The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-01 00:00:00, page 3

WANTE D,
A SOBER ORDERLY PERSON, who can fp.il and
£ I read Eng ! Wh properly, write a fair hand, and under
Gauds common Arithmetick, to keep a School for 25 or 30
Small children; if he be married it will be no objection, as a
toufe to live in pray he had convenient. Such a person may
hear of encouragement by applying to Capt. ISAAC WAR
NER, or CALEB PARRY, in the township of Blackly.f
KIRK, Taylor and Scowerer,
From LONDO N,
Is removed to the corner of Taylot's-Alley, in Second-Street,
few Doors below Chefnut-Strect,
" ' ' n:end ' carrying on his bufiaefs as usual, and
VI hopes to merit the continuation of his former cufto
triers, and others who plcafe to favor him with their
commands.f
N. B. To be fold, the time of a servant girl, who has near,
three years to serve.
' % ^ endeavouring to form a conftkutiori, as it is
thought n#ceffafy to exert all the powers of government, you
may expert it will be a popular one"
We bear from Lewes-Towa, that the Roebuck man of war
returned fiom a cruize on Wednesday laft,^having taken John
Baldwin's pilot boat, bound from this port for the Weft In
dies, and a brig, with black sides, no head, and white drifts,
unknown ; and on Saturday lift her boats took a pilot boat,
from St. Euftatia for this port. We allo learn, that the Roe
buck, in chafing feme vefleb up the bay, on Saturday after
noon, ran afliore on the Brandywine, where the l^y till next
morning, when flic got off and retained to her old ration.
Exiraft if a letter from Savannah, in Georgia, March %
" As the following Refolptions, will, lam persuaded give
you the greattoft faistaction, I have sent vou a copy of them,
that rather than our enemies should polled pur merchant
shipping and our capital town, we unanimously resolved,
that ali Ihall pcidh in a noble conflagration, lighted by our
selves
Savannah, in Georgia, March 2, 1776.
In the COUNCIL o'l SAFE P Y.
For the Dirty of this province, and the good of the United
Colonies, it is unauimrufly Resolved,
That the harms in the town of Savannah, and the hamlets
thereto belonging, together with the Shipping now in our
port, the property of, or appertaining to the friends of Ame
rica, who have associated and appeared, or who fliall appear
in the present alarm to defend the farae, and also the houses
of widows and orphans, and none others be forthwith ap
praised.
Resolved, 7 hat it flhall be considered, as a defection from
the cahle of America, and a defection of property, in Inch
petfons, who have and shall leave thetown of Savannah, or
rhe hamlets thereto belonging, during the present alarm; and
finch persons shall be precluded from any support or counte
nai ce towards obtaining an indemnification.
.Refolded, That it be incumbent upon the friends of Ame
rica in this province to defend the metropolis, as long as the
laisie (hall be tenable.
Revived, That rather than the fame full be held and oc
cupied by our enemies, or the Gripping now in the port of
Savannah, t^ken and employed by them, that the fame Ihall
be brunt and dcGroyed.
Rfulved, That orders shall be iffiied to the commanding
officer, directing him to have the foregoing Refoliu on put
in execution. 11 true copy from the Minutes,
ED ^/ARD LANGWORTHY Secretary.
The honourable Congress have been pleated to appoint
William Palfrey, Esq; Aid de Camp to his Excellency General
"Washington, to be Pay-matter General, in the room of James
Warren, Esq; who has resigned.
To the Freeholders and Electors or the City
of PHILA D ELPHI A.
*r H F Kin g- in h ' s ^ft speech from the throne, fays, be
J. will " appoint certain persons in each colony," to dis
pense pardons. The piratical aft of parliament empowers
his MajeGy to " appoint certain persons" to receive fubmf
fions, &c. No mention is made in either of fending persons
to America for the above purposes. There is good reason to
believe, these royal miniflers of grace & mercy are now among
us. Beware, my Fellow Citizens, you'do not, this day, give
any one of them a feat in our House of Representatives
z% Ou Friday next, the thhd of May, the Fishing Com
pany of FORT ST. DAVIDS are desired to give their at
tendance at ^he falls of Schuylkill, when the Fishery will be
gin and continue every other Friday during the season.
TyHE Sloop EDWARD, condemned at the Court of Ad-
I mirahy, with all her ammunition, furniture, tackle,
and apparel, will be fold at the Coffee House, to morrow at
1% o'clock, agreeable to inventory. iw §
iAST night were Bolen from a house in this citv, (amongst
> other articles, some of which have beem since di/covered,)
18 silver dessert fpooos, with reversed handles, ornamented
with gadrounds, and engraved with a crest, which is a raven
holding a leaf io it's bill. It is therefore desired that all per
sons, to whom fitch fpoor.s may be offered for fal@ or barter,
will detain them in their hands for the owner, secure the per
son who had them in possession, and give notice of the fame
to the printers hereof; for which they Grall be properly
rewarded. Philadelphia, April 30, 1776.
To-morrow morning, at 9 o'clock, at JAMES LOUGHEAD's
Vendue- Store, will me fold,
A LARGE afforrment of merchandize; amongst which
are, 60 pieces Callicoes and Chintzes, 40 pieces home
made Linen, and a variety of other merchandize, &c. &c.
O~H=N W~O O D,-~
Clock and watch-maker,
Ci ONTINUES to carry on the said business in ail its
I branches as usual, at his house in Front-street, the cor
ner of Chefout-ftreet, where those who are pleafcd to employ
him will meet with his best endeavours to give Satisfaction.|
READY MONEY, and the highest price given at the
, Provincial Gun Lock Factory, in Cherry Street, for
any quantity of old and new brats.
Just opened and to be fold by THOMAS LAWRENCE, at
the city vendue store, in Front Street, a variety of GOODS,
confining of the following kinds, viz.
r |™IC%LENEURGS, Ofaabrigs, Russia Greetings, very
1 %e white Holland fucetings, checks, Gripes, dowlaffe,,
timber Silks of different kinds, mullins, &c. &c. &c. All of
whi/h are to be fold immediately at private file; and those
wh4 chufe to pur^iafe, are requeued to apply immediately—
and; conftar.t attendance will be given, until the whole are
difoefed of. To be difyofed of at fame place,
A quantity of S A I L C L () T 11.
„ PEREAS JOHN HOSIER, of Great Egg-Harbour,
hath obtained a NOTE OF HAND from me the sub
scriber, for fifteen pounds, about the firft of January last part ;
I do hereby forewarn all persons whatsoever against taking
an alignment of the fame, as I have not received any confe
deration for the said note, which was obtained from me by
imposition, and lam determined not to pay the fame.
§i ^ HENRY DEHART.
Little Egg-Harbour, April 14th, 1,76.
T:Q B E s'o'l'd,
A LIKELY NEGRO GIRL, about fourteen years of
L I age. Enquire of the printers.
I^THEREAS Chrifiiana Weltzell, the wife of the sub
.V fcrib^r, eloped from her laid husband without any
reason on Fuefday the 23° iuGaiir, took the best part of his
furniture with her, and left fevcral Small children :—The
fubferiber therefore takes this method of forewarning the pub
lic from trusting the said Cori Giana Weltzell any thing on his
account, as he is determined not to pay any debts of her con
trasting after the above date,
-^™_ § GODFREY WELTZELL.
Philadelphia, April 30, 1776.
nrHECo partnership of MASON and PATTON being
l diJolve^, all thole indebted to them, by bond, note, or
book debt, are defined to make immediate payment to
Phineas Bond, Esq; who is properly authored to receive and
''"" the lame, and all thole who liave any demands against
the said partnership, are requested to apply as above.' And
public notice is hereby given to all those indebted to the laid
partner Grip, that unicis they difeharge their respective debts,
as above, on or before thexoth day of May next, they will be
sued without refpea to perlons.§
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by Public
Vendue, on Wednesday, the 8h day of May next, on the
premdes, at 5 0 cloak in the aticrnoon, a certain two Gory
frame meduage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground there
unto belonging, situate on the eaG fide of Third-Greet, the
south corner of Chelter or Stamper's alley, between Pine and
Lombard Greets, in the ci<y of Philadelphia, containing in
front, on Thiid-ftrcet aforesaid, 22 feet, and in d^pth, on
Cheftcr-alley aforesaid, 66 feet; bounded northward by Ches
ter-alley aforefaid, eafiward by ground of Edward Shippen,
southward by ground of John Brickil), and weQward by
Third Street aforefaid; fubjc& to a ground-rent of 22 Spanish
milled dollars per annum; late the estate of John Andrews;
seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, fheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Thursday, the 16th day of May next, on the
premises, at 4 o clock in the afternoon, a certain three Gory
orick meffuage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground there
unto belonging, uh the appurtenances, situate on the nosth
fide of Vine-Street, between Front and Second Streets, in the
Northern Liberties, containing in front 17 feet § inches, arid
in depth about 90 feet; bounded by ground of Charles Weft,
and others; fubjeCt to a ground-rent of Nine Pounds cur
rency per annum; late the efface of Peter Ridge; seized and
taken in execution by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Friday, the 17th day of May next, at the
house of George Bakeoven, in Kenfragton, atfour o'clock in
tlie afternoon, a certain vacant lot or piece of ground, situate
in Kensington aforefaid, and^on the north dr north-eaGcrly
fide of Hanover-Street, containing in front 60 feet, and in
depth zoo feet; bounded with ground, late of Anthony Pal
mer, Esq; and by ground of Edward Morris and Wife, and
others; fubje& to a ground or quit rent of - currency
per annum; late the estate of Jonathan Biles, deceased; seized
and taken in execution, by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me direaed, will be fold by public
, v vendue, on Saturday, the 18th day of May next, at four
0 clock in the afternoon, on the premises, a certain meffuage
or tenement, and two tracts or pieces of land thereunto be
^iging, situate on the fide of the King's highway, leading
from Philadelphia through Germantown to Chefnut-hill,
about ten miles from the city of Philadelphia aforefaid, and
next adjoining Mr. Wigard Millar's plantation, containing in
the whole about ten acres and 56 perches, part whereof is
woodland ; late the estate of Simon George ; seized and tak
en in execution by WILLIAM DEWEES Sheriff
Land-Office, Philadelphia, April 20, 1776;
AN advertisement having been pubtiflied for the sale of a
certain tract of country to the westward, called Indiana,
which is said to bind on the north, in some parts, by die line
of Pennfy Ivania; it becomes necelTary to inform the publick
of the claim of the Proprietors of Pennsylvania on that
quarter. The charter boundary of Peantylvania, on the
south, is the 40th degree of north latitude. The prior grant
of the province of Maryland took off from Pennsylvania
near fifty miles in breadth, so far as Maryland extends west
ward, beyond that extent the Proprietors of Pennsylvania
claim, agreeable to their charter, as far south as the 40th de
gree (which is computed to be near fifty miles to the south
ward of what is commonly called Dixon and Mason's line)
and westward in that breadth to the extent of five degrees of
longitude from Delaware; and they have a petition depend
ing before the King and Council for running the south boun
dary of the province a, ceable to that conGruftion of the
charter; of all which it is thought proper to give this public
notice, in order that those who incline to become'purchafers
in Indiana, may not be uninformed of 'the claim of the Pro
prietors of Pennsylvania.—A further explanation of which
may be seen in a note at the bottom of William Scull's map
of this province By order of the Governor,
JAMES TILGHMAN, Secretary of the Land- Office.
WHEREAS Mr. rURBUTT WRIGHT, of Queen Ann's
county did make free with my character, by represent
ing me in a public company as a coward, I think it my duty,
in justice to mvfelf, to inform the public, that I called upon
Mr. WRIGHT, in a public company, giving him an oppor
tunity, of making public concessions, which he did not choose
to do. I afterwards called upon him for the fatisfaeftion due
to every Gentleman in such case, which he in a most cowardly
manner refufed. RICHARD WILSON.
^peen-Anre county, Maryland, April at. *
WHEREAS JOSEPH ARCHER, of Burlington County,
tavern-keeper, has this day obtained of me the sub
scriber, a note of hand for twelve pound, proclamation
money for a horse, payable on the :3th day of July next, and
as said horse was unsound, and fold to me for seven years
younger than has been proved he really was, contrary to our
bargain, and said note surreptitiously gotten; I do forewarn
all persons from taking an assignment of the aforefaid note,
as 1 am determined not to pay it unless compelled thereto by
law. April 13. J. F. DAVENPORT.
FOR Sale, fpermaceti and train Oil, by the calk Apply
to William Barrel, at his Gore, the north cast corner of
Market and Second Streets, where he has a variety of D*V
P°°? S ; ,' h ' rem * ;ns °f his last general importations, which
he will fell on reasonable terms.
T ? e PP er at ' X (hillings and fix-pence per pound by
the half dozen or upwards. A frefh supply of New- England
flax-fed for sowing, by the buflie'l or calk.
Charleftown, Chester County, April 20, 17^
FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED from CAPTAIN PATRICK ANDERSON's
'Company of the Battalion of Musketry, now railing for
the Provincial Service, a certain JOHN GIBSON, about 28
years of age, 3 feet 7 inches high, well set, broad visage, ofa
dark completion, black hair, wide nostrils, the p-rint of his
nofc sharp and a little drooping, a small fear above his right
eye, has a breaking out on his hands, fays he was born in the
jerhes. Stole and took with him, a light bay mare, about 15
oands high, 5 years old, a light easy trotter, has neither brand
nor ear mark, a few white hairs in her forehead, newly shod
before, the hair wore off her tides by the ffirrup leathers; a
new blue home made cloth furtout coat, too long for him
'r "'' °°'y a ° d Beeves, a beaver hat almost new, wich
write lining, a pair of half worn nankeen breeches, one pair
w me ribbed yarn dockings, one pair plain ditto, one pair
blue, and one pair blue and white ribbed ditto, one new fine
fh>rt marked D. B. two silk handkerchiefs, one black, the
, , r d ^ d white ' an old hunting shirt, a pair of shoes
lately had foaled, four fibre patterns, three of them midling
fine, the other something coarfcr and about half made. He
was enlisted before Justice Climfon, and received his advance.
Ary person securing said thief so that he may be brought to
juGice, fliall have the above reward, or FOUR DOLLARS
for the Mare, and reasonable charges from
~ PATRICK ANDERSON.
Any person found harbouring said deserter, may depend on
being prosecuted agreeable to the Resolves of Assembly.
° "" requeued that every militia officer will read this
'° '" company, and make enquiry if the above
JOHN GIBSON be amongst them.
Seventy-eight DollarFß^vard.'
D",^ '°^ '" e f °M°wing companies, belonging to
the hxth battalion of Pennsylvania troops, the following
men, viz. 6
From Capt. H A Y's company.
MICHAEL CARR, about five feet f ven inches high, of a
fair complexion and fair hair, tied. Pitted with the fmall
pox,^rey eyes, about twenty years of age, 3 black-smith by
trade, formerly lived near Chambersburg in Cumberland
county.
,-?'!" JAMISON, of Ireland, about five feet nine inches
.complexion, down look, aged twenty fev c n, took
yith him his regimental fait ; Blue turned up with red. He
Shippensburg in Cumberland county.
# JOHN THOMPSON, born in Ireland, but seven months
in the country, aged twenty one, five feet nine inches high,
he formerly lived .ith a brother of his near car^^d i^
iuppofed to be there now.
From Capt. WILSON's Company,
JONATHAN COCHRAN, by trade a weaver, lately from
Ireland, a we:l set fellow about five feet fix inches high, he
formerly lived near Janey town, in Frederick County, Mary
land, and is supposed to be there at this time.
I HOMAS MURRAY, by trade a hatter, living in McAlif
ter s town, York County.
EDWARD M GRIL, an English man, about five feet
three inches often gets drunk, and when drunk remarkable
'° re bead ' and kee P s his hat on continually.
GEORGE SPONHAGLE, a Dutchman, about five feet
seven, uejl set, and lives near little Winchester, in Frederick
county, Maryland.
• +^ DWI ' K MILLER > a Dutchman, well known to the
inhabitants of Peter Litle's town in York County.
" ILL J AM WELLS, about five feet fix inches high, for
merly deferred from the Rifle Company of Cumberland
County ; he lived on Walnut Bottom, on Yellow Breeches
Creek, id Cumberland County.
, MCANUTLY, by trade a shoemaker, a well
set fellow, down look, much addicted to drinking, and when
drunk very sullen, has on the fame uniform as Col. Dickin
fen s battallion, brown turned up with buff. It is supposed
he is at the fort near Philadelphia.
Whosoever apprehends the above deserters and confines
them in any of the continental jails, shall have the above sum,
if one, fix dollars, and all reasonable expences paid. If deliv
ered at Head Quarters in New-York, three pounds pe r man.
SAMUEL HAY,
. JAMES A. WILSON,
it is expected that every friend to the glorious cause of fiber
ty, will exert themselves in securing the above deserters, and
that they will punctually observe the following resolve of the
honourable Congress, viz. “ That any person or perform
Whatsoever, who Ihall harbour and conceal any deserter.
(knowing him to be such) from the Continental forces,
orany other forces railed in any of the United Colonies
for the defence of America, shall forfeit and pay any fura.
not exceeding fifty, nor less than thirty dollars, or fufi^
three months irnprifonment for each offence."
full printed, pubtifyed. and now Jetkng, ty ROBERT BELL,
Printer, in Third-Street, (price only one fowling) with allows
ances to those -who buy per dozen.
ADDITIONS to
PLAIN TRUTH;
addressed to the inhabitants of America, Con
taining furtlier remarks on a late Pamphlet, entitled
COMMON SENSE:
WHEREIN are clearly and fully shewn, th%t American
Independence, is as illusory, ruinous, and impractica
ble, as a liberal reconciliation with Great- Britain, is fafr,
honorable, and expedient. Written by the Author of Plain
Truth.
The enjoyment of Liberty, and even its support and pre
servation, consists in every man's being allowed to speak his
thoughts, and lay open his sentiments.
Quotation of the American Congress, in their address to.thq
inhabitants of Quebec, from that friend to mankind, Mon
tesquieu.
N. B. To this pamphlet, is annexed for the information of
all Americans, who w!fh to know, and to enjoy, the very
Laws and Privileges which themselves have decreed. Ado
fence of the libertv of the PRESS, by the HONORABLEthe
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
Memorandum. If to preserve, any part of the workserf
valuable writers, hath always been looked upon, as doing
good service to the public; the Editor hereof may hope, that
his present endeavours will prove acceptable, at.leafl, to all
the levers of freedom, who are so confident, as to acknow
ledge the press ought to be free for ethers as well as for them
selves.