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The Pennsylvania Gazette from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 2

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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SuppPtt have fuffered more Chagrin' within thele few days, than in a long time before the Right Hon. Hum. French our prefenr Lord Mayor, having carefully vifited them, and Seized fuch an Abundance of Unmerchantable Goods, as vaifed a perfect Admiration in the Citizens, the Rich and the Poor blefling his Lordfhip, Tor in thisjrfatter and as -that worthy Gentleman feems fully bent to' do' tHe PubJicITtbe Julhce int every refpecV.it is but he: will frllJiisTIigh; Office mote Honour and.D)gnityLthan -many ofjiis Predeceflbrs, and leave a bright Example to thofe who lhall be thought worthy to fucceed him. -His Lordlhip has alfo deftroyed abundance of Mea. fures, by which Coals and other Commodities were fold, and ordered'Houfe-Keepers in every Parifh to befwiDrn, to overfee the in the of their purfuant to the Rules publilhed weekly for that Purpofe.

London OBob. Speech oLJSlader. Peter-Gilbert de Voifins to the King of France, his.late Bed of Juftice, on occafTon of Kis Majelly jeairTrig a' certain Declaration to.be. regiftred SIRE, 1 "JTN vain would we (rifle the Grief with which we are ii penetrated it will burft out in fpiteof all Veatitlo; 4 and we dare believe it is nothing but what your Majefty Stunned with the Declaration which vpur Ma- 4 jelly ordered to be delivered to us a Fortnight fihee in your- 11 1 1 1 rreiencs lntimiaatea oy anaDiomteiommanqirom your 1 own Mouth, we paid you, Sire, that blind Obedience "which 4 vou required of us; We might flatter our Wifhes with fome 4 Refource Providence has not permitted it, Sire We ami- 4 bute the Extremity to which fo melancholy an Affair is 'now-4 reduced, to nothing but the FrowWof Providence: We obey again at this Inftant, wheniyoUr-Majelty orders that fame 'DecIaration to be publimed with air the Parade of your Powers Need we -any other Caufe ofSor- row, behdes thole'' lerms'ot Menace and Indignation, which diftinguifli moft of its Periods, and which Poftertty -n' i -r a .1 l.t ft n. i will lee in tnis-ijaw, iniertea Dy your ivLajary agamii tne Firft AlTembly in your -r When Men fee you confine the Zal of yourParliament for your and for the Good of your they cannot help being afraid, that you will llkewife Cct Bounds between your MajeuVs Affection and that Body which holds of youalone all the and Power they7 have.

1 hole who, like our Kings, have ih themielves the Fulnefs of the Sovereign Power, feem 'to have no 4 Need to aflign Bounds to the Prayers, the Supplications, 4 and the humble Remonftrances of their Officers God 4 himfelf, whofe Images they are, often expets us to repeat 4 our Vows and, it I may be allowed the Expreflibn, 4 fometimes his Goodnefs will be, as it vere importuned 4 Never did your Parliament, -Sire, do the Kings your rreaeceilors better oervice, tnan when tney naa more 4. Liberty, and faw themfelves more honoured with their Confidence and their Goodnefs. 4 If thofe who compofe it, have had the Misfortune to 4 dipleafe your Majefty, What an additional Load of Amiction is: it both to them and to us that the Storm may at one time or other affei the Publick Weal, or your 4 Majefty's Service, from which it is inieparable I 4 We promife ourfelves every thing from your Majefty's 4 Goodnefs and WilHom Thole Laws which the Fatality 4 of the Times brings forth, tamped with a Refentment 4 under which we cannot humble ourselves too much, de- pend chiefly upon the Return of the Princess Favour. -Your Heart, Sire, is too generous and too noble not to be eafily reconciled. The Anger of our Kings is never lafting 4 and mod commonly, with it is effaced what it did not produce without Regret.

4 Supported by this Hope, we offer up to your Majefty, Dccauic you oraer it, rne numoie oacrihce ot our own Sentiments and by your moft exprefs Command we iwuij mac uun un. JL-uiaianuij, vmtll Was JUll HOW reau 4 there be vritten that it has been read, and publiihedi vOur 4 Majefty fitting in your Bed of Jupke, and regiftered by the Rcgiftcr of the Court, to be executed according to its rorm and Tenour. Bcftrt, Van. 15. Laft Week came in Capt.

Prince's Sloop which was fome Time fince drove out from the Highanas by theIce; and thought, to be loft. Our Channel is now open-, and it's hoped in a few Davs the outwarcVbound Veffels at the Wharffs will get clear, lev- 1 cl: 1 1 crai jnjps ompanysnaving joma iggetner 10 cut away tnc ice to the Channel. iSDndayTM6rnin lallTthe Iceln thicl; sndftrongbroe ujiwith came doivi in. fieaps. valt L.akes rotilins: Over and over, in a terriM Manner, breaking great TreesNvhere the Flood came over -lb ejow Lund a great -Qimidtvjgf Ice beingjintJO' uuuju me i.vivcr 111 luinc riaccs, ic rais a ine vv aterexceea-inly and drove with greater Violence when thofeDams Xt cairied away theFiats-Prtwo EeVnesJand did other conhderable Lamage.

1 he Water was near two half higfipnLtheGrpund Eoarxf Jofeph Grey nouie at tne miaqie Jerry rwnicn is much higher than (is -'known to been before in that River But the Houie was not four feet under Lirfras another Account fays, meaning, tis like, that four foot of the Houfe was IVater. Buried in the this City fince our Up. CBaptifts X-i Wrhites l6. -fesbyterians xS Blacks 6. yJLL cperjons indebted to the Eft ate ofiWi Corker, lately deceafed, art de fired to make fyeedy Pay next to the' Executors, to prevent further Troub'f audenable 'them to pay ms uecjs 1 De 101a, sundry jorts cj JLcp boots, and.MllaJfes, ly IfThofefale or BctaUyMfo a Hcuff 'and'Lot'in Chefntft Street where' Thomas Skeltbn 1 1 4 Edward: jl.L'U erfKs.

Vetted--'fq: tte-tiof lately deceafed, are -deftred to make- feedy- Payment- to John Armit, Executor ank. all Perfons. that have -any Demands pt the aid Ejlate are dejired hring Accounts to him, in order to their being JU-N away Jan. 24. from Samuel Wor- 'an lriJb SerQanf Jfari, named Malachi Garvi, about.

34 Tears cf 'Age," cf good Staturer red Beard lightifibrouin Hair, his Face' ftvekd and fomewhat broke'eut by reafon of his late Sicknefs 'in which I took him in almdft naked, paid his Expences, DoBor, V. for which he became vryrServdiH. He is well known in mqfi cfihefe Provinces, having traveVd about fome Tears. He had on lluifb grey ftrait bodyd Coat, aUparfc Kerfey Jacket, reddijb brown Stockins, old Shoes, Leather Breeches. lVhozver fecures him fo that he may behad again, Jball have Three Pounds Reward, and reafonable Char-ges'pdid, by Samuel Worthington.

A Werfons indebted to the Ejlate cThomas x. Roberts, of 'this City lately deceafed. are defired io'rrmU fpeedy Payment to his tFidow, Samuel Powel, Cooper, or Jacob Shoemaker, And all who have any Demands on the faid, Ejlate, are defired to bring in their Account that they mar Left with the Printer to be fold, np HE Great Hiftorical, Geographical, JL Poetical DICTIONARY; being a curious rlifcellany of prophane Hiftory, containing in mort 'th'e Lives of the Patriarchs, Judges, and Kings of the Jews Of the Apoftles, Fathers, and Doaors of the Church of Popes, Cardinals, Bilhops, 6cc of Herefiarchs and Schifmaticks, with an Account of their principal Doctrines; of Emperors, Kings, iliuftrious Caprains of ancient and modern Authors of Philofophers, Inventors of Arts, and all thofe who have recommended themfelves to by their Valour, Virtue, Learning, or fome no-table prcumftances of their Lives. Together with the De-fcription of Empires, Kingdoms, Common-wealths, Cities, Towns, Iflands, Mountains, Rivers, 'and o-ther confiderable Plaees both of ancient aud modern Geography; and the Religion, Government, Cuftoms and Manners of the Inhabitants In two Volume Fnlm Ji 1 1 t-. jevsrai emea men.

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