The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-09-24 00:00:00, page 3

Diluted on his approach by the American army, drawn
up for that purpose in two lines fronting each other,
and extending from head-quarters to the ferry. After
his arrival at head quarters, where he was mod cordi
ally received by our commander in chief; the army de
filed before him. saluting as they passed. Each indi
vidual of our army appeared peculiarly happy in the
opportunity of paying this public testimony of their
refped for so distinguished a character, and in the im
mediate profpea of uniting their flandards again with
those of our gallant auxiliaries. Tim French army
halted a few days at Haverfiraw; they are now pa ffing
King's ferry, to encamp in the vicinage of Peeks Kill ;
from whence it is probable they will soon remove to the
neighbourhood of White Plains.
On Monday last, we learn, that general Carleton, the
young prince, and a considerable army, with fix-field
pieces, came out as far as Ph lipfborough, to take an
airing ; from whence they soon returned. This rxcur
Eon may be fcrvicyable to their health, as those who
are long cooped up in cities are much bettered by the
country air. in the mean time 30 or 40 of them men
took the favourable opportunity to desert.
N E W-Y O R K, Sptember :8.
Last Tuesday week a Spanish -Polacre, prize to the
fleet from Jamaica, came into port: she was under con
voy of the Aleclo firelhip, of 12 guns and 50 men, who
the day before, had a smart engagement with the Hy
der Ally, belonging to Philadelphia, of 20 guns, and
150 men. The latter being roughly handled by+the
Alefto, thought proper to make the best of his way.
Since our last several flags of truce arrived here from
Virginia, with tobacco, being part of the quantity
which general Washington contended to deliver to the
British merchants as payment for goods purchased from
them after the surrender at York-Town.
Yesterday arrived one of bis majesty's frigates, with
the Sybil, captain Duck, an handsome brigantine, her
prize, lad~n with tobacco, frbm Maryland.
Extract of a letter from London, dated July 2, 1782.
" Peace seems s o be at as great a distance now as
ever. We flattered ourselves that lord Rodney's fuc
cefs over de Graffe would have been productive of it,
but notwirnftauding that, and our victories in the East-
Indies, both Dutch and French seem as obflinately bent
on the prosecution of war as ever.
This country feerris, were we to judge from appear
ances, to be indifferent to all those animating motives
that railed her to her envied greatne s. Two factions
divide this nation, the Rockingham and Bedford io
terefl, as it is called, the sirs l seems governed by re
publican principles, and mean more than they ate wil
ling should meet the eye, are indeed for giving the A
mericans independency, and indeed every' thing they
shall ask, which the latter as strenuously oppose. From
the divisions of the ministry who are compof d of the
above fa&ions, it is thought they will not hold their
places long; parliament itfelf does not seem inclined to
support them, but a few days ago (fach are the chang
es here) the minifler was left in the minority, a proof
of the (hortnefs of their reign. For this reason it is
thought a new parliament will be summoned, on whom
they may have more influence than on the prefect.
Though the public is poor, individuals are rich, the
elegance of their equipages, dresses, and living, exceeds
all description, and Hyde Park for horses, carriages,
and shew, exceeds the splendor of the world: every
thing, not excepting independency, will be granted A
merica ; the war with her never was popular, and the
ill success attending it makes it execrated. The re
publicans mourn over any advantages obtained against
their brethren, and the nation at largs never fmcerely
rejoiced in them. Re-union and advantages arising
from commerce by mutual intercourse of interest and
good offices are the wish of all, so that unless our coun
trymen are infatuated, peace is not far off.
The marquis of Rockingham's death is a great blow
to the new ministry, and how far it may affe& the in
terest of America, time alone will difeover, but I am
persuaded America may now have every thing she can
wish: but in her hour of success, and puffed up with
insolence, and the counsels of violent and interefled
men, she may rejeft them, and make this nation des
perate, who routed from her flupor, and in desperati
on may yet adopt such a system as to make the true
lovers of America for ever lament her present alienati
on from the parent Rate."
R I CHMO N D, (Virginia) September 14.
The orders for the evacuation of St. Augustine, we
hear, are countermanded, and colonel Brown is sent
there with his Indiansand tories. An expedition against
that post, by the last letters from the southern army,
was said to be in contemplation.
The noted Whaland, who has been cruising for some
time past and taken several vessels in Chesapeake bay,
was taken last week, in Currituck inlet, by a galley
from Maryland, He surrendered himfelf, it is said,
by capitulation, and reflored the whole of the prizes
that he then had in possession.
BALTIMORE, September 17.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Middlesex
county (Virginia) dated August 1, 1782.
'' On our river (Rhappahannock) and thofe,neareft
to this (Pyanketank and Patowmack) we are daily and
nightly exposed to the robberies of the privateers.
Notwithflanding the determination of the present mi
niflry in England, not to carry on the war in America
offenfively, notwithstanding this mode can never be
productive of any good political consequence to either
party, but, on the contrary, keeps the minds of all
who fuffer, irritated and inflamed, and of all who are
apprehensive of fuffering, in the fame fiate of resent
ment and heat ; yet, fir, the business of horrid nightly
depredation proceeds now, as before, in the fame re-
Icntkfs and cruel manner—Whaling is the comman
der of one of the vessel, and Perrin, or Perry, of the
other. They robbed in Kingston parish, Gloucester,
an innocent, worthy, ancient, widow lady, Mrs. Mat
thews, of almofl every thing she was possessed of;
clothes, furniture, money, negroes; and what they
could not bear off to profit, they in wantonness de-
Broyed. Mr. Ball's house, at Coan, (a small river in
Two vessels are arrived at tewiftown from France,
which they left in company with the Eagle arid Glory
frigates, about the beginning of July, so that we have
nothing new by them, as there are later arrivals tp the
eastward from that quarter.
Yesterday morning captain John Earle, late of the
schooner Harlequin, came to town after a passage of ten
days he arrived last Thursday morning at Bombay
Hook from the Havanna, and at seven o'clock in the
evening was attacked by three refugee gallies, each
carrying a brass 6 pounder in her bow, and ten cohorns
and twivels, with 30 men, under command of Kidd,
Jones and . The action lasted two hours, when the
Ichooner was captured. After the most difiinguifhed
proofs of valour being exhibited by captain Earle and
his brave crew.
Patowmack) was robbed and his 'negroes carried off:
a Mr. Thornton they fevarely whipt. This banditti
is composed moflly of negroes, there not being four
whites in twenty. Mr. Thomas Edwards, of Indian
creek, in Northumberland county, a week or ten days
ago, was robbed of his wearing apparel, his houfhold
linen, furniture, and four negroes.—Whaling, and a
nother vessel commanded by one Perrin, or Perry,
were the parties. AHing thus offenfively, and conse
quently in violation of the lately adopted system, it is
not to be (uppofed Wat these robbers, in the daily and
nightly practices of these horrid outrages, can meet
with the countenance, or even the connivance of the
commanders at New York : many others have fuffer
ed in Pyanketank and our river. Let it not be tho't
that 1 mean to insinuate, that any system which Great-
Britain can fall upon, however foo hing, will avail; as
it is not in her power to coerce America to her roeafures,
and fever her interests from France; sure I am, that
it is not in her address or policy to effect.ate this pur
pose: no force, no stratagems can now break the con
nexion, or make the allied parties listen to any over
tures that do not bring with them the fullnefs of inde
pendency" ———
Philadelphia, Sept. 24.
Extract of a letter, dated Camp, Verplank's Point,
September 19, 1782.
" As to news, we have nothing very material in this
quarter, except that fir Guy Carleton has requeued a
collation of arms ot general Washington. The general
returned, in answer to fir Guy, that he was furprized
he should rtquell a cessation of arms when his army was
committing io many depredations on the inhabitants
of different parts of this fiate. fir Guy, in return, said
that the general might depend upon it a treaty of peace
was certainly on foot."
The refugees, after the surrender of the schooner,
inhumanly murdered, in cold blood, Mr. Bennet, mate,
and wounded, captain Earle in 3 places with lances; and
Mr. Pafchall, a paffeuger on board, was run through
the body, and cut and abused about the head with
cutlasses. The Harlequin mounted four three pound
ers and had 18 men, one of whom was killed and five
wounded. Of the enemy Jones,was (hot through the
body and Kidd through the thigh, 2 lieutenants and 6
men killed, and 14 or 15 badly wounded.
Last evening 12 or 15 persons were brought to town
and fafely lodged in jul. Tney were taken up in dif
ferent parts of the country, on suspicion of assisting
British prisoners to def r t into New York, °
On Thursday evening last was married, at Rodman
da in Bucks county, Mr. Samuel Gibbs to Miss Rod
man daughter of William Rodman, enquire.
RECEIPT of Continental Taxes from the State of
Delaware, published in pursuance of the 6th Article
of iniiructions from the Office of Finance, dated the
12th day of February last.
For toe Month of August, 1782, received Nothin*
JOHN READ, Receiver
> of Continental Taxes for Delaware.
Newcastle, Sept, t, 1782.
By His Excellency WILLIAM MOORE, Efquire^
President, and the Supreme Executive Council of
tke Commonwealth of Pennfylvnnia.
A PROCLAMATION.
^X, HEREAS it hath pleased the Gr-ar Ruler
v^ of the Universe, to remove the uuced states of
America from a date of dependence, and est iblifh them
one among the nations of the earth ; and in the course
of his providence to raise up to us' allies and friends
among the mod powerful princes and c mmonwealths
of Europe, from whom we ^ave received the mod im
portant and essential fervicts, of which the magnani
mous conduct of his mod ctriftian ^najefly, known
and gratefully acknowledged by every good citizen,
affords an example equally glorious to him and benefi
cial to us. Ana official information is now before us,
that their high mightiness, the states general of the
united provinces of the Netherlands, ha^e received and
acknowledged, in due form, the minister plenipotenti
ary of the united flares of America, appointed to re
side in that nation, an event which widens tne balls
of our independence, and leads to an immediate con
nection with a powerful nation, whose alliance a va
riety of circumfla.nets, in their orign and government,
render extremely deferable: We have thought fit, and
do hereby in solemn manner make known and pro
claim the fame, to the end and intent, that the good
people of this commonwealth may know the amity
subsisting between the two nations, and in return for
the kindness and affeßion Ihewn to us by their high
mighrineffes, may on ad occasions (hew to the citizens
and fubje£ts of the flares general, every mark of solid
effeem and refpea : And we do hereby firiftly charge,
enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of
th $ commonwealth, to aid and assist the citizens and
fubjeds of the states # general, according to the law and
usage of nations in amity.
Given in council, under the hand of his excel
lency WILLIAM MOORE, enquire, prhfi
dent, and the seal of the Rate at Philadelphia,
this 23d day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty
two.
WILLIAM MOORE, Prefldent.
Attefl. Ty. Matlack, Secretary.
GOD SAYS THE COMMONWEALTH.
I* With the houfhold goods, &c. advertised ^
the firft page of this paper, to be disposed of at Mr.
Brown's audion, this morning, will be Sold an ele
gant two wheel CHAISE.
^^**^**H^**B^H^^*^^
Bank of North-America^
SEPTEMBER, 23, 1782.
NO TI C E is hereby given, that an ELECTION
of Twelve DIRECTORS of the Bank for the
eufuing year, will be held at the Bank, on the firft
Monday in November, at 10 o'clock, A. M. when
each Stockholder, by himfelf or proxy, will be entitled
to as many votes as he holds fhtres.
[The Printers of the different papers are desired to in
sert this Advertifement.]/
The holders of loan-office
certificates, and all other creditors of the united ftatep;
in the city and neighbourhood of Philadelphia, are re
quested to meet at the S ate-house, on THURSDAY
next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on business of im
portance.
By order of the committee,
BLAIR M'CLENACHAN, Chairman.
TENCH COXE,
Haa for SALE, in Front-street, one door below Uni
on-street,
BLANKETS, fine and coarse Flannels, Naps, Cam
blers, fuperfine Cloths, nombattu and royal Linens
or all qualities, Cambrics, Gauzes, Luteftrings, Perfi.'
ana, white silk Hosiery & Gloves, Calicoes and Chintz
es, black and white Laces, Jeans, Buckrams, fluff
She.s, &:. ALSO,
Madeira and Malaga WINES,
BRANDY and Green TEA,
Burlington PORK and Buckley's Keg BREAD.
SATTINS, Peclong &
Sarfnettt, 1 •
Plain and coloured
mens and womens silk cot
ton and worsted Hose,
Yard wide Barcelona Han
dkerchiefs,
Neat bordered linen and
check ditto,
Sewing Silk,
Silk waißco^t P'tternfe,
With many other ARTICLES too tedious to
enumerate, which will be S OLD on reafonabla
Termt, for Cafb, Bills of Exchange, or Country Pro
duce, By
KUHN & RISBERG,
The north file of Market.ftreet, between Fourth and
Fifth-ftreets. Sept. 24.
BOULTING CLOTHS,
Superfine, fine, raiding and coarse, fnitable for boult
ing every kin ' of meal,
ARE FOR SALE, BY
The fubcribers, at their Store on Stamper's wharf, ad- 1
joining the Draw-bridge, or in Spruce-fire^, near
the corner of Third-street :
MIL LERS and others may be Supplied with
Cioth^ the heft in quality, and if required may
hare proper Directions tor affixing them cd
reels, and afing them to the grea est advantage.
These who buy in qualities will have a reasonable
allowance made them.
The; have also for SALE, near Bordentown, New-
Jersey A quantity of good Quarry Stone, a parcel
o' excellent White Oak Timber, cut and. squared to
different fiz-s and lengths ; thfetSattß of Irons, com
plete for double gor'd mills and one Sett of f^w-mill
Tohs. Apply to NATHANIEL LEWIS, at Mount-
Hollv, or, as above, to
Robert Lewis &> Sons.
Just OPENE D, a VARIETY of
Superfine C LOT HS,
Of the firft QUALITY and most fafhionable CO
LOURS A L $ 0,
TO BE SOL D,
A strong, well made Chaise, and
HARNESS, (half wore) with or without a good, strong
HORSE, ail fit for a journey at a day's notice. En
quire cf the Printer. Sept.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
^^^AS stole out of the house of the fubfe iber, at
^, the Ciofs k^ys, in Jinkin-to^n, on the nigl t
of the 17th mft nij 3 Piece of light coloured; home
made BROADCLOTH, containing 22 yards, fonna
thing narrower than common, marked at one end S. B.
'I he thief is fupoofed to be a mau who called himfelf
James P io, he lodged in the house that night, and
fomerirn^ in the night went off: he had on an old dark
grey iurtout coat, to* trwfers, Ihors without buckles •
Intis of a G/arriiy complexion, about five feet (even,
inches high, well hr, and fuppoied to ,eabout 45 ye*r^
of age : tie calk himfelf a pedlar and carries a wallet
but cannot find that ever he has miny goods. Who
evr secures the thief io that the Owner my get hit
property, (hall have i^e above reward,er for the cloth
only eight dollars, paid by
STEPHEN BURROWES.
Jiakin.Town, Sept, 23.
Kidd Gloves, fine Linens,
Brown, crimson, firth and
cinnamon colour'd Cam
blets,
Callimancoes,
A neat Assortment of
Chintzes and Calicoes
Checks,
Bedticks,
Three-quarter and yard
wide Britannias.