The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-08-16 00:00:00, page 2

Office for Conffcated Estates.
Annapolis, July 16, 1781.
Pursuant to an Ad of Assembly,
Will be Sold at Public Auction,
On ths Eleventh Day of September next, at the Lan
cashire Furnace, in Baltimore County, between 13
and 14000 Acres of
Valuable LAN D,
lying near Baltimore town, late the property of the
Principle company, on which are ere&ed two Furnaces
and two Grist-mills; the Land will be chiefly parceled
out into imall and convenient Farms; that part on
which the Furnaces are ereded will be fold firft, in or
der that any perfcn or persons who may incline to pur
chase, with a view to carry on the Iron Works, will
have an opportunity of securing such other parts of the
Lind they may think neceff r y. At the fam* time
will be fold, all the Ut^nfiis and Stock of every kind
belonging to the Paid Works, amongst which are about
One Hundred valuable SLAVES, of different ages and
sexes, sundry of them are excellent tradesmen, such as
Founders, Colliers, BJackfmiths, &c. The money to
be paid down if agreeable to the purchasers, if not they
may give bond, with security, to pay one third of tne
sum bid, on the iff day of September, 1781, another
third on theist day of September, 1783, and the re
maining third on the id day of September, 1784, with
interest in gold or silver, or the new bills of credit to be
emitted in pursuance of an ad of the last session, at
their aftual value at the time of payment. By Order.
JOSEPH BAXTER, Clerk.
"so ^ '
THREE Brick HOUSES, each three stories high,
situate on the east fide of Front street, ney South
rt/eet ; the Lot on which they stand i' 41 feet 6 inches
front, and in depth 70 feet : They will be fold feperate ;
clear of incumbrances.
A LOT of GROUND, situate on the weft fide of
Front street, adjoining to the northward of the Bank
Meeting-house, being 22 feet front and 88 feet and a
half deep, having an old Brick House thereon ; clear
of ground rent.
A Three Story Brick HOUSE and KITCHEN, with
a large Lot of Ground, situate on the weft fide of
Fourth street, and opposite the end of Union-street;
the Lot is 44 feet front, and extends in depth 180 feet,
to a back street 36 feet wide, on the front of which is a
large Frame Building, with Stabler, and a Garden and
Graft plot; fubj^a to a ground-rent of 2@l. per ann. and
a lease which wili expire the ,(h of June next, at 701.
per ann. thepurchafer to have the rentfom time of sale.
A large LOT of GROUND, with a Two Story
Brick House and Kitchen, Frame Tenement, Black
smith Shop and a Frame Stable thereon, situate on the
east fide of Fourth street, and nearly opposite the last ;
the Lot is 100 feet on Fourth street and 60 feet on
Union-street and Cypress-alley, clear of ground rent,
and will be fold feperate if it suits the parchafer.
A Piece of 5 Acres of GRASS GROUND, situate
on the east fide of the Wiffahickon road, opposite Peel-
Hall, bounded on the south fide by a 50 feet lane.
A PIECE of about 2 Acres and a Quarter on Ship
pen's lane, about a mile from the city, with a neat
Frame Tenement thereon, about an acre in graft, and
the remainder garden and fruit trees.
A PIECE of 7 Acres of LAND, in Paffyunk, about
two miles from the city, adjoining Blair M'Clanachan
and Lawrence Sickle.
AL SO, A number of other Houses and Lots in the
city, and Plantations and Lands in different parts of the
county. Any person inclining to purchase any of the
above Premises, may know the terms by applying to
ABRAHAM SHOEMAKER, at his Office in Walnut
ftreet, the second door from the corner of Third street,
Philadelphia.
To be Sold by Public Audion,
()n Thursday, the 23d Instant,
On the PREMISES, for C A S H, Sundry
Frame Buildings -,
The SALE to begin at THREE o'Clock:
No. 1. Bounds on Chefnut
ftreet, opposite the house of the minister of France,
about io feet by 18.
No. 2. Adjoining the above, about 10
feet by 15.
No. 3. Is on the south fide of Chefnut
flreet, between Seventh and EighthUtreets, 30 feet
by 18.
No. 4. Is opposite to the lad described,
and of the fame dimensions.
No. 5. In the Continental-yard, 37 and
a half by 17 feet.
No. 6. In ditto, 5 and a half by 20 and
and a half feet, formerly used as a smith's (hop.
No. 7. Is in Walnut-street, near Ninth
ftreet, 26 by 16 feet.
No. 8. Adjoining the above, 126 and a
half by 24 feet; this building is in three divisions,
and will be fold feperate.
No. 9. Is between Fourth and Fifth
ftreets, adjoining the Cbaple Burying.ground, 45 by
24 feet, on a lot of do&or Shippen'^.
Aug. 14. SAMUEL MILES, D. Q. M. for Pennf.
Genteel Furnished Lodgings.
Five Rooms, with the Ufa of a Kitchen. Enquire of
the Printer.
*** A further Sale of the Public LOTS of this city,
for the redemption of the bills of credit of this fiate,
dated April 29th, 1780, will be held at the Coffee-houfe,
THIS DAY, (the 16th of August) at eleven o'clock in
the forenoon. A plan of the lots may be seen at the Cof
fee house. The conditions the fame as in former sales.
Philadelphia, August 10, 1781.
Notice is hereby given to all
male white inhabitants, belonging to the city Philadel
phia, and diftri&s militia, between the ages of eigh
teen and fifty-three, to give their personal attendance
under their refpeaive officers, on the following mufbr
days, agreeable to the militia law of this state, viz.
On the 20th and 27th August, in companies. On the
3d and 10th September, in battalion: And on the Bth
October the firft ; 9th, the second ; 10th, the third;
ilih, the fourth: 12th, the fifth; 15th, the sixth, bat
talion ; and the s6th, in brigade. WM. HEN R Y,
Lieut. City Philadelphia anc Diftri&B.
Philadelphia, August 7, 1781.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, to me dire&cd, will
Be S OLD by
PUBLIC VENDUE,
On Thur'dir the 16th day of this instant, at Ten o'clock
in t^ forenoon, in the Meal Market in this city,
A Variety of houfhould and kitchen furniture; among
" which are Windsor and leather bottom chairs,
Looking-Glasses, Dining and Tea tables, &c, Seized
and taken in execution as late the property of William
Hardy, at the suit cf Mary Bridges, by
JAMES CLAYPOOLE, late Sheriff
WANTS A PLACE,
A Woman with a good Breast
of MILK, who can be well recommended. If ANN
ALLEN, who has been in Philalelphia upwards of two
years, will apply to the Printer, the may hear of her
Mother, who came in the fbg on the 13th of August.
Kingfefs, the 11th of the Bth Month.
TO BE SO L D,
THIRTY-fix Acres of valuable drained
MEADOW, within four miles of the city, titr
ated in the townihip of Perfion, bounded on Delaware
river and Hollender's creek, and lands of Joseph Bak^r
and captain Mason: on said premises there is a final!
Tenement and a large Barn, almost new, and afhre
of 3 Shad-Fishery. For further Particulars enquire of
WILLIAM CARSON, at the Harp-and-Crown, in
Third street, or PHILIP PRICE, in Kingfels, near
the New-Church.
Old Jamaica & Barbadoes Cane
SPIRITS.
Weft- India RUM.
Madeira, Lifboo, and Teneriff WINES.
PORT and CLARET in Bottles.
SUGAR.
COFFEE, &c. &e.
TO BE SO L D, BY
Adam Hubley,
In the old burnt STORES in Water-street, a few doers
below Walnut street.
T R E N T O N, August 8.
We are informed that general Clinton lately sent an
order to lord Cornwallis to detach Simcoe's corps, and
the light-infantry of his army, to New-York ; but his
lordfllip objecting against this requisition, in his pre
sent situation at Sleepy-Hole, Clinton repeated his or
der in the most positive terms; but the result of his
lordfllip has not yet come to knowledge.
The troops lately embarked at New-York were in
valids, bound to Halifax, to relieve the garrison there,
which is ordered to New-York.
On Sunday last James Armstrong was committed to
the gaol in this town for attempting to pass counterfeit
eight dollar bills of credit of this state. He was taken
up in Somerset, but fays he resides at Squan, in Mon
mouth county.
At a special court lately held in Burlington, a certain
Joseph Mulliner, of Egg-Harbour, was convicted of
high treason, and is sentenced to be hanged this day,
This fellow had become the terror of that part of the
country. He had made a practice of burning houses,
robbing and plundering all who fell in his way, so that
when he came to trial it appeared that the whole coun
try, both whigs and tories, were his enemies.
CHATHAM, August 8.
On Tuesday night, the 31st ult. a party from Sta
ten island, of blacks and whites, came over to Eliza
beth Town and plundered three horses and thirty se
ven head of horned cattle from the inhabitants. Some
nights previous to this, they Carried off twenty two
milch cows.
Last week a subaltern of the szd regiment, with his
whole guard, deserted the Britilh, and came to gene
ral Washington's head quarters. This comes from in
dubitable authority.
We also learn, by the fame channel, that desertion
among the British was never more prevalent than at
this time; scarcely a day elapses but what eight or ten
of them conies off.
The report of Rhode-Ifland being taken by the Bri
tish, is entirely without foundation.
August 14.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, in Peifi
on townihip, about three weeks ago, a da r k Brown
MARE, about 15 hands high, has a star in her fore
head, and a wart on the inside of her off fore knee.
The owner is desired to come, prove bis property, pay
charges and take her away. PHILIP YOUNG.
PROVIDENCE, July 28.
Wednesday arrived at New-London the privateer
floc p Randolph, captain Peck, and brought in with her
a Blip from Bristol ; her cargo consists of 1500 barrels of
flour, 100 crocks of butter, a quantity of cheese, win
dow-glass, hard ware, &c. The above ship, previous
to her falling in with the Randolph, had been in com
pany witha vessel that foundered, out of which she took
the crew, also about 1600 beaver hats, some trunks of
Ihoes, &c. ——
NEWPOR T, July 28.
The French frigate the Surveillant of 32 guns, com
manded by Mr. de Cillart, arrived a few daysago in
this port, has had a very severe engagement with a
British man of war, supposed to be a 44 gun ship, near
the Bahama islands, an engagement which encreafes
the reputation that frigate acquired in her battle with
the Quebec ; the following relation of her late engage.,
ment may be depended upon:
The sth of June, the Surveillant trying to enter the
channel to the windward of Mogane, saw a large ves
sel four leagues to the windward of her; at dark the
vessel bore down upon her, Mr. de Cillart made clear
ship arid continued to ply to the windward, in compa
ny with a merchantman he had taken under his con
voy.
At nine o'clock, the enemy being at one mile's dis
tance, Mr. de Cillart tacked and flood for her, foot!
after the engagement began, both vefhls upon differ
ent tacks, after they had fired their broad sides, the
enemy bore down to attack the Surveillant in her quar
ter, the did the fame to avoid that difadvantageoux
position, and during all the time of the engagement
both vessels continued before the wind.
A quarter after ten, the Surveillant's wheel was shpt
away ; the enemy drew little advantage from that ac
cident, which had no other consequence than to change
the position of the two vessels, and to bring the Sur
veillant from the larboard to the starboard quarter of
the enemy ; the engagement grew hotter than ever, the
two Ships being always within pistol shot.
At half after eleven, the Enghfh ship tacked to 1 r
board to avoid a longer conflia ; the had loft her main
and mizen yards, and her mads u. gen^ ri seemed to
be much damaged. Mr. de Cillart endeavoured to go
to the windward in order to continue the eng?g mint,
in which, according to M appearances he would have
had the advantage, bu he Surveillant's braces, bow
lines, tacks, and indeed al her rigging had been so
much cut to pieces, in the unequal conflict, that it
was inrpoffible for Mr. de Cip.art to set his fails, he was
therefor obliged to continue before the wind
At one o'clock in the morning the Surveillant loft
fight of the enemy who fired several signal guns, for
what reason cannot be ascertained ? but supposed to be
signals of distress, however, it was impossible for the
Surveillant, in the condition her rigging was in, to give
them any relief; at break of day they saw nothing of
the enemy.
The Surveillant made at firfl for the island of Cuba,
where Mr. de Cillart proposed to refit, but after hav
ing examined more particularly his damages, he found
himfe/f able to continue his voyage for the coast of A
merica, according to his orders.
It is impossible to afeertain exactly the strength of
the ship which the Surveillant engaged, but the shot
which lodged in the Surveillant were eighteen, nine,
and some four pounders. There is reason to believe
that it was the Janus a 44 gun ship, which was known
to cruize at that time in those seas, but that cannot be
warranted.
It is however certain, that the enemy was of a force
much (uperior to the Surveillant, who carries but
twelve and fix pounders. The^fuccefs of this engage
ment, joined to a great number of other examples,
proves how far the English can be believed, when they
boast of their superiority with equal for es.
Yesterday arrived here a flag of truce from New-
York, with a few prisoners, but brought no news
papers.
By a prisoner which came in the above flag we are
informed, that the whole of the Britith fleet, consisting
of seven fail of the line, with several frigates, &c, fail
ed from the Hook last Saturday evening. They have
since been seen flanding to the eastward.
This morning arrived here from a Ihort cruize, the
brig Profpea, captain Weezey, during which he took
a brig from New York bound to Tortola ; but last
Thursday falling in with the British fleet of nine fail
of ships, to the southward of Block island, the above
prize was retaken by them.
ST. JAGO DE LA VEGA, June 14.
Monday his majesty's fiiip Ulysses, of 44 guns, John
Thomas, efq ; commande , returned to Port Royal
from a cruise, having received very considerable da
mage in a severe a&ion, on the evening of the 6th inff.
off the Caucaffes> with a French frigate; as appears by
the following journal.
Journal of the aßion between the Ulysses, and a large
French ship.
' On Wednesday the 6th of June, at half pad one
P. M. saw two fail in the N. E. quarter, and gave
chace. At half past four, hoisted French colours, and
fired two nine pounders ; at five fired three r 8 pound
ers and two nines at the chafe, which brought her too
we fhortned fail, hoisted out our large cutter, and sent
lieutenant Woolridge, and a petty officer to examine
her. She proved to be an American schooner, prize
to the Aftive privateer, loaded with fait from Turks
island bound to Boston. At fix P. M. the north part of
the Caucaffes bore south, distant two or three leagues.
At ten miniates past fix saw two fail in the weftqual
-discharged the schooner, and gave chace. At half
past eight we made the private figiial ; which not be
ing answered, fired a shot across her: she imm diately
hoisted French colours, and returned two guns ; we
then gave her a broadfiae, puffed her, wore ship, ’and
laid her alongside; we could now perceive her to be a
large frigate with a poop and a hern gallery. The ac
tion now commenced with great fury on both sides,
within muiket fliot of each other; at three quarters past
eight, captain Thomas was carried off the deck, hav
ing received several wounds in his body : at pine our