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In C OUNCIL.
Philadelphia, June 6, 1780.
W HERE AS in the present Rate of public affairs, it
may be \tceffary to make extraordinary exertions for the
fuppiy of the army, and supporting pther measures which
may be adopted for the fafety and security of the State in
its freedom and independence ; and it will be juR and
reasonable that, in the execution of such meafurcs, a dll
crimination should be made between thafe wno have ma
n'fefted their attachment to their country, in the prefect
contest with Great-Britain, and thole es a contrary cha
rafter: Whereupon,
Revived, That it be recommended to all perlons who
have (hewn their allegiance to the State, by taking an oath
or affirmation of fidelity to it, 2nd of their abjuration of
the King of Great Britain, to keep their certificates there
of ready to be produced on the shortest notice: Ani to
. all perlons who have loft their certificates, to obtain du
plicates, or to give fneh assurances, so as to obtain certifi
cates, or they maybe in danger o' losing the indulgence and
distinction to which they are justly entitled.
Extrad from the Minutes,
T. MA.rj.ACK, Secretary. .
In COUNCI L,
Philadelphia, June 6 1780.
WHEREAS the residence of the wives and children
of those perfohs who have joined the enemy, has at all
times proved inconvenient to the public interefis/in ^n
fequenee of the correspondence and intercourse which his
been confoqtly preserved ; and ^ it is now become too
dangerous to be longer permitted or connived at :
Resolved, That public notice be given to such persons,
that they depart this State within ten days,- - and any
of them remaining after that time, will not be deemed is
entitled to any proteaion, but liable to be proceeded a
gainst asen^mi^s of the State.
Refolded, That any person bringing f rom, or carry
ing any letters to New. York, or other place in the posses
sion of the enemy, ualefs the fame (hall be impeded by some
member of this Board or of the Continental B >ard of War,
or Commissary of Prisoners, and such iafp edion endor
sed on the ouffide of laid letter, be proceeded a^ainß as
offenders; and that it be recommended to any perfoa dis
covering such practice, to apprehend the delinquent, and
Their arrival cannot be very . distant, nor the rava
ges cf the euemy long. In the mean time the part necef #
ry to 'us, needs no illustration. The recruiting the
army, and the procuring the (applies, are the two things
needful, and a capture of either of the enemy's divisions,
roll reffore to America peace and plenty.
At a Crifis,big, like the prtfent, with exudation and
events, the wAuL country i, called to unanimity and ex
ertion. Npt'an ability onght<now to sleep that can pro
duce bdtamite to the general good, nor evena whisper
fufftred Wpifs that militatesagaioft it. The necessity of
the case, 'and' the importance of the consequences; ad
mit no delay from a friend, no apology from an enemy.
To (pare nqv, would be the height of extravagance, and
to confalt prefect ease, would Cacrifice it, perhaps, for
eve-.
America, rich in patriotism and produce, can want
neither men oor fupplie<, when a serious necessity .calls
them forth. The flow operation of taxes, owing to
the ext^fenefs off )colleftton, and-their depreciated va
lue. before t^ey arrived in the Treasury, have, fa many
iofthnces, thrown 'a burthen upon Government, which
hasld&n artfully interpreted by the enemy intoa general
decline throughout the country. Yet this, inconve
nieh/at it m^yat firft appear, .is not only remediable,
but may be turned to an immediate advantage, for it
mak esuo re&! difference, whether a certain number of
men, orcompany of militia, (and in this country every
man isa hwith man ared re&d by law, to fen Ja re
cn*t at their own expense, or whether a tax is laid on
themUor that purpose and the man hired by government
afterwards. Thefirft, if th.re is any difference, is both
cheaper and bell because it saves the expence w rich
woukfo attend coding it as a tax. and brings the man
sooner intotoe field, than the modes of recruiting former
ly ufedn. And oa this principle, a law has been puffed in
Inis Sate, for recruiting twp men from each company
of miktia, which will add upwards to athonfand t) the
force of the country . But the flame, which has broke forth
in this City, since the rep rtfrom New-York, of the loss
of Coarleftovyn, not o dy does honor to the place, but like
the^blize. o' seventy-six, will kindle mio a^ion, the
scattered (parks throughout America.
The valour of a country may ba learned by the b,a
very ofrs fold?ery,mrf he general cost of its inhabitants,
.but confidence of (uccefs is best difeovered by the aftive
measures pursued by men of property ; and when the Spi
rit of enterprise becomes so universal, as to aft at once
on a!i ranks of men, a war may then, and not till then,
be stiled truly popular.
In seventy fix the ardour of the enterprifiog part was
confiderally checked by the real revolt of feme, and the
coolness of others. But in the p,refent case there is a firm -
nefs in the fubflance and property of the country to the
public cau'e. An affociatjon has been entered into by the
merchants, trades men, a^d principal inhabitants of the
city, to receive and support the new State money at the
value of gold and silver; a meaftire, which, while it does
them honour, will likewise contribute to their interest,
by rendering the operations of the campaign convenient
and eftau^h
Neither has the spirit of exertion ftopt here. A vo
luntary fubfcriptiod is lik'^ife began to raise a fund of hard
money, to begiven as bounties to fill up the fall quota of
the Pennsylvania line. It has been the remark of the
Q any, tdar every thing in Arteries has becn.dpne by toe
force of g wernment; but,when fliefees th^jndividua's
throwing in their voluntary aid's, and facilitating the
public dieAures inc ncert with the eftablifndd powers of
toe country, it will convince her that the ciufe of Ame
rica Hands not on the will of a few but on the broad foun
dation of property and popularity. .
Thus aided and thus so , ditaffefbon will decline,
and the withered head of tyranny expire in America. The
ravages of the enemy will be thort and limited, and lixe
all their former ones will produce a victory over them
selves
COMMON SENSE.,
Philadelphia, June 9, 1789.
fake him Qr her before any Justice o f the Peace, who is
directed tocornmit him or her to prison, till the farther
order of this Board.
Extract from the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
The General Aflembly es this State broke up the firfl
in flaot, having passed a law for carrying intofifed the re
solution' of C6bgrefs of the eighteenth of March last, pro
vided a majority of the other States concur therein. And
also the following mas,, viz.
I. An Aft for suspending the Tender Law, until the
next fitting of' the Houle.
If. An AH for the greater ease of the militia and pro
viding for the public defence, by drawing two men froth
every company bf militia in this State.
lIP An Aft for supplying the army with provisions in
its prelent exigency.
IV. Ari AH for extending the powers of the Auditors
of Accounts ; by which they are enabled to itfue exteuti
-01 against the body and eff^fr of any public defaulter.
And by the Rime law the tines upon the relufiog the of
ficfofcolkaing the taxes is railed to One thousand pounds.
Besides other Alts of a hfs public nature, ^,
Tne feffioi )was conduQ^d with ^eat. unanimity, arid
jhR as the House was rising, letters from the Honorable
Commit er of Congrtfs at camp, and from His Excellency
theCornmaoder in Chief arrived officially, declaring,the
expert align of a powerful fuccoura^aiuft the common ene
my, and recommending the vefring the executive autho
rity, with extraordinary powers during the recers of the
House a recommendation witn which the House; duly ini
preffed with the importance of tne occasion, immediately
complied.
The Members then having fqtemnl, engaged to each
other, to use their'utmoft influence to forward the feverri
public m^afures new adopted, and ribo the payment of
the taxes, the House adjourned 10 the firft of September,
at which time, or before if called together; tuey agreed
togive their punctual attendance.
The Executive Council immediately appointed the ne?
ceffary officers to carry the above measures into efFeH ; and
we have the pleafvire to inform the public, that the offi
cers of the militia in this city unanimously agreed to fur
nifti the men required of them with all possible expedition.
The men railed by virtue of this law in the city and coun
ty of Philadelphia, Chester and Bricks, will amount to up
wards cf five hundred, rind are to ferv^ under General
Wallington to the fifteenth of January ;—thole railed in
the other counties are for the protection of the frontiers;
now harraffed by the lavages, unless otherwise called for.
On the 22d oflaft month, left Sandy-Hook, undercon.
voy of the Thames frigate, federal transports with three
Hessian regiments on board, bound for Quebec.
Capi. Truxton took and brought in with him the brig
Clyde, Capt Fletcher, with 130 hogsheads of rum on
board ; (lie was bound from Tortola for New-York.
Philad Iphia, June 7, 1780.
WE, the fubferibers, Officers of Government, being
.„defirbus to give our full approbation and credit to
the money emitted by virtue of ah'Aft of the General As
sembly, p'ff~d the .twenty fifth day of March last; do
agree and solemnly. pledge our honour to receive the fame,
in all payment's as gold and silver.
Joseph Reed, ^refiJent ; William -Moore, Vice-Presi
dent; John Lacey, jun. Joseph Gardner, John Hambright;
Thomas Scott, Jacob Arndt, Members of Council ; T.
Matlack, Secretary; John Ord, Plunket Fkefon, Kaac
Howell, David Kennedy, William Rufli, Benjamin Paf
cha'l, William Adcock, Juflices of the Pe.ee; Samael
Miles, Joseph Dean, J. Miller, John Purviance, Audi
tors of Accounts ; Thomas M Kean, Chief Juflice ; Georgia
Bryan fourth Justice hf the Supreme Court ; James Searle,
Jared Ingtrfoll, Frederick A. Muhlmburgh ; Delegates
in Congtefs ; Jonathan Sergeant, A. W Geoeral ; J .B.
Smith, "Protbonatury Com Pleas; Andrew Rob lori,
Reg. A Imiralty ; William Bradford, jun. Reg. Court of
Appeals; John Morris, jun. Reg. of Deeds; John Ha
ley, Cte#k of Saffions ; Frederick Phile, Naval Officer;
Edward Burd, Prothonotary Sap. Court ; Ephraim Bon
ham, Frederick Hagner, William Benham, Benjamin
Duncan, Sob Lieutenants ; Francis Hopkiofon, Judge
of Admiralty ; John Armfbong, Delegate in Congress;
Jam^ Claypools, Sheriff, William Heny, Lieutenant of
the city; Matthew Clarkfon, Marshal of the Admiralty.
Thomas Paine, Clerk of the General Assembly.
The underwritten Practitioners of the Law, agree and
pledge themfrives as above.
James Wrifon, Afheton Humphreys G. North, George
Campbell, Henry Osborne, John Vannoft, W illiam
Lewis.
W E the Subferibers, Merchants, Traders, and others
of the city of Philadelphia, sensible that at this junQure;
We cannot render a more grateful or important Rrvice
to our Country, than in promoting by every means in ours
power, the free circulation of the Paper Money, emitted
in purfuahce of an Alt of Affably, intitled, “An Aft
<'for firming t'-e lum of One Hundred Thousand Pounds
" in Bills of Credit, for the present support of the army,
“ and for-eftablifoga fund for the certain redemption
« of the fame, and for other purposes therein mentioned."
And being perfectly fatisfied, that the feturity propo
sed by the Legifiatu're (in the laid AH) is fully fufficient
for its redemption, do hereby agree to receive the laid mo
ney in a 1 payments whatsoever, as of equal value of gold
and filter, ' and to fell freely arid without reserve, any
goodswhi.h we now or hereafter may have for the fame.
° Robert Mpfris, J. M Nefl^tt and co. Meredith and
Clymer, Blair ATClenaghan, Hugh Shiell, John Nixon,
William Richards,'Meafe and Caidwell, John Dunlap;
John .DonaMfon. Toomas Leiper, David Duncan, Wil
liam Alricks, Francis C. Haffenchver, Thomas Fitz
Simons, Peter Whittfide and co. Manae! Eyre, Gerar
dus Clarkfony William Hall, Andrew Tybout, Richard
Humphreys, James White, George Henry, Ephraim
Baine, David Lenox Francis Nichols, John Brnezet,
Cox and Laurence, Sam Cad. Morris and co. Paul Fooks,
George Meade, John Wilcocks Sharp Delany, Thomas
Irwin, jolep . Carlon, James AC), Joun M-afe, j -hcShee,
Budden an: L urence, Isaac Wikoff, James Crawford,
John Pringle, Bertly Sh.°e, Samuel In, Its, Mathew Ir
win, William Semple, William Turnbull, Jacob Morris,
Andrew and Hugh Hodge, Andrew Hodge, Sen. Michael
Hillega,, Isaac Melchior, {Melchior and Vandeeren, John
Peters jun. Nathan Buffi, Ja ob Liverfwyler, Andrew
Forfyth, John Rupp, Robert Werr, Peter Paris, St,ner
and C ft, William Virill, J Pickering, J cob Senrriner,
J'hilip Boehm, David S. haff r, David Shaffer Jun. John
Schafer, Isaac Moles, Lewis a arm r ,
Want of room obliges us to leave out the names of fan
dry fubLribers, wnich ihall be infested in a future pa-
ETERNAL thanks be given to Mr. Jame< Rivington,
Printer of the Royal Gazette of New Yrk. New
I take him to be a moll excellent citizen of America, cif
guifed under the cloak of a hungcr-ftarved author fold to
' England. . He has difeovered that we are lupine in our
councils, rieg!ea*ul in execution, and heavy in aftion.
He has thought it c mvenient to take us ,oyt of this lan
guor, and , has publiihed the particulars of the surrender
of Charteflowo ; he fix-d,he date es it on the rzth May
last. This-frible, wab not very well adorned, for honest
MA Rivington ,understands f r better how to affirm a
falsehood than how to prove it* ;however we believed him
hoheffly, being yet innocent enough as to th nk that the
English corruption bv not been so far as tq proftimte the
chara^er of authority to the fiHions of an individual We
plainly believed him, and immediately beginning to work,
we railed.the militia, Completed our regiments, and sub
scribed on all fidp# to fuppiy our army'. Cub ladies, whom
I ought to dave mentioned the firft, give us a generous
example of patriptifrn and difintereftmerr ^ in (hurt, a
lie published m due time, has rendered us all our activity
and nergy.Eternal thanks be given to Mr' .James Riving
ton, Printer of the Royal Gazette of New-Y>r%, and of
his most Excellent Majefly the King of Great Britain.
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Port of Pbiiaiblpbi'a, p3nr.fyha<a . ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern,
NOTICE i e hereby given, Ih# a Cou tof Admi
ralty will be held at the &ate-Hdn!e, in the city of
Philadelphia, on Thursday the zil day cf Jtine in&.
for the trial of th e .brigantine or vHl~lcalled the C,^r,
and her cargo, burthen about 70+ons, lately command
ed by Mofei Fletcher, taken at tea on her 1 te intended
voyage from Montserrat to New-York, lent into this
p>rt, tend obeyed againß ar prize by Thomas T'uxell,
George M'Aroy, and D^id Coats, (fei tan, &c) To
the intent thhtthr owner or owners thereof, or an ' per
lons concerned therein, may appearand Ihew c use, if
an, they have, why the fame Should not be condemned
according to the prayer of the libel, &c.
June 7. order of the Ju^ge, .
ANDREW ROBESON, Keg.
~D I S E R~ VirDr
F: om the Detachment, of the regiment of artil'ery and
artificers, at W dhingtOkfoargh, the 21st of My last;
▼TTdLLIAM SIMPSON, by trade a foocmafer, a
Vv native of Ireland, about thirty five years of age,
.five feet; eight incheshigh, light com;lex'on, fhortlight
brown hrir, fpenks quick ; he went off in bis regimen
tri co t, blue field with rede Whoever apprehends and
confines laid dple ter, so that ha ma) be returned to hi#
regiment ag^o, than receive One Hundred Dolirs re
ward, and reasonable charges, by applying to tbdfcom,
tniffary.General of Military Stores Office, in Philadel
phia.
WANTED to Purcbafe,
AS MALL Plantation, on or hear the river Schuyl
kill, or some of its branches, or upon any other
river or creek, provide the land be good, and in a goad
neighbourhood ; at the distance of five to forty; or fifty
miles from Philadelphia, and to be entered upon fem 4
time in the present year , an orchard or garden would
be agreeable. Enquire of the Printer.
,SIXTr Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from a Cow Herd off the Commons,
the 29th of May, a Black, middle, fizd, frefh milak
C O W, about ^ years bid, a piece out of the near ear,
and brandedon the horns j. HAWORTH. Whoever
takes up laid Cow, and brings her to the fubferiber next
to the Porter Brewery in Waterribeet, betwixt Race and
Vine fleets, or gives information thereof, so that the
owner may h?.ve her again; shall receive the above re
ward, and reafondble chargapaid b)
JOHN HAWORTH.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
D A NAWAY from the fubferiber at Cape May,
" an Apprentice Lad fifteen years of age, a frefh
complexion, light coloured hair, had on when he went
awaya light coloured jacket, flriped woften fairt, a pair
of flannel tfowfers, he carried away two aew flirts of his
Maker's. Whoever takes up said ran away, and fe-
Cures him so that his Master may have him again, shall
have the above reward and reasonable charges paid, by
DARIUS CORSON.
WAS dete&ed with a folditr in the Barracks, fop
poled to be Helen, a green fhAgr^eh cafcd silver
WATCH, the number not known, makers name
Wiuliam Gordon, London. Whoever has loft the
fame, may have it again, on proving his property and
paying charges, by applying to|
"JONATHAN PUGH,
Adjutant ct Invalid Regiment.
May $.
CAME to the Plantation of the fubferiber, living
in F edry ftren townfh p, Cheffer county, the 10th
innant May, a small sorrel HORSE, branded on tha
near shoulder with the letter W, a imall star and food
before. The owner is desired to come prove his proper
ty, P a y charges and take him away.
JOHN ROWLANB4