The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-02 00:00:00, page 1

GEORGE KLINE,
PRINTERANOBOOKSELLER,
Has removed his Piicting-Offiu and Book-Store into
Third-ttret, n«,r A r ch-kreety
WHERE the ARTo^ PRINTING xn its virions
and ufeful Branche (both German and English)
is performed by him, upo^ very reasonable terms.
Those Gentlemen wb^ may plcafe to favour him (being
> ycun Btginver) with their c(faW!nd&, will find
Difoatch, Punctea ry, and tae belt Work, attended
with graceful Relp &.
He ha# fo< Sale German and Engldh SCHOOL
BOOKS, by the thousand, dozen or tingle. Writing
Pap.tr ey the R;%t yr Qgre Stationary &?. &c. and
gives the righeft Price fo< .lean LINSN RAGS,
Eight Hard Dollars Reward.
F: U&-AWAY from the fu»fcriber, living at the
Heid of Eik, on the 15th of September, an ap
prentice lad, Turned ISRAEL ROBINSON, a wheel
%tghf by tr: d% about 19 years of >.ge, five feet right
inches high, o # a a:r complexion, sandy coloured hair,
well built and much addicted to fre*rug : Hari on and
took with him a blue grey homespun oatatdjacket, with
wolcs buttons ^t fine anatwo coarse ftiirts, one
fair of large ftrtyed overall two pair of coarse linen
trowfers, two round hats, the one new the other old ;
apair of new fhoek, with French plated buckles. Who
eer Scores aid apprentice and brings him home, or
figures him in any gaol so that his matter may get him
a;ain, (hallhave the above reward and all reasonable
Charges paid by
„ PETER SPRINGER.
N. Bi All masters of vessels are forbid to carry him
of at 'heir peril.
Baltimore Stage-Waggon.
TiE S beriberi inform \n« public, that th/y have
& convenient Stage waggon, with four horfagri
foita Ie to: car-y mg ptfl'tngers and their baggage,
Will set out from the Bunch of Grapes, in Third street,
betw-tn Marker and Arch-ftra^i, Philadelphia, every
Monday and Thursday mmnia „, precisely ar fix o'clock
break/aft at Che^yr at th@ home of Mr. Brantofi, dine
at Wilmington at captain O'Flin's, from thence to the
Head of Elk ; the next morning breakfaft at S ifque
hahnah h,efday and Friday, there to meet colonel
Vanhorn'# Baltmim Stages fhifi pdflfengefs, and return
frem thence the jam, at two o'clock, and proceed to the
Head 0 Elk every Wednesday and Saturday, from the
Head of Elk to Philadelphia ; so that any p^ffenger fet
tng out irorn Baltimore on Monday morning, may de
pend on comprating their journey to* Elizabeth- Town
by Friday at two o'clock.
The price for each , dfenger from Philadelphia to
Sufquehannah four hard dollars, from Suiquehannah to
Baltimore two dollars and tarn-thirds, and the like furii
for 150 pounds of baggage, and every letter one eighth
of a hard dollar, to be paid by the person fending 'he
said letter. NATHANIEL TWINING,
Sept. 25, 1781. GERSHOM JOHNSTON.
A Gold Sleeve Button
Was found, a few days ago, in Second-street, between
Walnut end Spruce-fttceta. The owner, by applying
tothe Printer of this paper, proving property, and pay
ing the cod of thuadvettilement, may have it again.
Strayed from the Subscriber,
In Fron ttrc<t, next dor to the . City Vrnduedore, a
Flea-bit GREY HORSE, low in Refh, his back and sides
haye been wore with rhe (addle, alio cut under the tail
With the crupper. Whoever brings him to tht fubferiber,
or gives information where he ir, shall be handsome y
rewarded, and all reasonable charges paid by appvmg
to Captan BESOUNG. September xßrh i;Bi.
Philadelphia, September 6
STOLEN, last Sunday night, uut of the pasture of
the fub(crib<3 Frog in Upper Sochna township,
Northampton county, a da.k Brown MARE, between
14. and 15 bands high, 6 vears old,.hrs a little ft % r in
her forehead mix'd with brown hairs, one faddie
mark the bigness of eleven penny hit, the mane h?ngs
on both fide* (he is higher behind th^n before, pacts
and trots, Whoever brines the said Moe to the fob
scriber, shall have SIX POUNDS Reward, or for Mare
and Thief NINE FOUNDS, paid by
JACOB BITTENBERNER.
VOL. X.l
TUESDAY,
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GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Sixpence.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On WEDNESDAY, the Third Day of October next,
at the Sign of the King of Puffia,
A Parcel of Feather Beds,
Bedfleds, Tables, Chain, Iron Stoves, and Eight Day
Ciork, and all Sorts of Houfhold and Kitchen FUR
NITURE ; late the Estate of Adolph Gillman, deceaf
sd. Attendance will be given by
MICHAEL SHUBART,
ANDREW BURKHARD,
Philadelphia, Sept. 17.
ALL Persons who have aor D minds against the
. Eftat, of said ADOLPH GILMAN, are requeu
ed to bring intheir Accounts property proved, in or
der for fettlemcnt ; and those P^rfons who are Indebted
to said Effate, either by B?nd, Note, Book debt, or
otherwise, are requested to dirch/rge the fame, on or
before the 15th Dry of November next, or they may
<zpf& their Accounts will he put into the Hands of an
Attorney. MICHAEL SHUBART. \ F „ r „. rir ,
ANDREW BURKHARD,/ '
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the Coffie-Houfe, or. THURSDAY next, the ^th
Day of October, -t Twelve o'clock, preeifely,,
A three Story Brick House,
KITCHEN and LOT of GROUND, fit, ate iu Fifth
ftrert, near W^lnut-ftreet, next to Mr J:hn Connor's,
containing in front about 19 feet, and in depth 50 feat,
fubje& to a ground-rent of 45 Killings, Pennf,lvania
currency, per ann. and to no other incumberance ; t^e
title warranted good. The purchaser may have poffiffi
on immediately. Th 4 prefect tenant pays only 361.
per annum, but 50b a year, rent, may be obtained.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Notice is hereby given/ to all
the Owners or Pofuffors of the Schuylkill POINT
MEADOW, that, %reeaable to an A& of Alfembly
provided for the Support of the aforetaid Meadow, an
ELECTION will be held on the ferond Tuesday in
o±ber n^xt, at 10 o'Clohk in %e Forenoon, ar the
Houle of Mr. WILLIAM CARSON, at the Harp
and Crown, in Third (Leet, to Choose five Perfect f@r
Managers, and one for Treasurer for said Company.
By Order of the Managers,
Sept. 28. WILLIAM %U>H, Treasurer.
Thirty Hard Dollars Reward.
STOLEN, lift night', cu? of my ftab!es, nor Maicus-
H^k. Chatter county, Prr,nf/Ivan : a, Two valu
able HORSES ; cn^ a large Bay Gelding, with a fine
stat, black legs, and feme white spots on the near fide
of hswnft; he has been one of the Queen's Light
Dragoons, and is branded on the near buttock C. L. D.
The other a Grey Stallion, near 15 hands high, is a
grand son of Dove, and fiwws much of his breed, has
been some time in training, and runs in good form.
TEN hard Dollars will be paid for the Horses, and
TWENTY for the Thief or Thieves, if brought to
justice, by ARCHIBALD DICK.
Par?d fe, Sept. 25.
AS the Subferiber intends to embark for Europe in
a very short time, he requests 'hat those Parsons,
who have any unsettled Accounts with the fate Part
nership rs CARSON, BARCLAY and MITCHELL,
that of BARCLAY and MITCHELL, with the Ettate
of Widj im Mitchell, dec*afed, or with the Subscriber,
will bring them in, as soon as convenient, that they
m y be fettled and difeh^rged.
Sept 2=. THOMAS BARCLAY.
no HOSE who may please to favour
this Paper with Advertisements, are
requeued to fend the Money with them,
and thereby save themselves and the Printer
the Trouble very generally attending after
Settlements.
TO BE SOLD,
A Likely, Healthy, NEGRO GIRL, about Seven
teen years of age : (he is f Id for want of employ.
Enquire of the Printer.
THE
STATE of PENNSYLVANIA,
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Thursday, September 27, 1781.
Ordered, That the bill to relieve the fufFering inha
bitants on the frontiers of the state, be printed for
public consideration.
SAMUEL STERETT, Clerk.
An aft for the relief of the fuffering inhabitants of Nor
thampton, Bedford, Northumberland, Wefimoreland,
and Washington counties, and the township of Armagh
in Cumberland county.
WHEREAS, by the repeated depredations and
incursions of the savage enemy, great numbers
of the inhabitants of ^fte said counties, and the town
ship of Armagh in Wffberland county, have been
driven from their habitations, and otherwise much dis
tressed, and rendered unable to pay their refpedive
proportions of the public taxes :
Be it therefore enafted, &c. That it shall and may
be lawful for the commiffioner# of the said several coun
ties, and they are hereby enjoined and required, in all
cases within their refpe&ive counties and the township
aforefaid, where the inhabitants have been obliged by
the enemy to abandon their habitations, and 00 pro
per return or valuation of property can be had in the
way pointed out in thelaws now in force for that purpofej
to obtain such account of such property, by applying
to the books or rolls, containing the last returns of
property, or such other ways or means, as to them
shall seem just and reafonable,and shall thereupon pro
ceed to valpe, quota and levy the fame as nearly in
jufEproportion to other parts .f the said county or
township as may be.
And be it further enaded, &c. That the said com
miffione s or any two of them are berebyautnorized and
required to exonerate arid difebarge such of their taxa
ble inhabitants as shall make fufficient proofs,or for or im
behalf of whom fufficient proofs, shall be made to the.
said comiffioners, rei pe&vely, of toeir Laving been
driven off and dispossessed of their settlements or other
wise disabled by the enemy to pay their refpedive
taxes, from the payment of the several sums or such
part thereof as they shall deem just and reasonable, with
which they may or ought to nave been charged, as
well of their refpeßive quotas of the monthly taxes/
continued to be levied by an a& pafferi theist of June,
1780, intitled " An ad for funding and redeeming the
bills, &c." And their quotas of the tax imposed by the
aft intitled a supplement to the ad for funding, &c. paf
ed the 19th of December ,1780 : And their quotas of the
tax imposed by the aft to raise effective supplies for
1781, pafied the lift June 1781 ; As their refpe&ive
quotas of the tax imposed by the a& for raising additi
onal supplies for 1781. Which remission or mitiga
tion shall only be made id favor of those who have bten
obliged by the enemy to abandon their habitations
and in such proportions as their several losses of proper
ty may justly require..
And belt further ena&ed, &c. That the commissi
oners of the several counties of Northampton, Bedford,
Cumberland, Northumberland, Wefimoreland and
Washington, refpe&ively, shall transmit without delay
to the general afiembly a lift of the names of the per
sons, so exonerated, dating the particular sum so re
mitted to each particular person, that the deficiencies
which may arise ih railing the quotas of the said coun
ties, by reason hereof shall be paid and made good out
of the state taxes which shall be levied and raised here
after.
LONDO N, July 7.
A letter from Cadiz fays, that Don Louis Cordova's
fleet which was damaged in a gale of wind is fitted again
for sea, and was preparing to fail when the accounts
came away, with a number of transports, having on
board 10,000 troops; and that it was reported he was
to proceed to Mexico and Perue to quell the insurrec
tion said to have broke out there.,
A letter from the Hague, dated June 26, fays, " The
Ruffian ambassador has acquainted the fiates, by or
der of the empress, that she is unwilling to fee her ally.
the king of Great Britain overpowered by numbers,
and urges them to a negotiation for peace; and that
the ambassador has requeued an answer in a fortnight
that he may fend it to the empress ; what effeß this
may have on the Bates is uncertain, they are to meet in
a few days to deliberate on the matter. We are all
very anxious to know the event, as the people in gene
ral are desirous / a peace."
No less than ten young noblemen are added to the
number of mi 'fhipmen, now on board admiral Digby's
ship ; the whole are said to be upwards of thirty; who
are to go with the admiral on the American Ration.
Extras of a letter from Brussels, June 24.
.'' The emperor arrived here about eleven o'clock
on Thursday night, and since that time has been al
most continually employed in attending to the petitions
OCT OBER 2, 1784
[NUMB. 789.