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Hgl/" n'e?:effary for you, I give it you With the
gieateft plealure. 1
" Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Affemb'y,
" I thank you for the supplies you have so rea
dily granted for the support of government and the
iervice of the current year.
" Gentlemen of the Council,
" Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly,
" The provident attention you have given to
the interest of this country, and the harmony with
which you have conduced the business of the ses
sion, reliefs the greatest honour upon yourlelves,
and must be productive of the best consequences.
You have lightened my burden and made me look
chearfully forward to the cares of government;
in return I trust my future administration will con
vince you and your constituents, that the prospe
rity of this island is the constant fuhjeff of my with
aud solicitude. Ide therefore, in his Majesty's
name prorogue this General Assembly unto Tues
day the 31st day of January next, and it is pro
rogued accordingly.
CHARLESTOWN. (S. C.) Feb. 17.
Letters from Bristol of Dec. 18th fay, advices
were then just received from London, that a change
io the Ministry was likely to take place, which, it
was thought, would effed a reconciliation between
Great-Britain and her Colonies,
From the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
The following is an Address presented to General
G /IGE, from the Select-men of fix towns in the
ecunt, of Plymouth, occasioned b, a number of
soldiers being Rationed at Marftfeid in said coun
ty, in a time of peace.
To his Excellency THOMAS GAGE, Esq;
May it pleafeyour Excellency,
117 E his Majesty's loyalfubje&s, SeleA-men
VV of the several towns of Plymouth, Kings
ton, Duxborough, Pembroke, Hanover and Sci
tuate, deeply affeded with a sense of the increasing
dangers and calamities, which menace one of the
most promising countries upon earth with political
exition, cannot but lament, that while we are
endeavouring to preserve peace, and maintain the
authority of the laws; at a period, when the
bands of government are relaxed, by violent in
fractions on the charter of the province, our ene
mies are pradifing every intidious stratagem, to
lechice the people into a&s of violence and outrage.
We beg leave to address your Excellency, on
a fubje& which excites our apprehensions extreme
ly: And in the representation of fads, we pro
mile to pay that sacred regard to truth, which
had our adversaries observed, we flatter ourselves,
it would have precluded the necessity of our ad
dreeing your Excellency, on this occasion.
We are irifortned from good authority, that a
number of people from Marfhfield and Scituate,
have made application to your Excellency, folicit
iag the aid of a detachment of his Majesty's troops,
for the security and protection of themselves and
properties. That their fear's and intimidation
were intircly groundless, that no design, or plan
of molestation, was formed against them, or ex
ited but in their own imaginations; their own
declarations, and their actions, which have a more
Striking language, abundantly demonstrate. Se
veral men of unquestionable veracity, residing in
the town of Maffhfield, have solemnly called God
to witnefi, before one of his Majesty's Justices
of the peace, that they not only never heard of
any intention to disturb the complainants; but
repeatedly saw therti, after they pretended to be
under apprehensions of danger, attending to their
private affairs, without arms; and even after they
had lodged their arms, a few miles distant from
their refpeChte houses. They frequently declared
in cobverfation with the deponents, that they were
rot apprehensive of receiving any injury in their
persons or properties : and one of them, who is a
minor (as many of them are) being persuaded to
fare his life, by adjoining himfelf to the petition
ers, but afterwards abandoning them by the re
quest of his father, depofeth in the like solemn
manner, that he was under no intimidation him
felf, nor did he ever hear any one of them fay
that he was. It appears as evident as if written
with a fun-beam, from the general tenor of the
testimony, (which we are willing to lay before
your Excellency, if desired) that their expressions
of fear, were a fallacious pretext, dilated by the
inveterate enemies of our constitution, to induce
your Excellency to fend troops into the country,
to augment the difficulties of our situation, al
ready very diftrefling; and what confirms this
truth, (if it needs any confirmation) is the assidu
ity and pains which we have taken to investigate
it: We have industriously and impartially scruti
nized into the cause of this alarm, and cannot find
that it has the least foundation in reality.
All that we have in view in this address, is to
lay before your Excellency a true Bate of fads,
and to remove that opprobrium, which thik move
ment of the military reflects on this county: and
as a spirit of enmity and falfehood is prevalent in
the country, and as every thing which comes from
a gentleman of your Excellency's exalted station,
naturally acquires great weight and importance,
we earnestly intreat your Excellency, to search
into the grounds of every report, previous to
giving your assent to it.
Signed b, a number of Selectmen.
Pembroke, February 7, 1775.
NEW.YOR K,^2.
We have authentic advices of the 22d of last
month, from Ulster county, that on Saturday
right the 18th, Mr. John Schoonmaker being in
bed, overheard the following conversation between
his own negro York, and a negro named Joe, be
longing to Mr. Johannes Schoonmaker, viz.
York. How many ? Joe. A great many..
York. From where ? Joe. From Keyfereck,
Hurly, and Kingston. York. How much pow
der have they? Joe. Two pounds. York.
That is not enough, they Should have more to
get through with it, and drums enough to pre
vent hearing the cries. They will begin, two at
your house, two at John De Puis, and in pro
portion more at other houfa? It will be put in
ex^urio^ between this and Wednesday night;
when once begun, we must go through with it.
We are to set fire to the houses, and stand by
the doors and windows, to receive the people as
they come out.
The above (in substance) being deposed before
a rnagiftrate, the two negroes were committed to
gaol; and together with several other negroes,
examined next day before four magiftfrates who
met for that purpose but no further difeoveries
could then be made.
A letter from said place, names Marbletown,
as well as the three above mentioned, and that
the negroes were to be divided into parties, to
fire the houses, cry fire, and kill the people as
they came out.—The motive for this conspiracy
was the recovery of, their freedom. A large
quantity of powder and ball was found with seve
ral negroes, and there are said to be advices in
town, that besides the two negroes before men
tioned, Seventeen or eighteen more have been
committed to gaol.
A report has likewise been current in town for
0 day or two past, that these negroes were to be
joined by fire or fix hundred Indians, but it does
not appear that there is any good foundation for
the report.
On Tdefda'y last, between twelve anti one
o'clock, the new Hospital at Renelagh, a large
pile of building, lately erc&ed and nearly finished,
was difeovered to be on fire; the workmen being
all gone to dinner, and the rooms lumbered with
combustible materials, the flames spread so faft,
that before any help could be called, they were
got to too great a height to be suppressed, and
the whole wooden part of the building, the erect
ing of which had been the work of many months,
was, in about one hour, reduced to aShes.—lt is
unknown by what means the accident happened,
but it is supposed that the Shapings might have
been left too near the fire.—lt is hoped, however,
that charity, which reared this ftru&ure, will
cause another to spring from its tShes, for the
relief of the distressed poor.
Last week Orders Were received from Virginia
for the purchase of as large a quantity of arms as
can be procured in this city.
We are informed by a Captain of a vessel who
arrrived a few days ago from Antigua, that Ad
miral Parry, with the royal squadron under his
command, on that station, has received orders to
fail for Boston, where this gentleman will be
second in command, as he is a jun. Vice Admi
ral of the blue flag to Admiral Graves. The gen
tleman who brought this advice, added, that he
heard Admiral Parry himfelf declare the above
destination of his Majesty's fhipr.
By Capt. Quill who arrived here yesterday, in
30 days from the Bay of Honduras, we learn
that the inhabitants of that place are about to
fend a donation of 100,000 feet of Mahogany, to
be fold in Europe for the relief of the poor of
Boston.
To the Freeholders, and Freemen, of the city and
County of Neub-York.
Ao the last Congress, held at Philadelphia,
recommended, that another Congress
should be convened at the fame place, on the 10th
day of May next, and the election of Delegates,
ought not to be longer delayed, most of the other
Colonies having already appointed them. And
as the Committee has no power without the ap
probation of their constituents to take any mea.
fares for that purpose. They therefore request
that the Freeholders and Freemen of the city and
county of New-York will be pleased to assemble
at the Exchange, on Monday, the 6th instant,
at 12 o'clock, to fignify their sense of the best
method ofchoofing such Delegates; and whether
they will appoint a certain number of persons to
meet such deputies, as the counties may eleft for
that purpose, and join with them in appointing out
of their body, Delegates for the next Congress.
Committee Chamber, if March, 1775.
By Order of the Committee,
ISAAC LOW, Chairman.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.
The Committee for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon, at Six
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
Bedford, February 10, 1775.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that
for the encouragement of industry and manu
factures, and agreeable to the recommendation of
the General Congress, and of the Provincial Con
vention, that a premium of Five Pounds will be
paid by the Committee of Correspondence for the
county of Bedford, to the perlon who Shall ere&
the firft Fulling Mill in the said county.
Three Pounds to the person in the said county
who (hall make the fineft and best piece of Linen
Cloth.
Forty Shillings to the person who shall make the
next best piece.
Twenty Shil ings to the person who fliall make
the third best piece, each containing not less than
twenty yards, of flax of the growth of this county.
And Twenty Shillings to the weaver, who fliall
weave the fineft piece, before the firft of October
next. On behalf of the Committee,
ROBERT GALBRAITH.
Divers other articles are under consideration,
for which premiums will be offered hereafter.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
As the eflabSfoing of manufactories among ourfe'ves
must undoubtedly be of great advantage to the pub
lic, it is hoped that every friend to his country
will endeavour to promote the following plan, to
which a considerable number of gentlemen have
already fubferibed.
P LA N of an AMERICAN
MANUFACTORY.
WE the fubferibers, being deeply impressed
with a sense of our present difficulties, and
earnestly solicitous, as far as in our power, to
support the freedom, and promote the welfare,
of our country on peaceable and constitutional
principles; and well knowing how much the efta
bliShing manufactories amongst ourselves would
contribute thereunto, besides exciting 2 general
and laudable spirit of industry among the poor,
and putting the means of supporting themselves
into the hands of many, who at present are a
public expence, and also to convince the public
that our country is not unfavourable to the esta
blishing manufactories, DO AGREE to form
o irfelves into a company for the promoting of an
/American manufactory on the following principles,
fubje& to such rules and regulations as /hall be
hereafter agreed on.l
I. That the company be called THE UNI
TED COMPANY OF PHILADEL
PHIA FOR PROMOTING AMERI
CAN MANUFACTURES.
11. That the company mail continue for three
whole years, commencing on the day of the firft
general meeting of the fubferibers.
111. That a ffiare in the company be fixed at
Ten Po unds, after payment whereof every sub
scriber mall be entitled to a vote in common on
all occafiohs, and also to be elected to any office
belonging to the company, and no person shall
be entrusted with any office but a member thereof.
IV. That we will begin with the manufactu
ring of woollens, cottons and linens, and carry
on the fame to the greatest extent and advantage
our stock will admit of during the three years
aforefaid, for,which purpose we do agree to pay
into the hands of the treafarer, who mail be
hereafter chosen, one moiety or full half of each
of our fubferiptions, within one week after the
firft general meeting of the fubferibers, and the
other moiety within two months after the afore
faid general meeting; all which monies paid as
aforefaid, together with all the profits arising
from the manufactory, mail be continued as com
pany stock for the space, and to the full end of
three whole years, commencing on the day of
the firft general meeting of the fubferibers afore
faid.
V. That a general meeting of the fubferibers
mail be called by written tickets within one week
after two hundred fubferiptions are obtained, in
order to choose by ballot, for the firft year,
twelve managers, a secretary and treasurer, to
fix the time of the annual meeting for our future
elections, and to do all other matters and things
as may then be deemed necessary for the better
regulating the affairs of the company.
VI. That one third of the managers, and no
More, be changed annually, on the day of the
election, by their drawing lots for their going
Out, and on the death or departure out of the
city and its districts, of any manager for the space
of three kalender months, the other managers
may choose another in his stead, who mail be
considered as acting in the room of the deceased
or departed manager.
VII. That the managers carry on the manu
factory agreeable to the rules of the company,
and mail have the whole direction thereof, and
mail attend two by two in turn every day at the
manufactory store, at such hours as they mail agree
upon, to oversee the business, draw orders on the
treasurer, and give the necessary directions.
VIII. 1 hat the treasurer mail give security for
the faithful discharge of his trust; and for account
ing for, and delivering up to his successor in said
office all such monies, books, writings and effects,
as (hall then be in his hands belonging to the com
pany, at such times as the managers or a majority
of them shall direct and require, which security
the managers are hereby required to fee duly
given, executed and recorded in the office for re
cording of deeds for the county of Philadelphia,
before any such treasurer, so elected, shall enter
upon his said office: Abd the treasurer is hereby
enjoined to answer no order but such as shall be
signed by the two attending managers for the day,
as aforefaid, which said orders shall be good
vouchers to indemnify him.
IX. That a state of the manufactory and of
the company's accounts mail be fairly made out
at the end of every fix months, and kept in the
manufactory store, for the infpeCtion of the
members.
X. That the managers mail have power to
call a general meeting as often as they ffiall find
it necessary to take the advice of the company in
any affair, or to lay any prepofal or matter of
importance before them.
XI. That after the firft general meeting of the
fubferibers, three weeks notice of the time and
place of meeting, in one of the news-papers, shall
be fu fficient to call a general meeting of the com
pany ; and no rule nor regulation mail be binding
on the company, but such as shall have received
the approbation of a majority of the members
present at a general meeting.
CUSTOMHOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Ship Charming Nancy, G. Corrie, Hispaniola.
Ship jof^ph, J. Crew, Tripani.
Brig Charlotte, P. Parker, Hispaniola.
Sloop Ranger, T. Bryan, Ditto.
Ship Ranger, S. Wilson, Cadiz.
Sch. Bonaventure, J. Waterman, Nantucket.
Outwards.
Brig Adrian, W; Stevens, St. Croix.
Sloop Fanny, W. Raddon, Grenada.
Brig Charlertown Packet, S. Wright, S. Carolina.
Sch. Kingston, S. Conyngham, Dominica.
Brig Jenny, W. Workman, South-Catolina.
Sch. Rebecca, J. Holden, Virginia.
Brig Charlotte, P. Parker, Jamaica.
Ship Peggy, D. Harrow, Lisbon.
Sch. Tr,al, J. Warden, St. Euffatia.
Sch. Bonaventure, J. Waterman, Nantucket.
Cleare d.
Ship Tyger, T. Fell, Jamaica.
Ship Two Brothers, A. Henderson Virginia.
Sloop Betsy, J. Tucker, Nevis.
Sch. Hrfty, W. Stevens, Tortola.
Sloop Nancy, J. Irvine, Ditto.
Brig Kingston, S. Conyngham, Dominica.
Sloop Peggy, W. Hollingfhead, Barbados.
Ship Lyon, S. Wilson, Corunna.
Brig Sea Nymph, W. Moore, South-Carolina.
Brig Nancy, J, Taylor, Barbados.
Brig Charleftown Packet, S. Wright, S. Carolina,
Sch. Rebecca, J. Holden, Virginia.
Ship Alfred, T. Callender. London.
Brig Patty, T. Rawlins, Dominica.
Brig Peggy, B. Hartwell, Hispaniola.
City of Philadelphia, March 6, 1,7;
- Th^ ASSIZE of BREAD.
Fine Flour, at Twenty-one Shillin, and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings) at Seventeen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread ib.oz. Midd. do. lb. oz. Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 6^ id.loafiso 7^ id.loafiso 11
2d.ditto,0 1,1 2d.ditto, 0 153 2 d.ditto, 1 6<
4d.ditto,i ioi 4d.ditto,l 15^ qd.ditto, 2 I2±
Bd.ditto, 3 5 Bd.ditto, gls Bd.ditto, 5 9
I2d.ditto,4 15; Izd.ditto, 5 14! Izd.ditto,B 5^
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL POWEL, 7
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER, $ Aldermen.
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Just published, and to be fold by
JOHN D UN L A P,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
EDWIN: Or the EMIGRANT.
An E C L O G U E.
To which are added,
Three other POETICAL SKETCHES.
By the Rev. Mr. C OOMBE.
Nee luftffe pudet. Hor.
Philadelphia, March 4,177 c.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
DR OPPED last Thursday evening, betwixt
Arch-street and Society-Hill, a bundle of
MONE Y containing fifty pounds, in which were
two or three 51. Bills, of Pennsylvania currency,
and a few fl. Maryland ditto. Whoever has
found the fame; and will bring it to the Printer
hereof, shall be entitled to the above Reward.
WA S taken up by the fubferiber, at
Deep Water Island, the latter end of Fe
bruary last, sundry valuable PINE LOGS.
The owners proving their property and paying
charges, may have them again.
.JOHN READ.
N. B. A quantity of H A Y to be disposed of.
Apply at the above island.
GODFREYD RICHTER,
In Front-street, between Race and Vine-streets,
where Richard Wells, Pilot, lives,
OFFERS his service to those Gentlemen who
incline to learn the GERMAN L A N-
G UAGE; and as it has been his chief fludy, .
they may depend upon due care, and the true pro
nunciation.
Germantown Bleachfield,
JOHN HUNTE R,
At the above Bleachfield,
WILL immediately begin to whiten all fort!
of plain linen, yard wide and underwidths
not exceeding a 900 reed, at <d. per yard, 1000
reed at s d. peryard, and all above at 6d. per yard;
huckabacks and coarse diapers, at 4d. per yard ;
fine diapers at yd. per yard. Russia twills and
meetings will be bleached for merchants at qd. per
yard, and dreffeJ and lapped equal to any import
ed at 6d. per piece. Linen yarn and thread whiten
ed at is. per Ib. nd less quantity than 10 lb. will
be received. Cotton whitened at rod. per lb. and
cotton Dockings at qd. per pair.
Families who have sheets or table linen stained or
difcoloured, may have them cleared at a moderate
price.
GOODS for said Bleachfield are received by
the following Gentlemen in Philadelphia, viz.
Mr. Francis Gurney, merchant, below the Draw
bridge, Mr. William Shute, tallow-chandler, at
the New-Market, and Mr. John Green, merchant,
near the upper end of Second -street; Mrs. Davis,
at the new Rising Sun on Germantown Road, and
Job, Hunter at the Bleachfield ; at all which places
receipts will be given.
N. B. The Advertiser preterits his grateful thanks
to those who were pleased to favour him with their
custom last summer, and lie earnestly solicits the
future favours of them and the Public in general ;
and although the smallness of his business last year
occafroned him to be a considerable lof'er, yet he is
not thereby intimidated from prosecuting a business
that is so principal a branch of the linen manufac
tory, hut still hopes that his knowledge of the busi
ness and Ariel application thereto, will enable him
to finish every article ihttufted to him, in such a
manner as will gain him the most generous encou
ragement From the Public.
WANTED, a man who has been employed
in bleaching either in Ireland or Scotland, '
*„* Said Hunter will also attend himfelf at
George Zeller's, inn keeper, at the Germantown
Stage the corner of Cherry-alley and Third-streets,
in Philadelphia, on every Saturday, to receive and
give receipts for Goods.
Just published and to be fold by
J. DOUGLASS M'DOUGELL,
In Chefnut-ftreet; two doots below Second-Greet
AN EARNEST ADDRESS to such &
the people called Quakers, as are sincerely
defirotis of supporting and maintaining the Christi
an Testimony of their Ancestors, occasioned bv a
piece entitled, —“ The Testimony of the People
“ called Quakers, given forth by a meeting of the
“ Representatives of said people in Pennsylvania
“ and New-Jersey, held at Philadelphia the twenty
" fourth dhy of the firft month, 1775.''
Ezrt.viii. 15, 16. Isa. ix. 16. Rom.xv'i. 17, >B.
The above books may be had of Benjamin Janu
ary, book-binder, in Front street, near the Draw
bridge, Philadelphia, and Opposite Mr. Redwood's
store; of Dr. John Watson, in Newcastle; lames
Adams, printer, and James Williamson, book
seller, iri Wilmington ; Samuel Loudoun, book
seller, in New-York, and of Francis Bailey, printer,
in Lancaster.
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Philadelphia County, 11.
IN pursuance of an order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas we the fubferibers appointed by the
said Court to audit and adjust the demands against,
and make distribution of the eft'e&s of a certain
Andrew Lutz, late of Spring-Garden, in the
Northern Liberties, Vi&ualler, abfeonded, give
notice to all persons having demands against the
laid Andrew Lutz, to appear v ith their accounts
properly proven at the house of the Widow Gil
berts, near Virae-Street wharf, at 4 o'Clock in the
afternoon ofTuefday the ,th day bfMarch, in order
to receive a dividend of what effects we have alrea
dy received, and to give such information as shall
appear necessary in the premises, at which time and
place all persons indebted to him, are desired to
attend and pay such debts, to,
ISAAC COATS, and
JOHN BALDWIN.
TO BE S O L EI
A VALUABLE young Negro Wench, with
a child about three yeafy old. Er,qfo &
the Printer.