The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-09-22 00:00:00, page 2

LONDON.
HOUSE of PEERS, Wednesday, July ill.
THIS day his majefly canff to the house, and
being seated on the throne, the usher of the
black rod was sent to the house of commons, to
desire their attendance. The commons being come,
the speaker took his Hand at the bar, and holding in
his hand the Faff India company's bill, made the
following speech to toe king.
STRE,
“ Your majesty's faithful commons have, in the
course of the present session, granted every supply
which your majefly has afted, in order to enable you
to answer all the emergencies of the present crisis of
public affairs, and to resist effectually the unprovoked
confederacy which has been formed against this count
ry ; and, although in the railing of those supplies,
trey have done every thing in their power to render
them as little burthenfome to the people as possible,
and have found the resources of this country equal to
every demand which has been made upon it ; yet, as
the burthens which the neceffty of the times obliged
them to impose were great indeed, however fearfully
imposed, his majesty's faithful commons trust, that
his majesty's humanity and wisdom will take care,
that the supplies they have so liberally granted, shall
be applied only to the purposes for which they have
been voted.
« SIRE,
" I have the fattsfaftion to inform you, that during
the present session your faithful commons have paid
particular attention to the support and extension of
public credit, and the improvement of the public re
venues, in order to be the better prepared to strength
en your majesty's arms, and to enable them to answer
the future exigencies of affairs."
« SIRE,
<c I have in my hand the lafl of the bills which take
up the supply of the current year. It is an aft for
enabling your majesty to enlarge the charter of the
united company of merchants of England, trading to
the EaftTodies, and for securing to your majefly, for
public use, the four hundred and two thousand pounds;
which bill I most dutifully present from your faithful
commons, who humbly entreat that it may receive
your majesty's royal approbation."
The royal assent was th@n gisen to the following
bills, viz.—To the East-India new charter, Bengal
judicature, and insolvent debtors bills ; bill to amend
an error in the cocoa nut aft; bill to regulate the driv
ing of cattle; that to provide places of residence for the
parochial clergy ; bill for ereAing new buildings near
the Bank; bifl to prevent the Healing of iron rails,
pewter, brass, folder, &c. Plymouth-dock bill, and
several public and private bills.
After which his majesty made the following speech
to both houses :
“ My Lords and Gentlemen,
“ ALTHOUGH the business of this session has re
quired a longer attendance than may. have been consist
ent with your private convenience, yet I am persuaded
that you look back with fatisfaftion on the time you
have employed in a faithful discharge of your duty t 6
your country, in the present arduous and critical Rate
©5 public affairs.
' I cannot let you depart into your refpe&ive coun.
ties, without assuring you of my entire approbation of
your conduct, and of my perfect confidence in the
Loyalty and good affections of this parliament.
“ The zeal and ardor which you have shown for the
honor of my crown, your firm and Ready support of
a just cause, and the great efforts you have made to
enable me to surmount all the difficulties of this ex
tensive and complicated war, must convince the world
that the ancient spirit of the British is not yet abated
or dimifhed.
“ In the midfl of these difficulties you have formed
regulations for the better management and improve
ment of the revenue; you have given additional
Erength and flability to public credit; and your de
liberations on the affairs of the East-India company
have terminated in such measures as will, I trust, pro
duce great and essential advantages to my kingdoms.
“ I have observed, with much fatisfadion, that du
ring the course of that important business, your atten
tion was not more anxiously direßed to the benefits
to be derived from the territorial acquisitions, than
to the happiness and comfort of the inhabitants of those
remote provinces.
" .Whatever may remain to be done for securing
those valuable poffeffon, & for retraining the übufes to
which they are peculiarly liable, you will, I doubt not,
proceed to provide for at your next meeting, with the
fame wisdom and temper that have governed your late
proceedings and enquiries."
" G entlemen of the house of commons.
MY particular thanks are due to you for the ample
provision you have made for the service of the current
year. I fee with great pleasure that you have had it in
your power to apply so large a sum to the difeharge
of the debt of the navy, and that the fuppl.es which
you have granted: have been railed in a manner the
least burthenfome to the prop rty and indufiry of my
faithful people.
“ My lords, and gentlemen,
“ While I lament the continuance of the' present
troubles, and the extension of this war, I have the ia
tisfaGion to refled, that the Cendant aim of all my
councils has been to bring back my deluded fubjedsin
America to the happiness and liberty they formerly en
joyed, and'to fee the tranquility of Europe restored.
66 To defend the dominions, and to maintain the rights
of this country, was on my part, the sole cause and
the only object of the war. Peace is the earned with
of my heart; but I have too firm a reliance on the fpi
rit and refcources of the nation, and th^ powerful aflif
zance of my parliament, and the protection of a just
and all-ruling providence, to accept it upon any other
terms or conditions than such as may co. lift with the
honour and dignity of my crown, and the permanent
ntereft and security of my people.
" My lords and gentlemen,
'' It is his majesty's royal will and pleasure, that
this parliament be prorogued to Thursday, the thir
teenth day of September next, to bethen h re holden;
and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thurs
day, the thirteenth day of September next."
[CONTINUATION.].
The following are part of a very large
packet of letters lately taken by gene
ral Marion, near Monk's- Corner, in
South -Carolina.
Dear Peter, New York, June 18, 1781.
IT was not neffasary you fhou'd make any apology,
though I have wanted money bad enough I know'd
you wou'd pay me as soon as you cou'd, I have been
Obilif'd to hire money at 20 p=Cent difeoimt, and it
was a favour to get it, I have now got my pay and
shall be able to pay of some of my debts, for I have
run to damnd expence in Recruiting and have bu&ow
men to fh'ew, there being nothing here to lift except
some Scoundrils who have been in the provost or pri
soners from the prifon-ffiips.
I with you wou'd pay the Col'6l. the amount you
owe me, aslWs obilig'd to use some of is money he
sent here and I shall be with you shortly and will fettle
with him. [with we cou'd persuade thafheaven born
Major to fell out or resign it would be a means of pro
viding for Ned at the fame time, If all the officers don't
support each other the Comm, in Chief will fill up al!
the Vacancies with some of his own pets that he wants
toprovide for, Barbarie should not have had that com
pany as there is not an infiance of one Second Officer
I eing providd. for but him the firfl Batt, have two
Lieut, proyd. for & will have a 3d. now as Beaton is
dead the Comr. in Chief attempd. to fill up vacans. but
the officers wu'd not do duty with any unless the pro
motion went in the Batt, so they will never Attempt it
any more I hope the 3d. wont be behindthem. I
(poke to Innis about yr. Commifn. who prosnifes me
he will get it for you from the time you purcaf'd, as
he fays you can have no pretentions to it before, lam
sorry you did-not write sooner I cou'd have got it for
you when Innis was at the Southard without any difi
cwlty In the mean while get the Coll, to write to Ld.
Rhoden to have you put in Orders imidiatly as it is a
matter of the utmost C@nfequence to you do not do
any duty until you are in Orders, for there is not a
doubt but we are on the eftabli(hm*nr.
Make my Complits. to all the Officers of the Battn.
& believe me to be Yr. Sincere Friend,
JOSEPH LEE.
Capt. Peter Campbell, 3d Batt. Skinners,:
Ninety Six', South-Carolina.
Dear Charles,
I Am to thank you for your favor of the 15th July*
which I received by Mr. Fleming two Days after
our arrival at this place and where you did not ex
pea it would find me. I also thank you for the detail
of your operations, It being the firft account we had of
any of you since you went up the country. I find
you have had a good deal of moving, but it (hould
seem your opponents move as sass as you, as they have
not fufferel you to speak with them, though the Gen
tiemen coming and encamping within four miles of
you was pretty bold I hope you are now better sup
plied than when you wrote, as I underhand one or
two convoys went from hence to your relief which I
presume arrived fafe. I underhand from Fleming you
want a tent to be sent you: I shall fend ' you no such
thing for in the firft placed have no method of convey
ance & in the next I conceive it would be a perfe& in
cumbrance to you : We had not a tent amongf lus all
(except the colonel) during the time we were out, and
I promise you when we go out again I will not carry
one.
No doubt but ybu have been informed of the cause
which brought us so unexpectedly into this Town. We
thought ourselves unable to cope with the Enemyat
Monks Corner therefore thought it expedient to leave
that place, & on the march we loft every atom of
Baggage we had': Ail the Officers Baggage, Mens
Tents, Knapsacks, Blanketts, &e. &c. were all burnt,
destroyed or pillaged, & what does not redound much
to the Honor of the Nineteenth, most of the pillaging
was done by our- own people who lagged behind &
fold all our things to the Rebells. Mr. M'Cloud the
Musician was at the-Headof this party, for which he
has got a black R set against his name that he won't
easily get the better of. My Trunk unfortunate y
could not be saved : It however fell into Gen. Sumpter's
hand's who made prize of the money but was civil
enough to take care of my books, aud'Serjeant Laid
low is gone a few days ago to him to get them again,
lam ashamed to fay how much Money was in the
Trunk bur assure you it was a very considerable sum.
I had the Honorof exchanging the firft (hot .with the
Enemy, for on the r6th Julydiaving toe Picquet at a
Bridge leading from-Monks Corner to Biggng Church,
they came & attacked me there, but I having fortijed
my bridge fecundem artem did not fear them much:
in this affai- Caulfield who was one of my officers got
a Woundiuhis Shoulder, which if the Ball does not
work itfelf out (fdr the Surgeons cannot get a, n) will
iofe him the use of his left Arm. We marcnedall that
Night & a little after day break on the 17th crossed
Hugee's Bridge where we thought ourselves fafe & took
a little rest, but about nine- or lock a party of the
Rebells galloped over the Bridge in the face of our
Field Piece, rode through the Regiment and wounded
two men: it was the most daring thing lever heard
of: one of them made a firoke at the Colonel which he
turned of with his Hanger; Mc. Phuen instantly
brought him down, but not with his Clarinett, It was
a plain common Mufkett Shot.
Three of the five paid for their temerity. About
this time Colin Campbell with part of the Rear Guard,
Sick, Stragglers &c. & the Waggon with my Trunk
were taken Prisoners. within three hundred yards of
Then the lord Chancellor, by his majefly^ command,
said,
the Regiment. They gave them all their Parole to go
to Charleffown there was upwards of Sixty of them.
We next took Post in Shewbricks Plantation a very
commanding Height. We saw them during the day
making disposition to attack us: on our part you may
suppose we were not Idle in preparing to defend : about
ha f after four the attack began, and the firing kept up
with great Spirit on both sides for about forty minutes:
I never saw more regular firing at a Field day than
was ours: the enemy went off ' much fafler than they
came on & we were not in a firuation to pursue them.
I wifa you had been with us to have pencilled it off,
it would have been well worth while, for it was really
a pretty fight. We had Six men Killed & 38 wound
ed four of whom are since dead.
Tie bed information we could get, fay they could
not be fewer than 1500. they must lam confident have
fuffered considerably. On the morning of the 19th,
Colonel Gould arrived from Charleftown with 700 men
to our relief and conducted us here, where we arrived
on Sunday the 22d and I do not care how soon we leave
it for it is the most extravagant place mortal man ever
set his Foot into. If Majoribanks or you or any of
you want any thing here let me know your Commands.
& I will endeavour to execute them the best in my
power.
AS the Subscriber intends to embark for Europe in.
a very (bort time, he requests that those Persons &
who have any unfettUd Accounts with the late Part
ner(hip of CARSON, BARCLAY and MITCHELL^
that of BARCLAY and MITCHELL, with the Estate
of Wi Am Mitchell, de&afed, or with the Subscriber,
will bring them in, as soon as convenient, that they
m. y be fettled and uiichar,ed.
S;pt. at. THOMAS BARCLAY.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,,
On WEDNESDAY, the Third Dy <r> f October next,
at th* S^n of the King 01 Puffa,
A Parcel of Feather Beds,
Bedfle.es, Tables, Chairs, [f r n Stoves, and Eight Day
Clock, and al l Saris of Houlhold and Kitchen FUR
NITURE ; late toe Ella e of Adolph Gillman, deceas
ed. Attendance will he given by
Michael shubart,
ANDREW BURKHARD, JExecutm.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1,.
—_; — 1
ALL Persons who have any Dtm^n/s against the
Ehitc of said ADOLPH GILMAN, are requeu
ed (0 bring in their Accounts pi operiy pioved in or
der for fetilement ; and those Pei sons who are Indebted
to said Efthte, either' by Bond, N^e, Book debt; of
otherwise, are refuelled to dilch rge the fame, on or
before the rflh Day o' November n<xt, cr they may
expx&their Accounts will hr put inW the Hands of sr
Aitainr,. MICHAEL S^UBART,
ANDREW BURKHARD,) x ~ cu '° r "
Pdladelp' ia, Sept 17.
—:.'—u- — ; —— . ->—■ ■.-. k
To be Disposed of by pritvate
3 A L E,
At the CITY VENDUE.STORE, in Front ftree^
between Market and Arch fitters,
PLAIN and striped Lutettringw
Sattirs ?n4 Peelongs,
Back Silk Lacci,
Striped Mullns,
Furniture Chintzes,
Coa ife and fine Lav 1 Liners,
Womens linen Gloves and Mitts,
S'efia She.tings,
Kuffia Duck,
Dutch and Scot h Ozn^brigs,
(German Serges,
SmII Locking-Glass %
Writing Paper, &e. &:.
Ever since we came here untill yesterday that Skirret
came off command, I have been the only Capt doing
duty and we have had only two Subalterns, t ey I ave
been all frck,-but are row mending except Wray who'
is yet very bad. The colonel has also been very ill e
ver since we came here but he now begins to go out.
Our Parade for some time was only one Brevett Major
one Capt and one Lieut. Deputy Adjutant. General
Leslie is expelled here every Hour, a Veffell hav ng
arrived which failed two days after the Carysfort on
board which the general & Lord Rawdon who was
to have failed last Tuesday waits his arrival. Gem is
doing very well though his wound is not yet healed.
He will never be the man he was again. As I fupoofe
Majoribanks Smith and Sleigh will fee all or the great
est part of this Letter, for which you are obliged toa
very rainy day, let it be my apology for not writing to
any of them at this time but assure tnem, I have them
not the less in my remem rances Remember me also
to the rest of the Boys particularly my Lieut. Lord
Edward and tell him I have heard, of his Exploits.
Adieu dear Charles and believe rrp
yours affectionately
D. J. B.
Charleflown nth Attgufl,- 1781.
^^^^^^te^^w^
A further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this fta*e, dated April the 29th, 1780, will be held
at the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY, the 27th of Sep
tember intrant, at TE N o'clock in the forenoon. A.
Plan of the Lots may he seen at the Coffee house, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as thedaft Lies. September 21.