The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-02-12 00:00:00, page 3

'CHATHAM, February 6.
On Tuesday the 29th alt. James Morgan was exe
cuted at Weftfield, pursuant to his sentence, for the
wilful murder of the rev. James Caldwell. A sermon
upon the occasion < as preached by the rev. Jonathan
Elmer, from Jer. xliv. 4. “ Oh! do not this abomina
ble thing that I hate."
We hear a packet arrived at New-York on Mon
day last, but as our informant left the city te fame
day, we do not learn any thing particular by her.
The Sound being froze, has put it in the power of
those nocturnal depredators, the refugees, to make in
cursions on our defencelefs frontiers ; and on Friday
might, a party of them from Staten-Island came to
Elizabeth-Town and plundered several of the inhabi
tants ; but should their temerity prompt them to re
turn again, we trust they will not get off with impu
nity.
On Friday night a party of refugees, consisting of
black and whites, having formed a plan to intercept
the people of this fide as they passed into the meadows
far fait hay, came over and concealed themselves in a
swamp, and had made upwards of a dozen people,
with their horses and sleds, prisoners, when the alarm
being given, they were pursued to close that two of
their party fell into our hands, together with all they
had previously captured.
NEW-YORK, January 31.
Last Monday the Greyhound packet, captain Dunn,
with the mail for Great-Britain, failed from Sandy-
Hook with a fair wind. In her went passengers monf.
Barras, nephew to the French admiral of that name,
force officers taken with him in the Bonetta, and seve
ral other gentlemen
We have had a more intense froft since Monday last,
than any inhabitant of this city remembers to have
happened for twenty years past: It has rendered the
arrival of vessels, and consequently the means of obtain
ing intelligence, impracticable.
T R ENT O N, February 6.
On the 19th ult. arrived in Tom's-river, the schoo
ner Dart privateer, from Salem in New-England, capt.
William Gray, and brought in with him a prize sloop,
taken from the Black Jack, a galley belon. ing to New-
York; and the next day his boat, with seven men,
went in pursuit of a brig which was near the bar, but
neither boat or men have since been heard of.
Captain Worth, in the brig Sally, of this port, ar
rived in the river on Sunday evening last from Nantz,
which he left the 28th of November. By hie we learn,
that the duke de Lauzan, who failed from the Chefa
peak in a frigate soon after the capture of lord Corn
wallis and his army, arrived at Brest the 19th of No
vember, after a passage of 23 days, and that the impor
tant intelligence which he carried had diffufed a gene
ral joy among our allies. A dauphin of France was
born the 221 of ORober, on which occasion there hed
been great rejoicings throughout the kingdom.
Y fierday fe'nnight a large wolf was killed in Attle
borough, and the next day another was seen in that
town; they had destroyed five sheep. None of those
voracious animals had made their appearance in these
parts for thirty years before.
We hear from South-Brunswick, in Middlesex coun
ty, that colonel John Wetherill of that place, was on
'Saturday the 12th ult. married, in the 86th year of
his age, unto Miss Mary Metier, a young lady of
about twenty.five.
A person, who was passenger on board captain Barr,
when taken, is got home, reports, that, after the
arrival of the enemy's fleet at Barbadoes, one of their
74 gun ships was condemned as unfit for further service,
owing, principally, to the damage which file received
in the engapement when count de Graffe beat the Pri
tifh fleet ofF Chefapeak bay.
Another capital ship of the British fieet, said to be
also a 74, in coming to fail in the road of St. John's,
Antigua, was drove ashore, & entirely 1011.
“ I congratulate you upon the very great and im
portant event of the futeuder of all the enemy's army
under Cornwallis, and the success of general Greene in
South-C rolina. The news will reach England just be
fore the opening of Parliament."
A parag.aph in the last Thursdays papers, mention
ing the arrival ofa prize taken by the Alliance, proves
to be a miflake : it is a prize to a letter of marque ship
out of Philadelphia.
An account was received in Spain, before captain
Hill failed, of the capture of the Britifli army under
the command of lord Cornwallis.
A flior time after captain Hill came out, he spoke
with pveffe 1 bound to Boston, from St. Antonio, by
whom he was informed, that the privateer ship Grand
Turk, captain Pratt, was arrived there from this port
and had carried in with her two valuable prizes; one,
a vessel loaded with £fh ; and the other, a large Ja
maica man, (aid to have 500 hogsheads of sugar on
board: And the Grand Turk had also taken in her
passage from hence, three or four other prizes.
We have no material advices of a public nature, by
captain Hill. Tee Spaniards had not reduced, but con
tinued to bsfiege the cafiie <f St. Philiy, on the island
of Minorca, and the fortrefs of Gibraltar.
BOSTON, January gt.
Count de Barras lately fail'd from Cape Francois for
old France, with a large fleet under his convoy.
Extract ofa letter from Nantz, Nov. 23, 1781.
At Antigua and St. Kitts they were under great ap
prehensions ofan invasion by an armament from Mar
tinico. It is alto said tnat at Jamaica t ey are in dai
ly expectation of an attack from the Spaniards.
PORTSMOUTH, January 26.
The convention which met at Concord on Wednes
day laß, to agree upon the form of government for
this hate adjourned to theist Wedaefday in June next.
PROVIDENC E, January 26.
SALE M, January 24.
May it please your Lordships,
IN our former memorials to your lordships, we re
presented the difaffedion of the people here to the
revenue laws, and from the many treasonable pubhea
lions that had been Spread through all the provinces,
and the correspondence carried on by the several assem
blies, we were persuaded there had been a long con
certed and extensive plan of refinance to the authority
of Great-Britain; and we believe, that the seizure
referred to in the ihclofed papers, has hastened the
people of Boflon to the cominiflion of actual violence
sooner than was intended.
From their outrageous behaviour towards our of
ficers, and their repeated threats of immediate vio
fence to our o^n persons, we f und it absolutely tie
ceffary, in order to save his majefly's commiffibn
from further insult, and to preserve bur lives, to
take shelter on board his majefly's ship the Romney,
in Boston harbour, from whence we are removed in
to Castle William, to carry on the business of the re
venue, till we can receive such protection as will ena
ble us to aft in fafety at Bbflon.
We herewith lay before your lordships copies of
bur minutes of the 13th and 14th inflant, together
with copies of several affidavits and letters relative
to our present situation agreeable to the schedule in
clofed, and we beg leave to submit our opinion, that
nothing but the immediate exertion of military po ver
will prevent an open revolt of this town, which may
probably spread throughout the provinces. Which is
humbly fubmiited.
HENRY HULTON,
Cattle-William, ) JOHN TEMPLE,
Boston harbour, WILLIAM BIRCH,
June 16th, 17&. > CHARLES PAXTON,
JOHN ROBiNSON.
Budden's, in Froht-ftreet a few doors to the southward
of the Coffee-houfe, to-morrow.
To the PEOPLE of AMERICA.
The honorable Thomas M'K°an, Philemon Dieken
fon, Caesar Rodney, and Samuel Wharton, esquires,
are appointed to represent the state of Delaware in the
Congress of the United States, for the ensuing year.
For some time past a report has circulated in this
city, that the Speech of his Britannick majePy to his
parliament, in November last, was arrived at New-
York, and indeed in this city; but we have had no
ground to believe it, until yeflerday, when we were as
sured that a vessel arrived last Thursday at New-York,
in a short passage from England, which our informant
fays brought accounts, that the news of the capure of
lord Cornwallis had occasioned great disturbances in
England : lord George Gordon having paraded the
streets of London at the head of a great numbe of
men, and the British king had lodged himfe'f in the
Tower for the security of his person. We do not pre
tend to authenticate this news : but give it as report.
Sunday morning a melancholly accident happened in
the river, opposite this city. A ferry boat crossing on
the ice, the people in attempting to launch her into
an air-hole, unfortunately overfet her, by which Mrs.
Litfe, wife of Mr. Little, near Cooper's firry, and
some other persons were drowned ; both the boat and
the bodies of the fufferers drove under the ice, so that
neither of them have been yet founds It is said this
accident, so truly calamitous to the families of the de
ceased, was owing, in some measure, to a want of care
and attention in the passengers.
It may be proper, in the present circumflanc^, to
recall to the minds of the People of the United States,
who were its real enemies th the beginning of this
Revolution. Their designs, I confefs, have at last
turned against themselves, and they have themselves
promoted the Independence of Thirteen States,
which they intended to enslave. But this great work,
the' accomplished is not yet come to its perfection ;
is it by receiving amongst us inveterate enemies;
that we will preserve the deferable Union, which has
hitherto proved to be our principal force ? Can those
who requefled in the year 1769, “ an immediate
“ exertion exertion of military power of Great
" Britain against us," become messengers of peace
in 1782 ? or are they not rather spies, sent amongst
us, in order to sow diffentions, and acquaint their
matters of what they fee here ?—Friends and fellow
Citizeus, beware of the British minority or oppo
sition.
BOSTON, September's, 1769
MEMORIAL of the Commissioners of the Cufloriis
in North-America.
WAR OFFICE.
February 6, 1782.
THE several Contractors for Supplying Rations,
deliverable by the United States, art to iflue to
the military Officers on flafionary Duty at the several
Poffs and Places to which their Cont/afts extend, fitch
Rations or Parts of Rations as the said Officers may
choose to draw, not exceeding in Value the fubfift
ance Money allowed to such Officers respectively in
lieu of Rations : The Amonnt of such Issues to regi
mental Officers to be paid by the regimental Pay-
Masters ; and of those made to Officers of the Milita
ry, Staff and Hospital, by the Pay-Mafler General
or his Deputy. The Contractors Accounts to be sign
Feb. 4. In tie late severe weather on Tuesday and
Wednesday last, some people were found frozen to
death in their crafts in the East and Hudson's rivers ;
and indeed the bay was so full of ice all the last week,
that our navigation to Staten-Island has been greatly
impeded.
At two o'clock las t Saturday afternoon, the pilot
boat Prince William Henry arrived from the H ok,
but saw no vessels off, though die was several leagues
out at sea, and got up with the greatest diffi ulty,
every man on board being much injured by the froft.
Philadelphia, Feb. 12.
The Poss Office will be removed to Mrs.
Savad from the Wreck of the Brig POLLY, Captain
Cain, from France, lately stranded near the Caprs
of V rginie: C unfitting of,
n OYAL Lavai Linens,
" Pontvy di to,
Nonbatti 8,
Brirtagnes,
Sheetings,
Camhricxi,
Lawns,
Also an ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
As nfeal.
WM. BROWN, Au&oneer.
those P erfons who had Goods
on board the Bri; POLLY, Captain Alexander Cain,
stranded near Cape Charles, ate requefled to meet
to-morrow at it o'clock, at Meffietfrs CRAWFORD
and DONALDtON's Insurance-Office.
Philadelphia, Feotuary it; 1782.
your next paper.
WHEREAS captain Mitchel, of the New-Jerfe/
line, of the continental army; ridw comman
dant of Wyoming, has frequently abused me, arid en
deavouring to injure my tha/ader ; I take this oppot
tnnity to inform the world, that his character may be
come as public as it is fcandelous.
When he abused me, 1 asked him his reafon,..-he
give me none. -I then demanded CtisfaAion, but re
ceived for answer that I was a damn'd rascal, and he
would horsewhip me: he likewise procured a number of
whips, which he said was for that purpose, but never
attempted to lift them up in my presence; though I
frequently put myfelf in his way.- -After all this abuse;
without any fatisfaftion, (and as i nave fupporttd a
character both in public and private life) I sent him #
chtllenge in writing, which be fretted in the fame cow
ardly ungenti :mau like manrier as he had me before ; alt
which I now make public to the world, in behalf of an.
injured chara&er. I arc, &c.
MATHEW HOLLENBACK,
Fifh-KiU, Dec, ?i, 178.1.
February 9, 1781.
On THURSDAY Next,
the 14.1 b Instant, at Nine o'C nek in ift e Morning,
Will begin the S ALE of the
GOODS
The Commander in Chief having in general Orders
of the 18th January last determined, what Officers
fhouid have Servants and their Number : Therefore,
for the greater Convenience of the Officers it is order
ed, that in future the Rations due to such Officers Ser
vants, shall not be drawn by the Corps to which they
belong, but shall be deduced from the Amount of
each Provision Return, and the Servants shall be sup
plied with Provifi n by the Officers to whom they are
attached, who Ihall be allowed therefor the Subfiftance
Money equivalent to as many Rations as each Officer
is refpeaively allowed Servants by the a bovementioned
Order. Arid in every Regimenal Return the Number
of Servants to Officers in the Regiment shall be (paci
fied generally, and such Soldiers of the Regiment, as
are S rvants to other Officers, shall be fpecified parti
cularly, with the Name and Rank of the Officers to
whom they are attached.
Officers on stationary buty on Detachments, or
with the Army in the Field, shall lie intitled to draw
from the Quarter-Mailer the Forage and Wood for
merly allowed them ; but Officers not on such Duty, or
who are palling or re-passing, or are on Furlough,
shall not be allowed to draw either Forage or Wood.
Officers who are sent from the Army on particular
Duty, by Order of the Commander in Chief, or com
manding Officer of a separate Department, will be al
lowed the reasonable Expences attending the Executi
on of such Duty.
Lot in the Northern-Liberties,
containing he w^n 8 and 9 Acres. Apply to FO
BERT HAZLEHURST, in S cond street, between
Arch and Race ftieets. Feb. 11.
M. CLARKSON, Affiflant
Secretary at War.
N. B. The several Printers are requefled to insert
the above in their Papers.
F IS H- K I L L, January 10.
Mr. Loudon, please to give the following a place id
To BE SOLD A
Healthy, firong Negro Wench,
about 24. years of age, wih a lemale CHILD two*
years old, ffie can cook, wa(h and iron we l, is fit for
town or country work. Enquire of the Printer.
If Timotey Downing will
apply to the Printer of this Paper, he will h-rir§
fumething to hit Advam^e. Jagual, >5, x,^.
ed by the Officers, on delivery of the several Orders r s
the Officer for fhch Issues. With refpef tto Officers
not on Duty, officers passing or repaffing, or on Fur
lough, it shall be difcreiionary with the Crintra&ors to
issue or not ; but in case of Issue, the Officer shall pay
therefor, and riot the Pay-Mafler. The Balance of
Subfiftance Money, which shall remain after Payment
of the Contractors Accounts in the Hands of the seve
ral Pay-Makers, shall be by them paid over monthly
to their refpeHive Officers to whom the fame shall be
due.
Southwark - Au&ion,
TO BE L E T,
K-ntinu,
Handkerchiefs,
Da k Ground Calicoes and
Chintzes,
Modes and Sirfntts,
Carpeting, ind
A Variety of Woollens.