The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-13 00:00:00, page 1

A Further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this state, dated April the 29'b, 1780, will be held
at the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY, the 15th of No
member instant, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. A
Plan of the Lots may be seen at the Coffee boule, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as the last files.
JUST IMPORTED,
In the last Veffcls from Europe,
AND TO BE SOLD, by
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At his STORE, on the Nnrh Side of Market street,
opposite the Indian King,
A Large and General Assortment of the
FOLLOWING ARTICLES, viz.
SCARLET, brown,
purple, black, green,
blue, light coloured, fir
perfine and second Broad
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue,
light and coloured fu
perfine Knaps & Coat
mgs,
Blue, grey, light and
Icarlet Duffib & Frizes,
White, buff and scarlet
Caffimere and Wiltons,
Crimlon, brown, blue,
striped, black, spotted
and corded Velvets and
Velverets,
Olive & white Corduroys,
Tickfete and Duroons,
Barragons,
Childrens woffted Hose,
Pink, blue, black and
cloth coloured Duroys,
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, sky-blue
and pink Ruffels, Mo
reens and Callimancoes,
Jeans, Fustians and Beav
era,
Cambists and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,
Corded Worftede and
Everlastings,
Serges and Serge de Jeans,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
,-$, 3 4, an d apron-wide
cotton & linen Checks,
An assortment of Irilh
Linens,
Fine and coarse Hollands,
Yard and half yard and
3 $ brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittanniss and Plattella
royals,
Lavals, Ponturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenburgs,
Sail and Duck Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Russia
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flanders Ticking,
Jaconet and book Mullins,
Tapes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Kent
ings, kenting Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & millionet Lawns,
Cambrick,
Said NICHOLS returns his belt
Thanks to thole who have heretofore fa
voured him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Bufinels,
and Willingness to Please, that it will be
the Interest of his Customers to continue
their Favours.
sOT^W^Wllactict
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. X.l
TUESDAY,
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.—Price Six. Pence.
Millionet Handkerchiefs
and figured Apron Pat
tfr^s,
Plain and figured Gauges
and gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all Cfr
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Assortment
of dark and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed-pat
terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeen# and Damafens,
Ducapes, Pad uafoys, Man
tua#, Luteftring*, Bo
cades, Modes and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orange, and
white 1-4 and 3 4 ell
Persians and Sarinets,
Peking#, Mexicans and
Mufflemans,
Ell-wide Persians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
rens cotton and thread
Hose,
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Patterns,
Best Sewing-fiiky
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handker
chiefs,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best scars Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Black and white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, second and
coarse Bolting-Cloths,'
Plated Buttons,
Skelleton and hoop Wire,
Best Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cord and Tbffels,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and Ferrets,
Snuff Boxes,
With many other Arti
cles, too tedious to enu
merate.
On FRIDAY Next,
Ac TEN o'Clock in the Forenoon.
At the Marshal's Wharf, between Arch and Race
ftreets,
Will begin the Sale, by Public Au&ion,
OF
76 tons large LignumVit<e.
35 tons Br?ziletto,
5 tops Fuftick,
3 tons Boxwood,
2000 pounds feed Cotton,
10,000 pounds clean Cotton,
248 pounds Indigo,
2649 pounds Eicuthera Bark,
2000 Havanna Hides.
Bing the C A RG 0 o' the Brigantine Free
land, taken by the B igantine Two Efthe s And on
Monday the 19th Instant,
At TWELVE o'clock, at Noon,
At the C OFFEE-HOUSE,
Will be Sold by Public Au^^n,
The said Brigantine Freeland,
With all her Guns, T.ckie, Apparf, and Furniture,
agreeable to Inventory to be seen at the Place of Sale.
By Order of the Court o' Admiralty,
Nov. 9 . CLEMENT BIDDLE, Ma ? fhd.
The Commissioners of the city
and county of Philadelphia, propose to LET, for the
term of 4 years, the PUBLIC LANDING PLACES
belonging to the county; one of them situate at the
east end of Callow-hill-street, the other on the east fide
of Front-street, continued in the Northern-Liberties,
together with the PUBLIC SCALES, for weighing of
Hay. The Tenant to Repair the Wharf and keep the
whole in good Repair, and deliver them so at the expi
ration of said Term. Any person inclining to Rent the
above-mentioned Premises, may deliver their Propos
als in writing, at the Court- Houle, the 16th of this
instant. November f, 178 s.
(^&^W^M©®^^ ^^
LONDO N, August 8.
Extracts from a journal of the most material occur
rences at Gibraltar, between the 3d of June and 29th
of the fame month:
June 4. er HIS being the anniversa r y of his majef
-1 ty'sbirth day, the royal standard was
hoisted as usual, which drew a heavy tire upon us from
the Spanifli batteries ; federal of their shot went through
it- but, spite of the Dons, it continued flying till tae
ufaal time of hauling it down. At one o'clock in the
afternoon we gave them a royal salute from every bat
tery that could be brought to bear upon them; Wil
lis's, the grand battery, Old Mole, Montagu, and the
King's lines..
June 9. The Spanish magazine, a little enhance
from the Catalan camp, under toe foot of the hill, took
fire • the explosion was so great, the King s Bastion and
S. Barracks felt the shock ; it is supposed that upwards
of 120 barrels of powder were destroyed, and 300 load
ed shells ; the discharge of the shells continued Several
minutes, and refem bled parapet firing ; there must have
been a great number killed, efpecialiy in tneir labora
tory, which was close by. It would have mocked you
to fee the numbers of poor wretches frying from the
flames, cavalry, infantry, &c. and when they thought
the shells all expended, and were on their return to
the place, many still continued to burst. Ihe guard
and artillery at Willis's gave three hearty cheers upon
the occasion, which being heard from the enemy's fort
Santa Barbara, occasioned their commencing a warm
fire: It had happily, however, no other effect than kil
ling two men, and wounding a third-
June 11. At five o'clock this morning a (mall boat,
with a flag of truce, came within 100 yards o' the
boom at the New Mole unebferved. After a conside
rable delay, a boat from one of the men war went out
to her, with an officer of the navy and the town major,
to enquire into the reason of the flag of truce: They
were answered, that it was to know what induced the
garrison to fire at a neutral ve^el yesterday ; the one we
fired at, it ferms being a Neapo itan. Tie governor
sent for answer, that the firft fllot was to bring her to,
and every successive one to fink her. His excellency
was much enraged at the inattention of the centinels
in permitting the boat to come so near to the warts.
June 15. Another flag of truce, with people on board,
inhabitants of the garrison, who . had beetyaken oft
THE
Lisbon on their passage to England: They met with
very ill treatment from the Spaniards.
Accounts received, that the Spaniards are extreme
ly harraffed up the Mediterranean by the Algerines,
who have fitted out a squadron of r 8 xebecs, which
have done considerable mifchief; they are said to divi
ded into three divisions, one of which is commanded
by a brother of admiral Barcelo's, who turned Maho
metan some years since: should the two meet, there
will no doubt be a bloody battle.
17th, 18th, and 19th. Nothing particular; that is,
nothing besides the fire from tie enemy, which does us
very little damage; the town has been rendered unin
habitable for some time past; but the fortifications
still remain in perfect good condition ; the Dons have
therefore, ftri&ly speaking, done nothing to facilitate,
the reduction of the garrison : our folders are in the
best health and spirits, and are daily wiihing for an
opportunity to revenge the death of some of their un
fortunate comrades.
29th. An extrordinary experiment tried this morn
ing a mortar and fix pieces of cannon were fired from
the Old Mole Bead, at the enemy's camp, three miles
distant, three of the thefts burst in the middle of it,
and threw the Dons into no small confufion; all the
(hot also reached, to our utter ahonifhment : the ene
my kept up a hot fire upon t:t Mole from St. Philip's
battery, but could not ft^ke it; you knowing how
low it lays in the water will not be furprized at this.
Great improvements are ekpeQed to be made upon
this experiment, and we are in hopes shortly to fee
their whole Spanish camp in flames. A visit from the
gun boats at night.
St. James's, AuguA ft.
Extract of a letter from Mr. La Touche, (dated Baf
fora the iith of June, 1781,) to fir Richard Ains
lie, his majesty's ambassador at Constantinople, and
by him transmitted to the tarl of Hillfborough, one
of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, in his
letter, dated the 16th of July ; received this day.
" I have the pleasure to inform you, that by let
ters from Madras, dated February the xft, it appears,
that the French squadron, cenfifling of fix ships of
the line, and three frigates, which I mentioned to you
in my last, instead of entering the road of Madras, as
it was imagined they would, proceeded to Pondicherry.
It farther appears, that this squadron is in bad repair,
and has neither transports nor troops with them, ex
cept marines, and consequently could not spare any to
Hyder Ally, who has been obliged to raise the siege of
Wandewafh and Velore, had loft Carangolly, and
seemed to be collecting his whole force, in order to
t r y the event of a battle with fir Eyre Coote. It was
expected that fir Edward Hughes would leave Bombay,
with his squadron, in the course of the month of
March, and that peace would take place with the
Marrattas.
Admiralty-Office, August 21, 1,81.
Copy of a letter from capt. Drury, of his majesty's
sloop Cameleon, to Mr. Stephens, dated Shields,
Augult 16, 1781.
Be pleased to inform my lords Commissioners of the
admiralty, that in consequence of an order from vice
admiral Drake, commander in chief of his majesty's
Blips and vessels in the Downs, to exercise between the
Galloper, Middleburgh, and the Broad Fourteens, the
14th ioriant, at fix A. M. the Texel bearing S. E.
distant fix leagues, we gave chace to a Dutch Dogger,
belonging to the States of Holland, mounting 18 fix
pounders and 20 fwivale ; a quarter before nine got
close along fide, and desired him to strike his colours
to his Britannick majesty's ffag: he immediately fired
hie broadside into us, which we instantly returned,
and continued theafton, yard arm and yard arm, till
half past nine; the then blew up close alonglde; The
shock was so very great, that it (hook the popde off
their legs, and the cloud of fmoak was so very thick,
that it wag impossible to fee each other upon deck for
the (pace of two minutes; it then began to clear away,
and we soon perceived our tap Gils on fire in feverat
places, particularly the main op fail and thw fore top
gallant-fail, which I was obliged to cut from the
yards. The fire in our fails was occasioned by the
splinters from the wreck, which had blown up in toe
explosion ; many pieces of human ffefh were found
flicking against our mafia and rigging, and some limbo
of the Dutchmen were taken up upon deck. We have
great reason to believe that his main- mast went over
us, as we saw it about the vessel's length to leeward
of us; his colours flew on board us all on fire. We
as soon as poffble hoisted out our boat, in hopes of
taking up some of the people but could not fie one
living; We picked up nis pendant, and a marine
hat.)
NOVE MBrtA 5, 1781#
[NUMB. 806.