The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-06-03 00:00:00, page 3

Faithfully translated from the Dutch, Amsterdam,
this 17th day of June, 1782.
JOANNES VERGEEL L. Son.
No. i. sworn translator.
There are four others of the fame tenor and
date, numbered 2,3, 4,5, making in the whole five
millions guilders ; and each of the said contrasts is
ratified by Congress, and by their order endorsed as
follows:
BE it remembered that the five several contrasts or
engagements entered into by the honorable John Ad
ams, esquire, minister plenipotentiary of the United
States of America, to their High Mightinesses the Lords
the States General of the United Netherlands, in be
halfof the said United States, bearing date the eleventh
day of June in the year 1782, and purporting to be se
curities each of them for the payment of a million of
guilders, Dutch current money, by the United States
to certain money lenders under the negociation of
meffrs. Wilhelm and Jan Willink, Nicolaas and Jacob
van Staphorft and de la Lande and Fynje, merchants
in Amsterdam, were read in Congress, approved and
ratified, and the fame are hereby ratified and declared
obligatory on the said United States.
Done in the Srate-Houfe, at Philadelphia, by
the United States of America in Congress as
sembled, the fourteenth day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun
dred and eighty-two, and in the seventh year
of our independence.
___JOHN HANSON, President.
the contests hereof shall be maintained in full forces
The honorable appearer in his aforefaid quality
likewise promises, engages and binds bimfelf by these
presents, that this engagement shall be ratified and ap
proved as food as possible by said United States in
Congress assembled and that authentic copy transla
tion of said ratification with the original shall be de
ported in cuflody of rre, notary, to be there kept with
said authentic copy translation of the commifion or
power of him honorable appearer, and the engrossed
hereof, for the Security of the money lenders, until the
abovementioned capital and interefis as aforefaid shall
be redeemed and paid off.
And there shall be made of this aft (as the honorable
appearer in his aforefaid quality consents) above and
besides the abovementioned engrossed, one thousand
authentic copies which shall be of the fame force and
value and have the fame effect as the engrossed one,
under every one of which copies shall be placed a re
ceipt of one thousand guilders, Dutch current money,
either on name or in bl^k, at the choice of the money
lenders, to be signed by him honorable appearer, and
which receipts shall be respectively numbered from
No. I to iooo inclusive, and countersigned by above
mentioned gentlemen directors, and duly attested by
me, notary, as a teftfmony that no more than one
thousand obligations are numbered in virtue of this
aft. All which authentic copies with the receipts
thereunder placed, shall at the redeeming of the capi
tal be restored by the beaters.
On failure of prompt payment, as well of the capital
as of the interefis at the appointed periods, the capital
or residue thereof may be demanded by the gentlemen
diredors in behalf of the money lenders, who shall be
then interested therein, and the aforefaid principals and
committents of h;m, honourable appearer, shall in that
case be held and bound to redeem and discharge imme
diately in one sum the remaining capital With the in
terefts and charges.
For the accomplishment and performance of all the
above written, the honorable appearer binds in his
aforefaid quality, and thus in the names and on the
part of the abovementioned United States of America,
the said United States of America jointly and each of
them in particular, together with all their lands, chat
ties, revenues and products, together with imports
and taxes already laid and raised in the fame, or in
time to come to be I id and raised, and thus of all the
United States of America jointly and of each of the
fame in particular for the whole.
He the honorable appearer renouncing in the
names as above,for thatpurpofe expressly beneficium di
vifionis as likewise de duobus vel pluribus reis debendi,
lignifying a retribution of debt,, an Ithat when 2 or more
are indebted, each of them can fatisfy with the payment
of their portion ; the honorable appearer promising in
his aforefaid quality, never to have recourse to the said
or to any other evasions whatfoeyer.
This being passed (after translation into Eoglifh was
made hereof, and which likewise is signed by the honor
able appearer, and deposited in the custody of me the
said notary) within Amsterdam, aforefaid, in the pre
sence of
Gidion Victor et \ Q „
Cornelis Marchant,)" rfne " es '
(Signed) P. G. Van Hole, notary.
Coll:
NEWPORT, May ry.
Extraß of a letter from Newburgh to a gentleman in
this town, dated May 7, 1783.
" By accounts from New-York the tories give up
every idea of being admitted to the freedom of these
Bates; this conclusion I believe partly founded on the
numerous associations forming in every part of the
country to oppose their admission."
BOSTO N, May <9."
Since our last, we are informed, that several of the
refugees wives have arrived in this town from New
York—Possibly they exped their husbands will soon
follow them. Should they not share the fate of those
lately arrived at Dartmouth who were immediately
sent back ? If it was good policy then, what should
make it the reverse now? Let equal justice be done !
DETERMINED, that the constitution of the state
of New York is just and liberal; obtained at the
Lazard of our lives, and which with our lives will de
fend.
FI S H-K I L L, May 29.
At a Meeting of a number of the Freeholders and In
habitants of Poughkeepsie precind, in Dutchefs
county, on the 17th of May, 1783:
That the danger to which it will be expoled. if
those who have wrapt our cities in flames and covered
our land with blood, and whose principles are utterly
repugnant to our free government, are fuffered to re
turn, fills us with the most alarming apprehensions.
In our opinion, in vain a long though fuccefsful
war; in vain the best blood of America freely facri
ficed in its defence; in vain the constitution of this
state, our pride and the admiration of our neighbours,
if perlons of the above description are ever enrolled
among our citizens, and again partake of those privi
leges they so justly forfeited by their treasons. If they
had removed from our coasts forever, we would have
forgot their crimes ; but the idea of again beholding
them pollute a land with their presence (now sacred to
liberty) fills us with indignation.
Nothing do they deserve from this country but de
testation and chastisement.
The spirit of 75 still beats high, and must beat high,
or American freedom is no more.
N E W-Y O R K, May 29.
Extras of a letter from Port Rofeway, dated May 18.
“ It is now fourteen days since the fleet arrived, dur
ing which time the new inhabitants have been employ
ed in laying out and clearing Greets, and are now al
most ready to draw for their town lots. lam very
agreeably disappointed in my former ideas of this
place; the harbour is the best I ever saw; the foil is
good: the country level, and there is every profped
of a flourifhing fettlemertt."
Monday aft arrived here the brig Henry, captain
Jefferfori, from Cork, in a passage of seven weeks and
four days. —
RICHMOND, (Virginia) May 24.
ARRIVALS. Ship Molly, captain John Laumont,
from Glasgow, via St.Kitt's ; ~a cutter from London,
via Oftend ; and two (hips, one from London and the
other from Glasgow; all in James river.
Philadelphia, June 3.
Pennfylvaniai to wit,
RECEIPT of continental taxes from the state of
Pennsylvania, published in pursuance of the fhrth arti
cle of inftruAions from the office of finance, dated the
12th day of February, 17 82.
For the month of May, 1783.
1783. Dol. goths
May 5, Received of David Rit+enhoufe, efq; 720
ig, of ditto, 7400
19, of ditto, 2720
26, of ditto, 9874 *4
30, of —— ditto, 8000
Dollars 28,214 14
In all twenty-eight thousand two hundred aQd four
teen dollars, fourteen ninetieths.
J. SWANWICK, receiver
of continental taxes for the state of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, June 1, 1783.
Thursday arrived in town from the southward,
James Bryfon, esquire, assistant to the pofl-mafler ge
neral of the United States of America. And it is with
pleasure we inform the public, that post offices are
again eflablifhed in the intermediate towns and places
from Falmouth, Ca fco Bay, to Savanna in Georgia.
The continental troops who were at Savanna, are on
their march to Charleftown, where vessels are provid
ing to transport them to their ref peHive Bates.
General Wayne is gone to fettle a treaty of peace
with some tribes of Indians on the frontiers cf Geor
gia. They are to negociate the business at Augusta.
Thursday last arrived here from New-York, a seaman
late belonging to the brig Morris, captain Joshua Alien
of this port, who fays, that they left the capes of Dela
ware the latter end of Fe bruary, and on the third of
March, laying too in a gale of wind, at 11 o'clock at
night, the brig overfet, by which means the captain,
and all the crew, except the mate and four, were drown
ed. Those who were left cut away the brig's marts,
when she righted, but file was under water, except the
quarter-deck, on which these five men found themselves
next morning, without any thing but what they had
on their backs, and one barrel of flour which they made
fhift to get, and on which they lived, (by mixing it
with fait water and baking it in the fun) for 30 days,
about which timethe mate, and one hand died, and in
five days after the other three were happily taken off
the wreck by captain Dunn, in a schooner from Tor
tola, and carried to Halifax. Thus were these three
men preserved after going through the utmost distress
for 35 days, the latter part of which they were so re
duced that any one of them was afraid to go to Beep
for fear they should fall a facrifice to the pinching
wants and necessity of the others.
By a vessel from Barbadoes, we learn, that a fleet of
victuallers, &c. arrived there in exp station of finding
the British army from New-York, but were so much
disappointed, that many of them carried their provi
sions back, and others fold their flour from 16s. to 255.
per barrel. When the above vessel left Barbadoes,
there weie not less than 60,000 barrels of flour afloat
on board the fleet laying at Bridge-Town
Some of the principal loyalifls in New-York, dread
ing the impending resentment of their injured fellow-ci
tizens, are making interest for obtaining a settlement
in Connecticut, and have already formed a party there
in their favor, under the influence of one or two in
triguing lawyers, who, it is reported, if they succeed
in their design, are to have 10001. each. One of these
gentlemen, for a large fee, became an advocate for a
Mr. Robert Smith, an adherent to the royal cause,
whose readmission to the rights of citizenship, has late
ly occasioned great uneasiness among the inhabitants of
Connecticut.
WANTS A PLA C E,
A young Man who understands
keeping Accounts. Enquire of the Printer. _ June 3.
Wants to take a Child to Nurse,
a Woman in Germantown, that can have good recom
mendations in Philadelphia. E nquire ol the rimer.
NAVAL-OFFICE, Philadelphia;
Inward Entries.
Ship Virgin Rosary, Maffa, Cadiz.
Sloop Ranger, Dyer, Dominica.
- Polly, Hyde, New-York.
Cleared Outwards.
Ship Commerce, Truxton, London.
——Dutchefs of Parma, Kraay, Amsterdam.
Snow Buckskin, Smith, Charleftown, S.C.
Brig Commodore Hood, Richards, Newfoundland.
Catharine, Glover, Guadaloupe.
- Atlantic, Cox, Boston
Schooner Franklin, Short, New-York.
Providence, Bently, Virginia.
Nancy, Pettis, St. Chriftophers.
° Ant, Cooper, New Providence.
— Fame, Wopeycott, Virginia.
Sloop Charm. Betsey, Connick, Virginia.
Betfey, Hathaway, Rhode-Ifland.
Martha, Blyden, Euflatia.
Bank of North-America,
JUNE 2 d, 1783.
THE Stockholders are desired to meet at the Bark
on WEDNESDAY the 18th instant, at Eleven
o'clock, in order to ele& Two DIRECTORS,
in the place of Samuel Osgood, esquire, lately returned
home to Boston, and William Bingham, esquire, gone
TO BE SOLD,
On WEDNESDAY the nth June, instant, at the
Coffee-Houfe, at 7 o'clock in the Evening,
THE LEASE and INTEREST of that handsome,
genteel House, Garden and Stables in Arch
ftreet, where Mr. Simon Nathan now lives, known by
the name of Rock-Hall ; it is large and convenient.
Poffiffion will be given on the firft of AugUft next, at
which time the purchase money must be paid. A good
title will be made immediately. Security to be given
by the purchaser, if required.
This Day is Published for the Author, by R. AIT
KEN, Printer, at Pope's Head, in Market-street,
A Poetical Paraphrase
on Our Saviour's Sermon on the Mount.
By the Author of the Pindaric Ode on Liberty.
At the above Printing-Office and Book-Store, on a
larger Type than any imported of its fizc—A neat
and well bound American Edition of the
HOLY BIBLE:
Examined, approved, and recommended by Congress.
As this is the fi ft Edition ever published in our lan
guage in this country, it is prefnmed that the curious,
as wall as the religious, will with to be po ffiffed of a
Copy. June 3.
Have for SALE by the Package, at their STORE in
Cheinut-ftreet,
A Variety of Goods :
CONSISTING of French and Dutch Cord, Jeanets,
India Dimity, Calimancoes, Tammies, Durants,
Antaloons, Shalloons, Russel, Lasting, Tiffany, French
Net, black, white, and brocaded, variety of Gauzes,
black and white Chains, brocaded Handkerchiefs,
Scotch Thread, white and brown thread Hose, Cloths
of different prices, Knives and Forks, cutteau Knives,
Penknives, fqu; re, handsaw, and ether Files, metal
and japanned Burtons, rich Twist, plated Spurs, Inaf
fle and pelham Bitts, with an Assortment of Sadlery,
Handsaws, Hinges, Gouges, and other Hardware; Ha
berdalhery ; Velvets and Corduroys ; a Quantity of
coat Binding, Everlasting and Turkish Sattin ; Cam
blets, Jeans and Fustians, corded Cottons; East India
and Perfinn printed Cottons ; Gin in half anchors;
Burgundy in hampers of 24 bottles, Malaga Wine in
bottles ; with a Variety of Silks; Pig Lead, &c. &c.
W AN T E D,
APerfon to Colled Monies, ' who is well acquain
ted with the city, and can give security for
the trust reposed in him. Apply to the Printer hereof.
N. B. None need apply but such at can be well re
commended for their sobriety and honesty.
For Amsterdam or Rotterdam,
will take Freight, the Brig Het Brabands Wel
lusten, Sybrand Wolf, Master. For terms apply
to J. H. C. HEINEKEN, at Meafe's wharff.
RA N-A WAY from the fubferiber, living within
one mile of the Head of Elk, cn the 24th instant,
a Itou 6 , healthy NEGRO MAN, named SA M; is
about 27 years cf age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, a lit
tle knock-kneed: had on when he went away, a Tail
or's jacket of a lightifh colour, tarry trowfers made of
light canvas, allo two shirts made of country linen, a
new French hat, good (hoes, &c. It is very likely he
will attempt to enter on board of a vessel bound to sea,
he having once been at sea, and some time pift has
been in Chefapeak bay, as a band on board the packet
that plies from Elk to Baltimore. The above reward
will be given to any perlon who will secure him in any
gaol, and give information thereof to
May 27. BENJAMIN RICKETS.
Eight Dollars Reward.
Bache and Sbee,