The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-09-16 00:00:00, page 2

SA LE m, Augufl 28.
Since on- last captain George CJb rn arrived here
from Ojebec. He failed from this port about ten
we ks foc^, with a cargo for that p!a<e; but on his ar
riv I, he was not admired to an entry at the cuflom
h>u % theeffibers pretending that they had received
no authentic inte'lifte ch' the conclusion of peace.
Captain Cfborn, however, finally obtiel a permit,
a owing him to trade; but finding it not f or his int -
rest to make use of it, he left the place without break
ing bulk.
BOSTON, September i.
Captain Wiliam Harris, who rrfved here on Friday
lad, in 9 weeks from dreadport, in England, on the 9th
ult. fp ke the NoGuCh, Robert Cauldfield, mafrir,
bound rom Baltimore for London, in lat 44, 15. N.
long. 44 00. W. dll well—and on the 19th, in lat.
7? 35- long. 59. 0. W. spoke the Fame, bound from
Philadelphia lor St. John's, afl well.
Rimjay last being the anniverfary^of St. Louis, his
excellency the governor, his honor the lieutenant go
vernor with their families the consul general ?n I vice
°f Fra ° ce ' the cou "t '"^ Verme, (a noNeman
of Mirin. now on his rrav I through the United
Stared and a number of ladies and gentlemen of cha
racter, dined it the Cafll .
At 2 0 clock, a royal famte of 21 ?uns were given
in honor to his most chriflian m jetty. After din
ner, his majefly's health, and that of te queen and
royal family of France, were drank, with every mirk
of refpeft and aftßion due to so faithful and illustri
ous an ally.
", ', r "' a ' a ' tp rnoon, a fire broke out in the cellar
of Mr. Fownlhend, carpenter, near the state hcufe•
bur, through the atliviy and vigilance of the enone
ro, and other inhabitant,, it was got under, without
doing any considerable damage to the hpufe.
LON 1) 0 N. July 18.
•Hi< M AJBSTY4 mol? gr ciotrs Speech to both Hou
s s of Parliament, on Wedmfday, July 16, 1783.
My L >rds and Gntlemen,
HE advanced season fte year requires force re
niffion fro^ your long.and laborious attention to the
pubiefe vice- tnr exigent ies ofthat service may Oblige
nir to call yon toger er agarn at an e^y period ; and
IprGnJc mybf, from my uni orm experience of your
affection to m, arid your zeal for the public good, that
you will chiarfuby fubmi, to a temporary incohveni
ence for hea vantage of your country.
The confider^tion of to* affors ih the Eafl-Tndies
will requir to be refum'd as early as potTible, and to
b pu oed with a serious ant unremitting attention.
Ix.riled to have had the fitisfaaion of acquainting
you b fore the end of the feflions. tn t the terms of pa
cification were definitively fettled: but the complicated
Rate of the business in difcufllon has unavoidably pro.
trad dr e neg°ciari>n.<.,l have however every region
to believe from the difpofirtoQ ffiewn by the Several
powers concerned, that they are perfectly well inclined
to fucb a cenclufion as may procure the blessings of
peace, so much and so equally to be defined by all par
ties.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
I thank you for the fupphes you trace so liberally
grind for tee public fcrvice; for facilitating my ar
rangemmts toward afeparate eftabiithment for the
prii ce of Wa'es, and 'or enabling me, without any new
bu then on my people, to discharge the debt which re
mained on my civil lift.
My I ords and Gentlemen,
I earneflly r commend ro you an attention towards
promoting amng my people in your several countries,
that fpir't of order, regularity and inefußry, which is
the true source of revenue and power in this nation, and
without which, all regulations for the improvement of
the one, or the increase of the other will have no ef
fed.
A Law Repa'rffe.—A much and inftly celebrated
councilor (Dunning) examining a wiinefs on trial,
afke him, among other things, whe'her he did not
li" in the lib?r'i i s of the king's bench ? And was an
(were! in th affirmative, c How came you to fix y ur
r fiince th re?” hid the cunfrilor. ^e^ufe/n
fwer<d the witne s, " being fometh.bg n debt, I chose
to avoid the imertia ace of DUnni: g"
T C ,f A j^ " A ", September 10.
„ a °d " ednefday night, the 2 1 and 3 I infl.
the froft was so severe in these parts as to destroy that
profpfl of exuberance we had. Indian corn is confi
, rably hun, and, it is f^id, near two thirds ot tne
buckwheat is entirely dest r oyed.
Several renegade, formerly belonging to this slate,
h' h e'",', 1 " 111 ferv i re , b ing now difeharged,
have had the effrontery to make their appearance in this
county: but af'er receiving proper dfciplfne, have
een ordered to return from whence they came.
PROVIDEN C E, Aururt 30,
A letter from P inceton, received by ytfbrday's
mar, mentions that on the !4th infta rt the quefbon
was d bated in Co g r e<s whet er that hon arable body
w fil'd return to Pil aJelpma, and resume their delibe
r" c^in t at coy ? when it wasrefolv din the nega
tive, hx Bates voting against the meafu:e.
" ° °ND O N, feptemb^r 5.
Lat WeduNday evening a large sloop which lay at
ancn< r at t^e mouth of this harbour, where she arrived
a few hours before from Conn&flicpt river, and bound
"'"' ,"° es ' '°° k fire an ^ was burnt d)wn.
Ifai '' communicated from the caboufe to
a °° f '"' "' hllt ' e P e °.P le were in the cabbin,
and before it was difeovend had got to such a heigt
"" " C''^" to<xi i°^ifh it were fruitlefs. She was
owned by M r . Cruger in St. Croix, and commanded
by captain Marshal. Only two perlons were on board,
who were taken off by the boats from the shore.
CHARLESTON, (South Carolina) Augufl 16.
I hereby cer ify, That I have received from the slate
®f South Carolina, vouehers for the supplies of provi
sions, forage, Loathing, horses, fiores, &c. to tne a
mount of three hundred and forty four toufand four
hundred and thirty-two 'dcllars and nine ninetieths,
furnifhed by the said state to the sou hern army, und.r
the command of major-general Greene; and which sum
is in part of the state of South-Carolina's quota of the
Continental tax for the year 1782 ^Dollars. *
Vouchers from the slate commiffary7
for provisions furnifhed the conti- > 186,149 60-90
neural army in 1782. J
Do. from do. for do. furnifhed ,he mib- }Q
ia as far as that account ; s fettled, ' "'^ ' 75-9°
Do. from governor Mathews for cloath-)
ing, hor es, tools, medicines, &c. > 28,038 27 90
fupplitd the army,)
Do. for forage supplied the army as)/
per colonel Carrington's receipts, ) 1 ° 2 > 23 7 62-90
Do. for supp ies of pfovifions forage, -<
&C. supplied the army in Georgia /
under general Wayne, as far as that ( I °'°'° 55'9°
account is fettled, ).
844,432 9-9°
GEORGE ABBOTT HALL.
Receiver of Continental Taxes for the
State of Set h Carolina.
On Wednesday evening lad the general assembly of
this slate adjourned to the sirs lMonday in January
next.— The following Laws were passed during the
feffioh', viz.
An Aft to impose certain duties upon goods to he
imported into this state.— Ibis ft lays a duty of five
per cent, on all imports, to be levied and co leflhd as
soon as each and every of the United States mpofe
like duries, the money to be appropriated to the pay
ment of this flare's quota of the national r-xpendiure,
as Congress fhaH from time to time assess agreeable to
the confederation.
'Afl for levying and collecting cer'nin duties and im
posts therein ment ; on d.—This a'f lays the following
duties, to be collected immedjue y, viz.
On rum (Jamaica) brandy, gm, a rack, anni r eeI, and
all other cordials and liquors, three-pence Berlioz
p r gallon.
Windward Blind and Weft-India, Two-pence furling
pr gallon.
T ffia, one benny filling per gallon.
Wines.— Po itug ad ofall kind?, four-pence ilfrlin? phr
gallon.
Soanifh, three pence fler'ing per galot.
French and a lother wine?, two-pence Hering per gallon.
Peer —Calks of 32 gallons, and in proportion for
greater or tefs quantity, two shillings sterling per
barrel.
Cyder.—T e fame, two (hillings flerling per barrel.
Moljffes.— One penny sterling per gallon
Sugars — British clayed or brown sugars, two (hillings
tl fling per hundred.
Ditto refined, one penny flerlidg per pound.
Ofthd dominions Of France, Spain. Holland, Denmark
or Sweden, clayed or brown, one fhil'ing and fix
pence flerling per hundred.
Refined ditto, one penny fterh'og per pound.
Coffee, three (hillings Herding per hundred.
Cocoa and pimento, five (hillings llcrling per hundred.
Tea.—dohea, four-pence fleriiog per pound.
Ah otuer t#a^, one (hilling flerling p'r pound.
Cards.—Every pack of playing cards, four pence flef
. li°g-
Negroes from Africa, if four feet high or upwards,
three pounds sterling per head
If under four fat 1 igh, except fucking children, one
pound ten shillings sterling per head.
From the Well Indies or e f-where if they have re
mained there three months, twenty pounds Sterling
per head.
And two and 3 half per cent, on all other go^ds im pbrt
el into this slate.—None of the above duties extend
to articles of the growth, manufacture or produceof
ary of the United States; the monies adding to Be
appropriated towards difebarging this Hatt's quo
ta of principal and interett of the national debt incur
red during the war.
An ordinance laying an import of tonnage on ffiip
pi°g — r grating tne cuflom-houfe—appointing certain
officer, and afeertaining their salaries —This aft lays
a duty of nine^pence flerling per ton cn all vcffels, in
lieu of all fees at the fevetal offices.
Afl to incorporate Charletton.
Dujog the session, upon tt e goverrim's laying before
teejegifldture a. letter from major general Greene, in
f^rringtim cf4)is command being at an end, and of
his intention of repairing to Congress, the following
'Solution was unan mouldy agreed to:
Refolded, That his excellency the governor be re
queued to return the ti atks of this house to,the ho
norable major general Greene, for the many impor tt
fer iers wi icn helms rend red this state, his gmd w ih
es for its welfare, and the tender of his belt services in
future.
On Thursday lass the hon. major gfrera.l Greene,
with lis fuitc, |e't this city on their return by land
to the residence cf Congrtfc.
The general assembly of G orgia, w'ich had been
for force time fitting at Augusta, is adj urued.
Augnft ,3. On Wednesday lad a cause was tried
in the c.urt of common pleas, wherein Ralph and Dy
fe I, of this town, cabinet maker , were plaintiffs, and
Mr. Robert Norris, one cf the Briith merchants who
remained here at the evacuation, was defendant. The
aßj i)was brought for a quantity <f mahogany, the
property of the plaintiffs, and as fu h fetur d to them
by the articles of ca pi iulation, but afterwards taken a
"ay, and fold at pubic auffion, by the defendant sass
ing 2s a vendue-mafter) as it is alledged, by the orders
of colon I Moncrief, on a pretence, that the aid n a 0-
gany being the property of British merchants was ta
ken at sea by rebel privateers, and condemned in the
ffiam court of admiralty of this Hate. This cause was
tried by a facial jury, one half citizens, and the other
RIC HMO N D, (Virginia) Sept. 6.
On tVedne day the 29 n of July, Mr. John-Elafe,
from Elßx county, aged about 24 years, (hot bimfilf
t^rouga toe neat with a pistol, in the compting room
of colonel John Fitzgerald, of Alexandria, won whom
he had a&td as clerk, and whom he never mentioned
but in terms of gratitude and affection. Bis services
with tha r gentemail, although bur a ew months, were
v %r y endearing, and gave (ufficierit proof of his pro
bity and real merit, which was acknowledged by a
generous proposal of partnership. Tris unfortunate
you tg inn , about two months before, rad taken the
mesfles, which left a gloomy dep r ession on ms Ipirits.
he was removed to a house in the country, whrr? ne
continued about five Weeks, had the grea est aversion
to company, objected to every thing proposed tor his
a'mu'fement or recovery as vain ; when in bed, chose to
lie with his head covered, and was 'frequently lalk'n,
do limfdf, efpecit ly of mornings, which appe rd to
be the h'urs of his greateil ditirtfs ; he was always
able to rid? or walk, and when ne could be prevailed
on, would converse with his usual good fi^f. . he was
often entreate I to assign the taufe of his grief, and if
.., uch importuned, appeared greatly difirrffed, but
would give, ho reafor. it wis thought ad ieab'e that
he ihouhi return to town, where the variety of com
pa°y, help of medicin'', &c. was hoped, wotlld have
a good effect, but as he had often onferved, all proved
in vain : and on the tenth day after he returned to
town, this melancholy and molt horrid scene was per
petrated. He was greatly eHeemed by good men, and
is much lamented by all his acquaintance.
half subj as of \Grent-Britain. After a fall and can
did difcufllon in court for neareight boot,, the jury
returned and in a v r y short lime found a vetdid for
the plaintiffs one hundred and fifty pounds firing da
mages, wirh colls of luir.—T is wa^ a c use ot much
expectation; ana being the firfl tried in our courts,
where half the jury were foreigners, various were the
conjecture on taeir retiring to the jury room.—We
have be<n informed, that at firft they appeared equal,
ly divided in (entiments but upon one of the jury pro
pofiug to put toe parties out of the c fe, and exiri e
the evidence with candor and impartiality, they soon
all concurred in the verdiCt.—Two other caufts were
brought before tie fame jury, between Eritifh fubje&s
and citizens of this slate, the terminations of which
gave general fatisfa&tion.
Yekerday the honorable privy council met to elect
a lieutenant governor for this state, wuen the honor
able Alexander Gillon was cbofen.
The king of Deumark is in a state of insanity—it is
not unfrequ6n L 10 .ee him fnuif the candies in the pub
lic theatre. ,
By a veffeljufi arrived here, which touched at St.
Lucia, we hear that orders had been received from
Engomi 10 delay the evacuation of that iflind, and
that accordingly the troops which were on boaid fcveral
transport-, were difem barked.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.
A co'kQor of taxes n*ar Pifeataqua, in East-Jer
sey, was lately robbed of a coi fiderable sum of public
money, together w,tn a good deal of hrs own property.
Some of the money was the next day f mod in tl e pof
f.ffion of a lad who had been with the Euglifh troops
near the whole of the late war, but had ately returned
to his friends in Jersey, where he was permitted to flay
on account of his youth. It appeared that this fell w,
with three others of the fame def. riprion, ha i perpetrii.
rd the robbery, thereby shewing thrt.h«y had taken
the firft opportunity of injuring the courtry which
had extended unmeritted mercy ro them.
Twoof the regiments which arrived here tee beginning
of July last, lately returned to Well-Point. Weare
tola they are highly fatisfied with the friendly treatment
(hewn them by the inhabitants of this city.
The following copy of an Ordinance, printed in French,
tyas received frem Martinique, with a request that it
might be translated and putlfhed.
ORDINANCE on the American Tradr.
Claude Charles, vfcount de Damas, major general in
the king's armies, lieuterant governot-gentral -of
Martinique and its dependencies, and commandant
general of the French Windward Blands in the
Wefl-Inhes, during te ^bfence of the governor
lieutenant general of said ifhni;.
Jacques Peti r , enquire, lord of Vievigne, one of his
majeiy's most honorable council, honorary coun
cilor in Martin q r e, judge general and ordinatoc
in the island of Martinique and dependencies.
Ju'y 23 17'3.
,THE commerce of the colonies in tl efe f-as with
North Amet:ca. holding up the profpeH ofa recipro
cal advantage to the two nations, and the atter al
lo c ing in her ports to our merchants every isiting
encoura emmt, it is just tint we fr u id net e fame
expedients to iavietlem to our ports, it app-ared
to us that the inward duties and expencesorbing
equal to their cargoes nor the rate of their vCT?s ; and
on the other hand, that the slowness in getting their
freight, ocra^ouing great expence to them, which
was the cause of their avertion for tracing: %. b us.
Willing to put a flop to all these in.onvemrnci «, End
give to tfiofe merchants every enco raeemeut so fur
nilh our c< lo< is with what goods the upmnal com
merce cannot aff^d *hem, and pr-cu-e to the Amerfe
cans the exportation of such comm ,J is as our tra
ders cannot export themselves ft &c. j> vj„ tfe o [
the powers tru'Kd to us by his ma jelly, have r^gulq.
teJ, Panted, and ordanied, and we deregulates Astute
and ordain what follows:
Article Firfl. Tjie Americans, w'o ft:a'le ^s pro
per to trade in this colony and ies dept acripr^ (h^lt
b taxed for the inward duties in out pons mvly at
the rate of i 5 livres 10 sols for anchorage, aa Avies
sols for tl e declaration at she adm ral% o n| the fame
sum for the rights of the ir,terp^:er, including his
trouble for conducing the captain t^ne ^wernment,
andjto different places ^r^re hemyft fulfil h^ formalize i