The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-01-10 00:00:00, page 3

KINGSTON, (Jamaica) September r.
On Friday his majefty 7 # brig Childers, captain Lyndon,
arrived from Rattan Letters by the Chi ders afford
us more particular information retpefling the expedi
tion from Rattan. By these letters it appears, that a
few regulars, with major Lowrie's Baymen, and some
other irregulars, the whole under the command of
captain George Brown, of the 60th, had failed from
that island early in the month of June, on an expedi
tion against St. Pedro Shelo, a village in the gulph
of Dulce, a considerable dißance beyond Omoa, where
they had undoubted information that a vast quantity
of treasure, military flares, arms and ammunition, was
deposited. They landed without being observed, and
under the direction of an experienced guide, who was
unfortunately killed on their march to St. Pedro, ad
vanced a great way into the country when by the es
cape of a prisoner, who gave notice of their approach,
the Spaniards found means to convey away their trea
sure before they could reach the village ; they how
ever burnt every house in it, and destroyed .300 bar
rels of run powder, 5000 stand of new arms, and as
many fit tor service, furniture for 500 horses, several
stores filled with the richest merchandize, others with
bread and flour, and more in particular, containing
Zoo serons of indigo. The troops then returned to
Rattan, having accomplished this business with the
loss of only two men. It has however given the Spa
hiards the fevered stroke ru that quarter which they
have received this war; St. Pedro being their princi
psl deposit of military stores, for supplying Omoa,
and their other fettl ments in the gulf of Honduras. 48
chests of royal treasure are said to have been carried off
by the Spaniards.
BOSTO N, December 27.
THE reverend Joseph Willard of Beverly, having
been ele&ed president of the university
at Cambridge, was on Wednesday the 19th in
fant publicly induced into that office.
His excellency tl e governor, with the overseers and
corporation, and other gentlemen who attended upon
the occasion, having met in Harvard Hall, walked in
procession from thence to the meeting-house in the fol
lowing order.
The students of the university.
The librarian, with the seal, books and charter •
,ad the butler with the keys.
A London paper mentions, that admiral Arbuthnot
had earneflly requefled his sovereign, that he might
have an opportunity given him of proving the proprie
ty of his conduct, relative to the navil recountre which
happened off the Chesapeake tne 13th of March last.
The paper also mentions the death of the celebrated
count d'Efiair.g, in France, on the 26th of August ;
and that it was occafione'd by a wound he received in
an engagement in Georgia, which broke out afrefh,
and turned to a mortification.
Paragraph from a late Martinico Gazette : " When
the English packet left Falmouth they had heard of
the capture of Tobago, which was severely felt in
England. The retret of fir George Rodney had
struck the nation as with a thunderbolt ; and the last
affair, added to the St. Euftatia anecdotes, had filled
the people of England with the greatest indignation.
An Antigua paper of the firft of last month, menti
ons, that it was confidently said that fir George Rod
ney was coming out again to command the fleet on
that Ration , and that he had hoisted his flag on board
the Formidable for that purpose. That both he and
general Vaughan met with the most gracious and ho
nourable reception from their sovereign.
The fame paper advises, that " that mischievous
American, the Holker, had been on the coast of An
tigua for some time pad; that fne had taken feveraj
prizes within a fortnight; amongff others, the schoo
ner FlyingFifh, capt. Davis, from Berbice, belong
ing to that island."
The Demarari feet failed from St. Kitts for England
on the 28th of November last, under convoy of seve
ral vessels of war.
The celebrated privateer Holker, is arrived at Mar
tioic® from Philadelphia, with three prizes (one of
them an English schooner privateer from Anguilla) all
which the took in a ihort cruize of 33 days.
Admiral Hood, with 14 (hips of the line, is arrived
at Barbadoes frora New-York.
&mfpicuous with hi* great and gallant exertions in the
field ; and therefore, do unammoufly present to the
said honorable major general marquis la Fayette, this
just tribute of applause, in the grateful thanks of t e
free representatives of a free perple.
Resolved unanimously, That a bust of the marquis
de la Fayette, bedir&d to be made in Paris, of the
best marble employed for such purposes, and prefente #
to the marquis with the following jnfcription upon it .
“ This bust was voted on the 17th day of Oecem
ber, 1781, by the general assembly of the slate of ir
ginia, to the honourable the marquis de la raytt-e,
(major general in the service of the United States 0
America, and late commander in chief ®f the army of
the United States in Virginia) as a lifting monument
of his merit, and of their gratitude."
Wednesday, December 19, 1781.
Resolved, nemine contradicente, That the execu
tive do cause to be purchased at the public expence,
and presented to the honorable major general Natha
niel Greene, two elegant geldings, as a small token of
the high sense the general assembly of Virginia enter
tain of the important services he hath rendered tais
state in particular, and tothe United States in general.
Saturday, Decembe 22, 1781.
Resolved, That the conduct of Thomas Nelson, ju
nior, esquire, late governor of the commonwea th,
previous to, and during the siege of York, and the
measures by him taken, for the fupplt of the allied
army with provisions and other necessaries, were abfo-
Itftely necessary, and although not flri&ly legal, Hand
juftified by the emergency of the occasion, ought to
be approved by the legislature, and th* said Thomas
Nelson, junior, esquire, indemnified for the fame.
BALTIMORE, January <
“ Inclofed you have a York paper, which informs of
• the firff fleet failing : what number of troops, have not
been able to ascertain.
ed for the UNIVERSITY; good Encouragement wdl
hi given to tin h as are •well qualifid, by apphing to
the Redor, Mr. JAMES DAVIDSON, next dc^r to
the University January 9, 1782.
A Woman in the country, with
a good Breast of Milk, would be glad to take a Child
to Nurse. Enquire of the Printer,
Saved cut of the Ship DELAWARE, Captain PkOL4Q
lately stranded on this Coast;
Among which are,
Superfine, middling and coarse
Cloths, Ratteens, Shalloons, Linens, Chintzes, &c &c.
By Order cf the Court nf Admiralty,
Jan. 9 . CLEMENT BIDDLE, M rfhal.
The honourable and reverend corporation.
The profeffors and tutors in their proper habits.
His excellency the governor and the president elect.
The honourable and reverend overseers.
A considerable number of the reverend clergy and
other refpedable gentlemen.
When the assembly were seated, the reverend doffer
Cooper made a ffibrt address t@ them upon the impor
tance of the occasion, and the propriety of imploring
the divine blessing, and then opened the solemnity with
prayer, after which his excellency, in an e egant latin
speech, congratulated the university and its friends
on the happy occasion, and with the warmest expreili
ons of good will and affeHion to his Almas Mater, an
ticipated the future prosperity of that society to which
he has proved himfelf so affectionate and liberal a son ;
and which he considered in feme sense the parent as
well as the nurse of the late happy revolution in this
commonwealth ; introducing Mr. Willard into his of
fice, by delivering him the seal, books, charter and
keys, feating him in the president's chair, and decla
ring him, in the name of the overseers and corporation,
president of Harvard college.
The president then delivered his inaugural oration,
in which, after a refpe&ful and affeCtion de address to
the governor, the overseers and corporation, the pro
feffors and tutors, the students, and the assembly in
general, and expressing a particular regard to his late
pailoral charge at Beverly ; he took occasion towards
the elofe, to congratulate his country on the late im
portant success of the combined forces of France and
America, and the happy profpea which now opened
to the united Bates.
Two Writing Masters are want-
" They talk of a second embarkation, and now ready
to fail with 1500 troops on board, defined for Cbarlef
town. They are at present prodigiously puzzled
what to do ; and I am, from the different informations,
at a loss how to diflinguifh vague reports from real
truths."
By some gentlemen who left Baltimore on Thursday
morning latt, we are informed, That a few miles below
the town (being then in the packet bound for Elk)
they were met by two schooners from St. Croix, who
were then fourteen days out: the captain of one of
them, named William Jones fays, that three days be
fore their departure from that island, count de Graffe
with a fleet of thirty-one fail of men of war, w,s seen
to windward f St. Chriflophers ; that it was expefled
there, that, that island, Antigua and Nevis would soon
be attacked and reduced; that the visages of thole who
formerly were violent advocates, in St. Croix, for the
British Sovereignty over the Americans, were corfider
ably lengthened ; that the inhabitant of the above men
tioned ifland®, were removing their property with all
imaginable expedition to the ifland# of St. Thomas, St.
Croix, &c. that they were chafed near the capes of
Virginia by a yellow sided brig, supposed to be from
New York.
aMaffi,^^ M^^¥3^^6^^
On Saturday Next,
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, at the MrfhH's
Front Store, in Watei-ftract, between Anh and
Race-streets.
Extract of a letter from New Jersey, dated January
Mr. Paine, a junior bachelor, then pronounced an
handsome latin oration adapted to the occasion. Af
ter which a prayer wymade by Mr Howard, and the
solemnity was elofed by an anthem, well performed
by the young gentlemen of the university.
The assembly then returned to the hall, where a ve
ry decent entertainment was provided for them; and
every one ex preffid an high fatisfaftian in all the cir
cumfiances of the day.
In the evening, the students to express their joy on
rhe occasion, by the leave of their inftruftors, illumi
nated the colleges, which, from disposition f the lights
in a variety of figures, exhibited a very pleasing and
brilliant rppearance.
The oration being ended, his excellency made a short
reply to the president.
Being thus inverted in his office, the president amend
ed the pulpit ; and announced to the assembly, that
the university had conferred the honorary degree of
doctor of laws on his excellency, the chevalier de la
Luzerne, the honourable Arthur Lee, esquire, and
his excellency John Adams, esquire, and the degree
of ma fter of arts on colonel Seth Read
DRY GOODS,
Philadelphia, Jan. 10.
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
A QJJ NTI 7Y OF
3, ^2.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
A ' ' "°" ° " ''" encouragement to Chimney.
Ha Sweepers is great, yet the owners of Cniirney
werp boys arc unwilling to let them go out to work,
unlc^ under the certainty of employment; and it it
now become difficult for the inhabitants to get their
r himnHs twept to often as is necessary to 'prevent fires;
therefo ihe fubferiber gives this public N tice, that
he wil. order sweeps into any neigh outhood, on no
tice geven of a dozen or more chimnie, wanting to be
swept. By which means he hopes, in 1 (hart time,, to
introduce such regularity in this business, as to make
it easy to his fellow citizens to avo^d the payment of
such fines as are b? law dire&ed, on perlons luffiriig
their chimnies to take fire.
WILT lAM YOUNG.
Lumbard-ftre^t, b^wten Thud and Fwuuh-ftr&g.
At his Store in Chefnut- street, two doors from the
corner of Third-ftrm,
^LOI HS and Cafimers, Camblets, Plufh
^ es, Velvets, Ca icoes and Chintzes, Cambticks,
Mt fl n% Gauzes, Irish and Russia Linen", c|i wile Per.
hans. Ducapes, Modes and Sattiro, New England
Rum, Liverj Oil, &c. &c.
Also a few Sets of
French Army Bills of Exchange,
and a few Pipes of Madeira Wine.
JOHN LEE, adiag Executor.
Mount Pleasant, Niw-Jerfey, December „, >7Bl.
*, All Debts due to the above Efta r e, are forbid
being paid to any Person but th, said J>hn Lee, who
only is lawfully Impowered to receive the fame.
Notice is hereby given, to all
those indebted by Bill, Bond, Note of Hand, or others
wife, how o;v?r, to the Estate of JOHN WRIGHT,
late of Moyamenfing tpwnfhip, in the county of Phi
ladslpbia, d^ceafed, they are requeued to make Ipeedy
payment; 2nd all thole who have any Demands atah it
laid Estate are desired to bring or fend in their Accou its
properly proved, in order that th^y may be paid a#
soon as the Affects of the deceased can be obtained
by the fuhferiber for the difebarge thereof.
JOHN CHALON ER,
GAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, living
in Amity township, in the county of Berks, fume
time last May, a lit 1c Black MARE, blind of one
eye, about 14. hands hi^b. The owner is desired to
prove his property, pay chages and take her awar,
otherwise flic will be fold to defray charges, according
to law; this being the second time of advertising.
January 7, i&, ANDREW WHILELER.
DROKE into the fubicriber's inclofure, in Brandy
" dine hundred, Newcaft'e county, about the 27th
of November last, a dark Brown HORSE, about 1$
hards high, sor 6 years old, a natural troter. The
owner or owners are desired to come, prove property,
pay charges end take him away.
January 5, i 78%. WILLIAM SMITH:
TO BE SOLD OR LET,
T H A T noted TAVERN, called the &
Apple-in-Hand, on Second street road, South
wark, within one mile of the city. The House is 40
feet front, with three rooms on each floor ; four Aries
of Land, all garden and orchard, any person renting
the fame may purchase sundry articles of Furniture,
&<. P r terms enquire of JOSEPH CASSIN, on the
Premises. June 8, 178%.
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