Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-01-09 00:00:00, page 2

hti^CATHERI^, Ca„ainE.iß^Orrive4
Ere from London, ice have the following Intel
ligence.
CADI /, OC^er 1,
ran H E orders which the intendants of the
{ office of health had received to cati'c ail
(bps coming from the Baltic Sea, and especially
fr >m the c)dh of Refit, to perform quarantine,
five bco lardy .e% d< dby theCourt. In con
-1 ouence of which, five orfx Dutch. Hambourg,
and D:ifh fhipE wh ch were in the Bay, arenow
admitted to trade without restraint.
Be'"? CT, Oil. It. A courier arrive I here
this morning fro n Calin, with a confirmation of
the news of Pugatcheff's being taken and Secured
at Yaick<
A detachment of the horse guards set out this
day on their march to Moscow; and every thing
is arranged for the march of the foot guards, which
will take place in the course of this and the next
month.
Vienna, Oft.\fr The translation of a letter is
handed about here, which, they fay, was sent by
the late G rand Vizir to Count R omanzow, in which
the former fays, " That he never could serve
mankind, in his life, better than at the prefect
occasion ; and that he, in order to avoid the
fhameful homicide, rather would conclude the
peace at any rate, let the consequence be ever so
l?ad, before be would any longer lee so many
thousands of men cutting each others throats on
account of an ambitious woman."
Rome, OR. /$. We learn from Madrid, that
the differences arisen between Spain and Portu
gal bare been accommodated by the fefion which
the latter has made to Spain of the island of St.
Saveur.
Leghorn, Oil. 19. They write from Marseilles,
that on account of the bankruptcies which have
happened for some time past, no person will re
c ive paper, and no traffic is carried qn but in ready
money.
The owners of two English ffiips, laden with
wrought and raw silks, coral, &c. have paid tothe
insurers an advanced price, on account of the re
port whi^h prevails of a rupture between England
aI the Regency of Algiers.
ifarfaw, Off. 22. We learn from Coriftantino
pG, that on the firft inst. another and more dan
gerous inftrnreXion happened among the people,
which g r eatly al rmed the whole Divan, and the
Sohan himfelf found it necessary to withdraw for
some time. The Mufti and the Janissaries endea
voured to appease them in vain; they insisted on
having the heads of all the members of the Divan
that ratified so scandalous a peace, but at lad they
were fatisfied with the heads of Niffangi Refmi,
Ibrahim Minuibi, and some others, who we r e
known to be of the council of the late Grand
Vizir.
It is reported that the famous Pulawfti was
publickly executed lately by the mob at Con
stantinople.
Lowr Elbe, 07. 2fr The high terms in which
the PoGh republic speaks against the KingofPruf-
1 1, fioce the return of Count Braniky from Pe
terFurgh, is something very unexpected to that
Monarch. Every motion of the Prussian Mini
fir at Warsaw is opposed and rejected; and when
he hiked leave for 600 Hussars to pals through
Poland in order to escort a number of horses pur
chased in Wallachia, he received for answer, that
20 or ip men would serve for that purpose: and
even that number they would not admit of with
out they were commanded By Polish officers.
Webkewife hear that Count Braniky hasbrought
very agreeable intelligence from Peterfburgh to
the Dantzickers; and, in short, it seems that
the Polish Count has found means to change the
whole fydem of the Ruffian cabinet, which may
be eafly believed, as he had so many private au
diences.
It is reported here that their Royal HighnefTes
the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland will pay
a visit to their Royal Sifter in the course of the
enduing winter.
Gofort, Oil. 29. Yesterday was compleated an
extensive stone quay (for the American trade, &c.)
at which mips of any burden can lay afloat and
dheharge their cargoes, at any time of the tide;
it is said to be the largest and most commodious
private property of any in the channel, and be
longs to Mr. Erasmus Carver, merchant, the ex
te Rlvenefs of whose maritime connexions are of
ft; h benefit to this place, that his success in the
present expensive improvement is the general wish
o'the inhabitants.
Bristol, Nov. 3. The following are the im
ports of grain from America into this port from
Aug. ift. 1773, to Aug. 8, 1774, inclusive, viz.
102388 bushels of wheat ; 31682 ditto of Indian
corn; 22646 ditto of barley; 15432 dito oats;
14720 barrels of flour; and 2000 bushels of
be^ns ; besides many thousand bushels of wheat
which have arrived since.
At the final close of the poll this afternoon at
three o'clock, for representatives for this city,
the numbers were, for
Cruger .Burke Brickdale Clare
3565 2707^ # 2456 283
Mr. Cruger's majority over Mr. Brickdale is
1109 —and Mr. Burke's majority over Mr.
Brickdale is 251.
Notwithstanding the poll has continued so long,
and the contest Jias been so smart between Mr.
Brickdale's and Mr. Burk's friends; there never
was a contested eleXion carried on here with less
disturbance; . and it is very remarkable that Mr.
Cruger has had a much larger number voted for
him, than any candidate ever had before in this
city; .though when he firft declared himfelf, seve
ral persons said he never would get five hundred
men to vote for him.— And the Majority that
Mr. Burke has got over Mr. Brickdale, is very
extraordinary, when it is considered that he was
not declared till the second day of the poll, and
that Mr. Brickdale's friends exerted every nerve
in the opr fition.—Upon the whole, it serves to
^ew, that the popular voice is worth the attention
of every person who would wish to be a member
tor this city ; and that there still remains in the
decors of Bristol that virtue that is not to be
influenced by any specious pretences whatever ;
and that will be biased by nothing but the good of
their country.
LONDO N, 00^27.
We are informed that Mr. Wilkes, firice his
being chosen Lord Mayor, sent a very polite
message to Mrs. Wilkes, desiring her to honour
him as Lady Mayoress, which Ihe declined, giv
ing as a reason, as (he had lived a retired life so
long, it would be disagreeable to her to appear
in so public a ftatidn, bht added, as her daugh
ter was perfectly qualified to shine in an exalted
sphere, the begged that die might supply her
place.
Oct. 29. On account of the distemper raging
among the cattle in France, a proclamation ap
pears in this day's Gazette, prohibiting the im
portation of cattle, hides, hay, straw, &c. &c.
from any of the coasts of France.
We hear that the Chancellor of France has had
his head struck off by command of the King, for
speaking difrefpeXful words against the Queen's
honour.
On Thursday Elizabeth Grieve, commonly
called the Hon. M,s. Grieve, was tried at Hick's
Hall for defrauding divers persons of several sums
of money under pretence of procuring them places
under government, and sentenced to be transport
ed for seven years. This is the woman who a
year ago rendered herfelf so famous at Bow
ftreet, having pretended to be the friend of the
prime Minister, cousin to the Duke of Grafton,
and to have various other connexions of the firft
rank. She produced a letter from Mr. C. F.
which made a great laugh in court.
Nov. 1. Letters from Ratifbon by yesterday's
mail, fay, a courier had passed through that city,
who said he was going express to Vienna, with
the account of the death of a crowned head but
did not fay who.
At the court of Aldermen held this day, Mr.
Trecothick begged leave to resign his gown, which
was accepted by the court. Immediately after
wards the late Mr. Sheriff Lee and Mr. Nathaniel
Newnham, Esq; of Botolph-lane, declared them
selves candidates, and soon afterwards set out on
their canvass.
Nov. 3. His Majesty has appointed Stephen
Kemble, Esq; to be Deputy Adjutant-General
for North-America, with the rank of Major in
the army, in the room of Richard Maitland, Esq;
deceased.
A courier from Walachia brings advice, that
the whole of the Ruffian army is now returned on
this fide the Danube. The mails also intimate,
that an exchange of embassies has taken place be
tween the Empress of Russia and the Grand Sig
nior, Prince Repnin is appointed on the part of
the former, and a Muffelman of high diftinXion
on the part of the latter.
The courts of Spain and Portugal are buffed in
adjusting, with precision, the limits of the Bra
zils and the extent of the Gfhery on the coast of
Algarve. At Lisbon two men of war are fitting
out, destined, as is supposed, for Rio de Janeiro,
whither warlike stores and troops ate to be trans
ported from St. Miguel and Tercera with all pos
sible expedition.
At the last Board of Admiralty, orders were
sent to the putfers of several men of war, at
Portsmouth and Plymouth, to take on board pro
vjfions for fix months. It is said they are defined
for the Mediterranean.
For many years past the scarcity of grain in
Sweden has been excessive. At present, by the
attention of their King, all forts of grain are in
such great abundance, that notwithstanding the
considerable exportation now making to Holland,
the opposite extreme is dreaded, and that the too
low price will be prejudicial to the farmers: Corn
becomes cheaper every day; and for this reason
the cultivators are desirous that the government
should take some measures that what contributes
to the welfare of their fellow-citizens may not
become a loss to a class of people so valuable in
all nations.
Extraft of a Letter from St. Omer's, 09. 23.
" Smuggling between France and North-Ame
rica goes on apace at present. All the manufac
turers at Lyons, Nyme, and Nantz, work night
and day to load American ships. This you may
depend on as real truths. A French Officer of
my particular acquainsance, just come hither f with
his regiment from Brest and Port I'Orient, assures
me that French India goods rose 20 per cent, in
one day at Port I'Orient, by the arrival of some
American ships in that port.
Nov. 4. Orders were sent off to Ireland on
Tuesday night for all ships of war now lying in
Cork harbour, which are Gt for service, to be
manned, and put in readiness to fail on the short
est notice.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor eleX, accompanied
by the Aldermen Crosby, Lewes, and Hayley,
and the two Sheriffs, set out at one o'clock from
Guildhall, to attend the Lord Chancellor at his
house in Great Russell-street, Bloomfbury, to be
presented to his Lordship for his approbation.
The Lord Mayor eleX arrived at the Lord Chan
cellor's house at a quarter past two, and after
waiting some little time was presented by the Re
corder to the Lord Chancellor, who declared
" His Majesty approved of him."
We are informed that the Lord Mayor eleX's
private coach and chariot cost two thousand
pounds, which his brother.in-law, Mr. Hayley,
made him a present of.
It is confidently averted, that afcheme is in
agitation for putting a final flop to the exportation
of corn from any of the ports of North-America
to France, Spain, Portugal, or any part of the
African coast.
As a certain Right Honourable Lord, who is
in the Irish lift of Irish Barons, was lately a Loot
ing about the environs of his house in the country,
observing a gentlemen of the neighbourhood in the
field, hastily and insolently accosted him with a
“ D—n you, Sir, if ever I fee you here again,
I'll fend you to Hell."—To which the gentleman,
with great coolness, instantly made this laconic
“ Prince Dolgorucki has advanced with his
army to Perecop, where he will stay till the en
tire evacuation of Cafta, and where, you know,
the fleet and Turkish troops entered with his con
sent. The, are almost all gone from thence alrea
dy, except the retinues of the Captain Bafhaw
and the Serafkier, who commands the land forces.
These officers have besides sent to acquaint Prince
Dolgorufki that they will leave the place as soon
as possible.
" If a private letter received from Italy may
be credited, the person who poisoned the late
Pope, is difeovered to be one who was highly, in
his Holiness's good graces; and whom the Jesuits
found means to bribe, to execute their horrid de
signs."
Extrafl of a letter from Gibraltar, Oft. 10.
“ An engagement has just happened off Oran,
between a Spanish man of war of forty guns, a
frigate of thirty, and a squadron of Algerine
Corsairs, confiding of one ship of thirty two guns,
two xebecques of twenty-four guns, and four
from eighteen guns to twelve. The Spanish ships
were bound for Barcelona, and having their ports
hauled close, were mistaken by the Corsairs for
two merchant men, and in consequence of the
mistake they gave chace, and fired several guns
at the Spaniards before they difeovered them
selves, when two of the smaller xebecques were
soon funk by broadsides from the Spaniards; the
large ship maintained the fight for some time,
but was at last taken, and the others made their
escape."
They write from Vienna, that io the college
of the late Jesuits (which is rebuilding for the
war-office) a small arched cave was difeovered
deep underground, in which a human body was
chained between four iron posts; and by several
circumstances it appears to have been a person of
high rank, who was suddenly miffed at Courttwen
ty years ago. Such being the conduX of these
wretches, it is to the immortal fame of Clement the
fourteenth, the abolishing that order, and getting
rid of these monfeers.
Nov. 7. The Bishop of Norwich attended at
the levee on Friday at St. James's, for the firft
ti ne this year, and afterwards had a private au
dience with his Majesty.
Some advices were received on Thursday night
at Lord Dartmouth's office from Liverpool, said
to be brought by the Goodwill, Capt. Dickifon,
from Philadelphia, the contents of which are kept
very secret.
A certain gloomy jealousy and diftruff now
reigns in the French court, which, a correspond
ent assures us, isa very favourable event to the
peace and happiness of Great-Britain.
The code of laws which is now making bv the
Crown Lawyers at Versailles, by order of the
French King, are to be comprised in 60 fleets of
parchment only.—ln England the title deeds of
an estate are often as much as that.
They write from Hamburgh, that almost all
the trading Jews of any consequence have left the
Polish dominions, and gone to fettle in Russia,
where they have great encouragement given them
by the Empress.
and fcnificant reply: " If you do, my Lord, I'll
tell your Father what a Foot he has left behind
him."
By the laws of this country, ifa man owes tol.
he is arrested and left perhaps to linger out a mi
serable existence in a loathsome gaol ; if he owes
io,oecl. though obtained by the vilest aXs, he
can play with his creditors till it suits him to be
come a bankrupt, and then, after delivering up
his nominal all, he begins the world again a bet
ter man than at his firft outset. t%at pit, the
dfriFitior ofjuface is jo unequal in d free country !
In France a man, though he owes ever so much,
is secure, provided he keeps in his own house, as
no writ but one from the crown for a misdemeanor
can touch him ; by which means, if he intends
honeftiv, he has it in his power in a fliort time, to
fettle his affairs to his credit and the fatisfaXion
of his friends: in England, where the fubjeXs
boafl of their houles being their castles, a resolute
bailiff, or an unworthy pettifogger, will enter by
force, and carry the mafrer into the most abje&
slavery. Ob, Engffoment ,e gape at a gnat, and
yet faalltv a camel!
It is a common remark, that a gaol pays no
debts; and it may be added, fays our correspon
dent, it never mends manners. A man goes in
an honest man, though unfortunate, but comes
out a confirmed villain ; commences a swindler,
and at last is transported, perhaps for doing such
things which his honest heart would before have
shuddered at. // ver c good plea in fa,port of the
illegal prafice of imprijenment for debt.
Nov. s. Yefterday there was a levee at St. James's,
at which the Earl of Suffolk, Lord North, and
the principal officers of f ate, &c. were present.
After the Levee was up Mr. George Pitt had a
conferrence with his Majesty; and iris said the
above gentleman will in a short time set out for
Spain in a public capacity.
Yesterday the two Sheriffs of the city of Lon
don waited on the Secretaries of State, at their
Office in Cleveland Row, St. James's, with an
invitation from the Lord Mayor eleX, for their
company to dinner, on Wedoefday next, at Guild
hall.
A letter from Paris fayt, the precautions which
are now taking for the fafety of the King's person
occasion many conjeXures.
Orders are sent to the searchers of all the cut
ports, to prevent the exportation of live cattle to
the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Scilly, and Al
derney, except such as are for the garrison, or on
government account.
Extraß of a letter from the Hague, Oft. 28.
“ Prince Galitzin, the Ruffian Minister here,
has just received the following letter from Peterf
burgh, dated OX. 7, 1774.
“ Hitherto thetreaty of peace concluded with
the Ottoman Porte, is executed by both parties,
with the utmost precision. Count Romanzow
has sent Colonel Peterson to Constantinople as
Charge de Affaires from our Court, in order to
render the correspondence between him and the
Grand Vizir less tedious.
Sir Merrick Turret, Ltel / chosen menfe r ;>r
Hazelmire, we are informed is dead, and Sir
Joseph Mawbey designs to offer himfelf in bis
room.l
We he^r, that when it was under consideration
in the cabinet, whether John Wilkes, Esq ; should
be approved of as Lord Mayor by the Chancellor?
A member observed ,“ It was much better to per
mit him to be Lord Mayor for one year, than King
of the city for life."
They write from Dublin, that very large or
ders have been lately received there for the ex
portation of butter and salt provisions to Holland
and France.
Extract of a letter from Confanti nop!e, Sept, 27.
<4 «The Chevaiier Tott has presented a plan to
the Divan, to render the Ottoman Porte as fiou
rilhing as any of the Christian states in Europe;
which could easily be acquired, by granting a free
toleration and exercise of all religions, and allow
ing them an equal civil right with the Mahome
tans. He proves in his memorial, that all the
flourifhing states in Europe, Holland and Eng
land in particular, owe all their prosperity to the
policy of granting a liberty of civil and religious
confeience. He sets forth, that by instituting
such a law in so extensive an empire as the Otto
man, he would engage his life, that in the course
of three years, above 100,000 Christian fubjeXs,
in order to fbake off the yoke of their refpeXive
tyrannical Sovereigns, would emigrate to Turkey;
the consequence of which would be, that all arts,
sciences, commerce, navigation, and art of war,
will arrive to the fame degree in the Ottoman
empire as in any ofthe Christian fates. The Che
valier projeXed to the Divan likewise, that as a
check for Russia, the best policy would be to grant
a free navigation in the Black Sea to all other
nations, in the fame manner as it is granted to
Russia by the late treaty of peace: and as we are
informed by good authority, both the above pro
posals are under a serious consideration at the Di
van; and as the present Grand Mufti is more po
litic than religious, there are great hopes that the
Chevalier's projeX will pafe for a law. which will
cause a great civilization in the vast Ottoman do
minions.
“ Although the terms of peace seem to be
friXly adhered to, it is supposed that it will not'
be of very long duration ; and our politicians call
the present peace a third armistice between the
Porte and Rmiia.
“ Within the course of this month, the Grand
Mufti has appeared two or three times every day
in public among the greatest mobs, telling them,
that it is in the highest degree unjust for them to
murmur against government about the disadvan
tageous peace, as it was merely owing to the
cowardice oftbe army, which deferred, and left
the standard of the holy prophet defencelefs ; so
that the irritated prophet will certainly punish the
nation with fire and pestilence, in case they do
not soon prepare for penitence, and submit to go
vernment; which Rep has appeased the mob, and
every thing is in perfeX tranquility at present."
Nov. 9. On Saturday night there was a private
meeting of several of the Privy Council, at a cer
tain house near St. James's, on important affairs ;
there were present Lord North, Lord Bute, and
Lord Mansfield, but nothing relative thereto has
yet transpired.
Orders are given for a true Rate of the fortifi
cations and cables, in the principality of W^rs,
to be laid before the Board of Ordinance, by the
Engineer who surveyed them last Summer, in
order to make an estimate of the expenses of their
repair, which is to be laid before both Houses,
in the course of the ensuing fellions.
Some persons lately returned from Germany,
fay, that in the Prussian dominions, no usurer,
Christian, or Jew, is now allowed more than fix
per cent, for money lent on Vendor note; ad
if on pledges, not more than five per cent, under
very severe penalties.
The following is handed about as the genuine
speech of one of the newly eleXed members for
C—tle R gto his constituents, at the close
ofthe poll.
“ Thanke kindly, Gemmer, for this favour;
and though from an uniform attendance heretofore
in the service of the public, I find myfelf inexperi
enced in the bufnefs of the neuv house lam going to,
yet I trust, as I carry so good a difeharge from
you, I Ihall be every day coming up in its laws
and customs. Thus much T pledge myfelf to
you, that as I fiall ever think it my duty to wait
upon you on all occasions, so I shall not buffer a
Jingle bill to be brought in without my infpeXion."
Notwithstanding the price of corn has been
raised within these few days, in most of the mar
kets in and round London, yet there is such
quantities of grain arriving every week in the
River, that there are fcafle warehouses enough
to Row it in.
It is said thatthe two Roval Dukes, Glouce'rr
and Cumberland, will attend the House of E^ A
at the meeting of Parliament, and vote with the
true friends of this country, to repeal the detefed
American aXs.
Several ibuftrious and patriotic persons have al
ready declared their intention to become members
ofthe constitutional club to be established at the
meetingof the Parliament ; and the two Roval
Dukes will teftify not only an attachment to the
liberties and profperitv of their native land, but
likewise a due sense ofgratitude, by appearing at
the head of a liftof names, to which the H<ufe
of Hanover is indebted for the Crown of thee
Realms.
It is laid that General Murray will be fliortlv
appointed Governor of Minorca.
Monday morning font? advices were received
at Lord Dartmouth's office from the Hen. Robert
Walpole, his Majeftv's Ambassador at the Court
of Lisbon, which will be hid before the Privy
Council appointed to meet this day.
Monday morning his Majedy' ftip Mar'bo-^
rough, Capt. Hood, failed out ot Portsmouth har
bour to Spithead; and on Saturday I df the Mag
nificent, of 74 guns, ar.i Ihenix of 44 guns,
came out of dock after having a the,rough repair.
The Phoenix is expected to be ordered to le 4 .