The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-06-09 00:00:00, page 2

Howitzers. 6 three inch and half.
Brass Mortars. Serviceable. 7 twelve inch, 5 eight
do. 2 seven do. 4 fix do. 2 four do. Total, 20.
Iron Mortars. Serviceable. 2 twelveinch, 1 eight do.
Small Arms. French mufquets and bayonets, 5934.
Ditto without bayonets, 248. Rifle-barrel pieces,
108. Wall-pieces, 60. Carbines, 45. Pistols, 556.
Swords, 930. Gunpowder, 80 barrels, loolb. each.
Shot of different sizes, 21,708.
T. MANNOUNG, Commissary of Stores.
Return of the killed and wounded of the Companies
troops, at the Jiege of Pondicherry, 1778.
European officers, 8 killed, 27 wounded. Do. ca
valry, 2 wounded. Do. artillery, 17 killed, 61
wounded. Do. infantry, 48 killed, 114 wounded.
Seapoys, 148 killed, 482 wounded. His Highnels
the Nabob's troops, 3 killed, and 7 wounded.
Total 224 killed, 693 wounded.
(Signed) H. A. M. COSBY, Adj. Gen.
The Company's troops consisted of 10,500, of
which 1500 were Europeans.
Return of the killed and wounded in the garrison of
Pondicherry, 1778. (nearly )
European officers, 7 killed, 19 wounded. Regiment
of Pondicherry, 45 killed, 143 wounded. Euro
pean artillery, 29 killed, 69 wounded. Seapoys,
52 killed, 94 wounded. Citizens, 3 killed, 7 wound
ed., Black labourers, 64 killed, 148 wounded.
Total 200 killed, 480 wounded.
The garrison of Pondicherry consisted nearly of
3000 men, of which 900 were Europeans.
Admiralty-Office, March 16, 1779.
Captain George Young arrived this afterno. 11 from
the East-Indies, with a letter from Commodoie
Sir Edward Vernon to Mr. Stevens, of which the
following is a copy.
[Duplicate, the original not yet come to hand.]
Sir, Rippon, off Madras, AuguJl 16, 1778.
1 Send this to the Governor and Council of Foit St.
A George, to be forwarded by the firft opportunity,
to desire you will acquaint the Lords Commidioners
of the Admiralty, that I failed from Madras on the
29th patt, with his Majesty's ships Rippon, Coventi y,
Seahorse, and Cormorant sloop, and Valentine and
Glatton India ships. On the jilt, finding the Glutton
so bad a sailer, and ill equipped, I oruered her back
to Madras, and requested of the Governor and Council
another ship to replace tier. On the Bth instant at fix
PM I appeared with the squadron off Pondichciry,
chafing a french frigate into the road. At tight A. M.
descried from our mast-head fix failto the S. W. which
we stood for, but there being luch light airs of wind,
we could make nothing of them till the loth, when
at fix A. M. we saw five fail bearing down upon us
in a regular line a breast. —We Rood tor them, form
ing our line a-head with the 4 ships, and at noon
brought too so, ready to reccive them. At 3 quarters
past noon, the breeze fhifting to the seaward, gave
us the weather gage, when 1 immediately gave the
signal to bear down upon the enemy, who had form
ed upon the starboard tacks. I intended forming our
line on the larboard tack, till the leading hop had
stretched a-breast of their rear, then to have tacked
and formed opposite the enemy's ships, but having
so little wind, and the uncertainty of a continuance,
I thought it neceffarv to bring them to action, which
at 3 quarters past two became general, and at times
extremely close. About three quarters part four the
enemy made fail upon a wind to the S. W. having
received great damage in our malts, fails and rigging,
I hauled to the N. E. in hopes of securing the weather
gage, to bring them to action again the next morning.
We were employed the whole night and morning in
reeving, splicing, and knotting our rigging, getting
up a main-top fail yard and fore-top male, the others
being destroyed. We stood to the N. E. with light
airs of wind until midnight, and then tacked to ihe
S. W. but at day light on the 11th could fee nothing
of the enemy. I have lince tiled my utmost endea
vours to appear off Pondicherry again, but from little
winds, thofc southerly, with a strong northern current,
have been prevented Their Lordlhips may be allured
I will lose no time in attaining it, and if I can meet
with the enemy, to bring them to a decisive battle,
winds and weather permitting. The ships we enga
ged were the Brilliante, of 64 guns, Pouvoyeufe, of
36 eighteen pounders, the Sartine of 32 guns, and
two of their country ships armed as ours, whom I
am just now informed got into Pondicherry road the
evening of the action to refit. The Befborough India
ship, which the Governor and Council of Fort St.
George had ordered to replace the Glatton, joined
me the 14th. Herewith you have a lift of the killed
and wounded, on board the Blips under my command,
in the action of the 10th.
I hope my proceedings will meet their Lordlhips
approbation. And am, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant, E. VERNON.
Rippon, 4 killed, 15 wounded. Coventry, 1 killed,
20 wounded. Seahorse, 3 killed, 5 wounded.
Valentine India ship, 2 killed, 9 wounded. Cor
morant sloop, I killed, 4 wounded.
Total 11 killed, 53 wounded.
The following paragraphs are taken from the Hibernian
Chronicle, of January 11.
LONDON, "January 2, 1779.
A Letter from the Hague by the last mail, men
tions, that the French court has entered into
a subsidy treaty with the court of Denmark, and the
Republic of Genoa, which is to continue in force
for five years.
About one o'clock yesterday, an officer difpatebed
by Lord Shuldham, who has put into Torbay, ar
rived at the Admiralty, with an account of the fleet
under his Lordship's command, having been dilpeifed
in a violent hurricane, and that his ship was the only
one he knew of that put into port.
Yesterday it was reported, that the enemy had
burnt Lieut. Gov. Cortlandt's house, near Croton
river, where they firft landed.
A gentleman of undoubted veracity is just arrived
from Spain, and asserts, that there were thirty-eight
fail of Spanish men of war of the line, riding at an
chor in Cadiz Bay, besides frigates, when he left that
city a few days ago.
It is the opinion of the most judicious, that a plan
is fettled between the Americans and France, to se
cure to thcmfelves the poflefiion of all our Welt-India
islands ; and this is supposed to be the partition treaty
mentioned lately in the Houle of Lords, by Lord
Stormont.
Last Sunday evening, Capt. Buunel in a Schooner
belonging to New-Haven, arrived Jiere 111 ten days
front St. Thomas's, with a cargo of rum ano sugar:
He informs that the day before he laileo, an account
was leceived at St Thomas's from St. Euftatia, that
ten fail ol line of battle blips and eight frigates, had
just arrived at Martinico, from France, a> a reinforce
ment to Count de Eltaing ; and it was reporter that
they took on their paflagc, and brought 111 with them
about fifty fail of a Corke fleet.
Last Monday arrived at a fafe port, a prize brig,
laden with rum, sugar, &c. taken by the contiucual
frigate Bolton. The prize was bound from New-York
to Quebec.
Sunday a schooner arrived here from Guadaloup,
and brings an account that four store Imps with pro
vUions lor the French fleet at Martinico, had arrived
at Euftatia ; they failed in company with 20 Spanish
and French ships of the line, in oruer to reinforce the
Count de Eltaing
Thurtday lad arrived fafe in port a prize brig, taken
by the Mifflin privateer of this port. Hei cargo con
lifts of wine, from Fayai. The Mifflin was left in
Chafe of a large ship, when the prize left her.
We hear that the privateer lhip Pi grim, from Be
verly, has taken two valuable prizes, both of which
are fafe arrived, one laden with about 3500 buflicls
of salt, the ether with Hour.
The Rover privateer packet, of fix carriage guns,
befidts fwivcl, bound fiom New-York to Haldax,
laden with rum, sugar and molaffcs, is taken by Capt.
Sweat, of Salem, and carried into that port.
Wednelday evening—the wind now prevents the
Dipping from advancing to fort Clinton on Weft-
Point ; which we fuppofc is the enemy's main objed.
The fort is now in tolerable order, well provided,
and the men in fine spirits---The militia are coming
in faft, and every appearance is promising.—The
enemy have come out in force, and, it is laid, are
from seven to ten thousand men. —Their troops from
their late excursion to Virginia, returned last Thurs
day, and, without landing at New-York, puttied up
the river.
Thursday morning, 4 o'clock, we learn that the
enemy are in motion, as if they meant to come up
the east fide of the river.
Athol's Highlanders, called the 74th, who arrived
at New-York some weeks ago, are all the reinforce
ment the enemy have yet received that we can learn.
Since the British landed, we have taken seven pri
soners; and three deserters have come in.
Last Lord's day, (30th ult.) 15C0 men landed 8
miles below Peek's Kill, on Tailer's Point, conlift
ing of Britilh aw fidiin granadicrs, right infantry,
volunteers of Ireland and Yag- r.-. — Monday the 31st
instant the enemy landed a party on the well tide of
the river, where they burnt feme houses, and opened
two iniall batteries, from which they threw some
Iheils, and cannonaded fort de la Fayette acrols the
river, all that day ; two gallics kept up a severe fire
on the fort at the fame time. They continued their
firing till eleven o'clock 011 Tuesday forenoon, mean
while their army marched trim Taker's to Ver
Plank's Point, on which the fort stands. By a fiag
they demanded a iurrender; the parley continued
two hours: Captain Armtlrong thought fit to sur
render.—General M'Dougall has not yet received a
jufbfi.wlc reason why the fort was given up. This
little fort was built on purpose to secure King's fer
ry from the insults of the enemy's vcflels, which fre
quently had interrupted our boats from cioffing: It
was imall, and would contain, with convcniency,
about a company of men. The redoubt was strong,
and covered a barbette battery, mounting 3 pieces
of cannon. We had in the barbette a company of
artillery : they were all drawn off but a feijeant, a
corporal and 12 privates. In the redoubt were a
captain, two fubaiterns, three ferjeants, and 44 rank
and file. They had provisions and water fufficient to
serve them thirty days.
The latter end of lait week, a number 01 British
vefieis made their appearance in the north river ;
they conlift of thirteen ihips, three brigs, four top
sail ichooners, three gallics, fix top-lad Hoops, about
twenty fmallcr vclicls, and a great number of Bat
bottom boat..
F I SH - K I L L, June 3.
N E W-L OND ON, May 27.
BOST O N, May 27.
In CONGRESS, May 28, 1779,
Refolded, That a Committee of three be appointed,
to confider the most advifeable mode of negotiating
a foreign loan, to what amount, and in what manner
the fame may be most advantageously applied to the
use of these States.
The Members chosen, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Lau
rens, and Mr. Smith.
Ordered, That the report of the Committee, ap
pointed to confer with the Commander in Chief, dated
February 2, 1779, be referred to the said Committee.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Refolded, That a Committee of three be appointed
to make ftrift enquiry into the cßablifhmcnts. and
contingent expences of the refpedive Boards and De
partments, and to confider and report the retrench
ments and reformations which shall appear to be prac
ticable and expedient ; and that they have power to
call for returns from the offices, and for information
from the officers of any Department, and to confer
thereon with the Commander in Chief.
In CONGRESS, May 28, 1779.
WHEREAS it is indifpenfibly necessary that the
greatest oeconomy should be introduced in publick
expenditures,
The Members chosen, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Sher
man, and Mr. Scudder. Extract from the Minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In CONGRESS, May 28, 1779.
THE Board of Treasury having reported, "that
I in their opinion it will be impracticable to carry
on the war by paper emissions, at the | resent enor
mous expences of the Commissary-General, Quarter
maftcr General, and Medical departments—that it
appears to them that a general opinion prevails, that
one cause of the alarming expences in these depart
ments, arises from allowing commissions to the nu
merous persons employed in purchasing for the army,
and that a very general diffatisfadion has taken place
on that account among the citizens of these United
States, —and that in their opinion it is necessary to
put the said departments on a different footing, with
refpeft to the expenditure of publick money."
Refolded, That the fame be referred to a Committee
of three, and that they be directed to report a plan
for the purpose.
The Members chosen, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Hunt
ington, and Mr. Burke. Extrafl from the Minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Berkley county,
Virginia, to his friend in this city, dated May 4.
" I make no doubt, before this, you have heard of
Gov. Hamilton, with 8 officers and icx privates, hav
ing been taken at Post St. Vincents, by Cot. Clark.—
They are sent to Williamfborg under a proper guard,
where they must be arrived before this gets to you."
Extract of a letter from an officer on bea d the bri^
Retaliation, commanded by Captain Belt, dated St.
Euflutia, Ma, 20, 1779, to hisj'riend in this city.
" On the 14th instant, in fight of St. Kitts and St.
Euftatia, we fell in with an English cutter of ic fix
pounders and 6 four pounders, and a brig of 14 four
pounders, who engaged us both at once. The en
gagement was very hot ; the mefket balls were Ihow
ered on us like hail, and the united vengeance of both
divided by two inveterate and fkilful British com
manders, yet none of us were either killed or wounded.
The engagementlafted two glasses. As we only mount
ed ic fix pounders, 2 four pounders and 4 swivels,
and the engagement was viewed by a vast number of
fpedators on both islands, it has redounded much to
Capt. Bell's honour : When he went on Ihore, which
was in about two hours after, it was in the midfl of
the joyful acclamations of crouds of people.
" By several gentleman fr< m St. Kitts we learn,
that the cutter was sent out to cruize for Captain
Cunningham, but is now returned to St. Kitts with
five feet water in her hold, and the brig with consi
derable damage."
Extrad of a letter from Albany, dated May 29,
" We learn by three prisoners, taken by our peo
ple, that Brandt and Butler have betaken thcmfelves
to Niagara, to make preparations to oppose out
troops this campaign."
Yesterday arrived a gentleman from Maryland, who
informs that a Mr. Matthew Aitken arrived at the
Head of Elk from Portsmouth, in Virginia, and re
ported that the enemy were embarked, aid had left
Hampton Road the 26th ult. and that he left Ports
mouth on the 26th, two o'clock, P. M. at which
time none of the enemy were within he Capes.
Captain Ingerfcl in a privateer brig from Massachu
setts, off Egg-Harbour, fell in with and tool: a large
ship from London for New-York, with which he has
gone to the eastward.
June 5. We have the pleafire of informing our
readers, that Captain Barry, in the brig Delaware,
with four others, arrived in this port yesterday, in
fourteen days from Hispaniola, loaded with Weft-
India produce and dry goods.
We hear, from good authority, that the Governor
and Council have given orders to the gentlemen ap
pointed by this State to purcliafe flour and wheat for
the use of the army, to stop purchasing, the quantity
required having been procured.
A N N A P O L I S, May 28.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.