The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-30 00:00:00, page 3

In CONFERENCE of the REPRESENTATIVES sent to
the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 1776.
Whereas it is declared, in the lafl feblion of the Frame cf
Government cf this date, as formed by the late Convention,,
that the^Ccuncil cf Censors, to be appointed every seven years,
may direct the people to call a Convention for the purpose of
amending the laid Conftitufion ; and as the provides made
in this rtfpea, may imply a restraint in the exercise of this
natural and inherent right at other fuitabie and convenient
times,
Resolved, That this Representative Body is clearly of opi
nion, that nothing contained in the said fettion can or ought
to be condrued to abridge the freemen of this Rate cf such
right, agreeable to the fifth article in the Declaration of
Rights.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1776.
On motion, Resolved unanimoufy, That this Hcufe will
take immediate mcafures to make effectual the provide,ns of
the lute House of Afi'embly, refpefting the collection of fines
impeded by that House on all Non-Afibciators.
Resolved unanimbufly, That this House will, as soon as
pedicle, ena& a militia law, and take such other measures
as will put the defence of this due on a just and equitable
footing, so as to encourage those worthy Associators, who
freely and, virtuously step forth in defence of their country.
Extract from the minute,
T. MATLACK, Clerk.
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Large and small craft in the service cf the Congress as priva
teers, and to defend their harbors.
As the Courts of Lisbon and Madrid have now absolutely
terminated their Several mifunderttandings, there can be no
farther pretence for the embarkation of Spanish forces, or the
equipment of a Spanish fleet. The Algerines are quiet. The
Poriuguefe are to be no longer confilered as enemies in appre
henfiun. Spain, therefore, iffhe doth not desist from arming,
will justly excite the suspicions of Great-Bricain.
PHILADELPHI A, Nov. 30.
Yesterday afternoon, at the review of the militia for the
city and liberties, nothing could exceed the zeal and ardor of
the men, who unanimGufty turned out volunteers, to serve their
country at this important juncture. So laudable an example,
it is hoped, will be followed in other parts.
The following is said to be an exa& state of the Provincial
navy in month of May last.
No. of ships. Guns.
Massachusetts 21 From ten to forty.
• io Smaller.
fyw Hanq fliire 27 Small and large.
Connecticut 37 Ditto.
Rhode-Bland 4® Ditto.
New-York 50 From ten to forty.
■ 20 Smaller.
Jerseys 10 Large and final!.
Fennfylvania 40 From ten to forty,
Lower Counties 25 Small and large.
Maryland 15 From ten to thirty,
——: , 50 Smaller.
Virginia 30 Ditto.
North- Carolina 27 Ditto.
South ditto. 32 Ditto.
599
L A N D S.
TO be SOLD, at a very low price for caffi, or exchang
ed for houses or Ibts in the city of Philadelphia, by
CHRISTIAN HUCK, Attorney at Law, dwelling in Front,
greet, near the city vendue hcufe, Philadelphia, one tract
of land, coafitting of about two thousand acres, lying in the
county of Berks, within two miles of the river Schuylkill,
and thirty miles from, the town cf Reading, the Dil whereof
is middling rich, and the trad in general well timbered ; it
is most plentifully watered, so that much meadow may be
made on the premiffes, and there is a Efficient dream thereon
for a grist or law mill; John Myer or Joseph Fiiher, saw mil
lers, living near the premiffes, will fnew them to any body who
inclines to fee them. Aifo a trad lying in the county of
Northampton, confining of three thousand fix hundred acres,
is of a very rich foil, plentifully timbered, and about one
third thereof with very little pains may be made meadow ;<
is in the neighbourhood cf a very extendve fine country^
and diftaht about ten miles from the river Delaware, which
is navigable' at lead sixty miles above the pfemiffes. Alfa
one tract of three hundred acres, equal in quality to the lad:
described traft, having a mill feat upon-it, and distant but
two miles from the afoefaid river.
BOOKS printed and fold by J. CRUKSHANK, on the north
fide of Market-street, opposite the Butchers-fhamb'les,
CT^HE YOUNG CLERKS MAGAZINE, containing a
A variety of the most sfeful precedents of articles of
agreement, bonds, bills, recognizances, releases, letters and
warrants of attorney, awards, bills of sale, gifts, grants,
leases, assignments, mortgages, surrenders, jointures, cove
nants, copartnerfllips, chat terparties, letters of licence, com
pofittons, conveyances, partitions, wills, and all other in
struments that delate to public business. Compiled from the
belt authors, and no pains spared to make it serviceable to
practitioners ; and may be very ufeftl to others who have
command of the pen, by often saving themselves, or their
poor neighbours, the trouble and expence of applying, upon
small occasions, to those of the profeffion.
Bartlett's collection of elegant and approved receipts for
the diseases of HORSES, with directions for their proper
treatment after violent exercise.
Dilworth's Schoclmafter's Assistant, being a compendium
of arithmetic both practical and theoretic^.
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 1776.
The officers of Colonels Miles and Atlee's battalions, and
the officers of any other battalion of this fiate, not in actual
service, who are in or near lhe city of Philadelphia, are re
quested to fend their names in writing, and their places cf
kbede to this Council, and to hold themselves in reading's to
receive the orders of this Board.
By order of the Council,
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, V. P.
Ako feyen lots .of ground lying in the Northern Liberties
of Philadelphia,
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1776.
Resolved, That in the present alarming situation of our
affairs, it is highly expedient that no vetieE ihouid be Littered
to depart this port until farther orders from this Board.
Extract from the minutes,
JACOB S. HOWELL, Secretary.