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in the mean time, Arnold fearing his plot had failed,
and goaded by a guilty confidence, fled to a boat at
the river fide, which conveyed him on board the Fri
gate, where, for the present, he is out of reach of the
punifhmem due to his crimes, tho' doubflefs brooding
over them, and where he will soon feel the flings of
contempt which ever follows fuccefsful Treachery,
but whole keen sensations must be doubly quickened
und-r shame and disappointment.
Andrie's >ate is net yet known.
Extract of a letter from Camp, Tapan, September 26^
g: Loft to every sentiment of honor, and disgraced by
the inordinate tbirfl for gold, General Arnold has gone
over to the enemy.—He was to have surrendered the im
portant post of Weft-Point, and entrapped the Command
er in Chief, who lodged at the post on the intended night
of execution. The plot was providentially dilcovered,
and the whole myficry unravelled; though as yet, Tam
unacquainted with the particulars—The fubflautial fads
are, that Major Andre, the British Adjutant General,
who had been with General Arnold, and had obtained a
plan of the works, and an exa& slate of them from him,
on lbs re?e r n to roake his report, about Tarry Town, was
taken by turee militia men, and delivered to Col. Sheb
boo's regiment of horse: In the bottom of one of his boots
were difeovered, letters and pl„ns which unfolded the
heltifn scheme. It soon took wind, and was reported to
General Arnold, and just before bis Excellency arrived
at the place, the General went on board of his barge,
pithed down the river, and made his escape to the Vul
ture (hop of war that lay opposite to TallaraPs Point —
Torn Smith's brother was an accomplice, and has gone
cttlikewife. Mrs. Arnold is at Weft-Point, or Robin
foTs koufe,.in a very distressed situation, and Major
?^^ is v^th^. The enemy's whole force, except a
(mail garrison, had embarked yesterday, and the plan
was to hav• been executed last ni^ht."
Ex'r^a of anober letter from the fame place, Sept. 27.
' Since 'writing you yesterday, 1 am informed that if
was J ^, inflead of Tom Smith, who acted as an accom
plice in this horrid plot; he is taken, and with Major
Andre, I huppofe will grace a Gallows this day —
No other pwticul irs have come to my knowledge—The
Corrieinder in Ceief is dill at Weft -Point, providing for
its Security, and searching the treafop to the bottom."
§||§ Further particulars relative to the above Traitor
will be ioferted in our next.
An ACT to continue fora longer time, the Aft inti
tie , ' An Aft to fafpend the operation for a limited
time, of the feverai Laws of tbi* Commonwealth, for
ni .kin, the Bills of Credit of the United States a legal
tender, in the payment of debts equal to gold and fil.
V-r.
W H ^ REAS the above recited Aft would expire
J r with theending of this prefect frffion of Assembly,
and it is just and necessary that the fame should be con
tinued, until the value of the laid currency can be fix d
at iom* certain flatijard, and a proper mode eflabliilaed
which will make the advantages equj to both debtor and
creditor:
Therefore be it enabled and it is hereby enaa?l, by
the Reprvitowives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth
of Pemfylvaira; in General Assembly met, and by the
authority of the fame, That the Aft entitled, " An A&
to fuGrud the operation for a limited time of the federal
Laws of this Common wealth, for making the Bills of
Credit o' the United States a legal tender, in tee payment
ct debts equal to gold and filvtr," puffed the thirty firfl
cay of Miy one thousand fever, hundred and eighty, be
and rihereby continued in full force until the end of the *
next fating ofthe General Aftembly, and no longer.
JOHN B A Y A R D, Speaker.
Enact d huon Law at Philadelphia, rn
Friday the twenty second day of Sep.
t^nwer, in the year one thousand se
ven hundred and eighty.
THOMAS PAI N E,
Clerk of the General Aifimbiy.
To the MERCHANTS of AMERICA.
Tnefodowiog is collected as a date of fads, relative to
the late capture of seven American vessels, at the t-
Ibnd of St Martins.
T HES £ vessels were lying in the harbour, some of
1 mem with very valuable cargoes on board, where
they expe&ed, and certainly with good reafen, the pro
teaion and fafeguard due to the fubjefis of a friendly
power, in a neutral port. Intelligence being conveyed
to Admiral Rodney, then at St. Chriftophers, by force
d % fi=iiing and difaffeded perlon, probably placed there
for the purpoT, he forthwith dispatched fix armed veffeif,
with orders to make prize of the Americans, and if any
rtfiftance ihculd be made by the Governor of tae island,
to deftrOy the town. # This force unexptfbdly appeared
before the harbour, sent a roefrige to the Governor in
forming him of their business, and threatening, 'if he
firei a fingiv shot, to lay the town in allies. Tney then
boarded the vessel.% weighed their anchors, set fail, and
carried them to St. Chriftophers.
The news of this barefaced breach of the Law of Na
tions, soon reached the Island of St. Bukatins, in the
harbour of which several American vessels were lying.
Here it produced no small fiir. A report too was imme
diately circulated by certain persons inimical to the cause
of America, that a part of the British fleet would be sent
in a day or two, with a view of anting at St. Euftatius
a pari similar to that which they had aded at St. Mar
t ns. Tnofe most nearly concerned, as being mod in
danger, could not help recohe&ing allo the case of the
brig Eagle, Captain Athmead, not long since piratically
carried off from uader the guns of the fort of the island
of Saba ; and that lately the enemy had come into the
harbour of St Euftatißs, landed, and captured and car
ried off with them all the American seamen they could
find, and put them on board their Clips of war, which
were in want of men. The masters of the vefos, there
fore, in order to know what they might depend upon, m
so precarious a situation, waited, in a body, on Gover
nor DeGraff, and after informing him of the recent affair
at St. Martins, and @f their apprehensions that, a part of
the enemy's fleet would fpaedily be dispatched to St. Eu
ftatiusou the like errand, wished to know, whether in
such an event, they might rely on his proteaion and as
sistance. To which he replied : "That his powers did
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet
S I R,
WI TH th fo.ou will recewca lift of the gentlemen,
who ar confined on board a prison ship in the har
bour of Charlettown, for a supposed plot to recover the
town, &c. and who are to be feet to Augustine, unless
Cong^efs interpole to prevent it.
The repeated violations of the capitulation which they
fuff red in their own persons and property, would have
fully jollified hie attempt, had they really formed any
fchemefor recovering the town, and their own liberty.
But to men who know th< ir characters, thecharge appears
falfe ar the firft blush. It was impossible for the gentle
men in this lift, tohave been united in such a plot. For
it,is well known that force of them being invalids, could
not, and others whole weakness of nerves disqualified
them for that service. Toe gentlemen who have spirit for
such an enterprae, from principles] >f honor, are incapa
ble of such a ctefign ; the invalids, who can scarcely
crawl across a room, are unable, and the weak-nerved
are unwil'ing to aif it u ir. Now is it possible for men of
fuctidifferent characters. to have combined in such a
measure ? Would they, whaled spirit and inclination to
execute so hazardously enterprize, call in to their aid the
inwaiids, the age(, and th r timid? To account for such a
mixture of character, would be hard, did we not know
what , Zonal pique and tor) information can do. But
the prevention of finding these names to the plan of a
plot round io Baron DeKalb's baggage, is so far from the
real cause of their confinement, that the gentlemen, lor
whole Exes the lift was formed, and the pretended plot
discovered, had reafou to apprehend their fate from
threats thrown out &.ily in July ; and had voluntarily re
trifled thernfelv.es, that ti.e enemy might not have the
haft pretence for any severity they wished to inflid.
Tney are not to be terrified into congratulatory addref^
fa, nor cajoled into secret submissions, and the taking of
reitificmts of allegiance : and Carolina cannot be o^er
awed into a quiet fubmiffon to British tyranny, while
they exit! even in a flatted captivity. Therefore a pri
fen ship must open their way into eternty, without the
hazard cf retaliation ; and all we may ever ex ped to
hear of them < ereafter, will be, " Governor Gadsden
died such a day on board the Sandwich prrfen ship. Tho
mas Ferguson, Elq ; is dead—t'ie prison-ship killed him.
His great spirit could not bear it. Edward Rutledge,
Efqr formerly a Delegate in Congress, is no more. His.
delicate irame and high spirit could not luppurt the shock
of British severity. He is fallen in early life a martyr
to the cause of pis country, and it is laid his brother will
not long survive him, &c. Thus the beh blood in Caro
lina, and as good as Am-rica can boast, is filled, no not
spilled, but coagulated intofyutridit, ip tne fuffbeating
flench of a British irife a ship. Great, noble, and ge
nerous fouls, yen would hot thus be doomed to fall a fa
crifice so BritUh cruelty ano naHiuefs, were your virtue
less (Urn, or your patriotism lets pure. Could British
bribery have reached you, y^ur country might have fal
len, but you had been fate."
" They won't fall a facrifice, Congress has lent to de
mand them, and will retaliate." " Pardon me, Sir, if I
have my doubts on this head. Cor^refs newer has reta
liated and I had almost laid, uewe^ wjtd. They do not
Cera to underhand the term. They may, and I doubt
not, will, confine an equal number of the enemy, and
put them under the care of force officer, to fee they are
kept in fafeiuftwiy. But do Americans underhand how
to fiarve, poifea or fuff ,cate nu n to death with flench ?
No, Sir, they do hot ; nor can they learn it. Therefore
the one let dies 111 ;ndery, and the other, after fuffering
close confinement for a few months, are released. This
iscalled retaliation. But may they alone, who thus re
taliate, r. 1y the exqrcfite fati,fatten of fueb revenge.''
Wieb I find that a British officer of rank is executed for
every one of these gentlemen, who dies in that duress, or
soon after their release, * I will believe that they seriously
mean to pcta period to British barbarity, or to retaliate
in earceft. I am,Sr,
Your humble fervaot,
A CAROLINI A N.
* They put Abraham Hayne, Esq ; on board a prison
flrip, before the town furreodered, kept him after their
manner, until they had secured their point, then lent
him on ffiore to die.
Virtuous Citizens of South-Carolina, on board therprifon
fllip Sandwich, in Charleflown harbour, August 29,
-is Honor Chriflopher Gadsden, E'q ; Lieut, Governor,
Honorable Thomas F%ulon, Elq ; Privy Couricellor,
Richard Sutfon, E(q ; ditto ditto,
David Ramsay, Esq ; ditto ditto.
Honorable John Parker, Esq ; Senator,
Hugh Rutledge, Esq ; Judge of Admiralty,
Thomas Heyward, Esq ; Assistant Judge.
Alexander Moultrie, Esq ; Attorney General
Edward Blake, Esq ; First Commiffiocer of
the Admiralty.
MEMBERS of the ASSEMBLY, viz.
John Edwards,
Jofiab Smith,l
fohn Ermft Poyas, } Esquire&
William Jobuflun,l
Isaac Holmes, J
Peter Timothy, Efa ; Clerk to the Assembly,
Peter Fayffoux, Esq ; Physician General
Southern Department.
Col. William Massey, Deputy Muster Master
General.
net extend so far, a, he had no orders forthat ptirpofe"
On^the foregoing slate of la&s a variety of reflections
fuggeit themselves. They need not be detailed to you.
I cannot fay whether these depredations on our com
merce are fuffered to be committed through want of will
or want of power in thole from whom we rcght expert
better things. This I can fay, that our trade to the
Dutch islands is perpetually endangered, interrupted and
harraffed, even in their own ports ; and that the princi
pal islands in the Weft-Indies belong to decided and
formidable powers, able and willing to supply us on the
bed terms; in whole ports we shall meet with the high
est encouragement, and be with pertett protection and
fecuriry.
VERBUM SAPIENT!.
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MOUNT AI R Y,
The country feat of the 'ate William Alien, E'q; fitn.
ated near the upper end of Germantown, is to be
LE T for any time not exceeding three years.
THE house confilts of ten good rooms, two large e n .
1 tries and a fone piazza, hefides th? garrets, which
are veil finished. There are alfn on the place a ban
Tables, and fever al other ireful out building ; a garden
filled with ai: the valuable proßt&ons of this clmue
an uncommon colic &ion st cherries, pears, p^che#'
plumbs and apricots ; and an orchard of apples. The
plough-land, meadow and grais ground make upaf mt
iixty acres, any part, or all cf which will b- let with
the boufe. Add to be LET, one piece of lowland
meadow, 2nd one piece of upland meadow cr p?ffure
ground, both wit in two miles of the rity. To be SOLD
a prir of good '„ Horses, co v-.n lew terms. A ply to
Sept. 29, 1780. TENCH COXE.
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Philadelphia, §epttmber 28, 17S0.
H I S is to inform th%Fublic, That the
1 fubfairer drives a handy liiht Stage Waggon
from C^pt. Elijah Weed's hotye in M^rket-ftreet, be„
tween Filth and Sixth flrtrs, to Elizabeth To^n, 2nd
sets off from thence on every M>n ay. Whoever will
pUafe to favour him with their custom may depend upon
being conveyed thither with much expediri n gna as
chrt pas possible, an he intends to extort nothing, but
only expt&s to make a b.=rr living.
THOMAS RHODES.
BOHEA TEA in chests and halfchefts,
And a variety of DRY GOODS,
Just imported, and to be SOLD by
MORDECAI LE WI S,
In Second street, neat Spruce-street, Phifaddpbia.
WAS ~K^n'°U p~
Trafpaffing in the Northern Liberties,
ABAY FI LLv, between two and three years old;
also a ri A Y MARE, a^out our years old, with
feme white in her free, th B r e'oe. T : e owners by
applying to JOHN MITCHF-LI may know
where th>y are. $ pt,
Philad ip' ia, September 3c, 1780.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of Mark
Freeman, late of his city, merchant, decexfed,
are lequelted to call on the fubicribers for ftttlement ;
and allthofo that have any demands against the faide.
state are defined to bring in their accounts properly at
tested.
WILL SITGREAVES,
RICHARD FOOTMAN, } Executors.
BENJAMIN GIBBS, J
N. B. A large well improve! PLANTATION
in Bucks county, near GteujPrrk ; and an excellent
T A N YARD in the Northern Liberties to be L ET.
Enquire ^s above.
Philadelphia, September 12, 1780.
WANTED TO RENT,
A HOUSE in Market-street, between Third and
J * Front-streets. A line directed for A. B. and left"
at Wood's Eating H ole in Second-street, between Arch
and Race ftieets, thill he attended to.
Io be SOL D by private Safe,
T 1 W O Tra&s of Land lying in Chefterroun y, about
for tv three miles f:cm Pniladelphi,, near the sign
of the Waggon, on Lancaster reed ; the one contains
one hundred and sixty-two and a heir acres, sixty clear
ed, ten of which is good watered meadow, and ten more
may be made; the remainder good woedl^nd. There
is a log house and barn, and a gee# bearing orchard on
the premises; the other contains lix'y-tvo and a half
acres of vey good land, twenty acres cleared, and ten
acres of excellent meadow may be made. Any person
inclining to view the preroifes, may, by applying to
Capt. HENRY, at the sign of the Red Horie on the
above road, and near the premites, half the purchafe
money roust be plid down, die remainder in fix months,
credit, and to be paid in specie or the exchange at the
time of payment. For further particulars enquire of
WILLIAM DEAN, at the George tavern, at the cor
ner of Second and Arch-streets.
A good Horse and Chair to be fold. Enquire as above,
Philadelphia, September 5, ,730.
MILITIA OFFICER ^.
Majer Thoma: Grimball, Artillery.
Captain Edward Rytledge, ditto.
Captain An hony Toomer, ditto.
L : eutenant William Hafeb Gibbes, ditto.
Captain Richard Lufhington, Infantry,
Captain Jacob Read, ditto.
Lieutenant John Mouatt, Cannoniers.
Reverend Charles Frederick Moreau, Reftor of St.
Michael's Parish.
Reverend John Lewis, Rffl cr of St. Paul's Parish.
Captain Robert Cochran, Powder Receiver.
Mr. John Sanfum, Deputy Marshal of the
Admiralty,
Mr John Loveday, Messenger to the Privy
Council
Captain Edward North, Merchant.
Captain William Livingflon, Fatter.
Dr John Budd, Surgeon.
Captain William Hail.
Mr. James Hampden Thompfon#
Mr John Poyas.
Mr. Edward M Credie.
Mr. John Todd.
Mr. George Flaggy
Mr. Thomas Singleton.
Mr. Bracey Singleton.
Mr. Thomas.
John NeulviPe, Esq;
Thomas Savage, Esq ;