Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-19 00:00:00, page 1

Egg.Harbour, Feb. 13, 1^76.
YX7UE REAd a number of persons
yy have parch,fed goods at the late vendue of
flip Rebecca and Frances : This is to give no
tice to all thole persons, whufe accounts are unftt
tied, to attend at the horde of Mr. John Little,
near Abfecon, on Thursday the 27th of this month,
then and there to difcbarge their refpe^ive accounts,
other^ife they will be dealt with as the law directs.
ELIJAH CLARK, c
, RICHARD SOMERS,]' er "'" e ™' 3 ''' e '°°
Trenton, Feb. 17, 1776.
TO BE SOL D,
AH ANDSOME well finifhed brick House,
a convenient kitchen with chambers for ser
vants, stable, garden, and small piece of meadow
ground, with z well of good water, lituate in King-
Freer, in Trenton. The purchaser may have pof
feffian the firft of March.
_§ WILLIAM PIDGEON.
Chrifiiana Bridge, Newcafle County, on Delaware,
Firfl Month 2d, 1776.
To be SOLD or LE T T,
For a term of years, by the fubferiber, the follow
ing TRACTS of LAND, viz.
ONE containing 100 acres, pleafintly situated
in the township of Wed-Nottingham, in the
county of Cheder, and province of Pennsylvania,
on the main waggon road leading from Christiana
Bridge to Lancaster and several ferries on Susque
hanna, one mile from the Brick Meeting house,
nineteen from Christiana Bridge (where fiallops
ply almost daily to and from Philadelphia) and ten
miles from Charleftown and Sufqnehannah Ferry ;
on which is erected a grist-mill, the house 60 feet
by 22, all lately repaired and in good order for
merchant work, has two pair of stones, one where
of is Colognes, with a fan, boulting and hoiftin^
which all go by water, is in the heart of a plentiful
wheat country ; also a frame dwelling house 36 feet
by 20 feet, well finifhed, with a kitchen, and draw
well at the door, a large frame barn with sheds and
liable, in good repair ; about 70 acres of the land
are cleared and chiefly well fenced, 15 whereof are
. meadow, which can be watered by the head race.
-•-Also a commodious flone dwelling- heufe, adjoin
ing the aforefaid read, not above 20 rods from the
above-mentioned mill, 34 feet by 28, well finifhed,
with RA turryrand t^u rooms on the lower floor, 3
rooms and an entry above, a good cellar under the
whole, and partitioned ; a stone store-house 26 feet
by 18, and a cellar under the whole; a framed dit
to with two floors, and garners for fait, grain, &c.
The above stores have been occupied (vending
goods) upwards cf 30 years, and lately by Mifflin
and Irwin, merchants, of Philadelphia.
Another traft nearly adjoining the aforefaid pre
mises, containing 125 acres of as good land as any
in the township, on which are a large dwelling
houfe with a cellar, kitchen, a framed barn, about
100 bearing apple-trees mostly grafted, peach-trees,
&c. about 80 acres of this tract is cleared, several
acres of meadow made on it that may be watered,
and more to make.
Another traft nearly adjoining said premises, con
taining 14.0 acres, on which is a dwelling-house near
an excellent spring, also 80 apple-trees capable cf
producing 20 or 30 barrels of cyder yearly.
One other tra& fi^uate on Little Muddy Creek,
in York county, containing 250 acres of unim
proved land, the foil is very rich, about 20 acres
whereof is level hazel bottom on the said Creek,
which affords a mill-feat, there being plenty of wa
ter the year round, and where wheat can be bought
at a cheap rate ; this place is 35 miles from Balti
more, and 14 from Peach-bottom Ferry on Sufque
hannah. The purchasers may make their own times
of payment, on giving bonds at interest and secu
rity if required. For further information apply to
JOHN LEWDEN.
N. B. It is likely the fubferiber may exchange
feme of the above premises for lands, &c. in part
pay; he will not be against exchanging any of the
above trails for houses in Wilmington or Philadel
phia if they fhoald suit ; and any person desirous of
knowing my terms by letter, shall be speedily an
swered. 6
''^^ NUMB. 226.
' D U'N L A P's
To be SOLD or RENTED,
For a Term of Years,
ONE hundred acres of good LAND, Tying
on Little Choptank, within four milts of
Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland,
On said land is a good new dwelling.houfe, and
fifh, fowl and oytters to be had at all leafons of the
year within a very final! distance from the house.
—One other place lying at the Head of Saffafras,
Kent County, Maryland ; a lot of ground contain
ing nearly fix acres, cn which is a good dwelling
houfe, (tore house, kitchen, shoemaker's shop, and
tan-yard, but somewhat out of repair. For terms
apply to the subscriber, living at Back Creek, C&cil
County, Maryland.
t WILLIAM WOOD.
JAMES BUTLAN D,
L ACE-MA R E R,
In Front-street, between Race and Vine-ftreet*,
MAKES and fells the following articles
wholesale and retail, viz. All'kinds of uni
forms for officers and soldiers, in gold, silver, silk,
worsted, or thread, made to any patfern, for trim
ming hats, clothes, &c. silk sword belts, velvetbind
ing, very fine white muffatees, fit for officers or sol
diers to exercise in, together with all kinds of laces
and fringes, where fore-keepers, coachmakers, up
holsterers, hatters, fadlers, and others, may be
supplied with any quantity, either in town or coun
try, on the most reasonable terms.
N. B. If any commanding officer, or other gen
tleman, wants any particular dress made in gold or
silver, to any pattern, he may, by applying as above,
have it done at a diort notice,f
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O R,
EN LRAL
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T O BE SO L 1) C FI E A P,
q'H RE E tracts of valuable LAN D, Situate
& near the Kittaning, in Weftmoreland County,
containing nine hundred and fifteen acres. The
terms are twenty-five pounds per hundred acres, p. -
tented. Enquire of the Printer.
Feb. 12, 1776.
THEOPHILUS PARKE,
Of the Town of Dover.
T, EGS leave to inform the public, that he ha<h
{) undertaken, at the request of a great number
ot gentlemen, to ride as Constitutional Post,
for one year, to commence from the firtt day cf this
instant, from the City cf Philadelphia to Lewis-
Town ; that he will leave Dover on Monday morn
ing every week, arrive at Philadelphia on Tuesday
night, and leave Philadelphia from the Cross-Keys
Jav:rn, at the corner of Third and Chefnut-ttreets,
on Wednesday, at ten o'clock inthe morning, and
be at Wilmington that evening, and perhaps to Neu
p^rr; and on Tnurfuay pass by Christiana -bridge,
Red-Lyon, St. George's, Delaneyb Draw-bridge,
Blackbird, Duck-Creek, and Cross- Roads, on his
way to Dover. All persons favouring him with the
Postage of their news-papers or letters, shall be
faithfully served, by their very humble servant,
THEOPHILUS PARKE.
FOUR DOLLARSRE W~A RD".
DAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
" Eait Marlborough, Chester County, on Sunday
the 27th of January lift, an indebted fervent mar,
named WILLIAM M'LAUGHLIN, came over in
the Minerva, Capt. Ewing, front Londonderry left
August, about twenty-five years of age, five feet
fix or leven inches high, long red hair tied b hind :
Had on and tock with him a brown coat with mo
hair buttons, one blue under jacket with white me
tal buttons, one pair of grey cloth breeches with
wooden buttons, no straps or firings, one pair of
grey yarn dockings, rnd ha|f worn fli&es with cop
per buckles, one Irish made white shirt, and a black
velvet fteck, speaks muck on the brogue. Who
ever takes up the said servant and secures him in
any gaol, so that his master may get him again,
shall have the above reward, paid by
§ PETER EGNE W.
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on thezgth dav of January lass,
" from the subscriber, livingin Uchland Towne
ship, Chester County, an Irish indented fervent
lad, named ZACHARIAS BOUYS, about 5 Ret
2 inches high, between 15 and 16 years of age, a
down look, fair complexion, dark coloured hair,
grey eyes, and much pitted with the small-pox •
had on and took with him, an old felt hat, Russia
linen shirt, fhiped jacket, green nap coat with
wooden buttons, a pair of buckskin breeches with
metal buttons covered with leather, blue yarn flock
ings, and half worn fltoes with ffeel buckles in them.
Whoever takes up said servant and secures him in
any of his Majesty's gaols, so that his master may
have him again, or brings him home, shall have
the above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
DAVID OWEN.
N. B. It is supposed he is gone to inlift— All
captains or masters of vessels are forbid to carry
him off at their peril.J
'January 29, 1776.
NO TIC Eis hereby given to all
persons, That whereas a certain JOHN
JACKSON, Jun. of Eaft-Marloorough Town
ship, Chester County, obtained unjustly a note from
the fubferiber of Eight Pounds currency, on the
19th day of Odober Lift, or thereabouts, and pay
able in two months after, for which the fubferiber
received no value; he therefore warns all persons
from taking an alignment on said note, as he does
not intend to pay it,%
/ WILLIAM EACHUS, Tun.
t Son of Enoch Eachus.§
BY virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will he fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday, the s th day of
March next, at three o'clock in the affonoon cn
the ptemifes, a certain well finifhed two story brick
meffuage or tenement, frame liable and compleat
ball-alley, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be
longing> situate on the south fide of Plumb-ftteet,
between Second and Third-streets, in the diftrift of
Southwark, containing in front about 36 feet, and in
depth about 90 feet, bounded by ground of
Pryor and others, subject to a ground-rent of 61.
currency, per annum. Also at the time and place
aforefaid will be fold, sundry houfhold and kitchen
furniture. The whole late the property of James
Bro^n ; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
Trenton, Feb, 3d. 1776,
BY virtue of several writs of Fieri Facias to me
directed, will be exposed to sale, by way of
public vendue, on Thursday the 29th day of this
instant, (February) between the hours of twelyeand
five in the afternoon; a valuable plantation, in
peff ffion of Ephraim Anderson, fitnate on the ri
ver Delaware, within one mile of Tienton, con
taining 240 acres, bounded by lands of Philimon
Dickinson, Esq; Samuel Tucker and Robert Hoops;
late the property of said Anderson; seized and
taken in execution, and to be fold by
t ISAAC DE COW, late Sheriff.
M I S L A I D,
Between Philadelphia and New-York,
AC HES Fof CLOATH S, belonging to
the late Major M'Pherson, directed to "the
Rev. Dr. Rodgers, of New-York: They were sent
by the flage waggon. Any perlon who can give
information of said chest to Dr. Rodgers, of N w-
Ycrk, or to the Printer hereof, in Philadelphia,
shall be handsomely rewarded for his trouble.
- + SWQ„: ,4bUJ <4XH fe~taQQQtttCTQ.y —~}-„..! - toctto mm.%-&tf&Ufofe©b& =%@r
January^, 1776.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from Northampton Furnace,
Baltimore County, Maryland, 'the three fol
lowing servants, viz. WILLIAM MOSES,
about 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, has
grey eyes, fhbrt light brown hair, a large fear on
the left fide of his head near the temple, a cast in
his eyes, and a ftoppagein his speech when he talks,
a stout made fellow, and has been a marine on board
a man of war in the East-Indies: Had on and took
with him, two oznabrigs shirts, white kerfey jacket
and breeches with leather buttons, a pair of country
made fnoes with nails in the heels, country knit
stockings with rings round them, a pair of blue
Germantown fulled stockings, a sailors thick work
ed cap, a blue coat bound, double-breasted red
frize jacket, the coat and jacket were made for a
final! man, and will not fit either of them: He is a
very talkative fellow, and very undaunted
JOHN ROADS, about 20 years of age, 5 feet
5 inches and a half high, a well set fellow, light
brown hair, rather sandy, pitted with the small
pox, fair complexion with a sandy beard, large full
grey eyes, a fear over his left eye brow, and ano
ther fear over his forehead : Had on and took with
him, one oznabrigs shirt, white kerfey jacket and
breeches, old hat, a pair of Germantown fulled stock
ings, and country made fnoes nailed in the heels.
JOSEPH BENFOLD, 45 years of age, 5 feet
8 inches high, of a swarthy complexion, light hair,
a remarkable fear on his head, and the thumb on
his right hand out ofjoint: Had on took with him
one oznabrigs shirt, a white cotton jacket with red
spots, kerfey breeches, a pair of blue Germantown
fulled stockings, country made shoes with nails in
the heels, and an old bas. Whoever takes up said
servants and brings them home, shall have Thirty
Shillings for each if twenty miles, Fifty Shil
lings if forty miles, Thlee Pounds if seventy
miles, Five Pounds if one hundr d miles and
Ten Pounds if 200 miles, including whhtthe law
allows, paid by
§ HENRY HOWAR D.
Fafl-Fottingbam, January 28, 1776.
Mullin and Armstrong,
being prevented by the present date es the
times from carrying on bufinels as ufaal, hereby
give notice that their partnership is difelved, and
therefore requett those indebted to them to make
payment as loon as podible to William MULLIN•
and thole who have any just demands against the
said pa„nerfliip are defined to apply to Did Mullin,
at the sign, of the Cross Keys, Philadelphia, other
wise at his horde in Nottingham, about one mile
from the Brick Meeting house, on the irreat road
leading from thence to Christiana bridge,' and they
shall be immediately paid.
TO BE SOLD BY
JO UN HA R T,
At his V ENDUE STORE, the corner of South
and Front-streets, A neat assortment of
MERC HAND I Z E,
Among which are,
BROAD and forrelt cloths, velvets and vel
verets, furniture checks, camlets, worsted
damasks, Walloons, rattinets, tammies, calliman
coes, durants, hair plush, Turky stripes, embefUd
flannels, silk ferrits, ribbons, fluff fhoes,-poplins,
ferrets, dorfetteens, worsted hcfe,, caff^r hats,'
Persians, calicoes, cottons, fide mitts, silk cravats',
cambricks and lawns, kenting handkerchiefs, flow
ered and spotted lawns, mullins, Scotch threads
purple and white gloves and mitts. Also, (hovels
and tongs, bellows, locks and keys, hinges, box
irons, knives and forks, coffee urns and kettles,
double barrel, smooth bore and rifle guns, pdiois,
a few calks of choice Karch, gin, brandy, murco
vado sugar, &c.
N.B. GOODS for public and private file are
received at said Store, and fold far Cash only.
OZENBRIGS and TICKLENBURG S,
just opening, and to be fold for ready money
only, by
JONA S PH I LLIP S,
At his Store in Market-street, near the Coffee-houie,
V(7TTH sundry other DRY GOODS on
hand, french and Carolina in-digo, Flo
ren e oil, fwe& ';nes, brandy, Holland and coun
try Geneva in < # % cordials in barrels, cinnamon
and mace, &'R r rthern beaver and raccoon skins,
&c.&c.
A''' Persons indebted to the estate of
J , Eden Haydock, late of this city, deceafe^,
are requeued to make immediate payment : And
those who may have any demands against said es
tate, are desired to bring in their accounts, in or
der that they may be adjured and paid by
t 6 ROBERT HAYDOCK, and
SAMUEL GARRIGUES, Jun.] Executo ,-
Philadelphia, February 1, 1776.
E Subscriber intending to leave this
cit y in a fhert time, earnestly requests all
persons indebted to him to make immediate pay
ment, or at fartheft within four weeks, otherwise
thole who neglect may expe& to have their accompts
put into the hands of an attorney.
ISRAEL MUSGRAVE.
To be SOLD, some extraordinary good Houfe
ho!d Furniture, almolt new, confining of an ele
gant mahogany desk and book-case, chelt of draw
ers and dressing table, chairs, neat carved frame
looking-glass, brass andirons, &c. Also, a very
hindlome young MA R E, full three-quarters
blood, (her fire Dove) is sprightly in her carriage
and ealy to the rider, would particularly suit a
young Iportfman, as she is compleat for the chafe.
t ISREAL MUSGRAVE.
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T H E
ADVERTISER.
'M' b'r U A k Y 19th- ot6T
The speech was id very methodical, that it was
not difficult to form a just idea of the outline.
He dated, that there were three plans afloat. Firfl,
simple War, in order to a perfed conquest. Second,
a mixture of war and treaty. And third, peace
grounded on concession.
As to the firff plan, that of mere war, he ob
served, that it was proposed two ways; one of direr?
conquelt, the other indirrEi by dißrefs. In Utt
of these ways be said, ha thought it his duty before
he voted fora war, to know diftiictly that the rnems
of tarrying it on were adequate to the end. It did
not fatisfy his confeience to fay, that the refdtrrcis
of this nation were great, he must lee them. That
^before he could trud to those refuuices, on the cre
dit of what bad been formerly done, be nitut bra
the situation of the country to be, what it formerly
was. He then examined what the miniders Lil
laid before the house as the means of carrying or
the ensuing campaign. That as to the force which
they had made the house exped from his Majefty^
allies, all ditcourfe of that had, for force time, en
tirely futfided: he could, therefore take ciodt fir
nothing more on that account, than a hancuul of
Hanoverians, which.only antlered the purpose cf
an imported security to Lome of our forei n §ani
sons. shat our national forces to be employed In
America, by the account on the table, ^unn\u
to no more than ?6,0c0 men : that in tlu>, crett
was taken for the army now in America at toll
numbers. This he could not allow; as fupprnbg
that if cheir redu&ion in future was to be est aftitid
by the part, they mud be induced to little or no
thing, by the beginning cf next cair,ai F n. ILt
the troojy here,re only open paper, and the cifh
culty of Recruiting was acknowledged. On the
vho'e, he saw reason to apprehend that we should
rot he very materially Wronger at the begirt mg cf
the next year than vie were at the beginning cf il e
lalf ; butthat if the number were entire, it did not
teem to him to be sufficient for the pui pole.
(Continued in the Fourth Page.)
As tbe rniniftry have for fame time past deprived
us of all information from America, they now /but
out all information at home as much us poflible,
and have begun it in locking up the gallery door < f
the House of Commons, on the very day, for the
firft time this season, when it was expected Mr.
Burke would give to the public, and to his country,
a plan for the conciliation with the colonies. The
mmiitry were aware this plan would be relished
much better by the public, than that decided on
by the cabinet, and for this purpose were determin
ed to prevept all comparisons. Surely such a con
d°^ i" a free state, has but one obvious interpreta
tion ! Which is, that the minivers are confeiousto
them selves, that their a&ions will not bear the ap
probation of reason or juftification.
Lad night Admiral Duff from Newfoundland,
arrived in town, and the fame evening waited on
Lord North, and gave his Lordfhtp an account o''
the state of the fishery and the damage dent the 1 itii
of September lad.
The general difficulty of recruiting, extends even
to the Highlands, infomuth that Lord John Mur
ray's battalion wants above a third of the number
to compleat it.
HOUSE of COMMONS.
Saturday, November 18.
ON Thursday, about half an hour after tl re^
o'clock, Mr. Burke opened his conciliatory propo
fitron. He began by presenting a petition from th^
gentlemen, clergy, clothiers, manufadurers, and
other inhabitants of the several towns of %bur,\
ll armin fer, and Trowbridge, and the neighbour
hood thereof, in the county of Wilts, complaining
6f the address of these places, which had entirely
misrepresented the state of the trade, and rhe senti
ments, and wishes of the inhabitants, and praying
the house to find some amicable method for te.nr
noting the differences between this kingdom and
the colonies. He told the house, that the d^ :;
of that petition were all men who manuT&ocl
for themselves; and he was authorifed to Dy, th,t
they possessed more than coo^ool. of Englilh pro
perty.
He said, that he wished the prayer of that petiti
on to te considered as the exordium of what be has
to fay to the house. He complained of the diffierd.
ties which in civil wars lay upon moderate men,
who adviled lenient measures; that their moderati
on was attributed to a want of zeal, and their feail
for the public fafety, to a want of spirit; that
whoever they said 10 incline the house to lenity,
was construed into a countenance of rebellion; and
so many arts, and so many menaces had been used,
that if they had not been opposed with a good Gar:
of firmnefs by the friends to the peace of their curu
try, all freedom of debate, and indeed all public
deliberation, would have been put an end to.
He said, that for his part he was no way intimi
dated by all these machinations from doing his du
ty; and that nothing that could be dore by those,
whose measures had brought this country into so
deplorable a situation, fhoitid hinder him from,
using his belt endeavours to deliver it from its dis
tresses.
The firft step for this purpose, was to get out of
general difeourfes, and, vague sentiments; which
he said had been one cf the main causes of cur
present troubles , and to appreciate the value of the
several plans that were, or might be prupofed, by
an exa& detail of particulars.
By the Ship Centura 'n, Captain Allen, arrived
in our Ba, from New IY, we have the fAlowite
advices, viz.
L O N D O 1\ November 16.
TH E number of men th H perrifhed in differ
ent (hips in the late ftoru 8, amount to 2500,
as appears by the estimates deli vered to the com
manders from the several harbours'.
Capt. Powlet of the 59th regiment, has loft one
of his legs by the cannonading of th? Provincials,
as he fat at his breakfift.