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BUFF, moufe-colour
and mixt fupeifine
Broadcloths,
White, brown and blue'
coloured second Cloths,
Grey and brown strong
Plains,
London brown, scarlet,
white and striped Caffi
mers,
London brown, striped,
purple, and a variety of
sorest cloths,
Buff, blue, green, cloth
coloured & white Plush,
Green, fcazfet, blue and
clothcoloured fine Plush
fashionably ribbed,
BUck Corduroys,
Grey, white, blue and
brown 'willed Coatings,
Black Everlastings,
Serge Denies and Serge
Dejean,
Biacz, scarlet, purple,
green, blue and buff
Prunellas,
Durpops,
A varie<y,of corded and
plain Worsteds, fuitab'e
for gentlemens breeches
patterns,
A variety @f silk jacket and
bre§s)ies Patterns,
Dimity, corded and pl^n,
White, brown, olive and
blue Serges,
Minorca Serges,
White Flannels,
Blue and brown Baizes,
White Sw,r&n,
Shalloons of every colour,
Mens and womens work
ed and cotton Hole of
various colon s,
Purple, green and cloth
coloured Crapes,
Cirtnamon, dove colour,
bLck and cloth colour
ed, blue, changeable,
clouded & striped Man
tors of different patterns,
A beautiful assortment of
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Marseilles Quilting,
BNck, tight and dark,blue,
buff, green, cloth and
Cotton C^llimancoes,
Black ill-wide Persians,
White, blue, garnet and
striped Sattms,
Black, white end blue half
Sartins,
Blye and black Modes,
A few pieces of beautiful
Brocades,
R;ue and black Sarfnets,
Sack, blue, white and
gren India Taffeties,
An ^ffertment of silk
Gauzes, Keatings and
As the SPINNING WHEE L, on, he Corner of
Market and Third-streets, a frefh and general As
sortment of MERCHANDIZE, which he will fell,
Wholesale and Retail, on the molt reasonable
Terms, viz.
J OHN KEA N,
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VOL. Xia Publishes EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
ESDAY
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Damascus,
Blue, buff, scarlet, cloth
colour, black, green and
spotted Sattineis,
A large quanfty of Bar
celona Handkerchiefs,
Mens brown Holland
Gloves,
Ladies white and black
lace Mits,
Caffimers, light, dark and
blue,
Hacrlem Stripes,
Manchester Cottony,
Black Ruffels,
Rose coloured Tabby,
Norifoprettics,
Burdie,
White and black Gauze
Hankerchiefs,
Printed Linens,
7-8 and yard-wide Tick
lenburg,
Sail Duck,
Mens, womens and child
rens English leather
Shoes,
A large assortment of fine
Thread, Lace, Edgings
and Trolly,
Gloves and Mits,
Coarse and fine C^mbricks
and Lawas,
Silk, kentirg, lip,n and
cotton Handkerchiefs ot
every pattern and co
lour,
Irish, Dutch and French
Linens,
Bag Holland,
Broad and narrow Russia
Sheetings,
Dowlafs,
Lavals,
White and brown Sheet
ing,
Flowered & milnct Lawns,
Milnetlawn hr ndkerchiels.
Sewing Silks of all co-
Ipprs,
Threads of every colour
and finenefs,
Plain and striped Mullins
coatGand fine,
Twill of different colours,
Mens coarse Hole and
Gloves,
Camblets,
Durants,
Rattineu,
Plated,nd, gilded Buttons,
Set Stock Buckles,
Silver Locket Buttons of
various patterns.
Tapes,
Watch Chryftals and
Springs,
Black and white narrow
I and broad Lace,
I Bengali and Ginghams,
An assortment of Rib-
Also at the fame Time and Place to be Sold,
ACER TAIN Brick Kitotfen and piece of ground
thereunto belonging, fouate on the weft fide of
Swanlori-ftree, in the diftrift of S uthwaik, contain
ing in breadth twenty feet, and in length about nine
ty fact, bounded southward by John Pe;rreL ground,
northward by ground late of James Reynolds, deceased,
eafiwadby Swunfen-rtrect aforetaid, and westward by
ground of the said j. men Reynolds, deceased ; late the
estate of William Laurence deceas'd.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
Also at the lame Time and Place to be Sold,
A CERTAIN Brick Meffuage and Lot of Ground,
W cacoa, row the didr;& of Souhwark, in Phi
ladelphia county, and on the writ tide of Front-street,
continued beyond the city, containing in breadth on
said street twenty feet, and in length or depth one huri
deed and forty feet, bounded eastward with said Front
ftreet, northwaad by ground of Joh , Ti.termery, west
ward by ground belonging 10 the Swede's congregation,
and southward by ground intruded to be granted to
Peter January the elder, fuhjf& to a ground-rent of
forty Shillings per a^num; late the eiiate of Thomas
Buckley, and to be Sold by
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
A Quantity of dry,cd HIDES to be fold
by Jacob Vanreed, on Walnut-street
wharf.
Also to be Sold at fame lime and Place,
CERTAIN Mtffuage or Tenement and Lot of
Ground, lituate on the north fide of Pine-street,
at the distance of one hundred and fifty five sett east
ward from Fourth fireet, containing in breadth on the
said street feventeep feet, and in length or depth one
hundred and sixty Get to Union-ftieety bounded north
ward by the laid Union-street, which is forty fix feet
wide; eastward with part of the Ains-fquare, of which
this is part, southward by Pirie street af^ieiaid, and
westward with a part of a 1 rger 'lot or piece of ground,
whereof this is part, fulje& to the payment of the
yearly sumos nine ,oundsone sh ding aud four-pence,
to the Corporation of Conmbet^b t. >%ralief and
employment of the poor in the city qf PulLdeiphia ;
late the estate of John Rich, dree fed.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
of this city, for the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this ftae, dated April 29th 1780, will be held st the
Coffee house. on W^dhefd^J the 3d of April next, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon. A plan of the lots may be
seen at the Coffee-houfe, and at the surveyor general's
office. The conditions the fame as the last sales.
Philadelphia, March z 6, 1782.
BY virtue of lundry Writs of Levari
Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Pub
lic Sale, on Saturday the seventh of April next, at
the Coffee-Houfe, at fix o'clock in the evening,-—A
certain piece or lot of GROUND, situated on the north
fide of Plumb-street, in Wicacoa, in the Southern Liber
ties of the city of Philadelphia (now called Southwark)
containing in breadth on said Piumb-ftreet fifteen feet
eight inches and a quarter, and in length ninety feet
more or let's ; late the estate of Alexander Lrird, de
ceafee, audio be fold by WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
JOHN KEAN returns his most graceful Thanks to
thole who have generously favoured him with their
Custom, and begs leave to affue them—That constant
Attendance, Industry in procuring the belt and cheap
est Goods, with every Inclination to give general Sa--
tisß&ion, shah be exerted to merit a Continuation of
their Favours.
Of the PUBLIC LOTS
Catgut,
Muhins tamboured,
Elegant ditto dit. Aprons,
Skeleton and cap Wire,
Blue, claret, cloth colour
and black Camblets,
Pink, brown and black
Durants,
Black and scarlet Princess
Stu ff:,
Black, white, blue, brown
and spotted Jeans,
A FURTHER SALE
O R, THE
THE
hands,
Ink-Pew er,
Pots,
Iron Skillets,
Copper Coffee Potts and
Skillets,
Brass Candlesticks,
Cast Bcx*s,-
Window Weights,
Bake Stones, &e.
Ptiiberts and Almonds by
/ the bag.
11,3291. for defraying the charges of a regiment of
light dragoons, and two ditto of foot, from 24th Sep
tember, 1782 to 24th December following.
56,0741. for defraying the charge of five Hanoverian
battalions of foot in Gibraltar and Minorca, and for
provisions for three battalions of the said troops at
Gibraltar.
307,203!. for defraying the charge of 13,472 men,
troops of the Landgrave of Hesse Caffel, in Britilh pay,
pursuant to treaty.
61,1081. for defraying the charge of 2,904 troops of
Hanau, in British pay, pursuant to treaty.
17,4981. for defraying the charge of a regiment of
foot troops of the prince of Waldeck,inßritifh pay,pur
fuant to treaty.
93,9471. for defraying the charge of 4300 troops of
the prince of Brunswick, in British pay.
1,315>523L for maintaining the forces in the planta
tions, Minorca, Gibraltar, North-ffierica, Nova Sco
tia, Newfoundland, aad Wefl-Indies, including Africa,
36,2801, for the pay of one regiment of light dra
goons, and seven battalions of foot, for the Eafl-ln
dia service.
43,6601. for defraying the charge of 1559 troops of
the Margrave of Brandenburgh Aufpash, in the pay
of Great Britain ,pursuant to treaty.
23,818!. for defraying the charge of 903 troops of the
prince of Anhalt Zerbft, in Britilh pay, pursuant to
treaty.
55,469!- for the charge of provisions for foreign troops
in North-America---British pay.
i5>499L to make good the deficiency of funis voted
for the troops of the prince of Hesse Caffel in Rritifh
pay, being a charge of an augmentation to said troops,
from 6th April, 1781, 10 24th December following.
3,2821. to make good the deficiency for sums voted
for the troops of Anfpach in British pay, being a charge
of an augmentation to the said troops, from 2d March
1781, to 24th December following.
4,9421. to make good the deficiency for sums voted
for the troops of Anhalt, in British pay, being the
charge of an augmentation to the said troops, from
the 18th April, 1781, to 24th December following.
27,6,831 for defraying the charges of artillery for the
foreign troops, pursuant to treaty.
LON DO N, December 4, 1782.
TH E firft reinforcement of tr®ops to be sent to
America after Chriftrnas, is eight thousand
from Ireland, 2000 from Scotland, and a very
numerous draught from the guards.
All the well disciplined youngest men of the three
regiments of foot guards are, it is expeded, to be lent
to America, a general muster being ordered for draughts
for that purpose.
By the report of a perfon^rrived in the fleet from:
Jamaica, the greatest damage received by the fformt
in August last was done by the hail-stones, which fell
in large quantities for several hours, and of a magni
tude superior to any ever before f&n in that country-
The Dutch thips that were lately seen at the back of
the Goodwin Sands, were count Byland's, the Amfler-(
dam of 68 guns, with the Dieren frigate, and three East-
Indiamen, under convoy • they got into the Maefe—
the Eaft-Indiamen were richly laden.
A circular letter lias been sent to all the circles of.
Bohemia, letting them know, that the emperor has
resolved to grant the protestants in his hereditary domi
nions greater toleration than they have hitherto expe-i
rienced, and that his intentions on that head will foom
be published ; adding, that it is his majesty's pleasure
that all emigrants outlawed on account of their reli
gion, and who chufe to return, shall be received with
out any obstacle.
SUPPLIES granted for 1782.
That 49,455 effective men, commissioned and non
commissioned officers, including 4,175 invalids, be em
ployed tor land service for 1782.
677,497 L for defraying the charges of the embodied
militia and fencibles in North-Britain.
10,5491. for defraying the charges of cloathing for
the embodied militia m South Britain.
43,8401. for the pay of generals and general flaff
officers.
That 1,242,8351. be granted for defraying the charge
of maintaining said men.
NE W England Rum, Spermaceti Oil, Laval 2nd
check Linens, linen HandkrrchGfc, DoMaA,
striped Mantuai, Luteftringi, plain and flowered Sattins,
fine embroidered, striped and cro e-bar'd Mull n#, Chi
na Cups, Saucers and Bowls, Black Pepper, &c < &c.
Also to be Sold, A few Tons EAR IRON.
JuItIMPORTED and to be SOL D, By
Josiah Hewes,
APRIL 2, tfz.
[NUMB 866.