The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-06-24 00:00:00, page 2

Ships Names K. W,
Superb 4 52
Hero 1 17
Sultan 4 43
M-gnanime 3 17
Monmouth 0 3
Monarca 6 22
Total, 51 killed
A Lift of the Englifh<
Superb 74
Hero (coppered) 74
Sultan (ditto) 74
Burford 70
Monarca 68
Exeter 64
TVorcefler 64
Monmouth (coppered) 64
Eagle 64
Magnanime (coppered) 64
Sceptre (ditto) 64
]fi> (ditto) 50
Frigates.
San Carlos (coppered) 44!
Active (dm.) 321
Coventry (ditto) 28i
Medea (ditto) 28
Seahorse (ditto) 241
Combustion Firefhip|
™?l|'CT of the two lines free warmly engaged, Blip to
Blip. At 2* minutes past three, the mizeo-maft of the
French admiral's second a stern was (hot or cut away,
and at the fame time, his second a head loft her fore
end miz-n top^tiafts.
At 20 minutes pah fix, the French admiral's main
m B was hi faway by the board, and soon after,
hi miren mast; and about the fame time, the Wor
ce'br L one of our line of battle (hips, 16ft her main
t p malt. AboutYeveo P. M. the body ofthe French
f;aadrun habled their wind to the southward, the
(hips m6or rear continuing a severe fir on them till
2) d^roa past feveo, when the engagement ceased;
a a tifedhips of our squadron had apparently fuffered
( much, as to ire in no condition to pursue them,
^bont tight P. M. made the niglft figual for the line of
' ifile a hrad on the larbourd tack; but rhe night be
^g dark, an I feverel Chips not being seen, at 12 P. M.
: made the figndl for the squadron to bring to and to
ive by on cue larbourd tack. At day light no part
<, # he enemy's squadron was in fight : and the Eagle,
Bionmouth, Burford, Superb, and several other (hips
rh^kiugmuch water from shot holes, so very low
down in the bottom as not to come at, to be efflftual
ly hopped; and the whole having (offered severely in
their mails and < gging; under these circumstances,
and Trincomale being in the enemy's possession, and
the other parts of the weft coaß of Ceylon uufafe to
anchor on, at this late feafoo of the year, when the N.
E. winds often blow strong there, I was under the ne
ceflity of fleering with the squadron for this coast, to
get auchori ig ground, in Order to flop the shot holes
ru :er water; and from the disabled state of the several
flips, I fell in with the land a very few leagues only
0 windward of this port, on the Bth of this month,
and anchored in this road on the 9th, and am now close
ly employd in repairing the damages the several Blips
have received.\
By the account of the killed and wounded, their
lorcfilips will observe, that although we have been for
tunate in losing few of our men, we have fufFered most
feverriy in officers. The honorable captain Lumley of
the Isis. a very rood officer, and proroifiog young man;
captain James Watt of the Sultan, a most worthy offi
cer died of :iis wounds; and captain Charles Wood of
the Worcester, a most deferring officer, dangerously
wounded, with little hopes of his recovery.
As the change of tire monsoon is now near at hand,
and the line of battle flips in their present state cannot
remain on this coast ; and as the atenefs of the feaion
may have induced fir Richard Bickerton to remain at
Bombay, in hopes of joining me there ; lam preparing
toe (hips of the squadron for service, and as soon as
t ey are in a condition, I (hall proceed to sea with them
ad make the bed of my way to Bombay, and there
life every pbffible diligence to get the squadron in a
condi ion, to come early on tins coast.
I have not been able to procure the lead intelligence
of the French squadron since the engagement of the 3d
of the month, but suppose they are refitting at Tria
comale.
Inclofed is the account of the killed and wounded in
the lite engagement ; and a lift ofthe Engliih ind French
naval force in these seas, as they were on the 3d of
this month.
Lift of Officers killed and wounded.
Superb. Lieutenant Murry, lieutenant Orr, of the
marines, lieut. Thompson, of the 98th regiment,
, wounded.
Sultan. Captain Watt (since dead) lieutenants Bartho
lomew and Stewart of the 78th regiment, wounded.
Magnanime. Lieutenant Steveufon, wounded.
-Monarch. Captain Robert Clugßone ; lieutenant Bar
rel, of the marines, killed ; hon. captain Maitland,
of the 78th regiment, hon. lieutenant Sandilands,
lieutenant Armßrong, wounded.
Exeter. Lieutenant Atkins, wounded.
Worcester. Lieutenant Edwardsof the marines, kill
ed ; captain Charles Wooj (dmgeroußy) wounded.
Jus. Hon. captain Lumley, Mr. Bell, mafler's mate,
killed.
Total number killed and wounded,
Superb, in Madras Road, October 16, 1782.
In continuation of my letter of the 30th of last month,
I beg you will please to acquaint their hordfilips, that
the weather growing very threatuing and squally, so
that several of the hips of the squadron have, parted
their cables, and loft their anchors already, I am pre
paring to fail with the line of battle (hips for Bombay,
leaving all the frigates to cruize between Point Palmi
ras and the Road, for the proteaion of the merchant
Blips and vessels failing between Bengaband this port.
I have not to th s hour received any intelligence where
fir Richard Bickerton, with his majesty's mips and con
voy under his command, now is.
Ships -Names K. W.
Burford 4 38
Sceptre 2 23
Eagle 8 14
Exeter 6 19
Worcester 6 16
Bis 7 19
; 283 wounded,
nd French squadrons.
Hero (coppered) 74
Illuftre (ditto) 74
L/Orient 74
Hannibal 74
Vengeur (coppered) 64
Artefen (ditto) 64
Sphynx (ditto) 64
Brilliant 64
Severe 64
Bizarre 64
Ajax 64
St. Michael (coppered) 64
Eng. Hannibal (ditto) 50
Flamand 50
Confolante 50
Frigates.
Pourvoyeufe 36; Bellona, la
Fine, 34; Sylphide, Chafer,
18- Diiigente & 1 firefhip.
LONDO N, May 1.
A BILL [as amended in the committee to whom the
fame was re-committed] for the provisional establish
ment and regulation of trade and intercourse be
tween the fubjefts of Great-Britain and those of the
United States of North America.
WHEREAS (he fpllowing thirteen provinces of
North-America, namely, New Hampshire,
Maffaebufetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plan
t tions, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Ca
rolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, now are free,
independent, and sovereign states, by the name and
description of the United States of America:
And whereas it is highly expedient, that the inter
course between Great Britain and the said United
States should be immediately opened, and that tempo
ray regulations should be made for that purpose, un
til a treaty or convention for eftabliihiog and regula
ting the trade and commerce between Great-Britain
and the said United States ihall be finally concluded:
Be it therefore enabled and declared by the king's
most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and
content of the lords Spiritual and temporal, and com
mons, in this ptefent parliament affembied, and by the
authority of the fame, That an aft, passed in the six
teenth year of his majesty's reign, intituled, <' An aft
to prohibit all trade and intercourse with the colonies
of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
the three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,
during the continuance of the prefect rebellion within
the said colonies AefpeAively; for repealing an aft
made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his ptefent
majesty, to difeontinue the landing add discharging,
lading or (hipping, of goods, waresand merchandize,
at the town and within the harbour of Boston, in the
province of Massachusetts-Bay; and also two afts,
made in the last session of parliament, for restraining
the trade and commerce of the colonies in the said ads
refpeftively mentioned; and to enable any person or
persons appointed and authorifed by his majesty to
grant pirdons, to issue proclamations, in the cases and
for the purposes therein mentioned ; " and also an ad,
passed in the seventeenth year of his majefty'sreign,
intituled, " An a& for enabling the commissioners for
executing the office of lord high admiral of Great Bri
tain, to grant commissions to the commanders of pri
vate mips and vessels employed in trade, or retained
in his majefly's service, to take and make prize of all
such (hips and vessels, and their cargoes, as are there
in mentioned, for a limited time;" so far as the said
afts, or either of them, may extend, or be construed
to extend, to prohibit trade and intercourse with the
territories now computing the said United States of
America, or to autnorife any hostilities against the
persons or properties of the fubjeds and citizens of
the said United States, after the refpeftive periods set
forth in his majefly's proclamation for the cessation of
hostilities between Great-Britain and the United States
of America, bearing date the fourteenth day of Febru
ary, one thousand (even hundred and eighty-three,
(hall be, and the fame are henceforth repealed.
And be it enabled, that all goods and merchandize,
of the growth and produce of the territories of the
United States 0 f America only, which heretofore might
have been lawfully imported into any port or place of
Great Britain, may and (hall continue to be lawfully
imported into Great- Britain, from any port or place
within the territories of the said United States, and not
from any other place, in British Blips legally naviga
ted, or in ihips belonging to his majesty's plantations,
or in Blips or vessels belonging to any of the citizens
of the said United States, and navigated by mariners
of the said United States, or by his majesty's fubjeHs,
in the manner heretofore accustomed, except as is here
in after excepted; any law, statute or usage, to the
contrary notwithstanding:
Provided always, and be it enacted, That the fhipsof
the said United States (halt hot bring into Great Britain
any goods or merchandise, other than those of the.
growth and produce of the said United Sates.
Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in
this all (hall extend to the payment of any bounty
hitherto granted upon tha (hips belonging to the fub
jeds of the said United States, or upon the goods or
merchandise imported from the territories thereof ;
any law, statute, or usage to the contrary notwith
flanding.
And, for the better afeertaining the Chips arriving
from the territories aforefaid, Be it enaded, that the
property of such Blips, and the places from which they
(halt come, (hall be afeertained by the oaths or affir
mations of the master and mate ofthe iaid fhip.feveral
ly; and in case of any doubt, which fhal ibe enter
tained by the collector or other principal officer at the
port of entry, power is hereby given toexamine the bills
of lading, and all other documents which may conduce
to the ascertainment of the matters aforefaid ; and the
collector or other principal officer at such port, is here
by authorifed to make such examination, previous to
the said vessels being admitted to entry or to break
bulk..
And be it enabled, That all goods, which hitherto
might have been lawfully exported from Great Britain
to any of the aforefaid countries and places, shall and
may be lawfully exported thereto, on the fame te ms,
with the fame drawbacks, and under the like redric
tions and prohibitions, as such goods may now be ex.
ported to any part of Europe, not part of his majesty's
dominions.
Frovided always, and be it enabled, That none but
Blips of rhe said United Spates, or Blips British built,
and qualified according to law, or now the property
of British fubjeds, and duly regiflered within three
months after the palling of this aft, (hall enter out
wards, laden with Britifli or foreign goods, for the
ports or territories of the said United States, or (hall
be permitted to an entry inwards with any merchandise
of the growth or produce of the said United States.
And be it ena&ed, That no manifeft, certificate, or
other document, except what is usual for British (hips
entered outwards or inwards, to or from other places,
shall be demanded from any British Blip upon her en
try inwards or outwards from or to any of the terri
tories of the said United States, except as is hereinafter
provided ; any law, statute or usage, to the contrary
notwjthftanding.
And be it enaHed, That all goods and merchandise
of the growth and produce of the territories now com
posing the United States'of America, which, in the year
one thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, wereim
portab'e into his majehy's islands, colonies, and plan
tations in America, may be lawfully imported into the
fame, in Britilh Chips, or in Blips belonging to his ma,
jefty's plantations, or in Blips now the property of
British fubjefts, and duly regiflered within three months
after the passing of this ad, or in Blips or vessels be-
I nging to the said United States, upon the terms and
in the manner heretofore used ; and that it shall and
may be lawful for the Blips or vessels of the said Unit
ed States, to export from his majesty's said islands,
colonies, or plantations in America, to any port or
place of the said United States, all such goods and mer
chandise as were, in the year one thousand seven hun
dredand feventy-five, lawfully exportable to the fame:
Provided always, that such importation and exporta
tion shall be lawful without any certificate, regiAer*
bond or other document, except such as are required
by this ad, to afeertain the property in such Blips when
entered in any port of Great-Britain.
And be it enacted, That all Blips and vessels belong
ing to any of the citizens or fubjefts of the said United
States of America, which shall have voluntarily come
into any port of Great Britain, since the twentieth day
of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty^
three,together with the goods and merchandises on board*
the fame Blips and Vessels, shall have the full benefit
of this a&. ,
And be it ensiled, That the several provisions here
inbefore contained, for regulating the trade and inter
course between the fubjeft s of Great-Britain and those
of the United States of America, shall continue in force
until the end of the next feffioo of parliament and no
longer.
A BILL, intitled an aft for preventing any manifefts
certificate, or other document, being required for
any Blips belonging to the United States of America:
arriving from thence at any port in this kingdom,
or upon entering or clearing out from any port of
this kingdom for any port within the said United
States; and to give to his majesty, for a limited time,
certain powers for the better carrying on trade and
commerce between the fubjefts of his majesty's do
minions and the inhabitants of said United States.
WH EREAS it is expedient, for the purpose of
opening a commercial intercourse with the in
habitants of the United States of America, that
certain reßriaions affecting the fame sh ould be remov
ed, and that certain powers Should be given, for a li
mited time, to his majesty in council, for regulat
ing the said Commercial intercourse; be it therefore
enacted by the king's most excellent majesty, by and
with the advice and confentof the lords spiritual and
temporal, and commons, in this present parliament af
fembied, and by the authority of the fame, That no ma
nifeft, certificate, or other document whatsoever, shall
be required for any Blip or vessel belonging to the said
United States of America arriving from thence at any
port in this kingdom, or upon entering or clearing out
from any port in this kingdom, for any port or place
within the said United States, excepting such bonds as
are required to be taken, duly to export and not to
reland any goods intitled to a drawback or bounty,
or which are prohibited to be used or worn in this king
dom ; any law, statute, or cuflom, to the contrary
notwjthftanding.
And it is hereby further enaßed by the authority
aforefaid, That in any case where a certificate is re
quired to difeharge an, such bond, entered into for
the due landing such goods within the said United States,
such bond shall and may be difeharged, upon a certi
ficate under the hands and seals of any officers who are
or may be appointed in or by the said United States for
that purpose; and ifit fhafl happen that there shall not
be any officer so appointed, then, and in such case,
such bond shall and may de difeharged, upon a certifi
cate under the hand and seal of any magistrate of the
said United States, certifying that there is no such of
ficer at such port or pace, and that oath hAth been
made before such magistrate, by the master or other
person having the charge of such Blip, that the goods
for which such certificate is required were duly landed
by him within the said United States.
And be it further enacted, That, during the conti
nuance of this aft, it shall and may be lawful for his
majefly in council, by order or orders to be issued and
publiflied from time to time, to give such directions,
and to make such regulations, with refpe& to duties,
drawbacks, or otherwise, for carrying on the trade
and commerce between the people and territories be
longing to the crown of Great-Britain and the people
and territories of the (aid United S ates, as to his ma
jefly in council shall appear most expedient and salu
tary; any law, usage, or cuflom, to the contrary
not with Handing./
And be it further enaded, That this aft, shall con
tinue to be in force from and after its passing into a
' aw '''"" 20th December, 1783, and no longer.
Harpsichords and Force-Pianos.
TAMES JUHAN, lately arris ~d in this city with his
e | family, informs the Public, mat he makes the great
Nprto. American Forte-Pianos, the mechanical part of
which is entirely of his own invention, and so simple
that it istheeafieft thing in the world to keep them in or
deraud tune them : he likewise mends and tunes Harp
fh hurs, f orte-Pianos, 3pinnets, and all oilier kinds of
Internments, in the neatest manner, and teaches the
Harpsichord, Violin and German Flute. Those who
will do him the favour to employ him, may depend
upon hirfxafyefs arid assiduity. He livts at prefentat
Mrs. PARRY'S, the corner of Arch and Fourth
Breeds. I (
N. Be He wants to hire a House in any part of the
town. June 24.