The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-20 00:00:00, page 2

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
COPENHAGE N, July 15.
I*M' ' ar ° ' n '° m '°" that the EnglilS admiral, Park
#^ er, continues cruising withhis fquadronin the
North Sea, off the coast of Jutlaud. His fleet consists
of fix Chips of the line, one of which is of too guns,
four frigates and two cutters. There are besides, in
tide road three frigates and a cutter, belonging to
the fame (quadron, for which provisions and tobbacco
are freighted here to be sent to the cutter.
Hague, July 28. A report prevailed here yerterday
that there has been an action between our fleet com
mauded by the rear- admiral Zoutman, and the Enghfh
squadron under admiral Parker, but we have not yet
received any authentic information of it.
Amßerdam, July 25. We have advice this day
from Beverwyk, and fevera! other parts of North-
Holland, that a heavy cannonade was heard yerterdiy
morning, which continued die whole day, and uccafi
oned the report of an engagement between the fleet of
the Republic and. that of England; but letters from
Helder and other maritime places are frlent on the
fubjefl.
LONDO N, July 18.
By this day's Holland mail is the following impor
tant intelligence from per rfburgh : It is given out
here as a fad, that our court in pinion with another
power, has declared that the never will content th<t
France should have any influence on the reflations of
the states- general, at the fame time England should re
main without affi flance; and that the independence of
North-America ihould not be acknowledged till the
other powers had granted to their American colonies,
a like liberty of commerce. It is conjectured that this
declaration will produce great changes. But time will
dhow how much credit is to be given to this news.
We have at liR the fatisfaaion to assure our readers
that the whole of the Jamaica fleet arrived yeherd y
in the river.
Yerterday advice was received at the admiralty of
the capture of an American, and a French privateer,
the so-mer mounted 22 nine pounders 011 one deck, and
federal howitzers, and the latter 16 fix-pounders, and
4 three- pounders on her quarter-deck ; the above ships
were cruizing, and had taken several vessels on the weft
coast of Ireland, and were in pursuit of a deep laden
brig in Sligo-Bay, wh n chafed and taken by two fri
gates on that Ration.,
Yesterday the fabferibers to the twelve millions, to
be raised for the service of the present year, made
good their fifth payment of fifteen per cent, of the (aid
capital, at the bank.
July 27. Information having been received of the su
perior strength of the Dutch squadron, which failed
lately into the north fcas for the protestin' of their
homeward bound Eift-lndii trade, which are coming
north about, two more line of battle ships are dispatch.
ed as a reinforcement to admiral Parker, who is now
cruizing in the Baltic for the security of our neutral
trade. The Berwick has been previously dispatched
to the assistance of fir Hyde.
Letters from Feterfburgh mention, that a fire had
lately happened in the harbour of Revel,which destroyed
three Ruffian men of war, and several merchant fliips.
It is with pleafare we inform the friends and relati
ons of the prisoners at Cordova, in Spain, that the car
tel is at last fettled between the Spanilh court and ours;
and that vessels will fail from Plymouth in a few days,'
with 800 Spanilh prisoners, for which 1200 British are
to be immediately exchanged.
July 30. The Harlequin privateer of Liverpool,
captain Fraga, has taken and sent into Cork a French
inow, from France to Borton, valued at 500,000 livres-
Advice is received from Brest that a Spanilh pack
et boat, called the Andaluzia, captain Cordova, bound
from thence to Cadiz with difpatcnes. run on a rock
near the mouth of the harbour, and was loft, and most
of the crew were drowned*.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, July 2.
, “ The failing of the fleet far tne East Indies is de
layed, on account of an accident which has happened
to one of the convoy, the La Divine Grace frigate, of
40 guns which was burnt a few days since ; the San
Leonard of 36 guns is to supply her place, and is be
gun to be equipped."
Early lafl Friday morning, monf. Francis Henry de
la Motte was, by an order from Lord H Ilfborough, one
of his majesty's principal feentrries of state, delivered
into the custody of the flit-riff's of London and Mid
dlesex, who conveyed him from the tower to Newgate,
and from whence, about a quarterafter nine he set out
for the plice of execution, being preceded by the city
marshal, the two fheriffs in t eir carriages, attended
by thejr officers, and a prodigious number of consta
bles. —Mr. de la Motte was dressed in a suit of black,
and his hat, which had a gold button and loop, was
partly flapp'd, and drawn over his face. His deport
ment was many and serious; he seemed to have fixed
bis attention on the awful feene before him, and to be
totaby berated from surrounding objects, as he
fearce ever took his e, es fro&i a devotional book he
held in his hands. Upon his arrival at the place of ex
cution, he was immediately removed from the fledge
into the cut, w:c WAS drawn under the gallows. He
continued therein about two minutes, which he seemed
to fiend in fervent devotion ; when bowing refpedfully
twice to the fneruT , he turned to the executioner, and
desired him to perform his office immedia ely. After
banging near an, hour the body was cut down, and laid
on the block, when (the fire being previously kindled)
the executioner fevered the head from the trunk, and
making an incision in his breast, took out the hehit
-which, after a flight exposure, was committed to the
flames. The body was after this, being firft slightly
scored, h-g^ber with the head, put into a very hand,
some coffin, and delivered to an attendant undertaker
for interment.
The manner of conducing M. de la Motte from the
tower to Newgate, was very private, only two hack
ney coaches being employed for the fheriff and his offi
cers but the concourse of people who assembled to
fee him from the windows and in the streets, from New
gate to Tyburn, was amazing, and most of them were
disappointed, for M. de la Motte having hit flapped,
his face could not be seen but by those who were very
near the fledge, as it passed along. —When counceUor
Layer was executed in 1723, be was conduced from the
tower to Tyburn on a fledge, had on a black suit of
cloths, a tye wig, and his hands in his hat, which lay
before him, by which means the populace had an op
portunity ?>f feeing him.
By a private, though .authentic letter, by the latest
conveyance from the Baft-lndies, we learn, that the
company's feryahts have formed great expectations
that the besieged at HTndiwsfh will be able to impede
the further progress of HyJ r Ali into the Carnatic, at
leafl till uch time as a grand defigh some time in con
templation, ihall have ripened into maturity for action,
-and which it is thought will ever eclipse the boasted
puiffance of that Asiatic adventurer.
Aug 1 i. Advice was received by the Flanders mail,
that th Dutch have rein orced the garrison of Fluthing,
added some new works to the fortifications, and are
building 'wo redoubts, which command the entrance
of toe harbour.
It is said there are private letters received from
France, dated juday, the 22d'of July, one of which
to a Bc-chaut in this city, gives an account that on
the 12th jnd. some incendiaries attempted to set fire
to a large r nge of buildings at St. Maloes, winre tie
flat ^bottom boats are kept. It was dfeo, , dby a
I centmel upon the Dauphin battery time enough to five'
the buildings, though upwards of 80 fine new boats
;were deßroyed, or greatly damped.
l Extract ofa letter from Kinfale, July 2?.
1“ Yeßerday captain Donovan, of the W d er Reve-
I nue Cutter, feared and lodged in Skibber^n ja I, a
I qaarterm Iler of the Tartar private r , who was conceal
,ed inthe harbour of Baltimore, on bo rd a pilot o t,
;far the purpose of cutting out a Dutch nr ze i{°; in
, the fail harbour, wrick privrteer is now o.f riec
the people of the pilot boat are also secured. Cefed
I low taken belonging tot.e Tartar, has been C ^ time
Ireconnoitring the coati."
;Augu.it 2. Yesterday morning fifty fail of thins from
New York and the Baltic arrived at their moormg: m
the river.
The Lion an American prize of 18 guns, laden with
sugar, coffee, &c. taken by the Li Prudeme frigate is
arrive? at Portsmouth.
Yesterday captain Ferguson attended at the admi
ralty, and had a long coherence with their lordships re-
Ipetting the state of our naval affairs in the Weft Tn
dies.a
A vffel is arrived in the river from Lifhon, in 16
days, by which there are letters with advice, that a
Spanilh privateer cited the N. S. Rodondella del Val
verde, took fire in an engagement with the Harpooner
privateer of Guernsey, off the coast of Portugal, was
confirmed, and some of the crew perilled in the flames,
the red got on shore.
N E W Y O R K, October 12.
From the LONDON GAZETTE, Extraordinary.
Admiralty-Office, August 9, 1781.
Lieutenant RivETT,}of his majesty's cutter,
the Su.prife, arrived here this afternoon, with a
letter from vice admiral Parker, to Mr. Stephens, of
which the following is a copy.
Fortitude, at Sea, August 6.
SIR,
I YESTERDAY morning we fell in with the Dutch
fouadron, with a large convoy, on the Dogger Bank.
I was happy to find I had the wind of them, as the
great number of thir lrge frigates might otherwise
have endangered my convoy. Having fepara<ed the
I men of war from the merchant ships, and m de a sig
nal to the last to keep their wind, I bore av.y with a
general signal to chafe. The enemy formed tueir-line,
coufifting of 8 two dec 'd fhips,on the (larboard tack,
our's, including the Dolphin, confided of 7. Not a
gun ^as fired on ?; : .. : fide, noil within the difiance
of half mufauet frot. I e Fortitude bein^ th®n abreast
of the Dutch admiral, the a^iol begm and Continued,
I with an unceasing ere, for th^ee hours apd 40 minutes,
by tills time our ships were unmanageable. I made
an effort to form the line, in order to renew the action,
but foun it impracticable' The Bienfaifant Mad loft
his main tbpmaft, and the Buffalo his fore yard ; the
ref of the ships were not less shattered in their mails,
r^^T ^ ' ls , the enemy appeared to be in a bad
condition. Both squadrons lay to a considerable
time,near each other, when the Dutch, with their con
voy, bore away for the Texel; we were not in a con
dition to follow them
His rt.jetty's officers and men behaved with great
bravery, nor did the enemy shew less gallantry. The
Fortitude was ex'remely well seconded by captain Ma
cartney,, in the Princess Amelia, but he was unfortu
irte.y killed eriy in the action : lieutenant Hili has
great merit in so well supporting the canduft of his
brave captain.
As there was a great probability of our coming into
action again, captain M'Bride very readily obliged me
by taking the command of that ship, and I have ap
pointed Mr. Waghorne, my firft lieutenant, to the
command of the Artois. This gentleman, although
much hurt in the action, refuf d to leave my fide while
it la fted.
Captain Graeme, ofihe Preston, has loft an arm.
Inclofed I transmit a return of the killed and wound
ed, and an account of the damages sustained by th*
ships.
The enemy's force was, I l>elieve, much superior to
what their lordihips apprehended. I flatter myfelf
they will be fatisfied that we have done all that was
possible with our's.
I am, fir, your most obedient and
mod humble servant,
„ C . H. PARKER.
The fr '^ ate S this morning, difeovered one of
the Dutch men of war funk in 22 fathom water, her
top-gallant marts were above the furface, and her
pendent dill flying, which captain Fatton has flruck
and brought to me on board. I believe (he was the
second ship in the line, of 74 guns.
A return of the killed and wounded in the adion on
the sth of August.
Ships Names. Number of men.
Killed. Wounded. Total.
Fortitude 20 67 87
Bienfaifant 6 21 „
Berwick ) id 58 76
Princess Amelia 19 56 75
Prerton 10 40 g o
Buffalo 20 64 84
Dolphin 11 3 3 44
r °4339 443
O F FI CE S S'.
Fortitude. Lieutenants Waghorne, Harrington and
Hinckley, the boatswain and pilot, wounded.
Bienfaifant. Gunner wounded,
Berwick. Lieutenants Skipfey and Mazwell, captain
Campbell and lieutenant Stewart of marines, and fix
midfllipmen, wounded; pilot and two midihipmen
killed.
Princess Amelia. Captain Macartney and gunner,
killed ; lieutenants Hill, Smith and Legret, wounded.
Preston. Captain Graeme and 3d lieutenant, wounded.
Bu alo. First lieutenant and boatswain, wounded.
Dolphin. Lieut. Dalby, killed; boatswain wounded.
N. B. Leutenant Rivett relates, that the home
ward bound trade from the Baltic, consisting of up.
ward's of 100 fail, proceeded on their way to England,
under proper convoy, before the adion began and
may be hourly expeded.^ Admiral Parker's f;u dron,
at the time or action, cJfifled of the under mention
ed ships and frigates, viz.
Ships. Guns. Commanders.
Fortitude 74 (Vicyd^ Parker,
\Captam Robertson.
Princess Amelia 80 Macartney.
Berwick 74 Ferguson.-
th mfbant 64 Brathwaite.
Buffalo 60 Trufc>r.
Prerton 50 Grtume.
Dotyhifi 44 Blair.
Artois 40 Mcßride.
Latoun 38 Sir Hyde Parker.
Bh : ?ou!e v3° Parton.
Irt. 1 32 Murry.
Safe zu (cutter) 10 Lieutenant Rivett.
For t! e Pennsylvania Packet.
The following orde-s iffutd by general Lacy, at New
town, F ~ # k's co?^ y,on Sun ay the 7th of October,
1701, t\yo ' ys before the late general eledion, are
offered for h.e consideration of the free oud indepen
pendent electors of the county of Philadelphia, by
an IDCPENDENr WHIG.
MILITIA ORDERS, Newtown, Q^lober 7, 1781.
P role — Countersign —-~
r°|""%HE gen ral taking into his serious consideration,
£ the nature and importance of the address, from
1 , the officers of the Phi adelp ia county militia,
requeuing p^rmurton to attend the general election on
Tuesday next has thought proper to grant their requeu.
The general dire&s, that the inhabitants of the dif
trid voting at Wentz, march under the command of
colonel Betting, those voting at Germantown, under
the command of colonel M'Veagh.
The captains who march to-morrow, will parade
their men at the quarter guard house, where all their
arms will be delivered up and kept till they return.
Ti.'o tne general has though t proper to indulge the
soldiery on this special occafon, yet he must re
commend to the officers to pay the most particular at
tention to the conduct of their men, on the march, and
that they xprefsiyobferve to them, that they are Rill
under toe mlitary law, as much as when in Camp,
and thatytheir whole behaviour muff be conformable
thereunto.
The general taking also into confederation the wants
of many of the men, and the particular situation of
many of their farms, at this season, has thought pro
per to dire&, that after th. y have severally voted, and
not before, the commanding officers grant permis
sion to the soldiery to return to their homes, waere
tuey will have permission to remain until next Satur
day night, but under the ftrifteft injunctions to return
on Sunday morning, to whatever place the command
ing officers may think pr)per to appoint.
All those who fnall neglect returning at the time fix
ed upon, ihall be deemed deserters, and returned to
t..e general as such. The general expects the men will
pay t: e most im? icitobedience-'to orders; and that
no man will presume to leave hiscompany without per
miffipn from his commanding officer. The captain of
each company will make a return of the number of
knapsacks wanted ;or his men, when they shall be de
livered lay the quarter -maher. Thr edays rations will
be issued this evening ; which it is expected the men will
cook this h-ight.fr as Lie camp-kettles must be deliver
ed up before they leave this in the morning.
Port of P rihUlphia, Pennfykania, ff.
To A L L whom it may concern.
NjOriCE i ± hereby givtn, That a Court of Admiral-
L ™ ty will be held at the Suite house, in the city of
Philadelphia, on Wednesday the 24th of O&ober, inst.
at 9 oil ck in the 'orenoon, so the Trial of the private
armed Schooner or v ffei, caked the General Arnold,
burthen about friy tons, lately commanded by Jimer
Watlon, taken at tea on a cruise iroin New Ytc lent
in 0 this Port, and libelled against by Charles Wells,
(qui tarn &c.) To the end that all perlons concerned
may appear and Riew cause, if any there be, why a de
cree ihouid not pals pursuant to the prayer.of the libJ
&c. By f order of th? Judge,
O&o. 19, 1781. JAMES READ. Register.
Was LOST on the Colimons, ,
A Silver mounted Pittol.
Whoever has found the f me, and will bring it to the
Sheriff's Oilice, hull receive One GUINEA Reward.