The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-09-26 00:00:00, page 3

BOSTON, September $.
LaR Friday morning, one Hannah Hemmenway, who
%vas the evening before committed to the goal in this
town, was found hanging by the neck dead. A jury
of inquest fat on her body, whose verdift was, WIL
FUL MURDER! And on Saturday evening (under
the direction of the coroner) she was carried from the
goal in a cart, near to the place of execution, and
there buried in the highway, without a coffin, with a
flake through her body, in conformity to the aft against
suicide. —
CHARLESTOWN, (South-Carolina) August 15.
On Tuefd.y last a number of small vefftls,
having on board a detachment confiding of the volun
teers of Ireland, and a party of ILffians, under the com
mand of major Doyle, returned from an expedition to the
northward. They have been fuccefsful enough tocol
left upwards of 600 tierces of rice from about Santee
river, which was the (ole object of the expedition, end
we are happy to hear, from the good conduct of the
commander of the party, and ftrifl discipline of the
troops, it has been effected without any loss; and that
the greeted degree of order and regularity of bebavi;
our was observed by the soldiers during the whole
course of their route.
This summer's drought, which has been the greatest
ever known here, has so dried the cedar swamps in
New-Jersey, as to render them combustible. One of
them has unfortunately taken fire, and a (lately sorest
of the extent of above 20 miles in length, and from 8
to 10 in breadth, has been consumed root and branch.
It is said, the fire has penetrated from 6 to 10 feet be
low the furface of t@e ground, and mocks all attempts
to extinguish it. Some think it is probable that it will
finally extend from our river to the sea shore.
An excessive dryness hasalfo prevailed to the south
ward. A gentleman from North-Carolina informs us,
that a meadow in that date caught fire, and the vege
tation was totally destroyed. In most parts of that
country, Virginia and Maryland, the corn is not a foot
high.
Advices from the southward inform us, that the ge
neral assembly of Georgia was met in Savannah, and
that an expedition was going on against the Cherokee
Indians. Preparations were also making for an attack
on the Creek nation.
Last Saturday the honourable general assembly ad
journed fine die. During the session, the following
laws were passed, viz.
I. An aft to extend the powers of the comptroller
general.
2. An aft to amend the federal afts of this common
wealth, directing the mode of electing members of the
general assembly thereof.
3. An aft for the more effectually suppressing all in
tercourfe and commerce with the enemies of the united
slates of America.
4. An aft for securing within this commonwealth
to the fubjeds of his most chriftian majesty the rights
and priviledges stipulated in their behalf, by the ele
venth article of the treaty of amity and commerce con
cluded between his most chriftian majesty and the unit
ed dates of America.
5. An aft for procuring an eflimate of the damages
sustained by the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, from the
troops and adherents of the king of Great-Britain,
during the prefect war.
6. An aft to repeal a part of the aft entitled, " An
aft to amend and render effectual an aft entitled, " An
aft for regulating party walls and partition fences in
the city of Philadelphia, to declare divers new fireets
and ways opened, and to be opened, and laid out with
in the said city, to be highways, and also to declare
nuisances, by buildings within the said streets, remove
able, and for other purposes therein mentioned."
Philadelphia, Sept. 26.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated the 22d Sep
tember 1782.
" We have letters from Richmond, of the 17th infant,
mentioning the arrival in James river of one vessel from
France and two from' Offend, which bring a report of
the commissioners having left Paris without effecting
any thing. We are not made acquainted with the names
of those vessels or of the time of their leaving Europe."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Lancafler to
his friend in this city, dated September 23.
“ Imike no doubt but that the account of the line
of communication that was formed between this place
and New. York, has reached Philadelphia. General
Hazen deserves very great credit for the difeovery. I
believe the whole plan was laid by him; and carried
into execution by captain Lee, of his regiment, who,
in difeuife with three British soldiers, began their route
from Martin Myers's, and continued it from flage to
stage, undifeovered, until they reached Bucks county ;
there he was apprehended by colonel De Hart, a jus
tice of peace, and carried in irons to Philadelphia,'
where they were released by general Lincoln, who knew
the whole scheme before. His being apprehended was
unfortunate, as it prevented him from carrying the
whole projed into execution. What is very extraor
dinary is, that the whole of those in our county that
are concerned, are Menonifts: they have, it is said,
for upwards of two years, conveyed the prisoners of
war to New-York, by fending them from one stage to
another: they were nearly all apprehended and con
fined, but released on giving very high bail for their
appearance at court, where they are to take their trial."
We hear a retaken schooner from Havannah, with
500 bushels of salt and some sugar on board, is carried
into Egg-Harbour.
Accounts from New-Jersey fay, that on Saturday
last nine fail of the line, with a large number of trans
ports under their convoy, left Sandy-Hook.
A valuable brigantine, laden with rum and sugar,
from Barbados, was lately taken and carried into Ports
mouth New - Hampshire, by the Scammel privateer;
and a cruiser out of North Carolina has taken a ship
with'naval stores, and a schooner with slaves, from
Charleftown, and an empty schooner; the firfl fafe ar
rived, the second sent to the Havanna, and the last was
ransomed.
~ An aft so enable the commiflioners therein narn^
ed to purchase public landings in the diftrift of South
wark, in the county of Philadelphia, and for railing a
fund to pay the purchase monies thereof.
8. An aft for incorporating the Dutch Reformed
church in the townships of Northampton and South
ampton, in the county of Bucks.
9. An aft for incorporating the Presbyterian churcli
in the township of Warwick, in the county of Bucks.
16. An a& to empower Elizabeth Alien, widow of
James Alien, esquire, deceased, during the minority of
her infant son James, to grant and convey sundry lots
of land in the town of Northampton, in the county of
Northampton, in this state, to such persons as have
built, or (ball agree to build, houses on the fame.
11. An aft to repeal an aft entitled, " An aft to
enable the supreme executive council to negociate such
loans as may be necessary to procure a fufficient sum
of money for the defence of the frontiers of this state,
and the support of civil government."
A Charleftown paper of the 27th of July last, gives
an account of the evacuation of Savannah; after
which the following paragraph appears, which may
give us an idea of the situation of the wretched depend
ents on the protection of the British forces.
" The distress which is necessarily attendant on e
vents of such a nature, was alleviated as much as cir
cumftances could admit of, by the attention and hu
manity that were (hewn by his majesty 's officers to the
inhabitants. But the misery of these people only be
gan at leaving their homt-s. The rich, by disposing of
one part of their property, may indeed be furnished
with the means of keeping the other together, and of
supporting themselves ; but as to the middling and low
er classes, whose firfl years of business are necessarily
spent in acquiring establishments ; by tofng these they
lose all they possess, and are again thrown upon the
wide world, as poor as when they firfl embarked in it,
and with the additional circumflances of an increase of
years, and the burthen of families; which the reasona
ble profpea they once had before them of acquiring a
competence, if not wealth, had induced them to form.
It would be neediefs to pursue this matter any further,
that of explaining what is evident to every one, the mi
series the loyal inhabitants of Georgia have already ex
perienced, and rnuft hereafter encounter, from the eva
cuation of Savannah. We mud rest fatisfied in the
belief, that the (offerings of a part will be of benefit to
the whole, and that every piece of information was ob
tained, every argument duly examhed, and the con
sequences carefully considered, before a measure was
adopted which necessarily tended to distress so confider
able a number of his majelly's most faithful fubjeds."
Lancaster, September 15, 1782-
At the quarterly examination of Lancaster ,cade
my, held on Tuesday the 10th of September instant, in
the presence of the curators and a number of gentlemen
and ladies, and other refpeHable citizens; the young
students were quefttoned in the Eoglifh and Latin gram
mars, and afforded the greatest fatisfaHion.
To such as excelled in the art of writing, in the dif
ferent classes, was adjudged the pre-eminence in their
refpeHive performances.
The students gave convincing .proofs of a considera
ble improvement made in arithmetic, book keeping,
the mathematics, &c. and some feleft pieces, both in
verse and pr /e, were pronounced by them, in a man
ner that exceeded the expectations of the audience.
The curators, upon their review of the academy,
think themselves bound to declare, that the gentlemen
intruded with the tuition of the youth, have done the
fulleft justice to the pupils committed to their charge,
and view, with the highed pleasure, the proficiency
made by the scholars ilgeneral, in their several branch
es of study.
C^^^^^M g^^e^XV^^k
FOR SAL E, BY
Peter IVhitefide, & Co.
Tn Water-street, near Tun-alley,
SUPERFINE CLOTHS,
Ratteens, Coating and coarse Woollens,
Blankets and Rugs,
Shalloons, Surges and Flannels,
Corduroys, Sheeting# ant Lineal,
Tio, Copper and Lra,।
Roll Brimstone, Tea and Spices, with sundry other
Articles, Sent. 24.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On THURSDAY, the 17th of O&ober next, on the
P emife#,
£ Valuable P'ant-t on or Tr ft of limefone Lind,
A situate in Tr<d fine townthip, Chester count;,
containing 127 acres of very good hn^, near 40 acres
of which are meadow of the best quality, ail w^red by
a never failing Itream in the drye't seasons ; g od (tone
house and barn, a large hay-house, two (lone Ip-ing
houfes TWO good orchards, near several prices of pub
lic wrlh ; p, and within one mi'e of two grist-mills.
Likewise will be Sold, at fame Time and Place,
Horses, cattle, (heep, (wine, houfhold and kitchen fur.
niture, and all kind# of utenfilt for hi fb.n lry ; ail late
the estate of John Cloyd, late deceafsd. The conditi
ons of Lie will be made known at the time and place,
by SARAH CLOYD,) Executors
and DAVID CLOYD,) B
N. B. The sale to begin at 9 o'clock. S pt. 23.
THIS is to forwarn all perlors from truftine SARAH
PHILLIPS, the wite of THOMAS PHILLIES,#s
he will pay no debts of her contraainc, bcm the date
hereof. THOMAS PHILLIPS.
Philadelphia, September 25, 1782.
Wants to take a Child to Nurse,
a healthy woman, with a good Breast of Milk. MA
RY RIDDLE, the corner:of Arch and E ghih ftrees.
Second streets,
CUPERFINE and second quality Cloths, and a larger
'affortment of coarse do. and Coatings. They bava
also Chintzes and Calicoes, fine Sheetings, Bedticks,
cotton Checks, Cambricks and Lawns, Muslins, linen
Handkerchiefs, fine and coarse linens, cotton Hose,
Serges, Caffimers, India Taffaties, Flannels and Swan 4
(kins, yellow, plated and enamelled Buttons, black
Feathers, Looking-glasses, &c. &c. And a few hogs
heads of Virginia Tobacco
yY Commission Store and Bro
ker's Office, is kept by the fubferiber, at the
northwest corner of Arch and Water-ftreeis, where he
receives to fell on Commission, all kinds of Merchan
dize : Also buys and fells Bills of Exchange on
France, Spain, Holland, and other parts of Europe^
the Weft Indies and Inland Bills ; and tranfafts every
other kind of business as a Broker. Those who may
please to favour him with their commands, may depend
on having their business done with the greatest punc
tuality, care, and dispatch.
PETER LOHRA.
N. B He has for sale, a few calks of Madeira, Sher
ry, and Port Wines, White and Brown Havanna Su
gars, an I B>hea T^a by the chest or smaller quantity.
Philade'phia, September 23, 1782.
W LN T E 5;
A PARTNER in a valuable branch of manufac.'
fl ture, that will not be aff<&ed by a peace, but
rather benefited thereby. It will require a capital of
nine hundred pounds. The profits arising from said
manufifture, will be greater than any thing said sum
can be employed in with fafety: it is already tried,
proved, and in good order for working. As the fub
fetiber means to give good security for performing
what he undertakes, it is requested that none but a per
lon of integrity and good character would give them
(elves the trouble to apply. Any person this may suit,
and are inclined to treat, will be waited on, by leaving
a lire dire&ed to H. Z. At Mr, Joseph Jewell's tavern,
in Water-street, between Market and Arch-fireets.
Philadelphia, Sept. 25. A. C.
James Robins,
Teacher of the French Language,
BEGS leave to inform the Public, that he proposes,
on TUESDAY, theist of O&ober, to Open a
gain his SCHOOL for teaching the French language,
three times every week, which will begin at 6 o'clock
in the evening, at his boufe in Sixth-street, the second
door from the north cornet of M rket. street. His
name is over the door.
He intends to hire a suitable house, more in the cen
ter of the city, for the greater conveniency of his pu
pils, as soon as he can procure such a one.
He will continue to teach young Ladies and Gentle
men at their refyeaive lodgings, and will give punctu
al attendance. Sept. 25.
Three Pounds Reward.
WAS LOST, on the morning of the 25th instant, ia
' V the court room of the (late house, during the time
of court, a single cased French GOLD WATCH, mak
er's name and number forgot; the swivel to which the
ribband was fa^ened s almost worn through, the feat
and key are pinchbeck; on the one lide of the seal is at
Pelican feeding her young, the other is plain; the mi
nute hand is bent in the middle. Whoever delivers
said Wach to the Printer, shall receive the above re-,
ward.
N. B. Watchmakers will be pleased to flop it if
effered for sale, and give notice thereof to the Printer.
One Hundred Dollars Rewards
STRAYED or stolen from the fubferiber, on the 30th
day of June last, a small Bay Horse, about 14 hands
high, four years old, a trotter, and was (hod all round ;
has marks of the collar and backband, having cor
ftantiy woi ked in a team.
Also forayed out of a meadow on Tinnecum Island,
lome time last fall, and it is thought to be running on
Tinnecum, a Brown Horse Colt, three years ojd past,
about 14 hands high, has a blaze down his face, is dock
ed, believe him to have two white feet. Whoever takes
up said Horses, and brings them to the fubferiber, (hall
if fttayed, receive for each or either of them, TEN
DOLLARS Regard, and if flolen TWENTY DOL
LARS for each, and TWENTY DOLLARS for the
Thief, and reafopabl e charges.
August 2. ABRAHAM KINTZING.
Aa„ J^leck and Barton;
At their Store in Market- street, between Frost and
Just opened and to be SOLD, on reafonabla
terms, for cash or bills of exchange on Europe, by
Philadelphia, Sept. 24, „W
DY virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Expo^
° nas, to me dire&ed, will be Sold at Public Salt,
at the Coffee-houfe, on SATURDAY, the sth day of
October next, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, 1 three
story Brick MESSUAGE, KITCHEN, and Lot of
GROUND, on Second street, between Vine and Race,
streets ; containing in breadth, nor.h and south, fixteenl
feet, and in length one hundred feet, bounded weft,
ward with Second Rreet, northward by Federick Kuhl'g
ground, ealtward with a four feet alley, leading into
Saffafras-ftreet, and southward by ground late of James
Parrocl, deceased. Late the estate of Edmund Wool,
ly, deceased. Seized and taken in execution, by
WM. WILL, Sheriff.