The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-04-01 00:00:00, page 3

By accounts from Salem County we learn,
that a number of tie British troops, luppofed
to be between fifteen hundred and two thousand,
landed last Tuesday at the town of Salem, with
whom our militia has had some skirmishes, but
;with no great loss on either fide. Orders are
issued for a large re-inforcement of rhe militia
to join Col. Ellis in Gloucester county; and
Col. Shreve, with his battalion of Continental
troops, has crossed the Delaware, and is on
his march to oppof; the enemy. It is reported
that the militiaol Cumberland have turned out
with the most laudable spirit, and it is expect
ed the British rovers will not be able to leave
this State without great lols, unleis they de
camp ith the hurry and confulion which dis
tinguished .heir lift vhit----or ratner vitiation.
Ye] -rdav Maj >r General LEE patted thro'
Bordentown from New-York; on his way to
Philadelphia; where, it is said, he is likely to
be exchanged.
LANCASTER, ^/!.
On rnurfday lit Col. S nith's battalion of
Eastern troops, whi< h had been quartered dur
ing the winter in this town, mached from
hence to join the Grand Army at he Valley -
Forge. ihe polite carriage of the officers,
and t*e sobriety and good conduct of 'he men,
together with heir peririion in ditcipline,
have not only gained them the eftetm of all
true lovers of order and liberty in this town
and n ighbourhood, but even put it out of the
power of all oJieis to censure hen.
The Honourable John Bailey, Esquire,
having resigned his feat in Council, the Coun
cil have issued a ^rit to the Sheriff, command
ing him to hold an ele&Cn on Tuesday, the
21st day of April, tor electing a Councilor for
this county
'The Proclamation of the Honourable Exe
cutive Council recommending, agreeable to a
resolve ol Congress, that W dnefday the 22d
day of April be observed as a day of falling,
humiliation and prayer throughout this State ;
as also tie Address of His Excellency General
Washington to the people, recommending to
them immediately to put up and fatten as many
cattle as can be Ipared to supply the army in the
months of June and July, being too lengthy
to be continued in this paper, it is hoped no
persons oil negle& a due attendance to both
there important publications.
IN C (INGRES S, February 9, V 778.
Refolued, Toat it be recommended to the
Supreme I xecutive Powers of every State, to
give attenti< n to the conduct and behaviour of
all Continental Officers, civil and military, in
the execution of their refpe&ive offices : That
the said Executive Powers be authorifed to
suspend from pay and employment for m.fbe
haviour or neglect of duty, within tneir respec
tive Sia es, any officer of the ftaff, or other
civil officer afo efaid, not immediately appoint
ed by Congress, and to make a temporary ap
pointment in his place if neceffiry; and to re
move such of the said civil officers as (hall
appear to be Supernumerary, forthwith reporting
in either case their proceedings to Congress.
That in case of any reprehensible conduct of
any other officer of the United States, it be
recommended to to the Executive Powers a
forefaid, to enquire into the circumflances of
the case, and if in a civil officer appointed by
Congress, to transmit an account thereof to
Congress; if in a military officer, to lay the
fame as soon as possible before the Commander
in Chief, or Commanding Officer of the de
partment. Extrafl ft om the Minutes,
C lARLES THOMSON, Secretey.
Head Quarters, Camp. Valley Forty, March ii s 7775.
Ar a General Co r^ Mini 4 of the Line, whereof
,b ci. B dl/ as Pr fii nt, March 3, 1778, En^n
Forbes, ot Col. Shephard's regiment, tied so rneg
h& of duty and cowardly behaviour on the night of
the 7th of February last — Found guilty of the charge
exhibited a ^ainft hm, bring a breach of the §fh arti
cle, Gaion 18 h, and of the 13 h article of the irh
CrUon of the Articles of Wa , and fertenced by the
Court to be cashiered; and that, agreeable to the z^d
erdele of the 14th fe&ion of the Articles of War, hie
CT >29, name, place of abode and panifhmenr, tec pub-
Tfhedon the nws-papers, in and about camp, and of
ti^r particular state to which he belongs.
Eh Excdlncy re Commander in Chief appro^d
the fenten e, and r%»<! Enfi n Forbes to depart s
va rap; Ex" ad from General Orders,
ALEX, SCAMDELL, Adjutant G'zvT,
I fend,ou herewith an extras ^t ofthe London Gentle
man's Magazine for September ,1777; and although it
bas bit Excellency, the Commander in Chief's name to tby
bottom, never made us appearance tn America bejere the
art ivaloftbe Magazine. Yet, as a real extract out of an
Engtfb Magazine, will, it is hoped, sect be unacceptable to
man, of your readers.
From the London Gentleman's Magazine for
Septembe, 1777.
Copy of a Manifefto of General Walhington, Com
mander in Chief of the Forces of the United States
of America, in answer t General Burgoyne's P.O
clun ition. (See page 35, ) „
TH E efeiated armies oj America all from the nebleft
motives, and },r thepureji purposes. Their common
ohjed is liberty, ThQfame principle aßuated the arms of
Rente in the days of herglory, and the fame object wasthe
reward of Roman valour,
When thefefacred ideas are profaned, when the aho
minable mixture of mercenary, foreign, and favageforce,
dares to mention the lore of country, and the general pri
vileges of mankind, thefreemen oj America pro, est againfl
fueb abuse of language, andpro,itution 0 Jentiment.
that such forces are deigned to ah) in concert with the
fleet and armies op bis Britannic Majcfy, we wed knew,
and wefull, believe they will acquit tbemfelves in their
due proportion 0, the power the justice, and the mercy,
which th,, fleets and armies have already difipla, id
But we take leave to obfrrve, if the power of his Britan
nic Majefiy's fleets end r vs h been dr ven from Bos
ton repuifed from Charlei Town, cut off at Trenton,
expelled these and vnow after nemo, three cam
paigns comm*ocing i^s eper^t.s that this is a power we
denot dread If thejeftice of besßva*nic Majefty'sforces,
and bis German alites, be aij/taj id n their unlimited and
un^dreffed depredations n the property of every Ameri
can, whether friend or fee, and ij their mercy he cunfti
cuous only in their inhuman treatment oj their mfone's in
their ref fog to give quarters, and in their cold-blood
flau, bter. consummated by the tender mercies of the Indian
tomuhav k, that thisis ajufice to which we will not ap
perd, and a mercy which we will not folscit
In one important particular we ill gree with the
eloquent author of the proclamati n, that this contest " has
been made a foundation Jor the compleutef fyfem of tyranny
that eve' God tn bis diftleafure feffered for a time to be
exercised over a fro ward and flubborn generation, hr
bitrar, imprifooment confycatioß oj property, persecution
arid torture unprecedented in the inquiftions of the Romifb
church, are among the payable enormities which verify
the afrmative. These are infilled by Afcmblies and
Commits es who dare to profefs tbemfelves friends to liber
ty, upon the most quiet fubjeff, without di/tinEiion of an
or sex, for the foie crime often for the sols fafpicionUl
having adhered in principle to the government under wui'b
the, were born, and to which, b, every tie, divine and
human, the, owe v'), inure." 1 kep,pl, c f Rtfc % were
born under their charter. To it, and thefee government
wbeb it was intended to confirm, the, owed ever, ailegi
ance. But for the foie fufpscion of adhering in principle
(tho'p&ba,s irr gular) to the spirit of that charter and
that free government the, were violently deprived of
both, and were all promifeuoufy involved in runs, with
out diflindtion 0, age or Jex, in^ecce or guilt ; arbitrary
imprifarm ns has received the junction of Britijb taws ty
the fafpenfion of the Habeas Corpus del.
The piracy bill f iemnly enacts arbitrary cenfijeatinr. of
our property b, land and sea I,every bill breaths perfecuti
on, famine, and the sword, and worse than torture;
murder by jorm of law again takes root in Britain, by the
revival of the blood, tyranny of Henry the Eighth. Ibe
ejiablifhers of the Romi/b church in Canadh bed know wbe
ther such palpable enormities are precedeuted in tbetr tn
qciffions. Al! these have been infiitied by dfcmbltes and
Committees who dare to calltbemfelves the Britijb Partia
meat, and to fr, efs themselves supporters of the c^nfituti
on Jor which Hampden fought and died, for which Russel
and Sidney bled for which our ancefors disclaimed the
degenerate country that could no longer defend it, which
the, refeuedfrom the wreck of Englijb freedom, and which
'we have at lengthfuccefsfully fixed on these happy confs,
the eternal palladium of liberty and happiness,
Thus bath God in bis divine andjuft diffeafure fuffered,
for a time, the exercise of the compleatef fyfem of tyranny
over the happy people of Britain ; a tyranny of the mos ma
lignant nature, the tyranny of their inflamed and corrupted
pafions ov^rtheir blinded reason. Ma, the God of rea
son, ofjuftice and benevolence, enlighten their m-nds, and
turn their hearts! May they foonfee thefutility, and abhor
the cruelty of their efforts to oppress a virtuous people, de
termined to be free. -In our ccnjciGU/nefs of chrifiantty,
we pray in all humility for peace and good will among
^en; and we invite all nations to mutual friendfbip and
L otberl, love These truly chrifian objetfs we conceive
are to be attained only by ebrifian means ; we therefore do
~ draw the unsparing sword of hireling cruelty, nor
ten thefavage knije of the Indian ; nor denounce ana
::mas of devafation, famine, and every concomitant
horror ; but barraffed as we are by unrelenting perfecu
t'en obliged by every tie to repel violence b, force, urged
by [elf preservation to exert thefrength which Providence
^as given us to defend our natural rights againf the ag
greffir, we appeal to the hearts n fall mankind for tbejuf
tice ofour cause; its event w „ mil to Him who /peaks
Ihe late of nations, in bumble 1 , lence that, as bis omni
feient eye taketh note even of;^ narrow that fafetb to
the ground, so be will not withdrew bis countenance from
a people who humbly array tbtm^ves under bis banner in
defence of the noble, principles with which be hath adorned
humanity.
(Signed) GEORGE WASHINGTON,
In the name and behalf of the arm, of the United States
of America.
Continental Camp, Middle.
Brook,July 1,, X777,],
41 '' ^^'-^ CTlV ^s“'s ~ —
I I PenMylvanid Regiment, that ate ablest by ur-
Uegn, aie ordered to join the said regimenti camp,
in twenty days from the Alcove date : Aad all Dehrters
from said regiment who.de 1 ot tuirender themfebß
before the firft of May, will, if taken, b+ treated with
the utmost severity. RICHAk® HUMPTON,
Col. nth Pennf. Regt.
I'o be fold, on Wednesday the
Bth day of Api il, (mtf,) at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, a two story log HOUSE, situate in Middle
town, 30 feet by 26 on t e ni in itreet, with a two sto
ry kit ten, a large two story fired, 65 feet long, with
Cables thereunto belonging, and a good pump in the
vard. One other Lot, the corner of Pin and High
ftreets, all in good repair. Also, a quantit, of House,
hold Furniture too tedious to enumerate —Attendance
will be given and the terms of sale made kno<n by
JACOB CREAMER.
TO be let for a term of years,
that noted Tayern and Ferr) known by the name
of Harris', on S q te ; anna, with aft ffictent quan
tity of meadow and%ft rage thereto a/j ming. The
terms will be made kn>wn on application to . 4
JOHN HARRIS^, - :
L
Weft rennjuoro^ b hwefbip, March 13. 4
WHEREAS the fubfenbers, on the 20th
day o' February frit executed foui Ouligat >ns
to Tn mat Ewing, of Weft Perirfborough towi sh p,
Cumberl nd c untv, Fanner; one for the payment of
Twenty-five Pounds, on the zoh day of M^rch, inst.
another for the payment otFltern Pounds, on the 20th
day ot February, 1780; another tor the payment of
Fwenty Pounds, on the 20 h day of February, 1781;
nd the otner tor the payment of Twenty Pounds, on
the 20 hdg of February, 1 7 5 2 : Which O ligations
toe iubfcfibeis were competed to give, by armed men,
and received no va ue.
Ther f ore all perfors are hereby ferbid to take any
ahixnuient on said Obligations, or any of them, for the
fuAcribers will not pay them. GEORGE FRY.
CONRAD FRY.
T()L EN from the subscriber, of
', Weft C In in Ch-fter county, fl te of Pennsylva
nia, on the 15th of March, (inst) -ne mouse-colored
HORSE, about 9 tears old, supp fed about 14 hands
a nd an halt log , ftreng ard heavy bodied, paces and
trots, wb tt feet, some white in hi; face, his mane lays
on both files his neck, aad has i switch tail.—Also,
one FILLY, two years ol this spring, about 14 hands
3 inches high, three quarters E^lifh lood, a bright
b'f, bald fice, one h lafs eye, one find foot white, of
a gay and lofty c rriage, \nd perhaps of as neat a make
and genteel ippearrnce as any of her age to be found.
W never takes up the abov> hoif s, o 'hat the owner
m<y hive them a din, shall have Six Pounds reward,
or fhne Pounds for either, and Six Poi nds for the
thief, if apprehended and brought o conv &ion, paid
by WILLIAM CLINGAN.
TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS REWARD."
CTOLEN, on the night of the
k) 21st infta^t, (M re ) from toe Muitia Camp, at
Bugart's Tavern in Bucks county, a chefnut sorrel
MARE, between 4 and 5 yea s old, about 14 hands
high, a natu>al trotter, br< tided on the buttock G N, 4
hl:ze in her face, a few grey hairs in ber mane, which
is very bum, is i« her tail; &is likely, square built,
round boditd, very fit, an^ shod all rounds Whoever
takes up Gid rare and thief, and fecu es the thief in
any goal, so that he may be rought to justice, shall
have the above reward, or Twenty Pounds for the
mare only, and all raafonahle charges, on delivering
her to the subscriber at Eafton.
ISAAC SIDMAN.
FOR=rY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN, in the nightof the 117th inst. (March)
from the subscriber, in East Nantmill township,
Chester county, a brown MARE, 4 years old this
spring, between 14 and 15 hands high, has a small star
in her forehead, neither brand nor ear mark ; is shod
before. Whoever figures the mare, so that the owner
may have her again, ihall have Twenty Dollars reward,
or for the thief and mare Forty Dollars, and reason
able charges, to be paid by JOHN CLYNE.
Lancafer, March 8, 1778.
WAS FOUND the 7th instant, and
left in the care of Mr. William Atlee in L^n
cafter, a neat hanger, or cutteau de chafe, which is
supposed to belong to some Gentleman of the Array.
If the owner of it will apply to Mr. Atlee it will be
delivered to him, on paying the charges of this adver
tisement, and some small gratuity promised by Mr.
Atlee to the finder.
WHEREAS John Gillilan, formerly
of Hanover Township, Lancaster County, did
obtain four bonds of me, for the payment of Fifty
Pounds each, the fi ft of which was due the firft of Ma,
last, and each of the others due yearly; and the laid
Gillilan has removed to Virginia, and I have reason ty
think that he has assigned the said bonds to some per
son in this State : I do therefore hereby give notice to
any per foil that has any of said bonds to call on me for
the money when due, as I will not pay the intcreft of
it, as mv bond# are secreted.
JAMES YOUNG, Senior.