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feßion ifiur o^n cnfinfry, from the raw materials
which N^ure hath moil bountiful y bellowed upon it--
and if those foreign articles which interfere with our
awn manufactory, be no: seasonably fubjetted to some
legislative redridious, in vain have/ we ilruggled for
independnecr—a find period will not only b- fixed to
your industry land the welfare of your families, but
ruin and dillrefs will inevitably .ensue.
It is uoneceffary to mention the particular branches
of manufacture that are already lopped off and totally
at a fland.—lf the evil be not (peedify removed, all
ranks of people will food feel its dettruftive conse
quences-- nay, the very liberties for which we have
contended, wM be endangered it not Tapped and over
thrown!
Nor will the mercantile intertills of America ercaue
the general calamity --tbtfe are aifo materially affefy
<d.—There is no merchant, whole bosom glows with
affedion for his country, that will not acknowledge
the justice of your caute, and espouse it. Indeed the
generous and chearful acquiescence of the merchants of
this city in the plan of rhe five per ,cent, impost bn
all imported goods, is a convincing, proof of toe liber
ality tuey possess, and leaves no room to doubt their
sincerity and good intentions towards you.
Remember, fellow-citizens, Great Britain, in her im
potent attempts to enslave you, has repeatedly felt,
from your patriotism, defeat and disgrace, with the
scourge of many Tripes: the mortifications (he hath
experienced at your hands, are still frefh in her mind,
and will not tafily be obliterated. —Can any one then
doubt but that (he hath mingled a portion of rtfent
ment in her prefect fyftern of pacification, and still se
cretly wishes to gruity r venge, notwithflanding h:r
conciliatory profNEoos, and apparent friendship? And
c^n there be a more favorable opportunity than that
which now presents it : elf, to dedroy, without the pof
£bility of redemption, the trade and manufactures of
America ?
Let us then wih heart and hard unite 'ike a band of
brothers in on- I common interest, and, with a becoming
spirit, endeavour to avert the impending evil—tuat
pofle ity may applaud your exertions, and not have
occdfion to cast the blueing vail of pity and confufion
over tie adions of the mechanics and manufacturers of
the pref nt day.
The real cause of our m eting being undoubtedly un
derwood by every one prefect, any further observations
at this time will be deemed unnecessary. We (hall there
fore conclude with observing, that several of your fel
low citizens (who pride themselves on being classed a-
Jlong you) imprefled with just sentiments of the true
interefls of their country, nave had two previous meet
ings on this important occasion ; and they have thought
proper to submit to your collective judgment, a few
propositions, which they beg leave to read to this af
femby.
PROPOSITIONS.
iff. Whether we (hall prefer to the honorable house
of affemb'y, at their next fitting, a memorial, Rating
the cause of our complaints, and entreating their in
terposition in our favor, so far as it can be done con
fident with the good of the community ?
2d. Whether a committee, to be com posed of one or
more of every trade and manufacture, (hall be appoint
ed to prepare the said memorial; and, when appoint
ed, attend at some convenient place, where they may
receive from all concerned, information reflecting the
'flare and fitua ion of the different manufactures, that
the assembly, at one view, may be enabled to judge
what encouragement ought to be given to the mecha
nics and manufacturers of Pennsylvania?
3d. Whether it will not be expedient to appoint one
or more of every trade, who are well acquaintedin the
city and liberties, to go round with the memorial, and
get it signed by those concerned or interefled therein.—
Which being read, and severally put, were unani
mously agreed to.
It was then resolved that those of the refpe&ive
trades and manufactures should, without delay, pro
ceed to the choice of proper persons to represent them
(on Thursday next) in general committee, for the pur
pose of preparing the memorial to be presented to the
honorable house of assembly.
The business of the meeting being over, which was
conducted with the greatest regularity, decorum, and
unanimity, the people manifefted their thanks to the
worthy chairman —by three huzzas, and adjourned
fine die.
From the New-York Packet, dated FifhkilL July to.
JH AV E been impatiently waiting for some abler
pen than mine, to hold up the following faffs to
America, and to the world; and as there is no dis.
putiag against stubborn fads, no comment is neceffa-
That general Carleton has private reasons for the ve
ry extraordinary conduct he is pursuing is felf-evident ;
but the general and his nation should confider, that it
is'high time or Great Britain and her officers, toad
a part that has at least the appearance of confiftenc,,
if not of justice and public faith. The general has
been endeavouring to gain the confidence of America,
while his subordinates have been rendering those en
deavours abortive, by their ads of injustice ; a condud
the more mysterious, as the avowed wish of the nation
has been to conciliate. And while every obstacle is
thrown in the way, and every provocation given to
the citizens of the Rate of New York, by a wanton de
tention of their property, &C- a Rory is invented
that America Is violating the preliminary articles of
peace, by the citizens of this country associating to
prevent the return of the loyalists, to the enjoyment of
what they have so jufily forfeited. The very end they
propose to themselves by this delay and detention of
property, will clearly be fruftrated by the measure;
for can any set of men be so stupid as to believe, that
the legislature of the Rate of New York will (alter the
firmnefs they have shewn the world of their determined
opposition to tyranny) be now dragooned into any re
commendation of Congress in favour of the loyalists?
No, deluded people, assure yourselves, the objed of
keeping the king's troops in New-York, on Long Ifl
and,and Staten-Island, is as vain and ridiculous, as any
of your former extravagant expectations. It is the
liters of America so guird agaluft the policy now
pursuing by gene al Carleton; attempts have often
been made by Great Britain to flatter and deceive us,
but the cloven foot appears in the back ground of all
the exteofi rrflß of deceit tnat have opened. A few
remarks will( u ffi c e to sh w, that under the specious
appearance of pace and friendship, British fubjeHs
are pocketing our property : the war has not empover
ithed the Rate of New York so much, as the pretended
peace is now doing; by a commercial intercourse with
the city, they drain us of all our money, which is con
veyed out of America; no fatis(a&ion can be obtained
when they mean to withdraw their fleet and army ; the
definitive treaty is blown up as a bubble. Let it be
asked fora moment what has the definitive treaty to
do with the preliminary articles, so far as to prevent
the execution of them? And why is the American
preliminary articles to be the only ones so dependent
on the definitive treaty ? none of the preliminary arti
cles between Great-Britain and the other powers (the
allies of America) are suspended till the completion of
the definitive treaty; why then the American ones?
Surely some latent cause lurks behind to be explained,
and'is alone fufficient to keep America on her guard.
How general Carleton will be able to reconcile the ho
nor and justice of the British nation, so much arrogated
to themselves, with the open afts of injustice so evi
dently practiced every day, is hard to determine.
About the nineteenth of February, the general pub
lithed in general orders, that all persons without the
British liaes, having property within, should fend in
th ir claims, &c. &c. here it is evident much was said
ad nothing favourab'e to the claimants intended; as has
been proved by numerous applications made to
no purpose, except fubjeding some applicants to
abuse. Th"is atfertion is founded oh fait. On
the publication of the ratification of the prelimi
nary articles of peace, many of the old citizens of
New-York,who had fled from that city at the approach
o' the British, fold and disposed of their places in the
country (tlifokihg as all the world thought b sides,
that it was actually peace) and went to New-York,
but to their utter disappointment, and to the astonish
ment even of the loyalifls, tnofe people were not per
mitted to go into their own houses ; the keys of all
empty houses, and such as should be evacuated, being
ordered to the commandant's office,—who out of his
very great goo laris condescended to let such houses,
on the party hiring, paying him down three months
rent. We need not enquire who pockets this three
months rent, with all ocher rents within the Brtifh
lines, unju ly detained from taerightful owners. The
commandant, general Birch, will not tell us, nor will
any concerned in this very honorable traffick. Suffice
it to fay, it has long been, and Rill is, 101 l to all whig
proprietors, unless brought in discharge of dents due
by the proprietors of houses, to fubjeds of the king
of Great-Britain. This system of house-letting is Rill
pursued to the great fatisfa&ion, no doubt, of the com
mandant, &c. The seventh article of the treaty of
peace between this country and Great-Britain, posi
tively stipulates, in tne strongest terms the Engfith
language will permit, that, “ his Britannic majesty
fha)l, with all convenient speed, and without causing
any deßrudion, or carrying away any negroes or
other property of the American inhabitants, withdraw
all his armies, garrifonsr and fleets from the said Unit
ed States, &c. &c. And also, shall order and cause all
archives, records, deeds, and papers belonging to any
of the said Rates or their citizens, which in the course
of the war may have fallen into the hands of his offi
cers to be forthwith restored, &c. &c." Here is plain
English. Let it be observed that general Carle
ton procured three commissioners to be appoint
ed on the part of America, and appointed others him
felf; thofein conjunction were to fee that no part of
the said seventh article was violated in any embarkati
on that might take place. The general too, as if to raise
our expectations of his Arid attention to justice, that
an open violation of it might be the more furprizing,
publiflied in general orders his inrentions to prevent
any infraction of this article. However degrading
to human nature, facts juflify my asserting that every
part of the article remains uncomplied with, and some
parts fha_efully violated, after all this parade about
preventing any infraction of it.
By some new, and to Americans unknown conftruai
on of the Bnglifh language, the British commander in
chief has difeovered that the said seventh article,
means directly contrary to what it expresses : that in-
Read of quitting America, the British are to continue
in poss (lion of one of the Rates : inflead of preventing
the deftruaion of property, they are to hold Ameri
can property as their own: instead of preventing ne
groes or other property of the Americans being carri
ed away, all negroes and other American property
must and (hall be carried away: instead of delivering
up all public records, &c. a positive denial of the re
cords of the Rate of New York is made, and the most
frivolous, nay, childish reasons assigned for their deten
tion. So much for the public faith of Great-Britain.
We are told general Carleton takes great umbrage at
the resolutions entered into by the a ffociated commit
tees, whole resolves have been published, and no
doubt have been offenfive enough to many of his
friends ; but, let the general be informed, that if the
laws of this country have not fufficient energy to pu
nilh the violaters of them, he and all his trends may
avoid the consequence, by retiring to Great-Britain
or some other of his Britannic majefly's lettlements.
AMERICANUS.
WAN TE D,
A Middle aged Woman, properly qualified, to ma
nage the concerns of a final! famiy, where there
are under Lrvants. It is a place of trust. and an unex
ceptionable character wi3 be required. Enquire of the
Printer. July 22.
TO BE LE T T,
The greatest Part of a ready
FURNISHED HOUSE, in a pleasant part of the town.
Enquire of the Printer, July ax.
N A VAL-0 FFI C E, Philadelphia;
Inward Entries.
Ship Juffour Isabella, Schommackger, Turks-lfland,
Eagle, La Combe, Bourdeaux.
Snow Happy Rencontre, Boulzag: Guidaloupe.
Good Friend, Conte, Brest.
Brig General Wafhingron; Coreil, Dunkirk.
May Flower, Hawkins," Bavanna.
Mildred, Frost, L ondon*
Cyrus, Simmons, Boßon.
Neptune, Rich, Virginia.
Carmo, Braga, St. Ti^mas.
Rosario, Nefche, Guadeloupe.
Schooner Pel y. Miller, Keon beck.
Ant, Cooper, New Pro idence.
Hawk, Lictle, Rhode.if ]rod.
Sloop Grampus, Selew Connedicut.
Bird, Welch Port-au-Prince.
Susanna, Gladding, Rhode Hland.
Rebecca, Pennyfield, Boflon.
Louisa, Weston, ditto.'
Rebecca, Gardner, ditto.
Betsey, Watfoh, New York.
Outward Entries-
Ship Brothers, Haytherne, BrifloL
Schooner Molly, Burrows, Grenada-
Cleared.
Snow St. Monto, Morais, Nantz
Brig Anno, Reed, Mafagc.
Schooner Molly, Burrows, Grenada.
Sloop Liberty, M'Carty, New-York.
•t* The Proprietors of the city tavern are request
ed to meet on Tuesday, twelve o'clock, at the tavern,
to deliberate on some matters of importance relating to
their interefl. Every m mber is requettej to be punc
tual in his attendance.
*** The Philosophical Society are requ'fted
to meet this evening, at the univerfiiy, on special bu
siness ; and as the ditpofal of money will cone under
their consideration, it is hoped that the members will be
punctual in their attendance.
July 22. JAMES DAVIDSON, secretary.
Wanted as a Servant,
Al A Dofl3 or 14. ye?rs old, who understands
Gmething of the Care of HorDs and Waiting in
a Family. Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SOLD,
Ore of the mod co ivenieqt STANDS in the City for
a Merchant.
A Commodious three Stere HOUSE in Fiont-ftreet,
bet ^een Walnut drect and the Drawbridge : The
Lot contains 20 feet on Froot-ttreet, and extends 250
feet to rhe Dick ; on which there at? a good brick Sta
ble, Coach-Houk and S ore. Enquire of
Ju!y ^ JOHN COX.
Phi'adelphis, July 22 „
RAN-AWAY on Sunday evening !ait, an Appren
tice BOY, named GEORGE BRIGHT, about
~. 5 '' et h^ h , T 7 years of age (bort brown ha rand
Ninth complexion, was born in the weft of Engian.,
and ipeaks bad Englifti : hid on wn&n he went away,
an old beaver hat, a blue ano white printed linen jac
ket, a brown and yellow printed cotton waistcoat,
new check shirt, a pair cf blue and white c< ttoc firp
ed trawlers, seated with a piece of check the (..me as
his shirr, and a pair of new (hoes, Whoever fecuies
the said Apprentice, -nd brings him to the fubfiother,
living in Ton-alley, shall receive the Reward of Eigh
teen-pence, paid by me, ROBERT DOWNS.
N. B. Ail matters of veffJs and others aie forbid to
carry him off, as they will be prokcuted according to
law.
Thomas Irwin,
HAS by him some Linens and Woollens, imported
in the thip Congress from ('Orient, owned by
a William Smith, and 0 hers; th- owners are requrtt-.
ed to produce their bills of lading and invoices, and
receive their goods.
To be Sold for 85 Pounds,
A NEGRO WENCH of about n\e age of 19 yearst
(he has been registered according to b w, and can
do all kind of house work. Enquire of the Printer.
Ac the Cicy Auflion Scerc,
On FRIDAY Next,
(The 2501 Instant, Jul,)
At TWO o'clock in the ARrioon,
Will Commence the S A L E,
OF a LARGE and very GENERAL
Assortment of Merchandize:
Cenfißing) amongtt a are.t Variety of other very We
able Articles, cf
WHITE and brown Sheeting, Liners, German
Oznabrigs, boxes of China, glass and japan
ned Ware: -And at tie fame Time will be Sold,
Five Bales of damaged Oznabrigs, and Six Bales of
damaged Sail Cloth, for account or the Underwriters.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
For BRISTO L,
THE Ship BROTHERS, Captain Haythorne,
a fait tailor, with good acco nmoo^oo, ~ wut
fail in three weeks. For Freight or Pdfiage
apply to BROOKE SMITH, at M:. Swj d's, Lodge
alley, or to the Captain on board the Ship, laying
at south fide cf Arch ftieet Wharf. July 22.