Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-04-18 00:00:00, page 5

On Friday next mill be pubiifoed.
And ready to be delivered to the fubferibers, by
JAMES HUMPHREYS, Jun.
In Front-Street,
(Coarse paper fix (hillings, fine paper ten (hillings)
THE First Volume of STERNE's
WORKS; (to be compleated in V vols.)
neatly bound, gilt and lettered ; containing, an
account of the life and writings of the author, and
the four firft volumes of the life and opinions of
Triftrara Shandy, Gentleman; embellished with an
elegant engraved frontifpiece of the author as low
as the knees.—lt may be depended on the other vo
lumes will shortly be finifhed ; the second is now in
the press and striking off as fall as possible.
Said Humphreys requests that those of the fub
feribers who conveniently can will fend for their
books, especially those who live at any distance, or
inform him by what means they may be conveyed
to them.
As there are but a few more copies printed thap
are fubferibed for, those who have not fubferibed,
and would chufe to have a set of this edition, muff
be speedy in their application ; and as there is to
be an additional lift of fubferibers in the fifth vo
lume, it is requested they would leave their names,
and by that means secure the other volumes.
All forts of WRITING PAPER to be fold
by James Humphreys, Jun.
Afresh PARCEL of
CLEAN SPRING BARLEY,
Just come to hand, to be given out for feed, by
FRANCIS WA D E,
At his Brew er Y.a-t the corner of Race and
Fourth streets ;
WHERE matters of vellels and others may
be supplied with BOTTLED BEER,
as usual, or by leaving their orders at the store of
Mehrs. Robert and Nathaniel Lewis, nearly
opposite laid Wade's old brewery, in Water Greet,
near the Drawbridge.
OSEPH CARSO N,
At his Store in Market-Street,
BEING determined to decline the Dry Goods
Business for some time, will fell the remaining
stock of DRYGOODS on hand at prime cost.
As he intends going to England as soon as his af
fairs will permit, he requests all persons indebted
to him by bond, note or book debt, beyond the
limited or usual time of credit, to difeharge the
fame immediately to prevent further trouble.
He will let the House and Store now occupied by
him, which may be entered on the firft of Mav.
WILLIAM WHITEHEAD,
I") EGS leave to inform the Public, that he has
n taken the tavern in Princeton, lately kept by
William Hick, at the sign of the New-Jersey
College. All travellers and others may depend on
the utmost care, and the most punctual attendance ;
and he flatters himfelf that such persons as have
formerly used the house will continue to call, as
well as all others to whom it may be convenient,
as he is determined that nothing (hall be wanting
to furnifh the best entertainment.
CA ME to the plantation of the fub
living in Whitemarfh, on the 27th of April
Jaft, a brown C O W, with a white face, and some
white on her back. The owner is desired to come
and prove his property, pay charges, and take her
away. GEORGE HITNE R.
Philadelphia, April 13, 1774.
FIFTY DO LLARSREWARD.
Thurf
day' the eighth day of
^^=='April instant, a young man,
^. named JOSEPH BRYAN,
who was employed as a rider
between Baltimore and Phi
ladelphia, and took with him
Five Hundred and Fifty-
Eight Milled Dollars,
which were sent by him, in a bag, directed to Wil
liam Lux, in Baltimore. The laid Bryan is
about five feet fix or seven inches high, a likely face,
black hair tied behind, and a large toupee, is round
shouldered, inclinable to stoop, and has a remark
able way of (hiking his head, when spoken to, or
in common difeourfe : Had on when he went away,
a grey beaver coat, brown jacket, and broadcloth
breeches, with brass buttons. He was seen returning
to Philadelphia the fame day he left it, at George
Gray's ferry, with a young man, who lives with
Mr. Joseph Pemberton, Merchant. It is sup
posed a young man, named W ALKE R, who
lived with Mr. Craig, at the White Horse in El
bow Lane, went off with him ; the said Walker
is about five feet nine or ten inches high, swarthy
complexion, and pitted with the small-pox, and
wore a suit of parson's grey cloth, with a pair, of
black breeches. Whoever apprehends the said Jo,
seph Bryan, so that the above sum or part may
be recovered, (hall be entitled to the above reward,
by applying to,
WILLIAM STINSON, Peft.rider.
T 0 - M O R RO W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, AT
J O H N H A R T's
ViENDUE-STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZ E.
AL S O,
A FEW kegs of choice STARCII; a very
neat mahogany DESK and BOOK-CASE,
and sundry other pieces of Iloufhold Furniture.
p O ''fl Pl'
TO THE
PENNSYLVANIA PACKE T.
O R, T H E
GENERAL ADVERTISER. No. 120.
% Mr. NATHANIEL LEWIS.
S I R,
IS HALL not eater into a full difeuffon of your
last good-natured performance, but be as brief as
I can by coming to the point at once.
You are pleased to fay that " I could not poffi
" bly infer from your late advertisement that i was
" the villain you aimed at—and that I have endea
" voured to exculpate myfelf from a charge never
" brought against me"—After infinua'ions so evi
dently levelled at me, and so plainly intended to
wound my character, it is unmanly to (hrink back
and screen yourfelf behind modes of expreflion. I
would hope you have some little tincture of the gen
tleman in your difpafition, and cannot be the sole
author of so low a device. Such a conduct can on
ly be the suggestion of some petti-fogging scavenger
of the bar, who is directing you how to throw as
much dirt as you can, and (hows his (kill in the law
by iecuring you from an action of dander.—But do
not be afraid, I (hall bring no such a&ion against
you. If you really think I broke open your letters,
to answer wicked and ma'evolent purbofes, assert it
openly like a man ; and prove it too if you can. If I
must be involved in a dispute, let me have something
like a gentleman for my antagonist, and not a freaking,
bufo fighting fellow, armed with the quirks of the
law, and fculking behind fubterfuges and evasions.
I beg you would be speedy in your operations,
for, (hould the spring vessels arrive, which are dai
ly expe&ed, the town will not spare time even to
laugh at you. The public attention will then be
engaged in matters of more importance.
Borden Town, April 13. JOSEPH BORDEN.
Fo Mr. NATHANIEL LEWIS.
Dear Natty.
YO U cannot imagine how much my family
and neighbours are obliged to you for the
entertaining dispute in which you have engaged.
In this dearth of news and amusement, your satiri
cal essays are indeed a public comfort. I fay your
eflays, for although we know you do not write one
word of them yourfelf, yet, as you pay another for
doing it, the property becomes your own—Not he
that carries the hod is said to build the house, but
he who employs and pays the labourers. You have,
indeed, shown your great judgment in the choice
of your head work-man. A man of such approved
honefly and integrity; whose character is lofair and
fpotlejs ; whose talents for wit and satire have been
formerly exercised so greatly to his own advantage, #
and so much to the improvement of others ; but,
above all, a man so learned in the law was certainly
the only person fit for your purpose. When 1 fee
him in a morning strutting his pavement in red
flippers, plaid gown and starched cap, I am struck
with a certain awe and fear of him. I always do
as the poor man did when he saw the Devil—take
off my hat and fay How do you do, Sir? You might
have Hunted the whole city and not fourth his equal.
But do you know that this interesting controversy
of your's is like to engage the whole town in par
ties. Party rage hath already began in my family,
I assure you. My son and felf or both Nattites; my
wife and daughter Frankonians•, and many and long
are the debates we hold on the fubje&. Mrs. Switch
is to be sure a very foolifh, obstinate woman : She
insists that you have yet said nothingto the purpose ;
that you have proved nothing you have asserted,
and have only (hewn your teeth without being able
to bite. My answer is—" How can you be so blind?
Hath he not fully proved that Joseph Borden, that
naughty man, is really and truly a flage-mafler ?
Hath he not brought him to acknowledge this in the
public papers ?—You fee how wickedness will come
out at last—l dare fay he has b%n a sage-maser
thele many years, and was never dilcovered till
Natty found him out. The charge about the letters,
I mult confefs, is not at all advanced : But what
fignifies that ? the main point is fixed, and fofah
Borden is proved to be a fage-mafler —and what is
worse, he even makes an honett livelihood in that
capacity. As to poor little Frank, he has knocked
him up entirely : He can never answer the last pa
ragraph in Natty's last advertisement. It is there
openly asserted that he is a smartf mart writer, that he is
poetical, muJical, and a witling —Dear, bless us!
How can he deep in peace after Inch terrible usage?
And then, fays I, how snug Natty is all the while!
for he dare never retort upon him ; it can never be
said. of him that he has any taste or knowledge in
inujic orpoet/y, that he can spell well, write smartly,
and is a wit —No, no, Mrs. Switch, this can never
be said of my Natty." 'l'is falfe, replies (he, very
angry, I can prove him to be a wit—did he not
write his name backwards to his firft advertisement,
so that none but a witch could read it? and did he
not make a beautiful pun upon the word Frank, in
his last performance : If this is not wit the Deuce is
in it. Well, but, fays I, how can you Frankonians
get over the charge of your little hero's emigrating
to Jersey in quest of the long robe andpull-bottomed wig?
How do you answer that ? Why Jerry, fays she,
that he did emigrate, as you call it, is certain ; but
what he went in quest of, nobody can tell but him
felf. This I know, that he left us, in love and cha
rity with all his neighbours ; he did not run off in
ri a pet, Gung with envy, because people chose rather
to deal with his neighbours than with him ; he did
not fly into a rage, and bounce, and swear, because
he had not interest enough to get bridges demolish
ed, and roads altered, to serve his own private
purposes. As to the long robe, he could never
want it ; for, being a little man, a short one would
fit him much better; and he could have no uie for
a wig, as he has plenty of hair of his own. She like
wile avers, that the firft sentence in your last para
graph is nothing more than ungrammatical nonsense
But, dear Natty, don't mind what people fay of
you; don't mind their laughing at you ; but go on
with spirit, and demolish your adversaries— threjh
'em well, dufi their jackets, fyt them to the bottom,
and grind them to powder. I am,
From my foop in Walnut- Your great admirer,
freet, April^m^ JERRY SWITCH.
Fo the great BOAR, at bis Sty in Borden-Fown.
JOSEPH, JOSEPH, why halt thou so furi
oufly pricked up the briJUesoi thy wit?—Although
the maw of thy tinderftanding is plentifully gorged
with the wafb of slander, yet be it known unto thee,
oh Joseph, thou wilt not be permitted so to wallow
in the mire of vanity, and cram thyfelf with the
huJks of conceit, as to squeak out puns in triumph
against the miller of Chefterfield with impunity '.flag
ger, therefore, back again into the pen of obfeurity,
left the miller, to prevent thy rooting up the ground
of thy neighbour's reputation, (hould cut off the
faout of thy sagacity, yoke thee with the collar of in
famy, wring from thee a confeffion of thy guilt,
sleep thee in the lye of thv own manufacturing, put
thee in such a pickle as will make thee grunt out an
acknowledgment that thou art fufficiently smoked,
and thoroughly gammoned, —then barrel thee up,
and brand thee with the letters J. B. to prevent
counterfeits.
These few hints I hope will cure thee of the mange
of witticism, and be a warning to thee not to crawl
out again from the sphere in which providence hath
wifely appointed thee to move, this being the surest
way to save thy bacon.
From thy friend,
RASHER HAM.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 14th instant, (April)
from the fubferiber, living at Trenton Ferry,
an indented Irish servant man, named MICHAEL
KEELLY, about five feet fix inches high, twenty
two years of age, has brown hair, very thick legs,
and is frefh coloured ; had on when he went away,
an old grey coat, a green jacket, an old pair of
leather breeches, a pair of white worsted dockings,
and a good pair of shoes and buckles: He took with
him a white and a check shirt, and a soldier's knap
sack, with white-metal buttons : 'Tis probable he
has a pals with him. Whoever takes up said ser
vant, so that his matter may have him again, shall
have the above Reward, paid by
PATRICK COLVIN.
Philadelphia, April s, 1774.
A BUNDLE of BUCKSKINS,
directed to William Brady, at George-
Town, in Maryland, being some time in Jan. last,
by mistake, left on board a wrong fhallop at the
Draw-bridge; the person who took the fame in
possession, is desired to return them to the fubferiber,
skinner and breeches-maker in Market street, be
tween Third and Fourth-streets, or otherwise he
may expect to be prosecuted according to law.
FREDERICK sHENCKEL.
TRENTON FE R RY.
THE SUBSCRIBERS, ever desirous of
obliging the Public, and to give the utmost
fatisfaCtion in their power, even by a facrifice of
their own interest, and at a rate really not to be
afforded, do hereby give this public notice and as
surance, that from and after the firft day of April,
they will ferry all persons, horses, carriages, &c.
upon the fame terms, and at as low a rate and price,
as any ferry within the distance of four miles on the
river.—The fnperior conveniences of the above
ferry to any other on the river, both with refpe& to
its direCt situation on the ^reat road between the
cities of Philadelphia and New-York, nearer by a
considerable distance than the ferry below, and nar
rower by upwards of one hundred yards, are all
such inducements for the Public, joined with the
facrifice now made, as flatter the fubferibers to
hope for every preference from the generosity of the
Public, which their readiness and intentions to
oblige give them some right to expe&, in favour
of an old eftablijbed ferry.
March 27, RENSELAER WILLIAMS.
1774. PATRICK COLVIN.
JOHN MA SO N,
UPHOLDE R,
At the north-east corner of,Market and Front
ftreets.•
BEGS leave to inform his freinds and custom
ers, that he is recovered from a long and te
dious illness so as to carry on his upholdftry busi
ness in all its various branches, and hopes that all
ladies and gentlemen, whose noble and generous
minds prompt them to embrace every opportunity
of doing good actions, will please to employ him,
and they may depend on having their work done
to as much fatisfaCtion as if he were a Londoner,
or a Parisian.
Said Mason has for sale, a large assortment of
mattrafs or wool beds, the great utility and intrin
sic virtues of winch ought to be duly attended to.
lie likewise has for sale best Stralburgh fnuff, lack
ing bottoms, and a large assortment of toys.
Philadelphia, April 2d, 1774.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
T )AN AWAY from the fubferiber an in
" dented servant man named WILLI A M
MITCHEL, who for some time pad followed
the business of a pedlar in this city, had on when
he went away, j beaver hat a go®d deal wore,
a brown coat with darned buttons, fnuff coloured
jacket with metal buttons, white linen breeches,
Germantown grey flockings, his left ancle i> re
markably large, about five feet five or fix inches
high, wears his own hair cut short of a dark brown
colour, is much given to strong liquor, and low
company, and is supposed to be either nigh the
barracks or some part of Southwark. Whoever
takes up and secures the said servant so as his mailer
may have him again, shall have the above reward,
and reafonablecharges, paid by JAMES BRADLY,
or by JAMES GALLAGHER, the corner ot Front
and Spruce-streets,
SEVEN POUNDS REWARD;
MADE his efeape from me the fubferiber, a
certain JOHN COPPINGER, a run
away servant, who was advertised in the Pennsyl
vania Chronicle by Daniel and Satnwel Hughes, of
Frederick County, Maryland, and was taken up by
me; but before he was committed to justice or re
turned to his master, be stole from me a horse,
saddle and bridle, and went off from John Sherrid's,l
store-keeper, in Alexander Townftiip, in the Jericys;
the horse is of a brown colour, about 13 and a half
hands high, and 15 years old. Said COPPINCER is
about 5 feet 6 inches high, has dark brownhair, short
and curled, a fair complexion, and understands
working in a forge; was bound to Joseph Morris,
of Philadelphia, when a child, and afterwards fold
to the aforefaid Daniel and Samuel H ghes. Who
ever apprehends said servant, asd brings lorn back,
or commits him to any of his Majesty's ; eels in
this province, Maryland, Carolina, &c. so :!...• I
may have him again, shall have the above Reward,
by applying to me at Daniel and Samuel Hughes's
Iron Works in Frederick County, Maryland, or to
Mr. James Cunning in Philadelphia.
JAMES DARRAGH.
Newcastle upon Fyne, Dec. 3, 1773.
WHEREAS William Robertson, of
Newcastle upon Tyne, linen-draper and ha
berdasher, about the spring of the year 1763, went
fr° m London for Maryland ; and by a letter from
him To some of his friends here, soon after his Arri
val there, it appears he was engaged with one
Johnston, to go up Potowmack, or some other river
in Maryland, in order to keep a school, and his
friends here having never since heard from him *
This is therefore meant to requeftthe said William
Robertson, if alive, to inform Joshua Fisher.
and Sons, of Philadelphia, thereof; and to write a
line, with his own hand, to Jonathan Ormston
linen-draper, in Newcastle aforefaid, acquainting
him with his situation, and where he lives, who,
on receipt thereof, will immediately inform him of
something to his advantage ; or if he is dead, it
will be deemed a particular favour from any person
in that part of the country who knew him, to inform
the said Jonathan Ormston, or Joshua Fishes
and Sons, when and where that event happened.
Philadelphia, March 30, 1774.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN from the fubferiber, living in Thirds
flreet, in this city, yesterday the 28th instant, a
roan horse, about 14 hands high, has a star on his
forehead and white legs, carries high, and mostly
paces; an old saddle, new girt, new curb bridle,
and black reins ; likewise stolen from a French
gentleman, who lodges at the fubfciibers, a gold
watch, with a chafed case, black silk firing, gold
seal and key, and a small gold fifh ; the name of the
place where made Bourdeaux, but the maker's name
unknown. The thief, who is the noted Do&or
LOUIS a Frenchman, but (peaks allo English, is
a tall well made man, has a smooth and full face,
wears his own hair, curled on both sides of his head,
and tied behind. He wears a suit of light blue
cloth, and took with him a white frock, he has al
so with him several very good French books of phy
sic and surgery ; likewise a fine set of surgeons in
ftrun ents. He has the fcarofa cut ever his left
eye, and another small fear in his upper lip, and
dresses gentleman-like. Whoever takes up the said
thief and horse, and secures the thief, so that he
may be brought to justice, and the goods be had
again, shall have the above reward, or for the horse
only THREE POUND S, and reAfonable
charges, paid by
SUSANNAH CRYDER,
N. B. He has travelled through Germany, Spain,
France, Italy and England, and understands some
German, Spanish and Italian, but (peaks Latin very
well. He also took with him the silver hilt of a
(word, having taken dff the blade on purpose.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD^
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber living in
the city of Philadelphia, on the loth ihftant
(March) a German servant man. about twenty fix
years of age, named NICHOLAS PETER
COSTER, by trade a silk dyer, fays he was born
in Hamburg, and camelaft summer from London,
speaks broken English : He is absut five feet high,
and walks rather leaning back, occasioned by hav
ing his back broke when a child, and has a large
lump near his right hip, but not to be perceived
when he has his coat on, which he commonly wears
Unbuttoned ; has a swarthy countenance, and
black curled hair, his mouth a little a wry & Had
on when he went away, a deep blue cloth coat and
jacket, olive coloured leather breeches, rib'd flock
ings, neat's leather shoes, pinchbeck Shoe and knee
buckles, a good caftor hat: Alfd took with him,
one suit of pale blue broadcloth with metal button*,
one fuperfine dark brown cloth coat with 1 ello^v
metal butt ms, one scarlet jacket, one pink colour
ed fattin jacket, one pair of black fattin breeches,
and one pair of nankeen breeches, one pair of done
knee buckles set in silver, a beaver hat almost new,
one bair of shoes, fix fine white Shirts and several
cbarfe ones, one mixed pair and several pair of black
and white silk ftocking§, several pair of rib'd wor
sted flockings, several neckloths and flocks, with
other things not known. Whoever takes up and
secures said servant, so that bis master may have
him again, (ball have the above reward and rea
sonable charges, paid by
THOMASTILBURY.
N. B. He took with him an old brown diab great
mat.
WANTS A PLAC E,
A. f. I NURSE wit" a good bread of
milk, who can be well resoramended. En
quire of the Printer.