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If, for the good of this vast continent, it should prove
true, the revolution, over which the British w-uld
Hill obstinately affect to (how some appearance of un
certainty, is, from this time, completed. Titis power,
without doubt, will continue to make war upon us ;
but our independence is as sure as her own ; we may
even fay, is more sure and more durable. We (hall
now fee a form of government, at length, eftablithed
in the world, which theories, anrf amongst t,efe cue
great Montesquieu, have contemplated ' in imaginati
on, and have said, " might be immortal."' Like a
EXTRACTS from the Journals of Congress.
Saturday, November 25th, 1780.
nESOLVED, That all te artificers in the de
partment of military ftor.es in Pennfylvauia, be
removed to Carlifle, and that in future only an issuing
flore and an elaboratory for fixing ammunition be kept
in Philadelphia:
That general Washington detach a field officer of ar
tillery to take the command and superintend the bufi
refs at Carlifle, and under the orders of the board of
war :
That the commissary general of purchases bedireft
ed to form a fufficient magazine of provisions at Car
lisle for the supply of the pof l:
That the board of treasury take immediate mea
sures for furnifhing fitch sums of money as fliall be
Beceffary for supplying the department of military
Tores, agreeably to an estimate approved by the board
of war.
Thursday, November 30th, 1780.
RESOLVE D, That there be a commissary ge
neral of purchases, whose duty fhal| be to pur
thafe provisions under the direction of Congress, the
commander in chief, or board of war: to call upon
the principal state agents or commissioners for such
supplies as their refpeHive legislatures Shall make pro
vihon for, and to keep up a regular corr fpondence
with them, to the end that rheir profpefts of furniShing
such supplies may be fully known ; of which corre
fpondeuce he Shall keep a fair and correct register, as
fyflea or th^ decline ; regulations, tender a&s, laws
agaimt deck jobbing, &c. and at the fame time, mif
'truft, failure of credit, a more rapid depreciation, the
disappearance of gold and silver, and an almost total
cessation of commerce. Th- regent imagined, that by
new laws he could form an erfeaud rampart aainft
these disorders. He made one law more extravagant
than all the refl, which forbad any man to keep by
him more than 5001. in silver or gold, and obliged him
to deposit all above that sum in the public coffers.
This could never be executed : and the regent, on
winced at last of the impoffbility of forcing the public
opinion, soon revoked it. The reign of paper had car
ried much of the coin out of the kingdom, and as the
depreciation came on very rapidly, the nation soon
found itfelf without a medium of circulation. The
exportation of gold was prohibited, and the prohi
bition served only to increase it. Unprincipled debtors
paid their lawful debts in depreciated paper, and a
swarm of informers, pimps, frock- jobbers, and cheats
infefted the kingdom. Sagacious people, who, during
the illusion had laid up their specie, circulated it
again by degrees, when they saw the imaginary riches
of their neighbours coming to nothing. Aominihra.
tion knew not bow to extricate itfelf from this laby-
magift rates of justice and honour. Upon this the de
preciation flopped of itfelf, at 30 for one: The go
vernment gradually drew in all the paper, till none
of that fort exited in the kingdom of France. All
contrails were left at perfect liberty ; every one made
them as he pleased, and they wire kept as they were
trade ; confidence and credit were referred ; commerce
revived, and brought back the gold that had been sent
out of the kingdom : Specie circulated freely with
paper, and all attempts to bend public opinion mere
ly by the force of laws, being now known to be abfo
lutely vain and fruitlefs, were renounced forever ; and
the wisdom which had happily abandon d a danger
ous fyfiem, soon healed the wounds which this fy fiem
bad given to the kingdom. Since that time, England,
Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and France have
made immense sums of paper money, which has cir-
rinth. At one time it fixed the value of silver; at
another, that of paper; at another, that of merchan
dize : contradictory laws were continually made ; and
the frequent change of measures in this general con
fufion destroyed their effect.
At last the bandage fed from the eyes of men; go
vernment felt its own weakness, and being now fully
convinced, that the credit of paper rested, hot upon
rity of law, is carefully avoided. If it is good, it
wants not authority to aid its circulation ; if it is bad,
all the laws imaginable will never be able to support it-
but it has been issued upon solid funds, and has refled
entirely on the good faith of government, and the
good opinion of the people. The value of this paper
varies according to circumstances • it rises and falls,
but every attempt to fopport it merely by the autho-
culated with no (mail advantage to all these countries.
We hear that Maryland has acceded to the Confede
ration of the United States. This account is so import
ant that we are unwilling, hastily, to give it as certain.
machine of thirteen wheels mm ing with per'eft o der
amongst themselves, and conflicting a combined forty.
This great Confederate Republic caw have nothing to
fear from its enemies. This rrnt m ft inspire a full
confidence in our Allies, that no ::fh can remain in
the councils of any of our S ates re kero te way open
for an accommodation with Britain it must g ; ve de
termination to the favourable intentions of the Neutral'
Powers with regard to us, and thereby accelerate a
peace.
money to its own fate, it permitted the use of sil
ver; it e flablifhed all the taxes in hard money, al
lowing them however, to be paid in depreciated paper,
at a rate of exchange that was fettled every week by
edicts, but upon opinion, it abandoned the paper
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.
well as of every other official tranfaaion : to direst the
quantities and species of provisions to be Stored in the
magazines of the several states, under the orders of
the commander in chief, and chufe tn§ fame to be for
warded to the army as occasion may require; for
which purpose he is hereby impowered to call on the
quartermaster general, and the deputy quartermasters
for the means of transportation : to make monthly re
turns to the commander in chief and board of war of
all persons employed by him, Specifying for What time
and on what terms; and of all provisions received in
each month, from whom, from what state, and the
quantities delivered to the issuing commissaries, their
names, and at what posts ; also of all provisions remain
ing on hands, at what magazines and in whose care;
the returns to be made up to the last day of each
month, and forwarded as soon after as may be: to
cause all his accounts with the United States to be
closed annually, on the firfl day of January, and laid
before the board of treasury for settlement by the firft
day of March ensuing:
That there be a deputy commissary of purchases for
the southern army, appointed by the commissary ge
neral, whose duty Shall be the fame with refped to that
army as that of the commissary general with the main
army: he Shall make his returns to the commanding
officer of the southern army, and to the commissary ge
neral, to whom he Shall be responsible.
The commissary general and deputy commissary Shall
each appoint one affifiant commissary, one superintend
ant of live flock, two clerks, and as many butchers,
coopers, drovers and labourers, as may be neceffiry
for conducting the business of She department, and Shall
have power to fix the pay of the butchers, coopers,
drovers and labourers, fubjeft to the controul of the
board of war :
That the pay of the Several officers in the depart
ment be in the bills emitted in pursuance of the reso
lution of the 18th day of March last, as follows;
The commissary general one hundred and feventy
feven dollars per month, three rations for himfelf and
servants, and forage for two horses ; deputy commis
sary one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month,
two rations for himfelf and servant, and forage for two
horses ;
Assistant commissaries feventy-five dollars per month,
two rations, and forage for one horse;
Superintendent of live flock fifty dollars per month,
one ration, and forage for one horse;
Clerks forty dollars per month and one ration.
Resolved, That no officer appointed under the fore
going regulations be entitled to draw pay, unless he
produce a certificate of his having taken the oaths pre
scribed by the resolution of February 3d, 1778:
Resolved, That Ephraim Blaine, enquire, be continu
ed commissary general of purchases:
That it be recommended to the feverAl Rates imme
direly to inform the commissary general and deputy
commissary of the names of their principal agents or
commissioners refpeaively for Supplying the army, and
to oblige them to give information from time so time to
the commissary general, or the deputy commissary
with the southern army, as the case may be, of their
profpeas, and how far they Shall be able to comply
with their requisitions:
That the live flock to be furnifhed by the several
Rates be delivered to Such store keepers, within each
Rate, at such times and in such quantities, as the com
missary general or deputy commissary shall direct, un
der the regulations contained in the aft of Congress of
the 15th of July last, for the delivery of all other
public property :
That the store keepers appointed by the deputy quar
termasters be fubjea to the orders of the commissary ge
neral, to whom they are to make monthly returns of
all their receipts and deliveries, as far as refpeds his
department, and in such manner as he Shall direct:
That all the resolutions of Congress heretofore made,
refpe&ing the department of the commissary general
of purchases, be and they are hereby repealed.
A number of the CITIZENS
ofP'hiladelphia present their com
pliments to the OFFICERS of
the Army and Navy, now in
this city, -and request the favor
of their company, ter dine with
them at the City Tavern, this
afternoon at three o'clock.
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To BE SOL D,
A Plantation or Tract of Land,
situate in E^ft Fallow field township, Cheffer county,
containing by patent rB, acres, distant about 45 miles
from Philadelphia, 24 bom Lancaster, and 1, f/om
Wilmington, in a health, and pleasant part of the
country ; 126 acres whereof is cleared land, and the rest
good timber land, and about 30 acres of excellent wa
ter meadow, and a great deal m< re may be made, as
the place abounds with excellent Springs. There are
on the premises a good Rone dwelling house, 3 ftdr es
high, with good rooms, % oh each flbor, and conveni
ent garrets. Also a quate log house adjoining the
fame, with a good Sping-hoafe elofe by the door, a
large Barn, Stables, Cow-house, Hay-house, 'Barracks,
&c. all in good order; a good bearing Orchard. Like
wise a Still house, wi.h 2 Stills fixed' .Also a place fit
for a Tan-yard. The whole under good Fence. For
terms of file apply to ASHETON HUMPHREYS, at
his office in Black-Lorfe alley, near F out street, Phila
delphia, or to Mr. JOHN TELLES, on the premise.
Sword and Ranger Blades,
ALS O?
A Quantity of Holland Stripes, and Checks,
Raven ard RiMlia Duck, Drilling, Brown Holland,
Knives and Forks, &c. &c. &c.
At said Store is likewise for Sale, By
Leonard Jacoby and Company,
Madeira, Lisbon and Teneriff Wines,
Spirts, Rum, Coffee, Sugar, Salt, Pepper, &c.
A large Quantity of § 4,6, , arid 12 Pound Cannon
BALL.
ray house, rirar O^oraro, in the year 1778, and &ave
a particular account of my Son's fall at Quebec, and
what becameof his property there, will be so good a$
favour me with a line, and inform me where be now
Asides, he will much oblige, his most humble servant
JOHN MACPHERSON.'
# * # Dire& for me in Spruce-street, Philadelphia.
All Persons Indebted to the
Estate of FRANCIS C. HASENCLEVER, deceased,
are desired to make payment without delay, to the sub
scribers ; and such as have any Demands against said
Estate, are reqwefled to render theii Accounts, duly
proven, in crier that they m^v be fettled, by
MARY HASENCLEVER, Etecuftix.
Ard LEONARD JACOBY, Executed.
Northern-liberties, February 2d.
Next Tuesday Morning,
At TEN o'Clock, At
warranted Good, and if hot good may be returned
German Straw-Knives, Spinning- Wheel
Irons, Iron Lamp:, W^ffel-irons, Waggon-ferews.
Rifle and Gur Barrels ;
A large Assortment of Plain irons, German Bibles,
Psalm-books and Slate pericih.
LIKEWISE,
A Number of elegantly finished!
Wanted immediately, a heal
thy wet NURSE, (White or black) with 1
good bread of Milk, who ' can be well re
commended. One without a Child would
be preferred. Enquire of the Printer,
Came to the Plantation of the
fubferiber, in Paffyunk township, about three months
ago, a red COW, with a white face, whites sect, white
belly, and a white ftidak dbwn her back. The owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges,
and fike her away. DANIEL HUBER.
MERCHANDIZE,
The Particulars to© tedious to Enumerate:
AL S O,
A few barrels of Beef,
Thirty sides of best Ben-Lea'her,
A few barrels es Pearl Ash, as good ae ever Wag
mannfiau/ed.
Several dozen Delph Bowles, assorted,
Sundry kinds G'afs Ware,
A VARIETY OF
Houfhold & Kitchen Furniture,
Wearing Apparel, &c< &c. as Usual.
N B. The Favours of the trading Part of the Pub
lic will be gratefully Received, and a just and suitable
Return made in due Time.
Lately Imported, and now for Sale,
By Leonard Jacoby,
At his Store in Second-street, a few doors above Race-'
street, Philadelphia,
Superfine, fine, middling and course
BOULTING CLOTHS,
If the Gentleman who called at
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
Was LOST, on Thursday Evening, the fit irritant, in
Chefnut-ftreet, between Front and Third-ttreets,
A final! L A P-D O G,
Named BEAUTY ;is wht- and black, has long hair,
with two foot, ov.fr his eye; and orfe on his forehead.
Whoever brings said Dog to Mr.-RAGUET, in
Ffont-ftreet, h^ doors below Walnut street, will
receive the above Reward.
Shoemaker's Tools,
TO BE SOLD by FREDERICK DOUBLEBOWER,
At his (hop in Second-street, four doors above
Arch street, Philadelphia.
Boyd and Loughead's
VENDUE-STORE,
The upper End of Second street.
Will be Disposed of at Public Auftion,
A veiy GENERAL and good ASSORTMENT of