The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-06-15 00:00:00, page 1

TO BE LE T,
That large, convenient, pleaf
zntjy situated HOUSE in Chefnut-Greet, opposite the
widow Norris's, where Thomas Bee, esquire, now
lives. For terms Enquire of
June s. r^r^fys.
A vacant LOT, for a short term of years, situate
on Market-ftteet, between Seventh and Eighih-ftreets :
33 feet on Market-street, and in deph 320 feet. This
Place might futa Rope-maker, or any person wanting
to erefl finds for the reception of carriages, being ad
jacent to federal Livery-stables. Apply as above.
THE Subscriber takes this method to
inform the public in genera), and his Friends and
former Customers in particular, that he has removed from
Prince-Town, New-Jersey, to the Sign of the BUNCH
of GRAPES, in Third Street, Philadel hia ; where ha
is prepared with every necessary convenience for the
Accommodation of a Urge number of Gentlemen, and
their Horses. He intends to make it his particular
ftudv to give general SuifaAion to thole who may
please to favour him with their Custom.
JACOB G. BERGEN.
Kaighn & Attmore,
Have for SALE' , at their STORE in Front-street, a
A LARGE Assort
ment of sup-r and
fuperfin^ Broadcloths, of
molt colours,
Scarlet, blue, green, huff,
white, purple and cloth
colo r Rattinets,
Bue, "brown and cloth
colour Shalloons,
Blue, brown, green and
cloth colour Durants,
Green, blue and claret co
lour silk Serges,
Laval L ; nens,
Brown Coating,
Jean, Fustian and Cordu
roy,
Black Ser^e D nim,
Black Callimancoe,
White corded Dimities,
White Flannels,
Sewing Needles, best fort,
So-a^ebs and Combs,
Womens purple Gloves
and Mitts,
Womens coloured beaver
and white kid Gloves,
Coarse & fine C unbricks
and L^wns,
A few pieces of damaged
Also, BURLINGTON FORK, of the firft Qu^ity, in
Barrels,
HOGS LARD in Kegs,
GAMMONS in Ba rels,
LOGWOOD by the Ton,
SPANISH BROWN and Y.ELLOW OKER inkegs,
COARSE SALT in Barrels.
TO BE SO L D,
Coach - House and Stable, on
Zine's-ftreet, adjacent to the upper end of Market
fbeet. The Coach hcule is r a iculated for running in
two carriages abreast ; the Stable has room for fix
horses.
Two Virginia bred Horses,
The one a large'bay, a most excellent riding horse, but
he i* homely, and alrnoft nine year# old ; the price on
ly 4QI. The other a likely sorrel, draws well in a cha
riot o tingle choir, and makes a very good portmanteau
horfr, beng hardy and trots well, he is fix years old;
the price also 401. Both are healthy and free from any
faub. Enquiry of the Printer.
WANTS A PLACE,
As a Coachman or Groom, A
person who can be well recommended.
Enquire of the Printer.
A Ground Rent of 16 pounds
SATURDAY,
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VOL. XI.I Published EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
10 Killings per annum, well secured.
TO BE L E T, A
For Sale, Very Cheap,
few Doors below Arch ftr-et,
G E N ERAL ADVERTISER.
Russia Sheetings, to be
fold cheap,
Jefuirs Bark in bottles,
Camphor,
Epiom and GlauberSalts,
Two elegant Brass hang
ing Compares for Grips
cabbins,
Sewing Sdks, buff, white,
straw colour, light and
cloth colours,
Coarse and fine white
Threads,
Twist of ths belt quality,
most colours,
White and orange co
lon. Sarfnet Ribbands,
Jackonet,Coffac and Book
Muslins,
Striped bordered gauze
and Renting Handker
chiefs,
White half ell Sarfnet,
A (mall chest of best Hy
fon Tea,
A new copper Still, con
taining 51 gallons, with
I a worm,
A large Screw Jack, for
flowing ships holds.
A Valuable PLANTATION, situate
in East Nottingham, Cheder county, 3 miles
from New London, Crab-roads, and three miles from
Oxford Meeting-house, containing 181 and a half acres
of land, 100 of which is woodland, the remainder mea
dow and arable ground, allowance of 6 acres per hun
dred : there is on tie premises two good dwelling
houfe#, with a well of water nigh the door, a good bare,
a still-house, a spring and ipring-houfe, an orchard
containing too apple-trees; fid place will admit of any
kind of water- works, as there is several suitable mill
feats on the fame. One fourth part of the pmch^fe
money will be expected on the day of Ale; one fourth
'on the signing of the deeds, and the remainder in fix
mon'h e with Security if required. For terms apply to
JOSEPH PLOWMAN, in Chefnut-ftrzeC, between
F;®nt r nd Second-street : .
At the store of Mr. Pelletiah Webster, in
Water-fl reet,
A few pipes of Madeira Wine,
A small quantity of Card-Wire and Tack#;
Likewise a few boxes of sheet Tinn.
THE Subscriber, living in Second street,
nearly oppofie the Barracks, has a rest 7 I&HT
WAGGO N, with a Pa ; r of good HORSES and a
Driver, which he would Hire out by the Dry or more,
to a genteel Family, or any other Perlon who may de
sire to employ it, on icafonablc 7 erm,.
May 10. JAMES RUE.
TO BE S O L D,
At the Coffee-Houfe, on Wednesday the 19th of this
indent, June, for bills of crec it of this Rate, dated
April the 29th, 1780, or specie,
A LOT containing 21 acres and 84 perches of crip
ple, being part of State-island. A plan of the laid
lot may be seen at the coffee house. One month's cre
dit will be given.
THREE stray Mares are at the I ower
' bridge on Schuylkill, a small black, branded on
the (houlder and thigh, letters unknown,.ha*a far and
one bind foot white: A brown with thrre white 'eet,
a hlaize, and two or three white foots under the saddle:
Anda bay, with a final! far. The owners may have
them again by proving their property and paying the
charges.
Four Dollars Reward.
WAS LOST, on the nigh' of th, 13th inftont, in the
State house yard, A Buck Leather FOCKET
BOOK, with sundry Notes, Brils and other Papers in
it, which will be of no ul e to any person bur the o'vrer.
Whoever has found the fame, and will lave i; with die
Printer hereof, (hall have the above Reward, and no
questions alked. May 15.
A Quantity of the
Very best BEAVER,
At the Coffee-boule, at 12 o'Clock, on Saturday the
22d instant, if not fold by private file before that
date:
Stolen out of the Subscriber's
House, on Tuesday evening lass, a Sib r WATCH,
number 2999, maker'# name Clay, London. Whce
ver will flop the watch if offered for fair, (hall have
SIX DOLLARS reward, and SIX DOLLARS mere
for the thief, so tharhe may be brought to jufticr.
JAMES AKINS.
N. B S«id Junes Akins lives near the Spread Ea
gle on Lancaster road. June ^b, 1782.
N. B. There is 20 acres under wheat, whirl )the
purchaser ma< have if agreeable to him. An indifyut
abie title can be given, June 9.
Just come to hand, and to be Sold by
EANOS GEARE r.
TO BE SOLD, by
yohn Redman,
In Water street, between Arch andßace-ftreets.
To be Sold, by Public Auction,
O R, THE
THE
I Was taken the t6th day of February, 1781, in the
Blip General Nash from North-Carolina, by fir
George Rodney's fleet then at St. Euftatius, I was con
veyed on board the Sandwich before fir George on the
morning of the 17th, he asked me several questions re
fpeftipg the affairs in America, which I answered to
the best of my knowledge, but the answers not being
as he could wish, though true, he immediately began
to abuse me in these and the like expressions, God'
damn you, you rebellious scoundrel, &c. then away
with him and put him in irons, at that instant pufh'd
me down with common sailors on the main deck, and
had nothing to eat for three days, when I got with the
Reward of the ship, and received two thirds as much
provision as one sailor. On the 2*d captain Smart and
one Mr Woffic came on board, these gentlemen I took
some time before and carried into North-Carolina,
where they obtained their parole, they likewise had
their passage given them in one of the vessels under my
convoy ; they were grateful in acknowledging their
good treatment while in my possession, and laid it hurt
their feelings to fee a man used in so cruel a manner,
that had before shewn them so much lenity, and pray
ed that they would shew me a little refpeft. Captain
Smart 'informed fir George he ^as on his parole, and
should esteem it a favour if he would set me at liberty
in exchange for him; fir George in reply told him he
must take charge of a ship to carry to England, as to his
parole he might wipe his a—s with it, who the devil
gave rebels a right to parole men. After a few days I
was informed by captain Savage, commander of the
Sandwich, that I was to go on board of my ship (that
was) and go up to Antigua and have my parole, and
was accordingly lent on board, where I continued some
days expecting to go according to promise, but instead
of that was sent on board the Alcamain frigate to be
carried to England; on board of this fhipl found num
bers of my poor unfortunate countrymen, who told me
their treatment; captain Leach of Philadelphia, and
Mr. Fox his mate, told me they were taken out of their
vessel, carried on board the Mars frigate put both in
irons on the poop for 12 or 14 days, having nothing to
shelter them from the weather, it raining the most part
of the time. We were all put down in the hold of the
Alcamain, deprived of all air and light; we were not
allowed to purchase any necessary flores with the trifle
of money we bad not been Gripped of; we had one case
of rum came to us at St. Euftatius, which they broke
one bottle against the other as it came over the fide by
order of the captain? ,we had meat only four times a
week, and the remaining part of the time we had one
ladle half full of oatmeal and water, without sugar or
salt, and for dinner half a ladle peas per man ; they
told us there was butter and cheese allowed us by go
vernment those days we had no meat, but they took par
ticular care in keeping it from us. It was so extreme
ly hot in this flap's hold, and the provision we receiv
ed not being fufficient to support a con ftant sweat, we
had not been there fix days before some of the best con
flitutions could scarce stand alone, the firft four or five
days we were on board, we were denied a wind fail, but
the (hip's company complaining the heat was so unac
countable that they could not live between decks, by
this declaration we were allowed one.
From the CONTINENTAL JOURNAL, printed at
Boston, May 30.
Mr. GIL L,
By entering the following faffs of the inhuman treat
ment which great numbers of our unfortunate coun
trymen daily experience from the mercelefs Britons,
you will oblige many of your readers.
On my arrival in Ireland I fee several of the people
taken with me, who told me they had been wipped se
verely at different times because they refufed doing duty
on board, and (hewed me their backs which was not then
well, some of them had iron colars and chains to them
the whole passage from St. Euftatius, From this ves
sel I was sent on board the Hound (loop of war, with
fix other maftefs of vessels, when we were put into a
cage fix feet in length and breadth, and four feet and
half high, there we were 14 hours out of 24 locked up
for the space of fix weeks.
When we arrived at Portfmoutl, there we were Lift
ed to a place much more diffagreeable : ir was on board
a tender where was ninety more unfortunates, we were
thrufl down in a room 15 feet fcuare, and no other air
but what came down through a scuttle one toot and ahalf
square, with grates over it so thick you (carce could get
your hand through—in one corner of this room flood
a tub to do cur bufnefs in, that and the breath of so
many men, rendered it far worse than any description
I am capable of giving; in this place we remained four
days, and I am convinced we could not have survived
as many mere ; our knives was taken from us, and what
little provisions we were allowed was pushed down
through the prates as if to dogs. We were sent du
board the bofpral ship at Plymouth, amongst the sick,
With, I suppose; a view of killing us, but in this they
JUNE 15, 17^:
[NUMB 898.