The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-22 00:00:00, page 1

A Further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
es this fta*e, dated April the 29th, 1780, will be held
at the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY, the ztd of No
vember infant, at TEN o’clock in tbe forenoom. A
Plan of the Lots may be seen at the Coffee house, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as the last files.
JUST IMPORTED,
In the last Vessels from Europe,
AND TO BE SOLD, by
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At his STORE, on the Nor-h Side of Market street,
oppofor the Indian King,
A Large and General Afforcment of the
FOLLOWING ARTICLES, v s z.
SCARLET, brown,
purple, black, green,
blue, light colon ed, fu
perfine and second Broad
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue,
light and coloured fu
perfine Knaps & Coat
ings.
Blue, grey, light arid
Icarlet Dufffib & Frizes,
White, buff and scarlet
Caffimers and Wiltons,
Crimson, brown, blue,
striped, black, spotted
and corded Velvets and
Velverets,
©live & white Corduroys,
Tickfets and Duroons,
Barragons,
Childrens worsted Hose,
Pink, blue, black and
cloth coloured Duroys,
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, fky-hlue
and pink Ruffels, Mo
reens and Callirtlancoes,
Jeans, Futtians and Beav
ers,
Camblets and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,
Corded Worsteds and
Everlastings,
Serges and Serge de Jeans,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
7-I, 3 4, an d apron-wide
cotton & linen Checks,
An assortment of Irilh
Linens,
Fine and coarse Hollands,
Yard and half yard and
3 8 brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittannias and Plattella
royals,
Lavals, Ponturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenburgs,
Sail and Dock Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Rullia
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flinders Ticking,
Jaconet and book Mullins,
Tapes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Kent
ings, kenting Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & millionet Lawns,
Cambrick,
Said NICHOLS returns his best
Thanks to thole who have heretofore fa
voured him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Business,
and .Willingness to Pleafc, that it will be
the Interelf of his Customers to continue
their Favours.
THURSDAY,
VOL. X.l
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Millionet Handkerchiefs
and figured Apron Pat
terns,
Plain and figured Gauzes
and gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all co
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Assortment
of dark and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed-pat
terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and D^mafeus,
Discapes, Pad uafoys,Man
tuas, Luteftings, Bro
cades. Modes and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orange, and
white z-4 and 3-4. ell
Persians and Sarinits,
Pekings, Mexicans and
Mufflemans,
Ell wide Persians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
rens cotton and thread
Hole,
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Patterns,
Best Sewing-silk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handker
chiefs,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best scars Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Black and white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, second and
coarse Bolting-Cloths,
Plated Buttons,
Skelleton and hoop Wire,
Best Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cord and Toffels,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and Ferrets,
Snuff Boxes,
With many other Arti
cles, too tedious to enu
merate.
Having compleated the Sales of
the Sloop FOLLY and CARGO; Brigantine NANCY
and CARGO, and Brigantine YORK and CAR >0 ,
Prizes, taken by the Privateer Fair American, and
condemned in the Court of Admiralty for this S ate.
All Persons who have any DEMANDS on the S^me,
for Charges, or who are authorized or entitled to re
ceive Shares, or P^rt< thereof, are defir<d to make
their Claims at my Ossie, within THREE Days from
the Date hereof. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1781.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, IT.
To ALL whom it may concern.
NJOTICE is hereby given, Tuat a Court of Admiralty
™ will be held, before the honourable Francis Hopkin
foa, efquir', judge of the said court, for the state of
Pennsylvania, at his Chambers in the City of Philadel
phia, on M nday the 26th if Novemoer, instant, at
ten o'clock in te Forenoon, for the Trial cf the bri
gantne FANNY, burthen about eighty tons, I triy
commanded by Samuel Hollingshead, fe z d and taken
in this port and libelled againit as prize, by Robert
M'G&e, (qui tarn, &c.) To the 'nd that all persons con
errued may appear and shew caue, if any there be,
wherefore a Decree should not par's, pursuant to the
prayer of the Libel, &c. B Order of the judge,
Nov. i 9, 1781. JAMES READ, Register.
Public Notice is hereby given,
That the fubferibers have opened an OFFICE, for the
Settlement of the Pay accounts of Officers of the Hos
pital and Medical Department, in actual service, pri
foneis (,f the line of this state, flying-camp ani mili
tia) and others, provided for bv the Honourable the
Aflem^ly of this state, in their Supplement to the Aa,
entitled, " An A& to adjust and !e:tie the Account#
of the Troops of this State," &.. &:.which supple
ment was evaded the firft day of October last. The
Office is held in Second-street, a few doors above Race
ftreet, where Attendance will be given, from 9 o'clock
till one in the forenoon, and from thiee to five in the
afternoon, for FOUR WELKS from this Date, Son
da,s excepted, within which time all pcrfon» claiming
the benefits of said a&, are requested to attend.
The Claims (if any there are) of such, as being pro
vided for by former a&s have yet neglt&d to attend,
norwithftanding the considerable length of time this
Office has been open for that purpose, the frequent no
tice given thereof, and attendance in the different coun
ties for the convenience ot Applicants, will also be ex
amined into, if made within the time abovementioned.
JAMES STEVENSON,) Auditors
JOHN NICHOLSON, / Auditors, &c.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 1781.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
STOLEN last Wednesday (the 14th instant) Thirty
' eight GUINEAS, Nine HALF-JOES, One MOI
DORE and a Qiarter, and some Hard DOLLARS,
number not known. The Thief goes by the name of
THOMAS STREMBACK, is of a dark complexion,
has fliort dark hair, near 5 feet 11 inches high, about
twenty years of age, a Taylor by trade, and was born
at Brunswick in the Jerfies. He had on a blue jacket
and breeches, a coattee of brown linen, worn out at the
elbows, a light coloured great coat, and an old round
hat ; but it is probable he will change his clothes.
Whoever secures him so that he be brought to justice,
sh ill have the above reward, and reasonable charges.
CHARLES MACKENZEY, in Strawberry-alley.
- W ANTE D,
either to hire or purchase,
A Gcod COOK, also a middle aged WOMAN, totake
care of children. None need apply but thole who can
be well recommended. Apply to the Printer.
A Coachman is wanted to hire
or purchase ; not e need apply but such as can procure a
recommendation adequate to the undertaking. Enquire
of the Printer.
Philadelphia, November 6, 1781.
ALL those that have any demands on the estate of
ISSAC COREN, deceased, by bond, note, or
otherwile, are desired to bring in their accounts, attest
ed. for lettlemeut; and all thole who are indebted, are
desired to make speedy payment.
RUTH COREN, Executrix.
THE
L ONDO N.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 21.
A S soon as prayers were over, the order of the day
A was read for the third reading of the loan bill,
which, when read, c Jled up the marquis of Rocking
ham, who made a very long and able speech a^ainft
the terms on which the loan was negociated. He ob
served, that during the whole of the Pelham admini
stration, when Henry Pelham, and his brother the
duke of Newcastle. prefixed at the treasury board, the
advantage of douceur to the fubferibers never amount
ed to more than one, or one and an half per cent, some
times less, and one year he remembred there wis a loss
of 1 4th or I Bth upon every 1001. subscription du
ring the late war. The present loan he condemned in
all its parts, as the most fhameful, and attended with
the most enormous profits ever known. He believed
indeed he might press his assertion Kill further, and fay
it had every appearance at least of a corrupt bargain,
and a premeditated waste of the public money, and
applied to the worst of purposes, that of increasing the
influence of the crown, or the influence of the minister.
He said there was one instance before the noble lord
in the other house came into office, which was an ex
ception to the general affection he had made—that
was in the administration of a noble earl early in the
present reign (Bute)—At that time he believed the
douceur varied, and one time rose so high as 7 to 8
per cent, and under; but such a one as the present
was never beared of, when, besides the loss to the na
tion, the natural result of the low price of flocks, there
was above a million and an half premium given, besides
five and half per cent- perannum given for the loan of
12 millions. —His lordship made use of several other ar
guments, but said he would not divide the house ; the
question was then put, and carried without any de
bate.
Thursday, March ^2.
The following protest was entered in the records of
the house against the minister's last loan, which is the
firft instance of the kind upon the journals.
Diffentient,
" BECAUSE, when a bargain improvident in its
terms, corrupt in its operation, and partial in its dis-s
tribution, is neg ciated by a minister a&ing for the pub
lic ; its having passed through the house of commons
can be no reason for its passing without observation
through the house of lords. Without waving our un
doubted right of giving a negative to this or any other
bill, we relped the principle of public credit too much
so attempt at this juncture to exercise that right, tho'
j: we looked only at the enormity of the abuse, th?
mod direct opposition never could be more properly
called for.
" Twenty one millions are added to the capital of
the debt for a loan of twelve, five and an half per cent,
perpetual annuity is granted.—Six hundred and fifty
thousand pounds are to be levied in yearly taxes upon
the people. In such a situation the most rigid ©econo
my ought to have been used, and the premium on the
loan ought to have been reduced in proportion to the
exorbitance of the interest to be paid. — Several circum
fiances appeared favourable to the minister, if his ob
je& had been to firve his country, rather than to raise
a fadion for his own fuppert. Besides the profpeft
derived from the beginning of a negociation for peace,
it is allowed that treble the sum fubferibed had been
offered, and a very large part of that surplus by per
sons more ref ponfible than very many of those who
were admitted. In that situation, so favourable to the
borrower, where the being permitted to lend was fought
with emulation, the firft commissioner of the treasury
chose to make a bargain, opened at ten per cent, pre
mium the day after the loan.
“ This price was not the effect of mere popular opi
nion, or of artful management, but was grounded on
the real value of the great body of the other flocks at
the time, and was i o more than what arose from a just
relation to the rel+. We are the more diffatisfied with
this fhameful prodigality of public money, by compar
ing it with the period when a flrift and confciencious
management of the public treasure at home became a
foundation for the glory of ourarms abroad. During
the duke of Newcastle's administration, the several suc
cessive loans from ti.e year 1758 inclusive, to the time
of his removal from office, never exceeded one and an
half per cent, at the opening, was generally less, feme
times at difeount. Yet the national credit was in vi
gour. During that ti'me forty-three millions were bor
rowed. In those happy days the miniflers, handing
on national ground, were not in a state of servitude to
any set of men, nor led through a falfe fyfiem of po
litics to aggravate the difirdfes of their country, by
hiring a venal cry to perflate the voice of the public,
and to give support to the measures which had occa
sioned those distresses.
" It is not matter of furprize to us, at a time when
ufch tarings can be done with impunity, that lords of
NOVEMBER 22, I%^
[NUMB. 810.