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jfames Newport,
His removed to his new Distillery and Grocery Store,
the second door above the Bank-meeting, in Front
ftreet.
He continues to Sell, as usual, Whplefale and Reta I,
Brandy, ' Annifeed Water,
Geneva, Orange ditto,
Weft-lndia Rum, Cinnamon ditto,
Philadelphia ditto. | Mint Cordial,
And SPIRITS cf WINE, proper for^medicinal Ufa,
or for raising the Proof of Rum, &c.
N. B. Particular Encouragement is given to thofc
who purchase of him to fell again.
Notice is hereby given to James
FORESITH, an officer in the continental army, to
come in fix weeks from this date, and take away the
HORSE COLT he left with m?, in Bristol township,
Philadelphia county, when the enemy was at Philadel
pnta, or the fame will be fold for the expence.
Feb. 28. ADAM BAKER.
To be fold, a Lot of Ground,
situate in the town of Dover, Delaware state, with the
HOUSES belonging to it, centifling of a large conve
nient two ft©ry brick Dwelling-houft, four rooms on a
floor, a good Cellar under the whole, brick Kitchen
with two rooms below and three above, adjoining : Al
so, a Meat house, Stable, Carriage- house, all of brick,
and several other nectffary improvements, pleasantly
situated on the weft fide of the Square. For terms ap
ply to me, in Dover. THOMAS NIXON.
Cocalleco township, Lancaster county. Feb. 21st, 1781.
Whereas Sarah, my wife, eloped
from me yesterday, without any just provocation : this
is to forwarn all persons from truftimg her on my ac
count, as I will pay no debts of her contra&ing after
this date. ABRAHAM HORSEBARGER.
TT S O L D, A
Wealthy, Strong Negro Wench,
about 27 years of age, fir for town or country work.
Enquire of the Printer.
Baltimore Town, February 6, 1781.
^ill be offered for Sale,
ON Wednesday, the 7th day of March
next, by the Suhfcriher, who will attend for
that purpose at Mr. Daniel Grant's Tavern, A num
ber of verv valuable HOUSES and LOTS of LAND,
in the molt advantageous situation in this Town. Al
so several excellent FARMS in the Counties of Balti
more and Harford.
A long credit will be given the purchaser.
„ The particulars relative to these Estates will be pub
lished in the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Adverti
ftr. H D. GOUGH.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On Wednefd^y the 7 th day of March next, at 6 o'clock
in the Evening, at the Coffee house,
.A small House and Lot
on the Bank or Delaware, in Front-street,
pppofite to Clement Biddle, e'quiie, in Water-street,
to Mr. Buckridge S ms's : a place so near the Crooked
billet wharf, where the Bordentown, Burlington, Wil
mington, Newcastle and other Stage-boats cometo and
'fail from, must be an advantageous stand for the sale cf
all kinds of merchandize and many kinds of business.
Wood-Cutters wanted
At BATSTO FURNACE, in New-Jersey, to whom
w 1" be ^^ the w °°d to be cut is
chiefly Fine.
For sale or barter, for flour, midlines,
pork, corn or i/olaffes, either at the Aid Furn^e,
° f CHARLES PETTIT, on Mr
Aliens Whr f ,
CANNON SHOT of all fiz:s, STOVES and other Call
ings, Rolled and Rod IRON,
N. B. Guns. Howitz, or other particular Caftinr,
may be contr^bd fcr by applying as above.
TUESDAY,
VOL. X. 1
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GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
Wanted on Freight,
One Hundred and Forty Barrels of Flour,
on board the Schooner CHARMING NANCY, a
prime sailor, now lying near Chefnut-ftreet wharf,
bound to the Havannah. For terms apply to JOHN
LEVANS, in Market-flrect, the corner of Strawberry
alley.
Six, Seven or Eight Hundred
In Water-street, opposite the Tun Tavern,
Belt Liver Oil, in barrels and kegs.
Cotton in bags, Pepper in kegs,
Coffee in barrels, Bohea Tea,
Spermaceti Candles, in boxes,
Linleed Oil by the barrel.
To all Gentlemen Volunteers,
That are free, able and willing to serve in the Penn
fylvaniz, or Fourth Battalion, cf ARTILLERY, com
manded by Colonel THOMAS PROCTER, let them
repair to the Drum-head, at Philadelphia, or to the
Rendezvous of said Battalion, now quartered in that
plentiful village, called Newtown, in Bucks county,
where each able-bodied Matrofs fltail receive the va
luable Bounty allowed by the Honourable Congress,
to all spirited Soldiers who enter to serve their Country
during the present Conreft with Britain; and at the
close of which, each Man will receive Two Hundred
Acres of fertile LAND, as a Reward of his Merit;
and when joined to the Battalion aforefaid, a compleat
Suit of Uniform will be furnifhed, with new Arms and
Accoutrements, and every other Equipment that is ne
ceffarv and befiting a GENTLEMAN of the ARTIL
LERY.
Wanted Immediately,
In a small Family, a Young WOMAN,
well recommended, that understands hcufe work; good
Wages and Encouragement will be given, if de
f.rving, Enquire to the Printer.
And as the Nature of that Service particularly re
quires Men of mechanical Genius, the following
ARTISTS will be molt acceptable, viz. Carpenters,
Wheelrights, Tinmen, Turners, Braziers, Cooper,
H^rnefs-makers and Smiths; and when employed as
such, in the Service of the United States, will Deceive
Pay, over and above their regimental, each Matrons
receiving Three Pounds Specie, per Month, and in
every Step of Promotion an equivalent Sum is added,
for their more ample Support.
The sprightly Youth and Gentleman of fair Cha
ra&er will only be accepted, their Age from sixteen to
thirty Year, cf proper Stature and free from bodily
Infirmities ; it will be needless for any others to offer
themselves, as they will be rejected.
ALL non-commissioned Officers, Gun
ners, Matroffes, &c. of the Pennsylvania Artillery,
are hereby ftri&l,ordered to join their refpeaive Com
p nies where Rationed, by the 25th Dy ofMarch, en
luing the date hereof, or they shall ne deemed DE
SERTERS, and dealt with as the Nature of their
Crimes require. THOMAS PROCTER,
Colonel Pennsylvania, or Fourth Battalion, Artillery.
Philadelphia, February 23d, 1781.
The Board of Street-Commissi
oners having LET out molt of the PAVED
ST REEI S in this city, to sundry persons who
have ergaged to keep them clean for the benefit of the
manure ; the Public are hereby notified, that no per
son, after the date hereof, but such only who have or
may contrast with the Commissioners for that purpose,
will be allowed to rake up and haul away the street
Dilt. Philadelphia, February 16.
GOD SAVE THE UNITED STATES.
POUN D S,
For which good Landed Security will be given.
Apply to the Printer.
TO BE SOL D,
By Richard Wells,
Wanted to Borrow,
O R, THE
THE
WISE nations, like merchants, will, at the close
of every year, look into the state of their af
fairs, and begin the new, under the experience to be
drawn from the old. If they have added to their ca
pital, but decreased their credit, they will make haste
to bring the one upon a level with the other. They
will avoid the repetition of former mistakes. Every
blunder will be a frail landmark. They will not waste
their time in idle or unprofitable experiments. They
will not trust their vessels to ignorant pilots, nor their
secrets to bablers. They will attend closely to the
condud of their servants. They will change their
clerks, instead of augmenting their salaries, diftin
guilhing always between economy and pariimony. But
let us take up the q ueftion with which we closed the
last paper.—
HOW IS THIS TO BE DONE ? Not by short en
listments. We shall venture to anticipate a few tho'ts
on this fubjeft The present situation of affairs re
quires that we should. It is still more necessary, when
we confider, the designs and preparations of the enemy-
The king of England, in his speech to both houses of
parliament, fays, “ I am confident you will agree
with me in opinion, that we can only secure fafe and
honourable terms of peace, by such powerful and
refpe&ble preparations as shall convince our enemies,
that we will not submit to receive the laws from any
powers whatever ; and that we are united in a firm re
foiution to decline no difficulty or hazard."* What
England is doing, is what we should do. We must
make her submit to our terms of peace. France can
offer her no other. But, if we must receive hers, it
is not difficult to conjecture their nature. We shall
be slaves, and the king of England will be the greatest
tyrant upon earth. Heretofore should we have paid
too little regard to what was always of the last im
portance ; happily however, we are not arrived at that
period of prodigality, which is above advice, or that
receives it, when it can be of no use.
Were I to seek for the source of our greatest mis
fortunes, I would apply to short enlistments. Men
without military habits, were opposed to men in whom
those had become natural. Patriotism was seen every
where contending against discipline. It was to burn
always with the fame ardor, as if, by express stipula
tion with heaven. We gained much glory in these
conflicts, but we loft a great deal of ground But,
how could it be otherwise? The men we fought with
one month, like the circles of a lake, disappeared the
next, and were succeeded by others, who again were
loft in their turn. The evil of this fyflem was seen ;
was talked of; was felt; but, not remedied. In 1776
a committee of Congress, who were sent to investigate
the causes of our failures in Canada, considered short
enlistments as the principal.
Short enlistments, they report, render unstable the
number of men engaged in military enterprises ; —
make them disorderly and disobedient to their officers ;
and precipitate the commanders into measures, which
their prudence might postpone, could they rely upon
a longer continuance of their troops in service. The
September following eighty eight battalions are recom
mended to be raised, to serve during the war. But,
in about two months after, by a partial interposition,
the fpiril of Congress is perverted, and a new resolve
publilhed, giving the alternative of. three years-
This was a blow we have felt ever since. It lessened
the soldiers exertions, to bring the war to an issue,
as it made him careful only to gain with ease and fafe
ty, a period, when some other citizen must take his
place. It abated the industry of the officer, from his
feeing no Mid to the duties of inftrudion. It intro
duced difeontents among the troops, by rendering fheir
conditions unequal; and, this necessarily promoted
defection. It was an obstacle to enterprise - and, a
perpetual argument against offensive operations. It
',, nt ca '' s u P°n the militia unavoidable. It
ob trusted the progress of agriculture, and thereby
contrasted the means of supporting the war. It in
creased the debts, by multiplying the currency of the
- It burdened the States with a future weight
of taxes, proportioned to the interest to be paid, and
* We are paid a fine compliment in this speech, tho'
will not fay it was intended. Be this however as it
may, it is a very great one. Speaking of the success
of ills arms in South Carolina and Georgia, he t°lls
hi f parliament, that the courage of his officers, and
tl.e valor and intrepidity of his troops, have equalled
tntir higheftcharacter in any aera. Now if his troops
deserve fgch praise, what must ours deserve, who wer^
but as a handful in comparison.
JAN U S, N°- V.
" This is true Liberty, when Free-born Men, having
" to advise the Public, may speak free."
From Euripides, by Milton.
MARCH 6, 1781.
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