The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-07-04 00:00:00, page 3

By His Excellency Lieutenant-General TAMES
R O $ ERTSO N, Governor of New-York, &c.
&C. Arc.
Of^HE commander in chief having shewn the great
confident he reposes in the citizens of New-
York, by truing his majefty's'intereft there to
their z al, loyalty, and gallantry, I persuade rnyfelf
that every citzen will with alacrity claim his title to
a share of re militia duty ; that none may be deprived
of this, and that those whose zeal would lead them to
appear whenever called for, may not be called for too
often, I think proper to declare,
That all perlons are to perform the militia duty,
excepting the ministers of God's word, his majesty's
counsellors and principal servants, whose avocations to
religious and civil, necessarily prevents their attend
anre on military duties.
All perlons, who from ageor infirmity are unable
to afl, may do duty by fubflitutes, providing those
they offer are judged sufficient by the colonel of the
regiment, or commanding officer of the corps to which
they belong.
If any of the gentlemen of the learned profeffions
find themselves so ufefully employed, as to be induced
to avoid the honour of appearing in person, they are
supposed to be judges of the importance of their own
time, and may aft by proper fubflitutes.
As no person deserves proteaion in a place, of which
he refufes to contribute to the defence; every person
.who refufes so appear when fummoned'to his militia
duty, r to be confined in the main-guard, by the colo
nel or commanding officer of the corps to which he be
longs, where he is to e kept till further orders.
„ „ , JAMES ROBERTSON.
New-i ork, June 22 1782.
of 80, Jervis ; the Edgar, Alexander, Letona, Fortitude
and Goiiah of 74 each ; (fir H. Parker in the la fl) Samp
son 64, Prudent 36, Recovery 32, and Crocodile 24.
The destination of admiral Barrington is a profound
secret : his orders are not to be opened till 4 certain
time and place; a wife precaution this to evade the
knowledge °f spies and traitors, who have hurt England
more titan all her enemies together.
Aril 14. The Queen, of 98 guns, failed this morning
to join admiral Earrington. It is fufpeHed that this
officer goes with part of the Beet for the Weft-Indies,
an admiral Kempenfelt, with others for Bast India,
which will be far preferable to parading in the channel,
where, however, we hope that admiral Howe will be
able to protest commerce. When admiral Barrington
arrives in the Well Indies, we shall have 47 fail of the
line in tuofefeas.
Yeflerday the ship Minerva; captain John Lee, ar
rived at Newbury Port from Bilboa.
grodeman ha favoured u wp:the fight of a let
ter, brought by the Minerva, from mis friend at
Bilboi, dated April 26, in wnich he wrib, "we
Hioft cordially congratulate you on the J-c^rtion
of American independence by t e Rates of Holland."
We havs received nothing more by this ship.
NEW- YORK, June 29.
Yeflerday arrived the sloop Brooklyn, Thomas
Rawlins mafier, in 5 days from Charieftowo, South-
Carolina, whi.b brings acco< nts of the arrival there,
in 18 days, of 36 tail of transports, convoyed from
hence bydeveral fhios of war. The Britidi army was
in good health. No late intelligence bad reacted
them from Europe or the W Randies Mr. Cattel, for
merly a member rom Tar province to the Congress,
having obtained leave to depart for New-YorK for
the recovery of his health, died "n board this sloop a
few hours after embarking- his body and eihas were
relanded and sent up to town.
On Ihurfday arrived another cartel vessel from Ha
vanua, with eighty soldiers, of his serene highmfs the
prince of W ddeck, taken prisoners at Pensacola, but
we are informed they have been exchanged so Span
ish troops niade prisoners by the British in the Weft-
Indies.
'" AR RE TOWN, May 30.
Extr ? ft of a letter from, London, dated 6th April.
ear? in the 'dg^fl expeaatious from the change
-of the m niftry—This much y<u may depend on, that
the independence of America will not be ratified by this
government. Sould America refufe terms sho r t of in
dependence, it is difficult to fay in what manner Bri
tain will carry on the war ; though I am of opinion,
that for a time it will be on the defenfive, and spirited
ly off nfive against the French and Spaniards, whilst
we have some hopes of negociating a peace with Hol
land.
" The admirals of the firft diflin&ion are now em
ployed,and perfect unanimity appears among the peo
ple;.the late ministers, like good and great men, de
clare that they will do every thing in their power to
promote that unanimity in the councils of the nation,
which they were so unfuccefsfui in, during their be
ing in office. I think we have every thing to hope
from the change. Remember this, the indepen
dence of America will not be ratified by this govern
ment."'.
June 4. The latter end of last week a party of loy
al militia near Orangeburg made prisoner a major Tho
mas Middleton, whom they soon after paroled, and
the day after returned fafe into camp.
On Friday last arrived here the brig Mercury, laden
with coffee, cotton and sugar, in fourteen days from
Port-au-Prince, bound for Philadelphia, taken by his
majefly's sloop of war Fury, on the 27th of last month,
in latitude 29 N.
The prize brings accounts of 21 fail of the French
line having arrived at Cape Francois, most of them in
a very shattered condition. The person put on board
of her from the Fury, which left Jamaica about the
fame time that the brig failed from Port-au-Prince,
mentions, that fir George Rodney had arrived at that
inland with twenty fail of the line, and his eight prizes,
La Ville de Park, PGlorigux, FHedor, the Ardent,
American News.
SALE M, June 13,
le Jason and le Caton, ships of the line; PAimable fri
gate, and la Ceres sloop ; that on board of La Ville de
Paris, a number ofchefts of dollars were found, to the
value of 250,0001. Sterling ; that the French ship which
funk in the adion was le Valiant, not la Diademe, as
was firft said ; that the vessel which fir James Wallace
was in chace of, and supposed to be l'Aftrea, proved
to be the Fury sloop of war, on her way from Engl nd
to the fleet with dispatches: that fir Samuel Hood,
with a tquadroo of nine fail, and commodore Afflick
with fix fail of the line, were left cruizing to windward,
off Hispaniola, in order to intercept a fleet of transports
which were expeded to go down thither ; and that an
embargo was laid on all vessels in Jamaica, whereby a
number of seamen might the sooner be collected, to
fill up the compliments of the different vessels. A cir
cumflance is added, the mentioning of which is diftref
ling to humanity, that the whole crew of the le Vali
ant, which funk in the action, was drowned.
JUNES
Extra's from the orders and regulations made and efia
blifhed, after the capitulation of the island of New-
A nation who have shewn themselves so heartily
disposed to exterminate us, we should ever be at en
mity with, at leaf! we should never be their friends.
Pursuant to an order of Orphans Court for the city
and county pt Philadelphia,
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
The 24th day of July, at Four o'clock in the After
noon, at the House o' DEOWALD STORK, at the
cc rner of 1 hird and Bro ^n-ftreets, in Camp-town,
A Certain Lot or Piece of GROUND,
fauatc on the weft fide of Third (freer, between
Brown-street and Poplar-Lane, in the Northern-Li
berties of the chy of Philadelphia ; containing 20 feet
in front on said I hird-ftreet, and extending 215 feet
towards Fourth-street : late the r^al -state of Nicholas
Miller, deceased. MARY KINSLEY, Adminitratrix.
Philadelphia, July 2, 1782.
Providence, May 15, 1782.
No. 5. Those inhabitants, whoare owners of priva
teers now at fra, have liberty to fit out and fend a ves
sel or vessels to go in quest of the (aid privateers, with
in ten days after the date hereof : and those privateers
which shall arrive in port within two months, (had re
majii be property of the said inhabitants, but their ar
tibery, ammunition, powder and warlike Hore a r e to be
delivered up agreeable to the capitulation.
No. 6. All trading vessels belonging to the inhabi
tant ,wjch are at present on their voyages, are, on their
return here, to be rhe property of their refpt&ive own
ers, without inoleftation but a report of the fame,
and proof or property, must, on their arrival, be made
to the S.panifh governor. True extraQs,
Aiteft. W M . BRADFORD,
Secretary of the Province.
June 8. On Thursday Lilt arrived here a polacre,
wi'h a flag of truce from Bavanl, having on board
nearly two hundred of the prisoners, seamen and sol
diers, which the.Spaniards had taken in Welt-Florida.
[have observed (fays a co respondent) with fomeun
eafrae s, that many people, who ought to know better,
are as much difeouraged and de; Red about the late
loss our allies have met with in the Weft Indies, as if
their whole navy was destroyed. As connected with
France, for Heaven's fake let us not be frighted before
we or they are hurt. Who ever expected that wars
could ba carried on and battles fought, where vidcry
is often the effedof chance only, without loss to both
the contending parties. He is a filly pilot and a raw
sailor who, when he embarks, hopes to meet with no
thing but fair gales and smooth seas. It is contrary to
the constitution of nature, and none but idiots can in
either case entertain the idea. For my part I confider
the loss as trifling in itfeif, the few months delay it may
occasion in ending the war is all that affe&s pie The
surrender of Minorca, St. Kitts, &c. and the profpe& of
the fpe-dy redußion of Gibraltar, are confederations
that must convince Britain, that tie capture of a few
ships are not ng in comparison to the solid firokes the
French and Spaniards ^re daily making at her power
in foreign parts.
Twenty-two vessels are arrived at the eastward from
Europe and the Weft-Indies.
A correspond nt proposes, that mon .meets (hould be
erected by the friends of all such as have already fallen,
or that may hereafter fall in the course of this war;
containing inferiptions to,the memory of their depart
ed friends, and declaring in.what manner they fell ;
whether in open battle, or by private affa ffinations,'
prison ships, &c. &c &c. Where a number fall to
gether in action or otherwise, one monument to be
raised at or near the place at public expence. These
he observes will be numerous in every part of the con
tinent ; many of which will record the most horrid
deeds. The generous youths of after ages, cannot fail
to swear upon the firft o them, as upon an altar, eter
nal enmity to that barbarous nation, who so wanton
ly heaped upon their fore-fathers such calamities;
and which oath they will renew with frefh ardour,
whenever any one of these faithful hilorims shall pre
fect itfeif to their view. Perhaps too, 'twould be an
additional incitement to our friends in the field to re
fiea; that should they fall the generous facrifice will
be handed down to pofierity : who will not only feel a
kind of dignified pride, in having descended from such
a race, but will also revenge their deaths to the latest
ages.
Philadelphia, July 4.
It it reported, that a party of about 500 volunteers,
who marched under the command of colon I Craw '
ford, from the neighbourhood of Fort Pitt, against an
Indian settlement called Sandulki, wer attacked witn
in nine miles of that place, and were obliged to retire.
When the lad accounts came from them they were at
Mufkingham and it is said that about thirty of the
party are killed and wounded. Colonel Crawford is
miffing.
p AN-AWA Y from Ms. Steuart, on Monday
XT night rift, the 17th instant, from Mr Francis
Hall's, near Queen's-town, A very White MUI AT
TO MAN, named,J,C K GREEN, fo^.^X
the firoame of PRAYj: he is about 21 years of age <
feet 4. or sin his high, stout made, has fort ) 5
light coloured hair, underfills weaving and lh',em kl
ing in the rough way. He had on when he went
%-, a short country cloth coat of a Lght drab c< lour,
.with a vest of the fame; he tok with him also a 1
coat and sundry other clothes that'are not or^ci,
remembered) so as to be particularifod, • ith a ir of
boots and fours. Whoever talc 3 up'^d feeder he
above described Perl n, f c tha his r: dTrm 2 & -et him
a^ain (living hear Annapolis) ihaJJ, ri fide; the Re
ward, receive all charges.
J une 20 CHARLES STEUART.
R AN-AWAY from the fubferiber, inn
keeper in Philadelphia, A NEGROR MAN.
named JACK, between 50 and 60 years of age, grey
header l , abour five fiet .fix inches high remarkably
talkative, fays he is free; it is thought he is gone to
the ironworks near Chrißr. Whoever delive s him
to the fubferiber, or secures him ih any gaol, (hall have
the above Reward and reafonaMp Charris paid, b
DAVID M'MOOTRtE ' ,
June 17. WILLIAM CARSOA.
Six Dollars Reward.
Y¥7 HER EAS my daughter, ANNE El I2ABFTH
V V SHLECHTER, has left me, her father with
out reason, and has t hen up money at fever.il peaces
on my account, this is to forwarn all persons from crust
ing her or lending her any money on my account, as
I will pay no d bt or her contrasting : And whomever
apprehends the f id Anne Elizabeth Shlechter,anJ brings
her to me on the Ridge road) about three,-miles from
this city, or gives information, so that I may ^t her
apain, shall have the above reward. The faid'girl is
about 16 years of age, and had on when flic went away,
a striped linfey petticoat and a white linen short pown
„JOHN SHLECHTER."
Phil^-bbb., June 26. t 7 B ? .
T HE Prnnerfhip of STEWART and
rOTTEN, having expired the ad instant,
t^o who ha e.ny devnahds agairft them, are requit
'd tu .all or..the fubferibers far payment; who are du
ri authored to fettle the affairs of the late Company •
and all tuofe indebted to them, a,e likewise rrc'^J
to mfcharge the fame as Iron as possible.
JAMES and ALEXANDER STEWART
Ph l ? ,d. July 3 , >782.
r o BE SOL D, A
MESSUAGE of L A N D, lying in Germantown ;
conta n ng about three acres, with the walls of
a Dicing, (the tenement destroyed by B itifh fury)
2nl a variety of fruit trees, <nd brook o w.d, r
rung oy the fame; said Land is situated near the cen
^b°ve-mentioned town. Enquire oppefae
the New Ferry, in Arch-street— ''
Where the F IGU R E of
General Arnold and the Devil,
in full Length, in Wax-Work, are to be SEEN
FOR SA L E.
Two TRACTS or LAND, situate on a 1^ run
A the caff frteof a path leading f ^ Little
to Susquehanna, in the county of Buffurd. A good
title will be given the purebUer. Ore ra & coding
353 acres ; the other 290 acres, with the allowance of
fix per cent, for roads. These trafts are of an excel
Ent foil, and finely fitrnfr. Fr r farther particulars
Enquire of SAMUEL D. LUCENA, Brok er, i. Nor
ris'sAlley, or at the Coffee Houft. July 4.
TO EE SOLD,
A smart, adive, NEGROE BOY, about
twelve years of age. Enquire of CLE^
MENT SMITHS at the city Work-house.
Au&iori of Furniture.
On TUESDAY next, th, 9 th instant, at NINE
o'clock in th; Morning,
Will be Sold at Public Vendue,
At th? < vv VENDUE-STORE, the Blowing Articles:
f TABLE Scr of Nankeen China, a Tea table dit
' '° : ' '"'non China, D canters, and a Variety of
ini Queens Ware, Looking.Ghlfiu a Tea-Urn,
":'k B " * Plate.Wa m^rs," Andiron, Fenders,
C.ndlettKks, elegant Prints, Brackets, a C ^ 2 Slab,
^ohogany an Walnut Tables, Chairs, Barbus &c.
Mahogany and Poplar Bedrtead, £ r ? s , CountapLes,
Rugs, Blankets, B.d and Window Curtins Table
L^en, a Settee an Eafy-Chdr, Carpets, Kitchen
^mture &. & c with a Variety of valuable and use-
Articles not particularifed h^e.
Jal; 4. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
*, The holders of Continental j.o&^i
Office Certificates are earned, ^ueftecl
to meet at the State-House, io-nerrow
morning, at ten o'clock, to cencert a
mode of application for the purpose of
procuring jutace to be done to the credit
tors ot the public.
Eight Dollars Reward.
Ten Pounds Reward.