The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-09-23 00:00:00, page 3

Extr^a of a letter from Major General Gates, dated,
Hillfborough, Sept. 5, 1780, (0 the President of Con
gress.
^ I think I have it now eftablilhed as a faa, that more
than 500 of the enemy's old troops were killed and wood ra
ed in the a&ion of Cambden : Inclofed I fend your Ex
cellency the report of Col. Williams of South Carolina,
who came here th ; s morning."
The REPORT of Co! Williams is as follows :
Col Williams, Col. Shelby, and Col. Clarke, with a
party of South- Carolinians and Georgians, in number
abort 206, marched fr®m the North fide of Broad river
on the 17th of August, in order to attack 209 Tories on
the Tunere at Mulgrove's Mills. On the aightof the 18th,
the Tories were reinfor< ed by Col. Ennis with zoo regu
lar troops and 100 Tories. Our party meant to furprize
them but w re difeovered. T is obliged us to fend a
small party o horA to reconnoitre them with, orders, if
they 'ouid the enemy in a disposition to attack ns, to
ikirmifh with them and lead them on to our main body.
Our due being formed ac ofs the road, extended at least
300 yards in length on a timbered ridge, twenty horse
were ordered on each flank. In this pofitien we waited
the enemy's approach. They advanced within 200 yard?,
where toey formed a line of battle, and moved on within
the diftanceof 150 yards, and then began a very heavy
fire.
Col. Williams gave orders not to fire till the enemy
came within point blank (hot, nor then, until orders
were gi-en. Every man was ordered to take his tree, but
not to fire till tie enemy wa within So yards qiftance,
and then to take his object sure. A warm fire began,
which lifted about fifteen minutes, when our brave friends
to their diflreffed country obliged the enemy to retreat,
and we drove them about two miles. We killed 00 the
fid ; 60 rs the enemy, the greased part British, and took
79 prilon^rs. Among the Killed were a Major Frazer, of
the British, one Britim Captain and three Tory Captains.
Colonel Ennis, of the British, is reported to be mortally
wounded by two balls, one in the neck, the other broke
his thigh.
Our loss in this adion was only thre killed on the field
and eight wounded, one of whom mortally."
Published by order of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extr& of a letter from-Major General Gates, dated
at Hilttborough, September 9, 1780.
" Cob Marim, of South Carolina has surprised a par
ty of the enemy near Santee River, escorting 150 prison
ers of the Maryland division He took the party and re
baled the prisoners, who are now on their march to Cross
Creek, where I rave lent Lieut. Col. Ford, and proper
officers to conJuft them,hither ''
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Extract of a letter from an officer at Hiillborough to his
friend in Pbiladelp ria, dated September 2, 17^0
“ Ou the 16th August, we came up witn the enemy,
within about 8 miles of Cambden, as loon as the enemy
made the attack rhe Militia gave way, and heaving away
their arms on the field of action, quitted the field entirely,
and left the division of Maryland commanded by Major
General Baron de Kalb to witiftaod tab whole of the
enemy,in rhi# situation it required no small ihare of fortitude
to wchftand the Ih ck, but the courage, conduct,and cool
nefs w ich appeared in him, will immortalize his name,
and must make his memory dear to every well wither to
this country,
" He received three mufquet balls and eight wounds
with the bayonets, of which he expired two days after.
He was fitfi le to the lafi, and with the createft coolers,
for ituhe and calmness, resigned his mod valuable life to
him that gave it."
ExerA of a le ter from Georgetown, Sept. 5, 17^0.
<'lam hippy to find that eur loss to the Southward is
not so bad as we were taught to believe from the reports
which we have had for federal days past ; Gen. Small
wood had halted the army at Sallbmy to refresh his troops,
and be thought tre memy were fa much galled, that they
wolld not be able to follow them, until they were rein
forced by a party of Cont nental troops who were on their
march under Col. Gibson. An officer who had been ta
ken prisoner in the engagement and was out on parole,
fays, That Cornwallis piles g-eat compliments oh toe
Maryland division for their bravery, and treats the offi
cers who are prisoners very politely ; he adds, that the
British had 500 men killed and wounded in the a&iGR."
Extract of a letter from Beverwyck Sept, 18, 1780.
" We have certain advice that sixteen French flvps
of the line with fomefrig^tes are arrived at Rhede-Ifland
from the Weft Indies, but Admiral Rodney is also arri
ved at Sandy-Hook from the fame place, with 14 ships of
the line, so that the French have but one fh:p more than
the English, which is too near an equality to expeft much
good rom the arrival of the French. General Washing
ton si however gone to Hartford, to meet the French
Gen ral and Admiral rom Rhode Island."
Extract of a letter from Albany, dated August 25, 1780.
“ I returned here a lew days a%o, after a fatiguing
march of 17 days against the Indians. The feenes which
I beheld are not to be equalled by any thing I ever saw.
We marched from hence the gift July, intending to re
lieve Capt. Hicks, who was guarding prorifions to Fort
Schuyler, but was obliged to intrench himself by the way,
being surrounded by a number of Indians. The 3d of
August, about 10 o'clock we difcov^red a smoke amend
ing at Cauijohary, about 4 miles from us, but not fuf
peaing an enena, at that time, we marched about one
mile, wh -n we received intelligence of the savages burn
ing houses, &c. Wethen hafted up, being about zoo
men in number, and at 11 o'clock came in fight of the
settlement, the Indians then burning all before them.—
An officer and 6 men (there being but 15 men in the fort
at Canjoaary, General Ranffalear having taken all the
rest with him) (allied out upon our approach, and gave
the Indiana a fire, which was returned, but none were
either killed or hurt. The Savages by this time having
deffroyed ail they could get at, and and feeing us ap
proachin, ran off. After halting about 16 minutes at
the fort to refrefh ourselves, being almost dead with fatigue
and heat, we to )k guides and pursued the Savages about
a mile, where we beheld feenes ofcmelty almost too (hock
ing to relate; houses in flumes, cattle killed, a man fliot
and (peared, a little ~fl about 6 years old, lying in the
crotch of a tree, most cruelly mangled and scalped, a lit
tle further on we found a boy about 9 years old, killed
and scalped. We pursued on in hopes of overtaking them,
but found nothing but houses in flames and people mur
dered. At evening we got to fort Blank, and found the
people in the greatest conflernatipn. Here we flayed all
Bight, and next day collected 7 dead and buried them,
all of them most cruelly mangled. We (ent out scouts,
and guarded the inhabitants to mow their grain. The
7th we again difeovered a fire about fix miles'off, imme
diately marched, and when we came to the place found
two houses on fire, and the people murdered who proved
to be poor Mr. Spautz'sfamily, who u(ed to live in New-
York, and his brother-in law Schreiber's family. Schrei.
ber efcapad, Snautz and one son takeh prisoners, both
their wives and 7 children scalped. We collected in the
whole 17 dead, —52 were taken prisoners— 52 hoofes and
47 barns destroyed. We had the mortification not to be
able to come up with any of his Britannic Majefty'sSa
vage Allies."
On Wednesday the 6th instant, departed this life, in
the 37th fear of her age, Mrs. Lydia Price, the amia
ble consort of Elisha Price, Esq; Chief Burgess of
Chefler, after a tedious and painful illness, which the bore
with a Christian fortitude and resignation ; and on Fri
day her remains were intefed (by particlar desire) in the
Quaker's burial ground, attended by a large number of
her friends and acquaintance.
An ACT to remedy the incoriveniencies of holding the
Annual Elections in the fourth Difirid of the county
of Cumberland, and the second diftrid in the county
of Bedford, at the places heretofore appointed by the
Laws of this Commonwealth.
W" HEREAS it has been found very inconvenient
for the freemen of the fourth diftrid of Cum
berland county, to attend the annual tleaton at the
house of James Purdy, in Farmanagh township, as by an
AM entitled, ° A Supplement to an A& entitled, An
Att ffr amending the several Afis for eleqing Members
of Affemriy," puffed the fourteenth day of June, One
tnoufand Seven hundred and seventy seven, is directed :
For remedy whereof,
Be it enabled, and it is hereby enafted, by the Repre
fentarives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in General Affetnbly met, and by the aut^ori
ly °f jbe fame, That henceforth the freemen of the fourth
didr'ci of the laid county, (hull meet on the day by the
Confutation of this Commonwealth appointed tor such
election, at the house of Thomas Wilfoa, in the town
flip of Milford, and then and there elect Members of
General Ahembly, and other elective Officers for said
county, and make return thereof according to the Laws
heretofore made and provided.
AND WHEREAS it is very inconvenient for the free
men of the townships of Air and Bethel), in the county
of Bedford, to attend the annual election at the house of
John Bund, in t e second diftria of said county, as by
the above recited Ad is directed : Therefore,
Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That hence
forth, the said townthips of Air and Bethell, shad be a
fifth diftrid of the said county of Bedford, for the pur
pose of fucn annual cleft,on ; and that the freemen of the
said townihips ihall hereafter meet, on the day appoint
ed by the Constitution of this Commonwealth for such
election, at tne house of William Hart, in the frid town
ship of Bethell, ana then and there elect Members of the
General Alterably, and other elective Officers fcr said
county, according to the said Confutation, and the Laws
in such case madeand provided; and a return of such
elections ihall oe made in the fame manner as the Laws
of this Commonwealth direct for other diftrids: Any
thing in the above recited AO to the contrary in any
wrfe notwithhanding,
JOHN BAYAR D, Speaker.
Enabled into a Law at Pniladelphia
on Wedefday the twentieth day of
September, hi the year of our Lord
onethoufaud seven hundred and
eighty.
THOMAS PAINE,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
The Bill infilled "An Aft for establishing a Land-
Office, and for other purpofts therein mentioned," is or
dered to be printed for public confideratron by the Hon
orable General Afl'embly : An EXTRA PAPER con
taining the fame, Ihall be pubhfhed this afternoon.
*** The FREEME N, Inhabitants of the county
or Philadelphia, are requested to meet at the house of
Mr. Jacob Neff, near Chefnuc Hill, on Wednesday the
4th of October next, in order to deliberate on matters
of the atmoft importance, previous to the entering Elec
tion. Philadelphia, Sept. 18, 1780.
DOCTOR SHIPPE N begs leave to inform the
reipetlable public, that while his persecutor is en
dravouring to impose on them by partial testimony and
mifrepidentition of fads; he is earnestly soliciting'Con-
gre s to puohih the whole proceedings pi the Court- Mar
tid, by which alone the public can form any opinion
with propriety, and which will prove to demonstration,
trie wtckednefs, malice and fadhood of Dr. Mocg^ ;
and that Dr S^ippen deserves the praise, and not tne ten
lure of his country.
September 21st, 1780.
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Philadelphia, September 19, 1780.
Imported in the ship Luzerne, from France, ana to bp
fold by
SAMUEL INGLIS and Co.
^ VERY fine assortment of linens, chintzes and
calicoes,
Window GEris 8 by 10, 9 by 11, and 10 by 12,
Heavy and light Sai. Duek,
German Oznabrigs,
A few crates of Queen's Ware,
A quantity of fine Madeira Wine, vintage 1776, and
A few boxes of choice Claret.
A chest marked LUZERNE, containing a variety of
wearing apparel, was delivered from the ship Luzerne,
Capt. Bell, about ten days ago, and supposed to be car
ried, by mistake of the porters, to a wrong houfe# Any
information that can be given of it will very much oblige
SAMUEL INGLIS and Co,
To the Freeholders and other Electors of the
County of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
J SINCERELY acknowledge the honor done tne
in chuting me one of your Representatives in the Ge
neral Ahembiy for two years p^k; but as my private
affairs are in io d^ftant and unconnected a situation as
to make it too inconvenient for me to serve any longer
I hope you will chafe feme other perion in my Bead,
and thereby ooLge, Gentlemen,
Your grateful humble fervent,
DANIEL HEESTER, Jun.
On THURSDAY ^eT^of^-
tember, at Nine o'clock in the forenoon, on Mr. Wil
^hng's wharf, will be fold by Public Audion,
1 he CARGO of the Prize Snow Sarah,
confuting of Weft-India RUM;
Taken by the ship Saratoga, John Young, Esq;
Commander.
And at Twelve o'clock of the fame day, the said Snow
will be fo'd at the Coffee-houfe, agreeable to Inventory
to be seen at the place cf tale.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
MATTHEW CLARKSON, Marshal.
No goods will be delivered to any person whatever,
until the purchase money is paid.
To be SOLD by Public Sale,
At 11e Continental Yard in the city of Philadelphia, at
One o' ork on Wednefd y the sch of O^obei next,
I HIRI Y HORSE S, purchased by
& order of the State of Miuylznd, out rejected by
th# Quilter Master General. Sold by older of the
Council tor the Suu of Mnyhnd.
se r f z 9 >SAMUEL miles, d. Q. M),
'7B° tor Pennsylvania.
To be S OLD at Private Safe,
AVER r handtemedrefi Sword, a pair of filter
mounted dourJ^ barrel'd Piftois, a pair of Pocket
Pritols a Dirk, ^ elegant gold Schiff Box, a very va
luaule Dumomf Ring, a Topaz ditto let round with di
amonds, a gold chaui W^chj Ci^mb mi's Di&iona-
a 'f> liench #nd English, Gibbons's Decline and Fall of
"'* •,'%" E ?P ir& # Ctrfft^fie!^ Lettas, Cardinal de
Retz's Memoirs. Enquire ci the Printer.
W A N T E -57—
At a orat about half a day's journey from Philadelphia,
on which are good improvements, and domestics, a;
an overleer, men under him, a gardener, bey, and
two women lervants, and in the vicinity are a church
and Frieids meeting,
A SINGLE WO MAN of unsullied reputation,
at T °a affable, cheerful, active and amiable difpefiti
°" I ci-jmly, inuuttriour, perfeHly qualified to dired
am manage tne female concerns cf country business, as
racing >mJI itock, dairying, marketing, combine,
'^ ?™^' knitting, sewing, pickling, preferv
and occasionally to inftruft two young Ladies
in tuGe branches of ceco ? cmy, who, with their father,
( " e f^mly. Such a person will be treated with
respect and citeem, and meet with every encourage
a'"" '° ""'' " c'^aer. Letters post paid, Ai
to A. B. to the caie of the Printer, mentioning
"° de and cth er heeeffary circumstance:',
will duly attended to.
N„ 3. When the advertiser is fepplied, notice will be
given in this paper to prevent further application.
„Annapolis, September 10, 1780.
One ThouJand Dollars Regard.
D Aty AWAY latt evening, a French Servant lad, ra
tmed JOHN REVIERES, about five feet fonr or five
h ,'s h ' Swarthy complexion, Bightly marked with
the small pox, (peaks tolerable good English, and is re
marcable volatile and talkative; had on and took w rh
a green cloth coat and breeches, a white quilted,
and leveral white linen and silk jackets and breeches,
yarn, thread and silk flockings, white linen fliirts, a
P^r 01 neat boots with tanned bucklkin legs, and many
other articles of cloatljng, he also took with him-a fii
vei w;;tch, a bay gelding four years old, and about
fourteen hands high, with a star in his forehead, and
three white feet, brand, if any, unknown, trots and can
ters , a pair of black leather Addle bags almost new
a double reined bridle with a plated filv/r bit, and fe
verri other things. Whoever will apprehend and se
cure the said REVIERES, with the above enumerated
articles, to that I may get him and them again, (hall
receive One Thousand Dollars Reward : It taken in
Pennfylvanip, and delivered to Cel. Nicola at Philadel
phia, the above reward will be paid by him on applies
tion. URIAH FORREST.
September 14, 1780.
RAN AWAY last night from the
fubkriber, living in the borough of Lancaster a
mulatto slave named WILL, about 24 years of a^e
5 feet 8 inches high, round (ace, pleasant look, a good
deal pock marked, fond of talking, plays the fiddle well
and is very ton Jofit; had on and took with him a white
linen coatee with narrow red binding, a cloth coloured
velvet ;^ket made belt fashion, ribped linen breeches
thread Backings, half worn (hoes, one fine shirt and
flirt and trawlers of tow linen. Whoever takes u'o and
secures Aid Mulatto (0 thit his matter may have him
again, (hail receive FOUR SILVER DOLLARS R,-
word, and if brought home to the owner, leafonable
charges, paid by ADAM REIGART.
• Philadelphia, September 22, i 7 g 0
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD
CTRAYE D or STOLEN off the Commons n^
° this city, about three weeks ago, a light red
HEIFER, upwards of four years old, her off car
ffiort cropped, ha 2 long switch tail, i. hi^h hipped and
thin filled. Whoever : kes up fiid Cow thali receive
the above reward, and all reasonable charges on deli
vering her to JOSEPH JEWELL, at the Siate Prison: