The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-06-26 00:00:00, page 2

The Carolina packet, White, from Carolina to
London, is carried into St. Maloes
While the different States of Europe are involv
ed in wars and embarrassments, the Pruflian Mo
narch keeps a Ready eye upon all their motions ;
thole of the Emperor appear mold to excite his jea
lousy; in the mean time he continues to make luch
augmentations in his forces, as indicate that he
ons.
His Majesty hitherto has been graciously pleased
to stand foiward rhe patron of the polite arts. How
effectually will it damn the character of the present
reign, considered as a reign in which genius was
foltered by the liberal hand of royal munificence,
when the historian (hall have to record, that while
the founder of the Royal Academy fat upon the
throne of England, the theatres were taxed, a fil
thy lout of office was fuffered to nose the audience
at every door of the play-house, and the emulation
of rival writers was extinguished by ad of Parlia
ment?
March 16, The appointment of the Earl of Shel
burne and Mr. Fox to be Secretaries of State, is
beyond a doubt one of the most political measures
that could have been adopted, as they are the men
who fd repeatedly have declared that persons, au
thorized and ready to treat for peace with Ameri
ca, are at hand.
The applications made to the new Ministers for
places, are at lead a thousand per diem. \lmoft
every cobbler who (poke against the sovereign, now
thinks himfelf entitled to an active part in govern
ment. It is almost impossible foi the Secretaries to
refrain laughing at the petitioners — I hey apply,
certain of an employment ; return difeontented with
the answers they receive, and abfolutcly become
new patriots against the new \dminiftration.
Thursday morning the Duke of Richmond was
at the lower, and Rruck from their employments
sixteen gentlemen, who had (diaries from two to
five hundred pounds a year.
April 6- it begins to be the general opinion at
Lloyd's, the b:.nx, and the dock exchange, that
peace will finally be concluded with America and
holfand in fix months from the present time.
The Earl of Shelburne and < olonel Barre are
eppofed to American independence. Mr. Dunning,
n >w Lord Afhburton, declared not long ago in the
Houle of Commons, that the Minister whq should
dare to propose it, would be guilty of a crime little
ihort of High Irealon.
The Duke of Richmond was asked a few days
ago why he had, in such troublesome times as the
'prefent, accepted of a place? His Grace replied,
" If there is no profped of glory before the new
Admimdration, on account of the very calamitous
state of the country, it must be allowed that their
situation is a post of danger, and that is enough to
induce a spirited man to stand forward, and, in his
country's cause expose himfelf to that danger."
[From the Whitehall Evening Post of Feb. 28.]
IRELAN D.
VOLUNTEERS RESOLUTIONS.
ON Friday the 15th of this month was held at
Dungannon, Colonel Irvine in the chair, the
much expected meeting of the volunteer corps of
the county of Elder. On this occasion one hun
dred and forty-three corps aflembled, who came to
fevirar resolutions, the principal of which are the
following:
WHERE IS it has been averted that volun
teers, as such, cannot with propriety debate or pub
lish their opinions on political fubje&s, or on the
conduct 0 parliament, or on publick men:
Refulv d unanimously, That a citizen, by learn
ing the use of arms, does not abandon any of his
civil rights.
Resolved unanimously, That a claim of any body
of men. other than the King, Lords and Commons
of Ireland, to make laws to bind this kingdom, is
unconstitutional, illegal and a grievance.
Resolved, /(with one dhfentihg voice only) That
the powers exerqfed by the Privy Council of both
kingdoms under, or under colour, or pretence of,
the law of Poynings, are unconstitutional, and a
grievance.
Resolved unanimously, That the ports of this
country are by right open to, all foreign countries
not at war with the King; and that any burthen
thereupon, or obftru&ion thereto, save only by the
parliament of Ireland, are unconstitutional, illegal
and a grievance.
Resolved, (with one diflenting voice only) That
a mutiny bill not limited in point of duration from
session to session, is unconstitutional and a grievance.
Resolved unanimously, That the independence of
judges is equally eflential to the impartial admini
itiation of justice in Ireland as in England; and
that the reiufal or delay of this right to Ireland
makes a distinction where there Should be no distinc
tion,% may excite jealousy where perfed union
Should prevail, and is in itfelf unconstitutional and
gers. came with a party to no 4, to take off some
intelligent person, and was fortunately taken, with
four others. He Jeems to be a hardened wretch,
and infenhble of his unhappy state.
Extract of another letter from Albany, of the fame
date as the above.
" On 1 uefday week a party of the enemy fur
prized and carried off nine inhabit nts from be
tween Bowman's Creek and the Mowhawk Riser,
and let fire to three houses and a barn, which were
entirely consumed."
NEW-LONDON, June 7.
At dusk of the evening on Saturday last, about
20 masters and mates of vessels, who were prison
ers in the Retaliation prison-ship, being allowed to
be on the (hip's deck, they took an opportunity
when the door in the bulk-head was opened for
some purpose, to push through the door and disarm
the guard, seventeen or eighteen in number, whom
they immediately secured below deck: having en
tire possession of the ship, between 8 and 9 o'clock
B OSTO N, June 10.
Since our last arrived in a fafe port, a prize
Hoop, of about ninety tens, with a cargo confiding
of 100 pipes of wine, and 500 boxes of fruit. She
was bound from St. Michael's to New-York, and
was captured by Capt. Neill, in the privateer brig
Fox, of Salem.
PROVIDENCE, June 1.
A brig from Tortola, laden with rum, sugar and
cocoa, is taken by the privateer brig Martial, and
carried into C onnedicut.
Saturday last a galley from Befton, and another
from Bedford, took two armed boats at Block-
Island, one of which, being damaged, they destroy
ed, after taking out her stores.—The enemy, 28
in number, landed on the island, with their fraall
arms and swivels, hoisted a flag, and flood on the
defenfive; but 22 men landing from the gallies,
they were soon put to flight, and 17 of them taken,
the remainder having secreted themselves on the
island. Two or three of the enemy were wounded.
The prifoneis, with 1 of the armed boats, were car
ried into New-London.
June 8. A coppered brig, laden with tobacco,
arrived at New-London on Friday last, prize to the
Hancock, Randolph and another privateer. She
was bound from New-York for Europe.
a grievance.
Resolved, (with 11 dissenting voices only) That
it is our decided and unalterable determination to
Seek redress of these grievances, and we pledge our
selves to each other and to our country, as free
holders, fellow citizens and men of honour, that
we will al every ensuing election support thole on
ly who hive supported and will support us therein,
and that we will use all constitutional means to
make our purluit of redress speedy and effeHual.
Resolved unanimously, 1 hat the court of Portu
gal have afted towards this kingdom (being, a part
of the British empire) in such manner as to call up
on us to declare, and pledge ourselves to each o
ther, that we will not consume any wine of the
growth of Portugal, and that we will, to the ex
tent of our influence, prevent the use of said wine,
save and except the wine at present in this king
dom, until such time as our exports Shall be receiv
ed in the kingdom of portugal, as the manufactures
of part of the British empire.
Resolved, (with two dissenting voices only to
this and the following resolution) That we hold the
right of private judgment in matters of religion, to
be equally sacred in others as in ourselves.
Resolved therefore, 1 hat as men and as Irish
men, as chriftians and as protestants, we rejoice in
the relaxation of the penal laws against our Roman
Catholick fellow Subjects, and, that we conceive the
measure to be fraught with the happiest consequen
ces to the union and profperty of the inhabitants of
Ireland.
SPRINGFIELD, June 11.
Extract of a letter from Albany, dated June 6.
" This day one Canfield will be executed at Sa
ratoga, according to rhe sentence of a General
Court-Martial. Said Canfield is a native of North
ampton, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
deferred from the firft New-Hampshire regiment,
and joined the most infamous Major Rogers's ran-
the, began to land the prisoners, and having land
ed about eighty, 9 of the pricipal a&ors in the en
terprize armed themselves with the mufkes which
they had wretted from the centry, and got out of
the har bour undifeovered, in the Ihip’s boat, leav
ing about 30 of their comrades on board. As the
ship lay about two miles above the town, the inha
. bitants were unapprized of the tranfadion till 12
o'clock, when the firft information they had was
I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
G. S. SILLIMAN.
• Wednesday afternoon four or five frigates were
leen off Watch Point, ftahding into the found, sup
posed with a design to join theMleet mentioned in
General Silliman's letter ;- but' there having been a
thick fog with light winds till ten' o'clock Yester
day, theit movements could not well be discovered;
at ten o'clock the above four frigates were seen over
the Weft Point of fifher's Hand, and at 1 o'clock
most of the fleet from the westward joined them —-
At two o'clock the whole fleet (between twenty
and thirty fail) had collected near the Weft Point
of Fisher's Island, and flood to the eastward ; and
at three o'clock (when this paper went to press) the
whole were out of fight.
June 14. Wednesday returned into port the brig
Hancock, Capt. Lodowick Champlin, and brought in
the brig 1 hetis, Peter Robinson. late matter, which
he captured Monday evening near the Hook. She
had left New-York the fame day, bound to Charlef
town, laden with various articles of merchandize,
as tea, wine, dry goods; soap, candles, &c.
We learn by the prisoners taken in the above
brig, that 50 fail of empty transports lately failed
from New-York, bound, as it was thought, to
Charleftown.
Capt Champlin parted with the (loop Randolph
10 days ago, all well.
Capt. Eldredge, in a brig from this port, is ar
rived at the Havanna.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13.
Extraci of a letter from Edenton, May go, 1782.
" The privateer Dolphin, belonging to Mr.
James Wakefield, has taken a packet from New-
York; the mail is now in town, I have seen the
box, it is directed to a set of vagabonds, viz. To
the right honourable the lords commissioners of
trade for the plantations in .merica; also many
other letters to Sir Henry Clinton, knight of the
FISH-KILL, June 13-
V 7 e hear from Albany, that the Indians here
lately carried off some people from the back settle
ments; the particulars are not come to hand.
June 20. We hear from Albany, that several
small parries of Indians and Tories have lately made
their appearance at the head of the Mohawk-River,
and have killed some of the inhabitants, burnt se
veral buildings, and carried off about a dozen pri
soners, including men, women and children.
S I R,
There is a fleet of the enemy's fliips now in the
found; they are twenty in number; they appeared
at four this afternoon about 12 miles to the west
ward. 1 hey are landing eastward in a regular
line, and are now opposite my house with a fair but
ver y light breeze.—A frigate leads, and another in
the rear, the rest consists of brigs, topsail (loops and
schooners, principally large. lam of opinion that
they have on board 1500 or 2000 troeps. They
intend mifehief somewhere. New-Haven is as like
ly to be their objed as any place. I have thought
it my duty to give you this notice by express, that
you may be on your guard. I have to intreat you
to forward this intelligence immediately to his Ex
cellency at Hartford by express, and also to New-
London, and the other towns on the sea-coast be- 1
tween that and New-I aven, that they may not be
furprized for want of intelligence. You will excuse
this letter coming open, as I have not time other
wise to give the intelligence to Milford and Strat
ford.
from one of the prisoners who did not choose to go
off.—l he inhabitants and others immediately went
in puifuit of the prisoners, and several boats were
lent out to prevent their escape by water; during
the next day about forty who were leathered in the
out-skirts of the to;vn were took up and returned to
the ship; since which about twenty more have been
taken; but the boat with the nine above-mentioned
got off. A court of enquiry with regard to the
conduct of the officers of the ship, was immediately
ordered by the commanding officer at this post, the
result of which is not yet made publick.
I he following letter was received by Col M'Clel
lan, Commandant at this post, at twelve o'clock
Wednesday night, by express.