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WANTED,
TWO or three Journeymen BLACKSMITHS,
that can take Care of a Fire to forge Musket Barrels ; sober
industrious Persons, either from Town or Country, will get good
Wages, and the proper Methods taught, by applying to
Thomas Goucher, Cutler, in Fourth-street.
N. B. Said Goucher hath for Sale^ a Quantity of Scythes,
at his Shop, in Fourth^ftreet, near Market- Street, and near the
Zndian-Qieen Tavern, Philadelphia.
A LAD is wanted as an Apprentice i. / : 'r :/ , about
15 Years old.
Just published, and now felling, hy
ROBERT BELL, in Third-street,
(One Volume, neatly bound, Price One Dollar)
THE Young Clerk's VADE MECUM: Or
Compleat Law-Tutor. Being a ufeful Collection of
a great Variety of the most approved Precede,as in the Law,
and adapted to almost every Transaction in Life, wherein an At
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Articles of Agreement, Bills of Sale, Contrails. Covenants, Charter
Parties, Leases, Proceedings upon Difirefs for Rent Affgnments,
Deeds, Indentures, Mortgages, Marriage Articles, Wills, Fines and
Recoveries, Writs, Declarations and Proceedings at law.
To which is added, A Collection of Englilh Precedents,,
relating to the Office of a Justice of Peace.
' * To BE B~Y
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Opposite the Friends Meeting-house, in Second-street,
BURK.IT on the new testament, Calderwood's niftoty of
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Also a general assortment of S TATI ON ARY. q[
ON '1 uetday, the fourth day of June next, will be held at
New Castle, for the county of New-Castle, a Court of
Oyer and Terminer, and General Goal Delivery, for the trial
es all such crimes as by the laws of this government are made
capital or felonies of death ; whn and where all profecutois of
such crimes, Justices of the peace, Efcheatpis, Burgesses, and
Constables, are desired to attend. John Clark, Sheriff. ^
Newtown, Bucks County, May 18, 1776.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
BROKE out of goal this day, a certain John Topping,
born in Ireland, about 35 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches
high, a well set fellow, of a sandy complexion, with ffiort hair;
had on a purple outside coat, black velvet breeches, the rest of
his clothes uncertain. Whoever takes up said Topping, and se
cures him in a^ goal, so that he may be brought to justice, shall
have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
t Solomon Park, Coaler.
STOLEN out of the flable of the subscriber, in the town-
Jbip of New-Hanover. Burlington county, in the night of the
11th infant, one MARE and HORS E, the mare about 5
years old, a deep ferrd. pares and trots, 1g hands high, has a
fmr.il white spot under her foretop ; has no hair or one if her bird
fetlocks, occasioned by a hurt : Are borfe about to or 11 yca,s dd,
paleforr&l, with a white face, paces and trots, one bind foot white ;
both the abroefaid creatures used to the gears. Also on the fame
Eight from fob Cook, of the fame place, ore pair of leadoer breeches,
about, half worn, one pair of striped bollard trowfers, one ditto of
ozenarigs, one ozenbrtgs Jbirt, enepair of fboes, one pair of ribbed
worfled flockings, and one firiped Jilk and cotton jacket ; fyppofed to
befalen by Jacob Phagin, alias Jemifon, ig or 20 years of age, a
kufty well fee fellow, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, freight black
hair, with fame freckles in the face; and Perrin Phagin, ;6 or 17
ydars of age, about 5 feet high, dark complexion, with fort black
bair. Whoever secures the said borfes, so that the owner may have
them again, shall be entitled to Six Dollars reward, and Six Dollars
for bringing the thieves to justice. Martin Long,
^ a y W 1776. Joe Cock.
The Pennsylvania
Containing the Frefoeft Ad-
May 22, 1776.
To be L ETT, and entered on immediate/,,
TWO good H-OUSES; one has three acres of LAND,
part meadow ; the other three quarters of an acre, situate
on Lancaster road, twelve miles from Philadelphia. The above
places would suit very well for a ftorekteper or tradesman. For
terms, enquire of Jacob Wynkoop, at the sign of the Seven
Stars, near the abovementioned places, or Robert Roberts,
in Philadelphia. May 16, 1776. j
New. ,~m, Bucks County, May 18, 1776.
BY virtue of a writ ol Venditioni Exponas to me directed,
will be exposed to fee, on Saturday, the firft day of June
next, on the premises, one moiety, or equal half part of a cer
tain meffuage, plantation, and three tracts of land, situate in
Bristol township, in the said county of Bucks; two thereof
bounded by lands of John Martin, John Smith, Thomas Staraa
land, and Delaware river ; the other bounded by the said river,
and by land of the said Thomas Stanaland, and others ; contain
ing in the whole about 237 acres, more or less ; late the estate of
Henry Elves, jun. Esq; deceased.
I SAMUEL BILES, Sheriff.
Enfton, Northampton County, May 13, 1776.
BY virtue of 2 writ to me directed, will be fold, at the
house of Nicholas Fox, in the town of Northampton, on
Tuesday, the 11th day of June next, at 10 o' cluck in the fore
noon, a certain tra& of land situate in Penn township, in the
said county ; bounded ,y the land of Jacob Howfer and Dewalt
Kuntz, and containing 90 acres, whereon are a good dwelling
houfe, fable, and other out-houses; late the estate of Adam
Dittel . seized and taken in execution by
qrHenry Fullept, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold on the pre
mises, on Wednesday, the 12th day of June next, at 11
o' clock in the forenoon, a certain tract of land, situate in Lynn
township; bonded by the lands of Jacob Grenewalt, Bernhart
Shnyder, Michael Fenlermacher, and Samuel Weft, and con
taining about 28 acres, with a good grist-mill, dwelling-house,
barn, fables, and other out-houses thereon erected; late the
estate of Peter Miller ; seized and taken in execution by
([ Henry Fullert, Sheriff.
I , Y virtue of a writ to m. directed, will be fold, at Eafton,
£ , on Tuesday, the 18th day of June next, a certain large
tra<ft of land, situate at Blooming-Grove, in the county of
Northampton ; bounded by vacant land and land of Samuel
Seely, and containing about cao acres, whereon there is a great
quantity of meadow made, and much mere can be made; late
the estate of Jonas Seely ; sh red and taken in execution by
qHenry Fult £ Rl, SaQff.
1, Y virtue of a writ to me directed, win be fold, at Earion,
, } on Turfday, the 18th day of June next, three certain tracts
of land, situate in L wer Smithfield town,ip ; one of them
bounded by land of Peter Pugh and Samuel Drake, and contain
ing 125 acres; one other of them bounded by the above trail,
and containing 50 acres ; and the other of them boundedly
land of James Schomover, Jacob Strowd, Robert Leeses and
Godfrey Filker, and containing 60 acres; all late the estate of
Aaron Dupui, Esq; seized and taken in execution by
q Henry Full e,<t, Sheriff.
FSERTED from the Chatham armed Boat, fames
Montgomery, Esq; Commander, JAMES BROWN,
about 5 Feet 5 or 6 Inches high, flout built, round Shouldered,
sandy Hair, about 21 Years of Age, has a Scar on his Face,
can beat the Drum, and is supposed to be gone to Maryland.
Whoever takes up the said Brown, and brings him to the Boat,
or Commander, or secures him, so that he'may be had again,
Shall have F 0 UR DOLLARS Reward, and reasonable
Charges, paid byJames Montgomery." Iff
Salisbury townflrip, Lancaster county, May 13, 1776.
FOUR DOLLAR'S Reward.
RU N away from the subscriber, on the 10th instant, an
Iriffi Servant, named Robert M-Donald, 17 years of
age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, dark brown hair, very talkative,
and given to swearing ; had on an half worn felt hat, new green
line^ Shirt, tow linen trowfers, old striped lincey jacket, an old
claret coloured furtout, old Shoes, and plated buckles. Whoever
takes up and secures said Servant, so that his matter may have
him again, Shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by JohnAnDErson. ^j
WAS TAKEN UP, on the Bth day of March last,
between Raccoon Island and the Jersey Shore, the re
mains of r RAFT of PLANK. The owner is desired
to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take it away, or
it will be fold for the fame; the plunk may be seen at Isaac
Harris's, on said Ifland.q
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, living in
Abington townihip, Philadelphia county, on the 12th of
May instant, a brown MARE, with a star in her forehead,
about 14^ hands high, a trotter, supposed to be about 4 years o^.
The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges,
and take her away. § Isaac Knight, junior.
York-Town Goal, May 12, 1776.
WA S committed to my custody the following persons, viz.
Joseph Bone, who has been guilty of felony, and fays
he isa fetvant to John Tremble, in Maryland. Matthew Camp
bell, who confeffed he was a servant man to Samuel Moore, in
Lancaster county; had on, when committed, a brown Menift
coat. A Negroe man, named John, who is a Slave to a certain
Mr. Bogle, of Cumberland county, formerly belonging to Joseph
Simons, of the borough of Lancaster. Also a Negroe woman,
who calls herlelf Sally, and is fufpe&qd to be a runaway, having
loft her left eye. Their matters are desired to come in three
weeks from the date hereof, pay charges, and take them away,
otherwise they will be difeharged for their fees.
_ % Michael Graybill, Goaler.
Bordentown, May 2, 1776.
PETER STRETCH,
HAVING finished the sale of his goods, and removed in
to the country, begs leave to return his thanks to his
customers for their favours, and to remind those that are fill
indebted to him to pay the fame to his clerk, who will wait
,upon them with their refpe&ive accounts, and all that are un
p^id by the 25th of this instant Shall be sued, without refpe& of
persons.
N. B. All those to whom he is indebted may depend upon
being paid before the firft of June next.
fV'^'t {.fr'Z^^^
GAZETTE.
vices. Foreign and Domeflic.
PHILADELPHIA.
In CONGRESS, May 15, 1776.
WHE REAS his Britannic Majesty; in conjunfticra
with the Lords and Commons of Great-Britain,
has, by a late a& of Parliament, excluded the inhabi
tants of these United Colonies from the protection of his
Crown: And whereas no answer whatever to the hum
ble petitions of the Colonies for redhtfs of grievances,
and reconciliation with Great-Britain, has been or is
likely to be given; but the whole force of that kingdom,
aided by foreign mercenaries, is to be exerted for the
destruction of the good people of these Colonies : And
whereas it appears absolutely irreconcileable to reason
and good conscience, for the people of these Colonies
now to take the oaths and affirmations necessary for the
Support of any government under the Grow A of Great-
Britain; and it is necessary that the exercise of every
kind of authority under the said Crown Should be to
tally suppressed, and all the powers of government ex
erted under the authority of the people of the Colonies
for the preservation of internal peace, virtue and good
order, as well as for the defence of their lives, aberties
and properties, against the boftile invasions and cruel de
predations of their enemies: Therefore
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the re
fpeftive Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colo
nies, where no Government fuffieient to the exigencies
of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt
such Government as Shall, in the opinion of theßepr<~
fentatives of the People, belt conduce to the huppmefs
and fafety cf their Confrituents in particular, and Amt»
rica id general. By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
In Committee of Safety, NE W -JERSE Y,
Trenton, May 15, 1776.
WH EREAS unanimity amongst all r^nks of peo
ple is at this time of imminent danger most elfar
tial to the peace, Safety and defence of this Colony : A^d
whereat this Committee have been informs d, that sundry
persons in divers parts of thi§ province, pavi gho rApert
to the General Aifociation recommended to the innabi
tants thereof, or to their own welfare, are attempting to
raise mobsNind riots, with a view, as this Committee is
informed, to fix prices to Several corn.>.©tie, much
under what they can either be manufactured at, or im
ported for, though" greatly wanted, and at this ' critical
juncture very difficult to be procured, particularly salt,
wool and coarse linens : And as such conduct can l^ve no
other tendency but to create divisions amongst us, and
deter those who are willing from risking their property in
order to procure those necessary articles, whereby they
will become still scarcer and the poorer fort of people 111
the end greatly fuftcr—This Committee find themlelves
under the necefiity of declaring, that as it is their duty so
so they are determined, aS far as in them lies, to protest
every peaceable inhabitant of this province in the secure
pofleffion of his property, as well as the free enjoyment
of every civil privilege that he is entitled to from the
community, from all riots or riotous attempts whatever:
In order thereto this Committee do request that all Com
mittees of Observation, Magistrates and other officers,
as well civil as military, in this colony, will exert them
selves and be particularly careful to suppress all attempts
to raise any mobs or riots in the parts they reside in, arid
to preserve the peace of society—This Committee do at
the fame time request, that all persons who may have any
of those necessary articles to dispose of (and those who
have large quantities are desired to do it) will confider
the poor people in this time of general calamity, and not
exaCt extravagant prices, especially on such as have been
procured at low rates, more particularly the article of
salt.
This Committee being informed that sundry ill-dispos
ed persons within this colony have engrossed considerable
sums of gold andlilver specie, and are a tempting to dif
pole of the lame for paper-currency, (particularly Con
tinental) at more than the value that has been hereto
fore fixed on gold and filter coin made current in this
province ; and as such a practice muff have an immediate
tendency to depreciate the value of paper-currency, it is
hereby Refolded, That no person, possessed of gold or
silver coin within this province, shall receive a greater va
lue therefor, in paper-currency, than such denomination
of coins have been accustomed to pass for in this colony,
under penalty of being cohfidered as enemies to the Li
berties of America, and treated accordingly.
By order of the Committee,
Attest. % SAMUEL TUCKER, President.
John Dennis, D. Secretary.
N. B. The federal Printers are defred tofeubUJb the above
resolutions in their papers.
, Berks County, May, 1776.
WHEREAS it has been proved before "the Com
mittee, that I, the subscriber, have designedly thrown
out many expreflions to difeourage the good pe®ple of
this and the neighbouring county (of Northampton) from
taking up arms against Great Britain, and have also
wrote feverai letters for that purpose, I do hereby ac
knowledge the truth of the said charge, and beg pardon
of the public for my conduct, and do promise and en
ga^e that 1 will support the present opposition as much
as in my power against all the enemies of America, and
for the future conduct myfelf in such a manner, as shall
give no offence to my neighbours concerned in the fame,
or in any wife prevent the profecntion of the meafnr^
of the Honourable the Congress, or of any public body
afting under them. Witness my hand this nth of May,
'776. NICHOLAS HERMANY.'
Rubbed by Order of the Committee of Berks County,
COLLINSON READ, Secretary.
Numb. 2474.