Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-03 00:00:00, page 3

In CONGRES 2% 1776.,
Refobed, Thar there be an hifpedor or Inspectors
Sufficiently qualified to judge the goodness of gun pow
der, who shall examine every c.ifk of gunpowder ma
nufaAured, or to be purchased on account of the United
Spates, by the most approved method of ascertaining
tie quality of gun-powder, the fa^d lafpedf ir or fn
foeA-rs to receive one eighth part ofa dollar for every
hundred weight of powder, he or they Shall io exa
mine.
That no gun-powder be received into the public
magazine, for the ule of the United Satesof America,
or delivered for the powder mills for that purpose, but
such as have been approved of by the public Ldpcdur,
as to its quickness in firing, strength, dryness, and
ether necessary qualities.
That the infye&or mark each calk approved with
the letters U- S. A, and such other marks as are ne
nceffary to diftioguifh the several forts of gun-powder.
That every maker of gun-powder, mark every calk
in which he flbail pack his gun powder with the firit
letters of his name.
That gun-powder be put into no calk, but such as
are well seasoned and dry.
Refo/ved, That it be recommended to the Legislatures
of the several States of America, to cache tunable In
fpedors to be appointed to examine and determine the
quality of all gunpowder manufa&ued within hir ju
riLiAion, and that no person be allowed to vend any
gun-powder manufactured in a y of the States of A
rherica, unless the fame, in the judgment of such In
foeflor, ffia'l be of fufficient quality, and to make such
laws for executing this, or any other regulations tor
promoting the manufacture of good gun powder, as to
them may seem most convenient.
That the Continental agents be impowered and re
quired to infpedt or appoint some suitable person or
persons to infpeA all gun-powder manufactured or
purchased in, or imported into the lefpedive States,
wherein they reside, on account of the United States,
except in those States where an Infpedor is appointed
by Congress. By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
Extraß of a letter from Charles Toom, ^South-Caro ina)
July 21, 1776.
" You are undoubtedly informed before this that
that detestable villain Stewart has prevailed upon the
Cherokees to take up the hatchet against our country
men, this however does not in the lead intimidate us.
Our people march forth against the lavages, with al
the alacrity and chearfulnefs you can conceive, and
with a full determined resolution to extirpate the whole
tribe. The damage done to us by them is yet trifling,
A number rs the heads of the Tories in this province,
when they beard of the breaking out of the Indians,
wrote to our governor and told bird, that they never
dreamt the King would defeend to such low and dia
bolical defi s ns, that they were now willing to do eve
ry thingin their power to assist their brethren in Ame
rica.—These are men of inffu c? on the frontiers and
will be very ufe'ul against the Indians."
July 27. " In a little b ufh with the Indians the 0
ther day, our people were fuccefsful, killed, wounded
and took prisoners a considerable number.—Colonel
M'lntofh, of Georgia, with a party of his regiment
went cut a fev days ago to reconnoitre the situation of
the two young Wrights, who are posted on St. Mary's
river, which separates Florida from Georgia. When
lie came within two miles of their fort, he was fired
on from an out^poft of theirs, our Colonel returned
the fire, killed one and took nine prisoners upon which
the fort tired an alarm gun ; the man of war below
hearing this, immediately detached a barge with a
Lieutenant and nine men, all these the Col. thought
proper to feizeupon.—ln the brig lately taken here
with Highlanders on beard was found about £. 600
fhrl ng worth of goods.
July 31. " Therein now an expedition determined
on to Florida, where the enemy have about 1000 men
posted at St. Augustine."
Extrafl of a letter from Long Ifand, Auguf 28.
" Yesterday's occurrences no doubt will be defcri-
Ted to you various ways: I embrace this leisure mo
'ment to give as fatisfadory an account as I am able.
, large body of the enemy that landed some time since
on Long-11l end, at the end of a beautiful plain, had
extended their troops about fix miles from the place
of their firft landing ! —There were at this time eleven
regiments of our troops posted in different parts of the
woods, between our lines and the enemy, through
which they matt pass if they attempted any thing againtt
us. Early in the morning our scouting-par ties disco
vered a large body of the enemy, both horse and foot
advancing on the Jamaica road towards us ; I was dis
patched to General Putnam, to inform him of it. —
On my way back, I di covered as I thought our batta
lion on a hill coming in, dressed in hunting shirts, and
was going on to join them, but was flopped by a
Number es our soldiers, who told me they wet*, the
enemy in our dress—on this I prevailed on a ferjeant
and two men tohalt and fire on them, which produced
a shower of bullets and we were obliged to retire.
'' In the mean time the enemy with a large body pe
netrated through the woods on our right and center or
front, and about nine o'clock landed another body on
their right, the whole stretching across the fields and
woods between our works and our troops, and fending
eut parties, accompanied with light horse which har
raffed our forrounded and surprised new troops, who
however fold their lives dear. -Our forces then made
•towards our lines, but the enemy had taken porft flion f
the ground before them by stolen marches. Our men
boke thro' parties alter parties, but hill found the ene
mjs thousands before them. Cel. Smallwood's, At
and th z' t's battalions, wita General Stirling at
toeir heid, had colie&d on an eminence and made a
good uynd, but the enemy fired a field piece on them
and being greatly fnperior in number obliged them to
retreat into a marsh, and finding it out of their power
to withstand about 6oco men, they waded through the
mul and water to a mill opposite them : their retreat
was covered by the fecund battalion which had got into
our lines. Col. Lutz s and the New-England regiments
a! er tuis made lome refinance in the woods, but were
obliged by superior numbers to retire.
'' Col. Miles s and Broadhead's battalions, finding
themfehes surrounded, determined to fight and run;
they did 10, and broke thro' Englifb, Heffrans, &c. and
dfperfed horse, and at last came in with considerable
loss. Col. Pary was early in the day shot thro' the
headj encouraging his men. Eighty of our battalion
came in this morning, having, forced their way thro'
the enemy's rear, and come round by way of Hell-gate;
and we expert more, who are miffing, will come in the
fame way."
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia,
duguft 30, 1776.
„ Refolded, That the Loom audio, Officers of the Mili
tia woo have returned Horn camp mth their troops, be
required to deliver into the h^nds of Mr. Robert Tow
ers, Commissary, all iuch arms and accoutrements be
longfng to this State, as may be in their polLffion ; in
order that t e fame may be put into the hands of such
A^bciuors who are not provided, and ready to march
to New Jerby: The expense of luch collections will be
discharged by this Board.
Extras from the Minutes,
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.
In COUNCIL of SAFELY for the State
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, August 30, 1776.
Whereas im designing Hi-uilpolea perlons have
spread take reports, that the number of troops now in
New-Jerie, is too gmd, that many are in coofequence
difchrnged by the Generals; and that there i, not any
eccuion to forward the troops who have not yet been
at Camp.
The Council therefore, to fruftrate the designs of such
perlons, and to halten the march of the Associators to
the campin Jifey, make kown, that there is an imme
diate becelfny lor the Associators to hasten their march
to the faiu camp with all expedition, and pay no regard
_to any reports which do not come from this Council or
other proper authority.
By order 0/ the Council,
$ .-.M U E LMORRIS, Chairman.
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Jult come to hand, and to be SO'L D at
JONAS PHILLIPS'S STORE,
In Ma ket-rtrect, near the Coffee-boufe,
AF E W pieces of bioadcloths and coatings, checks,
Brit inmas, chintzes and callicoes, black Barcelo
na handkerchiefs, linens, ginghams and linen hand
kerchurs, writing paper, nutmegs, cinnamon, cloves
and pepper, French and Carolina indigo, silk and oil
cloth umbrelloes, Madeira and Tit wines, Florence
oil, with sundry other goods, & .&c.
ITaln'n A H k~U ST^
CARRIES on the trade of Stay-making in the
fame pia^e where her late huiband, Edward Rdfcll,
deceased, lived, in Water-ftreer, near Arch-ftrert,
Philadelphia, and begs that the Ladies of this city will
be pleated to favour her with their custom, as the will
always make it her business to have her work well done,
and to procure the best of ftuff and materials for that
purpose : She hopes to be able to give fdtisfa&ion and
merit the esteem of her kind employers. She LkeMie
begs leave to return thanks to those Ladies who em
ployed her late husband in his life time, and hopes they
will continue their cuftom.X
Batfio, Weft Nro-Jerfey, August 27, 1776.
FORTY DOLLARS REWAR D.
RAN-AWAY last night from Batfto-Furnace,
three servant men, one of them named FRANCIS
LAWRENCE PIDGINETT, a Portuguese,
about five feet leven or eight inches high, stoops in his
walk, yellow complexion, middling long bl ick hair,
brown eyes, black beard and chews tobacco : he had on
and to k with him one blue cloth short coat, one brown
duffil under jacket, one pair of light coloured worded
plush breeches, oznabrigs ffiirt and trowfer*, new hat
and old ffioes. MA FTMEW SERONE, a French
man, by trade a fhoemak-r, about thirty years of age,
live feet icven or eight inches high, dak complexion,
black hair tied behind, grey eyes, black heard, a, ci has
a scar on tne lower part of Ins left jaw. EMANUEL
RODRIGUES, a Spaniard, about thirty years of
age, five teet fix or seven inches h gh, ftiort black hair,
black eves and dark completion. Bmh Serone ard
Rodrigues took with them the fame kind and fame co
loured cioaths with Pidginett.—A?d on the 24th of June
the two following ran aw.:y, viz. FRANCIS BER
RAR A, a Spaniard, about thirty years oi age, fix
feet two inches nigh, black hair, brown eyes, thin vi
sage, takes a great deal of fnuff, his foie teeth rem?k
abb wide, and has adown look JOSEPH ROD
KI Gb, about five feet five or hx inches high, yelow
complexion, black hair and black eyes. JOSEPH
LOVETT, a Frenchman, who ran away July r4:li,
about five feet nine or ten inches h^h, long brown
hair, for complexion, grey and thin vilage ; these
three last took with them the fame kind and sane co
loured cloaths of Piuginett. Who ver takes up the
above run-aways and lecures them in any grol, so that
their m fter (Mr. J^hn Cox, of Philadelphia) may
have them again, or delivers them at Batito Furnace,
shall have the above reward, 01 EIGHT DOLLARS
for each of them, and all reaibnab'e ci urges.
JOSEPH BALL.
%fi puMifeed and to he fold so JOHN I)UNLAP
in Market -jtreet thi aueyhia,
The Second Edition of . 1
OB SER VA 1 lONS
ON THE
Nature of CIVIL LIBERT Y, the Principles
of GOVERN M EN f, and the Justice and
Policy of the W ^R with AMERICA.
To which is added,
An APPEND X, containing o .tire of the Nation-°
al Debt, an ellma-te o' the murrey drawn ILm the
Public by the taxes, and an account of r he Na iona
Income and Expend tore since the last War.
lieu miferi cives; non Hoflern, inimicaque c^fra,
Vefras Spes uiktis §VIRG.
By RICHARD PRICE, D.D. Lk.S.
Baltimore Augufl 8, 1776.
TEN POUND) R EW AR D.
WA SROBBED on Writ fi ; a night, the 7th
inst. the shop of the funfenber, and the follow
ing GOODS carried off, viz. one five ftene ring,
an emerald in the middle and four role di me nds at the
sides; one ditto, a topaz in the middle a nd tou rose
diamonds; one three-flone ditto, a top-z in the middle
and two rose diamonds; twenty fix th ee it^-t ard gar
net cluster rings, the .clusters with ban laimfcap s set
pound, all of the best quality and geld ; one tvrift shank
9 n ubwith a heart garnet ; one plain go ! d button, two
pbr and a half let shoe buckles of the heft qu hty, leven
garnet broaches,in gold, eleven pair of top and drop
ear-ring^ in gold and garnet ; one fifver watch, maker's
name White, London, number forgotten ; eleven flone
broaches in silver; ten pair and a half done buttons,
belt so t; four set fleck buckles, with clusters over the
joints; one pair star ear-rings, garnet in gold; one
bundle of seven and nine done hair sprigs, two pair of
fi vet tho^ buck! s, four pair of silver k r .e-buckles, two
A ver fleck buckles, and fix fi>er teaspoons. It is re
quested if any. person or perlons should offer any of the
laid arti les for sale, th t he or they may he apprehend
ed ard secured in any g 01, and on recovery f the
Goods above-memione. the r wa d Mil he prid by
CHRISTOPHER HUGHES.
„N. B. All golu-ln ths and jewels ,§ , c hereiy cau
tioned from buying any bi the ti•Gnd # .•
Freehold, Monmouth ^mty Augu, tc, 1,76.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
CTOLEN from the fir icuner, a brown bay Niare
' three years old, about Ate n hands and aha t hi u,'
wi<h a little white on one. tut, heny qtQ-> t< d / n 4
round bodied, a natural tn tt<r, am. ^ ietn t koi•
the thief is a lad about fill en years old, nanof Daniel
Roberson, but sometimes calls himfeli Smith; he
had on an old leather hat, brown co^t, tow Unit, nd a
pair of oznabrigs trowfers, but it could not be learnt
that he had any other cloaths with him : He is uncom
mon small of his age. Whoever takes up and lecures
said thief and mare, so that the thief may be bright
to justice and the owner get the mare, fliall receive the
above Reward and realonable charges, paid by..
§ JONATHAN FORMAN.
Lower Merion, Augutl 30, 1776.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD,
RAN AWAY last night from the fubicri tr, an
Info servant man named JOHN REARDON
between twenty and thirty years old, about five feet ten
inches high, pretty lusty, dark coloured, curled h?ir,
and long nose ; took with him an iron grey coating coat;
a dark Pompadour coloured fine coating jacket, a dmk
blue and w ite cotton striped jacket, one white-linen
and three czn brigs shirts, one rong muslin neckcloth
marked I. one pair of broad furniture check trowfers
and one pair of shoes, ali which %e as good as new 1
Also the so lowing eld cloaths, viz. a prir of bnekfkia
breeches, two jackets, one rec the other green, withe ut
tireves, two pair of light blue yarn Germantown flock
ings, one pair of shoes, two check po.ket han ker
chiefs, a beaver hat, two pair of tow cloth .-rowfers at
pair of brals oval shoe buckles, one of which has' a
steel anchor ard o ngue, the other h ass, allo a I^^
tow cloth wallet : He was (ent on an errand wit °a
Twenty Dollar bill, which probably induced him 1 go
off. Whoever a: pieherds him so tha, I,may have him
again, shall have the above Re var. paid by
i s Y N G.
Four dollars reward.
DAN AWAY on the 7th ot Aoguft last, t e
' fubferiber, living near Middletown, N^cafre.a
Irish servant boy n^med HENRY LIVINGSTON
about sixteen years of age, thick and well kt, of a for
complexion, fair hair, a big irouth and thick lips, bag
a fear co his nose between hi; eyes, is pretty talkative
and can sing middling well; had on when he weniaw^y
a home-made row lhnt and tiowiers, an e 4 an old hat
with the crown mech torn : It is thought lie made to
wards Philadelphia in urder to get cn oarc some vetiel
cr to make to the camp at b ork. Whoever takes up
said boy and secures him in any gaol, so that Ins maher
may get him again, shall have the above Reward, and
if brought home reafona' le charges, pad by
J_AM£S COCHRAN.
TEN POUNDS RE W Tr'd.
Sr RAYED er SfOLENfren ~he fubferiber,
living at White-clay Creek Landing, Newcastle
County, on the 29th or 30th Gt. a dark bay or light
brown GELDIN G, about fifteen hands hi h, shod
before, in good order, has a flitch tail, pacer -a good
tiavel, very eaf\ to the rider, carries middling vrilfen
trot but feldora does order the saddle, is a veto good
natured creature, of ft adv.courage, his mane bangs on
the off fide, not rememberer! that he hrs any white about
him, but beiiev dho fetlocks are trimmed. Whoever
lecures the said horse so that I may have him again, fndl
receive the above Reward if stolen, and if not Itolen the
sum of THREE FOUNDS, wi h reafonabie c lr„, e g
it brought home, paid ^v
1 DANIEL BYRNES.