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SCARLET, brown,
purple, black, green,
blue, light coloured, fu
perfine arid second Br oad
cloths.
Scarlet, brown, blue,
light and coloured fu
perfine Knaps & Coat
^in^
Blue, grey, light and
Scarlet Duffih & Frizes,
White, buff and Scarlet
Caffimers and Wiltons,
Crimion, brown, blue,
striped, black, Spotted
and corded Velvets arid
Velverets,
Olive & white Corduroys,
Tickfets and Durcons,
Barragons,
Childrens wprfted Hose,
Pink, bluty Black and
cloth coloured Dureys,
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, Sky-blue
and pink Ruffels, Mo
reensand Callinrincoes,
Jeans, Fustians and Beav
ers,
Camblets and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
nefs,
Corded Worfieds and
Everbft ngs,
Serges and Serge de Jeans,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
7-8, 3.4, and apron-wide
cotton & linen Checks,
An assortment of Irdh
Linens,?
Fine and Goarfe Hollands,
• Yard and, half yard and
3-8 brown and white
Sheetings,
Brittanni-s aud Plauella
royals,
Lavals, Penturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenhurgs,
Sail and Du r k Cloth,
Marseilles Quilting,
Plain and corded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Ruf^a
Sheetings, Dowlafs and
Flanders Ticking,
Jaconet and book Mullins,
Tapes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Kent
inge, kenting Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & millions Lawns,
Cambrick,
Said NICHOL S returns his best
Thanks to thole who have heretofore fa
youred him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Business,
and Willingness to Please, that it will be
the Inrereft of his Customers to continue
their Favours.
JUST IMPORTED,
In the last Vessels from Europe,
ANDTO BE SOLD, By
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At his STORE, on the North Side of Market-Street,
oppufite the Indian King,
A Large and General Assortment of the
Following Articles, viz.
Wanted, a Cook that can be
W ~" recommended Er nonefty Sobriety and care;
fires will be given. Enquire of the Printer, or
WILDAU Cross, E q^, Mount Airy.
VOL. X.l
TUESDAY, J ULY 31, 1781.
THE
^mffi®ffi
OR, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Millionet Handkerchiefs
and figured Apron Pat
terns,
Plain and figured Gauzes
and gav^e Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all co
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Affortmerit
of dark and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz lßed-pat
, terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and Drmafeus,
Ducapes, Paduafoys,Man
tuas, Luteftrings, Bro
cades, Modes and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret,
bloom, orange, and
white 2-4 and 3-4 ell
Persians and Sartnetr,
Pekings, Mexicans and
Mufflemans,
Ell wide Persians, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child>
rens cotton and thread
Hole,
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Patterns,
Best Sewing-Silk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handker,
chiefs,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best frarf Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Black and. white Blond
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, second and
coxrfe Bolting-Cloths,
Plated Buttons,
Skelleton and hoop Wire,
Best Tully Gartering,
Cotton Cerd arid Toffelr,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romans,
Quality and narrow Bind
ings and. Ferrets,
Snuff Boxes,-
With many-other Arti
cles, too tedious to :enu
merate.
THIS DA Y,
At TE N o'Clock in the Forenoon,
On M< Jtcob Bright's Wharf,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
Fifty Hogsheads of
Mufcovado Sugar :
Being the Remainder of the Cargo of th Ship RESO
LUTION, Prize to the Brigantine Ariel,.
By Order of the Court of Admirals;,
July 31. CLEMENT BIDDLE, M„(haf.
TO BE SOL D,
On SATURDAY Next,
At the Coffee House, at SIX o'Clock in the Evening,
A Tra& of Land,
Containing, by survey, Four Hundred and Eighteen
Acres, be the fame more or less, situate in the county
of Morris, township of Roxborough, and Sbte of New-
Jersey, adjoining the line of partition between Erit and
Weft jersey, and lands of John Reading, enquire. It
is within one mile of Andover Forge, and Seven miles
of Hacket's-town ; the whole well timbered with oak
and hickory, has two flreams of water running through
part of it, with a considerable quantity of swamp and
meadow ground: Tbelagd in that neighbourhood pro
duces good wheit, fyi>,'flax and corn ; its lying so
near the forge must render the timber very valuable,
of which there is a gear abundance. An indisputable
Title will be given.y
July 30. , JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
At the Coffee' .House, on WEDNESDAY the First
Day of Avguft next, at Twelve o'Clock,
A three story Brick HOUSE,
KITCHEN,and Lot .of GROUND, on the weft fide
of Fifth-ffr^efy in the city of Philadelphia, next to the
corner of Walnut-ftieet : The House and Lot is 19 feet
front, including a 3 fast alley, and about 60 feet in
depth, be it more or less; the Title is clear, fubje& to
no other incumbrance than a ground-rent of forty
five /hillings per annum; It is now let at thirty-five
pounds Specie per annum. July 24.
@®G^©^GWfai&^^
From the POLITICAL MAGAZINE, for February,
1780.
HAVING had various opportunities of obtaining an
authentic account of the polite and generous treat
ment of several of our officers, who w-fe taken pri
soners, in the Weft Indies, by the count d'Eftamg,
I think it both proper and just, to lay it before the
public, through the channel of your Magazine ; and
to add to it, the polite reception they met with at
the court of Versailles, and particularly from the
Queen of France. I make no doubt of your giving
it a place, as it is a piece of most pleasing intelligence,
and such as is not every day to be come at. And
it mud give peculiar fatisfa&ron to all good Bn
glithmen to know, that the polirenefs and gene
rofity of the French were more particularly ca led
forth on this occasion, by a remembrance of the
kind .attention shewn by our troops to an officer of
the regiment of Armagnack, who bad been wound
ed and taken prisoner art St. Lucia, and who, having
died of his wounds, was interred there with all the
honours of war.
A CORRESPONDENT.
OUR officers were fifft carried into the Grenades.
While they remained there, they had full liber
ty to go on fliore whenever they thought proper.
There they flayed about fourteen days, and from
thence they were carried to Cape Francois in St. Do
mingo. Lieutenant colonel .Ogilvie being sick, was ta
ken on fliore to the house of the count de Noailles, and
treated with the utmost tende/nefs Some of the com
mon men, who were sick, were also landed, ^nd every
P of ^ ble care taken of them. In the hospitals count
d'Efiaing ordered them whatever money they wanted ;
and offered his purse, at command, to the officers:
While at the Cape all the<ffi<ers had leave to go ashore,
and remain as long as. they pleased, and were carried
to the theatre, and other public entertainments. The
Cape is a large well built town, but the Greets are
rather narrow, like those of Paris; there are many ex-
cellent houses in it, the theatre in particular is very e
legant. About the middle of August they failed for
France, some in king's Ihips, and some in flore ships.
The.Prote&eur of 74 guns, M. de Graffe, captain,
(there is an admiral of the fame name) and the Amia
ble frigate, of 28 guns were two of the convoy. Our
officers while on board the French ships, had every ac
commodation the situation would admit. A table is
kept on board the French ships at the king's expence
for all his officers, and they all mess together. Our
officers arrived at Rochelle the^oth of OEtober, resided
there fix weeks, and on figniog a parole, got a passport
for England. On landing at Rochelle several princi
pal officers of the garrison received them, conduced
them to a hotel, give directions refpefting their bag
gage, and had it properly taken charge of, and sent
to their quarters. While at Rochelle, they often di
ned at the officers messes, or with the principal officers
of the garrison. Tbeyjvere eight days on their idur
ney to Paris. On the road when they did not meet with
French officers to mess with, they were charged extra
vagantly high. Innkeepers are the fame animals in e
very country. On arriving at Paris, a French gentle
man accompanied them to Versailles, where they saw
the king and queen at chapel, where every body is
admitted; afterwards raw them at dinner, and all the
royal family at separate tables. Tney dine in public
every 'unday. The company present, on feeing En
glish officers, with the utmost politeness made way for
them in front, that they might fee without the least ob
flru&ion or inconveniency*. On returning again to
Paris, they receiveda polite message from the marquis
de la Fayette, who next day again accompanied th^m
to Versailles, and conduced them through all the roy
al appartments ; in one of the rooms they saw on a ta
ble the Courier de I'Europe, a news paper printed in
London in the French language. That evening they
saw the queen at cards ; she is tall, band some, quite an
angel. Her majesty sent, andafked the English gentle
men to fee a ball she was to give the Wednesday fol
lowing. On the day of the ball they had an invitation
from the countess de Lowendhal, to dine at her house
where they were very elegantly entertained ; and after
dinner were served with punch made with Champagne
instead of water. The countess and her fifter,are elegant
women, and both speak English. In the evening they
went to fee the ball, where feats railed aboie the rest
were provided for them: it need not be said, that the
company were elegant, brilliant and polite.v Her ma
jesty led down two English country dances, and shew
ed thecompany how to figure them. The marquis de
la Fayette afterwards waited on them at Paris, which
complement they returned. Four days after the ball
at court, they left Paris, and set out for England. The
ball was on the Wednesday before Chriftmafs- on
Chriftmafs day they left Paris, filled with the moftfa
vourable fenfiments in regard to the politeness of the
French nation.
* At every public place, the utmost civility and
attention were shewn them:—Though always in their
uniforms, and known at once to be Englishmen, not
the flighted insult was ever offered, even from the po
pulace. Some times they could just hear this remark,
“ These are Englishmen." And once some boys said
archly, “ Ah! Englishmen, are you taken !''
PROPOSA L.
A S several of the recruits lately furniffied by the
M chfy, for filling up the Pennsylvania line, hive
deserted, and as it is to b^ apprehended that some of
them may receive bounties in other counties - Ft a
pardon be offered to all tnofe'who will return to their
several regiments on or before a limited day ; with an
express declaration that such as shall not avail them
selves o' the benefit thereof, fhaff, when taken, assured
ly fuffer death, Also, that after' a given time, lio.re
cruit shall receive more than two half johannes of their
bounty, till a certain day, which shall be fixed on f r
paying them the remainder, in every county. 7,
"July ?7.t.h, 1781.
To The PRINTER.
Having had an opportunity of perusing the difeourf 5
delivered at St. Paul's church, on the last sass day
I have taken the liberty of fending you the following
extracts from that delivered in the afternoon, and by
giving them a place in your ufeful paper, vou will
oblige your humble servant, 'f.[
q People turned out into the world at large, wi&
out a guardrm God to befriend aridrourfel" them
provide but poorly, to be eit. er great or fudfperou^
However elated with the notion o(their own' power
an; Erhci r Qcy, they fiand on tottering ground ; either
wars rod invasions rom abroad, or more deftrudi^
broils among themselves, or, very probably, the rw*
of bofy sooner or Uter reduce them to wraknefs an^
icfigndicaiKto
[NUMB. 762.