The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-09-19 00:00:00, page 3

Pegasus, and dispatched by Rear Admiral Sir Samuel
Hood, to New-York. The Pegasus and her convoy,
on the passage fell in with a French squadron of eight
line of battle flaps, luppofed to be M. Barras. It
was apprehended the whole, confiding of fix viau
alters and a vessel with the 40th regiment's cloathing,
had fallen into the hands of the enemy, until happily
these two effected a fafe arrival in our harbour.
Yesterday arrived another of the St. Euftatia victu
allers that failed under the convoy of the Pcgafu§
frigate, and thought to have fallen into the possession
oLaoe of the French squadrons bound for the Chefa
peak.
About the middle of June His Royal Highness
Prince William Henry third son of our Molt Graci
ous Sovereign, who, on the 21st of August entered
upon his seventeenth year, took leave of thrir Ma
jesties to embark with the Hon. Admiral Digby, on
board the Prince George, of ninety guns, the latter
with a powerful reinforcement to the fleet of our
Naval Commander in Chief, Admiral Graves, was
to leave St. Helens the firft fair wind, and it is lup
pofed came through the channel with the breeze
which brought out the Zebra.
We are assured that the Marquis de la Fayette, a
large French ihip armed en flute, laden with cloathing,
&c. for the rebels, was taken by the Jamaica convoy,
the whole trade from which island, together with a
great fleet from the Baltic, amounting in the whole
to upwards of five hundred fail, got fafe home North
about to Scotland.
It is said the Earl of Dunmore is embarked on board
Admiral Digby's squadron, for his Lordfllip's govern
ment of Virginia.
An immensely rich fleet of Dutch Eaft-tndiamen
hourly expected in Holland, has occasioned a keen
look-out amongll our numerous privateers; it is said
to be the mofc valuable that ever arrived in Europe.
Captain Balfour, of the late Culloden, is coming
with Admiral Digby in the Conqueror of fcventy
four guns.
Lait Thursday arrived his M felly's foip Zebra,
from England, via ^he W^ft-Indics, with Govern
ment dispatches. '
Yesterday arrived the Dundas gafy, Capr. Carre,
with dispatches from the Rigirt Honourable Lieute
nant-General Earl Cornwallis, to His Excellency the
Commander in Chief. She left York-Town last
Monday morning, and brings intelligenc^&f a
French fleet consisting of seventeen fail of fife" line,
two of which, with two frigates, were ftati'oned at the
entrance of York- river, some of them were in James
river, and the remainder at the Tail of the Horse-
Shoe, in Cheafepeak Bay; thole in Jimes river were
fuppofcd to be difemnarking troops, defined to form
a junction with the rebels under the command of the
Marquis de la Fayette, said to be about forty miles
below Richm ..a. IPs Mijelty's thips Charon,
Guadaloupe, Bonetta, with the Volcano firefhip,
were lying near the batteries at York Town; upon
which, and thole of Gloucefler, on the oDpofite
fide of the river, upwards of 150 pieces of cannon
were mounted.
Previous to the arrival of the French' fleet in Chea
fepeak Bay, the Marquis de la Fayette engaged
twenty rebel pilots, and lent them with thirty soldiers
for their protection, in a boat to keep a look out.
A few days before the fleet hove in fight, their boat
was chafed by a New-York galley, but escaped by
running up Rhapah mock river. After the galley was
gone they ventured out, landed on Gwyn's island,
and boalted of the business they were sent to perform:
they then proceeded to Hampton. Lord Cornwallis
having intelligence of them, detached Col. Tarleton
with a party, who piloted them to the provost guard
at York-Town.
When the French fleet arrived at Cheafepeak, man,
Loyalists waited upon, Earl Cornwallis with a volun
tary tender of their service, and determined refolutjon
to act in conjunction with the army. Hi's Lordship
politely thanked them for their loyalty, and desired
them to chufe their own officers.
We hear that the British fleet under the command
of Admiral Graves was seen last Sunday in lat. 38,
in soundings.
We also hear, last Monday His Majesty's Ihip Ze
bra fell in with a fleet of French line of battle (hips,
frigates, &c. supposed to be that which lately failed
from Rhode-Ifland, sixty leagues off the Capes of
Virginia.
The ihip Fox, Captain Montgomery, loaded with
provisions, arrived here on Thursday last, belongs
to Glasgow, from whence the failed eight weeks ago,
and took in her cargo at Cork, which port ihe left
the 26th of July. On the 20th ult. ihe was chaced
by a large black-sided rebel privateer brig, which
mounted sixteen guns. The Fox, although pierced
for sixteen guns, mounted only 4 four pounders;
notwithstanding which, in a violent gale of wind,
(he clued up her fails, but the rebel not taking the
fame precaution kept all standing; the consequence
was their vessel overfet, and went down within a few
cables length of the Fox.
Last Thursday was sent in by his Majefty,s ihip
Medea,, a rebel cruiling brig belonging to New-
London, on a cruise.
Capt. Buchannan in the Goodrich took the schooner
Industry, from Beaufort, North-Carolina, on the 3d
of September, the was chaced and ipoke the French
fleet on the 27th of August lat. 26, 28 in number,
14 of them double deckers; a letter from a confiden
tial perfun mentions that a party of the British troops
at Wilmington in North-Carolina was advancing
into the country, and was expetted to reach and take
pofieffion ot Newburn, and that the militia were af a
fembling to oppose them.
CHAT H A M, September it.
Mr. Constant Cooper, post-rider from Morristown
to Fish-Kill, was taken with the mail at Pumpton,
the firft iuftant, by a (hulking party of the crueny,
and carried to New-York.
Last week William Ste< I, an accomplice of Jerry
King's, was taken on his way from Roxbury, and
committed to Morris Tour gaol. This villain tad
a particular account, in v rating, of the troops, both
', DC .h and Americans, that marched with General
Wafkington, together with a lilt of all the ordnance.
ANNA POLLS, August 30
We have the plealure to inform the pubiick, that
on the 28th inst. the 3d Maryland regiment, com
manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Adams, march
ed from this city to join the southern army, a his
regiment has been railed within these few months,
but from the unwearied vigilance of the officers, has
all the appearance of a veteran corps; it confilts of
upwards ot 40c men, cidihvd tor three years and the
war, and are well equipped tor the field. The mu
tual good offices which have palled between the ci
tizens and the officers otthis regiment, whilst Rati
oned at this place, has rendered their departure
much regretted. Ihe ardor that spread through their
ranks, 011 the profped of taking the field, and their
military appearance, mfpired every beholder with a
pieahng confidence, that they would render cflimtial
fervicts, and be an honour to vheir country.
Fhere are now at this \tion upwards of 600
men, who, tho' original, b 1 nine months, promise
ere long to be enlisted for three years aid the war;
many have already cnlidca tor' these terms, and
others entering every day. If there is publick vir
tue enough remaining to lupport the credit of our
new emission, we may flatter omfeives to fee our
line complete by the winter. The recruiting fcrvice
is now under the direction of Major- Gt c ral Small
wood, whose dihinguiflitd Services in the field, are
equalled by his unremitted attention to this impor
taut bulioclse
BALTIMOR E, September ii.
Paragraph of a letter, just n eived, from Annapolis,
dated yesterday afternoon.
" On Wednesday last the British fleet, of 21 fail
of the line, came within our capes, and the French
immediately weighed ancho. ind attacked them, and,
it is univerfaily believed, were superior. On the
next morning the French pi riued with 25 ships of
the line, ,4 ot them cepje. &,noxncd, and the action
was, renewed. 'Tis believed the Count de Graffe has
chafed towards New-York, and will, probably, be
joined by Count de Barras with the squadron from
Rhode-Bland. The French Admiral left two seven
ty-sours, and two frigates, to block up York-river.
There is no doubt entertained that the French were
victorious "
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Northumber
land county, in the northern neck of Virginia, to
his friend in this town, dated Sept. 6—7, 1781.
" Leaving this letter open a day or two, we are
made happy in the mean time, by the arrival of the
French fleet. They have, blocked up York and James
rivers, conlift of 28 ships of the line, and landed,
last Sunday, 5000 troops at James Town. Corn
wallis has already sent terms to the Marquis, which
are refufed. Lord Rawdon on hi- passage to Eng
land, was taken by the fleet, and is now in'virginia?
Three British arm d veflels (said to be a ihip, a
snow, and a sloop) were ca, lured on Wednesday
last, in or near the mouth of Rappahannock, by
a French frigate, after an obfinate resistance.
PPILADELPHI A, Sept. 5.
Extract of a letter from General Marion to Gover
nor Rutledge, dated Camp, St. Stephen's, Au
gust 6, 1781.
" On my return from you, the last evening, I
found a letter from Colonel Peter Horry, giving an
account of an armed vessel often guns, from Charlef
town, coming before Georgetown and burning it.
By some negled ot the men who were to oppose their
landing, they got on shore and let it on fire; the
wind blew high, and ail the houses from the bay to
the Church are in ashes, only a few houses on the
right and left are handing. Cn the enemy's retreat,
some that, were polled on the point, who fired on
the boat sowing the vessel, killed and wounded most
of the men in her, fcvcral were killed and wounded
in the vessel. We had one man killed and three
wounded, one mortally. The vessel fell down to
Newtown, where (he lay yesterday. The distressed
inhabitants saved nothing, s a constant fire was
kept up whilst the houses were burning. The ves
sel was commanded by one Manson, and manned
mostly, if not quite, by tories."
Yesterday returned from a cruize, the privateer
brigantine Nefbit, Captain Martin, and brought in
with her the schooner Dolly, Captain Newbold, from
New-York for Charleftown.
Extract from GENERAL ORDERS, June 28, 1781.
COLONEL Harrison, Lieutenant-Colonei
Henderson, and Lieutenant-Colonel Howard
will compose a court, to fit this day, at the request
of Lieutenant-Colonel Grimke, to inquire into the
case of his leaving Haddrel's Point, where he was
ordered from Chaleftown, as a prifouer of war; and
to report their opinion at Head-Quarters.
29th June, 1781.
THE Court of Inquiry, whereof Colonel Harrison
Was Prefidem, neld by order of the Honourable
Major-General Greene, at the request of Lieutenant-
Colonel Grimke, report as follows: " The court,
after mature deliberation, are of opinion, that by
Lieutenant-Colonel Grimke's confinement he was
liberated fr. to. the parole which he had given, and
that upon being difmT.d :rori confinement, he did
not enter into any new contract with the enemy,
either verbal or written, and therefore that he was
perfectly juilifiable in in iking his escape from Had
dicl's Point."
O. H. WILLIAMS, D. A. Gen."
September 18.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, Septemeber 15.
We have various reports itipcGQ the fleet be
low; but will you believe it, not 'one to be relied
011 thole Even or eight days; however one within
these two days, Items to gain credit, it is that in
consequence of an engagement between the two
fleets, oli or at the mouth of the canes, two British
levciity tour's, and one frigate, have been captured
and brought in. The Britilh fleet difperied and the
French in pursuit of them. L'clcrteis coining daily
from his Lordship's army; one this morning in 8
days from him, gives a dreadful account of his litu
ation, in general very lick, all on half allowance;
the lickly negroes only allowed horfc flefh.
Three prizes below at Annapolis on their way up.
One of 400 nonheads of rum and ibgar."
"The friga e l'Engagcanic, com^ouhd by the
Marquis Kergarion, anchored ibis. Ran t in our port,
after 34 days passage. The frigate brought the sum
?r sco,cccd, for ... de Barias's squadron. Nothing
intereftinghad happenedin Europe at the time of this
frigate's departure. Ihe naval armament under the
command of M. de Guichen had arrived in 35 days
at Cadiz, to join 33 Spanilh (Lips of the line, and
were ready to liil for Gibraltar, 10 batter that place
with cannon and mortars."
1 RENT ON, Sept. 19,
« Head-Quarters, Head of Elk, Sept. 6, 1781.
1" = f is with the highest pleasure and fatisfattion
the Commander in lhicf announces to the
army the arrival of the Count De Grade in the Che
sapeake, with a very formidable naval and land force.
At the fame time he felicitates them on tins aulpici
ous occasion, he anticipates the glorious events
which may be expected from the combined ' opera
tfons now n contemplation, as no circumstance
could poffibiy have happened more opportunely in
point of time, no profpett could ever have promised
more important luceffes, and nothing but a want of
exertions can probably blast the pleating profpedls
before us.—The General calls upon all the gallant
officers, and the brave and faithful fulgiers he has
the honour to command, to exert their utmost abili
ties in the cause of their country, and to share with
him, with their ulual alacrity, the difficulties, can-.
gers and glory of the present enterprise."
Last Friday week the Sachem Jift Arara, alias Grass
hopper, and Lieutenant-Colonei Atayataghroughta,
with part of his regiment, of the Oneida and T uf
corora nations, from Albany, pafled through this
place on their way to Philadelphia. They' are in
general stout, hearty looking mtn, and appear to be
under good discipline. While in town they exhi
bited, before a number of the inhabitants collected
on this occasion, the war whoop and dance, ot which
(0 much is laid in every account of the Indian na
tions.
This day the Honourable the Legislature of this
State meet at Princeton, pursuant to adjournment^
Eight hard Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber,
in the night of the second day of September,
a red roan horse, about seven years old, not certain
if any brand or mark, remarkable short mane and
tail, a very good waggon horfc, paces and trots.
Whoever takes up the said horse and thief, so that
the thief may be brought to justice, and the horse
recovered, (hall be paid the arbove reward, befidea
all reasonable charges, by me
EPHRAIM COLVER.
”I!!™?!°°''°° Township, Sept. 3, 1781. gw*
TO BE SOL D,~~
A Likely, hearty Negro woman, about 2t
years of age: Also a Negro girl, about 16
years of age ; both have had the small pox, were
born and brought up in New-Jersey, and are fit
for either town or country business: Also a female
Negro child, about 4 years of age. For further
particulars enquire of the fubferiber in Burlington.
3 JpCOB PHILLIPS
Wanted immediately,
AN industrious, honest GIRL, to do house
work ; to whom good wages will be giveu.
Enquire of the Priutog,