The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-07-22 00:00:00, page 4

Port o' ?hik<kbh\, Pennsylvania, ff,
T 0 A 1. L whom it may concern.
xtOTICE i % hereby given, That a Court of A.dmi-
M ralty will be held at the State Hpufe in the city of
Philadelphia, on the fifth day of August next, for the
trial o' the brigantine or vessel called the Thomas, and
her cargo, hyphen about seventy tons, lately comman
ded by "Robert Tell ; t ken at sea, on her intended voy
ire the Island of N?*P evidence, to Tortola;
Ct C, ihis ,it and libelled agrinft as prize, by Je
u^ah Yellow,Ac. @i tarn, ^) Tothe intent that
the ownerc owners thereof cr any perlons concern
ed therein, may appear and flu™ cause, if any they
hav?, why the Lme thould not be condemned according
to the ptajer of the Iib:1, &c.
By order of the Judge,
July , 7 . ' ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Port Pbila^bia, Pemfylvama, ff.
T OALL whom it may concern.
xrOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
rtlty will be held at the Stat^houfe, in the city of
Philadelphia,on the sth day of August next,*t ten o'clock
in the fo-encon, for the trial of the cause Stephen Duca
tur (qui tarn &c.) against the Negroe Slaves,Samuel and
James, takenin tbebru, Three S.flers; Charles, Ma
ry; Hannah and her child Turn, taken in the (hip Elea
nor; 2nd Robert, taken on board the brig Arbuthnot.
To the intent that the owners thereof, er any other
perlons concerned, may appear and (hew cause why
the fame should net be condemned pursuant to the pray
er of the libel, &c.
Order of the fudge,
July T 4. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
O BE'S O L D,
The following; Houses and Lands, viz.
AN Elegant well ~built three ftcry brick house and
kitchen, lituate at the south weft corner cf Third
and Lombard streets, the lot contains in breadth on
Lombard ttreet 36 feet, and in depth on Third-street
78 feet futfea to a ground rent of 15L per annum.
Also, a three ftcry brick house, situate on the fouth
fide of Lu mbard-ftreet, between Second and Front
ftrcet^, the lot 18 feet front, and 63 feet deep.
Aito, a three Rory brick house and kitchen, situate
on the east fide of Sixth ft.eet between Arch and Rice
ftreets, the lot 16 feet front and $1 feet and a half deep.
Also, a two story brick house and kitchen, situate on
the east fide of Fourth street between Aoh and Race
ftreets, the lot 17 feet font and 49 feet and a half deep,
fubjeft to a ground rent of 10 dollars and a half per
annum.
Also, a plantation fimate one mile from Frankfort,
containing 76 acres, about ten acres wood land, and a
bout sixteen acres of meadow may be marl?, a finall log
house, frame barn and stable, it is well watered and
the situation high and pleasant. For terms of faie ap
pIytoBONSALL and SHOEMAKE R's Office,
in Fourth-itreet below Spruce-street.
Wanted to HIR E,
A Good C O O K,
Either Man or Woman.
Also, A HOUSE MAID.
Enquire of the Printer.
WAS LOST
The beginning of this Week.
T) 00R WILLS POCKET ALMANACK (for this
1 present year) bound in leather in which was two LOT
TERY TICKETS, some papers, &c. of no use to any
perlon but the owner. Whoever has found the above, and
will deliver it to John Young, at Hamilton and Son, To
bacconifls in Second street near Mirket street, (hall re
vive THIRTY DOLLARS Reward.
N. B. The Tickets will be of no service to any, as
the owner has ftopt them in the Office.
July 14.
ST-rTyED AWA Y,
From the Subfcril er, the 13th inflant.
A LARGE bay HORSE, fifteen hands high,
A about ten years oid, trot? heavy, (hud only before,
with a fiddle mark on the near fine, and lame in his
near fore foot. Whoever has taken up laid horse, and
will return him to the Subferiber, living at the upper
end ofFront street, Philadelphia, fad'd have THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS reward, and re^fanabh char
ge, paid by PAINE NEWMAN.
WHEREAS inquiry has been made for
certain persons by the names of Anthony Walk?,
Richard Ray, Captain Warren, and Captain Lane, of
ficers on board the Rattlesnake, David M Cul'ough
commander, while ike was in Martinique in the yezr
r; 7 7 ; they are defined to pay or cause to be paid, their
accounts for boarding and lodging, while they were
there to Captain George Ord, with whom the order
will be left, as ti ei r Captain refafes to pay the fame.
N. B. The srtas were left at Martinique.
TO BE SOLD, BY
Robert & Samuel Lewis Wharton,
At their Store near the Drawbridge,
LISBON WINE by the quarter calk or pipe,
VIRGINIA TOBACCO by the hhd.
BOHEA TEA,
A quantity of empty BLACK BOTTLES,
An IRON CHEST, &c.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
July 4, 17^
ALL perfc'ns who have any demands against the es
tate of Isaac Wells, deceafid, are reqnefrd to
bring in their accounts properly attested to, in three
weeks from the date hereof, otherwise they will be ex
cluded from any part of payment; and those who are
indebted to the said estate, are requested to make im
mediate payment, or they may expert to be proceeded
against as the la, dire As.
MOSES WELL S, Administrator.
To be S OLD, by Private Sale,
The Buck Tavern,
ON the Five Mile Round, two and half miles from
" the city of Philadelphia, formerly occupied by Mr.
Daniel Grant, together with the gardens, orchards, &c.
&c.in which are feverai fine fommer-hbufes. The whole
have the best of any fruit-trees on the Continent, such
as apple, cherry, peach, plumb and pear trees.
This House is elegantly situated for a country-feat,
commanding a fine profpea of the River Delaware, and
is a fine new building. The dimentions of the house
is about fifty by forty foot deep, two stories high, four
rooms or a floor, with a fire-place in each, and three
rooms on the garret. On the second story is a hall or
.dancing-place, where forty or fifty couple mry dance at
onetime. Under the whole is a fine cellar, divided in
to several departments.
Adjoining this house is a two story frame building,
twenty-four by fifteen or sixteen feet deep, with two
rooms on a floor, kitchen, &c. Before the kitchen
dooris a fine pump of water. The above in fine order.
Together with fabling and (heads to contain fifty or
sixty horses.
Also a Houle in Market-street, wherein the fubferi
ber now lives, at the corner of Strawberry Ally, one of
the best Hands in the city fcr either wet or dry good bu
siness. The house is three stories high, two rooms on
afl or, with convenient garrets; under the whole is a
kitchen, cellars and vault, which will contain ten cord
of wood. This house is in very good order, chief of
ths rooms psp?r&^ 4 Propofols will be received by the
fubferiber for either or both estates, at his house in
Market street. JOHN LEVINS.
N. B. Thirteen hogsheads rum, and one hogshead
spirits, to be fold at the above place.
July 17. „
To be SOL D at Public Vendue,
On Saturday the nd July, at ths house of Colonel
Richard Wescott, at the Fo/ks es Little Egg
harbour.
The SCHOONER
M O L L Y,
^ N E W Virginia bwltßoat, and a remarkable fine
/'„%, failing Schooner. Alto (even pair of double for
lik'd fix p und CANNON, two pair ditto four, and
erne pair of three pounders, with two or three tons of
bar IRON, and a few barrels of FLOUR.
JOSEPH BALL.
Forks, July 14, 1780.
Philadelphia, July 17, 1780.
To be 3 O L D at Public Vendue,
On MONDAY next, at the house of Mrs. ALI
SON, the next door to th? College in Fourth-ftr^t.
ALL the BOOKS of the Rev. Dr. Francis
Alison, deceased, with some household and
kite! en furniture.
N. 3. Those persons who have not returned the
Books they have borrowed, are again requested to re
turn them before the day of file-
Niff A P L A C E."
AW HET NURSE, who may be heard of
at Jacob Toys, in Fron -(tree;, above Harbuckies
Row.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM FORBES,
On Walnut street Wharf.
EXCELLENT ALLUMSALT by the bulh
el cr larger quantity,
Choice Old Sherry Wine by the quarter calk,
Jamaica Spirit by the hogshead or finaller quantity,
Weft India Rum by do.
French Brandy,
Coffee by the bag,
Belt Rufjia Duck,
A few bags Cotton,
Loaf and Mulcovado Sugar,
Bohea and Congo Tea,
Bohea and Hyfon Tea by the chest or fra aller quantity.
Black Pepper, by the dez. or Ib.
A genteel assortment of the belt English Double Flint
G|afs, confiftmg of quart, pint and half pint decan
ters,
Lemon Bowl Wiae Glasses,
Freemason do.
Tumblers of different fiz's,
Some Queen's Ware, and
A few pieces of Irilh Linens and Brittanies,
Belt India Nankeens by the piece or quantity,
Also a few Breeches Patterns.
(1 AM E to the plantation of Nicholas Wain,
, in the Nertherp Liberties, a dark brinule CO W.
The owner it defred to prove his property, pay charges,
and take her aw?y.
July 13th, 1780. WILLIAM LLOYD.
A CITY COURT will be held at the
fcfA. Court-house, on Monday the twenty-fourth inst.
at ten o'clock in the morning: All Public Houfe^keep
ers without exception are to apply by petition to this
Court for recommendations for licences, and none but
those who so apply will be recommended. Recom
mendations to become void, if the licences are not taken
out within a month after the Court.•
July ir.
Philadelphia, July 14, 1780.
WHEREAS complaint hath been made to the Com
missioners for the city and county of Philadel
phia, by Jeremiah Baker, Colßapr of the Northern-
Liberties, That he cannot obtain the taxes due or the
estate of Richard Penn and Sarah Masters I Notice is
hereby given, That unless the laid Richard Penn, Sa
rah Matters, or their certain Attorney or Agent, dis
charge and pay the tafe jufUy due on (aid eflates, on
or before the 16th of October next ensuing the date
hereof, that so much of the premises will be fold as nwy
be fufficient to difeharge laid taxes and charges, agree
able to the Laws of this Commonwealth.
FRANCIS GURYEV, ) Commiffi-
PRESLEY BLACKISTON,) oners.
To be SOLD Cheap,
A strong half worn
Riding C II A I R.
Inquire of the Printer.
Purfoant to a Resolve of Congreis of the io # h of Mas,
1780, relative to the dettruaion cr lots of Loan-Of
fice Certificates by accident :
The PUBLIC are hereby INFORMED,
TH A T the fubferiber on his return from South-
Carolina to Albany, on the 23d d&y of March
lart, early in the morning, at the houe cf Mr. Juret
Hopper, in Paramus, (State of New-Jeriey) was alarm
ed at the approach of a detachntut cf British troops,
whereupon be (addled his horse and put his saddle bags
on him, but before he had time to et hi* furtout coat
and pixels out of the house and ride off, a fk rmi(h
began between the enemy and some Continental troops,
that were at the hence of said Hopper, which frighten
ed the horse, who broke the bridle, and ran off with the
fuddle ana fiddle bags. The fubferiber got his her e
and faddic agin the fame day, but did not fee his fid
dle bags unril three or four d„ after, which were cut
open and every thing taken out of them, among th? rest
were the twelve following Loan Offic Certificates, v%
No. 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, 1546 154% 1548 1,4.9,
for 500 dollars each, dated, November 19, 1778, pay
able to Josiah Crane.
No. 139^ for loco dollars, dated January 14, 1779;
payable to d tic.
No. 3548, for 600 dollars, dated January 14, 1779;
payable to ditto.
No. 7103, for 300 dollars, dated February 10, 1779;
payable to ditto.
No, 6490, far 400 dollars, dated November 1% 1772;
payable to Josiah Crane, Hook, and Matthias Kr:uri;h.
J OSIAa CRANE.
Albany, June 28th, 1780-
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THE
PENNSYLVANIA BANK,
Will be open on MONDAY next, two dorrs ab-ve
Walnut Street in Front Street, from Nine to Twelve
o'clock in the Morning, and from Three to Five in
the afternoon.
ALL PERSONS, who have already lent Money,
are desired to apply for BANK NOTES : And
the Directors request ^e favour of those who may here
after lodge their calh in the B ink, that they would tie it
up in bundles of bills of one denomination, with labels
and their names endorsed, as the bufinels will thereby be
done with less trouble and much greater dispatch.
July 15.
Philadelphia, Jul, 14 1780,
One Hundred and Sixty Dollars Reward.
CTRAYED or STOLEN from
O off the commons of thiscity, on the goth et last
month, a small red milch CO W, (he b:s & little white
on the end of her tail, large white horns, some ear
marks but particulars forgot, and had - good appear
ance for milk. Whoever takes up Lid Cow and Thief
if stolen, ihall have the above reward upon conviction
. cf the offender ; or S IXTY DOLLARS for the
Cow only, paid by
JOHN M'COLLOH,
In Spruce-street.
WAS TAKEN UP TrefpaJfag,
In the Northern Liberties, on the utiimant
A Bay FILLEY, with a small ft:riuher forehead,
1^ between 12 and 13 hands high, rising 3 years old,
appears to have been halter broke. The owneiby pro
ving his property and paying charges, may have her a
gain, by applying to
July 10, ,780. JOHN VANDFREN, Jun.
TO BE SO L D,
An exceeding good new strong
Riding C H A I R,
Neatly printed with extraordinary harness. Enquire
of the Printer.