The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-03 00:00:00, page 1

BY virtue of a writ to niG directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Thursday, the nth day of July inst. at
seven o'clock in the evening, on the premises, a certain lot
or piece of ground, feuarc on the fou'b fide of Hudson's
Lane, in M n yamenfidg townfitip containing in front 60 feet,
and in depth A§ feet, fubje<ftto a ground rent of 41. sos.
currency per annum; late the estate of Peter Hagoer ; foizod
and taken in execution, by
WTLI lAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
PENNSYLVANIA
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pu^ic
vendue, on Monday the'Bth day of July inst at three
o'clock in the afternoon precisely, at the house ot George
Lofch in Germantown, one undivided one-third part, the
whole into three equal parts, to be divided of f%n one
acre, one quarter and eight perches of land, ana the like one
third part of and in all and every, the buildings and improve
ments thereon eroded, fronting the Germantown mam ft^et,
bounded bv a meffuage and ground now or late of Jacob Rit
ter and others. The like one-third part of and in three acres
and an half of land adjoining the above and Wyand Nice s
land: The like one^hird part of and in five acres and one
hundred and fifty perches of land, together with the like one
third part of all and every the buildings and improvements
thereon ere&d, Situate in the Germantown adjacent .me
Hands, adjoining lards late of Jacob Nagice and John Zachary,
aid the like one-thud part of and in a certain yearly rent
ch oge of 4 1. Peonfylvania currency, i fitting out of three acres
ttee-fourths and 20 perches of land, lituate in Bowman $
lane; fubjea to a widow's life therein: Late the property of
Dewald Endt, faddip; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by public
vendue, on Tuesday, the 9th day of July inst precisely
a, four o'clock in the afternoon, at the harofe of William Dib-
Jey, in Chefnut Greet, between Second and Thitd-ftreets, a
certain meffuage orjenement, aid lot or piece of ground,
with the appurtenances, Situate on the foutlr fide of Carter's
alsy, bounded by ground of Darby Savage, and others ; fub
je& to a 'groundrent of 4?. currency, per annum; late the
ehate of Ebenezer Call ; Seized and taken in execution, by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
—% Y virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will be fold by public
jg vendue, on Tuesday, the 9th day of July inst. precisely
at fix o'clock in the afternoon, at the H.rp and Crown in
Third-Sheet, a certain two Gory brick meffuage or tenement
and kitchen, and lot or piece of ground thereunto belonging,
with the appurtenances, lituate on the weft fide of Thiid-
Ibeet aforefaid, between Market and Chelnur-ftreets con
taining in front is fleet, arid in depth 49 feet, bounded by
ground of Christian Donoakler, James Farmer, and others;
fobka to a ground rent of 50s. currency per annum ; late
thee Gate of Ezekiel Letta ; Seized and taken in executi
on, by WILLIAM DEWEES. Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold Gy Public
Vendue, on Wednesday the iotb day of July next, at the,
h nfe of Lawrence Fegan, 10 the Northern Liberties, at eight
o'clock in the evening, precisely ; a certain unfinished frame
meffuage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto
belonging, Situate on the South fide of Artillery-lane, between
Front and Second Streets in the Northern Liberties, contain
ing in frout about ;o feet, & in depth about 54 feet, bound
ed by ground of lilac Bartram, Jacob Schriner, and others.
Late the estate of Dunca'a Campbell, seized and taken in
execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a to me directed, will be fold by pub
lic vendue, on Thursday, the nth day of July inst. at
five o'clock in the evening, at the house of Anthony For
tune, in Southwark, two unfinished two Gory brickmeffdages
2nd frame m-ffnage or tenement, and lot Mr piece of ground
thereunto belonging, fitnate on the weft fide of Third-Greet
continued into the district of Southwark aforefaid, contain
ing in front 33 feet, and in depth about 105 feet, bounded
by° ground of Silas Ingles, John Maris, and others ; fubjeet
to a ground-rerr of 14 Soanifi )dollars per annum ; late the
estate of Benjamin Marshall, house-carpenter; seized and
taken in execution, by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
T)YVrtne<f a writ to me dueled, will be fold by public
D vendue, or. Friday, the rah nt I-W, inst. at three
frock in t h e afrn n^on, at the house of James Black, in
s^nfon .Greet. Southward, a certain meduage or tenement,
and lot nr piece of ,00^, firtwe ^ he north fidcot FChief
ti,.] ft r f.fl between Fmn; and Swanfem Greets afmef^d,con-
Wning in front about :8 fe% and in depth about roB
Bounded by ground of Willem'Donaldson and others, fnb
to a ground rent of —— P er annum ; la+e the citate
Elirh Dowe ; Seized and taken in excen'i-m by
•WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff
}) Y virtue of a writ- to me dieted, will be fold by pebbe
) vendue, on Friday, the rx h of J^Y,j'^^ fc 'r
o'clock in the evening, at the bmfe of W'dli^m.Brown, the
lien df the Leopard,'in Arrh-ftrect, a ceresin fruue impede
or tenement, and lor, or piece of ground thereunto belong
ing, Gereon the fmiWfide of N^h-ltrer, between hbh
and Sixth-Greet'. in lhn.llon's Square. contain,og to Loot 16
fort A inches and in depth too feet, bounded by vjrmud
now or Hie of Jobri Hunt and wife, and others, hi jift or
2 gramd"rent Akius^^r^S.uniflt^
the estate of Michael n^b^r; f-bed and risen ir er curt %
by ' WILLIAM DEPEES, She
WEEKLY
W 7 E DNESDA r,
July 3, 1776.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Proceedings cf the PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE, ^c.
{ Continued from our lajt. ]
June 2%, 1775, P- M. The Conference met.
THE Committee appointed ycdeiday, to confider of tne
proper time, place and manner of regulating the enfn
ing election, and to fix a day for the meeting of the Repre
fenmives so chosen., made their report.
On Motion Refolded, That this Conference will take into
consideration the propriety of dividing all or any of the coun
ties into Several dittrify in which the election Shall be held,
when the said report Ihall be confidercd.
On Motion, The said report being read a Second time, by
paragraphs, was by order recommitted.
The Conference then adjourned to 8 o'clock to morrow.
Sunday, June 23, >476, The Conference met.
The committee appointed to coniider of the proper time,
&c. of holding the election, delivered their report a the ta
ble, which being read by order, was unanimously agreed to
by the house, and is in the words following, viz.
The committee appointed to conhder of the proper time,
place and manner .f holding an election for members of
Convention, and the time of the meeting of the perlons so
chosen, report as followeth.—That they appoint Monday
the Bth day of July next for electing laid Members, — That
the feverafcounries proceed to choole their sefpeaive mem
bers at the following places, viz.
For the city and county of Philadelphia, the counties of
Bucks, Berks and Bedford, at the usual places of Election.
Cheller county, to be divided into three difhifts, thattjs to
fay, Cheder, Upper Chichester, Lower Chichester, Bethel,
Afbton, Copcoid, Middleton, Thernbury, Birmingham, Ne
ther-Providence, Upper- Providence, Ridley, Marple, Spring
field, Darby, Haverford, Newtown, Edgamont, and Willis
lowß, being the firft diftria to be held at Chefttr; the f-cond
Diftria, Londqp-Grpve, Last and Weft Marlborough, Kee
ner, Pennfourgh, New Lynn, New-Garden, London-Britain,
New-London, Londonderry, East #d Weft Nottingham Ox
ford, EaG-Fallow&id, Weft-FailowGeld, Sadfoufy and -WcG-
Caln, to be held at Chatham, commonly called the halfway
houfe ; the third diGria, EaG and Weft Fallowficid, Raft and
Well-Bradford, ChaEeftdwa, Trcdyffie%.Uwchland, Pike-land
Coventry, East and V/eft-Nantmill, Left Caln, East-town,
Weft-town, Goflieh, Vincent, Radnor, to be held at the
White-Hdrfe.
For York County to be divided into five diftria.;, viz.
The firft, York-town, the townOtips of York, Manchester, Co
dorus, Shrewfbury, Windsor and Hellam, to be held at the
Court Idoirfe in York-town. The fecund diftria, Cumber
land, Hamilton's-ban, Streban, Mouatjoy, Mennaban & Ty
rone ; to be held at the house of Samuel Gaddis. The third
diftria, Heidelberg, Berwick, Mouiupleafant, Manheim, Pa
radise and Germany, to be held at Hanovw-town.—The
fourth division, Fawn, Hopewell and Chanceford, to be held
M Nicholson's mill.—The fifth division, D^ver, Newbury,
Warrington, Mannahan, Huntingdon and Reading, to be held
at the House of Robert Stevenson.
For Northampton county, to be divided into four diftrias,
the firft Eafton, William, Lower Saucon, BethJebrm, Forks,
Mount-Bethel, Plainfield, to be held at Eafton : —The fecund
diGri&, Northampton, Sahfoerg, Upper Saucon, Upper-Mil
ford, Maccongy, Weifenberg, Lynn, Whitehall, Heidel
berg, to be held at Allen's-Town :—The diiid dilhi&, Alien,
Moore, Chestnut hill, Towamenfiog, Penn, Lebeigh, to be
held at Peter Anthony'^: —The fourth diftria, Hamilton,
Lower Smithfield, Delaware, Upper Smithfield, to be held
at Nicholas Dapue's.
For Cumberland County, to be dis ided into three dfhias,
viz. the firft and thiid divisions, Carlisle, EaG-Perm (borough,
Alien, Middleton, Weft-Pen Tooreugh, Newtown, Hope
well, to be held at Carlisle :— The second and fifth d'vifions,
Antrim, Peters, Guiltord, Hamilton, Thanuct, Liugan,
Luterkenny, to be held at Chambe/fburg:—The fourth di
vifioa, Tyrone, Tyboyne, Rye, Milford, Greenwood, Ar
magh, Lick, Derry, Ferma^augh, to be held at Robert
Campbel 's in Tofcarora;
Northumberland county, to be held at George M'Cand
lifh's iu Torbert Townthip.>
WeGmoreiand county, to be dbidd into two divifibns;
that on the fonth fide of YeughagQ river at Sparks's Fort,
and Northern diftria * Hannah's Town.
For the county of Laneafter, to be divided into fix dif
tri&s, viz. iu the firft, the Borough of Langafter, Lancaster
Township, Leacock, Warwick, Manheim, Hempfield Ma
nor, Conestoga: Lampeter, to be held at du Court House 01
the Borough of Lancaster :—Tha feeond division. Little Bri
tain, -Drm'nmore, Bart, Coleraine, Mar'ick, Sn&irgh and
Sadfonryi to be held at Jam^ Portet'sjun.—Tm third divi
sion, Deny, Londonderry, Ralpho, DonoegaH, Mouetjoy^
to be held at Ebzabeth-Towu: —The fourth division, Sal f
bury, Carnarvon, Brecker ck, Rarl, Cpcobco, to be held at
New- Holland:-—The fifth divilinn, Elizabeth, Hod ibcig,
Bethel, Lebanon, Raft Hannover, to be held at Lebaur.n
Town :—The sixth division, W:G.Hannover, Paxtor, lipper
Paxton t@ be held at Garbo's mill.
Anri that the elt&ors or every borough, ward, 0- rcwrfWp,
in each of the counties, ih&F meet <u Saturday .he 6rh.* ~
July next, browsers the hours ci two and Six octocte :n the
a^rertiona, and chafe iraspeaors to receive die votes oom th:
e'ectofs of°#h<;r boroughs, via dr or w^ niips < fyecEvcv<
The. place lot Fr:d e^ riious to rie adverted by oe roue f
Committee, <«ho thab atfiv fup'rinteud tech ehsirns, and
make returns of the TMpteWr, chosen, - he Jorises of r-c
geo Til euaion. Ard it any udnicl (ha utgierf -0 cl be
1^ fpe&or, as atbiehid in Such cate the jpgysc; t^e ejecti
on, dal appoint InipeSors tor tbqic who to acg.icch on the
THE
r yHE parliament, notwithstanding the King's order to re
gorier certain edicts, having neglected to do it, and
made repeated remouGrances thereon, his M j- Gy on Tuesday
last h^lc ia Bd of Justice, which lasted five hosrs, and iu
which the five edicts in question were, by the express com
mand of the King, Successively registered The firft Advocate
General made a Spirited Speech on the occasion: the firft Pre
sident also spoke with great energy; and the Prince of Conti
delivered his Sentiments in writing. The next day the Cham
bers affembied, to protest against every thing which Lad been.
done in the Bed of Judice, and to agree upon further semen-
Glances.
The Duke of Sully, exiled by order of the King, for raif
management in his affairs, has obtained permiffum of ho Ma
jelty to return to fettle with his creditor's, and has been Some
days past in this capital.
L O N D O N.
'lnarch 8. This d^y Colonel Campbel, of General Fra
zer's new railed reg-ment of Scotch Highlanders, will appear
ar court in his Highland dress. That officer has completed!
his regiment in about five or fix weeks.
Lali Wednesday Capt Macartney had the honour to kils
his Majesty's hand era his being appointed to command his
Majesty's frigate Ambhfeade of p guns at Chatham.
Estraß of a letter from P?rt,:cith March 6.
" Lad flight orders came down here tor the men to work
double tides, to get those Ships for fca ready immediately,
which are :o be under the command of Admiral Mentagur."
Extract of a letter from Chatham, Mareb 6.
" Orders are received here for the caulkers to. work two
tides a day extra to dripatch the caulking of the Carina, a'
fine new Grip of ao guns, whcl )will Soon he ready for
lauccl^og, a-d is to be c< mmifrioned tor # inerica.
The jeriev 0+ lire purs trov fining out at this port, to
ferv'e ar an hripW ffiip 1n North- America, is ordered to be
coop caud woht ut ioh of time'
Lalf week Captain Walker and Captain Borthwick's com
tany of artillery arrived tarn Chatham at Woolwich, to''
ri two other companies under tl e command co ti *t accoin
poihed gentleman and gariant commaude; Col !;ro rips,
whuft bravery Mindec's wcil-0 right dries will ever vfh y) :
rhe pfiTsid Britain continual!) tecord. They arc expect
ed o* emb rk everyday.
Unit of "ic menTu thefa four companies are Ged, =ccrpih„
who never saw a cannon ffred iutheir dvis; fotha* in mid.,
Idi'ciphuc dov ^h fa Oct o f behrna the American?.
One the result* Mtoz^M (aid on the parade, t|,at he
vn-u'd tz~h r be Grind . - Americans, paruculoiy the nth
men,'A ^e/^ve $ h...,
^Lfch), \'^:.„ 'wl = (Co.glv reportedtrar,pr(,-
were iffeed 0 ; co-, .r m< eor which all d^ laid-
morning of the day of the general ele&lon ; and that each of
the said lufpe&ors, on the day of the general election, shall,
before he proceeds to take or receive any votes, take the fol
lowing oath or affirmation, viz.
" I, A. B, do declare, That I will duly attend the ensuing
" election, during the continuance thereof, and will htyy
" and faithfully assist the Judges of said ele&fon, to pievent
" all frauds and deceits, whatever of eleaors, or others, io
" carrying on the fame, and in causing the poll or votes at
" Such election to be marked eff on the refpe&ive lifts, aid
" fairly cast up ;" Which oarh or affirmation to be admini
stered by any one of the- Judges.
And that the deputies hem the city of* Philadelphia, and
from each county, Shall nominate and appoint three difereet
and able members of their respective Committees refilling'
within the several diflri&s, to be judges of the general elec
tion within said diftri&s; which laid judges, together with
the iafoe&ors, shall appoint clerks for taking the polls 'at
the faiu election; and the laid judges and clerks Shell refpec
tiveiy take the fame oath or affirmation as is required to be
taken by the infpcaors, which Shall be administered by any
one of the Judges to the others, they being hereby autho
rized and appointed to administer the fame.
And that the Commissioners of the city and counties in this
province, when required, Shall deliver unto the judges of fa-id
cieaion true duplicates of ail die taxables in tne federal dif
trldl:s of their rcipe&ive counties. And that the judges afore
fed Shall, and are hereby required and impowered to a& in
all cases fcfpefyng said ek&tom in the room and places of
Sheriffs, until the fame are finifhed ; and ^hen the polls are
elofed and the totes counted off, or call up, in the feVcrel
dihrtas of such counties as are divided as aforesaid, the
judges and infpedton Giall eaufe certified accounts tireieof to
be taken by fomevf them, to their respective county towns,
on the next day, and of the names of the pCTfo^s cb^fen in
the fiveral diftriQs, with the number of votes for each can
didate; which, when compared and added together, the
eight higheit numbers Shall be the perlons to represent fcch
county infonvention; and also that the judges, er any two
of them, for the city and counties rcfpe&ively, Shall certify
from under their hands and feels to the Convention, on the
day appointed for their meeting as aforefaid, a true lift or
certificate of the names of the members so chosen, in the
city and'counties refpe&ivcly, together with, the number of
votes fgr each of them. And the Captains or commanding
Officer of each company in the several battalions of this pro
viace, are hereby required to lurnith complete lifts of their
companies to the judges and infp. £tors of the Several dif
tri&s, on the morning of the ejection," Which perfbns so
chosen to be members of *he Convention, Shall meet at Phi
ladelphia on Monday the 15th day of July next, in Conven
tion as afortfaid.
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advertiser.
JOURNAL;
PAR I S, March 5.
July 3, 1776.
TME
Numb. 1752-