The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-02-21 00:00:00, page 3

CHATHAM, February 1,, .
Las tWednefday George Ogilvie (son of the late par
son Ogilvie, of New-York) a lieutenant among the re
fugees, left them and came over to Newark.
In the course of last week, near twenty of the enemy,
(mostly of the provincial corps) came over to our peo
ple at the different posts on the lines. The contagion
was so epidemic, that the officers on Staten Island were
obliged to patrole themselves, to prevent a total disso
lution of their corps.
Last Thursday morning a detachment of the Jersey
brigade, commanded by captain Bowman, who were
joined by a party of militia, went across the found, on
the ice, to the refugee poll on Bergen neck, where they
captured three of the mifereants, one of whom was of
a fable hue ; they bayoneted a negro, who refufed to
surrender. No artifice c®uld induce them to sally out,
therefore no other trophies than those above mentioned,
were obtained. Tne party returned the fame morning
without sustaining any kind of damage except one
man who received a flight wound in the foot.
T R E N T O N, February 13.
We hear from Monmouth that on Friday evening
the Bth inftunt, about forty refugees, commanded
by one Stephenson, a lieutenant, came over from
Sandy Hook, across the gut, and thence into the coun
try to a place near Pleasant Valley. They visited the
houses of sundry persons in the neighbourhood, from
whence they took off upwards of twenty horses, five
sleighs, which they loaded with plunder, and eight or
nine prisoners, namely Hendrick Hendrickson and his
two sons, Garret Hendrickson, Peter Covenhoven,
efqure, Samuet Bowne and son, and Jackques Denice.
They then made off with their prisoners and booty.
At Garret Hendrickson's, having entered the house
and made him prisoner, they went to the barn to take
his horses and fi r igh. In the mean time two young
men, his son and one William Thomson, who slept in
the second story of the house, being awaked by the
noise below, secreted themselves till the enemy were
gone to the barn, and then came down, escaped and
went to the house of captain John Shenck, of colonel
Holmes's regiment, whom they alarmed about an hour
and an half before day. This gallant officer immedi
ately collected a small party, left orders for as many
as could be got together to follow him, pursued the re
fugees on the rout they had taken, and arrived at the
gut just as they had got the prisoners, two or three of
the horses and a small quantity of the other plunder
carried over. He immediately attacked those which
were with the remainder of the horses and plunder, and
after a few fires, in which, unfortunately young Mr.
Thomson fell, and a Mr. Cotterel was wounded in the
knee, he made them prisoners to the number of twelve,
three of whom were wounded. Captain Shenck finding
it impracticable to continue the perfuit for want of craft
to croft the water, was returning with his recapture
and prisoners, when he suddenly fell in with Stevenson
and sixteen others who had remained behind to secure
the retreat and favour the passage of those that were be
fore. A firing immediately ensued on both sides, but
captain Shenck ordering his men to charge and give
the bayonet, they thought proper to throw down their
arms and submit. This rencounter being altogether
unexpeaed, eight of the prisoners firft taken found
means to make their escape. Captain Shenck was left
Saturday forenoon on his way through Middletown with
nineteen horses, five sleighs with the plunder which had
been taken from the inhabitante, and one and twenty
of the enemy prisoners. The people report that they
huzzaed and triumphed as they returned to their boats,
boafling of their success, and that the next time they
would penetrate as far as Mount Pleasant, several
miles further into the country. Among the prisoners
are several attrocious villains who have at different
times done much mifchief in that part of the country.
It has been so cold for several days paft,as to render
Beverly ferry passable upon the ice.
SALE M, January 31,
Last Sunday the Ihip Mecury, late a British packet,
and taken, several months pad, by the Cicero, captain
Hill, on her passage from Lisbon to England, arrived
at Beverly from Bilboa. She had on board when taken,
many paiTengers of diftinaion, of both sexes, who
were treated by captain Hill, as acknowledged in the
English papers, with the utmost humanity and polite
nefs.
B 0 ST O N, February ~
The year 17% in all probability, will behold the
power of Britain contrasted, and file an humble (ap
plicant for that peace the has long with-held from us,
as the flattering glimpse of hope which flashed like ligh
tening upon tne ministry, from lord Cornwallis's fre
quent successes to the Southward, the two last years,
is now vanished. The clouds now thicken in their
hemisphere, and a most direful fiorm seems ready to
burtt on their devoted kingdom.
A Dutch ship, we are informed, is loft on the back
of Cape Cod, and a number of the crew perished.
Friday last was sent in here by his Majesty's (hips
the Lion and Grana, The brig Revolt, captain Phelps,
from Chefapeak for Bilboa, in Spain, with 180 hogs
heads of Jame# river tobacco. The Grana was left in
chafe of a sloop, and 'tis supposed came up with her.
On the fame day was sent in hereby the Jack o'Lan
thern, captain Benefon, the schooner Fox, captain
from Chefapeak, with 250 barrels of flour. Also the
schooner Harmony, captain Alwood, from Boston for
Chefapeak, with fifh and oil.
Extraa of a letter from St. Croix, Jan. 19, 1781.
" By an order of government no more letters of
marque and reprisals are to be granted to the inhabi
tants of the Virgin Islands ; and all that have been is
sued are called in. All the officers of the admiralty of
Tortola are displaced ;fo that we stall be no more
Philadelph' a , Feb. 21.
N EW-VOR K, February n.
Extrad of a letter from St. Thomas, dated Jan, 19.
" As soon as monf. de Graffe returned from Ameri
ca he resolved an attempt upon St. Kitts. On the 10th
infl. he appeared ff that island, and on the 11th he
landed his troops at Basseterre without oppofifion, and
took immediate po«effion of all the island except the
flrong fortrefs of Brimstone hill. All the (hipping in
re road fell a facrifice except a few which escaped
and came down here. The French have made entrench
ments very nigh the hill , and it is said they have thrown
some fhelis into the fortifications. If that is the case
it must soon fall, as admir I Hood is not flrong enough
to give the besieged any assistance."
St. Thomas, January 22, ryiz.
" The fiegeof St. Kitts is now going on. Last Friday
four bomb batteries were completed for twenty mortars
each, and one (hell was seen to fall over the hid. A few
weeks I expect will reduce it, though admiral Hood
has sent word he will go to its relief."
If we were to judge (Lys a correspondent) from some
late publications, of the conduct of the rulers of Penn
sylvania for some time past, we should suppose them to
be leagued with Deace and Arnold, to betray the state
to the king of Britain ; whereas nothing can be further
from faffs and truth. From the zeal and affinity of
the last year's assembly, Pennsylvania has acquired
the honour of being the firft state in the union that has
paid her proportion of taxes into the continental treasu
ry. The taxes for the prefect year (amounting to a
bove 4.00,0001. in fpepie) we hear will be submitted to
with patience, and paid with chearfolnefs and punc
tuality, by the different counties in the state. Cer
tainly these fads fliow nothing like difaffedion to the
common caue, in rulers or people. But further---
from the fidelity with which our rulers have adhered to
the constitution, the people are daily more and more
reconciled to it. The present council have hitherto
never asked for, much less exercised any powers not
granted to them by the cenftitution. Star chamber
practices are now happily abolished. The neutral and
moderate characters have accommodated to our govern
ment, and have ceased to cast wishful looks towards
Great Britain. His excellency the president of the state
gives universal fatisfaaion, by his prudence, modera
tion ana knowledge in business. Pennsylvania begins
to enjoy with her filter states the blessings of liberty
and independence; agriculture, arts and commerce,
flourish every where, and the state enjoys, through the
kindness of heaven, and the wisdom of her present ru
lers, in the midfl of war, plenty, freedom, and most
of the ether blemngs of peace.
Very valuable Lot of Ground,
situate on the south fide of Lombard ftrert, between Se
cond and Third-streets, adjoining William Shute's
Gap chandlery, being 20 feet front and 77 feet deep,
on which was ere&ed a liable and coach house, but
were destroyed by the Heffirn soldiery, be.ng vary suit
able for the fame, cr a dwelling house.
It is clear of ground-rent and ill other incumbrances,
and the title indisputable.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Joseph & Joshua Grafton,
LEAVING established a HOUSE st the Havanna
1 and in this Place, most iefpe&fully beg leave to
make a tender of their best Services to the Public in
general, and their Friends in particular. Such persons
as may favour them with their Bufirtefs, may depend
upon the utmost fidelity, difpaten and punctuality in
the execution of it. They will, at all times, with great
pleasure, give information of the current Prices of the
various Articles at that market.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, February 19, 1782,
PETER Z. LLOYD,
Clerk of the general assembly.
All persons concerned are desired to take notice, that
the petitioners mean to bring in a bill, purfoant to the
leave of the house of assembly above let forth ; there
fore, such as have any objections to make, are desired
to state the fame to the honourable house without
delay. February 20, 1782.
QiW&te&W^W^W^)^
At the Coffee house, on WEDNESDAY the 27th inst.
February, at 12 o'c ock, at Noon, A
On MONDAY, the 11th Day of March nex, wi | be
expoled to SALE, at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the
House of John Hartman, in the Town of Reading,
The Plantation whereon the sub.
scriber now lives, within view of the town aforefaid,
containing between two and 300 acres; the whole to
be Sold together or in Lots, to suit the town ; the above
Upland and Meadow is of the firft quality in the conn
ty; the Buildings convenient, and an excellent spring,
with a beautiful frebt dam below it, near the maufion
house. Also, 103 Acres of Timber LAND, some
miles above the town, on the river Schuylkill.
Feb. 19 . CALEB JONES.
N. E Any person may purchase it at private sale, if
not fold at vendue.
THE petition from the owners of different parts
and portions of the island formerly called Province
Island, now State Island, praying leave to bring in a
bill, by which managers may be appointed to take
care of the general interests, and enabled to collet the
necessary expences thereof from the different owners
was read the second time: whereupon,
Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to bring
in a bill, agreeable to the prayer of said petition; giv
ing previous notice thereof in the newfp3pers of this
city. Extract from the minutes.
troubled with their lawless and piratical vessels on ottr
coast to hurt our trade."
Salem, (New-England) January, 1712.
To be Sold by Public Audion,
A. M.
To be SOLD by private Sale,
A valuable Plantation, contain
ing 195 acres of good LAND, ®n which is a large ftonf
dwelling house, commodiously contrived and fitunted,
near which is a large stone spring house, with an excel
lent spring of water, a convenient barn, stables, and
other office houses ; an exellertt meadow and Orchard
adjoining the house, the cleared upland well regulated
and under good repair, the woodland well timbered, the
whole well watered, and so ditpofed as to render it an
agreeable healthy, happy, fittwion, in East-Fallow field
township, Chester county, and nandy to mills, meeting#
and markets, for terms apply to the fubfefiber, on the
premise#, or to John Filfon. on the premifep.
N. B. If it be not Sold before the 25th of March
next, it will be lei. The fubferiber has tor sale an ex
cellent copper still, containing 116 gallons.
Februay ~ 178%.
RAN-AW AY from the fubferiber, on the Bth instant,
an APPRENTICE LAD, named CHARLES
JENKINS, about 10 years old : Hid on when he went
away, a linfy-woolfy coattee, oznanrigs trowfere and a
pair of boots. Whoever takes up said Apprentice, and
brings him to the fubferiber, living in Front-street, near
Chefnut street, Tobacconist, shall have the above Re
ward and d l reasonable Charges paid, by
JACOB BENINGHOVE,
N. B. It is supposed that he is with his rather, Tfraef
Jenkins, near Frankford. Phiadeipl 1% Feb. 8.
A Person, who profeffes
himfelf a GARDENER, would be glad of Employment
in that branch ; at which he has been regularly bred-
Enquire of the Printer.
CTRAYED or stolen at Winfor forge on
° the 10th of Jan. 1782, from the lub~
scriber, living in Cocalleco township, Lan
caster county, adark-brown Mare, a natu
ral trotter, big with colt, 14 hands high, 8
years old, the hind near foot white, hag
some laddle-lpots, also a white spot on the
near hip and a half star on the forehead,
Whoever delivers said Mare at Henry Mil
ler's tavern, or fecuers her, so that I may
have her again, shall have five pounds re/
ward in Ipecifi and reasonable charges paid
by me PETER BENCE.
WANT E D, A
Middle aged Woman in a Fa,
mily, to take care of children. None need apply but
such as can be well recommended. Enquire of the
Printer. Feb. 20,
resident owners of unimproved or untenanted traftsof
land within this state, that such lands are by the laid
aft made liable to be taxed : and tnat in case the tax is
not difeharged st the times therein prefixed for that
purpose, the timber, wood, herbage, or whatever other
faleabfe property may be found on the premises, will
be fold for the payment of the said tax and costs
The firft payment of the tax dire&cd to be railed by
the aft aforefaid, is payable to the township, precina
and ward colleftors, on or before the 14th day of March
next, and the second payment thereof on or before the
sth day of June next.
Notary Public and Conveyan*
cer's Office.
JOHN D. CRIMSHEIR; Attorney at Law, and oht
of the Public Notaries of this State, formerly an
Attorney and Notary of the City of New Yor% at his
Office in Front-street, between Chefnut and W-lnut
ftree's, draws Deeds, Wills, Mortgages, Leaks, Ar
ticles of Agreement, Assignments, Arbitration B ndi
and Awards, Articles of Copartner ship and Separation,
Charter Parties of Affreightment, Bottomry Bills, Set
tlements, Special Letters of Attorney, Memorials and
Petitions: And does every other Business incident to
the Office of Conveyancing. And, as
A PUBLIC NOTARY,
Draws Mercantile and Maritime Proteftr, Registers,
Foreign and Inland Bills of Exchange, Premifiory
Notes, Letters of Attorney, and other Writings re
fpe&ing Trade; Authenticates Powers of Attorney,
and Accounts under the Notarial Seal, which are to be
sent beyond sea ; draws special Notifications, for the
fpecific Performance of Executory Contract, agreea
ble to the Mode pursued by Foreigners, and Prot< fts a
gainst joint Owners, and others, for unneceffar, Deten
tion of Vessels, &c.
I do hereby notify all Non-
Pursuant to the Diredion of an AR of the Council
and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
entitled, " An A& to raise the Sum of one hun dred
and fifty thousand Pounds, in Money and Certifi
cates, in the State of New. Jersey," passed at Tren
ton, December 26, 17811
ADVERTISEMENT.
JOHN STEVENS, junr.
Treasurer of the state of New Jersey.
Trenton, February 2, 1782.
Three Pounds Reward.
ROBERT FILSON.