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VOL.IIL N UMB. 142.
DUNLAP's
G E N ER A L A DVERTISER.
MONDA Y,^^^^BM^^a^^JULY nth, 1774.
W A TCHE S,
SILVERand PINCHBECK, of various pri
ces, just imported and to be told by
JOHN WO O D,
Clock and Watch maker in Front-street, at
TOBES O L D,
~ H E time of a Dutch Servant lad, about 18
£ years of age, who has above three years to
serve. He has been accustomed to house work,
waiting at table, and dr.ving a ooft chai't ; is
healthy and strong, sober and honest. Enquire of
the Printer.
W A N T E D,
A PARTNER in a large distillery, with a ca
pital as large as the utensils, which are fit to
didii fourteen hoglheads of rum per We k: Fhe still
Louse is very convenient as all the pump work goes
by a horse. Enquire of the printer.
(1 A ME upon redemption from London,
7 on board the Dolphin, Captain Randall, a
steady man, about 30 years of age, of an undoubt
ed character, who has served some of the firft fa
milies in England in the Rations of Butler, or
Gentleman's own man ; should be glad to lerve any
Gentleman in either of the above stations: He nmy
be found by enquiring for J. C. on board the said
tefEl, in the harbour of Philadelphia. —Likewise,
a Ready man to be heard of by enquiring as above
for C. J. who has lived in some of the firft inns,
taverns and public places in England.
N. B. He would be glad to serve any Gentleman
in any capacity that would fait.
just publiflied (for the firft time in all America) and
to be fold by
CHRISTOPHER SO WE R,
At Germantown (price 3s. and 30s. per dozen)
^T H A T very ufeful hook the Ready Reckoner
A (improved) or traders most ufeful assistant in
buying and felling all forts of commodities by
wholesale or retail, (hewing in one view the amount
or value of any number or quantity of goods and
merchandize fron one farthing to twenty (hillings,
either by the long or short hundred, half hundred,
or quarter, pound or ounce, ell, or yard, &c. &c.
this edition is the molt complete ever printed be
fore, and rises from 15s. only by 3d. where all
others fkm by 6 I. from that number to the end.
This book may allo be had both in English or
German of Mr. George Reinhold, bookbinder, in
Market-illeet, Philadelphia; at New York of Mi
chael H >ffman near the Ofwego Market ; at Lan
caßer of Lauman and Hubely; in Yorktown of
I icob Billmayer; in Fredericktown, Maryland,
of Caspar Mantz; at Reading of Adam Wittman;
and by many other shopkeepers and bookbinders in
the country towns.
Nezucaflle, July 4, 17%+.
BY virtue of writs to me directed, will be expo
sed to public sale, about iz o'clock on 1 uef
<uy the 19th day of July inflant, at a wharf belong
ing to Richard M'William, Esq; in the town of
Newcastle, a SLOOP calle 1 the Mulberry,
with her fails, rigging and appurtenances ; attached
as the property of R)bert and Thomas Slator, and
fed be fold as perishable. Likewise at the fame time
will be fold, a quantity of oak fcamling and cedar
Shingles, a parcel of mens Shoes with tome tinned
leather, also feather beds, and bedding, a desk, a
theft of drawers, a clock, and other houfhJd
goods, &c. attached and taken in execution as the
property of the above named Robert Slator, and to
be fold by
JOHN THOMPSON, Sheriff.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY the 23d of May last, from the
fu.dcriber, living in Harford county, Mary
land, two convift servant men ; one named JOHN
HAWKINS, an Englishman, about 35 years of age,
^ feet 8 inches high, is of a fair complexion, wears
his own brown hair, and has a red beard: Had on
tn old caftor hat, old coarse shirt and trowfers, a
red jacket with sleeves, old (hoes, and plated buckles,
and has a large fear on each file of his neck. The
other named PE FER LYNCH, an Liihman, of a
sandy complexion, wears his own red hair, and
pitted with the finall pox : Had on when he went
away, an old fur hat, the crown sewed in, coarse
shirt and trowfers, old bro wn furtout coat, old (hues
and brass buckles. Whoever takes up said servants,
and secures them, so that their master may get them
again, drill have the above reward, or THIRTY
SHILLINGS for either, and reasonable charges if
brought home, paid by
MANASSEH or JOHN FINNEY.
N. B. They are both good scholars, and it is
very likely will forge passes for themselves, and
change their names. Lynch is a hatter by trade.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN from the fubferiber's late dwelling
in Drumore townfliip, Lancaster county, on the
eighteenth of May last, a bright bay HORSE,
about 14. years old, with a fnall rated down face,
lame in the near shoulder or foot; alfoa black roan
STALLION, abou 15 hands high, and about
igyears old. The said horses are supposed to be
taken off by one Matthias Tyson, late of this
place. Whoever secures the said horses and him
that took them away, so that the owner may have
the horses again, and the thiefbe legally convicted,
sh ill have the above reward, and for the horses only
TEN SHILLINGS for each, paid by
JOHN NELSON.
the corner of Chelnut-ftreet.
the dreams I hive already ereAed a compleat mer
chant mill with a pair of the bft Fiench burrs for
grinding of wheat, and another pair of common
stones for grinding of Indian corn ; btfdes this
there is, near the dwelling house, a tub mill, and
on the other dream there is a valuable saw mill.
There are five fettled and improved plantations, on
one of them a good (tone house, two Rories high,
with two rooms on a floor, a kitchen, dairy, and
all other convenient out houses ; on another pl m
tatiori, where Michael Pike lived, there is a good
stone house; and at the other plantations there are
overseers house,, negro quarters, barns, hibles
tobacco houses, &c. The above tra& shall be either
partitioned off in lots of a thousand or five hundred
acres, or fold bodily to one purchaser. Belonging
to this estate, there are one hundred and twelve
negroes to be disposed of, together with all the (tock
of cattle, equal to any in the colony ; horses, mares,
colts, hogs, &c. Likewise all the necessary imple
ments for the planter or farmer.
Any person or perf'ns inclinable to purchase, are
desired to make their proposals to me at Rofegill,
(on the River Rappahannock) or to leave them
with the oveffeer who lives at the house plantation,
and will shew the land. In the month of No
vember I shall be on the premises, and may then
be personally treated with. Part of this land and
some of the negroes belong to niy eldest son, who
leaves to me the disposition thereof, 2nd will con
firm any engagement I enter into on his part.
RALPH WORMELEY.
TO-M O R R O W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, at
JOHN HART'S
VENDUE-STOR E,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZ E.
Also, a Chest of Medicines,
And a Case of Surgeons Instruments.
TO BE SO L D,
A TRACT of L A N D, bounding on the ri
ver Sufquehannah, in Drumore towulhip, Lan
calter county, containing 162 acres of patent land,
and 80 acres of ditto under a late warrant and sur
vey, and part of the purchase paid, with 60 acres
cleared and under good repair of fencing, 15 acres
of meadow, and more may be made. There is
erected on said traft a merchant mill and grist mill,
with two water weeels and two pair of stones, and
a conßant stream to drive them both at once;
they are convenient for carrying on the merchant
business, as they are within half a mile of the said
river Sufquehannah, where a ferry hath been and
may be yet kept on said tra& for bringing wheat out
of York and Cumberland counties, which may be
had at a reasonable rate: The said ferry is to be
fold with the land, and is within 37 miles of Chris
tiana bridge. There is also on laid tra& of land a
good saw mill and good fulling mill, in good repair;
also a good stone dwelling house and a large double
barn, together with other office houses. For terms
of tale apply to Samuel Morrison, near the pre
mises, or to the fubferiber living in Turbet township,
Northumberland county. The terms of file will
be easy, and the payments to be paid yearly with
out interest. JOHN NELSON.
N. B. If not fold soon they will be rented.
Baliimore-foivn, June 25, 1774.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from his special bail on Sa
turday the 18th inst. a certain DOMINICK
JOSEPH KAYSER, aged about 28 years; became
from Germany about two years ago, he is of a
swarthy complexion, long black hair, black eyes,
and is about file feet ten inches high: H. took with
him a variety ot cloaths, and will probably wear a
gold laced waistcoat and hat, it is likely he may cut
off his hair and wear a wig, as he got Several made
before he left this place; he underßands Latin, and
can speak the French and Dutch languages, he like
wise speaks broken English, fie is a Roman by pro
ftffion, and is an artful cunning fellow; it is likely
he will change his name to JOSEPH KAYSER or
JOSEPH DOMINICK: he took with him a great
quantity of goods, tothe amount of three hundred
pounds and upwards, uom different people in this
place, likewise a woman who fays the is his wife,
Rie is a French worn n of a dtik complexion, is
short but very corpulent, the prof-fles a great know
le ge in phylic, and will probably praaife, he will
p fr rhaps pra&ife himfeif, but never pra&ifed regular;
it is thought he went with a certain Captain Brown
to North-Carolina, thefaid Brown was very intin a e
with him, and he abfeonded with ad his goods at
the time Brown let fail. Whoever takes up the said
Kayfer and brings him to the fubferiber, or puts him
into the gaol of Baltimore, shall have the above re
ward, paid by
TO BE SOLD, a traft oflind in Berkeley
and Frederick counties, containing twelve
thousand and seventy-six acres : it lies seven miles
on each fide of Shenandoah River, the quantity on
the eait fide, being only a flip of low grounds, is
inconsiderable. The quality of the land is remark
ably good, and the conveniences attending it great.
There are two plentiful dreams of water running
through marshes three miles in length, feme of
which are already reclaimed meadows, and the red,
at a very small expence, mi.ht soon be reduced to
the like date. On each fide of the dreams mills
might be erected, and furn >ces, the land affording
(tons and lime, andiron and lead ore. On one of
A VALUABLE SALE of LANDS.
VALERIUS DUKEHART.
ALEXANDER BARTRAM,
Next door to the Indian King, in Maiker-ftiect,
PROPOSES to leave this city in a short time,
and is drtermin d to fell off bis large Rock of
goods, remarkably cheap for cash only. Confuting
of a large assortment of DRYGOODS and
CROCKER Y, &c. some of the p rriculars of
which are as follow—fuper and ftp erfine, second
and low-priced broadcloths ; Wiltons, coatings,
bearfkms, baizes, halfthicks; red, fc rltt and white
flannels; spotted fwanfkins rattinets and fhalloons,
ruflels, calamancoes, tingle and double damans,
durants, tammies, bird-eye fluff's, camblets, cam
blettees, fagathies, Scotch plains, masquerades,
luftred poplins, hair bines, crapes, brilliants and
grazetts, Wilton and Scotch carpets and carpeting
by the yard, fußians, fuperfine white jean and cloth
coloured fattinets, royal rib, and fuperfine white
German cord, black lading and serge denim, fuper
fine fi:k Rriped damafeus, red printed (biped linen,
plain and striped Bengals and seersucker, bl ck and
cloth coloured India taffaties, black and cloth co
loured (ittins, half fattins and black peelongs,
black paduafoy, figured and plain white farfanet;
cloth coloured, striped and changeable mantuas;
English and India Persians, of different colours; a
great variety of fi k handkerchiefs, bandanoe, Bar
celona, tomalls, &c. red and purple, printed, fan
cy and mipcambrick handkerchiefs, cot.on romall
ditto; blue and whi'e and red and white checked
handkerchiefs; check, silk and linen ditto; plain
and figured silk gauzes, bordered gauze handker
chiefs, kenting and lawn aprons, kenting and lawn
handkerchiefs, flowert d and pl in lions, cambricks,
mnflins, chintzes, cali des and cottons, fine and
coarse Tish linens, brown Hollands, brown and
white Irish (heetings, brown and whit Russia ditto,
dowlifs, Ravens duck, oznabrigs, heffian, crocus,
white and blown ticking, striped tickings, English
and Fianders bed ticks; fuperfine yard wide, 78
and apron wide cotton checks; 7 Blinen checks and
ft ine<, and striped H Elands ; a neat assortment of
table c! ths, different sizes and patterns; figured
dimothv, Mireilles quilting, diapir and towelling;
mens marbled and white plain and ribbed silk hose ;
mens and boys brown and white thread hose ; wo
mens and girls wh te thread and cotton hose ; mens,
womens, boys and gills worsted hose; breeches
patterns both silk anl worsted, mens beaver and
purple leather gloves, thread ditto, womens white
thread and cotton ditto, black, white and cloth
coloured silk ditto, black and cloth coloured worsted
ditto, white and purple plain and flowered black
leather mitts and gloves, white Scotch threads,
raylors coloured threads and trimmings, a large as
sortment ofcrewels, canvas, ribbons, ferrets, tapes,
bobbing, binding, playing cards, pins, tully gar
res ; plat'd, pinchbeck, gilt, brats, Reel and ja
panned (hoe and knee b nklcs; brass, leather, paper
and 1 lifs ink pots; LifTars, tab'e knives and forks,
penknives, fle^ve buttons, fnuff boxes, watch
chai s, hand ftilliards fnnffers, japanned and pl tin
tin extinguishers ; c nimol, temple and green glass
(pedicles; filvercap'd razors; hard metal tea spoons;
ivory, horn and crooked c mbs: c ne, bone and
ivory mounted fans; blond and thread lace, black
and cloth coloured ; fusils, gimp, fringe and er
mine, garnet necklaces, Whitechappel and glovers
needles ; an assortment of China, glass, and ena
melled and plain Queen's ware; delph bowls, &c.
and a large assortment of books and ft^tionary.
Those that stand indebted to him above the time
agreed on, are desired to make immediate payment,
otterwife he is determined to put their accounts in
to an Attorney's hand, to be sued for immediately,
without refpc& of persons.
Nezu Providence Toivnfoip, Philadelphia
County, June 291 b, 1774.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from his bail, on Sunday night
last, a certain JOHN VANEAR Y, a
well set fellow, about 5 feet 7 inches high, and
about 27 yeirs of age ; had on when he went away,
a light blue mixed broad cloath suit of cloaths, a
new hat, and plated buckles; he also had with him
some stockings, Check shirts, ftrioed trowfers, &c
he has a thin fare, fair hair, and a fear on his upper
lip; he has loft three of the fingers of his left hand
from the middle joints, ahd he also wants the toes
of his right foot; he is a weaver by tr de, a great
liar, is fond of strong drink, and a great finger : It
is fufpt&cd he vent over at Cooper's Ferry left
Monday, to go to Amboy. Whoever takes up the
said Maneary, and secures him in any of his Ma
jesty's gaols, so that his bail may get him again,
shall receive the /bove reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by
'WILLIAM CONNELY.
Philadelphia,, July 4, 1774.
YX7HEREAS RACHAEL, the
VV wife of ENOCH J AMES, hath eloped
from her husband without any just cause ; thele are
therefore to forwarn all perlons from trusting her
on his account, as he is determined not to pay any
debts of her contrasting after the date hereof. And
these ai e also to forwai n 11perfons from harbouring
her at their peril, as they shall answer as the law
directs. ENOCH JAMES.
N. B. She has kept company for fonc time past
with a certain man who home call a cobler, lately
come from Cuckold's Town, which I have reason
to believe was one great cause of her eloping from
ir.e.
Philadelphia, Jul, sth, 1774.
HIS is to give notice that J A N E,
I the wife of SIMON MURRA Y, of this
city, tinman, hath eloped from her husband, and
left him in a mod deploiable state of health, and
has taken up with others: He therefore cautions
the public not to credit her on his account, as he
will, pay no debts of her contrasting after the date
hereof. SIMON MURR A Y.
F^ VERY man Ivho wishes well to theft
jkingdoms must be greatly alarmed at the
unhappy differences which at ptefent fubfiß be
tween the Mother Country and the Colonies. For
my own part, I cannot think but they are ex
tremely ill used, as it is the peculiar happiness of
Britons, and it has been the admiration of our
neighbours sot ages, that no money can possibly
(according to the excellent form of our Constitu
tion) be railed on them, by taxes, or other ways,
but by their own confect in Parliament assembled.
1 his is the gk ry of Britain, is in full force in Ire
land ; and all the nioft diftaht provinces and colo
nies of the Britif h empire enjoyed the happy pri
vilege till lately of taxing themselves. It is there
fore a most flagrant piece of injustice, and a (hock
ing breach of the Constitution, to deprive the least
colony of the British empire of this invaluable
blessing.
I know there are many far-fetched and fophiftl
cal arguments used in defence of this measure,
which I have neither time nor leisure to confute.
It is pretended, that as there must be a supreme
Legislative power somewhere, it must of necessity
be in the Parliament of Great-Britain, and that a
Legislative Power undoubtedly includes a power
of taxation. The firft part of the proportion, I
grant, under the legal reftridions of the Constitu
tion : the second part (the power of taxation) I
deny; as being abfulutely contrary to the spirit and
form of our Constitution, as before hinted, which
always did leave every kingdom, province, and the
meanest colony, in full possession of that power,
exclusive of the British Parliament, till lately.
But I would alk the advocates for this ruinous
measure, why they are so partial? If the Britilh
Parliament is so absolute and supreme, why does
Ireland eftape their notice ? Suppose the experi
ment of laying a tax of Six-pence in the pound
on the land in Ireland was to be tried, what would
be the consequence? Why, the Irilh would natu
rally take similar steps with the Americ ms ; they
would infitt on their exclusive right of taxing
themselves, according to ancient usage; and the
spirit of the constitution, they would petition and
remonstrate, and if our Ministry and Parliament
should endeavour to enforce such illegal steps,
they would probably endeavour to prevent its ope
rating, by forming combinations to the prejudice
of otir trade, and perhaps tumult and force suc
ceed ; then it would be a fine pretence for the
secret enemies of these kingdoms, and thole per
forms whole heads are turned with a notion of su
preme and uncontroulable authority, to rail at the
Irish, and to charge them with Republican princi
ples, rebellion, pbftinacy, and a desire to throw
off their dependance on the Crown of Great-ILi
tain. Nothing s more falfe; if those meafure^
are never taken, nd such conferences can follow ;
but if such steps should be taken, who would be to
blame? It is an easy matter to call names, and
charge a brave and loyal people with difaffe^ion
and rebellion, though their oppofitian is only in
defence of their deateft rights, so illegally in
vaded.
I am persuaded, the enslaving of the Ameri
cans is not the whole of the scheme, but that a
deep-laid ruinous project is in agitation.
At the time of his Majefty'sacceffion to the
throne of these kingdoms, we were in a direct op
posite situation to what we are now. Victorious
both by sea and land, dreaded and refpedted
abroad, blessed with a Monarch pofleffed of the
hearts of his people perfectly unanimous. En
gland, Scotland, Ireland, all the colonies, thriving
who should shew their lore, loyalty, and courage
most, in defence of our Sovereign and his domini
ons : no parties not animosities then, but perfect
union.
I can compare the setting the Mother-Country,
by force, to compel the Americans to submit to
taxes without their own conlent, to setting thd
right hand to chop the left hand to pieces; and
the arguments in defence of such meafures,* only
as the tub thrown out to the Whale, to prevent
the public from feeing the true end of their de
sign.—By oppression, Spain loft the Netherlands;
the House of Austria, Switzerland, and Genoa,
Corsica. M.
To the Printer of the Si. J. Chronicle.
SIR,
CT OVERNMENT hath, from the day of
J the revolution, found means to carry on
mealures with a high hand, by a plan then laid
down, and ever since steadily adhered to, that of
keeping, by means of places, penlions, and dou
ceurs, a constant majority in the House of Com
mons. Thus have Administration been able to
burthen you with whatever taxes and impeditions
they thought fit, the majority receiving, individu
ally, fifty-fold more out of the money railed by
those impositions, than they, in common with you,
could themfeives fuller, by giving their consent.
But at length, it has been found, by toe most
able and subtle financiers of these kingdoms, that
From th St. J. Chronicle of d/>ri 30.