The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-11-29 00:00:00, page 3

The privateer fliip General Washington, of Provi
dence, Silas Talbot, Esq. commander, was on the
16th ult. taken off Sandy-Hook by Admiral Arbuth
not's squadron, and carried into New-York, where
the was purchased by a number of royal refugees and
sent out upon a cruize ; a few days after which Ihe
fell in with two frigates of the squadron of Admiral
de Ternay, to whom die was obliged to submit to
orders. She has since arrived at Rhode-Ifland.
Arbuthnot's squadron, when the Washington was
taken, consisted of eight Ships of the line, a 40 gun
fliip, and two frigates. Two Snips of the line were
Said to be cruizing off Bolton bay.
NEWPORT, November 9.
The Ad, commonly called the Tender Adt, is fur
ther suspended, as far as refpeds debts contrasted be
fore May 20, 1775, and silver money contrasts. And
a committee is appointed to afeertain the gradual de
preciation of paper bills, in order to determine the
value of contrasts, both public and private, which
have been made since their emission.
CHATHAM, November 22.
Yesterday morning about daylight one hundred of
the enemy under the command of Capt. Ward, en
tered the town of Newark, 0:1 a picarooning expedi
tion. They collected a number of hogs, cattle, and
Sheep, but our people having collected, pursued them
so close, that they retook 89 head of the cattlerand
most of the hogs and sheep ; also two prisoners. The
enemy burnt a house belonging to Mr. Robert Nicl.
WILLIAMSBURGH, November 11.
On. Sunday night, the jth instant, came to the house
of Nathaniel Burwell, Esq. in Iflc of Wight county,
(being piloted there by one of his own negroes) about
60 men from one of the enemy's privateers. When
they got into the house they asked for Something to
drink, but before it could be got, they Seized Mr.
Burwell's watch out of his pocket, took all his plate,
besides other plunder, and carried off nine of his ne
groes. They would have dripped him of every thing
he had, but hearing that a few lighthorfe were close
by, they immediately pushed down to the river, and
went on board their privateer.
We have advice from below, that Col. Matthew
Godfrey, with about 70 militia, was attacked last
Monday, near the Great-Bridge, by a considerable
body of the enemy. The Colonel, after exchanging
two fires with them, retreated, leaving nine of the
enemy dead on the field, and did not lose a tingle man
killed, and had only one wounded, in the arm, which
is since cut off.
ANNAPOLIS, November 17.
On Monday last, being the day appointed by the
constitution and form of government for the election
of a Governor of this state for the year ensuing, His
Excellency Thomas Sim Lee, Esq. was unAmmoufly
re-elected. And the next day the Honourable Dani
el Carroll, James Brice, John H. Stone, Jeremiah T.
Chafe, and Samuel T. Wright, Enquires, were cho
sen Members of the Honourable Council.
BALTIMORE, November 14.
ExtraCt of a letter from Richmond, dated Oct. 31.
" We learn that the enemy on Friday and Saturday
last re-landed some, or the greatest part of their troops
at Portsmouth ; fix Square-rigged vessels went up Nan
femond river as high as Sleepy-Hole Ferry, where they
landed 800 men, 400 on each fide the river, moving
upwards —the one took pofleflion of Suffolk, and the
other party, by the last accounts, were moving on to
wards Smithfield, and had got to Mackie's mills,
within three miles of it.—Smithfield is about 35 miles
above Portsmouth, on the cowrie to Petersburg, which
gives rife to an apprehension in some, that they are
determined to get there ; but Gen. Muhlenburgh has
collected at Cabbin-Point, 25 miles above Smithfield,
a force Sufficient to prevent any reasonable fears of
that. We cannot come at their numbers or grand ob
ject yet. The most rational account 1 have had is
from a man who remained in Hampton when they
landed there. He fays their coming was in confe
<quence of a request of Cornwallis; that their num! er
is small, and those mostly refugees ; that they expect
ed, when they left New-York, not knowing of Corn
wallis's retreat, and do full exped, to make Ports
mouth their winter quarters. On this account, they
are Sparing the provisions and property thereabouts,
which they can at any time command, and now are
collecting horses, cattle and forage at the places above
mentioned. I hope the account of a French tr Spa
nish fleet coming to Georgia is true, though the au
thority is doubtful. Should it be true, their removal
will be very speedy; indeed, I am persuaded they
have seen, or will soon fee, the impracticability of
forming a junction, or of doing any thing material
here with so small a force, and will judge it bell, after
plundering the country, to return. The people of
Virginia turn out, upon this occasion, pretty well,
and was the state as rich in arms as men, it need fear
no invasion; as it is, I think property this high up
James river very fafe."
Several of the enemy's small armed vessels, fuppof
dd to be privateers, have, we hear, recently visited
Oxford and other places on the Eastern Shore, Pop
lar Island in Chesapeake, and the mouth of Patuxent,
on the Western Shore of this state, at all of which
places their crews committed the greatest outrages.
Not content with plundering the inhabitants of their
negroes, cattle and other property, they Lvagely hid
Several of their habitations in aihes. The Hon. Col.
Fitzhugh, and Parran, Esq. are amorgft the fuf
ferers, each of whom have loft elegant fe^ts on Patux
ent by the hands of these incendiaries.
PHILADELPHIA, November 22.
Last week arrived in this port the Trumbull frigate,
commanded by James Nicholson, Esquire.
Nov. 25. On Thursday last a number of persons,
long fufpeded of carrying on an illicit and dangerous
correspondence with the enemy, (by way of Shrews
bury) and depreciating our money, were apprehend
ed. On their examination before the Preiident and
Vice-President, invoices of goods brought from New-
York, to a great amount, accounts of the falcs of gold
and Silver, rates of depreciation, the routes and Stages
to the Sea-Shore, &c..&c. were found upon them. It
appeared also, that by these means persons were con
veyed privately to New-York. A new Scene of vil
lainy, in carrying lumber to New-York from Egg-
Harbour a d its neighbourhood, was also opened. —
The following persons were committed, viz. Patrick
Garvy, an amitant apothecary in the continental Ser
vice, who owns a part of the boat employed between
Squan and New-Yorii ; Samuel Clark, an inhabitant
of New-JerEy, living near Princeton, who has long
followed this trade; Joihua Bunting, whose houie
was one of the Rages ; John Cummins, merchant of
this city, and Joseph Griefwold, partners with Clark;
and Joseph Stansbury, deeply concerned 111 the lum
ber butiuefs.
William Bradford, jun. Esq. is appointed Attorney-
General of this hate, in the room of Jonathan Dick
enfon Serjeant, Esq. religned.
Wedncfday morning arrived here the Schooner
Bucklkin, Capt. Perryman, from the Havanna, after
a tedious and ditkgrccaolc pallagc of five weeks, hav
ing, in a violent gale of wind, been obliged to cut a
way his mainmalt. Six Ihips of the line, four frigates,
and one hundred transports, tailed on a Secret expe
dition from the Havanna a few days before Captain
Perryman.
Thursday last arrived the Schooner Lively, Captain
Correy, in 17 days from St. Euftatia, by whom we
are advised, that about the middle of last month a
dreadful hurricane had done very considerable da
mage among the Welt-India islands: That Seven ves
sels were loft at St. Euftatia : That most of the other
islands had also Suffered much. We have not been
able to procure further particulars of this calamitous
and diltrelling event. Two Schooners from Mary
land or Virginia, and a sloop, were lately taken by a
Britilh frigate and carried into Antigua.
Extrad of a letter from Salisbury, Rowan county,
North-Carolina, dated Odobei 24, 1780, to agen
tleman in this city.
" Thank God the enemy arc gone from this part of
the country, and our militia are in full purfuitof them.
I make 110 doubt they will be able to distress them ve
ry much in their retreat. Tney advanced within for
ty miles of us; the whole country fled before them
with their families, who are now begun to return to
their habitations. The consequence is that the tories
are coming in and Incaring the oaths of allegiance to
this state."
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania,
Thursday, November 23d, 1780, A. M.
THE House proceeded to the election of Delegates
to represent this state in Congress the ensuing year;
and the ballots being taken, it appeared that the Ho
nourable Joseph Montgomery, Samuel Atlee, George
Clymer, Henry Wynkoop, and Thomas Smith, (of
the county of Bedford) Esquires, were duly elected
and chosen. Extrad from the minutes,
SAMUEL STERETT, Clerk.
TRENTON, November 29.
We are informed that the enemy are in force upon
Staten-Bland ; and, from the number of boats they
are collecting opposite Elizabeth' -Town Point, it is
apprehended they intend to make a defeent into this
state: In consequence of which the militia of Several
of the counties are ordered to hold themfeves in rea
diness, and such other orders given as will, we flatter
ourielves, fruitrate their nefarious designs.
On Thursday last at a Joint-Meeting of the Legis
lative-Council and Affembiy, the Honourable Abra
ham Clark and William Ch. Houston, Esquires, the
Rev. and Hon. Dr. John Witherspoon, Dr. William
Burnet, and William Paterson, Esquire, were elect
ed Delegates to represent tins state in Congress the
ensuing year.
Major John Burrows, of Monmouth, was at the
fame time elected Marshal of the Court of Admiralty.
It is confidently reported that the enemy have left
Virginia ; and it is supposed they have failed for South
Carolina.
Deaths. James Whilden, Esquire, of Cape-May.
Capt. Langston Carlisle, of Burlington. Mrs. Cham
bers, wife of Alexander Chambers, Esq. of this town.
II EA D-QU ARTERS, Camp, Totowa,
Thursday, November 16, 1780.
THE Commander in Chief is pleased to accept and
approve the following report of a Court of En
quiry held at Weft-Point the Second instant, to en
quire into the conduct of Lieut. Col. Varick in his
connection with the late Major-General Arnold, dur
ing his command at Weft-Point, and relative to his
desertion to the enemy.
Col. Van Schaick, Prefideut, Lieut. Coh. Cobb and
Deal bon, Major Reid and Capt. Cox, Members. —
The Court unanimously report their opinion
'' That Lieut. Col. Varick's conduct with refped to
the bale peculations and treasonable practices of the late
General Arnold, is not only unimpeachable, but think
him entitled (throughout every part of his conduct)
to a degree ot merit that does him great honor as an
officer, and particularly distinguishes him as a sincere
friend to his country."
Extract from General Orders,
ALEX. SCAMMELL, A. G.
To all whom it may concern :
State of New-LIOTICE is hereby given that a
Jersey, 11. IN Court of Admiralty will be held
for the state of New-Jersey, at the house of Isaac
Wood, innholder, in Mountholly, in the county of
Burlington, on Tuesday the nineteenth day of De
cember next, at the hour often in the forenoon of the
fame day, then and there to try the truth of the fads
alledgtd in the bill of Stephen Decatur and Roger
Kain, (who as well, &c.) against the brig or vessel
called the Richard, taken at sea on her voyage from
Glasgow to Charleftown, James Robifon late matter,
her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo : To the end
and intent that the owner or owners of the said vessel,
or any other person or persons interested therein, may
appear and shew cause, if any they have, why the said
vehel, her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo should
not be condemned according to the prayer of the said
bill. By order of the Judge,
JOJ. BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Haddonfield, Nov. 19, 1780.
- Bethlehem township, Hunterdon county,
November ift, 1780.
WHEREAS a certain George Miller, some time
in the month of May or June last, obtained
from the fubferiber a note of hand for the amount of
twelve pounds hard money. As the tenor of said note
was drawn directly contrary to a positive agreement
between the said George Miller and the fubferiber,
and done with a fraudulent intent of injuring the sub-
Icriber, he therefore cautions and forbids any person
or persons from accepting or taking an assignment on
said note, as he is absolutely determined to seek re
dress at the civil law, and oblige said Miller to abide
by his original contrast with
J$ IIENI<Y FARNSWORTH, fen.
SILAS HALSE Y,
Has for SALE at his STORE in Elizabeth-Town,
the following articles, viz.
Broadcloths, also
Corderoys, Tea,
Linens, Coffee,
Silk and worsted hose, Sugar, and many other
Handkerchiefs, articles. -
10 hESOL i), "
A LIKELY NEGRO BOY, between eleven and
twelve years old. Inquire of
. 3W S. S. SMITH.
Princeton, Nov. 20, 1780.
Three Thailand Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS the following persons broke out of
the gaol of Trenton by undermining the fame,
viz. Robert Woodward and Joseph Wilson ; likewise
three negroes. Whoever will apprehend the said Ro
bert Woodward and deliver him to the fubferiber,
shall have a reward of Two Thousand Dollars, and
Two Hundred and Fifty for each of the others, with
reasonable charges, paid by me
I PETER HULICK, Gaoler.
N. B. It is fufpeded they will make for the enemy
by the way of Cheefequakes, as their pilot (Wood
ward) is a refugee officer, and was committed a few
days ago for high treason.
Trenton, Nov. 27, 1780.
THE Inhabitants of Somerset county are re
quested to meet at Somerset on Tuesday the
twelfth day of December next, to eled a person
to represent said county in the Legislative-Council
of this state, in the room of Dr. John Witherspoon,
whose feat is vacated by his being elected a Dele
gate to the Continental Congress.
PETER T. SCHENK, Sheriff.
Nov, 25, 1780.
T'O 'B~E SOLD,
For Hard Money or Continental,
Al RAC lof LAN D, containing about loco
acres, lying in the Corporation of New-Bruns
wick, on South-River, joining the island belonging
to John Lawrence, Esq. late Mayor of Philadelphia :
The place is well fttuated, having a good house and
excellent orchard on it, and frefh meadow that will
cut yearly at least one hundred loads of hay, a fhad
fifhery within thirty yards of the house, where great
quantities of thein are taken in the season, with other
filh. Ibe land is well timbered and convenient for
the New-York market, having commodious landing
places for boats of terr cords, from which place a
number were employed to the New-York market.—
For further particulars enquire of Levinus Clarkfon,
at New-Brunswick, Jacobus Van Zandt, at Morris
'l own, or Joseph Milnor, at Trenton, who will agree
for the fame. An indisputable title will be given.
November 28, 1780. gw