The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-12-01 00:00:00, page 3

Monday last Capt. Adams arrived here, in 25 days
from Martinico, by whom we have advice, that a
fleet of 14 fail, under convoy, were arrived at that
port, from France, before he failed, and 'twas said,
brought an account that there had been a general
engagement between the united fleets of France and
Spain, and the English squadron under Admiral Har
dy, which was long and bloody; and that the for
mer were victorious, having taken two or three of
their capital ships, and funk one or two more, with
the loss of one of the French ships, which funk be
fore she could be got into port, and that a great num
ber of men were killed on both tides. This account
was also received at Martinico, from Granada and
another island, before Capt. Adams failed.
It is said that the sea battle between the two fleets,
was fought on the 4th ofSeptember.
A Dutch pilot boat lately arrived at Grenada, from
Barbadoes, reports there, that an English vessel, in a
very short passage from Europe, had brought <he
following intelligence: That the combined fleets of
France and Spain, and the English Beet under Sir
Charles Hardy, had met; that there had been a most
bloody battle; that our naval armament had at length
obtained victory, having taken three British Blips of
the line, one of which was a firft rate, of 100 cannon.
We learn that a fleet of 70 fail has arrived at Bar
badoes, under protection of two ships of the line. It
is presumed that this fleet is part of the large convoy
of Admiral Arbuthnot.
Capt. Jarvis arrived in town a few days ago, from
the Weft-Indies, who informs, that he left Ireland,
where he was carried prisoner, the latter end of July
last, and informs, that the people of Ireland had en
tered into an association not to wear any English ma
nufacture; and that between 30 and 40,0001. sterling
worth of British goods, were consumed in Dublin,
by the people there, before he came away.
In the last speech of the Duke of Manchester, in
the House of Lords, is the following passage: " I
have certain information that secret emissaries are this
moment negociating a treaty of amity and commerce
with the male contents of Ireland, and there is the
greatest reason to fear that we shall soon lose that
branch of the British empire, as we have loft the
colonies."
Extract of a letter from Martinice, dated October 1%.
" By a frigate arrived this day from France, we
have advice of 60,000 troops having been embarked
for some days past, and ready to make a defeent on
the coast of Great-Britain."
We hear the court of Versailles has consented to
agree to the division of Poland, if the German pow
ers consent to acknowledge the Independence of the
American United Stater. This will be a severe
stroke to Britain, as it will thoroughly disengage
Russia from her interest, at a crisis in which it is most
essential to her welfare.
, The Amphitrite French frigate, of 38 guns, hath
taken, in the Weft-Indies, the British man of war
Sphinx, of 20 guns, after an engagement of one hour
and 55 minutes.
A letter from Amsterdam mentions, that " if the
French should invade Great-Britain or Ireland, the
Dutch will assist Britain; for, fay they, though they
with the Britons to have a drubbing, yet it will not
answer to let the French and Spaniards beat them
too much!"
It is said that two of Count D'Eftaing's fleet are
arrived in Chesapeake, and th;t several more are
expected.
NE W- YO RK, October 30.
By Capt. Soltar, in a letter of marque, in 21 days
from Quebec, we are informed that two days before
his departure, two men of war convoying a consider
able number ofland forces, were fafe arrived there in
fix weeks from England.
PHILADELPHIA, November 25.
Dr. Franklin is appointed one of the Members of
the Royal Medical Society of France. This Society
was constituted by letters patent of his Most Christian
Majesty in 1778. The young Monarch honours it
with his royal protection. It consists of thirty mem
bers, all Doctors in Physic, and Residents in Paris,
of whom twenty are to be of the Medical Faculty of
the University of that city; of sixty other members,
residents in any part of France; and of sixty other
members, fubjeCts of any other State. Besides these
the Society may honour with the title of Correspon
dents any number of gentlemen in France, or else
where. We have the pleasure of feeing the name ot
the American Philosopher and Patriot at the head of
the lift of the foreign Members of this Society, named
by his Majesty.
Extract of a letter from Martinico, dated October 13.
" A frigate has arrived here from France, which
brings a certain account of 60,000 troops being em
barked, and ready to take their departure. Their
object is a defeent on the coast of Great-Britain,
which, from the superiority of the conjoined fleets
A few days since a party of about 20 volunteers,
commanded by Capt. Hawley, of Stratford, crossed
the Sound, and brought from Long-Illand, Thomas
Jones, Esq. of Suffolk county, one of the Judges of
their Supreme Court.
NEW-HAVEN, November 17.
BALTIMORE, November 26.
BOSTO N, November 11.
A letter has been received by the Executive Council
and House of Aftcmbly of this State, from a Conven
tion of Commiflioners for five States, assembled at
Hartford, propoling that a Convention of Commissi
oners from all the States, as far southward as Virginia
inclusive, do meet at Philadelphia on the firft Wednes
day in January next, to fettle a limitation of prices:
The proposal has been approved of.
On the firft of this month, died at his house, in the
county of Philadelphia, the Honourable Archibald
Thompson, Esquire, one of the Members for the
said county in the two last Houses of Assembly for
this Commonwealth, and returned one of the elected
Members of the present House. By his death, his
country and the State have loft an honest, faithful
Representative; and his family and his friends, a
worthy and valuable man.
of France and Spain, to favour the operation, has the
faireft profped of succeeding.
" The politicians in Europe are uniformly of opi
nion, that a general peace will take place in the
spring, and many orders have been received here by
the merchants, from their friends in France, to en
ter into speculations on that system."
Extras of a letter from a gentleman in high office and
of the most refpeßable charaaer in the State of Massa
chusetts-Bay, dated November 4.
" I am pained in my inmost foul at the unhappy
affair at Mr. Wilson's house. I think there ought to
be an article in the Declaration of Rights of every
State, securing freedom of speech, impartiality, and
independence at the bar. There is nothing upon
which the rights of every member of society more
depends. There is no man so bad, but he ought to
have a fair trial, and an equal chance to have the
ablest ,Counsel, or the Advocate of his choice to fee
that he has fair play, and the benefit of truth and
law."
Extras of a letter from Cbefler-Tocvn, Maryland,
dated November 9, 1779.
" Agreeable to an intimation in your paper of last
week, I do myfelf the pleasure to fend you an account
of the meteor, as it appeared to myfelf and two 0-
thers in this place, who happened to have our faces
towards the S. W. at the time, as we were crossing a
river.
" On the evening of Sunday fe'nnight, about the
time and the course of the heavens you mention, we
observed a globe of fire, nearly as big, to the naked
eye, as the fun's disk at noon, fall rather in an oblique
direction, from about the height, feeiningly, of the
fun an hour before setting.
" The globe, on falling, seemed to make an ex
plosion at the horizon, and emit sparks, leaving be
hind a streak or spear, at firft of a right perpendicular
direction, afterwards more and more waving and
broken until it disappeared, having continued about
15 minutes.
" From two places of the remaining streak, one
especially, there was a greater brightnef, than from
other parts. Such was the general appearance, lam
informed by persons down the Bay, and high up on
Sufquehannah. But a lady of this town thinks she
made an earlier discovery, and fays, being in the
country and walking with several others at the time,
they were admiring the uncommon beautiful appear
ance of the evening-star, as they thought, when sud
denly it fell some distance, and became as large as her
bonnet, then defeended and left the appearance, I
have described.
" We will not be much furprized at the appearance
and magnitude of this phenomenon, the continuing
brightness of the streak, or it's bendings, if we reflect
duly on the long, dry, warm spell of weather pro
ceeding.—The remaining vapors (in some place more
collected and dense) being within the influence of th^
departing rays of the fun and the beholder not, —and
the natural undulation of the air."
Congress, we learn, have recommended it to the
several Legislatures of the United States to pals re
gulating Ads, to take place on the firft day of Febru
ary next —and that they have negociated a loan with
the Court of France and the States of Holland to a
very considerable amount. The good efleds of these
important strokes of policy will, we flatter ourselves,
soon be felt, as they will doubtless put our finances
and our army upon a very refpe&able footing.
Since our last Colonel Washington, with about 160
Light Dragoons, palled through this place on their
way to Bristol, where they wait for further orders.
The Legislature of this State have agreed to raise a
Tax of Nine Millions of Dollars, to be collected in
two payments, one by the firft day of May, and the
other by the firft day of September next.
STOLEN from the fubferiber near Trenton, on
the 18th inst. a small white Horse, 13 hands high,
about five or fix years old, trots and paces. Whoever
takes up said horse, so that the owner may get him
again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable
charges paid by
Nov. 29. <iwt DANIEL SMITH.
WAS taken up the 18th of November, by the
fubferiber in Maidenhead, a small grey Horse,
about 14 hands high, trots and paces. The owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges,
and take him away.
Nov. jo. 3 W JOHN STEVENS.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
TRENTON, December i.
State of New-JerJey, ) pUBLICK notice is hereby
Bergen County. ) 1 given to all persons, that
have any demands either on bond, note, mortgage,
book, or otherwise, against the persons whose names
are hereunto annexed, to bring them to two of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the coun
ty, within ten months from the date hereof, in order
to have them fettled; and likewise notice is hereby
given to all persons, that have any goods, wares,
merchandize of any kind, or owe on bond, note,
mortgage, or otherwise, any sum or sums of money,
to any of the offenders whose names are herein un
derwritten, and shall neglect to make discovery there
of to one of us the fu bferibers, within one month
from the date hereof, may expert to be dealt with as
the law in that case direds. The names are as fol
low, viz. John F. Ryerfon, John J. Ackerman, Har
manus Van Blerkum, Peter I. Van Blerkum, Jaco
bus Fox, Peter T. Harring, John C. Harring, Abra
ham C. Harring, Peter Lent, Jacob S. Van Winke
len, Timothy Lewis, Abraham Lent, Richard Yeats,
Thomas Outwater, Charles Beekman, Jacobus Peck,
Samuel Peck, John Merfelefe, John P. Deryc, Ga
briel Van Norden, Daniel S. Demereft, James Van
Buren, Aric Demereft, Abraham A. Quackenbos,
David Van Bofkerk, john C. Bogart, Peter Tife,
Hendrick Deremus, Andrew Van Bofkerk, Christian
A. Zabrilke, and Derrick Ackerman.
HENDERICUS KUYPER,),
Nov. 15. JAMES BOARD, (Commit
4 w. GARRET LYDECKER, ) lioners -
Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the stable of the fubferiber, about
ten o'clock on Monday night, the 22d of this inst.
November, a bright Bay Horse, supposed to be about*
ten years old, hollow backed, a small star in his fore
head, about fourteen and an half hands high, without
either ear mark or brand to be perceived ; when taken
he had no shoes on, and appeared to be a little lame;
he is hurt in his wind. Whoever takes up the said
Horse and delivers him to the fubferiber, at his house
in Nottingham township, Burlington county, and date
of New-Jersey, shall have One Hundred Dollars re
ward, and Two Hundred for securing the Thief, so
that he may be brought to justice, paid by
ROBERT SINGER has for Sale,
At his Store in Trenton, the following Articles,
which he will fell as low as the times will admit of.
BEST bohea tea, coffee and sugar, broadcloths of
different colours, fhaloons of different colours,
black and light coloured calimancoes, blue and green
moreens, 7-8 and yard wide linens, black mode,
white farfnet, broad and narrow ribbons, thread and
silk gauzes, fine and coarse sewing thread, coloured
thread and buttons, wool cards, fnuff and tobacco,
dark and light chintzes, dark and light calicoes, black
silk handkerchiefs, cotton ditto, mens wonted hose,
silk and cotton ditto, black cotton velvet, blue rut
ditto, blue serge, Ikeleton wire and bonnet pins,
nutmegs, indigo, broad and narrow wprfted bindings,
pint, half pint, gill and half gill tumblers, country
salt, window glass 8 by 10 and 7 by 9, and a variety
of other articles. zwf
IS now in the possession of the fubferiber a red roan
Horse, supposed to be about ten or twelve years
old, abput fourteen hands high, a small Rar in his
forehead, and shod all round. The owner is desired
to come, prove his property, and take him away.
Maidenhead, Nov. 25. 2 w|| ELIAS PHILLIPS.
Bergen County, ) A T an Inferior Court of
State of Neiu-Jerfey.) Common Pleas, held for
the said county on the 26th day of October, 1779,
were returned inquisitions for joining the army of the
King of Great-Britain, and other treasonable prac
tices, against Jooft Demerift, John Brinkerhof, Ed
mund Simmons, William Rome, Lawrance Rome,
John Vanbofkerk, Peter Vanbofkerk, Harrimanis
Lutkins, Jooft Bogart, John Richards, Jacob Riker,
John Daws, William Byard, Anthony Liponer,
Winant Kettletos, John Dunfcomb, Cornelius L.
Vanhorn, Kenneth Mac Kinzey, Isaac N. Kipp,
James Makus, Prenore Derik, A. Wannamakcr,
Jacobus A. Bogart, Cornelius Hallens, John Van
bofkerk, jun. of which proclamation was made in
said court, that if they, or any person on their be
half, or any person interested, would appear and
traverse, a trial should be allowed, but no traverse
was offered: therefore notice is hereby given, that if
neither they, or any purfon in their behalf, or any
interested, do not appear to traverse at the next
Court of Common Pleas to be held for the county,
the said inquisitions will be taken to be true, and final
judgment entered in favour of the State.
JAMES BOARD,
Nov. 15. HENDERICUS KUYPER,},™ 11 '
^w.GARRET LYDECKER, ) "° ners '
TO be fold, a number of Cedar Posts and Rails
Enquire of JOSEPH MILNOR in Trenton, gw
WAS taken up by the fubferiber near Trenton, on
the 20th of November, a BAY HORSE riling
four years old, fourteen and an half hands high, a
natural trotter, without mark or shoes. The owner
is desired to prove his property, pay charges, and
take him away. ROBERT PEARSON. 2w+
WILLIAM TRENT.
N. B. The said horse was lately the property of
Col. Davis, of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania,
and is one of a pair which said Davis bought of James
Wilson, Esquire, of Philadelphia,