Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-07-08 00:00:00, page 3

IN councl L, r^^hwh %; 5, ICT.
WH ER EAS the Constitution of the Common-
Wealth of Pennsylvania, in Section godi, or
dains, " That Judices of the Peace shall be elected by
the Freeholders cf each ward, diftrictor township, as
the Law shall direct; and that their names shall be re
turned to the FiUid^t in Council, who faall commit
foliate one, or more of them, for caph ward, diftria
or township, 1° returning, for feveo years."
And whereas an a& of Afftrnb'y, intitled, " An A&
directing the mode and times of electing Jiftices of the
Peace for the city of Philadelphia, aid the several and
refpe&ive counties of this Common-Wealth, arid for
other purposes therein mentioned,'' was palled on the
11th of February Lit.
And whereas byinattention, mifapprehenfion,abf.nce
of great numbers of the Freeholders in the defence of
their country, ('he Militia of several of the counties
betri7 then in aaAal tervice) fhortneis of the times that
bad b^en appoint'd, ne,ed and other casks, some
diftr its, and also fume tow,nlhi,s (in counties in which
a township has be^B made a ddlrict tor ths purpoe)
did not hold the e edion of Justices on the days by said
aft appointed ; and it was iikbly, that ^ke omiifcms
would happen in o'her places, 0 which the times for
such ekflors had nit then eiapfed.
And whereas on t'e fifte^hday of March HR pad
a Supplement to the said recited *4 of /dem:)!; w*.
polled to remedy all mistakes and !apks thereby given
ro the Freeholders in such cates to make tne.r eleAi^n.
which time is now allo pass-d.- And whereas in and
by the said Supplement, further provoa m was madem
the premiles, in the words following:
L And wheeas the Freeholders of 'he federal Wards
in the city of Philadelphia have negated to elc& Jul
tices of the Peac% as by the laid a& was direded, a d
it ma, happen that some other pars if the State may
also neglef) to ele& Justices, at the time in the laid ad
and by this a& directed, Be it era&ed b: che authority
aforefaid, That where any such neglect has been, or
may be, at the time by the above rec red ass, nr bythis
ad directed for the elevon of Justices, for any ddhid
io ay or either of the said counties, the Commiffiin
ers and Aff.ffLs of Inch county or counties, or any
five of them (in such county or counties where they
are direfed lo to do by the fail a&) ate heeby en
iined and required to appoint a timt and p/ace for
eicaion of Judices of the Peace for such diftri^f, and
g : ve notice thereof to rhe Feeno'de s, who (ball hold
the laid election, and in all,things rearing thereto, a<f
And do agreeable to the direction's of the afl, to wl ich
this a& is a Supplement; and when they shall have
elected Judices, they shall be deemed and taken to be
Justices of the Peace, as is in and by the said a& de
clared."
-And whereas, notwithflanding the la? recited Ac
tion of said fupp'ementary ad, the Freeholders oflome
diftr^t may yet meg eel to ele& Just ces of rhe Peace,
in manner aforefaid, provision by Lid Supplement is
further made, that upon application io writin,, by
twenty or mo r e of the F eeholders of any such diftrid,
to the President of this State, it shall be law al for the
President in Coucil to appoint and commiffi mate ene,
or more [office, or Justices of the Peac% as the case
may require for any such di?ri&, w itch may still peg
left to e'eift [utl ces of the Peace. WHEREFORE,
Notice is hereby given to the Freeholders of any dif
trift <« afo^aid, wherein no election of Justices of the
Peace hath been hitherto holden, of the remedy pro
vided by Law, and of the mole in which they ought
to proceed, in order to have justice duly ^dminiftred.
And it is recommended, because of thele words in the
3! fedion of fain Supplement, above transcribed,
“ in such county and counties -where they are so directed to
do by the said aft," words which seem to confine the
appointment of the tune and place of the ee&ion to
the Commiffi ners and AffUfors of the counties of Phi
ladelphia, Bucks, Cheder, Lancaster, Berks, Yoik,
and Northampton, that in case of the return of any
choice, yer to be made, of Justices in Cumberland,
Bedford, Northumberland and Weftinore and, that
said return be accompanied with an application in
writing, from twenty or more of the Freeholders of the
district, to the President, to appoint, as atarefaid, in
order to make the cemmfijn valid; whatever laid re
cited words may purport —at the fame time, the Free
holder may be affiired, that their election, and the re
turn thereof shall be regarded as in other cases.
N. B. Seme diftrids have perhaps made elections
regularly, but tlrar officers may not have made returns
of the persons ele&ed, or having made heir returns,
their returns may have miscarried, or fallen into the
hands of ill-disposed perlons and may have been sup
pressed. In such cases new returns are wanted, and it
Would be We 10 fend duplicates. These lapses and
defers prevent a second commission of rhe Peace for
each county from being issued, while they Ihould in
clude all the vacant diftri&s for fingie commillions,
b&ieg a great expence on the counties.
Extract fro^ the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
La? Friday the 4th of July, being the Anniversary
of the Independence of the United States of America,
was celebrated in this city wuh demonstrations of joy
a^d festivity. About noon all the armed 'hips and tal
lies in the fiver were drawn up before the city, dressed
in the ff i! manner, with the calonfs of the United
Stf.s and ftr^.me's displayed At one o'clock, the
yards being properly manned, they began the cekbra
tion of f be day by a difchaige of thirteen cannon from
each of the fbips, and one from each of the thirteen
ga lies, in honor of the Thirteen U died States.
In the afternoon an elegant dir ner was prepared for
Congress, to which were invited rhe President and Su
preme Executive Council, and Speaker of the Affemll/
cf this State, the General Officers and Colone $ of <h d
array, and strangers of eminence, and the Members of
the federal Continental Boards in town. The Heffran
band of mafic, taken in Trenton the 26 b of December
last, attended and heightened the fertirity with some fine
performances foiled to the joyous occafioo, while a
corps of British delerteis, taken into the service of the
cart nent by the State of Georgia, being drawn up be
fore the door, filled up the intervals with fax dejrie.
After dinner ^ number of toasts were drark. ah breath
ing independence, and a generous love of liberty, and
commemorati g the memories of thole brave and wor
thy" patriots who gallantly exp )fed their lives, and fell
gloriously in defence of freedom and the righteous
cause of their country.
Each toa? was followed by a difeharge of artillery
and (mail a ms, and a suitable piece of music by the
Heffim ba d.
The glorious fourth of July was reberated three
times, accompanied with triple dtfekarges of cannon and
hral! arms, and load huzzas that resounded from street
to street through the city. Towards evening leveral
troors of herfe, a corps of artillery, and a brigade of
North Carolina forces, which was in town on its way
to j in the grand array, were drawn dp in Second-
Areet, and reviewed by Congress and the General Of
ficers. The evening was closed with the ringing of
bells, and at night there was a grand exhibition of fire
wmks (which began and concluded with thirteen rock
ets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifullyil
laminated. Every thing was conduced with thegreateft
order and decorum, and the face of joy and gladness
was universal.
Thus may the fourth of July, that glorious and ever
memorable day, be celebrated through America, by
the sons of freedom, from age to age till time shall be
no more. Amen, and Amen.
By Bis Exceßency JOHN M'KINLY, Efrire;
Present, Captain General and Commander in Chief
of the De aware State.
A PROCLAMATION.
WH ERE AS I have received information, That
fandry bale and sordid perlons, inhabitants of
the" county of Sussex, in this State, do carry on a cri
minal intercourse and tiaffick with the crews of the
enemy's (hips of war, which are ftari )ned on that coast,
and fapply them with provisions; to the great damage
of the public, and in direct violation of an A? of As
sembly of the said State. In order therefore that such
traitors to their country fijuld be brought to condign
and exemplary paniftiment, I have thought fit, with the
advice of the Privy Council, to iffae this my Procla
mation, hereby frilly enjoining and requiring all
Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, Conft a b>es and other officers,
as well as all other the inhabitants of this State, to
make diligent enquiry after every perlon carrying on
fuco criminal interc: urfe and traffick with our enemies,
and to use all poffike means for apprehending and Se
curing all Inch perlons, that they may be dealt with as
their crimes deserve, and the law directs. And I do
hereby promile and engage, That the public reward of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS shall be paid to any
perlon or performs who (hall apprehend, and secure in
one of the gaols in this Sta-e, any per on trafficking as
aforefaid who shall be lega ly convicted thereof: And
I do pr mife, moreover, a full pardon for every such
offence to any person who shall give due information
wheieby any such trafficker shall be apprehended and
convicted according to law.
Given under my Hand and the Gre at Seal cf the State
the second day of JuC, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Seven Hundif and Seventy /even.
JOHN M'KINL Y.
By His Excellency's cemmand,
James Booth, Secretary.
By His Excellency JOHN M'KINLY, Ffguire,
President, Captain General and Commander in Chief
of the Delaware State.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I have received information, That
divers counterfeit bills of the likeness of the
paper bills of credit of the denomination of Thirty
Dollars, issued by the Honorable the Continental Con
gress May to, 1775, have bedn passed and uttered in
the county of Sussex, in this State; And whereas
Dorman Lofland, late Sheriff of the said county, stands
charged, on oath, with the uttering of divers of the
said counterfeit bil's, and that he hath fled for the fame :
And as it is necessary, as well for the security of the
interest of individuals as for the prosperity of the United
States of America, that the counterfeiting of the paper
money, emitted by Congress, and uttering the fame,
should be prevented, and the aßors therein be brought
to condign and exemplary punishment ; I have thought
fit, with the advice and content of the Privy Council,
to issue this my Proclamation, hereby ftridtly enjoining
and requiring all Judges, jeffire, Sheriff's, Constables
and other officers, as well as all other the inhabitants
within this State, to niake dihgenr search and it quiry
after the said Dorman Left no. aed to ue all pffible
means for apprehL ding and tearing him, that he may
he proce ded agairft accotdipf to aw. And led here
by p^frife a d en age, That the public reward f
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS I!i<,flepaid r o
any per er ,r pertrns wL Ihail apprehend ard fectie
the 'aid P roar Lefiard in ore if tie gai's - ft>3
Sibt, (0 that he may be pretecu ed on the cha ge
afo^fa d. rf
Giv^n under my Hand and the Great Sea! 0 the fate
the third day of July, in the,ear of our . ,rd Ore
V boufend Seter. Hundred and Seventy fe ien
JOHN M^KI NL Y.
By Fit Excellency's command,
James Booth, Secretary.
^^^^noo^mren^
T 0 B E SO L D,
BETWEEN forty and sixty liv cf hipped ? n d
l unchipped LOG WOOD. Any person inclidn^
to purchase, may know the price hv enquiring of Jane
Gyles or Joseph Gilpin, in Wilmington.f
WAS taken up the 30th of June last, by
the fu^rriStr, at the F l;s rs Seine Ik'd, an old
fray HORSE, fiten ha. d< high, and a b^\ Fit LEY,
three years old, of a very find rze. Tie owner is de
sired to cctne and prove his po^rtv, p , charges and
tate them away. JOHN PALMER.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DE SER FE D from my comoan ,ofth - elec-nth
regiment of P^nnf,lv,ni?, on th 25 ^of June,
1 ow Reading, the following then, viz JOHN MISS,
abas JOHN MILLS, a well fctft Ilow, abcu r five
feet fix inch s high, very ta'kative and much given to
lquor; had on when he went away, a li r ht coloured
upper jacket, a white Continental order chro, - 1 +a.
ther breeches, h ß ht blue woollen Workings, and Id (h ,;
be is about twenty ,eais of age, and supp fed to be br
ing in or about Berks counts. WILLI AM AI,I FN,
about fie feet eight inches high, Ihortlight bar f -
merly belonged to the fourth P-imfylvania (egim-rr , La
cloathing unknown. Th, above J rhn Mdl c and W' i
am Alien are fnppofed to be toge her about Reading or
Warwick Furnaces. Whoeye ikes up the fid d-Lr
ers and feuns them in anv gaol, or delivers th< r. tc any
Militia officers, shall ha^e the above Reward nd reef ni
ble charges, paid by GEORGE ROSS, Capt in,
+Eeventh Reg. Penrfly nia
TWENTY DOLLARS REWA YD.
O AN AWAY on the evening of the 25th infant,
" (June) from the fubferiber, at White-clay Creek:
Landing, Newcastle County, an apprentice lad named
ELISHA BROWN, between nineteen and twenty
years of age, about five feet fix or (even inches high,
mutti ma ked with the fmall-pex, short strait light co
loured hair, has been about three years at the houfe
carpenters and (hop-joiners business, at either of wh^ch
he works pretty weft; had on and took with him, sun
dry wearing apparel, confuting of a blossom coloured
broadcloth coatee which has been turned and is much
faded, a light coloured fagathy dido, a led coloured coat
and jacket of broadcloth nearly new, light coloured da
walk jacket and breeches alronft new, white jacket arid
breeches, two white (hirts, one of them quite new, fede
ral pair of thread stockings, a new pair of (hoes with
pinchbeck buckles, several flocks, one of them black,
with a small carved stock buckle, and a small beaver hat,
pretty much worn. It is luppoled he is gone in compa
ny with a young man who went away the fame evening
from the fame place, an apprentice belonging to Daniel
Byrnes, who is about five feet eight or nine inches high,
between seventeen and eighteen years or age of 4 ruddy
colour, short brown hair, by name SAMUEL GRAY.
Whoever apprehends the above n med Elisha Brown,
and Secures him in any gaol, or delivers him to his (raf
ter, shall be intitled to the above R ward, and 11 ea'on
able chorees, paid by 4 WILLIAM A SKLW.
Philadelphia July % i 7~ r .
LAST Friday evening, about four o'clock,
was left at a certain liable in this c ; ty, a dark
brown HORSE, about eight or nine years old, f 11-
teen and a half hands high, marked wit th 4 Utt rD.
on the near buttock, and an old fear on the <ft run p,
ffiod all round ; with a fiddle and bridle middling gocd,
the fiddle has green housings fringed. The owner or
owners proving their property and paying charges, may
have him again by applying to DAVID JONES, at
his Beer horde by Lodge alley.
N. B. Said Jones has a large quantity of good bottled
ALE, fit for present use, to dispose of. f
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
WAS LOST or taken out of a gentleman's pocket
last Saturday evening, in Second-street, between
Walnut and Cbefnut-ftreets, a white cambric handker
chief, and a pocket-bock, containing Eightv-fix Dollars,
Continental money, a Certificate of the Oarh of Allegi
ance to this State, No. 776, and a few other papers, of
no consequence to any one but the owner. Whoever has
found or taken the above articles, and will return them,
to the Printer, shall receive the above reward, and no
questions asked.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
ST R AYED from the upper end of Front-street, on
Saturday last, a light bay MARE, quarter blooded,
about fourteen hinds high, five years old, very fluu
made, drags her hind feet, the near hind loot white, and
the near fore hoot cracked on the outside, almost grown,
cut, no (hoes on, not trimmed on the top of his head,
trot's and paces. Whoever takes up the above Mire and
brings her to Mr. Joseph Paul's, at Frankfm.Bridge,
shall receive the above Reward and reasonable charges,
paid by M JOHN COTTMAN.