The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-08-02 00:00:00, page 3

" There is nothing more aftonilhing than the incon
fiftencics of the patriots in England. Those who are
most violent against the Ministry are not for making
peace with France and Spain, but they with to allure
America into a separate peace, and persuade her to
join them against the House of Bourbon. One would
think it impossible that one man of sense in the world
could seriously believe that we could thus basely vio
late cur faith, thus unreasonably quarrel with our belt
friends, thus madly attach ourselves to our bittcreft
enemies. But thus it is."
The French fleet arrived at Rhode-Iftand the 12th
instant, in exceeding good order, amounting to 8
Ihips of the line. The French troops are animated
with the greatest pleasure on opening the expedition
on which they have been sent by our illustrious Ally.
They shew the greatest fatisfaction at the manner in
which they were received by the inhabitants of New
port, and manifeft an extreme ardour, and the great
est anxiety to join in the operations against the com
mon enemy. The French soldiery have been made
acquainted with the extraordinary exertions now
making throughout the United States, to render the
campaign effectual and glorious, and this has redou
bled the ardour with which they were before inspired.
It is hinted, that in addition to the many proofs which
we have already had of the friendlhip of his Molt
Chriltian Majesty for the Thirteen United States, a
further evidence thereof will soon be given.
The firft Nobles of the kingdom of France have so
licited as a mark of distinguished favour the honour of
coming over to fight on this Continent. M. the Count
de Rochambeau commands the French troops, and
he has with him, under the direction of General
Walhington, M. Ie Chevalier de Ternay, formerly
Governor of the Ille of France, who commands the
French squadron.
Thursday the 19th instant, the firft and second
Pennsylvania brigades, commanded by Brigadier Ge
neral Wayne, marched from their refpeftivc encamp
ments for the purpose of collecting and bringing off
those cattle in Bergen county, immediately exposed
Ito the enemy. After executing the order, General
Wayne on his return visited a Block-house in the vi
cinity of Bergen town, built and garrisoned by a num
ber of Refugees to prevent the disagreeable necellity
of being forced into the British sea service. The work
was found proof against light artillery, when a part
of the firft and second Pennsylvania regiments were
ordered to attempt it by assault, when after forcing
their way thro' the abatis and pickets, a retreat was
jndifpenfably necessary, there being no other entrance
in the Block-house but a fubteraneous passage fuffici
ent only for one man to pal's. Our lot's confitts of
69, including three officers, killed and wounded.
Lieut. Moody and fix of his paty were taken on
their return from an excursion to Sussex.
TRENTON, August 2.
The French fleet, commanded by the Chevalier de
Ternay, left Brelt the id May. A conliderable body
ot French troops were then lying there to be embark
ed, but there were not transports at Brest to receive
them. It was expected that many transports would
be ready in the course of three or four weeks, when
the Colonies, and therefore may be considered as a
natural object of national resentment ; but a resent
ment of this kind alone, would not probably have
produced this effect.
" Whether it is the near approach of an election,
that has intimidated the Members of the House of
Commons; or whether the Committees, petitions,
associations and Congress, have alarmed them; or
whether the nation is convinced that America is in
deed loft forever, and consequently, that the Board
will in future be useless, I don't know.
" Be this as it may, the Englilh nation, and even
the Irish and Scotch nations, all parts of the world,
will draw this inference from it, that even in the opi
nion of the House of Commons, America is loit. 'lhe
free and virtuous citizens of America, and even the
slavish and vicious, if there are any dill remaining of
this character, under the denomination of tones,
must be convinced by this vote, palled in the hey-day
of their joy for the fuccelles of Admiral Rodney's fleet,
that the House of Commons despair of ever regaining
America. The nations fubjeCt to the House ot Bour
bon, cannot fail to put the fame interpretation upon
this tranfadion. Holland, and all the northern pow
ers, with the Empress of Russia at their head, who
are all greatly irritated against England, for their late
violences against the innocent commerce of neutral
powers, will draw the fame conclulions.
" The politicians of Great-Britain are too enlight
ened in the history of nations, and the rife and pro
gress of causes and effects in the political world, not
to fee that all these bodies of people will, in conse
quence of this vote, confider the Colonies as given
up for loft by the House of Commons ; and they are
too well inftrudted not to know the important con
sequences that follow, from having such points as these
thus fettled among the nations. I cannot therefore
but confider this vote, and the other refpeCting the
Secretary of State for the American department, which
arose almost to a balance, as a molt important decla
ration of the sense of the nation.
" The firft probable consequence of it will be one
further attempt, by offering some specious terms,
which they know we cannot in jultice, in honour, in
conscience, accept, to deceive, seduce, and divide
America, throw all into confufion there, and by this
means gaining an opportunity to govern.
In CONGRES S, June 19, 1780.
RESOLVED, That if any person or persons shall
take and prosecute to conviction any person who
shall prepare, engrave, stamp, forge or print, or cause
or procure to be prepared, engraved, damped, forg
ed or printed the counterfeit resemblance of any pa
per bills of credit issued, emitted, or made by Con
gress, or who shall counterfeit or sign the name or
names of the Ilgners to any true bills to such counter
feit paper, with the intention that such counterfeit
paper Ihall be passed in payments, or received as ge
nuine and good bills, whether the fame be so passed
or received or not ; or who Ihall pay or tender in
payment any such counterfeit money, or deliver the
fame to any other person or persons with an intenti
on that such 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 a certificate thereof under the hands of
the judges before whom such conviction Ihall be had,
or either of them, such person or perlons ihall receive
of the continental loan-officer of the date where such
conviCtion Ihall be had, the sum 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.
it is probable that those troops will fail for America,
escorted by some Ihips of the line under the command
of the Count Duchaffaud.
On Tuesday, the 25th of July, were happily mar
ried at Mansfield in Burlington county, Mr. Thomas
Richards, aged sixty-eight, to Mrs. Elizabeth Rick
ets, aged sixty-two.
In the morning of the 25th ult. died at Camp, of
the wounds he received in bravely doing his duty be
fore the Block-house near Bull's ferry, on the 21st,
Lieutenant Jacob Morris De Hart, of the 2d Penn
sylvania regiment, aged nineteen years. The emula
tion and fire necessary to warm a soldier's bread soon
kindled in this young, but manly officer, having en
tered into the service of his country at sixteen ; from
which time his sweetness of disposition, and attenti
on to duty, gained him the affection of officers of
every rank. At five o'clock in the afternoon he
was buried with the honours of war, attended by a
large concourse of officers from the different lines of
the army.
The infamous Jock Hyde, alias John Haight, jun.
who had not long ago joined the enemy 011 Staten-
Illand, was lately made prisoner in Woodbridge,
whither he had come with an intent to deal horses;
and was on Sunday last fafely lodged in the gaol of
this town.
"July 24, 1780.
" Inclofed you have a lilt of Admiral de Ternay's
force, exclusive of two twenty gun Ihips, two bomb
ketches, and one sloop of war of eighteen guns.
The troops under Lieutenant-General Count de Ro
chambault consist of five regiments, one legion, and
a detachment of royal artillery ; the whole amounting
to 6000 men. Four thousand more will come with
the second division ; —the number of Ihips unknown.
Names of ships under the command of Monsieur le Che
valier de Ternay.
Guns. Guns.
Le Duc de Burgogne 80 La Provence 64
Le Celar , 74 L' Eveille 64
Le Neptune 74 L' Ardent 64
Le Jalon 64 Le Fantafque 64
FRIGATE S.
L' Hermoine 32 La Survcillante 32
L' Amazone 32
Extract of a letter from Camp, at Pracanefs, dated
'July 29, 1780.
" This morning, at three o'clock, the whole army
except the Jersey brigade, marched from this place,
as we imagine for King's ferry, and how much fur
ther is very uncertain. It appears by accounts from
New-York that Sir H. Clinton, with all the troops he
can muster, are embarked on board transports and
gone up the East-River. it is also laid by good au
thority, that Admirals Arbuthnot and Graves with
all their ihips and little boats, are now lying before
Rhode-Illand. You will readily conjecture from
these circumstances, that our good friends and allies
will soon have an opportunity of difeovering to every
political infidel or tory their attachment and zeal for
this country, and their high sense of the honour of
their Prince."
Sunday night last a plundering party of the enemy
came from Staten-Bland to Woodbridge, where they
collected a few cattle, but the militia presently col
lected, drove off the enemy and recovered the cattle.
Yesterday were brought to town under guard, be
ing on their way to Philadelphia, Col. George Taylor,
Lieut. Samuel Leonard, Lieut. John Thompson, En
sign John Lawrence, and Chrineyonce Van-Mater,
late inhabitants of Monmouth, and three others.—
They were made prisoners at Shrewsbury 011 Wed
nesday lad by a party of our militia.
Capt. Barry arrived at Philadelphia a few days ago
in a Ihort palFage from St. Euftatia, and we are told
brings advice, that the combined fleets of France and
Spain failed five days before he left St. Euftatia, from
Martinico, with 6 or 8000 troops on board, fuppol
cd to be gone against Barbados.
Extract of a letter from an Officer at Camp, dated
Publick Notice is hereby given
7ro all persons who have in their custody or power
I any goods or chattels, bonds, bills, mortgages,
notes, books of accounts, or other instruments of
writing, or who are indebted to the following fugi
tives and offenders, and ihall negleC tto make imme
diate difeovery thereof to one or more of us the sub
scribers, Commissioners for the county of Monmouth,
may expeCt to be dealt with as the law in that case
hath provided —Samuel, James and Shore Stevenson,
John Leonard, James Cooper, Abraham Stout, of
Middletown, Doctor John Lawrence, John Borden,
Joseph Price, Samuel Cottrel, John Hampton, and
Jacob Emmons, of the county of Monmouth. And
notice is also given to all persons having any claim,
interest or demand in or upon the estates of the above
persons, to exhibit their refpedive accounts to any
two or more of the Judges of said county court, that
the said accounts may be adjusted before the firft day
of March next.
Samuel Forman, Jos. Lawrence, Kenneth
Ha nkinson, Jacob Wikoff, Commiflioners.
June re, 1780. 3w
T O S
ABOUT two weeks ago, by the fubferiber, in or
near Trenton, a Certificate for the sum of two
hundred and forty dollars, signed by Peter Gordon,
late Quartermaster at Trenton, number forgot.
Whoever finds said Certificate, and delivers it to the
owner, shall have FORTY DOLLARS for their
trouble, paid by
DANIEL SMITH.
July 25th, 1780. iw*
In CONGRESS, July 15, 1780.
IT7 HEREAS the great number of issuing posts
VV ehablilhed in these dates have, by experience,
been found very burthenfome and expensive;
Resolved, That from and after the firft day of Au
gust next, no post without troops there Rationed and
in the continental service, Ihall be continued or efta
blilhed in any state, at the expence of the United
States, nor publick provisions or forage issued thereat,
but by order of the Board of War, the Commander
in Chief, or commanding officer of a separate army;
and such order Ihall be given only in cases where, in
their opinion, the obtaining provision or forage in any
other way would be impracticable.
And whereas it may sometimes happen that there
is a necessity to detain hired teams, the owners of
which are to find their own forage and provisions, be
yond the time for which such teams may be engaged,
and who, if their own forage and provisions arc ex
pended, mult have recourse to the publick magazines ;
Resolved, That such teams and their conductors
and drivers so detained and become destitute of forage
and provisions, shall be supplied out of the publick
magazines upon the written order of the officer by
whole order they shall have been detained; and the
waggon-matter, or his deputy or other person, under
whose direction such teams shall be employed, before
he ligns their discharge, ihall cause to be endorsed
thereon by the forage-mafter and commissary or store
keeper, as the case may be, the number of rations of
forage and provisions furnifhed to such teams and
their conductors and drivers, that the fame may be
deducted out of the w iges due to the owners of such
hired teams : That excepting in the cases abovemen
tioned, no provision or forage be drawn by any per
son not actually serving with the army, or some de
tachment thereof.
Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
TO BE SOLD at Publick Vendue,
By JACOB BENJAMIN, in Trenton, on Saturday
next, the sth instant,
THREE HORSES, a STOVE,
And fundrv_othcr ARTICLES. _
NICHOLAS GEORGIE,
Taylor, from Philadelphia,
BE GS leave to inform the Publick that he has
taken a shop at the house of Mr. Richmond, ta
vern-keeper, in Trenton, where he intends to carry
on his business in the belt manner and newest fafhions.
Those Gentlemen that please to favour I'm with
their custom, may depend on having their v.ck cell
done, and on the shortest notice, bv tlnir a Ue
Publick's humble servant,
NICHOLAS GEORCE.
Trenton. August T, 1780. 3W*
PHILIP WAR N-ETC~
Tobacconist, from Philadelphia,
TAKES this method of informing the Public that
1 he carries on the Tobacco Manufactory in Tren
ton, near the Market, where country store-keepers,
and others, may be supplied with any kind of tobac
co, wholesale or retail, at the Philadelphia lowest
prices. He has also on hand a quantity of good
Scotch Snuff in bladders. gw*
TC) BE S OLb;
A TRACT of LAND, commonly called the
Burnt Swamp, lying in Nottingham township,
Burlington county, and about five miles from Tren
ton, containing One Hundred and Fifteen Acres. —
A considerable part of it is well timber'd, and may
be made into meadow. Apply to
LAMBERT CADWALADER.
Trenton, August 1, 1780. gw*