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ges, and hence they are often effected with difficulty,
even in those cases where the interests of society have
called loudest for them. Perhaps the principal reason
of this opposition to political changes arises from the
insecurity of property during the fermentation oftur
bulent times. Let not, Mr. President, rhe base prin
ciple of submission to tyranny, because habitin', nor
of indifference or neutrality in a firnggle for liberty,
derive new (Length from the conduct of this hcufein
any part of the present revolution. Let us ho dup to
the wealthy haves of Europe, that they rifle nothing in
2 contest with their maflers ; and let pofler^y be taug 1 t
by our example, that it is possible for states to alter
their forms of government, and to afftfme new thapes
of exigence, and at the fame time to preserve to indi
viduals every particle of the fruits of their industry,
and of the inheritance of their anceflots. Unless, fir,
a due regard is paid to this important tonfideration,
we shall proclaim war upon the liberties of mankind,
and the present revolution, it is to be feared, will be
the last that ever will he recorded in the history of the
world.
Having addressed myfelf to the reason, justice and
benevolence of congreD, I (hall conclude by adding a
a short address to their humanity.
The petition before you, fir, does nbt come from
men abitjous of territory, and .power, in this new
country. It is not iofended to add to the pride or feed
the luxury of a land monopolizer, much less to increase
the vice and misery of the world; by planting a colo
ny of landlords and tenants. No, fir, the petition on
the table comes from a number of families who loft
nearly their ALL by a sudden irruption of an Indian
war, and near a thousand persons now fuffer by your
delay of juflice. Among these are aged widows and
helplel orphans, wiiofe hopes of competence and hap.
pinefs depend on obtaining Speedy redress from this
house. Think, fir, of the diflreffes of penury in persons
educated above it---of liberal mmds and manners being
exposed to the oangs of the,'proud man's contumely,the
inference of office, and toe delays, the long, long delays
of justice." Sir, the present war, in all its stages, has
been fatal to widows and orphans. By mistakes in the
art of government we have ruined many of them, with
out the possibility of m king them the leaf! reflitution.
Let us (hew that we have no malice agaiuft these help
lets members of the Community, by seizing an oppor
tunity of doing justice to those who now solicit the in
terposition of our power to save them from ruin. I
might go on, fir, to describe the distresses of many of
your petitioners, whose rufferings have at lad reached
their highest exacebration. With encreafing families
they have struggled through a variety of hardships in
eflablifhing and defending a title to the property so re
cently and injuriously arrefied from them by an ufurp
td power, and which they now demand from your
hands : and some of them are disposing of the remains
of their fortunes, to defray their expences in attendance
at your doors, for that justice you have so long denied
them.
I beg pardon, fir, for treffpafMng so long upon the
patience of the house. lam afraid I have injured my
fubjea by my unskilful management of it. I shall now
leave it (where I am fare it will be better handled) with
the refleaions and feelings of this honourable house ;
and conclude with moving.
That congress now ratify and comfrm the treaty held
at fort Stanwix in October and November 1768, be
tween fir William Johnson on the part of the crown of
Great Britain, and several Indian nations, by which
these united states, as successors to the former rights of
Great Britain, now enjoy a very extensive territory,
land have a frontier boundary of several thousand miles
ehablifhed.
We have good intelligence that colonel Willet of the
slate of New-York, "With about 250 militia, lately fell
in with 300 Indians and tories, commanded by But
ler, above fort Stanwix, where an adion commenced,
which lasted three hours, when the enemy were oblig
ed to retire, leaving behind rem ninety killed and
wounded, all of whom fell into the hands of the gal
lant and victorious colonel Willet.
This signal foccefs, we are told, has been consider
ed at head quarters of so much importance as to in
duce His Excellency General Washington to order the
firing of a suede-joy.
Thursday lad captain Maffet, who commands a
whale-boat belonging to Philadelphia, fell in with and
captured a sloop off Long-Beach, from New York,
laden with 6ih. He al'o made prize of three refu
gee boats, off Shrewsbury point, on board of which
were 30 fhe'ep which they had plundered, and 23
iheep-flealers.
A small open boat was brought into our port the
-beginning of this week by two American seamen She
was employed by a number of the piratical villains,
called Refugee, to plunder in the bay and coast.
These two men, lately prisoners with tie-enemy, en
tered on board the above boat ; but watching their op
portunity, while the reQ of the crew were on shore
pear Sandy Book, brought her off fafe.
Thursday evening another flag arrived here from
Charleftown, with a number of the families of the gen-
Bremen already in this city, belonging to South Caro
lina, but who have left their all for the fake of the
glorious cause of their country.
A second flag from Si. Auguiline is come up as high
as Cifefier, with more of the worthy inhabitants of
the date of South 'Carolina.
Late accounts from the southward inform us that
the enemy have destroy-d their works at Ninety fix,
in South Carolina, and retired to Monk's Corner, 26
miles from Chariefiown; and it was supposed they
would shortly he obliged to retreat into that capital,
as considerable bodies of American forces were near
them; some, indeed, were polled between Monk's
Corner and Charlettown, but not in such a portion as
,£ffedually to prevent the enemy's retreat. That our
Philadelphia, August 4.
TRENTON, August i.
SUPLRADDED to the attention, bene
volence and gencrofity of the Honourable the Con
gress, " in opening a Subscription in the several states
'' no. in ths power of the enemy, for a Loan of Thir
'' ty Thousand Dollars, for the Support of such of the
" Citizens of the llaie# of South-Carolina and Georgia,
“ as have been driven from their Country and Pofltffi.
“ ons ly the Enemy —which the hid two states, by
" their delegates in Congress have pledged their faith
" for the re-payment of, with interest in proportion to
" the loins which shall be received by their ie.'p<aive
" cit zens, as loon as the lefrfl tures of the fa:d states
•' feveiady be in a condition to m,ke provision fo> so
'' doing; and Congress guaranteeing the obligation;"
A Gentleman included in the number, so driven ffom
his country rnd property, will, upon the fame terms
and for the fame purpose, of alleviating his fellow ci
tiz-ns win: ^nd diitreffes, be much obliged to any
G-ntleman or Gentemen, to L?nd ho Twenty Thoul
landI and Hard Dollars ; the fecunty will be by mortgage
lon the belt improved lands—Hns pretty clear of deb,
1 and is fatisfied he can otherwise secure the payment.
Enquire of the Printer.
@^m^@s©®®@&o ®@@
lo be Sold by Public Sale,
AT THE COFFEE-HOUSE,
0a TUESDAY,
The Seventh Infant—At T WELVE JCicck,
A Lot of Ground, with
Hrge ^ ' c k STORES and WHARF thereon er &rd,
finale on the east fie of Water street, and on the
south fide of Saffatrafs ftrett, contacting in breadth on
W ter-itreet 20 fact, -nd extending laid btad.h into
the rver Delaware as far as lore-water mark, <d'd in
fee fimplr, fubjea to a ground rent of 47L 10s Pern
f, Ivania currency, per annum, payable in wheat; at
los. per biidiel, to be delivered half yearly, at the
publ c market place in Philadelphia, or in c sh, at the
cnrnt price, at the election of the Tetters of the
Univcifiry ; the f rid ground rent redeemable at ary time
a't-r three ye#rs and within ten years, such puchaf r
paying fi t r en years pu chafe.
ALSO, One equdl or undivided Moiety
or Half-part of a Three Story Brick
Meffuage and Lot of Ground;
on the north file of Mulbgrry-ftrtet, between Third
and Fourth streets, a<jo ring the Pr ibyterian M rung
H>ufe, containing in breadth 16 feet, and extending
in depth 140 feet, Sold for Life. Aug. ,
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
AT THE COFFEE-HOUS E,
On SA7URD AY,
The ELEVENTH of August, Instant, at TWELVE
o'clock in the Forenoon,
A new, three story Brick House,
and two story KITCHEN, situate on the east fide of
Second-free:, between Race and Vine-street?, three
doors above Coats's-alley: The House is 17 feet 6
inches in Front, and twenty-four feet fix inches in
depth; tie Ki'chen is 12 feet and half by 16 and
a half, vith the LOT of GROUND on which it stands,
being 17 feet and a half front, and 72 feet and a half
deep, with the priviledge of a 5 feet alley, leading into
Coats's-allcy; clear of ground-rent. August 3.
To be Sold by public Vendue,
At the Cofefe-House, in the City of Philadelphia,
On WEDNESDAY,
The nd Day cf this Inftant,=At SIX o'Clock in
the Evening ;
A three story Brick Meffuage,
and two story Brick KITCHEN, and Lot of GROUND
situate on the north fide of Callowhiil-ftrret, and on the
welt fide of Front-street, in the township cf the Noithern
Liberties, in the county of Philadelphia, containing in
breadth, on the laid Front-street, 20 feet, and in length,
oa the laid Callowhill Itreet; 68 feet io inches, and on
the north fide thereof 70 feet 4 inches. Subject to a
rent charge of Five Pounds fterl. per ann. due and to
become due on the premites; late the estate of Charles
Lawrence, shipwright, deceased ; rind to be fold in
pursuance of his hit will and teftammt, by
WILLIAM DEWEESj Executor.
August 3.
B. DUFFIELD; Secretary.
*4* A further Sale of the Public lots of this mty,
for the redemption of the bills of credit of this state,
dated April 29, 1780, will be held at the Caffee-Houfe,
on Thursday the 9th of August, at eleven o'clock in
the forenoon. A plan of the lots may be seen at the
Coffee-Houfe. The conditions the' fame as in former
sales.
*** The Society for the relief of the drowned is re
queued to meet at the University, on Mon iay the 6th
infant, at fix o'clock in the evening.
affairs 10 that quarter wear an agreeable afpta, some
parties of our troops being within three miles of
Charleftown, and almofi the whole country submitted
to the victorious arms of general Gre-ne. —Our advi
ces add, that numbers of the reinforcement of troops,
lately arrived at Charleftown, had perished with exces
sive fatigue, added to the great difference of the climate
from that of their own country.
ADVERTISEMENT.
K^l%^^^^^^ 6^^(%^
^JAMES NEWPORT,#
^ At his Distillery-Store, %
& In Front-street, the second Door above the
Bank Meeting, Has byf
ff WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
ft Of excellent Quality,s
I AMAICA Spirits! Annifetd Water,o
J Weft India Rum, I Clove ditto,
w Pbilad^phia ditto, | Orirge ditto,w
, P * in Brandy, I Cinnamon ditto, ,
N^ R flurry ditto, I All F us,
, G neva, 1 Mint Cordial,{
' And Spirits of Wine, proper for
^ Medicinal Utes, or for 'a fipg the Proof of ,
, Low Liqutrt.
1 "' °"' 6' v " particular Entdrr^getbent to ,
these who Buy of hit uto Sell again.
^ I Hiladelphia, April 4, 1781. ^
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Five Shillings Reward.
bAN-AWAY from the subscribe; an
English Apprentice L A D, named SAMUEL
PEARC E, a Icemaker by trade, of a pale comp
l xicn, pried a little with the fmaiDpox, grey eyes,
large mout 1 ; dark brown hair cut (hurt, has remark
able hrge hands, bans very much forward in his walk,
and is fi mewhat knockneed, speaks smooth and easy,
pretends to be very sanguine, but is a very great liar ;
he is about 5 feet, 6 or 8 inches high : Had on when
he went away, a brown cloth c at, Nankeen jacket and
breeches, white thread ribbed fteckin/m a caftor hat
a stock and filvcr Rock-buckle. Its probable that he
will change his cloathr, as he has taken several fuitei
with him. He is about to years of age. Whoever
will take up laid Apprentice, and bring him to hit
master, shall have the above Reward and all reasonable
charges paid; by ANDREW BOSSHART.
N. B. Ad matters ms veflds and others, are forbid to
hour or carry him off at their peril. Philad. Aug. 1.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennfylv nia. ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
XTOTICE ii hereby given, That a Court of Ad
-1 ™ miralty will be held at the State house, in the city
of Philadelphia, on Monday, the 6th of August instant,
at nine o'clock in the forenoon for the trial of the arm
ed schooner <r whale-boat, called the William and Ma
ry, lately commanded by EmanUel Joseph, captured in
Delaware Bav. fert into th s port, and libelled agair.it
as prize, by John Dimzey, (qui tam, &c ) To the end
that alt persons concerned m*y appear and (hew cause
(if any theie be,) why a Decree should net pals pur
luant to the prayer of the libel, &c. By Order of the
Judge, JAMES READ, Regiften $
August 4.
Just Published and to be Sold, By
CHARLES CIST,
PRINTER,
In Market ftre^, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
THE NEW METHOD OF
Inoculating for the Small-Pox ;
Delivered in a Le&ure in the University of Philadelphia,
February ,0, i,Bi.
By BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D.
AL S 0,
A Pharmacopeia,
Of the moss simple and efficacious Medicinec
that were used in the Military Hospitals of the
United States.
By WILLIAM BROWN, M. D.
Formerly P iyli .ian General of rhe laid Hospitals,
Four Hard Dollars Reward.
„ UN AWAY from the fubferiber, on Thursday
morning bit, an apprentice lad, named WILLD
AM FEGAN, ab^ut five feet four inches high, Aim
made, much freckled, ffiort red hair, very talkative.
It is supposed be is gone off In some privateer Whoe
ver brings said boy to the mbferiher, baker, tn Second
fireit, be ween Wal tit and Chefnov ffr^ets, shall have
tire above reward. JOHN BARRET.
He is about sixteen wears of age.
N B. Ad matters o' vessels and otbeft, art forbid t*
harbour or err y him off at the r pnil. August 4.
A HINT so Commanders of Frigates, Privateers, andl
other armed Veffela.
n Y the capitulation of Fenfacola, the inhabitants
° were permitted to pass in cartels from thence to
any Britifti post, -except Jamaica and St. Auguftinea
In consequence of this governor Chefler arrived about
a month ago at Charleftown, in South-Carolina, and,
by accounts from thence yesterday, we le?rn, he was
preparing so fail for England, under fandion of the
fame flag which he received at Pensacola, and pur
posed taking with him a number of British officers from
Carolina, amongst whom was lord Rawdon, who in
tend fkreening themselves from capture by this unfair
method If, therefore; this flag vessel should fall in
with anyof out cruisers, 'tis hoped they will be veryftrift
in their examination of the persons and papers; and
fuppofug governor Chester and his family should be
intitled to a protection; which seems somewhat doubt
ful ; there surely can be no doubt receding ever,
other person, and all property on board, not belong
ing to Pensacola at the time it was captured.