The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-05-24 00:00:00, page 2

March 13. They write from Alencon, that on Sun
da the 9th, a thunderbolt fell on the church of the
parfh ofLindes, fouated four leagues from Verheuil,
and thr^e from M irtagnhs. The church was, at the
f me inffznt, filled with thick smoke, and a fulphur
bus smell. The efft& of the shock was so great as io
throw d wo all the affiflants, whether flanding or fit
ting. The curate, who officiated, saved himtelf by
clinging to the altar. When the smoke was dissipated,
the people found that none bad received any material
hurt ; one map only was found dead, who appeared
to have been fuffocated by the smoke. The shock was
felt at Alencon on the Bth or 9th of the month, where
several .claps of thunder were heard.
M rch 14. Wednesday some dispatches were brought
to the Secretary of Rate's office from Mr. Fizherbert
at Paris, which, it is said, mention that the French had
began to disarm several of their ships in their different
ports, being fully fatisfied with the articles of peace
t deluded.
Extraa of a letter from Dublin, March 1.
“ The commissioners appointed by his majefly for
receiving fubferiptions to the bank of Ireland, have re
ceived the sum of 600,0001. from the several subscri
bers, in government securities, issued by authority of
parliament, and have lodged the fame in his majefly's
treasury, being the original flock or capital of this bank,
pursuant to ti e al of parliament."
An express arrived in town yesterday morning from
Portsmouth, with an account of the crews of the Spee
dy and Marquis de Seignally (loops of war (which
were appointed to convoy the outward-bound fleets to
the Weft Indies) having mutinied, and refufed to pro
ceed on that voyage.
March 17. On Friday night there was a meeting
at Rockingham house, of the several advocates for that
fyflem of government. 7he meeting commenced in
divisions, confirmed in confufion, and broke up in
diftradion!
Many of the loyalißs have gone to Barbadoes to
fettle there. At the time of the usurpation, numbers
of the royalihs went over to that island from England,
to avoid the tyranny of Oliver Cromwell.
Bills drawn by American merchants on their corres
pondents at Bourdeaux, to the amount of 90,0001. have
been sent back protested in the course of the last five
months, owing to the failure of their consignments.
The want of rain has been so great in the island of
Antigua, that not more than fix ships are expected
from thence with the next fleet, and those not fully
laoen.
Tne Dutch are preparing to return to their old fish
ery, which was one of their most valuable branches of
navigation.
A letter from Triefle mentions, that the Imperial
East India company has obtained tne emperor's per
million to add four more ships to their firm for the
purpose of prosecuting trade: in consequence of which
tney have engaged for the building four new ships at
Genoa, which are to be 0(850 tons each, and to mount
30 guns. The emperor has a!fo concluded a treaty
with the king of Denmark, for the ships under the Im
perial flag to traffic in the Danish ports of Aha, paying
the accustomed duties; and is negociating with Eng
land, Holland, France and Portugal to the fame pur
pole.
March 19. The harbour of Oflend is not half so
full of vrffels as it was two months ago; and as the
sugars from the captured islands which used to be sent
there, will come directly to England, that port is like
ly to be but moderately frequented in future.
The majority of the people at Boston prefer the stu
dy of the law to every other. Many essays on civil
government have lately been published in that town,
all strongly recommending a repub ican form of legis
lation, improved upon the Dutch model.
The pay of most of the officers in the American ar
my were fix months in arrears in December last, ow
ing to the failure of the last year's assessments through
out all the provinces
A letter from Liverpool, dated March 23, after
mentioning the loss of the Count Belgioifo Eaft-India
man off Dublin bay, adds, " It is feared all on board
perished (147 persons). She wasone of the richeß ships
ever failed from this port, not less in value than
130,0001. She had 100,000 dollars on board, befiJes
a great value in ginfang, bale goods, and 300 tons of
lead ; and it is imag ned, that such part oftee cargo as
will not float, isin too deep water ever to be got at."
Two large flips are taking in lading at Liverpool, for
Philadelphia, in consequence of orders received there
near three months ago, to make consignments as Icon
as peace was concluded.
This day Don Bernardo del Campo knight of the
crier of Charles the third, minister plenipotentiary ,
from the king of Spain, had bis firßprivate audience
of his majefly, to deliver his credentials.
EktraH. of a letter from Porifmouth, Feb. 17.
" The ZivK^nder's fhip's company, not the Atlas,
are behaving in a most mutinous and fhameful man
per, having barricadoed themselves in the bay, with
their hammocks, and pointed two of the 32 poun
ders aft, rolled Mot -about, and hurt two petty offi
cers; they last night liEewife refufedletting any of
tne b^as come on sh ore for captain Fitzherbert, and
a mod violent and blocking letter was found at the
ward room door, directed to the lieutenants of the ship,
ffl&alTy ; their whole cry is that they will be paid off
immediately. How this will end, t know not, but the
fame spirit prevails in all the line of battle ships order
ed Tor the Bast-Indies • and as we are ordered to re
do e the 8 months provifi^ns we had on board to four
m m hs. we are led to believe that they mean to pay
us all off "
Foreign Intelligence.
I, ON D O N, March 4.
St. JAME S's, March 24.
The Dutch during the war have had more than 500
fail of merchant ships laid up in the different harbours
in that republic.
Neither the French nor the Americans are likely to
interfere with our Lifbdn trade, as they cannot take
such quantities of their wines as we, in return. This
branch of valuable commerce, therefore, will flill re
main to us, whch is doubly profitable, as we firft fend
dry goods to Lilbon, then take in fait for (he New
foundland fifhery, return again to that Portuguese port,
and dispose of the dried liih, and then bring wines to
England.
It has been calculated by the people who lately came
from America, that the number of their seamen em
ployed in fighting and trading ships amounted to more
than 30,000, of which number more than 4000 were
engaged in foreign service, particularly with the
French.
A Spanish victualler was taken the beginning of Fe
bruary by a Moorish vessel within fight of Minorca ;
from which place they write, that several families from
Spain had come over to fettle there, invited by the
pleasantness of the situation, and extraordinary good
ness of its climate.
The principalorders now executing in the city for the
American market, are for the Quakers at Philadelphia,
who sent over general inftruftions fix months ago to
dispatch some large cargoes as soon as a peace fbould
be concluded.
The Dutch expect no less than five spice ships from
India in the course of the prefect year.
From the appearance of the (hipping in the river,
trade is reverting very sass to its old channels, as very
few Prußian and Imperial flags are now to be seen,
which were dying in,every part about three months
ago, between London bridge and Blackwall.
March 20. Dean Swift's mode of forming a politi
cal essay or poem, was to throw so many sentences in
to a hat, and put them into print just as they accident
ally came together. Suppefe. therefore, in the pre
sent cabinet struggle, that accident, inflead of interert,
^as to regulate the arrangement of the miniflry, jea
lousy, in that case, would be banished from the hunt
ers after power.
Great-Britaio has ever been accustomed to look up
on France as a dangerous rival, and to dread her in
erbafe of power and influence, among the neighbouring
Rates. To prevent the rife of this ambitious nation
to a degree of fplendtmr and aggrandizement to which
file has conflantly aspired, great y interefled the at
tention of Britain ; and to preserve a balance of pow
er, arid provide for their particular fafety, in feepr
ing the general fafety and liberty of Europe, she
found it expedient to form strong connexions with
the continental princes, by frequent negociations, by
subsidies, and by such other means as their conveni
ence or necessities required; but the loss of America
mufl so fatally weaken our resources for wealth and
power, that it is to be feared we shall never be able to
recover that dirtinguifhed place we formerly held in
the eßimation of the great powers of Europe.
The mc2 fures adopted by the empress of Russia, for
making herdominions an asylum for theJefuits,is a Broke
ofpolicy perfe&ly congenial with the enterprising spirit of
that extraordinary woman. One great objta of the em
press seems to be the cultivation of the arts, for which
purpose no persons are better qualified than the bro
therhood in question, who have eminently signalized
themfelces in all quarters of the globe, by their ex
tensive learning, universal knowledge, and acute pe
netration. Under a government like that of Russia,
nothing is to be feared from the cabals arid intrigues
to which the Jesuits are so strongly addiXed ; for such
is the arbitrary policy of the country, that, should
they presume to interfere in state affairs, utter destruc
tion muR inevitably ensue; a bare imputation of this
offence, operating as fatally asif the most unqueftion
abie proofs of guilt were adduced.
A great many small vessels are now equipping in the
out ports, and will proceed in a few days for New
foundland. In all probability they will find a number
of ships in that part when they arrive belonging to the
United States of America.
Extras of a letter from Dublin, March 18.
The price of land in Jamaica, and other islands. that
are partly uncleared, had rifem when the last packet
failed, which is fupp.ofed to have been owing to the
numbe of new purchasers who were coming from Ame
rica to fettle in the Weft-Indies.
" Yesterday being the feftival of St. Patrick, the day
shone forth with a brilliancy hitherto unknown in the
annals of Ireland. It displayed the grand ceremony
of the installation of the knight of the order of St. Pa
trick, a scene magnificent beyond description, and
which may be considered as a prelude only 10 the rising
greatness and blooming laurels that await the people of
this land. At fix o'clock in the morning the drums
of the regulars and volunteers beat to arms, and a little
after the corps took' their refpeXive Rations.. His ex
cellency the lord lieutenant, with a princely retinue,
the knights of St. Patrick, accompanied by their
enquires, and with the refpeAive great officers of the
order, arrived at the cathedral at a quarter before ele
ven o'clock, and after a short delay in the chapter-room,
they made their procession through the weflern or great
nave into the choir, headed by all the members of the
cathedral. The installation was then performed with
all the ceremonies, as have been already fully set forth
in the papers, and in all the pomp of magnificence,
worthy the august inflitution. The installation took
up about two hours, when the procession retu ned in the
fame order, but with additional grandeur, as all the
knights appeared with their hats on, and collars of
their order, their enquires wearing their caps. A page
would not do justice to the greatness of the ceremony.
Let it fuffice to fay, that national pride, pleasure and
joy, beamed in myriads of countenances The cathe
dral, the choirin particular,was croudedffrom its area
to its lofty roof, with brilliant fpeXators, and prelect
ed altogether one of the divinest feenes ever exhibited.
It would be injustice to the manufactures of this king
dom, not to observe, that all tie dresses worn yester
day at the installation, were exceedingly admired;
their glossy richness captivated every eye, and served
It was yesterday loosely reported that lord Gower
and lord Weymouth were to be feoretaries of Rate, and
that a minifiry was forming out of the Shelburne and
Bedford parties.
Extract cf a genuine letter from an officer at Guern-
more and more to flamp the conviction, that with due
attention, care and assiduity, our looms will not long
be rivalled by those of any nation whatever."
March 26. A letter from Madeira, fays, that a Danish
vessel put in there from the EiR Indies, and the cap*
tain reports that admiral Hughes has obtained a great
advantage over the French fleet; and that it was im
possible for the French commander to face him again,
unless he be reinforced by a number of Blips and a
body of sailors, to man those ships he had left; as ma
ny of the men were killed or wounded.
March 29. Yesterday the secretary at war present
ed to the house cf commons, copies and extra's of
letters from the commander in chief, promising half
pay to the officers of regiments or corps railed in
North-America or the Weft Indies.
Mr. Strachey likewise delivered copies of letters
from his ma jelly's ministers relative to the fame busi
ness; the titles of which were read, and the letters
ordered to lie on the table.
fey, dated March 24, 1783.
“ A most daring mu iny broke out in the 104th
regiment, quartered in Fort George in this island, all
Iriffi. Leutenant- governor I rviog, rafter information
of their .having fired at their officers with ball, while
they were at dinner in the mess-room, and driven them
fairly out of the fbrt, taken possession of all the am
munition, chosen leaders, barricaded the different
gates, and bid defiance to all military subordination,
inverted the fort with the 18th regiment, and a regi
ment of militia, four brass fix pounders, and, two
howitzers, the 20th inflant. About twelve o'clock at
night, sent a ferjeant, with the drum-major, to sum
mon them to surrender; the moment the drum began
to beat a parley, they fired upon them, when three
shells were thrown over the fort to frighten them; a.
non-commissioned officer immediately came out with
terms, viz. f that they should keep their arms, re
main in the fort, and none of their officers be permit
ted to,enter the fort, and be im mediately discharged."
This was rejeXed with scorn, as they had a year arid
a half of their time to serve, and did not come with
in the king's proclamation. The only terms the lieu
tenant governor would grant them, was to marck
out of the fort, lay down their arms, and fubmt to
mercy ; after two 'or three parlies, and some shot
fired on both sides, they fubmi ted, and are now dis
armed, and confined to the lort,under a strong guard-
They consist of about 500; their grenadier company
did not join them, being in a different quarter. Too
much praise cannot'be given to the 18th regiment, and
the following order came out from the lieutenant-go
vernor: —" The lieutenant governor takes this pub
" lie manner of thanking the 18th or royal Irish regi
" ment for their good and spirited behaviour last
" night, ana will take the earliest opportunity te
" have their merit represented to the king."
A NEW ARRANGEMENT.
A correspondent, to whom we Band indebted for se
veral favours on former occasions, desires us to men
tion to the public, that a certain difiinguifhed and
amiable personage, feeing with concern the difficulty
of forming a ministry on the principles of political
jurtice to the kingdom, has at last stepped in, and by
her influence, one of the most virtuous administrati
ons, that this or any other country ever experienced,
is at last appointed, of which the following make the
principal parts of the arrangement. There is not a
mong them one peer or commoner, or any other de
scription of men that can be excepted agaioft. The
breath of Bander has never yet attempted to fully their
names, and their characters are reverenced and ador
ed by all the people of England. The public will im.
mediately perceive the impossibility of its ever being
a male administration, and that so long as the under
mentioned continue in office, even envy, hatred, or
malice, will not be able to fay, that there is a man a
moug them unworthy of his situation.
Firs llady of the treasury, and premierefs, her grace
the duchess of Devonshire.
Lady chancellor of the exchequer, the honorable
Mrs. Crewe.
Lady president of the council, her grace the duchess
of Rutland.
Secretarefs for the home department, lady Buke
ley.
Secretarefs for the foreign department, lady Percy.
Lady high chancellor, her grace the duchess dow
ager of Bedford.
Lady privy seal, her grace the duchess of Graf
ton.
Stewatdefs of the houfhold, the right honorable lady
Hertford.
Commandrefs in chief, her grace the duchess of Rich
mond
Mi firefs of the horse, her grace the duchess of An
cafter.
Firrt lady of the admiralty, her grace tie duchess
of Bolton.
Lady lieutenant of Ireland, her excellency the coun
tess Temple.
Commandrefs in chief in Ireland, the honorable Mrs.
Laws Luttrell.
Secretarefs at war, the right honorable lady Beau
champ.
Paymiftrefs of the forces, the honorable miss Harley.
Treasurer of the navy, lady Macdonald.
Poft-mirtrefs general, the right honorable lady
Maitland.
Mifirefs of the ordnance, the right honorable lady
Vifeountefs Townfhend
The honorable miss Townfhend to be ambassadress
to France, and have a green ribbon.
The honorable lady Almeria Carpenter, to be am
bassadress to Spain, and have a green ribbon.
The right honorable lady A bingdon, to be ambaffa~
dress to the Hague, and have a green ribbon.