Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-29 00:00:00, page 1

BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by
public vendue, on Monday, the 29th day of April
inh. at four o'clock in the afternoon, on the premises,
one undivided fourth part (the whole into four equal parts
to be divided) of and in a certain lot or piece of ground
foate on the east fide of Second-ftzeet, between Walnut
and Spruce-streets, containing in front in the whole 40
feet 6 inches, and in depth 165 feet, more or less, with the
appurtenances; bounded by ground of Isaac Snowden,
and others. Also at the time and place aforefaid, the like
tmdividtd one fourth part (the whole into four equal parts
to be divided) of and in a certain lot or piece of meadow
ground fnuate in Wie< acoe, in the townfnip of Moya-
Lensing; containing in the whole 2 acres and 102 perch
es Abounded by ground of William Shippen : The whole
fubie& to annuity of 121. per ann. during the life of the
grand-mother of John Snowden, potter, and to the wi-
Tow of John Snowden, saddler, deceased, her dower there
in ; late the estate of laid John Snowden, pott.r; seized
and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will be fold by
public vendue, on Monday, the 29th day of April
* instant, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at the boule of
Anthony Fortune, in Southwark, a certain meffuage or
tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto belong
ing, with the appurtenances, lituate on the south fide of
Shippen-ftreet, near Third-street, in the diftria of South
wark aforefaid, containing in front 20 feet, and in depth
100 feet ; bounded by ground of Samuel Rhoads, Esq;
and others ; fiFrea to a groundrent of £. 3: 7: 6 cur
rency per annum, payable in Spanish dollars ; late the
estate of Anthony Martin, deceased ; seized and taken
in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me dire&ed, will be fold by pub
lic vendue, on Wednesday; the Bth day of May
next, on the premises, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a cer
tain two dory frame meffuage or tenement, and lot or
piece of ground thereunto belonging, Situate on the east
fide of Third-street, the south corner cf Chester or Stam
per's alley, between Pine and Lombard streets, in the city
of Philadelphia, containing in front, on Third-street a
forefaid, 22 seer, and in depth, on Chester-alley aforefaid,
66 feet; bounded northward by Cheder-alley.aforefaid,
eastward by ground of Edward Shippen, southward by
ground of John Brickill, and westward by Third-street
aforef id; ful,& to a ground-rent of 22 Spanish milled
dollars per annum; lue the estate of John Andrews ;
seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pub
lic vendue, on Thursday, the 16th day of May next,
on the premises, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a certain
three story brick meffuage or tenement, and lot or piece
of ground thereunto belonging, with the appurtenances,
situate on the north fide of Vine-street, between Front and
Second streets, in the Northern Liberties, containing in
front 17 feet 5 inches, and in depth about 90 feet ; bound
ed by ground of Charles Weft, and others ; fubje& to a
ground-rent of Nine Pounds currency per annum ; late
the estate of Peter Ridge; seized and taken in execution
by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
toY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pub
lie vendue, on Friday, the 17th day of May next, at
the house of George Bakeoven, in Kensington, at four
o'clock in the afternoon, a certain vacant lot or piece of
ground, lituate in Kensington aforefaid, and on the north
or north-easterly fide of Hanover-street, containing in
front 60 feet, and in depth 200 feet /bounded with ground
late of Anthony Palmer, Esq; and by ground of Edward
Morris and Wife, and others ; fubjedt to a ground or
quit rent of ——— currency per annum ; late the estate
o' Jonathan Biles, deceased; seized and taken in execu
tion by WILLIAM DEWEE S, Sheriff.
/ virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold by pub
„ lie vendue, on Saturday, the 18th day of May next, at
four 0 clock in the afternoon, on the premises, a certain
Ineffuage or tenement, and two tracts or pieces of land
^hereunto belonging, situate on the fide of the King's
Highway, leading from Philadelphia thro' Germantown
to Chestnut-Hill, about ten miles from, the city of Phila
delphia aforefaid, and next adjoining Mr. Wigard Mil
lar's plantation, containing in the whole about ten acres
mid 56 perches, part whereof is woodland ; late the estate
'of Simon George ; seized and taken in execution by
_ WILLIAM DEW-E E S, Sheriff.
Lately Publifbed and to be Sold by
JOHN DUNL A P,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
iq^IIE JUDGMENT of whole KINGDOMS
X and NATION S, concerning the Rights, Pow
er and Prerogative of K INGS, and the Rights, Pri
rileges, and Properties of the PEOPLE.
By Lord SOMMER S.
• W&^ ^B^
O R
GENERA L
V O L. V.
MONDA Y,
D U N L A P's
Just publiflied and to be fold bv JOHN DUNLAP,
In Market-street, Philadelphia,
TRUE Fortitude delineated: A SERMON,
preached at Fags Manor, to Captain Taylor's
Company of Recruits, on the Lord's Day, February
18th, 177.6, and now published by request.
By the Rev. WILLIAM FOSTER, A. M.
Thou therefore endure bardnefs as a good soldier of jefus
Cbrifl. 2 Tim. 2.3.
T O BE DISPOSED O F,~
TH E 1 ime of an a&ive, hearty servant Girl, who
has three year# and a half to serve, fir for either
town or country work, and is an excellent good spinner:
She is fold for no fault, but for want of employment.-—
Enquire of the Printer.^
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAI from the subscriber, living
in Lower Dublin 3 ownflhip, an Irilh servant man
named WILLIAM CAHEL, 30 years of age; about
5 feet 8 inches high, black hair, dim made, and has
much of the brogue in his speech ; had on when he went
away, an old hat, brown linen shirt, new cloth coat of
a poplar colour, blue jacket, new leather breeches, pale
blue woollen Stockings, good Strong Shoes, and brass
buckles. Whoever takes up said servant and secures him
in any gaol, so that his mailer may have him again, Shall
have the above Reward and reafonab/e charges, paid by
t RICHARD VANDYKE.
WAS FOUND last fall, between John
Roberts's Mill and the Gulph Road, a Silver
WATCH CASE. The owner proving his proper
ty and paying charges may have it again by applying to
the subscriber, near said Mill.
t SAMUEL ROBERTS.
WILLIAMHARTSHORN E,
Has for SALE at his store in Alexandria; Virginia,
A PRETTY general afortment of GOODS,
among which are fuperfine and fine broadcloths,
x'lth rattinets and trimmings to match; velverets, faga
toies, silk knee garters, calimancoes, Walloons, durants,
tammies, ftri,ed linfey, flannel and flannel drawers,
mourning crape, silk fofee, Damafeus and l@retta; brown
linen, womens cloth cloaks, flays, Scotch thread, rib
bonds, ferrets, worded bindings, ferret laces, crewels,
silk hats and bonnets, plain and spotted gauzes, muslin
and muslin handkerchiefs, kenting and silk handker
chiefs, check ditto, mens and womens leather gloves
and mitts, silk gloves and mitts, black half-yard Persi
an, cambrick and lawn, callicoes and stamped cottons,
some jewellery, fans, ground trimihg, footing, thread
net, cap wire, combs, thread and blond lace, looking
glaffes, mens (hoes, womens black calimanco and leather
Shoes, pewter; tin ware, some Stationary; China, Queen's
and earthen ware, glass ware, flour searchers, hair
blooms and brushes, candles, hard soap; ivory and com
mon table knives and forks; hunters ditto, knitting and
sewing needles, scissors, smith and hand-saw files, fifh
hooks, metal and other coat and waistcoat buttons; shoe
and knee-buckles, Jews-harps, fiddle firings, hand
hammers, pincers of different forts, plaifterers and brick
layers trowels, lathing hatchets, augers, gouges, chiffels,
plane-irons, box-irons and heaters, chest locks and
hinges, H and HL hinges, flock and padlocks, razors,
penknives belt fort, cutteau and other knives; (hoe
makers knives, rasps, coopers howels and crow-irons,
gimblets, tap-borers, drawing-knives, brass ink-pots,
ink-powder, cotton cards, taylors (hears, nails of diffe
rent forts, cart-boxes; plowshare moulds, wood axes and
hatchets, scale-beams, feythes, Spades, large and Small
weeding-hoes, steel, braziery, window-glad, flax-hack
les, pipes, hats coarse and fine, faddlery, (hot and lead,
cordage, empty cases, corks, sewing and seine twi^e,
seine corks, foal and upper leather, blacking ball, salt,
sweet oil, mace, cinnamon, pepper, alfpice, coffee, su
gar, red Port and Lisbon wine, &c. &c. f
April 13, 1776.
WHEREAS Joseph Archer, of Bur
lington County, Tavern-keeper, has this day
obtained of me, the subscriber, a Note of Hand for
Twelve Pounds proclamation-money for a Horie, pay
able on the 13th day of July next : And as said Horse
was unfsund, and fold to me for seven years younger
than has been proved he really was, contrary to our bar
gain, and said note surreptitiously gotten ; I do hereby
fore-warn all perform from taking an alignment of the
aforefaid note, as I am determined not to pay it, unless
compelled thereto by law.
J. F. DAVENPORT.
TO BE S OLD Y
JOHN H A R T,
At his V ENDUE-S TORE,
BROADCLOTHS, silk ferrets, furniture checks,
hair plush, camblets, worsted damasks, (balloons,
tammies and durants. Also a few kegs of indigo.
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APRIL 29th, 1776.
THE
ADVERTISER.
(s\'\& rt Y°/^',#^^ofi'\o^7o r-\ z~7-\
Tothe PEOPLE of PENNSYL7ANIA.
LETTER VIII.
rs KE all-wife Creator having enabled every man
1 to judge, in some degree, what is good for himfelf,
the study of government is a duty of the highest concern
to all the members of a free state. But men, in general
may he said tofeel better than they can Jee; and there
fore seldom take the trouble to employ their thoughts bn
public affairs, while they are tolerably adminirtered, nor
is it till oppression becomes flagrant, and even palpable
to the fight, that a people are universally roused into a
serious attention to abuses in government.
Numerous are the evils which spring from diftra&ions
and convulsions in a state; but they are often productive
of one advantage which outweighs them all. The civil
conltitutioQs of countries, altho' long negle&ed, through
'^ !^° t '^ ce of the people, and tottering on the verge
of aiffolution, have nevertheless been thus purged of
their corruptions, brought back to their firft principles
and made to flourifh, with renewed vigour, through ma
ny succeeding age^. But as this can only be the work of
herorim^ conduced by wisdom, virtue and prudence
every writer who, upon fu:h great and trying occasions,
seeks to exaggerate, or conceal fa&s, to state but one
fide of a question, to warp the judgment by partial ic
prefentations, to give railing for reason, invectives for
argument^, and to urge a people into fifty resolutions,
by addressing the inflamed passions, rather than the fo
.j,fon—every fucli writer, I f ay , jnfults liis country
in duriefs, and is a fellow worker with its enemies to
hasten its ruin.
Had the author of Common Sense considered this, or
were he possessed of the least leverence for the judgment
or feelings of a great and enlightened people, whom he
has thought himfelf fit to address, his performance would
have been of a different nature. It would at least have
worn the Semblance cf argument, and contained Some
thing which had a chance to meet the reason of wife!
men, and tp stand the test of thsr candid examination '
^ have likened patiently to their remarks upon
"^Production, and would have coolly replied to their
objections. He would not have dared to offer such an
indignity to the public, as to throw out impotent threats
(instead of answers) against the meanest of his fellow-ci
tizens (if fellow-citizens he has in this place) merely for
endeavouring, in a country yet free, to detect his mis
representations, to supply his defect of materials, and
thereby enable a people to judge fairly cf their owrt
weighty concerns.
The contest in which America is engaged was not light
y undertaken. The sword was drawn in defence of out
laws and liberties. Till these are rendered fafe, let it
not bh returned to the scabbard ; but hill let not the scab
bard be thrown away. If our just righis can be best se
cured by reconciliation with our own flefli and blood—
with a yet powerful nation, whose religion, law@ and
manners, in our former happy days, we gloried to call
our own — God forbid that we fliouid flint the door
againttit, by any hatty measure among ourselves. This
happy period to our miseries is dill hoped for and de
voutly wished; not only by multitudes of the zealous
friends of America through all the colonies, but by
whole colonies in their public capacity, regardless of any
thing that has yet been offered to the contrary. While
this continues to be the case, he who fecks to disturb the
union which we nobly supported on our former ground,
is the worst foe to this country. If the British admini
stration has a tool here, labouring to forward their ruin
ous porpofes by divisions and diftra&ions, Thou art
, AN -, en thou th e author of Common Sense, who
haft started thine ignis fattens to draw the unwary into
untried regions, full of tremendous precipices and quag
mires treacherous to the foot; whither the wife and con
siderate think it not fife to follow. Couldft thou succeed
in this, thou dok efte&ually confirm all the danders of
our ministerial foes against us ; and, instead of America;
strong in domefac union and supported by a refpe&able
part of Britain, thou wilt give us Britain united, and
America rent b) divisions, amidst the mighty contest.
hou sayest that now is the exact time for adopting thy
plan, And holdeft up ruin as the sure consequence of the
least delay !—Thou (aid'd the fame, and did'ft threaten
the fame, near turee months ago, if we hesitated a mo
ment to follow thy advice. Possibly any time may be
thy now, especially if thou (hould'ft have nothing to
lose, and peradventure may'll hope to gain fomethirr
by the change. But when the Almighty (hall be pleased
to fay now, thy interpretations will be unheceffary. He
will fend convi&ion along with it, in circumstances so
clear and unambiguous, that they <who run may read
them. „ '
The public will excuse the occasional notice I am forced
to take of the answers hitherto given to my Letters.
Were I difpefed to deviate from my plan, cr, by imme
diate retaliation, to draj the attention of the reader to
the '' political character $; connexions and dependencies"
of my antagonists (whicn the author of Common Sense, in
his new character of The Forester, allows to be vefy e(-
fential in such a controvert) I believe it would add little
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