The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-06-28 00:00:00, page 3

BOST O N, June 8,
Monday last arrived at Dartmouth, a brig bound
from Cork to New-York, taken by his Molt Christian
Majesty's frigate L' Hermoine, commanded by the
Chevalier de la Touche ; her cargo consists of 1760
firkins butter, 150 boxes candles, and 150 boxes soap.
The prize is now commanded by Monsieur Louis
Daniel Charier, volunteer of the frigate.
A London paper of the 15th of February, contains
the remonstrance and petition of the owners of the
Dutch Ihips under a convoy of the States, and taken
by a British Admiral and carried into England ; com
plaining in the molt serious terms of this flagrant
breach of treaties on the part of the English, and
strongly inlilting that their High Mightinesses, to
whom the remonstrance and petition is addressed,
Should take care that this outrage be amply redrefied.
June 12. By the last accounts from the city of
New-York, it is said they had received intelligence
that seven French (hips of the line were on the coast
of South-Carolina.
CHATHAM, June 21.
On Saturday last was executed tor desertion, at
camp, a soldier belonging to the Jerley brigade ; and
on Monday three spies shared the lame fate.
Last Monday eleven sailors and a midshipman be
longing to the Vulture, were brought to Morristown
andtodged in the provost. They were taken at Clof
ter by a party of the militia.
On Thursday night last a Lieutenant and five men
were taken, near Elizabethtown, robbing of a hen
roost ; one was killed.
BALTIMORE, June 20.
We hear from North-Carolina and Virginia, that
the militia of those dates were now turning out with
great alacrity, with a view of co-operating with the
continental troops in checking the progress of the
e<emy under the command of the Earl of Cornwallis,
'who having too far succeeded in South-Carolina, were
making rapid strides towards those counties of North-
Carolina which are unhappily difaffeded to the Unit
ed Sates.
Ten thousand Virginians, it is said, are under
marching orders to join the encrealing continental
army in North-Carolina.
A military officer just arrived here from Virginia,
I on his way to Head-Quarters, informs, that Col.
B , with about 450 men, having charge of a
' number of waggons, loaded with provisions and
flores, &c. at or near Georgetown, in South-Caro
We hear that the Cutter, late commanded by Capt.
Cunningham, which was taken some time ago at
Sandy-Hook, and carried into New-York, has been
lately recaptured and carried into Philadelphia.
Point-Petre, Friday 21. We learn that yesterday
at noon, our fleet had the enemy in fight to wind
ward of the Saint, fleering toward them, and with
out doubt there has been a second engagement ; if we
have been able to get the advantage of the wind, the
action had been decilive, because our Admiral is very
anxious to engage the enemy, as they appear unwil
ling to run any rifque ; they did not Ihow as far as
this any thing more than a prudent courage.
Last Thursday night arrived here, his Molt Chris
tian Majesty's frigate the Hermoine, commanded by
Capt. La Touche, Lieutenant of his Majesty's navy ;
who, on his passage from Bolton, tool; a brig from
Ireland, loaded with upward of 1700 firkins of but
ter, some candles, soap, &c. also a Hoop loaded with
salt, both which are arrived at fafe ports. Last Wed
nesday Capt. la Touche fell in with a British Ihip
mounting 40 guns, an armed snow, brig and schoon
er; he engaged the Ihip near two hours, when the
enemy haul'd her wind and made off with all the fail
lhc could croud, and the Hermoine's braces being so
much damaged that the could not be trimmed so as
to come up with the Ihip, the chafed the schooner in
to four fathom water on the back of Long-Island, all
the time in light of the Ihip, when the was obliged to
give over the pursuit for fear of getting ashore. The
He r moine had 12 men killed and about 30 wounded,
and it is supposed the enemy fuffcred conliderably
more in killed and wounded, as the Hermoine's lire
was directed principally at the hull, and the others
more at the rigging.
Monsieur the Chevalier du Rouffault de Fayolle,
Major in the French service, and Aid de Camp to the
Marquis de la Fayette, aged 39 years, died very sud
denly last Thursday, as he was going off from the
south part of this island to the frigate Hermoine; a
gentleman of a molt amiable character, and whole
death is greatly lamented by all his acquaintance.—
His remains were interred the next day with military
honours, in Trinity Church yard in this town.
Yesterday arrived in this harbour a prize sloop from
St. Martin's, bound for Bermuda, having on board
1600 bushels of salt, and some cotton, captured by
the letter of marque sloop Revenge, Capt. Sylvanus
Jenckes of this state.
We hear that three French frigates have arrived
some days ago at Providence, and brought with them
a large parcel of clothing for our army, which is now
on the way to Head-Quarters. The fleet from Brest,
of 13 line of battle ships, and the like number of fri
gates, containing 12,000 troops, are momently ex
pected, if not already arrived.
NEWPOR T, June 10.
F I S H K I L L, June 15.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.
The fubfeription securities to the Philadelphia
BANK amounted yesterday to Upwards of two hun,
dred and seventy thousand pounds, hard money;
and so great and general is the degree of pubhek
spirit, at this time, that there is no doubt but twice
three hundred thousand pounds, the sum proposed,
would be fubferibed, if wanted.
June 24. Last Thursday the ship Friendship, Capt.
Coldftream, a cartel from Charleftown, arrived at
Chester with General Lincoln and his suite, who came
to town last night. In the fame vessel were Commo
dore Whipple of Rhode-Ifland, and all the subaltern
marine officers belonging to the continental fleet
taken there, also James Seagrove and Stacy Hep
burn of this city, merchants, Mr. Foster of Boston,
and Mr. Burrows and Mr. Macall of Charleftown.
TRENTON, June 28.
Extract of a letter from Monmouth county, dated
June 22, 178 c.
" Yesterday morning a party of the enemy, con
lifting of Ty with 30 blacks, 36 Queen's Rangers,
and 30 refugee tories, landed at Conafcung. They
by some means got in between our scouts undifeover
cd, and went up to Mr. James Mott's, fen. plun
dered his and Several of the neighbours houses of
almost every thing in them ; and carried off the fol
lowing persons, viz. Mr. James Mott, fen. Jonathan
Pcarle, James Johnson, Joseph Dorfet, William
Blair, James Walling, jun. John Walling, son of
Thomas, Philip Walling, James Wali, Matthew
Griggs, allo several Negroes, and a great deal of
flock, but all the negroes, one excepted, and the
horses, horned cattle and sheep, were, I believe, re
taken by our people. We had wounded, Capt. Wal
ling slightly, a Lieut. Henderson had his arm broke,
two privates supposed to be mortally, and a third
slightly, in a skirmish we had with them on their re
treat. The enemy acknowledge the loss of seven
men, but we think it much more considerable."
Extract of a letter from camp near Connecticut Farms,
dated June 18, 1780.
" Ihe enemy continue at Elizabethtown without
much appearance of a movement, and are busily em
ployed in making fortifications at the different ave
nues that lead to that place. It is said that their ob
ject in coming out at this time was to subjugate the
Rate of New-Jerley, having had intelligence from their
friends that the majority of the inhabitants were so
diftrelfed that they would not take up arms again to
oppose them, and that the army was so pinched for
want of provision that the soldiery were much disposed
to desert. Others fay that it is in consequence of an
express order from Sir Henry Clinton, to facilitate
some future operations. If they came on the report
of their friends, they have found the circumstances
very different, for no militia ever turned out with
more chearfulnefs and behaved with more intrepidity,
and no troops could make a more gallant resistance:
It upon the order of Sir Henry, we may expert a very
active campaign, and the expence of much blood.—
We have had authentic accounts that their killed,
wounded, and milling, since their arrival, amount
to 300 men. Friday morning we made prisoners of a
British Lieutenant and fix privates, who came a small
distance from their picquets to steal poultry, and be
fore daybreak the fame morning, on the mountain
near Scotch Plains, a party of villains who came from
Staten-Island to steal horses, were difeovered by Mr.
Cafterline, an officer of militia, who killed one Inflee,
and took three others, Lefegh, Hutchinson and Clof
fon. A court-martial is now fitting for the trial of
the latter.—A report prevails in our camp this day,
that Admiral Arbuthnot arrived at Sandy-Hook yes
terday, with a fleet from the southward."
EXTRACT from GENERAL ORDERS.
Springfield, June 22, 1780.
lina, discovering the fate of Charleftown, notwith-
Handing the great pains the enemy had, for obvious
reasons, taken to conceal it, wifely began a retreat
towards North-Carolina; but information of his si
tuation and force being given by the difaffeCted to
Col. Tarlton of the British cavalry, then approach
ing, he commenced a rapid pursuit by way of George
town, and overtaking them with a much superior
force, the whole retreating party, the Colonel and
about forty of his men excepted, with the waggons,
&c. unfortunately fell into the enemy's hands.
<< r l° HE Commander in Chief cannot leave this
post without expressing the highest sense he
entertains of the conduct and bravery of the officers
and men of Maxwell's brigade, in annoying the ene
my in their incursions of the 7th inftant'. Col. Day
ton merits particular thanks. He also with plea
sure embraces this opportunity of teftifying that the
behaviour of the militia has been such as to do them
lignal honour, and entitles them to the warmest appro
bation. There never, since the commencement of
the contest, appeared a more general ardour than
animated all ranks upon this occasion, and the spi
rited opposition given was attended with answerable
effeCts."
Extract of a letter from camp near Springfield, dated
June 24, 1780.
" Yesterday morning the enemy marched in force
from Elizabethtown, under command of the unprin
cipled mercenary Knyphaufen. After driving our
picquets they reached Connecticut Farms about sun
rise, where a scattering fire began between them and
a few of our advanced troops, assisted by part of the
Monday last five Hessian deserters came to town,
and yesterday three more including a corporal; they
fay ten of them came off together with their arms,
the other two being on the road. They left the
enemy at Elizabethtown Point on Friday evening alt.
By a gentleman from Philadelphia we are inform
ed, that three transports, viz. a Blip, a brig and a
fenooner, from Chai lcftown to New-York, were
taken a few days ago, and are arrived in the Dela
ware. On board of one of the transports were taken
a British Cornet and a Heffiaa Captain.
The LADIES of this town and neighbourhood,
animated by the ardour which daily prevails more
and more among all ranks of people to diftinguiih
themselves in the present conjuncture of publick af
fairs, have instituted a fubfeription to be applied as
a donation to the soldiery, for the purpose of render
ing their situation more easy and comfortable. A
large sum has already been given, and we flatter our
selves that similar subscriptions will circulate through
out the state.
On Friday the 16th instant, a little after sunset,
fix armed villains came to the house of John Ch m
berlain, Esq. in Windsor, Middlesex county ; three
of them entered the house, the other three flood as
guards: Putting their bayonets to his breast, they
demanded his money ; and after much abuse, and
many threatnings, they went off, taking with them
about £.6:5 in hard, and about £. 1000 in Conti
nental money, three pair of silver shoe buckles, three
silver stock do. three pair of silver buttons, half a
dozen silver tea spoons, and a variety of the family's
wearing apparel.
A Number of waggons being wanted to convey
provisions from hence to the army, under the
command of His Excellency General Washington ;
which provisions are forwarded to this place by the
citizens of Philadelphia, who have directed us to take
them under our care : We give notice that those per
sons who are willing to engage in this service, shall
meet with proper encouragement, by applying to the
subscribers, who will furnish the waggoners with corn
for their horses, and pay the hire of the waggons in
gold or silver, or the value thereof in continental cur
rency, as soon as the service is performed.
Thomas Barclay,
Trenton, June 26, 1780. Samuel Meredith.
N. B. Protections will be given to prevent the
waggons from being impressed.
THE Subscriber begs leave to inform the Publick
that he carries on the Silversmith Business in
Princeton, and has constant in his employ an expe
rienced hand in the Watch-Making Business, both in
mending and repairing; where any person may have
their work done with care and dispatch, by their
humble servant, SAMUEL STOUT.
Three Hundred Pounds Regard.
CTOLEN out of the fubferiber's liable near Jacob's
O Town, in the county of Burlington, the 23d inst.
at night, a large black STALLION, five years old,
full 15 hands high, with a Bar in his forehead, a few
white hairs in each flank; he is very heavy set, and
as likely a horse for the gears as any in the state, with
out exception ; a natural trotter, good carriage ; he
is barefooted. Whoever takes up said horse and se
cures the thief, so he may be brought to justice, shall
have the above reward, or /,. 150 for either horse or
thief, and all reasonable charges paid.
June 24th, 1780. JOSEPH GRIGGS.
At a special court, held in Burlington last week,
Robert Pomeroy was tried for the murder of David
Hurly, and convicted on very full evidence. He is
fentencid to be hanged the 7th day of July next. —
At the fame court Joseph Burns, gaoler of Burling
ton, was indicted for aiding and assisting one Thomas
Burney (who was charged with felony) to escape
from said gaol, of which said Burns was convicted,
and is fent^nced to eighteen months imprisonment.
Sunday evening last the Philadelphia troop of light
dragoons, arrived here from that city, under the
command of Capt. Budden ; and early next morning
they marched for head-quarters. They v, ere ex
ceedingly well mounted, and made a very martial
appearance.
militia. However, as we had but two continental
brigades, and two brigades of militia, and the ene
my's force by efiimation 5000 men and fix pieces of
artillery, we could give them but little impediment
until they arrived at Springfield bridge, where a very
obstinate refinance was made to their passing it. They
after very considerable loss, carried it, and entered
the village, We retired to the ridge of hills in rear of
the town and took our position, expecting them to ad
vance towards Morristown, but after recovering from
their fatigue, collecting their killed and wounded,
they began a mod distressing feene They burnt
the Prelbyterian meeting-house and nineteen dwell
ing-houses, with chief of their Handing furniture.—
They then began a molt rapid retreat, and our troops
pursued them to their works, killing and wounding
many of them. During their expedition, several of
them deserted, both British and Hessians. Our loss
was very small, only one officer fell that I have yet
heard of, Capt. Lieut. Thompson of artillery, a very
brave man.
" This morning some of our horsemen have been
down to Elizabethtown, and find that the enemy went
over to Staten Ifiand last night, took up their bridge,
and bid us farewell. Deserters and prisoners agree
that their next expedition will be carried on up the
North-River.".