Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-04-08 00:00:00, page 2

H A.E R L E RI, November 2g.
W' E have accounts from Kamper., that the late
dreadful inundation has done much damage
there, by carrying away a vast number of
cattie, and throwing down houses. At Kampour and
OderwJdc many cattle were loft. One poor man loft
his mother and ten cows ; eight other perfoos are miff,
ing; and many farmers, who last week thought them.
Selves rich men, are now reduced to poverty, and
without a dwelling.
L O N D O N, December 11.
The fallowing is an account of the quantity of to
bacco imported into Gieat-Britain, and exported from
it. in the last four vears of the former place, in which
.bacco law took place, according to the Cuftom
.u?e accounts, London:
E N G L A N D.
Years. Imported Hhds. Exported Hhds.
1752 — 55997 — 4*9 22
1753 — 7°9 2 5 — 57353
1754 — 59744 — 5°47 ()
^55 — 7^l — 54384
258547 211135
S C O T L A N 1).
1752 — 22322 — 21642
1753 — 26210 — 24728
1754 — 22334 — 21764
] 755 ~ 2c6 9 8 — fo*
91564 87845
Total, 350111 298980
Average yearly, 87528 74745
Imported, 87528
Exported, 7+745
Home consumption, < 2 7 5 3
ToS7s2Bhhds.Tobacco, at fob per hhd.875280
Today on 12783 hhds.at 20 1. 2556^0
Annual income from Tobacco, / 1,130,049
Lord George Germane has fully explained matters ,
to General Burgoyne's Satisfaction, and now invelfed
him with a command for the next campaign, so clear
ly diftind from that of General Carleton's, that be
has confected to return to Canada immediately after
Christmas.:
By a ihip arrived ?t Dover from Lisbon, there is
tin account of four (hips having been taken off the
Berlins, two of which were bound to the Straights ; but
we have not yet learned their names. The fame letters
confirm the report of the King cf Portugal's fitaation,
^ being --ft all hopes of recovery.
O e mack which opphuon designs to make on Go
ris to move in the House of Commons, that
a committee be appointed to enquire into the pre e.;t
Rate of centrads; Governor Johnstone is to make the
motion, which he is to preface with a long account of
notorious abuses, and impulsions of so gross and ex
travagant a nature, that they exceed all former abuses
of the.fame ki^d. There are three contrasts, the pro
fit upon which from firft to last, he will undertake to
prove, is above 6c0,000k
Dec. 21. This morning upward*of 4000 ffiip letters
from New-Yo kand other parts of America, which had
been brought by the ? % >wey man of war and transports,
lately arrived, were delivered out at the General Post-
Office.
Jan. 10. The merchants intend to apply to the
Lords of the Admiralty, to appoint larger men of war
to convoyAhe trading ffiffs, as it is impoflihle, when
'i are deeply Wien, tor them to keep up with light
s, on which account federal ffiips have fallen in-
V t?e hands of the America's.
The river Thames at Kigftrn is entirely.frozen over,
and Khat so hard, that people walked across on Wed-,
nefday.,
A board of Admiralty was held this morning, at
which Lord Sandwich prefixed; after it broke up mef
fengm were sent est to ehatham and Porifmodth Dock
yards
The Lords of the Admiralty hare ordered fix new
schooners to be bub? upon a new conftrudion for fer
vicein America.
By letters from the Hague, we learn, that Sir J.
Yotke is preparing to let out for London, on business
of a very important nature.
Lord Buckinghamshire, the new Lord Lietiterart
of Ireland, will find a richer Exchequer before him
than most ofhis predeceffns, owing to the new duties
laid on that kingdom a feffi on or, two ago ; but how this
money will be employed, whether as a rich compost
for rearing government /boots, or for cultivating the
manufactures of the country, time can only,difcover.
This morning died at his house in Norfolk street, in
the Strand, Stranger Barry, Esq; of Covent garden
Theatre.
ANNAPOLI S, March 27.
On Friday last, beweenthe hears of twelve and
oneo'clock, " his Excellency THOMAS JOHN
SON, jun. Esq; Governor of the State of Maryland,"
was proclaimed at the State-House, in the presence of
a great number of people, who eXprefcd the highest
fatisfa&on on the occasion.
BOSTON M^ch 20.
We learn, that the Court o France, have remon-'
ftrated to the Court of Britain against their lending
over the Ruffians to America, .nd are determined to
oppose them, should they attempt the enterprize.
PROVIDENCE;(w e Ijhnd,) March 15.
Capt. Potter, who arrivedlaft week in a neighbour
ing port from Tenerife, info ms, that while he lay at
that island, a Spanifli fleet paled by,' having on board
a large body of land forces, hid to be defined for the
Havannah : The fleet connfcd of about one hundred
and fifteen fail, among which Were twelve 'hips ot the
line, a number of frigates, bombs, fr e ihips, &c.
F I S H - K I L L, March 27.
Our post at Peeks Kill, since the removal of the rat
litla of .b c . n 4 v .o o CTCT has been in a manner, in a
defeocelefs situation, there being only part cf two re
giments Rationed ihere, under the command of General
M'Dougal, amounting to about 250 men. The ene
my having received intelligence of this, formed an ex
pedition thither, with a view to take, or destroy the
stores bJongingto the continent that were deposited
there. Accordingly ®n Sunday lift they appeared,
with a frigate, four transports, and Several other small
vefiels in the bay, and landed about 1000 men, witli
several pieces of cannon. Gen. M'Dtugal, not think
ing it prudent to hazard 2 battle with inch an unequal
force, andnot having Seasonable advice of Nie enemy's
movement, was under the neceflity of destroying the
stores,, to prevent their fading into their hands, and
retired about two miles to a pass in the Highlands, car
tying with him his baggage and military stores ; his
advanced g&ard being Stationed at Cordaodt's hcufe in
thevadey. The enemy the fame day took poffethon
of the village, and remained dofein their quarters un
til the next day in the afternoon, when a party of them,
confining of about 200 men, po&ffed themlelves of a
height a little south of Coitlandt's. The General
having received a reinforcement frera Col. Granfvoort's
regiment ofabnut 80 men, under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Willet, permitted them to attempt
to di'pffefs the enemy from tnat eminence. Col. Wil
let having accordingly made the necessary d'fpofiticn,
advanced with his final! party with the grcatcft firmnefs
and refcHufon, and made the attack.
The enemy instantly fled with the greatest precipa
tion, leaving three men dead on the field, and the whoe
b % dy, pime Ruck, betook themselves to their Ship
pifg, embarking under cover of the night; and by the
iaR accounts they had failed down the river Before
they embarked, they gave cut that they intended to
stop at Tary-Town, in their way down, and attempt
to destroy our magazine of firage at Wright's Mills.
Upon their .evacuating the pace General MDug 2 l
took poffeffitn of his former quarters, and detached a
party of men to watch their motions. The enemy on
this occafmn have been exceedingly di&ppo : nted, as
they have not been able to carry off any of the stores
left behind by cur men, and no other stock than about
40 sheep and 8 or 10 head of cattle, wi:h which they
were fup^ied by our good friends the Tories. Never
did troops exhibit m^e firmnefs and relolutibn than cur
tittle army did on this occasion. Notwithflanding the
disparity in numbers was great, and the measure abfo
luttly necessary, it was vith the utmost reluctance they
rerired-ta the pass. As uhik', these heroes of Britain
have burnt Some boufes, plundered the inhabitants of
what they could conveniently take with them, frighten
cd the women and children, arid rai ed the Spirits of
their tory brethren in that quarter, but which, alas,
as is always the cae, when unnaturally elated, are
now again proportionally depressed.
Extract of a Letter from Bofion, March 20.
" [ have the pleasure of informing you, that on the
i+h inE, an armed vHfel, mounting 14 guns, arrived
in an ealiern port from France, her cargo confiffs of
12 000 Hands of aims, 1000 barrels of powder, flints,
guns for one of the Continental frigates, woollens, l'-
nens, &c, &c. ASO gun Ship failed at the lame time,
from the fame place, for another American port; —She
is richly loaded with heavy artillery and military stores
Her arrival is hourly expeded. The Court of France
has remonstrated against any more foreigners being sent
to America.
“ Upon Dr. Franklin's arrival they demenftrated
their joy by bonfires, &c.
“ Two very valuable prizes loaded with linens, wool
lens and summer eloathing to a great amount are arri
ved at a fafe port.",
PHILADELPHIA, >7 8.
Extra/7 of a letter from a gentleman of this city, nooy in
St. Croix, 'to his friend here, dated 1 3th March lafl.
" A late Aft of Parliament has made American
property seizable wherever it is found.—Another Aft
has come out, which enacts, that ah Americans taken
after the Ad takes place, fha'll be sent immediately to
London, and frem thence are to be transported to the
East Indies as Slaves. I congratulate you on the late
fuccels of the American arms. We are in daily ex
pectation of a French war, which seems inevitable?'
Extract of a letter from Rittfurg, dated March 24.
" J must inform you that matters have a very gloo
my afpe& here. Daniel Sullivan has returned from the
Indian country, and brings accounts of Indians being
assembled; in order to attack the Kittanning and thig
post, and of feverfal other things too tedious to menti
on.—A few days ago the Indians killed cne Andrew
Simpfor, and took or killed a brother of Captain,
Moorhead's, near Kittanning. They scalped Simpson,
and left atomhawk and war belt on him, and a piece
of writing in his ffipt pouch, dated Niagara, Bih Fe
. bruary, 1777, called a message from the Chiefs ofthe
Mohawks, Onondagoes, Cayugas, Senecas, Tufea
roras, Miflafagoes; and Chippawas, to the Virginians
and Pennsylvanians, now at Vanyngo, the purport of
which is, that we have wrongfully fettled their lands
co rhe Ohio and Susquehanna, and ordering us to quit
them immediately, or abide by the consequences —>
that we have no foundation for our pretence (as they
call it) cf Colonel Butler's coming against us, as we
know he has no army with him, — they therefore
think that our deilgn is against them, but whether or
not, they insist on bur quitting their, lands immediate
ly, and not make .any excrife, by pretending to ac
quaint our Congress, &c. of their behaviour.
“ In conference of the before-mentioned intelli
gence and depredations, a Council of War was held at
this place, this day, in which it was determined that it
would be most advisable, for Cel. Crawford's battali
on, and two companies of Col. Wood's battalion, at
Fort Pitt and Wheeling, nbt to march till further or
ders, and that 100 men should ^immediately sent to
the Kittanning, and 25 men to attack the following
places,—Logg's-Town, Holliday's, Cove ard Cox's."
The Honourable the Continental Congress hive pro
moted Col. - Learned, cf M/HclWeit'o Bay,
Col. George Clinton, of New-York, Col. Edward
Hand, of P^mfylvania, and Col. - Scott, of Vif
gima, to the rank of Brigadiers General.
Toe President a. r <~d Executive Council of this State,
have given the rank of Colonel Commandant to the
Lieutenants of the City and Counties, and the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel to the Sub Lieutenants of the
fame.
By the London Gazette, of the 30th of Decem
ber, we find, that they had received General Howe's
accounts as late as the taking of Fort Lee and Newark.
On Sunday, the 23d ult. Mr. BARNABY BARNS
departed thia life, in rhe 74th year of his age, and on
the Tuesday evening foliowiig his remains were inter
red in the Baptist Burning-ground, attended by a ref
liable numberof his moss reputable fellow-citizens' —
Eis was in general the Bill walk of private life,, in which
he gave evident proofs of the virtues necessary in that
sphere, and when called forth into public ufefulnefs,
as he way in several important trusts, he manifefted the
utmost integrity and punctuality.
“ din honefl Man is the nobleftwork of God,"
A gentleman from camp infoims, that the British
troops at Perth-Amboy, in number about three,
thou and, last Tuesday morning, embarked on board
several trahfports, and failed out of Sandy Hook, un
der convoy of three men of war, but in the evening
they returned, and disembarked under cover cf the
night on Staten Ifimd. This manoeuvre, it is supposed,
was intended to make the appearance of a reinforce
ment from Eu ope, and which the Tories have indus
triously reported to be real.
The King of Great-Britam hath conferred the dig
nity of a Baronet of Great-Britain, on Robert Eden,
Eiq; late Governor of Maryland.
A'fhip is arrived at Hampton, in Virginia, from the
Blind of Martimco, with about sixteen hundred stands
of armsj thirty thousand weight of gun-powder, and
some dry goods.
By the last advices from France we learn, that Ar
thur Lee, Esq; late of London, who is appointed by
the United States to act in concert with Dr. Franklin,
was arrived at that court, where he with the Doavr
were received and treated with all the refpe& (hewn to
European Ambassadors,- and that they have already
negotiated a loan of two millions of livres, for and on
account of the United States.
Capt. Mumford, from Cape Francois, informs that
the brig Warren, Capt. Pau! Read, from Boston, wag
taken the {ith of March, just off the bar of the Capes.
Extract from a General Order, ifoed March 27, 1777.
" The General, having directed, that all Surgeons
who have the fupcrintendency of Military Hospitals,
should fend all hi!diers whom they discharge, under
the care of proper officers to join their refyedive regi
ments ; making report to theConiroandiog officer of each
regiment oftne number of men so discharged, belonging
to his corps ; —defires that the Commanding Officer in
the department nearest any Hospital from which they
are to be dismissed, will, upon application of the Sur
geon thereof, furniO an officer, or officers, for the
occasion, proportioned to the number of men to be
committed to his or their care."
It is desired that the above will be ioferted io the
different papers on this continent.
At a meeting of the WHIG SOCIETY, held dt
the Philosophical Hall the firft es April, 1777, ^edl
unanimoify, That Meff,s. Charles W. Peale, James
Cannon, David Rittenhoule, Do&or Thomas Young,
and Mljor Thomas Payne, be a Committee of Corre
spondence for and in behalf of this Society, to corre
spond with any societies 01 individuals from whora they
may exped to obtain information interesting to our
common liberties. Extra/?from the Minutes,
THOMAS YOUNG, Secretary.