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EIGHT POUNDS Regard.
DESERTED last night from Captain Samuel
Smith's company of Smallwood's firft Mary
land battalion, the following Soldiers.
Richard Bafet, country born, 6 feet 3 inches
high, remarkably strong made, his*limbs very large,
he walks very slovenly, had on and took with him
a scabby caftor hat, blue hunting shirt, oznabrig
trowfers with five buttons at the ancle, a fliort light
coloured double breaded waistcoat, and a good
pair of shoes; he is about 25 years of age.
Richard Rigan, also country born, 5 feet 10 inches
high, about 26 years of age, had on and took with
him an old felt hat, a brown coat and red waist
coat more than half worn, a pair of leather breeches,
shirts, dockings, and a pair of shoes; he is a cooper
by trade.
Adam Cramer, a tanner, of Dutch parents, about
23 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, had on and
took with him an old brown coat and waistcoat with
brass buttons, a pair of buckskin breeches, a pair
of oznabrig trowfers, a hunting shirt nor , dyed, a
felt hat, shirt, dockings, and a pair of shoes.
Martin Wheeler, an Irishman, about 22 years old,
5 feet 5 inches high, sharp face, walks lightly, had
on and took with him a mix'd colour'd coat and
waidcoat both good made short, one pair buckskin
breeches, one hunting shirt died very dark colour,
one buff cafimire waidcoat, shirts, dockings and
shoes.
Whoever takes up said Deserters, and secures
them, or fends them to their company in New-York,
shall have the above Reward with reasonable char
ges or for any one of them FORTT SHILLINGS.
They have all money, were inlifted in Batimore,
and tis probable will make for Maryland.
SAMUEL SMITH, Capt.
N. B. The fame night deserted 6 men from the
Light Infantry and one from Capt. Simms of the
fame Battalion. The fame sum will be given for
each of them.
Genuine Keyfer's Pills,
To be had of the Printer.
A few Copies of the
Military Guide,
FOR
YOUNG OFFICERS,
By THOMAS SIMES, Esquire,
In Two Volumes, large Octavo, embellished
with a Number of Copperplates,
(Price Three Dollars)
May be had of the PRINTER hereof.
A N' tPerlon who understands calling and fihiSh
ing Cannon, by applying to Henry Howard
at the Northampton Furnace about ten miles from
Baltimore town, in the province of Maryland, will
meet with great encouragement.
, Baltimore, Huguft 5, 1776, $
% ^^^^/ To all whom it may concern.
Pennsylvania, 11. )
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Ad
miralty for taking cognizance of, and trying
the justice of captures of vessels, made purluant to
the resolves of the Honorable Continental Congress,
and brought into this port of Philadelphia, will be
held at the Court-house in the city of Philadelphia,
on Monday the 26th day of August instant, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the fads alledged in the bill
of Lambert Weeks, Commander of the ship of war
called the Reprisal (who as well, &c.) against the
ship or vessel called the Friendfoip, burthen about
two hundred and forty tons, lately commanded by
Charles Macky,, together with her tackle, apparel,
furniture and cargo. To the end and intent that
the owner or owners of the said ship, called the
Friendfllip, and her cargo, or any perlon concerned
therein, may appear and shew cause, if any they
have, why the lame should not be condemned ac
cording to the prayer of the f,l bill.
August ] 776. By ° rder of ^ e Judge.
* ANDREW ROBESON^Kegifter.
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August 17, 1776.
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SATURDAY, August 17, 1776.
WANTE D.
ANEGROE Lad, who underdands cooking,
or is willing to be taught to cook. Any per
son having such an one to dispose of, who can be
recommended for his honesty and sobriety, may
hear of a purchaser by applying to the Printer.
Fifteen Hundred weight of F LAX.
Six Hogsheads of choice St. Croix Sugars.
One Hogshead of old Jamaica Spirits.
A Quantity of split Whale Bone,
and Spermaceti in boxes.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOSIAH HEWES in Chefnut-ftreet.
Just published and to be fold, by
JAMES HUMPHREYS, junr.
The corner of Black-horse Alley, Front-Street,
The compleateft Edition yet published of
The WOR KS of the
Rev'd. Laurence Sterne, A. M.
Prebendary of York, and Vicar of Sutton on the
Forest, and of Stillington near York;
In Five Volumes ;
containing:
The Life of the Author.
The Life and Opinions of Tridram Shandy, Gen
tleman.
Yorick's Sermons—Forty-five of the bed moral
Discourses ever delivered from the Pulpit.
Yorick's Sentimental Journey through France and
Italy.
The Hidory of a Watch-coat, —a Political Ro
mance.
Yorick's Letters to Eliza, and ,<
Sterne's Letters to his Friends, on various Occa
sions; which were never before published in any
Edition of his Works.
On CONTENTMENT.
THIS virtue does, indeed, produce, in some
measure, all thole effeds which the Alchy
mift usually ascribes to what he calls the philoso
phers stone; and if it does not bring riches, it does
the fame thing, by banishing the desire of them.
If it cannot remove the disquietudes arising out of
a man's mind, body, or fortune, it makes him easy
under them. It has, indeed, a kindly influence on
the foul of man, in refped of every being to whom
he hands related. It extinguishes all murmur, re
pining, and ingratitude towards that being who
has allotted him his part to aft in this world. It
destroys all inordinate ambition, and every tenden
cy to corruption, with regard to the community
wherein he is placed. It gives sweetness to his
conversation, and a perpetual serenity to all his
thoughts.
Among the many methods which might be made
use of for the acquiring of this virtue, I shall only
mention the two following. First of all, a man
should always confider how much he has more than
he wants; and secondly, how much more unhappy
he might be than he reallyis.
Firs of all, a man should always confider how
much he has more than he wants. I am wonder
fully pleased with the reply which Arifippus made
to one who consoled him upon the lots of a farm:
Why, laid he, I have three farms fill, and you have
but one ; so that I ought rather to be aflitted for you,
than you for me. On the contrary, foolish men are
more apt to confider what they have loft than what
they possess; and to fix their eyes upon thole ^ho
are richer than themselves, rather than on thole
who are under greater difficulties. All the real
pleasures and conveniencies of life lie in a narrow
compass; but it is the humour of mankind to be
always looking forward, and draining after one
who has got the dart ofthem in wealth and honour.
For this reason, as there are none can be properly
called rich, who have not more than they want;
there are few pch men in any of the politer nations
but among the middle fort of people, who keep
their wishes within their fortunes, and have more
wealth than they know howtoenjoy. Persons of a
THE
I cannot conclude thiseffiy without observing,
that there was never any system befidcs that of
chriftiznity, which could effectually produce, in the
mind of man, the virtue I have been hitherto speak
ing of. In order to make us content with our pre
lent condition, many of the present philosophers
tell us, that our discontent only hurts ourselves,
without being able to make any alteration in our
circumstances; others, that whatever evil befals us,
is derived to us by a fatal ncceflhy, to which the
gods themselves are fubjed; while others very grave
ly tell the man who is miserable, thatit is necessa
ry he should be so, to keep up the harmony of the
universe, and that the Jcheme of providence would
be troubled and perverted, where he otherwise.
These, and the like considerations, rather silence
than fatisfy a man. They may ffiew him that his
difeontent is unreasonable, but are by no means
fufficient to relieve it. They rather give difpair
than consolation. In a word, a man might reply
to one of these comforters, as Augufus did to his
friend, who advised him not to grieve for the death
of a person whom lie loved, because his grief could
not fetch him again: It is for that very reason, said
the Emperor, that Igrieve.
On the contrary, religion bears a more tender
regard to human nature. It preferibes to a very
higher rank live in a kind of splendid poverty, and
are perpetually wanting, because, instead of ac
quiescing in the solid pleasures of life, they endea
vour to outvy one another in Shadows and appear
ances. Men of sense have at all times beheld, with
a great deal of mirth, this filly game that is- play
ing over their heads, and, by contrasting their
desires, enjoy all that secret fatisfadion which
others are always in quest of. The truth is, this
ridiculous chace, after imaginary pleasures, can
not be fufficiently exposed, as it is the great force
of thole evils Which generally undo a nation. Let
a man's estate be what it will, he is a poor man if
he docs not live within it, and naturally sets him
felf to sale to any one that can give him his price.
When Pittacus, after the death of his brother, who
had left hima good estate, was offered a great sum
of money by the King of Lydia, he thanked him
for his kindness, but told him he had already more
by half than he knew what to do with. In Short,
content is equivalent to wealth, and luxury to po
verty; or, to give the thought a more agreeable
turn, content is natural wealth, fays Socrates; to
winch I shall add, luxury is artificial poverty. I
shall therefore recommend to the consideration of
those who are always aiming after fuperfluous and
imaginary enjoyments, and will not be at the trou
ble of contracting their desires, an excellent faying
of Bion the philosopher; namely, That no man has
so much care, as he who endeavours after the mos
happinefs.\
In the second place, every one ought to reflect
how much more unhappy he might be than he real
ly is. The former consideration took in all those
who are fufficiently provided with the means to
make themselves easy; this regards such as actually
lie under some pressure or misfortune. These may
receive great alleviation from such a comparison as
the unhappy person may make between himfelf and
others, or between the misfortune which he fuffers
and greater misfortunes which might have befallen
him.
I like the history of the honefl Dutchman, who,
upon breaking his leg by a fall from the mainmast,
told the danders.by, ft was a great mercy that it
was not his neef To which, since I am got into
quotations, give me leave to add the faying of an.
old philosopher, who, after having invited some
of his friends to dine with him, was ^ruffled by his
wife that came into the room in a paflion, and
threw down the table that flood before them; Eve
ry one, fays he, has his calamity, and he is a happy
man that has no greater than this. We find an in
dance to the fame purpose in the life of Doctor
Hammond, written by Bishop Fell. As this good
man was troubled w ith a complication of distempers,
when he had the gout upon him, he used to thank
God that it was not the done; and when he had
the Rone, that he had not both these distempers on
him at the fame time.
Numb. LXXXII.