The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-08 00:00:00, page 1

With large Allowance to those who buy per the Dozen,
TH E Second Edition of PLAIN TRUTH; addressed
to the Inhabitants of America, containing re
marks on a late pamphlet, intituled COMMON SENSE:
Wherein are shewn, that the Scheme of Independence is ruin
ous, delusive and impracticable: That were the author's asse
verations, refpe&ing the power of America, as real as nugatory,
reconciliation, on liberal principles, with Great-Britain would
be exalted policy ; and that, circumstanced as we are, permanent
liberty, and true happiness, can only be obtained by reconcilia
tion with that kingdom. Written by Candidus.
Will ye turn from flattery, and attend, to this fide ?
There truth, unlicenc'd, walks ; and dares accost
Even Kings tbemfclves, the Monarchs of the free !
Thomson on the liberties of Britain.
N. B. To this pamphlet is subjoined a Defence of the Li
berty of the Press, by the sagacious and patriotic Junius, author
of the celebrated Free Letters to his present Majesty, and his
Ministers.
ALEXAND ER BARTRAM '
BEGS have to inform the public, that he has on hand
a genteel Assortment of Merchandize, which he will dif
,ofe of for a small profit. Some of the articles are as follow :
Broad Cloths and Trimmings, such as brown, buff green, blue,
and light colours; Indian, Nankeens, silk, thread, and worsted
Stockings, silk and worsted Breeches Patterns, coarse Linens,
Checks and Stripes, Indigo, Bibles, Prayer-Books, Watts's
Hymns, a good AflhrtQent of Glass Ware just opened, most
Sizes of China and Delph Bowls fit for taverns, blue and white
and enamelled Diffies and Plates, Teapots, Cups and Saucers, &c.
An AfTortment of Queen's Ware Teapots, Cups and Saucers;
Regimental Buttons, &c. &c.
Bordentown, Ma"; 2, 1776.
PETER STRETCH,
HAVING finished the sale of his goods, and removed in
to the country, begs leave to return his thanks to his
customers for their favours, and to remind those that are fill
indebted to him to pay the fame to his clerk, who will wait
upon them with their refpeaive accounts, and all th^t are un
paid by the 25th of this instant shall be sued, without refpeft of
persons.
N. B. All those to whom he is indebted may depend upon
being paid before the firft of June next.
" virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exports so me'dire&ed,
will be 'fold by public ven^e, on Wedoefday, the 29th
day of May inst. at 3 o' clock in the afternoon, at the house of
•Somand Ball, in the town of Sunbury, in the county of Nor
thumberland, a certain plantation, traft or piece of land,
called Prescott, situate at the Mouth of Buffaloe creek, in Buf
faloe townflrip, in the county aforefaid, containing about 320
acres, together with the houses, mills, and other buildings
and improvements therein erected ; late the estate of Ludwick
Derr ; seized and taken in execution, by
f WILLIAM SCULL, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, April 29, 1776.
To be fold out of the V/ork-houfe,
AN ENGLISH Servant GIRL, 21 years of age,
ffie served about a year and an half with Dutch people in
the country, and hath two years to serve ; (he is flout and strong,
and can do in and out-door work well. qj 1 W.
—"Q A CONSIDERABLE
± £'. aflirrtment ofhandfome
ify^r " ''" " d "°°° e Glasses--
a ' ar ^ e choice of neat Dress
ing Glasses, together with
IFa great number of smaller.
^ z * s ' ve zy fit f° r country
Iftores and shopkeepers, to be
1 . § ''"^ w °olcfale and retail, on
I I the l owe fffo by
(|L^&&M , John Elliott,
rl" Looking-glass store,
A in Walnut-street.
;, A' he intends declining
J! the importation of Loofcing
-1 F jglaffes in future, and purposes
I[to fell the house he lives in,
ty which is properly fitted up for
I Lcarrying on the Look in g-
I h 6LA SS business, particularly
^'%?CT^^ If for quicksilvering; which art,
withall other inftrunions ne
for carrying on
trade, he is willing to communicate to any person who may pur
chase said house, and the remaining ftpck on hand, which he
will fell very low to such a purchaser. N. B. It hath been a no
ted and good-accustomed store for looking-glasses near 14 years.
Also to be lett or fold (and may be entered on the 30th inst.)
A commodious three-story house adjoining.
COLOSSUS
WILL be LETT to MARES, at Isaac Haines's
Stable in Wed-Nottingham, near James Cumming's
Tavern, at Twenty Shillings caffi the season, or Twenty-five
Shillings trust. He was got by the Old English Dray Horse, is
five years old this graA, of a beautiful dark brown dapple, with
two white feet, full i6| hands high is allowed to be the heaviest
horse of his heighth in the province of Pennsylvania ; is much
admired for good spirit and genteel carriage : His colts that are
coming a year old appear to be as large and as well built for
either saddle or carriage as any in the county; he covered up
wards of 80 mares last season, in Salem, Weft New-Jersey. at
Fo<, Shillings the season, with general fatisfaftion. All favours
will be gratefully acknowledged by, the public's friend,
AT ISAAC HAINE S.
To beDISPoSED of
AVERY good strong TOP CHAIR, with the Gears
thereunto belonging, also a good Net to cover the Horse
in the Summer Season. Enquire of the Printers, q
The Pennsylvania
Containing the Frejbeft Ad-
Philadelphia, May,, 1776.
Just printed, publilhed, and now felling by
ROBERT BEL L, in Third-street,
Price Two Shillings,
May 8, 1776.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
R^y from the fubferiber, lining i n Newlin town
-11 Ship, Chester county, on the 22d of April last, an Iriffi
servant man, named William Harper, 20 years of age,c
feet 7 inches high, black hair, brown eyes, with the brows lately
I? ng visage; had on, when he went away, an
od right coloured cloth coat, with fonie metal buttons on, a
hncey jacket, striped red and white, good felt hat, old flaxen
Shirt, old tow trowfers, light blue yarn flockings, and old. Shoes;
one reason of his being so meanly clad was, he cut a good cloth
jacket and buck/kin breeches to pieces just before he went
away ; he is much given to strong drink, and when drunk very
apt to swear and lie. Whoever fccures said servant, so that his
master may get him again, fhJI have the above reward, paid by
T JAMES SMIT H.
Eafen, April 1776.
^X7HEREAS, on the 17th of January last, a certain
V 7 Abraham Newton left a H< rfe in Pledge for a
Debt due to Adam Yohe, which he promised to pay in three
th ^r t 0 desire the said Newt ° n to co ^ and pay his
^s!"^ "P " the roth of Ma b otherwise the
laid Horie will be fold by public Vendue, by
_t ADAM YOHE.
TO BE SOLD BY
DANIEL 3ENEZ E T,
At his STORE, in Arch-street, four doors below the corner
of Second-street,
AVERY large Assortment of German SCYTHES,
confining of seven different m rks and sizes; also a quan
tity of suitable wetftones, Dutch straw knives, sickles, iron
lamps, camp looking glasses, brass kettles in nests, sorted from
the smallest size to 24 and 30 gallons; silver watches, amber
beads, Ben leather foals, pewter dishes and batons, black padua
foy, blue fattin, black flowered mode, drab coiour'ed grazets,
silk and hair twist, nonfopretties, Aloe-buckles.
WA NTED, a Number of Hands, capable of refining
and drawing BAR-IRON, to work in a FORGE,
lately erected in Springtown Manor, Chester Cohnty. Persons
inclining to engage are desired to apply to
| | 4 W. James M-ConNaughy, near said Forge.
WA S offered for sale, on the 26th? of April lass, by
one Hugh Brown, a sorrel MARE, 4 years old, 13
or 14 hands high, with a white ratch down her face, bare
footed, neither brand nor ear-mark, with a small saddle, partly
new, with a blue saddle cloth ; Did mare and saddle are fwppofed
to be stolen. The owner, if any, is desired to come and prove
his property, paying charges, may have her again, by applying to
Alexander Morrison, living in New-London township,
Chester county, Pennsylvania. €[
so be SOLD by PUBLIC 'VENDUE, on
Tuesday, the 4th day of June next, at the dwelling-house cf
the. fubferiber, living in Little Britain Township, and County
of Lancaster, '
A PLANTATION containing 206 acres of patent land;
bounding on both sides of Oftorara Creek; there is on said
plantation 30 acres of good 'meadow, chiefly watered, and 30
more may be made and watered, 70 acres of good clear lasd,
and all chiefly frelh and good ground, a good dwelling-house,
barn and fables, and a good young bearing orchard; there is
likewise on said place a good grist and merchant-mill, with 2
pair of stones, 2 bolting-cloths, with a never failing stream of
water fit to go all weather, and in a goo^ wheat country, 10
miles from Peach Bottom Ferry, where wheat may be had at all
seasons, and 25 miles from the landing; there is likewise the
following goods to be fold, viz. 2 waggons, a team of horses,
ploughs and harrows, and divers kinds of hou/hold goods, cows
and young cattip, sheep and hogs. The vendue will begin at 10
o'clock, where due attendance and realisable credit will be
given by the fubferiber, J John Hamilton.
OLLY'C H~Fs~T ER,
WILL . COVER the cafuing season, at Maidenhead,
at the house of John Phillips, within one quarter of
a mile of the noted horse called Lofty, at Twenty Shillings
the single leap, Forty Shillings the season, or Three Pounds Ten
Shillings to warrant a mare with foal. Jolly Chester is a
fine bay, well marked, and is now rising 4 years old, is full 15
hands nigh, free from all blemishes; he was got by True Brilon,
his dam by Hero, his grandam by Spark; Jolly Chester
is thought by good judges to be superior to any horse ever raised
in the Jerseys. Good pasture for mares, at 2s. per week, qy
May 2, 1776.
WILL COVER this Season, at the Stables of the
Subscriber, at the Sign of the Bull, in Pequea, at the
small Price of Two Dollars the Season, the beautiful Horse,
called JOLLY RICHARD; he is a dark grey, some
what dappled, full 15 hands and ah inch high, rising 5 years
old this grass. JOLLY RICHARD was got by that
famous black Dray Horse JOLLY ROGER; his dam is
a beautiful country bred mare; he can be equalled by few horses
for strength and gaiety of carriage, and is perhaps the most suit
able horse for the country that ever covered mares in this part of
the province# Any Gentlemen inclining to fend their mates
may depend on good pasture on reasonable terms, and care taken
by = ____J A CQB MILLE R. f
Downing s-town, Cbefter County, April 27, 1776.
WILL COVER this season, at the stable of the fub
feriber, inn-keeper at Downing's-town, Chester Coun
ty, at 10 Shillings the single leap, 20 killings the season, or 40
Shillings to ensure a foal, a young Horse called the R A VYN
15 hands and 1 inch high, strong and well made, being found
and free from blemish, rising 5 years old this grass; he is a cole
black, with a star and snip, and feme white on each foot; he
carries well, trots and canters light and easy, and paces a travel.
He was got by Lion, a horse well known in the Jerfevs, and
many parts of this province by the name of Kelly's Ball," Good
MADE his Escape from the Constable of the towr.^
of New-Garden, in Chester county, the 22d of April
at night, a certain James Elliot, about 6 feet high, strong
built, about 24 years of age, dark brown hair, long visaged,
Swarthy complexion, brown cloth clothes, and a light coloured
furtout coat: He rode a black Horse, middle sized. Whoever
n^r^^' and delivers him to me > ^ all bave SIX
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vices, Foreign and Domestic.
GAZETTE
By a Gentleman arrived herefrom Europe We are favoured
a Dublin Paper of the zd of March, containing the
following Intelligence. We also learn by him, tliat 4
large naval Force is coming out to America, and that the
armament was ordered to fail the loth of April.
nrt ‘ ° " " ° February
)MM LESIONS are iffbing for immediately buy-
V' '? l re l ai) d, for the life of the navy, 80c cases
i 6 °° barrels of pork, and great quantities of four;
fait butter and potatoes.
19° There will be five debarkations in America in
the spring; one at Quebec, one at New-York, one in
Rew-England, arid two to the southward.
v -if", 6 ' rom Caffa by yefferday's mail advise, that the
body of i 2 Hessians taken ir 4 to English pay are com
manded by M. Heister, Lieut. General, and that it wi?l
be compmed of the regiment of guards, and that of
hereditary prince and prince Charles, vith the regiments
of Werguneau, Detforth, Donop, Lofberc Kninhaufen
Trimbach, Mrrbach, Rall, Stein, Wafbach, Hayne ^d
<^ neau :., he ^ ranadierß of the above regiments are to
form a different corps, commanded by Col. Donor and
te the anove are to be added feme companies rf'can
/° 0t chauff eurs . And private letters fr^
emb^ts^ "'' "* y are °" their march t °
„ The Hessians, Brunfwickers, Waldeckers and Hanove
rians, are to amount, it is said, to 2'0,000 men. 2b
.ICT 'l°^ " per man, comes t^
Transport fovice to bring them to America will cost
,50,0^1 Ordinance and extraordinaries may be rec
koned at 300,0001 . more.'
m Z h r n ; b ^ k ",: ^ the f p riti g win conna o f 45.00®
mo^h'th^^ and to rendezvous at Ports
mcut.n the last day of March.
The transports to bring over 22,000 Germans. Hessians
^j^Zh.^ areto be " Stade °" ° r befor « thc 6^
TW. 21. The two frigates that were on store, and the
fad! wh ° ° ft , er m ^s, arose entirely from their being so
badly manned that they could not manage them.'
the A— com plained by letter to
the A , that their refpeaive ship s were too weakly
proceed to sea which has been taken no noticl
of, in confequenfe of which they have had private fur
a+"d a " e ^ ions fi ^ ned b y several officers 'of the ex
°f - the ^ complements, in order to excuse
f.'o™' in ^ .° f accidents that u,ay arise from ' the
fc^d^qu^ manner in which they have been sent to sea
Admiral G——s has been arrived in London these fix
days, but he is smuggled from common eyes till he
properly prepared to be gazed upon.
Upon an average, the mips of war how equipping for
America have not more than fix f eamcn to ninety others
in their complements. y
The armament carrying on by Spain grows every
^ore fenous. All toe nerves of that vast monarchy^ from
Barcelona to the Havannah, have been exerted # c fr
two years to prepare a force which the people of t i!
country considers without the least degree of arx : X &
and yet is well k,o]v n that by June next the King ^f
Spain will be able to fend 26 fail of the line, from 60
gun !' ? '? m 36 to 50 guns, and 40,000 land
forces to sea, What such a force would be able to do
against Ireland, while all the power of this country
exerted, and perhaps in vain, in North America, may be
eahly imagined. ,
Fib. 22. 311 Peter Parker, and his squadron from Cork
bound to America, were spoke with by Capt Ward 0'
the John, who is arrived at Bristol, from Denia on the
t 7 th inst. tyat, o: jo, long. 7, at eight o^oh in he
morning, all well.
On Tuesday night in the debate in the House of Com
mons, on Mr. Fox s motion, Mr. Cruder cabled the it
teption of the house particularly to the c^dud of AT
renting the province of New-York, and
fueled the expediency of an enquiry why that calory
had been so long left neglected a ^ unsupported, and $e
friends of government there given up to the ^nt^fr
of their enemies wheq by timely aid that province might
have oeen fecu red to the mterefts of government, and the
% can union broken. [A it thus, traitor,
t,wu thy regard for tby native country; had it „^
t f^ft ch grates, America had fill so happen
^ Limited military powers,
Urich, it is said, he positively demanded previous to his
Arabica' "' chief c ° mm " d ° f the Kn ^' s f ° rce ^ i"
The expence of transports for the current year will
cost government at least a million of money-fio ton
ordered for the embarkation the ensuing faring, at %
a t°¥7 m ° nt ?' r ^^ t 0 68 ^ ro °l. and surely we
rate those that failed and will fail this year besides th^
above at the remainder, to make up the million.
The very article alone of waggons (for baggage arid
ammtimtmn) which are to be sent with the embllfo
in spring, w;ll amount to no leG a s um than x^oooL
Feb. 24, Tins day about 12 o' clock, Admiral Graves
arrived in town from Plymouth, where he arrived^
Preston man of war, from Boston. He left
°f e n da P d has brought an account, that on the'^ff
of December the Provincials attempted to take Ouelec
by ftorrc, but were defeated with the los s of 80
upwards of 300 taken prisoners, amongst whom were
General Montgomery, his Aid de Camp, Secretary, ^
1- companies belonging to the regiments of 'guards,
lym^ in tl^ Savoy barracks, ^had yesterday 15 men draft
trof" each tcr ,e American service; and every 'man
who offered himfeif as a volunteer was to be aJewed
whatever is paid to recruits on their firft eniiftmg
Government have been so distressed for crocks (foreign
,) that they have Xtuail, taken a £ngl c batten of so
Numb. 2472.