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To the Public Notice.
THOSE who have any demand against Mr. CARRE,
for any Supplies or Provisions whatsoever, deliv
ered him on the Minister of France's account, are re
quested to bring in their Bills, on or before the 18th
instant ; after which date no demand will be attended
to, accept those that are founded upon legal titles,
CARRE,
Philadelphia, July % 1784,
Philadelphia, July 10, 1782.
V Y virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Ex
ponM, to me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale, at the Coffee-boule, on We^nefday the 24th in
stant, at (even o'clock in the evening, the following
LOTS, during the natural life of John Vanderin, the
younger, viz.
A Certain LOT or Piece of GROUND, situate on
the east fide of Second-street and south fide of Gilb'rt's
alley, containing in breadth, north and south, eight
feet, and in length fifty feet, bounded northward by
Gilbert's- alley, eastward by a lot of Jacob Melchior,
Southward by another lot of said Jacob, and westward
by Second-street.
Also one other LOT of GROUND, at the distance
of fifty feet from Second-street, and eight feet from the
south fide of Gilbert's-alley, containing in breadth,
north and south, eight feet, and in length fifty feet,
bounded eastward by ground late of Adam Clampffer,
Southward by ground of Aquila Jones, westward by a
lot of Jacob Melchior, northward by another lot of
said Jacbb.
Also another LOT of GROUND, situate in the
Northern-liberties, bounded by land of Richard Wis.
ter, William Henry, Jacob Melcher, and by the Wif
fahicon road, containing two acres and one hundred
perches.
Also one other LOT, situate in Kerfingten, in
breadth, east and weft, ninety feet, and in length se
ven hundred and eighty-fix feet, bounded eastward by
a lot of Jacob Melcher, southward by Q^en street,
westward by Hanover-street lots,and northward by Pine
ftreet; taken in execution by
WM. WILL, Sheriff.
On ^EDNESD^r,
The 17th of July instant, at seven o'clock in the after
noon, at the Coffee-houfe, (if not disposed of before
at private fa'e)
A COMMODIOUS BRICK MESSU
AGE or Tenement and bank lot of GROUND,
situate on the east fide of Front street and weft fide of
Water street, within five doors from the corner of
Vine- street, in the city of Phiadelphia, fubje& to a year
ly ^ent-charge of two pounds five (hidings sterling.
The Meffuage rents as two Tenements, and now
brings in seventy pounds per annum, and would let for
more. It is three stories high on Front street, and Tour
stories on Water-street, and has a good vault.
Any person willing to purchase at private sale, may
know the terms by applying to RICHARD WHITE
HEAD, Scrivener, at the corner of Vine and Water
ftjeets.
Bank of North-America.
JULY 4., 1782.
H E directors of the bank, having de
' clared a dividend of four and a half
per cent upon the capital flock for the
half year, ending the firft instant The
said dividend will be paid at the bank to
the stockholders, or their representatives, at
any time after the tenth instant.
[The Printers on the continent £re requested to give
this Advertisement a place in their Papers ]
TO BE SO L D,
At the upper Market in the city of Burlington, on
Wednesday the 17th of this instant, at tea o'Clock in
the forenoon of ths fame day,
Three Tierces of elegant Cut Glass Decan
ters, and two Boxes of Wine Giafles; lately seized and
condemned as coming from the lines of the enemy.
THOMAS M. GARDNER, colleger.
Burlington, July 10, 1782.
VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
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To be Sold by Public Sale,
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Philadelphia, July to 1782.
RY virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Fx
ponas, to me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale, on Saturday the 20th instant, at the Coffee-bout*,
at fcven o'clock in the evening, the following LOTS,
viz.
A CITY COUR T will be
held at the Court-house in this city, on Mon
day the 22d instant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, of
which all persons bound bv recognizance to appear
thereat, and all city constables are to take notice and
give their attendance accordingly. All public house
keepers within the city are also notified to apply by pe
tition to this court for recommendations for licences for
the entering ye=r. WM. WILL, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, foly jo, X 782.
Two IOTS or Pieces of GROUND, situate on the
south fide of Mulberry street, between Sixth ant Se
venth-streets, from Delaware, 'in the city of Phila
delphia, each Lot containing in breadth thirty two fe t
eight inches, and in depth one hundred and fix feet,
bounded by ground late of Joseph Fox and others, fob,
je& to a ground-rent of sixteen Spanish milled silver
dollars, per annum, each Lot.
A certain other LOT of GROUND, situate on the
not th fide of High street, in the said city (mpofite to
John Cunningham's meffuage) containing by estimation
about three quarters of an acre.
Abo another LOT of GROUND, on the east fide
of Front street. in Southward, containing in breadth
thirty feet, and in depth two hundred and twenty-five
feet, boundad by Front-street aforefaid, and by ground
of Richard Dennis and others, and fubje& to a ground
rent of fix pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania per
annum.
Also another LOT on the south fide of Hickory-lane,
in the Northern liberties, containing by estimation a
bout four acres rnd an half (be the fame more or less)
hounded by Hickory lane, and by lands late of jofhua
Maddox and others.
And also fourteen other LOTS of GROUND, fitu
pte in Rath town, between old Germantown road and
Third street, in the Northern liberties aforefaid, each
Jot containing in breadth about ^enty feet, and in
depth about feet: taken in execution as late the
estate of Daftor John Kerfin', the younger, deceased,
by' WM. WILL, Sheriff,
Admiral A RBUTHNOT.
IF admiral Arbuthnot had a&ed on the 16th of March
last, like a judicious and gallant officer, when he
fell in with the French fl et, under monsieur Deflouch
es, off the Cnefapeak, the French court wou d, in all
probability, have been fickned of naval expeditions in
favour of the rebels. His failufe was owing to his not
hauling down the signal for the line, and making the
signal for close a^ian only. He had the wind ; and it
was evident to every person on board the fleet, that
our (hips failed better than the enemy ; nothing t ere
fore Was wanted, but to order down the signal for the
line, and to permit his (hips to engage. Ifthis bad
been done, and his officers h d done their duty, the e
vent could not fail of being favourable to us, as bis
fleet was fironger than the enemy. No excuse hs
been publicly made for him, but his friends fay in
private, that he was so busy in fighting his fllip that
he forgot he was an admiral, and probably did not
recoiled what signal was at the mast head This we
must suppose is the best apology that can be made for
him, though it is at the expence of his underhanding.
As to fighting, neither he nor admiral Graves bad much
of it that day ; there were only fix men wounded in
both their Blips, out of 1392. He had no less than three
captains on board his own (hip that day; one of whom
captain Balfour, being an old officer, we think might
have ventured' to put him right. Had he fought like
a goodofficer, the French it is mod likely would have
been cured of fending fleets to America, and t^cn he
might with justice, have repeated what he had written
the preceding month to the speaker of the house of
commons ; “ When I reflect that my name will be so
" distinguished to posterity, as well as in the prefect
" day, lam filled with the mod perfect gratitude."
The admiral will be more frequently remembered for
From the London Political Magazine, for December,
1781.
The Influence which the absurd operations and pro
ceedings of admirals Arbuthnot, Rodney, Graves,
and general fir Henry Clinton, bad, in determining
the fate of lord Cornwallis, with anecdotes of all these
commanders.
O R, THE
THE
Intelligence arrives of the attack on Tobago; and
admiral Drake is detached with fix ships to proted it.
Sir George Rodney did not go himfelf with his whole
force, then 20 ships of the line; he was alarmed for
Barbadoes; the St. Eufiatia plunder was all there.
May 30th, Drake found the whole French fleet at To
bago, and was obliged to retreat to arbadoes at ,
in the morning, the second of June, he made the sig
nal to fir George, then in Carlifle-biy ; it was to in the
morning of the third before fir George joined him.
What could flop the admir 4 four and twenty hours
from coming out ? was he afraid to leave the spoil of
the Dutch ashore? Was he bulled all tb'at time in re
shipping it ? The whole fleet now faild for Tobago ;
but the island was loft ; and,a@ soon as the French were
seen from the mast-head of the Sandwich, she led the
flight. This perhaps was a .prudent measure, as the
French were four Blips foperior. De Graffe now failed
for the Cape with his wnole force, and from thence to
the Chefa peak, without the leaf! interruption. Rod
ney, instead of following him with his whole force,
joining the fleet at Jamaica under fir Peter Parker, and
going off the Cape to intercept him, or to follow him
to America, divides his fleet; fencing some hom and
others to Jamaica; leaving only fourteen with Hood
to go to the Chefapeak. It seems he himfelf could not
go upon that service; he was ill, and obliged te coree
home for his health ; and no 0 her Blip was so ht to
carry him as the Gibraltar of 80 guns. She was bro't
home as a disabled Blip, though she had only failed
from England eight months before in complete repair :
and is the finefttwo-decker in our service. It is said
one of her rudder irons was defective. Was there not
a bit of iron, nor a forge, nor a smith in the Weft In
dies? Was it an unavoidable Bep to deprive the fleet of
one of the best ships in it? Or, was t rea ly necessary
to bring her home, on account of her being the bed
sailor of all the fleet, as well as one of the fironged
fh ; ps in it, that his excellency and the gol 'en fleece of
B tavia might be conveyed fafe to England? It is pro
bible the chief part of the Dutch plunder is now frft
,ly lodged in this country. Str George has happily re
covered ; is going again to command in the Weft-Indies ;
and what is to become of the nation, is yet in the womb
of futurity !
Admiral GRAVE S.
During the course of bft Summer, adminifiratim
(ent repeated advices to our commanders in cnief in A
merica, of de Graffe's intention to come upon that
roast. Sir George Rodney, whatever other errors he
may have committed, , feat admiral Graves the fa^e
In the beginning of this year, he m^de an immense
capture at St. Euflatia, and there captain Young died.
A French fleet was expected in the Weft Indies; there
fore fir Samuel Hood was sent with eighteen fail of the
line to cruize off Fort Royal, fir Samuel Hood, who
is a brave and vigilant officer, it is raid, ventured to
hint on receiving his infiruaions, " that to cruize off
Fort Royal did not seem to be his proper Ration ; he
ought to be to the windward of Martinique, to inter
cept the French from Europe ; whereas of Fort Royal,
he could not prevent the four (hips in th t port from
joining their European fleet. The answer of his superi
or w s laconic and decisive; "fir you are to obey or.
ders " It may bethought flrange that admiral Rocney
'Hid (Mot go himftlf with all his ships, 21 fail, on this
important business, on which the whole fate of the cam
paign depended. But people ought to recoiled that it
was n^ceffary to watch over the golden fleece of Eata
,ia. De Graffe from Bred appears in fight the 19th of
April with 20 fail ; the four in Port Royal Hand out and
join him; Hood could not prevent it ; and it required
all his abilities to extricate himfelf without loss the
enemy having a superiority of fix ships by this jundion-
When fir George had Blipped the Dutch treasure he
went to join him ; and our fleet put into Barbadoes,
where the riches were landed-
his aukward condud on this day, than for the trifling
(hare he had in the taking of Charleftown. The French
themselves were amazed at his manoeuvres, aid said
to some of our officers whom they had taken, “ you
ought to have demolished us that day ; but we do know
it happens you do not fight as you used to do."
This admiral has come home 50.0001. richer than he
went out. His behaviour on Keppel's trial, ought to
have cautioned us against having any thing to do with
him.
Admiral RODNEY
Too has been a fortunate man, we remember him
last war, in the the Weft-Indies, as well as at the Ports
mouth affembly* His broken fortunes created com
passion: he was appointed to a command, and gained
honour and a great fortune, while the gallant Young
was in exigence. He defeated the Spanish fleet, for
which we dored him. It would lead to too long a de
tail to difcuh, at present, his battle with Guichen, n
the Weft-Indies.
JULY I'6, 178^
(NUMB. 911.