The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-05-16 00:00:00, page 3

Monday Night last Capt. Nahan Sage, in thefchooner
Experiment, arrived here in 27 days ?rom Port au Pr nee;
He laded from thence in company with the following Cap
tains in (hips bound to Salem, viz Simmons, Kettle, and
Lampercel, and Capt Cook, in a brig, with whom he
parted company in Lat. 25 on 21st of February all well-
Tne Letter of Marque thio Pilgrim, Capt. Harriodon,
arrived at Port au Prince ii:h of Feoruiry froih Salem.
C pt. Sage failed from this port the zift December,
met with bad weather, and on the 25th loft 4 of his guns:
On his return, in a gale of wind the 25th of February he
loft 6 guns, had his deck swept and quarter stove in, he at
fo loft three hands overboard, viz. Thomas W Sebe, and
Ebenezer Sage df Mi Idletown, and James Cary of Mid
dle Haddam ; at the fame time his veffei was near found
ering.
One Charles Bowler, late from New-York, who puf
fed through this town for New-Port, fays, '-That while
he w sat New-Pert, when the e/emy were in poffUhon,
the Tories there often made out to procure clearances trom
Bolton for their vessels, in order to efape our Croats,
and that he failed for the Weft-ladies with such a clear
ance."
Among the number of stragglers that this town abounds
with, are some that appear on examin ticn to be Eri i®
prisoners, taken in prizes and brought intoßhode Bland,
and left to their own liberty. They have Diffen from the
Council o % War m Providenee. certified by William Mum
ford, Clerk, to come to Nov London, which is very ex
traordinary, and may account for the boats an 4 veffcls
continually run away with.
Week before last we mentioned two deserters, from
theOrand Duke off City I(land, arriving here ; after they
had took a turn or two about the town, they took them
selves off, witn five or fix of those liberated prisoners, with
a defigo to Real some vessel and get over to Long-ill ml ;
but on Saturday last, the two deserters were taken up in
Lyme, brought uere, and committed to goal ; the others
have gone to the Westward.—Thus the lives of our bre
thren are (ported with, when these pledges of their rm
fom are foffered to make their escape. Has net Congress
refolded that pr son fa ps shall be provided in these Eaflern
States? At whose Hmds then is the blood of our un
happy countrymen, that are dying daily on board the
prison (hips in New-York, to be required.
Saturday last was sent into Stonington, the faow Wolf,
from Antigua for New-York; prize to the Patty of Phi
ladelphia.
our comfort, they are gone over to the enemy, they are
then t> be called enem -s, and treated as (yen ; if tuey
too* tins ns: alter tne de Itrmos of independent^ th y
are Rebels ano to be treated accordingly , if they remain
among their countrymen, and conduct in a manner inimi
cal tvtr government under whicn t;ey live, they are
Traitors Tie watchful eye of the law and of the admi
niftrrioi till difeover them, and the fworJ of justice
will fall up>n their heads. If they content themselves
with a firet iiUff^aion to governnr nt, without any re
prehensible action or word, let us despite them, and leave
them to themselves. But I abhor every thin, that, at
this time of day, excites even a distant idea of our de
pendei eon Great-Bruain: And the names of Whig
and Tory arc certainly of this kind If, however, we
muQ have some luch denominations by which to didiu
giifh our differ nt parties, let us call good citizens the
Oaks, from the tree that joins strength and beauty with
its noble fixture, and refrihes the traveller with its sha
dow Lt us call the dififefUd Ma\slairs, from the
tree that bears the most poisonous fruit, and tne shade of
which is fatal to tbofe who repose themselves under it.
As to tie neutrals, we may give them the name of
Thistles an useless and un rateful plant, that imp>-
verifhes the foil by which it is nourish-d ; it may some
times molest, but can never wound us deeply, and all its
Lability is to ferateb.
An ANTI BRITANNICAN.
N E W-H AV E N, May 4.
Lift week, Barnard Davenp>rt, had biatrial before the
H morable Superior Court at Litchfield, awd sentenced to
be hand'd next Monday, for the murdero Mr. Mallory,
&c. Hs brother, woo was a ceffiry in the affair, we
hear, is fenttneed to be woipt, and confined ten years in
Njw-Gati priton.
NEW LONDON, M^rch 15.
Last Thursday Capr. Moses Tryon, arrived nere, in 25
days from Cape Francois. He failed from this port the
ift J nuary, met with severe weather, and loft hiscargo
of horses.
HART FOR D, Ma, 2'
Extras of a letter from an Honorable Member of Con
gress, dated April 14, 178 c.
" A Committee are appointed to go 19 Camp,, and fee
what further can be done, for the benefit and good under
handing of the army, and to endeavour to introduce dome
ceconimicaLarrangements in the haff department; ^ORQ-.
my, justice and taxation are ®f high importance to be
attended to at this time. I believe there h s been no pe
riod in which so much good, or so much eviltiiigttt.be
done in so a (h?rt a time as at present."
Extras 0: a],ett,er from Weft Point, diteij Aprtf^;.
* In this day's orders, the fentenceof death is pub iftr
ed against William Buftis, son to the late landlord Burns,
of White-Plains. He is a yput lof genteel appearance,
good address, and sprightly turn, of a rich and reputable
family : Heis about 29 year, of a~e, has a mother and
fitter living near White Plains : His crime is, being a
feconl rime detected as a spy Likewise, one Laketnan,
who defected from D mb^ry, in 1778, and was recruiting
as a Lieutenant in the gutifh frvice. They are to be
executed next Wednefday?'
PHILADELPH I A May 16,
Extrad of a Letter from Morris Town, dated 11th of
May, 1789
" Last Saturday font Americ a? Privateers, said to be
3 ihips, took a Britith Letter Masque,clofe t® the Hook,
and in figst of the Ruffcl and 3 British frigates—the fri
gates were ordered to ch he, but in about an hour, the
signal was given by the Russel ter them tp return, which
it'is laid, was owing to their apprehension, of our having
» fleet off the coast —The Marquis Le Fayette left France,
the 20th of March, Captain Paul Jones with his (quadroo,
were to fall in 15 days alter.
A m,ft horrid murder was committed on Wednesday
last ar Concord, in the cqanty of Co Tier, by John Smita
and Robert Smith, sons of William Smith, a farmer of
considerable property in that county, uponWilham Boyd,
an Assistant Collector o' the public taxes. The particu
lars which have come to hand are; That the father of
these murderers, a ptrfen &< notorious difafeaion, ha
ving been frequently railed upon for bis texes, which hd
had evaded with abusive language, Mr. Craig the Col,
le&or olthe count, employed the de eased, and a son of
Col, Taylor to call upon the Smiths, and infifi on pay- ,
ment, which they did, and finding no person at home
bu the woe of Willem 3<njth; who treated them as ufuJ,
they told tier, they must compel payment, and would
take a horse for that purpose, but that, they would wait
at the next tavern till the evening, that the father or sons
might have an opportunity to pay the money, which was
only sixty two pounds ten fhhlmgs. Tney accordingly
went to the liable for the horse, when they came back to
the house they found (he was gone to ca 1 her husband.
The corea^rs then went along the road and met Willi
am Smith the father comine acbofs the field; to whom
they spoke and told him, if he would pay the tax for his
ions, to whom the horie belonged, he ihould have him,
woich he refufed, and iufifled to have the,halter, and at
tempted to take it off, which the c^ltea rs prevented,
and proceeded,to the tavern; but flopping ontheir way
at another house, in about an hour afterwards, they per
ceived the two Smiths the sons comi.g with gunstowar is
the house Mr. Taylor then went to the door, and they
rafted their guns on tne fence, and one of them said to the
other, '' Damn you, blow the brains out of the firfl Col
leQor you feel" Upon which the ColleCTors thought it
best lo get out at the back door which they did, and the
Smiths followed, but in a tew minutes one of them pre
senting hjs piece, fired, upon which Boyd fell, and expi=
red in a few moments Tne murderers fled immediately
to their father's house, where providing themselves with
horses they escaped for tne prelent ; but it is hoped the
hand of justice will overtake the", and that every friend
to his injured nd intuited com itry will ex-rt nimlelf on
this accfi in, where a brave v liable young man in the
bloom of life, and the difeharge of a necessary aTui irn
portaot duty, has fallen by the hands of villainous Tori es-
It appears that Mr. Craig tne C)llet)or, had irequently
called for the taxes, and was threatened by both Smith
and niVwife, in case any person attempted to take ;hcir
property ; and it is also very remarkable that Mr. Tay
lor was lent on this service, as being a person disposed to
do the duty in the easiest manner- T fucn events do not
open the eyes of the Tories and the degenerate Whigs
who countenance and fuppoft them, nothing can, but fee
ing themselves involved in the fare which must one day
befal these parricides of their county.
Tea President and Council have issued a Proclamation
for apprehending theft murderers, and offered a reward
of Ten Tooufand Dollars for each.
Yeflerday the Marquis de la Fayette arrived here
from head quarters.
In C O U N C I L,
Philadelphia, Mgy tyb, 1780.
FOR the direction of tire L cuteriants of coun
ties, and also of the officers ccofen in the Militia,
as wed as other performs elected into public offices,
tuey are informed, that by law, all p rfons who have ta
ken the oaths of allegiance and abjur 4ien before t r firft
of June, 1778, need not take any other oatn to the S.ate.
But all persons who have taken th# oaths finee, and are
now elected into office, must also take the oath enjoined
by the Supplementary Aft, passed the fifth or December;
>77^
Refolded, That the above be published.
Extract from the Minutes,
Timothy Matlac k, Sec'ry.
%/„ following is the OAT H required by the Supple
mental law.
I A. B. do solemnly and finc.rely declare and (wear,
1 or affirm, th^t the State of P<nnfylvania, is, add of
right ought to be, a free, sovereign and independent State.
And , I do for ever renounce and refufe all alieg nice, fub
jedion and obedience to the King or Crown of Great,
Britain. And, Ido further swear, (or lulemniy, sincere
ly and truly declare and affirm) that I never nave since
the Declaration of Independence, directly or ind,recVy
aided, assisted, abetted, or in any wife countenanced the
King of Great-Britain, hk Generals, fleets or armies; or
their adherents in their claims upon these United States.
And, that I have ever since ,'he Declaration of the Inde
pendence thereof, demeaned mylelf, as a faithful citizen
and fubj^a of this, or feme one of the United States; And,
that I will at all times maintain and fuppoit the freedom,
Sovereignty, and independence thereof.
Parted into a Law, Dec. 5, 1773.
TREASURY-OFFICE, May 3, 1780.
Ordered, That tne several perfoDS who are ace mutable
to the United States for the expenditure of monies or fap
plies, and who fail to render their retpeebve accounts at
the times required by the resolutions of Cxgref, r at
such timesas Ihal be required by the B^d of Treasury,
be prosecuted as delinquents, and advettifed aspublie de
faulters. \
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES LEE. Secretary.
[The Printers in the United States are requested to pub
lifli the above order in their several papers, till the firft
day of June next;]
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TOBE SOL D,
yOUNG's Wo, r k^ Turret?ae's T eology, Guise's
1 Paraphrase on the New T, ftament, Milt®c's Poems,
w t Notre, Graye's Mo ai Philokph ,Me met.' - Pha- ,
Levi's Surveying, K yfieuh Travels, D .I^', Bift^y of
France, Pride^ux's Co^n^a, a, McLaurin's Fmxtonb,
Ovid m tamorph ain ufum Delp rm, Gr gory's Art:
nomy, Cicero d; Oato>e, Cz: ris Cemue tar. in ufum
D Ipbrii, V r^il HI u'uai p^pijini, Juvenal in alum
Delphini. Enquire of the Printers
WANTED to PURCHA S E,
On Bitner fi of Fronr-ftre^t, between the Lottr Of
fice and Ujon-ft.ect, or in Maiktt-ftrcet, near the
C ffee house,
AL OT, ether without buildings, or with a fm?lt
house upon it, which may be converted into a
counting-houlc. E quire of the Printer.
J.~ AND W. MONTGOMERY
Have tor Sa'e at thri; Store in Weter ftieet, between
M' rket yno A ch Sheets, and oppofits the 0 d Ferry,
r^ O NGO and Babea Tea by ^he cleft, hJf md
~ quarter ditto, Loaf and Mhd' ,ovu'c'Su «r. >C^ff e,
Chocut.tr, Rim, Gm, Shi Dack, a few barrels es
choice Pork, & a
P ilad. Ijtl May k?8o
R AVENS DUCK and CLARET,
To be SOLD by
MEREDI rHS and C LYM E R,
At th ir Store on Walnurflrctt wraf.
Al.xandria, Ma< 5 1780.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars Reward
<> R appreh:nchng TWO NEGRO M EN, viz.
. Pck, a likely feHol, about 25 or 26 years old,
low and ^cil let, lbs there remarkable fears on each, fide
his fa e, being Ms country mark; fpeaki very lithe Eng
bin. Torn, about so years old, is a very likely, uffy
fellow, taller than Dick, hes last ;wo of his upper fore
te th, has a num er of curious ituMhes, er a dial
Cuts, on one ol Ids arm'd, being his country m^rk. T ey
are notorious effendis,, and, woe :.k-n hem the jml at
Northampton county, in Pcnniylvaoia, by a certain
Levy T hhqr,, from whohi they made their escape about
twelve milesf 0n R: dm^, oh the right of the ip.h of
bather last. Who ter apprehends the said Negocs,
and teenies them in ^ny jail, io that 1 may get «h a
again, shall have Or< gunned Vu<ns reward, or F ty
Pounds for either of th-m, and if brought to Alexan
dria, the above reward, by me
MICHAEL GRETTER.
N. B. As they are artful rehuws, n is earned y re
quested; that it they are apprehended, particular - care
may b: taken to prev n? them from max n$ their escape.
W —A —N t'e -D,
AH O USE, in : nv part of he city, or two rooms,
either up -me or two pan of ftang Likewise,
T'O BE SO L D,
A HOR S E and CHAISE,
Separately or toge her.—Ei quire of the Printer.
T O BE "so L~ D,
mN elegant G ARDEN, with a neat b^u e, a to°c,
401 ft.vd.D;, &.c majrng two acres and 32 ~erclu>:,
with a graft lot adjoining, undergood ferret. The gar
den toniitts of the greatest c le&icn of fruit trees as
coula be collated in the r©ghoonrbiy lU,es, a w.l; of
excels t wire at the doer, 2nd, ftbiA a very ^ tofive
p owea up and down the Delayer, ?hd adjacent
co n„ Rats, and withm two miles of this riv. Foe
tu ihcr particulars e: quire of Thomas Shute; id Church
Adey.
Tne funfc.iber continues felling Indigo on commis
sion, and has for fair, a + ew t trees and band> of the
best CAROLINA I DIGO, by nh n h!f3b- or retale
Also a pair of SCALES and WEIGHTS iuhable
to weigh two orihrie hundred weight
sth mo. Ifo 1780, THOMAS SHUTE.
'Jivo Hundred Dollars Reward.
M y 10, 17^0.
RAN away r r®m the fubferibr, living in Fr<. t-ck
Town, Muybnd, on the 6 Q inst nt, u NEGRO
MAN, pained B iftol, about 20 rears es . ; , ajom nv<
feet (even or eight n.bes high, mi thing block, country
borr, a well made iedo% plays the fiu^le, i# very art
ful and active; has beep ufcd to wait on a pen leman or
in a family; wax raked in V;giri , nd last year
bou hr tretei Hugh Young, Eq. n B/,hiin.ue. He r$
lupoQUd to have co arid vith him, an eld gre, cos',
reu 1 '^b white plush ditto, le ther breeches, one pair
white cloth ditto with black knee band-, a pur of h°'d
Iboes with potecttackles which re may change.
Wjoeve take, tip laid fellow, nnh.kcure* him in any
goal, I'o that the owner gts him agajr, th .1 receive tne
above rewards and reasonable th r. t% if bi.u,ht h me,
p ? id by ABRAHaM' FaW.
Pom 0} Pbaade^ba, Pennsylvania; fi.
l O A- L L wsom it'may concern.
XT O rICE is hereby given,. Tka; ato.trf Arimi
" rally will be held at the Stae-acufe in rhe cry of
Philadelphia on Monday the fifth day es ,une next
tor the trial of the Letter of M* que brig ntihe or v fid
celled the Elphi^^on, burthen about one i undr^d to^
late from the port of N'w-Vork, tested to St. Kitts'
ccmininded by Thomas Ke? n^y tsken at fez, fentin
to this port and ti eiled a^aiift >s viz ,by John Ridge
th # Stephen Decatur, (qui tarn &c.) To 'be intent
that the Owner or owners, or rhy person concerned
therein, may appear and ihew cause, if any they have,
wh) tlw laid brig and car;o Ihoind not be centre itt^d
according to th^ praver of the bill &c.
May 11. ^ erdfr of the fadge,
ANDREW ROBESON Reg.
Do be SOL Dby Public Denude,
ON Thurldav t<Bth da, of Ma ,^L house of
Margaret Stout, <he corner of Front and
S iu.c ftret;s; ? vr. ty of Haufhoid Furniture, con
iitting 0+ Din?^ T.bles, Chai „ broking Ghffe„ Pic
,tufts, Ferber B^ds, Bedding, Curtain*, and fundi.
Other articles.
The Safe to begin, precisely at kb o'clock.