The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-06-03 00:00:00, page 3

Y 0 R K-r 0 W N, May ^o.
Extras of a letter /, General WASHINGTON
to COs. LESS.
Head Quarters, Hall Forge, May 24, 1778.
0 On the night of the 19th the enemy moved out
in force against the detachment under the Marquis
la Fayette, mentioned in my letter of the 18th,
which made a timely and handsome retreat, in great
order, ever the Schuylkill, at Matfon's Ford. Our
joss was nine men in the whole—the enemy's sup
posed something more. Their march was cicuitous
and rapid, and 1 fhauld imagine that many of their
men fuflfered from it. General Clinton, it is Lid,
commanded in person."
Publifoed by order of Congref,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extrafl of a letter from a Gentleman, mho mas in
camp when the Marquis de la Fayette lately return
ed with his detachment.
" I have enquired very particularly into the Mar
quis's enterprize, and have learned from a gentle
man, on whole veracity and accuracy I can depend,
the following articles : —
“ The objects of the detachment are well known
to every body. On the 19th instant, that detach
ment, consisting of about 2000 rank and file, and
an irregular body of 45 Indians, marched from
camp, and halted within eleven miles of Philadelphia,
between Barren-hill Church and Schuylkill. The
following night a chain of guards and centinels were
Rationed, for commanding the avenues into and out
of the city. In the mean time, some infamous tory
must have betrayed the design; for, notwithfta d
ing the vigilance of the centinels, the enemy, in
force of full 7000, came out near midnight, and by
a round-about hard march penetrated the country so
far, as to reach the spot which the Marquis had oc
cupied the preceding night, and the firft intelligence
of their progress reached the Marquis no sooner than
bre kof day the 21st. From the account ®f their
number, and the direction of their march, there
was nothing left for the detachment but to decamp
with all haste, confident with good order.
66 The column of the enemy, as it approached
the detachment, divided' and tock d ffetent roads,
the more effectually to furreund it; at the fame time
another column marched out of Philadelphia, ad
vancing towards the Marquis's front. The retreat
was conduced in excellent order, in presence of the
enemy's advanced parties of horse. Sir Henry
Clinton, who is said to have been commander of the
enemy's party, or whoever he was, must have been
deceived by the regularity and good order of the re
treat, and apprehensive of being drawn into an am
bufeade, otherwise nothing but want of courage can
excuse him for letting the Marquis get off, with so
trifling a loss as three men killed, and four prisoners.
" The enemy had two horsemen killed, and many
wounded. When the Indians had fired off their
pieces at the Ji,t-borf?, they set tip the War-
Whoop, and fc^mpered about according to their
custom. The light-horse, terrified at the unusual
found, fcampered 4 IF too as sass as their horses would
carry them. The Indians collected lome of their
cloaks, which were dropped in the flight, and soon
converted them into leggins.
“ Many of the people from Philadelphia have
stolen out, and deserters from the epemy's army are
coming into our camp in great numbers every day."
The Managers of the United States Lottery
finifhed the drawing of the firft ela's on Wednesday
last, and are now preparing the lift of prizes, which
will be published as soon as possible.
Messrs. HALL & SELLERS,
TH E following extracts, taken from a letter
lately received from an American Gentleman
in France, in high employment, will serve to coun
teract the nefarious arts of tories and their abettors,
who arc now busily employed in deluding the weak
and uninformed, by suggesting danger to civil and
religious freedom from the wife, equal, and fafety
bringing alliance, lately concluded between France
and these States.
Paris, February 28, 1778.
“ France has done us substantial benefits, —Great
Britain substantial injuries. France offers to gua
rantee our sovereignty and universal freedom of
commerce. France demands of us to be indepen
dent; Great-Britain tributary. I do not compre
hend how there can be a mind so debased, or an un
derstanding so perverted, as to balance between
them.
“ The journeys I have made, both north and
south, in the public service, have given me an oppor
tunity of knowing the general difpofoion of Europe
upon our question. There never was one in which
the harmony of opinion was so universal. Fiom the
Prince to the peasant, there is but one voice, one
wish—the liberty of America and the humiliation of
Great-Britain.
" The troubles which the death of the Elector
of Bavaria was likely to excite in Germany, seemed
to have subsided, when of late the movements of
the King of Prussia threaten to excite a general war.
Great-Britain, whole expiring hope sustains itfelf on
every flraw, finds comfort in the expectation that
this will involve France, and divert her from en
gaging in ° ur war. But in my judgment, it is much
more likely to operate against her in Russia, than
against us in France."
LANCASTE R, June 3 .
In GENERAL AESSMBLY of Pennsylvania.
Monday, May 25, 1778.
The representation from the Officers of the State
Navy was read a second time, and being considered,
it was thereupon
Refolded unanimously, That the said Officers be con
tinued in the pay ot the State, under the direction of
the Honourable the Council, until the next fitting of
the AiTtmbly.
The House refunded the consideration of the case of
the Episcopal Mifficnaries, and of two petitions from
some of the inhabitants of Berks County, praying to
be exempted from taking the abjuring part of the oath
or affirmation of allegiance prescribed by the Laws of
this State, and it was thereupon
Refolded, That the prayer of the said petitions be
not granted ; and that the petitioners be referred for
the reasons thereof to the answer, inserted in the Mi
nutes of this House, to the petitions of the Societies
of Moravians and Schwengfclders.
Extracts from the Minutes,
John Morris, jun. Clerk of General Assembly.
*** Advertisements, &c. omitted this day for want
of room, /ball have a place in our next, which will
be published on Saturday.
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The Second American Edition.
Just publifed and to be fold by
JOHN D U N L A P,
Near the Court-house in Lancaster,
THOUGHTS
ON THE
LETTER ofEDMUND BURKE, Esq:
TO THE
SHERIFFS of BRISTOL,
On the AFFAIRS of AMERICA.
By the Earl of ABINGDON.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN .GORDO N,
Saddler, in Mmket-ftreet, Baltimore,
AN elegant STAGE-COACH, or a cornpleat
Family Carriage, fitting for two or four horses;
likewise other riding carriages.
Said Gordon has for sale, a large quantity of fad
dlers, coopers and lathing nails, which he will fell at
low prices.
fTo be SOLD by Public Vendue,
In Lancaster, on the nth of June instant,
ALL forts of houliold furniture, and some Oop
fl goods, tin ware, pewter, lead, china, iron pot°,
tanner's oyl, and other articles too tedious to mention ;
likewise horses and cows; and the following HOUSES
and LANDS, viz. One tra& of very good land, con
taining 275 acres, in Northumberland county, fivea
miles from Sunfbary ; Shamokin creek runs through
the said land, which is timbered with hickory, oak,
walnut and poplar, about 30 acres cleared, and orchard
of the btft fruit trees ; lubjt& to a lease which took
place in April 1773. One moiety or undivided half
part of 178 acres, more or less, joining Middle Creek,
meadow and upland very good, 100 acres warranted
in 1774 . an d the rest in 1765 ; fubje& to a lease and
incumbrances.—A house and corner lot in Sunbury,
in the county of Northumberland, the heft situation in
Main-Rreet, lot No. 81 ; the house is rented for iSI.
per year.—One moiety or undivided half part of four
in-lots adjoining each other, opposite the last menti
oned lot, only one alley between them ; the most part
with Timothy grass.—A five acre out-lot near the
county town cf Sunfbury, fubje& to one year's lease,
and well fenced.—A half lot in Northumberland town,
opposite the county town, situated in the best place
No. 10.—One lot in Port-Royal, No, 41, near the
Market-place.—Two hundred acres, more or less, of
very good land, well timbered with black walnut, &c.
joining Mr. Simon M'Grew, on the north branch of
Little Suwickly, in Bedford county, warranted in June
1772 ; fubj^ft to a fix year's lease and all incumbrances.
—A house and lot in King street, in the borough of
Lancaster, adjoining Peter Hooffnagel, Esq; and Ma
jor Wirtz, with two story back buildings, and a
twenty-four fert arch cellar under one of the buildings;
with a four feet alley in the front, and a waggon alley
to the ftabh, in the back part of the lot.—A corner
lot, in Moffcr's Town, with good grass and fruit trees
therein. —Three lots, fenced in one, the most part
thereof with very good meadow, a spring-house in the
middle of these lots, with a never failing spring there
in, and of the best fi uit trees ; and a four square piece
of garden, very rich, and well situated, and above
one hundred Italy and other mulberry trees planted
inside round the fence, so that filk-werms may be rail
ed ; well fenced, and free, from ground-rent. To be
fold for ready money, or bonds, with interest and se
curity, if required.
NICHOLAS MILLER,
TO BE SOLD,
AVERY valuable traft oflime-ftone land, cofc
taining between four and five hundred acres, li
tuate in the G eat-V/Jley, 26 miles from Philadelphia,
adjoining the Lancaster road : On laid tra& arc two
good tenements, with barns, (tables, and other con
venient out-houses, exceeding good orchards and ex
cellent meadows, with plenty of timber, and Jime-ftohe
to manure the land. Also to be fold, sundry lots with
small tenements suitable for tradesmen. For terror ap
ply to Doctor Samuel Kennedy, at the Yellow
Springs.
Chamberfburg, May 7th, 1778-
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
ON the sixth day of April last, in the dwelling
houfe of John Lindsay, of Guilford township,
Cumberland county, and State of Pennsylvania, was
broke open, by Thomas Burney, (commonly known
in that neighbourhood by the name of Thomas Bur
ney, junior) the desk of Thomas Buney, deceased,
and the following bills or bonds, payable to the said
deceased, his executors, administrators or aligns, ta
ken out of the said d<fk, arid carried away, viz. Six
bills figr.ed John Alexander, five of them for the pay.
ment of £. 60 each ; and the sixth for £. 33 6). ?,d.
each ? bearing date the latter end cf May or be
ginning of June lilt.—Three bills or bonds, hgned
Robert B. Lendrim, each for the payment of £. ioc,
bearing date about the beginning ot November last.—
Ore bill or bond, signed by Patrick and Tort.hce
Carripbell, for the paymtnt of £.210, bearing date a
bout the beginning cf July laK.—One till or b
signed John Beard and Samuel Beard, for g. ice
bearing date about the 9th day of November laft.—=
One bill or bond, signed David Adorns, for the pay
ment of £. 206, bearing date about the 15th day of
November last.—One bill pr bond signed William
Turner, for the payment of £. ic o , and one bill or
bond signed William M'Cune, for the payment of
£. 27. The time when the two last-mentioned bills
or bonds were dated, the fubferibers cannot certainly
mention. Ail persons are hereby forbidden to take
any alignment of the said billh or bonds ; and the per o
sons who owe the money, are her.by forbidden to pay
the said bills or bonds, or any part of them, to any
person or perlons whatsoever, other than to the sub
scribers, who, together with Robert B. lendrim, are
Executors of the testament and Lit will of Thomas
Burney, deceafhd, as by the said will, duly proved
the nth day of February last, and remaining in the
Regiftet's-Office, at Carlisle; in Cumberland county
aforsfaid, may appear. And we do hereby promise
to pay the above reward to any person or perlons,
who will secure the Did Thomas Burney, junior, in
,ny goal in this State, so that he may be brought to
justice, and reasonable charges.
JOHN LINDSAY, Executor.
MARY BURNEY, Executrix.
Camp, FaUtyForge, Mava, 1778.
DESE R P E D,
From the Firs Pennffluania Regiment, the folloafr
soldiers, cvi%,
GO R MAN, a native of Ireland, about
J thirty years of age, five jeet eight inches high, fart
brouvn hair, much pitted with the small pox, and every
til countenanced • ,had on a black uniform coat turned up
with white. Also three Germans, viz. CHARLES
70HN MENZELL, and G EORGE
•L " "' allyoung fellows, about five feet seven
inches high each, of ajwartby complexion, and wore their
"'^' 'beir uniforms were brown turned up with
buff. THOMAS ROYAL, an Irishman, about
°f a ge> foe feet eleven inches high,
Jbort Each hair, and a remarkable ill look ; wore a black
uniform coat faced with white. HUG H KELLET
an Irishman, about twenty three years of age, five feet
seven inches high, oj a fw arthy complexion, a little pit
ted with the small pox ; took with him a green coat and
Mir of linen overalls; much given to drinking.
Msoever takes up the above mentioned deserters, or any of
them, fall receive Eight Dollars for each, beside
the reward allowed by Congress, if brought to the regi
ment, or secured in any gaol in the State and notice give*
thereof. JAMES WILSON, Capt. First P.R.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from Captain Hol
land's (tore, in Sussex County, on Saturday night,
the 18th of April last, a grey HORSE, with a
dark mane and tail, about eight or nine years old
fourteen hands one inch high, well gaited, hit near
hind leg apt to swell if rode hard, occasioned by a Itrain
lately. Whoever takes up said horse and brings him
to the owner, living twelve miles below Dover, in Kent
county, or to any public place in said county, shall
have the above reward and reasonable charges, paid by
BENJAMIN GIBBS.
Camp, Valley Forge, Ma, 26th, 1778.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED away from the subscriber f on the 19th
inffant, a large black HORSE, about fifteen
hands high, eight years old, has a star in his forehead,
a long mane and tail, has a fore on the right-fide of
his back, mideby the fore-part of the saddle, branded
with a small figure of 2 under his mane ; trots and
paces.- -Whoever takes up said horse, and brings or
fends him to Lieutenant and Adjutant Stewart
Herbert, of Lord Sterling's Divificn, or to the
fubferiber, (hall have the above reward and reasona
ble charges, paid by
EBENEZER BLACKLY, Surgeons Mate,
zd. N. Carolina Regiment, near Head-Quarter#.