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upon the sea Ihore; and, armies behind us, and
fl ets beforeus, be either crushed to pieces, obliged
to submit to the absolute dominion of France, or to
throw ourselves back upon the protection of Great-
Britain.
This consideration is truly alarming, and France
has never Ihewn herfelf so worthy of confidence
among the nations of Europe, as to induce us to
rim H'ch riiks, by throwing ourselves precipitately
into her arms. She is so notorious to the whole
world for her disregard to the molt sacred treaties,
that Gallica Eides or French Faith, is become as
proverbial now, as Punica Eides, or Carthagenian
Faith of old. It could Scarce have been imagined,
that the author of Common Sense, after telling us
that “ the blood of the fldn, the weeping voice of
nature, cries, 'tis time to part"— eternally to
part—from the limited monarchy of Great-Britain,
(whatever future terms might be offered us) would
so soon have recommended to us anew alliance
with the arbitrary monarchs of France and Spain.
Bloody malLcres, the revocation of sacred edicts,
and the moll unrelenting persecutions, have cer
tainly taught American protefants, and especially
our German brethren, what fort of faith we are to
exped from Popi-s h Princes ; and from nations
who are Grangers to Liberty themselves, and envy
the enjoyment of it to others!
In ihort, I am not able, with all the pains I have
taken, to underhand what is meant by a declaration
of independence unlels it is to be drawn up in the
form of a solemn abjuration of Great-Britain, as a
nation with which we can never more be connected;
and this seems the doctrine of the author of Common
Sense. But I believe he has .made but few converts
to this part of his scheme ; for who knows to what
vicissitude of fortune we may yet be fubje&ed?
We have already declared ourselves independent,
as to all ufeful purpoles, by reffing our oppressors,
upon our own foundation. And while we keep upon
this ground without connecting ourselves with any
foreign nations, to involve us in frefh difficulties,
and endanger our liberties still further, we are able,
in our own element, upon the shore, to continue
this refinance, and it is our duty to continue it, till
Great-Britain is convinced, (as (he muff soon be)
of her fatal policy, ;and open her arms to reconci
liation, upon the permanent and lure footing of
mutual interest and fartety.
Upon such a footing, we may again be happy.
Our trade will be revived. Our husbandmen, our
mechanics, our artificers will flourish. Our lan
guage, our laws and manners being the fame with
thole of the nation with which we are again to be
connected, that connection will be natural; and we
shall the more easily guard against future innovati
ons. Pennlylvania has much to lose in this contest,
and much to hope from a proper settlement of it.
We have long flourifhed under our charter govern
ment. What may be the consequences of another
form we cannot pronounce with certainty ; but this
we know that it is a road we have not travelled,
and may be worse than it is described.
CA T O.
B A D G E R.
THAT beautiful high bred English Horse, full
fifteen hands and an inch high, rising leven
years old, will be LET to Mares the ensuing lea
fon, at Mr. Jacob Hollingfworth's, at the head of
Fik, Cecil county, Maryland, at Five Pounds the
season, or Three Pounds the single leap.
Badger is allowed to have more bone than any
blooded horse on the continent, and is of a beauti
ful dapple grey colour, and fully strong enough to
bleed coach horses, being descended from King's
plate horses of the highest reputation in England.
He was got by Lord Chedworth's famous horse
"Bofphorous, his dam by the noted Othello, the fa
mous Black and all black, and his grand-dam by
Flying Childers.
Good grass will be provided for mares and pro
per care taken of them.
The above horse may be seen at Mr. Jacob Hilt
zheimer's (fables till the 25th of March next.
L O S T.
A SHEET of CONTINENTAL MONEY, of
the emission of the 29th of November, 1775,
containing sixteen bills, being numbered 58 019,
and 58,032. The bills are signed P. Bond. John
Shee, the lattes name is counterfeited. Whoever
wiJ give -information of all or any of the laid bills
to the Printer, shall be thankfully rewarded.
RAN AWAY on Tuesday the 12th, inst a
Negroe man^named ALL'/, about 13 years of
age, 5 feet 6 inches high, thin visaged, pock fretted
rather more of a yellowish colour than black; had
on when he went away a white flannel under jacket
with black spots, one short llriped linzey jacket, a
blue furtout bound with red, a,pair of buckskin
breeches almost new, light blue mill'd yarn Hockings
and new shoes. Whoever apprehends the said
Negro, and brings him to the lubicriber, living in
Front itreet, between Arch and Race street, in Phi
ladelphia, orlecureshim in any of his Majesty's goals
so that his matter may get him again, shall receive
EIGHT DOLLARS reward and all reasonable
charges.paid by JOHN FRANK,
Philadelphia, March 16, 1776.
T 6 BE S O L ^
In Front-itreet, on George Alley, between Vine
and Race Greets,
A Large two itory frame BUILDING, 17
by 36 feet deep; one other ditto, 13 by 26
feet, with a Imall Stable joining, the Lot lubjed to
a ground rent of twelve pound, per annum; the
whole in good repair. Enquire of Joseph Hens
zey, next door to Colonel Chevalier's.
N. B. Their is a Houie on laid lot that rents
for thirteen pounds, per_annum._
~N AI L RO DS,
Of different sizes, to be had of
JOSEPH POTTS,
At his Store in Sixth dre e t, near Market-ltreet, and
at the Slitting-Mill in Chelter county.
~ D E S E RTE D
From Captain BUNNER's Company oJ the 2d P. B.
DAY IL GARMAN, deferred the 3d of March ; bprn m
Pennlylvania, 5 feet 10 inches high, brown ha:r, fair
complexion ; had era when he went away a speckled
home I'pun coat, ne w leather breeches, and a courle hat half worn.
JOSIAH MORAN, or MORLAND, about 5 feet 10 inches
high, biack hair and complexion, has a call in in bis right eye,
had on when he went away a blue coat and red wailt coat, new
leather breeches and new shoes.
WALTER FLIN, about 5 feet 7 inches highlight complexi
on, and grey eyes , had on w hen he went away, a hunting shirt,
new leather breeches, and new shoes.
THOMAS GREEN, about ; feet 6 inches high, light cem
plexion, and short hair ; had on when he went away, a brown
fulhan coat, new buckskin breeches, and new shoes.
ANDREW FOSTER, a flout hearty looking fellow, and a
little pitted with the Imall pox, has been away so long, that
other descriptions is doubtful.
JACOB PRICE, born in Gloucester townfh p, aged 21 years,
by trade a blackimith, about 5 feet 8 inches high, pock mark'd,
and black hair curl'd ; had on when he went away, a brown
regimental coat, an olive colour'd velvcret wailtcoat and breeches,
good fhees and dockings.
Whoever secures any of the above deserters and lodges all or
any of them in any of his Majedy's Gaols, (half receive tor each
the turn of Five Dollars, by the Commanding Officer of the
Battalion, or the Committee of Supplies.
As a caution to the unweary, whoever is known to entertain
or harbour a Delerter will be sued, as a fine of 50 Dollars is laid
on ar, perlon or perlons who shall be found guilty of luch offence
a ter this public notice —To be recovered b the Committee of
Supplies, one halt paid to the Informer on conviftiun, the rest tor
the Widows and Orphans of the Soldiers
PRINTER S,
BEG leave to acquaint the public, that they have
removed their ERIN 1 ING GfrFICE to
the house of Ludwick bprogell, in Second-ltreet, a
little above Arch-ltreet, next door to Mr. Thomas
Say, and nearly oppofue to Michael Hiilegas, Eiq;
where they carry on the PRINTING-BU)INE)S
in its different branches, in the Englilh, German,
and other languages, with care, fidelity & diipatch.
BLANK) ano HAND-BILLS in particular
are done on the Ihorteft notice.
TO BE SOLD, By
DANIEL BENEZ E T,
At his STORE in Arch-flreet, four doors below
the corner of Second-Jireet.
AVERY large Assortment of German scythes,
confiding of seven different marks and sizes,
also a quantity of suitable whetllones, Dutch Itraw
knives, sickles, iron lamps, camp looking glasses,
brass kettles in nests, sorted from the imallelt size to
24 and 30 gallons, Hessian blue melting pots, silver
watches, amber beads, ben leather soles, pewter
dilhes and bafons, black padufoy, blue fattin, black
flower'd mode, drab colour'd grazets, silk and hair
twist, nonfopretties, Ihoe buckles.
KEYSER's famous PILLS, so well known
all over Europe, and in this and the neigh
bouring colonies, for their superior efficacy and pe
culiar mildness, in perfedly eradicating every de
gree of a certain disease, without the least trouble
or confinement; also the Rheumatism cured by
these famous Pills, are felling at 10, 20, and 40
Killings a Box, By NICHOLAS BROOKS,
at his Ihop in Second-street, three doors above
Black-horse Alley: At which place may be had,
MAREDANT's DROPS.
N. B. Good allowance is made to people who
fell again.
Mr. Burke's Speeches,
With sundry others on American Affairs,
To be had of the Printer.
MELCHIOR STTNER and CHARLES CUT,
M A R E D A N T S's
ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
As a proof of the superior efficacy of Maredant's drops (prepared
by Mr. Norton, Surgeon, of Golden Square, London, to any
medicine, hitherto known, for the cure of the Scurvy, Leprosy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fistula, Piles, long continued Inflammations
of the eyes, and every other disorder ariling from a foulnefs in
the blo d, the following extraordinary cures are referred to
Mr. HENRY TRENCHARD GOODENOUGH, Steward
of the Magdalen Hufpital, cured of an inveterate feurvy of 22
years Landing.—
MARY COPSON, of Brompton, cured of a scorbutic humoa
on her head and face, attended with a violent hoarseness and
foortnefs of breath. Witnels, Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in
Whitcomb-11 reet, near Leicester Fields.
Mr. JOHN b OS £ ER, at the Rose, at Welling, in Kent, cured
of a leprosy, attended with violent rheumatic pains.
Mrs. MARY LUTE, at Mr. Field's, in Callle-llreet, Leiceder
Fields, cured of the Evil, or Schrophula: Her bones were greatly
enlarged, and several pieces separated and came away. Witness
Thomas Field, Caftle-ftrcet, and Henry Hyde, Butcher in St.
James's Marker
To Mr. N ORT O N, Surgeon, in Golden Square.
SIR,
ABO U T two years and a half ago, I was seized with a
violent hoarfeneis and fhortnels of breath. I lent for a
physician, who ordered me to be bled: I also took a great
many medicines, but grew worse instead of better. My head
ached so violently, that it prevented me from getting any rest ;
my face and head broke out in large blotches, which spread lo
much that 1 was in daily fear of losing ray eye-fight. The hu
mour which dilebarged from my face was lo very offenfive, that
I could hardly bear it myfelf; but by the ule of your Maredant's
Drops, am effectually cured. Any perlon doubting of this, may
be convinced of the truth, by calling on Mrs. Copfon, at Brompton
or by enquiring of Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in Whitcomb-street,
near Leiccher Fields. 1 am, with great relpeft,
Sir, your most humble servant,
_ MARYCOPSON.
To Mr. NORTO N, Surgeon, Golden Square.
AFI ER having been afflicted with a most violent scorbutic
humour of 13 years (landing, which rendered me incapable
of buhnef ; 1 have the latisfaCtion to inform you, I am
new perfectly cured, by the ufeo your Maredant's Drops. You
have my leave to publish this, hoping it may be the means of pro
curing bencnefit to others afflicted as I was, 1 am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
GEORGE LANGDON,
No. 57, the North fide of St. Paul's
church yard, July i 9 th, 1775.
Witnesses to the above cure, Francis Litey, No. 3, Finch
Lane, Cornhill, Sarah Rand, Trunk-maker, No. 57, St. Paul's
church yard.
These Drops are fold by Mr. Norton's appointment, by Mr.
James Rivington, and Mr. Hugh Gaine, Printers, at New-York ;
and Mr. JOHN AIREY, in Market-Greet, Philadelphia, at
12s. per bottle.
An infalliable and radical CURE /or CORNS and
WARTS, so as never to return, without the least
Pain to the Person afflicted with them.
Price 3 s. and 6 d. per Box.
Dr. R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm-destroying
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
So exceedingly valued by all people who have had of them in
Great-Britain and Ireland, for their tranfeendant excellency
in the destroying worms of all kinds both in the bodies <f
men, women and children, by not only breaking the knots of the
Du denum, or gutt next the Stomach, but they pass through the
(mailed passages of the body, and purge away thole ropy and Dim,
humours which are the caule of thofc pernicious vermin, and the
f urce of many other disorders; they are one of the belt purges
in the whole world for gross bodied children that are apt to breed
worms, and have large bellies; their operation is mild, fafe and
plealant ; they wonderfully cleanle the bowels of all ftiff and
c ammy humours, which flop up the parts, and prevent the juice
of food being conveyed to the liver and made blood, which is often
the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly, (linking
breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of strength in the
lower parts: Likewise fettled aches and pains in the head, fwel.
Lugs, old fores, scabs, tetters, or breakings out; will be perfectly
cured, and the blood and skin restored to its original purity and
smoothness ; they purge by urine, and bring away the gravel, and
effectually cure all obftruQions of the urine, or ulcers in the kid
neys. Tney at once strike at the true cause of the (curvy and en
tirely dellroy it, and all scorbutic humours and effects, root and
branch, so as never to return again ; and what makes them more
commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both taste and fight,
as loaf sugar ; and in their operation as innocent as new milk.
I have by these plumbscured a great many children of whoop
ing, or chin-coughs, and agues, which distempers are very com
mon and troublesome to families, and the want of these plumbs
are the ruin of many childrens constitution.
1 hefe plumbs enrich and iw eeten the whole mass of blood,
carry off all grots, corrupt and putrid humours, and create a frefh
and healthy complexion in such as are affected by any putrid matter
The plumb is a great Dieuretick, clearing the reins of Dime; it
expels wi d, and is a sovereign medicine in thecholick and griping
of the guts. It allays and carries off four vapours which occasion
many ditordeis in the head. It opens all obhrudions in the sto
mach, lungs, liver, reins and bladder ; causes a good appetite and
helps digestion. It hath been found wonderfully fucccfsfull to
such persons as are going into chronicle distempers, as afthms,
phthificks, or fhottnels of breath, dropsies and yellow janudice-
Now 1 hope all impartial perlons are fatisfied, that the medicine
which works upon such humours, will almost teach ahy diflem
per, if not too far gone, since corruption and putrefaction arc the
fore-runners of all diseases; therefore no better physic can be taken
for all ages, sexes and conflitutions, from infancy to an old age.
These plumbs are highly fervicable to the female sex, from the age
of 14 to 20 years, and from 40 to 50! Each box contains one do
zen of these plumbs, price seven Shillings and sixpence with print
ed directions. Sold by Nicholas Brooks, Philadelphia.
Diognoflic Signs of Worms.
PALENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hollowness of
the eyes, grating of the teeth when asleep, dulnefs, pains,
and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, and itching in the
fundament, white and thick urine, unquiet deep, often flatting,
loft appetite, swelled belly, knawing and biting about the stomach
frightful dreams, extreme thirds, the body decayed and lean, fits,
often vomiting, dinking breath, &c.
Directions for taking them.
A child from 1 to 2 years may eat one plumb from 2to 4 one
and a half; from 4to 6 two; from 6to 8 two and a half; from
Sto 12 three ; from 12 to 15, and all above the age, may eat four
plumbs, one hour or two before up rifinz, not to drink during
that time, hut afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or warer-gruel;
in taking them, the patient mud flay two or three days betwixt
each dose.
In agues, the fame quantity mud be taken, two, three or four
hours before the fit comes on, and be repeated three times. In
whooping or chin-coughs give the quantity above mentioned.
*, May be had of said Brooks, Best American INK
POWDER.