The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-01-14 00:00:00, page 3

Nov. 14. It is not unlikely but monsieur Peraufe,
on his passage from Hndfon'. Bay to America, may
have fell in with some of the miffing ships belonging
to the Jamaica fleet, and carried them into Boston.
However, as th e Sandwich packet is hourly expefted
from New-York, we shall soon be informed of the
propriety of this conj Rure.
Y<-flerday even ng a report was very current, that
advice was received of the Ville de Paris being arrived
at Antigua. We are sorry to find upon an enquiry
at the admiralty, that no fuck intelligence was receiv
ed there late lafl nigh .
Tuesday night orders were sent from the admiralty
to Portsmouth and Plymouth, for the refitting and
victualling such ships of lord Howe's fleet as may be
in want of it, with the utrnoff dispatch.
The time is approaching when the Dutch harbours
will be frozen, and therefore we may deem our coafls
perfeHly secure from any annoyance by the M ynheers,
whole naval force in Europe must remain wholly in
active for some months.
The letters from the officers in the fl*et of lord Howe
write in term- of the highest enthusiasm, in regard to
the condor of lord Howe. They fay that the rritifh
fleet were under an easy fail during all the time that
the combined fleets were in fight, and that they had
it always in their power to bring the Rritifh fleet to
action, and avoided doing so apparently from an ap
prehension of the result, as the disposition made by
lord Howe, and the whole of his maneuvering was
evidently so superior to theirs.
Lord Howe has not written so forcibly and clearly
Right P a ", and was generally supposed to have been
lo^, it is now difcover p d was taken on the 4th instant
offFufhing, by a large Dutch priva teer, the crew of
wi ich carried captain Flynn and his people into the
Texeb where they were sent on fllore and committed
to prison.
The truth of the above may be depended upon ; but
tbe cause of this extraordinary flep is yet unknown.
How the dates of Holland will vin icate this atroci
ous infringement of tne law of nations, time only can
difeover
Orders are sent to Portsmouth to provide twelve
moot s provision and dores for twelve fail of the line,
whic ; will be de?ac e I, supposed for the Weft.lndies,
soon aftr lord Howe's arrival with te grand fleet.
One Chip of 70 guns in the Spanish fleet received ve
r y considerable damage in the late action, and mud
have loft a great number of men, as fh A received the
fire of four ships, and many (hot between wind and
water.
The Spanish and French fleets which engaged lord
Howt's fleet off cape Spartel, confided of 46 fail of the
line of the following force : five of ito guns, two of
00. one of 80. feveo of 74, nineteen of 70, four of 64,
and eight of 60 gun*.
Lord Howe's confid'd of two ships of too gons, two
of 96, f our of 90 fourof 80, fourteen of 74, fix of 64,
and two of 60 guns.
The force of the combin'd fleet was superior to that
of the Brirfh squadron by twelve fllips carrying near
800 guns, and 7000 seamen.
Extras of a letter from the camp of St. Roch, of the
20th of October, (rranflated from the Ghent Ga
zette.
“ We mußthink no more, then, of a blockade, and
on a siege! The great and excelling actions of
lord Howe hav rendered all our hopes vain. Very true
it is, that the French ships, being copper-bottomed,
could have followed the enemy; but the part of the
Spaqifh tea force teat foun: itfelf not in that situation,
has been obliged to remain a Bern, and as one could
not fail without the other, and that the cruize was re
tarded by the bad or flernmoft ships, the English took
the most wife and prudent manoeuvre which con slant
)y got them fix, eight and ten miles a head, owing to
the advantage they had in failing. Lord Howe fuf
fered himfelf to b- pursued by th' combined fleets off
the coatl of Barbary : in the evening afid night of the
r6th, he found way toatack them ; next day the 17th,
the combined sh-et worked igainft the flood near th'coaft
of Africa, while the English 6 et, with an eaflerly wind,
made their fimal off 'he coasts of Seville, and thus tra
versing two miles from Europa point they threw into
Gibraltar all the transports with neceffari's for life,and
fhen fleered back for the ocean. The 18th, the com
bined fleets got in the Streights, and it does not appear
that the siege was to b* pursued, as nothing efe is
talked of.but toeir approaching return to Cadiz.
' Since the (applies governor Elliot has received,
he lets his batteries play : n the mod tremendous man
her on our lines. Our officers are turning their backs,
and fiice the irth, we have ben obliged to fle^p un
der te naked canopy of Heaven, as the dorm of
that day harrowed up all cur tents and their cover
ings. Thirty vefftls at lead are cast on the shores."
" Ttw snot the intention of D. Louis de Cordo
va to 'eave the harbour of Algefiras, as he reckoned
it certain that the enemy might be routed in their re
turn; his officers were not o f the fame sentiments, but
now they have to regret the not having followed the
opinion of their admiral."
In tire Weft India fleet that failed from Portsmouth,
On Thursday last, th-re were upwards of 20 fail of
transports, loaded with all kinds of warlike imple
mems for carrying on offenfive operations in the lew.
ard inlands, when admiral Pigot arrives from New-
York.
A letter from Hartlepool, dated November 4, fiys,
" On Saturday lad nineteen large ships left Bridling
ton-bay, in ballad; about two next morning a dread
ful orm came on, and day-light presented a most
difireffing scene indeed: ten ships were wrecked to the
south of this placr, four to the north, two on the
Yorkshire fide near Chatham, and one got into t e
Teeze the other two have not been heard of, and are
supposed to be loft. Fourteen men are believed to be
drowned."
Great surprise h*s been expressed that general El
liot has fe t no dispatches home ; we ar- well assured
t h, p e ggy cutter has an officer on board, who is
charged with official letters from the governor of Gib
rltar.
ns he fights. If is not his talent to boast of his con
duh, nor to describe it in high founding language:
this he leaves to the fonerous and turbulent men who
make their way to important commands, not by fight
ing the enemies of their country, but by making
speeches against its mod exalted characters. They a
gain can (peak and write better than they can aft ;an
eminent proof of which, we have had in the issue of
an expedition, for the appointment of which all order
and rank was broken? and not only colonels were made
out of clerks, but commodores out of misters and
commanders.
gates, which she beat off, after having loft a great nv
ny men in Kill d and wounded ; but a most dreadful
gale of wind came on immediately after the aftion,
and (he was so leaky, they could scarcely keep h'r
above water." The brig just came in fight as they
were going to leave her, and commit themselves to the
mercy of the waves, in their boat."
Extras of a letter from Peterfburgh, Oft 8.
N E W-Y O R K January 7.
Lafl Saturday was sent in by the privateer F ir
American, captain Burton, of this port, the rebel
brig Speedwell, Minefield, master, from Nantz
bound for Baltimore she is loaded with dry g^od-,
was captured y-flerday fe'ennight and has letters on
board dated the Bth of November, which mention
that the fleet under the command of lord f owe, had
not only completely relieved the garrison of Gibraltar,
but also captur-d theSpanifh ships of war; St. Pauls
of 80 runs. St. Iff 'ore, of 70, and two frigates.
The St. Michael, of yogun,, drove afhere upon the
Furooa po ; nt within tee lines of Gibraltar, was ta en
possession of by the garr son, and afterwards deliver
ed up to lord Howe, who got her off, and was con
ducing her to Enel nd.
A French big from Martinico, bound for a rebel
port, loaded with Weft India produce, was captured
off s he capes of Virginia, in four fathom water, by
his majesty's ship Lion, on the 30th ult. and arriv
ed here on Saturday last.
The Lion has also taken a brig from Amnerdam,
bound for Philadelphia, with a valuable c^rgo which
is hourly exp'Hed in this port. The Cerberus, fir
Jacob Wheat, Bart, commander, was in company
when the Lion took the above mentioned brigs.
"Several reg ments are assembling at Mohilow,from
whence they file off fncceffively for the frontiers nf
Turkey ; it seems a war with the Turks it expeft
ed."
Yeflerday morning advice was received at the admi
ralty, of the arrival of the Buffalo man of war at Pen
zance. She has brought thedup'icate of lord Howe's
dispatches by the Latona ; but the Peggy cutter, with
the original, is not yet arrived.
Extras of a letter from Amflerdam, OH. 31.
Extract of a letter from Newfoundland. October 13.
" We have just now here a great number of the
mod miserable objects I ever (aw, the crew of the
Heftor man of war, of 74 guns; they were taken up
at sea by a small brig, and brought in here. The
HeCtor had had an engagement with two French fri-
“ A letter from Paris fays, that by a ship arrived
at Mrfeilles, they had I arnt, that there had been a
terrible commotion at Conftaninople, in which a great
number of persons loft their lives; and it is even (aid
the grand fe'gnior has been maffacreed."
A letter from Lisbon of the Bth of October fays,
'' tl at three Ruffian men f war were arrived in the
T gus from the Downs, viz. the Conftanrinow, the
Swiatoftow, and the David and Slava The fame ad
vices add that three sh p , being part of that squad
ron. were loft the rßh of Septemb r last, viz. two of
66 guns, and one of 32."
It is incredible to think wha' a number of persons are
dr wn toget er daily at Nd. 48, the bbttomof Lud
gate Hrl, from the fdlm-Lg whimfieal, or ratier
extraordinary A vertifem^nt, palled on on* of the
windows “ ALMANACKS GRATIS, and a Great
Allowance to thole who take a Quantity."
The advices we have been favoured with by the a
bove vessel, refpeHing the continuation of the war, are
in substance—that the idea of the best informed in
England, refpefting peace, was as vague asit is among
the people of this country—The negotiation was in
train at the time the.above vessel left Europe. But
asit had been made throughout a parliamentary war,
the result of the whole was intended to be submitted to
it on the firft meeting. It would assemble on the 28th
of November, eight days after the departure of the Of
tend ;\the work of peace would be then brought for
ward and canvassed ; the adjournment would soon af
ter follow ; and their resolves on the business could no r
take place till n , ar the latter end of the present month.
So far from the negociation having been broke up,
as has been reported, the ports of Calais and Dover
had just been opened for the admission of the passage
boats of both countries ; an I it was even expended that
the letters of each would be permitted to pass.—But
notwithstanding the promising appearance of peace, no
relaxation of the means of war on any part had taken
Tn the Oflend cutter, which arrived at Baltimore on
Wednesday lai, came paffeng^r Mr. Miller, late
printer of the London Evening Poll, and also of the
London Courant, who for these fifteen years past,
has fa freely exercised the liberty ofthe press, to the
advantage of his country and honour to himfelf; but
particularly in affecting and defending the raufe of
America. —Mr. Miller comes over with the good
wishes of the honourable Mr. Laurens, in whose fiappy
deliverance he was particularly incremental. — In our
next we are pro^if d to be able to assign the motives
which induced Mr Miler to make this visit to the
continent of America.
guns ; (he is named the Admiral-Tjerk-Hiddefz de-
Vries, in memory of the brave admiral of that name,
who, in 1666 loft his life in fighting valiantly against
the English.
" Th'y have launched at Harlingen, a ship of 64
Philadelphia, Jan. 14.
By an accident the above vessel does not bring the
English official advices of the relief of Gibraltar, nor of
the engagement which followed between tl e combined
fleets and the English; however, the following is the
fubflance of the English account : —The attack by the
floating batteries, was made on the 13th of Septem
ber —While they were Rationing and mooring,
which took up nearly ttiree hours, not a pun was fired
from the garrison : w ent at was compleated, a moss
tremendous 6re of red hot balls took place. Several
of the vessels were blown up, and the rest funk. The
a ove floating batt, ries carried 213 brass cannon, and
each gun had an allotment of 30 men, 320 of the w. ole
numb r of which, t e English account fays, were sav
ed by the great exertions they made.
Lord Howe fays the combined fleet confifled of 46
fail; the Ghent paper fays there were only 32 ; the
English 34.
The place of the engagement between the two fleets
is just at the entrance of the Streights, between the
two continents of Europe and Africa, cape Trefulcar,
in Spain, forming one fide, and cape Spartel, in Afri
ca, the other.
Lord Howe arrived in the Streights on the 14th • the
combined fleet were then at Algefiras. The official ' ac
count fays, that from a want of attention to the di
regions which had been given tae transports, only
four got in; the rest, with lord Howe's fleet, were
driven, by a very strong current and blowing weather,
beyond Europa-Point, and behind the rock. The
next and following day the remainder, except one,
were all got in. The weather and winds had been
dreadful, in which both fleets had fuffered.
After the English had compleated the relief of the
garrison, lord Howe failed out of tne Streights, fol
lowed by 'he combined fle t. On the 17th, about fix
o'clock in the evening, an engagement took place, and
continued for more than tw> hours, when both fleets
fep^rated The line of each fl ^t, and the attack was
at a considerable distance. The Eng ifh official ac
count fays, that lord Howe laid-to, and that during
the night the combine 4 fleet had failed for Cadiz. The
loss on the part of the English was about 60 men killed
and 120 wounded. No ships on either fide w^ r e taken .
but a few days before, during the pale, the St. Mi
chael, a fine ih p of 72 guns, had run on (bore near
Europa-Point, within reach of one of the batteries of
the garr son, who took pofleffion, and got her off
with little less loss than her mast-.
place: on the contrary,every power was flraining the
last nerve, to be well pr pared for the opening of the
campaign of the new year.—May the efforts of Arne
rica not be the la f lnor the lead.
The above vessel in which Mr. Miller came passen
ger, was chafed off 'he capes of Virginia for four
hours, by an English 74, but being within a few
leagues of the land, after firing near 1 0 (hot, they
ticked about, and gave up the pursuit.
State of the Ships that were convoy to the above Fleet.
Families 74, Quitted by her people, and burnt on
the 2>f lof September.
Ville de Paris Ito seen on the 22d of September dif
matted, 150 leagues to the westward of Corvo.
He&or 74, parted company before the hurricane,
and has not since been heard of.
Glorieux 74, seen the day after the hurricane dif
mafted, supposed to have foundered.
Centaur 74, Fen the day after the hurricane dif
mafled, supposed to have foundered.
Canada 74, arrived at Portsmouth.
Ardent 64, arrived at Port Royal, leaky.
Jason 64, arrived at Briflol.
Caton 64, arrived at Halifax.
Pallas 36, at ditto.
Recapitulation of the Men of War.
Arrived - _ 5
Miffing - - - - 4
Foundered - - - . j
Lord Howe had arrived at Portsmouth, and after wards
in London previous to the failing of the Oftend, af
ter leaving 15 fail '0 cruize in 'he chops of the channel.
The London Evening Post of the 12th of November
lafl, contains the following flatement of the fleet
which failed from Jamaica on the 25th of July, un
d r convoy of the Ramilies, and (everal other men
of war.
MERCHANTMEN.
Arrived - - - - 62
Taken - - - - ,^
Foundered - . - -^
Miffing - - - - 24
Retaken - - - - 2
Put back - - „ - T
103
*** The eastern poll was not arrived when this
paper wisely d ; nor was any mail yesterday received
at the poft-offic" farther southward than Annapolis.
%* The PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY meets on
Friday Evening next, at 6 o'clock, at the Univer
sity. The members are requeued to be pun^ual in
their attendance, as that evening is the time appoint
ed for electing new members, and several gentlemen of
diftinftion are in nomination.
HEREAS Martha Cherf-m?n, lately widow Gar.
rifon, wife of the fubferiber, has thought proper
to leave me; thie is to forewarn any person from trust
ing her on my account, as I will pay no debts nt her
contrasting Torn this date. J. WUIBERT.
Philadelphia, January 12, 178 g.
A Few Bales of Royal Laval Linens and
F.an ] e Sheeting to be fold, b« ChriPopher, j Mn ,
and Char es Mirfh dl, at them Drug and Colour gore
in Chefnut street, Firdadtiphia. Dec. 2,