The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-13 00:00:00, page 4

Office of Finance,
OCTOBER 2z, 1781.
Notice is hereby given, that proposals will
Be received in this office, from the date hereof until the
firft day of December next inclufivr,for Supplying by com
trad the rations deliverable by fnt public at the post of
Weft Point, 2nd its dependencies, to such officers, fol
diert and others, as are or may be entitled to them, from
the firft day of January to the last day cf December 178%,
both inclusive.
The ration to be as follows, each ration to consist cf
©ne pound of bread, one pound of beef, er three quar
ters of a pound of perk, and one gill of rum. Abo one
quart of fait, and two qua ts of vinegar, to every hun
dred rations,and eight pounds of soap, and three pounds
cf candles, to every seven hundred ration,.
The contractors to issue the said rations. The pay
ments to be made, in gold or filter, at the times stipulat
ed in the contrast. The proposals to be lent in feaUd,
and to contain the lowest prices, and lonreft terns of pay
ment, at which the parties will contrad.
Taylor and Miller,
At their S TORE in Water-street, between Chefnut
and Market-streets, opposite the Cr oked-billet
Alley, Rave for S ALE,
Imported in the Ship Nonfuch from France,
A Variety of Dry Goods, suitable to the
Season,
Amon^ft which are,
WHITE, blue, drab, green, Starlet ,ad mixed
Broadcloths, blue, brown and drab Coatings,
FUnaeis and Swardkins, Calamancoes of different co
lours, copper plate Furniture Patterns, hick and
white G uz% Gauze Handkerchiefs, Ribbands, Taf
latiee, Sattins, Silks, Damascus, Sarfnets, Modes,
Laces, a great variety of Linens, amongst which are
Lavals, Britannia# and Platti/1% Oznabrigs and Sail
Duck.
They have, also, for Sale,
Tinners Oil, in barrels, Spaniffi Sugars, Gun Flints,
Sail Needier, Brass Locks, Window Glass, Madeira
and other Wines, &c. & . &c.
George Meade & Co.
At their STORE on Walnut street Whsc f , Have for
SALE,
French Brandy,
Batavia Arrack,
Havannah and Port au Prince Sugars,
Coffee,
Salt, Raifia# in fors and calks."
Alexin Itria, O&ober 17, 1781.
I HEREBY give public Notice, that the
Concern and Butinef, carried on at this place and
Port Tobacco, in Maryland, by the fubferiber, under
the Fifth of HOOE and HARRISONS, and owned by
R. T, Hooe, of the town aforefaid, Richard Harrison,
of the city of Cadiz, in the kingdom of Spain, and Jo
fepb W. Harrison, of Alexandria § also, the Concern
and Business carried on at the city of Cadiz, by the
fame Partners, under the management of Richard Har
rison, and by the name of HARRISON and COMPA
NY, is now dilfolved: And I hereby request ail perlons
indebted to the Concern, at Alexandria 01 Port To
bacco, to make payment of their refpe&Ne debts to me
or my agents, at the aforefaid p'ace', and not to any
other person or perlons; any fair and jift claims against
the Concern, I am ready and willing to pay at any
moment.
BUSINESS, in future, will be carried on in Virginia
and Maryland, by R. T. Hooe and Richard Harrison,
under the Firm of HOOE and HARRISON, and
management of R. T. Hooe ; and at Cadiz, by R. T.
Hose and Richard Harrison, under the Frm of HIR
RISON and COMPANY, and management of Rith
ard Harrison.
Given under my hand, the day and year aforefaid.
ROBERT T. HOOE.
TO BE L E T, A
Grass-Lot of about four acres,
situate near the House of Employment.
A vacant LOT on th# north fide of Market-street,
between Seventh and Eighth-streets, 66 feet front on
Market- street and 306 feet in depth, Suitable for a Board
Yard, &c.
A WHARF and LOT on the Jersey shore, adjacent
to Samuel Cooper's ferry, with the Stores thereon
ert&ed; this place might fait a Boat builder or Board
and Stave-merchant.
TO BE SOL D, A
Ground Rent of 16 pounds 10
Shillings per annum, well secured. Apply to WIL
LIAM ATTMORE, in Second-ftreit, near the &ptift
Meeting House.,
A Town Lot,
IN a central Situation and genteel Neighbourhood,
To be SOLD: Also, A large and convenient
HOUSE, to be L ETj together with Ten Acres of
GROUND, within three miles of the city, on a healthy
filiation, commanding an agreeable and extensive View.
Likewise Several LOTS of LAND, from 10 to 25
Acres, To be LET. Enquire of the Printer.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by D AFID C. CL AYP 00LE.
By the UNITED STATES,
1s tCONGRESS assembled,
Proclamation.
^CHEREAS it hath pUafed Almighty Got, the
Father of mercies, remarkably to assist and Sup
port the United States of America in their important
s ru ßgl e tor liberty, ag?inft the long continued efforts
of a powerful nation: it is the dutv of all ranks to
orferve and thankfully acknowledge the interpefitions of
his P r ovidnre in their behalf. Through the whole cf
the conte ft, rom its firftrfe to this time, tne influence
of Divine Providence ma, be clearly perceived in many
signal inftanecs, of whicn we mention but a few.
In revealing the councils of our enemies, when the
discoveries were feafcnable and important, and the
means were Seemingly inadequate or toitwtoun In
preserving and even improving the uoieh cf the levcral
states, on the breach of which our enen ies placed their
gresteft dependence :— In increasing the number, and
adding to the zeal and attachment of the friends of lib
erty : —ln granting remarkable deliverances, and bless
ing rs with the most signal fucce^, when affairs Termed
to have the most difecuraging appearance : —ln rail
ing up for us a powerful and genercs ally, in one of
the firft of the European powers :—ln confounding the
councils of our enemies, and fuffering them to pursue
such meafuret, as have most directly contributed to
frufhate their own desires and expeditions :— Above
all, in making their extreme cruelty to the inhabitants
of these ftate#, when in their power, and their Savage
devastation of property, the very means of cementing
our union, and adding vigour to every effort in oppu
Avion to them.
And as we cannot help leading the good people cf
these states to a retrofpe& on the events which have ta
ken place Since the beginning of the war, so we recom
mend in a particular manner to their observation, the
goodness cf God in the year now drawing to a ccnclu
firn. In which the confederation of the United States
has been complected :—ln which there have been so
many i; stances of prowess and fuctefs in our armes,
particularly inffie southern dates, where, notwithstand
ing the difficulties with which they had ta ftruggk, they
have recovered ths whole country which the enemy had
ovr run, leaving them only a post or two on or near
the fee 1— In which we have been so powerfully and es
fcQually ffifted bv fur allies, while in all the conjurd
operations th?moft perfect harmony fro, fol fitted in the
allied army :—ln which there has been so plentiful a
harvest, and so great abundance of the fruits of the
earth of every kind, as not only enables us easily to fop
ply the wants of our army, but gives comfort and happi
to the whole people t— And in which, after the success
of our allies by lea, a general of the firft rank, kith
his whole army, has been captured by the a lied for
ces, under the direction of our commander inchief.
It is therefore recommended to the Several Kates to
ft apart the THIRTEENTH day of DECEMBER
next, to he religiously observed as a day of THANKS
GIVING and PRAYER; that all the people may affem
b'e dr that day, with grateful heartstoc Ssbrate the praif
as of our graecos benefactor; to cohtefs our mznjfold
fins; to offer up our most fervent Supplications to the God
of all grace, that it may please him trxpardon our offen
ces, and incline our hearts for the future to keep all his
laws; to comfort and relieve all cur brethren who are
in distress orcaprivity ; to prof,er ens husbandmen, and
give success to all engaged in lawful commerce; to im
part wisdom and integrity to our counfellors, judgment
and fortitude to our efficers and Soldiers; to protest and
proffer our illustrious ally, and favour our united ex
etions for the fpe?dy eftaMifhment of a fafe, honoura
ble and lasting peace; to bless all femin-r ea of learning;
and cause the knowledge of God to cover th# earth, as
the waters cover the seas.
Done in Congrefi this twenty-6xth day of O&ob-r,
in the year of our Lord one tlfcufznd seven hun
dred and eighty one, and in the sixth year of the
independence of the United Stakes of America.
THOMAS M'KBAN, President.
AttefL Charles Thomson, Secretary.
F^^^^^W^WW^ ^'^
^JAMES NEWPORT,#
( At his Distillery-Store, ^
& In Front-street, the Second Door above the ^
Bank Meeting, Has by °
ft WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, %
L Of excellent Quality, j
9 1 AMAICA Spirits j Annifeed Water,g
ft j Weft India Rum, I Clove ditto,a
Philadelphia ditto, | Orange ditto,Q
, Plain Brandy, | Cirmamop ditto, x
& Rrfbirry ditto, I All Fu s,^
3 Geneva, | Mint Cordial,'
f And Spirits of Wine, proper for
Medicinal Uses, or for ra sing tue Proof of ^
Low Liqure.
g N. B. He gives particuhr Encouragement to^
^ those who Buy of him to Sell again.^
^ Philadelphia, April 4, 1781.
^^^^W^M^/^G^^^
Wants a place, a young Man,
who writes a good ready hand, is well acquainted v-ith
both public and private bufinef^, and can be w-ll re
commended. Any gentleman inclining to employ b^h,
will please to leave their name, at Mr. JAMES GA
LAGER'sin Second-ftrert, oppefit tie IT nd' s M et
ing house, or at Mr. WILLIAM THOMAS'-, at
the corner of Second and Market Resets.
; Pennfyhrania,' ff.
By the honourable WILLIAM MOOR F, efanirp, vice,
president, and the Supreme executiv e council of the
commonwealth of Pihnfjlvania.
A PROCLA M A TI O N.
TY rHEREAS by divers depofitigns, taken according
VV to law, it appears, that on the night of the
twenty-Second if ftani, October, tha treasurer of the
county of Bucks, within this ft^te, has been robbed of
fiver, and paper money, to the amount cf near two
thousand pounds, ^y a number of armed men un
known. AND WULKEASrt is of the utmost impor
tance that the perpetrate rg of such atrocious crime#
fliould be brought to c<nbun punishment: WE HAVE
thought fit to offer, and d~ hereby offer a public reward
of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, in Specie, for each and
every of the peipeirators of the aid robbery, who (halt
he apprehended, and convicted of the fame. And we
do hereby ftr&l, charge, enjoin and require all judges,
jufticea, fh^rifts, conftable#, and all other the faithful
and liege iolfr&s within this government, to make di
li^ent Search and enquiry after the above offenders, and
to use the utmost endeav ours to apprehend and Secure
them, and every @f them, so that they may be brought
to juftic#.
GIVEN, by order of the council, under th# hand of
the honourable William Moore, enquire, vice-pro
fident, and the fe#l of the date, at Philadelphia,
thia 25th day of O&oh#r, in the year of our lord
one thousand seven honored and eighty-one.
WILLIAM MOORE, vice president.
Attest. T. MATLACK, teoror,
GODfySAVE the COMMONWEALTHS
Eight hard Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or dolen from Springe^fbury in the
Northern L berries, on the 25th infant, a BLACK
HORSE, about 14. hands and an inch high, one white
foot, a Small ft.tr in the forehead; he has lately bees
bit by a horle on the cff loin, where the hair ha#
dropped off, ad appears like a heeling wound, he
trots and cantes. Whoever brings him to JAMES
BROWN at Springe fb t,, or to the subscriber a
Philadelphia, (hall have the above steward.
ROBERT MORRIS.
Philadelphia, October 30, 1781.
May be had in a genteel part of
the City, a few Rooms with Furniture,
without, as best suits, until the spring.
Enquire of the printer.
The remainig time of a Negro
Girl's SERVICE, being several years.
Enquire cf the Printer.
TO BE SOLD BY
Alexander Foster,
Below fee Drew b idge, in Pine-street,
AVERY large and cheap affurtment of Irish Linen#,
with woolen and other Goods Suitable to the season,
among which are mens and boys HATS of different
prices.
CAME to the plantation of the fubfcri.
her, living in Brift<l 'owrfhip, .about four week#
ago, a middle sized Red aid W its COW, with a
Kick on her horns. Whoever owns laid cow, is desired
to come, pr :vc s property, pay charges and take her
away. 0&.z 7 . JACOB DILWORTH.
CAME to the premises cf the lublcriber,
in Brifto township, on the Frankfort mad, near
fix miles ram Philad Iphia, about five months ago, a
Back COW, quite dry, with a white belly, and a star,
in her forehead. The owner is desired to come, prove
bis property, pay charges and take her away.
0&. 27. GEORGE SNYDER.
Wanted immediately, a young
Woman as Housemaid, that can wSh and iron, &c>
Nine need apply but those that can be w< 11 recommend
ed. Likewise a waiter with a good character. En
quire of the printer, 1°
To be Let, A
▼ ARGB convenient TAVERN, situated on the east
fife of Thiid-ftraet, near Arch-street, known by
the name of the Bunch of Grapes; with two parlour#,
seven chambers, a large d n ing room, two garrets,
two kitchens, with a house at the end of the int, and
stables for thirty horses. For fariber particulars en
quire of M a. BINGHAM, in Pine street, near it,
Peter's Church.
To" R T'AT'
A Two rory Brick House, having four
Rooms on each flmr, a d good Cellars under the
-hole houft. Aho a wooden tenement on the fame
lot ; which is 4.7 ieet or Second street, zed aco feet
d^p, firuae teiwcer . Q een aid Christian ftreetr,
Southwark ; fu p j &to a gicund rent f 51. is. 6d. per
n^um.
N B. Part pigment will be taken °n Merchandize,
For farther particulars, enquire of C< W. PEALE
the ncorner of Third and Lum! a t Greets.