The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-08-15 00:00:00, page 1

Imported in the St. Helena and Nonfuch, from France,
and to be SOLD by
SMITH and TILTON,
At their S TORE, in Second-street next door to the
Friend's meeting,
A large and General ASSORTMENT of
SUPERFINE, second and coarft broadcloth#, with
suitable trimmings,
Buff and white caflimers,
Black silk prunella and princefe ftuff,
Black and brown fattinets,
Brown camblets,
Callimancoes and durante,
Olive fuftians and jeans,
Ditto corderoys,
Red, yellow and white flannels,
Ditto serges and baizes,
Flanders bed-ticks, %
A neat assortment of calicoes and chintzes,
A variety of silks for gentlemens wear,
Nankeens,
Ryri, Laval and Britannia linens,
CambricKs and lawns,
Mullins,
Black fattins and modes,
Sarfnets and perfians,
Mens and womens silk and cotton hose,
Green silk umbrelloes,
Scarf twist, sewing silks,
Pins, needles, &c, &c.
N. B. As they propose to decline the retail bufinefe,
they will dispose of the above on very low terms, for
calh, bills of exchange, or the pay-matter general's
notes. August 14.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
Pursuant to the last Will and Testament of THOMAS
SAVIN, Enquire, late of Ca^il county, in the state
of Maryland, deceased, on the First Day of October
next, OR the Premifet,
A VALUABLE Trad of LAND, situate on Elk
river, in laid county, adjoining the ferry on laid
river, containing about 300 acres, the Land is excel
lent for grain or pasture ; the situation in a healthy
part of the country and good neighbourhood, about
eight miles from the Head of Elk ; there are Dwel
ling House, Kitchen, Out-houses and other Conveni
encies for farming on said Land.
Likewise, at fame Time and Place will be Sold, Ne
groes, Horses, Black Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, and Farm
ing Utensils. The Premises may be viewed and boun
deries pointed out at any time before the day of file ;
and the Conditions and Terms will be made known,
and Attendance given on that day, by
Aug, it. ANN SAVIN, Executrix.
CITY AUCTION.
TO-MORROW,
At NINE o'clock in the MORNING,
Will begin the SAL E, as usual,
Of a VARIETY of
MERCHANDIZE,
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture
AND
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
JOHN BAYARD, Auaioneer.
Southwark Au&ion.
THIS
MORNI N G,
Will be Sold by Public Audion,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
MERCHANDIZE,
As USUAL: ALSO,
Houfhold Furniture & Wearing
A PPA R E L, &c. &c.
WILLIAM BROWN, Auctioneer.
N. B. Hand-Bills will be difeontinued for the fu
ture, except on particular Occasions.
THURSDAY,
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VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Broker's Office,
By ISAAC FRANKS,
In Second-street, between Market a, d Chefnut-ftreets,
who is acquainted with .very Specie of the Broker's
Bufinefe, and is conversant ii h Laws of Exchange
and B rtf At his OFFICE
Drily A tendance is given; Secrecy and the utmeft
pu.au lity are observed, in tranta&ing every kind
of Bufi efe incident to this Office.
Bills of Exchange, &c.
FOREIGN Bills of Exchange, cither upon France,
Sprin, Holland, Gettenburgh, or any part of Eu
rope; alio Inland Bills, Notes and Certificates are ne
gociated, difeounted or told with the greatest attention
to the interest of the party concerned.
Officers Notes and Certificates, I oan-Office
Certificates, and New-York Depreciati
on Notes,
Are negotiated on the best terms ; Cash will be given,
at a very referable difeount, for Officers Not^,
Money Put Our,
From time to time, upon inch security, interest or
allowance, as (ball be agreeable to the parties, either
for a week, month or year.
Merchandize of every Sort,
Where money is wanted to be railed immediately by
Grangers or others, is received, and fold upon cemmif
fion ; in the tranfa&ing of which bufinefy Fidelity may
be depended on.
Houses and Lands
May be bought or fold by applying to this Office,
held either in fee simple, for life or ytars; in the dilpo
fal of which, due regard will be paid to the legality of
title and the right of persons to transfer.
N. 3. As the Business of this Office is
become very extensive, and greatly exceeds his most
sanguine expectations, it will be tranf&ed upon such
easy terms as cannot fail to ensure a continuance o Bu
siness. ■
Isaac Franks, Broker, hath for Sale
SEVER AL very valuable Tracts cf Land,
Twelve Lots of Ground in the city,
A Brig of one hundred and fifteen tons,
And a Variety of Dry Goods,
A large Quantity of the best Maryland and Virginia
Tobacco, in good order,
Brown and white Havanna Suga s,
Excellent Bohea Tea by the Chest,
A few Pipes of good Wine,
A Quantity of good Popper,
A few Boxes of Spermaciti Candles. Aug. 12
•THOMAS IRWIN
Has a few Bales of Beaver
(Of the First Quality) For SALE.
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BOSTO N, July 27.
TUESDAY arrived a cartel from New York with
108 American prisoners, for exchange.
July 29. Late European papers mention, that Hy
der Ally, after his defeat, bad returned on fir Eyre
Coote, and fully retaliated his loss. Major general
Monk is numbered among the slain.
August 1. Since our last arrived in port the ship
Porus, from a cruize, having taken two valuable Ja
maicamen.
NEWPOR T, July 27.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman at the westward,
dated July 17, 1782.
" The army are rapidly perfecting themselves in dis-
Cipline, and will be ready to take the field at a moment's
£I7AS left in possession of the Subferiber,
VV living in Race.Stref, between Third and Fourth
Streets, Philadelphia, a BROWN MARE, four years
old; said mare belonged to dc&or Allison, junior, de
oeafed, the executors or aiminiftrators of the de^afed
are desired to come and fetch her away and py the
charges, otherwise she will be fold on the fifteenth of
next month, at the Coffee-hnufe at 3 c'clock in the af
ternoon, by PETER COVENHOVEN. July 31.
O R, T HE
THE
A privateer schooner of 8 guns, and a galley, from
New York, within a few days past captured five prizes
in the Eastern found. The master of a vessel from Nan
tucket, who arrived here this morning, informs, that
threearmed boats were yesterday in pursuit of the prizes,
three of which he saw bear away, and fopperies they
were re-captured. In our next we hope to givea good
account of the enemy's cruizers, and the remainder of
their prizes.
Tuesday last a barn in Smithfield was flruck by light
ning, and consumed, together with a large quantity of
hay, grain, &c. '.
Sunday last a flag of truce returned here from New-
York, and brought 39 prisoners.
CHATHAM, Augufl y.
The enemy, apprehensive of danger, have coHeßed
all their maritime force at the Hook, consisting of one
ship of the line, eight or nine frigates, and several 20
gun ships; and are likewise endeavouring, by finking &
number of hulks, to flop the channel.
PHILADE L P, H I A.
Extrad of a letter from Poughkeepsie, July'tq.
Last Friday afternoon, one Hyat hired two negroes
and a white man to mow or cradle his wheat, one of the
negroes was a young fellow belonging to old M. My
ers, a refugee from Harlem, the white man naori Alex
ander Elfwertb, urged the young fellow to wr:ftie with
him, the negro was unwilling, but at last cor trferi an&
threw Elsworth, who grew warm and preffec the negro
to try another fall; he was more unwilling than before;
but being almost forced, threw EHworth a fcr ^ r-\
He being an'gry, infifled upon fighting ' e ne^ , 0
refufing, Elsworth threatned to beat him, on which the
negro told him he would firike again ri flruck. Th^
other negro, an old man, told rem they had better re
turn to their work, then , taking his feythe, proceeded
towards the field ; the young negro did the fame and fol
lowed him ; Elfyorth taking his feythe, ran after the
negro and made a firoke at him with such fury as to
break one of the sticks of the cradle, the stroke entire
ly separated the joint in the back-bone, cut off two or
three ribs, penetrated his entrails and liver; and it was
the opinion of the fpedators, that had it not been for
the flicks of the cradle, the body would have been en
tirely cut in two; yet the negro did not instantly drop,
nor die; but said to the murderer, " wont you help
roe Aleck ?" Yes I will said he, and took hold to sup
port him. he immediately funk down, faying to the
byflanders, pray for me good people, and expired in
about two minutes after receiving the wound. Elsworth
said I have killed him and must fuffer for it, and imme
diately walked away, got bis horse and rode off. The
fpeaators were so aflonifhed, tley made no attempt to
flop him ; a number afterwards colle&ed and went all
night in pursuit of him, but found him not. Poor old
Myers had very little, except this negro, to support
him and his family.
While we are thus feeling the calamities of war, the
general depravity of manners fliews we really deserve
all we fuffer. Our vices only keeps peace away from us-
A gentleman from head quarters informs us, that the
troops of the united fiates are in good health and in
high spirits, and that at no time since the war began,
did America ever own a better clad, or better discipli
ned army.
Every friend to the liberties and independence ofAme
rica, must rejoice to fee the late returns of the taxes
published by the receiver general of continental taxes.
It is a firiking proof, that the deficiency of taxes in the
beginning of the year, was occasioned only by unavoid
able delays and embarrassments in our governments.
Many people have paid the taxes of the whole year
when called upon for their firft quarterly payment, and
most of the people pay their taxes with chearfulnefs..
If our trade continues upon its present footing, there
is no doubt but Pennsylvania will pay her full quota
of taxes before the expiration of the year.
By intelligence recently obtained from New York,'
we learn, that those who compose that garrison, are
in the greatest consternation, dreading an immediate
investiture by our army and the French fleet; that they
are preparing for a defence, having funk feme old hulks
between theeaft and weft banks, and ereßed some ad
ditional fortifications.
warning, in a manner which, I flatter myfelf, will juf
tify the expeOations of the public."
From the Sr. James's Chronicle, of June 20, 1781/
" The following very singular faH has coroe out ia
the examinaton into the affairs of the late doßor Fo-r
thergill, which ought to be recorded for the honourof
human nature, viz. That specific sums, to the immense
amount of no less than two hundred thousand pounds;
appeared to have been diftribured by him in different
mod.es of charity in the courfc of his well spent lifa
PROVIDENC E, July 27.
AUGUST j^, 1^
[NUMB. 924,