The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-10-14 00:00:00, page 2

" A virtuous woman is never solicitous to resound her
chastity, although foe feels a proper degree of resent
ment at being called a Whore even by implication."
Mr. Dunlap,
I HAVE very little faith in dreams, but whenever
those unaccountable visions of the night make such
strong impressions upon the fenforium as to leave
whole pages of what I dreamt I had read or heard, it
is my practice to commit them to writing early in the
morning, and at my leisure to remark the difference
between my keeping and waking vagaries. lam an
old man, and have been thought a good friend to
American liberty, but too infignificant to be called
on to carry a musket. I amuse myfelf with reading
news-papers, converting with my neighbours about
the times, applauding the young fellows who turn
out chearfully against the common enemy, and en
couraging such as appear a little timid.
I was last night under my pipe reading your pack
et of the 10th of September, some parts of which led
me into deep reflection, and while I was taking a ge
neral view of public affairs, the conduct of each of
the United States, and of their representatives in
Congress, I fell asleep.
In this state of freedom from the cares of the world,
a little fairy maid, ten thousand times handsomer than
any Tory Lady in Philadelphia with her top-gallant
royal commode, stood at the foot of my oaken elbow
chair, delivered me a paper containing the identical
words here-underwritten. She dropt a curtefy, said,
" Old man, Virtue is its own reward," and vanished.
" The largest return of the army commanded by
'' Major-General Sullivan in his late attempt against
" Rhode-Ifland, amounted to ten thousand men ; the
" Militia of the Eastern States who had joined him
" could not therefore exceed five thousand.
From the fehtiments which I entertain of the wis
dom of Congress, I am perfectly fatisfied the partiality
implied in the fairy tale did not arise from a predilec
tion in that august body to any particular State or
States, but from mere inadvertency.—lnadvertence,
howbeit the common failing of human nature, should
not too often appear in the ads of those who are ap
pointed guardians of an infant empire, and with the
most profound refped for the free choice of the
People, I claim the liberty of the press to inform
them that all their proceedings in and out of doors are
infpeded by An OLD MA N.
t% States, take the hint.
±% And ye,Britifli Commissioners know we are free.
" The firing of a tar barrel and the discharge of a
" cannon collected instantly four thousand of the
" New-Jersey Militia, who joined and co-operated
'' with the army under His Excellency General Wash
" ington in his pursuit of the enemy through that
" State —And — N. B. this was in the time of harvest.
“ The Eastern Volunteers, who composed about
" one moiety of General Sullivan's 4rmy, took oc
" cafion to return home before the General's retreat,
" leaving him and the other moiety of troops on the
" island.
of the fame. And any person or persons, who shall
be elected as aforefaid, is hereby empowered to ad
minister to the said members the said oath or affirm
ation.
" By no resolve have Congress ever manifefted any
" sense of the patriotic exertions of the State of New
" Jersey, whose Militia have twice put to the route
" nearly the whole army of the enemy in their march
" es through that State."
1 had finifhed reading this paper, and was enter
ing upon reflections in order to reconcile, the conduct
of Congress from a persuasion that they never wil
fully err, when my pipe dropped out of my hand ;
the clattering upon the floor startled and awoke me.
Now I am awake, let me, Mr. Printer, fay what I
should probably have dreamt had not the breaking
pipe disturbed me.
Provided always, and it is the true intent and mean
ing of this Congress, That if a reconciliation between
Great-Britain and these colonies should take place,
and the latter be again taken under the protection
and government of the Crown of Great-Britain, this
charter shall be null and void, otherwise to remain
him and inviolable.
'' The JerfeyMilitia continued with General Walh
" ington till the enemy was routed, and their assist
" ance no longer necessary.
" General Sullivan seems to complain a little of
" the Eastern Militia's going off and reducing his army
" to little more than the amount of those of the enemy.
" General Washington declares his deep sense of the
" services of the New-Jersey Militia in oppojing the
" enemy in their march from Philadelphia, and for the
'' aid which they had given in barraffing and impeding
" their motions, so as to gain time for his troops to come
" up with them.
" Congress by their resolve of the tenth ult. declare
" their high sense of the patriotic exertions made by the
" four Eastern States on the late expedition against
" Rhode-Ifland.
"BUT,
In Provincial Congress, Neew-ferfey,
Burlington, July 2, 1776.
By order of Congress,
SAMUEL TUCKER, PreJident.
Extract from the minutes,
William Paterson, Secretary.
From the Pennsylvania Packet.
"FACT S."
This morning signals were out for all the fleet.
At ten o'clock the Phoenix came in towed by a fri
gate. Several ships and frigates followed.
At three o'clock this afternoon all the fleet came
in except the Duc de Burgogne and the Alexandre,
which had been separated by a gust and thick fog the
night preceding the engagement, which ended at
four o'clock.
Mr. D'Orvilliers endeavoured to renew the com
bat; but the English fled in the night. He kept his
line, and in the morning led his whole fleet as tar as
Ufhant to join the enemy, but in vain. They had
retired ; and it is presumed that they have returned
into port: They have been very roughly handled.
The greatest injury which they have done us is in our
rigging ; they chiefly loaded with langrage, but that
practice did not answer their hopes, tor, in general,
we have loft very few men. The Chaffaults, father
and son, are dangerously wounded; the father had
his ihoulder broken in three places, and his life is in
danger; his fon's thigh is broke, and it is feared he
mult undergo an amputation : His nephew was kill
ed in the action. Mr. Bice, Captain of his flag, Mr.
Boifquehenneue, Garda Marina Breton, and Mr.
Vincelles, Ensign of the Amphion, are killed. Mr.
de la Croix, second of the fame thip, is wounded.
The Duke de Chartres has met with no accident,
though his fliip was closely engaged. The Couronne
and the Ville de Paris kept up a most horrid fire,
especially the last, which was in one continued blaze.
Mr. D'Orvilliers shewed the highest prudence both
in the attack and defence. He proved himfelf a great
and wife Chief. All his movements were capital.
The malting of many of our ships is somewhat in
jured. However, it is thought that the fleet will be
soon refitted and in a condition to put to sea in as
fine order as ever.
P. S. All the ships having returnedon the 29th, be
tween eight in the morning and four in the afternoon,
it is found that only three are much damaged ; con
trary winds allowed no more than twenty ships to
engage. The enemy's fleet was composed of thirty
ships of the line.
The number of wounded and dead in the fleet is
yet unknown; but it is thought inconsiderable. We
presume that several General Officers are killed on the
.enemy's fide ; it is thought that Admiral Keppel him
felf is so, or at lead dangerously wounded; and we
are assured that they have loft four men to our one.
All our shot entered, and the engagement lasted three
hours. It was remarked that our fleet returned two
fires for one. The enemy began the attack upon our
rear, Mr. D'Orvilliers eluding the combat that he
might gain the advantage of the wind.
The Duc de Burgogne and the Alexandre are re
turned with a prize, a privateer of fourteen guns.
It is reported that five ships and several frigates have
just failed from our road. An advice-boat arrived at
Brett fays, that thirteen English Blips were feeii off
Ufhant, which may evince that seventeen are not in
condition to keep the sea.
"By another Frenchman arrived this morning
from Cape Francois, we learn the French had taken
possession of Turks Island, and carried off the people
who were fettled there. He also fays that three Eng
lish privateers had been carried into the Cape.
" Captain Bowen is just arrived from Bermudas,
where he had been carried prisoner by Bridger Good
rich. He tells us that William Goodrich in a brig
of 14 guns bad lately carried from thence to New.
BOSTO N, September 28.
Translation of an hand bill published at Brejl, fitly
29, 1778.
Particulars of the engagement between the Brest fleet
commanded by Moniieur d'Orvilliers, and the
English fleet commanded by Admiral Keppel.
r rilE Amphion returned on the 28th at four o'clock,
X having received twenty-two broadsides in the
engagement, and reports as follows:
On the 27th at eleven in the morning the English
fleet had joined our's, and the engagement began :
At four in the afternoon this ship had loft light of the
fleets; and having had her bowsprit wounded, her
foretopmaft and her rudder carried away, her main
yard also wounded, her main malt brought to the
deck, her tackling cut, eleven men killed, twenty
two wounded, and being no longer able to work,
the was obliged to retire.
Mr. Sibbard, commanding the Reflechi, came in
the fame night, and tells nothing except that being
damaged he had returned : The number of killed and
wounded is not conliderable.
N. B. We learn by a gentleman who came passen
ger in the last express from France, that the whole of
the French fleet failed from Bred the icth of last
August.
We have it from good authority, that the vessel
lately arrived from Nantz at Portsmouth, brought an
undoubted account that there were 32 ships of the
line besides frigates, and a large number of transports
at Cadiz, all ready to put to sea at a moment's warn
ing, and that the Court of France had received the
strongest assurances, that Spain would make a com
mon cause, and unite her whole force with France,
agreeable to the family compact.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated 08. 2, 1778.
" By a French vessel arrived this morning in 18
days from Guadaloupe, we have a confirmation of
the total surrender of the island of Dominica.
PHILADELPHIA, October 8.
Extract of a letter from General Washington to
Congress, dated FiJhkill, Oct. 3, 1778.
" That part of Bailor's regiment which escaped
came oft in the firft instance, and were afterwards
brought off in so dispersed a manner, that the number
has not been afeertained, but from whatl have learn
ed I should estimate the loss at about 50 men and 70
horses. Major Clough is dead of his wounds. This
affair .appears to have been attended with every cir
cumßance of cruelty.
" It is a small compensation for this accident that
Colonel Butler, three or four days ago, with a party
of infantry and horse, comprehending Major Lee's
corps, surprised about an hundred Yagers below Tar
ry Town, killed 10 on the spot, and took a Lieute
nant and 18 men prisoners. The roughness of the
country facilitated the flight of the rest, and prevent
ed the success being more compleat.
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In C ONGRES S, October 5, 1778.
Resolved, That 50,000 Dollars, in specie, be ad
vanced to Colonel Beatty, Commissary General of
Prisoners, for the use of the prisoners in the hands of
the enemy, and to discharge the debts of those ex
changed; and that the Commissary General make
monthly returns of his expenditures to the Board of
Treasury. Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
IN consequence of the above resolve, it is requeu
ed that all officers who have been exchanged since the
firft day of May, 1778, and who have not lodged the
proper orders for payment of their board, eloathing,
and other public expenditures, in the hands of Lewis
Pintard, Esq. Agent in New-York, previous to their
leaving their captivity, that they forthwith make out
such orders, in the usual form, fpecifying the exaCt
number of weeks and days of their boarding. &c. and
transmit the fame to Captain Thomas Bradford, De
puty Commissary of Prisoners, in Philadelphia, or to
the subscriber at Head Quarters.
JOHN BEATTY, Com. Gen. of Prisoners.
T RENT ON, October 14.
Thursday last the General Assembly of this State
adjourned. During their fitting they passed twelve
ads, the titles of which are not yet received.
About ten days ago Jacob Fagan, who having pre
viously headed a number of villains in Monmouth
county, that had committed divers robberies, and
were the terror of travellers, was shot. Since which
his body has been gibbetted on the publick high-way
in that county, to deter others from perpetrating the
like detestable crimes.
Bowes Reed, Esq. is appointed Secretary of this
State, in the room of Charles Pettit, Esq. who
has resigned.
Since our last several British deserters came to
town from the enemy at Hackinfack.
A number of very valuable prizes have been lately
brought into the New-England States, by American
privateers.
We hear that on Wednesday last the enemy left
Egg-Harbour, after having destroyed a number of
vessels, and several houses belonging to Gentlemen
who have distinguished themselves by their attach
ment to the American cause. They have, it is laid,
bent their course towards Tom's River, in order to
destroy our salt works.
Among the Officers who fell into the hands of the
enemy in Col. Baylor's late disaster, at Old Tapan,
were Captain Swan, Doctor Evans, junior surgeon,
Lieut. Randolph, and three Cornets. Capt. Stith
being suddenly surrounded by the enemy's horse and
foot, and feeing no probable way of getting off, call
ed out for quarter ; but they, contrary to the rulei
of war and to every sentiment of humanity, refufec
his request, called him a damn'd rebel, and struck bin
over the head with a fword —which tired him witl
such indignation, that he bravely fought his way thro
them, leaped over a fence, and escaped into a mo
rass. Lieut. Barret got off on horseback ; and Lieut
Morrow with a number of others badly wounded anc
left on the field as dead, were next morning brought
York old Goodrich and Mr. Shedden and family.
That while he was at Bermudas a great number of the
inhabitants had assembled in order to seize Bridger
Goodrich, who, by the assistance of some friends,
made his escape with his vessel. The majority of
those who assembled had entered into an agreement
neither to purchase any prizes sent in there by Good
rich, nor lupply him with any thing, under penalty
of deftrudion to the man who did it. Captain Bow
en further tells me most of the inhabitants were wish
ing we should fend a body of men there to take the
place, and he thinks at least three-fourths would
join us.
" Captain Bowen tells me the hoop in which he
came passenger was pursued last Thursday off our
capes by Goodrich's squadron, consisting of a brig
of 14 guns, which he supposes to be B. Goodrich ;
a schooner of 14 guns, commanded by Goodrich him
felf, and a hoop of 10 guns; and was on the point
of being taken, when a brig hove in fight ; he believes
it was the Saratoga: He fays the had a very hand
some bright fide, with a light figure head, and shew
ed eight ports aside. The squadron immediately stood
after the brig, elofe haul'd 011 the wind, by which
the Hoop and schooner seemed to gain a little on her.
But when the put before the wind, the soon out-fail
ed them, lo that in two hours they dropped the
pursuit."