The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-06-26 00:00:00, page 1

ALBANY, (New-York) June 9.
At a Meeting of the principal Inhabitants of
Mowhawk Diftric't, in Tryon County, colonel
JOSIAH THROOP, in the Chair.
rfiAKING into consideration the peculiar cir
£ cumftances of this county, relating to its
situation and the numbers that joined the enemy
from among us, whose brutal barbarities in their
frequent vitits to their old neighbours, are Lock
ing to humanity to relate.
They have murdered the peaceful husband
man, and his lovely boys about him, unarmed
and defeticelefs in the field, —they have with a
malicious pleasure, butchered the aged and in
firm, —They have wantonly sported w : th the
lives of helpless women and children ; numbers
they have scalped alive, (hut them in their houses
and burnt them to death—several children by
the vigilence of their friends, have been snatch
ed from flaming buildings; and though toma
hawked and scalped, are dill living among! us- -
they have made more than three hundred wi
dows, and above two thousand orphans in this
county,—They have killed thonfands of cattle
and horses that rotted in the fields—they have
burnt more titan two millions of bushels of grain,
many hundreds of buildings, and vast stores of
forrage, — And now these merciless fiends are
creeping in among us again, to claim the privi
lege of fellow citizens ; and demand a restituti
on of their forfeited estates, but can they leave
their infernal temper behind them, and be fafe
or peaceable neighbours ? Or can the difcoufo
late widow, and bereaved mother, reconcile
her tended feelings to a free and cheerful neigh
bourhood, with those who so inhumanly made
her fachj Impossible? It is contrary to the law
of nature, the firlt principle of which is felf
preservation : it is contrary to the law of nati
ons, especially that nation which for numberless
reasons, we should be thought to pattern after,
since the accession of the house of Hanover to
the British throne, five hundred and twenty
peerages in Scotland have been funk, the peers
executed or fled, and their estates confifeated to
the crown, for adhearing to their former admi
nistration, after a new one was established by
law—it is contrary to the eternal rule of reason,
and rectitude, —ls Britain employed them, let
Britain pay them ! we will not:
Therefore resolved unanimously, That all those
who have gone off to the enemy, or that have
been banifned by any law of this state, or those
who we mail find tarried as spies, or tools of the
enemy, and encouraged and harboured those
who went away, (hall not live in this diftriß,
on any pretence whatever, —and as for those
who have washed their faces from Indian paint,
and their hands from the innocent blood of our
dear ones, and have returned either openly or
covertly, we hereby warn them to leave this
diftrid, before the twentieth of June next, or
they may expect to feel the just resentment of
an injured and determined people :
Welikewife unanimously, desire our breth
ren in the other diftrifts, in this county, to join
with us, to inftrudt our representatives, not to
con sent to the repealing any laws made for the
fafety of the state, against treason or confifeation
of traitors estates—or to the passing any new
a&s, for the return or restitution of tories-
By order of the meeting,
JOSIAH THROOP, chairman.
May 23, 1783.
For B OST O N,
THE Brig MANILA, Samuel Starbuck,
Matter, now lying at Chefnut-ftreet Wharf: the
has good accommodations for Pafhngers, and
will Ail with all convenient (peed, For freight or paf
figt a,ply to HEWES and ANTHONY, or laid
Matter on board. June 24.
O R, THE'
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. Xil.l
TURSDA Y,
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Batflo Iron - Works'
With the Land, Ore, Teams, Utensils and other
Conveniencies and Privileges thereunto be
l°Wn§ Situate at the Head of the Tide or
Forks of Egg-Harbour River, in New-Jersey,
within thirty-eight Miles of the City of Phi
ladelphia,
Are offered for S ALE:
CONSISTING OF—
A FURNACE, fu fficiently large and commo
dious to produce upwards of ico tons of
pigs and callings per month, and from the mild
and kind quality of the ore, may be continued
in blast for two years, or upwards, on the fame
hearth. The metal is remarkably well adapted
for callings, both of hollow ware and cannon,
in which experience has fufficiently proved it to
excel, as well as in producing extraordinary
bar iron ; it has moreover the peculiar quality
of mixing well with, and tempering other iron
of various qualities, whereby it usually com
mands a higher price than other pig iron, both
in Europe and America. The Furnace is fur
nifhed with an excellent sett of brass patterns
for hollow ware, and may be put in blast in a
Short time, considerable preparations of stock
being made, and the business in a proper train
for proceeding.
A Rolling and Slitting Mill, which, from the
strength and conftru^ion of the works, and
large head of water, is capable of great execu
tion.
On the fame dam are also a Saw-Mill and
small Grist-Mill ; and the stream, which is
plentiful in the driest feafen, is (efficient to ad
mit of extensive additional works.
A Forge with four fires and two hammers,
nearly new, well conftrufted and in good order,
now at work, distant about half a mile from the
Furnace, on another well adapted stream; on
which is also an excellent, newly built, Saw-
Mill ; and near the Forge are some Tenements
for workmen, and a large new Coal House.
Contiguous to the Furnace is a commodious
Mansion-House, accomodated with a spacious,
well cultivated Garden, in which is a well cho
fen collection of excellent Fruit Trees of various
kinds, and adjoining it a young bearing Orch
ard of about 2000 apple-trees, mofily grafted.
A number of Dwelling Houses for the accom
modation of tradesmen and others neceflarily
employed about the works; which, together
with the Store-Houses, Barus, Stabling, Smith's
Shops, Nailery, Coal House and other conveni
ent Buildings, form a considerable village; the
whole of which, together with the various works
are overlooked from the door of the manfion
houfe, which (lands on a pleasant eminence.
A large and plentiful Body of Woodland sur
rounding the works, and within convenient dis
tance, in which are diver Cedar Swamps, and
a considerable quantity of Pine, adapted to saw
mills ; also large Bodies of Ore in various parts,
which may be raised and colle&ed with little
trouble and expencc.
About two hundred Tors of Pig Iron on the
bank, and near three thousand cords of Wood
ready for Coaling, besides a tolerable supply of
Coals in stock.
The river affords a good and easy navigation
for sea vessels of burden within a mile, or there
about, of the works, and for large scows to the
Furnace bank, which offers an easy communica
tion by water with Philadelphia, New York, the
Weft-indies, &c. It is an excellent situation for
trade and for fltip building, being in rhe midst
of a country abounding with boards, fcantling,
shingles, tar, &c. for merchandize, as well as
materials for building suitable vessels ; and goods
to the amount of many thousand pounds per an-
THE
num may be vended to advantage in exchange
for these commodities. It is moreover an ex
cellent feat for Grist Mills on an extensive plan,
as the grain of Virginia, Maryland and the low
er part of Delaware, may be conveyed thither
at a more easy rate than to Philadelphia. If an
additional force of water should be wanted, a
large stream, pacing between the two abovemen
tioned, may be raised at a moderate expence to
communicate with, and supply either or both of
the other ponds, so as to combine the force of
three capital dreams to be used nt any one point,
or separately, as occasion may requite.
Terms will be made easy to the purchafer^
on the payment of a moderate proportion of the
purchase money in cash, time will be given for
the residue on interest, or a considerable part:
will be received in loan-office certificates, or
fuel? other mode of payment as may be agreed
on. Apply to JOHN COX, Esquire, at
Bloomfbury, near Trenton, CHARLESPET
TIT, in Philadelphia, or JOSEPH BALL,
managing owner at the said Works.
Philadelphia, June 16, 1783.
BY virtue of Writs of Feri Facias to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale, at the house late
ly occupied by Henry Lalor, hatter, in Second street,
between Chefnut and Walnut- ftreats, on THURS
DAY the 26th instant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
sundry forts of valuable HOUSHOLD GOODS, con
fitting of Tables, Windsor Chairs, gilt and other
Looking Glaffer, Andirons, silver Table and' Tea
Spoons &c. taken in execution as the property of said
Henry Lulor, by WM. WILL, fheriff.
Philadelphia, June 16, 1783.
BY virtue of sundry Writs of Fieri Facias to me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, on
FRIDAY the 27th instant, at the Commission Store
lately kept by John and Robert Ross, in Front-street,
between Arch and Market (tree's, viz. All the
GOODS in said Store ; and allo all their HOUSHOLD
GOODS : confuting cf a very large Assortment, too
tedious to mention. The Vendue to begin at 10
o'clock in the Forenoon, and continue from Day to
Da, till all is Sold : taken in execution as the proper
ty of said John and Robert Ross, by
WM. WILL, fheriff.
Southwark Auction.
THIS
MORNIN G,
Will be Sold bv Public Auction,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
MERCHANDIZ E,
As USUAL: ALSO,
Houfhold Furniture & Wearing
APPA RE L, &c.&c.
WILLIAM BROWN. A crion-er
N. B. Hand-Bills will be diftontinued for the future,
except on particular Occasions.
At the City Auction, on
FRID AF Next,
The 27th of June, 1783.
At THREE o'Clock in the AFTERNOON,
Will Commence the S A L, E
or a Large % nd very G:nr; al ASSORTMENTS
MERCHANDIZ E,
(Particulars of which will be published by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY cf
Houfhold' Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Genteel Lodgings and Hoarding
to be had at RICHARD BARRY's, in Market h r e<t,
for Seafarcing Officers. June >
JUNE 26, 1783;
[NUMB. 10591.