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L 0 N D O N, Augufl 30.
SO great is the propenfiry some people have for drink
ing, that even certain death will not make them
refrain, and of which the following fact is too confine
ing a proof. A travelling pedlar woman, who was com
mitted to Shrewsbury gaol for the robbery and murder
of the mistress of the house where file lodg'd, at Dor
rington in that county, was so accustomed to drink
ing, that the was drunk every day during her confine
ment, not as it might be supposed, from tne reflection
of the horrid deed she had perpetrated, as file never in
the intervals of her fcber moments, (hewed the leaf!
contrition for the crime; but two days prior to the
trial, which was at the last affixes, the keeper confined
her in a room, and would not fuffer her to have any
thing but water, by which means she was perfectly (0-
ber when tried, and on being convicted, he confined
her in the dungeon for the few hours she had left to
live, under the fame restraint; but on the morning of
her execution, tie clergyman came to adminifler the
sacrament to her, and ordered a bottle of wine, of
which he gave .her one glass, and informed the keeper
when he had left her, that t! e remainder would be fuf
ficient for tl e ot er capital convicts on a future day ;
but to the keeper's great surprise, on his going to sum
mons her to prepare for her dreadful exit, f< und the
wine all drank, and herfelf in a Gate of intoxication.
November I—6.1 —6.
It was monsieur de Beaufett, chef. d'Efcadre, who
commanded the French (hip Ie Mgeflieux, which is
said to have been irrecoverably damaged in the Freights
of Gibraltar; she is a firft rate, carrying 110 guns;
she was quite new, having been launched last year at
Toulon. The French had four more firft rates in the
fame gale, Ie Terrible, ('lnvincible, la Bretagne, and
le Royal Louis, carrying 110 guns each; such un
wieldy Ships must have Suffered very much in an hur
ricane.
Nov. 8. The French three deckers, which were at
Gibraltar io the late florin, Suffered considerably. The
Invincible was conquered by the victorious Boreas;
loft all her upper-deck guns and three anchors and ca'
blefy besides her sore-mast. The Royal Louis saved
her mafls, but with the expeoce of two anchors and
20 ofher upper-deck guns. The other ships, of which
there were (even of 74 and three of 64 guns, were
much damaged, but not in so great a degree as the
large Ships.
The conduct of the late fir Charles Hardy, when a
very young man, was so truly noble and exemplary
on a most trying occasion, that it ought to be record
ed in letters cf gold , and may Serve as an ufeful lesson
to those who, at this alarming crisis, are engaged in
the Service of their king and country. —Captain Har
dy was stationed off Lagos bay, to watch the motions
of the French fleet, which meditated a decent upon
England ; he had ftrid orders from his admiral not to
quit his Ration on any account for three weeks ; be
fore the captain had been a week on his Stationary du
ty, he observed the enemy had, under favour of a dark
cloudy night, got out of port, and were fleering their
course for England : on this he flipped his cable and
immediately failed in search of the admiral, whom he
Soon met with, and told him what he had fern; and
that if he immediately weighed anchor and flood after
them, he would probably soon overtake them, which
the admiral accordingly did, and obtained a compleat
vidory over them. When the engagement was over,
the admiral sent for captain Hardy, and told him, he
had done a very important Service to his country, but
yet he was liable to be Shot to death for disobedience of
orders. I know it well, replied the captain; but that
man is not oniy unfit to eat the king's bread, but
even to live, who would not at any time hazard his
life for the good of his king and country.
EPIGR A M.
I'll hold a crown, quoth Dick to Ned,
You often wrong your neighbour's bed ;
And I, quoth Ned, will lay my life,
You always had a tell-tale wife.
WHEREAS HENRY HOWELL, of Phila
delphia, cooper, hath injured the fubferiber,
his lawful wife, having dented her house and home, and
every other necessary of life, injuriously treated her
contrast, and wronged her in instances 00 numerous
to relate, without any other provocation, than that it
did not lay in her power to let him have more of her
estate than one hundred a year, and now threatens to
marry again: this is therefore to forewarn all women,
that as I am lawfully married to the said Henry Howell,
by Peter Shiris, esquire, of Mount-Holly, I am deter
mined to assert my claim as the law directs, in case any
one Should be so bale, after this public notice, as to con
traa matrimony with the said Henrv Howell.
Feb, 24.. , MARY HOWELL.
VOL. XII.)
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: ENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
At the City Au&ion, on
MONDAr next,
'The 3d of March, 1783
At NINE o'clock in the MORNING,
Will Commence the SALE
Of a Large and very General ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
Suitable for the approaching Season,
(Particulars of which will b^ published by fahe Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &e.
JOHN BAYARD, Audieneer.
N. B. The City Au&ion will be corftantly held
every MONDAY ; and as the Store is always open for
r be Reception of Goods, it is desired (when not incon
venient) that rhe Goods may be sent before the Day of
Sale.
T"E Public are hereby defir
rd to take NOTICE, That ?s now the Old
Coffee-Hou'e iscp ned again, the Sales of such Goods,
H<rhi, Real Estates, Shipping, &c. which were usu
ally held there on Market Days and Evenings, will he
continued to be held again at the said Hcufe, cn every
WEDNESDAYand SATURDAY, at Twelve o'Clock
at Neon; where Goad;, &c. are desired to be sent,
and Sales advertised to be held.
Feb. 24. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
TO BE SOLD
At Public Vendue,
On WEDNESDAY the sth of March, at XII o'clock,
at the Coffee House,
(Being part of GR7EME PARK)
Two Trains of Land, adjoining each other, fitu
3ted in the county of Philadelphia, in the tewn
fhip of Horfhnm, 19 miles from the city, being the
greater part of that highly improved farm known by
the name of Graeme Park, formerly the property of
deftor Graeme, deceased, and by him devised to his
daughter Elizabeth Graeme, now Elizabeth Ferguson,
in whom the title is also vetted by an aft of the honor
able legislature of this state.
Trzft, No i. Contains 160 acres of excellent land,
on which are 75 acrs of the best timber, and 20 acres
of improved meadow. This land has been highly ma
nured with lime and du'g, and has podured upwards
of twenty bushels of wheat per acre. There are on the
premies four iprings of fine water, Efficient to turn
a mill, and a branch of N'fhaminy runs through the
tra&. It is four mi'es from Nelhaminy meeting house
and three from Horfham.
No. 2. Contains about 200 acres of good land, 55
acres are of the best timber. This traft opens on toe
line that divides Philadelphia from Bucks courty, a
much frequented road, and also on another road called
Dyer's road. There is an orchard of fine grafted fruit
and tome meadow on No. 2, and it lies convenient for
dividing into small lots (if the purchaser fhouid think
roper) to suit mechanics or small farmers, is its join
ing on two public roads gives it a peculiar convenrency
for that pwpofe.
As an inducement for any one person to purchase
both tra&s, the use of a large farm-houle, adjoining the
premises, tor one yr-r, rent free, (ball be allowed the
purchaser ; in which time he may ereft proper buildings
on the purchase to suit bis own converiency ; hut ti is
privilege cannot be allowed to the purchaser of either
tra& separately.
The tenant now on the premises h^s a winter crop
in the ground, which he has permission to reap ana
carry off
Tne conditions will be made known at the time and
place of sale. JOHN BAYARD, Auaioneer. Feb. i 3.
HARD WARE.
A QUANTITY cf double flint pint, gill and half
gill Tumblers; a large assortment of china and
queens ware Cups and Saucers, Knives and Forks, Bar
low and other Penknives, together with a general as
sortment of Cutlery and other hard ware, bv wholefole
and retail, at JOHN and JAMES OLDEN's store in le
cond-ftreet, two doors below the church.
OR, THE
THE
Mr. Alexander Hamilton, a delegate for the Rate
of New-York, attended and produced a commission
under the great seal of the slate, dated at Poughkeep
sie the 25th of OHober, 1782, which was read, and by
which it appears, that on the 22d of July, 1782, the
honourable James Duane, William Floyd, John Morin
Scott, Ezra L'Hommedieu and Alexander Hamilton,
were appointed delegates to represent the said state for
one year, from the firft Monday in November, 1782.
On the report of a committee, conffting of Mr. Wil
liamson, Mr. Madison and Mr. Peters, to whom was
referred a motion of Mr. Madison :
Refolyed, That the secretary for foreign affairs, be
a . ,' s hereby authorifed to communicate to the
ministers of foreign powers, who may reside near con
gress, all such ads and resolutions of coagrefs, and all
such articles of intelligence received by congress, as he
may judge proper, those only excepted which congrtfs
may specially require to be kept secret, in which cases
he shall make previous application to congress.
WEDNESDAY, November 27, 1782.
Mr. W. Floyd, a delegate for New York, attended
and took his feat.
TUESDAY, December 3, 1782.
The secretary for foreign affairs having assigned to
congress fatisfaaory reasons for relinqu fhiug his of
fice, and having requeued permission to resign:
Rtfolved, That Thursday, the 19th instant, be as
signed for eleftmg another person to fill the office of se
cretary for foreign affairs; and that Mr. Livin oon
be informed that congress do approve of his propofol
of continuing to perform the duties of the office until
a person shall be appointed to succeed him.
On the report of a committee, coofifting of Mr. Ha
milton, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Osgood, to whom was
referred a letter of the 2 2d November, from the fuper
intendant of finance and secretary at war:
Rtfolved, That after the last day of December, in
flant, in lieu of the rations hitherto allowed to the of
ficers of the army, including those for servants, they
shall be allowed fubfiflance money at the rate of four
dollars per month for each ration; provided, that
where circumstances in any case shall not permit the
payment of such fubhflance money, they shall draw
their rations as heretofore.
Resolved, That after the forementioned period, in
lieu 01 the pay and rations allowed to the officers of
the hospital department, including rations for servants,
they shall be entitled to the following monthly pay
and fubfiflance; provided in like manner, that where
the said fubfiflance money shall not be paid, they (hall
be entitled to draw an equivalent number of rations, at
the rate of four dollars for each ration per month,
viz
The direHor, one hundred and two dollars pay and
sixty dollars fubfiftance.
The deputy director and physician, each one hun
dred dollars pay and forty-eight dollars fubfiflance.
The surgeons, each ninety dollars pay and forty dol
lars fubfiflance.
Apothecary and purveyor, each ninety-two dollars
pay and thirty-two dollars fubfiflance.
Deputy apothecary and deputy purveyor, each
fifty nine dollars pay and sixteen dollars fubfiflance.
Mates, each forty-two dollars pay and twelve dol
lars fubfiflance.
Stewards, each thirty-one dollars pay and eight dol
ars fubfi flance.
Wardmafiers, each twenty one dollars pay and eight
dollars fubfiflance.
Extracts from the Journal
Of the United States in Congrefe Assembled.
(Continued from our Paper of Tuesday last.)
FRI D A Y, November 22, 1782.
QN motion of Mr. Madison, seconded by Mr. Ofr
" good.
R"°' ve ''r That Monday the 2d of December Fext,
be assigned for electing two judges for the court of ap
peals in cases of capture, one in the room of Mr. Pa
ca, resigned, and one in the room of Mr. Hofmer, de
ceased.
WEDNESDAY, December, 1782.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Os
good, Mr. Madison and Mr. Hamilton, to whom was
referred a letter of the 29th of Nov. from the agent
of marine, enckfing a copy of a letter of the fame date,
to him, from captain J. P. Jones:
M OND A Y, November 25, 1782.
MARCH 1, 1785,
[NU MB. 1009.