The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-06-05 00:00:00, page 1

PARI S, February 11.
On Friday last was performed, at the opera house,
a piece called Iphigenie en Aulide. M. le
Marquis de la Fayette, being in one of the boxes
near the Rage, in company with the Princess de
Poix, and the Dutchefs de Lauzun; the pitt not
knowing him, did not immediately pay much atten
tion to that part of the house ; nor was it until Ac-
Lnies, crowned by the hands of victory, was sung,
that any acclamations were heard, and as two thirds
of the fpe&ators were ignorant of the allusion, the
applauses were not very general; but when the
crown of laurels was presented to Achilles, the ac
tress, having previously designated the Marquis, as
in every relped deserving that honour, the acclama
tions immediately resounded through the house, and
continued till the intermediated; when the Marquis,
who had modestly retired to the back part of the
box,-was obliged to appear and fatisfy the impati
ence of the audience, who received his thanks with
the moil lively expression of joy.
L O N I) O N.
Feb. 21. In consequence of the shabby failure
attending every attempt to subdue America, one
man has io far ventured, whether in jest or earnest
we know not, as to hint to a certain personage, that
he cannot do better now than try his own hand
upon the butinefs.
The event of Sir Guy Carleton's command will
probably terminate no better than any of his prede
tCirs: indeed such are now known to be the infe
>le and insuperable difficulties of the attempt,
it could not prosper with any, with all the Ge
of Europe! With marshal Broglio, Prince
^ and, nay the King of Prussia himtelf!
governments of Princes, in refpeft to success,
their tone from the teachable dispositions :
H A G U E, March 24.
rruE inhabitants of the greatest part of the
M different cities earnestly infill, that the
ties of friendship between this Republick
and that of the Thirteen United States of
America, may be more ciofely connected, and that
the independence of the latter may be publickly ac
knowledged. No petition on this fubjed has been
presented from Dort; but a letter written on the
20th instant from that city, fays, " That the mer
chants, convinced by repeated proofs of the zeal
and endeavours of their regency, for the real interest
of commerce, thought it needless to present a peti
tion, after the example of the merchants of other
cities; that they were content to teftify virtually
their desire, that ties of friendfhip and commerce
with the United States of North- America may be
contracted: That this measure had beep crowned
with such success, that on the 20th of this month
it was resolved by the ancient Council, to authorize
their deputies at the Assembly of Holland, to con
cur in every possible meafuie: That Mr. Adams,
without delay, be acknowledged in quality of Mi
nister Plenipotentiary, that his credential letters be
accepted, and conferences entered into for that pur
pose.
Paris, March 25. The English sloop the Good
Intent, of 120 tons, laden with ship timber, bound
from Southampton to London, was wrecked on the
13th instant near Gravelines.
The night following, another English ship, with
three mails, called the Admiral Keppel, of 350
tons, laden with provisions, woollen cloth, 1000
fufils, and other merchandises, armed with 12 guns,,
fix pounders, was also wrecked on the coall of
Waldam, to the eastward of Calais.
Th. Enghih Goop the Afhburton, and the brig
Diligence, bound from Plymouth to London, laden
with tobacco, sugar, brandy, pitch and tar, with
bales of different forts of goods, were taken the
13th of March, three leagues from Dunkirk; the
firft by a canoe, Captain Fall, with only four men
armed with small aims; and the second by another
canoe, Captain Chitty. These two prizes entered
Dunkirk on the 14th instant.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. V.]
WEDNESD Y, June 5, 1782.
The King of Prussia, and the Emperor, the cele
brated Princes exiting, are remarkable for being
open to advice, and < udile to conviction. The
least celebrated monarch now living, is remarkable
for the opposite qua ties, for obstinacy, and of
course for errors !
" Stiffin opinion, always in the wrong," is a
moiety of one of Dryden's difticks, describing the
aforeiaid amiable qualities.
Feb. 22. The appen f lent of Sir Guy Carleton
to the chief command in America, seems a measure
of the fame extraordinary nature, as the continuing
of Sir ,George Rodney at the head of the Welt-
India fleet. Both these gentlemen have had op
portunities of diftinguifhmg themselves and serving
their country, —but wha° i^~cthey done? It word.'
puzzle their warmed advocates to alkgn wee / 1
reason for employing either of them a lecond time.
One is almoil tempted 1.. think, from the many
strange things that have happened, that there has
been all along a fettled conspiracy even in the cabi
net itfelf, to eßablilh American independence.
Poor Old England, what haft then done to be thus
deserted and betrayed?
The secret views of g ernment with refpe& to
America, are now made evident beyond all doubt.
1 heir choice of a new Commander in Chief for
that country, explains their sentiments better than
a thousand manifeftos. How can we believe they
mean to do any thing' effectual, when they fend out
a man, whom they formerly deemed inadequate to
a far inferior command? It is impossible! They
had, therefore, much bet er give up America at
once, than lavish away the blood and treasure of this
country by such ridiculous and hopeless modes of
continuing the war.
General Freytag, who has greatly distinguished
himfelf by his afiiduity, refpeding the embarkation
of the foreign troops, has had some conferences
with General Arnold, whole whole time is at pre
sent employed in military adjustments of future ope
rations in America.
Alrs. Arnold, like the Queen, dreiTes with great
taste, yet with the mod perfect neatness. When
she had the honour of being presented to her Ma
jesty, the head dress of the Queen and fubje& were
so much alike, that one would have imagined they
had both just come from the fame frifeur.
March 6. The last French mail proved the ve
hicle of some of the most alarming information
which ever was received through the medium of
one single conveyance in this or any other country
It contains the intelligence of the loss cf no less
than four British islands, which, if the information
be true, have surrendered to the arms of France.
1 he firft in this melancholy inventory is Minorca,
of which mention is made in yesterday's papers.
1 he second and third islands, said to be captured
in the last Paris Gazette, are those of Demerara
and Iffequebo, which were so sanguinely defciibed
by Sir George Rodney on his original capture of
them, at the time he took St. Euftatia.
The fourth and last island, which is represented
to have undergone a similar fate, is St. Kitt's.
The Gazette of last night is entirely silent re
fpe&ing the abqve melancholy accounts.
Loss of Minorca.—-Why if it was worth the
keeping, was it not relieved? Our ships have been
idle these seven months ! —Why if it was not worth
the keeping, was it not fold? Russia would have
bought it. The Genera! might have been inftrud
ed to have taken the money which was offered him.
1 he odds now are, that a conciliation with Ame
rica takes place before the riling of parliament.
It is certainly time to close the American war,
because we know not how to continue it with ad
vantage; but if there were abilities in the kingdom,
we should never stoop to the meanness of asking for
a peace, which mull be difgraceful, come when it
will.
Last war, Sir George Bridges Rodney bombard
ed Havre-de-Grace, for fifty hours, without inter
mission, and set the town on fire, destroyed all the
magazines, with a prodigious number of flat-bot
T II E
March 7. Colonel Stanton's regiment of foot
were embarked for Minorca about fix weeks ago:
it is to be hoped they will meet with some vessel to
give them accounts of its having fonendered, other
wise they may arrive in time to be included in the
capitulation.
It is expected that two very important motions
will be brought on soon in the house of commons by
General Conway.
The firft will be upon a plan for effectually driv
ing out the Frencl from North-^merica v ithoat
acting cfcnfvely.
'1 no lecond is to persuade the Americans to treat
with him for peace, without infixing upon that odi
ous preliminary which foiled the last commissioners,
viz. that, we should withdraw all our forces by sea
and land.
Orders have been issued by Lord T , since
Friday last, that all the King's servants shall drink
American spruce beer for three months during the
spring season to purify their blood.
Fiance has long been tampering with the court
of Sweden to take an offenfive part in the war: to
which circuniftance it is owing, that the Swedif
fleet is kept in so refpedable a Rate at present; tha
in case the Empress should declare in favour 0
Great-Britain, they may be prepared to assist France
with a squadron of equal power.
According to the latest accounts from India, the
Dutch are so well provided at all their settlements,
that it was utterly impracticable to undertake any
thing agaiuß. .hern, L'i the war with the Iviahrat
tas or Hyder Ally, is put an end to.
it is a notorious fa& that one-fourth of the roy
al navy of France are Swediih, built upon French
modals; a circumstance that exhibits a change a
gainst our truly virtuous Ministers unanfwerably
criminal.
Messieurs Governeur and Curzon are liberated to
negociate with Holland, as Mr. Laurens has been
to accommodate with America. Minißry wish to
let all our force loose against France and Spain;
this is the wish of the nation allo, but not to be
trußed to the wisdom or honesty of our present di
rectors.
The principal exports from the valuable island of
St. Christopher, are indigo, ginger, sugar and cot
ton. Whatever fate this island sustains, her filler
isle, Nevis, will inevitably take share with her, be
ing separated by only a narrow channel. Thus will
two more fine islands be facrificed to that spirit of
obßinacy which has deprived us of our American
possessions.
The British empire is at a fall rate mouldering
away; for there is no wisdom or virtue to save it.
As the Roman empire fell from its meridian of glo
ry, so is the British falling. The former, for age's,
could not be shaken by any foreign force; nor could
the latter: yet through the prevalence of luxury
and internal discord, the former turned her arms
upon herfelf; and the latter has done exactly the
fame.
The conquest of America being the great hobby
horse of administration, other obje&s Heaped their
attention, because such attention would impede the
accomplishment of their wishes: like a traveller go
ing a long journey, who is so eager to get to the
end of it, that he difregard' every thing on the
road. Continually thinking on the object of his
journey, he is indifferent to the beauty cfthofe which
present themselves in his way. Nevis and St. Kitts
might have well attracted the regard of ministry,
as very estimable branches of the British empire.
tomed boats. This conduct of the British Admi
ral divided the French councils, and obliged the
enemy to decline a plan they had adopted to invade
this kingdom.
From some late London papers.
H A G U E, e Maicht7.
The states of Frieflahd have taken [hi following
resolution, and lent it by their Deputies to the As
sembly of their High Mightinefles.
Having been carried to the Assembly, and put ia-
[Numb. 232.]