The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-08 00:00:00, page 4

" Towcr-HiJl, London, • May 22, 1.776.
" Mr. - ——'s compliments to -Mr. —, .aiul&gs
his care of the inclosed Jotter. Mr. may.rely ,on he
that the French ministry is changed ; the pacific anon are
turned out, and toe (pnited men, friends to America, arc
to c&me'in, viz. Duke de Choiiuel, &c. &c.—^Therofoie a
French war, or Jubrntyion to America, is inevitable. Jlihestocks,
from .the battle of Fixington to this day,uhave fallen.upwards
of fix per cent, a iofs'onjhe national debt of at dealt lay&A
millions. Thefe.things tiiould be publicly made .known.
''To Mr.
The above letter is frem-Mr. —, of London, to Mr.
M^dilb'n, one'of the gentlemen mentioned in the Letter from
Tbzabeih-T own, and'cannot be.doubled.
A French gentleman, and an American, formerly a member
of ChngrelA are lase arrived 111 France.
WANTS a CHAMBER-MAID'S .place, A young
woman who can be well recommended. .She,has be@
tiled to attend children, .and understands Something of the
taylorefs's biginefs. Inquire of the printer.
TEN DOLLARS Reward.
STR AXED or STOLEN, from tye fubferiber's plantation
in providence tpwpfhip, Philadelphia county, on Mon-
^ y the .Bth initant (j lily) a bORREL HGR,E, pear fifteen
hands high, with alight coloured main and tail, two hind
feet white, ^nd a liar 0, M^'; he Lots, ^nd is about seven
or eight years' old. If Brayed away, whoever brings him to
the iubferibef a,t the plantation as above, or to his house in
Front-Erect," Philadelphia, Th all have FOUR DOLLARS
reward; and if ifoien, whoever discovers the horse and
thief, so that he may be brought tojuhi.ee, Ihall have TEN
DOLLARS. _ JOHN MITCHELL^
Philadelphia, August 1, 1776.
FOU R DOLLA R'S' Regard.
I) AN away l^ night from the fubfcrjber, an English fer
{ vant lad named WILLIAM ODAM, about eighteen
years of age, five feet fix inches high, well set, down look,
low forehead, and light hair. It is uncertain what clothes he
had on. He took with him a'dar,k blue drab cloth coattee,
with white metal buttons, a brown camblet coattee pieced in
the sides and flpeyes, a cloth colpured coating vest with a bflt
without fl,eeyes, white metal buttons, a ftripe'd linen vest with
out sleeves, olive coloured fuftjan breeches, two diced check
and flriped trousers, one white and four checked flirts, three
pair white thread yarn and warded hole, half worn shoes, and
fapt silt hat' Whoever secures said fervent in any jail, shall
have the aboye reward, and if brought home reasonable char
ges. william Moore.
Philadelphia, Augpft 1, 1776.
qOHE subscriber begs leave to inform the public that, by
A the desire of many, he has .concluded to make f°me
longer day in town, and is removed next door to Mr. William
Dibley's, the sign of the White Horse and Fountain in Chef-
Eut-ftreet, between Second and Third flreets, where he con
tinues to lhew the remarkable creature called A SATYfo of
about two feet high, his body rffemb/ing a human body in
all parts except his feet; he walks upright, apd performs
various anions to admiration. The sense and agility o f this
creature renders him worthy of the observation, of the curious.
Due attendance is given at feid place every hour of the day,
from eight, o'clock in the mopping until nine in the evening,
price one Shilling as usual, by the public's molt obliged, and
very humble servant, I. FOWLER.
394
Archibald Kennedy continues to teach the LA-
Language, to a select number of boys, and has
provided hindelf with a very convenient house for that purpose
in Spruce-ftieet, between Second and Third greets. There
are a few boys wanted to complete the number. Any genrle
man? applying in time, may b,e fatisfied with refpe& to his
abilities and terms. He flatters himfelf that, upon trial, he
will give ample fatisfaaion, as he has hitherto done, to his
employers.
''!; "Printed from the London copy, and now felling by
fi9^^ ' BELL, in ThirdAlrcet, Philadelphia ,(price
had a,dollar)
B '"c'^CAN INDEPEN,DANCE thejntereft and glory
°' CR eat-15rita i n, containing arguments ^hich
pu,^ tfiat not.Qnly in taxatiqabut in .trade, (naßofaagres and
.go+.cirmcut, t||e .colonies ,are entitled to ,an .entire ludypen
ancy on the British Legislature ; and that it can only,be by
a ormal declaration of these rights, and, forming thereupon
uiiendly league with them, that the true <an dialling welfare
A"l4(@ SOHOLrfcs c^n b e :prpmoted ; °
do a lories qf LET-TjE.Rs toith.e Legislature.
-, is nottp he hQp^, in t ^ corrupt fete of -human ,nAtUne,
ff any .nation.wifibe/übje^Lto .another any longer th^a
it finds its own account init, and.cannothelp j@f.
\p crcftgpes fuck the, teats, of their darns longer tten they
canc r ^v .milk from thqn.ce, pr can.provide .themselves with
better iood ; nor will any country continue their fubj.ee
tiv.n to anQiner, ,puly because ;their .greatgrandmothers
•'," e , c 9^^ioted. This is thexQurfe of human affairs, and
oil,wide states will always have it before theirf,y.^s.
I renchard on plantations and cp^stes, in Cato's
letters, No. 106.
N. B. All the new pamphlets,may be.had at f@id Bell's, also
Sarnes s Military Guide for .Officers, a vals. price three dollars.
WANTED im,medUteJy, a quantity ©f good HORSE
PIS f OLS and CARBINES, for which ready money,
a pd a liberal prjc,e, will be given by
' JOHN YOUNG, jun.
, * He has a quantity of Mulkeys, belt Virginia Tobacco
^ hogsheads, and Indian dressed DEERSKINS to fell. *
July zc, 1776.
Q AN away from my waggons in York, a Negro fellow
named ISAAC, about five feet eight inches high,
Speaks good Englilh, bred a sailor, hath been in New-
York and Philadelphia, and will poifibly endeavour to get
on board some vessel, all matters of vessels are requeued not
to carry him off. He hole from the waggons an umbrella
and some wearing apparel. EIGHT DOLLARS reward
will be paid by Ms. Robert Aitken, printer and ftaticner, in
Philadelphia, iffecured in any jail within fifty miles of York,
??' '? proportion any where in the state of Pennsylvania!
TWENTY DOLLARS if secured in the states of either
Virginia or New-York. JOHN MITCHELL.
PHILADELPHIA; Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-Erect, near the London
Coffee-Houle.
JNDIGO, from 9s. to 20 $. to be fold by
' Jehm Hart.'