The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-18 00:00:00, page 3

The Honourable Continental Congress have promoted
the Colonels Gadsden and Moultrie, of South-Carolina,
and Colonel Macintosh, of Georgia, to the rank of Bri
gadiers General.
Since onr kft a vessel arrived in this port with zero
bushels of (alt. The whole of it was immediately bought
up by a refpedtible merchant of this city, who is flow
felling it out in small quantities, ata very moderate ad
vance, for the benefit of the public.
On Friday last Major General Prefcot and Brigadier
General M'DonaJd set off from this city for New-York,
in order to be exchanged for Major General Sullivan and
Brigadier General Lord Sterling, as mentioned in bur
last.-
Several letters from France mention the very friendly
disposition of the court and people of that kingdom
towards the United States.
Letters received lately from France fay, that their har
vest was likely to turn out very indifferent.
• Yelterday the Continental brig of war Andrew Doria,
Captain Biddle, returned here from a cruize. We hear
she has taken four prizes, viz. a ship and a brig, ftom
Virginia, a brig from North-Cardlina; and a brig from
Barbados for Newfoundland, which were ordered for
any port they could get in to the Edvard.
Jin ORDINANCE for rendering the Burthen of As-
SCCIATORS and Nox-Assoctators, in the Defence of
this State, as nearly equal rs may he.
WHEREAS the AflociatorsfZ this State have be
stowed much of their time; and been at a consi
derable expence in qualifying: them^ves for the defence
of their country, and are now gonq forth Into actual ser
vice, to the great -prejudices of their private concerns,
while others, by not associating, have exempted them
selves from thole difficulties, and pursued their bufintfs
- to advantage. And whereas no effectual measures have
hitherto been taken to render the burden of the defence,
which is a common benefit, as nearly equal as possible:
Therefore be it ordained and declared, and it is here
by ordained and declared by the Representatives of the
Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in General Con
vention met, That every Non-Affbeiator, between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, shall pay, for and during
the time of bis continuing a Non-AiTociator, at the rate
of Twenty Shillings for each and every month, to com
mence from the publication of this Ordinance, and to
continue until the end of the firft.feffion of the future
Aflembly of this State, unless the said Assembly shall, be
fore that time, ,alter or repeal the fame.
And be it further ordained and declared by the au
thority aforefaid, That every Non-Associator above the
age of twenty-one years, shall pay, in addition to the
aforefaid fine, at the rate of Four Shillings in the pound
on the annual value of his estate, as rated under the late
'laws of this State for railing provincial taxes,
And be it further ordained, by the authority aforefaid,
That all the monies which shall be raised by the aforefaid
assessments and fines, after difeharging the necessary ex
fences attending collecting the fame, shall be paid into
the hands of John Bayard, Esq; for the relief and support
es the families of poor associators of this State, while put
in the service, and to afford assistance to those poor arfo
c^ators who are by the service rendered incapable of
Importing themselves and their families, and also to af
ford filch affiance to the widows and children of such
pom associators as I'ofe their lives in the service of their
country.
And be it farther ordained and declared by the au
thority aforefaid, That when any of the said associators,
cr their widows and children, shall be so entitled to a
Elate of the monies arding from the aforefaid assessment
and fines, the field-officers of the battalion, pr any three
of them, and a private of the company to which such
associator, at the time when he or his widow and chil
dren became so entitled, did belong, shall certify the
particular circumhanCes of the said associator or his wife,
(or of his widow and children, if he ihould be killed) to
the future Assembly of this State, in order to enable
them to fulfil the intent of this ordinance. And to the
end that the laid Four Sidings in the pound, and the said
monthly fines of Twenty Shillings, may he duly assessed,
levied, collected and paid, for the purposes herein before
mentioned,
Be it further ordained and declared by the authority
aforefaid, That Jacob Morgan, Joseph Moulder and Ja
cob Bright be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners;
and that Isaac Snowden, James Millegan, Michael Shu
b?.rt. Benjamin Harbefon, William Will and William
Hollingshead, Assessors for the city of Philadelphia, who,
or a majority of them, shall be a Board of Commiffi ners
2nd Assessors for the city of Phil idelphia.
That Thomas Potts, Samuel Erwin and John Williams
be; and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and that
John Brown, William Robinson, Samuel Ingle, Andrew
Knox, Henry Derringer and Isaac Hughes, Assessors for
toe county of Philadelphia, who, or a majority of them,
fr.al! be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the
county of Philadelphia.
And that James Beuezet, Captain William Roberts and
Abraham Middlefwarts be, and are hereby appointed
Commissioners; and that Gilliam Cornel, Abraham Brit
ton, James Wallace, 1 homas Armstrong, Benjamin Sa
ga! and George MTlroy, Assessors for the county of
Bucks, who, or a majority of them, shall be a Board of
Commissioners and Assessors for the county of Bucks.
And that Thomas Levis, William Evans, and Thomas
Taylor be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and
that Caleb Davis, Richard Thomas, David Cloyd, Ben
jamin Brannon, 1 homas Evans and Joseph Gardner, As
sessors for the county of Chester, who, ora majority of
them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors
for the county of Chester.
And that Alexander Martin, Christian Wirtz and Caf
perSnevely be, and arc hereby appointed Commissioners;
and that John Bokenftofe, fehn Rowland, Philip Green
walt, Thomas Clark, of Dromore, Caspar Shaffner and
John Jemmifon, the younger, Assessors for the county of
Lancaster, who, or a majority of them, shall be a Board
cf Commissioners and Assessors for the county of Lan
caster.
And that Peter Wolfe, John Nelbit and Archibald
M Clean be, and are hereby appo ,ted Commissioners;
and that Patrick Scott, Benjamin Pidon, Frederick
A'°'''’ j°°° ".^new, Chriftopner Lowman and James
x)ili, Anchors : s >r tne county o: York, who, or a majo
rity of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and As
sessors tor the county of York.•
And that Patrick Maxwell, Samuel Leard and James
Pollock be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners - and
t, Henry Polling, John D^yis, Jarres Lyon, Alexander
nvioirow, John Carion and Vvuiianj Rippey, Assessors for
the county of Cumberland, who, or a majority of them
shall be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the
county of Cumberland.
And that Henry Rcitmeyer, Christian Lower and Mor
and inserted in this ordinance, except in such cases as are
herein afeertained, provided for or altered.
And be it further ordained and declared by the autho
rity aforefaid, That the Commissioners, on any appeal
from tile rate or assessment of Twenty Shillings per month,
may remit the whole, or any partlhereof, in case of the
poverty, sickness or bodily inability to labour, of the
Non-Associator, or other such case as would exempt an
Associator from mustering or marching, when duly called
thereto, but in no other case whatever.
And whereas persons above fifty years of age are ex
empted from personal service, by reason of their inability
to bear the fatigue of military duty ; yet it is but just and
reasonable that they should contribute towards the secu
rity of their property: Be it therefore ordained and de
clared by the authority aforefaid, That all and every
such person, above the age of fifty years, shall pay the
like sum of Four Shillings in the pound on the annual
value of their estates.
Provided always, That this tax shall not be levied on,
or paid by, any such person above fifty years of age, who
shall have one or more sons who are Associators, unmar
ried, and residing with his or their father. And provided
also, Fhit if any person, above the age of fifty years,
who fliall be judged, by the commanding officer of the
battalion, fit for military duty, shall voluntarily enter i^-
to the Association, then and in fucli case such person shall
be exempted from paying the said tax. And provided
also, I hat nothing herein contained shall prevent or ob
ftrud the levying, collecting and paying the fines hereto
fore set on Non-Associators by the late Assembly, but the
fame shall be collected under the fame penalties, in the
fame manner, and by the fame persons as are mentioned
and appointed to levy and colled the monies to be raised
by virtue of this ordinance.
Paged in Convention, Sept. 14, 1776, and fened bp their
order, B. FRANKLI N, President.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
To the FREEHOLDERS and other ELECTORS
of the State of New-Jersey.
Gentlemen,
AS I think it the undoubted right of every individual
in a free State, to communicate his sentiments on
public matters, provided it lie done with decency and
candour, I make bold to offer you my thoughts on the
present mode of electing Representatives and Officers in
this State, earnestly requeuing you to confider it with
qdolnefs, and free from partiality, and fee if it may not
be necessary tapetition cur Representatives to alter the pre
fect mode, which I observe to be verbally, with the power
of adjourning from time to time, and from place to place.
Now, though I am far from meaning any reflection on
any of the gentlemen who formed this clan of electing,
several of whom I am personally acquainted with, and
have the highef topinion both of their integrity and abili
ties, yet I am not reconciled to the plan as it now stands;
the method that I wish to fee established is by ballot, ex
dufiye of the power of adjourning or removing; for if
the inhabitants of each county knew that the election
would continue but one day, and that he that neglected
to go and give his vote on that day was deprived the pri
vilege of voting for a year, it would make them more
careful to attend, but when they expert it to continue f@r
a w^ek or more, they are apt to put it off from one day
to another, thinking they will go toward the end, till at
last it grows flat on their minds, and they get indifferent
a ,° u '&°' n g at all, in hopes those that do go will vote as
they should, which is the reason I believe with many.
And as there are many arguments that may be made ule
of, in favour of voting by ballot, I beg leave to offer feme
to you, -my countrymen, on the occasion ; First, it is the
mast free and independent method, because it puts it in
detai Lincoln be, and'afc hereby appointed Commission
ers; and that Conrad Herlhner, the elder, Nicholas Jones,
Frederick Mayerle, George Kclchner, Warner Stam and
John Robinson, Assessors for the county of Berks, who,
or a majority of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners
and Assessors for the county of Berks.
And that Peter Burkhalter, Jacob Opp and Henry La
waid be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and
that Peter Koler, Abraham Arndt, Benjamin Dupui, Pe
ter Haas, Peter Beifel and John Van Camp, Assessors for
the county of Northampton, who, or a majority of them,
shall be a Board of Comm ffioners and Assessors for the
county of Northampton.
And that Charles Ciffna, Edward Coomb and John
Cifina be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and
that Matthew Patton, Harman Husbands, William Todd,
William Parker, William Philips and Benjamin Elliot,
Assessors for the county of Bedford, who, or a majority
of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors
for the county of Bedford.
And that Thomas Hewit, William Gray and John
Weitzel be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners;
and that Jonathan Loudge, Walter Clark, Peter H^fter
man, James Harrison, Nicholas Miller and Jacob Hever
lan, Assessors for the county of Northumberland, who,
or a majority of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners
and Assessors for the county of Northumberland.
And that Robert Hanna, James Cavat, and James Pol
lock be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ; and
that William Elliott, John Shields, Samuel Moorhead,
James M'Clean, James Beard and Christopher Truby,
Assessors of the county of Weftnrreland, who, or a ma
jority of them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and
Assessors for the county of Weftmoreland : Who dial!
meet at the Court-houses of their several and refpeHive
counties, on Monday, the 14th day of October next en
suing, or as soon after as they can conveniently meet, and
appoint proper perlons to make returns to them of all
the Non-Associators in their respective diftrifts, on or be
fore the second Monday of November next ensuing.
„ And be it further ordained and declared by the autho
rity aforefaid, That the said Commissioners and Assessors
shall have ail the powers, authorities and jurifdiaions
which any Commissioners and Assessors heretofore enjoy
ed under the late laws of the province of Pennsylvania,
and shall proceed in railing, levying and collecting the said
sum of Four Shillings in the pound and Twenty Shillings
per month, in the fame manner and under the fame ap
peals, rates, directions, penalties and forfeitures, in all
refpedts, as in and by. the several Laws of the late Go
vernment of Pennsylvania, which were in force on the
firft day of July last, for railing, levying, collecting and
paying the assessments and taxes of said Government,
laving and excepting only such parts of the fame Laws
as are hereby altered' or Supplied.
# And be it further ordained and declared by the autho
rity aforefaid, That the direction in the said Laws shall
be effectual to all intents and purposes for railing, levy
ing, collecting, securing and accounting for the laid
rates and funis of money, and for levying and recover
ing the penalties and forfeitures, and all other matters
and tilings thereunto belonging, as fully and effectually
as if the fame were particularly and at large repeated
the power of every man to ekercife his own judgment in
the most private manner, without giving offence to friend
fhip (T any other obligation whatever. Secondly, it is
the inoft expeditious method, which alone is Sufficient to
recommend it ; the disadvantages of long conteftert elec
tions need hot be pointed out, they are so easy seen • I
am of opinion there is not a county in this State where
all the votes may not be taken in ohe,day by ballot, if
there should be any Rich county, it ought be indexed
with the power of adjourning for a time fufficictit to tike
tnem in. But, to confider the difference in expedition,
a man comes and votes verbally for eight officers, viz.vne
Counfellor, three Assemblymen, one Sheriff, and three
Coroners (some may think the number of Coroners too
large, but as it is an office of no profit, it will be found
few enough in some counties i's not all) here the Clerks
have to write this voter's name in eight different columns
or places, besides the time of turning from page to page
on his book, to the different Columns or places; when on
the other hand, if he votes by ballot, he puts' his ticket
into a box for that purpose, with the names of the persons
he votes for, and the refpe&ive office he chooses each per
son to fill, in writing, without any other name, so that
no one need know who he votes for; then the Clerks
have nothing to do but to enter his name once as a voter
but when verbally done, eight times, to enter which,
added to the time of turning from page to page, makes
at icaft as great a difference as ten to one, so that ten times
the number of votes may readily be taken in the fime.
time by ballot, that can be done verbally ; neither is it
attended with so much- difficulty as feme imagine becaufe'
it is new in this State ; though I mean not to lay plans.
I beg leave to offer the following sketch for improvement
I, er Y township, at their annual meeting preceding th;
election, cho^fe one difereet suitable inhabitant fi,r In—
the " fai ° g election, and let there be a box pro
vided by each townflhip, and kept on the day of election
b ,y the Infp^apr, in feme convenient place where the
election is held, so that the inhabitants may come and put
in their tickets or votes into the box, and to prevent any
frauds in electing, let the number of tickets be compared
with the number of voters that have given in, as by the
clerks lifts may be seen, so that if any person puts in two
tickets it may be readily found, beeaufe they must be
folded together so as to appear but one till opened which
may then be detected; and as to the power of removing
from place to place, it needs but little said to it (I know
the distance many live from the place of election is an
argument made use of in favour of it) I would only aft
'} he P ublic advantage always considered) is the
eahe , f° r a few men to get on their horses and ride to
° n ' ° r the whole body of Candidates, Clerks
Inspectors and other necessary officers and attendants on
an . ° n > to go to a few individuals ; or in other words
which is the easiest, the public considered. for me to
to; the election, or the election to come to me? I ma^e
n ° doubt but there may be some men In this State
who, from a spirit of despotism, or some arbitrary feififh
views, may oppose voting by ballot, or any other salutary
measure. But no man that chooses to fee a free election
(on which, in great measure, depends the freedom of a
State), I think will ever oppose it. As I have nothing in
view in these lines, but the public good, I hope, my
countrymen, you will not be offended at the freedom I
have taken to address you in this manner.
Kenienti occurrite rhorbo.
Oppose a disease in its beginning.
A WELL-WISHER TO PUBLIC LIBERTY.
ON Friday next, the 20th infant, will be folt..t public
vendue, on or near Plumftead's wharff, RUM SUC-AR~
COFFEE, COTTON, and ^COA, the % oe of the prize
Schooner Peter, condemned in the Court of Admiralty.
The said Schooner will be fold at she fame plac% as soon as
the cargoe is difoofrd of. yq w:
so be fold for 100/. and not left, or hired for 22/. a year,
AV ER V likely young Wegrpe man, who can cook,'bake',
brew, do all forts of h ^fe ^rk, underhands tending on
a Gentleman's table and taking care of horses well, is sober and
good tempered. Whoever wants, may apply to the PRINTERS
hereof, who will inform them where to write for said Nfyoe.---
The duty was paid for him, at Philadelphia, feme years -
he has had the small p
To he S OLD, on reasonable Terras,
SIX Thousand Acres of patented LAND, in the Counties
of Northumberland, Bedford, and Weftmoreland. it is ver
rich Land, well watered, and has a large Proportion of low Rot
tom, easy to be cleared for Meadow, and in the Neighbourhood
of Mills and several Settlements. Enquire of Lewis W Eir £
Koxborough, rhyiadeipma County, September 16, >7-6, x
A~ ^ persons who are indebted to the estate of P ETER.
RIG HTE R, deceased, are defred to make jpecdy
to the Executors ; and oil persons baumg any just demands agantfi
said efate, are defred to produce their accounts, property prtrodi, that'
they may be fettled by John Righted, and Enoch Lever
ing, Execaftirs. t
TWENTY SHILLINGS~CT^
RU N away from the fuhferiber, living at the iign of the
Buck, on Lancaster road, eleven miles from Phikdel hia
an indented servant lad, named James Mullin, between jc
and r 6 years of age; had on a homespun fnht and trowfers a
woyl hat, neither sh es n 4 stockings; it is supposed he is gone 'to
Philadelphia. Whoever takes up said servant and fecur c $ film
so that his mistress may have him again, shall be entiled to the
Ibove reward. MARY MILLER,
SIX DOLLARS Reward. v
RUN away fam the febfriber, in ty^feld townfeip,
Cofer count), ^ , ttoe^b of September mfa'an Enfifo
v ant lad, named Philip Brooks, ,17 ,^, s old, about § feet o ihebes
high, chunky built, black curly hair, and a little hobble in % qfo. °.
bad on, when be went awry, new friped tow trowfers, l^fo
Jhtrt, half worn homespun cloth jacket, new felt bat black folk hand
kerchief, half-worn foes, with old odd buckles. P/boe^ takes up
and secures said fer^ant, so as bis maftermay foe him again , fall
baa,e the above reward, and renfonable charges, paid bv''
§ J OHN OGDEN.
THREE FOUNDS Reward.
RUN away, on Friday, the 6tb of September, fa the fob
fertber hwng ra Fdegrove, one mile bel.w the mud Meeting
boufe, tn Salem county, WefeJerfey, a Mulattoe man, named Peter
about 3„ear,s of fge, from 5 feet 6 ^7 inches high, fat and well
made, ttjond of firong liquor, and when drunk very fancy and talks
"^^ f bis abilities, as a farmer ; be formerly lived with
David Franks, Esq; of the city of Philadelphia, and was pur
chased of bin about syeats age, by bis prefnt mfr; ^) e %
seen going toward; Sde% \is probable be may makefor Penn's so.
be bad on, anri tool with if, a light mixed f&fofefotb coward
waistcoat, a red brir plus jacket, a white jacket tilth a fry ^rff
green c^wncoe breeches, a bolrindf^t, 3 so, a ^ r cf
cotton flockings plain, apair fffhcultured fik ditto, a pair of
tow trowfers, cite repfetted and one black ft bandke, ebtef,for of
pumps, one of watch is,patched on the fide, ipiarejiiver fat Leki?
and an old bit. Whoever -secures the faidfa.w in any so so &
his wafer may foe ^m again, fall receive the ab ne reword '^d
reafonabri charge,, fbright t.% .or to Samuel P d &
Mens , E Philadelphia, Samuel Purviance.