The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-05-14 00:00:00, page 1

TO BE LE T,
(And ma, be entered upon immediately)
A LARGE and convenient HOUSE,
elegantly situated lor a tavern or gentleman's feat,
with a fuffleiency of Pasture and Garden Ground.
A Grazing FARM of 150 acres, with between 50
and 60 acies Marlh Meadow adjoining.
A LOT of 60 acres of excellent Grass LAND.
Two LOTS, each containing about 100 acres of ex
traordinary Pasture LAND ; the greatest part of which
is perfectly new, and would very well fujt the town
Herdsmen.
A large Quantity ot BRUSH WOOD, fit for Fag
gots, to be SOLD by the lump, (hares or hundred, or
for Splitting of tails.
N. B. All the above are within three miles of the
city. Enquire of WILLIAM HAMILTON. May 10.
TO BE L E T, A
Commodious House and Scores,
in Water-ftrest near Ch<fnut-ftreet. The terms may
be known by applying to Dr. Parke in Fourth street.
THE Subscriber, living in Second-street,
nearly eppofite the Barracks, has a neat LIGHT
WAGGO N„ with a Pair of good HORSES and a
Driver, which he would Hire out by the Day or more,
to a genteel Family, or any other Perlon who may de
fine to employ it, on reasonable Terms.
May id. JAMES RICE.
Auction of Furniture,
On TUESDAY, the 14th May, instant, at TEN
0 Cock in the Forenoon,
CTRAYED away, on Saturday 'aft,
from the (table of the subscriber, in Market=ftrcet,
at the sign of the King of Puffin A small Black
MARE, about 14 hands nigh, no white about her, 7
years old, trots, her breast is a little hurt with the
Seers. Whoever will return laid Mare to where she
„ rayed from, (hall have the above Reward and reason
able charges paid by WILLIAM GUIZE,
Centifting of
BEDS, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs,
Pictures, Chandilieis, Calico, Check and Silk Win
dow and bed, Curtains, a Settee, Carpets, large and
(mall Looking Glades,Delks,Venetian Blinds, Andirons,
Shovels and Tongs, Knives and Forks, Pewter Plates and
Dishes, &c. &c. and a Variety of Kitchen Furniture.
Alfa, Two MILCH COWS ; one of which has calv
ed lately. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Will be Sold by Public Audion,
At the House lately occupied by Mrs. SARAH
FRANCIS, at the Corner of Fourth and Wal
nut-streets,
A QUANTITY of USEFUL and ELEGANT
Houffiold FUR NITURE;
'' In case any member or members of this society,
" (hall assign or transfer his, her or their policies,
" such a ffignment or transfer (hall be brought to the
" office to be entered, within four weeks next after
" such assignment or transfer ; and on default thereof
" the benefit of inference (hall be loft." Which ail
concerned are nquefted to take Notice of.
Published by order of the directors,
May 10. CALEB CARMALT.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
(To go with a Family to Carolina)
^ /i% NURSE,
(either white or black) who can be well recommended,
and has a good Breatt of Milk. Enquire of the Printer.
TH E Directors of the Philadelphia
Contribution (hip for Insuring Hou es from Loss
by Fire, give this Public NOTICE—That by the
Deed of Settlement it is declared :
Bristol B ATH.
T^" ' r °P r ' to " being under the necessity of get
ting anew sett of Pumps, has hindered the Baths
being fit for use id early as they otherwise would have
been, but there is no doubt of their being ready by
the 20th instant. Ihe Poor ^ill be admitted to their
use gratis. s th Month 10th.
TUESDAY.
VOL. XI.) Published EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
sßiffifflf^|^
Four Dollars Reward.
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
PRIVATEERS of NEW-YOR K.
Ships Guns
Polacre flip 24
Ship Goodrich 26
Brig Fair American 16
Brig Perseverance 16
Brig Digby 16
Brig Prince William Henry 16
PRIVATEER BRIGS of inferior force.
Sukey,
Surprize,
Swift,
Spitfire,
Kitty & Polly.
From a London Paper, dated the zd~of March last.
MR. Hill, in his speech on Wednesday night, com
pared the ministry to Don Quixote, the Ameri
can war to Dulciana del Tebofo, the new secre
tary to SanchaPanca, or rather, he said, he would call
him the old Rofinante, on which Don Quixote would
ride in order to fight the windmill. He said, that next to
peace with Heaven, peace with America was to be will
ed, and that the yearning of every true Englishman's
bowels over our revolted colonies, were but faintly set
forth by the yearnings of David's bowels over his re
volted sou Abfalom, and hoped the house would imitate
the example of queen Esther, who presented an address
taking Ahafuerus for the life of her people, whilst the
wicked minister Haman, who had counfelled their de
ftruftion, was hanged on a gibbet 50 cubits high. The
house laughing, he said if they laughed at the quotati
on he had brought from scripture, he hoped it was
unnepeffary to make any apology (or mentioning so
obsolete a book as the bible, as he was pretty confident
that book took up but very little of the time and at
tention of that honourable house, and could not help
willing it took up much more; but if they supposed
he meant to reflect on the noble lord in the blue ribband,
from what he had said, he assured them he had a favour
able opinion of him, wished him well, and hoped never
to give a vote against him again, because he flattered
himfelf, the noble lord would, from henceforth, adopt
such measures as he could vote for with a fafe consci
ence; but if be put the noble lord in one scale, and
peace with America in the other, the latter would cer
tainly preponderate ; and the noble lord (though not
a make weight) would kick the beam. He concluded,
with adding, that when he ceased to vote as he thought
right, he trusted his conflituents would think it right
to vote him out of that house."
Philadelphia, May 14.
The following is a Lift of the British Cruizers which
Extras of a leter from an officer in the continental ar
my, dated Augusta, in the state of Georgia, Febru
ary 7th, 4782.
" General Greene has detached general Wayne into
Georgia, who has already obliged the enemy to eva
cuate their pests at Ebenezer and Abercorn ; his
quarters are now at Mulberry-Grove, within zz
piles of Savannah.—ln short, they are all confined
now infeft this Coast.
K I N G's S HIP S.
Ships Guns
Lyon 64
Chatham 30
Warwick 50
Rotterdam 50
FRIGATE S.
Ships Guns
Majicienne 40
Quebec 40
Grana 28
Orpheus 32
'Affurance 36
Amphion 2$
Perseverance 36
Garland 32
Amphetrite 32
Adamant 28
Albecore 26
Pandora 32
Pearl 36
Aflrea 32
Charleftown ' 28
St. A Margaritta 32
Carysfort 32
SLOOPS of W A R.
Ships Guns
Royal Louis 20
Duc D'Chartres 16
Beljifarius 22
Ostrich 20
O R, THE
THE 1
to the town, and dare not venture out. —Defertiora
prevails to a great degree amongst the Hessians. I
have seen, and (poke to numbers of them, who declare
there is a general diffatisfadion,and when a suitable op
portunity presents, they, to a man, will quit the gar
rison.
The following is copied from the South-Carolina Ga*
zette, printed at Parker's ferry about thirty miles
from Charleftown.
P A R K E R'sF ER R Y, April T_
A few days ago captain Rudolph, of colonel Lee's
legion, with a few light infantry, captured a British
galley in Afbley river, which he burnt, bringing off
about 30 prisoners.
Monday evening last the enemy came out, in force
about 160 cavalry and 200 infantry, and after plunder
ing Mrs. Izard's poultry house, retired with precipi,
tation to their lines.
And Whereas no appropriation is made of such prize?
money as may arise to the state by means of the said
armament, and it is reasonable and proper that thetfamo
should be added to the funds assigned for railing and
Supporting the fame:
Be it enaded by the authority aforefaid, that what
ever proportion of prize-money (hall become due to
the state by means of captures made by the said arma
ment or any part thereof, (hall be paid into the hands
of the said comroiflioners, to be used and accounted for
as they are directed to use and account for the other
monies appropriated to raise and support the said ar^
mament.
" Yeflerday intelligence came from camp that cap
tain M'Kay has intercepted 25 iridian warriors, who
were proceeding to Savannah, with eighty horse loads,
of ikins : these were an advanced party to a body of
300 mqie, reports fay 600, who where to Cross the Ala
tamaha river the fame day.—General Wayne writes the
governor that he had detached major Haberfham with
a pretty command to fall in with them, which he ex
peded would be accomplished."
A supplement to the aft intitled, " an ad for guard
ing and defending the navigation in the bay and
river Delaware, and for other purposes therein
mentioned."
WHEREAS some doubts have arisen, whe
ther the commissioners appointed in and by
~ the aft, intitled ''An aft for guarding and
“ defending the Navigation in the Bay and river Dela
“ ware, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"
are authorifed by the said aft to contrad for, lay out,
and expend in the service therein direded, any greater
or farther sum of money than twenty-five thoufandl
pounds in the whole, whatever length of time it may be
found requisite to continue the armament therein direct
ed to be raised and supported: And Whereas, since the
passing of the said aft, circumstances have arisen which
evince the necessity of a larger armament than was at
firft proposed:
Be it enacted by the representatives of the freemen
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general as
sembly met; and by the authority of the fame, that'
the said commissioners be, and they are hereby author*
ifed to procure on the credit of the funds or revenues in
the aforefaid aft mentioned, and on the terms therein
expressed, such further sum and sums of money as fhal[
be necessary from time to time, so as the fame (hall not
exceed the further sum ot twenty thousand pounds, for
the purpose of carrying the good intentions of the said
aft, into execution ; and the additional duties mention^
ed in the said aft, together with other duties and reve
nues assigned by the fame, and the mortgage and pledge
thereof, (hall be and are hereby continued till the ex
pences of the said armament, and the debts contra&ed
therefor, (hall be fully paid, though the fame should
exceed the said sum of twenty-five thousand pounds.
Provided always, that whenever the said commissioners
Ihall deem it necessary to make any addition to the said
armament, beyond the ship Hyder Ally, already pur
chased, and her equipment and appurtenances, or to
make other alterations in^or to the said armament, they
pievioufly state in writing to the supreme executive
council of this date, a plan of the addition or altera*
tion proposed, with an estimate of the probable ex
pence thereof, and obtain the approbation of the coun
cil thereon ; and such approbation ihall be a (efficient
warrant for the said commissioners to make such addi
tion or alteration.
STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
Signed, by order of the house,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Enabled into a law, at Philadelphia, 011 Monday,
the fifteenth day of April, in the year of our
lord one thousand seven hundred eighty and
two.
Phbr Z. Lloyd, clegk of the general assembly.
MAY 14, 1787,
[NUMB 884.