Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-13 00:00:00, page 4

FOREIGN NE W S.
L IS BO N, March
THE King's health is ftiil in cne fame situation.
The rjmnju prevail rcfpe&ing preparations of
w^, but we cannot lurefee on what fide the ftorni
threatens. ‘
Faris, April 1%. A tragical adventure has just hap
pened at L;fL between the regiments of Avergne and
Mninc, that are in grrifon there. An uniform was
found in one of the barracks, which belonged to one of
&fe regiment:. That event fired the brains of some
jf the foWeis. They imagined it to be the (poll of one
of their comrades that had perhaps been killed. Others
thought it left there io mock them. Some were for
burning it, and others thought it better to take fatisfac
tion for it. Ihe latter opinion prevailed. The flames
of war were kindled, and the day and hour appointed,
when the two regiments fought with fitch fury, that a
great number or killed and wounded were left on the
fidd of battle. Tee officers of these two regiments had
heard nothing of what had puffed ; and on information
of it being given to the minister of war, the regiment of
foot, Soiffonnois, is to be sent to Lisle, to replace the
regiment that buffered mod.
Warsaw, March 23. The disputes rose so high at the
holding of the Dferines at Kiun. in Lithuania, that they
came to blows, and t veive persons were killed. The con
felt between tiu Oginski and Tyzmhaufen parties were
so great, that fibres were immediately drawn. This fuf
ficie nil (haws what would have been the consequence if
• no Ruffian troops had been in this country.
L O N D O N.
April ir. Advices from Constantinople by way of Ge
noa (ay, that the Grand Signior is beginning again to
make new armaments: the design of which do not in the
lead appear, which ocafions a variety of speculations.
They write from WarGw, that.it was generally re
ported in that city, the King of Poland was going to
have an interview with his Prussian Mijefty on the fron
tiers of the kingdom relative to some general matters
between the two kingdoms.
Orders are lent to Chatham for his Majesty's frigate
Amazon, Capt. Jacobs, of 32 guns, to be fitted out for
the N Tth A nerican Nation.
The 3 U D G E T.
April 73. Two millions are to be borrowed towards the
ferv'eT the prefat fear, and funded.
The tonfar raising the Applies is said to he as follows :
For £.2,000,000 of caih to be paid by the sub
fcribers, government funds immediately, 1,550,000
And re to be delivered to them 60.000 tickets
at 101. each, (the prizes to be funded after the
drawing of the lottery) amounting to 600,000
\ f 0,150,000
For which firm of £. 2,000,000 received, the Ann of
£ 2,150,000 is to be added to the capital of the three
per cent, confols.
The following i> the manner it is to be divided among the
fubferibers, and their supposed , refits .•
For every tool, cash fubferibed,
To receive - 77 10 0 3 per cents, worth 65 17 6
3 tickets at 10!. 30 0 0 luppofed to fetch to
fubferibed 12L - - 36 0 0
10117 6
So that the profit of the fubferibers appears to be at
preterit il. 17$. 63. per cent, the dock reckoned at 85 per
c:rr. The present price is S 5 and three-fourths; but
three fourths per cent, interelt, due on Lady-day latt, is
- to be taken off, which reduces them to the above price ;
the interelt of this new fund to begin from Lady-day.
For paying the interelt of the above, the duties on
wheel carriages, and on windows are to be doubled, and
an additional duty is to be laid on wines. A farther tax
on cards and dice is dfo laid to be intended.
A vote of credit for 1,600,000 1. is likewise to be afk
e.l for, which makes the budget 3,600,0001.
The Congress have determined to declare America an
Independent State; and it is laid they will fend Ambaf
ladors to such of the courts,of Europe as will permit it.
The (hip Williams, Capt. Wheatly, from Jamaica, is
arrived at |liftol, and brings an account, that the latter
end of February nine fail of Spanilh men of war of the
line, and five frigates, with a great number of soldiers
on board, arrived at C^pe Francois, where they landed
their men ; that this news has much alarmed the inhabi
tants of Jamaica, who expert A visit from them ; and that
necefthry preparations are making to give them a proper
reception.
Letters from Lisbon, dated the 7th of April, mention,
that seven snips from Philadelphia had arrived there with
corn and flour, and that they were to take loading, and
return to Philadelphia the firft opportunity.
Among the above (hips is one called the Hancock and
Adams, with a cargo of fine wheat and ether produce of
that country.
Letters by yesterday's Irifli mail fay, that a veffcl ar
rived at Belfaft from Bnurdeaux brings advice, that three
fliipi belonging to the Americans were lying in that port
when (he failed — two of them had delivered cargoes of
tobacco, and the other flour, and they we ? e then taking
on board goo is, but could not tell of what kind.
The following trarifport< failed on Sunday from Gravel
end for 3 pithead, in order to take on board the guards
for Boston, viz. the J^mefon, Patterion ; the Morning
star, Janfon ; and the Lord Rochford, Lambert.
Lyters from Alwant by the Chambre, Capt. Smith,
which is arrived off Dover, bound to Oftend, bring ad
vice, that on the ^l of February a contijsrable fleet of
men of war, having on hoard near 2000 troops, failed
from thence for the island of Cuba and Hispaniola.
Several Jamaica merchants, it is said, have received
letters from thence yesterday, with orders not to fend
any m ore goods there till further orders, as they imagin
ed that there would soon be a krange revolution in that
island.,
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the H^eft Printing-Office in M^tfoct, where
Subscriptions at Tea Shillings per Abmura Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for tat, h, L ..
Orders were sent donn lad night to Portsmouth for
several (loops &f war to put to sea at fix hour's notice, in
order to carry expresses to America, and to the Gover
nors of the Wert-India inlands.
It is believed in the city, that the men of war and
troops designed to bring the Americans under fubje&ion,
mud now be employed to defend the Wed-India inlands
against the united force es France and Spain.
'There is such want of seamen, that the Resolution (loop
of war, Captain Hawker, which is failed from the Downs
for Haverfordweft, to take under convoy some transports
bound to America, has no more than four sailors a board,
besides the, officers. They depend on getting men at Ha
verfordwek..
It is ,computed, by those who have the best opportuni
ty of knowing, that the whole caflh of this kingdom a
mounts to about fifteen millions fierling; and from a fair
calculation we may compute, that fifteen millions iter
ling will be requiied by the ministry for the service of the
present year, and paid by this oppressed nation into his
Majesty's Exchequer; so that the whole coin of the king
dom will go one year to the crown.
CALCULATION.
1. For the army and navy, already
vot-d by parliament - 6,^66,302 0 9
2. For purchasing provisions for the
army in America, at the rate they
have hitherto coit; and for arms,
ammunition, and other fteres, and
for tranfpoit service - ' 4,00©,©00 0 0
3. For the payment of the interest of
the public debt, about - 4,000,000 0 0
4. For various other wahts and de-,
monels of government - 800,000 0 6
Total 15,266,302 0 9
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PHILADELPHIA.
In CONVENTION of the State of New-Jcrfa,
Brunswick, Autyl 2, 1776.
Refolded, That the several County Committees within
this State, do cause inventories and appraisements to be
made of the estates real as well as personal, of all such
persons within their reipeaive bounds; as have, or shall
have absconded from their homes, and joined themselves
to the enemies of this State, causing all perishable arti
cles to be fold, and the monies arising therefrom, and all
other the goods and estates of such perlons, that they
keep in fate and secure custody, until the further order
of this Convention, or the determination of other proper
judicature ; provided, that the said Committees be em
powered to leave any part of the said estate in the hands
of the relations or friends of such abfeonding perlons,
taking such security as they may think proper for the re
turn thereof, or of the value.
August ^ ^ ^
WHEREAS by the arrival of the enemy in the
neighbourhood of this State, the burden is become much
greater to the Militia thereof, numbers being obliged to
leave their families, and to march to the defence of their
country ; so that prior ordinances for regulating the Mi
litia are become irudiquate, it be highly just and equi
table proportionally to increase the lums formerly di
rected to be paid, by those who refufe to bear arms for
the protection of the State ; and alfu to inflict greater pu
nishments on those who, although they have associated,
or been directed to be enrolled for the defence of their
country, yet neglect to attend on days appointed for mat
tering, and are unwilling, at this time of great danger,
to step forth with their countrymen, to oppufe the ene
mies of freedom. It is therefore
Refolded and Ordained, That all able bodied persons,
between the ages of sixteen and fifty years, who, on any
account, refufe to bear arms, do pay, as an equivalent
for their actual service, the sum of twenty (hillings pro
clamation money monthly, and every month during the
present alarming time, and until proper measures (hall
be taken by the future legislature to render the burden
and expenee equal to the inhabitants of this State; and
that all persons directed to be enrolled by former ordi
nances, both officers and privates, who negleCt to attend
on days of muffcr, do pay double the sums directed bv
an ordinance of the late Congress, bearing date the 28th
day of October, 1775 ; all which sums (hall be recovered
and applied by the officers of the militia, in such manner
as the aforefaid ordinance directs, with refpeCt to the
fines inflicted on officers and privates of the militia, with
out regard to religious denomination, ary in said ordi
nance to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Refoldedfurther, That all persons between the ages of
sixteen and fifty years directed to be enrolled as afore
laid, who (hall neglect to attend when called upon at the
time of an alarm, or when ordered to meet in conse
quence of a reqtiifition of the deputies, Commander in
Chief, or any of the Brigadier-Generals of this State,
for the purpose of railing levies for the army, or detach
ing part of the milftii for the defence of the States, or
who (hall refufe to march when detached in their p:optr
turns, or to provide persons to march in their dead, d»
pay if a Colonel twenty pounds, a Lieutenant Colonel
fifteen pounds, a M^jor twelve pounds, a Captain eight
pounds, a Lieutenant and Ensign fix pounds, a non-com
missioned officer and private, three pounds for every such
negle&, to be recovered in manner aforefaid, and to be
applied as follows : The fines of Field Officers, to be
equally divided among the non commissioned officers and
privates, of the detachment, which march from the bat
talion ; and the fines of Captains, fubritefos, non-com
missioned officers, and privates, of the detachment, which
marches from the company to which the delinquents re
foaively belong. ExtraNs from the Minutes,
William Patzrsox, Secretary.
Notwithstanding the great numbers of troops which
have for forte time puffed thro' this city for the Camp
oppefite Statten Island, the town is continually full,
not being able to get them eff as faft as they arrive. , #
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY COMMITTEE,.
August 1, 1776.
In confequer.ee of a resolve of the Committee of Safe
ty, for proper persons to be appointed to distribute m.-
ney for, the support of peer women and < hildre^, who are
left destitute by means of their husbands and father b£-
ing now in a&ual service: Rtefolved, That the following
gentlemen be appointed to that service, and that they t€
requeued to draw upon the Treafuier, Mr. Jole,h M^
ther, for such sums as they fcy think nectllhry tor their
different diftri&s, viz. Philip Price; James Jones, Job;/
Price, Lindsay Coates, Isaiah Wofrrell, James Dunham/
William Tiller, Peter Rush, John Collin, John Wilfong
Petei Evans, Edward Burke; James Brooks; Alexander
M'Michael, Jeremiah Jordan, David Stoltz, Kerav
Hife, George Her rd, John Yost, fen. John Rox, Jv
feph Fence, nugultm Ntifer, Nathan Lavering, Wi
liam Wilson, Jonathan Robinion, Richard Bfnjng,
James Stroud, John Chain, John Bear, Israel Jacobs,
John Weigel, Alexander Major.
Extract from the Minutes,
E N^O CH EDWAR D S.
InC OUNCIL of SAFETY, PHI Ia DEL ph la,
^"^ u f 6, 1776-
In cons quence of a nqueit of this Board to the Cem
mittes o'lofpcaion and Observation of the different
Counties, to appoint suitable persons to hear the com
plaints of the families of those Affociatois that have
gone to Camp, and to supply them with inch Decenaries
as thy miy ffand in need of. TheCommittee of fodpee
tivu ani Obfrvaticn of this City and Liberties, have
rec amended the following gentlemen for that put pose,
viz.
For the First Battalion. — Isaac Coates, William Moul
der, Jac b S^u^r.
For the Second Battalion. — Moses Bartram, Gaffer
Guyer, Ephraim Benham.
For the Third Battalion — George Meade, Richard
Denn ; s, Ro :it Badey.
For the Fourth Battalion. —George Greeme, Frederick
Du(hon, Peter K ight.
For the Fifth Batta ion. —John Hart, John 7 ittermary,
William Drury.
Replied therefore, That they be, and are hereby ap
pointed accordingly.
Extract from the Minutes,
JACOB S. H O W EL L, Secretary.
Tuesday last arrived here the ship Friendship, Capt.
Mackay, of 250 tons butrben, sent in by the Reprisal,
loaded with sugar, rum, &c. bound from Grenada for
London.
The fliip Aurora, Capt. Getcheus, from this port
for the btraiis, is taken and carried into Gibraltar.
^',',s4'*4>*<*++**+*O^*^ 4 &^
To BE SOLD or RENTED,
On Reasonable Terms,
AS TORY and half framed dwelling ho'ufe, plea
fantlj situated in Charles Town, Maryland, five
rooms on a floor, seven fire-places in said rogms, with a
kitchen, scullery, grainery, carriage horde; Tables, m r ?t
house, yard, a large garden, four lots under post and
rail fence; late the property of the Rev. Mr. John Ha
milton, deceased. For terms inquire of the fubiciiber,
living near the Head of Elk, Caecil County.
June, (776. CHARLES RUMSEY.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD,
ft AN AWA Y, on Sunday the goth ult. from the
Klubfcriber, living in die ailtricc of Southwark, a
ne.ro man named N EWRY, by trade a cooper, about
5 feet Bor 9 inches high; Had on and tock with him
when he went away, a light colored fuftian ccattee, a
cloth jacket neuly ot the fame color, ore fine and ere
coatle flint, agooct beaver hat, apairofbu t kfkin breeches,
and a pair of white ticken ditto, good fives, a pair of
blue yarn and a pair of mixed brown and white woiffed
dockings. Whoever fecurts the said negro, so that bs
maker gets him again, IhAl have the above reward inf
reasonable charger. JOHN JONES.
Fbiladeip/.ia, tune), 1776.,.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD'.
P AN A WAY from the fubßriber, the 6th ult. a
'' servant man named JOHN MON K, a native + *
Ireland, a> out twenty years of a§e, and about five feet
ten inches high, a little Hoop Doddered,'field colours,
pitted with the small-pox, thin visage, long (harp non,
thin black hair, speaks with the brogue, and look*
country-like ; had on when he went away, an olnabrq %
shirt, 'white drilling coat made like a frock, with %
pocket in the bread, an old frize jacket, black thickfir
breeches worn cut between the legs and mended part y
with other cloth, a pair of blue and white thread and
worked dockings, good (hoes, a good hat, and a red
flag handkerchief about his neck : It is likely be may
have more clothes, and will change his name. Who
ever secures said servant in any gaol, so that his mailer
may have him again, ffiall have the above Reward and
reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN DONNAL,
PHILADELPHIA /nd FORT-GLAND
STAG E-W A G G O N,
KEPT by the subscriber, ,oes from Mr. Riddles
at the firn of Kuti Khan, 'the corner ot Front 21 1
Lombard ftre^s, at seven o'clock in the ;merging ar!
four o'clock in the afternoon, and from Mr. Ruddpft
Ferry, neai the Fort, about nine o'clock in the 111011 G?
and seven o'clock in the ev^iing, which he intends lo
continue every day. The fare is fl for e ? ch paffen,,
Those that pl^fe to favor this undertaking may depeul
on his belt endeavours to Gve (atisfa&ion.
DANIEL REYBOLD.