The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-16 00:00:00, page 3

10. Suppose France should grow weary in listening to out
•whining cries after our mother country, arid indead of
linking a blow to draw off the British armies and fleets from
our coai'ts, should accept of Canada as a condition of neu
trality, and upon the condition of her conquering it ?
11. Suppole the southern Colonies should be offered to
Spain on condition of her neutrality, or ahiftance in the re
duction of them ?
12. Suppose the campaign of the year 1777 should open
with Ruliian, French, British, and Spanish armies on ouf
coasts, what would be our situation?
13. Is there any time in which a nation or people can
form alliances, or declare themselves free, to greater advan
tage than when their affairs arc in a prosperous condition ?
14. Should the American Colonies negled the present cri
tical moment of asserting and securing their freedom, is it not
probable that a few months will put it out of their power of
doing it for ever ?
15. What must we think of those men who use their in
fluence in Assemblies and in the Congress, to obtain colony
inßrudions to prevent the Delegates from assenting to the only
possible measure that can save the colonies from ruin ?
16. Will not all the blood that shall be ihed in America,
after the next fix months, lie at their door?
17. Are not all inftruftions to oppose measures leading to
independance big with as much folly as milchief?
18. Does not every measure of the Congress, ,except sub
mission, lead directly or indirectly to independance /
19. Considering that we are now totally independant of
Great-Britain in every a& of government, will not the in
ftrudions of our Assemblies convey, to tae court of Britain
and the other European courts, ideas of the basest hypo
crisy in the colonies ?
30. If it should be difeovered next fall that a declaration
of independence this spring would have terminated the war,
Serious QU ESTIONS addressed to thd Congrefi, and
all other Legislative Bodies in America.
''ll° n °' ' h ° tyra o " °f Europe think they have a right
£0 to dilpoie of their fubje&sjn the fame manner that a
farmer in this country difpoles of his live Bock?
2. Have not the inhabitants of Poland beeri divided be
tween Außria—Pruffia—and Ruflia without their consent ?
3. Did not the Court of Spain lately exchange St. Domin
go for Louisiana— and were not many of the French fubjetfs
in the latter country imprisoned, and put to death, for ruiuf
ing to fabmit to the Spanish government?
4. Did not the Genoese fell Horiies to the Court of France,
and has not Frahce (after many unfuccefsful attempts to con
quer that idand) hnce disposed of it to the King of Sardinia ?
5. Do not all parties agree that the Court of Britain will
soon find that it is impoliidle to fubdud; or govern America
by tor^e ?
6. Will not mistaken notion'll of dignity, revenge, and a
despotism rendered furious by disappointment, lead the laid
Court to adopt the partition jpirit of the times, and to divide
the American Colonies with (he other powers of Europe ?
7. Is it not probable that Rufha in refuting the twenty
thousand file had proinifed to the King of Britain is waiting
only for an offer of a Ihare in the dominion of the colonies
after they are subdued?
8. Has not Mr. Rigby (orie of the abandoned junto of St.
James's) declared in the House of Commons that Canada was
a dead weight upon the empire ?
9. Have not the ministry (despairing of the redtiftion of
the colonies) employed Dean Tucker to prove that the inde
pendance of said colonies would be an immense advantage to
Great-Britain ?
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22. Does not the fate of the fugitive or deferred Tories in
Bolton and New-York furnilh a uleful leflbn to all rulers not
to oppose the tide of popular prejudices, and to rely no more
upon tne protection of Britifa arms?
23: Considering the perfidy and obstinacy of the King, is
^ a declaration of independance of the crown as just a mea
sure no^ as a declaration of an independance upon the Par
liament was iome years ago ?
pin 4" " "'' "'" ''"' ""''"Y to our Parity and hap:
2 5y""' ?'- n ° t be jujh therefore, hereafter to confound
the iody and fate of tnofe who oppose the former; with thole
who have opposed the latter ?
To the Author of a pamphlet tmjuftly called Plain Truth.
Extract from Cooper s rile, progress, and present date of
the British navy, published in the year 1758.
*The value of the whole ROYAL NAVY at present is
computed at £. 2,591,397."'
JAMES POPHAM is removed from Third-ffreet
into Second-street, next door to the sign of the
Rainbow, where he manufactures Cloth, Sarges, Druggets,
Flannels, Hemp, Flax, &c. ail which he will fell on the
molt reasonable terms. He will give the belt prices for fpin
riing Wool, Hemp, Flax and Cotton, to good spinners either
in town or country. A smart boy, of about twelve or four
teen years of age, is wanted as an apprentice, who will be
taught to weave linen aad woollen, combing of wool, and
dying of colours, by applying to said Popham.•
,u Philadelphia; April 16, 1776.
ON Wednesday afternoon, the tenth indent, was dropt in
or near the Coffee-houfe. A TWENTY DOLLAR
CONTINENTAL BILL, Whoever has found the fame,
and leaves it at the bar of the Coffee-tioufe, or with the
printer hereof, for the owner, shall be rewarded with thanks.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in the dißrift
of Southwark, a Negro man named NEWRY, by
trade a cooper, about twenty-two years of age, five feet eight
or nine inches high. He had on and took with him; when he
Went away, a cloth coloured fuftian coatcee, a cloth jacket
nearly of the fame colour, without Beeves, one fine and one
coarse shirt; a good beaver hat; a pair of black Locking
breeches, and a pair of white ticken ditto, good flioes, a
pair of blue yarn and a pair of mixed brown and white
worded Bookings; He has been seen fculking about Mr.
James Fulton's house, in Chefnut-ftreet, and Mr. Israel Pem
berton's Babies. Whoever secures the said Negro, so that his
maker gets him again, ihall have the above reward, and rea
sonable charges.JOHN JONES.
N. B. The fubferiber, from the frequent elopements of
the said Negro, has reason to believe he is encouraged thereto,
and harbored by some person or persons, and therefore offers a
reward of FIVE POUNDS to any person who will give him
fufficient information, and profccute to conviction any fuck
person or persons.
dr removed it from oar borders, what will be the feelings of
those men who now oppose it by provincial initrudions?
21. yd? tneir factious zeal then be called patriotism, or
will their avarice; ambition; and servility, then be characte
rized by the courtly phralts of timidity, or weak
nerves?