The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-11-07 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, August 14.
Various Coujeftures are formed, refpefte? the 'p*
pearance of a Ruffian fleet in the Downs. Many peo
ple are of opinion,, they would not have ventured in
cur harbour-, if they entertained an, hostile designs,
or if their errand was of a nature, that governm nt did?
not approve of.
Advic s are said to 6e received from admiral Geary,
of his having gained intelligence of the combined fleets
being seen cruizing between Cape Ortugal and Cape'
Fmifierre: and that he had called a council of war in
consequence of it, when it was unanimously agreed to 4
leave the Bay, and immediately proceed in quest of
them : and as the wind was then exceeding fair, we
have reason to expert some news of an a&on every'
hour.
Aug. 16. Yeffepda, some secret difp°tches were Cent
off express from the admiral to the flag officers coal
man ling at Portsmouth and Plymouth, supposed to
Be in consequence of the arrival of the Northern fqua^
dron in the channel.
Advice was received yefterda,, at the admiralty,
that the Ruffian admiralty, on being boarded by one
Of our cutters, assured the captain, that he fhbuld
weigh anchor and pro eed on his return to Russia, the
momentrfhe wind proved favourable.
Lord George Gordon'is now indulged with pen and”
ini; but that only on condition that he does not cor
respond with any others than his brother and his coon
fel. His letters are all infpeffed by order of govern
ment. He is in very high spirits; but has been great
ly affected whenever he heardrof an, of te executions
of the rioters, and has ben known to shed tears.
Auguf t 19. The lift of the Ruffian fleet, just announc
ced in the public prints, mus timprefs one important
truth on the, nd of every reader, which is, that al
though Ruff d s fertile in men, it is not so-in regard to 1
naval officeri: out of the fifteen ships of the line, four
of them are commanded by Britifn officers r as : are aFo
t^o of the four frigates. Thus we have not only taught
them the road to maritime power, but even now, in
this crinal situation, fix Britons condud their (hips to
serve our enemies.
It has over-been the fate of Britain to have her servi
ces repaid with ingratitude ; and to fee those who ow
ed most to her, not only look quietly on, while others
attacked her, bus "^^ i^fl- her a^iia^. aud # a#
them in their attempts to undo her. —
The followmg bill being a fubjeft of so much national
importance, we are happy totave it in our power to
communicate it to our readers.
A BILL (with the amendments) to secure the protest
ant religion in Great-Britain from any encroach
ments of popery, by more effectually retraining pa
pists, or persons proeffing the popifh religion from
.teaching or taking upon themselves the education or
government of the children of protestants;
“ WHEREAS the minis of many of his majefy's
fubjeHs have been disquieted, and apprehenflons of the
growth of popery in this kingdom have been entertain
ed, from a belief that proselytes have from time to
time been mide to the church of Roe, by the mean.*
of the boarding, educating, or teaching the children of
his majesty's proteftanf fubjeßs in schools and places
of education kept by papiih, or persons profeffing the
popifh religion :
“ For removing such apprehenflons, and for the
more effectually preventing any such unlawful prafti^
ces for the future,
“ May it please your Majefly,
" That it mi, bt enabled ; and be it enabled by the#
King's most excellent majefly, by and with the advice
and content of the lords spiritual and temporal, and'
commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the fame,, that from and after the firft
day of September, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty, if any papist, or person profeffing the popifh.
religion, shall knowingly take upon him or herfelf, the
education, teaching, infiruflion, as tutor, schoolmas
ter, or schoolmistress, or the boarding, for the purpose
of education, of the child or children of any of his
majesty's proteflant fubjefs• or if after the said firft
day of September, one thotifand seven hundred and
eighty, any person, being a proleflant, shall knowingly'
cause, or fuffer his or her child or children, or any child'
or children intruded tohis or her care or guardianship,
(such child or children so intruded not being the issue
of popifh parents) to be educated, taught, inftru&ed;
as aforefaid, or boarded, for the purpose of education,
By or With any papist, or person profeffing the popiffi
religion, every such person so offending, and being
lawfully convicted thereof, by information or indict
ment, shall upon such conviction, forfeit and pay the*
sum of one hundred 'pounds, and such offender, so
convifted as aforefaid, shall also be adjudged to fuffer
twelve months imprisonment:
cc Provided also, and be it enacted, That no such
prosecution shall be brought, except within fix calen
dar months, after the said offence inall be committed."
The following clauses were inserted by the commit
tee :
HAGU E, August 2.
IT is allured, that the States -General will treat as
principal commissaries at the treaty of armed neu
trality, with the three northern powers. It is
also laid, that their High Mightineffe# have sent fur
ther inOrudions on that important buftnefy to their
ministers plenipotentiaries, who continue with the nt
moft speed their journey to Peterfburgh. We talk al
ready here about the conditions of that negotiation,
though without an, certainty, as that affair is kept
very secret, until it is brought to a cowlufion.
Utrecht, Aug. to. M. de Beaumarchais's ship Fer
Rodrigue, is arrived at the Lie of Rhe from New En
gland, having under convoy „ American (hips and
four French, the cargoes of which confft chiefly of
tobacco. That (hip it is said, hits also taken several
prizes. .
Amflerdam; Aug. ro. We have juftreceived rhe!
news, that the Ruffian fleet, confiding of thirteen ships
of the Ime and frigates, cast anchor yeflerd;, before
the port of the Texel; but as they are not come ui,
we cannot get their names.
“ Provided always, and be it enafted, That nothing
in this aft shall extend, or be conflrued to extend, to
the teaching the art or exercises of music, drawing,
dancing, fencing or riding only, the school or academy
where Inch arts or exercises shall be taught, and the
names of the persons employed in teaching them there
in, being registered, as is hereafter directed, and no
protestant child or children who shall be there tayght,
being permitted to lodge or board therein, or in the
fame house with any such teacher, being a papifl, or
person profeffing the popifh religion.
And be it enabled, That all fchtols or academies
whatsoever, where the above mentioned arts or exer
ei'es shall be taught, .and the names of the persons em
ployed in teaming ther in, shall be regiflered at the
quarter.feffors of the county, city, riding, or place iep
which the said schools or academies shall be kept.
" Provided also, and be it enabled, That nothing
herein contained (hill extend, or be confirmed to ex
t nd, to the giving lesions in the arts, sciences, exer
cises or languages, in any school, or academy kept by
a person or persons being - proteftan'ts) or in the pri
vate house of any person being a protestant, the per
sons so giving lessons not' reading or hoarding in the
said school, academy, or hotffe, refpeftively.
“ And be it hereby further enabled) That one mar
efy, of all and every the penalties to be levied by vit
fue of this ablf shill be paid to the prosecutor 'of such
information or indictment, and the other moiety there
of to the poor of the pariS in^ whicb^he said offence
shall be committed.'
“ Provided also,- and Be if ea'afled, That nothing in
this afl contained fliall be confirmed to extend to re
peal, or in any manner invalidate, any of the laws now
ti being refpeHing papists, or persons profeffing: the
popifh ' religion."&
From the London Galette,. July 22.
Admiralty Office, July, 1780.
Extras of a letter from the honour ible captain IVard
grave, of his majefly's ihip La P'rudente, to Mr.
Stephens, dated ' Spithead, July i 3, 1780^
On the 4th instant being on a cruize with the Licor
ne in company, at ten o'clock A. M. cape Ortugal
fhen bearing fotith and by weft, distance 25 leagues,
the Licorne made a tigna I for feeing a fail in the N. W.
and a thick fog then a'i^riThg, we difeovered a large
ihip bearing down to us: /immediately made the sig
nal to ch ce, soon after which, the chafe hauling her
wind, being then onlyfix miles defiance from us, we
clearly difeovered her to be a large frigate, u^ich,
from her conftruSfibn, we 'concluded to be French.
As we had light winds and calms the whole day, if
Was half past eleven P. M. est I fotinrf myfelf within
close piftob-fhot of herb The ffgnal6 (he now made,
both with rockets and lights, convincing me that (he
was an enemy,! immediately began to engage her :
and at half past 4 A. M. she Raided down her colours
to his majesty's ships La Prudente and Licorne
She proved t'o be La Capricieu fe, a French frigate,
eight days from L'Orient, pierced for 44 guns, but
mounting only' 32; complement 308 nien. She was
launched in March lift, measured 1100 tons, and was
one of the fineft frigates f ever saw.
lam very sorry to fay, that the Condition of the
prize was such (as their lordships may observe from
the report of rhe furor,) aft rendrrri it impracticable
to escort her to England. Indeed the very heavy' IoG-
I have sustained in the aftion, and unfortunately hav
iog.2o.fick on more,, ^J many on board, made it ab
solutely impossible for me to give her the necessary
affiftence for that purpose ; I therefore, after remov
ing the prisoners, set her on fire.
Finding from the condition of my (hip, the utter im
possibility of executing my orders, I have therefore
given directions to captain Cadogan, the commander
of his majesty's ship Licorne, to put them into imme
diate execution.
Notwith landing dr seeming superiority, L hope
the return of the killed and wounded will ftmciently'
evince, that my officers and fhip's company have ac
quitted themselves in the most gallant and spirited
manner. Indeed I feel 'tis impossible to do justice to
their merits.
In justice to lieutenant Binks of the marines, I must
beg leave to observe to their Lordships, that his party
with the utmost steadiness and bravery, keeping up a
regular and constant fire from beginning of the as 0%
'tilt necessity called' them to the great guns, where
they shewed an equal sh-are of spirit and good order.
But while I am thus giving tnofe well deserved enco
miums to his Britannic Majefly's fubjeds, I should
feel myfelf in honour bound to give his enemies, ow
this occasion, the merits they are so truly deferving',
did ' not the condition of their ship, and the heavy loss
they have sustained, Sufficiently fpcaktheir praife^ I
must beg leave to add, in honour of Mr. de Cherval,
who commanded ' La Capricieufe at the time he furren--
dered, that the colours were not hauled do^n till the
fllip had five sett water rd her bold.
Mons. de Ranfanne and Mons. de Fontaine, the firft
and fecord captains, fell in toe action : But as to their
further loft, we are as set ignorant', being unacquaint
ed with the number of prisoners on roard the Licorne;
but from a rough calculation of their officers, Moy
must have at feaft one hundred killed and wounded.
It is with infinite concern that I acquaint their lord % -
ships, that lieutenant Elirfpn ftartd's foremof lon -the IIT
of the wounded, having be n feverelv bruised in the
back, and his right drm carried off wiisa ihot rf Fmlift
beg leave to recommend 'his misfortune, and the c rent
intrepidity he shewed during the action to their lord
ship's most particular attention.
A lift of the killed and wounded on board- his Majes
ty's ship La Prudente.
Killed.
Mr. John Difmond, Mr. Richard Montgo-)
mery, Mr. Thomas England, Mr. William > 4
Difmond, midfliipmen,J
Seamen, - - - - 12
Marine, - ^ - _ t
Tetal 1-7
POUGHff EEP&IE, (New-York) Oflober 3%
Hi's excellency our governor is returned here from
Trydn county.=We are informed, -that after the re
puife of the enemy by the militia and levies,' under bri
gadier general Van Renffdaer at Fox's Mills, Sir John
Johufon, Brandt and Butler, With the Indians, fepara>
ting from the m?in body of the- troops, fed to the
woods, crossing the country to the &neid I.' Our troops
pursued the main body of the enemy up the Mohawk
River, so cfofely as to prevent their committing any
further devaluation. At Fort Herkeraer, they left the
river, and flruck across the country towards Oneida^
T e pursuit was continued by the militia and levies,
headed by hi, excellency the governor, till within
about 15 miles of that place, when their provision be
ing entirely exhaifrfted, many of them having been near
two days without any, and no profpe& of the fuppliea
which were to follow thenfy on so rapid a march, arri*
ving in time, they were obliged to return; or in all
probability, the whole party would have fallen into
our hands.
The force immediately under the command of Sir
John, amounted to about 750 picked men, from the
zoth and 7 th British regiments, Iteffian Yaugers, Sir
John's regiment, Butler's rangers, and Brandt's corps
or Indians and Tories.
The enemy had with them two brass mortars for <.
and 3 quarter inch Ihells, and one brh^ 3 pounder.
The former they concealed < n their rout, the latter,
with all their ammunition, fed into out handy at the
action at Fox's Mills.—Nearly all the prisoners, and
all the Negroes, cattle, and other plunder, which they
, had collected, were also recovered. In the pursuit we
have taken about; 400 f the enemy prisoners, with Sir
John's servant and baggage.—Our principal loss is
celond Brown and about 37 of his party. He was fla-~
tioned at Fort Plank, and on the enemy's approach,
was induced, by falf- intelligence of their flrength ana
portion, to attack them, and was led into the midst and
received the fire of their mvin body, before he difeover
ed them: The party of the enemy which appeared at
Balls-Town, confided of between 150 and 203 men, led
by John Mtinroc, - enquire.
On his excellency's return to Albany, (by virtue of
the a& " fubje&ing all persons who shall come out from
the enemy,- and secretly lurk in any part of this ftatr,
to trials by courts-martials, as spies,") he ordered 2
general court-martial for the trial of Jacob Shell, John
M'Mullen and James Van Driefon, mo were found
guilty, and sentenced to be hanged on Friday kff-
The two former were executed accordingly, and ths
latterwas respited for 2 few days.
These villains, -it appears, had - joined the enemy,
were now in their service, and-found lurking about the
country, as is fuppofed-fbr the purpose of recruiting,
and obtaining intelligence for the enemy. As it is pro
bable there may be many more of these gentry in other
parts of th p Hate, it behoves us to be very vigilant ire
caufir^ them to be apprehended - and brought to jwfr
^e.
Wounded-
Mr. Joseph Ellison, second lieutenant, l
Mr. William M'Carty, midlbipman, 1
Seamen, ,- . - - -2$
Marines, - ^ - - 4
Total 31
Since dead of
their Wounds,
Seamen, - - - -2
Marine, .-- -1
Total kissed and wounded.- 48
£I COR N E.-
3 Killed; 7 Wounded.
I am, &c.
WM. WALDEGRAVE.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.
Friday afternoon arrived the privateer Fair American
captain Decatur, -from a fuccefsful cruize. On his pas
sage up the Delaware ca ptain Decatur took a refugee'
plckerooning boat from NeW-York, which had advan
ced nearly as high as New-Cadle, had done much mif
chief to the small craft in our bay, and did not submit
Until fired upon by the Fair American, by which one
man (prisoner on board the boat)' was unfortunately
killed, and ! two or three of the plundering' crew wer,
Wounded:
The beginnings of last week, during a violent gale of
wind, part of the brick wall of an house in Front-street
above Boole's Bridge fell down. Some men employed
so removing the rubbish found the body of a man most
terribly crushed. It is supposed he had fufFered instant
death by this dreadful accident.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of character, dated
at St. Euftatia, OHoberg.
" There is some talk of a Dutch war. Every dispatch
is using in Holland for equipping their navy. They
will fhort'ly have fifty ships, including frigates, ready
for sea. The Dutch man of war wejiave here is a 64,
the admiral's name is Krull. He returns the salute tor
all Americans. Tis said Continental vessels will have
gun for gun. We are no more troubled' with privateers
rn the road: the admiral is very ftric| with them. He
has seized a Dutch vesse l that had been condemned an^
fold in one of the neighbouring inlands for trading wita
the French."
t*t The Subferibers so the GITY ASSEMBLY
the Hft season are requested to meet at the CityTaveru ;
on FRIDAY she nth instant, at XII o'clock, on bu
linelk of importance to them.
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P # qw a, Lau alter County, No-, r, 1 Ba.
<WTAS found in t'-e barrage of two d fertes, ap- *
prrhenJed in 1/ncaTer county, firndry A dicks
fopphed to be ftolcn, ano p which art the so 4rwm„,
v z tindrv remnants of L f *, one remnant Wuton #
one kucifkn, two Sheep 0 f and two wornnh Pet
ticoats. Any perlon or po ions proving property, in
the Articles so found, may have them bv applying to
SAMUEL J. A FLEE, Lie utenant."