Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-03-04 00:00:00, page 1

VOL. V.NUM
D U NL A P's
TO BE SO L D.
In the ( :y of Burlington,
A BRICK BLOUSE with a good front, plea
fantlydituai^d on the river Delaware, with a
large back lot. Alio another faiall water lot in
fa) city.
A ^& of land in Cranberry, containing about
t acre" hundred acres, 11 good timber land, to be
divide-tuo two equ parts and fold separate.
Sun ■',_""mail lots situate in and about Trenton.
Afn feat ;yErenton, known by the name
pvudv ', %' :?dTame dwelling-house,
a..itches - arh . fr&) the dweifg h/ufe; a
good meado #g apple orchard, with a constant
stream of wAtW^r mg through the meadow ; al
-29 ?. small barrl.is a convenient place for a
tradefina% and a -x^jent place for a tan-yard ;
containi G bout sixteen Acres.
A trit of lan^ ibout two miles from Trenton,
containing about forty-two acres, part of which is
good meadow.
The above places were the property of Abraham
Cottnam, Esq; of Trenton, lately deceased.—
And all persons indebted to the said estate either by
bond, note er book accompt, are desired to make
immediate payment; and thole who have demands
against the estate to render in their accompts that
they may be adjured.
ELIZABETH A COTTNAM, Executrix.
ROBERT HOOPS, and],
GEORGE COT FNAM,] cut ° rs#
February 27, 1776.
WAS left at the house of the fubferiber,
in the Fails Township, Bucks County, on
the zoth day of last November, by a man who call
ed himfelf Elifhi Smith, a small bay M A R E,
about thirteen and a halfhands high, with a laddie
and bridle; allo a fUrtout coat and a pair of old
(hoes. Tae owner is defined to come, prove his
property, pay charges, and take the fiid 'Mare
away, otherwise the will be fold for the 1.1,ma in
three weeks from the date hereof, by
I EDMUND LOVEfT.
New-Brunfwirk, Feb. 27, 1776.
SIX POUNDS REWARD,
nTOLEN last night, out of the (table of the
() late Alexander Roi's, Esq; near New Bruns
wick, three well-matched bay COACH HORSES,
about <iit y^afs old, upwards of fifteen hands
high, two of them blooded, the other a flout round
bodied horse, and lame in his right fore foot by a
cut above the hoof ; one of the blooded horses was
at times somewhat lamein his right hip, had a short
dock, and only a piece of a (hoe on one of his tore
feet; the "other two (hod all round, and one of
them had a long dock; they were in good order.
The above Reward will be given to any per son who
takes up (aid horses, or FORTY SHILLINGS
each, and THREE POUNDS for the this, by
J SARAH ROSS.
City of Pbi'adefhia, March 4, 177'°
Tn E A SSIZE of BREA £>.
Fine Flour, at Seventeen Shillings and Aine
Pence per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitebread b.oz. Mid.do. lb. oz.lßye do. lb. cC.
id.loafiso 7 id.loafiso 8^ id.loafiso II
zd.ditto,o 15! 2d.ditto, 1 1^ 2d.ditto, 1 5^
4d.ditto,l 14! 4d.ditto, 2 2% -qd.ditto, 2 i.^
Bd.ditto, 3 13 Bd.ditto, 4 5 8d ditto, 5 9
I2d.ditto,s i!~ izd.ditto, 67- I2d,ditto,B 5 F
Set by SAMUEL POWELL, Mayor.
JACOB DUCHE, 7
SAMUEL RHOADS, [ Aldermen.
AMOS STRETTLE,)
TO BE ^OLD on reasonable terms,
For CASH on'lv, by
CURTIS CL A
At bis Sto r e in Second -street, above Race-^r .
nearly opposite the hzn of the Buck, the IeUA ^
of his Store of GOODS, confining of thedel-'
^fr^ng articles, viz.
jFL 4LC K broadcloth, file black hair plush,
1) Manchester velvets, breeches patterns, green
and blue camblets, rattinets, fhalloons, tammies,
worsted d nafks, dorfateens, ladings, striped yard
wide ftuffs, Leghorn anti chip hats, diaper table
cloths; mens, womens, bo,s and girls worked,
thread and cotton hose; wortted mitts, Scotch
threads, striped and plain muffins, humhums, book
muffins, fine book muslin handkerchiefs, black and
white catgut, Paris net; plain, striped and netted
silk gauzes ; a great variety of ribbands ; brown
and striped Mantuas, very bandfome white lower
ed ditto, half-yard and half-ell Perfi^ns, yelloyr silk
damask, silk garters, printed cottons and chintz ;
womens, maids and girl's white, purple and colour
ed iamb mitts; mens purple and tanned leather
gloves, striped and white tapes, nonfopretties, baf*
ket and death-head coat and vest buttons, silk fer
rets, shoe bindings, womens silk and white thread
mitts, silk knee-garters for breeches, childrens
Morocco shoes, yellow metal burtons, shoe and
knee-buckles, feiffars, razors, cork-screws, fnufF
boxes, and a variety of *her articles.
Any person inclining to purch de the whole, ffiall
have them at a low ^d ance for CASH, or at a
short credit, by giving security if required.J
TO BE S O LD,
Twelve cows, and their calves
got by a large likely English Bull, and calved
this season. Enquire of the Printer.- —Likewise,
a quantity of excellent old CHEES E.|
^^ib®(^^ts«^a@^^^
O R,
G BN IS KAL
M O N D A Y,
TO BE L E T,
For a Term of Years,
AV ALUABLE Plantation or Tra& of Land,
situate in Reedy-Island Neck, with good im
provements, one hundred acres of tillable land
and near thirty acres of mowable meadow. A
person inclining to rent may know the terms, b y
applying to the fubferiber on the premises.
t WILLIAM M'KE AN .
To' B E SOLI)^-,^7
^y HRE E trails of valuable L, A ^ p situate
I near the Kittaning, in Weir,no, e fand Counts
tontainihg nine hundred and fift en acres' Th^
warns ateiwen.y. five p.icnT per I .nndrsd aores, pa
tented. Enquire of ux P.-f^cr'
„ Y virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
&, by p'-'dir v,nine, on TO fday, the sth day
of March inst. at four o'clock in the afternoon, at
the house of Edward Barrett, in Front-street, South
wark, a certain frame slaughter-house well built,
and lot or ^iece of ground thereunto belonging,
situate on the ealt Ade of Second-fleet, a final! dis
tance southward of Almond-street, in Southwark
aforesaid ; containing in front about 74 feet, and
in depth about 200 feet ; bounded by ground of
Thomas Penrofe, and others; fubje& to a ground
rent of z$L lawful money of Pennsylvania, until
the firft day of March, 1780, and after that time
fubjeft to a ground-rent of 301. like money, for
ever ; late the estate of Anthony Noble ; seized and
taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a trit to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Thursday, the 14th day
of Marcli inst. at seven o'clock in the evening, at
the London Coffee-houfe, that convenient and well
situated meffuage or tenement, with the appurte
nances, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be
longing, situate on the weft fide of Second-street,
between Arch-trad Race-streets, in the city of Phi
ladelphia, containing in front 30 feet, and in depth
220 feet, bounded by ground now or late of Joleph
Redman, and others, late the estate of William
Cliffton, Gent, seized and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
Trenton, Feb. 15, 1776.
TO BE SO L D,
AH ANDSVME well finifhed brick House,
a convenient kitchen with chambers for ser
vants, liable, garden, and small piece of meadow
ground, with a well of good water, lituate in King
street, in Trentbn. The purchaser may have pof
fellion the firft of March.
§ WILLIAM PIDGEON.
February 1.2, 1776.
Or* H E House and Lands whereon Mr.
John Rodgers sometime since kept the
sign of Prince Ferdinand, about two miles from
Sulquehanna Lower Ferry, on the main road lead
ing to Baltimore Town through Harford County,
having lately fallen into my hands, I purpose to
lease the fame for a term of years. As the situation
of the place is well known to travellers it needs lit
tle description, being a good hand for a tavern or
Itore, and as it is on the main post road it mult al
ways be frequentea\py the belt of cuttom: There
are convenient houses on the place for the purpole,
with necessary out houses, and a good orchard and
meadow. Any person in want of such a place,
may view the premises and know the terms by ap
plying to me on the said place.
SAMUEL HOWELL.
Annapolis, February 20, 1776.
Tobe SOLD at PUBLIC VENDUE,
by the fubferiber, on the second Tuesday in April
next (on the premises) by virtue of a power of
attorney from Mr. John Ross Key, eldelt foil
and heir at law of Francis Key, late of C^cil
County, Esq; deceased,
AV ALUABLE Plantation, containingabout
three hundred acrec, being part of a tradt of
land Called and known by the name of Anne Ca
tharine Neck, or Carpenter's Point, situate, lying
and being in Crecil County aforefaid, at the head
of Chesapeake Bay, near the month of North-East
River, and about three miles from Charles-Town.
Fh.re is on the laid plantation, an exceeding fine
fifhery, part of which at present rents for near one
hundred pounds per annum.
Also to be f lat public vendue, the houses and
lots io Charles n, formerly the property of the
laid Francis If the day after the sale of the
abo+^renrione nutation,
'JAbIESBROOKS.
<" M rID Bellows, and Scale Beams ;
^, No's, large and final!; Hand bellows repair
ed; with several kinds of Smiths work,
M A D E and SOLD by
DANIEL DAWSO N,
In Fourth-street, between Arch and Race-streets,
I Philadelphia.
SV virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Puefday, the sth day of
ch inst. at three o'clock in the afternoon, on
the premises, a certain well finished two Rory brick
meffuage or tenement, frame liable and compleat
ball-alley, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be
longing, situate on the fou/h fide of Plumb street,
between Second and Third fleets, in the diftri& of
Southwark, containing in front about 36 feet, and in
depth about 90 feet, bounded by ground of
Pryor and others, fulje& to a ground-rent of 6k
currency, per annum. Also at the time and place
aforefaid will be fold, sundry houfliold and kitchen
furniture. The whole late the property of James
Brown ; seized and taken in execution by
WILLIA M DEWEES, Sheriff.
t^te^z^affi^jk,! L's^ f§#^'ti;'rc' i !.-2^#*
Another tra& nearly adjoining said premise $, con
taining 140 acres, on which is a dwelling-hot de near
an excellent spring, also So apple tr^es cap able of
producing 20 or 30 barrels of cyder j early.
One other trad situate on Little Muddy' Creek,
in York county, containing 250 acres of unim
proved land, the foil is very rich, about to acres
whereof is level hazel bottom 011 the said Creek
which affords a mill-feat, there bring plenty of wa
ter the year round, an.d where w heat can b^ bought
at a cheap rate; thi& place is ,„ miles from Balti
more, and 14 from. Peach-bottom Ferry on Suique
hannah. The pure hafers may ?make their own times
of payment, on giving bonds at interest and secu
rity if required. For further information apply to
JOHN LEWDEN.
N. B. It ,$ likely the fubferiber may exchange
some of th", above premises for lands, &c. in part
p a y; he fill no t be against exchanging any of the
above t ^& s f or houses in Wilmington or Philadel
phia i',they (hould suit ; and any person desirous of
knov ring m y terms by letter, (hall be speedily an
iv?e^. 1 6
//^”^^ri^ty^^^
Philadelphia, February 23, 1776.
BA D G E R.
TH A T beautiful high bred English HORSE,
full fifteen h^n^s and one inch high, rising
fe'en years old, will be let to Mares the ensuing fea
-I'o ,• Mr. Jac^b Hollingsworth's, at the
H^ id of Elk, Ct e d C°uny, Maryland, at Five
Pounds the fembu, or Three Pounds the single
L „' , ^.R;^ SHILLINGS fothe Groom. BAD
GER is ^owed to have more bone tjian any blood
ed horse on the Continent: He is of a beautiful
dapple grey colour, and full frong enough to
reed Coach Horses from being defeended from
frog's Plate Horses of the highest reputation in
England: He was got by Lord Chedworth's
famous horse Bofphorus ; his dam by the noted
Othello, the famous Black and all Black, and his
grand-dam by Flying Childers.
N. B. The above Horse may be seen at Mr. Ja
cob Hiltzheimer's livery (tables, any time be
tween this and the 25th of next March.
Good grass will be provided for mares, and pro
per care taken of them.
Cbrifliana Bridge, Ne^cafile County, on Delaware,
First Month id, 1776.
To be SOLD or LET Q
For a term of years, by the fubferiber, the follow
ing 1 RACTS of LAND, viz.
ONE containing 100 acres, pleasantly situated
in the townfllip of Weft-Nottingham, in the
county of Chest er, and province of Pennsylvania,
on ih& main waggen road leading from Chrifti^na
Bridge tq Lancaster and several ferries on Sufque
banna, one mile from the Brick Meeting-boufe,
nineteen from Christiana Bridge (where fhallops
ply almost duly to and from Philadelphia) and ten
miles from Charleftown and Sufquehannah Ferry ;
on which is erected a grist-mill, the house 60 feet
by 22, all lately repaired and in good order for
merchant w^rk, has two pair of stones, one where
of is Colognes, with a fan, boulting and hojfting
which all go by wate, is in the heart of a plentiful
wheat country ; ,also a frame dwelling-house 36 feat
by 20 feet, well finished, with a kitchen, and draw
well at the doer, a large frame barn with sheds and
(fable, in good repair ; about 70 acres of the land
are cleared and chiefly well fenced, 15 whereof are
meadow, whi^h can be watered by the head race.
-—Also a commodious stone dwelling- heufe, adj< min
ing the aforefaid road, not above 20 rods from the
above-mentioned mill, 34 feet by 28, well finifl led,
with an entry and two rooms on the lower floor, 3
rooms and an entry above, a good cellar under the
whole, and partitioned; a stone store-house 26 feet
by 18, and r cellar under the whole; a framed dit
to with two floors, and garners for fait, grain, &c.
The above stores have been occupied (ven< ling
goods) upwards of 30 years, and lately by Mi filiii
and Irwin, merchants, of Philadelphia.
Another tra& nearly adjoinAig the aforefaid pre
mises, containing 125 acres of as good land as, any
in the township, on which are a large dwei ji ng
houfe with a cellar, kitchen, a framed barn, übout
too bearing apple-trees mostly grafted, peach- trees,
&c. about 80 acres of this tra& is cleared, f everal
acies of meadow made on it that may be wa .tered
and more to make.,
"twenty shillings reward.
•Q AN AWAY from Marcus,Hook, on the
26th of December last, a servant lad named
THOMAS WATSON, about nineteen years
of age, by trade a lock smith; bad on when he
went away, a brown coatee with buttons near the
fame colour, a whitish flannel waistcoat, black plush
breeches, blue ribbed yarn lockings, (hoes capped
up to t'ne buckles, ahd a black neckcloth ; he has
a smooth face and pale complexion ; fays he was
one of the marines at the b. ttle of Bunker's Hill,
and (hows the mark of a wound on bis right fiae.
Whoever secures him in the Work-hoife 'or Gaol
of Philadelphia, (hall receive the above Reward
from Thomas Half, in Pniladriphia, or the iub
fcriber. § ALEXANDER DICK.
THE
ADVERTISER
M A R C H ^h,}^
PHILADELPH
Extra's from the TOTES of the
House of Assembly
I* HUR Sl' AY, February 22, '"76,.
A MESSAGE fsoru the Gove r NO
Assembly.
" Gentlemen,
"T N confeqrence of your message of the
£ ty-fifth of November last, founded on
ter addressed to you, fiom the county of X
berland, refpe&ing the Conne&icut fetdefy,
oming, I took the eariieft opportunity of
orders to the magistrates of that county 1
laws of this province in execution in their
The letter I have fijice received from the mar
and fheriff, whicti I have ordered the See:'
lay before you, veil! inform you of the
took in purfuaruce of my order, and of &
tunate evept of tleir proceedings.
# As a confide,able expence muff have arisen, 0
this attempt, to execute the laws gs the govern
ment, I doubt not you will readily m?ke %vifioi 4
for defraying it..
Feb. 22, 1776. JOHN PENN."
LETTER to the Governor/% Northumbe/ lan
" ' '"' Sunbury, fyb De. 1,7
I N purfiiarice of your Honour's letter c
25th ult., the magistrates of this county de
livered into th<: h-nds of our Sheriff warrants and
other legal ore jeffes against a number of persons re
siding at Wyoming, in this county, who have beta
charged on oa th with the mott illegal pradbces, and
feme of th^m sith the greatest rimer. The Sb
riff, apprehen five of refiflance, judged it prudent
rarfe the posse of the county—a body of near
hundred men accompanied him to the neighb
hoed of Wyo rung, where they were met by
people from Wyoming (one of whom was'G
ci° an °" cer ) — to these men the intention of
an ° '' ^ p°ff e w ^ fufficiently explained,
the strongest assurance, given that no violer
inoleftation f hould be offered to any person fu j
ting to the 1 aws. The Sheriff proceeded, how
but alittle f urther, when he was most unexp
yed upc tone man (Hugh McWilliams
, ' " fee others dangerously wounded—
foon found impoflible to force a passage on th '
of the rive r, as the narrows, naturally Strong
been forti ifed with the greateftcare, and were
with num<)ers of men to which ours b?re no
lonabie p r t-porricn. An artempt was made •ri
the river, with design, if poffihle, to arrive
t of the persons agairift wham process
ifiueJ, u arhout further molestation—this att.
was for greater secrecy made in the night W
th'e boat s had nearly reached the opposite shore
w^re entangled in a margin of ice too thin to
th e weight of a man, they were, without any pre
v>ous challenge, fired upon repeatedly by a party
brom the top of the bank—Jesse Lukens received a
rnortal wound, of which he is rince dead—sundry
narrowly efeaped.—As a landirg could not
be effected, the boats returned. Baffled in this
cond attempt, the weather being intolerabl/ fevers
and receiving information th^t the persons we ^fh
ed to arrest, were the chief in command in th^r
breaft-work^ ic was thought advi^ah^ to desist
from any further attempr-Hhe boat wrb, r : wound
ed men was fired on while within gun-ffio;—a cor.
ftant file was kept upon our men from the oppofi^
fide while they retreated through a l^ng rarews—a
one man only, however, was wounded in th? arm.
" We are sorry to inform your Honour, that a
very confnferable expence is incurred in this r
tunate affair. We, however, hope, th at th € 01
branch of the legislature will ffiew the' fame re
nefs, in properly resenting this daring inhilt c,
government of the province, which we have<
experienced in your Honour. \
We are, with great re(pe&, Your Honour's
Most obedient and most humble fervanite
William Scull, Sheriff. William Plunk,q
Samuel Harris, Coroner. Samuel Hunter.
Michael Troy.
John Weitzel."
FRIDAY, February 23, (776; A. M.
To the Honourable the RE PR ESE NTA TlP£^
of the FREEMEN of the Province of Penn
sylvania, in General Assembly met.
The PE 1.1 I lON es Mark Bird, Daniel Brodhead,
Battler Gebr and Jonathan Potts, Efqrs. Field-
Officers in tl^ several Battalions in Berks Cour
ty, in behalf of said Battalions,
Humbly fbewetb,
TH AT the eftablifhmerit of a Milftia by this
Honourable House for the defence of the Pro
vince gave great fatisfadion to the inhabitants of
this county in general: but as we are humbly of
opinion, that the Militia Law in its present form
will not answer the good ends intended by it, and
therefore gives great concern to many well withers
to their country ; —We have taken the liberty io
point out to the Honourable House such parts of tb.^
laid Hw, as are generally objectionable, and to pro.
pole such alterations as in our judgment would fa
more fatisfa&ory to the people, ahd better fulfil tl
design of trie Affodiation, truftingthat the H.^cra
able House will patiently hear and confider the pl
titions and representations of their Coif%ri r m s at
all times, and give such redress, as in their is imer.r
shall appear right and reasonable, and h log t h at
as this application proceeds from the most e^rm,:'
withes to furve our country, whatever may be
opinion of the Honfe with refpeff to tl IptQrrietv
of the amendments proposed, it will net; as it „
not intended, prove offenfive to the Hou e.
To the rules and regulation's for the better go.
veinment of the Mihrsfy Affocia ion in Penn{i
vania, we beg leave to make the following ci Q.
tions, and piopU? the folia,ing alterathms, d'.
lit, z6ib fir ide. The provi kJ arms and num
tremenrs wiil be delivered to the pg weft AH\::&
toil by whom there is th* rearedfonre>
is it not' lenie upon t? remb nd/-