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XVH. Most of the Officers of the Crown in
America gave up their commissions or fled from
their habitations. Lord Dunmore could fuhmit
no longer to the repaints of his high birth and
office, but turned pirate and highwayman.
XVIII. The American Colonies laid the foun
dation of a fleet, and reloived to proted their own
trade, and to oppose their enemies by fez.
XIX. France—Spain—and Holland—renewed
their assurances of their pacific intentions towards
the Court of Britain, but privately aflifted the
Americans with military stores.
XX. The Colonies at last were roused to a pro
per feofe of the injuries they had sustained from
the uforpations of the British Parliament—from
the insolence of the mini.lry—the obstinacy and
bloody mindedness of the King— and the inhuma
nity of their brethren in Great-Britaio, and began
to * * * * *
as the only means that could secure peace— liberty
—and fafety to America.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
Splendorem dentis mtidi fcr^ inquinat atra,
Et pretify acies feuallenti for det in arvo.
Prudentius cont. Sym. L. I. v. 642.
ftO be at all hours in a condition fit to be
A seen, is not one of the lead certain marks
of female f^'e and education. A, Lady's apology
for her mornihg dress, should consequently never
be admitted. When Mils Trollop strokes her
matted locks with both hands under a coiffure of
yellow gauze on the entrance of an unexpected
visitor, ih^ is guilty of a manoeuvre that would
disgrace her servant. To be only neat at stated
times, or 00 particular occasions, lu ^gefts an idea
that such neatness is not an object of easy choice,
but of disagreeable compulsion. It ffiodld also be
recollected, that if our sex has more lenses than
one to be pleased, it has likewise more than one
tb be effended.
H®w far the acirenefs of certain organs in a
Lady, may be blunted by habitual flattery, it is
not cafy for danders-by to determine; but I must
honestly cenfefs that the fight of two such greasy
gauntlets as Tifs Trollop ulu.illy Wears at break
l&t have mme than once put a Top to my attacks
on the bread and butter. To maintain those beau
tiful hands o' hers in their uncommon whiteness,
1 am told they are kept in a constant state of ab
flinence front cold water; and that her bedfellow
{[ ds fume difficulty in persuading her to leave oft
hn jivves, even when lhe lays aside the rest of her
I Il'l< A British Parliament voted ah army to
enforce British laws upon America.
IV. The Parliament of Grcat-Britain decreed,
and afterwards a majority of the Englilh nation
believed, that tie freemen of America would not
fight in defence of their liberty.
V. The Court of Britain fried to all the Euro
pean States not to supply the Americans with
military ft>res.
VI. Thirteen Colonies, differing from each
other in laws, religion, manners, and interests,
united to oppose the British troops by arms.
VIL 200@ veteran British soldiers were attack
ed and defeated by 300 peasants, and were saved
from total dcltrudtion by running 40 miles in one
day.
VIII. The peasants fought behin^Rone walls,
•houses, and other coverings, and were never seen
by the regulars, according to Gen. Gage's letter,
and yet in the fame letter/it is said, great numbers
of them were killed.
IX. 700 Americans attacked 2,500 regulars,
and after killing and wounding one half of them
retired tp their main guard.
X. An army of Americans, commanded by a
Virginia Farmer, blocked up 10,000 British
troops, Commanded by three of the ablest Generals
in the British service.
XI. General Howe consented to enslave a pro
vince which erected a monument to the memory
of his brother, in Westminster Abbey.
XII. General Burgoyne came over to America
" to coax the Gentlemen and to dance the Ladies
" into submission to the Britiih Parliament," and
to “ temper his punishments with humanity,"
lived fix months upon fait meat, wrote two letters,
the one (for Gen. Gage) to Gen. Washington,
in which he defined our prisoners to the cord, the
other, to a noble Lord in England, both in heroics.
Did not inflict a single punishment upon an Ame
rican—nor dance with one of our Ladies—got
into a passion—and went home again.
XIII. General Gage called a fyuncil of war.
His whole army waited with impatience for the
event of their deliberations. Some thought that
an attack was to be made upon the American ar
my-others, that all the cities on the continent
were immediately to be laid in ashes. The coun
cil concluded unanimously to publiffi two inter
cepted letters written by one of the Delegates of
the Congress to his friends. The whole army re
joiced upon the account of this signal vidory.
XIV. Great-Britain called upon Hanoverians,
—Hessians—Ruffians—Irish Roman Catholics—
Canadians—Savages and Negroes to assist her
in enslaving the Americans.
XV. The Canadians—Savages—and Negroes
were flruck with horror at the cruelty and injustice
of the proposal, and refufed to assist her.
XVI. The Canadians desired to join in the
American confederacy, their former enmity to the
Colonies being now done away: And no wonder,
since they were both delivered from the influence
of Royal masters who taught them to hate one
another.
For t^e PgKNSVLVAVH PACKET.
Remarkable EVEN TS F: the Feer 1775.
I. ft REAT-BRITAIN refolded to hold
three millions of people, at 3,000 miles
distance 'from" her, by the tenure of hpr power,
alter having enjoyed a supremacy over them for
200 years, by the tenure of affection.
if. 'Great Britain ri^qued the lots o' three mil
lions a year, in trade, for taxes, the amount of
v .rich would not more than defray the expence of
collecting them.
Haring been ever taught to confider neatness as
a mortl virtue, I cannot regard it as an object be
neath the notice of a casual writer. Those honest
arts which are necessary to conciliate love, ought
certainly to be exerted, with double vigilance, for
its preservation. Hence comes it chat fluttifhnefs
in a wife, Should be distinguished as an unpardon
able offence. Costly Silks and laces are beyond the
power of moderate finances; but water abounds
for the use es all. Cleanliness therefore muff be
acknowledged as a universal duty, because the
means of it are placed within the reach of every
class of people, from the fine Lady who pays for
it distilled at the chymift's Shop, to the country
maiden who draws it, in its state of nature from
the Spring.
I would not wish to treat any part of the sacred
writings with unbecoming levity; but yet it may
be observed that David fell in love with Berfheba
while die was bathing; and the reverend Elders
themselves appear to have felt more than prudent
attractions from the studious cleanliness of Susanna.
Lhe dames of Troy and Greece condescended to
wafti their own linen; and even the female natives
of Phceacia, who were reckoned among the idlest
of ancient Ladies, fally'd out with their Princess
at their head, to bleach their own aprons and
handkerchiefs.
coverings. One cannot indeed express much afto
niihment, that a hand io little designed for use,
Ihould never yet have been demanded.
As it were unfair to ceofure any more of her
drels than is con'picuoufly offenfive, I must pass
at once from hands to heels, where her tranfgret
fions Rgainft the rules of cleanliness are equally
ddgufting. And here it may not be improper to
remark, how many ofher lex are desirous to make
a figure as fine Ladies, without any fortune to fop
port their pretentions to so expensive a character.
Silk dockings are the accustomed ornaments of
the wealthy; and yet thole who cannot afford to
purchase a fufficient quantity, will wear them too,
but with this unlucky diftin&ion, that they appear
in use a long time after they Should have under
gone the purification of the laundress. When the
fame spot is visible on the instep for a whole fort
night, we may not uncharitably pronounce the
wearer's flock of hose is small, and lament that so
much of real delicacy should be facrificed to a dir
ty ostentation. Let those who ride in carriages
clothe their legs in silk, while those who are oblig
ed to walk out on business, be contented with plain
cotton or worsted, which may be cheaply washed
and frequently changed. lam furry that a ref
ped for truth obliges me to add, that some Ladies
too often think themselves Sufficiently attentive to
this external charm, this nurse of health and beau
ty, if their hands, necks, and faces, are free from
impurities. The French Ladies, however, extend
their ideas of personal elegance to all that dress
conceals, as well as to all that custom has exposed
to view. 1
^ extraordinary Circumflance which happened in
conference of receiving a hurt in the Eye.
y T is now about two years since a person of vast
£ erudition, and a great Divine, being fatigued
with application and labour, set about fringing
and tuning a fiddle, in order to refrefh and recre
ate his spirits by music. In %he midst of these
preparations he broke a firing, which hurt his
rght eye. Remedies were immediately applied,
and the pain was eased by cooling ophthalmics,
whereby it o customary to prevent an inflammation;
io that he seemed to have nothing more to fear.
But, waking in the middle of the night, he saw
ail objects as clearly as if it had been day. He
could diftinguilh the fineft touches of the pictures
and pieces of tapestry in his chamber, and' could
read with al! ease imaginable. Greatly astonished
at his situation, he shut the hurt eye, but did not
fee; then, Cutting rhe other eye, every thing be
came luminous. He called out to his servant,
and had a light brought but could not bear it*
the brightness of the colours was too brifl< and
dazzling. In the day time he found the fame
symptoms, and was obliged, if the funfhined ever
so little, to keep constantly the fek eye covered.
This condition fill lasted some days; his eye af
terwards gathered strength iofenfibly, and he saw
by it as before.
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ST. GEORGES, (Grenada) November 4.
WE are credibly informed that his Majesty's
Secretary at War has iiTued orders for the
augmentation of the 60th regiment to four batta
lions, which are to ferVe in the Weft Indies. His
Majesty's sixth regiraent, now quartered in St.
Vincent, are under orders to proceed to N®ith-
America early in the spring. The 48th regiment
is to be sent to Great Britain; but the men fit
for service, in that corps, will be draughted into
the sixth, which is to be augmented with two
companies. Captain Lieutenant Edwards of the
sixth is appointed a Captain, and EnGgn Brad
cock of the fame regiment a Lieutenant in one of
those additional companies, and are under ordcis
to repair to London, as soon as possible, and to
take with them a fufficient party for recruiting.
To prolong the dream of love, and strew it's
couch with roses, is the office of her who under
stands her own happiness when She is become the
property of another. But who can perform this
tafle with ease, but one with whom delicacy has
been a familiar guest ? The most abstracted man
has a certain degree of sensuality in his compositi
on. Those who have none to boast of, are blanks
in the creation, and beneath the Solicitude of the
Fair. Let Philosophy chastise our understandings
as forcibly as it can, every sense will occasionally
exert its claim to be gratifyed; and happy is the
female who is able to dismiss them all contented
in theicturn. Fer let it be remembered, that tho'
a woman's conversation may be as wife as a modern
comedy, unle;s her person be likewise rendered an
object ofdefire, She has little reason to be angry
when cleanly Betty enjoys the benefit of that pre
ference and fondnefs, which the Slattern Mrs.
might have been too negligent to cultivate
or maintain. M 0 N 1 T 0 R.
sbr. 25. The gale cf wird which happened
at St. Kitts, extended 10 the neighbouring islands,
where its effects were allo Severely felt. At St.
Eultatia many buildings Suffered considerably by
the great lea that set in, and the heavy rains
washing down the clift. Forty eight fail of vessels
that were in the road when the gale began, put
out to sea, excepting a sloop belonging to St.
Vincents, which was driven alhore and totally
loft ; the others have Since returned, except a
snow, belonging to Amsterdam, and two final!
vessels, which were light and are supposed to have
foundered. At St. Martins seven vessels were
loft; and great damage was done on Shore in most
of the Leeward Islands, particularly on thole es
tates which are contiguous to the sea.
A Similar dilafter befei St. Domingo on the 2,Bth
of August, but infinitely more prejudicial in its
consequences. About twenty vessels were driven
afhote and totally loft, with the greatest part of
their crews. -The belt cultivated and most popu
lous district of the island, called the Plain, was en
tirely laid waste; almost all their sugar works
and other buildings being either unrooted or thrown
down ; their canes levelled or torn up by the roots,
and almost all their ground provifionscarried away
by the floods.
A flag of truce from Martinico, brings advice
that fix battalions of infantry, consisting of about
4,500 men, under convoy of several men of war
of the line, lately arrived at that island, where, it
is alledged, they are to do the duty of the militia,
which are to be abolished.
BOSTO N, November 24.
Last Saturday a fire broke out in a house occu
pied by Capt. Fenwick, at the corner of Green's
Lane, but it was happily extinguished without
much damage. It was occasioned by a defect in
the chimney.
WATERTOWN, December 14.
A sloop with nineteen head of cattle, bound
from Nova-Scotia for Boston, and a brig laden
with Tory furniture, from Boston for Halifax,
were taken to the eastward about twelve days
Since.
Last Saturday night the Continental Troops
entrenched at Litchmore's Point, opposite Weft-
Boston, and the weather being very thick and
foggy, the enemy did not difeover them till yes
terday afternoon, when they difeharged about 40
or 50 cannon and bombs, which we hear Slightly
wounded one man.
C A M B R I D G E, December 21.
Captain Martindale, in one of our privateers,
w^Elately decoyed near to one of the enemy's Ships
of war in the bay, and was unhappily taken and
carried into Boston. .
Captain Manly has within a fewdays past taken
another valuable prize, a sloop from Virginia,
bound to Boston, loaded with corn and oats, fit
ted out and lent by Lord Dunmore.
Last Friday night seven American matters of
vessels, who had, at different times, been taken
by the enemy and carried into Boston, made their
elcape from that place. From one of them we
have obtained the following intelligence, viz.
That all the drugs and medicines in the town had
been seized for the use of the army. That on the
14th instant Gen. Howe issued orders for taking
down the Old North Meeting House, and one
hundred old wooden dwelling hcufes and other
buildings, to make use of for fuel. That vessels
are fitting out for the Weft-Indies, in order to get
supplies for the garrifun. That Captain Martin
dale, mentioned above, with his officers and men,
were Sent to England. That one Morrison, who
officiates as a Presbyterian Miniver, being appoint
ed searcher of thole people who were permitted
to leave the town, promised, on receiving a bribe,
to kt a person bring out 2401. sterling in cash and
plate; but afterwards basely deprived him of the
whole of it. That recruiting parties out of each
regiment are gone to England. That two regi
ments and a number of light-hoi fe, under convoy
of a frigate, were embarked for Halifax, And
that there were not in the town provisions fuffi
cient to supply the navy and army for a longer
time than fix weeks.
It was yesterday reported that the above two
regiments, &c. were failed for Rhode-Ifland.
A few days ago Doctor Morgan, Director-
General of the Continental Hospital, arrived here
from Philadelphia.
PROVIDENCE, December 16.
Yesterday Mr. Philip Pal'mer arrived here from
Quebec, by way of Lake Champlain. He was
taken in a fifhiog vessel the sth of O&ober last, by
the sloop General Gage, on her passage from Bos
ton to Quebec, which place he left the zift of
November, and was at Colonel Arnold's Head-
Quarters, 7 leagues from the city, on the 23d.
The Colonel with his detachment has been within
musket shot ofthe walls,taken 4 prisoners, and killed
2 men in a barge belonging to the Lizard Frigate:
He was fired on from the walls, and had 2 men
wounded, lof whom is since dead. He was
waiting to be reinforced by General Montgomery,
and expe&ed soon to be in possession of the place.
—Thirteen fail of vessels from Montreal had fal
len into the hands of General Montgomery, having
on board 1500 suits of cloaths, 150 chests of
arms, 900 barrels of pork, 700 barrels of flour,
but they had thrown overboard large quantities of
powder before they surrendered. The Gafpee
brig and a snow escaped, on board one of which
Gen. Carleton got to Quebec disguised, with about
40 Regulars. Before Mr, Palmer left the city,
147 recruits had arrived from Newfoundland, 40
marines had been landed from the Lizard, with
her guns, and it was expelled Carleton would
muster about 500 men to defend the place; but the
Canadians in general refufed to take up arms.
N E W-Y O R K, December 28.
We are informed by a Gentleman who left the
Qamp at Cambridge onTuefday week, thafa par
ty of the Continental Army who had entrenched
Extrafts of letters from the Committee of Sajety in
Virginia, dated Williarnjiurg, December 16.
'' The action at the Great Bridge proves more
important than we expected. The vidory Mas
complete; The enemy abandoned their post hastily,
and recreated to Norfolk, their loss near an
hundred. The Regulars, disgusted, refufed to
fight in junction with Blacks; and Captain Leslie,
we are told, declared no more of his troops should
be facrificed to whims, and put them on board
the ships, in confequeace of which Norfolk is
abandoned, and we exped is now occupied by our
troops, who were on their march there when our
last account was difpatcbed. Many Tories are
come to us, and their cases now under confedera
tion. More notorious ones are gone on board the
vessels, which have in them very valuable car
goes."
Another a few hours after.
" I am sent out of Convention to advise you of
an express arrived this moment from Col. Wood
ford, which gives an account of his being in pos
session of Norfolk, and some of the Tories, who
are to undergo the examination of Convention
next week."
In CONGRESS, December 26, 1775.
“ WHEREAS this Congress, by a Reso
lution, passed the 15th day of July last, did direct,
that every vessel importing into these Colonies,.
Gunpowder, Salt petre, Sulphur, and other mi &
litary Stores therein fpecified, within nine months
from the date thereof, should be permitted to load
and export the produce of these Colonies to the
value of such Powder and Stores aforefaid, the
non-exportation agreement notwithstanding, by
permits from the Committees of the several Co
lonies : To the end therefore that this Congress
may be the better informed of the quantity cf
military Stores which are or shall be imported,
and of the produce exported in confluence of
the Resolution aforefaid,
“ Resolv ed, That it be recommended to
all Committees, by whom any permits under this
Resolution have been or may be granted, to trans
mit to this Congress, from time to time, a true,
account of the military Stores imported, and of
the produce exported, with the price and value
of both.
Published by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary
In CONGRESS, December 29, 1775.
Resolved, That as the importation of any
universally necessary commodity, and the export
ation of our produce to purchase the fame muff
give a proportionably greater opportunity to our
enemies of making depredations on the property.of
the inhabitants of these Colonies, and occasionally
distressing them by intercepting such commodities,
it is earnestly recommended to the several Affern -
blies or Conventions immediately to promote, by
fufficient public encouragement, the making of
SALT in their refpeaiye Colonies.
Published by Order cf Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secrete
Extras of a Letter from General Schuyler, dated
Albany, December 14, 1775 — repuhlifad t^
perpetuate the humanity of the Minders of
George the Third and their Agents.
" THE Indians delivered us a speech on the
12th, in which they related the substance of ati
the conferences Colonel Johofon had with them
the last summer, concluding with that at Mont
real, where he delivered to each of the Canadian
Tribes a War Belt and the Hatchet, who accept
ed it: After which they were invited to Feast
on a Bostonian and drink his Blood. Ao
Ox being roasted for the purpose and a pipe <f
wine given to drink, the War Song was sung. —
One of the Chiefs of the Six Nations, that at
tended at that conference, accepted a very large
black War Belt with a Hatchet depictured in it ;
but would neither eat, net drink, nor ting the
War Song. This famous Belt they have deliver
ed up, and we have now a foil proof that the Mi
nisterial servants have attempted to engage th^
Savages against us."
Published by order of CongreG,
CHARLES THOMSON, Srcretary,
Married. On Wednesday , last, at Borden
town, Mr. HEN RY BUDf) to ^•i f s : VM C
WATSON, daughter of Fhomas VJatsox,
Efa; of rhat place. C-oT^ruhri right, ? r .
GEORGE GRAFF, ri r ; $
NICHOL3O botho'ih^
on LiuLmoreY punt, «'ere c&ferved ! vn Yigrre
of 20 guns, that was lyirg within musket shot of
them, who soon began a heavy cannonading cn
them, which our people immediately returned
with intered, and fired three foot through her
quarter, two into her hern, and damaged her rig
ging confiderabfy, which occasioned her to move
her Ration.
Extract of a letter from Cape Nichola Mole, datei
N0v.13, OTfr
“ 1 here is v/ry great preparation making in
this quarter to receive a number of French troops ;
lodgings are engaged for the officers, barracksarc
building and refitting to receive the men at Cape
Francois as well as here. I have it from the belt
authority here, who fay, it is kept a profound
secret at home, but a severe blow is to be struck
by them and theSpaniards, who are to a^t together."
By a vessel from the Weft-Indies, arrived at
Providence, we learn, that a Proclamation from
St. James's was lately published at the island of
Barbados, forbidding the iphabitants of that island
holding any correspondence with the United Co
lonies, on pain of being deemed rebels and traitors.
—Similar proclamations, it was expected, would
be published in all the English Weft-India Islands.
PHILADELPHIA, January 1.
Extras of a letter from a Gentleman in Virginia,
dated Dec. 16.
" Captain Fordyce rallied his men when they
were broke, by reminding them of the reputation
of the 14th regiment, and ledihem on huzzaing
that the day was their own, waving his hat, till
he was within fifteen yards ofthe intrenchment,
when he was shot dead by fix balls being fired
through him at once."