The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-05-06 00:00:00, page 1

WAR-OFFICE, fpril 23, 1778.
WHEREAS from a toifconception of the
fituatioo of the Ship Carpenters employ
ed to build b.^ts in the Sufauehanna, they
bare been fuhj rfled to sundry intuits from performs
palling or intending to pals over the said river, the
Board t s ink it the r duty thus pub'icly to declare,
that the Carpenters are a very v&uahle'body of men,
who have on every occasion exhibited the ft r onged
attachment to the liberties of their counny^ that
the, are employed at this time on daily wages, and
are not fu^j :& to the articles of War or to the c >m
maud of any officer or officers in the feivice of these
States, it # ^ t^ch Fibers are hereby ftri&ly en
joined to refrain from attuning any command or
controul cter thf: refpeftab'e freemen and citizens,
who have exp-tff'd them re dmefs to assist op every
pubic <cc.:fi m when thereto properly requested, bur
net being bund by any military regulations, ought
not to be C; ropel ed to ferviges they ar^ not obliged
to p^rfo^m. They are now in the immediate em
phy nf this B >ard, who have engaged them for the
j^e & \vy,f f build ng and comylering the boats, in
vih neceflary 'c vice the B lard arc determined to
Sup, r t them as far as their authority and influence
ext^d. Br order of the Board,
HOR ATIO GATES, PreGdent.
To ad C^tine?Pa. ; Officers and
ethers whom it va, concern.
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Erpon, April 16, 177%.
W A N T E D,
For the life of the Unit'd States,
fl NUMBER of experienced TEAM DRIVERS,
/'{ to serve for one year from the time of their in
li^nent : Thev age to be paid at the rate of Ter Pounds
per month They may en'ift either with me at Ellen,
01 at Bethlehem with Mr. John Okely, or with Mr.
Anthony Lerch, in Lower S?ucon, when, if re
quired, they (ball receive Ten Pounds advanced pay,
and at the expiration of fix months, if they produce a
certificate from the W ggon-Mafter General th?t they
behaved well, they fhali then each receive as a bounty
a new suit of eloaths,
I leant to hire a number of substantial Fotir-horfe
Teams. For terms apnly at my office in Ea^on.
PORERT L. HOOPER; Jun. D Q M.(,;.
E<iflen, April 16 17,8
A^7"''' A' " 'j u "y fufpe&cd that
VV many pe sons in this n the adjacent Coun
ties may have in their poss ffijn, by concealment or
otherwise, horses and other effects belonging to the
United State?, Notice is therefore hereby given to all
such, that they forthwith deliver up the fame to ms in
Eafton, or some of my Deputies, otherwfe, on failure,
trey may expea to be prefecuted with the u:mft ri
gour of the law.-——All persons who know of, or can
discover any such concealed property, are hereby ic
qtefted to give immediate information thereof, for
which, befi les the f@tisfa.aion of doing their country
so eff^ntial a service, they th hi be handforely reward
ed. ROBERT L. HOOPER, D.O^M G
E~rITfOU N D, on the 28th of
April)aft, near he L nc fter Road, two silver
WATCHES. The owner or owners provingrheir
property and paying the charge of this advertisement,
have them again by ap. Iving to
W. SCULL, C.pt. Eleventh P. R.
New Hanover, April 8, 1778.
A L L persons indebted to the estate of
j it. Matthias Hollenbach, late of New Ilan
over Townikip, Philadelphia County, deceased, by
bend, note, venAne paper, or book debt, ire required
to c<m- on the 35th, 26 h or 17th day of May, to the
dwebing-houfe or George Dicerich Bucher, where
fail Heilenbach lived, and fettle their account; : And
all who hive demands on said estate are like wife de
fi ed rd bring mem in at the time and place aforefaid:
And if ans perlm or [lerforo should have any kind of
writings in whim the ad Hollenbach is bound as fe
corityi they 'are mqufted to give notice thereof, as
the hrirs are not ■' bnp to be any longer bound.
JACOB V^N^USKIEK, JAlminir-
GEORGE DcEfERICH BUCHER,] trator.s.
O R
r V TO W P A !
v lu K 21 I.^
WE D N ES DA Y, MAY 6th, 1778.
''firHEREAS Benjamin Dillard, for-
VV merly of LirU-B ft in ro*iULm, Ldocaht
County, obtained bonds of me f<r r^ payment 0
land, one of which, con mining ort; pounds, was due
in May, 1777, anti I nave marie a I g.d tnder of the
money to the perfm rhum !hrne giea rafon to ie
licve h^my honor i u or denivsli^vinf it, though
he acknowledged it I woul i py him in be. money as
he gave -for it he wouf find it, areagir^ the invalidi
ty, and Growing ce tain toAns of hu.ofe.ptet 0 the
present emreucy. I.cr o'e as the mum is ecretec,
this is to given tice to any perlon Who may have it, 10
cli u,ron me so the money an, tbne be ore the fi ft
favgof June nexl, otherwise I will ch n 01° it into the
office at L incafteT a>drt dfl,^g a; nd the bond
Al EX :NDER ^NODGR ASS.
N B. No inte ell will o c pud upon the bond unlL
pr tourea.
Dover, K^w Conn,. Erb^va e State, April 14.
%, ESTERDAY %$ c>m rutted to toe
I g^rlof h^County, a^for^ m.tn^ame.l Lp.T
DON, about five vet fi^ igrnt&fi;,, who sos lie
b io gs to Ca: t. J oaca Yu..n„ n'aCh mlot B h,
ir Curn^crinfcd C uE t,, o<&* ui PiUoLfo&nia. . H:a
•io raft-i i* doi cd to red for hjm, pit chines end
—22—2l° ruo4AS WILD, G okr.
SIX FOUN DS REWARD
fy AKAWAV from tire fubferiber, living near
11 F ederi.k Town, a 4^ 0 man n 6 meu 808,
a ^ut nineteen tears old, abou. five fret e^h inches
It go, a Lkely l,ry yuun~ tetow ; had on ^h nhe went
awa,, an old ted coat, arfin taifhit with a hair cock
aie in it, bmkfK'n br-eehe,, ; re, ftockit, and old
ih tea; 1) s vriy talkative od ; r ,y nro lm;t r6 ft ^
nippofed he has mide toward; Lancatter, as he was
laely b u^ht there. Whoever topreln rfr the laid
fellow, so that hi; mailer may get him.agin, ill all have
a reward of THREE POUNDS, an! if out of the
County the above reward and teafonable charges, paid
by GEORGE SI RICKER.
April 1778. G
FOUR HUNDRED DOLoaRs Reward
lO AS|bioke open and ftokn mrtor the ftihle of
'' tie fubferdvr, in Baltimore-Town 0r,.M0 j y
night, the 27th initio, two valukde DORSET, vz
one a black; with a firn in his forehe ad, 8 ,u 9 s
old, about 15 hands high, is * 11 mad<,pice . rots
and canters ex easing well, and has i t good "tamage.
The otter a bright Bay, Bor 9 vetrs old this forint,
and about the lame height of trie black, wi h a'bla/k
mae andjiil, 1m always b-en ued to a chair or car
riage, the hair on ea h fide has been wain off b'y.'the
traces, trots middling fad, and c^nteA but b^lv ;
his tail is long. The above Hories, when taken,
were in exceeding good order. Whoever takes up
the laid Hotfes, fofhat tiie owner may get them again,
and le urcs the thief or thieves, that they may be
Brought to justice, shall have the above reward § or
Ore Hundred D)ll,s for each of tne cieature., with
reasonable charges; paid by-
ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN.
N. B. Th? a'orefaid norfes are luppoh 1 to Lave been
ft Yen by one William Trugard, a deserter from Gen.
Public's legion, adveitifed in the Maryland Journal
of yefterda/s date.
Camp, Tahy Forre, April ig, i 7 ,g
EIGHT DOLLARS REWAR D.
T) LSERI fr D fiom Cagt. John Davm Woelpper's
" company, in the German tegiment, GEORGE
KELLER, about nine een or twenty years old, and
five feet fix inches high, dark brown hai„ had <n
when be deserted, a whoe hunim^frock and breeche,
and ftr : ped laggings: Hftde <fP ter Mayer, foldiei,
a b'ack silk nanukerch e', a (hot, a pair of Hockings,
and a pair of foots. Whoever takes up said deserter
and confines him in any Continental gaol, and gives
notice thereof to Capt. Woelpper, faah have theabove
reward, over and above the reward which the Congress
allows.
f\AME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
V/ in W-ft Whitelar d Township„ Chester County,
m tut 6rh or N vembe r last, a brown HOR^E, about
nfrern lianas ii^L 2 natural pacer, and blind of one
•ye. Lhe owurfis defied to come and prove Lis ?ro
,cith pyemmges and take him away, or hf will be
fold to d^fravthe ch uges, by
LnV[ EVANS, Wheelwright.
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THE
ADVERTISER.
From a F')i/adr,Ha NiwsiPaper of Peril „, 1778,
putpfh.d by James dobertya
L O N > ON, February
HU E of 1,0 ,: J :
Debate on M aday upon the Duke of Kicbm.^ 7 m ti,n
; Iha Geratm Ga es's letter to 1 ora th eat u e ^
the 1 able." .
Th^ Eai of Bristol's Speech. ^ c
J HAVE hioerto fat li^ni, n. I.orris, nd chefe
1 rather to attent to tn- aiff rm.t opnio. hf y u r
Lor Ihty\, whuh I Aiahalwa,s do xnh th t resp-st
mid or c^nce that is due to them, urn to interrupt
tv comfeof toe debate— mt as I fidpt) e Loros
hve lahiedvt> great d; ffionsmhrand oth r?a s,
llh mid tie afhmned t tit ouger fiient, or piv a 1 cit
v.c, and 1.0. Declare my fmiments openly on this
very <rticai and very mp^rtan* fixation, fy efrci
:irir as I hefte, thereby to mmifaft thataffagnate and
d< no, though independent and difinteuftd, attach
ment to his Maj lift ; erfon and government, which
1 bold infcpurable from that zeal for the welfare of my
^ n o ., that has e^r been and ffiall be the invaria
ble rule of iny conduct.
J ry J.#GIOS, I hc'pe your Loreflupf will forgive me
if I Vo a little, and it fh^f not be much, Into the
caul s, or in f m^ degree into the condua of this un
happy rebellion in •ur colonies; bull think it neces
sary to ted your Lordships, tl.trfrom the very ft
dawn of it, when I had then.a feat in the other Hoofe
I tocK an early pair in declaring my sentiments ,-
geinft the measures which I then "thought, and [ still
rouik, r^thei envomaged than removed the iuciinatii
ms there appeared in tome of th e re ra&ory leaders in
th t country tod ty te the rights, and, by decrees
t row ot that uty dion, which, from every tie in bu^
man n time, they veto th ^ however, when I uwn!
lemon was adopted (1 mean the repeal of the St m^
At 1 ) ..rd that r hau pro.fucd he ff ft; that ree -
hr t hi it xovidd, Ith n. I-, Lot/,, ^k a rat
with tnoi\ who 1 k & m ( r mAe dff rent acrou is
,v n .Übe fit tn °M ecJjt s, th r differ §
an corn n ion,) .bought it was orri* coercive 11. 1.
fu.^ mat ecu omm 3 rfem 0 a rfeoGt irduty d
ttyt in e (ft; bur, Ik? o .he r .:, h^ nbthmm e
orbing myopt ion, <hiM ev 1% th t w &t K ll
by thtocin, a< we| a lot. ou power, ft,- . o
prohn mwha, we cug; ts to ^ ve tinned 'in # 6
h-v? ft Bed in its nrancy. The rn s onraremen?the
Co ouc. met w tl, ir m what I mutt tb> , th. , r „
tab -,.ju,i, m .n t , .nd con :,en bri rime 4 IT„
0! one let! otg^lurmn on this fi e th- Ad.mt'c .i
from the mole lupine, timid condu& of ihob'2j
rave<vei fro b^n at the head til ,h e m it of
this con t, ~ brought the colonie fi fl to those da u ,
ue^s f<eh%iii us tuden, and n xt t%ths no Lb dar^
ng, but m ue a^a,, a&s of open violence a^airft their
Sovereign and their M ther-Coun ry. ° '
But, my Lords, it is now long dice we have hern
n ,e open field of cot tention for the rights and fT
oremacy if this coifttry over its colonies, ard, & hiT
I nope, we mail navez gir e up, but trust w- o^ll re t
be able to maintain, though I must be- to d clare at
fir rnyfelf; th t after all the blood that has be^'al
ready Ipilt, after all the millions that have been alrea
dy flattered, and afi r all the solemn nr< m fes that
na^e be^n already given by minifters,' and with as
areat a fleet arid as large an army as ever this country
finely maintained, when not at war with foreign
powers, we are, in my opinion, in a worse fitintwn
t han when we firft began; I mean, as to any abuear
ance or making an end of thi§ mft dftrefsful' war -
and I thuu'd therefore, my Lords, before I give an
ultimate opinion, &v h less an ultimate vote, on this
very critical and important business, vrifo to know au
therttitally, what affiances have been give- by our
commmdrrs in chief in that country ( & hof« options
alone are now to be relied on) that we shall be able
by pursuing th s war, to give the pro l e some hooU
that ad the millions they have given, and ril the
blood that others hve wafted, will n e attended with
such fuccets, as shill give fine speedy relief to i^fe
heave burd ns, Which I confefs, and do Lm^nt, they
now groan under. 7
My Lordr, if we tefl A hut for a moment that it is
only our American colonies that ue are now at 00n
war with, and that rhere hme been already new
eighteen millions foent to carry on hat fiovice • and
that our trade, which is tue only fourc o, these fun
plies, as you heard the other night at the ^ur 12
fuffcred, and is ft li fff ri n g, almost as much as if'af
wl . th th ° le tw ° ^ tat powers of France and Smrin
What is to become of us, ,h. n iha mo ma , Le a d£
ed? Our very coating trad: has met ^th GCT inter-