Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-08-19 00:00:00, page 1

' — NUMB, 301.
U N L A P's 7
PUD ^te^
G ENERAL ^fe ADVERTISED.
Hunterdon County, Aaguft n.
TO BE SOL D,
Two elegant 'ull blnaled STALLIONS, ore
called Bajaz t rud the other Juniper : They
are both gao'b<y% and fifte n hands high. Enquire of
Wilson Hunt in Hopewt , or Abraham Hunt in
Trenton. '
Wilmington, August u, L;%.
NOTICE is hereby given, That Met n's
George Lattimer, Robert Bryan, John Barcia, ',
nathan Rabinfon, and William Hemphill, r " c Co I
appointed by the GteralAfanbly of the Delawai>
for the fating an account ofthe monies advance^
cruizing the Cen cental battalion, ratted in t.
St/te I and alio an account of expenditures, byl
State, for and on ehall c f ie Continent ; will mec yu
Monday, the firft day of September next, at the Borovb
of Wilmington, in Newcaftfe County, to proceed in tua
bufinef ; at which time and place all persons concerned
are desired to attend the laid Committee, with their ac
counts and vouchers.t
NO TIC E - ^eby given, to the
creditors o Mr. Jex ttle, of the 1 ownffnp
of Galloway, County of # fter, and State of New-
Jr!^,Derated, that the in their demands agarnft
fail est te, properly tteft - 'n or before thefirft day of
December next; and th:.'^ted are requeued toxet
&their account ~.s fcon de with
X + SARAH lE, Admin ftratnx,
FORTY DOLL S REWARD
DESERTED h^r Walter Stewart's r«gi
men:, the f-Lo^u viz. From Capt. Jor
(^^'frc:inmo. CT ;;fiCrawford, five feet,
fiveii inches nigh, hourt orr urowrchau a^o p=f
eyes; he has before ah^ nfelf from his regiment,
went b, the name cf Ben forth, and. lived in Lan
cifter C un y- Patrick N, five feet five inches
high, abort blackh i, flmade, dark complexion,
final! black }% and by L, . Irishman. From Capt.
John Ma;fh il'e company d regiment,—John Ir
weke, five feet five inches high, well made, had long
red hair tied, grey eyes, and was born in Chester Coun
ty, Pennsylvania. Peter Brown, five feet nine inches
high, hurtbck hair, dark complexion, and has re
ceived a L4l through his left cheek ; born in Chester
Cutity, Pwaty-vaaia. The above men were all tireff d
io blue turned up with rid, and white metal buttons with
P
the letters S R marked on them. Also deserted from
laid regiment, Kershaw Peeling, five feet eight
inches high, brown hair tied, grey eyes, well made;
hit on a green coat : He h. ? s bean seen fkulkmg about
this city in company with a girl, Any person or perfens
taking up said deleters, fh.il receive the above Reward,
or E IG HF DOLLARS for each, with reafona
barges, hy applying to Lieut. Col. Lewis Far MER,
at Lnl&aelptv % or t%c dv^C'der at c?mp.
WALTER STEWAR T, Colonel.
ThuT men who bI mg to the late Pennsylvania State
tegimlrrts. are ditV :d immediately to repair to, and de
liver hmfrives up to Lieut. Col. Lewis Farmer, at
Philadelphia, c'herwif# they will be looked upon, when
taken, as deserters, and punished accordingly ; and
they may be allured that each of thin mall serve the time
they have been absent from their regiments.
X WALTER STEWART, Col.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
% ^ A N A. WA V from the fubferibers, living in
,%L Springfield Townihip, Chester County, Pennfyl
v la, on the night of the 4th inst. (August) ,wo Mu-
L.to young men, one nzmed C 2E S AR, about eighteen
„-\ra of age, five feet seven incites high, a well set good
' king &&ve fellow ; had on and took with him, two
.^ flirts, two pair of to % v trowf ^;, a white hunting
}.ut cf the fame, two jackets without sleeves of thick
rlutb, one gey and the other a reddish colour, a new
00l bat cocked, a red and yellow handkerchief, and
nod (hoes. The other named ANTHONY WELSH,
ut is commonly called TONE, about eighteen years of
sge, five •€ t nine inches high, a likely fellow, two fin
gers on bis right hand very crooked : Had on when be
went tway, a new wool hat cocked, tow shirt and two
- ir of trowfers, onefriped lincey, a striped linceyjack
withot feera, good shoes, and a silk handkerchief:
is probable they will change their names. They are
th very careful in con, ing their wool ; the latter keeps
s umlly tied. It is thought they are gone towards the
mp with a design toenlift, but it is hoped they will
it meet with a Dunmore there. Whoever secures said
fuL^os, so that their matters may have them again,
afi have the above R . ard for both, or FIFTEEN
OLLARS for either of them, and reasonable
charges from JAMES CROZER.
t+ JAMES ANDERSON.
TUESDA Y, AUGUST j^h, 1777.
Pennsylvania Sta:e Na Board, Auruf 9, 1777.
WHEREAS a certain THOMAS
DRUMMOND, late Steward of the armed
boat Congress, Isaac Roach, commander, belonging to
this St^te, has been detected in r urging several orders for
provifion*, by ^hich artifice he .as obtained from Wil
nam C.ifpin, Esq; Commissary 4 £<,fA Stores, eleven
hundred and sixty-sour rations, Sldi.po^d of th: fame•
upon which the* Captain brought 'o', c ..'V : j<, r fc: 7
the 6th instant, and took him to the Vvork„iidufe o; Q.
City of Philadelphia, where he remained until the next
day between the hours of two and four in the afternoon,
when he made his escape, He was a fervart to Mr. Wil
liam Drury, and-has been in the country fevexal years ;
is about five f et fix inches hig, thin faced, pitted with
the small-pox, down lock when fpok,n to, 'dark hair,
part wnereoi is falie and cued, about twenty-one years of
age ; had ®n wncn he made his escape, a brown doth
coat, white jacket and breeches, clouded silk flockings,
earned filter ihoe buckles, a good hat, and a black stock;
is m^cn addi&ed to ftiong liquor 2nd gaming, and it is
apprehended the villain will endeavour to get to New-
York or on board force of the enemy's (hips in our bay.
Whoever secures him so that he may be brought to just
tice, (hall receive a reward of FORTY DOLLARS
betides reasonable charges.'
By order of the Boa^d,
1 . JOSEPH BLEWER, C.M.
N. B. An additional reward of TE N DOLLARS
'1^21222^^ feid Drummond.
A Quantity of WRITING PAPER
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN D UN L A P.
AN Y person proper], qualified for the pur
poT, who will undert c the making SALT
fr an the crine or pickle of th? th meat confirm'd b the
A my, will he treated with 0; applying to the Commif
™° Genera! of Purchases, ^ ;, , ffi ce a t the corner cf
Fourth and Arch streets, Pu d Iphia.±
T ° BE s o'CrC
A ' ONG hearty NGRO MAN, who ur
'Y 'erfanus the Rope-mgk: g bufnete per^afy. His
pref nt owner has no realm r parting with him but
wa £LH'' P ! °V. F^q^ire of P inter.J
QTRAYEED cut of- , .
Oin Third fir et, near the -?ck<, P>:%) !" 1, vd
Friday the 25th of Jo! lad, ,to n MARE, Amt
thirteen hands high, with G- T fiddle frets, a lor g
bunch tail net decked, beir/.b ^fy burn on her but
tocks under her tail, 'he .<sfn on the road as far
a Frankford. Whovc akr up the said mare ad gives
information thereof to. fu^riber, liv n% in Trenton,
fc that he may have he, aga : a, Ota ! I receive the above
Reward, with reaffirm L cha?o% from
_ § JAMES HILL.
* Fifth Month %6tb, 1777.
CA ME to the ntation of the fubferiber,
in kobmfon Tm.:.m,i.Berks County, a likely
bay MARE, with a ,? in '^ r forehead, one white
hind foot, and (hod und. The owner is desired to
come and prove his e r 1, pav charges and take her
a — l YmIN SCARLET.
A M E to t' of the fubferiber, in
1) IGermant: wn, '':via County, at 1 ^
b tween fourteen an ! c ^:'hands high, ah^s^ ^''
^sAiiold. T>LQjfr r . :^( treome, raovepf.ber-
Hh P ? y charges and t.;K^& away."
dugufl 5. § JOSEPH KEYSER.
Philadelphia 20.
ELEVEN 1?? 7 LARS REWARD.
DESERTED this , from a detachment of the
6th, Maryland Re, ~ ,t under my command, at
toe garifon, Piulad'^ tracks, John Gillaspie,
an Irishman, about t> v mrsof age, five feet tei^nches
high, black hair, bro^ ^,lex ion, a wr" fe* c r u r ...
and fond of fpirituouc : Had on;
him, a regimen I coa: . $ yaiftcoat of gi , c;c% j,
with green, a hat bounds ^ white ferreting, tew trew-"
fers, and a pair of ner -*• hes of grey cloth. He in
lifted with /he fubferiber A .^ the mi'ddleof this month,
near Winter's Run, Ha;f< 4 County, Maryland, and it
is supposed will make f. at place, as he has a brother
living there. He received . Continental and addition
al bounty of 30 dolors : by a late a& of Assembly
ofrhe State of Maryland soever apprehends laid de
serter and giv.s informs ereof cither to Lieut, Col.
Ford, at Annapolis, C. ^rris, in Harford, Coun
ty, Maryland, or tot' Tiber at Camp, (hall be
entitled to the above Re wd all reasonable charges
n < L' A" COTT, Lieutenant, "
N. B. All mafteis of and others are forbid to
harbour or conceal said < .ft: .x
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD
R A NAWAY from on board the Franklin
1 ondrr my command, the following m n, viz
ILL:am Burkitt, an Eagi&man, % { years of age
5 feet 6 inches high, formerly lived between C' r ^ r ar<
Marcus. Hook, by trade a tsylor. William Denton
born in America, z 3 years of age, 5 fret 4. inches hivh.
black h^r, dark cmup^x on, down lock, and v < 'hi
"^r, r M ° lris ßE e r. Jam 3 Nagle, born in the
Weft of Ireland, x 3 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches bi, h,
speaks much on the brogue, and is freckud in the face.
John Lann, norn is Irel nd, % 4 years of age, 5 feet 8
inches high, ft u.^made, fuppcied to hr genet 1 s ch
Lanebfter or Baltimore in company with femes Narir
{..dwaßD^igiway, born in PhU^lpbi?, ~ r „;tf
but supposed will move h^ family f „„„
intown, or elfewhkre. Whoever takes uu
d feta s and fecyres them in ary gaol, fothat ™°
he had again, fnall have the above Reward, or TWF ^ r
DOLLARS for each, p^d by '
1%9 $ '777. NATHAN BOYS, Captain
A. 8. All masers of veffeis, or other persons, are C.
bid at their peril to harbour them, as they n,^ ex p e & tc
be dealt with according as the Law directs. " §
fy — —E sT L b'
THE intertft in a leaf, of 99 years, renewable for
ever, for one Lot of Ground on Fell's Point, Bal
timore Town, containing I^s feet in length, and 60
feet in breadth, fubje& to a ground rent of fterHn*
per annum; whereon is creded a D velling-bcufe cr.d
Rope-walk, ^ith every house and utensil necessary for
the business of Rope-making.— Also the unexpired time
0! two indented fervanrs from London, brought up in
the buinefs. Enquire of
^ THOMAS BPFRETON, Brekv. or
HE MILI7IA of this State are desired
A to call on the Mußer-Mriter Genbid fa M r£
Robeson's in Chefnut-ftreet, opposite the Fountain Inn)
as fcon as their companies are ready or muttering.'
Philadelphia County, N. Au^uftn,
/ HEREAS the inhabitants of the Dis
' Q ui^tof Upp^r Hanover, M rlboro%h and U^per
rtiMrtd, tie Diitriff of Lower Salford, Fzmeonia'and
Towameufing, in the County of Phil&delphw, h/ v e hi
therto neglected to choose their Mugiftiares and AY:
return thereof to the Executive Council : And he inha
bitants of the Northern Liberties and levers of the W rk
of the City of Philadelphia have in like manner n^l^ &e^
tochufe and return as atorefaid. AND WIIERE A 3
the Honorable the Supreme Executive Council being de
sirous tbat anotner day should be appointed by the fub
feribers for said inhabitants to ekaDheir Justices ; Pub.
Lie Notice is hereby given, That the inhabits of
the Dituft of Hanover, Marlborough and Uppe '
...rs,r qu:red to inert together at the h^ufe of
Croll, on Satu, by the 23 I fy o f this jnftant,
o'clock in the morning; and the inhabitants of rower
Salford, Fp° i a c ?nd Towan enfing, on said day and
hens at the house of Joseph Lukens; and the inhabitants
of the Northern Liberties, and ofthpL Ward's in the City
of Philadelphia who have hitherto ne/tl &d, are hereby
Jikrwife required to meet on th? aforefaid day and hour
at the State-h^ufe in the City of Philadelphia, at which
said time and places fry are to proceed to the election
of fit persons to serve as Justices, agreeable to the laws
of the Common- Wealth of Pennsylvania ip that case made
"1 ? prt E JAMES CLAYPOOLE,)
WILLIAM SHUTE, ( Assessors.
JACOB LAUGHLIN, J
JACOB BRIGHT,
JOHN WILLIAMS,] Commissioners .
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN from the fubferiber, living in Allen-
Town, Monmouth County, New-Jei fey, on the nfc
ol July lift, at night, a likely half-blooded black MARE,
fix years old, near fifteen hands high, shod before, is a
natural trotter and hand-gallops well, has a small ttar in
her forehead, a fuort nocked switch tail, one or both hind
feet white. Whoever secures said mare and thief, so that
the thief be brought to justice and the mare returned fr o
the owner, ft^li have the above Reward, or for t^ Yare
alone TWENTY DOLLARS, and reafonablu charges
if brought to the Harp and Crown in Third-ftrett, Phi
ladelphia, or te the owner as above.
SAMUEL ' QU AY.
C^ AM E to the plantation of the fubferiber,
, in Cheltenham Townihip, Philadelphia County'
on the ,th inst. (August) two large GELDIN GS
very poor and low in flefh. Whoever has loft the fam^
is desired to come and prove his property, pay charges
and take them away, f JOHN WEBSTAR?