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I. The Duties of all Military Officers in actual Service; includ
ing neceflary InftruQions in many capital Matters, by the
Knowledge of which, a Man may soon become an Ornament
to the ProfeAi^n of Arms. By Moafieur De Lamont, Town-
Major of Toulon.
IL The Duties of Soldiers in general ; including necessary In
ftruaions in many capital Matters, bv remaining ignorant of
which a Man, who pretends to be a Soldier, will be every Day
la Danger of bringing Disgrace upon himfelf, and material
Injury to the Cause of his Country.
111. The Rules and Practice of the greatest Generals, in the
Manoeuvres of encamping, marching, Order of Battle, fight
ing, attacking, and defending strong Places, with the Manner
of furprifeig Towns, Quarters, and Armies ; exhibiting what
is most requisite to be known by all who enter into the
Military Service. By the Chevalier de la Valiere.
Memorandum.
The Duties of Military Officers was written by Monsieur
De Lamont, Town-Major of Toulon, a Post of great Trust, and
which requires much Experience to recommend a Man to it.
This Experience he gained by serving in the Army for 23 warm
Campaigns, and during that -Time was personally engaged in
many of the most considerable Sieges and Battles. Thus did be
rife to that Degree of Knowledge in Military Affairs, which is
furficiently testified by this final! but valuable Work. All his
Jnftruffions are so regular, and so just, that they in a Manner
make a Soldier of the Man that never saw a C4mp, and leads
him that desires to follow that Ccurfe of Life so fully into the
Art of War, that a young Officer has nothing to do when he
comes into the Field, but only to put in Practice that Theory
which he has already conceived, concerning all the Operations,
belonging to the several Polls, in an active and courageous Array.
The second and third Parts of this Work were composed by
General La Valiere and another French Officer of great Valour
and Experience in the Art of War.
N. B. A considerable Variety of Latin Classics : Also Greek
Classics: Likewise English Spelling Books, with Grammars in
all Languages, may be had at Robert Bell's, next Door to St.
Paul's Chuch, in Third-street, Philadelphia.
WAS FOUND, feme Time Ago, a BUNDLE of
MONEY. Whoever has loft the fame may hear of
it, by applying to LOOE BAKER, at the Lower Ferry,
Trenton.q
Lower-Merion, September 12', 1776.
WAS FOUND, this Day, upon Lancaster Road, be
tween the Seven-mile Stone and the Buck, a Number
of CONTINENTAL BILLS of Credit. Whoever has
loft the fame, by applying to the Subferiber, proving his Property,
and paying the Charges, may have them again.
t John Leatherman-.
September 10, 1776,
Seventy-two Dollars Reward.
DESERTED from Captain Thomas Hanson's company,
of rhe Maryland Flying-Camp Battalion, commanded by
Col. Thomas Ewing, the following men, viz. Whorton Qualls,
2Y year^of age, 6 tcet 1 inch high, wears his hair, and has a
very swarthy complexion. William Coxe, 19 years of age, 5 feet
II inches high, florid complexion. Henry Mudd, 24 years of
age, 5 feet 6 inches high, dark complexion. Michael Metier,
about 35 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high. William Waple,
about 23 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high. John Carroll, 21
years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high. Patrick Duffield, 24 years
of age, 5 feet 6 inches high. Ignatius Adams, 20 years of age,
5 feet 7 inches hieh. %hnfon M'Coy, 20 years of age, 6 feet
high. Thomas Coley, 24 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high.
,hn Howard, 21 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high. William
Ward, 19 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches high. Whoever
takes us the Rid Deserters, and secures them in any goal, or re
turns them to the said Battalion, shall have the above reward
or Six Dollars for any one of them. Those men were all in
lifted in Charles county, and it is probable they will attempt to
return to their refpeftive homes. T. HANSON. J
WAN T E D,
A HAND that understands the Fulling Business, that can
d Y c . 3 variety of good colours, such as blue, red, green,
brown, wineftone, lead, black, white, and divers other colours,'
as the quality of the cloth may require; dad can dress worfleds,
tammies, camblets, and dye them such cobms as the quality of
thin ftuffs may require. A person that understands every branch
of the business, and can be recommended, may hear of go@d
images, and accommodations found him, bv immediately apply
ing to R OBERT MILLER, living in Warminfter township,
Bucks county. &,f.4, 1776.^
UN frem the fubferiber, living in Lower Alloway's Creek
% townftip. Salem county, New Jersey, on the firft of Sep
temberul a fervent lad, named Charles Holli^fwortb, about
15 years of age, of low size but middling thick; bad on, and
took with him, a blue duffil jacket, without sleeves, a tow
shirt and trowfers, the fliirt patched on the Moulders with brown
towcloth; had an old wool hat on, light brown hair, pale com
plexion, with freckled flbn< Whoever takes up and Secures said
Servant, so that his matter may get him again, shall have SIX
DOLLARS reward, and reasonable charges. pnid by
§ WILLIAM 'DRAKE,
SIX I E E N 1) O L L A R S Reward.
V7 AS STOLEN from the fubferiber, living in Green
wich township, Sussex county, New-Jersey, near Eafton,
°”' of his parture. on Friday night, the 6th of September inst.
a black HORSE, with a final! star in his forehead, has some
white under his belly, which he got by a hurt jumping fences,
he is 5 years old, 14 hands high, or something better, in good
order, a natural trotter, but has been learnt to go a fort of a
muffling travel, he gallops well, food before, a Abort switch tail
lately trimmed by his ears. Whoever takes ap said horse and
thief, shall have the above reward, or Eight "Dollars for the
horse, and all reasonable charges, paid by
0 THOMAS BARBER.
The Pennsylvania
,"f pukUjbed, and wrw felling by
ROBERT BEL L, in Third-Street,
(Price One Dollar and a Half, in neat Binding)
The ART OF WAR.
CONTAINING,
Containing the Frefhefl Ad-
September 18, 1776.
RUN away from Speedwell Forge, Lancaster county, on
Wednesday, the 4th of September instant, an English
indented servant lad, named fobn Norman, a thick well
set fellow, 5 feet high, dark c .dexion ; haa on a beaver har,
brown hunting shirt, and tot trowfas; he worked in the Forge
for some time, and is a very go ^ hair bloomer. Whoever takes
up said servant, and secures min any goal in this province,
shall have FIVE POUNDS reward, paid by HENRY
GOOD, at the Forge, or J AMES OLD, at Reading
Fu-nace I|BW.
Haddonfield, Ninth-Month 10, 1776.
ALL perlons who are indebted to the estate of William
Hamp ton, late of the township and county of Gloucester,
deceased, or to the fubferiber, for goods purchased at the vendue
made of the goods and chattels of said doceafed, are earnestly re
quested to make speedy payment : Such who have just demands
ion said estate are defined to bring them in, that a fettlemen,t may
be made, by Thomas Redman, Executor. %
Camp at Pertb-Amboy, August 30, 1776.
DESERTED from the sth Battalion of Chester county
militia, commanded bv Col. Richard Thomas, the fol
lowing deserters, viz. John Hampton, David Lewellih, and Ed
ward M'Cardy, belonging to captain Vanleer's company, of
Eafton; Richard Adams, fbn Fills, ffob fackfon, Edward
Bell, George Chapman, Bernard Hanhorne, Alexander Henderson,
and Abraham Coleman, in Captain Templeton's company, of East-
Whiteland; George Lute, 'J:cob Humble, facob Walters, and
Benjamin Boyers, in Captain Bodley's company, of Charles town ;
Evan Chapbant, in Captain Anderson's company, of Weft-
Whitelznd ; John Maxwell, jun. Iffacbar Evans, William Will
fon, John Lawrence, — Hazzard, John Hemminger, and Wil
liam Miller, in Captain Miles's company, of Tredyffrin ; Roger
Little, Thomas Roberts, Lewis Pearce, James Boyles, Mordecai
Williams, Nicholas Pergrin, Frederick Fafe, Peter Rambo, and
Phineas John, in Captain M'Caragher's company, late Captain
Morgan's, of Charles-town ; Benjamin Smith, Jesse Richards, and
William Simpson, in Captain Push's company, of Radnor.-
Whoever will take up said deserters, and convey them fafe to
their refpe&ive companies, at Amboy, shall receive EIGHT
DOLLARS for each, paid by the Captains th, refpeftively
belong to. N. B. William Miller, and William Simpson, received
a confidefable sum of money of two Gentlemen, to serve for
them this present campaign. fl
NINE POUND S Reward.
DESERTED from Ca,;&. VCalttr Alexander's
Company, of the Flying-Camp, Maryland, Col. Wil
liam Richardson's Battalion, the following men, viz.
Samuel Lewis, about 25 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, of a
brown complexion, and much given to talk, William Clarke, about
30 years of age, 6 feet high, straight and well made, had the
middle finger on one hand smashed, so that he cannot bend it.
Thomas Baker, about 32 years of age, 5 feet 7I inches high,
short curly black hair, has a remarkable fear on one fide of his
mouth, and is somewhat addicted to liquor. The above men
were all inlifted in C&cil county, Maryland, and received their
firft month's pay, and are supposed to be somewhere in said coun
ty. Whoever takes up said Deserters, arid brings or fends them
to my company, at New-York, ihall receive the above reward,
or Three Pounds for either of them, and reasonable charges,
paid by Walter Alexander, Captain. q[
Philadelphia, September 10, 1776.
TO THE PUBLI C.
UP ON the Subferiber's being released from his confinement by
the Council of Safety, and going amongfi bis friends, found
there was a report prevailing amergft the people, that he bad been
very cruelly treated by the Goalee, while in confinement, and in justice
to that Gentleman and all hit family, I think it my duty to inform the
Public, that the said report is inttrely groundless and without any
foundation, for I was used with the greatest civility, and the kef of
usage as a prisoner, wbilfl under the rare of my keeper, Robert Jewell,
who I think is a worthy, benef, humane man.
Arthur Thomas.
New-Britain, Bucks county, Sept, 14, 1776.
WHEREAS a certain George Cungle, of the afore
faid townflrip, in the year 1774, obtained from the fub
feriber, two Promissory Notes, one of them for Four Pounds,
payable the 27th of November last, the other for the like sum of
Four Pounds, payable the 27th of May last. This is to caution
the Public, not to take any Assignment of the said Notes, or either
of them, the Subscriber never having had any consideration or
value for said Notes, and therefore will not pay them, unless
compelled thereto by law. Witnels my hand the day and year
abovefaid. # . Peter Stephen.^
KIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber, living in Worcester town
ship, Philadelphia county, on Sunday, the 2 sth of August
last, Sarah Craig, an English servant maid; she is about 5 feet
high, a dark complexion, has very protuberant eyes, thin and
pale visage, speaks very quick, and sometimes pretty mannerly ;
ffie had on, when ffie went away, a long cotton gown, striped
with yellow, red, and white; also a half-worn black silk bon
net, a large round-eared cap, a blue check silk handkerchief, a
small striped lincey petticoat, and a large check apron. She
stole from her master sundry articles; among them were the fol
lowing; a new pair of black in the grain pumps, a new, large
homespun handkerchief, two short gowns, one of them is white
linen, the other calicoe, petticoats, homespun shifts, handker
chiefs, caps, &c. She is very artful and fubtil; in order to get a
pafsthe more easily, she told that she had a husband in the camp,
at New-York, whom she wanted ve^y much to fee : but it is
well known that her scheme was to go over to the English army,
which she is very fond of. Whoever will take up the said ser
vant, and secure her in any goal, and give information thereof
to her master, so that he gets her again, or else to Peter De
haven, in Arch street, between Fourth and Fifth-ftreets, shall
have the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by
° Abraham Wentz.
CA ME to the plantation of George Gordon, of the township
°f Montgomery, Philadelphia county, sometime ago, a sorrel
MAR E, about g years old, about 13 bands high, bas a white
blaze d # wn her face. The owner is desired to come and prove bis
property, pay charges, and take her away.
Sept. 13, 1776. § George Gordon.
GAZETTE.
vices, Foreign
Sefl. 10. A quorum of the House of Representatives
shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of mem
bers elected; and, having met and chosen their Speakers,
shall each of them, before they proceed to business, take
and fubferibe, as well the oath or affirmation of fidelity
and allegiance herein after directed, as the following
oath or affirmation, viz.
I do swear (or affirm) that, as a Member of
this Assembly, I will not propose, or assent to, any bill, vote
or rejolution, wßicbJball appear to be injurious to the peo
ple, nor do or consent to an, ad or thing whatever that
shall have a tendency to lessen or abridge their rights and
privileges as declared in the constitution of this State, but
will, in fill things, conduß myfelf as a faithful, honest Re
presentative and Guardian of the people, and according to
the bejl of m, judgment and abilities.
And each member, before he take^his feat, shall make
and fubferibe the following declaration, viz.
I do believe in one God, the Creator and Governor of the
universe. /
SeH. it. Delegates to represent this State in Congress
shall be chosen by ballot, by the future House of Repre
sentatives at their firft meeting, and annually for ever
after. Any Delegate may be fuperceded at any time, by
the General Assembly appointing another in bis Read.
No man shall fit in Congress longer than two years suc
cessively, nor be capable of re-election for three years
afterwards.
See. 12. If any county or counties shall neglect or re
fwfe to elect and fend Representatives to the General
Assembly, the Representatives of the other counties,
provided they are two thirds of the members from the
counties that do fend, shall have all the powers of the
House of Representatives, as fully and amply as if the
whole were present.
Sea. 13. The doors of the House, in which the Re
presentatives of the Freemen of this State shall fit in Ge
neral Assembly, shall be and remain open for the admis
sion of all persons who behave decently, except only
when the welfare of the State may require the doors to
be shut.
Sea. 14. The votes and proceedings of the House of
Representatives shall be printed weekly, during their fit
ting, with the yeas and nays on each ad, queltion, vote
or resolution, where any two members require it, ex
cept when the vote is taken by ballot.
# Sea. Ifo All bills of a public nature shall be read three
times on three different days, in the House of Repre
sentatives; and, after th^ third reading, shall be printed
and published for public consideration, at least seven <Lys
[For the Remainder, fee the Fourth Page.]
ft prffld PLAN r , r FRAME of GOVERN
MEN T for the Communewealth or State ts Penn-
SYLVANIA.
_fc &O 'Relation.]
Sell. I. 7 1,., bajh^pwearth or State of Pennfyba
'' ''"' be governed hereafter by an Alfrem
bly of the Representatives of the freemen of the fame,
and a President and Council, in manner and form follow
ing.
SeT. a. The supreme legislative power shall be vested
in a House of Representatives of the freemen of the Com
monwealth or State of Pennsylvania.
Sell. 3. The supreme executive power shall be vested
in a President and Council.
, Sell. 4. Courts of Justice shall be eftabliffied in the
city of Philadelphia, and in every county of this State.
Sehl. 5. The Freemen of this Commonwealth or State
shall be trained and armed for its defence. And the mi
litia shall have such frequent elections of their officers
(general officers excepted) as shall he regulated from time
to time by militia laws; the officers to be commiriioned
by the President in Council.
Sect. 6. Every freeman, cf the full age of twenty-one
years, having resided in this State or Commonwealth for
the space of one whole year next before the day of elec
tion, and paid public ta^es during that time, shall enjoy
the rights ^f an elector, on taking an oath or affirmation
of fidelity to the Commonwealth, if required.
Sell. 7. The House of Representatives of the Freemen
of this Commonwealth shall consist of members,
performs most noted for wisdom and virtue, to be chofeu.
by the freemen of the city of Philadelphia, and the
counties of this Commonwealth refpe&ively. And no
person shall be elected unless he has resided in the place
for which he shall be chosen two years immediately be
fore said election; nor shall any member, while he con
tinues such, hold any other office, except in the militia.
Sefl. 8. No person Shall be capable of being eleded a
member to serve in the House cf Representatives of the
freemen of this Commonwealth more than four years
in feyen years. Nor shall any one person serve more
than four years successively.
Sea. 9. The Members of the House of Representatives
shall be chosen annuity by ballot, by the freemer of
the Commonwealth, on f ' firft Monday in Cue for
ever (except this present year) and shall meet on the third
Monday of the fame month ; and shall be Riled “ The
General Assembly of the Representatives of the Freemen
of Pennsylvania," and shall have power to choose their
Speaker, the Treasurer of the State, and their other of
ficers ; lit on their own adjournments; prepare bills,
and ena& the fame into laws; judge of the elections and
qualifications of their own members. They may expel,
but not a second time in the fame sessions, if the mem
ber expelled is re-elected by the fame constituents ; they
may administer oaths or affirmations on examination of
witnesses; redress grievances, impeach criminals, and
shall have all other powers necessary for the legislature
of a free State or Commonwealth: But they shall have
no power to add to, alter, abolish, or infringe any part
of this Constitution.
Numb. 2491.
and Domeflic.