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fecare the charges ffie should be at in supporting of them.
EVENT. The war was carried on with success against
Spain in divers parts of the world, and the States, by the
support 'and assistance they received from the Queen, throve
to that degree, and grew to such a head in time, that they
would not treat with the King of Spain but as a free state,
and at length, by the peace of Weftphalja, were openly ac
knowledged to be so by them ; whereas the Spaniards, by the
vast charge of this war, with other concurring causes, fell from
that envied height of greatness whereby they overtopped all
their neighbours into the most abjeft hate of pity and con
tempt, and their neighbour nation, the French, grew io faft
upon the others declension that almost all the united powers
of Europe have not been able to support them in our days
from falling under the French yoke.
JUDGMENT. It was certainly a very bold a&ion in the
Queen to take upon her the protection of the States, and
thereby provoke such a formidable enemy as the Spaniard was
at that time of day, to use his utmost efforts to ruin her; and
this some of the Princes of Europe were as sensible of as they
did admire her manly fortitude, insomuch that the King of
Sweden said of her, that file had now taken the diadem from
her head, and ventured it upon the dubious chance of war.
But it was, without any doubt, an aft of no !efs prudence in
her when ffie saw proximus ardet Ucalegon (her neighbour's
house on fire) to endeavour to keep the flame from catching
her own, which was in a great measure effected by the diver
sion her troops gave to the Spaniards in the Low Countries and
other parts of the world; neither ought any to cal! her justice
into question, by giving affiftan-ce to revolted fubjeds, who
were so sorely and inhumanly oppressed in their religion and
liberties, when we ourselves enjoy the like benefit at this day
by the coming of his present * Majesty, to refeue the nation
om popery and slavery, that like a torrent was breaking in
upon us,, when otherwise we seemed to be pall all human
relief.
"William HE 0 )
PHILADELPHIA, March 7 .
The Brigadier Generals, mentioned in last Saturday's paper,
Should have been ranked as follows : William Thompson,
Andrew Lewis, and James Moore, Enquires, the Light Hun.
William Earl of Sterling, Robert Howe, Esq. General
Armstrong is to be Rationed in South-Carolina; General
Lewis, and General Howe, in Virginia ; General Moore, in
North-Carolina j/Generals Thompson, and Lord Sterling, in
New-York.
COMMITTEE CHAMBER, March 6, 1776.,
Thefeveral Diftrid Committees having returned their re
ports relating to the engrossing SALT, RUM, SUGAR,
SPICE, PEPPER,. MOLASSES, COCOA and COFEE,
it clearly appears that the scarcity of those articles is artifi
cial, and that several persons whose names are returned to
this Committee (but from tenderness to their families are not
published) have formed a cruel design to add to the distresses
of their fuffering fellow citizens and country, by collecting
great quantities of, and exacting exorbitant prices for, the
above articles.—A conduct at any time fhameful, but at a
period of public calamity most barbarous and oppressive, mere
especially on the poor and middling ranks of life.
Resolved therefore, That this Committee are bound in
duty and justice to the inhabitants of this city and province,
to give an immediate check to such base and mercenary prac
tices, and for that purpose have fixed the undermentioned
prices asjuft, reasonable, and generous, fefped being had to
the public, as well as the feller of such goods; and if any per
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Mr. Towne,
AS a proof that the sentiments of the Assembly of New-
Jersey, in November last, with refpcdt to independanct
are not the fame with the sentiments of the people . f New-
Jersey a. , this time, Lbegyou would mention the following
anecdote in your paper.
“ When the name ofa certain gentleman was mentioned in
the Provincial Convention,*to ipefent that colony in the
Cengrefs, a few weeks ago, one person objected to him
because he was for the independence of toe Colonies. A vote
was called, and eleven counties out of twelve approved of
him."
^ The NEW-YORK and VIRGINIA PCSTS were
not arrived when this p per went to p^efs.
sons shall be so loft to virtue, honor, and the public good, as ta
demand greater prices for the above articles (now imported)
than are herein after limited, or shall refufe ^ fell such arti
cles under falfe pretences of exportation, pr+engagemem or
otherwise, in order to avail themselves of the scarcity of such
goods, and enhance the price, this Committee do declare
that they will expose such persons, by name, to public view,
as sordid vultures who are preying on the vitals of their coun
try in a time of general distress, the Committee therefore,
do request all persons of whom demands are made above the
prices limited, or who shall be refufed to purchase as above,
immediately to make their case known to some of the Com
mittee, when such offender being convicted before a general
meeting of the Committee, will soon experience what are the
feelings and resentment of an injured and insulted people.
COMMON WEST-INDIA RUM, four ihillings and fix
pence per hogshead, or greater quantity.
MOLASSES, two Killings per hogshead.
COUNTRY RUM, two shillings and fix per hogshead.
COFFEE, eleven pence by the bag or bale.
COCOA, five pounds per hundred.
CHOCOLATE, sixteen pence per pound.
PEPPER, five Killings per pound, by the bag or bale.
LOAF SUGAR single, fourteen pence per pound.
Do. LUMP, one (hilling.
MUSCOVADO, do. firit, fiAty-five shillings per hundred,
and other quantities in proportion.
SALT LISBON, four (hillings per single bushel, or greater
quantity.
LIVERPOOL BLOND, do. five (hillings, do.
JAMAICA SPIRITS, of common quality, five (hillings
and fix pence per gallon.
The prices of goods, hereafter imported, will be put on a
proper fc<ing by the Committee, according to the circura-
Rances ct such importation.
Ordered to be published by the Committee of Infpe&ion
and Observation, for the cityend libertiesof Philadelphia.
J. B. SMITH, Secretary.
At a special Meeting of he St. GEORGE'S SOCIETY,
Monday, March 4, 1776.
“ Moticn, That Dr. John K.ear(ley, having shewn himfelf
inimical to the liberties of this country, and thereby renu -red
himfelf .unworthy of being a member of t ii> Society, be ex
pelled: Resolved Unanimously, That the said Dr. John.
Keartley be expelled, and no more considered a member of
this Society ; and the Secretary is directed to publilh this mi
nute in the public newspapers of this city.
Published by order,
RICHARD PETERS, jun. Secretary.