The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-10-20 00:00:00, page 3

OCTOBER r 3.
Extras ®f a letter from Nantz, dated July 3, 1779.
'' The French have 32,000 men at St. Malo, rea
dy to embark; it is said they only wait the arrival of
Compte D'Orvellier in the channel, accounts of which
may be daily expected, as the wind has been for 36
hours past from the westward, and likely to continue.
It is supposed that there is a descent intended on En
gland or Ireland. It is reported that the ships the
Spaniards were to furnilh by compact, which is ten
fail of the line, have joined D'Orvelleirs, and that
the Cadiz fleet failed about the fifth ult. The failing
of the Engliih fleet you'll find by the papers. The
French have An army of t/xm men on the frontiers
of Holland, which will keep the Dutchman quiet, if
even his inclination was to be troublesome."
Extract of a letter from Bordeaux, dated Jul, 20, 1779.
" The grand French fleet, confining of 32 fail of
the line and 12 frigates, failed from Brest on the iith
of June.
'' There is said to be 45,000 men on the North coast
of France, in Normandy and Brittanny, and all the
Dutch vessels in the different ports on that part of the
coast flopped, supposed for transporting the troops,
as a descent is said to be in meditation.
'' The grand fleet from Brest joined 12 fail of the
line off the Groyne.
" The Spanish fleet, consisting of 36 fail of the line
with a number of frigates, put to sea from Cadiz the
22d of June, and on the fame day the Spanish Am
bassador left the Court of London.
" The two grand fleets of France and Spain have
formed a junction, and consist of 78 ships of the line,
with a number of frigates, but their destination net
known.
" On the 9th of July arrived at Brest, a fleet of
merchant ships from St. Domingo, consisting of 25
fail under the convoy of two frigates.
" The Engliih fleet of 32 ships of the line and
some frigates, commanded by Admiral Hardy, ap
peared off Ufhant, at the time, it is said, the French
fleet were off the Groyne, to join the aforesaid 12
fail of the line, and returned ihortly to Portsmouth,
where it is said they remain at present."
Extras o, a letter from Bordeaux, dated Jul, 22, 1779.
" We have no certain advices from the Combined
fleets —expert every day very interesting—is any ar
rive before the present conveyances leave the river,
shall embrace the opportunity.
“ Mr. Wedderburn is nominated to succeed Lord
Suffolk ; other new nominations are daily expected in
the different ministerial departments in that kingdom.
" Advices from Spain agree in the determination
of that Court, on the blockade of Gibraltar.
“ An army is marching into Flanders, under the
command of Monsieur, said to pay a visit to Hano
ver, and thereby oblige that Electorate to recal her
troops, in the pay of Great-Britain, from Minorca
and Gibraltar,*or to watch the Dutch and hold them
to their ftridt neutrality."
Extract of a Letter from Petersburg, ( Virginia)
Sept. 28, 1779.
" My friend writes me of 21st Sept, from Halifax,
North-Carolina, that Major Alh and fcveral other
gentlemen of undoubted veracity, arrived from the
Southward, and brought an account of a detachment
of D'Eftaing's fleet having taken Port Royal island,
with three fifty gun ships, several frigates, llorelhips,
transports and other vessels; that the garrison of
Beaufort, consisting of 900 British, commanded by
Col. Maitland, had surrendered, and the South-Ca
rolina troops had marched to cut off the retreat of
the enemy to Florida.—He fays I may depend 011 the
truth of it."
OCTOBER 16,
Extract of a letter from PEf-Point, October 9, 1779.
" Capt. M. is now at breakfaft in General Green's
marquee; he is immediately from New-York. He
informs us, that a report is in the city, that Count
D'Eftaing has captured all the British troops at the
Southward, and taken all their shipping and baggage.
The people are in great consternation in the city, and
are under fearful apprehensions, that the Count will
Ihortly be on that coast. They are fortifying, with
all possible expedition, every advantageous place in
and about the city, and have eleven vessels ready to
fink in the channel at the Hook. Every possible ex
ertion is making on board their flipping, in case of
an attack. In short, the whole city is one scene of
confufion and fear."
ted. Thave the honour to be, withgreat refpeaind,
esteem, .Your Excellency's
Most obedient fervan't,
JOHN JAY.
His Excellency Samuel Huntington, 'Efq.
President of Congress.
Published b, order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In CONGRESS, October 14, 1779.
Refolded, That the thanks of Congress be given
to His Excellency General Washington for directing,
and to Major-General Sullivan and the brave officers
and soldiers under his command, for effectually exe
cuting an important expedition againf tfuch of the In
dian Nations as encouraged by the Councils, and
conducted by the officers of his Britannick Majesty,
had perfidiously waged an unprovoked and cruel war
against these United States, laid waste many of their
defencelefs towns, and with savage barbarity slaugh
tered the inhabitants thereof.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
" Last night about twelve: o'clock, a small party
commanded by Capt. Craig, cominmg only of adju
tant Nixon, and eight privates belonging to our regi
ment, boarded and took tba sloop Neptune of teh
carriage guns, four swivels, and two cohorns, with
21 men, commanded by C apt. Paltry, a Native of
Boston, with his two mates; his lady was alio 011
board, who is a prisoner with him.
" In bringing the sloop to the Jersey shore, foe un
fortunately run aground ; an f finding it impossible to
get her off, our people got cut what Lores were on
board of her, which cornified of beef, pork and rice,
with some powder and foot, two cohorns, four swi
vels, and nineteen stand of arms; likewise a conlider
able quantity of spare rigging, viz. fails, ropes, &c.
We had Icarcely got the veil'd unrigged, when the
enemy sent a number 01 armad boats to retake her;
they came upon us so fan, that we were obliged to
leave her, without fitting fire to her, when they
boarded, and at high water, carried her off.
" We have just now received an account of the
enemy's embarking a numbe r of troops from Staten-
Ifiand; their destination not yet known."
General Sullivan, with th : army under his com
mand, have arrived at Eafto:l.
An ADDRESS of the inhabitants of Northampton
county,
To the Honourable Major-General Sullivan, Com
mander in Chief of the Western Army.?
E, the inhabitants of Northampton county, beg
leave to congratulate your honour on your,
success against the confederate Indians of the western
country. With fcntiments of affection we welcome
your return, and being conicious of the exertions you
have made to secure our happin cfs, we offer you those
thanks which arise from the warmth of gratitude.
We are no strangers to the innumerable difficulties
and hardships you have laboured under, and are fully
acquainted with the many inconvcnicncies which at
tended the expedition; but the unparalleled perse
verance and firmnefs of the officers and soldiers under
your command, have enabled you to lurmount every
obstacle with credit, and juhiy calls for the applause
of a grateful country.
By order and in behalf of the inEkbitants of North
ampton county, we have the honour to lub
fcribe ourfclves very refpe&fHly, the General's
most obedient and molt humble servants,
Thomas Silliman,
Samuel Rea,
Peter Kachline, fen.
Eafton, Robert L. Hooper, jun.
OH. 12, 1779. Anthony Lerch, fen.
The GENERAL's Answer.
Gentlemen,
RETURN you my sincere and cordial thanks,
for your very polite and flattering address. The
approving voice of so refpedtable a number of my
fellow-citizens, who were deeply interested in the e
vent of the expedition I had the honour to command,
cannot fail to afford me the highcil fatisfadion. The
accumulated difficulties accompanying, and the fa
tigues which naturally attended this expedition, are
more than gompenfated by your unanimous appro
bation, and the very polite manner in which you have
been pleased to lignify it. If my well-meant endea
vours have contributed to secure peace to the fron
tiers of this and the neighbouring States, it mult af
ford me that pleasure, which every friend to his coun
try enjoys, when inttrumental in adding to the peace
and tranquility of his countrymen.
While I feel myfelf deeply impressed with grati
tude for your pleasure address, 1 cannot forbear ex
preflingmy obligations to the inhabitants of North
ampton county, whole spirited and patriotic exer
tions have enabled me to accomplish an expedition,
which, I flatter myfelf, will forever secure your fron
tiers from the ravages of a cruel and savage enemy.
Eafton, Od. 12, 1779. John Sullivan, M. G.
Last Thursday evening Major Joseph Brearley, of
Maidenhead, knowing that there was a band of rob
bers in the neighbourhood, collected a small party of
men, and formed.an ambufeade on a lane where he
fufpeded they would pass : about midnight they came
along, and were all seized, and are now fafely lodged
in gaol. The fellows taken arc the noted Dr. John
Hunt, whole real name is Abraham Whitmore; John
Carr, a notorious horfe-thief, who lately broke from
Morris gaol, and Samuel Slack, Who lately escaped
from the gaol of Philadelphia. They were all well
armed; they had ftoleu two horses the night they
were taken, and were then on their way to rob a
house in the neighbourhood.* They were examined
before the chief-jufticc, and one of them made a
pretty ample confeffion, which has difeovered a num
ber of their accomplices, several of whom have tince
been taken with a coAliderable quantity offtolen goods.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the Rate regi
ment, at Elizabethtown, dated October 15, 1779.
" On Tuesday fait a party of about fifty of the
Greens came over to Amboy early in the morning,
and had collected upwards of one hundred head of
cattle and horses, before any of our troops were a
larmed ; but about ten o' clock a small detachment
of our regiment marched down and attacked them so
brifkiy, that they were obliged to fly and leave the
greatest part of their booty, taking off only about 20
head. Capt. Davis, who commanded our party, has
reason to think, that feveraj of them were wounded
in the attack, but not one of his men received the
least hurt.
TRENTON, October 20.
A List of Letters in the Poft-Office at Trenton,
October 5, 1779.
B. BARCLAY, Thomas, opposite Trenton, 2.
Blont, Capt. Readin, 3d Carolina battalion.
C. Mr. Curtis, Jonathan, Kingwood. Mr. Cook,
Burnet, Monmouth.
D. Drake, Jacob, Esquire, Trenton. Dellingtafh,
Rebecca, at Blackhorfe,
I. Irvine, Matthew, Esq. surgeon to cavalry, Tren
ton. Johnston, John, Mountholly.
K. King, Jeremiah, Kingwood.
L. Leonard, James, Somerset. Ledyard, Major
Benjamin, Middletown Point.
M. Merriman, John, Taunton Forge.
P. Price, William, at Stanford.
S. Sims, Colonel Charles, Trenton. Sexton, Jq
feph, Kingwood.
W. Wright, John, Bordenton, 3.
The Commanding Officer of the Guards, Trenton.
The Paymafte^of Col. Livlfa's regt. BriftoQ
^to^fl -rf^fr-
N elegant new double-spring Windsor SULKY,
-<1 with Harness complete; also, a Riding Chair,
something worse for the wear, and a pair of horse
man's P^fl^d ^hlc^ofoQjre of Benjamin
be fold at vendue, in Pitts-Town, on Fri
day the 29th of this inst. a number of CAST
HORSES belonging to the United States.—The sale
win begin at ten o'clock in the morning.
Oct. 16. FURMAN YARD, Q M.
I'o be fold by the subscriber living in Trenton,' a
flout likely Negro Man, about 23 years of age,
by trade a blacksmith, understands horse-shoeing
well ; likewise can do any labouring work. For. fur
ther particulars enquire of the subscriber,
O&. 12. HEZEKIAH HOWELL.
THIS is to certify to the publick, that whereas,
on Monday the 4th inst. I was assaulted in my
house, at the dead time of the night, by two men
dilguifed, and since that did fufped Fergus Johnston
to be one of them, which I have mentioned to some
people, perhaps to the prejudice of said Johnfton:—
I now do, in this publick manner, acknowledge that
I was mistaken in my suspicions, and am sorry for the
fame. Dated this 18th of October, 1779.
RICHARD GREEN.
Present, Rensselaer Williams. 2w*
r I'HIS is to certify to the publick, that whereas,
I on Monday the 4th inst. I was assaulted in my
house, at the dead time of the night, by two men
disguised, and since that did fufped Samuel Kellom
to be one of them, which I have mentioned to some
people, perhaps to the prejudice of said Kellom:—I
now do, in this publick manner, acknowledge that I
was mistaken in my suspicions, and am sorry for the
fame. Dated this 18th of October, 1779.
RICHARD GREEN.
Present, Rensselaer Williams. 2w*
7'o be fold at public vendue, at the late dwelling
houfe of Alexander Carr, deceased, on Saturday
the gcth instant, at one o'clock in the afternoon, one
horse, two line heifers; weaver's loom and tackle ;
cyder in barrels, iron pots, and sundry household
goods and farming utensils, by
CHARLES AXFORD, jun.
JAMES HILL, j Executors.
On Thursday the 7th inst. Mr. John P. Schenck,
son of Mr. Peter Schenck, merchant, of Somerset,
was joined 111 marriage to the much esteemed and
very amiable Miss Sucky Lowrey, daughter of
Mr. Thomas Lowrey, merchant, of Hunterdon.
Lifrtf Representatives chosen at the General Election
on the 12th inst. as far as the returns have been
communicated.
For Hunterdon County,
Representative in Council, John Stevens, Esquire.
Representatives m Afembly, Benjamin Van Cleve,
Jared Sexton, William Gano, Esquires,
• For Somerset County.,
Reprefentatire in Council, Ephraim Martin, Efcuire.
Representatives in Affimbly, Roeloff Sebring,' Ed.
ward Bonn, Henry Vandike, Esquires.
For Morris County,
Rebrejentative in Council, Silas Condidl, Esquire.
Representatives in Assembly, Abraham Kitchell, El
lis Cpok, Alexander Carmichael, Esquires.
, For Monmouth County,
Representative in Council, Joseph Holmes, Esquire.
Representatives in Affembl,, James Mott, jun. Hen
drick Smock, Thomas Seabrooke, Esquires.
For Burlington County,
Representative in Council, Peter Tallman, Esquire.
Representatives in Assembly, Thomas Fenimore, Jo
'"^'o^er, Joseph Biddle, Esquires.
1 he Legislature of this State are to meet here next
Tuesday.
! r °'" a ™ e New-York paper we learn, that the
Halifax packet boat, captain John Boulderfon, with
the Udi-India mail, was taken near the coast of
England by the General Stark privateer of 22 fix and
nine pounders: the engagement lasted five glasses;
the Halifax had 4 men killed and 6 or 7 wounded,
one of the latter James Dalhwood, Esq. Rightly in
the heel. They are carried' into Salem.