The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-06-14 00:00:00, page 3

at Elizabeth-Town Point, and early on Wednesday
morning advanced, in force, as far as Connecticut
Farms, within about two miles of Springfield. The
Jersey brigade, which lay at or near Elizabeth, fkir
milhed with them all the way up ; and such of the
militia as could collect, joined in opposing their pro
gress, and fought in a manner that does them great
honour, and if possible, exalts the reputation of the
'jerfey militia. Their progress was stopped at a small
bridge by a single cannon, aided probably by their
own apprehenhons. The skirmishing was very smart
and bold on our part, so as to do them considerable
damage ; but as they continued to advance, but few
of their killed and wounded fell into our hands. —
They wounded four officers of the Jersey brigade and
killed one, a Mr. Ogden ; I am uncertain of the num
ber of men killed and wounded ; only sixteen wound
ed, and two of them British, have come to this place,
which is the nearest hospital.
" General Knyphaufen commanded in person, and
' it is said they brought with them seven days provisi
on, a great number of waggons, &c. as if they in
tended to make a stand at some distance in the coun
try, perhaps on the firft mountain ; but a strong de
tachment of our army marching down as far as Spring
field to meet them, arrived in the evening within two
or three miles of the enemy and halted till next morn
ing, when a battle was expelled ; the enemy, in the
mean time, not by moonlight, but under cover of a
dark cloud, attended with some rain, retreated to
Elizabeth-Town Point, where they have remained
quiet ever since. General Washington remains with
the main body of our army at Short-Hills ; General
Maxwell with some militia lie as an advanced party
at or near Elizabeth.
, " According to British custom, they have burnt al-
The Honourable the Legislature of this State have
puffed an Atl to raise and embody, for a limited
time, fix hundred and twenty-four men, for the de
fence of the frontiers of the state; and an Aft for e
stablishing a fund for finking and redeeming the pro
portion of the bills of credit of the United States,
assigned as the quota of this state.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Bafkenridgc,
dated "June IC, 1780.
" On Tuesday night the 6th inst. the enemy landed
in number; and agreeable to British humanity, they
ffiot Mrs. Caldwell, a lady of the most amiable cha
racter, as the fat in her parlour, attended only by her
maid and small child."
Since the enemy have been at Elizabeth-Town
Point, a party of sixteen of our militia having been
out upon a scout, fell in with seventeen of the ene
my, whom they brought off, with their arms, with
out firing a gun.
It is reported that part of the British troops is ar
rived at Staten-Island from South-Carolina.
We are informed that the enemy still continue at
Elizabeth-Town Point inactive, except scouting par
ties that are daily skirmishing with our militia ; in fe
vtral of which the militia have fought with great (pi
nt, and been fuccefsful. Our loss is computed to be
about 30 killed and wounded, Capt. Reves being a
mong the former. The enemy's loss is said to be 150
killed, and as many more wounded.
, Extract of a letter from Mau-Barbados, Bergen coun
ty, dated May ,0, 1780.
'' This morning a detachment of about 300 of the
ienemy, under the command of Col. Bofkirk, made a
descent into this county. Their object was proses
, fedly to murder and carry off the militia. They di
vided themselves into two parties, each going upon
a scout. They met at the house of J. Zabrifkie at a
bout one o'clock, A. M. and mistaking each other for
Ithe rebel guard, (as they call it) fell upon each other
in a most furious manner, and by the discharge oftheir
mulkets and use of the bayonet, they appear to have
made a dreadful slaughter; the ground round the
house being in a measure covered with blood, and in
some places the clotted gore remained in heaps when
I arrived at the spot, which was at five o'cloc'. —
since, whether they were to serve under him the next
campaign ? We are persuaded here, that if he is to
have the command of the naval army, it will be fuf
ficient to publish it thro' all the towns and villages a
week before his departure for Brest, and he will find
at his arrival more tailors than he will want. Several,
who by their age, arc allowed to leave the service,
have declared that they would be very sorry to lose a
campaign under his orders.
" He was presented to the King, Queen, and Roy
al Family, on the 9th of January last : It is said that
when he saw his Majesty for the firft time, the Mo
narch expressed how much he was fatisfied to fee him ;
Mr. D'Ellaing answered by a rcfpeltful bow, and one
of his crutches was like to fall. The King advanced
towards him, and told him with his usual goodness,
you ought to take care, Mr. le Comte, and to think
of your preservation ; I want your services.
" J would never have finifhed, if I was to expati
ate on all what is said and done on account of this
great man. But I want very much to hear what is
said of him on your fide of the water, and what im
pression has made on the generous hearts of the Ame
ricans, that noble answer he made to the foldicr who
wanted to take him off from the feat of action, after
he was wounded before Savannah : Tie me on a horse,
and lead me to the enemy's trenches. This alone
would fuffice to render him immortal, &c. &c."
TRENTON, June 14.
most every building in Connecticut Farms, above 20
Major-General Dickinson set cut from this place
yesterday morning, to take upon him the command
ol the Jersey Militia, in order to co-operate with tie
Continental Army in repelling the incursions of the
enemy, who have taken poll at Elizabeth-Town
Point. It must give the moll heart-felt pkafure to
the Friends of Liberty and the Independence of our
country, to observe with what unanimity and reso
lution the mild 1 have turned out for the support of
the common cause, and gives a happy presage oi our
final success.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Connecticut to
his friend in Philadelphia, anted May 24, 1780.
" I congratulate your Excellency a al Congress up
on the fucctfs of the French commander wLn 24
(hips of the line againit Admiral Rodney with 22,
who, after being much shattered, and losing 120 kill
ed and about 380 wounded, veered off and left the
French to land 9 or 10,000 troops upon Barbadoes,
which I hope is in their hands. The intelligence
comes by Capt. Champlin, who has been in from
Guadaloupe three days."
" On Sunday morning the 4th instant, about one
o'clock, Major Hoops having reason to believe that
difaffeded perlons were in his neighbourhood, difeo
vered a fellow in company with a woman near his
house; he immediately questioned them; the wo
man prevaricated, and the man hesitating in his an
swers, gave him suspicions; upon which he dclired
them to walk into the house, that be might be fully
assured of what they told him. Major Hoops on his
way to the house looking round, found the man run
ning away; he pursued and took him, not without
wounding the fellow through the arm with a small
sword, upon feeing a cocked piflol in his hand. He
was difeovered to be a Levy soldier in his regimentals,
belonging to the corps of Jersey Volunteers ; on
bringing him to the light, the Major presented one
of the piltols he had taken from him to his head, and
resolutely declared he would put him to death if he
did not inform him of his designs in coming to this
part of the country. He said that about three weeks
ago he came out with Lieut. Moody, and another,
from New-York, who had received inftrultions from
General Knyphaufen, but he kept them secret; only
hinting that he was to take some person off within
two miles of Morris-Town, but finding that he was
not at home, nor would be before the 15th of this
month, they came up here in order to pass their time
away till the person returned: That he had left
Moody in the road near the Moravian Mills; that he
had liberty to go to his uncle's, one Matthew Low
rey, where he was then going Iyd not Major Hoops
disappointed him ; and that he was to meet Moody
and his companion on the top of Jenny Jump moun
tain on Thursday night, when they were to proceed
on their intended expedition.
After this, they finding their mistake, retreated over
and took up the bridge to prevent our men purfuiug
them. 'Tis said they had seven or eight killed on the
spot, besides wounded---All were carried off."
The 4th instant, thirty-five Americans, including
five officers, made their escape from the prifonUhip
at New-York, and got fafely off.
Thursday last a party of about thirty of the enemy
landed at Clofter, in Bergen county, in order to
plunder cattle from the inhabitants; but while they
were collecting them, they were attacked by a party
of our militia under the command of Capt. Blanch,
who retook the cattle, killed one and wounded tvo
of the plunderers, and drove them to their boats,
without any loss on our fide.
Saturday last Generals Arnold and Wayne sassed
through this place 011 their way to Head-Quarters ;
also Major Lee, with his corps of light-dragoons, 10
join the main army.
Saturday night last the alarm-gun at Princeton was
spiked up by a person unknown ; but the spike has
been since taken out by heating the cannon. Ir. is
hoped the villain will be difeovered and meet a pro
per reward.
" After leaving him under guard, and collecting
his own people and a few of his neighbours, pursuit
was given to Moody, but unfortunately could not
make any discoveries." S
Sunday last 6 armed French vessels, viz. 3 Blips, 2
brigs and a polacre, arrived at Philadelphia, in 19 days
from Cape Francois, laden with Weft-Irdia produce.
Extract of a letter from Monmouth County, }une 12.
" Ty, with his party of about twenty blacks and
whites, last Friday afternoon took and carried off
prisoners Capt. Barns Smock and Gilbert Vanmater;
at the lame time spiked up the iron four pounder at
Capt. Smock's house, but took no ammunition : Two
of the artillery holies, and two of Capt. Smock's
horses were likewise taken off."
The above-mentioned Ty is a negroe, who bears
the title of Colonel, and commands a motly crew at
Sandy-Hook.
The following extract is taken from a letter received by
a gentleman hi Morris-Town from his friend in Sus
sex county.
TO BE S O L D,
A WOOD-LOT of ten acres, well timbered,
lying about a mile and a half from Trenton ; —
And also the one half of an undivided lot of seventy
acres woodland, lying in Hopewell, about ten miles
from Trenton, and less than two from the river De
laware, joining Mr. Joseph Titus's farm. For terms
apply to Stephen Lowrey, in Trenton.
June 14th, 1780. gwf
To all whom it may concern :
N ew ~ NT ° : ICE is hereby given that a Court
Jersey, ff. of Admiralty will be held at the house
of Isaac Wood, in Mountholly, on Thursday the
thirteenth day of July next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of the lame day, then and there to try the
truth of the facts alledged in the bills of Rufus Gard
ner, commander of the privateer brig Enterprize,
(who as well, &c.) againit the schooner Lively,
Iling
Maid, , late matter, their tackle, apparel
furniture and cargo: To the end and intent that the
owner or owners of the said vessels, or any other per
son or persons interested therein may appear and Blew
cause, if any they have, why the said vessels, their
tackle, &c. should not be condemned according to
the prayer of the said bills.
By order of the Judge,
JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Haddonfield, June 12, 1780.
SUPPOSED to be taken in a mistake from the sub
scriber's house in Trenton, a new Great Coat,
homelpun cloth of a drab colour, fac'd with broad
cloth a little different in colour, with a large cape,
and buttons at the cuffs and sides in the old fafhion,'
and a light coloured coat left in the room of it, with
a velvet cape and wire buttons covered with cloth.—
" hoever has exchanged the coat is desired to return
the fame as soon as possible, and the favour will be
gratefully acknowledged by their humble servant,
May 3i. jw* JACOB G. BERGEN.
STATE of NEW-JERSEY.
An Act for more effectually preventing
Horfe-Jlealing.
TT7HEREAS the laws now in force for preventing
▼ V the crime of horse-stealing are found infuffici
ent to answer the end intended;
Seki. I. Be it therefore enabled by the Council and
General Aftmbly of this State, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the fame, That if any person (hall
fieal any horse, mare or geldin 6 , within this state,
after the passing of this alt, he shall be adjudged
guilty of felony; and being thereof legally convicted,
ihall fuffer death without benefit of clergy.
2. And it is hereby further enacted, That the all,
intitled, '' An Act for the more effectual discovery and
punishment of the crime of horse-stealing," passed
December sixth, one thousand seven hundred and
hxty-nine ; and the supplementary Alt thereto, pas
sed March the eleventh, one thousand seven hun
dred and seventy-sour, fliall be, and they are hereby
repealed.
Passed at Trenton, June 12, 1780.
HOUSE of ASSEMBLY, May 19, 1780.'
A Petition from sundry inhabitants of the town
1 Bops of Great Eggharbour and Galway, in the
county ot Gloucester, was presented a d read, pray
ing, tor certain reaion therein let forth, that a law
may be passed to enable the owners a, d poßetfors of
the meadowrand tide marih lying on Abfecom creek,
to crelt and maintain a bank, dam, and other water
works, acrofi the laid creek, to prevent the tide from
overflowing the laid 1 .eadows and marlh;
Ordered, 1 hat the ,eiloner have leave to bring
in a bill at the next fi ?^ uft.itjfembly, on ad
yertifing the fame m sot U\ riofc pir q c k places
in each of the laid tov • , aim also in the New-
Juicy Gazette at k dr fi , , reviou thereto. *
Extr^lr 0 ..
Mask ~l Luing, un Clerk.
• Agreeable to the above >rc , notice is hereby giv
en to all concerned, that ^ll wi.! b< pn fented by
the petitioners to the Assembly at their n xt fitting,
tor the purpose Expressed in their petition above re
ferred to.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the lubfcriber a little
bay horse, about 13 ands and a half high, about
7 years old. Whoever takes up said horse and gives
notice at Raritan Landing at Robert Kipp's, shall have
the above reward and all reafonabic charges, paid by
me, JEREMIAH FIELD.
Middlesex County, June 3, 1780.
CTOLEN out of the subscriber's liable, between
O Mountholly and the New-Mills, on the Bth inst.
at night, an English full blooded COLT, three years
old past, fourteen hands and an half high, a brown
bay, with a small Bar and Inip, very lengthy, one
hindfoot white; trots and canters; good carriage;
ihod before ; has never been docked, but the end of
his dock has been sheered close, and has a long switch
tail ; his hindfeet crook under him ; a small part of
the Ikin has been rubbed off each hip, and a small
piece of Ikin also rubbed off over his right eye. Who
ever takes up said horse, and secures the thief so that
he may be brought tojuftice, shall have the above re
ward, or One Thousand Dollars for either horse or
thief. JOHN BISHOP.
June 9, „80. 2w ±
TO BE SOL D,
A Young Negro Wench, about 15 years old.—
Apply to John Covenhoven near Tyson's Mills
in Amwell. 1 w*
Two Thousand Dollars Reward.