The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-24 00:00:00, page 4

Manufactured at Batsto Furnace,
In Weft-New Jersey, and to be SOLD, either at the 'Works,
or bv the Subferiber, in Philadelphia,
a GREAT variety ofiron pots, kettles, Batch ovens and
A oval till kettles, either with or without covers, (kilims
of deficient sizes, being much lighter, neater, and fuparior in
quality to any imported from Great- Britain. —Pot alb, and
other large kettles, from 30 to Ixs gallons; sugar mill gd
geons, neatly rounded and policed at the ends; grating bars
of different lengths; grin-mill rounds; weights of all sizes,
from ,1b to §6lb ; Fill # s plates; open and clofc fives of
different £zes; rag-wheel irons tor saw-mills; pcftles and
mor ars; sash weights, and forge hammers of the best quality.
—Alft, BATSTO PIG IRIN, as usual, the quality of which
is too well known to need any recommendation.
6m. JOHN CO X.
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FOR
g3^~^Tß A RBAD O S,
the snow
&%^ PHILADELPHIA,
MICHAEL POWER, Maher;
^. A N€W v "'' a " d a P °™ c '"'"'
has genteel accommodations for
„. r j.ngos : Wiil fail the beginning of
^^ ^^t#' February n.x, wind and weather
bed: PT ^? permitti g. For passage only, apply
t> the Master on board at Mr. Clifford's w!&r, or to Samuel
and Charles Maffay.
TOBE S OT/ir
A N Englifli Servant Man, about Twenty five years of age,
f\ has tbree years and lur months to serve, he is well ac
r- 'inted with the care of horses, driving carriages and can do
many kinds of work ; be would suit the country best. En
quire of JOHN MIFFLIN, in Scoond-ftrect, near Walnut
fet, Philadelphia.
tog. The emphatical words of the charge in Mitchel's &
portion are, that “ the preterit C^ngrefs were an unc ft u
tonal body of men." Mr. Robinson declared upon his h nor,
and offered to swear it,—that in the converfatioo between him
and Mr. Mitchel, he said, that " the Parliament ,t &ta<
Britain looked open the prefer Congref as an Vnconftrtuooi^
al body;" wi ; being admitted, would entirely alter the
Rule and forc~ 2 this charge. ,
The only remaining charge in the aforefaid hand bid is
r.on-ained in the depofoion of Robert Butcher before C ncl
fohn Dagworthy, which runs in these words, viz. " Robert
butcher being duly fwoin on the Holy Evangelists of Aim>gbiy
Ged, dtpofc th a? d faith; That being in company with I h<mas
Robinf^, I (q; the said Robinfo* Tkd him wha thole C 11.-
ini ecs \e e doing; he told him they were'adv sing du pern
plc to n.ud.r, in order to defend their liberties: Robunn
^pli^d, tba'Tev were a p^k .f tools, for it was .taking up
ajmsag'^oft ri) King, and that <u charters were not annihi
] -<d, 'ch z^d. or au red bs t I C at: A&< Of Parliament, and
w. ' cup to ^pey rhe K.Mg and th^fe that were pub
i'h an:h r ay w^ct him; ard tha toe great people vereoniy
fading th< poor it to a pttmunire, and after tiny had dore
it tin s~w # .old not k^p rhenfout of it; a # d turth iaith not"
Of this charge 'Mt. Roh nfnn could n n hi iy exculpate h in
feb, only hy circus ft; rial evidence tor wine of the appear
fluci f Dmiber; ; who Lath beet twice summoned to , pear
(co re +u trimAinee,- and as often icfubd or neglected to
rtfen'd. The cacurnftances in M. Romnlun'- tavot arc t\at
the fail EMcher is a pctfon Of deader character, and a re->
markable ignorant man. That the time when the cm vc fa
tidu was fwppoftd to be in agitaton between R^binfim nd
Butcher, (ho' not mentioned in he dtp hto ) applies to
be ? h lit he firft of February DG, a time whs few ot tie
United felonies had adopted the mod of mattering as a mi
ht la : At that time many people, who are now hearty in the
Giufe ot Am , can Liberty, did ot approve of the practice
nt feme ot th Colonies arn^ng themfeives, because wg had
not then received a. ace stu ho> the petition of the honora
ble Co; tineutat cowers t the King w # s received in Eng
land, Tul conceived it premature to make any warlike pre
pa dens 'till that was k. w.
Too roilowiug dep lir . taken before the C mmittce will
fuuA demondrate h tor going rcpiefenuuon.
q I b Ingram, (!q; being (worn on the HAy Evangelifb
of ri ui'i, hu God, dep ' th n^i fai'h, T at he. this deponent
having me: at Willi, m Newbo dson S.tu day heard of Ju y,
1775, with others, the me tiers of t< G,e iCunmure
of the propped new county agreeable t adjournment. That
the,faid Con nittee had taken into coMidcoto n federal char
ges exhibited against Thomas Robiufon, Elq; of having
cbmftcra&id the resolves of Wie Cuuin© al Congress; that it
appeared that the depositions oi Peter W rit n R bert Butch
er and Nathaniel Mischel, had been taksn lefpcabig he mat
ter. before Mi. Robmfon was summoned to ait nd h ns;
that he. this deponent (as a member of the Comrutte afore
faid) rote and mentioned to the C lunuttee, that in h opini
on, th, y were a&ing in a manu r ve y illegal a.du ran re
feeding Mr R binion in taking toe laid de p fiticn wi hut
Mr. R binfon's being prefect to cross examine th w<tn lies;
.uid that .his deponent informed the Committee bw rs il„y
would fend for John Gcflee, he would be ab' fr m wha he
^lid declare on oath, to clear Mr. Robinion t th charge
Of felling Tea: Tharthey refufed to fend for him, —ha he,
his deponent offered to lend for the said John GofLe at is
own expence, but they refund that he (hould, or urge the
matter any further, and that they would not hear him;—h
Jf. informed the Committee, that Leatherberry B :k r w.s
then laying in the h.u (but unable to come out) if thev
wouid, or" a nun.bi of tiicm go to him, Mr. Ba ker wo I I
(he ^adc no doub:) on oath declare fuffic eat to ch a^ Mr.
R /Union of part ot he charges, but the Committee alto re
tuf d to qualify or hear him rcfpcaing;th< matter; and further
faithmit? JOB INGRAM.
Sworn to, and fuhferibed the iith December, 1775, before
J RODNEY, in presence of the Chairman.
(TrueC yj DAVID TRAIN, Clerk.
T do h.eb'y certify the above and foregoing, to be a true
Enaa fr > the Minutes and proceedings of the Committee
oi I '° aion and Ori-vat,. a 0 and for the County of Sussex
0 D^rsare, whoh was ordered bv the said Committee to
be published in the .u ! ic pap ^, &c.
DAVID 'RAIN, Clerk, Committee.
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Enquire of ADAM ZANTZINGER. 6w. Scpt. ro
Philade ph 0 6th November, 1775.
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SUPERFINE broad cloaths, milling and coarse ditto, rat
tincts, (balloons, callimancoes, durants and tammies,
buck and coloured velverets ; green, scarlet, and crimson
fl w, cd worked damalks ; furniture checks, coloured and
back cotton d. im ; men's and women'* purple and fhammy
gives, men's uikfkin ditto, woman's cloath coloured,
black, whit and pirp'e goves and mitts, girls ditto, wo
men's w^rfbd hole, men's plain and ribbed ditto, cam Wets
an cambfetices, plain fl wer d and striped double folded
(b ff; pa, (bqe , .nd figured lot 1101 $, armezencs,
far: les mil Pc-ha^s, padufoys and tiftettes, tilk Moree
g wns, ibiped Mine ' eitcr mulling, charlptteens, filverets and
giazets; a large and general assortment of ribbands, taste
and narrow dirto; bke^ife, a la r ge affortmeot of gauzes,
among which are, plain and-fpott d, queens, trolly, fancy,
P As, par nt and fpi*<r nC% pain and (potted valencine
dr 10, ft med and flowered Turkey gauze, black and whim
(torpid and fl-w cd df >, gauze °p ^ns and handkerchiefs,
Biped a dfl „ei<d needle walked lawn aprons and ruffles,
pain kerning ditto aprons and 1^ :<a- chiefs, flowered and
Ai,d oom; § (piigrd, plain, and b- ok mullins; white and
black, hi nd and ihread, lace- and edgings'; b-ack and blue
gimp, toile cd and plain fiing;.fcotch and coloured threads ;
apron ad cap tapes; bobbin, gafs and brass links, double
and Angle gilt batons, balk: dutO; purple c^Hicoes, blue,
purple, and cd a^.d wbio funituri calicoes; blue, purple,
and vhite c tton hirni'uiA Eng uh and India chintzes ; (pot
ted and plain fa^nb, figured mode, Barcelona, Bandano,
and Pi-fi,.ihandkeichieG ; pistol and clear lawns; worsted
and core n caps fpu°cl, di e-buckles, cutteau and iftnl
cap kni-cs, fcifl-rs, fnuff boxes, razors and knitr. g pns;
back and red feeling wax; men's and boys beaver, aftor,
and felt hats; women's chip hats; 9 4 green rugs, 6 by 3,
$ by io, and 10 by ix window glals ; muffs and tippets;
yaid wde d 7 8 linen*. CARPETS. Scotch and w,lt^n of
alinoft ill sizes, yard wide and half ell carpeting. CHINA
By the box, table setts, enameled, blue and white tea table
fits, dither, plates bowls, mugs, &c. &z. &<. breakfaft
and tea enameled, blue and white cups and faucets. ALSO;
A few quarter calks old (herry wine, dry and Greet malaga
ditto briidy, best Holland gin in keggs, a few cabs of
claret '< - ovl in b tt'cs ba fomcipavi io jars, & &c.
TWO COPPERS Reward,
RAN AWfrY from the . bibfcriber living in Ffont-ftrect,
just below the drawbridge, an apprentic ad named
MOLLESTON WHEELER, by rade a (htmaket, the per
son that feenres him in anv fr t his M jefty's goals (0 that his
matter mav have him again, (hall be entitled to the above
reward* All performs arc forbid to harbour him at their peril.
/ PRESLEY BLACKISTON.
WILLIAM PEARSON
IN ENDS leaving this province as son as poffibic, an'
defii es all persons that have ny demands against him r°
bring in their accounts that they may be paid: Ad all per
fi,n who are indibred to him by bond, not or book debt'
are desired to pay off their rcfpc&ive balances immediately,
or before th- igh of February next; otherwise, he will be
under he disagreeable neccffi;y to put their accounts into the
ha d^ of an A tor c y.
N. B Ari :Iroms indebted to the Part erfhip of PEARSON
and NEWMAN are r-quested to make ipcedy payment.|
Naryland, Kent county Nov. 3 1775.
TO BE RENTED,
BY the fubferiber or the space of three years, to com
mence from the firft day of January next, the plantation
whereon James Hodges now lives, called WHITE ROCK
HALL FERRY: — The conveniency of its Situation for
keeping a Ferry to Annapolis and Baltimore town, or any
other part ot Chefepeak-Bay, is so well known that any
thing said in favour thereof would be unnecessary; there is
on r be p,cmifcs a good dwelling hou.'e, with two rooms, a
p Lage and two died r oms below fairs, and three rooms
abive', and an exceeding good dry fton cellar under the
whole h^ufe, a good kitchen aud paiGge between it and he
dwelling hmife, well finifhed and in good order a good (ta
ble, meat h use and q arter, and a well ot waer close by
the door; there is also very good pafturt ground on the pre
mises and a plenty of fill, oyQs, and wild fowl to be bad
very convenient The whole is in good repair, and may be
entered on the firft d y of January next —Any petfon ncline
able to rent the premises, may know the Tims by apply
ing to THOMAS SMYTH.
JOHN BAYA R D,
At his dore in Chancery-Lane, leading out of Arch-Street,
between Front and Second-Streets, has to dispose of at
private falc, the following goods, viz.
T A Y L O R,
r^rAKES his method of informing bis friends and abe pub
I lie, that he has removed from Chefnut-Street, t® Saw
berry-Ally, direaiy opposite the sign of the Bull's-hcac
where he intends to carry on the business as usual, and hope
by a stria attention to the commands of his employers, u
merit their approbation and encouragement.
TEN POUNDS Reward.
WAS ftoen, on the night of the 3d instant, cut of the
pasture ot th fubGriber, living in the Borough of
Chester, a bay HORSE, 13 hands high, a large star in his
forehead b ack main and tail, very buihy, Las a m^k at
the root t bi ri„h ear under his foretop, paces and trots,
shod before, has a lump on one of his forelegs, between die
knet and the fetlock joint, lately trimmed on the top of the
head The supposed thief is one WELCH, about 5 feet 10
inches high, wi ha large fear from the right ear under the
jaw-bone, has just got a new suit of cloaths, viz. a new
ciaret coloured coat, with a deep purple cotton velvet cape,
a scarlet coating jacket, a light coloured coating furtoht : He
had with him a large raw boned bay horse, about 15 hands
h h: It is supposed he will make towards New-York.is well
acquainted over the Continent. Whoever will secure the
I ic' aud horse, (hull have the above reward, or THREE
POUNDS for the horse only.
DAVID COWPLAND, fen.
Ne B. Said Welch went over Dunk's Ferry to the
jerseys. % ss. t.b.c.
WHEREAS in and by virtue of a certain order of James
Logan, Esq; late Secretary of the Land Office, and
one of the Commissioners of property, then was surveyed
unto Peter Alien, on the fifth day of November, 1720, a
certain tK& of Land, situate on Chickafe ungo Creek, hen
in Chester, but now in Lancaster county, containing 200
acres and all wance;- Aud whereas the said Peer Al<cild
and conveyed rihe said trarft of land unto the Rev. Jnies
Auderfon, Low deceased which said James Anderson fold
and conveyed the fad traa unto William Wilkins; and
whereas the hers at law of the laid William Wilkins, have
fold and conveyed the fame tracT unto me, who have agrin
fold and conveyed the fame unto Andrew Herffiy; but, a as
much as the bills of sale or conveyance from the said Peter
All n to the afodaid James Anderson, and from the (rid
James A: deTon to tne aforefaid William Wilkins, cannot
be found, the said Andrew Hcrfhy refuted to pay off and
difeharge the remainder of the condition money of the said
land, according to his central:: I do hereby give notice to
the said Peter Alien or his heirs, and the heirs of the laid
James Anderson, hat I intend applying to the honorable
House of Affembiy of his p ovince, a: their next letting, on
the twelfth day of February next, for a law to supply the
loss of the two bills of fate and conveyances, when they
may have an opportunity to be head thereon, if they have
any juriand re louible obje&ions against my application.
Lancaster Dec. 11, 1775. JOHN LITLE.
PRINTIN G,
In ENGLISH, GERMAN and other languages.
THE Subscribers, being provided witha general afiortmenr
of new and elegant TYPES, and other Printing materi
als, have opened an office at the corner of Coats's-ailey. in
Scgpnd-ftreet, above Race fircet, opposite the sig n o f he
Buck, where they intend carrying on the PRINTING BU>I
NESSrn all is different branches, with care, fidelity and ex
pedition. And as they arc determine dto use their utmost ca
d.a ours to give fatisiadhon to thole who may be pleased to
employ them, they humbly request the favor and encou
ra ent of the public in general, and their friends a? d ?c.-
qurin:ance in particular. MELCHIOR STYNER, and
CHARLES CIST.
Philadelphia, December 18, 1775.
A LARGE,,commodious fione dwelling house, suitable
for a gentleman's country feat, with a large barn and
cyder house; aJfo nine acres of land very valuable, being
mead orchard, and garden: The house fituatmd nearly
pppefite to Jolin Jones's tanyard. The vendue to be held at
A drew H ath'< in Germantown, at the sign of the Sadler's
arm, at one o'clock in the afternoon, where due attendance
will Ire given, and the conditions made known, by
MAGDALIN MACKENET.
N. B. Anv person inclining to purchase the said place may
know -he terms bv applying tn the above-mentioned MAG
DALIN MACKENET, or ANDREW HEATH.f
This Da, was Publifeed, andis note felling, b, ROBERT BELL
ir Third Greet, (Price T*wo Shillings.)
COMMON SENSE;
Addressed to th®
INHABITANTS
OF
A M E RI C A,
On the following Tnterefting Subjects.
I. f\F the Origin and Design of Government in general,
C, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution.
11. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession.
111. Thoughts on the prefect State of American Affairs.
IV. Of the prefect Ability of America, with some Miscel
laneous R ficaiors
Man kw^ no Master five creating Heaven,
Or those -whom choice and common good ordain.
Thomson.
Germantown, January the sth, 1776.
TO BE SOL D,
By public vendue, 01? Thursday the xph of this iuftant, by
the tuber ber, if not fold before at private sale,
GROUND RENTS to be SOLD, well secured and'fitu
ated oh the old Alras-Houfc Square, in this,city, For
terms apply to JACOB SHOEMAKER or WILLIAM
CRAIG, in Second-Street, or to SAMVEL FISHER, in
Market-Street.
FULLER and F I SHER,
HAVE for SALE at their Store in Water-street, a) little
below Walnut-street, for Casi en'y.
CHECKS and Stripes, Oznabrigs, Ravens Duck, Puffin
Drillings, coarse and fine Liannas. Bandage FL : d
kerchiefs; and an assortment erf fine Worded H finy 2 %.
FRANCIS NELSON,