The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-10-05 00:00:00, page 3

Provided abw% That any flour delivered by the inha
bitants of either of the above counties, pursuant to a re
solve of the Supreme Executive C uncil, baring date the
3 m day of September ult. th 11 be deemed and confider
•d as a part of the quota of each county, to which such in
habitants belong, .
Be it also enabled by the authority aforefaid, That for the
more certain collection of the above supply without delay,
the Commissioners herein above mentioned, or a majority
of them; shall meet at the places following, viz. the Com
missioners of Philadelphia county, at the house of ,
on the day of ; the Commissioners of Bucks
county, at the house of ,®n the day of „
the Commissioners of Chester county, at the house of ,
on the day of ; the Commissioners of Lancaster
county, at the house of ,on tlie day of ;
the Commissioners of Birks county, at the house of ,'
on the day of ; and fle CommiiTioners of the
county of Northampton, at the house of , on the
- of ; and beiag so met, the said Commission
ers refpedively, (hall proceed to determine the mode in
which rhe said supply can be furnifhed with the greatest
expedition ; and in rder to make such determination es.
feßnal for the purpose herein mentioned, the said Com
miflioners are hereby vested with full power and authority
to divide the said county into diftrids refpe&ively, if they
shall deem it expedient, and to enjoin and require the pos
sessors and holders of wheat, within the county or diftrifts
refpe&ively, to thresh out a proportion of their several
crops, not exceeding part thereof, to be delivered
at such time and place as the said Commissioners or either
of them, when a&ing in a separate diftrid, shall dired,
not exceeding miles from the dwelling house of such
poffTfor or holder of wheat, and not exceeding days
from the time of giving public notice of such requisition,
in the county and diftrift refpedively. And the said Com
missioners refpe&ively, shall cause the said wheat so deli
vered to be ground into good merchantable flour, packed
ingood barrels, and forwarded to such person as shall be
appointed by the Supreme Executive Council to receive
the fame.
And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if any
of the inhabitants aforefaid shall neglect or refufe to com
ply with the requisition of thefaid Commissioners or Com
missioner, they or he refpedively shall complain thereof
to some one Justice of the county or diftria where such
refufal or neglect may happen, who shall forthwith (um
mon the delinquents or delinquent to appear before him,
and proceed therein as by this Aft is directed in the case
of Engroffers, so far as the seizing flour and grain in the
ppffeffion of such delinquent, beyond what is necessary, in
the opinion of such Commissioner, for the use of his fami
ly, and delivering it as above directed.
And be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the said
Commissioners shall be intitled to receive dollars
by the day, for each day they shall be actually employed
in the refpeftive duties required of them by this Act, and
per barrel, for every barrel they shall procure.
And if the said Commissioners or any of them, hereby ap
pointed, shall refufe or neglect to perform the said office,
he or they shall refpeetively forfeit the sum of to be
applied to the use of the poor where such refufer or negled
er shall reside, unless upon appeal to the Court of Quarter
Sessions, he shall make such excuse as to the said Court
flsall appear fufficient and fatisfadory. And in case of the
.refufal, death or disability of the said Commissioners, or
any of them, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justi
ces of the Peace, where the party delinquent resides, to
supply such deficiency by a new appointment, and such per
son appointed shall be liable to the fame penalties, exercise
the fame powers, and be intitled to the fame rewards as
those herein appointed.
Be it a'fo enacted by the authority aforefaid, That all
and singular the powers and authorities given and grant
ed hereby, for the procuring the several quantities of Hour
abovementicned, shall cease and determine on the firft day
of January next, or sooner if the said demand shall be fa
tisfied ; and in that case the Supreme Executive Council
are hereby authorized and impowered by proclamation,
under the seal of the State, to revoke and determine the
fame.
An ACT jor continuing an A&, intitled, An Aft for the
more easy recovery of Legacies.
WHEREAS an Aft of Assembly, passed on the
twenty firft day of March, which was in the year
of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and feventy
tw% intitled, An Aft for the more easy recovery of Le
gacies, has been found a good and wholfome law, and fit
to be perpetuated, and it is doubtful whether the fame be
not ready to expire by its limitation:
B^ it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enaßed, by the Re
presentatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in Genera! Assembly met, and by the authority of
the fame, That the said Aft, and every thing therein con
tained. save the limitation thereof, is hereby made perpe
tual.
CA ME to the farm of the subscriber, in
Whitpain township, Philadelphia county, on the
20th of September, ^fmall roan MARE, branded on
the near (boulder and buttock with a K, (he is about
middle aged, and has left one of her eyes. The owner
may have her again by proving property and paying
charges. JAMES MORRIS.
JOHN FLA HA VE N,
At his store next to the Friends Meeting-house in Se
cond -street, has for SALE,
AL ARGE aflortment of fuperfine Broadcloths and
Shalloons, fpofted and plain Velvets, Marseilles
Quilting, corded and plain Dimothy, white Jeans, &c.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania,
Monday, October 4, 1779.
The Bill, intitled, “ An Abt for continuing an A&,
" intitled, An A( Ifor the more easy recovery of Lega
" cies;" was read the second time, and being debated by
paragraphs was ordered to be transcribed for the third
reading, and in the mean time printed for public conside
ration, Extraft trom the Minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Jun.
Clerk of the General Assembly.
CA M E to the plantation of the subscriber,
in Lower Dublin township, in the night of the
Bth of Ninth month, a dark bay HORSE COLT,
supposed to be two years old past, a natural trotter, has
neither brand nor ear mark. The owner is desired to
come, prove property, pay charges and take him away,
PETER JOHNSON.
Three Hundred Pounds Reward.
DAN A WAY on the 21st instant, from the sub
" Briber, living near Northampton Furnace, about
eleven miles from Baltimore Town, a likely black Negro
man named SIMON, about 36 years of age, five feet
eight or ten inches high, well made, by trade a black
smith ; had on when he went away, a new tow linen shirt
and trowfers much worn, a blue broadcloth waistcoat
much worn, an old lincey ditto, a pair of shoes lately
foaled and nailed in the heels, an old hat, it any other
cloaths they are unknown, but it is fufpefted that he will
get other cloaths and endeavour to make his escape, as
he is a very artful fellow. Whoever takes up and se
cures the said Negro, so that hi, master may get him
again, shall have iftaken within, or ten miles from home,
Twenty-five Pounds; if twenty miles, Fifty Pounds;
if out of the county, One Hundred and Fifty Pounds ; if
out of the state the above reward, and reasonable char
ges if brought home, paid by
CHARLES TOWSON.
To be SC L D by Public Vendue,
On the premises, on Monday the eleventh instant, at
Four o'clock in the afternoon,
ATW O story brick Kitchen and Lot of Ground, situ.
" ated in Branch street near Third street, between
Race and Vine streets, containing az feet front on
Branch-street and 93 feet in depth, bounded by land of
Joseph Pemberton and others.
To be SOLD by Private Sale, a valuable Tra& of
Land, containing about 270 acres, situated in Cumber
land county, 30 miles from Carlifle. For particulars
enquire of JOHN ACKROYD.
On THURSDAY" next, the ,th instant, at Nine
o'clock, at Mrs. Neill's, (who is leaving the State)
next door to Peter Thomson's, in Race-street, will be
fold by Public Vendue, ALL HER
Houfhold and Kitchen FURNITURE,
CONSISTING of mahogany dining and dressing
tables ; mahogany, walnut and Windsor chairs ;
feather beds, matraffes, blankets, carpets, bedsteads
and lacking bottoms, andirons, (hovels and tongs, wine
gliffes, china plates, knives and foiki, brass candle
flicks, a new kitchen jack, &c. An excellent VIOLIN,
and a variety of Kitchen Furniture, &c. &c.
N. B. All perlons having any demands against Mrs.
Neill are d fired to call for their money.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On Saturday the 16th instant, at Six o'clock in the even
ing, at the Coffee-houfe,
rt NUMBER of valuable Lots of Ground, situate
'1 on Fourth street continued, in the Northern Liber
ties, each lot containing twenty feet front and one bun
dled and forty-one and a half feet in depth to another
good front on a street between Third and Fourth ftretts.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
T, AN AWAY from the subscriber, living in C#-
^e, in the county of Cumberland, on the 20th
of September last, an indented servant man named
SIMON JOdNST,ON, a well fat fellow, about
five feet fix or eight inches high, forty years of age, of
a fair complexion; he has been wounded in the left
wrist, which occasions his arm to be crooked ; he had
on when he went away, a sailor jacket of brown cloth
daubed with tar, an old hat covered with linen and co
loured with tar: He is an old failo'r, lubjeft t@ drink
(Long liquors, and very complaisant and talkative when
drunk. Whoever secures said servant in any gaol in the
state or elsewhere, so that his maftcr may get him again,
shall receive the above reward.
4 WILLIAM HOLMES.
TO BE SO L D,
At the Coffee house, To Morrow at Twelve o'clock,
A neat genteel S ULK E Y,
With an Iron Axle-tree.
BOOKS
Of various kinds, containing Sentimental Food of all
forts, among which are included---
ENGLISH Bibles, English Dictionaries, Salmon'4
Geography, Gazetteers, Blackstone's Commenta
ries on Law, 4. vols. Latin and English Clafflcs, Greek
and Latin Chffics, Dilworth's Spelling-books by the
dozen, with a very long catalogue of et ceteras, are now
ready to be exchanged for good Middlings, or Mer
chantable FLOUR, at BELL's Book store, next
door to St. Paul's Church, in Third- street, Philadelphia.
FOR S A L E,
A COMMODIOUS three story brick HOUSE,
fl pleasantly situate at the corner of Front and South
ftreets, and opposite Mr. William Brown's vendue-ftore,
having two rooms on a floor, with a large kitchen and
piazza between. For terms apply to Mr. Jonathan
Penrose, opposite the Fountain Tavern in Southwark,
or Thomas Rowan, at said Penrofe's.
Philadelphia, Ohlober 4^
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
CTRAYE D out of this city on the firft instant, a
' likely milch C OW, of a dark chefnut colour,
marked with a halt penny under the near ear, some
white on her bag, about (even years old. Whoever
will deliver her to the subscriber, living the weft fide of
Front street, the firft door above Pine-street, shall re
ceive the above reward, paid by
DAVID BOWEN.
TO BE S O L D,
TWO elegant CHARIOTS, and two CHAISES,
with harness for each. Enquire of Alexander
Quarrier and Co. near the Indian Queen in Fourth
ftreet, Philadelphia.
FOR $^ &
CEVEN # THOUSAND ACRES of improved
and unimproved L AND; two thousand acres of
which is in Baltimore county, Maryland, twenty-two
miles from Baltimore town, adjoining and north of the
public road leading to Frederick town, on which are
four improvements, three dwelling-houses, with other
convenient buildings, tobacco houses, &c. three hundrtd
acres of cleared upland, and twenty-five of meadow,
one hundred and fifty more for the making; this land
fertile and much valued for corn and tobacco: The re
sidue, from two to fix hundred acre tra&s, in Cumber
land and Bedford counties, part of which is limestone
land; good titles will be given, and the terms of faie
made known, by applying to
EPHRAIM BLAINE,
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
STRAY ED or STOLEN out of a pasture near
Gloucester Point, a bright bay GELDING, about
fourteen hands high, and about ten years old, a natu
ral trotter, no brand or ear mark recollected; he had
no shoes on, and his hoofs were grown immoderately
long owing to his having been foundered. Whoever
will deliver said horse to Mr. Whitehead, at the In
dian King Tavern in Maiket street, Philadelphia, shall
receive, if strayed, Seventy-five Dollars, and if ftoiea
and the thief apprehended, the above reward, and rea
sonable charges.
TH 2 following goois were taken by tfe
subscriber from a certain John Burns, on fufpi--
cion of being stolen, viz, a half yard of chintz, 1 yard
of muslin, a muslin apron, a silk handkerchief, a wo
mans dark cotton gown, a black callimanco petticoat,
16 strings of beads, 3 cotton handkerchiefs, , pair of
womens shoes, 3 pair of mens ditto, 3 pair of flockings,
a check aprons, 2 fhifts, 4 shirt fleever, 3 handkerchiefs,
an old short gown, a blanket, ribbonds, a bottle and
paper of tea. Whoever has loft any of the above goods,
by applying to Plunket Fleeson, Esq ; proving pro
perty and paying charges, may have them again.
ALEXANDER CARLYLE, H, C.
TO BE SOL D,
At the Coffee-houfe, on Saturday the Sixteenth of ORo
ber inst. at Six o'clock in the evening, if not before dis
posed of at Private Sale,
AyERY valuable Corner Bank and Water Lot,
in the diftrift of Southwark, containing in front on
Swanfen-ftreet fifty-five feet nine inches, and in depth or
front on Catharine-street to the corner of the Wharf two
hundred and forty feet, or thereabouts, where the lot is
about seventy feet in front . •the Wharf has been built a
bout five years, and is funk in fourteen feet water at lew
water, and is as fine a stand for a lumber yard or any 0-
ther kind of business, as any lot in the diftria, having so
fine a south front on Catharine-street, and clear of ground
rent. Any person inclining to purchase the above premi
ses, before the time of sale, may know the terms by ap
plying to the subscriber, in Catharine-street, near the
Premises. JOHN DUCH E.
Philadelphia. October 4.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
OTOLEN on the night of the firft instant, out of a
° pasture near the Ridge Road, a bright bay MARE,
with a black mane and tail, a faddie mark on her off
shoulder, between thirteen and fourteen hands high,
and between four and five years old, with a star in her
forehead and a white streak down her face, a natural
trotter, newly fbod before, her fetlocks trimmed all
round, no brand nor ear mark that can be remembered.
Whoever will take up said mare and the thief, or give
information of them so that the owner may get his mare
again, shall receive One Hundred Dollars for the mare
only, or the above reward for the mare and thief, paid
by the subscriber living in Second street, above Vine
ftreet, nearly eppofite the sign of the Black Horse.
JOSEPH PFEIFFER.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD^
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living near
the Trap, in St. George's hundred, Newcastle
county, a Negro fellow named GEORGE, formerly
the property of William Frazier, of Jones's Neck, near
Dover, in Kent county, and well known in that part of
the country. The above reward will be given to any
perfin who rhay secure him in any gaol.
Sould any person incline to purtbafe said fellow as he
runs, who is young, and a&ive at the farming business,
they may know the terms by applying to
THOMAS M'DONOUGH.
Lottery-Office, September 28, 1779.
THE Sale and Renewal of Tickets for the Third Ciafs
of the Lottery of the United States, will commence
this morning. Hours for fate and renewal are from Nine
to Twelve o'clock in the morning, and from Three to
Five in the afternoon.
The Managers inform the Public, they are preparing
every necessary to begin the drawing as soon as returns
can be received from the different States ; having no doubt
of a ready and quick sale, as this and the last Ciafs are so
evidently in favor of the Adventurer. The high prizes in
the Third amounting to 850,000 Dollars, and the prizes in
the Last Ciafs exceeding the firft cost of the Tickets, One
Million of Dollars,
fbc different Printers throughout the United States are de
sired to publijb the above.
On SATURDAY the ,th instant, at Ten o'clock
in the morning, will be fold at Public Vendue, on
Bright's and Bickley's wharves,
AQtl A NTITY of Ship Bread, Dry Herrings
and Dry Clams. The money to be paid on the
spot.