The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-08-12 00:00:00, page 2

LI S BO N, Aprils.
COU N T Oyenhaufen, who is at present in the ser
vice of our Court, has been appo ; nted by her Ma
j hy to be he ; Minifler Plenipotentiary at the Court of
Vienna, fur whuh price he will let out on the 15th inH.
Don Michel ) Velenza, cf the illufirious family of
Mrinrance, has ^etn appointed her Majefly's A^baifd
dor at t e Court of M ,drid, and fat out on the 4th inst.
with a numerous retinue for his embassy.
Hamburgh, April 18. Letters from Copenhagen ad
vise that the King of Denmark had ordered (even men of
warto be fitted out iinmedittely, that are to fail as soon
as they are ready, in order to protect the trade and na
vigation of his fubjrfts
UTRECHT, April 23. We hear that the States of
Guides have not only taken a resolution to rc.uM tl>e
fuccours demanded by England of this republic, bw ^0
te mrnifh the rquota so, the intended equipment of 52 ikips
of war. I'teir Noble M^htineffes b,vr moreover mi
joined t' e,r Depot $ 0 the States General to ^care,
“ how pleated their Noble Mightiocffes <.titn the de,
deration and invitation of th Court 0 Kutl vr a qua
druplealliance, defining o fee m toon h< advantages
realized, >y a speedy adnofion 0 the v^ r s of die Court
O! Rbffid"
The Province of Groain^u^n 1 eve dfo font their opt
nion to tie Affemily ofine S e General, r ipedtg
the two Memorials 0! S'r Joseph York' , d manning from
this republic the fuccours which Englan inks the Ivs a
ri- tto require, that opinion is, to refute thefid tuc
Cours ;f o ra: the seven Provinces have all beten 0/ the
fame opinion.
Stocxh lm, April 30. The Oanifh Minister Pleni
potentiary at this Court, has ripely presented a memorial
to our Snifter, in which he notifies "that the King of
Denmark, hit aiaßt had arcedd to the propofiti ms and
the invitation of the Empress of Ruffi 1, for eftablilhing a
fyftern of armed neutrality at ei, for the protection of tue
commerce and navigation or r eir refpeHive fubjeds, in
vrin,, mor~ vr cur M inarch, in the name of his Da
nish Majrily, to accede likew fe to f hefaid propositions.”
Our C not has not yet returned an answer ; but there is
no doubt of our Sovereign adopting the fame fyflem.
LON DO N, May it.
Yesterday a? account was received at the Admiralty
from Admiral Gamb er at Plymouth, containing the fol
lowing m ft unhappy and melancholy intelligence, tuat
a terrible storm 1 opened on Tuesday last off that har
b wr, wbi 1 had Shattered several fllips then lying off the
dv , an tint there was every reason in toe world to
b iv° that ?w) of the best men of war io the service, the
R esof74, and t,e Bienfailant of 64 guns, had both
been ioft in the violence o' s it. They were attempting to
make . eprt when the tempest be an, and were driven
c. jfe, l feitecf every manoeuvre tney could use to the
co^rar/. Wedneftay mernm; t iey were seen from the
heights, bvh difmailed and all pumps going. Soan af
t ey difeppear'd total), and no account of any kind
L^swjce bem received ,concerning them At this pecu-
Ifit of rtio I diftrHs, this is a very great misfer
t^ % which is rendered to much the more terrible, from
the 1 cum'ft icet^t all the hand.-, to the amount of up
wn.ds of atl ufand men, must have met a premature
0:1:01 this thoKio.; occasion. The Bienfaifant was
0 0 the f ritted fa ling v^Trlt in the service, and they
were both ma date of complete equipment, both as to
budding and num. The loss which this event will be at
tended with to the kin dom, cannot be estimated at less
tuan 140,0001 independent of theimmente inconvenience
winch na< ar fe from the deprivation of so large a dum
ber of save and ex,er enced seamen.
Tneinea of appointing Commissioners, who shall cross
t. Atlantic, and treat lor peace with the Americans,
i, again revived. It is proper (from an authority that
cahnot be overthrown) to warn the public, th it such a
measure ©ll only serve to aggravate the burthen of the
national expences. Mr. Adams (a Plenipotentiary, now
at Paris) is near at hand ; and although not permitted to
make the firt proportions is brtaiy an I abfrately irapow
ered tolifien, in the name of the United States, to gene
ral (but not ,@ ocular) overtures.
Abt t ar .meat will certainly be dissolved after their
next riling, the fur re fafe'y of this empire depends up
on th- careful ch>i eof the electors ; for whatever securi
ties to ITerty our laws have fundamentally provided, the
lute rityw i.h depends on the freedom and independ
ency of P-rliam nt is the kev flone that keeps the whole
t^er or. I this b- shaken, our Con fl turion totters ;
if it be qui r removed our Constitution falls to rui^.
The inundation that is to take place of new made Peers
into the Upper ACT mOy, immediately after the summer
r ctfs, is such as as never been hea d of in the records of
Court preferments, since t^efam u creation of the re
nowned TWELVE —Not leu than NINE members of
the Lower Houle are to be advanced to this dignity, of
which the frft is the Speaker. The present Attorney-
General is to be a Peer by the name of Lord Pyfleet, he
could not receive t e honor which was originally report
ed to ^ve been intended for him, of being created Earl
of 3 umamp on, because that title, though absorbed in
a ^perior dignity, is not at this time extinct. The
Dolce ol Grafton poffffes the hereditary right to this
-Earldom and tie eldest tons of tie family will in all
}^abil yin mure assume it.—The toird in this rising
c < ^ue is Lord Germ m;he is allo to walk up to the
r re horrible H^ufe, under the apellatiort of the Earl
ci Drayton. Sir arris Cocks is to be created Lord
Somers Lord Nugent any name hecnufes,but certainly
i tpeerage. And last, the Premier himfelf is to afeend
with the title and dignity of Earl of Kent. There are
three more, whose narr $ however we cannot positively
announce to the public, that are afo intended for a par
ticipation in tris muihroom advancement
Ex act of a letter from Dublin, May 5.
" Yesterday there wisa meeting of the aggregate bo
dy of the ct vens at the Pholfel, at the r'quifition of
the Sheriffs, w^ n was adjourned till Thuriday next,
cctwo' Io: —Counfedor Preflon gave Rotice, up
^ that day foinc buficis wool Ibe agitated of the high
e^md moil momentous consequence to the people, and
e that peculiar nature winch interested the attendance
91dry individual.
The Irifli Colons are determined to have a mutiny
a& in that kingem, which Administration must comply
<rith from necessity ; the Magnates and other civil of
: ficersof the country, having relieved not to issue or exe
cute any billet or warrant but such as have the authority
of arifrifh haiute to faßaify them.
The following is an exaH copy of the Recorder s mo
tion in the House of Commons on Friday last.
46 That it is the opinion of this House, that no new
burthen ought to be laid upon the people, until feme ef
fe&ual treafurec Iball have been taken to diminish th^ en*
created and encreafing influence of the Crown, and to
provides redrels of he abides complained of in the p,
tritons from the different counties, cities, ana towns in
this kingdom.”
Extract of a letter from Aberdeen, May 15.
" On Friday, passed by to the northward, the Leith
and ITrerSifters, armed vefftls, and seven large armed
tra;ip -' ; bound, it iafaid, for Quebec, with stores and
pfovifions."
Ext/ lof a letter from Chatham, May 18, 1780.
" W have h d fevetal riots this week in this town and
ring T ,urhopd between the naval, military, and dock
yar men : scarce a nightpaffes without hearing of three
or f?ur of them bring dan?eroufly wounded, and on
Tue ^y night, three of these desperate wretches received
t eir death woundsin a fray on the fair ground, and are
•Since dead "
HOUSE of COMM 0 N S, May 18.
As er I me important business the House went into
Commitiee 011 Mr. Burke's bid, when they took into con
filtration the clauft for the aboliti ra 0 master of the buck
h urns, &c. On a division the clause was thrown out,
there being,
Againfl it, —— 75
For it. - 49
A clause, proposing that all small pensions be paid at
the Exchtcqutr without fee or reward, Shared the fame
fate.
For this Ciafs the number were, 79
Agamft it, * 115
Majority — 36
Mr. Burke, finding himfelf thus foiled, declared he
fliould not divide the Committee any more, and the re
ma'inder of the clauses having been read and rejeded, the
House then brok- up,
Friday 19. Teßecorder reverted to the petitions of
the people. The Houle, hetaid, had agreed that the in
fluen e of the Crowm was too great, and ought to be di
mihifh d. But what had been done by it to diminish that
influence ? Nothing, except paffingthe contractor's bill ;
and small as that was, the Lords bad taken care to rob the
people as it, by setting themselves up as the befi jud
ges who ought and ought not to fit in that Hmfe, Yet
&hat it was proper to grant the people fom< redress, p
peared from their resolution ot the 6t of April ; how
that redress might be obtained was a fit fubjeß of enqui
ry. As to his part he knew of no way so eff €<v las
with-holding the supplies. As he could ot confect to
lose the only means of pro u ing redress for the people, so
he would not fuffer te Malt Bill to pals througiithe
Hewe, till fomethiog mould be done in c ampliance with
the prayers of the people. He con luded therefore by
moving " Tn:t no further supply be granted to his Ma
jesty, till thesev r ral petitions from York, London, &c.
were properly attended t>"
This motion was fecohded by Mr. Hartley ; after which
Lord North was goieg to (peak, when a Member cal
ling out for the question, rhe fame was put, and negati
ved by a majority of 35 there being,
For it, 54
Agaiqft it, 89
-Mr. Hartley then rose to urge what he intended to
h- e said on the Recorder's motion. He desired the
King's speech to be read ; on which he observed, tat
though supplies were demanded in it to enable his Ma
jefly to torn his arms against the enemies of his people,
yet the ferns granted were app led to other, and most in
famous purposes.
Tilt House then went into the Malt bill, the third rea
ding of which the Recorder moved might be put off to
this day fortnight. On this motion a division took place
When thereapre. n d,
For it, - - 43
Again ft it, - - io 3
Majority, - 60.
The bill was then read clause by clause ; andon the in
frftion of a single word.,in one elaufe another jivifion
took place, when the majority was 76, the numbers being
105 to 29.
The House having affeft gone through the whole bill,
the Speaker put the question, “ Ti,at this bill do pass,”
on which they gain d vided, when there appeared,
For passing the bid - j 36
Against it, - - 59
Sir Gry Cooper was then ordered to carry it up to the
Lords, at half pafl nine the House adjourned.
HOUSE of LORDS, Monday, May 22.
The House met yesterday f.r the firft time since the
recess. The Malt bill *a& brought up from the Lower
House, and was read a&fttimL •
Tne Marquis of Rockingham rose and ebierved, that
it wa a bill of the utmost importance, and it was abso
lutely necessary, for the information of the House, that
witnesses sh uld be cled to th, bar, and he hoped that
their Lordships would attend fenoufly to its passage, and
not lay so heavy a burthen on the people of this country,
without the fulleft aflurance that the tsx wag equal at
lead, if it was not easy. This day was appointed for
the second reading.
Reading, Mty 20. The ceremony of feowering
and cleaning that noble monument of Saxon antiquity
the White Horse, on the fide of Cukamfly.hill, in this
country, wa ^ celebrated on Whit-Monday, with great
joyous feftivity ; besides the customary divetfions of
norte racing, foot-races, &c. many uncommon rural rfi
verfions and feats of activity, were exhibited, to a
greater number of fpe&ators than ever assembled ou any
firmer occafi@r ; upwards of 50,000 performs were pre
lent, and among them most ot the nobility and gentry
of this and the neighbouring counties, and the whole war
ccrc'uded witbouf ^n, m.te :al teedtent.— The original
of rhis remarkable piece of antiquity is variously rela
ted but most rathon describe it a monument to perpe
tuate feme figna v &^ry gained nsar the spot by some
of cur molt anrient Saxon Princes. Tie space occupi
ed by this figure it more than an acre of ground.
Newcastle, Mar 20 Another general meeting
of the Fret Bu<geffes, Freeholders, ard principal inhi
bitants < fthis town, is appointed to be held at the
Guildhall here, on Wednesday the 31st inst. at cl ven
o'clock in the foreno^, to receive ,the report of the
Committee for conducing the) late petition to Parlia
ment for retrenching the expenditure of the public mo
ney, and no other special tufin fs.
The Irlfh have lately commenced a violent attack on the.
Duke of Leinfter, charging him with tergiverfation, and af
fecting that be has accepted the promise of a blue ribbon, as.
the means of peace between him and Government. Should his
Grace quit the patriotic cause there, his interest joined with
tl at of Lord Shannon, can give any turn to a parliamentary
question that tlrey may ju # ge proper.
The late Duke of Leinfter, when Earl of Kildare, was a
violent opposer to Government It wa thought proper to make
him a Marquis, and hrs oppefition so i some time ceased. Am
bition was, however, the filft principle of his heart, and he
again turned Patriot. Theconfequ nee was a Dukedom, and
he once more affixed Gow # ernent. His Grace was now thought
a f cure friend—but the kemon ofambition would not let him
rest. He solicited the Lieutenancy of , Ireland, and actually
obtained the appointment, for a few hours. Thea&, how
ever, was thought impolitic, and his Grace being so given to
underhand, again changed sides, was Gripped of his Master
ship of the Ordnance, and regiment of Artillery; and ever
after continued a mo" violent t atriot! If his successor, with
the title, inherits the pri* ciples of his mother's hufliand, the
blue ribbon will be but a temporary tie on his Grace's conduct.
T R E N T O N, August 9.
By a letter from Camp, dated the 2d inst. we are in
formed, that the British army are encamped at White-
Stone, on Long-Island, about twenty mile from New-
York, where it is said they are intrenching, in conse
quence of an expeded visit from the combined armies of
France and the United States.
We hear ihat two brigades of Light Infantry of the Con
tinental rmy, consisting of near 2000 men, are now at
the White Plains, under the command of the Marquis
de 1/ Fayette.
We he r from Philadelphia, that Col Pickering, late
Member of the Hon Board of war, is appointed Quart
ermaster General of the United States, in the room of
General Greene, whole resignation has been accepted by
Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12.
A few davs ago, as Captain Davidson Derham, in the
fchoooer Chance, bound to St. Euftatia, was going
down cur b* , he was ran ashore upon the Overfalls,
when the vessel filled with water; some part of her floret
will he lived.
Sore our ?aft was lent into this port, by the privateer
brigs Fair American and Holker, a valuable prize Chip
leaded with 300 pipes of Madeira wine.
In CONGRESS, June 25, 1780.
WHEREAS it has been reported in order to seduce
the citizens 0 the States of South Carolina and Georgia
from tieir allfgi ace to these United States, that a trea
ty of peace between America and Great Britain was a
bout to take pla e, 10 which those two States would be
ceded to Great Britain,
Resolved unanimously, That the said reporris insidi
ous and utterly void of foun^ ation 1 that this confederacy
is most sacredly pledged to fopport the liberty and in
dependence of every one of its Members, and in a firm
reliance on the Divine blessing, will unremittingly perse
vere in t' eir exertions for the eflablifhment of the fame,
and also for the recovery and preparation of any and eve
ry part of these United States that has been or may here
after be invaded or peffeffed by the common enemy.
Extract from the Minuses,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'y.,
To JOHN MORGAN, Esq ; M. D. F. R. S. M. B. L.
P. QR. S. &c. &c. &c. &c. ,
SIR,
To expert from you " a serious refutation of such bare
faced truths, and such demonflrable assertions as were
contain'd in my last papers," would be indeed to fub
jea you to a very arduous talk, and to presume “ on the pa
tience of the public." —I forefaw you would be in a fad dilem
ma and pitied you.—As it would have been folly in you to
have attempted to disprove these charges, and as it could not
be expelled so great a man should acknowledge the errors of
bis way, or ask a pardon, it was well enough in you to pass
them by entirely. And considering how long a thirst of revenge
for imaginary wrongs has engreffed your foul, it was extreme
ly natural for you to suppose every individual who could crimi
nate your conduct o analize your heart, under the influence
ot that man, whom having intended most inhuman injury you
can never forgive.—But your sagacity fails you, y u ar. de
teded in your fubterfuges, and despised for the littleness es
your inventions.
l also, Sir, " with the greatest reluPance was constrained
to commit one word to print," foreign to my original inten
tion of simply exhibiting the consistency and integrity of your
condud towards me. I “ mean also to referee myfelf till the
determination of civil justice on your libels, (ball fit my
pen at liberty , when, it will be well for Dofelor Morgan, if
feme "of the i feAs hatched in the fur, thine of Mal Admilif
tration" do not prove of that species who can " ftingto th#
quick ;" by the disclosure of truths which (hall make his very
tars to tingle.
JOHN BROWN CUTTING.
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