The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-05-23 00:00:00, page 3

, SIR,
lAMI AM sensible that a British Admiral and,a French
General ought to be refponli'oje for their conduct
only to their king and country. Retaliation, during
the war, is what I owe to each of them, (however
cruel it may become) by the example you have giv
en in St. Euftatia, and ihall make it a law to follow
it ftriftly.
Yom Excellency undoubtedly forget, in your let
ter, that you was writing to a French General;
whom the events of war have for this fame time fait,
accustomed not to fear British insolence.
1 had the honour of writing to your Excellency,
that I (ball exchange no more prisoners, they ihall
be all sent (without exception) to France. I repeat
to you once more, that you may ad as you think
proper with the flags of truce. To calm your fears
on this fubjeft, I ihall feed you no more. We will
in future fettle all our affairs ^ a coup de canon, and
by that means avoid these polemick, tedious dis
putes, which are more fit for amb^ffadors than sol
diers. t Field of battle.
NORWICH, May 10.
Yesterday morning arrived at a fate port, the
brig lay, Capt. Havens, from Point-Petre, 111
Gaudaloupe, with rum and lugar.
NEW-YORK, May 12.
It is said an account is brought to town, that his
Majesty's (hip Irik, Capt. 'Dawfon, off Charles
town, met the rebel Privateer Saratoga, engaged
and took her after a running fight of two horns, in.
which Young, her commander, was killed.
By a gentleman who left Guernsey the icth of
March, we are informed that the Britifli fleet would
fail from Spithead on the I[th or 12th of that
month, for the relief of Gibraltar with 40 fail of
line of battle Ships, and 9 frigates'; to be joined by
Commodore Johnftone's squadron, and other ves
sels, total about 250 fail in number, commanded
by Admirals Darby, Digby, and Ross ; the Spanish
fleet was waiting off Cape St. Vincent, to intercept
this armament. ARuflian man of war of 74 guns,
was Sheathing with copper at Portsmouth. A war is
expected between the Emperor and France, on the
former's claiming the Dutchy of Lorain.
Yesterday arrived the Letter of Marque Ship E
leanora, Capt. Hamilton, in 8 weeks from England,
in whom came passengers the honourable Major
Cochrane, with his Lady; by this Ship we have re
ceived the following advices :—Commodore John
ftone, it is thought, will fail on a secret expedition,
when he h^s separated from the grand fleet, and
reached a certain latitude, whither he is bound.
The following are said to be the British regiments
intended for the Continent: 3d, 18th, 19th, 30th,
36th, 66th, 68th and two regiments of dismounted
dragoons; and that the Right Honourable the Ear!
of Lincoln will embark with the latter in the rank of
Brigadier General.
Captain Hamilton failed on the 13th of March, in
company with the Grand British fleet of 40 fail of
the line, besides frigates, destined for Gibraltar: and
by letters brought in the Eleanora, we are informed,
that the Comte D'Eftaing had failed for the westward
NEW -LOND O N, May it.
Friday last a cartel arrived here from New-York
with about 10.0 American prisoners, (among whom
were Capt. Harding, late commander of the Conti
nental frigate Confederacy, Capt. House, late of the
Eagle privateer, and Capt. Lodowick Champlin, on
parole.
Wednesday the (loop Jay, Capt. Havens, arrived
here from Guadaloupe. On the passage, soon after he
failed, he took up a boat with 14 men, being the crew
of a brig from Charleftown, S. Carolina, oound to
Montferat, laden with Rice, which brig had founder
ed about fit: hours before, when a woman on board
was drowned. —Capt. Havens, at the time he met
with the boat, was close chafed by two Ihips, and
was in danger of being captured, by the lead deten
tion, yet his humanity would not permit him to leave
fuel, a number of people in danger of perishing ; the
wind at this time blowing hard, and it was near night.
The following was brought from the Weft-Indies,
by a veflcl which arrived here the last week. 1
Copy of a letter from Admiral Rodney to the Mar
quis de Bouillie.
J Received the letters which your Excellency did me
the honour to write me ; and I am sorry to fee a
person of so high a rank and character as the Matquis
de Bouillie, should abuse himfelf (on informations
which he acknowledges to have received by indited
wars) so much as to make use of threats.
British Admirals never fear and never make use of
threats; they are responsible for their actions only
to their king and country, and never have been re
puted for intving insulted a declared enemy,- these
have always been treated with refped and humanity.
A perfidious people, wearing the maik of fr:end
ihip, traitors to their country, and rebelling against
their king, deserves no favour or consideration, and
they never Ihall have any from me.
I am &c.
ANSWER.
" You will receive this by a small advice-boat
which Captain Lindzee lent forward to inform of his
I ivrog fern a convoy of ten fail of the line, and in the
whole about feventy-five fail, in lat. 46, long. 11.
In confeouence Sir Samuel Hood is how under weigh,
to join Admiral Drake, who was left at St. Lucia ;
t^O are then to cityfe for them off Martinique. Sir
Samuel Hood takes 011 this Service the Ships likeliest
to turn faftefe to windward, while the old Sandwich,
and a few other vcffels, wait here to welcome five fail
of Dutch men of war of the line, daily expelled. —
The fall of this place will be a severe blow to the
Mutch, French, and Americans, and many English
too, as the King's proclamation includes all proper
ty without discrimination. It will, if so, be a great
capture, not kfs in the whole than a million and a
half."
Extract of a letter from Penfacoh, dated the ninth
of January.
" Being pretty secure in Pensacola, we wished to
seize a pelt the Spaniards have at a village on this
fide Mobilie ; and on that Service a detachment of one
hundred men, with about four hundred Indians, went
off on Friday last,. expecting to storm and take the
fort by surprise. But upon their arrival, they soon
found, by force of our friends, that the enemy, in
formed o' our design, had the ni^ht before received
a reinforcement from Mobille, which was vastly su
perior to us in numbers, and had entrenched to their
eyes, ready to receive us. Our troops behaved ve
ry gallantly, but were rcpulfed with a very great
lori. The killed were Cbi. Hamefden, Lieut. James
Gordon, of the 60th, and Lieutenant Sterling of the
Vakkekar'.—Capt. BaUndbufh, Lieut. Baynton,
and Lieut. Pickering, were wounded. —The loss of
the enemy must have been very considerable, the In
dians having brought in thirty Scalps:''
C H A R LES-T 0 W N, April 7.
Extra:? cJ a letter from St. Augustine, dated
April 2.
" A vefel arrived here three days ago from New-
Providence, by which we learn, that the Ship To
nyn: Capt W aid, bound from this to Liverpool, was
taken, after a very obstinate and gallant defence,
by a rebel privateer of 22 guns, and carried into
Cape Francois. Capt Waid and all his officers
were wounded; of men seven were killed and fif
teen wounded."
B ALTIM O R E, May 8.
It is just now reported, that the britifh troops,
under command of Gen, Phillips, after having de
stroyed a large quantity of tobacco, and other pro
perty, at Petersburg, had taken post at Manches
ter, commonly called Rocky-Ridge, on the South
fide of James river, opposite to, and about half a
mile from Richmond. That the last mentioned
town had been formally summoned, by Gen. Phil
lips, to surrender; but that he had received a very
spirited negative from the Marquis de la Fayette,
who is posted there with 1200 Continental infan
try, a detachment of Col. Lamb's regiment of ar
tillery, and a body of Virginia militia, completely
equipped, and determined to defend the place to
the last extremity.
from Brest, with a confidtfable armament, ,uc again
meeting with an irresistible gale of wind, was con
strained to return to port, with his Squadron and con
voy much injured.
MONTEGO-BAY, (Jamaica) Feb. 17.
On Sunday morning last failed from Port-Royal,
three line of battle Ships, and two frigates against
the Dutch Ifkind of Curacoa.
K I N G S T O N, Feb. 24.
Extract of a letter from Sir George Bridges Rodney,
Barr, to his friend in this town, dated Sandwich,
St. Euflatius, Feb. 12, 1781.
" By the return of His Majesty's Hoop Surprise, a
few da)s since, I was honoured with your letter. The
great honour your assembly has done me, calls for
my warmest acknowledgments. You know I love,
honour, and refpe& the inhabitants of Jamaica ; the
great civility and hospitality I experienced from them
during my re fidence at that Island, made such an im
preflion on my mind as can never be eradicated, and
will ever call upon me for my warmest and sincerest
support. While I have the honour to command His
Majesty's fleet, the protection of Jamaica, and the
commerce thereof, shall be my firfl: and principal con
sideration ; and on my return to Great-Britain, no
native of your Island Shall be a more affectionate fop
porter of its came than myfelf. I know full well its
immense value to Great-Britain, and the worth of its
inhabitants; and it will contribute to my happineF,
ifthey will honour me so far as to look Upon me as
its real and sincere friehd.
PHIL A DELPHI A, May 19.
Since our last the (hip Dove, Capt. Lyon, arrived
at a fafe port from the Havanna: Just before this
vessel left the Havanna (the 28th ult. ) accounts were
received from Pensacola, that fix trading vessels, and
one Ship belonging to the King of England, were
taken by the Spanish Ships of war in Peufacola bay :
That the forces under General Galvez had reduced
General Campbell, commanding the British garrison
of Penfacob, to th' necessity of fending a flag out,
to request permission to Surrender the place, and em
bark with bis troops for England; but these terms
were refilled by the Spanish General, who expected
very Shortly to reduce his enemies to surrender at
discretion, as by accounts from deserters they were
exceedingly ftraiten'ed for provilions. The next
vessels from the Havanna will very probably bring
us accounts of the surrender of Pcnfacola to his Most
Catholic Majesty's arms.
We can diTure the publick that ROBERT MOR
RIS, Esq. of Philadelphia, lately appointed by Con
grels to the important office of Financier General of
the United States, hath accepted the appointment.
The last Chatham paper gives an account of feme
depredations committed on the 25th nit. by a party
of Indians piloted to the neighbourhood of the Mi
idfinks by twotories; but as we have heard no more
of it, we flatter ourselves it will prove premature.
The Hon. the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of thi.
State are now fitting at Princeton, for the defpatch
of publick business.
At the annual election held on the 2d inst. in the
state of Rhode'-Ifland, His Excellency William
Greene, Esquire, was re-elected Governor ; and
the Hon. William Ellery, Ezekiel Cornell, Daniel
Mowry, and James M. Varnum, Esquires, were
appointed to represent that state in Congress.
TRENTON, May 23.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, May 20, 1,8 r .;
" An express arrived this morning from General
Greene, with an account ofa Sally made on the 28th.
of April by Lord Rawdon, in which Gen. Greene
was obliged to retreat two miles, with the loss of se
venteen privates killed, and ninety founded ; he had,
however, resumed his ,past portion near Camden,
and, as he expected to be joined by Generals Mari
an and Sumpter, was in no doubt cf reducing his
Lord Shir to a furrender.—ln this action the enemy
were equal in numbers to Gen. Greene, Lieut. Co
lonel Lee having been detached with his legion, and
Gen. Marian, to attack Fort Waffon, which they
carried, and took above 100 prisoners—in any advan
tages have been gained by Colonel Clark, which may
give a happy turn to our affairs in that quarter."
We arc informed that a part of Col. Greene's re
giment of continental troops were surprised last
week by a party of De-Lancey's corps on the lines
below Pctks-Kill, on the North-River. Colonel
Greene, his Lieutenant-Colonel and Major, are said
to have fallen victims to British cruelty after they
had Surrendered themtelves prisoners of war. Thirty
more of our men were carried off.
Trenton and Elizabeth-Town Stage.
TH E fubferibers take this method to inform
the publick, that they have erected a com
pleat Stage-Waggon to go from this city to Tren
ton and Elizabeth-,town, passing through Bristol :
They flatter themselves that the mode they have
taken to compleat the journey, with ease and def
patch, cannot fail giving fatisfa&ion to thole .who
please to favour them with their custom. The
Stage to set off from the Coneftogoe-Waggon, in
Mafket-ftreet, betwixt Fourth and Fifth-ftreets,
Philadelphia, every Monday and Thursday morn
ings, precisely at fix o'clock, and to reach Prince
ten the fame day, there to meet another Stage,
change Passengers, and reach Elizabeth-Town the
next day, and so cbmpleat the journey in two days.
1 he Price for each Passenger is Thirty Shillings
Specie, or the value in other money, and the fame
for any Baggage weighing 150 lb.
EDWARD YOUNG, and
, ICHABAD GRUMMOND,
N. B. No run goods to be admitted in this Stage,
nor sealed letters, unless directed to gentlemen of
the army of the United States.
'JOS EPH'INSLEE
HAS FOR SALE,
At PENNINGTO N,
A few Tierces of best Liver Oil,
al s o,
Pepper and Alfpice,
By the Hundred Weight or less Quantity.
WHEREAS publick notice was given last
year in the Chatham papers, desiring all p'er
fons who have any demands against the estate of
Sam. F. Parker, deceased, in Woodbridge in the
county of Middlesex, on bond, bill or note, to bring
them in, therefore I have given you notice once
more if you do not bring them in by the last day of
June next, or you may depend on feeing dealt with
as the law dire&s, As I am determined to fettle all
I have to do with it ; and all those who are indebt
ed to the said estate are requested to make payment
or expert trouble, and to come to the house where
he deceased to have them fettled.
ELIAS WINANS, Executor.
May 3. 3wf