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lodged the justice of their fenteoce, and d:ed fully
convinced of the heineoufnefs of tfrejyoffence
' They have- difeevered feverai perlons whd ^ded and
assisted them, but unfortunately marie their escape
upon the caption of these culprits, however At is
hoped that jufticc will overtake them, and inflict the
puaifomeot due to such parricides.
In CONGRESS February 27, 1778.
Refolded, That a company of Bakers be raised to
bake bread for the army, the company to consist of
1 "'° dole a 3 rat.a day.
than have
g Sub Directors 40 ditto - 2 ditto
12 Foreman 30 ditto - 1 ditto
60 Bakers 24 ditto - 1 ditto
That the company be inlifted for cue year from
the day of their enhftment, and be fubjeft to the
rules and articles of wan .
That each Foreman and Baker have the fame
cloaihing as is allowed to non cemmiffioned officers
in the continental iervice.
That the Board of War be directed to appoint
the Director and Sub Directors, and cause the com
pany to be raised and set to work with the utmost
dispatch. Extras from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
War Office, March. 1, 1778.
Persons qualified for the employments of Dire&or
and Sub-Directors, are desired to apply to the Board
of War, and produce certificates of their character
and qualifications. None need apply whose teftimo
nia's are dubi.tr, or in any degree exceptionable.
Bakers of hard bread are most wanted;
Persons who wid undertake the Supply of the ar
my with vinegar, vegetables and Lap, or either of
these articles, will be contrasted with by applying
to the Board. By order of the Board,
HORATiO GATES, President.
A SUP'LEMEN r to the ACT intitled, " An ACT
for the regulating of waggons, carriages and pack
hofee for the public jeronce."
W' HEREAS by an Aft of General Assembly
of ibe Common-Weahti of Pennsylvania, en
titled, " An Abt for the regulating waggons, carriages
and pack hoi fes for the public feivice," it is dirtied
that the waggon fetvice be performed in rotation t And
whereas th.< time of the tour of. duty to be performed
by the waggons or teams refyeaively called into the
service by virtue of the Act, to which this Act is a
Supplement, is noth Jod, by r^afon whereof difeon
tent a<d J-lericm may ensue. For remedy whereof,
Be it enaded, and it is hereby enaßed by the Reprefen.
tatives of the Freemen of the Common Wealth of Pennfyl
«uania. in Genkai Afembfy met, and by the authority of
the fame Tuat alb ml every.the waggons ana teams,
which now arc, or hereafter fa 1 be called into the
service of this or the United States of America, in
pursuance of the A.&, to which this A& is a Supple
ment, sh f continue and remain in iuch service for
and du iag the full term of thirty days, if not sooner
discharged. But if it should so ha? pen, that the said
term, or tour of duty, diould expire wh r n such wag
gons or teams (hall be on the way to the place whe e
the loading is to he est, then it ihail and may be law
ful 10 keep such team or icons in the iervice until they
return to camp, or other place of defamation ; provid
ed that such dnention do not exceed tour days, over
and above the time limited by this Ats.
Ami be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That if any waggon driver or carter, driving his own
wage > n or team, (hall detert from laid lerrice, before
the expiration of the time by this Act limited, thenit
shall and may be lawful for th. County Waggon Mil
ter, or hi* Affiant, and he is hereby enjoyed and
req'ui ed to procure and hire an able bodied driver in
the room and place of such deserter, and cause the said
team to be brought to the camp, or other place, where
necefftry, thee to context its tour of duty, executive
of the time so loft by fy h defection, deducing out of
the hire or wages of bid team, the driver's wages, and
reasonable cost for bring and pro- uring such driver,
together with the sum of twenty pounds, as a fine on
such d^ferter, to be paid to the State Tieafuyer for the
life o' the State. , ,
And be it further enured by the authority aforejaid,
That if any hired man or lervant, driving a team or
waggon, nidi defer: with the term or waggon under
bis care, such team or waggon frail be lent bacx by
such Waggon Ml .Iter to compleat its full tour of du
ty exclusive of the time lolt by luch deLrtion: And
f% Waggon Matter is hereby impowered and re
quired, at'all times, when neceibry, to hire waggon
drivers to fill all vacancies occaficn-d by desertion or
otherways, and to dedu& the wages tor luch waggon
drivers, with reasonable colt lor procuring the fame,
out of the pay or waggon hire due to the owner or
owners of such team ; and the said hi.ed waggoner or
servant deferring, either with or without hr* cart or
wa^on, lhall be fu:fca to such pifniihment and pe
nalties a * a militia man, deferring in the time of actu
al fervire, would fuffer by the Laws of this State.
AND WHEREAS fume of the Battalion Dif
tri&s may be too large for one Affilant Waggon-Msf
tet at all times to do the duties of him required by
Law : Therefore, Be it enacted by the authority afore
faid That it thall anl may be lawful for the leveral
County Waggon Misters of .this State, at luch times
and places, when aid where it may be necessary, to
depute as many Affiant Waggon Matters, to serve
protempo e as the exigency of affairs require; and
that fu,ch Waggon Maftus dull receive u.c fame pay
and rations as the Assistant Wagpr .Maftros are lot
tied to receive by the Ad, to which this Aa is a Sup
plement, during the time, and as long as they (hail
remain in a^W/eryice, and not longer. ,
And be it further yr/aFled by the authority aforefaid,
T^at the time, or tour of duty, ihall commence on the
day and time when, the brigade is formed 5 and ti at
nd number of waggopsdefs th'r twelve (hall be called
a brigade, and be titled to a Waggon Matter :
which faid.Waggen M^fer thill be allowed so age lor
one horse while.in afluaLLgyice.
j.O H N $ f,*< A R D, Speaker.
Enabled 'imo a Laax Ct La,cafter, on TburJday the
Twelfth, day of March,. °n the .Tear One Ih^ufand
Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight
JOHN MORRIS, jm. ChrK 01 General Alterably.
(Proceedings in the B, itifo Parliament will be continu
ed in our next.)
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Now in the press, and will if pyb/ifoed hfct Monday, by
JOHN DUNLAP, in Lancaster,
The AMERICAN CRISIS
NUMBER
Addressed to General Sir WILLIAM aoWE.
R- the AUTHOR of COMMON "ENSF.
B E S O L D§
^faWO tradsol LAND of the best quality; the
g one tioMte near the Juniata, in Cumberland
County, containing about one thousand acres, and ad
mits of sundry mJI-felts. The other on the Ever Ohio,
about thirty five mile* above Fort-Pitt , B th tr?&.«
patented; Enquire for terms of faie, &c. of General
John Armstrong, at Carlifle, or to the Printer
hereof.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A WET NURS E, with a good breait of milk,
1 ' that can be well recommended. Enquire of the
Printer.
ffo be BOL ]) by the Subscriber,
^ VAI,U AXL E Fixation in Ealt-Nottingu,m,
A Ceft.r County, containing neat four hundred
acres, with a large pioporfon of good Wood land ;
there is on the premiss a neat two-ftpry stone battle
with four ro ms on a floor, a good barn, ftalki, and
other out house, a good fprihg with a done fprihg
hoUfe over it, twenty acres of good meadow mate aid
as much more may be made, a good orchard, the up
land produces p (ture and grain very well; the Whole
is in good rep dr, very pieafantiy situated, near fev^al
places of woilh-p, three miles from New London Cross
Roads and five from the Brick Meting-house, and
twelve from the Head of Elk, one branch of which
runs through the land. Poff:ffion will l egiven imme
diately. For further particulars enquire oTMrs G rd
ner, on the premiies, or ofthe fubferiber at Mr. Fran
cis Bailey's, Printer, in Lancaster.
JOSEPH GARDNER.
N. B. Wanted to rent, a house in Lancaiter. En
quire as above,
c lq be SOLD ^PRI/ATE SLE,
IHREE hundred and eighty acies of patent Land,
lituate in the weft end of Drummers Township,
Lancaster County, near Susquehanna, about hall way
between Pcachbortom and M'Call's Ferry, one half
whereof is cleared, with a large stone dwelling house,
a large barn, the under story built with done and ihe
u/pn with quare logs, with other office houses ; a
good orchard, and a Sufficient quantity of meadow
rn.de and to make ; the land is good for grain or pas
tme, being well stored with locust and black walnut ;
it affords a pleasant profpe& of twenty miles distance
into Harford County, Maryland ; the title indisputa
ble; and as it is presumed none will purchase without
viewing, they may be further Satisfied as to parrictilars
and terms by applying to the owner, living on the
premises. MOSES IK W I N^_
Kar.ton, March 2, 1778.
TO BE SO L D,
C” UNDRY NEGROES, consisting of two men,
' two women, two troys and two girls. Toe oldert
of the men is a miller, a carter and a farmer, and is
about fifty years old ; The other is a float, likely fel
low, a farmer, and arout thirty-five years old ; he is
father to th<ee of the children, viz. one girl nine years
old, one fix years, and a boy ten months old, by the
oldest wench, who is a good cook and da ry-wemen.
The youngest wench about twenty-Seven years old, is
an excellent house Servant, and resides waffling and
ironing, can fpm wool an: flix, knit, &c. understands
the management es a dairy, and making butter and
cheese ; She is mother to the ether boy about eleven
years old, and as fine a boy of his age as any in Ame
rica. The man and wife and three children mult not
be parted, nor the mother and Son ;as they hve lived
long in one family together, it would be melt agreea
ble if they could be fixed near each other. They are
fold for no fault, the owner only intending to change
his plan of life. Whoever the above may Suit will
please to enquire of Mr. Henry Worly, Inn-keeper,
at the north branch ot Rariton, Somenct County, Ealt-
New Jersey.
WAS STOLEN in the night of Sa
tuiday, the 7th inst. (March) num trie sta
ble of the fubferiber at Windsor Forge, a large chef
nut HORSE, fifteen and a half hands high, about
eight years old, his face and hind Sect white, has a
grey mane which lays to the left file, and his tad has
been nicked ; he was one of the British horfr, -no ts
a remarkable fine figure. TWENTY POUNDS
Reward will be given for the horse, or THIRTY
POUNDS if the thief can be secured an I brought
to justice. JOHN LARDNER.
^ LSOLD fa Case,
"jr'vVO Plantations adjoining each other iti
..[ Letter kenny. Town Ship, CUnW&land Countys
within five miles of Cnambe. iburgh, ©obtaining about
nine hundred Ares; one an improved tra&, "i'h 4
new log house ,apdfoatfi and a good raw-mill upon it,^
at prefect in poss (Hon of William and J.me# Sharp;
rented at 301. per annum, upon which there is an tx^
cellent fituetion for. a grid-mill, haying a great fufficiA
eng of water ; Ribj<& to Proprietary quit-rent. Th 4
oihir traft is patented and unimproved, Ith jea to 4
mo,,gage of idol, for tefflsapplyto Mr. Matthew
Wilson, near Chamber (burgh, to George CAMP*
bell, in Limerick Township, Philadelphia County,
or 0 the P inter hereof;
Flo,pital Head Quarters, Manheim, March §, 1778.
ALL persons who have any demands againfl
the Miina y Hospitals of the Middle D (tria,
are defi cd to Apply to Joseph ShiPpen, Elq; Secret
tary and Paimaft , at Manheim, near Lahcaftcr, for
pa tn-nt. The Medical Gentlemen will be wait'd on
at the Hospitals where they are doing duty. All offia
cers of the Hospital absent oh furlough are hereby di^
re&ed to repair immediately to this place.
— WILLIAM SHiPPEN, Jun. Director General.
.Lancafler, Match 17, 1778.
J' H E Commissioners appointed for pur-
Chafing Flour, &c. for the Public Magazine at
th s place, are hereby informed, that a Store is open
ed for the reception of the fame by William Will,
who is appointed to receive the fame, and 10 whom
all perlon, near this place who have any to dispose of
mar apply,
1, Lancafier, March J, 1,7%.
^ LL Captains, or other Officers command
", '"^ fompanbs, or parts of companies, belonging
to the Militia of the County of Lancaster, and have
had aims, accoutrements, blankets, &c. the property
of this State, delivered to them last year, when called
into iervice, are h-reby requeued wit out delay to
deliver them bp, (or produce lathfa&ory vouchers for
the delivery of tne fame) to me, or the next Sub*
Lieu enan:, bh pain of being prof cuted for the value
thereof, agreeable to their cff.rent appraisements s
As silo ti.e Almoners es this County are nqnefted to
take the e. rheft opportunity of fettling then accounts'
with thole ft.m whom they have received monies on
account Of the poor, &c.
Lieut.
Camp, Halle, Forge, March 15, 17,8.
CTRAYED on the night of the sth ihi{
° from the Sxth Pennsylvania Regiment, a black
HORSE, about fifteen hands high, with a blaze in
his fact, the near tore and hind feet white, nine year#
old, trots and cantejs well. TEN DOLLARS
Reward wi 1 be given to the perlon who delivers him
at Cel. Harman's hut, in said Regiment.
JOHN MDOWELL, Surgeon.
TEN PO UN DS RE \VAIDi
ST OLEN last night, out of the stable cf Joseph
Haft, E q; in Warminfter Township Bucks Coun
ty, a large well made strawberry roan H OKo E,
eleven or twelve years old, a natural pacer, but trots
feme and centers pretty well, has a blaze in bis face,
his hind feet white, and feme white on one or both of
his fore feet, (this not quite certain) also a considera
ble mixture ot white on the top or upper part of hi#
tail; he has been tiled to the collar, which has left a
mark of feme depth on the top of his neck, now grown
tip with hair so as not to be easily ditcerned by the eye:
He is gentle, (hod all round, and in tolerable good
order. Any perlon securing the thief and horse, so
that the former may be brought to juflice and the
owner get his horse, (hall have the above Reward, or
for the horse alone FIVE POUNDS, paid by
Feb. 4, 1778. JOHN HA RT.
D Es E _ f~E D,~
From Capt. John M'C'owen's company, of the fixth'
Pennsylvania Regiment, the following persons, viz.
JAMES WALLACE, born in Ireland, aged
about thiity years, five feet fix or seven inches
high, fnto th complexion, brown hair, ufurily re ±
filed in Derry Township, Lancaster County. FRAN
CIS M'CLUSKEY, born in Ireland, about the fame
age and size, (month complexion, light brown hair,
and worked for some time at Captain Wiliam Old's
forge. TOBIAS KINGRICH, of German extracti
on and born in Lancalter County, about twenty-three
years of age, about five feet nine inches high, brown
hair and fir complexion. JOHN TISINGER, born
in Lancalter or Berks County, of (Herman parents, five
feet five or fix inches high, about twenty-five years of
age, well built, brown curled hair, and Imooth com
plexion. Tifinger and Kihgrich delerted frem camp,
the other two from Lebanon ; their different eloath
ing r; nnot be afeertained, as none of them wore uni
forms. Whoever takes up said deferte s and secures
them in any gaol, so that the fubferiber may have them
again, fha.il teceive FIFTEEN DOLLARS for each ;
and all persons are forbid at their peril to harbour laid
d r farters, or any of them.
Feb.,., JOHN M'COWAN. Cxpt. 6th P. Reg.
Ci AME to tne plantation ofthe fubferiber.
^ in Wett-NantmiH Townihip, Chelter County,
about the latter end of December last, two HORSES,
viz. a black horse about sixteen years old, with a bald
face and wall eyes; the o her a forre lhorfe about nine
years old, with a bald face. The owner is desired to
come, prove property, pay charges and take them
away, otherwise they will tßApld in twenty days flora
the date hereof, by
1 March 5, 1778. Robert dunwody.