The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-09-04 00:00:00, page 3

long and toilsome voyage from thence. A Dutch (quad
ron had arrived theie from Europe on the 25th, which
confined of four Blips of the line and'three frigates,
having four Borefhips and ten fail of the Eaftlndia
company's Clips under convoy; the fleet had a toler
able passage, but loft many men, particularly on board
the men of war. There were at the Cape several flrps
from China and Batavia, that were waiting a convoy
home, having been there above twelve months. The
ship that is arrived at the Texel is the regular packet
from Batavia, which place file left in September ; there
were then several Blips lying for want ofconvoy to the
Cape, which did not attempt to run it till they should
hear of the English squadron being off the coMl ; there
was only one man of war at Batavia, an old Blip of 50
guns, worn out and unfit for sea.
The squadron arrived at the Cape consists of two
Blips of 60 guns, one of 56, one of 54, and one of 40,
and two of 24 guns ; no time had been fixed for their
failing when the Chip that brings the advices failed.
They write from Cork, that the snip Fox, captain
Coldbeard, from South America, by some accident
took fire in her passage, and was burnt down to the
water's edge; the crew took to their boats, and were
taken up by a vessel in fight, who landed them at that
port.
They write from Crail, in Scotland, that the dßref
fes of the poor in that part have been beyond descrip
tion ; and that several of the lower class of people have
been almost famifhed for want of the necessaries of life ;
but they have been relieved from other places, and
they now have a profpef tof there being next harvest
plentiful crops of all forts of grain.
They write from the Hague, that the American
commissioners cannot give their final assent to the de
finitive treaty, till they receive further inßruftions
from Congress, of which they were in daily expectati
on when the lafl accounts came from Paris, yet a re
port prevails io that city, that the firft of July is now
appoiu ed for putting the lad hand to the definitive
treaties, every concomittant difficulty being now en
tirely removed. The fame advices add, that the Dutch
have at last agreed, that the English Brill retain Nega
patam, on the coast of Coromandel, on condition that
every thing else remains io the fame state as before
the war. — ~- -— -
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.
Extras of a letter from Princeton, dated Auguß 30.
",The resolves of the assembly of Pennsylvania, pas
sed the 25th inflant, are entered on the Journal of Con
gress : they are a great credit to that honorable house.
Several delegates are fending copies of the resolves to
their hates, all of which, I hope, will follow the noble
example."
The most authentic accounts agree, that there are yet
between 12 and 15000 refugees, men, women and chil
dren, to be embarked at New-York, Long-Island, and
Staten-Island, for Nova Scotia, St. Johns and Abacco;
among these are many persons of fortune and landed
estates, who leave nothing but their terra firma behind
them. Many of them pretend, that it is not fear of ill
treatment, after the departure of the army, that urges
them to leave the country, so much as a convißion
that the rew republics must finkin a short time under
their immense national debt, and the exorbitant taxes
with which they will be loaded. Laughable.
It is fail, that severe pains and penalties are enabled
against all masters of vessels, who shall knowingly take
any loyalists from Nova-Scotia, who had previously
agreed with the English government to fettle there.
A very large fleet is expeded hourly at New-York,
confiding chiefly of empty transports. New-York from
all appearances will be left very bare, the refugees
Shewing adifpofition to carry off not only their own ef
efts, but the very buildings of the city to their new
settlements in the north.
At the Annual EleHion of the Humane Society
(for the Relief of drowned Persons) held at the Univer
fity, on theist instant, the following Officers to that
benevolent In flitution, were chosen, viz.
Doctor Thomas Bond, President.
James Davidson, Vice-President.
Doctor Benjamin Duffield, ")
Do£lor Benjamin Say. l
Boftor William W. Smith, ( r n
Doctor Samuel Duffield, ( ^P^ors.
Dodor Thomas Parke,l
Doctor George Glentworth, -#
Christopher Marshall, junior, Treasurer.
Charles Marshall, Secretary.
The following is copied, verbatim, from a paper found
io Moses Doane's pocket, after he was killed.
These May inform Any That It May Concarn that
If Joseph Done prifnor Now in Philadelphia Is not Re
leased And Acquitted Immediately That We Will put
Mulinburgh to Death In ten Days Without fail; and
take another of your head Man and An other till Wee
have Taken ten and for Every Refugee you put to
Death Wee Will put ten to Death and for Every person
you put In Jail on Our Accounts If you hang them
Wee Will hang five and Burn ten houses and Barns
and We Will ffiew you Other Sort of Diversion than
you have Ever Been Acquainted With yet for We Are
Not your Subje&s Nei her Will Wee Ever Bee But If
you Will Release Joseph done And Acquit him Interely
then We Will Release Mulinburgh Diredly Without
harm As Soon as We know for Certain that Done Is
Released But If you Dont think proper to Release him
then Abide By the Confluence: for Al you Can do
Is to hang him And If you Do Wee Will follow your
Example to your Confufion So you and Us for It
The Royal Refugees your Sworn Enemies
N. B. We perhaps May give him Liberty to Write
his Sentiments and We Saall Endeavour to Convey It
to Where he thinks proper
If you Dont know I Can Inform you that your go
vernor Is As proper A person to Apply to On This
Account As Any you Can Imploy
If you Make any Search We Will put our prifnor to
Death at the sirs lAppearance of Danger
To Mulinburghs friends if he has Any
;1 * University of Pennsylvania, Sept. 1?
L- ** The Medical Lectures will begin on thelafi
Monday in November, and to lessen the expence to
the young gentlemen who may come from other Bates,
the profeffors intend to lecture every day, that they
may finifh their courses in the beginning of March.
On the 12th ult. departed this life at Mount-
Pleasant, Burlington county, State of New-Jersey,
Mrs. ALICE LEE, wife of JOHN LEE, esquire, in
the 46th year of her age, after a long and painful ill
ness, which she bore with a chriftian fortitude, and re
signed her situation cheatfully to the divine will of her
Creator. And the next day her remains were interred
in the church burial-ground at Burlington, attended by
a great number of refpe&able inhabitants of different
denominations.
Mrs. Lee was born in England, near the city of Ex
eter, in Devonshire, and was the youngest daughter of
Mr. Peter Richards, a wealthy farmer in that neigh
bourhood: flie came to America in the year 1774, but
has enjoyed a poor Bate of health at different periods
since the latter end of June, 1778, having at that time
received many jnfults from the British army when they
passed through the Jerseys, after the evacuation of
Philadelphia But now
" No pain, no grief, nor anxious fears
“ Invade her bounds; no mortal woes
" Can reach the lovely Deeper here,
" When Angels watch her (oft repose."
The trade and commerce of Pennsylvania have been
the means of introducing, and will again diffufe the
comforts and sweets of life to millions, if a generous
encouragement is given to spur on the enterprising, and
(efficient protection and feturity be held forth to the
industrious.
We fee that the former channels of trade to this city
are much impeded and obßruded, for want of firfight
mng, opening and clearing of public roads and high
ways, and making them easy for carriages, and ren
dering all rivers and streams of water leading towards
the city as navigable as may be for water carriage,
from the weft and northwest of our state to the city of
Philadelphia; by which several artiles of the highest
importance might be drawn to the commerce of this
city, if proper encouragement were given to the inge
nious to invent feme new mode of making waggon
roads for carriages of burthen easy, at a small expence,
from the weft and northwest of our Bate, crossing the
Sufquehannah and her waters, to Philadelphia city.
If the merchants of this city and other citizens of this
state, lovers of our country's interest, would assemble
and coolly and deliberately confider on this important
fubjed, and let wisdom inspire their councils and pa
triotism animate their hearts; there is no doubt but
we may yet preserve our former sources of trade, and
open new channels for commerce and produce to this
city, which will employ all our inhabitants, and give en
couragement to thousands of Europeans, who would
then wilh to fettle with us and encreafe our wealth.
A PENNSYLVANIAN.
NAVAL-OFFICE, Philadelphia, Sept. 3, 1783.
Inward Entries.
Ship Lord Camden, Griffith, , Belfaft
L'lphigenu, Legier, Marseilles
Brig Europa, Sorrenfony St. Martins
Schooner Sally, Barty, Beauford, N. C.
Sloop Fanny, Curtis, Conne&icut
Outward Entries,
Ship Falcon, Atkins, Halifax
Brig Polly, M'Fadden, Havanna
Nancy, Douglass, Virginia
Cleared.
Brig Else Catharine, Kratz, Hamburg
Cyrus, De Reihelieu, Windward Islands
Schooner Felicity, Green, Providence
Sloop Polly, Afhbee, North-Carolina
TO BE SO L D,
AVery convenient and well fitu^ted three story
Brick HOUSE, on the east fide of Frunt-ftieet,
between Market and Chefnut-Greets, now in the ten
ure of David Tew.
Also, about Thirty Acre- of excellent MEADOW,
in the Neck, between the Delaware *nd Schuylkill, be
ing part of Penrofe's iflmd, four milts and a h^|f from
this city. For further particulars enquire of SHARP
DELANY, in Second-lbeet, next the City-tavern, or
Mr. JONATHAN PENROSE on Society-H.il, in
Front-street. Sept, 41 ts.
On SATURDAY nex ? , the 6th instant, at 7 o'Clock
in the Even ng, at the Ceffee House, will be SOLD
by Public Vendue,
The Ship AMERICAN,
as the now hys at Thomas Penrofe's whaiff, with all
her Stores, &:. an inventory of which may he seen at
the Coffee.houfe, or at JOHN DONALDSON & Co',
Stor?, in Walr,ut-ftreet; she has been lately clean d,
and is ready to take in a cargo.
Sept. 4. JOHN BAYARD, Au&ionvr.
On WEDNESDAY the 10th September, ioftant, at
Twelve o'Clock, will be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTI
ON, at th* Qofce-Houfe,
I'he Brigantine DOLPHJ N,
as Die now lays in the dock, the io ver file of Mr.
Willing's wha;ff. Inventory to be seen at the time of
lal. Sept.,
Genteel Lodging and Boarding
to be had in a pleafaat p^rt of the town ; there is a
good garden t,t=e house : Alfa to be LA, a Stable and
Coach-House; the stable h?th hands for four horfer.
For further particulars enquire cf tut Print r. Stpt.4.
N. B. Sea Stores put up at the shortest notice.
Philadelphia, August 27.
Just arrived in the Ship Con,reft from Arnft^rdam, and
to be SOLD, by
Peter Kurtz & Henry Friend,
In Second-street, a large Quantity of most elegant and
briliant MUSIC, of th: latest compositions by the
most eminent matters, viz.
OVERTURES for concerts,
Qiintcl,s, QuMtelu, Trios and Daot, for all in
strument,,
Concerts, Solos, &c. for ditto,
A great Variety of Harpticho/o Music,
French and Italian Songs.
Likewise, a Variety of Instruments, as Vio'ins, Fiuter,
&c. &c. and a number of Articles in the mufieal wy,
too tedious to mention. Sept. 4.
# For 5Te °W-Y"7)-R -k7-
THE Sloop NEW-YORK PACKET, John Hyde,
Matter, now laying at Midi n's wharff (the se
cond wharff below Vine-flreet) will fail in a few days,
has good accommodations for passengers, is well fit
ted, and by experience found to be an excellent sea
vessel, and fails Biff and fafl. For Freight or Passage
apply to fajd Mafier on board, or at his House in Wa
ter-street, nearly opposite said wharff. Sept. 4
For L ON D 0-n7
THE Ship GEORGE and JAMES, JOHN LIN
TON, Mafttr, new laying at Hedge's wharff, is
ready to take in Freight, and will fail in 20 days.
For terms apply to the Mailer on board, or NALBkO.
FRAZIRE, at his store in Water-ftteet, nearly oppo
site the Oid Ferrv=-At which place is to be Sold, a
Variety of MERCHANDIZE, and two very elegant
Eight-Day CLOCKS. Aug. 27.
French Academy.
A LEXANDER QUESNAY b„s 1W to inform
fl the public, that the D-.n ing S houl w I be open
at the lame place ly Mi. D'ORSIEKE, th- Ift of Sep
temb~r# August 28
{' HE fubferiber finds himfelf under the disagreea
ble necessity of forwarning all persons from trufi
bis wife ROSANNA, on his account, as he:
will pay no debts of her c jutrafliig f r om this date.
Pnilad. Sept. 3 , 1783. . SIMON MITCHELL^
Just Imported in the Ship St. Anne from Cadiz, and
to be Sold by
yohn Maughan,
At the Store upon Mr. Whiufide'swharff,
A Quantity of Sherry and Malaga Wines in hall
pipes, quarter casks and half quarAr calks, Railing
Olives, Capers, Vinegar, Oil, Lemmon,, V<rmicelii. &c.
Who has alio for sale, a few cases of China and G al^
Ware, and a Chest cf Joiners Tocl, fuitabic for a
gentleman io the country. Sept. 4.
The hon. Financier's Notes will be taken in payment
as cash.
A House to be Sold.
On the 13th inflant (being the 7th day of the week) at
7 o'clock in the Evening, at the Coffee- House, will
be exposed to Sale by Public Auction, the follow
ing described HOUSE and LOT (being 'part of the
estate of Joseph Marriott, late of this city, deceased)
lituate and lying on the north fide of Walnut-fireet,
between Second and Third-streets:
TH E Lot is 19 feet front and 120 feet deep, and
fronts both Walnut and Dock Bretts, on which
are a very genteel, well finifhed, three story
Brick House, with a piazza which contains the flair
cafe, and a two story Kitchen, with exceeding good
Cellars under the whole; the house has two rooms oft
a floor, and is well finifhed from the garrets down. On
the dock front is a two story Frame Building almost
new, with a cellar under it. The Lot is fubjeftto a
ground rent of 161. per annum, in lieu of which in
cumbrance a ground rent of 161. 4s. per annum, ilTu
ing out of a lot adjoining the above, on the weft tide,
will be made over to the purchaser. Attendance will
be given at the time and place of sale. by
THOMAS MARRIOTT, aftiag Executor.
N. R. The purchaser paying one half of the money
down, may have time for the payment of the remain
der, an giving security and paying int6reft. Sept. 4.
Seth Willis has for Sale,
At his store in Front street, next door below the Draw
bridge,
Madeira, Lisbon
& Teneriffe Wines,
Jamaica Spirits,
Wefclndia and country
Rum,
French Frandy,
Holland Geneva,
Molasses,
Loaf, Lump, and Mufco
vado Sugars,
Hyfon, Souchong, and
Bohea Teas,
Coffee,
Chocolate,
Mice,
Cinnamon,
Nutmegs,
Cloves,
Pepper,
Abfpice,
Ginger,
Mustard,
Raisins,
Rice,
Indigo,
Copperas,
Madder,
Allum,
Brimßone,
Coarse and fine Salt,
Powder and Shot,
Writing and Wrapping
Paper,
Pipe,,
Few's Rappee and Scotch
Snuff,
Plug, Pigtail and Smock
ing Tobacco, &c. &c.