The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-07-01 00:00:00, page 3

First, That we will support and defend the Executive
Power, and your Honorable Board in relieving the op
pressed, arid punishing the aggressors.
Secondly, T, at the prices of all commodities fliall be
fredu ed on the firft of July to what they were on the firft
of April last, and that not only Weft-India and foreign
produce, but that also house rent, dry goods and, the ne
ceffarfes of life brought to market be proportional, low
ered in price.
That we will fee the virtuous, innocent and Differing
part of the community redressed, and endeavour todiveft
this city of the difaffefted, inimical, and preyers on the
vitals of the inhabitants, be their rank or Ration what it
may.
We would not wish by a long detail to take up yeur
time, but fobmit it to your determination hpw the happy
effect may be produced, whether by a fpeeefy Town Meet
ing or otherwise , and if by reason of the obstinacy and
per verfenefs of individuals, your Committee find themselves
inadequate to the talk, our drum foil: beat to arms.
Signed at tne unanimous request and by order of the
laid company,
JOHN MfGTNtEY, Capt. of Artillery.
PHILADELPHIA, July r.
On Sunday last the firft company of Philadelphia Mili
tia Artillery were relieved from their duty in g^rrifon at
the Fort on Mud Island, after receiving every polite and
refpeaful letter of thanks from his Excellency Joseph
Reed, Esq; Prefidm'.
On Monday the 28th,'the company marc ed to the
Srate howfe and presented an Addrfs of thanks with af
ferance of their fidelity to toe Honorable Supreme Exe
cutive Council, and their readiness to turn ®ut again upon
every emergency to defend and secure the freedom and in
dependency of tills and the United States.
From thence shey marched to the College, where the
"Committee were then fitting, and being invited into the
Hail, grounded their arms and delivered the following spi
rited Address :
Philadelphia, Jane 28, 1779.
To the COMMITTEE of the City of Philadelphia
and Northern and Southern DiftriDs, appointed at a
General Town Meeting in the Sta^e-houfe yard, May
*s> h 77-
Gentlemen,
, T the.General Town Meeting held the 25th ofMay,
f'^ We, ^ e ''" Company of Philadelphia Militia Ar
tillery were in garrison at the fort on Mud Island. We
were informed of your meeting, and were well pleased with
the Resolves then adopted, and no Jess with the Committee
appointed, fcr the purpose of regulating the prices @f the
necessaries of life and other articles ; and as a garrison,
contributed all in our power to forward the good purposes
intended, by bringing too and searching (agreeable to
your order, all vessels going from the city, that provisions
and other necessaries might not be conveyed from thence.
But notwithstanding we are convinced muck good has
arisen from the said Resolves, and your appointment at
said meeting, and are well assured that your proceedings
are attended with many difficulties, and requires the most
'indefatigable attention and vigilance; yet we are very for
ry to observe, that designing and interefled pefris endea
vour by every peans ter elude your judicious intentions,
and that fomerhing mere poignant and flriking must at
length bring them to reason.
We having fulfilled our tour of duty at said garrison and
being property relieved, are now returned to the city.—
We have arms in our hands and know the use of them,—
and are ready and willing to support your Honorable
Boardin fully executing the righteous and equitable mea
fure^ for which you were appointed ; nor will we lay them
down till this is accom^hhed. We wish not to have the pre
eminence; but we will no longer be trampled upon.
We do therefore declare, as a firm and determined com
pany of Philadelphia Militia Artillery, in which we are
fully allured our whole corps as well, as the Mufquetry are
united,
WILLIAM THORNE, Capt. Lieut.
WILLIAM ROBINSON, First Lieut.
SAMUEL POWEL, Second Lieut.
JOHN DEAN, Capt. Engineer.
To which the Committee returned the following fatis
fa&ory answer:
COMMITTEE;ROOM, June 28th, 1779.
The Committee having been presented with an Ad
dress from the firft Artillery Company of City Militia,
Refolded, That the foilowing answer be returned.
GENTLEMEN,
THE Committee of th city of Philadelphia and its
liberties, present heir grateful refpe&'to t eofficers
and privates sf the fir@ Artillery Company of City Milif
tia, for the generous and public spirited Address which
they have been pleased to present; and for the chearful
nefs, ardor and order with which they have gone through
their tour of duty at the fort.
To unite the citizen with the soldier, and the zeal of the
patriot with the prudence of domeflic felicity, form not
only the r%R ufeful but the m ft diflinguifhed of charac
ters ; and it is with infinite plea fore the Committee per
ceive a re anirhqtion of those virtues which rendered Ame
rica the admiratty of the world, and struck her enemies
with shame and a&nifhment.
As your absence from the city on duty has, in Tome
ragafure, prevented your knowing the fixation of affairs
with refpe& to the regulations, we have the pleasure of
informing y to, that the measures refolded on, and entered
into, at the Town Meeting on the z s th of May last, has
already met with the approbation and support of fevaral
of the States, and we have no doubt but the other States,
convinced by the fame necessity and inipr^Ted by the fame
virtuous motives, will join their support.
We welcome you, Gentlemen, to your homes and fami
lies; and to the more immediate participation and support
of the Confutation and Laws of our country ; and while
weconfid^ in your valour and pitriotifm, in contributing
to the downfal of every Species of monopolizing and extor
tion, we hope that the justice and reasonableness of the
measures we propose and pursue, and the evident and uni
versal benefit to arise therefrom, will be able to encounter
^very ungenerous or difaffefted opposition we may meet
with and accomplish the object so araen^y desired.
Signed by order of the Committee,
WILLIAM HENRY, Chairman.
The Company then returned to their arms, gave the
Committee threi cheers and fired three salutes, and were
dismissed with the unanimous determination to support
The schooner Tomlinfon, Capt. Faro, from North. Ca
rolina for Baltimore captured by a New-York,privateer,
retaken by Capts. Tayler and Spencer from this port for
the Weft-Indies.
The brig Liberty, Capt. Rumfey, from Augufline for
New-York, with 112 hogflieadsof mpllaffes ; taken by
Captains Spencer and Taylor. .
The schooner Patfey, Capt. Papley, from St. Kitts for
New-York, with 99 hoglheads of rum. And,
The sloop William, Capt, Simeon Afhbourn.e, from
Tortola for New-York, both taken by the Boston and
Confederacy;.
This afternoon at three o'clock will be fold by the pound,
under the infpeßiori of some Members ofthe Committee,
a quantity of Rbhea Tea, at Pelatiah Webfler's ft®re in
Water- street between Chefnut and Walnut-itreets.
the Committee in their righteous proceedings, to prevent
monopolizing,, support the credit of our Curren y, and
ultimately to diverothis city of tones and enemtes to our
country.
By Capt. Wilson, who arrived here yesterday, Q four
teen days from the Havannah, we are informed, that Spain
had on the 11th of April last, acknowledged the Indepen
d ance of the United States of America.,
Monday two brigs and several schooners arrived here
from St. Euftatia, by Whom we learn, that the French
fleet under Count d'Estaing is now of equal foree with
Byron's fleet, and that they were fti.ll in harbour, watch
ing each others motions.
Prizes arrived in this Port.
N. B. The purchasers to bring the ready change add
something to put the tea in.
The following letter was taken out of the brig Chance,
Capt. Powell.
Union 20th June, 1779.
GENTLEMEN,'.
THIS per favour of Capt. Rowell to inform you of m,
now being bffthe Chefapeak, with the Trimmer in com
pany.. hiving parted with the Daphne and Delaware as
yesterday; am sorry I have not been able to fend you in
any prizes as yet, but hope not long to be without so doing,
as I intend to keep the Chefapeak open, should any thing
happen in a few days to the general advantage, if not, shall
immediately proceed to the Southward and Eastward, far
the remainder part of my cruize, hoping you will not neg
left the fllip Dartus, according to my define. The chip's
company are all in full spirits and weji,wifhing for nothing
but prizes to (tondude the cruize. Remain I with refpeft
Your very humble fervamt,
JOHN SIBRELL
Messrs. H. 2nd A. Wallace.
In CONGRESS, June 29, 177,.
A S Congress are bound by every motive of policy and
fl of public and private justice to maintain the credit of
the paper money emitted by their authority oh the faith of
the United States, fo.it is their intention not only to avoid
further emissions but to diminish the quantity in circula s
tion, provided that the tefpeflive States by correfoohdent
and vigorous exertions shall put it in their power to raise
the necessary supplies.
Refolded therfeore, That twenty millions of Dollars, or
filch a part thereof as shall be brought into the Continental
Loan Offices on or before the firft day of October next, be
borrowed on the faith of the United States at an interest
of.fix per cent, per annum.
For facilitating the said Loan, Refolded,
j. That the Loan Officers in every State do immediate
ly open subscriptions for the said Loan
2. That the Executive authorities of the several States be
requeued immediately to appoint persons of character and
influence in every county, town or diftri&, to receive sub
scriptions and transmit the fame to the Loan Officer or Of^
ficers in the States respectively. ...
3. That no fubferiptioa be received for less than five
hundred dollars.
4. That all subscriptions trader ten thousand dollars fliall
be paid into the Loan. Office where thf fame shall be sub
scribed, or into the hands of the person obtaining the sub
scription, within fourteen days after theTubfeription shall
be made.,
5. That any person fubferibing ten thousand dollars or
upwards shall be allowed to pay the fame at two periods,
to wit, one half within fourteen days after the fubfeription,
the residue on or before the firft day of October next, the
whole to bear interest from the time of the firft payment,
provided the other payment shall be punctually made,
6. That each lender shall have his election either to re
ceive the principal at the expiration of three years from
the date of the Loan, or to continue it in the funds on in
terest until the whole amount of Continental bills in circu
lation shall not exceed the sum in circulation at the time
of the Loan.,
7. That interest on all funis which shall be paid into the
Loan Office before the said firft day of Oflober, or which
shall be fubferibed and paid agreeably to the terms of the
sth resolution aforefaid, shall be payable annually at the
Continental Loan Office of the State in which the money
was originally fubferibed.
8. That when the interest on monies which have been or
may be placed in the federal Loan Offices on or after the
firft day of March 1778 shall become due and be paid, the
fame, until some more accurate standard of value can be
devised, shall be increased in proportion to the increase of
the sum of Continenta) paper money which may be in cir
culation after the date of such Loans refpeaively.
L^trabl dram the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
Mr. DUNLA P,
SOME ftriftures in y ur paper of Thursday last, on
the night of this country to fifh on the Baraks of
Newfoundland, took my attention, but as it is a fubjed
on which the people of America are universally age ed, it
would have seemed unnecessarily brought into public view,
had not a piece in the Gazette of Wednesday fliewn the
feafonabienefs of„the writer's ebfervations ; find that it be
hoves us, one and all, to be on our watch, left we be
ruined by boforn enemies, who have an interest in facrific
ing our most invaluable rights, or from the mistakes of
others, who either want capacriy to .difpern owr true in
terest, or firmnefs of mind to fupport}em.
Without troubling you, or the public, farther with the
fijperficial abfervatiens of Americanos, he having appear
ed in the form of a querift, I shall, in answer to them, tel^
bun «!;atthe rniferiol ferfe of th^ cotinfry has baeti ou
the fubjeft, as far as they have conf.dered it, or as I have
been informed, if he still doubt, them^oft fatisfa&on
can be given. The people of this country have as an
undoubted a right to fifh on the Banks of Newfoundland,
as any people upon earth.
Tae people of this country have always, and at all
times, here their settlement, exercised tie right, hor wat
it ever called in quefiion.
England in her charters granted, and in her acts of
Puhament, has recpenized this right.
England, nor Britain, has never bebre this prefect war
of oppreffou and injustice admmenced, gone farther,thru
barely to fiipniate that the fubjeds within thdrealm 1/ raid
be ferim;^ also to fift on the" American Cottis.
• Even this fermion was twice attempted (Under James
the firft, and again under Charles the firft) ' o ^declared
and enabled by Path ment, but w^s objedej to, as those
Kings diluted the power of Parliament to bind America.
, I his fishery is ehential to the wetland independence of
these States, as they eoiU.Futea nation. It is an object of
the firft .consequence to the fevpral States, as so many dif
tiq& and several trading Republics. ft i s particularly
necessary some States font ward of New-EngUud or, ma
ny accounts; and as an inhabitant of Pe„cfy, '..mh, 1
would rather Submit to the reftri&ion of trade in any otter
. channel than this of the fifhery. The peop eof this State
will remember, that New England, by me means of the
fishery, took 0T yearly above fifty thousand barrels of her
flour, besides iron, hemp, & c . &c. and paid for thefr•com
modities in money,-or bills of exchange for the far plater
part. °
To bring into doubt w ether bis Majesty of France will
confider bimfelt,bound by the treaty of Paris, to support
our preterfibns and our contest for this right, among
ethers, is to intuit that good sense and found policy which
he has hithei to evinced, an ' that-good faith on hi^ pa r t
in which we have every reason tejonfide. His interest
his own security will induce him to countenm/e, to rv
courage our •ffertui,, our right co thefifhery. Heis' bound
to do it, indhrnch as he has g^neroufly, hut foiemnly, en
gaged to support us in our freedom and independence as
well in matters of government as of commerce ; of which
commerce this fifh^ i s and will be the firmed support..
In one word, Amtricanus h. 3 perhaps yet to learn that
Pennsylvania has long experienced the advantfe s deriv
ed to her from the New-England fifhery, though flip ha^
not hithertodire&fy engaged in it. New-York has fibred
these benefits. Maryland has profited in a still higher de
gree The Southern Stales, North-Carolina in parties
hr, are too deeply interfiled not to spurn at the name of
faction being givcß to those worthy Patriots who refafe to
offer up, unarmed, so important and effehtfal a branch o'
commerce. A PENNSYLVANIAN
SIR,
IH AVE seen your piece in Mr, Dunlap's,paper of the
26th idftm.t, wherein you seem to have pleased your-'
felf with endeavours to defame the reputation of the D Q
M. General of this county, and myfelf, his Assistant at
Chester ; and am fully of opinion, it is the produce of ma
lice and disappointment, of course scarcely Worth an an
swer. However, least I fhoulJ be miflaken, 2nd y^vr
concern proceeds from true zeal, 1 shall endeavor to fatis'y
you firft on the tccr^ofniy political, principles.
They are well founded, thank God Almighty,'
known to most of my virtuous acquaintance to be such, as
mud baffle all unvirtuous minds. On the truth, (Sir, of
attachments, firp. the beginning of the contest, togetE,
with the jufinefs of the cause, do I, most free and chear
fully rest all my present and eternal happiness, which ap
pears to meinfeperable from the liberties of America. Nor
have I any more doubt of a glorious vidory, than I have
that God created the world. Thus, Sir, you havemy poli
tical creed,and with refpe& to my conduct, as A. D. O M
G. make vourfelf perfectly, easy on that fmre/as'l have
not the lerft doubt of adiug in the line of my duty, and
doing honor to the department, particularly the gentle
man you so ungenerously endeavoured to Hinder. This
I hope will fatisfy you fully, and prevent your farther
feribbling, if not, shall take such Reps as reason and jufiice
points out, which, I am led to believe (at this time) will
be somewhat disagreeable to your Ihoulders.
A. DICK, A. D.Q. M.G.
Cbefler, Liberty- Hall, June 28, 177,.
.June $9, f,7q„
TH E Public will please to be informed, that on Mon
day, the s th of July, the d^y subsequent to the An
niversary of our Independence, will toe delivered in the
German Prelbyterian Church, by Mr. Brackenridge, An.
Eu^gium in honor of th brave men v-bo have fallen in the
contest. Precisely at twelve o'clock the doors will be open
for the ladies, who shall be handed to the front feats in
the gallery, and such ofthe Members of Congress, and of
the Supreme Executive Council and Affembl/of the State,
and of the Clergy and Magistrates, and Military Officers
of the City, asfhall attend, will be Waited on to feats pre
pared for them ; after which the whole audience will be
admitted, and the guards who fliall have been previously
placed at every door to admit, agreeably to the order a
bove laid down, will prevent any ingress after the Orator
shall begin to speak..,
By order of the Committed of the Conpilutionnl Society,
CHARLES WILSON PEALE. Chairman.
*#* The Gentleman who was appointed to deliver The
Orationon the Advantages oj Independence, from unavoid
able engagements, has been prevented from preparing it ;
but it will be delivered on some subsequent dry, of which
notice will be given in the paper.
X*X The proceedings of the Committee (for the appre
ciation of our currency) from New-Castle county, in the
Delaware State, and Lancaster county in this State ere
come to hand too late for this paper, but shall be inserted
in our next.
±^^^d> efr&^^rfa^^ ^#^^
^9 be SOLD by Public Auction
On SATURDAY evening next, at the Coffee, house,
HE large commodious HOUSE, vacant LOT
" and WHARF, in Water street, between Arch
and Race-streets, now in pofieffion of the Honorable
Thomas M'Kean, containing about sixty feet front on
Water-street, and about fifty three on the river Deh-,
ware. Further particulars will be made known at the
time of fale>
Mr. SPECTATOR.