Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-04-10 00:00:00, page 3

IT was with equal surprise and concern, that
we read, in the public prints, what palled in
your House of Assembly on the 26th of January,
with refpeft to the proceedings of the General
Congress. It is impossible for us at this distance
to conjecture the reasons which induced the As
sembly to refafe their formal assent to the solemn
agreement of all these Colonies. We are obliged
to suspend our judgment until we hear from you;
and will not even permit ourselves to conclude,
that it is owing either to a neglect of the united
voice of America, or to want of spirit in the cause
of freedom.—ln the midst of the pain that we
feel at this Gngular instance of provincial policy,
we console ourselves with the apprehension that it
was intended, not as a declaration of their .real
inclinations, but, only as a prudential measure :
That they having been chosen antecedent to the
present dispute, and therefore not with a particu
lar view to it, might suppose the necessity of their
interfering, fuperleded by a posterior choice. We
console ourselves with the thought, that the legal
representatives, of your refpedable colony, by
refuting to ad, did not mean r o hold up to the
World the opinion of heir constituents, but have
only left it to another representation, not so much
according to the letter of the law, but equally re
fpedable, and as much to be depended on.
We only beg leave to make this remark upon
their policy ; that they have therein tingled them
selves out from the rest of the colonies; who, as
far as they have had the opportunity, have come
unanimously into the meafure# of the General
Congress: And we cannot but think, it would
have been much more happy for the whole, had
there been no exception.—lndeed, although the
Houle of Aflembly in this colony, hath nobly,
and unanimously adopted the proceedings of the
General Congress, yet have they not had it in
idea to take the matter wholly into their own
hands, independent of the provincial Congress;
but even now, while that Assembly is fitting, the
General Committee of the colony also fits and
does business, independent of the House. A mea
sure this, necessary in the royal governments,
where the liableness of the Aflembly to sudden
prorogations and dissolutions, renders their pro
ceeding in business wholly dependent on the crea
tures of the Crown.—Much, therefore, as we are
surprised, at the conduct of your Affcmbly, we
are not so ignorant as to imagine, it is the defini
tive voice of the colony. And, indeed, we do not
allow ourselves to entertain a suspicion, that your
resolutions would not be the fame with those of
the rest of the Colonies, if you only had a full
and free representation of the whole colony, elect
ed on the present occasion: Such a representation
we hope to hear of in due time.
We are not insensible of the consequence of your
colony, in the great chain of American union :
Nor do we imagine the Ministry insensible of it;
—we are well aware of your unhappy situation,
and of the many artful measures that have been,
and now are taking, if poflihle, to throw you in
to confufion. We are well aware of the poison
that is daily distilling from some of your pensioned
presses, and the hireling writers that have crept
in among you.—We are not ignorant of that
crowd of placemen, of contra&ors, of officers,
and needy dependents upon the Crown, who are
cqnftantly employed to fruftrate your measures.
We know the dangerous tendency of being made
the head quarters of America, for many years.
All these things, though they necefirily tend to
c %^ the wheels of public spirit, yet do not cause
ters, and have a sappy tendency towards procur
ing for us, and , u (and indeed the whole nation)
ultimately interested in this great common cause,
the redress of those grievances under which we
labour, and the establishment of the liberties and
priviledges of the whole empire on the most sure
and permanent basis.
We (hall ever be happy in keeping up an inter
course with your island, and (halj from time to
time, with pleasure, embrace every opportunity
to give you the earliest intelligence of whatever
we shall judge of public concern, or more imme
diately affecting the Colonies in general, or your
Island in particular; and shall gratefully receive
the like favours from you.
Jam, by order, and in behalf of the House of
Representatives fogthis colony, Sir,
Your most obedient and very humble Servant,
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Speaker.
To the Hon. Speaker of the 7
House of Afembly, Jamaica. )
N E W -YO R K, rfpril %
The (loop Charming Peggy, Captain Tilley,
failed last Thursday for Bristol: In the above
vessel was transmitted by the Hon. the General
Assembly of this province, an humble, firm, duti
ful and loyal petition to his Majesty; as also a
memorial to the Lords, and a representation and
remonstrance to the Commons of Great-Britain,
requesting their mutual endeavours for a settle
ment of the present disputes subsisting between the
Mother Country and the Colonies.
Friday last being the day appointed for taking
the sense of the freeholders of the town of Jamai
ca, on Long-Island, whetherthey would nominate
a deputy to meet deputies from'the other counties,
in the city of New-York, the 20th instant, for
the purpose of electing Delegates to attend ,the
Continental Congress at Philadelphia the loth of
May next: A poll was opened when the votes
taken flood as follows,
Against Deputies, 94
Fora Deputy, 82
Aprils. On Tuesday next a general meeting of
the inhabitants of the county of Westchester, is
to be held at the White Plains, to determine
whether or not Delegates (hall be sent by them, to
a Provincial Convention at New-York.
Committee Chamber, New-York,
, „ 3 d April, 1775.
Toe fo'lowing Letter was received from the General
Committee of South-Carolina, and by this Com
mittee ordered to be printed.
Edward Flemming, Chairman, pro. lew.
Charles-Town, South-Carolina, March 1, 177,
Gent omen,
PHILADELPHIA, April ic.
The Committee for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon, at Six
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
On Tucfday lath a boat, with fix men, one wo
man, and two children, going down the river, was
overfet by a squall of wind, off Billing's port, by
which accident four of the men, the woman and
children were unfortunately drowned.
Thursday was marriedjMt. Robert Roberts
to Miss Katy Deshler, daughter of Mr. David
DeJbler, Merchant of this city.
Married, the Rev. Samuel M'Gaw of Dover,
to Mils LvcY Bell, of Kent county.
us to doubt of your public virtue, as ft colony:
Nay. we assure ourselves, that your love to con
stitutional liberty, to justice, and your posterity,
however deprefled for a little while, will, at last
surmount all obftacles,and do honour toNew-York.
The present struggle seems to us most glo
rious and critical. We seem to ourselves, to
(land upon the very division line; between all the
ble^ngs of freedom, and the most abje& vassalage.
The very idea of an earthly power, which shall
bind the present, and future millions of America,
in all cases whatfoever —in the direction of which
we are to have no more voice than our oxen, and
over which we can have no conftitutidnal control,
fills us with horror. To h@ld not only our liberty
and property at will, kut our lives also; as well as
the lives of all our posterity ! To be absolutely de
pendent for the air in which we breathe, and the
water which we drink, upon a set of men at the
distance of three thousand miles from us; who,
even when they abuse that power are out of the
reach of our vengeance, is a proposal which this
colony hears with indignation, and can only submit
to when there is no possible remedy. By the late
detestable acts of the British Parliament refpeding
America, —all mankind will judge whether that
body may be fafely entrusted with such a power.
We have now appealed to the remaining justice of
the nation; we have endeavoured to arouse them
to a sense of their own dangers; we have appealed
to their mercantile interefe for our defence. Our
hopes offuccefs are not yet damped by anv thing
but the possibility of disunion among ourselves.
We have the pleasure to inform you, that in this
Colony, the association takes place, as effectually
as law itfelf. Sundry vessels from England have
already been obliged to return with their mer
chandize, or have it thrown overboard as com
mon ballast.
We may assure you of our fixed determination
to adhere to the resolutions at all hazards; and
that ministerial opposition is here obliged to be
fiient: we with for the day when it shall be silen
ced among you likewise. And whatever noise is
made by the friends of arbitrary rule, about the
design of those proceedings in your House of
AfTembly,—we cannot, and will not believe that
you intend to desert the cause.
Three things however, oblige us to write to
you.
Firfl. The general alarm which the proceedings
above-mentioned have given—that we may obtain
from you certain intelligence of the disposition of
your ( olony, whether those proceedings are to
be underwood asthe general sense of the good peo
ple of New York, or only of a bare majority of
the House.
Secondly, That we may learn from you, whe
ther the Association of the General Congress, has
actually been adopted by you, and is now put into
execution. On these two points we beg you will
give us the earliest intelligence poflihle, that we
may be able (as we have not the least doubt that
we shall be) thereby to quiet the anxiety of the
people of this province, and prevent the tools of
Ministry from exulting at any appearance of disu
nion.—And lastly, that we may suggest to you an
expedient, which with great success, has been
tried in this province, viz. that of a Provincial
Corgref; in which every corner of the Colony is
fully and largely represented.—As yet We Lave
not had the pleasure of hearing that you have
adopted this or any similar measure. And al
though we would not be understood as presuming
to dictate to our brethren; yet we would take the
liberty to inform them, that this measure has
given the greneft fatisfadion here, and so firmly
united the town and country, that we are thereby
become one compact regularly organized body.
The enemies of American freedom are aware of
the cementing tendency offuch a step, and where
ever they have influence, endeavour to prevent it,
well knowing, that while the different diftri&s of
a Colony ire kept apart, they do not all receive
the fame information, and are exposed to the
baneful effects of jealohfy and division, especially
when any considerable part fuppefesitfelf neglected
by not being called in to give its voice.—And we
find, that the larger this representation is, the I&s
the danger of corruption and influence; the more
is fly deceit deterred from venturing its efforts;
and the more weight goes with every determina
tion.—The Congress of this Colony consists of
one hundred and eighty four members, and is by
far, the fulleft representation of it that ever has
been together before.
We, therefore, as brethren, United in the fame
cause, do only beg leave to recommend the above
measure already found by experience of such uti
lity in sundry of the Royal governments, but ef
peciaily in this.— The necessity of eleCing Dee
gates to the Congress in May, we are affiired will
(hew the expediency of fifth a Provincial meeting.
We feel ourselves bound to you by the closest
ties of interest and affection.—We confider this
season, as big with American glory, or with Ame
rican infamy.
We, therefore, most ardently wiffi you the di
rection and aid of that Almighty being, who pre
sides over all.—We confidently expert to meet
you in General Congress, at Philadelphia, with
hearts full of zeal in our country's cause, and full
of mutual confidence in the integrity of each other.
We are, Gentlemen,
Your friends and fellow countrymen.
By order of the General Committee,
Charles Pinckney, Chairman.
SIX-PENCE REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber in Phila
delphia, on Friday the 4th inst. (April) an
apprentice lad named ANDREW PO AG,
by trade a taylor, about 11 years of age; had on
when he went away, an old suit of grey coating
cloaths. Whoever will take up the said apprentice
and bring him home, so that his matter may have
him again, shall have the above Reward, and no
charges. GEORGF, CAMPBELL.
N. B. All perlons are forbid to harbour or carry
bira off at their peril.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA,
Inward Entries.
Sloop America, P. Allen, Plymouth, N.E.
Brig Ann, J. Chatham, Caliz.
Outwards.
Sloop America, P. Allen, Salem, N. E.
Ship Grace, T. M'Cauflind, London.
Ship Rebecca And Susanna, R. Caffon, Lifoon,
Brig Mary, J, Taylor, Newfoundland.
Brig Nancy, J. Ritchie, Cadiz.
Brig Charleftown Packet, S. Wright, S. Carolina.
Ship Sally, S. Covell, Falmouth, Great Britain.
Sch. Countess of Dunmore, R Lilley, Jamaica.
Ship Olive Branch, J. Hathorne, Tobago.
Sch. Little Polly, W. Paul, Dominican
TO BE S O L D,
On THURSDAY next, the 13'h instant, at
twelve o'clock, on the premises,
THAT noted and well accustomed TAVERN,
in Germantown, known by the name of the
Widow Mackenet's, or the Sadler's Arms; the
house is large and well finifhed, it would be suita
ble for a Gentleman's country feat, or for any pub
lic business, as there is fufficient tabling for forty
Horses ; there is a good bearing orchard of near 100
trees, of the best grafted fruit, on the premises ;
the lot contains 79 feet front, and 636 feet deep;
where due attendance, and the conditions of pay
ment will be made known, at the time and place
offale, by SARAH HEIT H.
Likewise, at the fame time ahd place will be fold,
one other lot, adjoining the above mentioned place,
tonraining 40 acres, 25 of which are cleared, the
remainder is well timbered ; there are three never
failing streams of water running through the fame;
there are $ acres of meadow, likewise an orchard
of near 6 acres of all kinds of fruit, on the premises.
One other lot, lying in Greefham, Germantown
township, within a quarter of a mile of the main
road, containing ij acres ; the whole is woodland
and well timbered ; there may be some meadow
made on this lot, as there is a constant stream of
water running through the fame; where due at
tendance will be given, and the conditions of pay
ment made known, by Abraham Pastorius,
Samuel Pastorius,
Daniel Pastorius.
Antony which are
Gunpowder,
Lead,
Gunlocks and flints,
Lisbon wine,
Red and white Port;
Jamaica spirits and sugar,
Tin plates,
Mill laws,
English scythes of differ
ent lengths,
Nails,
Frying pans,
French burr mill stones,
Irish and Ruf^a linens of
different kinds,
Grind ft ones,
Crates of Queen's ware
properly sorted for
country stores.
Copperas,
Brimitone,
Glue,
Whiting,
Chalk,
Boxes of pipes,
Magnus litharge,
White lead,
Writing paper,
Hessians and brofrn rolls,
Chintzes,
Cottons and calicoes,
Mullins,
Nankeens,
Linen stripes and cotton
hoilands,
Black silk velvets,
Sagathies,
C3Aimers,
Wiltons,
Dorfetteen,,
Striped poplins;
Camblets,
Camblettees,
Durants and tamtriiet;
Rattinets and (balloons;
Sattins and peelongs,
Paduafoys,
Striped & plain taffeties,
Peril ins,
An assortment of ribbons
Sewing silk,
Scotch &c lour'd thread,
Silk mitts,
TO BE SO L D,
A LOT of GROUND on the south fide of
Walnut-street, the corner es Fourth street,
containing 4.9 feet 6 inches front on Walnut-street,
With a good two story brick house, a kitchen, (ta
ble and chair house. Also, one other lot to th^
eastward of the aforefaid lot. containing between
24 and ij feet front on Vv alnut-ftreet, and 226
feet deep, with two two-story kitchens thereon.
Any person inclining to purchase the fame, toge
ther or separate, by paying one half of the purchase
money down may have two years to pay the re
mainder, with giving security and paving interest.
For further particulars enquire of Major Harry
Gordon, at Mrs. House's, in Lodge Alley.
Cleared.
Brig Rachel, L. Simmons, Madeira.
Sloop Dolphin, L. Church, Salem, N. E.
Sch. Endeavour, G. Kidd, Georgia.
Brig Patty and Peggy, R. Hardie, Oporto.
Sloop Sally, T. Al^erfon, New York.
Sloop Charlotte, T. Watkins, Virginia.
Ship Pomona, J. Green, Falmouth.
Ship Centurion, W. Alien, Bristol.
Brig Nancy, J. Ritchie, Cadiz.
Ship Hetty, B. Loxley, Jun. Liverpool.
Ship Charming Peggy, T. Dowman, Lifbori.
Brig Charming Peggy, G. Conyngham, Ditto.
Sloop America, P. Alien, Salem, N. E. \
Sloop Britannia, J. Yeamans, Perth-Amboy.
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JEREMIAH WARDER and SONS,
Have for Sai,e, a general assortment of GOODS,
which they will difoofe of for Cash or Country
Produce, upon moderate terms,
'be following, mi%.
Beaver gloves,
Mens & womens thread,
cotton & worsted hose,
Knit breeches patterns,
Silk handkerchiefs,
Sufee ditto,
Cotton romalls,
Blue & white paste work
handkerchiefs,
Blue & white and red &
white copper plate do.
Silk gauze,
Silk laces,
Cambricks and lawns,
Gimp,
Stock tape,
Flanders bed ticks,
Worsted & hair plufhety
Gartering,
Binding,
Japanned waiters, plate
warmers and bottle
ftands,
Fine brass wire,
Ivory and horn combs,
Knives and forks,
Brass & paper ink-pots,
Buckles,
Needles,
Bra's and stone links,
Thimbles,
Jews harps.
Sealing wax,
Razors,
London pewter sorted in
calks suitable for coun
try stores,
Porter pots and pints,
Fine and coarse broad
cloths, with suitable
trimmings^
Halfthicks and Negro
cottons,
Kerfeys,
Plains,
Beaver and other rugs,
Coatings,
Blankets,
Red striped duffis,
Scarlet and red flannels,
Scarlet & embossed serge,
Large and fin all looking
glasses, &c.
TO BE L E T,
And entered on the firft day of July next,
A THREE story brick House, a few doort
below the Second-street Bridge, now occupi
ed by pAUL FooKS. Apply to Samuel Morris,
in Market street, near Fourth-street.
T 0 'BE L E T,
And may be entered oh immediately,
TH E remainder part of a lease, which has four
years to come from the 25th of March lait,
of a well accustomed Livery Stable in Sixth street,
between Market and Chefnut-ftreets, Philadelphia^
which has been in great repute for many years: It
will accommodate upwards of thirty horses with
good stalls, and has a large and commodious yard,
with extraordinary good fhed^ for chairs, and a
good coach-house, all in good repair. For terms
apply to Jo#n Perkins, in Fifth-ftreet, or to Mrs.
Kemble, in Chefnut-flreet, opposite the State-
House.
W A N*TS A PL A C E,
As an OVERSEE R,
A ' <O UNG MAN, who understands the
" English method of Farming, and can be re
commended. Enquire of Richard Yorke, Poss:
Rider, in Market-street, Philadelphia.
TEN POUND'S" rTw AP. D.
RAN AWAY on the 13th of March last,
from the fubferiber, at Queen Ann's county,
Maryland, one servant man and two servant lads,
viz. JOHN TOOTLE, a cenvift servant,
born in England ; he is about twenty two years of
age, middling well set; about five feet fotir or five
inches high, pitted with the small pox. a tooth
out of his under jaw near the fore part of his tnouth;
had on when he went away, an old blue double
breasted jacket under a kerfey jacket, colour of
fheeps black, old leather breeches, and cheeps black
flockings : He has light coloured short hair.-
JOHN NORMAN, a lad about eighteen years
old, very swarthy complexion, short black hair,
a little piece broke offbis foretooth ; had on w^en
he went away, a fheeps black coloured ke ev
jacket, homespun shirt, fheeps black colored
(lockings, and oznabrigs trowfers.— — [Ofc V
HOLDER, a lad about eighteen years old, thirl
visage, a high long nose, fair completion, : .^
coloured hair ; had on when he went away, a iir'c
coloured jacket, a homefpnn shirt, oznabrigstro^ -
fers; and fheeps black Hockings. They have hi
good coarse felt hats. Whoever fecufes said fe#.
vants, To that they may be had again, shall have
the above Reward, and reasonable charges, or 111
proportion for either of them, paid bv
THOMAS STUDHE M.
0 b E
To the highest bidder, at Mr. Nituan Beall's, of
Ninian, on the 20th day of August next, if fair,
if not, the next fair day,
TW ELVE hundred acres of good land, ly
ing on Great Seneca Creek (near the n&vth)
in Frederick County, Maryland, whereon art thre^
plantations, a great quantity of valuable meadow
land, and two exceeding good mill feats : The pur
chaser or purchasers to have immediate pofTefiiorf,
on giving bond with approved security payable the
20th day of November, 1776, to carry interest from,
the date if not punctually difeharged at or ium
the aforefaid zoth day of November. The lard
will be laid out id lots suitable to the purthaters.
Any perlon inclinable to view the land before the
day of sale, May apbly to Ninian Bf ALL, of N nian.
CHARLES BE A LL.
For the Encouragement of the Breed of good
feroiceable H ORSES,
TH E fubferiber keeps the noted Engliflt
DRAY HOR§E; a jet black, 17 hands
high, measures 16 inches round the knee-joint,
and is well proportioned otherwise , he is judged
the broadest horse in the province, and is much
admired for courage, shape, marks and beauty, and
likewise for his strength and trueness in drawing, as
there is none in this province able to exceed him.
He is remarkably sure in getting colts, many of
which seem likely to be nearly or quite as large as
himfelf. The said Horse was foaled in Lincoln
fliire, in Old England; was imported by Colonel
Francis, and is now kept by the fubferiber in New
town townftiip, Gloucester county, about two miles
from Cooper's Ferry opposite Philadelphia, where
he is to cover at Thirty five Shillings cash for the
season, until the firft of August, or Forty Shillings
credit until the firft of O&ober. Much more might
be said in regard to his performance and gosdnefs,
but 'tis thought needless as he is well known, and
his colts so much applaud him. Any persons that
fend their mares may depend upon their being
taken good caie of, and good pasture provided at
1 wo Shillings and Six-pence per week, by
MARMADUKE COOPER.
N. B. Those mares that miffed being with foal
by the aforefaid horse last season, shall have the en
suing for Twenty Shillings cash.
April 10, 1775.
THIS is to give notice to the Creditors
of Henry Voorhees, prisoner. confined
for debt in the gaol of Burlington, that they be
and appear before the Honourable justices of the
Supreme Court held at Burlington, in and for the
province of New-Jersey, at the Couit house, oil
Wednesday the tenth day of May next, to shew
cause why the faii ldebtor should not be difebarged,
agreeable to an a& of the legislature, entitled, An
Aft for the relief, &c. of insolvent debtors.
THOMAS DORSEY,,
At the store lately occupied by Hubley and Giaff,
on the weft fide of Front street, five doors below
Chefnut-ttreet, SELLS, wholesale and retail,
LISBON, Malaga, Teneriffe, For and other
wines ; old Jamaica spirits ; excellent French
brandy ; Weft India rum and molasses ; Angle re
fined io f sugar ; lump, fugar-houle and mufcova
do ditto; coffee, chocolate, all spice, pepper, rice
and ginger; mace, cloves, nutmegs and cinnamon;
Welton's and Country fnuff; brimttone, ahum and
copperas; indigo, madder, chip'd logwood, red
wood and fuftick; wrapping paper, lamp oil,
corks, rozin and glue. Also gallon, half gallon,
and quart bottles.l