The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-14 00:00:00, page 1

Pennsylvania, ff. August I, 1776.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Committee of Assem
bly, appointed to aflit and fettle the Public Accompts,
will meet at the State-House, on the 12th Day of this instant
August, at io o' Clock in the Morning, to attend that Business,
and intend to proceed on the fame, by Adjournments from Day to
Day, until the whole is finished. The Trustees of the Gene
ral Loan-Office, the fevcral County Treasurers, Collegers of
Excise, and all others concerned, are therefore detired to have
their refye.&ive Accompts prepared for Examination and Adjust
ment, at the Tim* and place aforesaid.
Jud published, and now felling by
ROBERT BEL L, in Third-street,
( r rice Ten Shillings )
Six Sketches on the History of Man,
Containing
The Progress of MEN as Individuals.
I; The Diversity of Men and of Languages. 11. Of Food and
Population. 111. Of Property. IV. The Origin and Progress of
Commerce. V. The Origin and Progress of Arts. Vs. The
Progress of the Female Sex. With an APPENDIX, con
cerning te Propagation of Animals, and the Care of their Off
fpring. By HENRY HOM E, Lor# KAIMS, Au
thor of the Elements of Criticism.
N. B. At laid Bell's may be had Simes's Military Guide
for Officers, 2 vols. Also all the new Pamphlets.
ANY Perform who understands CASTING and FINISH
ING CANNON, by applying to Henry Howard, at
Northampton Furnace, about ten Miles from Baltimore-Town,
in the Province of Maryland, will meet with great Encourage
merit. Baltimore, August ;, 1776, ff
T^THEREAS the Council of Safety have appointed us,
VV the Subscribers, to distribute to the Wives and Families
of firth of the ACTociators of the Fourth Battalion, as are now at
the Camp, in the Service of the Continent, according to' the
Necessities of their refpe&iye Families.—Those who live to the
Southward of the City of Philadelphia, are desired to call on
Frederick Dr/bong ; those who live within the City, are to call
on George Graham ; and those who live in the Northern Liber
ties are to call on Peter Knight, on Tuesday, in every Week,
between the Hours of Eight and Twelve in the Forenoon.
,'N. B. As it is probable that Application will be made to us
by feme Persons, of whom we have no Knowledge; they are
thcref^ desired to bring a Certificate, from some refpeaable
Neigb^otr. setting forth to whose Company their Husbands be
long,' and that they are in the Service of the Continent, at the
Camty. FREDERICK DESHONG,
GEORGE GRAHAM.
PbUad. &as 8, T 776. PETER KNIGHT.
Philadelphia, August 10, 1776.
t%^NERE AS since the return of the fubferLer from New-
York and Amboy, he is informed that feme ill-disposed
malicious perforis; in his abfente, with a view to injure his
character, have reported he had made his efcaoe from Philadel
phia, in order, as well to evade being brought to open and con
dign punishment, and to avoid the public resentment on account
of the escape made by a certain Moses Kirkland fr*m the new
goal of this ci,y and county feme time pah. as ts avoid being
impeached by a certain Arthur Thomas, who was lately confined
in the said goal. Theft are therefore to inform those flandsrets
that he is now returned to Philadelphia, from whence he went
on business, in virtue of a pass or permit from the proper officer ;
and, in justice to his charafler, calls in this public manner on
those persons and their abetters to make good their malicious
charges..if any cause they have, ingenuously assuring such scoun
drels, and every of them, that as soon as he than be able to
trace the report so as to fix it with an, jufti:e on any reporter
or reporters thereof, or their abettors, he will adminifrer to him
and them that ufeful remedy, the just demerit cf malicious
Hinder, the discipline of the whip, in arable proportion.
f THOMAS DEWEF .S.'
To tiie Freeholders ^d oilier Electors for the County
of Cumberland, Mew-Jersey,
Gentlemen,
A S the Time is near at Hand for ele^ine a Sheriff in said
I I County for the ensuing Year, I beg the Favour of not being
set up as a Candidate for Did Office, as I intirely decline Land
ing aay longer, even were I furs of every Vote in said County ;
it being so very disagreeable to me to distress poor People in these
Times of public Calamity ; therefore please to cleft some other
Person to serve instead of, Gentlemen,
Your F-riend and bumble Servant,
+ DAVID BOWEN, present Sheriff.
he Proprietors of the Traetof land on
the OHIO, called Indiana, are hereby notified, that,
agreeable to their Minutes, the Meeting of the Body is to be
held in the City of Philadelphia, on the 20th of September next,
when it is expelled the Proprietors will punctually attend, as
Matters of great Importance will then be laid before them.
Philadelphia, August 6, 1776.
Eighth-Month 6, 1776.
RU N away from the fubferiber, an Lift servant lad, named
Bam Marmaben, about 1$ or 16 years cf age; had on,
or took with him, one old tow shirt, @nc white ditto, an old
striped lincey jacket, black and white, one red cut pluffi itto,
with blue backs, without fleeyes, tow trowfers, fines and buckles.
Whoever fesures the said servant in any goal, so that his mafler
may get him again, Ihall have FORTY SHILLINGS reward,
psid by CHARLES ELI ET. $
WHE REAS my wife, A n M'Cr ee, hath eloped
from my bed and b ard (the lift of March past) with
out any just cause, and refutes to dwell with me as a wife ought
to do with her husband ; these are to forewarn all persons, not to
trust her on my account after the date hereof, as I am determin
ed to pay no debt of her contrasting. Given under my hand,
in Sadlbury township, Lancaster county, this 3d day of August,
1776. John m<c r i;e. q
A LL persons indebted to the estate of Grant Gibbon,
,{ Esq; deceased, late :f the township of Salem, are defied
to make foeedy payment; and all those who have any demands
againil the said ehate, are desired to bring in their accounts to
ROBERT JOHNSON, Esq; and
X JOHN GIBBON, Adeniniftrators,
The Pennsylvania
Containing the Frefoeft ^d-
August 14, 1776.
THIRTYDOLLA R S Reward.,
WHEREAS Nicholas Hermany, of Maxatawny
townfllip, in Berks county, was charged before the
Committee of said county, with endeavouring, as far as in him
lay, to difeourage the good people of this and the neighbouring
Counties from taking up arms against the King of'Great Britain,
in defence of their just rights and liberties, ard the fam& having
been fully proved against him, on a hearing before the Commit
tee, he was ordered to give fecurhy for his good behaviour, agree
able to the directions of tie Honourable the Congress; and
whereas, the said Nicholas Hermany, hath totally neglected to
comply with the said order (although time was given him to
find fitch security) and has since conftaptly secreted himfelf from
the persons sent for him by the Committee. They have there
fore thought proper to offer the above reward to any person or
persons, who shall apprehend the said Nicholas Hermany, and
bring him before the Committee, at Reading, to be dealt with
as his conduct deserves. By Order of the Committee,
Reading, July 27, 1776. Collinson Read, Secretary.
RU N away on the 4th inst <, from the fubferiber, living in
Moreland township, Phila ciphia county, a Servant Giri,
named .Mary Williams, about 17 years of age, of a lew size, byt
middling thick ; had on, and took with her, a long caliche
gown, a fltort ditto, two other o^rt gowns, one lincey and the
other a striped linen one, a blue skirt and two lincey petticoats,
four ffiifrs of home made linen, a black bonnet, and a pair of
shoes. Whoever takes up said Girl, so that her master may get
her again, shall have Six-pence reward, and Seven-pence for their
trouble in bringing her home, paid by
&gust%. 1776. § EDWARD EATON.
CAME to the plantation 'of the fubferiber, in Springfield
township, Chester county, the 19th day of July last, a sor
rel HORS E, with a white face, a natural pacer, about 14
hands high, neither brand nor ear-mark, and about 11 or iz
years old. The owner is desired to come, prove his property,
pay charges, and take him away. JOHN OGDEN, ff
^'TRAYED or STOLEN from the plantation of the
1, fubferi ber, living in the township of Sadfbury, in Cheder
county, in the night of the second of August ioftant, a bright
bay MARE, with black mane and tail, and a small flar in
her face, (hod before, thick neck, small ears, curly mane and a
large foretop, paces and trots when -ode, 4 years old lift spring.
Whoever secures the said mare and thief. R as the owner may
have her again, and the thief brought to justice, fhdi have the
reward of Five Pounds, and fir the mate only Forty
Shillings, and reasonable charges, paid by
/^ AM E to the plantation of the fdbfrribtr, in Abington,
^ j Philadelphia county, on the tenth of July last, a BAY
HORSE, about 5 or 6 years old, near 15 hands high, has a
small flar. The owner is desired to prove his property, pay
charges, and take him away. Joshua Knight. ^
In Convention of the State ts New-Jersey, Brunf
svick, August 3, 1776.
WHEREAS by the arrival of the enemy in the
neighbourhood ofthis State, the burden is become
much, greater to the militia thereof, numbers being
obliged to leave their families, and to march to the de
fence of their country; so that former ordinances for re
gulating the militia are become inadequate, it being
highly just and equitable, proportionally to increase the
films formerly direded to be paid by those who refufe to
BEAR ARMS for the protection of the State; and also
to inflid greater punishments ori'thofe who although they
have associated, or been directed to be enrolled for the
defence of their country, yet negle'& to attend on days
appointed for mustering, and are unwilling, at this time
of great danger, to frep forth with their countrymen to
oppose the enemies of freedom. It is therefore resolved
and ordained, that all able bodied persons, between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, who on any account, re
fufe to bear arms, do pay, as an equivalent for their ac
tual service, the sum of Twenty Shillings proclamation
money, monthly, and every month, during the present
alarming time, and until proper measures shall be taken
by the future legislature, to render the burden and ex
pence equal to the inhabitants of this State; and that all
persons directed to be enrolled by former ordinances, both
officers and privates, who neglect to attend on days of
muster, to pay double the sums directed by an ordinance
of the late Congress, bearing date the 28th day of Octo
ber 1775; all which fams fhal ]be recovered and applied
by the officers of the militia, in such manner as the
aforefaid ordinance directs, with refpeft to the fines in
flicted on officers and privates of the militia, without
regard to religious denominations, any thing in said or
dinance to the contrary notwithstanding.
Refolded further, That all perfins between the ages
of sixteen and fifty years, directed to be enrolled as afore
faid, who shall neglect to attend when called upon at the
time of an alarm, or when ordered to meet in confequnce
of a requisition of the Deputies, Commander in Chief, or
any of the Brigadier Generals of this State, for the pur
pose of railing levies for the army, or detaching part of
the Militia for the defence of tlie States, or who shall
refufe to march when detached in their proper turn, or
to provide persons to march in their head, do pay, if a
Colonel, Twenty Pounds, a Lieutenant Colonel, Fifteen
Pounds, a Major, Twelve Pounds, a Captain, Eight
Pounds, a Lieutenant and Erfign, Six Pounds, non
conarniffioned-officers and privates, Three Pounds, for
every such neglect, to be recovered in manner aforefaid,
and to be applied as follows:—The fines of Field Offi
cers to be equally divided among the non-commifeoned
officers and privates of the detachment which marches
from the battalion, and the fines of Captains, Subalterns,
non-commiffiuned officers and privates, to be equally
divided among the non-commissioned officers and pri
vates of the detachment which marches from the com
pany to Which the delinquents refpe&ively belong.
Extro" from, the Minutes,
WILLIAM PATTERSON, Secretary,
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vices, Foreign and Domeflic.
compence to us for the loss of these brave fellows, our
generous Popifn nobility and gentry have offered to raise
Popilh regiments to protest this kingdom; which pro
pofa] has been gracionf, received; so that you niuft ac
knowledge us to be under a kind aid promising influence.
Every day our ea^ and eyes are fainted wuh diuhs
beating, and colours flying for volunteers (as they call
them) with Mr. Cowley at their bead, with a dray
and feverai barrels of beer on it, to entice the rabble;
and like the wide occean, receives all (-pick pockets,
flioe-boys, cleve-boys, and cow-boys) with green boughs
stuck up (td save the expence of cockades) in their hats,
together with many faggots decorated in the fame uni
fermo; from hence they marched in this glorious expedi
tion to Bamdon, and force other constitutional towns;
but how can I relate (alter eating feme of his late Ma
jesty's bread) without wetting my paper with tears, the
indignity that was offered to his Majesty's forces? Oh
shocking ! jike soldiers difeharged for their crimes, were
drummed out of town ! for as fail as they beat up for
the service, these riotous people beat up for the Ameri
cans, but Bandon very generously threw them three or
four pick-pockets to save the trouble of hanging them,
and to purge the town.
Tkefe my dear Miss are to be our guards, what
life do you think swords or fire arms can be .of to such
ragged rascals; For my part I know of none; but this I
know, that the spade, bill-hook, shovel and pitch-fork
they can exercise with great dexterity, and with Shane
Burgoe for their generalissimo, they may cut us down
like feds of turf. Do not dart it the genei aliffimo that
1 have mentioned, for in these times it is no new thing
to hold plurality of places, for we have a recent instance,
that a man may be inveded with epclcfiaftic and civil
power, and may be as well with military. And now that
you hear of our situation, do not you think it equal to
yours? With this- difference, that yours is immediate,
ours in profpea; which when arrived, will certaddy ter
minate in a massacre. Previous thereto, the White Boys
are up by hundreds, butchering the country, and lide in
uniformo.
To be serious, our feelings are very strong for the
troops, who have no hand in this quarrel, other than to
obey command; and whose principles I am persuaded
are opposite to the part they are to a& —but as the pro
vincials are struggling for our religious and evil liberties,
united to their own, our hearts must be callous to our
own fafety if we did not feel for them, and wife well to
their cause; ard I am certain the provincials proceed
with reluctance against his Majesty's troops, arid willy no
other revenge than the possession of these infernal vil
lains, the King's inveterate enemies, who h,as caused
such horrid bloodshed and devaluation, N—th and B—te;
and were their heads on the gates, and their bodies at
Surgeon's Hall, ; t would rot be a recompence for the
BOSTO N, Auguftz.
The following letter <was taken in Capt. ArnARD, in the
^ueen of England Storefoib, addressed to an officer's
daughter then in this to^n, dated Cork, Sept. 20, 1775.
My Dear Miss,
A S your letter (which I received the 2d instant) comes
4 V from the world of war, surrounded with fire and
sword, sickness and poor pronifans, it gives u^ great
pleasure to bear that ah your family are in the land of the
living; and, whilst you can exist in the flames, we n^y
call you all Salamanders. God grant you a speed, call
from butchering your friends there, to protect us Irene
from the Spaniards, from whom we expert a visit so soon
as B-te and N-.-th can advise them of our troops here
being embarked for your assistance ; 'however, as a re-
life of one of the mod abandoned battalion men that fell
in the engagement — but their lives and their odious off
fpring would be poor revenge for the many brave men
who have fell in the Daughter hotrfe. May the great
God, who beholds the oppression and wrongs of ail mor
tals, give you and all his Majesty's forces a fafe retreat
from that combuftibie world, and be the retre^ in
whatever v ay it may happen, I am fnre the ration will
call it a cenftitutional and glorious retreat—though per
haps the rotten part of the ministry may call it inglorious.
Our thoughts are so closely connected with political af
fairs, and the weapons of vengeance that hangs orer our
heads, that we regard no domestic intelligence, even
births, weddings and bills of mortality, give way to
more serious matters.
By tie Lird Hyde Racket, <wkich left Falmouth the third of
fune, and arrived at Staten-Ijiand the 29th of fufy, <we
have received his Britain ic Majefy's SPEECH to loth
Houses of Parliament, on Fhurjday the 23d of Elay, 1776.
34, Lords and Gentlemen,
Tii E conclusion of public business, and the advanced
season of the year, make it proper for me to give
you fonae recess, but I cannot put an end toibis fefnon
without assuring you, that the frefh infiances of your at
tackment to me. and y®ur Ready attention and ad
herence to the true interest of your country, which you
have fnewnin the whole course of your important deli
berations, afford the highest fatisfaCtion.
No alteration has happened in the state cf foreign af
fairs since your meeting, and it is with pleasure I inform ,
you, that the affiirances I have received of the difpehL
tions of the feverai powers in Europe, promise a continu
ance of the general tranquillity.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
It was with real regret and concern that I found my
felf under the necessity of asking of mytithful Commons
any extraordinary funphes. I thank you for the readi
ness and dispatch with which they have been granted,
and they are the more acceptable to me, 25 you have
Iheivn in the nufouer of raising them, an equal regard to
Numb. 2486.