The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-10-16 00:00:00, page 3

N. GREENE.
His Excellency J. Hanson, Esquire.
Light Camp, Chehaw Neck, Aug. 27, 1782.
Dear General,
THE enemy's fleet arrived and took possession of
Combakee ferry, on the morning of the 25th inst.
and the troops under my command took poll on the
orth fide of the river in the evening of the fame
ay. No authentick intelligence could be obtained
1 the torce or movements of their troops, till ear
-17 the next morning, when I received information
that they had landed about 300 men at Mr. Mid
dleton's farm, on the opposite fide of the river, and
that they had divided and cantoned them at two
different plantations.
A number of militia having joined a former de
tachment of light troops on that fide, I thought it
a.favourable opportunity to strike at one 01 their
parties, and accordingly' detached Major Call with
the 3d regiment of dragoons, with orders to cross
at the Salt Ketchees, join the infantry and attack
them at day-break the next morning. Enclosed is
his report on that fubjed, to which I beg leave to
refer you. Previous to my orders to Major Call, I
had directed a work to be thrown up to annoy their
'hipping on their return, at Chehaw Neck, about
£2. milts from the ferry ; and Lieutenant-Colonel
Laurens arrived in the intermediate time, and so
licited the direction and command at that poll. A
detachment of 50 infantry, with some mattrolfcs and
a howitz were ordered down to him in the evening.
The enemy disappointed principally in the object
of their expedition, re-embarked their troops about
two o'clock this morning, and dropped silently down
the river with the tide, undifeovered by our patroles
till four o'clock, when the troops were put in mo
tion to prevent their landing, and fapport Colonel
Laurens, but before my arrival they elected a land
ing and brought him to action in the field, in which
that brave and gallant officer fell much regreted and
lamented. The enemy took possession of the howitz,
and I arrived with the cavalry just in time to cover
the retreat of the infantry, who formed immediate
lyAvithin a quarter of a mile of the field of action.
Finding the position of the enemy very unfavoura
ble to the operations of cavalry, and the infantry
being much fatigued, I thought it improper to press
them to action, and they proceeded to their boats
embarked and failed immediately.
Captain Guin, with a party pressed on their rear,
and re-took the artillery horses.
Enclosed is a lift of the killed and wounded.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
— „ n . M - GIST, Brigadier-General.
The Hon. Major-General Greene.
(C OP Y.)
Dear Sir,
I AM just honoured with your's of last evening's
date, and have the mortification to inform you the
design was frustrated by the enemy's decamping
terms to the mutual advantage of either party, af
fording to us the supply to our future necessities,
and to you security from further depredation, and
a voluntary compensation for what the force of
arms has already given us in possession ; the success
which has attended this enterprize, mud convince
/ou, that principles of benevolence and humanity
are the true motives of a condud, the moderation
of which must appear striking to you.
I hope these considerations will induce you to
accept a proposal so evidently advantageous to the
interests of your own party ; and thatyou will in con
sequence, order rice and other provisions to be sent
into town, in quantities proportioned to our de
nand, which will be considerable, from the neces
sity of supplying the king's fubjeds who may think
proper to remove from hence to the province of
East-Florida.
If, notwithstanding these offers, you think pro
per to adhere to your former line of conduct, the
necessity which constrains will juftify the measures
which 1 Ihall be forced to take.
I have the honour to be, fir,
Your most obedient, and
Most humble servant,
Alexander Leslie.
To Major General Greene, &c. &c. &c.
He id- Quarters, South-Carolina, Afliley-Hill,
SI R, August 29, 1782.
I have the honour to tranfinit your Excellency
the report of Brigadier General Gift, relative to
the operations of the troops under his command —
The object of his detachment was mentioned in my
defpatch of yesterday ; and I am happy to find he
was so fuccelsful as to render ineffectual the at
tempt of the enemy to collect provision.
It is very unfortunate that we have to lament the
loss of so valuable and diftinguilhed an officer as
Lieutenant-Colonel Laurens, who was killed in the
ftirmilh on the 27th instant; his conduct both as a
citizen and as an officer, will forever secure him the
grateful remembrance of his countrymen.
I am, &c.
last evening before sun-set. I arrived at Mr. Blake's
plantation, within one mile of Mr. Middleton's, this
morning at two o'clock, where I was informed of
their movement.
I have the honour to be, dear Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
RICHARD CALL.
August 27, 1782, i o'clock.
General Gift.
A LIST of the killed and wounded the 17th of
August, 1782.
One Lieutenant-Colonel, and one Corporal killed,
tyro Captains, one Lieutenant, two Servants, one
Corporal and thirteen privates wounded.
Names of the officers killed and wounded.
Lieutenant-Colonel Laurens, killed.
°P ta ' n Smith of artillery, Captain Fields of the
militia, and Lieut. Smith of the Virginia troops,
wounded.
Three privates miffing.
W. Z. BEALE, M B.
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Copy of a letter from Brigadier-General Marion to
His Excellency Governor Mathews.
SI "p"'°°> S' John's, 3°th August, 1782.
MY last acquainted you that I would return to
this place. I got here the 28th instant: Yesterday
I had notice the enemy w;rs crossing above B'ggen
bridge, at fardo's plantation. I immediately form
ed, and ten; to Major Conyers to come on with the
Rate cavalry, my guard at Strawberry was ordered
in ; before they arnv. d Major Frater, with a hun
dred horse and some coloured dragoons, came on
in full charge. 1 let them come within 30 yards,
.and threw in a fire from my left, which wfs advanc
ed under cover of three fmallhoufes; the fire was
so well directed that the enemy immediately broke
a " retreated in confulion, leaving a Captain Ro
bert Gillis and three men dead, five horses killed;
one prisoner, three horses and a mule taken. Our
loss was my ammunition waggon with my baggage;
the driver got in a fright and drove off contrary to
orders. A few militia, mounted, charged the p r
ty with the waggon and re-took it, but were obl ged
to leave it, as they were within one hundred yards
of the main body, and we could not remove from
our position without giving the enemy the greatest
advantage in an open field, which is what they en
deavouied to do.; they made Icveral attempts to
come round me, but my m.n were so alert in chang
ing portions, and keeping to the pines, that they
dared not come on. They took the road to Hun
ger's bridge; Major Conyers is gone after them.—
They mull have several wounded, a good deal of
blood was seen in the way they returned. My guard
on Ward's river took a schooner with wood and
provilions, with a parcel of negroes going to town.
1 .had 1)g glad to know it this 'may be made prize of
agreeably to your proclamation.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's
. Most obedient servant,
Signed. FRANCIS MARION.
His Excellency Governor Mathews.
TREN rO N, October 16.
Tuesday the eighth inst. came on the annual elec
tion in tin, stale for reprefeutatives to serve in Coun
cil and Aficmbly for she ensuing year, when the fol
lowing gentlemen were returned, viz.
Burlington. Council, John Cox, Esq. Assembly,
Thomas renimore, llrael Shreve and Thomas Rey
nolds, Efqrs. Sheriff, Joseph Mulien, Esq.
Monmouth. Council, Eiilha Lawrence, Esquire.
Assembly, Thomas Henderson, John Coveuhoven
and Daniel Hendrickson, Efqrs. Sheriff, John Bur
rowes, Eiq.
Bergen. Council, John Fell, Esq. Assembly,
Isaac Blanch, John Outwatcr and Adam Bovd'
Efqrs.
Glmicefter. Council, Elijah Clark, Esq. Assem
bly, Samuel Hugg, Joseph Ellis and Joseph Cooper,
Efqrs. Sheriff, Thomas Denny, Esq.
Middlesex. Council, John Beatty, Esq. Assem
bly, Jacob Suidam. John Conger and John Combs,
Efqrs. Sheriff, Abraham Schuyler, Eiq.
Somerset. Council, Ephraim Martin, Esq. As
sembly, John Schuurman, Edward Bunn and Dirck
Longstreet, Efqrs. Sheriff, Peter De Vroom, Esq.
Returns from the other counties have not come
to hand.
. Died, on Monday the seventh inst. at his house
in Greenwich, Cumberland county, in this fate,
aft<r a long and painful illness, Dr. Thomas Bw
ing.—He was, much esteemed as a physician with
in the circle of his practice.—He early cfpoufed the
cause of liberty, and proved a Ready friend to his
country, which he served in several important of
fices. As his person and character were well known
to many gentlemen in various parts of the Rate, it
is presumed no funeral culogium is necessary.
Three young women going out on Middleton-
Point to gather clams, with a number of the neigh
bours, about three weeks ago, two of whom were
lifters, and the other their cousin, were unfortunate
ly drowned. The two fillers were the daughters
1
of James Smith, and the other the daughter of
William Smith, of South-river.
Wednesday last a negro man, belonging to Mrs.
Chambers, of this town, was unfortunately killed
as he was felling a tree.
A number of d^ferters, from New-Yortoand Sta
ten-Bland, have lately come into this Rate ; and up
wards of a dozen have puffed through this town
within a few days.,
t_. ~,.„_.. ~ . .IWR ■R>«, t ^.- w r >l( JWWMR9-—■^^^^^J . TO3J%aa.«ia
State of New-Jersey, to wit,
To all whom it may concern.
IJOriCE is hereby given, that a court of admi
ralty will be held at the house of Be njamin
Laurence, in Ailen-Town, on Friday the fifteenth
of November next, at the hour of ten in the fore
noon of the fame day, to try the truth of the fads
alledged in the bill of Hope Willets, wh ias well,
&c. against a certain schooner calk d the 1 I) ing-Fith,
her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, lately taken
by the enemy, on her return from the Havanna to
the Chesapeake, and re-taken off the coast of New-
Jersey, on her parage to New-York, by the armed
boat Luck and Fortune, commanded by the said
Hope \\ diets, to the end that the owner or owners
of the said schooner, or any other person or per
lons interfiled therein, may appear and shew ca<fe,
if any they have, why the laid Ichooner, with her
laid tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, should not
be condemned to the captors, and a decree thereon
pass, pursuant to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Jugde,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Burlington, October 1, 1782. jw
C I OLRN out of the palture of the fubferiber,
1) on I hurfday the 26th of September, a dark
brown horse, full 13 hands and a half high, a Rar
in his forehead, the hoof of one hind foot turns a
little inward, trots and canters, well set, with a
thick neck, a large mane and tail : Whoever takes
up said horse and thief, and secures them so that
the owner can have said horse again, (hall have
thirty (hillings reward for the horse, and fix pounds
for horse and thief, with reasonable charges paid
b y . JOHN MANLEY.
Middlesex, October 3, 1782. gw*
N ° II 'E is hereby given," that a court-will be
held at the dwellinghoufe of Ifhmacl Shippey,
at Raritan landing, on Tuesday the 26th of Novem
ber next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said day, then
and there to try the truth of 'he fads alledged in
the bill of Capt. John Baudouine, against the Hoop
Sally, of about thirty-five tuns burthen, together
with her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, the
latter confining of one hundred and fifty bushels
Indian corn, four barrels sugar, fix barrels fl< uer,
and sundry small articles of merchandize, as per in
ventory, laid late to be the property of John Po
le d and Enoch Boon, of< umberland countv, and
captured the 11th ult. in the Delaware by the Bri
tilh armed boat caked the Kidnapper, commanded
by Captain Kid, and re-captured the 28th by Cap
tain John Baudouine near Shrew fbury inlet ; to the
intent that the late proprietors, or any other per
son or perlons claiming the fame, or any p.rt there
of, may appear and Ihew cause, if any he, Hie or
they have, why the said vtffel, her tackle, apparel,
furniture and cargo, should not be condemned to
the re-captors, agreeably to the prayer of said bill.
Robert Hude,),
John Bray, J Agents.
New-Brnnfwick, October 16, 1782. 3w *
r rHE Members of the N^-j^teV^^
L ety are requested to remember, that a general
meeting will be held on Tuesday the fifth day of
November next, at the house of Jacob Hyer, in
Princeton.. By order of the Society,
I Homas Wiggins, Sec'ry.
BOULTING CLOTHS.
CUPERFINE, fine, midling and coarse, for boult
% mg every kind of meal, are for file by the sub
scribers, at their store ou Stamper's wharf, adjoin
ing the draw-bridge, or in fpiuce-ftrcct, near the
corner of thirdfoet, Millers and others may be
supplied with cloths the bell in quality, and if re
quired, may have proper directions for affixmg them
on reels and ufog them to the greatest advantage.
Those who buy in quantities will have a reasona
ble allowance made them.
They haye also for sale, near Bordentown, New-
Jertey, a quantity of good quarry stone, a parcel
whlt ,° ak timber, cut and squared to
different fixes and lengths, three set of irons com
f°r double geared mills, and one fit of faw
mil irons. Apply to Nathaniel Lewis at Mount-
Holly, or as above, to
v '|° BERT LEWIS and sons.
'['HE inhabitants of the county of liumterdon"
in the Rate of New-Jersey, who have fuftain^
cd loss and damage by the Britilh army, & c and
have not as yet brought in their several accounts,
ar^ hereby notified, that the appraisers will, for the
T m T at ^ ?°" keys Tavern , in the tow
°": °" M ° nda y the 2.lft of this inst
J ° rder to make ^ as far as in them lies
a o% :'^ " fi " em joßtpH '
° 4 ' /8L one of the apprs.