Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-05-27 00:00:00, page 3

direalj or iddireHly do a, 1 a& sr thing prejudicial or in
jurious to the Lonftitution or Government thereof, as efta-
O^jhed b, the Convention." An acquiescence in the Con
filiation as established by th. Convention is not only re
quired by an oath, but is made part of the ALLEGIANCE
or the citizens of Pennsylvania. And indeed rhea&
for the suppression and puniffiment of treason and dif
affection breathes the fame spirit. Weak men! to
imagine that those, who could not be blinded by the
illusive colours of allegiance held up, nor appaled at'
the punishment of treason denounced by the Britijh
King and Parliament, will be awed or deceived by any
similar attempts of the Convention or Affembiy of
Pennjjlvania !
[ To be continued. ]
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
To the Gentlemen .-who appointed the Committee who
wrote the Circular Letter.
Gentlemen,
YO U muit be sensible that discord and divfiion will
be ruinous in the end. You have it io your pow
er <.o put an end to them. You have meetingsand cho
sen, as I fee by the public papers, a Committee. Do this
" Committee choose to make such a plan of governmental
you approve of; or to alter the prefect in (uch parts as you
disapprove of—publifh this plan to the people. Let the
plan made by the late Convention and this plan be fairly
circulated through the State, and after the people have had
time allowed them to conrioer ana compare them, let their
sense be universally and fairly taken, which plan they
would choose, and let their choice be preferred."
This proposition if complied with, will present all fur
ther bitterness and heat, and in effeft destroy ail party
fpirit among the Whigs. I have beard people oppose
your rqeafures, because the, fufpedt.d that some perlons
behind the curtain encouraged them with a design to dif
affeft this State to the general cause, and to break the
union ; others, because they fufpe&ed that your design
is to form an ariflocracy, and others again, because it
appeared to them that a few gentlemen of Philadelphia
were determined to fuffer no government to take place
but that of themselves. Now a compliance with this
proportion will effectually destroy every such jealousy,
and put an end to unealinefs of every kind. Let all al
t^rcation in the papers cease and this be done. Though
I am a friend to the government already established, yetl
will join you or any other number or body ot men, in a
petition to the Honorable Houle of Assembly, to havean
equal number of both Confutations printed at the public
expence, and circulated through the State. I therefore
beseech some ot you gentlemen, who wifo to fee an end
put to (trite and contention, to move the matter. The
plan made by the Convention the people fee and can judge
of—what you intend they do not, neither can they judge
of it—but by holding out to them what you with for in a
regular digested plan, you appeal to their understandings
an . (hew you have nothing Snifter in view.
In the mean time let a declaratory aft take place, call
ing on all the inhabitants of the State to renounce al
legiance to the Crown of Great-Britain, to acknow
ledge the right of the States to Independence, and to en
gage to Support the fame, and let none but such as will
do this be entitled to a voice on the occasion, further let
all parties join to open the Courts of justice, and exe
cute the Laws, that civil authority may be restored, and
thecaufe legally sup >orted—rand I am perluaded no
friend so ths government will oppose the measure. I
would flatter myfelf that you will fee the equity and jus
tice of the proposal, and that to wipe off every fufpipion
of fimfter designs you will comply with it. I took the li
berty of in iking it to you in this public manner, to give
y v u a fair opportunity of fhewingthe rectitude of your
intentions, to put an end to cohfufions, and because your
meetings oeing neither public nor general, I should not
have the upper tu uty of propofiag it in my place.
lam Gentlemen, Yui's, &c.
A Lroer of Order and Peace.
PHILADELPHIA.
Extract of a letter from the Jerfes, datetCoatham, May ip.
" Since my last, a conticierdbie number of General
Stephen's division, being haltii, aflni'ded from the dif
ferent polls, attacks tnr ^^f ^ battalion of the 71st,
the 33d, and fix companies ot Light Infantry, polled at
Bonum-Town, Pifcataway, and in that neighbourhood.
It was a hold enterpuze, as the en my might he easily
reinforced frorh Brunswick, the Landing, or Amboy,
We had learned the hour of their dining, and gave them
time to take a drin!:, and made a ludden attack on them
about half an hour after fam. Among their killed was
M?j>r M Pherion, 3 bubs, 3 Sonants, and as we are
informed by a perlon from Pdca^way, 60 Privates. Ma
jor Frazer of the 71it, and Capt. Stewart of the, Light In
fantry wounded. It is fait izq privates were wounded,
40 of them dangerously and carried to New-York. We
lull 2 kiled, 1 Captain, 3 Suos, and 11 Privates wound
ed, i Sub dangerously wounded, and taken with about
12 of Ids division.
'' This great advantage gained over the heft of the e<
nemy, has compelled them to fend from New-York, one
battalion of Htffian Grenadiers, the lotn and 55th Bri
ti(h regiments to reinforce thefc p fts."
On Thursday the fifteenth ind. departed this life, in
the 6811 year of his age, ALEXANDER EDWARDS,
Esq; of this County. He (attained to this leneraolema
nge an "nblemilhed character; and after a tedious indis
position, at length, with every Symptom of a calin refig
nation, yielded to the unccntrouled messenger of Goo a
foul that poflfeffed every mark of integrity, honour, hu
manity and piety. He had diftingtufhed himfclf far be
ing a most ufebil and d fintererted benefAur to society
both civil a^d rebgicus - -On Sunday his remains, at
tended by a most rOpcdtible number of bis friends, were
interred at the l-OptUt Church, in Lower Dublin, and a
funeral sermon, durable to ?hc folemniiy of the occasion,
preached by the Rev. Samuel Jones, from Revelations
the 14th chapter mo 13n verse—" And I beard a voice
from heaven, faying axis me, write, blejed are the dead
which die in the L>rd henceforth: Yea, faith the spirit,
that they may re, from their labours, and their works do
fallow them."
The General AffemNy of this State in their fitting in
March last, ena&ed, That all Bills of Credit bearing
date any time before the firft day Of July, 1759. (hall not
pass in payment of any deot or demand after the firft
dy o' October next, except for taxes in order to fink
and d:ftroy the laid Bills.
From fbr. Pennsylvania Gazette, of Ma, 14, 1777-
The EXPEDITION to DANBURY ut the
command of General Tryon, to destroy the (tores of
beef, pork and rum.
SCENE New York.
If ITHO UT wit, without wiftiom, half ,tepid and
" drunk,
And rolling along arm in arm with bis punk,
The gallant sir WalL'am*, who fights all by proxy.
Thus spoke ts his soldiers, bfd.up b, bis doxy.
My buys, I'm a going to fend you with Tiyon
To a place where you'll all get as groggy as I am;
And the wounded, when well, (hall deceive a full gill,
But the (lain be allowed just as much as they will.
By a Tory from Danbury, I've just beer inform'd
That there's no bod, there ; so the place fall be form'd.
Tryon
If there's no-bodv there, Sir, and no body near it,•
Two thousand will conquer the whole, never fear it.
[JoeG allop-awa Y, a refugee Tor,, with federalothers.]
JOE.
Good soldiers go fight, that we all may get rich.
Soldiers.'
Go, get you a halter, you ion ot a bitch.
Get out, and go live in the woods upon nt/ts,
Or I'll give you my bayonet pump in your guts;
D'ye think, you contemptible tuief-lookmgciew,
That we fight to get beef for such ralcals as you ?
I RYON to the soldiers.
Come on, my brave buys, now as bold as a lion,
And march for the honor of General Tryon; *
My lads, there's no danger, tor this you may know,
That I'd let it alone, if j thought it was 10.
Scene Connecticut. Troop; landed.
Tryon,
In canning and canting, dicer. and disguise.
In cheating a trienu, and inventing other,
I think I'm a match for the bed pi my (pedes,
But in tuis undertaking I feel allin pieces ;
So I'll fall in the rear, tor I'd rather go Lit,
Come, march on, my boys, let me fee yuu all past;
For his Majesty's jervicc (so fays my cominilh^,)
Requires that I bring up the whole expedition.
Scene Danbury. Troops arrived,
Tryon.
Come halloo, my lads, for ine day is our own,
No rebels are here; not a foul 111 the town ;
So fire all the houf s, and when in a blaze,
We'll honour the King with a ihout of huzzas.
4 noise among the soldiers.
Tryon.
In his Majesty's name what's this mutinous jargon ?
SOLDIERS.
We come to get draink, buj tot,:nat was the bargain.
An Irish Soldier drunk.
Huzza for the Congren>—<ne Cnngie>s and toddy.
Tryon.
You scoundrel, I'll run you quite through the body,
zd Irish Soldier.
By toe head ot St. Paddy,
I care not a louse for King George nor his daddy.
3dIRISH SOLDIER.•
What plenty is here ! O wnat eating and drinking !
Who'd day in New-Yo±, to be ftai ring and kinking.
4th Irish Soldier.
The rebels, huzza! in a hat fall ot rum.
5.11 Irish Soldier.
Come let us drink bumpers, Jack, out of a drum.
Scotch Soldier.
Laird Bute and his clan are a bundle of thieves,l
English Solbier.
Lord North and his gang are a kennei of (laves,
Welch Soldier.
And a Welchman, prave poys, never harbors with I
knaves.J
All.
. —, — —.l nen let us go over,
Wtw'd Itay 10 be ffarv'd, that might thus live in clover ?
Sings.
Let freedom and love be the glee of our fong,l
Let America flour:Ih~--the Congress grow Itrong,
And brave Wdjbington conqueror all the day long. J
A consultation of officers at a diflance, houses andfores on fire.
Tryon.
I w (h I was back, for I'm wofully fear'd,
The light will be seen, and the noise will be heard,
And the rebels will gather (q thick in our way,
That whether we run for it or whether we stay,
The fare of the whole will be doubtful—and then—
A sudden alarm. An Officer in a fright gallops about
crying,
To arms, to arms, to arm.—cen thousand men
Aie pouring from the clouds—ten thousand more
Are got between the army and the there.
Ten thousand women too.
Tryon.
Run, run, stop, stop,
Here, help me on my horse before 1 drop.
Enter an officer from New- York to Tryon.
Officer.
The King hath promised, Sir, you (hall be Knighted.
Tryon.
The Devil take the King— for lam so frighted—
Officer.
But, Sir, you must attend to what I've said.
Tryon.
Why, then the King must Knight me when I'm dead,
Officer.
But I bring orders, Sir, which fay "you mus"
Tryon.
Aye, mus or not, I'll have a gallop firft.
Sets off, and the whole after him.
* Gen. Sir William Howe, wbofe irregularities are now
pretty well known.
SCENE The jhipkixg. Troops onboard. Try re furrourdel
with Surgeons.
IRy oa.
My belly's full of bal's—T hear them rattle.
Surgeon.
'Tig only, Sir, the echo of in-battle.
T R-YON.
Do search me over- -fee ^hci 'ls I'm wounded.
Surgeon.
You are not hurt, Sir,
Tryon.
T'nen I am confounded.
For as T flood, not knowing what to do,
Whether to fight, to fly, or to pursue,
A cannon hali 01 two and thirty pound,
Struck me juT where Sir Peter § got his wounds
Then p^ffi .g on between my horde's ears—
Surgeon.
C^mpofe yourielf, good Sir—forget your caret.
You are not fl tin—feu ^re alive and well—
Tryon.
Between "mv horfe'* cars, and down he fel l ,
Then getting up again—
Surgeon.
D ar Sir, compote,
And trv to get yonrfelf into a doze ;
The hurt you've got is not so dangerous deep,
But bleeding, (having, patierce, time and deep.
With blisters, clyfters, phys , air and diet,
Will set you up again, if you'll be quiet.
Tryon.'
So thi k, so f : ft, the balls and bullets £*%
Some hit rae here, some there, some thio' and thro}
And so by thoufand* did the rebels must-r
Under their Generals Arnold *nd old Woofer,
That let me, let me, let me, let me, but
Get off alive farewell Conne&icutl
Pbtladephia, May iz. C O M IT S.
§ Sir Peter Parker, who wasftot in the breech at South-
Carolina.
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GN THURSDA Y next, the 2grh inst.
(May) at die City V ndue-ftoi? in F ont Arret,
wi,i begin tne S A L E of a very valuable and large af
f>rment o' MERCHANDIZE, j.dt imported in
the brigantine Delaware, from Sc. Eudkria, conhftiog of
the following, articles ~
Broadcloths of a variety of colours.
Brown nd white Ruffi a drillings.
Brown and white Russia and Irish sheetings.
Ozhabrigs, Britannia :, Nankeens
Balance iilk hindke chiefs. Check d'tro.
'Cambricks, Chintzes and Calicot*,
Checks and Strips, &c. &_. &, &%
The lltof tu G ods to begin on ~1 e!vn, # r t^e
sale of the Furn^nrand to conaec nnuit e^roDcre
dilpofed of.—, — ; tie Bibs rif parcels will be node mv di
re&lratr the fle is tirifh d, and on t v deliver, of them
it is expe&td that the money wiu or paid.
TO BE SOLD by
on the premises, on Wednesday next, at F m :
in the afterno,
T" " " r ~ m: " n d« rc f a lease of a GRASS LO T,
& five years being untxpired from the mil day of
March last. The lot contains about ten acres and 1 half,
situate on Witfahickon Road; bounded by said road, 3
lane leading to a free wharf on Schuylkill, and land of
James Hamilton, Esq; and others; fuhj & to a yearly
rent of Fifteen Pounds per annum.J
JOSEPH JENKS. ] Idminiftra+ors to the estate of
WILLIAM SMITH, ] Benjamin Davids, deceated.
Philadelphia, May 20, 1,77.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
BROKE out of the Work-house, a Negro man
named M O DO, about five feet fix inches high,
well made, bad teeth, speaks pretty good Englifn, and
waddles much as he walks; had on when lie went away,
a spotted flannel jacket, a buff coloured knit under ditto,
leather breeches, blue fteckings, good (hoes with metal
buckles, but as he has sundry other eloathsit is uncertain
whit he may have on, and as he has some very good
cloaths he may pass a# a freeman. He is brought up to
the tallow-chandling and soap-boiling bufineri, and is
handy at any other work. Whoever takes up said Negro
and delivers him to the fubferiher, or to Thomas Apty,
Work-haufe keeper, (hall have the above Reward with
reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN JACKSON.
N B. Any person that harbours or conceals f id Negro
(hail be pumihed according to law.—He is to be fold.
Salem County, New-ferfey, April 1, 1777.
The Horse RO Y A L OA K,
A Full Blood.
HE is a beautiful jet black, with a star in liis forehead,
full 15 hands high, and rising nine years old : Hg
wae got by the noted horfeOthello, commonly called Bieck
and all Black ; his dam was Dr. MaglatherS Lovelace, a
most beautiful mare, got by the famous Flying Childers,
near th« city of Annapolis; his grand dam by Lord Chat
worth's Bosphorus, who won seven King's plates. It ig
neehlefs to fay more of his pedigree, as his compleat fiz#
and beauty are fufficiant to recommend him to all judges
of horfee. Heis in good order, and will cover at the lia
ble of William Thompson, in Pottfgrove, from the firft:
of April to the fixieenth; then te be moved to John
Mulford's, as Cohanfey Bridge, to continue to the twen
ty fixrh day of said month, and afterwards regularly ten
days at each place until the firft of August nsxt. The
terms are Fifty Shillings the season, Twenty-five Shillings
the single leap, and Four Pounds Ten Shillings to ensure
a foil ; the money to be paid at the end of the season.—
Good pasture provided for mares, at 2/6 per week by
WILLIAM RIDDLE 'and
+ WILLIAM THOMPSON.
N. B. Those mares who were covered by laid horse last
featon, and have not proved with foal, may have a chance
this ftafon at half price.