The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

TATE OF PENNSY I, VA NI A.
V PLE ME iT to an. jet, ent^n/ed "An A& for
" providing rhe IQeta of Feederal Supplies for the Year
" One ihGufsmi even Hundred and Eighty-tlt ',
" lid for the Renl f the Citizens of this State, who
" have become Creditors of he United States of Ame
" rice, b Loan of Money, o other Modes of furnifh
" in, plShe Supplies," puffed Match Twenty ji>,, One
fl hoßjaad S-wn Hundred and Eighty-three.
, /HERkA a donis have ari'en in the conftru&ion
"' ^ <f thernth letirm of the law, entituled “ An
¥ ' Ac? for providing toe quota of feedera! lupolies for the
" year one thouiano (even hundred and eighty three, and
“ f Tthe r mt ot the citizens of tuis State, who have
" become creditors of the United States of America, by
'' bans or mney. or ot:;r modes of furnishing public
" supplies," palled the tweotv-firrt day of March, one
thousand fven hundred and eighty-three, which is con
t Ted in the w rds fallowing: " Provided that such cer
' t;hites as afoiefail were originally issued from the
" L'oan Office of this State, or given or granted for mo
" ney loaned, articles furuilhed, or services done and per
"fo m o d by the cit'zens of this State, and in the name
" and for the ire of any perfan or persons who, at the
" time of such iduing, was or were, or since have been a
" citizen or citizens of this State, and actually resident
"withii the fame, or in the n.m? or for the ule of a body
" politic or corp rate within the fame."
He 11 therefore enabled, and it is hereby enabled by the
R-hrd, tali v,s ift^e F^em^n of the Common wealth ofPenn
f Ivanr, °n General Afrmhl, met, and by the Authority of
r fw, That all Loan-Office certificates, issued in the
none or for the use of anv perlon or per r ns who were
at the time of such dming, and now are citizens of this
Stare, ard all Loa, O%ice certificates iflued in the name
of any Quarter-Mdier, Commiliary, or any public of
tf, and b- bon or them paid to or delivered to any
p rion or peifirns, wno, at the time of such issuing, was
<r were, or since rhe Ridin, th:eof have been a citizen
or cidzens, a I a%Ld}y resident within the fame, for
articles tin n fhtd or ferries performed and d ne by hbn
o' them for the United Stites, dull entitle such person
or persons above described to receive notes for interett
thereon due, in the (. me mannei as all and every person
or persons are entitled to receive the fame from the Con
tinental Loan-Officer of this State, agreeable to the said
recited act to ^hich this is a supplement; and the said
Loan-Officer, previous to the issuing such notes, is h re
by authorifed and required to receive such pioof as to
him (hall seem meet, that they and each of them were
paid or delivered to him or them for the pmpofes afore
fdd, and for no other use or purpose whatever.
Anl be it further enabled by the Authority ajorefaid. That
all Loan Oftie certificates issued out of the Loan-Office
cf > rehid, for the payment of prizes drawn in the Lottery
of the United States, and iffned in the names or for the tile
of such citizen or citizens, or bodies politic or c rporate of
this Srat% as is or are ocfcribed in the tenth fe&ion of
t le ad to which this is a supplement, (hall draw interest
accords? to the farm -nd effep of the said ass, and the
Loan Officer aforesaid fhdl require of the holders of such
certificates the proof afsrefaid.
Siracd. by Order of th? House,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Enabled into a law, at Philadelphia, on
Thuifday, the tweniy-fftb day of Sep
tember, in the year four Lord one thou
sand fourn hundred and eighty-three.
lEI ER Z. LLO\ 1), Clrk of the General Assembly.
A SUPPLFMEW I to an Aft, entituled " An Aft for
" an import on goods, wares and merchandize, import
" ed into thus State." r
W"": E AS the intention of the AB, entituled '' &
. V “ Aafcr an im,f on goods, warts and merchandize,
" imported into this State," to which this aft is a fupple
nirnt, may be evaded, by bringing or importing goods
wares and merchandize by land, whereby many evil con-'
Sequences may arise: For remedy whereof,
Be it enabhd, a J it is hereby tn^ed bythe Referefentalives
% the rr^ft the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ln
Cental Q inblj met, and by the authority of the fame, That
lr °, '^ A''!' the Paffi "^ of this a& > tbere ^ll be railed
and co le&ed upon ail goods, wares and merchandize
br >ught into this State by land, each and every of the du
tis mentioned and set forth in the a & to which this a& is
a ^uppemeni, and all the powers and authorities, and the
pe^af s, regulations and directions, given and expressed
, 3 fr ^''"'/"' 'l"' " a " be ' and the Y are hereby ex
tended to enforce the collection of the duties hereby j m .
posed aid laid as fully and amply to all intents' and
purports, as it the fame were herein repeated and enu
merated. '
And be it father fced b, the Authority aforfoid, That
the own^ , fador or confenee of any goods, wares or
F 1 ^band ze, made dutiable by the a/t to which this act
1S a supplement (hall, within twenty-four hours after their
^ the ' am ' witb tbe Naval Officer of the ci ~
cf I bi addpb a, or with one of his Deputies, and fpeci^
the packages, marks and numbers thereof, and the Nature
and qum.ity of their contents, in number, weight and
Q',^ as they are commonly counted, estimated ^d
~', d a'ways, ami be it further enafled by the Authority
o fo.fa/ That on the arrival of such goods, wares
Nerchau oze, in any borough, township o r dift r i%
there ntay be no Deputy of the Naval-Officer, then and
in such c,f, the owner, consignee or fa&or, (hall 'make
enry as afm-rf^d with the next Juttice of the Peace wh n
is hereby aut^orifed and required to proceed a^d
^e manner and form as the Naval. Officer or his Depu?
are empowered and required to aft. Deputy
An 1 be it firth., enacted by the Authority aforefaid That
f any . faftor or consignee, (ball unload,
to be unloaded any of such goods, wares or me X n
d; 7 e, from anv ftgon, cart, dray, ftag e .coach, or ofc
conveyance, before entry made as aforefaid,
obtained a permit for so doing, everv nerfona a- g
Huh forfeit the fan, of One H^,^^°n„
wares and merchandize so unloaded, or the value thereof
an I the goods (hall be seized by the Did Naval '
^ Deputy or j ustice of the p^e to
powered and required to aft, who also mav cau se so
^i^it by the ^ crf f “ch
And be it tnafled by the Authority aforefaid, That the du #
dis imposed hereby, and by the aft to which this act is
a supplement, drill be paid into the Treasury of this
State for the support of government, any thing in the
twenty-thi d f^ton of the last mentioned a& to the con
trary notwithstanding,
And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefcid, That
theduties imposed and laid by this a&, and the att to
which this act is a supplement, (hall continue until that
part of the resolve of Congress of the eighteenth of April
Lift, which hath refpett to duties on imported goods, be
acceded to by each and every of the Thirteen United
States, and from thence to the end of the next fitting of
the Ailembly, and no longer.
Provided ahvays, and be it enabled by the Authority afore
faid, That it (hall and may be lawful for any person or
persons importing goods, wares or merchandize into this
State, to enter the fame for exportation, and to lodge them
in any fate (tore or warehouse, whereof the Naval-Officer
(hall keep one key, and the importer another; and in case
the said goods or any part of them (hall be exported
within four months from the time of entry, no part of
the duty or import on the goods so exported (hall be due
or payable:
Provided always, That the exportation shall be made in
vessels having registers, and (hall be landed at fume port
without the capes of Delaware ; and provided the exporter
enters into bonds with fufficient tecurity to the amount of
the value of the goods so exported, that they or any part
of them shall not be relanded at any place within this
State, and shall, within twelve months from the time of
giving such bond, produce to the Naval-Cfficer, a Certifi
cate fr in the Naval Officer of the port w here such goods
(hall be landed, or if there is no Naval. Officer, from feme
Magistrate, u ho (hall certify the delivery there; and if
any person (hall negle& or reftife to produce such Certifi
cate, within the time and in the manner aforefaid, he
(hall be fubje& to the penalty expressed in his bond.
AND WHEREAS it may happen to be inconvenient
to the irnporters of goods in some cases to enter them for
exportation, and it may nevertheless happen that goods
which may be imported, and the duty whereof may be
paid or secured, will be exported:
Be it enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That in all cases
where any goods, wares or merchandize, charged with an
import or duty by this aft, or the a& to which this is a
Supplement, mall or may be imported from and after the
palling of this a&, and (hall be exported within the time
and under the conditions already expressed in this aft,
the whole of the said duty (if before paid) (hall be re
turned within one month after exportation, or if bonded,
it (hall be allowed out of such bond.
'','"'''' "'fertbelefs, That no goods, wares or merch
andize, of the manufacture of any part of Europe, 01 of
th+ Eaf.lndies, of which the duties have been so paid or
secured, (hall be entitled to a return of the said duty or
imp iff, except they (hall remain in the packages in which
they were original imported, and dial! be of the value
of One Hundred bounds, or upwards.
Signed, by Order of tbe Houf,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Enabled into a law, at Philadelphia, on
Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of Sep
tember, in the year of our Lord one
tboufand seven hundred and tivbty
tbree.
PETER Z. LLOYD, Clerk cf the General Aflembly.
Foreign Intelligence.
L 0 N D O N, Yuly 29.
ADVICES front Pais <f the Iquiof Ju y mention,
that it being on the 4th of this month, (even years
since Congress declared the independence of the
United States of Amer ca, Poßor Franklin cele
brated that anniversary by the most brilliant enter
tainment, at which the comtes d's flaing and De Ro
cbambeau assisted in # their uniforms, and the marnuis
de la Fayette, as major general of the United States •
there were also present the comtes d'Aranda and d'Ei
tevenon de Berkenrode, the due de Lauzon, and a
great number of ot her noblemen and fades of the
firft diflinaion. An allegoric representation was gi
ven of rhe military prowess of every one of those who
had in any material degree contributed to effrH that
great revolution; tais naturally leading tbe attention
of the company to the great merits and signal services
performed by the Dodor himfelf, they beflowed on
him those praises which both bis public and private
character so well deferred ! to which he replied by the
following coupler, no less polite a propos:
Des Chevaliers Francois tel est le caraHere,
Leur Noblesse en tout temp nous fut utile e't chere.
" r ' te from Cadiz, that the Spaniards have
come to a refJution cf exercising their seamen with
°"°' ^a target, as the French have done for force
'l''' ''° ""'' circumflance it is owing that they
ex&'e^™^ °° r ri ^ iDg> b y aimin ^ with a critical
August 4. The public are daily insulted with fulfome
panegyrics on the „ ifdom , t , ;e u „„ imit
° ur "7 ? bi ° et ' " eir vi ^" r> firmness,
and re fo mion, and the progress they have ma de in
' w ^d°be f e " a "° nal ; ff ^ rs! We with their parasites
be fpecific, and let us know what they have
done. Have they completed re great bufin'efs of
r&,"° n rath any one power? Have they even de-
Are L:" y n r e ' mi "A fe ^"^ u P°" witb Holland ?
y.°' °° w ^mg an irresolute part between
peace and war, yff consistent in neither? Have they
who': 'fl' °' their fri ' nds , the su bscribers to t: e loan
bea r r T"™ ' h " r heavy load ' fc ^ rre ab!e >
' hy hav ~ an y ^ ood news to bring f«th,
it would come in excellent time ; an opportune relief
to ease their failed (boulders, and give new life to
, d "' J ° ft gasping uuder their hands !
A ° °" °' a counf ry clergyman, a lieutenant of
hr6° r °ft %peaT P T'' d by j u st made
tirtt appearance in town) and ano her yourp
a ,. a ° xhall on Saturday rt'nnight.' AsflJa'
whispered, here comes another won grey," and with
bit c^pffas burst info a loud laugh; The ladies
overbearing what was said, and conceiving themselves
affronted, told the circumflance to the officer, who im
iwaited on the gentlemen, and declared his
farter had been grofly insulted by their company, and
infixed (with true (pirit, but great good manners) on
an explanation. The g en tl man who had spoken the
offending words, said, it was far from his intention to
affront a lady, much left one so amiable as the lady
in quertion ; that what he had said he was extremely
fry (he had overheard: -« An iron g rey was an ap
p-lat?, n the fashionable world had thought proper
to bestow on t h o se ladies who flill periled in the use
of powder ; he meant no other than a general satire
on that ridiculous cufiom, and intreated he might
“ be allowed to make the lady his pe r sonal apology
which he did with so good a grace, that when he re
queued the honor of (pending the remainder of the e
veuing in their company, he found an immediate as
sent. The next day the ladies and officer accepted an
invitation from th i r new acquaintance to breakfaft at
bis house in B square, and to dine at his villa on
the ^anks of the Thames, where the officer's fifl%, who
had been so offended at the name of an iron grey, ap
peared with her lovely auburne tresses dressed by her
own fair hands; a mark of Condescension so exceeding
% '° " eir ' ioft ' tirat he immediately profeff-
V m ^'2™ i° ver> a " d was ° n last Saturday made
, Thus a very amiable wont by a mere
ff ° r 'r°Z %°°' '"'""' ha * ^° ed one ot the most ac
corap.tfhc-d men in Europe, with an estate of 2000!.
" ye r: a ,° d a w ° rth y gentleman has obtained a wife
woo bids fair to make him the happiefl man within the
pale of matrimony. The lady's fortune, which was
only one thousand pounds, her Wufband generously gave
to her younger filler, who arrived in town just time
11 /° a ,, e " d the marriage. These are the happy
,e" s ° f ? drfpute between men of real honor : how
different from the frantic encounters of hot-brained
modern duelists!
" L 1 June
Extras of a letter from London, dated June 7.
I have just received a letter from a Genevefe
who is upon his journey to Ireland. He writes to me
fro^ Paris, that our friend Melly, has. been s ent to
goal immediately after his arrival at Geneva, and that
a criromal prosecution is to be carried on against him.
The fame information has been given so lord Mahon,
who has communicated it direftly to Mr Fox f,-rr p :
f ° r fjrei ^ This mi ^
sent off the next morning an e X p re f s with a letter to
the cm cil of Geneva, and an other for Mr. Brown,
the envoy of the court of London, at Bern, to reclaim
^ r , frle : d as fub jea of his Britannic majefly. Lord
Mahon has wrote by the fame express to tire firft ma
gißrate of Geneva, lignifying his furprize at this a R
of violence, and requiring that his name should be
expunged out of the regift^r of the citizens of Gene
r^°£" an,ono r to be one, since that
r her liberty. M r, Melly was member of
the great counci, of Geneva, and had been in Ireland,
to enquire about the nature of the asylum which is
preparing there for his countrymen. He had not
wl^h , th . of allegiance to the new government,
which the foreign, powers has established at Geneva
an ,. "^ no .t obliged to do it if he renounced all his
polrical privreges. He had taken the oath of alle
giance at Waterford, as an Irish fubje&, so that his
impriferment is not only an a& of violence, but a for
mal breach of the rights of nations.
" The new malates of Geneva are so rigorous in
the exertion of their usurped power, that they have
condemned councillor Cabanis, to ask pardon of God
and of the laws, and to be suspended for three months
from his funßions, because he had offered to defend
"/' ° f , eve ° citizens who refufed to pay
tueir (hare of a forced contribution to de'ray the
lodgings of the officers of the foreign troops garri
^ned at Geneva Jt mud be observed, that when these
tr °°P s to ° k possession of the city, their generals pro
mised that nobody should be compelled to lodge officers
or footers. 1 h~(e generals were at least equitable e
oough to think that they were to be furnifhed with
'°W^ p ie ^frer^y who had called them in.
fnefe circumflances only serve to encreafe the de
™, a fiction like this a reparation
is abfolurniy mdrfpenfa ble on both sides. One party
will never be able to for g et the liberty it has enjoyed,
ot CT wh ° is in possession of a government
founded upon fear and upon the (Length it receives
from foreign affiflance, knows nothing but to oppress.
Deprived of every kind of e fl eem , even among ci ,i.
oft" '°, be ° f tbeir p art y, abhorred by the
greatest number, they are reduced to the fad refotr-
Cts of tyrants."
LOND O N, July 76.
Extiad of several letters from Geneva, concerning
Mr. Melly."
had been " rffted ' hi * qaa&y as
a. Irish fubjeß, and the indignation which his impri
fonroent had occasioned, induced a member of the Irish
parliament, whose name is Sir Edward Newenham,
x' h ^7, as ^ ^ Ge " fva with his family, to i^
himfelf in his favour.
oh/^'T "'pfaable gentleman immediately went to
the chief magfrs, an d with that energy and gene
y which charaQfe , he f ri (h nation, claimed W
Mely as his countryman, and as a fellow-fubjeß of
his brdanmek majefly. lt is even said th ,
vvrote oecafion to Turin and Berne in the
firongen and most pathetic manner. There is no doub'
'", el y interpolation that Mr. Melly
direr ne nan been imprifrned'
“ When M r . Melly w „^^ b she
what he had done in J r j and , he answered tfo
h™e : fuhj#ea ° f hic ^8 George
the third. As such, you have no right to ask me any
thingabout ^ ccudua in his dominions. kisto %
foverei, only that lam ac<oul vabl e far it I theTX
a'r r d y °°" myin tbi *
aid on y tell you what I have done since f am
upon the territory where foil rule,, if y ou alk me.