The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-03-06 00:00:00, page 3

To Major-General B. ARNOLD.
S I R,
PRIDL and folly are perpetually exposing themselves.
You published to the world, that “ you had lerved
your country faithfully for near four years, without once
having your public conduct impeached." 1 knew the
fad was otherwise, and remarked, that your memory seem
ed to have failed you, at the fame time reminding you of
thirteen articles of impeachment against you, published by
Lieut. Col. Brown.
You pablilh a resolve of Congress, which proves that
such impeachment was made ; and you reject the apology
of forgetfulnefs, which was admitted hi your favor. Now,
pray General, by what name will you be pleased to have
this bold assertion of yours called? A myiake you will
not admit it to be—to call it a idl/ehood might offend you.
It is a child of your ow/z, I really believe; give it, then,
any name you please.
It will require that some faith be exercised by the next
generation, before they can believe that Congress really
acquitted you of those charges upon hearing such evidence
as you could produce in your ^n jaguar, and without
hearing the evidence againji you. Indeed, General, this
looks very like jockeying. There is but one argument
occurs to me whrh can be urged in favor of this decision
of congress, and that is, the improbability that any one
man was ever guilty of so many crimes, and of so black a
dye, as those with which Lieut. Col. Brown has impeach
ed you. It must flrike every man as a very lingular cir
cumflance, that the fame Congress who has acquitted you
of all those charges in the lump, had admitted the Colo
nel's feconu charge against you to be true, by restoring
him to the rank from which you had degraded him. I
Do you exped that Congress will make another resolve
in your favor qmibout bearing the evidence againji you,
in the case of the waggons dragged, witn their owners, in
to service, under pretence of public necessity, and afterwards
applied toyour private uje? Believe me, the credit even
es a CONGRESS will not bear the (Locks of many such
premature and partial resolves.
When I meet your carriage in the street, and think of
the splendor in which you live and revel, of the settlement
which it is laid you have proposed in a certain case, and of
the purchases you have made, and compare these things
with the decent frugality necessarily used by other officers
in the army, it is impossible to avoid the queftioh---From
whence have these riches flowed, if you did not plunder
Montreal? 1 . G.
I See Journals of Congress, Vol. IB p. 288 and %%.
Ma. DUNLAP,
SI R,
Be pleased to give the following extract from a New-
York Gazette of the 17th instant, a place in your ufelul,
and I hope impartial paper. While it breathes a spirit of
candor and liberality of sentiment towards injured merit,
it may serve to convince the discerning public, that those
men in this city, who are now laboriou/ty exerting their
frnall talents to degrade the most meritorious servants of
this country, are putting two-edged (words into the hands
of the " common enemy," that may, in the sequel, cut in
funder the nerve of liberty. I am, Sir,
Your constant reader, &c.
A Grateful American.
< ff H E eminent feryices performed for the rebel Con
' I grefs by Major Gen. Arnold, an officer more dif
' tinguifhed fur valor and perseverance than any com
' mander in their service, are in a fair way of being re
' quited in terms similar to those of Major Gen. Lee,
6 whole arrangements and counsel in several critical situ
-1 atione had refeued their Commander in Chief, with his
' whole army, from impending deftrudion. The Execu
-6 tive Council of Pennsylvania having, on the third inst.
< published articles of impeachment for illegal and opprof
< five conduct against Mr. Arnold, ordering him to be
< prosecuted by their Attorney: Major M. Clarkfon, Aid
« de Camp to the accused, has published an address desiring
6 a suspension of the public opinion, declaring that the
'charges brought against him by the Council shall be re
< futed when the prosecution is brought forward, and the
< bifioiy of the grounds and rife of the whole tranfaaion
' faithfully and impartially laid before the public. Gen.
< Arnold heretofore had been filled another Hannibal,
6 but losing a leg in the service of the Congress, the latter
$ considering him unfit for any further exercise of his mi
'litary talents, permit him thus to fall into the unmerci
-6 ful fangs of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Mr.
' Joseph Reed, President,
We are informed from Baltimore, that the merchants
of that town have had several meetings of late, to confider
the state of their trade, which has funered greatly by the
enemy's privateers ; and that in consequence thereof, they
have come to a resolution of laying up all their vessels for
some time.
fit The Committee appointed by the Merchants of
this city request a meeting of the Merchants and Traders
at the Coffee-houfe, at twelve o'clock this day, on bufi
of importance.
March 6, 1779.
§||§ The Constitutional Society are to meet this even
ing at fix o'clock, at the Dptch Lutheran School-house in
Cherry-alley.
N. B. The Members are desired to be punctual to the
time of meeting.
L O T T E R Y-0 F FI C E,
Saturday morning, March 6, 1779.
THE wheels are now <12,880 dollars richer in propor
tion than they were when the drawing commenced.
There are now in the wheels the following prizes---
2 of >O,OOO dollars.
8 of 5000
79 of 1000
627 of 500
15,081 of 30
PAUL BOOKS, Check Clerk.
TO BE SO L D,
A rood BILLIARD-TABLE.
° Enquire of the PRINTER.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.
Ptiladelpbia, February 26.
No. z. The house, kitchen and ground the fame as
No. i, with this farther addition of the privilege of an
alley 7 feet 1 inch, in common with lot No. 3, over and
under which alley the whole belongs to lot No. 2, which
makes the house over and under the alley 22 feet 5 inches
front..
No. 3. The house 14 feet 3 inches front,: 30 feet d^ep,
piazza and kitchen 26 feet deep, in the whole 56 feet deep,
the ground 176 feet deep, with a good frame stable the
back-end of said lot, with the privilege of said alley of 7
feet i inch wide, in common with lot No 2, said alley
continuing, through said lots makes an addition of 3 feet
6 i-z inch to each of the last described Lots No. 2 and 3;
there is a pump before the dobr for the use of said houses;
the wholeclear of ground-rent, and the title indisputable.
For particulars refer to the plan at the Coffee-houfe and
the owner, who may be found at Mr. William Robinson's,
in Front-street; Southwark.-,
NATHANIEL IRIS H.
Baltimore, February 1,
On WE ONESD A Y the leventeenth of March, at
Ten o'clock in th^ forenoon, will be offered to Lie by
Vendue, on the premile^
MY wtll known, remarkably rich TraCt 0! L?nd;
at Conococheague, in Pennsylvania, containing
adouc four hundred acres, adjoining the lands of John
Aliifon, Elq; William Rankin,. James Mitchell, and
Jacob Snev&y: On this fr:& there are upwards of one
hundred acres of cleared land well entitled, a Infall
squared-log dwelling-boule, a large and well finifhed
double barn, a young orchard of zoo trees, twelve acres
of mowable meadow, and thn ty or forty acres mere may
b.-eafiiv made. Immediate poiteffion, and time for pay
ment if required; will be given. If not fold it will be
rented for a term. The recalled emissions, Loan office
C rrificates, or Continental currency, will be equally
acceptable in payment.
SAMVEL SMITH.
TO BE S O L D,
HI WO healthy, likely, a&ive NEGRO MEN,
J not more than twenty-One years of age, very good
fa mens, and underhand driving a team well. Enquire
of the Printer.
WANTED to purcbaje,
A QUANTITY of METAL, and the highest
1 price will be given 'or OLD BRASS, by
RICHARD SKELLORN, Brass-sounder, in Se
cund street, between the Bridge and Spruce-street.
N. B. Two lober, honest Journeymen Brass-sounders
and Buckle-makers, who are good workmen, will meet
with encouragement by applying as above.
TO~ BE SOL D,
A NEAT BRICK HOUSE, two Tories high,
with a good back yard, a cooper's Ihop, and two
wooden tenements; the whole in Gray's Alley. For
further particulars enquire of Patrick Farrell, in
Spruce street. 4-
Lot No. 1. The house 15 feet pinches front, 26 feet 4.
inches deep, piazza and kitchen 24. feet deep, in the whole
50 feet deep ; the lot 146 feet deep, with the privilege of
a 3 feet alley, 40 feet deep in common with Francis
Trumble.
lobe SOLD at Private Sale,
For Cath, Loan Office Certificates, or Bond with good
security,
AMOS T valuable feat for a blast furnace and
merchant mill, with fix thousand acres of wood
land, or more if required, whereon the Iron Works
formerly flood, known by the name of the Jubal Works;
It lays twelve miles from Frederickfburg and a fine road
to the said town : The ore banks lay from one to two
miles from the furnace, and an inexhaustible fund of it
of the very heft quality : The range for all kinds of
stock is equal to any on the continent, the woods being
exceeding full of large glades and natural meadows.
Any perlon inclining to purchase will be Shewn the land
by the fubferiber, living in Fredericksburg, Virginia,
or Mr. James Lewis, near the premifet. No objecti
ons will be made to finking Shafts in any part or the
land. The fubicriber experts to be in Philadelphia the
20th of May, where he may be found by enquiring at
Mr. Benjamin Hemmings's livery liable in Fourth street.
ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD.
TO BE SOLD by public Vendue,
On Thursday next, being the 11th instant (March) at
fix o'clock in the evening, at the Coffee-houfe,
THREE convenient two story brick Houses and Kit
chens, and Lots of ground, situate on the east fide
of George- street, between Second and Third, South and
Shippen-ftreets, opposite Mr. John Morris's, in South
wark.
Philadelphia, March 6.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
ON Wednesday night the third instant a fire broke
out at or near the dwelling-house of Capt. Rankin,
in Second-street in this city, where a Gentleman then
lodged, and on his getting his wearing apparel, &c.
conveyed away to a neighbouring house, a small linen
package has,been since miffing, which contained two
pairs of new carved silver buckles, a flock buckle ditto,
a small pair of gold wire ear-rings, a black silk hand
kerchief, a gauze ditto, two half yards n ullin, half
yard gauze, an assortment of ribbonds, pins, needles,
and crooked combs. Whoever will deliver the above
articles to the Printer hereof shall have the above reward,
and no q^eftions rfked.
Philadelphia, March 5.
L O S T,
On or about the fifth of last month,
A SHEET of Continental Money, of the emission
now palling current. Whoever has found the fame
and will be pleased to bring it to the Printer hereof,
shall receive FORTY DOLLARS Reward, with
grateful thanks.
A PERSON of a good character, who
writes a fair band and understands accomprs, may
meet with employ and good encouragement by applying
at the Fota^e-Ofxce, the upper end of Maiktt-hieet.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED ^ut of the fubferiber's yard, a red and
white C O yV, with a broken horn. Whoever has
taken up ia?d Cow and will give notice to the fubferiber,
Ihaii receive the above reward, with reafonablecharges.
F RANCIS C. HASSENCLEVER.
%X 7 A S left with the fubferiber, taylor, in
¥, Water- street, betwen Cnelnut arid Walnut
ft,reeve, Philadelphia, a LETTER to Adam Primer,
in which was incloled a letter to Elizabeth Coningham,
and tome loose papers of great consequence concerning
Hugh Lennen : And as .the fubfenber has not been able
to deliver the letter to Elizabeth Coningh^m, nor the
Lute papers, he takes this method of informing the
owner of.hud letters and papers that they may be had
by applying to Alam Primer, in Sixth-street, near
Market-lire fyt, of to JACOB KLINE.
On Widneld^y the tenth instant, on the premises, if
not fold at private tale before that time,
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWA Y last Saturday from the fubferiber, a
Negro M^n named GUNNER MORRIS, a sailor,
about 23 or 24 years of age, aLxely fellow, about five
feet levc.l or eight inches sign, has several Gainey
marks or tears over one of bis o^l Had on & tailor's
blue jacket and trawlers. Whoever apprehends the ' laid
Negro and tecuces him in any gaol, or delivers him to
the tubferiber, Ihall nave the aouve repaid and reafon
abie charges.
MarJo 3. GUSTAVUS CUNNYNGHAM,
AT HREE itury brick house, eighteen fe§t front
and about thirty-four feet deep, .with a brick
kitchen; twenty dollars ground-rent thereon annually,
with the privilege of buying off the fame; Also a com
pleat mait Imufe, eighteen, feet front, sixty tive feet deen,
three dories high, and clear of ground rent: Alfo'a
tempting-house, eighteen, feet front and fourteen feet
deep, with a goad vault underneath, hay-loft above,
with liable and sheds cn said lot; 41. 10s. sterling,
ground-rent: Likewise a mill-boule and malt-mill, &
good copper containing about 24 barrels, malh-tub,
coolers, tun, and all the utehfils, with water-pumps
and beer-pumps brass chambered: Also the lease of a
brew-houe and a two-story dwelling-hcufe, about nine
years term unexpired, at 401. yearly rent : The whole
will be fold together or separate as may belt suit the
purchaser: Continental currency of any emifibn, or
Loan-office certificates, will be taken in payment. The
sale to begin at Three o'clock in the afternoon. For
further particulars enquire of the subscriber on the pre
mises, in Southwark, Philadelphia.
All perlons indebted to the subscriber are requeued
to come an& make payment by the firft day of April
next, end those that have any accounts against him to
bring them in for settlement. $. M.
GODFREY SHIVING,
GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLER,
TAKES this method to acquaint the Public in ge-
A neral and his Friends in particular, That he is re
moved from Second-ftrect to the south fide of Market
ftreet, between Third and Fourth-streets, opposite to
the sign of the King of Prussia, where he carries on the
Goldfinith and Jewellery business, in its different
branches, as usual.
Philadelphia, February ip.
To the P U B L I C.
Tt HE Subscriber hereof having some years ago fol
lowed the VENDUE BUSINESS in South
wark, now intends following that business, with ftrift
attention to the present reductions; and therefore offers
his service to any person or perlons who may have any
thing to expose to public lale by way of Vendue, agree
able to Law: And for the conveniency of those who
may be pleated to employ him, he has opened an Office
on the east tide of Front street, below Chefnut-ftreet,
next door to that marked City Vendue-Stere, where he
may be met with. Goods received and fold, (until the
Honorable House of Assembly fee proper to regulate or
remove the prelent reftri&ions on that bufineft) and all
those who may be so kind as to employ him, may be
assured that justice will be done to them and the pur
chaser, By their m@ft humble servant,
WILLIAM BROWN.
WANTE D,
A PERSON who can be well recommended, writes
well, and understands accompts. Apply to the
Printer.
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
WAS STOLEN at the sign of the Ship, on the
W Lancaster road, about the fi.ft of December last, a
bay Gelding near ftteen hands high, has a star in his
forehead, ears rubitted, tail nicked, hind feet white,
a white star on one of his sides near the short ribs, grey
hair on all his legs above the knees, mane hangs on the
left fide, woin short at the withers by mounting, has
several laddie spots, and cuts a most elegant figure when
mounted. Whoever may apprehend the said Gelding,
and will deliver him either to the Commanding Officer
of the 3d regiment of Light Dragoons at Frederic Town,
Maryland ; to the Commanding Officer of the 4th at
Lancaster; to the Commanding Officer of the 2d near
Hartford, in Connecticut; to Col. Biddle, Commis
sary General of Forage, at Camp; to Major Lee, at
Burlington; to Mr. John Dunlap, Printer, Phila
delphia, or to the fubicriber in Winchester, Virginia,
shall receive on delivery the above reward.
RICHARD CALL, Capt, ift reg. L. D
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
SAMUEL MOORE.