The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-11-21 00:00:00, page 3

TNconfeqcenre of a public notice given in the Penn
' fykania Packet of N| Saturday; a very nume
rous and refpe (table body of the merchants, traders,
and other inhabitants of this city and liberties met at
the afcmbly room yefierday ; wi,en the bmmefs being
epened by the honourable the speaker of the house of
assembly, and John Biyard, Squire, being cnofen
chairman, the following resolutions were unanimously
agreed to:
That, in order to avoid the difficulties and diftreffir,
gs well public as private, which ^re daily increasing
from the fluctuating state and rapid depreciation of the
continental money, and to avert the real dangers
which threaten the community, from the accumulating
and mfupportabje diftreffrs of individuals, if this mif
chief be not fpetdliy checked :
Refolded, That the value of f is money, compared
with specie, be now fixed at seventy-6 e for one ;
That a voluntary association be entered into by the
people of this city and liberties, ot every rank, to pay
and receive this kind of money as freely as specie, at
such given rate, for all past as well as future centrads,
whether made in specie value or otherwrfe:
That in future all centrads be made in specie value,
but payable nevertluhfs in continental money, at the
option of thedebt?r, at the exchange now eftabl she! ;
That every person, of whatever charter or descrip
tion, who shall retufe to receive the said paper money
at the exchange fettled asalcrefdd, at the time of pay
ment, or shall demand 4 higher exchange, or refufe to
fell such commodities for that mode of payment as he
or she cxpoCs to sale for specie, shall be exposed to the
public as an enemy to the independence of America,
and 'to the peace and good order of the city; nd eve
ry associator will from thence forward refrain from ail
friendly intercourse and dealings with such person:
That any person who shall give or offer more than
Seventy-five continental dollars for one in specie, shall
shall be immediately reported to the committee as a dif
alteaed and dangerous person, to be dealt with as such:
That a committee of thirteen persons, Seven whereof
to be a quorum, be chosen by those now met, to draw
tip this association, in form, and g t the faroe printed,
and to carry the other purposes of the association into
execution:
That the following gentlemen be the committee-
Col. Benj. G. Eyre, Col. Knox,
11. Kamerer, Col. Copperthwaite,
John Dunlap, John Bayard,
Thomas Fitzimmons, B- M'Clenachan,
John Shee, Andrew Tybout,
Capt. Blewer, Samuel Caldwell,
Dr. Hutchinson:
That this committee meet regularly once a week, or
opener if they find occasion, at such time and place a$
they shall agree upon, to take into consideration all
such matters as shall occur respecting the bufiuefs of
this association, and t< ke order thereon:
That two persons e appointed by the committee in
each ward and diftria in the city and liberties, to car
ry round the association, and prefrnt the fame for sub
scription to every householder, trader and tradesman
within their refpe&ive diftrids; and to take a memo
random, in writing, of the name and description of eve
ry person who shall refufe to sign the association, and
any remarkable circumstances of such refufaf, and re
port the fame to the committee aforefaid, that they may
be made known to the associators:
That the committee be impowered to ca ! l a general
meeting of the associators whenever they think it ex
pedient. JOHN BAYARD, Chairman.
Agreeable to appointment the committee met sass
evening, and, having chofen' John Bayard, esquire,
chairman, and Mr. Thomas Fitzfimons Secretary,
agreed to meet at the city library room in the State
house, every Saturday evening, at 6 o'clock.
To the PRINTERS.
In anfwzr to tuie< certificate#, published by Mr, Mat
lack in your parer of the 18th, with an intent go to
invalidate my affirtions in a firmer pzp,~r refpt&ing
him, please to insert the f Bowing in your next.
I am rsfpcaorhvour,, &-.
JOHN MORGAN.
TH E Subscriber of the fi^ft certificate, signed Eze
kiel Cornell, is the gentleman whole finale voic
represented the state of Rhode Hbnd, which it the tin.
gle state that Supported that of Pennsylvania for adopt
ing Mr. Matlack's motion in Congrtf in favour of Dr.
Flippin ; agairft which nine Rates bore their tritimo
ry. I shall make no other remark proa this certificate,
than that one " I did hear witneis, is worth three " I
'' did not hear," in any t^ftimony whatever.
At to the second, of Mr. Charles Thomson, engrelDd
aghe was, with tnncribing the weighty butinefs of Can
grefs, it it no ways furprizing that he should not recoi
led all that paff/d; and his certificate just amounts to
this—That he knows nothing otrhe mat%
Toth? Subscriber of the third certificate I beg leave to
add refs th? following;
To the honourable James Dua^e, efqnire, member of
Congress for the state of New-York.
STR,
I CONSIDER you as a man of veracity and honour,
and therefore exp & that you will evince it by m^ni^ft
i*g the fame cot di & toward# me as you have (hewn to
Mr. Matlack ; when, at his request, vou certified,That
he discovered great candor in his opinion on the firj &
or do& r Shippen, before bis eh aior, and that he let
you uni fluenced, *s far as it depended on Iris judgment :
I believe it ; and that all his ranfor ard influence were
infuffidem to charge your crirdon of d* dor Shippen.
What I ask of yeu, Sir, is, that you wilfcbe lo obliging
a" to give a clear, cand'd and explicit answer to this
question Did neither T. Mnlack nor S. Adams,
enquires, nor any other member of Corg r * r s, at any
time, previous to defter Shippsn's re-app- ntment, ap
ply either to yourfeltor your worthy colica ue, er to any
oth^r mmbtr of Congress, to your knowledge, for your
vote, it ttft or i< flaenc # , to cover, or, if po ble, to
pteftivc the honour of d< &or Shipper
I am, with due refpt&, Sir,
Your meft ob^it nt fe rant,
JOHN MORGAN.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1;8&
And a VARIETY of other ARTICLES, too tedious
to mention.
AL L persons having an, demands against Captain
CHARLES STEWART, dec-aied, are nquelled
to bring in their accounts, properly authenticat'd; and
those that are indebted to Aid estate are <tefi e I to make
immediate payment to SARAH ST:WAKT, ^dmi
niftrauix to thef^id estate. Nov. zo
TO BE SO L 'D",
For Pennsylvania State Money,
T? IVE hundred and twenty-five acres of det ed
I . LAN D, ia Turoit townfhi— in the county of
No thumberland.
One hundred and twenty three acres of L A N D,
on Pewri's creek, in Paxton township, in the county
0 Lancaster.
One thousand and fryfie acres LAND on the
Sharane Cabin-qeek, in the county of Beuio.c, one
Moiety thereof.
A few SHARES or the Indiana L^nds, on the
Ohio river. For Terms of Sale apply to the fabferih^r,
in Lancaster.
LEVY ANDREW LEVY.
Left in the fubferiber's Waggon, n Phila
delphia, the ijth of this irritant,
A GREAT COAT.
The owner coming and proving his property ma
it, v ih paring charges, &:. by applying to RICH
ARD LEEDOM, Sucks county, Northampton town
flop. Nov. 17. WILLIAM BATEMAN.
CAME to th? plantation of the fubferiner, living in
S rabane tow th p, York count', ab ur the frit
or August last, a Brown BULL with Tree white in his
face, his hind feet white, and Some white on his belief
a piece cut off the ted of each born, acr r p <ff the niph
e r, and his off ear flit in Several pl^c s, luppofed to be
dune by doys : he is abcut fevtn or eight yeais old. The
owner is d^fired to come and prove his p operty, pay
charges and take him away, oih^wife be will be ibid in
two *eeks fiom the date hereof.
Novemberg. THOMAS M'FARLAND.
November 14, i,£o
CAME to the plantation of doctor
Thomas Bond, jonr. in the Northern Liberties,
about a month ago, a Grey MARE with a twit h
tail, food all round, 7 or 8 years old, also a light tidy
MARE (hod before, with a Switch tail, low n flefe,
twelve j ears old. The owner or owners are cleared to
call on the fubferiber and take them away, otherwise
they will be fold, in two weeks, to pay the charges on
them.' ANDREW ROAD.
'A'A~ D. .
A 3 Several of MiftrTs STATES's Acquaintances
io the Jersey's, where she has ^etn, :( federal
p aces, Since her leaving New-York, 'till lately, ha^
r< quoted, that fok would let them know when (he fet
tled in Philadelphia, in order to keep SCHOOL; and
as writing to them mig;t net be 0 readily executed, she
esteems this the meft effe&jal method; th>t by one
Adve ribement all her Friends mav b-info m d of her
R^fiience; which, at present, is in Race street, R>ove
Fiont-ftreet, at the right hand, ju? opposite the I ,mp.
Ad »s fh^dees not purpose taking any as Bond ri,
foe will be careful (alter previous notice given) to
procure Boarding for their Children in Suitable F\m<-
lie^ where they may be properly Accommodated,
"f'O B E S~ O~ L D,
A HEALTHY, HONEST
Ne^roe Woman and Child,
Fit for town or country, Enquire of the Printers.
PERUVIAN Bar< 1
Camphire,|
Opium,l
Antimony,
Jedlap,
Rhub rh,
Jpecacu na,
Tartar Emetic.
Calom:1 p. p.
Mercuriol Dulcie,
Quickfiiver.
Sal Petre,
Creamor Tartar,
F our of B imftone,
Enfom Salts,
Glauber 6 Its,
Carolina Piulr ot,
Ph ldelpLia, November 15, 1780.
Pennsylvania Bank.
r rUE Direct rs being Specially authorised fc r the pur
' pose by the Subscribers, ?t a Meeting on the nth,
intt. hereby give Notice, That the Bth, gth, ;p loth
Payments, due on the Loans to the Bank, ^il IA r qA
red „ thin two weeks from this date, to enable th^nr to
compleat the Supplies for the army before the roads are
rendered nnht 'or tranfp< rt irion.
N. E. The Eighth and Ninh Payments to be made
within Eight days, and the Tenth within the two
Weeks.
A frefl)A SSORTMENT of
Medicines, to be Sold,
BY
FREDERICK PHIL E,
Ac his HOUSE, in Second-ttreet, between Market and
Chefnut-ftreets, opposite Black hmfr alle %.
AMONGST which ae the so lowing AR PICLES.
ICdchintal,
Magnifa,
Carrawa, Seeds,
Aunifiedi,
Sena,
Mann?,
Gum Tmglatr
GuraGalbanum,
Gum My^h,
Gum Matii k,
Gum-Tracaganth,
Gum Aloes fuccot. & Ifcp.
Cantharidrs,
Py!v. Stanni,
Powder B ue,
A few Kaggs of Yellow
Okre, ground in 01.
On Monday Next,
(The Twenty Seventh Inftan )
At T WELVE o'Cimk, at noco, at the Coffee
Hcuie,
Will be Sold at Public Auction,
The BRIGANTINE
A J A X,
Wifeb all her Guns, Tackle and Apparel, agreeable to
an Inventory, to be seen at the Place ot Sale.
Be n£ , a Prze, taken by ihe Letter ot Marque Brigan
tine Friendship, Captain BALL.
AND ON
TUESDA Y,
The Twenty-eighth Instant, at TEN o'clock, in the
F renoon, on Clifford's and Ruhr's Wh ffi,
Will begin the Sale of the Cargo
or tee la, Brigantine AJAX: Confuting of
Prt WINE in Bottles and C Iks,
POP' !ER nd Glasgow ALE 111 Bottles,
LOAF SWGA2,
tOAP n CANDLES,
CORDAGE and SAIL CLOTH,
A large Q antty of DRY GOODS and other Articles,
Order ol the Court of Admiralty.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
To be Sold,
A Valuable PLANTATION, whereon
Colonel Thomas St. awlridge now swells, fitarte
in the lower part of Chester county, on 2 public read,
leading from L^ncafter to Newport and Wilmington,
about a mile from J. Refton's, and three from L. Puny's
mill, containing two hundred ana fcru-tw< z-rzs 4
Land, about 50 acres whereof iin wocd, and ut
40 acres is mowabfe mea low, which atatrifling exynee
may he increased to go acres, under writer courie, t.e
remainder of the land s stable, a moderatehpnrticn
wh reef produced upwards 0 600 bufhefs of grain t e
p eceeding year : There are on the premiris, a commn
d^u* stone dwelling house, having t*o well finned
looms below and lour chambers, with a good Imaging
garret under new tedar roof; thee is a large ft< ne
kitchen adjoining, and a good dry cellar under the house;
a arge convenient barn about 70 fe^t long, a w^l ecn
ftru&d stone ftabri, a waggon and corn house under
one roof, a ftene spring house two stories high, sup
plied by an excel lent spring handy to the dwelling;
there is also a tenement luitahle for a small family, with
feverri other out-houses- The Place is well supplied
with fruit of different forts, having about 150 well
grown apple-trees, betide a young orchard of 250 trees,
being a colkainn of various kinds of the left grafted
(ruit; the land is very favourable t 0.„%&, being well
watered by several Dreams, a main branch of Elk creek
running through it, which affords an opportunity cf
feeding a mill, if required : the fituztion, by experi
ence, is healthy, in a good neighbourhood, and about
17 miles from a public landing. For farther informa
tion enquire at the bridge or Lower-ferry, on Schuyl
kill, of James Lindley, at New Garden, or the Printers
hereof. No ember 1780.
T H E fubferiber retuins his grateful
Thanks to his Friends and the Public in general,
for their part favours, and hopes, by his attention to bu
siness, for a continuance of their cuh;m, at that com
modious and long ac :umftrm?d TAVERN, known by
the name of rhe WHITE HORSE, in Eloow fan#,
which he has sited up in the meft commodious manner,
for the entertainment of bob town and country Gentle
men. DENNIS MCCARTHY.
N. B. 3>me time in the months cf February of
March, was left at my house, a parcel of D e? Skins.
Toe owner or owners are requeued to prove tsir pro
perty, pay charges and take them ,way.
Philadelphia, Nov.at. DENNIS M'CARTHY.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the fuhferiber's liable, in White
' marsh t wnfhip, P iladtlphia crun y, on th^ night
of the L7tn instant, (November) a large Sorrel HORSE,
has a large snip and little white on each fide of his head,
occasioned by the bridle, and Some whbe under the col
lar, paces and trots, has no sh es on. Whoever /e^ urea
the said Horse, so that the owner ray have him again,
shall have the above Reward. EVAN MEREDI TH.
November 14, 1780.
TH E fubferiber, who arrived in this
city from Witgenfheir, in Germany, about fe,
ven years ago, *ith his mother Ann Marv Bruch, and
two brothejs, John Frederick and laccb, dsfires to
know i h : s said mother and two brothers are hid alive,
and whrr? they know live. Theleter mav he 4irea^d
to the fubferiber, living on Mr. Charles Herne's plate,
in Himtinton county, N<w Jersey, about two miles
from G eenwich. JOHN JOST BRUCH.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward,
n AN AWAY, on Sanity lift, from tiie fubfriber,
" an Appremi e LAD, between 17 aid 18 ye^rs of
a^e, full faced, about § :ee > 2 inch's high : Had on when
be wght away, a light brown cloth jacket with fleeces,
two tow lining shirts two ra r of troffers, an old wool
hat, a p^irof new Ihors with a pair of pl ria brass buckles;
by tra.de a Sbo:mak<r- Whoever takes tip said Lad,
2nd brings him so the f bferiber, thrii receive the above
Reward, and all reasonable charge s paid by r &
WILLIAM DAVIS.
N. B. All masters of vrff Is arc forbid to hrbour or
carry him off at their peril. Southwark, Nov. 20.