The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-06-19 00:00:00, page 3

WILLIAMSBURG, >
The General Afcmbly have dirtied one of the fineft
horses in this state to be presented to General Scott, in
ffieir name, in testimony of their sense of his zeal and ac
tivity on the late jnvafion. They have ah® made him a
present of sml. in consideration of his Services, in arrang
ing every thing necessary for defence.
T R, E N TO N, fee,6.
At a Joint - Meeting of the Legislative Council and As
sembly of this State, on Thursday lafl Lieut. Col. David
Brearky was elected Chief Justice, in the room of the Hon.
Robert Morris, Efq.who has resigned—at t e fame time
Enos Kelley, Efqurre, w^s ele&ed Clothier for the Swe.
Wear credibly informed that some evil-minded persons,
in order to evade the salutary purposes the virtuous citizens
of Philadelphia have Entered into to prevent the further de
preciation of the continental currency, are, by giving pre
sents over the limited prices of goods, and other ways clan
destinely obtaining articles, contrary to the resolves of their
town meeting, bringing them into this State, for which
they ask exorbitant prices.—lt is therefore high time for
toe people of this State to be roused, and to do Something
to prevent those blood-fuckers from preying on the vitals
of the most necessitous of our inhabitants.,
Friday tail zoo American Jailors and makers of veffeis
were exchanged at Elizabeth-Down; by Several of those,
who arrived here on Monday, we learn, that ah embargo
has been lately laid in New-York in consequence of fede
ral of our frigates cruizing off Sandy-Hook', and meft of
rhe enemy's vessels of force being either up the North ri
ver, or gone to Sea; that they have drafted every Sixth men
in New-York and on Long lilaod, from i 5 to 60 ye-rs of
aye, and those who do not turn but are put into the'Pro
voft ; that a number of Heffiaps, Jest in New-York as a
garrison, lately mutinied, many of whom having absolute
ly refused to do duty ; and that our prisoners on board the
prison dhip Suffer beyond defcriptron, being turned down
in great numbers below decks, where they are, obliged to
languish in flench and dirt; by which cruel treatment ma
ny have fallen fact fices to diseases and the cruel hand of
oppreflion.
FII I L.A DELPHI A, June 19.
A Gentlemenj-f arrived& Baltimorefrom Holland, by nxey
cf 'Static, ba bj,vou^ed us auitb the following fririted
Speech of Lord GEORGE GORDON, in the Brifyb House
of Common!./
'Mri SPEAKER. #
T AM Sorry to rife so soon after the meeting of Parlia
% ment, in opposition to the measures propped by ad
miniftrafion ; and I an. more efoecially concerned th.t it
should be a complimentary address to our present Sovereign,
moved by the Hin. Member oh the vther fide,of tire house,
one of his Majefty^ Lords of Trade [Hon. Charles Gre
ville] rind Seconded by that very hfpeftable Highland
Chieftain, the Thane cf Cowdor [Mr. Campbell I But,
Sir, many compliments cannot in reason be ^pe^td from
the friends cfli: erty on this fide of the house; to that King
under whose government the court of Great-Britain has
been rendered contemptible in the eyes 0: France, and the
frienddiip, commerce, and assistance of America cut off,
perhaps forever, from his fubjeds.
The distresses of th^ people at home, and the ncgleH of
their possessions abroad, are becoming every day more ap
parent and intolerable, which render it impossible for me,
as one of their Representatives, either to compliment his
Majesty, or approve of his conduct in facb circumstances.
Indeed, Mr. Speaker, to compliment his Mijefty in _his
present Situation, would tend much more, in my opinion,'
t® illustrate the servility of the House of Commons, than
to exemplify to the world any blessings of his government
Would his Commons congratulate him on his drawn
battle at sea ? Would they congratulate him on his retreat
by land ? Will they compliment him on the third year of
the independence of the United States? Will they thank
him for the honours and emoluments he has heaped upon
his favourites during the course of the summer, particu
larly on the noble Lord with the blue riband [Right Hon.
Lord North] the ostensible Minister at the dismember
ment of the empire? Will gentlemen rejoice and be glad
at this frefh proof his Majesty has given us in his Speech
of his gracious intention to carry on the war in America?
Will they declare their readiness to impose more taxes on
their Constituents ? And will they answer t® his Majesty,
for the people paying them without a revolfat home?
I mention the possibility of a revolt at home, because
our,Conftituents have borne much already ; theyhave been
patienfiand of long-fuffering. They have felt a gradual
Imposition of taxes, till th^y have become an. intolerable
oppreS^on; they have seen the revenues of the Kingdom
lavished in pensions to the most exceptionable characters.
They have seen their trade with America cutoff; and.they
have had a Succefsful example of their fellow Subjects revolt
ing|from the expensive government of England, to the pro
teßionofa wife and virtuous Congress.
_ Ail these heavy calamities, with many more, which it
would be tedious to enumerate, have been brought upon
this country since the acceflion of the present king; which
make me of opinion, that it is not just now a proper time
to applaud his wisdom, or Support his counfellors.
Much has been said of his Majesty's counfellors — I have
opposed them in Parliament with great cohflancy and firm
nefs, and entertain as bad an opinion of their public capa
city as any gentleman on this fide of the House does. But
they are his Majesty s chosen Servants, whorh he has been
collecting from the different parties ever since his accessi
on—men, I presume, after his own heart.
They proceeded in the war vOth our colonies according
to his willies, and America is now nearly loft to Great-
Britain. Their unhappy mifeonduH has rendered them
contemptible to many of their fellow-Subjects, and they
have now little to depend on but his Mijefty s favour and
lirmnefs. Yet, Sir, I fee ho pro'pee of areal change; for
1 don't believe his Majesty will be.guilty of the ingratitude
t^ abandon (at this Crisis) his obedient servants in their
distress ; and I do not hear, or know, that the people are
about to chufe a Congress, or proclaim a protestor.
The times, in my humble opinion, call aloud for a
strong remonstrance to the King, Setting forth our unpa
ralleled Grievances under hisMijefty's government. Warn
&e people Shew an inclination to demand red refs, I will
accompany them with the greatest nieafure; but I will mot
be seen complimenting when we should be calling to ac
count.
I am afraid. Sir, I Speak too loud,,as that nry give an
appearance of passion to what f assure the house are my
rood deliberate Sentiments. I will fay no more at present,
but hope to fee you rife yours-ls, Mr. Speaker, in the
greatness of your authority, and oppose this designing,
mifehievous address to his Majesty, which will be doing
great honour to yotir own situation, and to the chara&er
of the house, and to the dignity of the people-- whom
God perferve!
The account in our last of the arrival of too fail, chief
ly small vessels, at New York, has not been confirmed.
On Friday the ?cth inst. abont zoo marine prifouers,
exchanged, were landed at Elizabeth-Down from the pri.
son Ships in the harbour or New-York; fever;! of them
have since come to town. Tney are generally reduced
and emaciated, by barbarous treatment. Mmy, wn?
came out of captivity at the fame time, are so sickly ar 1
wea^, as to be unable to travel. These fuehrers fay,
that the Ship to which they were confined, was greatly
crouded, sick and healthy together, inforruch, that at
night when they were shut under deck, they were ahnoft
fuffocatM. In this horrid situation, no-wonder, fix or
feve* died daily. Between 3 <tnd 4.00 prifomers remained,
of which abdut one half are French.
The capture of the ship Oliver Cromwell, of Connecti
cut, (mentioned in ours of Tuesday lad) is , confirmed.
Her brave crew, about no m number, were o.figbed to
.thole dreadful receptacles. Sir George Collier, w^o com
mands Ilfps of war at New York, m'anifrßly intends, by
this cruel plan, to force our seamen to eufft in the enemy's
flips ; for the prisoners are daily visited by officers, who
entice them to enter the men of war, privateers and tranf
perts.—Where is the retaliation solemnly denounced Ay
Congress? A portion of this, administered feafonaLy,
had been a measure of mercy.
A.native of this place, who deferred from Gen. Prevoff
in SyiKb-Carolina, t®o days after patiing the Savannah,
came to this city yesterday, having a p^fs from Ge^rJ
Moultrie. Titis person .ays lie was in Jie American ser
vice in 17.76, was taken near Flatbush, and enlisted with
the Drltifli in order to escape; in attempting which he was
retaken, and received fiv/e.hundred ftripcs. He was a
corporal, and belonged to De LanceyV ' rigade, fecohd
battalion. He fays, the Br;tifli forces w rich crofted i.rtp
Carolina, three miles below Purrydburgb, were 1500 in
number, but were joined after lie lett.thft, as,he heard,
-by ,70 Lorfe, being infantry draughted for that purpose,
50 Indians, and 25 whites, disguised as Indians. He
reckons the troops left in Georgia at 1700 or j sec, yet
gives in the detail ofad the royal army is Carolina and
Georgia, as follows : Two battalions of the 7^ ft; British ;
two of Heffims; two of De Lincey's brigade of Tories ;
and one of New. York Volunteers, between 206 and too;
these from New-York. The ,6th and 6j.th, Britifli,
from St. Augufline; and Brown's Rangers, a corns of
about 120, railed in Ceorgia, mafily prisoners of war.
He cannot recoiled preciftly the day, we^k or month on
which he left Ch^ileftown; but his pars is dated the 2d
or May ; after which he was five or fix days travelling
to that place. He flayed there two days, croffib^
Cooper river in the evening. Before he set out from
George-Town, he heard of the repulse of Geri. Prevoli.
A gentleman lately arrived here from Ch a rleftQwn in'
South Carolina, who fee out the 3th of May, His, Ge
neral Pulaski was just going in aShe Came away ; ° which
flews the falfity of the report which prevailed here lately,
that the Legion had been severely handled in a brush with
the enemy.,
Thursday last, came up the fchocavr Nancy, Nathaniel
Butterfield, late Mafier, retaken by Capt. Charles Alex
ander, in the brigantine Adive. This vet Tel had been
permitted to load some Indian corn and other food in
North Carolina, for the famithed inhabitants of-Bermuda,
but was seized by a cruizer of the enemy, and sent for
New-York.*
An open Boat called the Skunk, mounting 2 guns with
1= men. belonging to Egg-Harbour, sent in there last
Wednesday a vcffel with a valuable cargo, which makes
her nineteenth prize since flu was fitted out.
^xtrafl of a letter frem Col. Long, to Gene al Ho%an, dated
Halifax, North Carolina, 370 miiesfrom Cb'arlefown,
May 31, 1779.
“ The brave General Moultrie has defended Charle'f
town once more against the Britifli troops, who were re
puffed three different times, with the loss of about one
thousand men, retreated to John's Island across Ashley's
river, in order to get |o the fea-fhore.to their Shipping, or
defend themselves against General Lincoln, who was in
their rear."
William Blair, a Sailor, fays, he left Charleftown,
South-Carolina, on the 9th of May ; that on the 7 th Ge
neral Moultrie with the militia got into the town, with
Pulaski's legion, who brought with them tBo green coats
or tories and 4 Indians ; that he remained at Hpbcaw till
the 12th of May in the morning; that on the nth in the
evening he fiw the engagement at a distance, and before
he left the ferry, a Lieutenant, who was in the action,
came over and reported, that the enemy left 6„ on the
field, and that the remainder where retreated 6 or 7 miles
into the country.
Extract of a letter from General Schuyler, to the President
of Congress, dated Saratoga, May 30, 1779.
“ Yesterday I received a letter from Mr. Deane, copy
whereof I have the honor to inclofe your Excellency.
" By intelligence recently received from Canada, all is
quiet in that country, as troops had been sent to the West
ward, nor any preparation making for that purpose."
Extrad of a letter from James Dean, to General Schuyler,
datea Onetda, May zr, 1779.
“ Your favour of the 12th instant, together with the
inclofed speech, have been duly received. The Oneidas
and Tufearoras feein well fatisfied with the speech, and are
much rejoiced to hear that Congress are still careful to pro
vide for their necessities. Some of the Chiefs, whom I
with to consult upon the fubjeft of the commissions, hav
ing been from home, has obliged me to delay fending the
in, lofed lift, until now, which I have not been able to pro
cure till this day, and it is now forwarded by express.
The Onondagas have divided. Those attached to the
enemy have moved off to the Weft ward—the whole of that
party, who before the late defiruftion of their village, had
profeffed to make their ptace with the United States, and
become their friends, have brought their families and re
maining effects to this place : their whole number amounts
to 126, 35 of whom are warriors: As the Commissioners
have told the fix nations at the treaty at the German Fla%
“That fair speeches an+ belts of Wampum Should 'nof
, atone far, future offences.' 'The Onan'dagas have fallen
upon forcething, which, they hope, will atone for their
.pad offences,, and be considered as a proof of the fiocerity
of their present profeflions. They have determined to turn
the King's hatchet against his adherents, and take an salve
and vigorous part in the war in our favour.
Yeflerday the Onandagas have desired an interview with'
rhe, ffheb they made the following fchech, which, toge
ther with their belt of Wampum and my reply, I tranf
nlit. , , N 1
" Brother attend,
"W E address you in presence of our children, the
Oneidas and Tufearoras; and of our brothers, the Caghna
wagas, who an? whneffos to what we fay.—We have been
unfortunate—verv un'orttnate— Just as we had determin
ed upon, peace with our 'brothers, the Americans, and to
unite our -minds with theirs, a blew was firuck upon us
from a quarter, the moll unexpected. But hotwithfland
ing'our misNr'une, the resolutions we had made are not
Shaken, but rather ftrengthen.ed, at we dpiiot blame our
American brethren for what : has happened to ns. The
King and he aloneh^s caused our loss, who, by his art,
had corrupted the minds of the Indians, ,We will there
fore in future joinwith our brothers; the..lnhabitants of
this Inland, apainn the King, as out common eneuf and
whatl er may be the event of the.war to our American
brothers, wewill iD^re their fate. Should the great spirit
even decree their fall, w 1 will fall with them. —This, bro
ther, 1 is bur firm and final resolution, which is ah we have
to fay." To which! mile the folriwing brief reply.
" Brothers cf the Onondagatribe attend. . 7
I have heard all you have said. 1 like it well,—am glad
you appear'fo frieudy disposed to your American brethren,
—(bail not pretend to give an answer in form of your
fycell, but Shall transmit it, together with your belt, to
le greatmro, who fit, retold the Council lire at Albany:
Brothers this inn'll f have to fay .
A small fccutfog party of the Oneidas returned yefter-,
day from Bimk Jfl>ud ; they have brought three prison
ers of the New levies, whom they took upon the Island;
Nothing worthy of note.from the Weft ward."
Published by order of Congress, '
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
J.+i Advertisements; Sic. omitted in this day's Paper,
sh ill be in our next. .. ,'
9V* $4-,-,.4.Q#4} ^$ 45<,% +ss 4~*+
fT^o Hundred Hd^rs Reward.
TV A° dropr this day bet< ire the upper Ferry at
'' Trenton and Blip?!, a plain GOLD WATCH
with a pinchbeck chain, and vi.t^le chrihcle leal c
ph^r - W. T. a bulimies , dud & cleopatra.
Any pufm vrim has foul'd tfoNd iV^cb &c. ard
wU^cltr it to,4r. Aoraham H me at Trenton,' Mr.
M birr, at ^rid d, or the SpbCnuer in Philadelphia,
wjl receive the abovfe reward.
WILLIAM TURNBULL,
June
fr __^^.,. me —Q.z^^tt-h tw-r.—.__„-,.,
rIFi Y DOLLARS REWARD.
QA N AWA Yin the right between the , r hand
j 4th ihrt. from the Subscriber, living ir the Bc
roUfyh N Lanc-ft^r, A negr6 wench named HANNAH,
about 5 utt 5 itches high, him made has fomegrey hair#
on he; heart, and is a great lover of tobacco as well in
Shewing as in imolcirig it. Hand on and tock N C ^
with,her w CT She went away, a blue striped petticoat
zlto a red ltrip:d on?, three Short gewris, one i s write'
the other ftpped and die third made of calicos, good
fnoe% almost new."
Whoever tikes up ffidnefo wench, so that her nue
ter may hate h <r again, flr.fireceive the above itwarh
and reasonable charges, pad by
z P HILIPCRAWFCRD.
One Hundred Doburs Reward.
< '", Y''? ° r STOLE N from James Hunters
O liable, Mil Second-Street,. near the dock, the ^th of
this instant, a bay MARB, four years old,about 14 hands
high, black mun and tail, with ^ black freak from the
main to the tail, a natural trotter, lately broke, has force
hair rubbed off near her nose by a caviffi F alfo some of her
back by the saddle. A reward of Thirty Dollars will be
given for the Mare, and if flolen, the above reward for
Mare and Thief by
- ' JAMESKUNTER.
To be SC L D by Public Veiudu%°
At the Coffee-house, on Wednesday the 30th instant
at Seven o'clock in the evening,
A THREE ftor, bric^ HOUSE, with 3 good kit
chen and a lot of ground thereto belonging
twenty feet wideand eighty feet deep, situated on .
fauth file of CallowhiH-ftreet, near thecorner of Fiort
ftreet, now in the tenure of Patience Bradshaw, bound
ed on the east by a house in tile tnure of ——— Wight
man, ind cn tne weft by a hou e occupied by Martin
Null, fubjea to a .ground rent of forty fhillir.gr, Ite
a year. Aim, ^n interest for ehvrn "ear; from the
13th of next July, in a Trtt of excellent land either for
grain or pasture, great part of which has been htily well
manured, containing upwards of XSO aciei,befiJ's 'our
and a half acres of bank'd mearfcT fitu^e cn Flank
fort road, between the two and three mile storer, cp
pofite Mr. Gurney's place, lately Jthn Rofris, Efe;
and to a plantation now occupied by Mr. Duncan
L , ch ' bounded to the Southward by Mr. Charles
Weft's place near Kerfingter, &.:. It is the fame plan
tation on which Mr. Thomas Mafterradn lately lived.
The titles to the house and land above described are
indifyutahfe..'
^ be SOL D by Public Vendue,
On Wednrfday the 30th, intt. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at the Coffee-h use,
A HANDSOME young NEGRO MAN, named
41 Louis, about eigtheen years old, born in Martini
cc, fiv,c feet and fix inches high, well fhap d, verv
healthy, and has Lad the small-pox. The cash to be
paid on delivering the fame# '