The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-05-05 00:00:00, page 2

P A It I S, December 2.
J De la Motte Piquet returned the 25th of Ko
-1)1' member with ten (hips which he has taken, one
of which had an English regiment on board.
LOND O N, December 4.
We are informed, that the following regiments are
to embark in February for America, viz. ift and 2d
battalion of Royals; 3d, iith, 13th, 19th, 25th, 30th,
33d, 36th, and 69th, in all, eleven battalions.
bee. 7. The German troops to go to America are
to embark at Embden, leave having been obtained
from the King of Prussia for that purpose.
The iith,66th and 67th regiments now in Ireland,
are ordered to be in readiness to embark in the spring
for America.
Ten thousand men are to go to America in the
spring, half to be foreigners, and the remainder
English.
In consequence of previous notice in the public
papers, a very numerous meeting of Weft-India
merchants and planters was held on Thursday at the
London Tavern. Almost all the principal gentlemen
belonging to the Illands, resident in England, were
present.
The Revenge, of 14 guns, from Whitehaven for
New-York ; the Fanny transport, of fix guns, from
New-York for Portsmouth ; a brig from Cork ; two
schooners from Newfoundland with fifh; the Resolu
tion privateer of Jersey; and the Earl of Sandwich,
Sainthill, from Poole for Newfoundland, with her
prize, the St. Esprit, from St. Domingo, worth
20,0001. are all taken and carried into Brest.
The Betsey, Gray, from Portsmouth in New-Eng
land to Martinico, is taken by the Rose armed ship,
and carried into Grenada.
CHARLESTOWN (Soutb-Carolina) Marcbio.
Last Sunday fe'nnight, another Lieutenant and 7
seamen, belonging to a privateer from St. Augustine,
were made prisoners at the entrance of George-
Town harbour, attempting to cut out some vessels
there.
A letter from Georgia gives us the following infor
mation, viz. " Intelligence having been received,
that the enemy were erecting a stockade fort at Hud
son Bluff, with 500 men ; early on Wednesday morn
ing M,or De Braham, with about 150 horse, was
01dered out to reconnoitre that poll—He went with
in two miles of Houston's, and took Capt. Cunning
ham of the Highlanders and nine other prisoners :
He met with the camp the enemy had that day quit
ted, and found the heads of nine beeves they had
killed. Just as it grew dark, he returned with his
party to Briar-Creek bridge (quite ignorant of what
had happened in the afternoon) and being hailed by
the British centries who were in poffefhon of the
camp, answered, that he was the party returned from
Houston's, whereupon they forbad his approach.
After some altercation, they fired upon him ; still he
did not conceive they were enemies, but imagined
they were some of General Rutherford's brigade,
that had crossed late in the evening, and were igno
rant of his having gone off in the morning ; he there
fore went a little lower, and crossed the ford with
his whole party ; when he had afeended the bank on
!the other fide, he found the whole British army drawn
<up before him with their artillery ; they instantly fired
upon him as faft as they could, and his party return
ed it smartly, retreating again across the ford. In
the retreat he loft his guides, and five of his prisoners,
but brought off the others with him. A few of his
men were killed, but the enemy did not pursue a
Bep, —their loss not known,"
1 WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) April 16.
IThe Dove, Capt. Haywood, the Ranger, Capt.
Hinton, the St. Tammany, Capt. Cunningham, the
St. Euftatia, and a large French ship, mounting
^2O guns, from Hispaniola, are fafe arrived in James
. River, with valuable cargoes. In the Dove, came
jpaffenger Jonathan Loring Austin, Esq. of Boston,
, : the gentleman who carried to France, the important
- news of the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne and his army.
A Died. Mr. Alexander Purdie, of this city,
^Printer to the Commonwealth) who endured a
[tedious and painful illness with a Christian fortitude,
h His death is much regretted, as he was a tender huf
@and, indulgent parent, andakind master.
Or- ,
^ BALTIMORE, April 20.
, n Extra& of a letter from Philadelphia, dated April rj.
Do " A vessel just arrived from Surinam, mentions
; that a Dutch man of war had arrived there, just be
dsore die left it, in 31 days from Amsterdam, and
-j^rought accounts that the States-General, on the
. repeated and violent Remonstrances of their mer
3charts, had given permission for individuals to fit out
vessels to cruize against the British trade, and had
^granted letters of marque and reprisals for that pur
nPofc." ,
BOSTO N, April 22.
^Extraa of a letter from. Alien Hallet, Esq. commander
ri of tbe armed brig Tyrannicide, directed to the Hon.
A Board of War, dated in lut. 28, 30, N. long. 68. 2<
>Weft, March 31.
H " I have the pleasure of fending this by Mr. John
,'Blanch, who goes prize master of the prize brig Re
;,yenge, a privateer lately commanded by Capt. Robert
Rendall, belonging to Grenada, but last from Ja
maica, mounting 14 carriage guns, 6 and 4 pounders,
4 Swivels and 2 cohorns, and 60 able bodied men,
which I discovered on the 29 inst. at 4 o'clock, I\
M. about 4 leagues to windward, coming down up
on us. Upon which I cleared (hip and got all hands
to their quarters ready for action, then flood close
upon the wind, waiting for her until about half pat
fix P. M. when she came up and hailing me, alked
where I was from, I told them from Boflon.—l asked
them sphere the, were from, and was answered they
were a British cruiser from Jamaica. —I immediately
reply'd that Iwas an American cruizer, upon which
they ordered me to strike; but finding me not dis
posed to gratify their desires, they run upon my lee
and saluted me with a broad fide ; —without loss of
time, I returned the compliment, and dropping a
stern got under their lee, where our fires were so
warm from below and from our tops, and the shots
so well directed, we dismounted two of their guns,
drove the men from their quarters, and compelled
them to strike to the American flag.—The engage
ment lasted one hour and a quarter, during which
we were not half pistol shot distant, and some part of
the time our yards were locked in with theirs. —I
had eight men wounded; only two of which are
bad, among them are my firft Lieutenant and Master.
On board the prize were killed the firft Lieutenant,
one Quarter-Mailer and fix men, and the Captain,
2d Lieutenant, gunner and 11 men were wounded."
Tiie above prize arrived in port on Wednesday last.
Last week arrived at Portsmouth from a cruize, the
privateer ship Hambden, of 20 guns, Capt. Thomas
Pickering.—She has taken four prizes, which have
since arrived in France. —In her cruize she fell in with
and engaged a large East-India ship, mounting 36
carriage guns, and a large complement of men. The
engagement continued, without intermission, seven
glasses, most of the time within pistol shot of each
other, and the Hambden was near carrying her when
they received a broadside from the Indiaman, which
killed the brave Capt. Pickering, one of his principal
officers, and three men.
PROVIDENCE, April 3 .
A Gentleman from New-London informs, that
120 fail of the enemy's Flipping were seen coming
down the western found on Wednesday last. He
further advises, that 40 privateers have lately failed
from New-York, with orders from General Clinton
to burn, fink and destroy, all American property
they may meet with.
HARTFO R D, April 6.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Philadelphia,
to bit friend in this town, dated 28th March.
" Holland has Commissioned thirty-seven ships of
the line. Denmark has agreed to furnifh fix thousand
seamen, and in conjunction with Sweden, have ligni
fied to Great-Britain their intention of Supporting a
free trade with France, America, and all the world.
Russia has refufed to fend Great-Britain any troops.
Spain is armed, as are many other powers in Europe.
This moment Great-Britain is making overtures of
peace with America."
Exert yourselves, Americans, and secure peace as
you have independence ! This you may do on your
own terms. This single State of Connecticut can
bring into the field a force superior to the British
army in America.
April 13. A few days since General Clinton return
ed to New-York, accompanied by a small guard. It
is said the British troops on Long-Illand, are com
manded by General Vaughan.
NEW-YO R K, April 27.
Private letters, brought by the last packet, mention
the trial and honorable acquittal of Admiral Keppel,
and of his being reinstated in the command of the
grand fleet which was fitting out with all expedition
to act against the Marine of;France. —Troops and a
number of capital ships of war were preparing to be
sent off to the East-Indies, from which quarter im
portant intelligence is soon expected. Succours are
also embarking for the Britifli forts on the African
coast. A most rcfpeCtable augmentation will be
speedily sent to thearmy anting under General Grant,
in the Weft-Indies ; but what all ranks of men in the
nation seem to have most at heart is to enable his Ex
cellency Sir Henry Clinton to aft decisively against
the rebels the ensuing campaign : The firft division of
British troops destined for this continent, consisting
of fifteen regiments, under convoy of a formidable
squadron of men of war, were expected to fail soon
after the departure of the last packet.
We hear that his Majesty has been pleafcd to ap
point Major Duncan Drummond, Aid-de-Camp to
his Excellency the Commander in Chief, to be Audi
tor of Accounts, in the room of Daniel Chamier,
Esq. deceased.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.
Saturday last arrived here from Cadiz, a polacre,
with a large and general assortment of dry and wet
goods; by her we learn, that the spirit of France is
at the highest pitch, and their only ambition is to
encreafe their navy—that the squadron at Brest docs
consist of 38 ships, from 70 to 100 guns, and would
be ready for sea by the 15th of May—that Mons. de
Fabry is at Toulon with 12 fail of the line and 6 fri
gates, tbe English have only two ships and two fri
gates at Gibralter, to guard their trade in the Medi
terranean—that two of the Smyrna Company ships,
valued at 3,600,000 livres, are taken and carried into
Breft —that the privateer Royal Charlotte, 0644 guns,
fitted out by the Queen of England, was taken on her
firft cruize—that the French frigates have to effectu
ally swept the French coast, that all the Britifli priva
teers are taken or returned into port. The Court cf
France has obliged the Dutch to declare their senti
ments, who have requeued to remain neuter, and
have offered France to furnifh her with all the cord
age, duck and masts for their navy, and oblige them
selves to carry them on their own risk ; and have
lignified to Great-Britain, that if any of their ships
are seized or flopped, they shall look cn it as a de
claration of war and a& accordingly—that the King
of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany had fettled
their dispute, through the mediation of France and
the Empress of Russia—that the frigate Bird, of 26
guns, belonging to France, was taken by an English
ship of 44 guns, after an engagement of seven hours ;
she faciiticed herfclf to save 30 vessels she had under
convoy, who all made their escape and got fafe into
port —that two Commissioners had arrived in France
to fettle an exchange of prisoners, when they were
told that they might keep the French prisoners they
had and use them well, as they should do the 2c,0c0
English prisoners they had in France —that the Ame
rican frigate Confederacy, with the Marquis La Fa
yette on board, arrived in France, in 2.2 days from
Boston. On board of the Confederacy was formed,
by the crew, among which was a number of Bur
goyne's soldiers, a plot to murder the Marquis and
officers, and carry the ship to England ; but it being
discovered in time, the villains were secured, and
will no doubt reap the fruits of their villainy.
THEN T O N, May 5.
HOUSE of ASSEMBLY, April 30, 1779.
TO HEREAS several of the collectors and other of
ficers of the government have in their hands bills
of credit of the emissions of the 20th May, 1777, and
the iith April, 1778, lately called out of circulation
by Congress, which they have received for debts or
taxes due to the state, and the fame may be refufed
at the treasury.
Refolded, That the treasurer be authorifed and di
rected to receive from the collectors and other-offi
cers of government, all bills of the said emissions
which said officers may pay into the treasury on or
before the 20th day of May next, provided each per
son paying the fame, shall upon his oath or affirma
tion, declare that such bills of credit were by him
received in payment for the debts or taxes due to the
state, and that no part thereof was by him received
in exchange for bills of credit now in circulation,
which oath or affirmation the said treasurer is autho
rifed to administer. And that all bills of credit of the
said two emissions called out of circulation, which
may remain in the hands of collectors or other pub
lick officers, after the said 20th day of May, ensuing,
shall be either exchanged, or the loss occasioned by
neglect thereof, sustained by the said persons who re
ceived the fame. Extract from the Journals,
JOS. PHILLIPS, Clk. pro. tem.
Council-Chamber, April 30, 1779.
Concurred in by Council,•
BOWES REED, Clerk.
House of A^sembi y, May 1, 1779.
Refolded, That for the prefect, till a law be enaCted
to make further provision for the militia, each officer,
non-commission office&and private, when the whole
or any part of the militia are called into service, re
ceive as an equivalent to the additional allowance
lately agreed to be made to the continental troops,
the lum of Five Shillings by the day, over and above
theii pay, bounty, rations and mileage, during the
time they shall continue in aCtual service; and that
the paymasters of the militia be inftruCted to make
payment accordingly. ExtraCt from the Journals,
JOS. PHILLIPS, Clk. pro. tem.
Since our last two sloops arrived at Philadelphia
laden with salt.
Sunday last His Excellency the Sieur Gerard, and
his Suite, with Don Juan de Mirallis, a Spanish
Gentleman of distinction, palled through this place
on their return from Head-Quarters, where they
were received suitably to their rank. The troops
that were paraded made a very martial appearance,
and performed their evolutions with great exaftnefs,
" On the 26th ult." fays a correspondent, " the
enemy in two divisions landed in the county of Mon
mouth, one party at Shoal Harbour, which marched
to Middletown and got into the village at day break •
the other went in flat-bottomed boats into Shrewf
bury river, landed at Red-Bank, and then proceeded
to Tenton Falls. Colonel Ford with the continental
troops retired to Coits Neck. Near tbe middle of
the day the party, which had landed at Shrewfbury,
crossed the river and went to Middletown, where
both the divisions formed a junction. They sent
their boats round to the Bay shore near one Harber's
plantation, where they had thirteen sloops ready to
take them off. At eight o'clock, Captain Burrows,
who had muttered 12 men, gave them to underhand
that they were surrounded by the militia ; they con
tinued in the village till three o'clock, when they
began their retreat. Capt. Burrows was then joined
by three more men, and kept a constant fire upon
them for two miles, when Colonel Holmes of the
militia, with about 60 of his men, reinforced Capt.
Burrows, and then the enemy's retreat was preci
pitate; they were drove on board at sun-set, and im
mediately fit fail for New-York. Their numbers
were about 800, commanded by Col. Hyde. We