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the officers of the marine; and in ever, port or haven
inhere befhall enter with bis ship, be shall foew this
ferejet teroe to the Officers and fudges of the Marine,
and JhaU give a faithful account to them of isbat sassed
and was done during bis ve a,e; and be foal/ carr, the
colours, arms ana enjigns of the King, or United States,
during bis voyage. In witness whereof, we havefinn
ed tbefe presents, and put the feat of our arms thereunto,
and caufea thefame to be counterjigned by at
the day of Anno Domini
NOW THEREFORE, to the end that the fad
treaty may be well and faithfully performed and kept
on the part and behalf of these United States, RE
SOLVED, That all Captains, Commanders, and
other Officers and Seamen, belonging to any ofthe
Veffete of war of these United States, or any ofthem,
or ofany private armed vessels commissioned by Com
grefs, and all other the fubjeds of these United
States, do govern themselves ftrialy in all things ac
cording to the ab v= recited articles, and that they
do afford the fame aid and protection to the pedons,
commerce and property of the fubje&s of bis Mott
Christian Majesty, as is due to the perlons, erm
merce and property of rhe inhabitant 'f these United
States. AND FURTHER, IT IS RECOM
MENDED to all the inhabitants of these Stares,
to consider the fubjt&s of his Moft* Christian Majef
ty as their brethren and allies, ^nd that they behave
towards them with the friendfhip and attention due
to the fubje&s of a GREAT PRINCE, who, with
the highef lmagnanimity and wisdom, hath treated
with these United States on terms of perfed equality
and mutual advantage thereby rendering him'e'f
THE PROTECTOR OF THE RIGHTS OF
MANKIND. Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
do the !'rintek of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SIR
IB AVE just procured a copy of a letter from a
tri nd ot ran , contain ng an account of the feu
de joye of our army, , on Wednesday last, for the cede
bration of our alliance with France and their public
acknowledgment of our Independence ; as also a copy
of Generai Orders. A'tho' it seems written in haste,
vet I cannot fid in my heart to fuppefs any part of
it except the writer's name and the gentleman to wh in
it is addrtffed. Yui are, therefore, arli erty to in
fert it in your ufeful paper, to gratify the curifity oi
th? public.
Manheim, loth May, 1775, I. C.
Mydear **'*
" HOW otters have you told me that a man o r my
contempt tive turn, so fond of the (had* of retirement
and the endearments of d^meftic life, ccuH find but
little felicity amidst the uncontroulable vic ffituues cf
war, Y u did n,;t recollect, that there is in nature a
principle much ft onger than the p ffion for e fe, and
more power ful thn the incitements t, pleasure ; which
operates like the ft ength of a Smpfon in drawing us
from our retirement, and b e king affunder the silken
cords of cur Helens or Delilahs. I have long fine:
discovered, the? pleasures of the molt agrreabh kind,
may be found even in the battle of a cnp. What
do you think, my dar friend, does the foldicr feel, m
reviewing the dangers he has puffed—in planning 01
executing the overthrow of tyranny—or cel Prating
the exploits of heroes. And what ipe&acle can you
imagine more splendid, than an army of freemen
drawn up, within hearing of their enem,j to celebrate
the acknowledgment of our Independence, and alli
ance with the fi ft monarch in the world; and whom
can you conceive more happy than tbofe who have
borne no inconsiderable part in the (toggles and ad
versities that served to produce an event so favours de
to the interests of mankind. I wished for you more
than onde, during our feu de joye, to havefhared with
me in the feftivit ot the day. It would have given
you new ideas of military pleasures, and helped the
poem on our Independence, which you h>ve promited,
to some elegant ftr< kts of the epic. Heretofore we
have celebrated the day in which a Prince was velVd
with the power to kill and enclave us ; but this was a
day of rejoicing at the interment of tyranny, find the
coronation of American Independence. I have an
sexed to my letter tie General Orders for conducing
the feu de jo,c on so memorable an occasion.
“ After the Chaplains had finished their diftouiTs,
and the second cannon was fi ed, th: troops began
their march to the lints in the following order. Each
Major-General conducted the fi it brigade ofhis com
mand to the ground; the other brigades were con
dua,d,ty,tQeir comm nling officers in separate co
lumns. Major G neral Lord Stijing commanded on
the right ; the Marquis De La Fayette on the left ;
and Baron De Kalb the fecund line. But this arrange
ment can convey no adequate idea of their movements
to their several pofts—ot the appearance of bis Excel
lency during his circuit round the lines—of the air of
our soldiers—the deanlinefs of their drek—the brilli
ancy and good order of their arms, ard the remarka
ble animation with which they performed the neceffr
ry salute as the General p fled along. Indeed during
the whole of the review, the utmost military decorum
was preferred, while at th^ fame time one might 00
serve the hearts of the soldiery Itruggling to express
their feelings in a way moi e ag! eeable to nature.
" TheCommander in Chief, hisfurfe; the Maiquie
De La Fayette, his train ; Lord Stirling, G:e a!
Green, and the other principal officers, whored join
ed his Excellency, ha^mg finished the review, retired
to the centre of the encampment, to A kind ofAmebi
theatre, which had been forme? to entertain the officers
of the army, who were invited to patr^ke of a colla
tion with his Excellency after thefeu dejoye.
" On firing of the third fignai gun, the feu de joye
commenced. It was conduced with great judgment
and regularity. The gradual progression of the found
from rhe difeharge of cannon and muiquetry; swell
ing and rebounding from the neighbouring hills, and
gently sweeping alony the S_hu Iki 1 tywith the inter
mingled huzzas—to long live the Kpg of Frances
long live the friendly European Powers ;—and long
live the American States, competed a military raufic
more agreeable to a soldiers eat than the most finifhed
pieces of your favorite Handel.
“ The,feu dejo,e being over, and the troops march
ed back to then different quarters, the officers came
forward to the entertainment provided by his Excel
lency.—But I must not pals over the description of
their older of march.
“ Some of the ancient; were dot more attached to
their mystical figures than many of the moderns.
We of America have our number Thirteen. The
officers approached the place o' entertainment in dif
ferent columns, thirteen a-breast, and closely linked
together in each other's arms. The appearance was
pretty enough. The number of officers coinpofing
each line, lignified the Thirteen American States;
and the interweaving of arms, a compleat Union and
m ft perfe& Confederation.
" The Amphitheatre looked elegant. The outer
ft ts for the officers were covered wrh tent canvafe
ftretrhrd out upon poles ; and the tables in die centre
(11 ded by elegant markets railed high, and arranged
in a very firiking acd agreeable fide. An excellent
bind of n ufic attended co ring the ente lainpient ; but
these; ft wa still more anmated by the oifcourie and
.behaviour of his Ex: Ifucy to his cfiiceis, and the
gentltno n from toe country (m n, of ihem our old
Philadelphia a quaint mces/ we were preier t on this
occaficn. Mrs. W.fhingter, the &unfc sol Stirling,
Lady Kitty her oav : bier, AT . G ten, ;u d a num
ber of uher L cits, f^viou th tear with their com
pany, aim n,,ft whom, good rimour and the graces
were contending so p/ebem'nenci. The wire cir
culated in the mod genial in line —to the King of
F ance—tie frie div European Fowus—the Ameri
can Stares—th. Honorable Congress, and other tocks
of a firn l rn< tore, descriptive ot the spirit of fre?ml.
" Adoui fix o'clock in the evening the company
broke up, rd his Excellency returned to Had
Q ?rte s. Tc Fonch gentlemen ot tank any dif
ti^aion teemed peculiarly pleated with this public ap
pob tin of our ahiar.ee with their nation. The
G neral himfelf wore a countenance of u° common de
light and c< mphicence. I with that v u who are so
great an adept in preserving the expr< ffic; § ot nature,
had been bee to have done justice to him xnd the
army. The latter in particul r never looked so Weii,
nor in fich good order fmce.the beginning of the war.
Aid here I cannot forbear mentioning a Ltiie a^c
d te that lam told happened during the review. An
officer was called to one tide in older to know what
was to be done with a spy wh> was nuking observati
ons on the army. But the officer coolly observed 10
the gentleman who gave the information, that he
thought it best to take no turth<r notice of the spy,
but differ him 0 return to his employers, as they mutt
feel more psin from his account of the army, than
grief on hea ing of his detention and de th.
" What aray be reckoned icmewhai remarkable,
not one accident h ppened to hITn 01 disturb the joy
ot the day; and the whole w.s closed by the officers
returning to the duties of their several Matrons with
hearts filled wi h the warmest Sensations to the Great
Ciuie of t eo rejoicings.
" I think you exceedingly for your last kird letter.
B it while I rejoice to hear of toe ardor with which our
countrymen turn out to join our army, fuffer me in
parti ular to command yo^rpdriotic Spirit, in equip
ping you; Self so e rly, sot one of the vohintier dra
goonr recommended by Congress: And believe me,
d @ r ##*#, t fa „ o one win b e more happy to em
brace you, than your affectionate and sincere fuend,
May 7, 1778. #*### *#* *,
Head-Quarters, After Orders, May 5, 1778.
W T having pleated the Almighty Ruler of the Uni
fl vr/fe n%itioufl to defend thecaufe of the United
AmericanS^trs, and finally, by ra fn<us up a power
nil friend among the Prints of the E.uth, to eftabtifh
our Liberty and Ind pandence upon lasting foundati
ons— it becomes us to Set apart a day for gratefully
acknowledging the divine gwdnels, and Celebrating
t e important event which we owe to his benign in
teipofi tori.
Tie several brigades are to be cffembled for this
purp fe at nine o'clock to morrow morning, when
their Ch plains will communicate the intelligence con
tained in the Postscript to the Pennfvlvania Gazette of
the id infant, and offer up a thanksgiving and deliver
a dilcuu. fe Suitable to the occafian.
At hah after ten o'.lock a cannon will be fired,
which is to be a Signal for the men to he under aims.
The B tade Inip> &ors will then infped their dress
^nd arms form the battalions according to inftruaions
given them, and announc^to the Commanding Offi
cers of briga ies that the battalions are formed.
T e Brigadiers or Commandants will then appoint
teF id Offices to command the battalions ; after
whi<each battalion will be ordered to load and
ground their arms. At half a ft4r eleven a second
c tin 0 will be li ed as a.Signal for the march, upon
which the feveal brigades w4l begin rheir march by
vheeimg to the right by platoons, and proceed by the
ne^reft way to ths left of their ground in the new po
Sitton : Tds will be pointed out by the Brigade In
:pjAors. A third figual be given, upon which there
will be a difeharge of thirteen caunov. When &
thirteen has fired, running fire of the infantry will be
gin on the ri ht of Woodford's, and continue through
vu the whole front line, and continue to the right
upon a fignai given—The whole army will huzza
long live the King <f France. The art llery then be
gin again and fires thirten rounds; this will be fuc
cetded by a second general iifeharge of the mufqu r try
in tunning fire—huzza and long live the friendly Eu
ropean Powers. Tien the last difeharge of thirteen
pieces of artillery will he given, followed by a general
running fie, and huzza to the A?e ican States.
LANCASTER, W, 13.
Extras of a letter from Boson, dated April 30.
" A priz has just arrived, from London in feveri
we ks, bound to New-York, with 60 chefte of tea, 6a
pu ch oni ,ot rum, zoo bales of goods, and 600 bar
rels of 11 ;ur, tak n by two Connecticut fehooners,
private, property."
• On Thursday the 16th day of April last, departed
this ^e Mr. ROBERT WATT, of St. George's,
in New-Castle county, in the thirty third year of his
age.
%* All ne-'ons indebted for thin Paper while it
was printed in Philadelphia, are requefteci (once more)
to m te immediate payment.
(To-morrow aciil be publifoed a Paper extraordinary,
containing an Address of the Congress to the Inhabitants of
the United States of America.)
^^^<±^^±^^^^^^^
Heidelburg Town Ma, 6, 1778.
STOP TH I E F!
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN by one^iMON Silvester, a French
man, from the homeo J c^r Pdum, the 27th
of Est month, the following articles, v z. a new round
hot Found w ; th ve'vet, with a band reu d th< crown
ard fm Il.fi ver hat-bu kle; four white lawn ft 1 ks,
a plain Silver stock-buckle, a light coloured cloth ccat
a pair of black ribbed breeches lined with linen, ere
pair of white cotion ho p, one pair of light ribbed
w f rfted ditto, and one plain whi r e linen font ; thiee
gtid half joes, one guinea, and four fi v-r dollars, in
a green knit purie; allo ten pounds in Congress mo
ney. Said thief had on when he went aw >y, a new
beaver hit with a black ribband cockade, a brown
cloth co^t, a waistcoat with the for pares damp
ed with red and tick Stripes and the hind parts linen,
flfm linen shirt, a pair al white diaper breeches a
pair of white Ek hole, and calf-Skin pumps with large
rr und fiber Shoe-buckles, and knee buckles of the
fame pattern; had also with him, an old fiik w iftcoat
with 11 ck and white foots in it, but it can hardly he
dittirfgu/hed from calico, two pair of ribbed thread
hole, one pair of blue cloud, d dido, one pair of ofna
brug overalls, one and a quarter yads of doth the
Erne colour cf bls coat, a red and while silk handker
ch es, a blue and whit cotton ditto, and a red and
whue Striped ditto : He had a tonfidcrahle quantity of
feo'd arid paper money of bisown, and has Eri a ^ife
in the abovema^ed town ; he w^ of a middling Na
ture, !'ght complex on, ta ks broken English, a little
pock-msiked, kng hair almost black, thin favoured,
blue eyes, long rose, has ten adve tifed hr Captain
Foreptw, of the Militia, st Billing/porr last Summer -
he has lately moved out of Philadelphia. Whoever
will arp hrnd said thief and confi ^ him, so that the
owner may get his goods again, Shall receive the above
reward and all reafonalde charges, paid by
NATHAN CRISMORE.
H/h Kill, State of New York, April z 7.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
Los T some time ago, two TICKETS in the
United States Lotte y, No. 73 183, and No.
73 ^5. Whoever finds the Same, and will bring them
to the fubferiber, fliall have the above Reward.
The Managers of f id Lottery are desired to ffop
said Tickets if they Should draw prizes and be brought
to receive the money, as the fubferiber can prova
them his property. WILLIAM BOERUM.
Artillery Park, May 1778.
STRAYED OR STOLEN,
from the paflure of Philip Stephen, near the Valley-
Forge, on Schuylkill, on the night of the 21st ult.
A LAY HORSE, about 13 hands high, his
tail cut short, except a little hair which hangs
down on each fide,- trots remarkably well, and, when
in qui; k motion, keeps his legs wide asunder, and has
amufket ball in bis left fhculder. Likewise a black
MARE, about 15 hands high, natural pacer, blind of
the near eye, snip and star, near hind foot white.
Whoever takes up either of the two, shall receive for
each Twenty Dollars; (if stolen) so- each For
ty Dollars, on conv ^kon of the thief or thieves
paid by FRANCIS PROCTER, Capt. of Artillery'.
CAM E to the plantation of the fubferiber,
living in Colerain Township, Lancaster Co*n-'
ty, on the 22d day of April last, a bay MARE, with
a brand on her near sh iulder, some saddle marks, and
a small star on her forehead. The owner is desired to
come, prove his property, pay charges, and take her
away, otherwise she will be fold for'the cost by
JOHN STEWART.
THEOPHILUS COSSART,
In Lancaster, near the Prison, and opposite the Three
Green Trees, has for SALE,
* LARGE quantity of Writing Paper of &
quality, Printing Demy Paper, and Wrap
ping Paper.'