The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-08-26 00:00:00, page 3

All the world knows that the Americans had already
began to oppose the enterprises of their mother country,
when the King took in his hands the reins of govern
ment, and every one already forefaiv, that the Americans
would either fluke off the yoke of the English domination,
or yield only to the superior forces which might be sent
to submit them. This reflection could not escape the
King's sagacity, And it offered him the infallible means of
bein^ at lead revenged of all the unjust proceedings of the
Court of Great Britain towards him; but his Mjefty
was not dazzled by feducmg appearances: He remained
a quiet fpedator of the contest between Great Britain and
her colonies, and his unwiHmgnefs even to appear to take
a part in it, prevented him from entertaining the lead rela
tion with the Americans. He might, however, without
incurring the reproach of facrificing all to his ambition,
injustice and perfidy, have taken into some consideration,
what is called reason of Rate : Strack with the advanta es
which the approaching independence of America feerned
to offer, he might have thought that it was not only his
interest, but even his duty to favour it: Well knowing
what was the conduct of England in circumstances less fa
vourable than those in which were then the colonies, he
might have thought himfelf authorized to imitate her :
Convinced by a long series of facts, that the Eughfh po
litics had no other basis than personal interest, the most
exclufi/e convenience, and a tyrannical and invidious am
bition ; he might have thought himfelf obliged to ren
der it ineffectual, by leffemng the means of its a&i ity,
Had his Majehy really afled up to the above plan, is
there an enlightened and unprejudiced judge who would
have dared to condemn him, and denounce him to po
flerity as an ynemy to mankind ? Mean while the infur
region was making the most rapid progreffei, the spirit
which bad brought it on, was fpreiding universally
through theßrit^fh colon es, arms were taken up on all
fide?, and the troops wnicii the Court of Great Britain
had sent to check it, met with a rdiftance which they
could not surmount. Tois date of things mull have aug
mented the courage of the Americans, and taught them
to confide in their own strength. W nift however, they
had arms in their hands, and kept the English in a man
ner shut up jn the town of Boston, they made a lafl effort,
and laid again their grievances before the King and Parli
ament of Great-Britain, their petitions for redress, were
written in such a flyle as no faithful subj c a might disown,
and, one may venture to fay, in a very different tone
from that in which tee Englfh are accustomed to demand
justice of their Sovereign : It were no doubt, super fl ious,
to remind the Court of London of the manner in which
they received the remouftranccs ol tue Americans The
condud of the British Ministry in sq imp r:.nt and nice
an occurrence, destroyed the ritile hope, ,hLh the oonies
had Rill hitherto entertained, cfs jolt and lading recon
ciliation; and they were left with the Cruel alternative,
either to submit as rebel', or to maint in ar the expence
of their blood, their liberties and privileges. It w seafy
to fortfee that they would take the last determination, and
this extreme refclution, warranted by the En.lifh con
flituttoo, and rendered them te^f^ry by the conduS of
the Miaiftry of London, riveted the bands which had
already united the several colonies, and produced the
FAMOUS ACT OF CONFEDERATION, by which the
Thirteen Provinces, which now compose the- United
States, joined together in a leauge against their metro
polis, which they no longer looked on, Lutau their ty
rant and oppressor. This aft was soon followed by ano
ther infinitely more important, that by which the Ameri
cans declared themselves independent from thefovereign
ty of Great-Britain. Therein no one but remembers that
tie patriotic party in England, ineeffantiy foretold this
event, which they looked upon it as the necessary confe
queace of the anticanftimtional measures which the Coun
cil of St. James's ftiil continued to carry on with obfti
nay.France was not in the leafl concerned in the ever me
morable step of the Americans : The King, when it took
place, had not the lead, either direct or indirect relation
with them ; His Majefiy did not even keep an Emffary
in America. He was firft acquainted with the declaration
of Independence, by the way of Great Britain, and then
through the channel of Mr. Deane, who was then just ar
rived in France. This American's staying in the king
dom, produced a new order of things, because it ;,as th< n
tnat the Court of London began to expf its principles,
and pretended grounds of complaint: They took um
brage at the prefcnee ofMr- Deane, even before they had
the ieaft equivocal fiep to plead: They not only w reper
fuaded that that American was charged witha ieerct com
mission, but, seduced by their own principles, tuey I.k
wife Impeded the King to have hearkened to his pr&pofi
tions.
This is no doubt what is meant by accusing his Ma
jesty of not having been ashamed to degrade his dignity,
in form ng secret conneßi-ns with rebel ious fubjefts.
L O'N D 0 N, ,uue 8.
JUSTICE WILMOT's house and office, and
a house in Moor-Fields were burnt, and several
other h uses p;lag-d and all the goods bur.t. Lord
North's house was also about to be attacked? but a party
of horse prevented its demolition. Justice Willis was ta
ken out of his coach by the mob and rolled in the dirt,
on account of some offence given by his coachman to
th m while on his road to Weftminfler. Between twelve
and on* o'clock on Wednesday morning they art.eked
L rd Mansfield's house in Blo°mfbury Square, burnt all
his Ladylhip's elegant funiture, his law library confining
of some thousands of volumes, with many capital manu
f ripts, deeds, mortgages, his wardrobe, pictures, &%
They took peffeffion of his wine cellars, and gave the
wine plentifully to the populace. A fma!l party of fol
dirrs arrving, the riot Aft was read, and the soldiers or
dered to fire, by which five persons were killed, and se
ven or eight wounded. The mob however were not in
timidated, but proceeded in the attempt, and would not
desist till the house, stables, &c, were all consumed.
L rd Mansfield's lose is estimated at 30,060!. Both he
and his Lady escaped by a back door but a few minutes
before the rioters broke the house open.
The damage done by toe populace fia<e last Friday is
estimated at upwards of 1,000 0001. herring.
Orders are sent down to Admiral Geary, to Ports
mouth, lift night to put tofea immediately, for fear the
enemy should take a wantage of our intestine commotions,
and attempt to land a body of troops on this inland.
'O. About five o'clock on Friday. Lord George
Gordon was taken into custody by the King's meffen
grr3, and conveyed to the horse guards. About seven in
the evening a cabinet council was held, by whom Lord
George Gordon was examined This examination lofted
till past nine when Lord Gordon was committed to the
Tower. Two of his Servants were also apprehended, and
his papers, &c 3 fecund. He was carried to the Tower in
so judicious a manner, that no accident happened.
The guard which accompanied his Lordhip w?s one
of the largest ever known to be employed on the like oc
casion. A very large body of infantry preceded and fol
lowed his Lordship's coach very close. These were pre
ceded by General Carpenter's regiment of dragoons, af
ter which came a Colonel's guard of foot, with a party of
life guards. In the whole, the escort amounted to twelve
or fifteen hundred men.
Mr. Fdher, Secretary to the Protestant association, and
Mr. Hipkins, one of their principal managers, are also
committed to the Tower.
At the meeting of P irliament, Lord North is to deli
ver a ineffage from his Majefly to the Commons, in
forming them of his having given orders to seize a mem
ber of their House, and (pacifying tie charges against
him, after which a special commission will be appointed
for his trial.•
The deftrud on of Lord Mansfield's house may be
considered as a public loss. Three hundred manufeript
volumes of notes, and other va uable profeffional papers
of this great law luminary, were destroyed. One of
them was a large quarto on the diftind priviledges of
bith Houses of Parliament, which, after the utmost per
suasion, his Lordship had confeuted to give to the world
immediately.
PHILADELPHIA, Aoguft 26
Yefter Jay Hs Excellency the Cheva ier de la Luzern*,
Mmiftet of His M >ft Chriflian Majefly, gave an elegant
entertainment, on occasion of te King's ann veriary, to
t e Honorable Members of Congress, and many other
Gentlemen of diltmaion ; w en the following Tiafis
ware drank:—T eKme—The Unit-d States— The King
of Spain—The Qr ien -M nfieur (tie King's brother) —
The Comte d'Arlus—Succefs to toe C inti ned Armies —
General Wafhimg on—The Mare.bal de Broglie—Tee
Corate de Rociaibeau — General Gates— The Chevalier
de Ternay — Tae Pienipotemiaries in Europe.
In CONGRESS, August zid, 1780.
WH EREAS i. is of the ut upft impor ance effec
tually to prevent ,fe dtflruaicu, waste, embez
zlement and mi ap)d cation of the public flores acd pro«
vitons, upon which tae ex flence pf tie armies of these
United States may depend, and no adequ te provision
hath been made for the just punishment of delinquents in
the Dep rtments of Quarter Mafler,General, Commissary
General of Purchases, Commissary General of Hfus,
Ciotbier General, Commissary Ge iera! of Mil rry Stores,
Purveyor of the Hospitals and Hide Department ; there
sere,
Rejoined, That every person in any of the laid D part
merits intruded wi'h the care of provisions, or mih: ry
or hoipital Acres ,or other property of these United Stres,
who shall be conviOed at a General Court Martia' of sa
ving fold without a proper ^rder for that purp L, em
bezzled or wilfully misapplied, damaged or Spoiled any of
the provisoes, hor es fcrage, arms, (loathing, ammuni
tion, or other mlitary or hofpiral fibres, or property be
longing to the United States of America, fhal fuffr
death, er fecirother punishment as fhdl be directed by
a General Court-Martial according to the nature and
degree of the offence st the d fereion of such Court :
And every person in any of the laid Departments inirufted
as aforefait, who shall be convicted at a G neral court
Martial of having through neglefi fuffired any of the
articles aforef?id to be wafted, spoiled or damaged, fhal
fuffer Such punishment as the fa d Court sh 11 m their dif
erection dirc& according to the degree cf the offence.
August 23b
Refolded, That no Cerofi ates issued in the Qjart'r
Masters and Commissaries Departments alter the JSUI day
of September next, afford any claim upon t e United
States, unless .ffu?d under the f flowing regulations.
Firfl. Teat they be for services performed or articles
purchased, within (her refoefiive departments.
Second y. The Quarter Master General woo Comm ffury
General shall themelves sign all such Certificates as are
issued in dieir r>fpe&ive Departments.
Thirdly. All such Certificates shall be given fer fpec : e,
or other current money equivalent.
Fotribty. All contracts or purchases made, for which
Certificates shall be given, shall be m ide frfpe ie value.
Fijtbty. Toe articles so purchased, Shall be ehumera ed
in such Certificates with tfie rates and prices thtreot, aid
the prices Shall be reasonable when the prefeut circum
fiances cf our affairs are compared with the cost ot arti
cles of like quality, or services performed in the year 1775,
or when compared with the allowance by Congress 10 ue
United States as t-xpreffed in their refoluiicn or the zf h
February lafl.
R^oSved, That Cert : ficates issued under and agreeably
to the foregoing regut ticns, shall bear an inttreft o. fix
per cerr. per annum from the time ilipuhied for payment
until paid
Refolded, That the Quarter Master General and Com
missary General be, and hereby are flriftly enjoined, to
make monthly returns of their purchaf s and pro tedious
to the Board o' Wy, and make monthly returns, to wit,
on the last day offcry month to the Board ol Treasury,
of all Certificates so issued as aforef id.
Extract from ibe Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
N. B. The Printers in the different States are requeued
to publish the foregoing refutations in their rcipedive
News- Papers.
To be SO L D by private Sale,
A COMMODIOUS FRAME BUILDING, situa
ted in a public part of the city, fronting the fireet,
very well calculated for a grocery flora. Likewise
the lease of an Elegant BRICK-HOUSE, joining the
said Frame, very suitable for any Shopkeeper, the house
being so convenient to the Shop, Enquire ©f the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
A STOUT healthy NEGRO MAN, in his
ft prime, and a good farmer. Enquire of the Printer.
Whereas' complaint hath been?
made t> tne C mmifli^rs or the Cty <nd
County of PhiLid^lphia, by t e Crileys of North
Ward, thar he carrot obtain the fax due on a lot situ
ate on Market and Eighth- Streets, containing 48 feet
3 inches in breadth by 306 feet deep, the property cf
Pe'er G Ik 11. NOTICE is hereby given, That un
lefß th^ said Peter Gafksll, his Attorney or Agent, dis
charge and pay the taxes just y due on S id eSHte, on
or before 'the twenty-eighth day of November next en-
Suing the d te hereof the p r emises will be fold agreea
ble to the laws of this Comm.-nwehrih,
Given undercut hands ;h's2,l day of August, 1780.
FRANCIS GURNEY. ).,
PRESLEY BLACKISTCN,)^"™™'"™'""
T HE fubferiber takes this method of
inform n th- Fubbr, Thrt he h.v juu -nid^u a
Me z.tinto PRINT, n pester Size.*, o'H'u tv_ r ,:„c 7
General WA BIN GTON, f ^ the 0
picture belonging to the State < f f'nntyv.n
Shopkeepers and pc^uns going to the Wifi EdEs
may be fu?pfed at lech a pi<e ar wip ass r> * cons:,
durable profit to xh<m, by ?;yEir,:l"^ fujh-u?.t
corner of Lombard ard Thbd-it^ , P : b~ r \m.
CHARLES WI! LMJN PEALE,
N. B. Ai th, futt uopr : Ifnof. ^ ci pi is <0
the most valuable, thole zbo ".< at ',c> sta 04fl is a
likeceis of cur worthy' General are ikfc-rd to ur,iy im
in diately.
* 14 inches b, 10 inches, befidet tit rnrrfr.
WANTS A NURSE CHTLk
A WOMAN wth a good r : .ft of milk, that can
be writ r^c;m.neode• Enquire cl theP inter.
THAT we|l-accuftomed T AV e'r N
known by the ti,n of the CROSS KEY'S,
at tr.e corner of Cheviot at 0 Thud Street, . new o<-
copied by the foofc ibr;^ ho also keeas a STAYLH
in good order, wh~te he will.rec v H r fes to stand at
Livery, and otherwise. T^ofe G mlrinen who pEafe
to favor him with their cuftam, may tely on his Left
endeavours to Live them
JOHN A BOGART.
TO BE S O L D,
A Goo D second hand CHAISE, with steel
*A fp ings and leather top; likewise a quantity of
Pipe, H gfhead and Barrel STAVES. Enquire of
IHO MAS C A NBY, in Second.ftreet, below the
Bridge, PAiaMJm.
WAS tAKEN UP,
On the 7th inst, (Au/u^)
A AY COLT, turned two years old, with along
tail never ducked, hng feme grey hairs in his fact,
and i* a na fr urxl pacer. The owner is <b fied to come,
prhve property, pay charges and trke him away in two
weckr fr m the d^te hereo f , or he will be fold as the
law diretb, by the fubferiber, on Richard P no, Ety's
place in the Northna Liberties.
August 15, 1780. JACOB LUTZ.
Five Hundred Doll rs Regard.
SPRAYED or STOLEN cn the nig!t o' the
211 inri. (Anguft) from the <ubfcri'-er in . D roy
Townfllip, Chest r County, a fnel HORSE, abo^t
fourteen hands high, between four and five years old,
with a blaze in his face, b th hnd feet white, neither
brand nor car mark, high boned and not very hand
fume, trots and pacer, h's trot rem-rkMI- fhert, —
Whoever secures the hoGe, ;nd thief i! ft ,kn, and the
thief be prosecuted to conviabn, ffiM receive the rirwe
reward, or Two Hundred Do hrs, with reasonable
charges, for the horse onl% by
ISAAC HIBBERD, bin.
Lleutenant's-Office, Philadelphia, August 21, 1780,
To the Second, Third, and Fourth Caffes of the city
Militia.
tyHEREAS a large number of our virtuous Mdi
tia, belonging to the 2 1,3 d, andqth Cl. fi, h^ve
marched against our common army; and as ma. yof
these true font of liberty have left wives and chi dren,
who by Law are entitled to a fu: port during their ab
sence, which is to be paid them cut of the fin&s of delin
quents: Hereby gve Notice to all such delinquents, to
pay forthwith into my office in Arch street, the:r re pec
tive F.nes, by which such delinquents will lave five per
cent, commission, and othsr incooveniencies; the Col
lectors having positive orders not to call more than once
on any delinquent, from and after the publication cf
thia notice, for any Militia fines due.
WILLIAM HENRY, L^uten^t
cf the city and liberties.
WANTED on LOA N,
ft BOUT FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS,
£'l either in fpecic or the new S >te money, for
which good land Rarity ^b 6° per cent, ipae.cft will
be given. E qu'rr cf ^ P-uncr.
Port of PniLdeiph a, r r.n y'v n a f.
7 O /ILij ivhofn it miy concern.
NT O T I C E it hereby gi^n, Th^( .10 Ad
" mirulty will hr held at the ^a^ hot in the <itv
of Phiiade'pnia, on the Second dr r c Srri^mbrr n^x',
at Ten o'clock m the to enodn of the tame Jay, for the
tri! of t.‘t. sou? or v-.fi 1 r^kd the Ri^cii; , bnJv
coraman ed by ...———. ; takr : , : t sea on hr n-.c.-r^d
voyage from Richmond in Virginia to <hc H-M or his,
re-taken at tea, lent brio this port rod libelled ap^ nA
as prize by Samuel Hollir^fhead, q^i :<x: ^c. 7o the
end and intent that the own r or o^ner; cr cry j^kn.
concerned t erein, m , appear see huw enufe, it any
they have, why the fame ihould not be condemned ac
cording to the p^ye; of thetbei, &c.
By order or .he |u^, .
August 23. ANDREW ROBESON, R-g.