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IL 0 N DO N, July 2.
Vfflerday's mail has brought letters from Paris,
dated the 23d of June, in whih they make men
tion of frith advices being received from Mons. de
Suffering which came over land, and are dated as
!ow as the 24th of February, in, which mention is
rr^de that a French officer having gone down to
Acrem, on tie island ofSomatra, and with the help
of two tforefhips which had arrived there from Europe,,
tint out by the Dutch, refitted the fhipsof his squadron
^hic^ I e took thither, returned on the 2d of February
off Ceylon, from whence tie failed the 3d, and on the
6th arrived of. Tranquebar, where he was joined by
two of nis ships which had repaired in a Danish port,
wt.rn he bent his course to the northward, and at the
.writing of his advices was at Gangapatam, which lies
between Bengal and Madras, in the province or king
dom of Orix , on the Coromandal coast ; he is supposed
to have taken this flation to intercept the India com
piny's Ihips, and to prevent supplies being sent to
Madras from Fort William. ~ There was no news of
the Enghlh squadron on the coatt of Coromandal when
these advices came away, and Suffrein, according to
the French letters, was meditating some operations, as
his fleet were firong and superior in number to what the
English fqwdroo could be supposed to mufler; " but
does not mention any Dutch men of war having then
joined, or of the arrival of any in India.
ED I N BURGH, June 20.
Lift week 36 families, mostly tradesmen, faded
from Clyde to' Belfaft, in order to embark^for Phila
delphia.
On Monday arrived r at his led in the file of Wight,
fir Andrew Snape Hammond and family, after a long
and didrefsfiil voyage from Halifax, in the Caton,
which loft her lore mast. top mafl^and her rudder.
I he bad weather they met wi-h is almof lunpar Ileled.
TI eir quarter gallery was carried away, at which they
flapped a great deal of warn ; betides this, they were
badly manned, so that tt>e ; r> arrival at Antigua was
aimed a miracle.
Extradof a letter from Cork, June 5.
« The Nancy, captain Gladin, from America, with
tobacco and slaves, for a market, put into Calilehaven,
about a fortnight ago, and isothere detained by some
revenue officers. When this account reaches America,
it muff certainly operate very much to the disadvan
tage of our vessels that are now gone and going to
that continent."
Extract of a letter from Dublin, June 14.
" A poor woman at Dungannon wept to a house
where oatmeal was fold, and took her petticoat to
pledge for some meal for herfeff and her children,(of
which she had four, one of them fucking;) the man to
whom she went happened not to be at home, but late
in the evening he returned home and went to bed; be
ing in bed, his wife told him a woman, (naming her)
had been with her to get meal, and had brought a
petticoat to pledge for the fame but she would give
her none; that the woman she fared was in a very
bad firuation; upon this the bufband got out of bed
instantly, and took a bowl full of meal to the house of
the poor woman ; when he came near it he heard the•
children crying bitterly, when he entered the cabbin,
he found the woman dead with hunger, and the infant
fucking the corpse, the others crying around her. .
Such is the state of the poor in the North of Ireland."
Philadelphia, Sept. 18.
An ACT to repeal foodry ads of Assembly., imposing
duties on good c , wares and merchandize, and for
otter purposes therein mentioned.
17 Mrs R EAS the commissioners for the defence
of the bay and river Delaware, have by their
memorial to trie iupreme executive council, and
tranfmited by them to this house, itt forth, that
they apprehend they are in poffeflion of money (effici
ent to answer the ends of their appointment : And
whereas the merchants of the city of Philadelphia have
represented it as detrimental to the trade of this state
to continue the duty of four-pence per gallon on all
wines imported, and two (hi lings and fix-pence per
dozen on all wines imported in bottles, and four-pence
per gallon <ll all Hrong beer in calks, and two fhil ings
and fix pence perdozen on such beer imported in bot
tles, and two pence per pound on all refined fagar, im
poled by tite all, entitvltd " An ad for railing and
" collecting of money on toe fpecified articles therein
4< mentioned, for the support of government, and for
" other purposes therein mentioned," passed the twen
tieth day ts March lad :
Je it therefore enabled, and it is hereby enabled by
the re prefers rives of the freemen of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. in general assembly met, and by the
authoriy of die fime, That the aft, entituled " An
" aft for guarding atd defending the navigation in the
" bay and river Delaware, and for other purposes
" therein mentioned,” and the aft, entituled " An aft
" for railing an impofi on goods, wares and merchan
“ dize, imported or brought in 0 this state by land."
and so much of the aft, entituled “ An aft for railing
" and collating of money on the fpecified articles
" therein mentioned, for the support of government,
" and for other purposes therein mentioned," as is
contained in the feventh,eighth and ninth feflions there
of-, be, and the fame are hereby specially and severally,
repealed, made null and void and of no effeft.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,
Thar whatever sum or funis of money, now are in the
hands ot the, naval officer, or for which he has taken
bonds or other securities, or which may come into
his hands by virtue or on account of the alls aforefaid,
shall be and hereby are appropriated to such uses as the
assembly may by their vote direst and appoint.
Enacted ioto a law, at Philadel
phia, on Wednesday the 17th
day of September, in the year
of our Lord 1783.
Signed by order of the house,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, (peaker.
P. Z. Lloyd, clerk of the general assembly.
" I was lately over at New-York, and though I did
not meet with any considerable personal iafults, I had
the mortification to fee some overgrown tories stalking
about, wiroie loots 1 did#not altogether approve of.
There is one Tilton I f*w there *n particular, whose
pra&ice has been these fix or seven years to burn grist
mills and meeting houses without the lines. This fel
low walks cou flantly with a (pear cane, arid ta'ks of no
thing but rebels end rebellion, and such like fluff. As
to the British they are tolerably civil and polite, and
though there are gentries placed at almost every hun
dred yards distance, they molest no one who behaves
himfelf -with propriety. The. poor Hessians will soon
be all embarked and gone: in general, they have been
very inclinable to defect, and several boatmen and mar
ket people are in goal, upon an accusation of having
aided and assisted numbers of them in getting off.
“ The firewood, to the amount of several thoufamd
cords, laid in by the British army, Since last spring, at
the expence of 50s. and 3b a cord, is now felling out,
at 256. and 28s. per cord.
" I met with some of my bid acquaintances here, who
were, some of them, formerly very far, flout men, that
are now reduced to mere Skeletons, at the profpea of
leaving this place with the army. A certain tory gen
tleman w^o lives not a very confrderable difiance from
Brookland ferry, will flay, in my opinion, without
the content of the legislature, asl think he intends to fr t
himfelf into the grave, in the course of a few weeks.
You ray remember, that in-1775, when you and I
were eroding over to Long-Inland, that we laughed to
hear him and parson Inglis, tete a-tete, talking about
the 75,000 Ruffians, that were to come over to annihi
late us, knits and lice.
<'There is no end to auctions and vendues; every
thing is felling off, and I believe a great d<al more than
the venderscan make a good title for. Amongst other
articles, there are immense of houfhold furniture ex
posed to sale, either new painted or disguised in such a
manner as to prevent the former proprietors from know
ing it again. Few or no neg oflaves are given up.
My chief errand to,town was to look up one-of mine,
and I law the rogue, but found he had formed such
conneaions with a certain great personage that I could
no longer lock upon him as my own. He told me he
was going to Novy KGhee.
“ An American officer was lately in town (I believe
he was of the milkWxnd having met with some ill
usage, complained to Daud Matthews. This father of
the city, it ft said, treated him very roughly, and by
way df fhertning converfatior, wished all d—d rascals
in hell- The General then hurried away, and by a
speedy embarkation narrowly escaped a good pelting
with done', with a volley or two of which be was com
plimented after the boat left the wharff.
“ The meeting hcufes are in a most deplorable con
dition, the receptacles of filth and nastiness.
''Except theft and pilfering, there is very little busi
ness carried on at prelent. The boat we went to town
in, had her fails ftoleo away in the night, although we
lay on board purposely to watch them. We were
thankful, however, that we were not stolen boat and
all."
STATE ( OT PENNSYLVANIA.
In G ENERA L ASSEMBLY.
Saturday, September 6, 1783.
The hi 1 ! entitled, "Ao aft to confirm the title of
Joshua Russel to certain lands therein mentioned,"
read Augull 28th lad; was read the second time, and
debated by paragraphs :
Ordered, That it be tranferibed, and in the mean
time printed for public consideration.
Extraft from the minutes,
PETER Z. LLOYD, clerk,
of the general assembly.
An ACT to confirm the title of Joshua Russel to cer
tain lands therein mentioned.
Us HEREAS Archibald Morrison, of thecounty of
" York, and township of Cumberland, was seized in
fee, in his life time, of a certain meffuage and plantation
or trail of land, situate, lying and being in the township
and county aforefaid, and bounded as follows: that is to
fay, beginning at a post, thence by lands formerly be
longing to John M'Fa-rland, now Robert Laird, south
fifty-feven degrees raft, one hundred and fix perches
and (even-tenths, to a black oak tree; thence south
seventy-two degrees east, seventy fix perches, to a red
oak tree ; thence north forty-fix degrees and a quarter
east, seventeen perches and four-tenths, to a po'l ;
thence by Hugh Murphy's land, south twenty-five
degrees ea ft,twenty-feven perchers, to a poft ; thence by
land of said Hugh Murphy south fi ty-nine per
ches, to a Spanish oak; thence south twelve degrees weft,
thirty-one perches, to a poll ; thence south thirty de
grees weft, seventy-one perches and a half, to a post ;
thence north forty-four degrees weft, fourteen perches,
to a post ; thence south fifty degrees and a half weft,
fifty-two perches, to a post ; thence by lands of James
Riddle, north forty degreesand an half weft, ninety
seven perches and three-tenths, to a poft;thence by
lands belonging to the heirs of Archibald Morrison,
deceased, north forty-one degrees and three quar
ters east, ten perches, to a post; thence by the fame
north thirty-five degrees weft, one hundred and fifty
fix perches and eight-tenths, to a poll; thence by
lands belonging to the heirs of John Laird, north forty
one degrees and three quarters east, seventy seven
perches and three tenths, to the place of beginning,
We bear that the British court has given orders to
cut a post road from Hlifax to Quebec. This road is
to go round the head of the bay of Funday. The dis
tance on the road, it is thought will be (omewhat more
than 400 miles." Vast numbers of the poorer refugees
from this country, and about three score of Cape Sable
Indians,-have been employed for some time ' in cutting
this road, which'it is expelled wi.l be finifhed next
summer.•
Exraft of a letter from Hackinfack, August 30, 1783.
" This month completes (even years my family and
felf have lived in a state of exile from our wonted habi
tation io New York. What a feene, or rather what
a tragedy has been afled in our country since that
time!
containing two hundred acres and allowances, &c.
commonly called Morrison's ridge, together with all
the appurtenances thereunto belonging ;
And being so seized thereof died inteflate, whereby
the said meffuage and plantation or trail of land de
feended to the children of the said Archibald Morrison:
And whereas the children of the (aid Archibald Mor
rison, deceased, did authorize and impower Archibald
Morrison, junior, of the township and county
aforefaid, to grant, bargain and fell the aforefaid
meffuage and plantation, and to execute and ac
koowlcdge a go d and lawful conveyance for the fame,
and whereas the said Archibald Morrifon,junior, in pur
suance and by virtue of the said authority, did, in
fad, by a written agreement under the hand and feat
of the said Archibald Morrison, junior, bearing date
the tweoty-feventh day of November, anno domioi,
one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, for
the consideration of four hundred and fifteen pounds,
therein mentioned, grant, barg in and fell to the said
Joshua Russel, and to his hers and assigns, the afore
faid meffuage and plantation or trail of land; and
said Archibald Morrison, junior, did, in his life
time, receive part of the said consideration, and his
administrators, since his death, have received the resi
due: And whereas the said Archibald Morrison, ju
nior, after executing the said agreement with the said
Joshua Russel, and receiving a part of the money
therein mentioned, hath died inteflate, whereby the ti
tle of the faid'Jofhua Russel, to the aforefaid meffuage
and .plantation's rendered imperfefl, and it is highly
foil and reasonable that the said Joshua Russel,
having complied with bis contrail, and paid the who'e
consideration money therein mentioned, Should have his
title established and confirmed:
Be it therefore enabled by tire Authority aforefaid.
That the above described meffuage and plantation, or
trail bf land, with the appurtenances, are, and shall be
vested in the hid Joshua Russel and his heirs; and that:
the: said Jofhu&Ruffel and his heirs now do fland> and
from and after the publication of this all, (hall fland
seized of the above mentioned premises, and every part
and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances, to and for
theonly proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Jo
shua Russel, his heirs and assigns forever, in the fame
manner, and to all intents and purposes as if the said
Archibald Morrison, junior, had executed a deed in
due form of law to the said Joshua Russel, his heirs
and assigns, to the only use, benefit and behoof of the
fai'd Joshua Russel, his heirs and assigns, forever:
Provided always, That the said Joshua Russel and
his heirs shall hold the above described meffuage and
plantation, under and fubjeft to such quitrents, or
other rents, eflat.es and incuniberances as are, or may
be legally charged on the fame, or any part or parcel
thereof.
ST ATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
In G ENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Thursday, September 4, 1783.
The BILL, intitled, " An a& to dissolve the marii--
age of Peter Sommers and Catharine, hit wife," was
rea dthe second time and debated by paragraphs:
Ordered, That it be transcribed for a third reading,
and in the mean time printed for public consideration.
Extract from the Minutes
PETER Z. LLOYD, clerk
of the general assembly.
An ACT to diffol°e the marriage of Peter Sommers
and Catharine, his wife,
WHEREAS Catharine Sommers, of the city of
Philadelphia, wife cf Peter Sommers of said
city, victualler, hath represented to the general assem
bly of this state, that her bufband, Peter Sommers,
hath separated himfelf from her bed and her board, and
hath since his intermarriage with her frequently beat
her in a most cruel and inhuman manner, and hath e(-
tranged his affellions from her and placed them on other
women, and hath within the period aforefaid, frequent
ly committed the heinous fin of adultary, and hath
boafled of such his crime, and hath prayed the general
assembly aforefaid, to grant her leave to bring in a bill
to dissolve her from her marriage with the said Peter
Sommers; and the said general assembly being willing
to afeertain tie truth of the said faffs, that juftice
may be donein the premises, and being thoroughly con
vinced of the truth of the said falls, on a proper and le
gal examination having taken place in the presence of
the fad parties before a committee of this general as
sembly, who have reported the testimony before them:
Be it therefore tna&ed, &c. That the marriage of the
said Catharine Sommers, with the said Peter Sommers,
be, and is hereby declared to be dissolved and annulled,
to alt intents and purposes whatever, and the said Ca
tharine Sommers and Peter Sommers, shall be and the,
are hereby henceforth refpeClively declared to be, (epa?
rated, set free and totally difeharged from their matri
monial contract, and from all duties and obligations to
each other, as wife and husband, as fully, effectually
and absolutely, to all intents and purposes as if the,
had never been joined in matrimony or by any other
contra il whatever, anylaw, ofage or custom to the con.
trary notwithflanding.
SECRETARY'S OFFIC E,
Philadelphia, September 13, 1783.
ALL persons, inhabitants of this, state who in the
courfeof the late war have, by meant of the enemy,
any, Archives, Records, Deeds, or other Papers of im
portance, public or private, ate hereby directed to trans
mit to this Office a Description of the Archives, Records
Deeds, &c. so loft, that the necrffarv fleo^ may bi ''fan
fo r their recovery. JOHN A RMSTRONG, jun,. fec'ry.
FOR S A L E,
THE noted Farm ROCKINGHAM, so , a<
Rocky hil', about 5 miles from Prifefo j, , th4 j
state of New-Jertey, at present occupied ty fy & c #|J
lency general WafhingtoH. This firr fr mo ft pleafaml,
fituatel ou the river Mdlftona ; fa fo,fe ir very large,
containing upwards of 20 rofo, h^dei very conve
ni-nt out houfa; there is v. fy, of hn , Q „fy,
el and watered. For fur fc- r particulars apply to the
fußcrioer in Rmceton. 'MARGARET BERRffi