The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-09-27 00:00:00, page 2

poor deluded people. Mr. Townihend then paid a ve
ry high compliment to federal young members, who
had in the course of the (eflion declared their opinions
and sentiments with freedom and independence, against
the oppressive and ruinous measures of the prefect' mi
miftry.
Sir E. Aftley spoke in fuppert of the motion ; said
he had loft a son in the American war, as well as the
noble lord (Weftcute); he had but five font and three
of them were in the service of their king and country,
and he verily believed putting an end to the American
war was the only thing that could save theirs and many
other brave fellow's blood being fpilt in a war they
could hhve no heart to carry on.
Mr. Rigby, in a very able speech, spoke against the
motion, it was not now only America this country had
to make peace with; America mult firlt coniult France,
and to whom the very offer of independence by a Bri
tish parliament, would suggest a powerful argument
for rejefting. it. Besides, he feared it was not in the
power of America to be independent, whatever tee
will of this country might be; the French had got &
footing amongst them, and he feared they would inter
pole and prevent her effecting her independence, did
even this country once give way to such a measure. Mr.
Rigby said, if giving his vote Tn that house fcr carry
ing on the American war, was criminal, he should
plead guilty ; he certainly had done so, but in dom,. so
he thought himfelf juftified, and had the convolution to
think every class of men in the kingdom were his ac
complices, and had declared the right of this country
to tax America, and amongst ihof? were the late of
Chatham, lord Rockingham, and theduke of Grafton,
in all whole lerreral administrations laws had been made
th^t evidently fh^wed their fenriments on that point;
he should therefore vote against the present motion.
Lord Gorge Germain and fir G. Saville spoke af
terwards; the former against the motion, and defended
the measure of lord Cornwallis penetrating into the
louthern colonies; the latter spoke against it, and con
demned that measure as ill planned, and tending to
mdlfad that able and a&ive commander.
Several other members spoke, an account of whole
speeches, owing to the iate hour the house rose, we
could not get , and then the house divided on the ques
tion fcr the speaker to leave the chair and go into a
committee, when the numbers were
Ayes 99 Noes 173 Majority 7,
^ However disagreeable the pub!;lh:ng of
private letters (even those of an enemy)
may be, yet as Mr. Rivington has set us the
example, we give to the public a few more
of the intercepted letters in Carolina, fe
leded out of that large collection.—N. B.
We carefully omit every thing relating to
family affairs, or of a delicate nature.
I New-York, May 26, 1781.
DEAR NED,
YOU must certainly have no fafe conveyance from
Charleftown to your post, or you would have re
ceived my letters -,I have wrote you four different
times, have not neglefted one opportunity since you
went from here, except three weeks. I-was on Statten-
Tfland the winter when the troops was on the island,
expelling the revolters. I moved to New-York in the
winter on purpose to do every thing I could. I ffiould
suppose you had a better opinion of me than to think
j stayed here to keep my bones whole; however I am
happy to find you keep yours whole, I dont think
there is any greater danger of a mans bones being
broke where you are than at this place: I can assure
you that since I have been atjthis place, I have had one
continued feene of difficulty, and not a Filling of pay
since last December, but I have been to Head-Quar
ters, and got an order for my pay and the mens.
We have no news here, except the fafe arrival of
Arbuthnot from Rhode-Ifland, who had a peep at
the Frenchmen and is returned to the Hook; he ex
peds a French fleet with troops from France, so is come
to the Hook for fear of being catched between two fires.
There has been near three thousand troops under or
ders this two weeks, and countermanded, and in orders
again three different times, and are now under or
ders again, whether they go or not I dont know,
fhoold they go I Ihall go with them. General Skinner
is made commandant on Satten-Ifland, and is allowed
a brigade major, a young man of the 6th regiment,
who was brigade major to general Leland : they have
contrasted their lines, only keeping Richmond and the
flag flaff. The redoubts at the watering place is all to
be leveled. Theist battalion at Richmond, Benau's
regiment at Flag-Staff: the fourth of ours I dont know
where they go.
goloijel Barton's trial is over, after the court fitting
fix weeks on him only : difobecience of orders is prov
ed negle& ofduty,by keeping his men building frames
for houses, and he felling them at New-York ; I think
be must go to the right about. Lawrence expects to
get the battalion, but I fancy it will be drafted if he
broke, for we are not to have only two on the eflab
lifhment, and I believe there is no doubt but we are
one. Your congratulations on George's appointment
is rather premature, as he has never been in orders,
and I fear never will, as they wish to appoint none a
mongst us, unless some of their own cubs. Your
tickets are both blanks. Should this expedition not
go out, I shall be with you about July, unless I should
be more fortunate in recruiting.
Mr. Lee joins in best compliments to you, and
Believe me to be yours raffedionatly.
Lieutenant Edward Stelle, JOESbH LEE.
3d battalion Skinner's,
Ninety-Six, South- Carolina.
A silver mounted HANGER, marked T. R. was
lately mislaid by its owner : Whoever will bring it to
the printer of this paper, (hall receive many thanks-
New. York, June 18, 1781;
Dear COLONEL,
I HOPE by this time you have come to a determi
nation with your officers refpe&ing a fund for re
cruiting, if you can't raise a fund it will be impoflible
to get a man. as the comr. in chief has order'd that
the Bounty shall be paid imidiatly after a man is in
fpefted, and there is no getting the bounty paid from
the office in less time than a month—Delaney's 3d
Battn. have entered into the Spirit of it—the field of
ficers and Captains have agreed to throw into a purse
two Months Subfiflance which will make a sum of five
hundred guineas, to give to the officer on the recruiting
service, with orders to give four guineas besides the
bounty allowed by government, so that each man will
stand in ten guineas, I hope the 3d battalion of vo
lunteers will not be behind.
There is three new battalions railing here besides
Arnold's legion (namely) Murry's dragoons, Connol
ly's forefters,, Upham's infantry; they appoint a num
ber of officers, and are all on the recruiting service,
so that it is next to an impossibility to get a man, un
less you can engage him before he comes in.
Arnold is arrived here with his legion and Robert
son's loyal Americans,- but has not been very fortu
nate in recruiting, notwithflanding all his boasting:
he was indulged with four hundred suits of cloathmg
and two thousand guineas, advanced by government
to recruit in Virginia, and he has brought eight of
ficers, two ferjeants, thirty-seven rank and file ba k
with him, so that his whole legion now consists of nine
ty men ; Robertson has brought back- with him only
100 men in his whole battalion, so that instead of com
pleating themselves, they have gained a loss, for if
they had flay'd any longer, they would all have run
away. Robertson had no less than eighty desertions
in about two months ; Moody has made another ex
cursion into the Jersey and taken a rebel mail, which
contains some very capital intelligence (so fays the
commander in chief) I wish he may benefit by it, for
we do nothing here at present. Arbuthnot is at the
Hook again, and let the French get as much flour from
Philadelphia as they want.—The French troops about
1500 have marched from Rhode-Ifland to join Wash
ington at New-Windfor 1 in the Jersey, where they
mean to make an attack on this place; but I believe,
to prevent us from reinforcing lord Cornwallis.
The British and Hessian grenadiers, qad and 17th
dragoons,, two Hessian regiments, 38th and 4th batta
lion New-Jersey volunteers, 3d battalion Delaneys
and Yagers, have taken the field and is expected to
go out, but where, I know not, I wish they may;
there is a report here this evening that the commander
in chief has sent an express to Virginia for the light
infantry and rangers; I fancy lord Cornwallis wont
like that. Delaney's refugees does more than all the
army, besides, they killed and taken prifonets within
this three months, two hundred men with the loss of
two men killed and five wounded ; the rebels now don't
keep a post within twenty miles of them. The 2d bat
talion of New-Jersey volunteers is not yet drafted,
owing to the barrack matter, having not got all the
wood from Loyd-Neck ; I shall do every thing I can,
to get some of those men,— —If I don't hear from you
soon, I shall be with you as I have no idea of flaying
at a place where I can be of no service.
Incofed is a return of the number of men I have
here, but I am going to try once more to fend into the
Jersey, if I fhant be more fortunate than I have been
as there is no other way of getting good men, but that.
I am dear fir, yours, &c. &c
JOSEPH LE E.
Lieutenant colonel Allen, 3d
Battalion New Jersey volun
teers, Ninety-fix, South-
Caroling.
New-York, June 18, 1781,
DEAR NED,
I wish you would endeavour and bring our gentlemen
to establish a fund for the recruiting service: inform
them, that if they do not, the battalion will be no
more, for it will be impossible for any two officers to
keep it up, onlefs they are made of money. The com
mander in chief ordered fix guinea, bounty to be gi
ven for all good men, the bounty to be paid by you
as soon as infpeded.
I believe there is not a doubt of our establishment,
therefore I think it highly necessary that we Ihould ex
ert ourselves, and let the promotions go in the battalli
on. Any vacancies that may happen to be filled up
and the enfigney to pay a certain sum of money to go
into the flock purse, for the benefit of recruiting ; we
should have at lead 300 guineas to begin with, fothat
when an opportunity offers that you can pay them
their bounty immediately; you cannot receive their
bounty of the office under two months ; I would by
no means have you suppose that I want to remain on
this service, but I would wish to be as refpedtble as a
ny of the fed of the battalion ; by giving a guinea or
two more than the rest, we might probably get some
good men, that is, should our army here move into
the country, which we have every reason to believe they
will, let the colonel appoint an officer for that service
and give him his inftruftions, from time to time. I
have now got my pay and shall pay off my debts as far
as it will go, and then I shall be with you aS soon as I
can. Ido affirm to you that if it had not been for
your old friend Dick Hartfhorn, who supplied me with
a little money from time to time, I should have starv
ed; Jesse Wain would not supply me with a (billing,
if it would save me from the gallows. We have nothing
new except Moodey's excursions into Jersey with four
men, who brought in the rebel mail, after remaining
out seventeen days. The French admiral arrived at
Boston from France, which occasioned Moody to go
out, and in the mail is papers of the utmost consequence,
plans of the operations for the ensuing campaign.
Arnold has arrived at this place, but has not made
his appearance in public yet; I fancy lord Cornwallis
does not not want his fertices; they are quareling most
damnably about dividing the loaves and fifties, I hope
they will never imploy him again, he took with him 45
men and two officers to Virginia, and has brought back
eight officers and 39 men, so he h s gained a loss, not
^^ FEW Pipes Fyall
Lisbon Wine,
Fine old Jamaica Spirits;
Weft India Rum,
Country ditto,
Taffit,
Fr<n;b B andy,
Anniieed,
Holland Gin,
Molaffa,
Doable and single refined
Loaf Sugars,
White and brown Box
Sugars,
, Muscovado ditto,
Souchong Tea,
A few Boxes Congo ditto,
of a fine quality,
Bohea ditto,
Coffee,
Chocolate,,
Barley,
Rice,
Raifons,
Pepper,
Adlpice,
Ginger,
Nutmegs,
Indigo,
Allum,
Copperas,
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To ALL whom it may concern.
XJOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admiral
ty will be held at Wilmington, on Saturday, the
13th day of Odober next, at 10 o' lock in the forenoon,
tor the trial of the Sloop LIVELY, late commanded
by John Jones, and the Schooner POLLY, late com
manded by Emmanual Joseph, both taken at sea, on
their passage to New-York, sent into Lewis-creek,and
libelled against, as prizes, by Stephen D-cature (qui
tam, &c.) To the end and intent, that a'l persons con
cerned may appear and (hew cause, if any there be, why
a decree should not p^fs purfiiant to the prayer of the
libel, &c. BENJAMIN VINING, Register.
Just PUBLISHED and to be SOJD,
By Charles Cift, Printer,
In Market street, n # ar Fifth-ftreet,
INS fRUCTIVE and ENTERTAINING
EXERCISES:
WITH THE
RULES of the FRENCH SYNTAX.
By JOHN PERRIN.
Thirty Hard Dollars Reward.
STOLEN, last night, out of my stables, near Marcus-
H ok, Chetter county, P nnfylvania, Two valu
able HORSES ; one a large Bay Gilding, with a fine
(tar, black legs, and feme white (pets on the near fide
of his wailt; he has been one of the Queen's Light
Dragoons, and is branded cn the near buttock C. L. D.
The other a G ey Stallion, near 15 hands high, is a
grand son of Dove, and fliers much of his breed, has
been some rime in training, and runs in good form.
TEN hard Dollars will be paid for the Horses, and
TWENTY for the Thief or Thieves, if brought to
juttice, by ARCHIBALD DICK.
Paradise, S pt. 25.
This is to give Notice,
To ALL whom it may concern, That SUBSCRIP
TIONS will be received to the NATIONAL BANK
of the United Srates, until the First Day of October
next. Tnat the Slofcriprfon will on that Day be
doled : And on the First Dry of November next, at
TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, the ELECTION for
DIRECTORS will be held, at the Lorac-Room in the
Ci y-Tavern. GEORGE CLYMER,
Sept. 17. JOHN NIXON.
with flanding he told before be went, he could complex
his legion in a short time. Promotion goes on rapidly
in the army; Nailon is dead, with drinking grog.
Sam Leona r d exptds to get that company, so
Skinner. Barton's sentence is not known yet, but
Lawrence is in great spirits, as he experts to have the
command of it, should he get it there will be more
fmaihing work, as you know he is not fond of Barton's
officers. I with you could persuade our heaven born
major to fell out and then you might get a company -
there is a damn'd ugly report here about him :I
thought our colonel would not fuffer an officer to re
main in his battalion that would fuffer himfelf to be
kick'd. lam happy to hear that you have sewed all
your Wild oats; depend upon it temperance and in
dustry will be the best recommendation you can have.
Mrs. Lee and all the little ones chat about you every
day, and willies you health and happiness, particular
ly George who learns his book amazingly.
Believe me to be your affedionate
JOSEPH LEE.
Lieut. Edward Stelle,
3d battalion Skinner's,
Ninety-Six, South-Carolina.
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At the SLIP at Arch street FERR Y, Philadelphia,
Has to dispose of by Wholesale and Retail,'
For c..m, or in exchange for Country Produce,
Brirnftonty
Chalk,,
Rozin, 1
Tar,
Whettones,
Powder and Shot,
Lead,
Fine and toarfe Salt,
Mens Shoes,
Womens S uff ditto,
Writing and Wrapping
Paper,
Cotton,
Queen's Ware,
Tumblers & WineGlaffo,
An Ass rtnent of neat
Iron Gassings,
Frying Pans,
Linfeqd Oil,
A few Kegs PAINTS,
ground in Oil,
Indian Corn,
A few Firkins excellent
Irith Butter,
Window Olafs of 7 by 9,
8 oy 10, 9 by 11, 10 by
12, and It by 14., by
the Box, half Box, or
less Quantity,
Long and short Pipes by
the Box and Groce, &c.
&c. &c.