The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-09 00:00:00, page 4

PHILADELPHIA, April 9.
At a meeeting of the battalion of riflemen held yesterday
at Carpenters-hall in this city, the following officers were
chosen by ballot, viz. Timothy Matlack, Esq; Colonel—■
Daniel Clymer, Esq; Lieutenant-Colonel —Lawrence Herbert,
First Major—George Miller, Second Major.
Extract of a letter from New-York, dated April 8.
" Yesterday the Viper's boat went ashore on Staten-illand, to
get water. A party of riflemen, who were polled there, at
tacked her, and took all hands prisoners ; some fay eight,
'others fourteen. The man of war fired, which the riflemen
returned. They were at it all day—The man of war was
obliged to cut her cableand run.—lt is said Ihe fell down with
her fails furled, and when the men went up to loose them, the
riflemen popped them off"—l can't get at particulars—Our
people have since taken up the anchor, and eighty fathom of
cable."
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman in Virginia to his friend
in this city, oared March 31, 1776.
" I have read COMMON SENSE with much pleasure.
The author's arguments may be cavilled at, but manyof them,
in my opinion, will never be fairly answered. He has made
many converts here. Indeed every man of sense and candor,
with whom 1 have had an opportunity of conversing, acknow
ledges the necessity of setting up for ourselves, having al
ready tried in vain every reasonable mode of accommoda
tion. His observations on the probability of the provinces
differing and separating from-each other, upon a patched up
accommodation, and thereby producing civil wars among our
lelves, as well as the risk in keeping so long vacant the feat
of government, are new and striking, but 1 think he has
emitted an argument more forceable than either—-Whilst we
remain in fufpence, acting only upon the defenfi"ve, and not
daring to propose any foreign alliance, the danger of Great-
Britain, if she finds herfelf unable to conquer us, dividing
us with some Other of the European nations, as the courts of
Russia, Prussia, and Austria, have lately done by Poland. I
cannot fay that the author has made any material alteration in
my sentiments ; my political creed has been firmly fixed from
the time I saw the King's proclamation after the arrival of the
last petition from the Congress. It is a jest to expeff any
thing from the Parliament or the nation; venality and cor
ruption has pervaded the whole mass. The Roman Senate
was not more corrupt and servile in the time of Caligula. I
wish his Majesty would take it into his head to make one of his
German cream coloured horses a Member of Parliament ; I
dare fay he would be received in either House with refped.
No man had higher prejudices in favor of what we have been
used to call our Mother Country, or firmer attachments to the
constitution and form of government under which I was born
and bred than myfelf; but they have passed away as a tale
that is told, and are now obliterated by the stronger motives
of felf preservation. The ancient poets, in their elegant
manner of expression, have made a kind of being of neces
sity, and tell us that the gods themselves are obliged to yied
to her."
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
STOLEN, out of the store of the subscriber, in Chefaut
ftreet, Philadelphia, on the night of the Bth instant
(April) between the hours of seven and ten, one piece of
light blue India Taffaty, and three or four patterns of light
coloured India Chints. Whoever secures the thief or thieves
concerned in the above robbery, so that he or they be brought
to justice, and the goods recovered, shall have the above
reward, CHARLES TORRENCE.
180
TO BE SOLD, by public vendue (for ready money only)
on the eleventh of April instant, to begin at eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, at the late dwelling-house of Jeha
Jones, tanner, in Germantown, deceased, Feather beds, bed
heads, sheets, blankets, a clock, tables, desks, looking
giaffes, and sundry other forts of household furniture; alfa
two horses, wheat, barley and rye in the ground, &c.——At
tendance, will be given, at the time and place abovementioned,
by Ann Jones, administratrix, William Pusey, admi
aiftrator.
N. B. A few dozens of calfskins and foal leather to be fold
by WILLIAM PUSEY.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
RA N away from the subscriber, living in Philadelphia,
on the 12th of September, 1775, an apprentice lad
named RALPH HORN, by trade a tailor, about fifteen
years of age, about five feet two inches high, fair com
plexion, wears his own hair, sometimes tied behind. He
had on, when he went away, a dark brown suit of clothes,
not much worn, a ruff call or hat cocked very much in the
falhion, very good shoes and flockings. He took with him
some good Ihirts of different forts. Whoever takes up said
apprentice, and secures him so that his matter gets him again,
ihall have the above reward and all reasonable charges.
James Milligan.
PHREEPENCE per pound given,
BY WILLIAM TRICKETT, stationer, at his house in
Front-street, facing Blackhorfe-alley, and in Water-
Itreet, in the lower part of said house, Philadelphia, for the
best fort of CLEAN WHITE LINEN RAGS; and so in
proportion for that of an inferior fort. The best price given
for OLD SAILS and ROPES. Also to be SOLD (for caih
only) a large quantity of good WRITING PAPER, either
by the ream or quire.
WANTS a place, a person that can be well recom
mended, can work well at her needle, and would be
glad to have the care of children. Inquire of the printer.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-street, near the London
Coffee-Houfe.
ALL able-bodied freemen, willing to enter into the Pro
vincial service, in the battalion of MUSQUETRY now
railing for the immediate defence of this province, shall receive,
in advance, one month's pay, viz. Five Dollars per man,;
and shall enter into present good quarters, with an allowance
of I en Shillings per week to each for fubfiftance, on . making
application to BENJAMIN CROFTS, recruiting Serjeant
in Capt. LLOYD'S company, at said Croft's quarters, die
sign of the Britannia, in Tront-ftreet, near the Draw
bridge. *
A Quantity of the bed FLORENCE OIL, fold by the
chest or flafk, by Samuel Young, near the Draw
bridge. *
q^o be fold, or let for the season, a very likely young
i, STALLION, which was got by Yorick, out of a half
blooded juniper mare. He is a fine blood bay, with black
legs, mane and tail, but is by accident rendered useless for
every thing except covering mares. Inquire of Daniel Joy,
at Charles Pryor's, in Union-llreet.•