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r -fen Pope. By this agreement his TTo'iaefs
grants to his Molt Faithful Majesty, during a term
of 50 years, ene enth extraordinary of all the pos
sessions of the clergy, both secular and regular, in
this kingdom; and the King, on his part, engages
to pay annually to the apostolic chamber 50.000
feinds, for the maintenance of the Portuguese Ex
Jduits."
/ General Gage is coming home. Minivers are
now throwing al the blame upon him to screen
them'elves.
Col. Pigot is ? 'fo coming home. Audit is said
'Admiral Graves is coming home, and that Com
modore Shuldham. who i§ going to America with
more ships, is to have the command on tha nation.
Weare assured Gen. Burgoyne has desired to be
recalled, and that he is ordered to repair hom6.
Aug. 15. Aletter from Newcastle, dated Aug.
12th, fays, On Tuesday hand bills were put up in
this town for taking up tranfpo,ts for America,
alio for Stade, to carry Hanoverians to Gibraltar
and Mahon and to bring troops to England.
It is confidently averted that the tyurtof Spain
has sent a memorial desiring the affifl^nce of Great
Britain iifubduing the Moors and pii atical Rates
in Africa.
Aug. 17. It is said that' the petition, with a
plan for reconciling the differences subsisting be
tween the North American colonies and the mo
ther country, brought over by G ve nor Peen,
will be prevented to his Majedy in council to
morrow.
Every sloop of war and frigate^o the royal navy
is new firing out by order of the Admiralty Board.
slug. 19. she petition brought over from Penn
fylvama by Governor Penn's brother was not pre
sented yesterday to his Majesty at St. James's as
was expected, but a day will soon be fixed for its
being received.
Extract of a letter from the Hague, August 11.
" The day before yesterday his Excellency Sir
Joseph Yorke prefeoted a memorial to the S ates
General, entreating them to prolong the term of
the prohibition Mid upon the Dutch against carry
ing arms or ammunition to the Americans ; to which
their High Mightinesses consented, and issued or
ders accordingly.
" Itis reported, that notwithstanding the bad
success the Spaniards have met with, they are de
termined to bombard Algiers."
The Hanoverian troops which are to embark
at Stade for Gibraltar and Mahon on board our
transports, who are to bring home the troops gar
risoned there, are takeointo the pay of Great Bri
tain for two years.
Late on Wednesday evening an express arrived
at die Secretary's office in Cleveland row from Pa
ris, which we are informed, brings an account
that the French are making all over the kingdom
the greatest preparation for a war, and that cou
riers are daily passing from thence to Madrid, and
also to Litboo, but that every thing is kept as se
cret as pofible.
On Wednesday Gen. Haldimand, just arrived
from America, was introduced to his Majesty at
St. James's by Sir Jeffery Amherst, and moftgra
cioufty received. The above Gentleman has been
in America'upwards of eighteen years, and was
sent for ty order of government, in order to lay
the preTent Rate p£ Ame.;fca before bis Majafty.
The Receiver General ofa certain county is su
perseded, fur voting against administration at a
late election.
In some ofthe French ports in the channel, there
are at this time several (hips laden with arms' bound
to America.
At Algiers, to the Southward, there is a decli
vity, upon which, at several distances, hooks are
placed.—When a man is guilty of any attpocious
crime, he is thrown down this precipice, caught
by thehooks, and is left toperifh by being fcorcbed
to death by the fun.—Among the prisoners taken
by the Algerines, upon the late Spanish descent,
were two of their Generals, who wereimmediate
ly thrown down the above rock.
Tuesday last a draught of 400 men was taken
from the royal train of artillery at Woolwich,
and marched immediately to Portfmauth, in or
der to embark on board a ihip destined for America.
Extrafl of a letter fr§m Gefport, Aug. 16.
" Yesterday a number of men camedown from
the rendezvous opened in London, and have all
entered on board the ships firing for sea."
Extract of a letter from Hanover, Aug. 8.
“ In consequence of a gracious rescript, which
the regency of this Elaborate has received from
the King of Great- Britain, our august Sovereign,
orders have been sent to the regiment of Prince
Ernst of Mecklenb^rgh Strelitz, of Goldacker,
of Hardenberg, of Rhoden, and of Mothe, to be
ready to march to Stade, to embark the firft of
September next, and proceed with'ihe firft favour
able wind for their destination which is to replace
the English regiments in garrison at Gibraltar and
Port Mahon. As no General is appointed to ac
company them, it is thought that Mr-. Goldacker,
the oldest Colonel, will have the command of
these five regiments. It is not yet known whether
these troops will goimmediately to their destina
tion, or touch at any port io England, which it is
very likely they may. This order at firft caused
some furprize, but as it is for the service of our
Monarch, both officers and soldiers seem to sur
pass each other in making the most speedy prepara
tions to execute his Majeftfs pleasure."
It was currently reported yesterday, that advi
ces had been received in town from Madrid, that
the Spanish Cohful had forbid any English ship
lying more than forty eight hours at Monto Christi.
A letter brought by the Prosperity, Captain
Clifton, arrived last Tuesday at Bristol, dated
July 14, fays, “ Ticonderoga and Ciown-point
are not retaken, but remain in possession of the
Provincials The Indians and Canadians mani
fest no disposition to ad against the Colonies ; and
from several advices it appears probable, that Go
vernor Carleton will not have it in his power to
annoy them."
Extrafl fa letter from Dublin, Aug. 12.
" The marine recruiting parties in this king
dom meet with great success in their levies ; but
the marching regiments ordered abroad, which
are to be augmented to 700 rank and file, with
difficulty lift a man; which is strange, consider
ing the profpea of preferment that the American
war prefects them."
All the new frigatesnow building at the differ
ent dock yards, are ordered to be finished with the
utra>ft dispatch.
It is said that a pension of 200!. per annum is
fettled on the widow of the late Major Pitcairn,
who has eleven children.
Extras of a letter from Plymouth, Aug. Ifr
" Lieutenant Pitcairn, of -he marines, (who
brought his father, Major Pitcairn, when mor
tally wounded at Boston, off the field of ndion) is
appointed a Captain Lieutenant and Captain in the
said corps (though not in his turn) as an acknow
ledgment of the services of his gallant father."
Yesterday the shipwrights belonging to his Ma
jeftys yard at Woolwich, aflembled in a body in a
church yard, and being fatisfied in refpe& to the
terms which the Admiralty Bard propped, went
into the yard with diums beating and colours flyi. §
PORTSMOUT H, October ,
A gentleman of undoubted veracity, who arriv
ed hete a few da- s since from Nova-Scotia, fays,
that he had several opportunities of converting with
numbers of the inhabitants of that province; who
fay, that they heartily concur with the measures
adopted by the grand Continental Congress; and
only wait an opportunity to convince their Ame
rican brethren of their sincerity ; and should a small
detachment of the army be sent thither, nine
tenth, of the inhabitants would join them on their
firft appearance, in carrying into execution any
measures that may be proposed by the noble sons
of Freedom.
The fame gentleman has brought dispatches to
be forwarded to the Congress at Philadelphia.
CAMBRIDGE, Oflober 5.
Admiral Graves, we hear, is fuperceded; but
who is appointed in his room, we have not heard.
The enemy are now preparing to fend off from
Boßon several men of war, and a number of troops,
supposed to be on fonie plundering robbing ex
pedition.
On Monday last arrived here in 12 weeks from
Bristol, under jury masts, the Brig Fair Lidy,
Capt. Robinson, who met with very stormy wea
ther on his passage, and was in great danger of
being loft.
The following is taken from his log.bock.
Sept. 21. Lat. 39 25. spoke the Ihip Duke of
Leinfter, from Baltimore bound to Cork ; got from
her a spare topsail yard, for a jury mainmast.
Sept. 23. Fre(b gale and a high lea, John Gar
van, mariner, fell overboard, threw over to save
him a hen-coop, and hoist out the yawl, but she
filled, and parting her painter,'both man and boat
were loft.
Sept. 25. Spoke the ship Grace, Captain Fran
cis Knox, fix days from Philadelphia, bound to
Falmouth, by him we were supplied with a small
cask of bread, and two gallons of spirits.
NE W.YO RK, Oflober iz.
Extract of a Letter from Cambridge.
" Dr. Church (Surgeon General of the army,
and Chairman ofthe Committee of Safety at Wa
tertown) having been found guilty of traiterous
prances, in corresponding with the enemy, is put
under an arrest."
We are informed that Dr. Church, is confined
in a house opposite to the head quarters in Cam
bridge; his correspondence, it is said, was carried
on in cyphers with a field officer in General Gage's
army, in Boston.
Extras of a letter from Hartford.
" It is repotted that General Waffiington a few
days ago sent a flag of truce to Boston, proofing
an exchange of prifobers:—Major French for Co
lonel Parker; Lieutenant Knight, of the Navy,
for Captain Scott; and his Excellency Governor
Skeene, for Corporal Cruise, of Captain Dowdle's
Company of Riflemen:—The two former were ac
cepted with readiness; but the last exchange Gen.
Gage receded with fcora, as an insult to his un
derstanding—so that in all 'probability we shall
have the honor of his Excellency Gov. Skeene's
residence among us—God knows how long."
Yesterday came to town a number of Paxton
Boys, dressed and painted in the Indian fafhion,
being part of a body of 200 Volunteers, who are
on their way to General Washington's Army at
Cambridge. Several of these we hear are young
Gentlemen of fortune.
We are informed that three or four of our
friends, lately confined in Boston, in order to re
gain their liberty, pretended they were converts
to Toryifm; on which they were permitted to
embark on board a vessel, and to fail from Baton,
in company with two real Tories. When ther had
got off to a convenient distance from that feat of
despotism, our friends abovementioned obliged
their two Tory companions to accompany them
into Salem, where the vessel arrived last Tuesday.
WORCESTER, October 6.
A correspondent, at Cambridge, has favoured
us with the following, September 29, viz. —
“ T wo deserters came over on Monday night,
they belcDged to the 10th regiment; I spoke with
them, they fay there are hardly 6000 effective men
in Boston, and 2000 sick ; Gage expels ten re
giments of foot and two of dragoons ; and pretends
they are actually now at sea; they further fay
that with all their expectations they are extreme
ly apprehensive of a visit from the provincials; are
much dispirited, have not a taste offrefh provisions
and wodld almost all desert if they could: —These
men brought off with them their arms, thirty
rounds of powder, and anew boat Three vessels
have just arrived at Boston with some flores. Col.
Arnold failed Tuesday le'nnight from Newbury-
Port, and on Saturday morning was 20 miles up
Kennebec in fafety. A Captain of the 59th re
gunent (but lately made such) loft his leg by one
of our cannon ball , and died three days after.
The General AfEmbly have palled a resolve,
al owing persons pofTeffed of English goods in this
province to fell them after the 10th instant.
Sept. 26. Spoke the ship Recovery, Capt. Kyle, I
from Philadelphia, for Cork. He Supplied us with
a calk of bread, a calk of water, and lome small
stores.
Sept. 28. Lat. 39, 22. Spoke the brig Dun
more, \Capt. John M KuhTs, fix days from Vir
ginia, bound to Glaiyow.
Sept. 29. Lat. 38. 58. Spke the (now Balti
more, Capt. James Claike, tire days from Balti
more. He (applied us with an old topsail and a
few candles.
PHILADELPHIA, Ofleber 16.
Extract o, a tetterfrom 'barb,flown, South-Carolina,
dated September 12.
" We are not altogether without our fears from
the Indian enemy, but our Negroes are quite quiet
since the execution of one of the most fenfiblc and
most daring of them, named Jemmy, a fre Negro,
who was found guilty of having endeavoured to
cause an infurre&ion. It is a general received opi
nior . that we shall have troops here in the winter,
and all preparations are making to oppose them ;
many people have all their valuable goods and fur
niture packed, and stores aie building in the coun
try to lodge them in."
Capt. Robinson, of the (hip Nancy and Sukey,
(who arrived in this port last Wednesday) left Lon
don the 10th, the Downs the 14th, and Falmouth
tiie 25th of August: He parted company with the
Lizard frigate of 28 guns, Capt, John Inglis, on
the zad of August, at Torbay.—The Lizard was
ordered to Quebec, and had under her convoy a
brigantine, Capt. Brown, who informed Capt. Ro
binson, that he bad on board 6000 stand of small
arms, several brass cannon, and a large quantity
of gunpowder. Capt. Brown's vessel was io heavy
a sailer, that the frigate was obliged to take her in
tow coming down channel. Capt. Brown inform
ed Capt. Robinson, that a brigantine, under con
voy of a frigate, had failed for Virginia with arms
and ammunition, but, by strong westerly winds,
was forced to put back, and had gone into Spithead.
Extract of a letter from London, August 9.
" Nothing particular transpires of the resolutions
of Administration ; but it is said and believed, that
five or fix more regiments are ordered over from
Ireland to reinforce General Gage, or his force, or;
tor it is also believed that he is recalled, and the
command of the troops, in the approaching winter,
to devolve on General How®, —as it is presumed,
that General Amhertt has refufed to accept any
command in America, except he is put at the head
of 30 000 men. The papers, some of them, men.
tion Gage being appointed, by an extra commissi
on, General Governor over all America ; but, as
the Gazette has not yet announced it, I esteem it
to be very doubtful."
We have certain intelligence from Newcastle
County, that on Friday last Brigadier General
M'Kinley's battalion of Militia was reviewed near
Wilmington, when about five hundred men ap
peared under arms, and chiefly in uniform, who
went through their exercise, evolutions, various
firings and manoeuvres with great exa^nefs, regu
larity and alertness, so as to obtain very high ap
plause from a great number of Military Gentleman
who were fpe&atorA
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of New-
Jerley are to meet at Burlington, on the 15th of
November, 'or the dispatch of business.
RETURNS ante to band,nee our last.
Cumberland County. Representatives, William
Al en, John Montgomery. Sheriffs, Robert Sem
ple, James Smith. Coroners, James Pollard, Sa
muel Cuibertfon. Cemmifcner, Samuel Laird.
Affefers, John Davis, jun. Alexander Murrow,
William Rippey, Henry Pawling, James Lyon,
John Carson.
Bedford County. Representative, Bernard Dough
erty. Sheriffs, James Piper, Abraham Miley. Co
roners, John Stillwell, Andrew Man. Commissioner,
John Cheffney. Affiffors, William Parker, John
Markley, William I'odd, Richard Long, Matthew
M'Allifter, James Graham.
Northumberland County. Representative, Samuel
Hunter. Sheriffs, William Scull, James Crawford.
Coroners, Samuel Harris, James M'Mahan. Com
miffimer, John Whitezell. Afoffors, James Harri
son, Jonathan Lodge, Peter Hofterman, Nicholas
Miller, Jacob Haverly, Walter Clark.
Sussex County. Representatives, Thomas Robin
son, Job Ingram, Boaz Manlove, Isaac Bradley,
James Rench, Jacob Moore. Sheriffs, Dorman
Lofland, Peter Wright. Coroners, Samuel Draper,
Peter White.
*, The sale of the house advertised in the firft
p?ge of this paper by the Sheriff, is not to be.
S HI P NE W S.
The Salt Spring, Ogilvie, for Maryland, was in
the Downs the 27th of July.
The Maria, Marshall, for Virginia, was at Deal
the 6th of August.
ARRIVALS.
From Virginia. Vigilant, Williamson, and Ad
venture, Brown, at Gravefemd. Susanna, Dobbie,
Molly, Bell, and Stephen, Gregg, at Dover. Csefar,
Wood, at Bristol. Ann, Madders, at Liverpool.
Maria, Marlhall, and Jett, Gibson, at Deal.
From Maryland. Liberty, Reyfon, at Dover.
Industry, —, at Bristol. Adventure, Long, at Deal.
/< Committee of Safety, Oflober 14, 1775.
CUCH humane persons who may have, and can
0 spare, Rags for lint, or old Linen for bandages,
and would choose to apply them for the use of the
Armed Boats now employed for the defence of this
province, are requeued to fend them to Capt. Henry
Dougherty's store, on Mr. Cuthbert's wharf, where
they will be received with gratitude, and be taken
proper care of for the good purposes intended.
By Order of the Committee,
ROBERT MORRIS, Prefi Jent.
From the Morning Chronicle, August 3.
O D E to the memory of Dr. W ARREN, the ce
lebrated Orator, who was fain upon the Heighths
of Charlefown, fighting Jor the Liberties of Ame
rica, on the Seventeenth day of June, 1775.
I
OG REAT reverse of Tully's coward heart 1
Immortal Warren ! you fuffice to teach
That Orators may fill the Warrior's part,
And active fouls be join'd with fluent speech.
II
Shall not the speaker, who alone could give
Immortal revivilcence to the dezd,
Chang'd to a hero now, for ever live
In Fame's eternal rolls, with those he led?
111
Let North and Sandwich take the meaner shame
Of bluft'ring words, unknown to hardy deeds;
Let callous G fnperior merit claim
In grinning laughter, whilst his country bleeds.
IV
Boston's firft sons in proftiate numbers lay,
And Freedom totter'd on Dettruaion's brink;
Warren ftept forth to solemnize the day,
And dar d to (peak what some fearcedae to think.
V
Yet glorious honour! more than one mart's share!
He, in his latest as His earliest breach,
In Camp or Forum equally could dare,
And seal his bold Philippics with his death.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
Q AN AWAY on the 24th of August lad,
from the fubferiber living in Deptio.d Town
ship, Gloucester County, a Dutch feivant boy
named A DAM LAVOU R, about seventeen
years of age, marked with the small pox, dar(
brown hair, pale faced, big gey eyes; had cn
when he went away, a felthat, a brown and whi+e
and yellow striped Jincey under jacket without
sleeves, a red huge upper ditto with cne sleeve <f
duffil, the striped jacket a hand's breadth longer
than the red one, a flaxen shirt and tow trowitT,
had neither shoes nor flockings : It is supposed he
is gone towards Lancaster, as he was seen on the
12th of September eroding the Upper Ferry of
Schuylkill in a covered waggon travelling that
way. Whoever takes up said servant and lodges
hira in any of his Mijefly's gaols, and gives infor
mation thereof to his said master, to Peter De-
SHONO, at the Governor's Mill in the Northern
Liberties of Philadelphia, or to the Widow of De
trick Reese, in Market-street, at the fi^n of King
George, between Third and Foui th-streets, Phila
delphia, shall be entitled to the above Reward and
reasonable charges, paid by the above named Wi
dow, or by WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
N. B. Any person who takes him up is desired to
be watchful of him, as he has been taken twice since
he raj iaway but found means to get off again. ||l
To the Printer ofthe Pennsylvania Packet.
S' UFFER me through the m,edium of thy
paper, to express to the Contributors to the
American Manufactory, the cxquifne pltabuv I
felt sometime ago in being at the Fedory, at the
time a great number of tiie poor woman attended
to return the flax, &c. which they had spun, and
to receive others. 1 observe? they all teceived their
pay, though small, with great pleasure ; their
finiling countenances bespoke a degree of happi
ness in which 1 felt my very foul to participate :I
went afterwards to fee the other persons that are
employed ; they all appeared at firft view to be in
their proper fpbere ; I was further convinced thev
were so after a little conversation with them, for
they were mostly disqualified for any other employ
ment, having from their childhood been used to no
other.
1 have leßg pofTeffed an opinion that t^ere is not
any thing happens by chance; If not an hair of 1
man's head can fall to the ground uhnotied by the
great Parent of mankind, how much more is his
providence concerned in things which nearly effect
the welfare of bis creoures! This inditution of
yours I therefore confider as a providential work,
intended by the Almighty as a means of lubfiltt,ce
for such of bis creatures among us as are not qua
lified to gain a livelihood any other way. Though
to take in a more extensive view of the design of
Providence (as it appears to me) I would go a lit
tle back: The Almighty, knowing the evil intend
ed by a corrupt Mmiftry in flopping cur trade,
seems to have cast amongst us a great number of
persons who are acquainted with manufa&oring ;
this is intended as a mutual bluffing ; we are now
become necessary to each other, if they are not em
ployed we all fuffer, if we do employ them we are
mutually benefitted. This institution, I am strong
ly inclined to believe, is the beginning of a work,
that will in time be of prodigious advantage to the
Public.—l was informed by the Overleer of the
Fa&ory that near five hundred persons are ah ead,
employed in the several branches, and that if the
Company bad dock fufficient there might soon be
double the number ; I instantly determined to be
a member of the Company. The principal motive
which induces me to join you, is, the pleasure which
it affords ingiving employment to the poor, though
the public date of affairs now (peaks as with the
voice of a trumpet,—Americans I manufacture for
yourselves, foi reasons that are numerous !
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Ship King of Pruffm, W. Potts, Falmouth.
Ship Black Prince, J. Barry, London.
Ship Liberty, N. Munro, Ditto.'
Outwards. NON E.
Cleared.
Brig Hetty, R. French, Hispaniola.
$44 -ft.;-fy-p.frj-^ —^^a...pj,4.g&-
• Philadelphia, Ofl^ber 12, 1775.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
WAS BROKE OPEN last night,
WHITE and MON EGOMER Y's
Store, on Market street wharf; when an iron chest
was forced open and robbed of the following arti
cles, v z. One bundle of paper money, containing
One Hundred Bounds, among which were a number
of Continental bills, of Iwo, Three, Four, F.ve,
and Twenty Dollars. One bundle of Maryland and
Pennsylvania money, containing Twenty Founds.
Eleven Half Jobanneffes, with sundry othe~ Co/d and
Silver Pieces, amounting altogether to about One
Hundred and Fifty or One Hundred and Sixty Pounds.
Whoever apprehends the Thief or Thieves con
cerned in the above robbery, so that they may be
brought to justice and the money recovered, (hall
be entitled to the above Reward, or a proportioned
part according to the money recovered, by
WHITE and MONTGOMERY.
CARTRIDGE PAPER,
By the Ream or Quire, to be SOLD by
J O HN D U NLA P.
October 7, 1775.
TWELVE DOLLARS REWARD.
DAN AWAY last night, from the tubicriber,
in the Towhfhip of Northampton, in the Coun
ty of Burlington, an Irish servant man named
FRANCIS NIE LL, about twenty years of
age, about five feet five inches high, has remarka
ble thick ancles, brown hair which he commonly
wears clubbed ; had on and took with him, a cla
ret coloured broadcloth coat, a striped linen jacket
with glass buttons, two oznabrig shirts, two pair'®f
trowfers of sheeting linen almost new, thread flock
ing, strong shoes with firings, two pair of leather
breeches, a twilled kerfey jacket black and white,
and an old beaver hat. He is a good deal talkative,
and apt to drink too much. It is supposed he is
making for the Regular Camp at Boston, as he is a
very great Tory. Whoever takes up and secures
the said servant, so that his matter may have him
again, shall receive the above Reward, and reafoa
able charges if broug,. home, nid by
JOSEPH BURR, Junior.
A R O B BE R Y.
BROKE OPEN, on Friday night, the 13th
inst. (O&ober) the shop of John Hanna,
Brush-maker, the corner of Chefnut and Second
ftreets, and taken thereout four dozen of white
wash brushes, bored for long handles; a quantity
of ihaving boxes, and in cash about Forty Shilling?
in small money. Ifany of the above articles are ot
fered for sale, it is requeued they may he flopped,
and intelligence given to the subscriber, who will
pay FOUR DOLLARS Reward for the Thief
and Goods. $ JOHN HANNA.