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Imported in the Franklin, and other Vessels
from Europe, and arrived by Land from Boston, a
large and elegant ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
Now opening for SALE, by
JOHN KEAN,
A±the SPINNING WHEEL, , on the Corner of Market
and Thr^-ftreets, viz.
SCARLET fupcifire
Broad Cloths.
Blue, brown, preen,
purple, Superfine Broad
cloths,twilled and knap
ped.
Brown, claret, cinnamon
and cloth coloured se
cond Cloths.
Grey and brown, strong
Engl.fh Knaps.
London brown, buff, fear
let, white and striped
Caffimers.
London brown, striped,
purple, and a variety of
Forrest Cloths. (
Buff, blue, green, cloth
coloured and white
Plulh
G.e^n, scarlet, blue and
cloth coloured fine Plush
falhionably ribbed.
A variety of Spotted,
brown, claret coloured
and black Velvets, plain
and cuu
Buff, brown, claret, olive,
black, grGen, white and
purple Corduroys.
Grey, white and striped
Coatings.
Black Evcrlaftingi,
Serge Denims.
Serge Dejean.
Prunellas,
Duroons.
A variety of corded and
pla ; n Worsteds, suita
ble for gendemen'sjack
ets arid breeches.
A variety of fi k Jacket
and Breeches Patterns.
Corded Dimities.
White, brown, olive, blue
and embofTd Serges.
Emboff^d Flannels.
Minorca Serges.
White Flannels,
Corded, plain and fpptted
Callim^nco^s, of vari
ous colours.
Blue and brown Baizes.
White Swarfkin.
Shalloons of every colour.
Mens and womens worst.
ed, cotton & silk Hose
Qf various colon s.
Purple, green and cloth
coloured Craves,
A beautiful •ffortment of
Chintz and Calicoes.
Whitechapel and common
English Needles,
Twelve and 14 . oz. fadlers
Tacks.
Pound Pins,
Plated and gilded Buttons,
VOL. X.l Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.-- Price Six-Pence.
i^iiOM
TUESDAY,
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Elegant ditto do. Apron.
Skilleting and Cap Wire.
Large fine Blankets.
Yard wide and 7-8 B^d.
ticks of the belt quality.
Six-quarters, yard, 3 $,
yard wide and 7-% cot
ton Checks.
Black and fcariet Printefs
Stuffs.
Olive, white, buff, blue,
brown and spotted Jeans
Tablecloths and toweling
Diaper.
Dmafeus.
Blue, white and green In
dia Taffeties.
Sefen-eight and yard wide
Tickienburg.
Sail Duck.
Mens, womens and child
rens English Leather
Shoes.
Ladies Stuff Ditto.
A large assortment of fine
Thread Lace, Edgings
and Trolly.
Silk Stockings, Gloves &
Mits.
Purple Gloves and Mits.
Coarse and fine Cambricks
and Lwns.
Silk, kenting, linen and
cotton Handkerchiefs
of every pattern and co
lour.
Beautiful tiffany Handker
chiefs.
Irish, Dutch and French
Linens.
Bag Holland.
Broad and narrow Ruffin
Sheetings.
Dowlas,
Lavals.
White and brown Sheet
ing.
Flowered & milnetLawns.
Milnet lawn Handkerchiefs
Sewing Silks ofalicolour.
Thread of every colour &
Finenefe.
Long Lawn.
Pla n and striped Muslins,
corfe and fine.
Twist of diffuent.colours.-
Mens coarse; Hose & Mbs.
Snuff in bottles,
Cmblets.
Durants.
Kattinets.
V<netian Poplins, &c.
ICinnamon, dove colour,
Ibfcck and cloth colour
ied, blue, brown,change
lable1 able & clouded Man
;tuas, of different pat
terra.
Silver Locket Eut^ns of 1
various patterns#
Ink Pots.
Hanover Laces.
Marfeilcs Q_il ting.
White, blue, black, gar-'
net, crimson, pink and
striped S.tti.s.
Black, white and blue
Half Sattins.
Azure, blue, green, white,'
pink, and black M des.
Dive coloured Paduafoys.
A few pieces of beautiful
Brocades.
Green, brown/cove, cloth
colour, blue, black,
white, green, and crim- 1
son ell-wide Pe fians.
Pink, blue, black, green,
white and crimson Sarf
nets.
An elegant zffr'ment of
the most fashionable silk
Gauzes, Renting# and
Catgut.
To be Sold by Public Sale,
AT THE COFFEE-HOUSE,
On TUESDAY,
The Seventh Instant—At T WELVE c'Clock,
A Lot of Ground, with
large Brick STORES and WHARF thereon erected,
situate on the ea(t fide of Water street, and on the
south fide of Saffafrafs street, containing in breadth on
Water-street 20 feet, and extending laid breadth into
the river Delaware as far as low-water mark, fold in
fee simple, fubjeft to a ground rent of 271. tes. Penn
sylvania currency, per annum, payable in wheat, at
los. per bushel, to be delivered half yearly, at the
public market place in Philadelphia, or in cash, at the
current price, at the election of the Trustees of the
University ; ths (aid ground-rent redeemable at any time
after three years and within ten years, such purchaser
paying fiteen years purchase.
ALSO, One equal or undivided Moiety
or Half-part of a Three Story Brick
Meffuage and Lot of Ground,
on the north file of Mulberry-street, between Third
and Fourth directs, adjoining the Prefbyteriah Meeting
House, containing in breadth i 6 feet, and extending
in depth 140 feet, Sold for Life. Aug. 3.
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
AT THE COFFEE HOUSE,
On S JEURD AT,
The ELEVENTH of August, Instant, at TWELVE
o'clock in the Forenoon,
A new, three Rory Brick House,
and two story KITCHEN, lituate on the east fide or
Second-fl ree # , between Race and Vine-ftreett, three
doors above Coats's-alley: The House is 17 feet 6
inches in Front, ewd twenty-four f^t fix inches in
depth; the Kitchen is 12 feet and' : half by 16 and
a half, with the LOT cf GROUND on which it Stands,
being 17 feet and a hah front, and 72 feet and a half
deep, with the priviledge of a 5 feet alley, leading into
Coats's-alley; clear of ground-rent. August 3.
To be Sold by Private Sale,
A Frame Building,
Thirty fix feet by 28, and nearly as many boards as
will c< ver it, it all being taken apart, and lie: on the
banks of Schuylkill, nearly opposite Jacob Hagey's
p^per-miU, in LowerMerrion township.
Allo, To be Sold, Four Iron Gudgeons
and Ten BANDS, formerly belonging to a Powder
Mill. Any pe lon inclining to purchase, may know the
Terms by applying to WILLIAM STAOELMAN,
at the sign of the Black Hoi fe, in laid townihip, or to
JACOB LUSH, in Germantown township.
J. KEAN returns his most grateful Thanks to those
who have generously favoured him with their Custom,
and begs Leave to afire them it will be his constant
Study to merit a Continuation of their Favours.
O R, THE
THE
; Muslins tamboured.
Tapes.
Razors of the firft quality,
in cases, with Straps, &c.
Watch Chryftals and
Springs.
Back and white narrow
and broad Lace.-
engals and Ginghams.
An aflortment of Ribbands
Pots.
Iron Skillets#
Copper C ffee-potf ahd
Skillets.
Brafa Candlesticks.
Cast Boxes.
Window Weights.
Bake stones, &. Also,
Cinnamon, Reifies in jars,
Philberis, and Almonds
by the Bag.
Some hogsheads of extra-
I ordinary Indigo, with
numberiefs other article
too tedious to mention.
CHARLESTOW N, July 18.
Early on Sunday a corfiderable party of mounted
rebels, chiefly militia, under Henry Hampton, who for
merly resided at the Congarees, made a sudden irrupti
on into Goose creek parish, furrouhded the church du
ring the time of service, made prisoners of the congre
gation, to some of whom they gave paroles, and took
several horses. About two o'clock they came to the
Quarter house. Lieut. Waugh, with 18 convalescents,
of the South Carolina dragoons, having a little before
received intelligence of some flying parties of rebels be
ing seen in the neighbourhood, hd just then mounted
and was going out to reconnoitre s be was immediately
attacked. The great disparity of force admitted but
of a Short Contest, in which the gallant Waugh cut
down John Wright, of Wafmafaw, a rebel captain, and
it is said, two others. He then surrendered, and was
afterwards Shot. Some of the rebel officers affected to
regret the death of so brave a man, and to condemn
the infamous deed.
Several gentlemen from town were then at the
(Qarter-houfe, some of whom got off; others were
taken and admitted to their parole. Mr. William
Trufler of this town, in attempting to make his
escape, was Shot.
After flaying there about two hours, and regaling
themselves with better fare than they have been accus
tomed to, the whole party decamped.
[The above gentlemen at the Quarter house were up
on the point of fitting down to dinner, when the rude
Americans thus interrupted and dispersed them.]
July 21. For these some weeks past, both the secret
and avowed adherents of rebellion, have been indulg
ing themselves in the most sanguine expectations; and
by industriously propagating the most exaggerated re
ports of the numbers, discipline and appointment of
Green's army, particularly of Lee's cavalry, have in
duced many of their credulous unhappy countrymen
to swerve from their allegiance, and thereby involve
themselves in misery and want.
July 24. The brigantine Three Sifters, Capt Wynne,
from Liverpool for this port was taken a few leagues
off the Bar, about 18 days ago by the rebel privateer
ship Marquis de la Fayette, of 22 guns, and ordered
for Rhode Island ; the mate, with some of the hands,
soon as er got a boat to carry them ashore, and after
being four days at sea reached Georgetown. They ar
rived here last Sunday morning.
We hear the fame privateer has lately captured a
sloop from Augufline, and some other small vessels
defined for this port.
By AUTHORITY.
THE rebels having for some time appeared in ve
ry considerable force before Monk's Corner, where
eight companies of the 19th regiment, and some mount
ed infantry of the South-Carolina rangers were Ration
ed, on the evening of the i6ih instant, the post and
floras were destroyed, and lieutenant-colonel Coates',
with the troops, moved from thence, by the way of
Huger's bridge, towards town.
This march, through a deep, and partly uncleared,
country, met so many retardments from the baggage,
which much obftfuAed the progress of the troops,
that it was found necessary, after a few miles advance
on the route, to destroy it, which was accordingly
done.
Oh the morning of the 17th, the troops arrived at a
Bridge near Shubrick's plantation, when the enemy
began to appear in considerable bodies round them, and
a party of them had the resolution to attack the rear
of the 19th, but were repulsed with the loss of three
or four, whole condud feeme : the rrioft leading. Af
ter this, the enemy gathering ftrengtb, a fkirmifliing
for some time enfuei, and colonel Coates, taking ad
vantage of a firing situation at Shubrick's house, by
which his rear and one flank was effectually covered,
threw his regiment into it, having given directions for
the mounted infantry, which could no longer be brought
into use, continuing their retreat.
About 4 o'clock the rebel infantry, fuflained by their
cavalry, advanced with the design of forcing this po
sition, but were so galled by the fire of the troops,
that after having continued their attack near forty mi
nutes, and being charged with determined spirit, OR
their right, by captain Scerrit, a general route took
place ; and the enemy, though greatly superior id
numb rs, and countenanced by large bodies of cavalry,
judiciously posted to fufain them, retired in confufloa
over the bridge.
Actions thus meritorious, ^nd of consequences so de
cided, fpfak too plainly the spirit of the troops, and
The following Charleftown News is taken
from Papers printed at that place under the Inspec
tion of Colonel Balfour commandant of the town:—'
The Public will therefore decide on the Authenticity
of the accounts.
AUG US T 7, i/3c
[NUMB. 765.