The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1783-06-25 00:00:00, page 1

PHILADELPHIA, June 18.
By the brig United States, Captain Callow, in 6
weeks from Liverpool, we have the following
advices, viz.
R 0 M E, April 2.
IT is said that the Kingof Naples has by the late
earthquake loft an annual income of 500,000
ducats, and private persons full as much in
proportion. There are fifty thousand persons
miffing, of whom thirty thousand are found to have
periflied.
It is reported that the Chevalier de St. George
(son to the Pretender) is dead without issue.
Paris, April 13. It is said, that plenipotentia
ries from all the powers of Europe are expetted
here to preside at the forming of a code of com
merce, or rather a treaty of universal peace. We
hope, that this salutary work will take place dur
ing the approaching summer.
Paris, April 11. It is said there has been a se
venth action betwen M. de Suffiein and Sir Ed
ward Hughes, as the former left Trincomale on
the 30th of September, to seek Sir Edward Hughes
again.
ELSINE U R, April n.
Twelve large English merchant ships, carrying
from 20 to 24 guns, are just failed from this plaqe
to Riga to fetch ship timber for the use of the Bri
tish »avy. A navel officer is on board each ship to
make the proper purchases, and to attend their em
barkation. Twenty of these kind of ships were
. built last year at Archangel; of these about 12 are
for the use of the British.
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LONDON, April r 6.
Yesterday two American drips arrived in the ri
ver with their thirteen stripes flying, loaded with
wheat and flour from New-England; and several
others are daily expe&ed, as they failed with the
above ships.
An American negociator now in London fays,
he can fee but one good arising from independency,
and that is the emancipation of the United States
from the Government of a country that cannot go
vern herfelf.
A correspondent begs to know, what the publick
think of Lord Shelburne's peace with France, since
the last accounts from the East-Indies.
April 19. Yesterday forenoon, a large body of
seamen from the different ships that have lately
been paid off, paraded fa a very disorderly manner
from Tower-Hill, the appointed place of rendez
vous, to the Admiralty, and entered the yard, they
required to speak with Lord Kepple, as they were
kept out of their prize-money in an illegal manner.
After having stated their case to a gentleman of the
office, they proceeded on through the park to St.
James's, and giving three cheers in the Court-yard,
asked, <wbicb mas the King's birth, as they mifhed
to have a bit of lingo mitb him about tbeir prize
money. After some altercation with persons of the
court, they went away sweating they would speak
the Royal George, the next time they came un
der bis quarter, unless they mere injiantly paid
tbeir prize money. And
This day several hundreds of sailors aiTembled
again in Wapping, and went on board every out
ward bound fllip, unbent their fails, and so far dis
mantled them as to prevent their proceeding to
sea. They then in three divisions, walked through
the Greets in good order, and with great sobriety —
they had neither arms, flicks, nor any fort of wea
pon. When they came to St. James's Park they
found the gates shut and guarded; but without any
hesitation they scaled the walls, and were march
ing in a large body to Buckingham house, by the
Birdcage-walk, when they were met by a strong
detachment of the guards, who were ordered under
arms to affile the peace officers. Mr. Justice Ad
dington advanced to them, and desired that they
would peaceably Rate their grievances, which
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 1783.
A private letter from a French officer in India to
his friend in Paris has been sent over here. It re
prefenis the attack upon Colonel Braithwaite's ar
my as the molt bloody during the war. Tippo Saib,
Hyder's ion, having by forced marches with 20,000
men, entered the country, where Colonel Braith
waite Was polled, that officer found hjmfelf sur
rounded, when he little expected an attack. How
ever he displayed great coolness and presence of
mind. He threw his troops into a hollow square,
with 13 field pieces intei fperfed throughout his
fronts, and his squadron of cavalry, whiah consist
ed only of about 250, he drew up in the center,
in this disposition his men sustained a heavy canno
nade with the greatest firmnefs. The enemy's ca
valry then advanced several times to the charge;
but the close and quick lire of the British mufque
try and field pieces, threw them ipto disorder;
and the cavalry sallying forth from the centre did
great execution, and then returned to their former
Ration. This was repeated several times witli
confidcrable success. Mons. Lally, the French ge
neral, at last perceiving that the Indian cavalry
could not be brought to ride over the British infan
try, advanced himfelf at the head of 4000 Euro
peans, intermixed with a great number of native
troops, and flanked with cavalry. With this force
formed in a column, he bent his attack against Co
lonel Braithwaite's weakest front, whilst the others
were threatened with large bodies ofhorfe ready to
come down upon them , a heavy fire of artillery
being kept up at the fame time. The French ad
vanced with bayonets fixed ; the Seapoys worn out;
with a long adion, were unable to withstand the
charge. Their ranks were broke; Tippo Saib's
cavalry poured in, and a dreadful carnage ensued.
Mons. Lally did all that man could do to save the
vanquished. He is said to have cut down five men
with his own hand, because he could not reftrein
their barbarous fury.
April 22. According to Lord Stair's statement
in his new publication, the income of Great-Britain
amounts only to twelve million, and the expen
diture exceeds sixteen. Supposing the calcula
tion true, it will require an able financier to eman
cipate this country from ruin.
A full board of admiralty met this day in order
their spokesman did as follows:—To take off the
R's in the fhip's captured, from the name of sea
men run-away from one ship to another. To pay
the bounty money to smugglers entered into the
service.—To order their prize money to be paid by
the several agents, without being kept longer in
their hands for interested views. To employ no
foreign sailors on board the royal navy, or mer
chant fllip's; and to fix their Landing wages at
455. per month.
Mr. Addington informed them that he was em
powered by the Lords of the Admiralty to assure
them, that they were disposed to comply with
their just demands; but that they must conduct
themselves in a moie legal and feamanlike way.
If they would apply to the proper Hoards in small
parties, they would be heard and redressed ; but
when they embodied themselves, and came in an
hostile manner, they could exped no favour. He
allured them that if they would either appoint a
Committee, or come in small parties, their fair
demands would be complied with, and measures
would be taken for their future employment. This
answer produced the desired effect: the tars saluted
with three cheers, and returned with the utmost
regularity and good order.
The horse and foot guards were ordered on du
ty, and to remain so until further orders, to quell
any disturbances that may happen from the assem
bling of the sailors. A double guard of soldiers
was sent from the Savoy to the Bank. The Lord
Mayor gave orders for the City Marflials and
Marfhalmen to patrole the streets of the city, all
night, in order to keep the peace, and to give the
alarm in case any disturbances should have happen
ed.
THE
to take into consideration the grievances of the sai
lors, and to examine into accounts of what monies
are due to them.
We can assure our readers, that the succession to
the high office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is at
last finally adjusted, and that Lord Northington,
a nobleman of the most unblemished charader, is
to go out in that capacity, accompanied by Mr.
Wyndham, of Norfolk, as his publick Secretary,
a gentleman equally distinguished for literary ac
quisitions and uncommon endowments.
By the packet from New-Yoik we are informed,
that Sir Guy Carleton, the Commander in Chief,
had directed the commissaries, who were not in ac
tual service, to return to England, there to make
their balances and fettle their accounts When
these defpatches came away, the January and Fe
bruary mails from hence were not arrived, wh ch
occasioned a very difagreeeble suspense for want of
orders from home, as peremptory directions for
the conduct of the army, together with Sir Guy
Crnletcn's rccal, were forwarded in those packets.
Mr. Burke made a very apt remark on the con
duct of our business ; when he heard that Mr. Da
vid Hartley was nominated to go over to Paris, to
fix the plan of future trade between us and the
New States with the American Commissioners
there,
" Our wife rulers, fays he, shew their penetra
tion to all the world. 1 hey sent a merchant (Os
wald) to negociate the peace; and they depute a
politician to fettle the treaty of commerce.”
The last bad news from America is the account
of the " Defettion of the Hessians." Great-Britain
is engaged by treaty to return such of the Hessians
as may escape the ravages of the war, or to Day a
fpecificd sum to the Prince of Hesse for every man
not so returned. The deserters will be charged to
the account; and in proportion to the greatrefs of
their numbers, the demand on this country will be
increased. Not to exceed in conjecture what will
be verified in reality, thirty pounds a man is the
least that England will have to pay.
April 23. On Tuesday morning Earl Ferrers set
out from his house near Portman square, for the
country, and we have reason to think, that the
plans his lordship gave in to the treasury, the 16th
of March 1776, as mentioned in the Morning Chro
nicle of the 30th of December 1772, and the loth
of last February, will be reviled and put in order ;
and his plan and bill to encourage forty thousand
seamen, from the age of eighteen to forty, that have
served three years in the navy, to retain themselves
in his Majesty's service, and to receive eight Kil
lings per month, or one pound fix Killings a quar
ter to be paid to them, or to their power, in their
absence, as it is adapted to the prelent times, will
likewise be made publick, as soon as the treasury
and admiralty boards have made it pei fcU, where
it lays for that purpose.
On Sunday last, and not before, Mr. Hartley
set off for France. He was detained on account of
the defpatches being not finally prepared, as great
pains have been taken in fettling the commercial
plan which is to be offered to the American Com
missioners. The most informed men in the king
dom have been advised with in this business, and we
hear that a system is at length fully digested, which,
if it is established, will do much towards recover
ing the important communication and correspon
dence between the two countries. The firth and
most material charge which Mr. Hartley has re
ceived, is to stipulate for the immediate repeal of
the acts by which the American ports are shut
against us, before their commerce Kall be diverted
into new channels. This is surely a more rational
way °f going to work, than the half-formed plan
of the last Ministers, by which we were to ta*e off
all the reftridions that lay on the Americans, with
out stipulating for the removal of these against our
selves.
According to the advices from Amsterdam, the
Dutch are more busy in arming than ever. The
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