The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1783-06-07 00:00:00, page 2

L O N D O N #
April 9. At the court at St. James's, the 7th of
April, 1783, prefect, the king's mutt excellent majef
t, in council.
This day re right honorable William Eden was, by
hi? mai fly's command, sworn of his majefly's most
houorahle privy council, and took his place at the
board accordingly
Vr^etday lord Mansfield fat as (peaker of the house
of lord*.
T # e recent dispatches from lord Macartney, go
vernor of Madras, are of a ver y unfavourable nature:
his lordlhip informing the directors of the bast India
comp ny, of monfi-ur Suffrtin's squadron being in
polieffion of the coat; that Hyder Ally was making
rapid advan es for the investiture of that garrison :
io addition to which, the calamity of a general famine
tn that quarter was daily expend; that general fir
Fyre Coote had unfortunately been thrown from his
horse at the head of the company's troops, by which
he received such violent brufes as to incapacitate him
for the pref nt for public (ervice; in consequence of
which che chief command had devolved on brigadier
general Stuart.
Toe iaP advices from Russia mention, that there wts
6 di position in the court of Peterfburgh to acknow
ledge the independence of America. Mr. Dana, an
American gentleman, is Oatiomd at Peterfburgh by
or :er of Congress to wait the favorable moment, and
embrace any overture 00 the part of the Czarina to
conclude a commercial treaty.
Spain has at last formal y recognifed the independence
of America. In consequence of this recognition, Mr.
Carmichael has been publicly received at the court of
M id* id, ard introduced to his catholic majelly in qua
lity of Ch rge des Affairs from the United States of A
nierica.
The result of the meetings with the merchants, and
with the chancellor of the exchequer, is, that no less
than twelve millions is to be borrowed immediately ;
that the firfl payment of 20 per cent, mus fbe made
next week. The conditions of the loan are not all yet
fixed, but it is supposed it will consist of 3 and 4 per
cents, and long annuities. This is the greatest loan
that was ever made after any peace.
A court of directors was held at the Eafl India house
in Leadenhall fir er, Tuesday, b^ing the last day be
fore the annual election, which will be on Wednesday,
when the dispatches received by the Rodney packet, ar
rived at King-road, were opened.and before the court.
From these it appears that the French fleet, from
their firft action with fir Edward Hughes's fleet, had
never left the coast ; but that after having repaired
their damage at Mognelore, one of the ports belong
ing to Hyder Ally's territory, they failed to Columbo,
where they were joined by two ships of the line, a tri
gate and fix large store ships from Europe, which had
1600 'ridiers on board. On the latter end of August
they failed before Trincomaie, which place they obliged
to surrender on the firft of September.
This was done in the absence of fir Edward Hughes,
who appearing off Ceylon on the firft of September,
the fleets came in fight on the 4th, and the next day
a battle happened, which was so desperate, that both
fleets parted in a condition totally incapable of renew
ing it. Sir Edward Hughes kept the sea, butde Suff.
rem went into Trincomale, where his own ship, I'Ori
ent, of 74 guns, foundered before her flores could be
got out ; they were also obliged to run on shore le Fla
niand, of 50 gnus, to prevent her sharing the fame
fate.
On the 13th of September, fir Edward Hughes being
again off Ceylon, monlieur Suffrein came out, and a
nother most bloody contid ensued, in which it is im
possible to fay which of the squadrons fuffered most.
Tne captains Hood, Watts and Lumley, and eleven
other officers, and upwards of two hundred men of the
Foebfh fleet were killed The Illuflra, a French ship
of 74 ups, had her captain killed, and five other of
ficers and was towed away a mere wreck. This bat
tle lifted seven hours, during which period victory
Lemed alternately to incline on both sides ; but such
was the spirit of both fleets, that nothing but inabili
ty to arrange the ships prevented i s continuing longer.
During the engagement a ship of the French line was
twice seen on fire from the canonading of t e Sultan,
her antagonist: two ships fell on board their admiral,
and had fir Richard Bickerton joined, as had been ex
pefttd, the fate of the day had been decided, which n w
remains to another day. De Suffrein went to Trinco
niale, and fir Edward Hughes to Madras.
Lord Macartney, the advices add, is very indiffer
ent in his health; that the Grovefnor, a miffing ship,
was not arrived at St. Helena; that the Earl of Hert.
ford, captain Clerk, was loft in the above gale of wind,
she had no cargo on, board, except 5000 bags of rice.
General Coote was gone to Bengal very ill. Madras
is (aid to be in the greatest distress imaginable, having
only about fix weeks prov;fion in the garrison. The
Brillant firuck on a rock at Johanna, and was loft ;
captain Mears and daughter, and most of the crew
were saved.
The above is all the intelligence that can at pre
sent be gathered from that part ofthe dispatches which
had been decyphered.
In addition to the difagteeable news lately received
from the Eafl Indies, there is every reason to believe
that a famine has happened, to which prodigious num
bers have fallen facrifices. It is also added, on credi
ble authority, that a scarcity of prov fions had been
felt at the settlement of Madra, which had greatly
alarmed the apprehensions of the inhabitants. The
reasons for suppressing such afflicting intelligence mull
b'obvious to every person conversant in East-India
p>lit cs.
The recent advices from India slate, that the French
had delivered the English prisoners in their custody to
Hyder Ally, from whom they had not experienced the
most lenient treatment.
After the engagement with Suffrein, the Engljfh
fleet took shelter at Madras, where is too much ground
to believe that they may be compelled by the moa
foons, and other ct uses, to remain for ftveral months
The most fatal divisions have subsided, and till con.
tinue to fubfit between the r*v4l and military com
manders in th 6 Eaf llndies. Sir Eyre Coote, and the
governors of Madras, hold-opinions inimical to thole
entertained by fir Edward Hughes, and part of the
Council. Fom such unhappy diffentions, sown with
a plentiful hand, an harvest of ruin can only be ex
pefleo.
The Brilliant Eift-lndiaman, lately left in the Eat-
Indies, was formerly one of the king's frigates; in
the scarcity of (hipping the was lengthened and taken
up in the company's service. The Britannia, that
failed with her from Portsmouth, was the new ship
built at Bombay.
Yeflerday lord North was re-elected member for
Banbury without oppofitiou.
April to. A letter from Stockholm fays, that fev'e
ral ships are fitting out there, the merchants having
come to a resolution of opening a trade to several parts
of America, being invited thereto by some of the mem
bers of the Congress; and th^t two consuls are to be
feot, one to Philadelphia and one to Boston; and if
the trade answers, an ambassador will be appointed to
go to America.
A letter from St. Übe's brings advice, that an Ame
rican fllip laden with wheat and flour from New Eng
land, bound to that port, was run fou l of by a Spanish
man of war. an funk in half an hour after. The c>ew
were taken up by a Portuguese vessel and carried into
St. Übe's.
A letter from Limerick fays, that trade was never
so briik in that city as it is at this time; a great num
ber of orders having come from America for different
forts of goo s and according to all appearance they
will carry on a great trade to that part of the world.
It will yet be several months before any timing deci
five in a commercial way is fettled with Congress, so
numerous are the difficulties which occur in the nego
tiation now going on.
Yeflerday morning Henry Laurens, efqUire, set out
for Paris, to be prepared, as one of the American
commiffiooers, to negociare a commercial treaty with
Great-Britain David Hartley, esquire, will set out
in a few days as commissioner on the part of this
country.
April it. The duke de Chartres, a prince of the
blood of France, and his dutchefs, arrived on Wednes
day at the royal hot^l Pall mall. They have engaged
thirty English servants in their suite, and intend re
siding here for about two months.
Api 112l12 The French and Dutch fllips have visited
the river near a month past ; but the firft Spanish ships
that have come into the port of London, arrived in the
river yesterday.
It is (aid that there is a flop at pref'ent in the pro
ceedings relative to the Dutch treaty, which is supposed
to bein consequence of the last advices received from
the East-Indies.
A letter from Newfoundland fays, that several fifh
ing smacks belonging to the Americans have arrived
and taken their flations on the banks, and seem very
expert in catching the fifh, which they fay they intend
to dry and cure there fit to go to market at Halifax
Thecommander de Suffrein is at this time, if the last
accounts from India may be depended upon, in a very
distressed situation for provisions, a> is also the body of
French troops, late under the command of monf. Du
chemin, who was killed in an action against HeHor
Munro, almost at the gates of Madras: mens. d'Of
felis, late lieutenant colonel of the regiment of Auflra
fia, and who succeeded to the command of the French
forces on the continent of India, on the death of monf.
Duchemin, was at the utmost distress to provide for
his troops; they were in want of almost every neces
sary of life, after the action in which they compelled
fir HeHor Monro to fly in disorder towards Madras.
April 14. A letter from Lifon fays, that several
Irish families who had resided there some time, were
embarked on board an American vessel to fettle at Phi
ladelphia; in order to carry on a trade from thence to
Spain, Portugal, and Ireland.
April 16. Yeflerday two American ships arrived in
the river with their thirteen stripes flying, loaded with
wheat and flour from New England; and several others
are daily expe&ed, as they failed with the above ships.
DUBLI N, April 17.
Last Wedne day fe'nnight his excellency the lord
lieutenant received an express from lord North, ac
quainting him that he was appointed his ma jetty's prin
cipal secretary of slate for the home department, in
consequence of which all dispatches from Ire and in fu
ture mdfl be addreffid to him.l
• BANK OF IRELAND.
Attendance will be given at Mr. I.atouche's on
Thursday the 17 h, and Saturday the 19th of April,
from eleven to three o'clock, to rece ve the third pay
ment of twenty five pez cent, on the loan.
April 19. By a lettter from Rome, dated March 8,
to a gentleman in this city, received yeterday, we
learn, that mount Vesuvius has, for the fpac@ of 15
days successively, totally ceased vomiting forth fire.
The king, and all the royal family, went barefoot, to
the church called Madonne del Carmine, in order to
deprecate the wrath of Heaven, and avert farther ca
lamities.
A schooner from Bermudas, fpok n with last Thurs
day off the Saltees reports, having fallen in, Monday
last, about 50 leagues westward of Cape Clear with
two American vessels bound to this kingdom, with
cargoes of lumber from Philadelphia, having failed
thence since the account of the peace had arrived;
they were beating to windward, but made little way;
as it blew a Beady breeze from the eafl and by north.
On Wednesday last, an entry was made at the cus
tom-house by Mr. Ramage, of Granby row, of goons
for exportation to America, amounting in value to no
less a sum than eighteen thousand pounds. Tnefe
goods chiefly confifled of low priced poplins, half tab
binets, printed linens, fluff's, &c. Some consequence
of this entry may be formed, from the bounty on its
drawbacks, amounting to upwards of nine hundred
pounds. Mr. Ramage, who is a native of this king
dom, and made a considerable fortune in America, has
been buying up for feme time past the above goods;
and to ids great credit, when he exhibited the invoices
at the cu flom-houfe, to afcertai'n the bounties, a re
ceipt in full from the different manufacturers, appear
ed lubferibed to eadi.
An address, it is said, will shortly be presented to
'the lord lieutenant, for the establishment of American
packets from this kingdom, one for Philadelphia, to
fail the firft day of every month from Kinfale, wind
and weather permitting.
We learn by the last Dutch mail, that just eight
hours after the British negociators had agreed tore
ftore the town, harbour and forts of Trimornale in the
island of Ceylon, to Holland, on condition that it
should ever after be a free port to British blips, the
news arrived of its being retaken by Suffrein. Of this
intelligence, however, no advantage will be taken at
the ratification of the treaty of peace by Holland.
April 23. A genii -man who arrived lately from An
napolis, in Maryland, fays, that the Irish language is
now commonly spoken, and cultivated by all Irishmen
throughout America ; insomuch that it should be deem
ed no matter of wonder, if the Celtic tongue should
rife, like a Phoenix, from its own ashes, in the new
world.
Bologna, March 26.
By letters from Venice we are informed, that that
capital had fufta ; ned incredible damages by a sudden
overflowing ofthe Adriatic sea, occasioned by a most
dreadful florm during the night of tne 12th instant-
Gondolas were parading in the very flreets, and above
one hundred fail of vessels, which were then in the ca
nal, were driven off and dispersed by the violence of
the hurricane. The greatest losses sustained were at:
Pa'eftrina, where, about the tenth hour, a shock of an
earthquake was felt, accompanied by a most dreadful
whirlwind; several of the boules were overturned, and
many inhabitants buried under the ruins.
MADRI D, March 17.
Count Alroadovar, formerly ambassador of this court
to that of Great Britain, is to depart for London in
the fame quality.
VERSAILLES, March 28.
On the 25th of this month, the king received feme
official dispatches from M. de Suffrein, which after
giving a detail of the late proceedings in the Eaflln
dies between the French and English fleets, as has been
already mentioned, cone ude as follow:
“ M. Duchemin died with his arms in his hand, in at
battle fought at the gates of Madras against general
Monro, a part of whose army was cut in pieces, and
the rest fled in the greatest disorder to Madras. M.
"d'Orfelis, formerly lieutenant colonel of the regiment:
of Auftrufia, and lately appointed colonel, took the
command of the French, after the death of their ge
neral." —— —
R O M E, March 12.
The long and violent rains have caused distress in the
country, as it keeps the poor, who get their living by
their daily work, out of employment : however, his
holinefg has ordered bread to be distributed among
them. —
Villa Franca del Bierza, March 7.
A most violent storm has happened here, and done
great damage, by causing the rivers to overflow their
banks, and lay the country under water.
N E W-Y O R K, June 2.
Thursday last the brig Jean, captain Rawlins, ar
rived here from Lisbon: He left that port the Sth of
April, its company with a ship bound for Philadelphia ;
and two brigs for Newbury port, were to fail in a
few days after him.
Philadelphia, June 7.
The following is an authentic Corp of an Ad passed
in the present f ffion of the British Parliament, for
repealing the AAs to prohibit an Intercourse between
Great-Britain and America.—lt was received by the
April picket lately arrived at New York.
Anno Vicefimo Fertio Georgii IIL Reojs.
An Ad to repeal so much of two Ads,
made in the sixteenth and seventeenth
years of the Reign of his present Majes
ty, as prohibits Trade and Intercourse
with the United States of A merica
HEREA S " is hi ^ h| y expedient that the inter
course between Great Britain and tie United
States of America should be immediately opened; be
it therefore enaQed and declared by the king's most
excellent majefly, by and with tne advice and consent
of the lords spiritual and temporal, anl commons, in
this pref nt parliament afhmbled, and by the autho
rity of the fame, That an aft, puffed in the sixteenth
year of his majefly's reign, (entitled, an aft to prohi
bit all trade and intercourse with the colonies of New-
Hampshire, Massachusetts Ray Rhode Island, Con
nefticut, New York, New J-rfey, Pennsylvania, the
three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Vj gi
nia, North Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia,
during the continuance of the present rebellion within
the said colonies refpeflively ; for repealing an act,
made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his present
majesty. to difeontinue tne landing and difeharging,
lading or (hipping, of goods, wares and merchandize,
atthe town and within the harbour of B flon, in the
province of Mdfachuferts. Bay ; and also two ads,
made in the last session of parliament, for retraining
the trade and commerce of the colonies in tne said ads
refpeflivelv mentioned; and to enable any person or
persons, appoint d and authorifed by his m°j fly to
grant pardons, to issue proclamations, in the cases,
and for the purposes therein mentioned;) and aho ati
aft, passed in the seventeenth year of'his majefly's