Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-15 00:00:00, page 4

LONDO N, fyl\. x
TH E 17th regiment (Col. Prefloa's) of light dra
goons are to embark at Fertfmouth for America.
The above regiment consists of fix men from each of
the other, and is formed into fix companies of 106
men each.
Extract of a letter from Cork, March 29,
" Yesterday and this morning the following tranf
por:s arrived here, viz. the Chrdde, Bodfield; Oftef
bTo, Siobergh; Speedwell, Fox; Friendship, CoM
ffream ^ and Levant, Thomas, from Plymouth: Gall,
Jefferloh; Thomas, Sideb; Amity's S^cceffibn, Cof
fins; Charming Sally, Whaley: Lucretia, Wilson;
Providence, Ware; Sarah, Panderion; and Aftoti
Hail, Parker, from London : Grace, Conkie; Success
Increase, Xifdell; John, Hunter; Lively, Witherden;
Britannia, Ball; and Garland,Prefton,from Portsmouth
with troops, &c. The above ships, which are exp^fted
to fail in a few days for Boston, are to be convoyed by
two men of <var."
/JprE 11. A Council has been lately held at St.
James's on a very extraordinary occahon; no less, it is
laid, than a representation of the Commander io Chief,
and the rest of the General . Officers in America; con
taining their reasons against the prosecution of the war,
and demonstrating the impracticability of carrying it
into execution with any ptofpe& of success.
Orders are sent to Chatham for his Majefly's fiigate
Amazon, Capt. Jacobs, of 32 guns, to be fitted out
for the North- American ftatipn.
Portsmouth, April 4. This morning failed the
Juno frigate, Capt. Dalrymple, and the Blond man of
war, Capt. Pownal, having on board Gen. Burgoyne,
and Col. Philips, with the transports; on board of
which are the Brunswick troops and British train of
artillery under convey for Quebec. Also failed the
Romney and Cygnet men of war for Newfoundland;
and Woodland, Manners, for Quebec.
Bristol, April 8. This moaning came up to the
Key, the Snow Dickenfon, William Mefton, matter,
froth Philadelphia, bound to Nantz in Old France,
where she was to discharge her loading, and take in a
cargo of warlike stores and ammunition for the use of the
Continental army.—She was taken up and fitted out
by older of the Congefs, and configied to Messrs.
Montandouin and Frere, Merchants in Nantz, as ap
pears by the Captain's orders.
The mate and people on board, finding that they
were to load with wa like stores for the use of the Ame
rican% and having, as they declare, been forced into
the feivice, tock the vessel, and instead of proceeding
to France, determined to make the firft British port.
They accordingly brought her into Biitol, after beat
ing upwards of a fortnight about t^e mouth of the chan
nel; and the mate is in mediately going off for London,
and will take all the letters and papers which were on
board the said vefLl, for, the infpedion of government.
ENGLISH HARBOUR, (Antigua) June 3.
' It is ob Livable, that we have a more powerful squad
ron on this station than we have had since the year 1771;
it consists of the Portland es 50 guns, carrying Admi
ral Young's flag, Capt. Dnmarfq ; the Argo of 28 guns,
Capt, Garnier; the Hynd of 24 guns, Capt. Byrne;
the Seatord of 24 guns, Capt. Colpoys; the Pomona
of 18 guns, Capt. Eastwood; the Hawk of 14 guns,
Capt. Cooper; the Endeavour armed velTI, Capti Tinf
ley; another armed vessel to be purchased; and the
Sandwich tender, Capt. Douglas. Orders are received
from England to raise the ships companies to the high
est complement of men.
Admiral Young has received orders from the Admi
ralty to purchase two armed vessels, to carry 10 guns
each, and 45 men, one of which is already bought and
the command given to Capt. Tinfley: It is supposed
some extraordinary expedition is going forward at Eng
lish Harbour, as the Admiral has given orders to enter
fourteen mere shipwrights.
Two large brigantines, loaded with fpermaceti oil,
are taken off Barbadoes, by his Majesty's sloop Hawk,
Capt. Cooper, and are sent into English Harbour.—We
have certain information, that the Pomona, Capt. East
wood, has taken two prizes and lent them into St. Kitts.
We are just informed; that the convoy appointed to
escort the Weft-lndia homeward bound fleet, will carry
them as far as the Western Islands only, where, some
*ieu of war are to meet and carry them to England,
and the convoy to return to their Ration here.
This morning arrived in this harbour, a large sloop
loaded with lumber and flour from North-Carolina,
taken by his Majesty's Ihip Pomona, Capt. Eastwood,
off St. Euftatia.
WILLIAMSBURG, (Kirgizia) June 28.
By a gentleman from Bermuda, who left that island
the 15th instant, we learn that advices had been received
fiom Martinico, just before he failed, that great prepa
rations were making there for some important expediti
on, which no one doubted was against the British Weft-
Indies ; and the gentleman fays, he shall not be at all
furprized to hear that the chief part of the islands are in
the possession of France in a very few weeks. That rhe
men of property in the ill inds have been for some time
Whipping off their valuable effects tp England, and or
dering insurances to be made on their elates; and that
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Ne^eft Printing-Office in Market-Jireet, where
SubferiptioßS at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for tnis Paper.
the price of prcvifor.s hatnfen to ah enormous ^eighth,
corn Liling at 18s. per buihel, pork at four halt joes
the barrel, butter at 6s. a pound; and flour fetches any
price that is alked.
NE W-Y O R K, July %.
A Hoop of iz fix pounders, belonging to the fleet from
Halifax, laying in the Kills, er." Mr. Decker's ferry,
was almost torn to piece^laft WednefJay morning, by a
party under the command of General Herd, from jhe
opposite shore, with 2 eighteen pounders. The crew
loon abandoned the flbop, and we suppose ihe is render
ed entirely unfit for any farther service.
The number of Highlanders lately thken prisoners in
the different vessels from Scotland, amounts to about 750.
Yesterday seven seamen belonging to the Killing
worth transport, of 700 tons, were brought to town
from Long-Inland, having deferred the ship the night
before : They fay, the number of soldiers with the fleet
fa about 8505, who are all encamped, and that many of
the seamen intended to desert the fleet when an oppor
tunity presented.
Lift Wednesday night the Captain of a transport, and
four of bis mtn, were taken at tlib Narrows, and
brought to town ; They were looking for a boat that
had gone adrift, and going too near the shore were
taken by the Rifle-men.
PHILADELPHIA.
Extras oJ a letter from the Weft-Indies.
" By a Bristol paper of May 4th it is said, the foreign
troops were ordered to fail with the fleet, and Lord
Howe took leave and set out from Court on the 2d of
May, to take the command of them. —It is still uncer
tain about the Commissioners, but on the 30th of April
it was said a commission was making out to appoint five.
Lord and General Howe, and Mr. Cornwallis are three
of them, the'other two uncertain ; but some mention
Governor Pownal, and one Mr. Mills to be them. They
are to receive your submissions, and grant pardons, but
not till you have laid down your arms. 1 hope you %ci!l
fubrait, as,on ought to do.—l make no doubt but you <will
be pardonedfor it.
" General Burgoyne is to command at Quebec, Ge
neral Howe at New-York, and General Clinton to the
Southward, Lord Howe to command the whole.—The
Qneen has brought another Princess to the nation.—
The Dutchefs of Kington has had her trial and found
guilty; but pleaded the benefit of clergy and got off.
She has since flew over to France, to avoid a writ of Ne
exeat regnum."
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Philadelphia, ,ul, 1, 1776.
To be SOLD By PUBLIC SALE,
on Monday the xzd instant, (July) at seven o'clock in
the evening, at the London Coffee-houfe,
ACER TAIN lot or piece of ground, situate on
the north fide of Mulberry or Arch-street, between,
Third.and Fourth-streets, in this city, being 25 feet
front on fajd street, and 12, feet in depth. And on
Tuesday the 23d instant, at three o'clock in the after
noon, will be fold at the fen of the Mermaid, in Ken
sington, fifteen lots of ground, situate in Kensington
aforefaid, agreeable to a plan to be seen at the Coffee
houfe and at the place of sale, viz. four lots'" 19 and a
half feet front each on a ftrect 50 feet wide, called Queen
ftreet, and a,out 82 feet deep; five lots 20 feet tront
each on a street 30 feet wide, called Bishop street, and
78 feet deep ; four lots 19 and a half feet front each on
a street 52 sett wide, being the firft street from the river
Delaware and running parallel with it ; one water-lot 78
feet front on the last mentioned street, and extending in
depth to low-water mark ; also one lot situate on Marl,
borough-street, between Queen-ltreet and the river De
laware, being zo feet front on said ftreef and ios fret
deep. All the said lots are clear of ground-rent. Late
the estate of Joseph Watkins, fen. deceased.
JOSEPH WATKINS,?
JAMES WATKINS, < Executors.
SAMUEL DAVI'S,'
N. R. If the weather should prove unfavourable the
sale will begin on the next fair day. §
AV ALUABLE Plantation in the Corporation of
Burlington, called Mount Airy, the property
of Drury Wake, Esq; containing three hundred acres,
forty of which are meadow now under improvement,
and may be rendered very valuable at the small expence
of maintaining a bank of about sixteen rods. The situ
ation is really elegant for a Gentleman's rural retreat,
having an extensive front on the banks of the Delaware,
with the benefit of a fliad fishery near the doer, and good
angling for pearch and rock. The mansion is a decent
frame, with a spacious piazza and two good parlours, *
large kitchen and a small room adjoining on the ground
floor, two good bed-chambers arid garret over them, and
roomy cellars paved with brick, standing in the center
of two orchards, having an interval well adapted for ah
elegant garden ; it commands a fine profpea both up and
down the river, as likewise of the cities of Burlington
and Bristol, each of which is but a. mile and a half dis
tant. The rest of the plantation lies back fiom the river
in a compact square. There are, two tenants houses on
the prem'ifes, one situated on the water fide, equally as
pleiftnt as the above described, the other almost at the
extent of the farra, called Silver-spring Valley, has a
view of the meadows downwards, and is backed by an
extent of woodland of sixty acres ; is a compieat situati
on for an overseer without giving interruption to a Gen
tleman's retirement. For further particulars enquire of
Daniel Ellis, Es,; at Burlington, or of Drury
Wake, Esq; on the premises. §4
AN Y person wanting Sugar of Lead, Roach
Allum, arid Gum Senegal, may be supplied with
thole articles by J OHN WALT ER S, at the White
Honfe in Fourth-ltreet road, om Mrs. Mafters's planta
tion. X
June 2®, 1776.
THESE are to notify the creditors of the
fubferiber to meet at Gloucester, at the house cf
William Hugg, on the eighteenth day of July next, be
fore Samuel Harrison and John Hinchman, Efqui es, to
shew cause, if any they have, why his body fnouid not
be released from confinement, agreeable to an Aft of
Assembly of the province of New-Jerley, made for the
relief of insolvent debtors.
t BENJAMIN COLLINS.
Philadelphia, June 13, 1776. -
WHEREAS William Appleby, Dis
tiller, near the Stone Bridge on the Dock, In
tends soon to remove his Stills into the country, and
wants to join some proper person who hath a conveni
ences of hobteing, water, and a good cellar, and Bill
join in partnership for making different kinds of Cordi
als, Whiskey, and Gin : Any person having the above
conveniences, and inclining to join, is cefired to apply
to said Appleby.—He has on hand a quantity of Cor
dial Aniseed, Rye Whiskey and Gin, which he will fell
on reasonable terms for ready money. There is also a
healthy, hrong, able man, that has gut in debt, and
who is willing to indent himfeif for a time ; He served
his time in this province, has been twelve fears in the
country, and can be well recommended for sobriety.
N. B. To he fold, the time of a ftroag well made ser
vant Girl, who has three years and a half to fer've, and
underttands Spinning.' Enquire of said Appleby. |
TO BE SE E n7~
At the house of Mr. George Heyl, the corner of
Fourth and Market streets, Philadelphia,
A CREATURE called a SATYR, of about
two feet high, his body reftrnbling a human body
id all parts except his feet ; he walks upright, and per
forms various actions to admiration. The sense and abi
lity of this creature, renders him worthy of the observa
tion of the curious. Due attendance is given at said
place every other hour in the day, from nine o'clock im
the morning until eight in the afternoon, beginning at
the hour^ of nine, eleven, one, and so alternately until
eight. Price One Shilling.
N. B. Any Gentleman with ten, a dozen or more,
that would be desirous to view this furprizing innual at
the unusual time of (hewing, m^y be fatisfied by fending
their commands belote-hand to the Publics most obedi
ent and very humble fervent, * J. Fowler.
WH EREAS the Partnership of Darroch,
Kennedy, and Co. of Kent County on Dela
ware, was dissolved on the firft of January last, all those
indebted to them, and whole accompts are unsettled, are
desired to call and fettle the fame as soon as ptflible :-~
And all those who have accompts against the partnership
are requested to bring them in for Settlement.f
WH EREAS a certain Benjamin Wells,
of Weftmoreland County, in the Province of
Pennsylvania, living in Jacob's Creek, hath unjustly ob
tained a bond from Stephen and John Hollingfworth,
both of Crecil County, in Maryland, bearing date the
23d day of April, 1774 : This is therefore to forewarn
any perfori or performs from taking an alignment on the
said bond, as we are determined to pay no part of it.
June i, STEPHEN HOLLINGSWORTH.
1776. JDHN HOLLINGSWORTH.
Philadelphia, June 7, 1776.
WAS LOST yesterday, between Willi,
am Eldridge's tavern on the Salem Road and
Philadelphia, or last evening in Front-Street, a bundle
of MONE Y, (containing 471. zs. of New-Jersey cur
rency, dated March 25th, ,76, cons-sling of one bill
cf 61. two ditto of gl. and a number of 30s. 15s. 12s.
6s. and ft. bills, wrapped in a printed hand-bill of part
of the proceedings of the New-Jersey Convention. Who
ever may have found the fame, and will deliver 401.
thereof to William Cooper for the owner, Shall be
entitled to the remainder as a reward for their trouble, +
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN or STRAYED, on the 7th instant,
(May) from the fubferiber, near Newland'sTavern,
in Cheder County, a chefnut MAR E, about 8 years
old, 15 hands high, carries her head very low, chafed
on each fide with the gears, high rumped, and a bob
tail. Whoever will bring her to the fubferiber fliall re
ceive the above Reward and reasonable charges, paid by
t THOMAS CLAYTON.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD^
RAN AW AY fron, the fubferiber, living in Hei
delberg or Shafer's Town, in Lancaster County, on
the fecund of May last, an IriSh Servant lad, named
CHARLES M'NE AL, about sixteen years of
age, is blind in one of his eyes, has very rough hands
and black hair, freaks English and Dutch ; had on and
took with him when he went away, a new felt hat with
a white ribband, a brown cloth jacket, a lincey ditto,
linen trowfers, and good shoes, with brrfs buckles.
Whoever takes up the said servant, and brings him to
the fubferiber, or secures him so that his master may
have him again, (hall have the above reward and reason
able charges, paid by
J CONRAD MEYER. Tavernkeeper.
TEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from off the Commons,
a red and white COW; bad an iron collar about
her neck with a bell stamped I : EDDY. Whoever will
bring said Cow to Charles Jervis, in Strawberry
alley, frail receive the above Reward and all reasonable
charges.
TO BE S OL D,
THE TIME of a young Trilli servant Woman,
who has three years an^ lfour months to serve, and
is an excellent fpinher. Enquire cf the Printer,