The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-04-25 00:00:00, page 3

BOSTO N, April it.
The authentic accounts we have lately received of the
coDclufion of a new treaty between France and the dates
of Holland, is very important: It dertroys all idea of
a Separate peace between England and that republic.
The treaty with France has been for some time warm
ly demanded by the old republicans of Holland, and
opposed with every art by the British party. Though
it has not yet come to America/ we may reasonably
suppose it contains articles highly interfiling to both
the contrasting parties, since upon the foundation of
this treaty, which has been for- some time in (ecret
agitation, we have a certain account that a refpeda
ble fleet of the line, with frigates and transports, hav
ing on board twenty-two b ttalions oftroops, have
lately failed from Brest for the East-Indies, under the
orders of the marquis de Buffy, to defend the fettle
ments of the Dutch, and co-operate with their for
ces in that quarter.
Several publications in England, prove to a demon
flration, that Britain gained more advantages since the
war by the neutrality of the Dutch than any other na
tion, and particularly from the trade of St. Euflatia;
and consequently that it was madness in the court of
London to aft the part they have done against Holland,
and throw that republic so completely into the scale of
their enemies.
Among the various modes that have been adopted
in the different parts of France, to demonflrate the
happiness of the people at feeing their sovereign bless
ed with a son ani heir to his croxo, none has been so
much appaod^d, as that which was used at Soiffons.
Monsieur Pelletier, intendant of the province of Soif
fonnois, desirous to pay all due 1 onoar to tillage,
which in that province is carried to the greatest per
feHion, inured ail the farmers round the city to sup
with him on the 25th of November, together with the
principal nobility, then in town, and all the magi
flrates, and gentlemen of the robe: the farmers defi
rouson thOrfide to shew them zeal, bound themselves
unanimously to rear up and support e ch of them an
orphan, and to Settle him afterwards in life ; in order
to shew their attachment to the queen, they resolved
to give all the ' orphans, whom they agreed to rear up,
the farname of Anthony, in honour of her majesty,
whose second rime is Antoinette.
Our commander at New-York was much more com
pletely taken in by the feint attack upon the outpoßs
of that garrison than general Wash ngton expired,
for that gentleman not thinking it possible that a gene
ral of any experience could be long deceived by a feint,
looked for nothing more certain than a pursuit of his
forces by a detachment from New York, as soon as
fir Henry Clinton Ihould have seen through the feint.
For general Wzfhington gave it out in orders to his
army to depend chiefly on the bayonet for their defence,
in case they should be pursued and attacked on their
march by the British. He, at the fame time, in order
to put them on their mettle, said he hoped that they
would, if attacked, convince the world how groundless
-was the busfl of the British troops, " that the Ame
ricans never dared to push bayonets with them ; " and
he expressed the greater confidence in their spirit, as
they had for their auxiliaries an army of that,nation
•which firfl invented the bayonet, and had since used it
so often with so much glory and success.
Sir Henry Clinton, however, did not put the American
spirit to the tefi ; for so completely was he duped by
the feint attack upon his |ims,and the building of ovens
in the Jerseys, for the pretended purpose of supplying
the American and French forces that were to besiege
New-York, with bread, that lord Cornwallis was near
ly inverted, when fir Henry Clinton, rtili trembling
for his own fafrty, sent orders to his lordship to feud
2000 of his men to the relief of New-York.
A letter from Petersburg, of the 16th of November,
fays, that the Ruffian navy, which at prefect consists
of 14 fail of the line, is 10 be increased to 54 of the line;
^nd that there is to be a prop rtionate jncreafe of fri
gates, ga'lies, bomb-ketches, &c. There are actually
in the different yards of the empire eight ships of 100
£uns each on the flocks ; and the fame letter adds, that
Fer majefly, the empress, intends that in future there
shall be always 12 fail of the line, and some frigates,
in the port of her new city of Cherfon, on the Black
Sea.
The following is extracted from a genuine letter re
ceived from Copenhagen-, —"His majesty has been
pleased to issue bis royal orders to compleat his army
to the fulleft extent of the war complement ; also for
-railing ten companies of light cavalry. As for our
mavy, it will be very refpe&able, and consists of two
fquardons, the one to be commanded by vice-admiral
Fountehay, the other by rear-admiral Fountenay.
Ift Squadron.
Guus.
Juftitia, (flag) 74
Flephante, 70
Norwegian Lion, 64
Ebenezar, 60
Moen, 36
Mariana, 44
Bornholm, 36
And three sloops of 11 guns each, built upon the
English conftruAion about two years ago With this
navy, and an army of not less than 40,000 men equip
ped for the field, we shall be ready to aft as circum
flances may require, but have reason to believe, that
his majesty will be directed by the empress of Russia in all
his proceedings.
A late letter from France mentions that, according
to advices received there from England, the British mi
nifiry were much agitated and divided after receiving
the news of the capture of lord Cornwallis's army. Re
port said, great changes were taking place in admini
ftration; lord Sandwich would retire, and admiral
lord Howe take his place at the head of the admiralty
board: fir William Howe to be lord lieutenant of Ire
land, in the room of the earl of Carlifle : colonel Barre
in the room of lord Germaine : and lord Shelburne to
come into the ministry.
LONDO N, December 29.
2d Squadron.
Guns.
Princess Sophia, (flag) 74
IFrederick, 70
llnfeods Retzien, 64
|Groenlande, 60
St. Thomas,' 36
IChrifliana, ^6
>I Anna, 24
We are just informed, as this paper is going to press,
that the detachment of cavalry under the command of
major Fraser, and of mi'itia, headed by colonel Young,
which crofted over to St. Thomas's parish on Thursday
lafl, have this afternoon returned to the post at Hadrel's
point. They proceeded as far as Santee without meet
ing the least opposition, Marion having never ventured
since his late defeat to appear on this fide of theriveg.We
have been favoured by a gentlemen who went with the
detachment, with an account of the following circum-
Itances that ha ppened in the course of the expeditbu.
Yerierday morning a party of the militia, having re
ceived information that Mr. Henry Pendleton was at
Mrs. Motte's plantation, surrounded the house of that
lady, with the view of apprehending him. They search
ed it three times without success, but major Cunning
ham, relying on the accuracy of his intelligence made
the fourth attempt, and at length found him conceal
ed between a feather bed and a matrafs. On the fame
morning, Mr. Thomas Pinckney and Mr. Edmund
Hyrne, bothth of them majors in the continental ser
vice, were made prisoners at Mr. Daniel Horry's plan
tation. Mr. Pinckney was allowed to remain in the
country a prisoner on parole ; but Mr. Hyrne and Mr.
Pendleton, with a few persons of little note, some very
valuable horses, and about 150 negroes belonging to the
rebels, have been brought in.
In the county of Salem, on the ad Tuesday in June.
In toe county of Gioucefler, on the 3d Tuesday in
June; and
In the county of Burlington, on the 4th Tuesday in
June next.
We hear that among other papers of a mis hievous
tendency found upon him, there was one from George
Clinton, the titular rebel governor, authorifing him to
procure a quantity of specie from this city or Long-
Island.
Polfcript of a letter, dated St. Augustine, April ,d.
" We hear Don Galvez, with his force, is gone to
South-America."
April 20. We are informed that it was lieutenant John
Bufkirk, of lieutenant colonel Bufkirk's battalion of
New-Jersey volunteers, who with a small pa ty from
the flag-flaff on Staten,liland, went to Second river,
and at Mr, Schuyler's house, secured the person of
fir James Jay ; he left the above post on the island in
the evening, and returned with his prisoner the next
morning.
CHARLESTOWN, (South-Carolina) March 27.
For some days part the weather has been remarkably
cold ; yerterday in the forenoon, some snow fell, a c.r
cumflance which rarely happens here in the depth of
the fevered winters.
Philadelphia, April 25.
Extract of a letter from South Carolina, dated Camp
at col.Skirvin's, 35 miles from Charleflown, March 15.
'' The enemy content themselves with the possession
of Charleftown in this Ha:c, and Savanna in Georgia :
I this moment hear that they have burnt their out
works, and are embarking some troops at Charleflown."
Extract of a letter from New-Jersey, dated April 22.
" The commissioners who were adjuring and fettling,
the terms of an exchange at Elizabeth-Town, broke
up last Saturday.
On Sunday the gift ult. died at Bethlehem, in
Northampton county, Mr. HENRY MILLER, late
an eminent printer of this city, in the 80th year of his
age.
Four Dollars Reward.
WA S stolen from the fubferiber's flail,
in Market-street, bit evening, A SILVER
WATCH, maker's name Charles Reynold's, London,
No. 2548, marked on the outside case, G, R. in a cy
pher. Wnoevet will dikover the Thief anJ Watch, to
that the thief be brought ^ juitice, an^ the Watch de
livered to Mr. JOHN KEAN, at the Spinning-Wheel,
shall receive the above Reward.
N E W-Y O R K, April 17.
,On the 31st ult. his majey's ship Garland, arrived at
Charleftown bar. During her cruize the retook and
brought in with her, the Granville packet, which had
been captured by the rebel privateer Franklin.
Yesterday was brought to this city, and fafely lodg
ed in the provod, fir James Jay, one of the rebel sen
ate of New-York. This man had long been hovering
about Elizabeth-Town, and eluded the endeavours of
our friends and partizans to take him, but an honest
loyalist having learned that he was to lodge within a
few nights femewhere in the neighbourhood of Second-
River, watched his movements, and by that means en
abled a party from Staten Island to pounce upon this
child of rebellion at the house of Arent Schuyler, at
Second-River.
Yerterday afternoon his majelly's ship Adrea, captain
Squire, went over the bar.
The honourable the jufiices of the supreme court,
for the state of New-Jersey, have appointed courts of
oyer and terminer, and general gaol delivery, and
of nifi prius, to be held in the wefiern counties of said
state, as follows:
In the county of Cumberland, on the id Tuesday
in June.
" It is reported the young prince is either gone or
going for England."
In the county of Cape-Miy, on the 4th Tuesday in
May next.
JOHN ACHLEY.
N. B. All filverfmiihs arid othsrs are defir^d to stop
said Watch if offered for (ale, April 23.
To be Hired out by the Week or Month,
A good Cook & Walher-woman.
Enquire of the Printers
THOMAS DOWNING, 34 rears of age, 5 fat ,
inches high, a labourer, born in England, brown hair,
of a ruddy complexion.
THOMAS BEATS, 37 years of age, 5 feet 6 in
ches high, a loci smith by trade, born in England, he
lately refined in Sunbury, Northumberland county, has
brown hair and fair complexion.
FREDERICK NULL, 26 rears of age, 5 feet 6 in
ches high, born in German,, fair hair and ruddy com
plexion,
ANDREW YENGLE, 2% years of age, 5 f et 6
inches hirh,.a carpenter by trade, was b ru in Buc ks
county, Pennsylvania, has fair hair and ruddy com
plexion.
JOHN RISC, 23 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high,
bv trade a carpenter, born in Bucks county, Fenntyl
vani*, black fair and blown complexion.
ROBERT SHAW, 21 years of ^ge, 5 feet 8 inches
high, by trade a weaver, fays he was born in Virginia,
fair hair ?nd redd complexion.
JAMES M'FARLEN, 21 jeers of age, 5 feet 9 in
ches high, 'was born in Ireland, feived his time in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, fir hair and fair com
plexion, pitted with the small-pox.
Whoever apprehends either of the above Deserters
and secures them in any gaol, or delivers them to any
officer of the Pennsylvania lie, shall receive Four Hard
Dollars Reward for each, and reafonible changes paid.
JOHN BUSH, captain 3d Pcnnfylvania Reg.
April 14, 1782.
Ei^ht Dollars Reward.
F) AN aWAY from the lubicriber, on
I the right of the 2d of Mrrch lad, Two Appren
tice LADS by ta>e (hoemakers: tie one named
ABR <HAM BICKERTEN, alias PECK, of a dark
ith (ompiexion, fho t dark hiir, about 5 feet 3 inches
hgh, aged 19 years ; he can work tolerable well both
at leather and fluff : Had on t+hen he went away, two
cloth jackets, one blue the other of a whitilh colour,
two pair of trowlers, one blue and ether a <oarfe rib;
he 1 din his (If et a pair of strong carv d filter buckles.
Tue other named MICHAEL LEWIS, of an un
common dark complexion, very black hair, about 5
feet high, veil set, about 18, ears of age ; h^ can work
tolerable well at womens work in leather : Had on
when he went off, two blue cloth jackets, one pair of
blue tro ffers. Whoever secured laid Apprentices, or
either f them, so that their matter may have them a
-lam, fhdl receive the above Reward, or Four Do lars
for cither of them, and reaf^b <h r t ex paid, by
WILLIAM DAVIS, (hormaker,
in the io^h^rn oittiia of Ph la elphia.
N. B. Matters of vessels arid others, are oilid to
harbour or carry them <ff at their peril. April 24..
TO BE So: 1), A
Likely Negroe Boy, between 11
and 12 years of age. Enquire >f Co ißopher Craw
ford, in Queeri-ftreet, Lancaster. Apr) 22 I.
Twenty-eight Dollars Reward.
DESE RTED from their quarters at
Eafton, in Northampton county, Pennsylvania,
the following RECRUITS, belonging to the Pennsyl
vania Line
Twenty Shillings Reward.
DAN-AWAY from the fubferiber, liv
ing at the three mile Bone, on the Germantown
road, an indented Servant GIR L, named ELIZA
BETH JEFRY, eight years of age, black hair cut
Ihort before, black eyes, flat nose and round face :
Had on when she went away, a striped short gown, a
brown linfey pettecoat and check'apron pinned behind ;
she is concealed about the barracks with an intention
to Lad her to her mother. Whoever apprehends said
Runaway, and brings her to her m.ifter, shall have
the above Reward and reasonable charges paid.
April 23. STEWARD CATLY.
John and Samuel Harper, living
in Carnarvon township, Berks county, gave a Note to
James Fortes, living in Upper Paxton about five miles
from Cox's-town, near colonel Murry's, dated the
18th of February, and becomes due theist of R'ay.
These are to forwarn all persons from taking an assign
ment of said Note.
April 24. JOHN and SAMUEL HARPER.
This is to give public Notice,
concerning a CONTRACT, between Robert Tate
and Patrick Flenigan ; when I gave said Flenigan 8
fifty pound Bonds, bearing date the 14th day of Jan
uary, to become due tne firft of May, 1783, 1784, 1785,
1786, 1787, 1788, 1789 and 1790. I hereby forward
any person taking an assignment on any of them, until
such time as I have a clear deed for the land according
to agreement. ROBERT TATE. April 24.
A PERSON that speaks, both French and Englilh,and
writes a tolerable good hand, can be recommended
to the full fatisfaaion of any person that may be pleased
to favour him with employment. Confinement to bu
siness will not in the least be objeded to. A line left
with the Printer hereof, direAed to P. C. will be at
tended to. April 24.
Either as a Coachman or Groom.
A perlon who can be el eccmmtnu,4. Enquire or
Die IrmUi.
Wants Employment,
WANTS A PI A CF,