The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-20 00:00:00, page 3

NE W-Y OR K, July 18.
A gentleman, who arrived here on Tuesday evening, re
ports that he law the two ships of war and three tenders ftand
h.g up the river, under fail at eleven o'clock the fame day ;
the lorcmoit flrip about thirteen miles below Fort Montgomery.
That fourteen hundred of the militia were called in to the
fort, which, considering the good condition it is now in, it
is hoped will be Sufficient to repel the utmost efforts of the
Snips' to proceed further up the river; their principal design
no doubt is'to destroy our two frigates on the docks at Pough
keepsie, which a^e almolt ready for launching.
We are informed that William Barrack and John Sneden,'
two of the pilots on board the flops of war, were both killed
by the (hot from our baaeries, in puffing them last Friday.
These adventurers.up Hudson's river are the Phoenix, Cap:.
Packer, ,and the Role, commanded by the infamous Wallace,
and their three tenders.
Several.flrips from the fleet at Staten-island, whether men
of war .or transports, or where bound, we could not learn,
failed through the Narrows this day towards Sandy-Hooic.
PHILA ij th LPIT 1 A, July 20.
This day the Provincial Convention appointed the following,
gentlemen to reprelent this province as Delegates in Congreity'
viz. Dr. Franklin ; George Ross, George Clymer, Robert
Morris, James Wilion, John Morton, Efqs; Dr. Rush; Jame§
Smith, and George Taylor, Eiqs;. *
The Ass ciatois who have joined the companies left for the"
protection of this cit), are directed to parade at their refpedive
Captain's quarters, at fix o'clock in the mornings property
armed and accoutred, and seven in the evening, without arms,
Ihe roll to be regularly culled, and ail perlons absent to, be
properly taken notice of.
o^, Doflor T.YOUNG, of the Philadelphia rifle battalion,4
mod kumbiy represents to the Ladies of this metropolis, th^
whereas the prev fion heretofore made by them for the assist-;
ance of their gallant countrymen, who may be wounded in
their defence, has been entirely dilpofed of to other corps,
the brave men he has, the honor to serve, and who from the
nature of their dug mult be moll expoled, are yet unprovided
with lint, old linen, &c. for want ofc which it is impoflible<
for him to repair to the camp,;. as under foch ciicumft^qces,
. he could only be a mortified ipedlaier cf distress he could not
relieve. He therefore implores thole, kana commiferators of
human woe 10 extend their goodneisyet farther,' arid supply
the Committee with these indifpenfible articles to the amount
of what shall be heeded for one battalion, and their petitioner,
as in,duty- bound, shall molt gratefully, receive and faithfully'
apply their donations..
*** The good people of this city and province, and of the
province of New-Jersey, are earneltly detired to fend all the
old meets and other old linen they can poflibly spare, to Dr.
Shipper, jun. for the use of thfe Jersey hospital; None will
refute c mp'yirg with this requelt, when they confider that
the Lnt and banuages made of this linen may be used in d^f
fng and curing the wounds of their own fathers, hufban^s,
brethren, or tons. ' ' '
Ihe good people of New-Jersey are desired to fend their
donations to pi. Covel in Trenton, Dr. Bainbridge in Prince
ton, Dr. Cockran in New Brunswick, Mr. C. Pettit in Am
boy, and the Rev. Mr. Caldwell in Elizabeth town,
N. B. A. moderate price will be allowed for old ffieets to
thole who cannot afford to give.
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THE Phi!adelphi&and Fort llland STAGE WAGGON,
kept by the fubferiber, goes frt m-Mr. Riodle's, at the
sign of the Kuii Khan, the corner of Front and Lombard
streets, at seven o'clock in the morning, and four o'clock in
the afternoon ; and from Mr. Rudolph's ferry near the fort
about nine-1 1 the morning and seven in the evening, which>
he intends to continue every day. The fare is one shilling
and,threepence for each baflenger. Those that plcale to fa
vor this undertaking may depend on his best endeavours to
give fwsfaion."DANlEL KEYBOLD.
For the PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST.
Mr. Towne,
I Observed in one of your late papers several arguments
in favor of the necessity and advantages of two legislative
bodies in every free state. 1 beg leave to add one or two
more arguments in their favor, which have not been taken no
tice of by the author of the hints, &c.
I. Wisdom, as well as freedom, is necessary to give dignity
and efficacy to government. Now the benefit of woife Coun
cils are belt obtained by two legislative bodies, and that too
without diminishing, in the leatt, their freedom.
z. Thehirtory of every free country thews us the advantages
of t\vQ or three' legislative bodies, and the milchiefs of a
single one.
In all free states of Greece legislative powers were di
vided into two 01 three branches. Athens was a mob go
internment till .Solon infatuted the Senate and Areopagus,
These alone gave wisdom and liability .to all their proceed
ings, and at the fame-time tecured their liberty against artful
and designing men. Venice was formerly- governed by a
tingle legislature. Having no public body to contreud its de
crees, it affirmed hereditary power in the thirteenth century^
and is now one^f the melt delpotic dates in Europe.
It has been said that in Great-Sritain many .valuable laws
have been left from deputes between the houses of Lords and
Commons. This is true, but the cause which produced these
disputes can never exist in America. The Lords and Com^
monihave opposite interests from the different origin and te
nure of their powers. The legislative Councib,.or Senates
of America, and the Assemblies, being both the annual off~
'faring of the people, will always have the jame inhered,
namely the gooifof the people.
, It has been said that many wholesome laws have been loft
an Pennsylvania from the Proprietaries' G wernors refuting to
affenfy to bills palled by the Alterably. This likewise is
tru,, but who. does nor know that the Proprietaries and the
people have.always had opposite interests, and that the inde
pendance and wealth of the former could only be procured
by robbing and enslaving the latter ?,
A fi-mple legislative b,dy is an experiment in govern,
menu. Let us not trifle with that freedom which pur
fathers' brothers, arid ' fobs are now gone t > establish, if n>
tffyy^ with their blo ri. HARRINGTON.
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On Monday next \vill be published/ printed and fold by R.
AITKEN, printer and bookseller, opposite the London
~G'oftee-heute, Froht-ftieet, price one. Filling and fix pence,
7r' HE Dominion of Providence over the Faffions of
X Men, in a SERMON preached at Princetown op the
jyth-of May/ 1776, being the Gene aLFaft appointed by
the Congress through the United C Monies. To wh ch is
added an Address to the Natives of Scotland refining in Ame
rica. By JOHN WITHERSPOON,' d.d. President of the
College of New-Jersey, -, , —