The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-12-05 00:00:00, page 3

St. J^H N r s (in Antigua) November iff.
Oa Tuesday the 24th of October, arrived at St.
Kitts an American Schooner, prize to the Stag letter
of marque o' Liverpool; the prize master fays the
Stag left England the 7th of September, uothingwas.
then done in the channel; our grand fleet in port.
The damage done on the bay of St. Euflatius to
Buffs and goods is said to be computed at : 150,000!'.
fieriing.
A letter from Grenada paints a most dreadful scene-,
nine large sugar loaded Dutch ships foundered or were
Wrecked in the Carenage, half the town of St. George's
A destroyed, and a few or none bf the estates have es
caped. St. Vincent has felt it, if poßible, worse: that
ill fated inland is almof lcompletely ruined".—The Juno
Ffench frigate is loft in Kington bay.
A vessel is arrived at St. Kitts. She left Dominica
in the beginning of the gale, which threatened dchrulti
-011 there -
Philadelphia, Dec. 5.
By a gentleman who arrived last evening from Pofton
we have received an account, that a twenty gun lhip
was seer. Landing in for that harbour, which was lup
pofed to be the Ariel, commanded by captain Joan
Paul Jones; which is very likely to be the case, as we
have certain intelligence, fierce the publication.of our
lift p?p:r, that she wa a destined for that port.
Friday last arrived in this city the chevalier de CHA^
TELLAD X, Marecal 4 e Camp, one of neforty of
the French Academy • a gentleman no jess conspicu
ous in the republic of letters than in the profeffion of
arms. The General was attended by his Aids, the
baron de Montefquien, grand son of the great Mon
tefquin, captain Lynch, and colonel Dupleffis^
The following paragraph is takers from the Virginia
Gazette of November 2s. — " Last Wednesday about
" ten o'clock the whole of th® enemy's fleet weighed
" anchor and fell down the capes, where they met two
0 vessels coming in (fnppofedto be the two difpatc:|ed
" from the £",t a few days after they arrived here)
0 when they all came too again. After fraymgawhile
'' the whole got under fail, and were yesterday quite
" out of fight."
A gentleman from New Ter fey informs us of the fol
lowing brilliant xffion by major Talmage, of the 2d
regiment of light dragoons. About a week ago the
major with 80 of his regiment 'ifmounmd crossed from
Connecticut to Lonc-lfland.: leaving 20 men with his
boats, he proceeded with the rest to a fort at Smith
town, which he compjeatly furprized ; but the garri
son taking to some houses within the works, and firing
from the windows, obliged the major to force there,
in doing which 7 of tine enemy were killed : fifty pri
vates and four officers were immediately tak®n prison
ers : major Talmage then destroyed the fortification,
and burnt 300 tons of hay, together with a small ves
sel loaded ; soon after embarked, and landed fafe with
his prisoners in Connecticut.'
^Extraft of a letter from major general Gates to Coa
grefs, dated November 14th, 1780.
" This instant major Bruin, late aid de camp to ma
jor general Sullivan, arrived in camp, and acquaints
me th^t general Sumpter,.in consequence of orders T
gave him at Hillfborough to aft upon the weft fide of
the Wateree, had, after a severe contest with major
Wemyfs, defeated him and his whole command, hav
ing wounded and taken the major prisoner, with twen
ty-five of his party ; many were left dead on the
ground, and a considerable number of fine horses and
arms fell also into the bands of general Sumpter. In
the pocket of major Wemyfs was found a lift of the
whigs houses he had burnt upon Peedee, which, with
all his papers, as soon as I receive them, ihall be trans
mitted to Congress. The enemy do not now possess a
Single post east of George Town, or north of Camden :
while Colonel M.rian and general Harrington com
mand the country east of the Santee, and are continu
ally interrupting the enemy's craft upon this river."
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extract of a letter dated St. Pierre, Martinique, Oc
tober 16th, 1780.
" On the loth infant a fleet of fifty-two fail of ves
sels arrived here from Bordeaux, but last from Co
runna, underconvoy of a fugle frigate. A few days
before they made land they fell in with and took a
large letter of marque ship from England bound to
Antigua, loaded with dry goods, and carried her in
to Fort Royal. Another frigate that came cut with
the fleet gave chafe the day before their arrival to ano
ther large English letter of marque fllip, which fke took
and carried into Fort-Royal also : this last mentioned
vessel was from Newfoundland, and had 400 hogsheads
•f cod-fifh qn board. All the merchant ships came to
an anchor in this harbour. Theda, of their arrival a
very hidden gale of wind sprung up at N. E. and tho*
the gale increased and continued without intermission,
the flipping kept their fiations, as the win 4 then blew
off the lanj, until the nth, when many of them weigh
ed anchor and got under way : some flipped their ca
bles and went out, and several parted with their ca
bles and were driven out by the violence of the wind.
On the night ofthe nth the wind shifted to the south.
ward, and after continuing there two or three hours,
veered round to S. W. and blew right in fllore; be
tween two apd three o'clock in the morning of the 12th
the sea was suddenly thrown into the mod violent agi
tation and raged with incredible fury ; mtn, dwelling
bofffes and store„ that flood along the bay, were al
ixoft inHantly destroyed with the violence of the waves,
and the poor inhabitants in many places, finding it
impossible to tfcape at the front pacts of their heufes,
were obliged to break holes thro' strong done walls in
the back parts of their buildings, and escape th^t
way with their lives into adjoining buildings behind,
and leave all their property to the mercy of the sea.
" The Port, a itrong stone fortification, that flood
near the water edge at the north end of the tqwn, and
Las bid defiance to that boisterous element for eighty
years pan, was demolished in less than three hours,
and the guns are either buried in the fund or have roll
ed down the bank into the sea.
" A strong stone wall, fix feet high and from four
to five feet thick, that Wretched along the bay from
woe end of the town to the other, with intervals here
and there to admit a passage to the water fide, and was
eroded many years ago to defend the houses from the
violence of the furf in the hurricane months, was beat
en down in half an hour's time, and there is now not
the lead veftage of it remaining, -even its very foun
dation is washed up out of ground. Not a single budd
ing that flood in the lower street next the sea but
what is either entirely destroyed or rendered utterly
unferviceable.
" The town of Prefclu fe, that flood about five miles
from this place, is entirely destroyed ; there is only
one house and the church left (landing in it.
" Fort Royal has fuJered but little. One of the pri
zes above mentioned Was drove ashore in the bay >7
that place, the other went out to sea and we have since
heard nothing of her. The two frigates that convoy
ed the fleet from' France rode out the fierm, and have
received no damage: one of them had a large sum-in
Specie on board, which she brought out for the pay
foent of the troops and fortunately faveci it.
“ In the country the scene is truly difireffir^. The
cane and fruit trees are in many places blown down
and entirely destroyed.
" Before admiral Rodney ' left these seas he Rationed
three Flips of the line, viz. the Ajax, the Vengeance
and the Montague, and five frigates, at St. Lucia, to
annoy the trade of this p'ace. Accounts have been re
ceived here from that island that the Ajax and two of
tne frigates have been drove ashore at Gros-Illet, and
loft, with the greatest part of their chews; and the
Vengeance, who laid in the Carenage nt that place, is
exceedingly damaged. The gale lifted t^ere forty eight
hours, and laid waste the whole country. The Mon
tague ,ent out to sea, and has not yet been heard of.
" The fortifications on Mount Fontunay at that
place are all blown down and destroyed
“ Two English frigates, viz. the Andromeda, of
twenty-two guns, and the Aurora, of thirty fi* guns,
are drove amore at the windward part of this inland,
and are entirely loft ; the crew of the former were all
drowned except eighteen men : we have not yet heard
Irow many men the Aurora loft.
" One of the fleet that arrived here the roth instant
is drove afliore in this harbour, entirely difmafled: we
have not yet heard the fate of the rest."
Extract of another letter dated St. Pierre, Martinique,
OHober 30th, 1780.
" In St. Vincent there has been fix hundred houses
destroyed by the late tempest, and the interior parts of
the country entirely laid waste.
" Two of the fleet that were driven from their an
chors in this port, on the nth instant, are returned ;
two others have arrived at Gaudafoup ; but we have
as yet heard nothing of the reft.''
Extract of a letter dated St. Euftatia, November 9th,
/ 1780.
" Tkefe ifltnds have fullered very much by a hur
ricane ; tho' those to windward are much wurfe off than
ourselves. Weare told, that in Barbados there are no
heufes left intire, all the wind mills blown down, and
rear 1,00 lives loft. St. Vincents is in much the fame
Situation. Grenada, Dominque, St. Lucia, and Mar
tinique, are much damaged. Every low fixation is
entirely destroyed by the sea, which raged with more
violence than ever known before
" The town of Savanna L* Mar, in Jamaica, is en
tirely swept away, with most of its inhabitants. Other
parts of that island are also in a very ruinous situation.
'' -The Phoenix British fllip of war is loft on cape
Mais ; the Pomona frigate on Porto Rica."
*** The committee appointed on the 20th ult. by
the merchants, traders, and other inhabitants of the
city and liberties of Philadelphia,' will meet this even
ing at 6 o'clock, at the Coffee-houfe.
**# Doflor Shippen's Vindication is unavoidably
postponed till to-morrow evening, when it will be pub
lished in an extra paper, which will also contain re
marks on trade, finance, &c. &c
^3^ W: W^ ®^ i®&;W^^^ $ &
This MORNING
At TEN o'clock, on Morton's Wharff,
Will be fold by Public Auction,
One hundred barrels of Flour, Four calks of Hifc,
Three boxes of Muftazd, Twenty kegs of Neat#
Tongues and Tripe, Fifty c*fks and seventy cases of
Red Port and Mountain Wine, Forty crates of
Queen's Ware, &c. &c. &c.
Bring Part of th# Cargo of the Prize Brigantine Ro
ver, taken by the Letters of Marque American and
Neptune.
By order of the Crurt of Admiralty,
Dec. 5. CLEMENT BIDDLE, M^fcl.
To-morrow Morning,
At 10 o'clock, rear Mess. Willing and Morris's Whiff,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
Eighty half-baire's of b es. Twelve barrels of Pork,
Pen kegs •, 'Neus Tongues, Three hundred fi:kins
of Butter, A quantity of empty Bottles, Sixty coils
of Cordage, A variety o' Dry Goods, confining of
Broadcloths, Shalloons, Duffins, Worsted and ,arn
Stocking), Leather Shoes, lidh Linens, &c. &.• <&c.
Being the remainder cf the Cargo of t ,e P^zr S.Q
Sulannah, taken by the P ivateer Brigantine Ariel.
By Order 0! the Court of A Imiraltr.
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marlhal.
The MEMBERS of the
United Illinois and Ouabache
LAND COMPANIES.
ARE reqm fted to take Notice, that theldt Monday
in DsCe-nber, appointed by the articles as tne
quarterly meeting, happening, this ya^r, to be Chile
may day, the fail Meeting is poftp^n^d till Monday
the Fall of January next, to be then held at the City
Tavern, at 6 o'clock inthe Ev ning ; when and where
they arc desired to attend in person or by thei- attot
nics. WM. MOORE SMITH.
Pert of Philadelphia, Pennfylvanis, ff.
Tn« A L L whom it may concern:
,NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court OLA Umralty
will be held at the Admiralty Office, in Arch-street,
between Third and Fourth ftrects, in the city cf Phila
delphia. on Saturday the Ninth day of December, in
ft^t, for th- Trial of the Bill of JOHN SOWDER,
(nui tarn, &r.) against fu'dry Goods, Wares and Mer
ci aadizet, taken at, sea out of the Brig Endeavour,
commanded by Themas Gregory, on her voyage fi&ui
L^erpjcl to Newfoundland. To the intent, that the
owner br owners thereof, er any perfens concerned
therein, ma, appear and ffiew cause, if any they have,
why a oerr^c mould not pals pursuant to the prayer of
tne said Bill, &%;
R Order of the Judge,
> ANDREW ROBESON, Regiffer.
Cn Saturday Next,
At 11 o'clock, at the Coffee-houfe,
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
The Friendfllip Salt-Works;
Si ^aie about 3 miles to eastward of Abfeakum bridge ;
with ?L the aacsfory annals for carrying on the
hufire . r
TEE Works corfift of 8 wrought iren par.fr, from $
feet b/ 16, to 18 by as feel ; all lately set cp on a
ne^ p'an and , uw in blast, under cover of a house
100 fen.by 50;
A !a,gt Cut rn, calculated to bold water Efficient for
*1! the paos;
Two Pumps that go by water, for the purpose of pump,
mg the water bus the p@n„
A good S It S.^e. A I rge and convenient Dwelling
Hou e, with a Kitchen and two Bake-ovens adjoins
?iigi: ;
Good S ables and other Out-hcufes; together with the
unexpired term of up* ar U of two years on a lease of
the land whereupon the Works ft nd; ard the pri
vie<e of cutting W#ol, fuffrirnt for the works, at
the moderate pr ce of one bushel cf fait for go cords-
ALSO, A quantity of Hay and Wood, ready cut, two
Waggons and four Maries, wf h Gea^ro each ; se
veral ether Draft Horses, Houfhold an^a&chen bur*
ni'ure, "A
Phi adelphb, Nov. 18, 1780.
T O B,E S O,L D,
A near two story brick House,
And Lot of Ground,
Twenty-fix feet frint and eighty feet deep, situate in
Third Rre-t, near Southrilr-wt.
For Term: apply to Ashton Humphreys, Enquire,
in Front- 11 re+t, the corner cf Black hors, •alley.
The Field Officers and Captains,
belonging to the Penn,lvania Line, absent upon fur
lough, or otherwise, are hereby required to join their
refyeHive regiments, in the vicinity of MorriAown,
state of N,w Jersey, nn or before the eath of Decem
ber, ensuing; (except those of the stb) to the end,
that the Arrangement of the Infantry may be complet
ed, agreeable to an A& of Congress, puffed the 21st
ultimo.
Those Officers who do not comp'y with this order,
or ne^left feuding their determination in writing, to
the Commanding Officer of the DivTion, in camp, whe
ther the, will centinue in the service or retire from it,
on cr before the day atorefaid, will be precluded the
right of Priority which they would otherwise be enti
tled to.
ANTHONY WAYNE, B G.
Totowa Crmp, 15 h Nov, 1780.
MADE AND S O L D,
Wholesale and Retail,
JOHN BATE S,
Near Church-alley, in Third street,
TRYING-PANS of ail sizes, Dripping p-ns.&c. Till
' Wa fr t of ail forts; Aho, to be fold, Stoves, Stove
pipes, &?,
N B. The highest price will be given for old frying
pan Handles. Nov. 30, 1780.
Just Imported from France and Holland,
and to be SOLD, BY
Gerard William Beekman,
In Second-street, between Spruce and Walnut-ftietts,
ojpefite.the old governor's hot.fi,
A small -A ffortment of Dry Goods,
Ex ellent G;e?n and Bohea Teay-Alfo,
A corn pleat Aforemen t of China, table and tea-table
Setts,
Likewise, Common blue and white Cups and Saucers.
_#. ^—u.t..ne-rtti hi, mafrß-ntr—m_-r • t.—M= —ctec • frt^ra
10 BE SOLD,
A strong, healthy Negro Boy,
Ten ytacsoko he has had the fraall-p/x. For further
particulars enquire cf the Pr^n ert.
1 0 BE HA D, GENTEEL
Ready furnilhed Lodgings,
Suitable for a Imall Fam ly, agreeably ficuated. En-
Qvire 01 the Printers.
TO BE SO L D,
A Negroe Man, about Thirty
S VvQ y%^ ^ !rf "'-h o rmin~ ^H —,„tffy work.