The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-04-07 00:00:00, page 3

By His Excellency JOSEPH REED,
Esquire, President, and the supreme Ex
ecutive COUNCIL ot the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
A Proclamation.
cr THEREAS the following named persons, late, and
heretofore inhabitants of this state, that is to
fay. Jonathan Adams, ( nuff maker,) and Sufanha
his wife, now or late of the township of Germantown;
now or late of the county of Philadelphia : and jofeph
Paxton, yeoman, now or late of the township of Mid
dietown: John Reid, now or late a military officer in
the British Service, now or late of the township of Ti
nicom: and Samuel Harvey, yeoman, now or late of
the township of Upper Makefield : all now qr late of the
county of Bucks, and Richard Buffington, the elder,
yeoman, now or late of the township of East Brad,
ford; Henry Gordon, now or late a military officer
in the British service, now or late of the township of
Kennett; and Stephen Anderson and Benjamin Fin
cher, yeoman, now or late of the township of New-
Garden; all now or late of the county of Chester: and
Chriflian Voght, apothecary, now or late of the Bo
rough of Lancaster; and Nicholas Houffe ker, yeo
man, now or late of the township of Lebanon, both
now or late of the county of Lancaster ; and Martin
Blackford, yeoman, now or late of the township of
Warrington : now or late of the county of York: and
Samuel Lindsay, yeoman, now oflate of the township
of Guilford - now or late of the county of Cumber,
land: and Thomas Hughes, yeoman, now or late of
the township of Augusta : mow or late of the county of
^Northumberland*: and Alexander Ross, yeoman, now
or late of the, township of Pitt ; now or late of the
county qf Weftmoreland : have federally adhered to,
-and knowingly and willingly aided and assisted the ene
mies of this Rate, and of the United States f America,
by having joined their armies within this Gate, or ele
-where. We the supreme executive council aforefaid,
by virtue of certain powers and authorities to us given,
by an ad of General Assembly intitled " An Act for
ihe attainder of divers traitors if they render not them
selves by a certain day ; and for veiling their estates in
this commonwealth : and for more effectually difcovtr
ing the fame ; and for ascertaining and Satisfying the
lawful debts and claims thereupon :" Do hereby ftriHly
charge and require the said Jonathan Adams, and Su
sanna his wife; Joseph Paxton, Samuel Harvey, Richard
Buffington, the elder, Stephen Anderson, B< njamin
Fincher, Christian V o ght, Nicholas Houffecker, Mar
tin Blackford Samuel Lindsay, Thomas Hughes, and
Alexander Ross, to raider themselves reflexively, to
some or one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, or
of the Jultices of the Peaceof one ofthe counties with
in this Hate, on or before Thursday the tenth day of
May next ensuing, and also abide their legal trial for
fucn their treasons ; And we do in like manner require
the Did John Ried and Hen y Gordon to render them
felve' respectively to some one of the Justices aforefaid,
on or before Thursday the ftft day of November next
ensuing ; and also abide their legal trial for such t eir
treasons, on pain that every of them, the said Jonathan
Adams and Susanna his wife, Joseph Paxton, John
Ried, Samuel Harvey, Richard Buffington, the elder,
Henry Gordon, Stephen Anderson, Benjamin Fincher,
Christian Voght, Nicholas Houffecker, Martin Black
ford, Samuel Lindsay, Thomas Hughes and Alexander
Ross, not rendering himfelf as aforefaid, and abiding
the trial aforefaid Ihall from and after the said tenth
day of May, and firft day of November refpeXively,
Band and be attainted of high treason to all intents and
purposes, and sh 11 fuffer such pains and penalties, and
undergo all such forfeitures, as persons attaint'd of
high treason ought to do : And all the faithful fub
je&s of this State, are to take notice of this Procla
mation, and govern themselves accordingly.
GIVEN by order of the Council, under the
Hand of his Excellency JOSEPH REED,
Esquire, President, and the Seal of the State,
at Philadelphia, this twentieth Day of March,
in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Se
ven Hundred ant Eighty one.-
j OS2PH REE D, President.
Attest. T. Matlack, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
In C OU N C I L.
APRIL sth, flf.
„f HEREAS by an A& of General
Assembly, passed the twenty-third
day of December last, the Supreme Exe
cutive Council are impowered and required,
from and after the firff day of February
Lft, to Pobhfh in the leveral English
and German .News-papers, printed in the
city of Philadelphia, in, the firfl week in
every month, the Rate of Exchange be
tween Specie and Continental Money, which
exchange io published in each month, the
said A& declares, flu'll be the Exchange be
tween the said Continental Money and the
State Money, thereby made Legal Tender.
? Relolved, That the said Rate of Ex
tnange be continued at Seventy-five for
One, as by the resolution of the fifth of
March Jail.
Extracts from the Minutes,
TIMOTHY MAT LACK, Secretary.
On FRIDAY Next,
At SEVEN o'clock in the Evening,
At the Coffee-boufe,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
The Prize Brigantine
ELIZABET H,
With all her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, as fhs
now lay h at Race street wharf, agie:ahle to an Inven
tory to ne seen at the place of file.
By Order of rhe Court of Admiralty,
April 7 . CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
—On—F'RID
(The Thirteenth Inftart)
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon,
On Messrs. Willing and Morris's Whatff,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
Two Tons of Bar Iron,
And a barrel of Hogs Lard ;
Retaken in the Schooner Unity, by the Letter of
Marque Brigantine El Navarro, Captain Sutton :
AL S O,
Two Cables, Two Anchors,
One Rowline, five Swivels, one copper Kettle, fix bar
rels of Flour, a quantity of Carpenters Tools, a par
cel of copper Hooks, a number of four pound Grtpe
fhot, a parcel of Moffats ard Ba< onets, a quantity cl
Powder horns, Cartridge-boxes, Putoh, CuiUff s, one
double Barrel, two single Barrels and ten Hitba-reh
of Powder Being Goods taken cut of the Cornwallis
Galley, by the Privatee' Brigantine ARIEL.
A N D,
At Seven o'Clock in the Evening of the
fame Day, at the Coffee'-houfe,
Will be Sold by Pubic Auction,
The said Prize Schbon r
UNIT Y,
With all her Tackle, Apparel and Furr.itu r e, agree
able to Inventory to be fem at the place o' file.
By Order of the Court of Admiraltv,
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Mrfh.l.
-OnoTDET
The 16th fnftant, At TEN o'Clcck in the Forenoon,
At Mrits M'Clenachan and Moore's Wh^f, next
above the Draw-bridge,
Will be Sold by Public Audion,
100 Bales of Cotton,
30 Bushels of Scotch Coals,
6 Neat Four Pound Cannon,
2 Cannonades,
With their Springes, Rammers, &c.
And 6 Cafles of Gun-powder,
Being of the Prize Brigantine AMELIA.
-CLEMENT BIDDLE Marshal.
Notice is hereby given, That I
have complected the SALES of the Prize Brigantine
DOUGLAS and CARGO, taken by the Ship of War
Saratoga, JOHN YOUNG, Esquire, Commander;
and of the Prize Brigantine HuPE abd CARGO,
taken by the Letter of Marque Ship Delaware, Cap
tain PROWL; and that I am ready to make DIS
TRIBUTION of the PROCEEDS thereof, acco ding
to the Decrees of the Court of Admiralty of this St;t # r
All Persons having any Demands on said Prizes,
for Cha ges ; or who are intitled to any Part or Share
thereof, are desired to makti them Claims, at my Offi.e,
within Three Days from he Date hereof.
April 7. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
All Soldiers of the Pennsylvania
LINE, now on Furlough, are immediately to join
their refpe&ive Regiments, at their teveral Place, of
Rendezvous. Those who negle& to comply with this
O:dcr, may depend on being treated as Deserters.
B Order of Major General S INCLAI R,
April 6. ISAAC B. DUNN, Aid-de-Camp.
Werettter taunfliip, Philadelphia county, April zd.
ALL Pei sons havingany Demands, on Public Ac
x'h count, against the Subscriber, are oquefted to
bring them in without loss of time, that Certificates
may be given them; also/ tb He to whom fie may be
indebted, that payment may be made ; and the,ft: Fer
sons indebted to him, are requeued to make imffi diate
payment, to five further trouble, as he intends moving
to some uiftance by the 15th instant.
CHARLES PORTER.
Was loft in the Street, on
the Nigit of the 4th instant, about SIXTY STATE
DOLLARS, inclofed in a News-Paper, a CERTIFI
CATE foi D precision of Pay, amounting to about
Six H indred and Forty Pounds Specie, and various
other Papers, ^hich can be of no me to any person but
the Owner. Whoever has found the fama. and will
leave them at the City Tavern, (ball have all the Mo
ney as a Reward, and no questions cfked. The Certi
ficate being made out in the Subscriber's Name, he
therefore gives Notice to the Public, that any Transfer
of it will be illegal, unless signed by himfelf. >'-.
JAMES HAMILTON,
April 6. Major of the ad Pcnnfylvania Regiment
Now in the Press, and fliortly will be Published,
A PAMPHLE T,
ENTITLED
PLAIN FACTS:
\BEING
An EXAMINATION
Into the Rights of the Indian Nations of America
to their refpe&ive Countries;
AND
VINDICATION 1
OF THE GRANT, I
From the Six United Nations of Indians
The Proprietors of I NDIA N A;
AGAINST
The Decision of the Legislature of
VIRGINIA;
Together with
Authentic Documents,
PROVING
Taat the Territory, westward of the Allegany
Mountain,.
Never belonged to Virginia.
&c. &,. &c.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On,SAi URDAY the Fifth of May next, at Twelve
0 Clock at Noon, at the Coffee-houfe in this City,
(If not dipofed of before at private Sale.)
THAT,
Commodious Dwelling Houfe,'
Situated in Market street, on the south-west corner of
Strawberry alley, containing 14, feet in front on Mar
ket street, and 30 feet on Strawberry-alley, subj&& to
a Ground-rent of ,!. Perinfylvariia currency, per an
num 1 The House is three ftorics high, and compleat
ty finifhel; with many other conveniencies and ad
vantages of Vaults, Cellars, Neceffiry house, &c. No
thing need be said reading the goodness of the S r and
fur Burners, it being, by every p rlon allowed, one of
the belt Situations in this City. The House may be
seen, and Conditions of Sale nude known, by applying
to the Subscriber on the premifts; who will give a
good Title and immediate P ffeffion after the Safe.
JOHN LEVINS.
Also, Will be Sold by Public Vendue;
On SATURDAY, the said Fifth of Ma , at the Cof
fe-houfe, at Twelve o'Clo-k, at Noen,
(If not Sold by private Sale before,)
That Elegant House, known
by the Name of the BUCK TAVERN, on tfrv Five
Mile Round, two and a half miles from the City of
Philadelphia, with about three Acres of choice Land
with Kitchen, Sheds and, Sables, &c. all of whirb are
in good Repair : Most of the Land is made into Gar
den ; the whole abounds with Fruit Trees of almost
every kind, well inclofed with a fence made of two inch
Plank, five feet high. Qe House is pleasantly fix
ated, and commands a fine Prolprft of the River De
laware. The whole clear of an, Incumberance, being
fee simple. Possession and a good Title will be given
as soon as the purchase Money is paid. Fur Conditi
ons. &c. apply to said LEVINS, in Market-street.
N [B. The Policy of Infurunce has been renewed two
years ago; the Sum in ured is Five Hundred Pounds
in Specie. April 4 , l7 g la
Of a large and compleat sett of INSTRU
MENTS of Surgery, of steel and silver, for all forts of
operations in that art; together with 28 volumes of the
memoirs and premiums of the Royal Academy of Sur
gery of Pris. J
Those Instruments may be depended on for their be
mg good, and well made, having beep ordered by 2
furgcon for his own use. The number of Tickets will
be one hundred, at fix hundred dollars each.
Since this Lottery has been advertised, the Owner
Oi th^ Instruments and Books, thought proper to add
to it the following Articles, without the Raft alteration
in th^ number or price of the Tickets :
One good Silver Watch,
One Stock Buckle set with Stone/
One Gold Hat Band,
One Pair of Knee Buckles fet' with Stone)
One Gold Ring with a Stone in it,
One very large Mahteau of fuperfine Cloth;
Tnofe gentlemen who choose to fee the above Articles
^ll apply to Mr. Matthew |. Mbrre, silver-smith, in
Front-ft ertf the corner of Chefnut-ftreet, next door
to Mi. Wood, watch-maker.
The Tickets may be had of the Keeper ofthe Coffee
houfe, who will answer for the Money in case the Lot
tery is not filled up. The Day of drawing will be ad
ycrofed in the paper. There will be as many Lots as
it will thought proper the memint of drawing it/
A L L U M''saT't-
TO BE SO' L D,
Or Exchanged for fuperfine or common Flour, By
Nelson and Fox,'
In Water-ftrfa, a 1 ove Walnut street.
Stolen from the corner of Black
T'r^%\HrP T ':^X'°°'^ 28 yard " ° f MARSEIL
LES Qj IL I ING, 7 8 wide; ir is of a small diamond
ft^re, front a B„d & r : Whoever wll givs ifo.
morion Ox it (hull be handlomcly Rewarded^