The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-04-10 00:00:00, page 2

so the LONDON ADVERTISER.
Advertisement Extraordinary.
WHEREAS many gentlemen and ladies of the
firft taste and ftfhion continue, from mere preju
dice to wear their own blocks, commonly celled heads, m
fpite' of the inconveniencies which attend them, I findl
n eXy to inform the Beau Monde, that I have ^vent
a liht, jauhtee, careless head, made of P^board,
which ankers every ufeful purple of the natural head,
without feeling its defe&s. ,
e firft place, as most heads are considered as mere
blocks'll the difylay of die fine ornament, the hair, the
°ions and the curious fabricks erected upon
so it is evident that a paper feu, not troubled ^ith
thinking is the fitted for the purpose; as in that case, it
be no reflexion upon the head, that , made merely
for the ornaments it exhibits, f though the contrary has
been foretimes cynically hinted, of the flefhy pate.
the second place, ^ most modern heads are in mas
" de, by affection, hypocrisy, grimace, or paint it
XpearAo that pasteboard has the advantage in tha
over any skin whatever, as being ^eptible of all
of complexion, feature, and expression, by w^h
rh^'rAer be more varied, and the fice alone may
Remade to have more meaning than is to be found in the
''fhis'eir^^ ^1 rendef a tongue perfeßly fuper
fine ladies and gentlemen, who will then
in a more delicate manner by a kind of iff on,
will save a world of noise and confufion in all fami
prevent defies of horded and impertinence.
An ^ye may bo conned, adapted to the features, age,
„ { complexion afford. And it may not, perhaps, be
so difficult to ^it fee as well/and express as much,
fine folks with their native powers of vffion As
they will be no kind of use, unless by way of or
for when nobody (peaks but in pantomime,
earing will be out of the queftioh. And with regard to
filling, I suppose that sense may be easily feared in great
"if'b^^ould be e t s h o ught absolutely necefry for the
apparatus of an head, a skein of white silk, properly dif
regular confufion, will amply supply all persons
and the furniture of the mouth may be pur.
of any Court Dentil, excepting the tongue, which
uld grow spontaneously in a female's head, although of
v Having said thus much in behalf of my artificial
'which bids fair to rival Nature, I might further
that the former will be fubjed to no achs or
and let Fashion play What tricks Are p.eafes, it
to disgrace and put it out of countenance.
W All persons willing to encourage this original invention,
.pLi r e of ****, who has already begun to reform
Nature' in the covering of the heady end will be ready to
^pply this capital manufacture with hair of all complex
ions.
^ 1 0 N D 0 N.
''THERE, ^n article in an old treaty, that never was ii¥
1 fringed,between us and the French, which stipulates,
• t^tfeitber* ^ war or peace they shall be allowed to fend
ere blip aun'ually to any port of Great-Britain, for a lad
il of tobacco, provided it did not exceed four hundred
tons and that the said lhip, furnifhed with a proper clear
ance a copy of the said treaty, and carrying a flag of
tr^e on the top-mast head, shall pass free and unmolest
ed by all cruizes, who have only a power of examining
the Ano's papers. This treaty was not rendered mutual,
as Queen Anne's Ministry had no idea that the loss of our
f.mericdn Colonies, would ever prevent us from fmoaking
cur own tobacco.
Extract of a letter from Kinton, Jamaica.
« I here the eyes of your Ministry are opened to fee
the ruinous consequences of this cruel American war.
Our communication being cut off by it with our brethren
of the Continent, who have been, as it were, obliged to
number ns among their enemies, though Americans our.
selves and naturally their friends, for a long time reduced
us to o r eat extremity. Oar negroes were almost periling
for w^t ! and plantanes were so high as fix for a bit.
However it has been so far serviceable, as to rouse us to
exert that Ipirit of industry for which, by the bye, we
were never very remarkable. We are extremely indolent,
c^r-herifticall^ so, which perhaps may be attributed ei
ther to the excessive heat of the climate, or to the misfor
tune of our being born, as the proverb goes, with a
golden Goon in our months.
, “ So low is our credit reduced, that I was told by a
gentleman of the firft cr ? lit in the law, that five thousand
venditions were issued by the Court before The new aft
took place. Your good friends, the Scotch, frill maintain
a great power here, with the Orkney King at them head.
Mr Bayley is not now alive totcep them a little in or
&der- however, they seem to be somewhat down in the
mouth fiace the Americans bid so fair to be triumphant;
and God fend they may effectually crush their blood,
thirsty oppressors, and at once put an end to the war ty a
victory like that obtained over the vain glorious Bur
'°^"we are all military men, as I make no doubt you
have long "since heard ; and Governor Dalling, who you
know is a brave soldier, has taken every precaution te re
pel an invasion of our island, should it be attempted by
our neighbours of Cuba or Hispaniola.
The ministerial prints have been puffing away for tome
days on the great number of captures we have made on
the French, rind concluding from these the prosperous
hate of our commerces but, alas! nothing can be mere
remote from the truth than this conclusion; by any one
conversant in the ftite of the Weft India and American
trade and who mixes much with tradesmen, and other
orders of people, instead of being in a prosperous state bf
commerce Desperation and bankruptcy mark the higher
orders of commercial people; fhift, and a life of expedi
ency the lower. Some adventurers, no doubt, ate mak
rapid fortunes, (as is always the case in declining,
disputed empires) but the people at large are not only
losing their private property, buttheir public fpint.
CHARLESTOWN, (South Carolina) March 3.
Cal Campbell's expedition from Savannah to Augufla,
the Highlanders and Col. Brown's rangers, has
Proved as unfortunate as Major Gardiner's to Port Royal;
' pfcaoe a Burgoynade he has made a very sudden and
^^^ d °" the country, leaving us in pof
l^on of a>l the back counties of Georgia, and his friends
the Tories to fall a facrifice, a whole regiment whereof,
which had with great art and secrecy been three years in
lifting, have already been defeated, and upwards of 15®
of them made prisoners.
'9, '779- .
" The circumßance of the Bfitifh troops landing in
Georgia, and the fending two thousand five hundred men
from this state to the assistance of that state and South-
Carolina, induced the difaffeded people in the western
parts of our state. to assemble in arms; their intention was
to join the Britifli troops, and I believe a considerable
number who went off without arms and in a private man
ner did actually join them. Others more hardy collected
themselves tygether to the amount of seven hundred in,
order to march in a body; they were met with by about
five hundred militia h rilily collected, who attacked them,
and it is said killed and took prisoners about two hun
dred, and dispersed the others.
“ The British troops had penetrated up the country as
far as Augusta, in Georgia, but not finding so many of
their friends to join them as they expected, they made a
precipitate retreat down to the town of Savannah, leaving
their friends, the tories, and their sick to fhift for them
selves. By the last accounts our army had crossed the ri
ver, and were in full march after them.
PHI L,A DELPHI A, April 6.
Extract of a letter from Edenton, Nortb-Carotina, March
TREASURY-OFFICE, Philadelphia, April 3d, ,779.
Ordered, That all perform who have been eritru fted
with public money before the 25th day of March last,
(and who are not accountable to the Auditors of the Ar
my, or the Commissioners of Accounts at Albany) im
mediately transmit their accounts to the Auditor General
for settlement, on failure whereof they will be prosecuted
without further notice.
By order of the Board of Treasury,
JOHN NICHOLSON, Clerk.
The several Printers throughout the United States are
requested to insert this notice, and continue it in their pa
pers fix weeks.
°TIkARriR V.OFFICE. Aorii rfh.
Refolded, That the several Commissioners of the Con
tinental Loan-Offices, Treasurers appointed to receive
Continental taxes, and others, authorized by Gongrefs to
receive, colled, or exchange bills crtthe emissions of
May 20th, 1777, and April 11th, 1778, be refpedively
directed to fend to the Treasurer of Loans as soon as may
be after the firft of June next/rch of the said bills as
they may possess, under the /are of some Continental of
ficer and guard, taking triplicate receipts, agreeable to the
following form, one of which is to be sent to the Treasu
rer of Loans by the said officer, and another by some otlier
conveyance.
“ State of day of 177
“ RECEIVED of ofc
“ in the state aforefaid, cases (or pack
" ages) marked and said to contain
" dollars, in bills of the emissions of May 20th, 1777,
'' and April nth, 1778, which I promise to deliver to
“ Francis Hopkinfon, Esquire, Treasurer of Loans, at
" Philadelphia, having signed duplicate receipts.
Signed" officer of the guard."
That luch cases or packages be not received by the Trea
surer of Loans, unless accompanied with particular in
voices, fpecifying the numbers of the bundles in each case
or package, and the contents of each bundle.
That one of the said receipts be endorsed by the Trea
surer of Loans, on his receiving the cases and packages
mentioned therein, and delivered to the officer of the
guard as his difeharge. By order of the Board,
JOHN NICHOLSON, Clerk.
P. S. The printers in the several Rates are requeued to
publifli the above three weeks successively.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Penufylvania,
Saturday, March 20th, 1779.
The petition of James Martin, and the report of the
Committee appointed to confider his case, were again
read and considered, and thereupon'
Refolded, That the said fames Martin have leave to
bring in a bill the next session of this Assembly, for the
purposes of divorcing him from his wife Elizabeth Martin :
And that the said James Marfin be required to pubhfn this
resolution in the Pennsylvania Packet, or some other
public newspaper of this Rate, two months before he brings
in the said bill.
March 31, 177,.
THIS day the Vice-Presidents of the Philosophical So
ciety waited on his Excellency Jo.eph Reed, Esq;
President of this state, and informed him, that agreeable
to their Constitution, they were directed to request the
favour of his patronage, and that he would honour their
meetings with his attendance as often as it may be conve
nient, in order to assist and encourage their endeavours to
promote the different branches of ufeful knowledge.—
His Excellency received them politely, accepted their in
vitation, and favoured them with the following answer:
Gentlemen,
I am very sensible of the honor done me on this occa
sion by the Philosophical Society ; and as the cultivation
of learning, science, and the liberal art& equally tend to
the reputation and happiness of a people, I fnall rejoice to
fee your virtuous and honorable views meet with deserved
success and encouragement.
And allow me to add, that in whatever Ration I am, I
shall think it an honor to be ranked among the number of
your Members.
ZOUNDS, Doflor, fays Hunt, you're a twiftical villain,
As nature did essence of rogue e'er distill in.
Faith, Hunt, fays the Do&or, you are just fucli another,
A Tory, a rascally, Billingsgate, brother.
Hunt. But I mean to reform, nor will always be knave.
DoHor. None shall be more honest than I in the
grave.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
The Friendly Squabble.
Extract from the minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there is just cause to believe that our
cruel and inveterate enemies, despairing of the
conqueß of America by open and manly force, are about
to adopt the mean and savage policy of difirefs and de
predation. And as vigorous, firm and united refinance
can alone (under Providence) enable us to disappoint and
defeat their barbarous design, WE do hereby most ear
nestly exhort the good people of this Rate to prepare
themselves for such events. And we do particularly en
join and require the General Officers, Lieutenants, Sub-
Lieutenants, Field and other Officers of Militia, diligent
ly to exert themselves in arraying, training and difcipiin
ing the militia of the Rate, as by law directed : Enforcing
the said law against all delinquents, and encouraging and
animating, by their presence and example, those brave
and faithful fubjefts who chearfully Rand forth in defence
of the liberties of their country. We do also exhort and
enjoin all officers, both civil and military, t® make dili
gent search after the public arms and accoutrements which
have been dispersed and loft through the country —and to
recommend and endeavour to have all the fire arms in
their refpeaive ldißriHs and counties put in the best re
pair, so as to be ready on the shortest notice. And as the
designs of the enemy, so far as they may regard this Rate,
must in their immediate effect (unless fruflrated) defolat^
those parts exposed to the sea on one fide, and the fron
tiers on the other, We do, in a fpe.ial manner, recom
mend to the good people there residing, the most particu
lar attention to the several measures herein expressed —
not doubting but those who are less exposed will pay all
due regard to the alarming intentions of the enemy, and
Rand ready to support their friends and brethren if neces
sary. And we d® also, in a very efpecnl manner, recom
mend a spirit of union, harmony and mutual afFedion, as
the moR effedua weapon of defence—lying aside all ani
mufities, diffentions and uncharitableness, and then we
need not doubt but (with the blessing of God) we may,
as we h.ve heretofore done, repel our invaders with fliarne,
disgrace and disappointment, and in a short time enjoy the
blessings of peace on free and honourable terms.
GIVEN byorder of the t^tat, under the band of bis
Excellency Joseph Reed, EJ,; President, and ike
Great Sea! oj the State, at Philadelphia, this second dao
of April, in the year 0, our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and feienty-nine.
JOSEPH REED, President.
Attejl. T. Matla ck, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE.
^ lis Excellency the PRESIDENT, and COUNCIL of
the Common -wealth of PENNSYLVANIA.
TO BE S OL D,
For cash in the emiffons of May 20th, 1777, and April
iith, 177 X.
THREE Plantations, containing in the whole
about one thousand acres, situate in Lower Smith
field township, Northampton county. The land lies on
both tides M'Michael's Creek, adjoining Jacob Strewel,
and at a fmali distance from his mill. There are up
wards of one hundred acres of land cleared; it is well
timbered, and a considerable quantity of good meadow
may be mad< on each Plantation. The above lands are
in the midst of a very fine settlement, and at the great
est distance, the farther part thereof not more than five
miles from Nicholas Dupui, Efqr's. at Delaware River.
For further particulars enquire of the fubferiber at the
town of Northampton, commonly called Allen Town,
of Benjamin Tomkina near the Wind Gap, or of Tho
mas M'Carty near Brinter'smill.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
THE Gentleman whose name appears in the New-
York paper to have tranfraitted a letter from a young
Lady to General Lee, declares upon his honour the whole
matter to be entirely falfe, and I opes the Lady and her
friends will not do hitn the injustice to suppose C. G. could
be guilty of so much baseness and ebfeenity. The Gen
tleman has taken proper measures to difeover the villain,
who, without provocation, could wound the feelings of a
sensible woman, or the pride of a man who pro.effes at
least a 'common degree cf-delicacy.
Philadelphia, April fb.
A Gentleman from the leftward informs us, that last
Wednesday night a party of armed tories went to the
house of the Hon. Robert Ogden, Esq; in Sussex county,
New-Jersey, and robbed him of hard money and plate to
the amount of 5000 1.
Philadelphia, April 6, 1779.
TH E Proprietors of J N DIAN A are to
meet at the Indian Qieen tavern, in this city,
by adjournment, at Six o'clock this evening.
GEORGE MORGAN, Secretary and
Trealuier of the Land Office.
POR K, imported Salt, Windward-Eland
Rum, French Rum, Country Rum, Whiskey,
French Brandy, Green and Bohea Tea, Coffee, Sugar,
Pepper Molasses, Powder, and best Tobacco dry the
quantity; also a quantity of Medicine, which will he
fold low per invoice ; Barley by the bulhel, &c. &c. to
be SOLD by
LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH,
At his store the third wharf below the Drawbridge.
Philadelphia, April 2.
WA S taken up in this city, on the 28th of
March last, a light sorrel MARE, like one of
the mule breed, with an old bridle, no mark perceiva
ble. Whoever has loft said Mare is desired to come,
prove property, pay charges and take her away from the
fubferiber, at the sign of the Red Lion in Vine-street.
TO BE S O L D,
AVER Y elegant London made CHARIOT.
Enquire of the Printer.
PHILIP LIN G.
N. B. The above Mare was cried through the city on
the a,th of March, by John Ross.
ROBERT LEVERS.