The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-01-10 00:00:00, page 2

Has any man seen any r an, who has seen any man,
who has seen the combined fl ets?
Has any man, woman, or child, seen any man, wo
man, or c ; ild, who nasfeenany man, woman or child,
who has Fen % combined fleets?
How many fail of the line are in t e combined
fleets?
On Monday there were fifty fix fail. On Tuesday
there were fifty five fail. On Wednesday there were
eighty eight fail. On Thursday there were fifty-two
fail. On Friday there were forty-nine fail. On Satur
cay there.wer, thirty-eight fail of line of battle ihips
in the combined fleets of France and Spain.
There are no accounts published about them on
Sunday.
Where are the combined fleets ?
A fays they are off the land's end. B fays they are
off the Lizards C fays they are in tbechannel. Dfays
they are inte Jrifh seas E fays they are off London
derry. F fays they are off cap. St. Vincent. G fays
they are off Corke. H fay's they are off cape Clear.
I f.ysthey are oif Plymouth. K fays they are offKinf
fale.' L fays they are off Clounagkilty. M faye they
are off Cr°c>kbaven. N faysthey are off the Start. O
only throws out a note of admiration ! P fays they
are'in the bay. Qfays they are gone for Gibraltar.
R Tays they are gone to the wind wapd. S fays they
are gone to America T fays they are dispersed in a
thunder fiorm. But U gives the lie hired to A, B, C,
D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, 0. P, Q, R, S,
and T, for U fays, " the combined fleets of France
and Spain are gone into Brest and Ca^iz harbours"
And pr y what do the lords of the admiralty fay of
the combined fleets?
The lords of the admiralty know hothing about the
The ' following 'Piece is taken- Jrom the St. James's
Chronicle, September 25. printed in London. We
give it to our Readers for their Amusement, but
.doubt not it will excite some Pi'y also, for the poor
bumbled Lords of Man and Sovereigns of the
Sub as the British affe& to be. They aim at Con
.qw.fl,and daily are losing what they had. They Bur..,
blunder and Desolate abroad, but the Profpea of a
combined Fleet on thrir own Coafis, produces a
Panic and C>nAern*tion well described. Twenty
fix fxoreffes arrived atmoe Office in one Day, with
an Account — that a French Privateer was on the
Coa^d!'! !
Here's a whoe account of the combined fleets of
France and Spain!
Who has seen the combined fleets of France and
Spain?
A Danish captain has f p en them—A captain arrived
at Du dm has seen them • A captain put in at Corke
has seen them -Li utenant Grampus of the whale
squadron, who came express up the Thames has seen
them—an J the captain of an English migate would nave
seen trem but for a fog.
Are the combined fleets loft in a fog ?
Has any man seen any man who has seen the combin
ed fleets?
The Combined Fleets of France and .Spain.
News ! news! bloody news, juli arrived express —
What's toe news
St. PIERRE'S, (Martinique ) Dec. 6, 1781.
f^ the 15th November, our little army composed
1 + of 400 of the regiment of Auxerrois, 320 of the
^vTComtois, 4vo of Dillon's and of Walsh's, 50 grena
d.r^of Martinique, and 24 matroffes, embarked on
bo^d the king's frigates the Medea, commanded by le
Has any man seen any woman who has seen the com
bined fleets?
Mas any man seen any child who has seen the com
bined fleets?
Hsany woman seen any man who has seen the com
bim-d fie ts?
Hsa y woman seen any woman who has seen the
combined fleets?
matvr -'
And pray what has the Royal Gazette, published by
auth rity, said about the combined fleets?
The Royal Gazette is mum—
And pray what do the oter papers fay about the
combined fleets ?
The other papers fay they are here—the other papers
fa, they ae tuert—the other papers fay they are eve
ry where. They are in the North, they are in the
South, they ire in tee Eafl, they are in the Weft, they
are in Nubibns
The premier wishes them at the Devil.
Have the combined fleets landed their troops at Ply
mouth in England?
Yes.
Have the combined fleets landed their troops at Clou
nagkilty in Ireland?
Yes.
Did the combined fleets land their troops in England
and Ireland on the fame day ?
Yes.
Then the combined fleets must be composed of flying
squadrons indeed!
Who is to destroy the combined fleets of France and
Spain.
Admiral Darby is to destroy them, fays Majority
and her friends. The equinoxial winds are to destroy
tyem fays Minority and her connexions. But pray
will the equinoxial winds touch admiral Darcy's
fleet?
Has any child seen any woman who has seen the com
bined fleets ?
Has any child seen any child who has seen the com
bined fleets?
Has any man, woman, or child seen the combined
fleets?
Has any woman seen any child who has seen the com
bined fleets?/
Has any child seen any man who has seen the combin
ed fleets?
FLEETS! FLEETS! FLEETS!
re-taking of st. eustatia.
Chevalier de Girardiu; the Amazon, by Mr. de Villages,
the Galatea, by the Chevalier de Rocquart ; the corvette
Eagle, by Mons. de Prencuf; ®e sloops St. Louis and
Diligent, and the schooners Fe icity and Chamante; a
number of pilots, from the harbour of St Pierre, were
afo taken on board, in order to create a suspicion that
w® were going to meet our naval.armament, at this tube
expected in these seas, and thereby to conceal the objeX
of the expedition. The fqwadron, under the orders of
the Chevalier de Girardii), arrived on the 20th to wind
ward of Martinique, where they cruized two days In
the night of the 22d they pursued their course, and on
tee 25th, at nine o'clock in the evening, arrived off St.
Eudatia. The sloops, with each a frigate's long-boat
attending anchored with much difficulty at the mouth
of Jerkins's bay, situated to the N. W. of the island,
whilst the frigates lay too at a little distance. Count
Dillon, who was on board the Diligent, with the chaf
feurs of his regiment, landed the firfl. The furf run
ning high, th# bo"ts were dafned againd the rocks, and
some soldiers were drowned. Our intrepid general, with
a part of the frith brigade, made good his landing, as
ter some time, with great rifque and danger ; his own
boat was overfet, but every person on board was Caved.
A fafer landing place was afterwards difeovered, where
part of the troops disembarked with great difficulty.
Those firft landed took possession of the heights, after
climbing up a rock of between 700 and 800 feet, a ! moH
perpendicular height, the only w y by which they could
penerate the island; this was overcome by our troops,
monf. de Bouille himfejf, with great eagerness and intre
pidity, setting the example. An hour before day only
400 were landed, and we had no expectation of effecting
the landing any more, most of the boats having been
dashed to pi ces.
Our only refourc^ was now in vidory, and we had to
attack an enemy greatly superior in numbers. Nothing
could difiourage monf. de Bouille, he in flantly took his
measures, and marched at the head of his troops, who
were full of ardour and courage. At half after four in
the morning, being still at the distance of a leagu ' an a
half fr m the fort, we hastened our march.
Count Dillon received orders to march immediately
with the Irish brigade to the barracks, to fend a detach
meet to seize the batteries, on the right of the town, and
another to surprise the governor in his own house. monf.
de Frefne, major of the royal Comtois, with xoo chaf
feures, taken from his own regiment and that of Auxer
rois, was ordered to attack the fort, and to scale t e
walis if he could not enter at the gate Mr. le Vicomte
de Damas was ordered to support him with t e remainder
of the troops.
Count Dillon reached the barracks at fix o'clock in
the morning, and found a part of the garrison exercising
on rhe parade. The enemy, imposed upon by the uni
form of the Irilh brigade, were soon undeceived by a
fire from the later within pistol fllot. Governor Cock
burne, on his way to the parade, was taken prisoner at
the fame time, by the Cuevalier Qcconner, captain of
the chaffeurs of Waith. The Chevalier Frefne pushed
on to the fort, into which the enemy were throwing
th^mfelves in great numbers; he reached the draw
bridge at the moment they were attempting to raise it;
monf. de la Motte, second captain of the chaffeurs of
Auxerrois, rufbed forward on the bridge, and by a well
timed well direded fire, obliged the enemy to let go the
chains. This vigorous attack, deleaving the greatest
encomiums, was the signal of viX'ory. The enemy
were pursued into the fort by the chaffeurs of the roy
al Comtois. The Chevalier de Frefne ordered the bridge
to be raised, and the whole garrison threw down their
arms. All the prisoners were paraded in the fort and
we found on examination, that we had loft only 10
men in killed, drowned, or wounded. Tie enemy
loft 32.
On the fame day, the 26th, Vicomte de Dimas, with
300 men of his regiment, was sent with tue Amazon
frigate, and one sloop, with orders to take possession of
the island of St. Martins : he made 53 prisoners of war,
among which were three officers, and carried the gar
rison to # St. Euftatia, after having re-eflablifhed the go
vernmentsof France and Holland io the fame manner as
they flood at the time the Englilh captured the island.
The island of Saba surrendered on summons the fame
day, and the laws of Holland were there re-established.
On the 27th, the flag of the united Provinces was hoisted
on the fort,and it was annouced by aifeharges ofartillery
and the acclamations of the inhabitants, that the colo
ny was restored to the dominion of Holland- Monsieur
de Chabert was appointed civil governor of the islands
of St. Euftatia, St. Martin's, and Saba for their high
mightinesses the Rates general of the united provinces.
M. Fitz Maurice, captain commandant, of the battali
on of Walsh, with the rank of lieutenant colonel was
appointed to the chief command of the military, monf.
de Banks, captain Commandant of the regiment cf Dil
lon, was appointed lieutenant de Roi, and monf. de Geof
fry, aid major of the town end fort Orange. Mons. de
Bouille at the fame time put the place in a refpeXable
situation, and left a lufficient garrison for its defence.
The garrison of St. Euftatia was composed of the 13th
and 15th British regiments, confining of 691 men, and
all the prisoners taken amounted to 776, viz. 2 lieute
nant colonels, 7 captains, 33 lieutenants, ensigns and
quarter makers, 702 hon-commissioned officers, pri
vates and matroffes, and 32 sailors. The count de
Bouille, nephew to the general, failed on the 28th
from St. Euftatia, in the Corvette Eagle, to carry
the news of this fucefs of our arms to the king, and
to present to his majesty the four standards of the 13th
and 15th regiments.
Count Dillon, vicaunt Damas, the chevalier de Fref
ne aad Fitzmourice, who commanded the detachments
on thie expedition, were particularly distinguished for
their intrepidity, constancy, and good dispositions ;
it would be necessary to name every officer and sol
dier of our little army, to do jnflice to those who have
deserved well of their country, for tiveir bravery and
zeal.
The captains and officers of the royal navy, em
ployed on this expedition, contributed greatly to its
success. The zeal, adivity, and good management
by which they were distinguished; juftifies the high id '-
as we had formed of their abilities and patriotism.
The latest accounts from general Greene's army that
we have been able to colled, are, that he was at a
place called Roundo, about 40 miles from Charleftown;
that general Marion was at Haddrel's point, and lieu
tenant colonel Lee, with his legion, was within twenty
miles : that the enemy had called in all their out posts
but one, which confined of 500 men, at Stono, about
five miles from Cnarleflown.
The honourable the general assembly of this
commonwealth, at their present fitting, have thought
proper to repeal the law enabled last session, for laying
an embargo for a limited time.
Tie honourable Thomas Nelson, junr, esquire, our
late governor, having resigned on account of the ill Rate
of his health, the honourable Benjamin Harrison,
efq ; (peaker of the house of delegates, is eleded in his.
room : and John Tyler, efq. is chosen (peaker.
A Correfpoodent remarks, that if batchelors are to
be taxed for not getting married, he th nks it but
reasonable that forne penalties fhbuld be imposed upon
those hard-hearted females whom neither art nor nature
can move.—A poor fellow who has perhaps dangled
away more than half his time in his attention to some
unyielding fair, is more an obje& of companion than
of pußifhment. Our correspondent therefore proposes,
that in each parish there shall be established a tribunal,
to be called the Court of Love, who shall have power to
impose a fine, at least equal to the tax, upon any wo
man who (hall be convicted of having refufed three tol
erable good offers : and where any unfortunate batch
elor shall produce undoubted testimonials of having
been fix tines rejected by women of equal condition
in life with himfelf, they shall remit bis tax, and give
him his choice of all the ftuoborn girls in the parish.
All the operations of this conquest have been carried
on with the grrateft harmony and good undetflanding,
a prelude to future success.
The Englilh cannot have forgot the doQrine held
out by genera! Vaughan, colonel Cockburne himfelf,
and other officers, that St. Euftatia with a garrison of
1000 men, could defend itfelf against 10,000. What
will they fay, when they learn that the new Gibraltar
was conquered by four hundred Frenchmen ? they
must confefs their ,euerals are bad calculators, and
that intrepidity supplies the place of numbers.
The marquis de Bouille embarked the 30th of last
month, in the frigate Medea, and the squadron arri
ved in our road the 4th instant, and landed all the pri
soners. Monsieur de Bouille, who was looked for with
impatience, landed at Fort Royal, where he was receiv
ed with the greatest joy.
We learn by late letters from France, by way of
Guadeloupe, that great preparations were making in
all their sea ports, and they all mention the speedy
failing of a formidable squadron for these islands.
The house of delegates of Virginia, on behalf of
their conflituents who are deeply impressed with 2
due sense of the many great and Important services
rendered to their commonwealth in particular, and
through that as a member of the American union, to
the United States in general, by the honorable major
general marquis la Fayette; do resolve, to bear to
the world this highest testimony of their gratitude,
to the said honorable major general marquis la Fayet
te, for his distinguished good conduct and eminent ser
vices, while commanding the American army in this
slate ; that this house regard with the warmest approx
bation, his patriotic a tention aid generous eridea
vours to preserve the civil rights of the citizens, and
to promote the general interefla of the fiate, equally
GATES. Monday, December 17, 1781.
[1 IS Excellency General Washington, in his com
mand of the allied army at York, having given
fr'fh proofs of his courage, good conduct and inde
ftigabl^ zeal for the public service, in which he hath
so gloriously perfeve ed during the whole course of the
war, and the dteifive and compleat success of the al
lied arms over the enemy, commanded by earl Corn
wallis, is an event so interrefling to America and pro
dudive of signal good to this commonwealth:
Resolved therefore, unanimously, That the thanks
of this house be pr&fented to his excellency for his
late glor out fervics at York Town; and that he be
assured, the conspicuous merit and exalted virtue,
which his character uniformly exhibits, will ever ex
cite the warmest love and gratitude of his country
men.
Their excellencies the counts de Rochambeau and
de Graffe, with the officers and troops under their
command, c®mpofing the army aid navy of our great
and illustrious ally, his Moss Chrißian Majesty, ha
vin' fliflinguifhed themselves in the late operations
againtithe common enemy, at and near York, by a
noble display of gallantry, discipline, and a zealous,
active, anJ vigorous co operation with the troops of
these United States, and having thereby so eminently
contributed to the late glorious success of the allied
arms, and to the deliverance of this Rate from the
ravages of a powerful and cruel enemy:
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this house
be presented to their said excellencies, and to the of
ficers and men composing the whole suite of each of
them refpe&ively ; and that they be assured of the
lifting esteem and gratitude of Virginia to them and
to their nation, weich Hands so eminently distinguish
ed for its courage, generosity and noble atchieve
ments.
Resolved, That the finpere thanks of De General As
sembly be givento our former governor,Thomas Jeffery
son, efq, for his impartial, upright, and attentive ad
miniflration whilst in office. The assembly wish in the
fl ronge* manner to declare the high opinion which they
entertain of Mr. Jefferfon's ability, rectitude and in
tegrity, as chief magistrate of this commonwealth, and
mean by thus publicly avow ing their opinion, to obvi
ate and remove all unmerited censure.
(A Copy.) Tefte. JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D.
Extract from the Journal of the HCUSE of DELE-
InGENERAL ASSEMBLY,
December 15, 1781.
RICHMO N D, (Virginia,) Dec. 29.