The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-04-14 00:00:00, page 2

SALE M, Mhrch zx.
I k£ ^ Sunday captain Crimes arrived at RoHon,l
„ mefl op, inni daysfrom Cape Francois. Captain
Grimes informs that the British have taken all the
American property that was at Statia. He also in
forms, tint tiey had intelligence at the Cape, which
came various b ,ays, that a war had commenced be
tween tin Dutch and the British.
He likewise nform^th^t the British fleet fell in with
' Dutch admiral, with fix flips tinder his convoy,
bound to the relief of Statin, who ordered him to
fcriKe, as a war was proclaimed, who refufed to sur
render as long as he had life, and accordingly fought
until he WIT killed; then the f'verrfail were captured:
The wfyhle fleet were to fail soon af^r captains Grimes,
under convoy of the Deane, Saratoga, and Fair Ame
rican privateers.
Captain Grimes brings no account of the arrival of
the count d'EfWng in tbfe seas.
Extrafl of a letter dated at sea, 30 leagues to wind
ward of Antigua, February it, 1781, brought in
the prize Union, arrived at Providence.
" This will inform you, that for the firA capture
we have re-taken the sloop Union from an English pri
vateer. Due (loop was Dutch property, from Tene
riffe, bound to St. Euftatin. There being war declar
ed between Holland and Greif-Britain, they begin to
make reprisals. A few days since we spoke with a
fhipirpm Denmark, who informed us that war was
proclaimed in Holland 30 days before he failed. The
,"P, log-book confirms this circumstance, by men
tioning several Dutch captures."
The above sloop was re taken by the Deane and Pro
te^or. Her cargo confits of 65 pipes, 16 hogiheads,
and 50 quarter-talks of Teneriffe wine.
T ",""'°RT, (Rhode Iflnnd,) March 17.
Tuesday morning his Excellency General
ASHING"! ON, and major general Howe, who ac-
Excellency to this place, with their re
fpeHive suites, fit out on their return to headquarters,
trough Frivol, U arren, &c. on which occasion the
, m y in "''' place was paraded under arms in
Eroad-ftrect and for some diflance beyond the town,
with the general officers in the centre, and his Excel-
I"^°£ "'" front of the line received all pof
jib f honours, /^s he puffed by Tommany-hill he was
saluted b, the French artillery with thirteen cannon.
Hu Excellency was attended as far as Briflol ferry by
a number of gentlemen of the town.
'R°''TDE MCE, (Rhode-Ifland,) March 14.
xe^rday afternoon arrived here, from Newport his-
Excellency General WASHINGTON, with his s u ite,
and several other military gentlemen : He was met a few
miles out of town, by a number of gentlemen and es
corted to the house of the honourable Jabez Bowen,
esquire. On bi^ Excellency's arrival he was fainted
by a difeharge of thirteen cannon from the continent
al park of artillery, and from the shipping in the har
bour ; and welcomed by the cheerful countenances of
every person in town: in the evening the town, and
the Clipping in the harbour, were beautifully illumi
nated.
March 17. Wednesday last arrived here a Dutch
Hoop, called the Union, which had been captured by
the privateer brig Revenge, of London, and re taken
by the Proteftor, Hate ship, of Boflon, and the priva
vateer ship Deane.
Extract of a letter from Captain John Kentifh, of the
privateer brig Revenge, to Messrs. Fraser, Bana
tyne, and Jaffary. merchants at St. Kitts, dated
at sea, latitude 22, N. longitude 27, 59 Wd January
26, 1781, found .on board the above ffi p.
" I beg leave to inform you, that I am, with the
privateer brig Revenge, addressed to you, incafe of
putting into your island She belongs to Messrs.
Eden and company, merchants in London. Having
taken the sloop Union, a Dutch vefftl, in which I
have put my firft lieutenant to navigate her into port,
request you will give him every affiance in your pow
er. She is loaded with fine old wine from Teneriffe.
I likewise should be glad, if opportunity off rs, be
fore I arrive with the brig (to wood and water,
which I shall be obliged to do foot?) that you would
make the owners acquainted with my success. I sup.
pose it will be foretime before we shall get the sloop
condemned, on account of the f crecy th t will be ob
served till St, EuHatia. or some other Dutch islands
are taken by us. S' onld I capture another shortly,
you will fee roe at Baffaterre with her. Mr. Gibson,
my firft lieutenant, will give you every information
in his power."
The following minute is extracted from the log-book
of the above Dutch sloop, made while flie was in
possession of the enemy.
" January 22, at half part nine A. M. saw a fail
in the S. W.gave chace ; at half paflon^P M. spoke
the chace, which proved to be a Dutch prize taken
by the Licorne frigate. The prize mafler gave us in
telligence of a Dutch war. Next day brought too a
Dutch ship, taken by his majesty's sloop Scourge,
and ordered for Barbados."
Tte above sloop was recaptured by the ProteHor.
and Deane on the nth of February, at which time
ail were well on board both ships.
On Thursday captain Cahoon, of this place, ar
rived here. He was taken in a ship belonging to
Bo9<m, and carried into New-York, on t, 22d
of February, from whence he, with four other Ame
rican prisoners, effeHed their escape to Long Island,
in a boat, on the Bth inflant, notwithflanding they
were fired upon from the prison and h®fp;ta| ships, and
pursued by the guard-boats, from three o'clock fm
tie afternoon till even in the evening. Captain Ca
hoon informs, that on the Bth instant, 25 fail of trans
ports fell down to San ly-Hook, with the Richmond
and Orpheus frigates, and Savage sloop: They were
Did to he defined either for Virginia, Cape-Fear, or
South Carolina. The Halifax sloop was the only Bri
tish vessel of war that remained at New-York. On
Long - Island there were only three companies of regu
lar troops, the orts on the north fide being garrisoned
chiefly by militia. He left about 200 American pri
so at JVew-York, 65 of them belonged to New..
England.
Captain Cahoon further informs, that a Dutch war
was confidently fpokea of at New-York ; and that by
a vellel from Jamaica, advice was received' of twenty
five Spanish fllips of the line having arrived at the
Havannah.
NEW,HAVE N, March 22.
Last Friday afternoon his Excellency General
WASHINGTON arrived at Hartford from Newport,
and on Sunday morning proceded from thence on
his journey to the army.
Fr- m the New-York Royal Gazette, March 27.
" An authentic Account of the Rate of the DUTCH
ARMY. 1780.
"CAVALR Y.
" One squadron of life guards,
Eight companies of dragoon guards,
Six companies of Dutch guards,
(The above squadron and companies are at the Hague
and at Leyden.)
Two squadrons at Minegen,
Two ditto at Bergen op Zoom,
Two ditto at Gronengen,
Two ditto at L p enwa<rJren,
Eight companies at Breda,
Four ditto at Utre ht,
Four ditto at Alkmaar,
Eight companies at Campfen,
Eight ditto at Bois le Due,
Two squadrons at Z'utpnen,
Two ditto at Arnhem,
Eight companies at Mhefiricht.
IN F A N T R Y.
Three battalions, or fifteen competes of artillery,
Four companies of miners and sappers,
Five ditto of invalids,
Forty three regiments of foot, of which fix are
Swi s, and three Scotch, v z. of Houftooun, Steward,
and Dundas, and all the officers of these three regi
ments are Scotchmen.
On an average each regiment consists of two batta
lions of seven companies each ; they ^ra quartered in
all the chief cities in the seven provinces, and in French
Flanders, excepting in the trading cities, Inch as Am
sterdam, Rotterdam, Delft, Gonder, Haarlem, - &c.
where no military are allowed.
Of their navy our correspondent cannot give Co
particular an account, only he knows, they nave 52
m~n of war, though the, are not all manned - but t>e
Dutch assert they will be compleitly so against the
ensuing spring.
This a. count was publ'fied at the Hague in the
D@tch court calendar, w thall the particul rs at large,
and the names of all the officers, as is usual in Eng
land. b
March 28. This morning, the privateer sloop
Pibernii, captain John Dempsey, belonging to Mr.
Goodrich, arrived express from Virginia, the spoke
the Raleigh frigate, with the fleet under general Phi
lip's command, on Thursday last, to the southward of
Delaware.
Philadelphia, Apriliq.
On Tuffday last the General Assembly of this date
adjourned till the firtt TuefJay in September next ;
having passed the following Laws during their lait fit
ting, viz.
1. An aft to suspend the operation of the several laws
of this commonwealth, making the bills of credit
made current by the resolves ot the late assemblies
of Pennfylvanii, and the bills of credit issued by the
affembiy 0, this date, the 20th day of March, 1777,
legal tender.
2. An ad to repeal the aft, intitled, " An a& to r^
vive and continue, tor a further limited time, the
att tor laying an embargo on the exportation of pro
visions from this date, by sea, for a limited tune ,
and also certain parts of an aft, intitled, b An aft to
permit the exportation of flour of wheat from this
Itate by sea, under certain limitations and rehrifti
ons."
3. An aft to dissolve the marriage of Giles Hicks
with his w fe Better Hicks, tare Hester M'Daniel.
4. A further supplement to rhe aft, entitled, “ An
aft for making t e river Schuylkill navigable, and
tor the prefervauon of the hih in the Did river."
5. An aft for erecting part of pie county of Wefimore
land into a separate county.
6. An aft to prevent the attainder of Daniel Rundle
and Matthias Afpden for a limited time, on condi
tion that they render themfeives to t.xe tueir trial,
on or before a certain day therein limited and ap
pointed.
7. An aft for veiling the eflate, l:te of Henry Hugh
Ferguson, in Elizabeth his wife.
8. An act to revive an act, intitled, “ An aft to revive
an aft, to prevent the trefpiflirig upon the uniclofed
grounds, lying in the townships of Faffyunk, Moya
menfing, N orthern- Li bert ies and Germantown, in the
county of Phil delp.ua, and to extend the laid aft
to the adjoining /ownfhip of Eriftol, in the fame
county,and to prevent fwnie f^om running at large
within the said townihips for a limited time."
9. An act, directing the node of adiufting and fettling
tne payment of d--% and contracts, entered into
and made between tue firft day of January 1777
and the firtt day of March, 1781, and or' utner
purpoles therein mentioned.
10. An aft to prevent the exportation of bte id and
hour not merchantable, and fi. r repelling, at a
certain time, all the laws heretofore made >ur that
purpose.
11. An aft to veil in the congress of the United States
a power to levy duties of five per centum, ad valo-'
rem, on certain goods and merchandize imported
into this commonwealth, and on prizes and prize
goods condemned in the court of admiralty 0 this
state, after the fi r ft day of May, 17 8 i, ^ fora?
propriatHig the fame.'
12. An aft for amending and continuingAnaHjotitledc
" aft for the support of the government of this pro
vince, making the excise 011 wine, rum, brandy, and
other spirits, more equal,.and preventing frauds i<
the collecting and paying the fi id excise."
I'3. An aft for emiting the sum of five hundred thous
and pounds in bill of credit, for the support of the
army, and for eftabbfhing a fund for the redemption
thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
i<. An aft for establishing a land office, and forother
purposes therein mentioned.
15. An aft to amend the aft, intitled " An aft for th^
more effectual supply and honourable reward of the'
Pennsylvania troops, in the service of the United-'
States of America," and the aft intitled ''An aft
to fettle and adjust the accounts of the troops of this
Gate, in the service of the United States, and for
other purposes therein mentioned."
16. An aft for the better support of public credit by
an immediate tale of the lands therein mentioned
and fully securing the purchasers thereof in their
titles ; and also for preferring the common lands,
appurtenant to the cty of Philadelphia, and other
towns in this fiate, from unwarrantable encroach
ment.
STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
An ACT for amending and continuing an Aft t
titled, “ An Aft for the Support of the Govern
of this Province, making the Excise on
Wine, Rum, Brandy, and other Spirits, more
“ equal, and preventing Frauds in the collecting
“ and paying the said Excise."
VV f't f a ° f ^^y, intitled,
An Act for the support of the government
of this province, making the excise on wine, rum.
brandy, and other spirits, more equal, and prevent
ing frauds in the coiling and paying the s a id ex
cite, passed on the twenty firft day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy
CT will ex P ire on the tenth day of April, whi4
will be ni the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred eighty and two. And whereas it is necessary
tor tue supporting the honour of government di^
Charging its debts and incidental expences, and for
carrying on the war against the king of Great-Bri
tain to continue the prefect excise o R wine, rum.
brandy, and other spirits, and to raise additional f u
of money upon the fame.
B, ittheremte enaded by the Reprefentativea of the
Freemen of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ia
Aff , bl y ?et, 2nd by the Authority of the
fame, That so much of the At? of Assembly, afo re .
said, not altered by th:s Aft, as re ] ates to CTci fe
on wine, rum, brandy, and other spirits, and the col
le&ug ^d paying the f ame , shall be continued,
and the fame thereby continued for the term of ten
years, from and after the aforefaid tenth day of April,
which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred eighty and two.
Provided always, And be it further enaOed by the
Ar^° r ' ty ^refaid, That the retailers of spirits di(-
tilled from the natural products of this Rate, late pro-
Pennsylvania, shall take permits from the
collector of the excise, and give him security in like
manner in all refpefts, as other retailers are obliged to
th ! ng ^ n . ! he nineteenth feHion of the am of
Assembly aforefaid to the contrary notwith Handing.'
r e ", f " rther , en ^ed by the Authority afort
fnd, That from and after the thirtieth day of May
next until the expiration of this Aft there shall be
raised levied, collected and paid, the rate, duty and
sum ®f four pence a gallon, and so in proportion for
any greater or lesser quantity, over and above the rate
agid duty imposed by the above recited Aft, upon all
fnch wine, rum, brandy, and other spirits, bartered,
fold, or consumed within this slate, as are fubieCted
to a duty by the said AH ; which rates, duties, and
sums imposed by the Ad amended, and continued by
this AH, and by this Act shall be paid in specie. or
other money equivalent, and not otherwise.
r ^further emitted by the Authority afore-
That , e several and refoective duties, by thic
^'T""! a °" continued, shall be raised, levied,
collected and paid during the term and time aforifaid
by the fame wavs, means and methods, and by such
rules and dme&ons, and under such penalties and
forfeitures, and ^ fuch powers in all re fp e % not
otherwise directed ^ this AH, as are preßnbed, men
tioned, or exprefled in the said former A&, or in any
other AH of Assembly thereby referred unto, for and
concerning the duties by the fame imposed and grant
the '" me A ™ beforementioned, and the
• hereby referred unto, as for and concern
ing the said dudes 011 wine, rum, brandy, and other
spirits, aid every article, rule, clause, mater and
thing therein contained, and now being in force, not
otherwhe altered by this AH, shall be and continue ia
full force and effect, to all intents and purposes, for
railing, levying, collecting, securing, and accounting
for tae rates, duties and mpofit/ons hereby granted
imposed and continued refptHivJy, ;,d for levying
and recovering t. e penalties and forfeitures, and all
a nd things, during the continuance of
this AH, as fully as if trie fame were particularly and
at large repe.ted in the body of this present AH.
Provides always, and it is hereby enacted, That
iiotnmg 111 tiri. ,Aft contained shad extend, or be con
ftracG, to extend to allow any collector of excise
for ally county of this Hate, any la r ?er or greater
~' nis rouble and care in colle&ng and paying
the additional fate, duty or excise, by this AH impo
sed, than at the rate of one per centum on all sums by
nim to be collected arid paid in virtue thereof.
r ", further enacted by the Authority afore
• "I'^" '^ tr^dvrer of this Hate, for the time be
ing and he is hereby enjoined and required, to
P% a ''d Singular the fora and sums of money.
anfi ^ by,, B A^, or the AH nereby. referred unt%
w '„4 h ", be " *"y time in his bands, as the Gene
ral AffCT,y shall, by AH of Assembly, vote, or
draught, direct and order, and not otherwise. • any
thing in any former AH of Assembly t® the contrary
notwith Handing.'