Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-11-21 00:00:00, page 4

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FOR N F, W R Y,
STHE SHIP
RECOVERY,
DAVID M'CULLOUGH,
LMaster;
>AGOOD new (hip, and has
*" good accommodations for
T ; h "'"~ great ? art
h er cargo engaged, will fail
with the firft flaxfeed vessels. For freight or pas
sage apply to Peter January or George Ken
nedy, in Front-street, or said maker on board at
South street wharf.
For N 0V A-S C 0 T I A,
The SCHOONER
REBECCA;
W LEMUELDREW >
Master;
L''" ' ' at Morton's wharf;
will fail with all convenient
speed. For freight or passage ap
ply to the said mafler on board.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAr from the fubferiber living in New-
Cafle Hundred and county, afervant bo, named
JOHN RIDDLES, about five feet four inches
high, smooth face and long nafe, brown hair ; bad on
when he went away, a brown coat, brown iacket
and brown breeches, black ribbed flockings, old fooes
with brass buckles, and an half worn wool hat. Who
ever takes up tbe faidfervant, andfecures him in an,
of bis Majeffs gaols, Jball receive the above reward,
and if brought home reasonable charges, paid by Alex
ander Aiken, in the Hundred aforefaid, or
JAMES M'CLORG.
IN the beginning of the prelent year, the sub
scriber, whole business as a bookseller leads him
to consult the wants of the town, threw out a few
proposals for publishing an American Maga
zine ; in which undertaking he was willing to en
gage, as well from a love of letters, as from motives
that are supposed to be inseparable from his pro
feffion.
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of gentlemen of the firlt character for genius and
liberal sentiment among us, havt been pitaled seve
rally to lignify their approbation of his defign} and
alio to make such additions to the plan formerly
proposed, as they judged would contribute to ren
der it still more univerlally entertaining and in
ftru&ive. For this purpose they have authorifed
the publisher to fay, that, so long as he continues
to make his Magazine the decent repository of ufe
ful and ornamental Science, excluding from it eve
ry indelicate, every party production, they shall
hold themselves bound to lend him every affittance
in their power ; not only on those occasions when
the judgment of a friend may be thought necessary,
but in furnifhing him monthly with some original
performances.
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nei oufly offered—being unalterably determined to
conduct his Migazine upon a plan of the molt ex
ter,five ufefulnefs, and to admit nothing but what
relates to the grand interests of Learning, Virtue,
and our common Cbrifiaiitj.
Philadelphia, Nou. 21,17/4. R. AITKEN.
AG OOD brick dwelling-boule, kitchen, sta
bles, &e. with ten acres of land in Harford
town, (formerly Bush) Harford county, Maryland;
the house stands cn the fide of the poll road from
Philadelphia to Baltimore, is well calculated, and
it is supposed there is not at this time a better stand
and opening on the continent for a good Inn. The
purchaser may have any reasonable credit for the
whole or part of the purchase money as he chufes,
on giving security.
Likewise to be fold, a plantation consisting of one
hundred acres of land, whereon is adwelling-houfe
and some out houses, with a very good orchard,
about five miles from Harford and a mile from the
Lower Cross Roads and Presbyterian Meeting-house
in Harford county. Reasonable credit will be given.
For terms apply to Mr. Thomas Miller, in
Harford, or in Baltimore to
JAMES CHRISTIE, Jun.
N. B. If these places are not fold in two months
they may be rented by applying as above.
Philadelphia, November 14, 1774.
For LIVERPOO L,
^t£ff- 3^ The SHIP
SPEEDWELL,
JOHN JONES, Master;
NT° w ^ " Mason ' s
wharf; will fail in three
fl ^ wee k s at fartheft. For freight
s or parage agree with Barclay
— ^ an * Mitchell, who have im
ported by said (hip, a few bales of Scotch oznabrugs,
and fail canvas No. 1 to 9, which they will fell on
reasonable terms for cash.
Philadelphia, ONober 26, 1774.
ForNEWBERN, (North-Carolina)
[t^ TheSHIP
JOHN AND SALLY,
BENJAMIN GREENAWAY,
Master;
t^ V"K7ILL fail in three weeks,
VV has good accommoda
tions for Passengers. For freight
or passage apply to Assheton
and Batchelor, or laid Master on board at Tun
alley wharf.
For LONDONDERRY
The SHIP
MINER V A,
ROBERT MACKY,
Master;
W IL L fail with the firft
flaxfeed vessels, having the
'''"''' P art of her cargo al
ready engaged. This (hip was
built last year, and is perfedly well calculated for
the accommodation of passengers. For freight or
passage apply to the Captain on board at William
Allen, Efqr's wharf, or to Andrew Caldwell.
Baltimore, November 8, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
And entered on immediately, being a most excel
lent stand for an Inn,
T® the PUBLIC.
Just arrived in the (how Patty and Peggy, Robert
Hardie, master, from Lisbon,
BY virtue cf a writ to me dheaed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Monday the ziftinft.(No
vember) at the house of—Yeager in Spring-Garden,
at three o'clock in, the afternoon, a certain lot or piece
of ground, situate in Spring-Garden aforefaid, in
the Northern Liberties, on the east fide of a lane or
Freet, called Garden-Freet, containing in breadth
60 feet, and in depth 14.0 feet, more or less ; bound
ed by ground of John Smith and others; late the
eFate of John Chriftfield Wolfe, deceased; seized
and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
HARMAN and LEWI S,
Have removed their store from the corner of Second
and Spruce-streets, three doorshigher up Second-
Freet, where they have for sale,
FIN E, super and fu perfine Broadcloths, and a
large assortment of European and East-India
Goods, imported in the last vessels from London,
Bristol and Liverpool.
A NUMBER of healthy young German
SERVAN r S, among which are (hoc
makers, taylors, carpenters, silk-weavers, ftocking
weavers, barbers, bakers, millers, and farmers;
whole times are to be dilpofed of by WILLIAM
DUNCAN and Co. or said master on board.—
Also to be fold, a quantity of bell Lisbon SALT.
—Said vessel lies off the Draw-bridge wharf.
TO BE DISPOSED OF,
TH E Indentures of an English servant Man,
who has about three years and a half to serve;
he understands waiting upon table, taking care of
horles, and rides well. If no private person Ihould
want him, he would do for an oftler, pottillion, or
a waiter at an Inn. Enquire of the Printer.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday, the zzd day of
November inst. at the house of Edward Barrett, in
Southwark, at three o'clock in the afternoon, two
meffuages or tenements, and lot or piece of ground,
situate in the diftri& of Southwark, the corner of
Oak and Crab-streets, containing in breadth, on
Crab-ttreet aforefaid, 100 feet, and in depth, on
Oak-street, 60 feet; fubjeft to a groundrent of 101.
Ferling: A certain other mefluage or tenement,
and lot or piece of ground, situate on the well fide
of Duke Freed, in the diftria of Southwark afore
faid, contain;:; in breadth 17 feet, and in depth
75 feet; bounded by a meffuage or tenement now
or lac c' Surinna Chapman, and subject to a
grondrent of $53. currency per annum ; and all
the fibre, light, title and interest of James Welden
"c- t: and in a certain meffuage or tenement,
fita'.. fenth fide of Almond-ftrect, in the
diltr^t u ^ CT ^ik aforefaid, late theeftate of John
bnlhb i~„hd; the whole late the estate of James
Welden Bobers ; seized and taken in executi nby
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Wednesday the 23d day
of November inst. at the London Coffee-Houfe, at
seven o'clock in the evening, a certain meffuage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be
l°nging, situate on the north fide of Chefnut-ftreet,
between Front and Second-Fleets, containing in
front, on Chefnut street aforefaid, 13 feet, and in
depth 20 feet; bounded by ground ofWilliam Smith
and others; lata the estate of Adam Weaver; seiz
ed and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWE E S, Sheriff.
THE ship Sally, Capt. Osman, is
just arrived from Rotterdam, with German
Passengers, all in good health, whose paflages are
to be paid to SAMUEL HOWELL, or the
matter on board laid ihip, nearly opposite Market
ftreet.
WANTS A PLAC E,
AM AN who is used to drive a coach, and take
care of hordes ; he can be well recommended.
Enquire of the Printer.
October ii, 1774.
WAS taken up adrift, about a week
ago, off Chrifteen creek, a small sized
BATTO. The owner, by applying to Willi
am Shaw, at Thomas Townsend's in South
wark, proving his property and paying charges,
may have her again.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, % Tuesday, the zzd day of
November inst. ar three o'clock in the afternoon,
at the house of Elijah Weed, the corner of Arch
and Fourth-streets, a certain two dory brick mef
fuage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground, fi
tuate on the south fide of Apple-tree Alley, between
Arch and Race-streets, containing in front, on Ap
ple-tree Alley aforefaid, 18 feet, and in depth about
80 feet; bounded by ground of Joseph Stout, and
others; fubje& to a groundrent of 455. currency
per annum; late the estate of Henry Reinhart;
seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue cf a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Wednesday the 23d day
of November inst. at four o'clock in the afternoon,
on the premises, a certain three story brick mef
luage or tenement, and five lots or pieces of ground
thereunto belonging, situate on the south fide of
Callowhill-ftreet, between Front and Second-streets,
in the Northern Liberties, containing in front 40
feet, and in depth 80 feet; bounded by ground of
John Stillwagon and otheis; fubjeift to a ground
rent of 40s. Sterling per annum; late the estate of
Martin Noll; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
p Y virtue of a Pluris Venditioni Exponas to me
directed, will be fold by public sale, on Wed
nesday, the 30th day of November inst. at the house
of William Brown, in Arch-street, near the corner
of Sixth- street, a certain two story frame meffiiage
or tenement, and lot or piece of ground, situate in
Hudson's Square, on the south fide of North-Freet,
in this city, containing in front 16 feet 8 inches,
and in depth 100 feet; bounded by ground now or
late of Rachel Jory and others; fubje& to a ground
rent of Thirteen Spanish Dollars and One Third
part of such a Dollar; late the estate of Michael
Herbert; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAMDEWEE S, Sheriff.
All those indebted to Samuel Howell for
German Passengers, or otherways, are desired to
call and discharge their bonds and accounts, to
prevent cost.
WA S committed to the gaol in Sussex
County on Delaware, the middle of Febru
ary 1773, a negro man who calls himfelf HARRY,
about five feet ten inches high, forty years of age,
walks a little lame, and understands something of
the carpenters business. The owner is desired to
come, prove his property, pay charges and take
him a ay. WILLIAM DAVIS, Gaoler.
The above will be fold in quantities not less than
eight pounds to zoo wt. and upwards, with proper
printed dirc&ions, at his store in Second-street,
between Market and Chelnut-Freets.
Abraham Usher and George Henry,
Have imported in the last vessels from London, Li
verpool, Bristol and Scotland, and have for sale,
at their store in Front-street, the fifth door above
Walnut-ltreet,
A General assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
fuitalde to the season, which they will fell on
reasonable terms for cash cr short credit.
N. B. Abraham Usher requests all those that
are indebted to him, whose accounts are become
due, to make payments
Philadelphia, November 7, 1774.
HE Subferiber, at the sign of the Spin-
A ing-Wheel in Market-street, intending to
leave this for England some time in February, will
fell off at the lowest price for cash, the large and
general assortment of DRY GOODS he lias
now on hand ; among which are, a quantity of fu
perfine and low priced broadcloths of divers colours,
from got. to 6s. 6d. with suitable trimmings ; Irish
hollands and linens, from 7s. 6d. to ißd. per yard,
&c. Likewise a large assortment of Jewellery, con
fitting of set shoe, knee and stock buckles; hair
pins, shirt buckles, silver lockets, silver seals, &c.
plated shoe, knee and Fock buckles, pinch beck ditto,
common yellow and white metal ditto, plated spurs,
a few pair of best holster pistols, one hundred silver
watches of different prices, with many articles too
numerous for an advertisement.
He returns his most grateful thanks to his friends
and cuftomera, by whose constant favours he hopes
to be able to make connections that will, when our
unhappy differences with the Mother Country are
fettled, put it in his power to serve them on better
terms than ever.
WILLIAM DREWET SMITH,
Has just imported in the last ships from England,
AQU ANTITY of Baron Van Haake's
Royal Letters Patent Composition for ma
nuring land.
This valuable Composition has been tried with
the greatest fu ;cefs in England, not only for arable,
meadow, and pasture land, but is also excellent for
hop, turnip, tobacco grounds, and vineyards ;
likewise particularly adapted to kitchen gardens
and nurseries.
Suffix. County, ONober 20, 1774.
pY virtue of federal writs of Fieri Facias, agiinft
" the goods and chattels, lands and tenements
to Joseph Sharp, to'me dirtied, will be exposed
of sale at public vendue, at Sharpfborough Iron
Works, in the township of Harddton and county
of Suffix, New-Jersey, on Tuelday the tirird day
of January next, and to be continued from day to
day until the whole are fold, —Slaves, herfes, oxen,
cows, young cattle, flieep and (wine, pig and bar
iron, waggons, carta, plows and harrows, black
finiths tools, and a variety of implements neceflary
in carrying on the iron-making business both in
furnace and forge. The vendue will be opened by
nine o'clock each day.
On the fame day, between the hours of twelve
and five o'clock in the afternoon, at the fame place,
will be fold, the said Works, with the lands thereto
appertaining, containing between 700 and 800 acres,
of very valuable land : The Works consist of one
furnace and one forge, situate on a branch of the
Wallkiln (a never failing stream) within 50 yards
of each other : The forge contains four files and
two hammers: Near the works is a good frame
dwelling-house, large coal-house, blacksmiths fliop,
large barn and stables, and sundry other out boules ;
the land abounds in the greatest plenty with the
best of iron ore, very convenient to the works.
Also at the fame time and place will be fold, the
undivided half part of several very valuable tra&sof
land ; some of them contiguous to the above, others
about 7 or 8 miles distance, on Pepo-Cotton River ;
on one of the said undivided rra&s, about a mile
from the above Works, and on the fame stream, is
a large stone forge, complearly finished, containing
four fires and two hammers : near the forge is a
neat done dwelling-house, store-house, blacksmiths
(hop, and several out-houses. The terms will be
made known at the time and place of sale by
THOMAS POTTS, Sheriff.
N. B. The house wherein he now lives, with 1
lease of eight years, either to be let or the interest
to be fold. Likewise four plantations in the New
Purchase to be fold—all expences paid except pa
tenting.
WILLIAM SEMPLZ,
Hath imported in the laF yeffris from Britain, and
now per thf Magdalen; Capt. Wallace, from
Glasgow,
A BARGE assortment of Dry Goods, Books,
< 1 &c. which he will fell on reasonable terms, for
cash or short credit, at his Fore in Front-street.
Lately imported from London, a frefh quantity of
Dr. Hill's American BALSAM,
Of which the virtue and goodness are now so well
known in America.
IT is as infallible, innocent, sure and effectual
a medicine as was ever known in the world, for
all coughs, colds, 1 swimming in the head, and a
very admirable remedy for children in the whoop
ing cough, and in most all their disorders ; by the
proper use of this balsam, for a reasonable time,
many have received great benefit and relief, and
some are effeaually cured of the molt painful rheu
matifin, cholic, consumption, &c. &c. Dr. Hill's
own direction is wrapped about each bottle, and to
prevent counterfeiting this medicine, it is only to
be fold in Philadelphia by William Sitgreaves, mer
chant, on the north tide of Market ft eet, near the
Court house ; at Germantown by Christopher Sower,
printer; at Lancaster by Ludwig Lauman, merchant;
in New-York by Michael Huffman, (hop-keeper; and
by the fubferiber, at his house in Kingft fs.
WILLIAM YOUNG.
N. B. At the fame places are fold, DoCtor Hill's
new improved Stomachic Tindure, excellent for
all weak stomachs; it gives a very good healthy
appetite and found digestion, and prevents many
diseases.
JAMES CUNNING.