The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-24 00:00:00, page 1

Philadelphia, April 17, 1776.
Just printed, published, and now felling by
ROBERT B ELL, Printer, in Third-street,
Price One Shilling,
With large Allowance to those who buy per the Dozen,
OBSERVATIONS on the Reconciliation of
GREAT-BRITAIN and the COLONIES:
In which are exhibited, Arguments for and against that Mcafure.
By a Friend of American Liberty. Salus Populi fuferema lex efto.
Let the Good of the People be the Foundation of all Law, and
Civil Government.
N. B. At said Bell's, next Door to St. Paul's Church, in
Third-street, Philadelphia, are now felling SIMES's MI
LITARY GUIDE, two Volumes, in neat Bindings, price
Three Dollars; also, great Variety of new and old Books;
likewise, all the newest Political Pamphlets.
Philadelphia, April 13, 1776.
SIXTY-ON E pounds of quickfilver; ico lb. gum arabic;
20 ib. gum ammon ; 12 lb. gum gutt. gamb. 150 Ib, fal
ammoniac ; 150 lb. camphire ; 100 lb. affafeetida ; 200 lb. galls
of Aleppo; 50 lb. oil of vitriol; igo lb. Caftile soap ; 61b.
oil of annifeed ; 250 Ib. verdigreafe ; 401 b. borax; golb. red
precipitate ; 41 lb. isinglass; loolb. manna ; 400 lb. cream of
tartar; 1800 lb. annifeed; izoo lb. antimony; tolb. opium;
50 lb. liquorice ball ; 50 lb. balsam capivi ; goolb. glass of
antimony ; 200 lb. red coral ; 1000 lb. pink root ; 100 lb.
Ago; zoo lb. Caraway feed; zoolb. larfaparilla; 12 lb. lesser
Cardamom feed; 50 Ib. rhubarb. The above articles, of the
firft quality, and just imported, arc to be fold together, or in
smaller quantities. For terms, apply to W ILLIAM SMITH,
or SHARP DELAN Y.
Philadelphia, April 12, 1776.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Henry Neill, late of
this city, deceased, are requested to make speedy payment
to the subscriber ; and all those having any dem nds against said
estate, are desired to furnish their accounts, properly proven, be
fore the 14th of May next, on which day the creditors are re
quested to attend, at his late dwelling-house, at ten o'clock
in the morning, to determine on fume method for the settle
ment of the accounts of said estate. Sarah Neill, fl
The H o r sE SOPUS,
WILL COVER this Season, until the firft day of
August next, at the Subferiber's STABLE, in Gofhen
township, Chester county, at the Sign of the Turk's Head, at
Fifteen Shillings the season, or Twenty five to ensure a foal.
He is a bright bay, with a small flar, full 15 hands high, rife's
well before, very ihort backed and long under, and without ex
ception as well made as any horse upon the continent of that
heighth, carries well, trots light and canters well, and draws
well. He was brought from Sopus, and is the right wood breed,
"which renders him as likely to get colts for real service as any
horse upon the continent ; he covered upwards of sixty mares
the two last seasons, at Joseph Trego's, at the Head of Brandy
wine, and his colts are as likely as any of their age in the pro
vince. Any Gentlemen where the horse covered the two last
seasons, that chufe to fend their mares to the horse, Joseph
Trego will fetch them d wn, if taken to his house. Pasture
provided at Eighteen pence per week, by Jacob James.
Any Gentlemen that chufe to fend their Mares may depend
upon having ftrift justice done them. April 16, 1776, ^
Five shillings reward.
RU N away from the Subferiber, in Germantown, Philadel
phia county, on the 14th of April, 1776, an indented
fervaat lad, named John Bergenhoefe, this country born, about
20 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, black straight hair,
and dark complexion ; had on, when he went away, a light co
loured nap jacket, a bearikin under ditto, a thickset breeches,
ribbed flockings, and a new check shirt. Whoever takes up said
servant, and secures him in Philadelphia goal, shall have the
above reward, paid by Joseph Johnson. ([
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from his bail, living in Sunbury town, in the
county of Northumberland, one HENRY M'CAIB,
a joiner by trade, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, walks crooked,
marked with the fmall-pcx; had on when he went awav a short
blue coat, much worn, a red jacket, and white narrow trowfers.
Whoever takes up said runaway, and secures him in any part of
this province, so that his bail may have him again, shall have
the above reWard, and reasonable charges, paid by
1 THOMAS M'GRAH.
The Pennsylvania
.FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
STOLEN from the Subferiber, living in Queen's County,
Maryland, near the Head of Chester, on the night of the
Ift of November last, a black MA RE, 6 years old this grass,
about 13 1 hands high, neither brand or ear-mark, supposed to
be with foal, her near fore foot half white, the other 3 white;
a small blaze or snip down her face to her near nofiril : Any
person giving notice to the fubferiber where the mare may be
had, shall receive the above reward. Absalom Gibbs. J
Pincent Townfeip, Cbefter County, April 18. 1776.
THE NEW-HOLLAND and EPHRATA
POST will begin to ride on the 24th of April instant.
He will set off from the house of Joseph Vandegriff, the sign of
the Cross Keys, the corner of Third and Chestnut-streets, every
Wednesday morning, at 10 o' clock, and deliver Newspapers
and Letters at the following places on that day, viz. At the
Gulph Tavern, at the sign of the King of Prussia, at the Valley
Forge, at the Bull Tavern, at Mr. Jonathan Coates's, in
Charleftown township, at Mr. George Chrifman's, in Pikeland,
at Mr. Robert Ralftone's and at Mr. David Thomas's, in Vin
cent township; and the day following at Warwick and Reading
Furnaces, at Mr. Paul M'Knight's, at Col. William Gibbons's,
at Col. John Jones's, at William Jenkins's, at the Blue Ball,
at New-Holland, at Mr. George Kinkle's, at Mr. Michael
Witman's, and at Ephrata. Subscriptions for the carriage of
Newspapers are taken at the above places, where Letters will be
delivered at Four-pence each caffi ; small errands performed at
Six-pence each ; horses taken up or down the road at reasonable
rates, according to the distance. Those Gentlemen who have
been so kind as to take Subscriptions for this post, are requested
to leave their lifts at the above places ; and these who intend
to fubferibe are requested to be speedy in so doing, as more en
couragement is necessary to enable him to execute his under
taking with care and punctuality.
Containing the Frefoeft Ad-
^pril 24, 1776.
Best German Scythes and Straw Knives,
TO BE SOLD BY
BENEZET and BACHMA N,
At their Store, in S p cond-ftreer, opposite Michael Hillegas, Lfq;
JOSEPH STA IN dBU R Y?
At his store, opposite Christ-Church, in Second street, Phila
delphia, is felling off his large and elegant STOCK of China,
Glass and Earthen Wares, consisting of the following articles,
C H I N A.
BLUE and white, and rich enamelled bowls, from an half
pint to two gallons and an half ; 'nanquin, and common
dining-table setts compleat ; rich enamelled tea-table setts com
cleat ; nanquin, and common table and desert plates ; rich
enamelled table plates; blue and white soup terrin es, two sizes;
blue and white, and enamelled sauce terrines,, two sizes ;
nanquin bottles and bafons, and chamber-pots; blue and white
round dishes, very large ; blue and white oblong dishes, in sizes;
enamelled round soup dishes, large; blue and white pieces for
deserts, in setts ; enamelled pickle-shells and mustard-pots ;
blue and white, and enamelled sauce-boats, in sizes; blue and
white butter-tubs and mustard-pots ; blue and white artichoke
cups and spitting-pots; enamelled sugar-dishes, very small ; blue
and white oval baking-dishes and pattypans ; blue and white,
and enamelled mugs and jugs, several sizes; blue and white,
and enamelled jarrs and beakers, of all sizes; rich enamel
led myrtle-pots and stands ; images, groups, icepails, urns,
chandiliers, fiower-vafes, in great variety, highly finifhed, and
from the most beautiful models ; chocolate, coffee and tea-cups
and saucers, bell-shaped and common, plain and with handles,
blue and white, and enamelled, a great choice of patterns;
sugar-dishes, spoon-trays, and beef-plates; tea-pots, cream-pots,
and lea jarrs.
g l a s s.
Rich cut candlesticks, 3 sizes, and several patterns ; rich cut
sugar-dishes, jelly glasses and efence-bottles ; rich cut pint and
half-pint decanters; two-quart decanters, labelled Madeira ;
quart, pint, and half-pint decanters ; fallad-bowls, butter-tubs,
and lemonade-cups; pint, half-pint, gill, and half-gill tum
blers ; vinegar-cruets, salt-cellars, and mustard-pots ; hyacinth
glaffes, and sleek stones for silk stockings; plain and labelled
goblets, and white glass beakers ; cyder-glasses, proof-bottles
and wine-glasses ; printed, flowered and plain mugs, in sizes -
crewet-frames, ink-stands, and pocket bottles ; Window-glass
9 by 7, 11 by 9, 17 by izj, and 18 by 13 ; SHEET-GLASS,
in crates; oval bottles that held a full quart.
EARTHEN WAR E.
Egyptian, Etruscan, embossed, red China, agate, green, black,
colliflower, white and blue and white stone, enamelled, firiped,
fluted, pierced and plain Queen's ware tea-pots; red China,
black, white, blue and white, enamelled stone, colliflower
enamelled, striped, fluted and plain Queen's ware sugar-dishes ;
enamelled and handled Queen's ware, white, blue and white
and enamelled stone tea and coffee cups and saucers ; enamelled
and white stone half-pint bowls and saucers; plain, blue and
white, and enamelled white stone, black, agate, colliflower,
plain, fluted, striped and enamelled Queen's ware bowls, of se
veral sizes ; plain, gilt, fluted and enamelled Queen's ware cof
fee-pots, of the urn ffiape ; cream-pots, salts, mustards, pepper
caftors, egg dices, cuftaid cups, blamange moulds, cheese-toasters,
cream-buckets ; Italian lamps for the chambers of the sick ;
garden-pots, flower horns, jarrs and beakers, sauce boats, ter
rines, butter tubs and stands, egg-cups, bottles and bafons, water
dishes, fifh drainers, cream-cheese dishes, chamber-pots, patty
pans, baking-dishes, cometiers, pudding dishes, pap-boats, fallad
dishes, plates, oblong dishes, mugs, jugs, childrens tea setts,
whittling birds, &c. Delf bowls, ewers and bafons, chamber
pots, plates and dishes, of several sizes. Bristol stone butter pots,
pickling jarrs, jugs, bottles and mugs, from a pint to fix gallons.
Welsh dishes and porringers; chequered and red ware of all
kinds; sconce, rich oval and dressing Looking-Glasses,
from 6s. to 281. per pair ; japanned cabinet and dressing boxes,
from 40s, to 301. each ; bottle-stands, labels and chains for de
canters ; watch-chains, fnuff-boxes, ear-rings, trinkets, plated
buckles, spurs, tea-tongs and tankards, rich India fans, antique
seals and gems, best black-lead pencils, sire-screens, India
table-matts, &c. A small parcel of damaged madder. A small
aflortment of millenary.
APOTHECARIES FURNITURE.
Alembicks, boltheads, retorts and receivers ; marble and glass
mortars, with pestles, 3 sizes ; separating funnels, nipple fh,ells,
and specie bottles ; Bateman's, Godfrey's, Daffy's and Turling
ton's bottles; ointment, syrup and pillpots and caps; gallipots,
from pint and a half to four quarts; Apothecaries tyles, &c. &c.
Upper-Paxton townfeip, Lancaster county, April 16, 1776.
WHEREAS we, the fubferibers, and others, have these
many years past fuffered greatly, by reason of great
numbers of cattle that have every year been brought here to
pasture in Lyken's Valley, which have destroyed our common
pasture, to the great loss and injury of the inhabitants here;
and as we conceive it to be a public nufance, we do therefore
forewarn all persons, who have been accustomed to such prac
tices, as well as those who should incline to do so for the future,
that if any cattle should be brought to Lyken's Valley aforefaid
to pasture (except such as are owners of land there, and have
the fame seated) and such cattle should be drove away or killed,
the owners thereof will have to blame themselves for their loss
therein, as we are resolved not to fuffer it any longer in the
manner we have done hitherto, as we have taken due advice
upon the premises. John Hoffman, Joel Ferree, Peter Hoffman,
Jacob Herman, William Rider, Leonard Snider, Melchior Fegal,
Cbriftopher Snider, Peter Smith, Michael Deivler, Jacob Shotz,
John Bojbart, Nicholas Hoffman. q
WHEREAS on the 7th of April instant, a man, who
called himfelf Nutchin Armstrong, came to the fub
feriber, living in East-town township, Lancaster county, and
borrowed a horse, fiddle, saddle-bags, and great coat, and pro
mised to return in two days; but I have since been informed his
name is John Nutchin, that he went a different road from what
he pjopofed, and has offered to fell or swap the above articles;
he is pretty tall, pock-marked, and about 50 years of age, wore
a grey furtout, white clcth breeches, and a white hat and cap ;
the horse is black, about 16 years old, has 3 white feet, a star
cn his forehead, branded H. on the near shoulder, and S. on
the buttock. Whoever secures said man and horse, so that the
owner gets him again, shall have Four Pounds reward for beth,
or Three Pounds for the horse, paid by Joseph Grove, fl
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GAZE TTE.
vices. Foreign and Domeflic.
LETTER 111. To CA T O.
CAT O's partisans may call me furious; I regard it
not. There are men too, who have not virtue
enough to be angry, and that crime perhaps is Cato's —
He who dares hot offend cannot be honest. Having thus
balanced the charge, I proceed to Cato's fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh letters, all of which as they contain but
little matter, I shall dismiss with as little trouble and less
formality.
His fourth letter is introduced with a penning solilo
quy—Cato's title to soliloquies is in/ifputable; because
no man cares for his company *. However, he disowns
the writing it, and assures his readers that it " was really
put into his hands." I always confider this confirming
mode of expression, as betraying a suspicion of one's felf;
and in this place it amounts to just as much as if Cato
had said, " you know my failing, Sirs, but what I tell
you now is really true." Well! be it so, Cato; you
shall have all the credit you ask for, and as to when, or
where, or how you got it, who was the author, or who
the giver, I shall not enquire after; being fully convinced,
by the poetical merit of the performance, that though the
writer of it may be an Alien, he'll never be a Ramfa, J.
Thus much for the soliloquy; and if this gentle chastise
ment fhouid be the means of preventing Cato or his col
leagues from mingling their punning nonfence with fub
jetts of such a serious nature as the present one truly is,
it will aufwer one of the ends it was intended for.
Cato's fourth, and the greatest part of his fifth letter,
are conftrudted on a falfe meaning, uncivilly impofcd on a
passage quoted from Common Senfe ;f nd for which the
author of that pamphlet hath a right to expert from Cato
the usual concessions. I shall quote the passage entire,
with Cato’s additional meaning, and the inferences which
he draws therefrom.
He introduces it with faying, " in my remarks on the
" pamphlet before me, I shall firft confider those argu
" merits on which he (the author) appears to lay his
" chief stress; and these are coHeded under four heads
" in his conclusion:" one of which is, " It is the cufiom
'• of nations cwben any two are at war, for feme other
" powers, not engaged in the quarrel, to fep in by way of
" mediators, and bring about the preliminaries of a peace ;
" but while America calls berfelf the fubjebt of Great-Bri
“ tain, no power, however well-difyofed foe may be, can
'' offer her mediation." The meaning contained in this
paffige is so exceedingly plain, and expressed in such easy
and familiar terms, that it scarcely admits of being m^de
plainer. No one, I think, could have understood it any
otherwise, than that, while we continue to call ourselves
British fubjedts, the quarrel between us can only be call
ed a family quarrel, in which it would be just as indelicate
for any other nation to advise, or any ways to meddle or
make, even with their offers of mediation, as it would
be for a third person to interfere in a quarrel between a
man arid his wife. Whereas, were we to make use of
that natural right which all other nations have done be
fore us, and ereft a government of our own, independent
of all the world, the quarrel could then be no longer call
ed a family quarrel, but a regular war between the two
powers of Britain and America, in the fame manner as
one carried on between England and France; and in this
state of political separation, the neutral powers might
kindly tender their mediation (as hath always been the
practice) and bring about the preliminaries of a peace.
Not a union, Cato, that is quite another thing. But in
stead of Cato's taking it in this easy and natural sense, he
flies away on a wrong feent, charges the author with pro
feo/ing to call in foreign affiflance; and, under this wilful
falfhood, raises up a mighty cry after nothing at al He
begins his wild and unintelligible comment in the follow
ing manner: “ Is this" fays he, (meaning the passage al
ready quoted)“ common sense, or common nonsense? Sure
" ly peace ^ with Great-Britain cannot be the object of
" this writer, after the horrible character he has given
" of the people of that country, and telling us that re
" conciliation with them would be our ruin. The latter
" part of the paragraph seems to cast some light upon
" the former, although it contradicts it; for these medi
" ators are not to interfere for making up the quarrel,
" but to widen it, by supporting us in a declaration, that
“ we are not the fubjefts of Great-Britain: a new fort
" of business truly for mediators ! But this," continues
Cato, " leads us directly to the main enquiry, what so
“ reign power is able to give us tbis support ?" What sup
port, Cato? the passage you have quoted neither fays a
syllable, nor insinuates a hint about support: It speaks
only of neutral powers in the neighbourly character of
mediators between those which are at war; and fays it
is the custom of European Courts to do so. Cato hath
already raised Commissioners into Ambassadors, but how
he could transform mediators into men in arms, and
mediation into military alliance, is surpassingly strange.
Read the part over again, Cato; if you find I have charg
ed you wrongfully, and will point it out, l^will engage
that the author of Common Sense shall ask your pardon in.
the public papers with his name to it, but if the error
be yours, the concession on your part follows as a duty.
Though I am fully persuaded that Cato does not be
lieve one half of what himfelf has written, he, never
theless, takes amazing pains to frighten his readers into
a belief of the whole: Tells them of foreign troops
[ Fer the Remainder fee the fourth Page. J
* As this piece ma, pqffibl, fall into the hands of some
who are not acquainted with the word Soliloquy, for their
information the sense of it is given, viz. “ talking' to one's
felf.
f Allen Ramsay, a famous Scotch poet of genuine wit
and humour.
1 It-is a strange thing that Cato cannot be tangly to di
flingufb between peace and union.
Numb. 2470.