The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-04-20 00:00:00, page 1

FRAME STABLE,
Containing 22 STAI LS, situate in Sixth street, be
tween Chelnut and M^rket-ftreets, and opprfite Mr.
Cray's brewery. The Premises may be removea at
any day af:er the sale, on application to Mr. Budden,
in Market-street. April 17.
dressed DEER SKINS and 400 We ght of BEA
VER, for whicba part Payment will be taken in Dry
goods. Apply to EDWARD DAVIES, at the Cone
dogowaggoug in Market-Street.
Jult imported in the Ship St. James, Captain Trux.
ton, from France, and to be Sold by the Bale or
Package, at the SRORE of
In Market-street, between Sixth and Seventh-streets,
SUPERFINE Broadcloths, Caffimers,
Flannels, Laval and Britannia Linens, Cambricks,
Gauzes, Chintzes, India printed Calicoes, India print
ed Pattnas, printed Ginghams, Sattins, Luteftrings,
silk Serges, plain and painted Ribbands, Fans, Silk,
gauze, cotton and linen Handkerchiefs, a few bales of
Russia Sheeting. March 20.
With nil her Guns, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture,
agreeable to an inventory to be Seen at the place of
sale, being a Sloop of War, formerly in the Service of
the King of Greit-Britain, and captured by the Ship
HYDER ALLY, commanded by Joshua Barney, efq.
By Order of the Court of Admiraltv,
April 17. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
To be Let on the Shares,
For the Purpose of Planting Potatoes,
A Three Acre L O T,
On Arch and T^nth Streets. Enquire of the Printer.
BY virtue of a Writ of venditioni ex
ponas, to me direfted, will be exposed to Sale,
on SATURDAY the 20th of this instant, April, at
the Coffee-houfe, at seven o'clock in the Evening, A
certain Lot or Piece of GROUND situate on the north
fide of Race-street near Third-flreet ; containing in
front, on Race-street, 15 feet, and 51 feet deep, be it
more or less. Taken in execution as the estate of Ed
ward Morris, and to be fold by
, WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
To be Sold by Public Audion,
At the Coffie-Houfe, oh S ATURDAY the 20th
instant, at One o'Clock. A
(The 24th instant, April)
At XIT o'clock at Noon, at the COFFEE HOUSE;
Will be Sold by Public Auction,.
The Ship General Monk,
TO BE L E T,
(And may be entered on immediately) A
Good three story Brick House,
Situate in Front street, being the second house to the
southward of Shippen street, in Southwark, the pro
perty of Thomas Moore, but mortgaged to the estate
of Rachel D^vidfon, deceased, and now to be let to
pay interest due and becoming due on said mortgage
and cost of suit cn judgment obtained in court for said
interest, &c. MATHEW JACKSON, Adminiftratcr.
living at the corner of Second and Walnut- streets.
To be LET for the Summer Season
or one Year, to a genteel Family, ss a Country
Seat, A
Large and convenient House,
with fix rooms, kitchen, garden, stable, chair-hcufe,
&c. about four miles and a half irom the town, plsafc
antly Situated in the Northern Liberties, late in the
tenure of Doctor Bond, junior. Enquire of E. LEWIS
TREICHEL, the upper end of Second-street, opposite
the Barracks.
For SALE, about 3000 Indian
N. B. To be entered upon at any time.
VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
On Wednesday Next,
SATURDAY,
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H. SHIEL L,
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Philadelphia, April 8, 1782.
Notice is hereby given to the
MILITIA of the City of Pnilaadpb% the Northern-
Liberties of said city and the Diftria of Southwark,
the Townships of Movamerfiog and Paff-unk, that
they are to meet and Exercise under Heir leipective
Officers, viz.
In Companies on the ztd and 29th instant,
In Battalions on the 6th and 13th of Mar,
The Artillery Battalion and the Frft Battalion on the
20th of May,
The Second ditto on the s T ft May,
The Third ditto on the izd May,
The Fourth ditto cn the 23d May,
The Fifth ditto on the 24th May,
The Sixth ditto on the 27th May,
And in Brigade on the 28th May.
Tbofe who neglect to perform this necaffary Duty,
may expect punaually to be fined according to the
Militia Law of the State of Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM HENRY,
Lieutenant of the City of Philadelphia and Diftrifh.
To the enrolled MILITIA of the county of Philadel
phia, ''" 'l l ' following days are appointed by the
militia law as days of exercise, viz.
IN companies, the two last Mondays in
the month of April, and the two firft Mondays in
°' " a y ; an d Shall begin their mufteting in
'" '^ °ll° w ing manner, to wit, the fi ft batta
ion hall meet in battalion on the third Monday of the
."month, the second battalion on the Tuesday follow
ing, the third battal ion on the Wednesday, and so on,
according to the rank of battalions in the aforefaid man
mu " e " n g each day in the week, (Saturdays and
junda^s excepted) until the whole number of battalions
belonging to laid county (hall have muttered in this
' a "'' '" companies the two firft Mondays in
' e Month cf October, and the two firft Mondays in
t e month of November ; and the firft battalion in bat
talion on the third Monday in the month of Novem
er, the second battalion on ihe Tutfday following, the
thiid battalion on the Wednesday, and in this manner ,
until the whole number of battalions belonging to the
laid county, according to their ranks leveralb , (hall have
muttered on any day it mav happen, (except on S^vi
<%'""day as before ^ xcepted ) And on each of the
laid days, every millitin man so enrolled, (ball du y at
""" his arms and accoutrements in good order.
The troop of light herfe will also take notice, they are
'° c °' one ' Correy's batt.Jion, on Monday the 27th
° ,?Y i the place of renJefvouz will be at the late
duelling of colonel Archibald Thomson, deceaf'd, in
Norrington townfoip. It is expelled the boot will at
tend by eleven o'clock in the morning, properly equ.pt
and accoutered.
The fines for non-attendance are as follows ; that if
any commissioned officer thal neg'ed or refute to at
tend on any of the days appointed for exercise in com
panies as aforelaid, (unless prevented by sickness or
fume other unavoidable accident,) Such commiffiened
offi er (hall forfeit and pay the price of three days la
bour; and ary non commissioned c fficer or private, and
all enrolled peJurs, so refuting er neglecting, (except
as before except -< ) fhjl forfeit and pay the price ofone
and a h.,'f d„\ labour; and on a batta ion-day, a
field-officer shall forfeit and pay the price of fix days la
bour, and .Icommiffioned officer under that rank the
price of .four days labour, and a non- commissioned of
fieer or private and all enrolled persons refuting to meet
and extici e, the price of two days labour, (excepting
as before excepted.)
The prevailing uneasiness that
justly subsists with the militia of tome of the diftrifts
of the county of Philadelphia, for want of t/eir Pay
compels the LIEUTENANT cf the County, to take
this public method of celling upon the Sub-Lieuten
ants of said county, for a fpetd, Settlement of their
Accounts; and as he is well informed, that the delay
is owing principally to the remifnefs of their C lh&ors,
they are hereby directed to summon them, without de
lay, to fettle their Duplicates, and if not complied
with, to proceed againit them as Delinquents.
WILLIAM COATS,
Lieutenant of the County of Phiadelphia.
Philadelphia. March 28, 1782.
Philadelphia county, April 3, 1782.
Notice is hereby given,
O R, THE
WILLIAM COATS,
lieutenant of Philadelphia county.
THE
Mr. Fox rose, and in a ihort speech, lamenting
the fallen state of this once flourifhing empire, and
proving the rights of the people to petition, remon
strate and address, proposed to the committee, a re
monstrance, petition and address to the throne, as a
measure very necessary in the present wretched crifi^ of
public affairs, and as fervjng to conduce to a restora
tion of the happiness, peace and commercial greatness
of this country. He said, that the measures adopted
in the present ministerial system, had involved us in.
a line of misfortunes and defeats, and that our con
sequence, which formerly preponderated in the scale cf
European politics,had funk underthe enormous weight
of our disgraces. Notwithflanding w ; ricc, it was
the royal determination, delivered from the throne in
his majesty's speech, to continue a war, which had
brought ruin and deflation on the empire. He touch
ed upon our late losses in America, and concluded
with faying, he would reserve himfelf to enter more
largely into our deplorable situation, and the necessi
ty of the proposed measure, until gentlemen had heard
the remonstrance, &c. read.
Doctor Jebb warmly seconded Mr. Fox ; he said he
felt for the degraded situation of Englishmen, and de
clared a fear, that it was the intention of government
by means of standing armies, to annihilate the dir
ties of this country, so gloriously preserved and hand- +
ed down to us inviolate from our ancestors Ther^
was, he remarked, great danger in trusting fleets and
armies to men, who had brought us to the very v^r^
of deftrudion. He described the hardships imposed
upon our American brethren, and Shewed the necessi
ty of withdrawing our fleets and armies from Ameri
ca ; She would never be beaten into a recoecili tion,
and conciliatory measures were therefore most likely
and he believed the only means of producing so defi^
ble an event. He then read the remonstrance, which
was couched in terms, declaratory of the rights of a
free people to petition, remonstrate and address and
breathing a warm spirit of English freedom, expressive
ot their deep sorrows for the unfortunate consequences
the measures of the present ministers were stated to
have induced, and beseeching his majesty to redress
the grievances of his people, by removing from Hs
councils the men who had brought the character ote
empire to its present fallen situation, and tar °i%d
the glory of his reign. The petition was nearly tne
fame as that ot the city of London.'
The do^or then moved the address, which Passed
unanimously.
Mr. Fox once more came forward, and said he was
happy to find there was no diffentient voice to a mea
sure which the situation of this country at present de
manded. He then entered into a minute inveffigati
on of the rife, cause and progress of the American war
and pathetically lamented that necessity which redu
ced the meeting to the dist re ssed Situation of remon
strating to their sovereign, on the dangerous errors of
those ^t° wh ° m , he had committed the adminiftra
ton ot affairs ; he had uniformly, from the firft mo
rnent of this unhappy war, reprobated it, because he
conceived it to be, what the fatal conferences prov^
ed, big with defiruaion to this country, though he
acknowledged there were many country gentlemen
who had, from a conviction o' principle, agreed to the
fatal commencement of hohilities withAmerica,becaufe
they considered it hard foi the burthen of the glorious
conquests of the late war to lie upon the people of this
country, without the participation of America to
ease the load of taxes thence incurred. Now, faid'he
this war has proceeded thus far, how do you feel you/
Selves ? Are your burthens lightened ? So far, he con
tended, were those causes of complaint, which had
influenced the conduct of gentlemen from being re
moved, those ca uses were multiplied without alleviati
on; tax was loaded upon tax, and disgrace and dis
aster were the melancholly consolation. To preserve
our Weft-Indian settlements was this war begun How
has it succeeded ? By the lot's of Tobago, Grenada,
LONDO N, December 11.
'WESTMINSTER MEETING.
Yesterday, in consequence of an advertisement
from the Westminster committee, signed by the
honourableCharles James Fox, there was a meet
ing of the inhabitants of the city of Weftminfler, in
Westminster-hall. The principal persons who appeared
on the temporary stage, erected at the entrance into
the common pleas, were, the earl of Derby, the hop-
Charles Fox, fir Watkin Williams Wynne, fir Wat-
Lewes, general Burgoyne, dodor Jebb, Mr.
Wilkes, Mr. Edmund Burke, Mr. William Burke-
Mr Byng, Mr. Polhill, fir Richard Hotham, and
hr Joseph Mawbey. The hall was very much crowd
ed, and the meeting remarkably refpeaable." Upon
the motion of Mr. Samuel House, Mr. Fox was una
nimouily voted to the chair.
APR IL 20, 1782.
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