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parent cause, the whole of this wring turned about
and fled, nor was it possible to rally them. 1 field
piece, which was left upon a height at a fflicrtr dis
tance from the wood to secure a retreat, was aban
doned and fell into the hands of the enemy. At this
critical period, our left wing commanded by Major
Rowley, of the Massachusetts Rate, and composed
of the militia of this county, except about sixty of
the levies of the above date, made their appearance
in the enemy's rear.
These soon regained every thing our right wing had
loft, and more. Night came on, and the enemy re
tired into the wood, leaving a great number of their
packs behind them. After marching fix miles, they
encamped on the top of a mountain. By informati
on from prisoners who m ide their escape. from them
in the night, it appeared to be their intention to
strike at the frontiers of Stone Arabia, in order to
furnilh themselves with provision. This induced me
to march to that place next morning, where we remain -
ed all that day and night, without hearing any thing
further from them, than that they were pointing
their route further into the wilderness. I was now
sure they were unable to make any sudden stroke
below the Little-Falis, and in coniequeuce, on the
morning of the 27th, 1 removed to the German-Flats,
in order to be between the enemy and their boats,
which they had left at Oneida Creek. On my way
I learnt that the party, which I had detached to dc
ftroy them, had returned without doing their duty.
The 28th was pafi'ed in furnishing the choicest ofthe
troops with five days provisions, and 60 Oneida
Indians who had this day joined me. It now ap
peared clearly, that the enemy, having given up the
hope of returning to their boats, were directing their
march to Buck's Island, or to Olfwagawehu. The
troops intended to pursue them, to the amount of
400, besides Indians, eroded the Mohawk at Fort-
Herkimer, and encamped in the woods. The day
following we marched upwards of 20 miles north,
into the woods, through a snow llorm, and about 8
o'clock, A. M. of the morning of the 30th, we fell
in with the enemy, between tin ir rear guard and a
detachment of 40 men with some Indians. These,
it was intended should procure a frefniupply ofpro
vifions, and follow after their troops, who were to
continue their route. Some ofthis party were taken,
some killed, and the rest dispersed. Their main body
set out on a trot in Indian file, and were purfurd as
warmly and closely as poflibh, until quite night.
Our pursuit they but once endeavoured to refill, which
was at a very bad ford on Canada Creek, where they
left Major Walter Butler and several more. (This
is the fame Butler who commanded the Massacre at
Cherry Valley in November 1778.) We have loft
but one man on the pursuit. Our Indians were very
ufeful, and behaved with their usual alertness upon
such occasions. Your Lordship knows they are the
belt cavalry for the service of the wilderness. Strange
as it may appear, it is true, that notwithstanding the
enemy bad been four days in the wilderness with only
half a pound of horse fleih per man per day, yet in
this famifhed situation they trotted 30 miles before
they flopped. Many of them indeed fell a facrifice
to such treatment. Their packs and blankets were
strewed through the woods. All their horses, except
five which were sent a considerable distance forward in
their van, with their wounded and a few prisoners,
fell into our hands.
In this situation 1 left the unfortunate Major Rpfs;
unfortunate I call him; for he was surely so in taking
charge of so fine a detachment of men to execute so
dirty and trifling a piece of business as he was sent
on, at such immense hazard an 1 exquisite toil. To
fatigue the brave troops any longer appeared- un
necessary. The enemy who continued their flight
great part of the night, had got greatly the dart of
us, and almost certain detraction appeared before
them —A seven days march, rivers payable but upon
rafts, a barren wilderness, 'n an inclement season of
the year, to be encountered with before they can
obtain any provisions; besides, our situation, had
we pursued them a day or two longer, might become
little better than their's; for our Indians, and many
of the troops, in order to pursue them with greater
vigour, hid thrown slide their blankets and provisi
ons, which were now twenty miles or more in their
rear: in fine, we left them in a situation, perhaps,
more suited to their demerit than a musket, a ball,
a tomahawk, or captivity.
I flhall not attempt to give your Lordship an ac
count of the whole of the enemy's loss from the
beginning to the end of the affair. The fields of
Johnstown, the brooks and rivers, the hills and moun
tains, the deep and gloomy marches through which
they had to pass; these must tell —these only can tell;
and, perhaps, at lead the officer, whoever he is,
th.,t detached them on this paltry expedition. The
desolate region they traversed in their flight, while
we were pursuing them, lies upwards of thirty miles
north of Fort Schuyler.
It would be wrong in me to close this letter, with
out assuring your Lordship, that the troops in gene
ral, who were with me on this service, supported the
great fatigues they had to encounter, with a foldier
like fortitude. To Andrew Frink, Esquire, former
ly a Captain in Colonel Van-Schaick's regiment, but
at present a Magistrate in this county, who perform
ed the service of a Brigade-Major, I am under great
obligations, for his particular attention, great dili
gence, and manly deportment, through the whole
of this expedition,
Enclosed is a particular return of the force of the
enemy; returns of our killed and wounded, and
such as shall be proper to transmit to your Lordship,
fliall be sent forward as soon as collected.
I remain, with sentiments of the created
eftcem and refpeft,
Your Lordihip's very humble servant,
MARInUS WILLET.
The Hon. Major- General
Lord STIRLING.
FORCE of the enemy; taken from Walter Butler's
Pocket-Book.
Eighth regiment 25
Thirty-fourth ditto 100
Eighty-fourth ditto, Highlanders 30
Sir John's 120
Lake's Independent 40
Butler's Rangers 150
Yaugers 12
Indians 130
607
Published by order of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Yesterday John Moody was executed on the com
mon near this city, agreeable to the usage ofirations,
which adjudge death to every Ipy;—Lawrence Marr,
who was included in the order for execution, and
was convicted by the fame authority of being a spy,
is respited for a lew days—One part of the mission
of thoe men, who were employed by that blot upon
humanity, Arnold, and whom, we hear, were to
receive 500 guineas apiece, if fuCcefsful, was to rob
the office of the Secretary to Congress,
Immediately after the surrender of Lord Cornwal
lis, the Duke de Lauzun failed for France with de
spatches from the Count de Grade: he took with
him Lord Rawdon and Colonel Doyle, prisoners —-
the former has escaped the gallows for this time, but
it would be prudent 111 him to keep at a- refpedtable
distance from this continent for the future. As Strong
weherly winds prevail acroG the Atlantic at this
season, it is hoped the agreeable advices of the cap
ture of Lord Cornwallis, his army and Shipping,
will reach the Parliament about the beginning oftheir
session, (November 20.) IT will be a comfortable
coruiai, no doubt. Perhaps really so to none more
than General Burgoyne.
It may he relied on for a truth, that during the
':^' e .°" ' ft>rk in Virginia, Lord Cornwallis kept him-
SGf Snug in a cave the greater part of iris time.
This cave was dug horizontally into one of the high
banks' on the tide of the river, where it was next to
an impossibility that the ihot or Shells ofthe assailants
could reach the person of this renowned warrior.—
From the character he had sustained before his day
of humiliation, we were led to expert that in such
cireumftances he would have.expoled himfeif as much
as the meaneri of the Soldiery. Quantum mutatus
ab iho!
How changed from him who made the Jerries groan
And Shook the Guth with thunders all his own.'
All accounts from Europe agree, that the British
and Irish commerce was never more hariaircd, even
on their own coatis, than in the course of the left
Summer, by the Several powers they are at war with.
The American privateer Cicero, in particular, has
cirri,d into Vigo Lie English packet Ship Mercury
of 20 guns. Among other things ihe had on board
15,000 feed, in Specie. It would be better for this
nation of madmen to keep their fleets at home to
project cell commerce, than va:niy to employ them
a thousand leagues off to wrelt their independence
from those who are determined never to part with it.
A Dutch news-paper, printed at Leyden, in July',
announces letters horn Petersburg, which confirm
the ratification of the King of Prussia's accefiion to
the armed neutrality, on the 9th of June.
An Amsterdam paper of the 14th of August Lift
has the following paragraph's;—The London' papers
confirm the account of Commodore Johnhone's re
turn to Europe with his squadron; and thus an ex
pedition from which the Englifli formed such mighty
expectations has come to nothing. What glory" for
MonSieur Suffrein! What an advantage to the Dutch
East-India Company!
The report gains credit also, that the French squa
dron under M. Suffrein has taken the island of St.
Helena.
Wednesday last came on the election of President
and Vice-President of the Supreme Executive Coun
cilof this date, when His Excellency WILLIAM
MOORE, Liquire, was choice President, and the
Hon. JAMES POTTER, Esquire, was chosen Vice-
President. Proclamation thereof was made at the
Court-House in this city at one o'clock, whereupon
the bells rang, and the artillery were discharged, and
other demonitratious of joy were exhibited on the
occasion.
TO BE SOLD,
At publick vendue, at New-Brunswick, on Saturday
the ?^ h instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon ;
I 'WENTY hogsheads of good Jamaica rum, and
about thirty barrels of pork, being part of the
cargo of the flrip Father's Delire, lately captured by
Captain Adam Hyler. By order of the Court
JOHN BURROWES, Marshal.
Thirty Pounds hard Money Reward.
P UN away from the fubferibers, living near Ra^
coon Ford, Orange county, Virginia, on Sunday
tiie Second of September, three Negro Haves, viz.
George, a dark mulatto fellow, about seventeen years
°' a ge, near or quite fix feet high, has a- four down
look ; had on and carried with him a white yarn coat
turned up with blue, one pale blue cloth coat, on^
striped Virginia cloth coat, one pair of green cloth
breeches, one pair cotton breeches filled in with,
thread : —Harry, a black Negro, about the fame age
of George, a low well set fellow, Iprightly and quick
Spoken ; had on an old white coa^and a new hunting
Ihirt, and an old macearoni hat : —Charles, a black
negro fellow, about sixteen years of age, fparerthan
Harry, has a very pleasant countenance, and speaks
flow; had on a black hunting Shirt and an old felt
h^—He spins well on the foot wheel. We have
realon to believe there was a white man with them,
who had on a white cloth coat with buttons on each
' ( ' e "'' breast, and a maccaroni hat ; the other parts
of his drels we cannot learn. We will give Five
-Pounds reward for each or either of them if taken
up and secured so that we get them again, or Ten
Pounds for each or either of them if brought home
and delivered to us.
JOHN BLEDSOE,
3J BENJAMIN CRAIG,
JEREMIAH CRAIG.
House of Afynbly, Afay'ii, 1781.
A ' ct '"° n ff° ni Jacob C. Zabrifkie, of the county
11 of Bergen, was presented and read, setting
forth that he had in the year 1773, purchased a
Imad tract of land of William Bayard, of the city
of New-York, and paid for the fame, but that thro'
the neglect of the said Bayard, he had never obtained
a deed, and praying that a law may be passed to
vest in him a title to the said land ;
Ordered, That the laid petitioner have leave to
bring in a bill at the next fitting, for the purpose of
veiling in him aititle to the laid land, on giving three
weeks p evious notice of his intention to the com
m'ffioners of the said county, and also advertising
the lame for the like space of time in the New-Jer
sey Gazette or New-Jersey Journal.
Extract from the minutes,
MASKELL EWING, jun. Clerk.
Agreeably to the above order, the subscriber here
by notifies all whom it may concern, his intention
of prefentipg a bill to the Legislature at their present
fitting, conformable to the prayer of his petition.
3w||JACOB C. ZABRISKIE.
New-Barbadoes, county of Bergen, Nov. 13, 1781,
OTRAYED or stolen from the subscriber inTJ^r
O Freehold, on the second of this instant, Novem
ber, a black horse, four or five years old last spring
low in flefh, and lame in one lore foot, trots and
centers, and carries gay, has been galled on the back
very bad with the saddle, but has just got well, iris
hind legs not very good. Whoever takes up th 'faid
horse and brings him to the subscriber, shall have
Three Pounds in gold, or Ten Pounds for Jie horse
and Chief, and reasonable charges paid by
^ Elisha Walton.
Io the P U iTITcTK ~
\! ' HEREAS Ithe subscriber purchased of Andrew
Fetgufon a certain trad of land, marlh and
beach, situate in the county of Cumberland, in New-
Jersey, and received an imperfeft alignment on the
back of his deed for the fame, together with a re
ceipt in full ' for the purchase money, and before a
fufficient deed could be executed for the said land
marlh and beach, the said Andrew Ferguson died•
and as 1 have applied to the Le^iflature'of this Rate
for a law to confirm to me the title of the fain pre
mises, if any person or persons have any objections
why the fame Should not be done, they are hereby
notified to attend before the Legislature within four
weeks from the date hereof, and make their objec
tions. 'THOMAS MASKELL.
Greenwich, New-Jersey, Nov. 5, I,^ 3vv ^
r [TIE Militia belonging to Capt. Hunt's, Capt.
A $ Phillips's, Capt. Guild's and Capt. Titus's com
panies, of Col. Phillips s battalion, and who were
out on duty with Capt. Mott, at Morris-Town, in
1780, are desired to meet at the house of John Bullin,
in Pennington, on Friday next, where they will re
ceive pay for the said service.
JOHN MOTT, Capt.
Trenton, Nov. 20, 1781. iw±
T O BE S-O-L-^
A Likely, healthy NEGRO MAN, about twenty
-1 1 seven years of age, was brought up in New-
Jersey, and is fit for any farming business, and capa
ble of tending a grist-mill. Any person inclining
to purchase, may know the terms by applying to the
subscriber, in Monmouth courty, near the Court
house. 3 wt WILLIAM FORMAN.
TOBE SO L D, BY
Peter Crolius & Anthony Maraquier,
At their STORE in TRENTON;
A large Aflortment of Blankets,
A N.D
ROCK SAL T,
With many other articles too tedious to mention.