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an amazing size, particularly in length ; that notwith
flanding ail the opposition of the bffcgers, he had
tompleat d a battery and mounted these cannon there
on; that on the id of August,. he began a mod furi
ous cannonade on our troops, which laired for up
wards of (even hours, in which time be had almost
demolifhcd the works railed very near the rock, and
deJlroyed many men: captain lopes Sebastian, the
famous engineer, and monsieur Fendon, a volunteer,
are among the slain. Two Caflilian regiments are,
however, in full march from hence to the camp, in
0 der to replace the killed and wounded."
The most honourable terms of peace have been late
ly offered both to America and Holland. If they are
accepted, it will happy for all parties. If not, we (hall
certainty have the most bloody war England ever was
engaged in.
The last dispatches received by government from go
vernor Elliot, are of the most agreeable nature, refpea
ing the Bate of the garrison of Gibraltar. —The gover
nor reports, that the forces under his command, are
in the highest spirits, and fully adequate to repel the
most vigorous attacks of the enemy, should they have
the temerity to attempt a storm. With refpe£t to pro
visions, the garrison have been more amply supplied
since June last from Britain and the Barbary coast, than
since the commencement of the siege, aotwithflaoding
the vigilance of the Spanish (hips of war. A cloudy
night, or a new moon, has been always produ&ive of
a provision or an ammunition vessel to invigorate the
garrison. The governor (peaks of the approaches of
the enemy with the utmofl contempt; and from some
passages mentioned in his dispatches, it is not unlikely
that he has made another grand (ally ere this, and le
velled their batteries with the ground. He concludes
his letter by mentioning, that if he receives the pro
mifed supplies by the grand fl et by the middle of Oc
tober, he will bid defiance to the whole hos lof Bour
bon for 18 months These pleasing dispatches have put
government in the higqeft fpirts, as they now Confider
Gibraltar out of all danger.
Extract of a letter from Paris, August 27.
ing lift ; the other p,rt of the squadron, with which
admiral /Hartfincke firft failed from the Texel, hav
ing been detached with their East and Weft India
fleets, confiding of fix fail of the line, three of 44
guns and three frigates.
Admiral General, 76 ; Amflerdam, Shortenear and
Union, of 68 ; Admiral Ruyter and Prince Frederic
60 ; Roynland, Batavife and Princess Louisa, 56 ;
Glinthorft, Admiral Piet Hein and Centaur, 54 ;
Herculus, 64 ; Sept Province, 70.
Lid of the Besiegers of Gibraltar.
We have been favoured with the following account
of the whole force employed to reduce Gibraltar, the
regular siege and firings against which are supposed to
have commenced on Sunday last, for the honour of
S\ Louis and the catholic faith ;
Officers, French and Spanish, 5,675
Men - - - 34,217
Lid of Artillery.
Brass Ordnance, Spanish.
Pounders. Pounders.
Twelve 84 Nine 48
Twenty-two 63 Fortyeight 24
Thirty-nine 48 Twenty-twe 18
Forty-seven 36 Sixteen 12
Iron Ordnance, Spanish.
Fifty^hree 32 Twenty four 24
French Ordnance from Toulon.
Twenty 52 Nine 48
Fourteen 36 Twelve 36
Ten 32 Fifteen 23
Besides mortars, howitzers, &c.
Extras of a letter from Cadiz, August 3.
By accounts from the camp before Gibraltar, we
have the mo tifying intelligence, that governor Elliot
had by some means procured a number of cannon of
“ Mr. Fitzherbert has not left this capital, but will
remain here a few days longer. Reports are circulat
ed that the obstacles to a negotiation are removed ;
and that a peace will take place in the course of the
winter."
The following are said to be the terms of the alliance
which is so near being concluded with the empress of
Russia:
1. That the king of Prussia foall be included. This
is demanded by the empress.
2. A million a year to be paid to Russia, and an ac
knowledgment to Prussia for acceding.
3. Russia to afffl England with 20 fail,of the line
fully manned, and 10,000 Ruffian infantry, to serve as
marines on board the English (hips of war.
4. Minorca to be reconquered and to be ceded to
Russia, and put into the hands of persons appointed to
govern it by the empress.
5. Some island in the Weft-Indies, inhabited or de
solate, but with a fafe port, to be put into the hands
of Russia and ceded to her.
6. The king of Prussia demanded in the course of the
negotiation, 400,0001. a year subsidy from England.
There are other articles but these are the principal.
The treaty is on the point of being executed, if it is
not actually concluded by this time—The emperor fits
quiet nor is itthought that he is forced, by his engage
ments with France, to attack Russia ; and the king of
Prussia will not appear in it. The treaty will there
fore take effect, and probably prove the salvation of
this country..
The French fleet which failed for the East Indies
from Brest the 20th of last month, consists of Le Pro
te&eur of 74 guns, L'Aaif 74, Le Dragon 64, armed
en flute, Le Monsieur, a new frigate, of 36, and Le
Vaupon of 28 guns, with fix store-ships.
Deal, Sept. 6. The Ruffian men of war, and
Swedish do. failed to the westward yesterday.
Philadelphia, Nov. 2.
The honourable Frederick Auguflus Muhlenberg,
esquire, is elected speaker of the general assembly of
this state; and we hear that next Wednesday is ap
pointed for the choosing of a president and vice-prefi
dent.
On Thursday evening two gentlemen belonging to
the (hip Carolina, captain Newell, came to town from
Baltimore, where that vessel arrived last Tuesday, af
ter a passage of 40 days from L'Orient. Neither the
letters nor papers have come to hand; but the princi
pal accounts brought by her are, that the combined
fleet of France and Spain, confifling of about 60 fail
of the line, had failed for Gibraltar to second the grand
attack on that fortrefs, which it was thought would be
made about the middle of September: it was uncer
tain whether the Brit^fh fleet would attempt the
relief against this very formidable armament. That
the late action in the East Indies had proved favoura
ble to the fleet of our ally, and it was asserted three
British men of war were taken in it. An English
officer was heard to fay that their affai s were ruined
in the East, and that nothing could retrieve them from
deftruHion. That although fir Joseph Yorke and Mr.
Fitzherbert were at Paris, yet a peace seemed very
doubtful, and no decisive opinion could be made on
it; and that the Dutch fl et, of 20 fail of the line, had
protected their trade in the North sea, and prevented
the Baltic fleet from reaching England.
The M'Clenaghan, captain Houffon, is taken on her
paffge from France, and carried into England.
Weare authorifed to assure the public that the ho
norable John Dickinson, esquire, is expelled in town
this evening; and hat he intends to take his feat in
the executive council of Pennsylvania on Monday
next.
Extract of a letter from Sunbury, dated October 14.
" Yeflerday, between the hours of to and 12 o'clock,
John Martin, his wife and family were taken prisoners
by the Indians, at his house, 6 miles from the town of
Northumberland; about 50 yards from the house
Mrs. Martin was tomahawked and fcalped # old Mr.
Martin was taken about one hundred perche and then
tomahawked and scalped, but is yet living a miferaole
fpedacle ; the persons miffing are, a daughter and
grand daughter of Mr, Martin, and a yonu; vo
man, daughter to one CafeAden, #ho lives in that
neighbourhood I write in haste, as I purpose set
ting out with a party in pursuit of the enemy."
State of Pennsylvania, to wit,
RECEIPT of Continent I Taxes from the State of
Pennsylvania, published in pursuance of the 6to Arti
cle of InftruAions f rom the Office of Finance, dated
the rath day of February last :
For the Month of October, 1782
Odo. 4th, Received of David Ritteuhoufe, Dol. goths,
esquire, - - 6576 67
7th, Received of Isaac Snowden, efq; 4560
12th, Received of David Rittenhoufe,
esquire, - - 1068 5
14th, Received of Isaac Snowden, efq ; 3226 60
2ifl, Received of Isaac Sno den,efq, 2000
28th, Received of Isaac Snowden, efq; 2053 30
31st, Received of Isaac Snowden, efq; 1466 60
Dollars, 20,951 42
In all twenty thousand, nine hundred and fifty one
dollars and forty. two ninetiet s.
Philadelphia, November ift, 1782.
J. SWANWICK, Receiver
of continental taxes for Pennsylvania.
STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, November 1, 1782.
On motion,
Resolved, That on Wednesday next this house will
proceed to the appointment of a printer for the current
year, and that those printers who may apply lay their,
terms before this house.
Ordered, That the above vote be published in the
newspapers of this city.
Extract from the minutes,
PETER Z. LLOYD,
Clerk of the general assembly.
Philadelphia, November 2, 1782.
_ Y virtue of Writs of Levari Facias to
me dir&&ed, will b* exposed to Public Sale, on
SATURDAY the 9th irftant, at Twelve o'clock at
noon, at the C.ff- house —A cert in MESSUAGE
and LOT of GROUND, firuate on the weft tide of
Fifth.ftreet, in the square between HiH-ftreet and
Mulberr, -street, in the city of Philadelphia, contain
ing in breadth, on the said Fiftb-ftreet. 20 feet, and
in length 52 feet, bounded northward by Casper Ja
ger's meffuaga ?nd lot, westward and, southward by
ground belonging to the heirs of William Hudson, de
ceased, and eastward hr Fifth street aforefaid.
And allo all that weftermoft Half Part of a Bink
lOT which lies between Delaware Front ftiet and
Water-street, containing in trout, on the east file of
said Front-street, 24 feet, bounded northward by a
meffuage and lot belongi g to the heirs of Alexander
Huflon, deceased, southward by a lot formerly belong
ing to Philip James, eastward by the other moiety of
said hank lot, granted to Peter Graaf, and westward
by Front-street aforefaid, with their appurtenances,
deemed the estate of Jacob Bahfom and CleophH his
wife. WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
A ls ° to be Sold at said time and place,
a certain LOT of GROUND, beginning at the
north-weft corner of the contiguous water lot of Samu
el Preston Moore's, on the New ffreet(now celled Penn
street) thence northerly by the east fide of New-ftr*et,
aforesaid, twenty-two feet and nine inches, to the wa
ter lot there of Andrew Elliot; thence by the fame east
wardly into the river Delaware, thence southerly by
the said river Delaware, 22 feet and 9 inches to th
faid lot of the said Samuel Preston Moore, thence re
turning by the fame westerly, to the place of beginning;
fubj,a to the yearly rent charge of 261. lawful money
of Pennsylvania, payable to the heirs of Thomas
Cuthbert, decrafed, their heirs and assigns forever;
deemed the estate of Benjamin T wers, and to be fold
by. WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
SU PERFI N E broad
cloths of various co
lours,
Superfine caffimers,
Coatings of different co
lour*,
A neat assortment of fine
co duroys,
Shalloons and rattinets,
M-ns and hoys felt hats,
Mens worsted, thread, cot
ton and silk hose.
Superfine black fattinets
and ruffels,
Cabmancoes of different
colours,
B ? ack prunellas,
Durants and tammies,
Scarlet, crimson and blue
plush,
Worsted of all colours,
Quality and shoe bindings
of al! colours,
Best scars twist,
Seeing filk#,
Bett coloured threads,!
White filching ditto,
Cotton and linen checks,|
Augers, gauges and chif
fels, sorted,
Cieft and other locks,
Hinges of different kinds,
Tin in boxes,^
Sciffars, sorted,
Cuttoe & Barlow penknives
Knives and forks,
Tinmens wire,
Steel fours,
Pin bitts,
Horn flems,
Brass nobs,
Wood ferews,
Saw plates,
A Person that has had several
years practice io teaching the English Language, Writ
ing and Arithmetick, together with Book-keeping and
the Mathercaticks, would be willing to engage a School
in any part of this or the neighbouring dates, that
would produce a fallary adequate to the person's abili
ties. Good recommendations will be produced if re
quired, A few lines left with the Printer hereof, and
directed to J. Td will be duly attended to. Oft®, a.
Lamb and Checkley,
In Second street, one door above the north-eatt corner
or Market-street, have for sale the following Articles,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
AL L persons indebted to the estate of WILLIAM
GAMBLE, deceased, are desired to make imme
diate payment, and those who have any demand# a
gainst said estate, to bring in their account# properly
adjufled, that they may be fettled, by
JOHN WOODS, Administrator.
Philadelphia, October 30, 1782.
To be Sold at Twelve o'Clock this Day,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
A Phaeton and Harness.
F O U N D,
On Monday, the 28th of O&ober, near South-ftreefy
rWO remnants SATTIN and one yard GAUSE©
Whoever has loft the fame, may have it again by
applying to the fubferiber, living in rhird-ftreet, near
Market street, proving property and paying charges.
Nov. I. HANNAH ESTEY.
ALSO
Old Madeira Wines, and a
few chests best Hyfon Tea.
Just IMPORTED from France, Gottenburg and St
Thomas, and now OPENING, by
William Sitgreaves,
At his STORE in Market-street, between Front and
Second -ttreets, at the corner of Lattitia-court, A
large Assortment of DRY GOODS : Among which
An affortmenc of Hard Ware,
AS FOLLOWS,
keens,
Irish, French and Flemish
Linens,
Dowlafs and Britannias,
Striped Gingham c ,
Striped Bedeck,
Rnffis Shee ing,
Flemish ditto,
Russia Drilling,
Ditto Raven's Duck,
Ditto Sailcloth,
Ticklen^urgs,
Oznabrigs,
Modes and Sanins,
Peelongs and Mantuas,
Sarinets and Persians,
Thread and cotton Hose,
India silk & cotton Hand
kerchids,
are—
Calicoes and chintz,
Cambricks & Lawns,
Kentings and Mullins,
Plain and coloured Nan-
Striped cottons,
Chintzes and calicoes,
Linens,
Sheetings,
Ozn^burgh,
Raven's duck,
Pms of different kinds,
Silk and linen handker
chiefs of all kinds,
Figured and plain ribbons,
Hanover lace,
Blond ditto,
Best Brussels ditto,
Black paduafoy and floret
tine,
Silk for mens wear,
Mantuas of different co
lours.
Modes and f rfnets,
Persians,
Book, jaconet, and ftri pad
muflns,
A beautiful assortment cf
metal and enameled but
tons.
Pinchbeck and plated flioe
and knee buckles,
Ivor, and horn com bs.
Brass skillets.
Curb and fnaffle bitts,
A few gross white set,
Fish hooks.
Gun locks,
Box irons,
Iron ladles,
Brass scales,
Snuffers,
Marking irons,
Cork screws,
Nut crackers,
Shoe jacks,
An ^fiortment cf the best
bastard files, &c. &c.
Check linen ditto,
Clouting Diaper,
Russia Linen for towelling
India Jeans and Dimities,
Plain & trimming Giuzes,
Callim^ncoes and Durants,
Jone's Spinning,
Superfine black Russel,
Camblets,
Velvets,
Superfine Broadcloths,
Caffimers,
Seven-eights, yard and
apron-wide cotton Checks
Threads,
Twist,
Bobbin,
Tapes,
Pins,
Paper,
Black P?puer, &C. &%
With a Variety of othff
Articles.