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INDEPENDENT REGISTER.
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GRAND
Federal Prbceflion.
Philadelphia , July 9.
V“VN Friday the 4th instant, the citizens of
Philadelphia celebrated the declaration
of INDEPENDENCE made by the Thirteen
United States of America on the 4th of July
1776, and the eftablhhment of THE CON
STITUTION or Frame of Government pro
posed by the late General Convention, alid
"now fo!emnly adopted and ratified by TCn of
thole matw.
The riling Sun was fainted with a full peal
from Christ Church fleeple, and a difcharge'
df cannon from the thip Rifng Sun , com
laaiided by Captain Philip Brown, anchored
#ff Market-street, and superbly decorated
With the flags of various nations —Ten vcf-
Cels, in honor of the Ten States of the Union,
were dressed and arrayed through the whole
length of the harbour, each bearing a broad
white flag at' the mast head, inferibed with :
the names of the states refpeflivcly in broad
gold letters—in the following order — New-
Hatnpjhire oppofitc. to the Northern Liberties ;
Ma/facbujetts to-Vine-ftrett; Connefiieut to
Rac(s-ftreet; Newrjtrfey to Arch-flrcet j
Pert/ylvania to Market-street ; Delaware
10 Chelxmt-flreet ; MaryUtid to Wafeut
flreet; Virginia to Spriice-ftrtet; South'Ca
rdin a to Pipe-dreet j and Georgia to Sotitb
ftreet. The (hips at the wharfs were also
dressed on the oepafion, and as a brilk Couth*
wind prevailed through the whole day, the
Rags and pendants weie kept in full display,
and exhibited a molt pleasing, a fid animating
•yrofpeft.
According'*© ordere issued the day before,
the several parts which were .to-compose the
Grand Procession began to affembje at
o’clock in the morning at the intcrfeCtion of
South and 'fhird-ffreebs.
Nine Gentlemen, diflinguiflied by white
plumes in’thdir hats, andfiirnifhed with fpeafc*-
ing trumpets, were fupsfrifltendants, of the
TrocefiioUj viz. General Mifflin, GeneraJ
SleivatJ, Colontl ProSlor , Colonel Guvney,
Colonel WiU\ Colonel Marjh, Major ' Moore,
Major Lenox , and Mr. Peter Punun.
The different Companies of Military,
Trad nd Profeflions had prefviou/ly met at
differed tes in the city of thetrowu ap
pointnu 'letc they werefeparately form- J
ed by 'officer* and conductors, and
marched i- rtder with their refpeftive flags,
devices ip ’jachines, to the place of general
rendezvon As these companies arrived inf
focceffioii,\ c fuperintendant* disposed of
tßera in neighbouring streets in such a
manner as tint they might ealilr fall into.ihe
flations they werer to occupy in forming the
General Procession, as they fliould befuccef-
Svely called upon. By thiVraean* the meft
jprfed order and regularity was effcflually
prefer ved. .
After a fttift review of the llreets of toe
city, it had been determined that the line of
march lhould be as follows—To commence
the interfeaion of South and
tlience along Third-ftreec to
\ thence upCallow-b»‘l-flreet to Fonrth
flrett; rheuce along Fonrth'-flreet to Market
(tract i end thence to UNION GREEN, to
front of Bath-Hill— VilUam Humthn, tfq.
ht«|,g kindly offeied tit* fpcctow In»n be?
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fore his house at Bulb-Hill sos the pdrpofes oi
the day.
The Street Commiflioners had the evening
before gone through the line of march, di
, retied the pavements to be swept, the trees
to be lopt, and all obfiacle* to be^einovcd.
About half after nine o’clock, The GRAND
PROCESSION* began to move, of wb.’ch the
following is as corretf a detail as can be pro
cured.
I.
Twelve Ate Men, dreiVed in white frocks,
with black girdles-round their waitts, aud
ornamented caps,' headed by Major Phuty
Pancake.'
K a." If *
- Tfte fir A City Troop of Light Dragoons, com
- ' mauded by Colond M/*/.
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INnEPENDENCI
John Ninon, Esq. on horseback, bearing the
Staff and Cap of Liberty f under the Capa
silk flag With words,’ u FOURTH OP'
JULY ijfLf in large gold Letters .
IV.
Fdur Piecea 0 1 Artillery, With a Detach merit
from the Tram, commanded by Captains
Martel and Fiber.
V.
FRENCH ailtance.
Thomas Fii&Jimmtns, Elq. on horseback, car
rying a flag es While* iilk, having three
F!cr.rs-de-lrj and thirteen Stars in Union
over the Words, SIXTH OF FEBRU
ARY in gold Letters. The horse
be rode belonged formally to Count Ro
chambdan.
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Corps of Light Infantry, commanded' by
Captain A G. CJaypoole, with the Stan
dard of the iff regiment.
VIL
DEFINITIVE TREATY 1 of PEACI-.
George Clytner, Esq. on horseback, carrying
a flaff adorned with Olive and Laurel,
The Words - - “ THIRD of SEPTEM- '
BER 1783/’ in gold Letters pendant from
the flaflf.
vm.
Col. John SBee, on Horseback, carryinga flag,
blue field, witba laurel and an olive wreath
over the words—« WASHINGTON, the
Friend of his Country” —in filvcr Letters—
the ftaff adorned with olive and laurel.
IX.
The City Troop of Lijgirt Dragobna, Captain
William Bingham, commanded by Major
IT. jackjon.
X.
Richard Pack*, Esq. on horseback, as a
Herald, attended by a trumpet, proclaim
ing a New ihe words “ New
JEt* in gold Letters, pendant from the
Herald’s tlzfi, and the following lines : vj
• Peace o’er our land her olive wand «xtends,
And White rob’d Innocence from Heav’n de-'
, feends;
The crimes and frauds of Aoaicby ffiali fail,
Returning Jufficr lift* again heX'fcaJc.
XL
CONVENTION OF THE STATES.
The Hon .Peter Muhlnltrg , Esq. on horf*'-
bark with a blue flag—-the words ** SE
VENTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER 1778.”
in filvcr Letter!.
XII.
A Band of Mnfic peifoiming s Grand March,
THE
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compote*} by Mp v AUxandcr Rcir.nglc foe
the occat.Oi.
XIII.
THE CONSTITUTION.
The Honorable Chief juflicc M«Kean,
The Hon. judge Alice, ' *
The H«»u. Judge K»ib, ' '
(in their Role 9 of oflue)
In a lofty, ornamented Car, in the form of a
large Eagle, diavni by lx hcrjrs, bearing
theCONSTI l UTiCN, hunted and five*!
cn a i'afl, crowned v/ith the Cap of Liber
ty—the words “ TILEPEOPU in gold
Letters, cn the fl./T, immediate/ undsc
the Coiiftitution.
The Cat Was made by George and Willism
Hunter; the carriage painted light blue,
twenty feet long, him! wheels eight feet,
and the front lix feet ami a half in t’iamr.er;
the body, fixed on fpriugs, was thirteen feet
high, in the shape of a Bald Eagle; from
head to tail thirteen feet long ; the bread
emblazoned with thirteen liver Bars, in a
sky-blue held, and underneath thirteen
ltripes, ahc.naic red and white. The dex
ter taiOns embraced an ohve branch, the
(miller grqlped thirteen arrows..
XIV.
- Corps of Light Infantry, commanded by
Captain Ueyiharfi, wyh the Itaudard of the
3d jegiment.
XV.
Tdri Gentlemen, reprefrntir.g the State* that
have rati/ied the Federal ( euftumion*
each bearing a flag With the name of the
State he repiefents, in gold Letters, and
walking arm in arm, emblematical of the
Union, viz.
I, Duncanlrifcram, Ffq. New-Ham; Adrfr.
• a; Jon. Williams, jnn. Ef}, Mafiachuictta.
3. Jartfd Ingerfol, Ffq. Conneftient.
: 4, Samuel Stockton, Ffq. New- Jerley.
5. JamctfWilfon,. Ffq. Peimfylvania.
0 Col. Thomas Rob in lon Delaware.
7. Hon. J. E. Howard, Efa. Maryland.*
8. Col. Fcbiger, - Virginia.
p. W. Ward Burrows, Esq. South-Carolina*
w.Gcvrge Meade, jgfq. Georgia.
XVI.
Col. William Williams, on horseback in
armour, bcaiing on hi? right arm a (hieid,
emblazoned with the arm- of the United
States,
XVII.
The Montgomery Troop of Light Korte,
commanded byj&me* Morris, Eiq.
XVIII.
The Cnnf’.ils gnd Rcprefcntative* of foreign
States it) adianie with America, in an or
namented CV,' drawn by four lories.
Capt. Thomas Bell, with »he flag of the
United States of America.
Bat be de Marbois, Ffq. Vice Consul of
France.
J. H. C. Hcineken, Em. GcM of the United
Ncther’scds.
P»rJcs Hefted*, Esq. Conful-Geoeral of
Sweden.
Charles W. Lecke, Efiq. carrying the flag of
Prurfia..
Thomas Barclay, Ffq. carrying the flag of
Moiocco. '
XIX
The Hon. Francis Hop kin son, Esq. judge
of Admiralty, wearing in hi* hat a gold
anchor pendant on*a gieen ribband, pee
cefucd by the Aigiflw’* clerk, carrying a