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cro BE SOLD by SAMUEL WETHERILL
' junior, at his Manufactory in Soutb-freet, between
Fifth and s ixtb fireets, and between Market and Arcb
freels, on HadfoDs Square, an Afortment of Coatings,
Jeans Fustians, Corded Dimities, white and brown
Linens, & —.4 man'wbo underjiands scribbling of wool
may have confant employment — Spinners of wool, fax and
tow employed as ujual, and the bejt price given. f
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Subscriptions at Fifteen Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Paper.
PHILADELPHIA.
% Major John Davis, of the Third Battalion of Cum
berland County Militia.
1A M much obliged to you for your activity, vigour
and diligence, since you have been under my com
mand ; you will therefore march your men immediately
to Philadelphia, and there discharge them ; returning into
the (tore all the ammunition, arms and accoutrements you
received at that place. Jam, Sir, jour humble ferrant,
Princeton, Feb. 5,1777. Israel Putnam.
To Major John Davis, of the Third Battalion of Cum
berland County Militia.;
Dear Sir,
I A M happy in an opportunity of presenting my com
pliments to you and your ^orps of officers, on their
return from Monmouth county, and, in behalf of the
inhabitants of said county, in expressing my gratitude to
Col. Gurney, yourfelf, and the other gentlemen, for the
great pains that have been taken to support a regular dis
cipline, and to correct and make amends tothe utmost of
your powers for thole irregularities and errors which are
the unavoidable consequences of the match of a detach
ment of militia, in fiich haste as yours did, through a
country where no regular provision had been made for
their subsistence, and where Id many of the inhabitants
were inimical to the cause. .
It is with pleasure I can deciare, that I have the greatest
reason to think the salvation of the property and the fe
curify of the persons of many friends to freedom, owing
under Gad, to the spirited exertions of the two detach
ments which marched into Monmouth; the firft under
the command of Col. Gurney, and the second under your
command.
In short, those detachments have rescued the county
fom the tyranny of the Tories, and put it to the power
of their own militia to recover and embody themlelves
in filch manner a.% to be able to stand on their own defence.
I with you, dear Sir, a fate return with your detachment
to your and their houses and connexions, and a long and
happy enjoyment o^ those domestic bitflings, which you
have taken so much pains to restore and secure to others
in a neighbouring State; and that you may never find
those under jour commind less ready to turn out for the
public good, tha^ the, have been in this excursion. lam,
dear Sir, with the molt unfeigned refpe&, your friend
and humble servant,
Nathan Scudder, Colonel ift Bat.
Monmouth county, New-Jerfev.
^^4s !,+-{-{} $- 04#0 +$ <-#•+•,•s 4% *
FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN last Wednesday evening, between the
„ hours of seven and eight, from the house of John
P ripps, in Abington Township, a bay MAR E, with
fahile ^nJ bridle. The mare is three years old, fifteen
h:n^ high, a natural trotter, has a mealy belly, legs
and aofe, and a few grey hairs on the top of her neck
end ff buttock, but neither brand norear mark. The
faddie about half worn, and the sweat cloth cross-barred
yellow and white. Whoever secures the said mare and
thief (halt have the above Reward, or for the mare, fad
die and bidi EIGHT DOLLARS, and for the thief
alone SEVEN DOLLARS, and all reasonable charges,
piid by the fubferiber, living in Springfield Township,
Philadelphia County.
Feb. 10, 177,. + WILLIAMDICKS.
Carr Town Camp, Loudoun County, Virginia, Lan 10.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DE 5E RTE D from my company of Georgia re.
gulars, rendezvousing at the above mentioned
price, the following soldiers, viz. THOMAS RO
BINSO N, about the middle of OXobcr last : He is a
stout well-made Irishman, about 35 years of age, fair
complexion, and short dark hair, a little bald ; he is a
very great drunkard, and when foher his bands tremble
as if affliXed with the palsy; he is very talkative, and
Speaks with his native brogue; his occupation is ditch
ing and threshing. WILLIAM COX, the fi r ft of
this inst. a stout well made Englishman, about 25 years
<f age, short black hair, one of his ryes blood (hot, has
lived a great while among the Dutch in Lancaster coun
ty, in Pennsylvania, and speaks a little in their dialed ;
he prites for one es the soldiers which were taken at rhe
forming of Quebec under Gen. Montgomery, and made
Ids escape; took with him a dyed hunting foirt and leg
ginge, and cocked hat; his other dress Ido not recoi-
La, I will give the above Reward for both soldiers f'e
cured ip any gaol, and informing me, or Mr. Mark
Alexander, in Baltimore Town, of the fame, or in pro
porfon for either ; and if delivered at the above camp,
all reasonable charges added.
§ WILLIAM LANE, Jun. Captain.
To be ~S O~LD at PUBLIC “VENDUE,
On the fith day of March next e'nfuing,
A VALUABLE Plantation or Tra& of Land, situ
ate in AppoqUiniminck Hundred, County of New
cuftle, on Delaware, containing two hundred and fi ty
five acr«s, with an allowance of fix acres to the hundred
for roads ; about ninety acres are cleared ; two dwelling
house:, and.an excellent orchard. The place is extraor
dinary well timbered with white, red and black oak,
and a large quantity cf meadow may very easily bemade,
it being ver, natural to graft. The place lays within
two miles of Duck Creek Landing, and is very haady
for every conveniency. The sale to begin at Ten o'clock
on said premises, where the conditions will be made
known and an indisputable title will be given, by
Feb.it. PATRICK GOFF.
N. B. Said place may be entered on immediately, f
Will be exposed to SAL E, by way of Public
Vendue, on Thursday the 13th day of March init. on
the premises,
A CERTAIN piece or tract of LAND, late of
Woolery Niefly, deceased, situate in Springfield
Townfllip, Philadelphia County, containing sixteen acres
of ground, twelve 0 which are cleared, part meadow
and orchard, and the remainder well timbered. Oa the
preraifes are erected a large two-story done house, barn
and other out house;. Due attendance will be given
and the terms of payment made known at the time and
place of laie, by JACOB PETE R, Executor.
N. B. If the above trad is not fold on laid day it will
be let. t
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February 11, 1777.
One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars
REWAR D.
DESERTED from York-Town, from Capt. Cas
par Keller's company, of the 36th battalion cf
Maryland Milirii, under the command of Col. Joseph
Smith, the following person , viz. Henry Heffman, Mi
chael Towe, Adam Dell, Henry Poulus, Peter Drifter,
Conrad Dome, Godfrey Hoffe, Jicob Nave, Jesse Rader,
Leonard Bell, George R zel, Henry Baker, John Ring
er, Peter Bacher, John Poulus, John Putman, Peter
Putman, Lodowick Moggyman, John Dull, Windle
Sheckte , Martin Grim, Adam Snider, Philip Schott,
J icon Fuftnot, and Henry Tidman. Whoever takes up
toe above-mentioned men, and delivers them at Head-
Quarters at Morris-Town, in New-Jersey, within five
weeks from the date hereof, shall have the above Re
ward, or in proportion for as many as fhdi be delivered,
paid by § CASPAR KELLER, Captain.
Dr. RYAN's incomparable W O.R M deftroping
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Aeceffar, to he kept in all Families.
{ 1 O exceedingly valued by al! people who have had cf
0 them in Great .Britain and Ireland, for their tranf
cendant excellency in the destroying Worms of all kinds,
both in the bodies of men, women and children, by not
only breaking the knots of tbe'Duodenum, or guts next
the stomach, but they pass through the smallest passages
of the body, and purge away those ropy and slimy hu
mours which are the caufe-of those pernicious vermin,
and the Source of many other disorders : they ate one of
the belt purges in the whole world for gross bodied chil
dren that are apt to breed worms, and have large bellies;
their operation is mild, fa+e and pleasant, they wonder
fully cleanse the bowels of all ftiff and clammy humours,
which stop up the parts, and prevent the juice of food be
ing conveyed to the liver and made blood, which is often
the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly,
stinking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of
strength in the lower parts : Likewile fettled head-achs
and pains in the head, Dwellings, old fores, scabs, tetters,
or breakings out, will be 'perfectly cured, and the blood
and skin, restored to its original purity and smoothness ;
they purge by urine;; knd bring away the gravel, and
effectually cure all obftru&ions cf the urine, or ulcers in
the kidneys. They at ohee strike at the tue cause of
the fcurvey and entirely deftrey it, and all feerbutic hu
roo^rs and effeXs, root arid branch, so as never to re
turn again ; and what makes them more commendable
is, they are full as agreeable to both taste and fight a»
loaf sugar.
I have by these plumKs cured a great many children of
whooping or chin coughs, and agues, which dittempers
are very common and troublelome to families, and the
want of these plumbs ar^ the ruin of many childrens con
ftitot ons. ~
Thele plumb's enrich and sweeten the whole mass of
blood, carry off all gross, corrupt and putrid humours,
and create a frefh and healthy complexion in such ris are
aft&ed by any putrid matter.
The plumb is a g? eat diuretick, cleansing the reins of
slime; it expels wind, arid is a sovereign medicine in the
cholic and griping of the grits. It allays and carries off
four vapours which occasion many difoiceis in the head.
It opens all obrtruc.ions in the stomach, lungs, liver,
reins and bladder; causes a good appeti e and helps di
gestion. It hath been found wonderfully fuccelsful to
such persons as are going into chronic diftemptrs, as
aft .mas, phthilics, or shortness of breath, dropsies and
yellow jaundice. Now I hope all impartial persons afre
latisfi:o, that the medicine which works upon such hu
mous, will almost reach any diflemper, if not too far
gone, hnce corruption arid putrefaction are the forerun
ners ot ail difeales ; therefore no better physic can be ta
ken fer all ^g^; texts and coiribtutions, fi om infancy to
old age. Tmle plumbs are highly ferviccable to the fe
male lex, Loin the age of fourteen to twenty years, and
from forty tb fifty; Each box contains one de ken of thefe
plumbs, p.h ten (hillings with pi inted directions—Sold
by Ncholas Bracks, in Second-street, the Iburth door be
low Maikit-ftreet.
Dingnofic Signs of Wor ms.
I) A LEML6 5 ih tb^tiCT, itching of the nose; i;olldw
-1 refs of the eyes, prating of the teeth when asleep,
dulnefs, pains and hea^neis in the head, a dry cough,
and itching in the fundament, white and thick urine,
unquiet deep, often darting, loft appetite, fwclled belly,
knowing anu biting abt tit the ftomacn, frightful dreams,
extreme thirds; the btdy decayed and lean, fits, often
vomiting, linking bri^th; &c.
Directions jor taking them.
A child from 1 to 2 yeais may eat one plumb, from
*to 4 one and a half, from 4to 6 two, from 6 to 3 two
and a halt, from 8 to 12 three, from jz to 15, and all
above the age, may eat four plumbs, one hour or two
before up riling, not to drink during that time, but af
terwards drink warm tea, whey, or water gruel ; in ca
king them, the patient mull day two or three days be
twixt each dole.
In agues, the fame quantity must be taken, two, three
or four hours before tae fit comes on, and be repeated
three times. In whooping or cnin-ccughs give the quan
tity above-mentioned.
STOP THE ROBBERS!
One Hundred DOLLARS Reward.
TA ST Tuesday three villains came to the house of Mr.
Nowel Furman, near Princeton, ana, after abujing the
family in a barbarous manner, took with thim goods to the
amount of between one and two hundred pounds, corffing
chiefly of Germantown swollen forkings milled, of federal
colours, large pocket handkerchiefs of federal kinds op red
and blue fripes, kentir.g ditto, pins of the small kind, four
dozen razors, one pair offour thread fine b^ack wofed boje,
black leather pocket books, pocket almanacks, a jew pieces
of childrens garters, and many other goods unknown,
Oneof the above rogues is an Irifoman, a middle fuzed man,
well set, has bufoy Jandy hair, and fappofed to be marked
with the small pox; bad on a blue coat, his name is said to
be WATSON, and bate been informed be belongs to Capt.
Proton's company of Penn/jilvania Riflemen, under Col.
Brodbead. ^be second ferfon J cannot describe. The other
it ata Iflim man, <witb light colored clothes. It is said they
have already changed their clothes. 1 be, put the goods into
bags or kna/facks. They were seen near the Bapfift meeting
house at Hopewell on Wednesday evening, but could not be ■
taken for want of men of resolution, and its fuftofed the, are
bound Jor Delaware, and so on to Shamokin. Whoever Se
cures /aid goods and the men, so that thk, be convi/Dd, ffall
have the above reward, or bitty DollarsJor the men, or in
proportion for an, ol the men or part oj the gods, by copy
ing to Mr. Stacy Potts, at Trenton, or Mr. William
Woodhouse, in Philadelphia, or the fubferiber in Prince
tw. f JOHN DENFfA N.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A LARGE quantity ^ BRASS, COPPER, PEW
TER, BLOCK TIN, LEAD, SHEET TIN,
SPELTER, and LAPIS CALAMANARIS, &c.
It is hoped that every person, having any of the above
articles, will immediately apply to the fubferiber, who
will give the best price for any quantity of the above ar
ticles, and the public may be assured that all that shall
be brought in shall be applied for the purpose intended,
which is for the defence of the United States. It is there
fore desired that every person, having his country's good
at heart, will spare some of these, fuperflaous articles,
when so good a cause requires it, arid fend them to the
fubferiber, four doors from the Coffee-houfe, in Mar
ket-street, where they shall receive ready cash for the
fame.
LEWIS GRANT, appointed for the purpose.
N. B. The said Grant follows his business as usual;
and returns thanks to his former customers, and hopes
for their continuance. He has a fifhing seine and boat,
with their utensils, to difpofeof.
T'O B~ E S O L D,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION, situate
in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks-County,
containing 354 acres, with a large quantity of meadow
and woodland, good buildings, an orchard and ferry,
known by the name of M'Konkey's ferry. For parti
culars enquire of Samuel Baker, hatter, in, Second
ftreet, or Samuel M'Konkey on the premises. §
O be LET or SOLD, by JOHN
§ MACPHERSON, that very healthy and
very elegant feat (emphatically called) MOUNT
PLEASANT. It is situated in the No thern Li
berties, on the river Schuylkill, with one hundred and
twenty acres of good land, thirty of which were limed
last year; The fences are in good order. There is on
the place eve r y convenient building; about fifteen acres
of watered meadow, arid more may be watered, fame of
which produces as much bay as any meadow in the
duntry. A large variety of the fineft fruits. A mine
ral water near the house; Seven stone Quarries, and
some bn the river, from which the stone can be handed
out of the quafrry into the flat, bn a part of the land
is thought to be a coal pit j the gentlemen from whom
the prefect owner purchased that part; by bis deed, re
fe>yes to bitnfelf and his heirs a Quarter Glare of the coal,
and Macpherfon will do the fame. A large kitchen gar
den within a stone wall, in which are fifty-four aspara
gus beds. Three paved and walled ftercorofes, with
drains from the Cables. The whole, uhich cost about
fouiten thousand pounds, when lands and materials
were bought at one quarter of their present price, will
be fold toi twenty thousand pounds ; or a purchaser may
be accommodated wuh the mansion house, &c. and what
part of the land he chutes. Credit will be given for
three quarters of the purchase money. For further par
ticulars enquire of Lewis Weiss, Scrivener, in Second
street, Philadelphia.
TOBE SOLD oh the place, a very fine chamber
organ, which is loud enough for a church when all the
flops are out, was made by the celebrated Hornbuckle
of London, cost one hundred and twenty pounds sterling,
and will be fold for three hundred pounds currency ; a
boat, contrived to carry earth from a quarry, »hich un
load 3 herfelf in an instant, and in left than half a mo
ment is ready to take in again. Also wheat, barley,
rye, Indian corn, hay, and sundry farming utensils.
Wanted by said Macpherson, a man (with or with
out a family) well acquainted with the management of
Iheep, who will take charge of a large flock at Rural
Banks, in Chester and Lancaster Counties, on O&oraro
Creek, where several farms of good well watered land
are to be let for seven years, at one penny per hundred
acre,, and improvements made by the tenants as can be
agreed on.
Newport, Newcajile Loan,, t<o 7. 1777.
W r A S left at toe houG of Beata Miller, Ln
keeper, on the 21st ult. a Hoife, saddle and
Bridle, by a fiilor who said he was going to Philadelphia
to his owners, and would return in a few days • Tncfe
are to inform the laid Lilor; that if he does not come in
three weeks from the date hereof; and pay charges and
take him away, he will be fold for the fame. The Horse
is of a black colorir, Jia; a white star imhis forehead, is
about t velve hands high, and about thirteen or fourteen
years of age. The sailor wore a red jacket, and said he
was in Mr. Spiel's employ.. - §