The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-11-07 00:00:00, page 3

Mr. PRINTE R,
WHETHER the writer of the following letter is
capable and worthy of being President and
Captain General of the Militia of a great
and refpeHable commonwealth, is a point I leave with
those to determine, whose flation and business will en
able them when opportunity offers.
The original was detected by the council of fafety
in the year 1776, fiands recorded on their minutes,
and a true copy may be had on application at the
comptroller general's office; it is unnecessary therefore
to mention the real writer's name or circumstances
particularly, since the world are already acquainted
with the REGENERATE GOVERNOR, whose fea
,tures and outlines will appear fufficiently striking,
RETALIATION.
" Receive no more continental money on your
" bonds and mortgages The British troops having
«' conquered the Jerfits, and your being in camp are
" fufficient reasons Be sure you remember this.
" It will better for you.
" To brig. gen. ,
“ at the American camp ."
finable as a punishment of past crimes, and but as an
unavoidable means, and the lafl resort to prevents
repetition of them-- If therefore the allies of Britain
should, at her instigation, continue, after the assuran
ces given, to murder our citizens, and all other me
thods of prevention having been tried in vain, their
blood will cry aloud from the vallies to Congress-- Reta
liate --the hills will resound retaliate -and the
found will reverbrate from hill to hill, and from moun
tain to mountain, with encreafing repetitions retali
ate, retaliate, retaliate!
A FARMER ON JUNIATA.
October 29, 1782.
LONDO N, April 10.
The following is a remarkable in fiance of the dan
ger of allowing circumstantial evidence alone to be
competent to the proof of a criminal offence: A man
was tried for, and convi&ed of the murder of his own
father. The evidence against him was merely circum
stantial, and the principal witness was his lifter. Sue
proved that her father possessed a small income, which,
with his industry, enabled him to live with comfort.
That her brother, the prisoner, who was his heir at
law, had long exprefled a great desire to come into the
possession of his father's effects ; and that he had long
behaved in a very undutiful manner to him, wishing,
as the witness believed, to put a period to his existence,
by uneasiness and vexation. That on the evening
the murder was committed, the deceased went a small
distance from the house to milk a cow he had sometime
kept, and that the witness also went out to spend the
evening and to sleep, leaving only her brother in the
house. That returning home early in the morning,
and finding that her father and brother were abfen', she
was much alarmed, and sent for some neighbours to
consult with them, and to receive advice what should
be done. That in company with these neighbours flie
went to the hovel in which her father was accustomed
to milk the tow, where they found him murdered in
'an inhuman manner, his head being almost beat to pie
ces ; that a suspicion immediately falling on her bro
ther, and there being then feme snow upon the ground
in which the'footfteps of a human being to and from
the hovel were observed, it was agreed to take one of
the brother's shoes, and to meafore therewith the im
pressions in the snow : this was done, and there did
not remain a doubt but that the impressions were made
with his shoes. Thus 'confirmed in their suspicions,
they then immediately went to the prisoners room, and
a'ter a diligent fearcb, they found a hammer in the
corner of a private drawer, with several spots of blood
upon it, and with a small splinter of bone, and some
brains in a crack, which they discovered in the han
ble. The circumfiances of finding the deceased, and
the hammer as described by the former witness, were
fully proved by the neighbours whom she had called ,
and upon this evidence the prisoner was convißed and
fuffered death, but denied the faA to the last.—About
four years after, the witness was extremely ill, and
understanding that there were no possible hopes of her
recovery, she confeffed that her father and brother
having offended her, she was determined they should
both die, and accordingly, when the former went to
milk the cow she followed him with her brother's ham
mer, and in his shoes ; that she beat out the father's
brains with the hammer, and then laid it where it was
afterwards found ; that she then went from home to
give a better colour to this wicked business, and that
her brother was perfeAly innocent of the crime for
which he had fuffered. She was immediately taken
into custody, but died before she could be brought to
trial.
July 20. The following letter, said to be from a ge
neral, formerly in the American service, but now resi
dent in London, to a member of the houf of commons,
who iH the course of the last feflion spoke somewhat free
ly of the general's charader, is taken from one of the
papers of this morning ,
«S I R,
" I take for granted, when you ventured yesterday
to treat my character with so much difrefpea in the
senate, you could not suppose I would submit to such
treatment, without requiring the fatisfaAion most
gentlemen demand for injuries done their fame and ho
nour; and that you are prepared to vindicate what
you then so boldly asserted. The gentleman who is the
bearer of this letter will condud you and your friend
to the Green Park coffee-houfe, where I now am: We
shall afterwards retire to such a spot as shall be deem
ed eligible by our seconds, for a proper issue to this
painful business.
I am, Sir, your humble servant,
'' To , esquire,
ftreet Wed- Morn.
Theanfwer returned to this letter was a verbal one,
and to the following effeft : " That general seemed
Mot to underfland the business of the house of commons,
®r he must have known, that what Mr. had ad
H^ad Quarters, Verplank's Point, October 24, 1782.
" Before the army marches from this ground, the
commander in chief orders it to be fignified to the seve
ral corps which have been in the field, that he has been
particularly fatisfied with the internal police and order
of the encampments, as well as the perfeA regularity
with which every Tpecies of duty has been performed,
the present campaign. The alacrity and dispatch the
troops have shewn in procuring fuel for Weft-Point and
its dependencies, are extremely fatisfaAory to him.
The honourable the secretary at war having ex
pressed his entire approbation of the splendid and fol
dierlike appear nee the army exhibited this morning
in passing in review, and performing all the mandeu
vres with the greater exnAnefs and celerity ; and hav
ing requeued it might be made known to the officers
and men, that he eCtertThs the highest sense of their
attention, perseverance and zeal, in making such aflo
nifhing proficiency in their profeffion, since he had aft
the pleasure of feeing any part of them under arms.
The commander In chief direAs the communication to
be made, and at the fame time is pleased to add, he
cannot conceal the fatisfaAion he experiences in ob
serving, that the last grand manoeuvre that will be
performed this campaign, surpassed every other exhi
bition of the kind which has been made in the Ameri
can army."
' N E W-Y OR K, OAober 36.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of diftinaion,
dated London, Septembr 3.
" The designs of government are kept elofe, aud it
is right it should be so. This I know, from high in
formation, that the minister is resolved not to give up
the colonies. That fame vote of the house was a
wretched affair General Conway, who brought it
on, has confeffed that it was wrong. I believe it will
be refeinded as soon as the parliament meets.—Messrs.
Fox and Burke are daily losing group'd, and finking
into contempt."
November 1. The cutter from Oftend, bound to St.
Thomas's, mentioned in our lafl, ran a ground on
Barnegat (hoals the 25th ultimo. The galley Aliena
tor, captain Stillman, from Cape May, with 25 men
plundered her on Sunday lafl of a quantity of Hyfon
tea, and other valuable articles; but was attacked the
fame night by captain John Bacon and dihe 'men, in a
small boat called the Hero's Revenge,, who killed
Stillman, wounded the firft lieutenant and all the pri
vates (four only excepted) were either killed or wound
ed : the latter were sent to a doAor, with a flag of
truce, by the captors, and the galley was brought in
here on Wednesday lafl.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.
This day is assigned by the honourable the supreme
executive council, and the honourable the general as
sembly of this commonwealth, to proceed to the eh Ai
on of a president and vice president, agreeable to the
conflitution of this state.
On Monday last, the stockholders of the bank of
North-America, met for the purpose of eleAing direc
tors, for the management of the affairs of the said cor
poration for the enfuiog year. When the following
gentlemen were appointed.
Thomas Willing, James Wilson, John M. Neibit,
William Bingham, Thomas Fitzfimons, Henry Hill,
Samuel Meredith, Cadwalader Morris, Andrew Cald
well, Samuel Osgood, Samuel Inglis and George
Haynes.
It must give the public particular pleasure, to ob
serve that this institution, has succeeded beyonl the
most sanguine expeAations of its best friends. Indivi
duals as well as the community, have received the
greatest advantages from the effeAs of its extensive 0
peration, and notwithflaoding the many difficulties it
had to encounter from the prejudices of partial or
mifinformed persons, it has rose fuperiof to every effort
of open or concealed enemies to injure it.
Its present flourishing Situation, Arising from the as
siduity and attention cf the direAors of the lafl year,
in placing it upon so refpeAable an establishment ; be
came so strikingly appa ent to the body of stockhold
ers, that the following vote of thanks unanimously
pissed.
" At a meeting of the flockholders of the ba^k of
" North-America, this 4th Novem. 1782, for the pur
" pose of holding an eleAion of direAors.—The direc
" tors of the said bank, having laid before the stock
" holders met, an account of their proceedings for the
“ year past. We the said flockholders, having con
FIS H-K I L L, OAober 31.
On the 21st and 22d instant, the French army m reli
ed from the camp of Crompond in two divisions, to
their winter quarters in the eastern Bates. It is now
conjectured by some, they will be Rationed in the neigh
bourhood of Boflon, and by others at Rhode Island.
On Sunday last the legion of Lau'zun passed the Hud
son on its way to the state of Delaware. The admira
ble appearance, discipline, and behaviour of every
corps b longing to the army of the count de Rocham
beau, have insured them an immortality of fame, in
the grateful annals of America.
The American troops moved to their winter canton
ments io the Highlands, three days ago. Previous to
the breaking up of the camp of Verplank's point, there
was a general review and manoeuvre of the army, in
presence of the commmander io chief and Secretary at
war: btfides the unanimous testimony of a ^plaufe from
a great number of deflators ; the approbation of the
firft military characters was firongly expressed in the
general order that was issued on the occasion ; with a
tranfeript of Which the editor has been favoured by a
Correspondent; and as it exhibits the army in so re
fpeAable a point of view, he presents it with pleasure
to the public.
vanced, was nothing more than the language of par
liament."
The replication was likewise verbal, and in these
words—“ General confiders you a person desti
tute of the charader or principles of a gentleman."
Aaron Mufgrave
Has for SALE at his Store, on the east fide of Water
ftreet, two doors below Chefnut-ftreet,
MADEIRA Wine, French Brandy; likewise a
quantity of elegant ten plate Stoves, which he
will difpo'eof for cash, or exchange for good#
suitable for a country store at the approaching season.
H. Kammerer & S. Stetekorn,
Have removed from Second street into Market street,
opposite the old prison:
Whefre they SELL, WholUale and Retail,
Writing, Printing, W rapping, Cartridge
And Log-Book
PA P E R,
At a rihfrnable Rate.
They give the hightft PRICE for clean Linen R AGS.
TO BE L E T,
SEVERAL ELEGANT
Ready Furnished Apartments,
and two large convenient Stores ;
Also, A STABL E 'hat can contain four horfts; a
Coach House and Hay-Lott. E q^ire of the P r in^%
Stolen Goods.
THIS day was taken, on suspicion of b. ; ng flolen,
a Remnant of CHINTZ, cont^inirg a few yuds.
T»ovn,! applying to Lieutenant DUNGAN, in the
no th * est corner of the barracks, proving property and
paring for this ad vertifement may have it ag^n.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1782.
DROPPITD^^ATui^T^
Between Twelve and Two o'Cl c'«, fr m a Laly's
S'd' A mid f l- Siz d
Silver /Patch,
China faced, the lower part cracked. FOUR DOL
LARS Reward will be giro to any pr son w 0 brings
it to the Printer; and if it sh, uld be offered for fair,
it is hoped the peifon to whom it may <ff red wit
flop it, and inform the Printer. i 0._.
ffl^#^^^^^^^}^^.
THE gentlemen who are fubferibers
to the Fennfylvania Packet, at Lan
caster, Paxton, Londonderry, &c. are re
quested co observe, that it is as much out:
ot the power of the Printer to furnish the
papers, as for the post to carry them, un
lels punctual and regular payment be made
for the expence and trouble they are at :
Therefore many of the gentlemen will re-
Sea, that the half year for which they firft
engaged, is expired, and that a new sub
scription is necessary to enable the Printer
to continue fending the papers as usual. He
will be much obliged if the gentlemen will
observe this request, aud fend the money
down as qCick as possible by the post.
Mr. Thomas Turner
having now a Concern w th me in Trade, he is autho
rifed to use the Fmm of John Wright Staniv, and Co.
J. W. STANLY.
Philadelph%, Nov. 6, 1782.
fit Doßor Bond's medicinal leAures will begin in
the Hospital at eleven o'clock this day, his public lec
tures will be at twelve o'clock on Saturday next.
''fidered the fame, and being ^fo influenced by oer
" knowledge and obferva^ion% on the manner in which
" the business of the said bank hath been framed and
" conduAed, think it A justice due to the president
" and direAors, to acknowledge the fatisfaAion we
“ feel on this occasion, by giving this public teftimo
" ny of our approbation. We do therefore return our
" sincere thanks to the president and directors, for the
" skill and attention they have manifefted in arrang
" ing an institution, altogether new in America, the
" good effeAc of which, the public hath already so fnl
" ly experienced, for their disinterested services there
" in, and for the fidelity, punAuality and care, with
" which they have executed the trust reposed in them."
FxtraA of a letter from I'Orient, September 1, 1782.
“ Sir Joseph Yorke is now in Paris, but his embassy
is a secret as yet. The volunteers of Ireland are once
more under arms, the privileges granted them some
time ago, being again infringed by the British parlia
ment. The Endifll are much divided among them
selves. We have had the wettest fumrner seen in Eu
rope for twenty years past ; the harvest is almost en
tirely loft."
Last Monday arrived here, (re-taken by the Bate
ship Hyder Ally) the schooner Experiment, from Nor
folk in Virginia, bound to Baltimore, taken by the re
fugee boats Jack o'Lanthorn and Delancey, in Chefa
peak bay: her cargo is rum, salt, &c. Also, the sloop
Chance, from Morris's river for this port, taken in
Delaware bay, by the refugee boats ViAory, Black
Snake and Surprize.