The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-06-07 00:00:00, page 3

fd spirited militia pushed their rear very bard, and
wounded a few, but we do not learn they killed or
took any prisoners. That late gallant officer Capt.
Knox (who commanded the forlorn hope at the re
duction of Stoney-Point fort) and another of our
people, were wounded; the former, it is feared,
will not recover, being wounded in the face, and
part of his tongue (hot away.
A NNAPOLI S, May 26.
ExtraCt of a letter from St. Euftatius, May 1, 1780.
" The two fleets in these seas are nearly equal, they
have lately met near Guadaloupe, and had an action,
we cannot learn that it was severe, or by any means
decisive. I saw the British return of killed and wound
ed, which fays, 111 of the former, and 320 of the
latter. No ships were loft, though several on each
fide were much disabled. I know not the loss which
the French sustained, however, from every circum
stance, Admiral Rodney had not the better. Some
of his Officers write, that several English captains of
principal Ihips, behaved so much amiss, that they
did not get into action; this gave the French the
superiority, and in consequence thereof it was a
drawn battle. The French fleet has not been mate
rially injured, because they have kept the seas since
the action, and had they been much disabled, they
certainly would have gone into port. The day be
fore yerfterday, a very heavy cannonade was heard
greater part of the day, the firing was at or near
Antigua."
BALTIMORE, May 30.
The Madrid Gazette, of the 31st of last December,
gives the particulars of the fuccefsful expedition of
Major-General Don Bernado de Galvez, Governor
of Louiliana, against the English polls on the Miffi
fippi, by which it appears, that the Spaniards have
taken the three forts of Manchack, Batonrouge,
and Panmure of Natchez, with all their artillery and
ammunition, provisions, and other effects, belonging
to his Britannic Majesty; the firft by assault, the se
cond by capitulation, and the third by evacuation.
They also took prisoners 550 regular troops, includ
ing 28 officers and others on the ftaff, viz. one Lieut.
Colonel, 5 .Captains, 10 Lieutenants, 5 Sub-Lieu
tenants, one Quartermaster, two Commissaries, one
Store-keeper, and three Surgeons; eight boats laden
with provisions, and several barks, in which were
upwards of 50 mariners.
Maj 12.
'' Another disaster has befallen our light horse —
Colonel White and Colonel Horry, each at the head
of a division, had crossed Santee river at different
ferries; the former had proceeded a little way down
the country, when he met with and captured a Capt.
and 14 privates of the enemy's horse: He, upon this,
returned to Lanew's ferry, and had actually embark
ed his prisoners, when the enemy appeared suddenly
in force, recovered them, and obliged Colonel White
and his Lieutenant Colonel Washington to plunge
into the river on horseback, and through the molt
imminent danger to save themfclves from captivity
by swimming. Accounts of our loss are various, it
is generally thought to amount to 20 men and about
as many horses. May 15.
" Some of the enemy's frigates have landed men
on North Island, at the entrance of George-Town
Channel, but as they immediately proceeded to burn
every house upon the Island, the incursion was no
doubt intended to keep them in the habit of mifchief,
and not for possession. A frigate and two tenders
are constantly cruising between the mouth of this
river and Georgetown.
Maj 16.
" Last night arrived a gentleman, whose informa
tion agrees exactly with that contained in many pri
vate letters received by individuals of this place;—
Fort Moultrie is in the hands of the enemy; it had
been twice assaulted, and the assailants twice repulsed;
Lord Cornwallis then marched against it with 1500
troops, and the marines of all their men of war,
upon which Lieut. Col. Scot, having received a sum
mons, surrendered upon terms: The garrison march
ed out with the honours of war, and laid down their
? rms. The continental officers and militia were fuf
fered to go into the country upon parole, the conti
nental privates, about 50, detained. The greater
part of the regulars in that garrison had been not
long before moved into town by Col. Pickney.
" The enemy have, if we may believe accounts
that are well authenticated, made a second attempt
upon Charleftown, and have been again repulsed
the loss on neither fide has been as yet afeertained,
but Col. Simmons is the only officer whom we have
reason to think was killed on ours."
TRENTON, June 7.
On Friday the 26th of May was executed at Mor
ristown camp, near the grand parade, 'fames Cole
man, of the iith Pennsylvania regiment, for repeat
ed desertion and forgery. Ten more of different re
giments were under similar sentence, but for many
important reasons were, by the Commander in Chief,
fully pardoned. The whole being conducted with
much solemnity, we cannot but give the following
particulars to the publick, as received from a corre
spondent : —
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.
Extracis of different letters from the South-ward.
On the morning of the 12th Instant, Lt. Col. Wil
liam Bond had received intelligence of a person who
calls himfelf Capt. Land, who was recruiting for the
Indians in North Hampton county state of Pennsyl
vania—And concealed his recruits on the Blew Moun
tains, at Tottamy's Gap, and that in the evening of
the said day Mr. Land and his party was to march to
join the Indians; in consequence of which Col. Bond
raised a party of ten men, and way laid the roads
where he expected them to march, and fell in with
them about eight o'clock in the evening, when a
smart firing ensued, but for a Ihort space, the ene
my being weaker than was expected, loon gave way.
Mr. Land made his escape after receiving some wounds,
leaving his hat, knapsack, gun and a large quantity
of blood on the ground—Two others which were all
we could discover of his party, fell into our hands,
one of which is slightly wounded —The party behaved
with activity and spirit on this occasion, and deserves
all the applause due them as free Men and Friends to
their Country.
Thursday evening last a party of about 30 refugees,
from New-York, landed at Stoney-Point on Raritan
River, and from thence went to Woodbridge, where
they made Justice Freeman, Mr. Edgar, and fix
other white persons and two negroes prisoners, whom
they carried off to New-York.
Last week 34 of the convention troops, Hessians,
were taken up in Monmouth county. They were on
their way to New-York, and piloted by a person as
yet unknown. These gentry are sent to Philadelphia,
where it is hoped they will be taken proper care of.
" Upon the arrival of the criminals at the place 0
execution, the attending Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Rogers
of Gen. Hand's brigade, prayed and recommendec
them severally to God, particularly Coleman, whe
was fir/l to fuffer.
" Prayer being over, the unfortunate wretch was
fixed to the gallows, and previous to his exchanging
worlds, addrefled the officers and foldicrs of the ar
my with the greatest composure ; —the soldiers he
earnestly warned against desertion and perjury ; —the
officers he intreated not to use their soldiers with too
much severity, and never to promise them more than
they were able to perform —putting up a few Ihort
ejaculations, he made a signal to be turned off —A
disagreeable accident now happened in the rope's
breaking—recovering, he mounted the ladder again,
repeated his exhortation to the soldiery, and was a
second time turned off. The fortitude with which
he died, his resolute tho' modest deportment during
the whole feene, justly astonished the surrounding
fpeftators, and caused them sincerely to with that by
a better Use he had secured a better end.
' A paper being delivered Mr. Rogers, he read it
to the ten survivors: Upon their difeovering it con
tained their full pardon, they were amazingly affect
ed, as it was by them totally unexpected. Pursuant
to request, Mr. Rogers embraced so striking an op
portunity in pronouncing a concise and pathetic ora
tion, unto which all who could polfibly hear, paid
particular attention.
" It is ardently wiihed that Coleman's unhappy fate
may suitably awe —while the unparalleled adt ot leni
ty from our illuftrioas Chief in remitting the sentence
of the others, mujl, if rightly improved, influence all
who are possessed of any just feeling to a ftridt dis
charge of the important trusts reposed in them, and
cause them ftridly to adhere to the standard of Ame
rica —Liberty—and glorious Washington."
Extra# of a letter from a gentleman tn Suffix county,
New-Jer/ej, dated Maj 16.
Early on Sunday morning last Major Van-Em
burg of Bordentown, with eight or nine others, be
ing at Tom's river on a fifhing party, were surprised
while a-bed by a number of armed tory refugees,
and put on board a vessel for New-York; but they
found means to make their escape.
Extra# of a letter from Woodbridge, Maj 29, 1780.
" Captain Randolph was exchanged on Friday last,
after being a prisoner fifteen months, to the great
joy of all his friends, but greater mortification to all
the traders and tories in this quarter."
Mr. Rivington, in a " Gazette Extraordinary,"
dated the 29th ult. announces the reduction of Charlef
town on the 12th, which, he fays, he publishes by
authority ; but as twenty-five days have since elaps
ed without an express having arrived at Philadelphia
confirming the account, it may be reasonably pre
sumed that it either took its rife from the surrender
of fort Moultrie, or proceeded alone from the ferti
lity of the rojal Printer's invention.
" On the 17th ult. there was an engagement be
tween our fleet and that of France ; the engagement
began at one P. M. and continued till near 5 o'clock,
when the French line gave way, and bore away:
Our fleet was so crippled in their masts, fails and
rigging, that they could not pursue till next morning.
It is thought that the French are gone to the Cape to
refit. We had 400 killed and wounded, the French
had more than double that number.—The Admirals
Rodney, Parker and Rowley, did honour to their
country by their good conduct and gallant behavi
our: their mips were wrecks before the enemy run
away. We are now matters of the ocean in this part
of the world, so great and good effects must follow.
The intrepid was obliged to be towed out of the line
with seven feet water in her hold."
[From Rivington's Gazette of June 3.]
Extract of a letter from St. Chriftophers, dated
May 2, 1780.
To all whom it may concern :
New-fer/ej, Bur-? PY Virtue of an order from
lington Count;, fs.) D the honourable the Justices
of the Supream Court of this state, I am directed to
certify the Public that Courts of Oyer and Terminer,
and general Gaol delivery will be held at Burlington,
in and for the county of Burlington, on Tuesday th;
20tn day of June (instant,) all Justices of the peace,
Coroners, Constables and other officers and ministers
of Justice of the said county, are hereby desired, that
they be then and there, in their own persons, with
their rolls, record,, indictments and other remem
brances, and all persons who will prosecute, or can
bear testimony in behalf of the state, against any
offenders in the said county, are desired iikewife to
give their attendance on the day and at the place
aforefaid.
JACOB PHILLIPS, Sheriff.
June sth, 1780.
WHEREAS Inquisition hath been had, and final
judgment obtained, purluant to law, against
Francis Thomas, late ot Newark, in the county of
Essex, and Robert|Drummond and Jane his wife, of
Aquackanack, in said county of Essex: Public Notice
is hereby given, that all the real estate of the said
Francis Thomas, and Robert Drummond and Jane
his wife, in the county of Essex, will be fold at
public vendue, at the house of Edmund Lefler, in
keeper at second river, on Tuesday the th,rd day of
July next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, viz. one
house and lot of land near second river, lately the
property of Francis Thomas, containing about 13
acres, bounded easterly and southerly by Mrs. De
Puyfter, north by John Kingfland; allo the equal
undivided half part of 74 acres of land in the pie
cintt of Aquackanack, the property of Robert and
Jane Drummond, being bounded N. W. cy the
mountains, N. E. by John Pott, Hendrick Post and
Hartland Peeland, east by Corneous V. Houter,
and south by it Hartman Vreeland. X
Newark, June) SA M. HAYES, and
1/4 1780. 5 .THO. CANFIELD.
4W Commissioners.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that three Loan \
Office Certificates taken out of the New-Jerfey °
Loan Office at Bordentown, on March 15th, A. D.
1779; were all accidentally -consumed by fire, toge
ther with the late dwelling home of James Drake in
Hopewell, who had them in trust; viz. two of them,
given in favour of Francis Blackwell, fen. the one
for 2000 Dohars, No. 306, the other 200 Dollars,
No. 7271, and the third given in favour of the Rev.
John Blackwell for 600 Dollars, No. 5251.
JOHN BLACKWELL.
Hopewell, June sth, 1780. 6 w.
Six Hundred Dollars Reward,
STOLEN from Pluckemin, on Wednesday night
the 31st of May, a red roan Horfc, fifteen hands
high, nine years old, a natural trotter, shod all round,
has some white hairs on the fore part of his nose,
occasioned by the halter when firft broke; he i: in
good order, has been used to the waggon for tome
time past, is marked with the collar and traffes.
Whoever secures the horse, so that the owner may
have him again, shall receive four hundred dollars,
and for thief and horse the above reward and reason
able charges. Wm. MCDONALD.
New-JerJe,, Somerset Count,, June 3d, 1780.
Trenton, June if, 1780.
THE Subferiber having lately moved to his house
in this town, opposite to Mr. Lowrey's, carries
on the hosier business, where persons who choose to
favour him with their custom, may depend on having
their mitts, flockings and breeches-pat terns wove
with care in the neatest and best manner, and with
the quickest dispatch possible, at the old rates for
country produce, or the exchange of that in hard or
continental money. JAMES CUMINGS.
N. B. The greatest care shall be taken that the
owner have the remainders of ftuff. 3 w *
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the Subferiber, in
Borden-Town, on Thursday evening the 25th
instant a sorrel horse, about 10 years of age, natural
pacer, better than 14 hands high, with a bald face,
roach back, long switch tail, one or both of his hind
feet white, had loft one of his fore shoes.
Whoever takes up said horse, and brings him to
the subscriber, shall have the above reward and rea
sonable charges, paid by
Borden-Town, ? SAM. ROGERS.
Maj 31, 1780. J 3 w.
THE Subferiber takes this method to inform the
public, that he has a large quantity of belt Ger
men steel, and that he intends to apply himfelf whol
ly to making axes in the neatest manner, which will
be warranted. Any person who will apply may de
pend on being supplied at as cheap a rate as the times,
will permit. JOHN OTT.
Amwell, June 2, 1780. 3w *
Amwell, Ringo's Tavern, Ma, 26.
CAME to the place where the subscriber now
lives, a sorrel horse mixed with gray hairs, with
a blaze in his face, fourteen hands and a half high,
paces and trots. The owner is desired to prove his
property, pay charges, and take him away.
iwj HENRY MERSHON.