The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-09-25 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, September 25.
Extras of a letter from an officer in the mefern army com
manded by Major General Sullivan, dated Konadafagea,
September 9, 1779.
'• Since the a&ion of the 29th of last month, the Indi
ans have fled at the approach of owr army, and left their
settlements to our mercy —New-Town, Konowarohala,
French Katherines, Candai, Skayes, Gaghfeonghwa, and
Konadafagea, are great heaps of ruin ; besides these, we
have burnt a number of scattering houses ; and destroyed a
large country of corn, pumpkins, cymblines, cucumbers,
Mater-melons, peaches and apples.
“ This day we shall set, out for Geneffee, and lay that
country in alhes. The enemy having retired to Niagara
we expefl no opposition as we advance, but expert an at
tack as we return.?'
Gentlemen,
TH E duty we owe to you, not only as our consti
tuents, but as fellow supporters of the great and glo
rious cause of the United States, renders it incumbent on
us to lay before you the following matters.
The great uneasiness and numerous difeontents which
prevailed in the month of May last, refpeding the depre
ciation of the currency, occasioned a Town-Meeting to
be held in the State-House yard on the 25th of that month,
at which a Committee was appointed to execute certain
refoives then entered into; the immediate conference of
which was, that the currency received a check so impor
tant and extensive, not only in this State but in many o
thers, that had the opportunity been properly improved,
the most happy advantages might, in our opinion, been
produced and established.
On the expiration of the firft Committee, a second was
elected, too numerous to execute with dispatch, and too
various on their ideas to concur'in all the measures ex
pected from them ; at the fame time, we had teafon to ap
prehend a continual decrease of goods from the city, by
private removals, without being able to detect or prevent
them ; an unwillingnefs'in many of the importers to come
into the plans necessary for securing supplies to the State,
and a backwardness in the country to fend in their pro
duce—Reluctance in the one begat the fame spirit in the
other, while the great and Superior cause of our country,
the means of Supporting cur army, and providing for the
exigencies of government, were unhappily forgotten in
the interested views, and mistaken avarice, of individuals.
Thus situated, we found it difficult to proceed, left our
endeavors to execute every resolve of the Town Meeting
should increase the avaricious disposition for removing
goods, or prevent a return of cargoes into this port, and
likewise be artfully given as a pretence for vindicating
such ungenerous misconduct We had, therefore, no eli
gibly method but to endeavor to keep matters as they
were, until the meeting of the Assembly, before whom we
have laid the business.—Yet we appeal to the judgment
even of thole who have opposed us, whether the deprecia
tion has not encreafed more within these few days past,
than in the four preceding months.
Trade and commerce as they now Hand, are put in op
pofitien to the interest and independance of the country.
The money was issued for the purpose of supporting the
war and defraying the exigencies of government, but the<
whole of it is now so effectually (wallowed up in the enormi
ty of prices, that the intention of emitting it is nearly defeat
ed. Yet as soon as an attempt was made to stop the depre
ciation, an artificial want was created to prevent the success
of the measure, and a clamour railed against the Committee,
to cover the mifeondua of those who were opposing them.
If goods have been removed, we are not the persons who
have removed them ; and if those who have been guilty
of such practices, should plead in excuse that they did it
because they could get a few pounds more in other places,
what is it but to confefs they care nothing for the welfare
of the community among whom they reside, or for their
country's cause, and that avarice and felf-intereft are their
only principles.
Our object was to eflablifh the currency by easy and
gradual means, and the little portion of inconveniences
that must naturally fall to every man's share fn the firft set
ting out, were trifles compared with the point to be ac-
Cbmplifhed or to be loft. And on this head we cannot help
remarking, that the situation of the country, so far as it
refpe&s the currency; is not so properly diflreffiog, as it
is inconvenient and perplexing. We fee ourselves allied
t®, And our cause favored by the most formidable powers in
Europe. Our independence eftabhfhed on as firm a ba
sis as that of any other country in a date of war, and yet
with all those advantages, brilliant as they are, and far
exceeding our utmaft expectations, we are unwisely disab
ling ourselves, uhneceffarily multiplying our taxes, encrea
fing our houfhold expences, and courting poverty with
money in our hands.
We have been generally informed that many of the
persons who are now felling or retailing Weft India pro
duce at an exorbitant rate, purchased the fame of some of
the importers at a regulated price, or very little more, and
tho' we cannot^bu t disapprove of the impolitic conduft of
many of the importers, wte after felling their own goods
at a regulated price, should remoftrate against and oppefe
the regulations; yet in order to do justice to the one, and
deted and punish the other, we shall gladly give every
assistance that can lead to the full difeovery of a practice
so replete with avarice and djfhonefty, be the tielinquents
who they may. And tho' we are not authorifed by the
resolves of the Town Meeting to establish prices higher
than they formerly where, yet as it may be of use to
inform the public of the rates which the importers agreed
to fell at, in an address delivered by a committee from
their own body to his Excellency the President of the
State, we hereby publish them, as follows :
Rum, £7 10 0
, Coffee, 1 26
Tea, 7 10 0
Salt, 15 0 0 if proper to be regulated at all.
In COMMITTEE, Sept. 24, 1779.
Th our earthy Fellow Citizens of the City and Liber
ties of Philadelphia.
Having thus concisely stated the situation of business,
with some occasional remarks thereon, we shall suspend
further proceedings, except in very particular cases, until
the determination of the Assembly be made known, and
Sincerely willing that a universal disposition may prevail
for the restoration of public credit, we shall, at all times,hold
^urfelves in readiness, during the time for which we were
A NEAT FARM, containing about one hun
dred and eighty-two acres of land, thirty acres of
which are good meadow, lyin^ on Croffwicks Creek,
(navigable water for (hallops.) On said Farm are a
brick dwelling-house somewhat out of repair, a good
bar® and other improvements. It is situated about two
miles from Bordentown, and if not fold at private sale
within two weeks from the date hereof, will be disposed
of by public vendue at the Coffee-houfe in Philadelphia.
JOSEPH BORDEN.
Borden- Town, Sept. 22,4
elected, (which is to theiaft day of the present year) to
meet and execute any measures consistent with the public
good and the duty committed to us.*
Signed, by a unanimous vote of the Committee,
JAMES HUTCHINSON, Chairman.
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NT O TICE is hereby given to the Officers and Crew
" of the Brig HOLKE R, to repair on board on
or before Monday morning next, at Nine o'clock.
Whoever negle&s or disobeys those orders shall be deem
ed deserters, and not be admitted after that time.
GEORGE GEDDES.
Philadelphia, September 23.
NOTICE is hereby given, That on
Thursday the fourteenth day of October next, at
Ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the Continental Yard
the corner of Chefnut and Seventh-streets, will be fold
at Public Sale, for cash only, 2 number of HORSES,
belonging to the United States.
By order of the ^M^ G.
5 JACOB HILTZHEIMER.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
TO AL L whom it may concern.
NTOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
" ralty will be held at the State-house in the city of
Philadelphia, on the sixteenth day of October next, at
Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the fa&e alledged in the bill
cf George Geddes, &c. (who as well, &c.) against the
brigantine or vessel called the Two Friends, &c. To the
end and intent that the owner or owners, or any person
concerned therein, may appear and (hewcaufe, if any
they hrve, why the fame vessel should not be condemned
according to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern,
XT O TICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
" miralty will be held at the State-house in the city
of Philadelphia, on the sixteenth day of O&ober next,
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the R&8 alledged in the bill of
James Montgomery, &c. (who as well, &c.) against
the brig or vessel called the Bayard, &c. To the end and
intent that the owner or owners, or any person concerned
therein, may appear and (hew cause, if any they have,
why the fame vessel should not be condemned according
to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
W A N T E D,
A QUANTITY of LEAD, for which a good
" price will be given by JAMES DAVIDSON,
No. i. the corner of Market and Second streets, Phila
delphia. 4 .
WANTE D,
A QUANTITY of LEAD, by WILLIAM
RICHARDS and Co. at the sign of the Spread
Eagle in Market street, for which they will give the
highest price, or (hot in exchange. They also give the
tigheft price for MUSTARD SEED.
TO BE S O L D,
At the Coffee house, on Wednesday the 2,th of Sep
tember instant, at Seven o'clock in the evening, if
not before disposed of at private sale,
A VALUABLE lot of Ground, situated on the east
fide of Third-street, between Walnut and Spruce
ftreets, with two brick houses and one frame house erect
ed thereon : The lox contains in breadth on Third-street
19 feet to inches, and in depth 180 feet to Laurel-street,
on which one of the brick boufes fronts, being two sto
ries high, well built and finifhed ; the other brick house
is a final! distance from the front of Third-street, being
also two stories high, the frame house being fixated be
tween the said two brick houses: Subject to a ground
rent of 5 1-2 piftoles per annum, being 71. 14s. currency.
Also a valuable threeftory brick house and lot of
ground, situate on theeaft fide of Second street, between
South and Shippen streets, containing in front 18 feet,
and in depth 6§ feet, with a two-story brick kitchen ad
joining ; the house is well finifhed , fubje& to a ground
rent of yl. as. 6d. per annum, reserved in dollars.
And also three valuable frame dwelling-houses and
lot of ground, lituate on th^ east fide of the main street
in Newtown, Bucks county; the lot contains in breadth
on the said street 9 1-2 perches, and contains in quantity
133 Square perches. The houses are well built and com
pleatly finifhed, with cellars under each ; the middle
one is 30 by 20 feet, the other two 1$ by 26 feet, two
rooms on a floor, one story high each, with good gardens
to each tenement. It is a very good stand for a store or
tavern, or for carrying on any other kind of business.
Any person inclining to purchase any of the above pre
mises before the time of sale, may know the terms by
applying to BONSALL and SHOEMAKER, at their
office in Fourth street, below Spruce street, where may
be seen a description of a great number of other houses
and plantations for sale.
TO BE S O L D,
By the subscriber at Bordentown,
TO BE SO L D,
AV ALUABLE Plantation made in two surveys,
both deeded, on the great road leading to Fort
Pitt, in Bedford county, state of Pennsylvania, well
watered and timbered, eighteen acres of cleared meadow
and more may be made, a good mill-feat and plenty of
water; also a tanyard begun, where the tanning busi
ness may be carried on to good effed, a new orchard
several bearing trees, a dwelling house, stone fpring
houfe/a new barn 60 by 30 feet, hath four stables each
20 by io feet, two other stables, hemp-house, waggon
fhed, and fmithfhop: The whole in both surveys are
one hundred and sixty-sour and one-third acres, and
commanding a great quantity of land scarce of timber
adjoining, which is an advantage to this plantation in
an especial manner. Any person inclining to purchase
the said plantation, may be informed of the terms and
receive other information by applying to Col. Ephraim
Blain, at his office in Market-street, Philadelphia, to
Benjamin Harbeson, Copper- smith, in Market-street
or to General William Thomson, in Cumberland
c ° unt y<THOMAS URIE,
TO BE SO LD,
At George Forfyth's Livery Stables, near Third street.
A LIKELY strong bay FILLY, paees, trots and
4 ' gallops, rising four years old.
Also, A. BAY GELDING, eight years old, goes
exceeding well in a chair, and pleasant under a saddle §
trots and canters.
Sept. 20.\
Philadelphia, September 13.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the Coffee-houfe in Philadelphia, on the firft day cf
December next, at Four o'clock in the afternoon,
A >ERY valuable IRON WORK, called
Carlifle Iron Works, about five miles 10 the fouth
&aft of the town of Carlifle in Cumberland county, Penn
sylvania ; the lease on the said Works is now expired,
and may be entered on immediately ; the quality of
some of the ore banks js excellent for bar iron, the
proof of which has been fully made , the ether ore
banks are excellent for castings. The works are lituate
on the Boiling Springs, where neither droughts, frefhe#
nor frofts affe& them. There is a constant supply of
water for grist mills, saw mills, or any kind of water
works, besides the Iron Works. On the whole, there
is not such a situation for water-works in Pennsylvania.
There is between fix and seven thousand acres of land,
part of which is improved in one plantation of five hun
dred acres of lime-stone land: Many other good plan
tations may be laid out on the said traft. There are
convenient buildings at the worH for accommodating
the fame. There are many other natural advantages
attending this place, which on infpedion would be more
conspicuous to a judicious observer than descriptive in
an advertisement. For further particulars enquire of
JOHN MORRIS, Jun. at Philadelphia, or WIL
LIAM LYON, Esq; at Carlifle.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
ON Thursday morning, about fix o'clock, a flong,
likely boy named ISAAC JONAS, near six
teen years old, ran away from his miftrefe, who has
lately removed from the Slate house to General M:fflm'%
house at the corner of Chefnut and Front streets. The
boy has lively black eyes, black bufliy hair, and in
complexion referable# a light Mulatto. He bad on an
old red coat, a red serge jacket lined with white bai?e,
a new pair of tow trowfers, a new felt hat, and took
with him four tow shirts, two pair of trowfers, and ^
pair of buff breeches. If the boy will return to his du?
ty and behave well, this offence shall be overlooked.
Any person who may secure and return him to his mis
tress, fliall have the above reward.
FIFTY D~OLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the fubferiber's hcufe, in Mill
creek, Lancaster county, state of Pennsylvania, in
the night of the 2%d inst. (September) by one William
Kirk, a cooper by trade, who formerly lived near
Chester, the following Articles, viz. a silver watch with
a china face, and' a silver teal with the liters PC en
graved on it, maker's name Ockly, London ; a light
coloured coat edged with red, and a pair of new (hoes.
The said Kirk has a down look, yellow f%in, with a
(bort fulled lineey jacket, and carries a white linen bag.
Whoever takes up and secures said thief in any gaol irt
these Rates, so that he may be brought to justice and
the owner recover the goods, shall be entitled to the
above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN WILSON.
Philadelphia, Augufiig, 1779,
NOTICE is hereby given to the Militia
of the city of Philadelphia, the Northern Liber
ties, the diftria of Southwark, and the townships of
Moyamenfing and Paffyunk, that they are to meet and
exercise in companies, under their refpe&ive officer,, on
the two last Mondays jn the month of August, the two
last Mondays in the month of September, the third
Monday in the month of O&ober, and in battalion on
the fourth Monday in October: And those who negle&
to perform this necessary duty may €xpe& to be fined as
the Militia Law dire&s.,
WILLIAM HENRY, Lieutenant
cf the city of Philadelphia, &.c.
Philadelphia, Septembefrfo.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On Wednesday the 29th inftan , at the sign of the Conef
togo Waggon, in Marker (beet,
AL ARGE frame building, situate in Fifth-ftrect,
between Market and Arch Ttreeis, and near the
corner of Arch-street; also the remaining part of the
tease of the ground whereon the building stands, fubjea
to a ground-rent of five pounds per ann. there is eight
years and nine months from the firft of October next of
the lease unexpired. The dimensions of the house and
lot are twenty feet on Fifth street and forty-eight feet
deep.