The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-11-04 00:00:00, page 2

S T OCK II 0L M, February io.
fi HEY are busily employed in the port of Carifcron,
A equip.ng a fleet of io flops of the line and fix
bates, to protea the trade of this kingdom. These
Cparaions are the more aeceffary, as the merchants
fthis k ngd>m have so mufu cause to complain of the
Unprecedented and frequent injuries done to their trade
and fhipp ng, by the Englifli Blips of war. The follow
ing Memorial has been la:e'y presented to our Minister on
this fubjeA, by a body jf Swedish merchants.
SIR E,.
THE Deputies of Trade have hitherto waited with pa
tience, in hopes the f eprefentation# winch the King has
gratioufif been pleafrd to make to the Court of London,
concerning the violence committed on the Swedilh trade,
by the British Ihips of w*.r, would have had good effeas:
But toe merchants continue to receive every day accounts
of the illegal seizure of their effeds by the English, con
trary t? ail uekties, of their cargoes being plundered, be
they of ,any articles whatever (if the French are interested
therein) , —that our vessels, thb' freighted on account of
neutral nations, are seized and the cargoes ordered to be
foil for such prices as the English themselves please to fix,
tho' part of the cargo should be owned by English, on
pretences of their being warlike fibres or ammunition
on board. In short, no vessels can navigate freely, but
ihofe on account of neutral nations, and not having on
board warlike fiores or ammunition ;' refiriaions which
are the most pernicious and ruinous to Sweden. We
therefore are now compelled to represent modhumbly to
your Excellency, the diflreffes of our trade, and to pray
you that such relief may be given as the times and cir
cumftauces of things require.
The English fllips have carried into their ports, in de
spite of solemn treaties, a great number of our vessels,
having nothing contraband on board. It seems to have
become the law of the English, that no nation shall enjoy
fafety, tranquility, and free navigation, whom she fliall
please to dilturb.
This condud, so injurious to every neutral trading
power, does not become any Rate which has not eftablifh
et itfelf in the empire of the seas, which has been hereto
fore so much contested, and which it is at this time notori
ous that England cannot arrogate to itfelf.
Your Excellency is fully informed of the indecencies
and cruelties perpetrated by the Eighth cruizers on the
Swedish vessels; and having forgot that refpea whih na
tions owe each other, they have refilled to treat the Swe
dish fla„ as independent and neuter. They have plunder
ed from our veff Is, their provisions, papers, and the pri
vate property and cioaths es the crews and of passengers,
&c
The Deputies refpea'ully submit to your Excellency,
whether moderation and forbearance are likely to re-efta
bhlh the common rights of nations : For us, we are per
fulded that no other means can be effectual to reflrain this
insolence, than such as the laws of nature in such cases
dictate, that is, to oppose force to force. We therefore
refpeafully urge your Excellency, to effectuate with his
Majefly, measures for opening the ports of Martftrand,
and of the North Sea, for privateers; that fllips of war
may be put int® commission against the English ; and that
the Swedilh merchants may equip privateers to indemnify
the losses tu stained by the English violences.
Pa is. The frigate Concord, commanded by Mr. Le
gordeur de Tilly, of 26 guns, 12 pounders 011 her main
deck, and. fix 6 pounders on her quarter-deck, is arrived
at Bred from St. Domingo. Sue had under her convoy
33 merchant Ihips, but was separated from them by bad
weather, in which, by a clap of thunder, he loft his main
mail and sprung several leaks, so that he was obliged to
throw over board tz guns from his main deck, to lighten
his lhip and make her ahfwer to her helm. In this situa
tion, making 15 and 24 inches of water an hour, he tock an
Engiifh privateer of 14 guns, and meeting the English fri
gate Congref^, taken from the Americans, of 26 nine
pounders on her main deck, and 6 fix pounders,he engaged
her for 3 hours and a half,when theEnglilh frigate left them.
The lhip Marquis de Bramas, one of the above convoy, is
hlfo arrived, or 9 fix pounders. She was met by an Englilh
privateer of 18 r 0.% whom the fought above two hours,
?r.d beat oif.
His Meft Cnriftian Majesty has presented a sword and
a present of zoojivres tu Capt. Favre, of the privateer
Phoenix, oi 12 fix pounders, from. Havre. He left port
the 19th of December last, and having captured a fllip of
protons, he found himfeh soon after surrounded by five e
nemy's vJTels, each of fix guns of four and fix pounders.
He fought bom sides of his vessel for three hours, when
he saw two of them firm. At this instant four other En
giifh cruizers came up, one of 12, one of 10, one of 8, and
one of 6 gumu Capt. Favre renewed the combat with the
ten privateers. After having fought from day light till
ten o'clock in the evening, and having to balls between
wind and water, his braces, flays and rigging cut away,
7 men killed, 21 rendered unfit for action, and almost all
his officers wounded, he was obliged to yield to the great
foperiority of numbers.
Mons. Royer, in the Commandant of Dunkirk, a pri
vateer, failed in company with three other privateers on a
cruize ; two of them had left him, and the third was at a
great distance, when Royer came up with and engaged a
cutter from Falkftprie in England. Tne action la fted from
five o'clock in the morning till eignt o'clock. Many of
his crew were driven front their guns, but he forced them
back again, and finding them giving way a second time,
drawing his purse from his pocket, he offered it to them
to drink the King's health, it they would continue the fight.
Soon after which the Engiifh cutter firuck her colours.
His Majesty presented Capt. Royer with a sword for this
inftauce of resolution, which Hs the second he has exhibi
ted.
Mademoiselle D'Eon Chevalier de St. Louis (who was
fame years ago employed in a public cheraaer in London
from France, and concerning whole sex there was great
peculation and many bets laid, and finally a judicial trial
in the courts of law) has lately written a letter to Count
de Maurepas, the French Minifler, praying him to pro
cure his Majelly's permission that (he may continue her mi
litary services, and repiefenting, that as there is no war at
land, file withes to serve as volunteer on beard the fleet of
Count D'Orvilliers/ '• I can, fays she, in obedience to the
" orders of my Prince, remain in time of peace in my
" petticoats, but in time of war, I find it impolhble. I
" am chagrin'd to death, at this time, to find myfelf re
“ I received both your Lordship's drfpatches, and im.
mediately ordered the whole fleet to tack, I am on the date
of this off Falmouth : I hope soon to meet the combined
fleets of France and Spain, and gi^e your Lordfllip a
good account of them.,
“ Lafl,night it blowing hard at east, the French and
Spanish fleets were obliged to go to the weft ward, so that
y^umuft expert in my next to hear of a blood,battle."
August 26. The King's intention to take the field in
case of an invaficn, is very certain; lis Majefly's bag
gage being all get ready for his depasture at a moment's
warning.
" Drained, when I Flight serve my Country with a zeal,
'' courage, and experience derived from God and my own
" industry." Sue was ordered to retire to a small village
where the was born.
The Frencn government has given an in fiance of its hu
manity and attachment to feience, in issuing a late order
to the Captains of all ships of war, &c. to forbear any hof
ftafts again ft Captains Cook and Clark, in two Engiifh.
vessels, now supposed to be on their return to Britain, from
a voyage to the seas of Japan and California, &c. for dis
coveries, " because (fays this monarch) voyages of this
" kind, and the consequent discoveries, areof general use
" and importance to mankind."
The British frigate Apollo, of 36 guns, of which 26
were 12 pounders, has taken the French frigate L'Oifeau,
of 26 8 pounders, after a long and obßinate engagement,
in which the L'Oifeau had her ensign ftaff twice Biot away
and loft her mast.
Gibraltar. A vessel came into this harbour and carried
off two fllips loaded with provisions for the garrison, and
escaped with them.
Tiie following are the outlines of a treaty said to be now
negociating with the Court of Peterfburgh : “ The con
trading parties agree to renew all the commercial treaties
now subsisting: the prefect treaty to be offensive and de
fenfive; Russia to be put in possession of the island of Mi
norca, at which place fl:e shall build a flipulated number
of ships for the service of Great-Britain only: The Eng
iifh to have one port in the Baltic open to themselves only,
without a payment of duties: Russia to be allowed to fend
four ihips to the Saft Indies annually, under the direction
of tne Englilh Eaft-iedia Company, at whefe principal
settlement they Ihall haven Consul to manage affairs.
August 10. On Friday hfl a vc£f 1 arrived at Falmouth
from New- York, in which came passengers from thence
Sir William Erikine and General Jones, who arrived in
town yeNerday morning.
August >7. Another negociatiori for peace is again up
on the carpet, through the mediation of Russia and Prus
sia, by their Miniflers at Versailles; Lord Herrington's
regiment of 700 men is compleated in five works ; beating
orders are issued from the War-Office, for railing sixteen
more Scotch and Irilh regiments; an American privateer
called the Resolution, from Bilboa to America, is taken
and carried into Lisbon,
Auguflzi A letter from Lisbon mentions, that a vi
olent earthquake had happened in the province of Aragon '
and Leon, in Spuih, wui&rhad done considerable damage,
and several Lies were loft.
They write from Made,ta, that an Engiifh frigate has
had an engagement with a lerge French lhip of force'near
that place, which was maintained with determined obdi
nacy by each party, till at length the latter which was near
est the Ihor,, drove on a ledfee of rocks, where file was to
tally destroyed. The Captain, Surgeon, and 195 persons
perilled on board her. The others were with much diffi
culty saved by the frigate. 1; blew a frefh of wind all the
adioo, and there was a great swell of the sea.
Extract of a letter from Exon, August 18.
" The news of the French and Spanish fleets being off
Plymouth is confirmed, to the number of 60 fail of the
line, and 20 frigates ; the people at Plymouth are in the
utmost consternation. The Ardent or 64 guns, in at
tempting to join our fleet was attacked by two 74 gun
Blips and two frigates, all of which she engaged in a run
ning fight four hours; some fay she is taken, but others
assert Rie is arrived in the Sound much fhatterad. The
letters are numerous—but I w?|l give you a true copy of
Sir C. Hardy's dispatch to Lord Edgecumbe in answer
to his L rdfhip.
“ My Lord,
LONDO N, July 20.
The general conjecture now is, that the combined fleets
of Faance and Spain will make the attack of Gibraltar and
Port Mahon, the firft enterprize they attempt, though
Ministry do not relinquish their suspicions that both Eng
land and Ireland will be invaded tins summer.
Advice is expected every hour at the Admiralty, of an
action having been fought between our fleet and the com
bined squadrons of France and Spain.
How different is the conduH of Liverpool and London !
The latter, though the richest city in the empire, and ho
noured with the mofl distinguished privileges, which
should make her Hand feremoft in defence of her country,
refufes to give it the least assistance, in the moment of the
nioft imminent danger; the former, on the contrary, out
vies the great East India C ^pany, and by a flretch of
zeal and patriotifin, offers no lets ¥ bounty to every able
bodied volunteer seaman than Ten Girncas.— Let Liver
pool be an example to London, or let the latter renounce
every claim to patriotism, and call herfelf by her new
name, The Deserter of her Prince and Country 1
August 7. Wednesday Lord Grantham laid before his
Majesty, copies of his proceedings at the Court of Portu
gal, wuich are said to c@ut?in the strongest assurances of
all the friendfllip and affiflance that Court is able to
give us.
Saturday the 23d ult. arrived at New-York the Anna
Teresia packet, Capt. Gaylor, in fix weeks from
Falmouth, by whom we have the following advices,
extracted from the New York papers.
BARCELONA, June 12.
OU R accounts from Cadiz and Ferrol mention, that
the two squadrons in those ports had orders to fail
on the 2d of this month ; that of Cadiz is composed of 32
fllips of the line, fevern frigates, fix bomb ketches, and
two flbops. The fl-et is victualled for upwards of four
months, and is provided with the following supplies, viz.
1000 oxen 10,000 sheep, 10,000 fowls, and a proper pro
portion of other things.
'' The black cattle and sheep were all driven from the
coaf tup into the country by order of the Governor, so
that if a siege had actually taken place we must have been
for feme time without frefh provisions.
“ The garrison, which confifis of 4000 effective men,
were under arms night and day, as were the officers and
artificers of the dock, about 2000 mere ; and lam sure
from the general disposition, they would have defended
the place to the last extremity. The vigilance and spirit
of the officers soon got the better of toe firft momentary
panic, and not a man was to be found within twenty miles
of the place, who did not arm bimfelf, and bravely re
- solve to filed his blood in defence of his country. The
warmest encomiums are due to Lord Shuidam, who com
mands at this port, and the rest of the officers, naval as
%yell as military, whole activity and zeal on this occasion
served to raise that glorious animation that pervaded the
whole country. We do not expert the honor of a second
visit, for as gafconading was evidently their object, they
are doubdefs gone to some other part of our coast to fright
en a few mo.e of our women and children, or are retained
into Ereft, conrehi with the heroic deed they have already
atchieved. Adieu l
'' P. S. Since writing the above, I have learned that
the Cork fleet of merchantmen, confining of 70 fail, gor
fafe into this port yesterday, though rhey failed within a
league of the enemy's fleet. Lord Bateman has just br®'t
the news, that Sir Charles Hardy wac seen yefierday mor
ning offthe Lizard, all well, and in pursuit of the enemy."
August 28. An express arrived yeflerjay at the Ad
miralty with advice that the Thetis man of wirfrom Lis
bon was arrived in the Bristol channel. She came through
Sir Charles Hardy's fleet the 19th instant, eighteen kegues
weft of Scilly, and brings an account of his being )?W
---ed by the Ramifies, the Malborcugh and the Isis, whiefr
made the Eri ifh fleet 41 fail of the line, besides fever , 50
gun Blips, and a considerable number of frigates, &c. &c.
That when he met them they were bearing to windward,
and had no doubt of soon falling in with the combined
Beets of the enemy, from the accounts of their course re
ceived by the Ramifies, and several cruizing cutters.
Another account fays, that Sir Charles Hardy's Beet
was well 75 leagues off Scilly, that the Isis and North
umberland men of war had joined them; but no mention
is made of the Ardent.
Th e British Beet had also been reinforced by the Jupi
ter, Captain Reynolds.
Before the'l betis left Lisbon, a report prevailed, that
advices had been received there from the East Indies, that
Sir Edward Hughes had taken the Maaritps.
On Thursday arrived at Liverpool the Chamont, a
French snow, bound from Beaufort, in North Carolina,
for Nantz, laden with tobacco, naval Bores, and indigo,
taker by the Blofibm, Doyle; a letter of marque, bound
from Liverpool to Africa.
August 31. The following Blips are sent into Lisbon :
The St. Joaquince Animas, Rodrigues, from Cadiz to Co
runna, with brandy, soap, cocoa, &c. The Mary and
Elizabeth, an American privateer, Captain Weeks, from
Philadelphia to Cadiz, with 171 hogfhrads of tobacco,
and 10,000 slaves; and the St. Mariana, Captain Roman
Sorris, from Corthagena and Malaga to Ireland, with
brandy and wine; all taken by the Hussar man of war.
September 1. The Ruffian Ambassador at Paris has
presented a Spirited memorial to that Court, and was on
the point of taking his leave. A letter from Leghorn,
dated the 13th infl. has the following paragraph : " Ad
miral Mann has taken twenty transports and two ze
becques, and beaten the Spanish Admiral, Barcelo,
tightly."
Sept. 2. They write from Copenhagen, that his Da
nifli Majesty had just published an ordinance, forbidding
the conftrußion of vessels of any burthen whatever for
the service of any foreign powers for two years; as also to
forbid the manufactory of nasal, military, or ordnance
Bores, except for the Danish service, during the fame
years.
Yefierday Sir Wilham Erfline and Sir James Baird,
lately arrived from New- York, were at Court, and had a
conference with the King
The fame day Major General Robertson, lately ap
pointed Governor of New-York in the room of William
Tryon, Esq; tock leave of his Map sty, he being in a few
days to set out to embark for iris government.
Extract of a letter from Plymouth, dated. Sunday even
ing, AuguQ 22.
“ Before yen receive this account, you will no doubt
have heard, that the combined fleets of France and Spain
took their departure from hence on Wednesday evening lad,
the 18th instant, without attempting any hoflilities, ex
cept in the attack of the Ardent man of waty Capt. Bote
ler, who defended himfelf heroically against two frigates,
and three 74 gun flilps of the enemy, for near three hours,
but was at last obliged to firike, in fight of the whole
garrison, to this unequal force, after having every yard,
and her main mast fllot away,
“ The fleet of the enemy, confining of 60 fail of the
line, 20 frigates, and transports, made their appearance
on the morning of the 14th instant, and in a few hours
arrived off Caufand Bay, about a league and a half from
hence, where they lay toe in twpgrand divisions, for four
days till their departure as above related.
" The enemy's fquadrun never came to anchor, and
ftudiqpfly avoided the reach of our land batteries which
we could constantly fee them reconnoitering with their
glasses. As soon as it was high water on Wednesday e
vening, Count D'Orvilliers's ship fired a gun to leeward;
which was returned by that of Count D'Atce, the Span sh
Admiral, op which the two divisions tacked immediately,
and flood to the southward. On Thursday morning they
were barely difcernable with our best glasses, fleering the
fame course, and by noon were totally out of fi^ht ; since
which time no tidings whatever have been heard of t&em.
It is the general opinion here, that they are goße for the
Ififh coat! ; if so, they cannot fail of meeting with Sir
Charles Hardy.
" The con fternation occasioned by the firfl appearance
of this vast naval armament off this port was certainly
great, the inhabitants flying with what valuable effects
they could get together, so that the town was presently left
to those only who meant gallantly to defend it; and to
the credit of the country, the place of fehe female and infirm
fugitives was more than doubly fuppliedby the able vo
lunteers who flocked in from all parts. Twenty guineas
were repeatedly given for a cnaife and pair to carry differ
ent families but 20 miles from hence.