The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-06-19 00:00:00, page 1

Wanted, immediately, A number of good
Waggon - Drivers,
For His Most Christian Majesty's Army
in America ; a considerable part of this Army is com
posed es Germans. Any Persona qualified for this
Service, and will engage for one year, by applying to
SAMUEL MILES, in Philadelphia,- colonel PHILIP
MARSTELLER, at Lebanon, in Lancaster county,
or to RICHARD MILES, in Reading, Bucks county,
will receive Four Hard Dollars as a Bounty, and be
entitled to Eight Dollars per Month, which will also
be paid in Hard Money. June 5.
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE, on TUESDAY next, at
Seven of the Clock in the Evening,
ALL the unexpired Term and Interest
in a LEASE, in Writing, of ROCK-HALL,
with the Appurtenances, made by Sarah Gordon to
Andrew Rcb:f®n, Enquire, commencing on the aft
day of September last, and determinable upon her
death, under the annual rent (beyond taxes) of Fifty
Pounds for the two firft years, and of Sixty Pounds
during the remainder of the term. The Premises are
the fame wherein Mn Robeson lately lived, and are
beautifully situated on the north fide of Arch near
Third-street, in this city. The H®ufe is larg*, con
venient, and airy, has the advantages of good back
Buildings, a Garden, Stacks, Coach honfe, and many
other Conveniences necessary to render it one of the
most agreeable Stuations in the city. It may be seen
any time before the sale, and possession will be given
on the Monday following.
MARY ROBESON, Adminitratrix.
June 12. JAMES POTTS. ),
WILLIAM LEWIS, ) Admmifratorr.
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
On WEDNESDAY, the Twentieth Inflant, at the
Continental Yard, in this City,
A Quantity of Waggon-Geers:
Such at, Collars, Blind-bridles, Back and Belly
bands, Swingle trees, &c. &c.
ALSO, A Number of Old Waggons,
Bodies, and Wheels ; which m^y be very uletul for
farmers. By Order of the Quarter Matter General.
June 6. J. HILTZHEJMER.
TUESDAY, JUNEi 9 ,i7st.
THE
OR, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Kaighn and Attmore,
Have for SALE, at their Store in Market-street, the
corner of Laetitia-court, the following Articles.
W£ ST-INDI A Rum in hogsheads,
Madeira Wine of an excellent quality in quar
ter calks, Cyder irf hogsheads, Burlington Hams in
barrels, Hogs-Lard in firkins, tpanifh Brown in calks
of about 300 weight, Spanish Brown ground in oil, in
kegs of about 30 weight, Yellow Daker ground in oil,
in kegs of the like weight, fine and eoarfe Salt, Cin-
Bamort, Jesuits Baik in the quil, Jesuits Bark, in bot
tles, pulverifed, jappan°d Plate Warmer, two elegant,
brafr, hanging Compasses for ships cabbint, Deep-sea
Lines for founding, China Sauce boats, white and
buff Caffimers, yard wide and 5-quartet Mullins, In
dia Nankeens, plain ard mafqued Bnya's; fuperfine
Corduroys, an Assortment of figured Ribbands, 4^
and 6d Ferret, men? and womens thread and cotton
Hose, Lungee and Bandana Handkerchiefs, best scars
Twist, death-head and needle work Buttons, silk Knee
Garters of all colours, Pins and Needles, printed Jan
and cut Velvet Jacket Patterns, while Durants ?nd
Rattinets, Calicoes, Dutch Overs, iron Pots and Kt
tles of most sizes. Skillets, Cart B x*s, &c.
ALS O, A large Quantity of LOGWOOD, to be
Sold by the Ton.
TO BE LE T, A
Large, convenient.Houfe,.
With Stabler and Coach-hcufi, fitrated on the weft
fi ? e of Front street, near Market dreet, ^nd nextdoor
but one to Messrs Lawrence and Buddy's Store. For
further information pleafc to apply to the Printer.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A
Wet-Nurse with a pood Bieaft
Of MILK- Any One having a verv good Recom
mendation may apply to the Printer.
VOL. X.l
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. —Price Six-Pence.
Some part of the immense booty gained lately by
the British fleet and army in the Weft Indies will pro
bably center in this kingdom, as besides lord Charles
Fitzgerald and other officers of this country who were
engaged on those expeditions, it is computed there are
upwards of 2000 Irish sailors in the fleet.
Cork, March 15. This day arrived at Cove, his ma
jesty's ship Warwick, of 50 guns, and Solebay of 32
guns, with 30 fail of transports and victuallers, hav
ing on board a detachment of the guards for Ame
rican service, and the 4th and sth regiments, to be
left on this eftabldhment, in the place of the 3d, 19th,
and 30th, which are immediately to be embarked in
the above transports for America, to be convoyed by
the above ships of war.
We hear the grand fleet, confining of 37 ships of
the line, a number of frigates, firefliips and transports,
were off this harbour this day.
Belfaft, March 16. On Wednesday last eleven vo
lunteer companies, consisting of 645 men, and the Bel
faft train were reviewed at Lilburn, preparatory to/
the next general review.
The cohdud of the troops was such that merits the
highest encomium; the state of their difoipfine being
in a remarkable degree improved fine, the review held
at Belfaft in July last.
A mock engagement succeeded, consisting of the
attack and defence of the town in tlaree different quar
ters, which was conduced with considerable judge
ment, and produced a very firiking effect.
The corps which attended on the occafibn Y/ere the
Belfaft battalion, and' a pair of fix pound brass field
pieces, the Lambeg, Lilburn, True Blues (with their
Drondore division) Dunmurry, Drumbridge, Ballylef
fon, Purdy/burn, and the Lilburn Fuzileers.
Dublin, March 22. The last Amflerdara gazette
contains the refutations ofh company of fubferibers,
for the relief of their countrymen, prisoners in Great-
Britain, in which they request his grace the duke of
Richmond will be so kind as to superintend the ex
penditure of their benefactions, and nominate such per
son as he shall think proper for that purpose, to be
their agent in London. There is also is Grace's an
fwer, in which he politely thanks them for their good
op mon, and accepts their commission.
Last Monday night, two vessels from Yarmouth,
laden with malt from this port, arrived in the bay, af
ter being captured and ransomed on Thursday last,
by a French privateer, mounting 20 guns, and 140
men, off the Land's End; and the Lark of Dublin,
captain Sinnot, from London to this port, arrived al
so, after being captured and ransomed for 1000 gui
neas, by the fame privateer, off Scilly, about fix o'
clock on Friday evening last.
FOREIGN NEW S.
SMYRN A, January 23.
TH E plague has again broke out in this city,
and carries off many people from time to
time.
Vienna, Feb. 14. Orders are given for 30 @OO Hun
garian troops to march diredly to the Austrian Ne
therlands; on which various conjectures are formed:
Mittau, Feb. 14. On the Bth instant, her highness
the dutchefs of Courtland was fafely delivered of a
princess.
Faris, Feb. 26. It is the general report, that the
queen is again pregnant, and that her majefly is al
ready three months gone.
Dresden, March 4. The elefior received yesterday,
by an eftaffette, the news of the death of prince Eugene,
of Deffan, field marshal of the Saxon army, who died
on the 2d inflant, in the 76th year of his age, at his
palace at Deffau.,
I R E L.A N D.
Dublin, March 22. We are well assured, by a per
son whose situation enables him to speak with confi
dence, that even before the accounts of our successes
against the Dutch in the Weft-Indies arrived, the
British ministry, notwithflanding their feemiog acqui
efeence to the report, which for obvious reasons was
lately propagated in London, of an approaching pa
cification, had no serious thoughts on the fubjeft, as
their answer but a few days before to the minister of
Russia was, “ That his Britannic majesty coulcf not,
in honour, new liften' to any overtures on the part of
Holland separately, unless the states general consented,
as a preliminary, to furnifh within three months, the
land and sea forces flipuhted by former treaties for
the assistance of Great Britain ” Our readers may de
pend on the truth of the above, as we have received
it (torn the fame channel of early intelligence which for
three months past has flowed ii to this paper, and which
has been flill verified by subsequent public informati
ons.
LONDO N.
March 17. Yefterd?y morning advice was receiv
ed, that the grand fleet under admiral Darby, with
the ships underunder convoy for Gibraltar, passed by
Torbay on Wednesday in the afternoon, all, well.
A frigate was dispatched from Portsmouth on Sun
day last, with orders from admiral Darby, for the men
of war, and their convoy lying at Cork, bound to the
Weft Indies, &c. so fail immediately, and to wait for
him in a certain latitude..
Last nighty at fbe Jerusalem, three fo' one were of
fered, by a gentleman remarkable for his early intelli
gence, that the Spaniards had railed the siege of Gib
raltar.
Yesterday general Conway set out for Jersey. It is
said government has received certain information of.
another defeent intended at that place by the French.
We hear, from very good authority, that orders are
sent out from government to admiral Rodney, to let
the goods on the island of St. Euftatia belonging to the
Dutch remain untouched, and only make prizes of the
French and American stores and provisions. This is
done with a view not to impede any negoeiation of
peace which may be set on foot between Great-Britaio.
and Holland.
A letter from St. Euftatia to a merchant in town
fays, " A French house which I have seen, has in their
ilofes not less than 7000 hhds. of sugar, and by,their
account, upwards of 4000 hogsheads of tobacco, be
sides other very great and valuable effefts. Mynheer
de Veil, who is concerned with a Spanish house at Ca
diz, has also immense properties."
Several American families have been refiden't at Sfr
Euftatia for five years past, but left that island, with
their whole effeds, very soon after the commencement
of the present disputes.
From the great hurry in fending the extra's to the
London Gazette Extraordinary, on Tuesday last a
(they having been firft sent to his majesty at Windfor 0
which of course made it very late before they were re
turned to the secretary of slate's office) several articles
containing very material information were omitted :
one among many others was, That the Capture of 1000
Americans, chiefly able seaman. —They were by th^
admiral's orders, properly drafted on board the diffe
rent fhipsof tie fleet.
Report fays, It is the desire of a great personage,
that feme particular mark of favour be immediately
conferred on fir George Rodney, for the unremitting
attention that he has shewn in the service of his country.
Sir George's great acquisitions since his being appoint
ed to his present command, rendering him above every
pecuniary emolument---honour alone is supposed to
constitute the object of hisambition ; this having been
Signified to the fountain from whence it flows, a patent
of peerage is said to be in contemplation, 'and that it
will, with all expedition, be made out, creating him a
peer of the realm.
A peace with the Dutch is certainly credited to be
in great forwardnefs; and it is hoped this will be soon
after succeeded by a general peace.
By the last letters from Amsterdam it appears, that
Mr. John Adams has got his firft loan of one million of
florins filled.
The loan which Mr Adams has compleated in Am
flerdam, in favour ofthe Americans, will supply theiir
with the only thing they flood in need of at present.
Extract of a letter from Weymouth, March 15.
" This morning arrived at Portland - Roads, the
grand fleet under the command of vic^admiral Darby,
with the fleets for Gibraltar, the Weft- Indies and Lis
bon. The, are Since gone for Plymouth, the wind be
ing fair, and are to be joined there by feme more ships
of the line and frigates:"
March 15. A letter frern^n officer on board fir George
Rodney's fleet, dated St. Euftatius, February 5, 1781/
fays," The taking of tris important island will be a fa
tal Broke to the Americans as well as the Dutch, great
quantities of provisions, Hour, and warlike nores,
which we found here being intended for the use of
Washington's army and the French troops, all of
whom we are informed ate in great want of them. It
is a fortunate affair for our Weft India islands, which
fuffered by the hurricanes, as the greater past of the
provisions and flour will be sent to the diftrerfed inha
bitants. As soon as affairs are fettled here, we are to'
go on another expedition, but to what part is un
known: for fir George never difeovers his intentions
but to general Vaughan, and a few of the principal offi
cers. Trereft are unacquainted with his designs, un
til we arrive within a few leagues where we are to"
land."
6ir George Redkey in a private tetter to one of the
minifiers, dated St. Eußatius, fays, "Sr .ch is the
good und^rftanding that subsists between the fwldiers
and my brave seamen, and so much are they elated
with their fawcefs igainft this Bland, that general'
[NUMB. 744.