The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-08-03 00:00:00, page 2

^ r the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
WH EN tie general congress firft assembled,
they prefaced the reason of their reparation
fom Great Britain wih the following Sentence:
" We held these truths to be felf-ewident, that all
" men are created equal : that they are endowed by
“ their Creator with certain unalienable rights ; that
" amougfl these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
" happiness. flow far the situation of the Negroes,
flill kept in slavery on this^ontinent, is consonant to
those liberal sentiments, is a matter which calls for the
mod Skious attention of all those who, indeed, believe
thattue good Author of our Being multiplies his bless
ings in proportion as we render osrfelves worthy, by
the prhdice of Justice and Love. When we con
fider tie cruel invasion o f every right of humanity, in
forcing the unhappy Africans from their native land,
and all thole tender connexions which rational be ngs
hold dear : the violence cxercifed over them, when a
mongfl us, under toe fan&ion of unjuit and barbarous
laws, for the sole purpose of gain by their labour, and
bring it to the est of the above declaration, we shall
be astonished to find that no fleps have Iren yet taken
preparatory to a general abolition of slavery on this
continent. But such is the force of habitual depravity,
in that which flatters our interest or our passion, that
the mod Hr king instances of oppression and cruelty in
Aided on these poor creatures, such as would make a
ftrang r (holder at the firft glance, lose all their force
upon minds accustomed, from tueir infancy, to fee
oppression reign uncontrolled ; these can fee tlxegall
ing chains, the cruel flripes, the dying groan, with
out pain; and without reflection or pity can disregard
the heart-rending fuffeYing, which these their affliXed
fellow-men undergo, before the remembrance of part
enjoyments, and their native vigour and love of liber
ty is broke down into a tame submission to the absolute
will of their relectlefs masters. No plea of difficulty
ought to prevent our speedily doing that justice to
these oppressed people, which the nature of their several
cases and the fafety of the country will allow ; such as
declaring their offspring free, when of age, and gradu
ally indulging them with such privileges as may con
vert them from dangerous slaves to become willing
minded labourers, equally interefled with the other in
habit ots in the welfare ^nd fafety of the country. Let
us do our duty to them, and trust the issue to that
Over-ruling Power, who delights in Mercy and Jus
^TICF.
" Let us proceed a Rep farther: the right of
slavery is a right to perpetrate all forts of crimes ; those
Crimes which invade property; for slaves are not (of
fered to have any, even in their own persons: those
crimes which destroy personal fafety, for the slave may
be facrificed to the caprice of hi? master: those crimes
which make modefly shudder: my blood rises at those
horrid images. I hate, I fly, the human species, made
up only of viXims and executioners, and if it is never
to become better, may it annihilate itfelf.
" A word more since all must be said, Cartouche, the
famous French highway-man, Cartouche seated at the
foot of a tree, in a deep sorest, calculating the profits
and charges of his robberies, the rewards and pay of
his associates, and adjuring with them, the ideas of
proportion find distributive justice; this Cartopche, is
he not like a merchant equiping a vessel for the Guinea
trade, who reclined on his desk, with his pen in his
haad, fettles the number of attacks which he can cause
to be made on the coast of Guinea : who deliberately
examines how many firelocks each negro will cost him,
in order to support the war, which is to furnilh him
with slaves; how many iron fetters to confine him on
board; how many whips to make him work. What
think you ofthis parallel. The highway-man attacks
you and takes your money ; the trader carries ofFeven
your perlon. The one invades the rights of society,
the other those of nature. This certainly is the truth ;
and if there exifled a religion which authorifed even
only by its silence, fech horrors, if it did not continu
To assist us in eradicating the deep rooted prejudice,
which an education amongA slaves has planted in ma
ny minds, let us attend to what the abbe Raynal,
that celebrated philosopher and great friend to liberty,
I;as (aid on this fubjv& : and although upon firft view
bis remarks may seem alarming close, yet every con
siderate mind, who maturely weighs them, must ad
mit they do not exceed the truth. He fays, “ In an
age where so many errors are boldly laid open, it
would be fhameful to conceal any truth that is inte
reding to humanity. We will firft prove, that no rea
son of state can authorife slavery. In doing this we
shall not hesitate to arraign, before the tribunal of Eter
nal Light and Justice, all those governments who tole
rate the cruel pradice, or are not ashamed to make
it the basis of their power. The great Montesquieu
could rot prevail upon himfelf to treat the question,
concerning slavery, in a serious light. In reality it is
degrading to reason to employ it, I will not fay in de
fending, but even in refuting an abuse so repugnant
to it-
“ Will it be said, that he who wants to make me a
slave does me no injury ; that he only makes use of
his rights? Where are those rights? (Vho has stamped
upon them so sacred a character, as to silence mine ?
He who supports the £yflem of slavery is the enemy of
the whole human race. He divides it into two societies
of legal affaffns ; the oppressor and the oppressed. But
the right of slavery, you fay, extends only to the right
of labour and the privation of liberty, not life. What!
does not the mafier who disposes of my firength, athis
pleasure, dispose ofmy life, which depends on the vo
luntary and moderate exercise of my fa< ulties : what
is existence to him who has not the disposal of it? I
cannot kill my slave but I can make him bleed under
the whip of an executioner; I can overwhelm him
with sorrow, drudgery and want. I can injure him
every way and fecrely undermine the principles and
springs of life; I can (mother by flow punishment, the
wretched infant which a negro woman carries in her
womb. Thus the laws proted the slave against a vio
lent death, to leave to my cruelty the right of making
him die by degrees.
'' Whoever juflifies so odious a system deserves the
utmost contempt, &c. &c.
ally denounce vengeance against the authors or the in
flruments of this tyranny ; if it made it criminal for the
slave to break his bonds; if it fuffered in its bosom the
iniquitous judge, who condemns the fugitive to death;
if such a religion exifled, the minister and the altar
ought to be crushed in one common ruin." Such are
the sentiments of this zealous advocate for the frights of
humanity.
AT a meeting of delegates from several of the towns
in the county of Hartford, on the 16th July, at
the slate-house in said Hartford, in consequence of an
advertisement issued by the town of Farmington, in the
Connecticut Courant of the 25th of June, desiring a
meeting of delegates from the several towns, “ to con
sult and devise what is proper and necessary to be done
to carry into execution the laws of this date for pre
venting illicit trade and commerce with the enemy.
Col. SAMUEL TALCOTT, was chosen chairman.
BENJAMIN HENSHAW, was chosen clerk:
By reason of the very busy season, it being the midfl
of harvest,
Voted to adjourn this meeting, and it was adjourned
to Tuesday the 13th August next.
A true record,
Test. BENJAMIN HENSHAW, clerk.
Hartford, July 16, 1782.
R ASSOR A, January 26, 1782.
The governor of Bombay, under dat- of the 28th of
October, confirms the viHory gained by general Coote
over Hyder Ally of theist of July. At that time fir
Eyre's army did not exceed 1500 Europeans and 7000
Sepoys, but was afterwards reinforced by above 5000
men from Bengal, and was to march towards Arcot on
the 14th of August. *
From the Royal Gazette, dated
N E W- Y 0 R K, July 17.
St. JAME S's, April 13.
The following intelligence was this day received
from Baffora.
The Dutch settlements of Sadra, Pulicat, and Rim
lipatam, with some other places to the northward of Ma
dras and Chinfora in Bengal, were in poffeffon of the
English. The Dutch companies property was given to
the captors, but the private property was preserved to
the owners.
Feb. 2, 1782. By letters from the governor of Bom
bay. of the 15th of November, it appears that general
Coote had again defeated Hyder Ally in two several
engagements, on the 27th of Augufl and 27th of Sep
tember. and had advanced very near Arcot.
Feb. 6, 1782. On the 4th infant at night, the Re
venge, Company's frigate, arrived from Bombay with
letters down to the 22d of December, 1781, which con
tain the agreeable news of Hyder Ally having been
driven into his own territories ; and of the Dutch set
tlement of Negapatam, their principal one on the coast
of Coromandel, having surrendered to the Company's
arms.
April 8. The latest advices from the Eafl Indies an
nounce, that the Neptune was shortly expected at
Bombay, as was iikewife the Royal Admiral from Moo
na ; that a fleet of 22 Lil of English (hips were watering
at the last mentioned place, on their passage to Bomba y.
Also, that on the 27th of September last, fir Eyre Coote
joined battle with Hyder Ally, near Negapatam, and
had totally defeated him. On the fide of the English,
captain Weaker, with five other officers, and about 400
private foidiers only, were slain, and that colonel James
Stuart had loft one of his ,egs in the aftion. The acti
on commenced at nine o'clock in the morning, and lift
ed till fun set ; and that it was computed that Hyder
loft more men than in all the previous engagements put
together ; that the English maintained tlv honour of
the field, and that a peace has been concluded with
the Mahrattas, io consequence of the above glorious
event. The aforefaid advices mention a cireumflance,
which bear a very honourable teflimony of the brave
ry of the unfortunate captain Walker, viz. that during
the heat of the adion, a body of the enemy pushed for
ward with great fury, towards that division of the Eng
lish army, wherein captain Walke, commanded, and
by the impetuous torrent of their numbers, carried off
a field-piece with them ; but that his soldiers immedi
ately renewing the charge, recovered their cannon,
though with it the painful fpedacle of finding their offi
cer, aforefaid, dead under it.
Germantown, June 1782.
TO BE L E T,
Two or three good commodious
ROOMS, either with or without furniture and bedding,
for the summer season, or longer if wanted, near the
seven mile fione, in Germantown. For further parti
culars enquire of M r . LESHER Inn-keeper, in Ger
mantown, or Mr. ARMAN TAGE, Inn keeper in the
fams place, at the sign of the Cross-keys, or the sub
scriber living on the Premises.
July 15. JOSEPH BUTLER.
N, B. The Use of a Kitchen annexed.
@^H^m<^mKH@o
The Subscriber wants to PURCHASE
Tanned Leather of all kinds.
He likewif? informs the Public, that he carries on the
CURRYING BUSINESS, and keeps an Assortment of
Saddle, H rnets, Soal and Upper Leather, C^lffkin ,
Bout Legs, and all other kinds of fin Ord Leather^
which he will fell at the must reasonable rate, T'of^
who please ta favour him with their cuftoro shall he as
well served at in the chy, and the fav&ui be grate
fully acknowledged, by th ir most humble set van,
WILLIAM PERKI-.S.
Living in Fifth-ftreet, three doors above Market- street,
Philadelphia, May 16.
HARTFORD, July 23.
A Neat Assortment of
fupexfine cloths,
Nonbatu and Pontivy li
nens,
Royal ditto,
Gulix Holland,
Flandsr's Sheeting,
Ravens Duck,
Oznabrigs,
3-4, 7-8 and yard wide Co
tton ^nd linen Checks,
Calicoes and Chintzes,
Cambricksand Lawns,
Lawn Handkerchiefs and
Aprons,
Linen Handkerchiefs,
Ginghams,
White and olive Jeans,
Pldn, spotted and Ihiped ;
Dimities,
Corduroys,
And 30 Hogsheads of 1
Kezighn and Atmore,
In Frent-S eat, 1 few doors below Arch Street, have
for SALE, a L r%e and Elegant Assortment of plain
and striped MUSLINS, confiding of near seventy
pieces,
Mordecai Lewis, & Co.
Have for SALE at their STORE in Second Street,
near Spruce Street, a large Afforment of MERCH
ANDIZE, imported in the Favourite, St, Helena and
Nomfuch, and by other veffris lately arrived, viz.
Whoever takes up the Rubbers and fecurts them, so
that they be brought 0 juflice, and the owner may get
his Goods again, shall have the above Reward, or an
equal Fart for any of the Goods, paid by me,
Y rk T wo, Jul, go. JOHN HAY.
N. B One or the Robbers was , light mads, well
proportioned mar, with bio^n hair, cut short ; had on
a large French cocked ha s , a dyed fuftian olive-colour^
ed coat or frock, with out fide pockets, corduroy vel
vet breeches of neatly the fame colour ; wore a plain
pair < f tiiver iuttous in 1; s sleeves, of an oval form ;
had a fm&ll fi v r broach in his bofom,cut in diamonds;
he is of a ruddy complexion; has 3 thin nofs and thin
lip/, and rather four countenanced. Theother of them
wa a tall, welLiet mar, drilled in a linen coat, jacket
ana veralh, wbich were tied round the small of the
leg ; had brown hair tied behind, a pale complexion,
within acquiline nose; one of his teeth before flood out
further th^n the others, and a little across them.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of Mr. WIL
LIAM CO I ES, deceased, zre desired to make
immediate payment to the fubferiber ; and those who
have any demands agiinft said estate are requested to
ring them in without delay, to
SAMUEL OWING, t.&ing executor.
Baltimore, June 2%
Burlington Pork in barrels,
Ho,,s Lard in firkins,
Best tahpe rel Hams by the barrel, or smaller
quantity, to accommodate private families.
With ^ n assortment of DRY GOODS is usual, con
fiftirg of second and fuperfinc Broad Cloths, with trim
mings, &c. &c.
Just IMPO :TE D in the late Vrffels from France, &c.
And TO BE SOLD, By
William Miller,
ON the z6<h ul July 1783, John Johnston, a wag
goner, was ROBBED, on the great road between
Lancaster and Phil>de'pina, near the 38 mile-stone, of
the 0 owing GOODS, viz. One piece of brown
cambist, 1 piece black du^nt, 1-2 piece linen, 7 pieces
yad wie Britannia,, 1-2 pound black sewing silk, 1
and a 1-2 pound cloth coloured ditto, 1 bag beown mo
bair buttois, a pounds and 3-4. Scotch threads, 6 pieces
narrow B tinaias, 8 cambrick Handkerchiefs, t piece
,re.n moeen, 1 piece doubt, black mode, 2 pieces
cambrick, 1 pUce striped muslin, 11 kenting banker-
Chieft, 3 pi ecs and a remnant of 3 yards and y-iths
dark caucus, 2 pipe's fine lawn, 9 dozen knives and
forks, 1 dozen table spoons, 1 dozen ivory combs, 1-2
dozen razors, 2 pieces spotted Bandana handkerchiefs,
2300 chapel needles, 12 yards black fattin, 5 yardsand
I ' w '^ e narrow moot, 9 silk romalls, 2 pieces narrow
b ack ribbon, 2 pieces blue stamped pocket handker
chiefs, 20 dozen coloured and black Barcelona hand
kerchief , 22 and a 1 2 yards fine Holland, 3 y^rde
white y-rd wide mode, 3 pieces Nankeen, 1 and a 1-2
dozen dou de B^rcelon^ ban kerchiefs, 2 pieces striped
lawn, i pGce plain Renting, 7 and a 1 2 yards Spotted
lawn, I piec# black ell.wide Perfisn, 18 and a 1-2 y^rda
r^d spotted c^licoe, 2 dozen broad tape, 1 dozen nar
row ditto, 16 pieces nonfopietties, 7 pieces black and
co'owed ribbons.
At his STORE in Front- street, the Corner of Gray's*
alley, between Cnefnut and Walnut-street,,
A neat Assortment of DRY GOODS, furtable to the
present and approaching season, which he will fell on
tin most re 'or.,hle terms—Among which are,
A VARIETY of Cuperfine, middling, and low priced
Broadcloths, red and white Flannels, Blankets,
Tickles, Corduroys, brown and white fheetiags, royal,
Lival, Nonbettu, EAmini,, and F&dtrs Linens,
Raffia Liners and Drapers ; A neat Assortment of light
and dark ground Calicoes and Chintzes, Silks, Cam
bricks and Lawns, check and gauze Handkerchiefs,
Ribbons, mens and womens Gloves, Knives and Forks,
pen and other Knives, a Variety of Beads, Necklaces.
&c. &c.
One Hundred Pounds Reward;
Also, A few Hogsheads of good Virginia TOBACCO;
Cambists,
Durants,
Fins, Ribbons, Plumes,
Flowers Silks, &c. neat
ly assorted in Trunks.
Table Cloths and Napkins
in sets,
Di per for Table Clothe
B d-ticks.
Sewing Silks,
Ladies white Silk Stock
ings,
Black Sattin,
Brocaded Tobine,
Table Carpets,
Red Lead for potters ufd
Pig Lead,
Bohea Tea,
Hyfon ditto.
With a variety of other
goods ^
Virginia TOBACCO.