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enjoy their delwfion. He will not deceive; but there are
other modes ts correction, besides the baftinado, where
it is necessary to make use of " ajmallijb middle Jize cane
oj fee-tenths efan i^ch in diameter---But the Juror is de
termined never io attack lambs, where norefiftance can
be expected; he is not yet such a political Quixote.
A few questions to the person who signs himfelf X.
Where is your old friend and companion, for at least fifteen
years landing? Have you left him in the pit, or has his
complexion at length difgu^ed you? What a pity you
have deserted him ;it may be a jhade on your character ;
Fer had you remained in conjunction with him to this
day, the good people of Fenofylvania would not have been
petered and perplexed with your wretched politics.
A JURO R.
Philadelphia, May i 7 th, 1779.
CHARLESTOWN, (South-Carolina) Abril 21.
The brave Serjeant Jasper (who id gallantly, during
the hottest of the fire or Sir Peter Parker/s squadron upon
Fert Moultrie, in 1776, took up the flag that had been
ihot down, and planted it upon the ramparts) bar lately
given a new proof of his courage and add'refs: He, with
another Serjeant, a few days ago, eroded Savannah River,
took, and brought to Major-General Lincoln's Head-
Quarters, two Captains, named Scott and Young, of the
Bri^fh troops in Georgia.
Yesterday odds were betted that there would not be a
Britifli soldier in Georgia, Eafi or Weft Florida, the Ba
hama or Bermuda Inlands, on the 20th day of July next.
Whenever the Britith army may withdraw, or forced th
quit the continent, it is said to be determined, to fend as
many of the Loyal Refugees as shall then remain with it,
to garrison the feveraf torts ip the Wefbindia Inlands,
and to incorporate the rest in such regular regiments, as
may be mod reduced.
B O $ T O N, Ma, 7.
Summary cf thefrfhef news from Europe, extruded from
Scotch papers of January and February, 1779.
Sir Hugh Pa!i ; fer, on toe trial of Admiral Keppel, had
thirty-five witneffey: Keppel double that number. The
former sent a letter to the Admiral by a most referable
Captain— Keppel sent for answer, he could receive no let
' ters till the determination of the court-martial. The Dtu
Amis, . French Indi man, was taken by the Knight pri
vateer, the prize net afterwards with a schooner, 'having
twenty-four Lagliih, and as many French on board, of
which only ten of the former, and five of the latter were
preferred: The remainder of the French, the moment
the ship flruck, leapt overboard ; one in the confufion
took with him a box of'diamoads, worth itoeol. fierling,
another a wedge cf gold, weighing iz pounds, both of
which were loft as well as the men." The Belle Poule in
the beginning of January lafl, had sent into Brest 110 less
than twenty fai 1 cf prizes. A malignant sickness had raged
in the garrison of Senegal, and carried off the Governor
and principal officers, and 5 out of 6 of the white inhabi
tants; Iq this condition they are apprehensive cf an attack
from the French. Lloyd's lift of prizes carried into France,
was high in the month of January. Miuiflry have much
weakened their influence in Scotland, by favouring the
bill for repealing the lawsagainft popery, which after creat
ing an high termination in that kingdom, they have been'
obliged to give up : The repeal has quietly taken place in
England. They were in England so sure of the success of
Campbell in Georgia, that before receiving any accounts
ofit, orders had been issued for Me. Stokes, Chiefjuftice
of that province, and the either officers, to prepare to em
bark and refeme their offices there. &x prizes arrived at
Brest in one day, viz. 30th December ; the most consider
able of which was taken by a French privateer, called the
American. The Chevalier de Terray, failed from Brest
about the middle of January, for the East-Indies, with se
ven fliips of the fine, and 5 armed vessels, with 4.000 men
oa board , besides the legion of the Duke de Lauzeeu. The
Engageant had a severe battle with the Rose, a Bririfu fri
gate, and on putting into Brest, Die funk, and saved only
4.0 of her crew. At a grand feaft given by the Farmers
General in Raina, on the Empress's birth day, more than,
an hundred of the common people, through excels of eat
ing and drinking, were found dead in the streets ; and it
was thought the whole number either dead, or expected
to die from the fame cause, would exceed a thousand. A
cartel for exchange of prifonerg is at length fettled between
France and England. An impress bill for the recruit of
the army has puffed with little opposition. Lord Nugent
in the House of Commons on the 19th of January, moved
for further relief to Ireland, in trade and manufadures,
particularly the cotton : He drew a melancholy picture of
that kingdom, and appealed to Sir George Saville fort\e
truth of it : ERates had fallen to 1 6 and 14. years purchase,
and no purchasers even on those terms ; the streets of Dub
lin swarmed with manufacturers that were flarving : A
Secretary of State, he said was then at Ireland, sent on
purpose to represent to adminifiration the deplorable con
i dition of that kingdom, which only those could form a
proper idea of, who had read the accounts of the famine
at Calcutta. Proposals has been brought into the Parlia
ment of Paris for legalizing protestant marriages ip France,
which was referred to the King. The Empress Qieen, by
an ordinance, prohibits the sale of prizes brought in by
atty foreign vessels, in any part of her dominions. While
the late aft passed in England, repeals the laws that im
prisons popith priests and inftrudors of youth for exerci
sing their funAiens, all dissenting ministers arid school
masters, who do,not fubferibe the 39 articles, remain fubjeft
to fine and imprisonment : Dr. Robertson, the historian,
was in favour of the popi^ bill for Scotland. The abilities
of NL Necker, a Financier of France, are much celebrated.
The Calledonian Mercury of Jan. 16, fays, ''The interest
of the ministry has already received a considerable Ihock
in Scotland, and if they persist in their infatuated attempts,
it will be altogether extinguished." At the beginning es
Admiral Keppel's trial, policies refpefting the issue of it,
were opened in the . Coffee-houfes in London ; but the evi,
fences in favor of the Admiral appearing so numerous and
clear, they were soon laid afije—There are firong hints in
the late papers, of a general pacification ; at least of with
drawing the troops from America; Lord Amherst having
:_ 'en his opinion that war cannet be carried on again!!
Fraih * a ^ America together ; other paragraphs, however,
announce' u ° r ° n ^ reinforcement for America, and a vi
rorous c n m L ' aj ^ n ' " was ' a 'd, Lord Carlifle would facceed
l ord Sandhu.S an d Governor Johnft@:ie, Sir Hugh Pal
lifer; and Lord Howe Admiral Keppel.—The mobs in
Scotland were so violent as not to be restrained by the
Magistrates, aided by the military ; fevered popifh pl ces
of worship had been pulled down. Supplies for the present
year in Ireland, borrowed at 8 per cent, nine millions for
England, at the fame enormous premium, and a new tax
on wheels and maid servants. One of the Clerks in an high
office, has betrayed to France, the cypher of certain dis
patches of great importance, between the Courts of Lon
don, Berlin, and Peterborough. Capt. Pownal in the
Apollo, had carried into Plymouth, a French frigate of
3.6 guns. General Clinton, is said to ha # e desired to be re
called, and Sir Guy Carlton to have refufed his place.
France presses Holland to defend the rights of her neu
trality, and the miuifterial writers in England will have
it, that Holland resents this treatment; their opponents
fay, Holland knows tb® well her own interest § and the in
clinations of her merchants; and moreover, mu ft find her
felf obliged to pay particular refped to the Houles of Bour
bon and Austria, now united : The talk of overtures freer
tht republic to America, confirms this latter opinion.
In the above account we have endeavoured, clearly and
concisely, ,to give bur readers the fubflar.ee of a number of
the latest Britifli papers. . x
It is evident enough from British papers, that Count
Almodayer, the-Spanish Ambassador in London, has been
negotiating through the winter as mediator for an accom
modation , but whether Britain means, bona fide, to enter
into his views, or only to amufe, # is not fotrident: At all
events, America Should prepare for an est and forked
campaign.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.
On Saturday last came up a letter of marque brigantine,
Capt. Thomas Murdoch—On Thursday iqorning, tiie
6th inst. about forty leagues from Cape Henlopen, he met
wtih toe Misfortune of lofiog his main mast —Sow after
wakh, and before he was well disengaged from the wreck,
a ten gun schooner of 4. %id 3 pounders, hippoHd to be
the Pearl's tender; compleatly equipped and fully manned,
engaged him for seven hours—Cap,. Murdoch was of an
inferior force to the enemy, and had in the whole about
thirty in number (half of which were fubje&s of his Mok
Christian Majesty) who exerted tuemfeives with so much
gallantry in the defence of the vtflel, as obliged them fi
nally* to theer off. The Captain and crew, od this ^cc^-
0% have acquired much honour; and particular merit is
due to the French Gentlemen Paffebgefs on board for
their spirited conduct during the adion. Captain Mur
doch's lots was one man killed and live wounded ; th it of
the enemy not known, but fappofod considerable, from the
precipitate manner cf their declining the engage meat.'
=£.=»i.ti.^i:;£dQ^^)&a^d^± !t&dtf£:^;^±£{fc ^
Philadelphia, Ma, X.
TO BE S O. L 0,
At William Allen, Efquirt's wharf, on Wednesday
morning at Ten o'clock, about twenty Hogfoehds of
Damaged T O B A C C 0.
Philadelphia, May 17.
LOST or STO LE N,
Tuis day, out es a Gentleman's pocket in Pine-street,
beaten Front fire^t and Joim M'N^l's hep.c acthe
corner of S cond-ftrert,
SMALL crooked horn filyer-monnted SNUFF
C% BO X, with a iaike's head carved at the hinge.
Whoever will bring the lame to the fubicriher shall re
ceive TWENTY DOLLARS reward, rod no quefti
onuafkid. 1. ELIJAH BROWN.
Port of Philadelphia, Pftfylq&aa, IT.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the Court-haufe in the city
of Philadelphia, on the ninth dry of June next, at Ten
o'clock in the forenoon ofthe fam, day, then and there
to try the truth of the fafts alleged in the bill of Robert
Celbas, & c . (who as well, &c.) against the brig or
veil'd caked the rally, hsr tackle, apparel, furniture
and cargo : To the end and intent that the owner or
owners, or any person or perlons concerned therein, may
appear and skew cause, if any they have, why the fame
brig, &c. Ihould not be condemned according to the
prayer cf th# laid bill.
W 18. GEORGE ROSS, Judge.
r ,Philadelphia, May 19.
HEREASI the fubferiber stand in-
VV debted by bond in the turn of One Hundred
I>nnds principal, and feme interest thereon, unto
George Knorr, of the Did city, baker, who assigned
the laid bond to John Pemberton, of trie said city, gen
tleman, to whom I have offered payment of the princi
pal, and intereftdue on the laid bond, by making him
a tender of the money, which he, the Did John Pember
ton, has refufed to receive ; and on my application to
f °, r tha! purpose, he declared to rae that he had
aligned the laid bond to some other person, wh 9 fe name
he refutes to make known to me. Wherefore Ido here
by inform the perlon er persons to whom such assign
ment may be made, that if the bond and papers relative
thereto are not produced, and a demand of the debt
made, on or before the firft day of July next, that I
intend to pay the fame into the harids of the Treafu er
appointed by Law to receive debts forfeited in like
manner.RUD0LPH,BEHR.
Germantown, Ma, 14.
I HE Union Sqhool-houfe at Germantown
A E now become vacant; two Matters are immedi
ately wanted, one t^ teach English, the ether the Ger
mm language. There is a house, garden and orchard
rent free for each of them, in a fine healthy part ot the
country. The Trufteca will meet at the laid School
houle on Thursday the tnemyleventh instant, at Three
o'clock in the afternoon, to receive such piopofals as
may then effer. No perlon will be accepted but those
whu come well recommended. A Mistress to teach
young nomen the use of the needle will be very accept
able. .*
q, H E Members of Lodge No. 3, arc de
-4 fi.ci to meet the Matter and Brethren at their
Lodge Room.in Vidcll'* Alley, a< Six o'clock this even
ing. By order of the Maser,
HENRY VALENTINE, Secretary.
Yuefday, May iB, 1779.
Philadelphia, Ma, 57
TO B E. S O L 0,
To mo<r^ morning at Eight unlock, bv JOHN ROSS,
at hie Vendue.avre in Front-itreef, near Arch-fticcr,
bpi #
CUNDRY oris of GOODS, amo»g which are, 17
' piece, &,mbricks, broadcloths, 20 boxes f&ap, 3
decks, 4. feather ^dr, ^filter cutteaus, 1 silver mount
ed twerd, 4.meflora, 3 fa k gowns, 4. fattin bonnets,
rr? leather pocket-books, 1 pair plated candiefticks, 3
niahoguoy card @d && tab'*,, 2 limits of velvet ctoaths,
3 lamb im, pi&yres, a child's coach, a .valuable col
fettion of bound tew books, tables, cliefts and Alks;
t:te piocerty of a prion leaving the date; to continue:
from <Ly to oay nd th* whgle is fold. Alio two houfe*
wiLui,one a good two dory brick house lituated ill
South wak. . .
' N. B. Odd Rosa receives and fells on cemmiffion by
private lale and public vendue, wares, merchandize,
kov'hobl goods, houdri, Io s, plantations, grocery,
v;iDh, &c. 7g<ccahle to Law.
'i-rr^Qi r i.m. —a x—.•__ —xets_. ■ >( »i—.«i'll ■■■■ ini Will cuamm —Ct
TOB E SO L D,
FAMILY. COACH, that opens in the front,
q wirihariefs fora psi of ho f.s; also two good
8 E L.K I 6 S. w^h harnet, compUat. Enquire of
Alexander Q^asrier and C% in Fourth street, near
h- Indian Q<eoi.
0 ILLS of EXCHANGE on sny part of Eu
%?'° e " e wa “^ d b y COXEiFURMAN and
"'' ”, WTO have-far felt, fail and sewing needier,
€< Wngs, ribbands, coarfc flioea, lignum vita:, refined
bar ion, &c. ts.
TO BE S O L D,"
TW O Dwelhug-hcufes, of which peffeffion will be
, l? v ' :n in a. tew weeks. Oue of them has on the
lover fljor a final! hall, two parlous, an office and a
kitchen ; the titans hers aihi garrets are pretty good.
Ice other, io a final! house fir for a- tridrfmanv Apply
<' TENCH COXE.
TO BE SOLD BY
T H O MAS GOUCHE R,
Scythe and Sickle-maker, ^t the fi ^n of the Scythe nnd
Sickle in Mat ket-ftreet, next door to the sign of the
,Brick H nib, between Fourth and Fifth streets, Phi
ladelphia,
Q BASS and Cradling Scythes and Sickles, warrant
ed vr unwarranted gocd, by wholesale apd retail ;
allo Lo„lBh Steel by the faggot, excellent good. 3.
W A NTED 'l M MTDTAT ELY;
To R E N T,
A HOUSE for a hn^n family, with pasturage, near
the city; or part of a house with a good family(
tor which a generous price will be given. Enquire of
the Pritr.,
YX7 AS, STOPPED at the Seven Sta r stavern,
VP it the Lancaster road, twelve miles fiom Piri
on the fourth ifftant, (Ma}) a black HORSE, fif
teen hands high, four years old, supposed to be Rolen.
I ne owner is hereby defined to corns, prove 14$ pioper
ty, P a y charges and take him away.
D A V I'D BRIGGS.
1 O B F,3 O L 1),
At Mrs. MAGDALEN DEVINE's, in S^cond
lbe<t, opposite to the Golden Furae,
A parcel of English PASTEBOARD,
Tnree quarters 2nd one yard.
r°" ", CO, a large quantity; best
Ueftlndii Rum, Country and French ditto,
J° di ™ C °rn, Pork, Beef, Pepper, Alfpice,
Molalla, Tea, Sugar, and a quantity of imported Salt.
TO BE SOLD BY
LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH,
At his store the third wharf below the Drawbridge,
a few hogshead's op-
Choice Virginia TOBACC O,
TO BE SOLD BY
HARMAN and L EWI S,
At their Store near the Drawbridge.
TO BES o'L-^
A VERY neat and elegant PHOTON, with
A combat Harness, which is to be seen at Hem
nungs's Tables, opposite the Play-ho,ufe. Apply to
Joseph GREEN/ in the quarter of the French Neutrals,
TQ B E S~O LD,
At the fubferiber's, at the sign of General Washington
on horieback, in Front-ftreat, between Race and
Vine-Areets, Philadelphia,
A FEW elegant two coloured printed linen WAIST
COAT SHAPES ; the lin&n is very fine, the pat
terns new, and the colours good.
I''JOHN HEWSON.
Philadelphia, Ma, 7.
L O S T,
Between this City and the Lower Ferry,
^PARCHMENT POCKET-BOOK, con
taining 1 hree Hundred and Fifty Pounds, and
papers of no use but to the owner. Whoever has found
the fame and will deliver it to the Printer hereof, fhal
receive FIFTY POUNDS Reward,