The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-23 00:00:00, page 2

Taylor and Miller,
At their STORE in Water street, between Chefnut
and Maiket-ftreets, opposite the Crooked-billet
Alley, Have for SAL E,
Imported in the Ship Nonfuch from France,
A Variety of Dry Goods, suitable to the
Season,
Amon%ft which are,
WHITE, blue, drab, green, scarlet and mixed
Broadcloth', blue, brown and drab Coatings,
Flannels and Swarfkins, Callimancoes of different co
lours, copperplate Furniture Patterns, black and
white Gauzes, Gauze Handkerchiefs, Ribbands, Taf
faties, Sartins, Silks, Damafeus, Sarfnets, Modes,
Laces, a great variety of Linens, amongst which are
Lavals, Britannias and Plattillas, Oznabrigs and Sail
Duck.
They have, also, for Sale,
Tanners Oil, in barrels, Spanish Sugars, Gun Flints,
Sail Needier, Brass Locks, Window Glals, Madeira
and other Wines, &c. &c. &c.
Samuel Mackean,
In Second street, the second door below Chefnut- street,
has just opened an Assortment of
Superfine and second Cloths,
of the most falhicnabl. Colours,
Caffimers, Mens Silk and Worfttd Stockings, Cerdu.
roys, Lifting,, &c. &c.
To be SOL D,
A healthy, honed, sober Negro Wench,
who is a fry good house servant as she can wash,
iron, few, cook, &:• &c. Enquire of the printer.
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the Forks of Little Egg-Harbour,
On THURSDAY,
The Twenty.fifth Instant, at 10 o'Clock
in the Morning,
The Ship Major Pierson,
With her Tackle and Apparel; together with her
CARG O,
Consisting of
Flour, Malt, Hops, Cordage, Rum, Wine,
Iron, Dry-Goods, &c. &c.
To continue till all is Sold. For Cash only.
JOHN BURROWES, Marshal.
State of New-Jersey, O&o. 16.
On MONDAY Next,
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon,
At the Marshal's Wharf, betwecnArch and Race Preets,
Will begin the Sale by Public Auction,
OF THE
C ARGOES
Of the Brigantine ANWE, and Brigantine KING
GEORGE:
[And on TUESDAY, the 30th Instant,
At South street Wharf, Will begin the SALE of the
Cargo of the Brigantine Nancy,
Being Prizes to the privateer Brigantine Fair American.
The said Prize VESSELS and the Brigantine YORK,
with thrir Guns, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture,
will be SOLD at the COFFEE HOUSE, cf which
NOTICE will be given, and the inventories (hewn
at the Place of Sale.
By Order of the Court of Admiralty,
Odo. 22. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
On FRIDAYNext,
At TEN o'Clock, at the Marshal's Wharf, between
Race and Arch ftreers,
Will begin the Sale by Public Auction,
Of the Cargo of the Brigantine
YORK, a prize taken by the privateer Brigantine Fair
American, Phineas Eldridge commander, Consisting if
Flour, Beef, Fork, Butter, &c.
By Order of the Coirt of Admiralty,
o^o. 20. CLEMENT BIDDLE, M^fhal.
On FRIDAY Next,
At '1 WELVE o'Clock, at Noor, at the Cffie House,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
The Sloop Polly,
With all her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, agreea
ble to Inventory, to be hen ?t the Place of S.le,
With her Cargo,
NOW ON BOARD,
Confiding of 351 barrels and zx half barrels of uper
fine FLOUR, and 600 hogsheads of STAVES; being
a Prize retaken by the Privateer Brigantine Fair Ame
rican, and now lying at South street Wharf.
By Order of the Court of Admiralty
0&0. 20. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Matfhal.
TO BE LE T, A
Crafs-Loc of about four acres,
situate near the House cf Employment.
A vacant LOT on ths north- fide of Market-street,
between Seventh and Eighth-fleets, 66 feet front on
Market-ltreet and 306 feet in depth, suitable for a Board
Yard, &r.
A WHARF and LOT on the Jersey shore, adjacent
to Samuel Cooper's ferry, with the Stores thereon
frt&sd ; this place might suit a Boat builder or Board
and Stave-merchant.
TO BE SOL D, A
Ground Rene of 16 pounds 10
fhil ings per ?nnum, well secured. Apply to WIL
LIAM ATTMORE, in Secend-rtrett, near the Baptist
Meeting Houle.
Came to the pasture of the fub
fer.ber, A Bay HORSE and Bay MARE, the Horse
has a white stripe down his lorehead, his bird feet
white, the MARE has the fame maixs, but not so
much white in her forehead. The owner may have
them again, by proving their propertv and paying
charges. WILLIAM ELKINS, in Walnut street,
near the corner of Fifth street. Sept. 24.
A Town Lot,
IN a central Situation and genteel Neighbourhood,
To in SOLD: Also, A large and convenient
HOUSE, to be L ET; together with Ten Acres ut
GROUND, within three miles of the city, on a healthy
situation, commanding an agreeable and extentive View.
Likewise several LOTS of LAN D, from 10 to 25
Acres, To be LET. Enquire of the Printer.
Wanted, a Chamber Maid, and plain Cook,
in a small orderly family.
Enquire of the Printer.
George Meade &> Co.
At their SIORE on Walnut street Whar f , Have for
SALE,
French Brandy,
Batavia Arrack,
Havannah and Port au Prince Sugars,
Coffee,
Salt, Raisins in jars and calks.
LAW-BOOKS.
At PRICHARD'# Book Store, opposite the Baptift
rhecting House, Second-street near Arch-street, may
be had (it soon applied for) federal valuable and
scarce Setts of the most modern and best approved
Authors, viz.
LO R D Raymond's Reports, Domat's and Wood's
Civil Law, Burrow's and Andrew's Reports,
Burn's Justice, Ruffhead's Statutes, Gilbert's Law of
Devices, Cunningham on Bills of Exchange, ditto, his
D aionary, Bacon's Abridgment, Lilly's Entries, Peer
Williams, Coke's and Ktlyn's Reports, Talbot's Cales
in Equity, Comyn's Digest, Hale's Pleas of the Crown,
Crown Circuits Companion, Johnson's folio Di&iona
ry, Merchant's Dictionary.
N, B. The above Works are in good order, and
in general elegantly bound ; they will be difpufed of
on the easiest Terms for Cash only.
Alexandria, OChb^r 17, 1781.
I HEREBY give public Notice, that the
Concern and Business carried on at this place and
Port-Tobacco, in Maryland, bv the hihferiber, under
the Firm of HOOE and HARRISONS, and owned by
R. T. Hooe, of rhe town aforthid, Richard Harrison,
of the city of Caliz, in the kingdom of Spain, and Jo
ftph W Harrilon, of Alexandria ; also, the Concern
aid Bufi ;efs carried on at the city of Cadiz, by the
feme Partners, under the management of Richard Har
rison, and by the name of HARRISON and COMPA
NY,^ now diffo : ved: And I hereby r&qneft all perlons
indebted to the Concern, at Alexandria or Pert To
bacco, to make payment of their refpe&tv, debts to me
or my agents, a the aforeLi- lplacer, and not to any
other perfun or persons ; any fair and jaft claims against
the Concern, lam ready and willing to py at any
moment.
BUSINESS, in future, will be carried on in Virginia
and Mirylan , by R. T. Hooe anl Richard Harrison,
under the Firn o' HOOE and HARRISON, and
management of R T. Hoce ; and at Cadiz, by R. T.
Hooe and Richard Harrison, under the F rm of HAR
RISON and COMPANY, and management of Rich
ard Harrison.
Given under my hand, the day and year aforefaid.
ROBERT T. HOOE.
Port of Phlla'e'p! it, Pennfylv nia, IT.
To A L L whom it may concern,
fJ OTICE is hereby given. That a Coint of Ad
miraby will he he'd at the Statc-houfe, in the city
@1 Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the twenty fourth of
October, instant, at nins o'ch ck in the Forenoon, for the
Trial <f three Negroes, touit, Ned, Fortune, and Ish
mael, taken on board the armed Schooner or Vessel,
called the General ARNOLD, lately commanded by
Jimes Watson, a' tea, sent into this pot in the fame
vessel, 2nd libeled aganft as prizt, by Charles Wills,
(qui tarn, &c.) to the end, that all perlons concerned
may appear and (hew cause, if any there b*, why a decree
should not pass pursuant to the prayer of the libel, &c.
Ofto. 22. By Order of the Judge,
JAMES REAP. Register.
F I S H- K I L L. October 18.
Accounts from the northward, give us strong indi
cations of an hostile visit in that quarter. It is said
they have advanced to the south end of Lake George,
in some force, but their numbers not afeertained.—•
Energetic measures are taking by the militia in that
vicinity ; a brigade of regular troops, part of which
are already at Albany, passed through this town last
Monday, on their way to Fish Kill Landing, and there
to embark on board of vessels provided to carry them
up.
The British prisoners now in the provost in this town,
part of them lately taken at fort Stonge, on Long Is
land, having formed a design to obtain their liberty,
NEW-LONDO N, ORober 12.
Last week, the brigantine la Impromtev, captain
Peo, arrived here in 52 days from Bergen, in Nor
way.
Thursday of last week, an officer, sewed in a ham
mock, was found drove ashore bn the south fide of Fill
er's island : He had on a fuperfine red broadcloth coat,
and was otherwise well dressed.
Last Saturday captain Israel Eifhop, in the brig
Betsey of this port, arrived at Newport, in 31 days'
from Grenada, and came to town last Monday; He
informs us, that in lat. 31, 15 lon. 72, 5. on the 24th
ult, he saw a fleet of upwards of 100 fail: their course
S. E. by S, wind E. N. E. they chiefly confifled of
brigs, (loops and schooners and none of them appear
ed to be larger than (loops of war and frigates; one
of the latter chafed him four hours.
On Saturday last the privateer ship Pilgrim, arrived
at Salem from France, and brought in a ship from Ja
nrrica, with 500 hundred nogfheads of sugar and rum.
This is the 19th prize taken by Pilgrim since she left
Salem, most of which were fold in France.
Saturday evening arrived here the br ; g Delight,
Captain Samuel Johafton, in 21 days from Martinique.
On the 3d instant lat. 38, 50. he fell in with a fleet of
42 fail, all of which appeared to be capital ships, ex
cept 5 or 6 frigates, and two brigs, one of the frigates
gave him chafe at 6 o'clock in the morning and con
tinued it til half past 11, when she haul'd her wind
for the fleet, which was then (landing close haul with
their flarboard tacks on board, the wind at N. N. W-
About ten days before captain Johnson failed, a
fleet of iio fail of merchantmen, under convoy of two
frigates, arrived at Martinique from France.
Wednesday was sent into Stonington, a schooner
which had a quantity of grain and provisions on board;
she had been taken in the Vineyard found by some
boats manned by refugees, who were conducing her
to New- York, but got a ground on Gardiner's island,
where she was retaken by captain Thomas Parks.
Wednesday was sent into port by the Fair Ameri
can, captain Samuel Champlin, a sloop from Corke,
12 weeks out, laden with 1100 firkins of butter, pork,
soap, candles, &c. she left Corke in company with
40 fail of victuallers, under convoy of a single frigate,
which was in fight when this vessel was captured.
Captain Cbampiiu was left in chafe of a brig, another
of the fleet.
HARTFORD, October 16.
We are well assured that the enemy have fitted up a
number of fire ships at New-York, that are to be sent
under flconvoy of the whole.Britifh fleet to the Chefa
peak, if possible to drive the French fleet from their
moorings ; and that fir Harry has detached 4000 ofhis
best troops on this service.
NORWIC H, Odober 11.
B a gentleman from the westward we are informed,
that a party of our light horse, at the lines, are order
ed to the state of Vermont; there being some difeove
ries lately made, which gave the people of that country
reason to fear an attack was intended on their settle
ments, by a gang of tories and Indians from Canada,
supposed to be commanded by the noted Johnson.
NEWPORT, Oftober 6.
Last Tuesday morning was brought in here a sloop
and a small two mal lboat belonging to the enemy, cap
tured by the armed boat Seven Brothers, captain Hoxie,
of this port.
The fame day arrived a flag of truce from Bermuda,,
wjth a few Ame ican prisoners.
BOSTO N, October it.
Last Tuesday a vessel arrived at Newbury- Port, in
50 d ays from Bilboa, the master of which gives the fol
lowing very important and interefiing intelligence---
" That after be came to fail, on his intended voyage,
he was hailed by a principal merchant from the Ihore,
informing, that an account was that moment received
from France, of an engagement between the combined
and British fleets- -that the former had taken fevea
fail of British men of war, and that the combined fleets
were triumphant in the English channel."
Extras of a letter from a principal merchant at Bilboa,
to a gentleman here, August 21, 1781.
" We have only time to inform you, that our ex
pedition against Mahon, departed from Cadiz the 22d
of last month ; and as the troops shewed the greatest
spirits that could be wiflied for, we hope soon to have
the very high fatisfaftion of communicating to you
rhe pleafihg and agreeable news of its having fell into
our hands."
A Spanish news-paper of a late date, brought by
the vessel arrived at Newbury-Port from Bilboa, con
tains an account that flocks had fallen in England 17
per cent, owing to advices late'y received, which though
the ministry endeavoured to fuppeefs, had yet obtain
ed credit; that Hyder Ally had taken Madrafs. and
cut to pieces a body of British troops that had been
newly feat to that quarter. The fame paper mentions
an account, received in Europe, by a Danish East In
dia man, that commodore Johnftone had arrived with
part of his squadron at St. Helena, in a most shattered
condition, having had a second engagement, in which
the French had taken two ships belonging to the East-
India company, and a transport, and taken or funk a
flip of the line.