The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-28 00:00:00, page 3

Don. Convention of this State, we are informed, that
Col. Rofs's Battalion of Lancaster county, having been
in actual service fix weeks, and furnished their quota-for
the Flying Camp, were, by general orders, honourably
difmdfed from further service in New-Jersey.
E::h act of a Letter from Albany, August 19.
" An officer, who went on a reconnoitre to St. John's
and Chamblee, fell in with a regular officer on horse
back alow, on the road between La Praire and St. John's,
functioned him to surrender himfelf prisoner, but clapping
spurs to his horse rode UF, the officer fired at and ihot
him. It turns out to be a General Gordon."
The above letter was received since Carleton's orders
were firft published by order of Congress.
Capt. Newman, of the privateer Hancock, has taken
and carried two prizes into Portsmouth, New-Hamp-
Ihue; one is a ihip, with 500 hoglheads of sugar and
1000 Half Joes; the other a sloop, its cargo unknown.
Since the departure of the able bodied men from the
Forks of Brandywine, in Chester county, on the service
of their country, the patriotic young women, to prevent
the evil that would follow the neglect of putting in the
fall crop in feafcn, have joined the ploughs, and are pre
paring the fallows for the feed, add fhoul&heir fathers,
brothers and lovers be detained abroad in defence of the
liberties of these States, they are determined to put in
the crop thernfclveta very laudable example, and high
ly worthy of imitation.
We hear th^.t the German troops on Staten Island are
much diffatistied with their prefect service, and with for
a favourable opportunity of laying down their arms.
Two or three T them it is said have been executed on
the island for refuting to do duty in the prefcut impious
war.
Married. RICHARD PETERS, Esq: to Miss
S ILLY ROBINSON, both of this City.
In COUNCIL of SAFELY for tfc, State of Penn
sylvania, Philadelphia, Augufl 23, 1 76.
Whereas a certain GEORGE CROWS has been
detected, before this board, of fraudulently obtaining
divers films of money on mortgages on a trad of land
which he pretended a right to by several forged deeds and
certificates, this is therefore to apprise all persons of the
said fraud, in order that proper steps may be taken by
them for the recovery of their right.
It is recommended to all persons, who have been so de
frauded by him, to make proper application to this board
by the 9th of September next, that a just and suitable
distribution be made to them of Inch monies as have
been or may be found in the possession of the said Crows.
By. Order of Council,
THOMAS WHARTON, inn. Prefdent.
In CONVENTION for the State of Pennsylvania,
Saturday, Augvfl 24, 1776.
WHEREAS it appears to this Convention, upon due
enquiry and information of the circumstances, that the
Sait now on hand in this city has been imported at low
prices and under moderate infnrance; And whereas
civers persons, in contempt of the just and whoiefome
regulations of the Committee, &c. of Philadelphia, un
-0 r directions of Congress, have continued to dispose of
their Salt at most exorbitant prices, to the great grievance
and distress of their fellow-fobjc&s of this State: It is
therefore refolded, That the said regulations be hereby
confirmed; and all penions whatsoever are hereby ftrift
iy enjoined to pay due obedience thereto. And the said
C&nmittees are authorized and directed to seize and take
into their possession, the Salt belonging to such persons
as have refufed, or shall refiife conformity to the regula
tions so established; or (hull altogether withhold or refufe
to fell their Sait during the continuance of such regula
tions, allowing to the laid persons, upon the file thereof,
the fixed and fettled prices, firft deducting the expences
incurred upon the sale.
AND WHEREAS it is but reasonable that every
part of this extenfivs State should be accommodated as
nearly as may be with their prop irtion of this article,
so justly esteemed a necefiary of life,
Be it refolded, That the Committee of Philadelphia are
hereby further directed to distribute the Salt, that may
as aforefaid come into their possession, in equal quantities
in the several Counties, having regard to the reputed
number of inhabitants contained in the said counties.
Extract from the Minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, jun. Secretary.
Philadelphia County COMMITTEE, Augufl 19.
WHERE AS the Militia, of this county have brave
ly, at this emergency, Hepped forth and pledged
their all, in contending for our most sacred and invalu
able rights, which are unalienably derived from the laws
of God and nature. And whereas many of those persons
have left families, who arc destitute of tvery means of ac
quiring an honed living;
Refolded therefore. That those poor families, at this un
happy situation of affairs, ought to become the objects
of public companion, and that they cannot be treated
with too much lenity, as a recompence for the in
estimable services that may be done by their husbands,
who arc now fubje&ipg themselves to the hardships and
danger of war, while others enjoy perfed tranquillity,
with every happiness that their domestic repose can sug
gest.
As there are gentlemen appointed in every township
to diftrihute such funis of money to the families of the
poor associators, now in actual service, as their several
necefiities may require.
Refolded, That it be earheftly recommended to those
gentlemen to be aftuated purely from principles of hu
manity, and that they make an equitable and frugal dis
tribution of the money deposited in their hands, by pay
ing proper attention to the diftrefled, at the fame time
avoiding the imposition of impostors; and upon the
whole, that they difeharge the trust reputed in them with
gre^t care and fidelity, as they will be accountable to the
Treafurerof this Committee how they have distributed
their several ferns.'•
This day appeared before the Committee, a certain
James Thomlon, of the township of Oxf rd, and vo
luntarily made the following acknowledgment:
Whereas I have at sundry times been guilty of faying
many imprudent things, inimical to the natural rights
and liberties of America, and have threatened vio
lence both to my neighbour's properties and families
during their absence in the mricia; I do hereby, from a
sense of my fault, most humbly beg the pardon of all
those whom I have offended by my mifeonduft, and pro
mite before this Committee, that [ will for the future
conduct myfeif as an orderly well difpofid perfom.
. JAMES THOMSON.
The above named Thomson de Airing that he I'3 diaTl
to return home tr, his lawful employment, without this
Committee will interfere with their r/ohttion.
Refolded therefore, That it be recommended to the in
habitants of the township of Oxford, and all others,
that they wouid forgive the Lid Thomson, and fuller
him to return home tinmoleftcd, as he does with every
mark of conviction becoming a penitent, folemraly pro
mise and declare that he will ever hereafter behave
himfelf with becoming decency and refped to all ranks
of people. Signed by Order of the Committee,
ENOCH EDWARDS, Secretary.
In Committee of bfpeclion and Observation for Chefer
County, Augud 13, 1776.
PU RSVANT to several resolves of the Honourable
Committee of Safety, recommending the refpedive
Committees of Infpt&orr, &c. of this province to ap
point fuitihle persons to provide for the diftrefled fami
lies of Associators when they are in actual service,
Therefore refolded, That the following persons be, and
are hereby appointed tor that purpose, viz. Robert
Witherow, Caleb Way, William Kenedy, John Smith,
"9'??™ Cheyney, Samuel Holliday, Francis Alexander,
William Irwin, Jeffery Bentley, Thomas Trueman, Tho
mas Evans, Joseph Treago, Francis Gardner, Robert
Ralston, Henry Acre, John Robinson, David Thomas,
John Lloyd, Theophilus Rcefe, John Wagoner, Jona
than Pugh, John Pugh, Paul M'Night, John Gruber,
Ilrael Longacre, William Worral, Lewis Davis, Adam
Grubb, Thomas Hinkfon, Robert Pennell, James Lind
ley, Richard Reyley, Esq; Mordecai Cloud, Robert Fin
ney, David Wherry, Samuel Futhy, Samuel Ramsey,
John Glafcow, Robert Wilkin, John Fulton, David
John, David Davis of Charleftown, Jenkin Davies, Da
vid Davis, I redyffryn ; James Davis, Benjamin Bartho
lomew, Esq; David Cloyd, William Trimble, George
Thomas, William Hunter, John Steel, Joihua Evans,
Griffith Jones, Edward Jones, Samuel Brookes, John
Morris, Isaac Davis, Esq; and Henry Hayes,
By order of the Committee,
WILLIAM EVANS, Chairman.
Reading, Berks County, August 15, 17,6.
IN pursuance of a resolve of the late" Committee of
Safety “ for making provilion for distressed families,
" whose husbands are now in actual ferme, and appoint
" ing a number of judicious perfond to dirtribute the
" fame." The Committee of this county (agreeable to
the recommendation of the Council of Safety) have ap
pointed the following persons for that purpose. who are
requeued to inform this Committee what monies will
be necessary in their several townihips for this charitable
and necessary work.
Reading, Henry Hahn, Peter Feather. Alsace, Deiter
Beidelman, Christopher Spingler. Amity, Henry Van
reed, John Griner. Albany, Michael Hagenback, Henry
Reichelfdorffer. Bern, Samuel philbert, Valentine Epler.
Brunswick, Jacob Scheffer, Michael Diver. Brecknock,
John Pennybecker, Henry Brindle. Bethel, William
Krickbaum, Christian Poffenberger. Camry, Michael
Ruth, William Hottenftein. Colebrookedate, Jacob Mech
lin, Mathias Roth, fenr. Caernarvan, David Tones,
Aaron Rutue, fenr. Douglass, Peter Yocum, Valentine
Kcihle. Exeter, James Boone, Jacob Bechtel. Green
wich, Frederick Kruner, Michael Lefher. Heidelberg,
Frederick Gerhart, John Moyer. Hereford, Christopher
Schultz, Christopher Mefchter. Long Swamp, Nicholas
Schwartz, Martin Kercher. Maxatawny, Andrew Saf
famunfhaufen, Nicholas Schweyer. Maiden Creek, George
Gerriant, John Reefer. Oley, Jacob Schneider, Casper
Griefemer. lime Grove, George Guthman, Philip Lo
rentz. Richmond, George Merckel, Peter Biehl. Ruf
comk Manor, Adam Schmehl, Joft Wagner. Rockland,
Peter Keiffer, Peter Lobach. Robeson, Valentine Hahn,
Herman Unified. Tulpehocken, Christian Lauer, Jacob
F'<rer. Union. John Godfrey, Jacob Ratche. Eafern
Diftriß, Nicholas; Imbody, Conrad Keim. Ifeflern Dif
trifl, George Klaufer, Daniel East. Winder, Michael
Kreifcher, Conrad Kirfchner.
B, order of the Committee,
COLLINSON READ, Secretary.
In CONVENTION of the State of NEw-jERsEy,
Briafwick, Auguf 10, 1776.
RESOLRED, That to prevent DESERTION, no
perfn or persons belonging to, or coming from the army
in the State of New-Jersey, be permitted to go over any
of the ferries in, or travel through said State, without a
pass, figured either by Gen. Mercer, Gen. Dickenson,
Gen. Livi.ngfton, Col. Griffin or Col. Biddle: And all
persons m general, and in particular the members of
Committees, Militia officers, and owners or keepers of
ferries, are ftriftly enjoined to carry this resolution into
cffe&, by apprehending and securing every perlon Be
longing to, or coming from said army, who shall not have
a pass signed as abovefaireded, until he can be conduced
to the army aforefaid.
That no troops in the service of the United States, or
of any of them, nor their baggage, ammunition, or their
other waggons or carriages, shall pay for passing any of
the ferries within this State, more than one third part of
the ferriage paid by such as are not in said service, and to
prevent a mifconftnidion of this Resolve, it is hereby
declared that Commissaries and other persons supplying
the army with pr.vifions, stores, &c. are not intended to
be included in said Resolve, so as to receive any private
benefit from the fame.
August 20.
Refolded, That all perlons who have received any pub
lic money of, or are indebted to this Convention, or any
Congress or Committee of Safety of this State, do ac
count for the fme to the future L< giflature of said State,
or such perlon or persons as they ihali nominate and ap
point. August 21.
Whereas some doubts have arisen, whether the several
Committees in this State will not expire on the meeting
of the Legislative Council and Assembly; Be it therefore
refolded, That the said Committees thall continue to exe
cute the duty of their offices as heretofore, until other
wise ordered by the future Legifirture of this State.
Where, s the late ordinance of this Convention, direct
ing, That all able bodied men, without exception, be
tween the ages of x 6 and 50, should be forthwith enrol
lee, aed deemed to be the militia .of this State, one half
of which were ordered into immediate service, hath not
pointed out either the mode of levying tie fines payable
by such as do not go ut in their proper turn, or the use
to which the fame, when levied find! I e appropriated.
Refolded therefore. That rhe said fines fhali be recovered
by the Captains of the companies in which the delin
quents are enrolled, in the manner directed bv an ordi
nance of the late Congress, bearing date the 28th day of
October, 1775.
Refolded, That the fines payable by those who have
been or shall be enrolled in consequence of the late ordi
nance of this Convention, puffed the nth of this instant,
be appropriated to such public life as the future Legi
slature of this Stale fhali'direCt; and that the fines pay
able by those formerly enrolled be appropriated, as is
directed by 1 ie resolves of this Convention, hearing date
the 3d of this instant.
Refolded, That the Captains shall refpeCtively be ac
countable for the amount of the fines levied in pursuance
of the ordinance aforefaid of the nth instant, to the
future Legislature, or to such person or persons as they
shall nominate and appoint..
And whereas th ; s Convention have been given to un
derstand, that divers persons have been extremely ag
grieved by excellivc diftrefles for fines incurred by breach
of the several militia ordinances, goods to a great value
having been seized for small fines ; therefore refolded,
that all persons, who shall hereafter be aggrieved by
such exceflive distresses, be entitled to recover damages
in like manner as for exceflive distresses at Common Law.
Extract from the Minutes,
• WILLIAM PATERSON, Secretary.
„ N^W York, Augw? 12, 1776.
As it is probable it will be inconvenient for the Dele
gates of the several churches, pertaining to the Phila
delphian Affociatiun, to attend the fame at New-York,
according to appointment; it is therefore thought expe
dient, upon advice of many of the brethren, to re-ap
point the meeting of said Association at the Scott's Plains,
there to meet at the Rev. Benjamin Miller's Meeling
houfe, the 15th of October next, 3 o'clock P. M.
JOHN GAN 0, Moderator.
An A C R O S T I C,
Courageous, brave, genteel, humane and kind,
O utdone by none in beauties of the mind;
I, iberty's friend, and Pennsylvania's pride,
Our leader, colonel, and our faithful guide:
N 0 dire invention form'd by human art, )
R nervates him, or daunts his manly heart;<
L ike Rome's great heroes, ads a Roman's part.)
A mongft the foremoft in the furious fight,
N obly he stands, and fliews his martial might;
'I he attempt is vain to write our hero's praise,
H umble's my verse and artless are my lays;
O bvious to all, his many virtues fhinc,
N Rurally good, difereet, sincere, benign.
Y e Pennlylvanians, join'd in virtue's cause,
Who tight for country, liberty and laws,
A ttend my prayer. May our heavenly kingl
Y our colonel save, and from the battle bring,
N obly crown'd with lawrels of great fame,
E uropean tyrants trembling at his name.
A SOLDIER.
IhK MEM BERS OF THE
St. A NDRE W's SOCIETY
A'" desired to dt'end their Quarterly Meeting, at the
^ ft. Indian-Queen 'tavern on Saturday, toe 31st Instant, at 7
'?£!()£^ ' n "' e ' ver " r F° AEneas Urquhart, Secret ary.
ON Monday, the fecund of September ar ten o'clock in lire
morning, on Plumfted's wharff, will begin the sale of the
cargoe of the prize ihip Frien^/hip, confining of turn, mufrova
do and clayed sugars, condemned in the Court f Admiralty.
Matthew Clarks<.n Marshal.
Frankford A^guf 26 1776
ALL persons indebted to the elate of RESECCA M'
VEAG H, late of Oxford, in the county of Philadelphia,
deceased, are hereby desired to make immediate payment; and all
those that have any demands againff said estate, to bring in their
accounts to ISAIAH WORRELL, Executor. §
PWaddybia, &guf 2'B, 1776.
IIN EN to be fold at the Manufactory, in Uni^-flrcer,
^ between Third and Fourth-fireets. The left Price will
be given for any Q^ nthy of clean fwingled FLAX at said
Factory. N. B. SPANNERS of FLAX may have constant
Employment, amLike best Price.q
C" HOICE JESUIT 3B R K, OPI U
SPANISH FLIES, lately imported, and icbe fold
at the Bar of rhe Indian King, Market-street. As the above
excellent Drugs are scarce at this Time, to accommodate a greater
Number of the Gentlemen of the Faculty, the Bark will be fold,
in Quantities firm one to fix Pounds ; the Opium and Sfea^jb
Flies from two to four O^ces. § ''
Port of Pbiladdpbia, ) f ,
P^nfylvania ff f 10 all whem 11 ma X concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admiralty
for taking cognizance of and trying the justice of capture's
of vessels, made pursuant to the resolves of the Honourable
the Continental Congress, and brought into this port, will be held
at the Ceurt-hcufe, in the city of Philadelphia, on Saturday, /me
14th day of September next, at ten o'clock in the forernon u/tke
fame day ; then and there to try the truth of the facts alledged
in the bill of Lambert Weeks, Commander of the (hip of war
called the Reprisal, .against rhe schooner or veflclcalled the
Peter, burthen about eighty tons, lately commanded by John
Muckeins, with her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargoe. To
the end and intent, that the owner or owner, of the said schooner
and carg e, or any person concerned therein, may appear and shew
cause, if any they have, why the fame should not be condemned
according to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the fudire,
t ANyR E W ROBE S 0 N, Register.
Sadfour, townfip, Lancafkr county Peouea, August 20, 1776.
WAS FOUN D, by the lubferiber, the 230 day of De
cember lap past, on the great road leading from Phi
ladelphia to Lancaster, a Silver W A T C H, with a Silver
face. Any person proving his property to said watch, and paying
thecharges ot advertising, may have her again, by applying to
John Clempson.
Loirer-Dubim, Pbiladelfehia County, Au^uft 20, 1776.
I HREE POUN D 3 Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber, last night,
a red roan T: () R S E, natural pacer, carries low, about
15 years old, unihod, 15 hands high, in pretty good order, and
is a horse of dull spirits. Whoever takes up and secures said
horse and thief, shall have the above reward, and reasonable
charges ; or Forty Shillings for the horse eni) ; pain by
X __SA'M UE'l JONES.
T E N p 0V N D S R E
RUN away from the fubferiber, living in Charfeftown t.wn
fhip, Chester county, in the night of the zeth of Aupuft,
1776, '" Iti/h fervan iman, nsmed fobn fr'eafly, ab at 3 feet 7
or 8 inches high, a ihortwell set man, of a swarthy complexion,
rather an ill-looking fellow, yellow teeth, brown half, large
eye-brows, chews much tobacco; had on, when he went away,
a coarse brown or rather white drab coat and jacket, # i the fame
piece, with white metal buttons thereto, a browner c/f inert pair
of breeches, with metal buttons and somewhat tu pieces, two
pair of irowieis and two ozenbrigs flurts, the trowfers much
patched, one of the shirts patched on each fhouker, an old hat ;
he may have changed his clothes. Whoever ap rehends the said
servant, and brings him back to his matter, or Scares him in
any goal, so that he may be had again, shall have the above re
ward, and any reasonable charges, if taken leo miles from
home, paid by Richard Swanwick. §
V'/ "" "" " ' '' '"" ° u '' c T >cr > some time iir.ee warned
Vy the Public + not to credit my w if& Jane Brown, on
my account: This is to certify that the above was done in a
pillion, and that I hereby revoke the fame, being heartily forty
for ft, doing. Agufi 27, 1776. Gabriel Brown, ts
RICHARD VVI $ I' AR, junior,
At the North Side of Market-street, 5 Doors below "I hird-rreet,
HATH for Sale, a few Hogffieads of excellent .<U ^*
and MELASSE3, which he will dipole of at tte
moil reasonable Rates, for Caln only.