The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-19 00:00:00, page 1

JUST PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD BY
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M the New Printing-Office, In Market-street,
(Price Tug Founds Seven Shillings)
The ACTS of ASSEMBLY
Of the Province of Pennsylvania,
Carefully compared with the Originals.
And AN° APPEN DI X,
Containing such Afis, and Parts of Ads, relating to Pro
perty, as are expired, altered or repealed.
TOGETHER WITH
The Royal, Proprietary, City and Borough Charters;
AND THE
Original Concessions of the Hon. William Penn
to the firft Settlers of the Province.
Puilifhed by ORDER of ASSEMBLY.
BY v^rrue of sundry writs to me directed, will be fold by
public vecriue, on Friday, the 2 lit day of June inftunt, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the planation cf Joft Martin,
in Marlborough tewnihip, sundry houihold furniture, Aorfes,
cows, fivine, &c. also sundry implements of husbandry. Like
wtfe, at two o' clock in the afternoon of the zxft day of June
afotefaid, at the place nforei id, will in like manner be fold,
a certain meffuage or tenement, and three tracts or pieces of land,
lituate partly in the township of Marlborough aforefaid, and
partly in the tewnftip of Salford, containing in the whole
about 13q acres, with their respective appurtenances; bounded
by land late of Die.rick Welker, and others; also a quantity of
grain in the ground ; the whole late the property of Joft Mar
tin; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
B.Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Thursday, the 27th day of June instant, at fix
o'clock in the evening, at the City-Tavern, a certain meffuage
00 tenement, and lot or piece of ground, situate on the east fide
bf Second-street from the river Delaware, and between Walnut and
Spiuce-ftreets, containing in front, on Second-ffreet aforefaid,
19 feet 5 inches, and in length or depth 98 feet ; b funded north
ward with ground of Samuel Powe), Esq; haftward with gr und
of Isaac Vannoft, ftiuthward with ground of Jonathan Evans,
and westward with Second-street ; together with the appurte
nances ; late the estate of John Inglis , seized and taken in
execution by WILLI A M DEWEES, Sherif
NOW PUBLISH ED (Price '/two Skillings)
r,HE FALL of BRITISH TYRANNY: Or,
I AMR RICAN LIBERTY TRIUMPHANT.
The firft Campaign. A TRAGI- C 0 MEDrof 5 ARs,
containing 26 Scenes; amongst which are the following, viz.
A pleating Scene between Roger and Dick, two Shepherds, near
Lexington. Clarifh, &c. A very moving Secne, on the Death
of Doctor Warren, &c. in a Chamber near Boston, the Morning
after the Battle al Bunker's Hill. A humourous Scene, between
the Boatfw tin and a Sailer on board a Man of War, near Nor
folk, in Virginia. Two very laughable Scenes, between the
Boatswain, two Sailors, and the Cook ; exhibiting Specimens of
featuring Oratory, and peculiar Eloquence of those Sons of
Efetsne, touching Tories, Convicts and Black Regulars, and
between Lord Kidnapper and the Boatswain. A very black
Scene, between Lord Kidnapper arid Major Cudjo. A religious
Scene, between Lord Kidnapper, Chaplain and Captain. A
Scene, The Lord Mayor, &c. going to St. James's with the Ad
drefr. A droll Scene. A Council of War in 801 ln, between
Admiral Tombfte e. Elbow-?oom, Mr. Caper, Clinton, and
Earl Percy. A diverging Scene, .between a Whig and a Tory.
A foirited Scene, between General Prefcot and Colonel Allen.
A Shocking Scene, A Dungeon, between Col. Allen and an Offi
cer of the Guard. Tw affecting Scenes, Boston after the Flight
cf the Regulars from Lexington, between Lord,Bofton, Messen
ger and Officer of theCuard. A patriotic' Scene in the Camp
at Cambridge, between the Generals Washington, Lee, and
Puts ^m, &c. &c. With a Dedication, Preface, Address of the
Goddess cf Liberty to the Congress. Dramatis Perfume Pro
logue, Epilogue, &c. A Song in Praise of King Tammany,
the American Saint. A truly dramatic Performance, inter
spersed with wri+, humeur, burlefqne, and fericus Matter, which
cannot fail of affording abundant Entertainment to Readers of
every Disposition. The Whole comprised in 73 Pages O&avo,
and a new and beautiful Type. Enquire of the Printers.
Talbot Ceuny, Maryland, fune 5, 1776.
THE Subscriber will attend at the Court-House of the said
County, on every Fuefday of the Week, for the Purpose
of giving in Exchange, Bills of Credit emitted by the Provincial
Convention the fe^vh Day of December 1775, agreeable to
a Ref^ve of Aid Convention, for those emitted by the Provin
cial Convention the twenty-sixth Day of July 1775.
William Hindman, Treasurer
ff 7/6. of the Eastern Shore.
Chester, 'lane 1776.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS Reward.
Broke out of the Workhouse of the county of Chester,
on the 9th instant, two servant men, one named John
Cunningham, about 5 feet 7 or 3 inches high, ffiort black hair,
fair, complexion, a fear under bis left eye, about 24 or 25 years
of age, a native of Ireland; hat on an half-worn light furtcut
coat, old buckskin breeches, patched on the left thigh, old
dhoes and old yarn flocking, marked G : T, and an old hat.—
0 The other about 5 feet 6 Or 7 inches high, long dark hair,
brown complexion; had on a ihort cloth coloured coat, the
fl-eves made large and of a darker colour, tow ffiirt and trowferr,
oid Ihots, but no flockings, a good beaver hat, turned, a Dutch
fervent ; both advertised lately in the papers as runaway feruants,
by George Thomas and Emanuel Grubb. Whoever ferures laid
fervahts, and brings them co the said Workhouse, /hall be in
tided to the above reward, or Eight Dollars for either of them,
paid by Thomas Pedrick, Workhouse-keeper. ff
Q PRAYED away, lad n:gnt, or lioien, frqm the sub-
O Briber, living in Francony township, Philadelphia county,
out of the field, a large black three years old HORSE, about
15 hands high.; no mark only a small star on his forehead, paces
and trots, /hod before. Whoever takes up said horse, and brings
him to the subscriber, ffiajl have FOUR DOLLARS re
ward, and reasonable charges, paid by
%ran, 1776. Christian Funk. fl.
The Pennsylvania
Containing the Frfheft Aid
yune 19, *77&
C L EV E S, February 20,
PR IYATE accounts mention, ri;at there has been
great murmuring among the Bruht^ick and Hefliari
troops, about going to America; and^at two regiments
had mutinied, and killed the Major General, who en
deavoured to bring them to reason.
Stade, March 18. Yesterday the embarkation of the
firft division of the Brunfw ; ck troops in his Britannic
Majesty's service was completed, and the fleet in readi
ness to depart as soon as the wind will permit,
L O N D O N.
March 2. The plan which Lord George Germaine has
laid down for the operations of the next campaign in
North-America is, for the main army to take the march
along the inie of the coast, and utterly £0 destroy every
city, town and village on both sea and great rivers, to
which a ship can come up, which, he thinks, wit entire
ly cut off all the naval designs of the Americans, and
periafs prove the mod effedu.il me ns.Of putting an end
to the war. Several members 0 the cabinet second
this opinion, which it is imagined will prove the prevail
ing one. Lord North is against it.
The ministry exped every hour to receive an express
from Berlin with an account of the death of the Prussian
monarch. His Majesty has long laboured under a com
plication of disorders, and his constitution is totally
broke; for several weeks he has teen confined to his
chamber, and very few people art admitted to him. 'Tis
whispered at Patzdam, that he hrs a confirmed dropsy.
Extract of a letter from Ha&tyrgb, Feb. 13.
" Of the gentlemen on the recruiting party, whom
Great-Britain engaged to supply and complete the Royal
American regiment with men from Germany, none have
fucceded so well as Colonel de Schfeiter.—We have it this
day from Stade, that he just arrived at that place from a
long circuit, with a body of 750 exceeding fine men,
most of them already difciplineU, who are forthwith to
be Shipped for England on board of transports Rationed
there. The large bounty he offers causes great desertions
in the Prussian garrisons, and even in the very regiments
of those Princes who have hired tl. cm out to the King of
Great-Britain, because though a larger bounty be given
to the Princes as levy money, yet as every farthing i$
pocketed by them, the men runaway as fafi as they can,
and nilift with him; io that the number of men the Co
lonel undertook,to furnifh will h. coinpleated within a
few days; and he will proceed then, as it is said, to raise
a thousand of the best German rangers for the fame ser
vice.
“ If the above be fad, there is owe comfort, that we
need not make any allowance for cripples, as in the firft
300 font over in January last, which was just one sixth
part of the whole.
'' By the treaties concluded with the German Princes
it feeats to be their interest, that none of their refpe&ive
corps ever should return again; for, as they receive for
every man thirty crowns (seven guineas) as levy money,
the- fame fum # is to be paid to them when any of the
loldiers are killed, or loft by any accident whatever,
which, upon the whole, makes 14 guineas per man ; and
since the Princes are furnished with the means of procur
ing soldiers at a very cheap rate, it is evident they do not
with their return. Now, if the soldiers desert their co
lours in their own Prince's dominions, how much more
will they do it in a foreign country, where they will meet
with greater encouragement, and numbers oi their own
countrymen ? In short, the whole appears to be calculated
to satiate the appetite of savage hungry Princes, to peo
ple the vast American continent, and to bear down —poor
Old England
March 7. A correspondent writes, that yesterday an
express arrived.at the minister's house with advice that the
Hanoverian troops sent to Gibraltar had mutinied, and
killed all their officers. The Regency of Hanover have
sent over a strong remonstrance against the plan for tak
ing into British pay 10,000 electoral troops, the fending
away of which would leave the country too much ex
posed to the suspicious designs of powerful neighbours.
March 11. Many authentic accounts having been re
ceived of the diftreffus of the Clergy of the Church of
England in North-America, the Archbishop and Bilhops
(witn his Majesty's approbation) have opened a fubferip
tion fi r their relief; and they doubt not of the concur
rence of such of the Laity and Clergy, whose circum
stances will allow them to contribute to so charitable a
delign.—The subscriptions on the above to this day a
mounted to 2,145!. ss. 6d.
His Majesty's ship the Seaford, bound to Borton, and
several outward bound Weft-Indiamen, that failed on
Munday last from Portsmouth, arc put into Plymouth.
A gentleman who arrived last Wednesday from Paris
fays, that the French are in high Spirits, being in great
expectation of engroffiiig the whole American trade.—
I hey lay that some perlons of dißinCtion have waited on
,"'' Washington, with an offer of French troops and
war to o ppose the wicked deligns'of an English
Ministry, upon condition of their opening a trade with
them ; tliat the General decided giving them any answer,
but referred them to the Congress; and that an account
was received at Paris, that the French gentlemen met
with a noble reception, and were assured, that if a re
conciliation was not soon brought about between them
and their Mother Country, that they would accept of the
offers of the French Court upon the terms proposed. That
on receiving this answer, orders were sent to all the Ica
purts that Inch ihips as were ordered for the East-India
lervice, &c. Ihould stay for further orders, but hold
themselves ready to fail at a short notice. He further adds,
? rders Were Hkewife sent to Rochelle, that transports
fufficient to carry 20,0c0 men ibunld be immediately got
ready tor fea.'
xririiAri MV^
G ZETTIL
wees. Foreign ana Dome, lie.
A letter from Holland has the following article :—" We
on this fide the water begin to entertain but a very in
different opinion of the abilities and honesty of your
pr^fent Ministry. If they have great abilities, they are
applied to wicked and deftruftive purpofe 0 . Your trade
to that vast empire of America is totally loft, the credit
of your nation in a ruinous condition, mibmuch that
those here who have money in your funds are in great
pain about it, and I believe will draw it out as faft as pos
sible. Your religion tod seems in danger ever since the
Quebec bill puffed, and fhouid the Scotch militia bill pats,
your whole country will soon be overspread with a worse
than Egyptian plague, prerogative and arbitrary power.”
Yesterday at a Court of Common Council, a motion
was made, and carried by a great majority, that the
thanks of the Court be given to Dr. Price, for his excellent
pamphlet on civil liberty, just publiffied. Also, that the
freedom of this city be pretested to him in a gold box, of
the value of fifty pounds..
March 15. Wednesday night advice was received of the
death of the King of Portugal.,
The King of Prussia has positively objected to the
Landgrave of Hesse Caffel fuffcring any of his troops to
go into our lervice.
Extras of a.letter from Cork, Feb. 25.
" Last Friday the Sphynx frigate, and Thunder Bomb,
with three transports, which put back to Cove, failed
from hence for America.
Friday and yesterday, the 14th and 63d regiments
arrived here to embark for America."
Wednesday morning arrived at Portsmouth, the Bute
transport, with troops bound for Quebec.
Orders are given for draughts to Be made from the dif
ferent dock yards for a number of ship-wright,, &c. to
be sent to Halifax in Nova-Scotia, to repair any of his
Majesty's ships that may put in there, and Hand in nce<fc^
thereof.
I he Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the men be
longing to the Royal yachts at Deptford, to affifi in rig
ging the ships of war fitting out for America.
Tug: Ferret sloop of war, commanded by Captain Rod
ney, is said to have overfet at sea, and every foul ku?. —
It is ajfo reported, that the Magdalen schooner, Lieu
tenant Nunn, is allo loft, as no accounts have been re
ceived of her since ffie failad last Michaelmas from Ports
mouth for America.
Extras of a letter from Portsmouth, March 16.
" Sailed the Romney man of war, Admiral NNnitfrc,
and the Cygnet, Captain Salter, to Spithead, and several
outward bound ships failed from thence yesterday, but
the wind being now all westerly, they cannot be got far."
March u. The King of Sardinia has acceded, it is
said, to the Family Compact—if so, a war will soon break
out in Italy.
The last ship that arrived from New-York brought the
governments dispatches only. No letters came by her*
and so extremely cautious was Governor Tryon, that no
perlon was acquainted with the vessel's departure for
Engrand, and iris own servant was sent home with the
packet.
Philadelphia has taken every precaution to prevent re
ceiving a visit from the King's flrips; they have built forts
eight piles down the river, and have not only a strong
guard in that city, but can assemble, it is said, forty
thousand men at a very short warning.
Extras of a letter from on board his Majeffj Jhip the
Cerberus, dated Budon, Feb. 8.
,“ We are going to Halifax ~tu winter and refit, and
then to cruise for the American privateers, which are
very numerous, and they take a great many of the tran
sports. We have just taken two of their privateers
without firing a gun,"
The Preftun of fifty guns, is ordered to be fitted im
mediately for the reception of a flag officer; and it is
said, that an additional Admiral will be sent out to
America.
The Shark and Vulture, two new sloops, lately
launched at Deptford, are commiilioned, and ordered to
be fitted for sea.
A letter from Greenock, dated March 12, favs
“ Saturday last eight df the transports failed for Cork'
with the 31st regiment on board, with a favourable wind.'
Next day they were seen clear of the foul grounds."
Orders are sent to Portsmouth for his 'Majefty's fri
gates Tartar, Capt. Ommanie, and the Pearl, Capt,
Wilkinson, of 32 guns each, to be fitted out with all
dispatch for the North American fta^ion.
Two additional companies of 57 men each are ordered
to be railed immediately, to reinforce Lord Percy's regi
ment now at Boston. ' °
Orders arc sent to Chatham for his Majeftv's frigate
Richmond, of 32 guns, to be fitted out for the North-
American station; she is already commissioned, and the
command is given to Capt. Gidoin.
Several of the transports and outward bound fhi,s
that failed the 14th instant from the Downs and Pbrtf
mouth, are put into Plymouth, not being able to get
clear of the channel, the wind blowing frefh at S. W.
The Greyhound and Pearl men of war, for America
are put into Plymouth.'
This day was launched from his Majesty's yard at
Woolwich, a new frigate ; immediately after which his
Majesty's ship Eagle, commanded by Lord Howe, filled
fur America. .
A great perfenage, we hear, is extremely well fatisfied
within himfclf, that the ensuing campaign will be a con
chriive one, arid frequently expresses himfelf to that
effect, adding, that he wishes he was as fare of bring
ing over a few of the leaders in the opposition, as he is
of conquering America."
A gentleman arrived in town from Plymouth fays that
on Tuesday morning he was at. Yarmouth, and the
Numb. 2478.