The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-07-22 00:00:00, page 3

RICHMOND, (Virginia) July 5.
On the 29th of last month (he following vessels of war,
viz. The Guadeloupe of 50 guns, the Roebuck of 44, the
Delaware, Hancock, Licorne, and two other frigates,
paffiog our Capes from New-York, and difeoveriog a
fleet of 22 or 23 tobacco ships just going out, put in after
them ; in which they were joined by 7 privateers ofirom
io to zj guns, who have for some time infefted the bay.
They all however fortunately escaped up James River.
On the 2d inst. they had fallen down, and fiveof the men
of war were out of fight from Hampton, the others with
the privateers making the best of their way out ; the only
mifchief they did on the north fide of James river was the
landing a boat and plundering two families oftheit bacon
and some cattle.
Last evening the men of war came to, a considerable
diflance below the old fort. Several of the privateers
above, and two others, a fllip and a brig, opposite there
to which two, together with these above, were obliged
to weigh and hurry down as faft as puffiale, occafioaed
by the fire of a 12 and 4 pounder.
NEW-HAVEN; July 6.
Last week a party of the enemy, confiftmg of igohorfe
and go foot, having collected 130 cattle near Standford,
were on their return way-laid by a party under Licute
na it Col. Betb, who. after exchanging a few fit ?t. routed
the enemy, and recovered the cattle. We had one private
killed, and an officer wounded. The enemy's loss not
known.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22
The French fleet arrived at Rhode Island the 12th inst.
in exceeding good order, amounting to 8 ships of the
line. Toe French troops are animated with the greatest
p rafure on opening the expedition on which they have
been sent by our Illustrious Ally. They shew the greatest
fatsfaftion at the manner in which they were received by
the inba utants of Newport, and manifeft an extreme ar
dor, and the greatest anxiety to join in the operations a
g^nft the common enemy. The French soldiery have
bn made cquainted with the extraordinary exertions
now making throughout the United States, to render the
campaign effeHual and glorious, and this has red übled the
ardor with wnch they were before infp red, it is hinted,that
ic addition to the mmy proofs which we have already had
of 'he friendfllip of his Most Christian Majesty for the
Thirteen United Sia.es, a further evidence thereof will
fo~n he given.
The fir ft Nobles of the kingd rm of France have Solicited
as a mark ofdiftiqguiflled favor the honor o' coming over
to fight 00 this Continent M. the Count De Roch<m
beau commands the French troops, and he has w^th him
under the direction of General Washington. M Le
Chevalier de Ternay, formerly Governor of the L'le
of France, w .0 com viands the French squadron.
The whole fleet is arrived, except one transport with
350 men on board, which separated from the squadron 4
days before their arrival. She is expected drily.
They have taken several prizes, amongflthem is the
veil' l -*ith dispatches for England, with the account of
the surrender 01 Charleftown.
Extras of a let'er from a gentlemen of public character,
dated Richmond, (in Virginia) June 30, 1780, to his
frind in t? is city.
'' The Afrmbly had once rejected the finance plan of
Coughs, of the 18th of March, but the question has
bem fi errevived, and a Bill ordered in for its adoption.
The Bill is now bn its passage, and we hope will be final
ly alien-elto
" Our Ateft accounts from the Southward inform us,
that Lord Cornwallis with 3000 men was posted at Cam
den, in S wh Carolina, wi h cut-ports above and below
him, having 600 men atom", arid 400 at the other. ^ hat
be is colle&ng magazines of provisoes, and calling in
the country people of whom hr had taken paroles, to
• come in, (wear allegiance to the King of Grert Britain,
and bear arms against their country. Baron de Kalband
G neral Cafwell, when joined by 2500 of our militia now
• on their mar h, will have a body of between 7 and 8000
men. At prelent the operations are greatly retarded by
t,e want of provisions ; but we hope to remove that dif*
heohy by the power of a Law just passed for collefhng
the surplus provisions of every family, grain, salt, ruin'.
&.&c.'
" The generous exertions of your State at the prefect,
does honor to toe Commonwealth and its Councils. I
wiffi the example may inspire, as it weight, the rest of the
fleering Union."
Extrad of a letter from an officer in camp, dated the
15th inflant.
" The arrival of the French fleet at Rhode Blind, was
yesterday announced to us, to our great j^y."
Extract of a letter from L'Orient, May 2z<
" By a vessel from Ilie Dieu, we learn that two Enclifh
privateers I ave cut out five Dutch vessels that were at an
chor there."
Extract of a letter from Freehold,(New-Jerfey) July 17,
" There remains no longer a doubt about the fix brge
mips that my former letter mentioned to have come to off
L°ng Iflnd on this day after noon—They are Admiral
Gravess feet ; I presume feme of them 80 guns, nene
ten ter 60, I rode down to Shrewsbury yesterday, but the
weather was too foggy to make any critical obfervaticns.
I o^L rve that Arbuthnot has augmented Graves's fleet to
13 mips, jo of them appear to be 60 and upwards, three
of them l^rge frigates. Arbuthnot's ship and others form
the weft line, immediately to cover the entrance into
Sandy Hook.
' From my own observation, and variety of accounts,
I am of opinion that the Britifli now have 18 flips of 40
guns and upwards at New-York, besides small frigates,
loops, cutters, &c. Accounts from New-York, on Sa
turday, fay, Admiral Graves has fallen in with Admiral
Terney, and that Graves had loft a 74 gun ship fu ik ;
that Admiral Terney had arrived at Rhode-lfland in a
Clattered condition ; that they were exerting therrf Ives
amazingly at New York, to compleat their complement
° f ..,~" on hoard their flrips of war. Every volunteer that
will enter on board for this exigency fhdl be discharged
from all duty by land or sea for three years."
Philadelphia, July 20.
DESERTE D,
FROM Colonel John Lawrence, a prifrer of
j^r on purolr, named WILLIAM HENRY SA
VAGE, of Colonel N .vid's Virginia regiment, about
fi test fix inches high, red faced, light hair, was fcr
merly a h?it dresser at Charter, in Pennfyivania. He
wire a fumnro waiftcoatand breeches, and is f Bne^ d
to have taken with him some fpecte. Whoever appre
hends this mm, arid delivers him to the subscriber, or
secures him in any gaol, shall receive ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS Reward, and a dollar for each mile he (hall
travel with him. It is fufpe& d he has returned to
Chester his foirher place ofabod*.
LEWIS NICHOLA, Col. Inv.
T O B E-§ SOLD
A LIKELY HEALTHY
NEGRO E WEN C H,
ABOU r eighteen years old, fit for ei
ther town or country bufinef#, has had
the Imall pox and measles, with a M^e
Child fourteen months old.
Enquire of the Pinter;
TO BE SOL D.
A LOT of GROUND on the taft fide of Water (Lett
near Race-street, fifty feet front and extends into
th" river Delaware ; on which is erected a three Sory
BRICK HOUSE, twenty by forty-four feet, two large
rooms on a floor, ^ith a commodious kitchen and crl
-ler A F ame BAKE HOUrE, frontin ' Witer ttrett,
twenty by 35 be , bn k pain'd and pla&red within,
supported by a good stone wall, on story high next the
rivei, two good ovens and every thirty in order for
carrying on the Baking bufinefc, a tan feet alley, pump
in the yar , whar, deck, &c. and clear from all encum
brances,
A three story brick boufe, pizza, kicheri, and w>{h
house, together with a coach or chaie boufe, (tabling
for a pair ofhorfes, and 1 couple of cows, wih a loft
over the fame, th^r will contain th ee tens of hay, fitu
ateon the futh fi 'e of Ch/fnut-ftreet, nerdy oppefre
the White Horse Tavern : The lot contains in front,
15 feet 3 inches, and in depth, 142 feet, axiending
from Chefnut-ltrm to Carter's A'ler, and has a privi
ledge of the f v^rri alley, leading to Walnut ftre(t, &c.
An elegant Garden, with a neat Heufe, barn, flable,
&c. containing 2 acres and fz perches, with a erafs lot
adj ining, under g^d fence ; the garden Confiftsof the
greatest colleflion of fruit tries, as could be collided from
the neighbouring States, a well of excellent water at the
door, and affords a very extenfi ;e profped up and down
the Delaware, and adjacent country feats, and within 2
miles of this city, cn Moyarnenfing road. For further
par culars enquire of Thorpas Shute, in Church Alley.
T e fubicriber continues felling Indigo on commission,
and hasfer (ale a f^w ti-rcey and barrels of the best Caro
line Indigo, by wholesale and retail.
Al(o a pair of Scales and frights, suitable to weigh two
or three hundred wMght, an* ! a Or,ng w'll made new
Cart. THOMAS SHUT E.
7 month 21, 1780.
WANTS A PLACE,
A WET NURSE,
^^, ? " H ° has ^ e Breast of Milk ; that can be re.
V^ commended. Enquire of the Printer.
Ci IME to the Plantation of th Subscriber, living
, in Turner', Lane, three miles from Philadelphia;
a middle sized palered C 0 W, with a white face and
bedy, and 'ome white on her tail. The owner is desi
re to come, prove property, pay charges, and take her
awav.
Jwy 11. THOMAS GRESWOLD.
V'/ HEREAS an advertisement appeared in one
7 V of the weekly news-papers of this city, some time
finer, advising that the Commiffafy of Military stores
would receive gun-powderifro the State Magazine from
the owners or poffeffnrs thereof, nevertheltefs the fubferi
her has reason to blirve, that several perlons, as well
merchants as others, for want of knowing the penalties
they are fubjeß to by a law now in force, for not fending
their gun powder to the (aid Magazine, have retained the
famem thrir hoofer, stores, &c. to the great danger of
the neighbouring inhabitants. To the intent therefore
that no p rfon may plead ignorance in the premises, I do
hereby inform all whom it may concern, that the follow
ing fe&ien is part of the law abovernentioned, which
they would do well to ebferve, as the fubferiber will be
oblige! to put the said law firmly in execution against
all delinquents.
" And be it further enabled by the authority afcrefaid,
That no person whatfoeve within the precincts of the city
of Philadelphia afcrefaid, nor within two miles thereof,
fhal prefumeto keep in anyhoufe, (hop, cellar, here or
place of the (aid city, nor within two mites thereof; other
than the powder ftorsaforefaid, any more or greater quan
tity at any one time, than twelve pounds of gun pow
der, under the penalty of ten pounds for every offewce.
And whatfotver matter, merchant, or other person, tra
ding or bringing into the said port, any gun-powder,
fliall not, within the (pace of forty-eight hours from his
firft arrival and coming to anchor there, upon due no
tice given him of the purport of this Aft, by the said of.
ficer or his deputy, or fervent, deliver all the powder so
brought into the said port aforefaid, unto the said officer
or h^ assigns, he shall forfeit the like sum of ten pounds
for every such off-nce."
N. E. By a fate law for accumulating fines, the dbove
ton pounds fine will be fix hundred pounds.
Due attendance for thereceiving and delivering gun
powder, is given at my office in third-street, between
Market and C\efnut streets.
JOSEPH STILES, Com. Mil. Stores.
PWadel/bia; 'July IT, 1789.
To he SOLD by Public Auction,
On Thursday tire 27th instant at the Coffee House,
At XII o'clock.
An elegant three story Brick HOUSE,'
Piaza and Kitchen and Lot of Ground,
CITUATE on the corner of Fourth and Sprtue
° fine's now ia the tenure of Mr George Meade, the
House is 22 feetfront, by 31 feet 6 inches deep, two rooms
on a floor, wilh excellent garrets; the Piiza and Kitch
en are large and commodious three stores high each; a
pump of good water jurt by the Kitchen door, the lot is
22 feet fr nt, by 100 feet deep, (object to a ground rent
o' nine pound in specie per annum, late the Eflate of Ro
bert Smith, house carpenter, deceased.
eOLDby @\ir of on Orphan's Court.
ESTHER SMIT H. Admjniftratrix.
JOHN SMITH, Adminirtrator.
N.^ The Conditions will be made known at the Time
arid Place of Sale.
Just Imported, 2nd to be SOLD
BY WHOLESALE, BY
M^ieurs C. F. & N. RAGUET,
At their ftoiein Front ftr*et hve doors below
Walnut street.
The following ARTICLES, viz.
tyEST India Rum,<
Brown Sugars, ( '7 Me Hoglhead.
Molafcs, J
Coffee, u 1
Cocoa, ) in barrds and ba ^
Allum Salt, in tierces,
Lemon Juice in cates,
Gun Powder,
flint,
And a large Affortrnent of dry goods.
4
Philadelphia Manufacture.
TO BE SOL D,
By theiupferibu at his MANUFACTORY in
Sou h Alley, extending from Fifth to Sixth street,
between M trket and Airh fttretc.
AV ARIErY of GOODS suited to every fea
ton of thgye^r, viz. J ans, Sagathies, Everlalt^
frigs, Shalloons, Coatings, &c
SPINNERS em^oyrri as uftiaL
SAMUEL _WETHERILL, Jun.__
Philadelphia, June 30, 1780,
TT"' S ub ' cr "„ having inctofed in a letter to Mr.
Jonathan Rumford cf Wilmington a certificate,
filled by Franks Wade, Esq ( D.QM- G. No 33,
tor lire tbou^nd five hundred and thirty fix dollars,
payable to Major Daniel Adams, dated the §th day of
April, 1780, allied 1 tter with said certificate being
trilfcarried. Ary perlon who meets with the tame, rill
be thankful, rrw&ded for tending it to the fubicriber,
near the earner us Arch street in Secon J-street, or to
M.Rumford, in Wilmington. It car. be of no ^fe to
Afty pe.fbo, but the perlon its made payable to as pay
ment is (topped in tfre proper offices.
PETER GALLAGHER.
n' " £ Subfcribei begs leave to inform the
public in general, his friends in particular, that
he has removed from the Cross K^ys in Philadelphia,
to that noted and commodious Dwelling in the Bo
r<ugh of Cheftc, formerly occupied by Mr. David
Copeland, (now trie sign of the Cross Keys) where he
intends carrying on the tavern btfinefs as usual, for the
reception and entertainment of luch gentlemen travel
lers, as may please to favour him with their custom, ha
ving provided himfeb with a choice ftoek of liquors, and
arduous attendant; he also flutters nimfe o with the
continuance of his former customers, who may rely on
receiving every poffiMe attendance, by their most obedi
ent humble Servant,
GEORGE FORSYTH.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward,
ryROKE OPEN the nk.hr of the 7th inst. the
P boule cf the fubferiber in Turner's Lane, Northern
Liberties and fioltn fom thence two Featherbed Ticks,
(the Feathers emptied an the floor) one large Marram
Pick, two Check Bed-Cases, half a dozen green handled
c
Knives and Forks, two fiver Tea Spoons, market D J,
and several other fm:ll articles. Whoever shall ditcover
tue thief or thieves, fhail, upon conviaron, be immediate
ly payed the above reward, by
July to, ROBERT BAS Sr
W A N T E D,
Ac 0 OK at a Tavern in this city, likewise a f,ber
perlon who knows how to keep accounts, as a Barr-
K^rptr, and a man qua dried for zn Heftier that is ca
pable to keep a proper account ; th# above need not ap
ply without proper recommendations. Enquire of
Richard Barry in M^ket-ftrett, at the hgn of the
Cannonade at Trenton, thr-c doers below Mfo Dunlap's
Printing Office. The said Barry is removing to the Con
fteftogoe Waggon in Market-street, where he hopes for
the continuance of bis farmer cuftomets, who may de
pend on genteel ufagt.
Just Imported, and to be Sold by
WILL IA M DAVI S,
Living in Second-rtrett, near Sproce-fheet,
L. I SB O N W I N E,
Of the BEST QU A L IT Y;
A few Reams of fmali
Cannon Cartridge Paper,
TO BE sol'd BY
JO HN D U N L A P,