Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-06-24 00:00:00, page 1

Now in the possession of the subscriber, at the
White Horse tavern, in Ridley, a bright bay horse,
eight or nine years old, about 14 hands high. The
Owner proving his property and paying charges may
have him again, by applying to
fl MARK ELLIOTT.
TO BE S O L D,
At Edward Violet's Taverp, near Col. Samuel Wash
ington's, in Berkley County, Virginia, on Thursday,
the totb of July next, to the highest bidder, for ready
money,
BETWEEN twenty and thirty fine blooded young
Horses, Mares and Colts : There are ten or twelve
young bay Horfts among them, by which time they will
break to the saddle. They are the property of Captain
Francis Willis, and will tc fold by
§ 2 RICHARD WILLIS.
Alexandria, Virginia, June 9, 1777*
TO BE SOLD to the highest bidder,
for Ready Money, on Tuesday the 16th of July next,
TH E House and Lot where the fubferiber now keeps
tavern. The house is a commodious brick build
ing, two stories high, 37 and a half feet by 30, has seven
rooms with fire places, and three without, good cellars
under the whole, with a good brick kitchen, a large!
stable, meat-house, &c. The situation is one of the best
in this town.
There will also be fold at the fame time, an excellent
Billiard.table, some good beds, and other articles necel
fary for a tavern. X ADAM LYNN.
T O B E SO L D,
For Continental Currency only,
A VALUABLE tract of L AN D, situate in Lan
caster County, Virginis, containing 700 acres,
joining the river Rappahannock, one of the best naviga
ble rivers in that State, about 3 or 4 miles from the
mouth, and about 110 miles from Baltimore Town and
the fame distance from Akx?ad r ia, centrical to all the
sea port towns in the State, commanding a mod beauti
ful profpe& by water as well as land, exceedingly fertile,
and well adapted for farming : Upon the fat 4 %ft there
are about 300 acres cleared, aboutig acre^ or mes@v may
be made; the river hitot^is wxh .11 kings of fifh/qefpe
cially oysters and crabs. Upon the premies are; jpell
ing-hoafe almo& finished, and out -houses, a gobdfoear
ing orchard of excellent fruit, &c. Any ptrfon i^ining
to purchase may know the terms by applying tOTM^fa
ELIHU Hall, of Ca^cil County, Maryland, or the a ffe
scriber, X RICHARD HALL, f
TO BE SOL D,
A VALUABLE plantation or tra& of LAND,
situate partly in Haverford Township and partly in
Radnor, in the County of Chester, containing 365 acres,
145 of which are cleared, the remaining part exceeding
well timbered. There are on said trad eleven acres of
very good watered meadow, and a large quantity more
may be made and watered; whereon is a large commodi
ous stone dwelling-house with four rooms on a floor, and
kitchen, a large frame weaver's (hop, a large ftunc fpring
houfe over a never failing spring of good water. There
are on said place a tan-yard, mill-house and currying
fhop, beam house and other things suitable for carrying
on the business. The water that supplies the yard hath
plenty of fall above the vats. There are also on this place
two orchards, one of which is remarkably good for bear
ing every year, the other is young, with about 120 trees
of the best grafted fruit, with a variety of other fruit
trees, such as peach, pear, cherry and plumb trees; a
large barn and stables, cow house and other cut-houses.
Enquire of Anthony C. Morris, on the piernifes, or
John Morris, Junior, in Philadelphia.
FOR S A L E,
TW O very valuable tra&s of LAND, the one con
taining 717 acres, the other 410 and a half acres,
situate upon the river Ohio, upon Jacob's Creek and
Yohegan River, two miles distant from his Excellency
General Washington's land and mill, extremely well
timbered and watered, and a run through both tracts
called Spring Run. On the larger tract is 30 acres of
cleared land, on the lessee 25 acres, all under good new
fences. On the larger tra& are also three log houses, on
the lesser, one ; the foil very rich, fine meadow land aid
upland on both. For title and terms apply to Michael
Perkey, in Market-street, Baltimore-Town, Mary
land. t
Reading, June 16, 1777.
TO BE SO L D,
And entered on immediately,
AB RICK dwelling-house situated in GaUcwbill
ftreet, near the Court-house, Reading, with half a
lot, and another brick building on the fame. Enquire
of Mr. Henry Miller, weaver, in Second-^reex. §
^^^^
OR
GENERAL
N LA PQ
TUESDAY, JUNE 24th, 1777.
Baltrndre-Toobn, June 18, 1777.
WANT E D,
TWO or three good SAIL-MAKERS, who
will meet with conft; nt employment, and bhe best
encouragement given by IM fubferiber, living on Fall's
Point. f WILLIAM JACOBS.
^ Fort Fredeck Furnace, June 11, 1777.
LAND TO BE SOLD.
ABOUT 3600 acres being part es a tr<i& called
the Rtefurvey on th mountain of Wales, 600 of
which lies adjoining to Gr f Coni# achtague, on which
there are two (mall irnpre aments ; the other p%rt lies
on little Conicocheague, + which there is a final! farm
of about fifty acres clear fifteen nt which is E^cd
meadow; the foil is exce^ ^ good and well adapted
for fmali grain, and av^ > fine range for stock. For
titleand terms apply to th ^bfcribei, living at Fort Fre
derick Furnace.
§6 DENTON JACQUES,
THIRTY DOLLARS RTW AR D^
FOR apprehending a ertain JOHN HOOKS,
who has run away, 2d taken with him the follow,
ing articles, viz. one diver watch with the chryftal
cracked, one broadcloth coat of a light blue mixed with
white, one velvet jacket 4 a light colour made with a
belt, a pair of fnuff coloured velvet breeches, a pair of
nankeen ditto bound with green tape, a pair of buckflkin
ditto newly washed, a be ver hat, a pair of pumps and
pinchbeck (hoe-buckles, one bed (heet, a very coarle
(hut, also a fine one w ti uncommon broad neck and
wristbands. The said ,O HN HOOKS is a well
made fellow, of a yeiio complexion and a fluttering
speech, dark bushy hair, s about 5 feet , inches high, 27'
or 28 years of age ; ha< on when he ran away, an old
wool hat, a coarse bia^k jacket, oznabrigs in rt, a kind
of black woollen neckdo 1 about his neck, a pair of dark
fiiped linc+y fiuwfeis, Jrong fho,s end no flockings.
Whoever feenres the laid thief and goods (hall have the
above Reward, or for the goods alone half the Reward,
and all reasonable charges, paid by
t mary Armstrong, Blue Dyer,
June 15. living in Wilmington.
TEN POUNDS RE WA RD.
RAN AWAY the firfl of September last, from the
fubferiber, living in Montgomery County, Mary
land, a N^ro man named Tom Somtimes, calls him
felf Tom Hall, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, his
cloaths unknown; he was born in Philadelphia, and for
ta,lv lived in the Jerseys. Whoever takes up said Ne
and secures h m in any gaol, so that his mailer inav
get him again, (hall have the above Reward, and if
Bought home reasonable charges, paid by
4/^25, 1777. f JOHN MUSGROVE.
%/ printed and publifoed for tbe fubferibers, b,
D~A NI £ L HUMPHREYS,
A PLAN of the ATTACK of Fort Svlivam,
the Key of Charledowr,, in South-Carolina, on this
2 sth day ot June, 1776, by his M jefty's (qurdron, com
manded by Sir Peter Parker. By an O,,fCER on the (pot.
Engraved from the original printed in London.
To which is annexed,
A DESCRIPTION of tn. ATTACK, in a
letter from Sir Peter Parker to Mr. Stephens, Secretary
of the Admiralty, and an «xtfaa of a letter from Lieut.
General Clinton to Lord Ge&ge Germain; containing,
an account of the proceedings of the British fleet and ar
ray, both before and after their defeat at Sudvau's
Ifl?nd, &c.
N. B. The above planis also fold by Mr. Henry Miller,
Messrs. Styner and Cit, Printers, in S cond-ftreet, fix
doors above Arch-street, and by the Publisher, at he
house of Joshua Hu^iphreys, Sen. on the fowl fide of
Spruee-ftreet, near the corner of Second-ftre&t, where the
original may be seen. [Price ONE DOLLAR.]
SIX DOLLARS RE W A RD7
DESERTED from Captain Humphry's company,
in the Sixth Pennsylvania regiment, a soldier named
Alexander Commen, an elderly man about five feet
fix inches high, grey haired ; had on a hunting (hirt,
narrow tow trowfers, and old hat: He is very much
given to drink; fays he has a fom in Lancaster County,
and is supposed to be gone that way. Whoever takes up
said soldier and brings him to me at Newtown, (hall have
the above Reward.
I THOMAS BULL, Lieutenant,
AVE RY good repeating Gold Watch,
and several SILVER ONES, to be fold by
THOMAS HOWAR D,
In Second-street, between Market and Chefnut-ftreets ;
where all kinds of Clock and Watch Work are done as
usual. He has likewise for sale, womens and mens
watch-chains, (eals, ft: %!, keys, &c.,
ft—ff^-^^
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ADVERTISER.
P H I L A D E L P HI A.
In CONGRESS, %,„,€, , 777 .
Ordered Thv fr liters which have passed between
^<Mcrax vv afhmgiorf and General Hows, on the fuhje#
ot the exchange of prisoners, be published ; and that the
several printers of News-papers throughout the Conti
nent be reqpefted to insert them-.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Far General Washington's letter of the 9 :h of April
to which the following is General How^s ante
this paper, Number 283. '
General HOWE to General WASHINGTON.
SIR, New-York, oft April.
fH AVE r £ ri J you, letter of tha fok tato^ c'cr
cerinng the requisition of Lieutenant Colonel Walter
a copy ot which came inrlofed. "'
I hough I observe that officer has meant to insist very
strongly on the justice of the claim for the return of pH
facers in your poteffion, which was one of the obi^4'of
his appointment, 1 do not fee reason to &fp^ that
Pfrion,I sricmiity wa . intended by the terms ia whi^h
his opinion is expreffd.°
Without entering into a needle difcii&n of the can
dor or illiberally ot the sentiments on which veur arruL
,f fcu , ed , yet since you are pleased to effert,
':'"' ° y ° ur P ri ' o " ers wa s such as could
this was proclaimed by thecon ur
' ! "7".° came ° ut '- " bat * rir anpear
ance andmed tke aflertion, —and that m lanchely'exDe
rience, 111 thefody death of a large part of them, Damp
ed it with mfahble certainty." These, I b e ii%,
what you are pleated to sfo a , f&, j
making some obfervanons upon them.
,J" mi ^ ht Perhaps luit with the policy of those who ner
in every expedient to cherish the popular debts
th^ released prisoners ffiou'd complam cfl
their captivity might really form ; '
with the state thr-nAre in het # '
to encounter the v cni^udes of w
ings were as great as you think yeurtaf authorized th
atinpHno Ma te canfiderarion of the following indis
putable and notorious fads will point out the cause to
which they are to be, in a great measure, afcribel
„ All the planers „ e y 3 confined in the most ai fouild
'"d °" L b °" d tb ' i^eft transports in the fleet
^ '"' h^hieft places c f reception that
could poflibly be provided for them.
They were fupphed with the fame proviffons, both in
quantity and quality, as were allowed to the King's troops
not on ©vice, tome accidrotzl inffances excepted, wh^e
1B now,^ e omission, when known, was immediately
remedied>
Near one i^if of the whole number of prisoners, whofa
dueafes appeared to require peculiar care, as well as
r ,T 'TV" I '^ w " e at differ times reived into
th ft h °'P ktal B> a pd their own Surgeons, without
reftnamn fuppbed with medicines for the remaining
sick, until it was dfored that they disputed not diG
pole of large quantities by private sale
From this inert state of Lag, it i s ° evi deat that your
prisoners were provided with proper ^^ T^. qfr
ent and wholesome food, and medici /
of any comfort or affidance, compr
tion as prisoners, of which they wer -7=^
clothing; the relief to their distress in ihri/a^fo^
cle of ramey, ot which you were repeatedly advised, and
tae y claim to receive from your care, was negle&ed
or refuted, while they were furnifhed with every other
neceflary I was 111 a situation to supply
To what cause the speedy death of a large p , rt of them
is to be attributed, I cannot determine, but your own
experience will luggeft to you, whether the army under
your command, in the coa ,fe wf the l<ft eamp^. was
bee from such calamitous mortality, though aff&d with
refregiments hom all parts of the farrounding provinces.
It is inflated, that I m ighr have released the prison
ers before any of the ill consequences of their detention
had taken place; I ara obliged to fay, the event at least
appears to have proved the caution with which I ought
to have adopted that expedient. The prisoners were rea
dy to be delivered up, waiting only for your proceeding
in the exchange, which you had proposed, and I agreed
to.
I admit that able men are not to be required by the
party who, contrary to the laws of humanity, through
defigfi, or even neglect of reasonable and practicable care,
(hail have caused the debility of the n ri' 0 ~
have to offer for exchange; but the ai
plicable to me in the prefect balance.
I might finally put this question : How is toe cause ofc
debility in prisoners to be ascertained ? But as we differ
so much in the principal upon which your objections are
framed ; as I think those objections are unsupported by
precedent or equity, and that your adherence to them
would be a direct and determined violation of the agree
ment, it becomes unnecessary for me to add more, than
to call upon you to fulfill the agreement for returning the
prisoners demanded by Lieut. Col. Walcot.
(for the remainder fee the Fourth Page.)
NVM a. 293.