The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-08-21 00:00:00, page 2

T E MFSWA R, (in Hungary) My ^
,7^HE gov^rorof Belgeede-is ^placed by a new
§ Falla, named If-d. We promise ourselves much
from the knowledge and talents of this new governor,
u : ? naming sice occupied toe dignity of grand vifir,
thrust bet for a fhart time, h^h merited the eft'em .
and roe;)"' pre of tee grand fognior. A corps of 6000
fp: ft-cpr^i to'he defin'd for making the necef-
Pi/ <: pairs' of tl:e # rampar:s of Belgrade; are encamp
ed near that c'/ The preparations for a most vigo
rous defence ftdl continue at Conflantinople with the
fame aflivity; and as the minifiry have pronounced
the fvertfipunifhmtnt againf lwhoever date speak of
v ar, we can only form conjectures.
FRANK FORT, June 3.
It is given out here, that an affiflant of the famous
chevalier Tott, intpeßor-general of the artillery at
Condaotinople, is actually at Paris incog, with feve
rs! other persons, charged with secret commissions
from the Porte. It is certain that France cannot fee
with indifference the movements making in the north
aeainft the Ottoman empire. We know that other ma
ritime states, England and Holland, are also greatly
jeterefied in events that would alter the whole fyflem
and direction of commerce.
M U N I C H, May 27.
The town of Miefbach, ten leagues distant from this
city, wasreduced to dhes on the 23d instant; nothing
ms fared but the electoral palace, and two houses of
hue value.
VENIC E, May 8.
The government hath received the disagreeable hews,
thatont e ,6th of Marco lass, the island of St. Ma
ry was almost entirely deflroy'd, and particularly the
castle, Iy a violent earthquake. It is computed that
26 persons loft their lives, and 43 were maimed. This
earthquake was felt with equal violence in the other isl
ands brlongine to this republic, viz. Zante, Cefalonia,
Previfa. and Veniza, where, however, we do not hear
much damage has been done.
II A G U E, June 12.
The departure of the vessels from Enkhuifen, ap
pointed for the herring fifhery, is fixed for the 14th of
teds month ; the number which will fail from that port is
sixty. Evening prayers have been ordered to implore
the protection of Providence in favour of this fifhery,
which has been so long wished for.
V I E N N A, May 10.
Although the warlike preparations are going on in
different parts of this empire with great alacrity, yet
it is laid that there are feme hopes of the differences
with the Forte being fettled in an amicable manner.
LONDO N.
May 27. Letters received from Ireland mention,
that earl Temple had positively declared, " unless his
" successor should very soon arrive, he would appoint
“ lord justices to superintend the government of the
" kingdom"
The manner in which the unhappy Mr. Powell made
his final exit was this : he had placed two chairs with
their bottoms cloie together, near bis bed, and an
utensil on the floor; designing, as it is presumed, to
lean over the chairs, cut his throat, and let the blood
run into the prepared vessel. He walked, however,
to the other end of the room, and there began the per
petration of the deed, which he had not compleated so
as to prevent his returning towards the chairs, but he
fell down just as he had nearly approached them, and
expired on the floor. The penknife with which he ef
fefted his purpose was found in his hand ; and his night
cap extremely bloody, lay at that part of the chamber
where he made the fi r ft attempt. This happened about
three o'clock on Monday morning. Thus expired Mr.
Powell, after a life of great industry to acquire riches,
and firigular success in obtaining them. His fate ex
hibits a firiking infiance of the inefficacy of money to
procure content, when the moral character is tainted
with reproach.
Mr. Powell is supposed to have died worth two hun
dred thousand pounds. His will is in the possession of
meffrs. Drummonds, the bankers.
Although the criminal prosecution commenced against
Mr. Powell, ends of course, yet a civil suit will be
instituted against Mr. Bembridge.
May 29, They write from Cadiz, that the Canta
bra packet, from Buenos Ayres, was lately loft at the
entrance of Camerina, with a large quantity of spice
on board, and all the crew except fix perished.
Extra& of a letter from Frankfort, April 26.
“ The camp, which it is (aid will be form ed at
Pefl about August, will consist of 30,000 men."
June 2. General Wallington has requested permis
sion of Congress to retire to a private station, not fli
pulating a single condition for himfelf.
By an estimate delivered to the American Congress,
it appears, that the United States have loft 80,000
men during the war. A very considerable part of those
unhappy v Trims died in prison-ships and gaols.
The American Congress have passed a vote, expres
sing it “ incumbent on them to teftify their sense of
the eminent services of general Washington;" but the
manner of teflifying the public gratitude was not final
ly adjusted.
June 3. A letter from Baltimore, in Ireland, has
the following article: “ The spirit of emigration be
gins to reign in this part of the kingdom, for though
there is a profpeft of a flourifhing trade, by which all
hand will get employment, yet they have a notion of
embarking for America, where they think they shall
soon get fortunes ''
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, June 6,
" Wednesday next is fixed for raising the Royal
George man of war, which has been under water near
ten months: Five men of war and a great number of
final! craft are to be employed on the occasion. The
. rb ous proj-as, for raising the ab^ve fllip, laid be
fore the admiralty board for their approbation is amaz-
Extraa of a letter from a.gentleman of charaßer and
fortune in New'York, dated April 6, 1783.
" As soon as the February packet arrived, fir Guy
Carleton lent out difpatche! to Congress. The treaty
is now officially before them, and we are auxioufly
waiting for their deciron upon it. It is probable they
will graciously condefeend to ratify it, and even to re
commend the Bipulaions for the loyalists to the seve
ral assemblies; but for some time past the afTemblies
have paid just as much regard to the recommendations
of Congre.sas foiled them, or they judged proper, and
no more. It is impoflible to know what the assemblies
will do, for the accounts we have from the country
are contradictory to each other; but if we may judge
from the temper and spirit manifefied by some of their
late proceedings, they will not comply even with tho'e
wretched terms. Many are marked out as vidims,
whom they will never fuffer to return, or to recover
their property. I fancy you and I are of that num
ber. But supposing the rebels should permit loyalists .
to re-purchase, how can this be done by men who are
reduced to beggary ? and this is the condition of nine
teen out of twenty among the refugees. Unless there
fore government enables the loyalists to purchase their
eflates,' this privilege, if even admitted, is but a mock
ery of their difhel?. That article is little better which
prohibits any future confifcations ; when in truth the
eflates of all loyalists who flepped forth to support
government, are already confiscated—mod of those e
ven withill our lines are cofififeated, though not all
fold.
“ Take the provisional treaty altogether—the grant
of independency, and of territory, far beyond what
the rebels ever expected,—the neglect of those who
hazarded every thing for government, and that after
repeated calls from government to Rep forth, and as
surances of protection and support. It is certainly the
most extraordinary that ever was made by any nation !
But I mull check myfelf again; for I was about to
fay something of perfidy, baseness, &c.
" Peace has been proclaimed here this week; but
the proclamation brought no peace to the loyalifts,—
Never was there so fettled a gloom before on the coun
tenance cf the audience, on such an occasion. The
multitude that attended was great —but no one huz
za'd, or (hewed any mark of joy or approbation, but
the reverse.
“ The withdrawing the French Army, and divisions
among the loyalists, will prevent the latter from join
ing the French, as war the intentions of many. The
loyalists, for the present, must bow under the yoke—
there is no profyeti of deliverance."
June 6. Last Sunday a young couple were married at Bi
fhopfgate church by licence ; and the man apprehending
that after purchasing the licence, he had nothing more
to pay, had not fufficient to difeharge the proper fees;
the bride likewise was without cash ; in consequence of
which, file Raid in the vestry while the bridegroom
went to procure the money ; but not returning for up
wards of two hours the was permitted to go away with
out paying any fees-
An inflance of sagacity in animals was feea a few
days since in Sunderland harbour; where a sailor boy
falling overboard into deep water, was observed by a
Newfoundland dog, in another ship alongside, who im
mediately leaped in, caught the lad by the hair of the
head, and so held him above water until proper affiß
ance came, by which a life was fortunately saved.
June 7. Ytfterday Mr. B. whole wife was executed
some years ago for the murder of her apprentice-girl,
went up two pair of flairs, at his house in Huggin-alley,
Wood-street, threw himfelf out of the window, and
was killed on the spot.
June 13. Advices were yefter day received at the
India house, and at the office of Mr. secretary Fox,
with the information of the fafe arrival of the last
outward bound East-India fleet at the Brazils. This
fleet, confiding of 12 fail, besides convoy, failed from
Portsmouth in company with lord Howe, when he
went to the relief of Gibraltar, and no subsequent ad
vices have been received refpefting them since they
parted with his lordship. Several of the (hips have
been very sickly, more particularly the Befborough,
captain Todd, in which no less than eighty people have
died in the course of the passage. The above accounts
are brought by a Portuguese ship, which arrived at
an English port on Tuesday last.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman of credit, dated
New York, April 13.
" The last packet which arrived here about a week
since, brought the didreffing confirmation of a peace
with America ; by which I find the loyalists in this
country are most fhamefully and traiteroufly abandon
ed. What the confequeuces will be, Heaven only
knows. Our fears at present surpass all description.
Never was there, upon the face of the earth, a set of
wretches in a more deplorable situation. Deprived of
all hope of future comfort or fafety, either for them
selves or their unhappy wives and children, many
have loft their senses, and are now in a Rate of per
fed madness. Some have put a period to their miser
able exigence by drowning, Footing, and hanging
themselves, leaving their unfortunate wives and help
less infants destitute of bread to support themselves ;.
and I am afraid many more will follow the dreadful
example.
“ This city swarms with those we lately called re
bels; and daily accounts are brought in of the most
violent resolves entered into by different affochtions
to murder all those who shall be found here upon the
evacuation by the king's troops, under a hope of be
ing permitted to return to their families. When the
dreadful day arrives, I hope we shall not find our fears
realized. I fay I hope; for it is hope only, without
any reason to believe it will be so. All appearances
are against it. Under this impression, great numbers
of people, with their families, are going to the defarts
of Nova-Scotia. What will ne their fate, where they
will find places to cover their heads, or how they will
subsist, it is impossible even to conjedure. In my own
opinion, I have already consigned two-thirdsfof them
to the grave.
" Accounts are brought in from New-Jersey, that
several refpe&able persons have been privately affaffi
nated there, and others hanged for returning so their
families ; so that you may perceive the grounds of our
fears and diflrtfs.
" O infamous event ! to purchase an ignominous
and difgraceful peace, at the price and expence of the
lives and fortunes of the mod faithful fubjefts! my
indignation is so great, that I must be either silent or
indecent." #
June 14. A letter from Londonderry brings advice,
that a Dutch vessel was taken up at sea (being deferred
by the crew)by the Olive Branch, captain M'Nama
ra, and brought in there; (he had a few calks of gin
on board, some tea, and a small quantity of other
goods.
June 16. On Saturday fen'night an express arrived to
a private soldier in the 9th regiment of foot, quarter
ed in Norwich, informing him of the death o' his
father, by which event he came into immediate posses
sion of a fortune of more than 50,000!. The ab ve ex
press was brought to Norwich by his lady, who arri
ved in her own carriage and four.
They write from Warsaw, that their long respite
from foreign wars and intefline commotions, has great
ly advanced the civilization of their nobles, and im
proved the face of the country; that their diets are
conducted with more temperance than they used to be,
and the arts of peace begin to make such an appear
ance in that capital as promises future perfections.
A few days ago died at her house on Epping- Forefl,
Mrs. Gahagan, a maiden lady, upwards of 87 years
of age ; her fortune, which is considerable, she has left
to a niece who had lived with her near 40 [years, but
would never consent to her being married. She left to
fix maidens, who were her tenants' daughters, 10L
each, to hold up her pall, provided they swore them
selves to be maids; one of them, however, declined
accepting the legacy on the above terms.
June 18. The business of parliament will be hurried
over with all possible dispatch, and the house break
up early in the ensuing month; ministers feeling them
selves becoming exceedingly unpopular on account of
their oppressive taxes. The feffious concluded, they
think themselves at home for five months to come.
Wars are to a nation what convulsions are to the hu
man frame; io rhe former, flatrs, and in the latter in
dividuals, make violent exertions of firength ; but when
these subside, a weakness ensues, for the removal of
which time and attentive care are the only effectual re^
medies.
The present situation of the Turkish empire exhibits
an awful lesson of inftruflion to the rest of the world-
Here we behold a vast empire finking to ruin under
the weight of its own enormous vices and profligacy-
The hifiory of nations is full of inflances to prove,
that in process of time a degeneracy of manners among
the great, spreads its baneful influence amongst all the
inferior ranks of society ; and when a people labour un
der the infection of this epidemic evil, the renown of
their former glory may indeed procratlinate that ruin,
which, however, is only to be averted by reviving those
political and civil virtues, which composed the foun
dation on which the fuperftru&ure of the state was
originally railed.
N E W-Y O R K, Augufi 16.
We are informed that his majefly's ship le Solitaire,
of 64 guns, a prize taken by admiral Richard Hog es
in the Weft-Indies, and lately departed from this port
for Great- Britain, on the passage unfortunately sprung
a-leak, and has put into Halifax to refit. The lady
and family of general Skinner, with a number of offi
cers and soldiers, were passengers in the above ship.
We are informed that the following British regiments
are intended for Nova-Scotia, viz.—Seventeenth, Roy
al Welch or twenty-third, thirty third, thirty Seventh
Royal Highlanders or forty-fecond, fifty-feventh; and
that all the other British battalions a^ to depart for
Europe.
CIT Y-H AL L, New-York, Augufi 14, 1783.
Notice is hereby given to all loyalifis within the
lines, desirous to emigrate from this place before the
final evacuation, that they must give in their names
at the adjutant, general's office, on or before the 21st
inflant, and be ready to embark by the end of this
month. ABIJAH WILLARD.
Further Particulars by the Sandwich's Mail-
The due de Chartres, after having expended one and
twenty thousand guineas in the purchase cf the best
English horses, has made a grand race match, to be
run in France in September, and has invited many
[porting nobility and gentry in Great-Britain and Ire
land to be fpeftators. His highness will revisit New-
Market in Oftober, and proposes to start a number of
capital races in several parts of England next Cum
mer.
Lord John Caveodifh, on a late occasion, when the
scheme of taxing births was proposed to him, recom
mended an amendment, observing, that if he was to lay
a duty on the getting of children, he was confident it
would be productive of bad consequences.—The ma
rine force to be kept up by the United States of Hol
land during the peace, will amount to full eighteen fail
of the line, besides frigates.—A great number of the
Irifli have already emigrated to the new states of Ame
rica ; and many of the poorer Scots people have en
tered on board of vessels lying at Glasgow with the fame
intention.
The messenger who arrived in London on the 4th of
June, in 52 hours from Paris, did not come from the
duke of Manchester, but from the gentlemen who are
negotiating a treaty of commerce with the American
commissioner (fuppofel to be John Adams, efquire).—
Parliament have no business to keep them fitting more
than three weeks or a month ; but it is Lid from au
thority, the feflion will not end till the definitive trea
ties are signed.
In the commercial treaty between the Dutch and A
mericans, the latter are to furnish the former with na
val stores from their continent, which they used for
merly to derive from the Bal ic.—Several regiments of
French cavalry are to be new mounted with English
horses, for which purpose some hundreds of these ani-