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To be SOLD at Public Sale,
• On the twenty fifth inst. (September)
A LOT of LAND containing nine or ten acres, a
stone house thereon, with a well of water at the
door, fuitabic or tradesmen or anv public business ; it
lays on Buffet-Town road, nine miles from Philadelphia.
The conditions will be made known by the fubferiber,
living 'on the premises.
BENJAMIN ASHTON.
'lO be SOLD by the Subjeriber,
Living in Kingfefs township, Philadelphia county,
A PAIR of likely matched MARE S, coining
four years old. They are dark bays, ftr®ng and
well made. MATTHEW JONES,
(^ AME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
, in Weft N^rtmill township, Chester county, on
the 25th of June last, a dr, COW, remarkably ooPow
backed. The owner is desired to come, provz property,
pay charges and take her a^ y.
MATTHEW ROBINSON.
W A S F OU N D,
In Third.ftreet, between Arch and Rsce-ftreets,
A SATTIN CLOAK. Whoever has loft the
fame, and will prove property and pay the charge
of this advertisement, may have it again by applying
to the Printer hereof.
Port of Phrtade^bia, Pennfy^ania, d.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NOT! CE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the State-house in the city of
Philadelphia, on the second day of October next, at
Ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then and
there to try the truth of the faCts alledged in the bill of
Yelverton Taylor, &c. (who as well, & c .) against the
fl^op or vessel called the Active, &c. lately commanded
by Laughlin M'Guire : To the end and intent that the
owner or owners, or any person concerned therein, nicy
appear and (hew caufi^ if any they have, why the fame
should net be condemned according to the pray er of the
said bill. By order 0/ the judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Philadelphia, September 6.
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
^TRA VED or STOLEN about two weeks ago,
O. from a posture belonging to P?ter Rose, about- one
rib from the Middle Ferry, in Blockley to^nfhip, a
bay MAR E, nfed to & fad lie, four years old, about
fourteen hands high, a natural pacer, one of her hind
feet white, a star and white sup in her face, her mane
bangt on each fide, and on her hack a fuddle foot.
Whoever takes her up and will deliver her to the fub
briber, living in Thin! ft^t, nearly oppofi+r Cherry
Alky, or to said Pre; Rose, (hJI have' a reward of
Twenty Dollars, besides nec.fDry charges, and if stolen
shall hare for the rare and thief the above regard of
Sixty Dollars. EBENEZER C OWELL.
Baltimore, Auguji ^O,
One Hundred and Fifty Pounds Reward.
Q TOLEN out of the lubfuiher's pasture near Balti
more Town, about/ the middle of An;?uft last, a
bright bay GELDING, aboht fifteen and a half hands
high, seven years old, though locks to be older ; he hrs
three white feet, a blaze face, paces when fi/ft mounted,
can trot well, is very high spirited, and hard mouthed ;
had one saddle spot on his fide under the bind part of the
faddie, which the hair was not grown on : I believe he
had a spot on both sides: Heis low in flrth. Whoever
will {ecure laid horse and the thief, thrii re five the
above reward',and reasonable charges i: brought home,
paid by R. LEMMON.
WANTS A PLACE,
Asa WET NURSE,
A YOUNG WOMAN with a good hreaft of milk,
" that can be well recommended. Enquire of the
Rioter.
Philadelphia, September 7,
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the London Coffee-house, on Toefday rex', the
fourteenth instant, at Seven o'clock in the evening,
A L ° T of GROUND in Moyamenfrig, in the
township of Wic'co, about two miles from this
city, containing four acres, (more or lets) well watered
by a branch of a creek that runs through it, and is well
inckfeo with a good ne^ cedar post and rail fence. It
joins lands of Mr. John Stamper and C:L Henry.
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G E NE RA L
THURSDAYS
[ Price 2s. 6d. single, 2s. by the quantity. Fublithed every 'I uefday, Thursday and Saturday. ]
OR
'°? e SOLD by Public Vendue,
° n '^"'"ay the hx'eenth of September inst. at Two
P ° M ' " the Four-lane Ends, Bucks counts,
a '" I" ° ABLE little F ARM, or tra& of forty
x I leven acres of land, situated in one corner of the
croftings of the great roods leading from Philadelphia to
I renton and from Buftal to Newtown, eight acres of
which may be made at little expence (three watered)
excellent meadow, five acres wood, and the remainder
remarkable good arable land, whereon is eieded at the
in.eßeckon of said roads, an elegant brick two-story
home, abnoft new, with three rooms on a floor, a good
cellar upd^r the whole, a large brick kit hen and oth?r
r^ceflary buildings, all beautifully situated in a ^emaik
able healthy and pleasant part of the country, and a
mole extraordinary feat for any kind public bufinds, in
particular that of merchandize it being diftmt twenty
two Ql^s from Philadelphia, leven from Brifto?, and
four from Newtown ; lately pmchafed by the fubferiber
0. the Commiffionerg of confifeated estates for Bucks
,""?',. as the forfeited estate of his father. Any per
son inciting to fee the premises may view the fame by
applying at said houfe<
=- J. HICKS.
W" ^ $ taken from a Hessian soldier, at the
, " me the enemy was in possession of this city, a
afraall brown HORSE COLT, supposed to bethen
hiteen months old. Whoever has loft th? fame, by ap.
plying to the fubferiber in Paffyunk township, proving
property and paying charges, may have him again.
GEORGE HOFFNER.
To be S OLD by Public Vendue,
On Thursday the fixteen:h instant, at the Coffee-houfe,
at fix o'clock in the evening,
Af' ?^" b well fi iflied two-story brick
h 0 U ^ L, forty feet front, with a two story brick
kitchen adjoining, and lot of ground consisting of two
acres and ninety perches, finite on the north fide of
Hickory Lane, in the Northern Liberties, formerly the
efate of Mr. John Coats : The garden is newly fenced
whh boards, and the remaining part under frood new
poftand rail fence: Ihe whole clear of any incumbrance.
I here is a constant stream runs through the lot, and a
pump of excellent water in the yard.
FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
W 'IFREAS a certain Daniel Callaghan,
Clerk to the fubferiber, ran away on the fifteenth
inst. with a certain sum of Continental money, not less
than Eleven Fhoufand Pounds, belonging to the Conti
nent. Said Callaghan is of a fair complexion, about five
fel ten inches high, full eyed and wry nose, very elo
quent in complimenting gentlemen. The said Callaghan
hau on and took with hini, a caftor hat, two fine ftiirts,
one white stock, one black handkerchief, his hair tied
behind with a black ribband, one pair white ribbed
flockings, erne fnuil coloured coat, one ribbed jacket,
and breeches of the fame fluff, one pair of leather
breeches, and other things not known. Whoever takes
up and fecurq; the said Callaghan n any gaol, so that
he nay be brought to justice, shall receive the above
reward and all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN WHETZELL, A. C. P.
Macuvgy, Northampton County, State
of Peenfyhania, Jul, 16, 1779,
Neow-Jerfey, September 4.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the Folks of Little Egg-harbour, on the twenty
third day of September inst.
H E a ? ] ^ c °'" r INTREPID, lately from
[ New York, capurd by the sleep Argo and bri
g^ntine Saratoga, withe her guns and appurtenances.
She is an exceeding fi e vessel of about one hundred and
ten tons, well fitted for a fi/e months cru ze, and is re
puted to be the Iwifieft failing vefld in America. She
mounts ten vey neat double fortified 4 pounders, four
cohorns and fix swivels; she has also a large number of
milker, pistols, cutlafcs, hand cuffs, thumb-screws,
&c. and is furnifhed with a compleat medicine chest,
two lets of capital and one let of trepanning instruments,
together vi^ a v^y good coJl<&ion of medical and
chirugical bocks. The books, medicines and instru
ments will be fold Separately. The cutter may be fitted
to [0 to sea in a very fliort time.
At the feme time and place will be fold, the prize
brigantine C HANCh, lately from London, bound
toN^w-Vork, with her appurtenances, and cargo ccn
hutog of breid, beef, pork, flour oatmeh butter, oil,
vinegar, &c. She is a very fine brig of about two hun
dred tons burthen, and ex dingly wll found.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
JOSEPH POTTS, Mai flial.
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ADVERTISE
SEPTEMBER 9 ,
An Eulogium of the Brave Men who have fallen in the
contest with Great Britain : Delivered on Monday July
5, 1779% Before a numerous add refpe&ble Assembly
of Citizens and Foreigners, in the German Cilvinift
Church, Philadelphia, By Mr. Brackenridge.
, Heroes then ar^fe;
Who scorning coward felf, for others liv'd,
Toil'd for their ease, and for their fafety bl^d.
WhomfoK.
IT is the high reward of those who have risked their lives
in a just and necessary war*, that their names are fwect
in the mouths of raen, and^every age shall know their ac
tions. [ am happy in having it in my power, before a
polite assembly, to express what I think of those who have
risked their lives in the war of America 7 know my abi
lities rife not to a level with so great a ft:!jd, but I love
she memory of the men, and it is my hope, that the as,
fefrton which I feel, will lie to rae instead of genius, and
give me warm words to advance tUeir prarfesf
I conceive it as the firft honor of these men, that before
they engaged in the war, they saw it to be just and neces
sary. They were not the vassals of a proud chieftain roof
ing them, in barbarous times, by the blind impulse of at
tachment to his family, or engaging them to. efp®ufe his
quarrel, by the music and entertainments of his hall. They
were themselves the chieftains of their own cause, highly
inftrufted in the nature ofit, and, from the best princi
ples of patriotism, resolute in its defem e. 7 hey had heard
the declaration of the Court and Parliament of Great-Bri
tain, claiming the authority of binding them in ail cases
whatfoeverf. They had examined this claim, and found
it to be, as to its foundation, groundless, as to its nature,
tyrannical, and as to its con sequences, ruinous to the peace
and happiness of both countries. On this clear apprehen
sion and decided judgment of the cause, ascertained by
their own reason, and cohered from the best writers, it
was the noble purpose of their minds to Band forth and
assert it, at the expence of fortune, and the hazard of their
lives.
These brave men were not soldiers by profeffion, bred
to arms, and from a habit of military life attached to it.
1 hey were men in the eaiy walks of life ; mechanics of the
city, merchants of the counting-house, youths engaged in
literary fludies, and husbandmen, peaceful cultivators of
the foil. Happy in the sociability and conversation of the
town, the simplicity and innocence of the country village,
the philosophic ease of academic leisure, and the sweets of
rural life, they wiffied not a change of these fcer.es of plea,
fare, for the dangers and calamities of war. It was the
pure love of virtue and of freedom, burning bright with,
in their minds, that alone could engage them to embark
in the undertaking of so bold and perilous a nature.
These brave men were not unacquainted with the cir
cumstances of their situation, and their unprepared state
for war. Not a bayonet was anvilled out, not a fire-arm
manufactured, and scarcely a charge for a fire-arm was in
their possession. No redoubt was cast up to secure the ci
')> °° fort was erected to rehft invafibn, no gun mounted
an the deck of the vessel, and no vessel launched upon the
ftream.'
The power of Britain, on the other hand, was well
known, and by the lightning of her orators, in a thou
sand writings and harangues, had been thrown, in full
force, upon their minds. They were taught to believe
her, (what indeed she was) old in arts and in arms, and
enriched with the spoils of a thoufaad victories derived
from the ancient captains and the heroes of her ide. Em
braced by the ocean as her favourite, her commerce wa*
extensive, and she sent out her ships of war to every sea.
Her thunder was heard in the East-Indies and in the Weft"
and no fort or battery on the shore had been proof to her
assault. Abounding in men, her armies were in full force
her fleets were compleatly manned, her discipline was re
gular, and the spirit of her enterprize by sea and land
had, in most cases, insured her fuceefs.
The idea of resistance to the power of Britain, was in
deed great ; but the mighty foul of the patriot drank if
10, and, like the eagle on the mountain-top, collected
magnanimity from the very profpea of the height to which
he meant to soar : Like the fleed, who fwaliows the dis
tant ground with his fiercenefs J, he attempted the career,
and poured himfelf upon the race.
The patriot quits his easy independent walk of life, his
shop, his farm, his office, and his counting-houfe,' and
with every hope and every anxious thought prepares hira
felf for war. The materials of gun-powder are extracted
from the earth ; the bayonet is anvilled ®ut ; the fire-arm
is manufactured in the shop ; the manual exercise is taught
the company is formed in battalion; the battalion is in'
ftrucred to manoeuvre on the field; the brigade is drawn
forth; and the flandard of defiance is planted on the
foil.
Shall I mention the circumflances of the day when the
Iword was drawn, and the sirs tblood was shed; and shall
I trace the progress of the war in the course of five cam
paigns: The war of the enemy, which, like the oceans
* Tacitus. , StautlV—™-^^
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