The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-05 00:00:00, page 4

Philadelphia, G& 24, 1776.
F'RANCIS WADE, wliofe absence for some time past
obliged him to shut up his brewery, thinks it necessary
to give this public notice, t® his former customers and others
that are disposed to make trial of his beer, that he has began
to brew for the season, and has now ready to turn out the
different kinds of beer, as usual, equal in quality to any in
this city.
N, 8.. Wanted, by said Wade, a,good hand that would hire
for the season, or by the year, that is used to drive a dray,
and working ab®ut a brewery. Likewise barley and malt,
^nd a quantity of barrels and half barrels, grains and yest,
to be had at said brewery.
WAS FOUND yesterday a parcel of papers with feme
money wrapped in them. Whoever has loft the fame,
by applying to the fubferiber, living in Front-street, opposite
the Bank meeting-house, proving their property and paying
charger may have them again.
Nov. 4 , 1776. MELCHER WISINGER.
A FEW calks of SALTPETRE HAMS to be SQLD
4 A by Owen Jones, ,un. in Market-street.
^T'HE workshop of the fubferiber was broke open on Sa
-1 turday night, the 2d inst. (November) and the fol
lowing goods taken out, viz. twenty-four red or summer
deeifkins in the hair, one feather bed, blanket and sheet,
and three pair cf leather breeches just (cowered. As it is
likely the skins may be offered for sale to some skinners,
they are requested to stop them and the thief. Ven
due masters are requested to give infoimation if the bed
and blankets ftould be offered them for faIe.—THREE
POUNDS will be paid to any person who (hall discover
the goods, so that the owner may have them again, or
for the thief or thieves so that they may be brought to justice,
by JOHN HALLBERSTAT.
TO be SOLD, on Wednesday the 6th of November, at
nine o'clock, at public vendue, on Charles Weft's
wharf, about thirty hogsheads of good MUSCOVADO
SUGAR, thirty hogsheads of MOLASSES, and a corfider
able quantity of COFFEE in hogsheads, bags, and barrels.
Allo a faft failing SCHOONER, that will carry about
three hundred barrels, will be fold at the fame place as soon
the above articles are disposed of.
Inventory to be seen at the Coffee-houfe.
William Adcock'sVendueis put off to
Saturday next, at one.o'clock.
q~O BE LET, a good convenient three story BRICK
HOUSE in Pine-street, a little below the corner of
Third-street, a pleasant winter house, with two good rooms
cn a fl )or, and a three story kitchen, a good dry cellar under
the whole. Inquire of JOHN DRINKER, fen. living next
door.
O be SOLD, a I,OT of GROUND, at the corner of
£ Arch and Sixth streets, containing in width ninety-fix
feet and in depth two hundred feet.—Credit will be given for
the purchase money, if desired. Inquire of
Philad. Nov. 4, 177 6. WILLIAM MORRIS' ,jun.
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PHILADELPHIA: Printed by BENJAMIN
TOWNE, in Front-street, near the London
Coffee-Houfe.
f -|~' HE Contributors to the Pennsylvania hospital are de
1 fired to attend at the said hospital at two o'clock in
the afternoon of the sixth day of the next month, bei ig the
fourth of the week, to authorise the Managers to convey to
the purchasers a final! lot of ground lituate in the Northern,
liberties of this city. Philad. OR. 15.
STOLEN out of the fubferiber's fliop next the Coffee
„ house, in Front-street, on Monday the 14th inst. about
five o'clock in the afternoon, supposed by a woman who was
seen g°ing out of the door in a great hurry, a COPPER
PLA FE PURPLE and WHITE CALICO FIELD BED
FURNITURE, bound with white tape- It is a very remark
able pattern, and a remnant of the fame may be seen at the
shop. If it should be offered for sale, whoever flops it and
the person, and gives notice to the fubferiber, shall have
FOUR DOLLARS reward.
GEORGE HAUGHTON.
N. B. Several JOURNEYMEN JOINERS are wanted.
Inquire as above.
Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1776.
TO BE SOLD, a two story BRICK HOUSE in Front
ftreet, and STORE in Water-street, next door to
Benjamin Towne's printing office, and nearly opposite the
London Coffee House. Apply to WILLIAM HENRY.
LONDON, June 25. Last Sunday Gov. Penn's lady w^s
delivered of a son, at her house in New-Bond-street.
Aug. 6. A Portuguese man of war, of 60'guns, commanded
by Capt. Snitzel, has taken, on the coast of Brazil, two Spa
nish merchant (hips, and sent them to Lisbon,
John Wilkes, Esq; is said to be extremely ill at Brighthelm
ftone.
We hear that a petition will be presented to the Secretary
of State for the American department by the merchants, to
cause the Captain of the Yankey privateer to be kept in cus
tody, to answer to them for the property he has illegally taken,
he being the foie owner of the privateer ; and the prizes, of
course, will be fold in America for his account and emolu
ment.
Yesterday Alexander Wedderburne, Esq; his Majesty's So
licitor, set out for France.,
Aug. 9. Advices from the Electorate of Hanover fay, their
few mangfadurers, aid their husbandry, are greatly affected
by recruiting and transporting so many men out of the coun
try.
Aug. 15. Yesterday Lord Shelburne attended the levee at
St. James's, for the firft time for several years past ; at the fame
time he took leave of his Majesty, previous to his departure to
France.
A gentleman arrived from Cadiz informs us, that three
Spanilh frigates, five transports with four regiments of foot,
and four victuallers, the day before he left that place, failed
for the Havannah.
A FEW fi kins of choice SALT BUTTER to be fold by
John Smith, in Keys's alley, near Front-street.