The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-03-06 00:00:00, page 3

wallis! No. What about Cornwallis? Why, Ge
neral Washington fuel! off all the Corn, now he Cob
waHis.
W 0 R CESfE R, Feb. 14..
We hear from New-Fane that a few nights past,
2 dwellmg-houfe was consumed there by lire, and
that seven persons unhappily periihed in the flames.
NEW- LONDO N, Feb. 22.
Last Tuesday, Capt, Lawrence in a brig belong
ing to Bofton,'arrived here in 18 days from Foint-
Petre in Guadaloupe, in whom came passenger Capt.
Davifon, of Norwich, who failed from this port the
igth of November lalt, in aimall coaling schooner,
bound to Boston, but meeting with haid northerly
gales near Cape-Cod, was blown off the coast, and
after a passage of 31 days arrived at Guadaloupe,
where he fold his vessel.
by the above veil'd we learn, that Captain Samu
el champlin, in the brig Fair-American, loon alter
he failed from this port, took a large imp from Ja
maica bound to England, and ordered her for this
port, but she was blown off the coart, and had ar
rived fafe at Martmicp.
Capt. Lawrence confirms the account published in
out latt relating to St. Kitts; ana adds, that the
number of French troops which lauded there was
said to be 5000: That Count de Gralfe was lying
off Basseterre with 27 fail of the line, and the Bn
tilh Beet of 18 fail of the line under Admiral Hood
were lying off the Salt-Bonds; the two fleets being
only two or three leagues distant from each other:
That the town of baiieterie was not burnt: 1 hat
it appeared to be the opinion of every one that the
fort on Brimstone hill mult loon surrender, it being
cut off from all lupplies; and that it was thought
several other Englilh illands mull loop submit to
the powerful arms of our ally.
FISH-K IL L, Feb. 28.
Nine Hessian, and two Englilh deserters, have
left the enemy between the 10th and 20th inlfant;
some of whom brought off their arms, fee.
De Lancey's horle, made a deicent the 15th inst.
on Horleaeck; plundered several hordes, and took
some cattle: but the militia turning out with spirit,
drove them back, took all the cattle, killed one or
more of the enemy, and wounded several.
N E W-Y O R K, tebruary 14.
When Lord Southamton made a motion in the
House of Peers on luefday, the 27th of November
last, his Lordlhip commented on the fpeecn, and
warmly commended the sentiments it contained.
To quit the contelt for our dominions in America,
he said, would be to destroy the very being of this
country. A principal part of our trade was lo con
nected in that part of the world, that commerce
would feel a fatal blow in the independence of the
rebels; and as every noble Lord mult confefs, that
the fafety and supremacy of England depended on
her naval strength, so must they acknowledge that
a league and covenant, in its full effect, between
America and France, would essentially weaken our
navy, by the want of that supply of itores which
the country has long received from her colonies.
Feb. 20. On Sunday lalt a veflel with a flag of
truce, arrived here from Chesapeake-Bay, and on
Monday another from the fame place; by them we
learn, that a French frigate of twenty-fix guns,
named La Diligente, commanded by the Chevalier
Clonard, run athore eleven days ago, two miles to
the southward of Cape Henry; the veflel was en
tirely loft, and about twenty of her crew drowned.
The officers of the frigate imputing the accident to
the malice or inattention of the pilot (who afted in
that station on board His Majesty's Ihip Iris when
she was taken by the French fleet in Chelapeake
last September, and was forced to take charge of
La Diligente much contrary to his inclination)threw
the unfortunate man overboard, and he perilhed
alongside of the wreck.
We hear that Lieut. General Burgoyne has been
lately exchanged, and that Brig. General Moultrie,
Col. Pinckney, 1 Lieut. Col. 2 Majors, 12 Cap
tains, 11 Subalters, and 466 rank and file, (the
whole equal to more than 2000 men) are received
for him.
No less than eleven thousand British • prisoners
are at this time cantoned in different parts of the
United States ; and it is said the enemy have few
or none in the military line to exchange for them.
Wehear from New-York that many of our un
fortunate prisoners on board the prison flrips in the
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.
East-River have perished during thd late extreme
cold weather, for want of fuel and other necessaries.
The brigantine Fox is arrived in our river from
Cadiz in 3,2 days. By her we learn that the siege
of the caitie ot St. Philips in Minorca was carried
on with the greater vigour, and it was thought
could not hold out many weeks longer,—Alfo,tnat
the French fleet under Count Guichen had had an
engagement with that of the Englilh, but the issue
was not yet known.
Feb. 27. Yesterday evening two sailors came up
to town from the bay of Delaware, who belonged
to the Ichooner Kitty Meade, which came to the
capes in eleven days from bt. Croix, and was taken
theie by one of the enemy's cruizers, and part of
the crew set on shore: Fhefe men fay, that in the
different a&ions between the two fleets the British
had loft three ships of considerable force, and the
French one: That the garrison on brimstone hill,
in the island of St. Christopher's had surrendered,
and our allies were in complete possession of that
island.
Extras of a letter from Ravanna, dated 30th Jan.
" Capt. Gillon, in the Chaileftown frigate, arriv
ed at this place on the 13th inst. and brought in
here five Jamaica men bound for Europe. i'hey
were valued at 35,0001 fterl. before they failed from
Jamaica."
We hear that about one half of the vessels from
this port has arrived at the Havanna; and that a
new embargo was laid on there.
On Tuesday the 26th ult. departed this life, in
the 67th year of his age, Mr. Wilson Hunt, of
Hopewell, in this county. In him his numerous
relations and acquaintance have loft a valuable
friend, and the Itate a worthy citizen. On the
'lhurlday following his remains, attended to the
grave by a large concourse ot people, were interred
in the burying ground on his farm.
Extract of a letter from Madrid, Dec. 1, 1781.
" The Emperor at preient attracts the attention
of Europe.— The many lalutary laws he has already
given to the empire prove him, not less a wile Le
giildtor, than his former campaign Ihewed him an
able General. —He leems bent upon weakening the
power and diminilhing the number of the clergy in
his dominions.— Ihe measures, he is taking for this
puipole, cannot fail wembroil him with the Court
of Rome.— he Pope has certainly taken umbrage
at many of his late edicts, and particularly at thole
in favour of piotellants, by winch they are tole
rated in many of the principal cities ot Germany,
where heretofore they were not admitted.—His
Holiness has remonstrated on the fubje&—but
what effect his representations have had on the Em
peror is Itili a secret. —ihoie who are not ftran
geis to his character fay,he will not be much intimi
dated by the terrors of an excommunication.
“ I here is room to hope that while the Court
of Vienna is so taken up with the internal police
of the empire, the will continue in her present pa
cifick dilpolitions, and that all the expectations of
Great-Britain from that quarter will be vain.—At
any rate, should she think it her interest to become
a party in the war, Prussia will not fail to be a
thorn and a tharp one in her fide.
“ It is certain that England has rejected the
mediation of the northern powers in favour of Hol
land.— They wifned to bring about an accommo
dation on the principles ot the armed neutrality—
and as the Court of London will not lilten to these
terms, all profped of a Separate peace between
Great-Britain and the States General is at an end —
The former is diffracted enough to infill upon the
fucepurs the demanded from the Republick before
her declaration againil it.—lt the Dutch disputed
the Englilh conftrudion of the treaty of Weltmin
fter, before the commencement of hoililities, it is
hardly probable they will Submit to it, after the
haughty and unworthy conduct of that nation to
wards them.—England threatens Holland with
losses in the Eaft-lndies, and the Dutch themselves
are uneasy about Batavia.— Ihe Cape of Good-
Hope however is fafe, and that was certainly the
principal object of Governor Johnston's expedition.
“ The Spaniards had a pretty piece of success
last week in the Mediterranean.—Out of eight Eng
lish cutters, which attempted to get into Gibraltar,
fix fell into the hands of their Admiral, and he was
in chace of the remaining two when the express
came away, The cutters were loaded with pro
vifons and other stores most efl'ential to the garrison.
" We were never more impatient for news from
America.—ls the situation of Cornwallis be not too
T RENT O N, March 6.
highly coloured, we are certainly not too sanguine
in\ hoping that Something better than a Burgoynade
of him has taken place before this time."
On the 17th ult. the house of John Silvers, near
Allentown, took lire by accident, and was entirely
consumed in the Space of one hour, with a consider
able part of his household furniture.
*, The laws and votes of the last fitting of
the General nffembly are printed, and ready to be
delivered.
7 WE fubferiber, Bluedyer 111 Germantown, in the
L Rate of Pennsylvania, hereby informs his cus
tomers and others in the state of New-Jerley, who
have no conveniency of fending their yarn, cloth,
&c. to him in Germantown, that if they fend it to
Mr. Daniel Sutter's, in Second-Street, fix doors
above Race-Street, Philadelphia, they can have it
again in three weeks from the time they leave it ; or
at Mr. Isaac Britton's, inn-keeper, at the Sign ot the
Indian King, in Trenton, New-Jersey, they may
have it again in four or five weeks from the time it
was left, and dyed in the best manner, by
Their humble servant,
JACOB BECK.
N. B. The present price of dying is as follows,
linen per pound, deep blue, Four Shillings and 'I hrec
pence ; cotton, deep blue, Four Shillings and Nine
pence ; woollen, deep blue, Two Shillings and Nine
pence. ,t Feb. 27, 1782.
TO BE SOLD,
At private S ALE,
THE HOUSE in which the fubferiber now lives,
1. and the store-house adjoining, which, being
situate near Trenton bridge, in the street leading both
to the Upper-Ferry below the Falls and the Landing,
is an excellent stand for a store, for which purpose
it hath been occupied for some years past. —There
are on the premiles a convenient Fable, chair-house
and shod, all in good repair, and a well of good
water at the door. Poficffion may be had about the
firft of May next. An indilputable title will be given.
For terms apply to the fubferiber.
PHILIP FISTER.
Trenton, March 4, 1782. 3 w f
V~E~N D U E.
ON Monday the 11th instant, at eleven o'clock in
the morning precisely, will commence the tale
of the personal estate of the late William Harcourt,
in Trenton township, consisting of grain, flax, wool,
horses, milch and other cows, young cattle, hogs
and Iheep, a waggon, sleigh, ploughs and other
farming utenlils, house and kitchen furniture, &c.
Whoever are indebted to the above estate are re
queued immediately to fettle the fame, and they
who have any demands, are desired to bring in their
accounts properly authenticated, that they may be
adjusted by
DAVID COWELL, ) Execu-
CHARLES AXFORD, jun. J tors.
N. B. An able-bodied negro man to be fold. En
quire of the executors.
March 1, 1782. rw*
O'HE personal estate of the late M r . Wilson Hunt,
Ji consisting of a full-blooded stone horle called
Washington, he is a dark brown, fifteen hands
and one inch high, well proportioned, moves re
markably well, and rising nine years old; a full
blooded mare, fix years old ; one full blooded colt,
and two full-blooded fillies; half-blooded mares
and colts, and working horses, horned cattle, Iheep,
hogs, wheat and oats in Rack, green grain in the
ground, hay, one covered light waggon, two farm
ditto, one cart, ploughs,, harrows, &c.
ABRAHAM Hunt,")
John P. Hunt, [Executors.
Peter Gordon, )
Hopewell, March 4, 1782. 2w
For S A L E,
In the townfllip of Hopewell, and county of Hun
terdon, on Tuesday the nineteenth day of this in
stant, to begin at ten o'clock in the morning ;
TO BE SOL D,
At private SALE,
A PLANTATION containing two hundred and
four acres of good land, well watered and tim
bered, plenty of good meadow, and about two hun
dred apple trees, lying on the main road from Tren
ton to Durham, adjoining Frederick Jordan's mills,
and is well lituated for any kind of publick bulinefs.
For terms apply to Daniel Purfel, in Alexandria
township, Hunterdon county. gw±
WE~ s'cTl'
A Negro woman about twenty years of age. She
" is fit for town or country work, has had the
small-pox, is good tempered, and is fold for no fault
whatever. For further particulars enquire of the
fubferiber, living at Mount-Pleasant, near Mount-
Ho&. JOHN LEE.
March 5, 1782. 3w|
WAN T E D,
A Sober lad about twelve or fifteen years of age,
' 1 who can read, write and cypher, to attend a
store. For further particulars enquie of the printer.
To be SOLD, a lot of land within a quarter of a
mile of Trenton, containing fix acres and an half,
anda good bearing orchard. Enquire as above, gw