The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-12 00:00:00, page 3

Extras of a letter from St. Euflatia, dated Ma, 22.
" By a vessel arrived at Antigua last night, we hear for
a certainty, that Lord Howe was to embark with the last
of the forces that were going this year, about 25000, no
Hessians. He has hoisted his flag on board the Eagle
man of war, and Twelve Commissioners fail with him.
This gives me some hopes of a reconciliation taking place,
that we may live in quietness again. Flour is scarce
among the English islands. They have laid an embargo
at Antigua, which example, I suppose, the other islands
;will follow. Common flour fells for twelve dollars, fu
perfine for fourteen, and corn for thirteen. The men of
war, these two months, have only taken one prize, which
is Captain Davis of Wilmington, upon Delaware."
Extract of a letter from Alexandria, 'June 3.
" The Roebuck, Fowey, Otter, and about 60 or 80
fid, are now up at Gwin's Island, the mouth of Pianka
tank, intending that as an asylum for the Summer, if
they continue unmolested."
George Bryan, Esq; is appointed by the Honourable
Assembly, the officer for taking bonds for observing the
regulations made refolding trade, and for entering and
clearing out vessels in and for the port of Philadelphia.
Michael Hillegas, Esq; is likewifc appointed Provincial
Treasurer, in the room of Owen Jones, Ffq; resigned.
Since cur last we hear that the counties of Bucks,
Langafter and Bedford, have appointed Deputies to at
tend the Convention, which is to meet in this city on the
zSth instant.
The following is said to be the contents of the cargoes
of three Ships, bound from Jamaica to London, lately
taken by two privateers belonging to this place, viz.—
Twenty-two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars,
one hundred and eighty-seven weight of plate, one thou
sand and fifty-two hogshead? of fu,ar, two hundred and
forty- fix bags of piemento, three hundred and ninety-fix
bags of ginger, five hundred and sixty-eight hides, twenty
five tons of cocoa, forty-one ditto of fuftic, and one cask
of turtle sh ell. One of the above Ships arrived here last
Saturday ; the others were ordered for New-England,
being afraid to, venture our capes.
We hear that 011 board the above fliips, there were se
veral very fine sea-turtle, intended as a present to Lord
North. ; one of which, with his Lordfbip's name nicely
cut is Liu.lhcll, was last Friday presented by the Captain
to the worthy President of the American Congress.
fExtraft of a letter from Montreal, Ma, 27, 1776.
/'' 1 wrote you last from Dechambault, where we re-,
gained four or live days on a very Ihort allowance, and
left it with half an allowance of flour, and no pork to
Serve the men to Trois Rivieres, two godd days march.
It has since been concluded on to keep no detachment for
the present below the Sorel, as the army have been
Bring from hand to mouth for some time past, the sup
plies of provisions from the other fide of the Lakes being
but small, and very little to be procured without force or
Paying hard money for it. The common people in
general, tho' they will probably take the Stronger fide,
do, I have no doubt, from all the. observations I have
made, wish well to us and our cause, and would be very
©ad we ibouid Succeed. Forty or fifty men of the 18th
regiment, commanded by Capt. Forster, joined by 300
Indians, and 250 Canadians, had (hearing it is supposed,
that this place was in a defencelefs fifuation) come down
within twelve miles of this, having made prisoners of a
Major Sherburne and 300 of our men on their way thither;
but being informed that a reinforcement was arrived,
they have retreated. General Arnold is in pursuit of
them with 900 men, 400 of whom he has sent to endea
vour to cut off their retreat, while he.purfues them with
the utmost expedition with the remainder.
" Provisions, as I mentioned before, are so very
scarce, that we are absolutely obliged to seize flour and
wheat, pledging the faith of the United Colonies for the
payment of the market price.
" General Thomas is very ill with the small-pox at
Cha-mblee, taken in the natural way.
" N. B. There are 500, instead of 300, of our people
made prisoners; there is a report that General Arnold
has beat the enemy, but no account is yet arrived from
hrmfelf."
his throne, if our choice is determined by that over
ruling law of felf-prefurvation, which his divine wisdom
has thought fit to implant in the hearts of his creatures.
Extrema ®f a letter from Nezu-York, June io.
" On Saturday evening we had an extrad from a New
port paper, published since the poll came thr nigh, in
forming of the arrival of somebody from Hah fax (a pri
soner who made his escape) who said that ju V before he
came away, a vessel arrived at Halifax from England,
which brought advice that the foreign troops had been
flopped, on account of great disturbances in England, —
Yesterday a letter was received here from Providence in
forming, that, a French vessel was arrived there from
Cape Francois, which brought an account of the foreigh
troops being flopped, but that it was in consequence of a
protest (by the King of France) against their being em
ployed.—Yesterday a (loop arrived here from Cape Ni
chola Mole, with the fame account. I am told the
Captain adds, that he saw the protest in a French Ga
zette."
At a meeting of the Affbeiators of the firft battalion of
Chester county, on the loth of this instant, Colonel
MOORE in the chair, the following resolutions were
unanimously agreed upon, viz.
THAT whereas the King amd Parliament of Great*
Britain have asserted their right to bind the colonies
in all cases whatsoever, and, by a late ad of parliament,
declared the colonies rebels, and confequentiy have cut
them off from the protection of that crown, have levied
a cruel and bloody war against us, by calling in to their
assistance many thousands of foreign mercenaries, so that
we must either submit to the most ignominious Slavery, or
vindicate our liberties at the rifque of our lives;
Pfolved, That we will exert our most Strenuous efforts
to Support and strengthen the continental union, and in
a particular manner to carry into execution, to the utmost
of our power, the resolve of the Hon. the Continental
Congress, bearing date May 15, 1776.
Refolded, That the infractions given by our Assembly
lai fall, and renewed in the Spring to our Delegates are
01 the mob dangerous tendency, and are calculated to
break .an important middle link in The grand continental
chain of union.
Refolded, That some alterations in mew modeling the
government, to suit the present exigency of our affairs,
are necehary.
Refolded, That the present House of Assembly, as they
were_choLn for the sole purpose of executing the old—
rv^p-fr-ing a new constitution, have no authority to
make the necessary alterations, without affirming arbi
trary power."' ~
Reformed, That we most heartily concur with the Com
mittee of Inflection of the City and Liberties of Phila
Resolved, That the remonstrance said to be Signed by a
number of the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia,
and a petition to the Assembly, signed W. Hamilton, are
calculated to inflame the minds of the good people of
. this province, to sow diffentions, and Strike at the liberties
of the people.
Refolded, That we will support the measures now
adopted at all hazards, be the consequences what they
may.
In G E NERA L C OMMI T TEE of Berks
County, Ma, 29, 1776.
Refolded, That no Spirituous liquors be fold to any
person or persons residing in Philadelphia, or any other
place, out of this county, above a barrel to any one
person. Published by Order of the Committee,
COLLINSON READ, Secretary.
Gentlemen, Reading, June 1, 1776.
, Agreeable to the assurance in our last, your letter of
the 21st ult. with the several papers therewith sent, were
laid before the General Committee of this county; and
I am now directed to acquaint you that they have ap
pointed a number of gentlemen, of their body, to at
tend the conference proposed to be held in your city oh
the 18th of this month, in order to agree upon, and di
rect the mode of electing members fdr a Provincial Con
vention; a measure which they conceive to be extremely
proper in itfelf, and highly neeeffary in the present situ
ation of our affairs. The gentlemen nominated by the
Committee are Mess. Henry Hallar, Bodo Otto, Jacob
Morgan, Benjamin Spycker, Nicholas Lutz, Valentine
Eckert, Charles Shoemaker, Daniel Hunter, Joseph
Hieffer, and myfelf, who will attend at the time ap
pointed. By order of the Committee,
I am, gentlemen, your very humble servant,
MARK BIRD, Chairman.
To the Committee of the city and
liberties of Philadelphia.
YOU are requeued to inform the Public, through
your P a P er> "'" the Managers of the Provincial
Salt-petre Works in this city have found, by late experi
ence, that the account given in their printed process of
the quantity of allies necessary to be made use of in their
filtering vessel was much too little, for by increasing it to
three times the quantity, they have obtained one half
more Salt-petre, every other circumstance remaining the
fame; and they would recommend to those persons who
(hall undertake to make Salt-petre, that they use as much
allies as their liquor will bear, so as not to prevent the
Nitre from shooting into chryftals, otherwise some part
of the Nitre will boil away in steam, to their loss, which
will be prevented by the addition of a fufficient quantity
of alhes, for the allies contain an alkaline Salt that at
tracts the Nitre to it, and forms the chryftals of Salt
petre. Note—The alkaline Salt of the ashes, when mixed
with the nitrous vapour, does not impair its qualities for
Gunpowder, but is absolutely necessary to compose a part
of it, or it will not become solid in the form of chryftals :
And it may be noted further, that it is not material whe
ther the lye that is drawn from allies be added to the Salt
petre liquor for this purpose, or the Salt-petre liquor is
run through live ashes in the filtering vessel, provided the
proper quantity of alkaline Salt is obtained by it; there
fore that method which is most commodious to the ope
rator may be adopted with nearly the fame success.
When we reflect on the vast military preparations that
are making against the Colonies, and the vigilance of the
BritiSh cruisers to prevent any foreign fuppiy of lores,
particularly Salt-petre, it becomes obvious, that the
greatest exertion of the ffiendsto good government is re
quisite to obtain a supply from those natural resources
which GOD has furnifhefl us with, otherwise our resist
ance will at best be feeble and ineffectual against our ene
mies, which might procrastinate the calamities conse
quent of the present war: It is therefore greatly to be
wished, that every house-keeper through this province
and continent, who have proper convenjencies, would
work up the little earth which they have about their
houses, barns, &c. and bring in the produce of their la
bours to the public stock—Although the quantity of oach
may be small, yet it is hoped they will net think it too
infignificaut for the reception of the public; an ounce or
a drachm, often multiplied, may become tons, and be the
means of defence against a wrathful and implacable ene
my, from whose clemency we have nothing to hope, but
on the contrary must exped defoliation and vengeance
will mark their footfteps wherever they fucceed.—lt is
likewise recommended to those persons who have already
made any, that they bring it in for sale to the Gentlemen
who are directed to purchase it for the account of the
Public, ar 'd that they do not fuffer any part of it to be
applied to the trifling purpose of curing their meat.
'"J °f Philadelphia, ,une IT, 1776.
The ASSIZE of BREA D.
Set by SAMUEL POWELL, Mayor.
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER,')
JACOB DUCII E. ^Aldermen.
W AN T E
A SOBER young Man, that understands the Care of
Horfei, and can drive a Carriage. Such a Person, of a
good Chara&er, may hear of a Place, by applying to Frederick
Hailer, in Arch-ftreet.J
A Gardener may hear of Employ by enquiring as above.
Philadelphia, June 11, 1776.
1 II R E E DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away, last Saturday evening, from the fabferiber, 2
Negroe lad, named Limerick, about 20 years of age, 5
feet 7 or 8 inches high, remarkably black, 3 fears on each fide
of his face, well made ; had on, when he went away, a little
round hat, a blue camblet coat, with a green cape and metal
buttons, green jacket, died leather breeches, and brown thread,
flockings. Whoever takes up said Negroe, and secures him in
any goal, shah .have the above reward, and, if brought home,
reafonaMe charges, paid by Robert Smewell. §
White Bread lb. oz. l
id. loaf, is 0 8^
2d. ditto, 1 i=
qd. ditto, 2 g
Bd. ditto, 4 6
rad. ditto, 6 9
*** The Members of the Committee of the County
of Philadelphia are requeued to meet, at ten o'clock on
Saturday the 15th instant, at the house of Jacob Neff.
To the Printers of the Pennsylvania GAZETTE.
Gentlemen,
delphia, in calling a Conference of the several county
Committees of this province, to be held on the 18th of
this infant at Philadelphia, for the purpose of deliberating
on the molt proper measures for chafing a Provincial
Convention for the purpose of new modeling the consti
tution.
Best fine Flour, at Fourteen Shillings and Six pence per C.
Middlings, at Twelve Shillings per C.
Rye, at Nine Shillings per C.
Middle Do. lb. 02s.
id. loaf, is 0 10
2d. ditto, I 4
4d. ditto, 2 8
Bd. ditto, 5 0
izd. ditto, 7 8
R,e Do. Ib.oz.
id. loaf, is 0 111
2d. ditto I 7I
4d. ditto 215
Bd. ditto 514
lad. ditto 8 13
THE Copartnerfllip of HAMILTON and LEIPER,
Tobacconists, is dissolved : Those that have any demands
against that concern, are requeued to bring in their accounts as
Toon as possible to Hamilton and Son, in Second-street, 6 doors
below Market-fireet, in the house lately occupied by Mr. John
Wallace, or to 1 homas Lejper, Tobacconist, in the house lately
occupied by the Company, at the corner of Spruce and Water
ftreets.
THOMASLEIPh R,
TOBACCONIST,
TAKES this opportunity of informing the public in
general, and his triends in particular, that the partnership
of Hamilton and Leiper is dissolved, and that he (in the
house occupied by the company, the corner cf Spruce and Wa
ter streets, below the Drawbridge, Philadelphia) manufactures
in the best manner Snuff and Tobacco of the firft quality, equal,
if not superior, to any heretofore imported from Europe, which
he will be enabled to dispose of on as reasonable terms as an,
Manufacturer in America, and execute all orders on the Ihorteft
notice; as the works he has lately formed are by far the most
complete, not only for expediting the business of manufacturing
Snuff and Tobacco, but also doing it in the greatest perfection,
es any works ever yet erected on the continent.
N. B. Two Tobacco Spinners will meet with encouragement
by applying as above. J 3 m.
Port of Philadelphia, in the pro- ? T n
vines of P%fylvania,ff jwhom it may concern,
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admiralty for
taking cognizance of, and trying the justice of captures
of vessels, made in pursuance of the resolves of the Honourable
the Continental Congress, and brought into this port of Phila
delphia, will be held at the Court-house, in the city of Phila
delphia, on Friday, the 28th day of June inst. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of the fame day ; then and there to try the truth
of the fafis alledged in the bill of George M'Aroy, Commander
of the private sloop of war called the Congress (who .s well,
&'•) against the ship called the Juno, burthen about 200 tons
(with her guns, tackle, apparel, furniture, and the cargoe on
board) lately commanded by Samuel Marfon. To the end and
intent, that the owner or owners there f, or any person or per
sons concerned therein, may appear and /hew cause, if any they
have, why the fame Ihould not be condemned according to the
prayer of the said bill. By order of the Judge,
June to, 1776. ANDREW ROBESON, Register.
WILLIAM B DFOR D, Sadler,
HEREBY informs the Public in general, and his Friends
in particular, that he has removed from his late dwelling
near the Drawbrige, to the House lately occupied by Mr. Tho
mas Weft, in Second-street, the 6th door below Market-Greet---
Where he continues to carry on his Business in all its Brances ;
also makes, at present, every Kind of Military Furniture for
the Army.^
BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas to me direded,
will be exposed to public sale, on Wednesday, 24th of July,
at the dwelling house of James Pollock, in Carlifle, a Planta
tion and trad of land, ftuate in Middleton tpwrilhip, Cumberland
county, and province of Pennsylvania, adjoining lands of Ro
bert Miller, and John Montgomery, Efqrs. and Casper Forftker,
2 miles from the town of Carlifle, containing 250 acres, be the
fame more or less, also, a warrant right so 25 acres joining the
above trad. One other tract of land situate in Middleton afore
faid, and known by the name of Trent's Saw Mill, containing
500 acres, be the fame more or less, whereon is a very good saw
mill, and well situate for public business; the main road to Bal
timore town and York leading through said trad; also a very va
luable house and 2 lots of ground in the town of Carlifle, ad
joining John Gummell; one other lot of ground, whereon is
erected a square log-house, adjoining John Gray ; one other lot
of ground, whereon is a double barn of frame and logs ; also sun
dry out-lots, containing 65 acres, with a quantity of wheat and
rye in the ground; all seized and taken in execution by the late
Sheriff, as rhe property of George Stevenson, and to be fold by
June 2, 1776. 7/15 ROBERT SEMPLE.
To be SOLD by public VENDUE, on the
20th day of this instant June, at the late dwelling-house of
Abraham Luken, in Towamenfing township, in the county of
Philadelphia, deceased,
HORSES, mares, a colt, milch cows, young cattle, sheep
and swine, feather beds and bedding, all the houfhold and
kitchen furniture, a cart, ploughs, harrows and gears, rye, oats
and buckwheat by the bushel, 4 hogsheads of cyder and cyder
vessels, dried meat, wheat, rye, oats, Indian corn and flax in
the ground, a quantity of good mowable grass on the ground,
and many other things too tedious to insert here. The sale to
begin at ten o' clock in the morning, and to be continued until
all are fold; where due attendance and reafcnable credit will be
given, by Elizabeth Luken, John Luken, and Mat
thias Luken, Execut.
Philadelphia, fare T 2, 1776,
ALL those indebted to the Printers hereof, for one or mere
Years of the Prnnfylvanta Gazette, or f r other Printing
Butinefs, are earnestly requested to make speedy Payment.---
As the extraordinary Advance in the Price of Paper, and other
Materials, makes this Request absolutely necessary, we hope
those in Arrear will confider the necessity bf a punctual Com
pliance therewith, which will greatly oblige their humble Ser
vants, HALL and SELLERS.
N< B. As most of our Country Customers, in this and the
neighbouring Colonies, have frequent opportunities of fending tp
this City, we hereby request filth as are in Arrear will obviate
the Difficulty of toileting a Number of small Debts, by speedily
fending or ordering Payment.
To be SOLD at public VENDUE,
ON Monday, the 17th instant, at 12 o'clock, at Messieurs
Willing and Morris's wharff, the Brigantine Betsey, with
all her Tackle, Furniture, &c. taken by the Schooner Wasp,
Charles Alexander, I sq; Commander, and condemned in a Court
of Admiralty,' at Philadelphia, the 11th of June.
.Inventory to be fe.n at the Marshal's Office, and on board
the said Brig. ||l W.
HAMILTON and SON, Tobacconists,
HAVE moved from the corner of Spruce and W>'cr
ftreets, to the house belonging to. and lately occupied .by
Mr. John Wallace, iri Secohd-ftreet, fix doors below Market
ftreet, where they continue to carry on their Scotch fnnf and
Tobacco Manufactory in all the several branches, ayufual : they
have laid in a large stock of the very best Virginia leaf tobacco,
and are confident of giving the utmost fatisfa&ion to their formed
cuff mers and the public. Orders will be pun&uall) answered
with all possible dilpatch.
They give caffi for good empty fnuff bottles.
TO BE SOLD cheap,
Six valuable Trafis of Land, with improvements,
advantageously situated, about 9 miles from the Borough of
Lancaftar. in Martick township, Lancafler county,
CONTAINING, No. 1, - - - 270 acres,
2, - - - 125
3, - - - ±2s
4, - - - 200
5, - - - 15, 0
6, - - - ico
Any person or persons who may incline to purchase a part or
the whole of the above lands, are req-hefted to apply to John
Malcolm. Ffq; at Monckton Park, near Christiana Ferry, or
to John M'Calmont, at Newport, in New-Castle county , «J