The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-10-13 00:00:00, page 2

SCRIBLERUS's Remarks on the Address
of the Governor and Council of the city of New-
York to Prince William Henry.
*' Mey it please your royal, highness,
*' To permit me with the members of his majefly's
" council, to hail your aufpioous arrival on the A
" merican shore."
rpHIS pompous all hail ! reminds me of a poor
1 fellow who went to London, where he had never been
before, to visit some distant relations he had there;
the very day he reached the city, be was taken up on
suspicion of theft and put into New Gate ; his relations
bearing of his disaster went to the prison and very for
mally welcomed him to the city of London.
" At the fame time fuffer me to express the congra
" tulations which all the inhabitants by their chief
" majeftrate, have commissioned me to convey to your
" royal highness."
No sooner hath this eloquent governor a(ked one fa
vour but he proceeds immediately to request another.
Having been permitted “ to hail" the auspicious
arrival of the prince (who I suppose has been traufport
ed to America at the expence of the crown to barn
good behavi ur, agreeably to the custom of former
times) but he prays to be suffered to express the
congratulations of all the inhabitants; and how he has
expressed their Congratulations, it is the purpose of
these remarks to (hew. It must be confeftthat the
word suffer is here happily chosen; as his royal
highness, if he had any sense at ad, must have been in
a state of fufferance whilA he attended to such a ful
some and puerile address : especially if the thought oc
curred to him, as it naturally #ould, that there was a
day when his arrival would indeed have been celebrat
ed by all the inhabitants, not of the confined garri
son of New York, but of the extensive dominions of
then British America: or if he recollected, which he
could hardly avoid, that whilflthis renowned governor
was paying his Swkard compliments within the lines of
the garrison, millions of good people were cursing his
father's .name and family, without those lines.
" On the report of your conning we felt our obliga
" tions to our gracious king for this new and signal
" proof of his regard. Your royal highness's appear
" ance augments our gratitude by improving our idea
" .of the extent of his goodhefi."
Here we are told that the bare report of the.prince's
coming made this worthy governor and council feel
their gratitude to their gracious sovereign ; which fajd
gratitude, it may be supposed, lay dormant and in a
slate of insensibility till roofed by the aforefaid report.
—Now if the report only of this great event was able
to awaken their sleeping gratitude, what must be the
case when he aaually appeared in propria persona?
We are told in the very next sentence, that his coming
not only awakened but augmented their gratitude by
im/tving their idea of the extent of his majefly's
goodness. Observe, gentle reader, the philosophical
defence of this compliment. Our ideas of unmeafur
able extent are not capable of improvement. The
ideas of an inch, a foot, a yard, a mile, &e. are per
fect and complete. Could our ideas of extent be at all
improved, we should form some notion of infinity.
It is plain therefore that the governor and council of
New-York, by their modest declaration of the im
provement of their ideas or extent, mean to insinuate
that his majefly's goodness to them is hi fad infi
nite.
«' Your presence animates every loyal breaff, the
«' glow in our own, persuades us you are formed to
" win every heart, a rebellion that grew upon preju
" dice, should fink at the approach of so fair a repre
'' fehtation of the royal virtues."
Here again every loyal breast is animated by his
royal prefence —a second intimation, that before this
pretty boy came amongst them, their breads were in
truth dead to loyalty. How lucky it was for his ma
jtfty that this animating youth came in the nick of
time, to raise from the dead, as it were, the loyalty
of this worthy governor and council —had the
said loyalty remained much longer in a trance, it is to
be feared the presence of the whole royal family would
not have been fufficient to reanimate if—it might have
been pad recovery. We are next told his royal high-
Refs is formed to win every heart —and how is this cif
covered ? very easily —by the glow in their own breads
—that is to fay, in the breads of the said governor
and council. Let us reduce this proof to fyllogiftie
form, and it will fland thus, Whoever can by his pre
fence cause a glow in the breads of the governor
and council of the city of New-York, is formed to
win every heart: But your royal highness doth by your
presence cause a glow in our breads, who are the go
vernor and council of the city of New-York: Ergo,
&c. Q E. D. After the loyalty of these fame ho
nourable addressers, had been fuffkiently animated, so
as to raise a glow in their breads, it was natural for
them to turn their thoughts to the rebellion whith
they are confident ought to fink at the approach of so
fair a representation of the royal virtues. Had the
prince, indeed, been of a brown complexion, or diftort
fd iahis person, such extraordinary efferis might not have
been expe&ed; but as the case is, there should of ne
cessity be, in the opinion of these gentlemen, an im
mediate end of the war; and this gracious prince, by
putting a good face on the matter, should do that which
thousands of good faces, with tens of thousands of ug
ly ones, sent over by his father, have not been able to
effe&. Left, however, this miraculous event should
not happen—for the gentleman are guarded at all points
they go on to fay,
« But if a milled fa&ion, not to be vanquished by
« goodness, persists in the war, every man of spirit
" will be proud to fight in a cause for which you ex
pose your life :"
Here we should observe, that it is not two pence
matter what the cause is, whether right or wrong,
ft] ft or unjust,, it the prince exposes his life in it, that
0 Sufficient ; every manof spirit will be proud to fight
roc. / and conftquently he that does not fight in it
urn of fpirit.' Though Burgoyne and his whole
defea ed at Saratoga ; though general Wafh
%:cc, ^a his troops have done this and that and
t'other during the war; though general Greene should
totally rout the British army in South-Carolina;
though Cornwallis and his party should be compelled
to Arrender at diferetion——what is it to the purpose?
Are they men of spirit that have done al) this ?—by no
means-rthey did not fight in a cause for which this
young:prince exposes his life—they are only a " milled
faction not to be vanquished by goodnefs"—er any
thing else, as it seems.
“ May your royal highness bring an accession of
" glory to that distinguished family from which you
" are descended ; and who, as patrons of liberty and
" the protestant religion, have spread blessings among
" nations."^
By this devout prayer we are to underhand that the
said difiinguifhed family have not yet arrived at the
highest pitch of glory —some accession to it is want
ing-his royal highness, however, will, it is hoped,
supply this deficiency. But this family, tho gh not
perfectly glorious, have, it fetma, in tae character of
patrons of liberty, spread blessings among na ions.
What nations they are that have been so bieffed, are
indeed not fpeci£ed. It may be the Baft-Todies are al
luded to, or possibly the island of St. Vincents, or
more possibly the thirteen American Gates, or
mol lpoffibly of all, the aforefaid governor and council
and city of New York. Future hifi6rians will perhaps
clear up this point, and fay what nations they are that
have been Co greatly bluffed by this dininguifh^d family.
In return for this fine address, I is royal highness as
sures the learned governor and council, that he shall
certainly let his pappy know what very, very pretty
things they have said to him on his arrival amongst
them.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
CORUNN A, May iz.
A FR ENCH convoy has entered this port, es
% coated by two frig? es, under the command of
M de la Fayette, in the Atlas; this convoy con
sists of 31 merchant ships, laden with sugar, coffee,
cotton, and other goods ; they set out from Cape Fran
cois the loth, of March, and on the 28th of April, in
fight of St Mary's, they took two English frigates, in
company with which was a man of war, who failed off.
Cadiz, May 23- According to the report of a Swe
dish ffiip arrived in this bay, our fleet was, on the ioth
of this month, off Oporto, fleering northward. The
government have hired thirty fix transports of 250
tons each, for a secret expedition. We have as yet
received mo interefling news from the camp of St.
Roch.
Breast, May 25. We have received letters from the
mini her, ordering all commanders of ships of war, to
protest on all oc afions the Prussian ships. The em
press of Russia and the king of Denmark, have given
similar orders to the officers of their marine.
Yeflerday M. de la Motte Piquet changed his ship,
and hoisted his flag on board ' the Terrible. The king
has made a promotion of 38 captains of ships, 40 lieu
tenants and 52 ensigns. His mafefty has moreover
granted several pensions to such of his marine officers
as diftinguifhecf themselves in the late campaigns, or
who have been wounded ; and also to the widows and
the children of officers who have been killed. Mde
Dampierre, commander of the Diadems, and M. de
Peynier, of the Artefien, have obtained, on this occa
sion, a pension of 1000 livres each on the royal trea
sury. M. Cillart de Juville, commander of the Re
flechi, and M. de Soulanges, of the Sphinx, have re
ceived 8000 livres each, on the order of St. Louis.
Paris, June & It is a general report here, that the
courier sent to Brest a few days ago, carried orders to
M. de la Motte Piquet, to put to sea with all thefhips
that are in readiness; he may consequently fail out
with 16 or 17 ships.
June 7. We learn, that a small shi p arrived at. Co
runna the 19th of lafl month , she belongs to Mr. Du
four, and Est Martinico the 20th of March. The
captain reports having met with Don Cordova's fleet
about 25 or 30 miles south of Cape Finnifterre. It is
thought this fleet is going to Brest
Peterfburgh, June 8. The ratification of the ac
cession of the king of Prussia to the convention of the
armed neutrality, is expected in ten or twelve days.
Paris, June 25. It is said the minifby are d^ermin
ed to fend four ships of the line to the East-Indies. If
this is done, we fnall have an undoubted superiority in
tho'e parts.
Madrid, June ri. The fleet under the command of
Don Cordova, which entered the bay of Cadiz the Bth
instant with five Dutch India ships, is taking provisi
ons on board, and will fail by the 25th at fartheft.
They write from the camp at St. Roche, that the
English madea terrible firing on the 4th instant, being
the king of England's birth day, without doing any
damage.
Madrid, June r 6. The count de Rechteren, envoy
here from the states general, has just received the a
greeable advice, by a courier extraordinary, in 64
hours from Cadiz, of the happy arrival at that port,
on the Bth curt, of five ships belonging to the Dutch
East-India company. The above veffel*, in company
with the Concord, on the 24th of May, near the isles
Corvo and Flores, were attacked by the Tartar English
privateer, captain Hamilton, from Glasgow, carrying
eighteen guns, 32 pounders, fix of 18, and four of fix,
with 135 men. Ac their firft meeting, captain Hamil
ton sent his boat on board the commander, requiring
the surrender of one of the ships ; and on this refu fal
the privateer fired several ffiot, particularly at the Con
cord. The India ships replied vigouroufly, and treat
ed the privateer very roughly. But the Concord ha
ving received several shot under water funk, though
net without saving her crew The privateer availed
herfelf of this opportunity to sheer off. The five ships
then steered their course for Cadiz. The captains of
them report, that three other Dutch Fast Ind amen, of
which as yet we have received no advice, had failed
from the Cape oir the 20th of February.
LONDO N.
June 4. When North Carolina and Virginia fhaft
be recovered, an (event, we hope, at no great distance)
it is Wrongly recommended to government, to grant
them a bounty on haval stores, as an aid highly neces
sary in their present bankrupt situation.
An evening paper of Saturday, fays, that govern
ment have received certain advices that the Spanish,
fleet is a&ualfy out, and that they have been seen cruiz
ing off the Weflern Islands, which is the exaß tra& that
our East India fleet must pursue in their passage home
ward. Government are in daily apprehension of re
ceiving some al rming intelligence concerning this im
mensely valuable convey, as we have no fleet at fez
for their protection but that only under the command
of admiral Digbv, which confids . only of ten fail of the
line, and is totally inadequite to cope with the formi
dable armament of tie Spaniards.
Mr. Burke's speech in the house last Friday, has ack
vanced him in the opinion of all parties, he spoke of the
conduct of lord Sandwich with great candour, and with
a freedom that suited the dignity of a British enator.
We pay this voluntary tribute to the integrity of a mail
who we very candidly confefs " has grown upon our
efleem."
We are at war with four powers by sea and land in
almost all parts of the globe, and yet seldom receive
any accounts of consequence from any qurter for weeks,
and sometimes months together.
It is mentioned in the hidory of lord Burleigh, that
he would answer an hundred petitioners in a morning;
hit humanity being as gr at as his m mory was reten
tive A noble lesson for modern miniflers, who are of
ten so far from answering petitions, that they will not
condefeend to receive them.
Last Monday night a terrible fire broke out at Great
Barwood, in Buckinghamthire, which consumed forty,
three dwelling.houfe§ besides out-houbs, &c.
The miseries of the widows and Children of the foldfo
ers and sailors killed by the Fr nch is too great to de
scribe. Weft themalmoft flarving in our streets, and
the veGrisand ot|c> ;. s Broilers loaded with wealth,
collected from the folly and ; iriofry of our countrymen.
Nothing oas more just than the/ proportion which the
papers mentioned, that a noble gentleman intended to
make, viz. to move the house of commons, that the mo
ney catched by the veflris and other French enemies,
from the follies off e ten, should be taken and applied
to relieve those made miserable by their countrymen.
We can but wish the nohle gentleman would remember
the motion which would be a great erfe to the parishes,
as well as comfort to the poor objects.
Extras of a Liter fr m Ramibury,.May 31.
" I am sorry to acqu int yen of a most dreadful fire,
which happened the 29th of May instant and has de-
Groyed all thehoufes from the late M-Day's down to
Mrs. Pullen's the fhopkeeprr, from John Bacon's to
Sweeper's, all Back-lane, both sides of the way to
Mr. Batfon's, in the whole forty duelling houses, five
barns, one tan.yard, two malt houses, a large quantity
of malt, hops, and corn, with all the back-buildings be
longing to the dwelling houses. ft broke out about
three o'clock; happily no lives were left."
June 6. Accounts of an engagemene between vice
admiral Parker and the Dutch squadron, are expected
with the greatest impatience by ad mini Oration.
It is now become the ton for the well trained part
of the female cavalry to ride alternately on either fide of
their horse, to prevent an ungraceful ambition in the
right shoulder over the Left, which we found the general
consequence of the old system of fide saddle horseman
ship.
Her grace the duchess of Buccleugh hs s sass built,
and will launch in the course of the next week, an ele
gant riding habit, tha. promises from its rea elegance,
to become exceedingly the ton. It is made of a fuper
fine small spotted muslin, trimmed with a simple border
of the fame: There is so much real taste and utility ire
this novel dress, that it cannot fail immediately to
overturn the fuffocky system of red hot cloth riding
habits!
“ Sir,"' said the duke of Devonshire, to the veftris,
when he went the other night unasked to an assembly at
Devonshire house, and was there afeending the great
flairs. Sir, the duchess does not intend to take a lesson
this evening."
Injunctions are already moved for in the court of
chancery to fop the sale of prize goods from Euflatia,
whi h are ready to issue as soon as the fhipsarrive.
Dr Graham's celestial beds are supposed by some of
the cognofeenti, to be by much the compleateft things
in this kingdom : they are made upon fine elastic springs
for the ease and convenience of his patients ; and the
dodorhas prepared an eleDrical machine, fom^thing id
the forn of a cylinder, which by communicating a ge
nial warmth, lets the springs in motion, till the whole
apparatus is properly wound up, and the party is pre
pared for the stroke in a gradual and pleating man
ner.
June ir, The Rose in June, a brig, Richard Jones,
mafler, beloning to Swansea, returning from Falmouth
with convoy,on Monday fe'nnight, struck on a rock off"
Cape Cornwall, anl went down so suddenly, tiiat ho"
taere were several ships in company, and some very
near her, the master and all the hands, except one boy,
perished.
Extract of a letter from the Hague, June 3.
“ The courier winch was sent by the Gates general
to Petersburg, the 18 h of March, to request a catego
rical answer on the part of the empress, relative to
the stipulated fuccours being not yet returned, makes
many peop e apprenfiva that the answer will not be so
favourable as was expeded ; in which case it is pub
licly said, this republic will enter into a treaty of of
fetifive aeddefenfive alliance with France and Spain.
" We have accounts from Hamburgh,that a report
prevails there of a treaty of marriage being on foot be
tween the prince royal of Denmark and the princess,
eldest daughter of the prince royal' of Prussia.
" With regard to the journey of the French ambzf
fador to Paris, some of our politicians imagine that,
that minister apprehending that the answer from the
court of Rufia will not be so favourable as the Gates
general expededit would, which may make them have