The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-09-13 00:00:00, page 3

The time sass approachin g when the condoß of ohr
rulers is to be scrutinized, it may not be improper to lay
before rhe public the mode pointed out by the constitu
tion for that purpose : it is comprehended in the 47th
fellion, and is as follows:
Sell 47. In order that the freedom of this common
wealth may be preserved inviolate for ever, there shall
be chosen by ballot by the freemen in each city and
county r.fpeftively, on the second Tuesday inOßober,
in the year one thoufaad seven hundred and eighty
three, and on the second Tuesday in October in every
Seventh year thereafter, two persons in eacn city and
county of this state, to be called, the council of censors:
who shall meet together on the second Monday of No
vember, next ensuing their eleßion; the majority of
yhem shall be quorum in every case, except as to call
ing a convention, in which two thirds of the whole
number elected shall agree ; and whole duty it shall be
to enquire whether the con ftitution has been preserved
inviolate in every part ? And whether the legislative and
executive branches of government have performed their
duty as guardians of toe people, or assumed to them
selves, or exercifea other or greater powers than they
are intitled to by the constitution: They are also to en
quire whether the public taxes have been justly laid and
collected in all parts:of this commonwealth, in what
manner the public monies have been disposed of, and
whe her the laws hav< been duly executed. For these pur
poses they shall have power to fend for persons, papers,
and records; they shall have authority to pass public
censures, to order impeachments, and to recommend to
the legislature the repealing such laws asappear to them
to have been enabled contrary to the principles of the
constitution: These powers they shall continue to have,
for and during rhe space of one year from the day of
their election, and no longer: The said council of cen
sors shall also have power to call a convention, to meet
within two years after their fitting, if there appear to
them an a bfclute necessity of amending any article of the
constitution which may be defective, explaining such as
may be tl ought not clearly exprefled, and of adding
such as are necessary for the preservation of the rights
and happiness of the people: But the articles to be a
mended, and the amendments proposed, and such ar
ticles as are proposed to be added or abolished, shall
be promulgated at leal fix months before the day ap
pointed for the eteaion of such convention, <or the pre
vious consideration of the people, that they may have
an opportunity of inftruaing their delegates on the
dubjeer.
On Saturday last died, after a short illness, Mr.
JAMES CALDWELL, merchant, of this city
Society has sustained a considerable loss by the death of
this gentleman, whole d cided and active conduit as a
friend to hi* count y rendered him valuable to the public,
while his social virtues en .eared him to all who had the
pleasure of his acqu intance.
On Sund y afternoon his body was interred in the bu
rying ground of the Old Prefbvterian Church, attended
by a great number of mourning relatives and friends.
On Tuesday evening departed this life, captain Wil
Liam Fickles, of the navy. His remains were the
day following interred in the burying ground of St.
Peter's, with military honors; and attended by a num
ber of his friends and citizens.
This gentleman had early difiinguifhed himfelf in
the cauie of his country ; in which he ailed a conspicu
ous part to the last.
His loss may tru'y be called a public one, but is
much deplored by all who had the happiness of his
acquaintance.
He possessed in an eminent degree those qualities
which form a good officer, liberal and humane; his
heart was always open to the difireffed of every coun
try; and an ample fortune enabled him to gratify
its dictates.
It is much to be lamented, that after leading a life of
danger, he should at last fall by the hands of assassins,
as he attempted the refeue of an unhappy man they were
about to murder.
*** Observations upon the Advertisement in our last,
rom Lancaster Academy, willappear in our next.
Philadelphia, Sept. 13.
Extract of a letter from Scotland, to a gentleman in
this city, dated May 10, 1783.
“ Many applications of this kind (letters of intro
duction) may be expelled, uolefs the late throwing out
of the American inte r course bill for three months indi
cates a resolution of renewing the American war, which
God forbid.
' If the loyalifls, on whom pensions are now fettled
by government, Ihould be fufFered to remain in your
country, it may be attended with the worst confequea
ces."
Every preparation is making for the speedy evacua
tion of New York, the heavy ordnance from Fort
George being already embarked, and Clipping are ta
ken up in tris city, to affiftin carrying off the garrison
and Bores.
Troops of Anhalt Zerbft, under colonel Raufhenblat.
Regiment of Anhalt Zerbfl, commanded by colonel
Rauihenblat.
N E W-V O R K, September to.
Two American vessels, it is said, lately arrived at
Lisbon, laden with flour, but were not permitted to
sell or land their cargoes, as the Portuguese with to be
the carriers of such American produce as may be ne
cessary for their consumption.
Monday arrived the ship Nancy, captain Thomas
Hammond, in 10 weeks from London ; she is one of a
fleet, partly already arrived, whica makes 8, out of
12.0C0 tons of fllipping defined for this port, to carry
off the garrison, stores, &c. the other 4000 are hourly
expelted. •
BALTIMORE, September 9.
The fl,ip Nantz. capt. Weems, arrived in Patuxent
from London, left that place on the 2d of July, at
which time 00 advice had been received from Paris,
df the signature of the definitive treaty of peace.
To be LET, a large, convenient, Dwelling HOUSE, on the North fide of Walnut-tree:, near Water-tree. Er, hr., of Samuel Meredith.
Brig Neptune, Rich, Virginia
Eagle, La Combe, Guadaloupe
Dinah, Grufh, Boston
Schooner Adventure, Nichol?, St. Thomas
Sloop Charming Polly, Thompfah, New-York
Dispatch, Vanfife, ditto
STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Friday, September 12. 1783.
The B ILL, inritled, " An ACT to repeal sundry
" alts of vffembly imposing duties on goods, wares
" and merchandize, and for other purposes therein
" mentioned," read September 11th, instant, was read
the second time and debated by paragraphs:
Ordered, That it be trariferibed, and in the mean
time printed for public consideration.
Ex'rad from the Minutes,
P. Z. LLOYD, clerk of the general assembly.
An ACT to repeal fono'ry Alls of Assembly, imposing
-Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, and
for other Purposes therein mentioned.
WHEREAS the necessities of this commonwealth
have ceased, for which imposts were raised on
goods, wares and merchandize, by the alt intitled,
" An alt for an impost on goods, wares and merchan
dize imported into this Rare;" passed the 23d day of
December, 1780
And whereas the comroiffioners for the defence of
the bay and river Delaware, have by their memorial
to the supreme executive council, and transmitted by
them to this house, set forth, that they apprehend tiiey
are in possession of money fufficieot to aufwer the ends
of their appointment: And whereas the merchants of
the city of Philadelphia, have represented it as detri
mental to the trade of this state to continue the duty of
4d. per gallon on all wines imported, and 2s. 6d. per
dozen on all wines imported in bottles, and qd. per
gallon on all firong beer io calks, and 2s. 6d. per do
zen on such beer imported in bottles, and 2d. per lb.
on all refined sugar, imposed by tie all intitled, " An
alt for railing and collecting of money on the fp ecified
articles therein mentioned for thefupport of government,
and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed the
20th day of March last :
Be it therefore renamed, and it is hereby enaßed. &c.
That the a bovementioned all, passed the 23d day of De
cember,l7Bo, and the aa,intit!ecl," An alt for guarding
and defending the navigation in the bay and river Dela
ware, and for other purposes therein mentioned," and the
all, intitled, " An alt for railing an impost on goods,
wares and merchandize, imported or brought into this
state by land," and so mucn of the all, in titled. “ An
all for railing and collecting of money on the fpecified
articles therein mentioned for the support of government,
and for other purposes therein mentioned," as is contain
ed in the 7th and Bth lesions thereof ; be, and the fame
are hereby specially and severally repealed, made null
and void and of mo effell.
And be it further ensiled by the authority aforefaid,
That whatever sum or fumsof money, now in the hands
of the naval officer, or for which he has taken bonds,
&c. or may come into his hands by virtue or on account
of the alls aforefaid, the fame is hereby appropriated
to such uses as the assembly may by their vote aired
and appoint. - —— —.
NAVAL-OFFICE, Philadelphia, Sept. 12, '178%
Inward Entries.
Ship General Washington, Barney, Havre de Grace
Lethe, Emerson, Wilmington
Brig Villone, Genouves, Marei les
Sloop Charming Polly, Thompson, New-York
Outward Entries.
Ship Amelia, Savage, Lisbon
Brig Langolee, Newton, Port-au-Prince
Favourite, Primrose, London
Swan, Van Vorhus, New-York
Schooner Sally Lewis, Lewis, Virginia
Sloop Dolphin, Ofburn, Salem
Cleared.
They, who deserted, 'tis again Said, are unequally
Criminal —Some were aflive, others wee not—Their de
fcriion Shewed them univerfafly a&auted by the fame
kind of disposition, and any difference in behaviour
could only arise from constitution, from timidity, from
necessity. or mean Skulking policy, in favour of wnich
it would be absurd to attempt rue least diflinaion.
Some, 'tis lastly alledg-d, who had fled, came back
during the war, whom the principle adopted will not
fuffer to abide, if confidently pursued It is presuma
ble they were relullantiy perfumed to fly, th p ir haflen
ing back Shewed the operation of reviving attachment
and real affellion, they Should therefore be permitted
to continue among us. Tnefe things being premised,
the following resolutions are offered, as containing
NO sooner did the war end, than federal persons
exprcfted a desire to return here, who had with
drawn from us to put rhemfives under the pro
teftioi sos what they thought the strongest, fafeft fide.
The general sense of our citizens is against such return,
wherever the true Spirit of whiggdm prevails, as ap
pears fully by their refolds, and more forceably by
their actions, whenever any of these obnoxious charac
ters has become viable.
Against these proceedings several objections are
made.
Many remained, we are informed, who were equally
hurtful and criminal with many who removed The
remark is undoubtedly true, we all along knew, and
Aid know these internal foes —yet it would be extreme
ly difficult to take up the matter now, with a view to
draw a separating line, and prescribe a mode by which
t ey might be treated according to tneir deserts ; where
as the others in going off did themfeives draw the
clear line of partition, and eflablifh a diftinllion prac
ticable and easy to maintain. By living altogether
among our enemies likewise, the malevolence of the
latter must have become far more inveterate, malignant
and incurable than that of the former, whole maladies
were no doubt greatly mitigated by the undeserved fe
licity of their Situation. Betides, Should it be granted
that both divisions have forfeited, and merit expulsion,
extending mercy to the one, is not doing injustice to
the other.
Resolved 5. That the representatives of
county be indrulted to move for the enaßion of such z:
law, reciting the atrocious crimes of the refugees a
gaind their injured country, perpetuating the remem
brance of them in th c most effectual manner, and for
ever excluding their unprincipled, unfeeling perpetra
tors, from a residence in this happy land of virtuous
valor and impartial freedom.
RECOLLECTIVE.
Resolved 4. That, as America's heroic defeendants
and gallant adopted sons, perfeveijngly contended and
finally prevailed, notwithdandiug the flagitious apodacy
of the refugees from the Sacred cause of beedom---the
indru&ion of poderity, the we fare of Society, the pros
perity cf the world require us to leave upon these
abandoned deserters and betrayers an indeliable mark
of infamy, by force Solemn, authentic, public proceed
ing—they will thus be held upto view edifying instan
ces of patriotic justice, whereby others in every after
age may be det r'd from an imitation of their parricidal
examples-- therefore their reception mud not be prr-%
mitted, but, prohibited by the awful (antlions of iaw s
rendering the fame not only a capital but an unforgive
able crime.
found End wholesome doßrines, wife and confident;
advisable and necessary to be adopted on the prefen'
occasion throughout the United States.
Resolved 1. That the refugees---havjng basely de
serted America in her greatest distress and joined her
perfidious foes---cannot pretend any right to resettle in
the country, which they flrove to enslave, nor to in
here the liberty, which they endeavoured to destroy.
Resolved 2. That the refwgees---having ever expres
sed an utter abhorence and incurable detestation of re
publican governments, but invariably avowed a most
passionate attachment to those of a monarchical form--.
cannot, confident with their own fatisfallion, serious
ly desire to be received where these obnoxious govern
ments are permanently eflablifhed.
Resolved 3. That, as the refugees not only joined
the enemy when our earthly all was at flake, but also
Stimulated this en my to commit var ous barbarous
cruelties, and did many of themLlves perpetrate alls of
the mod savage ferocity --andas the injur'd, moulted,
plundered, bereaved, ex 4 fperated citizens of the Uni
ted States are unable to forget these enormities, or,
when opportunity Serves, refrain from taking merited
vengeance on their merciless authors and abettors---
the refugees cannot, confuting their own Safety, wish
for a return which would expose them to inevitable de
druaion.
Just Published, and now Selling at BELL's Bo k-Stort
in Thud ft:vet — Price One Quarter of a Dollar ;
A CATALOGUE of a large COLLECTION of
New and old BOOKS',
™ Arts, Sciences, aid Entertainment, fir
Persons of ait Denominations, with the felling Price
printed to e^ch beck ; now on sale at laid BELL's
Buck Storr, ne r St. Paul's Chu ch, in Third-free .
Samuel Inglis and Co.
Hive for SALE thz following G OOD S, viz.
I N, Lead, Powder, Sailcloth, Cordage, Twine,
J Needles, Spike N-ils, Window GLh, Prints^
Writing Paper, Corks, Morocco Skins, r^dr
made Clothes, Hats, Frinnels, Cotton Stocking:, Silks'
Mild, ary, Nankeens, Earthen and GLG Ware,'o^l^
and Weights, Clock Dials, an Aflort mentof Sad\ry
War^, Tin Ware, Cutlery and other Hard Ware, Cin
namon. Mannr, Comrafeiva, Glauber Silts, Ci in
E&, Olivet, hyfon and ether Teas, Claiet, L soon,
Fayal anl other Wines, Brandy, &c. &r. S-pt. 12.
P? 2. Lefebvre,
Lately arrived from France, has Opened his STORE
at the Corner of Chenu'-ftreet, Front-hr er, wht 2
he has for S AL E —Ail forts of JEWELRY am.
MODES of tiie highest taste and newest faft ion, viz.
C) 1 PS, hah Caps, Toques aia Waihuigtou, ala
, Gibraltar and C^r dine ete, Hais trimmed v/h„
, a z-, Piumes ete, Court Sieves, Trimmings fc.-
Robes, black anl white silk Mantelets, Blonds, Levies
ribband Girdls of all colours fringed a^d phi.;, Flow
es, Plum s, Fans, double Lave der Wa%, and on
the flowers.,Effinces and Q rint.ffen e, PCs Har
powder and Provence Pomatum ; also, foperfie cloli
Frocks of various colours, with fix ^nd gnd Emutci
dcry, ex drini fine Buttons a la Washington, ditto
embroidered upon cloth, with the Liberty T e% and
fcv:r I other kinds, Gold and Silver Lace, fid Waist
coats with gold, fdver, and fak Embroidery, >s also for
half mourning, half Lace for furn ture, rxceiimt tine
Tdibit-clocks, pinchbeck and plated Buckles and But
tons. Jewellers will also find an Assortment otStone c ,
an Foil for fitting them. He fells wholefair .and riM'
being very well nnnifhsd with every Article reqftre
tor the Fur Trade, and for that to the Spanilh C^aft.
TO BE SOL D, A
VALUABLE FARM of about 300 ac es, filiate
in Bucks county, about 3 miles from the river
Deaware, and 25 from Phi adetyhia.
There are on the premifei a good dwelling house,
lar^e br \ and an apple orchard containing between
2 and 300 trees of the best grafted fruit ; upwards of
100 acres of tne above is woodland and 90 acres mea
dow ground, part of which is cleared and in graft : it
is in the neighbourhood of levers! grist and saw mill:,
and there is on the premies a quantity cf valuable fliip
timb r.
Aho, a LOT of GROUND on the weft fide of Si
cood iftee, btiweet R.ce and Vine streets, containing
ibreadth 27 f^et 11 inch's, and in depth too ee t .
For terms of fa ? te ip,ty to THOMAS FRANKLIN ur
CHARLES j^vr, in Philadelphia, or to JOHN
HULMES, near the above laim, Sept. 13. 6w-