The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-03-21 00:00:00, page 3

where he divided his army into three divisions, one of
which had taken the route to Salisbury, another to
wards Pedee, and a third towards Wilmington, to
join the body that had landed at Cape-Fear. That
Governor Nash and General Cafwell were at Cross-
Creek, with a considerable body of militia. General
Greene was in pursuit of Lord Cornwallis, who, af
ter cutting down a number of trees, as if to throw a
bridge over the Dan, had suddenly retreated, and
Hole a day's march of him.
Saturday morning last arrived here the brig Hiber
nia, Capt. Collins, in 2% days from Port au Prince.
By this vessel we learn, that a schooner (belonging to
North-Caroli r -rived at that port from'% Eufta
tia, which hile the British licet lay off that
island, havin eked up a number of American ves
sels then lying L<ere. That the British fleet, amount
ing to 6 or - Ihips of the line, and a number of frigates
and privateers, arrived about the 3d or 4th ult. That
while he was there but one gun was fired, from one of
the men of war, at an American ship, who had her
colours still flying, and the whole were drawn up in
a line, seeming determined to defend themselves, if
poflible, against so very superior a force. That the
Captain of this schooner, feeing an opening where
but one frigate was Rationed, resolved to run out to
sea, and escape by that means if he found it practica
ble, and accordingly came to fail ; the frigate gave
chafe, and he ran under a small fort, which fared on
the frigate. He was chafed nine hours by the frigate
and a cutter, but finally got clear. The Captain add
ed, that after he got out to sea he heardaheavy firing,
and saw a great smoke arise from theifhnd. It was said
Sir George Rodney commanded the Britilh ihips on
this buccaneering expedition.
The Carolina Captain was qualified before the
French Governor as to the truth of the intelligence,
of which the above is the substance.
MARCH z 6.
Extfad of a letter, dated High-Rock ford on Haw
river, Feb. 28, 1781.
'' Our detachments have been fuccefsful in several
attempts upon the enemy's pickets, having killed and
wounded about thirty, and made twenty prisoners,
without any loss. General Pickens, with a body of
mounted riflemen, and Lieut. Col. Lee, with the ca
valry of his legion, were detached to endeavour to
harrafs the enemy ; and being informed that Lieut.
Col. Tarleton had passed the Haw fiver, near Gen.
Butler's plantation, they immediately went in pur
suit of him, but unfortunately came up with a body
of upwards of 200 of Col. Hambleton's corps, and
the North-Carolina tories, three miles in the rear,
who were to have joined him that evening. The Gen.
attempted to pass by them as a detachment of the
British army, which the legion succeeded in; but
when the militia came up, the enemy difeovered their
mifeake, which obliged our troops to charge them,
in doing which fon^e of the militia could not be pre
vented from firing, which alarmed Col. Tarleton, and
gave him an opportunity to escape. The whole of
the enemy \were routed in a few minutes, and the
greater part of them left dead 011 the field. Colonel
Piles and several officers were among the niimber."
Extract of a letter, dated Richmond, March 8, 1781.
" On the night of the 24th of Feb. Col. M'Call far
prized a subaltern's guard at Hart's mill, killed eight,
and wounded and took nine prisoners ; and on the
25th Gen. Pickens and Lieut. Col. Lee routed a body
of near 300 tories on the Haw river, killed upwards
of 100, and wounded most of the rest, which had a
very happy effect 011 the difaffefted in that country."
By intelligence received from the southward, as
late as the 2d of March, we are informed that Lord
Cornwallis evacuated Hillfborough on the 26th of
February, and moved on the road towards Guilford
courthouse ; on the 28th he crossed the Haw river,
twenty miles below High-Rock ford. Gen. Greene
was within fix miles of him, and the militia from Vir
ginia and the neighbouring fcates were joining our
army in great numbers. , %
March 17. Since our last arrived here the ship Flora,
Capt. Brewster, and brig Marquis de la Fayette, Capt.
Davifon, from Port au Prince. Also a prize brig,
the Hope, Miles Lewis late commander, with 6000
bushels of oats, from New-York bound to Charles-
Town: She was taken by the letter of marque ship
Delaware, Capt. Proal, of this port.
Extrad from a New-York ,paper, March 10, 1781.
" By the Nanny, Boyd, arrived at Charlyftown in
16 days from St. Kitts, advice was brought, that Ad
miral Rodney had sent an officer to St. Euftatia, de
manding that all the armed vessels and persons ad
hering and belonging to the American rebels, should
be immediately delivered up to him ; but the Go
vernor not returning a fatisfaftory answer, a part of
Sir George's fleet entered the harbour, and carried
.off all the seamen and privates under that description.
This is the belt detail we have yet been able to ob
tain of that event."
TREN 1' O N, March 21.
The Court of Great-Britain has' declared WAR
against the United States of Holland, but the Britilh
King's Manifefto and Commission for granting letters
of marque and reprisal, coming late to hand, and be
ing very lengthy, are postponed till next week.
By authentic intelligence from the eastward we
learn, that the French fquadroh failed from Newport
the Bth instant, and the Britilh fleet put to sea from
Gardiner's Bay two days afterwards.
ALL persons indebted to STEPHEN ELY, de
ceased, are desired to pay off their accounts by
the firft day of May next; and those having any de
mands against said Stephen Ely, are desired to bring
in their accounts properly attested, in order for fet
tlemeut. GEORGE ELY, Administrator.
ourselves, will very soon be fully adequate to furnilh
us with a Efficient medium of coin, if it is not so
already. VERBUM SAPIENTI.
Mr. Printer,
'P ec ' es °f animals which we call by the
£ various names of Speculators, Dodgers, Silenfs,
Setters, Scramblers, Sharpers, cum multis aliis mino
ris not*,* have, for a long time, infefted this coun
try, and have done much annoyance to the property
of the honest inhabitants. I think a great deal may
be effected towards extirpating them by the fhbrt and
simple means of ready-money contrails. Credit is
the fcaffolding upon which they play their pranks;
cut away this, and they must fink into their original
in fignificance. If they cannot buy on trust, and con
trive to pay with quarter or half the value, the craft
must languish. The continental currency, while it
was a tender, gave a fine scope to their depredations.
That field being now, in a great measure, shut up,
times have grown dull with them. They do not,
however, despair, but like a gang of rats, gnawing
at a partition, are busily employed in depreciating
the new money. This is their last cast if they do not
succeed, they go like ninepins , and I am mistaken if
a proper application of the means above-mentioned
would not defeat their project, and further the rid
dance of such vermin. ' RHINO.
* Mofl of <vhicb begin <with an S, denoting their
crooked and serpentine nature.
Trenton, March 21, 1781.
Mr. Collins,
T Find that the Legislature, at their last fitting, have
paired an aft for emitting a sum of money in
small bills for change. It is to be wiihed these were
struck, in order that the continental currency which
now serves for that Durpofe, might be immediately
called in. Was it not a mistake or oversight that a
very early day was not let by the Legdlature to finilh
the redemption of it r Does jt not depreciate, and
will it not continue to depreciate ? All are fenlible of
the mifchiefs produced by having two kinds of bills
of credit, of the fame nominal but different current
value, circulating among us at the fame time. In
the nature of things they mu? prejudice each other.
No profpea of bringing the. I currency to the ori
gmjl rate, remains, and werp rc practicable it could
not be of any use, but rather the contrary. The
sooner therefore it disappears, the better. The date
of it was long since fixed to end with the next month,
some of the states have wifely fixed it to end with the
pi elent. I hat no inconvenience may arise to the
holders, especially to those who live distant from the
Treafurv, they would do well to recoiled this cir
cumflance, and pay it for taxes, or pass it to those
who have taxes to pay, that the trouble of bringing
it to the Treasury afterwards may he avoided, and
that the quota of the state may be made up and de
stroyed. Our path will then lie more plain aud easy;
ana I trust in due time to fee all our paper-money
gradually and regularly funk in the mode and at the
periods prescribed bylaw. The trade of this coun
try, now released from the oppreflions of Great-
Britain, if freed, and kept free from restraints among
From a Philadelphia paper of March to.
Yesterday arrived here a prize brig, late belonging
to Baltimore, laden with flour; lhe was re-taken by
Captain Sutton in a letter of marque from this port,
having been taken by a Britilh cruder on her voyage
to the Weft-Indies.
Also arrived the brig Amelia, late commanded by
Captain Lindsay, from St. Kitts bound to London,
prize to the Felicity and Antelope letters of marque,
belonging to Baltimore.
1 his vessel brings us a confirmation of the very im
portant intelligence rclpe&ng St.Ehdatia being taken
by the Britilh fleet on the 3d ult. The particulars we
learn are, that all the property on the island was feiz
cd on by Admiral Rodney, whether belonging to En
glifh,Dutch, or American merchants. That the Dutch
Island of Curaloa had also been Rized by the British
Admiral, who had sent a number of his prisoners to
St. Kitts in transports, and that a report prevailed in
the Weft-Indies of the British having cut out upwards
of 150 fail of Dutch vessels from he Texel, in Europe.
A passenger on board the Amelia prize fays he was
at Antigua on the Bth ofFebruary, when war was for
mally declared against the States General.
Rotes to our Correspondents.
Upon a careful examination of the piece signed a
Militia Officer, the irony was not thought fufficiently
pomted, otherwise it would ha^e been inserted agree
ablyto our note in No. 163. We shall however be
obliged by the author's future correspondence.
The great variety of intelligence and numerous
favours from other correspondents, whose produc
tions are less voluminous, prevent us from infertirg
the several numbers of the CenJ'or at prefcnt.
We wduld be glad of an interview with the person
who lately sent us a Neiu Sung.
The Cobler Was not fufficiently correct for publi
cation, but we would by no means difeourage the
auchoi, who appears to Want nothing Io niuch as
practice in writing.
We wish to convey a line to the author of the piece
^^^ A Friend to Liberty and Juflice.
TO BE SOLD or LET,
A HOUSE and LOT of LAND,' in K.
New-Jersey. There is four rooms on a.
besides the kitchen. The lot contains one acre. 1.
well situated either for a store or tavern, having been
occupied lately by persons following those callings.
It is situated on the publick road to head-quarters, in
a healthy part ofthe country ; a number of industrious
rich farmers in the neighbourhood.
Also TO BE SOLD, a Lot of Land in Nicomixen
township, Bucks county, state of Pennsylvania, con
taining about twenty-five acres, with a log house and
Fable, and sundry fruit trees ; about half under fence.
Three miles from Sherard's ferry, on a publick road,
and will suit a tradesman. Apply to George Dou
glass at Point-Breeze, near Bordentown.
March 20, 1781, g±
Ihe Subscriber in Pom,ton, on the great road from
Boston to Philadelphia, has fitted up the
YELLOW-HOUSE TAVERN,
Just 20 miles from Morriftowh, go from King's ferry
_ an ? 40 ° r 45 from New-Windsor,
HERE his Cables, fit to hold twenty horses, are
VV well supplied and carefully attended, and his
house every way well furuiftied, as far as the ability
of the owner. All the roads for a few miles round
U . S are ™ c and direct, and every Gentleman who will
ride a little while in the evening to reach us, may de
pend on getting quarters. The Gentlemen our cufi
tomers shall be free from all noise but what they chufe
to make themselves, as we arc unincumbered with
children, or country custom, being ouriclves voting
unmairied people, and our neighbours chufing to
drink beer at their own houses. They shall find the
newspapers of three different Printers kept for their
perusal, with a small collection of books, an 1 other
amuteinent—though abroad they shall be at heme,
find English fare in a Dutch country, and the land
lord their most humble servant,
JOSEPH CURTIS.
'IHE subscriber, in Maidenhead, will expose to
A sale at publick vendue, on Friday the 23d of
this instant, Endry articles of household and kitchen
furniture, confiding of huge black walnut tables,
lesser tables, chairs; iron pots, kettles, andirons,
shovel and tongs, pails and buckets of different sizes
spinning wheels, big and small, a reel, doughtrough,
china, knives and, forks, empty black bottles and
case and bottles, with many other articles teo tedious
to enumerate. Also will be fold at publick fal^,
the fame time, a good plough, with the no .
irons, harrow, wood fled, a good Engli'
waggon, well tir'd, and a complete sett
two horses, one hogfliead of excellent <
off, a number of empty cyder calk, r. •.
Several bushels of red potatoes, India-n
wheat, a fide of horse leather, a fi
excellent flax ready dressed ; a ne'
good order, and two valuable hor
cither draft or faddle.'
The above goods will be fold for e,
vendue will begin at ten o'clock in,
the fame day, on the premises, wh
will be given by FRANCIS.
March 16, 1781. iw*
O The Journal of the second Sitting
of the 4th Session of the Legislative^
Council ; the Votes of Assembly of the
last Sitting, fame Session; and the Laws
and Votes of the last Sitting of the pre
sent Assembly, are printed, and' ready
to be delivered.
Io all whom it may concern:
State of New-Jersey, ff,
XTOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
ty wi " be held for theftate of New-Jersey, at
the Courthouse in the town of Gloucester, in the
county of Gloucester, on Thursday the 12th day of
d°"ri" '" J ]°,°' ten in ^ c forenoon ofthe
[ here !° try the truth ofthe fads
/lodged ana set forth in the bill of Col. Joseph Ellis
as ' a ^ ainft a certain sloop or vessel
cdiled the Hannah, lately commanded by Abraham
Davu, and said to be taken on her voyage to New-
York, loaded with pine boards, Singles, tar, and
bai-iron, with her tackle, apparel, furniture and car
go aloiefa^ : ,„ the end andintent, that the owner
or owners of the laid vessel, or any other p er s o n or
perlons interefled therein, may appear and Oiew cause,
it any they have, why the said vessel and her tackle
d ? P f ar + ' f " rnrturc ^ cargo, should not be condemn-'
cd to the captors thereof, and a decree thereon pass
pursuant to the prayer ofthe said bill. ''
By order of the Judge,
t r o JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
—E^d^E^d' March 5, [781.,
ALL persons who have furniflied fiipplies,Yr foi
„ cr "f es don e, under the Requisition ofhis Ex
cellency General, Washington, in the county of Hnn
tercon, are desired without fail to attend with their
:° u ,f rs ^ "S ^ws, viz. At Pennington, the firft
ludday in April; at Henry Merflion's tavern, in Am
well, the second Monday in said month ; the dav
following at Pitts-Town, and the next day following
at the White-hcufe tavern.,"
^ = JOSEPH IN'SLEE._