The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-04 00:00:00, page 2

& 0 '? •'J :76 E for the Appointment of JUSTICES
of A: Peace for the State of Pennsylvania.
I^ /TIE KEAS it is necessary that proper Officers of
" V Lattice be appointed, under the authority of the
people only, and deriving no power whatever from the
late constitution, Be it therefore Ordained and Declared,
rend it is hereby Ordained and Declared by the Representa
tives of the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in Gene
ral Convention met, That David Rittenhoufe, Jonathan
B. Smith, Owen Biddle, James Cannon, Timothy, Mat
lock, Samuel Morris, the elder, Samuel Howell, Frede
rick Kuhl, Samuel Morris, the younger, Thomas Whar
ton, the younger, Henry Keppele, the younger, Joseph
Blewer, Samuel Mifflin, George Gray, John Bull, Hen
ry Wynkoop, Benjamin Bartholomew, John Hubley,
Michael Swoop, William Lyon, Daniel Hunter, Peter
Rhoads, David Espy, John Weitzel, and John Moose,
E,dire's, Members of the Council of Safety, are hereby
rtade, constituted and appointed Justices of the Peace
for this State.
And that Benjamin Franklin, John Dickenfon, George
Bryan, James Young, James Biddle, John Morris the
younger, Joseph Parker, John Bayard, Sharp Delany,
John Cadwallader, Joseph Copperthwaite, Christopher
Marihall the elder, Francis Gurney, Robert Knox, Mat
thew CHrkfon, William Coats, Williahi Ball, Philip
Boehm, Francis Casper Hafenclever, Thomas Cuthbert
the elder, Moses Bartram, Jacob Shreiner, Joseph Mould
er, Jonathan Paschal, Benjamin Paschal, Benjamin Har
benfon, Jacob Bright, Henry Hill, Samuel Alhmead,
Fredericia Antis, Samuel Erwin, Alexander Edwards,
Seth Quee, Samuel Potts, Rowland Evans, Charles Ben
fel, and Peter Evans, of the City and County of Phila
delphia, Enquires, are hereby made, constituted and ap
pointed Justices of the Peace for the City and County of
Philadelphia.
And that Joseph Hart, Richard Walker, Joseph Kirk
bride, John Wilkinson, John Kidd, Robert Patterson,
John Clark, jatnes Benezet, Samuel Smith, James M'
Mullan, Theophilus Foulke, Joshua Anderson, George
Wickart, and Thomas Long, of the County of Bucks,
Efquires^ are hereby made, constituted and appointed
Jultices of the Peace for the County of Bucks.
And that Alexander J< hufton, William Clingen, Evan
Evans, Richard Baker, John Sellers, Nicholas Fairlamb,
John Jones, John Wilson, William Heflet, Israel Wha
lin, William Deney, Samuel Bond, and Robert Menden
hall, of the County of Cheder, Esquires, are hereby
reader constituted and appointed Justices of the Peace for
the County of Chester.
And that Emanuel Carpenter, Edward Shippen, Wil
liam Henry, Michael Hubley, William Baufmah; Ludwig
Lanman, James Bird, James Work, Timothy Green,
John Thome, Moses Irwin, John Ferree, Zaccheus Da
vis, David Jenkins, John Whitehill, James Clemson,
William Brown, James Murray, Robert Thompfotl, Ro
bert Barber, Thomas Whitetide, Michael Bright, and
Christopher Wegman, of the^County of Lancaster, Efqrs.
are hereby made, constituted and appointed Justices of
the Peace for the County of Lancaster.
And that Robert M'Pherfon, Martin Eichelberger, Sa
muel Edie, David M'Conaughy, Richard M'Califter,
Henry Slagle, Matthew Dill, William Rankin, William
Lees, William Baily, William Scott, William Smith,
William M'Cafkey, jofias Scott, Thomas Latta, William
M'Clean, and John Mickle, the younger, of the County
®f York, Esquires, are hereby made, constituted and
appointed Justices of the Peace for the County of York.
And that John Armstrong, John Byers, John Reynolds,
Jonathan Hoge, Robert Miller, George Robifon, John
Holmes, James Oliver, John Agriew, John Alison, James
Maxwell, Samuel Lyon, William Brown, James Dun
lap, John M'Clay, William Elliot, Matthew Henderson,
and Frederick Watt, of the County of Cumberland,
Esquires, are hereby made, constituted and appointed
Judices of the Peace for the County of Cumberland.
And that James Read, Peter Spyker, Jacob Morgan,
George Dongfafs, Mark Bird, Henry Christ, Balzar
Gear, John Patton, Thomas Dundas, Christopher Wit
man, Richard Tea, and Bastian Levan, of the County of
Berks, Esquires, are hereby made, constituted and ap
pointed Justices of the Peace for the County of Berks.
And that Robert Trail, Jacob Moory, Christopher
Wagoner, Henry Kooken, John Weitzell, Peter Traxler
senior, Nicholas Dupui, Evan Morgan, Robert Forge
man, and Henry Barnet, of t^e County of Northampton,
Esquires, are hereby made, constituted and appointed
Justices of the Peace for the County of Northampton.
And that Bernard Dougherty, William Prodor, George
Wood, Abraham Cable, Thomas Smith, Thomas Coul
ter, Henry Lloyd, John Piper, Samuel Davidson, Wil
liam Latta, John Wilkins, William Tod, Benjamin El
liot, William Parker, Evan Shelby, David Jones, Henry
Rhoads, William Johnston, William M'Lea.y, Gideon
Ritchey, John Mellott, Edward Coomb, Hugh Davis,
Matthew Patton, Robert Ramsey, Benjamin Bird, John
Shaver, Samuel Thompson, William Phillips, William
Holliday the younger, Chales Cessna, John Mitchell, and
Richard Brown, of the County of Bedford, Esquires,
are hereby made, constituted and appointed Justices of
the Peace for the County of Bedford.
And that Samuel Hunter, James Potter, William Mac-
Clay, 1 bert Moodie, John Lowden, Benjamin Weifer,
John Fleming, Henry Antis, and John Simpson, of the
cm' y of Northumberland, Esquires, are hereby made,
coir noted and appointed Justices of the Peace for the
county of Northumberland,
And th^t Robert Hanna, William Lockray, Alexander
M'Lean, Providence Mounts, Andrew M'Farliu, James
. oilork, Janes Caval, Samuel Sloane,. Thomas Scott,
tchae' Hufnagle, James Willfon, David Allen, Benja
m wis, Philip Rogers, Joseph Caldwell, James Wil
kn% William Elliott, George Latimore, and Samuel
Bui,s, of the County of Weftmoreland, Esquires, are
hereby made, constituted and appointed Justices of the
Peace for the County of Weftmoreland.
A'lbe it furtai ordained and declared. That the said
Justices,• and every of them, Shall have full power and
authority to take acknowledgments of deeds, and cog
n'zmeevf criminal offences, and breaches of the peace ;
and in cases of petty larceny under Five Shillings to pro
ceed to punishment.
And be it further ordained and declared. That the laws
which were in use before the dissolution of the late go
vernment fruit be the rule of their proceedings, so far
as the fame may not be inconsistent with the oath or af
firmation hereinafter directed to be taken and fubferibed,
and that the stile of their precepts Shall be in the name of
the State of Pennsylvania.
And be it further ordained and declared, That the said
Justices, and every of them, before they refpedively en
ter upon their office, do take and fubferibe the following
oath or affirmation :
Idyfwear or affirm, that I do not hold myfelf bound to
bear allegiance to George the Thirds King of Great Britain,
and that I'wilif easily and firlnly, at all times, promote the
mo/l effectual means, according to myfill and knowledge,
to oppose the tyrannical proceedings of the King and Par
liament pf Great Britain, against the United American
States, and to support a Government in this State on the
Authority of the People only; and that as a Justice of the
Peace, I will do every thing in that office to the befl of my
knowledge and abilities, confident with the freedom and In
dependence of this State.
And be it further ordained and declared, That the Mem
bers of the Council of Safety above-named do take
and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation before their
President for the time being, and that the Judices ap
pointed for the City and County of Philadelphia do
take and fubferibe the fame oath or affirmation before
Benjamin ^Franklin, John Dickinson, Samuel Morris,
Samuel Alhmead and Alexander Edwards, Esquires, or
one of them.
And that the Judices appointed for the County of
Bucks do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation
before Joseph Hart, Joseph Kirkbride, and John Kidd,
Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of
Cheder do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation
before Richard Baker, and John Sellers, Esquires, or one
of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of Lan
caster do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation
before William Henry, John Hubley, John Thome, and
Moses Erwin, Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of York
do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation before
Martin Eichelberger, Samuel Edie, and William Smith,
Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed forthe County of Cum
berland do take and fubferibe the Said oath or affirmation
before Jonathan Hoge, John Holmes, John Alison, and
Samuel Lyon, Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of
Berks do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation
before James Read, Peter Spyker, and Jacob Morgan,
Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Judices appointed for the County of
Northampton do take and lubicribe the said oath or af
firmation before Robert Trail, and Henry Kooken,
Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of Bed
ford do take and fubferibe the said oath or affirmation
before George Wood, and David Espy, Enquires, or one
of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of
Northumberland do take and fubferibe the said oath or
affirmation before Samuel Hunter, and James Potter,
Esquires, or one of them.
And that the Justices appointed for the County of
Weftmoreland do take and fubferibe the said oath or af
firmation before Robert Hanna, and Alexander M'Lean,
Esquires, or one of them.
And be it further ordained and declared, That the Jus
tices of the respective counties Shall have full power and
authority, from time to time, when they shall think it
nebeflary, to appoint goalers to take care of the Several
goals and prisons, and of the prisoners committed to
them.
And be it further ordained and declared, That all Coro
ners, Constables, Overseers of the Peor and Supervisors
of the highways, who were lawfully in office at the time
of or immediately before the dissolution of the late go
vernment of this State, shall continue to exercise the
powers, and perform the duties of their refpedive offices
until a new appointment or future provision be made in
such case.
And be it further ordained and declared, That this Ordi
nance shall continue and remain in force, until altered or
repealed by the future Legislature of this State, or by
this Convention.
Puffed in Convention September 3, 1776, and
Jigned b, their Order,
Attest, , B. FRANKLIN, Prefdent.
John Morris, jun. Secretary.
WILLIAMSBURG, August 24.
A correspondent wishes some able hand would under
take to describe General Lee's march from Boston to
Charleftown, and would point out the remarkable cir
cumftantes of his meeting General Clinton at New-York
the day he arrived there; of his finding him in Hampton
Road when he came to Virginia; of Clinton's leaving
Cape-Fear just after his arrival in North-Carolina, and of
his unlucky meeting at Fort-Sullivan. The world mutt
have an high opinion of General Lee's activity and vigi
lance, wheh they read of his march of more than iico
miles, and of the circumEances attending it throughout;
and Clinton himfelf mult look on General Lee as his evil
genius, thus haunting him along a coast of such vast ex
tent, and meeting him at last at Philippi.
Matter Alex. Silvex, a little gentleman who was taken
at Norfolk gathering Strawberries in a garden, and dis
charged, and again taken at Gwyn's Island, in the (loop
Lady Charlotte tender, and who is said to be a relation
of Captain Squire's, was put to School in this city by
order of the Council, and is now very happily Situated.'
A letter from Hillfborough, North-Carolina, dated
August i, informs us, that the Indians have committed
some outrages on the frontiers of that province, have put
to death many individuals, and murdered Several families;
but we hope their career is before this time Stopped by
some thousands of the militia that were marching against
them.
H A R T F O R D, Augif26.
Last Saturday a number of gentlemen were brought
to this town from New-York, where they were lately
taken up on suspicion of entertaining Sentiments un
friendly to the American States. We hear they are soon
to set out for Norwich, where (for the present) they are
desired to remain.
I,aft Monday David Matthews, Esq; Mayor of the
city of New-York, was brought to this town from Litch
field, and on Friday returned, having obtained liberty to
remain there, under the care of Capt. Moses Seymour.
WATERTOW N, August 26.
Last week arrived at Newbury, a Ship of about 350
tons burthen, taken by Capt. Newman. She was bound
from Antigua for Liverpool.—Her cargo consists of 450
hogsheads of sugar, 50 hogSheads of rum, &c.
Last Wednesday arrived at Portsmouth a prize Ship of
about 200 tons burthen, mounting 20 guns, 12 of which
wood; She was bound from the Bay of Honduras for
London, laden with Mahogany and Logwood, and taken
by the Hancock and Franklin privateers.
Yesterday morning arrived fafe in Marblehead, a prize
Ship from Jamaica, laden with sugar, cotton, &c. She
was chafed in by the Milford frigate and another cruiser
so near, that one of their forts hull'd one of the enemy's
vessels. We tovu not heard by whom She was taken.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept.;.
Extras of a letter from Long-1/la^d, August 28. ,
" Yeftetyay's occurrences no doubt will be described
to you various ways: I embrace this leisure moment to
give as fatisfadory an account as I am able. A large
body of the enemy that landed some time lince on Long-
Illand, at the end of a beautiful plain, had extended their
troops -about fix miles from the place of them firft land;
rug !—There were at this time eleven regiments of our
troops posted in different parts of the woods, between
our lines and the enemy, through, which they muff pass
if they attempted any thing against us. Early in the
morning our Scouting parties difeovered a large body of
the enemy, both horse and foot, advancing on the Jamaica
road towards us; I was dispatched to General Putnam;
to inform him of it. —On my way back I difeovered as I
thought our battalion on a hill coming in, dressed in
hunting Shirts, and was going on to join them, but wa^
Stopped by a number of our Soldiers, who told me they
were the enemy in our dress—on this I prevailed on a
ferjeant and two men to halt and fire on them, which
produced a Shower of bullets, and we were obliged to
retire.
" In the mean time the enemy with a large body pene
trated through the woods on our right, and center or
front, and about nine o'clock landed another body on
their right, the whole Stretching acrefs the fields and
woods between our works and our troops, and fending
out parties, accompanied with light horse, which har~
railed our Surrounded and Surprised new troops, who
however fold their lives dear: Our forces then made to
wards our lines, but the enemy had taken possession of
the ground before them by Stolen marches. Our men
broke through parties after parties, but ftifi found the
enemy's thousands before them. Col. Smallwc od's, At
lee's and Hazlet's battalions, with General Stilling at
their head, bad collected on an eminence and made
a good Stand, but the enemy fired a field piece on them,
and being greatly Superior in number obliged them to re
treat into a marfli, and finding it out of their power to
withstand about 6oco men, they waded through the mud
and water to a mill opposite them; their retreat was co
vered by the second battalion which had got into our
lines. Col. Lutz s and the New-England regiments after
this made some resistance in the woods, but were obliged
by superior numbers to retire.
" Colonel Miles's and Broadhead's battalions, finding
themfrives Surrounded, determined to fl lit and run ;
they did so, and broke through English, Heffi ins, &c. and
dispersed horse, and at last came in with considerable loss.
. Colonel Parry was early in the day Shot throu,h the head,
encouraging his men. Eighty of cur battalion came in
this morning, having forced their way through the ene
my's rear, and came round by way of Hell-gate ; and we
expect more, who are miffing, will come in the fame
way."
Extrafl of a Letter from Nevu-rerh, August 30.
'' In a council of war heal yesterday, it Wasdetermined
that our dues on Long-Island were not tenable, and
therefore the council concluded to evacuate them.
“ Lord Stirling and Gen. Sullivan are prisoners. Gen.
Howe allowed Gen. Sullivan a flag, by which he informed
us of this, and that he was politely treated."
Extract of a letter from an Officer in the Pennsylvania
forces, dated Necw-York, August 31.
" I am but just come to this place, after a fatiguing
time.—Last Tuesday morning, at daylight, we found the
enemy beginning their march for our lines ; we with cur
little army went out to oppose them, on which a blood,
battle ensued; we were surrounded by them on all Sides',
and had Several times to fight our way through.— It was
a continued battle from a town about three miles off,
called Flat-Bush, until we got into our inn s.—We have
loft a great many men and officers—l cannot give you the
particulars, but our men and officers fought ndbly; we
were overpowered by numbers. I cannot learn that we
had more than 3000 men in the field, and they had at
least 20,000. Col. Miles and Col. Atlee were made pri
soners in the engagement."
Extract of a Letter from Nevo-York, dated August 31.
“ You are no doubt surprised to hear of our hidden
retreat from Long-Island, but it was thought ^bfolutel,
effeutial from our Situation : We were under a peceflity
of marching out and attacking them upon txeir own
ground, or fuffering ourselves to have been Starved into
a surrender. —First, because they were entrenching with
in 500 yards of our lines, which were very weak and in
capable of withstanding their heavy cannon, and our
men, from their Situation, began to grow very uneasy;
and secondly, because their Whipping might have inn up
the East River, and cut off our resources of provilions
and every other necessary. The retreat was conduced
with the greater secrecy, and by fix o'clock in the morn
ing we had every thing embarked. There never was a
man that behaved better upon the occasion than General
Washington; he was on horse back the wiiole night,
and never left the ferry Stairs till he had seen the whole
of his troops embarked."
By letters from New-York we learl, that the Court
Martial have Sentenced Col. Zedwitz So be broke, and
rendered incapable of holding any military office, but we
do net hear that the fentence^has been confirmed by the
General.
Extract of a Letter from an Officer on board the Ro, rd Sa
% 7 '% re , i ? 1 Lake Champ lain, dated August 2'l, I~ 6.
." To-morrow (wind and weather pernrittirw . : :fail
towards St. John's, where we must soon <r?c< < _ me
to a&ion. Our fleet contifts of 1 Sloop, 3. makers, 4
galleys, and 7 gondaloes, the whole well officere i and
manned, and under command of General ArncLb If
we meet the enemy, doubt not but we Shall fuppert our
charge."
On Monday, the 19th ult. was held at Dover, for the
county of Kent, an election for Representatives in Con
vention for the said county, when the following Gentle
men were elected, viz. Thomas Collins, Charles Ridgely,
fames Sykes, Richard Buffet, Jacob Stout, fohn Cos,
Samuel Weft, John Clarke, Thomas White, Ri&ard Lock
wood.
In CONGRESS, August 28, 1776.
Resolved, That there be an lofpettor or Infoe^ors
Efficiently qualified to judge the goodness of giro pow
der, who shall exatnine every calk of gun-powder .anu
factured, or to be purchased on account of the [Suited
States, by the most approved method of afeerfiring
the quality of gun-powder, the said Infpc^or or Rupee
tors to receive one eighth part of a dollar for every hun
dred weight of powder he or they Shall so examine.
That no gun-powder be received into the public maga
zine, for the use of the United States of America,'or
delivered for the powder mills for that purpose, but such
as have been approved of by the public Infpedors, as to
its quickness in firing, Strength, dryness, and other neces
sary qualities.
That the Inferior mark each calk approved with the