Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-03 00:00:00, page 1

In CON GRE SS, .4uguf 26, 1776.
^ %,,^.^^{ HEREAS in the course of the
Q ^{^{ a present war. some commiffioaed and
^^ty * non-companioned officers of the army
^^ ^: X a nd navy, as also private soldiers,
^ T^ ", marines, and teamen, may lose a
K^^'^ ^ limb, or be otherwise so disabled, as
to prevent their serving in the army or navy, or get
ting their livelihood, and may stand in need of relief.
PeJolved, That every commhlioned officer, nen
comniltioned officer, and private soldier, who shall
kde a limb in any engagement, or be so disabled in
the service of the United States of America as to ren
cer him incapable, afterwards, of getting a livelihood,
fhdl receive during his life, or the continuance of such
disability, the one half of his monthly pay, from and
after the time that his pay as an officer, or soldier
chafes ; to be paid by the committee as hereafter men
tioned.
That every commander of any ship of war, or arm
ed vessel, commissioned officer, warrant officer, ma
rine, or seaman, belonging to the United States of
America, who shall lose a limb in any engagement, in
which no prize shall be taken, or be therein otherwise
to disabled as to be rendered incapable of getting a
livelihood, shall receive during hi s life, or the conti
nuance of such disability, the one half of his monthly
pay, from and after the time that his pay as an officer,
er marine, or seaman, ceases, to be paid as hereafter
mentioned. But in case a prize shall be taken at. the
rime such loss of limb, or other disability shall happen,
then such sum as he may receive out of the net profits
of such prize, before a dividend is made of the fame,
agreeable to former orders of Congress, shall be consi
dered as part of his half pay, and computed accord
ingly.
That every commissioned officer, non commissioned
officer, and private soldier, in the army; and every
commander, commission officer, warrant officer, ma
rine, or seaman, of any of the (hips of war or armed
velfels, belonging to the United States of America,
who shall be wo inded in any engagement so as to be
rendered incapable of serving in the army or navy,
though not to ally disabled from getting a livelihood,
shall receive such monthly fun towards his subsistence,
as shall be judged adequate by the Assembly, or other
Representative Body of the state, where he belongsor
reticles, upon application to them for that purpose,
provided the fame doth not exceed his half pay.
Provided, That no commiffiin officer, non-commis
sioned officer, and private soldier, in the army, com
mander, commission officer, warrant officer, marine or
seaman of any of the ships of war, or armed vessels,
belonging to the United States ?f America, who shall
be wounded or disabled as aforefaid, shall be entitled
to his half pay or other allowance, unless he produce
to the Committee, or officer appointed to receive the
fame in the state where he resides or belongs, or to the
Assembly or Legislative Body of such state, a certify
cate from the commanding officer who was in the fame
engagement in which he was so wounded, or, in case
of his death, from some other officer of the fame
corps, and the surgeon that attended him, or a certi
ficate from the commander of the ship of war, oraun
ed vessel engaged in the adion in which any osier,
marine, or seaman, received his wound, and from the
fargeon who attended him, cf the name of the person
so wounded, his office, rank, department, regiment,
company, ship of war or armed vessel to which he be
longed, his office or rack therein, the nature of his
wound, and in what action or engagement he received it.
That it be recommended to the several Assemblies
or Legislative Bodies cf the United States of Ameri
ca, to appoint some person or persons in their refped
ire slates, who shall receive and examine all such cer
tificates as may be presented to them, and register the
fame in a book, and also what support is adjudged by
the Afl~mbly cr Legislative Body of their state, to
tbofe whose case requires but a partial flipport, and
allo of the payment from time to time of every half
pay and other allowance, and of the death of such dif
abAl person, or ceasing cf such allowance, and foall
make a Riir and regular report ofthe fame quarterly to
the Secretary of Congress, or Board of War, where a
Operate record shall be kept of the fame.
That it be recommended to the Affhmblies, or Le
giTrive Bodies, of the several Bates, to cau'e pay-
OR
GENERAL
V 0 L. V.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ?d, 1776.
D U N L A P's
ment to be made of all such half pay, or other allow
ances, as fliall be adjudged due to the persons afore
named, on account of the United States.
Provided, That all such officers and soldiers that
may be entitled to the aforefaid pension, a.-;d are
found to be capable of doing guard or garrison duty,
shall be formed in a corps of invalids, and fubjed to
the said duty , and all officers, marines, and seamen of
the navy, who shall be entitled to the pension afore
faid, and shall be found capable of doing any duty on
board the navy, or any department thereof, shall be
liable to be so employed.
By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, Prefdent.
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Philadelphia, %tb Month 30th, 1776.
AL L persons that have any demands against
thee Kate of Ellis Lewis, late of this city, de
ceased, are requested to bring in their acccmpts that
they may be adjusted and paid, and those that are in
debted to said estate by bond, note or book accompt,
are desired to pay the fame to the fubferibers.
To be SOL D, agreeable to the lift will and testa
ment of said Ellis Lewis, deceased, a Merchant-mill
and Saw mill adjoining, in good repair, together with
one hundred acres of land, situated in the county of
Chester and township of Kennett, distant from Chester
twenty miles and from Wilmington ten miles ; the
county of Lancaster lbs about twenty five miles back of
said mill, where a Efficient quantity of wheat may be
procured ; the mill-house is built of ftcne and brick,
about 40 by 3$ feet, also a (tone addition adjoining, 30
by 25 feet. There are in said mill two pair of millstones,
one of French burrs, the other Cologne, three Boulting
reels and hoisting works that go by water, a two story
Hone dwelling-house with three rooms on a floor, a
done kitchen and a pump of good water in the yard.
The barn is one story of stone, and a frame upon it, with
Cabling underneath ; there are about ten acres of very
good meadow that is watered out of the mill race, and
two apple orchards: The place Inas always been deemed
a healthy situation and in a good neighbourhood. Any
person inclining to purchase the above described pre
mises, by applying t^ Joseph Musgrave, living near
the fame, may know the terms and view the place. An
indisputable title will be made to the purchaser by the
fubferibers. MARY LEWIS, Executrix.
§ 3 m - JOHN MORTON, Executor.
Maryland, Aurujl az, 1776.
W AN T E D,
AT Dorsey's Fergt in Baltimore County, a
HAMMER-MAN and FINER; such as
can come well recommended, may have proper encou
ragement, by applying to
SAMUEL DORSEY, jun.
S U pFoSE^'t^SToTen;-
Asm ALL silver W ATCH: Whoever has loft
the fame, by applying to Thomas Howard,
Clock and Wath-maker in Second-street, between Mar
ket and Chefnut-ftreets, proving their property and pay
ing charges, may have it again.
N. B. An Affertment of neat Watch Chains, Seals,
Keys and Strings to be fold as above.l
A FL AC E,
A YOUNG WOMAN as a NURSE, with a
good breast of Milk, her child not a month old,
and can be well recommended. Enquire of the printer.
TWENTY SHILLINGS~REWARD.
ST RAY E D awav from the fubferiber, living in New
Providence Townihip, Philadelphia Counts, on the
24th last July, a dark brown yearling HEIFER, with
a white ace: A black COW, and a dark brown two
years old S T £ ER, both with speckled faces. Whoever
will inform the owner where the said cattle are, shall
have the above regard and rerfonable charges, paid by
X ABEL MORGAN.
Woßivicb, Gloucester County, Augufi 7, 1776.
STRAYED away the 31st ot july lad, from the
subscriber, two miles above Raccoon Creek Bridge,
on the Salem road, a likely dark brindled milch C O W,
in good order, three years old last ipring, has a white
belly and hind legs above the Teamed joint, a large
white place in her forehead between her eyes and liorni,
some white above her fore hoofs, and two plain wrinkles
above the root of her horns : She had on a middling
sized old bell marked LF. with a new collar and iron
buckle. It is supposed Ate is gone towards the Capes of
Delaware where the lately came from, I having bought
her at Joseph Abbet's vendue the 6 h day <0 July Lft.
Whoever takes up said Cow and brings her to the owner,
or secures her in paftire and gives timely notice thereof,
shall be well rewarded by
§ DANIEL SMITH, Wheelwright.
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ADVERTISER.
Philadelphia, Ztb Month z&b, 1776.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED AWAY from the fubferiber's mea
dow in Tinicum, a dark bay HORS E, five years
old, fourteen hands three inches high, carries his head
and tail well, trots and gallops well, has no brand cr
ear mark, food before, the hind flioes lately taken off,
has one white hind foot and a final! streak of white on
the other, part English. Whoever takes up said Doric
and delivers him to the owner, lh. & . have the above Re
ward and reasonable charges, paid by
t JOSEPH PEMBERTON, Grazier.
TAK E N U P,
BY the subscriber, living in Mulberry Township,
Philadelphia County, a dark brown S TALLION,
aoout fourteen or fifteen hands high, about eleven years
old, paces and trots, has a white dar on his forehe d, a
grey rtripe on the face, a white Inip on his rose, a rey
tail, two hind feet and one foot white, and is branded
PS on the off buttock, Whoever has loft the fam-, by
applying to me, proving their property and paving char
ges, ,may have him again. § BENJAMIN SELLER.
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FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
R AN AWAY from the fu^fcriber's plantation, in
St. Georges Hundred, New C ft> County, a negro
man named BEN; he is about five feet fix or eight inches
h^h, well set, much nicked with the frail pox, and
bis heacfgrev: Had on and tock with him two kerf-y
jv ke's, tow shirt and troffers, coarse woollen ftrekings,
old ffioes, and an old hat. He has a brother, ? free man,
Who lives near Dover, Kent upon Delaware, and is sup
posed to have gone that way. Whoever takes up and
secures said fellow, so that I may get him again, fliall
receive FIVE DOLLARS, and reasonable charges
if brought home.
WAS STOLEN from said plantation, in Jure
last, a light grey GELDIN G, about 8 vears old,
branded upon one of his shoulders with H, near fifteen
hands high, paces and trots, h^s a frtch tail, and was
galled on his breast with a collar. FIVE DOLLARS
will be given for said horse, and reasonable charges if
brought home, or TEN DOLLARS fo^ the horse
and thief, paid by ±6 Wm. MATTHEWS.
EIGHT POUNDS rFwaTd.
AN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Ila
ger's Town, Maryland, on Monday, the zzd of
July last, two indented Irifo servants, viz. CONNER
SHEANE, alias RICHARD SAVARD, a
well made lad, about 16 years of age but may pel's for
18 or 19, five feet one or two inches high, light colour
ed hair tied behind, light grey eyes and eye-brows,
fmooih face much freckled, , a fob:r sensible lad, has
waited on the subscriber for force years, is well known
to many gentlemen in the adjacent States, and is well
acquainted with the roads, &c. of this, and those of
Virginia and Peonfylvania, particularly the upper parts:
He had cn and took with him, a round caftor hat bound
with velvet binding, a number of fine Irish linen fhirfs,
a dark grey Bath coating coat and jacket, the former
mended under the arms and skirt lining, new buckskin
breeches, a number of thread, worsted and yarn hose,
new flioes and metal buckles, also a pair of buff fiik
breeches half worn, a white corded dimity jacket, cam
brick flocks, silk handkerchie.fr, and other cloaths un
known : He can read and write, and may give a speci
men of it by forging a pass for himfelf and companion.
ALEXANDER MGAREY, a Rout well made
fellow, about fix stet high, twenty years of age, short
red hair sometimes tied and lately cut very close on the
crown, fair complexion, down look, grey eyes and
light eye-brows, smooth face, long walk ; had on when
he went away, a deep blue fhart coat with dull metal
buttons, a light blue waistcoat, oznabrigs fuirt and
trowfere, flockings, and new flioes with metal buckles;
around caftor hat bound ; he had with him two cron
try linen shirts and yellow fiik handkerchiefs: It is ex
pected they mean to make their escape to Lelatd. a^d
will inlift with a view to desert to the enemy. Who
ever will secure them so that thoir mafcr may get them
again, shall have for Sheane Five Pounds, and for
M'Garey Three Pounds, and .eafr, able charges if
brought home. J 6 JOHN SWAT.
W A N r 1b D,
To go to North Carolina, ^nd to be employed there,
ON E or more perfems skilled in the art cf casing pig
iron, cannon, cannon ball, per, and other articles':
Sucti as are disputed to engage, by applying to the prin
ter of this piper, will hear of ene who viil give them
very great encouragement, and provide them the means
of conveyance to tba+ fare.
Any who have acted in an inferior clefs of the iron ma
ntifa&ures, cr as laborers, if they have any knowledge
of the process, alfor rions drilled in erecting or conduc
ing a flitting or rolling mill, who are willing to go to
Norlin Carolina, will hem of very advantageous terms,
by apply ing as aforefeidi
NUM B. 254.