The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-04-18 00:00:00, page 2

FROM the date of Capt. Clerke'saccount from
Kamik&ka oftae deatu of Capt. Cooke, and ot his
intention to pursue his route for the discovery of the North
Weft passage, we must with regret conclude that he has
failed in the attempt, or we fhouid have heard of him at
least in the North seas long ere this, if not have congratula
ted him on his actual arrival.
If Capt. Clerke should have failed in his attempt to dis
cover the North Weft patfage, he will be obliged to turn
again to the Southward, to make the best of his way
home through the Indian ocean, and in that case it will
be at least tnefe two years before we can expect his return
to England.
The Dutch are exceedingly enraged at opr taking and
detaining their (hipping; various letters by the last mail
make no secret of announcing the e rtainty of an open
rupture with that republic: However, politicians here
know the Mynheers dare not shew their teeth, unless (up
ported and protested by the Prussian Monarch
Tais morning some difpatches!were received from Gib
raltar, advifiag that Admiral Ross was arrived off that
place, where every thing was quiet, the Spanifli fleet, &c.
having retired After flopping there a few days, the Ad
miral intended to proceed up the S^eigi is, to relieve the
Ihips blacked up at Leghorn.
Extract oi a letter from Paris, January 4.
" A French frigate arrived at Breit the 30th of Decem
ber, in 24 days from Boston, giving an account of the
following interesting intelligence, and which seems to gain
credit every hour, (tho' the truth of it is much dreaded
here) that Wallington' who had been ill for force time
past, died at Philadelphia the 27th of November, at one
o'clock in the morning,"
The account of the melancholy lo^ of Capt. Cooke,
came express through Peteriburgh, from Krmafkatfka.
February 7. Advice is just received that two French
man of war, one of 6®, and the other of 54 guns, are to
tally loft io a gale of wind off the Canary Inlands.
Yesterday the capture of Pensacola by the Spaniards
was confirmed at Lord George Germaine's office.
We are afftired that a new treaty of alliance and friend
fhip is now negociariog, and nearly Concluded between the
Court of Berlin hnd the Spates Getter 1.
The Ministry areabfolutely determined no longer to keep
meafmes with the Dutch, fhouid tuey perlift in turnilhiug
our enemies with warlike (lores.
The loss of the Province of Weft Florida will prove a
severe loss to this country. It may be said there are four
teen Provinces now loft, besides islands.
There cannot longer be any doubt of the intention of
their High Mightinesses, refpeaing England, if we con
fider but for a moment their condnA : —Upon Sir Joseph
Yorke's application for ratifying force conditions which
they had engaged to perform to this kingdom, as the al
ly of Holland, they have not yet thought proper to con
form to the demand. They have filtered their Ihips to
assist our enemies with copper and other materials neces
sary for carrying on the war fuccefsfully against us;
whilst on the other hand, we find them submissively com
plying with every request of Spain, and laying heavy
fines on such mtfters of vessels as drill even attempt to
aid our garrison at Gibralter ; hence Count Welderens's
not app aring at Court for several days, is coofidered not
as a corporal, but political indifpofitiun.
BASSETERRE, Mirch 18.
Yesterday touched here, in her passage for Jamaica, the
Lord Hyde Packet, Gaptain Jedfray, by whom we have
the confirmaiton of the capture, by the fquadro^ under the
command of Sir George Bridges Rodney, omthe Bth of
January last, of a Spanish fleet of 16 fail of flore ihips,
convoyed by a ship of war of 64 guns and 6 others of in
ferior force. —Likewise of an engagement between a Spa
nish fquadroß and that of Sir G. B Rodney, on the 16th
of January last.
The following are the Lifts of the Spanish vessels cap
tured, &c. by Sir G B. Rodney.
L 1 s t of the Spanish Convoy and Merchant Ships, un
der the command of Don Augustine de Yarde, taken
by Sir George Bridges Rodney's squadron, on the Bth
of January last, off Cape Finifterre, on their way from
BAboa to Cadiz.
Lift of the Spanilh Squadron under the command of Don
Juan Languarro, engaged by his Majesty's Fleet un
der the command of Sir George Romey, on the 16th
©f January last, off Cape St, Vincents, in his way to
relieve Gibraltar, having under him Sir J, L. Ross and
Admiral Digby.
Ships. Commanders. Guns. Men.
Phoenix, Don Juan Megrays, 80 650 taken.
S. Cuzerno, J. Anto. Morto, 70 550 taken.
Prineeffa, Manael Leon 70 550 taken.
St. Jufla, Joseph Vaceila, 70 550 taken.
Moharch, Antino Secriha, 70 550 part d comp.
S. Januario, Felix Tarada, 70 550 do. 3d before,
St. Julian, Marquis de Medina, 70 550 ditto.
CONV O Y.
Ships. Commanders, Guns. Men.
El. Guifmeia, Don Tho. Atalay, 64 550
Don Carlos, Don Piracy Artibruc, 31 159
S. Raphael, Don Louis Antino, 30 155
S Theresa, Don Mendzeont, 28 148
S, Bruce, Din Guyehocea, 26 131
S. Jermin, Dm Tempe, 16 50
Pacquete, S Vincent, 10 12
MERCHANT SHIPS.
Ships. Cargoes.
Nueftra Seignore de Lory, Flour,
St. Francis, Ditto,
Conception, Do. and wheat,
St. Nicholas, Ditto,
St. Hyerpnomine, Ditto,
Divine Provide ice, D'rio,
St. Gobela. Ditto,
St. Pa^ofa, Ditto,
St, Laurent (French) Wheat,
Providence, Flourand wheat,
Betoye, Ditto,
Efperance, (French) Ditto,
Sohdade Marcia,Naval flores,
St. Anne Carada, Ditto,
Sb Rachael, ' Anchors & cables
La Frigate del Bilboa. Tobacco.
LONDO N, January 18.
Ships. Commanders. Guns, Men.
Diligence, D. Antino Alvernonyo 550 tfeap'd, after
striking to Admiral Digby.
St.Don^ngo, D. Ign Mon. Zabin, 70 550 blown up by
the Ajax
One 70 gun ship, name unknown, funk, and two Ihips
drove on shore.
Twodays before the above Packet failed, an express
arrived atFalmawth, with advice that 25 fail of the line,
with 140 transports, having on board 20,000 troops, had
failed from France for the Weft-Indies Sir George Rod
ney, (who probably is arrived at Barbados by this time)
had an expreU to the fame purport from Lisbon.
WILLI AMS BU R G, April 8-
ON the sth ult, was hanged at Charleftown (S. C.)
Hamilton Ballendine, for drawing draughts of the
town and fortifications. He was taken by a picket guard
which General Lincoln had Cent cut that night to Stono,
as he was making bis way to the enemy ; and when he
was hailed by the guard his answer was " Col. Hamil
ton Ballendine ;" the guard told him that would not do,
and carried him immediately to the commander of the
picker,upon which he pulled out of his pocket the draughts.
The officer told him he was mistaken, and had him car
ried to General Lincoln, who ordered him for execu
tion.
BOSTON Mareh 16.
Capt. Almy, who arrived here, a few day ago, in 87
days from Cadiz, informs that just before he (ailed, he
was informed by Mr. Legattee, a principal merchant
there, that t. e Genoefe had acknowledged tue Independ
ence of America, and had accordingly opened all their
ports to the Americans. The Spanilh merchant told him
the intelligence might be depended on.
NORWIC H, March 14.
With pleasure we announce to the public, that the Com
mittee which lately met at Wethersfield, from the army
and the H m(e of Assembly, relative to army matters,have
come to conclufipus, which it is hoped, will terminate to
the entire (atia'aßion of each party.
March 21. It is reported that one day last week a
flore at Danbury, containing cloathing belonging to the
United States, took fire by force means and was intirely
tonfumed.
PROVIDENC E, March 18,
We are informed that a snow is arrived at Boston from
Holland, but last from the Downs, in (even weeks, which
the left in company with 40 fail of vessels, bound to New-
York, Georgia, &c.
NEWPORT, March 29.
The Hon. General Assembly, w ich fat at Daft Green
wich last week, agreed to raise this State's proportion of
supplies for the army, requeued by Congrels.
A letter in town fiys, a fine pr.ze is arrived at Salem,
with three thousand barrels of provision ; and that an ac
count was received by (aid prize, that the Eriti(h Parlia
ment had appointed a Committee to confider of the prop
riety of acknowledging the Independence of America.
NEW-HAVEN, March 22.
A few nights past, a boat from Long-lfland took out
of Norwalk, harbour, a small Eastern vessel, Bailey,
master. 1
C HATHA M, April 12.
We are informed, from good authority, that a hrge
number of the inhabitants of New York, Long-Bland,
and Siaten-Hland, have been prefled and lent oft in the
ttanfports which failed last week.for the Southward.
Extract of a letter from Annapolis, dated ith instant.
" On Wednesday last the following resolutions of a
Committee of the House of Delegates passed the House
without one dissenting voice.
" Resolved, That it isthe opinion of this Committee,
that the provisions requested of us in kind, and also the
money requeued of us by taxes, are in both inflabces be
yond the proportion of this State : But in as much, as it
hath be^n the will of the Almighty, that we fhouid be less
afflicted by the immediate calamities of war than other
States in the Union ; and as we expert proper allowance
in account hereafter, therefore,
“ Resolved, That it is the opinion of the Committee,
that the State of Maryland ought to use the most vigorous
exertions to raise the whole of the supplies required of
them by thf resolution of Congress of the twenty-fifth
February.
“ That |t is the opinion of the Committee, that from
the peculiar Situation and extreme exigency of our public
affairs, the recommendation of Congress of the eighteenth
PHILADELPHIA, April 18.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at St. Euftatia,
dated March 22^, 1780.
“ You I suppose know long ee'r this, of a free trade
having been demanded, and obtained, by the people of
Ireland, but with this it seems they are not fully fatisfied,
and now talk loudly ofa Free Conflitution, which it is pos
sible, however insolent such language may now appear,
they may one day or other be gratified in.
« The English fleet under Admiral Rodney, bound to
the relief of Gibralter, have had great success, as you will
find by the inclofed lift of Spanish (hips taken and de
stroyed, the Bth and 16th of January, the account of the
latter had not reached England, when the lift packet fail
ed, (he happened on her passage to fall in with Rodney,
from whom the account is taken, who was then making
the best of his way for Barbadoes with a few Ihips, ha
ving lent Digby forward to Gibralter with partof his
squadron, and Sir Lockhart Ross to England with the
prizes. — A fleet of 25 fail of the line, with a number of
transports, have undoubtedly failed from Brest, and the
greatest part of them are supposed to be bound for Mar
tinico, and I hope are arrived, so that the enemy ioftead
of recovering any of the Inlands they have loft the last
campaign, will have fufficient employment in protesting
thole they possess."
March last, be complied with and carried into execution
as far as possible."
" On this day a bill was sent from the Senate to the
House of Delegates, enabling, that after the twentieth
March last, the Tender Law be suspended," so far as it
enables debtors to tender or pay debts contracted on or
before the firft July, 1776, aud debts contrasted for fler
ling money, or gold and silver, since that day ; unless
creditors bring suit or tffue execution." I do not bel eve
this bill will pass the House of Delegates.
" A bill for the confirmation of British property, which
passed the House of Delegates with only fix dissenting voi
ces, now lies, with the Senate—if they do not affint to it,
it is thought our fund' will be infufficient to enable this
State to carry the late resolutions of Congress into ef
feCt"
Capt. Day, of the privateer (loop ARive, has taken
and sent in here yesterday, the ship Neethem, Captain
M'Meakin, from Jamaica for New-York. Her cargo
consists of 480 hogtheads and thirty tierces of rum.
The fame day arrived the ship Bachelor, Capt. Holmes,
from St. Euftatia.
The High Court of Errors and Appeals have appointed
William Bradford, Jun. Elq; Register and Clerk
of said Court.
O&H+?O^4#4X4^44^^ 444 4.
Part of Philadelphia, Pennfyhania, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
IJUTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
" ralty will be held at the Statc-houfe in the city of
Philadelphia, on Tuesday the ninth day of May next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to iry the
truth of the fa&s alledged in the bill of John Diy,
(qui tarn, &c.) againtithe drip or veffl celled the
Neethe jn, lately commanded by Joseph M'Muakin,
burthen about 200 tons, with her tackle, apparel and
cargo, To the end that the owner or owners, or any
person concerned therein, may appear and shew cause,
if any they have, why the fame Should not be condemn
ed according to the prayer ct the said bill.
April 17. ty order of the Judge,
ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Philadelphia, April lath, 1780
vy AS FOU ND early this morning on Buck
" £ims Wharf, (uppofed to be ftohn, one barrel of
Indian C.rn. The owner proving property and pay.
ing charges may have it again, by applying to Walter
Stephens at Hamilton'* Wharf.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RUNAWAY ytfterd>y from the fu^fcriber in the
" Township ° f Whi^marfb, in the county of Phila
delphia, a prentice lad sixteen years of ag&, of a fair
complexion, named Andrew Knout, were a brown up
per jacket, a ftopctHinley jacket made with the ftripea
a-cross, and linfey bree ins. Whoever takes up the
Lid lad, and fecuies him in any goal so that his mat
ter may have him again, (hall r ceive the above reward,
paid by, PETER STREBER.
April 13, 1780.
N. B. AU inkers of veflels and others are forbid to
harbour cr cairy him off, at their peril.
Just Published and to be Sold by
FRANCIS BAILEY, Printer,
In Market-ftrest a little abov: the Meal-Market,
And by Dr. SPARHA WK, in Second.ftreet, a
few do)f& below the Quaker Meeting.
A FIFTH ESSAY on FREE TRADE and
FINANCE, humbly offered to th? c rfiibr< #
tion of th: public, by a Citizen of Philadelphia.
As this Essay prefects to view the fhteof our pubic
affairs, and points out the public dangers, difficulties,
and errors, and also the remedies, anfl mesrs of fafety,
which are clearly in our power, and contain sundry
Strictures on the important A& of Congress, of the
18th of March bit. refpea nz cur currency, it iv very
manifeft that the whole tubjeft of it, is of the most in
teresting concern to every American.
To be 50 17d7-^Tet7~
On improving leases.
'r H E remains of two dwelling houses, at and ad.
' joining the corner of Front and Pine streets. En.
quire of RICHARD PETERS,
Philadelphia, M:rch 29, 1780.
To be SO LD at Vendue,
On Saturday the aid day of April, at William Coop.
Ek's Ferry, in the State of N^w. Jrrfey, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon.
WILL consist of a large and general aff.mtment of
ladies and gentlemans best quilted saddles, a
neat ffortment of chair harnessing, waggon and cart
gears, collars, hlindhalters, an assortment of all kinds
of bridles, an assortment es chair hamefa compleat; A
neat phaeton and harness and fulkey, and a variety of
other goods too tedious to mention.
Likewise to be fold at John Ro&s Vendue Store, in
Front-street, Philadelphia, an afortment of china and
glass ware in comply t (etts, bed ticking, a few pair of
bo ts, shoes, women's fluff ftioes; sett (hoe buckles, fea
ther beds, beding, silk gowns, fatten cloaks, bonnets,
two clocks in good order, looking glaftw, linens and
checks, two flutes, silver mounted (words; a variety of
the above articles advertized for Vendue, will be fold at
private sale at said store, such as a neat fulkey, phaeton,
faddies, waggon and cart gears, coll rs and chair hat
neffirg.
Loft last Derember in Fourtb-ftreef, a double black
leather Pocket Book, containing a 30 dollar bill of the
emissions of May or April called out of circulation, a
States Lottery Ticket, marked with Edith Kandell's
name on it, and firdry papers; a reward of one hund
red debars will be ;iven upon delivering it.
N B. Those who ple fe to favour him wi^h their
commands, will oblige thrir humble fervent,
JOHN ROS S.