The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-06 00:00:00, page 3

At a meeting of the Associators of tie fourth battalion in
Northampton county, held at the hule of Major Benjamin
Van Campen, the 29th day of May, 1776.
Colonel JACOB STROUD informed the said Associators
the occasion of the meeting, &c.
Whereupon NICHOLAS DUPUJ, Esq; was appointed to
To the Honorable the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
The Memorial of the Committee of Privates of the Military
Association belonging to the city and liberties of Phila
delphia,
Refpeafully fheweth,
T'HAT your memorialists, considering that this house
would reject no application which the most pressing ne
cessity urged on the one hand, and the most reprehensible ne
gligence produced on the other, applied some time Since for
a Continental General, and a few Continental Battalions.
The defencelefs state of this province, the proipe& of an attack
being made on this city, and the great discouragements which
Qur Military Affociatars have met with, and the injustice done
to their patriotic exertions, by men, who, if they wished
well to our cache, ,would have treated us in a very different
manner ; thele, with many other circumstances, pointed out
the necessity of having a General of courage and experience,
with a tew Continental Battalions,, Rationed here. This we
requeued, and had reason to expect to haveour prayer attend
ed to, as it is impotable for us in the present unconnected
Bate of our battalions ever to exert their force to the greatest
advantage, and as we, in confequen.ee thereof, run the great
est hazard ot a division in the hour of a£tion d . We underhand
that fume ot our Delegates give great opposition to the mea
sure, alledging, that, were lucha thing necessary, the appli
cation ought to come.from our Committee of Safety.. We
with not to fall a facrifice to the ignorance and inattention of
a Committee, in.a number <f whole members we have not
the lead confidence, .especially since their influence, .in all pro
bability, prevented the burning of the Roebuck ; and we
earnefby entreat that men, who endeavoured to withdraw us
from the Continental Union, may not have too great weight
in the councils which regard our fafety. We thought our ap
plication so reafonablf, that there was scarcely a neceffitycf
hinting the matter, and therefore declined troubling the Con
gress with unnecessary felicitations. And now, that opposition
is made, the opinion of his Excellency General Washing
ton, and the other General Officers at present in thia city,
may save us the labor of further applications, We do therefore
pray Congrejs to take their sentiments on our present drfenfae pre
parations ; and if, on a survey of our river and city, it.ap
pears to them that we are fufficiently secured against all at
tempts of the enemy, and that a number of half disciplined
battalions, .which have never seen an adion, hastily called to
gether, on an open and naked beach, without regular order,
Subordination, or head to direct them, and under rh? sense
of being oppressed by the very men whole liber les and
estates they are called out to defend, are fufficient to toe ex
igency of ur affairs, we shad reluctantly submit, until that
fata] day ffiall arrive, in which it will appear that the present
opposition to our request proceeds more from a desire to keep
the way open for our enemies, than from any attachment to
the eagle of liberty. We rest the success both of our p efent
and former applications on theh justness and necessity, beg
ging leave to retire, after returning our warmest thanks to
this Honorable House for promoting our favorite fellow-citi
zen Gen. Mifelin, on whom we earnestly wilh to fee the
chief command in this province speedily devolve.
Signed on behalf of the Committee of Privates,
SAMUEL SIMPSON. President.
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and feared in the chair, and was moved that the resolve of
Congress of the 15th instant be read, whereupon it was read,
&c. The people in testimony of their warmest approbation,
gave three cheers, &c.
Moved, That the inftru&ions given by the House of As
sembly to their Delegates in Congress be read, and the lame
were read accordingly, &c.
Upon Motion, Resolved unanimously, That it is the opi
nion of this meeting, that the said inftru ftions have a dange
rous tendency to withdraw this province from the happy union
with the other Colonies, which we cenfider both as oar glory
and proteclion.
On Motion, Resolved unanimously, That the present House
of Assembly was not elected for the purpose of forming a new
government..
On Motion, Resolved unanimously, That the present House
of Assembly, not having the authority of the people for that
purpefe,, Cannot, proceed thereon without assuming arbitrary
power.
It being moved -and the question put, whether the present
government is competent to the exigencies of our affairs, the
lame was carried in the negative unanimously.
Received unanimously, That a Provincial Convention ought
to be chosen by the people, for the express purpose of carry
ing the said resolve of Congress into execution.
Resolved unanimously, That the Chairman be directed to
sign these resolves on behalf of this present Assembly;
Resolved unanimously, That we will fuppoit the measures
now adopted at all hazards, be the consequences what they
may.
The meeting was conducted with the utmost decorum and
harmony.. NICHOLAS DUPUI, Chairman.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from the Provincial armed galley Congress,
DAVID DENTON, about twenty years of age, five
feet five inches high, wears his own loose black hair, Iwarthy
complexion, infilled by the fubferiber at Cohanzie bridge,
and thought to be born in New-Jersey. Had on, when he went
away, a brown long skirted jacket, a pair of brown cloth
trousers, and round greasy hat. Whoever apprehends and
delivers said deserter on board any of the Provincial gallies
in the river Delaware, or the workhouse or jail in Philadel
phia, shall have the above reward.
JOHN HAMILTON, Captain.
FI V E DOL L A R S Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN, about two or three days ago,
from Mr. Francis Lee's pasture upon Schuylkill, between
the Middle and Lower Ferries, a fma.iSORREL HORSE,
about thirteen hands and a half high, has a blaze in nis lore
head, his two hind feet white, and a black mane not trim
med.. Whoever delivers him to Mr. Lee, at the Ind.an-
Queen in Fourth-ftr.ee t, ffiall have the above reward. *
, , ANTS a place, .as WET NURSE, a young woman
Yy with a good breast of milk. Inquire of the printer.
A Man and his wife, who can be well recommended, will
undertake to keep in good order any house that Ihall
be vacated by the family, during the summer feaion, for the
privilege of living rent free in the kitchen. Inquire of the
printer.
A Quantity of the b<ft FLORENCE GIL, lola cy the
chelt or flaflt, by SAMUEL YOUNG, .nearthe Draw
bridge.