The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-11-14 00:00:00, page 3

To the PR INTERS.
IN your paper of Saturday last Dr. Morgan has
iufinuaced, that I had affirmed, that " this
*' state made a point of it, or would relent it if
'' Doctor Shippen was not re appointed director
" general." 1 never made any futh declarati
on, and it is a duty which I owe to myfc. to
fay so thus publickly,
T. MATLAC K.
November 13, 1780.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, to
the Gentlemen of the Troop of Light Dra
goons of the County of Philadelphia, that it is
expelled they will meet the LIEUTENAN T
of the county on Monday the 20th inst. at the
house of Captain Greggs, late Wright's Tavern,
preeifely at eleven o'clock in the Morning, on
bufioefs of importance.
Win. COATS, Lieutenant C. P.
Philadelphia county, November 14, 1780.
*** Dr. RUSH's Lectures upon Chemistry;
&c. will begin on Monday, the 20th instant, at three
o'clock in the afternoon.
*#* At a meeting of the Migiflrates of the rity of
Philadelphia, the 2%th of October, 1780. . Considering
the price allowed by a& of assembly for (weeping, of
chimnies, being not enough to engage a fufficient num
ber of sweeps for that purpose, and taking into consi
deration the depreciation of our money, do agree to al
low ten dollars for every chimney from this day to the
24th of January next. JOHN ORD, President.
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
Has removed his STORE from the house formerly oc
cupied by Mr. Owed Jones, to the Store formerly
occupied by Mr. Stgreaves, on the North silo of
Market ft eet, cppotite the Indian King, where he
ha» to SHI, by Wholesale and Retail, a large Qianti
• tv of the 'ohowing Articles.
SUPERFINE, fecund anr
coarse Broadcloths, 0
all colours,
Blue, brown and whit.
Knaps,
Thickfetts, V Ivets and Vel
Vetets of all colours,
Spotted and flowered Cor
duroys,
Rattinets, Shalloons, and
Tammies,
Duroys, Everlastings, Cam
bists and Corded Worst-i
ed.
Men's, women's and child
ren's Werfted Hose,
Cotton Cords and Tassels,
A quantity of Blanketing,
, Fine Lnens,
Russia Sheetings,
Coarse and fine Hollands,
Cotton Checks,
Diapers and Dimethies,
Drawboys,
M rfeilles Q ilting,
A quantity of the best Sew.
ing Silks,
. Said NICHCLS takes this public Mthod of return
ing bit best Thanks to fhofe who h^e been 0 obliging
as to favour him with their Criftom at his late Store, and
hopes a Coot nuance of their Frenefrip: He slitters
himTlf, that his willingness to op^ge, and the advant
ageous Methods he has of procuri ig his. Supplies,, will
make it the Intdreft of every Pedon, who wish to pur
chase Goods, to frequent his Store.
Nover? e 1780.
TO BE LETT,
H E HOUSES, WHARFF wd STORED now
in the tenure of Mr. John M^asei Alib,
sundry Lotts of Pasture GR-UNP, in ex I
lent fence, adjoining the South fticet or this city. Fuf
wn' n°'' y '° '' f ° hfcri ° er i "h^ hs a Quantity of
WOOD to dispose es standing .t niwe miles and a half
distant from the city. SAMUEL POWEL
TO BE SO L D,
NEW HARPSICHORD, with *h.e stops, rind
1 cempbacb, fin&d Enquire of BERNADEES
VICTOR, Mufick M (fern n Carter's- alley, fiom eight
to ten o'clock of a Morning
TO BE LE TK
A larege Front ROOM in Market-farcer,
Fit for an Office. Enquire or the Printers.
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LOST in the fKi,rts of Philadelphia, on the frank
fod road, a snail Bun de of MEDICINES', di
i^&d to Dc&or Samuel Kenned,, containing the fol
lowing, v,z. Ibis. fpt. nur. dale, lb quarter fpt, lavrn 1 .
camp. Ibi. fat nitr. Ihi fa| # glaum Ihfi. rad dish h.
I .quarter fol. fn lb quarter fal. ammon. c'ud. Ib.
quarter magn.es. alb. If found, to be delivered to Mr.
SHARP DELANEY, Apothecary, in Second it,eery
who wiil handsomely Reward them for the fame, ac
cording to the,value.
Paffyunk Towoffiip, oaober 2s, 1780.
V—AS takenupon the 14th of this instant, by ihe tiib
icribcr, living on the Lower Ferry R%d, on Pem
berton's place, a light Bay MARE with a Star on her
Forehead. Whorve has left laid Mare is defiredto come,
prove propeitjj pay charges and damages and tike her
away, by PHILIP CUNSMAN.
Yloh^r and Twist,
White & coloured Thread#,
Pint, Needles, Tapes and
Bobbin,
Cambricks Lawns, and
Kernings.
TpfFities, Persians, Padua
foys nl Sarfnets,
Binding, Romal and Bar
celona Handkerchiefs,
CroG-barrmd, striped and
plain Mullins,
/Britannia#,
Check H ndke tchiefs,
A qu ntify of Chintzes Ind
Calnoes,
Gauzes o f different kinds,
A quantity of Lace,
Writing Paper,
English Shoes and Boots,
ALS O,
Madeira & Claret Wines,
Jamaica Spirit, and many
Articles which arc not
enumerated.
Alexander Boyd and Co.
TTAVE now compleatly fitted up their STORE at the
upper end of Second street, for ibe reception of all
kinds of MERCHANDIZE or FURNITURE; where
they will be received lor public lale. The ltri&eft at
tentionwill he paid to the difpolal of them as well ; s fto
riny, previous to their sale. They also fell HORSES,
CARRIAGES, CATTLE, HOUSES, LANDS, SHIP
PING. &c. &c.
N. B. The day of pub'ie sale for al kinds o' mer
chandize or furniture will be on Tuesday in each w re ek ;
for her ts, carriages cattle, &c. on Wednelday and Sa
turday ; to begin at twelve oclock each day : for Ihlp
png or their material:, houses or lands, on any day
that may be agreed uh. Inventory of (hipping, deter p
tion of lands, hetifes, &<. will be placed in the most
corfpicuous part of their store, and due regard pair .to
public notifications of the sale, with the time, &c.
Port of Philadelphia, Pcnrfylvania, ff
To ALL whom it may concern.
TOOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi irity
.' will be held at the Chambers of his Honour the
Judge, in Third- street, between Arch aid Race Greets,
on the Twentieth d y of November, inffant, at Ten
o'clock in the foren 0 1 of the fame day, for the Trial
of the Brigantine AJAX, burihen about 200 ton's,
lively commanded by .John Hunter, taken at ea, 00
her intended voyage fiom Glasgow to CharleftoWn, (ent
into this pot and libelled agairift by JOHN BALL,
.(qui tarn, &c.) To the intent, that the owner*, bi any
perlons concerned therein, may appear and fticw cause,
it any they have, why a office (hould not p.fs pursuant
to the prayer elf the libel.
By order of the Judge.
ANDREW ROBE ON, Kegifter.
A Paper Mill and Dwelling House
TO BE SOLD OR LETT
And may be entered upon immediately,
A T the Fails of Schuylkill, on the main Road from
' 1 Reading to Philadelphia, and within five Miles of
th, City, a few Days work will put the Mill in good
ord/r, the running Geers being all new, made by a
compleat Workman. The House has four Rooms on a
floor, neatly finished, therein a good Stable and Garden,
inclofed wiih a beard fence. For terms apply to JA
COB MORGAN, junior, in Second-street, near Arch
ftreet, Philadelphia.
To be SO LD by Public Sale,
At the Coffee House, on Saturday the 18th day of Noa
vember, mtfanrr at 6 o'clock in the evening,
A Valuable tra& of land, fitwate in Roxhorough town
" ship Morris county, New-Jersey, within one mile of
Andover Iron-wctk'j and five miles from Hackets town,
containing 4(8 acre>. It is °hi fly all woodland, and
finely timbered with large oak arid hickory, which in
time, will be v,y valuable, on account of its filiation,
being so near the Iron-works; a fufficient quantity
m^y be converted into fefine meadow, whi r h can be wa
tered by two ftreamt, exclusive of fever*! valuable
swamps, which is now mowable. There are two log
houses on the traft.
~F~OR S~A
A Three ffory Brick HOUSE and a Lot of GROUND/
with a Piazza ard Kitchen, situate en the no; th
fieof Arth-ftre^t, above Fifth-ftreet, and adjoining
the Presbyterian burial ground; the Lot >8 and a half
feet fr One, 2nd 63 feet in depth, to a 3 feet alley, r^n
iag into Fiffh-ffie>t, cle«r of ground Tent, and p- Ifef
fion may be had immediately f A two story Brick
HOUSE and Lot of GROUND, situate at the feurh-eaft
corner o' Fourth \nd Union-streets ; the Lit 16 fe^t on
r urth-ft:e?t and 40 feet on ' Union street, fubfeft?o a
traund-nnf of 4;. ~ currenev, per annum. Two
Brick HOUSES and Lot of GROUND, ft stet front
and „ test deer, situate on the tail tide of Fourth-ft eet,
rear Walnut street, known by the sign of the Tmee
Jrtly liffimen f fucje& to a ground-rent of 30 Soanrih
milled dollars per annum. A Lot of GROUND, 20
feet front and 306 feet deep, situate on the south fide of
Market-street, adjoining the eaff fide rs Cunningham's
lot. For Terms of Sale apply to ABRAHAM SHOE-
M 1 KER, at his Office in Fourth' -street, below Spi uce
fireet.
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Philadelphia, September ii, 1780'.
BY Virtue of an order of the Orphans Court of
the city and county of Philadelphia, will be fold
by the fobferiber at Public Vendue on the pfemifei on
the twenty firft day of November, at ten o'clock in the
morning, the moiety of half prirt of x brick meffuage
or tenement and lot of ground, together erith a brick
fh<p adjoining the said m#ffrage, fitvite at the north
east corner of Cadow-Hilf street; in the Northern Lib.
erries, late the real estate of Ifeac Pearfcri; deceaferf.
ABIGAL PEARSON, Administratrix.
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Two Hundred Dollars Rewatd.
WENT adrift from the Schooner Ea?le, lying
a Mr. John Jones's whaiffy a Pirik (tern BAT
TEAfJ, with a white bottom, 13. liars painted on each
fide and one on her hem. Whoeve has taken up the
said Batteau, and will return her on board the -Eagle,
or leave her with Me. Samuel Howell, ihill receive the
above reward. GEORGE HOUSE.
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Oaober 27, i ri ß%
£^ROKE into the pasture of the frib'eriber in Paff/urk
) Township, A Roan HORSE, bet* een fourteen
and fifteen hands high, marked on the near 4ide I K
has a red nose. the owner proving their property and
paying charges, may have him again, by applying to
JOHN EVERLY, living in fata To^nthip.
On Thursday next.
At X o'clock in the Forenoon, on Mor
ton's Wharff,
Will be fold by Public Auction,
A quantity of fine table SALT,
Bottled BEER arid Ci'DER,
CHEESE in hampers, calks & boxes/
Being part of the cargo of the prize brigan
tine Rover, taken by the letters of maiquc
America and Neptune.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marfhat
Philadelphia, November 14, 1780.
On MONDA Y, the 20th inflant, at 12 o'clock at
noon, at the Coffee-houfe, Will be Sold, By
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Prize Ship Susannah,
Taken by the Privateer Brigantine Ariel,
W ith all her Gun^, 1 ackle and Apparel, agreeable to
an inventory to be fren at the place of sale.
And on TUESDAY the 2iff Inflanr,
At to o'clock in the forencon, on M ffrs. Willing and
Morris's wharff, Will begin the Sale. Bv °
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Of the Cargo of the said Prize
n'".' '. SUSANNAH, Consisting of
BEEF in Tierces, Barrels and half Bartels,
PORK in Barrels and half Barrels,
SOAP *nd CANDLES in Boxes' ! ^
GENEVA in Hotheads,
MA ^ A ™™ E '" H °"" d '’ '?" * nd ^"^
NEATS* TONGUES in half Barrels and Kees
BUTTER and TRIPE in K W , "
A large Quantity of CORDAGE, DRY GOODS, and
other Articles.
The SALE to continue from day to day, Sunday
_exempted, until complected, Such Lots as are not paid
for within three days after they are fold, will be put
no again, and if any lofi arise fy such second Sale, the
fi ft Fu:cbahr will be obliged to make up the fame,
agreeable to Law
By order of the Court c f Admiralty,
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marfal,
Philadelphia, November 1780.
On THURSDAY the Twenty third intent,
Will be Sold, By
PUBLIC VENDU E,
Under the M^al.Market, Sundry
Houfhold and Kitchen Furniture,
Confining of
T)L A TE, Looking Glasses, Mahogany Dining and
other Tables; Cases of Drawers, China and other
Ware, Mahogany and Winder Chairs Mahogany Bed-
Reads, Bed and Bedding, Suits of Curtains, Wearing
Apparel, a small Library @f Books, Andirons and
Shovels and Tongs, Iron Pots, Kettles, &c. &c. &c.
Late the preperty of Benedict Arnold,^forfeited and
fold according to law.
N. B. All those that have any Demands agamft said
testate, arc desired to make them according to law
William will,
ROBERT SMITH, / Agent#.
November 10, I'7Bo.
Four Hard Dollars Reward.
CTRAYEp or stolen, out of the pasture of Henry
' Dasher, on the night of the 6th infant, a bald-face
iron grey MARE, riling in three years old, branded
Gat the near fide. Whoever takes up and fecufet said
Mare, fhafl receive Three Hard Dollars for the Mare
only, and for the Mar, arid Thief Four Hard Dollar#
or the exchange, and all reasonable charges will be
given by me, DAVID DITLOW, living in Cocollico
township, Lantaftet county, near Reem's town.
ALEXANDER M'DONEL, Serjeant Major of
the Second South-Carchna Regiment, cr Mr.
M'DONEL, Clerk at Mr. Leappiner's Brewery ; late
ly from New- York, may hear of forcething so their ad
vantage, by apply ng to Mrs. SHAING, opposite Mr.
Hare's Brewery, Water-street. Any Gentlemen that
tan give information, so that the said two Gentlemen
may be spoke wuh, will oblige their humble levant.
JACOB KALIPOFFER, or leave 1 Line with the
Printers directed to J. K. #
OAME to the sign of the Bull's Head, in Strawberry
v alley, on the 6th indent, an old SOrrel HORSE,
with tome white foots. The owner is dfired to come
prove property, pay charges and take him aw ? y, or he
^ill he fold for hie keeping in two weeks afieithis date;
as th, Hose i, oi little value, -
Nov. J 4. BENJAMIN MYERS.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, in Paffy
unk fownfhip, Philadelphia county, feme time in
April I ft, a to;rel HORSE, rather inclined to a dun
colour, fwuch tail, r 2 or 14 lands high, branded on the
near lurid leg wrh the letter O. The owner is desired to
com-, prove his p overty, pay chafges, and take him!
awav, of he will o e fed for his expenees in three week#
from this date.
JOHN WHITE.
Oaober 27, 1780.