The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-10-03 00:00:00, page 2

has taken the brigantine Diana, from Philadelphia
to Marltrand, and lent her for Derry.
Admiralty - Office, July 3, 1781.
Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Hayne, of the
Cruder cutter, to Admiral Sir Thomas Pye, Com
mander in Chief of His Majesty's ships at Ports
mouth, dated off Beachy-Head, June 30, 1781.
" On the 29th at four in the morning, we saw a
cutter close in with the land near Shoreham, and
at seven took her. She proved to be L'Eveille, of
Dunkirk, of 8 carriage guns, 10 swivels, and 29
men. This privateer was commanded by one Rich
ard Boorn, an Enguihman, who run her on shore
before we could board her, and with 17 more men
of the subjects of Britain, went 011 fllore near the
village of Worthing, in Sussex, and declaring them
selves a band of fmngglers, with pistols and cutlasses,
palled through it unmolested. We got the cutter
off without the lead damage."
Yesterday Doctor Cornwallis kissed the King s
hand at St.' James's, on being appointed Biihop of
Litchfield and Coventry, and is to be succeeded as
Dean of Canterbury by Doctor Stinton.
, On Saturday evening the fireworks in Windsor
Gardens were the moil curious that have been exhi
bited for many years. 1 heir Majesties and all the
royal family, with federal of the nobility, were pre
sent; and several of the machineries were lighten by
Prince William Henry, who was eager to dißmguilh
,himfelf during the continuance of the exhibition.
B O S T O N, ' September 20.
A vessel arrived here lad Monday, in 18 days from
Martinicb, by whom wedearn, that a fleet of about
90 fail of merchant ships, lately arrived there from
France, under convoy of two frigates, who on their
paffa'ge captured a 44 gun Britiih man of war, and
two Hoops, and carried them fate into Martinico.
Extract from the Mercury of France of the 12th of
May, 1781. '(Traniidued from the French.) We
find in a letter from the Hague, the following par
ticulars.
“ Mr. John Adams, formerly member of Con
gress, and now vetted witn a commifiiou to appear
hi case there ftiould be occalion for it, in the cha
racter of Ambaflador extraordinary, to their High.
Mightinesses, has lent by M. Damas, Agent of Con
gress, some notes for forming political connections
withthis Republic. Weknownot yet what answer he
has received; But it is observed that since the rup
ture with England, the minds of people are much
more difpoied to an alliance with this new Repub
lie. Of this, the permiflion granted for fending two
frigates to Bolton, is a sensible proof. At lean it is
certain that the acknowledgment of the American
independence could never be more feafouably made,
and that nothing would give a more fatal blow to
the enemy."
POUGHKEEPSIE, Sept.ro
W . oy several different hands from Albany,
that j. 20 perfom, men, women and children, who
had been prifoavr, ta^en from various parts of our
fro: is by the enemy, were returned lately from
Canada on their parole, to be exchanged. They re
port that the people in Canada are in great want of
grain, and sundry forts of provision, occasioned by
an innumerable multitude of worms and infe&s, which
have devoured almost every thing green, and even
killed abundance of trees.
We likewise hear from Albany, that later advices
were arrived there from Canada —That the noted
Indian chief Brandt, was juit returned from an ex
pedition towards Prttiburg, &c. whereon he had the
command of about 1000 Indians, Tories, &c. That
he fell in with, and had been severely handled by a
party under the command of the gallant Colonel
Clarke who had kill d and taken upwards of 600 of
his me% so that he brought back only 300, and was
himfelf wounded in three places, two in the body
and one on the knee, whereby it was said, he would
be for ever disabled from going on another expedi
tion on foot.
Sent. 24. From Connecticut we are informed, that
in the late villainous exploit of the infamous traitor
Arnold, at New-London and Groton, three men, full
of resentment at his villanous conduct, had combin
ed and determined, at the hazard oftheir own lives,
to kill him —which they endeavoured, to the utmost
of their power, without success; however, that they
killed one of his Aids-de-camp, wounded another,
and shot Arnold's horse under him.
CHATHA M, September 26.
Early in the morning of the nd ultimo, a party
, of Indians and tories, confining of about four hun
dred, entered the beautiful settlement of Warwa
fing, situated on the great road leading from Mini
link to Eufopus, about thirty-five miles from the
former; at th ir firft coming to the place they were
hailed by a sentinel who was at the gate of a piquet
fort where there was a Serjeant's guard kept, (which
were the only soldiers in that quarter;) they not
making any answer, induced the sentinel to fire,
and run within the fort, which alarmed the garri
son. The enemy kept up a constant fire upon the
fort for some time, but without effect, and at last
retired in confufion with the loss of three killed
and two wounded. They then proceeded to burn
ing and plundering the place. The inhabitants being
alarmed by the firing of the fort, all made their
sfcape, except one John Kittle, whom they killed.
The loss of these poor people is very great, the fate
of an hour reduced them from a date of ease and
affluence to want and beggary. Thirteen elegant
duelling-houfes, with all the out-buildings and
furniture, fourteen spacious barns filled with wheat,
betides barracks, Rables, Racks of hay and grain,
were all consumed; between sixty and seventy horses,
mostly very tine, a great number of cattle, sheep,
and hogs were drove off. Col. Pawling, getting
intelligence of the above, immediately collected about
two hundred New-York levies and militia, and pur
sued them about forty miles, but was not able to
overtake them. It appeared that they fled in confu
fion, as they left a considerable quantity of their
plunder behind them in many places. By a white
man who has been with them three years, and made
his escape while Warwafing was in flames, we learn
that this party was from Niagara, and that they were
four weeks and three days on their way; that they
were exceedingly distressed for want of provisions,
infamuch that they eat up their pack-horses and dogs.
He adds, that the garrison of Niagara was in a me
lancholy situation for want of provisions and the
necessaries of life, and that the tories there most
bitterly execrate the day they were deluded by the
tyrant's emissaries to take up arms against their na
tive country.
On the morning of the 28th ult. Serjeant Joseph
Garlinghoufe, of Capt. Bonnel's company of levies,
who arc. Rationed at Minifink, was teaching a cou
ple of recruits the manuel exercise, and handing
before them as fugilman, ordered them to take aim
and fire, one of their guns was loaded, and went off
at a half cock, which blew the whole charge through
his bread, of which he instantly died.
Ou Thursday the 30th ultimo, was married at
Weltfield, William Miller, Esq. a refpe&able inha
bitant of that place, in the eighty-fifth year of his
age, to Mrs. Valantine, (relict of Mr. Richard Va
lantine, late of New-Providence, deceased) in the
feventy-fifth year of her age, a woman of a reputa
ble character.
The troops of the enemy, mentioned in our last
to have embarked, are all disembarked up.n Sta
ten-lfland, from which circumstance, it is imagin
ed, a defeent into this Rate is intended, therefore it
behoves ever, man, capable of bearing arms, to be
in perfect readiness to oppose them, aud prevent
their committing the like depredations in our terri
tory that they lately did in a lifter Rate.
By intelligence from New-York we learn, that of
eighteen tail of the line that went to the southward
only thirteen are returned to the Hook, five ofwhich
are mere wrecks, and cannot be repaired, but with
the greatest difficulty, without going into dock.
By a sailor that was on board Admiral Drake's
fllip, and left the enemy lince their arrival at the
Hook, we learn, that the battle between the two
fleets was fought on the 14th instant, the British
consisting of 18 (hips of the line, and the French of
twenty-five, though only twenty-three engaged;
that the Britiih loft the Terrible and Vengeance,
both seventy-sours, one funk and the other burnt;
the Fortunate, a forty-four, was taken in the bay;
the Princeffa, of seventy guns, loft all her masts,
and had ninety men killed, and fifty that loft either
their legs or arms, and was obliged to throw all her
guns overboard two days after the action, as phe
made nine feet water in her hold in one hour.
Probably this propitious event so affected the intel
lefts of Sir Harry, was the occasion of his apologiz
ing for the burning of New-London, left the rude
Americans, in conjunction with their allies, should
beat up his own quarters, after the reduction of his
noble friend, and make him responsible for all the
burnings his mifereants may or have perpetrated.
We felicitate our countrymen on the glorious
profpedt of humbling the haughty Britons, which is
now before us; their fleet, the intrepidity of which
Mr. Rivington, a few weeks since, made such honour
able mention of, almost annihilated; and their army
under Cornwallis, on which the Ministry put so much
dependance, in all probability will be prisoners in a
short time.
PHILADELPHIA, September 19.
Extract of a letter from Boston, August 30.
" M. de la Peroufe, commander of the Afirea,
and M. de la Touche, of the Hermione, in their late
cruise upon our eastern coast, have given much fatif
fa&ion to our merchants, and done publick service
not only in what they have taken, but also by awing
the Britiih cruisers from these coasts.
" Some of the King of France's frigates in this
harbour not having their complement of sailors,
our merchants have just opened a fubfeription to
engage American seamen to serve on board them,
allowed each man a hard dollar a day for this service,
besides the King's pay. A fufficient number, near
one hundred, is already procured, and the frigates
are upon the point of failing. I am much pleated
with so friendly an intercourse and such joint services.
" The speech of the King of France to Colonel Lau
rens, printed in our news papers, affords the greatest
fatisfa&ion and excites the warmest gratitude amongst
the inhabitants of this town."
On the third day of this month, at his feat near
Carlifle, died GENERAL WILLIAM THOMPSON.
Thole who knew his virtues, will remember and
mention his character with esteem. At the com
mencement of the present war, he tool< an active and
distinguished part in the cause of liberty. Recom
mended to Congress, by his spirited and military
knowledge, by his great popularity, and by his zeal
for the interests of freedom, he was appointed by
that honourable body to the command of the firtt
regiment railed in Pennsylvania. When he joined
the army before Boston, the rank of firtt Colonel in
the service was assigned him. At the siege ofthat
place, intrepidity, generosity, hospitality, and manly
candour, rendered his character the objed of uniform
admiration and esteem.
Fortune, which had hitherto smiled upon him,
forfook; him at a moment, when the promised to lift
him to the pinnacle of fame. In a gallant attack
upon the enemy at Three Rivers, he was made a
prisoner. His captivity was long and embittered.
His sensibility generous and keen, was chiefly wound
ed by the reflexion, that he was precluded from
signalizing himfelf in the defence of his country.
His death was considered as an event of universal
concern and lamentation. His funeral was the most
refpeCtable that ever has been known at Carlifle.
In the* great number that was assembled on the
melancholy occasion, scarcely was there one person
to be seen, who did not drop a tear to the memory
of the soldier, the patriot, and the friend.
September 26.
The following account of the engagement between
the French and British fleets, is extracted from
Rivington's Gazette of September 22.
On the sth instant the British fleet came in fight
of the French, who were lying at anchor, extending
from cape Henry to the centre of the middle ground.
The fleet of France upon fight of the British, imme
diately weighed and Rood out to sea, and showed 24
ships in their line of battle, the British formed 19 in
theirs. The action began one quarter after 4P. M and
in a few minutes extended from the van to the se
cond ship astern of the centre, it was very sharp and
close for some time in the van, and continued so till
the French ships put before the wind, to prevent
being cut up. All firing ceased on both sides soon
after sunset. About ten at night it was found, that .
the Britiih ships in the van were so terribly damaged,
especially in their malts and rigging, that they could
not Keep extended with the enemy, others could hardly
be kept from finking by the ajd of all their pumps.
The fleets remained near each other for five successive
days, at times very close—The French seemed con
siderably damaged, but the British were much more
so; this enabled the French to gain the wind of us,
and the wind changing in their favour prevented our
recovering it. On the 10th, the Terrible, (of 64
guns) could no longer resist her leaks, and was there
fore let on fire : next day we saw nothing of the ene
my. On the 14th we regained Cape Henry, but
found the French so advantageously situated to receive
us, that we thought it best to return to New-York.
The approaching equinox also rendered this ma
noeuvre very prudent. —We had 91 killed and 246
wounded.
[They do well to lay the blame of their flight to
the equinox, it is to be hoped their winter solstice is
near at hand.]
By accounts from New-York we learn, that four
fllips of the line have arrived in so shattered a condi
tion, that it is much doubled if they will ever be fit
for service.
We are well informed that no less than three
thousand effective militia, including the regiment of
artillery, appeared last Monday compleatly armed
and equipped upon their refpedtive parades, all belong
ing to this city and diftritts, determined to charge
Sir Harry for his temerity should he attempt an ex
cursion into this Rate. And we rejoice to hear, that
the spirit of the year 1776 prevails in every part of
the continent. The whigs of all ranks seem to vie
with each other in exerting themselves, at one capi
tal blow to put a glorious period to this cruel la
vage and depredatory war.
We are assured from good authority, that the ship
Saratoga belonging to this Rate, thought to have
been loft at sea, was taken by a British frigate and
sent to England. A letter is said to be received from
Captain Young dated in St. Thomas.
Extract of a letter fr§m Camden, in South Carolina,
dated Augujl 29, 1781.
" Every officer in the line of the southern army,
that was present, has addressed General Greene on
the late execution of Colonel Hayne, praying that
the Lex Talionis should follow. In conftquence of
whicte the General has issued his proclamation to
that purpose, and by a flag sent to the Commandant
of Charleftown, has forwarded him copies of the
address and proclamation, which sets forth, ' 'That
retaliation shall immediately take place, not on
the tory militia officers, but it shall fall on the heads
of regular British officers." This will now open a
new feene of bloodshed, &c. which in the end the
British will have reason sorely to repent. We have
three British officers with us, prisoners, who are
quaking with fear, on the result of this proclamati
on; but they are not of fufficient rank to become
objects; they tell us that Colonel Balfour was very
averse to the measures taken against Colonel Hayne,
and threw all the blame on Lord Rawdon and Col.
Gould: However, this gains little credit here, as
the character of the Commandant for his cruelty,
perfeention, hypocrisy, &c. is so well established,
that we are certain that he would not have foregone
the Great pleasure of giving his fiat to the ex
ecution of an American, for the universe, as this cruel