The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-06-11 00:00:00, page 3

Last Sunday morning was discovered on a beach in
Beverly, a chest, containing a human body. It is sup
posed to be that of one of the prisoners, brought into
Beverly some months since, and who died on board a
lhip in that harbour.
By a cartel from Halifax, which arrived here last
Monday night, we have a Halifax paper of the 14th
inffant; by which we find that the mast Ihip, which
lately failed from Beverly, and which was taken by the
Blond frigate, was arrived there.
In the above cartel Came several women and chil
dren, who fled from hence at the commencement of the
war.
Schooner Tabitha, Elder, from Chesapeake for Hjfpa
niola, by his majesty's ship Centurion, Samuel W.
Clayton, esquire, commander.
Schooner Two Brothers, Dunham, from Salem for
Cape Francois, with spars, fifh, &c. by his majesty's
frigates the Perseverance and Ceres.
The above schooner failed from Salem the 10th of
'" c ° m P an y with five other veffel^one of them
the ship Lion, formery of Liverpool, of 20 guns, with
masts for the French fleet, was captured the fame day
by his majesty's ship Chatham, Andrew S. Douglas
Rars in the gallaxy ; indeed, nothing could exceed the
brilliancy of the illumination, which would, without
exaggeration, (if properly defcribed)equal in grandeur
the magic bowers of antiquity, and rival in splendor
the dazzling visions of romance. To heighten the
feenery into still more superb magnificence, as soon as
the officers had reached their several brigades, the ge
neral feu de joye, which was preluded by a discharge
of thirteen pieces of heavy artillery, began on our
right, and flying like lightning to the left, involved
the ridge of the mountains in a progressive blaze of
momentary fire; the found succeeding, dwelled by the
echo of the cliffs, refembkd the noif^ of burning peals
of thunder. This was thrice repeated, when the whole
;rmy, with one united voice, rend the air with three
shouts of acclamation and benediction for the Dauphin.
After which, a great number of fireworks, confining of
rockets, wheels, fountains, trees, bee hives, balloons,
fiars and Fleure de Lis, admirably well conftruHed and
played off finifhed the rejoicings at 20 minutes after 11
o'clock.
NEW-HAVEN, May teg.
For several days past, two brigs, a sloop, galley, and
several of the enemy's boats have been cruifingfin the
Sound Last Sunday, a small vessel, from Fairfield,
Hovey, master, was driven ashore at Eaft-Guilford,
by the sloop, under the cover of whose fire, the enemy
from two of their boats boarded her ; but a number of
the inhabitants assembling with a small field piece, drove
them off, and prevented their taking away the vessel.
In the re-encounter, captain Phineas Meigs, aged 74
years, wa© killed.; the enemy left one dead on the deck,
and carried off two or three who were wounded.
NEW-LONDO N, M y 24.
Last Saturday the Retaliation prison-ship was fafely
moored in the river Thames, about a mile above the
ferry, for the reception of such British prisoners as may
fall into our hands; since which about one 'hundred
prisoners have been put on board.
Yeflerday being general election, agreeable to the
conflitution of this commonwealth, his excellency
JOHN HANCOCK, esquire, was chosen governor,
and his honour THOMAS CUSHING, esquire, lieu
tenant governor.
“ I have thus given you, my dear fir, an imperfect
narration of some of the most remarkable occurrences
of the day, and am only unhappy that you was not
present to fh^re in the univtrfal felicity. I must net
omit to mention, that our illutirious general gave the
example of uncommon gaiety in the celebration of so
happy an ev /nt ; and that the 12th toast was echoed
with repeated claps and shouts of applause for a long
time without ceflation, from every quarter. I enclose
you a lift o( the toafls, and a copy of the song which
was sung a'ter dinner, accompanied by the music of
the band, and am my dear friend, &c."
A number of people,late belonging to a privateer Roop
commanded by captain Dunn, of this port, arrived in
tow : lift week, and inform, that the sloop was ca ptur
ed, about a fortnight since by the Buckram privateer
of Halifax;but that the men got on shore, and made their
escape.
The Blond frigate, which captured the mast-ship,
mentioned above, was lately loft on Seal-Eland.
The whig citizens of Nova-Scotia are daily emigrat
ing to this slate, and often deserters.
Sir Andrew Snape Hammond continues governor of
Nova Scotia; and one Trumbull, formerly of Phila
delphia, is commissary of prisoners; whose usage to
our unfortunate brethren, is not the most pleasing nor
humane.
SALE M, May 2%
Lap week was sent into port, by the Languedoc pri
vateer, captain Cook, cf this port, a recaptured hoop,
loaded with lumber.
BOSTO N, May 27.
By comparing all accounts, there is reafen to expert
a third sett of Olive Branch commissioners from Britain,
gifted with a double portion of that lying, deceitful
and equivocal fprit that actuated governor Johnftone,
and the evil beasts that accompanied him to America.
In the cartel which arrived at Salem last week from
Halifax, (in 4 days) came passengers messieurs Cun
ningham and Preffcott, inhabitants of Nova-Scotia,
who have abandoned the irksome government of the
sanguinary, despicable prince of Britain, to reside in
this commonwealth; Two women, who formerly went
from this date, have returned with said cartel
A light ship, called the Aurora, of about 200 tons
burthen, from Halifax; was sent inter port, a few days
since, by the privateers J.ck and Dispatch of this
port.
N E W-Y O R K, June 5.
Prizes sent in since our last.
Colonel Crawford, with , considerable number of
men, have, we hear, set out in pursuit of their parties,
who, it is imagined, have a fixed camp at no very great
distance from our exterior settlements.
Resolved unanimously, That a proposition from the
enemy, for treating with any assembly, or body of men
in America, other than the Cbngrels of these United
States, i- insidious and inadmißib'e.
union.
Resolved unanimously, That the above resolutions
be transmitted to the delegates of this slate at Congress,
as an inftrudionto the said delegates.
Test. JOHN BECKLEY, C. H., D.
May 25, 1782.
Agreed to by the Senate unanimously.
WILLIAM DREW, C. S.
The evening, of tiae2sth instant captain Hyler, with
his armed boats, being in Shrewsbury river, a party
of Britiftt troop., consisting of 25 men, under the com
mand of captiin Schaak, of the 57 regiment were de
tacher to intercept him in passing through the gut : as
soon as captain Hyler difeovered them, he landed thir
teen of his men with orders to charge, in doing which
four of the enemy were killed and wounded, and the
captain and eight others were made prisoners ; and by
the firing of the gun-boat; it is supposed, several others
were killed, as a number were seen to fail. Captain
Hyler, previous to this rencounter, accidentally' met
with a hurt, on^^fe, it is probable, he would not
have let a man etc ipe.
Resolved unanimously, That a proposition from the
enemy, to all or any of these United States, for peace
or truce separate from their allies, is insidious and in
adraiffible.
Resolved unanimously, That this assembly will ex
ert the utmost powers of the slate to carry on the war
with vigour and efLit, until peace Shall be obtained in a
manner confident with our national faith and fcederal
Monday arrived here, from Lancaster, efeerted by a
party of light dragoons, major Gordon and Mr.
Charles Afgill, a lieutenant in his British majesty's
guards, but ranks as captain in the line The latter of
these gentlemen is fixed upon to apperfe the manes and
expiate the blood of captain Huddy, unless the perpe
trators of that horrid alt is immediately given up.
We are always happy to be the promulgators of a
greeable news, but from the many corroborating ac
counts, we have reason to believe the news under thh
New-York head is too true. However, the profpelt
brightens in the political hemisphere.— The timely ar
rival of M. de la Motte Picquet, in the Weft-Indies,
with so refpedabie an armament as 16 fail of the line
joined with the Spanish fl et, will give our allies a large
superiority of the enemy, and by taking the advantage
of Rodney's difabl'd condition; we have every thing
to expetl that the most luxurious fancy can imagine.
T RENT O N, June g.
We hear from Monmouth, that on the morning of
the firft inflant, one Davenport, a refugee, landed
with about 40 whites and 40 blacks, at Forked river,
and burnt Samuel Brown's salt wbrks, and plundered
him; they then proce ded southward towards Barne
git, for the purpose of burning the salt-works along
shore between those places. Thusare they conciliating
the ilfeHions of the Americans !
We learn, that government have appointed persons
to enquire into the circumfbimes of the late massacre
of the Moravian Indians at the Muikingam towns,
which we have great reafun to fear has been a very uu
juftifiable aggression.
Virginia, to wit:
In the HOUSE of DELEGATES, Friday, May 24
17^.
Resolved unanimously, That this pffembly, will not
liflen to any proposition, nor fuffer any negociation in
consistent with their national faith and fcederal union.
Erratum : in the firft resolution of the legiflatdre
of this Bate, published in our last, for the Word Se
paration' read Separate.
RICHMOND, (Virginia,) June 1.
Letters from Norfolk dated the 28th ult. fay, that
several vessels of the Havanna fct arrived in Hampton
road.
Reports from our north-weflern fontier mention, some
very daring inroads of the Indians, who it is said, have
cut off several families fettled upon the branches of the
Monongohela.
Description of a new invented Frog Barometer,
lalely difeovered at Paris Take one of those small
green frogs which are found in hedges; put it in a
white glass bottle, the neck of which must be large
enough to receive the little animal tout a fait a son a fe.
Previous to its being let down, put in the bottle some
earth and water to the height of about four fingers
breadth : and allo a little wooden ladder that may reach
from the bottom to the lower part of the neck: let
the bottle be properly flopped with a piece of parch
ment, pricked with a pin so as to admit the air. As
long as the weather continues fair, the frog stands a
top of the ladder, and goes down into the water at the
approach of rain. You must from time to time,
that is, every week or fortnight, change the water.
Many of those animals have been known to live three
years without any food.
CHAT H A M, 'June 5.
Last Sunday captain M'Midhael, of the refugees, with
two others, were taken in Newark bay, by capt. San
ford, formerly of colonel Spencer's regiment ; and the
Wednesday night before, three of his fable companions
were taken in Newark neck, and one killed.
A small sloop, Joseph Nothee, mafier, from New-
London for the Miffifippi, taken firft by his Majesty's
ship Garland, retaken by the Pilgrim, and taken again
by a schooner from the Weft fndier for this port, that
arrived here last week.
efauire, commander, and is supposed to be sent to Ha
lifax.
Schooner Dick, King, master, with oars and boards;
taken by our cru zers in the Sound.
. Extract of a letter dated Boflon, 3d June, 1782. ,
" By a vessel arrived at New-Port from the Cape;
we are informed, count de Graffe had arrived there
with all his fllips but two, and that there were great
rejoicings in consequence of the victory he had obtain
ed over the English, tho' their lof, was not mentioned.''
We are informed, that a Mr. De Fiefter, late of the
city of New-Vork, has been arrefled in the slate of
New-Jersey, and is now confined on suspicion of giv
ing intelligence to the enemy: among the papers Seiz
ed on that occasion were Nme conjectures of the letter
writer on the slate of the bank of North America.
This, among other things, tends to fliew how anxiouf
fy the British are enquiring concering an inflitution,
the success of which has feriowfly alarmed them.
In nothing is the cruelty of the British more apparent
than in their conduct to those unhappy Americans, who
have given implicit faith to all the falfehoods which
hive with industry been propagated by them. When
lord. Cornwallis and his whole army were taken prifo
riers, admiral Greaves beaten off Chesapeake bay by
the French fleet, and most of the English islands in the
Weft Indies loft, it might r^afonably be imagined, that
the commander of the British troops in Charleflowrt
would have been happy to have encouraged the lories
to have thrown themselves on the mercy of their coun^
try, and if poffibl^ to have made their, peace. General
Leslie, on the contrary, in his proclamat on, orders
them to flay in Charleftown, accompanies his orders
with the severest menaces, and promises them speedy
protedion.
Many persons now in that garrison, lament their cre
dulity, and curse the author of their misfortunes.
May i. Last Tuesday week, a party of 200 refu
gees from James's Island, crossed at Wappoo, and
plundered all the inhabitants on Ashley River, as high
up as M^r. Thomas Farr s :—one of their lieutenants
fell into our hands, who, upon enquiry we find to be
a deserter from the North Carolina line. The next
night another party came off, and took Mr John Lin
ing prisoner, carried him to the island, and after detain,
ing him some hours released him, with orders to go
home; but two refugees who were Rationed near the
Cut, shot him dead as soon as he landed on the main :
the people in a galley Rationed for the security of the
pass, feeing the body lay on the ground, sent a boat
on filore, wrapt it up in a blanket, and threw it into
the creek.
The many a&s of cruelty committed by the tories,
and the numberless barbarities exercised by the Britifb.
upon our innocent friends in this country, are too
fllocking for the powers of description :—turn where
you will, the diftretfed widow and fatherlefs infant pour
out their melancholy tales to wound the feelings of hu
manity.
Americans resent the insult! Call up the spirit of
Hamilcar, lead your sons to the altar, and make them
swear eternal enmity to Tories and the British nation.
Extract from General Orders.
Head Quarters, Ebenezer, April 16, 1782.
“ Five of colonel Jackson's dragoons, and young
Snider were surrounded and fired upon, a little before
day-light on Sunday morning, at old Snider's house,
near Knox's, by a party of the enemy, thirty in num.
ber, under the conduct of a major Dili, but without
effed: the.fire was returned by Snider, with so good
a direction as to leave the major dead upon the spot,
a pistol fired by one of the dragoons wounded two more
of the party, which were all the arms made : fe of by
our people on this occasion, the enemy flying with
such precipitation ' to their boats as to escape the swords
of their brave pursuers.
“ General Wayne requefis Mr. Snider and those 6ve
gallant dragoons, to accept of his bell thanks for their
fortitude and brilliant conduct, in defeating five times
their number, altho' attacked by surprise."
Two deserters from James's Island fay, that the re
gular troops are prohibited from any intercotrfe with
the refugees or provincials, on pain of corporal punifh
menf :jmay wenot conclude from hence, that the enemy
will at last leave these deluded people to the clemency
of their injured countrymen.
The following articles are copied from the South-Ca
rolina Gazette, printed at Parker's Ferry, about 30
miles from Charleftown, by Mr. Benjamin Franklin
Dunlap.—
PARKER's-F ERRY, April 17.
.Last Monday a melancholy accident happened at
this place: the ferry-boat, crofting with 9 men and 7
horses, was drifted by the stream under one of the ropes
extended across the river; the rapidity of the current
was so great, that notwithflanding the efforts of the
paffengers,they could not prevent the rope from forcing
the horses to one fide of the boat, which overturned
her, when Mr. Charles Ford and a person of the name
of Hutfon were unfortunately drowned.
We have just heard that captain Wilmot of the Ma
ryland line, has. taken 3 officers and 9 privates of the
enemy on John's Ifland..The particulars have not
come to hand, but Should there be any thing interest
ing in them, the public will have them in our next.
April 24. , By the latest accounts from Charleftown,
the enemyappear to be taking such measures, as indi
cate an intention to evacuate. It will be very unfor
tunate if they Should effect their escape before the arri
valof the French force daily expelled in this slate, to
co-operate with general Greene. The plate, and other
articles which those unprincipled banditti have stolen
from the citizens of this country, amount to a consi
derable value, and will probably be carried off with
them.
WHEREAS MARY HENDERSON, me wile of
the fubferiber, hat eloped from my bed and
board without any just or reafon^ble provocation; and
as I am still willing to mai tain her if she returns to
me; Ido hereby forworn all persons from trufling hr
00 my account, as I wrl not pay any debts of her con
trailing after tne date he^ f
M.y 2 4 , 1782. JAMES HENDERSON.
Philadelphia, June ir.