The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-27 00:00:00, page 3

TO be SOLD, sundry Lots of Ground, with Brick
Tenements thereon e.re&ed, situate in the Northern
Liberties of this city, near Poole's bridge, For farther par
ticulars inquire of the printer. 9
L Philad. Aug. 27. ;
Capt. Newman, of the privateer Hancock, has taken and
carried two prizes into Portsmouth, New Hampshire; one is
a ship with 500 hogsheads of sugar and 1000 Half Joes; the
other a sloop, its cargo not known.
^ The highest price given for clean LINEN RAGS by
the printer of this paper.
ADVICES BY THIS DAY's POST.
N E W-YO RK, August 26.
Tuesday last a number of ships with troops on board failed
from Staten-lfland out of the Narrows ; next day they were
followed by many more, and near ten o'clock on Thursday
morning about ten thousand men landed between New Utrecht
and Gravefend, on Long-Island. Friday a party of them
came and took possession of Flat-Bush, which immediately
brought on a very hoc fire from our troops, who are advan
tageously polled in the woods, and on every eminence round
that place. An advanced party of the regul: rs are encamped
a little to the north weft of Flat-Bulh church, and have a
battery somewhat to the westward of Mr. Jeremiah Vander
belt's, from whence they continue to fire brilkly on our
people, who often approach and discharge their rifles within
two hundred yards of their works. We have had only
four mere wounded since the enemy landed, but we are cer
tain many of them fell; one, a Hessian; was killed last
Friday, # Several dollars were found in his pocket, and he
had an excellent rifle,, and many of the Regulars are in rille
dresses. . (New-York Mercury.)
Thursday morning last, the mimllerial troops lauded be
tween New-Utrecht and Gravefend, on Long-island, to the
number of seven thousand; it is said they have since in
creased to thirteen thousand, are encamped and employed in
throwing up bread-works. Our people are not idle, having
taken poffelfiog. of the adjacent hills, where they are strongly
fortifying themselves, to prevent the enemy's troops from pe
netrating farther into the Bland. . Yeiterday they endeavored
to forces their march, but were.repulfed witi/lcfs^ We had
three men wounded. (Conflitutional Gazette.)
Tuesday last two of our privateers, commanded by the
Captains Rogers and Bond, fell in with three vessels from'
Halifax, and took them, The firft and fecund, loaded with
hay. and wood ;.a third, loaded with futtlers stores for the
army at Staten-island. They allo took a fourth prize, loaded
with oil, bound for Halifax ; they are .all carried iafe into
P ort . .
TO BE SOLD, at Mr. FRANCIS NELSON's opposite
# the Bull's Head, Strawberry-alley, GUM STOCKS
well seasoned, by the large, or small quantity.
ON Monday the second of September, at ten o'clock in
the morning, on Plumftead's. wharf, will begin the sale
of the cargo of the prize ffiip FRIENDSHIP, confiding cf
Rum, Muscovado and clayed .Sugars, condemned in the
Court of Admiralty.
MATTHEW CLARKSON, MarfnaL.
425
A SERVANT GIRL to be fold, that understands cock
ing, and all kind of house work, who has two years
to serve. Inquire of the printer.
TE NfP OUN D S Reward.
RA N awav from the- fabferiber in the night of the 25th
infant, living in Charleftown township, Chester county,
an Irilh servant man nteedJOHN PEARSLY, about five
feet seven or eight inches high, a well let man, of a swarthy
complexion, rather an ill looking fellow, yellow teeth,
brown hair, large eyebrows, and chew's a great deal of to
bacco.- & He had on, when he went away, a coarse brown or
rather white drab coat and jacket with white metal- buttons,
a brown pair of breeches with yellow metal' buttons some
what to pieces, two pair of trousers, two oznabrug Thirts,
the trousers much patched, one of the flirts patched on each
Shoulder, and an old hat, but may have changed his clothes.
Whoever apprehends the said -servant, and secures him so
that his matter gets him again, foall have the above reward
and reasonable charges if taken an hundred miles fiom home,
RICHARD SWANYTCK.
TO be SOLD, an assortment of several colours of very
good SEWING SILKS at ten Killings an ounce, by
Jahn Reedle, tailor, in Arch-street, opposite Chancery -lane,
Philad. August 24, 1776.
THREE POUNDS Reward.
LOST yesterday, either in town or upon the road lead
ing to the Middle Ferry upon Schuylkill, a BLACK
LEAT HER POCKET BOOK, containing about sixteen or
seventeen pounds, about half in Continental dollars, the
other half in Jersey and Pennsylvania Assembly bills; with
two or three letters of a late date, directed to Richard
Taylor, and a few other papers of no use but to the owner.
Whoever has found said book, and will return it to the
printer hereof, Shall have the above reward.
AR O B B E R Y.
'T'HE subscriber's house, in the Northern Liberties,
JL three miles from the city, near the Wyffahickcn road,,
was broke open in the night of the 24th inflant, and sundry
articles stolen, amongst which are a new feather bed with a
striped linen casing, a bolster and pillow, some Sheets, a da
mask table cloth, a new shirt of homespun linen, a silver
table spoon marked HC, a final! Hiding spy-glass in two
parts, the outside mahogany, and the Aider brass, a new
pewter tankard, a decanter, &c. &c. Whoever can give
information of the above articles so that the thief may be
convided, Shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward.'
ADAM HUBLEY.
4 Philadelphia, July 2c, 1776.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
RAN away from the fubfcribe.r, an indented servant
man named WILLIAM MANLY, by trade a house
carpenter, five feet fix or seven inches high, well set, round
Shouldered, brown short corky hair, fond of drink, and
very talkative. He had on and took with him, a brown
Coat, satin jacket, buckskin breeches, striped trousers, and
sundry other clothes unknown. Whoever apprehends said
servant and secures him so that his inafter gets him again,
shall have the above reward. ^ HUGH ROBERTS.