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Friday, July ig,,P. M. The House resumed the conside
ration of the ordinance refpe&ing the arms of Non-ABocia
tors, and after some time employed in debating thereon, and
amending the fame, it was ordained in the following words, viz.
Whereas the Non-Afibciatois in this date have either refilled
or neglected to deliver up their arms, according to the resolve
of the Honorable Continental Congress, @d the Alterably of
Pennsylvania, and effectual measures have not been taken to
carry the said resolves into execution,
Be it therefore ordained, by the authority of this Convex
tion, '1 hat the Col. or next officer im command of every bat
talion of rc liria in this state, is hereby authorifed, impow
cied and required to colled, receive and take all the arms in
his diftrid t or townffiip reared to such officer, which are in
the hands of Non-Aflpciators, in the nioft expeditions and
effectual manner in his power, and shall give to the owners
receipts for such arms, fpecifying the amount of the appraife
ment; and such as can be repaired shall with all pojubje dis
patch be rendered fit for service, and the value according to
the appraisement c f all such arms, together with the repairs
and transportation, shall be paid to the officers by the Treg
furer, on the order of the Council of Safety, for the use of
the owners, and defraynig the charges,
And be it farther ordained, That the fame a,ms foall be
appraised by any three reputable freeholders appointed by the
commanding officer, But if the,owner of any arms (hall ne
glect or letufe to apply for such money within fix, months,
the fame shall be applied towards the repairs , of the arms:
And the Colonels ate hereby authorized to draw for the ne
cessary sums of money, for the purposes aforefaid, on the
Couicil of Safety.
And it is farther ordained, That the Colonels aforefaid.
shall arm the Associators with the said, arms, and keep an ac
sonnt to whom they are delivered, and return the fame to the
Council of Safety : And every Associator shall be arpiverable
for such arms, or the value, unless loft or , destroyed by some
unavoidable accident, er in aerial service:.
And be it farther ordained, That in case any arms so col.
therefore resolved, That Mt Rittenboufe, Mr. Bull, 'Mr.
Kirkbride, Mr. Flemming, Mr. Marfteller, Mr. Edgar, Mr.
Harris, Mr. Coulter, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Gray and Mr. Craw
ford, be a Committee for bringing in an ordinance for the
purpose of carrying fully into execution the said resolve of
Congress.
Thursday, July 18, A. M. The Convention met, and Mr.
Morris, the Secretary, now attending, it was ordered, upon
motion, that he should take the fallowing affirmation, viz.
" I John Morris do declare tha^ I do not hold nyfel'f
" bound to bear allegiance to George the Third, King of
" Great-Britain ; and that I will Readily and firmly, at all
" times, promote the mast cflh&ual means, according to the
'' belt of my /kill and knowledge, to oppose the tyrannical
" proceedings of the King and Parliament of Great-Britain
'' against the American colonies, and support a government
'' in this Rate on the authority of the people only ; and that,
" as Secretary of this Convention, 1 will be faithful, and
'' make fair and just minutes of all their proceedings, ac
" cording to the belt of my abilities, and keepall such feerets
" as shall be directed to be kept by the Conyention." Which
he did accordingly. Qrderedalfo, that the Clerk, whep he
shall come, (hall make a declaration to the like import.
The Rev. Mr. % hite attending, agreeable to the request of
yesterday, and hawing performed divine service, and being
withdrawn, it was ordered on motion, that Mr. Matlack and
Mr. Clymer wait upon that gentleman with the thanks of the
Convention, for his services.
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B O S T O N, July 29.
• Yesterday was carried into Marblehead, taken by the pri
vateers Hancock, C'apt, Tucker, and the Franklin, Cape.
Skimmer, the ship Peggy, commanded by James Kennedy,
mounts fix three and two two pounders, bound from Halifax
for New-York ; flie is one of the fleet of twenty-four fail who
came out with tr^r.fports, under convoy of two men of war,
the Renown of, fifty, and the Flora of twenty guns, having on
board a number of troops. The cargo confifivof feventy-five
dozen hose, one hundred and eighty yards frifh sheeting, two
boxes cord, seventy-sour dozen porter, eighty-three dozen
Erong beer, three hundred and eleven, tierces failed beef, fix
bariels herring, twenty-four camp kettles, five dozen can~
teens, two dozen kettles with covers, caudlellicks and spoons,
two taouQnd fix hundred and f-rcycightmutton hams, forty
dozen rappee fnuff, one hundred ' gallons of rum, three thoa
fand eight hundred and eighty-four yards oznabrugs, twelve
dozen claret, four barrels flour, two kegs barley, two hun
dred and thirty dozen red p rtwine^ fifty dozen iherry, fifty
three dozen white port wine, fifteen dozen strong beer,
amounting to fifteen hundred and nine pound one shilling
and ninepence fterliqg, and f.me cash, Also the following
lory gentlemen and ladies, viz. Patrick Reed, Thomas
Frazier, Robert Semple and wife, Elizabeth Burns, John
Burns, Abigail Pecit, Thomas Semple, and the pious Ben
jamin Davis and son, Benjamin Davis, Thomas Ramp and
John Whitehead. The privateer Warren, Capt. Burk, en
gaged with another of the fleet, arid mar taking her, when
b, tome accident she had three of her men blew up, and
seven wounded, which obliged them to put into port.
Tuesday fecund of July put into Hallifax, a transport fhjp,.
having on board a number of the Hessian troops.
The above Tories were brought to town in a Marblehead
schooner ear'y ibis morning, and escorted up to jail. They
fay they left. Halifax near a month ago ; that three trapfoorts
with Heflin troops, failed. .in company with them, bound to
New-York; and thht the day, they left Halifax,, they, saw a
fleet, of forty fail, which they supposed to be traafports with
Hessian troops.
Thursday the 25th instant the Declaration of Independanc e
of the United Colonies was proclaimed here, and received
with univerial applause, under a difeharge of cannon, firing
of small arms, illuminations in the evening, , &c. &c.
It is reported that Lord Dunmore's mifereants, since they
were driven from Gwyn's island, have received a severe drub
bing on the Maryland shore of Potowmack, where they land
ed in hopes of procuring some necefiaries, but were disap
pointed, and forced away after losing ten or more privates of
the 14th regiment, who were killed ; that the flipping are
gone up the river, all in mourning, supposed for feme of the
leaders, of the gang, or perhaps the magnanimous. Chief him-.
felt. Two tenders, it is alto said, were burnt, and their crews
taken, about fifty in all. Our gallies and other armed vef
leh will soon be ready to meet them.
lecled^ffiall not be worth repairing, the fame shall be laid
by until such time as may be thought proper by the Com
mittee of the county, to return them to the owners.
Moved and Resolved, That the Salary of each of the De
legates, to be chosen to serve this state in Congress, shall be
twenty Killings per diem.
[To be continued.]
WIELIA M $ BUR G, July 27.