The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-04-24 00:00:00, page 3

i,.rd„ th?t count d'Efiaing has made a rich capture.
Iris averted that he took the (hips of war which con
voyed the fret. Passengers lately arrived in a flag of
truce from Mntferr t confirm this account.
By a vcffri width left B : yocne, January 7, and ar
rived here yeher 'ay, we hear, that on the 26th of De
cember, the prince of Nassau had executed bis project
o' a descent on the ifhnds of Jersey and Gutrnfey with
.i?.,c00 men.
B A L TI M O R F, Aprihy.
Report fays, that a few days after the arrival of
major general Vhihps, at Pertfmo rth, who hath now
the command of that Eritipi pod, brigadier general
Arnold was detached iifo North - Carolina, with a bo
dy o! troops, in order to mike a divirfion in favor of
and p^rha^s hhahy to join t^l Cornwallis. This de
taehment, it is Gid, embarked in boats at a place cal
led North Lanefog, about 9'miles from Portsmouth,'
and proceeded by way of Currituck, Alb^marle-Sound,
&c.
The following intelligence was received, in its present
form, jud as this paper Was goin^ to press:
ALEXANDRIA, (m Virginia) April 35, 1781.
" Enemy's veffei, 12 u iles below Alexandria. Ship
Savage, capt. Graves: ship Hope, capt. Thomas, and
ship General M wk, cape. Dougl-T?, of i6guns and
125 men each - , 2 bri^ of 12 guns and 60 men each;
f.hooner Jack in the Box, carrying one 18 founder;
three 9 pounders, three 4 pounders, and 65 men ; one
Kchoonei of oguns srd 40 men, with 3 tenders.
" On Taurfdiy lad a Rig was Lnt from the above
squadron, to major Lyles, tor a fappiy of vegetables
and frelh provilion>, anl advising the militia to lay
down their arms, offering to pay tor every timing that
Should befupp ied them ; but if that their boats were
fired upon, and their application flighted, they would
burn and dejlroy. On bring assured by the major,
that no part of tm ir requisition could be granted, and
that the militia were armed and would defend them
feives, nine barges were sent from the squadron with
200 men, who landed under a heavy cannonade, and
burnt all the major's houses, killed and carried off
hogs, sheep,- poultry, &c. The militia fired on tire
barges, and killed two men. On Saturday la fteleven
men landed fr< m one of the enemy's barges to cut wood.
They were att. eked at 40-yarcls difiance from the shore,
&rid all made prisoners, by cape Williams's party of
Eladenfburg volunteer,."
B OSLO N, April 12.
Since our last arrived at Marblehead, captain'Rofs
from Cales, in a pahage of 8 weeks: he brings the
following intelligence : thatadmirals Digby arid Derby,
had failed for Gibralter with 27 Nil of the line: that
in cons quence of which count D'Eflaing immediately
failed from Brest, with a large fleet, in order to inter
cept the Eritifh: and that & Spanish fleet, confiding of
32 fail of the line failed from Cales Bay, in pursuit of
of the above British fleet.
C ptain Ross likewise informs, that there had been
^'meiiifefto published in Cales, authorizing all the sub
feels of the States of Holland to make reprisals of all
Eritifh vessels that may fall in the!/ hands: that their
high mightinesses had entered into a fiate of alliance
with France and Spain: and that they had hauled up
nearly all the flops in Bollard, in order, it is supposed
with a determination of fitting out a powerful fleet.
Last Sunday arrived at Newbury the privateer ship
Thorn, captain Tucker, having captured a frcond"
prize, viz a ship from Liverpool bound to Charleflown,
mounting sixteen 6 pounders, her cargo consists of wine,
brandy, dry goods, &c,
Captain Ross, from Cadiz, assures us, that the
Dutch had declared wjr againh Great-Britain the 12th
of January: That immediately upon their receiving
the Eritifh declaration, they laid an embargo through
all the hates, and applied themselves with tne greatest
expedition to the fitting out their men of war, and
would have 25 fail of the line ready to put to sea by
the firft ts April.
Before Cie Spaniffi fleet failed from Cadiz, they
ivere assured that the Eritifh fleet was not arrived near
Gibralter: as Cad.z is about 20, 1 agues from th^t
place, a nd they had advice boats and other intelligence
every d^y —- _
NE W LON DO N, April
Saturday lad was brought into port, by the letter
of marque snow Rochambeau, ( late the Defpencer )
capt. Melally, the ship Pelly, Jonathan Simpson, late
maker, from Cork, bound to New York, laden with
pork, flour, butter, peak and cordage. She took in
her lading at the file of SVlote, and joining a fleet of
40 fail of transports at Corke, they failed from thence
the firft of Decembe , under convoy of the ship Affu
r^nce, capt. Cummings, of 40 guns. The prize part
ed from the fleet the d^y after they left Corke,ar.d was
out eighteen weeks.
From the NEW-YORK MERCURY, of April 16.
St. EUSTATIU S.
Head-quarters, 6th Feb. 1781.
11 IS excellency the commander in chief orders, that
every inhabitant of this island, without exception,
do forthwith render a full and just account to the
quartermaft^r general, of all bis effete of every def
cripuon whatever, viz. Plantations, houses, furniture,
plate, merchandize, slaves, horse„ horned cattle, and
all other four footed beafis.
This order to be complied with in its fuller sense,
on pain of confifeation and baoifmnent.
JAMES COCKBURN, Q. M. G.
N. B. All inventories to be in EnglfnT
February 22.
All inhabitants of this island, (foreigners and native
Dutch excepted) are to deliver into the Q. M. G. by
12 o'clock to-morrow, signed certificates of the time'
they have raided in t e island.
Ail merchants and trad rs on this island, are forth
with to give up th^ir books of correspondence, letters,
&c. to the quarter- maker general. His excellency
tne commander in chief, orders that all Americans do
leave this island, ana that thy be on the beach this
aftYnoon, by five o'clock, when boats will be ready
to carry them off.
March ifb
Whereas it appears by the inventories of elFeßs
given in by the merchants and inhabitants of thia
place, that moll of them have negleC^d to make a
return of cash and plate they Rood possessed of at the
surrender of this island. It is hereby ordered that
tney do forthwith give in to the quarter -master-ge
neral an exa& account of all monies and plate, now
in their possession, as well belonging to themselves as
other people, for which they are to be responsible when
required. And if any future difeoveries fhali be made
of monies or plate, concealed after this return is given
in, it will be deemed the property of no particular
individual.
March d.
All merchants at present residing in this place, who
are inhabitants of Arnfterdam, are to prepare to leave
this island forthwith, and to return to Holland. They
are to give their names to M. Brookes, secretary to the
island, at Mr. Henricus Godets, between the hours of
nine and twelve o'clock, to-morrow morning.
We are informed, that a captain who formerly
commanded a Eritifh transport ship bound for New-
York, wi;h a convoy, had quoted the convoy and
carried his ship into the Delaware, and sometime
afterwards failed from thence in an American brig
and arrived a few days ago in fir G. Rodney's trap at
St. Euflati'a. He was tried by a court martial as a
traitor to his country, found guilty, and on Satur
day Jaft was executed. It is said his name is Leach.
Philadelphia, April 24.
Since our laR arrived in the Delaware, the Martinico .
arid Havannah ''eets, confiding of about twenty fail of
armed trading vessels, the greatest part of which have
entered our harbour.
Saturday last arrived here the Fair American priva
teer, from a fuccefsful cruize.
A fleet of between twenty and thirty f ril of men of
war, was seen to windward of Martinico, when our
vessels leftthat island. These ships are supposed to be'
from Old France, and are said to have on board be
tween ten and fifteen thousand men, which will make
the forces of our allies equal, if not superior to that of
the Britith in those parts.
Extract of a letter from St. Pierre, (Martinique)
March 18, 1781..
“ Arrived here the sth instant, from Bred, in 44
days, a lugger with difpat£hes from the minister to the
general the marquis de Bouillie, advising him of an
approaching arrival es a large fleet, confiding of 400
fail, or thereabouts, among which he experts 30 fail
of the line. I hope soon to be able to give you a more
particular account of this piece of news."
Extra& of a letter, from Martinique, dated March 4.
" Tire States General are making the greatest prepa
rations to fit out a formidable fleet : it is expelled they
will have 50 fail es the line ready by the beginning of
the campaign. They have sent great reinforcements
to their Eaft.lndia poffvffions.
“ Portugal has acceded to the armed neutrality;
has 8 ships of the line already'fit for sea, in the Tagus',
and it is expected will have 18 by the beginning of
April.
“ The death of the Erhpr fs Queen will not at all
derange the political system of the Northern Powers.
" It is confidently reported and believed, that count
d' Efiaing, in his passage from Cadiz to Bred, where
he arrived the Bth of Jan. captured 40 fail of English
transports and some ships of the line that escorted them,
defined for the windward islands and Jamaica, on
board of which was a confidefable number of troops.
The long passage ©f this fleet will prevent the rein
forcement failing for America as soon as was expefted."
The last vessels from the Havanna bring the follow
ing interefling intelligence: On the 4th of January the
important fort of San Juan de Nicaragua, on the Spa
nish Main, -was re taken by his Catholic majesty's
forces . part of the garrion were taken, and the rest
escaped in boats the preceeding night, or else they
would have shared the fame fate.—On the 18th ult,
general Galvez forced the post on Rofe's island, at the
entrance of Pensacola bay ; the 19th he entered the
harbour with the convoy from the Havanna ; t'he 23d
arrived another convoy from New Orleans, and on
26th both divisions and the army, with another body
of troops from Moville, commanded by colonel don
Joseph Ezpeleta, were joined at Pensacola camp, pre
paring to begin the attack of that place.—A fleet of
8 fill of Eritifh ships ofthe line having been, as it was
said, dispatched to the fucenur of Pensacola, the Spa
n;th fleet, under admiral Solano, having a body of
troops on board, and some French fliips under M.
Montieull, m-king together ^ ships of 'the line, were
immediately ordered to sea with a defigh to intercept
the enemy.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Virginia, captain
Ah, after a passage of nine weeks, from I'Orient, in
France, who confirihs the accounts we have already
had, refpeding the spirited Preparations of the Rates
of Holland,to retaliate the injuries fuflained by them,
from tne court of Great-Britain, but that nothing ve
ry material had happened, except an aHion in the
channel of England, between two ships of 50 guns each,
belonging to the refpeaive nations,-which, however,
was not decisive, both vessels having at the fame time
left the feene of adion-.
We could with to give the public all the intelligence
received by this vessel, but the letters and other papers
brought by her, having been landed a considerable di
ttance down sur river, are not yet received in town,
but expected every hour.
Mr. CLAYPOOLE,
By inferring the following in your next paper you will
oblige your humble fervent, F. Lewis.
J WAS, one evening, lately in the publick room of
3 the Cortee-houfe, in this city, where a number of
people were, as usually, collected, the major part of
whom were unknown to me : and the topick of their
conversation was the seizure of goods crossing the De
laware, Aid to be in barrels marked Pippins or Apples/
One of the company asked if.it was known to whom
those goods belonged; to which another replied, that
it was said they were sent by Mr. Sprout to major
Lenox.
A day or two afterwards, being at the house of Mrs.
Gibbon, I mentioned the matter in the manner related
in the Fennfylvania Packet, number 725.
I do, upon my honour, declare, that the foregoing
is the truth of what I heard, and that I did not, at
the time of the conversation at the Coffee house, alluded
to, pbrfonaUy know either Messrs. Sproat or Lenox,
nor did I then, or do I now know, the person who
made the reply above mentioned.
1 lament that it is not in my power to make known
the nam> of that person; because I sincerely wish to
relieve injured innocence from calumny; but at the
fame time Mr. Lenox may be informed, that I wave
every privilege which age may intitle me to.
Philadelphia, April 23, 1781. F. LEW 1 s.
%* This MORNING, at Ten o'clock, at Chefnut
br°et wharf, will be Sold, by Public Auction, Fifty
Calks of RICE, being part of the cargo of the prize
sloop Northampton ; taken by the privateer brigan
tine Fair American.
By orda rof the court of admiralty,
CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
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To BE SOL D,
At the Coffc'-houfe, on Tuesday the Eighth of May,
at Seve.g o'clock in the Evening,
A Plantation in Provi
dence tomflrip, Philadelphia county, adjoining Nor^
rington, bounded by lands of John Baker and others;
on the Newington ro?d, about 19 miles from the city,
containing about 100 acres, 24 acres of which is good
woodland, the remainder cleared, about 7 acres of
upland meadow, a good stone barn, stables and cow
houfe, small Rone house with a milk house under it,
a leg house, pump and fmoak-houfe ; allo a good or
chard and garden : now in the tenure of Francis Lslk-y,
who will (hew the premiss, a good title will be given
to the purchaser.
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TO BE SOL D, A
Small, handsome Poney,
Fit for a Ady, with a very g/nteel Side-faddb, and
B idle. The PoneTs gifts are a trot »nd center, very
vfi. He is to be seen a 'SAMUEL HODGSONS
Liver, -ft bit, behind the City-tavern; where Horfe#
are taken in to ft..nd at livery, and broke to he fiddle
or carriage. April ±l.
TO BE SO LD, A "
Pair of handsome bay florfes,
Fve years old, 15 hands high. Euqwre of the Printer.
TO BE HA D,
Genteel furnifhed Lodgings ;
Two Bed chambers, one Parlour, with th* ufg of a
Klichen; Coina, PRoe, fc. agrseably situ aed. En
quire of the Printer.
TO BE SO LD: A
Likely Negroe H'ench,
About fifteen yeas of #p| bein^ brought up ir the
country, fie is fit for an, kind of country work ; has
h a d the ImaH-pox and is very ke&itly, and fold f& r no
fault hut w^nt of employ. Enquire et the Printer
A YOUNG WOMAN,
Who can b? well recomm«Md&d, would he glad of a Place
As a Wet Nutfe.
Enquire of the Printer.
Philadelphia, April 10, i 7 Bi
Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
DESERTED from the 6th Pennsylva
nia rwmwt, on the ninth of this infhnt, a cer.
tain THOMaS WILLION, by hade a breechc&ma
ker, came from Ireland, aged about 30 years; he is
5 feet a inches high, of „air complexion, has £hort
grey hair : Had on and took with him wh+ nhe deferr
ed, one white Ninkeea coat and white woolen waist
coat, new buckffcn breaches with firings i& the knees,
white ribbed yarn flockings and new fhm. It is sup
posed that he is gone towards Baltimore: Therefore
any person or prions, tim will a pp ehend the said
Dsferter, ard deliver him to h s re^immi, sh ^| receive
the above Reward. JOHN STOTESBURY,
Captain es % 6th Peanfovania Regiment'.
tVa^ted /// the UnroerJity,
a third TUTOR far the Latin School ; an
Scho °h and one
''^ II .G MAS I ER. Tiofe'khc art evalified and
0!0 D f^l" M "
Two Hard Dollars Reward,
Strayed away, about eight days
ago, Loq the fu. hri^r, bv ^ m street, Q
twee.; Arch and Rare firsts, A Larye COW, of 5 r-d
col ur, a>ew (mat while hairs r the end of her tail ~ a
nd b^g and foall tits; fire u supposed 10 be vib caJA
Any p^rfcn who ^1 return Did Cow, ^id receive the
abov» Reward, and all reasonable charft rrt. .y
I:AAC MOSES.