The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-03-08 00:00:00, page 3

About 600 men belonging to the 19th and goth re
giments of foot, are arrived in the fleet from St.
Lucia.
Jan. 18. Thursday noon, his majefly's commiflion,
appointing his excellency major general Archibald
Campbell, to be captain general and governor in chief,
&c. of this island, was published at the court house
in Spanifli Town : when his excellency took the usual
oaths, amidst the sincere acclamations of a number of
gentlemen.
Monday arrived from a cruize, his majefiy's arm
ed schooner Endeavour, John Perkins, esquire, com
mander, with a prize. Arrived also, three prizes to
the Endymion, Emerald and Hornet.
MONTEGO-BAY, (Jamaica) January 25.
Lafl Monday fe'nnight, his majesty's ships, En
dymion, of 44 guns, Emerald 32, and Hornet sloop,
with 42, veffeis under their protection, from Charles
town, anchored at Port Royal
On the 2d inflant, in long. 71. 26. lat. 26. 48. north,
the fleet fell in with a convoy of 16 fail, from St. Do
mingo, under escort of a frigate of forty guns, and a
ship of 2P armed en flute. The Magicienne, which
likewise escorted the fleet from Charleftown, gave
chafe and brought th^ frigate to action, which lasted
about an hour and three-quarters, when her fire be
ing nearly silenced, unfortunately the masts of the
Magicienne came successively down, which falling clear
of the enemy, gave her an opportunity of making off,
which she effected, owing to the disabled Rate of the
Magicienne. Ihe French fr gate was la Sybille, of
40 guns.
In the above aftion, the Magicienne loft 3 officers
and 16 seamen killed, and 3 officers and 29 seamen
wounded. Marines, 2 lieutenants, 1 corporal and 2
privates. One seaman since dead of his wounds.
N E W-Y O R K, March 3.
The following prizes were brought into this port
lafl Saturday morning, viz.
Ship Tartar, of 22 guns, from Boflon for Virginia;
by his majefiy's ship Bellifarius.
Ship Molly, from Bordeaux for Philadelphia, of 16
guns Burke, master ; by hi° majefly's ships, the
Quebec, Ceres, Atalanta, and Vulture.
A ship (formerly the Miria of this port) Stephen
Hills, master, from Boflon for Virginia ; by his ma
jelly's ships, the Mentor and Vulture.
A ship (formerly the Cochran of this port) and one
of the veffeis that came from Cape Francois, under
convoy of the Syb lie frigate; by his majesty's ship
the Renown.
Schooner Swallow, Williams, master, from Santa
Croix for Baltimore; by the privateer schooner Ea
gle, captain Beefley.
Yesterday arrived here, the ship Eagle, in 35 days
from Jamaica: by this vessel we have an account of
the arrival at that island of the troops from Charles
town.
We learn from Jamaica, that on the isl of January,
arrived at Port Royal, his majefiy's ship Preflon, Pa
trick Leslie, esquire, commander, from a crurfe, hav
ing obtained intelligence that 16 French transports had
failed from Cape Nicola Mole the 27th of December
lafl, under convoy, bound to Borton, to take French
troops from thence, in order to be joined to those def
fined for the attempt against Jamaica ; that the Spa
niards had about 12 fail of the line at P rto Rico;
that the troops collected at that place, Cape Francois;
Port au Prince, and the Mole, amounted to 20 000 ;
that the time expeßed for the count d'Eftaing's arri'
val was the latter end of February, when the whole
force collected was to be assembled.
Formidable 901
Prmceffa 70|
Duke 98
Namur 90
Warrrior 74
Agamemnon 64
St. Alban's 64
Yarmouth 64
Princess Amelia 80
Union 90
Bellona 74
Berwick 74
Poliphemus 74
Raifonable 64
Ruby 64
Barfleur 90
Prince George 90
London 98
Bedford 74
Valiant 74
Arrogant 74
Marlborough 74
Alfred 74
Invincible 74
Ajax 74
The following is a lift of the men of war under the
command of admirals Pigot, Drake and Hughes, at
the Windward-Elands:
Guns. Guns.
Nov, 29, An evening paper fays, the royal com
mission conflituting lord Howe firfl lord of the admiral
ty, is now preparing, and expected to pass the great
seal, in the course of the week.
Six thousand troops are ordered to be immediately
got ready to be sent to the Weft Indies, by the firft
convoy that will fail.
Nov. 30. It is reported, that the earl of Shelburne,
is to be made an Englilh earl, and that his grace of
Leinfter, is to be made an English duke.
KINGSTON, (in Jamaica) Jan. 11.
His majefiy's ships, London, Ajax, and Torbay,
whicn failed from Port Royal, joined the squadron of
lord Hood, on Saturday evening faft ; his lordship's
fleet, therefore, confits of the following vessels:
Guns. Guns.
Svff Ik 74
ISolitaire [Fr.'] 64
Magnificent 74
Alcmene 32
At St. Lucia.
Nonfucli 64
Prudent 64
Leander 50
Cruising.
Conqueror 74
Fame 74
Royal Oak 74
Hercules 74
Torbay 74
Alcide 74
America 64
Repulse 64
Prothee 64
Belliqueux 64
Prince William 64
Jupiter 50
AND
Albermarle 32
1783.
" Our ideas with refpeH to public revenue are,
that congress should apportion the lum to be paid by
the refpeaive dates for the general service, and then
leave it to each fiate to rai'e its own quota in a man
ner the mod agreeable to its own inclinations and cir
cumflances ; but at the fame time, that congress should
be veiled with a power to coerce the payment of this
quota, ft is proposed to have a committee appointed
by our court to confer with committees from all the
New England slates, and from that of N w-York,
upon this fubjefl, as alto for a plan for laying imports
and excise% in such a manner as shall not give the
trade of any single Rate an advantage over that of any
other. Ido not mean to reason upon these points,
but only to fiate things as they are : though I can
not forbear to express my wishes, that we may fix
upon some general and good plan of finance, and then
keep Heady to it. For myfelf, I should have most
readily acquefeed in the import lately proposed by
congress, at lead till the internal power of that body
should be constitutionally enlarged, and accordingly
did all in my power to eflablifh that mode of railing
money for the general service; and am sorry to ob
serve, in the warmth of opposition, some disagreeable
things have been dropt refpeßing congress, &c. but
there are, I fufped, British agents in all our slates,
who stand ready to improve such public queflions, and
the altercations that arise upon them, to their own
views ; though they are afraid at prefent,in this quar
ter at least, of difeovering their views, knowing they
would be abhorred by the body of the people.
" The refugees from this fiate continually find ad
vocates among us, who take all opportunities to pre
sent and enforce their petitions to return; and the
wives of some of them have come back here, while the
laws prohibiting them have not, in all cases, been exe
cuted with that ftri&nefs and rigor that might be wished:
this has a dangerous tendency in present circumflan
ces—They plead, that some of them, inflead of a^ii g
against us, have rather favoured our cause as far as
they were able: but where shall we flop, fay others,
if we once open the door? and where is the union of
the states, if some have been bitter enemies to our
cause and are not allowed to return to their own slate,
find admittance in others!"
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Philadelphia, March 5, 1783.
THE quarterly Communication cf the G and Lodge
o' Pennfylv^ni?, will be held at the Lodge Room
in Lodge-allem, in this ci'y, on Monday 'the gift
inst nt, at to o'cleck, A. M. at which time the Offi
cers of t e several Lodges, holding Warrants under
the Jurifdi&on of ths Grand Lodge, are requested
punctually to at end.
By Oder of the R. W. Grand M ft r,
JOSEPH HOWELL, junr. D. G. Sec' y.
ON the 6th instant abfeunded from bis bail, a cer
tain JAMES CASKEY, by trade a ca pen er,
about 30 years o' age, five feet 7 or 8 inches high, Aim
made, and basa high nose, were blown clothes when
the abfeonded, but commonly wears light colour d
clothes; his place of residence is Wilmington, but
went away from his bail in Philadelphia. Whoever se
cures said Cfk y, so as the fubferiber may get him a
gain, shall have the above reward, and reasonable
charges, paid by JOHN STEWART, living in South
wark. March 7, t 7 83
N. B All masters of veffeis and others, are forbid
to harbour or carry him off at their peril.
4, 1783,
"I have the pleasure to inform you, that lafl night
ma J° r William Crane, Twigly and fix others went
to New York with a whale boat, boarded and took
possession of a 20 gun ship, being aground under the
old battery, and likewise a sloop with 120 puncheons of
government spirits, and 12 nine pounders and small
fails belonging to the lhip ; they were so fortunate
as not to be difeovered until they had got with
out the reach of the enemy's cannon, and final
ly succeeded in conduaing the sloop, with her car
go and other appurtenances, near the Point, where
we have been busily employed throughout the day in
difeharging her of the spirits, and using every means
'^"gbten her. lam in hopes the sloop will be got
oil to night. They brought off twenty prisoners,
with the captains of the ship and sloop. They were
decoyed by being told that it was a boat belonging to
the Chatham man of war, who came in search of some
of their people; this stratagem was plausible, as it has
been long the practice of the British to board small
craft and press the hands ; so thaton this information
they concealed themselves below deck, and rendered
her an easy acquift'?n."
Extract of a letter fiom Rhode- Island, dated Feb. 6,
FOR S A L F,
And Goods will be received in Payment,
A FARM about ten miles horn the city, in a plea-
A fant and convenient situation, with some improve
ments thereon, containing one hundred and five acres.
A good title will be given. Enquire of the Printer.
March 7, 1782.
Hannah Barker,
At her Apartments in Second-street, between Market
and Chefnut- Greets ; who teaches the Tambour, Em
broidery, every kind of Needle and Fancy Work, Lace
making, &c. Feb. 23.
Philadelphia; March 8.
Extraß of a letter from Elizabeth-town, dated March
A genteel Day - School,
For the Intt ußion of Twelve Young LADIES,
will he opened on Monday the 17th March, by
Five Pounds Reward.
FOR S A L E, BY
John O'Connor,
At hs STORE in Second-street, three doors north of
Market street,
A large Assortment of Cutlery,
Hard-Ware, &c.
Of the belt Q_ lity : Confining of—
KNIVES and F^rks, caft.fteel Raizors, Cork.
screws, Sciflars, tailor's Sheers,, Cbeefe-knives,
low priced Penknives, Snuffers of the fineft polifli,
fnaffie Bitts, dotted Awls, fret and turning Saws,
l/ring Bolt% Knitting-needles, Phlems, Watch Chains,
gilt Stock Buckles, pewter Salts, popper and mustard
D tto, brass pepper and drudging B?xes, brass
folder, brats Nails, enameled and metal Buttons,
stone breast Ditto, horn Ditto, plated Shoe Buckles,
4 and a ha'f and 5 and a half inch Combs, crocked
Ditto, leather Ink St. nds, black le<d Pencils of the belt
quality, leather Shot Pouches and japanned Powder
C^nnifters, ladies netting Vices, with and without
Reels : Also, thread Gauzes, Persians, Barcelona black
Handkerchief, ladies beaver and silk Gloves, black
ditto and Mitts, light coloured sewing Silk, Thread
of the belt quality, No. 9 and 38; black Ribbon,
meck Ostrich Feathers, Plumes and Ostrich F/x-tais,
blue Broadcloths, Linfies, a few pieces Cam leis 2nd
Rattinets, a Variety of ready made Cloaths, fupeifin#
cloth, some black and par fon'sgrey ; Ditto cf second
cloths ; an elegant Assortment of oval Tea Tr. ys, 14
by 22 inches ; Roman Waiters, 16 by 20 inches; ja
pinned T*a Carnift is.
Fight Dollars Reward.
IDO hereby moke known to all perlons, that
wife, ELIZABETH, hath eloped my bed and
board, and taken up and gene cff with a certain LEO
NARD DULL, described as follows : he is a well-set
fellow, about s feet 8 or 9 inches high, between 30
and 40 tears of age, has short bushy hair, somewhat
of a kndy complexion, and has a sleepy look ; had on
when be went away, a short Girted coat, much the co
lour o f unbleached tow linen, a pair oi striped linfe,
overalls, an old hat and a homelpun shirt ; she is a wo
man of a middling size, upwards of 40 years of age,
bet dress plain, dark hair and brown complexion;
they both # fp*ak Engl,th and Dutch, the latter brft, it
being their mother tongue. I now think fit to give he
public a narrative of his conduft and chara&cr, viz.
He has a wife and family living in Providence township,
a woman of good reputation, and through indolence
became unable to afford them an honest livelihood, he
therefore ab'ented hirofelf, and loitered his time away
in resorting taverns, at the fame time much accustom.
ed to elandertine practices, &c. he pretends he has been
a wapgon master, but he is mistaken there, for hie
comm ffion was a cart whip ard his occupation a
waggon driver. And I do hereby forwarn all perfon#
against truftmg her upon my account, for I Ihdl not
pay any debts of her c.utrading from and a ter this
date. The above reward and reasonable charges will
be a lowed for apprehending and securing them in Phi
ladelphia gaol, by the fubcriber hereof. I is unpof.
ed they are making towards the new town on Sufque
hannah, where they mean to pass for man and wife©
In testimony of the truth hereof, I have hereunto sub-
IcHSed my name. LODWICK £HEARER.
Plymouth township, Philad. county, March 3,1783.
TO BE L E T,
A small HOUSE in Walnut-street. near the corner
of Fifth street ; a LOT of 11 or 12 acres, well fenced
and new ground, on the W flahiccon road, 3 miles and
a quarter from the Court house, and another LOT,
containing 20 acres, on Mount Airy, near Mr. A
len'shoufe, Germantown. For Terms apply to said
O'CONNOR, Feb I.
In Second-street, one door above the north east corner
of Market street,
Have for Sale the following Articles,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
HATT Linings and
other hatt Trim
mings,
Superfine Broadcloths,
Costings,
Sotted Swanskin,
B ankets,
Worsted of all colours,
Womens black Caliman
coe Shoes,
Mens Worsted, Thread,
co ton and fi k Hose,
Womens silk Gloves and
M Ib,
Qal ty and Shoe Bindings,
Spotted ard plain Velvets,
Bft Cotten and linen
Checks,
Holland T p?s,
Hanover Lace,
TOILES of dEfferent kinds,
' Gun Locks,
Flints,
Plain Irons,
Gouges and Chifcls,
Coopers Tools,
Hand, tenent and compass
Saws,
Saw Plates,
Chest, clipboard, till, deft
Lamb and Checkley,
HARD WAR E, viz.
Also, best three Thread EoeHth
SEINE TWIN E.
Cambrick and Lawns,
Coloured Threads,
Sewing Silks,
I Elack and Coloured Bar
celona Handkerchiefs,
Cambrick, Check, Cotton
and Linen ditto,
Yard wide Marseilles
Quilting,
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Three-quarter and yard
wide E it anias,
Soanilh Modes,
Plain and striped Muslins,
Best 4, 4 & a 1-2 and
poun I Pins,
Metal Buttons,
Bl ek and coloured Rib.
bons,
Ct on Stripes,
and Pod-locks,
Knives and Ferks,
C rv ng ditto,
Cuve'aW,
Penknives,
Sho? and butchers ditto,
Brass Skimmers,
BrafsHL Hinges,
Iroi ditto,