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All A CT to enable the Sheriff of the City and County of
Pbdadelpbia, for the time being, to confine Prisoners in
the Old Goal) tn the laid City.
WHERE AS in and by an Act of Assembly of
tais Commonwealth, puffed the twenty seventh
day of Auguli, in the year of our Lori One thousand se
ven hundred and fevc.ity-eight, intitled “ An Aft to in
demnity Whliarw Dewees, Esq; the late Sheriff, and
limes Chypoole, Esq; the prefect Sheriff of the city and
county of Philadelphia, for removing the prisoners from
the new goal, and imprisoning them and others in the old
goal of the city of Philadelphia," it is enacted, that the
Sarufs of the city and county aforefaid, my keep and
hold in the god of the find city and county, from the
time of puffing the said Aft, for and during the term of
one year.
AND WHEREAS it is necessary t® enable the said
Sheriffs to confine prisoners in the said goal for a longer
time, and to indemnify James ClaypQole, Esp; the present
SheriTo the fed city and codify, for imprisoning Sun
dry perNns in the (aid goal, after the expiration of One
year, front and after toe palling of the said Aft :
Be it therefore enaded, and it is hereby enacted by the Re
prefentah ues of the Freemen ot the Commonwealth oj Penn
fyivqnia, in General dfrmbly met, and by the authority of
toe fame, That the Sheriff of the city and county afore
fan, for the time being, may keep, hold and imprison
in the (aid old goal, all traitors, felons, criminals- and
debtors, who are or shall be liable by the laws of this
Commonwealth, to be holden. kept and imprisoned in
the goal of the said city and county, for and during the
times in their refpvftive commitments warranted, by the
said Liws mentioned and expressed; any thing in toe
before recited I.aw to the contrary in any wife notwith
' Handing.
And be it farther enacted by the authority aforefaid, That
die said James Ciaypcole, Esq; the present Sheriff M the
said city and county and his Deputies, shall be, and they
are hereby indemnified and saved hatmlefs against all and
all m inner of suits and actions which may be brought a
gainst him, them or any of them, for ®r byreafon of the
keeping and imprisoning of any person or perlons that
now are imprisoned or have been imprisoned in the Did
.goal, since the twenty Seventh day of August last, who
ou dit to have been imprisoned in the goal of the said city
anil county, and that if any such suit or action shall be
brought against him or them, the fame is hereby declared
to be barred.
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be deem
ed or taken to difannul or make void the said recited Aft,
or any clause, article, matter or thing therein contained,
except what is hereby altered or fuppbed, but that the
fame articles, clauses, matters and things not hereby al
tered or fuppiied, shall be, and remain in full force and
virtue.
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enacted i^'o aLaw at Pbiladelptra, on ertday
the eighth day of October, in the, ear of our
Lord One thoufandfeven hundred and seventy
nine.\
JOHN MORR I S, junior,
Clerk of the Gener .1 Assembly.
An A CT to eflablijb and confirm the efate of Thomas
Beans, in federal lands and tenements in this State.
WHEREAS Thomas Beans, of Abington town
klip, io the county of Philadelphia, yeoman, bath
represented th the General Assembly of this Commonwealth,
that he is seized and possessed of one meffuage or tenement
and trad of land, containing one hundred and forty-five
acres ot land, in Abington township aforefaid, which he
purchased of Henry Shiller and wife, bounded by lands of
Richud Wdtod, the Township line or road between A
bin^ton and Lower Dublin, lands of William Roberts,
Tuomas King, and Moles Vancourt, and by Pennypack
Creek ; one hundred and twelve acres and a half in South
ampton township, in the county oi Bucks, puichated of E
iizxbeth Fletcher, bounded by land of the B^ptift meeting
houle, of Daniel Hoogland and Wilhelmus Cornell, by the
street road, and lands of Stepien Watts and Charles Gar
rifan ; and two hundred acres and fifty two perches of
land, in vVarminher township, Bucks county, purchased
of Thomas 'Dungan yd wi e, bounded by tue middle of
the said road, oppoffe to the lands of Thomas Craven,
John Brooks, and Giles Craven, by another road eppofite
toiands o' Jefiph Hart, ana by lands of Jonathan Wal
ton, and Thomas Dungan :
A N D WHERBAS, at the time of the Eritifh in
«afion of this State, the said Thomas Beans, witn tuQ io
tmtion of providing for the faf^yol his title deeds, buried
the fame under ground, from whence they have come out
much defaced, and in many material places rendered ille
gible,, as upon the view and examination thereof has ap
peared to a Committee of this House : And the said Tho
mas Beans has humbly prayed for the aid of the Legifla
t#re, to eftabu 11 by law nis right and title to thelands and
tenements he is in poffiffion of under the aforefaid deeds,
notwithstanding the defect and imperfeaiou of the fame,
and has complied with the directions of the General Af
femb'y, by giving public notice of bis said application in
one of the English, arfd in one of the German news papers
printed in the city of Philadelphia :
Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the R^prejen
tatiwes of the Freemen of the Commonwealth ofPennfyroa
via, in General Assembly met, and by the authority oj the
fame, Tuat the meffuages, lands and tenements aforefaid,
to wit, the meffuage or tenement, and one hundred and
forty-five acres of land in Abington ; the meffuage or te
nement and otte hundred and twelve anda half acres of
land, in Southampton ; and the meffuage or tenement and
two hundred acres and fifty-two perches of land in War
minder, with the appurtenances rtfpe£Bvely, are and shall
be vefled in the (aid Thomas Beaus and his heirs; And
thatthe said Thomas Beans and his heirs now do stand,
and from and after the publication of this Aft, shall stand
seized of the said premises, and of every part and parcel
thereof, with the appurtenances; to and for the only pro
per use and behoof of the said Thomas Beans, his heirs and
assigns forever: Subject to such quit-rents, or other rents,
estates and incumbrances, as are or may be legally char
ged oh the fame, or any part or parcel thereof. And
that all perfocs having and claiming any estate of proper
ty and inheritance in the fame premises, or any part or
parcel thereof, shall, within the space of one year, from
the publication of this Att, make their claim by bringing
As the proceedings of the State Convention, held at Con
cord the 6th instant, cannot be got ready for this Day's
Paper, we can only give our readers the prices of the
sundry articles of merchandize and country produce, as
affixed by thedaid Convention ; which, according to
their resolve, took place the 14th inftanu
Prices at the sea-ports, free of chargf.
Indian-Corn and Meal, 4.1. 4s. per bushel.
Rye and Rye-Meal, 51. 14s. per ditto.
Wneat, 91. per ditto.
Wheat Flour, gol per hundred.
Rye Flour, 161. les. per ditto.
Oats, 21. ss. per bhfheh
Barley and Barley-Milt, 41. 45. per ditto.
Rye Malt, 51. 14s. per ditto.
Peas, 9I per ditto.
Whire Beans, 61. 12s per ditto.
Potatoes, per bushel, 245. and other vegetables in propor
tion.
Bee', per lot or smaller quantity, ss. per pound.
Veal, Mutton, and Lamb ss. per ditto.
Pork, weighing 7 score and upwards, 7s. per ditto.
Pork, well tatted, under 7 score, 6s per ditto.
Turkeys and tame Ducks, Bs. per ditto.
Butter, i2s. per ditto.
Hogs-fat, los. per ditto.
Tryed Tallow, io% and ruff Tallow in proportion.
Tallow Candles, 15s. per lb. per box, 16s. at retail.
Salt Beef, per barrel, weighing 240 wr. at 6ol„ par bbl.
Salt Pork, per ditto, weighing 11 score, 77. per do.
Cy 'er per b rrei, <xclufive ®f rue barrel, 61.
New Milk-Cheese, Bf/he best quality, Bs. per pound.
Chcefe of an inferior quality, in toe fame proportion.
New Milk, per quirt, Beer-measure, gs
Good English Hay, per hundred-,of the firi? Crop, 455.
Ditto Rowen 365. per ditto,
Good Salt Hay, 22s 6J. per ditto.
The price of Hay and Milk to be considered as the price
at Boston only, and at the other sea-ports in the usual pro
portion.
As wood in the neighbourhood of Bofion is greatly di
miniflied, and ttie Pattern coast infefted by tue enemy,
Wood and Coal in toe town of Boston to be set as fol
lows:
Good Walnut-Wood, from the country, per cmd, 221.
Oak and other Wood of the like quality, 20'.
Pine and other Wood m proportion, to be delivered at the
door of the purchaser.
Charcoal, p r basket, 15s.
Eastern and South Shore Wood as follows :
Walnut-Wood, 201. per cord.
Oak and other Wood of like quality, 18L per do.
a real ahion or ejectment against the said Thomas Beans,
his heirs or assigns, or the tenant or occupiers of the said
lands, or otherwise, from all future claims, shall be exclu
ded and forever debarred, except feme coverts, persons
under age, imprisoned or beyond the seas, who shall make
their claim within one year after the said incapacities shall
be removed, or otherwise they shall be debarred as afore
faid.
J.O HN BAYA R,D, Speaker. N
Enacted into a Law at Philadelphia, on Friday ,tbe
eighth day oj October, in the year of our Lord One
thousand fewen hundred andjewenty-nine.
JOHN MO R R I S, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
BOSTO N, Odober 12.
By the COUNCIL of the State of MASSA
CHUSETTS-BAY.
A PROCLAMATIO N,
For a Day of Public Humiliation and Prayer.
IT being the indispensable duty of Communities, as well
as individuals, devoutly to acknowledge the Supreme
Ruler of the Universe: And in as much as the various dis
pensations of His righteous Providence render it highly
becoming the people of this State, in a public and solemn
manner, to express their obligations to Him, and their
dependence upon Him.
WE HAVE I HEREFORE thought fit, by the desire
of the House of Representatives, to appoint THURSDAY
the fourth day of November next, to be set apart for the
purposes aforefaid; earnestly recommending to Christians
of every denomination, to alfemble on that day, in their
refpefhve congregations, penitently to Gonfefs their fins,
humbling themselves under the tokens of GOD's holy
displeasure, Supplicating His pardon through the Redeem
er, and resolving, by His Grace, to amend their hearts
and lives; to offer to him their unfeigned thanksgiving
for His manifold, unmerited mercies, and their fervent
prayers for the gracious interpolation of His Providence in
their public affaiis: That He,would, particularly, smile
upon the Councils of this State : That He would direct in
the formation of a Civil Confiitution, to the end that this
people, and succeeding generations, under a wife and
faithful administration of Government, may lead peacea
ble and qsiet lives : That he would, at all times, afford
his gracious presence and influence in the Congress of the
United St tes, and prosper their exertions, together with
those of their Allies, for the fubtuing of their enemies,
and the eftabhfhiug a peace on f fe and lading foundations ;
and that the blessings of liberty and peace may be extend
ed to all mankind. And it is farther recommended to all
the people, tiiat by the- fubEquent practice of every pub
lic and private virtue, tuey may exhibit to the world the
molt (übibntial evidence of their sincerity in the prose ffi
cns of that day.
GICEN at the Council Chamber in Boson, this fif
teenth da, of October, in the year of our Lord one
tbou/and seven hundred and seventy nine ; and in
the FoU!tb year of the Independence of, the United
States 4, America
JEREMIAH POWELL, TIM. DANIELSON,
ARTEMAS WARD, NATH/1N CUSHING,
WALTER SPOONER, OLIVER PRESCOTT,
THOMAS CUSHING, ABRAHAM FULLER,
SAMUEL ADAME SAMUEL NILES,
BENJAMIN WHITE, JOHN PITTS,
HENRY GARDNER, AARON WOOD.
FRANCIS DANA,
By their Honor's command,
John Avery, Dtp. Sec.
Fine and other Wood in proportion, to be delivered on
the wharf.'
Good Eastern Hemlock Bark, 18L per cord. The other
sea-ports in usual proportion,
Train-Oil, 901. per barrel.
'Blubber, 301. per ditto.
Best refined Iron, 351. per hundred.
Hallow Iron ware, 151. per hundred.
Hand and Weight ware in fame proportion.
Good merchantable white Fine-Boards, 351. per thousand,
and other Boards in, fame proportion.
Good merchantable Pine-Singles, for shipping, 71 10s. per
thousand. Other Shingles in fame proportion.
Merchantable Cedar and Pine Clapboards, 36'. per
thousand.
White-Oak sap Barrels from the country, 545, each ; and
other Casks in like proportion.
White Oak Pipe-Staves, 120!. per thousand.
White-Oak Hogshead Slaves, 60L per thousand.
Barrel ditto, 301. per ditto.
Red Oak Hogshead Staves, 401. per ditto.
Barrel ditto, 201. per ditto.
Heading in the fame proportion.
Hogshead Hoops, 601. per thousand.
Barrel ditto, 301. per ditto.
New Shocks for Molasses, 31. each.
All the foregoing prices of lumber to be considered as the
price at the fe^ports, to which they are carried tor sale.
Jamaica Fish, per quintal, 251.
Scale Fish, per ditto, 201.
Mackrell, per barrel, 301.
Menhaden, Altwiv&s, and Herring, per barrel, 25L
each./
The following articles to be at the fame price throughout
this State.
Green Hydes, 3s. per Ib.
Sole-Leather, 18$.
Other raw and tanned S.<ins, and other tanning in the u
sual proportion.
Well dressed Flax, 12s. per pound.
Sheeps-Wool, 245. per poun J, and other Wool in usual
proportion.
Eloomery Iron at the Forge, 251. per hundred. A proper
allowance for carriage at all other places.
Naihßods to be 25 per cent, advance on the iron of whiefa
they are made.
rod. Nails t® weigh 13 pound, at gl.per thousand ; and ei
ther Nails and Brads in usual proportion.
Wool-Cards, 3E. per dozen, and 31. per pair.
Teaming, 15s. per mile, for every nee r 20 hundred weight,
with this addition of 6s. per mile to be allowed for team
ing frock Northampton to Pittsfield, and alf®:rom Weft-
Field to Great - Barrington, over and above the flipulat
ed price of teaming eifewhere.'
Articles of Imports at the Sea-Ports, viz.
Good Merchantable Weft India-Rum, per hogshead or
barrel, 51. 14s. per finale gallon. 61. 6s.
New-England Rum per hogshead and barrel, 4I 10s. per
single gallon, 5L
Molasses per hogshead, 41. 4s. per barrel, 41. 6s. per
gallon, 41. 14s.
Coffee per hofhead, barrel, or bag, 15s. per dozen, 16s.
per single pounlßs.
Brown Sugar, from 481, to 60!. per hundred, according
to quality ; smaller quantitiefrin usual proportion, 10s.
6d to 13s. per single pund.
Loaf Sugar, 365. per lb. by the Loaf.
Chocolate, 20s. per box, per dozen 225. per single
pound 24s
Eohea Tea per Chest, 51 12s. per dozen 51. 15s. per
single pound 6L
Cotton Wool, 425. per bag, 48s per single pound.
German Steel, 30s. per pound by the hundred wt. 335.
per single pound.
Salt, of a good quality, 91. per bulhel, by the single
bushel or larger quantity.
Good merchantable French and Spanish Brandy, per
hogshead and barrel, 71. per gallon—by the single gal-~
lon, 71. 12s.
Copperas. 10s. per lb. Ailum, 6s, Logwood 3s. Red
wood, 6s per Ib.
Enghfh, French and Spanish Steel, 20s. per lb. per hun
dred, 2ft. per finale pound.
Al arti les of Weft India produce not mentioned, to
be in aver ge proportion with those regulated by this Con
vention.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in ^Orient, dated
^^fl^ 1779-
" Sixty four fail of the line, and 47 frigates and smaller
vessels of war (French and Spanish, are now in the Chan
nel.— Sixty thousand French troops are embarking with
all expedition at St. Maloes, ^(.--Gibraltar is blocked up
by sea by 7 Spendh men of war anJfeveral frigates, and
allo by I and, by 30 000 men; it cannot hand out long for
want of provisions—You will fee that England has offered
ut our Independence, a very great favour to be lure !—
The King of Prussia has ordered the States cf Holland, in
very spirited terms, a Arid neutrality. Portugal, I Gp
pofe will very soon follow France and Spain. ° The En
glish fleet consists of ;6 fail of the line, and 10 frigates ;
they have been obliged to go into port. -
Extract oj another letter jrom the fame place, dated Augufi
20, 17 9.
"D'Orvilhers, with 66 fhipsof the line, French and
Spanish, in the channel. Since the 10th infant, 50 or 60
thousand men embarked co board 550 transports, in the
ports of de Grace, St. Maloes and Grandville, waiting
for the signal Great-Britain, with about 50 ships of the
line, off Torbay and St. Helens, and a great nunebef of
militia on their coast; without any allies, or such only as
offer t. eir mediation for a peace; several are of opinion
that this last will take place. If Capt. Thompson tarries
two or three days longer in this port, he will certainly
bring you some great news."
Extract oj a letter from a respectable gentleman in Provi
dence, dated October 14, xz o'c'cek, A. M.
" You may depend on it, the royal plundering army
at Newport, are preparing to depart from that place im
mediately ; every thing in the utmost confuficn there.
I mod heartily wish all your vessels of war were cut, and
round here; urge the matter ; it will redound to their
honor, and lam sure to their profit. All the military
birds on the wing : Our amiable -General, indefatigable
and calm. The gallant, incomparable General Sullivan
has joined the grand army.