The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-03-23 00:00:00, page 3

tow ebb to Which cur ^rWons Were deduced, but ^
for W : S so rapid that the boats could not k e ep pace
Xus. We halted at the foot of a fall over w^h we
earry in the morning—Col Arnold continued on to Cruu
dtere The twenty fifth-Toe grounJ this mining was
' cheered with snow, which continued falling plentiful y—
The carrying pltee was IH) Hive yards; we preceded,
and ata mile's distance we came to a 1& ond fall forming a
beautiful fhmicircle, not more than (even or e^ht yards
tocarry; we marched about fix miles further W a third
carrying place half a mile I mg, at a Ihort di^nce from
„ rh the bth^, entered al de, and puffed irom that
inland crossed a second one, while those who marched
generally on a ridge of mountains, felt the keen
north wind very feufibly-We loft curfelves m tee woods,
' and did not reach the batteaus till late in the evening.
(To be continued.)
CHARLESTOWN, (South Carolina) Jan „.
FV HE enemy's navi force in Georgia, according to
Vinformation received rom (< me deleters, who left
Savannah the if infhrnJ a riven herelaftFri.iar,^ con
fitted of the Pncenix of 44 ^uns, 'Commodore Fly le ?.r.
ker, Fowey - 4 , Vigilant 24, a floating battery, formerly
mounting 2A and 8 pounders, out her me^il no ™ ', u "'
<d to sixteen impounders and eight 12, t : .e Lrl Hydeao,
a packet boat, eighteen of her guns four ^ unders, t e
Britannia and New Bobbin 16 each, both brigs, t ey nave
but two fix pounders each, the rest of their guns are fours,
the Comet seven, formerly our Rate brig, but cut down,
rig-ed, and fitted as a galley, the was towed hi the way
from New-York by toe Fowey, her met I one 18 poun
er in her bow; and 6 fixes in her waist, the LI ck Prince
ic, a (loop mounting ; and 4 pounders, and toe Jafn,
a French miilt fliip, Counting 22 fix pounders, fitted,out
at New-York as a p^atec q^fcm|panded by Capri Hugh
Porterfield, and met with cruising off this br, her crew
not exceeding 1 5 men and beys / wrick flrip, th y ad ,
wts the only veTri pr p p iring to put to lea. The © Tters
all agree that the land force, under Li at. Col. Archibald
Campbell, cannot exceed 3000 men.
A brig from Boston, and a (Chocner froth Port au-
Prince, not fuTpefting the fleet at iyoee to he an ene
my's, ran into trie midst of it, and were tiken.
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) Mar h 12.
Toe Surprize, ' Capt. Wiringham, is arriv I pt Ports
mouth, in nine days from St. Eufta ia, who informs that
the Weasel, a Br ri;h fioop of war mooting ix guns, was
taken by a Ffeiia fliip orfme coJi, without firing a gun.
P H I L t^ DP H I A, Mired 23.
We learn from Briurnore, taat three British men of
war and fevrd privateers are now in Ch ra fipea <e Bay.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of PenafyWama,
Wednesday, March 7th, 7^9
The bill intitled, ' An ad for mpplyin thearmy of
the United States, and for other purposes therein mention
ed," was read a ft. ond ime, and being a ain re a and
debated by paragraphs was ordered to be trapferibed
for a third refill , and printed in t e mean time for
public confederation.
Extrad from the minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk .of tfe General Affemb,.
&n ACT for fuppbig th. arm, y the United States and
tor -the fr^po} ce eitm # ni # nef
^%F HEREAS many of t^e : .,ood ci.izehs of this -
%i/V con?mon wealth, by being often of late c Ilea out
as militia for the def n e.of tnelr rights an 1 liberties, or
having been obliged uy the enemy to abandon their ha
bitations, have thereby been deprived hi the opportunity
of putting m (heircrops and tikm, due care of their her
vert, and it fomeremedy be not appli d, many of these
brave men an I their families iiiuft, " efore harvift, finer
through want of or al, not b'y realm of any re 1 feircity
of that rti le, butc ierty because romy of those perfans
who remained at ho ne nd mimed t eir farms, refilling
to turn out in defence of their country, have by that means
railed large quantities of grain, being p^n-pted by ava
rice, minding only their own pri ae gain, and regardless
es the public well o' the fuTeim,s of their fellow citizens,
have hoarded tip or monopolized the fame, and refufe to
fell any part thereof, either for the relief of private iadivi
du Is in want or for t e use of t e United States
Be t , there ore enacted, and it is tenby ciaaed by the
Representatives ft the bretmen D, the C mmsn^eaUh of
Pen^fylvama, in G neral grabl, met and b, the autho
rity of the Jame, That when, arm is often as fufficient in
formation ihall be gimorto any Justice of me pea # e within
this commonwealt, either by any private perf n or by
any Quart r Mailer General, Commissary ( • her I, his
or their Deputy or Affittant, tint any person or p rfons
residing within twen y miles of such Juiu e, or within the
townih^p, ward or aidrict wherein fu h Justice dwells, is
or are possessed of any larger quantity of wheat, rye, bar
ley, Indian corn, ods, fpelts or fi ur, than is ufficient
for'the support of the family and necessary for the feed and
flock of such person or persons until the day of
next, it 111 Hand may be lawful for such Justice,
and he is here'y required and enjoined immediately by
his warrant under his hand, to appoint at least three
difereer and prudent inhabita as of the townfllip, ward or
diftria, where information (hall be given as arofefaid, that
such grain or flour is cont inert; and thereby authorize and
direct them to go to the place where the said wheat, rye,
barley, oats, Indian corn, (pelts or flour, is fu gefted to
be kept, and if the fame is tuppofed to be contained in
any heufe, barn, out house, mill, ware-noufe or store,
and the owner or possessor thereof sh 11 ne lecl or refufe,
oil demand, to open the Rid house, barn, out • oufe,
mill, ware-hcufe or store, it shall and may be lawful to
and for the fa d nih bitants so appointed, and they are
hereby impowered and required, in the day time, to
break open and enter the fame by force, if neceff.ry ; and
the said inhabitants so appointed, (half carefully examine
what quantity ®f the laid grfn or floor such person or
persons is or are possessed of, and how mu-h thereof can
be spared over and above what may be neceff ry for the
support of theowner or possessor his, her or their families,
and the flock bona fide kept by him or t em, wnich over
pius they shall appriife at the current price for which the
like refpefbve articles fliall, at the time of such appraife
ment, fell in the neighbourhood , and frll make a return
to the Justice, wh@ appointed them, es the quantity which'
And be it Ju ther ma^ed by the authority aforefaid, That
if the ewner or pofYffor of fuel; grain or flour, which fha-11
beappraifed, fe zed and delivered as aforefaid, fliall re
lufe to receive t e money at which the fime fhrtl be ap
pr.i ed as amrf id, i•en the person or persons (hail, be
s re he fliall take away the Did grain or flour, deposit tl e
f : d money in tee h nis of t e Did Justice or the use of
the owner, ta ing t e receipt of t e said Justice for the
fame, wl ich ihali be a fufficieat diDharge to the person
«epQfi:in the Dme b and shall exonerate him from any fu
ture demands of the owner of .the Did <t a i n or floun
which Did money the said Justice is required to pay to tl e
person ok periods entitled to receive the fame, if he or they
apply for the fame within after the said gram
or slur fhril be feizel as aforefaid ; or if no such applka
ri m shall he made within the time afofcGid, that toen aad
in such case the said Jufii e (hall, and he is hereby enjoin
ed, within r after the expiration of the Did
pay the said money to the Treasurer of the (i
---ty or county in which the said Justice resides, to be p id
by the said Treasurer into the Treasury of this state, for
t e use of the fame.
A dbi f farther ena^ed by the authority ©forefaid. That
if the owner of such grain and floor which fliall be so ap
praised, or n, p r rfon ^ persons >or or on his, her or their
behalf, ih 11, es. re tne exp ration of days after
such ap rifoment th 11 be made, take pva} or conceal the
fame or any part thereof, pr sh 11 refufe to deliver the fame
to men p rfon or perfo ^ as &all obtain such warrant from
the Did Justice on being paid for or tendered payment for
the fame as afrfid then and in such case the owner of
the flirt grain or flom, or t e person in whose cufto^y the
fame fliall be appraised, thill forfeit and pay the sum equal
to dou de tne appraised value or the grain or flour which
ffiall be removed or concealed as aforefaid, one moiety of
winch fine and forfeiture fliall be paid to the County Trea
surer for the use of the slate, and the other moiety thereof
t The person or persons to whom the said grain or flour
ought to have .eeii delivered by virtue of the warrant
afor said.
Ad be it farther enabled by the authority aforefaid, That
if any of the said grain which ffiall be appraised as afore
faid, th 11, at the time of such appraifement, be unthrefh
ed ; and if the owner ther of th 11 refufe o threlh the fame
within days as er the said approvement, it (hall
and may be lawful for toe person or persons, obtaining
such warrant as before lift mentioned to threlh the fame
in the barn of the said owner without the le tft molestation
or hin France of the said owner and i the said owner of the
said grain or any other person or persons on his, her or
their beh riffhall refufe to permit the said grain to be thresh
ed as a'orefirid, every such person or persons so refusing,
fliall forfeit and pay :he sum of founds, to
be paid and applied in the fame manner as the fine and
forfeiture last mentioned ; which said hnesand forfeitures
may be fuert for and recovered by bill, plaint, or informa
tion.
eich person tail fo^ 19 fforefaH, 313 the thrice at which
they fliall appraise the fame , after which return anti?,
praifement, if the owner or possessor of such grain fliall ie
fufe to fell toe fame at teappraifert price, it ihailand may
be lawful for the said Justice, and he is hereby, required
and enjoined on the application of any of the citizens of
this commonwealth, and fatisfadory proof given th t the
person or persons applying is or are in want of such grain
or flour for the use of his, her or their families or flock, and
is or are ready to pay the appraised value thereof, to issue
his warrant udder his hand and fed direfled to and em
powering the Constable of the townfliip, ward, or di stria,
wherein fuchgtain or hour fhall.be appraised, to take such
and so many persons as he may think necessary, and to
feze hll or so much of the Did grain or flour as the fakl
Justice fliall think hbfolutely necessary for 1 r fapport of
the family and fi^ck of such perf&n or perlons until the
day of next, which quantity and the ap
praifedvame thereof firil be inferred ft: the^faid warrant,
and nia 1 deliver the said grain or flour tothe person or per
sons obtaining such warrant on h's, her or their paying
the money at which the fame fliall be appraised, or tender,
ing the fame to the ownGr or possessor of such grain or
flour. 1
And be it further erased by the eudfariy aforefa'd; That;
if no application sh 31 be made by any citizen of this com
monwealth for the said grain ^s aforeftid, for the use of
his, her, or their families, within d^ysafter the fame
fliall be appraised as aforefaid, that then and in such case;
a:ter the expiration of the Aid ' days, and not before,
the said Justice (hall, and.be is hereby empowered and re
quired to. iffuealike warrant on the app icat^n of any
Quarter-Nl,fief or Common rv- General, his or their De
pQies or AfEftaat. Deputies, and payment or tender of
the value of the grain or fl or mentioned in fueh warrant,
and the fame proceedin s shall <e had therein as are here
in directed to be had on the application of private citi
zens..' /
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKE T.
To the Wardens oj the city of Philadelphia.
IH AVE been a fpeftator and an aftive person at all
the different fires that have happened in this city since
the Britons left it atyall of which I have found the pumps
out of order (except some few who belonged to private
gentlemen)—Was mere a fire to happen in Spruce street,
between Third and Second-streets, I cannot describe the
consequences though a number of pumps, not one in any
order. I would not chufe to point out any rules for you
to go by, as I am only a tenant, but bavin., a feeling for
the deep calamity that the nature of fire occasions to num
bers would beg that a person may be appointed to infpe&
and regulate matters as you may fee it necessary from the
above recital. lam witu refpe&, Gentlemen,
Yours, &c. R.
LOTTERY-OFFICE,
Tuesday Morning; March 23 17 7 9-
THE wheels of the United States Lottery are now
' 142,420 dollars richer in proportion than when the
drawing commenced.
There are now in the wheels the following prizes—-
1 of 10,000 dollars.
7of 5000
72 of 1000
554. of 500'
1 13,339 of 3°
PAUL FOOKS, Check Clerk,
.. Phi.&deipbia, Ma'cb zgf, 17,,:
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
that have any 01 the Co, tinental Boats without
endecs f, om the Quarter Matter Genera!' Office, to
bring them in imm:diateiy to M. lirael C flei, at
Faca-ft eet wharf, and no person eg periods whatsoever,
afte, th s notice, to take an> ot the laid b ats without
orders in writing train tai. office.
BENJAMIN G. EYRE.
Super nt^ndai B%t Depamint.
T O B E' L E T,
QO-E NTE^ L ready furnished LODGIt GS, with
I, o' wUhnut a front apartment, that will da for a
&nth mruG office. Euquiie of the Printer.
To be L^'T for the Summer Seufonjty Terrri
of Yars, '
, GENTEEL SUMMER SEAT,.with as mich
Z'l €° 0d pollute ground as may bitt, hoofed and fta,
h,fa convenient f^r a G-otDoian,.b,tuaT9 at the four
ibile ifone on Wiffzhckan read. Enquire of the fub^
tefiber on the Dremrir. . • . •.
HENRY DEFENDORFF.
T O BE S O L D,
The following ARTICLES, at JOSHUA DUDLEY
E Companyri Stor , next door cut one in Wat^
ibe-t, Dov tre Drawbridge,
g\ OFFEE by the ba. rel or retail,
V Pork an • b-H ^5 the banel,
Gammons wholesale end retail,
En<|h cheeD,
Jeßy/0..
Ucm-fifh,.,
Hzrd soap, ..
Sweet oil, .
Weston's fnuff, Leiper's ditto, by the bottle,
Lime juke of the belt quality by the gallon,
ADr : assortment or earthen ware,
Imported fall,
Gun powder, and rainy other articles in the grocery
Philadelphia, March zid, 177%
JOHN DONNELL
frl.ty reinovert to the Houe of M . Jervis Grant, Cop,
perf iih, a tew doors above the Cette h. use, in
Mitkei-rtreer, ..
YV '" E ^ ^ laid Dunnell has to dis ofe of furdry
'' GOODS, a ew ho (heads of rum—A'fo feme
profitable Land in Now je lev :If the land is n^t4o h
Icon fold, will be r n.d; it will keoa large ftpek of
cttle—Liktwife to be rented a Brick H ue inthr crty,
fuTibb for a genteel p ivate family. E< quire as above o
March 22( 1 1779.
To be SOL D, by Public Vendue,
On Wednesday th 24. I instant, at three o'c ock in the
afternoon, on Knox's Wharf, near the Swede's
Chu<h,
THIRTY-SEVEN HOGSHEADS of TOBACCO.
W A -N T E D,
A WET NURSE, of, good character. Eiqure
A of the Printer.
Just pubifhed and to be fold bv WILLIAM MENTZ,
in Cherry Alley, and WILLIAM WOODHOUSE,
in Front street, (price One Dollar single, or Eight
Dollars par dozen)
TH IRTEEN HYM NS, suited to the present
" times; containing the part, p% nt and future bate
of America ; with advice to Sold e q s and Ch^ftians.
Dedicated to the Inhabitants of the Thirteen United
State?. B Elhanan Winchester.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD
ty I L L be paid by the fubferiber for apprehending
VV and fecurihg in any gaol, (so that he may be
brought to justice) a certain WILLIAM GRAY;
who made his efcipe from the neighbourhood of Elk in
the night of the 6th instant. He is an ill-looking fellt w
with remarkable red hair, about five f et three or four
inches high, a talkative insolent fellow, fond of liquor,
and frequently boasts of his honesty, (though a villain)
he is a great finger, appears to be about twenty-five years
of age, and is b, tade a wool combe.He is z native of
England, and fp-aks in the weft country di.l^a ; fays
he is a deserter from teß iti(h army, and for some time
after his defection refi led at or near Chad's Ford, in
Cuefter county : He was in the emp oy of Mr. Zebulon
Hollingfworth, at Head of Ek Landing, a few weeks
last fall, from which place he has made a practice of
fte ling public dores, and (by help of hh accomplices)
carrying them about four or five miles hence into Upper
or North Milford hundred, and there making sale of
them among the inhabitants. He was seen on Sunday
th: 7th instant on the road leading from Newark to Phi
ladelphia. JAMES DARAH,
Head oj Elk, March 10. A.C. of Issues.
THIRTY DOLLAR S, as an additional reward,
(hall be paid for apprehending the above defcribe^ thief,
by ZEBULON HOLLINGSWORTH,
Also in ihe press, and will he published in a few weeks;
The meh memory e Accidents and unheard of Tranf
a ions, as the deposing of ty.ants, lumenta le (hip
wrecks, difrnal misfortu es, ftratagem^ of war, perilous
adventures, happy de ifeances, with other remarkable
Occurrences and f lea Hiftori^al Events whith have
happ rid in several countries the lalt age. Translated
from the French.
N. B. Said Mentz has for sale, a few rheams of
American marble paper, a large assortment of pocket
book', orderly b® ks, prints of His Excellency General
Washington, pocket almanacks in cases, and red ink in
phials warranted superior to any ever made in America.
Wanted, a quantity of Tortoise sh 11, and the belt
price given for Sheep (kins, by William Mentz.