The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-09-15 00:00:00, page 1

PHILADELPHIA, September rg.
ON the third day of this month, at his feat near Caro
line, died General WILLIAM THOMPSON.—
Those who knew his virtues will remember and mention
his character with ef^em. —At the commencement of the
present war, he took an active and distinguished part in
the cause of liberty.—Recommended to Congress by his
fpirjt and military knowledge, by his great popularity,
and by hi, zeal for the interests of freedom he was ap
pointed by that honourable.body to the command of
the firft regiment ra fed in Peonfylvanin.—When he
joined the army before Boflon, the rank of firfl colo
nel in the service was aligned to him. At the siege of that
place, intrepidity, generality, hospitality, and manly
candour, rendered his character the obje& of uniform
admiration and esteem.
Fortune, which had hitherto Smiled upon him, for
fook him at a moment, w ten the promised to lift him
to the pinnacle of fame—ln a gallant attack upon the
enemy at Three-Rivers, he was made a prisoner—His
captivity was long and embittered.—His fenfibi'ity, ge
nerous and keen, w?s chiefly wounded by the reflex
ion, that he was precluded from signalizing himfelf in
the defence of his country.
His death was considered as an event of universal
concern and lamentation.—His funeral was the most re
fpeftable that has ever been known at Carlifle.—ln the
great number that was assembled on the melancholy
occasion, scarcely was there one person to be found who
did not drop a tear to the memory of the SOLDIER,
the PATRIOT, and the FRIEND.
NEW-LONDON, Auguff 3 r.
Last Friday a flag with sixty-two British prisoners
failed from this port for New York.
Monday a British sloop of war went up the Sound :
OffSay-Brook she fell in with a sloop which was coming
down the Sound with a load of provisions, and fired a
number of shot at her, drove her close in with the shore,
and sent their boat te take possession of her; but it hap
pened that two men were mowing near to the place
where the sloop was drove, who had each of them a
musket ; they immediately run with their scythes and
guns towards the shore, which so terri ffied the boat's
crew that they returned to the ship, and the sloop got
off.
Wednesday arrived a sloop laden with wood, cap
tured at Fire-Island-Inlet, by the Hancock, Deane and
ADive.
Wednesday evening was brought in by capt. Brown,
in the Rainbow galley, a brig with 150 hogsheads and
21 tierces Sugar, 20 hogsheads rum, and 70 bags gin
ger, from Jamaica, captured in fight of the light house
at Sandy Hook. She had fix carriage guns, some swi
vels, and 13 men. The prjze, the day before she was
captured, fell in with an Englifh'fleet of 17 or 18 fail
of the line, under the command of fir Samuel Hood,
which was in light at the time of capture.
In our las lwas mentioned the arrival of a large brig
from Ireland. She was captured by the Navarro, a let
ter of marque from Philadelphia, and not by the Mi
nerva, as was inferred.
HARTFORD, September 4.
A few days Since, a party of Indians and tories,
made their appearance on the north fide of the Mohawk
river, about fix miles above Fort Rensselaer ; and af
ter Setting fire to two empty houses, and three or four
Hacks of wheat, made an attack upon the house of Mat
thew Timmerman, which they were forced to quit
without doing any injury; and on the appearance of
a small detachment of colonel Willet's levies, and the
assembling of the militia of the neighbourhood, they
fed with precipitation. Colonel Willet pursued them
three days, but could not overtake them: One of the
party, being lame, surrendered himfelf prisoner and
fays their number amounted to 150 Indians and others,
and that they were from Bucks- Iflani,
Last Wednesday evening, the house of Mr. Van Tas
sel, a refugee from North-Cafile, now living in Salem,
near Danbury, was assaulted, about ten o'clock, by fe
ven armed men, who entered and robbed it of every thing
valuable that they were able to bear away. Sundry
travellers who had taken lodging in the ho Te, were al
so robbed, Gripped, and treated with the basest indig
nity. The villains were pursued by a large number
of the inhabitants, but whether any of them have been
taken we,have not yet learned.
t FIS H- KI LL, September 6.
De Lancey's free boaters, who were afraid to Shew
themselves while the confederate army lay near White
Plains, we hear are now more bold ; some of them came
out last week, picked up some prisoners, and, as is
their cuftorn, robbed them of fl e ; r property*
A party of the enemy, said to be 300, came out last
week near Hackeufack, and having collected a few cat-
VOL. X.]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 178©:
THE
OR, THE
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. —Price Six-Pence.
tie, were driving them off; but the neighbouring mi
litia attacked them with their usual bravery, killed five
men, and wounded many; they recovered the cattle,
and drove off the plunderers without the loss of a
man; only three were wounded.
We are informed, that a twelve gun brig of the ene
my, in the Sound a few days ago, opposite to Stratford,
having had a considerable number cf horses and horn
ed cattle on board, commanded by Haight, fot
nte.Ty of Norwalk, in a flaw of wind overfet, and im
mediately funk ; three of the men on board were drownd
ed
The army under the command of major general
Heath are encamped at Peeks Kill.
We are happy to inform the public .that all onr peo
ple are liberated from the Sugar house, in New York ;
they accord to the account of the British fleet's having
left that place.
CHATHA M, September 5.
Last Wednesday night a party of Ward's plunder,
ers from Bergen neck, came up to the neighbourhood
of Hackinfack, where they collected a number of cat
tie, but our people assembled with such alacrity that
they re-took the cattle, and killed and wounded seve
ral of the mifereants.
Sunday night the infamous Thomas Ward, with a
party of black and white negroes, came over to New
ark neck, where they concealed themselves until next
morning for the purpose of kidnapping people going
into the meadows: but being difeovered, though not
until they had taken five or fix prisoners, and a num
ber of cows, our people collected and took two of the
villains prisoners. The enemy embarked with preci
pitancy under cover of their gun boats.
On THURSDAY,
The Twentieth instant, September, at SIX o'Clock in
th' Evening, Wil be expoied to SALE, by PUBLIC
AUCTION, at the Ceffee-Houfe, the fol owing de
scribed—
Tenement and Lots of Ground,
On the north fide of South Street, in the Ciry of Phi
ladelphia, betwixt Water-street and the River Dela
ware, viz.
No. I. A Brick Tenement, 20
feet front on South-ftre^t, and extending in depth,
north and south, 27 feet: This Building has never
been compleatly fin Shed, the lower part being occu
pied as a Store; it is three stories high; in the third
story there is a very convenient and elegant Balcony,
This Building with the Yard is now let for 75 pounds
per annum ; the Ten: n 1 Time will expire on the 18th
of Oftober next: This Lot is bounded, east by land of
Charles Miller, north by Thomas Lake's effete, weft
by the next herein described Lot, and south by South
ftreet.
No. 2. A vacant Lot, 15 feet front on
South-fbeet, and 27 feet in depth ; bounded, east by
the last dUcribed Lot, north by Thomas Lake'^ eft?/e,
weft by Edward Evans's Lot, and south by South
ft;eet.
T;e Conditions of Sale will be, One-third of the
Purcbafe Money to be paid at the Time of Sale ; One.
third in three Months after, and the remaining One
third io nine Months, with Interest, and giving Secu
rity it requir'd. September 11.
Stolen, on the Bth inftanc, Sept,
some time before d y, from the fubicriher, living near
Frankford, the following articles, v ; z. A woman's long
chintz gowr, with a p^tch on the left sleeve of a dark
colour, bound round the tail with three different colour
ed patches ; one black and white fbiped linfey petticoat,
one fiae apon, one double and one fiugte handkerchief,
a prir of tkeve-, a pair of blockings, a fine foot h comb,
a pair ol lad's calf-llcin shoes, a pair of Holland glover,
worked on the back with a worm; an Indian blanket,
dr ped at etch end, and four iflet.boles, one in ea^h
corner, one of them torn out; one pair home made 1^
nm trowlers. The perfon'liffpeaed goes by the name
of Rebecca, and said the came f om the B^tering-houfe:
She is a middle sized woman, of a dark complexion,
black hair and gray eyes : It is expeßed fh r will bim tor
Bri^ol, as she hsa child and fitter lives :hat way.
Whoever Secures said thirf and clothes, so that the
thib may be brought to justice, (hall have THREE
POUNDS REWARD, or THIRTY SHILLINGS
for the thief alon^ with reasonable charges.
JANE M'GILL.
TO BE SO L D,
A very likely, healthy,
Negroe M A N,
About 17 years of age: H is fold for no fault, but
want of employ. Enquire of the Printer.
Hgm Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-street, between Market:
and Arch streets,
TRANSACTS all kinds of hufinefs on Comm ffion.
Buys and fells Bills of Exchange on any part of
Europe. As also,
Pennfylvanja and other
State Money,
And which he receives in payment for
Bills of Exchange,
At the highest price given.
He gives constant attendance at his Office, from nine
to one in the forenoon ; and from three to ftven in the
afternoon#
Samuel Mackean,
n Second -street, the second deer below Chefnut-ftr eet,
has just opened an Aff)rtment of
fufeerfoie and second Cloths,
of the most fafhionable Colours,
CaffimeiL, Mens Silk Stockings, &c. &c.
Five Pounds Reward.
r, AN-AWAY from the fobferiber, on tie 29th of
K this instant, one MARY M'CALVEY, and
has t^k,n with her, one laylock gown, a black apron,
one pair of silver buckles marked M. B one queen's
grey bonnet, one queen's night cap of gauze, one Mar
tellies pet icoat, ore white c< t<on and one liriped ditto.
She is a short, foare Girl, with her teeth out before.
Whoever takes up said Girl, so that she may be hid
again, find have the above Reward.
Aug. p. MARGARET CUNINGHAM.
A SMALL QUANTITY OF
Pewter of superior quality ;
A few Sheets of good Copper:
Bottoms and Er^fts entire of Two STILLS, one
of 1400 Gallons, the other of 500 Gallons:
An entire STILL, of about 25 gallons, and its Worm;
Alio, A good, genteel P H TE T O N,
lined with Leather, and Harness for two Horses,
TO BE SO L D,
By Daniel Roberdcau.
N. B. information cf a Duelling House to be Let,
will oblige tht Subscriber. S:pt. 7,
Pot of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
ATOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admirals
" ty will be held at the State house, in this city,
on Saturday, the 15th of September instant, at 9 o' lock
in the forenoon, for the trial of the S'oop Phoenix, bur
then about 60 tons, lately commanded by captain Ab
but, taken at sea on her paflhgc from New-York, to
Quebec, f nt into this port, and libelled against a#
prize by Phineas Eldridge and Roger Kean, (qui tam,
& .) To the end, that all persons concerned may appear
and (Lew cause, if any there be, why a decree should not
pafi pursuant to the prayer of the libel, &c>
By order of the Judge,
September 12. JAMES READ, Register.
To BE SOLD,-
A very fine collection of the
most EST E EMED French
800 K S, very neatly bound.
Enquire of the printer.
[NUMB. 782.