The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-11-13 00:00:00, page 1

NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
By the Duke of Cumberland Packet, Captain Pad
dy, who arrived at New-York on the 26th ult.
in 42 days from Falmouth, we have the follow
ing advices, viz.
HAGU E, August 25.
r-rTHE states of Holland and Weft-Friefland
having assembled on the 17th inst. took
into consideration the proportion of the
==- deputies of the city of Amsterdam for the
continuation of the operations in concert with France
against England, for the campaign of 1783, and
the renewal of the trety of commerce of the year
'739' And after mature deliberation it was re
solved, that the said proportions be examined by
the lords of the corps of nobility and other depu
ties of their noble and grand mightinesses for im
portant affairs, in order that the affembJy may avail
itfelf of their considerations and advice.
Sept. I. Letters from Paris fay, the negociations
of Mr. Fitzherbert, have, as yet, produced no ef
fed, as the count d'Aranda, ambassador of the
court of Spain, had not received Che inilrudions of
his court refpeding the preliminaries to a general
peace.
P A RI S, Aug. 16.
They write from Soiffons, that in the night be
tween the 16th and 17th of last month, a violent
tempest, accompanied with hail of extraordinary
size, had destroyed 15 parishes on the diftrift of
Soiffons. Those which fuffcred moll are the vil
lages of Fontenoy, Nouvroa, 1 artier, and the Lit
tle Beuxi. Ihe rye, wheat, oats, hemp and vines,
have been destroyed in a manner so deftrudive, that
the unhappy inhabitants cannot difeover what had
been sowed.
The freur Pelletier, intendant of that province,
has verified and fitted those losses. It is computed
that it will require four years at least to put the
country into the date of produdion in which it was,
and the general loss is computed at about 4.00,000
livres.
The fame misfortune has been experienced, but
less rigorously, in 16 parishes of the diftri& of Cler
mont in Beauvoifis.
Aug 19. The Count de Graffe arrived here on
the 16th instant at night. On the 17th he went to
Versailles, where, being presented to the King by
the Marquis de Castries, Secretary of State for the
marine department, he had the honour of a private
conference with his Majesty for a quarter of an
hour; and at half pall fix in the evening he re
turned hither with a chearfuL countenance ; all his
officers, prisoners from England, as himfelf on their
parole of honour, jollify him entirely.
Aug. 29. We have received some accounts of
the combined fleet from Brest ; they were at anchor
off cape Ortegal on the 18th, and had fuffered much
from contrary winds, and it is feared they would
arrive in great disorder in Cadiz.
LONDON, July 29.
Lord Thurlow has the complete direction of the
ftite machine at this time. Nothing is undertaken
without his consent. He is the very centre of all
the parties that now form the present administra
tion under the character of “ an independent peer."
Aug. 3. At present all thoughts of a peace seem
to be given up by all parties, nor indeed was it to
be supposed, that Great-Britain would accept of
fucb humiliating terms as those laid to be proposed
to her by live court of France, especially since the
glorious victory obtained by our arms in the W eft
lndies. The condud of our commanders, and bra
very of the British tars on that day, added a luftre
and brilliancy to the British flag, and convinced the
foes of England that it would never tarniSh in their
hands.
Aug. 5. It is generally believed in Holland, that
if peace is not ffiortly agreed upon, the King of
Prussia will certainly take the field in opposition to
the Emperor, whose preparations indicate an ap
proaching rupture.
They write from Rotterdam, that there were
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WEDNESDA Y, November 13, 1782.
driven entiiely,out of the country.
Aug 24. The whole exertions of government
are at this time directed to the protection of Gibral
tar. The principal inconvenience which they have
for some time laboured under, with refped to that
important fortrefs, has arisen from the total want
of transports to convey the necessary materials for
the relief of the garrison. To remove that obstacle,
however, a proposal was yesterday sent from the
navy board to the Oporto merchants, to this effect:
1 oat they would agree to pay the company after
the rate of 12s. and 6d. per ton, for every thing
they would carry on government .account to Gi
braltar, and would afterwards engage to furnish
them with fafe convoy to Liston. No answer has
yet been transmitted to this proposal, but it is
deemed too advantageous to admit the probability
of refufal. If it be acceeded to, the 224 of the
present month is fixed upon for the general rendez
vous of the transports at Spithead, and fix days be
ing allowed for completing their lading, on the
28th I„ord Howe is to be ready to escort them
with the whole of the naval power of this country
that is not employed on foreign service. The board
of ordnance have issued orders to the officers be
longing to the laboratory at Woolwich, to prepare
20,000 live shells, to be in readiness against the
2000 men on board their fleet destined for the East-
Indies.
A letter from Constantinople fays, that orders
were given for repairing the cables at the Darda
nelles, and railing some new works; allo for aug
menting the navy, and railing forces in every part
of Turkey, which makes it conjectured, that a war
with some power is near at hand; but where the
firft blow will be struck time can only discover.
Aug, 7. No negociations are at this time thought
of by any of the belligerent powers ; neither is there
any or,e of the neutral powers, except the Empress,
inclined to afford a mediation towards a peace.
It is in contemplation to fend out such a military
force to the Weft-Indies, as, with the naval supe
riority we now have in that quarter, Shall enable us
to recover some of the chief of our loft possessions.
Extract of a letter dated off the coast of Brazil,
June 4, 1782.
“ We left the harbour of Rio Janeiro yesterday,
but the wind being contrary, were obliged to an
chor here. The fleet in general are very healthy,
and fit to undertake a voyage round the Cape of
Good Hope, which at this time of the year requires .
good flout men and stout Ships. We have some in
telligence of the French having a design to inter
cept us near Ceylon."
Extract of a letter from Paris, August 5.
" A few days Since the eldest son of Admiral
Comte de Graffe, an amiable character, and an
officer in the King's guards, who, in the course of
eight days, fought as many duels with the traducers
of his father's honour, unable to bear up any longer
against the popular indignation that encreafed a
gainst him, put an end to his exigence by a coup
de piftolet."
A Captain who lately arrived from Gibraltar,
cfcaped out of the Mole in an open Tartan, in the
night of July, and was going over to Barbary to
get shipping for Europe, but luckily fell in with an
Imperial vessel for Oftend, which agreed to take
him in, on a promise of 230 guineas: this officer's
coming over is said to be owing to a French de
serter from the Spanish camp having furnifhed Go
vernor Elliot with such intelligence as he thought
necefl'ary to be communicated by the earliest oppor
tunity to government.
A letter from an officer on board his Majesty's
fl|ip the Gibraltar, of 80 guns, Commodore, Bick
erton, to his father, in the neighbourhood of 1 ork,
dated Rio Janeiro, South-America, has the follow
ing very interetting passage: " A Portugueze gen
tleman came on board the other day, and brought
us intelligence from the river De La Plata, that
the Indians had rebelled against the Spaniards, put
20,000 of them to death, had taken 20 of their
ships, and it was, expeded the Spaniards would be
THE
board, 331 only qf which were fared by the boat^
.of the fleet.
Among the officers who periled, it is with the
utmost concern we mention that brave and experi
enced Commander Rear Admiral Kempenfelt, who
was writing in his cabin when the ship went down.
Mr. Saunders, his firft Lieutenant, the fifth Lieu
tenant, together with Major Graham, and two
Lieutenants of the marines, the Surgeon and car
penter, shared the fame fate. The rest of the of
ficers were fortunately saved. What adds to the
national loss on this occasion is, that the crew of
the Royal George principally consisted of the best
seamen of the whole fleet.
The following account is transmitted from a cor
respondent at Portsmouth, of^uch officers as were
loir by this melancholy accident, and a few that
were known to be alive when the express left that
place:
Admiral Kempenfelt Downed.
Capt. Waghorn taken up by the Victory's boat,
and now living.
Major Graham, of marines, and Lieutenants,
Saunders and Currie, of ditto, drowned.
1 he puifcr, boatswain, and Mr. Harrison, gun
ner, on Shore when the accident happened.
Mr. Surrcl, raafter, Mr. Bartrim, surgeon, Mr.
Williams, carpenter, Mr. Kenwood, Mr. Cook,
and Mr. Fiih, mailer mates; and all the midship
men, except two or three (names not known) —
drowned.
Upwards of two hundred women were on board,
it is laid; when die went down.
The Lark sloop victualler, that was alongside the
Royal George, was swallowed up in a whirlpool
occasioned by the linking of the latter, and several
people that were on board her are said allo to have
perished.
The Royal George was just twenty-seven years
old at the time She was loft, having been launched
at Woolwich jn September 1755. ^e was built
in four years, her keel being laid in 1751. The
naval people fay, She can be weighed up, if the
weather proves favourable, in the course of a month.
Ihe Dutch Ship of war driven on Shore at the
Gaats, which is the entrance into the Texel Sound,
is the Union of 64 guns, a new vessel, just arrived
from her firft cruize, and commanded by Captain
de Welderen, son of the Count who was Ambassa
dor in England.
The Union is the fourth ship the Dutch have
loft by accident, &c. The other three were the
Hollands of 68, Prince William of 64, and
feph of 50.
The 59th regiment of foot have received orders
to march from Coxheath to Hiifey barracks, Ports
mouth, from whence they are to embark on board
the grand fleet for the relief of Gibraltar.
Sept. 3. By our late advices from the east we
learn, that General Sir Eyre Coote is gone to Ben
gal, and left the command at Madras to Colonel
Stuart and Sir Hedor Munro; General Meadows,
20th in ftant, 10 proceed with the grand fleet to
the relief of Gibraltar; and the Tait-India Ships
which have been for feme time past, in waiting to
proceed on their voyage, have received orders to
remain till the failing of Lord Howe, when they
are to accompany him to Gibraltar.
Aug. 31. Yesterday an express arrived at the
Admiralty from Adm. Lord Howe at Portsmouth,
informing the board cf the melancholy disaster of
his Majelly's ship the Royal George, of 110 guns,
with most of her crew, being loft at Spithead about
half past ten o'clock in the morning of the preced
ing day.
This unfortunate accident happened while the
ship was hove upon a careen, in order to have the
water pipe to her cistern repaired, at which jun&ure
a strong squall at N. N. W. came on, and her keel
lying acrols the tide current, She fell suddenly on
her beam ends, and before they could right Ship,
She filled, and went down, her topmasts only ap
pearing at the water's edge ! At the time of this
calamitous event, 848 officers and seamen were on
[Numb. 255.]