The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-11-06 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, Olig. 7.
General Elliot's last defpatches occasions the
most serious alarm to government of any that have
been received from him. He particularly requests
an additional body of troops; mentioning that the
Spaniards are carrying on a work close to the rock,
which, notwithflanding the immense expense and
labour that it will be attended with, they are de
termined to make level with it, for the purpose of
erecting a grand battery. The General writes, that
the fatigues the men endure from their close at
tendance to duty, inevitably prevents him, till he
can get a supply of men, from giving the enemy
any interruption in the carrying on their works.—
He fays, that since the last effectual Tally which he
made, they have been cautious, for that instead of
having their grand camp at the distance of four
miles from their works, they have now contrived
it to be within half a mile of their engineers, which
makes any attempt in the garrison of Gibraltar to
diftutb them very dangerous. This circumstance
had determined the cabinet to fend them immedi
ate relief.
August 9. The cabinet are said to be at present
so much divided, that very few of these confiden
tial Servants of the crown attend, and the whole of
the government of the country is executed under
the sole direction of the Earl of Shelburne.
By the most anthentick advices from Mr. Fitz
herbert, our resident at the court of Brussels, we
learn that the French and Spaniards are determined
to oppose our relief of Gibraltar; for which pur
pose orders have been sent to all the royal dock
yards to fit out every ship of force with the great
est expedition, as well as their grand fleets. The
rendezvous, where the two fleets are to unite, is
off Cadiz; the time appointed is about the 16th of
this month, although it is generally believed it will
be later.
The attention of all Europe is now turned with
infinite apprehension and solicitude to the fate of
Gibraltar. On this theatre the greatest exploits
are fhbrtly expected to take place. The fame ac
quired by the Duke de Crillon in his siege of Mi
norca, on the one hand, and the tried and deter
mined bravery of General Elliot on the other, must
produce a contest, in which every stratagem and
manoeuvre in the art of war will undoubtedly be ex
erted on both sides ; the vast armament at sea will
not a little augment the prodigious fpe&acle on
land; and more courage and skill are not expe&ed
either from the English and Spanish armies under
their refpedtive able commanders, than from the
British fleet, led on to victory or death by the gal
take place, and the most turbulent persons, on fee
ing that the troops remain in the city, seem, at least
apparently, fatisfied with the Reps taken by the
mediatorial powers for there-establishment of tran
quility. It was in order to accomplish this objed,
that the Count de Marmora, as well as the other
two Generals, published a proclamation, addressed
to all the French people fettled in the domain of
the Republick, to demean themselves as peaceably
as others, and to take no part, either in arms or
in any other manner, on pain of death, if they are
convicted of anting contrary to this ordinance. The
foreign troops which entered the city, to the num
ber of jycoo men, have evacuated it, except 1800.
C A D I Z, July 19.
Camp, before Gibraltar, July 10. The floating
batteries invented by Mr. d'Atcon, requite immense
labour in the working; they are 18 in number, and
have altogether 486 cannon, from whicli astonish
ing success is expected : Each battery will be man
ned with 300 men; the principal officers of the
army dispute the honour of commanding them, and
the prince of Nassau has obtained the command of
one of them.
As to the works on the land fide, the Count de
Crillon has been to visit them, accompanied by
Mons. de Lafey, General of the artillery, and ap
peared extremely fatisfied with them; he also exa
mined with the greatest attention the branches of
communication.
The movements, activity, and immense prepa
rations, making in all parts of the camp, afford an
uncommon fpedacle; the zeal and ardour of the
workmen of every kind are not less worthy of at
tention.
General Elliot would not have fufpeded any at
tacks by sea, had he not been informed of it by an
Irishman who had served in our camp, but deserted
to the enemy on the 10th inst. We have force
learned by some Hanoverian deserters, that Gene
ral Elliot has ordered some floating batteries to be
constructed like those of the Spaniards.
A cartel arrived here last evening in twelve days
from Newfoundland, and brought in 292 American
prisoners, among whom arc the crews of rhe Junius
Brutus and other privateers from this port, lately
captured by the enemy.
By the above ,cartel we have the following in
teretting intelligence, , brought by a frigate, with
defpatches for admiral Campbell, in fourteen days
from England, viz.—That the Biitifh man of war
the Royal George. Admiral Kempenfelt, of iig
guns, being heeled to leeward, for the purpose of
repairing a cock on the opposite fide, was, by a
sudden gust of wind, overfet and funk; she was
laying, when this accident happened, at Spithead,
and, including women and children, had on board
between twelve and thirteen hundred fouls, about
eighty of whom only were saved; the Admiral,
lant Howe. On that bloody and important day,
whenever it shall happen, may the God of battle
take charge of the fate and honour of England !
August 13. As Lord Shelburne is exactly the
fame principles with Lord North in refped to A
merica, the people notwithstanding the late changes
are exactly in the fame predicament as when Lord
North was at the helm.
Yesterday morning about eight o'clock the Count
de Graffe set out from the Royal Hotel Pall-Mall,
in a post coach and four, in which also was the
Count, his Nephew and his firft Lieutenant; two
others of his officers followed him in a poft-chaile.
They puffed through Kent-Rreet, in their way to
Dover, in order to embark for fiance.—A servant
in livery rode before the carriages, and a black ser
vant followed them.
August 16. The Duke of Richmond, Duke of
Grafton, Duke of Manchester, Earl of Effingham,
Lord Viscount Keppel, and General Conway, are
all expected to resign in a few days, agreeably to
the publick declaration of the latter, " That nei
ther himfelf nor his friends would continue in office
one moment after the further prosecution of the A
merican war had been agreed on."
The cabinet, we hear, are divided in the follow
ing manner, refpe&ing the further continuance of
that deftrudive war.
Against it.
For the measure. Richmond,
Shelburne, Grafton,
Afhburton, - Keppel,
Grantham, Camden,
Pitt, Thurlow,
Conway,
Townsend.
Lord Camden summoned a council last week, to
take the American defpatches into consideration,
when only the Malagrida faction attended, and con
fecuentiy no council could be held for want of a
fufficient number of members.
The Bedford party to a man have enlisted with
the Rockingham, under the banner of M. Fox,
which w .s brought about by the young Duke, and
Col. Fitzpatrick.
Malagrida finding it utterly impossible to Rand
his ground, is providing for all his creatures in the
several departments of state, and removing from
their places men who have grown grey in the ser
vice of the publick.
August 18. In the year 1775, Lord Shelburne
solemnly delivered it in parliament as his firm
creed, that " the cord of America once broken,
" there was an end or all the funds. The Scheme
“ of separating from America, and letting trade
“ take its own course, was a wild and dangerous
“ doctrine. Ingenious speculations, touching the
“ utility of custom-houses and regulations of trade,
“ had better be left to our rivals. Cur business
“ was to adhere to the practical rules which time
“ and experience had established. We were not in
“ a Rate to make experiments. The trade of A
“ merica is mortgaged to our flock-brokers. It
“ would be diflionett to touch it." His Lordship
added, " Ministers ought to know this, and trem
“ ble at whatever hazarded the loss of our Ame
“ rican commerce." On this open declaration of
his Lordfllip, that great pillar of British grandeur,
the body of stock-holders, may rest fatisfied that
nothing less than fad necessity, and the imminent
peril of a finking state, can, during his Lordihips
administration, cause their property to be flung over
board to appease the storm. And should any fu
ture Minister dare rashly to advile the measure, it
is not empty declamation, it is not the filly sophi
stry with which demagogues are wont to cram a
gaping multitude, that would lave his head. The
most considerable, the most powerful part of this
country think at this day, as Lord Shelburne did
in !775-
S A L E M, October 17,
Head-Quarters, Verplank's Point, Oct. 24, 1782.
" Before the army marches from this ground,
the Commander in Chief orders it to be lignified to
the several corps which have been in the field, that
he has been particularly fatisfied with the internal
police and order of the encampments, as well as
the perfect regularity with which every species of
duty has been performed, the present campaign.—
T he alacrity and dispatch the troops have shewn in
procuring fuel for Weft-Point and its dependencies,
are extremely fatisfadory to him,
" The Honourable the Secretary at war having
expressed his entire approbation of the splendid and
foldiei-like appearance the army exhibited this
morning, in palling in review, and performing all
the manoeuvres with the greatest exadnefs and ce
lerity ; and having requested that it might be made
known to the officers and men, that he entertains
the highest sense of their attention, perseverance,
and zeal in making such astonishing proficiency in
their profeffion, since he had last the pleasure of
feeing any part of them under arms. The Com
mander in Chief directs the communication to be
made, and at the fame time is pleased to add, he
cannot conceal the fatisfa&ion he experiences in ob
serving, that the last grand manoeuvre that will be
performed this campaign, surpassed every other ex
hibition of the kind which has been made in the
American army."
with near twelve hundred men, women and chil
dren, being loft:—That Lord Howe had failed
with a fleet for the relief of Gibraltar :—And that
the important news from the East Indies, of the
French having captured three British men of war,
of 74. guns each, and all the English company's
fliips, was confidently said, by the British them
selves, to be true.
The news from England, by the above frigate,
is said to be as late as forty-two days ago, from this
time.
The cartel above-mentioned, on her passage, off
Halifax, spoke with the British ship Renown, whicli
had in tow the brig General Greene, Captain Ba
con, belonging to Philadelphia.
By several gentlemen from the eastern shore we
are informed, the water is so amazingly salt as to
kill a very considerable quantity of fifh, owing, it
The American troops moved to their winter can
tonments in the Highlands, three days ago. Previ
ous to the breaking up of the camp-of Verplank's
point, there was a general review and manoeuvre of
tire army, in presence of the Commander in Chief
and secretary at war: besides the unanimous testi
mony of applause from a great number of fpeda
tors, the approbation of the firft military characters
was strongly expressed in the general order that was
issued on the occasion, with a tranfeript of which
the editor has been favoured by a correspondent;
and as it exhibits the army in so rcfpedable a point
of view, he presents it with pleasure to the pub
lick.
NEW-LON D ON, Oct. 25.
Captain fhomas Hopkins, in a letter of marque
sloop from this port, bound to Turk's-Island, cap
tured and sent into New-Haven, a brig from Ja
maica, with 120 hogsheads of rum and sugar, a
quantity of cotton, coffee, &c.
Captain Hopkins also captured at Turk's-Island,
an empty Bermudian sloop, and sent her into this
port.
Monday arrived at Bedford a brig from Havan
na, belonging to Salem, in 26 days paflage, in which
came passenger Captain William Leeds, of Groton,
he having fold his vessel.
On the 21st and 22d infl.the French army marched
from the camp of Crompond in two divisions, to
their winter quarters in the eastern ftates.—lt is
now conje&uied by some, they will be Rationed
in the neighbourhood of Boston, and by others at
Rhode-Bland. On Sunday last the legion of Lau
zun puffed the Hudson on its way to the Rate of
Delaware. The admirable appearance, discipline,
and behaviour of every corps belonging to the army
of the Count de Rochambeau, have insured them
an immortality of fame, in the grateful annals of
America.
Reports still continue to circulate, that a strong
force from Canada is certainly designed to ad a
gainst this state; in consequence, the militia are or
dered'to hold themselves in readiness to march cn
the fhoiteft notice.
RICHMON D, October 12.
FI S H-K IL L, October 3 !.
ALBAN Y, October 21.