The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-07-08 00:00:00, page 3

FISH-K I L L, June „.
LAST week about go fail of greatand small veffelfap
peared in the North-Riv'r, nearly opposite Cul. Phi
lips's;from hence it w^scoccluded that Sir Harry intended
to attack Weft Point ; in confluence of which the militia
ia thia county was called out, who appeared at their re
fpedive placed of rendezvous with great alertness. We
have since heard that most of the vtfffels have fallen
down the river. 'Tis thought this manoeuvre was made
in order to facilitate the burning plan in New-Jersey.
Though they burnt the small term of Sp ingti^d, they
paid dearly for it, having loft in killed and wounded, by
the best accounts we can colle&, from 500 to 700 men.
Extras of a letter from Westchester county, June 27.
" I returned from over the river to day, it was confi
dently told me, that Sir Harry Clinton was at Eaft-Chef
ter,-—that most of the British army were moving that
way,---that an incursion into Connecticut was generally
fuppofed,---and that great part of the fleet was ordered
up the Sound*.
" I was this morningoppofite the fleet at Philips's, it
consisted of one sloop of war,an armed snow, eleven square
rigged transports and twenty fmdl vessels ; the other
part of the fleet were making the best of their way to
New-York. A number of the enemy are at Philips's,
their picket guard extends two miles, near Abraham Van
curt's.".
* The Tories, who pretend to know the designs of Sir
Harry, fay, that he don't mean to attack the fort at
Weft-Point, but whilst the militia are drawn off from
below the mountains, he intends to (weep away ail the
cattle to be found in Weftcl,efter, and the lower parts of
Dutchefs counties.
TRENTO N, July 5.
EXTRACT from GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-Quarters, June 26, 1780.
eg °f HE Commander in Chief requests General Greene
& and all the officersand men under his command,
to accept his wir dell thanks for the good conduct and
galla.tr displayed to oppofiog the enemy in their ad
vance topriuhed the 23d instant. The regiment of
Col. ArgeL from is filiation, had an opportunity of
more pa 'i -G ri4i3,r&gitfelf, and is entitled to
particular notice.
" The General has ebferved with the highest fatisfac
tion that the behaviour ofthe troops upon every late occa
sion, has exhibited Sgual proofs how much may be ex
pected ircm their valour, improved as it now is by dis
cipline, and affords the happitfi preface of success in our
future operation:.''
, Since car lift, returned to this place, Major-Central
Dhkinfon. The enemy having evacuated the State, the
General, at the r'quefi of Bis Excellency the Command
er in Chief, mar? bed the m Bria to Elizabeth Town, and
destroyed those works which the enemy had erected at
and near the old Point; which firvice being performed,
he difm ffed them with great reputation.
We hive the pfeafure s o inform tee public, that the
fofs filmed by the rrihtia, in tee two Life txemhons
of the evenly into t is 3tfi does notexcetd ten killed,
fort, wounded, and tn prif>ners.
The rapidity of General Knyphanfen's laftmovement,
with his incendiaries, to Springfield, could only be e
qualled by his precipitate retreat ; ih^rt as his stay was
in the country the alarm was general, and the whole
body of militia in motion ; t^o days would have given
us a prodigious fore.
We h^r com the heft autherpy; that in furore no Bores
will be fuffered to remain at this poll
Trentub, July 4, 1780#
r pHE Ladies of Trenton, in New Jersey, emuiaung
= the noble example of their patriotic filters of Penn
sylvania, and being desirous of manifefting their zeal in
the glorious canfe of American liberty, bavin, this day
assembled for'the purpose of promoting a fubfeription for
the relief and encouragement, of those brave men in the
Continental army, who, Simulated by example, and re
gardless of danger, have so repeatedly fuffered, fought
and bled in the cause of virtue and their oppressed coun
try : And taking into consideration the Mattered fruadn
of the well d-fpofrd thro' the State, who would wish to
contribute to so landible an undertaking, have, for the
convenience of fach, and the more effectually to carry
their scheme into execution, unanimously appointed Mrs.
Cox, Mrs. Dickipfon, Mrs. Furman and Miss Cadwaka
der, a Committee, whole duty ft shall be ir? mediately to
open fubicriptions and to correspond with the Ladies here
a ter named, of the di.Arent counties throughout the
State, requeuing th~ir aid and influence in t^e fe
deral diftrifts; and in order the more expeditoufly
to carry their fcreire into execution; the Ladies
now met have taken the liberty to foheit the niter
eft of the following Ladies, in promoting the said sub
scriptions, viz. For the County cf Hunterdon, Mrs.
(Vice President) Stevens, Mrs (J^ge) Smith, Mts.
(Charles) Coxe, Mrs. R.Sieveos, Mr. Hanna, Mrs.
T. Lowrey, Mrs. J. Sexton, Mrs. B, Van Cleve, Mrs.
(Col.) Berry, Mrs. (Doctor) Burnet r —County of
Sussex, Mrs. (Qunfellor) Ogden, Mrs. (Col.) Thom
son, Mrs. (Major) H ops, Mrs. T. Anderson :— ^
County of Bergen, Mrs. (Col.) Dey, Mrs. Fell, Mrs.
Kuyper, Mrs. Eifkin% Mrs. (Major) Dey :—Coun
ty of Morris, Mrs. (Councilor) Condit, Mrs. (Par
f°n) J&n„ Mrs, (Coi.) Remien, Mrs. Vanzant, Mrs.
Carmichael, Mrs (Col.) Cook, Mrs. F^fch :—Coun
ty of Essex, Dirs. (Governor) Livingflon, Mrs. C.
Camp, Mrs. (Do^or) Burnet, Mrs. (Elisha) Bou
dmot, Mrs. Hornblower : —.County of Mddlefex,
Mrs. Neilfon, Mr,. (Counfellor) Deare, Mrs. (George)
,, r ^ a °' Mrs. (Col.) Neilfon, Mrs. Neilfon, Mrs.
(Daniel) Marsh :—County of Menmouth Mrs. (Gen.)
Forman, Mrs. (Col.) Scudder, Mrs Newell, Mrs.
(Peter) Foreman, Mrs, (Jacob) Wickoff, Mrs. (Peter)
Convenhoven :—County of Burlington, Mrs. (Cob)
Cox, Mrs. (Councilor) Tallman, Mrs. (Col.) Bor
den, Mrs. (Secretary) Reed, Mrs. (Capt.) Read :—
County of Somerset, Lady Stirling, Mrs. (General)
Morris, Mrs. (Col.) Martin, Mrs. (Attorney-Gene
ral) Patterson, Mrs. R, Stockten .•— County of Glou
cester, Mrs. (Col.) Clark, Mrs. (Col.) Wefcott, Mrs.
(Col.) Ellis, Mrs. (Col ) Hugg, Mrs. Bloomfield :—
County of Salem, Mrs. (Col.) Dick, Mrs. Mayhew,
Mrs, Tagart :—County of Cumberland, Mrs. (Conn
fellor) Buck, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Elmer, Mrs. Bowen,
Mrs. Fitman : County of. Cape May, Mrs. (Counfellor)
Hand, Mrs. Whilden, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Hildreth;
whole well known patriotism leaves no room to doubt of
their pest exertions in the promotion of an undertaking so
humane and praise worthy, and that they will be happy
in forwarding the amount of their several collections, ei
ther with or without the names of the donors, which will
be immediately tranfmitt^d by Mrs, (Moore) Furman,
who is hereby appointed Treasure s, to be disposed of by
the Commander in Chief, agreeable to the Genera) Plan.
As the Ladies here would wish to expedite the good
work as much as possible, they have appointed Miss Dag
worthy ofTrenton, their Secretary, who will receive and
ahfwer all letters that the Ladies of the different counties
may think proper to favour her with on the occasion, and
to furnifh them with proper subscription papers as loan
as possible.
PHILADELPHIA, July 8.
Extr<a ofa letter from a gentleman in Baltimore, to
his friend in this city, dated July 3.
" Yesterday a schooner arrived here in a fhortpaffage
from St. Thomas's, the Captain informs, that the French
fleet and army for America, had touched at Martinique,
on their way to America, and that all the ships of the
line there were 50 fail.''
Extras of a letter from an Officer c.t Camp, dated Jone
29, 1780.
" The patriotism of the women of your city, is a lub
je& of conversation with the army ; had I a poetic ge.
mus, I would fit down and write an ode in praise of it.
Burgoyne, who, on his firft appointment to America,
boasted that he would dance with the kdies, and coax the
men to submission, must now have a better underfland
ing of the good sense and public spirit of our females, as
he has already heard of the fortitude and inflexible tem
per of our heroes. tVe do not suppose that these contri
butions can be any stable support to the campaign for
any length of time; but, as it is a mark of refred to the
army, it has given particular fatishaion and it may
be agreat temporary service. Nothing has been mere
difeouraging for some time past, than to believe that we
were negle^ed, or almost left from the remembrance of
cur fellow-citizens."♦
On Thursday last, died Capt. Ephraim Deane, after a
short indisposition.
Mr. DUNLA P;
SIR,
Y OUR giving the following proceedings ofa Court
Martial held in the county of Philadelphia, a place in
your pper, will oblige, Sir, your
humble Servant,
WILLIAM COATS,
July 6. Lieutenant of Philadelphia county.
1% T a general Court Martial held at the house of Heri
/^ ry Schneider jun. in New-Hanover tdwfhip, county
of Philadelphia, the 16th of June last, Col. George Smith
being elected President of the Court; Captain David Da
vis, Lieutenant, Jeremiah Wafer, arid Ensign Jonathan
Brook, officers in the company of Limerick township,
were charged with matching off the battalion parade at
the head of their company, contrary to orders, refuting
to join it again, throwing the battalion into confufioh,
and behaving beneath the charter of officers and gen
tlemen, on tue 48th of May last; the Court having
given the said officers the faireft opportunity of exculpa
ting themselves, were of opinion, that the said Captain
Davis, and Ensign Jonathan Brook were guilty of every
part of faid'e^arge, and according to the 23th feaiom
of the militia law of this State- Did sentence them to be
cashiered with drfgrace. The Court was of opinion, that
Lieutenant Jeremiah Wiser, be acquitted with honor,
and una imoufly agreed, that the above charge and
judgment bb puhlifhed in the English and German news
papers.
GEORGE SMITH, Col, ift. Bat. President.
Aiufted,
Nathaniel child,
Judge Advocate.
Philadelphia, Junezz, 1780.
HAVING examined the sentence of the Court
Marriai held on Captain David Davis, Lieutenant Jere
m.ah Wiser, and Ensign Jonathan Brooke, o' the fourth
battalion of Philadelphia county militia, I do approve
thereof, and direct that the femetiee be fully carried into
execution, and Lieutenant Wiser being acquitted with ho
nor, is to be released from his arfef iand take charge of
the company, uadl new officers ate appointed.
JOSEPH REED, P r fident,
and Commander in Chief of the Militia.
L^-±w, ih^ M+^ft^.C^ +V.?&Zi^-i^. tLfaJfc&sd&W^ xr„fatet,
Philadelphia, July 3.
Two Hard , Dollars Reward.
AKEN from a house in Second-street, a
& little a - ve Chrdt CnurUi,aBLACK MAS
TIFF P U P, the ^nd of all h<s feet and tail white.—
Any person who will give information ci him to the
Printer shall receive the above reward.
W\A S T AirirN U~p7~
BY the fubfcriberfn Kingteffiag township, Philadel
phia count; , on tne sth July, a dark bay HORSg,
auout 15 bands high, 6 years old, with black main, tail
and legs, withone white foot-- trots and canters. The
owner is defirtd to come prove property, piy charges
and take him away.
— JACOB OMAN.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
J) U N AWA Y on the fifth instant, a Negroe man
named SA M, twenty two years of age, five feet
"" '’''"' a "° i:t we " made feil( % Ipcaks good
Engllol, and plays on the violin, has been bred to farm
ing business. Whoever delivers him to the fubfcfiber
shall be entitled to the above reward.
Ji>ly 6. EPHRAIM BLAINE,
TO BE SO L D,
TW 0 brick HOUSES with kitchens adjoining.
situate on the east fide of Fourth-street near Wal
nut-street, known by the sign of the Three Jolly Lifh
men, with the lot of ground the eto belonging, contain
ing in front 34 feet including a 7 feet alley, and in depth
33 feet, fubje^t to a ground rent of 30 Spanish Dollars
per annum. Also, five yearly ground rents referred in
Spanish Milled Dollars, amounting in the whole to 35
dollars and a half, issuing out of five several lots of
ground adjoining the above, well secured by brick houses.
Also a two story brick house situate on the east fide of
Front- street opposite the end of Lumbard-ftre&t, known
by the sign of the Anchor, the lot is 1, feet front, by
66 feet deep the house is well finifhed wi:h a good kitch
en in the cellar, fubj,a to a ground rent of 27 doUare
and one filth of a dollar per annum. Also, a yearly
ground rent of 34 .dollars, issuing our of a house and
let on the weft fide of Penn-street, in the tenure of John
Hoover, both houfe# has the privilege of a wide alley
running from front to Penn street. Also, a lot of ground
situate on the south fide of Market-street, adjoining the
east fide of Cunningham's lot, containing 20 feet front;
and 306 deep, clear of incumbrances. For terms ot
sale, apply to BONSALL and SHOEMAKER'S Of
fice; in Fourth street, below Spruce-street, who have a
large number of other eftites for sale.
Philadelphia, July 8.
J AME S NEW? OR f.
At his DISTILLERY, within the next gate ±y
above Church-Alley, in Third street, (that formerly
was occupied by Samuel Burge,)
Has by Wholesale and Retail,
NEAT Brandy;
Geneva,
Aniseed Water,
Orange Water,
Spirits of Wine, proper for railing low proof li
quors, &c.
N. B He continues to make the above liquors of the
best quality; and gives particular encouragement to
those who buy to fell again.
Pursuant to a Resolve of Congress of the ioth of May,
1780, relative to the deftru&ion or lots of Loan-Of
fice Certificates by accident:
The PUBLIC are hereby INFORMED,
rr, HAT the fubferiber on his return hem South
£ Carolina to Albany, on the 23d day of March
last, early in the morning, at the howe of Mr. Jarret
Hopper, in Paramus, (State of New-jerley) was alarm
ed at the approach of a detachment of British troops,
whereupon be faddied his horse and put his saddle bags
cn him, out before he had tim^ to get his furtout coat
arid piftek out of the house and ride off, a fcrmifh
began between the enemy and some Continental troops,
that were at the house of said Hopper, which frighten
ed the borfe, who broke the bridle, and ran off with the
saddle and fiddle bags. The fubferiber got his horle
and saddle again the fame day, but did not fee his fad,
die bags until three or four days after, which were cut
open and every thing taken out of them, among the est
were the twelve following Loan-Office Certificates, viz.
No. 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1548, 1„49,
for 500 dollars each, dated, Nov&mbei 1,, 1778, pay
able to Jofiab Crane.
No. 1398, for 1000 dollars, dated January 14, 1779;
payable to ditto.
No. 3548, for 600 dollars, dated January 14, 1779;
payable to ditto.
No. 7103, for 300 dollars, dated February 10, 1779;
payable to ditto.
No. 6499, for 400 dollars, dated November 19, 177%
payable to Josiah Crane, Hook, and Matthias &uti h.
JOSIAHCRANE. °
Albany, June 28th, 1780-
STRAYED or STOLEN, on the
third instant, from the Subferibers, but supposed to
be stolen, two HORSES; the one a bright b?y, ha
some white under his mane, about 14 hands high, a na
taral trotter, black mane and tail,, branded on both fore
hoofs with the letters PAL B. The other a small roan
Horse, about thirteen hands high, trots and canters, a
small flar in his forehead, black mane and tail, in good
order, Supposed to be stolen by a fall, lufiy, frefh co
loured man, much pock-marked ; had on a red coat, and
white trowfers, wears a round hat and his hair tied.
Whoever takes up said horses and delivers them, to the
fubferibers, living in Spring Garden, shall have THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS Reward for each, and all rea
ionable charges; if, stolen, and the thief brought to jus
tice, TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS will be paid for se
curing the thief, by
PHILIP ALBERGER, and
CHRISTIAN PHILLER.
Philadelphia, July 5, 1780.
T 0 be SOLD Cheap,
A strong half worn
Riding CHAI R.
Inquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD or RENTED
For the season, and immediate poffiffion given.
A Large and Elegant HOUSE, one mile from the
city, a brick building adjoining, stabling for four
horses, coach house and hay loft, a pump of excellent
water near the door, there are near four acres of ground
in the lot, a great part gardening, the remainder in
good grata. Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
A NEAT CHARIOT almost new, wth the best
' sett of Iteel Springs and Glasses in America, such aa
cannot now be procured, with Harness complete, andin
order. Enquire of Mr. Carson, at the Harp & Crown,
in Third-ftrect Philadelphia.