The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-04-29 00:00:00, page 2

ANTIGUA.
A PROCLAMATION.
By hbexce lency major general THOMAS
SHIRLEY, captain genrraland governor
(L. S.) in chief in and over all hfs majefly's
leeward Charibbee islands in America,
chancellor, vice admiral, and ordinary of
the fame, &c. &c< &c.
▼ *r HEREAS I have received a letter from his
excellency Hugh Pigott, efq ; admiral and com.
mander in chief of his majesty's squadron in these seas,
containing sundry inclofures transmitted to him from
his excellency the marquis de Bouillie, governor general
of the French windward islands, by which it evidently
appears that preliminary articles of peace have actual
ly been figneJ between Great-Britain and the other
powers at war, particularly from a letter or passport
granted by Alleyne Fttzherbert, efq: his majefly's
minifler employed in the negotiations, to the ship or
vessel called the Tartare, dispatched by the court of
France for the purpose of notifying the event: and
whereas it further appears that the said preliminaries
were ratified on the third day of February last, in Conse
quence whereof, and conformable to the limitation there
in fpecified, hostilities are to cease in these seas between
the contending powers on the third day of April next;
wherefore not doubting the truth and certainty of the
premises, alth ugh no official account thereof hath been
yet transmitted me, and being willing to carry the gra
cious intentions of the king my royal matter into ex
ecution without delay, so as to prevent as much as
possible any disputes arising between Great-Britain and
France in fulfiling the terms of the treaty which relate
to this part of the world; I do issue this my procla
mation, and do hereby give public notice, (the mar
quis de Bouille having orders from his court to do the
like) that humilities will accordingly cease between the
contending powers on the third day of April next, and
that all veffefs captured after that period will be re
flored. And Ido moreover give notice to all owners
and others interested in privateers or armed vessels hav
ing commissions, that they do forthwith call them in
and disarm them on the said third day of April next,
under the fevered pains and penalties of the law. And
all persons concerned are to pay due attention to this
proc amation, and govern themselves accordingly,
GIVEN under my hand and seal at Antigua, and
countersigned by my secretary, this twenty-firft
day of march, 1783, and in the twenty-third
year of his majesty's reign.
T H O. SHIRLE Y.
By his excellency's command,
Geo. Wm. Jordan, sec'ry.
St. JOHN'S "(Antigua,) March 22, 1783.
No official accounts of peace are yet received on
our fide, it however appears by the proclamation in
this paper, that they have been sometime at Marti
nique. On the evening of the arrival of the Tartare
frigate with the news of peace,count Dillon was to have
failed from Martinique npon an expedition against
the islands of T f ola, Anguilla, and Spanilh town:
the count, notwith flanding the dangers to be feared
from a superior fleet,,was entering upon this service
with the highest expectations of fuccets, and entertain
ing him elf with the pleading idea of extending the rod
against our countrymen a little farther.
The American ship of war Grand Duke, has taken
and carried into St. Christopher's the private ship of
war Echo, out of this port and a ship from Liverpool
bound to Tortola. The Grand Duke has since failed
with both of her prizes for America.
The fuccrfsful American brig Holker has at length
ended her cruize. About three weeks ago, being chas
ed off Martinique by two of our frigates, the fiarted a
plank and went to the bottom. The captain and seve
ral of her crew were picked up and sent into St. Lucia.
March 26. Advices are said to be arrived from Ja
maica, that bis majefly's ship Ulysses John Thomas,
esquire, commander, has taken three Spanilh regifler
ships from La Vera Cruz bound for Manilla, and sent
them into Kingflon, and that he was in pursuit of two
more. The fame account adds, that the officers shared
7cool. on the capfion.
SALE M, April 10.
Capt. Derby failed from Pambeuf, a port situate be
low the city of Nantz, on the 12th ult. He informs,
that for about fix weeks previous to his failing, the wind
blew conflantly horn the westward, and frequently ve
ry heavy gales. This may, in some measure, account
for, our not yet receiving official advice of the conclu
sion of peace.
Just before capt. Derby failed, there happened a very
remarkable inundation of the river Loir. The water
rose so high, that the principal streets of the city of
Nantz were overflowed, and the inhabitants made use
of boats in paffiog from one part of the town to ano
ther. C pt. Derby himfelf, in order to go on board
his ship, was taken into a boat from the staircase of his
lodgings. The water in the river firft arose in the
back country, occasioned by a long course of heavy
rains; and so gradual was its approach towards Nantz,
that the inhabitants had one or two days warning to
prepare for the event.
BOSTO N, April 14.
We hear from New-York, that the Independent
Fever rages there to such a degree, among the tories
and refugees, that it carries off great numbers weekly ;
and t/iat general Carleton, in order to prevent the
infection from spreading, has ordered many away to
New-Scptland.
The following RESOLVE passed with but one diffen
tient,at the adjournment of the March meeting, the
7th inhant, and is inserted in this paper by order
of the town.
HEREAS by a resolve of the legislature of this
"' commonwealth, passed on the 13th of February,
1776, the several towns were direded and empowered,
at their annual meetings in March, to choose com
mittees of correspondence, iafpeftion and fafety,
whose business (among other things) is to communi
cate matters of importance to committees of the fame
denomination, to any other town, county or flafe, or
to two general assembly or council—And whereas the
prefentcircumftances of the united states require, that
committees so appointed, should use their urmoft
indufiry and care to effect the great and impor
tant purposes of their appointment, at a time when in
terest is making for the re-admitting absentees and con
spirators to return into this and others of the united
Hates: } Therefore,
Resolved. That this town will, at all times, (as they
have done) to the utnioft of their power, oppose
every enemy to the just righte and liberties of mankind ;
and that after so wicked a cbnfp ; racy against those
rights and liberties, by certain ingrates, most. of them
natives of these slates, and who have been refugees and
declar'd traitors to their country; it is the opinion of
this town, that they ought never to be fuffered to re
turn, but be excluded from having lot or portion a
mong us.
After the meeting was opened, and the business of
it disclosed; Voted, That captain James Booth, be
chairman, or moderator, of this meeting, and captain
Joseph Walker, clerk.
WHILE we rejoice at the opening profpea of
peace, we feel ourselves exceedingly alarm
ed, to fee whole shoals of tories, and difaf
fe&ed persons, flocking over from Long-ffland, and
other parts-within the enemy's lines, in order to take
refuge among the virtuous friend of our country;
altho' the king of Great Britain has made provision
for such kind of persons, to take up their residence in
the province of Nova-Scotia.—Whereupon this meet
ing came into the following resolves:
First, That we will not countenance, or g : ve our
consent, that any person or persons, of the above des
cription, shall be admitted, or fuffered to reticle in this
town, until the public authority of this state, shall
have decided upon the matter ; but, on the contrary,
we do pledge our honor, to each other, that we will
exert ourselves, in the most proper and firenuous
manner, to drive off and expel all such persons who
shall make the attempt to regain that settlement, in
this town, which they have utterly and forever for
feited.
Second, That whereas, a certain Edward Deforeft,
formerly a citizen of this town, and difaffefted per
form went off to the enemy about five or fix years pah,
and since his residence, with them, has been very mis
chievous to the good inhabitants, of this tewn, by
plundering and carrying them off, and making them
prisoners, and confining them in gaols, and other pes
tilential places ; has lately presumed to make his ap
pearance in this town, and publicly to walk the streets
of freedom :
Wherefore resolved, That the said Edward D-sorest
shall forthwith be brought before this meeting (if to
be found) and shew reason (if any he has) why he has
the effrontery to insult the inhabitants of this town,
with his unacceptable and disagreeable appearances
'1 HIRDLY, Agreeable, to the foregoing resolution,
said Deforeft was brought before this meeting, and,
upon examination, he pleads, be was taken by captain
Crane, in the found, and brought into Saukatuk ri
NEW-L OND ON, April 18.
Thursday evening of last week, the privateer brig
Marshal, captain Scovel, returned into port, with a
brig from Jamaica bound to New-York, having a va
luable cargo, consist ng of cotton, sugar, coffee, &c.
she was captured the second inflant.
And the committee of correspondence are hereby re
quested, as by laws, of this commonwealth they are ful
ly empowered, to write to the several towns in this
commonwealth, and desire them to come into the fame
or similar resolves, if they shall think fit-
To all Printers of Public News-Papers.
TELL it to the whole World, and let it be puh
lifhed in every news paper throughout Ame
rica, Europe, Asia and Africa, to the
everlafling disgrace and infamy of the British king's
commanders at New-York,
That during the late war, it is said ELEVEN
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED and FORTY-FOUR
American prisoners, have fuffered death by their in
human, cruel, savage and barbarous usage on board
the filthy and malignant British prison ship called
the Jersey, lying at New York. Britons tremble left
the vengeance of Heaven fall on your Ille, for the
blood of these unfortunate victim's!
An AMERICAN.
N E W-H AVE N, April 17.
At a meeting of a number of the refpedable inha
bitants of the town of Stratford, voluntarily conven
ed on this 4th day of April, 1783, to take into confi
deration the inexpediency of admitting any of those
persons formerly belonging this town, and others, who
refufed the country their aid in profecahion of the war,
and joined the enemy, or took protection within their
lines ; or to give our consent or approbation for
their returning back again, to reside among us, until
this matter is publicly determined, and to the fatis
fadion of the inhabitants of this town.
Messieurs PRINTERS.
Saturday next compleats eight years since the murder
of our brethren at Lexington by the barbarous,
bloody, blood thrifty, savage Britons, and more savage
refugees—Since which they have burned our towns,
destroyed ouh dwellings and the temples dedicated to
the ever living GOD, plundered the inhabitants, abus'd
and imprisoned many of our citizens, and finally, when
they were driven away, carried off in chains those
who were inimical to their plans. Befdes which, let
Falmouth in this c mmonwealth, the Jerseys, Norfolk
in Virginia, New London, Fairfield and Danbury in
Connecticut, and other places in the united Rates,
witness the murders, massacres, hangings, burnings,
debauche ies, and other enormities by them committed ;
and then if there is an individual in this town, who
would wi(h the return of any oneof the refugees among
u~ — If there is, fend him off to them, and not let them
come to him. A WHIG.
CHATHAM, April 2%
HEAD QU ART ER S, April 18, 178 g.
THE commander in chief orders rhe cessation of
hostilities between the united flutes of America
and the king of Great Britain, to be publicly proclaim
ed to morrow at twelve o'clock, at the new building;
and that the proclamation, which will be communi
cated herewith,' be read to-morrow evening at the
bead of every regiment and corps of the army ; after
which the chaplains, with the several brigades, will
render thanks to Almighty Gad for all his mercies,
particularly for his over-ruling the wrath of man to
his own glory, and causing the rage of war to cease a
mong the nations.
Although the proclamation, before alluded so, ex
tends only to the prohibition of hostilities, and not to
the annunciation of a general peace, yet it must afford
the most rational and lincere fatisfadion to every be
nevolent mind, as it puts a period to a long and doubt
ful contest, flops the effulion of human blood, opens
the profped to a more splendid feene, and, like ano
ther morning star, promises the approach of a bright
er day than hath hitherto illuminated the wefterra
hernifphere. On such a happy day, which is the har
binger of peace, a day which compleats the eighth
year of the war, it would be ingratitude not io re
joice ; it would be insensibility not to participate ia
the general felicity.
The commander in chief, far from endeavouring
to ftiflle the feelings of joy in his own bosom, offers
his most cordial congratulations on the occasion
to all the officers of every denomination ; to all the
troops of the united Bates in general ; and in particu
lar to those gallant and persevering men who had re
solved to defend the rights of their invaded country,
so long as the war should continue. For these are the
men who ought to be considered as the pride and
boaH of the American army ; 'and who, crowned
with well earned laurels, may soon withdraw from the
field of glory to the more tranquil walks of civil life.
While the commander in chief recollects the almost
infinite variety of feenes through which we have pass
ed, with a mixture 6f pleasure, aflonifhmeot and
gratitude; while he contemplates the profpefls be.
Whereas this meeting think it expedient that a com
mittee be appointed,whofe business shall be to make en
quiry and search after all persons of the aforefaid de
scription and charader, who shall come into town
and call a meeting whenever they may think it neces
sary, and notify said persons to appear and answer
such complaint, as shall be laid in against them Re
solved id the affirmative.
Accordingly said meeting appointed captains James
Booth, Ebenezer Coe, Joseph Walker, Nathan Sher
man, lieutenant Samuel Patterson, and M. Jabez
Huntington Tomlinfon, a committee for the aforefaid
purpose.
Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to Monday
next, at 5 o'clock afternoon; and then to meet at the
Town-house.
MONDAY, April 7.
The meeting being convened agreeable to adjourn
ment:
Resolved, That the doings of the last meeting be
read : whereupon a large number of the other re
fpedable inhabitants, from the several parifhe, were
joined to the present meeting, and fully acceded to
the foregoing resolves.
Then it was resolved, That an additional number
from the parishes should be joined to the former
committee for the purpose aforefaid —Whereupon the
following gentlemen were unanimously chosen, viz.
Major Aaron Hawley, captains James Bebee, Samuel
Blackman, David Welles, Abijah Sterling John
Sherwood, Benjamin Nicholls, and David Nicholls,
lieutenants John Blacklench, Nathaniel Blackman,
Elijah Curtifs, Deodat Silliman, and Eprhaim Sterling,
meffrs. Stephen Meddlebrook, Benjamin Deforeft, aad
Walcott Hawley.
William Hurd being cited, and brought before this
meeting, having joined the enemy some years pad,
and now returned without leave or licence ; after be
ing heard, and his rea'fons judged infufficient,
Resolved, That he return back again, within the
enemy's lines, in three days.
Abel Fairchild, in the fame predicament with the
former, being cited, and appearing before this meet
ing, after being heard, and considering his character
and conduct, while with the enemy,
Resolved, That he shall return back again, within
the Britilh lines, in ten days ° ''
Voted, That a certain Anthony Baker (having
been cited, and not appearing before thi meeting,
toanfwer for leaving the enemy's lines, and coming to
reside in this town) shall return back again, wirhin'the
Britifli lines, within twenty-four hours. And that
some of the committee notify him thereof, and fee
this order executed
Voted, That the foregoing doings and resolves be
printed in the ConneHicut Journal.
Then the meeting was adjourned to Monday the 21st
ioftant.
A true copy,
Attest, JOSEPH WALKER, Clerk.
ver, and paroled; which parole he produced: where
upon this meeting, taking into confederation the cha
rader and conduct of said Deforeft, whifftwith the e
nemy, and the suspicious nature of his parole • do re
solve, That the said Edward Deforeft be taken, at 9
o'clock to morrow, with a proper guard, and' con
dueled to major Tallmadge, at Fairfield; who is de
sired and requested to fend him within the enemy's
lines, the firft conveyance. Also, a copy of this and
the foregoing resolve, the clerk of the said meeting
will please to transmit, at the fame time, to major
Tallmadge. J
FISH-K IL L, April 24.
We hear that the communication of the North fi
ver is opened — Already do we begin to experience the
blessed return of peace !
A vessel from Nantucket, laden with codfifh, mo
lasses, &c. lately arrived at Newbu gh.