Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-12-05 00:00:00, page 4

BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, dn Tuesday the 6tb day of
December next, at the house of Elijah Weed, the
corner of Arch and Fourth streets, at three o'clock
in the afternoon, a certain two dory brick meflu
age or tenement, and lot or piece of ground there
unto belonging, lituate on the south tide of Apple
tree Alley, between Fourth and Fifth-ftreets, in
this city, containing in front 18 feet, and indepth
about 80 feet, bounded by ground appertaining to
the eftrte of Joseph Stout, deceased, fubje& to a
ground-rent of 355. currency per annum ; late the
estate of Henry Reinhart; seized and taken in ex
ecution by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff. _
E, Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
)by public vendue, on Tuesday the 6th day of
December next, at five o'clock in the afternoon, on
the premises, a certain two story brick meffuage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto
belonging, situate on the north fide of Chefnut
ftreet, between Front and Second-ttreets in this
city, containing in front thereon 13 feet, and in
depth 20 feet, bounded by ground of William
Smith and others; late the estate of Adam Weaver;
seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
'fVr N E W R Y,
FT-^ ^^^ The SHIP
^ RECOVERY,
''DAVID MCCULLOUGH,
Master;
A G °° D new fliip, and has
,* good accommodations for
p a fle n g ers i having great part
of her cargo engaged, will fail
with the firft flaxfeed vessels. For freight or pas
sage apply to Peter January or George Ken
nedy, in Front-street, or said master on board at
South street wharf.
For LONDONDERRY,
The SHIP
M INER V A,
b^W^v ROBERT MACKY,
ft^^\ Master;
W' L ' fail ""' the
" flaxfeed vessels, havingthe
greattit part of her cargo al
ready engaged. This (hip was
built last year, and is perfectly well calculated for
the accommodation of passengers. For freight or
passage apply to the Captain on board at William
Alien, Efqr's wharf, or to An drew Caldwell.
For'loVdO N DERR Y,
^ ^SHIP
MERCU R Y,
ROBERT TORRENS
Master;
ID 7 "! LL fail with the firft flax
f e 'd vessels, baling the
t.%^% ^^%g greatest part of her cargo enga
ged. For freight or passage apply to Blair M'Cle
nachan, or said wafer on board, at Soutb-freet
wharf.
B EL~F A S T,
The SHIP
r,^^ PROSPERITY,
^W^A WILLIAM M'CULLOUGH,
n NLY ° ne fear ° ld ' fai)s
fa'' an d has good accom
f mudations for paflengers; hav
^t 4& i n g g rea t part of her cargo en
gaged, will fail with the firft flax-feed vessels. For
freight or paffige apply to James Stuart, in
Front-street, or said matter on board at Samuel
Mifflin, Efqr's; wharf.
For CHARLESTOWN, (S. C arolina)
t~ The Brigantine
SEA NYMPH,
~JOSEPH BLEWER,
Master;
A" conveniently
" provided with genteel ac
commodations for passengers ;
w j|| fail with all convenient
speed. For freight or ptfage apply to Joseph
Blewer, at his house in Southwalk, or on board
at Mr. Joseph Sims's wharf, or to DANiEL Robin
son, at his store on said wharf.
A quantity of NEW RICE to be fold.
Enquire as above.
At the Anatomical Museum, in riders Alley,
Second-fireet.
ON Wednesday the 7th of December, at fix
o'clock in the evening, Dodor C lIOVET
will begin his conrfe of Anatomical and Physiolo
gical Lectures ; in which the several parts of the
human body will be demonstrated, with their me
chanism and a&ions, together with the do&rire of
life, health, and the several effects resulting from
the actions of the parts, on his curious collection
of Anatomical Wax-works, and other natural pre
parations, to he continued the whole winter 'til the
course is compleated.
As this course will not be attended with the dis
agreeable fight nor stench of recent diseased or pu
trid carcases, which often disgust even the students
in physic as well as the curious, otherwise inclined
to this ufeful and most sublime part of Natural Phi
lofophv, it is to be hoped this undertaking will
meet with suitable encouragement.
Tickets to be had for the whole course at Doctor
Chovet's house in Second-street, Philadelphia.
Reading, November 16, 1774.
THE Subferiber having purchased a
dark bay MARE, about fifteen hands
high, and carries well, of one Jacob Kroul, tavern
keeper, in this town, which was left at his liable
by a man that calls himfelf George Atlcw, who
fays he is an Englishman: He is now confined in
the gaol of this town; and as from feme report of
his character the fubferiber is apprehensive that the
mare may not be his real property, he has lodged
the price of her in the tavern-keeper's hands for a
month, intending to advertise her in the New-York
and Philadelphia papers, with a view that any per
son who may have any claim to her may apply with
in that time (which he confiders fufficient to con
vey information) pay charges and take her away
_ „J OHN HULING.
TO BE S OL'D,
'THE TIME of a servant Girl that has two
years to serve: Cie can be well recommended.
Enquire es the Printer.
PHILADELPh IA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Newest Printing Office in Market-Street, where
Subferiptions at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Paper.
November tiff, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
On Thursday the ^th of December next, at fix Tclock in
the evening, on the premises, by the executors of the
late George Pltm, deceased;
fHE House and Lot wherein the said George Plim
' lately dwelt, and now in the tenure of Captain
James Robinson, situate in Chefnut-flreet, near the
corner of Third fireet, and facing Mr. Israel Pember
ton s. The lot being about 18 feet wide and about 129
feet deep, more or less ; the whole clear of ground-rent,
and has the privilege of an alley into Cbefnut flreet.
N. B. On paying one balj the purchase money down,
the other half may remain on intere,, giving fecurrty.
WHEREAS sundry persons are indebted to
' Y , the fubferiber, whose accounts have exceeded
the limitted credit, and to whom frequent appli
cations have been made to discharge their several
balances : This may therefore inform such, that
unless their accounts are fettled with her before the
firft of February next, die will be under the neces
sity of putting them in suit without refpe& of per
sons. MARY EDD Y.
N. B. Her remaining stock of Goods, consisting
of a variety of Ironmongery, Cutlery, &c. will be
fold remarkably low for calh.
Baltimore, November 8, 1774.
TO BE SO L D,
And entered on immediately, being a most excel
lent stand for an Inn,
AC OOD brick dwelling-house, kitchen, sta
bles, &c. with ten acres of land in Harford
town, (formerly Bush) Harford county, Maryland;
the house stands cn the fide of the port road from
Philadelphia to Baltimore, is well calculated, and
it is supposed there is not at this time a better stand
and opening on the continent for a good Inn. The
purchaler may have any reasonable credit for the
whole or part of the purchase money as he chufes,
on giving security.
Likewise to be fold, a plantation consisting of one
hundred acres of land, whereon is a dwelling-house
and some out-houses, with a very good orchard,
about live miles from Harford and a mile from the
Lower Cross Roads and Presbyterian Meeting-boule
in Harford county. Reasonable credit will be given.
For terms apply to Mr. Thomas Miller, in
Harford, or in Baltimore to
JAMES CHRISTIE, Jun.
N. B. If these places are not fold in two months
they may be rented by applying as above.
TO BE SO L D,
A PAIR of young Bay Horses, single or
double; also a young Black Horse, fit
for the saddle. Enquire of the Printer.
CURRANTS, Olives, Almonds, Wal
nuts, sweet Oil in half boxes and quarter
calks, Brandy, Lisbon and Madeira Wines, &c.
To BE SOLD BY
CHARLES WHARTON,
At his store near tke Drawbridge.
Keyser's famous PILL S,
For effectually removing every appearance of the
French malady, to be fold for 10s. 20s. and 40s.
per box, by
NICHOLAS BROOKS,
In Second-street, three doors above Black-horse
Alley.
MANY thousands have been restored to per
fect health by the use of these pills, forthey
cure when every other medicine fails ; they are also
wonderfully efficacious in curing the rheumatism,
scorbutic eruptions, leprosies, white swelling, ftiff
joints, gout and dry gripes. At the fame place
may be had, an elegant assortment of jewellery,
music, German flutes, heft Roman fiddle firings,
silk flockings of white, black and mixed colours;
a beautiful collection of pictures, copper-plate
writings, silver watches, globe, bell and enamelled
lamps, with a curious collection of many other
goods.
N. B. As all the above goods were purchased un
commonly low for cash, he hopes to convince those
who please to favor him with their custom, that no
one will fell on more reasonable terms.
JAMES ROS E,
Who kept (hop almost at the corner of Second and
Arch-streets, is removed to the corner house of
Third and Arch streets, opposite the Prefbyteriin
Meeting-house in Arch-street, and the sign of the
Rose in Third-street, at the corner of the Friends
Burying Ground, and has out of the last vessels
from London, Liverpool, Bristol and Glasgow,
laid in on the very best terms, a very neat and ge
neral assortment of the following GOODS,
which he is determined to fell on the most rea
sonable terms, wholesale and retail, for ready mo
ney only, viz.
THREE fourths, 7-8 and yard wide Irish li
nens; 34, 7-8, yard wide, and yard and 3-8
cotton and linen checks; cotton and linen itripes;
cotton hollands; striped tickings; 6-4, 6 and a half,
and 7 quarter bedbunts; 9-8 brown and white Rus
sia and Irish sheetings; Russia and Irish dowlafs ;
Russia ravens duck, drillings, diapers, and hucka
back clouting and napkening diapers ; 6-4, 7-4. and
8-4 diaper table-cloths; cambricks and lawns, in
pieces and patches; yard wide and 6-4. muslins and
humhums; plain, flowered and striped silk and mus
lin gauzes and kentings; kenting handkerchiefs;
Bandano, Romal, Barcelona and Lungee silk hand
kerchiefs; black neckcloths :—A very good as
sortment of black fattins; India taffaties; spotted
and flowered modes; ell wide and half yard perfians
of most colors : —A very neat and general assortment
of Pompadour, light and dark ground chintz ; cot
tons and callicoes; single and double purple calli
coes ; yard and ell wide India callicoes; masqueraded
and striped Bengalis; blue, green, and cloth color
ed fine and fuperfine fagathies ; wiltons, broad and
sorest cloths:—With a large assortment of Wal
loons; rattinets; cotton velvets ; velverets and cor
deroys; serge denims; everlastings; dyed jeans;
thicksets and furtians ; moreens ; durants and tam
mies ; worsted damasks ; callimancoes ; ruffels; dor
lettees; crapes and poplins; mens, womens, boys
and girls worsted, cotton and thread hose, of all
kinds; mens, womens, boysand girls worsted, linen,
cotton, leather and silk gloves and mitts; buck
ram, buttons, mohair and twist ; best German and
Scotch oznabrugs; G. B. wool and cotton cards;
playing cards; French indigo; gun powder and
Wot ; table knives and forks :—And a large assort
ment of womens worsted Woes; together with a
great variety of other articles, too tedious to enu
merate.
Such is the plan and such are the conditions upon
which the publisher intends to give the firft num
ber of his Magazine to the town, on the firtt Wed
nesday in February next, fh.ould only a fufficfent
lilt of fubferibers appear to defray the bare expence
of the press : —But it is their future encouragement
that must determine him to proceed,—which if he
should be so fortunate as to obtain, he shall, tunc
tually, on the firft Wednesday of every succeeding
month, endeavour to furnish the public with an
amusing and instructive Miscellany.
He therefore earnestly requests all persons who
are generous enough to encourage a literary under
taking in their own country, to transmit their
names by the firft day of December next, to
R. A I T K E N, opposite the
London Coffee-houle, Front flreet.
Subferiptions are likewise taken in by all the
Printers, Booksellers, and country Itore-keepers in
America.
PROPOSALS
For Printing by Subfeription,
The PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE,
Or, the
American Repository of ufeful Knowledge.
Plan of the WORK.
I. A PROPORTION of nearly the fame
number of pages in each Magazine will be
set apart for original American productions, and
the greatest attention given that none be admitted
but fu'ch as are of real merit. As to the fubje&s of
these dissertations, they may extend to the whole
circle of science, including politics and religion as
objects of philosophical dilquifition, but excluding
controversy in both. Left this Would offend any,
all the political controversy proper for this periodi
cal publication, will fall under the article of news ;
but as for religious controversy, particularly be
tween the different denominations of Christians, it
is supposed all judicious persons will approve its be
ing wholly excluded.
11. The next department Wall contain feleft es
says from the British Magazines and other modern
publications. In the choice of these, regard will
be had, not only to the merit of the piece in itfelf,
but to the importance, seasonableness, and popula
rity of the fubje&. The publisher has ordered all
the EngliJb and Scots Magazines to be regularly
sent him, and by comparing one with another, and
private intelligence with all, he will have the ad
vantage of public opinion to assist in the choice.
111. In the third place Wall be inserted a lift of
new books, with remarks and extracts taken from
the Magazines, Reviews, &c. &c. Care Wall be
taken to render this part as complete and concise
as possible, and the difficulty will not be great,
since it is chiefly to fele& and copy so far as regards
British or other European productions^ If howe
ver any friend here can add a judicious remark or
correction of other criticisms in time for the publi
cation of our Magazine, we Wall willingly subjoin
it. Whatever writings are published in America,
Wall be taken notice of in the lift ; but to avoid
the suspicion of party or prejudice, no remarks Wall
be made on them, but the fubjeCt, title, and place
of publication Wall be inserted, and perhaps some
times a Wort extract given.
IV. The fourth feftion Wall be devoted to the
mutes. And as mediocrity is more supportable in
any thing than in poetry, pains will be taken to
procure the best and newest essays in this way, al
ways giving a preference to the productions of our
own country.
V. The fifth place is to be allotted to news, and
it is hoped that these may be inserted with great
advantage. The interval of a month will enable
the publisher, especially with the assistance he has
already, and further intends to procure, to diftin
guiW between reports or conjectures, or even in
tended impositions on the public, and real incidents
and tranfa&ions. This advantage is clearly to be
seen in the monthly publications at home, where
the news are much more to be depended on, than
in the hasty and confufed accounts contained in the
weekly papers. In these last, one paragraph some
times tells us that another in a preceding pa,er was
altogether without foundation. The reader will
also please to observe, that as the news depend up
on the arrival of ships from abroad, one of which
often brings what must supply the news papers for
several weeks, a monthly Magazine in America has
not only the advantage of conciseness and certain
ty in common with European Magazines, but ma
ny, in many instances, have the news as soon, in
point of time, as the weekly papers. To all this
may be added, that it will be more permanent, and
recourse easily had to it for the time and circum
stances of past tranfa&ions. Fresh pieces of news,
with some particulars not necessary to be put in the
body of the book, will be sometimes printed on the
blue paper cover.
VI. The sixth article will be filled with correct
lifts of marriages, births, deaths, and promotions.
In these it will be necessary to leave out very many
contained in the English papers, but all shall be re
tained that, either from the station of the persons,
their charader, their relation to America, or the
singularity of the case can be supposed to excite cu,
riofity in this country. The utmolf care shall be
taken to have the lifts, with regard to America,
complete.
VII. And to the whole will be added, a correct
meteorological diary, accounts of the prices of
grain and other commodities in different parts of 1
the continent, the course of exchange, &c.
The publisher will be obliged to any gentleman
in the mercantile way, to suggest upon what plan
some account of the departure and arrival of ves
sels, that would come within the compass of this
Magazine should be conducted; as also whether an
account of the annual imports and exports at dif
ferent places would be acceptable, and how it may
be obtained.
Bills of mortality from different places of Ame
rica will be inserted annually, if they can possibly
be obtained so as to be depended upon. Hints and
assistance on this fubje& will be acceptable.
A supplement and general index will be publish
ed at the close of every year.
CONDITIONS.
First. This work will contain fix half sheets o&a
---vo, hitched in blue paper, as nearly as possible on the
preceding plan, leaving to onrfelves the liberty of
improving or amending it as occasion may require.
Secondly. A copper-plate will be given with
every number, or on particular occasions as encou
ragement offers.
Thirdly. Suhferibers will be furnifhed at the
reasonable price of one shilling, Pennsylvania cur
rency, for each month, exclusive of the supplement,
which will be one shilling more, and will contain
the fame number of pages witn the preceding num
bers.
Likewise 1000 acres cr more on Savage Rive- end
Laurel Run, near to Fort Cumberland, tn Maryland.
There is water carriage from mos of tlefe 'lands or
their neighbourhood to Harris's Ferry, or to Miadle
flown, in Lancafer county, from whence there is a
great trade ub the Sujquebanna and Juniata rivers,
by means of flat bottom boats, which carry from 1%
to 500 bufels of fbeat. The tranffortoti.n nf which
from the above lands to the MidsT.-fmo 'market,
efis from 6d. to sad. per btyhel only.
The quality of these lands is quell known. They quill
be divided or fold as they lay, as Jball bes suit the fur
chafers. The terms of salef ale may be known by applying
to RICHARD NEAVE, fun. ) ,
THOMAS WHARTON, Sen., B ' ercc ^ds in
Or GEORGE MORGAN, 3 Fhilauelphta.
Letters from persons living at a Siftance, inclining
to purchase any part cf the above mentioned lands, JbaU
be duly answered.
Mr. William Barrell's store in Second-street, op
posite the Court-house,
ANEW JOURNAL of a VOYAGE
round THE WORLD, performed in the
years 1768, 1769, 1770 and 1771, in his Majesty's
fliip Endeavour, Capt. James Cook ; undertaken
in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the desire of
the Royal Society—Containing all the various oc
currences of the voyage, with descriptions of se
veral new discovered Countries in the Southern
Hemisphere, with accounts of their foil and pro
ductions, and of niany Angularities in the ftm&ure,
apparel, customs, manners, policy, manufactures,
&c. &c. of the inhabitants. To which is added,
A Vocabulary of the language of the Otahites.
" Variety vue fill fenrfae,
“ In Pleasure seek Jor fon:etbing re^."
Also in the press, and speedily will be published,
The LONDON MERCHANT, or the History of
George Barnwell.
TO BE SO L D,
Thirty Thousand ACRES of LANI),
CITUALE on the coaters of Juniata, in Cumber
land and Bedford Counties, in the province of
Pennsylvania ; belonging to the late f artnerfbip of
Baynton, Wharton and Morgan,
Commonly known by the name of THE COMPANY
LANDS, viz.
4000 acres on Aughwick Creek, mofty in Clerks
Talley.
1000 do. on Tufearoro Creek, in the Path Fade,
2000 do. on the head of Little Juniata.
4000 do. on Crooked Creek, including the Great
Springs, and running down both Jides of the
creek to the mouth of it, and extending in
front on the Juniata several miles.
lodo do. at the mouth of the Eafl Bran bof Juniata,
and extending several miles in front along
that and little juniata upward.
1000 do, on Shaver's Creek.
,coo do. on the Beaver Dam branch of Juniata, in
cluding the Great Beaver Dams.
800 do. at and near the month of Frank's Town
branch.
2000 do. on Tineyard Creek, and in Woodcock Talley.
2000 do. on Dunning's Creek, a few miles from
Bedford.
1000 do. in the forks of Yellow Creek, 12 miles,
north eaflfrom Bedford.
500 do. on Friends Cave Creek, 9 miles foutb eafl
from Bedford.
300 do. on BruJb Creek, 10 mi'es foutb eafl front
Bedford.
300 do. 5 miles foutb weft from Bedford, andon th,
great road from thence to Fort Cumberland.
1000 do. on the Shawavpe Cabbin waters, jz miles
weft from Bedford, and on the great read to
Pitt/burgb.
600 do. on the main branch of Juniata.
1500 di. on the foutb weft branch oj Li:t e Juniata.
30,000
To the PUBLI C.
IN the beginning of the present year, the fhb
fcriber, whose bufmefs as a bookseller leads him
to confuit the wants of the town, threw out a few
proposals for publishing an American Maga
zine ; in which undertaking he was willing to en
gage, as well from a love of letters, as from motives
that are supposed to be inseparable from his pra
feffion.
He is now to inform the Public, that a number
of gentlemen of the firft character for genius and
liberal sentiment among us, have been pleased seve
rally to fignify their approbation of his design; and
also to make such additions to the plan formerly
proposed, as they judged would contribute to ren
der it still more universally entertaining and in
ftru&ive. For this purpose they have authorifed
the publisher to fay, that, so long as he continues
to make his Magazine the decent repository of ufe
ful and ornamental Science, excluding from it eve
ry indelicate, every party production, they shall
hold themselves bound to lend him every assistance
in their power ; not only on those occasions when
the judgment of a friend may be thought necessary,
but in furnishing him monthly with some original
performances.
Those are favors which gratitude calls upon him
to acknowledge, as on this condition, he hopes he
shall long claim the protection and assistance so ge
nerously ottered—being unalterably determined to
conduct his Magazine upon a plan of the most ex
tensive ufefulnefs, and to admit nothing but what
relates to the grand interests of Learning, Virtue,
and our common Chrifianity.
Philadelphia, Nov. zi, 1774. R. AITKEN.
O BE SO L D,
A HEALTHY young Negro Man, this
country born ; he has had the small-pox and
raeafles, has been brought up to the farming busi
ness, and is handy amongst horses. Any person
wanting such a man, may know the terms by ap
plying to the fubferiber, living at the Center-house
in the city of Philadelphia.
SARAH SPENCE.
7'7? published, and to be fold by
W. AND T. BRADFORD,
At the London Coffee-House,
A JOURNAL
Of the PROCEEDINGS or the
CONGRES S,
Held at Philadelphia, September sth, 1774.
JUST PUBLISHED,
(Sewed in blue bcords, price zs. 6d. embellished
with an elegant frontifpiece reprelenting a New
Zealand Warrior, in his proper dress and com
pleatly armed) and to be fold by
J. DOUGLAS MCDOUGALL,
Bookbinder and Stationer, next door to