The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-03-04 00:00:00, page 2

The Leander man of war, of 50 guns, captain Payne,
has had a terrible engagement with a 74 gun ship, un
der Span sh colours, on Sunday last, between this isl
and and Guadaloupe : —tin y fought one hour and 35
minutes, and parted under cloud of night. The Le
ander s said to have received feme damage in her mails
aid rigging, has 7 of her men killed, and is put into
Ecglhh harbour to refit.
From the ST. Chr "stopher Gazette.
BASSETERR E, Jan. 25.
On Thursday last arrived here, the ship Pilgrim,
captain Baxter, from Oflend; this vessel failed the
17th of December, and brings Enghfh papers as low
down as the 7th : by what we can coiled from them,
Mr Strachey had arrived from Paris express, with
the important intelligence of the treaty of peace being
concluded the 30th of November; t'e Queen Charlotte
had arrived express from India, with admiral Hughes's
dispatches, by which it appears, that he had had a fe
Cond engagement with M. Suffrein, which ended ex
a&ly as the firft di , namely, a drawn battle: tie
force on both sides was in the firft, 9 Fritilh to rz
French, and in the second, 11 British to twelve
French.
We have been just credibly informed, that after the
treaty of peace had been agred on by the different
ambassadors of t e be ligerent powers, the Rates ge
neral r+fufed to accede to it, which entirely broke off
the treaty ; so that it is next to a certainty that there
will be at least another campaign.
, Jan. 29 Yeflerday was sent in here by the Ameri
can piva'cer, folker and Surprise, the privateer
(chooser Lion, captain Gums, alias Fat, of 10 four
plunders sh belonged to Anguilla.
On Saturday last arrived t ere, the letter of marque
sh p General Knox, captain Fisher, from Philadelphia,
leaded with flour.
Arrived also, the American privateer ship Hunter,
from Salem, but lad from Martinique.—This ship,
in company with the Grand Turk privateer, was
chafed by 4 Rritifh line of battle fllips, and obliged to
threw her guns overboard.
Extract of a letter from Montserrat, dated Jan. 26.
" A Portuguese brig arrived here, this morning,
from Basseterre, Guadaloupe, and brings the follow
ing intelligence, that la Venus frigate had arrived the
23d ieflant, at Martinique from Cadiz, which left
count d'Eflaing 30 days after he had failed from Ca
diz, with from 52 (0 55 fail of the line, and from 20
to 30,000 troops; that the preliminaries of peace had
been signed at Paris, and America acknowledged in
dependent; buton account of some disagreement be
tween England and feme of rhe belligerent powers, in
consequence of some demands of the former, the pre
liminaries had been torn up, and the ambassadors or
dered to leave Paris immediately ; that the grenadiers
of the regiment of Armaniac arrived at Basseterre,
Guadaloupe ; they came out in the above frigate; they
were takenin the Ville de Paris. The Venus had been
detained several days at Cadiz, in order to bring the
news of a peace, but, on the contrary, brought out
orders for the war to be prosecuted with the utmost
vigour.—The frigate failed about the middle of De
cember."
The ship Nonfuch, captain Wells, of this port, is
fafe arrived at Nantz, from the Delaware.
Seven or eight armed barges, principally manned by
white and black refugees, are now cruising, in quest
of plunder, in our bay, and have taken several small
craft. Amongst other depredations, 3 party of these
desperadoes landed a few days ago, from the notorious
Joe Whaland's barge, and burnt the dwelling house
and other buildings of Mr. Benjamin Mackall, on
Patuxent, in Calvert county, whose loft is estimated
at 3,0001. -Since this exploit, Whaland has
been in chafe of his own father, who is arrived here,
and thinks himfelf fortunate in having escaped the hor
rid fangs of his graceless renegado (on
On Saturday last a poor man, belonging to Middle
River Neck, returning home from our market, unfor
tunately loft his life, in a small run, about 4 miles
from town.
SALE M, February 6.
A vessel from Halifax, with a quantity of frefh pro
vision on board, prize to a privateer belonging to this
port, was lately caffaway near Penobfcot, and the
prize-master and one other man drowned.
The mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer, last
Sunday evening, as observed by a gentleman in this
BALTIMORE, February IS.
BY the schooner Clio, captain Dathiel, arrived here
)on Thursday last, in 19 days from St. Christo
pher's, we have the following intelligence, viz.
Extras of a letter from St. Christopher's, dated
January 29, 1783.
“On the 26th instant, count Dillon received an
express from the governor of Guadaloupe, acquaint
ing him, that the Venus frigate had arrived there, and
announced the failing of count d'Eflaing, from Cadiz,
on tire 18th ult. for Martinique, with forty-five fail
of the line, and 300 transports, on board of which
were 15,000 troops.— The captain of the frigate also
reports, that all negotiations for a peace were at an
end.— If the news of the day fhouid prove true, (which
seems to carry conviction with it, as no peace messen
ger has yet made his appearance) business will again
tlourifh in this island."
" The talks of peace are now, in some measure, sub
fded; and though we have no later accounts from
England than tie Bth of December, at that time the
negotiations were flill going forward at Paris :—How
ever, our governor, count Dillon fays, they are since
broke off and that the count d'Eflaing is on his pas
sage to these islands with 52 fail of the line and 300
transports.—A (hurt time will difeover how true this
is/'
Extrad of another letter from St. Christopher's, dated
January 31, 1783.
From the Antigua Gazette.
St. J O H N's, January 22.
town, had defended to 10 degrees below 0, which
denoted a greater extreme of cold than has been known
here since 1773.
B O ST O N, Feb. 10.
Feb. 17. On Friday evening at ten o'clock depart
ed this life suddenly, captain George Vincent, in the
39th year of his age.
Yeftetday died at Cambridge, Jonathan Haßings,
efq, in toe 76th year of his age.
NEWPOR T, Feb. 15.
Tris morning arrived the privater schooner Ro
chambeau, capt. Red, from a cruise, and brought in
with him a valuable brig, mounting 10 fix pounders
an 25 men, l„den with rum, sugar, &c. from Jamaica
botrd to New-York. Captain Red fought her three
glasses, and then boarded her ; he had his failing ma
fier and one man wounded ; the brig had one man
killed and seven wounded.
[The above brig was lately the privateer lady
Gre re, from Connecticut river.]
TOWARDS this date's proportion of continental
tax for the year 1782, I have received, during the
month of January, of Joseph Clarke, esquire, general
treasurer, 1,8251. 4s. qd. equal to 6,084 dollars and
6 coppers.
GEO. OLNEY, receiver for Rhode Island.
Providence, iffFeb. 1783.
N E W-L O N D O N, Feb. 21.
Last Monday arrived here the Grip Fanny, capt.
Barker, in 28 days from St. 'Croix, and 21 from
Turk's Island. On the 6th inflant John Renton, of
Wethersfield, one of the hands, fell from her main
fhrouds and firiking his Lead on the gunwale killed
him instantly.
PRO VI D E N C E, Feb. 15.
Lad week a refugee boat from New-Voik, with
tight men on board, came up the bay ; the crew
landed at Hope Island, where they remained some /ays ;
they afterwards landed at Warwick Neck, and one
man was put ashore from her at Popufqnafh Point ;
but as they did not attempt to rob or piundr, the
boat got fafe out of the bay, though not without be
ing fufpea d, which perhaps haßened her departure.
It is this morning reported, rat the above boat has
retaken a brig laden with rum, prize to the privateer
Mode fly of this port.
On Monday the brig Comet, can ain P-rdon Shel
don , of this port, arrived in the r ver in 24 days from
Cape Francois
Sunday evening la@ arrived in the river, a brig
from Liverpool, taken on her passage 'or the ^eft-ln.
dies by captain Billings, in the letter of marque ship
Fortune, lately arr ved at Boflon from Amflerdam,
The brig has op board a large quantity of beef and
pork, 400 firkins of butter 350 boxes of candles, a
configurable quantity of dry goods, &c. The invoice
of her cargo amounts to about fix thousand pounds
fler ling.
NEW-HA V E N, February 20
We hear that the regiments on Long-Island, are
about leaving their winter quarters, and marching to
New-York.
H A R T F O R D, February ^.
" To his excellency the governor of the state of
Connecticut.
SI R, Philadelphia, January 10, 1783.
HfS majesty has b p en informed of the marks of joy,
which the Rate of Connecticut has ihewn on the oc
casion of the birth of the monfeignor the dauphin.
He viewed with a great deal of fatisfaHion the part
that the citizens of your state have taken in this hap
py event. The king orders me to teftify his sensibili
ty on this fubjeft, and at tie fame time charges me
to assure the citizens and inhabitants of the state of
Connecticut of his attention, and of the particular in
terest which he shall always take in their pro fperity.
I have the honour to be,
with refpeftful attachment,
your excelleny's
very obedient humble servant.
Le Chevalier de la LUZERNE."
F I S HK IL L, February 27.
On the 20th instant. a detachment of the 2d regiment
of dragoons, under the command of lieutenants Rhea
and Hawley, added to captain Brewster's command of
boatmen, boarded and took one of the enemy's priva
teers in the Sound, mounting eleven carriage guns and
four swivels, 25 Band of arms, and navigated by 21
men. Her captain was killed, it is said his name was
Johnson, late of New Haven ; several of the prisoners
are wounded ; not a man of the detachment was hurt.
It was an a'Fttir exceeding well conducted.
We are informed by a perlon from the lines, that
there was a hot press in New-York, last week.
*** PROVOKED at the insolence of the infignifi
cant Tory Printers in New York, who have the impu
dence to use the term REBEL in their papers, in coo
tradiaioo to the declaration of their king, in his late
speech to the contrary; a number of determined
WHIGS have agreed, that fhouid that term, or any
other reproachful word, be farther used, after the firfl
of MARCH next, in any of their papers, that Printer,
or Printers, shall have THEIR ears cropt, if
found io any of the Thirteen United States of Ameri
ca after the war. This public intimation is given
them, to prevent their further abuse of words, and
to save their ears, fhouid any of them presume
to tarry in that country, and amongst those people,
who have been the objects of their repeated (curillity
and abuse.
S. HEYDEN, captain, Commanding
the King's Rangers.
EDWARD MAINWARING, captain
King's Rangers.
JOHN THROCKMORTON, lieute-
Dant, King's Rangerfo
JOHN ROjIN3, ensign. King's Ran
gers
JOSEPH BEERS, ensign, King's Ran
gers,
ALEXANDER SMYTH, adjutant,
King's Rangers
L''W|S DAVIS, surgeon, King's
Rangers.
Island St. John, Gulf of St. Lawrence,
November 30, 178%
Feb. 26. L'Aimable Catichette, captain Stephem
Patie, from Guadalou^, for Virginia, prize to his
majefly's fllips Amphion and Cyclops, ran oa shore
last Friday night, back of Staten Island, and on Sun
d y vessels w r e sent down to endeavour to get her off.
About eight o'clock in the evening five of the enemy's
whale boats attacked the vessel; a gun-tioat belong
ing to the Keppel armed brig opposed them with great
Spirit, but being over-powered by numbers, was com
pelled to furrecder, after a lorig and very gallant
con,id. Two pettiavgers were also taken at the fame
time.
Extract of a letter from Basseterre, Guadaloupe, to a
gentleman at Baltimore, in Maryland, dated Jan. 27,
found on board L'Aimable Catichette, prize to his
majefly's ship Cyclops.
" We are waiting every moment the arrival of
monf d'Eflaing, wih 56 ®ips of the line, and 30,000
m^n, to be commanded by don Galvez, the baron de
Viomenil and the marquis de la Fayette. All the forces
failed from Cadiz for the Weft-Indies, the 18th or 20th
of last morph.''
Bxirad of another letter dated the 28th.
" This moment a frigate arrived from France, which
informs us of the departure of monf. le comte d'Es
taing for these sea, with a squadron of 56 fail of the
line from Cadiz, having under his convoy an army of
30,000 men, commanded by don Galvez, (the Spanish
general) the baron de Viomenil, and the marquis de la
Fayette; this formidable expedition is designed against
Jamaica, but will make a f-int in this vicinity to en
deavour to catch some of the 15 fail of the enemy's
vessels, who are very troublesome here. The propped
of peace, with which we have flattered ourselves these
two months pa ft, is now entirely at an end."
Saturday morning was sent in by his mafefty's
ships Amphion and Cyclops, a large French ship of
16 guns, callel thr Lamblafet : and the brig Charm
ing Betsey, from Guadaloupe for Virginia, with rum,
sugar, coffee, &c.
The Ronetta sent in the fame day the brig Fanny,
captain Tryon, from Turk's Island for Philadelphia,
with fait, &c.
Thefame day wa^ brought in, taken by some oyfler
men at Blue-pomr, the sloop Dolphin, captain Scranton,
of 6 guns and 20 men from Boflon.
On Sunday was sent in here by three whale
boats, a small sloop called the Via o ry, loaded with
wheat.
Also arrived the fliip Diana, of 18 guns, from Berios
bound for Philadelphia, captured by the tender of his
majefly's ship Chatham.
RUMOURS of the DAV.
Last Monday it was asserted, by persons lately front
the founward, that two, or three (some accounts fay
fix) French line of battle fllips, were feea by the British
N ^ W-V O R K, February ig<
To those Loyal Refugees who either have already lelt,
or who hereafter may leave their refpedive coun
tries io search of other habitations.
WE the fubferib rs, (your countrymen and fellow,
fufferers) hearing that several families have already
arrived in Nova S otia from New-York, and that ma
ny others intend coming to some of these northern Co
lonies next fpring,—think it our duty to point out
this island to you, as the most eligible country for
you to repair to, of any we know between this and
New-Jersey. The foil is good, it is well wooded, and
free from rocks. The climate so good, that fevers and
agues are unknown. Water every where excellent.
The harbours spacious, numerous and fafe. The ri
vers, bays, lakes and coasts abound with a great va
riet) of ihell, and almost all other forts of fifli, and
good of their kinds.—The government is mild. But
very few taxes: these very light, and raised solely for
the benefit of the island. There is room for tens of
thoufand 0 , and lands in the fineft situations, on har
bours, navigable rivers and bays, to be had exceed*
ingly reasonable. Cattle are plenty—witness the
droves which have been this year taken to Halifax
market. Before we came here, we were told, as per
haps you may be, the worst things possible of the
country; such as, that the people were starving; we
fhouid get nothing to eat, and fhouid ourselves be
eaten up by infefts, and much more, equally ground
less ; for we have found the reverse too true; there
fore, do not attend to fach reports but come and fee,
and depend on the evidence of your own senses. You
will not imagine us to be interefled in the advice we
here give you, or in the character of the place, as we
may be ordered away to-morrow; be assured of the
contrary, what we have said is intended purely for
your good. And if you attend to it, ne shall here
after receive your thanks.
In the mean time believe us sincerely your friends,
&c.
The polacre Joseph left Cadiz the 24th of December,
but brought us ir telligence that comte d'Eflaing was
net prepared to fail at that time, from which circum
stance, and the name of the frigate, with the time of
her leaving France, being omitted in the last of the
two following letters, there is reason to believe that the
information they contain is not found'd in truth: we,
however, have inferred them for the perusal and better
judgment of our readers.