The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-08 00:00:00, page 1

SCARLET, brown,
purple, black, green,
blue, light coloured, fu
perfine and second Broad
cloths,
Scarlet, brown, blue,
light and coloured fu
perfine Knaps & Coat
ings,
Blue, grey, light and
scarlet Duffih & Frizes,
White, buff and scarlet
Caffimers and Wiltons,
Crimson, brown, blue,
striped, black, fpatt'd
and corded Velvets and
Velverets,
Olive & white Corduroys,
Tickfets and Duroons,
tarragons,
Childrens worsted Hose,
Pink, blue, black and
cloth coloured Duroys,
Prunellas and Durants,
Tammies and Sattinets,
Crimson, green, (ky-blue
and pink Rtfffels, Mo
reens and Caltirnancoes,
Jeans, Furtians and Beav
ers,
Camblets and Hairbines
of all colours and fine
,nefs,
Corded Worffeds and
Everl^ftin,,
Serves and Surge de Jean#,
Blue and white Plains and
Halfthicks,
7 8, 3 4, and apron-wide
cotton & linen Cheks,
An assortment of Irith
Linens,
Fine and coarse Hollands,
Y^rd and half yard and
3 8 brown and white
St actings,
Brittannias and Patielli
royals,
Lavals Ponturies, Ozna
brigs and Ticklenhurgs,
Sail ana Duck. Cloth,
Madeilles Quilting,
Plain andcorded Dimities
and Diapers,
Wide and narrow Raffia
Sheetings, Denials and
Flanders Ticking,
J^onet and book Mullins,
''apes, Bobbins & Laces,
Plain and figured Kent
ings, kenthrg Handker
chiefs and Catgut,
Plain & millions Lawns,
Cambrick,
A Further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this fta fr e, dated April the 29th, 1-/80, will be held
at the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY, the Bth of No
vember instant, at TEN o'clock in theforenoon. A
Plan of the Lots may be seen at the Coffee house, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as the last files.
JUST IMPORTED,
In the last Vessels from Europe,
AND TO BE SOLD, by
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
At his STORE, on the Nor h Side of Market street,
opposite the Indian King,
A Large and General Assortment of the
"follow NG ARTICLES, v 7.
Said NICHOLS returns his best
Thanks to thole who have heretofore fa
mured him with their Custom, and hopes,
in future, from his Attention to Business,
and Willingness to Please, that it will be
the Tmereft of his Customers to continue
then Favours.
THURSDAY,
VOL. X.l
O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Miliionet Handkerchiefs
and figured Apren Pat
terns,
Plain and figured Gauzs
arid gauze Handker
chiefs,
Womens Gloves of all co
lours,
Ditto silk Mitts,
Mens silk Gloves,
A beautiful Assortment
of dark and light
Chintzes,
Elegant chintz Bed-pafe.
terns,
Fine and coarse Calicoes
and Cottons,
Ginghams and Bengalis,
Nankeens and DimUrvs.
Due apes. Pad uatoy,Man
tuat, Lutatrings, Bo
cades, Modes and Taf
fities,
Green, blue, claret
bloom, orange, and
white 2-4 and ,4 ell
Perfi,ns and Sim'net*,
Peking*, Mexicans and
Mrffleman,,
Ell wide Prf&ns, black
and coloured,
Mens, women and child
sens cotton and thread
Hn'%
Elegant Tambour Waist
coat Ptiernr,
Bert Se^ibg^filk,
Black Thread,
Coloured ditto,
Silk and linen Handker
chiefs,
Black and coloured Bar
celona ditto,
Best scars Twist, Mohair
and Buttons,
Brick and white Biund
Laces and Edgings,
Thread ditto,
Painted, figured and plain
Ribbands,
Superfine, ferond and
cowrie Bolting-Cloths,
Plated Butions,
Skeleton and hoop Wire,
Bert Tully G rtering,
Cotton Cord and Toffels,
Bandana, silk and cotton
Romalls,
Quality and narrow Bind
in, and Ferrets,
Snuff Bxes,
With many other Arti
cles, too tedious to enu
rnerate.
ANEAT assortment cf
lupefine tecond and
coarse broadcloths, of all
colours, with fix serges,
rattinets, (balloons, and
other suitable trimings.
Costings.
Frizes and fwanfklnt.
Scarlet, yellow, aad white
fl rnels.
Satinets, ptunellas, and
princess fluff.
A variety of velvets and
vdv?re;s.
Du a t?.
Tannes.
CTim nenes.
Me s worsted and silk hose.
A large affcrthient of lin
en .
Cdicoes and chintz s.
Fanders bedticks.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom 'tmay concern.
XTOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi.
" ralty will be held, before the honourable Francis
Hopkinfsn, enquire, judge of the said court, for the
kate of Pennsylvania, at his Ch mheis in the city of
Philadelphia, on Friday the § t of November, infant,
at nine o'clock in the Forenoon, for the Trial of the
brigantine or vtfft' called The FREELAND, but!e
One hundred and thirty tons, or thereabouts, lately
commanded by John Forfyth, and bound from N<w j
Providence to Liverpool ; taken at fee, lent into this
port, and libelled against as prize, by Jernes B,rne.
(qui tam, &c) To the end that all perlons concerned
mav appear ar I (Lew c'uf?, if any th e be, wherefore
2 Decree Quid cot p fs, pmiuint to Le prayer of the
Libel, &c. By Oder of the Judge,
Nov.s, t 7 Bi. JAMES READ, Register.
Imported in the in p Nenfue , captain Wells, from
N*ntz, and to be obt, on the most reafonabic terms,
Whole(alr and Re ail, by
Smith & Tilton,
At their (tore in Second ftreef, next to the Friend's
Meeting- no oe,
LONDO N, July 28.
FIVE Thousand two hundred men have been already
embarked for the Eaft # Indies this year, viz. 3200
with comm>,Johnflone, and 2.000 in the fleet which fail
ed last month. 3000 more are intended to be sent out
in the next fleet. When all these arrive our land force
in India will be very refpe&able.
Hyder All's naval force having been destroyed at
Mungalore, which is iris principal sea-port, by an un
expected visit from fit Edward Hughes, in December
lafi, he is far from being by sea that formidable enemy
he appeared lafi war, when he had a fleet to second the
operations of his army.
Extract of a letter from Cork, July 18.
" The enemy's ffiips hill make havock off Cape Clear
and the Mizen head, without moleflati n, scarce a day
paffis but they pick up something which must con
stantly be the case, till we have a fettled squadron for
this station."
July 31. On Saturday advice was revived of the
Mercury Pecquet, captain Dillon, bound from Lisbon,
being in lat. 40. 30. N. long. 15. W. taken by the
'Cicero American privateer, captain Hill of 20 guns
fix and nice pounders. The mail and defpatches were
thrown overboard. Captain Dillon is arrived at
Vigo.
They were from Copenhagen, of the 7th curt, that
a Spanish ship, which was chafed by three English
cutters, had taken shelter under the cnn ri of the
Dauifh island St. Thomas, whicli took it under their
protection. In the mean titre the English not only
continued to fire upon it, but had even the assurance
to land forty men, to take possession of the lhip The
governor oi St. Thomas, erceiving this, was then
obliged to en ploy force again ft them, and made priso
ners eleven of the men who had landed, the rest betook
themselves t. flight, and escaped When lieutenant
Lutken was informed of the affair, he went in purfuil
W A N 1 E D.
either to hire or purchase,
A G 01C<('-OK, . ^fo a mild' % red WQMA 4, to take
cate ot chi dreg. None need apply 1 ui<nuie who can
be well recommended. Apply 0 the Printer,
THE
Yard and 5 4 mucins.
Cambricks and lawn,.
Cznabfigt.
B'a k bt^nr & n^elorgv.
Ditto modes and mantu^s.
P-ifins ard larfnets.
A variety of neat silks for
gentlemens wear.
B'^ndano and silk romal
handkerchiefs.
bVatk and coloured Bar
celona ctt>.
Printed liren ditto#
Brick hce#
Gold ditto#
Back ^ms
Black ribbons.
Pios and neeilet.
Loa ' Tugar.
In'' go.
And an elegant eight day
clock, &c. &-.
of the three cutters, one of which saved itfelf by the
fwiftnefs of its failing, the second was greatly damag
ed, and the third was taken and carried to St. Tho
mas's, where the crew and artillery have been brought
to shore.
The birth-day of the prince of Wales, which is the
12th of next month, falling on a Sunday, the fame
will be observed at Windsor on the Monday following, ;
when their majeHies and his royal highness will re
;celve the compliments of the nobility on the occasion ;
and at night there will be a grand ball.
Yesterday advices were received at St. James's, of
the lady of commodore Fielding (lord Winchelfea's sis
ter ) being taken on board the Mercury Packet, by an
American privateer, and carried into Vigo. The fame
letters add, that lady Charlotte Finch and lord Win*
cntifca are yet fafe at Lisbon.
It is reported that the Mercury Packet, captain Dil
lon, taken by the Cicero American privateer, captain
Hill, of 20 guns, fix and nine pounders, had 7000 moi
dores on board; and the Hanover, captain Dodd,
whicb failed from Lib >n the ill Curt, had 12,000 moi
dor's on bon'd.
Thursday Lift the following melancholy Occident hap
pened in the family of one Mr Israel Jordan, at Ci
rencefter. Mrs. Jordan began to make a pudding, and
not having flour enough to finifh it, happened to find
some ^rf-nic, which her hufbmd had bought the day
before to kill 'orne rate, and imagining it to be real
flour, mixed it with the other ingredients; when
brought to table, her huiband, and the rest of the fa
mily eat of it, but not much, as they complained it
was bitter. Mrs. Jordan ate very hearty of if, and
soon grew sick (as did also all who pat took it) and in
about an hour (he died in great agonies. The rest of
the family are, by means of a fkilful physician, in a
fair way of recovery.
The Briifh fleet in the Weft Indies last summer,
amounted to 36 fail of the line, viz. four at Jamaica,
and 32 at the Leeward Islands; at present there are 4
four at Jamaica, and 21 at the Leeward IHands, making
in all only 25 ; this reduction has been occasioned by
the loss of four ships of the line, and others which
have returned to Europe to repair.
Extract of a letter from Sunderland July 27.
" Signal beacons being now fix d at all the dissing
guifhing places on the sea coafl, it will be importable
for the enemy's privateers to secrete themselves as for
merly ; and as feve^al cutters and armed vessels are
now cruising, our coining trade will be in fafety. Two
large Grips are now buildhg for the King's service.”
:. Augurt 2 Lord .Rawdon is expend to ar ive in
l England every hour. Intelligence has been received
I by government of his failing from Charleftown, and
his lot dihip's f ather remains in town in daily expedi
tion of fe inghm.
They write from Paris, that the treaty refp'ding the
mode of carrying on the war in the Bast Indies, by the
united forces of France and Holland, was finally fet
tled on the 17th ult.
The next fleet for the Weft Indies is ordered to be
ready to fail the firft week ip October.
Exfr a of a letter from I'Orient, July 10.
“ The day before yeflerday all the armed fhipt
bound for Idia received orders to fail, and drop
down to the isle of Rhe. They are convoyed by te
Bellona frigate ; andnejs thought that two men of war
from Rochefort will meet them at the river's mouth,
and fail with them to India The convoy configs of
five fail of transports laden with proyifions on the
king's account and nine others freighted by the mer
chants. But this is not the only fleet that will fail
t is year for India ; five or fix thips have been alrea
dy hired to carry oyer to Ceylon a Swifs,regiment,
which is now railing for the Dutch service: Till their
departure, which is : xed for November next, the
the head quarters of the regiment are to beat Uierou."
The following, a correspondent fays, will be found
an accurate account of 105 thips of the line, of the
British navy, now in commission, their flations and si
tuation.
" In the Weft-Indies, -26; Eaft-hidies, or on their
way there, 10 ; America, 7; cruizing with Darby,
Digby and Rose, 24 convoy to Jamaic ,i : admi
ril Parker, in the north, 7 ; Jingle thips ruizrng, 3#
at Spithead, 7 ; Plymouth, 3;in the Downs, 5 Lies :'.
I ra yto g: from the Nore, &c. 4, fitting, a^j
at diff rent pors, 7. Total 105.
" Eight of teefe being ately arrived from foreign
Rations, will (ooh be paid off and repaired; but as
the number ready to launch, or coming out of dock,
is .greater than thoie, the above lift will rather be in
cre^ d than dimimthed.”
Toe emperour's, manner of running over Europe,.
does not indicate the talents ofa formidable politician.
He fees only the difference of the rods, in is, and the
appearances ci principal towns, which furnith but
fl^ht r refumptien.a in regard to the important circum-
NOVEMBERS, 178*
[NUMB. 804.