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u^til such delivery and indemnification be made, the
laid prisoners be not delivered. , ,
Revived, That if the enemy (hall commit arty far
rher violences by putting to death, toreuririg, or other
wise ill-treating the prisoners retained by them, or any
of the homages put into their hands, recourse be had
to retaliation, as the foie means of iloppng the pro
gress of human butchery; and that for that pufyofe
punishments of the fame kind and degree be i fii&l
on an equal number of the captives £on thence in ur
poffeffioo, till they (hall be taught due telpeft to th.
violated right of nations.
Refolded, That a copy of this report be tran mi fr el
to the Commander in Chief of the Continent ri forces,
to be by him feat to Generals Howe and Burgoyne.
B, order of ^ongrefs,,
• JOHN HANCOCK, President.
In CONGRESS, Juh 19 1776.
Refolded, That the PAPER MAKERS in Per.nfyl
vania be detained from pr ceding with the mTciators
to New- Jersey. Extras' from the /Minutes,
CHARLES I HOMSON, Secretary.
In C ONGRESS, July 14, 1776.
Refoived, That al the resolutions of this Congress
sassed on the twenty third day of April last, relating
to Ihip's and other veffeis, their tackle, apparel, arid
furniture, and all goods, wares, and merchandize, be
l°ng'ng t() kny inhabitant or inhabitants of Great-
Britain, taken on the high seas, cr between high and low
water mart, be extended to all Grips and other vessels,
their tackle, apparel, and furniture, ^nd all g&ods,
wares ani merchandize, belonging to any fubjeft or
fubjeds of the fatri King, except the inhabitants of the
Bermudas and Providence or Bahama Islands.
By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
The following is an exafl fate of ^at sassed at the inter
view between bis Excellency General Washington and
Colonel Patterson, Adjutant General of the army un
der General Home, July 20, 1776.
AFI ER usual compliments, in which, as well as
through the whole conversation, Col. Patterson
addicted Gen. Washington by the title of Excellency,
Col. Patierfoh entered upon the business by faying, that
Gen'H^we much regretted the difficulties which hid
arisen refpedting the addicts of the letters to General
Wafoingtoji; thiatit was deemed confident with pro
priety, and Fumito up?n precedents of the like nature
by AmhDldJ^. and Plenipotentiaries where di putes
or difficulties of ra k had arisen; that Gen. W.fhing
ton migh, recollect he hdd, last summer, addre/Ted a
letter to Gen. Howe, To the Hon. William Howe,
Eiq; that Lord Howe and Gen. Howe did not mean
..fca derogate from the r D^ v r rank of Gen. Washing
ton; that they held bis p-rfon and charade? in the
highest edeem; that the dirediun, wi h the addition
or &c. & &c. implied every thing that ought to fol
low. He :h.n produce.: a letter which he did not di
redly <.mto Geti Warrington, but observed that it
was the ame let er which had been feat, and laid it
on rhe cab e, wth a lupetfe ipinn 0 George Washing
ton, &c. &c. &c. The General declined the letter,
and laid, ^at a letter duelled to a perlon in a public
character, ihould have some dric prion or indication
of it, othe wile it would appear a mere'privfte letter;
that it was true the &c &c. &•. implied every thing,
and they aifo implied a y thing; that rhe letter to
Gen. Howe aluded to, was ah answer to one received
under ah e address from him, which the Officer od
duty having aken, he did not think proper to return,
but aufwered it in the lame mode of address; that he
ihould abmlutely d cline any letter directed to him as
a private pedon, when it related to his public Ration.
Col Pduerion then laid, that Gen. Howe would not
urge his del cacy farther, and repeated his affetaons,
that no failure f refpeft was intended. He hen laid
that ^ ud endeavor, as well as he curd, to re
co'le& G<n. Howe's fentimems on the letter and ref Ives
cf C<u pete lent him a few days before, refpffling the
t+mem of oar prisoners in Canada. “ That th,
aft : .nrH wer- in another department, no: sub
jecl ?ov emtruul o f Geo. Howe, but ihat he and
L rd Howe utterly difopptoved of every infringement
on the rights of humanity." Col. Patterson th^n took
a pa;er nut of his pocket, and after lookingit over, fa d
he hid expressed nearly the words. Gen. Wafliington
then laid that he had also forwarded a copy of the Re
solves to Geh. Burgoyne. To which Col. Patterson
replied, he did nut doubt a proper attention would be
paid to them, and ihat he (Gen. Washington was fen
iibe thatrfrnehy was,not the characteristic of the Bri
ti.il nation. Col Patterion then p tceeded to fay hp
had it in charge to mention the case of Gen. Prefcot,
who they were informed was treated with such rigour,
that, und^r his age and infirmities, fatal consequences
might be apprehended.
Geo. Wellington replied that Gen. Prefcot's treat
ment had not fallen under his-notice; that all performs
unde his particular direction he had treated with kind
nets, afl made their fauation as easy and comfortable
as pdffible; hat he did not know where Gen. Prefcot
was, but believed his treatment very different from
their information. Gen. Wailrington then mentioned
the case of Col. Alien, and the officers who had been
confined in Lofton jail. As to the irft, Cel. Patterson
answered that Geri. HoWe had no knowledge of it but
by information from Gen. Waftungton, and that the
l-anada department was not under h's direction or coh
t/oul; that as tg the other pilsners at Boston, when
ever the flaeof the army at B< Ron admitted it, they
were treated with humanity and even indulgence; that
he aSeled this upon his honor, and foouid be happy
in an opponunity cpove it.
Gen. Wajii gion then ohfeived, that the condud
of Several of the officers would well have warranted a
different treatment from what they ^ J received; some
having refuted to give any parole, and others having
broke it when given, by escaping or endeavoring lo to
do. Co'. Patterson answered, that as to the firft, they
misunderstood the matter very much, and seemed to 4
h^ve mrifo k the line of propriety exceedingly ; and
as to 'he latter, Gene J Howe utterly disapproved and
condern ed thei cmaud.
Ihat 4 a remonfoance was made, such violations
of good faith would be leverdy punished; but that he
hop'd Get Washington was too just to draw pub'ic
inferences £ m;ke misbehavior of some private indi
viduals , that bad men were to be found in every class
and society; that such behavior was confideted as a
difnonor to the British army. Col. Patterson then
proceeded to fay, that the. goodne's and benevolence
of the K ng had induced him to appoint Lord Howe
and Gen. H^we his Commrilioners, to accommodate
this unhappy dispute, that they had great powers, and
would derive the greatest pea/ure from effing an
accommodation ; and that he (Col. Patterson) wished
to have this visit considered as making the firft ad
vances to this deferable objed. General Washington
replied, he was oct vetted with any powers on this
subject, by those from whom he derived his authority
and power. But from what had appeared or transpired
on this head, Lord Howe and Gen. Howe were only
to grant pardons; that ihofe who had committed no
fau't wanted no pardon, that we were only defending
what we deemed cur indisputable right. Col. Patter.
Son said, that would open a very wide field for argu
ment. He then expressed his apprehenfipns that an ad
herence to forms was likely to obftrudt bufinels of the
greatest moment and concern.
He then oblerved that a proposal had been formerly
made of exchanging Governor Skene for Mr. Lovell;
that he now had authority to accede to that propofol.
General Washington replied, that the proposition had
been made by the direction of Congress, and having
been then rejected, he could not now renew the busi
ness, cr give any answer, till he had previously com
municated it to them.
Col. Patterson behaved with the greatest attention
and politene'sduring the whole bufinef§, expressed
strong acknowledgments .that the pual ceremony of
blinding his eyes had been dipenfed with. At the
Creating up wf die evuf u:cc, Ccnerr.l W nf hingt O o
strongly invited him to partake of a fmHic lation pro
vided for him, which he politely declined, alledging
his late breakfaft, and an impatience to return to Gen.
H^we, though he had not executed his coinmiffion so
amply as he wished. Finding he did not propose flay
ing, he was introduced to pe General Officers, after
which he tock his leave, and was fafely condußed to
his own boat, which waited for him, about four miles
distant from the city.
Made Public by order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
In Committee of INSPECTION and OBSER
VATIONfa the county of York, July 12.'
Refolded, That in case Mr. JAMES RANKIN
makes irritable concessions (as he proposes) and gives
Sufficient surety for hi^good behaviour in future, he
(hall be reltored to his liberty, and the confidence of
his countrymen.
“ As I have, in several instances, injured the Com
mittee of York county by sundry public misrepresenta
tions, as well as by personal insults, thereby obtrud
ing the public measures now so necessary for the fafety
of our country, but being convinced of the bad ten
dency of my past condud. ,and desirous of being re
ftared to a good understanding and friendship with my
countrymen, I do thus publicly a(k forgivemefs of
them, and do promise, on the faith and honor of an
honest man, that I will in future pay due regard to the
rules and regulations of the Honourable Continental
Congress, and behave, in all refpe&s, as becomes a
good citizen of the United States of America.
7^, 13,1776. JAMES RANKvN."
Refo/ved, That the conceffins of James Rankin
be printed in the Engiifh and German newspapers.
(A true copy.) THOMAS ARMOR, Clerk.
On Friday evening arrived"in this city from Canada,
Brigadier General S ullivAN.
We hear that one of the Continental Frigates lately
launched in this city is called the D ELAWAR E,
and the other the RANDOLP H, in honor of
the late illustrious feoator of that name.
The Militia of this state continue to pa's thro' this
city daily in companies on their way to New Jersey.
It is thought that Pennyiyania will fend uot less than
20000 men to the a&tißce of our neighbours.
Yeßerday Brigadier General Ewing set off from
this city to join the Flying Camp in New-Jersey.
CHOICE French Indigo, best starch, Bir^
celona handkerchiefs; 7-8 and yard wide white li
iQs, checks, brown buckrams, tammies, hair pluffi,
writing paper, Dilworth's spelling books, pasteboards,
and a great variety of other GOODS,
TO BE SOLD CHEAP by
WILLIAM SITGREAVES
in Market-Streets
Who has TO LE T the tables, cnaife house, yard, &c.
in Church Alley, lately occui J by William Maulfby,
very convenient, and much rieq wilted by the market
people:
TO BE SOLD BY
MAURICE ROGER S,
At Col. John Nixon's Comprise house, ,
JAMAICA SPIRIT, Weft If<R : anv C # @ ntr, RUM;
and MELASSES bv tbe ho ficad, MUSCOVADO
SUGARS, ard some DRY GOODS.
To be SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE^
011 the fourteenth day of August next, at one o'clock
in the afternoon, on the premises,
A TRACT of L AND lying in Northampton town,
Ih?p, Bucks county, containing about bne hundred -
acie, one third whereof is well tinkered, about three
acre! good meadow and a fufficient quantity may be
made, and watered by never failing fprirgs arrifing from
the premify, the remainder good triable land ; the whole
beautifully situated for any gentleman's country lea, and
equal to any for profpea, lying on the main road front
Newtown to Philadelphia, about 18 miles from the latter
and 9 miles from Bristol, n r fevefral places of wofrfhip
of different denominations, joining a iriil %ond; where
there is plenty of good manure and may be come at with
little expence. The te m* will be made known oh the
day of file, and due attendance giv n by
§ -JOSEPH thornton.
Just le-puuted from the London copy, and felling by
ROBERT BELL, in Third-street Philu'dJphia,
(price half a dollar) *
A MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
I I the Interest and Glory of Great Britain ; con
taining arguments which prove that not on y in taxation
burin trade, manufactures nd government, the Colo les
are entitled to an entire Independency on the Brit th Le
gifla tire ; and that it can only be bv a formal declaration
of rhefe rights, and forming thereupon a friendly riague
with them, that the true and larang welfare of both coun
tries can be promoted.
In a Series of Letters to the Legislature.
It is nut to be hoped, in tae corrupt date of humn na
ture, that any nation will be futj 6t to an ther, any
longer than it finds it; own account in it, arid cannot
lelpitfelt. - - - -
No creatures fuck thteteats of their dams longer than
they can draw milk from thence, or can provide them
selves with better food; nm will any country continue
their funj &ion to another, on'y because their gieat
grand-mothers were acquainted.- This is the course
of human affairs,,and all wife ftites will always have it
before their eyes. Trenebard on plantations and colo
nies, in Caso's letters. N 0.106.
N_ 3 All the hew pamphlets may be had atlaid B Il's,
also Simms's Military Guide for Officers, 2 vuls. price
three dollars.
Eenfalem Townjlip, Bucks County, '"July 25, 1776.
GAME to the plantation of the fubferiber on
the 17$ inst, FOUR SFEE R S, one brinole,
one white, ^d the other two red ; three of them braced
on the ho,„, and are ail cut on the (kin between their
fore legs, f JOHN VANDFGRIFT.
' Wilmington, junei,, 1776.
SIX DOLLA R b REWAR D.
ST RAYED or STOLEN, on Frid y the iff in-
Rant, from the fubferiber, a rirawbirv r^n Horse,
about thirteen hands high, nine or ten years oid, well
made, and was in good order when loft ; he pace-, trots
and hnd gallops,, and was lately sh id round. Who
ever secures him so khat the fubferiber may have hint
again, fhatl receive the ^bove Reward, and reasonable
charges paid by f D AVID BUSH.
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Just publfbe.l, and to be fold by
JOHN DUN L I P,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia.
THE CHILDRENS BIBLE:
or, an History of the Holy Scriptu e\ In ^hich,
the several passages of the old and ne s ultam ntaic laid
down in a method ne,er before attempted; being redu
ced to the tender capacities oi the little readers, by a'
lively and striking ablfra/ft, so as, under God, to make
those excellent books take such a firm hold of their young
minds and memories, and leave I ich ifnpri ffiCns tr.cre,
both of moral and religious virtue, as no accidents of
their future lives will ever be able to blot out.
To which is added, the principles of the Chrifiian Re
ligion, adapted to the minds of children; With a small
manual of devotions' fitted for their use.
By a DIVINE of the Church <fEnGLAND.
Adorned with Cuts.
Philadelphia, July %6, 1776.
:TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on mondav morning the iid inst.
a certain ANDREW BEAVER, an apprentice,
apeut 17 years old, a middle sized hd of his age, has
dark sandy hair: Had on when he went away, a good
thirt and trowfers, a pair of shoes and a good wool hat ;
it , /uppofed he has bought a bunting ftiirty ard is gene
wov \he Maryland battalion, as he was fee ? with ft me
sos toe (oldiers in several parts of the city. He is sand of
talking and inclined to swear. Whoever takes up said
runaway and secures him in any goal, or brings him to
the fubferiber, Ihall hare the above reward.
1 MICHAEL MILLER, putter,
near the Barracks.