Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-12-05 00:00:00, page 3

“ It was agreeable to me to learn that my con
duct with refped to American affairs has met with
the approbation of our countrymen (for such I
must call them) on your fide the Atlantic. You
may be aflured that I shall always continue to aft
the part I have done, being fully persuaded that
Gieat-Btitain and the Colonies are alike entitled
to a fee constitution, and that an inability to en
joy property is the characteristic of Ilavery. Jam
convince! that honesty and firmnefs will ensure
v u fuecTs in the end. My only apprehension
;% that you have tailed too much of luxury to
WHEREAS the Congress, among other
relolves for the preservation of American
liberty, did, on behalf of themselves, and the
inhabitants of the several Colonies they repretent
ed, firmly agree and associate, to " use their ut
tnf endeavours to improve the breed of sheep, and
encreafe their number to the greatefl extent, and to
that end to kill them as fpariigly as may be, especially
those of the mos profitable kind;" the Committee
for the city and liberties of Philadelphia having
taken into consideration the said resolve, do most
earnestly recommend to the inhabitants, as the
bell method of carrying the fame into execution,
neither to purchase, for themselves or others, nor
to use in their families or elsewhere, any ewe
mutton or lamb, from and after the firft day of
January next, until the firft day of May follow
ing; and from and after the said firft day ofMay,
not to purchase or use any ewe lamb until the
firft day of Otlober following; and to discourage
from henceforth rhe killing and sale of ewe mut
ton and lamb as far as they possibly can.
They do likewise most earnestly recommend to
all butchers and others, concerned in bringing
meat to the markets in this city and luburbs, not
to kill any ewe mutton or lamb, on any pretence
whatsoever, from the firft day of January until
the firft day of May following, nor any ewe lamb
whatever from the said firft day of May until the
firft day of October following.
And in order the more effectually to discourage
the deftruftion of sheep, the refpe&ive county
Committees are hereby particularly requeued
henceforth to use their utmost influence with the
farmers and others through the country, to pre
vent the sale of any ewe mutton or lamb to the
butchers, as well as their bringing any to market
themselves, from this day until the said firft day
of May.
Several of the city butchers having at this time
a stock of sheep on hand, induces the Committee
to fix upon the firft day of January, that in the
mean time they may dispose of them; but as to
the country butchers and farmers, it is expected
they will neither kill or fell any ewe mutton or
lamb, or bring any to market from this day until
the said firft day of May, or kill or fell any ewe
lamb after the firft day of May until the firft day
of October following.
The Committee having been informed that a
few persons have unguardedly raised the prices of
sundry articles of trade, think it highly necessary
to recommend to the public a due observation of
the 9th article of th/affociation of the Congress,
viz. That such as are venders of goods or merchan
dize 'win net take advantage of the scarcity of goods,
that may be occafoned by this afociation, but will
fell the fame at the rates we have been refoeHively
accuftoined to do for twelve months laji pajf /bid
if any vender of goods or merchandize flsoil fell any
Juch goods on higher terms, or fall in any manner,
or by any device whatsoever, violate or depart from
this agreement, no perfen ought, nor will any of us
deal with any such person, or his or her faßor or
agent, at any time thereafter, for any commodity
whatever. By order of the Co mmittee,
John Benezet, Assistant Secretary.
At a meeting of the Committees from the leve
ral townships in the county of Philadelphia, agree
able to advertisement, it was Resolved, That the
Committees for each townihip be continued, to
ad as a township Committee. And, the more
effectually to carry the association agreement of
the Continental Congress into execut.on, it was
Voted, That George Gray, Samuel Afhmead,
Thomas Potts, John Bull, Jonathan Roberts,
Jesse George, Samuel Erwin, John Roberts
(miller) Frederick Antis, Benjamin Rittenhoufe,
Thomas Ashton, Melchoir Waggoner, James
Stroud, Charles Benfell, Daniel Keafter, Benja
min Jacobs, Joseph Mathers, Jacob Rife, jfaac
Hughes, Frederick Weiss, James Diemer, Ed
ward Milnor, John Bringhurft, Archibald Thom
f< n, Isaac Knight, Jacob Styger, Andrew Knox,
Abraham Luckcns, Henry Derringer, James Potts,
John Mock, Edward Bartholomew, Samuel
Leech, John Jenkins, Joseph Lownes, Andrew
Haney, John Pawling, senior, John Moore, George
Shive, and Alexander Edwards, be a Committee
for the county of Philadelphia, who are desired to
attend at rhe house of Jacob Reaff (late Henry
Junken's) on the 12th of December, at eleven
o'clock, in order to proceed on such business as
may be necessary.
Exirafi of a letter from a Member of Parliament,
dated London, Sept. 19th, to a gentleman in this
city.
Thus was this worthy clergyman and chriftian
cut off in the vigour of life, in the actual difeharge
or his duty, and with words in his mouth which
were truly charateriftic of his sentiments and tem
per.—Christian reader! let not such an example
Urine before you in vain! Improve it as you ought!
Live the life of the righteous, that ym may also
die his death, and that your lad end may be like
his.
Sunday evening we received the melancholy
news that Mr Cafe's boat, io going home to Ha
verftraw, last Friday night, overfet, by which ac
cident 10 of the passengers were drowned, among
them 4 or 5 women; 6 'tis said are fared.
This day the GENERAL ASSEMBLY
es this province meets here.
Delations ahd acqulintanees, and very great loss of
the publick!
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5 .
To the P ÜBLI C.
Committee Chamber, Nov. 30, 1774.
At a meeting of a considerable number of the
Committee of Correspondence for the county of
Cheder, at the Borough of Cheftcr, on Friday the
2d of this instant ; it appeared highly necessa
ry to the said Committee to publish the following
notice to the the inhabitants of the laid county, viz.
To the Freeholders and others, Electors of
the County of Cheffer.
AS the late Congress have recommended the
appointment of Committees, in the several
towns and counties in this province, in order to
carry jnto execution that well concerted plan,
which they have laid for the preservation of our
dearest Rights and Liberties.—We the
Committee chosen for this county, having to the
best of our judgments executed the trust reposed
in us, beg leave to recommend to our constituents
the appointment of a new Committee. For which
purpose it is requeued, that three persons duly
qualified to vote for Alterably men, be chosen, in
the refpe&ive townships within this county, to give
their attendance, on Tuesday the 20th of this inst.
at the Court-house in the Borough of Chester.
At the meeting of the said Committee of Cor
respondence, the following plan of conducing the
ensuing election, was esteemed the most eligible,
viz.
S I R,
Your publishing the following obfervat ionj, will much
oblige yours, P. B.
IN some conversation I lately had with Mr.
Robinson, the keeper of our prison, refpeCling
those unhappy persons committed to his Cate, I was
much pleased to find, that the money collected by
the charity box, at the prison window, is applied
to very good purposes. And as 1 know that many
well disposed people, have been apprehensive that
it was applied to the procuring of firon; drink, I
forego its tempting delights. I fliall be happy to
find the contrary. Common necefTaries with li
berty, are preferable to the most luxurious afflu
ence and slavery. I have no news to write you
from hence—no designs relative to America being
as yet publickly known."
Extract of a letter from London, Sept. 22.
" Mr. Sawbridg e is the molt zealous advo
cate for America that we have in England. You
ought to erect a fiatue of marble of him in your
country. He has always acted a truly consistent
part in favour of your conftttutional rights."
Extrafi of a letter from Charlefown, Nov. 16.
" Our Delegates arrived here the 6th instant,
and our people are well pleased with the proceed
ings of the Congress; last Wednesday an elegant
dinner was given them by our Landing Committee,
to which no revenue officer was invited. The day
was spent with great chearfulnefs and harmony."
Extras of a letter from Virginia, Nov. 20.
" A few days ago a ship arrived in York river
from London, with a few chests of Tea on board,
which were immediately destroyed, and it was
with great difficulty the ship was saved from being
burnt; —she is ordered to return in 20 days, with
out any loading whatever; but as she is consigned
to a person who had no concern in fllipping the
Tea, it is believed she will have leave to go to
the Weft-Indies."
ift, That the election should be by ballot.
2d, That the Committee for the county should
consist ofas many members as there are townships
in the county, to the end, that all shop keepers
and others dealing in merchandize, may be pre
vented from taking advantage of the present un
happy times, and thereby imposing upon the pub
lic with impunity.
3d, That the Borough of Chester and Marcus
hook, (being the most likely place within the coun
ty, where the non importation agreements may be
eluded) should either have a Committee to aft for
themselves, entirely diftind from the County
Committee, or be fuffered to have a greater num
ber of Committee raen than the other townships
in the county.
4th, That the said election should be conduced,
as nearly as may be, in the fame manner as the
laws of ibis province dired in cases of elections of
members for the General Afiembly.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
Mr. THOMASBUDDto MifsSUKEY
COBURN, both of this city.
The Committee for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon at five
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
Gloucester, December if, 1774.
THE inhabitants of the county of Glou
cester, “ qualified to vote for representa
tives in the Legislature," are desired to meet at
the court-house in the said county, on the 12th of
this instant, by 10 o'clock in the forenoon, in order
to choose a Committee of Observation, pursuant
to the iith article of the association entered into
by the General American Congress, lately held
at Philadelphia, in behalf of themselves and these
Colonies in general.
And as carrying the said association properly and
faithfully into execution, is the only peaceable
way that we can hope to obtain relief from the ar
bitrary and deteftabie measures of the Briti.h Par
liament, so truly alarming to these colonies; and
as carrying it so into execution will very much de
pend upon the vigilance, prudence, and firmnefs of
the said Committee, when appointed ; ard as the
said Committee ought also to be large, consisting
of trusty members from every part of the county;
it is hoped that the inhabitants, qualified as afore
faid, will generally attend and affiftin electing the
fame. @y Order of the Counts Committee)
JOSEPH HUGG, C/erL
N. B. The time of meeting is the day before
our next court.
Capt. Robertson, in the ship Nancy from (Que
bec, on the gift of October, off Cape Torment,
spoke the sloop William, C'apt. Reves; on theist
ult. at the Island of Couder, spoke the brig Eliza
beth, Capt. Young; and on the 2d ult. spoke the
brig Peter, Capt. Cummins, at anchor at the
Island Beek, all from New-York bound toQuebec.
Married. Dotor HENRY of Wood
berry, to Miss BETSY BOWMAN ofGlou
cefter, New-Jersey.
Clear e d.
Ship Sally, J. Russell, Briftoi.
Ship Czfar, J. Dunn, Jamaica.
Ship King of Portugal, R. Bulkelev, Lisbon.
Ship Lafoye Planter, W. Smith, Dominica.
Ship Duke of York, R. Torrens, Londonderry.
Ship Liverpool, A. Beard, Jamaica.
Ship Charming Sally, F. M'Ginnis, Maryland.
Ship America, T. M'Cay, New-York.
Brig Charleftown Packet, S. Wright, S. Carolina.
Brig Molly, J, Mullett, St. Kitts b
Brig Rebecca, J. Shields, Antigua.
Brig Venus, Z. Storv, Lisbon.
Sch. Sachariffa, J. Glover, Salem, N. England.
Sch. Fri ndfhip, B. Wormftead, Ditto.
Sch. Chatham, A Clarke, Ditto,
Sch. Elizabeth, W. Broun, Grenadoes.
Sloop Adventure, T. Symmcr, Ditto.
Sloop America, P. Allen, Salem, N. England.
Sloop Robert, C. Metcalf, Virginia. °
Sloop Nancy, J. Sinclair, Ditto
Sloop Mermaid, S. Nowell, Newbury, N. England.
s,s^&sfo&,^
BACHES WINE-STORE.
Richard bache has for file, at his
store on tiie south fide of Market-street, ba
tween Third and Fourth-streets, the following ar
ticles—Belt eld Madeira Wine, Sherry, Lrfbon,
Teneritte, Mountain, old Jamaica Spiiits, Welt-
India Rum, brandy and Cherry Rum bv the pipe,
hogshead, quarter-calk or gallon ; very excellent
Claret, Port and Frontiniac bj the dozen ; newly
imported London Porter in hampers of four dozen;
Green and Souchong Teas, Indigo and Loaf Su?ar
by the pound.
Orders from the country carefully attended to,
and executed with' the greatest punctuality.
thought it my duty to public the true state of the
case, that no charitable person may be discourag
ed from contributing, in that way, to their relief.
In order to make those donations answer the best
purpose, Mr. Robinson has taken care that the
money fliall be secured and fafely delivered into
his own hands; this he has caused to be laid our,
weekly, for bread, which he himfelf takes care
shall be properly distributed amongst them. In
looking over a lift of the weekly collections which
he received from March Sth, 177 3,10 March Bth,
1774, ' ie finds he has received R6O: 15s: 1 id.
Now being very desirous to contribute towards the
relief of those our unhappy fellow creatures, who,
under that confinement, are constrained to pass a
long, tedious, and perhaps severe winter, with but
small provision of food, covering, or fire, I have
taken the liberty to publish the foregoing account,
to encourage the well minded to continue their
charity, and to remove every scruple concerning
the right application of such donations, which may
have prevented some well inclined persons from
granting that assistance which they were otherwise
disposed to do.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SIR,
Your pubHfhing the following piece would much
oblige A Mathematical Student.
To the SCHOOL-MASTERS in the City of
Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
HAVIN G seen a piece in the Packet, about
a year ago, signed by one of you, promising
a solution of Mathematical questions; I take the
liberty of requeuing a solution to the two following
ones, from some of you, as they have long puzzled
my head without being so happy as to hit upon a
proper mode of solving them. They were taken
from an old News-Paper, and whether they have
ever appeared any where el'fe I know not.
Ift, Suppose a solid of a given base and altitude
to be generated by the rotation of a given equi
lateral hyperbola, round one of its aflymptoles as
an axis; it is required to determine the length of a
spiral making a given number of turns round the
fame, from the base to the top, so that, if ordinates
were drawn from the beginning of each turn, to
the afTymptples, they would divide the axis into
the fame number of equal parts ?
lld, Suppose the Earth's radius 39 85 miles,
and that A B C is a mountain formed by the femi
rotation of the catenaria inverted, whose height
B C is such that a royal pendulum, which mea
sures true time at A, the foot of the mountain,
being carried to the top will, in 4 hours, vary 1'
41" from the truth: and a cannon ball, whose
greatest horizontal random is equal to B E, being
projected from the top of the mountain at B, with
such a direction as to carry it the fartheft possible,
will fall at the foot of the mountain A ; required
the length of both curves, the fuperficial area of'
the mountain, the velocity of the ball at B and A,
and the angle of direction?
N. B. ThoT have directed to the school mas
ters in Philadelphia, as having a fort of claim on
them from their promise; yet an answer from any
other school-master or mathematician would be
equally acceptable, as all I aim at is a solution.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PIIILADELPHIA.
Outwards.
Sloop Betsy, V. Wightman, Rhode-tdand.
Brig James, P. Kollock, London.
Brig Patty, T. Rawlings, D >minica.
Brig Sea Nymph, W. Mome, South-Carolina.
Brig Bolton, J. Harr, Lisbon.
Ship Kitty and Peg;y, N. Copper, Virginia.
Ship Betsy, G. Canimel, Sligo.
Sch. Countess of Dunmore, G. Lochtie, Jamaica.
Sch. Felicity, T. Carrell, Ditto.
Ship Charming Peggy, T. Dowman, Lisbon.
Inward Entries.
Brig Tho nas, J. Webb, Brilto ; .
Ship George, W. Pinkerton, Londonderry.
Ship Wcodmifs, T. Callender, London.
Ship Nancy and Sukey, J. Robinson, Lisbon.
Sch. Hannah, J. Wells, St. Croix.
Brig Bolton, J. Harr, Lisbon.
Brig Ann, O. Eve, Jun. Honduras.
Brig Chance, J. Craig, Grenadaes.
Brig Adrian, W. Stevens, St. Croix.
Brig Swift, C. Biddle, Hispaniola.
Sloop Spry, W. Horne, St. Kitts.
Brig Addison, T. Candell, Cadiz.
Ship Elizabeth, W. Shroudy, Ditto.
Sch. Hetty, T. Pitt, Hispaniola.
Sloop Fnnv, W. Raddon, Georgia.
Sch. Peggy, J Elliot, Virginia.
Sloop Light-House, R. Barron, Ditto.
Sch Sea-Flower, M. Hatfield, Perth-Amboy.
Ship Nancy, J. Rohert son, Quebec.
Sloop Squirrel, C. Snead, Virginia.
Sloop Betsy, P. Lacy, Ditto.
For D ÜBLI N,
, The SHIP
: CATHERIN E,
J AMES CAMPBELL,
" AST £R '
W'"'""""'"'
< B '+^C ▼ V molt expedition, having
of her cargo
- ready to go on board. For
reight or passage apply to Joseph Wilson, or
whar£
Philadelphia, Nov. Is, 1774.
Lor LIV ERP OO L,
Jp^^,— s The Snow S A M,
JOHN BURROWS
Masteri
° " ^"^ at Stamper's
ivbarf; mill fail in three
"'''"' 7 "fl' L° r freight or
C^^^%Xf fe"^ e “g r ' e < uiY b said master,
or with Barclay and Mit
chell, wbe base for sale, an assortment of cbecks,
white and brown Irfb foretings, a quantity of linen
yarn ft Jor Hosiers, and English cordage, Cvbich they
will fell very realizable, and a few barrels of Irijb
salmon.
RED CEDAR TIMBER, large
and small Spermaceti and Tallow C AN
'' Rhode-Ifland C H EES E, and Jamaica
S^,RIT S , to be fold by
JOSIAH HEW E S.
TO BE SO LD,
At PUBLIC VENDUE,
AS MAL I. Plantation containing 60 acres, of
which 30 acres is cleared, the remainder well
timbered, with a good frame dwelling-house, two
rooms on a floor, a good log barn a^d liable, an
excellent spring of water convenient to the house,
having a house over it, which spring runs through
gre t part of tlie land, and at a small expence may
be made good meadow; likewise a good young or
chard. The fixation is very healthy, and it has an
agreeable profpea of the river, one mile from Mar
cus-hook and eighteen miles from Philadelphia,
near the great road leading from Philadelphia to
Wilmington, within a quarter of a mile of Price's
mill; adjoining Price's, John Smith's, and the
Widow Jobnfon's land. The sale to begin on the
zzd init. (December) at three o'clock in'the after
noon, on the premiss, where attendance will be
give" b y JOHN MOORE.
TO BE DISPOSED OF,
THE TIME of a servant lad, aged about
eighteen years, that has about three years and
four months to serve; he is used to attend table
and take care of horses, and would be a good hand
for a country tavern. Enquire of the Printer.
Lately Import Id and to de Sold,
ALL the materials and compleat apparatus of
a mill for barter ;g and rolling of copper,
which will likeyifc answer .01 an iron work. Also
the iron materials for trending two air furnaces,
for finelting and refining either copper, lead or
iron. For particulars and terms of sale enquire of
John H. Cruger.
IX7 A S dropped on Thursday the 29th of
,Novthiber last, in Market-11reet, between
I hud lireet and the Center-house, two new beaver
H A T S, maker's name Joseph Ker, wrap'd in
wrapping paper. Whoever has found them, and
will bring them to William Carson, at the Harp
and Crown tavern in Third-street, Philadelphia,
fliall be handfomly rewarded.
— a"n t'e b,—
AGE NTEE L, easy going riding HORSE.
Any person that has such an one to dispose
of, may hear of a purchaser by applying to John
Hales, at his Livery-stables in Lombard-ltreet,
near the New Market.
O B ~E S'
A PAI R of elegant dapple grey HORSES.
" For further particulars enquire of John Hales,
at his Livery-rtables in Lombard-ttreet, r.ear the
New Market.
s ou Nb;
A PARCEL of Pedlary Ware. Any person
proving tiieir property, and paying for tins
advertisement, may have it again, by applying to
John Hales, at his Livery -Tables in Lombard-
Itrect, near the New-Maiket.
Navfm^R^S 1771.
THE Subscriber, living at the Lower Eni of
Germantown, four Doors above the Public Bu-
r y!ng-G'round, humbly begs Leave to acquaint all
Gentlemen PRINTER 'S, BOOK-SELL-
E RS, and others whom it may concern, That
after an affiduons Endeavour and Study for some
Time, to furnifh this Part of the World v/tl a
LEI rER-POUNDERY, that most neceffar/
Art and Business for the Propagation of Litera
ture and Religion, he has now so far focceeded
in the arduo.s lafk as to complete a Set of Pun
cheons and Matrices of that Size of Printing
1 ypes called by English Printers Long Primer
LOMAN; of which the very Advertisement here
exhibited is a Specimen: So that from this Time
he will be able to furnifh any Person who will be
pleased to favour him with their Custom, with
an y Quantity of the afore named Printing Types.
And as he requests and hopes for the Encourage
ment of that refpe&able Part of the Public which
may have Occasion for his Work ; so he shall ever
be studious to deserve in all Refpe&s the Name of
Their most obliging, most obedient
and most humble Servant \
JACOB BAY.
Weft Nottingham, Chefer county, Nov. go, 1774.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD,
RAN AWAY from the fubfenber, on the
12111 irritant, an Irrih leivant man named
JOON O DONELY, anout five feet ten inches
high, with red h di t^ed behind ; had 011 when re
went away, a bro wn coat, red jacket, black breeches,
black worlted flockings, and an old felt hat : Le
is about 22 years of age, and came over a four
years Servant with Joseph Kerr, in the thip Wolfe,
from Londonderry, in October 1772. Whoever
takes up laid servant, id that his matter ma, have
him again, shall have the above Reward, and rea
sonable charges, paidfoy
_J° HN WELC H.
AMERICAN PARCHMENT
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN DUNLA P.