The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-09 00:00:00, page 1

By the UNITED STATES in Congress assembled,
October zd, 1781.
A LETTER of the firft, from the Superintend
ant of Finance, was received, with Sundry papers
iriclofed, dating his proceedings in the execution of
the secret service committed to him, and informing
that the vessels in which he had remitted sundry bids,
for account of the United States, had been captured by
the enemy ; in consequence of which, fearing the bills
might have fallen into the enemy's hands, he had writ
ten to Mr. Ja\, on whom the bills were drawn, and
desired him to protest them, in case of their being
preferred.
Whereupon ordered : That the President inform the
Superintendant of Finance, that Congress approve his
conduct, and arc well fatisfied with his attention to the
public interest in directing the protest of the bills.
Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
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Imported in the Franklin, and other Vessels
form Europe, and arrived by Land from Bolton, at
large and elegant ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
Now opening for SALE, by
JOHN KEAN,
At the SPANNING WHBEL, on the Corner of Market
and Thir^ Greets, viz;
SCARLET fupetfioe
Broad Clcthr<
Blue, brown, green,
purple, fuperfine Broad
cloths,twilled and knap
ped.
Brown, claret, cinnamon
and cloth coloured se
cond Cloths.
Grey and brown, ftrongl
Enghih Knaps.
London orown, huff, fear
let, white and Itri/ed
Caffimers.
London -brown, striped,
purple, and a.,variety of
Forrest Cloths.
Buff, blue, green, cloth
coloured and white
Plulh.
Gre-.n, scarlet, blue and
cloth coloured fine Plu(h
fafhionably ribbed.
A variety of spotted,
brown, claret coloured
and black Velvets, plain
and cut.
Buff, brown, claret, olive,
black, green, white and
purple Corduroys.
Grey, white and striped
Coatings,
Brick Everlastings.
Serge Denims.
Serge Dejean.
Prunellas,
Duroons.
A variety of corded and
pan WOiftedS, Writa
ble for gendemenLjack
ets and breeches.
A var ety of fi k Jacket
and Breeches Patterns.
Curded Dimities.l
VOL. X.]
TUESDAY,OCTOBER 9 , 17^
THE
OR, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published , every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Elegant ditto do. Apron.
Skideting and Cap Wire.
Large fine Blankets.
Yard wide and 7-8 Bed.
ticks of the best quality,
Six-quarters, yard, 38,
yard wide and 7-d cot
ton Checks
Black and fcailet Princess
Stuffs.
Olive, white, buff, blue,
brown and spotted Jians
Tablecloths and toweling
Diaper.
Damascus.
. Blue, white and green In
dia Taffeties.
Seven-eight and yard wide
Ticklenburg.
Sail Duck.
Mens, womens and chi'd
rens Engidh Leather
Shoes.
Ladies Stuff Ditto.
A large aflertment of fine
Thread Lace, Edgings
and Trolly.
Silk Stockings, Gloves &
Mits.
Purple Gloves and M ts.
Coarse 2nd fine Cambneks
and L wns.
Silk, kentin^, liren and
cotton Handkerthiefs
oftvery pattern and co
lour.
Beautiful tiffany Handker
chiefs.
Irish, Dutch and French
Linens.
Bag Holland.
Broad and narrow Russia
Sheetings.
I Dowlas.
White, brown, olive, blue
and embeffid Serges.
Embossed Flannels.
Minorca Serges.
White Flannels.
Corded, plain and spotted
Callimancofs, of vari
ous colours.
Blue and brown Baizes.
White Swanfkin.
Shalloons ofevery colour.
Mens and womens worst
ed, cotton & fi!k Hose
of various colours.
Purple, green and cloth
coloured Crapes.
A beautiful assortment of
Chintz and Calicoes.
Whitechapel and common
English Needles.
Twelve and 14 cz. fadlers
Tacks.
Pound Pins.
Plated and gilded Buttons.
Silver Locket Batons of
various patterns.
Ink Pots.
Hanover Laces.
Marfeilris Quilting.*
White, blue, black, gar
ner, crimson, pink and
striped Sattins.
Black, white and blue
Half Sattins.
Azure, blue, green, white,'
pink, and black Modes.
Dove coloured Faduafoys.
A few pieces of beautiful
Brocades.
Green, brown, dove, cloth
colour, blue, black,
white, green, end crim
son ell wide Persians.
Pink, blue, black, green,
white and crimson Sarf
nets.<
An elegant assortment of
the most faihiomabic silk
Gauzes, Kortings and
Catgut.
J, KEAN returns his most grateful Thanks to those
who have genercufly favoured hit» with their Cuftdra,
and begs Leave to assure them it will be his conkant
Study to n^rit a Continuation of their Favours.
A Further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this fta'e, dated April the 29th, 17^0, will be held
at the Coffee-hcuri, on THURSDAY, the tilth of Oc
tober instant, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. A
Plan of the Lots may be ften at th^ Coif ehoufe, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The 'conditions the
fame as the last Tales. October 5.
FOR SA L E,
The Schooner Rambler,
As the now lays at Morton's wharf ; (he is Virginia
built, fails remarkably faft, and carries about 260 bar
rels of flour. For terms appl* to
oao. 5. JOHN BURVIANCE.
To the Free and Independent ELECTORS oi tue
City ard County of Philadelphia,
Gentlemen,
IRETURN you my warnaeft Thanks for the Honour
done me, in choosing me your Sheriff at the last
Eh-Hion ; the Continuance of your Votes and Intermit
at the entiling Election will oblige Gentlemen your
humble Servant, WILLIAM WILL. Sept. 17.
Notice is hereby given, to all
the O-ners or Poffiffor, of the Schuylkill POINT
MEADOW, thu, freezable to an A& of Adembly
provider! 'or the\Sapport of Hie aforesaid Me dow, an
ELECTION will be hrid on the second 'tue day in
Otober next, at 10 o'Clo r k in the Forenoon, -u the
Houri of Mr. WILLIAM CARSON, at the Harp
and Crown, in Third ftr-et, to Choose five Perlons f@r
Managers, and one for Treafuter for raid Company.
By Order of the Managers,
Sept. 28, WILLIAM RUSH, Ticafurer.
Lavals.
White and brown Sheet
ing.
Flowered & milnetLawns.
Milnetlawn Handkerchiefs
Sowing Silks of allcolcurs.
Thread of every colour &
Finenefe.
Long Lawn.
Plain and striped Muflihs,
corfe and fine.
Twist of different colours.
Mens coarse H6IL& Mits.
Snuff in bottles.
C mblets.
Durants,
Rattincts..o
Venetian Poplins, &h.
Cinnamon, dove colour,
bl^ck and cloth colour,
cd, blue,brcwn,change
^ale & cloutril Man
tuas, of different pat
terns.
} Muflihs tambeured,
Tapes.
Razors of the firft quality,
in cases, with Straps, &c.
Watch Chryftals and
Springs.:
Black and white narrow
and broad Lace.
engals and Ginghams.
An assortment of Ribbands
Pots.
Iron Skillets.
Copper Coffee-pots and
Skillets.
Brass Candlesticks.
Cast Boxes.
Window Weights.
I Bike ftetnes, &c. Also,
Cinnamon, Raifius in jars,
Phhberts, and Almonds
by the Bag.
Some hogsheads of extra
ordinary- Indigo, wtih
numberibfs other articles
;too tedious to mention.
1
LONDO N.
HOU SE of COMMON S,
Monday, May 7, 1781/
ACCORDING to the order of the day, the houfo
went into a committee to confider of the extra
ordinaries of the army, upon which Mr. Ord took the
chair. Mr. Jenkinfon, Secretary at war, having read
the heids of different articles of the accounts which
he laid before the committee,' and explained their
nature and origin, and compared them with those of
the year preceding; having afterwards explained the
re rfons w y the extraordinaries of the last year great
ly exceeded those of the year before, concluded' with
moving:
“ That it is the opinion of this committee that t
sum not exceeding L.3,443, Z 17 :19 : 8 1-2 be grant
e for the extra rdmaries of the land service, from the
31U of January 1780, to the if t of February 1781,
not provided for by par lament."'
Lord North undertook to give the committee the
most extensive information. His lordflrip observed that
these accounts comprehended ail the extraordinaries
during fifteen months, and that during this lengthen
ed (pace the f^rrices were multiplies , and the operati
on took an extent which natural! increased thecnar^-'
es of an expensive war ; he confeffed, however, that be
had been (truck with aflouifliment in casting his eyes
on the amount; and fa much the more sensibly, as in
examining the different heads of expenditure, be bad
remarked that the most burthenfome were those of the
unhappy American war ; the continuation of which has
been so often and so jufily complained of in this house
“ Yes ” added the minister, “ I cons f s that the fuma
carried to the het d of the American war, surpass my
comprehension. I do not know whether this arises
from abuses or not. If there be any, I cannot f a y
where they are, but I look on it as our business to dif
coyer them; and on Thursday next, when the com
missioners for public accounts shall make their report
I shall propose to the house that they be immediately
directed to examine all accounts relative to the Ameri
can war. In the mean time, I can assure the hou e
that administration has frequently complained to the
officers commanding in America, of the gradual and
continual encreafe of the expences of the war and,
have not been wanting to recommend to them, in the
firongeft manner, the frifteft ceconomy."
Colonel Barre, in commending the minister for his
conduH on this occasion, blamed him for assuming it
so late; recoilefted to him, that he himfelf had ee
ry year for five years past, been urgent on thi fubieft
and had observed each tim- it c -me into debate i ,at
a last it mult Ue taken 0 p ? that then the accounts
would be so voluminous, so embarr^ffed, tha^ we should
not be able 10 take them in band, nor know where to
begin upon them. “ Without doubt," added the col
“ Letter late than never: If we cahnot remedy every'
abuse, in the multitude of obj&,, at lead the most
crying will not elude the enquiry of tee commiffiolers.
They must fee at the firft glance that the fir le arti
cle of victualing the army, has amounted in 1,80 to
twice what it was in 1776 and 17-7, and from the’me
thod so which matters are Gated, that is to fay sup.
posing, that our army in Am rica confifls of 40 000
the article of food alone costs rcol. fierling lor each
man ; (four millions for the whole) add to this their
pay, eloathing and recruiting, and conceive if you
can, how it is possible to support large armies at this
rate much longer. If afterwards you proceed to an
infinity of objects wherein profufion manifefts a total
negl^t of care, you will find the calculation of this
mass of fuperfluities enormous enough to crush the
mod opulent nation under its weight."
Some members made other loose remarks on the
accounts, from which they shewed either inutility or
waste. Mr. Burke acknowl d\ ed the n ceffity of a ge
neral enquiry, into the American expenc s, but could
not approve of trading the business to the commission
ers of accounts. He (hewed by pretty good reasons,
that it would be much mote property and ufefulljr
made by the commons themselves; those very com
mons, who voted the money now to be accounted for.
A ter making several landing remarks on the Ameri
can w r , Mr. Burke, flruck w,tn th-enorm >us amount
of the charge for the single article of oats, aiked how
many horse were in the army of fir Henry Clinton ? he
was answered, hat the ca^h-y weri really 4000 in
number. Here the conversation ended; for there was
property no debate. Jenkinfon's morion pissed with
out a vote ; and two others afterwards 111 like m nuer,
By the firft the committee were desired to vote 4,941;
17s. 6d. for highways, bridges and causeways, to be
made in Scotland ; by the second, they were a^d for
130001. Gerling for the African company.
[NUMB. 792.