The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-06 00:00:00, page 2

perﬁdy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and
totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the
high seas to bear arms against their country, to become the
executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall them
selves by their hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has
endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the
merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an
undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for re
dress in the most humble terms: Our repeated petitions have
been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose
character is thus marked by every act which may define a ty
rant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British bre
thren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts
by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction
over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our
emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their na
tive justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by
the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations,
which would inevitably interrupt our connexions and cor
respondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice
and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the
necessity, which denounces our separation, and hold them,
as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace,
friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS
assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for
the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name, and by au
thority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish
and declare, that these United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDANT STATES; that
they are absol ved trom all allegiance to the British Crown,
and that, all political connexion between them and the state
of Great-Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved; and
that, as FREE AND INDEPENDANT STATES, they have full
power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish
commerce, and to do all other acts and things which INDE
PENDANT STATES may of right do. And for the support
of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of
Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
. ‘The schooner is loaded and ‘ready to-go,. and will be fold
‘with her cargo, or alone, . She has an inventory suitable and
complete. The brig may be fitted for sea with a very {mall
‘expence, and the schooner requires none. Both veflels are
very good, but any gentleman inclining to purchase may have
them viewed by proper peifons. Inquire for Mr. JOHN
PARRY, on board the brig,.at Vine-fireet wharf.
TO be'SOLD, the brigantine TWO FRIENDS, She
i is a ‘prime sailor,. but. thiee. years old, and carries
nine hundred and fifty or a thousand barrels of flour.
.. The schooner MARY ANN. _Sheis a prime sailor, bat
sfour years old, ‘and ‘carries four hundred and fifty barrels of
flour. | @ :
#T N 0 be SOLD, a ‘Quantity of very fine TIMOTHY
’,l *HAY of ‘this'yéarsgrowth, “Tiiquite ‘of ‘the prister.
Attest.
Signed by order and in BEHALF of CONGRESS,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
336
AFEW Fogfheads and Barrels of JAMAICA
_ SUGAR, of the best quality, to be fold by.
DAVID SPROAT.
YNS TAYLOR, UrHOLSTERER, in Second street
H between Matkét and Arch ftrees (late from Saint
James’s; London) begs leave, by this method, to inform his
friends and the public in general, that he makes up all
kind of futniture in ihe newest fathion, viz. dumhe, teafter ;
drapery, Venetian, Gothic, canopy, sour-post and couch beds,
also fieid and camp beds, all forts of maccrefles, Venetian
and feftoon window. curtains, dnd every other article of
household furniwire, on the most reafodablé terms.
AMELIA TAYLOR; Miraner and ManTUA Makeßr,
makes up all forts of milanéry goods, viz. childbed linen,
chilarens robes, jams, frocks, vests and tonics, gentlemens
shirts, stocks, gloves, and all kind of needlework, in the
very neatelt manner.—For {ale, forne fine Holland shirts full
toammed. - .
N. B. Part of a house to be 13, with good cellars, &c.
’ISAAC__ HAZLBHURST has for sale, at his fore in
_ Water-street, the fitth door above Mart.et-ftreet, COF-~
FEE of the best 'quality, Maufcovado SUGARS in hegfheads,
tierces and barrels, MOLASSES, CINNAMON, POW
DER Bi.UE, and 4 few hogsheads of exceeding good Ja
maica SPIRITS five yéarsold: Jume 15,.1776.
T O be LET, a Lot of good Grass Greund, in Spring
. girden, containing near four acres, with a commo
dious Brick Houie, two stories high, four rooms on 2 floor;
Baras, Stables, Smoak House, Garden, and two Pumps of
good Water, lately occupted by William Shipley. For far
ter particulars inquire of David Pancoaft, in Fourth-street,
between Race and Vine-streets. *
SILVER FACED WATCH, larger than the common
A size, maker’s name James Gerrard, London, No. ig9ig,
was LOST out 'of ‘the subscriber’s house on the ninth inst. It
is supposed to be stolen by a person in company with two
others, who'were known to pass by early that morning. Any
‘pefin ‘who shall have it offered to him tor sale, is'dcfired to
ttop it, and on deiivering it to Joseph Steward in Hanover
‘townfhip, Burlington ‘county, New-Jersey, or to the printer,
shall have FOUR DOLLARS reward..
T'O bt SOLD, by Attinore and Hellings, at their store
¥ ‘on the wharf, a tew doors below Cheinut-fireet, Bar
Iroh, ‘American blister, spring, ‘and square Steel, sheet and
rod Iron, Bake Plates, Iron Tea Kettles, Dutch Ovens,
Pots, Kettles, ‘and Skellets, Tea at the price limited by
Congress, loaf and brown Sugars, Molafles, French Brandy,
‘Fy'il Wine, “Nutmegs, Spermaceti and Whale Oil, Mack
arel, &c. &c. &c. 5
' USCOVADO SUGAR:and COFFEE in hogtheads,
M excelient HYSON TEA in quarter chests, PIMEN
TO, CHOCOL'AYE ‘and PEPPER, Madeira WINE, in
pipes and ‘quarter calks, ‘and ‘a few: -qsarter catks of choice
French BRANDY, to be fo'd by Simuel Garrigues, jun.
and Co.'in"Mafker-firéet, near the London Coffee-houfe.
‘QUANTITY of INDIGO to be fold by James Gal-
Zs “lagher, in Front-ireet, the cornerot -Spruce-fireet.