Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-12-25 00:00:00, page 1

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ENERAL
From the S t. Jamis's Chronicle.
% the P R I NT E R.
SIR.
V^^ f^NE would think from the late
^,^ ^ tenor of public proceedings, that
the wisdom of the present day
*V ° * meant feriouily to deny that the
r^Qgreat object of government was
i ^^% public Good. If this were not
t*^ :fo w.<OiE t h e ca s e , fc welfare of the
people would claim a much larger (hare of Minis
terial attention than it now enjoys ; the voice of
clamour would be less heaid.tban it is ; the face
of the nation might put on an air of unfeigned se
renity, and pnfs through that, as a necessary me
dium, to the amplitude of felicity.
But to efle& such great purposes, the principles
of Government mutt undergo a prior, a vast re
volution. The change mud be no less than from
complication to simplicity; from corruption to
purity. The political atmosphere of England does
not at present favour any such expectation ; for
while the index of the Court barometer is conti
nually pointed to the highest degree of jealousy,
to hope that the Mtuifbrs should enjoy the con
fidence of the people, would be downright Qiix
otifo; and to suppose that public welfare can
ever be accomplished without it, would be the
grossest absurdity.
Whoever will be at the pains of confuting the
history of times pal will find, that the ftr.ength
and glory of those States which arrived at the
greatest pitch of power, were always in proporti
on to the confidence that subsisted between the
people and their rulers; and that the wheels of
fidte then rolled the smoothest, when the.r struc
ture was most limple. The declensions of these
mighty Spates may be uniformly traced to their
departure from these principles of reciprocal af
feftion. When the Government which used to
be 0; en, fimp4e, and natural, became a compli
cated, intriguing cabinet ; when the Ministers be
came rich, and the people poor; when the rulers
got power at the expense of the people's freedom
—lt was then, that the fun of their splendor be
gau his retrogradation; and retiring by degrees,
set at lift, never to rife again. Who knows how
near this nation may draw to a similar period?
Appearances seem to promise it much footer than
any lover of his country would with.
The business of Government is now become fa
very intricate, that those who are at the head of
aifairs seem for ever bewildered ; and is so inde
pendent of any popular confederation that the
Crown and its fubje^s seem removed from each
other by an immeafurcable distance. If Reason
and the Amor Patriae had any (hare in its funda
mentals; if it were less entangled with deceitful
fobtl&ies and uncontaminated with an infallible
thirst after arbitrary power; some calual emana
tion from its excellent Principia would now and
then break through the gloom of secrecy, to cheat
the people with its welcome ray; they have so
long been used to wander in total darkness, that
they would joyfully look up to the smallest glim
mering as a polar fa lent to conduct them thro'
the labyrinth. They seek, but they seek in vain.
Far from any hopes of the profpe&'s clearing up,
theda knefs thickens upon them ; and every new
iranfodtion is but an accumulation of their distress.
They arc now become so incon fe^uenrial in the
(,es of adminiftratjon, that they are not thought
worthy of being treated with common' civility;
every account of public affairs that is given them
by authority, is cooked with so much art, and
jarnifhed with so much fraudulent chicanery, that
a Gazette is treated with little more regard than
ft Giub street Journal.
Such notorious flights would, in the days of
virtue and public spirit, have irritated mankind
to a degree much above private complaint ; but
now they paticnily endure greater grievances than
those which in former ages effeded revolutions.
Yet their taft-mafters are not contented here; it
is not fudicient fur them that the people are in
adive, they must be filers also, and not presume
tp (peak their opinions of measures far above their
a -uprehenfion. If they murmur, their words are
Imi diate.y (in the language of all the swarm of
r ° iicrial dependents) treasonable; if they smile,
they are charged with contempt. Nor is this to
be wondered a ; for those who are confeious of
haring gone astray, dread nothing more than the
ceufu e they feel themfelvts deferring of; as tho'c
who me otoxicated with fell-conceit, and vainly
puffed up with empty and extravagant notions of
their own superiority, can convert the most inno
cent fmilc into a severe ridicule; and by attempt
i; to ..void, be themfeives the authors of what
they merit.
This ground is so full of danger, that the Mi
rifler who values his own fccurity, must tread on
it with gentle steps ; for those whom injury will
not alarm, ma, be roused into a flame by insult;
aod Ihotild the people of England be irritated to
cron refentinedr, they will be inspired with no
enmon rage a^aiuj their oppressors. It will
VO L. V.
M O N D A Y,
then be found that every frefh instance of oppref-
Gon was an additional charge to the artillery of
future wrath, and served but to heighten thehor
rors of the explosion : and fad experience (though
too late) may then teach its victims, that the re
sentment of a patient man is, of all others, the
most tremendous. Yours, &c.
CAMILLUS.
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BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Tuesday, the id day o
January next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at
the house of Benjamin Armitage, the corner of
Chefnut and Fourth-streets from Delaware, a cer
tain brick metfuage or tenement, with the appur
tenances, lituate on the south fide of Walnut
ftreet, between Fourth and Fifth streets from De
laware aforefaid, in the city of Philadelphia, con
taining in front ig feet and an half, and in depth
220 feat; bounded by ground of Bullock,
and others ; late the estate of Timothy Matlock ;
seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Wednesday, the 3d day
of January next, at the house of Anthony Fortune,
in Southwark, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a
certain brick meffoage or tenement, and kitchen
and frame work (hop and lot or piece of ground
thereunto belonging, with all and every other the
improvements and appurtenances, lituate on the
east fide of Third and south fide of Shippen (Leet,
in the dilhi& of Southwark aforefaid, containing
in front about 4® feet, mote or less, and in depth
on Shippen-ftreet 30 feet ; bounded by ground of
George Woods, and others; fubjedt to a ground
lent of per annum ; late the effate of Joseph
Rhoads ; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of sundry writs to me directed, will be
fold by public vendue, on Thursday, the 4th
day of January next, at three o'clock in the after
noon, at the house of Edward Barrett, in Front
ftreet, Southwark, the unexpired term of about ten
years to come, of and in a certain brick meffuage
or tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereto
belonging, situate on the south fide of Almond-'
street, between Front and Second-streets, in the
nifyia of Southwark aforefaid; late the property
of James Weldon Roberts; seized and taken in
execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
PHILIP and HENRY SHEETS,
GUN - S MIT H S,
In Shepherds Town, Berkley County, Virginia,
JNTEN D carrying on their business extensive
ly; ai;d as they are in want of hands that un
derstand the said business, they will give great wafts
either by the week, month, ye r, or otherwise as
they may delire it, to any such that wqgld choefe
to be employed, by applying speedily at their place
of reticence as above mentioned.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
LO ST on the gd inff. '(December) a green
Memorandum Book, with a lift of sundry
debts, and several invoices of goods signed by
George Clymer, Esq; Chairman of the Committee,
and two F.ee Moon certificates, one with an
orange and blue under the leal, the other with blue
and green. Whoever delivers the said book and
the above articles to the Printer hereof, dial! have
the above Reward, and no queftiuns aficed. $
MUSK E T S
STOCKED in the belt and neatest manner, by
EDWARD P O L E,
In Market-ftrect, near the Couit-houfe, Phila
delphia;
WHERE may be had, the best kind of
wires and brushes fer firelocks, priming
flafks and oil bottles to fit in the cartouch boxes,
musket and pistol balls, mulket and piftoi car
tridges, and cartridge formers. Also cartridges
made up on moderate terms, by the hundred or
larger quantity.
N. B. A very neat cutteau de chafe, a fmhll
fw®rd and a fulee, to be fold at the above place.
To be S OL D, wholesale and retail, by
G EORG E RANK! N,
'N:xt door to the Ihop he formally kept in Secend
ftreei, between Market and Chemut-ftreefs,
WE S T-INDIA rum, Jimaica spirits, New
bury rum, belt French brandy, Holland
Geneva, country ditto, Lisbon and mountain wines,
coffee and spices. He distills coidials and manu
factures chocolate in the be± manner.—He has also
to dispose of for want of employ, a sprightly ser
vant lad, aged about feventcen years; having three
years and an half to lerve. Likewise, a few jarrs
of the firft quality fwett oil.
JONATHAN MEREDITH,
Tanner, Currier, and Leather Cutter,
In Third-ltreet, between Market and Chefnut-
Itreets, Philadelphia, has for SALE,
A L ARGE quantity of boot legs and vamps,
:i equal to any imported ; a large quantity of
South-Carolina foil leather; ditto of this country
tannage; callfkjus and upper leather of all forts ;
couch roofs, covering leather, harness ditto, and
all kinds of leather tor fadjiers and coachrndkers,
which he will lell on the molt reasonable terms.
—Orders for any qu ntity of tbe above-mentioned
articles comp^ated in tne belt manner, on the
(hotUll notice.,
D U NLA P's
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Philadelphia, December 5, 1775.
SIX POUNDS REWARD.
BROKE out of the Gaol of this city last night,
a Dutchman, about fifty years of age, named
ANDREW YEAGER, about five feet fix
inches high, wears a blue great coat, a large hat,
and can speak no English: He was committed to
this Gaol for breaking Rudolph Bunner's store.
Whoever apprehends the said prifdner shall have
the above Reward of Six Pounds, paid by
_ TH OMAS DEWEES, Gaoler.
Somerset County, December 12, 1775.
WHEREAS pursuant to sundry
executions to me direaed and delivered
against the goods and channels, lands and tene
ments of the Right Honourable William Earl of
Stirling, the fame goods and chattels, lands and
tenements, have been repeatedly advertised for
sale, and the sale thereof was actually begun on the
23d of November last, and continued for the space
of three days : And whereas on the 27th of Novem
her aforefaid the sale was further adjourned for
want of buyers, and by the agreement of his.Lord
fhip and the creditors, for one month, at which
time if the said executions be not fettled, it was
farther agreed by the parties that sale should be
made of all the said goods and chattels, lands and
tenements, without opposition or further delay,
which is teftified in writing under the hand of the
said Earl of Stirling: Ido therefore give this no
tice, that on the 27th of December instant I fhJI
begin the sale of the said goods and chattels, lands
and tenements, and continue the fame until all fhali
be fold, or until the executions in my hands shall
be fatisfied.
ROBERT STOCKTON, Sheriff.
JONAS PHILLIP S,
Has for Sale, at his store in Market- street, near
the Coffee-houfe,
ALAR GEaffertment of DRY GOOD S.
which will be fold exceeding cheap for reads
money, confining of the following articles, viz —
Pink, green and light colours fuperfine ealimiheoes
and taberets; black worsted binding#; Irish linens,
calicoes, tammies, rattinets, fine camblets, Queen's
fluffs, furniture calicoes, red and blue penciled
bandano silk hankerchiefs, royal rib and thickset,
Harlaem stripes, ribbands of all colours, felt hats,'
large blacx Barcelona handkerchiefs, tapes, threads,
gilt buttons, Itriped %ntua at 61. 6d. per yard,
fuperfine fence'y mencey muslin at 16s. per yard,
black taffatie^nd India Persians, mohair and twist,
needles, best double silk fhemmy white kid gloves
for ladies, filbumbrelloes, paper fnnff boxes, (heep
(hears,' ihoemakers hammers, fine fans, velvet
bindings and colours, golofhoes and pattens, cin
namon, mace and alfpice, raisins, Florence oil,
best Holland and country made gin in cases, bra^i
df, clove and orange cordial, Frontiniac and Tent
sweet wines, claret and Port, ^eft French and'Ca
rolina indigo, bed northern beaver and raccoon
skins, and sundry other Merchandize.
Goods received every day, at the said Store, to
be disposed of at Public Vendue.X
,u, Published and to be fold by
ISAAC COLLINS, Pr lN ter,
'ln Burlington.
« Thi BURLINGTON
ALMANA C K,
For the Year of our Lord 1776:
CONTAINING, besides the usual agrono
mical calculations, a variety of ufeful and en
%• Sold allo by William Woodhouse, Book
binder, in Front-street, near Chelnut-ftrect, Bhi
dclphia.
Just pubtfhed) printed and fold by
R. A l T K E 'N,
Printer and Bookseller, opposite the London Cof
fee-houfe, inFiont-ftreet, Philadelphia, [Price
two huntings and Six Pence]
A SHORT
INTRODUCTION
TO
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
With CRITICAL NOTES.
By the Right Reverend Robert LoWth, D. D.
Lord Bi/hop of Oxford.
To the P ÜBLI C.
A Grammatical study of our own language makes
no part of the ordinary method of inltrudion;
and it is very feldum that we apply ourfclves to it
afterward.' Yet the want of it will not be clfedu
ally lupplicd by any other advantage whatsoever.
Much practice in the polite world, and a geneial
acquaintance with the best authbrs, are good helps ;
tout alone will hardly be fufficient: we have writers,
who have enjoyed these advantages in their full ex
tent, and yet cannot be recommended as models of
an accurate style.
It will evidently appear from Dr. Lowth's notes,
in his excellent English Grammar, that our belt
authors save committed gross mistakes for want of
a„due knowledge of the Englilh Grammar, or at
lead of a proper attention to the rules of it. These
notes are fudicient to evince the necessity of the
study ofGrammar in our own language ; and to
admonish those, who set up tor authors, that they
would do well to contider this part of learning as an
object not altogether beneath their regard.
November 1,, 1775.
THIRTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
-3 scriber, in Coventry Townthip; Chester Coun
ty, a likely sorrel M AR E, near fifteen hands
high, seven years old last spring, has a white far
on her forehead, thick long mane mixed with white
hajrs and vart hanging t?e near fide, paces well.
Whoever feci res the laid Mate so that the ouvei
may have her again, thall receive the above Re
ward and reasonable charges, paul by
&SUSANNA WELLS.
^lW^
T H E
ADVERTISER.
DECEMBER 25th, 1775.
A LL PERSONS indebted for this
1 A Paper, whose , accounts have been
Twelve Months standing, arc requested to
difeharge the same—ls they would buV con
fider the vast expence and trouble of its pub
lication, the Printer is certain they would
be more punctual in their payments.
Gentlemen at a distance from Philadelphia
recollea the time and the terms of their
fubferibing, therefore may fend the amount
of their accounts by letter, Pofl paid, or
any other speedy, fafe way that may answer
them best; and should they, by mistake,
fend more than what is due al prefect, it
shall be carefully placed to the credit of their
accounts.
T~O B E SOL D,
A N extraordinary good and large IRON
CHEST, made in the best and strong
est manner. Enquire of PHILIP BE
NEZ ET, at the comer of Market and
Thirdiftreets.
To be SOLI) or RENTED,
For a Term of Yeats,
ONE hundred acres of good L AND, lying
on Little Choptank, within four miles of
Baylor's Illand, Dorchetter County, Maryland,
On laid land is a good new dwelling-boule, and
601, fowl and oysters to he had a 1 all leauws of the
y^ar within a very fin 11 distance from th house.
—On? other place lying at the Head of Saffal ass,
Kent County, Maryland; a lot of ground contain
ing nearly fix a res, on which is a good dwelling
boule, store-house, kitchen, fhoemakei's fiiop, and
tanyard, but fomewbac out of repair. Foi terras
apply to thefubfcrp>er, living at Back Creek, Cac.il
County, Maryland.
X WILLIAM WOOD.
|V A N T~S A in7A"c'E7°
To wait on a fin,le Gentleman, or tend in a family,
«YOUNG MAN lately arrived fro Le
fl land, who has been used to wait at t^bla,
take care of a pairtof horses, &c. Any Gen ternua
whelm this may suit, will be waited on bv lending
to Mrs. White's, in Gray's Alley.
CAME to the plantation ct die sub
scriber, in Rockhill Township, Bucks Coun
ty, on the 9th of O&ober last, a black C O W,
about twelve years old, wi h a crop and flit in each
ear, a white face, and upright horns. The owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charge#
and take her away.
X WILLIAM INCERSHBOH.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD?
P AN A 'PAY, on the 59th in#. (November) B^
" from the fubferiber, living in Carnarvon ^ : ,:-
fbip, Lancafler County, an Irifo fcrvarv iad
JAMES J OY, about nineteen veers c /.c
feet four inches bigo, frefoycoloured, with da' c br&v^
hair, round fobulders, and loves d<°.nk ; hsdon ©Ab.
be went azuoy, an old felt bat half worn, h?hr ^
loured jacket with a green cape a t^w Jrirv kem^
linen traiufers, a pair of old flockings, end "ad to:
foaes. Whoever takes up and secures said fervent, /0
that his u:afer may get him again, fell receive th
above Reward, and reasonable charges if brought
home, paid by * JOHEVANS.
Just PubliJbed and to be Sold by
W, AND T. B RADFORD,
At the London Coffee-House.
J O UR N AL
OF THE'
PROCEEDINGS of the CONGRESS,
H^d at Philadelphia, May 1% 1775
TO BE L E T,
PART of a convenient HOUSE, lituate in
Second street. For further particulars eiqtth^
or the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
r^HE TIME of an Engliflifervant Man, by
trade a blacksmith, and understands forging
gun barrels. Enquire of the Printer.,
TO BE SOLD BY
lOHNH A R T,
At his VENDUE STORF, thecornerof Souta
avA Front-ftreeta, A neat assortment of
MERC H A N DI Z E,
Among which are,
BROWN, blue, scarlet; mixed, black ard
white broadcloths; dra's broan ?n.l claret
forreft cloths; fcralct and rt<en nap< ; b: <k a, d•
drab velvcrets; crimt-n, verist, ho:? and 1 ?1
bed firn.tore ; crimson, fc&rlet, blue and g<
furniture checks; brown e mblem; blu- : u rd d
damalks; black merlatiings; pick, b!i% goer,
cloth coloured and black dir ai^ts; pin^, ; o '-Mid
blaik calamancoes ; brown, h ^ an fculu i; n^
loons ; green tamnoes ; blue .0 . fr-cu /dr po-.;
Furkv Gripes; emhe^cd tt.muls; i: + Mr
tfee brandy, gin, wufcov uioo; 0 I iiu • ,b
---head or barrel, a few kepso! 11uik.
N. IL G OODS for ,v.bdc ^ 0 ar 1 ., 1
received at said Swr:, and lulu for C-du o^,.
N UMB. 218.