The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-06-06 00:00:00, page 3

" On this occasion I am particularly indebted to
Colonel Lee, for his advice and indefatigable diligence
in every part of this tedious operation, against as
strong a little fort as could be made on the molt ad
vantageous spot that could be wished for.
" The officers and men performed every thing that
could be expected, and Major Mkham, of my bri
gade, had in a particular manner a great fhafe in this
success, by his unwearied diligence in executing a
tower, which was the principal occasion of the re
duftion of the fort. In short, fir, I had the greater
fatisfadion from every one under my commands
" Inclofed is a lift of the prisoners and stores taken.
I shall, without loss of time, demolish the fort; af
ter which I fnall proceed to the high hills of Santee,
and halt at Captain Richardson's plantation till fur
ther orders. I have the honour to be,
With the greatest refpeft,
Sir, your most obedient
Humble servant,
FRANCIS MARION, B. G."
TERMS of CAPITULATION proposed by Lieute
nant M'Kay, commandant of fort Watson.
I. The officers to be permitted their parole, to wear
their fide arms, and to possess their private baggage.
Agreed.
11. The British soldiers to be permitted to march to
Charles-Town, where they are to continue perfectly
out of service till exchanged, and liable to be order
ed elsewhere by the commander in chief of the Ame
rican southern army. Agreed.
g. The irregulars to be treated as prisoners of
<war. Agreed.
IV. All publick stores to be delivered to the legion
quartermaster, and the fort to be delivered up to Cap
tain Oldham, who will take possession this evening
with a detachment of Marylanders.
The capitulation is acceeded to, as it now Bands,
in compliment to the gallantry with which it has been
defended. (Signed,)
PATRICK CARNS, JAMES M'KAY,
Captain Leg. Infantry. Lieutenant.
April 23, 1781.
A LIST of PRISONERS taken at Scott's Lake.
April 23, 1781.
Commanding Officers.
Lieutenant M'Kay, commandant of the fort.
Surgeon Campbell, king's American regiment.
Ensign Robinson, loyal American regiment.
Lieutenant Lewis, South-Carolina rangers.
Ensign and quartermaster M'Kallam, ditto.
73 British privates.
36 Tories.
Total, 5 Commiffibned officers, and 109 privates.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.
Fort Watson, April 23, 1781.
"S IR
" T lEUTENANT Colonel Lee made a junction
L with me on Santee, the 14th instant, 'after a
rapid march from Ramsey's Mill on. Deep River,
Which he performed in eight days.
" The 15th we marched to this place and invested
it, our hope was to cut off their Water; some rifle
men and continentals immediately took po^ between
the fort and the lake,
" The fort was situated on a small hill, forty feet
high, stockaded, with three rows of abbatis around
it, and no trees near enough to cover out men from
their fire.
" The third day after we had invested it, we found
the enemy had funk a well near the stockade, which
we could not prevent them from, as we had no in
trenching tools to make our approaches. We imme
diately determined to raise a work equal to the
height of the fort I This arduous work was complet
ed this morning by Major Maham, who Undertook
it. We then made.a lodgment on the fide of the
mount near the stockade; this was performed With
great spirit and address, by Ensign Johnson and Mr.
Lee, a volunteer in Colonel Lee's legion, who with
difficulty ascended the hill and pulled away the abba
tis, which induced the commandant to hoist a flag.
Inclofed is the capitulation, which I hope may be
approved of by you.
" Our loss was two militia killed, and three con
tinentals wounded.
twelve four pounders, laden .with provisions, bound
from Liverpool for New. York, takgn by the Pilgrim.
Saturday, last arrived here a Guernsey privateer
brig of 36 guns and.lio men, captured by the con
tinental frigate Alliance, Capt. Barry,, in company
with a French frigate of 40 guns. The privateer
made some refinance ; but on receiving a broad fide
from the Alliance, struck. She.has 15 tons of gun
powder on board, several of her guns are brass. A
brig of 20 guns, at the time in concert made off,
but was soon overtaken and left in company with the
Alliance about ,40 days since, when the above prize
parted with them,
NEW-LOND 0 N, May 18.
Tuesday arrived an empty (loop, prize to the
Young-Cromwell, Capt. Buddington, who captur
ed her at Jones's-Inlet, the south fide of Long-Is
land.
Same day arrived a sloop, from Bermuda, bound
to Charleftown, S. Carolina, laden with rum, prize
to the brig Marquis, Capt. Richards; who, on the
ift.inftant, also captured a ship laden with naval
ftpres, bound to Quebec, which vetfel has not yet
arrived.
Extr,aQ of a letter from General Marion, dated April
'21ft,1781.
"A small detachment which I sent to watch the
enemy's movements in Camden, took, at the mouth
of Kerfhaw's creek, a boat laden with corn, killed
two, wounded four and took fix British soldiers and
one tory.
" Col. Horry crossed the Pedee with seventy men
to intercept the tories, who I expected would join
Colonel Watson in his march up Pedee; he fell in
with a party of thirty foragers and as many more to
cover them, he charged them on horseback, in Mr.
M'Pherfom's plantation, killed two and took thirteen
British soldiers, and two tories, two negroes, with
out the loss of a man.
" General Lillington reports that the Bladen mili
tia, of North-Carolina fell with great spirit on the rear
of Lord Cornwallis's army, as he was retreating so
Wilmington, and killed thirteen men, and took be
teen fifteen and twenty prisoners.
" General Pickens reports, that Colonel Clarke;
on the 23d of March, had an action with Major Dun
lap, near Ninety-Six, killed thirty-four, and took
42 prisoners; among the former the Major himfelf
is numbered." Published by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary,
May 30. Monday last arrived here the prize sloop
Jane, from Charleftown bound for New-York, laden
with rice, &g sent in by the Riling Sun Privateer,
of this port; She has been but ^ short time from
Charleltown, and brings advice of Lord Rawdon's
having burnt Camden, and retreated with his forces
towards Charleftown. Upwards of one hundred
wounded British officers and soldiers had been flip
ped from Wilmington to Charleftown, supposed to
have fuffcred in the late action at Guilford Courthouse.
June 2. We hear the Honourable the Congress have
palled a resolution, recommending to each of the
states, a second time, immediately to repeal all 'ten
der laws. It is to be hoped this recommendation
will not be treated with neglect. The salvation of
America depends upon the restoration of CREDIT,
both private and publick, and this can only be done
by the repeal of laws which make it the interest of
publick bodies and individuals to play the rogue.
We are told that there are petitions and inftrudti
ons from some of the counties in Pennfvivania, against
repealing the tender law. Does not this prove, above
all things, the necessity of repealing that odious law ?
Does it not shew us the extreme depravity to which
it has reduced some of our citizens? Who but men
loft to every principle of virtue, could petition for a
law to authorize and fanftify the word species of
fraud and injustice?
TRENTO N,~Ju^E6.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at St. Pierre,
Martinique, to bis correspondent in Philadelphia,
dated Ma, 1, 1781.
" It is with pleasure I inform you that on the 26th
ult. a cutter arrived here from the French fleet. The
General dispatched her back the fame evening, with
information of the enemy's force and position, being
17 fail of the line and 3 frigates, then lying to lee
ward of Fort-Royal. The timely arrival of this in
telligence produced a most happy manoeuvre on the
part of the French.
" The British ignorant of their real force af d ex
pecting they would come through the channel of Do
minique, continually paraded between Fort-Royal
and St. Pierre, with all the confequental insolence
with which the success of their inglorious depreda
tions on the Dutch settlements could possibly inspire
them, till on Sunday morning, the 29th, the Count
de Graffe, having left the flutes and frigates to guard
the transports, came up with them in the channel of
St. Lucie. At 8 in the morning, the headmoft divi
sion of the French, began to attack the rear of the
British, composed of nine of their strongest ships,
which went rather from the wind, with a view of
drawing the attention of the French from their con
voy, then just heaving in fight. By this means they
avoided coming to a close and general engagement.
" At 3 in the afternoon the transports having all got
fafe into Fort-Royal-Bay, and,4 men of war coming
out to join the French fleet, which had formed the
line of battle at the distance of about a league from
the English, the latter put before the wind, and the
French after them with fleering fails and every thing
they could carry. I was in the channel during part
of the adion, but the clouds of smoke, which ob
feured the horizon, prevented me from diftinguilhihg
the event more particularly. Many of the more
early fpeftators assured me that two of the enemy's
ships were very considerably damaged.
" We have since the most favourable reports, but
as they want confirmation, I shall omit them, assuring
you that I shall take every opportunity of communi
cating such circumstances as may be interesting and
well authenticated.
" The French fleet failed from Brest the tad March,
with 153 transports, not one of whom is miffing. A
most remarkable paflage, and much to the honour of
the experienced officer by whom it was conducted.
" The troops are now embarking from hence to
Fort-Royal, to join those arrived in the fleet. The
defencelefs situation of St. Lucie, the soldiers of
whose garrison are mostly on board the fleet, raises
a suspicion that an expedition is on foot against that
island. We exp'ed much from the enterprising and
active difpofitiou of the General de Bouillie; the belt
WHEREAS by a certain ad of the Legislature
of this state, intitled, An Ad to amend an AB,
intitled, An Act for eJlabli/hing a fund for Jinking and
redeeming the proportion of the bills of credit of the
United States, effigned as the quota of this state, passed
at Trenton the seventeenth day of November last, it
is enaded, that it fliall and may be lawful for the Go
vernor and Privy Council; immediately after the pas
sing the said aft, and thereafter, from time to time,
as often as the fame may be thought necessary, to
ascertain and declare the general current rate of ex
change between continental currency and specie, as
by the said ad may more fully appear.
I have therefore thought fit, by and with the ad
vice of the Honourable the Privy Council of this state,
to iffiie this proclamation, to declare and make known
to the citizens of this state, that the said Governor
and Privy Council have, oh the day of the date here
of, ascertained and declared, and do hereby ascertain
and declare the present exchange between continen
tal currency and specie to be ONE HUNDRED and
SEVENTY-FIVE for ONE.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Prince
ton, the second day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thoiifand seven hundred and eighty
one, and in the fifth year of the Independence of
the United States of America.
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's command,
Bowes Reed, Sec'ry.
GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE.
A QUANTITY OF
Writing Paper
To be SOLD cheap for Ready Money,
at the Printing-Office in Trenton.'
Three Pounds in Gold or Silver Reward.
RA N away on Sunday night last, the 27th of this
instant, from the fubferiber living in Newtown
Buck's County, Pennsylvania ; a Negro woman named
FANN, a short thick wench, about 18 or 19 years
of age, very black, thick lips: had on a short gow»
and petticoat made oflinfey, black and white stripes,
a large bundle of other cloths for herfelf and female
child, about three years old; it is expected foe has
been affixed by some negro or mulatto. Whoever
takes up and secures said Negro wench and child, so
that her matter may have them again, shall receive
the above Reward paid by SAMUEL YARDLEY.
May 29, 1781. 3 w f ;
Forty Pounds hard Money Reward.
ESCAPED from the guard at Hillfborough in
the county of Somerset, in the morning of
the geth Ma, last, Joseph Brown and Andrew
Lintnor •, the firft formerly went by the name of
Joseph Hubbs, is about 35 years of age, fix feet
high, and of slender make, he has brown hair, and
is remarkable for having two spots of white hair on
the crown of his bead. The fedond, td wit, An
drew Lintnor, is about five feet fix inches high,
close well set, brown hair, and about 30 years of
age. Whoever apprehends the above persons and
delivers them to the fubferiber, shall have the
above Reward, or one half, if only one of them be
taken and delivered as aforefaid.
PETER T. SCHENK, Sheriff.
April lft CT^ __
UTAS taken up a drift in the river Delaware; the
VV 11th of May, ult. a raft of thirty white pine
logs about 12 or 13 feet long, and two 36 feet long.
Any person or persons proving his or their proper
ty, and paying charges, may have them again, by
applying to the fubferiber, at Burlington,
BRYEN DOREN.
N. B. If no application is made for them, they
will be fold onjhe 25th instant June. gw*
STRAYED or stolen from the fubferiber in Tren
ton, on the 31st of May, a BAY MARE, scarce
fourteen hands high, fix years old, both hind stet
white, a small star in her forehead, short dock and
small tail, and some faddie marks. Whoever takes
up said mare and delivers her at Mr. Hunt's store in
Trenton, shall receive Four Spanish milled Dollars,
By iw* ~ ROBERT ROBISON.
understanding happily subsists between him and the
Admiral, Count'de Graffe?" ' o °'
The enemy acknowledge the loss of 200 men killed
and wounded in the battle before Camden.
The brig Holkcr, Capt. Kain; is arrived .at Phila
delphia from the Weft-Indies. She brings a confir
mation of the arrival of the Count de Graffe.
Several British armed ships have lately been cruizing
off the Capes of Delaware; and captured two or three
of our trading Vettels. - _•
*, No mail from the eastward this week.
BY HIS, EXCELLENCY. ,
William Livingftpn, Lfquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief
in and over the state of New-Jersey; and territories
thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in
the fame. ^ .^
Proclamation.