The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-07-29 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N.
April i. The late archbishop of Cantenbury, be
fore cis death, had fixed upon a particular spot in the
church for his burial place. When the men came to
remove the slag-stones, and had dug deep in the vault,
the, found a large wooden box; in it was a large cos
fin of Bone, which contained, on being opened (pre
served in a fpirit—from its volatile smell, not unlike
the spirits of Hartfhoo) the corps of the bishop of Ely,
buried above 200 years, in hign preservation, his hat,
which was of velvet, and full trimmed, was under his
left <rm, he was wrapt in fine linen and had on his
fti e.-and flockings; iris face was perfed and his limbs
flexible; his beard was of a remarkable length, beau
titvllv white. They were so particularly careful to
prevent its being disturbed, that no one was per
nuited to view it but in the presence of the reverend
doßor W , the late archbishop's chaplain. The
date of ii : e coffin plate is 1570, which makes it 213
year since his interment.
M y 10. Aew days ago a seaman having an agent's
d^aft fir upwards of 60 pounds on a banker in Lom
bard firee, desired to have the whole money in gui
neas. This being complied with, Jack was desired to
count it ; but this he positively refuted for some time, till
the clerk defiri g he would Count it over for his own fa
tisfiaion, Jack began, one, two, three; but could get
ro further than nine for the foul of him. Begin again,
said tie Clerk. Jack then proceeded as far as thirteen,
wuere he made a dead Hand as before, when the clerk
recommended a third effort, Jack (wore mofi dreadfully,
if h would not let him take the whole in a lump, he
would leave it behind him, as he'd be d d before
he'd count money for any man.
May 13 Gaming Anecdotes. Mr. , the
brewer, loft a Ihort time since at Br—kes's, seventy
thousand pounds, #ll his drays, dray borfes, coppers,
calks, and wafle butts, with his iron hoops, which
were the last flake. Mr. Fox, who was present, and
partook of the fpoi's, moved that an annuity of 5001.
per annum should be fettled upon the unfortunate
brewer, to be paid out at the general fund, which motion
was agreed to nem. con. and a resolution was entered
into, at t e instance of some gentlemen, that every
m inber who should be compleatly ruined in that house,
Ihouid be allowed a similar annuity out of the fame
fund, on condition they are never to be re-admitted
as (porting in mbers, as in that case the society would
be playing against their own money. This is one proof
at lead, against the general opinion universally adopt
ed Jut of ih circles of gaming, that gameflers are di
vested of all generefiy ,at the fame time it reflects great
honor on C arles, for being the promoter of such be
neficent aßs.
When Mr. F x 6rft erafedhis name out of Br—kes's
book, upon his being appointed secretary of slate,
many of the members expressed their aftoni/hment, as
they considered his post there, at lea ft, equivalent in
point or emolument to bis present place. George
S—lw—n being present observed, in reply, " That
Charles ad now a much deeper game to play ; that
he mull shuffle and cyt with all the world, faf# with
-From the SALEM GAZETTE, da^foly i°.
Mr. PRINTER,
IAM an old man, a native of this slate; I have liv
ed long enough to know that money is the main
thing, that sincerity and good faith sometimes fubjeft
us to great cofi and inconvenience; and therefore I
am highly pleated with the pious design, said to be in
agitation, of withholding the half-pay unwarily promis
ed toour officers in the days of our trouble. My only
grief on this\head was, because I feared no precedent
could be found for such a measure ; recollecting, how
ever, the following lines, which I read in my youth, if
you will give them a place in your Gazette, they are
quite at your (ervice. —For my part, I am compleatly
fatisfied that the honor of our country can be support
ed by so refpedable an example. Another, I believe,
cannot be found.
A True Massachusettensian.
Upon a time there was a cat
By chance fell in a brewer's vat—
The wort half full; in thisfad trim 7
Poor puss was forc'd for life to swim, [
In hopes to gain the distant brim, 3
From whence the fell ; but all in vain;
And round she swims, and round again,
Till now quite tired, h^r spirits fail,
Although supported by strong ale.
At length she made this mournful cry,— l
What, no friend near! no fuccour nigh!
Ah, wo is me! I'm almost drown'd I
The vat reverberates the found.
The rats were marching to the malt;
Hearing the cry, they made a halt.
Still puss cries out, I'm drown'd I'm drown'd;
Again they hear the plaintive found.
All teem affrighted at the noise—
Scarce one could guest, from whence the voice.
Atlength there spake a cunning rat— l
I Know the voice—it is a cat,
That's fallen in the vat of wort;
Let's go and fee her —'twill be (port.
Away they posted to the place,
And there beheld poor pussy's case.
The cat defir'd them, in all love,
To help her out, and (wore by Jove,
That if they'd ease her present pain,
She'd never worry rats again.
The rats consent, and, puff'd with hopes,
They hoifl her out with little ropes•
When, wo,to them ! with glaring eyeb,
All on the wretched throng she flies:
The speaker rat was firft her prey ;
Ad as he in her talons lay,
Mos lhumbly f?d for promis'd grace,
And prov'd the treaty to her face;
W ich so enrag'd and anger'd puss,
She grip'd him close, and answered thus:
How now, ye vagrants ! do ye think
I'll keep a promise made in drink?
Holland, brag with France tnd S/fain, and give tipi
the game to America, after helving 'made so many loft
deals.
POLITICAL DEATHS, CASUALTIES, and other
EVENTS.
D EA T H S.
IN St. Stephen's chapel, of a lingering and flow fe
ver, which it bore ^ith patience find resignation for
many years, The Confidence of the People. The bo
dy was interred in Coalition Vault, near Convulsion
Monument, under the north ay e.
Abroad, where she has resided a long time, The
right hon. Lady americanus Subjection, second daugh
ter of Lady Britannia, and lineally defeended from
the ancient house of Magna Charter. This lady, some
time since, conceived a violent affection for a French
man, who, after fwiodling her out of a considerable sum
of money, prevailed on her to marry him, which mar
riage occasioned her irreparable loss to this kingdom.
Of a pain in the bowels and limbs, occasioned by a
severe cold, caught on the night of adjuring the pre
liminaries of peace, The late Cabinet. The patient
struggled hard in the agonies of death, and parted life
with infinite regret. Antecedent to the hour of disso
lution, the funeral preparations were made in the Up
per House, and episcopal absolution given to the ex
piring finner. The lamp of life went outat fiie o'clock
in the morning. The body n®w lies in date.
Of a broken heart, The Constitutional Virtue of the
British Senate. She was beloved and adored whilst
living, and in her death is lamented with the mod
heart-feltlorrow.
Of an apoplexy, or an epilepsy, Mrs. Animosity, a
lady who long lived between two of the greatest sena
tors in the world. The body is to be opened in a few
days, that the bowels may be embalmed, and the heart
buried in a golden urn.
At a fashionable rouG where flie was playing in a
party at whist, Mrs. Reputation. Her death was oc
casioned by sapping with Mrs. Envoy, the preceding
night, on a dish of felon mon-gout dander.
In child-bed, last Sunday, Mrs. Sincere Devotion,
an heavenly woman of the most religious disposition.—
She was delivered of twins, who received baptism im
mediately, and were called, the one, Lord's Day Card•
table, the other, Sunday's Rout. Both these pious
bantlings are likely to do well. They were sent to
nurse in the weft end of the town.
Of an unknown djforder, The Intention of a noble
Lord to deflroy the E O Tables. The faculty pur
pose opening <he body.
Of a treasury fever. The real spirit of the Reform
Bill, ft was an infant that just tailed the cup of ex
iflance, turned bis+ead aside and expired. It is suc
ceeded in title and estate by an illegitimate offspring.
In the common council of the city, Peculation Jobb,
efq; he was a person long in favour, but being dis
covered in various pilfering tricks, the detention broke
his heart, and he died of a melancholy fever.
CASUALTIES & remarkable OCCURRENCES.
On Monday last a terrible fire broke out in the new
Political meeting house, which was not extinguished at
ten o'clock on Thursday. Every engine was at work,
but the flame raged so violently, that it could not be
got under. —There was not an article in the house in
lured.
On Tuesday the chariot of a demirep broke down:
but by the affiflance of lord M d, who was then
paffingin his parchment carriage, it was carried to an
eminent (hop in Carey-street, where it is to undergo a
thorough repair.
Last week a lady, called Public Expectation: was, to the
astonishment of every body, nodurnally and diurnally
brought to bed of a disappointment, and is supposed
to have several more of the fame evanefeent infants in
her womb.
A madman, known by the name of Methodism, was
carried before the fitting magiflrate, and convicted of
robbing several poor women of their money and under
ftaodiag. He was ordered for trial.
On Thursday an author was openly convicted of a
most ungrateful paragraph against aCtors and adreffes,
who where the means, and the only means, of prevent
ing dramatic damnation on a recent occasion.
Public Applause, long confined to the castle of An
delufia, is so well pleased with his situation, that it is
thought he will make it a constant abode for life. Se
veral attempts have been made to release this, hitherto,
indiferiminate fellow, to all of which, except that of
Miss Rufina, he has not paid the smallest attention.
He has confeffed that he kissed, and he prattled with
fifty fair maids, without a serious attachment to any ;
but she, and her fellow warbler, have made a very
strong impression upon him.
The Bird of Paradise, on the wing last Thursday
night, Article against a pigeon, which (lie immediately
seized, took home, and plucked and picked it to the
bone. These fowls of prey, it is said, will shortly be
all confined to a certain diftrift.
ANECDOT E.
A few nights since, a celebrated duke, after (upping
with the prince of W , and drinking rather freely,
gave for a toast, “ A speedy coro—ion !''—This intend
ed compliment, however, failed in its effe& ; for his
royal highness, nj^h a proper spirit of indignation,
filled a bumper, and threw it into the Duke'sface. The
offender, ftrnck with the impropriety of his own con
duff, thought the bed way was to put it off with a
laugh, and filled his own glass, and dashed the contents
thereof in the face of , who fat next to him,
faying, '' "f s royal highnefshath given a new fathiou
« ed fenriment in preference to my toast, so pray put
c< it round ?"
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) June 4.
Early on Wednesday morning, the nth inflant, a
most villaninus attempt was maid by some person or
persons (as yet unknown) to deflroy the boihng-hpufe
of Mr. Win. Hall, sugar refiner, by fire, but which,
by the interposition of Divine Providence was happily
fruftrated. —The relation of the difgovery is as fol
Richmond, July 2, 1783.
SIR,
IH A D the pleasure of receiving your letter of this
day's date, and can assure you, that no reward for
past Cervices could be Co fatisfaftory to me, as that of
the gratitude of my country. lam happy in the idea
of having met with the approbation of your excellen
cy and council. Should any thing hereafter transpire,
wherein I could be of service to you, in the promoti
on of the interest of your government, its execution
will again enable me to enjoy some of those pleasures
that I have often experienced on the reflection of hav
ing rendered service to my country.
I have the honor to be, your excellency's most obe
dient and humble fervent,
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK.
His Excellency Ben. Harrison, esquire.
July 19. Yesterday were executed at the gallows,
near this city, pursuant to their sentence at the last
Court of Oyer and Terminer; James Anderson, from
Berkley, for the murder of his wife; and James Stours,
from Albemarle, for horse-stealing.
Arrived in James river, from London,'the ship George,
captain Scott. Also another ship from said port, her
name not as yet known. In the George came paflengers,
Mr. Archibald M'Call, and his two daughters, toge
ther with a number of others.
To be LET, and entered on immediately,
GENTEEL and convenient ROOMS for a fmsll
Family, about thre^ miles from the city, with a
Kitchen, Cellar, and other conveniences. Possession
to be held until the middle of April next; pasturage
and winter provision for a horse and cow; the term#
are reasonable, Enquire of the Printer. July 28.
fowl: Mr. Killtck, she boiler, having awoke abouf
twelve or one o'clock, and imagined it rained, and re
colleding he had left a hogshead with some sugar ex
posed to the weather, immediately got up to remove
it; on opening his door, he perceived the boiling-house
on fire; it had just began to flame; with all imagina
ble iiafle Mr. Killick ran to the spot, and with tome
lime-water which was luckily near at hand, he was en
abled to extinguish the fire: had, he slept a few mo
ments longer, the affiflance of all human power
would have proved ineffectual to have saved the build
ings of Mr. Hall from being entirely consumed, and
in all probability (as the breeze wag very high) the fire
would have extended to a considerable distance. On
examining the place where the fire began, two large
pieces of rag were found in the guttering, under the
caves of the boiling-house, burnt to tinder, and in
which it is supposed some fire had been concealed, and
put to the wall plate of the building by some evil
minded person or persons, and aparently must have
been lodged there near 80 minutes, as the wall, plate
was much burnt.
HALIFA X, June 20.
Monday arrived his majefly' sfhip Torbay. She
failed from Jamaica about 8 weeks since, in company
with it fail of the line under the command of lord
Hood, but proving leaky bore, away for this port.
Tuesday arrived the Licorne frigate, which failed
from Jamaica with the Torby, and accompanied her
to this coafl.
Admiral Pigot, with a part of the fleet remains to
windward, and was directing and fu perintendiog the
delivering up the iQands agreeable to treaty.—As foont
as that business is accomplished, it is said he will fail
for Jamaica.
N E W-LONDO N, July i£.
Wednesday last arrived the sloop Colledor, captain
Zebulon Rogers from Halifax, but last from Liver
pool, in 7 days; by whom we have Halifax papers to
the 29th June.
Same day arrived captain Bishop in a brig, from
Guadaloupe; with 'whom came paiTengers a number
of French gentlemen and ladies, who intend fettling in
Pennsylvania.
CHATHA M, July 2%
Monday his Britannic majefly's ship the Mercury,
captain Stanhope, arrived at New-York from England.
It is reported she has brought a treaty of commerce
with this country; as also the long expected definitive
treaty, which was signed the 24th of May.
RICHMON D, (Virginia) July 12.
In COUNCIL, July 2, 1781.
S IR,
THE conclusion of the war, and the distressed fltu4
ation of the slate, with refpeft to its finances, call
on us to adopt the most prudent ©economy: It is for
this reason alone I have come to a determination, to
give over all thoughts for the present, of carrying on
an offenfive war against the Indians, which you will
easily perceive, will render the services of a general
officer in that quarter unueceffary, and will therefore
confider yourfelf as out of command. But before I
take leave of you, I feel myfelf called on, in the most
forcible manner, to return you my thanks, and those
of my council, for the very great and lingular Cervices
you have rendered your country, in wresting so great
and valuable a territory out of the hands of the Bri
tifa enemy, repelling the attacks of their savage allies,
and carrying on fuccefsful war in the heart of their
country. This tribute of praise and thanks, so justly
your due, I am happy to communicate to you, as th&
united voice of the executive.
lam, with refpeft, Sir,
Your most obedient and humble fervent,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Brigadier General
George Rogers Clark.
BOSTO N, July 17.
Yeflerday was held a public commencement for de**
grees in the arts, at Cambridge.