The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-12-28 00:00:00, page 4

To C 0 NGRES S, October go, 1779.
RESOLV D,
THAT the Managers be directed to make file of the
Tickets of the Thira Class of the Lottery of the United
States without delay; that the draw ng thereof commence
the firfl day of March next, and be compleated as soon as
may be; and that the Takers then unfold be the proper
ty and at the risk of the said states
Ex^radt from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
' Lottery Office, November 2, 1-79,
I N Confluence of the above Resolve the Managers
give this public notice, that on the firft day of March next
the Drawing of the Lottery will commence at the Old Ci
ty Ven iue Store, and becontinued from day to day with
al! possible expedition until finifhed. Such persons there
foe a choose to become purchasers are to apply before
said date, at the different Offices throughout the United
States.
(The Printers are requeued to publish the above, and
continue it, till the firft of March next, the time of draw
ing.)
„ QUANTITY of excellent Liverpool
A BASKET SALT, also LOAF and LUMP
SUGAR, ^nd C ANDLES by the box,
TO BE SOLD BY
JAMES HAY E S,
N xt door to thr Post Office, in Market ftrect, PhiU
delphia.
ToT^ P~U~ B~ L I c.
TYTHEREAS I have built and compleated, at
VV my own cost, a Bridge 140 feet long, and a
C ufew y, at the H^ad of Chetter, Kent County, Ma
ryland, which 1 find very expsnfive and d fficult to keep
up : Thia is therefore to give notice, That I intend to
petition the General Aff/mbly at their next fitting at
Annapolis, for an A& to enable me to receive Toil for
said Bridge and Caufewzy, to keep them in good repair.
JOSEPH BOUCHELL.
F jFTY "D-DL LAR S REWARD.
{TRAYED or STOLEN about four weeks
3 ego, from Penrod's Illind, a large roan HORSE,
fuppoled to be branded, a natural pac^r, between fix
and fven years old, his tail has been nicked and he car
ries it on one tide. Whoever brings the said hefe to
Jonathan Penrose, in Southwark, shall have the
above reward.
B~E°S O L D,
AVERY elegant SPINNET, in compkat order,
Im°lt new; a case of filver-handlcd KNIVES
and FORKS, containing one dozen each , alio two
very goof neat WATCHES, one gold, the other
pinchbeck, with chain, leal, &c. &c. Enquire of the
Printer
-f O ~B E S OL D,
AVERY large Bay HOR SE, young and va
luable, to be seen at rhe Continental Stables.
W ANTE D,
To adift in cocking and waflrng, for a small family,
A GIRL of good char fter, either white or black, to
whom competent wiges will be eiven—or a black
Girl would be purchase?. And ^u Orphan Boy would
be taken for seven y;ar, uien in the heft manner, and
with prefix to the Boy. Enquire fthc Printer.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
L O S T,
Emly in the evening of Saturday the seventeenth instant,
(December)
a STITCHED PAMPHLET, covered with
marbled paper, entitled, " Thoughts on the
Condu& of the wr in the Middle Colonies, during the
campaigns of 1776, 1777, and 1778, in several Letters
addrdf<! to a Nobieman ;" printed in London this year,
>779- Whoever has found and will return it at my
Bo k flare in Third-flreet, near St. Paul's Church, Phi
ladelphia, (hall rece.ve the above reward.
ROBERT BELL.
WA S taken up, and is now confined in
Trenton gaol, by the fubferiber, living in N w-
Germantown, H nterdar. County, State of N<w hrfty,
2 young Negro Mm, who bys his name is Peter ;he is
nearly fix fit high, of a (Under make, speaks and un
derstands very little Engbfli, and appears to have been
but a fli rt t me in America; had scarce any cloathing.
The owner is defined to apply, pay charges and take
him away.
Dfc. %. GODFREY RHINKHEART.
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED from the fubferiber, the firft of this
month, a young dark brown milch C 0 W, rather
wild, (he had when (he went a^ay, a rope round her
horns, and a star round one of her fore legs; being lent
some time ago by a rope tied round her leg. Whoever
will secure Lid Cow, and bring her home to the fubferi
ber, in Front street at the corner of Arch street, fh.4l
have the above reward, and all reasonable charges.
Deember 7th, 1779. JOSEPH PAGE.
Just imported and to be fold by
JACOB AND HENRY GEIGER,
At the corner of Market and Third streets, opposite
the Od Gml, A quantity of the he#
South-Carolina SOAL LEATHER.
PHIL ADELP HI A: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNL A P, in Market-ftrect,
New Castle County, ff.
¥ * T HEREAS the mtffa%g% lands, goods and
chattels of Charles Gordon, Jacob Derrickion,
Joshua North, John Allman, Christopher Willfon, John
Gregory and Iftac Attwood, all late of the county afore
laid, forfeited to the Delaware State, by virtue of an
Aft o r Affimbly thereof ; have been fold by the Com
ni ffiontr appointed for that purpose: This is therefore
to notify all persons claiming any right or tide to, inter
est in, or pr'ns arising out of any meffuages, lands or
tenements, fold xs the property of any of the persons a
foreqamed, or having any accounts, debts or demands
against any of the said persons, that the Justices of the
Court of Common Pleas, for the county of New Callie,
will fit at the Court-House in the town of New-Castle, on
Wednesday the 19th day of January next; as wII to re
ceive the cirims of any perlon or persons refpe&ing the
title of any m ffuages, lan by or tenements, or any part
thereof, so fold as aforefaid, as to adjust and fettle any
accounts, debts, dues or demands, again# all or any of
the p rfonr aforenamed, whose estates have become for
feited as aforefrid, according to the directions of an Aft
of Aflembly of the said State.
By order of the Court aforefaid,
GUNNING BEDFORD, Prothonotary.
New Castle, Nov. 22, 1779.
WAS flopped, (supposed to be stolen) a fi'ver
STRAINER, the bowl about the size of a Ta
ble Spoon, and the handle about three incites longer;
makers name I M. the cre(t altar, appearing onto! the
horrizon. Whoever has loft the (amt, by applying to
the fubferiber, Silversmith, in Front-street, a little be
low Chefnut-ftreet, proving their property, and paying
charges may have it again.
December 10. WILLIAM PINCHON.
TO B E L E T,
ON ^ of the molt commodious and best situated
STORES in this city, for any kind of business,
(either wholesale or retail) or for a public offie) at
present occupied by Benjamin Pitfield and John Ack
royd, in Second street, a few doors below Market
ftreet. Also a good two story brick HOUSE back,
situate on an alley leading into Laetitia Court, very con
venient for the person who occupies the store, a print
ing office, &c. Enquire at the premises.
N. B A neat fmr.ll open STOVE is to be fold rea
sonable by the Proprietors of the above. It takes a stick
sawed twice, the belt fort now wood is so dear.
WHEREAS by an Act of General Aflembly, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, intitied,
" An A& for regulating Chimney-Sweepers within the
city of Philadelphia, the diftria of Southwalk, and the
townfllip of the Northern-Liberties, of the city of Phi
ladelphia," paffd the 25th day of November, 1779;
This is to give notice, that there is an officer appointed
to Superintend the said Office. Ad persons who follow
that business, are desired to apply to the fubferiber, where
they may be furni(hed with certificates and numbers, ac
cording to law: Therefore fail not, as the law will be
ttriaiy adhered to.
N B. All persons who are willing to follow the bufi
nets of Chimney Sweeping, are requeued 0 he speedy
in their application to WILLIAM YOUNG,
Superintendent, in Lombard street, between Third and
Fourth-ftreett, Philadelphia.
TH E Commissioners for the city and county
of Philadelphia take this method to inform the
taxable inhabitants of laid count, of the days of ap
peal, and where held, for the firft Continental Tax for
the year 1779
For Lower Merion, Lower Dublin, Kingfeffing and
Pff unk, in the upper chamber of the Court-house on
Monday the 27th of December. 1779.
For Blocklev, Oxford, Bristol and Cheltenham, on
Tuesday the 28 h.
F>r N >rth, High-street and Upper Delaware Wards,
on Wednesday the 29'h.
Fur Dock, Walnut, Chefnut and Lower Delaware
Wards, on Thursday the 30th.
For the Northern Liberties, East and Weft, and
Moyamenfing, on Friday the gift.
For Mulberry, South and Middle Wards, on Mon
day the 10th of January next.
For the following townships, at the house of Jacob
Wentz, jun. in Worcester town(h,p:
For Providence, Marlborough, Frederick, Upper
Salford, Lower Salford, Upper Hanover and Hatfield
townships, on Turfday the 4th of January next.
For Douzlafs, Upper Merion, Whitpaine, Frankford
and New-Hanover, Limerick, Perkiomen and Skippack,
Gvinedtb, Montgomery and Franconia townships, on
Wedneflay tne sth of January next.
Fer Plymouth, Norriton, Worcester and Towamen
fing townships, on Thursday the 6th.
For the remaining townships, at the house of John
Helfer, in Germantown,, viz.
For Upper Dublin, Horfh^m, Whitman, Foxbo
rough, Bibury and Springfield townships, on Friday the
7th of January next.
Por Germantown, Manor of Moreland and Abing
ton townships, on Saturday ths Bth.
The appeals to begin each day at Nine o'clock in the
morning.
All persons having estates in townships or wards where
they do not reside, will take notice that there is no tranf
fer of property, each estate mu# pay the tax in the
township or ward where it is, It is exp cled that all
persons intending to appeal will attend on the days ap
pointed, as they cannot be keaid any other time, it be
ing absolutely necessary that the tax be co'l.aed and
paid into the Treasury with the utmeft expedition.
By order of the Board,
GEORGE HONEY, Junior, Clerk.
Just printed and to be fold by STYNER and CIST,
in Second street, four doors above Race-street,
G R A M M A R
OF THE
FRENCH TONG UE,
Grounded upon the Decisions of the French Academy,
Wherein all the necessary Rules, Observations and
Examples are exhibited in a manner entirely new.
By JOHN PERRIN.
Neceffaria frueris jacunda fenibus. Quintil.
According to the Second Edition, printed at London.
The ADDRESS of the Editors to the Public,
r^ H E general mtrodu&ion winch the French lan,
g ua ge has obtained in mQft of the nations of Eu°
rope, and in all the States cf America, renders it not
only a part of polite education, but a serviceable and
necessary accomplishment.
In the several departments of life, whether in the
great business of the nation, or the extensive arrange-,
ments of commerce—whether in the fields of military
science, er the peaceable retreats of literature—or whe
ther in the fifbionable or mechanical world, the acqui
sition of it will be accompanied with numerous and pre
dominant advantages. As the most universal of all
living languages it, in a great meefure, supplies the
want of all others, whether ancient or modern, and be
comes an easy introduction to the study of many.
The Grammar we now present to the Public is esteem
ed, for its conciseness and correftnefs, the most ufeful
and perfect of any extant. The reception it hs met
with in all places where the English language is spoken,
is an evidence of its great merit, and the high recom
mendations it has obtained from the best judges on the
fubje& have put its pre-eminence beyond a doubt.
The part which fell to our ihare, we presume to hope
is executed in a manner that will add to the reputation
we have, with much industry, fought to defrrve. We
have (pared no expence or trouble in rendering the edi
tion not only complete, bur elegant. To the Left paper
we have added the fine# type, and paid the ftriClcft at
tention to grammatical nicety and eurre&ncfs.
If our endeavours, in this instance, should meet with
the encouragement of the Public, we (hall, as future
opportunity offers, feck the continu-nc: of it by intro
ducing such oiter Publications from the fame language
as may tend to promote the honor, interest and litera
ture of our country.
We are the Public's most obliged,
Philadelphia, And obedient humble servants,
0^.25, 1779. STYNER and CIST.
The Political Register for November 1767, gives
this Grammar the following character:
" THIS is one of the most fenfire and judicious
French Grammars we remember to have fed : The au
thor, who appears to be a compleat master of the fub
jeft, has exp ained all the difficulties and peculiarities
of that tongue, with great accuracy and precision ; and,
in order the better to illustrate his rules, he has added
a suitable dialogue at the end cf each chapter. The
fe&ion, particularly on the participle passive, is extremely
curious, and feta the lingular conftruftion of that part
of speech, which gives so much tr üble to learners, in a
more clear and diftinft light, than we think has been
done by any former grammarian. It is the custom of
most writers to make the participle agree with the thing
of which one is speaking, instead of the person who
speaks: as, Avez-vous lu les livres que je vous ai
pre es ? instead of ,re:e: Have you read the books Ilent
you? Toe fame idtpn obtains in the Italian ; as, La
Luna aveva.perduti i fuoi Raggi, instead cf perdutag
The Moon had loft her rays."
The Monthly Review, for January 1768, likewise
gives it the following chara&er:
" THE elements of every branch of knowledge
Should be delivered with the greatest care and circum
fpe&ton, as being the foundation cn which the whole
fuperftruaure is ere&ed. Nor can these elements be pro
perly explained but by those who are well acquainted
with the science ; for, in order to know the best method
of laying down thofe.elements, we must have a previous
knowledge of their use and various applicate n.
" The work before us, intended to explain the Gram
mar, cr elements of the French language, appears to have
been executed by the hand of a person who has thoroughly
studied it ; and who was at once both able and willing to
communicate the fruits of his inquiries to the public.
" It is both concise and comprehensive, and will, we
are persuaded, remove every difficulty that can attend
the itudy of this fafhionable language. It is, therefore,
with plzafure we recommend it to those who are desirous
of becoming matters of the French tongue."
N. B. The said Styner and Cist have for sale,
good WRITING PAPER.
FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
VET HEREAS a certain Daniel Callaghan,
VV Clerk to the fubferiber, ran away on the fifteenth
inst. with a certain sum of Continental money, not left
than Eleven Thousand Pounds, belonging to the Conti
nent. Said Callaghan is of a fair complexion, about five
feet ten inches high, full eyed and wry nose, very elo
quent in complimenting gentlemen. The said Callaghan,
had on and took with him, a caftor hat, two fine shirts,
one white stock, one black handkerchief, his hair tied
behind with a black ribband, one pair white ribbed
flockings, one fnuff coloured coat, one ribbed jacket,
and breeches of the fame ftuff, one pair of leather
breeches, and ether things not known. Whoever takes
up and Secures the said Callaghan in any gaol, so that
he may be brought to justice, (hall receive the above
reward and all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN WHETZELL, A. CP.
Macungy, Northampton County, State
of PennfyPuania, ,ul, 16, 1779.