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N.B No person was admitted 'rom his squadron cn shore.
A letter from Bridgetown, Barbadoes, Au;,ufl 11 fays,
" The Bth instant a confi Arable squadron of men of war
hove in fight, and appeared off the entrance of Carlisle
Bay; three men of war, two frigates, and one sloop of
war, were then lying there, which hove their anchors
ffiort a peek in which fituatiom they continued federal
hours in readings to weigh, in case o' ^n ^aion The e
nemy laid-to a confiierable time, performed feverai ma
noeuvres, twice drew up in a line, and at toeelofe of the e
evening disappeared, and we have not heard of them
firice.
Freth and lamentable accounts are received of the great
distress both cur fleet and armies experience in the Weil-
India Islands, for the want of a regular lupply of provi
sions.
The Nancy, Thomas, from Bristol to Belfift, was ta
ken by the Le Commandant French privateer of Dunkirk,
and ransomed for 3501. also the Prince of Wiles, Gilbert,
and ramfomed for one hundred guineas, and several other
vessels, which were ransomed for 2601.
The last letters from Peterfburgh mention, that her
Imperial Majesty is about eitabblhing several trading
companies in different parts of her Dominions, for the
better encouragement of trade and commerce.
The Queen Caroline letter of marque, belonging to Ma
hon, has taken a rich French Turkeyman, whicu (he cut
away from under the Cadle of Eftapona, a Spanish fort
between Gibraltar and Malaga, and has carried her fafe
into Minorca.
It is said, that the paragraphs in all the papers of yester
day, which declared the resignation of Mr. Alderm^a
Lee, and that the inhabitants of A'd ate had falicited
Mr Sheriff Kitchen t® succeed him, was a fabricated falfe
ho'od.
Two forts, which the King's troops had built, and for
tified, ata great expence, in J rfey, have been lately ta
ken by the Americans; notwithflandingSr Henry Clin
ton's vigilanceto defend them. General Washington oc
cupied Sir Henry's attention, while he detatshed General
Sullivan against the forts, who took them, and has made
both the garrisons prisoners. Oar troops are now confined
to the town of New York.
Wehave prosecuted this mad war in America, contra
ry to the advice of all sober men, till the nation is exhaust
ed, and we no longer a match for our natural enemies.
If the nation cal been betrayed, and fold to France and
Spain, the traitors could not have a£td more agaiaft
the honor an^ inrerefls of the country, than the prefect
Ministers and their abettors have done.
Lord Dunganon, eldest son of the worthy Earl of B. tho
rough, an accomplished young nobleman, and who has
alfoa very confiderabl property in Middlesex, and Lord
Viscount Mahon, eldest son of Earl Stanhope, are talked
of amongst the independent freeholders, as men every way
qualified to represent them in Parliament.
cob The master ©f the sane gives this account,
and further fays, that there are H French, and one Spa
nilh privateer in t'ne North Seas. . A
When Lord Sandwich was ot Spithead .he other day,
he ft soon to elk the yo^ng Prince , to, he It
ked a sea life f" “ I really don't know (replied huHigh
nefs) for I have seen nothing hut a dead calm yet."
The Ti^er Adamibn, from Chrifiianfand to Berwick,
is taken a^d'ranfomel for xBo guineas ; arid the Endea
vour s'ot from Alloa to Gottenburgh, .is taken and ran
fome'd for ^ guineas, both by the Necker privateer. ,
4 fhr from th^Eaft Indies, bound to Suez, is loft in
the Red'Scss, on board of which, it is said, was Mr.
Chevalier, the late Governor of Chanoernagore, in the
river Ganges. The letter which brought this intelligence,
mentions, thit Capt. Waugh, of the Britannia, and seven
gentlemen, bound to India, were beset by the Arabs, se
ven miles from Suez, and all murdered.
It is now publicly known, t hat Sir Charles Hardy's or
ders were not to fight, but decoy the combined fleets so
far up the Channel, as for them to engage at the greatest
disadvantage. This fyecies of naval condud, might now
be called British spirit for what we know, but it was not
reckoned so in the d?ys of Oliver Cromwell.
By a private letter from France we are informed, that
the troops winch had assembled along t ie Northern coasts,
bad all embarked on board the transports on the 4th in
stant, by an eXprefs order from Court two days be
fore.
September 22 Lord M Cartney, who landed at Roch
elle from Grenada, was ts go up t > Paris, there to be on his
parole, we having no officer of his rank, a prisoner here,
to exchange for him.
The crop of sugars growing at Grenada when the
Frenc Ki g took 't, was all confi feared to the French
King's life.
The 'ugirs tat were found ; n calks in the floret on the
Iflanc of Grenada are all ordered to be f^nt to France to
be disposed of, whico was not the case at Dominica, where
they had liberty given to fend them where they pleased,
England excepted.
The Heflor privat f of Guernsey, Captain Na f tel,
ft is taken the N. S.de Mderi ordia, Capt Salvatore Caf
ns, from Buenos Avres to Cadiz —a I rge flip being
in fight, and supp fed (0 be an enemy. Capt. Nait^l left his
prize, taking out of hr seven chests, containing 20 000
dollars, woich he brought to Guernsey, with the Spanish
Captain
September 23 A letter from on board the Romney,
(Sir Lock art Ross) date Portland Road, Sept. 19, fays,
" Contrary winds havedrove us in here with the fauad
rcn. We learn there is no force at Concalle. to which
place we were defined to defiroy any thing there might
have b ea there. By two deserters from St. Malo's, we learn
all toe ruhporti are hauled up but fifteen, which are in
tended to attack the Islands of Guernfy and Jersey, as soon
as th:y rreived some r ites from Brest : God feud we
may meet with them! The French had 3000 fik in the
combined fleet when they put into Brest They have
30,000 m? at and near St. Maloes. Th^ sail the news I
can gather. We fail again to-morrow "
A letter from Weymouth, dated Sept 2,0, fays, " Last
night Sir John Lckhiri Rs fs put int® Portland Road
with his free but failed again early this morning —
A potbellied country fellow having enlisted in one of
the new corps, was always reprimanded by the Serjeant
when became to drill, for flicking oat his belly " Have
patience, friend (laid the lout) as the Serjeant was pres
sing in his gut, fix pence a day will soon reduce it to a level
with the r^fl."
By an express from Surewfbury, we learn, that on
Sunday last, upwards cf one hu dred transports, convoyed
by 3 fliips o' force, failed out of Sandy-Hook, and it is
said, General Clinton is on board
Extract of a letter rom Morris-Town, dated Dec. 26.
“ The fleet which I mentioned in mine of yesterday,
confiding of upwards of 100 fail, which left Ne^ York
the 23 inst. is the homeward bound trade, under convoy
of a 74, and two (mail itiips. The traufports with the
troops on board are still at the watering place 50 or 60
fail, it is conjeHured tuefe traofports are waiting the last
hour for the intelligence by the October packet, which
has been expelled impatiently some time"
N. B. My letter of the 25th mentions the troops
to be about 6000, and bound to the Weft Indies.
e „* The Trustees of the University of Pennfylvapia
meet on Tuesday evening next, at fix o'clock, at the
Council Chamber in the State-house, of which the Trustees
are requested to take notice and give t.;eir attendance ac
cordingly. By order of the Board,
J. B. SMITH.
A BILL for incorporating the German Lutheran
Church. Printed for confidtration agajnft the next
meeting or the Assembly, January 19, 1780.
THOMAS PAIN E,
Clerk of the General AiTemaJy.
TXT H EREAS th. Members ofthe antirnt C rpoH
VV ti on called and known by the nirnt of “ The
" Rector, Vdtymen and Church Warden, of the Ger
“ man Lutheran Congregation in and near th City of
" Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania," by
their Petition have (hewn, That in the yet of our Lord
One thousand seven hundred and fixty-five, by the
charter of the then Proprietaries, Thomas Penn and
Richard Penn, they were incorporated by the name,
stile and title atorefaid ; that the firft Monday in :he year
of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and feventjr
eight was the day in which a general election should
have been held of the Officers of the laid Corporation,
at which time the enemy were in possession of this City;
and most of the Petitioners dispersed in the country, so
that, no eledion could be had; that by reason thereof,
and tor other causes therein fat forth, doubts and un r .
eahnels have arii-n refolding their charter rights; for
removing whereof they hive prayed for a Law to incor
porate and secure to them their eights and ^rivi^ges,
with such amendments and improvements as may be
found nuceffary.
AND WHEREAS the representations of the Pe
titioners appear to be just and true, and it is highly nt
and reasonable that the prayer of their laid petition be
granted:
Be it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enabled, by
the Representatives of the Freemen of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AlDmbly met, and
b, the authority of the fame, That the said Corporation
b? confirmed and established as a Body corporate and
politic in law and in fta, to have continuance for ever
by the nam, stile and title of " The R& e, Vettry
men and Church Wardens of the German Lutheran
Congregation in and near 'he City of Philadelphia, in
the Stzte of Pennsylvania ;" and the said Corporation is
hereby vetted, confirmed and fully e'ftabhfh<d n all and
Angular the est «s, rights, privileges and immunities
which to them in and by the said ch.rtir of incorpora
tion are given and granted, or in consequence thereof
to them of right behng and appertain, or ought so to do;
fubjed < nly to the alterations and amendments herein
fpecified *nd contained. ~
And be it further en~& d by the authority aforefaid,
That J din Ch^ftopher Kunze, the present R &or,
Henry K wpde, Adam Weaver, Adam Krebs, D niei
Grubb, David Shaffer, Andrew Bofhard, Michael
Shubart, Frederick Hagner, Philip Alberti, Andrew
Burkhard, Henry Kammerer, and Pettr K aft, the pre
sent V ft yinen ; and Adam Fouik, Henry Leuthaufen,
Gog^ Sitz, Frederick Hailer, George Heidel, and
Jacob Eckeld, the present Church Wardens, and their
successors, duly elected and appointed in such manner
and form ar .herein after is directed, f be, and they are
hereby confirmed, constituted and appointed, to be and
forever remain the Mrmbers of the said Corporation.
And be it further Hi died by the authority aforefaid,
TiT t e laid Henry Kepple, Adam Weaver, Adam
Kebs, Daniel Grub, David Schaffer, and Andrew
B^ud, (being the Survivors of the V ftrym n fiift na
med in their said charter) (hall be -nd continue, and
each of them (hall, without any eleft on, be and coati
nue among the number of the Veftrym^n, so long as
they behave & r reeable to the fundamental articles of the
Hid Congregation and according to the terms of the (aid
charter; and that the said Michael Shubart, Frederick
Hagner, Philip Alberti, Andrew Burkhard, Henry
Kummere., and Pt r K aft, fail! continue a so to be
Vestrymen; and the fa d Adam Feulk, Henry Leuthau
fen. George Seitz, Frederick H iler, George Heidel,
and Jacob Eckfeld, (hall continue to be the Church
Warden#, unrii they &11 be removed in manner follow
ing, that is to fay, one third part in number of the said
Vestrymen (ether than the survivors cf thole firft named
in the charter) being the two last n^med of the laid
Veftiymen, and one third part in number of the said
Church Wardens, being the two persons firft herein na
med, (hall cease and discontinue, and their appointment
determine on the sixth day of January which will be in
the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and
eighty; upon which day a new election shall be had and
held o' so many oih rs in their stead and place by a ma
jority of the perlons met and qualified according to the
purport, true intent an 1 meaning of the said charter, to
vote and eh& as aforefaid ; nd on the sixth day of Ji
nuary in the year following, the lecond third part in
number of the said Veftrymcn, other than the survivors
aforefrid, and Church Wardens, shall in like ma ner.
cease and difeontinre and their appointment determine,
and a n^w eleaion be had and held ol so many in their
place and head, in likemanner; an^ on the fix h day
of January then next following, th^ tft third part in
number cf the said Vestrymen and Church W^ dens,
dvl in like mnoer cease and rilcninue, and their
appointment determine, and a nwele&ion be had and
held in like manner as her in before is directed ; and
that in the fame manner an I by the like mo e of rota
tion, one third part in number of the fald Vsflrymen
PHILADELPHIA, Januar, 1.
Philadelphia, December go.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY on Monday morning the 20th in
stant, an Irish servant giri nam d JANE SMITH,
about five feet fix inches high, black hair, a down look,
remarkably freckled in her face; had on and took with
her, a striped short gown, ffriped lincey petticoat, a
pair of new stockings, new shoes, and a new check
handkerchief: She stole and took with her a dark grey
cloak almost ne% a green bonnet with a white ribbond
round it, a pair of silver shoe buckles, a pair of white
mitts, and about forty dollars in Continental money.
Whoever takes up the said servant and fe ures her in any
gaol in this State, so that her master may have her again,
shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges if
brought ^ome, paid by
JACOB KEEHMLE.
N. B. The above Jane Smith is a noted thief, and
^as concerned in a grem roobsry in July last.
FIFTY DOLL.A RS REWARD.
Y&r AS LOST, on the Bth of December, a P (DC K
ET 800 K, containing a note with 300 Dol
lar*, end izo Dollars c^fh Whoever finds said Packet
Bouk and brings it to the subscriber, living in Warrain
ftrr Yownfhip, Bucks coun^v, shall receive the above
reward. NATHAN BEANS.
and Church Wardens (hall cease and difeortinue, and
th.il appointment determine, nd an w ekaion of rhe
laid third part be had and held in manner alcief id,
on the sixth day of January in every year forever ; so
that no person or persons, except th< lu vivors of the
fi ft named V ftrymen aorefaid, sh ill be 01 continue a
Vestryman or Church-W+ren aforesaid, for any longer
time than three years together, withou being re el died.
Provided always, That wh never the sixth cayol Ja
nuary in any year (hull happen to be on a Sunday, the
day following be taken instead thereof, as the d*y<f e
lesion ; and that the pe sons belonging to the 1 id
Church, who are in and,by the Did charter atrh riled
and empowered to ek&, /hail and may be at hbeyto
re.eleft tiny one or more of the Velti, men and Church-
Wardens, whole times mall hav, expired on the dav of
the said annual eieaion, whenever and so often as they
Ihall think fit. ~
Provided abb, That whenever any vacancy shall hap
pen bathe death, rtfignation or ren ov lof any cne or
m re of the survivors atorefaid of the fi ft named Veil
rymen, an eleaion (ball be had and held, cf lom+ fit
perlon or persons in his or th ir place or head
to dying rvfigning or being removed, as soon
as conveniently can oe done, and that the persons
or pe-fons so eleaed, shall be, remain and conti
nue a Vestryman 0, Vestrymen aforef i , to long with
out a new eleaion, as the Veftrymtn r.h< fhal have
been chosen at the next preceeding eleaion, and no
longer; and that whenever any v±ca cy sh 1 happen by
the d*aih, refuf I to serve, or removal of any one or more
of rhe V ftrymen, other than the survivors aforefaid
or the Church Wardens, an ele& or shall he had offeme
fit per on or persons in his or hdi place and flead, (@
dying, refilling or heing rmov?d, as fo< n as Conven ent
ly can be done; and that the peilun o r pylons so deft d
fhnll he, remain and continue >s a Vestryman or Vestry
men, Church Warden or Church Werdens aiorefaid, so
long without a new election ^s the person or persons in
Wh ft place or ftrad, te or thzy shall have bee; so elec
ted, would or might h ve remained and continued, and
no longer. And that in all cases of a vacancy happening
by any ore of h means left men i n&d, the Reftor, Vd
tr, men and Church-Ward, ns rm inuig, or th^ said re
maining Veit, men and Church Wardens ahn, ufog
iny vacancy in the ffie # f Reflor fhal e hupowei d
to call a meeting of the el 8 rs f-r that pu^pale; r uch
meeting to be notified and publish d from the desk or
pulpit of e ch ofthetso chhebe,, be onpng to the u:d
Corporation, on th preceding Sunday, immediately af
ter divine service, fe be the C ngregation ere<i miffed.
And be it further enabled by the authority afo ai'
That the said Corporation shall have po^e t moke
rules, bye Tws and ordhenc % and to do even thing
needful for the good go erment and support 0 the! id
Congegati n, according to tet? ms of the Did char
ter. Provided always, that tie fid rules, bye-laws ar.d
0 din^nces, be rot repegrartto the laws ofthis Com
monw Mth, and the provdoor claufei, the fid ch rt^r
r q-riring that the fame rules, byt-laes at d crdinan.es,
be not r-pu nant to the laws of Gr?t-B itin, 'og the
la ^ then in so c in the province o' Pennfylv^nia, be and
it hereby is r, pealed, in ulhd and m 4 .e void.
A^^^^x^^^'^^^^x^^^^
Port 0/ Philaddfebia, Pennsylvania ff,
TO ALL whom it may concern.
XT O TICE is hereby given. That a Court of A ?mi
raltv 8111 be held at the Court boufe in the city of
P .iladelphh, on the twenty second day o' January next,
then and there to try the truth of the frets alledged in
the bill of Herman Courier, (qui tam &c.) againff the
snow or vessel called the Priy, her cargo, &c. To
the end and intent that the owner or owners thereof, or
any person or perfans concern'd therein, may appear
and shew cause, if any they have, why the fame Ihould
not be condemned according to the prayer of the said
bill. B, order of the Judge,
Dec. 31. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
FOR SA L
Two STILLS, with their worms, &c. compleat;
the large still contains five hundred gallons, the
final! still, or refiner, two hundred gallons: They have
been but little used, and will fait fir either a molaffet
or a grain qiftlllery. Enquire of the Printer.
Owen's Di&ionary of Arts and Sciences, the Spr&%.
tor, Dryden's Works, Don Quixote, and sundry ether
Book# for fal*. Enquire as above.
TO B~E HI R'e"D—
A N elegant and easy light WAGGON, with a
good pair of HORSES and careful DRIVER.
Enquire of Samuel Hodgson, at his Livery Stables
back of the City Tavern ; who breaks Horses to the
carriage, fiddle, &c. and nicks them in a fafe and eaf,
manner. Philadelphia, December „.