The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-07-26 00:00:00, page 1

At TEN o'clock, in the Forenoon,
On Jacob Bright's Waarf, between Race and Vine
(Leets,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
ALL THE
Guns, Tackle, Apparel, Cables,
Anchors, Furniture and Appendages,
Belonging to, and taken from the ship RESOLUTION,
lay'd up as an Hu k.
By Order of the Cout o' Admiralty,
JUN 2 , CLEMENT BIDDLE M^fhal.
N. B. The above were adveitifed for T Lurid y the
26th inst. but could not be got ready for Erie. An In
ventory mar be fern at the Marshal's Office and at the
Coffee hou'e.
Superfine Broad Cloths of
various colours
Second ditto
Brown, claret, olive, black
blue and spotted Cordu
roy#
Black Everlafting#
Serge Denefme
Durants of all colours
Shalloone ditto
Corded & fl >weredDimity,
Blue, black, and c,imfon
calimancoes,
Bengali and Ginghams,
A large assortment of
beautiful Chintzes and
calicoes
Marseilles Qilting
Black and white Sattin#
Black and white Modes
Sarfnetts and Peelongs
White, brown, green, blue
and Griped ell-wide Per
sians
Half yard ditto
Taffetys and M^fuafy
Brocades and Luteftringi
Sewing Silks of all colours
Cambricks arid Lawns
Flowered and Minionef
Lawns
Mullin and Kenting
Handkerchiefs
Plain and striped Mullin
Bandanoe and Barcelona
Silk Handkerchiefs
Irish and Russia Sheetings
Said Roe and Company hope for encouragement
fiom the public, as they are determined to pay the
ftrideft attention to business, and. as far as in their
power, give fatisfa&ion to those who please to favour
them with their custom.
They hope to be excused the common mode of tel
ling the public, their goods are remarkably low: they
with, and only wait, for an opportunity of convincing
them, by shewing the quality, and telling the prices
of their goods, which they flatter themselves, will be
the best and molt pleating method to convince the
purchasers that their prices are moderate.
WALTER ROE & Company,
At their Store, on the north fide of Market-street,
four doors below Fourth-fireet, in Mr. Owen Jones's
house,
ARE now opening a large and neat assortment of
merchandize, imported in the last yeffels from
Europe, which they will fell by wholesale and retail,
on the most reafonabie terms, for ready money, viz.
David Chambers has opened his
Marble-Yard in Cherry alley, near Ihird
ftreet. 1 hole who please to favour him
with their custom may rely on being well
supplied.
Wanted, several Workmen in the dif
ferent branches of the bufmefs.
Lodgings to be L.ert :
A PART or an HOUSE, unfurnished, in aoleafint
„ ° art ot the cit b "ith * STABLE and COACH.
HOUSE. Enquire @f the Printer.
On MONDAY Next,
VOL. X.]
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1784
^o&i&ffl
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.— Price Six-Pence.
llrifh, French and Germari
Linens
Lavall Linens
IThree-fourths and Yard
wide Britannia's
Fine and coarse Scoch
Threads
Coloured ditto
Silk, Cotton, Thread arid
Worsted Hose
Silk and Warded Breeches
Patterns
Purple and white Gloves'
Ladies Fans
Tapes and Bobbins
Bl^ck, Blond and Thread
Lace
Ribbands
Sev^n-eights, yard-wide,
and yard and three
eights cotton Checks
Spotted and coloured
Jeans
Pins by the Packet
Pocket Handkerchiefs
Writing Paper
Snuff in Bottles'
A nest Assortment of
Glass and China Ware
A Jmall Assortment of
Ironmongery
Clock Movements and
Faces
Salt
Cottori by the Bag and
smaller quantity
Boh,a Tea, &c. &c. &c.
Office of Finance,
JULY 14,' 1781.
IN pursuance of an A& of the United States in Con
gress Assembled, NOTICE is hereby given, That
Piopofals will be rece'ved in this ( ffiee, from the date
hereof until the 11th dry of August next, inclusive,
for fupplyingyby contrad, the rations deliverable by the
public at Fort Pitt and its dependencies, to such efficerr,
soldiers and 0 hers as are or may be entitled to them
from acertain time to be fixed in the contr a until the
Expiration of fix months thereafter ; the ration to con
sist of-——One pound of Bread, x
One pound of Beef or three quarters of Pork
One gill of good Whifxey, and of
rs quart of Salt,
2 quarts of Vinegar, ITo every hundred
8 Pounds of Sap, [ rations.
„ 3 Pounds of Candles, J
The tontraaors to tffue the said rations; the payment
to be made in gold or silver, at the time to be ftipu'ated
in the contract ; the proposals to be sent in levied, and
to contain the lowest prices and longest terms of payment
at which the parties will contract.
N. B. The Stipulations to be entr:d into may be
seen in the Draft of a Contra& at this Office.
Office of Finance,
JULY 14, 1781.
IN pursuance of an Aft of the United States in Con
gress assembled, NOTICE is hereby given, That
Proposals will be received in this office, from the date
hereof until Saturday the 28th instant, inclusive, for
supplying, by contrast, the rations deliverable by the
public at the post of Reading, in Pennsylvania, to
such officers, foidiers, prisoners, or others, as are or
may be entitled to them, from a day to be fix'd in the
contrast, until theist day of January next ; the ration
to consist of- One pound of Bread,
One pound of Beef, or 3.4 of Pork,
One jill of Whifkey,—and of
X quart of Salt, l
2 quarts of Vinegar, (To every hun
-8 pound? of Soap, | dred rations.
3 pounds of Candles, J
The Contractors to iffae the said rations, and the
payments to be made in gold or silver, at the rimes to
be stipulated in the contra& ; the proposals to be sent
in sealed, and to contain the lowest prices and longest
terms of payment at which the parties will contrast.
N. B. The Stipulations to be entered into may be
seen in the Draught of a Contrast at this Office.
LX V likewise foils, on commission, Loan-office Certi
-1 1 ficates, and all other Kind of Merchandize Hr
gives constant attendance at his Office in From street,
between Market and Arcb-ftreets, fr<m 9toitin th
forenoon ; likewise att< nds at the Coffee noul& bom ia
to 2.
Office of Finance,
JULY 16, 1781.
IN pursuance of an Aft of the United States in Con
gress assembled : NOTICE is hereby given, That
propofols will be received in this office, from the date
hereof tudil Saturday, the zgth instant, inc vfive, for
supplying by contrz&, the rations deliverable by the
public, at lork Town, in Pennsylvania, to such offi
cers, loldiers, p ifoneis, or others, as may be entitled
to receive them, from a day to b^ fixed in the contract,
until the Ift day of Jinnar* next ; the ration to con
fift of—One pound of Bread,
One pound of Beef, or 3-4 of P rk,
One jill of Whiskey — And of
x quart of Salt, -<
z quartsol Vinegar, /To every hundred
8 pounds of Soap, rations.
3 pounds of Candles, >
The Contractors to issue the laid, rations, and the
payments to be male in gold or silver, at the times to
be stipulated in the contract ; the propofols to be sent
in sealed, and to contain the lowest p cs and long ft
t^rms of payment at which the parties will contrast
N. B. The Stipulations to be entered into may b<
seen in the Draugit of a Contrast at this Office.
Haym Solomons, Broker,
Sells Bills on Holland, France, Spain,
England, St. Croix, &c.
IN the eveningof the 2d, lieus. col. Emmerich march
with 100 men, drawn from the regiments of the line,
to Philips', house, as the next morning a number of
waggons/ under an escort of 200 foot and 30 mounted
Yagers, were to he sent to the fame place for some
hay. But about 10 o'clock the fame evening, intelli
gence was received of general Washington's army hav
ing been at Singling, in the afternoon of the 2d instant.
It was therefore resolved to leave the waggons within,
the lines, and sent the detachment to recal col. Em
merich. Lieutenant-colonel de Pruefchenck, with the
following officers under his command, viz. Captain
Henricks, captain de Wangenb&m, lieut. Schaefer,
lieut. de Deimar, and lieut. de Baltbolmai, left the camp
at day-break, and having left Kingforidge, would
not pass a series of defiles, before he had reconnoitered
fort Independence; be therefore ordered his advanced
guard under lieut. Schaefer, and another party of a
ferjeant and ten men, to examine the fort and its en
virons : It being not yet quite day, these parties did
not perceive the enemy drawn up in a line of battle,
till they were within ten yards of them, they receiv
ed the enemy's fire, returned it, and fell back to a
proper distance. Lieutenant-colonel de Pruefchenck
immediately, and with great fefolution and presence
of mind, endeavoured to gain the height in the rear
of the fort, and though he received the enemy's whole
fire, succeeded so far as to take poffeffon of the ruins
of a house which was formerly fortified by colonel
Emmerich ; from whence he attacked the rebels in their
advantageous portion, intending to dislodge them, but
observing a battalion with flying colours in the fort,
finding their superiority of numbers, being furioufly
attacked with the bayonnet, and at the fame time
feeing no possibility of gaining any ground to his
advantage, resolved to fall back under the cannon
in Charles redoubt, but the rebels pressing too hard
upon him, and his infantry, on account of the nar
row passage, began to lose ground, and being appre
hensive of fu flaining some loss in repairing the defite
in fucii a situation, to avoid this and prevent confu
fion, he ordered his cavalry under lieutenant Flies, to
charge the advancing enemy. This had the expe&ed
effect, the rebels flopped, the Yagers formed .again
and recommenced the attack with redoubled vigour,
obliged the rebels to quit the fort and drove them
from the heights as far as Deveaux's house, and took
poffeffon of the ground the rebels had quitted. At
this time lieutenant-colonel de Wurmb arrived with
the rest of the Yager corps from Kingforidge, and
took poffeffon of the rising ground between the bridge
and fort Independence, reconnoitered the enemy's new
position, extending from Miles square road over the
height to Will ams's bridge, with a thick wood in their
rear, plainly indicating a design to conceal their real
strength!; and as repeated intelligence was receiv
ed that 300 French horse covered the enemy's left at
Williams's bridge, colonel de Wurnib a&ed with pre
caution, and did not think proper to risk another at
tack- but lieut. col. Emmerich retreating over Spiten-
Devil, and being cut off by the rebels position, 200
men being arrived at this time from the regiments of
the line, and the refugees from Morriffiania having
having joined, it was absolutely neceffary_ to force the
rebels from their ground, to give colonel Emmerich
an opportunity- of joining by the way of Cortland's
house, fill in poffeffon of the rebels. The Yagers
moved forward and took possession of Cortlandt's
bridge, the refugees and advanced parties of the
Yagers engag-d the rebel advanced polls and drove
them to their main body, who immediately filed off to
the left ^pd retreated towards Wi bams's bridge; tie
passage being now open, colonel Emmerich was desired
to leave Spiten Devil and to join, which he did, and
inform general de Lclbe-g that he drew 200 rebels in
to h;s ambufeade at Philips's house, of wi ich he kil
led three and took nine --that the rebel army was
moving in two columns (one of which was already seen
on Valentine's hill advancing towards CordandtV
bridge.) The troops were now ordered to fall back
to their farmer position, leaving too Yagers at fort In
dependence, and ob erveri all motions of general Wash
ington's army, who himfelf reconnoitered Spiten De.
vil at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At 4 o'clock V^
troops moved into the lines and To their encampmeih
The loss of the Yagers is 3 men killed, 1 officer, t
firßnty ;5 men wounded anti 5 miffing.
The following are the particulars of the tranfaßions at
Kin/foridge on the 3d instant, and of the skirmish
between 200 Yagers and 30 horse, under the com
mand of lieutenant colonel de Pruefehenck, and the
advanced corps of the rebel army, of 800 foot and
300 horse.
From Rivington's New-York Gazette, of the 14th
instant.
[NUMB. 760.