The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-03-07 00:00:00, page 2

We acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, your
Majesty's condcfcending gooduefs, in your desire to
meet your Parliament at this time, and your gracious
expressions of attention and regard to the dilpolition
and wishes of your people.
We are impressed with a due sense of the difficulties
of the present arduous conjuncture, when the whole
force of France and Spain is combined and exerted to
support the rebellion in your Majesty's colonies, and
to attack all the dominions of your Crown ; and when
it is but too manifeft to all the world, that the real
views of this mod unjust confederacy are to give a
fatal blow to the commerce and power of Great-Bri
tain, in resentment for the fuccefsful efforts which this
nation has to often made, to save the liberties of Eu
rope from the ambition of the House of Bourbon.
We have observed with great and just fatisfadion,
that your Majesty, by the support of your Parlia
ment, and the spirit and bravery of your fleets and
armies, has, under the divine protection, been en
abled to withstand the formidable attempts of your
enemies ; and we offer our molt cordial congratulati
ons to your Majcfty, on the signal successes which
have attended the progress of your Majesty's arms in
the provinces of Georgia and Carolina, and in which
tiie conduct and courage of your Majesty's officers,
and the valour and intrepidity of your troops, have
been so eminently diftinguilhed.
We coulider your Majesty's molt earned desire and
folicitudc to ice the war brought to a happy conclu
iion, as the flronged proof of your paternal regard
for your people ; but we entirely agree with your
Majesty, that fafe and honourable terms of peace can
only be secured by such powerful preparations, and
vigorous exertions as Ihall convince our enemies, that
your Majesty and your Parliament are united in a firm
and Iteclfatt resolution to decline no difficulty or dan
ger in the defence of their country, and for the main
tenance of their effentialimerefts.
We are thoroughly sensible that these ends cannot
/be effected without 'great and heavy expenses ; and
we will' grant your Majesty luch supplies, as the, lad
ing security add welfare of your kingdoms, and the
exigency of affairs, may be found to require.
1 Your Majesty may rely, with entire confidence, on
the molt zealous and affectionate attachment of your
faithful Commons to your person, family ancl govern
ment; and we acknowledge, with the liveliest senti
ments of reverence and gratitude, that the conitant
tenor of your Majesty's conduct, thews that the foie
objects of your royal care and concern are to promote
the happiness of your people, and to preserve invio
late our excellent constitution in church and Bate.
PARI S, September 29.
Letters from Marfeillcs bring advice ofthe. fafe ar
rival of a fleet of merchantmen at that port from the
Levant, under the convoy of two of his Majesty's
frigates. The cargoes are laid to be worth 18 millions.
It is currently reported at Versailles, that halt of
his Majesty's body guards, which are already reduc
ed to 1200, will Ihortly be reformed. Their places
being very lucrative, they are only to be paid during
the time they are in actual service, which they ate to
perform half yearly by turns.
They are also buhly employed at Verfaiiles to re
form the King's household, and the officers belong
ing to his Majesty's stables.
It is said that the Court of Spain is alto fitting out
a other squadron for the Weft-Indies, and that or
ders have been issued for 10,000 men to embark on
board the said squadron for Jamaica.
Od. 10. , His Majesty's frigates I'Aimable and la
Diligente, commanded by the Chevalier de Suzan
net, and the Vifeount de Mortemar, are fate arrived
in the Road of the Isle d'Aix, with three English pri
vateers,. which they have taken during their crude,
viz. the Alert, 0f22 guns and 82 men, which is said
to have been the fined and belt failing cutter in Eng
land, the Tartar of I2guns and 36 men. They have
also retaken a Hamborough ship laden with tobacco
from Oftend, destined for Bourdeaux, and which had
been taken by the Tartar privateer.
Nov. 11. We find, by the last letters from Cadiz,
that Count D'Eftaing continues to exercise the crews
of the fleet under Iris command, in every manoeuvre,
that they may be perfed in every thing against they
are wanted. In the mean time, the destination of
that Admiral is still a miftery. By the preparations
making at Brest, one would imagine he was expeded
there, whilst there are oh the other hand many rea
sons to imagine he will return to America, where his
presence is much wanted, to assist in certain intended
operations.
If we may believe the letters from Lisbon, the gar
rison of Gibraltar has received a supply of provisions
by means of twelve Englifli veffels,.which waited on
the coad of Portugal, till a favourable and violent
wind blew them into the bay.
An extraordinary courier has brought a confirmati
on, that M. de Guichen arrived at Cadiz the 23d of
October, with 18 fail of the line, four frigates, and
95 merchantmen; that M. de la Mothe Piquet was
obliged to run on shore in that port, and thafc M. de
Sade, and the Chevalier de Brach, died on their pas
sage. Nine drips are left at St. Domingo. Count
D'Eftaing has given orders for the fleet to be ready to
fail on the 27th, and has distributed a change of
clothes to 10,000 men, of such a fort as is fit for a
colder climate than they are in at present.
The King has published an order, that for the fu
ture no prizes taken by any ofthe privateers of France
are to be ransomed, txcpt those taken in the Irish
seas, the Bridol and St. George's channels, and to
the northwest of Scotlanl ; such prizes may be ran
somed on condition that besides the usual hodages
five men out of every crew of thirty, and two out of
every inferior one, thill be delivered up, and the
captured vessel to furnfh provision fufficient for-the
sustenance of the hoda;es as far as the port they are
going to.
Tills order was occifioned by his Majesty being
made acquainted that the custom of ranloming was
become so common, that the true end of privateer
ing, that of reducing the enemy's forces, was in a
manner totally eluded, entirely contrary to the 41st
article of his Majesty's declaration of the 24th of July
1778, WHICH only permits the Captains of privateers
to ransom prizes in certain circumitances.
Alicant, Sept. 17. Came in here the Aurora French
frigate, of 34 guns, with a convoy of 31 fail from
Martirrico and Guadaloupe, laden with coffee, sugar,
&c. They failed the next day for Marseilles.
Lisbon, Sept. 12. The Court has signed the treaty
of armed neutrality, and has ordered 14 fail of the
line to be fitted out.
Our Court has received advice of a frefh proof of
the audacity of the Englilh navy, which they have
formerly excrcifed with unlimited sway in our ports,
until the patience of our Court could hold out 110
longer, and wakforced to set bounds to their insolence.
The fad is as follows : An American (hip being pur-
Tued by an Englifli privateer, took refuge under the
cannon of the fort of the Illand of Tercera, one of
the Azores. The Captain of the privateer, feeing the
American Ihip in security, withdrew and came to an
anchor at a didance: But the commander of the fort
fufpeding some hodile designs in the privateer, or
dered tome armed boats to keep a ftri& watch during
the night. His suspicions were fully juftified, by the
privateer fending her long-boat at night, to cut the
cable of the American ship and tow her out of the
harbour, which was immediately seized by the arm
ed boats of the islands. The privateer not feeing her
people return, sent another boat, which was likewise
taken. But being soon after informed of the event,
he immediately put to sea; and meeting next day
with a frigate of his nation, they both returned, can
nonaded the fort, and did considerable damage, and
afterwards cut the cable of the American ship, and
took her from her mootings in a place of security.
London, Od. 17. The price' of Morocco leather
hath within these few days risen more than 40 per
cent, in the city ; three Irish merchants having, im
mediately upon hearing that Lord Cariille was de
clared Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, made vad pur
chases of that article for shoe heels, concluding that
mod of the' Irish gentlemen, and certainly ail the
courtiers in that kingdom, will henceforth wear red
heel'd ihoes during,the present high-polilhed Lieu
tenantcy.
Nov. 22. The following basis of a treaty of peace
is said to be received by the last two mails from Ma
drid, and believed to be authentic.
in the name, &c. In order to prevent the fur
ther desolation of war, and to stop the effufion of
more Christian blood, we the belligerent powers of
Great-Britain, France, Spain, and the Thirteen Unit
ed States of North-America, being by our Plenipo
tentiaries assembled at Madrid, have and do hereby
agree to the following articles of pacification :
Art. i. That all holtilities cease in Europe on the
15th day of January next, and all captures mad^ in
Europe after that day ihall be restored ; and in like
manner,, such as are taken in the American or Afri
can seas after the 15th day of March, and in Alia
after the 15th day of July.
Art. 2. That Great- Britain ihall withdraw her ar
mies and fleets, and ever renounce all right and ti
tle of sovereignty over the Thirteen United States of
North-America, from Georgia to New-Hampihire,
both inclusive, and doth and will forever acknow
ledge them in full sovereignty, Thirteen United and
confederated free and independent Sovereign States.
Art. 3. Great- Britain to restore to France, Pondi
cherry, and whatever the has conquered from her in
Alia, as also the Bland of Lucia, in the Weft-In
dies, and to give up the Island of Cape-Breton, with
the Isle of St. Pierre and Miquelon, together with
a right to cure fifh on the coadof Newfoundland.
Art. 4. Spain to withdraw her troops, and evacu
ate Welt-Florida, but to remain in possession of New-
Orleans § and Great-Britain to withdraw her forces
from Nicaragua, and every other p^rt of the French
and Spanilh territories which they may have conquer
ed in the course of this war.
Art. 5. France to redore to Great-Britain the
Islands of the Grenades, the Grenadines, Dominico,
St. Vincent's, and all their dependencies, in the date
as when surrendered to them.
Art. 6. France, Spain, and the Thirteen United
States to guarantee all Canada, together with Eart
and Wed-Florida for ever to Great-Britain.
Art. 7. It is also agreed by the high contrasting
Powers, that none of them shall have any retrofped to
the desolation made by the war, or have any claim or
demand for damages fuffered in the course of it ; but
on the contrary, they engage to live in amity as good
friends and allies, and that their refpe&ive ports shall
be open to each other for mutual support and assistance
in time of need, agreeably to the law of nations.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) January 20.
On Thursday arrived here, the Emperor, from
Corke, in 47 days; the touched at the windward
iflahds, and brings advice, that Sir Samuel Hood, witir
five fail of the line, having under his protection trans
ports with 5000 men on board, had arrived fafe at
Barbados. He failed from England with 8 fail ofthe*
line, a number of frigates, and the trade for the Welt-
Indies, amounting to 150 fail, which he parted with
at sea a few days before his arrival, leaving them to
the care of two men of war of his squadron, and feve-t
ral frigates. The Monarcha, a 70 gun ship, failed
with him, was obliged to put back to refit, having
sprung her mainmaftby carrying too great a press of
fail in chafe.•
By the ships James and Suffolk, which arrived at-
Port-Royal from Liverpool and Corke, we learn that
a fleet of 45 fail of transports, carrying 6000 Hessians
and convoyed by two 74 gun ships, one 50 and two
frigates, had failed from Corke, bound to New-York,,
two days before these ships left that place.
BOSTO N, February 22.
A letter from Hispaniola, of the 12th of January,
fays, that a ship had arrived there in a short paflage
from France, which it is said brought intelligence,"
" that Count d'Estaing had met with the squadron
of Admiral Hood, of ten ships of the line and two
frigates, and had taken seven of them and two fri
gates, with 49 transports and several fraall vessels.
S A L' E M, February 20.
Wednesday last arrived here the brig Salem, Capt.
Andrews, from Guadaloupe, after a paflage of 29
days, but brings nothing new.
NEW-HAVEN, February 22.
Thursday evening last a vessel was taken out of this
port and carried to the enemy, by some persons from
this town, two of whom were Negroes. These were
three people on board, whom they released as soon
as they got out of the harbour, and gave them the
boat to come on there. The vessel belonged to New-
London, and was on her return from the westward,
with a valuable cargo of provisions.
Mondays fennight a whale boat was taken in the
found, with eight men 011 board, four of whom late
ly went from this place. They are all sent to Gen.
Parfons' head-quarters.
HARTFORD, February 27.
The Honourable Brigadier-General Hand is ap
pointed Adjutant- General of the American army, in
the room of Col. Scammell, who has resigned as Ad
jutant-General, and joined his regiment.
F I S H-K I L L, March 1.
An express passed through this town yesterday, and'
reports, that the French ships which lately made an
excursion to Virginia, took the Romney of 50 guns,
and nine privateers, four of which they burnt, and
five sent to York-Town, in Virginia; the Romney
is fafely moored at Rhode-Ifland.
We learn that there is great confufion in New^
York, and that two gentlemen had come cut of the'
city, and cast themfelvcs on the mercy oftheir country..
PHILADELPHIA, February 28.'
INTELLIGENCE from the SOUTHWARD.
By authentic advices we learn, that General Mor
gan collected near 100 prisoners, by parties sent out
for the purpose, after the account he gave in his let
ter to General Greene, dated the 19th of January last.
That upon receiving the news of Tarleton's defeat,
Lord Cornwallis marched with his army in pursuit of
the light infantry and the prisoners. As soon as Gen.
Greene was informed of the movements of Lord Corn
wallis, he put the army in motion on Pedee, and,
leaving it under the Command of Gen. Huger, set out
to join the light infantry, in order to collect the mi
litia and embarrass the enemy, until he could effect
a junction of his forces. General Morgan, after the
deafeat of Tarleton, had very judiciously made forc
ed marches up into the country, and happily crossed
the Catawba the evening before a great rain, which
swelled the river to such a degree as prevented the
enemy from eroding for several days, during which
time the prisoners were got over the Yadkin, and on
their march for Dan river, which they likewise passed,
and on the 14th of this month had reached Bedford
courthouse, in the state of Virginia.
General Greene, on the latter end of January, ar
rived at the light infantry camp at Sherard's ford, on
the Catawba. The. enemy were a little lower down,
the river at M'Cowan's ford, and the river was still so
high that they could not cross. They had destroyed!
their waggons, and equipped themselves completely
as light infantry. Their force confided of between:
2500 and 3000 troops, including near 300 dragoons,
and their mounted infantry. On the firft of February
they crossed at M'Cowan's ford. Gen. Davidson with
a party of militia was posted there in order to oppose
their crossing, but he falling by the firft difeharge^
the enemy made good their landing, and the militia,
retreated. A place of rendezvous was appointed for
the militia to colled at, who were posted at the dif
ferent fords up and down the river. Part of them
halted about seven miles short ofthe place of rendez
vous, and were overtaken by Tarleton and dispersed,
Gen. Greene waited that night at the place appointed,
but finding the militia did not colled, the light infan
try next morning continued their march to Salisbury,
and crossed the Yadkin. Before they had got over
all the baggage and dores, the enemy approached.