, and three ceiled garrets
above; also cellars under the whole, contrived in
the belt manner. There is likewise a Hone store
house adjoining, which has been used for a salt
Hore, and wilt contain many thousand bushels, a
large garden neatly fenced with cedar boards, a
Hone Hable, with room above fufficient to contain
feveraftons of hay, a chaise-house and sundry other
conveniencies ; the whole in good repair.
Also to be SOL D, and entered on the twelfth
of April next, Eighteen acres of extraordinary
meadow ground, now in the tenure of Mr. David
Cowpland: Part of this land is rich improved
mirth, and ftom its situation on Chester creek,
which abounds with great quantities of rich mud,
the whole of it, at a very trifling expence, may be
brought to whatever degree of fertility the owner
pleases. There may likewise be opened on the
premises a good Hone quarry, which lies close on
the edge of the creek, where flats may constantly
ply to carry away the Hones. Any person inclining
to purchase, may know the terms by applying to
the fubferiber in Philadelphia.
DAVID JACKSON.
If the premises are not fold before the firft of
March next, they will then be leafed for a term
of years.
N. B. The fubferiber requests those that are in
debted to him, to pay off their refpe&ive accounts
without further notice, and those to whom he
Hands indebted, to call for their money.
THOMAS THORNELY,
Late from ENGLAN D,
BEGS leave to acquaint the Public, that he
brought over with him a neat assortment of
Manchester Hats, of different prices and qualities;
mens hats from 10s. to 40s. and boys and youths
hats at lower prices ; which he has for sale (whole
sale or retail) at the house of Mr. George Dill
horn, in Strawberry Alley: Likewise a small as
sortment of Woollen Cloths, Moreens, &c. which
may be seen at the fame place. All who are pleased
to favour him with their custom, may depend on
being served on the most reasonable terms.
N. B. He proposes Handing in the market on Sa
turdays till the whole be fold.
TO BE SO L D,
TH E TIME of a healthy sober Irish servant
Woman, who has about three years to serve,
is well eloathed, and can do all kinds of house
work ; fit for either town or country. Enquire of
the Printer.—Also genteel boardings in a private
family, in a very public part of the town, for one
or two young men, who can be accommodated
with a very pleasant room.
TO BE SO L D,
A FRAME HOUSE in Fifth-ftreet, near
Walnut-street, 20 feet front, and 109 feet in
depth, and now lets at 201. per annum ; on the
front may be built a large house, as the depth will
allow it ; it is fit for any perlon in trade, there
being a run of water to carry off all nvifances ; (üb
jeft to a ground-rent of 71. per annum ; the title is
indisputable. Enquire of William Weston, at
the corner of Walnut and Fifth-Hreets.
December 7, 1774.
CAME to the plantation of JACOB
MEEKSI N, in Bethel township, Bedford
county, Pennsylvania, a brown MARE, near
twelveyears old, about fourteen hands high, brand
ed on the near shoulder thus, 8. The owner is
hereby desired to come and prove his property,
pay expences and take her away.
AL ARGE quantity of LAMP OYL by
the barrel, Spanish I NDIG O, Mufeevado
SUGARS in barrels, with sundry other articles
in the Wet Goods way, as usual, to be fold by
JOSEPH SPENCER,
In Second-street, between Arch and Race ftieets,
Philadelphia.
1
BEETLES SH EL,
Has for SALE, at bis Hore in Water-street, and
next door to John Morton's,
ALL kinds of WET GOODS, as usual,
on the lowed terms for cifh. He requests
all persons indebted to him to make payment.
A PERSON qualified to prepare RAW
SILK, with or without mixing with wors
ted, &c. either for Hockings, dorfeteens, cambists,
&c. fit for the Loom, will meet with good
encouragement by applying to
THOMAS CLIFFORD,
BENJAMIN MORGAN,
'JOHN KAIGHN.
Philadelphia, January 12, 1775.
N O T I CI E.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of Alex
ander Gilmore, deceased, are requested to
make immediate payment, otherwise they will be
proceeded against according to law : And all who
have any jutt demands against said estate are desired
to bring in their accounts, properly attested, for
payment, to GEORGE BARTRAM,
Administrator.
N. B. Said Gilmore came passenger in the fhi,
Magdalen, Capt. Wallace, from Glasgow, in the
month of October last.
Philadelphia, January 16, 1775.'
SIX POUNDS REWARD.
WAS LOST in this city, on the 10th or
iith inst. a red Morocco leather Pocket
Book, with a silver spring clasp, in which were
five or fix Maryland Eight Dollar bills, two or
three Pennsylvania Fifty Shilling bills, sundry lot
tery tickets, and many papers which are valuable
to the owner and cannot be serviceable to any other
person. The above Reward will be paid by the
Printer hereof for the book and what it contained
when loft; and for the book and papers only,
TWO POUNDS.
Doctor YELDALL
IS just returned to town, and may be confuted
at his Medicinal Ware-house, three doors above
the Bank Meeting-house in Ffont-ftreet, in an,
case of Physic or Surgery : Those who may please;
to apply, may be allured they will never be encou
raged in any disorder but where there is a proba
bility of success. The Do&or omits faying any
thing of his abilities in practice, his well-known,
travels for these five years past through different
parts of this continent, and the many furprizing
cures that, under God, has been performed by him,
both in Physic and Surgery, speak more power
fully than any thing that can be here inserted ; and
as it has been found of the greatest intonveniency
to some, and rendered it impoflible for others to
obtain his advice and medicines by reafen of his
not attending any where but at his house, in order
to render himfelf as ufeful to his fellow creatures
as possible, he will, for the future, attend at the
houses of such patients as are not able to attend on
him, either in town or country, and that in as re
gular a manner, and allowing the fame credit for
his\attendance and medicines as is usual, and hopes,
by his assiduity, care and moderate charge to merit,
what he most regards, the love and esteem of the
Public.
N. B. The Do&or has for sale at his Ware-house
molt kinds of Medicines, both chemical and ga
lenical ; also most of the Patent Medicines now in
life, which he has from the original Ware-houses
in London, warranted genuine. Likewise several
ufeful Medicines for most common disorders that
happen in families, with full and plain printed di
re&ions for their use / and in order that those
Medicines should be as cheap as ufeful, there is
none of them exceed five, and some as low as one
(hilling Pennsylvania currency.—Those that live in
the country may, by fending an account of their
disorder, have advice and medicines as the nature
of their case may require.
CT' A KEN up in April last, by the
A fubferiber, living in Bethel township, Bed
ford county, Pennsylvania, a dark brown or black
MARE, about nine or ten years old, branded
on the near buttock thus, F. H. The owner is de
sired to come and prove his property, pay charges
and take her away. ANDRE W MAN.
Newport, Newcaflle county, Dec. 31, 1774.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the Hable of the fubferiber,
last night, a chefnut sorrel HORS E, in good
order, with a bald face, the off bird foot white,
no biand nor ear mark, fourteen and a half hands
high, nine years old next spring. Whoever takes
up the horse and thief, so that the owner may have
the horse again and the thief be brought to justice,
shall have the above Reward, or for the horse only,
FORTY SHILLINGS, paid by
BENJAMIN PETTERMAN.
December 1, 1774.
CAME to the plantation of JOHN
GUTHER I E, in Bethel townfllip, Bed
ford county, Pennsylvania, a brown MA R E,
near twelve years old, twelve and a half hands
high, branded on te near thigh thus, H. I). The
owner is desired to come and prove his, property,
pay expences, and take her away.
Ki^gfeJs township, Dec. 26, 1774 b
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
a sorrel MAR E, about fourteen hands high,
with a white blaze on her forehead, a switch tail,
long mane, and three white feet ; a natural pacers
Tne owner is desired to come and prove his pro
perty, pay charges and take her away.
PHILIPRODMAN.
'IVA VID REI D,
GARDENER and Seedman from London, living
in Spring Garden,
WILL supply any gentleman or other person
with any quantity of Gaiden Seed, which
he will warrant to be of good quality : They may
be had at his stall at the Court-house ever, day of
the week (Sunday excepted) Or at the Widow
Lawrence's in Second Hreet, near the Market.