The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-26 00:00:00, page 4

nt T N array forth ffie fubfetiber bring gear Ndeta^a on
Friday the feveritcenth day of this instant, a pale com
pinioned rityro nian, nearly the colour of a mulatto, about
twenty fix years bf age, and about five feet feveh inches
high. Had Ori, ^hen he ^crit away a tow shirt and trowfers,
both new, a lead coloured jacket, arid old pair of shoes and
Felt hat nearly half worn. He was both near Indian river,
and has Frequently run from his former matters to that place.
He commooPy go'it by tht name Of Jacob Perkins, ano with
out people arc extremely cautious will pass for a freeman.
Any ptifoh apprehending him so that his rafter may have
him a^ain, ihall receive a reward of three pounds and reafon
abk charges paid by I JOHN ANDERSON.
T O B E SOL D,
And may he entered on inimediately,
A TRACT of ill acres of as choice Land, as any Within
this province, tituated on the east fide of the Wiiiahrc
con Ridge-road, in the Northern Liberties, near the three
mile Gone, whereon may be made io or 3 ® acres of good
watered meadow, with little or no expence, by a coriftant
and plentiful dream of water running through the where.
There are on this tra& a new brick house, two dories high,
and cellar, a pump, with a good well of water, oven, a
garden neatly paled in, and one of the complcattfl barns
and (tables in the neighbourhood ; about 46 or 50 acies,
have been limed. The whole being under fence, and in
good order.
Also a piece of garden ground, situated on Turner s Lane,
adjoining Buckridge Sims's place, now in the tenure of
James French. There is on this tradt a brick dwehing^houfe,
liable and oven, a large orchard, and garden with 62 acres
of watered meadow and a cor/ftant bream of water running
through the whole. This is allowed to be Oue of the mod
convenient places both for pleasure and profit near mis coy
being rioted For the fertility bf the foil and different qua
lities as well as quantify of choice fruit; being under ce,
dar post and rail fence, arid in good repair. For further
particulars enquire of Mr. BENJAMIN DAVIDS; Inn
keeper, at the sign of the 6enff^inSecon^^
b AN-AWAY from the fubferiber, living in Paxton town-
K Blip, Lancaster county, on the §th Hftant (May,) an
ndented servant lad, named JAMES HANNAH, about 18
years of age, 5 feet 7 °< 8 inches high of a ruddy com
plexion, short brown hair, full faced, and well made: Had
on when he went away, an old whitish coloured coat, with
metal buttons, a coarse blue broad-cloth jacket, a pair or
striped linen troffers, a new felt hat, a pair of black yan
flockings, a pair of half-worn (hoes, with steel buckles. It
may be observed that he cannot read. Whoever fecu.es the
said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall
have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON.
N. B. All recruiting officers it the navy and army arc re-
Quefled not to enlid him, and all matters of vessels arc forbid
.0 carry him off. * May rs.
nY PHILIP WILSON, at his S^ore, opposite the Crooked
-15 Billet A'ley in Water-Street, between Market and Chef-
Eut-ftreets: Lilbon, and other low priced Wines, Claret, Old
Jamaica Spirits and Coffee.
Maryland, Somerset County, Feb. 15, 1776. d,
THE VISITORS of Eden School, in the county aforefaiid
hereby give notice, that they want a MASTER for fae
School: Any pcifon that is properly qualified, and can com.
well recommended, is desired to apply as soon as possible
The Salary allowed the Maftcr in said Schoo! is One Hundred
and Thirty Founds per year, with accommodations found.
Signed bv request of the Victors.
, 6w HENRY LOWES.
ANDREW BUNNER,
HAVING left this city; requests all persons that are indebt
ed to him, to pay the fame to Messrs. Fuller and Fisher
in Water-ftrect, near the Draw-Bridge, who are hereby em
powered to give receipts. He has a few articles on hand at
said Fuller and Fisher's store, which he will fell very cheap.
Philadelphia, May 11, 1776. 6w.
TO B E S O L D, BY
GEORGE RANKIN,
At his shop in Second-Street, the following articles, for
ready money, viz.
T W 0 jam belt Florence oyl ; one cask of cherry bran
dy; one ditto plain French ditto; Port wine in bottles;
fronttniac tn ditto; one quarter calk of mountain wine;
cocoa ; indigo and powder bine; wine vinegar per barrel. §
-fTinnrijKin)TiF t,
In Little Egg Harbour Inlett, on the Bth day of May,
A LARGE LONG BOAT,
SUPPOSED tohave broke adrift from some vessel at sea; any
person proving his property and paying charges, may
have the boat again, by applying to RICHARD or HENRY
DAVIS at Chefautt Neck,"in Galway township, Giocefter
county, New-Jersey.
TO BE L E T,
A GOOD three Rory BRICK HOUSE, now in the tenure
of George Griff, and may be entered on the rath day
of June next, and the large and convenient stores on the
dock, which will contain above three hundred hogflicads.
For terms apply to SAMUEL MORRIS in Second-ftieet, a
few doors above Arch-ftrcet. ctf.
A NEGRO WOMAN about thirty years of age, who
is capable of doing all kinds of house work, and is
a complex: cook; likewise her two children, the eldest is
four years old, both boys : They are all extremely healthy :
There faults shall be candidly told, but it is thought that
will be no objection to any purchafer.—Enquire of the
Printers, May 14.
JOSEPH KE R R,
At the House of Alexander Moreson, in Lzticia-Court. ||
PHIL ADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by William and Thomas Bradford, at the Corner of Front and Market-streets, w/^
Persons ma, be /applied with this Paper at Ten Shillings a Tear- —And where Advertftn^us are ^a^en 4
A FEW FINE
BRASS HACKLES
EIGHT DOLLARS Reward.
TO be S O L D,
TO BE SOLD,
Of the best kind to be SOLD, by
PETER STRETC H,
HAVING finished the sale of his goods, and removed
into the country, begs leave to return his thanks to his
customers for their favours; and to remind thole that are
fill indebted to him, to pay the fame to his Clerk, who will
wait upon them with their refpeeftive accounts ; and all that
are unpaid by the 25th instant, O.all be sued without refpc&
of persons.
N. B. All those to whom he is indebted, may depend up
on being paid before the firft of June next.
JOHN M'CLUR, living in Water-fUeet, a few doors abcve
J Market- street, has opened an Intelligence Office,
where anv Gentleman or Lady, wanting lervants, may
hear of such as will suit them ;—And any women of good
characters, that want places, may be immediately fup
plicd. t
B A BRA HA M
WILL be let to MARES, at JACOB HITZHEIMER's
stables, in Seventh-Street, at three pounds the season,
and five (hillings to the groom. He is a fine bay, full fifteen
hands high, and five years old this spring: Babiaham was
got by the noted running horse Juniper, who flatted in the
four following years, 1757, 5 8 > 59$ and 176®, tor 18 plates,
and won 14 of them. Col. Syme afterwards imported him
into Virginia, and fold him for £.IOOO Virginia currency;
Babrabam's dam was got by Samuel Galloway, Efqrs; bay
horft Selim, his grandam, by Pacolet; his great grandarc, by
old spark; bis great, great grandam, was queen Mabb; who
was imported, and got by Moscow's gray Arabian; her dam
by the Hampton Court Childers; her grandam, by governor
Harrifou's Arabian; her great, great, grandam by Leeds;
her great, great, great grandam, was a Barbarian marc.
N. B. Mares that are not left till they are done with the
horse, must pay 30/. for the firft leap, for the second xof
and third sos. which money must be paid down each time. *
3m March 13, 1776.
JOLLY RICHARD,
HE is a dark gray, somewhat dapled, full fifteen hands
one inch high, riling five years old this grass. Jolly
Richard was got by that famous black dray horse Jolly Rorct,
his dam is a beautiful country bred mare; he can be equaled
by few horses for (Length and gaiety of courage, and is per
haps the mod suitable horse for the country that ever covered
Mares in this part of the province. Any gentlemen inclining
to fend their mares, may depend on good paflure at reason
able terms, and care taken by f JACOB MILLER.
DESERTED from Captain JOHN NICE'S Company of
Mufquetry, on Sunday the 26. h ink. A certain JOHN
JOHNSON, about 5 feet 5 inches high; a (hoit chunky well
set fellow, short darkilh hair, swarthy complexion, born in
Ireland, and is very fond of tinging: Had on when he went
away, a short brown jacket, plaid trowfers, a good hat bound
with yellow; he took with him, a blue broad cloth coat with
blue lining and mohair buttons, blue vest with blue mohair
buttons, and one pair of worsted dockings, half black, two
pair of ribb'd worsted, and one pair of thread dockings,
mark'd I. L. and one coarse shirt, and fcveral other articles
bound up in two knapsacks. Whoever takesup said Deierter
and secures him so that he may be had again, shall receive the
above reward and all reafonabie expences,
JOHN NICE, Captain,
INTELLIGENCE-OFFICE.
THE time of a SERVANT MAN tri be disposed of, who
has upwards of three yedrs to serve; is young, healthy,
and fit for country work. Enquire of the Printers.
DA B S T E R,
Is DOW at William Dibley's at the Fountain tavern in Chef
nut-ftreet, where he will cover mares at 20s. the leap, or
30s. for the season, and 51. to the groom; the money to be
paid at the time of covering.—Dabftcr is a beautiful bay,
„ hands high, remarkable for strength and lofty carriage;
he was got by the noted running horse Valiant in old Virgi
nia imported bv Col. Cox. came of the mare Express, Are
was' a full blood, and fpruig from the best dock in Europe,
and was likewise imported bv Col. Cox —He won three grand
purses in Old Virginia, and was allowed to be,one of the
fwifteft horses there.
HAVE moved from the corner of Spruce and Water- Streets,
to the house belonging tq, and lately occupied by Mr.
John Wallace, in Second-Street, fix doors below Market-
Street, where they continue to carry on their Scotch fnuff and
tobacco Manufa&ory in all the several branches as usual; they
have laid in a large stock of the very best Virginia leaf to
bacco, and are confident of giving the utmost fatisfa&ion to
their former customers and the public. Orders will be
punctually answered with all possible dispatch. They give cash
for good rmptv fnuff bottles.
THE creditors ot ALEXANDER LUNAN, deccaled, are
desired to call on ROBERT RITCHIE for a second
dividend. Philadelphia, May 13, 1776.
RAN from the fubferiber, living near Talbot Court-house,
the 15th of last April, a dark Mulatto Slave, named
HARRY, aboutz6 years old: he is about $ fee: 8 or pinches
high, flout and fbong made; he is bf a mild temper, plau
sible in fpeecb, and deceptive in cenverfatibn. It is supposed
that he will endeavour to pals for a he-man, be was lately
fen in Kent county, had on when seen a country cloth jack
et, tow linen shirt and trowfers, and a beaver hat with o: e
corner burnt. The above reward will be paid if taken out of
the province, or 50 miles from home, and secured in any
goal so that I may get him; FOR TY SHILLINGS if 30 miles,
THIRTYBHILLINGS itao mHes, wifhjreafor.able traveling
xcpcnces it brought home. ALEXANDER M'CALLUM. }
This season, at the Cables of the fubferiber, at the sign of
the Ball, in Pequea, at the small price of Two Dollars the
season, the beautiful Horse called
HEADY MONEY, and the highest price given at the
Provincial Gun Lock Factory, in Cherry-Street, for
nV quantity of old and new brats.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
HAMILTON and SON,
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
WILL COVE R.
The well known HORSE
tobacconists.
Bordentown, May 2, 1776.
N B. If any one or more Gentlemen Jhou!d incline filing out
said flip as a privateer, the owners will willingly rijpe one
ihoufadpounds in that way. May xr,l/76.
THE sap Lovely Polly, now lying near Cbefler tovn, Ken;
county, in Maryland, launched the 15th inflant, burtbeaed
about two hundred and thirty tons ; built cf the best -while oak.
Her iron bill and fcautling very heavy. Sharp built, and allowed
by the best judges to be veil calculated fa a Jhip of -war, ana
may be fitted jor that purpose at a trifling expence. She -will
Carry at leaf eighteen fix and nine pounders on her lower deck ;
and -was built by one of th,beft Ship-weights from New-York,
-whose frips in London, has been ranked -with the handfimeft that
have been built in America. She is compleatl, finifed vi s b
masts, yards, tops, caps, &c. The terms of sale -will be made
known by applying to Major fohn Aiken, in New-Cafile county,
on Delaware, or Mr. Thomas Ringgold, in Chefler town afore
faid, or the fubferiber, who lives where the Jhip now lays, in
whose hands the bill of fcantling may be seen.
* MATTHEW AIKEN.
JUST PUBLISHED..
And now felling by J. NORMAN, -ptintfeller and engrave
in Second street, near Spruce-street, and by SAMUEL
DELLAP in Market-ftrect, two doors above Strawber-
ry-alley,
THE engagement between the Row-Gallies of this city,
J Land the Roebuck and Liverpool English men of war;
price plain, two Shillings 2nd sixpence ; elegantly coloured,
three Killings and ninepence.—Where may be had the Bos
tonians paying the excise-man, CT taring and feathering ; with
a variety of elegant pictures, copy books by the dozen, fore,
children's books, &c., . ,
Who likewise begs leave to acquaint the Ladies, that as a
gentlewoman late from London has applied to him, who has
had great pradice io that eUgant art of drawing and painting
in water colours, and had the honor of inventing patterns fes
Ladies of the firft diftihaion in London, thought it a duty
incumbent on him to inform the Ladies in general, that the,
if encouragement offers, intends teaching that delightful aft
when Ladies may have an opportunity of being mftru&ed w
all its various, ufeful, and ornamental patts.—She has left ?
specimen of her abilities at said Norman's picture (hop,
where (he hopes they will be kind enough to call and favour
her with their approbation, when, if approved of, cohditi
ons will be published. f June is, 1,76.
nr HIS is to give notice, that there is now detained in tha
A hands of William Patterfon,in New-Castle c<ront,, ne;: r
Christiana Bridge, an old SILVER WATCH, China fact
maker's name George Clark, said to be found near that place,
about three years ago, by acertain Cornelius Lafferty. Any per
son proving their property, and the other marks of said watch,
may have it again, paying the charges. Afo detained,-
lightiffi coloured Mantua GOWN, of a scanty pattern, sup
posed to be stolen. Enquire of Capr. ARCHIBALD GARD
NER, living in Front-drcet, Philadelphia, in whose hand
the said gown is now left. *
COARSE SAL T,
TO SO L D, BY
JAMES BUDDE N.
At Seven Shillings and Six-pence per bufhcl, agreeable
to the Revive of Coogrefs.
Port of Philadelphia, To all whom it may CONCERN
in the Province of RT 0 7 ICE is hereby giveiA, t!^
Pennsylvania, fs. , a Court of Admiralty, for takifi.
cognizance of, and trying the justice of captures of vdfeh
made in putfuance of the Rcfolv^s of the honorable 0
Continental Cougrefs, and brought into the port of Chile
delphia, will be held at the Couit^Houfe in the city of Pb
iadelphia, on Friday the twenty-eighth day of June ioltan
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then at
there to try the truth of the fatfts alledgcd in the bill 1
Geotge M'Aroy, Commander of the private (loop of w?
called the Congress, (who as well, &c.jagaiuft the (hip cal
led the Juno, (lately commanded by Samuel Marfon,) bur
then about zoo tons, with her guns, tackle, apparel, furni
ture, and the cargo on board; to the end and intent, that tl
owner or owners thereof, or any person or persons concerns
therein may appear and (hew cause, if any they have, wL,
the fame should not be condemned, according to the psay:
of the said bill. By Order of the Judge,
June 10, 1176. Andrew Robeson, Regiffcr.
Chester County, May 20, 1776.
WHEREAS MARY STRINGER, wife of the fubferi
ber, hath for some time pad absented hcrfelf froh.
me, without any reason ; this is therefore to torwarn all pc
sons not to trust her on my account, as 1 am determined not
to pay any debts of her contrasting from the date hereof.
t GEORGE STRINGER.
For a term of years, and entered on immediately,
THAT large, commodious and elegant buiding (the taver
hcrofe called Liberty-hall) at the head of Bohemia, F
the county aforefaid, with any quantity of land adjoining
that may best suit the tenant. There is all kinds of neceffar
buildings suitable for a public house ; a large, fpacicus, fruit
ful garden, a pump of as good water as any in the provide
without exception. The house is situate on a high ar
healthy eminence ; a prafpedt of twelve or fifteen miles ma;
be seen from the balcony or windows of the second dory, it.
compassed about by a kind, affeaionate set of neighbours; v
ry handy and convenient to either mill or market. Also
store-house and graincry will be left with the tavern, if tb
tenant chufes, or separate from the tavern as it may best so.
There has been a store kept on the premises fcveral years pz
there is not a store of any note within ten or twelve miles ci
the place, it would undoubtedly command cuftora as it is v^
ry public, and in the centre of 2 large scope of wealthy inh
bitants ; in short there is no country place, that hath tin
and greater advantages, the whole is now in excellent rep?
The terms (which are very easy) may be known by appiy^
to the fubferiber on the premises. RICHARD ELLIS. 6^
STRAYED cr STOLEN, cut of the subscriber's (table,
last night, a sorrel GELDING, with a blaze in his face,
near 15 hands high, paces and trots some, and is four years
old. Whoever takes up ' said gelding, and brings him to
JACOB HILTZHEIMER, in Seventh-Street, near Market-
Street, shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS and reafnua
ble Charges. JACOB HILTZHEIMER.
N. B. The said gelding came from New-York yefterday^
If strayed it is likely that he is gone that way. *
TO BE L E T,
To be fold or chartered,