The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-10-23 00:00:00, page 3

WHE REAS it becomes us humbly to approach
the throne of Almighty God, with gratitude
and praise, for the wonders which his goodnefe
has wrought in conducing our forefathers to
#is Western world; for his protection to them and to
their posterity, amid difficulties and dangers; for railing
us their children from deep distress, to be numbered
among the nations of the earth ; and for arming the hands
of jail and mighty Princes in our deliverance; and espe
cially for that he hath been pleased to grant us the enjoy
ment of health, and so to order the revolving seasons, that
the earth hath produced her inereafe in abundance, blelf
ing the labours of the hufbaodman and spreading plenty
through the land ; that ne hath prospered our arms and
thole of our ally, been a shield to our troops i, the hour of
danger, pointed their (words to victory and led them intri
umph over the bulwarks of rhe foe ; that he hath gone
with those who went out into the wilderness against the fa
tye tribes; that he hath flayed the hand of the fpoiler,and
turned back his meditated deftruffion , that he hath pros
pered our commerce and given success to those who fought
t&R enemy on the face of the deep; and above all, that he
hath diffufed the glorious light of-the Gospel, whereby,
through the merits of our gracious Redeemer, we may
become the heirs of his eternal glory.. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the
several States to appoint THURSDAY the'ninth
•f December next, to be a day of public and solemn
THANKSGIVING to Almighty God, for his
mercies, and-of PRAYER, for the continuance of his
favour and pr tedion to these United States; to beseech
him that he would be graciously pleased to influence our
public councils, and biefs them with wisdom from on high,
with unanimity^ firmnefs and success; that he would go
forth with our hosts and crown our arms with victory ;
that he would grant to his Church the plentiful effufions
of divine grace, and pour out his holy spirit on all Minis
ters of the Gospel ; that he would bless arid prosper the
means of education, and spread the light of chriflian
knowledge through the remotest corners of the earth ; that
he would smile upon the labours of his people and cause
the earth to bring forth her fruits in abundance, that we
may with gratitude and gladaefs enjoy them; that he
would take into his holy protection our illustrious Ally,
give him vi&ory over his enemies, and render him signal
ly great, as the father of his people, and the protestor of
the rights of mankind ; that he would graciously be pleased
to turn the hearts of our enemies, and to difpeqfe the
buffings of peace to contending nations; that he would
in mercy look down upon us, pardon all our fins, and re
ceive us into his favour; and, finally, that he would efta
blhh the Independence of these United States upon the
basis of religion and virtue, and support and protest them
in the enjoyment of peace, liberty and fatety.
DOfvE in CONGRESS the twentieth day of
October, in theyear of cur Lord One tboufadfc^en
• bundled and feventj-nine, and in the fourth year of
the Indpendence of the United Steves of America.
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON.
A^f. Prudent.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
An AC r for the berer afeertaining the Boundary Line
between the Counties of Cumberland, Bedford and Nortb
umber aud.
VJ HEREAS the AR of General Atfembly of the
Province of Pennsylvania, intitled "Am Aft for ex
plaining and better ascertaining the boundary lines of the
county of Bedford," pass d the tweafy.firfl day of March,
One thousand seven hundred and seventy-two, and the
A& paged the fame day, intitled "An A€ tfor erecting a
parr of the counties of' Lancaster, Cumberland, Beras,
Northampton and Bedford into a feperate county," are
contradictory to each other, and affi n different and in
consistent boundaries to the said county of Bedford and
the county of Northumberland, and part of the bounda
ry &f the said county of Northumberland is by reason of
th# course of Little Juniata near the head thereof imp .DY
ble. And that flrip of land on the Bortheaft fide of Ju
niata, between Jack's Narrows and Standing-Stone
Mountain, being feperated by large mountains from the
rest of Cumberland county, makes it inconvenient for the
people residing on the said north-east fide of Juniata, at
the place aforefaid that the fame should continue in the
said county of Cumberland : For remedy whereof. *
Be it enabled, and it is hereby enacted) by the Reprefenta
lives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of PennfyPvania,
in General fifemty met, and by the authority of the fame,
That the lines following, viz: " Beginning where the
line (dividing Penofylvania and Maryland) crosses the
North or>.B ue Mountain, that runs between tae Great
arid Little Coves and that part of Cumberland county
called Conecocheague ; , nd thence along the summit of
the faidM®untain to the beginning of the TuftororaMoun
tain, and running along the summit of the said Tufeorora
Mountain, to the G^p, near the head of the Path Valley ;
from thence a north line no the Juniata River, thence up
the Juniata to" Jack's Narrows ; thence along the sum
mit of the Ridges and Mountains which divide tl>e waters
falling into the laid uorth-eaft fide of the said Juniata a
bove Jack's Narrows aforefaid, from the waters which
fall into the said river below the said N arrows, to Tuffey's
Mountain, at the head of the' Standing-Stone Creek;
thence along thefummit of Tuffey's Mountain, to the
Ridge dividing the waters falling into Bald Eagle Creek
from the waters of Little Juniata ; thence along the said
last mentioned Ridge, to the Chefnut Ridge, thence a
loßg the Chefnat Ridge, to the head of the Shuth-Weft
Branch of Bald Eagle Creek; from thence a strait line to
the head of Mofhannon Creek; thence down Mofhan
non Creek, to the Weft branch of Sufque'anna; thence
up the said Weft branch, to the purchase line run from
Kittaning to said Weft branch to the line of Weftmore
land county; thence along the south-east boundary of
tne said county of Weftmoreland, a^ thefame is described
in the AH erecting the said county of Weftmorelaud,
to the line dividing Pennsylvania from Maryland a
forefaid; and thence along the laid line last mentioned, to
the place of beginning ; shall be and are hereby declared to
be the boundary lines of the said county of Bedford ; any
thing in the said recited Ads, or of the Aft for erecting
the said county of Bedford to the contrary notwithstand
ing. Provided that noting herein contained, shall be
PROCLAMATION.
Port 0/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
<T O ALL whom ic may concern.
AJOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
rdty will be held at the State;houfe in the city of
P ILdelphH, on the thirteenth day of November next, at
Tno'clock in the forenoon ci the fame day, then and
there to try the froth of the f^fts alledged in the bill of
G:orgtG#ridey, (qui tam, &c.) against the sloop or vessel
called the G-nercus Friends, burthen about forty tons,
her ear^o, &c. lately commanded by Giles Sage, &c.
To the jntent and purpose that the owners thereof, or
any person concerned therein, may appear and /hew
cause, ii any they have, why thelame should not be con
demned according to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the fudge,
oa. 20. Andrew robeson, n%
I, Y virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas to me
, .diie&el, will be fold by Public Vendue, on Wed
nesday the third day of November nett, at four o'clock
in the afternoon, at the house of Pfler Hay, inn-keeper,
in Third street, near Race street, Philadelphia, a cer
tain lot or piece of ground, situate on the north fide of
Rtce or Saffrirafs-ftreet, near Tirird-ftreet, with a neat
wooden tenement and-hrick kitchen two Tories high ;
the lot is fifteen front on Race-street and fifty-one feet
deep, be it more or less; bounded by ground of the
heirs of Jefeph Stout, and others. Allo at the fame
tint- and place will be fold as aforrfaid, ? lot of ground
adjoining the above, rath a large wooden liable thereon
the lot of the fame dimensions of the above; bounded
westward by a house and lot of Thomas Coats. Each
of said lots is fubjt& to a ground rent of thirty-two
flutings and ten pence Hurling per annum, payable to
1-Hnry fl.ll, E%; and aho fuojc& to the payment of a
moiety of the yearly r^nts, issues and profits for the
closer ol I *uria, the widow of Jonathan Biles, Jeceafed
which dower may he purchased of her for a reafouable
confidetation. Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty of John Biles, it the fait of the said Laetitia Biles
by JAMES CLAYPOOLE, Sheriff.'
r 0 b e s o ~l~d7
A FEW BARRELS of
PIPPIN APPLE S.
Enquire of the Printer.
Two Hundred Dollars Rewards
CT RA. FED or STOLEN from off the Commons
of Philadelphia, on the i 3 th inst. (October) a bay
HOR SE, about fourteen and a half hands high, a
broad, heavy made gejding, about four years old, a na
tural trotter, used to the geers, has a white ratch down
his face, and his near fore foot very remarkable On ac
count of its being thick and straight. Whoever brings
"I' Ih.orfe 1h .orfe to Major Hugh Lusk, at Col. Mitchell's
office in Chefnut street, Philadelphia, shall receive One
Hundred Dollars, or if ftelen, for horse and thief
the above reward, paid by
GEORGE M'KINLEY.
deemed or taken to disannul or make void the said recited
Ads, or any clause, article, matter or thing therein con
tained, except what is hereby altered or supplied, but that
the fame articles, clauses, matters and things, and every
of them, not hereby altered or supplied, shall be and re
main in full force and virtue.
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enacted into a I a?v at Philadelphia, on Thursday
the thirtieth da, of September, in the year of our
Lord One thousand Jevon hundred and fevext)-
nine.
J 0 HN MORRIS, Jun.
Clerk of the General Assembly.
Last Thursday morning arrived, in twenty days.from
St. Euflatia, the brig Active, Capt. Alexander, loaded
with rum, fugarand dry goods.
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Philadelphia, October 23, 1779.
To be SOLD nt Public Vendue,
On Monday next, at Nine o'clock in the forenoon, at
James Kinnear's Vendue-Room, the corner of Third
and Vine Streets,
rt^ W O dozens exceeding good Silver Table Spoons,
& Half a dozen ditto Tea Spoons,
Exceeding good Matraff^s and a Feather Bed, Bolsters,
Sheets, Pillows and Pillo#-eafes,
Dr ffing Glass,
Dining Tables,
A mahogany Corner Chair,
Blue and whi'e China Diffiee, soup and fLt Plates,
China Coffee Cups and Saucers,
China Tureen,
A large China Punch Bowl,
Wine Glasses and Tumblers,
Sundry Queen's and Earthen Ware for table and bed
chamber,
Knives anti Forks,
Empty Bottles,
Brass and other Candlesticks,
A copper Baking Prn, Warming Pan,
Sundry Kitchen Furniture,
An excellent large Spanish cotton Hammock,
Bocks on a variety of fnbje&?,
Owen's Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 4 vole. o&avo,
An American Atlas, folio,
Writing Paper, 1
Some Wearing Apparel, Linen, Stockings, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. The purchase money to be paid at the time of
Die
Philadelphia, October 22.
Ori WEDNESDAY the twenty-fevenrh instant, at
Twelve o'clock, at the Coffee-houfe, will be fold by
Public Auction,
The Brig SEA HORSE,
AB OUT one hundred and thirty tons burthen,
, with her tackle, apparel, &c. as (he came from sea;
riow Lying ar Mr. Morion's wharf near rhe Drawbridge.
Inventory may he fieri at the Coffee-houfe.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
ON Tuesday the 12th inst. (October) was broke
open, the house of the fubferiber, next door to
the Guard house in Black-horle Alley, and the follow
ing articles taken, viz. Out of a trunk, one black and
white (taped blanket, three new (hirts marked B B,
two pair of flockings, one pair of buckskin breeches,
one pair of plated spurs. Also taken off a line in said
house, one shirt marked W C, three fnifts marked C M,
three pair of worsted flockings, one pair of cotton ditto,
one pair of gloves, three handkerchiefs, two towels, and
several other articles which cannot be immediate', re
colltfted. Whoever will apprehend the person nr per
sons having taken the said goods, or difpefing of any of
them, (hail be entitled to the above reward, by apply
i"g to SELIA QUARREL.
W A N T E D,
ASM ALL neat HOUSE, within half a mile of
the Coffee-houfe. Enquire of the Printer.
for sale;
A PLANTATION fruated in Bucks county,
adjoining to Craig s I averh, containing one hun
dred and twelve acres and three quarters : There is on
said premises a convenient dwelling, house for a fmali
famiy, with two good orchards, and fix acres of mow
able meadow made. The situation will suit for a store
or other public business, as it lies on the cioffings of the
Bethlehem and Bristol roads, and twenty-two miles<
from Philadelphia. Any person inclining to pGrehafe
may view the premises and know the terms by apDlvinr
to WILLIAM DEAN, on said premites.
," '' Immediate poffiffion will be given to the pur
coalers<
Philadelphia, October if.
q~N H E Subscriber has removed his Offi^
JL from Mr. Richard Sewell's in Second street, to
Mrs. Eve's on the south fide of Vine street, about mid
way between Second and Third (Leets, and nearly op
posite the sign of the Red Lion.
: _I_O HN HALEY.
so WANTED Immediately,
A WET NURSE, who will meet with a good
place by applying to the Printer.
WANTED Immediately,
To go to Williamsburg in Virginia,
A JOURNEYMAN CURRIER. Anyfuch
person inclinable-to go will hear of good encou
ragement by applying to Joseph Nor^h, at his Tan
yard near the Barracks.
TO BE SO L D,
AGO OD CHAfI OT, with barnefs for two
horses. Aifo a light WAGGON. Enquire of
Alexander Quarrier and Co. near the Indian
Q^een in Fourth street, Philadelphia.
TO BE SO L D,
On Saturday the goth of O&ober instant, at the Coffee
houfe,
A CERTAIN lot or. piece of Ground, with two
frame houses thereon, each three; stories high, and
a cellar under each, in the diftrift of Southwark, begin
ning at the north fide of Prime-ffreet, or Wiccaco-lane,
at thediftance of 143 feet 9 inches to the westward of
Front-street continued, ard containing in front on
said Prime street or Wiccac r , lane ^5 feet 8 inches, and
extending that width northward between parallel lines
99 feet to a street called China-street : Subject to the
yearly rent of three pounds thirteen shillings and four
pence. Any person inclining to purchale before the
day of fate may know the trims by applying to Philip
Moynagh, at his store opposite Capt. Prior's in Water
street, between Market and Chefnut streets.
Philadelphia, October el.
Stop a Thief and catch a Horse!
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the yard of the Bull's-head Tavern
•A '" Strawberry Alley, on the morning of the 20th
instant, a bay HORSE, with a saddle and bridle; the
horse is fifteen hands high, has a star in bis forehead,
neither brand nor ear mark, shod before, paces and
trots, galled in the off shoulder with the collar, long
docked, and about fix years old : Supposed to be £olen
by a well-set fellow, pitted with the small-pox, dark
complexion and black hrir; wore a round hat and browri
furtout coat; a taylor by trade, and fays he lived in
Charleftown township, Chester county. Whoever takes
up said horse and deliveis him to the fubferiber living in
Norriton township, Philadelphia county, or to Benjamin
Mires, at the sign of the Bull's head in Strawberry Al
ley, shall receive One Hundred Dollars reward, and
reasonable charges, and for the thief upon convidion
One Hundred Dollars more, paid by
- MILES EVANS.
Philadelphia, ORober 13.
Five Hundred Founds Reward
ON Thursday the 30th of September last was cut
away from her anchoring off Cape Henlopen, near
the Light-house, the Prize Sloop RECOVERY,
Bermudian built, Capt. Geirald Forrester, Commander,
on her paffige from Egg-haihour to this city : Her cargo
confided of thirteen hog fheads and twelve tierces ofMo
laffes, five hoglheads and one tierce of ,good Sugar.
On said morning the Commander went ashore at Lewis-
T< wn for a pilot, leaving only one man on board ; dur
ing his ablence the Viffel was boarded by a few men,
supposed to be Refugees or Tories, who carried her off.
The above Reward will be given for said vessel and
cafr, or ONE THOUSAND POUNDS for the
v^ ml, cargo, and pirates ; and it is hoped that what
ever port on the Continent the said pirates should ar
rive at, they and the vessel and cargo will be taken pro
per care of till the owners have notice of her arrival.
GERRALD FORRESTER and Co.