The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-07 00:00:00, page 1

& IA*M £ to the plantation of the fubferiber, living in Towa-
NU menling township, in Philadelphia county, the loth day of
July lift, a sorrel HORSE, full 15 hands high, with a blaze
in his forehead, a natural trotter, supposed to be ten years old,
no brand nor ear-mark. The owner is desired to come, prove
his property, pay charges, and take him away.
A h L"2T an Weaver.
CI AME to the liable of the fubferiber, at Sindian Queen,
^ in Fourth-hreet, about fix weeks ago, a BAY HORSED
15, nds h^h, paces and trots, black mane and tail, black legs.
Allo a BAll COLT, two or three months old. The owner
may have them again, on proving property and paying charges.
30, 1776. ff FRANCIS LEE.
p lAMEto the plantation of the fubferiber, living in the
^^jowrfhi, of Plymouth, on the loth day of Jug Lft, a
red CO W, has some white on her hind legs. The owner is
desired to-come, prove his property, pay charges, and take her
Elizabeth Meredith. fl
A ME to the plantation of the fhUcribc:,
. Ku M non, in Philadelphia county, a STRAY red COW,
wnn a white face, and a small ^'l on, branded on both horns#
±he owner is desired to come, prove propertv, pay charges, and
take her away, bv JOSEPH EVANS. Iff
/ 1 AM E to the plantation of the fubferiber, living in E^
^ b Egeland, ^heller county, about the beginning of May
a BAY yeaning MARE COLT. Th 2 owner coming,
proving bis property, and paying charges, may have it again.
t Jacob cauffma n.
RICHARD WIST A
At the North Side of Matket-ftreet, 5 Doers below Thi.d-flreef,
HA THf>r Sale, a few Hogffie?.ds of excellent RUM
and MELASSES, which be will dp%f? of at the
mail reasonable Rates, fur Cath only.
RUN away the z%tb day of Seventh-Month, 1776, from the
fubferiber, living lit Wee jireet, between Front and Second
facets, an indented Enghjb servant lad, ranted William
Tully, a^Gut t^years of age, brought up to the loaf-bread-baking
bufinejs, be is fort of bis age, but wed set, has a caf in bis eyes,
dark brown bair ; bad on two fuftian jackets, a half worn beaver
hat, new bomcfpun Jbirt, nankeen breeches, patched on each thigh,
thread flockings, pumps, and fiver plated buckles. Whoever secures
him in any goal, so that his wafer may get him again, fbsil have
Twenty Shillings reward, or if brought borne reasonable charges,
paid by William Brown.
N. B, Two of bit toes on one foot are remarkably sorter than the
ref ; it is apprehended be is gone for New-York or Staten-Ifand,
as be has often been heard to fay he would get to the king's troops. ([
Laneafter, fu!y 20, 1776,
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
KUH away the 29th ult. from the fubferiber, living in the
- Borough of Lancaster, two indented servants; one named
Thomas Read, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high,
of a Iw&thy complexion ; has black straight hair, and is much
given to strong liquor; had on and took with him a grey hunt
ing shirt, yellow trowfers, a pair of old pluth breeches, woxfted
Hockings, old Ihoes, and an.old felt hat. The other named
Robert M Ginna, about iS years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high,
with black hair; had on and took with him a grey hunting shirt
2nd trowfers, white flockings, old Shoes', and an old beaver hat.
They are both from Dublin, and have been about a year in the
country; iOsftifpefted they will try to enlist, and make for the
camp; all officers are forewarned not to enlist them. Whoever
takes tip and secures said servants in any goal, so as their matter
may have them again, ihall have the above reward, and rea
fonabie charges, paid by Michael Mosser.
Philadelphia, "July 21, 1776.
RU N away from the fubferiber, an apprentice boy, named
Jacob Harper, about 18 years of age, near 5 feet 6
inches high, stout made, brown hair, a little freckled in his face,
of Dutch deftest, but Ipeaks good English ; he had on a grey
cloth coat, waiheoat and breeches, white ribbed cotton flockings,
and a good felt hat. Whoever secures him, so that his matter
gets him again, shall receive Two Dollars reward.
% Christopher Binks, Fourth-street.
Pennfury townJbip, Cbefer county, Seventh-Month 30, 1776.
„ TRA7ED or STOLE N, out of the pahure of the
& fubferibers, last night, two M ARES, one black, about
141 hands high, mixed with white hairs, curled mane, fiddle
marks on her, and a fore place on her back, commonly called a
navel gall, lengthy bodied, low carriage, paces and trots, switch
tail, good courage, 10 years old, The other 2 sorrel, 141 hands
high, with a large blaze, switch tail, trots mostly, branded with
Son the near ihoulder, lately shod before, 4 years old. Who
ever secures the thief and mares, so that the owners may have
them again, and the thief brought to justice, shall have a re
ward of Six Pounds, or Thirty Shillings for each mare, paid by
q John Phillips, Martha Fisher.
PENNSYLVANIA, ff. August I, 1776.
NOTIC E is hereby given, that the Committee of Affem
bly,Appointed to audit and fettle the Public Accompts,
'#lll meet at the State-House, on the 12th oay of this instant
Augufi, at to o' Clock in the Morning, to attend that Business,
and intend to proceed on the fame, by Adjournments from Day to
Pay, until the whole is finished. The Trustees of the Gene
ral Loan-Office, the several County Treasurers, Collectors of
Exc&fe, and all others concerned, are therefore desired to have
their refpeftive Accompts prepared for Examination and Adjuft
merit, at the Time ahd Place aforefaid.
Seventh-Month 22, 1776.
'T"l°'''°"' " '° STOLEN from the plantation of
A tie fubferiber, in Robeson township, Berks county, a Bay
M A R E, 4 years old, about 15 hands high, paces and trots,
was shod before, goes wide with her hind legs, has a small star,
slim body, full breast, small neck and long head, not known that
the has any brand. Whoever takes up laid thief and mare, so
that tne thief may be brought to justice, and the mare to the
owner, shall have Three Pounds reward, or Forty Shillings for the
mare alone, paid by Richard Penrose, q
A choice Parcel of INDIGO,
TO BE SOLD BY
W' I L LIAM SYKE S, fa Front-street,
three Doors below Arch-street, Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania
Containing the Frefetf Ad-
¥^& 7, 1776.
An ORDINANCE for the RELIEF cf the PRI
SONERS in the federal Goals in the STA TE of
PENNSYLVANIA.
WHE REA Sat this time the Courts of Justice within
this State are surceased, and all process and pro
ceedings, by which suits can be legally commenced, pro
ceeded in, or determined, are, by the authority of the
people, justly and totally fhppreffed: And whereas the
detaining in custody debtors under execution, who are
willing to deliver up their estates for the use of their cre
ditors, or debtors confined under mefne process, who
have no legal mode of entering bail, in order to free
their persons from imprisonment, is not only oppressive,
but can be of no real benefit or advantage to the credi
tors; and whereas a total change of government, by the
affiffance of Divine Providence, has been effected within
the United States, and a&s of grace to criminals some
times are granted on events of inch importance,
Be it ordained and declared, by the Representatives of
the freemen of the State of Pennsylvania in General Con
vention met, That all and every person and persons im
prisoned or detained in any goal within this State, by
reason of any process, writ, or commitment, for debt or
any criminal offence whatfaever (except for capital of
fences, or practices against the present virtuous measures
of the American States, or prisoners of war) be forth
with released and difeharged, Provided always, That
all and every person and persons, who shall take and
claim the benefit of this ordinance, shall, before his her
or their difeharge, exhibit a petition in their refpedive
counties, where such person or persons are confined, to
the persons herein after named, setting forth the reasons
of such their imprisonment, and if he, she or they, so
petitioning, shall be charged in execution, such prisoner or
prisoners shall, with his, her or their petition, annex the
name of his, her or their creditors, and the debts due, as
near as can be, and certify an account of bis, her or their
whole real and personal estate, with the securities wherein
any part of it consists, and the deeds, booty of accounts,
notes or bonds relating thereunto ; and upon such petitions,
and certificates delivered, the persons hereinafter named,
in the refpe&ive counties, or any two of them may, and
they are hereby required to order such prisoners to be
brought before them, and administer or tender to such
persons the oath or affirmation heretofore required and
taken in cases of insolvent debtors, by A< R of Assembly
of PennfylYania, made in the year of our Lord 1729:
And upon having taken such oath or affirmation, such
prisoner or prisoners shall make an alignment of such
his, her or their estate, in the fame manner as required by
the said Adt of Assembly, and to and for the purposes
therein mentioned, and subject to the pains and penalties
declared in the said Abt ; and thereupon he, she or they
shall be discharged out of custody ; from and after which
difeharge he she or they shall not at any time hereafter
be imprisoned for the fame debt or debts, for which he
she or they have made such assignment.
And in case it shall appear that the person or persons
confined is or are in custody upon mefne process only,
the persons hereafter named, or any two of them, in the
refpedive counties, shall, and are hereby required, by
order in writing under their hands, to difeharge such
prisoner or prisoners from his her or their confinement;
Provided nevertheless, That such suit or a&ion shall not
cease until finally determined by due course of law.
And be it farther ordained, That George Bryan, James
Young, Jacob Schryner, John Bull, Henry Hill, and Pe
ter Knight, of the city and county of Philadelphia, or
any two of them, be and are hereby nominated, impow
ered and required, to hear and difeharge the prisoners in
the goal of the city and county of Philadelphia ; and John
Wilkinson, Henry Wynkoop and James Wallace, of the
county of Bucks, or any two of them, be and are hereby
nominated, impowered and required, to hear and dif
eharge the prisoners, in the goal of the county of Bucks;
and David Cowpland, John Crosby and John Sellers, of
the county of Chester, or any two of them, be and are
hereby nominated, impowerea and required, to hear and
difeharge the prisoners in the goal of the county of Ches
ter; and William Henry, William Bowfman and John
Hopfon, of the county of Lancaster, or any two of them,
be and are hereby nominated, impowered and required,
to hear and difeharge the prisoners in the goal of the
county Lancaster; and Samuel Johnston, Martin Eychel
berger and William Leas, of the county of York, or any
two of them, be and are hereby nominated, impowered
and required, to hear and difeharge the prisoners in the
go^l of the county of York; and Robert Miller, John
Holmes and Stephen Duncan, of the county of Cumber
land, or any two of them, be and are hereby nominated,
impowered and required, to hear and difeharge the pri
soners in the goal of the county of Cumberland; and
James Read, William Rafer and Daniel Hiefter, of the
county of Berks, or any two es them, be and are hereby
nominated, impowered and required, to hear and dif
eharge the prisoners in the goal of the county of Berks;
and Robert Trail, Abraham Birlain and Henry Barnet, of
the county of Northampton, or any two of them, be and
are hereby nominated, impowered and required, to hear
and discharge the prisoners in the goal of the county of
Northampton; and William Todd, Charles Ciffna and
Robert Elliot, of the county of Bedford, or any two of
them, he and are hereby nominated, impowered and re
quired, to hear and difeharge the prisoners in the go^l of
the county of Bedford; and Samuel Hunter, Laughlin
McCartney and John Boyd, of the county of Northum
berland, or any two of them, be and are hereby nomi
nated, impowered and required, to hear and difeharge
the prisoners in the goal of the county of Northumber
land; ^nd Edward Cook, Robert Hanna and David Sim
ple, of the county of Wefimoreland, or any two of them,
PHILADELPHIA
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Dices, Foreign and Domeflic.
be and are hereby nominated, impowered and required,
to hear and difeharge the prisoners in the goal of the
county of Weftmorelan/4. And that all fheriffs and goal
erK heretofore elected and Appointed, and all persons
within this State, give du p obedience to the said per
sons, or any two of them, within their several counties,
who bave been hereby authorized and appointed to hear
and difeharge the prisoners aforelaid.
And be it farther ordained, That the several and re
foeaive fheriffs and goalers of the several and refpedtive
counties, heretofore elected and appointed, shall, and
they are hereby authorized, directed and commanded
to keep in fafe custody all such persons that now aie or
shall hereafter be committed to them for capital oiences,
practices against the present virtuous measures of the
American States, and prisoners of war, until they shall
be difeharged by due course of law, or by the authority
of the Honorable the Cengrefi: of the United States.
By order of the Convention,
GEORGE ROSS, Vice-President.
, Passed August 1, 1776.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
An ORDINANCE to prevent the Counterfeitin, the
Paper Alone, issued by the Honourable the Continental
Congress, or 1, this or an, other of the United American
. States.
A7 HE R'AS ^ eat mifchiefs may afife to the Unit
% v ed States of America, and the property of the
good people inhabitants thereof rendered precarious and
insecure, by wicked and defining persons counterfeiting
the paper bills of credit, iflued by the Honourable th^
Continental Congress, or by any of the United States cf
America, For remedy whereof, be it ordained and de*
clared, and it is hereby ordained and declared bv the Re
presentatives of the Freemen of the State cf Penafyl
vania in General Convention met, That if any person or
persons shall presume to counterfeit any cf the bills cf
credit issued, or hereafter to be issued, by the Honour
able the Continental Congress, or by and under any laws
% reiolves of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, or by the
Legiflaturcs or Afiemblies, or Conventions, of this or .
any other of the United States, by printing of procuring
the fame to be printed, in the likeness of the said ge
nuine bills of credit; and also if any person or persons
shall forge the name or names of the signers of the true
bills of credit, to such counterfeit bills, whether the
counterfeiting of the bills er names be done within* this
State or elfewbere, or shall utter such bills knowing
them to be so counterfeited as afofefaid, and being there
of legally convicted by confeffion, landing mute, or by
verdift of twelve men, in any court of oyer and tertainer
hereafter to be erected within this State, he, she, or they
shall fuffer death. And the difeoverer or informer shall
have, as an encouragement for his or her discovery, the
sum of Fifty Pounds, to be levied out of the goods and
chattels, lands and tenements of the person convicted;
and :f no such goods or chattels, lands or tenements can
be found, a reward of Twenty Pounds shall be paid out
of the public t^eafury. And if any person or persons
shall counterfeit any of the said bills of credit, bv alter
ing the denomination of the said bills, with design to
increase the value of such bills, or shall utter such bills,
knowing them to be so counterfeited or altered as afore
faid, and shall be thereof legally convicted in any court
of record hereafter to be eftabh'fhed in this State, such
person or persons shall be sentenced to the pillcrv, and
have both his or her ears cut off, and nailed to the pil
lory, and be publicly whipped, on his or her bare back,
with thirty-one lathes well laid on.
And moreover, every such offender shall forfeit the
film of One Hundred Pounds, to be levied on his lands
and tenements, goods and chattels, the one half to the
use of the State, and the other half to the discoverer.
And the offender shall pay the party double the value of
the damages thereby sustained, together with the costs
and charges of prosecution ; and in case the offender hath
not Efficient to fatisfy the discoverer for his or her da
mages and charges, and pay the forfeiture aforefaid, in
filch case the offender shall, by order of the court where
he or she shall be convicted, be fold for any term net
exceeding seven years, for fatisfadion ; and in such case
the Treasurer of this State shall reward the discoverer of
such insolvent offender to the value of Five Pounds out of
the public monies in his hands. And every such coun
terfeit bill shall be delivered to the said Treasurer, to be
burnt and destroyed.
And be it farther ordained and declared, That the
proper bills of credit issued by the Honourable the Con
tinental Congress, or under the late laws, or by the le
folves of the late Assembly of Pennsylvania, shall be le
gal tender in an cases whatsoever within this State.
By order of Convention,
GEORGE ROSS, Vice-PreEdent.
Passed August 1, 1776.
Attest. John Morris, jun. Secretary.
FORT PITT, %> 6, 1776.
At a^retin^ held this da, at this place, prefect Kiafata,
a Mingo # Chief just returned from the treat, at Niagara ;
K?, , Delaware Chief; the Shade, a Sha^anefe
Chief; withfeveral others, Shawanefe and Delawares;
lib,wife Major Trent, Major Ward, Captain Nevill, bi' s
officers, and a number of the inhabitants. After bein?
seated, laafbuta made the following speech :
" Brothers,
THREE months ago I leftrthis place to attend a
treaty^at Niagara, to be held between the com
manding officer at that place, and the Six Nations, Sba
wanefe, Delawares, &c. but I was flopped near a month
at Cagoaygoe, as the commanding officer had sent word
to the Indi ins not to aflcmble until he ihould hear from
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