The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-08-01 00:00:00, page 3

Charleftown, pn their route to join his Lordship,
whofot seems, had destroyed many of the men by
making them into the country so soon after their
arrival; and had only reaped the small benefit of
relieving, for a time, the post of Ninety-Six; as it
appears that that brave, persevering, and gallant
officer, Major General Qreene, had again appeared
before the place and completely invested it.
fatraft of a letter from an officer of diftindion, in
Virg ; nia, dated Chicohominy Church, eight miles
from James-Town, July 8, 7781
“ After a variety of marches and counter marches,
frequently offering battle to Lord Cornwallis on mi
litary terms, the Marquis La Fayette received intel
ligence on the sth, that the enemy had marched
from Williamsburg to James-Town, and were pre
paring to throw their baggage and troops over that
river; this induced the General to make a forced
move to this place, (with the Continental troops,
including Major Macpherfon's little legion, together
with a few volunteer dragoons under Col Mercer and
Capt. Hill) the vicinity of which, to the position of
the enemy, would have put it into his power to strike
their rear, should the passage of that river be their
principle.
" On the morning of the 6th, several corroborating
advices arrived, removing every doubt upon that
head, and that nothing but a forced march, with the
lighted andmoft advanced part of the troops, could ar
rive in time to affed their rear; this induced the
Marquis to order the ad—nee guard, Major Mac
pherton's, Col Mercer's and Capt. Hill's corps, 150
riflemen, with Col. Stewart's battalion of Pennsyl
vanians, amounting in the whole to about 500 men
(dragoons and artillery included) to make a forced
move and endeavour to come Up with the enemy
" Upon pur arrival at the Green Springs farm, a
variety of contradictory intelligence renderd it pru
dent to reconnoitre them with a military eye ; their vast
Superiority in horse also, made it expedient to ad
vance the whole of our little corps, to drive in their
guards and keep their cavalry in check. Aboutthis pe
riod the Marquis arrived iu person, and adopted the
mcafure, which beingeffeded, it was soon discover
ed that a very considerable part of their army yet re
mained on this fide of the river ready formed for ac
tion, this induced the Gen. to fend for the remain
der of the Continentals distant five or fix miles in our
rear At % o'clock, PMa large smoke was rais
ed by the enemy, probably as a signal to their parties
to return to camp, and for all such as had eroded the
river to repafs it.
" At 3 o'clock the riflemen commenced and kept
up a galling fire upon the enemy from an orchard,
which continued until 5 P. M. when the British be
gan to move forward in columns, upon which Major
Galvan, at the head of the advanced guard, attacked
them, and after a spirited, though unequal contest,
retired and took post upon our left, a detachment
of the light infantry, under Major Willis, having ar
rived also, commenced a severe fire, but were oblig
ed to fall back, which the enemy observing, and
beginning to turn our flanks, a manoeuvre, in which
had they persevered, they must have inevitably pene
trated between this corps and the army; but being
joined at this crisis by Lieut. Col. Harmar and Major
Edwards, with part of the second and third Pennsyl
vania battalions, under Col. Humpton, with one field
piece, it was determined ( among a choice of diffi
culties) to advance and charge them ; this was done
with so much spirit and vivacity, as to produce the
desired cfFcd, i. e. checking them in their advance,
and diverting them from their firft marfteuvre ; but
being evelopcd by more than five times our numbers,
many brave and worthy officers and soldiers killed or
wounded, we found it expedient to fall back one
half mile to Green Spring farm. Two of our field
pieces, under Capt. Duffy, were neceffirily introduc
'ed, to keep up the idea of our being in force, and
served with equal spirit and effeft until disabled, by
having Capt Crofsley and many of the men danger
ously wounded, and all the horses killed, they at last
fell into their hands: the waggons and ammunition
were brought off fafe.
" The enemy fore from the contest, and finding
our little corps supported at that place by the re
mainder of the light infantry, were content with
barely keeping the field, altho' opposed but by a hand
ful of men compared with theirs, and which, from
the nature of the ground, and the numbers of the
enemy, were neceffiated to aft in a detached man
ner, except that part of the Pennsylvanians who had
time to arrive, and them not more than 500 men
with Major M'Pherfon's dragoons on our right.
From the mutual emulation in the officers and sol
diers of each corps, I am confident that had the army
been in force, victory would have inclined to our arms.
" Every circumstance confidered,our small reconnoi
tring party of horse and foot (who had the hardiness
to attack Lord Cornwallis at the head of his whole
army, with the advantage of so powerful a cavalry,
on their own greund, and in their own encampment)
are more to be envied than pitied, as it not only
fruftrated the British General in his premeditated
manoeuvre, precipitated his retreat the fame night
to James-lfland, probably to avoid a general action,
which he had reason to exped so pointed an attack
was the prelude to.
'' Our field officers were generally dismounted by
having their horses either killed or wounded under
them.
"I will not attempt to diferiminate among any
corps of officers or men, so equally deferring; and
only beg leave to observe, that if they have a fault,
it is an excess of bravery, which, if a crime, it is
of a nature the least to be reprehended in a soldier."
Extract of a letter, dated Head-Quarters, Richmond,
Virginia, July 15.
" The night after the engagement of the 6th, our
horse, under the command of Capt. Moore, and a
body of 400 infantry, the whole under General Muh
lenburg, marched down to James-Town, in order to
bring on an action, but we found the enemy had
crossed the river that day. Lord Cornwallis is fled
to Portsmouth, his cavalry and infantry arein Amelia
county. It is conjectured Cornwallis, who is ap
pointed Commander in Chief, with part of his army,
is going to New-York, and the remainder, it is sup
posed, will push into Carolina. 1 am inclined to
think the Marquis will impede the march ot the lat
ter, unless they make very great haste, as General
Wayne's division has passed James-River, and the
Marquis with the remainder follows immediately.
" July 16. General Morgan is here and takes the
command of us."
T REN T() N, August 1.
We have good intelligence that Col. Willet of the
state of New-York, with about 250 militia, lately
fell in with 300 Indians and tories, commanded by
Butler, above Fort Stanwix, where an action com
menced, which lasted three hours, when the enemy
were obliged to retire, leaving behind them ninety
killed and wounded, all of whom fell into the hands
of the gallant and victorious Col. Willet.
This signal success, we are told, has been con
sidered at head-quarters of so much importance as
to induce His Excellency General Wafliington to or
der the firing of a fue-de-ioye.
Thursday last Captain* Maffet, who commands a
whale-boat belonging to Philadelphia, fell in with
and captured a sloop off Long-Beach, from New-
York, laden with fifh. He also made prize of three
refugee boats, off Shrewsbury Point, on board of
which were 30 sheep which they had plundered, and
23 sheep ftealers.
TO BE 50157
By Mary and Sarah Barnes,
At the house of Thomas Barnes, nearly opposite the
Printing-Office, in Trenton,
The following Drugs and Medicines,
Which they will fell at Philadelphia prices, for
ready money, viz.
BEST quill bark,
Powder ditto,
Tincture ditto,
Rhubarb,
Salts,
Magnesia,
Cream of tartar,
Flower fulphur,
Manna,
Senna,
Compound purging pow
der,
Caster oil,
Oil almonds,
Olive oil,
Oil turpentine,
Tartar emetic,
Ipecacuanha,
Camphor,
Opium, %
Salts wormwood,
Spanish flies,
Gum arabac,
Carolina pink-rook,
Salt-petre,
Allum,
Blue vitriol,
Elixir vitriol,
Hiera picra,
Sal volatile,
ALSO, painted silks and gauze, China, sewing
silks, thread, needles, orris of different kinds, brass
furniture for carriages, and sundry other articles.
TO- BE" ToTTb;
At publick vendue, on Saturday the 4th of August,
next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the gaol
in Trenton,
TWENTY-ONE NEGRO MEN, lately taken at
sea out of the British privateer called the Mal
ton.
Bv order of the Judge,
JOHN BURROWES, Marshal.
N. B. Nothing but hard money will be taken,
and the calh to be paid on delivery of the Negroes.
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T~O ITE S-OL D,
A Valuable, likely young NEGRO WENCH, a
bout twenty years of age, can speak the high
and low Dutch and English well: Any person in
clining to purchase, may know the terms by apply
ing to the subscriber, living in Spotfwood, near
Brunswick. She is not fold for any fault, only
the want of emplov,
WILLIAM REMSEN.
July 20, 1781. 3"'
Sweet Spanish nitre,
Wine bitters,
Afth matick elixir,
Elixir proprietatis,
Cochineal,
Gum affafetida,
Caftile soap,
Eye waters,
Barbados alloes,
Succotrine ditto,
Burgundy pitch,
Gentian,
Sphnifh haftfhorn,
Lavender compound,
Yellow bafilican,
Excellent ointment for the
scald head,
Turner's cerat,
Anderson's Pills,
Hooper's Ditto,
Bateman's drops,
Daffy's elixir,
Godfrey's cordial,
Turlington's balsam,
80l armoniac,
Mouth water, for the can
ker,
Sago, mace,
Cloves,
Nutmegs and cinnamon.
1 hirty hard Dollars Reward.
S T°^ EN ° ut ° f the Padure of the subscriber in
° fttham, Burlington county, state ofNcw-Jerfev
on the night of the 22a instant, a bright bay HORSE'
tour years old, with a long switch tail, his hind feet
white, a star in his forehead, round bodied and
*4 hands 3 inches high. Also a bright
M ,6or 7 years old, heavy with foal, fhoit
Switch tail, her off hind foot white, a small star in her
forehead, about 14 hands and a half high, and both na
tural trotters. Whoever secures said creatures,
10 that tne owner may get them again, and the thief
brought to justice, ihall receive the above reward,
or TWENTY DOLLARS for the creatures
and all reasonable charges paid by
JONATHAN CHIS PEN.
July. 24, 1781. _ 3 w *
△ LL persons indebted to the Estate of William
Pidgeon, Esq. late of the Township of Stat
tord, in the county of Monmouth, and State of
New-Jei fey, deceased, by bonds, bills or on account,
are lequefted to fettle the lame, and make immediate
payment of the interest due, or such part of the
principal sums as may be convenient to them, the
lubferibers being in want of caili to difeharge the
debts, and large legacies left by the testator's will ;
and all persons having any just demands against said
estate, are desired to bring them in, that they may
be fettled and adjusted.
WILLIAM COXE, ) Execu-
CLEAYTON NEWBOLD, J tors.
R^J^-J? 8 ^ 3W
Four Guineas Reward.
(?TOLEN on the evening of thezift instant, from the
U plantation of the subscriber, in Waterford town
hup, county of Gloucester, in the state of New-Jersey,
three horses, viz. one black horse 7 years old, 14
' hands and a half high, sundry faddie marks, paces
mostly under the fiddle, trots well in a chair, but
feme times paces at firft letting off, has a small fore
on his near hip bone. One sorrel horse with some
white on the face, about 15 hands high. One bay horse
with a star and small snip, two white hind feet, 14
hands and a half high; all in good order, the black
in particular. Any person who will secure the thief,
and return the horses to the subscriber, ihall have
the above reward and reasonable charges, or in pro
portion tor as many as may be returned.
24th July, 1781.? w WILLIAM TOD.
ST O L E N,
Out of the pasture of the subscriber, in Lower,
Makefield, near Newtown, Bucks county, penn
lylvania, on the night of the 25th ult.
7 'WO HORSES, one a brown, 4 years old, 4
^ white feet, near fifteen hands high, a few grey
h^irs in the forehead, trots and canters well; the
other a black horse, 5 years old, fourteen bands one
inch high, one hind foot white, stout and well made,
trots and centers remarkably well, has a star in the
ihape of a new moon—both halfblooded. Whoever
takes up said horses, and secures them so that the
owner may have them again, fnall have THREE
FOUNDS reward for each horse, if brought home,
. and the like sum for the thief, on conviftion, and
reasonable charges paid by
CORNELIUS VANSANT,
August i, 1781. 3 w*
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T O BE SOL D,
By WILLIAM RICHARDS,
At hrs STORE at Trenton Landing, an afort
ment of medicines, amongst which are the fol
lowing articles :
ANTIMONY, aloes, annifeed, balsam capivi,
calomel, camphire, cream of tartar, cochi
neal, Carolina pink-root, flour of brimstone, fly
ftone, glauber and epfom salts, isinglass, jalap,
ipecacuanha, magnesia, liquorish-ball, opium, olive
oil, oil of spike, quickfiiver ointment, spirits of
turpentine, &c.—With a complete assortment qf
patent medicines.
ALSO to be fold at the fame store, an assort
ment of Weft-lndia goods, hard ware, groceries,
&c. as low as can be purchased in Philadelphia,
viz. rum, sugar, tea, coffee, chocolate, molasses,
salts of different forts, cotton, indigo, spices of
every kind, mustard, oatmeal, barley, rice, sago,
alium, copperas, Caftile and English hard soap,
corks, stone, earthen and wooden ware, black bot
tles, tar, tobacco, fnuff, whiting, chalk, filhing
lines, hooks and swivels of different sizes, chalk
lines, stone lime by the bushel or larger quantity,
oakum, English and Dutch grass feythes, cradling
ditto, iron tea-kettles, waggon boxes, nails, whisky,
geneva in cases, logwood, redwood, veidigrife,
grindstones, mops, Indian corn by the bushel, old
canvas for faddlers, pickled sturgeon, sturgeon,
lamp and linseed oil, lampblack, &c. Also, some
very fine hair powder, &c. &c. &c.
Said RICHARDS buys mustard feed, fire-wood,
and several forts of country produce.—He has a
fhallop, with proper stores, and a careful person
to deliver and receive goods, that is always on the
spot. Juneig, 1781.