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grand fleet has aaually failed, and is reduced to 34
ships of the line. A foreign paper gives the following
lift of the force they may naturally expef? to meet on
their passage: Spanish Chips 27, besides Bor9 at the
Straits, which make 36 : French Chips 13. If the
French have dispatched from the ports of Toulon and
Rochfort, the 4 new Chips of 74 guns, which were there,
they will have in their port 17 Chips, which, joined
with the 35 Spanilh, will form a fleet of 53 Chips of the
line.
This situation of affairs will naturally attract the at>
tention of the public ; and, in our o. inion, the issue
of this expedition, will be the mod remarkable event
of the war.
BOSTON, November ft.
The America, 374 gun Chip, was launched at Ports
mouth, on Tuesday last.
In a thunder storm lad Thursday night, one of the
French 74 gun Chips at Portsmouth, had her foremaft
cist away, which went through her deck, threw two of
her guns overboard, killed 5 men, and wounded 13, se
veral of them dangerously.
Two vessels belonging to Newbury Port, and a brig
belonging to Salem, have arrived since our last, in
about 39 days from Bilboa, but bring no material news.
A prize brig taken by the date Chip Tartar, arrived
here yeterday. A valuaule prize.
Last Friday, a cow, belonging to colonel Clap, of
Dorchester, (for the fourth time) had twin calves,
which weighed 1511 b.
Nov. 14. The honours! Ie Samuel Holton, efq; bo
nourable James Warren, efq; honourable Nathaniel
Gorham, efq: and the honourable Stephen Higginfon,
efq; were eluded Uy joint ballot of both houses of as
sembly, as delegates to repiefent this commonwealth in
Congress, the 4th ult.
CHATHA M, November 20.
Since our last the British fleet have failed from New-
York for the Weft-Indies. It is said their departure
was hurried by an express vessel from Jamaica, which
brought accounts that there were 17 fail of the line and
i!,ooo troops at Havanna; also, that 12 fail of the ilne
and 10,000 troops were arrived at Martinico from Old
France ; and that from letters found on board of a pri
vateer carried into Jamaica, the inhabitants were un
der direful apprehensions that an attack on that island
was intended.
Captain Afgill, who has been detained here some
months, and was thought would be executed to expiate
the murder of captain Buddy, is discharged by a re
solve of congress. He set out from this last Sunday
for London, via New-York.
T R E N T O N, November 20.
Last week the court of commissioners for fettling the
dispute between the Rates of Connecticut and Pennsyl
vania met here, and have proceed'd to bulinefs.
The following members of the court are attending :
the honourable William Whipple, president; Welcome
Arnold, David Brearley, William C. Houftqn, and Cy
rus Griffin, esquires.
Agents on behalf of Connecticut: Eliphalet Dyer,
J<ffe Root, and William Samuel Johnson, esquires.
Agents on behalf of Pennsylvania; Joseph Reed,
William Bradford, James Wilson, and Jonathan Dick
inson Sergeant, esquires.
Solicitor, Henry Osborne, esquire.
Philadelphia, Nov. 26.
Qn Saturday last the officers of the militia of the
city and liberties of Philadelphia, presented the follow
ing address to the hon. major-general James Potter :
To the Honourable James Potter, efq : Major-gene
ral of the Militia of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
The Address of the Officers of the Militia of the city
and liberties of Philadelphia :
s f R,
WHEN we reflect upon your early appearance
in the cau'e of American liberty, your perfe
vering attachment to our independence in every trying
feene, and the series of honourable services you have
rendered to your country, both in council and in the
field; we think ourselves peculiarly called on at this
juncture, to give you this public mark of our regard
and esteem. Many of us under your command have
been witnefTe. to your firmnefs, and we confider your
continuance in a command of the militia as an honour
and advantage to the flare.
Should it on any future occasion become our duty
to take the field, we shall follow with fiocere pleasure,
an officer who has never faultered on the ap
proach of danger, and whose distinguished milita
ry abilities, long experience, good condud, and intre
pid spirit, have endeared him to the militia of Penn
sylvania.
May your country gratefully remember and proper
ly reward your services, and in whatever Ration, whe
ther public or private, you may be called to ad, may
honour, happiness and length of days attend you.
James Irwin, major-general.
Joseph Marsh, B. G. Eyre, William Will, R. Knox,
Joseph Dean.—lieutenant-colonels.
Thomas Cafdrop, John M'Culloh, Alexander Boyd,
Joseph Ker, Philip Pancake, Wm. Bowers, —majors.
Samuel M'Ciane, George Forepaugh, B. M'Shane,
John Reynolds, George Nice, Jacob Binder, Michael
Gilbert, James Rofsbothem, John M'Calla, SilarEn
glis, Joseph Falkner, Jonathan Grice, George Sheiv
ley, Joseph Watkins, Andrew Summers, William
Lennard, James Lang, John Conolly, David Tew,
John Pollard, George Easterly, Warwick Coates,
John Kling, Conrad Rush, Benjamin Freeman, George
Taylor, Thomas Willis, Anthony Cuthbert, John
Ogburn, John Lenton, John Geyer, Christian Shaf
fer, John Cornish, Charles W. Peale, Jacob Martin,
William M Dowell, James Hood, John Barker,
James Pearson, Jacob Geiger, Alexander Quarrier,
Philip Ryan, Jacob Zink, —captains.
John M'Genley, John Woodside, adjutant ; Conrad
Hanfe, Samuel Goodman, William Thomas, Paul
fer Steinford,Derick Petterfon, —captain lieu tenants.
''Mr. Burgess, lately arrived here from England by
the way of Holland, and whose petition to take the
oath of fidelity, and become a citizen and fixed in
habitant of this Rate, was disallowed by both houses
on their receiving the late resolve of coßgrefs, has since
applied for leave to repair to congress and represent
his case there, which leave he has obtained from our
general court, and will fonn set out, as I am told, for
Philadelphia. It is necessary, indeed, that the highest
refpel and obedience be paid to the resolutions of con
gress, as that body avoid, with the greatest attention,
to issue any out of their province ; but it is expected
at the fame time, that no solid objection will be form
ed at Philadelphia against Mr. Burgess Raying here,
and I wish it so much the more, as I know he bears an
exceeding good character in England "
A Message from the President and Supreme Executive
Council, to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen,
WE fend to you with particular fatisfaCtion, a
letter from Mr. Morris, of the ninth instant,
and the inclofures concerning his agency, as
we are convinced it will be very pleasing to you to fee
such accurate accounts of large sums of public mo
nies rendered so quickly after the appropriation and
application of them.
With them will be delivered the accounts of the
treasurer of the Rate for this year, and the report of
the comptroller-general thereon, which from a Arid re
gard to his sense of duty, has been laid before us.
Upon considering the nature of these accounts, an/
the law eflablifhing the comptroller- general's! office,
doubts have arifeo in our minds, whether it would be
regular in us to decide upon them, and therefore we
have judged it proper to transmit to them your honour
able house.
Smith, Joseph Fanning, Conrad Pigeon.—ensigns.
Clement Biddle, quartermaster general Pennfylv. mil-
William Coats, lieut. P. C Adam Gilchrist, A.D.C.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 1782.
To which the General was pleased to return the fol-
Henry Shrup, adjutant; William Lehman, James
Moyes, John Warner, Thomas Millard, Charles
Maife, William M'Dowell, William Shedaker, Wil
liam Faries, Thomas Rice, James Novell, condudor,
Samuel Cuthbert, Jacob Meyers, Andrew Kenedy,
Elijah Coffing, James Little, Thomas Elton, Francis
Bailey, John Henderson, Henry Kammerer, Mat
thew Shaw, Peter Ozeas, David Henderson, Willi
am Smallwood, Alexander Rutherford, George A.
Baker, Robert M'Mullen, Samuel Scott, Jacob Ef
ler? Daniel Breutigem, James Boylan, Dean Jones,
William Hunter, Thomas Mitchell, James Rowan,
John Patterson, William Garwood, Godfrey Shiller,
Phil. Clumberg, God. Swing, J. M'Dowell, J. Bud
den, light drag. Jof. Foster, S. Clinton, —lieutenants.
John Alexander, Robert Paisley, Conrad Rohrman,
Alexander Henderson, John Marlhall, David Tit
termarf, James Harris, Ludwig Fobrer, Andrew
Bofhart, Frederick Marker, Michael Kitts, William
Rediger, Samuel Lehman, Jonathan Straitten, Tho
mas Hood,John Hawkins, James M'Culloh, Robert
To the Officers of the Militia of the city and liberties
of Philadelphia:
Gentlemen,
I Confider your very affectionate and polite address
as a frefh mark of that attention which I nave ever
experienced from the officers of the militia of the city
and liberties of Philadelphia: and when my services
meet the approbation of the real friends and uniform
supporters of American independence, I esteem myfelf
happy in so honourable a reward.
1 moR sincerely thank you for your warm expressions
of personal regard and wishes for my happiness and
prosperity, the sincere attachment I have to my bro
ther officers makes me particularly happy in this testi
mony of your friendfllip, and I beg you to be assured
that I receive this mark of your regard and esteem as
the highest honour of my life: and in whatever Ra
tion, whether public or private, I may be called to aft,
I shall ever retain the warmest affection for the mili
tia of Pennsylvania.
May you, through the protection of divine provi
dence, always enjoy that equal liberty and independ
ence for which you have so fleadily and bravely con
tended, and may the invaluable blessing be preserved
and transmitted to your latest posterity.
I am, gentlemen,
With all possible refpeft
Your most obedient servant,
Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1782. JAMES POTTER.
Extract of a letter from Boflon, dated the 14th of No-
We also fend a letter from the secretary at war, of
the seventh inflant, and an a& of council of the ninth,
upon an application of colonel Richard Butler, that
you may be fully possessed of thr plan in contemplati
on with refpe& to ou line, and have the necessary in
formation for taking other measures on that head, if
they shall be deemed exp dient.
In compliance with your resolution of the eleventh
instant, we inclofe a state of the disposal of the five
thousand pounds obtained from the national bank, for
the further defence of the frontiers. Referring to that
fubjed, we beg leave to observe, that we have had un
der our consideration, the accounts of Mr William
Brown, and messieurs Montgomery and Reese, now
inclofed, and the comptroller-general's reports upon
them, which we approve § but as the services mention
ed in those accounts were almost wholly prior to the
resolution of the general assembly of the ninth of last
September, appropriating the five thousand pounds
solely to the further defence of the frontiers, we esteem
ed it our duty to decline giving orders for payment
out of that fund, onlefs you should previously autho
rize us to give them.
It is proper to add, that it appears from a letter of
general Irvine, of the twenty seventh of October, that
some other expences have been lately incurred for the de
fence of the frontiers. An object of much greater mo
ment mentioned io a following letter from the general, of
the twenty-ninth, we are assured will claim your imme
diate and serious attention, and that is, the Settlement
lowing answer:
vember, 1782.
adopted for preventing and removing every difficulty,
that may tend to obftrua or delay such a difpefition
of them, as the interest, good faith and honour of the
commonwealth may in the wisdom of the legislature
require. JOHN DICKINSON.
Council Chamber, Philadelphia, November 15, 1782.
I TO BE LE T T,
By JAMES PEMBERTON, in Philadelphia.
A WELL improved FAR M, two miles distant from
Burlington, now occupied by Richard Stockton,
containing about 175 acres, on which a new convenient
barn and ftahles were built the last summer, and the
dwelling house and kitchen repaired in good tenanta
ble order. Also a LOT of extraordinary MEADOW
GROUND, about three acres, and a LOT of ORCH
ARD, about four acres, within the bounds of the said
town. Philadelphia, irth mo. 23, 1782.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
ralty will he held at the State-hcufe, in the city
of Philadelphia, on Wednesday the fourth cf Decem
ber next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the Trial
of the Schooner or Vessel called the EXPERIMENT,
laden with Rum, Tar and Salt, lately taken in Chela
peak-bay, on her passage from Norfolk, in Virginia,
for Baltimore, in Maryland, by the Brtifh armed
Schooner called Jack o' the Lanthorn, commanded by
Thomas Marsh, and the British armed Schooner call
ed the Delancey, commanded by —— Manjam, and
retaken at sea on her passage to New-York, sent into
this port, and libelled against as prize by John Kemp,
enquire (qui tam, &c.) To the end, that all perfone
concerned may appear and Shew cause, if any there be,
wherefore a decree Should not pass pursuant to the
prayer of the libel, &c.
By order of the judge,
Nov. 25, 1782. JAMES READ, register.
Do&or Hugh Martin,
(Late Surgeon in the American Army)
Informs the Inhabitants of the United States, that he
hat ducovered a Sovereign SPECIFIC
FOR THE CURE OF
CANCER S.
HE allures the PUBLIC, that the experience of
many, within two years past, has evinced the
certain efficacy of his applications. This pub
lie Notice is given, in order that all periods labour,
ing under that complaint (heretofore deemed incurs- °
ble) may avail themselves of his assistance in time, as
he proposes to visit Europe, to render his difeo^ry
more extensively ufeful to mankind, at the Close of the
prefenr war, if not before.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 1782.
•*• For the benefit of the nffi &ed, the Cveral Prin
ters throughout the united Rates are requested to inteit
the above.
Philadelphia, November 23, 1782.
D Y virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Expo
° nas, to me directed, will he Sold at Public Sale,
at the Ceffee-houfe, on WEDNESDAY, rhe 27th day
of November, instant, at 12 o'clock at noon, A three
ftorv brek MESSUAGE, KITCHEN, and Lot of
GROUND, on Second-ftrect, between Vine and Race-
Streets ; containing in breadth, north and South, 16
feet, and in length 100 feet, bounded westward with
Second-street, northward by Frederick Kahl's ground,
eastward with a four feet alley, leading into Saffafras
freer, and Southward by ground late of James Parrock,
deceased. Late the estate of Edmund Woolly, dectaf
ed, Seized and taken in execution, by
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
that people are now making beyond the Ohio, upbA
lands with this state.
We have conferred with Mr. Jones, who is mention,
ed in that letter, and have desired him to attend,in case
you fliould incline to fee him, as his intelligence seems to
be important. As these lands constitute a fund that ma,
contribute towards rendering justice to our deserving
and Suffering officers and soldiers, we apprehend the
most early, vigorous and decisive measure# should be
STOLEN out of the lot of the fubferiber, on the
gad instant, A Bay HORSE, between 14 and x<
hands high, 9 years old, has a star in his foreheao,
trots, paces and handgallops, (hod before, had a fore
on the off fide of hie back, occ fioned by the fiddle,
he has neither brand nor ear ma^k perceivable. Who
ever secures said Horse and Thief, so that the owner
may get the horse and the thief brought to justice,
shall receive the above Reward for the horse and Four
Dollars for the thief, with other reasonable charges
paid by me, MICHAEL SHUMAKER, in Market!
street, near Sixth-street, Philadelphia. Nov. 24.
STRAYED from the fubferiber's pasture, in Mill-
Creek Hundred, Newcastle county, about the 18th
or last month, a small brown COW, with some white
in her face, four yeais old last Spring ; likewise strayed
from the fame place, about the 24th, a bay HORSF,
three years old, a natural trotter, Shod before, a fm- ft
star in his forehead, one bind foot white; nirh hi m
strayed a sorrel Mare COLT, about eight months o
remarkably long from rhe hoof to the firit j o nt ; m d
on the 4th of this instant, strayed from the lamb fl AC c,
a black MARE with a fucking Cqlt, the mare p o &b
not (hod, paces and trots, Seven years old last fp £ for,
has remarkable crooked hind legs. Whoever tak as u°
the above creatures, and brings them h>me, . fh^f
have the above reward and reaibnable charges or in
proportion for any of them, paid by
ijth month 16th. JAMES STROUD. / 3
Four Dollars Reward.
Ten Dollars Reward.