The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1779-12-18 00:00:00, page 2

L O N D O N, September 27.
Last Saturday's Gazette contains his Majesty's order
in Council for continuing the bounties to frames from the
30th inst. to the gift of December next include.
Also nis Majesty's order in Council, dated September
14, to prohibit the exporting out of the kingdom, or car
rying coaftwife any plates of copper, during the space of
two months from the above date,
On Wednesday last cameon at St. Michael's in Corn
wall, the election of a representative for that borough, in
the room of the Hon. Thomas Howard, Esq. now Earl of
Suffolk, when Francis Hales, Esq, was defied without
opposition.
Certain advices were received on S tfurday of the French
fleet being fafe at anc! .rm Brest harbour.
Extract of a letter from St. Kitt's, July 31,
" The following is a lift of the flops whicq fell into the
hands of the French at Grenada, viz. toe Rachael and
Betsey, for Lettii, with t;o hogsheads of sugar on board ;
the Betsey, Barbe, for Glasgow, with 40 ogfh.ads of
ditto ; Elizabeth, Rogers, with 400 hogsheads of turn for
Quebec; and the Lark, Smith, with 400 hogsheads of rum
for Georgia. This last had been lying 14 days at St.
George's, in Grenville-Bay, waiting for an opportunity
to escape. The Hope, Jones, with 400 hogsheads of rum
for Quebec, and the Conference, Cox, were also taken "
Advice is received from the Grenades, that last year
they made in that island upwards of 50,000 hogsheads of
fu ar, moil of which is fallen into the hands of the
French.
Extras of a letter from Dover, September 24.
" Yesterday a French lug fail privateer was brought in
here by the Kite cutter; die had got amongfl the St.
Kitt's ships, which are arrived here, and would have car
ried some of them off, had not the cutter come up that in
fbnt." 6
On Thursday next will be issued from the bank of En
gland, one million four hundred thousand pounds Exche
quer bills. The bills will be for one hundred pounds
each, and bear an mtereft ofthree pence per diem, which
is nearly five per cent.
Lieutenant Colonel Prevoft has also brought a triplicate
of another letter from Major General Prevoft to Lord
George Germain, dated Head Quarters, St. John's Island,
twelve miles from Chtries Town, June io, 1779, of which
toe following ^an extract ; neither the original or dupli
cate having been received.
Extras of a letter from Major General Prevoft, to Lord
George G rmain, dated Head Quarters, St. John's Isl .nd,
12 miles from Charles Town, June 10, 1779° /
I WOULD have been happy to be able to acquaint
your Lordfhi? with the surrender of Charles Town.
I shall relate to your Lordfilip the means by which our
progress was so little interrupted, and the reafona for
bringing his Majesty's army into this Province.
Towar is the latter end of April I received-information
that Genera Lincoln (who till then had occupied a position
on the North fide of Savannah river, by which he equally
covered every part of a river at a|l times extremely diffi
cult, but deemed impassable in times of frefhes, and in the
face of an army) had marched the best part of hts army
towards Au^nfta, to penetrate from thence into Grrgia,
and to protest a meeting cf the rebel Delegates appointed
to meet at Au^fta ®Q the 10th ultimo ; this consideration,
added to a with to preserve the reputation of his Majesty's
arms, by aiding on the offenfive, and to oblige Mr. Lin
coln to quit bis project, and to procure provisions from
this province for our army, induced me to penetrate into
Carolina. The corps of observation ofthe rebel army be
ing about 2000 men, but chiefly militia, under the com
rmmd of Brigadier General Moultrie, surprised to fee tae
Britifa troops emerging from swamps deemed impassable,
were struck with such a panic as to make buta weak resis
tance, at the federal strong passes though which wehad to
pass in pursuit of them, and fled, ith the greatest hurry
and coufternattGn, towards Charles town. The enemies
were to well persuaded that we only meant to forage the
country, that it was not til! feme days after our progress
into South Carolina, thht General Lincoln could be per
suaded to retreat, and come to the affiflance of Charles
town ; towards which he immediately detached a body of
infantry, mounted for the purpose of dispatch, and after
collecting all the militia of the upper par.s of the country,
he proceeded himfelf towards Dorcheffer. The facility
with which the British army hid proceeded towards
Ch rles town, notwithstanding the numbers of rivers,
creeks and (wamps, and the natural impediments of the
country, added to the repeated fug^efbons of the friends
of government we met with, who assured us positively that
Charles-town would certainly surrender at cur approach,
induced me, with the advice of all the field officers of the
army, to make the attempt; and Lieutenant Colonel Pre
vofl, who commanded the advance, had orders to (utn
mon them the 12th ult. but I have the greatest reason to
believe, that the want of naval force to co-operate with us,
our want of battering artil ery and momentary expedi
tions of a reinforcement, and the approach of General
Lincoln's army, actuated them in the proposal they made
of a neutr. by for their province, and the refund of the
generous offers made to them if they would surrender.
The numerous artillery mounted 011 their ramparts, their
Shipping and gallies covering au^fl nking their lines, our
(mid numbers, not having mere than 2000 fit for duty,
and the rilk of fteking the fife y of this mall but fpirifed
army, and the province of Georgia, induced me, and every
Member of the Council of war held on this occasion, to
refoive to return to th° so fide of AfhU'y river, where
a part of the troops had been left to tecure the passage of
that river, find our retreat if heceffary.. From that time
the troops had been caiefly on the islands of St. Junes and
St. John, in hopes and expectations of the fuppries
which cur long unexpected march, the heavy rains, the
madv rivers we h.J to cr^fs had rendered jadjfpenfib!e to
us ; the firil that came, for want or a fufficieot naval force,
was partly taken m.4deftroy°d, and the rest drove back
by a few r-od privateers. His M frfly's ihips the Perse
us and Rife are fine arrived off the Coast with the amuni
tion an l provisions we wanted.
f(hall shortly change my quarters to Beaufort, where the
advantage of keeping a ooting in Carolina, and quarter
ing the troops during toe great heat of the weather, and
the unhealthy season in the b'ft Situation, are combined
with that of being the molt eligible portion ^r effe&ual
ly covering and fecurihg Georgia from any attempt oftae
enemy.
Sept. 28. The Baltic fleet of 70 fail, under convoy
of the Serapis, and Scarborough, taken by Paul Jones's
squadron, made off, on the firfl of the engagement, for
Scarborough Bay and allgot fafe within the Castle.
Capt Pearson who commanded the Serapis of 44guns,
which was taken by Paul Jones, was appointed to the
Endymion of 44. guns lately launched at Limehoufe, and
fitting ou f there for sea, and was coming from off his Ra
tion in the North Sea to go on board of her.
A letter from Tuomas Williams, Esq; to John Philips,
Esq; at Liverpool, dated Trelethin, September 17,
fays, “ I wrae this to inform you that the 'lrifh cut
ter privateer is in the Channel; left Fifliguard this morn
ing, and is gone either to the coast of Ireland or Studwell
Roid; I think rather to the latter, as they had no water
on board, and were not fuffered to landat Fdhguard.
She took ten fail of (loops in Filhguard Road, among
them ,was the Old George, bound to Belfaft from Bri
fiol, ransomed for 3001. a flobp belonging to Mr.
Bowen Longwair, also ransomed. Sae received 700 L
Some of the (loops the flript. She fired, tey fay, 100
fliot into the town, wanted four thousand pound ransom.
She carried force fix pounders, one of which (hot I saw
brought here. Some fay die is called the Black Prince,
formerly ^belonging to Rolh. She is chiefly manned with
Irilh, English, and Welth "
The Three Friends, from Liverpool to New-York,
was tiken the 19th in ft. by the Dunkirk privateer, alias
Black Prince^ in Lilliman's Bay, in the Island of Jura.
In the said port he also took the Fraocifeo de Paula, Capt.
Manioi, taken before by the Defiance, Capt. Thompson,
belonging to Liverpool, laden with wool, hides, and dol
lars; the dollars were landed before the Black Prince cap
tured her.
Yesterday an express arrived at the Admiralty with ad
vice that the Jamaica fleet, confining of upwards of 200
fait bound to London, Bristol, Liverpool Lancaster, and
Ireland, was fafe arrived off Plymouth.
Twenty- (even fail of ships from J^mdca bound to Bri
stol are arrived there and mention that the ships bound to
London are put into Cork with only one frigate for their
convoy. Five fdl belonging to the above port are miffing,
viz, the Ann, Bundy; William, Smith; Virginia, A
feiby; Polly, Philips, and Meredith, M'Donald. The
Dorothy and Mary, reward, from Jamaica to London,
isloft in the gulph as Florida.
Orders are given for two frigates to be Rationed be
ween Harwich and Helvoeifluys, for thefoetter ptote&i
oniof the packet-boats that pass and repafs between the
said ports.
Te Lords of the Admiralty have put his Majesty's
new (hip London, of 26 gnus now at Deptford, into com
mission, the command of which is given to Captain Ste
phen Raines, and she is fitting out for sea with allexpe
dition.
The Eathraucl/ten, a Danish ship whbfloras, was loft
at the mouth of the Firth on Wednesday night last, having
been obliged to keep in so dole with the fhbre on purpose
to avoid the pursuit of some French privateers ; great
part of her cargo being timber, will be fa ved without da
mage.
The following is said to be a slate of the force we have
at prefect at Gibraltar and Minorca. At Gikralter—
Clinton's, Boyd'e, Wash's, and Baugh's regiment of foot ;
La, Moth's, Renden's. and Hardenberg's regiments of
Hanoverians, and the Manchefier volunteers, making in
the whole about 5000 men fit for actual service.
At Minorca —Eflinton's and Morris's regiment of foot ;
Prince Ernefl's and Goidachers regiments of Hanoverians,
making in the whole, 2500 men fit for service.
A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at
Guildhall, at which were present the Lord Mayor, Al
dermen Crcfby< Wilkes, Kennet, Hayley, Wooldridge,
Hart, Wright, Puch, and Sairfbury.
The Orphans Bill for railing atx upen the elites of
the several inhabit?' s of this city was read a firfl and
second time, and referred to a Committee to fill up the
blank.
A letter from Warley camp, dated Sept. 24, fays,
" Yesterday a number qf men were employed in widening
the Artillery road to Tilbury fort, and the General went
there with the engineers to survey the boats, &c. for the
purpose of trafporting the army to the Kentifh shore, if
necessary."
The Cinque Ports are railing a regiment of foot, to con
fid of 1000 men, each town to furnifh its proper quota;
the Lord Warden gives seven guineas bounty to every vo
lunteer, and the corporation five.
The county of Cornwall is going to raise a regiment of
icoo men, the cofl of which, at a meeting held at Bodmin
last week, was eflimated at 12,000!. when 11771. were
fubferibed, and fubfeription papers ordered to be feat
round the county.
A wager of 1001. to 601. is laid that the noted Mr. Pow
ell, who walked to York and back again in fix days (about
fix years ago) cannot go the fame ground in five daysand
eighteen hours. He proposes to go from Hyde Park Cor
ner, 50 miles out and $0 miles in, till he has compleated
his journey, and intends to let off some time next month.
At the fire on Saturday morning in Crewe's street,
Wapping, four houses were burnt down, and a corn ma
gazine; the affi flance of the firemen and engines prevented
a great conflagration with which the neighbourhood was
threatened.
An information being given to the Common Council of
the death of John Glynn, Esq; Recorder of this city, a
motion was made that the sum of 600!. including the anti
ent salary izol. be the salary of the Recorder, who shall
be chosen in the room of tie fiid John Glynn.
The London Gazette has made the most of the Penob
fc.ot bufmefs ; and the ministerial runners and writers,
magnify it as much as they can. They have so few vic
tories to rejoice at, that we could pardon their exultations,
if we did not know that there was more real cause for
weeping than rejoicing. The only thing tht Sir Henry
Clinton has been able to do, during this whole campaign,
was getting possession of " that important post Stony
Point, up the North River." And General W&fhington
watches his opportunity ; takes it by furprize, with all the
cannon, mortars, &c. carries them all off, and then dis
mantles it This is another Trenton affair. With this
difference. The Hessians at Trenton were made prison
ers. The garrison at htony Point were put to the sword,
above four hundred. This was in etaliation for certain
cruelties, committed by our soldiers last year. These
maffacns were too bad to be related, even in our Scotch
Gazette. Of one of these massacres, some Englifli officers
said “ it was fortunately quite dark, and they only
heard it; if it had been day light ftey ceuld not have
bore the fight." The Scotch officers thought there was no
need of it. The refugees alone rejoiced.
The Gazette is silent refpeaing Paulus Hook. Is it not
taken by the Americans? And were not the troops found'
in it put to the sword ?
What will be the conlequence of burning Fairfield and
Norwalk? Paul Jones has done no mifehief yet : Bwt
had he known of burning these towns, is it net probable,
he would have burned Leith and Hull? They were as
completely at his mercy. When this burning bufiaefe
comes t® be retaliated upon our own coafis, we shall then
fee the Mini fters scribblers, expatiating upon the cruelty of it,
of its being contrary to the rules of war &c. and those pub
lic prints, which are paid and bribed, by the public mo
ney, for deserting and betraying the public interest, who
print every lie for Ministers, but refufe every truth against
them, will be the foremoft to publish those complaints,
which they now approve in others. The nation cannot
be milled much longer ; the tricks of the Court in buy
ing the newspapers, and (ending about their runners, are
become so obvious, people cannot now be duped by them,
as they have been.
The Ministers at length, have thought proper to give
the public some account of General Prevofi'sbefinefs;
but why have they not published General Preval's letter?
That letter in the Gazette is ndt his; and they have art
fully put his name to the return, not to the letter, to co
ver the deception. Fie upon such dirty tricks!
The c©m bined fleets of France and Spain have by no
means given up the intention of paying feme of these
countries a visit during the winter. The two fleets re
main in Brest Water for this purpose, and are reinforced
by eleven more ships of the line. The idea of the Spanish
fleet being afraid to return home without the French escort
ing them, is the ridiculous invention of the Ministerial
runners ; it was not their purpose to return home without
firiking a blow; they leave such a conduct to other Ad
mirals.
The imputation raised against D'Orvillie r s by his ene
mies was, that he did not beat the English fleet, and burn
and destroy Portsmouth and Plymouth. In refpefl to the
firft ; it has appeared to the French nation the En
glish fleet took care he should not fee them, and in re
fpe& to the latter he had no troops, or transports to es.
Notwithstanding all the puffing made ab^ut Sir George
Collier's success, taking the retreat of General Prevoft
into the scale, the whole seems to be no more than &
drawn battle ; for if we have conquered by sea, the Ame
ricans have conquered by land.
It is impossible the Freeholders of Middlesex car F-*-
get the many insults they have received from the very tex
min who now surround the throne, and the flab which
has been given thro' their sides to the freedom of election,
in impeding Mr. Luttrel upon them, in opposition rathe
declared feme of a great majority of Freeholders at the
eTedion f®r Mr. Wilkes. The fame men who bribed Mr.
Luttrel by allurements 2nd prornifes, to become the wick
ed inßrument to wound the dearest privileges an En
glishman can enjoy, are now instigating Sir Charles Ray-,
mond, Dr. Burrel, and Mr. Clitheroe, to decide amon^ft
themselves, which Shall become the wretched tool of the
Miniflry, to be flarted at the ensuing election for Midule
fex, in opposition to the sense of the honert Freeholders.
Wnat then 1 will the fame men, who opposed so nobly
and repeatedly the invaders of their dearest rights, now
fit flill, and surrender themselves prisoners at discretion,
to the most abandoned Administration that ever curbed a
country with their councils.—Forbid it, Heaven! forbid
it, Virtue ! —
If the Freeholders of Middtefex are not Shamefully de
generated, they will come forward on the ensuing occasion
in support of an heneft man, and friend to the liberties
and freedom of this country, and hurl the nominee of
the present infamous Ministry, headlong from the Hus
tings.
The Duke of N , the wretched lackey of a cer
tain little man, (the King) though a Peer of the realm,
and who by law is enjoined not to interfere with the elect
ions of the Commons, has, nevertheless, to ingratiate
himfelf the more with his Master, allured him, "that he
will exert all his in fluence, and spend his last Shilling, to
carry a ministerial X tool for the county of Middlesex, in
opposition to the man of the people. What is become of
this country, when the King prompts a Peer of the realm
to violate the rights of the people, and that Peer is bale
enough to comply with his Majesty's wishes.
A meeting is to be had in a few days of Jaflices,
their Clerks, runners, thieftakers, and helpers, iu Guild
hall, Weftminfler, which is to be called a meeting of
the Freeholders cf Middlesex, and there the ministerial
candidate is to be put in nomination for the county.
Great preparations are making at Windsor, for the ce
lebration of the Princess Royal's birth day, which wilbbe
to-morrow, at night there will be a ball, for Which Seve
ral cards of invitation haze been written by the Princess
to several of the young Nobility.
Thursday part of the Baltic fleet arrived at Leith, also
two ships from Onega with wood. If these ships had come
two days sooner they would have fallen into the hands of
the French.
Extras of a letter from Port-Glasgow, Sept. 23.
“ Two French cutters of 16 an □ 18 guns, have paraded
St. George's Channel, and no longer ago than Sunday
last, one of the cutters (for the other is gone north among
the herring buffes, and has taken and destroyed several that
we have a'ready heard of,) r ut out of a bay in the Island
of Jura, a rich Spanish prize from New Spain, with
17,000 dollars on board, besides a rich cargo of hat wool,
&c. also a letter of marque ship belonging to Liverpool
with a valuable assorted Weft-India cargo; both veffe!s,
without exaggeration, worth at least thirtythoufand pounds;
the cutter mounted 16 fix pounders, and had ,1 men.
Besides the above, : he southernmost cutter took and ianfoir~
ee l a brig belonging to Saltcoats, two flbops belonging to
Greenock, and one to Liverpool, all kelp loaded ; besides
sundry others. The Black Prince, I much doubt, has by
this time made as many prizes among the buffes as (he can
carry ransomers for. You may rely upon the certainty of
this information."
This morning the Sheriffs met at Stationers Hall, from
whence they proceeded to Guildhall, and were sworn in
before the Court of Aldermen. After which an elegant