The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-01-14 00:00:00, page 1

VOL. XI.I Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Excellent Magnesia,
AND
Fine Epsom Salts,
To be S 0 LD very lew to Apothecaries, or others
purchafirg in Quantity, By
ALSO, A general ASSORTMENT of other
Drugs and Medicines,
As USUA L. Jan. 13.
White and brown Box Sugars,
A N assortment of Broad
cloths, Coatings, Durants,
Blankets, Plains, Flannels, worst
ed, cotton, thread and silk
Hole, Bedticks, Linens, Cam
bric s, Lawns, Chintzes, Cali
coes, Silks, &c, &c.
To be Sold cheap for Cash,
In Second-street, midway between Market and Chef-
THE pirtnerfhip of Willi
am Nichols, & Co. hav
ing diflolved on the twenty,
firft day of December last, all
persons who have any demands
against said partnerfh ; p, are re.
quested to call on the subscri
ber for payment, who is duly
authorized to fettle the affairs
of the late company; and all
those indebted to them are like
wise requeued to discharge the
fame immediately.
WILLIAM NICHOLS,
By William Nichols,
On the north fide of Markets
street, opposite the Indian King.
Philadelphia, January 13, 1783.
AL L persons that have any demands a^ainft the
estate of D a o r JAMES WHITTON, late of
^he diftr;& of Southwark, deceased, ar: d*fired to bring
in their accounts, duly proven, in ord r for settlement;
^nd those that stand indebted to the said estate, either
by bond, note or book debt, are desired to call and
m a ke immediacy payment, to prevent further trouble,
as there is a necessity to fettle Lid estate.
TUESDAY,
^B^^^^O @@
Single refined Loat Sugar,
W 4-Indd Rum, new Rice,
Old Port Wine by the Dozen,
And C O A L,
TO BE SOLD BY
Philip Wilson,
Next the corner of South and Penn-streets,
David Jackson,
ELIZABETH WHITTON, Executrix.
WILLIAM JONES, Executor.
G ENERAL A
nut ftrerts :
By the Oftend cutter, arrived last Wednes
day at Baltimore, from Oftend, which she left the
20th of November, we have the following Advices,
taken from London Papers.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 10.
THE divan hath been continually assembled for
eight days paß, but hath not determined whe
ther the Porte shall enter into a war with Russia. It
is openly avowed, that the grand fignior is in want of
money and shipping; nevertheless the people continue
to demand a war, efpecial'y since it is known that the
court of Peterfburgh is desirous of e-eftablifliing the
former khan of the Crimea. In the mean time the
guards are doubled at the seraglio, where some afts
of violence on the part of the people and the Janissa
ries are feared; from whence it is easy to conceive in
what a critical situation we are here. We have not
only before our eyes the ruin of 40,000 houses consum
ed by fire, but very lately the barracks of the foniffa
ries were deßroyed by the fame calamity,as well as the
vast magazines which contained provisions for a month
for the whole garrison of this capital. This city con
sumes 96,000 meafur^s of grain weekly ; and as the
exportation of corn from Russia hath been forbidden
by way of the Black sea, a famine is greatly dreaded,
the usual confequenc'B of which' are defpar and revolt,
especially in the present unhappy circumflances, when
the minds of the people are in a ferment.
Divers regiments are assembling at Mohilow, and
matching from thence successively for tie frontiers of
Turkey, from whence it appears that a wafr is expeßed
against th Porte.
VIENN A, Odo. 16.
Oft. 24. The negociations for peace seem to be
broken up; the proportions made on the part of the
court of London, in the conferences which have been
opened, are rejected. The contentsof these propofiti
ons are not mentioned.
All the emperor's troops, except the corps of artille
ry, have received orders to holt themselves in readiness
to mArch ; and e~ery diftriß of the heriditary coun
tries are ordered to Supply the public magazines with
grain of all forts. By letters from P terfburgh and
Berlin, which mention the number of Ruffian and Prus
sian couriers passing and reporting since the 2d of this
month, it appears that peace cannot long continue in
the North.
Oft 25. Lad Sunday a deputation from the clergy,
with the cardinal de Rochefoucault at their head, woo
aßed as fpeake.r, prefeoted to tire king a free gift of
15 millions, payable in three years, to repair the loss
which the nation fu Bajned on the 12th of April, and
one million more towards the support of the widows
and orphans of the ,killed. The king seems highly
pleased with this instance of the patriotism of the
clergy.
Oft. 28. Mr. Fitzherbert hath re vived the answer
of his court with refpef tto t'e laß propositions; but
as this anfw'r is to be communicated to the courts of
Vienna and Peterfburgh, as mediatorial powers, the
Englith minister will probably wait some time before
the delivery of the ultimatum ; from whence it may be
concluded, thateven though all difficulties may be
We are positively assured 'hat, the count d'Estaing
will have the command of the winward islands ; he is
set out from Madrid, from whence he will go to Ca
diz to embark. M. de Barras wdl join him with 12
Blips of t e line, now fitting mat at Brett with the great
est expedition. This fquaaron will rake on board 4000
men; four other regiments will embark at Tpulon ;
and it is added, that count d'Estaing will also take four
other regiments which are now at the camp of St. Roch.
Letters from Brest advise, that a (mail squadron
will fail immediately to cruize in the chops of the
channel. This squadron will, it is said, be furnifhed
with balls of a new in ention.
Odo. 19. The last letters from Conflantinople ad
vise, that tranquility is far from bein' restored. The
people strongly contend, that the new khan of Tartary
shall be supported agind the efforts of the court of
P terfburgh. Several hords of Beffarabia and other
Tartars having assembled, formed an army of 100,000
men, wh ch, it is fM, have been beaten and put to
flight by a body of 15,000 Ruffians.
According to authentic advices, some gr-at changes
have taken place in the dispositions of a certain court,
which, it is added, will produce some very confidera
ble alterations in the political fyfiem of Europe.
The last letters from Poland announce that, affairs
are treating of in the diet with the utmott harmony and
moderation. —
PARI S, October 20.
PETERSBURG H, ORo. 8.
HAMBURG H, Odober 22.
OR, THE
THE
DVERTISER.
Th* prince ftadtholder hath judged it nec^ffary to
establish a committee of five members to assist him ini
his important and numerous occupations by their ad
vice relative to marine affairs. The five members are,
meflieurs Wykerhold, Rifdom and Vander Hoop, ad
vocates fifcals of the college of admiralty, in the de
partment of the Meuse and Amsterdam, the vice admi
rals Reynft and Zoutman, and rear admiral Van Ix
nilbergen, all of the latter department.
Extras? from the resolutions of the lords the Bates of
Holland and Weft Frizeland, in their assembly of
Wednesday, Odo. 23.
" Having resumed the deliberation upon the report
made to this assembly .n the 20th of last month by the
nobles, and by the committees of their noble and great
mightinesses, conformable to the commifforial resoluti
on of tn ir high mightinefles of the 17th of August,
and having examined the proportion made the fame
day by the deputies o' Amflerdam, for continuing to
concert with France the operations of the war against
England for the next campaign, and also (or the re#
newal of the treaty of commerce of 1739.
Refolded, Tuat with r^fped to the firft article, the
business shall be referred to the Bates general, so that
by the renewal of the reflation of their high mighti
nesses of the 4th of March, 1782, his feren- bighnefs,
as admiral general of the confederacy, may be requeu
ed to concert measures with the court of France,
in what manner he shall think most proper and with^
out delay, for carrying on toe present war in conjunc
tion with the combined powers, against Great Britain,
in order to force her to consent to a peace on equitable
terms
made easy, the work of peace will still meet with a
long delay.
Off. 31. In the night of Monday last, a courier er
traordinary arrived with dispatches from St. Roch,
dated the 19th infant. The news received hath put an
end to reciprocal inquietudes. The English fl et re
paffed the ftreights in the night between the 18th and
19th M. de Cordova resolved to give them battle,
and was in pursuit of them, but lord Howe being in
ferior in force, availed himfelf of a thick fog, turned
round the combined fleet, and flole a march; by this
manoeuvre he avoided an engagement, and regained
the ocean. It is believed that the combined fleet is
in pursuit of that of the English. One circumstance
particularly piques our news-writers, which is, that
lord Howe carried off with him Ie Triumphant, a Spa
nish ship, which the storm had driven on the 11th to
Europa point. The princes have quited the camp of
St. Roch, and are expected here in a few days.
Resolved, That the flutes general be authori fed to
concert with France, and draw u, such 'erms of peace
as they shall both deem necessary ; and for the obtain
ing of which they shall mutually bind themselves to
each other.
Resolved, That the penfionary of these Bates do corn
munic^te these resolutions to theduke de la Vauguyon;
and assure his excellency, that their noble and great
mightinesses felt the molt fincee fatisfadion in hearing
that rhe Bates general had resolved to accede to his most
chrißian majesty's requisition, that ten Blips of the
line should be sent to bred by the repub ic. That it
was with real concern they learnt that this refolutiort
had not b^en attended with effect ; that their noble
mightinesses were aftually employed in examining into
thecaufes which prevented the failing of this sq uadron ;
and that they would use their best endeavours to put
the forces of the republic in a Bate to make bead apainft
the common enemy, with greater eff-R than had hither
to been produced ; that the happy object of the union
with the forces of his moB chriftian majefly might be
the more speedily attained.
With refpeft to the second proposition (for renewing
the commercial treaty 0(1739) it was resolved, that be
fore any definitive resolution should be taken, the pen
fionary should be d'reaed to assure his excellency the
duke de la Vauguyon, that their noble mightinesses
fell a Brong desire to Breogthen Bill more the connec
tion which so happily fubfißs between the two nations:
to fee the negociations for a treaty of commerce be
tween them renewed ; and to have the disposition of the
court of France on that bead founded by means of bis
excellency.
The order of the gentry and mobility have resolved!
to adhere to their former rrfolutinn, for authorifing
the Bates general, after a previous conference with his
serene highness, as admiral-general, to concert with
France, and carry into ex-cution as speedily as possi
ble, a plan for conducting the operations of the war
by sea and land during the next campaign ; for doing
the greatest injury to the enemy, and reducing them
to the nectffity of concluding a peace on equitably
terms
JANUARY 14, 178$;
HAG U E, Otto. 27.
[NUMB. 989.