Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-03-11 00:00:00, page 6

* Georgia, eluring the Continuance of the pfefent rebel
" lion within the laid Colonies refpcftively ; for repeal.
" mg an a&, mad: in the fourteenth year of his present
" Majesty, to difeontinue the landing and discharging,
" lading or Whipping of goods, wares, and merchandize,
" at the town and within the harbour of Boston, in the
" province of Massachusetts Bay; and also two a&s,
" made in the laid kffion of Parliament, for retraining
" tlie trade and commerce of the Colonies in the laid
" afts respectively mentioned; and to enable any per
" ton or perlons, appointed and authorized by his Ma
" jetty, to grant pardons, to issue proclamtions, in the
" cales and lor the purposes therein mentioned ;” it is,
amoiiglt other things, enacted. That all fbips and vet
fcls of or belonging to the inhabitants of the laid colonies,
together with their cargoes, app* el and furniture, ex
cept as in the laid acts are excepted, and all other ihips
anti vessels whatsoever, together with their cargoes, ap
parel, and furniture, which drill be found trading in any
port or tyace of the laid colonies, or going to trade, or
comingTrom trading, in any Inch port or place, except
as are therein allo excepted, shall become forfeited to his
Majeily, as if the fame were the Snips and effi&sof open
enemies and shall he io adjudged, deemed, and taken,
in all Courts of Admiralty, and in all other Courts what
leever ; Aad for the encouragement ot the officers and
feanien of his Mgeity's Snips of war, it is thereby also
further enacted, that flag officers. Captains, Command
ers, and other commiffidned officers in his Majesty's pay,
and also the fesimtn, marines, and feldieis on board;
shall have the sole inrerelt and property of and in all and
every luch Ship, veilei, goods and'merchandize, which
they Ihall fitze and take, (being frit adjudg^ufowful prize
in ah, of hit Majesty's Courts of Admiralty) to be divi
ded into Such proportions, and after Inch manner, as has
Majesty foil think nt to order anil'direct by proclama
tion or proclamations hereafter to be issued for thofr pur
tofes; We, taking the premises into confiderrtmu, do,
pursuant to the said a& of Parliament, (with the advice
of our Privy Council) by this our proclamation, order,
direct and appoint, Tnat the neat produce of all prizes
taken, in pursuance of the said aft, by out flops of war,
be divided into eight equal parts, and be deftriuted in
manner following, that is to Gy, To toe Captain or
Captains of any ot our Ships of war, who shall be actu
ally on board at the taking of any prise, three ei ht
pans ; hut m case any Such prize shall be taken by any
ofour flip or (hips of war, under the command of a
hvg or hags, the flag officer or flags being a&ually on
board, or directing and shifting in the capture, shall
have one of the laid three eight parts, the said one
eighth part to be paid to Such flag or hag officers, in Such
proportions and lubj Ct to luch regulations, as are here
if alter for that purpose mentioned; To the Captains
of marines and hand forces, tea lieutenants and roaster,
on board any Such fllips, one eighth part, to be equally
divided amongrt them : To the lieutenants and qnarter
malleis of marines, and lieutenants, ensigns, and quar
ter-makers of land forces, boatiwain, gunner, purler,
carpenter, maker's mate, chirurgeon, pilot, and chap
lain on board, any Such ilrip, one eighth nart, to be
equally divided amongst them : To the midfaipmen, se
cretary to the flag offi„r, captain's clerk, matter, fail
maker, carpenter's mares, boatswain's "mates, gunner's
mates, matter at arms, corporals, yeomen of the Sheets,
cockswain, quarter-inafter's, quarter-master's mates,
chirargeon's mates, yeomen of the powder room, and
ferjeants of marines or land forces, on board any Such
Ships, one eighth part to be equally divided amon^ft them.
To the trumpeters, quarter gunners, carpenter's crew,
Iteward, cook, armourer, Reward's mate, cook's mate,
gunh^hh, copper, fiwobber, ordinary trumpeter, barber,
aoU teamen, oid.n.ry teamen, and maiines, or ether fol
biers, and ail other perlons doing duty or rffiding on
board any luch ships, two eighth parts, to be equally di
vided amoneft them.
Anu in case any sea captain, inferiofcommiffion or
warrant sea officer, belonging to any thip of war, for
wuom any litres ot prizes are hereby allowed, be absent
at the time of the capture of any prize, the snare of such
sea captain, interior cemuuAon or warrant sea officer,
shall be call into the Shares hereby allowed to the trum
peters. quarter gunners, carpenter's ciew, Reward, cook,
aimouKr, Reward's mate, cook's mate, gunsmith, coop
er, Iwanber, ordinary trumpeter, barber, able teamen,
ordinary teamen, and marine and other soldiers, and
other perfu^ doing duty or affdtrg cm to, id a y such
hups, to oe equally divided ahioDft rhesn. Provided,
that if any officer or officers on board of any of our flops
of war, at the rime of taking any such prizes, fl,a 11 have
more commiifions or cfii.es than one, he or they fh?.il be
entitled only to the fhrre or shares of the said priztss
which accoiking to the above mentioned distribution,
shall belong io his or their iege&ivc fupericr commiflion,
or offices.
And we do hereby ftri&ly enjoin all and every com
mander or commanders of any hups of war, taking any
pr-z?, as loon as may be, to tr&nfmi , or cauie to be
tranimitted, to the Commiflioners of our navy, a true
lift of the names of all the officers, teamen, m mines, fei
ciers or others, who are actually on board our (hi; s of
war, under his or their conynand, at tha taking such
prize ; which lift shall contain the quality of fervieof
each person on board, and be subscribed by the captain
or commanding officer, and three or mo ? te of the chief
officers on board. And we do hereby require and direct
the Commifiioners of our navy, or any three or more of
them, to examine, or cause to be examined, fitch lifts by
the muller books of f&ch drips of *a~, end lifts annexed
thereto, to fee that such litis do agree with the said mutter
book, and annexed lifts, as to the names, qu lilies, or
ratings of the officers, lea /.n, marines, fiddlers, and
others belonging to fuchihips cf war; and, upon requelf,
forthwith to grant a certificate of the truth of any lift
transmuted to them, to the agents nominated and ap
pointed by the captors, pursuant to ike Aid adt, tn take
cure kndmifpofe of such prize ; and also, upon apphean-
On to thrin, to give, or cause to be given, unto the agents
wLojhdl, at any rime or times be a; pointed as aferddid
by tilt cufyrs, adfuch lifts from the mutter books of any
such mips of war, and annexed lids as the laid agent
lii.nl dud requifne for tiui direction in paying the pro
duce of meh prizes, and to be oenerwife aiding and affix
ing to the Gid agents, as shall be thought necellary.
And as touching the said one eighth part, herein be
fore mentioned to be granted to the flag or flag officers
woo dull be actually on board at the taking of any prizr,
erihall be directing and assisting therein, we have thought
fit, and do, by wefe prefects, public, order and de
chre, that the following hegulations te observed : • First,
that a flag officer commanding in chief, where there is
but one flag officer upon service, shall have to his own
trie, the laid one eighth part ot the prizes taken by flrips
under his command. Secondly, That a flag officer lent
to command at Jamaica, or elsewhere, shall haveiio right
to any (hare of the prizes taken by ships employed there,
before he arrives at the place to which lie is lent, and
actually takes upon him the command. 'Thirdly, that
When an inferior flag officer is lent out to reinforce a su
perior flag officer at Jamaica, or elsewhere, the said hipe
rior flag officer shall have no right to any snare in the
prizes taken by thrm before they arrive within the limits
of ms command, and a&ually receive lome orders from
him. Fourthly, That a chief flag officer returning home
from Jamaica, or elsewhere, shall have no (bare of the
prizes taken by the flips left behind to act under ano
ther command. Fifthly, That if a flag officer is lent to
command in the out-ports of this kingdom, he fa'll have
no ihare of the prizes taken by ships thai tailed from that
port, by older of the Admiralty. Sixthly, That 'when
more flag officers than one serve together, the eighth part
ot the prizartaken by anv ships of she fleet, or squadron,
shall be divided in the following proportions, viz. It there
be but two flag officers, the chief fltall have two third
p rts of the laid one eighth part, and the other (hril have
the remaining third part ; but if the number ot flag offi
cers be more than two, the chief frail have only one half,
and the other half hall be divided equally among the other
flag officers. Seventhly, That Commodores, with Cap
tains under them, shall be eftcemed as flag officers, with
refpea to their right to an eighth part ot prizes taken,
whether commanding in chief, or Giving under com
mand.
Given at our court at St. James's, the twenty-second
day of December, one thoyfand seven hundred and
fevonty- five, in the sixteenth yea r of our reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Dec. 29. General Burgoyne is arrived from
Boston. An express brought the news to Lord
George Germaine about twelve o'clock yesterday
morning. •
The Provincial Cruisers have taken a trans
port which had ordnance floras on board for the
use of the King's troops at Boston ; amongst ei
ther articles are 500 barrels of powder.
it was debated in Council to fend ships to the
relief of Quebec, but was given up as impracti
cable,at this season—so that the hrft news likely
to come from that quarter will be that all Canada
is in .he hands of the United Colonies.
The Privy Council, which was to have been
held on Wednesday evening at Lord George Ger
maine's office oh American affairs, was held at
the Earl of Suffolk's office in Cleveland Row,
and did not break up till one o'clock in the morn
ing ; all the ministers of fiate were present.
Yesterday morning about eleven o'clock, a Pri
vy Council was held at the Council Chamber, at
the Cockpit, Whitehall, on |the result ot feyeral
bills that have passed in the Irifb Parliament, and
are brought over for his Majesty's and the Minis
try's inspection and assent. The messenger who
brought them arrived at Lord Weymouth s office
on Wednesday.
General Bofcawen, lately arrived from Ameri
ca, is Nephew to the late General Bofcawen, who
died about four months since, and came to Eng
land in order to take possession ot the estate and
effects left him at the Demise of his late uncle.
It is an absolute faCt, fays a correspondent of
an evening paper, however secret the junto keep
from the public the manly feats ot the Ameri
cans, that the latter were in actual possession of
Quebec and Montreal when the lass vellel tailed
from Canada. This intelligence administration
received on Saturday, and on which account a
cabinet council was the fame day held at Lord
G. Germaine's office. The ve£cl left Canada
ihe'22d of November.
Yesterday one of the transport ships lying off
the Tower, after having taken on board eloath
ing and arms for 3000 men, fell down the river
to Gravefend, and was to fail the firft fair wind
for Ireland, to take on board a regiment of foidi
ers waiting at Corke to embark with all expediti
on for America.
Ye^erday morning advice was received at Do
ver, with an account of the Queen of Naples,
Powell, from Boston, being fmw arrived there.
She has been 'only 21 days on her pallage, and it
is said has brought over several officers and pal
fengers from Boston. Many other ships that have
difeharged their cargoes there are hourly expect
ed home.
A vessel is arrived at Weymouth from Virginia,
which is said to have brought advice, that several
nations of Indians, in the interest of the Ameri
cans, are encamped at the mouth of the Great
Kenhawa.
They write from Cadiz, that a squadron of
men of war which had failed from that port with
an intent to bombard the port of Santa Cruz, on
the coast of Barbary, belonging to the Emperor
of Morocco, had met with a florm, wherein t^o
ofthe largest flips were loft and theircrews periffied.
Wednesday night arrived from Quebec by way
of Falmouth, Col. Guy Johnson, Superintend
ant of Indian affairs, and yesterday morning wait
ed on Lord George Germaine ; aifo arrived Dan.
Claus, Esq; with his lady and family, riom th^
fame plaft, '
We hear it is in contemplation to double man
all the ships of war which shall hereafter fail for
America; the extra hands to serve as marines du
ring the voyage, and on titbit arrival to be incor
porated with the troops already there. ,
It isueported, that a certain patriotic Society
intend to withdraw entirely from all parliament
ary attendance, and to give the public, in a spi
rited declaration, their reasons for their fuceffion-
No lels than sixteen rendezvous are opened in
the several parts of London, for the entering of
seamen in the service of the navy.
A great number of cutters "and schooners are
building at Coleftrand, Folkftone, Yarmouth
and Dartmouth, from 30 to 70 tony burthen, for
the tale of Government. .
It is reported, from the difpofuien, or rather
indifpotion of a certain German potentate, our
Ministry may expert to be precipitated into fiefh
cmbarraffmenA, as a new hunt will in conse
quence be up, which will oblige them tocall their
dogs off from a falfe feent.
When all the intended reinforcement arrives
in America, the Provincial Camp will not be at
tacked. The plan laid down is feid to be this :
To destroy every town on the sea ccaft, to draw
their army from one place 10 another, and har
rafs and Harve them if poffibie ; but to be very
careful about coming to a general engagement :
But if by any means, the Provincial Army can be
divided, thed the Regulars are to attack them.
From the Public Advertiser.
/T 1 H E Gazette has lately given us a short
£ abdraa from the letters of the governor of
Canada, informing the public, " that one Ar
'' wjld was arrived at Point Levi, opposite to
'' Quebec, with a body of Provincials."
Notwithstanding the contemptuous manner in
which the governor alters to mention Col. Ar
nold, I will venture to affirm, from my personal
knowledge, both of the Governor and Colonel,
that this ONE Arnold is at least worth TEN Carle
tons; and this ppinion, I am persuaded, both the
feaft and future events will fully juftify. lam,
ONE who carles in the name of
AMERICAN.
St. J O llN's, (dutigua,) Feb. 3, 1776.
Yeftetday the following yelfels were condemned at a
Court of Vice-Admiralty, held at t&e Court-House in
the town of St. John, viz. —Ship Two- Brothers, loaded
with flour, bread, fpermaceti candles, ftaves, bees-wax,
&c. ttc. taken by &is Majuty's ship Experiment, Robert
Keeler, E^;— Brigt. Greyhound, with flour, pork, her
rings, ftaves, heading, bracks, bar-iron, a negro woman,
&c. &c. taken by the Argo, William Garnier, Eiq;—•
Sioop Two-Brothers, with live stock, cheese, onions,
beef, pork, bread, bullion, &c. &:. taken by the Yipei,
bamuel Graves, Efy
BASSETERRE, (St. Kitt's,) Jan. 17, 1 776.
In owr fearer wf the 30th of last month me mentioned art
aftiou that happened in (be Mediterranean, between an Eng-,
bjb man of war of 64. guns, and a french 74. gun fmp.
We can now inform our readers, that the Medwa, was the
EagUj'b Jhip, and that the commander was Admiral Mann,
in which aflim be io, bis iije, and the Jha, rendered useless.
The French jhij>, it was thought, could muse no purt.
We bear from News, that the Marfoat has been confined
to jail Jorfrikiag a black free wench, by the ailing Chief
Jufe, who rqufid taking bail, which obliged him to fend
here for Lawyer Gardiner, who has procured far Han fix
Habeas Corpus and feat it.
From Montjbrat we Fave an account that Cass. Fergus
and some other London fifes are arrived there in 35 days,
and that they bring the nevys of fifty fail 1, tranffeorts failing
thru' the Downs with them for Bydn.
PHIL A D E LPH I A, March n.
On Saturday evening arrived here B ARON
DE WOED LK E, formerly a General
Officer in the Prufiian Service.
Some of the inhabitants of Antigua have peti
tioned Admiral Young to grant cammiffions to
fit out armed vessels for the taking all American
property, which it is said will be granted shortly.
On Wednesday afternoon departed this life, in.
the 18th year of his age, beloved and lamented by
all who knew him, Mr. Thomas Pishbourne,
son of Mr. William Fighbourne, of this city.—
At a time of life when little more can be expected
than the " fair blossoms of future &xcelleneies,”
this amiable young gentleman pofefed, with the
modesty of youth,—the underfunding of man
hood—.and the prudence of old age. His life was
marked with innocence—his ilinefs (which was
tedious and painful) was marked with patience—
and his death with triumph.—His remains were
deposited yesterday afternoon in the Friends bury
ingground, accompanied by a large and refpeaablq
number or the inhabitants of this city of all de
nominations.
Extrafl of q letter from a gentleman in the Wefl-In
dies to bis friend in this city, dated Feb. 14.
" We have just heard that a brig and a sloop
from some part of America, laden with lumber,
are taken by one of the English cruisers close in.
with St. Pieces, Martinica. This conduct en
gaged the French General, who immediately gave
orders for one of his frigates to cruise and protest
every American vc!R! within their limits."