The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-02-13 00:00:00, page 3

Extrad of a letter from Frederickiburg, Feb. r.
" I have this moment feed a letter from Hampton,
dated the 28th ult. to a correspondent in this town, ad
vising, that on the 22d, seven of the enemy's vessels
were forced on shore in Hampton road, by a severe
gale of wind in the night, three of them square rigged
vessels. Also, that a packet arrived toere from New-
York, to order all the shipping and troops, that are
in Chefaprake-Bay, to repair immediately to New-
York : and I really believe, from concurrent circum
flances, that this may be relied on."
The General Assembly of this state have, we are as
sured, agreed to the Confederation of the United States,'
by which event, the Confederacy is rendered complete.
" Being fond of every thing that promise to be of
public utility I was the other day much gratified by
feeing an experiment made to prove the efficacy of a
method difeovered by doftor Henchoz for making
wood less combuflible. When the company was affem
ble% several fir billets were produced which had been
previously prepared according to the doctor's direfti
®ns. We made a large fire and laying on one of the
above billets, it remained a confi Arable time uninju
red, seeming to repel the fire At last, however, it
was with some difficulty confirmed, or rather it moul
dered into allies, but without emitting any flame. We
repeated the experiment several times and always with
tme fame success, by which n eans we found that in an
ordinary fire this wood remained unconfirmed You
aps wi " expel, that I shall inform you, in
™ manner this wood was prepared, and I am happy
Thursday last came into port the prize brigantine
Chance, late commanded by Alex Wiley. Site was
taken on her intended voyage from Lisbon to Charlef
town, by the privateer brigantine Ariel, captain Law
ler. Her cargo configs of 150 pipes wine, 90 boxes
lemmons, -raisins, figs, &c. &c.
Sunday morning arrived here the brigantine Virgina,
captain Mitchell, in 40 days from Cadiz. By this vef-'
fel we learn, that the siege of Gibraltar is flill con
tinued with the greatest spirit ; that a Spaniffi fleet
lay in Cadiz bay at fugle anchor, ready to co-operate
with the other forces on any mergency ; and that
another fleet was cruising off Gibralter, to intercept
any supplies destined for the relief of that port- that
All assistance from the Moors, -on the coast of Barbary,
to oar enemies, in the way of provisions, &c had been
denied them, and the most favourable countenance
shewn to the besiegers, ^ho, i' was though^muft suc
ceed, e'er long, in their arduous undertaking.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
r,HE following extras of a letter from Vevai in
$ Switzerland, fly 25, ^764, w ich is publilhed
the Annual Register for that year, may serve to r. x .
plain the account lately given of a house conftrußed of
wood, prepared in such a manner as to refill th< fopera
tion of fire, and at the fame time lead the Curious to
farther experiments
" On the 17th' infant, lieutenant colonel Tarlton,
with 115® British troops, confiftim,amongft others, of
the ist battalion of 71st, 7th regiment, 2 companies of
picked light-infantry, each 100, his whole Legion, and
about 50 tories, attacked general Morgan, at a place
called the Cow pens, between Broad and Pacolet rivers,
in South-Carolina, about nalf an hour b fore sunrise ;
the action lasted 50 minutes, when the enemy were to
tally routed and defeated : they were pursued 24 miles.
Their loss is, 1 major (M'Arthur) 5 captains, 13 lieu
tenants, 4 enfigus; i adjutant and enfi, n, 1 adjutant
and i cornet (26) prisoners 3 officers left on the
ground; between 100 and 150 Killed 502 prisoners
brought off., upwards 200 wounded left on the field :
we took 2 pieces of artillery (all the enemy had in the
field) the fame which general Morgan took in the afti
on of 1777, at Brehman's-heighths, r,travel ing forge,
35 loaded waggons, a considerable quantify of baggage,
a great number of valuable horses (100 of then? belong
ing to the Legion) 70 negroes, upwards of koo stand
es King's muskets, the standards of the Legion and 7th
regin&ent, all the drums and fifes of the 71st and 7th,
all the trumpets and bugle horns of the Legion capt.
Kinloch is killed. Our force was 237 infantry, 60 ca
valry and 553 militia our loss is io killed,all privates,
and 55 wounded, none dangerously, 3 oft em officers.
The militia were commanded by colonel Pickens. In
ffiert, the vißory was compleat, and the bravery and
intrepidity of our troops cannot be ex elled."
We hear from Richmond, that Mr. Thomas De
fauffure, merchant, a native of South-Carolina, but
who hath for some time resided there, a very worthy
accomplished young gentleman, well * known and ref
pefted, going into the country, on horseback, with a
scarlet coat on, whilst the enemy were in that neigh
bourhood, meft unhappily loft his life, by the prema
ture zeal of a militia man, who Ihot him dead, under
the idea es his being a British officer.
A late letter from Virginia mentions, that the enemy,
tinder command of Arnold, hid left Smithfield and
marched to Portsmouth, where they were fortifying,
with an apparent intention of supporting a pog there.
Extraff of a letter from a p p rfon of undoubted autho
rity, in general Greene's camp, dated January 24,
1781.
ft 1 CHM 0 N D, January 27.
The latest accounts from below are, that the enemy
have proceeded down as low as Portsmouth ; they
sanded about 23 men, commanded by a lieutenant
Brown, at Newport news, to colled cattle; who ad
vanced near two miles in the country, and made ^
pretty good collection of beef, hogs and poultry. A
party of militia (about 14) being apprized ot it, at.
tacked them in their retreat, killed and wounded about
17, and recovered the plunder among the wounded is
the lieutenant, a prifbner, together with eight others.
Our loss is only one man killed. The party having ex
pensed their ammunition, prevented tneir pursuit.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.
BALTIMORE, February 6.
Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1781.
Six Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN last week, a sorrel HORSE,
about 12 years old, 14 hands high, has a star on
his forehead, and branded on the left fhoGeTer W. S.
he is a natural trotter, and when he trots faft strikes his
hind and fore hoofs. Whoever fakes up said borfe and
the thief, shall have the above reward, or Three Hun
dred Dollars and reasonable Charges for the horse only,
paid by Michael Shubart, in Seventh-street.
TO BE SOL D,
And may he entered upon in April next,
The Plantation whereon Isaac
Hazlehurft now Ires, situated about half a mile above
Mount Holly, in Northampton township, Burlington
county, Writ-Jarfey: It contains about 80 acres of
Land, 20 of which is Wood, about 20 acres Meadow,
and the rest kind Land, most of it much incurred to
gr^fs, and may be turned into mowing Ground ; the
whole is under good cedar Fences, and well lupplied
with Water. There is on the Premises a handYomenew
Framed Houle, two ffories high, forty feet fiont by
twenty. fix feet deep, and a tqi feet Piazza beyond the
whole, four rooms down fairs with fire places, a seven
foot entry through the middle, and five ro&ms up flairs,
with good garrets and two good cellars, the whole well
finished, and is as convenient as poffiMe, and only wants
to be painted to make it compleat : there is a Pump of
excellent Water, a Carriage-house, with a Corn
room over it, 2 Grannarv, Saddle-house, Poultry
houfe, Smoak-houfe, Barn, Cow-house, with Head
stalls for twelve cows, Cart-house, and several other
convenient buildings, all new ; also, a Hay-hcufe that
will hold twelve tons of hay, and two Stables built of
cedar Logs ; two Orchards, containing about 15© trees,
the greatest part of the best grafted fruit; allo, an ex
'°°' Garden well laid out, and well flecked with
rafeerrirs, ftrawherries, gcoffierries and currants, to
gether with a great variety of peaches, pears, plumbs
and cherries, all of the bast kinds: the whole is in ex
ceeding good order, and fit for any genteel family that
wishes to retire from the city, being rendered exceed
ingly convenient by whiter carriage from thence to
Mount Holly, as well as a regular ftzge-waggon twice
a week to Cooper's ferfry. It may not be amiss to add,
that the Ground all lies to a great advantage; that the
House and Buildings are pleaftntly situated ; and that
experience has proved it remarkable healthv. For fur
ther particulars apply to Mr. JOHN PURVIANCE,
Merchant, in Philadelphia, or to ROBERT BAZLE
HURST, on the Premises, who will give a good and
fufficient Title to the Purchaser.
Baltimore Town, February 6, 1781.
Will be offered for Sale,
ON Wednesday, the 7th day of March
next, by the Subferiber, who will attend for
that purpose at Mr. Daniel Grant's Tavern, A num
bcr ot ver: valuable HOUSES and LOTS of LAND,
in the most advantageous fruition ih this Town. Al
" several excellent FARMS in the Counties of Balti
more >nd Harford.
A long credit will be givin the purchaser.
The particulars relative to these Estates will he pub
lished in the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Adverti
ser - H D. GOUGH.
„.A H IN T.
FRIENDSj have you remarked that Clinton and
Arburthnot have fixed the months of July and Au
gust for the period, until which they are willing to of
fer us the pardons and the favours of their master ; and
that they have declared, that after this date, they
will put to death, massacre and burn with a new acti
vity. Let us profit by the declaration; let us put
orrfelves in a state of defence, and be prepared to re
ceive these butchers and their incendiaries.
Michael Morgan O'Brien.
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RUM and SUGAR
will be exchanged for
EUROPEAN BILLS,
BY
in having it in fly power so oblige you. The method
is simple. It is only soaking trie wood in water, in
which equal quantities of Common silt, and vitriol
have been dissolved : But the water should be nearly
fatwred, or the success will not be so certain. The
wool is to be dried, and is afterwards fit for any use,
and seems particularly to be adapted to wainfebtting,
as that is most in danger, when fire breaks out in a
house."
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
T H '' write from New York, that the Bank of
London has suspended its payments for two or
three days. They have arretted one of the calibers,
whom they fufpeded of having had a hand in these
events from premeditated design; others fay that he is
arrested in concert with the court, in order to prevent
the consequences of this suspension, and whom they
must feign to be guilty until the evil is repaired : never
theless, several merchants have experienced the counter
"roke of this fuipenfibn, and two amongst them have
declared their Bankruptfy. The confufion has been
very great during this whole time: they fay it will
coil a great deal of money to the ministry to repair this
breach, and they are troubled with regard to t at
which will happen next January and February, the
period of the payments of several contrdds of the court
with the undertakers. A. B.
A few Pieces of Blue Duffils,
JUST IMPORTED, and to be SOLD,
By Mordecai Lewis,
Io Second street, near Spruce street.
By Robert Wood,
in Fifth-fret, near the New Jail, Philadelphia;
Where Conveyancers, Stationers,
Store-keepers or others
Mry he fupoh^d in large or small Quantities.
N. B. Said Wood Sills W O 0 L in large or ImaO
Qentities.
The Houses, Wharf and Stores,
row in the tenure of Mr. Jjhn Mease. For terms
supply to the fubicriber; who has sundry
Lots of pasture Ground in excellent Fence,
adjoining the Suuth-ftreet of this city;
And a Farm in Roxborough township,
Likewise, a quantity of Wood
so dispose of, landing, at nine mi.es and half distance
from the city.
SAMUEL POWEL.
A person who ' can look after
hones, tend a store, or wait in a gentleman's family
(all which he has been used to) would he glad of Em
ployment. He will procure good Recommendation.
Enquire of the Printer.
If the Gentleman who called at
ray house, near O^oraro, in the year 1778, and gave
a particular account of my Son's fall at Quebec, and
what became of his property there, will be so good as
favour me nrh a line, and inform roe where he now
resides, he wil much oblige, his rcoft humble servant
„ jo^.N Macpherson.'
Dired: for me in Spruce-street, Philadelphia.
.y Philadelphia, February 7, 1781.
ALL perform indebted to the estate c:
MARINE SPANGLER, Shop-keeper
this City, deceofed, are desired to make payment, with
in three months fiom this day; and all thole who hav
any demands against the estate are requested to render
their accounts, duly rtefted, in order that they maw
be fettled, by ANTHONY GROVE\'
and JACOB CLIME, ')ExeGuti r
To be H.RED by the DAY or JOBB,
A compleat Light - Waggon,
good Horses and careful Driver.
Horses taken to Stand at Livery,
BySAMUEL Hodgson, at the back of thsCity.tavern.
At Southwark Vendue-Store,
Oh 1 hurfday, the fifteenth instant, at half
past twelve o'clock;
Two Brick Tenements,
Bake-house and Lot of Ground
thereunto belonging,
Situated on Paffy^nk Road, near th southern bounds
of the Ci<y of Philadelphia , a little beyond the Play
^oufe, beginning at a corner of Oak street, on the *aft
fide of the said r, ad, thence extending eastward, by the
laid Oak fhert, eyrty one feet, thence at right angles,
northward, from laid Oak-ftrtet, forty feet, thence by
land noir cr Ive of William Sharpen, westward seven
ty five feet, th nee by the P^flyunk Road, southward,
to the place es beginning.
It is clear of ground-rent or any other incumbrance.
WILLIAM BROWN, Auctioneer. '
Port of Philadelphia, Pennfylvaria, IT.
To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court cf Admi
ralty will be held at the Admiralty office in Arch
ftreet, between Third and Fourth-fleets, on the Four
teenth Dy of February, Instant, at TEN o'Clock in
the Forenoon, 'or the Trial of the Brigantine or ves
sel called the CHANCE, lately commanded by Alex
ander Wiley, taken on her intended voyage from
LiftWi to Gharieflowo, lent into this pert and libelled
ag^rft, at prizs, by MATTHEW LAWLER, (qui
tam, &%) Io the intent, that the owner or owner#
thereof, or any persons concerned therein, may ap
pear and (hew cauf, if any they have, why the fame
should not be condemned pursuant to the Prayer of the
Libel, &c.
PARCHMENT,
MADE and SOLD
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
PhihdelpW, February 6, ij&£
Southwark Auction.
To be Let,
Br Order of the Judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Register.