The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-03-04 00:00:00, page 4

^th PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
British valour displayed:
Or, The BATTLE of the KEGS.
/ 'ALLANTS attend, and hear a friend
\X Tri!! forth harmonious ditty;
Strange things I'll te!l, which late betel
In Philadelphia city.
ty'Twas early day, as Poets Gr,
ju% when Te fun was unig;
' .A fulhor Ifood on a In, of wood
And 'aw alight lurprrti g.
,< in a mate he flood to gaze,
Lie Truth can't he deny'd, Sir;
Tie Ipr'o a fc me of ke^s, or mor a ,
Come-floating down the tide, Sir©
A Oilor too, in jerkin blue,,
This Grange appearance viewing,
First damn'd his eyes in great furpn^e.
Then laid—" fame mischief's brewing :
<< Th^e kegs now hold the rebels b^d
“ Pack'd up Hke pickl'd herring,
erAnd tbev'fe comedown t' attack the town
^ In this new way of ferry in,g<'|
The fe°hpr lew, the fanor too,
And fear'd almost to death, Sir,
Were out their (hoc? to spread the newt,
Ard rap 'til out of breath, Sir.
Now ng and down throughout -the town
Mod f,:ntc (ceres were acted;
And Gme ran here and qthe^s there,
L'ke men almost didraAed.
Some fie cry'd, which some deny'd,
But Lid the earth had quaked;
And girls and boys, with hideous noise,
Ran thro' the streets half naked.
Fir William he, snug as a flea,
Lay all this rime a Inoring;
Nor dreamt of farm, as he lay warm
In bed with Mr's. Loring.
Now in a fright he farts upright,
Awaft'd by inch a clatter;
&irft rubs his eyes, then boldly cries,
“ For God's fake, what's tire matter?"
At his bed fide he then efpy'd
Sir Erfcine-al command, Sir;
Upon one foot he had ore boot
And t'other in his hand, Sir.•
“ Arise, arise,” Sir Erflfo cries,
<c The rebels—morn's the pity!
“ Without a boat, are all aft lat
“ And rang'd before the city.
« The motley crew, in veffcls new,
“ With Satan for Their guide, Sir,
“ Pack'd up in bags, and wooden kegs,
“ Come driving down the tide, Sir.
66 Therefore prepare for bloody war,
" These kegs must al! be routed,
« Or lurely we defpis'd (hall be,
“ And Britiih valour doubted."
The royal band now ready stand,
All rang'd in dread array, Sir,
On every flip, in every Ihip,
For to begin the. fray, Sir.
The cannons rs & m from fliore to fliore,
The Imail arms make a rattle;
Since wars began I'm fare no man
E'er saw io flrange a battle.
The rfe ! dales—the rebel vales,
With rebel trees surrounded;
The di^ant woods, the hills and floods,
With rebel echoes founded.
The fifhbelow swam to and fro,
Attack'd from ev'ry quarter;
Why sure, thought they, the Deal's to pay
'Mong folks above the water.
The kegs, bis Lid, tho' strongly made
Of rebel Haves and hoops, Sir,
Could not oppose their pow'rful fees,
The conqu'ring British troops, Sir.
From morn to night these men of might
Difplay'd amazing courage;
And when the fun was fairly down,
Retir'd to sup their porridge.
One hundred men, with each a pen
Or more, upon my word, Sir,
It is most true, would be too few
Their valour to record, Sir.
Such feats did they perform that day
Agairft these wicked kegs, Sir,
That years to come, if they get home.
They'll make their boasts and brags, Sir.
LANCASTER: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, in Queen-ftrect.
TnCONGRESS, Dere^er ,0, 1777°
Refolded, That all persons inhabitants of any of
these United Stares, who have voluntarily inrifted,
or (kill so enlist with or join the enemy of the laid
United States, and have been or ffiall be taken in
arms, be confined in elate gaols, fubjeN to befdeli
vered up to rhe relpeJive States, to which they re
fpe<ftively belong, to be dea't with agreeable to th^
laws thereof; and that the Commiffarv General of
ptiforers and hi sdeputies be directed from time to
time to transmit to he fefrpe&ye States the names
of fitch of their citizens, who have been made pri
soners. Extract from the Minutes,
CH ARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
*, ^llpu^iEerf of News papers, both German
an I Tanith, are de/ireJ to continue the above in tbe'r
paper^/dr fa month/.
^^^ ^e^W^^^O^
Tobe SOLD at PUBLIC VENDUE,
On the eighteenth day of March,
AP LAN rATION in Donegal rownfhip,
Lane her C untv, near M v Town, containing
ab ut three hundred ac.es, of whichone hunched and
fitv are cleared. There re on the piemites a dwell
ing hou'e, barn and tpring houte, and several foun
tains of watty ; alto an orchard, fifteen acres of mea
do% and nUre may be made. Attendance will be
given by the fubferiber.
MATTHEW TATC.
TobeSOLD by PUB LIC VENDUE,
on Wednesday the eighteenth day of March next,
at Ten o'clock in the fore • n,
'%, HE Plantation or traa of Land whereon Joseph
I Sherer, deceaCq, lately dwell, inmate in Faxton
Townlhip, Laucafler County, containing 221 ac:es,
anl the allowance, with jo acres of chared meadow,
and more may be made, abpui 6o acre's of upland clear
ed, a good young apple orchard of about 150 trees,
and a good (quae log house and barn on the premises.
Tue terras of (ale will be made known by
MARY SHERER, Executrix.
SAMUEL COCHRAN,],
SAMUEL SHERER, ] Executors.
L'kewife tit the tame rime 2nd place will be fold, a
traA of Land in l&'hiie Deer Creek Township, North
urn >erland County, containing 300 acres, with the
allowance ; late the property o' the said fofeph Sherer,
deceased. Any porfon inclining to fee the premises
before the day of file, may apply as above.
Lancafer, February 23, 1778.
TH E Truflees of die General Loan-Office
of the Common-Wealth of Pennlylvania, Lre
by-giVe notice to the Public, That the laid Office will
be opened on Monday the oth day of March next, at
Lebanon, in the County 01 Lancaster, where attend
ance will be given for four weeks fucccffively*, and on
the fi If Monday and five following days in the months
of April, June, Au^uft, prober and December : —
Therefore all persons concerned are hereby notified to
attend and difeharge their annua! payments new in ar
rear ; and to rhofe : ho incline to pay off the remain
ing quotas of their refoe&iwe mortgage monies and the
inteiett thereof, on so doing th.ii oomis and title deeds
will be delivered up, ana then mortgages will be dis
charged.
* "Fhe inclemency es the aveather, and tie river Sus
qu/hanua not being puflrible, prevented the Tritfees meet
niv and attending the month of February, as by @w „
ap ointea; therefore the four aueeks above mentioned are
in hen fbereof^^^^^ 8 w.
Fuji-Nottingham, February z 3. 1778.
TO B E L E T,
ANOTED Tavein and Plantation, to be entered
on the a§th of March, The plantation contains
about 65 acres, be ier than one half cleared, about 5
or 6 acres meadow, thiee .good pasture fields, a new
stone boule and kitchen, the boule is well calculated
for a tavern, hands in a pleasant iffuation, a good well
of water, good stables, a barn and Iheds, a young
bearing orchard, and extraordinary garden : The roads
lead by said boule from Peachbottom and M'Calfs fer
ries to Chrilti ma Bridge, from the Head of Elk to
Lancaster, three other roads, one called tle Limestone
road, another leading to Marlborough, and the other
to Charl fto&n and the two lower ferries on Susque
hanna. The laid tavern will be let for one, two, or
three years. Any perlon inclining to rent the fame,
may know the terms by applying to the fubferiber, on
the premises. fIMOTHY KIRK, Junior.
J^uck Creek, February 1778.
THIS is to give notice to all those woo are in
debted to the late effate of William Baker,
merchant, of Duck Creek, in the county of Kent up
on Delaware, to come in and fettle the fame by the firft
of April enduing, it being the second time of advertis
ing and it will be the last, therefore thole who negle&
it may aep^nd on the cemfequence. And all these that
have any demands against toe said estate are defined to
prove their accounts and bring them in, that they may
be paid against the fam time.
SARAH BAKER, Administratrix.
ASM A LL quantity of ALLU M,
LOAF SUGAR and TE A, to be fold
by JOHN MU RR AY, at Potts-Greve.
TO KE 1 S O L D.
And entered or Immediately, i the County of Albe
marle and S'ate of Virginia,
^ TRACT or LAND centuning between fix
an( l eight hundred acres, lying on the Nortu
br^choffames River, about two miles fremthe town
of Chariot tevilir, cm which are a good oweding-houte,
kitchen, barn, ft^bie, and other convenient out-houses;
a'(o a valuable grist m,fl working t^o pair of Hones,
lately eri&ed on a bold constant stream, which ncy
readily be con varied into 2 very-pibfirahle ri,#ch„rt
mill, being very ad,antag< oolh filiated for that kind
of bufine.s : There is clewed and inclosed under good
fences on the said tract of land, aboet one hundred
acres, molt of which is town with fall grain. Any
perlon inclinable to purchase non know th- t-mis by
wpl: ng to the fabferiber, nrw in York Town, or a
few weeks hence o 1 the ptemits
JOHN HAR Y YE\
WANTED Immediately,
±COPTER P.ATE PRINTER, a per«m ota
4 K good char'dfter, capable oi carrying on this 1 anch
of bufiie's. Such a one may, nv -paring to M'fl-s.
Hall and Sellers, Printers, in York-Town, Fenn
fylvania, or to me Prin. r hereof, enter into infitdi
.ate employ.
Fennfylvania,.". Reading, ieb. if,1776
NO T ICE is hereby given to the sundry
Deputy Waggon»l.dtW General of this bt te,
to transmit copies of the lifts of at the Waggons ancr
Teams, and the names of the owners theieot in their
refpt&ive Counties, to me in Reading, as soon as in
their power, according to )w.
JAMES YOUNG, W. M.G. S P.
I — G—, , *
THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
DESK RTE D from Lebanon, theAllowing p.r
fons belonging to the 13th Penuf,Gania E%i
luent, viz. Clement Shire, awn five fiy eight
inches high, far< omplexion, 'airham, about eighteen
or nineteen years of age. John Scott, about five
feet leven in.het high, blind of one eye, of a 'ha k
complexion, an I about thirty years of age. Peter
King, about five feet seven or eight inches high, of
a swarthy complexion, and about thirty years of 3 g,
Whoever takes up said defeiters and feeure, them in
any gaol of the United States, shall have for, lie firit
Mentioned, FIFTEEN DOLLARS, and for each of
the others TEN DOLLARS, and al reasonable char
ges, paid by WILLIAM MOORE,
Lieut. 13th P. Reg
February 13, #778.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
%W,AS STOLEN last night, out efthe sub-
VV tcribei's stable in Drummors Township, Lan
caster County, a black DORS E, about fifteen hands
high, shod before, a natural pacer, with ^hhe hairs
under his foretop and mane. Whoever takes up faia
horse so that the owner may have him again, and Se
cures the thief, so that he may be lirui h 10 justice,
ftial: have the above Reward, or EIGHT DOLLARS
for the horle, and reasonable ch^rgrs if brought home,
paid by WILLIAM RITCHEY, Jun.
T O B~E 5 O L D,
For Crih or Credit,
A PLANTATION within thirty-three and a half
miles of the City of Philadelphia, on the road to
Reading, containing 170 acres of land, under good
fe*c% about ,0 acres tillable, with 10 acres ofmeaqcw
producing clover hry, equal in quality and quantity to
any in the State, watered by a confant stream, which
is fuhicient with a fall fur a fulling-mill ; the remain
der good wood land. Alarge house, with three rooms
and a kitchen on the sirs floor, five on the second, and
three or the thi d, cempleatly finished ; owt-builorgs
fuffiejent with a Iroall expence to contain fifty head of
catrie and fifty tous of hay or grain, txcltfve of a boufe
arid barn linkable for a tenant; together with all tut
stock, iinpl men's of hufbaedry, and 20 acres of grain
in the ground. For further particulars enquire of the
fubfciiber on the said plantation.
THOMAS MASON.
TO BE SO L D,
A VALUABLE Plantation in Cumberland Counts,
State of P-nnfylvania, lying at the mouth of.Gre&n
Spring, on Canadaguinet Creek, fourteen miles above
Carlife, containing about 150 acres, 63 of which is
patented and excellent for bearing hrmpor corn, and
40 more can be watered : There aie on said place, a
grift-raill and saw mill, on a never-failing.lirne-ftene
faring, about a mile and a half from the had. An
indisputable title will be given. Any person inclining
to purchase may know the terms by ap< lying to Mrs.
Catharine Chambers, in Chamber Iburft, or to
the fubicriber now in Camp.
JAMES CHAMBERS, Col. ift P. Reg.
Farks Toacnftip, Northampton County, Feb. 6.
CA M Eto the plantation of the lubbr-her, en the
izth of December; last, a dark brown HORSE,
with a white foot on his forehead, the lowei part of
the two hind feet white, was shod all round, about
fourteen hands high. The owner is requeued to come,
prove his property, pay charges and take him away,
or he will be fold in fix weeks after this date for the
costs, by MICHAEL BUTZ;