The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-11-16 00:00:00, page 1

The 18th of November 1782,
At NIN E o'Clock in the MORNING,
Will begin the SALE,
Of a Large and very General ASSORT MEN T of
MERCHANDIZE,
Suitable for the approaching Season,
(Particulars of which will be published by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &e.
JOHN BAYARD, Auftioncer.
N. B. The City Au&ion will be constantly held
every MONDAY; and as the Store is always open
for the Reception of Goods, it is desired (when not in
convenient) that the Goods may be lent before the
Day of Sale.
'^hl-s—d^ r,
At TWELVE o'clock,
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
(If not fold before by private sale)
At the COFFEEHOUSE,
Available PLANTATION in the state of Penn
sylvania, 17 miles from Philadelphia, situate on
the river Delaware, two miles below Bristol, contain
ing about 163 acres of good End; there are 18 acres
of meadow in two pieces, and with a small expence more
than 40 acres more could be made; an orchard ; 54.
acres of good arable land divided in three fields, well
fenced; about 90 acres of woodland; there are two
dwelling houses with cellars, and a large barn with ta
blet.
Terms are, Four hundred pounds to he paid in two
years, with the interest, the remainder to be paid in
calh, or bills of exchange on Paris or Amsterdam. En
quire of ISAAC FRANKS, at his Office in Second
ftreet. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
November 16, 1782.
The 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the
Cuffee-Houfe,
Will be Sold at Public Vendue,
A PLANTATION, lying in Mount B rfbell town
ship, Northampton county, 18 miles above Eafton,
5 miles below the mountain and the fame distance from
the Water-Gap, within oae mile from two or three
good landing places on the river Delaware ; there are
also two grift-milla, a saw mill, two smith's (hops and
a tanyard within one mile of said plantation—which
consists of about 376 acres, 100 acres of which are
cleared ploughland, which has yielded 30 tufhels of
wheat per acre for ten acres together ; 100 acres of
meadow ground, of whicQ 15 acres are cleared, a good
bearing orchard of about two acres; the remainder of
the land is well watered and timbered, and large quan
tities of logs, posts and rails, &c. &% may be cut there
on ; there are three good dwelling Houle, on fail slice,
two of which are double house?, as all® Bins and (ta
bling in good order. Conditions will be made known
at the time and place of file.
Nov. 8. JOHN BAYARD, AuAioner.
At the City Au&ion,
On MONDA r Next,
Just published and to be fold by DAVID C. CLAY
POOLE, in Market-street, Philadelphia,
The CASE
OF THE
Episcopal Churches
INTHE
United States, considered.
AL L periods indebted to the estate at WJLLIAM
GAMBLE, de&afed, are desired to make imme
diate payment, and those who have any demands a
gainst said estate, to bring in their account# properly
adjafted, that they may be fettled, by
JOHN WOODS, Adrainiftrator.
Philadelphia, O&obcr 30, 1782.
On WEDNESDAY,
SATURDAY,
VOL. XI.I
<WiWOB
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Philadelphia County, September 5, 1872.
Notice is hereby given,
To the MILITIA of the county of Philadelphia,
that the following Days are appointed by the
Militia Law as Days of Exercise, viz.
In Companies the two firft Mondays in the month of
oaober, and the two firft Mondays in the month of
November.
And (hall begin mustering in Battalion in the follow
ing manner, viz.
The First Battalion the 18th of November.
The Second ditto the i,rh of November.
The Third ditto the 20th of November.
The Fourth ditto the 21st of November.
The Fifth ditto the 22b of November.
The Sixth ditto the 25th of November.
The Seventh ditto the 26th of November.
It is expected that the Colonels give ftri& orders to
their Captains, that the Returns of Delinquents be
made on field day, and that they furnifh the Sub-lieu
tenants of the diftrias as soon as possible, so that the
Fines may be collected without delav.
WILLIAM COATS, Lieutenant
of Countv of Philadelphia.
N B. The TROOP of LIGHT HORSE are No
t;fied to Meet on Tuesday the 26th of November, at
Ten o'clock in the Morning, at Chefnut-hill, the place
of rendezvous of the 7th or Germantown battalion : they
will be careful to Appear nroperly Equipt and Accou
tred. WM. COATS, Lt. C. P.
THE fubferiber intending to leave this state, re
quests the favour of all thole who have any de
mands against him to bring in their accounts, in order
to their being adjusted and paid; and all those who
are anv way indebted to him, are requested to pay the
fame by the 15th February next; as after that day,
what remains unsettled will be put into the hands of an
attorney at law and justice of the peace.—
Also for S ALE by the Subferiber, the following
LOTS and HOUSES,
in the city, viz —One Lot, situate on the south fide
Vine street, bounded by Ninth and Tenth-streets, on
the east and weft, 192 feet deep on each, containing a
bout two acres.
One Lot on the north fide of Saffafrafs street, bound
ed by Twelfth and Thirteenth-ftreet', 192 feet deep
on each, containing the fame quantity as the other
lot, in good fence and clover, &c.
One Lot on the weft fide of Fou th street, between
Walnut and Chefnut streets, 100 feet on Fourth-street
and 125 deep, w,tn a 12 and a half feet alley t om Wal
nut street, up the back end, to accommodate it for
coach house and (tables, &:.
One Three Story B ick House, on the east fide of
Fifth Preet, the second door from the corner, ?bcve
Arch ftreet,with Bri k Stables, and Stalls for ten hoifes,
now in the tenure of William Davidson.
One Two Stoiy Brick House on the north fide of
Arch street, the second door from the corner below
Fibh-ft eet, in the tenure of William Brooks.
Two Th.ee Story Brick H,ufes on the south fide
of Arch-street, the (econd and third doors ' r om th,
corner, ab ve Front street, in the tenure ol Valentine
Smih and Michael Gatts.
The Houi e m which he now lives, on the north file
of Chefnut-ftreet, between Third and Fourth-streets,
either with 0 without coach house and stables for four
borfes. For further particulars apply to
Nov . 4. BENJAMIN RANDOLPH.
To be Sold at Private Sale,
A NEAT three story brick House, on the noth fide
of Arch-street, between Front and Second-streets,
near the corner of Second street, in bradth 13 feet,
and 22 feet deep ; at the back of the house is a yard of
15 feet in breadth, and 16 deep. The who# clear of
ground rent. Whoever has a mind to pu,c n afe the
fime, mar kniw the trms by applying to GEORGE
VOGEL, taylor, living fix doors below the premiles.
The Rainbow Tavern
To be L E T, and entered on Immediately.
A Large, convenient three story brick HOUSE
and a two ftor" frame House adjoining, with a
Lot of Ground 240 feet in depth, situated in Second
(beet, a little above the barracks. For termatoq he
of HENRY GURNEY, in the Northern- L^b^uo.
Bhiljidelphia, October 11, 1782.
THE
GENERAL POST-OFFICE,
November 7. 1782.
Extract from a supplemental Ordinance for regulating
the Poft-Office of the United S a'es of America,
passed by the United States in Congress assembled,
the 28th day of October, 1782.
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the
authority aforefaid, That it shall and mav be
lawful for the postmaster general for the time being,
to allow and pay to any informer, one moiety of the
penalties which may be recovered upon his informati
on for offences against the fourth and fifth clauses of
the before mentioned Ordinance for regulating the
port office of the united states of America.
By order of the poftmafler general,
JAMES BRYSON, assistant.
Imported in the left vessels from France, and in the
Herr Adams, just arrived from Amfterd.m, and to
be Sold by the Bale or Package, at the STORE of
Kaighn and Attmore,
In Front street, a few doors below Arch street,
HAVE FOR SA LE,
A Variety of super and
Cuperfine Broadcloths
Scarlet, blue, green, brown
and cloth coloured Rat
tinetts,
Blue ind cloth coloured
Shalloons,
Brown and cloth coloured
Durants,
White, green, brown,pur
• pl*, light cloth coloured
and laylock flik Serges,
An assortment of best feat ff
Twist,
Dark and light ground
Chintzes,
B^k half-all Sattin,
White half-ell Sirfnet,
C-mbricks and lawns,
Womens purple, o'ain and
filtered hmb M tts,
Womens best white kid
Gioves,
Biack and gieen death
head Buttons,
Gold and silver spangled
di''e,
White and orange colour
ed f-rfpet Ribbons,
Shirt Buttons,
Si';k Knee-garters of vari
ous colours,
A lew pieces of Jeans, I
low priced country Cloth# I
Mens b;own thread
Gloves,
Whitechaple Needles,
Fine book muslin Hand-
H. SHIE L L,
In M-rk^t street, between Sixth and Seventh Greets.
SUPERFINE Broad Cloths, Flannels, Flinders
Sheeting, Britannia, Laval, Ponthias an Non
batteau Linens, clear Lawns, Cambr^ks, Checks, S f
tins, Lutftrin*s and Mantuas of different colours, flk
tambour Waistcoats, faun and k'dfkin Glov 5 Sept. 18.
Imported in the Ship Norwich, and now OPENED
for SALE, by
John Shields,
At the noxtheaft corner ol Ch^ut and S-cond-ftrerf ,
A large and 'omptear A SSOk FMENT o' the belt
Superfine CLOTHS:
Am. nr which art tae ( 'Homing Cornua —
Sc>r.:*l, Nut,
White, P-a Green,
Purple, Gr:''Green,
PeaH, Sea Green,
Light Dr^, Dragoons Grein,
F iend# Drab, L^ht Blue,
P ri' D:a'% Middle B ue.
Queers Drab, Kiogs Bire,
rilh, Uniform Blue,
Wth BROWNS of HI S ^des.
£"o, an Ass rtrnem <1 Shalloon; and Rardnats, with
Moi Jr, ntera), enamelled and elegant gold and fi^r
b^ugc. Lu.tons to march molt colours. U&J# 15,
NOVEMBER 16, 1782.
kerchiefs,
Cinnamon,
Camphor,
Epfrm Salts,
Jesuits Bark in bottles,
Black and cloth coloured
bindings,
Laval Linens,
Bordered gauze Handker
chiefs,
Straw coloured sewing
Silk,
Black Serge Denim,
White Dimities,
Royal Rib,
81-k glass beads,
Stamped waistcoat Pa
terns.
B aft hanging Compasses
for (hip# tabbing,
Five and fix quarter book
Muslins,
Y?rd wide and fix quarter
jaconnet ditto,
Yard wide, plain ^nNftrip
ed Fren h Mud ns,
Logwood hv the tor,
A copper $ ill of 51 gal
lons, with worm com-
P^^t,
Burlington Pork in bar
rels,
Hogs Laid in kegs,
Gammons by the barrel or
unpack'd, a# may suit
the purchaser,
Coarse S^lt in barrel#,
Bur Middlings.
[NUMB. c 6.