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PHILADELPHIA, July 17.
Extras of a let erjrom B^fon, dated June 29.
''The enemy have made a lodgment in Penobcut,
about 40 miles east of Cafco Bay and arc fortifying. Their
force is a ship of 32 guns, two of 26 guns, one of 20 and
two brigs of 16 each, and about (even hundred men. Their
intention it is thought is to load marts for the fleet in the
Weft Indies: In confeqvence we have an embargo for 30
days, until the success of a fleet we are fending to attack
them is known.
'' We will have about 20 fail of armed vessels of all
forts, and the attack is to be made by land while our fleet
blocks them up by water."
Extras of a letter dated York, July 5.
“ We have chose a Committee in every dihria in this
county, and regulated the prices. Wheat fells very current
at 61. per bushel, and but ten days ago, it fold for 15!. I
find the people here are keen for regulating, and determin
ed to raise the credit of our money. You will be farnifh
ed with our proceedings in a day or two; they ware pub
lished at every square in York, with three cheers, accom
panied with the drum and fife. Most ofthe old principal
Germans attended, (with the Committee in the center) they
marched in column, and really made a very refpedable
appearance."
Ext? ad of a letter from Little Creek, dated July 9th.
" lam pleased to hear of the spirited measures, adopted
in your city for appreciating our money go on and prosper!
The influence of the good example has already reached
us. The people ofthe several hundreds in this county are
notified to meet and choose Committees on the 15th current,
who are to assemble at Dover on the 20th, to form some
plan for regulating prices, and lending money to the con
tinent.
WILLIAMSBURG, June 26.
An ACT to renria the Delegates of tbs Commonwealth in
Cong^D from engaging tn any trade, either foreign or
domeflic.,
1^ E tt cnafled by the General dffmhl,, that every Dele
, gate ereafter to be chosen to represent this Common
wealth in Congress, shall, before he departs this Rate,
take the folloiug oath or affirm tion, to be admi iflered
by any member of the Privy Coasci , or justice of the
peace within this Commonwealth, to wit: I A. B do jo
lemn'y swear (or effi-m) that 1 am not direSil) or indirectly
engaged in any merebynJife either joreign or domeflic, tx
cettfor commodities 9, my own growth or manufacture ; and
that I will not engage in any fuc merchandifefo long as I
continue a Delegate in Congress. So help me GO D.
And be it further enabled, that eacn of the Delegates
heretofore chosen and now representing this state in Con
gress, shall take the said oath or affirmation, which ffiall
be aminiftered to them by any one of the Delegates here
after to be chosen, behaving previously taken the said
oath or affirmation.
A LIST of LETTERS remaining in the
General Post Office. Philadelphia, July 5
A. TAMES Armstrong. Capt. Joshua Allen. William
J Alcock. John Ackroyd. K'lby Allicock. Thomas
Allen Jeremiah Andrews, 2. Mary Afhcraft, Little
Egg harbour. Joseph Allen, Lancaster. Jacob Adam,
Berks, 3.
B. John Barber, Deane frigate. John Barclay. Ro
bert Bridges, %. Mr. Bringhurft. Thomas Britton.
Gunning Bedford Samuel Bruftar. Sally Blackburn C'apt.
Richard Barry. Joseph Brown. Job Butcher Thomas
Bourne. Hannah Bower Acklam Bonfield. Richard Bil
lings. William Barton I. ncafter. Jonn Borlow, Carlifle.
William Bi'ekner, Fort Pitt, 2. John Baker, Lancaster.
Dorothea Bayley, ditto. Mary Brown Donegal. Abram
Blumer, Northampton. Col. Zebulon Butler, Weftmore
and. Lancaster Birrling, Fort Pitt. Ludwick Bettel
'• I observe an association of a battalion at the Head of
Elk, which, Ido not like. It is signed by H. H dlingf
worth, and printed in one of your late papers. This gen
tleman, if lam rightly informed, is brother to
Hollinglworth, a hoted (peculator of Baltimore, and has
another brother in the fame bufmefs at Philadelphia. The
association carries a good face, but it opposes all authority
that does not spring from the constitution. They declare
they will enforce the laws for preventing engroffng and
monoplizing. The laws have been tried anl found inef
fectual ; therefore they in fift fay that engrossing and mo
nopolizing shall continue to be pra&ifed with impunity.
I wish some one in your city would expose this piece
Committees composed of honefl, prudent men in the dif
ferent hundreds, and anting in concert, may do great
things. The disease has advanced too far to wait for the
flow operation of the laws, even if they could remedy it;
but we all know that tney art infufficient for the purpose,
I am at a loss to know what good reasons can be given
against the app r mtndent of Committees. We have tried
them so er) and found them beneficial We are every
day rece • vantage from them. What is Congress
but a C^^'h^e of Delegates from the different States,
and wr mil cur Committees of hundreds be, when they
affembk : Dover, but a little Congress ?"
The Su ^e Executive Council have appointed the
Honour ble FRANCIS HOPKINSON, Efa.
Jud: e of the Court of Admiralty, in t e room of the
Honourable GEORGE ROSS, Esq. deceased.
A City-Court will be held at the Court House, on
Wednesday next, at Ten o'clock in the morning. The
Public-house keepers of the city are to apply by petition
for new recommendations, and immediately after the Court
to take out their licences.
In C ON GRE S S, July 15, 1779.
Resolved, That the Marine Committee be, and they
are hereby directed, forthwith to cause the crews of vessels
captured from 'he enemy, to be confined on board pri
son fllips, and ftipplied and treated in all refpefts, in the
fame manner as the crews f vessels belonging to these
United States and captured by the enemy are supplied and
treated. Extras from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
MA RINE -C O MMI TT EE, July 15, 1779.
Ordered, That the Navy Board of the Middle Diftritt
be directed forthwith to provide a suitable vessel for a pri
son sap, at the Port of Philadelphia, for the purpose of
Carrying the above resolution of Congress into execution.
Extras from the Minutes,
J. BROWN, Secretary.
houffer, Glaffenbury. Henry Branfon, Haddonfield. Ri
chard Bickham, Gloucester.
C. Capt. Nathaniel Chapman. Charles Cift, 3. Stephen
Cooke, 2. John Cree. Andrew Cafhinberry. Capt.
Gustavus Cunningham, 2. Capt. Collineau. George
Campbell. Samuel Clinton. Cipt. John Chatham. Ben
jamin Collins. Sarah Chamberlane. Debtor Thomas Car
ter. Isaac Craig, Capt. of Artillery. William Carter.
Elizabeth Creed. William Clifton. Col. William Clark.
Thomas Cullen, Trap. Charles Carson, Duck Creek.
Dr. Gerfhom Craven, Amwell. Brant Crirtopher, Fort-
Pitt, 2. Tres Digne et tres Reverendiffime Pere Cure,
de I'Eglife Catholique et Apoftolique Romhine.
D. William Day, Borton frigate. Joseph Dean, 2.
Abram Debois. Dennis Dogherty. Henry Drinker. Dr.
Duquefny. Thomas Party. Elizabeth Dungan, Ger
mantowa. Daniel Dickson, Fort Pitt, 2
E. Samuel Evans. Ephraim Evans. Thomas Ewing,
Zenas Everitt Northampton.
F. Benjamim Fuller. John Field. Col. Benjamin
Flower, 2. Dr. Jacob Frealy. fohn Flynn. John Ful
ton. Michael Fox. Mr. Fullerton. Frederick Folger.
James Fulton. Mr. Farjanel. James Fergufom. Eliza
beth Farmar..
G. Lieut. Simon Gross, Confederacy frigate. Edward
Glafa . Capt John Green, 2. Joseph Grin, Cartier des
Neutrals. Col. Bar. Gilbrath, Lancaster. John Gray,
Pittsburg. David Golder, Salem. Robert Gillium, Broad
ways. Mons. Gautier.
H. Dr. John Howard, Deanefrigate. Crewraat Hafart.
Godfrey Hoger. Cornelius Hillman. Mary Hall. Wil
liam Harr.il. Edward Hall. Barry Hartwell. James
Henery. John Hinde. Abraham Haffelbury. Thomas
Heimberg. Capt. Hinemen. Thomas Hale. Capt. Wil
liam Hardy. James Hunter. Affhetom Humphreys. John
Harland. Elizabeth Houffegger, Lancaster John Hay,
Sub. Lieut. York. Susannah Huffington, Suftex. Wil
liam Hitchings, Fort Pitt.
L Robert Johnston. William JohnGn. John Jarvis.
Abel James. Benjamin January. Dr. John Jones. Ro
bert Irfban. Hugh Jones,. Lower Meriun.
K. John Kertler. Nathaniel Kennard. Thomas
Kenfey. John Kidd. Baller Krocefs, Great Swamp. John
Killcreaft, Lancaster. Thomas Kumon, Fort Pitt.
L. Capt. Samuel Longfellow. Robert Longwih. Mohf.
Lagarde. Mons. L Lew. John Latil. Richard Lemmon.
George Lechler. John Letter. Thomas Lemmings. Royer
de Letang, 2. John Lee, Mount-H fly, 2. Thomas Lefler,
Fort Pitt.
M. Capt. John McQueen. Lieut. Normand McLeod.
William le May Ellen Mi Arter. George Miller. James
Maxwell Hugh McColloch, Wnite Matlack. Jacob Mor
gan, 3. Mary Miller. John Myers. Peter Frederick Mar
chong Thomas Morris, Brewer. Alexander Morrison,
Mrs. Margill. Donald Me Donald. Major James Monrde.
Mark Minfer Richard Mafori. Catharine McNeale,
Robert Macem. Thomas Montgomery. Capt. Lecke
Matthewman William .Martin, Benjamin Morgan.
Alexander McGlone. Lieut. Maxwell, B±d Regt. Richard
Mitchell, Middietown. John Moton, Bucks. Williatn
McAntire, Lancafier. Samuel McClenan, Lancaster. John
McEver, York. Robert Marten, Northumberland. James
McKinney, Fort Pitt, 2.
N. Bootn Newfom. John Nelson. Lieut. Robert
Nicholson.
O. William Orang.
P. Mons. Poyade, 2. Thomas Phillips. Samuel
Prichard. Adam Prenier. Mr. Pocy. Joseph Priget.
M jor William Pierce. Henry Peterson. Mr. Palmer.
Jolin Page. James Persons. Anthony Pritchard, Cheftefr.
Thomas Phipps, Nottingham. Peter Pcus, Eartown.
R. Capt. Thomas Randall, 3. William Richards.
Frederick Roche John&. &. Rodgers. Mary,Rewland.
Do&or Frederick Ridgty. Capt. William Richards.
Junes Reynolds. Mons Robin. Elizabeth Roboffoa.
Jcfeph Rofh. Richard Renihaw. John Raufh. DoHor
Roffel. Philip Rice Sarah Reynolds. Capt Thomas
Read. William Rush. John Reese, Upper Merion.
S. Walter Stephens. Daniel Smith. David Seeley, John
Story. Belcher P. Smith. Capt. Alexander Steveart, 2.
Melchior Stiner, 2. Thomas Saltar, 2 William More
Smith. Samuel Sterett. William Snannon. Philip Strubing.
Thomas W. Smith. William W. Smith, M. D Colonel
Andrew Stockholm. Lazarus Stow, 2. John Sheppard.
Col. Smith. John Sheaffer. Smith Steavens. Edward
Southam. John Sattar, Matthew Stehi,Lititz John Swift,
Benfal^m, 2. Stephen Searman, Fort Pitt, 2. John Slack,
Bucks, John Stump, Frankford.
T. John Tanner Confederacy frigate. Samuel Tucker,
Borton frigate. Thomas Tillotfon. Andrew Tybout. Ro
bert Tutknefs. Catharine Tolley. William Tiicket. Tho
mas Tolley. Colonel Taylor, Valley forge. Margaret
Tate, Donegal.
V. Frederick Vendors. Edward Upjohn.
W. Joseph Weatherby, 2. Lieutenant Anthony Wright.
Richard Willing. John Witfogle. John.or James Wat
kins, 2. Leßlane or Wagner. Benjamin Woods Thomas
Willing John Wigton James Whitall. John Williams.
Robert Wood. Bedford Williams. John Werth. Ann Wil
liams, Yellow-Springs. David Wilfon,-Bucks. Robert
Wotfon. Lancaster. Charles White, York.
Y. Sarah Yard.
Z. Isaac Zane. Paul Zantzinger, Lancaster.
Q^s #% -4 I# **4-4-4-**-+*-* * **
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On Wednesday the 21st instant, at 7 o'clock in the evening,
at the Coffee House
• LOT of GROUND, situated oh the Weft fide
'A of Fifth-ftreet, near Spruce-st reet, containing in
breadth 24. feet 9 inches, and in length or depth 196 feet,
witn a good two story brick-house thereon, now in pos
session of Mr. Alexander Hale, on which there is a lease
for fix years, from the firft of November next. The title
indisputable.
W A N T E bl
At a Public Office in th : s city,
OUNDRY CLERKS. Noce but tnofe who can
' be well recommended for sobriety and industry need
to apply, and preference will be given to thole who have
fa rmeily been in the service and are well versed with
accounts. GUSTAVUS RISBER G,
D. C. G. of Issues, Mt Depart.
" ^ R^AS fundcy peifcns ? some with
VV and some without agreeing with the fubferiber,
have put their horses into his parture : This is therefore
to inform those who are not already acquainted there
with, that he will not be accountable for any of the said
horses fhoulJ they be stolen or shay away, or commit
any tie/p^ls ; nor will he make any abatement for the
time a Loifc may be t^ken out for uh during their pas
turage, and he experts the owners will call on him and
pay t e p fture hire when they take their horses away.•
ToAae L ET, a row of stores and wharf, and a large
work %op, at the fsuth end ofthe city.
July 10. JOHN MIFFLIN.
TO BE S O L
AQU A NTITY of best imported Card Wire,
and Wool Cards. Also a House and Lotef Ground,
the garden newly inclofed with rotop, the whole clear
of ground-rent. E: quire ol *.h.^ L^T riber, in Second
ftreet, near Chefoutatreet, PhiMltyfo.
WILSO N.
Btf HtE, July
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from tie lands of
Bulh Hill, near the city of Philade'phia, on the
tenth instant, a bright bay COACH HORSE, with
a black m^ne and (bort (witch tail, between fourteen
and fi teen hunch high, about fifteen years old, fhott
and retina bodied, with a full neck, branded on the
near butto k with the fetteis I F, hath a little v lite at
the edge of the hair on his near hind hoof, and trots
altogether. Whoever will bring the bid horse to me at
Bush Hil, fh:l rec Ive a reward of Fifty Dollars,
and reitonaMe charges, and, if stolen, the further re
ward or Fifty Dollars, on the apprehension and
convi&ion of th~ thiet.
J_A_ME_S_H AM I L TON.
Philadelphia, \uly 13.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
RAN A W AY Torn the fubferiber, on Thursday
lad, an indented Butch servant boy, named PE
1' ER EME CK$ about eighteen years of age, with
light thoit .hair ; had on a wore homUpun shirt and
trowfers. Whoever take, up the said boc and brings
him to the lubrtpiber in Market-street, shall receive the
above repaid,. All makers of vessels are forbid to har
bour or conceal laid boy a; their peril.
J ° S £Zl REDMAN.
One Hundred. Dollars Reward.
QTRAY 5.b oc STOLEN on Saturday nght,
" tie third intt, (July)<owt < the pasture of William
Eldridge, at the cluthU the Fox, inGloucdter counte,
state of New Jerfi-y, a chunky well made roan HORSE,
b^ongin,? to the lubicriher, brand d G D. about foyrd
teen haul's high, shod all round, halt of his mane cut off
the near fid, is about nine years '>l", and a natural
trotter, fuppoftd to be taken over th DO~ re, nd
perhaps fold to some gen l,man in the D. Q_M. G. de
partment, as he is an excellent horse so; c^rirge or
draft. The ove reward will be givtn for horse and
thief, 0 Fifty Dollars for the h^rfe, and reafona
hle charger,.it delivered to Capt Th ma> Kaine in Wil
mington, Mr. William Carlon in Philadelphia, Mr.
William Eldridge above mentioned, or the fubferiber
at Cohanfey Bridge.
,July 13- DAVID POTTER.
T O BESOLD,
TW O large adjoining trails of unimproved Land,
known by the name of Dunfdale's Lands ; fi uate
at T^pahocken, near Little Egg-harbour river; part
of. which is choice oak land, and part large pine for the
f^w-mills, of which there are several v^ry handy. A
saw-mill may be built on the premises at a very Im 11
expence to float boards from the mill tail to Egg harbour,
without the expence of land carriage. One of these
tra&s is called in the gld Purvey 390 acres ; the other
471 acres, but are supposed to c ntain a very considera
ble overplus. For terms apply to
RICHARD S. SMITH.
Spring-Hill, at Moore's Town,
Ne<w Jersey July 13.'
Philadelphia, Jul, iz„
ALL those who are indebted, by book-debt
or otherwise, to the store in Maiket street, on
the north fide, oppefite the Meal-market, kept for the
fubferiber by JOHN BAKER, deceased, are de
sired to come immediately and fettle their accempts with
me, to prevent further trouble and expences.
ADAM ZAN rZIN6ER.
Philadelphia, July 15.
TO BE SOLD.
Five thousand four hundred
acres of LAN D, on the waters of Mefshapping,
Tunkhannock, Wyaloofing, and Weffaughpine creeks,
in the county of Northumberland. For terms apply to
LEWIS WEISS.
TO BE SO L D,
'THIRTEEN and an half acres of MEADOW,
4 and two and an half ditto of LAND adjoining, a
bout four miles from the city, being part of Penrofe's
Island, exceeding good in quality. For terms apply to
JONATHAN PENROSE.
f 1 AM E to the place of the fubferiber, near
{> the Butchers Arms, a lusty black COW, and a
CALF: She has crooked horns, a piece of her tail is
white, and has some white under her belly and about her
back. The owner is desired to come, prove property,
pay charges and take her away.
EORGE SEAS.
CA ME to Mount-Pleasant plantation, in
the Northern Liberties, on the tenth inst. (July)
a yellow CO W, with white stripes and a brindle race,
a white mark in her foiebead, about nine years old,
thin in flefh, and calved the fame day. The owner la
desired to come, prove property, pay charges and take
her away. BURTON WALLACE,