Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-02-26 00:00:00, page 2

LONDON, ^^ r 24.
r 'pJ E Chevalier d'Eon is now expected to
fl leave England every hour to return to the
French court ; immediately on which, some most
exiraoid narv anecdotes relative to the two Pow
ers vol come out, to the altmlhmeat of all Eu
rope.
The taking Hanoverian troops intoEngliih pay,
and employing them within the Eogliih domunons,
w<s deemed 10-high an mailt upon the English ar
my, that the Mincers in King George the Fit if
and tecoad's reign never would attempt it. Wh?n
Heflins were brought into England, Lord fem
ple, Lord Chatham, and others, gained iinmoitil
honour by driving them out :—nay, the Engilh
trooos were io averse to Hanoverians, that they
would no: furler them even in Flanders.
Oar Ministry are alarmed, aud with great rea
son, at the late change in thewar department in
France. The Count de St. Germain, who is now
the Miniiler, is a soldier, and poffclßs, besides be
sides being an able ftdtefman. considerable military
talents. It was by his advice that the Marshal
Duc de Ricliheu pent up the late Duke of Cum
berland lad war, and reduced him to the conven
tion of Cloßer-fevcn, There seems to be little
doubt then, that this able lUtefman who is so ac
curate a judge 'of national events, and who has
through lift Io fortunately availed himfelfof them,
will net be an idle looker on at < ur quarrels with
America; but the moment he hods the balance
of victory likely to declare for them, will strike
Such a stroke, as from the prelent pacified decla-
r VIOLS of our cabinet they are not at all prepared
Wedo/day several more large lhips were con
trasted for by agency, for the tranfoort fervtee,
which a:- to go co Ireland to take in protfifions
there for the u'e of the? fiddlers in Boßon.
Extra'? of a better from PorfmouQ Nov. 22.
" Sai'H the Triton man of war, Ludwidge,
for Halifax, with (tipwiighrt. See.
“ .A fee days ago Boccl. hr foreign Specie, was
Seized by information, on board the Boreas man
of vai at Spithead, by an officer of the customs,
conduced to a gentleman in Bolton,"
HOUSE of COMMONS, November 2,
The Speaker did not take the Chair till half af
ter th-ee; after the common bufinels was over the
minißry proposed that the agent for the province
of Nova-Scotia should be examined at the bar,
Opon the petition from that province, in order to
found a motion upon it. This was violently op
poled by the minority, under the assertion that the
petition was not authenticated, and the examinati
on could not be Satisfactory without counter o^es.
Mr. Buike and Charles Fox were the ftrongett
spoolers in this previous debate, and it was expell
ed to Lift so long, that no time would be left for
the examination without a very late night. The
gallery locked according to cuftorn.
Dec. 6. Ybn the order of the day was read
yesterday in the House of Commons, for going in
to a committee of the whole House on the bill for
prohibiting all trade and intercourse with the co
lonies in rebedion, &c. A member (Mr. Demp
fter we believe) moved, that it be an inftruA on
given by the House, before the Speaker leaves the
Chair, to the said committee to accept certain
cldufes by way of amendment, and to divide the
bill into d.dia& parts, or to make two bills out of
one in its prefers t nr. Debates arose upon this
propohtio 1, which it seems is called by some gen
ileuxo a method or frittering away a bill ; and
administration net being disposed to fubrait to this
Operation on their favourite child, a division fol
lowed arabout live o'clock, and the numbers were,
against the m)tion, 75; for it, 34.
Lord North, it is laid, in order to abate the ri
gor of this ad, so far as it repeats the seizing the
fliips or the im?ricaris, or any flips trading to or
from their p.rts, laid that provision was made in
the 70th civile, page 23, for giving them time to
hvoid i, by a proper return tn their alie Luce;
but if that was, not thought fufficient, gentlemen
plight propoL inch other provisions as they judg
ed ironer, to come in under that cLufe.
We tlvfef>^ think it pfope r to lav the elaufe
before the public is it now stands, that the friends
of America may now have an opportunity to exert
ihemfcives, to procure the.filling up the blanks
with such di 1 ant dates as may give them all pof
hb:e time to relfft on the part they are to aft.
" Ind be it farther enacted by the authority
afore did, to it this iff, so far as th« l^me relates
to the capture and frfeiture of flips and vessels
Le'onging to the inhabitants of the above-menti
oned 'monies, Shall commence and be in force front
and alter the and lo hr as the fame
relates to the capture and forfeiture of ail. f hips and
vii'fels that th hi be found gig in, or at any of
the laid colonies, or bound and trading from any
port or place in the feme, fem and after the
, and fliall continue to be in
force so long as any of the said colonies shall ic
maio in a stare of disobedience and rebellion."
'fAe blanks are propoled to be filled up with
the c^tes of March 1, and April 1; and all the
indulgence kkely to be procured will be a pro
longation of time before the leisures are to take
place.
Letters from Lißbn, by Monday's mail, bring
advice,that on ihe-i^th; )fth aid' 18th ult. ,eie
were such violent 'term's,of wind, that med of the
ihips in rhe harbour were,driven from their moot
ings, and be running fouioi each other received
damage b, hin the r malts and hulls, and several
of them left their bow-forns; t; at a Poftuguefe
loan of war was IoR at the mouth ofthe Tagus,
and all the crew drowned ; and that the flopping
th the quad fufoed greatly,
W O It C E S T E L, Februang.
An chicdr horn Quebec informs us, that he
saw Mjw Mrggs (who came cut on his parole
to carry in the pi. Toners baggage) pho told
him ifL cur m,n were all.well treated ; that the
IN & dicers were lodged in the cathedral and
fc Glditrs in dwelling holies in the city ; that
Vicy were permitted to walk about and take the
ar, md a ftiiw bed and throb blankets allowed 1
19 every twumen, and pc..er or wine given them ;
H ARTFO R D, February 19.
Sickness in the family of the Printers at Cam
bridge, prevented the usual publication of the Es
sex Gazette, so that we are unable to give our
readers a particular account of the heroic deeds
of a body of the ministerial gentry, last week
at Dorchester. All we can fay is, that a party
of about 5.00 landed on Dorchester Point, on
Tuesday night, and drove off our whole garri
son, which confined of about 40 men—set a
number of houses on fire—took an old gentleman
who had long been an inhabitant of the place,
with two small children prisoners, and then made
off with the utmost precipitation!
N E W-Y O R K, February 22.
The Governor of Nova Scoria has issued a
Proclamation, publiffiing MARTIAL LAW
in that colony.
We are informed that the Continental Congress
have ordered General Lee to take the command
of the forces in Canada, and that General Schuyler
is to succeed in the command in this ci y.
Wednesday last his Excellency our governor
was pleased to appoint Whitehead Hicks, Esq;
one of the judges of the Supreme court of this
province.
Mr. Hicks having at the fame time surrender
ed the office of Mayor of this city, his Excel
lency was pleased to appoint David Matthews,
Esq; to that office; and last Friday they were
both qualified to aft in their refpeftive Rations.
His Majesty's ship the Phcenix, of 40 guns,
Capt. Parker, failed for Sandy HBok last Satur
day morning; and about two o'clock the fame
day Capt. V^pdeput, in the Alia of 64 guns, got
under fail, in company with the ship Dutchefs
of Gordon, a ship loaded with salt, and two
sloops, (the throe latter lately seized by the men
of war) but it being half flood the Asia got
aground off White hall, and did Mat float till near
high water. —She now lies in our Bay, with the
Dutchefs and her pirated prizes.
We hear from Elizabeth-Town, in New Jer
sey, that on Monday the izh imt intelligence
arriving in that town, about eleven o'clock at
night, that the man Ls war, transports agd tend
er, which fell down the day before from the bar
bour of New-Yotk to the Watering-plate, with
two hundred marines-on boat'd, intended to-com^
mit depredations on Staten -ifl^d, ^ftl furndh
themselves with live fl.g ; Gen. ' DiUfa" on or
dered three hundred of the mifr&jo match forth
with to prevent the intended robbe^y^ ^d hav
ing dispatched the n©csi&ny orders, and/a party
to reconnoitre the south fide of the iflard, and to
procure all pebble intelligence of the motions of
the enemy, marched himfelf about three in the
morning. The several detachments met at Ward‘s,
in fight of the light-house, and were there joined
by a company.of fight horse, under the command
of Capt. Blanchard, but learning that the fleet
had left the Hock the day before, the greater
part of the troops, frill on their inarch, were or
dered back, abefa proper number directed to guard
the coast, under the command of Col. Thomas,
(left the departure of the enemy might prove a
feint) to give indane notice oftheir return.
PHIL ADELPHI A, February 26.
Extras of a letter from Ne^-Tork, dated February
2%, 1776<
" A letter from St. Euftatia, to a Gentleman
here, dated Jan. 27, 1776, brings the following
information. ——"We have had tome late arrivals
from:Fngland, by which we learn, that a Bill for
fending foreign troops to America had been thrown
out by both Houles-Aha another for Seizing Ame
rican vessels (it was thought) would mare,the fame
fate: However, there is one puffed for indemni
fying Captains of King's ships for what they have
done or may do.— The papers fay there are 36
Cornmiffioners going to America, to treat wuh
each province Kpar&tely for conciliator y metres 1
In the 'interim, e;cryvc& b^cds fy.xist.'^a
N E W-L ONDO N, February 16.
Last Sunday near sun-set, Capt. Walkice landed
a number of men out of his fleet, on Point Judah ;
took from thence Seven loads ofhay, a number of
Sheep, and two cows.
By Capt. Arthur from Guadaloupe, we learn,
that a French frigate had arrived at that island
from France, with reports that the French bad
made a demand on the British court of fifty mil
lions of livres, as a restitution for velfels taken by
the English before the declarations last war. He
add informs us that there is not so many English
cruilers eff rhe foreign ports in the Weft Indies as
has been reprelented.
We are desired to inform the public, that Mr.
David Palmer, of Groton, a few days ago, made
a small quantity of powder as an experiment,
which fur ftreng,h is equal to the best heretofore
imported, and with which he has killed federal
wild ducks, from 12 to 15 rods distance.
By a vessel from the Weft-Indies, we learn,
that the effects of non exportation from this
continent, begins to be Severely felt in- the Inlands,
where the med ordinary beef fells from 7 to 81.
per barrel, o'rdina r y flour at 61. per barrel, cur
rency, and but little to be had at any price. The
islanders (not believing there would be a Scarcity)
have, till lately, kept the produce of the colonies
very low; but finding a Scarcity likely to take
place, the price suddenly rose. They are un
der terrible apprehensions from the Negroes,
whom they are obliged to pinch in their allow
ance;
once in aday ; that our field officers Uere invited
by turns to dint with General Carhen ; that hour
was very Icarce in the city ; but eveiy thing, pro.
vilion in particular, very plenty ameng cur army
on the out lide, and our troops, through few in
number, inbigh Spirits. Our informant, on bis
jouincy higher, few about eight hundred men on
their way to identical. Caption Hubbard of this
town is among the prHoneis; he was wounded in
the ancle, but likely to do well. There is not
the halt communication between our little array
and the chy) since Major Meggs went in.
The members chosen ; .Mr. Bartlett, Mr.
Paine, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Huntington, Mr. L.
Morris, Mr. Sergeant, Mr. Humphreys, Mr.
Read, Mr. Paca, Mr. Braxton, Mr. Hewes, Mr.
E. Rutledge, and Mr. Bullock.
Ordered that the above be published.
Extraci from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
On Monday last the Rer. Dr. SMITH deli
vered an animated ard pathetic ORATION in
the German Calvinist church, in honour of the
la,e General Montgomery, and the brave officers
who fell with him before Quebec, to a very
crowded assembly, supposed to consist of about
four thousand perfors. The following was the
order of the procession—l. The Students and
Profeffurs of the College in their gowns,-fol
lowed by the Clergy. 2. The Cezgrefs. 3. The
General Assembly of the province. 4. The
Mayor and Corporation of the city. 5. The
Committee of Safety. 6. The Committee of In
fpe&ion. 7. The Officers of the Pennsylvania
Battalions in the Continental pay. 8. The four
Battalions of the City Association. The Light
Infantry ard Rifle Companies vent on each fide
flanking the procession. Two of the galleries of
the church were filled with the principal Ladies
of the City; and several pieces of music were
performed by a number of gentlemen, which ad
ded much to the solemnity.
Aletter from St. Eufiatia, dated Jan. 28,1776,
fays, “ Several transport ships, bound to Boston,
with provisions and a number of soldiers on board,
not exceeding five hundred, having been blown
off the cnaft, are put into Antigua. On the Ad
miral's hearing of Dunmore's situation, thev were
last Tuesday ordered to Norfolk, in Virginia, I
have taken the firft opportunity of communicating
this intelligence, that the Virginians may have no
tice in due time, and give th m a proper reception."
In CO MMITTEEef Infteßion and Observation,
February 20, 1„6.
WHEREAS the Continental Congress did
lately resolve “ That if any person fliall be so loft
" to all virtue and regard for this country, as to
“ refufe to receive the BILLS of CREDIT
“ emitted by the authority of Congress, or should
“ qbftru& or discourage the currency thereof, and
“ be convicted, by the .Committee of the city,
' l county or diferia where he should reside, such
“ perton Ihculd'be deemed, publilbed and treated
“as an enemy of his country, and be precluded
<“ from all trade or intercourse with the inhabi
<" tarns of these Colonies." And whereas THO
'MAS ROGERSand JOSEPH SERMON, both
of this city, having been charged with a breach of
this iHolve, in refuting to receive the above Bills
. of Credit in payment, appeared before the Com
mittee for the City and Liberties, acknowledged
the truth of the charge, and alledged, in their de
fence, icmples of confeience thereupon, as being
money emitted for the purpose of war.
The Committee, pursuant to the trust reposed
in them, proceeded to cslider the charge and de
fence, and were cf opinion, that if such allegati
on was ttue, yet as the Congress have made no
exception, and as such ccrdu& tends to subvert
the most essential rights and liberties of their fel
low citizens, and by destroying the means of de
fence, to expose their lives and properties to una
voidable ruin, it ought not to be admitted. But
it appears bytheir own acknowledgments, that the
above performs have heretofore received, anddo con
tinue to receive Bills cf Credit emitted in this and
the neighbouring provinces, though frequently issu
ed for the purpoks of war, therefore such objection
is not well founded, or the prefect pretence con
fident with their former c ndu&.—This Conimit
te therefore (the parties having declared they
did not mean to appeal to, any ether Board) do
unahimnufly hold up to the world the said THO
MAS ROGERS ard JOSEPH SERMON, as
ENEMIES to their Country, and precluded
from all Trade or Intercourse with the inha
bitants of theft Colonies.
Ordered that the above be ,üb!ifi:ed.
Extrari from the Minuter,
J. F. SMItH, c^c^t^ry.
up to earry troops, ammunition and prev 'fions to
America.—Guo. Gage was kept in the channel
forne time before the Minilby would let him land.
— Chers: is no doubt that the French have 11000
men m Martinico a^d Guadaloupe, and more ex
pected ; it is said they have an equal number at
St. Domingo."
InC O NG RE S S,
February 2% 1776.
Resolve f, That it be recommended to the seve
ral AlTcmblies, Conventions, Councils or Com
mittees of Safety, and Committees of Correspon
dence and InfpeCtion in the United Colonies, to
exert themselves in deviling farther ways and
sneans of promoting and encouraging the manufac
ture of Salt-petre, and of introducing that manu
facture into private families.
Refoived, 1 hat it be recommended to the seve
ral assemblies and Conventions-in the United
Colonies, that they immediately establish public
works in each and every county in their relpeCtive
Colonies, at the expence of luch Colonies, for the
manufacture of salt petre, and appoint Commit
tees of their own members immediately to set up
luch manufactures.
Reformed. That it be recommended to the Af
famblies, Conventions, or Councils of Safety of
every Colony, forthwith to ereCt Powder Mills in
their refpeChve Colonies, and appoint Committees
to build fueh mills, and procure perlons well
skilled in the manufacture of powder, at the ex
pence of such Colonies.
Refolded, That a Committee of this Congress,
to consist of one member from each Colony, be
appointed to confider of farther ways and means
ct promoting and encouraging rhe manufactures
of Salt-petre, Sulphur and Powder in these Colo
nies, and to correspond with the several Assem
blies and Conventions, and Councils or Commit
tees of Safety in the federal Colonies, that this
Congress may be, from time to time, truly inform
ed of the progress made in these manufactures in
all the Colonies.
Refelved, That the Inhabitants of Chester/
Marcus Hook, and the adjacent neighbourhood
be requeued immediately to form one Artillery
company, to consist of 4$ privates, one Captain,
Capt. Lieut, and a First and Second Licut. and
four Serjeants, who will be supplied with the ne
cessary field-pieces, &c. for accommodating the
fame. By Order of the Committee.
F. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
TII E Committee of Observation and Correspon
dence for the County of Somerset, in the
Province of New-Jersey, at their meeting at Hillf
borough, on U ednefday the 14th instant, tookinto
their consideration the great importance of pro
moting Manufactures in America at this time. Thev
were Speedily convinced of the happy situation of
the County of Somerset for an inland trade, and
were informed from every quarter of the Spirited
endeavours of particular perlons to promote Manu
factures of different kinds. After mature delibera
tion on what it was their duty and in their power
to do, to continue and improve the disposition now
10 fe^py prevailing, they fixed upon this prin
ciple- I hat whatever will make it eaSy for every
person, old or young, rich or poor, to do a little
and immediately to turn that litile to their own
advantage as well as throw it into the public Ser
vice, must have the most immediate and powerful
^ view the y determined that
there should be fixed markets in different parts of
-° r the materi ^ and instruments of
Manufacture in general, but particularly the Linen
and \?qohen, and for goods in every flage of their
progress. Therefore the Public may expe&, at the
paces and times underwritten, mai kets for Wool
oollen Yarn, Cloth, fine and coarse Wool Cards'
&-c. and for Flax rough and drefled, Linen Yarn
111 any quantity, Cloth green and whitened; also
Reeds and mounting for Looms, Wheels, Reels,
°'°° There market days will also be very proper
times of meeting for perlons of substance to give
cut, and poor persons to receive, Wool or Flax for
spinning. # All toe Gentlemen concerned in pio
jetting this measure, and many others, will encou
rage it to the utmost of their power, by buying
what they can turn to account and felling what they
have to /pare. The Committee are also desirous
" lat th ° rea fc>n and necessity of it should appear.
General industry cannot be produced in any other
^ay. Many poor people, old and young, would
fpm a hitie it tiigy knew where to turn it into rea
oy money at the end of a week or a month, but
they have neither Stock to purchase the materials,
nor are they able to wait the time nor find the hands
and affiance necessary to bring it to a fabtick of
any consequence; and on the other hand, many
perlons of letter Nations would do a great deal if
they could be readily Supplied with such materials
or work as they might Hand in need of to com
pleat what they have. The laudable and generous
undertakings by inscription to ,carry on Manufac
tures of any particular branch, are proper for cities
and not for theroontry, nor are they by an\ means
.0 tree-from rifle as themethed here proposed, in
which indeed there is neither, rifle nor expenct, but
a aoir opened for every one to turn his own or fa
incy s industry to his own immediate and greatest
gam. it is also supposed that this fchemc, if car
ried into execution, will be an advantage to the
large Manufactories, and they to the country. If
plenty and variety are produced, purchasers will
come from a considerable didance. It is therefore
earneiuy lequeftcd and hoped, that public Ipirited
persons will give encouragment to this plan at firft„
particularly by bringing to fa ; e whatever they can
Spate, because it is lulpcCkd there will be many
more buyers than fellers in the present state of
things. After it is begun there is little doubt that
common interest will keep it up, and perbapsinvixe
others to imitate it.
in prolecution of this plan, a market is t&he
held for the Western lrieciu&, at Princeton, and
for BeGmiinlei, at I'luckimm, being distant parts
of this County, on tire firft Tuesday of Maich next,
and in like manner on the firft Tuesday of eveiy
month. For Bernard's Town, at John Boylan\
and for the Eastern Freeing, at Junes Whitlock'^
the lecond I uefday in March, and so on monthly
a, abpve. Lor Bridgewater, at Bound-Brook, ois
the third Tuesday o' .March, and so on monthly as
above. And for Hiidboruugh, at Somerset Cosn't
houfe, the fourth Tuesday 0 March, and fooa
monthly as above. By this means there will be a
market, with few exceptions, every week in the
year in fame part of this extensive County.
1 be abo've is feubli/ord b^ order 0/ the Committfe.
JOHN WiTkEioPOON, PtaiuCTt.
6hfer Count,, FJrur, (~ =776.
I n C OMM'I ri' ri E E.
Refoktd, 1 bat Benjamin Brannon, Walter Fin
ney, and John Beaton be and they are hereby ap
pointed to attend the Salt-petre works in PhfLdG
phia, io order to obtain a competent knowledge cf
the method of making that article, as profiled
there, that they may be qualified to exhibit the
Process to hub of the Inhabitants of this County
whole public virtue and patriotism may lead them
to enter into the manufacture of that uftful and
necessary commodity. And Caleb Davis, D r &or
Kennedy, and William Montgomery are appointed
to receive all the Sale petre that (ball be'made iw
this County, and allo pay for the fame, agreeable
to the : rcfolve of the Committee of Safety.
Refeived, That each member of this Committee
will go through their refpe&ivetownthips to solieft
good Blankets for the use of Col. Wayne's Batta
lion, to be delivered so Chester to Col. F. John
ston, who will pay such price for the fame, on ac
count of the Congress, as the said Committee have
agreed for with the inhabitants.
To the Inhabitants o f the North-*, Di,ria of
the County 0, CHESTER.
T)UR£UANT to a Resolve of the Committee
I of InfpeAion for the County of Chefrr, the
lubferiber having attended at the Manufactory i<
the City of Philadelphia, and having received ait
the neceffaxy information and urtu&ions respect
ing the ptocefs of making Salt-peue, hereby gives
notice, That he will attend *i the house of Mr.
M'l'all, in Chaileftown Tewnfrp, on the 2.7 th an^
zith or February ; at the home of Mr. J.holm, in
Eatt-Whitdahd, on the ilt and 2d of Maim; at
the house of Mr. Culbeitfon, at the Yellow Spongs,
ors the 4th and §th; at the house of M.M'Knigu.,
in Wefi-Nntimd, on the 7th and Sth ; at the home
of Mr. Brumoaik, in Vincent, on the nth and
12th; and at the house of Mr. G.boons, in Wth-
Nantmrf, on the 14th and 15th of laid month, in
order to teach and iOnitiCt ill inch pcifons as may
be influenced by phtriotifm 10 engage in this hod
able undertaking, to peruliailv neerfary aaw m
terertirig in tl^ pre.cut critic 1 juntt. ic, at ^h, 1
fever.l times and places the rreejs is :ntend< v to
be hw»n to uh vh^ ui3v ple^fe to attend.
,^ SEAT & .