The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-08-09 00:00:00, page 3

Gnthe %th instant eleven Hessian ligLthorfe men,
Wvith their horses and accoutrements, deserted from
the enemy, and came to our post at Stamford.
Last Sunday night Capt. Whitney, in a (loop which
"lately failed from this port with a valuable cargo on
freight, was taken from a wharf at Mill-River in Fair
field by a whaleboat, and carried off, with part of
<the-cargo.
The privateer (loop American Revenue, Capt. Jag
ger, is taken by the enemy, and carried to New-York.
From Rivington's Gazette.
N E W-Y O R K, August %.
Last Saturday arrived from Charleftown, under a
refpe&able convoy, near thirty fail of vessels. —Ge-
neral Patterson, late Governor of Charleftown, em
barked in this fleet in a very bad state of health, but
we have the fatisfaftion to mention that the General
has found great benefit from the sea air, and is in a
Yair way of recovery —Peter Paumier, Esq. returned
in perfect health to our city, on board this fleet.
By the latest accounts from the eastward, we are
informed, that the French fleet under Mons. Ternay,
is arranged from Rose-Island to Goat-Island, in
Rhode-Ifland harbour, and the Britiih squadron un
der Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot is placed at the entrance
of that port.
In the fleet of Mons. Ternay came passenger Ralph
wizard, Esq. of South-Carolina, and he proceeded soon
after landing to the Continental Congress at Phila
delphia; he left his Lady at Brussels.
On the 12th of July arrived at Charleftown, South-
Carolina, the sloop Industry, in 7 days from New-
Providence. By her we learn that the Roebuck, Capt.
Ross, arrived there on the 4th inst. from St. Chriito
pher's, with the following glorious intelligence, viz.
That Admiral Rowley had lately fallen in with a fleet
of Spanish transports, bound for Havannah, with
troops, twenty-five of which he captured, and or
dered ten of them for that island, and the refiduc for
Barbados.
The report brought from Charleftown, and to that
place from Providence, of Admiral Rowley having
taken 72 fail of Spanish transports with troops 011
board, does not entirely hhrmonize with our late let
ters from the Weft-Indies, dated July 12, at which
time the united French and Spanish fleets, confiding
of thirty-five fail of the line, had about a week before
proceeded to leeward, taking under convoy the French
merchant fleet for St. Domingo, and the Spaniih
troops for Havannah. The Spaniards were very fick
le, and from the bed information have loft 6000 out
of 12000 men, and they continued until their depar
ture to bury them by scores. The letter writer adds,
that he hopes ihotly to give his correspondent an ac
count of the retaking the islands of Grenada, St. Vin
cent and Dominica. A commander of one of his
Majesty's ships arrived here last Sunday, just on leav
ing Five Fathom Hole, S. Carolina, spoke a small
sloop that instant from Providence on the 18th of July,
who confirmed the above favourable account of Ad
miral Rowley's good fortune.
" You are hereby directed and authorized to pro
ceed without loss of time, with a small detachment,
into the Jerseys, by the most convenient route, in
order to carry off the person of Governor Livingston,
or any other acting in publick Ration, whom you may
fall in with in the course of your m^rch, or any per
son whom you may meet with, and whom it may be
necessary to secure for your own security, and that
of the party under your command.
" Should you succeed in taking Governor Living
ston, you are to treat him according to his station,
as far as lies in your power; nor are you, upon any
account, to offer any violence to his person. You
will use your endeavour to get possession of his papers,
which you will take care of, and upon your return,
deliver at head-quarters.
By order of his Excellency Lieutenant-General
Knyphaufen.
, G ^ Oa BECKWITH, Aid de Camp.
To Ensign Moody, ift battali-?
on New-Jersey volunteers.,
, It is said that all Moody's party, except one, who
attempted to Iwim the North river in his flight, and
is supposed to be drowned, have been either captur
es or killed by the activity of our inhabitants ; and
Last week one Steel, a horse thief, of Morris coun
ty, having some time since been taken, was under
guard, when attempting to make his cfcape received
the reward due to his demerit, by being Ihot thro'
the body by the centinel.
We have the pleasure to assure our readers, that
Ensign Moody, a refugee from Sussex to the Britiih
army, and who was lately sent from New-York with
a party of ruffians, for the purpose of burning Sussex
gaol, of taking or assassinating Governor Livingston,
and the persons who were active in apprehending the
three spies lately executed, and of inlifting our inha
bitants in the service of the Britiih tyrant, was lately
captured himfelf by the vigorous exertions of Capt.
Lawrence of the New-York state levies, near the Eug
lifh Neighbourhood. The inftrudions found upon
Moody, in order to give the better colour to his pri
vate directions for inlifting and assassinating, and to
prevent his being treated as a spy from the military
File, what he was to produce, in case of his being
taken prisoner, was in the following terms:
" Head-Quarters, May 10th, New-York, 1780.
"SIR,
CHATHAM, August 2.
Extraa of a letter from Eoflon.
" The Isle of France (a transport) having on board
350 men, of the regiment of Bourbennois, and fifty
thousand weight of powder, was separated from the
French squadron in the latitude of Marthas Vineyard.
She has since arrived in good order at Bolton."
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman at the Hague,
April 15, 1780.
" Since the memorial presented totheir High Migh
tinesses by the Plenipotentiary of Ruflia, the Provin
cial States of Holland have been deliberating on the
invitation of the Empress, and I am sure (knowing it
from a very good quarter) the resolutions of this pro
vince will be taken within the next week, agreeable
to the views of the Empress, and to the general with
es of ail good men.
" April 25. These dispatches having been detained
a fortnight longer than was intended, I open them
for the lake of adding the important intelligence of
this province having unanimously adopted the pro
posals of Russia, and that there is no doubt but all the
other provinces will adopt this resolution, as they
have now adopted that of the unlimited convoys, and
of refuting the fuccours claimed by Great-Britain."
Last Saturday arrived here, in 9 days from St. Eu
ftatia, th&brig American, Capt. Barry, and the brig
Neptune, Capt. Darby.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2.
Last night arrived a flrip bound from Liverpool to
Archangel in Russia, with a cargo of salt, &c. taken
in the North sea by the Walhington, Alexandria, ^c.
of Virginia..
By accounts from St. Enftatius we learn, that a
bout the 12th ult. the French and Spaniih fleet being
33 or 34 ships of the line besides frigates, transports,
&c. with 15 or 20,000 land forces on board, failed
from Martmico and went to leeward; what island
will feel their weight is flill a fccret; but by many in
the Welt-Indies it is thought Jamaica will be the
place, where they will be joined by Admiral Picquet
who is cruizing off there, with four ships.—On the
other hand it is said Commodore Walfingham with
four, some fay fix ships, and about 3000 troops, are
arrived in the Weft-Indies from England, which when
joined with Admiral Rodney and General Vaughan,
who are at St. Lucia, will make the Britiih fleet about
23 or 24 lliips, by replacing those the French have
rendered useless, as appears by the Admiral's letter
under the New-York head [in the firlt page of this
paper,] and enable him to go on some petit expedi
tion, ii they have provision enough, which is laid to
be very icarce in the Engli 0 islands as well as aboard
their fleet.
Resolved, That the pay of the officers and men in
the navy of these Rates, as fixed by the att of Con
gress of the 15th of November 1776, be hereafter con
lidered as, and paid in specie or other money equi
valent.
I<efolved, That a bounty of Twenty Dollars in
specie, or other money equivalent, be allowed to e
very able seaman, and of Ten Dollars to every ordi
nary seaman or landsman who Ihall enter into the sea
service for a twelve-month, one half thereof to be
paid to them before their failing, and the other half
at the expiration of twelve months, to be computed
from the time of their entry and inliftment.
Resolved, That forty Continental Dollars, or one
Dollar of the bills which Ihall be issued by the respec
tive Rates in pursuance of the ad of Congress of 18th
of March last, be considered as equivalent to a dol
lar in specie, in the payment of the bounty and wages
mentioned in the foregoing resolutions.
as to the famous or infamous Ensign himfelf, the great
taker of Governors and general gaol deliverer Of Sus
sex, he is at present fafely lodged at Weft-Point ;
and if he has justice done him, it is generally sup
posed, as our correspondent observes, that he will be
hanged for a spy, for inliftihg our citizens in the Bri
tish army, and coming with a party to small as nine,
and with weapons concealed, either of which are,
according to the present conftrudtion of all the nati
ons of Europe, charadcriftic of a spy.
Since our last was sent in here by the sloop Comet,
Capt. Kemp, the prize Hoop Sarah, Capt. Stiles,
taken 011 her passage from Bermuda to Charleftown,
South-Carolina.
Encouragement for Seamen to enter into the Navy
of the United States.
Extracts from the Refolvcs of Congress.
JULY if, 1780.
TRENT ON, August 9.
Within a few days past upwards of forty persons
have been confined in Morristown gaol for being con
cerned in palling counterfeit money, floating horses
forJie enemy, and harbouring deserters. By the ex
ertions pl the inhabitants, we hope a flop will focn
be put to such nefarious practices.
By a letter from camp, dated the 2d inst. we are
informed, that the Britiih army are encamped at
White Stone, on Long-Bland, about 20 miles from
New-York, where it is said they are entrenching, in
consequence of an expected visit from the combined
armies of France and the United States.
We hear that two brigades of light infantry of the
continental army, confining of near 2000 men, are
now at the White Plains, under the command of the
Marquis de ia „yj'°"
We hear from' iWadelphtb ^ CoL Dickering,
late member of the Han Board of War, is appointed
Quartermaster-General pf the United States, in the
"room of General Green, whose rcflgnatiG-n has been
accepted by Congress.
On Friday last the Mercury in Fahrenheit's Ther
mometer Rood at noon at 87 1-2, and on Sunday
last at the fame time of day at 88; the glass hanging
in an open entry. _
In CONG R ET~S; June 19, 1780.
RESOLVED, That if any person or persons shall
take andprofecute to conviction any person who
shall prepare, engrave, stamp, forge or print, or cause
or procure to be prepared, engraved, stamped, forg
ed or printed the counterfeit resemblance of any pa
per bills of credit issued, emitted, or made by Con
gress, or who Ihall counterfeit or sign the name or
names of the signers to any ti ue bills to such counter
feit paper, with the intention that such counterfeit
paper shall be puffed in payments, or received as ge
nuine and good bills, whether the fame be so palled
01 received or not ; or who shall pay or tender in
payment any such counterfeit money, or deliver the
lame to any other perlon or perlons with an intenti
on that luch 'Counterfeit paper be passed, paid, or re
ceived as and for good and genuine, knowing the
fame to be counterfeited, upon every such conviction
and procuring atertificate thereof under the hands of
the judges before whom such conviction shall be had,
or either of them, such person or persons Ihall receive
of the continental loan-officer of the state where such
conviction shall be had, the firm of two thousand dol
lars in the present continental currency, which the
said loan-officer is hereby directed and required to
pay out of any publick money in his hands, and to
charge the fame to the United States.
Extract from the minutes,
CHA. THOMSON, Sec. _
'ruE LAWS of the last Sitting of the GENERAL
J- ASSEMBLY of this State, the VOTES of AS
SEMBLY of a Sitting in February and March last,
and the MINUTES of the COUNCIL and ASSEM
BLY in JOINT-MEETING, are printed and ready
to be delivered.
To be fold at private iale for hard money,
A Certain LOT of GROUND, two rod front and
ten rod deep, lituate in Trenton, nearly oppo
site Mr. Stephen Lowrey's office, on which is lately
erected a nc.it two story frame dwelling house, 27 by
20 feet, with a cellar under the whole ; a chair-house
adjoining, and a well of water in the yard. A store
has usually been kept in said house, and in a good
Rand for that purpose. Any person inclining to pur
chase may view the premises, and know the terms
from the subscriber living thereon. 3 ± w
Aug. 9. James Cummings.
N. B. Said Cummings can give a good title; and
the purchaser may enter on said place before winter.
TO B E S-OTD;
By the SUBSCRIBER,
A LOT of excellent good LAND, containing ten
acres, a young bearing orchard of near two
hundred apple trees of the belt kind of fruit ; a good
frame house with four rooms on a floor, a good cel
lar under the fame ; a well of excellent water close by
the house. It is pleasantly situated, adjoining the
great road leading from Morristown to Eafttown, in
the township of Roxbury and county of Morris, near
Mr. Douglafs's tavern, Black river; and very suitable
for a merchant or mechanick. A good title will be
given for the fame. Any gentleman inclining to pur
chase, may know the terms by applying to Moses
Ettv, near said place; or the subscriber in Trenton.
Aug. I. ALEXANDER CALHOUN.
Racket's Town, Sussex county, Aug. 1, 1780.
STRAYED or STOLEN out of a pasture the 19th
of July last, a dark BROWN HORSE, four years
old, half blooded, a natural trotter, fourteen hands
and a half high, marked with the traces on both sides;
a high rump bone, shod before with old shoes.
Whoever takes up said horse, if strayed, and brings
him to the subscriber, shall have Two Hundred Dol
lars reward ; but if stolen, and the thief brought to
justice, shall have Five Hundred Dollars, paid by
MICHAEL GORDON.
r A KEN up by the subscriber in Vealtown, the
1 ill of June, a BAY HORSE, branded with a
W. on the near buttock. Any person proving pro
perty and paying charges, may have him from me
July 29th, 1780. ^AMESJIOYLAN.
' I 'AKEN up by the subscriber at Morristown about
the beginning of July last, a GREY HORSE,
between 14 and 15 hands high, eight or nine years
old, marked AR on the near buttock. The owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges
and take him away.
3 w _JOSEPH_LEWIS,_(L^
CAME to the plantation of Capt. Pancoaft, in
Mansfield, Burlington county, a likely BROWN
MARE, supposed to be strayed or stolen, has a white
spot on each fide of her back made by the saddle, trots
and canters well ; supposed to be ten or twelve years
old. The owner is desired to come, prove property,
pay charges, and take her away, or she will be fold
according to law by me
William Baily.
June 17, 1780. 2w*
^ Ilie Price of this Gazette is 2JO,
paid in Produce, or tfg hard Cadi, or
the exchange thereof in Continental Mo
ney at the time of payment per Quarter.