The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-12-26 00:00:00, page 3

The minister, it is said, has been very much em
ployed in considering the supplies, within the year,
and that he has at last adopted a plan which will raise
all the money he wants, without borrowing a single
pound next year.
Oft. 18. Government are very far from countenanc
ing the report so very prevalent yesterday of the eva
cuation of Charleftown, South Carolina, neither is it
credited by several refpe&able houses in town, which
have great mercantile connections in that city.
Oft. 22. Yesterday advice was received from Ply
mouth of the arrival of the Charlotte, from Hudson's
bay ; she brings intelligence of a French man of war,
of 74 guns, and a frigate, having destroyed the faXo
ties and forts of that settlement, and plundered the
inhabitants of much property; but we do not learn
that they intended keeping possession of it, as it is ge
nerally believed their chief object was to plunder and
destroy. The King George, Fowler ; Sea Horse, Rich
ards, and Prince Rupert, Christopher; were the char
tered traders to this settlement, and it is very proba
ble that they have fallen into the enemy's hands.
Oa. 23. Government think themselves so much o
bliged to the emperor of Morocco, for the seasonable
supplies of provisions which he has sent in from time to
we trufled that her resources of wealth and courage
were equal to the talk.
We are not unapprifed that persons of much weight
and influence in the nation, have received unkirid im
pressions concerning us and our fellow loyalists without
the lines, and have been hd to consider this as an im
practicable war. As to the former, we trutt that time
and more candid information, will yet secure the good
opinion of all our fallow fubjeds in our favour, and
convince the nation at large that, both in point of
numbers and zeal for the British government, we are
entitled to national attention and regard; and, as to
the latter, we appeal to tie prefect Bate of this coun
try, of which we trust your majesty will ere now
have received a just and authentic representation.
The joy and confidence inspired by the arrival of
fir Guy Carleton, to command your majesty's army
in America, and by the brilliant victories which have
lately crowned your majedy's arms in so many quar
ters of the world, had with us effaced the remembrance
of raft misfortunes.
The ruinous consequences of independency began to
be heavily felt throughout the colonies ; the necessity
of levying enormous taxes, which the people protested
their inability to pay, was openly avowed; and, we
had goodreafon to believe, that in every province the
numbers were daily increasing, who, notwithstanding
their former zeal for a reparation, were already wir
ing this war to terminate, not in the establishment of
independency, but in an happy reunion of the em
pire. We have therefore been persuaded beyond a
doubt, that were the fyflem only of a defenfive war
pursued in this country, and the force of the nation
vigouroufly exerted against our foreign enemies, this
important part of the British empire might soon be re
covered, on terms of mutual advantage to all your ma
jetty's dominions, and with the blessings of an honour
able and lifting peace.
But if reasons of necessity, to us unknown, do in
deed exit?, (ufficient to juftify so great a facrifice as
the making these provinces without reserve independ
ent of the cro^n of Great Britain ; it then remains
with us to implore your majesty's attention to this
our earnest and dutiful petition—
That no treaty nf peace may finally take effe& in
America, nor the army be withdrawn, until full and
fufficient security be had for our future personal fafe
ty, and restitution of our property ; and some asylum
prepared for such cf us as cannot remain in this .coun
try.
LONDO N,
Odo. 15. A Danish thip, which lately put into Ca
diz in dittrefe, brought intelligence, that flie saw two
Spanish men of war difmafted in the Gulph ; and as the
hurricane continued several days after, it was imagined
they mufl both have foundered.
Advice was yesterday received from Liverpool of the
arrival of the Nancy, capt. Davis, off that place, from
Jamaica ; and the John, Henderson, belonging to the
fame fleet, off Hoylake: the latter parted with the As
sistance, captain Stevenson, about a fortnight since.
We further learn, that the Britannia, captain Howe,
for London, of the fame fleet, is taken, and sent for
France. The following is the number of ships yet miff
ing, bound to the different ports, belonging to this un
fortunate fleet, viz.
For London, 24 fail.
Bristol, 4 ditto.
Liverpool, 3 ditto.
Glasgow, 3 ditto.
Clyde, 3 ditto.
Lancaster, 1 ditto.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Odo. 14.
“ Yesterday a man went down in the old machine to
the Royal George, in order to get the guns up, when
he flung one brass gun, twelve pounder, which was hoist
ed on board the Cabot brig. There are great hopes of
his getting up several mere, as he said he would get up
three this day.
October 17. It is said, that some conferences had
been held lately on the present Rate es affairs in Ame
rica. It has been proposed, if the offers on the foot
ing of independence are rejected, still to pursue the war
with vigour.
It is more than probable (fays a correspondent) that
America will never have such another offer from Great-
Britain. This now is the hour of her insolence, and
she may have cause to rue it !
The lass letters from the Cape of Good Hope, men
tion a violent Borm the latter end of May ; that seve
ral Dutch and French ships were drove on shore, and
the major part of their crews perished.
Sir William Draper certainly brings governor Mur
ray to a trial for the loss of Minorca: It is to be a gene
ral court-martial ; and it will fit the 12th of November.
Extract of a letter from Buenavißa, September 24.
" Our late difa fler has not cause? us to remit the
smallest degree of our labour ; on the contrary, our
general seems animated with the strongest and most
fixed resolution to carry Gibraltar, though little hopes
of fucci fs are now entertained in the army. Theduke
has ordered a new trench to be made, and additional
fauciffons to be placed, the officers of the ordnance are
busied in railing new batteries, and the workmen have
been employed on them for several days ; every thing
here seems to scout the idea of railing the siege, and yet
the most (anguine among us scarcely dare to hope that
Gibraltar will be ours."
ExtraX of a letter from Brnffels, O&o. 21-
" On the toth of this month M D'RBain- went by
order ®f the king, to compliment the chevalier de Bou
gainville for his good and loyal condu& on the 12th of
April, oil board the Augufle, and to affare him, that
the king is perfectly fatisfied with his good Cervices,
" A council of war was lately held at Ereft, which
ordered the baron D'Arros and M. Mitfen de Genou
illy to prison, one to the cable of Saumur, the other
to the cafile of Ham, in Picardy. These officers com
manded the Languedoc and Couronne."
Oft. 29. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Brett arrived at
lord Grantham's office, with dispatches from Mr.
Fitzherbert. late his majefly's ambassador at Brussels,
and now in the qubity of a negotiator at Paris, the
contents of which are nearly as follow : —Lord Howe,
after having seen the Bast and Weft-India fleets well
on their way and separated from them, arrived, after
a variety of weather, fife at Gibraltar, the 10th of
this month : where, to his great furprize, he met with
no obflruXion from the combined fleet, who, though
they had left their station at Algefiras, were Bill be
lieved to be at no great difiance. Accordingly he
made what haße he could to disembark the troops and
stores from on board the men of war, &c. which he had
effeXed by the afternoon of the 12th, when he left
Gibraltar by, keeping over to the Barbary coast, in
order for sea room to meet the enemy.
The combined fleet,which had got out of the fireights,
had flipped his lordfllip's squadron, and thus miffed
the encountering their enemy ; but they had what was
equally effectual, for they met a storm, is which the
San Tri nid ada, of no guns, having Don Louis de
Cordova and a number of the flower of the Spanish
nobility on board, was totally loft ; the Magnanime,
of 70 guns, was also drove on shore, 300 of her Crew
perished, and she is supposed to be rendered totally
unferviceable. The French division loft only , t he
Soffifant, a new ship of 74 guns, but one of the French
three deckers loft all her masts and was towed into Ca
diz a mere wreck. Several other ships fuffered much,
some of them'fo as to be rendered totally unfit to put
to sea.
The combined fleets were reduced by their losses in
getting out of the bay of Gibraltar, to 44 fail of the
line; lord Howe entered the Mediterranean with 35.
By the above-mentioned most signal series of events,
the important fortrefs of Gibraltar is relieved ; is fop
plied with military and provisional stores for 18 months
to come ! —of course for the fame length of time is
rendered literally impregnable.
oa. 30 As the enemy have (hewed a determined
resolution to attack our fleet, having cleared the bay
of Gibraltar on the loth in the evening, and entered
the Mediterranean in purfait of lord Howe, we may
shortly expe& to hear of an action as bloody and de
cisive in its consequences, as any recorded in the histo
ry of England.
Philadelphia, Dec. 26.
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman at the Hague,
September 29.
" We have at length adjusted and agreed upon e
very article in the treaty of commerce, with the con
sent of all the cities and provinces; and clerks are
employed in making out fair copies for the signature,
which will be done this week "
By a Gazette de France, of Odober 22, it appears
that the treaty was signed on the 7th cf OXober, by
Mr. Adam's on rhe one part, and by (even deputies of
the Bates general, one from each Bate.
We are told M<. Oswald's commission is dated the
21st of September: tuat when the frigate Dana eleft
France, the negociation of peace seem d in a good train ;
oue of the grand obft/cies being got over, by the Bri
time to Gibraltar during its invefiment, that they
have determined to fend a special embassy to the court
of Fez, with some very valuable presents of rich
cloaths, &c. Mr. Payne, of 'Brooklands, in the coun
ty of Surry, is the gentleman fixed upon for this pur
pose, who will set out on his embatfy in the course of
fix or eight or ten weeks. It is the firft compliment of
the kind that has ever been paid to any African prince,
and it is to be hoped the measure will conciliate the
affections of that court in future. Mr. Payne is to
go out in great Rate.
OH. 26. It is now confirmed by letters from France,
that it was not Pau! Joaes's squadron that did the
mifehief in Hudson's bay, but a detachment from Vau
dreuil's fleet, confiding of a 50 gun ship, and 2 frigates
dispatched very secretly. They took possession of the
forts of York and Nelson, on the banks of Hudson's
river, where there were several magazines of rich furs,
which fell into their hands, and are valued at five mil
lions fix hundred thousand livres.
A letter from Bordeaux to a merchant in Dublin,
dated the 20th of September, advises, that a great num
ber of troops had lately been embarked at that place,
Rochelle and Brest, on board transports, which have
failed in a little squadron, under the convov of some
frigates for the Antilles, for the purpose of attacking
at the fame time she English inlands of Barbados, An
tigua and Jamaica. Ten thousand of the best troops
of France are to be employed on this service, with the
assistance of fix thousand Spaniards from Cuba • the
whole under the command of that enterprising officer
the marquis de Bouille, and the celebrated engineer the
chevalier Kerfaint.
No. 4. A two story Brick House- Kitchen and Lot of
G ound, lituate as aforesaid, and adjoining Nj. 3 . con _
taining in breadth 14. feet, and in length gt depth 80
feet.
N\ 5. A two story Brick Horse and Lot of Ground,
fbuzte on the east fide of Laurel Street, and adjoining
No. 1. containing in breadth 14 teet and fix inches, and
in depth 52 teet.
No. 6 A two story Brick House and Lot of Ground
situate on the gait fide of Laurel Street, and adjoining
No. 5. cont^inirg in breath 14 feet and fixincher, and
in 1 igth or depth 5% feet. The aforefaid Houles and
• Lots object to a ground rent of twenty pounds per an o .
payable to the hvirs and affirms of J cen Lewis deceafed'
forever; Seized anti t-k«n m execution, as late the es
tate of Jolcph Mufgrc.v^h elder, deceased, (,
WL LIAM WILL, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. I/S 2 .
BY virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Expona, ro me
dire&ed will be exposed to public faie, at the Cof
fee House on Wednesday the Bth of January next, atiz
o'clock at noon.
NON 3. A two story Brick HouS, Kitchen and Lot
of Groun", lituate as aforesaid, and adjoining No. 2.
containing m breadth 14 feet, and in length or depth Eo
far.
A three story Brick House, and Lot of Ground, o n
the north fide o'Story-ftreet, between Third and Fourth,
in the city of Philadelphia, containing twenty-one feet
in breadth, and in depth eighty-two feet and fix in
ches, bounded by said street. by ground of William
Van Pook, and others, fubjeft to a ground rent cf fix
Pounds ar d fix Ihillng# per annum : taken in executi
on as the estate of Peter Merling, by
WILLIAM WILL, Sher ff.
Philadelphia, Dec, 23, 1782.
fa Y '' "'°'" W "' °' V ' nditi °ni Expona co me
D dirtded will he exposed to Public Sale at the CoL
fee H-nife 0i Saturday the 41b of January next, at 12
o'clock at ,°°n, the following Six Houses and Lots at
Ground adjoining each other, viz.
No. 1. A two flory Brick House, Kitchen and Lot
of Ground, situate on the north east corner of Spruce
and Laurel otrert, between Second and Third Streets
in the # ity of Philadelphia, containing in breadth on
Spruce Street, 33 feet, and in length or depth on Laurel
Street, 51 feet.
No. z. A iwo story Brick Houfir and Lot of Ground
lituate on ti t north fide of Spruce Street, and adjoining
No. i. c< n-a nine in breadth on Spruce Street, 14 fi e r
and ir depth, 51 fee-.
TO BE RENTED,
A FARM, situated on the public road, leading from
Ebz^beth town, Chatham, &c. to Batken Ridge
about four miles from Morris-town, in New-Jersey
The Farm contains above 100 acres, a good foil and
well watered, the whole in good fence. On the said
Farm arc a good dwelling house two stories and a half
high, with five rooms, two kitchens, and a good cellar
under the house j likewise two barns, two out-houfee
for /mail families, fuita^e for a miller and overseer
for the farm : also on said Premises are a grist-mill
with one pair of stones, and a faw-m:11 which may be
worked two thirds of the year in the dryeft season. The
Situation js agreeable, and would be a convenient
pLce for any kind of business, being contiguous to
three roads, kadm, to and from different pa.ts of the
country. Any person inclining to rent the fim*, may
know the terms by applying to CHRISTOPHER,iunr
and CHARLES MARSHALL, Dru^gifts in Phila
delphia, GERARDUS DUYCKINCK^ junr. on the
permit, er the fubfcrib*r at Morris-town.
Dec. 24. GERARDUS DUYCKINCK.
STRAYED from the fubferiber, living
in Hempfield township. Lancaster county, in the
night of the 19th instant, December, A HORSE and
COLT. The Horie is a bay, half blooded, two
old, has a white streak in the forehead, the two hind
feel white, about 13 hand high, trots ; the Colt is also
a bay, about a year old, with a Bar in his forehead.
Whoever takes up said C eatures, and brings them to
theowner, (hall have Four Dollies reward and reason
able cn.%es paid, by JOHN KELLER°
tifh court giving their commiffion^rs power to meet
and treat with a commiffiooer or commiffiouers, from
the thirteen united Bates of America,
The deßrudion amongil the Jamaica, fleet (fays the
Virginia Gazette) ^as so great, that one vessel which
got fafe into port, had no lels than part of 17 crews
on board.
The legislature of Virginia, at their last session passed
an aft, allowing all the inhabitants of chat Bate the li
berty to manumit their slaves.
*, The time appointed by charter, for chufing tie
Cfficers of the American Pbilofophical Society, held at
Philadelphia, for promoting ufeful knowledge, is the
firft Friday in January every, year, between the hours
of Two and Five in the Afternoon: And the Society,
at their Lit meeting, held on the third Friday in De
cember, fixed the place of holding the next election
to be at the University, of all which, this is due notice
to the Members. By order,
T. MATLACK, Sec.
The Rainbow Tavern
To be L E T, and entered on Immediately.
I Large, convenient three story brick HOUSE
r * ?°^ ''T "° r frame House adjoining, with a
Let of Ground 240 feet m depth, situated in Second
ftreet, a little a^ove the barracks. For terms enquire
of HENRY GURNEY, in the Northern- Libert
Philadelphia, O&ober n, 1782.