The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-25 00:00:00, page 4

To the Honorable the CONFERENCE of COM
MITTEES of the province of Pennsylvania,
The ADDRESS and PETITION 4 of the COM
MANDERS of the.thirteen Row-Gallics in the ser
vice of laid province
gefpedfully Sheweth,
no H AT your Petitioners, having addressed the public on
the Sixteenth of May latt in an appeal resetting the
: actions of the eighth and ninth of the said month, with the
Roebuck and Liverpool men of war, were, in consequence
of a Memorial from the Committee of Safety to the Honor
able House of Assembly dated May twenty,fourth, fum
-mOned to appear before a Committee of the House with our
evidences, as we expected to prove the facts alledged in cur
appeal, but to our great disappointment, the Committee
.aforefaid, after spending one afternoon in inquiring whether
your Petitioners were the authors of said appeal, never called
upon us to produce any evidence to prove the truth of the
matters contained in the appeal. But an inquiry was set on
foot, tending to exculpate the Committee of Safety from the
guilt, with which they might have been chargable, if the
matters contained in our appeal were once proven. The
characters, honor and reputation of your Petitioners being
wounded by said inquiry, they presented the incloSed Memo
rial to the House of Aliembly, praying to be heard in their
own defence, and to have an opportunity of proving what
they had ailedged in their appeal ; but although the Houle,
by a motion which appears on their journals, did agree to
grant us a hearing, and appointed a Committee for rhe pur
pose, yet they broke op without complying with our request,
Weaving upou their votes a judgment in favor of the Com
mittee of Safety, and condemning your-Petitioners unheard,
signed by Several members of the Houle, which has Since
been inserted in the public papers. We are therefore obliged,
in justice to our own characters, and the public in whole ler
vice we are, to apply to this Houle, the only provincial b^y
.now existing under the authority of the people, to grant us
that hearing which the Honorable Houle ot Aflembly ..ne-,
gie&ed to afford us. We wiSh to hand or fall by thejudgment
of our country, and are happy in thinking that we have wery
thing to hope from the virtue and patriotism of thisHoufe, which
the justice of our cause may require—-All we aft is a fair hear,
ifig, and if we are not able to support what we have declared
to the public, we shall cheerfully lubmit to any censure which
this House may choose to inflict on us ; and, on the. contrary,
Should we make-good our charge, and prove to the-fatisfacbon
of this.Houfe «bat we.have been unworthily treated, wehave
not the lealtdoubt but this Houle will lee us redressed.
'Your Petitioners do.therefore pray this House to set apart a
'day for hearing their evidences in support of the matters con
tained in their appeal, and to inquire into the state of the gal
lies and other vessels for the defence of this province, . during
the actions of the eighth andninth of May last. Your Petiti
oners do farther pray the support of this House againlt the
proceedings of the Committee of Safety in the appointment of
a Commodore, which Seems evidently designed to lay your
Petitioners under the necessity of resigning,, or being bioke
for disobedience, at least until this Home has inquired into
the matter, and difeovered where the fault lies, as we wish,
agreeable to the sentiments exprefled in the enclwed Remon
strance to the Committee of Safety, to Serve out country at the
hazard of our lives, notwithstanding the many endeavors to
diS^uft us with the Service, and are determined at the fame
tithe to obey no orders of the prefect Commodore whom the
Committee of Safety has appointed in direct oppcfit.cn to
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ROBERT AITKEN gives TREEPENCE per pound for
any quantity of clean LINEN RAGS.
*#* Pine MACUBA RAPPEE (price ten Shillings .per bot
tle) to ~e had at his Store.
be LET or SOLD, a HOUSE, GARDEN LOT
and STABLES, in Trenton, in good repair, and may
be entered upon immediately. Inquire of the printe . *
SPRUCE BEER made in Chefnut-ftreet, between Secofiß
and Third. Streets, two doors from the White-horse ta
vern. Cags as Small as five gallons are lent to any part of
the city at Sixpence per gallon; ;bottled three Shilling a dozen,
bottles returned.
At the fame place may be had Hare's American belt bottled
PORTER, Philadelphia bottled BEER and CYDER, by the
grofe or dozen. None will be sent out but what is exceeding
>fine. * ROBERT APPELBY.
IT ' ° be SOLD by public vendue, this evening, the 25th
l instant, at seven o’clock in the evening, at the London
Cpffee-houfe, a STONE HOUSE and Kitchen, with a good
w©ll of water near the door. The Lot containing fix acres
of Land, with a good bearing Orchard of about ninety Ap
ple and other Fruit Trees. The Lot is three hundred and
fifty-fix feet in front, and the House twenty-nine feet each
way, and is very handy to the butchers and bakers, situated
on Chefnut-hill, nine miles from Philadelphia, adjoining
Mr. Wickard Miller's plantation. *
DESERTED on the 23d of May last, from on board the
Provincial armed galley Warren, Captain Houlton,
four men, viz. JONATHAN RICHARDS, a landsman,
JOHN CRAIG, a seaman, each about five feet five inches
high ; JAMES FURMAN, about five feet nine inches high,
and WILLIAM SMITH, both landimen. Whoever takes
up and Secures any of them, so that they may be brought to
the said boat, Shall have FOUR DOLLARS for each.
Jane n. THOMAS HOUSTON.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-street, near the London
Coffee-Houfe.
our Remonstrance. And your Petioners as in duty bound
shall ever pray,'&c.
Signed for and by order of the whole, H. DOUGHERTY,
.JOHN HAMILTON, JAMES MONTGOMERY.
June 25, 17,6,
STRAYED on Friday morning last, a strawberry roan
HORSE, five years old, with many large white Spots on
his neck near his head, white face and legs, about fourteen
hands and a half high, shod before, and lately trimmed.
" hoever takes up said Horse, and brings him to Reuben
Haines’s, in Market-street, Shall have TEN SHILLINGS
reward, and reasonable charges.
1 THREEPENCE per pound given,
BY WILLIAM TRICKETT, Stationer, at his house in
Front-Street, facing Blackhorie-ailey, and id Water-
Street, in the lower part of said house, Philadelphia, for the
bell fort of CLEAN WHITE LINEN RAGS; and so in
proportion for those of an inferior fort. The belt price given
for OLD SAILS and ROPES.