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charters; there being no other rule or criterion to
judge by, should these in any instance (where there
is no disputed territory between particular Kites) be
abridged, without the consent of the Kates affeded by
it, general confufion muK ensue; each Rate would be
fuujeded in its turn, to the incroachments of the others,
and i field opened for future wars and bloodshed: nor
can anyarguments be fairly urged, to prove that any
par<i< ul i trad of country,within the limits claimed by
Congress on behalf of the United States, is not part
cf toe chartered territory of some one of them, but
muff militate with equal force against the right of the
United States in gener 1, and tend to prove each trad
of country (if north weft of the Ohio river) part of
the Britith province of Canada. When Virginia acce
ded to the articles of confederation, her rights of sove
reignty and jurifdidion within her own territory were
r^ferved and secured to her, and cannot now be in
fringed or altered withou her consent. She could
have no latent views of extending n^r territory; be
cause it had long before been expreflly and clearly
defined in the aft which formed her new government.
The general assembly of Virginia have heretofore of
fered Congress to furnifh lands out of their territory
on the north weft fide of the Ohio river, without pur
chase money, to the troops on continental establish
ment of such of the confederated Kates as had not un
appropriated lands for that purpose, in conjunction
with the other Kates holding unappropriated lands,
and in such proportion as should be adjudged and fet
tled by Congress- ,which offer, when accepted, they
will most cheerfully make good, to the fame extent
with the provision made by law for their own troops,
if Congress ihall think fit to allow the like quantities
of land to the other troops on continental eKablifhment.
But altho' the general assembly of Virginia would
make great facrifices to the common interests of Ameri
ca, (as they have already done on the fubjeft of re
presentation) and will be ready to listen t, any just
and reafontble propositions for removing the ostensible
causes of delaying the compleat ratification of the con
federation, they find themselves impelled by tne duties
which they owe to their constituents, to their prospe
rity, to them country, and to the United States in g?-
metal, to remonstrate and piioteK, and they do hereby,
in the name and behalf of toe Commonwealth of Virgi
nia, expreflly protest againK any jurKdiaion or right
of adjudication in Congress upon the petition's of tne
Vandalia or Indiana Companies, or in any other
matter or thing fubverfi.e of the internal policy, civil
government or forereignty, of this or any other of the
United American States, or unwarranted by tne arti
ticles of the confederation.
Faffed the October Seffipn, 1779.
ANNAPOLI S, Sept 22.
The following is a true copy of a frcond original letter
found in a Major Rugely's house, thirteen miles from
Camden, South-Carolina, the Major having departed,
on the approach of our troops, in such baste, as not to
have time to secure his papers ; the origin Is have been
compared with several letters from L^rd Rawdon to the
Baron de K4b and General Gates, and ars exactly and
clearly the fame hand writing.
(Secret) Cam?ex, ',*l, 7, 1780.
S I R,
I fend you the names of some of the field officers who
are-at present under General Sumpter's command. Per
haps you may have such acquaintance with some of them,
at leaf! with their characters, that you may tempt them
with propofa's without fear of tleir betra ing.y^u, The
service which I would have them perform, is, to advise
Sumpt< r to ad vance and fix his encampment behind Berk
ley's creek, wheret'ere is a very fpeciois petition.
I will promise five hundred guineas to my of them who
wilt prevai upon him to take that flepi will give you
notice o' it ; will parucularife the enemy's force, and
mark w at detachments are made to feure their camp
fom surprise. Whoever undertakes it, may depend up
on the ftriaeK fe recy being observed; for, upon that
head, I am hire I may rely upon you. Very pl ufible
arguments may be used for counselling Sumpter to take
that pofidon; it may particular!, .be represented, that he
would thereby Cover the Waxhaws from the ittcurfi ns
of our cavalry, and secure all the grain of t tat di it nd ;
that Mdean's detachment, from its halting at Hanging
Rock, is evidently weak, and ading on the defenfive ;
and; that as we cin support our light tro : p, much more
readily from Hanging Rok, than ne can ItKain his pre
sent position, his advanced parties will always be circum
scribed in their ran/e, and muftalways fuff r when they
tail in with ours. To prevent their having any apphe
henfons from me, reports might be prop gatel in their
camp rhiCiGeb h d defeatedM' Arthur nd Was preffiug
forward ipainft me, their credulity would ardently era
brace a tale so confonaut to their wist i $; and the afrrter
might, in fpreadi^git, make a parade of his zeal The
dim Wty will be to procure a proper emiff ry; if hecon
dulsthe bufipefs well, he fhali be rewarded in proportion
to the impotence of the service. There is in their camp
a Lieut. Col. Liey, a prifooer on parole to us, wh@,
endeavouring to persuade Patten to follow his example,
has ^en confined, and injuriously treate d by Sumpter ;
possibly that may be a good c anuel for the business. No
evil can arils from a discovery of the propofol: Sumpter
might, in eed, prtint to gi^e uro the snare. and might
lay an amJuLhd: for us, but, as I th uld march prepar
ed for every occurrence, I might probably draw as much
advantage from meeting h m in tint manner, as if I had
b^u ti.e ass riant. We must only take care not to be
derd for if the person whom we try, reveals the affair
(o Sumpter, the latter may go hah es with him; and, to
entitle him to the money, may encamp : t Berkley's Creek,
one afternoon, and go off n-xt morning. Tae terms
must be clear, and bgufile towards us at leafL Should,
Sumpter be reinforced, I think him likely to take the
Kep withou* indication. Shew this letter to Major
Mecac, and believe m-, Sir,
Your very humble servant,
RAWDON.
Major Rugely.
Such are the mean arts the enemy now use in hopes of
subduing this country.
PHILADELPHIA, Odober 7.
At the annual election for Representatives in the Ge
neral Assembly of D laware, and a Sheriff and Coroner
for the county of New Cafth', on Monday, the zi day
of October inst. at the town of New Caltle, the under
mentioned perlons were elected by the freemen of the laid
county, to wit:
Thomas M'Donough, in the Council.
For the house of Assembly.
Nicholas Van Dyke,
George Latimer,
Joihua Clayton,
Tuomas Duff,
George Read,
Thomas Montgomery,
William Clark.
SHERIFFS.
Samuel Smith,
George Reynolds.
CORONERS.
Samuel Ruth,
Joseph Singleton.
Extract of a letter from Pitriburg, dated September 1.
" Since my last the Savages have killed and scalped
ten men, about 60 miles up the Monongohela ; and
Capt. Bird, with a few regulars and Canadians, and they
report 700 Savages, hath intirely broke up one of the
Kentucky fettlem nts, having made prifeners 400 men,
women and children. But this stroke may prove service
able to us, as it will, I hope, if not finally flopped, give
a check to the emigrations to the Ohio, which is prodigi
ous, and which must weaken the country below. Tne
grasping hand of the cove uous and avaricious rponopo
liz r, not only of American money but of American
lands, has in a manner put arms into the hands of our
enemies, The former practice is now, I hope, effectual
ly abolished, and I with the latter was."
Extract of a letter from he Eastern Shore of Maryland,
toa gentleman in this <ity dated September 30.
" Since writing the iucl fed letter, we have certain ad
vices by Mr. Goldfborough, that t e enemy have phin
dered the town of Vienna, and burnt a new brig ; and
on their way down ' called at Col. J hn Henry's and de
flroyed his house anJ furnitu>e All the Colon, 1% fami
ly was in Somerset, except himfelf, who on the approach
of the euemy, had retired to a house in the ne h^our
hooi, where he had removed his plate and papers This
was a very fortunate circumfiarce for him, as they in
ten ed to take bis life, had they fouid him at home.
They took away ent Negroe man from Mr. Hmry, and
another from Mr. Steele, a near neighbour."
Forthe PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
117 HEN virtue calls enr iptur'd we obey,
'v And sing the praises of the gen'rous fair !
Who for their country freely doth forego
Luxurious ease, and the vain pomp of Kate :—
Tueir minds m re richly fraught with ev'ry peace,
With more attractive sweets, more la fling charms,
Then all the treafuresof the east can bring
Mark the vain Butterfly, the transient slash
The Glow worm giv=s, —and then the Honey-Bee ;
Compare ter virtues for the use of man :—
Also centraft the idle Tory flirts,
Flaunting and Kutt'ring lor they know not what.—
With th- mild, fleady patriotic fa ; r
Endu'd with ev'ry native sweet and bliss,
Conducive to the gtn'ral good, their own,
And ties of conjugal felicity.
Such, when the boiKrous wintry florms arise,
Or the more rug<ed face of horrid war,
Will kindly mitigate your care and Krife,
And tune your troubled fouls to peace and love.
The climbs of North America (hall draw
More lifting treasures, from a source like this,
Trap all the gold of Ophir and Peru.
Oh Britain ! once so gen'rous and so just !
Haft thou from thitft of power and avarice
So changed thy nat'ral feelings, as to wage
Dire and barb'rons war upon thy offspring ;
And with thy gilded flatteries and bribes,
(Teo well acquainted with deceiving arts)
Tuow thinks to conquer where thy power has fail'd I
Avert it Heaven ! for thou knows our cause;
Nor let designing felfith men plunge this
Riling country in a sea of trouble
G >, go y Tories, wit? your hoarded pelf;
Let not your po ('nous breath marr the young tree
O Liberty, when buds put forth and blow.
Is t is a clime for ymu ? go to the east
Ano satiate your fouls in heaps of gold ;
So far as east is from the weft, let us
Be still divided. Fame will found aloud
And far, the many bit Kings we enjoy :
Invite congenial spirits to be tree, —
Ynr birthright for to purchase and possess ,
Whilst you with evil confeiences, all flaring wild,
Y or hopes all vanifh'd and in black difpair,
You follow ARNOLOdiid the Devil to H-11.
SOCRATE S.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
S I R,
IWAS ferry to fee that in your last paper, giving an
account of tie funeral of Benedict Arnold, you take
but little notice of the letter written to him by his mafler.
As I am very curious of those original pieces, I took a
copy of it, and I beg ycu to publish it in your next.
A Letter from his Infernal Majesty Burlata
tarra Belzebub, to Alan Bulrael, commonly
called Benedict Arnold, a true copy ot the origi
nal whicn he had in bis hand before be was burnt, in
Philadelphia, September 30, 1780.
Faithful Buzrael,
YOU remember that before we sent you in the world
to prepare the ruin of America (the worthy object cf
our indignation being by its situation capable of More vir
tue than any country in the world) we ordered you to
begin by great exertions of bravery, to gain the affeßion
of its inhabitants, and bestow on yaurfelf their confidence
and their friendfhip You succeeded very well in this
bufiaefs, and you was even fkillful enough to seduce and
associate to your operations some powerful citizens of
their country, whom we ihall reward in time for their
great afchievements, We assure you of bur royal fatis
faction in thi, particular, and we are glad to fee that you
obtained the title of a General, in which dignity you may
be able to do more mifchiel than in any other. But we
cannot approve of the choice you made of your f^ce c
which has something roguifa in it, and does not quite in
spire all that confidence we expeded. We uaderftand by
some Savages, both English and Americans, lately arri
ved in our dominions, that what they call the virtuous
citizens of America, fufpe& you very much of being an
enemy to their country. We fee with great abhorrence,
that, notwithflanding all your secret intrigues to ruin the
country, the independence of America acquires every
day more firength and solidity ; their commerce is flou
rifhing more than ever, their country affords them every
kind of provisions, their patriotism grows more and more
invincible. We deplore with our friends in England the
good condition of their army, and the bravery of their
soldiers Our kingdom trembles at the very name of
Wafliington, and we detest him as much as he is adored
by his countrymen. We expe& that you will find some
effectual means to deliver us from this powerful enemy,
but particularly to put an end, by a capital stroke, to all
the pretentions of that people, and we flatter ourselves
thatafter their fubjeftion they wiil be in a few years as
corrupted, as wicked, as cruel as their mother country.
We rely entirely upon your abilities, but in the fame
time we require a prompt execution of our orders.
Your affectionate King,
BELZEBUB.
XtWMiW^^^M^M^
Just published and ro be fold by JOHN DUNLAP,
ALL IHE
LA WS
Ena& d In th: Fourth Sitting of the Fourth
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
O the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA,
V(hich co^menc d at Phhddpiiia on Frida, the firft
da, of September, One thousand seven hundred and
eighty.
The Prize Ship LADY MARGARET,
Taken by the Privatees Holker, Fair American and
General Greene, now lying at Piers's wharf,
Will be SOLD by Public /luaion,
At the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY the twelfth
day of October, at Twelve o'clock,
With all her tackle, apparel and furniture, as per in
ventory to be teen at the place of sale.
Bv order ofthe Cou r t of Admiralty,
MATTHEW CLARKSON, Marshal.
On FRIDAY the thirteenth day of
October, at Twelve o'click, at the Ceffee-houfe,
Will be SOLD by Public AuCLon,
The Prize Schooner A N N A,
Taken from the enemy by the P ivateer Brigantine
Ariel, at (he now lays at Mr. Willing's wharf,
With all h^r tackl, apparel and furniture, as per in
ventory to be seen at the place cf sale.
By ord-r of the Court of Admiralty,
MATTHEW CLARKSON, Marlbal.
By PUBLIZA UCtTo" N
FRIDAY the thirteenth of October, at Twelve
o'clock, at the C fFe bouft, will be SOLD,
The PRIZE BRIGANTINE
LITTLE WILLIA M,
Now lying at John Salterbach' swharf,
Taken from the enemy by the Continental Frigates the
Dane and Trurabull,
With all her tackle, apparel and furniture, as per in
ventory to be seen at the place of fab.
By order of the Court cf Admiralty,
MATTHEW CLARKSON, Maifhal.
THIS DAY is PUBLISHED,
The CRISIS Extraordinary.
By the Author of COMMON SENSE.
Sold by WILLIAM HARRIS, at hi: store in
Se ond ftreer, five doors below M^ket-ftreet.
Price Four Dollars fugle, or Thirty.fix Dollars a dozen.
Philadelphia, October a, 1780.
One Tboujand Dollars Reward.
ON Sundar evening, the firtt instant, the cabin door
of the sloop Theodosia was broke epan, and the
following articles taken cut, viz. a trunk, containing
five or fix Holland shirts and flocks, marked I. C. a
London brown wvffcoat and breeches, with plated star
buttons, a nankeen waistcoat and corderoy breeches, a
pair of dark Ip ;kled silk flockings, a pair white plain
diito, a pair rubbed cotton ditto, a pair of thread and a
pair of blue wot Red ditto; about one dozen razors; alto
a double milled drab great coat with two rows of but
tons, a hqmefpun a(b coloured ditto, a pair of boots with
a heart behind, an Aim mack pocket book for 1777, with
sundry papers in it, one large leather ditto with lundry
accounts in it ; about five thousand dollars Continental
currency, a grert part of it (mail bills, ten gu neas,
three half Johannes, and the f Bowing articles contained
in a pillow.cate, v z. a blue waistcoat, a corderoy ditto,
one pair cotton, one pair thread, and a pair blue wool
en (tickings, two pair of linen trewfers, a pair of wool
en ditto, a pair of black cloh reaches, and two (hiits;
a large double blinker, three or four Indian blankets,
two theirs maiktd.L C. and four or five pillow-cases
marked I. C. Whoever apprehends the thief or thieves,
so that they may be brought to justice, and also the a
hovementioned goods, (hall have the above reward, or
in proportion for iuch part of the goods as may be found.
JOHN CLUNN.
W A N T~D,
A WET NURSE, with a good breast of milk, to
" come into a reputable house in this city. Enquire
of the Printer.