The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-09 00:00:00, page 3

Last Monday was sent into this harbour by the Eagle,
Captain Paine, a ship of 160 tons, from Grenada bound
to London, hiving on board 150 puncheons of rum, icg
hogsheads of sugar, some cotton, &c.
Yesterday morning a sloop, laden with dry fifh, was
carried into Salem, by Captain Waters, in the schooner
Dolpbin, mounting only 6 fvivels.
NEWBURY-PORT, September 27.
Last Tuesday was brought in here by the Washington
privateer, a bark bound to the Weft-Indies, to fetch sol
diers for the enemy ; she had on board a quantity of pro-
Vilions, asd a few pieces of cannon.
Yesterday was carried into Portsmouth, a ship of be
tween 2 and ;oo tons, laden w. ? a" < r:o huglheads of
sugar, 50 of rum, and some wine. Ve also hear that a
schooner of about 90 tons, laden w^h fait, lilies and
houlhold furniture, was carried into ipfwich about two
days ago.
PROVIDENCE, September 28.
Ex!r,fi of a letter from Montego-Bay (Jamaica) dated
Augujl 6, found on board a prize ship lately captured.
“ The c nfufion that we have been in here since you
left the island, on account of the slaves, prevents my
fending y u the articles which you desired. God knows
how the affair will end, for they are daily impeached
falter than they can be taken up; and, what is amaz
ing, none have yet fled to the woods. It is said they have
sent to St. Ann's, to procure a man to command them,
woo was concerned in the last rebellion; but I fancy he
will be deterred on hearing of so many of their chief
officers being taken up. I was obliged to go to Lucea
on the firft information. Two of the maroons were
accused, but it appears at present that only one worthless
fellow, who never Raid at home, and is detested by the
rest, has had any knowledge of it, and they wilh to have
him punished, if it can be proved that he has endeavour
ed to represent them as inclined to serve the slaves.
You cannot imagine how it has affected my remittance
this year. I expert it will ruin me, as well as some
other planters; but I have not Spirits to write any more
on the fubje<ft."
Extract of another letter from ,4 mica, dated Hanover-
Parifo, AuguJi 7, 1776.
" The purport of this is to acquaint you, that we are
still alive in this parish. A most horrid conspiracy had been
formed by the Negroes to cut us all off to a man, and
even to a white male child; the women were to have been
Spared, to make concubines for the Ethiopeans. Such
was their intention, and Sunday, the 21st of July, at
night, was the time appointed for putting the plot in ex
ecution; but Providence was kind enough to order it to
be difeovered the Monday before the 21st, since which
time military duty has been very severe. Martial-law
has been proclaimed, and every perlon, without excep
tion, is obliged to turn out. _ There is no intelligence of
the Negroes in the other parishes having joined them, but
suppose the massacre was to bare been general throughout
SAVANNAH, (Georgia) Augtift To;
A Declaration being received from the Honourable John
Hancock, Esq; by which it appeared that the Continental
Congress, in the name, and by the authority of their con
stituents, had declared, that the United Colonies of North-
America are, and of right ought to be, Free and Inde-
S endant States, and abfoived from all allegiance to the
ritifh crown, his Excellency the President, and the Ho
nourable the Council met in the Council-Chamber, and
tead the Declaration. —They then proceeded to the fquarc
before the Afftmbly House, and read it likewise to a'great
cancourfe of people, when the grenadier and light infantry
companies fired a general volley. After this, they pro
ceeded in the following procession to Liberty Pole :—
The grenadiers in front—The Provost Marshal, on horse
back, with his sword drawn—The Secretary with the
Declaration—His Excellency the Prefident —The Ho
nourable the Council and gentlemen attending —Then
the light infantry, and the rest of the militia of the town
and diftri& of Savannah. At the Liberty Pole they were
met by the Georgia battalion, who, after the reading of
the Declaration, difeharged their field pieces, and fired
in platoons. Upon this they proceeded to the battery, at
the Trustees Gardens, where the Declaration was read
for the last time, and the cannon of the battery discharged.
His Excellency and Council, Col. Lachlan MTntofh, and
other gentlemen, with the militia, dined under the cedar
trees, and cheerfully drank to the United, Free, and In
dependant States of America. In the evening the town
was illuminated, and there was exhibited a very solemn
funeral procession, attended by the grenadier and light
infantry companies, and other militia, with their drums
muffled, and fifes, and a greater number of people than
ever appeared on any occasion before in this province,
when George the Third was interred before the court
house in the following manner:
" Forafmuch as George the Third, of Great Britain,
hath molt flagrantly violated his coronation oath, and
trampled upon the conftitutjon of our country, and the
sacred rights of mankind, we therefore commit his po
litical exigence to the ground, corruption to corruption,
tyranny to the grave, and oppression to eternal infamy;
in sure and certain hope that he will never obtain a re
furre&on t® rule again over these United States of Ame
rica; but, my friends and fellow citizens, let us not be
fcrry, as men without hope, for TYRANTS that thus
depart; rather let us remember America is free and in
dependant, that the is, and will be, with the blessing of
the Almighty, GREAT among the nations of the earth.
Let this encourage us in well doing, to fight for our
rights and. privileges, for our wives and children, for all
that is near and dear to us. May G^d give us his blef
hing, and let all the people fay AMEN."
WILLIAMSBURG, Sept. 27.
Since our last two rebels have arrived at Hampton, one
with 800 bushels of salt, the other with gco; and one is
just come up to Jamestown with 2500 bushels, and some
fruit.
A small Baltimore privateer carried into Chingoteague,
upon the Eastern Shore, the beginning of last week, a
"brig from Jamaica, laden with 400 hogsheads of sugar,
and 140 hogiheads of rum.
BOST O N, Sept. 26.
The privateer General Greene, of East Greenwich, and
the privateer Harlequin, of Baltimore, have taken a Ja
maica ship of 310 tons, and sent her into a fafe port:
Her cargo consists of 312 hogsheads of sugar, 82 pun
cheons of rum, 36 pipes and 4 hoglheads of Madeira
crine; xßoo pounds weight of copper, &c. This fltip we
ftear failed in company with a large fleet, convoyed by
two men of war, one of which was son to leave them,
the other, said to be a dull sailor, was to proceed with
them to Europe.
Last Sunday was sent into Providence by Capt. Munro,
the prize ship Blaze Castle, from Barbados, bound for
London, having on board 100 pipes Madeira wine, 120
hogsheads sugar, 1800 weight whalebone, 120 barrels
oil, &c.
the Island. Scarce any thing is now going on in this pa
rifia but takihg up, trying, hang ng, and gibbeting alive,
though many have been acquitted. The Whipping have
been laid under an embargo till this day."
For the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE.
AS too great a number of the members of this State
are the avowed votaries of submission to higher
powers on any terms, and ^ those weak people persuade
themselves that the excrete of this chriftian virtue, as
they esteem it, would reftorc them again to tranquility
and happiness; I beg leave tc make a few observations on
the declaration which some of these peaceable men, and
all the avowed abettors of unconditionalfubjugation, would
hold out as the olive branch which nothing but the molt
desperate madness can tempt us to refufe.
PHILADELPHIA, October 9.
Monday last his Excellency General LEE arrived
here from the Southward, and we hear he sets off this
day for the army near New-York.
A letter from Newark, dated October 5, fays, “ That
a man who left New-York the night of the 3d informs,
that another reinforcement was arrived at Sandy Hook,
and that Burgoyne s light-horse were among them. —An-
other person from Staten Island fays, that there were
2000 Hessians and 1000 British troops on that island."
By a letter from Boston, dated Sept. 30, we are in
formed, that the Conference of the Committee of Con
gress with Lord Howe has c fed the minds of many peo
ple, who now fee that unconditional submission is aimed
at by Britain- Captain Coes, of the Warren privateer,
has carried into Newbury-port, or Cape Ann, a very rich
prize, laden with sugar, rum, cotton, plate and money.
A few days ago a man of war, lying between Bohen
na's Island and the low lands of Haerlem, fired upon the
low lands at random to disperse our foraging party; it
had the effect for that time, but our people have been at
it again, and brought off wheat, hay, boards, &c. We
are also informed, that as Bergen Point was of no real
fervicc to us, but the possession of it made it necefiary
to keep a large body <f men there, which was detri
mental to us, it was thought advisable to evacuate it,
which had been done accordingly.—A party of our men
went on the night of the sth instant to seize one of the
enemy's guards at Haerlem, but when they came to the
place they found it deserted.
.We hear a large prize ship from Jamaica, taken by
the General Montgomery privateer of this port, is affiore
on the Cross Ledge, in our Bay; but it is expected she
will be got off, by taking ou part of the cargoe.
By a vessel from Cape Francois we learn, that a French
50 gun fliip was cruizing off that place to proted the
trade; that two prizes had been carried in there and fold
by Captain Monro, of Rhode-Ifland; and that they
will not Suffer the English m An of war to go in there for
water.
By Captain Harr, from %. Croix, we learn that ten fail
of vessels were drove adior, there in the late hurri
cane, the beginning of last month; but they were all
got off again, except three, one of which overfet and
filled with water as soon as she went afh©re.~On his
parage he saw several roofs of Negroe-Houfes, and differ
ent kinds of wreck floating in the sea.
Extraft of a Letter from St. Euflatia, Sept. 18.
" Yesterday a vessel arrived here from Guadaloupe, by
which we learn, that all the vessels along the coast are
loft, besides 18 ships at Point Petre (a very fine harbour)
and 52 houses blown down."
Extract cf a Letter from Georgia, dated August 17.
" A vessel is just arrived from Cape-Francois, loaded
with gunpowder, arms, nun and sugar, and brings a
letter to the President from a principal house there, in
forming that they have p&miffion to trade with us, and
offering to supply any thing that is wanted.
" The Raven, Stanhope, ind the Sphynx, Reed, are
now at Cockfpur, and recei' e all Negroes that run away
and get to them, whom they fend to the Weft-Indies for
articles of supply."
In CONGRESS, August 1% 1776.
The Congress resumed the consideration of the report
of the Committee, to whom was referred Brigadier Ge
neral Wooftef letter, requesting an enquiry into his
condu&, while he had the honour of commanding the
Continental forces in Canada, which was read as fol
lows: " That Brigadier General Wooster produced co
pies of a number of letters which passed between him
and General Schuyler, and of his letters to Congress,
from which it appears, that he, from time to time, gave
seasonable notice of the Late of the army under his
command, and what Supplies were, in his opinion, ne
cessary to render the enterprise fuccefsful. That a num
ber of officers, and other gentlemen, from Canada, who
were acquainted with his condu& there, and who hap
pened occasionally to be in this city, were examined be
fore the Committee, to which letters, and the minutes
of the examination of the witnesses herewith exhibited,
the Committee beg leave to refer the Congress for fur
ther information; and report as the opinion of the Com
mittee, upon the whole cf the evidence that was before
them, that nothing censurable or blame-worthy appears
against Brigadier General Wooster. The report being
again read was agreed to.
Extract from ts? Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In COUNCIL of SAFETY, 08. 8, 1776.
This Board, taking into their consideration the ad
vanced prices of almoftevery necessary of life, and upon a
proper repfefentation from the CHEVEAUX DE FRIZE
PILOTS, refpe&ing their situation, Do hereby Resolve,
That the said Pilots, in addition to their pay from this
State, be allowed, from the date hereof, FIVE SHIL
LINGS PER FOOT for every vessel they conduct thro'
the Cheveaux de Frize, to or from Chester, to be paid by
the Captains or Owners of such vessels.
Extras from the Minutes,
JACOr-% HOWELL, Secretary.
Philadelphia Coun. COMMITTEE, 08. 5.
The inhabitants of the county of Philadelphia are here
by acquainted, that each tc vnffiip in the said county is,
by the allotment of the City Committee, entitled to the
proportion of between nice and ten bushels of the Salt
belongingrto Joshua Fisher ?nd Sons, and Joseph Shewel,
at the moderate prices of Three Shillings for the fine,
and Seven and Sixpence for 'he course, per bushel. It is
requested that the County Committee-man of each town
fllip will attend at the ConcEogoe Waggon, on Friday,
the 18th inst. at 10 o'clock ' > the forenoon, to receive
the proportion allotted t 'h township; and it is also
expected that tlu< tor . where no Committee
man has hitherto 1 en c , .will appoint proper per
sons to give their attend { the fame time and place,
for the like purp^fe. Sh, ra any townihip neglect ap
plying on that day, its proportion will be divided a
mong the rest.
1 WENI Y SHILLINGS Reward.
WAS LOS T, out of Mr. Shewell's Dock, the 19th
of September, at night, a LONG-BOAT, with
a small YAU L faft to her, both payed with turpentine ; the
Long-boat had about four fathom of four inch rope in her, and
a small piece es her starboard bow stove, with no thoughts;
'" te "'"' H^d in # t’ f re and after thaughts, v„th a squarer flera
than common, about ten 1 et keel. Whoever takes up laid
Boats, and delivers them to Bowyer Brooke, Boat-builder,
near Race-street wharff, shall have the above reward, or 12 <6
for the Long-boat, and 7/6 for the Yaul. |'
Philadelphia, OEhber c. 1776.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
WENT atony yeflerday evening, a young Degree woman,
named BE T, of middling future, fat and likely; (be
bad on a blue foaloon jacket and petticoat, white linen bandket chief
and apron, black leather high.heeled foes, fiver buckles, and Hue
worked flockings, ^itb clicks ; jbe took with her a new check black
and yellow fuff jacket and petticoat, a white jacket and petticoat, a
blue and white famped cotton ditto, with furdry other clothes, and
has bad her ears bored for ear-rings. The said Negroe belongs to a
gentleman of Maryland, and it is Juppfed fee is concealed ia th is city.
Whoever brings her to me, at the sign of the Blue-ball, in Chednuc
freet, shall have the above reward.
$ MICHAEL CL ARK.
Philadelphia, Tenth-Month 4, 1776.
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber, on the 29th of last month,
a Mulattoe servant man, named CHARLES CASE,
about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, and about 25 or 26 years of
age, well made, when in haste to (peak stammers; had on 2 felt
hat, old homespun ffiirt, patched, a striped jacket, without
fl aves, new homespun 4 wfers, one leg of which has been
pieced near the onr m, - pair of blue and white cotton fiock
ings; he stole 45 ffiiljfr,gs, and has bought a new ch-.ck Ihirt
and a new pair of Ih es, and will perhaps lay out the rest for
small trifles. Whoever secures the said servant, so that his ma
fler may have him again, fhali receive the above reward, and
reasonable charges, paid by Joseph Pemberton, Grazier.
N. B It is likely that he will get a pass frged, as he ban
done time past. The reason of his being a servant is his repeated
thefts, though he declared to me that it was ficknefs+
Messieurs HALL and SELLERS.
IN the speech of his Excellency Governor Livingßon,
there is a passage which ought to be printed in letters
of gold, that it might engage the attention of the most
heedless American: The passage 1 mean is as follows—
The moflfcrupulous conference could, on the matureJl reflec
tion, fad ifelf juftfed before God and man, in renouncing
thole tyrants, <who, after having ravaged a great part of
Asa, and d'ffipated in venality and riot the treasures ex
torted from its innocent inhabitants by the hand of ra,ne
and blood, finally meant to prolong their luxury and corrup
tion, by appropriating to themselves the hard earned com
petence of the American world: This obfervaten is true
as the voice of truth itfelf; it is highly important, May
it make a lasting impression on the mind of every one
who wishes well to mankind. R.
WHE RECORDER of DEEDS, for th^ City and
X County of Philadelphia, hath now in his Possession a
Number of old Deeds, for Premises situate in several Pari of
the Province of Pennsylvania, the Lower Counties on Delawarts
and New-Jersey; the Persons who are entitled thereto may
have them, on producing proper Vouchers and Payment of Fees. §
Office for the Sale of RFAL-tsTTT'EsT'
SUNDRY valuable LO TS, in and ab ut ih is Citv, are
to be fold for CASH : they are mostly in the bed Situ
ations for Improvement, either in a mercantile Way, or for the
Residence of Gentlemen and Tradesmen, apply to
MATTHEW CLARKSON, or
EDWARD BONSALL.
Lower-Eublin, Philadelphia County, August 20, 1776.
IHREE FOUNDS Reward.
STOLEN out of the nature of the fubferiber, last night,
a reu roan H 0 R S E, natural pacer, carries low, abut
15 years old, unffiod, 15 hands high, in pretty good cr..er, and
is a horse of dull spirits. Whoever takes up and secures said
horse and thief, fieri have the above reward, and reasonable
charges ; or Forty Shillings for the horse only : paid by
X SAMUI'I J QNE s.
And firft I would enquire what is this conftitntional
government that our wicked Congress so obstinately op
pose ? Do not the king and his ministers, and that by
the authority of an act of parliament, declare, that they,
witli the advice and consent of people, with whom we
have no more political connexion than with the Si
berians, have and ever had a right to make and execute
laws for us in all cases whatsoever?
2. Does returning to our allegiance mean any thing
left than the acknowledgment of this right so the king,
his ministers, and obsequious parliament?
3. Does not the admission of this principle form a ne<us
confitution; entirely subversive of the conjiitution which,
even the people called Quakers, have ever most strenu
ously endeavoured to support, and which alone can se
cure us the enjoyment of any thing, the privilege, nay
the unalienable right of having a free, a full and unbiaf
fed representative voice in the body that makes our laws.
If any one can shew me that a closure with R. and W.
Howe's proposal does not imply the above acknowledg
ment and refigfiation, I will allow myfelf to have bees
hitherto misguided ; but if absolute power to make, re
vise, repeal or confirm laws, binding on us in all cases
whatsoever, is to be acknowledged to reside in a ny body
of men, in which the whole body of the American States
have no more weight or influence than the crew of a
vessel which might be Branded on a maroon island, I
know nothing of the true principles of the con/iitution.
DEMOPHILUS.
Pbiledelfebia, OEtoher 1776.
TO BE SOLD,
AL >TofG ROU ND, containing near 10 acres, very
pleasantly and conveniently situated for a Gentleman's
country feat, or retirement from business, on the main street of
Germantown, adjoining the lots of Messieurs John Bringhurf,
Coachmaker, and Christopher Sower, Printer; it has a fine level
front of 161 feet or more, on which is a very good garden ; the
duelling house ft.ds so feet back from the{,&, L bulk t f
stone, 54 feet wide, with 4 rooms and a very large entry, 2 cel
lars, one new built kitchen, the whole house was rebuilt in the
best manner last year, at the front of the house is a well of ex
cellent never-failing water, with a new pump in it, and another
good drawing well in the yard, a good barn and stabling for 6 crea
tures, and a strong stone building fit for any wfe; there is also on
the premises a good orchard of two acres, with t. r best apple,
pear, and other fruit trees; several acres of rich, arable land, quite
level, so that the manure cannot be waflied away ; a meadow of
about one acre, through which runs A strong stream of water,
some woodland for posts and rails, and a good stone quarry.
It is part of the land commonly called the Frankford Company
Lands ; fubjedi to a yearly groundrent of Five Shillings, which
may be redeemed with Five or Six Pounds. For terms, apply to
the owner, Anthony Stiemer, in Philadelphia, Second
ftreet, between Vine and Race-streets, near Coats's-alley; or
Christopher Sower, in Germantown.q