The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-07-20 00:00:00, page 3

He^J- barters, Neiu-ffindfor, Ju) t;, 1779.
Half after line o'clock, A.M.
SIR,
I have the pleasure to transmit your Excellency the m
clofed copy of a letter from Brigadier General Wayne,
whion this moment came to hand. I congratulate Con. .refs
upon our success, and what makes it Hill more agreeable,
from the report of Capt. Fifhbourn, who brought me Ge
peril Wayne's letter, the post was gained v^h but very
iaconfidera ble loss on our par. As soon as I receive a
particular ac ount of t 6 ass ir, I (hall transmit it.
I have the honor to be, with great r^fped,
Your Excellency's most obedient fervent.
G. WASHINGTON.
p S. General Wayne received a flight wound in the
hea I with a musket bal', but it did not prevent him from
going on with the troops.
/ His Excellency John Jay, Esq ;
Stony Piot ttb July 1779.
Two o'clock. A. M.
Dear General,
The fort and garrison with C®l. Johnston are ours. Our
officers an'd men behaved like men who are determined to
be free. Wurr, moflTucerely;
ANTHONY WAYNE.
General W.nhington.
"übiijb d Av order of fenprefs
CHAR; ES THOMSON,' Sectary.
£; ofa Letv from Vlejor Ge . Greene.
« I a - oleafure to congratulate you upon our fuc
cefcW' "A"
«i A with the light Infantry furpr ; z fr d the
(-,„ -w, ; fr int an ! took t e whole prisoners
] - a = not y+, but it is not iris than five
hucY 0 • Our tro- ps behaved to a charm marching
in th- : -iheaey fft ^m w firing a fun We loft
cYr - ww: c -Gen. Ab.,< got a flight wound on
t ; f. -w.
"I - .:.v. s ;Gdbeircai.A upon to attend to th^
orh^: of tee General.s
<cb s x-r : an probable this event will lead to a serious
difrl-h. Kngs Firry"
• . # u U rm N^-Wi dfor, July 16, 1779.
( ..yan express a few hours ago, ol Gene-
r # ' efsthis morning, in furprizing the Bri
ti,; Stony P rint, and making them al prison
e- - h r of 500 nen, with a numb rof cannon, a
c. ;of baggage, ft ores, &c. Our party confided of
1200 L>,>t Infan.ry drawn from the whole army on both
f;:^^ river. General Wayne was (lightly wounded in
r.:e id but he, his officers and men have acquired the
s^ft honor.
L ; ut J.mes Gibbons, of the 6th Pennsylvania regt,
a 1 tee of our city, commanded tle advance, and firft
;. rat dt' ;r works, Col. Fleury, and in (hurt all the
effi^rs difhugihfhed tncmfelves, and vied with each other
to'acquire .Jury to cur arms.
“ A ew of the enemy were bayonete '---not a gun fired
on our fide, -but the arrifon was completely furprized,
and nrt • man escaped.
" We turned tt eir cannon on theh (hipping, who im
mediately made fa I do-p the river.
“ They hive a garrison yet in t eir works on the east
fide the river, and we are ^ motion down towards them."
ExtraQ of a letter from a Captain in General Lincoln's
Army, dated Cam, at Sommer's Plantation, Stono, \Une
20, 179
“ Last night General Lincoln ordered the greatest part
of his army to march towards St®no Ferry, and this morn
ing about half pafl 7 o'clock they attache 1 the enemy's lines
at about forty yards diflance, and continued till n ar 9
o'clock, when the General ordered a retreat to be male,
I fuppYe we had upwards of 2000 mn, nd theeaeniy
about 1200, but as their lines were defended by abaatis and
picquets, it prevented our men rom forcing them, w ich
perhaps was the o cafion of the retreat. However we cet
tainly have killed an! wunded many of them, for there
was a w/o'e picquet confiding of 3 ffi ~ers and 40 men al
most destroyed by our infantry. Three deserters came in
to us from out of the lines s soon as the engagement be
gan. Col. J^hnfon, of the North-Carolina loyalifis, is
mortally wounded."
Extract of a setter from an Officer in General Lincoln's Ar
my of the fame date.
" Last night at 12 o'clo k our army marched to attack
the enemy. The cannonade began at walf past 7, and laft
?d till near a quarter pafl 9 o'clock; the firing very heavy
for three quarters of an hour. The enemy sallied upon
Col. Henderson's light infantry, who ordered to charge
with bayonets, when they run, leaving 27 killed, and a
Col. Johnson; but they were too strongly polled to force
their works. Our people behaved gallantly, and approach
ed within 25 yards of their redoubts; it is hid two of them
were entered, but we were obliged to retreat. The ene
my's loss must be considerable; ours is a few killed and
about 80 bounded. The retreat was conduced with good
order. It will reflect honor upon our troops, and will be
of service in convincing the enemy,hat we have spirit and
bravery, as well as showing to our own people that they
are not invincible."
LIST of killed, wounded and miffing, June 20, 1779.
Killed, Wounded, Miffing,
ift Battalion light infantry, 5 9
2d - - - 3 11
South Carolina Cont. brigade, 5 25 7
North Carolina Cont. brigade, 10 37
North-Car lina militia, 2 20
South Carolina militia, 1 6 2
Artillery, 3 7
Militia light horse, 1 1
30 116 9
WOUNDED OFFICERS.
Capt. Hrxt,p
Lieut. Irby, > Second Battalion light infantry.
Lieut. Smith, 3
Capt. Fog et, (since dead)l
Capt. Goodwin, l
Lcut. F thbourn, <S. Carolina Cont. brigade.
Lieut. Hamilton,l
Lieut Pollard, J
Col. Roberts, (since dead) ] A
Capt. Mitchell, ] Arttilery.
Col. ArmPtong, -
Lieut. Col. Lyttle,
Major Dixon, N. Carolina Conti
Capt. Rhodes, 1' brigade,
Lieut, Campbell,
Lieut. Charleton, (since dead)'
Capt. Speed,
Capt. Ch mplin, [ N. Carolina militia.
Lieut Jones, j
Lieut. Deal,
Lieut Prime, !S. Carolina militia.
Lieut. Browne, j
Lieut, Pavie, Militia light horse.
Col. Liumoy, Engineer.
M. Whiting, ] Volunteers
Mr Antrum. ] Volu[lteero#
Extras oj a letterfrom an officer of rank, in South. Carol
ina, June 22, 177,
" General Lincoln having received such intelligence of
the intention, ftr,ngth, and position of the enemy, as ren
dered it ad ke^de to ttark th mat Stono Ferry, did Co
on tae 20th inflant, about 7 o'clock in the morning, with
great vigor. Thy were advantageously posted, and cover
ed'by three firong redoubts, and a well onftruded ab
batis, fupporpd by several pieces of artillery. The picquet
having been driven in, the attack began on the right, which
was inst intly continued through the line. A large body
of HighlandersJ Hied out on our left, but were soon driv
en, with conquerable daughter, into their redoubts. The
action continued, without intermission, 56 minutes, when;
as the General could not draw the enemy out of their
lines, (which were so strongly cooftruHed, that our light
field-pieces couh make no impression upon them) as the
force of the enemy was much greater than h d been re
prelented, and as't ey had during the era; agement obtain
ed a large reinforcement from John's- Island, our troops
were withdrawn from the lines; and all our artillery and
wounded brought off Cur loss is not considerable. Ma
ny of the wounded are already on !u'y, and in^ft of the
relt, (their wounds be ng ibghtj it is judged; will soon re
cover. T;;e enemy's is fup,ofel to tie much greater, as a
number of their dead were reckoned on the ground ; and
it wis observed that their field-pieces were several times
le t without a man to w®rk them. Upon tie whole, tho'
we had not tie wished for success; our people are convinc
ed that they would have beaten, the energy; if they had
quitted their lines; It is probable irom the enemy's flick
ing close to them, that they were of the fame opinion. Our
men are in high spirits; and wish for a fair trial; by equal
numbers, in the open field.
" June 23. Two ffhall privateers from St. Au^ufline
went into Satitee-River last M inlay, on a plundering
feheme. The militia guard Rationed there; killed the
Captain and took one of the privateers, the Lieutenants of
both and the 2rew of one, consisting of 10 men, just brought
to town, and retook 16 negroes, t e other-privateer made
her escape. Cur people received no hurt."
The Committee of I anners, Curriers, and Cordwamers
having seen several papers in the last Packet, thrown out
toamufe the public, and draw their attention from the im
portant object laid before them, request their Chairman
to sign and pubhill the following address:
To the piece signed a Whig Shoemaker we answer, that
we had no views of obflruCling the laudable intentions of
the Town Meeting, but merely to ward off a blow which
(tho' perhaps well intended)would have deprived ourselves
and families of a fubfiflance, and it would answer a much
better purpose, if this writer had endeavoured to convince
us ®f our error if we are mistaken, than to cast reflections
To the Inhabitants of Pennf^ania. : <
IN our former addrefi to you, we endeavoured to (hew;
that the regulation of prices entered into by the City
Committee, were partial and injudicious bartta, because
so few articles of home manufactures are comprized — Inju
dicious; because a just proportion was not preftrved in the
limitation of th@fe prices. We think it was (hewn clearly
and cer ainly, that if those limitations were continued, the
manufacturers of leather and Ihoes must be ruined. This
was n& done either from the dictates, or in the stile of fac
tious discontent; but by a plain; unanswerable state of faCts,
from which it appeared that we were obliged to pay even
for the articles already regulated; ( and much more for
thoe not enumerated) between 20 an ca prices, and per
mitted to recei e but 14 prices for our goods. Wein
filled that as our prefect flock on hand was laid in at very
high rates; the limited prices would not indemnify us for
tie raw materials purchaf d; and the labor of our journey
men. We contended that trade should be free and regulate
itteh, at the fame time expressing our willingriefs to abide
by ageneral ana equal, tho' not a partial and injudicious
regulation. We (hall now explain fi me matters, whih,
through haste in our former publication, were not expres
sed as clearly as we conceived them, and endeavour to
answer the papers above hinted at.
The grand object of the City Committee, we apprehend,
should be to appreciate the current money, and not what
they have mistaken for the fame thing to regulate prices,
and here we think we are right in making the diflindion.
To raise the credit and value of the money, would in
effect, by easy steps, reduce the price of every article
whatever, in exa& proportion one to another, so that no
p ffeffor of any kind of produce or merchandize would be
a loser ; but to limit the prices of a few articles, is to begin
at the wrong end, and make that the instrument which
should be the effed, besides its being an instrument, quite
inadequate to the purpose ; for the dealers in the few re
gulated articles will be ruined before it can become general,
which will create in a short time a total want of those ar
ticles, and produce intolerable confufion.
To regulate the prices of every article, at the fame time,
will be attended with no such inconvenience, for the rela
tive value of each will be the fame, and so long as that re
lative value is equal, it is snore properly an appreciation
of the money, than a reduction of pri: es or regulation of
trade and in this feafe we would be underflood when we
have said that trade Ihould be perfectly free.
With r fpeCt to the papers fubferibed by ten cordwainers,
ePfoa^in^ :o work and fell at the limited prices, it amounts
to the fame thing we contend for, with this difference, they
are willing to trust to the gene rofity of others for the sup
ply of necessaries fortheir bufiuefs and families at reason
able r Ites, which we are sorry to fay, we think not a fuffi
cieut security. And if others should think it is, we ask,
why our generosity may not he trufled to as well as other
tradesmen, dealers and farmers.
on a refpeßable body of tradesmen, who are under real
apprehensions of ruin. Who we are or where we fit are
questions neither this nor any other anonymous writer has
any right to have answered. I' the fa&s we state are true
and our reafoming fairly drawn from them, attention isdue
to them ; it otberwife, our attempt will fail ; and by the jui!-
ice of our cause, we with to stand or fall. But our refufal to
answer every impertinent enquiry, does not arise from ei
ther fear or Shame.
We have enquired into the faßs stated concerning cur
Chairman under the signature of Justice, and find them as
follows: When the limitations were published, " fully
expelling in all his dealings, not to be charged higher for
any articles he might have occasion to purchase in his trade
or family, than t..e fame were charged on the Erst day of
May last," he lowered the price of Shoes eleven dollars,
and so continued felling until he found his expectations ill
grounded, and that no persons except those expreflly limit,
ted paid any regard to the recommenda ion. During the
time he continued to pay drift observance to the regula
tion, he had oucafion to purchase for his family one pound
of tea, tor which he w^obliged to pay a higher price than
allowed. We cannot fee anyi impropriety or inconfftency
in his procuring the abatement ; nor in altering his opini
on or conduct, wuen he found that what he at rirft &k
for a good and wholefume measure, operated so different
from his expedition.
We have proceeded in this matter with decency, and have
used fucn arguments is occurred to us. We have appealed
to te justice of our fellow-citizens, from which we expert
relief— if any of them conceive we are wrong, we are. wil
ling to hear their arguments and be convinced, but will
neither be^cajoled or terrified out of our resolutions by any
illiberal or anonymous writers. We remain your af
fe&ionate fellow-citizens..
Signed by order of the Committee Jul, i 6, 1779.
JAMES RONEY, Chairman.
A T a Meeting of the General Committee of Berks Coun
ty, in the town of Reading, July 15, 1779
Relolved unahimoufly; That we having the highef lopi
nion of the plan adopted by the several Committees in this
State, and Of other States in general; for Supporting the
credit of the currency, and the good effects which may be
obtained thereby; if duly carried into execution And Sin
cerely wishing cue fame to be unanimously adopted through^
out the United States; Do in a particular manner recom
mend it to out County and Towhlhip Committees, and all
others our fellow citizens; to encourage and promote the
fame to the utmost in their power.
And whereas the Members returned to this General
Committee from the following townships, t® wit. Cole
brookdale, Douglass, the Diftfid near Oley, Greenwich,
Rockland, Oley; Maxatawny; and one of the h embers
for Lougfwimp, have abfoluely refufed to serve, we think
it our duty to publish them to the world, that their con
stituents may know what confidence to repose in them in
future.
Refolded therefore, That the proceedings of this day be
published in the news papers, that the townflrips that w^e
not reprefehted, may have an opportunity of chufing utner
Members, and th^t the gentlemen who ay be chofan for
that putpofe, do give their attendance at toe Meeting of
the General Committee; at ihe Court house in the town of
Reading, on the third day of August irxt
.HENRY CHRIST, Chairman.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
LEONIDAS fends health to SOCRATES,
AN D desires to knew whether whilst hew sa preachy
er of morality upon the earth, when he exclaimed a
gainst particular vices, he mentioned the names of all the
citizenso Athens who were guilty of those vices ? Leoni
das said in his address to the Congress, “ that he was far
from impeaching every .man who handled public mo
ney.” This was fufficient to (hew he did not include
the innocent with the guilty ; but he has no obj< Rions to
men:loljug the names of several individuals in the ftaff de
partments who have defrauded the public directly by pe
culation, and indirectly by Peculating with public money,
provided Socrates can prove that these men have not been
honoured (after they were publickly impeached with both'
those crimes) with large grants of money from the Con
gress, and with frequent convivial visits from several
of the Members of that honourble body.
rt?±^±ty±d>2* * t&ch±cfctfc*rt ' %fcd,
n n Philadelphia, 'Jul, 20, 1779.
H E Proprietors and Purchasers in the
X United ILLINOIS and WABACHELand-
Companies, are requested to attend at a general meeting
to be held at the City Tavern ii this ci y, on Friday
the zoth day of August, upon business of fngular im.
P o ta ^ce. BERNARD GRATZ, Secretary.
JOH N R O
VENDUE-MASTER,
In Front ftieet oppjfite Coombe's Alley, near Arch
street, Philadelphia,
HA S opened a Vendue-Store 0, Auftion Room for
the tale of wares, merchandize, grocery, houses
l ts, plantations, /hipping, rigging, houfholdand kitch^
en furni ure, horses, cows, carriages, waggons, carts
&c by Public Vendue and Private Sale, agrees de to law:
H? has now for file, a house and lot in Catharine ftreet'
adjoining Ant cun Duche and others ; allo a variety of
ho: (hold furniture, amen,; which an Windsor chairs
feather beds, &c. likewise silver and pinchbeck watches'
soap in b<xe, a quantity of new books, beaver hat, silk
bonnets, clo-k ^ii hats, (pinning wheel and reel, ma
he any and walnut dtfk hu eau, dining and tea-tables
bedfteid and sicking bottom, fi^ umbrellas, a neat
glass corner cupboard, fiber mounted hanger, a variety
of new and second hand apparel, nd two pair's of neat
ft r^mourited pistols. Those who pie fe to favor him
witfthe falq of their goods will be thankfully acknow
ledged, by their humble servant,
JOHN ROS S.
—' A KEN UP on the 4th inst. (July)
I a sorrel MARE, with a white fni, oh he lore
head, white on each of her hind legs, several f ddle=>
marks on her b^k, tr ts and hand-gallops. Whoever
has loft said Mare is desired to apply to JOHN ROSS,
prove property, pay charges and take her away withia
three weeks, otherwise (he will be fold for charges,
Philadelphia, Jul, 14,