The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-05-23 00:00:00, page 4

BA^SAIER^, (St. Chriftaphm) March in
A few days ago pad by the windward of this island,
two Dutch men or war, and upon a boat's going a
board and enquiring what news, was answered a French
War was actually declared. Tiieie two men of war are
tojoin three at St. Eultatia, and are to be joined by
ten more which are (hortly expected there. What
can be the meaning of all this warlike preparation of
the Dutch, time only can difeover ; but we are induc
ed to think they certainly have great views.
BOSTON, Ma, 7.
r Friday last arrived at Portsmouth the Continental
Frigate Dean, Samuel Nicholson, E@ Commander,
in 63 days from France, laden with cloaking for the
army; two other (hips came out with her, on the
Continental fetvice; all under convoy of three 74,
two 64, and three frigates, who had orders from the
French Court to attend them, till they were clear of
the bay of Bofcaj—The Dead had taken two prizes,
one of which was burnt. Capt, Jones, in the R n,e,
joined the French fleet at Qjoaron Bay, and saluted
the French Admiral with 13 guns under Continental
colours ; to which he returned nine; this was the firrt
indance of a French Admiral paying that honour to
the United States. The Ranger had taken two prizes,
laden with radons, figs, lemmons and wine, and car.
tied them to a French port.—Dedor Frankl.n is now
publicly acknowledged as an Ambaffidor of the Unit
ed States, and makes his appearance at the French
Court, in the fame manner as Loid Stormont does for
Gnat-Britain.
May it. The latest advices from Spain are to the
6th of April, by which we learn, that all the English
vends were immediately ftop'd in all the ports of
France, only one was in Bayon, ten in Buurdeaux,
and in all the other ports it is not known how many.
Doctor Franklin had been presented to the Court
of Ve failing as the Envoy Plenipotentiary of the Uni^
ed States, and was very gracious received; and the
King has appointed Monsieur Gerrarda, one of the
principal officers of the war department, his envoy to
America, in whose place Monsieur Marquis de
Fayette is to a& till be arrives ; that all th, ports of
France are now 9 pt nto our crullers, and their prizes ;
that in Spain tuere will be nothing d^ne, in all pro
bability, until the arrival of their Flota, which is ex
pe&ed the latt of May, and is said to be worth forty
millions of dollars.
roffcript of a letter from Mffours Gardoki and Son, at
Bihoa, to a Gentleman tn this town, dated April 2.
" A mail from F nue having just now come in, let.
ters from Paris not only confirm the arrival there, on
the 23d of Ma,ch, of the French Ambassador from
London, but also the arrival of an «xprels fiom Lon
don, on the 24th, in 36 hours, with advice, that war
would be declared the lame day in London against
France."„
A formidable combination is forming between the
most powerful States m Europe and America, which
threatens hidden deftru&ion to threat. Britain.
On Tuelday last ar ived in this port, from Currona,
in Spain, a French frigate of4o guns, with very im
port nt dispatches for Congress, which were imme
diately sent off by exprtfs to that august body.
Siner our last several vessels from France and other
parts if Europe, ,ith goods, &c. have arrived at this
and other ports. Likewise leveral privateers, and
Ziany valuable przz.
NEW-LONDON, May 2.
Last Thursday was lent into Bolton, b, the Ame
tfcan-Revenue, Capain Ch mplir, and the Revenge,
Captain Cookl ng, both of this port, the flap Lovely
Lass, - Wade, late Matter, from Lundor, bound
to New-Yo k, with the following cargo, vz. 155
bal s dry goods, 7 odes hops, 5 ditto pepper, 1 hogl
head hams, 827 nprielr slur, 29 puncheons old spi
rits, 4 barn bever furr, 6, chests tea, 370 c Iks wine,
7 hampers ditto, 8 cases acid, 137 balkt> chceie, 29
hogfhtads loaf tugir, 2 hogflie ids porter, and a quan
tity of cordage Tne amount of her invoice in Lon
don, is laid to-be twenty five th< u and pounds fttrhng,
FISH- K I L L, May 14.
Extras of a letter from.a principal officer, on the Nor
thern frontiers of this State, to bis excellency Gover
nor Clinton, dated Ma, the 4th.
" Two defe ters c^me in .aft Friday night to Dor
fet, have been sixteen days from St. John's, inform tis
that the enemy are removing their cannon over the
carrying place toward Montreal; that there was a
general talk of the French < sing in the mouth of the
fiver St. Lawrence , that Governor Cailton had order
ed a number of Canadians from every parish to tak
tip arms, and on their refu al lent the German troops
to compel them, on which an engagement had valued,
and fifty Germans fell; that a great sickness attendee
them, and scarce any 1 v-ges were with them."
T R ENTO N, Ma, 13.
The enemy having received intelligence that the
fow-galles were di mantled, on Friday last formed
am expedition up the Delaware (confitng of the fol
lowing force, two row-galleys, and hree other arm
ed veffeh, with twenty four flat-bottomed boats, car
rying between fix and eight hundred Bdtifh troops)
in order to detboy the Continental frigates, and a
member of v^ff Is that had been lodged in the different
creeks; and to achieve fir it other exploits as have
characterized the British aims, fines the commence
ment of this cruel anl unnatural war. Having fct fire
to the frigates and other vessels, they landed at Bor
dentown, burnt the dwelling house and 110/es belong-
LANCASTER, Printed b, JOHN D UN L A P.
irtg to jofeph Bordert, Bfy and ibhumably butchered
three of the militia, who unfortunaly fell into their
hands. The wind and tide being favourable, the
country was not alarmed until tue frigates were on
fire. The nekt day they proceeded as far up die river
as Biles's ifland,' with an intention of visiting this
place, but their boats meeting with an un^xpeded
opposition truth our artillery, which General Dickin
son ordered down for that purpose, and tne militia
turning out with their usual spirit, upon receiving his
orders, vast numbers were quickly aflembled; after
exchanging a few ihot, the enelny thought appear
ances too unfavourable to proceed any farther. On
their retuin, they landed at Col. Kirkbride's firm,
and defboyed all his buildings of eve y kind. Gene
ral Drikinton having sent a detachment of militia
d®wh the river, to protect the inhabitants from (mail
parties, they made pri^e of a (bop the «nemy had
loaded with plunder, with fix men on board.
Thus do these people leek peace; and thus would
they conciliate the affections of the Americans !—At
the very time that terms are pretended to be offered,
and proposals of accommodation, as they lay, on the
point of being made, fire and (word are carried to our
habitations, aud these Instruments of violence are
commuting every species of rapine, plunder and cru
elty ! This is the application of Lord North's Sermon
©a <he 17th of February latt!
Monday evening last arrived here from Head-Quar
ters, Lieut. Col. De Hart, with the fi ft Jersey regi
ment, and early }tlteiday morning this corps marched
to join Col. Shreve at Haddorfiud.
,BALTI M O'R E, Afai,
I The caufeot FREEDOM and VIR lUE hath fu
framed a heavy lols in the death of that worthy patriot
and philanthropic WILLIAM LUX, Esq; who de
parted this life on Sunday evening lalt, at his feat
near this town, to the inexpr fide grief of his fami
ly, in which t^. PUBLIC muff tenderly and gratefully
participate. .
A Gentleman of diftincticin writes from Yoik-Tqw%
That " Lord Mio'fi Id had actually, with tears in his
“ e,es, applied to Lod Camb lull to interpole, as a
“ good man, all ins endeavours to save the nation.—
" Lord Cambden replied, he had predicted; long ago,
" what had come to pals—but a d as ear had been
<' turned to him; he feaitd now the door was (hut."
^ Thirty iail of velkis, richly laden with European
and E'ft India goods, are on their paffige from
France to tome part of the United American States,
under convoy of four ships ot line and four frigates,
[feverai of them have arrived at the Erttward.]
Several bodies of infantry and volunteer cavalry are
on their march from the Siew-England States to rein
fjce General Wafliington's army.—-General Nelson,
at he head of several 'qradrons of volunteer cavalry,
will speedily march from Virginia, for the fame pur
pofc.
Nhie British vefftls were lately brought into New-
E.igland ports, in the courie of one week, having
been captured by American c-ruizers.
The to lowing abliraCt or tne FAMILY COMPACT
is tak n from the ' Journal Hforique ou Partes du
Regne de Louis XU' —Printed at Laris, in 2 vols.
8 vo. with the King's privilege, in 1766.
'• On thflsth August, 1761, the King of France
and the Kng 01 Spain concluded a Treaty or family
Compact, as well for themt.lves as for the King of the
I wo jicihes, and the Infant Duke of Parma, con
taining 28 a tie es, by which they tftablifhed among
themteivrs a pefpetu.il alliance, covenanting to regard
for the future as an enemy every power at enmity with
any one of them, and reciprocally guarantying to
each other, all their p If flions in what part soever of
tne world they are liquated, in the fame condition in
wwvh they (hall be at the moment the three Crowns
and the Prince of Pmma th 41 be at peace with other
powers ; and obliging ihehifrives to iurnifh the neces
sary fuccours for carrying on a joint war, and never
to make peace the one without the other. This treaty
aho anouthes the Droit d'Aubasne in France, with re
gard to tne fu ejects ot Spain, and expressly provides,
th it the (objects ot the three Crowns (hall e: j;y, in
eacdochei's dominions, the fame rights, privileges
anti immunities as the natives, with regard to navi
gation an 1 commerce ; at tne fam^ time excluding all
the ot ier Powers of Europe from an admission into
this Family Compal, and from every expectation of
obtaining for their lubj^ls thehki treatment in the
dominions of either of the said Crowns.
“ The ratification of this treaty w # s exchanged the
Bth of September following."
d^l^ t'^^^X^;^^^^d^ M^
THEOPHILUS COSSART,
In Lancaster, near the Prison, and oppofi e the Three
Green Trees, has for S ALE,
A LARGE quantity of Writing Paper of the
led quality, Printing Demy Paper, and Wrap
ping Paper.
TO BE S O L D,
AN elegant SULKEY, with a (Ending top, a!-
most new. Enquire of Hugh Ferguson, in
Piumftead Town(hip, Bucks County.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of John
Elton, late of Sadfbury Township, Chester
County, deceased, are desired to make immediate pay
ment; and thole who nave any demands against the
aid efface are icqutfted to bring them in, in order
that they may be adjured and paid by
THOMAS ELTON, J .
ROBERT ELTON, ] Administrators.
THE noted HORSE
PENNSYLVANIA FARMER,
STANDS at Brice Clark's stable, in Lampeter
Township, Lancaster County, to cover Mares, at
Twenty Dollars the season. He is an imported
full-blooded Horle, of a chefnut sorrel colour : As to
hs carriage and beauty, there is none can excel him.
The cash to be paid at the stable.
N. B. Good patturage will be provided for Mares,
at a reasonable rate.
To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
A PLANTATION containing acout 116 acreg
of land, situate in East-Town Township, Chefler
County, eighteen miles from Philadelphia, on the
Lancaster road ; about half the land is cleared, under
gocd chefnut rail fence, and good for tillage ; the rest
well t inhered. There are on the premifea a good Jog
dwelling, house, with three fire-places below and onei
above flairs, and a good cellar thereunder, a log barn
and convenient (tabling, a well of water at the door, a
young bearing orchard, and another newly planted.
There are several lime-kilns in the neighbourhood.—^
Any person inclining to pnrebafe may know the terms
by applying to the Rev. David Jo^es, living near
the pemifet, who is authorifed to treat with the pur
chaser. A good title will be given, by
_J ° S EP"'LG[L BER
STIL L S for SAL E,
By th • fuhferiber, in Kent County, Maryland, v%
FOUR containing as follows, 156, „8 andatalf,
68 and 63 gallons: Also a Copper Boiler of about
101 gallons, and a Sheet of Copper upwards of golb.
weight. He has also for sale, a good pair of Cologne
Mil stones, and a pair of Brandywine ditto.
ISAAC PERKINS.
TO BE S O L D,
ONE ton of CASTINGS, very suitable for
making &f Salt : They contain two pans, 4 feet
long and 3 feet wide; two kettles, each 45 gallons,
and one ditto 17 gallons. For further particulars en
quire of the Printer.
W 'a N f E~ 1^
X MA N of good character, who underfonds
H, woking a CUPOLA or AIR FURNACE
for (melting of lead. Such a person will meet with
suitable encouragement, and employment in this State,
by applying to Daniel Roberdeau, in Yoik-Town,
b’ letter or in p^rfn.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in New Providence Towi(hip, Philadelphia Coun
ty, on the 17th of September last, ah iron-grey Mare,
about fourteen hands high, branded on the near but
tock, but the mark not known; thirteen years old.—
The owner is desired to eome, prove bis property, pay
charges and take her away, or (hr will be fold for the
charges. THOMAS REES.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
in New Holland, Earl Towrdvp, Larc^ft r Cbun
tv, Sometime last fall, a black HORSE, about eleven
or twelve ha t ds high, about twelve years old, branded
on the near buttock B, and trots. The owner is de
sired to prove Li^ property, pay charges and take him
away. H ^ N _ R Y_R°DL
Gluten Ansi's Count,, ,arv'and, A^it 1 17,8.
FIFTEEN POUNDS RETARD.
RAN AWArfr<mthe fubferiber, living near Sheen's
Town, an indented En,foferventnamed William
Tucker ; he is aboutfivejeet andabal, bitb has Jbert
light coloured hair which bangs loose about his neck. Jtco„
a good deal, has a pimpled Jace withfmall eyes, is a ver,
mean looking Jeilow. much addifled to liquor, and ^ ben
intoxicated is noisy and inf,lent: He has served in the Bri
tifo light infantry, and was in the Continentalferlice feme
time in one of the Maryland regiments; when in liquor be
is apt to boa, of his military knowledge, and seems much
attached to his country : He had on when he went away,
a light coloured napped cloth coat, fearlet %,,f with old
fiver ffangled buttons, buchjkin breeches, boo's withfmatl
turned up tops and double vamped. He took with him,
belonging to the fubferiber, a large bright bay Horse, jull
fifteen bands high, a vatu al trotter, and is about eight
years old; also an old fuddle and good fnafile bridle. He
was seen to cross George Tswn Ferry the day be made bis
eftape, and has not been heard of face. It is fappofed be
will fell the horse to raise money to pursue his intended route,
Whoever apprehends the said fev^ and secures him in
any gaol, so that the fubferiber may have him again, fall
receive a reward of Five Pounds, and Ten Pounds
for the horse, or the above reward for man and bo+fe,
and if brought home all reasonable charges paid.
THOMAS'WILLSON.
FIFTY DOLLARS REGARD.
If, AS STOLEN about thefxteenth of January lafl,
'' three miles below Reading, from the Continentalfer
vice, a (right ba, Gelding, about fifteen bands high. riJing
fix years old, has a fmailfat, with fomefaddle marks, a
middling large bead, a littleflug, if eared and finks in the
neck, his manekangs to the near fde, a round bodied oea?i
limbed horse, with a long bob tail which he carries well
when rode ; he is a natural trotter, has neither brand nor
ear mark, unless put on ftxce folen ; bad on when t&ksn
away, the bind geers of a waggon. Whoever takes up said
horse andthe thief, so that the thief ma, he brought tojufice
and the horse delivered to Col. William Chambers,
near Carlife. Cumberland County, mail have the above
reward andjor the horse only, TwATY Dollars, and
reasonable charges, paid by
JAMES ARMSTRONG.