The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-15 00:00:00, page 3

By the New-York post, which arrived this .'afternoon, we
learn that the Mercury, man of war, with General Clinton on
board,- and the two transports, failed from New-York lad
Sunday afternoon, at four o clock; and the next day they
left the Hoofo
A letter just received from Norwich, in Connecticut, fays
that the Renown man of war is arrived at Bolton, and brings
intelligence that three Commiffioncrs, said tCbe Lords, are
appointed to come over to America. ?
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY, Philadelphia, Feb, i 4, 1776
As the Committee of Safety f >r this province have adjudged
mv late conduct to be inimical to the cause of American free
dom, I am iincefel, sorry that I have given any displeasure
to my countrymen,, and do fokjhnly declare, that I never in
tended, by any thing 1 have laid.or done, to obftruft the mea
sures carried on for the maintaining the liberty of these colo
nies. —1 do farther in the like solemn manner declare .and
promise, that i will not for the future throw any reflexions on
the public measures aforefaid, or the advisers or promoters of
them, nor in any manner whatever endeavor to obftru& or
dicredit luch measures.
Ido aifo relign my.frat as a member of the Committee of
inspection and observation for this county. Signed,
THOMAS AUSTIN.
Extract from the minutes.
WILLIAM GOVETT,.Secretary.
JUST published, and now felling by William and Thomas
Bradford at the London Coftec-houfe, Philadelphia; and
likewise by John Sparhawk, in Secoiid-ftreet, near the Meet
ing ; W. Woodhoufe, and W.Tricket, in Front-street (Price
One Shilling.ONLY) with allowance to those who take quan
tities, The New Edition of COMMON SENSE, with
Additions and Improvements in the Body of the Work. To
which is added an APPEND.X, and an Address to the
People called Quakers.
N. B. The Additions which are here given, amounts to
upwards of one Third of any former Editions.
TO be SOLD, and entered upon immediately, a neat
and elegant HOUSE, with a small PLANTATION
belonging to it, lituate in West-Jersey, twenty miles fr 1 town,
and a convenient distance from the river Delaware, inquire
of Mr. Robert Dove, carrier,, near the corner cf Mfeket
and Fourth streets, Philadelphia.
^T^O BE LET, a three story BRICK HOUSE, in Lombard
£ street, between Front and Second streets, near the New-
Market, has two rooms on a floor, with a kitchen back, over
which are two rooms, and cellars under the whole, a pump at
the doer, and an alley to go to the back yard.
TO BE LET, also, a three story BRICK HOUSE, in the
Northern Liberties, in Front-street above Pool's Bridge, and
opposite to Major Coates's. For farther particulars inquire
of the fubferiber in Penn-ftfeet, two doors below Willing and
Morris's counting-house. THOMAS CUTHBERT.
_— —
^ro BE soft), a likely healthy NEGRO FELLOW,
Jl about twenty-two years of age, has had the smallpox
and meafels, and been used to do house work and wait on a
table, he ,aifo knows something of the hatters business. Fer
farther particulars inquire of the printer.
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ANNE SPARKS, meaner, at her shop in Second-
Erect, between Market and Chefnut streets, the fifth
door below.the # Friends Meetings Philadelphia, will fell the
following articles, at prime cod, for case 0;!,, viz. Gulix
Hollands, fcven-eiyhth^ and yard wide cambricks, .ieven
eighths-and yard wide clear lawns ; striped, minionet and
flowered lawns ; striped and flowered Scotch ditto; striped
and bordered Scotch handkerchiefs; flowered dimities; Mar
seilles quilting for petticoats ; fine printed linen handker
chiefs ; real India chints counterpanes ; Hamborough, diaper,
and damaik, India dimities ; white calicoes ; yard, ell wide,
and fix-fourths book muffin ; jacconecs, mulmuls, humhums,
and coffacs ; agreat variety of flowered, striped and sprigged
mullin ;'Eripcd, bordered, jacconet and book mullin hand
kerchiefs ; India and Englifn Persians; Eriped and plain
ditto ; coloured and striped India taffatics ; black and co
loured luteftrings; striped and brocaded ditto; ducapes and
English paduafiy; rich India and EngUih fauns of all colours;
black cravats ; Bath lace, Mecklin ditto, Bedels ditto,
Buckingham ditto, blond ditto, black ditto, niver blond
ditto; footings, edgings and pearls; Jac b's ladder; lace
crowns for childrens caps ; great variety of Eriped and flow
ered gauzes ; catgut and parifnets; blue and green muiketo
catgut; linen in faits; fine striped, flowered, and bordered
gaule aprons and handkerchiefs ; aff>rtmcnt of trimmings
for lad cs clothes ; ladies duff, Persian, and satin petticoats;
black and white fringes ; figured and plain ribbands,; love
ditto ; coloured velvet for collars; gentlemens silk bags and
rofets ; mens and boys leather gloves ; womens arid girls.ditto
and mits ; silk ditto ; ladies ft.machers; French and Italian
break flowers; French and English pearls ; white wax neck
laces ; chip hats; boys satin hats and caps; India, ivory,
and bone fans; half ell and three-fourths, all colours, plain
and flowered pelons ; half ell and yard wide farfnets ; black,
white, coloured, and flowered modes and satins; half ell and
three fourths mantuas of all colours ; striped and flowered to.-
bines ; variety of rich brocades; crapes and bombazines ;
womens and childrens half bone and packthread Rays ; silk
tied clogs; childrens Morocco shoes and puraps; mens and
womens hilt and cotton.hofe; mens raw silk ditto; boys and
girls worked, thread and cotton ditto; Dresden, Holland,
and diaper tapes ; Hanover lace, silk purses, and undressed
dolls. * 12
OL D' JAMAICA SPIRITS in hog^eads, MUSCO
VADO SUGARS in hogsheads and barrels, COF
FEE in barrels, and OSNABRUGS, to be fold by HOWELL
ahd DOUGLASS in Chefnut-llreet, oppohte Strawberry
alley..
TAMES BUTLAND, LACE-MAKER, in Front-street,
J between Race and Vine Greets, makes and fells the fol
lowing articles wholesale and retail, viz. All kinds of uni
forms for officers and loldiers, in gold, nlver, silk, worked,
or thread, made to any pattern, for trimming hats, clothes,
&c. silk ftvord belts, velvet binding, very fine white muffa
tees, fit fur officers or foidiers to exercise in, together with all
kinds of laces and fringes, where store-keepers, coachmakers,
upholkerers, hatters, ladolers, and others, may be [applied
with any quantity, either in town er country, on the moll rea
sonable terms. *,
N. B. If any commanding officer, or other gentleman,
wants any particular dress made in gold or.fi.ver, to any pat
tern, he may, by applying as.above, have it done at a Ihort
notice. *