Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-26 00:00:00, page 3

fccs^ek Conttiy, Virginia, Jan. Ifo 1776.
In C 0 -31 M I T T E E.
fi COMPLAINT bring heretofore lodged
X'X aoxinit Captain Cufiis KeParu, a native of
this county, Mariner, for oppoling the measures
adopted by the Hon. the Convention of this colo
ny for railing troops, and preventing, as much as
in his power, recruits from being railed in the said
service; and aifo expediting himfelfin terms ini
mical to the Americas caafe. foe fail Kellam
tons day armeared and answered the lame ; and ton
dry witneifes being examined on oath, it appeared
that he bus maco opposed the Lid measures, and
prevented men from lifting in the laid service ;
asd that he expressed himfelf in thele words, viz.
66 Damn the Bostonians, what are they but a pack
“ of God damn'd rebe's." The Committee taking
his case into consideration, are unanimously of opi
nion that he has acted the part of an enemy to his
country, and that the lame be published in the
Gazettes; but the said Kellam appearing penitent,
and expressing himfelf very sorry for his paid im
prudent conduct, promising to behave himfelf for
the future, in Inch manner as to regain and merit
the confidence of his countrymen; and being,
seemingly, convinced of his errbr, by voluntarily
tinning the recantation hereafter written, it is re-
e impended to his said countrymen to receive him
into their former favour and good opinion.
WHEREAS I have spoken sundry very difref
pe^fnl and malicious words of the noble and spi
rited sons of liberty in New-England, now bleed
ing in the cause of freedom, and have been so im
,>rudent as to find fault with the proceedings of
the Hon. the Convention of Virginia, do hereby
acknowledge that my former opinion of the Bof
toniams and of the proceedings of the Hon. the
Convention was founded on mean and narrow
principles, and that I do hereby renounce the fame
and will for the future conduct myfelf in such a
manner as (hall merit the good opinion of the good
people of this county, and the public in general,
against whom I have offended, and hope for this
toy free and open recantation and acknowledgment
to receive pardon and forgiveness from the public
for my above offence. CUSTIS KELLAM.
Extra's from the Minutes,
JOHN POWE L, Clerk.
November 30, 1775.
CT-THOMAS CLUFF, of lawful age, being
§ sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almigh
ty God, depofeth and faith, that he was at a cer
tain place gathering of corn, and that Levin
Townsend (son of William Barclay Townsend)
sent for this deponent, and when this deponent
arrived at William B. Townsend's, said Levin
Townsend then asked this deponent if he did not
want salt, that if he did, provided he would go
with him, he should have it very reasonable, up
on which this deponent agreed to go with sundry
other performs down as far as the month of Pcco
moke river; upon which the said Levin Fownfend
administered an Oath to him to keep the matter
secret, and when this deponent with others got
to the mouth of the river aforefaid, but not find
ing any salt agreeable to what said Levin told
him, this deponent and some others wanted to
return, upon which the said Levin Townsend
confined them, and that the said Levin Townsend
and others went on Shore, where they killed a
beef and brought it immediately on board, where
upon they proceeded down to Norfolk, and upon
their arrival at Norfolk, said Levin Townsend
and Isaac Cofton (one of their number) went on
board Lord Dunmore's ship, and some time after
returned to this deponent, and said Levin Town
send then allied this deponent and company, if
they were willing to inlift under the governor;
that if they would, they should have a suit of re
gimentals and a gun, also a guinea and a crown
entrance money with their standing pay ; where
upon this deponent said he would rather choose to
return home again, and said Townsend replied,
you cannot go home, you will not be let to return,
for you will be taken up, and,further told this
deponent that if he did not go up to the standard
in Norfolk, the governor inoft certainly would
detain him; and this deponent further faith, that
the said Levin Townsend came with an officer
who admihiftered an oath to him, the contents of
which this deponent cannot particularly recoiled,
and fur her faith that the said Levin Townsend
was fitting out a small vessel for a tender, and
that said Townsend told this deponent that he
intended to go up Pocomoke river in the tender
aforefaid, and that a certain Edmund Scarbo
rough was to go with him as an assistant, and that
he the said Levin Townsend said, that alter he
had took a cruise or two up the Bay, in order to
make fume prizes he should then lay his vessel a
gainst the Cypress's in P ocomoke river, and that
he would then seize the committee of Worcester
county whilst they ware as eep in their beds, and
'Convey them on board his vessel, and then proceed
immediately down to the governor; and this depo
nent further faith, that when Levin Townsend
was infixing on him to inlift under Governor
Dunmore, William Barclay Townsend prefled
inis deponent to do it, and told him (this depo
nent) that he could not do any thing better for
himfelf, and very Strongly recommended him to do
it, and the Lid William B, Townsend further told
this deponent that he should come up Pocomoke
river with his son Levin in the tender; and this
deponent further faith that he, the said LevinTown
fend, defiled this deponent and thole others that
returned with him to keep a look out on the
.-nnameffix shore for his return in order to assist
him in Ids Scheme. THOM AS CLUFF.
ffac above oath was adminifered to the
within mentioned deponent, by Joseph
DashEill, Est; one of his Lordfei/s
'justices of the Peace for the county of
Woreefter. in the province of Maryland.
November 30th, 1775.
1 _ WILLIAM WILLIS, of lawful age, be-
VV i"g sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Al
mighty God, depofeth and faith, That Levin
Town'end sent for this deponent, and that he
fee ordmgly went, and that laid Levin Townsend
foi dth^ dopocept that if he wanted Lit he might
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
Philadelphia, February 23. 1776.
A Muster Matter is wanted to the Naval Ar
mament belonging to this province, any Aflocia
t®r disposed to serve the public in this office, is
desired to make proposals to this board on or be
fore the sth day of March next.
Extract from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
On the third instant, the Supreme Court pro
nounced judgment for the plaintiff, in an action
of Ejectment, long depending, wherein Robert
Taggart, Lessee of the Committee of the First and
Third United Prefoyterian Churches, in Philadel
phia, a Corporation, was Plaintiff; and Robert
Knox, Illexa^der Alexander, and others, were De
fendants. This suit was brought by, the Society
to recover their Church in Pme street/ which the
Defendants and their associates had frfcibly enter
ed, on Sunday the 26 # h of September, 1772, in
order to introduce Mr. George Duffield into the
pulpit ; a tranfaCion doubtless within the recoUeCion
of the Public : and which they have holden ever
since.
In this cause a verdi& was found for the Plain
tiff in the county court, in March 1774, by a spe
cial jury. But the Council for the Defendants,
by exceptions then taken, removed the suit before
the Supreme Court fur argument on two points.
They excepted to the condud of the Justices in
ordering them to confefs lease, entry, and aßual
oufler; that is to fay, that the Corporation was in
possession, and that they had turned them out.
This confeffion the Defendants had agreed to make,
as usual, upon firft taking the defence on hem.
But at the trial they asked of the Court liberty to
confefs aßual ouster only specially, or in case it
should be proved; and yer did not claim as tenants
in common. They talked of reserving this till the
course of the trial might difpole them to declare.
By this management, the Plaintiff must have been
put to the difficulty of proving a sass, which how
ever manifest, he expecting would be confeffed,
might not on a sudden be prepared for. It was ir
regular and unlawful, and was denied. Hence the
ground of their fird exception.
The second arose from the refufal ofthe Lower
Court to admit parole evidence (proof not of re
cord, nor under seal) to explain a patent deed of
gift from the Honorable Proprietaries to the Society,
offered under pretence of ambiguity in the deed, or
contrariety from the warrant of survey; which pre
tended contrariety, they also alledged to be a civil
fraud. But the proofs refufed were merely doings,
or pretended doings, ofthe Donees, nothing ofthe
Donors; difeoverics of whose intent could alone
be pertinent to the issue. The Judges, on infped
ing the patent and warrant, found them very con
sonant, and free of ambiguity. They were ofopini
on that the County Court had proceeded accord
ing to law.
From this judgment the Defendants made their
appeal to bis Majesty in Council, and gave bail for
the prosecution thereof. This appeal is necessari
ly confined to the points of law which aie slated
above.
have it down at the month of Pocomoke river;
thia deponent then asked him who had it, and laid
Levin Cownfend replied it was his brother Luke,
and that he might have it alniolt for going for;
whereupon this deponent agreed to go, and after
they had proceeded as far as Oyster Shell Town
this deponent afxed where the vessel was that had
the salt, and that Levin Townsend aforefaid re
plied he imagined it was lower down the river,
and upon this, going further down, Levin Town
foend aforefaid, with ins brother Levi Townsend
and Baac Colton, went on shore, where they killed
a beef and brought it on board uncleaned, which,
they said, they paid for ; and upon this deponent's
making further enquiry about the salt, and finding
there was none, that he, this deponent, then re
queued that he might return home, but that Le
vin Townsend told him he should not, and im
mediately had the boat hauled on deck, and put
this deponent and others under the hatchway, and
there confined them 'till they arrived at Norfolk,
and upon their arrival there said Levin fown
fend and Isaac Codon went on board Lord Dun
more's ship, where they flayed some Short time,
and upon their return Levin Townsend aforefaid
asked this deponent and others if they were willing
to enlist under Lord Dunmore? t^at if they were
they should have a suit of regimentals, a gun and
bayonet, and also a Guinea and a Crown entrance
money : This deponent then replied, that he
could nor day on them terms :—Well, replied laid
Levin Townsend, if you will not stay on them
terms, will you agree to stay, and go with me a
privateering up and down the Bay to take prizes ?
And this deponent declared he could not do
it And this deponent further faith, that said
Levin Townsend told him that Isaac Colon was
to be his Lieutenant, and that he intended to visit
Maryland as Icon as the Governor could get him
a commission for that purpose, and that be intend
ed up Pocomoke river in a very ffiort time, and
would take the Committee of Worcester county
whilst they were asleep in their beds, and carry
them on board his vessel, and then convey them
down, as speedy as speedy as possible, on board
Lord Dunmore's ship: And this deponent further
faith, that an unknown person in Norfolk adminis
tered an oath to him, this deponent, the purport
of which oath this deponent can't well recoiled —
and further faith, that William Barclay Town
send pressed this deponent exceeding warmly to
inlift in Dunmore's Service, but that this deponent
and Cornelius Dickerson, Bartley White, Hugh
Vestry, Solomon Butler, and Thomas Cluff ab
solutely refufed ; that the rest ofthe crew, to wit,
Isaac Cofton, Joseph Gray Taylor, Francis B'ritt,
William Dickerson, Zadock Townsend, Elias
Townsend,. Josiah Ward, Benjamin Selley, and
Levi Townsend did, as this deponent believes,
inlift in his Lordship's service—and that when this
deponent left Norfolk the said Levin Townsend
then was fitting out a small vessel, which he, the
said Levin, declared was for a tender.
WILLIAM WILLIS.
Sworn by Joseph Dasheill.
FIN E, super and fu perfine broadcloths, with
suitable trimmings, by wholesale and retail,
among which are, parsons and raven grey, black,
Saxon and pea green, Sky and deep blue, London
brown, purple, light drabs suitable for womens
clocks, double milled drabs for great coats, and a
variety of cloth colours; rattinets, Shalloons, du
rants, Scarlet callimancoes, Single worsted damasks,
bairbine, worsted fagath y.; dove coloured, blue
and black Marseilles quilting; Striped India taffa
ty ; crow coloured paduafoy ; blush, blue and
green half-yard and halfell Perfiah ; black fiik
cravats ; three-yard silk laces ; Spotted linen hand
kerchiefs ; mens worsted Stockings ; womens wors
ted mitts and silk gloves ; belt Scarf twist-; silk knee
garters ; fafhionable death head and needle worked
baSket coat and jacket buttons; black horn and
wore covered ditto; ribbands and ferrits ; plated
Stocks, suitable for the soldiery ; hair plush ; black
red, pompadour, claret, green, blue and olive
velvets and velverets; printed velverets, corduroy,
cut velvet jacket Shapes, blue and white furniture
calico, fine 6-4 muslin, Scots and nuns thread
nonfopretties, Holland and Manchester tapes, fine
I ifh linen, broad quality Shoe and coat winding,
green worsted furniture check, Silver watches, lock
et Sleeve buttons, plated knee buckles, genuine
Welton's rappee fnuff, Dilworth's fpeilin^books
mens felt hats, red Sealing-wax, table knives and
forks, butchers knives, belt Stag-handle carvers
taylors small Shears and thimbles, womens feiffars
and thimbles, nail nippers, Shoemakers tacks, iron
bake ovens, frying pans, White's Reel plate and
common hand-saws, spike and nail gimblets, trunk
lo ks, riling joint hinges, hob nails, belt gun flints
fnuff boxes, &c.
To be SOLD (for CASH ONLY) by
AN D R EW CALDWELL,
VARIETY of brown and white Ruffin
drillings, Striped Ruflia linen, oznaburghs
fid du-k, and cinnamon of an ex;eheat ^ualitv.
He has also a few pieces of SILKS for 1 1%
TO BE S O L D,
Fur want of employ,
A NEGRO WENCH, twenty years of age,
has had the Small-pox, understands houte
wifery and all forts of country work in general • is
Sober and honest. For further particulars enquire
of Mr. Joseph Vandegrift, at the Crols Keys,
the corner of Chemut and Third-Streets, Phila
delphia. §
Tbe FEAST of St. DAVITT
THE Society of ANCIENT BRITONS
hoid their Anniversary Meeting at the hovne
of Benjamin Davids, cn the First of March : Such
Gentlemen as aie defrons of uniting with their
Countrymen upon this eccafion, wil be pleated to
apply (Before the 26th infant) to the Stewards fur
Tickets, without which no one can be admitted.
Dinner on table ar r hrr- o'clock.
at. STREriELL JONES, Sec'ry.
Samuel Meridith,
Lambert Cadwalader, 1
( CLIENT Biddle, ^stew-aids.
William Price,l
}. fouLp,'
City of Philadelphia, February 26, 1776.
The A SSIZE of B REA D.
Fine Flour, at Seventeen Shillings and hire
Pence per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
lUhitebreadib.oz. Mid.do. lb. oz. Rye do. lb. oz.
Id.loafiso 7 id.loafiso 8^ id.loafiso it
2d.ditto,o 152 2d.ditto, i if 2d.ditto,l 6%
4d.ditte,i 14. ^ 4d.ditto, 2 2J 4d,dirt%2 12^
Bd.ditto, 3 15 Bd.ditto, 4§ Bd.ditto,s 9
(2d.ditto,; 11 2 i2d.ditto, 6 7Hizd.ditto, 8 5)
Set by SAMUEL POWELL, Major.
JACOB DUCHE, ?
SAMUEL RHOADS, > Aldermen.
AMOS STRETTLE, J
§o4os,sty,-04,-o^+'s'^«'®
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be bid
by public vendue, on Turfday, the sth day
o' March next, at four o'clock in the afternoon, at
the houie of Edward Barrett, in Front-fireet, South
wark, a certain frame slaughter-house well built,
and lot or ,iece of ground thereunto belonging,
Gtua+e on the east fide of Second-ftieet, a small dis
tance southward of Almond-ttreet, in Southwark
aforefaid ; containing in front about 74 . feet, and
in depth about 200 feet ; bounded by ground of
Thomas Penrofe, and others; fubje& to a ground
rent of 251. lawful money of Pennsylvania, until
the firft day of March, 1780, and after that time
fu I je^t to a ground-rent of 301. like money, for
ever ; late the estate of Anthony Noble ; seized and
taken in execution + y
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, February 23, 1776.
For C O R K,
& b. ( The SHIP
V^Jr'^ C H A N C E;
Wili fail the sixth of March.
''<\kj >'& C " ' " '" exceeding faft
AJ, L?^^ , O sailer, but two years old, and
'''± '" s excellent accommodations
,- ff f> r passengers. For piLgeap
bg TkkkA ply to Joseph Carson,
in Market street.
JUST PUBLISHED, (/
And now filing by William and 1b mas Brads rd,
at the London Coffee-houfe, Philadelphia; like
wise by John Sparkaivk, in Second ftrett, near
the Meeting ; W. Wo dhoufe, and IF. Triolet, in
Front-dreet, and Samuel Taylor, the corner of
Market and Water directs, (Price Ooe Shilling
O N LY) wi.il allowance to those who take
quantities,
The NEW EDITION of
COMMON SENSE,
With ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS in
the BODY of the WORK.
To WHICH IS ADDED,
An APPENDIX, and an ADDRESS
to the People called Q_U A K. E RS.
N. B. The Additions which are here given a
mount to upwards of one third of any former edi
tion.
*#* The pamphlet advertised by Robert Bell, in
titled ADDITIONS to COMMON SENSE, or by
any other name he may hereafter call it, condos of
pieces taken out of News-papers, and not written
by the Author of COMMON SENSE.
For READY MONEY only.
JOHN K AIG H N
Hath for SALE, at his Store in Second-street, the
second door below Chritt-Church, the remains
of his DRY GOODS, consisting of the fol
lowing articles, viz.
February 22, 1776.
THESE arc to certify, That the sub
scriber (formerly living in the Alleghany
Mountains, but now )n Philadelphia) brought
horse with him from find Albghan Mountrins,
and yesterday fold him to a certon William Peden
who fufpe&s the Hid horse to be Itokn : Theo foie
if any person can prove the laid horse to be ns pro
perty he /hall have him, and I wili fuhmit to be
pu licl z branded as a villain.
t JOHNFLIN.
FIVE POUNDS RVWFRD.
RAN AWAYon the fourteenth infant (February )
/rem the fubferiber, living in Haga's 7avn, faa
rjland, afervant man raffled John Hutchinson,
about twenty five,ears of %e five jest nine m-tert
inches bub, has a dmn Wb, thick i,s, and hoc iff
bis fore teeth ; bad on a broken jacket lined wide w#de
flannel, a fair of blue transfers much worn, ^odeood
Jboes tied with firinos. Whoever a,,rebex.'sshe above
servant and figures bin in an, of bis Me,.;,saois
/ball have the above Reward and reafnade cl^ ps *
paid b, JOHN RILEY, fobacconi/l, in Mark t : chteG
Philadeipbia, or BOLSOR CU ! L.'
N. B. The above fervani is fuftfed to be fulling
about this cd,.§
1 hejudicious and discerning have perception fuf
ficient to cbferve this, without the unoeceiTry in
tervention of the Folder-Father- Author's opticks
(whose felf imagined importance hath fuelled hini
into contemptible consequentiality) and the Prove
dore to the Sentiinrntalihs doth not prirt decent
editions for luch ignoramus's as Lord Dunmore's
Negroes.
File envious Mr. Anonymous, the shadow of
an author, with his murdering mask and Ins dark
lanthorn, fully equipped for the ruffian bufine;bl
of affaffmation (like unto a villainous thief, whole
voracious cravings for prey constrain him to for
get the tears which forced him 16 lately to scamper
away) hath once more crept into the fijd to rob
aid to destroy the reputation of authors, whole
literary abilities out shine his, as far as the blaze
of a torch out SHINETH the glimmering ofacan
ole- '
Beside their superior talents in literature, they
have tl er<to added (in bis eyes) another most grie
vous orfence by t eir not empig) ing him as a go
between, th it he might thereby have an opportu
nity to infmuatc there is no writers in America
but the would-be author of Common lenfe.—This
stolen applause he is avariciously attached unto, al
though he certainly knowefh the tirklilh tenuis of
fu< h ulurped re; utati^n — For if he pofftfled only
a ona I (hare < # f internal honefh) lie would re con-
Drained to cry out in the einpbatik words <f the
poor I raehte, vhe loft rhe hatchet— Alas 1 for
IT WAS BORROWED
P. S. ] hej drions part of the public know that
the, ttenfi 1c auther was, and Stii s the a^grAlor,
let t e real bookseller, who hat<t d ffimtort on,
iveth the following true key to the wiioie
dilpue,
When the work was at aft ndfr want ofacru
raget us 1 ypographer, Iw< then rccorruncr: by
, g~ntlemaa I.ca # ly in lue t llosm^w.^ ?_ " 1 here
'°^,'u" n ° 16 ^ H,irlican Plot., i?c itium,
and 1 will an wer so: his courage t CT ''-
This Amanuet sis t,agrou • 0; -utters, on fee
ing the manly fortitude with ahi-bR. & rf fcoted
his name on the ode f the 1, ming
to found ,he depths of the malt, u^efcr. v.
and glorious independ rcy ; a..d AL -.-.-OF be
holding the fuc cfs of the iJe nd ofihe 1 dimN,
he immediately formed the ungrateful dfof
jockeying the Printer, who h^'to ,f / e b~ au
thors, and fervethe cude, done fifty pound; . or h
of work for the fin di price of twetty ,01ims, and
at the fame time formed the dityAuf> metiers
to circumvent the real boikidler, by whole know
ledge in business the namo let wa< made rtfoe&a
','• Upon the bockfcllei's discovering tin fe fit ont
ful veerings, he laid immediate h< la cn tire in
duibtable maxim in the law of retaliation, which
he h ddeth to b? as invulnerable, in the practice
of the world, as the 1 w of Self defence, aid there
fore deter mined to out-jockey if pofli de.
The bookseller's Success in this ma,.cenvre.,was Co
exceeding galling to the ingrate go b tween, w!o
hint made the vicious attempt, that to be conv di
ed and foiled at his own weapons w s more th a
bis capricious disposition was able to furiain. He
immediately fell into a fit or ill matured, ostentati
ous, and pretended geneiofity, whi h would t fl
certainly have carried nim to Bedlam or a p n ,
had he not in the midst ofhis debasement recolb&-
ed it was not yet quite impoflibie for 1 im to an e
"g^i", by toucfiing public money, and to tr-in to
be the Massanello among authors and booksel
lers, at least for one day.
N. B. Robert Bell, in Third-Street, continued!
to fell to all who are capable of rnaki g proper <b-
Hin&icn>, the large edition of Common Sente, with
all the additions and improvements ; also th ap
pendix, and addrtfs to the Quakers complete.
Haavkngs River, Frederick County, IrfarNand,
Februar, <4, 17,6.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
R /IN A IF A Y from the fubfenber la/l night. I^o
Irijb fer-vant men, both weavers i, trade 1z
CHRISTOPHER WARR £N, about fafrf
four niches high ; had on when he went away, a /bort
pale blue coat, which bus been turned and is Jouhf.
breafled, with black born buttons, under sail o, br^wn
cloth trowfess : he bas fhert curbed black bear, a %„,
long noje which appears to lean to one fine of his ,a c
dark eyes, and ajew blue /pots in bis face wbak ap
pears to be fecks of gun fonder ; He is 35,/mfo
age.—GEORGE AtUR LI. ub „, 10 ^©u ;,
age, fate feet eight inches high, fair rynfleafu, one
eyes, freight black nair; had on when be went av:«,,
two ftriird country cio:b jackets, ana chi pair offri \d
country cloth breeches ; took with him two bor/es, iwe
saddles, and two bridles, &«e a roan horse with a
black wane and tail, trots andgalops, branded on the
near jboub^r L h, about jQurteea bands kigb, aadgeet
dull on the road;the ct^cr a faat b.„ berfe, erwt
thirteen bunds high, branded on the /& /boulder thus
O, paces ardgahops, andjksdtejor,. Wb„ roe , tahs
u, fat df erwants and bwj<a, ana jictegs tkem'jo Hat
the owner ma, have iron again, jhat! receive r # e
above Reward, or a ire 0 tio.jh e[so! tgr c, 0 „ 4
or moretjtdm. GL& RG E SN£IL
N B. It ts frhnkh they may have o^cwhisht
ROBERT BEI, L,
B O O K-S E L L E' R, to the Public;
Sey^efeace agadfl urjaft attacks needs no arobsy^
qp H E pamphlet of large ADDITIONS 0
a Common ^nie, containing (eveiai exc Ihot
pieces, written by mine worth) and resettable ci
tizens of Fudaticipbia, are in the opirnuii us tome
gentlemen, who cue good judges of literary nierr,
thought worthy of prefervaiion, in such manner as
to bincl wuh other pamphlets in ancaavu volume
1 hole that think j$ they do, will bu), mid the Ie
who do not think in that manner, will let duni
alone.