The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-10-10 00:00:00, page 2

And whereat, it is no less the duty than the incli
nation of the army to resent every violence offered
to the good citizens of America, and disclaim those
diminution's set up for discriminating between different
orders of men found in arms, in support of the in
dependence of the United States. And as these
violences are intended to deter the good people from
acting agreeably to their political interest and private
inclination, and as the mode of trial and punishment
which follow these diferiminations, are no less op
polite to the spirit of the British constitution, than
they are an unwarrantable attack upon the laws of
humanity, and the rights of the free citizens of
' these United States.
I have therefore thought fit, to issue this my Pro
clamation, expressly declaring it to be my intention
to retaliate for all inch inhuman insults, as often as
they may occur.
And whereas the enemy seem willing to expose
a few deluded inhabitants who adhere to theirinte
reft, if they can but have the opportunity of facri
ficing the many who appear in support of our cause ;
I 1)0 further declare it my intention, to make
British regular Officers, and not the deluded
inhabitants who have joined their army, fubjeds of
retaliation.
But while I am determined to resent every insult
that may be offered to the United States, for sup
porting their independence, I cannot but regret the
necessity of appealing to measures so hurtful to the
feelings of humanity, and so contrary to those liberal
principles on which I would chufe to carry on the
war.
Given at Head Quarters, at Camden, the
26th day of August, 1781, and in the 6th
year of American Independence.
(Copy.) NA TH. GREENE.
By the General's Command,
Will. Pierce, jun. Aid and Sec’ry.
B O S T O N, September 20.
Last Monday arrived here Captain , in 18
days from Martinico, who informs, that on the 29th
ult. arrived there 98 fail of transports, convoyed by
two French frigates, who fell in with and took off
Martinico an English frigate, and a brig of 16 guns.
Also arrived the brig Betsey Parker, Capt. Cox, from
Philadelphia, and a Ihip from Salem, Capt, ritteplace.
Yelterday came to town two gentlemen from Pro
vidence, who inform, that a flag of truce had arrived
at New-London from New-York last Monday, who
brought an account that the British fleet had got
into New-York greatly damaged, that two capital
Ihips were miffing; that 1500 wounded men were
landed from the fleet and sent to the hospital soon
after their arrival.
September 24.
Last Friday arrived at Newbury-Port, the remark
able faft failing brig Gates, Capt. Joseph Newman,
in 36 days from Amsterdam, in whom came paf
fengcr Mr. Eliphalet Brush, of the State of New-
Tork, with diipatches to Congress, from His Ex
cellency John Adams, Esq. American Minister at
the Dutch Court.
The above vessel left the Texel the 15th ult. by
whom we have the following very interesting in
telligence, received at the Texel the 12th, by the
Ajax Dutch cutter, commanded by the Count de
Wclderon, who saw the engagement, and was
dispatched by the Admiral to the Dutch Court,
at the Hague, viz.
That the Dutch fleet, confiding of 6 ships of the
line and 5 frigates, under the command of Rear
Admiral Zookman, left the Flie theist of August,
with 70 fail of merchantmen, for the Baltic—On the
sth, fell in with, and defeated (off Bergen) the
English fl et, confiding of 9 Ihips ol the line and [a
number of frigates, commanded by Admiral Parker,
who relying on his superiority offorce, hoisted Dutch
colours under English, out of derilion, and bore
down on the Dutch Admiral, who had previously
ordered his convoy ahead under the protection of the
frigates, and formed a line of battle. —Their antago
nists were so warmly received, that they judged it
prudent to haul by the wind and leave their adver
saries entire masters of the sea: there were no veffcls
taken on either fide; the Dutch loft two line of
battle ships that funk the next day; one of them
had 8 feet of water in her hold during the greater part
of the action; but the Captain, Benting, (who was
killed towards the conclusion of the engagement)
kept the line for fear of discouraging others, notwith
ftandirig the general cry, " his Ihip was linking,"
and obstinately supported the fire from two of the
enemy’s line of battle ships, and obliged them twice
to quit their line: the Dutch loft above 400 men
killed in the action, and were obliged to return into
port to refit; the men of war entered the Texel the
day Capt. Newman failed from thence; they were
much damaged in their masts, rigging, &c. How
ever the English must have fuffcred infinitely more,
being twice forced out of their line, and at last oblig
ed by flight, to leave their enemy victorious, who
undoubtedly would have captured some of them had
they been in a situation to follow them.
Extracts from foreign papers.
A MSTERD A M, July-5.
Letters from Paris mention, that the vessel sent
from France in January for the Cape of Good Hope,
to carry the intelligence of the rupture between
England and Holland, is returned: That the Go
vernor &f the Cape had given orders that all the ships of
PHILADELPHIA, Oft. 8.
Extract of a letter from W lliamfburg, dated Sep
tember 29.
I have seen a letter from Brigadier-General Jones,
the Dutch Company, forming the second division,
ihould be immediately disarmed; and that they were
making every necessary preparation to put that place
in defence: The Governor dispatched a veßcl instant
ly for Batavia, to carry news of the war.
We learn from I’Orient, that the French frigates
la Frippenne and la Glorie had taken and sent into
that port the English frigate Crescent, and retook
the Dutch frigate Castor, who was taken after a
bloody action.
Yesterday being the memorable 4th of July, the
anniversary of American Independence was celebrat
ed in this, city, at the new Stad’s, Herberg hotel,
delightfully situated on the banks of the landing,
affording a superb view of the water and Flipping 011
one fide, and the city on the other; where an ele
gant entertainment was given by the Americans, suit
able to the occasion. At the rising of the fun, the
American Ihip Apollo hoisted continental colours,
and saluted the day with 13 cannon, and at two
o’clock she fired 13 more, when the flags of the
United States of America, and the Seven United
Provinces, were displayed from the top of the house,
where the following gentlemen assembled, and chose
the Honourable Francis Dana, E>q. Prdi. cut, Major
Jackson, Vice ditto, Mr. Brulh director of the cere
monies, Col. Scarls, Edmund Jeanings, George
Griave and John Thaxter, Efqrs. Mr. Hazlchuift,
Mr. LeKay, Messrs. Sigourney, Ingreham and Brom
field, Mr. Mcrick, Capt. Hultizen, Mr. Nixen, Mr.
Buyck, Mr. White, Mr. Mathewman, Mr. Dublois,
Mr. Walde, Capt. Henzell, Mr. Bi ice, Lieut. Bernai,
Captains Skinner, Cazneau and Barns, Mr. James
Adams and Mr. Courfc. Gentlemen invited, Mcl
fieurs John de Noufville and Son, Mefiieurs de la
Land and F^nge, Messieurs Tigelcn, la Pool, Count
de Rainevcl and Mr. Conquet, of Amfieroam; Mr.
Dormand of Lisbon; Mr. Morell, of Dunkirk, and
Chevaleir Vaiidei line, Major in the Auitnan service.
At dinner the following toads were drank; the
firft at the difeharge of 13 cannon from the Apollo,
and Dutch cruiser Dolphin, and 3 for each fuccecd
ing, viz.
1. The United States of America.
2. The Congress.
3. Our firlt and illustrious ally, His Most Christi
an Majesty.
4. His Most Catholic Majesty.
5. Their High Mightinelfes, the States General.
6. His Serene Highness the Prince of Orange.
7. The Regency and city &f Amflerdam.
8. General Walhington and the American army.
9. The American navy.
10. Universal liberty to navigation and commerce.
11. Success to the arms of France, Spain, Holland
and America, agaiuft the common enemy.
12. To the immortal memory of the Americans
who have bravely fell in defence of the liberty of
their country and the rights of humanity.
13. Stability and perpetuity to the free and happy
couftitution of America.
At fix o’clock the two flags were struck, 13 cannon
fired, and the company repaired to the house of Mes
sieurs John de Noufville and Son, where a splendid and
luxurious supper was given by those gentlemen in
a large and magnificent hall, decorated with the
following emblematical devices:
1. The genius of the two Republicks, in charac
ters of women reciprocally tendering each other their
trade and commerce.
2. A Ihip eroding the western ocean from America
to Holland.
3. America and her inhabitants represented in
their different branches of commerce, offering their
staple commodities to the fubjeds of the Seven Unit
ed Provinces.
4. The Seven United Provinces accepting the pro
ducts of America in exchange for their principal ma
nufactures.
5. The colours of the two Republicks, with the
motto liberty.
The evening insensibly passed in social mirth and
gaiety —Joy and fatisfaftion appeared in every coun
tenance. Thirteen partriotic toads were drank, and
at 12 o’clock the company peaceably retired, much
fatisfied with their fellival meeting.
PROVIDENCE, September 15.
The late unhappy disaster at New-Loudon has in
duced the Hon. Council of war of this State, at a
special meeting, to order a general Review of the
whole militia, chartered companies, and senior class,
on Thursday next; and every person is ordered to
be equipped as the law requires, under severe pe
nalties, that in case of a similar attempt of the enemy
in this State, an effectual opposition may be made.
Every good whig must approve of a measure which
felf-prefervation renders iudifpenfably necessary; and
from the great exertions which are making, it is ex
pected that the military force of the Rate will appear
on a very refpe&able footing.
NEW-LOND O N, Sept. tr.
Arnold's burning fleet, after leaving this harbour,
plundered great part of the inhabitants on Long
ifland; four hundred of them landed at South-hold,
and plundered and carried off to the value of 3000!.
1 RENTON, Oct. io.
On the 28th ult. the Council and Assembly of this
Rate, in joint-meeting, proceeded to ele& the civil
officers necessary to fuppiy the vacancies which had
fallen purfuaut to the constitution, when the follow
ing appointments were made :
William Paterson, Esq. Attorney -General.
Honourable William C. Houston, Clerk of the Su
preme Court,
Elift a Boudinot, Esq. Clerk of the Circuits.
The Clerks of the different counties now stand as
follows :
Bergen, Abraham Weftervelt. Effer, Robert Og
den, jun. Middlesex, Benjamin Manning. Mon
mouth, Kenneth Anderson, jun. Somerset, Frede
rick Frelinghuyfen. Burlington, John Phillip,.
Gloucester, Elijah Clark. Salem, Jacob Tagart.
Cape-May, Eli Eldredge. Hunterdon, Samuel Wi
tham Stockton. Morris, Silas Condit. Cumber
land, Jonathan Elmer. Sussex, Charles Rhodes.
On Saturday last the General Assembly of this
state rose, having completed the fifth fiffior. The
titles of the arts passed will be in our next.
Extract of a letter from New-Brunswick, Ort. 7,
1781.
“ On Friday night last Capt. Adam Hylcr, from
New- Brunswick, with one gun boat and two whale
ditto, within a quarter of a mile of the guard ship
at Sandy Hook, attacked five veffcls, and after a
smart confhrt of fifteen minutes, carried them; two
of them were armed, one mounting four fix pounders,
and one fix swivels and one three pounder.—The
hands made their escape with their long boats, and
took refuge in a small fort, in which was mounted
twelve swivel guns, from which they kept up a con
stant firing, notwithstanding which he boarded them
all without the loss of a man ;—on board of one of
them was 250 bushels of wheat and a quantity of
cheese belonging to Capt. Lippincot, bound to New-
York ;—he took from them 50 bullies of wheat, a
quantity of cheese, several swivels, a number of
fuzees, one cask of powder, and some dry goods,
and Gripped them of their fails and rigging, not being
able to bring the vessels into port, in consequence of
a contrary tide and wind ;—after which he set all
on fire save one, on board of which was a woman
and four small children, which prevented her frora
flaring a similar fate."
*** Several articles of intelligence, 6'c. omitted
this week for want of room, fball be in our next.
of North-Carolina, to the Marquis la Fayette w
fays, that on the Bth of September General Grt
had a very severe and fuccefsful action with a b
of the British commanded by Colonel Stewart, at
Eutaw Springs, 60 miles from Charleftown.—l
troops were hard pulhed at firft and loft I
field pieces; but the General making a fpiri
stroke recovered them both and took two others fi
the enemy—he followed up the blow, routed and
pursued them fix miles: Colonel Lee with two frefh
regiments was pulhed after the enemy and came up
with them, as a brifc firing was heard the next morn
ing. The enemy left on the field 250 killed, 360
wounded ; 400 prisoners were taken, among which
are 20 commissioned officers. Total 1010. Our loss
was 250 total of killed and wounded, among them
some valuable officers Colonel Washington's
cavalry behaved bravely, but are moflly cut to
pieces.
The following account is given by a gentleman who
left the army in Virginia on the 30th ult. at two
o'clock P. M.
ON Friday, Sept. 28, the whole army march
ed from Williamsburg to within one mile of the
enemy’s works at York, and formed the firft line of
cii cumvallation without any loss. On theagth our
troops had a few skirmishes with the enemy, and
but little damage done on cither fide. In the night
the Britilh evacuated Pidgeon quarter and three
other redoubts, which are so high as to be able to
command the town. These were taken poffeffon of
on Sunday morning at sunrise under a heavy can
nonade from York-Town. 1 he enemy next fled from
a stockade m hen tffe French grenadiers had advanced
within fifteen yards of it and retreated under cover
of their th pping with the loss of to taken prisoners.
It was expended our troops would break ground on
tin ift infant. Cornwallis’s forces in Yoik are sup
posed to be 6oco troops including refugees, besides
loco armed negroes. He has possession of the river
and Gloucefler ftrongh fortified and garrisoned by
about iooc men---these are hemmed in by General
iVceden with 2500 men, the Duke de Lucerne with
his legion, and 2000 marines from the fleet to pre
vent any escape that way,---one fliip of 44 guns, 2
frigates and a 20 gun packet lie at Burwell’s landing
in James river, ope of sc, 1 of 40, two frigates
and a ftore-lhip in the mouth of that river--five Ihips
of the line of Cape-Henry---thirty-two Ihips of the
line and several frigates are drawn up across the
mouth of Yoik river---and three ships of consider
able force are in that river below thetown, which
were to proceed onward with the firft fair wind. —
General Walhington sent in a flag to Lord Corn
wallis directing him not to destroy his Dipping or
warlike stores, as he would answer it at his peril.—
The cafy capture of the cut-posts will greatly accele
rate the future operations of our army.—Lieut. Col.
John Conolly was taken near York-Town by two
militia men, and is paroled to Hanover in Virginia.