The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-07 00:00:00, page 1

LONDO N.
To the Right Hen. the Earl of S , one of bis MajeGy's
Secretaries of State-
THE pitiful figure your Lordship has made since you be-
F. came a Prerogative Mio tier, and prided yewfeU in be
ing the increment of difolving the 'aft parliament, for the
purpefe of defeating a popular general eleftion; as well as
the more piiful apology you made to some of your friends,
for yetff political defection, " that the party with whom you
acted.were devoid of principle," are too notorious, dud of
too little consequence, to deleave a Angle auimadvet lion. I
idare fay your new mailers, could they do it with any appears
ance of decency, are as eager to get rid of you, as your quon
dam friends were rejoiced when you left them. The famous
diplomatique arrangements, brought about under your wife au
fyices at the courts of Catfel, Brunswick and Hanan, loudly
y^OeWe; ycur fill! in AriET^, r.,./.:y.making; while your
Supercilious condu<ft in the cabinet, to? your frothy insipid
harangues foragwhere cife, will remain Hfrog monuments of
your deliberative wifdem, and parliamentary abilities.
. Leaving, however, the puniflimtut of treachery and folly
to Lif accusation aad Alf-convi&ion, because the laws have
provided no other remedy, 1 shall only touch upon some mat
ters which no left degrade you as a gentleman than a states
man. I mean your frequent breaches bf veracity. Formerly
rhe London Gazette was esteemed all over Europe for its
Scrupulous adherence to truth. It was, it fecems, referred
for you, assisted by your French tutor, Sandy Frazer, to fink
it in the eßimation of the public, even below the lying intel
ligencer printed at Bruffcls during the late war. In the true
Spirit of that oracle, the defeat at Lexington was no more than
a soldier-like return to head quarers, The diftin&ion of the
flower of the Bririfh army at Bunkc's-Bill, was cerebrated as
a viaory equal to that gained at Canute over lift Romans,
or that gained by the perfidious C^far over the liberties Of
his country at Pharfalia. Carbon's facccfsful fkitmifh with a
tew Draggling provincials, was magnified into a battle, dev-i
---five of the power of the rebels in Canada, while you bad au
thentic intelligence in your packet that we did not possess a
foot of land in thole ex^enfiveregions, Quebec Excepted; but
that St, John's Foo Chambhe Montrea , &e. had beer. For
feme time in the mPF Ilion of th" General Montgomery and
Woofer. Bur to if! up the m^u cut th' art of political ly
ing In the Gazette of Satu da, night, you have announced
the greatest difgracc the Briifh ain't ever fuffcred. You have
represented the most iharceful and inglorious flight, to be no
more thin a mere manoeuvre, adopted on a pre-conceived
plan of military operatives. Tour min Serial Atalamis is ft)
modest as to endeavour o persuade us that it was thrice, not
ucceffity, that induced Gtu. Howe to change his head quar
ters from Boston to the more mild and fertile regions of Nova-
Scoria, and that " without the lead interruption from the re
bels."
But this is not al 1 ; you forefaw there Ras not a man on
this fide of the rivet T weed would give you cr dit. You wer^
therefore -resolved to give us a kind of codicil to this political
reftament; of the fame, honour, and military reputation of
this degraded, infuhed, deeded country. You end : avoured
to pour in one ray of comfort on the public, in Order to re
vive their drooping ip"'" : meant, I presume, as a kind of
ea^ da luce to the bank, and the ruined d{pairing Stockhold
er. You tell us in the next paragraph, tha r ?hho' America
be loft in the way of war or couq^eft, a coffyflifli w b/s pas
sed the Great Seal. Wondciful intelligence ! B^cuibono? 0,
to be fare, to recover America by feftoring peace to it. Hap
py expedient! But how is this to be effected? by impo^ering
Lord How° and hit brother "to grant pa^dohs to such of his
Majesty's fubjeas there as shall defer,e the royal mercy." In
tolerable infoUnce! Sham-Jess ImpplLiou! Pardons to victors;
peace without concession; acmmiffron without authority.
Is there a face in the neighbourhood of St. James's of White
hall, howmuch soever bronz-d, a mind however backoted in
• the paths of delation, a spirit however faring or unfeeling,
who will venture to seriously affirm, that any,commiffion
given to Lord Howe, or any body else, wilt=enable him to
r^eat with rebels proclaimed so by parliament, farther than
to receive submissions? Or, if that be what is really in'eant,
. that 76,000 men willfubmit uncooditidaHly to' thbfe 6%din
they have vanquished without (hiking a blow', and throw
down their arms in the midp of viaory, to put halters round
their own necks? Ignorant as you are, you know th, will not.
. Shameh.fi as you are, you'dare no: positively assert it. Con
,fcquently the whole is but the last inciTe&ve druggie of an
expiring faaion, determined to prolong their political exis
tence, till dragged for#.their unholy faCanary by the voice
of a brave, generous, though a deluded, o'pprefled, impover
ished, and disgraced people. HAMPDEN.
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L IS B O N, Ma.ch yr).
THE King's health is dir in the fame fi nation. The ru-
I moors Rill prevail iefpectirg preparations of war, but
we cannot forefee.on wha fide thk ftoim threatens.
Pari- April ra. A tragical adventure has just happened at
Lille between the regiments of Avergne and Maine, that arc
in garrison there. An uniform was found in one of the bar
racks, which belonged to one of these regiments. That event
• fired the brains or feme of the fuldiers. They imagined it to
be the spoil of one of their comrades that had perhaps been
killed. Others thought it left there to mock them. Some
were for burning.it, and others thought it better to take fa
tufa&ion for it.' The latter opinion prevailed. The flames
of war were kindled, and the day and hour appointed, when
rhe two regiments fought with such fury, that a great number
of killed and wounded we— ^ ^ the field of battle. The
. <ffi ers of these two regin eats had heard nothing of what had
paUed; and on information ^ it Owing given to the oxiniftex
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The following transports failed on Sunday from Gravefend
for Spithead, in order to take on board the guards for Bufton,
viz the Jameson, Pattcifon; the Morning Star, JantoD; and
the Lord Rochford, Lambert.
Letters from Alicant by the Chambre, Capt. Smith, which
. is arrived off Dover, betfod to Oftend, bring advice, that en
the loft of February a cprtfidcra*le neet sf mtn'pf %#ar, 'hav
ing on board pear 2:00 troops, failed from thence for the
Ifldud of Cuba and Hispaniola.
Several Jamaica ornchams, it is said, have received letters
from thence yeterday, with orders not to fend any more
goods there till further orders, as they imagined that there
would soon be a Atarige revolution in that island.
Orders were sent down last night to Portfipouth for'fevrol
Roops of war to get ready to put to sea at fix hour's notice,.in
order to carry express to America, and to the Governo s' of
the Weft-ludia Islands.
It is believed in the city, that the men of wsr and troops
designed to bring the Americans under fubj&ion, must now
be employed to defend the Wed-India islands against the.unit
ed force of France and Spain.
There is such want of fearnen, that the Rr<o!ution sloop of
war, Capt. Hawker, which is failed from the Downs for Ha
verfordweft, to take under convoy some , transports bound to
America, has no more than four sailors a board, besides the
officers. They depend on getting men at Haverfordweft.
It is computed, by thole who have the best opportunity of
MOI 1, 6
So that the profit cf the Cubfcribers appears to be at prefect
rl. l,s. 6d. per cent. §he Rock reckoned at ^5 per cent.
The present price is 85^; but J per cent. inteicß, due on
Lady-day last, is to be taken off, which reduces them to the
above price; the intcreft of this new fund to begin tiom La
dy-day.
For paying the interest of the above, the duties on wheel
carriages, and on windows ate to be doubled, and an addi
tional duty is to be laid on wines. A further tax on cards and
dice is also said to befriended.
A vote of credit for r,600,000 b is likcwife to be aiked
for, which makes the budget 3,60 c, pool.
The Congress has determined to declare A mcriea an Inde
peedt nt Stale; and it i< said they will find Ambkflkdors to
such of the entires of furore at will permit it.—
The flip Williams, C u pt. Wheatley, from Jamaica, is ar
rived ar Bristol, and brings an account, that the latter end 'of
February nine fail of Spanift men pf waXof the line, arid five
frigates., with a great number of folniers on board, arrived at
Cape Francois, where they landed their men; that this news
has much alarmed the inhabitants of Jamaica, who expea a
vilit from them; and that uecefary preparations are making
to give them a proper reception.
Liters f r om Lifboh, dated the ,h of April, mention, that
seven ftiips from Philadelphia had arrived there with corn
and flour, and that they were to take loading, arid return to
Philadelphia the fiyft opportunity.
Among the above mips is one called the Hancock and
Adams, Capt. -, with a cargo of fine wheat and other
produce of that country.
Lexers by ytfterday's Irish mail fry, that a vessel arrived
at Belfaft from Bourdeatix brings advice, that three flops be
longing to the Americans were lying in that port when the
failed —two of them had delivered cargoes of tobacco, and
the other flour, and they were then taking on board goods,
. but cou';<l not tell of what kind.
of war, the regiment cl foot, Soiffonnois, is to be sent to
Lille, to replace the regiment that fuftred most.
Wa'fav, March a 3. The deputes rose so high at the hold
ing of the Dietines at Kaun in Lithuania, that they came to
blows, and twelve peifons were killed. The contefrbpwern
the Oguifki and Fyaenhaufen parties was so great, that fa
bles were immediately drawn. This fufficiently (hews what
would have been the coufequence if no Rathan troops had
been in this country.
L OND O N.
April it. Advices from Constantinople by way of Genoa
fay. that the Grand Siguier is beginning again to make new ar
maments : the defigris of which do notin the lead appear,
which becafions a variety of {peculations.
They wirte ft om Waifaw, that it wasgereraliy reported in
that city, the King of Poland was g dug to have an interview
with bh Frulbau M.^ dy ro the f^C.r ML tbe -n-gdorc ie
lative to in,ne general matters betv< 0 che two kingdoms.
Orders arc feat to Chatham for Ls Majefty'sfrigate Ama
zon, Capt. Jacobs, of 3a guns, to iu fitted out for the North
American Nation.
The BUDGE T.
April 23. Two millions are to be borrowed towards that
feuvice or the prefect year, and funded.
The plan for raifirg the Applies isfaid to h as follows :
For £.xoco,oco Of cath to be [raid : y the sub
fenbers, government funds immediately, *,„o,6dd
And ate to be delivered to them 60,000 tickets
at 10 each, (the prizes to be funded after the
dialing of the lottery) amounting to doo.oce
£. 2,150 009
For wh'ch fern of£.± 000,000 received, the fam of £. 2,150 000
is to be added to the capital of the 3 per cent, confoh.
The following is the manner it is 0 be divided among the
fubfenbers, and thetr hippofed profits:
For every £. 100 cafb Wheribed,
To receive - ,T 10 c , per cents, worth 6§ 17 e
3 tickets at to!. 30 0 0 fappofed to fetch to fob
fcribers ral. 36 0 0
knowing, that the whole cafb o' this kingdom amounts to
about fifteen millions Rerling; and from a fair calculation we
may compute, that fifteen millions Gerling will be required
by the ministry for the service of the prefect year, and paid
by this oppressed nation into his Majeßy's Excheque 5 so that
the Whole coin of the kingdom will go in one y-ai to the
crown.
CALCULATION.
1. For the army and navy, already voted
by parliament 6 266 30% 0 ,
2 For purchasing provisions for the army
in America, at the rate they have hitherto
cell; and for arms, ammunition, and
other (tores, and so traulport service 4,000,000 0 0
3. For the payment of the intertA of the
public debt, about 4 000,000 0 0
4. Fw rations other wants 2nd demands
of government — 80,000 0 0
Thral 15,06632 0 ft
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F OR SA L E, AT
JOHN MITCHELL'S
Wine, Spirit, Rum, and Sugar Store, in Front-street,
near Chefnut Greet,
Genuine Madeira wine, fit for immediate use;
PORT WINE, of the firft quality by the dozen;
Old SHERRY WINE;
Best bottled CLARRET by the dozen ;
TENERIFFE and FYAL WINES;
St. LUCAR and MADEIRA! IA WINES;
MUSCAT WINE;
Old JAMAICA SPIRIT, of th' bed quality;
WEST-INDIA and COUNTRY RUM;
SUGAR; COFFEE; CHOCOLATE; GINGER; &c.
A few cases of best FLORENCE OYL;
FRENCH and CAROLINA INDIGO, of the best quality;
BRANDY, by the pipe or quartet-calk ;
A few cases of OLD GIN;
Old HOOK; BURGUNDY; a, d CHAMPATGNE;
A few d.-zen of FRENCH WHI 1 E WINE.
Dove , July 2, 1776.
Y^TAS committed the 28 b July, 1776, t Dover goal, in
V ¥ Kent County on Delaware, a MULATTO MAN, who
cads bimfelf TIM, tho' very likely, he ro ght have charged,
his name as he.appears to be a great rogue : he fays he be
longs to John, Boon of Maryland: Hid ou nhtn committed,
a fnuff coloured cloth coat, tow tiowfers, an old whi r e flint.
His master, if any he has, is defined to come, pay charges
and take him away, otherwise he will be fold for his fees,
within five weeks firn the date hereof.
| | 4, r THOMAS WILD Go^r,
Philadelphia, July 18 1776.
n^AKEN up adrift by the fubfe iber, a M fes but 00AT,
I a,mod new. Whoever has loft the fame, may have it
again by proving their property and paying charges, by ap
plying to Paul Roberts, living in viewer's- Alley, a little above
Vine-Greet.
SIX PENCE REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the Subferiber, living in Thiid-GreCT
Philadelphia,
A N English fervantman named JOHN SAGER, about
dl 35 years of age, five feet four or five inches high; had
on when he went away a dark blue cloth coatee, lined with
red Ihailoon, a silk (biped under jacket, leather breeches,
blue mixed flockings, and half worn dices with square br^fi
buckles, a small round hat.—He is a very talkative fellow md
given much to liquor ; he is very subject to the rheumatism,
so that his legs tremble very much when be walks. Whoever
apprehends said servant man and secures him in any gaol, so
that his master may have him again, (hall receive the above
reward, (but no other charges wbatfoever) from
J PAUL GASPERD ERFTTON.
CAME to the plantation or the luutc.rbr on. Are 3d of
June laQ, a BRINDLE COW with a hire f # cc: The
owner is desired to apply to the lubfcnbe-, in Siofbury
townfllip, Chester bounty, prove his property, pay charges,
and take her away. J JOHN BOGGS.
WHEREAS, a c^cm ANN SCANTLItty u
county, has railed fcveral scandalous reports refyea^g
the behaviour of me the fubferiber, which reports are entiiery
grounded on faHhoods, and can only proceed from a malici
ous disposition, without the least provocation given by me to
occafiou it: I conceiving it to be highly prejudicial to m,
character, think it my duty to defend myfelf in this public
manner, for which purpose, I have procured the following
certificate, signed by many of my friends in town.
Whereas, MARY ANN MARTIN, late of Philadelphia,
has applied to us the fubferibers, with a complaint, that a
certain Ann Scanning has used several means to depreciate
her character, and desiring us as her friends to use our endea
vours to controvert the fame: This is to certify, that we have
known said Mary Ann Martin for fume years, and never
knew or heard any thing to her difetedit, add believe the re
port of said Ann Scantling to' originate in malice, and totally
void of foundation. % SARAH KELSO,
JOHN KELS'O, jun.
WILLIAM BOYD
SARAH KEL T).
11 EADY MONEY, and the h-goeft puce g' • -e
K. Provincial Gun Lock Factory, in Cherry-Street, fox
any quantity of old and new brats.