The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-05-16 00:00:00, page 2

Tuesday morning the above boats went over to the
wreck of the Culloden man of war, where they found
several small vessels from the Main : The people be
longing to these vessels landed two howitz, and de
fended themselves for some time, but finding they
were not likely to save their shipping, they went fur
ther down the island, where they found a small boat ;
about this time they discovered the Young Cromwell
privateer coming from Newport, they rowed to her
and acquainted the crew of the above matters ; the
privateer immediately stood for the wreck, took the
above galley, and retook three vessels they had in
^EW-LOND O N, April 20.
Last Monday a boat which went from this town for
the wreck near Long-Island, was taken at the Gull-
Jflands by a small row galley with 26 men, and three
armed whaleboats with 8 men each, who brought
them to Fisher's-Island that night, and the next
morning releafcd them. These boats were manned
by Refugees, commanded by one Ketchum, and
piloted by the noted Prosper Brown.
in the sea service of the Republic during the war, and
who may be maimed in such a manner as to become
incapable of gaining their livelihood by labour, and'
desire to be relieved by a sum as a final recompence,
shall receive in proportion to their wounds as follows:
ift. For the loss of both eyes 1500 Gilders ; for
the loss of one eye 350 Gilders; with refped to
any other accidents, over and above the aforefaid
cases, the recompences shall be at the will of the re
fpeftive Colleges of Admiralty.
2d. For the loss of both arris 1500 Gilders; for
the loss of the right arm 436 Gilders; for the left
arm 350 Gilders; and other accidents or wounds
in their limbs Ihall be left to the diferetion of the re
fpedive Colleges of Admiralty to which they belong.
3d. For thelofo of both hands 1200 Gilders; for
the loss of the right hand 350 Gilders; and for the
left 300 ; any other accidents to be left to the de
cilion of the refpedive Colleges of Admiralty.
4th. For the loss of both legs 700 ; for ,he loss
of one 350 ; and other accidents to be left as above.
sth. For the loss of both feet 450; for one foot
200; and for other accidents as above.
All those who in the service of the Republic Ihall
be maimed, in such a manner as to become incapable
of gaining their livelihood by labour, or be unpro
vided ivith.a means of subsistence, ihall receive during
their life One Ducatoon per week ; over and above
all other wounds and mutilations lels considerable,
which Ihall be paid in proportion.
Besides this Placard and the publication above,
tkeir High Mightinefles on the fame day resolved up
on inftrudions, containing 54 articles, relative to
the Captains, Officers, Secretary and Seamen, who
ihall obtain Commissions, who are to make oath be
fore the refpe&ive Colleges of Admiralty.
BOSTO N, April go.
Extract of a letter from Bath (in Bristol) dated Octo
ber 22, 1780.
" Our new Mayor (according to cuftorh) made
his appearance at the Abbey this morning, for the
hrft time since he has been in office. The Gentleman
appointed to preach was a stranger; he took his text
from the psalms. " Pray for the peace of Jerusalem;
they (hall prpfper that love thee," I think were the
?rds. He began with the most severe censures upon
: American war, the wickedness of the Ministers
jo directed it, the righteousness of the American
cause, &c. and in a few minutes the whole church
was in confufion. Some of the leading people took
their hats and walked off; but this having no effect
on the parson our Archdeacon (who is Rector of
the Abbey Parifli). sent the Sexton to bid the ofganift
strike up ; the bellows of the organ were too strong
to be overcome by the preacher's exertions, the ser
vice ended, and the parson was biffed out of church."
Yesterday the prize ship Polly, of 20 nine pounders,
bound from South-Carolina to Jamaica, laden with
rice, flour, &c. taken by the Protector and Deane,
vessels of force from this port, arrived and was fafe
moored in this harbour.
A letter from the southward cautions us to beware
of a set of money changers; who are on their way
from the fopth with large quantities of the old emis
sion of continental currency in bulk, in order to ex
change it for hard money. It is to be hoped that
every friend to the welfare of the United States will
be upon their guard, and that those pests to the
general cause will be treated with the contempt they
justly merit.
P ROVIDENCE, April 14.
Extract of a letter from Newport, dated April 11.
" A brig is just arrived here, in 18 days from Cape
Francois, and brings intelligence that a frigate was
arrived there; which had parted from a French fleet
of 23 ihips of the line, bound to Martinico; and that
advice was received through the fame channel, that
ten Dutch ships of the line had joined Count D'Ef
taing."
The letter of marque Rochambeau, of New-Lon
don, has captured and sent into that place a transport
snow from Ireland, bound to New-York, laden with
flour, pork, butter, peas, and cordage.
On Tuesday morning, about one o'clock, Edward
Alien, a young man belonging to this town, was shot
by a negro soldier of Col. Greene's regiment, and
died a few hours after.—The trial of the negro, we
learn, is to come on this day, before the Honourable
Superior Court, now fitting here.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.
Extrafi of a letter from Major General Baron STEU~
BEN, dated "On the road from Petersburg to
Cheferfeld Court-boufe, ten miles from Peterjburg;
April 25, 1781."
" On the 24th I reconnoitred the enemy's fleet,
then lying off Weftover, and consisting of 13 topsail
vessels and 23 flat bottomed boats full of men. The
whole number of troops or board I judged to be
about 2500. The fame day the fleet stood up the
river. I therefore ordered General Muhlenberg to
move up as high as the^vicinity of Blandford. In the
evening the enemy landed their whole force at City
point, which fully evinced that their firft objed was
Petersburg. Being obliged to fend large detachments
to the neck of land between James and Appamatox
rivers, I had not more than 1000 men left to oppose
the enemy's advance. I determined, however, to
defend the plaee as far as our inferiority of numbers
possession ; the galley and one of the Goops arrived
here yesterday. The three armed whaleboats the
enemy drew across the island, at Fort-Pond-Bay,
and got off with them. During the skirmish one of
the enemy was killed. A schooner belonging to
Norwich, which these villains had in possession, tfiej
run off with, but the Young Cromwell was left in
chafe of her.
April 27. Last Sunday two armed whale-boats from
Long-Island were taken at Duck-Island with 19 men
on board, one of them the noted Prosper Brown ;
they were taken by three whale-boats under the com
mand of Capt. Brewltcr ; the people are sent to Hart
ford gaol.'.
Tuesday morning the sloop Lively, Capt. Edward
Latham returned from a cruize and brought in two
brigs from Jamaica, bound to New-York, their car
goes chiefly rum; one of the brigs a few days before
her being captured had her mainmast (truck by light
ning, which Ihiyered it considerably: The other was
formerly the General Gates privateer of Bolton;
when captured by the Lively the mounted ten guns,
arid making some refinance, had three men killed#
May 4. Last Friday Capt. Roffetter, in the sloop
Riling Sun, arrived here from Guadaloupe.
Tuesday returned into port the privateer Young
Cromwell, with the brig Salem re-captured, formerly
belonging to Salem, loaded with filh and lumber.
Last week one of the nioft tragical affairs that ever
occurred in this country, was exhibited by one Elisha
Witter of Preston, who ina fit of diffraction, mur
dered his filter, her child, and his own, and used his
utmost endeavours to murder his wife. He was im
mediately feCured, and is now confined in Norwich
gaol.
Wednesday the Randolph privateer, Capt. Fofdick,
returned from a cruize, and brought in a ship from
Guernsey, bound to New-York, with 160 hoglheads
geneva, 160 ditto brandy, 90 boxes cordials; 50 calks
wine, &c.'
Same evening Capt. Olmfteadin a privateer belong
ing to ConueCticut-River, anchored at the mouth of
this harbour, with a prize brig which he captured off
Sandy-Hook. She is from Cork, laden chiefly with
provisions, one article of which consists of 1300 fir
kins of butter.
CHATHA M, May 9 .
By intelligence from New-York we learn, that out
prisoners are allowed only fix ounces of flour and
the fame quantity of pork (which is often very bad)
per day ; —that in open violation of the laws and
usages of nations, they last week took 250 of opr ma
rine prisoners by force out of the prilon-fhip and
put them on board of their men of war ; —that the
hottef tprefs has been in New-York a few days pall,
ever known ; —that they have a larger number of
transports lying in the Eaftand N< t^-River than
they have had at any period fine commencement
of the present war ; —-that an embarkation is on the
tapis (perhaps a total evacuation ;) —that the greatest
animosity subsists between General Clinton and Ad
miral Arbuthnot, and that the latter is under an arreffj
and is to be sent home for trial.
We hear the banditti of refugees, that were at
Bergen-Point, evacuated it last Sunday.
Paragraph from a Correspondent,
" When the Continental detachment under the
command of Major-General the Marquis de la Fa
yette; went from Annapolis to the Head of Elk, the
rear was brought up at a considerable didance from
the main body, by two armed vessels. This circum
stance induced two men on shore to mistake the arm
ed ships for Britifb ; in consequence of which they
came on board of that one where the Marquis was,
and informed him that they belonged to theCompany
Who furnifhed the King's trumps with provifions—
adding, that a sloop was just ready, with supplies,
in Gunpowder-Creek, and that they would ' serve as
pilots to destroy rebel property, and take off some
leaders.—Upon this, Major Macpherfon was dis
patched in a barge, who, after a tedious passage, and
narrowly escaping with his life, arrived on more,
where he undeceived his guides, and took up a num
ber of the gang, whose names he had obtained from
their confederates. One of these fellows, we learn,
has been hanged as a spy, the other shot in attempt
ing to make his escape, and a number of names given
up to the civil authority, from whom it is hoped
some capital information may be obtained."
BALTIMORE, April 24.
A large ship is now in our river, with a cargo of
about 400 hoglheads of sugar, &c. prize to the Ariel
privateer of this port. She was from one of the
British Weft-India islands, bound to Europe.
The Antelope and Felicity schooners are arrived
at Baltimore from Gaudaloupe: On their passage
they retook, and ordered for the Delaware, the ship
Resolution, laden with sugar and cotton, bound for
Amsterdam, but had been captured by the enemy.
In coming up Chefapeak they took, and brought
with them to Baltimore, the privateer schooner Jack
o-Lanthorn, of 6 guns and 36 men,' belonging to
New-York : This prize had some of the baggage of
the Marquis de la Fayette on board, which they had
taken in a small vessel from the Head of Elk.
The ship Resolution, Capt. from Dominica
to Amsterdam, captured by the Hetty and Cornwallis
of Charleftown, retaken by the Antelope and Feli-„
city of Baltimore, then captured by the Revenge of
London, was taken by the Ariel and sent for this
port, where she is arrived fafe, with a cargo of 350
hoglheads of sugar, and a large quantity of coffee.
The Emperor of Morocco has opened his ports to
the French and Spaniards, and has ordered the Bri
tish consul and merchants to fettle their affairs and
depart his dominion in three days.
Capt. Auder, in the schooner letter of marque Re
source, belonging to Baltimore, has taken a brig
mounting four carriage guns, having on board 86
puncheons and 13 barrels of rum, and 25 hoglheads
of fugat, and sent her into port. She is called the
Endeavour, and from Jamaica bound to Charleftown.
On the 26th of March a handbill was published in
CharleftbwHj giving a fliort account of the action
would permit, and made choice of Blandford for th^'
place of defence, and the bridge of Pocahuntas for
our retreat. The troops were disposed accordingly
and passed the night under arms.
" This morning I was informed that the enemy
were within three miles of our advanced post, and
that ii flat bottomed boats were at the fame time
moving up Appamatox river. Towards noon they
came in light, formed and displayed to the left; but
it was near three o'clock before the firing commenc
ed, which continued from poll to post until past five,
when the superior numbers of the enemy obliged me
to order a retreat, and the bridge to be t^ up,
which was executed in the greater order, notwith
standing the fire of the enemy's cannon and mufque
try. With the fame good order the troops retreated
to this place, where they are just encamped.—l am
not yet able to afcertaih otif loss, but believe it not
to be great. Ido not think the enemy took a single
prisoner. Of the enemy's loss I can form no judg
ment,
" General Muhlenberg merits my particular ac
knowledgments for the good disposition he made,
and the great gallantry with which he executed it.
Indeed the gallant conduct of all the officers and the
particular good behaviour of the men mult, 1 am
persuaded, have attracted the admiration of the
enemy.
" I have the pleasure to lay that our troops dis
puted the ground with the enemy inch by inch, and
executed their manoeuvres with great exadtnefs.
Published by Order,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Extraß of a letter from an officer of rank, dated
Cheferfeld Court-boufe ( Virginia ) April 26, 1781.
"° n the eveni "g of th e 24th instant, General
Phillips and Arnold landed 3000 chosen men, at City
point, about 12 miles from Petersburg; as we had
only about tooo militia ahembled, and the ships of
war were ranged close along Ihore, it was thought,
unadvifeable to attempt to annoy them while they
were landing, we therefore returned to Petersburg,
where we determined to make a stand. Yesterday,
about one o clock, P. M. the enemy approached the
town in two columns, and were met by our light
infantry about a mile from the town, when the fkir
milh commenced, and every inch of ground to the
bridge, about a mile in the rear, was disputed. The
dispute was very hot at the bridge for some time,
but at length they cannonaded us so severely that we
broke up the bridge, and retreated in the greatest
regularity, after maintaining the fight for near two
hours.
"I have the pleasure to assure you, that the militia
behaved with a spirit and resolution which would
have done honour to veterans. I am convinced the
enemy have fuffered severely; our loss is not yet af-'
certained, but I fancyit will not exceed sixty. To
morrow we shall be joined by the Marquis, when, I
think, we shall make Petersburg too hot for them."
'' Major-General Baron Steuben's Orders.
Cheferfield Court-boufe, April 26, 1781.
' IT is with very peculiar pleasure and fatisfadiort
that the General takes this early opportunity to thank, 1
in the molt cordial manner, the officers and soldiers
who so very much diftihguiflied themselves in defend
ing the post of Petersburg for near two hours, against
an enemy far superior in numbers.
"He begs General Muhlenberg will accept his very
particular thanks for his gallantry and good disposi
tion. The officers in general behaved with that spirit
and firmnels which will always entitle them to his
highest approbation; he has it not in his power to
particularize without inserting the names of all; he
therefore begs them to continue their glorious exer
tions, and affurcs the militia, that from this day he
shall always think himfelf honoured to have such de
serving men ' to command."