The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-30 00:00:00, page 4

fame, this colony will be able to furnifh the continent
weekly with above a ton of powder, without any leave of the
pitiful, cringing tyrant of Great-Britain, to other powers, not
to supply the Americans with that article.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.
We hear that the remonstrance to the Assembly of this pro
vince against the rciolve of the Honorable Congress of the 15th
instant (now ligning by a few people in this city) was burnt
in the moll ignominious manner, at Reading in Berks county,
as a seditious and treasonable libel tending to dedr-y the union
of the colonies, and to ruin this province.
In CONGRESS, May 30, 1776.
Whereas it hath been represented to Congress, that avari
cious ill designing men rave taken advantage of the relblve
of Congress palled the 30th of April (tor withdrawing from
the Committees of Infpettion the powerof regulating the price
of goods) to extort from the people a most exorbitant price
for SALT.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Committees of
ObferVation and Infpedion in the United Colonies so to regu
late the price of Salt as to prevent uureafonabie exactions on
the part of the feller, having due regard to the difficulty and
risk of importation—Subject however to such regulations as
have been er shall hereafter be made by the legi Natures of th?
refpe&ive colonies. Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Dr. L. B UTT E, Surgeon-Dentist,
BEGS leave to inform the public, that he intends to fol
low the said art, and undertake to set artificial teeth in
so neat a manner that it is impossible to diftinguilh them from
those which are natural. He also cleans teeth, however bad,
so radically, that in half an hour they look as white as Inow;
and has tooth drops which cureth the toothach in a few mi
nutes. Also a plaifter whi^h cures corns in the toes in twenty
four hours, price two Shillings and sixpence. He keeps lip
pomatum, and the American oil, which takes freckles out of
the face in three days, price seven Killings and sixpence. He
will wait on any lady or gentleman that shall honor him with
their commands.
Salem county, New-Jersey, May 28, 1776.
TO BE SOLD, on the premises, at Public Vendue, on
Tuesday the eighteenth day of June next, a very valu
able PLANTATION lituate in Hains's neck, in the county
of Salem, containing about five hundred acres of land, one
hundred and fifty acres of which are improved marsh and mea
dow, the rest is fine cleared upland and woodland, there are a
new frame dwelling-house, and another building on the pre
znifes, and the whole is in good order and repair. The estate
has an indisputable title, and was late the property of Jolle
Miller, deceased. *
He is removed from the New-market, and lives now in Chef
mut-ftreet, opposite the sign of the Grand Turk, in Mr, Wal
lace's house.
Philadelphia, May 25, 1776.
TO be S OLD by public vendue, on Friday next, at the
late dwellinghoufe of SIMON SHERLOCK, deceas
ed, in the diftrid of Southwark, a large quantity of Ship
Timber. Also two Horses, two Cows, aud sundry House
hold Furniture. The sale to begin at nine o'clock in the
forenoon, where attendance will be given by Robert White,
Robert Knox, and James Sherlock, Executors,
CHARLES ELLET, Surviving Executor.
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RAN away from the Bulldog armed boat, Alexander
Henderson, Esq; commander, two men, viz. WILLIAM
OGAN, about five feet four inches high, broad set, (hort
black hair, generally wears an old white coat and brown
jacket, with canvas trousers, is by trade a blacksmith, and a
native of Ireland.
HENRY MARSHALL, a flout well built man, about
five feet eight inches high, and short brown hair. He had
on, when he went away, a coarse blue jacket, ragged white
breeches, by trade a house carpenter, and a native of Eng
land. Whoever takes up and secures them so that they ma,
be brought to the said boat, (hall have FOUR DOLLARS
reward for each man. ALEX. HENDERSON.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by B. TOWNE.
Muscovado sugar and coffee in hogihead#,
excellent HYSON TEA in quarter chests, PIMEN
TO, CHOCOLATE and PEPPER, Madeira WINE, in
pipes and quarter calks, and a few quarter calks of choice
French BRANDY, to be fold by Samuel Garrigues, jun.
and Co. in Market-street, near the London Coffee-houfe.
JOHN SMALLMAN, Shoe-maker, in Walnut-street,
wants four journeymen, to make gentlemens work, on the
following wages, viz. For channel boots (Hussars) twelve
Shillings; for (hoe ditto, ten shillings ; for turn down (hoes
ditto, eight Killings and ninepence ; for gentlemens shoes
with Hitched Dels, five shillings. For plain ih>es to jour
neymen in their own honfes, three fnillmgs and sixpence.
To tingle men, boarding them at five (hillings per week,
three (hillings and threepence, which is sixpence per pair more
than any other mailer gives. None ne#d apply but good
workmen.
N. B. He hopes toe gentlemen who DL o fc ; o favor him
with their cufl% ; ^ ^j^. & rile of "every r^;^ he
w&rks with, and pay twelve (hillings per pair for bound
(hoes, and eleven for plain. *
JOHN M'CLUR, living in . Water-flreet, a few doors above
Market-ltreet, oas opened an IntiLLlgence-Office,
wheie any Gentlemen or Lady, wanting servants, may near
of iuch as will luit them ; and any women of good characters,
that want places, may be Imme&iatelydopphetL
SI X I LN 1)O LLARS Reward.
RA N away last nig it, from the fubferiber living in
Gloucester county, Deptford township, two SER
VANTS, both about nineteen years or age, and about five
feet eight inches high. One an Irishman named ROBERT
M'FARLAND; he had on a felt hat almost new, two
brownish jackets, the upper one with small cuffs, new,
homespun (hirt and trousers, and good shoes with copper or
brals buckles.
The other a Low-Dutchman, named PETER DENNEY,
has black curly hair, pitted with the smallpox, and is very
surly. He had on an old beaver hat, lightifh jacket, two
new horaefpun Ihirts, a pair of trousers, and good shoes with
firings.
Whoever apprehends the said servants, and secures them
so that their master gets them again, shall have the above re
ward, or half for either of them, with reasonable charges if
brought home. JOHN JESUP.
? 'T~'AKEN on the subscriber's wharf in Southwark, a quan-
I tity of white oak hegfhead heading. The person or
persons who have taken away the fame, are desired to pay
tor them, at the rate of Twenty Shillings per hundred, to pre
vent farther trouble. JOHN JONES.