The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-02-09 00:00:00, page 4

TH E operating force of the army having fuffered
great diminution by the number of soldiers made
use UY as servants by persons of different denominati
ons, not immediately connected with the line.
The general, anxious to have the regiments in the
m ft col e&ed Rate, and as respectable as possible, at
the opening of the ensuing campaign, Orders, That in
future, no person belonging to the civil daff be per
mitted to take a soldier as a servant ; and tnat those
gentlemen in that department, who now have such,
return them to their refpeHive regiments or co ps,
on or before the firii day of April next ; by which
time e hopes they will be able to provide tbem
felves otherwise without inconvenience.
Officers commanding corps are desired to pay parti,
cular attention to this order, and dire&ed immediately
to reccl fucn of their men, as are absent without pro
per authority ; efpeciaPy those with officers who have
retired from the service.
The general is a ftonifhed to find by the returns,
that some of the abfemtees are accounted for in the
manner last mentioned.
Commanding officers of regiments or corps are not,
in future, to furnifh servants or waggoners from their
corps, on any pretext whatever, without an express
order from the commander in chief, or commanding
officer of the army.
Officers actually belonging to regiments or corps,
and serving with them, are to be allowed servants
from their refpedive corps, in the following propor
tions, viz.
INFANTRY, ARTILLERY, and all Corps fervin^
on FOOT.
Colonel, two without arms.
Lieut. Colonel,) two (° ne without arms,
Major, / (one with arms.
Captains,-
Subalterns, / on g eac ft, with arms.
Surgeons,(
Matet, )
CAVAL R Y.
Colonel two each, without arms or
L,ut. Colonel, f blic horses.
Major. ) r
Captains,
Subalterns, ( one each, without arms or
Surgeons, I public horses.
Mates,
Ami toeach regimental waggon is to be allowed one
waggoner without arms.
Field officers of regiments or corps may take one
servant wi r h them on furlough, but no other regi
mental officers to take one from their regiments on
any account.
No officer or doftor to take a convalescent from the
hospital for a servant, on pain of being tried by a
court-martial.
the general and military Raff, and officers not be
longing to orps, are to be allowed servants in the
following proportions, and when they are not other
wise provided, may take them from the army, viz.
Major- general, four,^
Brigadier-general, four,|
Coloriel, two, I
Lieut. Colonel, > ! _
Major, ) 1 without arms.
Captain, C one each.
Aid de camp, (
Brigade Major, J
The servants carrying arms, are to be exempt from
guards and other camp duties, but are to appear un
der arms whenever the regiment parades, and are to
mount guard with the officers on whom they wait.
The servants without arms are never to appear in
rank and file, except at the infpeQion.
Wken a regiment marches and leaves its camp Hand
ing, one servant to each company is to be permitted to
remain ; but on the camp's being flruck, and the bag
gage loaded, the) are to join their regiments.
EDW. HAND, Brigadier
and Adjutant. General.
The printers in the several states are requeued to
publish the above.
Has drawn a Map
Of the Investment of York and Gloucester,
in Virginia.
Shewing how those places were besieged in form, by
the allied army of America and France; the British
lines of defence, and the American and French lines
of approach ; with part of York river, and the British
ships, as they then appeared funk before York ; and
the whole encampment in its vicinity.
"hi? MAP, by cefire of many gentlemen, will be
published as soon as a number of copies are lubferibed
for Efficient to defray the expence. Those gentlemen
who incline to become fubferibers, may fee the Draught
and Conditions at Mr. C/aypoo'e's Printing office, in
Mioket-ftreet, and at the Coffee house ; where lub
fcriptions are taken in.
V,'' -'ft, on Saturday last about 4 o'clock in the
„ afternoon, between Arch-freet and Frankford,
a filter WATCH, maker's name George Cleves, Lon
don, (number forgot.) Whoever has found the fame,
and will deliver it to the punter, shall receive the above
reward.
Major BAUMAN, of the New York or Second Regi
ment of Artillery,
The gentlemen who have already fubferibed, will be
be (o obliging as to pay their fubfeription money to Mr.
Claypoole.
H+ad-Qvarieff, Philadelphia, January 18, 1782.
O R D E R S.
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by DAEID C. CLAYPOOLE, in Market-Street.
Four Dollars Reward.
The firft of March next ensuing,
forty fix acers of good Mowable MEADOW, lymg
on Green w ich-lfland, Moyamenfirg township. For
further particulars enquire of the widow TAYLOR
in Spruce street, near Third-street. Jan. 30, 1782
PROPOSALS will be received in this Office until the
firft day ot April inclufivr, for a Contrast to sup
ply the Rations deliverable to the moving Army by the
United States, from the firft Day of May to the last
Day of December, inclusive, to the Eastward of Dela
ware River.
The Contractors are to issue the Rations, and the
Piopofab are to contain the lowest Prices and the long
s'! Trrms of Payment, as also the Price of the compo
nent Pars, which are—
Ore pound Beef er three quarters pound Perk,
Ooe pound Bread,
Or e gill Rum or Whiskey,
One quart Salt and two quarts Vinegar for 100
Rations,
Eight pounds Soap and three pounds of Candles for
7 0 Rations.
The Proposals will also contain the Prises at which the
following Articles of Hospital Store will be deli
vered—
One gill Weft-India Rum,
One gill Madeira Wine,
One gill Port Wine,
One gill Vinegar,
One pound Mukovado Sugar,
One pound Bohea Tea,
One pound Coffee,
One puund haul Snap,
One pound tallow Candlel,
Ore pint Indian or out Meal.
The hveiai Places for colliding the Magazines, as
well as tire Quantities to be codeded will, from time to
time, b pointed ctr by the Commander in Chief, or
Commander of the Department.
Any Provisions or Stores which may be, destroyed
or loft in the Magazines by the Events of War, to be
paid for by the United States, according to Terms to
be let led for that Purpose in the Contrast.
The ne effary Removal of Provisions or Stores from
such Magazines, to be also made at the Expence of the
United St t'% but to be peifoi med by the Contractors.
[All the Printers in toe United States are requested
to publish this Advertisement. J
SCARLET, blue,
brown, and light-blue
fuperfine and second.
Broadcloths,
Bus, green, buff, and
brown common ditto,
Serges of all colours,
Wiltons and Duroys,
White Flannels,
Dark and light Chintzes,
Cotton Calicoes,
Buff and white Marseilles
Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities,
Jeans of different colours,
Seven-eight and yard wide
cotton Checks,
French and Irish Lirene,
Jaconet and book Muffins,
PROPOSALS will be received in this Office, until
' Saturday the 16th of February next, for (applying
bv contract, to SAMUEL MILES, Enquire, Deputy
Quarter- Master General in this city, Fury-five
HORSES fit for mounting Dragoons. Such Horses
to be free from blemish and warranted found, not un
der fifteen bands high, nor under five nor above nine
years of age. The Horses to be delivered on the firft
day of April next, and then to be infpe&ed by such per
sons as shall be agreed on and named in the Contract.
The Proposals to contain the low est Price and lungeft
Terms of Pa,men#,
Saftortas and Lc Bceuf,
At their STORE in Front street, opposite the Coffee-
Hoafe, the following ARTICLES, viz.
ALSO, Fifty Hogsheads of good Virginia
and Maryland Tobacco.
f^LOI HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plulh
" er, VeUttr, Ca icoes and Chintzes, Cambricks,
Mnflin>, Gauzes, Irish and Russia Linen, eh wide Per
fans, Ducaper, Modes and S«ttinr, N^w England
Rum, Liver Oil, &c. &c.
Also a few Sets of
French Army Bills of Exchange,
and a few Pipes of Madeira Wine.
At h:s Store 'tn Chefnut ftieet, two doors from the
corner of Third street,
JOHN CHALON ER,
Just Imported from France,
AND TO BE SOLD, BY
Office of Finance,
Office of Finance,
TO BE LE T,
Philadelphia, February 1, 1782,
JANUARY 29 , 1782.
FOR SALE, BY
* Plain and figured Gauzes,
Gauze and Catgut Hand-
I kerchieft,
Printed linen ditto,
Black and white Blond
Laces,
Painted, figured, and
plain Ribbons,
A Quantity of the heft
white silk Hole,
Artificial Flowers well as
sorted,
Coarse and fine white
Threads,
I Broad and narrow Trpes,
; Sad Duck.
1 With many other Arti
; clea, too tedious to enu
| merate.
r ISBON WINE,
Fine old Jamaica Spi
rits,
Weft. India Rum,
T 2 ffia,
Whiskey,
French Brandy,
Holland Gin,
Annifeed,
Molasses,
Double^and firgle refined
Loaf Sugars,
White and brown Box
Sugars,
Mufeovado ditto,
Bohea Tea,
Coffer,
Chocolate,
Pepper,
Allspice,
Ginger,
Nutmegs,
Mnftard in Bottler,
Brazillettc,
Indigo,
Allum,
Copperas,
Briroftone,
Chalk,
Rozin,
Tar,
Whetstones,
Pewter and Shot,
The highest Price is given
for clean Linen and Cot
ton RAGS, by the Printer
of this Paper.
Ladies, ]
Compting-houle,l
Common, , Penknives,
Double and
Single bladed J
Irish Wafers, for public offices and sealing
of letters,
American Wafers of the fame kinds, .
Dutch red and black Sealing Wax,
Black leather and paper Inkholders for tra-
In Markec-ftreet, Philadelphia ;
A good Aflortment of American,
French, and British Writing Paper,
Plain Letter Paper,
Gilt Letter Paper,
Dutch Quills,
English Quills,
American Ink-powder and liquid Ink,
British patent Ink-cake, and liquid Ink in
bottles, fit for immediate use and for
carriage,
Sate LOTT ERV, ma, know the fate o' their tickets
by applying at the office, on Mr. John Mean's wharf,
where the lottery is now drawing.
JOHN GRAFF, check clerk.
N. B. Fours of enquiry from half past three in the
afternoon till dark. Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1781.
vellers, &c.
Brass Inkholders with Penknives and Cases
Middleton's blacklead Pencils,
Receipt Books,
Wrapping Paper,
Parchment of American and British manu-
fadure,
Black leather Pocket Books, with Memo-
randum Books,
Battledores and Shuttlecocks,
Playing Cards,
Mefiage Cards,
The above Articles are of the best Qua
lity, and may be had, in large or final!
Quantities, on reasonable Terms, for Cash.
At the SLIP at Arch street FERRY, Philadelphia,
Has to dispose of by Wholesale and Retail,
For Cash, or in exchange for Country Produce,
GEORGE A. BAKER,
Adventurers in the United
TO BE SO L D, BY
David C. Claypoole,
Lead,
Fine and coarse Salt,
Mens Shoes,
Writing and Wrapping
Paper,
Cotton,
Corks,
A few Packets Pins,
Irish Linens,
Checks,
C locoes.
Mens silk and worked
Hose,
Cotton ditto,
Few's Snuff in bottles,
Sundry neat Iron Caft
ihgs,
A few bundles of Frying
Pans,
Window Glass of 7 by 9,
8 by 10, 9 by it, loty
12, and 12 by 14, by
the Box, half Box, or
left Qymtiiy,
Long and focrt Pipes by
the Box and Greet,
Linseed Oil by the Quan
tity for exportation or
home cenfumpt'on.
N. B. FLAXSEED t^k^
in for C sh, or in Ex
change for Linfaed Oil
or other Geode.