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yet, like a vine watered w^h its own ju, mflead
Sporting her, made her daily fade and delay with
The twenty-fifth, a wheel rolled from a mouth
to into the ^, with these words in Italian,
fenza fperanza, <c I recipitently without hope." Ahud
to her precipitate flight into England, by which she
had plunged herfelf into a sea of sorrow, without hope of
recovery? The twenty -sixth, a heap of wings and feathers
difoerfed, with these Latin words, Magnatuin vicinitas.
*' The neighbourhood of greatness." Alluding to her
thorough knowledge of the vanity of this world, which,
with all its pomp and fplendour, takes wings and flies a
way leaving the greatest Princes in the last period of their
lives', as void thereof as the meanest peasant. Thetwen
ty seventh, a trophy upon a tree, with mitres, crowns,
hats, masks, swords, books, and a woman, with a veil
over her eyes, pointing to some about her, with these
words in Latin, Ut cafus dederit. “ As they are casually
given." Alluding to the vanity of all Rates and conditi
onsin the world, for be they what they will, they may
flourish for a time in their gaiety and verdure, as a tree,
but at length must become the trophies of death, and be
undifiing^fhed in the grave. The twenty-eighth, three
crowns, two opposite and another above in the sky, with
these words in Latin, Allapsque moratus. " Another
waits her." Alluding to her having been once in posses
sion of the two imperial Crowns es Scotland and France,
and now in expectation of a Crown of Glory. The twen
ty ninth, the tun in an eclipse, with these words in Latin,
Medio occidit die. " He sets in the middle of the day."
Alluding to her misfortunes, in the prime and glory ofher
age. Besides all these there were the arms of Scotland,
England and France, severally by themselves, and all
quartered in many parts of it.
TRENTON, January 19.
We hear that on Friday evening last a detachment from
the American army, commanded by Major General Lord
Stirling, went in sleds from Morriftowo with feverd pie
ces of light artillery, in order to furprize the Eritifh troops
upon Staten Island, and to bring off the stores which might
fall into thetr hands. They went upon the island on Sa
turday morning ; but the enemy, it is said, having had
information of the defgn, retired with most of the prin
cipal inhabitants, to the forts on the east fide of the island,
carrying with them a considerable part of their valuable
effects. Our troops, after scouring the island, came off
on Sunday, bringing with them several ptifoners, horses,
a number of tents, and other valuable effects.
This may serve to shew the Eritifh mercenaries, with
what zeal and alacrity the Americans will embrace an op
portunity, even in a very inclement feafoo, to promote
the interests of their country, by harraffing the enemies
to their freedom and independence
With pleasure we inform our readers, that our army,
which, through the unexpected inclemency of the season,
winter ferting in much earlier than ufual,and the roads be
coming almost impassable, had fuffered a few days for
want of provifion^, are, from the spirited exertions now
making, likely to be well supplied.
Extract of a letter from L'Orient, dated October 22,1779,
to a gentleman in this city.
'' The gallant behaviour of Capt. Paul Jones at present
engages the whole attention here. In my last I informed
you that he had the command of a imall Iquadron then on
a cruize. He failed round Ireland and Scotland, spread
ing terror and devastation in every part. He took, burnt
and funk a great number of vessels, among them a ship
bound to Quebec, extremely rich.
" On the 23 of September in the evening, having under
his command, the Poor Richard of 40 guns, the Alliance
of 36, and the Pallas of 28 guns; he fell in with the Bal
tick fleet confiding of about 40 fail, under convoy of the
Seraphis of 44 guns and the Counters of Scarborough of 20
guns ; the Pallas after an engagement of about an hour
took the latter, and Jones in the Poor Richard attacked
the former, they fought for three hours and a calf with ia
conceiveable rage; two hours of which time they where
faft to each other, and almost all the time one or the other
was on fire.
“ The Poor Richard was obliged to keep all her pumps
going, duringthe greater part of the engagement; it be
ing night and the two vessels involoped in fmoak, the Capt.
of the Pallas could not diflioguifh wkich was friend or e
nemy, so could give Jones no abidance. The Alliance lay
out of gun ihot for the greatest part of the engagement,
and when Ilie cumeupto his assistance, through mistake
inftcad of firing on the en eray, gave the Poor Richard two
broad sides, which killed 11 men, besides doing other con
siderable damage. Notwithflanding all this, Jones conti
nued the engagement until he obliged her to strike.
“ The Seraphis is a fine new ship, sheathed with cop
per, on an entire new conftruaion, and thought to be the
fafteft failing vessel in Europe; she has two entire bat
teries, the lower of which, is 18 pounders, so that she may
be said to be almost double the force ofthe Poor Richard.
Tins last ship notwithflanding every affiftaace from the
others, funk the second morning after the engagement.
" There has been another engagement lately, almost as
severe as this, between the Surveillante and the Quebec,
each of thirty two guns; they fought yard-arm and yard
arm for about three hours, when the latter blew up.
Without this accident it was not poflible to tell which
would have funk fird, for they were both determined not
to firike."
Extra& of another letter from the fam^ place.
" Capt. Jones came to town from the Texel, and
he is gone to the Hague, his presence will I am persua
ded, embarrass this Republic, and may probably pro
duce warm altercations in the Senate.
^focannot give you a very particular account of the
'ifement ; only that the conflid between the twofhips
exceed description ; upwards of 230 men killed and wound
ed in both, and so fluttered that it was a matter of doubt
which of the vuff Is would fink firft. The Captain of the
Seraphis, behaved with great bravery, but the determin
ed resolution of Captain jones overcame him.
" The Poor Richard, with all the alliance afforded
from the other ships after the affion, could not be kept
above water, and Jones hadthe mortification to fee her go
down, not being able to save any material part of her
stores. H?(it may be said) has made a good exchange,
but he wished to have got the Poor Richard into port,
Mattered as ihe was, as a pidvre of curiosity and diftrefa."
PHILADELPHIA, January 20.
Extraß of a letter from a gentlemen in Rotterdam to his
Correspondent in Williamiburg, dated Sept. 1, 1779.
“ I was but 24 days in Eaglind, but learnt enough to
Satisfy myfelf, you and every American worthy to bear
the blessed name of a freemen, that England is not that
power which can subdue America; nay, England, con
formably to hiflory, and every sensible EngliOw en's sin
cere expression, was never so perplexed, poor, divided
and unhappy, as at this prefenttime.
" When I was in London, the Spanish and French
fleets were for some days near Plymouth, in the British
channel, and the whole coast was in a worse situation
than we were when Sir George Collier landed at Portf
meuth in Virginia. Their situation is bad ; taxes innu
merable ; their forces by tea and land inferior by one third
to their enemies; and when they are bragging @f their
land forces at home, it is equal to what I have heard in
America of 50 or 60,000 men, where you seldom have to
gether 8 or 9000 ; equally the fame in England, and ra.
ther worse, as all unanimity is loft. Ireland, 1 hope, is
at this present time invaded by Spain and France, and
you may be sure the attempt will meet with success, if the
English fleet, much inferior in number to France, should
not be able to firilu a capital blow. Holland is courted
continually for their affi fiance of 20 ships, &c. but in vain.
The Dutchmen will always find an excuse, and the r pre
sent excuse is, that they have no sailors at home ; that
France has not declared war against England ; and that,
from the prefect situation of Europe, they will equip
themselves for their felf-preservation. Indeed France has
40,000 men encamped not far from the territories cf Hol
land. I have met with no Dutchmen yet who doubts
not but that England must give over their Am rican pre
tensions, and are well pleased with my telling, them the
Americans are only imitating the Dutch, in fighting for
liberty and property; but as I am little acquainted here
and just arrived a couple of days past, can inform you
nothing particular in this place. I shall set oil for Am
flerdam this evening."
A cofrefpondent tells us, that the State of Virginia
have reduced their number of Delegates to Congress from
seven to five, any one to represent the State ; and proba
bly will reduce them to three at the next session, compel
ling two to be always present when Congress are fitting.
The Members chosen for the year 1780, are, Cyrrs
Griffin, Esq; James Henry, Esq ;of the Law ; Jofepli
Jones, Esq ; Chief Jufiice ; James Madison, Esq ; Privy
Council ; and John Walker, Esquire.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SIR,
A Friend to Triftram, begs you will for the advantage
of those who had not the apportunit, of feeing the pa
per with his excellent piece—publish it again
Another S CHEME for restoring the Credit of our
Continental Currency.
MY scheme is a deep scheme.—The depreciation
certain y arises from torture — M.»ny a poor cur
has been destroyed by the cry of mad-dog, that was a
good honest cur if be had been let alone.—Seel that
miffhi"vou< fellow has wedged a block en his tail. Hark !
how the poor dog yelps!—Mad dog, mad dog!—Ay
the thing is done.—They're all in aa uproar.—Hah I the
butcher has knocked him o' th' head ;—the village is
delivered from deftru&ion :--- And many a piteous tale
will the good women tell of the great mifchiefs done by
this fame poor cur.
Leonida!. I with you had been prescribing for the bite
of a m?~ dog, when you told us that life might as well
survive in a furnace, as truth or honour in the nighbeur
hood of certain bills.---Nomatter, Sir, torture, vile tor
ture, is ths lource of all the mifehief. If these creatures
will but let the public credit alone, my life for it will
r vive.---Here's my nighbour Peter Rich, is very weal
thy and ve:yboneft. Nobody doubts it: - But let half a
hundred scribblers lot fe to print fchrmes in the new fpa
per for supporting Peter's credit ;- -rid Peter's creditis
at an end.--Nay, I should net befurpr^d to hear some
of them infixing that it was for the good of the country
to keep Peter's credit down.
Look at the Continent 1 Currency ! See howit is hun
led, worried, tortured.-- True Patriot, Leonidas, Arift.
ides, Euments- Cato, Ca ta, Pompey, Ringwood, Jow
ler ! --There the go- Call offthofe dog-! call themeff
1 lay ! --The bread of my family depends on the labour
of th t beast.---He r. a ftro^g beast ; but what beast can
ft nd it ?---Thy drive the wolves away ! -Sir they are
worse than wolves Now I have loft the labour of this
beast for more than three months by this frolick, and
what will become of my family, henven knows !- -I do
irfirt that he be let alone, at leak till he h^s time to re
cruit.--See how he bleeds !- -Well I I do wonder that
people can be so fond of these dogs.-- Nothing pleases
but mischief now a da,s;-- and so l must fuffer, because
other folks are fond of their yelping !---
H aven have mercy! He's l'adly hu t---poor fellow.
You are an honest beast, and I will cherifo you with the
last dropof my life. You have carried me thro' many a
dreary fonndrous path, and when my children have cried
round me for bread, you have enabled me to feed them.
But my scheme--Why truly, Sir, ray scheme is, If all
my brother fehemers will wait till they hear my scheme
before they fay any thing further on the fubje&, I real
ly think it will be of use 10 the Continent.
'TRISTRAM.
*, The AMERICAN PHILOSOPHI
CAL SOCIETY are desired to meet at the Uni
verity next Friday evening, when it is intended to
ballot for such persons as have been proposed to be ad
mitted as new members into the Society, agreeable to their
laws.
141 The members ofthe Society for the relief of poor
and distressed masters of ships, their Widows and Chil
dren, are desired to attend a special meeting, at the
Coffee-hcufe, on Saturday next, the twenty-second of
January instant, at fix o'clock precisely, on business of
importance.
January 18, 1780.
•t*A CITY COURT will be held at the Court-
House in this city, on Monday next, at Ten o'clock in
the Forenoon.
A Gentlewoman with her child, would beghd of a^
commodations in a genteel family; for which art
ample compensation will be given. Enquire of the Prin
ter.
' f' H E Members of the Brittania Fire Com
la% ^re defined to meet next,Monday evening,
at fix o'clock, at the City Tavern; on business of im
portance. It is particularly requested every Member
may attend. January 19, 1780.
L O S T,
TH E Elbow Screw, or Goose Neck of the pipe of the
Engine, belonging to the Hand in Hand Fire
Company; allo sundry buckets belonging to the said
Company, It is requested, that any person who may
know where the said articles are ? b^ found; will in
form the fubkriber, or any other ihembsr cf the Com
pany, for the lake of the public
PAUL FOOK&
Head cf Elk, 191 bof January, 1780.
WA S left in rhe Store of the sub
scriber about rhe month of June
1778. a barrel of fneet tin, and a large chest,
luppofed to contain Carpenter's tools, with
out any directions on them. The owner or
owners are requested to prove their pro
perty pay charges and take them away.
Z. HOLLINGSWORTH.
AL L persons who Live any demands arainft the part
nership of James Robinfen and George Kien,
Stirchmakrrs, from the commencement of their partner
ship, May 1776, to the I't January, 1780; are desired
to bring in their accounts. And all those indebted to
th?m, since the time of their firft partnership, are re
quelled to make speedy pajm^nt, to the fubferiber at
their Starch Maruhaory. GEORGE KEIN.
Northern Liberties, January 18.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, l^c~
in Mid lie - Tonn tow: ship, Chester count 5 a fr-ad
bay HORSE, shout 12 hand, high, t^a^ mtin r. 4
ta : l. Ths owner i* desired to come prove hi* r^,-r%
pay charges, and tak^ him a^y,
Jan. 29. ROBERT M'C LEI;EA N.
Four Hundred Dollars Resaca.
WA S stolen from the do>r of C^fper Souder, st
the sign of the Lariib, on the Frankford road,
on Monday evening, the 17th instant; a likely b^Y
HORS E, with (addle arid bridle on, the Harfe is a
brut 14 hands high, 7 yerrs old next spring; marked
with a U turned upside down, cn his near buttock, has
a little white on his forehead, and is in good orct shod
all round, and has lately been trimmed. Whoever ap
prehends the said Horse and Thief, shall hive the above
reward, and for the Horse alone, Three Hundred Dol
lars, paid by the lubfcribers living in Frankford.
CHRISTOPHER LOCKNER, cr
RUDOLPH NEFF.
—— — —._=— — .- —— - a
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On Friday February 4th, at ten o'clock in the forenoefi,
at the Plantation of Philip Heist, deceased, in Guipet
township, Philadelphia county.
A PLANTATION containing too acres of land, a
bout one half cleared. The woodland is exceed
ingly good, confiding of chefnut, oak and icory ; fix a
cres are meadow, and five with winter grain in the
ground: There is on the premises, a good dwelling
heufe with a pump of excellent water before the door;
a barn, a good Kitchen garden, and a orchard of 140
apple, pear, peaches, and the best fort of ch^y trim.
At the fame time will be fold, sundry houfhold and
kitchen furniture; the terms of sale will be made known
at the time of sale, and attendance given, by
PETER HEIST,
JACOB MILLER, $ Ex . tutors.
Guinet Township, Philadelphia County, Jw. 3,
A L L those who arc indebted to the efaie of Philip
Heist, deceased, by bonds, notes, book debts, or
otherwise; are defined to pay on or before the 4th or sth
day of February next, to the fubfcril err, who will at
tend on laid days, at the said Philip H ift's latedwriling
house. And those who have any demands ngainft said
estate, are likewise desired to bring in their accounts, du
ly attested on said days.
PETER HEIST.],. ,
JACOB MILLER,] CTcu ^ om
L O S T,
ON Monday even ng last, between the Northern Li
berty Ferry, and Samuel Cooper's, on the road
over theice; a Womans POCKET BOOK, much
worm containing about Two Hundred dollar in Conti
nental money, meftiy large bills, a pcir of double set
paste earings set in gold, aifo funriry other things. The
per son who has found the fame need be at no loss for the
owner, as there is in it a ticket for the City Assembly
containing the owners named Whoever has found it and
will return it with the other contents, io the owner or
the printer hereof, shall have the money for their trou
ble.
N. B. If the earings are offered for fal^it is hoped
they will be ftop'd.
January 19, 1780.
WA NTE D Immediately,
A FEW PERSONS who will undertake the care
of Sweeping Chimneys, Any one who wib under
take the fame, may hear o f encouragement by applying
to WILLIAM YOUNG, Superintendent, in
Lombard-street, between Third and Fourtlbribects, Phi
ladelphia#