The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-09-12 00:00:00, page 1

To the refreshable Freemen, Electors in
the City and County of Philadelphia.
GENTLEMEN,
AFTER having Served you faithfully, near fix
years in the field, as a soldier, in the defence of
your just rights, against the arbitrary claims of Great-
Britain, and having again retired to the walk of a pri
vate citizen, I now take this opportunity to inform you,
that I intend offering myfelf as a Candidate for the
Sheriff's Office, at the ensuing Election ; to be then plac
ed on the return with Wiliam Will, esquire, the present
Sheriff: and should you think me worthy of your fuf
frages and interest, which I now earnestly folieit, the
favour will ever be remembered with gratitude by,
Gentlemen,
Your devoted humble Servant,
THOMAS PROCTOR.
At TWELVE o'Clcck,
Will be continued the SAL E of the
CITY LOTS;
Twelve of which are situate between Race and Vine
ftreets, and Sixth and Seventh-streets, from Schpylkill,
and contain near a quarter of an acre each. The Plan
thereof may be seen at the Coffee-houfe.
Sept. 12. JOHN BAYARD, Auaioneer.
—TO-J^ORR o WT
At N INE o'clock in the Morning,
Will be SOL D by Public Audion,
At the Ute dwelling House of HENRY KEPPELE,
jun. deceased, the corner of Arch and Fourth-ftrsets,
Sundry Houfhold Goods, &c.
vlz.
BED S, Curtains, Chairs, Tables, Settees, China,
Glass and Queens Ware, Defkr, a Book Case, a
large Spy-Glass, a large Mahogany Chest lined with
red cedar, a Glass, a Variety of Profpe&ive Views, a
large Seane and Fishing Net, Andirons, Shovels and
Tongs; English and German Books, amongst which
is, Rider's History of England in 29 volumes, and ma
ny other Articles.
Sept. 12. JOHN BAYARD, Auaioneer.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
ralty will be held at the State-house, in the city
of Philadelphia, on TUESDAY the 17th of Septem
ber, instant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the Trial
of the Schooner or Vessel called the LADY WA-H
INGTON, laden with flour, lately taken in Chefapeak
bay, an her passage from Baltimore for the Havanna,
by an armed Britilh Galley, called the Revenge, com
manded by a certain Joseph Wayland, and retaken at
sea, sent into this Port and libelled against, as prize,
by JOHN KEMP, Esquire, (qui tam) &c. To the
end, that all persons concerned, mayappear and shew
cause, if any there be, wherefore a Decree should not
pass pursuant to the prayer of the libel, &c.
By order of the Judge,
Sept. 6, 1781. JAMES READ, Register.
Two Guineas Reward.
RAN AWAY from his matter, a few days ago, a
Mulatto LAD, named JOHN, about 16 year# of
age: he went off in a blue coat with yellow cuffs and
cape, and brown corduroy breeches; without (hoes or
flockings. The above Reward and reasonable char
ges will be paid to any perlon that apprehends laid
Mulatto, and delivers him to Mr. SAMUEL HODG
SEN, at his Livery-stables behind the City-tavern.
The above Reward of Two Guineas will be paid to
any person who lodges him in any gaol or work-house in
the united states, by applying to SAMUEL HODG
SON. Philadelphia, August 25.
Tanners Oil to be Sold,
By RICHARD WELLS, in Arch street, above Sixth
, street.
FOR SALE, A-
Likely Negro Man, about 27
years of age. Enquire of the Printer, Aug. #6.
VOL. XI.I Published evegy TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
THURSDAY, S EPTEMBER 12, i,8%
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O R, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
To the Freemen, Electors for the City and
County of Philadelphia,
GENTLEMEN,
THE encourageme t given me by a refpeasble
and numerous Acquaintance, has induced me to
solicit your Votes and Interest at the ensuing General
Eleaion, to place me on the Return for the Sheriff's
Office with the present Sheriff, William Will, esquire.
Your fuffrages, in this my humble request, will lay un
der the highest obligations,
The Public's Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Aug. 26. JAMES LOUGHEAD.
Southwark Au&ion.
THIS
MORNI N G,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
MERCHANDIZE,
As USUAL: ALS O,
Houfhold Furniture & Wearing
A PPAR E L, &c. &c.
WILLIAM BROWN, Audioneer.
N. B. Hand-Bills will be difeontinued for the fu
ture, except on particular Occasions.
Best Holland Quills and Sealing
Wax, Irish Wafers, Writing Paper, Ink
powder, Inkholders, Penknives, Account
Books, Testaments, Dilworth's Spelling-
Books and Schoolmailers Assistants, Boyer's
French Grammars, Surveyors Compasses,
Englilh Playing Cards, Wrapping Paper,
Parchment, &c. &c. &c.
TO BE SOLD BY
DAVID C. CLAYPOOL E,
In Market-street, Philadelphia.
^^^MO^^r^
, L O N D O N, June 23.
TH E language Russia now uses to the courts
of France and Holland, makes it probable that
(he will either bring about a peace, or join us against
the common enemy.
A bill is ordered into the house of commons to pre
vent the growth of tobacco in England.
The letters from France by the Flanders mail of
yesterday still (peak with great confidence that a gene
ral peace must 'ben take place.
By advices from the Hague, dated June 16, infor
mation is received that the states of Holland and Weft-
Frieflapd have delivered their answer to the last appli
cation from Russia, the purport of which is, that the
proposal of a separate peace is a thing in which they
can by no means acqviefce ; and they declare in rhe
most peremptory terms, that they will not accede to
any thing but a general pacification. They also fay,
in their resolution, that England hesitated too long in
declaring their preliminary condition, which was to
serve as the basis of a separate peace; and that they
therefore had resolved to aft in concert with France ; in
consequence of which, the idea of a separate peace is
necessarily relinquished. The reasons which have in
duced the states to return so decisive a reply to the re
peated applications of the empress are of too cogent a
nature to admit the least probability that they can, in
the present state of things, accede to her proposals.—
The fad is, that private information has ben received
by government, dating, that though the French made
an appearance of relinguifhing the island of Euftatia,
after their conquest of if, to its original possessors, the
Dutch, they in reality artfully contrived to eflablifh
a military government of their own, and have been, in
fa&, the a&ual masters of it ever since. The fame ar
tifice has been difpjayed at the cape; so that, upon the
firft tendency of their high mightiueffes to liflen to the
pacific proposals of the empress, the marquis de Vaguy
on received inftruflions to inform them, that the French
court would most assuredly cease to protest the posses
sions in queflion, whenever their high mightinesses
should accede to any peace in which that court should
be excluded—As Euftatia and the Cape are by much
the most valuable of all the external possessions of the
Dutch, this intimation had the desired effect, arid no
doubt is to be entertained, but that every offer for 1
separate peace will be on their part rejeded.
It is not improbable but about the beginning of next
month an engagement will happen between the Englifli
fleet under lord Howe, and the combined fleet of France
and Spain, as the latter will never fuffer Gibraltar to
be relieved, without attempting to prevent it ; and tho'
they may have a superiority of seven or eight fail of
the line, yet as their force consists of diff rent nations;
signals may be misunderstood, and confufion will enfue*
On the contrary, the English will have a.compa& fleet,
commanded by brave and experienced officers, who, nd
doubt, will have the glorious 12th of April in remem
brance, and like the brave Rodney, manoeuvre only to
break the enemy's line, which, there is no doubt, will
at least in part be attended with the fame success.
Late last night, an express arrived at Mr. Fox's oft
fice from Holland, said to contain some very interefr
ing intelligence, relative to a peace with that repub
lic.
Lord Cholmondeley is appointed ambassador to the
court of Berlin.'
The idea of keeping a squadron of (hips in the
North seas, fufficient to fight the Dutch, is totally
given up for this summer. ft was found impossible to
spare 14. or 15 ships of the line for that purpose, and
at the fame time have a refpeHable channel fleet td
keep the enemy in awe, protest our trade and relieve
Gibraltar. A convoy is now assembling at Portsmouth
with troops, provisions and military stores for the last
mentioned purpose.
Yesterday a m^ffenger was sent express from the ad
miralty to the admiral, chief in command of the fleet
at Portsmouth, with orders for that division of the
fleet, lately returned from the North-Seas, to be pre
pared with all possible expedition, in orders to resume
its old station off the Tefel.
Government ordered all the Americans, confined in
Mill-Prison, at Plymouth, to be completely eloathed,
previous to their embarkation for America.
Extras of a letter from Deal, June 18.
" Yesterday arrived fir John Lockhart Ross, from
the North Sea, with the following ships, viz. Ocean,
Princess Amelia, Cambridge, Alexander, Dublin,
Raifonable, Buffalo, Beinfaifant and Rippon. The
reason for returning to port so soon, is owing to the
very sickly situation of the squadron, some of the fhipi
having 400 sick on board."
July 5. Yesterday orders were sent to Ireland, so,
provisions to be immediately got ready for 40 fail of
Blips, lately taken up by government, which will be
dispatched to that place in the course of a few days.
Colonel John Parr is appointed to the government
of Nova-Scotia, and has kissed hands on the occasion.
His excellency will embark in a few days for that place,
with a considerable reinforcement of troops.
On the 23d of June arrivedfoff Leith, the Belle Poule'
frigate with 5 transports of Hanoverians on board from'
the Elbe;
HOUSE of PEERS, June 25.
The house resolved itfelf into a committee of the
whole house, " for disciplining and arming volunteer
corps for the general defence of the kingdom, during
the present war."
HOUSE of COMMONS, June 25.
Read a second time the bill to prevent foreign Rates
at war with us, from being supplied With Engl ft
ships.
RICH MOND, (Virginia) August yr.
By late accounts from the South we%n frontier, we
learn, that a captain Looney, who * *. ken prifone,
by the Indians last March, having been set at liberty
by them, has returned home and confirms the intelli
gence of the peaceable disposition of the seceding part
of the Cherokees situated on the Southern branches of
the Tenefee, andon the sources of the Mobille. They
had colleaed all the prisoners, in number about 50,
with an intention as a preliminary, to deliver them to
colonel Martin at Chota the 15th infant, after which a
deputation of the chiefs would attend at such place as
should be appointed to receive talks, arid agree upon
fuch/terms of peace for the whole -nation, as the commif~
fioners on the part of this country shall think proper to
prescribe. The arrival of ca ptain Looney gives the peo
ple of that quarter an entire confidence in the fincefity
of the Indians, and wil probab y induce the Carolini
ans to lay aside the expedition th , bad foimed against
them.
[NUMB. 936.