Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-09-18 00:00:00, page 1

City of Philadelphia, Sept. 18, 1775°
The A SSIZ E of BREAD.
Fine Flour, at Eighteen Shillings and Six
pence, per Ct.
Middlings, at Fifteen Shillings and Six-pence
per Ct.
Rye, at Ten Shillings per Ct.
Whitehreadlb.cz. Midd. do. Ib.oz. Rye do. lb. 9%.
id.loafiso 7f id.loafiso 8% id.loafiso ii
2cl.ditto,o 143 2d.ditto, 1 % 2d.ditto, 1 6<
4d.ditto, 1 13; qd.ditto, 2 I% qd.ditto, 2 I2|
Sd.ditto, 3 if Bd.ditto, 4 3 Bd.ditto, 5 9
I2d.ditto,s B„2d.ditto,6 4% izd.ditto, 8 6
Set by SAMUEL RHOADS, Mayor.
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER,? 4
SAMUEL POWEL, § '
I D R E I I),
Gardener and Seedman, from London, living
in Spring-Garden,
WILL supply any Gentleman or other per
son with any quantity of Garden Seed,
which he will warrant to be of good quality : They
may be had at his stall at the Court house every
day of the week (Sundays excepted) or at the
Widow Lawrence's in Second-Street, near the Mar
ket, Philadelphia.
G^TALLOWCANDLES,
At Nine-pence per lb. by the box or dozen,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN PURD ON,
In Front-street, near the Drawbridge, Philadelphia.
August 5, 1775.
70 H ERE was taken up and put into
ft Lewis Town Gaol, a Negro Man named
CALEB FRISKEY, about thirty five years
of age, very much pitted with the small pox. The
owner is desired to come, pay charges and take him
away, or he will be fold for the fame on the sth
day of November next, by
DORMON LOFLOND, Sheriff.
September 12, 1775.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY last night from the subscriber,
living in New London Township, Chester
County, an lrifh servant man named JAMES
HOOD, about twenty years of age, and about
five feet fix inches high, slim made, Hoop (houlder
ed, down look ; had on when he went away, a
Wilton coat, fuftian jacket, two pair of trowfers,
two ihirts, one brown and the other white linen,
old Shoes, and plated buckles. Whoever takes up
said servant and secures him, so that his master may
get him again, (hall have the above Reward and
reasonable charges, paid by
f ROBERT WILKIN.
SIX POU NDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 10th instant,
(September) from the subscribers, living in
Burlington County, Weft New.Jerfey, two Dutch
servant men, viz. JOHN LARENCE TEMPLE,
about twenty-five years of age, five feet five inches
high, black hair and black eyes ; had on when he
went away, an oznabrigs Shirt, striped ticken trow
fers, striped camblet under jacket, a cloth colour
ed ditto, half worn caftor hat, b own ribbed flock
ings, and is a shoemaker by trade,. JOSEPH
RAMALINS, about twenty-four years of age, five
feet four inches high, much pitted with the small
pox ; bad on when he went away, a pair of purple
buckskin breeches, red under jacket, brown upper
ditto, new yarn stockings, good shoes, and a felt
hat. Whoever takes up the above Servants and se
cures them in any gaol, so that their matters may
havethem again, (hall have THREE POUNDS
Reward for each, and reasonable charges if brought
home, paid by George Douglass, Merchant,
in Philadelphia, or
t ISAAC PEARSON, and
TIMOTHY ABBOTT.
Philadelphia, Segt. 1 3, 1775.
PROPOSALS
For Printing by Subscription,
AN exa& VIEW of the late BATTLE at
CHARLESTOWN, June 17th, 1775;
in which an advanced party of 700 Provincials flood
an attack made by eleven regiments and a train of
artillery of the Ministerial forces, and after an en
gagement of two hours retreated to their main bo
dy at Cambridge, leaving 1100 of the Regulars
killed and wounded on the field :—With a view of
General Putnam; a part of Boston ; Charleftown
in flames; Breeds-Hill; Provincial breast-work ;
a broken officer ; and the Somerset man of war and
a frigate firing upon Charleftown.
It (hall be printed on a good crown imperial pa
per, and be delivered to the subscribers in about
ten days. The price to subscribers is Five Shillings
plain, or Seven Shillings and Six Pence.
Subscriptions are taken in by Messrs. W.and
T. Bradford, James Humphreys, jun. John Dun
lap, Hall and Sellers, and by NICHOLAS
BROOKS, the publisher of said View, in Phila
delphia; Charles Young, Baltimore; French Bat
tal, Dover; W.Skilling, Cross Roads, Duck Creek;
H. Gaine, and R. Safe, New- York ; T. Tatlow,
Newcastle; Francis Overly, Bethlehem ; J. Borden,
Esq; Bordentown; J.Emperfon, Trenton; George
Bickham, Lancaster ; J. Martin, Snow-Hill, Ma
ryland ; A. Outton, Accomack; A. Rose, Read
ing; and S. Calvert, Norfolk, Virginia.,
N. B. Frames and Glass to be had of the above
faid Nicholas Brooks.
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O R,
GENERAL
VOL. IV
M ON D A Y,
TO BE SO L D,
At le r s than Prime Cost,
A COPPER STILL and WORM, which
contains upwards of Seventy gallons, and has
been in use only part of one season. Enquire of
ROBERT and NATHANIEL LEWIS,
near the Drawbridge, who have also for sale, a ge
neral assortment of BOULTING CLOTHS
and MILL STONES, on reasonable terms, f
Jufl Published, and to be Sold by
JOHN DUNL AP,
In Market-Street, Philadelphia,
FATHER ABRAHAM's
ALMANAC K,
For the Year of our Lord 1776.
The Astronomical Calculations by the ingenious
David Rittenhouse, A. M. of this city.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed; will
be fold by public vendue, on Monday, the
1 Bth day of September instant, at Five o'clock in
the evening, at the house of Fergus Purden, in
Walnut Street, near Front-street, three full, equal
and undivided fifth parts, the whole into five equal
parts to be divided, of and in a 'certain meffuage
or tenement, and lot of land, situate and being pn
the south fide of Walnut-street aforefaid, and be
tween the Front and Second-streets from Del ware,
containing in Front 22 feet, and in-depth 51 feet;
bounded by ground now or late of Daniel Radnor,
Richard Hill and wife, and others ; late the estate
of James Claypole ; Seized and taken in execution
by WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
On TUESDAY MORNING,
The i,th instant, at NINE o'clock,
Will peremptorily be (truck off to the highest bid
der, at Public SALE, at
JONAS PHILLIPS's
VENDUE-STOR E,
The upper-end of Third-Street,
AL ARGE and general assortment of MER
CHANDIZE, suitable to the season, be
ing the property of a Merchant who declines the
Dry Goods business.
N. B. The said Phillips has for sale, at his
store near the Coffee-houfe, in Market-St reet, sun
dry Dry Goods, Brandy, Geneva ; Mainfy, Fion
tiniac and Claret Wines ; sweet Oil, new Raisins,
best French and Carolina Indigo, mace, cinnamon,
nutmegs and pepper, best northern Beaver and
Raccoon Skins, with sundry other Goods all ex
ceeding cheap, for ready money only.
Goods received at his house for sale at Vendue.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
OAN AWAY on Sunday, the 3d inst. (Sep
tember) an English servant man named LUKE
HANMORE, about nineteen years of age, by trade
a taylor, about five feet (even or eight inches high,
a likely dim fellow, with dark brown hair not ve
ry long, and dark eyes ; had on when he went
away, a dark gray Short coattee which has been
turned, green waistcoat, black breeches, light blue
worsted stockings, old Shoes, and a final! hat. Who
ever apprehends the said servant and secures him, so
that his master may have him again, (hall have the
above Reward and reasonable charges, paid by
§ JOHN PETERKIN.
Just Publfhed and to be fold by
ISAAC COLLINS, Printer,
In Burlington,
The BURLINGTON
ALMANAC K,
For the Year of our LORD 1776:
CONTAINING, besides the usual astrono
mical calculations, a variety of uieful and en
tertaining matter, in prose and verse.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
RANA WA Y from the ship Hannah,
a servant man named DANIEL M'POULL,
about twenty-one years of age, five feet five or fix
inches high, pitted with the final! pox, has black
hair curled ; had on when he went away, a claret
coloured furtout, a brown coat almost worn out,
black fattinet breeches, a pair of blue stockings,
and old (hoes; he took with him three white Shirts,
a wool hat bound with black tape, and an English
ditto. Whoever secures said servant in any gaol,
(hall have the above Reward, paid by John Gray,
in Spruce-Street, near the Drawbridge, Philadel
phia, or William Dason, in Weft Caln Town-
Ship, Chester County, hear the sign of the Waggon
on the Lancaster road.|
Chester loavn, Aug. 21, 1775.
RAN AWAY yesterday morning,
from a craft lying at Chester Town, three
lrifh servant men, viz. A NDREW CRAIGH,
baker, about 45 years of age, swarthy complexion,
5 feet 6 inches high; had on an old blue furtout,
check Shirt, and wore a wig.—JOSEPH BROWN,
brick-maker, about 18 years old, swarthy com
plexion, Black hair; 5 feet 8 inches high ; had on
a check shirt and black handkerchief.—And MAT
THEW KIDNEY, weaver, about 22 years of age,
5 feet 10 inches high, swarthy complexion, long
Smooth visage ; had on a check shirt or frock, and
a pair of trowfers : It is supposed they took up the
road towards Philadelphia. Any person apprehend
ing them (hall have TWO DOLLARS Re
ward for each, besides what the law allows, if taken
in th^ province and brought to the subscriber, and
reasonable expences ; if out of the provine, ONE
PISTOLE each, if secured in any gaol.
§ JAMES NICHOLSON.
D U NLA P's
illl^i^^^
Berkeley County, Virginia, Sept. 6, 1775.
TO B E S O L D,
By Public Au&ion, on Monday, the second of
October next, at the plantation of the subscriber,
in Berkeley County, Virginia,
ACOMPLE AT set of MILLS, confiftin^
of two pair of French burr and one pair oT
country stones, go with separate wheels ; bolts,
rolling machine, fan and screen, hayfting tubs
compleated in the belt manner . •The house is 93
by 4.0 feet, strong stone walls, with four floors, and
every part most strong and compleatly executed,
with a good head of water, on a never failing
stream ; all new and just finished. Together with
four hundred and odd acres of land, in the heart
of a fine wheat country, not more than 65 miles
from Steping navigation and only 10 miles from
Potomack. Also a quantity of store goods, hogs,
cattle, a variety of houfhuld and kitchen furniture,
farming utensils, a quantity of hay cured in the
best manner, wheat just foning and corn on the
ground, two (tills and all kinds of tubs, &c.
1 welve months credit will be given for the move
able efte&s, and long credit for the mills and land,
the payment being secured.
JACOB HIT.
N. B. The subscriber intends to leave the Colo
ny foon.§
Ceecit County, Au^uft 25, 1775.
TOBE SO L D,
A PLANTATION in Augustine Manor,
containing two hundred and fifty acres of
land, well watered and pleasantly situated on the
main road leading from Caecil Court-house to Port
Penn ; the buildings thereon are large and com
modious, well suited and situate for a store, a new
frame barn, stables, corn-boufe, waggon house,
&c. a large and excellent orchard which bears the
most approved fruit, from which seventy barrels of
cyder may be made yearly. There is cleared on
said farm about two hundied and twenty acres,
thirty of which is rich meadow ground that pro
duces clover, Timothy and blue giafs, ten or sis
teen acres more may be made at a very trifling ex
pence, being nearly tit for graft feed. Between
thirty and forty acres of the upland is lately clear
ed, and equal in quality to any in the settlement
around : The whole is in good repair, and if not
fold at private sale before the firft of November,
will be exposed to public sale. The terms to the
purchaser will be extremely easy, one hundred
pounds only being required at making over, and
the residue at the yearly payments of one hundred
pounds per year; the whole clear of intereit. For
further particular information enquire of the sub
scriber on the premises.
t AD A_M_V_A N CE._
SAMUEL PLEASANTS,
Hath for SALE at his flare in Water-street, the
second door above Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia,
the following articles, vj@.
A NEAT assortment of broadcloths, ro^rofe
blankets, sorest cloths, kerfeys, blue and
mixed Bath coatings, fine scarlet ditto, 3-4 and
6-4 naps, embossed flannels; blue, black and cloth
colour hair plushes; demy writing paper; half yard
Persians, fine cloth colour thread, furtout buttons,
twitt, camblets, dorfetteens, callimancoes, ratti
nets, (halloons, tammies, damasks, and poplins; blue
furniture cottons, haadfome large patterns ; velvets,
velverets, velures, fine Scots threads, buck and
bone knives and forks, ferrets, bindings, tapes,
combs, ribbonds, childrens (hoes, London pewter,
hard metal plates, oval diflies and spoons, womens
worsted hole, mens plain and patent ribbed ditto,
mens silk ahd worried ditto plain and ribbed, wo
mens worked mitts, &c. &c. &c.
CAME to the house of the subscriber,
living in Newtown Township, on the night
of the 6th of August last, a large grey HORSE,
supposed to be about seven years old ; has a remaik
able wart or lump on his belly, ahd has some dis
temper in his throat. The owner is desired to come,
prove his property, pay charges and take him away.
JOHN JOHNSON.
Wanted immmediately,
A JOURNEYMAN FULLER: He will
, , ' ave 3 L per month if he understands the bu
siness in all its branches ; or if Bearing and pressing,
21. 10s. per month. Enquire ©fJOHN Heartman,
in Reading, Berks County. §
Augufti, 1775.
FOUR POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the Anti Eatem Fur
nace, in Frederick County, Maryland, two
Irish servant men, viz. THOMAS KINSLOW,
a stout well set fellow, twenty-eight years of age^
five f<et ten inches high, swarthy complexion, much
pock-marked, and has short brown hair; had on
an iron collar, oznabrigs shirt and trowfers, and a
red jacket with sleeves. JOHN CARR, five
feet fevert inches high, a thief-looking fellow, twen
ty-fix years of age; had on and took with him, a
felt hat, oznabrigs shirt and trowfers, twilled in
side jacket, a mixed gray outside ditto with blue
lining and metal buttons, a blue sailors ditto, and
new shoes : It is likely they will change their jack
ets and pel haps their names. Any person securing
said servants so that their masters may have them
again, (hall have THIRTY SHILLINGS
for each if taken 30 nines from home; if 40 miles,
the above Reward for both, and reasonable charges
if brought home, paid by °
HUGHES and Co.
WANTS EMPLOYMENT,
In the Country,
A SINGLE PERSON, a native of Ameri
ca, who will teach Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic ; or will write for a ftoie-keeper, or an
attorney. Enquire of the Printer,+
T H E
ADVERTISER.
SEPTEMBER 18th, 1775.
TO BE SOLD BY
JO HN HA R T,
At his Vendue Store, at the corner of South and
Fiont-fb cets,
A NEAT assortment of ME RCHANDI ZE,
among which are, camblets, worsted damasks,
everiaftings, durants, tammies, fhalloons, velverets,
checks, silk ferrits, quality bindings, bed furni
ture, furniture checks, Turky stripes, plush, em
bossed flannels, broadcloths, sorest cloths, naps,
coatings, duffiis, fluff ffioes, white Russia sheetings,
ribbonds, silk gauze, callicoes, cottons, chintzes
and printed linens, gold and Giver laced hats, silver
and China handle knives and forks, indigo, pow
der blue, &c.
N. B. Goods for public and private sale are re
ceived at said Store, and fold for cash only.
,** To be let, a neat Dwelling house, conve
nient for a private family. Enquire at said store.
DANCING and FENCING.
MR. PIKE proposes to open his school for
the inftru&ion of young Ladies, on Monday
the 18th inst. (September) at the Lodge Room, in
Lodge Alley, for the ensuing season, from eight
o'clock in the morning till one o'clock, three days
every week; from four o'clock on the fame days till
eight in the evening, for the inftruftion of young
Gentlemen.
Gentlemen who have not been inftru&ed when
children, or may have forgot, will have the oppor
tunity of an evening school every Tuefdav and
Ihurfday, from fix o'clock till nine.
He teaches the use of the SMALL SWORD
to Gentlemen three days in the week, from TueG
day the 19th instant; to begin and continue every
morning t-rom fix o'clock to half past one.
FOURTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living
. near the Horse-head, in Kent County on De
laware, on Sunday the 25th of June last, a servant
man named AARON LOPER, hut goes by the
name of AARON WALKER, by trade a wheel
wright, country born, about 30 years of age, and
about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, has black hair tied
behind and clipped on the top, a large cut on hi#
left wrist with a broad axe, and is a greatflover of
liquor; had on when he went away, an old wool
hit, a fearnought outside jacket of a lead colour;
home made under jacket with yellow stripes, coArfe
shirt and trowfers, pale blue stockings, ffioes about
half worn, and white metal buckles. Whoever
takes up said servant and secures him, so that hfa
master may get him again, mail have the above Re
ward and all reasonable charges, paid by
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
DAN AWAY on the night of the 14th inst.
" (June) from the subscriber, living near Ches
ter Town, in Kent County, Maryland, an indents
ed servant man, named JOB HAIN, about
thirty two years old, a malfter by trade, about five
feet eleven inches high, born near Bristol in Eng
land, and has been but a few weeks in the country;
had on and took with him, tw& check shirrs, ozna
brig trowfers, black stockings, old hat and fhees,
whitish jacket, and if any other cloaths not known ;
he is something round ihouldered, and fqueels in
hi# talk. Whoever secures the said servant, so that
his master may get him again, (hall have the above
Reward, and if brought home reasonable charges,
paid by ISAAC PEKKIN S.
Gloucefer County, Ne^-ferfe), Aup. 16, 1775.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the subscribers,
last night, two indented servant lads, one
named JAMES MEHOO N, between 19 and
20 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches high, dim made,
light brown hair, blue eyes, a treacherous look, a
final! fear in one of his checks; had on and took
with him, a fashionable caftor hat about half worn,
a redifh Barcelona silk handkerchief, a white shirt,
two new oznabrigs ditto, a brown fuftian coattee
and breeches, a light coloured homefpuircloth'jack
et without (kirts or pockets, leather breeches, one
pair of blue and white cotton stockings, one pair of
brown worsted and one pair of blue ribbed yarn
ditto, a pair of neats leather shoes and carved pinch
beck buckles : All his cloaths are good and whole.
The other named BENJAMIN EWING,
between 20 and at years old, a bricklayer by trade
about 5 feet 6 inches high, dim made, uncommon
light curled hair, with two crowns on the top of
his head ; he has a consumptive cough; had on and
took him, a thick cloth coattee, cloth coloured
with a Griped lincey lining, nankeen jacket, a wool
hat, one pair of linen trowfers striped blue, red and
white, new tow ditto, two brown Meeting (hi}
one white linen ditto, two pair of blue gray ribbed
yarn stockings, one pair of calf-Skin purcos, one
pair of old neats leather shoes, white carved buckles
and a remarkable blue and white handkerchief'
damped with men, hounds, veflels, &c. Whoever
takes up said lads and secures them in any of his
Majesty's gaols, so that their masters may have them
again, Shall receive the above Reward, or TWEN
TY SHILLINGS for either of them, paid by
JOHN WILKINS, Jun
ISAAC WARD.
N. B. They went from Philadelphia to Borden
town this day in the stage-boat, and there is the
gieateft reason to relieve that they will go in the
stage waggon to Amboy; and that they will keep
together.+
-OB E L E
ALARGE three story brick House, W. (h
---house, Pump, Garden and Orchard, situated
near the Bath, in the Northern Liberties. For fur
ther particulars apply to the subscriber, living on
the premises.
X MARY NILSON.
NUMB. 204.