The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-02-17 00:00:00, page 1

TO BE SOL D,
By John Barclay ^ Co.
At their Store in Water-street, between Spruce and
Pine-ftreeta,
Bohea Tea by the chest or quarter-chest,
Cannon and Musket Powder,
Superfine ioquarter Blankets,
□Flanders Linen,
Sail Canvas,
White Lead and Yellow Oker, ground in Oil,
&d-screws, CAtftJocks, Wool-cards, and Ce ffin fur
niture,
fW^lt India Rum by the hogfheid,
ALSO, A fmail parcel es DRY GOODS, amongst
Thuh me tome very handsome Silks, fine Muflns,
<Luzes, &c- &c.
I""' =— —— —— —— —— -te— —— —
3 co^rf. Broadcloths, o
all colours,l
Blue, brown and white
Knaps,l
Thickets, Velvets and Vcl
veiets of all colours,
Spotted and flowered Cor
duroys,]
fottinets. Shalloons, and
Tammies,<
,uroyq, Evcrla&iugs, Cam
islets and Corded Worst J
ed, (
Men's, women's and childL
ren's Werfted Hole,
Cotton Cords and Taffds, ](
A quantity of Blanketing, fa
Tine Linens, 1
luffia Sheetings, 1
Coarse and fine Hollands,
Cotton Checks,
Diapers and Dimethies, 1
Drawboys,
Marseilles Quitting,
A quantity of the best Sew
ing Silks,
A quantity of Irish Linens,
A large and general Ass rtment of the best English
SADLER Y
INK-P 0 lUD E R.
/The very best Black Ink-Powder may be
had at
At hi# STORE, on th, north fide of Market Street,
apposite the Indian king, by Wholesale and Retail,
A tage and general Assortment of the following
ARTICLES.
{UPERFINE, second and Mohair and Twit,
W Poyntell's Stationary Store,
ahree doors below Market-street in Second-lira, op
posite the Meeting-boule gate ; its quality, in making
Ink black and durable, is inferior to none, being aide
®f the best Aeppo Gall*, and free from the giofs parti
cles t h at cause Ink to turn yellow, and in every other
refpe& such as cannot fail to pitale thole who chufe to
write with the best INK.
Just Imported in the hft Vtffel# from Europe,
And TO BE SOLD, By
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
It may be had by the Groce, Dozen or Retail, with
printed din Elions for mixing it.
Likewise the best Black Liquid Ink.
At the fame Place may be had, Writing Paper of the
best quality, Slates, Bhmk Books, Spelling Books,
Primmerr, best Sealing Wax, Wafers, &c. &c.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
W AS loft, A black leather pocket-book,
containing one half Johannes, one Guinea, five
pounds date m ne, , and one hundred and twenty
continental dollars, with a lift of Subscribers names to
the Reading post, and lundry other papers, of no use
to any person hut the owner. Whoever will deliver
the above Pocket Book, Papers and Money to the
Printer hereof, or to ISAAC CONNELY, at the cor
ner of Race and Third-ftreeta, ihall have the above
seward.
Genteel Boarding and Lodging may be had
by applying to the Printer.
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SATURDAY,
VOL. X. 1
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
White & coloured Threads,
pins, Needles, Tapes and
Bobbin,
Cambricki, Lawns, and
Kernings,
T^ffaties, Persians, Padua
foys and Sarfnets,
Bandana, Roraal and Bar
cUone Handkerchiefs,
CroL-barred, striped and
plain Mullins,
Britannia#,
Check Hsndkm chiefs,
A quantity of Chintzes and
ICalicoes,
[Gauzes of different kinds,
A quantity of Lace,
Writing Paper,
Englilh Shoes and Boots,
ALS O,
Madeira & Claret Wines,
Jamaica Spirit, and many
Articles which are not
enumerated.
A quantity of the best Ca
rolina Indigo.
Published every TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
or Exchanged for country Produce, or im
ported Goods,
A VERY valuable FARM, with two elegant
feats for country beqte# upon the Delaware, 12
miles from this city, on the Brittol road. It is well
wocded and watered, and has a efficient quantity of
meadow. The improvements are, A good tenants
house, barn, and some out houses, with a thriving young
orchard. A credit will be given for a coafiderahie part
of the money, if required. Apply to HENRY WARD
PEARCE, Efquirc, Cecil county Maryland, or in
Philadelphia to ,TENCH COX E.
Alloa HOUSE in this city, in a good stand for fufi
nefs, and a very valuable FARM near Trenton, to be
dilpofed of in the fame way.
Any Person having a com
modious HOUSE ready Furnished, with or without
a Stable and Coach House, agreeably situated, either
in town or country, if not more than three miles from
market; or having genteel Houfhold, Table and
Kitchen Furniture for two Bed-chamber s, Dining-room,
Parlour and Kitchen, with or without Table-linen,
may hear of a Tenant, or one who will hire for three,
fix, or nine months, by enquiring of the Printer.
By Leonard Jacoby,
At his Store in Second-street, a few doers above Race
ftreet, Philadelphia,
Superfine, fine, middling and course
BOULTING CLOTHS,
warranted Good, and if not good may be returned ;
German Straw-Knives, Spinning- Wheel
Irons, Iron Lampe, Wwffd-irons, Waggon-fcrews,
Rifle and Gun Barrels;
A large Assortment of Plain irons, German Bibles,
Psalm books and Slate-pencils#
LIKEWIS E,
A Number of elegantly finished
Sword and Hanger Blades,
A L S O,
A Quantity of Holland Stripes, and Checks,l
Raven and Ruflia Deck, Drilling, Brown Holland,
Knives and Forks, &c. &c. &%
At said Store is likewise for Sale, By
Leonard Jacoby and Company,
Madeira, Lisbon and Teneriff Wines,
Spirits, Rum, Coffee, Sugar, Sth, Pepper, &c.
A large Quantity of 3,4, 6, 9 and is Pound Gannon
BALL.
At the Corner of Walnut and Second streets : Also,
Drugs and Medicines, as usual,
All Persons Indebted to the
Estate of FRANCIS C. HASENCLEVER, deceased,
are desired to make payment without delay, to the fab
ftribers ; and such as have any Demands ^gainft said
Estate, are reqaefled to render their Accounts, duly
proven, in order that thee may be fettled, by
LEONARD JACOBY, Executor.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
Was LOST, on Thursday Evening, theist instant, in
Chefnut-ftreet, between Front and Third-ftreet*,
A small L A P-D O G,
Named BEAUTY ; is white and black, has long hair,
with two Spots over bis eyes and one an his forehead.
Whoever brings said Dog to Mr. RAGUET, in
Fjont-ftreet, five doors below WalnufcfirCT, will
receive the above Reward.
Lately Imported, and now for Sale,
Imported Saltpetre,
By the Honored Weight or lesser Quantity,
To be Sold by the Subferiber,
TO BE SOL D,
Frefli and of the best Quality.
SHARP DELANY.
® R, THE
THE
Its sweets we scarcely taste, when fel distrust,
Dread foe to placid thought, obtrudes its poisonous cup.
And life embitters with tormenting ills.
The love of our country, next to that exalted pie
ty, which is immediately directed to the Deity, is the
most 0 noble and important virtue. Impressed with the
dignity of its nature in the firft inflance, we court
dangers to insure its objects, and despise every diffi
culty in the glorious pursuit. We feel the most sacred
obligations for all the bleffipgs of life, and ev^n for
life itfeff: hence all the social duties are enforced with
irrefiftable energy. Whatever regards character, fame
and connections is presented in its most alluring forms,
and inflames the breast with heroic >rdor. But how
ipflable is human excellence I—Objects the most sor
did and despicable are often prefered to the best of
qualities, and inflame the mind when feeling most the
fenbiments of freedom ! We need not traverse foreign
countries, or revise the history of ancient times for
proofs of th@fe observations. The Speculators of Ame
rica Supersede this necessity, for as fieir ancestor Ju
das Iscariot, betrayed his Lord and Matter for thirty
pieces of silver, so would they fell their country for
thirty continental dollars of the old emission.
Daily experience furnifhes too many instances of
habitual impropriety to find a place in this Short es
say : And indeed there are tec many ever to be men
tioned, but for the fake of reformation There are
many people who profeffedly encounter vice under all
its odious forms, and who possess a Sufficiency of re
solution, to Support their principles with an happy
degree of rectitude; but there are certain cu^oms,
to which they have been long devoted, as matters in^
different, containing neither good or evil, and which
they cannot be induced to relinquish I Shall instance
only one, that of drinking healths. This, it Seems,
is one of those neutral actions, about w ich the moral
sense is not conyerfawt. Should we fife the Epicure
if he thinks himfelf honoured by a compliment so
fafhionable, when he is just conveying the precious
morsel to the place of anticipation, he will tell us, it
is the height of ill. breeding to create disappointments
by ads of civility. Should we propose a Similar ques
tion to the Stoic Philofopber or unaffeßed chriftian
he will inform us, that every moment of time is pre
cious, and ought to be em, loyed for some valu ble
purpose. None will deny, I presume, th t the fre
quency of this custom tends to ex efs : But Should I
be miftakem in this conjedure, nevertheless experi
ence demon ftrates the fad. How common is it inpro
mifeuous, and even fele& circles, to urge the glass
after a modest refufal ? And how often do we yield to
importunities, when our inclination and judgment
disapprove the Sacrifice ? The furniture of the table is
removed, t, e cloth is taken away, and toafis Succeed :
ObScenity intermingles, and too frequently introduces
ebriety. Ebriety fruftrates every generous purpose
of social converse, and often terminates in that falfe
ly couragious and barbarously romantic exercise of
duelling ; and if an halter does not wind up the feene,
it is because the voice of legal reason is too feeble to
decide amidst the uproar of tumultuous paffons.
Most of the civilized nations, and est ecially that
which gives rules of politeness to the "world, have
long since relinquished a practice, so repugnant to
every idea of propriety. What reason can be adduced
for its continuance in this country ?—The tories glory
in it, because it is peculiarly foftered in Great- Britain
And they being “ of their father the devil," most
obsequiously follow the example of his most &d ekt
servants.—There is another class of gentry, whose
views are more criminal, if poffi^e, than those of the
tories. You may call them bucks, beaus, men of
pleasure, or by any other unholy name :—Their at
tuck is upon virtues and the via^ms of their cruelty
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
THERE is a much greater facilty in relinquish
ing virtues than vicious pursuits. Whether this
strifes from an original promptitude to the latter, or
is the result of accidental depravity, has been lear
nedly ditcuffed, but never fully decided by theologi
cal writers. The faft, however, as it exhibits human
nature though a gloomy mirror, should excite ua
flriaiy to fcrutinife our attachments and aversions.
For happiness is the attractive boon, for which eall
contend, tho' the common means made use of for its
acquisition are generally inadequate.
Friendship is the noblest affection of the human
mind, and ever affords the most pleasing fatisfadion.
It originates from the tenderest feelings of the heart,
and is Supported by all the ties of mutual Sympathy.
It rectifies opr desires, relieves our wants, and affords
an helping hand in every circumfiance of difl refs.
But, like a tender flower, it deigns its endearing charms
but for a moment, then quits this earth and flies
away to Heaven !
FEBRUARY 17, I7?G"
[NUMB. 708.