The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-07-10 00:00:00, page 4

G^n- Powder Barrens, Baltimore County, June 27.
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
D AN AWAY last night from the fubferiber, a
" convict servant man named James Walker,
about thirty years of age, five feet seven inches high,
strong made, round (houldered, a very down look,
brown buthy hair inclining to curl, is a Scotchman and
speaks broad, talks but little and looks sullen, by trade
a breeches maker, can work a little at ikinning; he is
much attached to the English, and probably may raake
towards New York; had on when he went away, a small
round wool hat bound with black cloth, a twilled drab
coloured outside jacket, his inside jacket unknown, a
tow linen shirt, buckskin breeches, white yarn dockings
and new (hoes. Whoever secures said servant, so that his
matter may have him again, (hall receive the above re
ward, paid by JACOB 'LEMMON.
F~ O R S AL E^
TH R EE hundred and forty-feven bushels of BAR
LEY MALT, and three barrels of HOPS; a
Ample of which may be seen at the Coffee-houfe bar.
Apply to WILLIAM PERKINS, in Fifth street,
a few doors above Market street, Philadelphia,
TO BE SO L D,
ON E hundred and twenty-three acres of land in Pax
ton township, Lancaster county ; quit-rent at half
a penny.
Five hundred and twenty-five acres in Turbut town,
unp, Northumberland county, for which is two deeds,
zoo and 325 acres adjoining.
An undivided half part of 1050 acres of land on the
Shawney Cabin Creek, in Bedford county.
Some (hares of that valuable tra& of land on the river
Ohio, called Indiana Land, granted by the Six Nations
to the Proprietors at the treaty at Fort Stanwix in 1768.
For terms of sale apply to the fubferiber, living in Lan
caster. 4.LEVY ANDREW LEVY.
One Hundred and Fifty Pounds Regard.
Wr AS STOLEN en the night of the twenty
fixth, of June, from the fubferiber, living near
Wife's Mills in the Dutch Valley, in Roxbury township,
Morris county, New Jersey, a bright bay HORSE,
about fourteen and a half hands high, blind of his right
eye, a white strip down his forehead, newly food before,
eight years old this spring, a natural trotter, and gal
lops (hort. Likewise an iron grey MARE, having a
good deal of white in her forehead and running over her
left eye, (hod all round, is near fifteen hands high, three
years old, is half blooded, and trots naturally. Who
ever takes up and secures said creatures so that the owner
may get them again, (hall have One Hundred Pounds
reward, and for the creatures and thief the above re
ward, paid by JOHN SHARP.
WH EREAS theAffemblyof Pcnnfylvania,
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun
dred and seventy-sour, passed an A& intitled, An Aa
to prevent infectious difeafe# being brought into the ci
ty of Philadelphia, of which the following is an extra& :
" And be it further ena&ed by the authority afore
-46 laid, That no Commander, Matter, or other person
" having charge of ary fliip or vessel bound to the port
" of Philadelphia, or to any other port or place in this
" Province, having on board at the time the (aid ship
" or.vclfJ departed from any port or place whatsoever
46 beyond the seas, any greater number of persons,
" whether paffingers or servants, or both, than forty,
" or having any perlons disordered with any infectious
'' disease, or coraing from any sickly port or place, (hall
'' bring his thip or Vessel, or fuffer or permit the fame
" to be brought, nearer to the city than the island call
" ed Little Mild Kland, near the mouth ®1 the River
" Schuylkill, dr (hall land or bring on (hore, or cause or
" fuffer to be landed or brought on shore, at any port
•' or place within this Province, any of such paflenge;s
" or Servants, or any part or parcel of their goods or ef
^fe&s,or the goods or effects of any other person or per
-46 foms whatsoever, until he (hall have obtained a licence
£< or permit in writing for that purpose under the hand
'' of the Officer or his Deputy appointed by virtue of
<f the A& intitled, An Act for imposing a duty cn per
“ fc to * convicted of heinous crimes, and t® prevent poor
$r and impotent perlons being imported into this Pro
« vince, Under the penalty of five hundred pounds, be
" ing thereof legally convicted in any Court of Quarter
4: Sessions within this Province."
AND WHEREAS the Honorable the Supreme
Executive Council Of the State of Pennsylvania, taking
into cenfideration the above Aft, have been pleased to
nominate and appoint the fubferiber H alth Officer for
the Port of Philadelphia, of which all Commanders,
Masters, or other persons having charge of any (hip or
vessel coming into the said port, are desired to take no
tice, and govern themselves accordingly, or they may
depend on being prosecuted with the utmost rigor, by
PETER DEHAVEN, Health-Officer.
July i, 1779.
TO BE S O L D,
TWO hundred and sixty-sour acres of LAND
fifty acres thereof cleared, with a small fram idwell
ing-houfe thereon, situate about eight miles from Dover,
in Kent county on Delaware. A corner lot of ground
in the town of Dover aforefaid, with a brick store and
three small tenements thereon; the store fronting the
Court house Square and King, street. A pasture lot near
the town, containing ten acres, and under good fence.
Any person inclining to purchase may know the terms
by applying to the fubferiber, living in Kent county
aforefaid, who has also for sale, thirty head of Cattle,
and one hundred head of good Sheep.
WILLIAM RODNEY.
51. Jones's Neck, June 23.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNL AP. in Market-street.
.TO BE SOLD BY
P E ,T E R OZE A S,
In Race street, between Second and Third-Greets,
WEST. INDIA mm, sugar, tea, coffee, cho
colate, rice ; sweet oil by the barrel, gallon or
quart ; (helled barley, Cattile soap by the box or pound,
faffron by the pound, nutmegs, almonds, raisins, figs
by the calk or pound ; belt lime juice by the barrel,
gallon er quart; wool cards, Holland gin by the case,
and best imported salt ; to be fold at the limited price.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN DUNL AP,
A quantity of MUSKET and CANNON
CARTRIDGE PAPER.
Just Imported and to be Sold by
GE OR GE BICKHA M,
At his store on the south fide of Market-street, a few
doors above the Coneftogo Waggon,
FINE and coarl'e Irith linens, platillas, royals, Bti
tanni^s, Barcelona handkerchiefs, check ditto,
cambricks, rattinets, fagathies, feperfine cloths, wo
mens silk stockings, blue callicoes, and Sundry other
goods.
He gives the hi^beft price for Loan Office Bills of Ex
change due for intertf, on the Commi&ners of the
United States in France ; allo for good Bills on any part
of Europe. ,
TO BE SOLD'B Y
WILLIAM BROW N,
At his store in Front street, the corner of South street,
Philadelphia,
MUSCOVADO sugars by the hogshead and bar
rd; also a few pieces of blue linens, worsted da
ma(ks, cioaths, a (uit of bed curtains, a black walnut
chest of drawers, a genteel silver moun^d Irtiall fw6rd,
mens (addles, &c. &c.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, on the 26th
day of June last, a Negro Woman named S UE;
(he is about thirty years of age, about five feet two or
three inches high, is big with child ; (he is more darkly
coloured than a Mulatto, though not so black as Ne
groes are in general. She weats high caps, and was
deeded in a blue and white short gown and petticoat. It
is fufpe&ed (he went to camp with a white woman com
monly called Captain Molly, who has a hulband in the
4th regiment of Light Dragoons. Whoever apprehends
the said Negro woman and secures her so that the owner
may have her again, (hall have the above reward and
reasonable charges, paid by
EDWARD HAND.
July 2, 1779. ,
AL L Gentlemen Sailors, and others, who
are willin , to rifque their lives for Liberty, Glo
ry, and English Guineas; and are allo willing to enter
on board the (loop Tyger, commanded by Capt. Martin
Parkifon, carrying two carriage guns, howitzers, &c.
and leyenty men ; or on board the (chooser Cat, com
manded by • , carrying two carriage guns, how
itzers, &c. and seventy men ; or on board the schooner
Sackall, commanded by =- & —— carrying two carriage
guns, howitzers, &c. and sixty men; all under the
command of Commodore John M'Pherlon. They will
certainly fail, with the Almighty's permission, on or
before the tenth instant, and will cruize for one month,
to commence the day they leave the Capes. To prevent
trouble, none will be permitted to sign the articles but
such a# are known, or can be well recommended. No
advance will be given except to seamen who may be in
diftrefi.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
CTRAYED out of the back yard of the fubferiber,
~ last Wednesday night, a speckled black and white
C O W, middling size five or fix years old, the white is
mostly about her hind quarter, a triangle small spot of
white on her left (boulder and another on her forehead.
Whoever brings her to the fubferiber, in Front-street
near the Bridge, (hall have the above reward and reason
able charges, paid by
Inly 5. __X°H N PURDON.
WHEREAS Barbara, the wife of
William Fow, hath eloped fiom him: This
is therefore to forewarn all perlons not to trust her on
my account, as I will not pay any debts of her contrast
ing from the date hereof.
July 5. WILLIAM FOW.
FOR SAL E,
AH ANDSOMEBLACK GELDING, not
more than seven years old last spring, fifteen hands
high, is well broke to fiddle and carriage, and war
ranted found. For particulaas apply to Mr. Forsyth,
at the Cross-Keys in Chefnut-ltieet, Philadelphia.
% Philadelphia County, June 22.,
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN betweeh the twenty
° seventh and twenty-ninth of June last, fiom the
plantation of the fubferiber, near the sign of the Black
Horie bn Frankford road, a bay HORSE, four years
old, between fourteen and fifteen hands high, trots and
paces, his off hind hoof turns in ; he had the distemper,
and was lanced for the fame ; he is but low in fklh, has
no brand nor ear mark that can be remembered. Who
ever takes up said horse, if stolen and the thief brought
to justice, ffiall be entitled to the above reward, ofc
Thirty Dollars for the horse alone, and reafon^ble
charges, paid by DUNCAN LEECH.
A c. Gofoen, June 1%.
A 3 the fubferiber intends soon to move out
of the country into tome seaport town, for the
purpose of carrying on trade, would therefore be glad
to exchange the boufe and farm he now lives on, for a
house in the city of Philadelphia, provided it be in a
good stand for trade. Any person to inclining to ex
change may be sure to meet with a good bargain. Said
place lays in the town of Gofhen, and state of New-
York, within twenty miles of the landing place at New-
Windsor ; the house is new, large and elegant, ftanda
in a beautiful fixation, with an extensive profpeft all
round it of meadows, lawns and orchards. The farm
contains about thirty acres of land, neatly laid out into
square lots, well improved, has ten acres of excellent
meadow, a large bearing orchard, with a living fream
of water running through the whole: There is likewise
a large old building, two new barns, and several other
improvements on laid premises. Any gentleman in
Philadelphia so inclining to exchange upon reasonable
terms, may dire& a line to the fubferiber, living in said.
town, who, upon proper encouragement, would wait
upon him in Philadelphia at an appointed time.
ROGER TOWNSEND.
N. B. It would be an agreeable retreat for a gentle
man, being in the midst of a fine improved country,
and the people remarkable for their hospitality. s
To BE SOLD BY
JACOB MANWARING,
, In Market-street, next door to the Indian Kin*
GERMAN STEEL,
And a quantity of CORK S.
C D E R,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN H A RLA ND,
At his store the corner of Walnut and Second-fleets
EXCELLENT bottled cyder, fit for imme
diate use, by the groce or dozen.
N. B. Tavern keepers in the country are desired to
bring empty hottles in exchange for the Cyder they may
want.
Gkucefler, July s .
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
nj ADE his escape last evening, from the gaol of the
- 1 county of Gloucester, a certain Daniel Githins,
who was committed for burglary ; he is a likely well
made fellow, about five feet fix or seven inches high, and
about twenty-two years of age; had on an old hat, a
light coloured homespun jacket, a (potted under ditto,
old shirt, itripyd lincey trowfers, no (hoes or flockings.
As he has friends living in said county it is likely hemay
bhange his cloaths. Whoever will apprehend said Da
niel Githins and secure him in any gaol so that he may
be had again, Shall receive the above reward, and if de
livered at Gloucester gaol, all reasonable charges, paid
by ISAAC DUFFIELD, Gaoler.
FIFTY DOLLARSREWA
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber:, living in Upper
Dublin townfllip, Philadelphia county, two fervent
boys, ;one a Scotch boy named Donald Morison
about seventeen years of age, of a small stature, fai^
complexion, innocent look, brown b-jr, had on when
he went away, a redith brown coat newly turned, the
fore parts li^d with redifh fhaloon, a shirt and new pair
of trowfers Striped with deep blue, pale blue and yellow
.colours, „?od Shoes with plated buckles ih them, and a
felt hat bound round. The other a Dutch boy about
twelve years of age, named Matthias Fulmore, small
Nature, has blown hair, black eyes, and Swarthy com
plexion , had on and took with him two good Shirts and
two pairs of trowfers, an aid felt hat, a °cloth coloured
jacket without Sleeves or lining, and a pair of Shoes with
Strings in them. Whoever takes up the said Servants and
brings them to their matters, or secures them in Phila
delphia gaol, Shall have the above reward, or Twenty-
Five Dollars for either of them, and reason hie
charges, paid by JOHN JARRETT
June 28. JOHN TrfuMP
TO BE RENTED,
And may be entered upon the sirs of July next,
AL ARGE commodious House in Larotia Court,
at prefentin the tenure of John Heffernan, School
master; with a kitchen and two imall tenements ad
joining, and a pump at the door.
Also to be L E r to a single Gentleman, and may be
entered into immediately, ready furnished LODGINGS
in a genteel hbufe and airy part of the town, consisting
of a very neat dining-rbdm, bedchamber, and a room
for a servant. Enquire of the Printer.
W A N T E 57-
For a small family,
A GIRL to assist in cooking and washing; good
wages will be given by the year, month or week,
up-in a proper recommendation. A Negro would net
be unacceptable.
To be fold, a valuable large forreQ H ORSE, about
seven years old, the best Jersey breed ; a pleasant road
and a good carriage horse. He may be seen at the Con
tinental (tables in the QM. G. Waggon-yard. The
price 1800 dollars.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber, on the
Germantown and Philadelphia road, on the zgd
instant, a forget MA RE, fourteen and a hvif hand#
high, four years old, has a whiteface, paces, and is
branded X on each buttock. The o^ner is desired to
prove his property, pay charges and take her away.
June 26. WILLIAM M'CULLOIL