The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-01-21 00:00:00, page 1

To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet,
SIR, c
FR 0 M an opinion of the stern republican virtue of
America, and a love to the liberties of mankind, I
was induced to take an early part in the present contest ;
T frittered myfelf, that if we could be so happy as to repel
our unnatural and cruel enemies, that this country would
exhibit a specimen to the world of such public and disin
terested virtue, as was not to be met with in th@ annals of
history: But how are my expectations disappointed and
my sentiments changed on this fubjed ! Notwithflanding
several parts of the Continent are at this time Suffering all
the horrors of war, I fee nothing but extortion, a love of
pleasure, madriefs and dissipation,. prevail among us.---
Public virtue is a standing jest, religion no longer refped
able, while avarice and extortion are universally conta
minating the morals of the peofle, and destroying all con
fidence in government and laws, without which society can
not exist. This is a melancholy but true picture, and it is
high time for the virtuous few to step forwards and endea
vour to do something towards repelling the rapid and
alarming torrent of vice and corruption.'
Some, perhaps, will think it is improper in our circum
stances to make any ftri&ures of this kind, least it should
come to the knowledge of our enemies; but it happens,
they are already full well acquainted with our defers ; for
were they not apprized that we were fallen from our firft
love, and that republican virtue has not the shadow of an
appearance among us, they would not at this hour have
remained on the Continent. But, it is the decree of the
Omnipotent, that Vice shall be a fell-tormentor.
Among the many vices that characterize the depravity
of the present age, the cuflom of Duelling is one. It is to
be lamented that any who call themselves Christians ftould
be guilty of so absurd a conduct ; and it is more to be la
mented that any in exalted and conspicuous Rations should
have the weakness to. fall into so capital an error. Were
we to examine all the dictionaries of antient and modern
languages, search even the huge folio lexicons of the copi
ous Arabic, lam persuaded we could find no word, that
conveys a just idea of that monster, whom, for want of a
more proper term, we call a Duellift.
When any one has made us a present, though ever so
trifling, we keep and cherish it, for the fake of the donor.
The Almighty has given us a body, into that body he
has infufed a living foul, a spark of his spirit. It is he
who gives and it is he alone that has a right to takeaway:
But the Duellift arrogates to himfelf the right of disposing
of his foul and body, how and when he chooses: He un
gratefully disposes of the most precious gifts, which are
granted conditionally. Let us for a moment attentively
consider this fafhionable Being, called a Duellift. He
comes into the field of Daughter, to murder, pr be mur
dered---His foul harraffed with the passions of anger, re
venge and despair, with an impious temerity defies that
Being who expressly fays, " thoufalt not kill, and per
haps with the blossom of his fins, when their burden is
intolerable, finks with them into the lowed pit of destruc
tion. And what motive do you think influences this
man—Tofave his honor! (Shakefpear, be thou myguide!)
Well, honor pricks him on, but how if honor pricks him
off, when he is on ? How then ? What can this serial bub
ble, this creature of the imagination, do for him ? Can
honor take away the grief of a wound? No! Has honor
any Ikill in surgery ? No! What is honor? a word !
What is that word honor? air! He that died b, the hand
of his friend, does he feel it ? No ! Does he hear it ? No 1
Is it insensible then? Yea! to the dead. But will it not
live with the living ? No! Why ? Detraction will notfuffer
it, and therefore the Duellift mill have none of it.
The usual mode of fettling these difputps of honor is
with the (word and pistol; but cannot the lowed under-
Handing perceive that it is altogether irrational and ab
surd; since a determined, hardy and ikillful villain may
have the greatest advantage over the most honest and
worthy man. It is really astonishing that there should be
men, who under the pretence of preferring their reputa
tion, hazard all that they have dear in.the world, when
perhaps they have none at all to preserve or lose. But
admitting this plea, is it the part of a man, whois compos
mentis, to run the risk of forfeiting the love, favor and
protection of a Being to whom he is indebted for his exig
ence and every thing he enjoys, in order to preserve the
esteem of the ridiculous part of the world ? Ne certainly.
I cannot conclude without taking notice of another vice
that has lately crept into fafhion, and which cannot but
%° a ^'°' influence on our morals; I mean that of
public Feafling, There are times and seasons, when it
may be necefiary and proper to give demonstrations of
joy and thankfulness : National blessings should be re
membered ; but in this day of real affliction, when num
bers of our fellow citizens are fuffering every hardship,
naked, without house or home, and destitute of the mecef
faries of life for the subsistence of themselves and their little
ones, can it be proper for the infant and tender Go
vernments of America to be spending thousands and tens
thousands in public dinhers and other extravagancies ?
Are these practices confident with republican virtue? by
" @ means, lam credibly informed by feme of the most
THURSDAY;
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OR
GENERAL
[Price Fifteen Pence single, One Shilling by the quantity. Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.]
ancient inhabitants of this city, that they never remem
bered such a frequency of public entertainments and dif
lipation. It is painful to dwell on this disagreeable fub
je<i ; fuffice it to fay, that the expences thus squandered
away would be much better employed to the relief of the
unfortunate, that are ruined by the calamities of war,
and in ads of private charity and hospitality.
" Take physic, Pomp;
" Expose th yfelf to feel what wretches feel,
That thou may'ft shake the fuperflux to them,
" And Shew the Heavens more just."
-„ PHILANTHROPOS.
Philadelphia, January 14, 177^.
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A FEW Firkins of excellent IRISH BUT
TER, to be fold by MARACHIE and TILLYER
at the corner of Arch and Second-streets. Also by SA
MUEL TAYLOR, on the upper fide of Market-street,
between Front and Second-Hreets, Philadelphia.
TO BE SOLD BY
ANDREW AND JAMES CALDWELL,
MUSCOVADO sugar, Weft-India rum, bohea,
hyion and fouchong teas, cinnamon, an afTort
inent of the very best medicine, a tierce of linseed oil,
Ruffin drab, thread and yarn Hockings, and a parcel of
ready made shirts.
Philadelphia, January 11.
Ij'aac Cox and William Lawrence,
Have tor sale at their Hore on the weft file of Front
ftreet, between Market and Chefnut streets,
114 ADEIRA wine by the pipe, quarter calk or
gallon; brandy in pipes and kegs; Weft India
rum, Jamaica fpirigs, mufeovado sugar in hogflieads,
loaf sugar, coffee, bohea tea, &c. &c.
TO BE SL D,
A PAIR of grey Horses, fifteen and a half hands
1 ' high, riling seven years old ; a few chests of Bohea
Tea; also a quantity of Narrow Axes and Grubbing
Hots. Enquire of R. SHEWELL, in Water street,
above Arch-street.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN HAR LAN D,
Ac his store, the corner of Walnut and Second streets,
Philadelphia,
AF EW tierces and barrels of best Jamaica Sugars;
'Bohea Tea by the pound or hundred weight; best
Hyion Tea by ditto; Madeira Wine of the firft quality
by the quarter.calk or gallon; old Jamaica Spirits,
Rum, Whiskey, Molasses, Coffee, Pepper, Allum,
Chocolate, Raisins and Spices.
TO BE S OD,
For good emissions @f May 20th, 1777, and April iitb,
1778, within the Weltern division of the State of
New-Jersey,
rai E N thousand acres of unappropriated rights to
lands, the title warranted good and indisputable.
Application may be made to Mr. John Lee, at
Mount Pleasant, near Mount-Holly, New-Jersey.
N. B. Any quantity from fifty acres upwards may
be hadU
T O B E SOLD B Y
MCLAUGHLIN and HAGAN,
At their Store on Market- street wharf, formerly occupied
by Messrs. White and Montgomery, wholesale and retail.
I—EST-INDIA and French rum, mufeovado sugars,
green and bohea tea, coffee, pepper, also a quantity
of best tanner's oil, &c.
N. B. A few quarter calks of Madeira Wine.
For Sale to the bigbeft Bidder,
T 7 0 RTYFIVE thousand red oak hogfliead Haves, one
hundred and four knock down hogsheads, and five
thousand split hoops.
Proposals in writing left at Thomas Shute's, in
Church Alley will be immediately attended to.
TO BE SOLD BY
LUDW IG KARCHER,
At his lioufe in Fifth-ftreet near Vine-ffreet,
AFE W barrels of frefh FLOUR, from Lancaster
County. Those poor people who cannot afford to
porchafe a barrel, shall be accommodated with half a
hundred weight at the fame price.
A STAIR- CLOTH~h7IF worn was
left a few evenings fipce in a Gentleman's entry.
The owner by applying to the Printer and proving his
property, may have it again.
THE
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THE
ADVERTISER
Philadelphia, January ri
THOSEwho are indebted to the Subferiber, in Second
street, between Arch and Race-streets, on bond
bills, notes, or book debts, -are desired to payoff the fame
on or before the firft day bf March next, to prevent far
ther trouble and expence; and those who have any demands
a f a ! him are likewise desired to bring xn their accounts
that they may be fettled and paid by 7
— PHILIP BOE H M.
ft HE following G 6 ODS were brought to Plun-
KET Fleeson, E c q; fuppoled to be Itolen, viz.
four yards of blue rattmet, three short gowns, two
Hriped jackets, one child's frock, one new fliirt, one
new apron, two fuk handkerchiefs, two cloaks, two
yards of brown rattinet, two blue.quilted petticoats,
one blue skirt, one brown skirt, one Damped linen
gown, two sheets, five kicks of pomatum, a bag of
coopers rivets, a bag ofcoat and jacket buttons, some
remnant of calico, a piece of eld Locking of indigo,
two chiffels, one compass saw, and a lock-picker. Who
ever has loft any of the above Goods may have thera
again by applying to the fubferibers and proving their
property. 1 ALEXANDER CARLISLE and
JAMES FORREST ER, Conttable^.
Chefer County, December 28.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of John
Lewis, late or the townlhip of Ridley, deceased,
are desired to make immediate payment, otherwise they
will be dealt with as the law dire&s; and those who
have any damanus against the estate are desired to bring
in their accompts, properly attested, that they may be
paid by HARVEY LEWIS, Executor.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of Ed
mund Beach, Stave Merchant, late of this city,
deceased, are requeued to pay the fame to the fubferi
bers: And those who have any demands against the said
estate are desired to bring in their accounts, properly
proved, in order that they mav be adjusted.
JOHN MORRIS.
EDMUND BEACH, j Ex ^tors.
S T 0 L E NT
Out of the fubferiber's marquee, near Pluckemin, with
sundry other articles,
TWO TICKETS of the second class of the
United States Lottery, signed by J. Budden, and
numbered 3^772 and 3^773. The fubTeriber requests
the Managers of said Lottery not to deliver any prize
which may be drawn on the above tickets.
Dec. 16. RICHARD WATERS,
Adjma t Irigade of Artillery,
WAS F 0 T-N-dT
On Monday the eleventh inst. (January) near the thirty,
four-mile stone, on the road leading from Philadelphia
to Reading,'
AS ILVERWATCH. The own,r by applying
to the fubferiber at Andrew Robeson's, Efa; in
Chefnut-ftreet, and defcrihing the marks, mav have it
^ JOHN POTTS, Junior.
Philadelphia, January 9, 17,9.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
S:°^ EN la s ^ from the late Fennfylvania Gun-
Factory, a light CART, with a new bottom to the
body and pieces across the fhafts, one fhaft split and spliced
^ frghole. Whoever takes up said Cart and
Fhief, and delivers them to the fubferiber, shall receive
the above reward, or Eight Dollars for the Cart only, paid
PETER DEHAVEN.
W A NTE E
A QUANTITY of White Pine TIMBER
'°S nia ' s an d f p rs. Any person or per!
ions who will undertake the delivery offuch in the course
0. the enduing spring, may hear of good encouragement
• 5° AnThony Cuthbert, Maltmaker,
in Philadelphia. l '
OLD Lace, Silver Lace, and Buttons,
% ned >B the best manner by ALLAN
E , U ^-?a S i S ' a ' the corner ° f Race-street in Third-
Pai| adelphia; where Officers, G ntfmen and
Merchants may have old and new lace, or epaulets that
have either been worn, damaged with fait water, or
otherwise fuliied or stained, cleaned and brightened to
as great perfeaion, and with as much elegance as they
are done in London or Paris. J
lie also makes and fells Gold, Silver, Silk and Worst-
Trimmings for hats, Cords for Ladies clocks ; like-
D ; °l' J ^ Ver ' and Sdk W ^ tch and C *ne String.
a MeUr oss gives ready money for old Gold
and Silver Lace.'