The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-05-12 00:00:00, page 4

H A GU E, January 17.
ON the 12th infant, their High Mightiness pub
lilhed the following Flacart, granting a bounty
to letters of marque, which shall capture British ships
of war:
" The States General of the United Provinces of
the Netherlands, to all who flull read, or hear the
reading of these prefects, Greeting: The King of
Great-Eritain having, without lawful cause, commit
ted boflile attacks against this republic; and it being
our duty to negled nothing which can contribute to
wards our defence, to exercise the right of which the
said crown has given us the example, to aft against
her in the fame manner that the ads against us, and
consequently to do the said king, and his fubjeHs,
all the damage in our power, We have, therefore, the
better 'o ^roteH the commerce and navigation of the'e
countries, thought fit to institute and decree the fol
lowing bounties to all the fubjefts of this slate, who
shall capture or defiroy British ftiips of war, or private
armed vessels.
*Article I. All thofo who fliall exprefly fit out ves
sels for a cruise, after having obtained legal commissi
ons from his Highness the Prince of Orange and Nas
sau, as Admiral-General of these countries, and hav
ing previously given the required securities, shall be
exempted from furoifhihg out of their refpe&ive Crews,
the three men ordained by the placart of their Higb-
Mightinesses, dated the 26th of June, 1780, to be fur
nifhed ; but they who shall take in merchandise on
board, and at the fame time take letters of marque,
shall not be entitled to that exemption. They who
hall have taken and conducted into one of the ports
or harbours, within the jurifdi&ion of any of the boards
of admiralty of these countries, a'Britifh fllip of war
or privateer, fliall receive a bounty of i,o guilders for
every man who, at the beginning of the engagement,
shall pave been on board such captured ship of war or
privateer. They shall receive the like sum for every
pound weight of metal, which the whole artillery 011
board such prize, at the above-mentioned time,
might have difeharged at one fiofle firing, neither
fwjvels, nor the balls of the new artillery, named Co
ronades, eflimated but one fourth of their weight, be
ing included. So that, if one of our privateers cap
ture a British ship of war or privateer, mounting for
instance 40 guns, together firing 350 pounds weight of
metal, viz. 40' caronades, and 1400 balls of eight pounds
each, with a crew of 220 men, they shall receive a
bounty of 85,800 guilders, 150 being allowed for every
man and every pound weight of metal, and mbre or
lets at the pro rata for the crew and caliber of the
guns which, at the above mentioned time of the en
gagement, shall have been on board the captured ves
sel, besides the cargo of the prize, and all the effects
on board, without other deduction than a tenth, for
the Admiral.
Art. If. The aforesaid bounties decreed for prizes,
shall likewfe be paid, if the British ships of war, or
privateers be entirely defiroyed, whether our crui«
fers have funk, burnt, or driven such ship of war or
privateer on fhoalr, or the fame shall be otherwise loft,
'after having been taken. It is however understood,
that the bounty shall not be wholly claimed, unless the
crew of the destroyed vessel fliall be brought into pqrt
or killed. And, should the enemy's vessels h ve been
Branded, and really loft, but the crew have made their
efdape, our letters of marque shall, in such cases, be
entitled to no more than the half of the promised
bounty ; so that, in the above- mentioned case, instead
of 85,800 guilders, they shall receive no more than
42,900.
Art. 111. Let it be well underflood, that neither
the prize nor the bounty fliall be adjudged to our
cruizers, till after trial before one of the boards of
admiralty of these countries, and their decree fliall
have been given in favour of the captors.
Art. IV. The aforefaid boards of admiralty shall
Dot adjudge such bounties, unless the captain, lieute
nant, and pilot of the privateer )as well as the owners,
their book-keepers, and others, authorifed to that
effea, shall have solemnly sworn, that the captured
ship of war, or privateer, was duly taken, without
collusion with the English, or anyperfon in their behalf.
If theowners, claiming prizes or bounties, be out of
the country, absent, or otherwise hindered, and the
book keeper or any other person, duly authorifed,
(wear to the best of his knowledge, for himfelf and
owners, according to the special power to that effect
given, it shall be deemed fufficient; but the owners
shall previously swear before the local magi flrate, with
in the difiria of their refinance, or before other com
petent persons, who are to transmit fuc'p testimony.
Art. V. And for the further encouragement of
cruizers, we ordain, that they who shall be wounded in
an engagement with a Britifhweffel, shall be taken care
of, and have their wounds dressed, at the public ex
perce, without any cost to themselves or the owners.
We likewise 0 dain, that any person who shall be maim
ed in'confequence of an engagement with a British vessel,
fliall receive a bounty from the date, equal to the half of
that which the republic grants tothofe who shall feeveon
board her ships of war, & without any cost to theowners.
They shall, however, be entitled but to bounties
once paid, not to those which may be weekly, month
ly, or otherwise granted. As to the expenses attend
ing the wounded ; the account fliall be tendered to the
competent board of admiralty, to be by them duly
examined and fettled; and the maimed party, that
they be enabled to enjoy the half part of the
promised bounties, are to procure an ad from such
board of admiralty, fufficient proof of their lawful
claim having been previously exhibited to the board.
Art. VI. To Simulate ships of war, and letters of
marque to do the British every poffble injury, it is
our intention, that the captured British vessels, of
whatever denomination, be wholly delivered to them,
the tenth part of tl>e fame for the Admiral excepted ;
but they shall claim no other reward.
Art. VII. If our ships of war, letters of marque, or
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other vessels fitted out at private expence for a cruize,
retake any vessel or effects belonging to the date, and
such re-taking be effected within twice 24 hours after
their falling into the enemy's hands, they shall, in
such case, be entitled to the fifth part of the real va
lue of the vessel or effects so recovered by them ; but
should the retaking be made withinfour times 24 hours,
after such vessel or effects shall have been in possession of
the Engiilh, the captors shall have the third part of
the value ; and if re taken after four times 24 hours,
they shall have the half, without any regard to the
longer or shorter time, during which the said re-taken
vessels or effects fliall have remained in pofleffion of
the English, after the expiration of four times 24 hours.
Art. VIII. The adjudication of some of the afore
faid bounties, as well as the vouchers from the re
fpeflive boards of admiralty,- in behalf of the maimed
or wounded, being produced to the receiver -general
of duties on imports or exports, for the payment of the
decreed bounties, the fame shall quickly be made by
the receiver general at the Hague, or at a place with
in the jurifdi&on of the refpe&ive boards,of admiralty,
at the receiver general's greater cooveniency.
Art. IX. The receiver general wll be supplied with
fufficient films for the said payment, and is to take
care, after the payment of any bounty, that he may
always have wherewith to liquidate such others which
may thereafter be demanded ; which payment is to be
made out of the half part of the duties of Last in Veil
gold *, or by successively negociating the fum's, with
which he shall Hand in need of being supplied.
Art. X. The commander of a cruising vessel, who
shall have taken or destroyed any British ship of war,
or privateer, is, upon his arrival, and without delay,
to inform the receiver general of the amount of the
bounties claimed by him, that the receiver general
may quickly effect the payment of the fame.
Art. XI. The refpeft&e boards of admiralty shall
take care quickly to issue their decrees, even by post
poning other matters laid before them
Art. XII. And when a new trial having been mov
ed for, the decrees of the said boards of admiralty
fliall be thereby invalidated; we have requeued that
in such cases the bounty adjudged by the said boards,
be delivered to the cruisers, without suspension or hin
derance of the said payment, on account of the mo
tion for a new trial. It is our intention at the fame
time, that the securities to be given, by vessels fitted
out for a cruise, be encreafed, and that engagements
be entered into, for the speedy restitution of the
sums which shall have been paid in confeqnence of ad
miralty decrees, should the firft decree be annulled af
ter a new trial, and the captors be nonfuited. And
the better to secure such restitutions, we have declar
ed, and do hereby declare, that the capturing vessels
and every thing thereunto belonging shall be judi
cioufly appropriated for the ipflitudon of the received
bounties, and that the said juridicial obligation fliall
begin from the day on which the said cruizers fliall
have receivr&their commlffions, and failed' on a cruize.
Art. XIIL This placart fliall begin to be in force
fr r m the day of its publication. And, that none may
pretend ignorance of the fame, we request and entreat
the lords, the slates, the ft^dtnolder, the committee
councellors and date deputies of the refpedive pro
vinces ot Guilders, and t..e earldom of Zutphen, of
Holland and Wcfi-Friefcland, Zetland, Utrecht, Friefe
land, Overyffel, Groningen and. Orceland, and all
other judiciary and civil officers, immediately to pro
claim, publish and set up this ordinance in all places
where similar ordinances are usually proclaimed, pub
lished and set up : We moreover charge and enjoin the
councilors of the refpeHive admiralties, the fiscal ad
vocates, commissaries general for convoys and licences,
the receivers, convoy ma fters, comptrollers and in
quirers, as likewise 'he receiver general of the additi
onal duty (of last in veilgold *) and all others whom
it may concern, ftridly to regulate themselves by the
tenor cf these presents."
' Their High Mightinesses have likewise issued out a
placart, granting rewards to all the fubjefts of the state,
who, shall have the misfortune of being maimed in its
service, in proportion to their wounds. The fubaance
of that placart is as follows..
“ The dates general of the United Provinces, to all
who shall read these presents, or hear them read, greet
ing. Be it known, that to encourage the loyal inha
bitants of the state, we have thought fit to notify, that
whoever being employed in the service of the Republic
at sea, fliall be so maimed, as to be disabled from get
ting their livelihood by work, and desire to be reliev
ed by a sum paid once for all, shall receive in propor
tion for their wounds as follows:
Ift. For the loss of both eyes, 500 guilders; of one
eye, 350 ditto.
2d. For the loss of 'both arms, 1500 ditto ; of the
right arm, 450 ; of the left, 350 ditto.
3d. For the loss of both hands, 1200 ditto; of the
right hand, 350 ; of the left, 300 ditto.
4th. For the loss of both legs, 700 ditto; of one leg,
350 ditto.
sth. For the loss of both feet, 450 ditto; of one foot,
200 ditto.
Otherwise, all those who in the service of the Repub
lic fliall be so maimed, as to be disabled from obtain
ing their livelihood by work, or otherwise provide for
their fubfiflence, shall receive during life, the weekly
allowance of a silver ducatoon. Moreover, a pro
portionate allowance shall be made for any other' less
considerable wound or mutilation "
Besides the preceding placart, their High Mighti
neffes have likewise publiihed inftrnaions of the fame
date, containing 54 articles, refpeaing captains, offi
cers, purlers and seamen, who shall obtain commissi
ons for cruising, and who are to be sworn before the
refpe£tive admiralties.
[Note. A Guilder is valued at 21 pence flerling; a
Ducatoon is valued at 3 Guilders and 3 Stivers.)
* Tonnage.
January 19. The manifefto of the republic, in an
swer to that of Great Britain, is ready to be publifr.-
ed, and we are assured will refute the ill-founded rea
sons and allegations set forth in the latter, in such a
manner, as to convince the impartial world, that
should this Republic be exposed to a war with a power
as imperious and haughty as she is unjust, it will be
unmerited, and without the least provocation.
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Just Published, ^nd Tobe Sold, by JOHN DUNLAP,,
in Markei-tireet,
All the L A IT S
Enacted in the Second Sitting of the Fifth General
Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Bennfylvania §
Which commenced at Philadelphia, on Tuesday the
sixth da, of February, in the year of our Lord die
thousand f?ven hundred eighty and one.
T~OBE LITT?--
A Farm, containing upwards of
zoo acres, situate in Horfham township, about 1, mile#
horn Philadelphia, adjoining Greme Park, ofc which
it was formcily a part, and is entitled to a proportion
of the range thereof; too acres cleared, about to of
which is madov-, the greatest part watered by the
weft branch us Nefnaminey; the foil of the whole equal
to any in the county ; the wood land having been grub
bed and sewn with the best grass-seed, aff^ids excellent
pattate for cattle : The greatest part of this Farm be
ing inched with done wall, ditches and privy-hedge,
the inclofutes may be preserved with little trouble.
There are several places of worship in the vicinity, and
a grist-mill on one of the adjoining farms. For Terms
apply to ISAAC MELCHER.
FOR S A L E, A.
Beautiful Lot of Ground
of 4 acres, highly improved and pl^afantly situated,
on Shippen's lane, leading from South ftteet, about
one mile from the State boule. There it on the pre-*
mises, two Framed Houles with excellent cellars under
them, one of which is abneft new, is neatly finished and
painted, and is now empty ; the other in very good
order,, ir occupied by an induftriocs tenant ; and an
excellent Barn, with two good Stables; a handsome
Brick Summer or Pleasure Houle, comjfeatly pTiftered,
painted and finished, with five iathwindows, double
doors and (hitters, and a good chimney, beautifully
Ousted in a fine avenue of tweary-tfees, and an orchard
of the choicest grafted fruits in great perfection, a good
pump of excellent water before the door, convenient
toa neat garden, all under fufficient fence, the front
being inclofed with belt cedar boards, neatly put up
and painted white. The foil is good and well manured,,
and has been noted for great produce of,every thing
cultivated thereon. For teims apply tp
April 23. DANIEL KING.
Rachel Farmer,
Begs leave to inform the Public, and her
Friends and Acquaintance in particular, that ffie ,has
left New-Brunswick, in Jrrfey, and taken a genteel
House in Spruce street, between Second and Front
ftreets, where she takes in Gentlemen Lodgers, and
flatters herfelf that, with the great convenience of her
boule and her own long experience in that way, ffia
will be able to give good fatisf&eion to all whe please
to favour her with their cufiom. April 16.
One Ton of Bar-Iron Reward,
(or the value thereof in Currency.)
RAN-AWAY from James Sharps, inr
Sadbury township, Chester county, on the 10th
day cf April, 1779, a remarkable likely NEGROE
MAN, very black, named ABEL, about 24 or %§
years of age, 5 feet 10 or it inches high, with a mole
on one of his cheeks, his cioaths unknown .-it is fap
poied he harbours between Newcastle and St. George's,
or about Apoquinimink, in Delaware state, as he has
some friends, that are freemen, living in a cedar-swamp
in that neighbourhood.
Whoever takes up Lid Negro and secures him in any
gaol, or brings him to hi, matter, livirfg in Hopewell
forge, in Lancaster county, shall have the above R&*
ward, paid by PETER GRUBB.
N, B. It is probable he will pafi as a freeman, he
having got a pass from a free Negroe, named NAT,
and may pass by that name.
Deferred from the fifth Pennsyl
vania regiment, Thomas Haffent, 26 years old, 5 fret
9 inches high, born in the north of Ireland, has black
hair, fair complexion, and grey eyes.
John Kelly, 21 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high,
born in Ireland, has brown hair, grey eyes, and is of
a fair complexion.
Whoever takes up said deserters, or either of them,,
and delivers them to the nearest continental officer, or
secures them in any goal, shall receive Twenty Shil
lings ftatc-monev, and ai reasonable expencea, paid b,
FRANCIS MENTGES, Lt. Col, fifth P. RegU
AL L perfoas interested in the Farneifhin of ED
MUND EGAN, JAMES STEWART, and
JOHN kOLSTON, who have Debts against the
- C mpany, are desired to fend them to Mr.WILLIAM
ROoINSON,in Southwark,my attorney, immediately^
as the Partnership was dillolved the Ifh day of Fe
bruary last. April 23. EDMUND EGAN.