Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-03-20 00:00:00, page 1

Extrafl from the Life of the late Ear] of Chefter
field, containing the System of Education, deli
vered in a fries of Letters to bis Son.
" Dear Boy,
^AAAA,) LEASURBis the rock which
<Or' **' , most young people split upon ; they
✓'' " p ™ij> launch out with crowded fails in
A queftof it, but without a compass
3 k.^ to dired their course, or reason
fufficient to steer the veflel; for
want of which, pain and foame, instead of plea
fare, are the returns of their voyage. Do not
think that I mean to Inari at pleasure, like a stoic,
or to preach against it like a Parson; no, I mean
to point it out, and recommend it to you, like an
epicurean: I wi(h ycu a great deal; and my only
view is to hinder you from mistaking it.
" The character which most young men firft
aim at, is that of a man of pleasure; but they
generally take it upon trust; and instead of con
sulting their own taste and inclinations, they
blindly adopt whatever those, 'with whom they
chiefly converse, are pleased to call by the name
of pleasure; and a man of pleasure, in the vulgar
acceptation of that pbrafe, means only, a beastly
drunkard, an abandoned whoremafter, and a pro
fligate swearer and curfer. As it may be of use
to you, I am not unwilling, though at the fame
time ashamed, to own, that the vices of my youth
proceeded much more from my filly resolution of
being, what I heard called a man of pleasure, than
from my own inclinations. I always naturally
bated drinking; and yet I have often drunk, with
disgust at the time, attended by great sickness the
next day, only because I then considered drinking
as a necessary qualification for a fine gentleman,
and a man of pleasure.
“ The fame as to gaming. I did not want
money, and consequently had no occasion to play
for it; but I thought play another ingredient in
the compaction of a man of pleasure, and accord
ingly I plunged into it without desire, at firft;
facrificed a thousand real plealures to it; and
made myfelf solidly uneasy by it, for thirty the
best years ofmy life.
“ 1 was even absurd enough, for a little while
to swear, by way of adorning and completing the
sliming character which I affeded; but this folly
I soon laid alide, upon finding both the guilt and
the indecency of it.
jmf^tomed
O R,
GENERAL
MONDA Y,
“ Thus seduced by fafhion, and blindly adopt
ing nominal pleasures, I loft real ones; and my
fortune impaired, and my con ftitution (battered,
are, I coofefs, the just puniihment of my errors.
“ Take warning then by them; chufe your
pleasures far yeurlelf, and do not let them be
imposed upon you. Follow nature, and not
falhion: weigh the present enjoyment of your
pleasures, against the necessary consequences of
them, and then let your own common sense de
termine your choice.
“ Were I to begin the world again, with the
experience which I now have of it, I would lead
a life of real, 'not imaginary pleasure. I would
enjoy the pleasures of the table, and of wine; but
stop (bort of the pains inseparably annexed to an
excels in either. I would not, at twenty years,
be a preaching missionary of abstemiousness and
sobriety; and I Ihould let others do as they
would, without formally and fenteotioufty rebu
king them for it; but I would be most firmly re
folvecl, not to destroy my own faculties and con
ffnuiion, in complaisance to those who have no
regard to their own. I would play to give me
pleasure, but not to give me pain; that is, I
would play for trifles, in mixed companies, to
&mule myfelf, and conform to custom; but would
take care not to venture for sums, which, if I
won, I should not be rhe better for; but, if I loft,
would be under a difficulty to pay; and, when
paid, would oblige me to retrench in several
other articles. Not to mention the quarrels
which deep play commonly occasions.
“ I would pals some ofmy time in reading, and
the rest in the company of people of sense and
learning, and chiefly those above me: and I
would frequent the mixed companies of men and
women of fafhion, which though often frivolous,
yet they unbend and refresh the mind, not ufe
fefsly, because they certainly polish and foften the
manners.
" These would be my pleasures and amuse
ments, if I were to live the last thirty years over
again; they are rational ones; and moreover I
will tell you,* they are really the fashionable ones:
for the others are not, in truth, the pleasures of
What I call people of fafhion, but of those who
only call themselves so. Does good company care
to have a man reeling drunk among them? Or to
fee another tearing his hair, and bldiphewting, for
having loft at play more than he is able to pay?
Or a whoremafter with half a nose, and crippled
by coarse and infamous debauchery? No; those
who pra&ife, and much more those who brag of
them, make no part of good company; and are
most unwillingly, -if ever, admitted into it.
VOL. 1 NUMB. 178.
DUNLAP'S,
“ A real man of fafhion and pleasure observes
decency; at least, neither borrows nor affects vi
ces; and if he unfortunately has any, he grati
fies them with choice, delicacy, and secrecy.
" I have not mentioned the pleasures of the
mind, (which are the solid and permanent ones)
because they de not come under the head of what
people commonly call pleasures ; which they seem
to confine to the senses. The pleasure of virtue,
of charity, and of learning, is true and lading
pleasure, which I hope you will be well and long
acquainted with. Adieu."
London, March 27, 0. S. 1747.
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NOW ON HAN D,
And will be S OL D, wholesale and retail, on
1 reasonable terms,
AL ARGE and general affortvent of M E R
CHANDTZ E, fnitable to the approach
ing season, imported in the last fall veflels from
London, Liverpool and Glasgow, by
WILLIAM TURNBULL,
In Second-street, the fourth door below Cheinut
ftreet, and the corner of Videll's alley.
Likewise a few crates of plain and enamelled
QUEENS WARE sorted, suitable for town
or country.
Imported in the last vessels from Britlol, and to be
fold, wholesale and retail, by
JOEL Z A N E.
At his STORE in Second-street, the third door
above Race street,
AL ARGE assortment of Ironmongery, Cut
lery, Joiners Brass Ware, and Saddlery; also
Dye Stuffs, Printers Colours, Seine Twine, Timo
thy and Clover Seeds, Wool Cards, Glue, Win
dow Glass, Chalk, Slates, &c. Ac.
ISAAC G R A Y,
In Chefnut-ftreet, near Strawberry-alley, hath for
SALE, excellent Philadelphia bottled
BEER and CYD E R,
Carefully put up for either Joreigz or domeflic use ;
Where also may be bad,
OLD Madeira, Lisbon, Mountain and Tene
riffe W INES, by the calk or otherwise ;
Claret, Ked Port, and Sack Wine, in bottles; old
Jamaica Spirit, Brandy, Geneva, Coffee, Pepper,
Chocolate, Loaf and Mufeovado Sugars, Indigo,
Spices, Corks, Alfpice, Snutf, double and single
Gloucester Cheese, English Beer, White Wine and
Cyder Vinegar by the barrel or gallon, &c. &c.
A. LS O, an Assortment of
GLASS WA R E,
Made at KENSINGTON.
AUCTION of. New and OLD
B O O K S,
WILL commence by ROBERT BELL,
at his Au&ion Room next doer to St. Paul's
Church, in Third-street, Philadelphia, on Thurs
day next, the 23d instant, and will continue for
five or fix evenings fucceflively.—Hours of sale
from fix to nine each evening.
N. B. Printed catalogues of the books will be
ready on Wednesday the 23d.
T O BE S O L D,
''l- 1 HE TIME of an English servant Man, who
I has about three year; ,nd nine months to
serve, and underftauds the Tanning business. En
quire of the Printer.
TO B~E SO L D,
A WELL built three story brick HOUSE,
Situated in Arch-ttreet, next to Mr. Samuel
Smith and Philip Clumberg: It has two rooms up
on one floor, an alley, a large kitchen, and a small
room behind it, all of brick: It is insured and
ele&rifed, and pays only five dollars ground-rent.
Any person inclinable to purchase the fame, may
know the terms (which will he made easy) by ap
plying to JACOB EIIRENZELLEA,
at the Bay Horse, in Philadelphia.
T 0 b~e rob d,
Or LE T for a term of years,
ALO r of GROUN D whereon is a very
commodious dwelling-house, tan-yard, and
other conveniences for carrying on the said business,
all in very'good repair, and may be entered upon
immediately ; situated in the Northern Liberties of
Philadelphia, near the city. Enquire of the Printer,
frH E fubferiber informs the Public in
1 general, and his friends in particular, that he
has fitted a ST AGE WAGGON from Ri
chard Somers's, on Great Egg harbour, to go to
Samuel Cooper's ferry, opp@fite the city of Phila
delphia, for the conveniency of passengers and
transportation of dead carriage: It sets off from
said Somers's on Monday, and arrives at Samuel
Cooper's on Tuesday afternoon. The fubferiber
puts up at the New Ferry in the city, where he
waits for passengers and orders until Thursday
morning; he then sets off from Samuel Cooper's
and returns to Egg-harbour on Friday afternoon.
The passages and raes are as follow—for passage
through, los. for passage any ffiorter distance, 2d.
each mile; for dead carriage, id. each mile per
hundred weight; for dealing in dry goods or sun
dries by wholesale, rod. per pound ; by retail,
is. 3d. per pound ; for letters, q.d, to be paid with
the letter ; for news-papers, ss. per year. All
pei sons who will please to favour the fubferiber with
their custom, may depend on having their orders
punctually difeharged by
Their very humble servant,
SAMUEL BURTON.
IL^lß^^^^
The Beautiful Elegant HORSE
C RE O L E,
A FULL blood, imported from Old England,
fifteen hands high, a fine black, with a star,
and one hind foot white, boney and well made,
goes remarkably gay, true and light under the sad
dle, and looks as fair for getting good colts for
either turf or fidHe as any horse in this country,
will cover mares this season, for FORTY SHIL
LINGS each mare, at Priestly's Stables, in
the borough of Bristol. Good care will be taken
of mares.
The reputed, thorough bred Running Horse
TR U E B R I TO N,
Which formerly belonged to Anthony Waters,
but now the property of the fubferiber,
IS in excellent order, and found, and will cover
males this season until the firft of August next,
I the stable of John Dickinson, in Salem, Weft
Newjertey, at the low rate of Fifty Shillings cash
the season, or Three Pounds credit until the firft
day of January next, and privilege of making
choice at the expiration of the season, whether to
bate their mar^s insured at Five Pounds Eight
Shillings, or to pay as above, with a proviso that
they bring their mares regularly, and appear at
said Dickenfon's on the firft, second or third days
of August next, to give an account whether they
injure or pay by the season. Said horse was never
before known to cover under Three Pounds the
season certain, and for most part of Iris time at al
most double that sum. He is a beautiful dark bay,
flout and neat made ; as he is a noted horse in most
parts of the continent, it is ncedlefs to make men
tion of his blood or performances, as the, are al
lowed by the best judges to be equal, if not prefer
able, to anv horse in America. His last spring colts
fell commonly from Twenty to Fifty Pounds, and
upwards, and some are held at the rate of One
Hundred Pounds each.
At the fame place is to be kept, a curious Eng
lifb DRAY HORSE, for those who choose to
breed draft horses, of which the Public shall have a
more particular account in a future advertisement.
Mares that are sent before the grass is fit, may be
provided wirh green rye, which is excellent pasture,
at Two Shillings and Six-pence per week, and
proper attendance will be provided by
DAVID HENRY.
Diarch 4., 1775.
TO RE L E T,
And may be entered on the 25th day of March inst.
TH A T notedmnd well accustomed Inn known
by the name of thepENNSYLVANiA Farmer,
in the borough of Wilmington, lituate on Second
hreet and King ffreet ; togeth'er with good (tabling
on the opposite file of Second-street, and every
thing convenient foi keeping a genteel public house
of entertainment. Also to be Let, about five acres
of Marsh, fruate on the south fide of Christiana,
and opposite the said borough of Wilmington, now
in good grass, and may very well suit the person
who rents the Inn For terms apply to
GEORGE GORDON.
N. B All persons indebted to laid Gordon are
defied to difeharge their refpe&ive deb+s in one
unonth after date, or give their several obligations
for the fame; rid those that have any demands
against him are desired to bring them in that they
may be fettled.
WHEREAS the fubferiber bought a
piece of land, with the improvements there
on, in Turkeyford township, Bedford county, of
a certain John Weneel, living in said township
and county, for which I gave him a bond for
fifteen pounds and a note for nine pounds five
Shillings ; and having since heard that another man
hath a warrant upon said land : This is therefore
to dtfire that no person may take any alignment
on said bond and note, as I am determined not to
pay them until the said Weneel delivers me the
land which he fold.
HERMAN BLAESER.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the night of the 12th inst.
(March) from the fubferiber, living in Low
er Meribn township, Philadelphia county, a ser
vant lad named WILLIAM MILE H A M,
about five feet fix inches high, this country born,
about eighteen years of age, well ter, frefh colour
ed, fuli face, black eyes, sandy hair, a down look,
and flow in speech 5 had on and took with him, a
brown camblet coat, a pair of black knit breeches,
an old felt hat, and homelpun shirt ; it is likely he
may change his cloaths. It is expe&d he is gone
to Philadelphia, as he has friends there. Whoever
secures the said servant in any of his Majesty's
gaols, so that his matter may have him again, shall
have the above Reward, and all reasonable charges,
paid by , EDWARD PRICE.
N. B. All makers of veflels are forbid to take
him off at their peril:
ITHE
^ADVERTISER.
I M A R C II 20tb, 1775.'
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD:
RAN AWA Y from the fubferiber, living in
, Waterford townflhip, Gloucester county, and
province of Weft New-Jersey, on the 16th instant
(February) a certain JOHN FOSTER, born
in England, about thirty-five years of age, of a san
dy complexion, has a brown buffiv head of hair
about five feet five or fix inches high, very round
Ihouldered ; he had with him when he went away,
a frock and white jacket, allo a coarse brown jacket
and a pair of old greasy buck skin breeches, a small
beaver hat halfworn : The said Foster isa ditcher;
and stole sundry tools. Whoever takes up the said
run-away and brings him to me, or secures him in
any of 1 is Majesty's gaols, fothat he may bebrought
to justice for the fame, mail have the ab6ve reward
and all reasonable charges, paid by
FRANCIS WILSON.
TEN SHILLING
WAS LOST some time last fall, on ths
Laricafter road, between the signs of Paoli
and the White Horse, a checkered handkerchief,
in which was a womans suit of oil cloaths, con
fiding of a bonnet cover of silk 2nd a cloak and
apron of linen. Whoever has found and willbnn,
them unhurt to the sign of the White Horse, nia^
receive the above reward.
1 here is at the plantation of John Jacobs, i.±
Weft Whiteland, a ftrav Pied S TE°E R. Th^
owner is desired to prove his property, pay cost and.
take him away.
Carnarvon, Lancaster County, Jan. 16, 177 c
To THE P U B L I C.
WHEREAS the fubferiber obtained an ob
ligation tor twenty-five pounds, dated the
12th day of May, 1773, on Richard Pierfol; and
the said obligation by accident having been loft
these are to caution the Public,not to take any at
fignment on said bond if offered for that purpose;
and any perlon having found the fame, and will
deliver it to the fubferiber, shall be reifonably re
warded, as it can be of no service to any person but
the owner. THOMAS HURST.
THReITItoUNDS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the stable of the fubferiber,
in Londonderry township, Chester county, on.
the night of the rfth instant (February) a light
black MARE, three years old last spring, has
long hair, a star in her fice, and white specks in.
her eyes; she is about fifteen hands high, her main
newly cut and smooth, shod before, and well made.
Whoever takes up and secures said Mare and Thief,
shall have the above Reward, or for the Mare only
T WO POUNDS, and reasonable charges, paid
by ROBERT GRAHAMS.
Newport, Newcafile county," Dec. 31, 1774
FIVE POUNDS REWA RD;
STOLEN out of the stable of the fubferiber,
last night, a chefnut sorrel AOR SE, in good
order, with a bald face, the off bird foot white,
no brand nor ear mark, fouteen and a half hands
high; nine years old next spring. Whoever takes
up the horse and thief, so that the owner may bate
the horse again and the thief be brought to juflicc,
shall have the above Reward, or for the horse only:
FORTY SHILLINGS, paid by
BENJAMIN PETTERMAN,
WHEREAS I the fubferiber bought
a trad of land in Newtown township
Cumberland county, from Benjamin Griffith'
and have.given him the firfl gale and five bond;
for the rest, the second of which becomes due t-e
fifteenth of October, 1775, and so on yearly from
that till the whole be paid : I do hereby forworn
any persons from taking an alignment on any of
said bonds, for I am determined not to to pay them
till the said GruFeth makes goo I the said land to me.
JOHN MITCH EL L.
T 0 - M O R r' 6'w,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, a t
JOHNH A R T 7
VENDUE.STOKE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets
Will begin the SALE of a neat afortoent of
M E R € H A ND: Z
Gofoen L&wnffp, March 13, 1775.
TH E fubferiber hereby informs the
Public, that from the firft instant (March)
he has undertaken the business of the Strafburgh
Messenger, which he is determined to perform ini
the most pundual manner: All perlons defiroua
to promote so useful an undertaking, by opening
a weekly correspondence with the city of Philadel
phia, are requested to leave their names and terms
at the taverns where the papers are left. As he is
confident the utility of it will he evident when re
gularly condn&ed; he does not demand any cash
before the expiration of the firft quarter, relying
on the public spirit of the inhabitants upon and
contiguous to the said road.
ARTHUR MURPHY.
N. B : lie sets off from William Dibley's, at the
Fountain Tavern in Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia,
every Wedhefday, and returns every Tuesday even
ing, where the public commands will be duly at
tended to.
Uchland toigtybip, Chefer county, 3dm. ifb, 177,.
CAM E to the plantation of the fub
feriber, about the eighth month last was a
year, eight stray S HEEP, which have been se
veral ways advertised • and as the owner has not
yet-appeared, this is once more to desire him to
come and prove his property, pay charges and take
them away. JAMES PACKER.