Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1773-11-01 00:00:00, page 2

I'd THE FREEMEN or AMERICA.
My d^ar Countrymen,
Le°e 3 non annorum Humerus, nee tonditorum fani
tas, fed fold aquitas commendat ; atque idea ji
iniqux cognoscuntur, merito damnantur.
Tertul.
IT' HE art u '' c ' 'y " e Ministerial advocates
1 to persuade you, that the duty imposed by
Ad of Parliament, on tea imported here, will be
paid in London, contrary to the express design
and meaning of that ad; and that the duty thus
paid, can prove in no fltape detrimental to your
rights, is the occasion of this address to you.
Every American believes, that Parliament have
no right to tax America; and of course, thatthey
cannot, of right, impose any duty on any article
of her trade, to be paid on its arrival here : But
feme have doubted, whether the payment of the
American duty in London, before the tea is flip
ped, although the fame duty muff be charged on the
tea, and be afterwards collefled from the Americans,
can be considered as a Parliamentary tax on Ame
rica.
It cannot be denied, that Great-Britain has a right
to tax at any rates fhethinks proper, her exports to
every clime which is bluffed with a tree trade, and
which is not forced to obey her naval mandates;
fitch taxes would notwithstanding be impolitic and
useless. But to admit that she can of right oblige
the Americans, whose importation of many arti
cles of life is confined toher alone, to pay any du
ties she may impose on such necessaries, is to give
her a right to strip you of every thing you possess.
At this rate, Croat-Britain need be at no loss
to raise on you, all that her luxury and corrupti
on can dilate —she may lay a tax on such articles
as your climate and infant situation have made ne
cessary to you, and which she can prevent your
purchasing at a foreign market ; and her American
revenue scheme will be compleated. For the sale
in America being secured, the tax is allo secured:
And unless you have resolution to disdain the
purchase of whatever may be thus burthened, let
its importance to you be what it may, you will soon
be reduced to a situation more miserable than that
of the Athenians under their thirty tyrants.
To this it may be said, “ that Great-Britain has
many years, exercised this claim by the duties for
she has imposed on cambricks, lawns, lead, wool
cards, &c. &c. and that it is now too late to ob
jed to the payment of such duties, the precedent
being already established."
When many of those duties were laid, Ameri
ca considered them as regulations of trade, forne
how or other beneficial to the parent slate, and in
no high degree injurious to herfelf —As such she
Submitted to them, without considering the dan
gerous precedent they were designed to establish.
In the fame light she considered the a& of 4 Geo.
3, imposing duties on wine, &c. and might have ad
mitted this aft as constitutional and necessary, had
not the memorable Stamp Ad, of 1765, brought
on the day of political knowledge in America.
Whatever taxes may have been imposed on
America, while she lay dozing in the lap of ma
ternal Security, they cannot now be brought in
proof of Parliament's right to tax you. If they
were unconstitutional in the beginning, which
they undoubtedly were, they are unconstitutional
at this day, and as such ought to be strenuously
opposed—and, if through ignorance or inattention,
you have paid such unjust impositions, it cannot,
from thence be inferred, that you ought to pay
them forever; and patiently submit to every bur
then which Parliament in future may think proper
to lay upon you.
You were.at firft told, that tea was to be sent
to America, and the duty paid on its arrival there
as the ad direds ; and so evident were the foot
fleps of slavery in the scheme thus proposed by the
Ministry, that you generally and without hesitati
on determined to give to it a prudent opposition.
But this determination to secure the rights of your
country, was Scarce formed, when a new tale was
calculated to destroy the unanimity of your Coun
cils.
The hungry vultures who watch for your politi
cal exit ; who anxiously wish to toll the knell of
departing liberty in America, have sent forth their
emissaries to lead you to deftrudion. These
Wretches will endeavour to persuade you that if
the duty of 3d. Sterling be paid in London, it can
'hot Operate as a tax on America ; although you
Should consent to purchase the obnoxious article
in its Parliament livery; as ifit made any differ
„ence <0 you on which fide of the atlantic the duty
isD^ip, "y o ° finally must bear the burthen.
tffß.it, fay these prostitutes to Ministerial villainy,
0 The India Company will pay the duty in Eng
land", and will not charge it on the arrival and
America; being determined to
^amt tojheo%ericaos every possible advantage.
■Can it be.imagined that the ad will be thus vi
ue4in London? or that the India Company
wimengage to fell their tea at a certain loss? which
mull be the prc if.there is any credit due to that
'tyg&aafrdinarv declaration.
It is however improbable, that at their firfl
files, ^Ameri&ms can admit the horrid efiablijb-
U 7 7&be content withafnail , rod/, in or
der to CT to an insidious dumber; and when
have once gained a peaceable footing, you
fydl, in vain, exert yourselves against any advance
*mteav in future determine to lay on their mer
rM^z^Fßefides as they have an exclusive right
ff importing tefyrom India, every purchaser must
De at their mercy; and all the Security you have
for a completion of their engagement not to im
pose on you, is the vrord of the honourable Com
miffionets, whose tenures will in all probability
prove of Short continuance.
The India Company would not undertake to
pay the duty in England or America—incur the
charges of Shipping—pay enormous fees to Com
missioners, &c. &c. unless they were well allured,
that the Americans would in the end reimburse them
for ever, expence their unreasonable projectJbould
bring along with it.
The Ministerial manoeuvre of fending tea to
America, you ars told, was designed to assist the
"For the Penn SYLVANIA PACkftt.
India Company in the fate of their tel an im
mense quantity of which they have on hand; and
to enable them to pay their debts,
If this was the case, and fair play was meant to
America, why was not the aft of parliament im
posing the duty of 3d. sterling on tea, imported
into America, repealed? am ad which was the
principal cause of the India Company's distress;
and which will prevent an effectual remedy, so long
as it continues in force—For if the duty is conti
nued, and America is not forced to pay it, it is
evident that the India Company, whom the Mi
nistry are so desirous to oblige, are made dupes
to a pretended favour.
The truth is, that Company were to be grati
fied at the expence of America, who from the firft
dawning of this manoeuvre, has been marked as
the bead of burthen. But I trust, that the fame
public spirit, and virtuous felf denial, which in
fluenced your condud under former impositions,
will manifeft itfelf on the present occasion—That
you will not Suffer the glorious title of American
to be sullied, by a Servile obedience to an ad of
parliament, which, executed as it may be, by the
payment of a duty here or in Britain, will, in ci
ther case, establish, irrevocably establish, the dan
gerous claim of parliament to tax you without
mercy.
All Europe, nay the whole world, are now at
tentive to your cause, and have, with wonder,
seen and heard of the decent, manly and deter
mined condud of the Freemen of America, in a
situation the most delicate and interesting; and
they still exped at your hands a manifeftation of
the like glorious behaviour on the present alarming
occasion. The payment of the duty in London,
will not make it lets a tax on you, than ifit were
paid here; and of course, not less an objed of
your detestation and opposition. Americans must
refufe to purchase the noxious weed; and such
refufal will make it infamous and dangerous for
any man, or any set of men, to aid or abet its
introduction and sale. This is the measure Ameri
cans ought to pursue—this the only means to save
your country from deftrudion.
MUCIU S.
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LONDO N, Aug. 17.
V, J E are well informed that very bad news has
^ been received at the Hague, relating to the
Ruffian army, which it is asserted, has abandoned
its post, and is flying before the Ottoman forces.
The three Spanish Jesuits, who were detained in
the prison of the Archbifhoprick of Bologna, have
received sentence of banishment from that place:
The firft for having spoken with freedom in the af
fair of Palafox; the second for a translation he
made of a book called, Irrifeffioni; les in conse
quences; and the third for having written a letter
to some young Jesuits, dissuading them from quit
ting their religious habit without feeing the Pope's
own writing for it.
A gentleman returned from the island of St.
John's in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, assures us,
that the settlers turn themselves to the farming
business, and that the fed is rich, and produces
excellent crops of the fineft wheat in America.
The Emperor of Morocco demanded of our
court the assistance of several engineers and war
like stores for his intended new works, which has
been refufed. Should a war take place between us
and Spain, itis very likely the supply of provifious
to Gibralter will be ftopt, which will be of very
fatal consequence to us.
We are informed that the yearly balance oftrade
with the kingdom of Portugal is computed to have
lessened near 300,0001. within the last twelve
years.
Moore's Balance Pall Windlass was proved be
fore the firft Lord of the Admiralty, and four of
the Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy in Dept
ford Yard last Wednesday. The trial was made
against the common windlass, over which Moore's
had so greatly the advantage, that it was resolved
to introdnce his windlasses immediately into his
Majesty's service.
A correspondent from Peterfourgh informs us,
that many people there are of opinion that the
Empress of Russia will find out, when it is too late,
how much die has been the dupe of the King of
Prufa, and that if this ambitious Monarch lives
only ten years more, no small part of her domini
ons may undergo the fame fate as the provinces
of Poland.
Notwithstanding all that has been said on the
Subject, it is certain, that Prince Mazarino was
coming over here in his former capacity this sum
mer, but the critical state Spain is in, with regard
to its colonies, render it necessary for him to Ray
where he is ; forit seems the King has more con
fidence in the abilities of this able Statesman, than
in all the rest of his courtiers put together.
It was on Sunday whispered at St. James's that
the King of Prussia had entered Poland with an ar
my of thirty thousand men; and that his troops
had absolutely taken pofleffion of the town of Dant
zick.
Private letters from Genoa mention, that the
contract for building (hips of war for the French
service being expired, the Republic had declined
renewing the fame, from the apprehension of in
curring the displeasure of another Court, whose
Minister had made representations against that
proceeding.
We hear a large saving is proposed to be made in
the future construction of ships of war, by lading
aside the eXpenfive practice of ornamenting the
sterns and quarters with gilt and carved work,
which in each Ship of the line, we are told,
amounts to upwards of one thousand pounds Ster
ling.
It is said that an additional duty will be laid next
session of Parliament upon all corn exported to all
foreign parts, excepting for the use of his Majesty's
garrisons abroad.
The Bishops of the Holy See have received or
ders to seize upon the effects of all the Jesuits in the
Ecclesiastical state, in the name of the Papal
Chamber.
Aug. 21. The conduct of the Boftonians.in their
dispute with Governor Hutchinson has given great
offeree at SB James's, and has occasioned some
very rigid orders to be dispatched from thence.
America shews signs of a firm resistance to ar
bitrary government, and unconstitutional innova
tion: A conduct like this of the present Americans
would have done honour to the most virtuous
Republic which ancient history records.
According to authentic letters received at Ham
burgh, the Ruffians gained a great advantage over
the Turks the 6th of July; but on the 9th of the
fame month they were beaten in their turn, before
Siliftria. Several bodies of Turks, one of which
was commanded by the Grand Vizir, at the head
of the Janissaries, having surrounded the Ruffians;
the latter repulsed them four different times ; but
the Turks returning again to the charge, overturn
ed the enemy and gained the victory. Neverthe
less, by the wife condu^: of General Weissman,
who loft his life in the engagement, the Ruffians
repaffed the Danube without being pursued, which
seems to denote that the loss was very great on
both Tides.
The King of Portugal has just iffiied an edid
whereby all widows, turned of 50 years of age,
are retrained from marrying again; because (fays
this edid) experience proves, that women of that
age commonly marry young men of no property,
who dissipate the fortunes which such marriages
put them in possession of, to the prejudice of the
children or other near relations of their wives.
Private advices from Warsaw mention, that
a most dangerous conspiracy has very lately been
discovered; but, as the parties concerned were
said to be of the highest dignities in the state, the
mentioning of names (as the letters fay) would be
not only imprudent but dangerous, all foreign
letters being infpe&ed.
Letters from Copenhagen inform us, that they
have lately launched there a new man of war of
ninety guns, called the Lion of the North, sup
posed to be the largest ever builtin that kingdom.
This being the birth-day ofhis Royal Highness
Prince William Henry, his Majesty's third son,
who entered into the 9th year of his age, the
fame was observed in the usual manner at Kew.
It is said that upwards of 30,000 soldiers have
been inlifted in this kingdom for the Hon. East
India company's service, since the commencement
of the last war; which is an extraordinary drain
of laborious hands, and a real loss to the nation,
when it is considered that scarce one in four hun
dred ever returns home.
The process against the Jesuits at Rome goes
on at length without intermission. The Cardinal
Legate went, according to the last letters, to the
house of Jesuits at Ferrara; and having assembled
all the members, fhewecl to them the Pope's brief,
whicli commissioned him to deal with them very
cavalierly. He firft visited the college library,
which he sealed up ; from thence he paired to each
of the rooms, sealing each; finally, to the church.
Their archives, treasures, effects, &c. were all
sealed in like manner, and every thing was tranf
a&ed- with the greatest severity. During the
whole time the house was surrounded with troops,
so that every thing was done under the point of
the mufquet. From this house they proceeded to
the Society's Colleges at Begnacavalla and Catig
noble.
Queen Matilda's health is said to be so very
much on the decline, that nature refufes the no
rifhment it requres ; and her phyficianshave given
their opinions, that unless she changes the climate
before the winter sets in, she cannot recover ; in
consequence of this, it is supposed, her Majesty
will be here by the beginning of September.
E^traft of a letter from Barcelona, July is.
“ Our new mole is entirely finifhed, and it is
esteemed the fineft of any in the Mediterranean.
“ Some days past we had an execution here
on the Esplanade, by the citadel, and the Priest
asking one of the malefactors, who was not of the
Popifh communion, what persuasion he died in,
he replied, I die in full persuasion that all mankind
are knaves. The Priest did not enquire any farther."
A new comedy called the modish wife, written
by Mr Gentleman, is in rehearsal at the theatre in
the hay-market.
We learn that a very important geographical
difeovery has lately been made with regard to
the Efkimaux, by the crew of a veflel just arrived
at Amsterdam from the coast of Hudson's bay,
whicli fell in with Capt. Phipps off Tera de La
bradore, the fltipper happened to be well acquain
ted with the Greenland tongue, and from his in
tercourse with the Eflrimaux, has confirmed a sus
picion long ago entertained by Wormius and other
learned men; viz. that the last mentioned natives
and the inhabitants of Greenland are one and the
fame people.
In the Brussels Gazette, brought by yesterday's
Flanders mail, is the following article, dated
from Paris, August 13. " They write from L'
" Orient that two flrips are arrived there from
“ Pondicherry, and that if credit may be given
“ to the report of the Captains, the Marattes
“ have beaten the English in Bengal, and killed
“ about two thousand of their best troops."
The Hague Gazette of Wednesday last has the
following paragraph : “ According to a letter
" from Madrid of the 26th of July 1773, the
“ news lately inserted in our Gazette, concern
" i°g a general infurreftion in the kingdom of
“ Chili, appears to be falfe and destitute of foun
“ dation ; the most perfect tranquility reigning
“ there, as well as in all the other Spanish posses
" fions in America."
By a gentleman arrived this week from Copen
hagen we are credibly informed, that there are at
present upwards of five hundred British manufac
turers, of different kinds in the kingdom of Den
mark, where great encouragement is also given to
workmen in the linen, thread, and flocking ma
nufactures, from Glasgow, and other trading
towns in Scotland.
Extraß of a letter from Marfeillet, July 2;.
" Letters from Gibralter, of the 7th bring ad
vice, that the report was current, that Mullahdal
lah, Emperor of Morocco, had been dethroned
and maflacred by Jiis army, and that they had
placed his son on the throne in his stead.
" A great fleet is armed at Toulon."
Aug. i. It is said the Colony Agents have
been giveh to undefftafid, that if any farther op
position is made to the measures of government,
the several bounties paid for the encouragement of
American produce, on their importation to Great-
Britain, may probably be withdrawn. [The
Americans ^ill not be like Efsu.]
The following letter, written from an officer in
ths Ruffian army, sent to his friend at Vienna,
dated July 14. gives the most intelligent account
of the action before Sileftria of any that has yet
appeared :
“ The united bodies of the Generals WeifTman
and Potemkin palled the Danube, below Brakilow,
the 18th and 19th of June, and marched diredly
towards Lake Karafor, where they found a de
tachment of Ottomans in a fort of intrenchment.
The Ruffian cavalry having advanced ‘ forward,
were attacked by the Ottoman horse, and driven
back on their foot, who, in their turn drove back
the Ottoman horse, during which time the Otto
man foot had left their intrenchments, and joined
Seraikier Numan Pacha. After this the whole
of the Ruffian army palled the river between the
20th and 24th without loss.
" Generals Weissman and Potemkin were de
tached the next day, with 15,000 men, to invest
Sileftria, which was defended by three Pachas
and 24,000 men, who on the 27th marched out
of the posts where they thought proper to make
an assault. General Potemkin attacked, at break
of day, an intrenchment of Turks, placed on a
mountain that commanded the town, which the
Turks defended with the greatest bravery, killed
vast numbers of Rnffians, and leaving their in
trenchments, pursued them to the bottom of the
mountain; General Weissman, profiting from the
imprudence of the conquerors, caused some Ruf
fian regiments to march up the mountain, and
take possession of their lines, which obliged the
Turks to march into the town.
" The 29th the whole Ruffian army assembled
before Sileftria, Marshall Romanzow made the
necessary dispositions for the assault, but could not
execute it on account of the continued fellies of
the Turks. In the mean time the Marfhai ha
ving received advice that the Grand Vizir had de
tached 50,000 men to the assistance of the besieged,
and that himfelf intended to march to cut off the
retreat of the Ruffians, the Marshal determined
to raise the siege, and to cover his design, orders
were given to keep up a brisk fire during the night
of the 30th, when he began his retreatin good or
der.
“ The firft of July they arrived at a defile,
which they were neceffiated to pass, which was de
fended by i3,®00 Turks. General Weissman im
mediately fell on the front of them, having firft de
tached some regiments to flank the Turks. The
Turks opposed them with the greatest valour, and
entirely surrounded the rear guard. It was at
this instant General Weissman fell, when he was
leading some of his broken troops to a frelh attack.
Happy for the Ruffians at this time their detach
ed regiments flanked the Turks, who, thinking
them more numerous than they were, left the
defile, and the Ruffians marched through it, and
repafled the river the 2d, 3d, 4th, and sth of July,
and the 7th sung Te Deum. The Ruffians reckon
their loss at 10,000 men, but they fay the Turks
loft at least as many."
The spirit of opposition to government, which
has arisen in Ireland, is surprising. The patriots,
tired of those little factions, into which they used
to be divided, are uniting into a formidable and
firm body, for the business of the next session of
Parliament ; so that the Lord Lieutenant expels
very warm work.
The death of Mr. Wheatly, to whora the pre
cious letters of Messieurs Hutchinson and Oliver
were addressed, hath providentially proved highly
serviceable xo Great Britain and her colonies. Had
that gentleman not obliged us by his departure to
the regions unknown, the infamous designs of a
treasonable cabal, might have been carried into ex
ecution; at least, the Americans would not have
been able so clearly to diferiminate, between their
secret and avowed enemies. It is now evident to
demonstration, that a fatal blow was aimed at the
liberties of America; they were, in Mr. Hutchin
son's stile, to be “ Abridged"
Extract of a letter from Toulon, AuguJl 1.
“ At last an order is arrived to disarm most
of the armament, which was fitting out here, and
railed so much speculation throughout Europe.
The Commissary of marine immediately gave the
necessary directions, and all the large ships were
disarmed in a few days. However, there are still
remaining fix frigates, and two sloops of war,
which have taken their full complement of men,
and their provisions on board, and are destined, it
is said, for the Archipelago."
It is asserted, that the Duke of Grafton has
intimated of late an intention of refining his office
of Lord Privy Seal.
A large account of arrears due in Holland last
war for hay and straw, is just arrived here, and
likely to cause some disturbance.
It is asserted, that the much talked of addition
of 2,000, 0001. to the appointment of a great per
sonage, will be solicited early in the next session of
Parliament.
The indisposition of the Grand Signior is of so
dangerous a nature, as leaves very little hopes of
his recovery.
Orders are given for Shipping off a quantity of
goods for America, to distribute among the Chiefs
of the Indian Tribes in alliance with Great-Britain.
Mons. Garmier is appointed Charge des Affairs
at this court, in the absence of the Count de Guty
nes. This is the gentleman who was said in our
last account from England, to be ordered to leave
our court on occasion of the late revolution in the
Ministry in favour of the Duke de Choifeul.
Letters from Prussia fay, “ The Court of Ber
lin seems impatient at the delay of negotiations be
tween the Minister from the Empress of Russia,
and the Magistrates of the city of Dantzick, in
consequence of which, the Ruffian Minister has
given the Dantzickeis to understand, that if they
do not relinquish their demands to the right ofcufi.
toms from the 9th cf July, and acknowledge Ns