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ri difoxdm would be committed in the city of Dublin, if
,reign mercenaries were quartered in it.— Chat the fending
; our troops to the butchery of our teilow fubje&s in
America, or bringing over foreign mercenaries, equally mi
stated against tine reason and found policy.
Toe remainder of this debate me are obliged, by its length, to
boflp^e till our next.—On a divifon if the firft rcfolve jhould
dead, Ages tit, Noes 76. 1
WILLIAMSBURG H, (in Virginia) February 7.
Six white men and four negroes, lad week, lauded near to
Mr. Narfworchy's in Ille of Wight county, in order to carry
off some flieep which they knew were on the plantation, and
likewise to feize,Mr. Narfworthy, for win fc ranfome they
expeatd a large quantity of stock. • A negro man, who hap
pened to be in the yard, ddhovering a negro doffed in the
uniform pt the 1 4th regiment, immediately went and inform
ed his mailer that ibrac of the Governor'rmen were landed;
he dispatched the negro to a guard who were Rationed at a
final! distance; they pursued them, took the negro in bui.
form, and drove the others into their boat without any flock.
We hear that Lord Dunmore is under ' terrible apprehen
sions, lead the inhabitants on the sea coasts and rivets Should'
move off with their stock and grain ; and Jiat he has endea
voured to prevent this by an artful proclamation, encourag
ing them to day where they arc.
A few days ago a fchooncr from Hingham New-England,
bound in here for a load of corn, was taken by a tender, and
carried into Norfolk.
N E W-Y O R K Feb. to.
By a letter from an officer in th@ Continental Army before
Quebec, dated Jan. 20, we learn that Gen. Carleton sallied
out with a party to attack our Hospital, on which our people
engaged them and drove them into the town, killed 16 of the
enemy, and took xa piifoners, our loss was only 4 killed,
and 3 taken prisoners.
Yesterday arrived here a traafport with a number of troops
on board; it is fil'd there is a man of war and more transports
below, as a considerable firing was heard ar the narrows yes
terday afternoon.
P HI,L A DELPH I A.
In the course of a debate in the English House of Com
mons, on the 13 h of November, I_ord North said——Ano
ther gentleman (M. Baldwin) t kes it for ganted, that
this country has rclinqurihed every claim of taxation of
America tor the purpole of railing a revenue. I believe
my worthy friend has mistaken my meaning, or I have
not been fortunate enough to explain myfelf Efficiently
clear. When his Maj fty's Minidcr said, that the idea of
taxation was abandoned, they never intended by that ex
pteffion more, than that it was abandoned for the present.
Extras of a letter /rem New-Virk, Feb I@.
" Yefteiday the (hip Kitty with .two companies of light-
Infantry ar iyed here from Boston, they failed in company
with Cinto Governor Tryon, affpres the people that they
will fail the fir(t fair wind, it is believed they arc bound for
Virginia, and to wait th, arrival of the troops from England.
It is expected Lee will intrench next week but in wha r part he
wi'l bicax ground, no one knows. Last night a great num
bet hearts were prefled and placed at the battery, it was ex
pe&d the uns was to be taken away ; not o,e taken as yet,
bio d< ex^ea in a few days, that al will be carried off, or
amounted. Here is oowin town with rhe Jerfty troops, about
1800 men, and one more regiment expected from New-Eng
land ; people are moving very f d ft cut oftown, I <xpe&v. ry
few will be left in a day or two. I just heard a number
more of Jersey tioopsa/con their march for this city. We are
la great confufion."
P. S. No a rivals. No more Transports below as is said
a the papers, the firing was from the man of war's Schooner
at the Narrow's.
Extraß of a letter from a gentleman in Virginia.
" With Captain Brown, who had been thirteen weeks out,
came pafTengcr, young Mr. M'Kay, who returned without
orders, the Bishop refuting to ordain a man belonging to
a country of rebels. He lays, an able American friend in
London informed him, that it might with absolute certain
ty be relied on, the ministry intended to ptofecute the war
with the greatest vigour, that they were only prevented
from concluding the agreement with Russia for troops, by
.be apprehension entertained of American cruelties to their
prisoners of war, and that an infidipus proppfal would be
made to the American General, to treat prisoners with
mutual tenderness: And that the negotiation with Russia
retted on, this point when he came from Load m. Mr.
M'Kay fays, it was earnestly infilled on, that he should
communicate this information to the proper persons."
Extract of a letter from Cambridge, Feb. 1.
This Serves to acquaint you, that by desire of Governor
fryon, General Canton has failed for ^wYcik, with 19
companies, 10 of which are Grenadiers and Light Infantry :
As General Lee must reach York before the ministerial inva
ders, I think he will give them a warm reception.— -The
Scarborough man of war gave chafe to one of our privateers
a few days since, she fired 180 shot without doing any execu
tion —The Chicknawagah Indians are to set off in a day or
two, they have given General Washington much Satisfaction,
and affuted him they will appear before Q^cbeck in a very
little time at the head of §OO Indians.
We hear that among other honors decreed to the mgmory
of General MONTGOMERY, by the Hon, CONTI
NEN PAL CONGRESS, they have appointed a Funeral
□ration; which is to be composed by Dr. Smith, and
will be delivered on Monday the 19th irritant, at 11 o' clock
in the forenoon.
From Europe we learn, that two of the transports with the
Hanoverian troops wcrecaft away, one near Dunkirk, and the
other on the Ille of Rhea, at the bottom of the bay of Biscay.
Yesterday Capt. , from Fyal and Lilbon arrived
here, he left Fyal the middle of O&ober, at which time
two English men of war were cruising off there and had taken
and made prizes of seven fail of whalers. He left Lisbon
he rg'h of November, and informs, that the night before
he failed, there arrived a packet from England, Rod it be
ing reported that Are had orders for Seizing all American Blips
in that port, the Captain made fail early in the morning,
to escape their clinches.—By the above we have reason to
believe Lord North dispatched orders to feizc our property
long before he alked leave to bring in a bill for thatpurpofe.
The Blip Rose, from this port for Ireland is call away in
he English channel; the veffcl ad cargo loft.
The Euglifh men of war have taken the brig Greyhound,
Capt. Stevens, from this port for the Weft-lodes, and the
(hip Peggy, Capt. Davidton, also from this port for Eu
rope, both of which they sent into St. Kitts.
To the Hon. the COMMITTEE of SAFETY, of the Pro
vince of PENNSYLVANIA.
The PETITION of the COMMITTEE of PRIVATES
of the Association, belonging to the City and Liber
ties of Philadelphia.
Humbly Sbewetb,
THAT as it is of the utmost eonfequente in the prosecu
tion of our present most righteous opposition to tyran
ny and arbitrary power, that none be commissioned as officers
in the Continental Service, but those who manifest the most
Sincere and warm attachment to the cause of Liberty; and
as the Hon. Continental CongreN has :ntrult d th< tppoi t
meut of all inferior, and 'h. recommendation ,fa 1 {.prior
officers, for this province <0 this honorable Board,
Y nr Petitioners do pray this honorable Board to appoint
or recommend note, but such as have (igned the Articles of
Association, given out by the honorable Hohfe of' Represen
tatives of the Freemen of this province, feeing this 'ought,
at this time, to be cotiSder ed as the (IrongGt mark of attach
ment to the caufc, which our prefect lireumft nee, will ad
mit of. A- vour' Petitioners have he picafure t assure Uns
honorable Board, that the figging the Articles of AIT criba
afirefdd, is become vciy general in the city and diftLas,
and like to be univefal among thofc who have heretofore
afociated ; an ' as the Association is principally composed of
tiadefneu and others, who earn their living by theii industry,
they do further pray this honorable Board, that fuels of them
a$ may be cap.be of performing such publick works as this
honorable board may have in charge to fee executed, and
have Signed the Association afofefaid may be employed in
preference to all others; and that such works may be as
equally distributed among the Signers of the AiTociatiou as
conveniently can.
The propriety of this application, your petitioners humb'y
conceive, will Speak for ufelf; and as they afftire thcmfelvcs
that this honorable Board will confider the Associators, who
sign the Articles, as better to be depended on, and more
worthy of encouragement, than thofc who do not, they take
the liberty to request this honorable Board to (hew them
these marks of their favour and countenance, and your Pe
titioners will pray, &c.
Signed on behalf of the Committee of Privates,
SAMUEL SIMPSON, Chairman.
In COMMIfI EE of SAFETY,
Philadelphia, sth February, 1776.
The Petition from the COMMITTEE of PRIVA FES
being read, this Board Refulved, That the matters therein
prayed, are reasonable and proper, and this Committee will
pay a due regard to the fame,
Extrati from the Minutes.
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
In COMMITTEE, January 25, 1776.
The present Committee, having been ahofen to Serve till the
i'6th day of Februa y, a duo longer, recommend to the Free
holders and Electors of the city and liberties, to meet at the
Siatc-Hcufc, on that day, at ten o'clock, before noon, to
proceed to the election, by ballot, of a new Committee, to
consist of 100 members, viz for the city 76, for the Nor
thern liberties 12, and fur Southwalk 12, who are to serve
for fix months.
And that the eleaion may be conduced agreeable to the
intention of the Congicfs in their refo ution, directing a
Committee to be chosen in every city, &c. " by persons hav
ing a right to vote for Representatives in Assembly," the
Committee recommend to the Elea is ih the several wards
and diftrias, that they meet on the 15th of laid month, be
tween the hours of two and four o'clock in the afternoon, in
their rcfpeilive wards and diftrias, to choose an infpe@or
from each, to fupirintend the general eleaion. And the
following Gentlemen arc appointed to attend and cerdua
the proceedings, at the houses herein-mentioned, to the dif
ferent wards and liberties; and to notify the perlons chslcn,
thereof, viz.
Northern Liberties, at Jeremiah Baker's; Major Coats,
Capt. Williams.
Mu berry Ward, at Peter Hayes; G Schloffer, J. Shreiner.
U^per Delaware, at the New-Ferry; Capt. Furman, S.
Malley.
North ward, at Razer's; Capt. Wi'cocks, B. Habefon.
High-street, at Whitebread''; Major Bayard, W. Ball.
Middle ward, at ; .Marshal, J Cress n.
South ward, at Mr. Duff's; S Delany, J. Read.
Lower Delaware, at Robert Turner's ; Capo Pryor, C.
Malley.
Chefnut ward, it Capt. Bradford's book-store; Col. Dean
Capt. Bradford.
Walnut ward, at the Fish-house; Capt. Willing, J. Mil
legan.
Dock ward, at Alien Moore's ; Capt Moulder, J. Wctheril.
Southwark, ar ; Capt. Alexander, S. Engles.
To the Infpcaors so chosen it is also recommended, that
they meet at the State-House one hour betorc the g neral
eleaion fball ^egin, and make choice of three reputab; tx«e
hplders to assist in couduaing the eleaion agreeable to the
laws of this province: and of so many clerks as may be
deemed necessary : The Did Infpcaors, Judges, and Clerks,
before they proceed to open the eleaion, declaring upon
their honor, in the presence of at lead three of the above
mentioned ward infpcaors, that they will fupcrintend this
eleaion during the continuance of it, and condt& it to the
best of their judgment, and, as near a- may be, according
to the aa of Assembly for regulating elections, &c. palled
25 Geo, 11. And (hat if any person shall offer a vote, who
is not known to some one of them to have a right to vote,
they will require of him inftcad of an oath, a solemn de
claration upon honor of his having a right to vote for mem
bers of assembly; and inform him, at the fame time, that if
it fliall appear hereafter that he has declared falfely, he shall
be publickly advertised in the news-papers, as having abused
and insulted his distressed country.
The infpcaors shall then proceed to receive the votes of
the freeholders, &c. qualified to vote for members of gene
ral assembly, within the limits aforefaid; and leaving receiv
ed all such votes as may be offered, agreeable to the above
regulations, shall, about eight o'clock in the evening, give
the usual notice, that the eleaion will be closed in half an
hour, and shall close it accordingly, if no perfohs qualified
shall then appear to give a vote, or as soon after as they
shall find no voters appear.
Having closed the election, and counted off the tickets care
fully, and determined who are duly elected to be of said
Committee, the infpe&ors'and judges shall make out and
certify two complex: lifts of the Committee so chosen, and
deliver one to the printer of that newspaper, in which it
can be firft pubiiflied, together with a request to that Com
mittee, to meet on the day of said publication, at the Phi
losophical Society's Hall, at fire o'clock, P. M. to proceed
on the duty for which they were elected : The other copy to
be given to the Chairman of the present Committee.
Agreeable to the inclination of the Elea rs of the Nor
thern Liberties and Southwark, it is proposed that the mem
bers for the city, the Northern Liberties, and Southwark,
shall be balloted for in three diftina tickets, by the electors
of each diftria severally.
By order of the Committee,
for the City and liberties of Philadelphia,
J. B. SMITH Secretary.
T O B E SO L D,
A LIKELY NEGRO -WENCH, about twenty one years of
age, can do all forts of house work, has bad the faiall
pox and mealles. Enquire of the Printer.
T O BE LE T -T,
And may be entered on the firft of March,
THE PLANTATION, late belongingto John Chandler,
fi uate in Blockley township, near the Corporation Fer
ry on Schuylkill, containing one hundred and eighty acres,
twelve of which are well improv'd marsh, and about the fame
quantity good upland meadow. For terms apply to
WILLIAM HAMILTON.
TO BE SOL D,
BY th< fubferiber, living on the premises, a valuable plan
tation and trad of one hundred and eighty-three acres
and one hundred and forty four perches of land or thereabouts,
situate in the township of Southampton the county of Bucks,
about feventecn miles from the city of Philadelphia, on the
road leading therefrom to Wrighdown ; there is on the pre
miffes a new ft<ne dwelling house and log kitchen, fmoak:
house. fmihs (hop barn and Babies, a so a young orchard of
one hundred and twenty trees, there ; s near the door a never
failing faring f water. —About 100 acres are good arable
land, eight acres or thereabouts good meadow, and as much
more may be made and watered ; there is water in all the
fields except one whic> may with very little inconvenience
be supp i<d; a stream of water which scarcely ever fails in
the dr est seasons runs through the premises, on which may be
e- & d any kind of water works; the situation is high and
priafant, and nea- several merchant mills and places of wor
ship; the whole is in good repair.—The title and terms of
file will be made kn .wn, by applying to
MATHIAS'FENTON.
N. B. The premises may be entered on the beginning of
Aprilnw. §
Kent county, Marland, janua y 21 1776
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On the First day of M Tch next, at Joniu.au Jetta's tav rn,
at the head of Chelter river, the two following tia&s of
LAN D, viz.
HANBERRY and GOOSE HAVEN, they rfe situated on
the head or Cheftu, add join to each other, and contain
by estimation 1100 acres of land, whch is very fine and fer
tile, near a good market, and has a co fiderablc deal of ex
cellent branch to it, fuitahle for meadow, which may be put
into graft at a final! expence ; it will be divided into lots of
three, four, or live hundred acres, as may suit the purchasers.
Any person inclinable to purchase, may view the premises
and fee the title on the day of sale, or any time between this
and then, and know the terms of sale, by applying to the
fubferiber, wh6 will attend on the day of sale at the afore
faid Jester's, from eight o'clock in the morning till three in
the afternoon, at which time the sale will begin.
3w. JAMES PEARC E.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Friday, the 23d day of February inst. at
three o'clock in the afternoon, ar the house of Patrick Meade,
in Southwark, a Certain two story meffuage or tenement, and
lot or piece of ground, with the appurtenances, lituate on
the North fide of Ch iftian-ftrect, in the diftri& of Southwark
a'orefaid, containing tn breadth about 18 feet, and in depth
about 180 feet, bounded by ground of William Donaldfoa
and others; fubje& to a ground rent of currency per
annum; late the estate of Elijah Dowe; seized and taken in
execution by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Tuesday the sth day of March next, at three
o'clock im the afternoon, on the premises, a certain well finish
ed two ftury brick meffuage or tenemen , frame liable and
compleat ball-alley, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be
longing, lituate on the south fide of Plumb-street, between
Second and Third-streets, in the diftria of Southwark, con
taining in front about 36 feet, and in depth about 90 feet,
bounded by ground of Pryor and others, fubj^a to a
ground-rent of 61. currency per annum. Also at the time and
place aforefaid will be fold, sundry houlhold and kitchen fur
niture. The whole late the property of James Brown; seized
and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
TITIS DAY WILL BE PUBLISHED AND corn B,Y
WIL :-r t riS b«A f iff),
(Prir, One Shkb ^ 01, ) THE Nf W I DI UN OK
common sense,
Aildr ffd'. the Inhabitants f 'mkrica.
With several Addi ions in the B oy< t h^ Woik: ^0 which
is added an APPENDIX, and ^ Address t the Rip c
- fentatives of the Prop cal co Quakers.
N. B. this Edition conta ns upwards of one-third more
than any former one.
, Walkili February 4, 1776
TO BE SO L D,
A N excellent FAR M, in tle L^wer T a, comm >nfy
called CARROL^BURGH in Yor# Cu ty; confiding
of two bund ed acres, not a foot f it but is ft for meadow
or plo ^h, and all of the bcft qu riiiv A clear and unexcep
tionable title can be given by the fubferibur,
f ?w____R°BEßT ANNAN.
TO BE SOL D,
By public Vendue, on Monday th 4b of March next, at the
late dwelling house of Thomas Preston, diccafed; in Sc
cond-ftrert, seven dors below the Friends Meeting:
A General aff,rmen of Druggs and Medicines, Chymical
and Galenical pa ent Medicines, &c. among which
arc an assortment of capital articles, viz. opium, camphor,
quick silver, bark, Jalap, frl amoniac, &c. together with all
the drop furniture and e abatory utensils, &c. likewise a hand
prefs and types, &c. very convenient for printing bills &c.
At ths fame place will be fold a very valuable Library, con
fiding of upwards of fix hundred- Chymical, Medical, and
Metallurgical Authors, and a variety of pamphlets, among
which arc the following, Olynis's natural hiftoty, Stukely on
the fpleco, Van Helmot's works. Agricola de re Metallica^
Gerrards Herbal, Parkinson's Theatrum Botannicum ditto,
8u herland's ship-building, Wecker's femets of art and
and nature, James's Medical dictionary, < hambers's cyclo
pedia, Hill's natural history, Glauber's Chymical works,
Paracelfi opera omnia, Murray on (hip building, Da Coda's
history of foffils, Boyb's works, Hill's materia medica, Pbi
lofoph. tranfiaions, Smellies midwifry, Falck on the ve
nereal disease, Chefelden's anotomy, Sharp's forgery, Beche-
Ti Pibifica Subterranea, &c Those that are indebted to the
estate of Thomas TbeftoD, deerafed, arc requeued to pay,
and those that have any demands ag^inft said estate, arc de
sired to bring their accounts to ' —- — ',
SARAH PRESTON, and? - _
MARY PRESTON. J Executory
N B. The house to be lett.f