The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-12-16 00:00:00, page 1

Antimony c. u de,
Calomel,
Cantharidies,
Colocynth,
Cort, Peruvian,
Caftarilla,
Flu. Charcoenel,
Ful. Sente Alexr.
Gum Alves,
Ammon,
Arabic
AfTifee kl,
Camphor,
Gabbanum,
Myrha,
Opium,
iah, o.olla,
Mgneha Alb. ,
Manna,
Mere. Dole.
Viv. Crud,
Emetic Flav.
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iffWlwM^^^^^ Ol^oM^
GEN ERAL ADVERTISED
N v B. Ph,fician's Prescriptions faithfu r y com.
pounded, Boxes of Medicines hn Ships or private Fa
milies living remote from a Doctor, carefully put up
with fuitahle Dir,a one ; and our country Customers
may depend on their Orders being particular ly attend
ed to.
TO BE 1, E T~T,"
Speedwell Saw-Mill and Lands,
On Waiding River, in Writ New-J&rfey, Burlington
County, &c.
The above Mill and Lands was advertised and fold the
24th day of April last, at vendue ; the conditions of
file not being complied with, laid Mill and Lands
revolved back to the former owner, &:.
THEY will now be Lett, either to the
Shares or for Cash, as best suits the Renter, and
may be entered on immediately : The Mill is in good
repair and now sawing ; (he has plenty of timber, pine
and cedar, belonging to her ; the boards may be rafted
from the Mill-tail to where the sloops take in to go to
sea, or by carting about 8 miles, to a branch cf An
chocus, they may be brought dire&ly to Philadelphia.
There is on the Pramifes, one new two story Frame
House and Kitchen, with good stone Cellars, a brick
Oven, two Log Huufes for tenants, &c. a large Frame
Barn, 60 by 40 feet, and Stabling plenty for horses, a
gqod bearing Peach Orchard, young Apple ditto, a
great plenty of fumm^r and fall Seeds for oxen or all
kinds of cattle; the Land brings good Rye and Corn,
and Garden Tiuck in abundance. Should the Person
applying, incline to fettle there, anil choose to buy the
Place, terms may be made as &c. It is a good feat
for a Furnace, with a great Quantity of Coal-wood and
@re belonging thereto. For particulars, apply to
BENJAMIN RANDOLPH, in Chefnut-ftrect.
Philadelphia, Dec. 11, 1730,
Drugs, Medicines, and Painters
COLOURS, &c. To be Sold, By
Christopher, junr. and Charles Marshall,
At their old Medicinal and Colour STORE, the sign
of the Golden Ball and Apothecaries Arm?, in Chef
nut ftrett, Philadelphia.
Amongst which are,
WHITE Lead,
Spanish Brown,
Yellow Oke r ,
Venetian Red,
Verdigreafe, common and
Distilled,
Umber,
Prussian Blue,
Vermillion,
Drop Lake,
King's Yellowy
Rose Pink,
Carmine,
Blue Bifo and Verditer,
Ivory and Lampblack,
WITH
Linseed Oil,
Brushes,
BATEMAN'S Drops,
British Oil,
Turlington's Balfara,
Daffy's and Squire's Elixir,
Godfrey's Cordial.
Anderton's and Hooper's
Pills,
SATURDAY,
A LS O, Painters Colours, viz.
Patent Medicines, viz.
01. Lavendul.
Rorifmarm,
Virriol,
Rad. Catyoph Amer.
Cihroe,
GaUngal,
Gentian,
Jalap,
Ipecacoare,
Rice,
Sarfaparill.
S,l. Epforn,
Glauber,
Nirum,
Sens. Anifi,
Suc. Glycj rldice,
Sulph. Flor.
Viv.
Tart. Cremer,
Emetic,
Vitriol A^b.
Rom. &c. &c.
Tools,
Camel's Hair and Black
Lead Pencils,
Gold Leaves and Dutch
Metal.
GLASS of meft Sizes for
Pi&ur's, Howes and
Cabbin Windows, with
Glazier's Diamonds and
Putty,
Blue Smalt and Magnes
for Putter?,
Crocus Martis and Putty
fur policing,
Pumice Hone, ,
Fioft,
Cru ib ! es,
Vils, &c.
Walker's Jeluit Dropsand
Ete&uarv.
G esnough's T ; n&ures for
Savvey in the Gums
and T cub ach,
Bitters, &c.
[ Published every Tuesday and Saturday.]
Just Imported in the Amiable Elizabeth,
From I'Orient, Captain Lambert ;
AND TO BE SO L D, At
Mr. ROBERT S's
STORE, in Water street, where Mr. Shoemaker
formerly lived:
A LARGE Quantity of fine Cloth and
Linens, Blankets, Plush, Cambists, Shalloons,
fine twilled Flannel, Calamancoes, Prunel, Cambricks,
embroidered muslin Handkerchiefs, Hatts, fine yarn and
thread Stockings, Calicoes, Silks, Stuffs, Ribbands ard
Stocking?, black Gauze and Lace, whit^ Thread, Sail
twire, Window-glass, Shot, Gloves, Work-bags, Bran
dy, and fine Liverpool Salt.
WAS taken up trefpafling in the Garden
of the fubferiber, living near the Robinhood
Tavern, on the 12th of O&o'ner I?ft, a Red COW with
a white face, is crept in the right ear, and has a bullet
hole ifrthe left. The owner is desired to come, prove
his property, pay charges and take her awav,
Nov. 28, 1780. HENRY YOUNG.
Chester, December it, 1780.
T HE Person who left a Brown MARE
' at the fubferiber's, the fi> ft day es August lass, is
desired to come and difeharge the expences for her
keeping, otherwise (he will be fold in ten days from the
date hereof, as this is the ftcond time of advertising, by
JOSEPH BRINTON.
WANTS A PL A C E,
As a Wet-Nurse,
A Woman that can be well recommended.
Enquire of the Printers.
Wfys**s^Os+#-# -!>,
To the PUBLIC.
Doctor Shippen's Vindication
continued.
I have already given the public very ample evidence
of the malice and falfehood of imputing to me the
fatality and deplorable state of the tick in the fall and
winter of 1776 and 1777. The following parts of doc
tor Brown's tefiimony, authenticated at the trial, are
so full and explicit, that it is impossible to doubt, after
reading them, of the malevolence which prompted the
prosecution against roe, and which continues to propa
gate the most attrocious calumnies in the publications
of doftor Morgan and his Co-adjutor doctor Rush.
I shall take no farther notice of the spirit which ani
mates these persons, than to shew that it is a lying
spirit, and this, I trust, will consign them, in the
public opinion, to the contempt they deserve.
The reader will observe, that dodor Brown was from
his situation, perfectly qualified to judge of the truth
of this charge againfl: me, from his own experience:,
that he saw the situation of the army; knew the causes
of their diftreis, and has declared them to be such as
T could have no connexion with nor were in my pow
er to controul or prevent: that the diseases commenced
under doßor Morgan, were transferred with his lick
to my hospitals, and fays expressly that the aggrava
tion of them was owing to doctor Morgan more than
toany man, in these words; " I therefore hesitate not
c< to attribute both the origin and progress of infection,
“ and the great fatality of that season, to reasons
“ which doßor Morgan has entirely suppressed, viz.
" the particular and unavoidable circtim stances of the
" army and fi<k at that time; his scrupulous adher
" ence to a supposed dignity of office, and difob'dience
"to the resolve of Congress for providing for the sick
" in the most practicable and convenient manner,"
" &c. &c. In another place, doctor Brown fays,
'' I had seen nothing like fatality or unassisted distress
“ in your hospitals at Amboy, Elizabeth-Town, or
" Fort Lee, which I had severally visited and exami
" ned: these had few patients in them comparatively,
" were well furnished and attended, . and the
'' sick did well ; whereas those I found at Schronen
" burg were in the most deplorable condition, I ever
" saw any either before or since, enveloped in rags and
" filth, teeming with infection, and dying by half do
" zens every night; the gentlemen with them were un
“ pro'd ed even with necessaries for their prefect sub
" fiftence: they had sickened on the east fide the ri
" ver ; but doctor Morgan had declined doing any
" thing for them because he misunderstood the resolve
" of Congress of October 9, putting under his charge,
" indiferiminateiy all the sick of the troops on that fide
THE
Number 689
" of the river." This is the identical doctor Morgan
who accuses me, in conjunction with his modest and
unassuming assistant doCtor Rush. Doctor Brown con
tinues, " I know, that if the truth be made to appear,
“ refpeding the allegations made by doctor Morgan,
“ in that part of his publication I have seen, wherein
“ he throws on you the blame of the fatality and de
“ plorable state of the sick in the fall and winter of
" 1776 and 1777; I am certain you will and ought to
“ be acquitted fully of that charge and a stigma fixed
" on him and all his tedious and labor'd writings, for
“ the uncandid'and malicious manner and intention of
“ them." Doctor Isaac Foster has also borne his testi
mony to the reform and improvement made in the hos
pital at Danbury, after it came, by the difmiffion of
doctor Morgan, under my care: his words are these;
“ Danbury, October 2d, 1777.
" Every thing in our department goes on smoothly,
and I can, with truth, assure you, that the hospitals are
in such repute, that the sick soldiers are as anxious
this year to be admitted into them, as they were last
year to avoid them."
It was without doubt this contrast between my ma
nagement and that of doctor Morgan, so much to his
disadvantage, which contributed to excite in him that
rancorous malice which has displayed itfelf in his viru
lent and unprincipled prosecution. I subjoin, for the
information of the public, certificates produced at the
trial, from doftor M'Kenzie, doAor Finley, and the
assistant commissary, which shew the futility of the cer
tificates obtained against me, how little I have deser
ved the imputation even of negled of duty, much less
of being the murderer of thousands of my countrymen.
I DO certify and declare, That I afted at Reading
as senior surgeon a great part of the winter 1777, and
beginning of 1778, and was there while do&or Kennedy
was senior surgeon: that I never knew hospital stores
so be exchanged for any poultry or vegetables, or that
the sick soldiers ever fuffered from neglect in doctor
Shippen as director general : that the sick were as well
supplied with medicines and stores as the times would
admit.
SAMUEL M'KENZIE, S. S^
Philadelphia, March 7, 1780.
I saw doßot M'Ken
zie sign this writing.
THOMAS BOND, junior.
IDO certify, That in the certificate which I signed,
at do&or Rufh's request, I did not mean in the least
to cast any reflexions on the director general. The
weak Madeira wine, mentioned there, was served out
only about two weeks, being, as the commissary told
me, the bottom of a pipe : before and after that, we
had good wide and plenty of it, both white and red.
As to the quantity not being issued that was ordered,,
doXor Shippen knew nothing of it, it lay with tl e
commissary, steward and matron; which was to blame
I know not ; it did not often happen. Altho' the sick did
not get venison, poultry or wild fowl, yet the doctors
of the hospital had these things fomefimes, in lieu of
beef, they being as cheap. What the direXor had he
pail for himfelf, and I am assured by the gentleman
who bought those things, that all the director had did
not cost more than 16 dollars. During the fix weeks
that I imagined doXor Shippen had been at Bethle
hem, and only visited the hospitals once, dodor Brown,
the physician and surgeon general, and doctor Bond,
the assistant director, were constantly there too, and
one or other visited the hospital almost every day ;
not did the greatest distress or mortality prevail in
that time, but came on from being crouded with the
sick from Jersey and other places, after the director
left us to prepare hospitals in Lancaster county, what
ever returns of sick and dead we sent from this hospital
to the director, were as exact as we could make out,
at that time : doctor Shippen always wrote for and di
rected true and exact ones, and I believe they were
near the truth, altho', as set forth in that certificate,
the Camp or putrid fever did rage and prove mortal
for some weeks, yet I cannot help thinking, it arose
and continued from Want of cloathing, from moving in
the inclement season, and from not being able to pro
cure waggons to move the overplus along to other pla-.
ces. As fonn as this was done, wefoon got into health
and good order, and now have as healthy a hospital as
is ever seen. I don't think any of our distress arose
from any want of conduct in the director or any offi
cer of the hofphal. I believe these are the sentiments
of most of the gentlemen who signed the certificate.
SAMUEL FINLEY.
Bethlehem, March 30, 1778.
I DO certify, That laXed as affiant commiffaryto
the hospital in Trenton, from December, 1776, till Ja•
rW.ry, ,778, during all which time doAor Shipper's
constant directions to me were to purchase every thing
necessary and comfortable for the sick, and furnifhed
(For the remainder fee the fourth page.)
DECEMBERS, 17;