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New-Castle County, ff.
"%K r HEREAS the meffuages, lands, roods and
chattels of Circles Gordon, Jaco D rrickfon,
Jolhua North, John Allman, Christopher Willlcn, John
Gregory and Ifoac Attwood, all l-te of the county afore
laid, forfeited to the Delaware State, by virtue of an
Aa of Assembly thereof; have been fold by the Com
nuffim.-r appointed f^r that purpose: Ti' is therefore
to notify all perlons claiming an, right o ti le to, inter
est in, or profi s arising cut el anv mtffu.ig^s, lands or
tenements, so d as the property of any o the prison, a
forenamed, or having any accounts, del- $ or demands
against any of the laid perlons, that the Judices of the
Court of Common Pleas, for the ourty of New Castle,
will fit at the Court-Hufe in the town o' New-Caftk, on
Wednesday the 19th day o' Janua y next ;as v .II to re
ceive the claims ot any perlon or pedons refp&ing the
title of any miffuages, I nds or tenements, or an part
thereof, so fold as afotHaid, as to adjust and fe.tle any
accounts, debts, dues 01 demands, 3 airTt a | or any of
the perlons a'cr namd, ohofc elates hivt become fr
feited as afore Lid, according to the dramas of an Act
of Aflembly ofthe hud State.
B: -? ri the Court Torefaid,
GUNNi. :.• .MIDFORD, Prothonotary.
New-Castle, Nov. 22, i,&,
Just published and to be fold by
JOHN DUN L A P,
In Market street, Philadelphia,
ALL THE
L A W $
Ena&ed in the First Sitting of the Fourth
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA,
Which met at Philadelphia, on Monday the twenty
fifth day of Oftober, in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Father Abraham's ALMANACKS,
For the YEAR 1780,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN D U N L A P.
GERMTN-A lTm^ana'cks,
For the YEAR 1,80,
TO BE SOLD RY
JOHN D U N L A P.
Just imported and to be fold by
JACOB AND HENRY GEIGER,
At the corner of Market and Third-Greet?, opposite
the Od Gaol, A quantity of the heft /
South-Carolina SOAL LEATHER.
Philadelphia, December 14..
A POCKET-BOOK containing Fire
Hundred and Sixty-one Dollars, in Continental
Bills es Credit, was found between the Frank ord and
Germantown roads, about fi/e weeks ago, by a Negro
mn. The owner proving bis or her property and pay
ing charges, my have the lame again by ripply ng to
the Printer.
RIO ICE is h#eby riven to all o^rf ns who are pofi
4 fff dos any due Bills for provifio's, given by me
cr my Affiliates, That they dr.w the amount of the
fame, on or before the gift of Dumber inft^nt, and
so on before the 1 ft day of the month after such due 811
becomes due. Thofc who :re le't aftr that time will
not be anfw ret
By order of the Commiff ry General of Issues,
H. VALENTIN E, A. C. of I.
^y HEREAS by an A& of General Assembly, of
^V the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled,
'' An Aft for regulating Chimney-Sweepers within the
city of Philadelphia, the district of S thwack, and the
township of the Northern Liberties, of the city of Phi
ladelphia, " paffd the 25th day of November, 177,;
This is to give notice, that there is an officer appose!
to luperintend the laid Office Ad perlons who follow
that business, are d riired to apply ro the subscribe, where
they may be furnished wi h e<rr ficates and numbers, ac
cording to law .• Therefore fail not, as the 1. 0 will be
itriaiy adhered to.
N B. All perlons who are wiling to follow the bufi-
R L fs of Chimney Sweeping, are nq^fted obe foeedy
in teir application to WILLIAM YOUNG,
Superintendent, in Lombard street, between Th.rd and
Fourth-ftieeta, Philadelphia.
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[ Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ]
The HIGHEST PRICE
IS GIVEN FOR
CLEAN LINEN RAGS,
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CAIR O, June go.
FOUR veflels arrived this year from Suez, two Eng
lish, one Dutch, and one Danish. Mr. Vande Vel
den, a Dutchman, formerly in the Dutch East-India fcr
vice, which he had quitted for reafoms not publicly known,
came to Calcutta under the prote&ion of tire Englilh, and
from thence embarked od board one of his own vessels for
Suez. In going over the desert of Suez in his way to
Cairo, in company with several persons, Englilh and
French, they were unfortunately plundered by the Arabs,
about 25 miles from Suez. Mr. Vande Velderi, Captain
Barrington, and Mr. Inkers, with two Frenchmen, were
killed by being exposed naked to the rays of the fcorchimg
fun; their treasure was loaded upon 400 camels, and was
valued at a million of piasters ; tour of their company
were saved by an honest Arab, who brought them to this
place, after their puffing two d ys without any nourifh
reent, and obliged to drink their ewn water to quetch
their thirst. This robbery is said to have been done out of
rev nge by the Arabs, because the Bey of Cairo would
oblige people to use his carnets to transport their merchan.
dize in stead of those belonging ta the Arabs.
Constantinople, August 17. Our situation becomes
daily more and more alarming, as fcarcey one fire is ex
tinguished but another begins ; one happened on the fourth
of this month, which burnt near one hundred houses. Be
sides this accident several parts of this city and its suburbs
have been on fire, but were happily extinguished The
quantities of combustibles that have been found in different
parts, and the daring writings that have been stuck up m
the Mosques, containing severe threats against the Grand
Signior, if be does not depose certain persons who occupy
the highest places in the Ottoman government, are very
convincing proofs that these fires are not from mere acci
dent, and government seems to think the fame, for the
guard is doubled, and there are couftant patroles both
day and night. After nine ©'clock at night no one is fuf
fered to come out withouta light. Several Janissaries and
other persons have been clandestinely madeaway with for
not doing their duty at the time of tie great fire. On the
14th another fire happened, which burnt down upwards
of two hundred houses. This redoubles our uneasiness, as
it proves that the malcontents will not cease their abomin
able practices, till they have overturned the present admi
niftr.tion. It is to be hoped, that proper measures will
be found by the Gra&d Signior to put a flop to these dis
orders, or his Hghnefs himfelf may run some risk, as his
focceffor Sultan Selim is said to be at the head of the pre
lent party.
By the last accounts from Morea, the Captain Pacha
has taken Tripolizza, and made prisoners of the rest of the
rebels, in number about 3000.
Madrid, Augufi 30. An order from the King wax
published on the 19th of this month at Malaga, enjoining
all the Irish inhabitants to retire immediately twenty
tbiles up the country.
It i c reported, that orders have been lent to put all the
places on the frontiers of Portugal, in the best slate of de.
fence p ffible.
Brest, September 10. People differ very much whe
ther the fleet will keep at sea or not, some fay they will
keep the sea all winter. The Spaniards will not go away,
as it was thought they would. It is said the combined fleets
cost twenty millions per month.
Pais, September 21. The combined fleet, Coofifting
of 51 flbps of the line, including the Ardent taken from
the Engbffi, and the squadron of Observation of 16 men
of war, anchored in the road of Bred, the 14th instant.
These Ihips are laying in frefh provisions, and are after
wards to put to sea again.
Count D'Orvilliers being in too bad a slate of health to
permit him to continue the command of the combined
fleet, has obtained the King's leave to resign; and his
Majesty has appointed Count Duchaffault, Lieutenant-
General of the Navy, to succeed him.
UT^ cht, Sept. 23. Our letters of the 13th of August
from Gibralter, mention, that the Spaniards continue to
block up the bay, and are making every preparation neces
sary to besiege the place./
We have accounts trom Copenhagen, that it is reported,
that the Imperialists haven taken possession of the Islands
of Nicober, in the East Indi s, to the South Weft of Su
matra, w ich causes much astonishment, as they were al
ways reputed to belong to the King of Denmark.
F om Stockholm, we hear, that Prince Repnin is ex
p. Cud thereto conclude an aflociation between the Courts
of Petersburg, Sweden, and Denmark, in order to pro
cure a peace between England, France, and Spain.
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ADVERTISER
DECEMBER 18, 177,.
RETURN of the killed, wounded, and miffing, at the
repulse of the Rebels at Stono Ferry, South-Carolina,
June 20, 1779.
71st regiment, ift battalion. 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, r
Serjeant, 15 rank and file killed, 1 Captain, 1 Lieute
nant, I Ensign, i Serjeant, 32 rank and file, wounded.
Ditto, 2d battalion. 1 rank and file killed, 11 rank and
file wounded
Trurobach's H'ffians. 2 Serjeants, 2 rank and file, kill
ed, i Major, 2 Lieutenants, 4 Serjeants, 1 Drummer,
28 rank and file, wounded, 1 miffing.
ift battalion South Carolina Royalists. 1 Major, 1 Ser
jeant, killed; i Captain, 1 Serjeant, 3 rank and file,
wounded.
24 batt .lion and Narth-Cairima Volunteers. 1 Serjeant,
3 rank and n'e, wounded.
Total. I Major, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 4 Serjeants,
18 rank and file, killed; 1 Major, 2 Captains, 3 Lieu
tenants, i Ensign, 7 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 77 rank
and file, wounded ; 1 rank and file miffing.
Artillery. 1 matrofs killed. 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants,
3 matroffes. 5 additional, wonoded.
(Signed) A. PREVOST, M. G.
OFFICERS killed^
Lieutenant Rod. Murchison, iftbattalion, 71st regiment.
Ensign William Mackintofa, ditto.
Major William Campbell, id battalion of South Carolina
Royalifis.
OFFICERS wounded.
Captain Colin Campbell, ift battalion, 71 ft regiment.
Lieutenant Thomas Fraser, ditto.
Ensign M. Murchison, ditto.
N. B Lieutenant Wallace, since dead of his wounds.
HESSIANS wounded.
Major Endeman, Lieutenant Widekin, Lieutenant Ds
Gri rihim, Lieutenant Englehard.
Extras of a tetter from Major General Prevoft to
Lord George Germain, dated Savannah, August 4,
1779.
SINCE my last dispatches from St. John's Island
(copies of which are herewith sent) I have had no oppor
tunity to write directly to your Lordihip; cur operations
since that time have beenchiefly confined in removing from
one island to another, and eflabliflung the different posts
intended to be occupied during the great heat, and the
sickly season : However, on the 20th of June, after every
preparation had been made to abandon the pofton the main
at Stono Ferry, and to quit the Island of St. John's, the
enemy's whole force attacked that poll with eight pieces of
cannon, and 5000 men; their attack was at firft fpifited,
but the good town enan.e ot the troops, and the fire of
the armed fiat that covered the left flank of our p^ft just
as the troops were ferrying over to reinfort e it, obliged the
enemy to retreat; a favourable opportunity of pursu
ing them, and giving them a severe check, was loft for
the want of the horses, which had been sent away two or
three days before ; and before the troops arrived on the
ground the rebels had got too great a difiance to expect
to come up with them with the foot. I have the honour
of fending herewith a return of cur loss on that day.
Lieutenant Colonel Maitland who coffimanced there, had
with him the firft battalion 71st, then much reduced
a w~ak battalion of Hessians, and the refugees of North
and Sduth Carolina, amounting in the whole to about 800
men; they all behaved with coolness and bravery. The
enemy loft a Colonel of artillery much efleemed among
them, and about 28 officers ot different ranks, and between
3 and 400 killed and wounded ; they were enabled to car
ry off the latter, and many of the former, by having a
number of empty waggons, brought along with them for
that purpose. The troopsafter remaining three days long
er on that ground, at last abandoned it, and be-an to
move towards Port Royal island, where the last arrived
about the 12th ult. A corps has been left there fufficient
to aft at all times upon a most refpeftable defenfive, and
occasionally to harrafs the quarters of the enemy, and
those parts of the Province that are accessible to cur gri
lles and boats from the Bay of St. Helena ; it cannot be
eligible to extend our posts far to the Westward, for rea
sons for which I beg leave to refer to Lieutenant Colonel
Prevoft, whole departure I muff lament, as I is abilities and
zeal for the service made him a most ufeful assistant upon
every occasion : His knowledge of tie country, and its
resources, will enable him to give your Lordfllip every
nereffary information ; Sir James Wright's arrival in the
Experiment, the 13th inst. having relieved him from the
civil ad mini ftration.
Whitehall Sept. 15. By Lieutenant Colonel Prevoft,
who arrived in town on the 23d instant from Georgia a
letter from M gor General Prevoft to Lord George Ger
main, one of his Majefty'sprincipal Secretaries of State,
dated at Savannah the 4th of Auruft, has been received
of which the following is an extract
From the LONDON GAZETTE of Sept 25.
T H E