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Ne. 4. containing 131 acres and i-z in Penn torn
fllip, well watered and timbered, on which a great
Qahtity of meadow may be made, late the estate of the
laid William Thomas.
^No 5- one undivided moiety of a plantation, con
-9."?«' acres in Linn townthip, joining lands of
Philip Moles, Mardin Shuch and others, on u/hich is
a good dwelling house, office houses, a large orchard,
meadow and other improvements, late the estate of the
said George Philop Wertman.
No. 6. a house and lot in Eafton, the northwest cor
ner of the chart house, now in the poffeflion of major
Henry Alfhoufe, late the estate of the laid John Spe
teing,„
All which will be Sold by Public Vendue, at the
Court-House, at Eafton on the 24th day of April next,
at Ten o'clock in the forenoon. The sales will continue
from day to day, till the whole be disposed of.
The terms of sale will be according to law, as follows,
viz. one fourth part of the purchafi money to be paid
in ten days after fa!e, or the premiffes again to revert to
the state, and the bidder liable to forfeit the said one
fourth of the purchase money. The remainder thereof
to be paid in one month ; and on a certificate being
produced from the agents, or either of them, of full
payment of the purthafe money, a deed will be given,
as by law direded.
No. r. containing about 105 acres and 1-4, in
Maccungic townfaip, joining lands of Frederick Rem gh,
Peter Hazen and land bringing to the Lutheran
church; This land is of the belt qualify, on which
is a good dwelling house, office houses, about ten acres
®f meadow and other improvements, with the privelege
of watering the meadow out of a mill race adjoining
the fame, late the estate of the said Joseph Remigh.
No. %. containing Ix 7 acre* and 70 perches in said
lownfhipe joining lands of Bartle Miller, George Stei
ninger and others, on which is a good hoirfe and other
improvements, late the estate ®f the said Henry Stei
ninger.'
No, 3. containing 112 acres and 140 perches, join
ing Nd. £, John Flgel's land and others; this trad
is well timbered, late the estate of the said Henry Stei
ninger.
Uar.nah's-Town, Weftmoreland county, Feb. 20, 1782.
TC^FHEREAS the Estates of Moses Carson and John
Courtney, late of the county of Weftmoreland,
having been in due CQurfaof law forfeited to this state,
we the fab,bribers, agents for the said county of Weft
morehnd, do hereby give notice, that the real estates
of the said Moses Carlon and John Courtney, within
the (aid county, confiding of the following Meffuages
and Tradfs of Land, viz.
One Meffuage and Tra& of Land containing about
goo acres, situate in Pitt township, on the waters of
Turtle creek, Weftmoreland county, late the property
of the above said Moses Carson:
And we the agents do also, pursuant to law, hereby
notify all the claimants to the said premiffes or any part
thereof, ,nd creditors to the said Moles Caffon and
John Courtney, to exhibit their claims and demands
to the julices of the supreme court, within the time
mentioned by law, or they will be forever bai red from
the recovery thereof.
JOHN PROCTOR, ).
THOMAS GALBREITH, ) a ^ nt '
WHEREAS the Estates of Joseph Remigh, Henry
Steininger, William Thomas, and Grorge Phjipp
Wertman, all late of the county of Northampton, fev
ing been in due ceurfe of law forfeited and seized to
the use of this state, we, the fubferihers, agents for the
said county, do hereby give notice, .that the estates of
the said Joseph Remigh, Henry Steininger, William
Thomas and George Philop Wertman, confuting of the
fallowing Improvements, Houses and Tracts of Land,
viz.
One M^duage and Tra& 01 Lahd, containing 100
acm, fitu,te in D rry township, Loythannon creek,
Weftmoreland county, late the property of the above
laid John Courtney•
Will bf Sold at Public Vendue, at the Court,Houfe
of (aid county, on Thursday the 11th July next ; the
sale to begin at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, and to
continue from day to day till the whole is fold: The
terms of sale will be according to law, viz. One fourth
part of the purchase money to be paid in ten days after
sale, or the prtmifes again to revert to the state, and
the bidder be liable to forfeit the said orie fourth part
of the purchase money ; and the remainder within one
month after sale, and in failure thereof the premises in
like manner to revert to the state, and the fourth part
to be forfeited ; and on certificates of payment being
produced from the agents or either of them, deeds will
begiven as by law directed.
TUESDAY,
VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
^B^fy®^l^^ Otw[
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Those who argue for withdrawing' the troops from
America, and confining our operations to a marine
war upon ther coafls, should confider that, unless we
keep a garrison upon the continent, we cannot find an
harbour for our (hipping, at least such a one as will
be alwaj s open, because it is well known that the river
St. Laureate is froze up more than half the year ;
and Confrquertly, if ouc fleets were to rendezvous
either at Quebec or Halifax, they would be useless for
many months, and the Americans might carry on their
trade in the southern colonies without molestation ; it
is is therefore absolutely necessary, on their own way
of reasoning, to keep a garrison to protest the fleets
which they recommend for the continuance of the war.
The three following arrangements have been acceded
to in the cabinet :
i. That the American war shall be persevered in,
the ,mode to be governed by contingencies, no fettled
fyflem being yet agreed upon.
2. That fir Henry Clinton be immediately recall
ed. S^d that;
;. Sir Goy Carleton, who had a previous command
in tpat quarter, and was superseded on the apointment
of general Burgoyne, be appointed commander in chief,
in his room, of all his maj, efly's forces in that quarter,
and joint commissioner for forming terms of peace
with congress, with admiral Digby, who is to take the
chief command of the fleet after the departure of ad
miral Graves.
Let us take the moderate fide, the firft proportion;
thequeflion will then be, " What is an adequate force
to fend at once to subdue America? If general Howe
with forty thousand men, aided by a powerful fleet under
his brother's command, could not quell an infurredi
on or infant rebellion in that country, confiding of a
few raw undisciplined troops, without any naval force,
and unsupported by foreign powers'; what force can
be deemed adequate to subdue the Americans farmed
into a regular government,affuming independence above
five years, recognized by a powerful European poten
tate, and supported by that and two more European
dates, and ail maritime powers; having also an infant
navy of their own?
Will 50,000 men be (Efficient for this arduous busi
ness ? Surely no—Will 60,000 do ? Will 70,000, or
^0,060, or 90,000 men be fufficient.? Say 100/000 land
forces, all fafe landed in battle array, will trample all the
Americans under foot, and carry, conquest as fad as
they can travel over that continent ; the quefticn is, how
they are to be transported thither?
Leavingout all the difficulty of railing them here,
in Germany, Swifferland, or the Lord knows where,
and the danger of dept pulating our island ; how are
we to convoy over the wide Atlantic ocean, a thousand
transport ships, with troops, besides five hundred or a
thousand more victuallers and cirryers. of artillery,
ammunition, eloathing, &c. accompanied with a fleet
of men of war fufficient to protect such an immense
floating army?
When commodore Hotham convoyed with great dif
ficulty in the space of three months or mo're, his great
charge in 1776 ; he had nothing but the danger of the
sea to encounter; the -Americans had no navy but a
few fcoutiwg privateers ; no other maritime power in.
terfered ; all the European potentates flood silent fpec
tutors of our ridiculous quarrel for three years; there-
STEPHEN BALLCOTT,). ,
March 16, 1782. WILLIAM M'NAIR,
+,+ ^4Q,§,Q.L*Q+>,+•,+s +4>+
Further ADVICES from Europe, by the
Antonie, captain Angus, and St. James,
captain Truxen.
And we the agents, do also pursuant to law, hereby
notify all the claimants of the said premises, or any of
them, and creditors of the laid Joseph Remigh, Henry
Steininger, William Thomas and George Philop Wert
man, or either es them, to exhibit their claims and de
mands to the jnftiers ot the supreme court, within the
time limited by law, or they will be forever barred from
the recovery thereof.
LONDO N, December 12.
IT is certainly the determination of government to
fend very great reinforcements to America early in
the (pring, though the plan of military operation for
the next campaign, it is thought, is not yet fixed up
on in the council.,—M. Post.
Dec. 13. Our cabinet is foid to be very much di
vided in opinion about the American war. One par
ty is for either fending a v^ry flrong force, Sufficient
to subdue America in one campaign, or dropping it
entirely, the other party for continuing the American
war at all events.
OR, T H E
THE
A compleat regiment of infantry, under the command
of a ftaff officer, is under orders for Minorca. There
are already two ftaff officers in that island ; but a third
is thought necessary, in case of accident,' to prevent
the chief command devolving on a foreign general.
A letter from Toulon fays, that an advice boat is ar
rived there from Cadiz, by which it was learnt, tha%
an account had been received from Minorca, that the
Spamfh army was so sickly that it would be impnffible
to continue the Siege unless they had a f r efh supply of
forces ; and therefore the advice bon was'fent with dr
patches to hasten the failing of the men of war and
transports with troops from h^nce and Brest, to the
assistance of the Spaniards at Mahon.
The French, minifler of marine has demanded from
the Nant'Z committee of Weft-India and other mer
chants, agreeable to contfaH, 400 able seamen for the
life of bis majesty's navy, within fix weeks from rile
gift oftbis instant under certain penalties. The fame
notice has been sent to other capital 'feap®rts for their
quota of seamen agreeable to coctraß.
Extras of a letter from Paris, Dec. 3.
“ Monsieur Neckar is fully eflabiilhed in his office
as prime miniver of Bate, but will net.be declared
publicly till the affairs of M. Maurepas are adjufled
in form and passed the king's approbation; this is
only a necessary form, although it takes up more than
. fix weeks in concluding."
Extrad of a letter from Peteriburgh, Nov. 27.
" The last advices from therfon import, that the
fortifications, the conftruHion of the part, and of a
great number of public edifices, are carried on there
with the utmost activity ; that the member of inhabi
tants daily increase by the great influx of foreigners/
merchants, artists, and mechanics; in (hort, that in a
country where four years ago there was not the least
trace of an human efl ahlilament, may now be feen'in
duflry, activity, and the fcif;,?f.s in a flourilhing Rate.
It was refolded for the iKuffrious Catherine to project
Several thousand hogtheads of lime and an immense
quantity of bricks, iron work, &c. are on board the
present fleet,now supposed to be on its way to the Weft-
Indies.
Leaving every other difficulty out of the queflion,this
alone Would seem to turn the propofal'into the scheme
of the mice hanging the bells about the cat's neck.
A correspondent fay^, let the opposition argue as
they may,government have no choice left refpeding the
American war: if they withdraw the troops, they
finally ruin this country; its trade, its navigation, its
islands, all muff be loft, and nothing will then remain
to us but our settlements in the Eaft.lndies. This
the minority know, and labour assiduously to effect
it.
The finger of Providence has at last brought to light
that lady Molefwarth's house, in which eight persons
were burnt, and others severely maimed and hurt, was
set on fire by a servant. He sent a box to a friend in
Ireland; he never had courage to fend for it; the
friend lately died ; his effects were to be fold ; the box
was opened, and found full of plate, with the Moles.
worth arms on it. Some inquiry was made, qnd it
came out, that it was sent there, and belonged to a
person not very far distant, who was the servant. Suf
pici&ns arose, the man was queflioned, and ronfeffed
that he had set the house on fire in three places, and
that he had been completely miserable ever since.
Several contrafy to a considerable amount are now
on the tapis for furnishing the island of Jamaica with
great quantities of lumber from Nova Scotia, as well
for the repairing of the wharfs, &, „on that island, as
for the <rre&ion of blockhouses, &c. and t® repair the
public buildings which have lately fuffered so much by
the hurricane.
There is little doubtfbut that two of our trans-Atlan
tic commanders will experience the weight of ministe
rial vengeance, as, to their mal conduct is solely attri
buted the fatal disaster on the banks of the Chefapeak.
By authentic letters from the Cape of Good Hope,
we are informed that it is entirely garrisoned by French
troops.
Yesterday a requisition from a number of refpeHable
freeholders of the county of Middlesex, was delivered
to Messrs. Gill and Nicholson, the (heriffs, desiring
them to call a meeting of the county, to take into
consideration the present situation of public affairs -
when thev appointed a meeting to be held on Wednes
day at Hackney.
fore our fleet and army went fafe, it being their whole
summer's work.
But now we have three great maritime powers to con
tend with, two of whose combined fleets annually chafe
our grand fleet up the channel! How then are we to
convoy this vast armament fafe across the wide Atlan
tic ocean, and land them on secure ground in N. Ame
rica, for the purpose of (übduing that extensive conti
nent?
MARC H I^, 1782,
[NUMB 860.