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A Further SA LB of the!
PUBLIC LOTS of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills ot Credit
cf this state, dated April the zgth, 1780, will be held
at the Coffee-hou'e, on THURSDAY, the 18th of Oc
tober instant, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. A
Plan of the Lots may be seen at the Coffee house, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as the lalt fairs.
JUST IMPORTED,
In the last Vessels from Europe,
AND TO BE SOLD, By
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At his STORE, on the Nor'h Sid* of Market-street,
opposite the Indian King,
A Large and General Assortment of the
FOLLOWING ARTICLES, viz.
SCARLET, brown, I
purple, black, green, /
blue, light coloured, fu-I
perfine and second Broad- ,
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue, ;
light and coloured fu
perfine Knaps & Coat
,ing„
Blue, grey, light and
leaflet Duffis & Frizes,
Whitty buff and scarlet
Caffimerd arid Wiltons,
Crimlon, brown, blue,
striped, black, spotted
and corded Velvets and
Velverets,
Olive & white Corduroys,
Tickfets and Duroons,
Barragons,
Childrens worsted Hose,
Pink, blue,, biark and
cloth coloured Duroysr
Prunellas and ; Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, iky-bue
and pink Russes, Mo- ;
reens and Callirnancoes,
Jeans, Fuitians and Beav
ers,
Camblets and Bairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,>
Corded Worsteds and
Everlastings,
Serges and Srrge de feant,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
,-8, 3 4, and apron-wide
cotton &Jinen Checks,
An assortment of Irilh
Einens,
Fine and coarse Hollands,
Yard and half yard and
3 8 brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittanni^s and Plattella
royals, , /
Lavals, Pmturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenhurgs,
til and Duck Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Rufßa
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flanders Ticking,
Jaconet and book Mullins,
"apes, Bobbins & faces.
Plain and figured Kmt
ings, Renting Handker- ;
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & milbonct Lawns,
Cambrick,
Said NICHOLS returns his best
Thanks to thole who have heretofore ta
voured him with their Cullom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Bufinds,
and Willingnels to Please, that it will be
the Interest of his Customers to continue
their Favours.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 17$^;
THE
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O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
VOL. X.l
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.=-Price Six-Pence.
Millionet Handkerchiefs
and figured Apron Pat
terns,
Plain and figured Ganz-s
and gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all co
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Assortment
of dark and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed-pat
terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and Damascus,
Ducapes, Pad uafoys,Man
tuas, Luteftrings, Bo
cades, Modes and Taf
firies,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orange, aid
white 2-4 and 34 ell
; Persians and Sartnets,
Pekings, Mexicans and
Mufflemans,
Ell wide Pertians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
\ rens cotton and thread
Hole,
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Patterns,
Best Se ^ing-filk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handker
chiefs,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best scars Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Black and white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto.
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
,Superfine, second and
coarse Bolting-Cloths,
Pitted Buttons,
Skeleton and hoop Wire,
Belt Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cord and Toffeb,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and Ferrets,
; Snuff Boxes,
/ With many other Arti
cles, to tedious to enu
'merate.
Philadelphia, October 8,1781 b
LAND-\O FFI C E,
T^HE Officers of the Land office, having reason to
believe, that there are divers persons, in the ex
treme parts of this state, who are still ignorant of the
Office being opened, for the purpose of receiving the
arrearages of purchase and interest due on lands here
tofore fold, and granting patents for the fame, beg
leave, therefore, to NOTIFY the PUBLIC, that the
Secretary and Receiver General's Offices are kept in the
weft wing of the State-house, and the Surveyor Gene
ral's at his own house, on the north fide of Market
greet, -near S-venth-ftreet.
. _ — -11. _____ _______ to—til ^
^TRAYED, on the 5 h instant, from the fubferiber,
J living in Market street, above Seventh- ftrect, a
light Bay HORSE, about 15 hands high, to years old,
strong and heavy made, a (witch tail and hanging mane;
he paces, trots and centers : has no white marks, but
I may be eafi'y diftingufihed by a lump or fuelling on
the out part of the fetlock joint of one of his fore legs.
The person who returns him shall be well rewarded for
his trouble. RICHARD RUNDLE.
TO BE SO L D,
A very handsome Suit of Chintz
Bed and Window Curtains,
complect. Enquire of LE BLANC and WAGNER,
in Chefnut street.
LONDO N, June r 4.
ADMIRAL Digby takes with him to America
fix ships of the line, all copper-bottomed, to re
inforce the squadron on that Ration.
June 16. Admiral Digby has received orders to pre
pare himfel'f with all possible expedition to embark for
New York, to take upon him chief command of the fleet
on that Ration, in the room of vice admiral Arbuth
not, who has received his orders of recall, and will re
turn immediately upon Mr. Digby's arrival. The ad
\miral takes with him fix ships of the line in reinforce
ment to the fleet in the American quarter, which con
fids, at this time, of nine fllips of the line, two of 50
guns, four of 44, and 24 frigates and Roops of different
rates Admiral D ; ghy is to be accompanied by his roy
al pupil, prince William Henry.
June 19. It was this day currently reported that
monsieur la Motte Picquet bad failed from Brest the
6th instant with 19 ships of the line, an, that the dis-.
patches sent off from the admiralty 00 Sunday morning
last, to admira 1 Darby, were in consequence of tiie
ministry receiving a certainty of the above circuin
flance
Admiral Darby has but thirteen ships of the line,
and fix small ships, so that if the above news b* true,
except a timely reinforcement is sent him, it will be
his prudence to avoid fighting against such odds.
Sir William Andre, cantain in the 26th regiment of
foot, has obtained his majesty's permission to serve a
volunteer in America.
Cunningham, tue noted pirate, and several of his
comrades, have made their escape from Mill prison, by
a certain application among the soldiers who mounted
guard over them, in consequence of which, a ferjeant,
a corporal, and four or five privates, are now in con
finement, and will be tried by a general court marti
al.
The Sullivan armed schooner is arrived at Portsmouth
from Gibralter with dispatches so late as the 14th of
May, which gave a good account of the garrison at
FOR SA L E,
Weft-India Rum, French Bran
dy, Sherry Wine, Claret, Lemon Juice, Almonds,
Filberts, and a Variety of EUROPEAN GOODS,
By Lacaze and Mallet,
In Water-street, above Arch-street.
THOSE who may pleale to favour
this Paper with Advertisements, are
requested to lend the Money with them,
and thereby save themselves and the Printer
thf Trouble very generally attending after
Settlements.
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that time: that the blockade by sea is much less tha#
ever; and that the inhabitants, whose houses were
destroyed lately, are building dwellings out of the
reach of the enemy's bombs, where they hope to live
in quiet during the remainder of the siege, which the
Spaniards do not fllew any difpolition to give up en
tirely.
A cutter is arrived at Portsmouth, With advice, that
the French have lying in the outer road at Brest ac
single anchor, 20 fail of the line and seven frigates.
June 21. The hon. Mrs. Walfingham has at length
received the melancholy tiding; of the loss of her hus
band, the captain of the Thunderer ; the captain of a
vessel being arrived, who was in company with her
when she foundered at sea, and every foul perifhed#
Captain Walfingham was not dead preceeding the fatal
accident, as it was reported, though in a very infirm
Rate of health.
June 25. No official accounts are yet received at the ad^
miralty, relative to the adion of admiral Hood with
monsieur de Graffe on the 29th of April off Martinique:
But the private letters mention, that it was (like many
former anions) a drawn battle, and not much to th#
honour of the French, who had 24 ships to 18 : Not
withftand'ing which, they did not choose to renew the
engagement, though they were to windward ; but both
fleets are gone into port to refit; which we can do
much easier and quicker than the French, as we have
great plenty of naval stores. Four of our (hips have
fuffered- considerably, and one of them (the Russel) is
quite disabled.
The report of a battle between the marquis la Fay<
ette and general Arnold, is premature. General Phil
lips was not killed in aftion, but died of a fever and
flux. Lord Cornwallis has effected a jun&ion with ge
neral Arnold.
The las lletters from India mention, that a terrible
storm lately happened off the island of Ceylon, which
had done great damage to the Dutch settlements of
Trinconomale; that fevefal ships were driven from
their anchors, and foundered at sea. and a number of
grabs and galliworts were beat to pieces, by which a
great number of European seamen as well as Indians
perished.
Admiralty Office, June 27, 1781.
Captain Smith, of his majefrs ship the Centaur,
Who was coming from St. Kitt's to England in the'
Snake sloop, with dis patches from fir George Brydges
Rodney, had the misfortune to be taken on his pas
sage by two American privateers, and was under the
necessity of throwing all his dispatches overboard ; but
being afterwards put on board a Daniffi ship, and land
ed at Plymouth arrived here this morning.
What he relates upon memory is, that on Satur
day the 28th of April, at ten o'clock in the morning
the Russell and Amazon, cruizing between St. Lucia,
and Mmtihico got fight of the enemy's fleet, with a
very large convoy ; upon which fir Samuel Hood with
his squadron made fail to windward, in hopes of being
able to prevent the enemy from getting into fort Roy
al.
On the riext morning, between seven and eight o'clock,
the enemy's fleet, consisting of twenty one fail of the
line, four.frigates and a cutter, were seen off St. Ann's
Bay, bearing down round the Diamond Rock to cover
their convoy, at that time ftan ling close along shore
under the batteries, in order to get into Fort Royal
Bay. At half past eleven the enemy, being between
she British fleet and the ffiore, were joined by four
ships of the line from Fort Royal Bay, immediately
after which, the enemy having the weather gage, and
both fleets Handing to the S. E. with their larboard
tacks on board, the action began and continued till tent
minutes after three in the afternoon, when the van of
the enemy made fail and hauled their wind, and the fir
ing ceased on both fid'es. The van and center ships of
the British fleet, from the situation of the two lines
had necessarily the greatest share id the action.
Sir Samuel Hood kept fight of the enemy till one
o'clock, on Wednesday afternoon ; but notwithstand
ing his constant endeavours, was never able to bring
thema second time to aftion. Sir George Rodney,
with the Sandwich and Triumph, together with the"
Russell,. Centaur, Torbay, and Intrepid, which hact
repaired their damages, was to fail from Sr. Kitt's the
10th of May, to join fir Samuel Hood, and had feat
orders to the Panther, then cruizing to windward to
do the fame; so that his fleet now consists of 21 faif
of the line, with which he intended to proceed off fort
Roy l, and offer the enemy battle
General Vaughan came from St. Euftatius to St.
Kitt's, in the Sandwich,.intending to proceed from
th°nce to Barb dos.
Killed 41. Wounded i?o.
N. B. Among the killed are captain Nott and lieu
tenant Plowden of the Centaur, and Mr. lohnton
maker of the Russel. 9
[NUMB. 795.