Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-01 00:00:00, page 1

FT# H A T well known beautiful lot of land, cal-
I ed Peter son's-Hill, lituate about 4 miles
from the river Delaware, adjoining the borough of
Wilmington, containing twenty five acres of good
well improved End, whereon is a far e, commo
dious and elegant (tone dwellng-houfe and ki ch
en, a log barn, an orchard of excellent fruit such
as apples, peaches and cherries; commanding a
pro'peft of the river Delay are from the high-lards
of Brandywine down as far as Fombo-Hook, in
cluding a fair view of the flouruhing borough of
Wilmington, Mdlhav^n, Brandywine Creek,
Christiana River, the town of Newcadle and the
adjacent country, which prefects the mod beauti
ful landscapes of hills, valises, woods, foreds,
meadows arid cultivated farms, which, together
with the serenity of the air, render it (without ex
ception) one of the mod delightful functions on t e
continent of America. The sale to begin at Iwo
o'clock in the afternoon, when *n indisputable ti
tle will be produced, and the terms made known,
by JONAS PETERSON.
Trenton, Ma r ch z', 1776.
Tobe SOLD nt PUBLIC VENDUE,
to the highest bidder, on Thyriday, the nth day
of April, on the premises
APL ANTATION fit^te in Maidenhead,
Containing iSo acres of la^d, adjoining the
lands of Samuel Henry, Maidenhead road, Tho
mas Stevens, and Affunpink creek ; on which is a
new brick house two dories high, four rooms on a
floor, and well finished; a good barn, young bear
ing orchard, and about ten acres of meadow ; two
miles and a half from Trenton. Also 108 acres,
about 10 acres cleared, the rem inder woed-land,
about two miles from Trenton, fronting the Maid
enhead road, opposite the lands of Su,me! Henry,
the greatest part well wooded : Lite the estate of
Andrew Wilson, Efi; deceased, and to be foul
again by reason cf the fid purchasers not comply
ing with the conditions of vendue, in pur'u nee of
the directions of the lad will and testament of the
deceased. Attendance will be given, and the con
ditions made known on the dai of ^lc, by
PETER WILLSON, n ]p xeci , t ors.
SAMUEL TUCKER, ]
'TO*B.E DISPOSED OF,
FT HE TIME cf an a&he, hearty, English
{ servant LA D, who has three years to serve.
He might do very well in rhe country with a matter
who would always keep trimemployed. For teims
apply to Thomas Aptey, keeper of the Woik
houfe, Philadelphia.
ToTE~DTTP OITED OF,
A LIKELY, healthy frvant GIRL, who
/A hath near four years to lerve. Enquire of
the Printer.t
A TWO FEET
REFLECTING TELESCOPE
T O B E S OLD;
Made by the firft hand in London, and in excellent
condition. Enquire of the Printer. I
WANTED to RENT,
A FULLING MILL, lituate on a good run
1"K of water, with a Plantation, Any person
that has such to let, is desired to inform the
Printer. t
FIVE POUNDS REWAR D.
STRAYED or STOLEN on the 21st of
March lad, from the subscriber, living in Chel
tenham Townfllip, Philadelphia County, from a
tavern doer near Chefnut-Hill, a H^k bay MARE,
about fifteen and a half hands high, with a bridle,
and fiddle without houfiogs, heavy with foal, nei
ther brand nor ear mark, ro white about her, a
large thick mane, a thick builiy tail, and sharp
back ; a natural pacer. Whoever will fectire the
thief amd mate, if ftoleo, upon conviction of the
thief shall receive the above Reward, or T HRE E
POUNDS for the mare only, with reasonable
charges, paid by
t JOHN WEBSTER.
Harford County, Maryland. Feb. 26, 1776.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
TO $ T on Monday rhe 12th inflant, on the
y road between Susquehanna Lower Ferry and
Charles-down, a SILVER WATCH; the
maker's name David Evans, Baltimore, No. 14.
Whoever will bring the fame to Mr. Charles
Rumsey, near the Head of Elk, Czcil County,
or to the fubferiber in Harford County, shall re
ceive the above Reward.
§ 12 JOHN RUMSEY.
Baltimore, March it, 1776.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
RA N AWAY from the fubferiher, on Satur
day night lap, an EnglilL indented lervart man,
named JOHN GIBBS, by trade a breeches
maker and Lather-dresser, ab^ut 28 years of age,
5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, able bodied and well
made, pretty full ruddy face, speaks thick, has
fliort black hair inclining to curl, and is fond.of
liquor ; had on a brown coarse fliort cloth coat with
broad white metal buttons, a blue jacket with a
brown piece on the back, ofnabiug or fine white
shirt, buckskin breeches, blue stockings, and a pair
of pumps with a piece of buckskin on the fide of
one of them. As he has been some time in the ar
my, and on snip board in the British fervic^, it is
believed he intends to get on board the enemy's
vessels. Whoever secures him, so that bis matter
may get him again, shall receive the above Reward,
from t RICHARD LEMMON.
illifini
O R,
G A L
Tobe SOLD bvPUBLICVENDUE,
on Saturday the sixth day of April inst. at the
Town-Hall in the borough of Wilmington,
VOL. V
M O N D A Y,
ALL Persons indebted for this Paper,
V'L whose accounts have been Twelve
Months Landing, are requested to^difeharge
the fame.—;f they did but confider the vast
expence and trouble of its publication, the
Printer is certain they would be more punc
tual in their payments. —Gentlemen at a dis
tance from Philadelphia recoiled! the time
and the terms of their fubferibing, therefore
may fend the amount of their accounts by
letter, Post paid, or any other speedy, fate
way that answers them best; and should
they, by mistake, fend more than what is
due at present, it (ball be carefully placed to
the credit of their accounts.
JOHN DUNLAP.
*, fbofe Gentlemen who will not attend to
the above advertisement, need not expect that
their Papers can be continued.
The HIGHEST PRI C E is given for
CLEAN LINEN RAGS,
B Y
J 0 H N D U NL A P,
In Ma ket-ftreet, Philadelphia,
WH O begsleave to inform the Public in ge
neral, and the good People of this province
in particular, that the Paper-Mills about this t:ty
are aimed idle tor want of Rags; arid es conse
quence, the Pretfes, the important vehicles of In-
JiruNion and Amusement, must focn be reduced to the
fame unhappy situation.—Our Province has hitherto
not only provided for its own consumption, but
likewise bad the glory and emolument of furnishing
some of the other Colonies, and Weft India Illands
with the principal part of their Printing Paper, &c.
We therefore flatter puffelves, that this intimation
of the langufbing state of so interesting a Manufacture
will be ftfickrit to prevail upon ail Housekeepers
to save their Rags and fend them for file.
Baltimore, March 12, 776.
THREE POUNDS REIVAR D.
RAN A WAY from the fubferiber, on Saturday
the fb inf. an Irißo indented servant man named
CORNELIU $ O'D 0 NNE LL, about 35 or 40
yearsold, prong and well made, rather clumsy, ^about
5 pet nine inches high, sandy coloured hair, fair faced,
freaks much in the Ir fb dialed, is artful and appears
boneJt ; had on a blue cloth coat much worn, with long
flints, a red cloth or white fwanfkin jacket, Lather
breeches and white yarn packings ; t ok with bim a
pair of mixed blue milled yarnftockings, and a bundle
o' federal art ties unknown, which be stole, amen?
which wecfrenfluer locket buttons, rings, Uc, He
was pen the Sunday fokowing at Harford Town, and
" fNfofed to have gone towards Sufquebannab.—
Nboeroer secures faidfer^vantfo that thefabfcriber may
have him aga n, jba!l receive the above Reward, with
reasonable charges for bringing him home, paid by
+THOMAS USHER.
Baltimore, March 7, 1776.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWAR D.
D A N AWAYfrom the fab:criber, on the 6tb infl,
an indented servant man named CHARLES
P IL L E R, by trade a barber, came from London
about four months ago, but fays he is a Scotchman; be
is about 5 feet 3 inches high, fair complexion, much
pitted with the small-pox, foort sandy coloured hair ;
had on when be went away, a light blue greasy coat
and waistcoat, deep blue breeches with flat metal but
tons, white,an flockings, new foaledfooes with small
pinchbeck buckles, an old caftor bat, and a new ,riped
Holland shirt ; likewise took with him federal razors,
frap, Jbaving box, a diaper towel, and bis comb and
curling iron. He is a very great drunkard, and is
very talkative and abufiie when drunk. Whoevc
takes up said servant and brings bim home to his maj
ter in Baltimore Town, fball have if in town Two
Dollars, if out of town ten miles Four Dollars,
and if out of the province the above Reward, and rea
sonable charges, paid by
t PHILIP MILLER.
Hawlongs River, Frederick County, Maryland,
February 14, 1776.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
pAN AWAYfrom the fubferiber last night, two
" Irifb jervant men, both weavers by trade, viz.
CHRISTOPHER WARREN, about five feet
four inches high ; bad on when be went away, ajbort
pale blue coat, which has been turned and is double
breaded, with block born buttons, and apair of brown
cloth troffers : He has foort curled black bair, a very
long nose which appears to lean to one fide of bis face,
dark eyes, and ajew blusfpots in bis face which ap
pears to be flecks of gun-powder :Heis 3 s,ears of
age. —GEORGE MURDY, about 20 years of
r '£ e ' fitsefeet eight inches high, pair complexion, grey
eyes, firaight black bair ; bad on when be nuent away,
twoflriped country cloth jackets, and one pair of friped
country cloth breeches ; took with them two borfes, two
saddles, and two bridles, one a roan borfe with a
black mane and tail, trots and gallops, branded on t^e
near jboulder L F, about fourteen bands high, and goes
dull on the road; the other a small bay borfe, about
thirteen bands bigb, branded on the near fooulder thus
O, paces and gallops, andj'bod before. Whoever takes
up said servants and borfes, and secures them so that
the owner may have them again, fball receive the
above Reward, or a proportionable part for any one
or more of them. GEORGE SNELL.
N. B. It is probable they may have other cloatbs
with them, or got their own changed.|
CA R T PCTI^CT^
By t re Ream or Quire, to be SOLD by
JOHN DUNLA P.
D rf U N L A P's
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'"I' HE Township Aflefiors of the county
^ of Chester that have negle&ed to make their
returns agreeable to the refolotjons of the Honour
able Hou'e of Assembly of the province of Pennsyl
vania, are hereby ordered to make their returns to
us, or otherwise offer their objections on the 13th
day of April inst. at the house of Jacob James, in
the townihip of Golhen, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, or otherwise we lh?-ll be under the disagreea
ble necessity of levying the fines as directed by the
aforefaid resolves.
Thomas Levis, 7
Thomas Taylor, ( Commissioners.
William Evans,J
ill (^^^^^
^tfs^< f «te^.W^4CT^%
March zstl, 1776.
II E Subferiber has purchased that ele-
I gant English coach-horse PLUT US, ri
sing four years old; heis in excellent order and will
Cover Mares this season til! the firft of August next,
at the house of William Eldridge, Inn-keeper, liv
ing on Sa'em road about a 'mile below Mantua
Creek Bridge, Gloucester Countv, Weft New Jer
fev, at FORTY SHILLINGS the season,
Cash, or FORTYFIVE SHILLINGS if
credit till the firft of October next.
PLU7 US is a dark bay, full 17 hands high,
weh masked, powerful, lengthy and neat made in
proportion tn his heighth, and moves with great
^", 9 gaiety and ease to his rider. More might
° e ''' '" his favour, but (hall omit, as I expert the
necessity of enlarging the breed of horses in this
province w: 1 be a Efficient inducement for the pub
lic to ma<e choice of him for their own advantage,
arid the good of the country. Good Pasturage and
attendance will he provided bv
t 1 DAVID HENRY.
March 22, 1776.
°TICE is hereby given to all persons
LAI indebted to the estate of James Bowman,
^c; deceased, on bond, hid, note, or for cost,
J bat uniefs tuev pay the fime unto the fubferibers,
administrators of the deceased, on or before the 20th
day of April next, t^'y may depend poon bring
sued without resp-a to persons : And all those who
purchased at the tales of the estate of the deceased,
as well creditors as others, ere defined to d'fchnge
their accounts, on or before the day above-men
tioned, (in order that the administrators may be
enabled to admmifter the estate of Did deceased)
otherwise we shall be under the disagreeable neces
sity of presenting them, in order to fettle said
eitate. Joseph Bugg and 1 A
Joseph Ellis, j Adminiftraters.
March 25, 1776.
Js now in the possession of the fubferiber,
at Greenwich Forge, in Sussex Ccunty, Weft
New-Jersey, a GUN, that was found on the road
side leading fromTitttown to the Hickory Tavern,
supposed to !>e one of the Continental guns: The
owner coming, proving his pioperty, and paying
charges, may nave it again.
ANDREW SPROULL.
t 0 ITE ToTT
qpWELVE cows, and their CALVES
& g°t by a large likely English Bull, and calved
this season. Apply to William Wright, on °
Monckton Park Farm, near Christiana Ferry, New
Cattle County.—Likewise, a quantity of excellent
old CHEESE.+
Doctor L. BUT TE and Co.
surgeon Dentist,
INF Q RMS the public in general, that he prac
tifes the said branch of business; lets artificial
Heth in so neat a manner, that it is impossible to
distinguish whether they are artificial or not ; he al
so cleans teeth so radically that in half an hour's time
if they are ever so bad they will leok as white as
snow.
his tooth drops, which cure the tooth ach in a
few minutes, price 3s. 9 d. a bottle.
his tooth powder, which cures the feurvy in the
gums, and makes the teeth as white as snow in a
short time, price 3s. gel.
His famous plainer, which in 24 hours cures corns
on the roes, price zs. 6d.
N. B. The Do&or lives at Mrs. Anson's opoofite
the New-Market.
AN elderly man who has taught fchnol
these fifteen years pad, and can be well
recommended for henefty, sobriety and application,
would be willing to engage in a good neighbour
hood, cn proper encouragement. Any sertleman,
&c. shall be waited cn by fending a line or two,
with proposals, to the Printer. f.
A few Chests and Barrels of the belt
S WE E T O I L,
TO BE SO.L D BY
E D W ARD E VAN S,
On Sowth-ftreet Wharf. §
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T H E
ADVERTISER.
APRIL ift, 1776.
' LETTER I.
To C'A T O. ?
TO be nobly wrong is mere manly than to he
m'cm/y right. Only let the error be difinre
refted—let it wear, not the mask, but the mark of
people srd iris pardonable, ft is on this Urge
and liberal ground, that we difringnifli between
men and their tenets, ard generously preferye
our friendfhip for the one, while we combat with
every prejudice cf the other. But let not Cato tate
this compliment to himfelf; he hands excluded
from the benefit of the diftin&ion ; he deserves it
not—And if the sincerity of difJain can add a cubit
to t^e Nature es my sentiments, it shall not be
wanting.
It is indifferent to me who the writer, of C id's
letters are, and fufficient for rse to know, that they
are gorged with absurdity, confufion, contradicti
on, and the meft notorious and willful fa!feeds.
Let Catoand his faction be agarft Indcp : d ince and
w t Icome; their confequefice will not now turn the
scale : But let them have regard tojultice, and pay
some attention to the plain dodrine of reason.
Where these are wanting, the Acred cause of truth
applauds our anger, and dignifies it w'th the name
of Virtue.
Four letters have already appeared under the
specious name of Cato. What preterTou, the
writer of them can have to the tignature, the Pub:
lie will belt determine ; while, ^ n rn, own part, [
prophetically content rryfelf with contemplating
the similarity of their exits. The firft of those let
ters promised a second, the ferond a third, the
third a fourth ; the fourth hath since made its ap
penance and fill the writer keep^ ^i^e of the
q^eftion. Why doth he thus loiter in the fuburhs
of the dfonte? Why hath he not fuewn us what
the numerous buffings of reconciliation are, and
proved them practicable? But he cunningly avoids
the point. He cannot but discover the r< ck he is
driving or. The fate of the Roman Cito is before
his eyes : And that the Public may be prepared for
his funeral, and for his funeral obation, I will ven
ture to predict the time and the manner of his exit.
The moment be explains his terms of reconcilil
atton the, typographical Cato dies. If they h^ •
calculated to pleaie the Cabinet they will not go
down with the Colonies ; and if they be suited to'
the Colonies they will be rejected by the Cabinet:
The line of no-variation is yet unbound ; and. like
the philosophers stone, doth rot exist. “ I am
' )o "' lays Cato, " to declare and yet hope to make
" it evident to every honest man, that the true in
tereft of America lies in reconciliation with Great-
Britam on confiitutional principles."
I his is a curious way of lumping the business
indeed ! And Cato may as well attempt to catch
lions in a mouse-trap as to tope to allure the Puo
dc with such generaj and unexplained expreffionc.
It is now a mter bug-bear to talk of reconciliation mr
conftitutiona! principles, unless the terms of the firft
be produced a^d the sense of the other be defined ;
and un!efs he does this he does nothing.
To follow Cato through every abfiirdßv and '?!'-
hood in the comoafs ofa * letter is imic Bible ; neither
is it now neceff ry. Cassandra (and I thank him)
hath laved me much troube; there is a spirit in
his remarks which honesty only can infpire,' and a
uniformity in the conduce of" his letter whkb the
want of principle can never arrive at. Mark tli.V
Cato,'
One observation which I cannot helo niak'nc on
Cato's letters, is, that thev are addressed “ To the
People of Penafylvania" only : In ahnoft apy orhr
writer this might have pat Ted unnoticed, hut vc
know it hath mifehief in its meaning. The narth.
cular circumstance of a Convention is undo^br div
Provincial, hut the great business of the day is Con
tinental. And he who dares to endeavour to with
draw this province from the glorious union by
which all are fopported, deserves the re nrejarinri
of all men. It is the true interest of the a hole to go
hand in hand ; and dismal in every instance wemirf
be the fate of that Colony which should retreat from
the protection of the rest.
The firft of Cato's letters is insipid in its stile,
language and fubffance: trended with personal and
private innuencl.es, and direffly levelled rgaimc
“ the Majefy of the People 0J PennHlvania." °Th^
Committee could only call, prapofe, cr recommend
.a Convention; but, like all other public mealies,
it still rolled with the people at large, whether they
would approve it or not ; and Cato's reasoning on
the right or wrong of that choice is cqntetn^h'de ;
because, if the body of the people had thought, or
should kill think, that the A ffemblv (or anv cf r7t-
Delegates in Congress) by fitting timer tie emhar
raffment of catbs, and entangled with Government
and Governors, are not so perfectly bee ns fi^y
ought to be, they undoubtedly had, and still haw
both the right and the power to place even ti
whole ^authority cf the Aflemhlv in arc body of
men they please; and whoever is hardy etuqiT to
lay to the contrary is an en p mv to mankind. 7he
constitution of Perm ylvania hath been tuire chan
ged through the cunning of former Promisor'. •
furdy, the pe ^p e, whole right, power and propei -
ty is greater that that cf any finale man, my male
such alterations in ileit mode cf govtirment as the
change of times and things rec rire. Cato is cx .
ceedingly food of impre fling m v ith the imrortan^e
of our." chartered confitution." Abbs ! We & ? ,
not now, Sir, to be hd away b\ the jingle of a
phrase. H.d we framed our conduct in the con
tents of fehv prelent charters, we^ad, ere nok, bnn
in a I+at? of helflefs mikry. -Th^t very Afeulf
you mention hath broken it, and been uh£-iJ d>
bre k it, in ahneft every inffent.e of their proceed,
ings. Ha'd it up to the Public and ir is t r mh\ r u;~
with holes; pierced with as many de^Fy worm $
as the body of M'Cloed. Dfmb not its remains
Cato, nor dishonour it with another funeral %a.
tion.
NUMB: 232.