The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-03-03 00:00:00, page 1

WAS LO S T,
On Friday Evening, the 23d of February, at the Col
lege, during the Play,
A large cocked Beaver Hat,
almost new, large deep crown, lined with white linen
Whoever has found the fame, and will deliver it to
ISAAC PARRlSH,matter, opposite Christ-church, Se
non'™ '" h ° °" d * ") "'a" receive TWO HUN-'
DRED DOLLARS Reward, or more if required &
ALSO, was LOST or LEF T,
at feme perfju's house in this cirr, but whe-e f^ot
A brown Marten-Skin Muff,
lined with a changeable Taffita. Whoever has found
lame, or got iun possession, and will deliver it to the
Printer of this paper, fhail be handfomdy Rewarded,
and receive the 1 hanks of the Owner.
TO BE SOL D,
On ^EDNESD^r,
The Seventh Instant, at TWELVE o'Clock, at the
Coffee-houfe,
Four French Brass Cannon,
Four-pounders, with a Quantity of round Shot to suit
them.
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
THURSDAY,
In every Week, beginning at TEN o'clock in the
Moaning, where all kinds of Goods, Wares, Merchan
dize, Houins, Lands, Vessels, Horfrs, Carriages, Houf
hold Furniture, W e ring Apparel, &c. &c. &c. will be
Sold to the belt Advantage.
His Employers may depend upon every Attention
being paid to their Interest, and wil always Experience
thegreateft Punctuality and Expedition in the fettling
their Accounts. °
M'Knight and Round,
At their Store on the e^ft fide of Second street, the
fourth door below Chefnut-ftreet,
Have for Sale, Wholesale and Retail,
A Variety of Goods suitable for the present and com
ing Seaton : Amon^ which are,
FEBR UAR Y 26, 17$!.
The Subferiber begs leave to acquaint the
PUBLIC in general ard hit FRIENDS in particular,
THAT A
Public Auction will be held,
ON
WILLIAM BROWN, Auctioneer.
N. B. As it conduces very much to the
Tntereft of bis Employers in the Sale of their Goods
i^at the Public Ihouid be informed cf the particular
^ort or Kind for Sale on each Vendue Day, it is re
quested that all P.rlors who mean to favour his Store
'with their Commands, would fend them as early as
convenient, that the Bell-man may have an opportu
nity of making them as public as possible.
BLUE, white, and buff
CUliiners,
Superfine white Broad
cloth,
Linens,
Humhums,
Striped, jaconet, and hook
Mullins,
Brown and white thread
Hofr,
Mtns and womens white,
coloured; and purple
leather Gloves,
Purple and coloured lea
t: er Mitts,
Breit white fi k Stockings,
Superfine scarlet and green
Cambl ;ts,
Cambricks and Lawns,
Nankeens,
Ginghams,
A large Parcel of Gownd Silks, viz.
Luteftru^e, - Brocades am! Manter.:: Alfa, Med ;3,
Persians and Sarfnets; and the heft H/bn Tea.
Southwark ^u^ion-Store,
SATURDAY,
VOL. X. 1
^l^fo® ^^^ f^ft,
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
M^rinetand Gauze,
Mininet Handkerchiefs,
Ditto Aprons,
Bandino, cotton romalfs,
ficktufey and gauze
Handkerchiefs,
BL:k, blue, green, and
pink Moreens,
Sewing Silk,
English Pins,
White-chappie Needles,
Black Velure,
Crmf&o and blue Plush,
Brwn, black and greets
IDurov,
!Black Prunella,
Ribbands,
Blond and black Lace,
Thread of all Sizes.
Skelleton Wire,
Published every TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
V ESTERDAY the Triton sloop of war, cap-
I rin Eldert Kraay, arrived in the Texel, from
", St. Euftatia, with dispatches for their High
"Mightinefa the States General, the principal con
tents of which are, That' on the 9th of August lass
seven English men of war, belonging to the squadron
under the command of admiral Rodney, pursuing
Some American merchantmen, which took refuge in
the port of the island St. Martin, belonging to the
government of St. Euftatia, appeared off the port of
the laid island, and attempted to make themselves maf
terr, by means of force, of the laid American veffvis.
The commander of the island of St. Martin, at the
requisition of the American captains, sent a message
to the English commander, acquainting him, " That
hi, attempt was a breach of the laws of nations, in
committing hostilities upon the territory of a neutral
power ; and in cate he would not desist, he should be
under the necessity of protecting the vessels which had
taken refuge in the port." To this the English com
mander returned for answer, " That if the governor
of St. Martin would make the leaftattempt to oppose
his taking the American Ships in the laid port, he
would immediately put the whole igand to the fire and
sword." The governor of St. Martin thereupon sent
another message, requeuing to. know " whether the
English commander had orders from his court to aft
in that manner, and in that case he should be glad to
receive his resolutions in writing." Ta this the Eng
hfh commander immediately answered in the affirma
tive, and complied with the request ; and then, with
out waiting for any further message, manned the Ame
rican ships, cut their cables, and took them out to sea
with him.
These proceedings, answering in every refpe& to a
public declaration against thia republic, the whole na
t'°.°,^ curious to fee what resolutions their High
Mightinesses will take thereupon. It is however hoped,
that the excels to which the English navy has already
carried the abuse of its power will fopn be restrained
in a much narrower compafr. The late proceedings cf
the court of Portugal, and the order of the king of
Morocco, as well as the confederacy of the northern
courts, fufficientiy prove, that all these powers are
heartily tired of the over-bearing insolence and bru
tality of that nation.
Paris, Sept. 20- Several expresses are lately arrived
here from Spain, but the contents of their dispatches
is kept lecret. By them we learn, howeyer, that the
English prisoners brought into Cadiz, are extremely
Satisfied with the moderation and good usage they
met with from ail Spanifli and French officers in that
port. All their eff^s/and even their jewels and their
purses have been left untouched, and all the officers
have been released upon their parole.
It is as yet uncertain, whether count d'Eftaign, who
was to have arrived on the 23d or 24th at Cadiz, will
take the command of the combined fleet, in Europe, or
whether he will go with a ftrppg Squadron to America.
Some preparations now making by the court of Spain,and
the Squadron fitting out at Brest, make it more appa
rent that the latter will be the case, though the most
profound Secrecy is observed by both courts upon that
point.
Our court, justly moved by the sensibility which the
king of Spain has manifefted against the different ma
nceuvres which have been put into practice to impede
his operations, has alf> ordered the ftrifteft enquiries
to bt mide After thole persons who have firft propagat
ed the alarm in the commerce, and infefted the public
prints with Such notorious ftilehoods and calumnies.
Elfingnor, Sept. 30. A fleet of 105 English mer
chant ships arrived here on the 28th instant from the
North Sea, under convoy of five men of war, and yes
terday five more merchantmen, under the protection
of two armed cutters, all of the fame nation, entered
th:s port. This is a proof that, since the war with
America, % gland must look to the northern countries
of Europe for Several commodities which they formerly
used to draw from that continent. The wind from the
North Sea for the Sound being fair, Several Ships of
other nations are aifo arrived here, which makes our
harbour very crouded.
O&. 11. If therf were any symptoms of good sense
or good policy in our court, the present favourable
circumflances for opening a negociation with America,
would bring them into view. Unfortunately for this
country, the fame fatal fyltem, and the fame fatal pe-
AMSTERDAM, October 5.
L O ND O N.
® R, THE
THE
licy are to be continued ; and another extravagant,
and to this country ruinous, campaign in America, is
to be provided for. The late success in Carolina, and
the capture of Mr. Laurens, which might, perhaps,
be turned to our advantage, have so overjoyed our mi"
nifters (who are but little accustomed to joy) that they
have loft all fight of the welfare of ur. mother country,
and are madly thinking of nothing but prosecuting a
war, which all Sober men fay, and every year hrs told
us, must end, sooner or later, in the delusion of
our army.
Lord Cornwallis himfelf, (peaks not confidently of
the consequences of his viftory- His words are, "the
rebel forces being at present dispersed." This was ,
exa&ly the case, when general Burgoyne took Ticon
deroga. What was the confequeuce @i general Bur
goyne's vi&orv ?—a vi&ory mucn more brilliant than
lord Cornwallis's, and for which the most genera! re
joicings were nude all over England ? The remains of
the fugitive array rallied, another commander was ap
pointed, and the a&ion at Bennington was the firft
consequence. No man can undertake to far, what
will be the consequences of lord Cornnadis's 'fuccefs?
but judging of the future, by " : | the past," we may
Safely fay, that such partial successes Serve only to en
courage a passion for the war, without answering any
good purpose whatever. °
Lord Cornwallis also fays, that general Gates'# army
consisted of above seven thousand men: his lordship
does not account for more than two thousand ; con
fcquently there are upwards of five thousand, who are
alive " to fight another day." Will not these five
thousand coiled, rally, and form again ? Will th^y
not be reinforced ? Will not lord Cornwallis's “ in
flidion of exemplary punishment," make it a war of
desperation ? Can any man of common sense suppose,
that lord Cornwallis, who, by his own account, had
not two thousand men (which by the last a&ion are
diminished 300, and are without the possibility of re
ceiving any assistance from New-York) can oppafe, for
any time, the united force of Virginia, and the two
Carolinas ? The very idea is so romantic and wild
it is fit for no other persons to reason upon, but those
who are of his majefty'smeft honourable privy council.
Before the taking of Charles-Town, the northern
colonies were languid, in making their preparations
for war ; but as Soon as that event was known, such
an universal Spirit of vigour and alacrity was Seen
among all ranks, as hath not happened during the war.
The fame Spirit will manifeft itfelf throughout all
America when the news of lord Cornwallis's action
is made public. l
Every sincere and intelligent friend to the interests
and happiness of this country, must ardently with, that
the minitters would seize the present moment of 'fuc
cels, before news of any disaster arrives, in offering;
terras of peace to America, or opening a negotiation
through Mr. Laurens.
In the beginning part of lord Cornwallis's letter, he
describes his own htuation, which was desperate enough,
and fays, that he had " left Charles-Town Sufficient
ly garrisoned, and provided for a siege.” Wb) write
these words, if he did not apprehend it would be be
figed ? And could there be any fufpuion of fueh an
operation, if there was not a force Somewhere for that
purpose?
Before the news from Carolina, it was determined-^
the cabinet, to fend ten more regiments to America
but there was some doubt relative to the disposition of
the people to prosecute the war ; the matter i; now de
cided, and a messenger is sent to Lord Buckingham
to know how far it will he acceptable to Ireland t&
part with four thousand more of her regular troops
which are to be embarked immediately, together with
large draughts from the army here. With refpeft to
Ireland, however reluftmt she may be to lend her
troops for the American war, her own peculiar filia
tion will certainly lead her to with to be delivered
from every mercenary soldier in the kingdom, since
she has proved the power and proteaion of her native
volunteers ; and as for England, we have already ex
perienced her versatility too often, to doubt, that the
present temporary success will agnn buoy up map,
people with hopes, who had already shewn Symptoms
of acknowledging the delusion, and induce them to
Support administration in the pursuit of those fleeting
Ihadows/ which every now and then present them-
Selves in the shape of victories.
oa. 1% Governor Johnftone is about to return to
Lisbon, to exercise his approved talent for negociati
on, and to counteract the little paltry manoeuvres of
those contemptible politicians, the amhafidors from
the courts of France and Spain.
Oft. 13. Y^fterday the young prince was privately
baptized by the bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, by
the name of Alfred.''
MARCH 3; „$&
[ NUMB. 712.