Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-10-09 00:00:00, page 1

This Day is fr blijbe'd, and now felting by
ROBERT "BELL,"in Thi:d street, aad WIL
LIAM WOODHOUSE, in Front street,
Compleat in three volumes, with neat bindings—
Price Thirty fix Shillings,
That new and interesting Work of great integrity,
POLITICAL DISQUISITIONS; or,
An E NQU IRY into public Errors, De
fects, and Abuses. Illustrated by, and estab
lished upon, Facts and Remarks, extrafted
from a variety of Authors, an lent and modern.
Calculated to draw the timely attention of Govern
ment and People, to a due configuration of the ne
cessity, and the means of reforming those errors,
defeats and abuses ; of restoring the Constitution,
and Saving the State. By J. BURGH, Gentle
man ; author of the Dignity of Human Nature,
and other works.
* # * The fubferibers are requested to call or fend
for the third volume, which is the completion of
their Setts.
N. B. Compleat setts of Lord CHESTER-
F lELD'S LETTERS, with neat bindings,
may also be had at said BELL's—Price Twenty
fix Shillings.
Cock of GOOD S, viz.
SU ^R FI NE, second and low-priced broad
cloths, of the most fashionable colours;
Shalloons, rattinets and buttons to suit ditto ;
A variety of plains and kerfeys;
Spotted and plain fwanfkins;
Scarlet and drab coloured coatings ;
Buff, green and white hair plush ;
Mens anq womens silk velvets ;
Black serge denime for breeches ;
Flannels and baizes;
Belt Scotch plaid for gentlemens gowns and boys
Highland dress ;
Superfine rose blankets ;
Blue and green moreens ;
Scotch, white and coloured threads;
Camblets and coloured crapes ;
Yellow and blue callimancces ;
Black fattins and tafteties;
Tablecloths and diaper ;
Superfine kenting handkerchiefs ;
Excellent white yard wide stay ticking ;
Durants and tammies ;
White and black Barcelona handkerchiefs;
Superfine 4. thread black and cloth coloured worked
breeches patterns;
A variety of mens, womens, boys and girls knit
and wove-worsted stockings ;
Sjlk breeches patterns and gloves;
A arg^affortment of mens ribbed and plain white
and marbled silk stockings ;
Womens plain and embroidered clocks ditto ;
A few pieces of Irilh Hollands;
A variety of Regimental Cloth, with proper trim
mings.
The laid George Bartram would be obliged
to those persons who are indebted to him to pay off
their accempts, otherwise he will be under the ne
cessity of recovering them by law.
TO BE SO L D,
THE TIME of an Irish Servant lad, who has
three years and Seven months to Serve. En
quire of Mr. James Whitehead, at the Work
house in Philadelphia.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
STR AYE Dor STOLEN out of the pas
ture of the fubferiber, in the borough of Wil
mington, the 25th of lad month, at night, a brown
MARE, long Sided, a natural pacer but trots
Sometimes, neither brand nor ear mark that is
known; her heighrh not certain, but supposed to
be about fourteen ha-ds and a half, has a remark
able four Square liar in her forehead pretty large,
/Sod before with a pair of Shoes steeled at the toes,
the mane hangs modly on the off side, lately trim
med under the bridle. Whoever Secures the said
mare so that the owner may have her again, Shall
have T HIRTY SHILLINGS Reward, or
for the mare and thief the above Reward, paid by
f RICHARD CARSAN.
Frederick County, Maryland, Sept. 26, 1775.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
11 ROKE out of gaol lull night, DAVID
) ALSPAUGH, born in Germany, Speaks
good English, is abort 4.0 years of age, has black
hair tied behind ; had on a blue coat, black pluSh
waistcoat and breeches, and black dockings ; he
freaks very foft and fmoot'n, and affects to be gen
teel ; h.sawatch in his pocket. Whoever Secures
him in any of his M jelly's goals, Shall receive the
above Reward, paid.by
T II UMAS FRENCH, Sheriff.
Whitebread Ib.oz.
id.loafise 7
2d.ditto,o 15!
qd.ditto,l 14;
Bd.ditto, 3 121
r zd.ditto,s 10-4
GEORGE BARTRAM,
At the Sign of the Golden Fleece's Head, between
Chefnut and Walnut-lbeets, in Second-street, is
now felling cff, at the molt reasonable rates, his
0 ^^g/^/^^^/l^
City of Philadelphia, ORober 9, 177,.
The ASSIZE of BREAD.
Fine Flour, at Eighteen Shillings per Ct.
Middlings, at-Eifteen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Gh IN R A L
V 0 L. IV.
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
ANDREW ALLEN, Recorder.
JACOB DUCHE.
WILLIAM FISHER.
SAMUEL POWELL.
MON D A Y,
Midd. do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso 8|
2d.ditto, 1 1^
4d.ditto,2 2%
Bd.ditto, 4 5
I2d.ditto,6 7
, Rye do. lb. oz.
id.loafiso II
zd.ditto, 1 6!
4d.ditto,2 12%
Bd.ditto, ; 9
I2d.ditto,B 6
O R,
Philadelphia, Sept. 1 3, 1775.
PROPOSALS
For Printing by Subscription,
AN exa& VIEW of the late BATTLE at
CHARLESTOWN, June 17th, 1775;
in which an advanced party 06700 Provincials flood
an attack made by eleven regiments and a trainfof
artillery of the Ministerial forces, and after an en
gagement of two hours retreated to their main bo
dy at Cambridge, leaving tioo of the Regulars
killed and wounded on the field :—With a view of
General Putnam ; a part of Bolton ; Charleftown
in flames; Breeds-Hili ; Provincial breast-work ;
a broken officer; and the Somerset man of war an 4
a frigate firing upon Charleftown.
It Shall be printed on a good crown imperial pa
per, and be delivered to the fubferibers in about
ten days. The price to fubferibers is Five Shillings
plain, or Seven Shillings and Six Pence.
Subscriptions are taken in by Messrs. W. and
T. Bradford, James Humphreys, jun. John Dun
lap, Hall and Sellers, and by NICHOLAS
BROOKS, the publisher of said View, in Phila
delphia; Charles Young, Baltimore; French Bat
tal, Dover; W. Skilling, Cross Roads, Duck CreA;
H. Gaine, and R. Safe, New-York ; T. Tatlo%
N wcaltle; Francis Overly, Bethlehem ; J. Borden,
Esq; Bordentown; J.Emperfon, Trenton; George
Bickham, Lancaster ; J. Martin, Snow Hill, Ma
ryland ; A. Outten, Accomack; A. Rose, Read
ing; and S. Ca vert, Norfolk, Virginia.
N. B. Frames and Glass to be had of the above
faid Nicholas Brooks.
WANTED to RENT,
AL O T from four to ten acres, within two or
three miles of the city. Any person having
such a one tolet, by Raving a line with the Printer,
will be called upon.
A^gufl 5, 1775.
TH e R E was taken up and put into
Lewis-Town Gaol, a Negro Man named
CALEB FRISKEY, about thirty five years
of age, very much pitted with the small pox. The
owner is desired to come, pay charges and take him
away, or he will be fold for the fame on the sth
day of November next, by
DORMON LOFLOND, Sheriff.
DAVI]) R E I D,
Gardener and Seedman, from London, living
in Spring-Garden,
WILL supply any Gentleman or other per
son with any quantity of Garden Seed,
which he will warrant to be of good quality : They
may be had at his stall at the Court-house every
day of the week (Sundays excepted) or at the
Widow Lawrence's in Second-street, near the Mar
ket, Philadelphia.
IFilmiugton, September 2<, 1775.
rt HE EXAMINATION of the Wil-
A mington Public School will be held on
Wednesday, the 18th of October ensuing, at which
time the Draftees of said school are requested to
attend.
At his house in Third-street, a few doors above
Arch-street, and nearly opposite the Golden Swan
Tavern,
ALL forts of PLANES, suitable for car
penters, jciners, cabinet-makers, coopers, &c.
which are allowed to be as complete as any made
in London. Said PARRISH has a complcat
hand from Birmingham, who has been bred a bit
maker, and used to work for a plane-maker in
London, who makes boring bits cf various sizes,
from a cooper's bung-borer to the smallest sized bits,
and gimblets of several sizes ; also braces, with brass
or steel collars and pads, or any other kind, com
pleat sets of bits fitted to each brace, or any num
ber required, either bright or black ; augers of
any size, gouges, chiffels, and federal kinds of small
edge tools, suitable for joiners, carpenters or car
vers. He continues to make Dutch Fans as usual,
and various machines for grilt-mills, such as the
rolling screen improved, &c. also paper moulds of
different kinds, dusters, wire strainers for engines
at paper works, sieves and riddles, wire-work for
cellar windows, milk-houses, &c. chains of various
forts, and any other kind of wire work in use,
wrought by hand or with machines.—Orders from
the country will be diligently attended to.
Tobe SOLD by PUBLIC VENDUE,
On Saturday the 21st day of October instant, at
two o'clock in the afternoon, by the fubferiber,
living on the premises,
NINE contiguous Lots or Pieces of Ground,
lituate in the Northern Liberties of the city
ot Philadelphia, being part of the plantation com
monly known by the name of the V INEYARD.
No. i, containing 2 acres, 1 quarter and 25 perches.
No. 2, containing 1 acre, gquarters and 25 perches.
No. 3, containing 2 acres, 1 quarter and 25 perches.
No. 4, containing 3 acres and 12 perches, on which
is ere&ed a dwelling-house and barn. No. 5, con
taining i acre, 1 quarter and 8 perches. No. 6,
containing 1 acre, 1 quarter and 8 perches. No. 7,
containing 1 acre, 1 quarter and 8 perches. No. 8,
containing 1 acre, 2 quarters and 15 perches. And
No. 9, containing 3 acres and 17 perches. On
which premises is planted a young orchard of ap
ple trees and peach-trees, having a number cf fine
springs fufficient to water the fame, being pleasant
ly situated for country feats for Gentlemen, having
a fine profpe& to the Upper Ferry and Falls of
Schuylkill, likewise the privilege of a public land
ing on Schuylkill River, and of two roads of fifty
feet wide. A plan of the whole may be seen at the
London Coftee-houfe, aud at the fubferiber's.
JOHN WEIDMAN.
MADE AND SOLD BY
ROB E RT PARRISH,
D U N L A P's
, .„_&_,„vrextre/wm^^
September 12, 1775.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RANA WA Y last night from the fubferiber,
living in New-London Township, Chester
County, an Irish servant man named JAMES
HOO D, about twenty years of age, and about
five feet fix inches high, slim. made, stoop shoulder
ed, down look ; had on when he went away, a
wilton coat, furtian jacket, two pair of trowfers,
two fhircs, one brown and the other white linen,
oid (hoes, and plated buckles. Whoever takes up
laid servant and secures him, so that his mailer may -
get him again, shall have the above Reward and
reasonable charges, paid by
tROBERT WI LK.I N.
SIX POUNDS REWARK
RAN AWAY on the loth instant,
(September) from the fubferibers, living in
Burlington County, Weft New-Jersey, two Dutch
servant men, viz. JOHN LARENCE TEMPLE,
about twenty-five years of age, five feet five inches
high, black hair and black eyes ; had on when he
went away, an oznabrigs shirt, striped ticken trow
fers, Griped camblet under jacket, a cloth colour
ed ditto, half worn caftor hat, b own ribbed stock
ings, and is a shoemaker by trade.——JOSEPH
RAMALINS, about twenty-four years of age, five
feet tour inches high, much pitted with the small
pox ; had on when he went away, a pair of purple
buckskin breeches, red under j cket, brown upper
ditto, new yarn stockings, good shoes, and a felt
hat. Whoever takes up the above servants and ft
c&res them in any gaol, so that their matters may
have them again, shall have T HREE POUNDS
Reward for each, and reasonable charges if brought
home, paid by George Douglass, Merchant,
in Philadelphia, or
t ISAAC PEARSON, and
TIMOTHY ABBOTT.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD
RAN AWAY from the ship Hannah,
a servant man named DANIEL M'POULL,
about twenty-one years of age, five feet fire or fix
inches high, pitted with the small pox, has black
hair curled ; had on when he went away, a claret
coloured furtout, a brown coat almost worn out,
black fattinet breeches, a pair of blue stockings,
and old shoes; he took with him three white shirts,
a wool hat bound with black tape, and an Englifli
ditto. Whoever secures said servant in any gaol,
shall have the above Reward, paid by John Gray,
in Spruce-street, near the Drawbridge, Philadel
phia, or William Dason, in Weft Caln Town
ship, Chester County, near the sign of the Waggon
on the Lanoafter road.t
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
DAN AWAY on Sunday, the 3d inst. (Sep
tember) an English servant man named LUKE
HANMORE, about nineteen years of age, by trade
a taylor, about five feet seven or eight inches high,
a likely slim fellow, with dark brown hair not ve
rv long, and dark eyes ; had on when he went
away, a dark gray short coattie which has been
turned, green wairtcoat, black breeches, light blue
worked stockings, old shoes, and a small hat'. Who
ever apprehends the said servant and secures him, so
that his maker may have him again, shall have the
above Reward and reasonable charges, paid by
§ JOHN PETERKIN.
CAMBRICKS and LAWNS,
TO BE SOLD BY
KING AND HARPE R,
The Second door above Fifth-ftreet, in Arch-ftreet.*
Philadelphia, July 24, 1775.
CHARLES MA IS E,
Mustard and Chocolate Maker,
BEGS leave to inform the Public in general, that
he will give Forty Shillings per bushel for any
quantity of good clean Mustard-seed, or any fmali
quantity at that rate for fix months from the date
hereof ; he therefore hopes that farmers and others
will use their belt endeavours to encourage this va
luable manufactory, by cultivating and improving
the growth of so valuable an article, that we may
not now, nor hereafter, have any occasion to im
port from our ministerial enemies in Great-Britain.
Those persons that have, or may have it to fell;
Shall not be disappointed by applying to the Widow
Cunningham, at the Rising Sun in Market- street,
near the Coffee-houfe; to Mr. John Davis, saddler,
near Fourth-street in Market-Street, or to the Ma
nufactory in Second-Street below the New Market,
opposite to Almond-street, at which places ready
money will be given.
N. B. Said Maise Stands in the market on mar
ket days, opposite the London Coffee-hdufe: He
returns thanks to his former customers, hopes for
a continuance of their favours, and doubts not but
to merit their efteem.§
JO HN HA RT,
At his Vendue Store, at the corner of South and
Fiont- Streets,
A NEAT assortment o'fMERCHANDI ZE,
among which are,' camblets, worsted dam,fits,
everlastings, durants, tammies, Shalloons, velvercts,
checks, Silk ferrits, quality bindings, bed furni
ture, furniture checks, Turky stripes, plush, em
bossed Henne's, broadcloths, foxett cloths, naps,
coatings, dufiiis, ftuff Shoes, white Russia Sheetings,
ribbonds, silk g uze, calicoes, cottons, chintzy
and printed linens, gold and Silver laced hats, fd.< r
and China handle knives and forks, indigo, pow
der blue, &c.
N. B. Goods for public and private sale are re
ceived at said Store, and fold f*r cUb only.
*#* To be let, a neat Dwelling house, conve
nient for a private family. Enquire at laid Store.
TO BE SOLD BY
ADVERTISER.
WWW
OCTOBER 9 th, 1775.
From the St. James's Chronicle, AuguJi 1.
Some seasonable Stria-ares on the Purport and
Impor t oj General Gage's Account of the En
gagement, on the Heights near Charles- Fumn, on
Saturday the 17th of June.
TH E purport of General Gage's letter, as pre
ferred to the public, is to persuade the peo
ple cf this country that the Provincials were defeat
ed, while the true import of the letter is, that the
Regulars were beaten, or at halt luffeied all the
con sequences of a defeat.
Wirt kind of a redoubt, or defences were they
that could be ere&ed or railed in one night, or from
n ne o'clock of the evening of the 16th, till three
o'clock the next morning, when the Alarm frigate,
lying in the bay, firtt gave notice, that the Provin
cials were raising works, and conftru&ing batteries ?
Did the sth, 38th, 43d, 52d, 47th Regiments of
Foot, the 2d Battalion of the Marines, 20 compa
nies of Grenadiers and Light Infantry, with a re
inforcement of more Grenadiers and Light Infantry,
amounting in the whole to at least nine complete
Regiments of Foot, besides the Artillery and Vo
lunteers, make no more than “ something above
2000 men," that is, at the rate of about 200 in
each regiment?
Which party was it that set fire to Charles-Town?
and in whose favour did that “ manoeuvre appear
critical ?"
Is it even pretended in the General's narrative,
that the King's troops could have sustained the fire,
if the rebels had not been kept within their works
by the continual cannonade from the snips ®f war,
which covered their landing and facilitated their
approach to the flight works, hastily raised on the
peninsula the preceding evening?
If then we suppose that the works were forced
by the assistance of the ships of war, with what
profpea of success will the Regulars meet tire Re
bels in the open field, where they can expeft to
derive no assistance from the navy ?
Did the Regulars remain matters of the field? if
so, why not tell it ?
If they got possession of the Heights, hew long
did they stay on the field ? What works did the/
raise; and what force did they leave in them, ia
order to prevent the Rebels from again occubjfr
them, and thereby putting the whole army between
two fires, namely'fiom the heights of Charles^
Town, and those of Roxbury?
If, on the other hand, General Ilowe thought
proper to abandon them, andreturn to Borton, why
are we not told when, and in what manner ? Was
there no one movement, measure, n.ar ceuvre i^r
a&ual operation, military or civil, taken or a'^rect
on, from the instant the Rebels were beaten and
forced out of their intrenchments, till the instant
the dispatches were put on board the Cei berus a
period of full eight days?
And lastly, was it ever known, from the time
the Israelites passed the Red Sea, that a lender or
commander, unless he wrote offthe field of battle
transmitted an account of an action, without report
ing his present situation, and intimating at the fame
time some loose sketch of the general measures he
had in contemplation, and the probable confecOTn
c6s he expended fiom them ?
Certain alarming Truths, or the Comfort of refrain,
on a lucky Efcage.
THERE are letters in town of good authority,
which assure us that the King's troops would
have been totally defeated and cut to pieces, but
for the very heavy fire from the batteries in the
town of Bofteir, and the snips of.war. The latter
having completely covered the landing of the troops,
by which means they had time to form themselves,
and to make the necessary disposition for the attar k•
and the former having set fire to Charles-Towr,'
which broke General Putnam's main difpofnion'
that of drawing his adversaries imperceptibly to de
cide the fate cf the day by small arras. In that
event, lie was fare of victory, both on account of
his Superiority in point of numbers, and the onthu
fiafm with which his men were inspired. He did
every thing, however, to detach the Regulars from
those advantages they derived from tie batteries
and drips of war, by retreating from the ports le
firft occupier ; but the great loss in killed and
wounded, or the prudent caution of General Howe
prevented the stratagem from taking eftift; either:
wife, the whole party under bis command would
have been Surrounded and taken prisoners, or out
to the fword.'
WHILE pleasure reigns unrival'd on thi (here,
The Streets of Bufton ffream with British f
While like fall'll Romans for new joys we fi.i>
Our friends drop breaihlefs, or tor mercy cry : '
Perhaps the Soldier loft to pity's charms,"
Now stabs the infant in the mother's arms-
Perhaps the hidb nd fees h's b tter part
Welteringin gore, and bleeding from the heart ;
Perhaps the lover, plung'd in better woe,
Is torn from her whom inoft he loves below *
Ar<i fees the life, hetslusas his own, 'p
Yielded in pangs, or hears the dving croan!
Peihaps the son, 0! agony of pain ! °
Secs, fatal fight! his aged pciert Slain;
Perhaps who e families, together hurl'd
Seek the dread confines of, n n known wifld;
O! Scei c of Slaughter, fiends al re enj^v,
Fiends who love'death, end wait but to destroys
Are widows tears that never e^i ro roll,'
Are mothers pang's that penetrate the beul,
Are Shrieks cf inf.nts Sacrific'd to rage
The horrid trophies of the prefer t a; -,
Eternal Father, in thy mercy onell
The flames off &ion time anu' from hell •
Pourinto British hearts the balm < f peace
And rid, O bid, this cruel c/r.nrre ce> -
Likeliat's ferns, let Brings meet again, N
Nor be one brother by anothei Slain.
k. F.
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