Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-02-27 00:00:00, page 4

SAVANNAIT, (in Gc^^ for. 25.
On Friday last the following addieffes were pre
sented to his Excellency, viz.
t his Excellency Sir JAMES WRIGH T, Ba
ronet, Captain General, Governor and Commander
in Chief, in arid over lie Mafeffs Province of
Georgia, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the fam ;
The humble ADDRESSofthe Upper House of
Assembly.
Max it tleafe four ExC dmey,
T^7E, his Majesty's most dutiful ahd loyal
▼ v lubjefts, the Council of Georgia, in Ge
neral Assembly met, beg leave to return your Ex
cellency our most cordial thanks for ycur truly
affectionate speech to both Houses of AfTembly at
the opening of this session.
We receive with plealure and gratitude the in
formation you have been pleased to give us of the
favourable reception the petitions from both Houses
/net with from our most gracious Sovereign, and
th it his Majesty had been pleased to order troops
for our protection, in case we had been unhappily
engaged in an Indian war.
After having had the experience of your Ex
cellency's prudent and equitable administration for
upwards of fourteen years, we can have no doubt
of your real and friendly concern for the tree in
terests of this province. The language of your
Excellency's speech, upon a fubjed ofthe,higheft
importance to the people of Georgia, is so truly
paternal, that every unprejudiced peifon muff be
convinced of its being dictated by a heart warm
with love and affection for the people over whom
you- preside; and we hope it will meet with that
return of gratitude and attention which the affecti
onate spirit it breathes and the great importance of
the fubjeff merit.
It is with the deepest concern we fee the alarm
ing lengths to which the present unhappy disputes
bet ween the mother country and the Colonies are
carried ; lengths that threaten a dirfolution of all
good order and government, and of that union on
which the happiness and prosperity of both coun
tries ultimately depend.
But, whilst we lament these unhappy divisions,
and disapprove of all violent and intemperate mea
futes, and at the fame time declare it to be our
pride and glory to be constitutionally connected
with Great-Britain by the closest andmoff endear
ing ties, and that we dread nothing more than a
difolution of those ties, yet, anxious for the pre
sent welfare of our country, and the interests of
our posterity, sur ardent wiih is, that his Majes
ty's American fubjeds may enjoy all the rights and
privileges of Britilh fubjeds, as fully and effe&u
afly, in all lefpeds, as the inhabitants of Great-
Britain do ; and to that end, it now appears highly
necessary that the conflitutional rights ofhis Ame
rcan fubjeas may be clearly defined and firmly
established, that so they may hold thofeineftima
ble bleffiugs on such a footing as will unite the
mother country and the Colonies by a reciproca
tion ofbenefits, and on terms confident with the
spirit of the con ftitution, and the honour, dignity
and fafety of the whole empire. And we wish
and hope to fee a matter of such importance taken
up in a constitutional way by both Houses of
Assembly, notin the least doubting but that, if such
prudent and temperate measures are adopted by the
legislatures of the other provinces, we fliall fee
them crowned with that success which may re
move the unhappy divisions now subsisting, and
bind us to our mother country by the ties of in
terest, love and gratitude, and establish the pros
perity, power and grandeur of the Britiih empire
on foundations which may last till time (hall be
no more. Nor can we doubt of success, when we
tJeft that we are blessed with a King who glo
ries in being the equal father of all his people, and
therefore can and do submit our cause with full
confidence to his royal wisdom and paternal good
ness; neither will we suppose that a British Par
liament, that great and atiguft body, who have
so often generously averted and defended the liber
ties of other nations, will disregard the equitable
claims of their fellow fubje&s.
We entirely agree with your Excellency in opi
nion, that where there is no law there can be no
true liberty, and that it is the due and regular
course of law, and support of government, which
can alone ensure to us and our posterity the en
joyment of our lives, liberty and property.
We will chearfully concur in the several matters
recommended by your Excellency, and givethem
that serious attention which the utility of them
requires. By order of the House,
N. JONE S.
Pl's Excellency's ANS W E-R.
Honourable Gentlemen,
CT"HE loyalty and affs^ion exprefed towards bis Ma
-1 jefty in this address, gives me the greateffatisJaHi
fm, as it like wife does to fee that yourfentiments on the
very important matters mentioned, in many refpeHs co
incide with my own ; and hap,j would it have been
jor America had the several legiJlatures proceeded in
the manner ,ou propose.
I return, ou my best thanks, Gentlemen,for your kind
opinion ofmy regard for, and wifoes to serve, this
province. 'JAMES WEIGHT.
Tolls Excellency Sir JAMES WRIGHT, Ba
ronet, Captain Genera! and Governor in Chief of bis
Majesty's province of Georgia, Chancellor and Pice-
Admiral of the fame.
The ADDRESS of the Commons House of
Assembly.
"Mav it plea f e,our Excellency,
WE his Majesty's dutiful and loyal fubje&s,
the Commons of Georgia, in General Af
lembly met, return yosr Excellency our thanks
for your speech to both Houses on the opening of
this session. We are greatly obliged to his Ma
jfty for his gracious intentions, but allow us, Sir,
to-observe, that we apprehended the province was
actually involved in a war when we submitted our
petition for assistance, and, whi^ft we confefs our
real obligations to your Excellency for your con
d uff, a.nduity and perseverance, and render you
IHILA DLL 1 HIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Nezvefl Printing-Office in Market-Street v+c-
Subfcripubns ac Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Parr)"
our warmest acknowledgments for putting a hap
py end to that war, we cannot but with horror
refle& on the dreadful crisis to which this province
must have been reduced, had we experienced no
other resource than those dilatory fuccours which
administration meant conditionally to afford us.
We cannot be less affeaed by, and concerned
for the present alarming Situation of our affairs
between Great-Britain and America, than your
Excellency : we must be equally insensible not to
feel our numerous grievances, and not to wish
them redressed. It is that alone which every
good American contends for; it is the enjoyment
of our constitutional rights gnd liberties that foft
ens every care of life, and renders exigence itfelf
supportable. At the fame time, in all our pro
ceedings, we shall studiously avoid every measure
that shall not appear to us at once AriAly consonant
with our duty to his Majesty, and the interest, li
berty and welfare of our constituents. We shall
on all occasions exert ourselves to accomplish every
assurance we have already made, or may make to
your Excellency, and will not fail to take into
confederation the bill which you are pleased to
point out and recommend.
When the public accounts and estimates are laid
before us, we will give them proper attention.
B, Order 0/ the House,
WILLIAM YOUNG, Speaker.
His Excellency's ANSWER.
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen ofthe Commons House
of Ahemblv.
T4Mforry that Imuft beg leave to differ with ,ou in
1 opinion, with refect to the fate we were in when
your petition to his Majesty was given to me, and which
I immediately transmitted. It is true that several peo
ple bad been murdered by fame Indians, but I conceive
that could by no means be called being, afluall, involved
in anvar with that nation. The, were murders com
mitted b, ajmail party, only, of the Creek Indians,
without the concurrence or even the privity of the na
tion, and disavowed by them as soon as the, knew of
it ; and I apprehend fomethingfarther was necessary,
before we could befaid to be engaged or involved in an
actual war with the Indians; and ever, account I re
ceived from them after that tone wasfavourable, and
foewed rather a pacific than an bofile difooftion ; and
which accounts I always tr anfmitted to bis Majesty's
Secretary of State, as it was m, duty to do.
It gives me great pfafire to observe m, conduß ap
proved of by the Representatives of the people, and for
which I thank you, I have every inducement toferve
the province, and t> promote the welfare and bappi
nefs of the people, and which I fball continue to do to
the utmost of my power ; and, on the other band, I can
not doubt but you will also approve of my endea
vours to difebarge my duty to the Crown with honour
and integ* ity : And let me afore you, Gentlemen, that
no man can more wife bis Majesty's American fabjeßs
the full and perfect enjoyment of their conflitutional
rights and liberties than I do.
JAMES WRIGHT
The Delegates from the several pariffies and
diftri&s of this province convened here last Wed
nesday, and have met every day since.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
The SPEECH of his Honour WILLIAM.
BULL, Esquire, Lieutenant-Governor and
Commander in chief in and over his Majesty's
said province, to the General Assembly
met at Charleftown, on Fuefday, January 24th,
D 7-
Honourable Gentlemen of bis Mojefy's Council,
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen f the Assembly,
IHA VE nothing in command from the King
to lay before you, or relative to the late ap
prehenffons of a war with the Creek Indians, but
that they have made Satisfaction for the outrages
committed in Georgia last winter; and that peace,
trade and confidence are re-established with them.
As this is the usual season of the year for dis
patching the public business in General Aflembly,
I recommend to you to revive and continuefuch of
our laws as are expired, or near expiring, which
have been found necessary and beneficial in pre
ferring the good order and tranquility, and pro
moting the prosperity of the province. During
the course of your fitting, I shall not fail to pro
pose any matters, as occasion may require, which
appear to me to merit your attention.
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the dflembl,,
The public faith of'this province is so funda
mentally engaged to maintain several branches of
our establishments, at present supported out of the
produce of the General Duty Fund, that I cannot
admit of the least doubt with myfelf of your pay
ing the earliest and ftrißeft attention to prevent a
rifle of any failure therein. I shall order the joint
Public Treasurers to lay before you the accounts
of the public debts incurred during the last year,
and desire y)U to make effectual provision for the
fame.
Honourable Gentlemen of his Majesty's Council,
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Afembly,
A warm sense of my duty to the King, and
zeal for the service of this his Majesty's province,
ever guide and animate my actions. Happy shall
I be, under such auspicious direction, to concur
with you in any measures, which, after mature
deliberation, shall be thought necessary to promote
the welfare of this country.
January 2y, 1775. WILLIAM BULL.
SOUTH-CAROLIN 4,
To the Honourable WILLIAM BULL, Efr
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chief in
and over his Majefty'sfaid province.
The Humble ADDRESS of the Upper
House of Assembly.
May st pleafeyour Honour,
WE his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fub
jeds, the Upper House of Assembly, beg
leave to return thanks to your Honour, for your
Speech delivered yesterday to both Houses of
Assembly.
fully convinced of what importance it is to this
country to maintain a good correspondence with
the neighbouring Indians, we most heartily rejoice
that the fatisfadion made by the Creek nation,
for the outrages by them committed in Georgia,
has re-eflabliGeJ pence, trade and confidence with
that people, and happily put an end to all appre
hensions of a war with them.
The prosperity of the province, and the pre
servation of tranquility and good order, are objects
of the highest importance and most general con
cern. Your Honour may rest assured, that points,
so essential to the public happiness, cannot fail to
excite all our diligence and zeal; and that nothing
shall be wanting on our parts, to revive and con
tinue such temporary laws as, from experience,
have been found beneficial or necessary for the
important purposes to which they relate.
Satisfied as we are, that from long experience
in government, your Honour has acquired a tho
rough knowledge of the true interests of this
country, we beg leave to assure you, that such
matters as you think proper, in the course of the
session, to propose to us, shall be treated with
every possible mark of attention and refpeft.
Actuated by the fame principles of loyalty and
duty to our most gracious Sovereign that animate
your Honour, and inspired with the like zeal for
the welfare of this his province, we shall be rea
dy, upon all occasions, most heartily to concur
with you in every measure which may tend to the
honour of the King, and to advance the interest
and happiness of his fubjeefs in this province.
By order of the House,
THOMAS SKOTTOWE.
In the Upper House of Assembly, the 2.5 th of Jan. 1775.
The Lieutenant Governor's Answer.
Honourable Gentlemen,,
I GIVE you my hearty thanks for this address.
The readiness you are pleased to express of
paying attention to the matters I already have or
hereafter may recommend to you, of giving your
concurrence to any measures that may tend to the
honour ofthe King, and advance the interest: and
happiness of this province, becomes loyal fubje^s
and good citizens, and is very acceptable to me.
January 26, 1775. WILLIAM BULL.
To the Honourable WILLIAM BULL, Esquire,
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief, in
and over this his Majesty's Colony of South-Ca
rolina.
The humble Address of the Commons House
of Assembly of the said Province.
May it pleafeyour Honour,
^T7E his Majesty's dutiful and loyal fubje&s
VV the Commons House of Assembly, return
your Honour our thanks for your speech delivered
in General Assembly on Tuesday last.
We are unable to express our furprize and con
cern at your Honour's informing us, that you have
nothing in command from the King to lay before
us, especially as our Agent had long ago acquainted
our Speaker, that the additional inftrudion which
has so often been Complained of and remunerated
against, had been withheld in the inftrudions made
out to the new appointed Governor: This cruel
negle&, as well of your Honour, as of this Colo
ny, we cannot but confider as an aggravation of
the many eppfeffive aAs of the present Ministry;
indeed it leaves little room to hope that delibera
tions will be of much advantage to the Colony, as
all the former obftru&ions to public business seem
to remain in full force.
We are glad to hear that peace is restored be
tween the Colony of Georgia and the Creek Indi
ans, and hope that it is established on such just
and equitable terms as can alone insure its conti
nuance.
We assure your Honour that we are met with
the most sincere and hearty disposition to promote
the public good, that we will take it into immedi
ate confederation what laws ought to be revived and
continued, and shall always pay due regard to your
Honour's recommendation.
Your Honour may depend that the Representa
tives of the people are, as they always have been,
disposed to make the necessary provision for pay
ment of the debts and support ofthe public credit,
and that they will adopt such measures for those
good purposes, as appear to them most effectual
and most confident with the interest ofthe colony.
While duty to the King, and zeal for the Ser
vice of this colony guide and animate your Ho
nour's actions, the utmost assistance and support
of the House will be due and shall never be want
ing to your Honour. By order of the House
RAWLINS LOWNDES, Speaker.
In the Commons House of Assembly, the z6tb of
January, 1775.
The Lieutenant Governor's Answer.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,
IRETUR N you my thanks for this address,
which assures me that you are come together
with sincere and hearty dispositions to promote
the public good, which I hope by your prudent
conduct will be happily attained.
It is my duty to conform with punctuality to
the King's inftruftions, and I confide in his Ma
jesty's wisdom, that when he shall be pleased to
have any variation made in those with which I am
at present intruded, his Royal pleasure will be
transmitted to me by his Ministers in the most
proper time and manner.
January 26, 1775. WILLIAM BULL.
Q,Qft ±...,$± § .|. Q_LQl^4 .q j^
T 0 BE L E T,'
By the Subs riber, for a term of Years,
AVERY valuable Plantation, containing up
wards of four hundred acres of land, situate
in the Great Valley, between the Valley Church
and the White Horse, on the Lancaster " road, in
Chtfter county ; on which there is plenty of lime
stone, and a considerable quantity put on the ground
lately. There are two orchards on the premises,
and a good meadow. The land is as good for
wheat, or any other grain, as anyin the province.
For terms apply to the owner, living in Market
ftreet near the Friends Meeting-house, in Phila
delphia. HUGH FRAZER.
N. B. The premises will be ready to enter on the
firit day of April next.
p Y virtue of a writ to mt di: &< I, will be fold
" by public vendue, on Monday, inc 17th day of
February inst at the house bt Michael Croll, in
Marlborough township, at three o'clock in the af
ternoon, a certain water corn or grist-mill and
saw-mill, and two story stone meffuage or tenement
and stables, and tra& or piece of land thereunto
belonging, situate in the townthip of Marlborough
aforetaid, containing about one hundred acres ;
bounded by lands of Thomas Maj bury, and others;
late the estate of Philip Scholl ; seized and, taken
in execution by Judah Foulke, Esq; late High She
riff. WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
R Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be iold
by public vendue, on Monday, the 27th day
of February inst. at the house of William Brown,
the sign of thp Leopard, in Arch-street, near Sixth
ftreet, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a certain
two ftcry brick meffuage or tenement, and lot or
piece of ground thereunto belonging, situate on
the east fide of Seventh-street, between Market and
Arch-streets, in the city of Philadelphia, contain
ing in front 16 feet 10 inches, and in depth 116
feet, bounded by ground now or late of lofeph
Saunders, and Dr. Richard Farmer, and others ;
fubjed to a ground-rent of 31. currency per ann.
late the estate of Henry Smith, deceased, in the
hands and pofteffion of John Hall, and Mary his
wife, adminiftrat. &c. seized and taken in execution
by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
1) Y virtue ot a writ to me directed, wirTheToTl
" by public vendue, on Monday, the 27th day
of February inst. at the London Coffte-houfe, at
fix o'clock in the evening, a certain meffuage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereto be
longing, situate on the north fide of Walnut flreet
between Front and Secohd-ftreets, in the city of
Philadelphia, containing in front 13 feet, and ii
depth 20 feet ; bounded by ground now or late of
George Sheed and William Smith, and others -
fubje& to a ground-rent of 40s. currency, per ann.
late the estate of Adam Weaver ; seized and taken
in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
T) Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuefdav, the 28th day
of February inst. at the house of' John Fritz, in
Race-street, near Third-street, at four o'clock in
the afternoon, a certain two story brick meffoa-e
tenement and kitchen, and lot or piece of ground
thereto belonging, situate cn the south fide cf Ap
ple-tree Alley, between Fourth and Fifth and
Arch and Race-streets, in the citv of Philadelphia,
containing in front about 18 feet, and in depth
al?out 80 feet ; bounded by ground belonging to
the estate of Joseph Stout, deceased, and others -
(object to a ground-rent of 355. currency, per ann^
late tle estate of Henry Reinhart; seized and taken
in execution by
WJ_L LUM DEWEES, Sheriff.
D Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday, the 28th day
of February inst. at fix o'clock in the evening, at
the London Coffee-houfe, a certain meffuage or
tenement, and sundry valuable improvements' and
tract or piece of land thereto belonging, situate in
the townfllip of Paffyunk, containing about 49
acres and i 55 perches of lapd ; bounded by land
of Samuel Preston Moore, Eft|; and others; late
the estate of John Rouse; seized and taken i'n ex
ecution by
WILLIAM DE W E Sheriff.
GOODS supposed stolen, of sundry
kinds, were lately delivered me by Willi
am Fisher, Esq; late Mayor of this city, in order
that any person or persons proving property to
them, may have them restored ; for which purpose
they are desired to apply to me, at my office in
Race-street, between Third and Fourth-ttreets,
where, on fatisfa&ory proof being made of such
property, they will be restored, by
WILLIAM DEWE E S, Sheriff.
February 15, 1775.
T~HE S E are to gi^e notice to the Creditors of
William Wills, and Jorn Fort, Junior
prisoners confined for debt in the gaol of Burlington’,
that they be and appear before Robert Smith and
1 homas Rodman, Esquires, tuvo cf the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Burling
ton, at the boufeff Joseph Haight, of Saturday fr
15th of March next, to foenjo cause vj/y the feif
debtors Jbould not be difebarged, agreeably to an aH
of the legislature, entitled “ An Act Jor the Relief, & c .
oj insolvent Debtors."
Philadelphia, February ?8, 17^5.
AL L Persons indebted to the estate of
William Thomas, late of the dHirift of
Southwark, deceased, are requeued to make im
mediate payment; and those who have any jut
demands against said estate, are desired to bring
their accounts to the sign of the Red Cow, i^
Southwark aforefaid, properly attested, on Satur
day the eleventh of March next, that they may be
adjusted by MARY THOMAS, Executrix.
THOMAS THOMAS,?
ISAAC WARNER, r Executors.
TO BE SOLD ITY
J ohn M a r ta,
In Gray's Alley, between Chefnut and Walnut
ftreets, Philadelphia,
PART ofhis Houfhold Furniture and Servants,
confixing of twelve neat mahogany chairs',
with hair-cloth covering and brass nailed, a maho
gany desk, ditto dining and tea-tables, neat pier
glasses in carved and gilt frames, a handfeme green
morine bed made in London, feather beds, &r,
brass band-irons, shovel and tongs to match', two
stoves and a quantity of pipe /The above ^oodt
have been particularly chnfe, and have been but
two, and some not one year in uft A firor^
healthy servant girl, can do all forts of house work"
and cook for a middling family, has two years and
eight months to serve ; two ferv nt men, one a
good taylor, and of a good disposition, has run
years and four months to serve, the other a tavloi
and very fit for country work, being a Aror^/able
man, and has better than two wear, to serve • The
whole must be fold by the toth of March
„ N. B. The house to he let, and a tenant tak
ing it immediate!) will mcet wi:h very agreeable
fixtures, and cheap.
THIS is to give Notice to whom it
may concern, that there was fom^n hed
of Horned Cattle Ift in the Failure of t i e s ub
scriber, Tavern-keeper, atChrhiana Ride: -nJ
the Gxth of Decern her fol, •'•per
ing, that they u il | be DM at poMic vm^
re.dy money, on the teventh of March r.-x' tlO
d e'jy t: ! e Spences that attended the keeping ' <f
laid Cattle, b) me -
RICHARD DOWDLE.