The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-08-22 00:00:00, page 4

Port of FbiLdelffia, Pennfrl^nia, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of A^ni
r!ty will be held at the State house, in the city of
PMbdip'ii, oi the twenty-sixth day of August inst. ^t
ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the trial of the brigan
tine or veltel called tin Gloaccfter, burthen about too
ton:, and her cargo, lately commanded by William
Smokes, trim at tea, on her late intended voyage from
the ifhnd of Madeira to New- toik, sent into this port,
'and libelled against by Stephen Decatur, and Roger
K ighn, („i tarn, &c.) To the intent that the owner or
owners thereof, or any persons concerned therein, may
appearand ftitw cause, if any they have, why the fame
fhomd not be condemned puriuant to the prayer of the
libel, &c.
& Order of the Judg<,
A^urt 14. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Pxt of Philadelphia, Pennfylvani„ IT
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NO TICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
ralty will be held at the State House in the city of
Philadelphia, on the twenty-sixth day of August inst.
fort c trial 0: tile Grip or v^ffcl called the Albion, and
her cargo, burthen abow three hundred tons, lately com
in mled by Thomif H rtebinfo ; t ku. at sea, on her in
tgn ed voyage from Livruol to Archangel, and lately
fht ioto this port and liteled against as prize, b Sa
murl Waker, &1 (qui tarn, &c,) To the intert that
tie owner or owner & thereof, or any p© fen© concerned
the ^u, may appear and flaw cause, if any they have,
why the Ome (h p (honi I not be condemned accer ring'o
the prayer of the libel, &c.
By order of the Judgey
August x. ANDREW ROBESON, P.T.
C P. AND N. R AGUET,
In Front-street, five doos below Walnut-street, have
for SALE,
{VEST INDIA rum in hogsheads; French brandy
' V in tierces; allum salt in tierces; brown and muf
covado fugatsin hogsheads and barrels; coffee in bapgs
and barrels; cocoa in barrels; cotton in baggs; gun
powder ; flints; and a large afcrtment of dry goods, viz.
cloths, durante, Manchester velvets, drugget's, fiialoont,
lowing silk, twill, linens, itwns, cambricks, French rnl
English gauzes, ribbons, black and white silk, blonde la
ces, silk dockings, flowers, feathers, pins, &:. &:. &c.
A YOUNG M AN well acquainted with business,
wants to.be employed in a Compting-Houfe. For
particulars encui e of the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
fl Very likely NEGROE WENCH, nineteen
" years old, with a beautiful female Child, fix months
old, bot.i very healthy. The Wench has been used to
cook for a genteel family, can few, spin, and do every
kind' of home- work ; has had the small pox and riieazles
—is very honest and Sober. The purchaser will have a
faiisfaHory assurance of her charader, and that (he is
fold for no fault but merely for rent of employ. The
lowest price is 1001. York currency, or an equivalnt. la
qu re of the Printer.
Bergen County, (New Jersey) July 18, 1780.
WAS STOLEN or DRIFTED, the 30th July, i rom
VY Tun Alley Dock, in Water street, between Chef
nut and Walnut-ftrects, a BATTEAU, printed 3 dirty
yellcw within and without, with three rowing places to
one fide, and one at the other, with a chain fixed on the
inn le of the bow. A reward of on: hard dollar or the
exching^, will be given to any perlon brin^n? the laid
B tieni to JEREMIAH SULLIVAN.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
Q ''.A,'' $" °" the Commons, a black COW, of
° a middling fir, milked with a hole in both cars
an IF to the end, has hd her horns sawed, but pretty
ran h grown vp since; die has some white in her face
neir her 'orn , .long the ridge of her back, and on
her hrdl gs. Sre is fuppo ea,o be detained for tref
palliag : Any person giving iif rotation cf the person
so detaining her without adveufi ig, fn.ll be entitled to
the abave reward, and if bicught h?me all re^fonable
charges, paid by the luofcrib/r in Elfrizh's Alley.
WILLIAM SHAW.
lOHM BROWN, fcrin-rlya Shoemaker in Nets-
J fork, nowa Refugee, Supposed to be in Pennsylva
nia, lived a short time at Sc?rewliuberg, Bergen county
EaflNew Jersey. His friends are desirous to know his
pre ent residence, as they have Something of importance
to communicate..
Di ^a him to Mr. WATKINS, Paramus.
IyHEREAS me and my wife Margaret, have for some
time part hal fev rri disagreeable quai rels, entirely
Owing to her miLondud, I am therefore resolved never
to hayeany more corneaions with her: This is therefore
so inform the public not e oiruft her on my account, as
I will never p.y any debts ontraHad by h r from this
date. MATTHIAS BAXTER.
Aeguft 4, 1780.
TO BE SOL D,
LARGE m?Gs built BOAT, in length aS
_ l ' eet > in width 8 and an half feet, and in debth 3
and an half feet ; will carry upwards of five cord weed,
ho a good anchor and chain, fprit fail and Girouds, She
may be Seen at Warner's wharf, near Race street wharf.
For further particulars, enquire at Michael Dawson's
in Race-rtreet, between Front and Secend-ttreets.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP, in Market-street.
D E S E RTE D,
From the Barracks, a few days ago,
JAMES DWYE R, a Serjeant in the Second Penn
sylvania regiment, (Col. Stewart's) a well made
in n, about five l<ct eight or nine inches high, fair hair
and tdnipl'xiori, about 25 er 30 years of age, an Irish
man, and (peaks pretty much on that dialed: He is a
pretty good Scholar, and if gone to the country will pro
bably offer himfelf as a fchoolmaGrr. He bad on his
regimentals, blue faced with fc^rlet, and a round hat
found with black ferreting. Whoever takes up Lid
deserter and secures him in any gaol, cr delivers him to
me or anv other Continental Offi o, Giall receive One
Hundred Doilars reward, ever and above One
Bale Johannes allowed bv the Hon. Council of this
State. ANDREW LYTLE,
Lieut s'll Reg. Pennfylv.
N. B. It is probable he is gone on board some vessel
in this port. He has a biodter-in-law on board the
Saratoga.
Philadelphia, August 5 1780.
Philadelphia, August 7, 1780.
One ThouJaud Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or ftoen on Sunday night last, the 23d
inst. <utofthe pasture of Thomas Paxfon, in Srif
bnry townflrp, Bucks county, A large bay HORS E,
upwards if fifteen hands high, fix or ftven years old,
has a (mail bright star, abd his off hind foot white to his
foct ock, he is a horse of good spirits, trots and canters
well, but has been mostly uled to the harness for feme
time past, and the top of his neck, Ihoulders and sides
fliews the marks, it is not kno^n that he has any brand.
Whoever taket up the said Horse, and will deliver him
to Col. John Mitchel, D. Q M. General, at PniladcL
phia, to Samuel Crook at Pitts-town, in New Jersey, or
io the owner at Trenton, (lull receive the above reward.
July 27. MOORE FURMAN.
Philadelphia, August 5, 1780.
FOR SA L E,
EIG HT beautiful brass FIELD PIECES, carry
ing a five pound (hut, together with a largequan
tuy of round SHOT Suited to their bores; likewise
Rammer., Sponges, Wo,ms and Ladles. For particu
lars enquire of Charles Miller, at the Bird-in-Hand
Whtrf, w. ^ ba& likewise lor tale, a few Hogsheads of
ex ,' ^ SPIRITS.
'" 3 '" n u P °° the '''" °' J u '> ' a *' a b' ac k
¥7 MARE, about 15 hands high, has a small tail
and no shoes on. The owner or Owners, by proving
property ad paying charges, may have her again, by
applying to JOHN MITCHEL, Cryer.
N B. She will be fold on Saturday the 19th inftaht,
to pay her expences, if the owner do net apply before
tbit time.
One Hundred Pounds Reward.
AB SCONDE D from Salem, a Woman, that pas.
fes by the name of Catharine Shaver, (but
'tis supposed that (he will change her name) who took
from the following performs the undermentioned articles,
viz. From J.obn Clark, one ruffled fhift, one Holland
apron, one black silk cloak, laced, tore around iheedges,
one plain black silk bonnet, one red borded handker
chief, one black gauze handkerchief, and one head,
dress with jelow ribbon. Fran Maty Johnson, one
brown linfey- „oo fey petticoat, filled upon a yellow
chain, one blue and white yellow callico short gown, one
handkerchief, red and blue bordered, and white ground.
From Abigail Down, one striped camblzteen gown,
broon red, cne Holland apron, marked with two
letters B D, one linen handkerchief, cne pair Holland
fUever, one brown skirt, one pair thread flockings,
one p^rof (hoes almost new. Fiom Sarah Royal, one
ihirt, masked SN. The above person is of a short sta
ture, thin viffage, and has many ring-worms in her
1 '"" lomewhat gray, red nose, is much addict
ed tohquor, and pretends telling fortunes. She for
merly lived with Doftor Witt, and claims the faculty of
, 18 supposed die is gone towards York.
Whoever takes up said person, and brings her to Sa
lem, (hall have the above reward, and all reasonable
charges paid by the fubferiber.
JOHN CLARK.
JOHN BENEZE T, at the North E^ft corner of
Front and Pine-streets, has for S ALE,
WEST-INDIA RUM, in H^gfreads,
SALT, in Tierces
MUSCOVADO SUGAR, in Hogsheads and Barrels,
MOLASSES, in Hoglheids and Tierces,
COCOA, in Tierces and Barrels,
COFFEE, in Barrels,
A few Pipes MADEIRA,
OPIUM.
TO BE SO L D,
A HOUSE and LOT at the north-east corner
/of Front and Arch-streets. Enquire of
GEORGE CL Y,M ER.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from a Pasture, the
° corner of S venth and Race-Greet, a large fun burnt
black CHAIR HORSE, 10 years old, 16 hands
high, a natural trotter, with a bald face, and one white
foot, his hip and rump bones pretty high, his Shoulder
bruised with the saddle, and all fore feet have the marks
cf a hopple; one of his fore feet much cut with the shoe.
The above reward, and reasonable charges will be paid
for taking up the laid Horse, by
RICHARD WELLS, in
Arch street.
Philadelphia, July 28, 1780.
WHEREAS the Estates of Joseph Gris &
wold, Oswald Eve, Abraham Piftorius, Law
rence Fagan, and John Knight, all late of the county
of Philadelphia, having been in due course of Law
forfeited and seized to the use of this State • We, the
fubferibers, Agents for said county, do hereby give
notice, that the estates of the said Joseph Griswold,
Oswald Eve, Abraham Piftorius, Lawrence Fagan, and
John Knight, consisting of the following mefluages and
tracts of Land, viz.
One trad Woodland, containing about 30 acres, in
the Northern Liberties, late cf Joseph Griswold.
One moiety of a 39 acre Lot in Germantown, late of
Abraham Piftorius.
One trad of Land in Oxford township, within 6
miles ®f this city, with valuable improvements thereon,
late of Oswald Eve, containing a good dwelling-house,
powder-mill, orchard, meadow, &c. &c. &c.
One lot in Poplar Lane, Fourth-Greet, Northern Li
berties, late Oswald Eve's, containing about 6 acres,
with the ruins of a large bri k house thereon.
One Lo: of Ground in Second-Greet near the Barracks,
>8 feet frout, 12$ seer deep, with a large three story
House therein, late of Lawieace Fagan.
And one trad of Land in Abington, late John
Knight's, containing 107 acres, with a good dwelling
house, &c. thereon.
All which will be fold at the Court House in this ci
ty, the thirtieth day of August next : The (ale to being
at Ten o'Clock.
The terms of falewill be according to Law, viz. one
fourth part of the purchase money to be paid in ten
days after sale, or the piemites again to revert to the
State, and the bidder liable to forfeit the said one-fourth
of the purchase money ; the remainder to be paid in one
month after sale ; and on a certificate being produced
from the Agents or either of them, of full payment of
the purchase mcney, a deed will be given as by Law di
reded.
And to prevent all difficulties with relped to pay
ment, the Agents will attend t the house of William
MMollin, Eiq ; belo^ the N. # w Market, on the tenth
day after sale, to receive thefi ft payment, and in like
manner on the goto day after sale, to receive the last
payment ; after white no porchafe money will be re
received, but the pr/mifes again fold for the benefit cf
the Commonwealths
GEORGE SMITH ]. ,
WILLIAM M MULLIN, ]
WANTE D,
A MAN
Who understands well the management of
Meadows and Grazing Cattle ;
ALSO A
COMPLEAT GARDENER;
AND
A WOMA N
To take care of of a small family on a farm.
SUCH coming well recommended to Mr. William
Forbes, at the north-east corner of Walnut ana
Water-streets, Philadelphia, or to Mr. Henry Kitch
en, at the Cross Keys, Wilmington, in Delaware
State, will meet with good encouragement.
N. B. It is hoped none will apply who do not come
fully within the description.
TO BE SO L D-
A PLANT ATION and trp& of land, lituate in
" New-London townlhip, Chester county, near the
Cross Roads, about forty five mile, from Philadelphia,
containing one hundred acres and allowance, five acres
of meadow, eight or ten acres cf woodland, a log house,
two Tories high, three rooms on a floor, a log barn,
garden and orchard, it is under good fence. For terms
of sale, apply to Bonfall and Shoemaker's office, in
Fourth-street, below Spruce street,
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
August murging th^ firft day,
My APPREN TICE LAD he ran av^y ;
Hsname is John Shade I deciaie,
He's very aptto curse and feme:
His age I think, does now appear,
To be at least full twenty yearst
H,s hair and complexion are both dark,
And hislurly look is cue good mark ;
His nose is large as they will fee,
Whoever brings him home to me 3 y
His size about five feet (our inches,
Hal on brown coat and olive breeches,
Old hat, blue stockings, (hoes one pair,
And a coarse Ihirt something worse for wear ;
Bsfid^s took with him fandry eloaths,
Light coat and breeches and a pair of cotton bofe;
A hat that's very large, and almost new,
A linen jacket and black breeches too 1
In Arch street at the Taylor's sign,
Pray elk lot me, you may me find :
Idid not tell my name at ihe beginning,
My trade a Taylor, and my name John Reedlel
The Poets great for wit arid art,
Perhaps m^y. call me funny;
But I can bear that and some more.
Could I but get my Johnny.
Whoever takes him up don't fail
To lay him fut in any goal :
They (hall be as a friend regarded,
And as above (ball be rewarded.
N. B. All Maftars of vessels are forbidden to carry hint
off at their peril.