The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-12-26 00:00:00, page 2

Last Wed^~ flay arrived in forty days from Madeira,
the General Elliot cutter, captain Hylton.
The following is an extras of a letter from thence.—
Extract of a letter, dated Madeira, theist of Novem
ber.
" Admiral Hyde Parker, baronet, in the Cato, and
the Hound sloop, failed this morning for India : and
just now is anchored, admird fir Richard Hughes, in
the Princess Amelia of 80 guns, with seven more fail
®f the line, part of lord Howe's fleet from Gibraltar,
bound to the Weft-Indies."
Extract of a letter, dated London, OCIo. 2.
" After a long silence, I rece ved your melancholy
letter, concluding August 17. The whole nation has
been in the utmost alarm at the proceedings therein
mentioned: we did not expeH such a stroke. As the
miniflry expired with lord Rockingham, on theist of
July, we begin to recover, being assured that lord
Shelburne had taken early measures foconnterwork the
poison :If so, you are,all now more at ease. But for
fear it should be ofherwife, I must take care what I
write ; for if you evacuate, this letter will not reach
you. I confess, I thought admiral Pigot was appoint
ed for the purpose of foperintending your embarkation,
but I was laughed at for my pains.
'' Your commander in chief bears the mofi exce'lent
of charaHers, and malevolence itfelf has not dared to
throw blame on him in this matter. If it should be got
over, as weare taught to hope, a double triumph awaits
him. But many at New-York are accused of bowing
before the idol C. F."
Extract of a letter dated London, Odo. 6.
" It is certainly not lord Shelburne's intention to
give the rebels unconditional independency. The nego
tiations at Paris are not yet over, and in all probability
will last the winter, uulefs some extraordinary event
should take place.''
Extras of a letter from a member of Parliament, dated
London, OHo. 12.
M An event may perhaps, nearly about this time have
happened, that will give a very material change to
the face of affairs ; lord Howe's arrival at Gibraltar :
He failed for the avowed purpose of its relief, and if
that is accomplished, either by, or without, a battle,
I should hope it would make the Spaniards sick of the
war: The result of this, and the different negotiations
for peace, carrying on in France and America are the
probable reasons for the so late meeting of parliament;
and which, when it does, will, I expeft, open with the
most curious feene that has ever been exhibited during
the number of years that I have been a member May
wisdom and firmnefs guide the councils of this wicked
ly oppressed, bleeding country !''
Extras of a letter from London, dated OCtober 13,
" Your apprehensions refpeCling the evacuation of
New-York, will subside, when I assure you, that or
ders are carried by this pacquet from government of a
very contrary tendency, upon which I mofi sincerely
congratulate you and all my friends, for whose interest
and fafety my endeavours shall never cease. This mea
sure of the new minifiry leads me to hope the king, lord
Shelburne and Mr. Pitt, will pursue very different mea
sures from those adopted by the late short-lived repub
lican adminifiration. I have much confidence in the
public and upright intention of these men, and I hope,
Supported as they are by the king, that they will be
able to carry their measures in the cabinet. I know
they are determined against the independency of Ame
rica, and, unless overpowered and over-ruled, they
will never accede to it. From every thing I can fee or
hear, they are daily waxing Wronger upon this ground
in the opinion of the nation. This mus tnow be soon
seen upon the meeting of parliament. If the two houses
should support their measures, as I think they will, all
will yet go well, aid we Ihall emerge from our distres
ses and innumerable disgraces into an honourable
peace.
'' Oaober 14. We are told from the S. of S. that in
every circumflance, the loyalifls shall meet with the ut
most attention and proteaion of the crown and mini
ftry. What is meant by this, must depend upon the
recovery of America. For if that country is given
up, it will be in their power to give us very little of
either. Mr. Fitzherbert is yet at Paris. Secret nego-
Ciations with doctor Franklin are certainly now carry
ing on- What will be the event, time only can shew,
as nothing transpires. If the doctor should be more a
friend to Great-Britain than to France or the congress,
we shall be fafe If not, I shall have a hope left, which
is, that the negociation will break off, and that the
war in America will be renewed. I have many rea
sons for being of this opinion, which I cannot commit
to paper."
N E W-Y 0 R K, December s.
We hear, that on Friday the igth instant the follow
ing loyafifts were executed at Monmouth, New-Jer
sey, on pretence of their having committed high treason
against the rebel fates of America, viz. Ezekiel Tilton,
John Lokerfonand Peter Eaton. Judah Lippincot and
James hither, condemned to fuffer at the fame time,
were reprieved.
[Weare informed, there have been no less than one
hundred and two loyalists put to death bfy the rebels,
in the county of Albany alone.]
Extract of a letter from Madeira, dated Nov. I.
" A sloop is just put in here, tn five days from Ca
diz which brings the very agreeable news of lord Howe
having arrived fafe at Gibraltar, and fully and am
ply supplied the ga rifon. Ihe day before he got in,
there was a great ftetm of wind, which difmafted five
line of battle (hips, oT the Dons, and another of 84
guns, and a frigate, weredriven into Gibraltar, which
were soon taken poffeffipn of, without the loss of a
man. Lord Howe failed, and off cape St. Vincent,
the combined fleets of France and Spain, who, before
the gale, confified of 52 ships of the line, came up with
him, and an engagement ensued—and the report in
Cadiz was that lord Howe took feveu of their line of
battle Ihips. As this was the report in Spain, lam
in hopes the number is at | c aft 17. A confirmation I
hope we Shall soon receive ”
FR A N C F 0 R T, October 7.
IT is reported, that not withlanding the clamour of
the old party of ibe opposition in the British par
liament against the purchasing of German troops, the
fame party, being now in the ministry, have demand
ed of the court cf Caffel, a frefh corps of 10,000 men,
on Condit 00 of paying half their pay for so long a time
as England shall have occasion for these auxiliaries ;
but the court of Hesse desires, it is laid, that England
shall give the full pay, and waits an answer on that
head. However, by way of provision, every squadron
of horse is to be augmented by seven men, and a squad
ron to be added to the Hussars.
PARI S, Odober 12.
We just now learn from Marseilles, that the convoy
of twen y-two transports, which failed the iith of
February from I'Orient for India, are arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope.
Oft. 17 Toe comte de °uffy is on his passage to Cor
omandel, &c. He is not to command any troops there,
he goes in the character of a negociator. The king
makes no secret of his intentions with refpeft to the
Eaft-indies. He is desirous that rhe (overeignty of
those regions be entirely under the government of the
Indin princes, and that ail the European nations con
tent themselves with trading there.
When these negotiations are finished, Mr. Euffy
will return to Paris, to display there the authority of
the Mogul and Maratta princes, to treat of a peace in
their names. It is evident that the court of Versailles
is allured of the greatest influence in the councils of
the Asiatic monarch'.
The next morning by day break, the enemy opened
their new sixty-sour gun battery upon us, with all
their mortars, and continued to fire without intermis
sion from them, as well as from their lines, (their
whole artillery, amounting to about 100 pieces of can
non and 60 mortars) seemingly by way of retaliation,
it being the general opinion, their preparations were
not (efficiently compleat to begin this powerful at
tack, which however formidable in appearance, I will
venture to assure, that the impression upon our works
as yetis scarcely perceptible.
On the fame day the enemy's squadron, confiding of
seven fail of the line, Spanish, and two French, with a
large frigate and a xebeque, taking the advantage of
a Levant wind, got under fail from the Orange Grove,
and one -of them passing very slowly within random
shot, fired many guns from the South Baflion and
Ragged Staff, continuing his cannonade until he got
beyond Europa. The squadron then went to the east
ward of the rock, and formed a line (the admiral lead
ing) came before the batteries of Europa, and under
a very flow fail commenced a fire front all their guns,
until the last ship passed. They repeated this manoeu
vre at two o'clock, the following morning, and again
in the forenoon of the fame day. These successive
connonades did not any ways damage the works.
Some of the leading ships came pretty near the point
the firft attack, but having been frequently struck by
our shot, they kept at a greater distance. Tv o of
the Spanish ships went early in the morning to
Algefiras, to repair, as we imagine. All the bat
teries at Europa were manned by the marine brigade,
(incamped there) with a (mail portion of artilterifts.
Further Advices by the Roebuck Packet,
L ONDO N.
WHITE HA L 1., October 26.
Extract of a letter from the right hon. general Elliot,
governor of Gibraltar, dated Gibraltar, September
11 and 12, 1782, and received at the office of the
right hon. Thomas Townfhend, his majesty's prin
cipal secretary of state for the home department,
Oaober 24. September 11.
A N attempt to try the effeft of a heavy fire from
/l: our batteries with carcasses, hot shot, and sh Ils,
upon the enemy's firfl established advanced works and
batteries, seemed so very practicable, that the com
manding officer of artillery was immediately directed
to take the lieutenant-general's orders for that pur
pose. In confluence the arrangement was very ju
dieioufly made, and completely executed by.the ar
tillery officers. The firing having commenced on the
Bth infiant, at seven o'clock in the morning, by ten
o'clock their Mahon battery, confining of fix pieces
of ordnance, and one adjoining of two guns, were set
or fire, and by five 0 clock, P. M. were entirely con
sumed, with gun carriages, platforms, and magazines,
bomb pr of. Part of te communication to the eaft
eru parallel and the trenches and parapet fir mus
quetry, in fron* of tie battery, w^re also dellroyed.
The t drteen-gun battery, next the bay, was so much
damaged, being on fire in feverai places, that the ene
my were put to the necessity of taking down one half
of it, which they have now begun to re-establish. The
success not only much exceeded my expectations, but
had the happiest effects in other refpeds, as it provok
ed the enemy to open their new mortar batteries, and
recommence a fire from their forts and lines, for which
they seemed by no means prepared. The enemy's loss
in our fight was very considerable, as their endeavours
to flop the progress of the flames, laid them open to a
very severe and well-directed fire. Notwithstanding
the great number of the enemy's shot and shells, we
fuffered no material loss.
H A G U E, Oftober 13.
We hem from Peterfburgh, that nineteen regiments
of Ruffian troops are marching towards the Crimea.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 6.
On the evening of the 26th of Augud, the deposed
grand vizir was lent into exile to Demotica, nigh A
drianople. His successor, Jejen Mehemmet, has en
tered into that important office with great applause,
and bids fair to quell the fermentation and discontent
of the populace. It now appears that the great con
flagrations have actually demolished about "two thirds
of the city.
The guns were extremely well laid and pointed? ths
whole under the immediate command of brigadier Cur
tis. .•
About five in the afternoon of the fame day, 16 of
the enemy's gun-boats came over from Algefiras, form
ed in a line, and fired upon the garrison. Our batte
ries obliged them to retire in lets than half an hour,
not without some of them having fuffered, as there is
reason to suppose.
September 12.
The enemy continues his heavy fire from the iflhmus
last night the gun and mortar boats repeated their at
tack. Nobody hurt by their fire.
The wind having come to the westward, there is a
probability the enemy will determine upon their final
attack by sea in a very short time.
The enemy has made no farther approach in his land
attack yesterday.
October 22,
Copy ofa Note from the right honourable lord George
Gordon, to the right hon. the earl of Shelburne.
Lord George Gordon prefects his compliments to
the earl of Shelburne, and begs his lordship will do
him the favour to inform him, whether his majefly's
present cabinet approve of the declaration made in the
late letter, said to have been written by fi r Guy Carle
ton and admiral Digby, to General Washington.
“ That his majesty, in order to remove all obffacles
tojhat peace which he so ardently wishes to restore
hits commanded his miniflers to dired Mr. Grenville
that the independency of the thirteen provinces Should
be proposed by him, in the fi r ft instance, in head of
making it a condition of a general treaty ?
" Lord George would not have a&ed this question
to fatisfy any private curiosity ; but he thinks it is
his duty to the king to acquaint lord Shelburne as
prime minister, that great bodies of the people in the
united kingdom of Scotland are daily pressing lord
George, in the strongest terms, and in the most affec
tionate expressions, to write his sentiments to them on
the present state of public affairs in the united king
doms; and lori George finds, among other serious
matters, that the late letter, said to be written by his
majefly's commissione r s at New- York, not being pub
licly authenticated in the London Gazette, alarms the
suspicions of those who ardently with for peace with
their brethren, that that letter is a forgery: and 011
the other hand, not being contradicted by the king's
present servants, it causes the greatest anguish and
disgust to those who have {onfcienlioufly approved
and Supported the American war.
" The people of Scotland are much diftraßed and
disturbed with this apparent mifunderflanding in the
cabinet of the united kingdoms, thinking the honour
of the united kingdoms tr fled with; and they are
anxious in the highest degree to receive some infor
mation that they may depend upon in so affeßing a
concern as the independency of America is to their
own national, particular, and immediate interefts
lord Geoage therefore, hopes lord Shelburne will con!
defeend to inform him whether the proposal of indepen
dency, in the letter said to be written by the king's
commissioners, is, or is not, a measure to be adhered
to by his present majesty's present admioiftration ?
" Lord George has the honour to assure lord Shel
burne, that he wishes he could underfland and approve
of the measures of the king's counfellors, that he, and
thole who aft with him, might have an opportunity
of demonstrating the uprightness and loyalty of their
proceedings and intentions, and of exerting themselves,
according to their vocations, to the utermoft of their
power, in support of good government, the true inte
rest of the people, the honour and happiness of the
king's majesty and his pofteriry, and the true public
liberty, fafety and peace of the three kingdoms of
Scotland, England and Ireland.
“ Welbeck-ft reet, October 15, 1782.
The following is copied from the Sherborne Journal.
Oaober 31.
New-York, Sept. 13. The following is a copy of
the address to his majefly, which was feat by his ex
cellency governor Franklin, who failed in the last
packet for England, viz.
To the King's Most Excellent Maj fly.
The humble address and petition of the loyal inhabi
tants and refugees, within the Britilh lines at New-
York.
May it please your Majesty,
YOUR majesty's dutiful and loyal fubjeds, inhabi
tants of New York, and those who from the several
provinces have taken refuge within these lines, beg
leave to make their humble address and petition to
your majesty on the present important occasion.
Your majesty's commissioners for restoring peace to
these colonies, have communicated to us the unexpect
ed information, that Mr. Grenville, invested with full
powers to treat with all the parties at war, has been
directed, in the execution of his commission at Paris, to
propose in the firft instance the independency of the
thirteen provinces • an information which we have re
ceived witn inexpressible concern.
Unfeigned sentiments of the warmeftiaffeaion, and
the mos iinviolable attachment to your majesty's per
son and government, have led us willingly to hazard
life and fortune, with every thing dear in life, on the
issue of a contest, in which we were convinced that
your majesty was engaged by the purest motives of
justice and humanity, to vindicate the dignity of your
Crown and the effcntial rights of your people, in the
refloration of conftitutionai harmony and union to
the Britilh empire.
In every stage of this contest we have lamented the
fatal influence of that groundl^fs jealousy, by which
the gracious term of reconciliation, so often proposed
on 'he part of your majesty, and renewed with additi
onal marks of princely condescension, have been ren
dered ineffectual.
The mifehiefs of civil diffention have been prolong,
ed and aggravated by the hazards of a foreign war,
in the course of which Great-Britain has had to con
tend with a formidable combination of ambitious ene
mies. But as we gloried in the juliice of her cause,