The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-02-08 00:00:00, page 3

UNEQUAL taxations whether from ignorance or
design, is of all things the most difguliing to free
• citizens; It fixes in their mind a {nidruft of public
men, and gives a foundation for murmuring, which
ext rids through the community to its great difadyan
tage Was political arithmetic understood a little
better in Pennsylvania, (he would not be found the
febjefl of ridicule by her neighbours, nor the jest of
firaugers Party has got so far ahead, that a villain
@f either fide cannot be brought to justice. although
proof, as strong as holy writ, is always at hand. Was
firid jufiice observed in levying, taxes, many of the
men who now complain, would scorn it :Cut lam
sorry to observe, that justice is little regarded, though
nothing would contribute more to fweetent he minds of
the people, and make them rejoice in their toils and
dangers in accomplishing thi glor ; ous revolution.
Wuen the city lots were fold, it was not the inten
tion of the agents t^ have them taxed beyond the pos
sibility of the purchasers to hold. It was not design
ed that these barren fpo's of red earth fliould be t^x
ed even as improved grafts ground, ] et alone lots for
building upon:—Nor can it be said, that thefales at
a publ c vendue is a just way of afeertaining the va
lue of prop rty. A man's passion or iancy as per
haps indu.ed him to give twice as much for a let as t
is worth. A few buyers, on a bad nay hav got
' bargains. This shews the sales-book of the auUioueer
is by no means a proper way of comin at the valu- of
lots. Should this mod- continue, of oppressing the
irft purchasers of lots, the property will become a
burden infleaf of an advantage. Io filers mmy of
tem mud fell at foucn less than the firft cod, by
which mean the fly observers of whig-fo^y wiltavail
then? elves of that circumstance, a they have ofev ry
ether fi Ce ti e war began. lam told that some of the
purchasers of lot, have let them out on lease for (even
years, to avoid toe taxes :—T is is hard indeed The
c<mniffioierr, who fold th-fe lots, had no d sign of
imposing or; the public ; therefore I would recommend
it to the purchasers, to make application in ,a proper
way for redress of this accidental oppression, and I
am sure the commifßoners will give them every assist
ance by exp aiming t t e r meaning, whic :? , lam told,
wa not to have t em taxed until they were improv
ed in fom such way as to enable the owners to pay a
tx on them.
one of nry principles to approach holy ground, and
if it would, I b-g to be excus'd.—The place I live on
belongs to the public, and may be called common
ground, I therefore beg that a hole may be dug in
T^e grass lot before the garden, larg enough to con
tain the box that contains us, let us be covered up ;
and each man to his farm and his merchandize, for I
believe the fun will ftillihine on that spot with the
fame benign influence it ever did."
Authority ordered the murderer to be drawn by a
horse on a small fl d tied on a board with his clothes
w n and head 'oremaft, and with the bloody knife on
bis bread, to appoint at the river's edge, just where
a creek puts up, and a hole dug at low water mark,
end to be bur=d without any kind of coffin or box.
The nio^er and fur cnil red were buried in the
common burying grou id, in one grave, attended by
a numerous company of mourners.
The Chip C.to is arrived at Marble held from France;
and a fl op. captain Hopkins, is arrived at Providence,
from in fferdam
We have received no accounts by th" l^ite- a rrivals
at tie eastward fr an Europe, although it was yefter
day (aid r 'att& count d'Eltaing failed from Cadiz
t he.4' i>' December, vith forty line of battle (hip,&c.
defined fort tW^t Indies.
A la f e ' ondon taper eflimates admiral Rodney's
fbare of prizes taken by him during his command in
the court? of the , 4 efent wir, to amount to three hnn
drfl th rty-five thousand fix madred and twenty five
pounds fterling,—Trie-fame account fays he thawed
pr ze money the two lafi wars, upwards of one hun
dred thousand pounds.
To the PURCHASERS of the CITY LOTS.
the assembly of that day thought it unjud, that debt
ors, who, ' froro principles of honour and I ooefty,"
had declined payi g their old d.bts (as they are' Call
ed) with a depreciated paper currency, which th y
had it in their power to do:—As they thought it un
just, I fay, that such debtors fhou d be harassed by
Your inerting the following lines in your uftful
paper, will very much oblige your humble Servant,
, clvls.
CT F E legislature of this date, iitpreffed with a
just idea of the Sufferings and didreffes to which
tm late im/afion of the enemy, and the depre iation
es the paper <ur-ncy, had unavodably fu jetted the
title friends of America, and sensible at the fame time
ofthe fca rci y of gold and Silver, did, by their aft of
tie 2idof June 1781, chap. C CX. tie up the hands
of credit rs so far as to disable them for two years
then next enfqing, from recovering any thing more
than the interest of such d bo as were contrasted or
became due before the iff of January, 1777. These
two years will expire on the aid of June next. As
funs at law, they endeavoured as much as possible to
throw cut ofte way every temptation to such Suits.
For this purpof? by the tenth feftion f the fame .&,
they suspended the aft of limitations until two years
after the ziO of June, 1781. This fufperdion had ve
good effect in this, that as a configurable number of
years had in many cases elapsed Since the time of
contracting old debts, many humane and confi crate
creditors wouT', contrary to their inc (nations, be
under the necessity of commencing an action at law
agaihft their debtors, merely to prevent their being
barred by the Statute of limitations : But when tn y
observed the tenth feCtion of the aft, and found that
Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1783.
Philadelphia, Feb. 8.
Mr. CLAYPOOLS,
A CITIZEN.
XT/HEREAS Mr. Guilder de Mondoucer,
VV rbh rich ^ptteman Lon Nugent Ie Rotr %ana
Supposed to be now on the cntlmn bl North Ameri
ca, is become h^ir to a very cemfiderahU F fume in
France, b, the derails of hi. parents : This is to de
sire any person or prrfons who may have hfa^l of the
laid Me. Gull er, to inform Mifa, LACAZE and
MALLET, merchants in Philadelphia, by inter or
o&c^rt'e, what is become of him, wet her he be dead,
or living. All information concerning the laid Mr.
Gudliei will be ihankfuiy received, by
LACAZE and MALLET.
P iUdrlp ia. Feb. 4, 1783.
their good nature, on such oefafions, could not be con
verted to their prejudice, it has induced many of them
to desist from suing their debtors.
1 have seen in your paper of yeflerday, the draught
of a bill printed for public considera tion, by which,
the time mentioned in the aforesaid aft of the 21st of
June, 1781, is extended to the 21st of June, 1784,
upon the principle, that " great numbers of honest
debtors will be ruined by reason of the Scarcity of
gold and Silver money unlTs some further relief be
provided for them." hut as no provifion^is made to
prevent the aft of limitations from running, I there
fore propose to the legislature, to insert in the bill un
der their confidcration, the following clause, viz.
" That nothing in this .H contained shall extend to
revive any debts or demands which were, on or before
theist of Jan. 1776, barred by any aft of limitations
then in force , and that no dbt or d mand which was
not barrel by any such aril for limitation of aHohs,
Shall be barred by said aft, until the expiration of
one year after te 21(1 of June next, and until such
time as is limited by law, accoraing to the nature of
each case."
Philadelphia Feb 5, 1783.
The Subferiber has removed his
STORE up Second Street, dire&ly opposite Chrift
rbuch gate ; and has for S ALE,
Bett Souchong, 3ohea and Hyfon Teas,
If not Lid by pm; ve (:? ne,Are theloth o f March,
t<v HTmen e Sold it Pub f cSd, at the Cay Auc.
tioc St r in Front-Street, Pnihd<lphia
at U UAL.
He r^u ns bis Friends Thanks for their past Favours,
an hopes ro h-ve a Share in their future Custom.
THOMAS AR AT.
N. R. He h^s for Sale, a few Bundle, 0 BE VER.
fry tre ozen or bundled we ght; Alo, A
General affbrtment of DrvGoods,
At hs STORE jn Second-Street three doors weft of
Bache & hbee,
In Philadelphia, or Mr. William Richards
<. •Market Street,
A large Affortmenc of Cutlery,
<b rhe belt Qi^Hy : Confiding 0 —
KNIVES and hulks, cast. Steel Razors, Coik
;c,e„, Scfliri, taflo's Sievrs,, Cheese knives,
io rt pared Peukn^vu, Snuffers of the fii4t p drih,
{yaffle Bittt, dotted Awls, fret and turning Sws,
tyro g Bolt , Knitting-needle*, Pharms, W tch C .ama,
gb S ock Buckles, pewter S ts, pepper nd mustard
Otto, . brah oepper ^nd drudgify B xes, brass
folder, brais Nis, enamels nd rental Buttons,
done breast Bit c, born Dd 0, plated Shoe Buckles,
4 xnd a ha f and 5 ;nd a h#l( inch C mis ootkrd
vivo, leather L kSnb, Slack Ie d P avis of the bett
quarry, Ira ^ er Shot Pouches and jap nn-d Pow-er
Csniffers, .ixdtes retring V f .<s, with and without
Reds: Arc, thread Ganz s, Perfiaru, Barcelona black
Hrndkercb'e?, Indies besvr and silk Glove , black
ditto and Miirs, light coloured sewing Si k, Thread
of t e but qwhy, No. 9 and 38; black Ribbon,
m ck Ostrich Feathers, Plume, and Oft rich F x-tai's,
lie Bi rdvlod#, Lir fiv, a ter pieces Gamble's .-nd
Rattinets, 3 V riety of ready made CJoaths, fnp^fine
cloth, Some bltick and parfon'sgrey ; Dto of Second
Cloths ; an elegant Affor+ment of eval Tea Trays, 14.
by ze inches ; Rmin Waiters, 16 by 20 inches; ja
panned Tra Cannister.
TO BE LE T,
A fm?ll HOUSE in Walnut street, near the corner
of Ffth Street ; a LOT of 11 01 „ arrs, well fenced
and new ground, on thr W ffahiccQn r^ad, 3 miles arid
a quarter from he Cut house, and another LOT,
courting to acres, on Mount Airy, near Mr, At
?^\ bribe, Germantown. For Terms apply to lad
O'CONNOR Feb. 8.
C O A C H.
'W' 4 ! H E fu'>k:-ih#r having furnilhed himfelf with a
X cemr'eat CHARIOT 2nd a PAIR of excellent
HORSES with a god Diver, begs leave to inform
hiv Friend- and the Public in general, that he inlands
)opr .rir- it as a HACKNEY COACH;2nd Gen
tl men and L*di?s, by applying at his Livery-Stables,
behind the City-Tavern, may be conveyed to any pait
of ths city,, or elsewhere, ar as moderate a rare as th#
times will admit. SAMUEL HODGSON.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1782.
SE 1 N E s
Of various fzes, fie for fmrli Ffneriefy
Tube s<ld, by
FOR S A L E, B Y
John O'Connor,
ar Lamberton, near Trenton.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On SAT URBAY, the 15th nftan', at 12 o'clock, at
the C' ts.-e-H ule,
?¥ HAT HOUSE and LOT, frw*te in Rare ftr^t,
I between Second and Thud (trees, which for
mer'y belonged to John Ei,elf iedt, deceafcd ; as the
perfun th^t bought it before cannot pay for it. Any
person inclining to purchase before that day, may know
the terms bv apply ng to
FEED. WALB*R,
THOMAS HANNENEERGER, ) £xecutor <.
Feb. 8.
A C O A C H.
THE fobferber having furnished himllf wrh we
J excellent Co^h, and a Par o' excelled H. ifes,
with a geo Driver, begs leave to inform his friends,
and th# outlie in general, t ! at he intends to me it as a
HACKNEY COATH. It is large enough f r fix peo
ple Gentlemen and L vex, oy app yinr t th> Li
v r. Stables opposite the St te-hou'e, in C! efnut-ft ^t,
may be convened to an? part of the city or country,
at as reafondble a rate as offi G.
F 8 HE bY M'OORMK K.
Philadelphia, Feb. g, i,fy.
BY virtue of a Writ of Lev?ri Facias to me di
/ re&ed, will be-exposed to Public Sale, at the
Houle of JAMES NEVIL, in the Northern Liberties
of the city of Philadelphia, on SATURDAY the 15^
infant, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, viz. A certain
Piece 0- Parcel of LAND, lying and being in the
Northern-Liberties iJurefaid, beginning at a corner
stake at the end of a two peich lane, and unnin^
thence north 67 degrees weft 22 perches and 4 tenths
of a perch, to a stake thence (y lend of Zechariah
Lloyd, north 44 degrees and a a:1, cast 55 Welch's
and 3 tenths of a perch, to a corner port, then c by
land late of Whiiam Mft r*, south 52 Agrees, ^aft
z perches and 4 tenths of a pech, to te<o er 0 a
ot of bnd granted or intended to be g anted to
Thomas Fisher and others, thence by the fame hnd
Icuth 23 degrees, wft 51 perch s nd a half to the
p'ace <f beginning, cunta nin^ ; late the
estate of George Cccghan, rite -a d.
WM. WILL, Sheriff.
And ma% be entered on immediately,
ft WE< L fimffiel two ftpry Bick HOUSE, two
- v rooms on each fl 0,, an elegant P zz 10 feet y
32, floored : A'fo, a imall Frame BUILDING, suita
ble for a jmall familv, with a Sta it and Chrir huufe,
two barge Gudens well fenced, with some fruit Trees,
p^aGn+'v nutat'd on the river Schuylkill, between
the m die and ripper furrier, in the city & Philadel
phia, and command* a beautiful prfpett of the rivers
Ado, bvrrai LOTS, in the citv, from one to four
aervs. For particulars enquire of the Printer.
PhiLde phia, Feb. 7.
Ten Pounds Reward.
WHERE AS a certain M RMS
Keating in compn with ne JAMES
CONNER, cam o to my fobh on Sunda, the 2 tn
ftant, and hired TWO HORSES and ^r ,on off with
the fame 1 one of ths Horie, a sorrel, shout t$ hands
high, trots nato— I, has a blsze in his ace, one of his
hind feet white, w th a hanging mane and long t,;il,
has a brand on his near (boulder, but forget what it
is; is a good carriage horse, but is too clumsy for the
saddle : the other a bright Bay, about 14 hands high,
with a imali far his foiehead, a hanging m?ne and.
lorg tail, hat a faddie fp<t on one fide of his back,
trots and canters well, but is dull #ith r ut spurs. Who
ever delivers said Hories to me, er gives information,
lotht I may get th>m again, sh 11 he netted to the
above Reward, by mr, S SMITH. Feb. 8.
Ten Pounds Reward,
DAN-AWAY from the schooner Whim,'
capi in Hurst, on Sunday evening, the 17th inst.
then lying at E/ftern-Nrek iflind, A NEGRO MAN,
called GLASGOW, a^out 21 years of age, 6 feet high,
v^y black and (mroh faced, with large eyes which
shew much white ; he is a very ftoit, well-made fel
iow, v~r, fedfib;*, rude and oold looking ; he will
endeavor to pals for a freeman, but his having travelled
with me for several years, through different parts of
the country, I p Home he is pretty well known. I
c>rn,t give a general defcaiption of his apparel, buc
behev* that he had a green cloth coat, white breeches
and ftocktngs, with other cloaths unknown; h is
a cheating rafcai and fond of gambling ; has remark
able large feet'.He was born near Dover, in the state
cf Delaware, and bought of a Mr. Betts, near to Mr.
William Marloves. His mother belongs to M.. Willi
am Carpenter, in (aid hate, where be wih probably
be rere&ed by her. I will give SIX POUNDS if fe
cuted in any gaol, and the above rew aid if brought
herme. JAMES HU EC INGS.
Queen Ann's county, Maryland, Nov. tB, 1782.
WHEREAS I have made application
to the honourable the afl^m^ly ot the state of
Penufylvania, to have a bw puffed, inverting in me, mv
heirs and assigns forever, a ce trin m^ua^e and trS&
of LAND, situate in Cumberland towufhip, York
couo y, purchased of Archibald Morri 01, who died in
testate before a proper deed was made for the fame ,
the public is : e?ebv notified thereof, agreeably to a re
folutibn of A&mbly, parted the ctb da v cf N ^mb%
ifo. JOSHUA RUSSEL.
To be Sold or Rented,