The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-11-15 00:00:00, page 2

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Jeily 27. A gentleman who arrived this week in
town from Vienna fiys, that the Imperial forces are
greatly augmenting, and that in a sh art time a very
considerable number of well disciplined troops will be
ready to take the field.,
Letters from Petersburg mention, that a fire had.
happened in the harbour of Revel, which destroy d
thee Ruffian m p n of war and several merchant ships,
A gentleman has received the following intelligence
from "Cadiz, viz. By the 6th or Bth of July there will
be at sea, under Don L. Cordova, 34 fail of the line,
5 of 50 guns, and 11 frigates, from 28 to 44 guns,
several of which have copper bottoms.
All the European powers are fending out reinforce
ments to their several settlements in the Raft-Indies;
a disposition having'been discovered in the inhabitants
to make a general war upon them.
Extrad of a letter from Eyemouth, July 19.
“ We arc getting a flag-ftaff erected nere, and are
to purchase a flag and pendant, to be hoisted on the
appearance of any privateers, as fignils to coasters."
Two cutters are constantly employed in bringing and
fending difpatchea to and from admiral Darby during
the time the fleet is Out.
The following ships of the line will be ready to launch
about Michaelmas ; Goliah of 74, at Deptford ; Car
natick 74, at Black-Wall ; Ganges 74, and Bombay
Castle 74, in the river ; the Irrefiftable of 74, at H ir
wich; and the Polyphemus of 64 at Sheerness.
In 'the course of this summer some additions are to
be made to the fortifications of Milford-Haven for its
better fecuriry, and for the better protection of tne
mercantile trade.
Yesterday two men were taken up as spies, for fend
ing information to the french, and were carried be
fore the Secretaries of Rate for examination.
August 1. Lord Cornwallis, who is now with fucn
honour, serving his country in America, is the li
neal descendant of Joseph Cornwalleys, esquire; of
Broome in Suffolk, who lived in the time of Henry
VII. and who made one of the mod curious wills ever
seen Among other items, there was the following:
" Item, I bequeath to a preeft to fyng and pray for
my foule, my fader's foule, my moder's foule, all my
friends foules, and all chryflin foules, for 111 yea r es
XXIIII marc sterling: Alfa I bequeath to the abbot of
Bury, myn ambullirig nagge"
In another part of the above gentleman's will there
is " Item, I will and bequeath that myn executors
Ih’a'l leve at Lyng Hall, to him that ffiall be myn heyre,
firft, in the chapell, my great made booke • in the hall,
the table fo,mys; all the brewyng veffells and stand
zrds in the brew boule and bake-house ; also a gilt
goblet that was my fader's, and a great potte of braf
fe, % (pits, a feder bedde and cortyns, counterpoynt
and bolder, 2 pellows, and one payre of blankets."
Extras of a letter from St. Maloes, July 21.
“ We have received distressing news relative to the
Chinese trade, which is, that all the brokers thdre have
failed, by which the English alone lose four millions
of piafttes: but this is not the worst, for these brokers
being considerably indebted to the Chinese government,
the emperor has ordered them all to be taken up and
sent to Siberia ; and to indemnify him for his loss, has
Surcharged the cargoes exported from his empire with
a duty of 25 per cent."
August 6. They write from Petersburg, that the men
of war both at Riga and Revel are fitting out for sea
with all expedition,
They write from Stockholm, that in consequence of
his majesty's letter to the college of commerce, corn
is allowed to be imported from abroad free of all duties,
and all foreign ships as well as Swedish are to enjoy
the fame liberty.
Letters from St. Kitt's fay, that the inhabitants
are apprehensive of an attack on that island, and t ere
fore have sent off all the sugars, &c. that they may not
fall into the hands of the enemy, some Spanish men of
war being cruizing off there to join the French.
Letters from Barbadoes fay, that the Buildings ereft
ing there in the room of those destroyed by the Hurri
cane go on very slowly for want of carpenters, bricklay
ers, and Materials to build with ; to that a great num
ber of Families are obliged to live in hutstill houses can
be built for them.
The Kent's Regard, one of the transports from Gib
raltar, is arrived at Lifom, with a number of paffen
gers on board from that place, who are gon! to reside at
Lifbon.'
Lift week a tradesman in Southwark, who had late
ly buried his wife, in looking over her drawers, found
a bag,in which was deposited upwards of 3001. which the
had hoarded unknown to her hufoind.
August 10. Amiral Graves, who it present commands
on the New York Ration, is a senior officer to adm
Di by, who is appointed to that command, therefore
orders are sent out for him to go to Jamaica immediate
ly on the arrival of admiral Digby.
Extr^a of a letter from Paris, Ju'y 29.
" His excellency the Spinifh ambassador received a
courier Madrid yesterday ; the fleet had not failed from
Cadiz on the 9th infl. but they were expected to fail
about the 20th, and not before. The advices confirm
the report that the combined fleet consists of 54 fail of
the line."
Extract of a letter from a Dutch captain at L'Orient,
July 1.
" Our ship is detained here with many others, in con
sequence of an embargo, which will not be removed
till the French fleet are failed, in order that its desti
nation may be kept more impenetrably secret."
A gentleman who arrived on Monday from Holland,
by the way of Offend, gives an account, that it havng
been repretented to the prince of Orange, that many
of the Dutch men of war are in a bad condition, the
prince has laid the fame before their high mightinefies,
■who have appointed surveyors in every province to
examine, from time to time, the state or the men of
war, and to deliver in their report to the ailembly of
the states, that proper fleps may be taken to put their
navy upon a more refpe&able footing than it has late
ly been.
Extraa of a letter from B rwick, ^^guflq.
' I have the pledure to inform you that the Intre
pid privateer, captain Renwick, of this place, has
brought in a Urge American vessel, loaded with tobac
co, sugar, logwoqd,jfc. the is quite a new ship and
it f-erty^'o hav^ sesitfyt her,,fall, voyage fit is ex
{p tied the will ipfei/Q# valuable prize; the two
Thicks reported to be taken, going down, are arrived
iif*
A letter from Beitirnferis) in Angteffa, brings advice, .
that the crew of a French privitter landed 'in the night
of the gift ul§ and carried off 30 Iheep, some ps,
and poultry „th2t early the next manning they at
tempted to land again, but the people on the alarm as
sembled together armed, and were determine I to op
pose their landing, which the French finding thought
proper to return to their vessel. The privateer after
wards fired several guns, but nodamage was done ex
cept knocking down an old hovel, which served as a
shelter for cattle.
The Eaf llndia company have obtained permission to
raise a regiment of Highlanders in Scotland, to be sent
to their settlements abroad.
A regiment of European cavalry was raised about
three years ago at Bengal; confining of 850 men, of
ficers included. A scheme of the fame kind was pro
posed to be set on foot at Madrafs ; but it is ferred
the present diflurbances there have prevented its being
carried into execution.
The Enterprize privateer of Briflol, capt. Heighing
ton, is taken by the Franklin American privateer : part
of the crew are landed in Ireland.
Lord Rawdon is the eldest son of the present earl of
Moira, and is only in the 27th year of h : s age.
Orders are sent to Ireland for all the< regiments,
horse and foot, to be kept up to their full complement
of men.
Lal week his grace the duke of Minchefler, general
Tryon, colonel Bullock, and several other officers of
diftoßion visited the fort oh the Danes, near Yarmouth,
and saw the old cannon remounted and fired with ball.
The guns, though placed there in the reign of Charles
the Second, were free from any defeat and anfwer.d
beyond expectation. The fort mounts ten 24 pounders,
and five 6 pounders Captain Arbuthnot, son of the
admiral, is the present governor.
It is reported that a draught will soon be made
from the three regiments of foot guards to be sent to
America.
Extract of a letter from Newcaflie under line, in Staf
fordshire, dated August 6.
" I have just heard of a melancholy accident which
happened 0.1 Saturday night last at Talk-hill, five
mles from this place. A road waggon going down a
Reep hill there, one of the wheels took fire, by wnich
a barrel of gun-powder caught the flames, and burst
the waggon, killed five of the horses, five passengers
who were in the waggon, and fevered the waggoner's
leg and arm from his body, from the severity of which
he expired immediately. The explosion also damaged
several houses that were contiguous to the road."
On Wednesday two causes were tried at Croydon be
for eearl Mansfield and a special jury, wherein the gen
tiemap who was publicly caned on the stand at Epsom
at the Races on the 24th of May last, was plaintiff,
and the gentleman who caned him defendant. The firft
was an adion of assault and battery in the record, on
which the damages were laid at 5001. T^e second was
an aftion for defamation, and the damages laid at
50001. After a long trial the jury went out of cour,
and having continued together for half an hour, brought
in a verdif tfor the plaintiff, with 501. dim iges on the
firft action, and a verdift with 5001. damages on the se
cond.
By a letter from Mp. Brown, prize master of a Li
verpool privateer, we learn, that the noted Pat. Dow
ling is now cruizing off the wefiern coast of this king
dom, and.has lately taken a number of valuable ves
sels, one of them is said to be worth 30,0001.
Canterbury, August 8. A few days ago the duke
of Richmond, lord Clermont, the hon. Mr. Grenville,
apd on Sunday lord Cholmondeley, went from this city
to Dover, from whence they embarked for Oftend.
To be Sold by Public Sale,
At the Coff^-Houfe, on WEDNESDAY the 21R of
November, instant, at 6 o'clock in the Evening, for
Penrfylvania State Money,
One undivided sixth Part, of
and in a large LOT of GROUND, situate on the east
fide of Front street, in tfe Northern Liberties, Con
gaining in breadth, on Front-street, 172 feet 9 inches,
and continues that breadth for toe space of 166 feet,
where it gradually wid ns on the north file thereof to
Coheckfiag creek to above xoo feet, and is in length,
from the Gid Front-street, at least 700 e*t to lowwa
ter mark, of the river Delaware, fu^j & to one sixth
part of an Annuity of 6)1. prr annum on the whole
Lot, during the natural lie of Theobald Endt, and
above two years arrearages thereof, now due therein.
Tag purchaser to have credit for the whole purchase
money to the firft day 01 January next. The Plan of
the Lt to be Iren at the time of sale.
Frederick Roorback,
On Callow hill, or Arbuckle's-row, near the fignof the
Black horse, in Secon I-street, Has for SALE, at the
chfapeft rite,
A very good two-horse Waggon
and GEARS, and a second-hand RIDING CoAIR
and HARNESS; also, a few DRY GOODS, inch as,
red and yellow Flannels, Moreans, Cdllun mco^, fi
gured Canblets, Silk Handkerchiefs, Calicoes, Oil
cloth Umbrelloei. He also takes this method to ac
quaint the Public, that be M # kes and Mends Silk and
Oil-cloth Umbrelioes, in the neatelt and best manner,
with care and dispatch.
Wanted, for the
Bank of the United States of
Nt rth America, the following OFFICERS, viz.
A Cafoier and Accomptant,
a Teller and an Out-Door Clerk.
Persons of eftibliGied Reputation, willing to undertake
either of the said Office, will pbafe to apppl, to
THOMAS WILLING, Esquire, Prefi lent ot the
Board
ThiT~ mcTrn7 TTg;
(The Fifteenth Instant, November)
At TEN o'clock, in the Forenoon,
At the Marshal's STORES, on the Wharf between
Arch and Race ftreete,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
A large and very neat ASSORTMENT of
DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
IRISH Linens, M n-hefter Checks, Corder:y Vel.
veret r , Shags, Buttons Boot#, Shceq Hatr, S<ti.
onary, ch ck anl printed Handkerchiefs, figured L^'^%
faperftre Cloths and Trimmings Hosier,, Crapes tfo
chests of Hjfoa Tea, Cutlery and Hard Were, Pin*,
Threads, Lace, mens neat S ddtes, coppey Ter-kettles,
copper Ship stoves, &% Also, j Quantity, of formed
faddlers Leather bring Part of the Cargo of the Ptiz)
Brigantine Ki ^ Geor e.
And at the fame TIM Ewill be SOLD,
Three Calks of Smoothing Irons, Eight
Cases of Porter, and other Articles, fold b^foreand net
paid for. CLEMENT BIDDLE, M^fhal.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennfflvania, IT.
To A L L whom it may concern.
RJOTICE is hereby given, That a Cout of Admi
-1 ™ ralty wid be held before the Honourable Francis
Hopkinion, E,qu : r% Judge o' the said Court for this
State, at his Chambers in the city of Philadelphia, on
Friday, the 16th of November, instant, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, for the Trial of the NEGROES,
CHARLES, WOOL, and THOMAS, lately taken en
board a Whale boat, at sea, and lent into this port,
and libelled against as prize, by Robert Caldwell, (qui
taM, &:.) To the end, that all persons concerned,
m)y appear and fo.ew cause, if any there be, wherefore
a Decree fnould not pass pursuant to the prayer of the
Libel, &c.
By Order of the Judge,
JAMES READ Register,
For Private Sale,
At the CITY VENDUE-S TORE, in Front-street,
An elegant Assortment of Plate,
Confining of
Tea-Urns, Coffee-Pots, Candlesticks, Snuf.
fersand Stands, Sa ts, Milk-Pots, Waiters, Tumb^rl,
Tureen-Ladl-4, Punch-Strainers, &c, &c. Nov. 14.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of ABRAHAM
JONES, Houle carpenter, late of the difir ft of
Southwak, in the county 0! Pai a rilphia, deceased,
are requeft.d to make immediate payment to the sub
scribers; and all those who have any deman s against
said eftite, are desired to bring in their relpt&ive ac
counts, that the lame may be adjusted and fettled
agreeable to law, by
SARAH JONES, )Admiriftratrix.
Philadelphia,- ISA AC JONES, 1 /
Nov. 14,178!.BENJAMIN JONES,) Admin ' ftrat °"
ALL persons indebted to, or have any demands on
tue Estate of ROBERT BURNE TT, late of this
city, Gardener, ae defied to fettle their Account#
with the fu 'friber, within two monhs from tails date.
ROBERT LU MSDEN, Administrator.
Philad Iphia, November 14, 1781.
JOHN STOCK,
In Chefnut-ftreet, between Sxth and Seventh. ftreets,
opposite I is Excellency the French Minister's,
MANUFACTURES
The best Ink-powder for Records;
which he fels wholesale and retail, at a very reasona
ble rate, and mikes considerable allowance to those
who buy to fell again; and warrants it to be of the firft
quality. Arid, has for S Ir, a (mail Quantity of the
best ALLEPO GALLS. He aif> powders all forts of
Drugs and Medicines for Apothecaries and others.
P S Said Ink-powd ris like *ife Sold by Mr. John
Y >ung, in Ms&t-ltie t, and Mr. Andrew Geyer, in
Front-street
To be fold, an healthy Negroe
MAN, 25 years old; is a compleat Farmer, under
ftaads the management of Hories, and is a good servant.
For further information, apply to John Cotman, in
Lower Dublin towr t fhip, near the Niue Mde Stone, or
Jam's Gregory, the corner of Stamper's Alley, Phi
la eiphia.
A L L performs are hereby forewarned not to trust
ANN CLARK, the late wife of the fubicriber,
as we have parted, and 1 wrl pay no debts of her con
trading after this date. MICHAEL CLARK. Nov 14.