The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-01-14 00:00:00, page 3

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Cape Aon, of 16 four pounder), Faded with coal,
fait, &o. taken by a Hoop of 10 guns out of New
berry."
Lt GENERAL Assembly of Pennsylvania.
We^neJJay, December 0, 1777. P. M.
On Motion, Refovei, Ihat this Honfe will now
proceed, agreeable to the order of the day^ to the
election of Delegates toferve this State in Congress
for the ensuing year, every one of whom fhali have
Forty Shillings for each day's service.
Whereupon the laid election being made by ballot,
D-dtor Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, David
Rober^eau, Jonathan B Smith, James "Smith, of
York-Town, IVißiam Clingen, and Jojeph dead,
Enquires, were chofea.
Extract from the Minutes,
JOHN MORRI S, Junior,
Cle;k cf General Assembly.
To the Brave AMERICANS.
HEAVEN has given you the heft coun
try in the world, and power to defend
it ; I would therefore ask how long you mean to
fuffer the bloody tools of a dirty tyrant to get the
fruit of your land and murder the innocent in
habitants ? —The third campaign is now closed,
since the British barbarians lifted their unhal
lowed hands against your freedom and life.
Meanness and deceit, cruelty and death, have
marked all their steps; nothing remains to con
summate their infamy and guilt, they are both
complete, and had you done your duty, their
defruftion would have been complete also. Had
the powers of the several States, south of
Hudson's river, been vigorously exerted early
the last campaign, General Howe's army would
have been reduced to fubmimon or flight long
before Burgoyne's was ; and the United States
might have seen the New-Year dawn without
a cloud, or one enemy in your territories to dim
the golden feene. But the want of timely
exertions has protraded the war, which now
On Friday the zd inst. the General Assembly
of this Common- Wealth adjourned to Wedneh ay
the 18th day of February. During their fitting the
following Laws were enabled, viz.
I A further Supplement to the A& intitled,
" An Aft for emi ting the sum of Two Hundred
Thoufahd Pounds in bills of credit for the defence
of this State, and providing a fund fit linking the
fame by a tax on all estates, real and peTonai, and.
on all taxables within the fame.
2. An A^ to impower the Justices of Philadcl
phia and Chaffer Counties to hold Courts at other
places than usual.
3. An A& to impower certain Commiffi ners ap
pointed by Congress to take vigorous me.dmes lor
the defence of the Western benders of this State,
and for other purposes therein mentioned.
4. A Supplement to the At intitled, "An Act
for emitting the sum of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand P unds in bills of credit, on loan, and
providing a fund for the payment cf public debts.
5. A Supplement to several A&sof General As
fembly, direeing the mode of appointing and fining
the several offices therein mentioned.
6. An id for making more equal the burthen of
the public defence, and for filling the quota of troops
to be railed ill this Slate.
7. An Aft to regn ate the wages of the Reprefen
tatives of the Freemen in Assembly.
8. A further Supplement to the AR intitled, “ An
A& to regulate the Militia of the Commonwealth of
Peonfilvania.
9. An A6f for the regulation ofW.aggons, Carri
ages and Pack Horses tor the public lervice.
10. An A& for suspending the powers of the
Tniftees of the College and Academy cf Philadelphia
for a limited time
11. An A& to prevent the imprisonment offcldiers
for small debts ; and allo to prevent the ichtiment of
soldiers within the bounds or the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania by any officers ofthe other States, un
til the qu <a of this State be compacted.
12, hn Ad to continue in force an "A of Gene
ral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
intitled, " An A& to impower the Supreme Execu
tive Council of this Commonwealth to provide for
the fectirity thereof in fpeciJ cases where no provi
6on is already made by Law.
13. AnA& for eftabhihing a new Seal for the Su
preme Court, and for altering the place of holding
the said Court, and the Courts okOyer and Term:
ner and General Gaol Delivery in the Counties of
Chester and Bucks, for a limited time.
14. An A& to prevent foreftalling and regrating,
and t 9 encourage fair dealing.
15. An 4&for the better supply of the armies of
the United States of America.
In CONGRESS, 'January 6, 1778.
^r/ HER EASit appears by a return m*de to
.VV the Bombof Trvatury, from the Man?, ersof
the Lottery at the United States, that the nivaficri of
Ibe State of Pennsylvania by the enemy has obrtrudted
tus ouanefs, and produced confiriciable delays in tne
fa'e rs tickets, insomuch that th number yet remain
iag on hand renders it ueceffary cn-ce mart to postpone
tor drawing therein : And whereas Congress being
deiirous so tar as puiiibli: to fulfil the expectations ot
toe a Iventurers, think it proper iogive them the full
eft aHurance that at ihe time herein proposed, the Ma
nagers are to proceed an this buhnets without further
delay.
Refolded, That the drawing of the First Class of the
Lottery mentioned, be postponed to rhe firft day of
May next, at which time the Managers aredi;e& d to
plotted therein, and cornpleat it as toon as may be ;
and that all the tickets then unfold thall oe the proper
ty, and at the rilque of tire United States.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES I HOMSON, Secretary.
Treasury Office, York Eo^wn, Jan. 8, 1778.
CON G R ESS having dire&ed that the Lottery of
the United Suites (bail be absolutely drawn on the firft
da', of May next, and that all the tickets then remain
ing ,infold (hall be the property, and at the risque of
th- said States.
calls to the United States, wiih.a voice power
ful as that of their Guardian Angel, for union,
vigour, fpi.it, and decision ; that your army
may go forth early, and reap an narveft of glor,
and triumph ; that before tnecnemy can be re
inforced they may be reduced; and before they
have time to ripen their plans for execution,
you may complete their extirpation, Bv the
ble&ng of Heaven, this may be done ; your
path is plain before you; immediately fill your
battalions, either for one campaign, or for a
longetterm; pufn everv wheel into motion to
provide every thing which can be wanted for
your early operations ; let your efforts encicafe
with your difficulties, be determinedto fui mount
them and „a will dost. Beware of delays, they
have often been fatal to empires; and by tne
lots of a day ages have been ruined* .Three
months to come are worth coundefs millions to
America ; every moment is precious, for in
these the feed of the next campaign is to be
sown. You do not want underttanding to
know, or abilities to perform, wnat is neceffa
%to accomplish tour wishes, and if you fail, it
will be tor want of ignited .-.nd decisive exerti
ons. Andis it possible You should want SPI
RIT in a cable io noble, in divine ! Every
principle which can warm the human heart,
and wake the foul to action, the cries of injured
innocence, the welfare of millions, the infant
and the aged, fond mothers, fpoclefs virgins,
tile voice of nature, and the blood of patriot
citizens and heroes, unite in the preying call
to exertion, to immediate exertion /
I acre is not a ipot of American ground that
will not produce good men ; every part of the
United states glowes with their ardent sons,
filed with the animating spirit ofhbertv; fonts
of them have been no>re mured to war and
mere dibinguifhed in it than others, but all
are Americans, and endued with a kindred Spi
rit, and this fpinc wants only exercile to pro
duce heroes. 1 0 prove this, the enemy never
have been long in any of the states before tne
militia became gallant warriors, and were loon
a dread and terror to them. What then have
you tofexr ? Nothing but want of immediate
exertions through the States. Agatnft your
united efforts the enemy cannot fund, they
would be no more in your hands than a cat in
the pa ^s of a lion. Therefore, now let all
heads Rudy, and all hands labour to accorn
plifh the work before us, that we insyfa enjoy
the happy days of Liberty, Peace and
Safety, which Ihall be the lure reward of
your virtue.
A SOLDIE R.
Refolded, That the Managers of the said Lottery be
directed to ord.r each perlon employed by them or by
the refpeaivc States, who (hall on the 30th :a; of April
next, have in Ins h^nda any tickets of the First Class of
said Lottery for tale c.n the public account, to deliver
them on that day to the Governor 01 President of the
Council of the State in which he refines, w;o i,s re
queftd to receive the fame and fgn quadruplicate
certificates therefor, specifying the number of each
ticket so delivered, one certificate to be given to the
perlon of whom he may lecuive such tickets, one to
be retained by himfelf, one to be transmitted to
the Managers, and the other forthwith lent to the
Board of Treasury, together with such tickets, un
der the Seal of rhe State; and that the Managers be
further directed to deliver to the Board of Treasury
on the said 30th day of April next, the tickets then in
their hands, together wiih an invoice of their numbers,
taking certificates therefor as aforelaid, and to draw
the Lottery in the place where the Congress (hall
shell he fitting.
That ad tickets not returned on the said 30th day of
April next, either to the Board of Treasury or the
Governors er the P^ fid-fits cf Council as a.>ove dire&
ed, shill be cohlid^ed as purchased by, arid at the
toque of the pcllArors of -oJi tickets
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVErr, A. And. Gen.
IN PURSUANCE of the above R Ablutions <11L&-
ing the drawing f the Lc>tt*ry abh utelv to commence
on the fid 'a) of M^y next, and ro be drtwnvAbout
delay, tre Managers a-qurin the Pu li-.that the offi
ces lor the falc of tickets are ft 11 open in the different
States, where an p^ribn or company may be fupphed
it they wpuly before the gob 0: April next. No tickets
to be fold on any account after Aid day.
(Alt Primers '?? the, 'Continent are requeued to insert the
above and continue it for fix weeks.)
^^^f^NiN^^^.^^^^^^
No-iv in + be Prefi, and freedily wilt be puA/Jhed by
JOHN D UNL A P,
In Queen-Street, Lancaster,
Father AB R A H A M's
POCKET ALMANAC K,
For the Year 1778.
Cortunirg (nefides many ufeful Lists, &c.)
The Articles ^ CONFEDEX ATION and PERPE
TUAL UNION between the Spates of Anurica,
as uro ofd by Congress to the Legislatures of the
d:ff- rot s a^s.-
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
r\ESERTED the sth inst. (January) from Capt.
Joseph M'Clellan's company, in the Ninth
Pennfylv^nia regiment, commanded by Cel. Ri hard
Butler, ALEXANDER ALLISON, born
in Sadfbury Tewnfmp, Chifter County, nineteen years
of age, five feet ten or eleven inches high, a well-made
luitv fellow, of a fwaithy complexion, a down look,
and straight black hair ; had on whn he went away,
a new raftor hat, an old light coloured cloth coat, old
bwkfkm breeches, white flockings, and old (h es: It
is thought he will make for Sadfbury Township, Ches
ter County. Whoever takes up and securer said de
_fertrr in any gaol, or brings him to the regiment, or
to Capt. Thomas Gourley's, near Mr. Thompson's,
Lieutenant df Lancaft r County, (hall have the above
reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by
12 JOSEPH M'CLELLAN, Capt. 9 rh P.Reg.
Lancafer, January 13.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
WAS LOST yesterday, between fix and fiveri
miles from Lancaster, on the Philadelphia
road, a middling large silver WATC H, maker's
rame Jehn or Richard Penn, London ; (he hasan open
tiiver case over the inside works, a steel chain and key,
a silver seal with a red stone and the Melon's arms
thereon. Whoever has found said Watch and will de
liver it to the Printer hereof, (hall have the above
Reward.
N. B. Watch-makers and others are requested to
stop laid Waich should it be offered to fale.J
Camp, Nalley Forge, January 16, 1778.
AL L Regimental Surgeons and Mates, who
are now absent from th- army in the Middle Dc
prrtm nt, without leave from.*he Commander in Chief
or Surgeon General of the army, are required to re
pair to their esp &ive regiments, by the fifteenth day
of February next. Should th r y net pay attention to
this notice, they may depend on being advertised in
the public papers as ddkrtes, an 1 treated as such.
JOHNC OCHRAN, S. G.
N B. Regiment?! Surgeons and Moes, p>ptrly
qualified to di'cheree their dote, are now wanted.
benefit themfOvrs by a speedy return to their duty, as
they muff rnfwer the contrary at their periL
±2 RICHARD BUTLER, Col. 9h P. Reg.
Commifury's Office, Nalley frorte, January 8, 1778..
^rHE several Assistant Commissaries of Iffnes
X for the Middle Department, as well thori in
camp, as all others at the diff rent posts or magazines
in the States of New Jersey, P nnfyliania, 1) (aware,
and Maryland, are mott ear< eftly resulted and en
joined to prepare and transmit to my office their re
fpe&ive monthly returns of provisions and other (fores
rec ived, issued, and on hand at the end treach month,
from the time of their appointments until the firft day
of February next,, in order that I ma- re-ke out my
general returns agreeable to a relieve of Congress. A
negl?B of this rflential duty wdl subj. & the delinquents
(if any) to suspension, to prevent which this public
notice is given <'y
THOMAS JONES, D. C. G. of Iffuet,
Middle Department.
Valley Forge, January 7, 1778.
AL L officers belonging to the Ninth
Pennsylvania Regiment, that were absent be
fore the firft of January, 1778, are ordered forthwith
0j in the regiment his expected that each offi
cer will use his utmost endeavours to celled all absen
tees, deserters, and such of the sick absent as are fit to
return to Camp. All fiddlers of said regiment who
have absented tberafelves without leave, are desired to .
f> EST Mufcovado SUGARS in tierces
) and barrels, and fine ?nd coarse foreign SALT,
to be fold by LAWRENCE HERBERT,
next door to Mr. Bernard Hubley's, in . Qjeen street,
Lancaster. §