The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-04-07 00:00:00, page 4

Fishing Tackle
Of all forts, for Use or either SEA or RIVER,
M ADE and SOLD
By Edward Pole,
In Market ftrcet, near the Court house, Philadelphia,
viz.
Red cedcr, dogwood, hickory
and other fifhing Rods, of various forts and sizes, either
plain or ringed; hair, silk, and hemp Lines of any
length, either for fly, trolling or bottom fifhing, all rea
dy fitted; Dtepfeas, tor sea or river, cornpleat; Trim
mers for pike fifhing ; a variety of cork Floats, with
either swan or goose Qjills; silk worms Gut, Weed
'and Indian-grass; Leads of various patterns; best
watch-spring, kerb, and common Fishing Hooks of all
sizes, either loose or ready hung on silk, hair, or Irdi
an-grafs; calling Mennew, landing ard scoop Netts,
with a great variety of other Fishing Tackle.
Any Gentlemen going, on parties of fifhing, either
fro Slack-Point, sea, river, or any other place, may be
compleatly furnished, or have Tackle made of any
particular kind or pattern, on a very short notice.
N. B. As he has a v<ry general and compleat As
sortment of the very best kind of Fishing Tackle, he
flatters himfelf he is able to serve the Public with bet
ter Tackle, and on as low terms as any other in the
city.
AL S O,
Two fifhing Seines to be ex
changed for Wood or other Country Produce.
Also, to be Sold, a Variety of
Military Stores,
For Privateers and other armed Vessels, such as,
Rammers, Sponges, Worms and Ladles,
Sheepskins, Priming-wires and Bitts, round and double
headed Cannon Shot, musket and cannon Canrigdes,
musket and cannon Cartridge Boxes, Budge Barrels,
Cotlaffes, Boarding Pikes, Poll Axes, Formers Grape
Shot leady made up, Linftockr, False fire Stocks,
Match Rope, Sponge Nails, Powder Horns, Lantherns,
Handcuff's, Spiking Mallets, Gunners Handspikes,
Brimstone, Boathook', Marlingfpikes, Padlocks, Lamp
black, Linseed Oil, Loglines and Reels, Muskets and
Pistols, Oil Flints, Drums and Fifes, Twine, Marling
and Sail Needles and Palms, hand and deepfea Lines,
Hand Pumps, Tallow, Tar, and Paint Boothes, Mops,
Tinder Boxes, Tin Quarts, Pints, Halfpints, &c.
Black Jacks, Coffee Pots, Tea Kettles, Sauce Pans,
Spoons, Dfhes, Bowls, Platters, Mess Kids and Cans,
Fryingpans, Gridirons, Flefhforks, Ladles, Knives
and Forks, Steelyards, &c. of all forts, &c, &c. &c.
ALS O, Carpenters, Coopers, and Ar
mourers TOOLS of all forts: With a great Variety
of other Articles suitable for (hipping.
All Orders, for any of the above Articles, will be
carefully attended to and pundually complied with.
N. B. Was cut loose and set a
drift, out of Clifford's dock, a Urge LOG of Poplar
Wood, ten feet lone and three feet over, cut at the
small end with a croffeut, and the other end, being the
but of the tree, is cut with an axe. Any person hav
ing taken it up, and will deliver it to the owner again,
will be rewarded for their trouble, by applying as
above.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
Was Stolen from the stable
of the Subferiber, in Moya„
mensing township, on the 17th of March,
two HORSES, one a large roan, about 15 hands high,
supposed to be 13 years old last Ipring, has a brand on
his right fide, with the letters C. A. his gaits are pa
cing and galloping; the other a large black HORSE,
about 15 hands high, S years old, has a large white
streak in his forehead, and one white hind foot, (hod
all round, his gaits are pacing and trotting. Whoe
ver takes up said Horses, and delivers them to the
Subferiber, or to Wm. Carson, at the Harp and
Crown, (hall have 300 dollars reward, and if the thief
is secured in any goal on the continent, (hall have the
above reward, by applying to George Young, living in
said township.
COU N T~R-Y SE AT.
TO BE LE T,
A convenient two story Brick
HOUSE and KITCHEN, in good repair, situate in
Turner's lane, about three miles from the city of Phi
ladelphia, with 15 acres of good land, good orchard,
with a variety of gioJ fruit. Possession to be given
immediately. Enquire of Mrs. CARMICK, in Chef
mut-fireet, above Fourth-street.
N. B. A convenient STABLE, in E.frey's alley, to
be let. Enquire as above.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAFID C. CLAFPOOLE.
Just Imported into this City, immediately
from Holland, A great Variety of
Roots of Flowers,
For the Pleasure Garden ; of Bulbous Roots, undoubt
edly the greatest Variety ever imported in America,
such as
Tulips, Hyacinths, Narceffus, Daffadel
Lillies,
And all other the most admired Bulbous Flowers now
in esteem in the best Gardens in Europe. The Bulbs
are flowering Roots, and in excellent condition: L:ke
wife an excellent parcel of the Ranoncu us, Anamoner,
&c. Also, a great variety of the melt admired FLOW
ER SEEDS, and a compleat assortment of SEEDS for
Kitchen Gardens, of all forts; all which were collected
last fall, out of the most famous Gardens in Holland,
Enquire next door to General PHILIP DE HAAS,
in Thud-street near Race street.
IFanted immediately,
A sober honest industrious M A N, well
(killed in farming, with a family, to take,upon him the
charge and management of a pretty large P antation,
on the (hires, if he is ttrong in goqd working Hands
and Hories it will be the more agreeable ; if not, and
he comes well recommended he will beaffifted in both,
by applying to JOHN MAGILL, Enquire, at Gill-
Hall , near Winch^ttcr, Virginia.
Also, to be Rented or Sold, either in
the whole or in parcels, fix hundred and forty-nine
Acres of good LAND, about forty cf which ate clear
ed and under fence. Apply as above. Feb. 28.
R AN-AWAY on Monday last, supposed
to have gone on board some outward-bound (hip,
a you ng LAD, an indented Servant, of about 16 yeais
of age, named JESSE MARTIN, pretty stout made,
has remarkable red hair hanging thin and dishevelled
round hs neck, the bridge of his' nose broken down
by accident, almost flat to the furface of his face, fotm
iig only a kind of fu,plcmetal snout for the cavity of
his noftrila, with a large fear, horizontally cut, on his
left cheek, opposite to where his nose Should be; and
in many other refpe&s not very descriptive of an Ado.
nis : when engaged in any labour (of which he net ve
ry fond) his incessant and involuntary wheezing, dis
covers in him very Strong phthifical fymptorasr had on
when he went ^way, a red jacket with a brown linen
Shirt, buckskin breeches, and a Small round felt hat.
Whoever Secures him in any goal, or will either bring
or fend him to the Work-house, in this city, Shall be
Mandfomely rewarded, and all reasonable changes paid.
N. B. Matters of vessels, and all others, are hereby
warned, at their peril, not to take him to sea, or har
bour him clandestinely on Shore. March 8.
Newtown, March 13, 1781.
Deserted from Newtown, Bucks
county, two SOLDIERS of the 6th Pennsylvania re
giment, commanded by Colonel RICHARD HUMP
TON, viz. JAMES DUFFEY, born in Ireland, five
feet five inches high, well built, fair complexion, light
hair, has a fore under his left cheek : Had on a regi
mental coat faced with red, formerly belonged to the
2d Prnnfylvania regiment: The other named THO.
MAS MOTIMORE, born in Ireland, 5 feet 6 inches
high, dark brown hair, well made, and formerly be
longed to the loth Pennsylvania regiment, has a down
look: Had on a brown coat, leather breeches. Who
ever apprehends and Secures said Deserters in any goal,
or delivers them up to any Officer of the Pennsylvania
line, Shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS SPECIE
for each, over and above what Congress allows, ny
JOHN STOTESBURY,
Captain of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment.
Notice is hereby given, That
FRANCIS MURRY, lately a ftoze-keeper at the Head
of Elk, received a Note of Hand from me, for a Horse
and Chair that I bought from him, which was to be de
livered to me in Baltimore, by his brother, in Gay
ftreet, but when I went to his brother he refilled
to deliver the Horse and Chair according to the
brother's bargain. I therefore forworn all persons from
purchasing said Note, as I will not pay it until I receive
the Horse and Chair. Given under my hand, at the
Head of Elk, March 17, 1781. ROBERT LAIRD.
Test to the above, James Fife, of said place.
N. B. I forewarn ail masters of vessels, at their peril,
not to give him passage, until he produces a certificate
from me, or from a justice of the peace of Cracil county,
Maryland. ROBERT LAIRD.
Wanted, a good Cook, for a
private family. Enquire of the Printer.
Notice is hereby given,
That ANN EMIT, alias ANN WALLE, my wife,
has behaved herfelf in a very unbecoming manner for
sometime pad, that I exped^d all my acquaintances
knew of it; but Since i find it not so, by rveous
debts, I did not expe&, I am under the diSa: reeAbie
necessity of forewarning all persons from trusting her
on my account, as after this date I Shall pay no debts
of hrcontraamg. WILLIAM WALLE.
March 18, 1781.
INK-POIFDER,
The very best Black Ink-Powder may be
hadat'
W. Poyntell's Stationary Store;
thiee doors below Market-Street in Second-street, op
posite the Meeting-houf^ gate ; its quality, in making
Ink black and durable, is inferior to none, being mrde
of the best Aleppo Galls, and free from the gross parti
cles that cause Ink to turn yehow, and in every other
refpea such as cannot fail to plcafe those who chute to
write with the best INK. ~
It may ba had by the Groce, Dozen or Retail, with
printed direßijns for mixing it.
Likewise the best Black Liquid Ink.
At the fame Place may be had,
Bibles, Writing-Paper, best Red Sealing
wax, Slates and Pencils, best clarified Quills, Bonnet
Pasteboard, Prefop ,trs, Blank Books of all forts.
Wafers in small Boxes,
Testaments, Spelling Books, Primmers, &cj
Those that are in arrears to the
fubferiber for Ground-rents, wil please to call on me
at my S^n's House, in Catharine'-ftreet, Southwaik,
and difeharge the fame ; otherwise I Shall be under the
neci ffity of diftraining on the premises.
A Pasture Lot of about 6 acres, to be let.
March 23. ANTHONY DUCHE.
March 27th, 1781.
To be Sold by Private Sale,
A valuable bank House, situate
between Vine and Race-Streets, adjoining on the up
per fide of the alley leading from Front to Water
street, now in the tenure of the widow Gray. The
house is Seventeen feet and a half front and forty feet
deep, five stories high in Water-street, and three in
Front Street, with t^o rooms on a floor and two flair
cafes : it wood readily accommodate two families, but
may as well Suit one, as the ft.ir cases have doors to o
pen a communication to both. The whole to be fold
cheap to any that will enquire within two days, at
JOHN WALL'S in Walnut Street near Front-Streets
Eight Silver Dollars Reward.
RAN - AWAY, last night, from the fubferiber, living
in Lancaster, a NEGRO MAN and WOMAN,
each of them about 27 years of age; the Man a stout,
well set fellow, about 5 feet 5 inches high, has a four,
gloomy countenance, and a riopage in his speech : The
Woman, a stout, Smart wench, is marked with the
Small pox, and can read English; had on and took
with them, a brown cloth co^t, a light coloured faga
thoy ditto, one fine broadcioath, light coloured, waist
coat, one pair of fnuff coloured corduaroy breeches, one
pair of buckskin ditto, two tow Shirts, and three fine
homespun ditto, two tow Shifts and four homespun dit.
a broad striped, blue and white, cotton petticoat and
Short gown, oue blue and white linen, Stamped, petti
coat and short go^n, a yellow striped polanee, calico
jacket, a light coloured calico Short gown, two striped
linfey petticoats, with one Short gown of the fame, one
wool hat h&lf w<rn, and one half worn beaver ditto,
one white muslin apron and one check ditto: The
Man's named CHARLES, and the Woman MARY,
but it is likely they may change them. Whoever takes
up and Secures fa d Negroes, in any goal, so that the
Owner may have them again, Shall have the above
Reward and reasonable charges paid, by
March 19 . JACOB KAGEY.
John Perkins,
Late Post Rider from Philadelphia to Annapolis,
BE G S leave to acquaint his former Cus
tomers, and his old Friends in particular, and
returns them Thanks for their past Favours, and hopes
tor the continuance of them for the future , as he con
tinues hi: STABLES, in Lombard-street, (late Capt.
Proctor's, and formerly occupied by Mr. fohn Hale)
between Front and Second-streets, near the New-
Market. There is a good Yard and Room for Car
riages. Good Attendance will be given.
N. B. Ticking and Parrying, &c. done at said
Stables.
Baltimore, March 8, 1781.
RAN-AWAY from the fubferiber, im
Baltimore town, a NEGRO FELLOW, about
18 or 20 years of age; he is a likely fellow and very
artful: Had on and took with him, one blue cloth co?t %
with a red cape and edging, one pair of blue breeches,
one pair of leather ditto, two or three vests of diffe
rent colon.S )one country and one fine linen shirt,
worsted Hockings, a small round hat ard a new pair of
double foaled ihoes. He has been seen at Phillips's,
on the Philadelphia road, on a fn all bay horse, uih a
rew saddle. Whoever takes up the said Negro, io that
1 get him again, (hall receive, if 20 miles from town,
Three Hundred Dollars, if out of the state, Six Hun
dred Dollars, and if 100 miles from town, One Thous
and Dollar,, paid by
NICHOLAS RUSTON MOORE^