The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1782-10-17 00:00:00, page 4

PH IT ADE LP HI A, O&ober 16.
An Express which arrived here on Monday last, brings
us the following INTELLIGENCE.
BOSTO N, October 10.
By the brig Defence, captain Rentoull, arrived at va
lero, from Bilboa ; and the brig Comet, captain
Barnard, arrived at Providence from Holland, bot..
in 47 days passage, we have received London Prurts
to the 29th of July, from which we have extracted
the following ADVICES viz.
LONDO N, July 27.
AN exprrfs was received yesterday at the admi
ralty from lord Howe, and it is very confident
ly said, that his lordfllip, immediately after hav
ing faen the homeward bound Jamaica fleet, which
may be expected every day, fafe into port, will fail di
rectly to the relief of Gibraltar, which, nctwithflaud
ing the strength of it, must otherwise fall into the
hands of the enemy..
By an authentic letter received from Madrafs, by the
way of France, and dated the 7th of April, a peace is
laid to have been concluded between fir Eyre Coote
and Hyder Ally..
[f lord Shelburne continues in office till the meeting
of parliament, the m id violent debates may be expett
ed to take place in the upper hoafe, on the important
American quefiion . .
Lord North, before the late resignations, on being
afk^d whether he thought the new mbiifiry would be
Lifting ?—answered, " through the Dog days, I dare
fay<"
As soon as lord Howe returns, it is generally believ
ed lord Keppel will quit the admiralty and co operate
with Mr. Fox in opposing the present premier.
The Dutch East-India company's ships, that they
have equipped fir.ee the rupture, are vessels of i,3°
tons burthen, mounting 50 guns on two decks, tho
they have only upper tiers, the others in their h^ld,
for their equipment, when they arrive in India, asfhips
of war. Seven vessels so armed, failed from the Text
in company with the Dutch squadron under admiral
Zootman.
The pension granted to colonel Barre, for bis spirit
ed conduct in opposing the measures against America,
is only 2001. a year more than was granted to the late
lord Chatham for conducing the last glorious war a
gainst the French.
Extract of a letter from Geneva, July 4<
^< It was in the name of the canton of Bern, whole
troops are commanded by general Leotolus, that this
city was summoned to open its gates. This turn was
undoubtedly thought most advifeable, as it might pre
vent the people from proceeding to extremities. In
consequence, the Berneze general wrote a letter to the
Syndics, by which he informed them of his resolution
to enter the city with his troops ; and be previously
required the following conditions:
I. That the citizens and burghers ffiould each keep
in their refpeflive houses, without coming out, ex
cept by permission of the officer who shall command in
the diArid.
11. That the guard put over the negatives, detain
ed as hoflages, shall b- withdrawn, assuring them
that they were out of all danger, refpe&ng their lives.
111. That the councils shall be re-established, such
as they were on the 7th of April last, before the tak
io, up of arms ; excluding, nevertheless, such of He
reprefenvnts as were members thereof, and who shall
be so no more.
IV. That twenty of the latter, heads of that party,
and fpecified by narrte, fhali leave the city directly,
furnished with paffportc, and retire to the difiance of
20 leagues, and wait in their retirement what the pub
lie shall please to decree concerning them.
V. Lastly, that no citizen or burgher shall be allow
ed to come near the town-house, where no bo y shall
enter but the Syndics, the lieutenant, and the audi
tors.
“ The names of the famous chiefs of the reprefen
tants, whose removal was required, deserve to be
known—They are meffrs. Dentand, Ringler, Lamotte,
S ret, Auditor, Cioviere Grenus, Richard, Vi uffex,
du Roveray, Achard, Guerre, Chauvet, Fournoy, J.
M. Chappui, Vernes, P flor, Bonnet, Captain, Le
ehet, Lexare, Rigand, Joannin.
“ On the reception of general Lentulus's letter, the
Syndics assembled the council, and demanded a delay
of 24 hours; which was granted. In the mean time
the chiefs were greatly embarrassed to know what re
solution to take ; and those republican heads, so for
midable, so courageous whilf lthe danger was at dis
tance, were now wavering in the most despicable un
certainty. In short, after many movements, doubts
and perplexities that answered no end, it was proposed,
in what is called at Geneva the Political Circles, that
each division of 130 perfuns should nominate 5, to de
cide what was to be done in so critical a case ; the pro
pofitiou was accepted, and the persons elected decid
ed finally, that we must submit. In consequence, the
gaies were open'd, &c."
Extract of a letter from Paris, July 17.
" A convoy of provisions was sent from Rreft to the
combined fleets the 13th instant, which makes it pre
sumed they are not far off; though we have heard of
no battle between them and the English squadron,
which is also in the ocean, much inferior to ours in
Soint of strength; we do not bear for certain, whether
1. la Mothe Piquet has yet joined."
July 29. Information has been received by govern
mnr, as firft fluted in our paper, from the East-Indies,
with an account of an action that has taken place be
tween the French and English fleets in that quarter.
The intelligence is not immediately official, and re
ceived by the way of Conftantinople,but comes through
a medium that leaves no doubt of its authenticity.
The purport of it was as follows.- On the 20th of
Maren, the French fleet, under the command of mon
sieur d'Orves, apd the British under admiral fir Ed-
Philadelphia ; Printed and Sold by D AVID C. CLAYPOOL E, in Market-Street.
The following is a lift of the French and English squa
drons in the late engagement off the coast of Coro
mandel, the 22d of March DP:
rNGLRH LINE.
Magnauime, 64 Worcester 64; Monarca, 70, Su
perb, 74 H ro, 74, Eagle, 64 Isis, $0 . Sultan, 74;
Exeter, 64; Monmouth,64: Burford, 70:
FRIGATES.
ABive, 32 ; Coventry, 28 ; Seahorse, 24 ; Juno, 32;
Combunion, firefhip
FRENCH LINE.
Le Vengeux, 64 ; Lt Severe, 64 ; Le Brilliant, 68 ;
L'Or.ent 74: L'Hannibal, 74. Le Sphinx, 64; Le
Heros, 74; L'AnefiFn, 64 ; L'Ajax, 70; Le Fiamand,
• Le Binaite, 64 ; La Pouv^youfe, 48:
FRIGATES.
La Hinde, 36 ; La Belicne, 32; La Subtitle, 24;
La Sylphe, 18, La Diligent, to ; La Pulverife, fire
fhip.
Since the above engagement, it is very probable the
two squadrons nave been joined by the following:
Sailed with fir R. Bickerton Feb 6. 1782.
Gibraltar, 80, Cumberland 7;• Defence, 74; A
frica, 64 ; Infirxible, 64 ; Septre, 64.
Sailed from Brest, Feb. 1782.
Le Fendant, 74 : L'Argonaute, 64 : L'Atlas, 94 ; La
Breton, (arme en flute) 64 . La blonde, 32.
With this force the English squadron will be superior
by two (hips of the line ; the number of frigates are
nearly equal.
There is an account that the Batavia Dutch man of
war, of 56 guns, after throwing thirty of her guns
overboard, is returned to the T<xel, where they are
taking out her other guns and sea flores, as faft as
possible, file having received some material damage in
a violent florm in the North-Seas, which rendered her
incapable of proceeding on her voyage with the fleet.
By intelligence received on Friday from Plymouth,
we learn, that one of the cutters lent into that port
by the Crown and Pintber men of war, was loaded
with live cattle and other flock for the combin d
fleet; this circumstance seems to militate againfi >he
reports whicn have prevailed for several days, of their
being gone into port.
According to an account lately published at Paris
of the commerce of that kid?dom, it appears that
France exported, in he year 1780, goods, the produce
of that kingdom,toAmerica,to the amount of 630,0001.
sterling. this is a moa serious alarm to this country,
ward Hughes; the former confi fling of eleven fops of
the line, beside sfrigates, the latter of nine fail, exclu
sive of the Isis, of 50 guns, came to the engagement
off Pondicherry. It continued upwards of fix hours,
bnd was most desperately maintained on both sides,
till one of the French Chips of 64 guns was towed out
of the line in the most disabled condition. The enemy
still continued the engagement, but at a greater diHance
for one hour longer, and then bore entirely away, re
flight of the French was the only proof of v dory on
the part of the English, the squadron under fir Edward
Hughes being too much disabled to attempt a pursuit.
The French, it is supposed, have however been more
Chattered than the English, and as they have no port
in that quarter of the world to retire to for refitting
their Chips, nearer than the Mauritius, it is expected
that several of them will fuffer before they get tl^re,
the passage being both long and dangerous Not
one Chip was taken on either fi^e, but it was imagined
that the French Chip of the line, which proved to be
the Vengeance, of 64 guns, and was engaged in the
ahion with the Magnanime, also of 64, is too much
difabted to be capable of any further service. The
letters which bring this information add, that the
above was certainly the befl fought ba tie that ever
happened in the east. Sir Edward Hughes hoisted his
flag on board the Superb, of 74 guns, and captain King
had a commodore's pendant in the Exeter, of 64.
The advices brought by the Nancy packet from
Bengal, which arrived on Wednesday last, are certain
ly not of the most agreeable complexion. Governor
Hastings informs the company that their forces have
been extremely harraffed, and much diminished in num
ber by the frequent fkirmid es and severe services they
have undergone in the province of Bengal, and that tho'
every exertion had been made, and was then making,
for the fake of eflabldhiog a peace with the country
powers, th-f event did not appear at the date of hjs
dispatches, to be in any forwardness, nor much to be
expected. Every thing however was fafe and quiet at
fort William, from whence the governor writes his let
ters. The Nancy packet came'diredly from Bengal,
without touching on the coast of Coromandel, so that
ffie brings nothing new from that quarter.
The last Madrid gazette has the following article :
by dispatches which arrived here on the 24th of June,
the court have received the most important intelligence
from the Weft-Indies, slating that his maj fly's
forces, commanded by Don Galvez, had certainly
driven the English from their eflablifhments, both in
the inter or parts of Honduras, and along the coast,
and from the very remotest poff-ffions they enjoyed in
any quarter of South America ; that the Spanish com
ma der had had the good fortune to tflablifh a peace
with t'e Indians, who inhabit the country known by
the name of Mofcos and Zoubas, who have been for
upwards of a century in close alliance with the English,
and have on various occasions done the greatest mis
cities to the Pubjeßs of his ctholic majefy, fettled in
those diHrias, and that an entire and perfect tran
quility nad been again restored in Peru and the other
revolted colonies of South America. This agreeable
information was immediately communicated to the fo
reign minifies, and orders w g re issued for singing
Te Deum in all the churches of Madrid, and for gene
ral illuminations and other demonflrations of joy, for
three successive days.
and shews the impolicy of Continuing, far a single da^
the quarrel with America.
There have been coined at the mint, since the year
1775, fix millions of gold, yet there is said at this time
to be as great a scarcity of specie as ever was known:
the cause is very plain ; no: a single piece exported
ev r finds its way back to this country.
A coinage of filv^r was never more wanted than at
present. The last silver coinage, except a very small
one in the reign of George IL with the silver taken by
lord Anson from the Spaniards, was in 1710 ; but ve
ry little of that Gate or any succeeding it, is circulat
ed, it being kept up at the bank for political purposes.
It is now fifteen weeks since the brave admiral Rod
ney obtained an important victory over the French
fleet in the Wed-Indies ; yet we are to this day kept
totally ignorant of the consequences of that memora
ble action. Surely all our brave admirals and captains'
did not go to sleep on the occasion, and Deep ever since!.
Tie French, however, have brought home fafe their
rich Si. Domingo fleet, in defiance of all ours.
A letter from Peterfburgh, by a (hip arrived off Hull,
fays, that the empress is still labouring to bring about
a peace between Holland and England.
All the single Chips' that have failed to join lord Howe,
carried out (ealed orders, which they were to open if
they did not fall in with the fleet two days after they
cleared the Channel.
Whitehall, July 27. Intelligence has been received
at the right honourable Mr. secretary Townsend's of
fice, that general Medows, with the troops under his
command, and that part of the fleet lately commanded
by commodore Johnflone which was deflined for India,
arrived at Bombay the 6th of January. That a ceffa>
tion of hoHitities and taken place between the East In
dia company's troops and the Marattas, in consequence
of which the governor and council detached two bat
talions of Seapoys to the relief of Tellicherry, which
had for a long time been besieged by Hyder Ally's
forces: that, with the aid of this reinforcement, ma
jor Abington had made a sally from the fort, in which
he compleatly routed the enemy, killed about 503
men and took 1200 prisoners, among whom was their
leader, Serdar Cawn, a brother in-law of Hyder Ally,
with 50 pieces of cannon, 60 elephants, many horses,
a large quantity of ammunition and grain, and tre&
sure to the amount of three lack x of rupees.
BOS TO N, oaoberlo.
Yesterday arrived here the foip Apollo, captain
William Taunt, in 34 days from Amfierdam, in her
came padengers Meff'rs. Guild Cheever, Burgess and
Cofter. She parted with the schooner Mercury, cap
tun Ebenezer Hill, bound to Baltimore, September
8, several leagues to the westward of the Orkneys. In
thirteen days (he was up with the falfe bank, when a
most violent florin came on, during which her tiller
giving way, (he broach'd too and was upon her beam
ends near an hour, but by throwing over her lee guns,
(he fortunately righted Odoberq, (he (poke the brig
General Greene, captain Bacon, bound from Amster
dam to Philadelphia, 86 days out, but having sprung
her b®w(prit w^s (landing for Boston ; captain Bacon
said lie had fom< -day before passed a man of war en
tirely difmadrd. Last Monday (he saw three large
mips abread Cape Cod, but night coming on flie fer
run;iicly avoided them.
By her we alls learn, the combined, Dutch, and
Brniih fleets were in port; that negocia tions for a ge
neral peace were flill carrying on; the British minister
from Brufris and an envoy extraordinary from Hol
land having gone to Versailles upon that business, and
that the French and British trade fleets from the Weft-
Indirt were arrived fafe in port.
Mr. Guild was charged with public dispatches from
his excellency the American Minifler at the Hague,
whicn, we are informed, contain matters of importance,
and not unfavourable to America.
Extras of a letter from a merchant at Amflerdam, te
bis friend in New-Englan 1, dated Auguf il2, 1782.
" Lal)heek toe council of merchants of Amflerdant
examined and signed the treaty of commerce, present
ed by his excellency John Adams to the dates gene
ral."
The privateer (hip Pilgrim, was drove nfhore on
Cape-Cod, latt Saturday, on tier outward-bound
cruize, by he Chatham, a Britilh 50 gun Ihip.
Last week arrived at Cohas, from their captivity iq
Canada, a captain Snider, of Efopus, in New York
ffate, and four others; they left Canada about the ioth
of September, and inform, that some military prepara
tions had taken place there ; that 4009 troops, confin
ing of Europeans, Canadians, tories and Indians,
had marched for Lake Champlain, to embark for Ti
cooderoga ; and it was reported in Canada, their in
tention was for Albany.
Two other officers, (a captain Phillips of Pennsylva
nia, nd lieutenant Roberts of Stillwater) who escaped
about the fame time, and intended to reach the river
Couneaicut, crols'd that river near it's source (not
knowing it ) firuck th# river Ammofcoggin, and got
into Conway on To(day last week ; they confirm the
above, and add, that the whole number of troops in
Canada, amount to 6000 men.
The Eafl-lndia fleet, expected home about Novem
ber next, consists only of eight Chips, viz. the Con
traaor, Duke of Portland, Grosvenor and York, from
Coast and China ; the Royal Charlotte, and Royal ad
miral from Bombay; and the Resolution and Neptune,
from Bengal.
Those noblemen of the Rockingham party who have
remained in place feel themselves most disagreeably si
tuated, particularly the duke of Manchefler and the
earl of Effingham. In their constant conversation they
seem hurt when any questions are asked refpeßing the
new fyflem and the late change : they wish to avoid the
fubjefy and from every appearance it is not imagined
that they will continue in their offices, although they
are not of a miniflerial kind.