Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-12 00:00:00, page 6

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Z^ fol/mbig is an authentic account of what but late!y
happened Lt<w%n Spain and Portugal.
" In the Fsurle of last year General Vertis, Gover
nor of Buenos Ayres, repea edly wrt te to the Court of
Madrid, that the Portuguese daily encroached upon the
tights of the Spaniards, and laid violent hands on those
TO dared to oppose them ; but as often as the Spanish
miaifter complained about it to the court of Lisbon,
he received for answer, “ That it muff be some party
quarrel among the neighbouring inhabitants and enri e
ly without the knowledge of the Court." Phe Minif
t4r implicitly was fatisfied with that answer, 2 .I wrote
to the General that the two Courts were in the bell
harmony and friendship, and whatever happened be
tween the Spanish and Portuguese fubjefls in that
quarter of the world Should be adjusted there, as it did
not deserve the partic Bar notice of these Courts.
" In the mo^th of November lad, the General sent
a very alarming letter to the mHifkt, -fifing that the
Portuguese, whose forces encreaied daily, and who
continued to commie very daring and outrageous ac
tions, thrift have some hostile views, and therefore a pro
per and Sufficient reinforcement was highly necessary ;
upon which the Minider complained again to the Court
of Lifhon; and as the anfiver did not follow imme
diately, a reinforcement of three regiments was sent
to Buenos Ayres, with orders to join the land militia
there.
“ In the m7^ of December tie Portuguese Arn
biffador at Madrid, wahc lupon r.^e Minitier, declaring
in his Mort Faithful Majesty's name, that he had not
the Daft hofble intentions, and that dispatches had just
been lent to all the chief officers in that quarter to re
primand them fur their past condua, and to give the
ft;ifteft orders to keep their Soldiers in due discipline,
alluring him at the fame time that nothing hoftilc ihouid
be heard in future.
“ The latter end of April the minister, to his greatest
afrifhment, received th- following intelligence from
the above Governor: That on the 17th of March a
Ponuguefe squadron, confiding of 12 (hips of different
fixes, commanded by an Euglifh officer, attacked, near
Las Patos, five Spaniffi veffcls, but the wind (which
Ore very violently) happened to be in favour of the
few, lothat the former were Mattered and obliged to
retire ; however, feme hundreds were killed and woun
ded in the engagement; and that the Euglifh officer
who had the command, in a fit of despair, threw two
Eoglilh officers (whom he accused of cowardice) over
board, and ffiqt himfelf through the head. This was
immediately foot to the Court of Lilburn The answer
was, that it might Have been done previous to the late
orders having been received ; but it was without the
bast knowledge of the Court. The Court of Madrid,
notwithstanding this answer, became fufpicicus, and
orders were given for an armament.
" In the beginning of May, the Court of Madrid
received dispatches that open hostilities were commen
ced by the Portuguese; that on the 2d of April 30
Fortuguefe transports, having on beard 9 regiments
and 300 pieces of cannon, commanded by German and
English officers, failed up the river Rio Grande, at
tacked the Fort St.Thecle, which was soon delivered
up to them; they further advanced and attached the
Fort St. Theresa, (which by this time they are in pof
ftCßp of, as aifo that of Monte Video ;) Gen. Vertis,
in a hurry, went with the garifon of Monte Video,
and some ,rtr!er% to oppose them, but was defeated !
obout 400 of his men were killed, and about 100
wounded; and when the dispatches came away they
were marching towards Bueuos Ayres.
" Upon tus alarming intelligence a general arma
ment was ordered throughout Spain, and some of their
fq-ndrons united with he French, and the matter reds
now ;nrz• .• . curt of Lisbon ftiil infills that all was
done without their order or knowledge ; but as the lat
ter two forts, viz. Sr. 1 herefa and Monte Video weie
not taken before the 27th of April, a time when the
orders of the Court of LiLon ; „ bich according to the
above-mentioned declaration were sent in the beginning
Ct December last) met nave been received, and con
leqheudy the officers have acted contrary to the royal
order ; the Court of M Grid infids chat these offenders
shall be punished with death, which they richly deserve
at any rate, whether they acted against their orders, of
whether they acted without the knowledge of the Court
of Lifbm: and if this be done, the Cou „fMadrid
will confider themselves amply fatisfied ; but if this re
quert is not complied with, the latter will judge, (and
which is moll probable) that it was done with pofirive
orders from the former Court, and consequently they
will proceed to an open war, in which they will be af
fixed by the Court of France.
“ This is the nature of Don Carton's (the com
mander in chief of the united fleet) embassy to the
Court of Lisbon. All Europe is anxious to knowhow
this matter will end; and ze hear that the Courts of
Great Britain and France have both declared that the
^quert of the Court of Madrid is founded injustice and
equity, and (hould be complied with, as a fatisfaftion
ts the grossly offended Court of Spain. Meah while
both France and Spain are ready to crulh the treacher
ous Portuguese in case of non-compliance."
PORTS MOUT H, ORober 22
Tuesday Uft arrived at Falmouth, Cafco-Bay, a
Lrz^ brig, the Mary and James, commanded by Tho
mas Moore; (he was from Falmouth inEng'and bound
to Naples, laden with balls, hexes of goods, cocoa,
pepper, allom, tin, lead, &c. taken by Captain For
rester in the privateer ilocp Rover, from Salem.
BO S T O N, ORckr 24.
By a gentleman who was lately taken in one of the
prizes, we learn that the Empress of Rufila had offer
ed his Britannic Majesty from 20 to 100,000 men for
the service of America: But that the people in Eng
land seemed rather averse to hiring any more troops,
being already burthened with taxes.
Yerterday Capt. Daniel Hirthorne arrived at Salem,
from a cruize. On his pa/fage he met with an aimed
Packet, which he attacked. In the engagement (which
lasted two hours) he loft three men killed, and nine or
ten wounded, himfelf slightly. Since which, he has
taken and sent into Cape Ann, a prize fnoty, with
oats, &c,
Fhe privateer commanded by Capt. Carlton, which
failed from Salem, on a cruize, about four weeks fioce,
was taken near Canceau, by th+ig Hope, Capt. Daw
son, a few days after leaving pou, and carried into Hai
lifax. Capt. Carlton, with fame of the crew, made
their escape by swimming ashore.
Daft Fhurfday was sent into Heyhannefs, by Capt.
Silas Atkins, the ship Heafield, from Ireland, bound
for New York, having on board, 70 puncheons of spi
rits, 70 ditto of porter, 350 tierces bread, 50 ditto oat
meal, 61 ditto peafe, 60 ditto pork, 70 ditto of beef,
100 calles of butter, f, me fiveet oil, raisins, candles,
flour and a number of other articles.
The fame day was brought into this harbour by Capt.
Silas Atkins, a brig from Newfoundland, with 1500
quintals of green cod fiih.
Yesterday arrived in this port, a prize ship, front
Antigua for London, with about zco'hogsheads of fu
gaf.—She was taken by the Putnam.
Extrafi ofa Letter from a Gentleman at Harlem, Nei»-
York to bis Friend here, dated October 8.
" The Heffraps plunder all indiscriminately, Tories
as well as Whigs ; ifthey fee any thingthey want, thy
seize it, and fay, " Rebel, good for Hesse man." A
Tory complained to Gen. Howe, that he was plundered
by the Heffianst The General said he could not help
it, it was their way of making war.—Go the " Friends
of Government" are protested ! This is great encou
ragement for Tories.
NEWBURY-P O R T, OSYber 2,
Yesterday arrived here the Pnip Nancy. John Cowan,
master, burthen about 200 tons, bound from Cork to
Quebec, taken by Capt. John Lee of this place—. Her
cargo conlifts of the following articles, viz. 80 barrels
of beef, 320 ditto of pork, zoofirkins of butter, 100
barrels of oatmeal, 374 ditto of flour, 1200 bushels of
peafe, 68ooolb. of bread, 207 calles of nails, 22 bar
rels and 2 half ditto gun powder, 1 arm chert with balls
&c. i 6 carriage guns and to swivels mounted.
We hear that a Salem privateer has taken in the
chops of the channel of England, two ships, one from
Jamaica, inward bound, and the other outward
bound.
NEW p-o" ICT, CW&2S.
By a gentleman who was a paffeoger in a brig, be
longing to this place, from London to Barbados, com
manded by one Daniel Cornell, we are informed that
when he left Barbadoes, the brig was taking in a freight
there for supplying the enemy at Quebec: and that
Capt. Cornell had purchased fix swivel guns to prevent
as he expressed it, his being captured by an American
rebel—As he was born, and has a family, within this
State, it is hoped he will fall into the hands of some of
our cruisers, a. d meet ajuft reward.
The Tories on Long-Bland, and in New-York, b^-
giitolje tick of their new Lords and Masters ; one who
made his escape out of the city, a few days part, said
the enemy called the friends to liberty only Rebels ;
but the Tones they called damn'd Traitors and Scoun
drels. The person who gave this account was one
fufpefted of being a Tory.
By the Honorable JONATHAN TRUMBULL,
^IT Governor, Captain General, and Commander in
Chief of the State of Connecticut.
A "PROCLAMATION.
'r HF, prefect alarming situation of our public af
fairs, loudly calls for our most vigorous exerti
on in defence of every thing dear and valuable in life:
I do therefore, at the desire, and agreeable to a special
a& of the General Assembly of this State, iffae this
Proclamation, hereby ordering, and earnestly exhorting
the militia, and all able-bodied and effective men with
in this state, immediately, and without loss of time, to
equip and bold themfclves in readiness to march upon
the shortest notice, as exigencies may require, as their
abidance may become absolutely necessary in a very
short time. Fully confiding in the virtue and public
spirit of the good people of this state, that has at all
times exerted itfelf in so glorious a cause, that they need
no stimulus to duty at this all important juncture. At
the fame time earnestly exhorting the people of all ranks,
deeply to humble themfelvcs before Almighty God,
under the tokens of his displeasure against us, repent of
many fins, and implore the assistance of the Gon of ar
mies for our deliverance and salvation.
Given under my hand in Abw Havert, the 2 if day of
ORober, Anno Domini, 1776.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL
PRO VI DEN CE, Ofiober 26.
Ihe brig Cabot, Ehlha Hinman, Elq; commander,
in the Service of the United States, has taken two (hips
from Jamaica, bound 0 London, laden with sugar,
rum, some indigo, &c.
Capt> Stacy, in the privateer Diamond, has taken a
ship bound from Quebec to England, laden with coal,
copper kettles, &c.
Captain Pearce, in a privateer belonging to East-
Greenwich, has taken a ship bound from Nova-Scotia
to Jamaica, laden with filh, boards, (pars, &c.
Capt. Jauncey, in the Privateer Washington, be
l°o&i"u to the State of New-York, has t^ken a large
Snow, laden with Provisions, &c. bound from Lon
don to New-York.
All the above prizes have arrived in fafe ports ; as
also two others, lately mentioned to have been ta
ken by the Providence sloop of war, in the service
of the United States, John P. Jones, Elq; Com
mander. I
E W-H AV E N, Offer 23.
Ihe enemy have extended themselves this way, as
far as New-Rechel, and small parties of them, have
advanced as far as Marrineck.—ln one of the churches
at New-Rochel, was Cored more than two thousand
buffiels of (alt, which has fallen into the hands of the
enemy# It was owned by the State of New-York.
W O it C ESTE R, Cooler 2fo
L e bear that on the evacuation of cur fortrefts
on Long Bland, the Continental currency look in its
value 1000 per cent, but that now it has gained its
nominal value, and palßj currently among the Britifli
troops and Tories as well as among our friends : What
was the occafiun of this firange turn is a matter of
m^cb (peculation,
By a Gentleman v,ho paiLd through this town fefier
day, we have the following copy cf a letter Bern
General Schuyler.
Saratoga, OAobcr 16, 1776.
Gentlemen,
OurjLet <whdb faftredfeicre) in an e?%gemeat oh the
iztb infant auitb the enemy, bus been ,f! mire Heeney
bandied in a fubfcqucut, in so much that the 6,UQ are left
wafers ej the Lake and ae noiu coming on to uUnck cur
army at 1 iconderoga, in this ftuauun if our efrirs its of
the utmefl importance that tie lUiiitu ofjeur State feuai
immediately march to fayain tie ar„oand /ueb at ^an
march exfeeditioufy, come by tie ocay oj ALa & y, f^da do
jo, and the otbeQ take the rout to Stanjbereagb ; each mad
fluid come provided iuitb as mash previfionfadam, motion
at prfble, the commanding officer must fend me in,co mation
of bis numbers andibe pregrejs in bis march fwn time to
time : Ifall be either at Fort George or at Steer/bheroagh,
out as [ cannot determine r wiicb. it veal be proper to find
express to both places, ar.d to for^n.defies 0, ibis to Go-
Fervor Trumbull and to every C&n.%tthe tn y:ur Stole in a
jit station oj afforaing affiance, as ads to tie negbbouong
counties in the State «j Cenneeitcut. 1 mufi repeat, Gentle
men, that it is oj great importance that ljbeoki be duj
Jurnijbefivitb an account of the movcm&nj and numbers if
tie Militia, From, Gentlemen,
Your my obedient humble fervart,
PHILIP SCHUYLER.
To the Committee of the County oj Deifbi?e.
Gentlemen,
The mditra in this county are r; IB d and on their
march, ami we think it of the u inch imp rance that
you comply with the General's request immemattiy.
Stockbridge, Cclo^erjg, 1776
ERASTUS SERJEANT. , r ,
SAMUEL BROWN, jun. ,
ASA BEMENT ' biockmioge.
To the Committees in llampfliire County.
P HILA DE LPH IA, November 7.
Vie are informed by authentic intelligence, t.-.at zn
American hoop of war oftwehe guns and seventy men
failed from the Delaware the xift of August. She cruised
between the latitudes of 39° and 33= N. and went to the
eastward as far as the longitude of 509 weft---having
taken three prizes, a Whaler and two'Weft-Lidiamen—
and having had a very narrow escape from an Engfifh
frigate alter fix hours chafe, part of the time within
pistol (hot.-—On the 14th of Sept, she bent her course for
Nova-Scotia, and on the 20th had another action with
an Engliih frigate, and in the course 0: an eight hours
chase, ridiculed the enemy, and answered hii broadside
with only a tingle mulquet. The nextday the went into
Canfo, and took three Etfglifh schooners with a Scotch
lory's nag, although the Savage and Dawfon'sbrig
were within a few leagues distance. The day following
ih- took five fail of Jerfeymen in Narrow-Hook, and four
more in Peter de Great. It is remarkable that though
their men were ten to one, they were so panic-Rruck
that they not only gave up their (hips, but even affiited
to rig and carry them out oftheir harbour. The (loop
then proceeded to the westward—took another whaler
on St. George's Bank, and on the 7th October arrived
fafe at Rhode-Bland ; having manned and sent ire eight
prizes, viz. fix brigantines, one ship and one (loop—and
funk, burnt and destroyed eight more, viz. fix schooners
one ship and one brigantine ; and finished her cruise in
fix weeks and five days.
Extrafl of a letter from Providence, dated Ofo. 22, 1,76.
" The frigate called the Providence is gone to New
port. The Warren was under fail last Sunday, and cut
fails all the boats in the river, upon a wind, without main
'? or t °P-gahant fails being set. How the Providence
fails, I know not, as she went down before the wind, di
re&ly from me. They aietwo very fine (hips a credit
to our little State. There has been brought into this
port thirty-two prizes, a pretty good beginning. There
is now fitting out two twenty gun (hips, and there
will be soon two new brigs built on purpose for the bu
nefs, to mount,eighteen fix pounders e^ch. This addi
tion to our fleet will make no small flow upon the lift of
our nival department."
We hear from Exeter, (N. England) that a very va
luable prize is carried into Falmouth, said to be worth
eighty or ninety thsufind pounds fterhag.