The Pennsylvania ledger, or, The Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-10 00:00:00, page 4

POET's CORNER.
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The MISE R's S 0 N G.
H E raptures of my heart I sing,
A That from my bags of money spring;
For they have wond'rous charms.;
Dear precious things, 1 love them so,
That I with eager haste will go.
And hug them in my arms.
Hail ! darling guineas! to your praise,
With great delight, a song I'll raise,
And to you humbly kneJ;
Your yellow charms my foul inspire,
With such a strong intense desire,
That language can't reveal.
Your lovely likeness is imprefs'd
Indelible within my breast,
You all my thoughts engage;
I'd follow you to dillant Shores,
Nor fear the ocean when it roars
With loud tempestuous rage.
I'll grind the faces of the poor,
As never miser did before,
To multiply my bag^;
'Twill never move this heart of mine
To fee the hungry wretches pine,
In misery and rags,
0, when I hear my guineas ring,
'Tis sweeter than the pipe ,or String A
To my delighted ears;
And when they glitter in mine eyes,
I swear the light that gilds the Ikies
Is dim, compared with theirs.
From them, if ever I mud part,,
0 painful thought; 'twill break my heart,
My bags how can I leave!
I'm by the snarling parson told
That I mud die—o! let my gold
Lie with me in the grave.
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HOUSE of LORD S.
PROTES T.
Die Jovis, 26 Odobris, 1775°
TH E Lord Chancellor reported his Majesty's Speech, and
the lame being read by the Clerk.
Moved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty
for his most gracious Speech from .the throne.
Then an amendment was propoled to be made to the said
motion
Which being objected to,
After long debate,
The Qieftion was put whether the amendment shall be inserted
in the motion ?
It was resolved in the negative.
Concents, - - - ?
Proxies, - - -0) '
Not Contents, 69? ^
Proxies, - - - Ilj
Then it was moved to agree with the said motion as at firft
pro poled.
The question was put thereupon.
It was resolved in the affirmative.
Contents, - - - 66) ,
Proxies, - - - 10)
Not Contents, - - 33)
Proxies, - - -0)
Difcuticnt.
Ift BECAUSE we cannot as Englishmen, as chriftians, or
as men of common humanity, content to the prosecution of a cruel
civil war, so little supported by justice, and so very fatal in its
necessary copiequences, as that which is now waging againA our
brethren and fellow fubjefts in America. We have beheld with
sorrow and indignation session after session, and notwithstanding
repeated warning of the danger, attempts made to deprive some
millions of Bririfh fubjefts of their trade, their laws, their confti
turion, their mutual intercourse, and of the very food which God
has given them for their fubfiftance. We have beheld endeavours
used to enforce these impolitic severities, at the point of the ba
yonet. We have, on the other hand, beheld so large a part of the
empire in one common cause, really facrificing with chearfulnels
their lives and fortunes, and preferring all the horrors of war ra
ging in the very heart of their country, to ignominious ease. We
have beheld this part of his Majesty's fubjeAs, thus irritated to
refinance, and so fuccefsful in it,ftill making profeffions (in w hich•
we think it neither wife nor decent to effect a disbelief) of the
utmolbloyaty to his Majelly ; and unwearied with continued re
pulses, repeatedly petitioning for conciliation, upon such terms
only as Shall be confident with the dignity and welfare of the
mother country. When we confider these things, we cannot
look upon our fellow fubjeAs in America in any other light
than that of freemen driven to refinance by ads of oppression and
violence.
adly. Because this unnatural war, thus commenced in oppres
sion, and in the most erroneous policy, muff, if persevered in, be
finally ruinous in its effects. The commerce of Great-Britain
with America was great and increasing, the profits immense, the
advantages, as a nursery of seamen, and as an inexhaustible maga
zine of naval stores, infinite; and the continuance of that com
merce, particularly in times of war when mod wanted to support
our fleets and revenues, not precarious, as all foreign trade must
be, but depending Solely on ourlelves. Those valuable resources,
which enabled us to face the united efforts of the House of Bour
bon, are actually loft to Great Britain, and irritrievably loft, unless
redeemed by immediate and effectual pacification.
ydly. Because Great-Britain, deprived of so valuable a part of
its resources, and not animated, either with motives of Self-defence,
or with thole proffers of advantage and glory, which have hi
therto Supported this nation, in all its foreign wars, may possibly
find itfelf unable to Supply the means of carrying on a civil war, at
such a vast didance, in a country so peculiarly circumstanced, and
under the complicated difficulties, which necessarily attend it.
Still less Should we be able to preserve by mere force, that vast
Continent, and that growing multitude of resolute freemen, u ho
inhabit it;even if that,or any country was worth governing, against
the inclination of all its inhabitants. But we fear, that while we
are waking their fruitless efforts, refuting to give credit to the
declarations of our fellow-fubjeds, and blindly confiding in the
insidious profeffions of the natural enemies to this country, we are
preparing an easy prey for those who prudently fit quiet, behold
ing British forces, which, if united, might be id a condition, from
their valour, numbers and discipline, to carry terror into the very
sthly. Because the ministers, who are to be entrusted with the
management of this war, have proved thiernlelves unequal to the
task, and inevery degree unworthy of public trust. Parliament has
given them every assistance they asked ; no unforeseen accidents
have flood in their way ; no storms have disabled, or delayed their
operations; no foreign power hath, as yer, interfered ; but not
withstanding these advantages, by their ignorance, negligence, and
want of conduft, our arms have been disgraced ; upwards of ten
<houfand of the flower of our army, with an immense artillery,
under Sour Generals of reputation and backed with a great naval
force, have been miserably blockaded in one seaport town, and
after repeated and obstinate battles, in which such numbers of our
bravest men have fallen, the British forces have not been able to
penetrate one mile itito the country, which they were sent to fifb
due; important fortieses are Seized, the governors are driven
from their provinces,, audit is doubtful, whether at this moment
we are in possession of a Single town in all North-America. Whe
ther we confider its extent or its commerce, England has loft half
its empire in one campaign. Nor can we impute the mifconduT
of ministers to mere inability, nor to their ignorance ofthe date of
America, upon? which they attempt to juftify themselves; for
while some, members of administration confefs they were deceiv
ed, as to the Strength and condition of the provinces, we have
from others received official information, that the fufficiency of
the navy was concealed from Parliament, and a part of administra
tion, from a fear of not receiving Support from its members,: We
cannot therefore consent to an address, which may deceive his Ma
jesty, and the public, into a belief of the confidence of this
House in the present ministers, who have deceived parliament dis
graced the nation, loft the Colonies, and involved us in a civil war,
against our cleared interests; aid upon the inoft unjuftifiable
grounds, wantonly spilling the blood of thousands of our fellow
fubjeas. Torrington, Fitzwilliam, Archer, Thanet, Cholmon
dely, King, Portland, Stamford, Pohfonby, Abington, Manches
ter, Devonshire, Chedworth, Boyle, Craven, Scarborough, Ef
fingham, R ckingham, Richmond.
heart of their kingdoms, destroying each other. Every event,
which ever way it turns, is a victory to them. Our very Hospi
tals furnish them with daily triumphs, the greater as they arc
certain^ without any riloue to them of men or money.
4thly. Because we conceive the calling in foreign forces to
decide domeflic quarrels, to be a meatlire both difgraceful and
dangerous , and that the advice which miniflers have dared to
give to his Majesty, which they have avowed and carried into
execution, of fending to the garrisons of Gibralter and Pott Mahon,
the dominions of the crown of Great-Britain, a part of his Elec
toral troops, without any previous consent, recommendation or
authority of Parliament, is unconftirutionaL That Hanoverian
troops Should, at the mete pleasure of the ministers, be confidcred
as a part of the British military establishment, and take a rotation
of garrison duties, through these dominions, is, in practice and
precedent, of the highest danger to the fafety and liberties of this
kingdom, and tends wholly to invalidate the wife and faluiary
declaration of the grand fundamental law of our glorious deliverer
King William, which has bound together the rights of the fubjeft,
and the succession of the crown.
IN the press, and will be published as loon as poffibie, and fold
by W and T. Bradford at the London Coffte-houle, Philadel
phia, a new edition of COMMON SENSE, addressed to the
inhabitants of America, with large and interesting additions by the
author, as will be expressed at the time of publication, among
which will be a seasonable and friendly admonition to the people
called QUAKERS.
To the P U B L I C.
The encouragement and reception which this pamphlet hath
already met with, and the great demand for the fame, hath induced
the publisher of the firft edition to print a new edition unknown to
the author, who exprelsly directed him not to proceed therein
without orders, because that large additions would be made
thereto ; wherefore- the new edition, lately advertised by the
printer of the firft, is without the intended additions.
That which is now in the press, and which by appointment of
the author, will be fold as above, and at such other places as will
be mentioned at the time of advertising, will, notwithstanding
the additions, be .reduced to one half of the price of the former
edition, with allowance, to those who take quantities, in order
to accommodate it to the abilities of every man.
Several hundreds are already bespoke, one thousand for Virginia.
A German edition is like wife in the press.
Philadelphia county, Jan. 27.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN-A WA Y from- the lubferiber, living near Shoe
maker's mills, in Cheltleham township, the 24th instant,
at night, a Dutch servant M A N, named G EORG E
PHILLIP GRUBBER, about 19 years of age, 5 feet 8
or 9 inches high,fwarthy completion,round visage, speaks broken
English, talks very quick, has a fear on the back of one of his
hands, light coloured Ihaight hair : Had on and took away with
him, a new dark cloth coloured coattee, with brass gilt buttons,
dark grey furtout, with basket buttons, three jackets without
Sleeves, one a new white dannel double-breasted, with cloth
colouied cloth buttons, old striped linfey ditto, with cloth but
tons, single-breasted, pale blue worsted ditto, with flowers in it,
much worn, pewter buttons, a ditty old patched cloth jacket,
with Sleeves, lined with tow linen, new blue duffii trowfers,
two new brown tow linen Shirts, the collars are of white linen,
one old check ditto, two pair of coarse yarn dockings, one pair of
pale blue, the-other pair dark brown old Shoes new foaled, Square
fleel buckles, a red Salk handkerchief, felt hat bound with black
worded binding, a Small blue coat made Dutch fafhion, brass but
tons on the Sleeves, lined'with tow linen, old pair of light blue
yarn mittens, and a Short rifle with a broken lock. Whoever
takes up and secures said Servant, to that his mailer may get him
again, shall receive the above reward, and reasonable charges
paid by JACOB LEEC H.
N. B. All masters of veffeis and others, are forbid to harbour
or carry him off at their peril. Jan. 25. *
CAME to the plantation of Thomas Hellings,
in Northampton townlhip, Bucks county, the
21st of November, a Stray BUCK: The owner
is desired to come prove his property, pay charges,
and take hira away ; or else the fubferiber intends
killing him. February 1. 0
Philadelphia ff.
WHEREAS, in pursuance of an a& of general
assembly, of the province of Pennsylvania,
an attachment hath been granted by me the fub
feriber, one of his Majesty's justices of peace, &c.
in and for the county of Philadelphia, against a
certain Samuel Samuel, late of the said county,
skin-dresser; upon which attachment, the goods
and chattels, and other effects, of the said Samuel
have been attached. This is therefore to give no
tice to the creditors of the said Samuel Samuel,
that they be and appear, on Tuesday the nineteenth
day of March next, at the house of Edward Bar
rett, in Southwark, tavern-keeper, then and there
to discover and make proof of their demands, a
greeable to the direction of the said ad.
Jan. 12, 1776. SAMUEL POWEL.
At the Request of a Number of Gentlemen, and
particularly some reputable FARMERS,—
is now Printing by Subfeription, by JAMES
HUM PHREY S, junior, for the Advan
tage of the Country in general.
RURAL CECONOMY:
Or ESSAYS on the
Designed to explain several of the most important
Methods of conducting Farms of various Kinds;
including many ufeful Hints to Gentlemen
Farmers, relative to the ceconomical Manage*
ment of their Business.
Containing, among other Enquiries.
OF that proportioned Farm, which is, of all
others, the most profitable.
Of the best Method of conducting Farms that con
sist all of Grass, or all of Arable Land.
Of the Means of keeping, the Year round, the most
Cattle on a given Quantity of Land.
Considerations on the ©economical Conduct of
Gentlemen Farmers.
Of the cheapest Way of,manuring Land.
Of the Comparative Profit of Farming different
Soils. .
Of the New Husbandry.
Of Experimental Agriculture.
Of the Management of Borders of arable Fields.
Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural Oeco
nomics.
To which is added. The
RURAL SOCRATES:
Being Memoirs of a Country Philosopher.
By the Author of the Farmer's Letters.
CONDITIONS.
I. It will be printed on the fame paper and type
with the SPECIMEN; will contain between
three and four hundred pages (large Octavo) and
finished shortly.
11. The Price to Subferibers, in blue boards, will
be ONE DOLLAR, bound, Ten Shillings. To
Non-fubferibers the Price will not be less than
Twelve Shillings, in blue boards.
111. Those who fubferibe for twelve book, to
have a thirteenth gratis.
SPECIMENS may be had of the Printer. n f
As this work if properly circulated must prove of
general utility to this country, it is hoped it will not
want for proper encouragement. It is well worthy
the perusal and particular attention of every inhabi
tant on the continent, citizens as well as country
men. Gentlemen who rent out farms will find their
advantage in distributing them among their tenants.
# * # Subferiptions are gratefully received by
said J. HUMPHREYS, jun. in Front-flreet, the
Corner of Black-horse alley, Philadelphia.
Lately Published, and is no<w felling, by ROBERT
BELL in Thirdftreet, (Price Twa Shillings)
The Second Edition of
COMMON SENSE;
Addressed to the INHABITANTS
of AMERICA,
On the following Interesting Subjects.
I. f\F the Origin and Design of Government
in general, with concise Remarks on the
English Constitution:
IL Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession.
111. Thoughts on the present State of American
Affairs.
IV. Of the present Ability of America, with
some Miscellaneous Reflections.
Written by an ENGLISHMAN:
Man knows no^ MaJRr save creating Heaven,
Or those whom choice and common good ordain.
Thomson.
January 11, 1776.
THE COPARTNERSHIP of Mifflin
and Irwin being dissolved, those Persons
having any demands against them are defifed to
bring in their accounts; and all those indebted to
them by bond, note, or book-debt, &c. are re
queued to make speedy payment to Joseph Mifflin,
who is appointed to receive the fame, otherwise they
may expert to be proceeded' against according to
Law. MisF r L in and Irwin.
Practical Parts of Husbandry.
7 ''HIS is to give notice that, JOHN BUFFEN
who had been recruiting in the Jerseys, as
well as in Philadelphia, whose men were taken from
him by Capt. Stewart, Ranaway with a shirt mark
ed G. M. a linen map handkerchief, and a new pair
of shoes, belonging to the fubferiber, at the sign of
Hudibrafs. He had on when he went away, a green
coat, red jacket, a pair of~ribbed fuftian breeches,
a pair of spotted worked dockings, new shoes, and
beaver hat; he is about 5 feet 6 inches high, frefh
coloured. Whoever takes up said John Bufen,
Shall receive Two Dollars, paid by me
t GEORGE MIL TJVARD.
Sentiments of a Foreigner,
On the DISPUTES of
Great-Britain with America :
Translated from the FRENCH.
Just Published, and to be Sold,by the Printer hereof.