The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-03-23 00:00:00, page 3

H A G U E, De ember 24.
The answer to the empress of Russia, for her offers
of mediation, towards a separate peace between Eng
land and the republic is couched in the following terms :
'• That lord Van Waffenaar be intruded to notify
to the .Ruffian minifiry, in answer to their offers of
peace, that their high mightinesses, during the prefenf
troubles, omitted he opportunity to give her Imperial
majesty ,the strongest proofs of the great confidence
The is juflly intitled to, and ara therefore perfectly
Satisfied .of the particular concern which her Imperial
.majefty.hath ever been pleased to shew for the profperi
,ty of the republic :
" That their high mightinesses, on this ground, from
hhe commencement, have shewn the utmost readiness
to accept the offers of her Imperial majesty to adjust
those differences which the unjuf iconduct of England
had occasioned between Great-Britain and these fiates
by a separate mediation :
“ That her Imperial majesty, ever actuated by the
fame sentiments, must have received great fatisfaftion
from the acceptance of her pacific offers, on the part
of Great-Britain, and on her repeated declaration of be
ing fully inclined to terminate the present troubles,
on such terms as may be confi Rent with her honour and
dignity; that the interposition of the good offices of
her Imperial majesty of all the Ruffias to this salutary
end are highly pleasing to their high mightinesses, who
consequently again accept the offered mediation, under
this conviction, however, that the principles of the
armed neutrality, by which they and other powers
have the honour to be allied to her Imperial majefly,
will be attended to:
" That their high mightinesses further declare their
zeadinefs to co-operate, through the interposition of
her Imperial majesty's ministry with the court of Lon
don, in order to adopt such measures as must and will
be necessary, prior to the formal opening of the
treaty for peace ;
'' That to the fame end they will, as speedily as
possible, take into consideration the fixing a proper
place where the pacific negociation is to be held, and
will endeavour to answer to the proposed obje& of her
Imperial majesty, as far as the form of government and
constitution of these provinces, and also the great dis
tance, which may occasion difficulties in the course of
the negociation, will any ways admit of:
“ That they mean also to take into consideration the
appointment of plenipotentiaries to assist at the said
negociation,and the preliminary articles of which they
rre inclined to restore peace with his Britannic majesty :
“ That in the interim they can assure her Imperial
majesty, in this refpeft, of the ease and facility with
which they intend to conduct themselves in flipulating
the preliminary articles; and they will, without the
least reserve, make the faireft overtures to her Imperial
majefly, the moment they are by her assured (on whose
magnanimity, known equity, and good wishes to tbefe
Fates, their high mightinesses have the fulleft confi
dence) of the sincere intention of the court of London
to be reconciled to the republic, on such terms as may
be compatible with the honour and interest, and
which consequently may be thought admiffibie :
" That exclusive of the foregoing resolution a trans
cript of the fame shall be delivered to prince Gallitzin,
ambassador extraordinary to her Imperial majefly, re
• queuing at the fame time, that the claims of their
high mightinesses may be Supported with his friendly
-assistance."
Dec. 25. Their high mightinesses have agreed to
the augmentation of 6000 sailors.
The admiralty of Amerdam have, with consent of
the prince Stadtholder, put seven men of war into
commission, viz. two of 68 guns.,three of 54, one of
44, and one of 36 guns.
PARI S, October gt.,
The condition of the queen since her happy delivery,
has afforded no uneasy apprehensions ; and we are ^e
aualiy happy concerning that of the dauphin : so that
the desires of the nation a^e compleatly fatisfied.
Scarcely were these words, on the 22d, publicly re
peated, a dauphin! a dauphin! accompanied with ex
pressions the most tender, moving and patriotic, but
the fieurs de Boiffy, treasurers of the company for the
afliftance of prisoners, received a letter, by which a
citizen, who desires to remain unknown, announces his
intention of finalizing the happy event of that day
by the del verance of a number of prisoners, confined
for debts of mois de nourrice. This benefactor, un
willing to appear at the distribution, refers it to the
wisdom of the two treasurers. In the morning of the
2 3 d, 15,000 livres were brought to them : Extremely
happy^n being charged with the execution of so bene
volent an action, they fly to the fort I'Eveque, declare
their mission, and cable to be sung, in the chapel of
this prison, te deum, followed by a prayer confetrated
by themburch to the desire of the preservation of sove
reigns. The chosen debtors, having gained their lib
erty, mid a further sum of money being distributed a
mong them, buffing their deliverer and in vain seek
ing for a fight of him ; they fi led the air with accla
mations of---long live the king ahd queen and mopfig
neur the dauphin !
The 15,000 livres mentioned above has procured the
liberty of 194 persons% viz. 106 men, and 88 women.
It is assured that prince de Lambafe, premier excu-*
rer of his majefly, is charged w^th the commission of
announcing to the emperor the happy delivery of the
queen, and the birth of the dauphin. The number of
couriers which have been dispatched to foreign courts,
and to the different cities of this kingdom, amount to
103 ; and it is affected that the ambassador of his im
perial majesty, will be charged in the name of hisau
^guft master, to notify this happy event tothe king of
Great - Britain.
During the three days following the birth o' mon
seigneur tbe'dauphin, the fhopa have been shut at
Verfailles,and the city successively illuminated at night.
The people, who have continually filled the courts
of the cafite, have witnessed, by their reiterated cries
oflong live the king, the queen and monseigneur the
dauphin, the imxpreffible joy which they feel an the
happy delivery of the queen, and birth of the dauphin.
TH E goodnef* of the Supreme Being to all his
rational creatures, demands their acknowledg
ments of gratitude and love; his absolute go
vernment of this world dictates, that it is the interest
of every nation and people ardently to supplicate his
favour and implore his protection.
When the lu ft of dominion or lawless ambition ex
cites arbitrary power to invade their rights, or endea
vour to wrest from a people their sacred and invalua
ble privileges, and compels them, in defence of the
fame, to encounter all the horrors arid calamities of a
bloody and vindictive war ; then is that people loudly
called upon to fly unto that God for protection, who
hears the cries of the diflreffed, and will not turn a
deaf ear to the supplication of the oppieffed.
Great-Britain, hitherto, left/o infatuated councils,
and to pursue measures repugnant to her own interest
and distressing to this country, dill persists in the de
sign of subjugating these United States; which will
compel us into another active and perhaps bloody
campaign.
The United States in Congress affemble^, therefore,
taking into consideration our prefect fixation, our
multiplied transgressions of the holy laws of our God,
and his past aCts of kindness and goodness towards ns,
.which we ought to record with the livlieft gratitude,
think it their indifpenfible duty to call upon the seve
ral States, to set apart the last T HURSDAY in
April next, as a day of Falling Humiliation and
Prayer, that our joint fnpplications may then afeend
to the throne of the Ruler of the universe, beseeching
him to diffufe a spirit of universal reformation among
all ranks and degrees of our citizens; and make us
an holy, that so we may be, an happy people; that it
would please him to impart wisdom, integrity and una
nimity to our councillors; to birfs and prosper the
reign of our illustrious ally, and give success to his
arms employed in the defence of the rights of human
nature ; that he would smile upon our military arrange
ments by land and sea; administer comfort and conso
lation to our prisoners in a cruel captivity ; proteH
the health and life of our commander in chief; grant
us victory over our enemies; eflablifh peace in all our
borders, and give happiness to all our inhabitants;
that he would prosper the labour of the husbandman,
making the earth yield her increase in abundance, and
give a proper season for the ingathering of the fruits
thereof; that he would grant success to all engaged
in lawful trade and commerce, and take under his
guardianfllip all schools and seminaries of learning, and
make them nurseries of virtue and piety ; that he
would incline the hearts of all men to peace, and fill
them with universal charity and benevolence, and that
the religion of eur Divine Redeemer, with all its be
nign influences, may cover the earth as the waters co^
ver the sea.
Done by the United States in Congress assem
bled, this nineteenth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thpufand seven hund
red and eighty-two, and in the sixth year
of our Independence.
JOHN HANSON, President.
Attest. Charles Thomson, Secretary.
Philadelphia, March 23.
The New-York paper of the 16th instant, mentions
the following prizes arrived there: brig Charming
Molly from St. Thomas for Philadelphia ; ships Esther
and Zoutman from Philadelphia for Havanna; brig
from Turk's-Island for Philadelphia; schooner from
Chefapeak with flour; brig Hannah from Gaudaloupe
for Philadelphia; brig from Philadelphia for the Weft-
Indies with flour; brig Flora from Martinique; and
a brig drove ashore in Delaware bay,
Persons just out of New-York fay, that an express
boat arrived there from Charleftown, which brought
an account of an a&ion being lately fought in South-
Carolina, between general Greene and general Leslie,
but no particulars could be obtained when our inform
ants left the city.
Last Thursday night the fore of Messieurs Reed
and Forde, in Front-fireet near Market-ftrevt, was
broke open and robbed cash and goods to a large
amount. The perpetrators are not yet difeovered.
Letters from South Carolina, dated the latter end of
January and beginning of February, mention orders
bring given at Charleftown for the embarkation of a
number of Hessians.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of character in
Nantz, to his friend in this city, dated Dec. 22, 1781.
" You will probably have heard before this gets to
hand, of theattempt of the British government to starve
Mr. Laurens in the tower. All the money hehad be
ing expended he was reduced to the greatest neceflity,
and had lived four days on a single fowl, while the most
positive orders were given at the tower not to receive
any cash tendered there for his support, when one of
the people belonging to the prison had humanity and
goodness enough to publish to the world his situation.
After that he had liberty allowed him to draw upon a
person in the city who owed him money; and now a
parliamentary inquiry into his treatment has taken
place."
PETERSBURG H, November 16.
We are assured that the empress means to add 20
fail of the line to her navy, which will then consist of
54 fail of the line besides frigates, &c. It is her ma
jesty's determination that a fleet of 12 fail of the line
shall always be kept up in the new port of Cheron on
the Black Sea: to compleat the above augmentation,
ten ships of 100 guns are to be immediately built in
our dock-yards.
Besides the troops some time since sent to Crimea
and the frontiers of Turkey, eight other regiments
have orders to march to those parts.
Nov. 6. The 30th of last month, the a&s of accef
fron of the emperor Joseph 11, to the armed neutra
lity, were exchanged between the minister of this
court and that of Vienna, who have refpedively re
ceived the usual presents.
PROCLAMA PION.
Oil Saturday the ninth inflamt, the following petition
was presented to the house of assembly, and ordered to
lie on the table:
To rhe honourable the Representatives of the -com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met.
The humble petition of Toomas Hale,
Most refpe&fully fheweth,
T HAT your peti ioner has been confined in goat
' above twenty one months, for certain charges
brought against him by the supreme executive coun
cil ; that he has repeatedly applied to be heard but to
no purpose ; that he conceives the principles of liberty,
and the forms of the constitution to be materially vio
lated, by his being so long denied a fair, and public
tryal : he therefore intreats this honourable house, by
their regard to justice and the constitution, by their
attachment to the privileges of a freeman, and by
their companion for a fellow citizen, languishing un
dei a long and distressing imprisonment, involving in
its miseries an helpless family ; to take his case into
'(heirfmoft serious consideration : and as your petitioner
difpairs of obtaining redress from any other quarter,
and looks up to your honourable house as his last re
sort, who by the constitution fedion the ninth are im
powered to enquire into and redress grievances in the
following words, " they may administer oaths or af
fiimations on the examination of witnesses, redress
grievances, &c " your petitioner, therefore humbly
importunes, that he may be granted an opportunity
of meeting his accusers face to face, before this honour
able house, and have licence to answer for himfelf con
cerning the crime laid against him; after which, your
petitioner will cordially fabmit to any punishment,
that the laws and coifrftirution of his country may justly
inflia upon him.
And your petitioner shall (as in duty bound) al
ways pray for the happiness and honour of the
representatives of the date of P@nnfylvanin.
Philadelphia, Old Goal,\ THOMAS HALE^
March 2d, 1782. /
A final! assortment of HATTERS TRIMMINGS to
be Sold, by J.& W. Montgomery, in Water-fireet,
opposite the Old-Ferry.
W^^^^^X@M^^3^^3
Just Imported and to be SOLD, cheap by the Bale
at the STORE of
Thomas Randall & Co.
To Front-street, 2 few doori above Market-street, vz.
r IGHF French fail Canvass and a variety of other
° Guds very funaoie for the season.
Whoever di(covers the perpetr /or or p^rr ^r^ordo
the above lubbeiy, f)'hat theysr^y # h'e brrufyhtto i '
tic% and (cures the goods, money, & % \ so that me
fub f cribeis may have them agiin, brail receive the ^.~
' ove Reward, or a proportions le part oit tor mher,
paid by REED and FORDE.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
"' '°" '""" a lady's fide, w Iking in Second
freer, from Walnut to Race drert, on the zo'li
March, instant, A GOLD W AT C H, Case
chafed with Images Whoever has ound the fame and
will bling it to m^, in Second-tenet, umr Walnut
flreet, (bill have the above Pewaik.
BENJAMIN PASCHALL.
ALL peTo^s tht hne any < emands against the
estate of ANTHOY MORRIS, late of the dif
tridt of S uth^ark, heeafed, are dehred to malcethem
known j and thoie indebted 0 f id estate to make im
mediate payment, to THOMAS MORRN, Ex cu:or.
n^HAT valuable WATER LOT with the Improv
-1 ment c , near the public landing at the trDgty and
adjoining Ham Iton's to the northwards coat intog ia
front cn W,ter ftret 77 feet, and continuing that
breadth into Delaware, apply as abov^
Also to be S>ld, lundiy LOTS rs LAND in South
wark, one mil" from the city, being pare o t l ecttite
of Anthony Morris, deetafed A plan ot these may
be seen at SAMUEL MORRIS, junior, of whom en
quire for te^ms ot hh<.
ALL perlons indebted to the estate of JOHN MOR
RIS, late of tie diftria of Southwark, deceaferf,
are hereby called upon to make payment; and ihme
who have accounts against the said estate to produce
them properly auth^nticat d, to
JOSEPH MORRIS, and) Acting
THOMAS MORRIS, 'E^^utom
Last Nig! t, the STORE of t^e Subfcr'brrt, and rob.
bed of ihe so lowing MONIES and GOODS, viz,
460 Spiuifh milled dollars,
87 Hdf.johanneffes,
30 English guineas,
60 Ditt) halt oto,
2coo Dollars Rhodt-lfland Rate-money,
400 ditto M^flachufetts and New Hampfh re ditto,
150 ditto Penufy vania ditto,
Some Soldir# Certificates,
A prom if r/ Note for zeco Spanish dollars, payable
in thirty d^r, in favour of Thomas Prince.
Some dozens of Barcelona handkerchiefs.
One piece black India tatfaty,
Ore piece b'ue fpottei fattin,
One piece Pompadour coloured silk,
Sundr, pieces of cambrick,
Seventeen pece of different coloured ribbands,
A number oi clem and dirty (h its, marked R, C.
On* light chintz morning-gown,
With a number of other adieus' that cannot jet be
afc stained.
Philadelphia, March 226, 1782.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
BROKE OPEN,
For Private 3 A L E by Contraa,