The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-07-30 00:00:00, page 3

PROVIDENCE, July 23.
We learn that two small privateers belonging to Be
verly have captured two ships from Jamaica, bound to
Europe.
N E W-LO NDO N, July r,.
A melancholly accident happened last Saturday in
Newport harbour : In the morning of that day, nine
teen young men and women failed in an open boat from
that place, on a party of pleasure ; and in the afternoon,
being near Connannicut ferry, a sudden flaw of wind
over-set the boat, when fix of the young women and a
lad were drowned ; and it was with great difficulty toe
others were saved.
Tuesday last arrived at Salem, the (hip Thomas, in
thirty days from Nantz, in France. By the letters that
came in this vessel we learn, that the account of the dis
aster that happened to the count de Graffe and his fleet
in the Weft-Indies had reached France; that far from
abating, it only served to invigorate the exertions of
that nation in military matters; that the king imme
diately upon receiving the news of the loss of his fliips,
had ordered an equal number of the line, and of the
fame force to be put upon the Rocks, and carried for
ward with the utmost expedition ; that he knew the re
sources of the nation to be adequate to every exigency
of the war, but at the fame time had declared, that if
they had not been (o he would part with the jewels of
his crown, rather than not flipport the vigour and effi
cacy of his navy. The fame letters assure us, that the
extensive commerce of Frante had been uncommonly
prosperous; and particularly, that a fleet from the
Weft-Indies of more than a hundred and fifty fail, many
of them very large ships, and full loaded, had arrived
fafe in the various ports of that nation : that the king of
Spain had offer'd his most chriftian majesty, upon hear
ing of the ill fortune of his fleet under the count de
Graffe, to fend off 20 fllips of the line, to be joined by
^ number of the French, provided the count D'Eftaing
Should be appointed to the command of this combined
squadron : That the Dutch had with a complete union
of all the Oates acknowledged the independency of
America; that their vigour in military preparations
was daily increasing : and they seemed fully determined
to make a common cause with the enemies of England,
till the latter should consent to a general peace. A gen
tleman of particular intelligence writes, that Holland
was. now as distant from every appearance of making a
separate peace with England as France to America.
This fltuation pf Holland, as well as other circurnftan
ces render a report not altogether improbable, that
some British agents are in France, feeling for feme out
lines of a general pacification. It is said that lord Howe
was watching the Texel ; this, however, is considered
as a temporary business, if true. It is also said that a
British fleet had taken 4 French ships of the line and part
of an Eafl-India convoy. This, however, is mention
ed only in a single letter from Amfcrdam, dated the
beginning of April, while in a great number of letters
from France, written in May and June, not the least no
tice is taken of any such loss. It is therefore confide,
red as a groundless report.
Yesterday was the anniversary commencement at Cam
bridge; a very great Concourse of people were collected
on the occasion. The names of the young gentlemen who
took their degrees could not be obtained fo r this day's
publication.
Since our last arrived in port, a brig from Jamaica
bound to England, prize to the Flora. Also, a ship
from London, bound to Quebec,with English goods, &c.
prize to the ship General Greene ; her invoice, 'tis said,
amounts to 20,0001 flerling.
N E W- Y O R K, July 24.
Yeflerday a rebel vessel was brought in here, prize
to the privateer Jack o'Lanthorn, belonging to this
port.,
NEW- HAVE N, July 18.
Since our last, the enemy have captured several ves
sels in the found. One of them being only in ballast,
they gave up ; in which returned to this port, her own
people, and those belonging to three other captured'
vessels.
A little before sun-set last Tuesday, Mr. Hyler, with
three large 24 oared boats, made an attack on the gal
ley Rationed at Prince's Bay, on the south fide of Sta
ten-IRand, and there being little or no wind, he came
up with a good deal of refolutioß, but captain Cafhman,
who commanded the galley, observing his motions,
gave him an 18 pounder, which went through the flern
of one of the boats, and soon obliged Hyler' sfquadron
to put afhoreon the island, where after a smart combat
he was obliged to leave one of his boats, and make the
best of his way home with the other two.
Levy Halloway, an inhabitant near this place, was
Thursday night murdeied in his own house, by
four men of the neighbourhood, none of whom are yet
taken. The circumflances attending this unhappy ca
tastrophe are as follows :—Halloway and his wife, both
of choleric dispositions, lave for some time past, been
continually jarring and deputing, frequently proceed
ing to blows. It seems tlat the night or day preceed
ing his death, they had a evere rencounter, the marks
of which were maaifeft at the time of her examination.
CHATHAM, July 24.
A few days since one Lafhelier, an accomplice of James
O Harra's, and one of the skulking villtans from New-
York that infefts the Clove, was (hot by a party of our
people.
combined fleet, two is pounders were (piked up and
dismounted, and the royal magazine was fafely depo
rted in the hold of the Scammel. The flri&eft deco
rum was observed towards the inhabitants, and their
wearing apparel and houfhold furniture inviolably pre
ferv'd for their use. The L own was ransomed for icon
pounds Reeling, and colonel Creighton with some of the
principal inhabitants were whipped on board the Scam
mel. On the tide of the brave sons of liberty, three
were wounded (lightly, one dangerously; on the part
of the abettors of oppression and despotism, the num
ber of (lain and wounded unknown, only one of their
(lain being found.
JULY 18.
upon which (he left the house, went to that of one of
the men who committed the horrid aft, and there, in
conjunction with him, formed the plan for difcipliniog
him that night. It seems the hapless man had a
hint of their intention, and developed the matter to his
neighbours, telling them he should fa ften the house,
and Gefend himfe't, if able, from their outrage, and, ;f
they heard any alarm in the night, solicited their assist
ance ; but his wife returning home in the evening, his
fears subsided, and he went to bed, having the doors
faftened. His wife the better to accomplish her nefari
ous conduct, would not go to bed, faying foe had the
chouc, and when the assailants came, opened the doors
and let them in. When the family were alarmed, they
found him laying near the door, in great pain, upon
which they got him to bed, where he languished until
near daylight, and then expired. The woman is com
mitted to goal.
Extract of a letter from Wefimoreland county, dated
July <6.
" In * former letter I informed you of tieunhappy
affair of colonel Crawford. Since which a man lias
made his escape from the Indians, who fays that the
fire was made for his torture, when a very heavy rain
Philadelphia, July 30.
Yeßerday afternoon captain Lycn, commander of a
ship belonging to this port, arrived here by land from
Virginia, tie failed from Cape Francois on tl;e 3d of
this month, in company with a fleet of thirteen fail of
French line of battle ships, three frigates sod a cutter,
and arrived off Cape Henry, in Virginia, last Thurs
day morning, where they were left in eight fathom
water, and had sent a frigate to Hampton road. Capt.
Lyon informs us, that the day before they left the
Cape, a vessel had arrived there from Curafoa, with
intelligence of tie arrival of sixteen Dutcli line of
battle ships at Surrinam, which, on their passage front
Europe, had captured four British ships of the line
and twenty-five transports. with troops and stores.
That admiral Barrington had arrived in the Weft-
Indies from England with 6 ships of the line, after which
admiral Rodney failed for England -with 20 fail of the
line, as convoy to a large flet of merchantmen: all
the French ships taken on the 12th of April lafl, were
included in Rodney's fleet bound to Europe.
The Clips arrived in Chesapeake are all coppered,
and commanded by M. Vadreuille,
By a gentleman from Wilmington, in North-Caroli
na, which he left about four weeks ago, we are inform
ed, that the noted Fanning, who had for some time dis
turbed the goad people of that country, was at length
secured, and would no doubt fuller the rt ward of his
demerits. By. the fame channel we learn, that two
vefftls had arrived in Cape-Fear river from Holland,
with valuable cargoes. A brig of 14 guns, with 130
hogsheads of Jamaica rum, was lately carried into
Georgetown by five of her people; and another vessel
from the fame place, with a like cargo, was arrived at
a fafe port in that quarter; having been captured by a
privateer belonging to North-Carolina.
Extract of a letter from Nantz, dated May 9.
" As to news it is impossible to fay how matters will g 0;
the new British ministry have failed in their endeavours
for a separate peace with Holland ; and the Dutch have,
on contrary, recognifed the independency of America.
The terms supposed to be carried out by Carleton to
America, will certainly be rejected : It was natural to
think that on this, a peace would have ensued, but
yet it appears the English are willing to attempt to beat
the French. A convoy goingfrom Bred for the Ead-
Indies, was, a few days ago dispersed, and a 74 and 12
transports, were taken ; this lias given the enemy some
spirits."
"A colonel Black with fix cr eight tories, was the other
day followed by means of a dog upwards of 100 miles,
himfelf and all his party would have been taken, had
nut the horses of the purfutrs failed. About the fame
time a small party of noted villains, came out of the
Indian grounds, burned some houses and committed 0-
ther irregularities in the vicinity of Ninety-Six, they
were immediately by the fame means followed and the
whole killed and taken, except one who made his eftape.
We never before have had so well grounded an expec
tation of totally treeing the country from a few villains,
common enemies to all civilized government , and who
are devoid of every good principle.
" The late scheme of training dogs to follow human
traft, succeeded beyond our most railed expeditions,
a little attention in railing some of the most sagacious
of that kind in every neighbourhood would more con
duce to the fafety of the inhabitants than any embodi
ed parties of nrten. When any rascal knew that he
would be followed l in all tils windings, he would be very
cautious of entering such a part of the country, know
ing that he would have but little chance to escape."
Captain Smith of the light troops, on Sunday night
crossed Ashley river with a small party, to a house be
tween the Quarter-house and Charleflown, where he
made a lieutenant of the volunteers of Ireland and a Ger
man baron, who had resigned his commiflion, prisoners
and brought them off. The lateness of the hour prevent
ed much more considerable success.
'^RKER's-FERRV, (S. Carolina) June 5.
° f a let ! er from Ninety-Six. dated theist inst.
' By late advices from the back and interior parts of
the country, we have the most pleasing profpea of a
most plentiful harvest, and luxurious crops of every
kin^, perhaps beyond what is usual in this country.
The few tories that some time ago lurked among the
bufhes and swamps in several parts of this Rate, now
find themselves unfafe, and with either to make their
peace with their injured countrymen, or retreat to places
under American government, where they are not
known, the latter many of those wretches have already
done.
RICHMOND, (Virginia) July 20.
We hear of no alterations in the face of affair# to the
southward ; both armies remain quiet, nor do we hear
of any reinforcements to either fide.
A flag from Jamaica is arrived in Hampton road,
with a number of prisoners.
IF JOHN MERKESON, HARMAN SHOEMA
KER, or MATHIAS SHOEMAKER, or any of
their Heis, make application to WAITER JOHN
SON, of Skippack towathip, in the ii^te of Pennfylv*.
, nia, PniAdvl,hia county, th'y wi I h«dr of fometcing
to their alv.ntage. # jty y 29, 17^2.
FRIDA Y, April 22.
Lord Mahon having brought up the bill to enable
his majesty to make a peace or truce with America,
said, he was induced to undertake that measure, as the
learned gentleman who had firft introduced the bill,
was not now in his place. He observed a matter of fucli
importance should not be precipitated through the house,
but ought to meet with the most serious attention. He
said, ope reason among many which congress gave for
not treating with the commissioners, which on a former
occasion we had sent out, was, that the ad, Which we
had passed for that purpose, did not vest in them fuffi
cient powers finally to conclude a peace or truce, with
out firft referring to parliament for their consent. He
said, the fame objedion that congress then made, would
hold equally firing against this bi'l, as it.now flood ;
for the only difference was, that t is bill, instead of
obliging the perlons who should be appointed to carry
on a treaty for a peace or truce with America, to refer
back to parliament for their approbation, makes them
Apply to his majesty. That, in order to remedy this
inconvenience, he wotild move for a elaufe to be in
ferred, to enable the commissioners, in the firft instance,
finally to conclude and adjust all matters with America.
On this, a conversation took place round the chair, be
tween Mr. Fox, Mr; W. Pitt and lord Mahon ; and here
the matter ended for the present.
ERRATA. In the 2d line of the if tcolumn of the
3d page of our paper of Thursday last—For long. 90,
read long. 19.
Jutt PUBLISHED, and co be SOLD by the Ptutut
hereof,
Anniversary Oration,
Delivered May lift, hefoce the American Philo
sophical Society, h.ld in Philadelphia, for the
Promotion of ulctul Knowledge —For the Year
1782. By D&r THOMAS BOND, Vice Presi
dent of that Society.
Hypothecs vanas et pr,cepta inutifa fpernrre, de*
cat Philofophum MO^ROIUS.
A FRESH
Assortment of Dry Goods,
Just OPENED By
KUHN & RISBERG,
The north fide of Market Rrdet, letween Fourth and
Fifth-ftreets,
came on and"obliged them so defer his execution; efj^
ihg the night he was left tied in the care of three Indians
who fell asleep; that he got loose, escaped without wak
ing the Indians, and arrived here seven days after. He
fays thelndian,from whom dodor Knight escaped, came
to the town he was confined in, with, his head much
cut; that the Delawares applied to the Muncies for co
lonel William Harrison (son-in-law to colonel Crawford)
who, being given up, was, by the Delawares, tortured,
in the most cruel manner, they having bobnd him to a.
Rake.fired powder through every part of his skin, for up
wards of an hour; after which, they cut him in quarters,
and hung them on flakes. This and other similar aftsot
barbarity, the Indians said they did in revenge for the
murders and robberies committed by our frontier inha
bitants, on their relations, the Moravian', and that in
future they would spare none of our people. On the
irth inflant, about three miles from the Fort, three fon^
of Mr. Chambers were tomahawked and scalped ; and
on the 13th a body of Indians came to and burnt Han
nah's-town, except two houses. The inhabitants hav
ing received notice of their coming, by their attacking
some reapers, who were at work near, the town, fortu
nately (except 15 who were killed and taken) got into
the Fort, where they were secure.
BE DTICKS,
Britinniat,
Checks,
Ch'ck and Cambrick
Handkerchiefs,
Royal Laval, Nanbattee
and F ander# Linens,
Plain and striped Muffins,
With a Variety of other Articles; fir which Cassi,
Bills of Exchange or country Produce ty;H be taken in
Payment. July 3?.
In Front-freer, 4 few Doers above Market -ftr^et.
TXrEST-lndia Rum by the hogfliead,
77 Window Gata by the box,
Tin in calks and boxes,
Pig Lead,
Also, A Variety of DRY GOODS by the bale. 4
Eight Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or stolen, on Friday the 26 instant, a hlack.
or rather a dark brown HORSE, fix years old, n^r
sixteen hands bich, one hind foot white near the firtt
joint, the otter has. a little white next the hoof, a lew
white hai,s in his forehead, and the right fide cf hig
hack war tared, wrich occafion# the hair to turn grey.
Whoever apprehends ,nd takes up said horse, and deli
vers him to the fubfenter, at metfis. Retheli and com
pany's Rope yard, near the Globe mid,in the Northern-
L'bert^s, (hall receive the above rew. rd, with reafon
^ble h rget, JOHN SMITH.
Philadelphia, July 19, 1781.
Thomas Randall & Co.
From a late NEW-YORK PAPER.
HOUSE of COMMONS.
just imported and to be bold. By
Neat figured Chintzes;
and Calices,
Sik,,
' Mens and womens cotton
Hose,
Fans and ivory Combe,
Flannels,