The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-03-11 00:00:00, page 3

LOTTERY-OFFICE,
March 10, 1779.
HOURS for the sale of Tickets will be in future from
7 to 9 in the morning, and from
6 to 8 in the afternoon.
The above regulation is in confluence of an order of
the Honorable the Treasury Board, directing the drawing
to be finifhed with all possible dispatch ; 'Such persons as
chufe to be adventurers, should therefore be speedy in
their application. From the following state of the Lotte
ry taken this day from the Check-book, the public may
be assured the wheels are 122,773 Dollars richer in pro
portion than when the drawing commenced, and of con
sequence very favorable to such as now become purchasers.
STATE of the LOTTERY.
2 of 10,000 dollars.
Bof 5000 /
78 of 1000
6xl °f 500
14,714- of 30
PAUL FOOKS, Check Clerk.
Adventurers may know the fate of their tickets by ap
plying to the Check Clerk, at the above place and times.
§l|§ The length of the piece signed An American, has
obliged us to postpone the Citizen, and several other
pieces, intended for this day's paper.
Q*#%-#<(-$§ 0-0-s## #-** +++* **
To be S OLD by Public Sale,
On Saturday the twentieth inst. at seven o'clock in the
evening, at the Coffee-houfe,
THE Dogger RISING SUN, an the now lays
at Stamper's wharf, with all her tackle and furni
ture, as per inventory to be seen at the Coffee-houfe.
She is a new European built veffpl, fixty-five feet keel,
twenty-three and a half feet beam, and eleven feet hold ;
her standing and running rigging all new and good,
with two large and one (mall -n r hors and cables. For
further particulars apply to said inventory, or Samuel
Read, on said wharf.
And belt father ewa^edbf the authority aFore/aM, That
the Agent or Agents for aifpofing of forfeited estates in the
city of Philadelphia and each refpefbve county, Ihdl,
within months after the sale of any such estate, real
and perfenal,. in such county, pay the sum or sums of
money arising therefrom to the Treasurer of the state, af
ter deducing all such lawful costs and charges as may ac
crueon the prosecution of each refpedive traitor, and on
the sale of each respective estate, and the receipt of the Lid
Treasurer thill be a (efficient difeharge to fuch'Agents,
their executors and administrators for the monies by them
paid ; and if any of the said Agents (hall neglect or refufe
to pay the said monies or any part thereof, as aforefaid,
such Agent or Agents so neglecting or refufing, shall for
feit and pay double such sum or sums which he or they
(hall so negled or refu fe to pay as aforefaid, to be reco
vered by adion of debt, case or account render as the case
may require, in the name and for the use of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
after such attainder or conviction.
And be it further enafyd by the authority aforefaid, That
where any claims or demands have heretofore been made,
and where any claims or demands shall hereafter be made
on any of the estate of any traitor, in pursuance to the aft
tel which this is a supplement, if the patty or parties mak
ing such cl im or demand, his, her, or their agent or
agents, attorny or attornies, shall requefl the fame, the
said Judices shall direct proper issues to be joined, a^d
shall cause and direct a jury to be summoned for the trial
of such issues; and such proceedings shall thereupon be had
as is usual and according to the course of law ; and the
said court, on file finding of fuel# jury, shall pronounce
judgment ^nd award process, agreeable to the practice in
other cases.
And be it further enable? by the authority aforefaid. That
the Agent or Agents in the city of Philadelphia, and in
each of the refpe&ve counties, shall have and receive, as
a compensation for his or their trouble and expence at
tending the management and disposal of each estate, at
the rate of per centum, if the money for Which such
estate shall be fold, shall not amount to pounds,
and at the rate of per cent, if it shall exceed
pounds, and be under pounds, and at
the rate of ; per. cent, if th'e amount of said tale Hull
exceed pounds,,
And be it further enabled by the auhority aforefaid, That
the fees and allowances of the Prothonotary of the Su
preme Court, Auditors, Jurors and Witnesses, for all fer
vites done by them refpe&ively in pursuance of the aa to
which this is a supplement, or of this aft,, shall be the
fame as the fees and allowance of the said Prothonotary,
Auditors, Jurors and Witnesses, for like services by them
done and performed in the Supreme Court in other cases.
And that the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be al
lowed their reasonable expences while they shall be em
ployed in performing the extra services required to be per
formed by them by the aft to which-this is a supplement,
or by this aft, and their accounts fbt the fame to be li
quidated by the Committee of Accounts appointed by the
General Assembly for the time being, and draughts for
the fame on the Treasurer ofthis state shall be signed by
the^Speaker of the said General Assembly,
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That
the salaries allowed, or to be allowed to the Judges of the
Supreme Court, shall, from time to time, be paid to them
by the Treasurer of this state on their own orders, by
equal quarterly payments.
And be it further enafhed by the authority aforefaid, That
so much of the said recited aft, to which this is a suppler
ment, as is herein altered or amended, is hereby declared
to be repealed and of no further force or effect.
And be it wither enaHed by the authority aforefaid, That
nothing in this aft contained (hall extend, or be confirmed
to extend, so as to debar or prevent any person or persons,
or bodies politic or corporate, other than such as claim
under any attainted or convided traitor from pursuing his,
her or their action or adions, suit or suits, in any of the
courts of record in this state, in the usual way, for the tri
al of bis, her or their title to any of the lands, or to the
possession ®F any of the lands or other real estate, felled
as the.eftate of any such tr titor, provided such suit or ac
tion be brought or commenced within
Has for SAL E, at his Hores upon the third wharf
below the Drawbridge,
BAR LEY for horse feed, wheat by the bufliel or
quantity, old Jamaica spirits. Weft India and Con
tinental rum, Madeira wine, coffee, pepper, tea, su
gar, indigo, allum, coarse and French f It, best Virgi
nia and Maryland tobacco by the hogshead or quantity,
also powder and (hot.
A T the fubferiber's SCHOOL in Laetitia
Court, Philadelphia, Children and Youth are
taught, as usual, the modern elements of Speech; the
Principles of Writing, Arithmetic, Geometry and Mathe
matics in general; the Practice of Surveying and Navi
gation, in particular ; and Foreigners also inftru&ed in
the United States vernacular, with grammatical propri.
cty :—By his Friends' obliged, and the Public's 'devoted
servant, JOHN HEFFERNAN.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Ridley township, Chriter county, on the third
of November last, an old giey stone Horle, about thir
teen hands high, (hod ail round, branded on the off
Ihoulder 0, marked on the backside of the off ear with
a half-penny, and lame in the gambril joint. The own
er is desired to come; prove his property, pay charges
and take him away. ELISHA WORRALL?
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD,
D AN AWAY last night, a Negro Wench named
HANNAH, about thirty years of age, a short,
thick, active woman ; (he teok with her a linley woolfey
jacket, a blue and white calico gown Her husband, a
free Negro Man called WILL, went off with her.; he
is middle sized, about thirty-five years old, has the ap
pearance of a foft, filly fellow, and .is given to liquor.
The above reward will be given for apprehending the
Wench, and all reasonable charges paid by
Philadelphia, March 10. JOHN EWING.
At their store near the Drawbridge,
BO HE A and hyfon Teas by the chest ; Madeira
Wine by the pipe, quarter-calk or gallon; genuine
red Port Wine by the dezen; Jamaica Spirit and Weft-
India Ram by the hogfliead ; best fine imported Salt by
the bufliel; Rice, Turpentine, Gun Flints, Iron Pots,
a thip's leaden Pump, with a small quantity of Pig Iron
and some fifty-tix Weights, &„
Philadelphia, March 8.
TO BE S OL D,
CARLISLE iron- works, lituate i; the
, townfoipsof East and Weft-Penufborough, in Cnin
b«Uand county, Penney vania, about hve'miles from
the county town Carlifle : They consist of a furnace a
forge with five fir<s and two hammers, and the uful
dwelling and out houses. The furnace and forge are
within two hundred yards of each other, and enjoy the
peculiar advantage of being wrought by the lar~eft
Springs in thi r , or perhaps any other State in America
well known b the name of Phe Boiling Springs. Th^
water rises within a quarter of a mile of the works is
amply fufficient for the works already er<&ed, and even
for additional, and is never aff:&cd with drought?
fruits or sashes ; feme of the ore banks are within a
mile, others more diHant, and on trial have been found
of various qualities, well suited both for caftingg and
bar iren, and commodiously situated for coiling. There
is on the prenrifes, new offered for sale, a good planta
tion of excellent limestone land, containing rive or fix
hundred acres, situated about three miles from the
works, besides several (mailer at various alliances. Ad
ditional natural advantages, more confpicucus to the
accurate -view of a judicious observer than descriptive
in an advei tifement, are referred to adua! infpe&ion.
Any persons inclining to purchase may know the terms
of tale and other particulars by applying to General
Armstrong, at Carlifle, and in his absence to Wil
liam Lyon, Esq; there; or to Amos Strrttell
Samuel Morris, Joseph Morris, or John Morris
junior, in Philadelphia.
The Sloop jOH N>
NO W lying at Great Egg-harbour,' which was ad
vertised for sale on Saturday evening last, was not
fold, through a mistake. She will be difp,fed of THIS
EVENING, between Six and Seven o'clock, by Pub
lic Vendue, at the Coffee-houfe, where the inventory may
be seen. March 11.
To^be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the Coffee-houfe in the city of Philadelphia, TO
-the twelfth instant, in the afternoon,
AS HA LLO P, of about thirty four tons burthen,
with ali'her appurtenances in good order.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,.
On Monday the fifteenth itiftant, at the sign of Admiral
Warren, on the Lancaster road,
A VALUABLE PLANTATION Gtuate ja
x a Charleftown townfllip, Chester county, containing
about one hundred and thirty /two acres, one half of which
is watered meadow and plow-land, the remainder as good
wood-land as any in the country. There are on the pre
mises two wooden-houses, a large barn; a Bearing orchard'
and several other conveniences.
MAD EIRA Wine by the pipe; Sura
by the hogshead and barrel; Coffee by the bar
rel, and two cases of belt Jesuits Barx, to be SOLD nv
JOHN BENEZE T,
Whogives the higher price for Brils of Exchange drawn
on the Cpinmiffiomrs at Paris, fur interest due "on Loan
Office Certificates.
Philadelphia, March
LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH
TO BE SOLD ,B Y
Robert and Samuel Lewis Wharton;
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN DUNLAP
Wholesale and Retail, bound or in fhects, for the emiA
(ions called but of circulation,.
The following BOOKS, in the German Lama..
elegantly printed, viz. * °'
Large family bibles,
TESTAMENTS,
PSALM-BOOKS,
Marburg HYMN-BOOKS;
PSALTERS,
Lutheran CATECHISMS,
Calvinist CATECHISMS,
The above Books are also fold by Ludwig Lau mam
E.q; Lancaster; Mr. Bilmire, York Town ; Mr. Hower
r^"" tr T °, W :' Mary land; Mr. John Spangenber/
Eafton; Mr. Joseph H©ft^r, Reading; and Mr. Chris
topher Loughner; Philadelphia;
to be Sold by
JOHN MARI E/.
In Norris's Alley, the firft door upon the right hand
going in from Second-street,
BEST Coniac Brandy, by the quarter-calk or gal
lon ; Bourdeaux Claret of the firft quality, by the
P °" Wi ^ b y the tierce or
Whfte Wme Vinegar, by the gallon ; Florence Oil of
the bed quality, in cases ; Green and Souchong Tea in
cannifteis; fuperfine black, parlous grey and drab co
loured broadcloths; 6-4. wide naps, coatings and bear
1 a fe ^ p]i " ° f the best kind of " Ik Dockings, also
milled worsted ditto, °'
N. B. Twelve Shillings per dozen will be given for
empty Wine Bottles.
To be SOL D by Public Vendue,
Ac tne Coffee house, .on Wednefdry evening the 17th
of March, if not fold before at private file,
ALL that commodious HOUSE, Wilaß F, &c.
wheic Arthur Donaidfon now lives, and formerly
carried on the lumber business, in Southwark. The lot
contains , fotty.eight feet fix inches in breadth on Swan
lon-Hree't, and continues the fame breadth into the river
Delaware. The houte is three ftoiies an Swanfon-ftreet,'
and five Hories @n the water fide; a Efficient bank wall
to bj,ld on, is continued across the whole lot, with a
pahfide fence thereon next the street, level with which
are two commodious rooms andftair-way on a floor - a
balcony fronting the river, which affords a beautiful
profpea. The second and third floiy above has each
ta^ looms on a floor; under these are two rooms and
a pa^ry on a floor, level with which is 3 pleafanf flower
gatd'ri, underneath ir a wath-houfe, oven and cellar
level with a yard mulcting a stable and necessary ; there
18 alio a bitable place tor large storer. Th^ wharf ia
extended into the river to twenty-two feet water at low
ude,. toving a convenient deck,' where any common
(hip mat load and winter. The whole i, s u bj & to a
ground-rent of forty-eight p.unds ten shillings per an
num, with a privilege to purchGe the fimeclear for
8081. my time within seven and an half years to come
Alto t~o three-story brick heufes on the weft fide of %°
cond-ftrea, nearly oppefoe Almond street; each fo^
teen feet front, with each a frame kitchen joining • the
lots are about one hundred and twenty five feet deep
with the privilege or a live feet alley into Plumb, street
fubj^t 10 a ground rent cf 6'. Herling per annum with
a puvdege to purchGe 0^ for izoD like money, any
time within four and an half yea; s to come; Another
groun I rent of 3 b currency per annum, Allo another
lot opposite these, of eighth n feet front on Georg&ftreet
and one hundred arid twenty-one feet deep where it jcins
there last decreed, and is twenty.one feet ten inches
broad, was pnrchrfed clear of groundrent to accommodate
the Lane. The em ffions called in by Congress will be
taken m payrm n r, if tendered by'the fi r ft of Mav n-xr
f^/TTh™: s™' 5 ™' C) ' de ° ^' for bottling, to
fold by said Dona dfon, who desires all persons that have
any demands against him to. call for lettlement; and
those who owe him any money, to call an/ difeharge
the fame, as leis about to leave thk State, and will be
obliged to put their accounts into other hands if neg
lotted. °
h h ; '^'^^k March 6.
TO BE SO L D,
On Saturday the third of April next, at the Coffee-houfe
at fix o'clock in the evening,.
hNE undivided fourth part of Martick Forge, and a
like proportion of twelve hundred and fifty acres
of good land belonging thereto, fituare i n Magick town
fop, and within ten miles of the borough of Lancaster ;
The forge is supp led by that mfrhiling st r eam Pequea:
The house is built of store, ta four fires and twolani
mers, and in the heart of a fine country for timber
well as every other necessary : As,the works have net
been carried 0n for feme years past, the timber on that
land is now well grown, and judged to be Sufficient for
the support of the land and works for many years. The
advantageous fitaation of the works are very obvious
having the advantage of both the Philadelphia and Ball
timore markets for the iron, and conveniently fixate for
obtaining piggs. A good title will be given, and attend
ance at the time of sale by the present owners. g.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIA M ALRICKS
In Water-street, next door above Walnut-street '
A F E , bogheads of Weft India R UM.' The
emissions called out of circulation will be taken in
payment.\
To be SOLD by Public Vendue§
At the Coffee-houfe, on Saturday the thirteenth inst.
%at Twelve o'clock,
FOUR GALLEY s, vit. the Experiment, the
Effingham, the, Dlckmicm, and the Burke. The
laid Gilleys will make exceeding, good river craft with
a hnall expence, a> one of them has been hauled up and
tried. Dany perfun fhouhl incline topurchafe before
tue day of sale, please to enquire of Israel Cassel
near R?%-ftpeet corner.