The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-01-21 00:00:00, page 2

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 5.
THE Ottoman court hath just granted to Russia
the free navigation of the Black Sea for ikull
merchant flips only.
We are informed that the principal part of the
dispute now subsisting between the Porte and Russia
is, that his Highness having been informed that the
court of Peterfburgh is fending 40,000 men into Cri
mea, he absolutely insists, that within sixty days at
fartheft, a categorical answer be given him relative
to the motive for fending these troops.
MARSEILLES, (in France) Aug. 15.
Letters from Bourdeaux advise, that orders were
arrived there to fit out some ships on the King's ac
count. It is said, that thirty will be required from
Bourdeaux and Nantz to transport to our Colonies
the regiments that are already on their march to these
ports. It is even assured, that a regiment of cavalry
is to embark with their horses. The Ministry have
wrote that the King would pay three months extra
in case the embarkation Ihould not take place at the
time that has been fixed for it.
CADIZ, (in Spain) Aug. 19.
By the Juno frigate, just arrived from Manilla,
we have advice of the death of Don Simon de An
dary Salazar, knight of the royal order of Charles
111, member of the royal council and chamber of
Caitile, and Governor, Captain General and Presi
dent of the Audience of the Philippine files, aged
sixty-seven years. He died October 30, 1776. He
acquired the approbation of his Sovereign by the
manner in which he acquitted himfelf in his high
office, and particularly for the defence which he
made when the Philippines were attacked by the
Englilh in 1761,
08. 2. Those, fays a correspondent, who suppose Dr.
Franklin came to Paris in the 75th year of his age, to
make experiments in natural philosophy, must cer
tainly be a great many years older than the Doctor.
They must be even in their dotage ; and those, adds
he, who imagine that the French will deliver him up
to Lord Stormont, may as well believe that Lord
Stormont will be appointed wet nurse to Her Most
Christian Majesty.
08. 7. The Hawke, Gribble, a letter of marque,
has taken the Juno, an American vessel, laden with
rice, indigo, &c. valued at five thousand pounds,
and sent her fafe into Sandwich.
Though the majority, reasoning of the framers
of the late aft for the suspension of the Habeas
Corpus, and the coarse abettors of that aft without
doors, have succeeded in regard to its being eftablifh
cd by law, the following quotation from Mr. Burke's
excellent letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol will belt shew
the justice of it:
" War (fays this great legislative and eloquent rea
soner) is at present carried on between the King's na
tural and foreign troops on one fide, and the Eng
lish in America on the other, upon the usual footing
of other wars, and accordingly an exchange of pri
soners has been regularly made from the beginning.
If, notwithstanding this hitherto equal procedure,
upon some profpea of ending the war with success,
(which however may be delusive) administration pre
pares to ad against those as traitors who remain in
their hands at the end of the troubles, in my opi
nion, we shall exhibit to the world as indecent a
piece of injustice as ever civil fury has produced.
" If the prisoners who have been exchanged, have
not by that exchange been virtually pardoned, the
cartel (whether avowed or understood) is a cruel
fraud; for you have received the life of a man, and
you ought to return a life for it, or there is no pa
rity or fairnefs in the tranfadion.
" If, on the other hand, we admit that they who
are actually exchanged are pardoned, but contend
that we may justly reserve for vengeance those who
remain unexchanged, then this unpleasant and un
handfome consequence will follow, that you judge
of the delinquency of men merely by the time oftheir
guilt, and not by the heinousness of it ;. and you make
fortune and accidents, and not the moral qualities
of human action, the rule of your justice."
Aug. 18. Lord Stormont in a late memorial to the
Court of France, gave in a lift of French officers and
engineers in the army of General Washington, &c.
in North-America, which Lord George Germaine
had delivered to Lord Weymouth for that purpose ;
the total number is 746. Above 40 engineers were
nt Ticonderoga. The French ministers of the war
department assured the King of France, upon the
matter being laid before him, that they were all ab
sent on their travels, and not to their knowledge in
America,---which was all the answer Lord Stormont
could get.
08. 16. Advice is received, that a man of war of
74 guns, and three light frigates, are failed from
Brest for the coast of Africa, where some important
enterprizes are carrying on by the French.
LONDO N, May 29.
Oct. go. Last night policies were opened at th,Ex
change, fifty guineas to return one hundred, in case
Gen. Warrington's army was defeated the 20th inst.
Not. 8. In consequence of a publication in the
news papers a few weeks since, of a spurious letter
from Dr. Franklin and Mr. Deane to Lord Stormont,
relating to an exchange of prisoners, the following
papers have been received :
To the Right Honourable Lord Stormont^
My Lord, Paris, Feb. 23,
" Captain Weeks, of the Reprisal Frigate- ,belong
ing to the United States of America, has now in his
hands near 200 British seamen, prisoners. 'He desires
to know, whether an exchange may be made with
him for an equal number of American seamen now
prisoners in England? We take the liberty of pro
posing this matter to your Lordship, and of requeft^
ing your opinion (if there be no impropriety in your
giving it) whether such an exchange will probably be
agreed to by your court?
" If your people cannot soon be exchanged here,
they will be sent to America. We have the honour
to be, with great refped, your Lordihip's most obe
dient humble servants,
B. Franklin, S. Deane?'
To Lord Stormont.
"My Lord, Paris, April 3.
" In answer to a letter which concerns some of the
most material interefts.of humanity, and of the two
nations, Great-Britara and the United States of Ame
rica, now at war, we received the inclofed indecent
paper, as coming from your Lordship, which we re
turn, for your Lordihip's more mature consideration.
B. Franklin, S. Deane."
N. B. The words of the paper sent by Lord Stor
mont, and referred to in the above letter, were,
" The King's Ambassador receives no applications
from rebels, unless they come to implore His Ma
jesty's mercy."
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CHARLES-TOWN, fS. Carolina) 08. 7.
By a vessel from Cadiz, arrived here last Wednes
day, in 48 days, we find that American vessels have
all possible encouragement to go thither: That Ge
neral O'Reily is very friendly to the United States:
That they had 15,000 troops in readiness for em
barkation.
The General Assembly of this State take the earliefl
opportunity to acknowledge the receipt of your accepta
ble prefent —The tokens of victory gained at the memo
rable battle of Bennington.
The events of that day Jirongl, mark the bravery of
the men, who, unskilled in war, formed from their in
trenchments, a chosen number of veteran troops of
boasted Britons ; as well as the acldrefs and valour of
the General, who directed their movements and led them
on to conquest.
This fgnal exploit opened the way to a rapid succes
sion of advantages most important to America.
These trophies shall be fafoly depofaed in the archives
of the State, and there remind posterity of the irrefJl
it ? power of the God of armies, and the honours due
to the memory of the brave.
Still attended with like successes, may you long enjoy
the just reward of your grateful country.
RESOLFED unanimously, That the Board of War of
this State be, and hereby are directed, in the name of
this court, to present to the Honourable Brigadier-Ge
neral STARKS, a complete suit of clothes, becoming his
rank, together with a piece of linen ; as a tejiimony of
the high sense this court have of'the great and important
services rendered by that brave officer to the United States
of America.
Dec. 19. At the late meeting of the inhabitants of
this town, was voted, that the thanks of the town
be given to the Hon. JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. for
his generous donation of 150 cords of wood to the
poor of the town in this time of distress.
Friday last a prize ship, mounting 12 double forti
fied 4 and 6 pounders, commanded by Capt. Town
send, with 35 hands, laden with coals and provisions,
bound from Liverpool for New-York, arrived fafe in
port ; the was taken by the General Washington pri
vateer of this port, commanded by Captain Rogers.
Two days before Captain Rogers came across the
above ship, the had a smart engagement with a small
privateer, which the beat off. Captain Townsend in
the engagement loft one of his legs, and one or two
toes of the other foot, but is like to dp well. He
informs that he so disabled the privateer, that he
thinks the could never reach any port.
On Friday last a feled company of sons of free
dom, made a very elegant entertainment at the Bunch
of Grapes in Congress-street, for the Hon. Brigadier
General STARKS, who was then in town, in testi
mony of the great and important services rendered
by that brave and intrepid officer to the United States
of America; after which a number of patriotick
toasts were drank, and rockets, &c. exhibited from
the belcony.
The following letter to the Hon. Brigadier-General
Starks, and resolve, palled the General Assembly
of this State 011 Friday last:
S IR,
BOSTO N, December 11.
Extract of a letter from an officer of diftin&ion in
the Continental army to the southward.
" I shall make no apology for troubling you on
this occasion ; the pleasure you will receive on being
informed, that many officers and soldiers of our
army, now prisoners in Philadelphia, acknowledge
their obligations to Dr. Morgan for their lives, bv
his attention to their wounds, will fully compensate
for the trouble I give you.
Dr. Morgan, I hear, is a prisoner in Philadelphia,
on parole ; and, as I am informed, asked and ob
tained permidion from Gen. Lord Cornwallis, to
attend on the American sick and wounded prisoners
there, which he does gratuitously."
fan. i. The owners of the privateer Civil Usage,
of Newbury Port, having made a present to the
Hon. JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. of an elegant coach
which was lately taken in one of their prizes; as ?
token of their refoed for that gentleman, who ha
so nobly distinguished himfelf in the present 'conteir
with Great-Britain, as the friend of his country.
Thursday last the brig Favourite of 14 guns, Capt
Lamb, belonging to Connecticut, arrived fafe in port,
after 24 days passage from Martinico, with 17 sou
pound brats cannon, and a great quantity of round
ihot suitable for the fame, about a thousand stand c
arms, and 14 tonsof powder. By this vessel we hav
an account, that about a fortnight before the failed
ic,ooo troops arrived there from France, 5000 c
which were destined for Hispaniola.
H A R T F O R D, December 16.
We have direct intelligence from New-York, that
Col. Livingston, who was taken at Fort Montgome
ry, another Colonel, and Major Stewart of Mary
land, have made their escape from on board a pri
son fliip at New-York.
Extract of letter from a Gentleman in France, to hi
friend in Wethersfield, dated October 2.
" We just have letters from England, informing
of th.e capture of the Lexington brig of 14 guns, com
manded by Capt. Johnston of Boston ; this brave ma
and all his officers, except one, were killed :---Th
brig fought five hours.
" Prodigious quantities of eloathing for the Ame
rican army have been, and will be sent out, which
Will be amply fufficient forthem. We have frequent!
people applying for assistance from the gaols in Eng
land for the unhappy American prisoners, feveral<
whom have at times escaped, and have been and ar
fending from hence for America, and are all provid
ed for as fait as they come here."
N E W-H AVE N, December 31.
Samuel Chew, Esq. in the Continental brig Refill
ance, has sent into the port of Boston, a ship fron
Scotland, bound to the Weft-Indies, which he torn
to windward of Barbados.—She mounted ten carriage
guns ; and her cargo, consisting of dry goods, is said
to be invoiced at between 5 and 6,000 k sterling.
Monday night fifteen fail of veflels, ships, snow:.
brigs and schooners, came too a few miles to th
westward of this harbour, and yesterday mornin
they came to fail. They are from New-York, and sup
posed to be bound to New-port, probably with troop:
W OR CESTE R, December 25.
We are well assured that Lord Howe, the cele
brated commissioner from England, arrived with th^
tranfpofts at Newport, some while ago: And it is
probable, as'the British prisoners lately called " But -
" goyne's victorious army," will not be permitted t^
embark there, that his Lordship will visit Boston har
bour in order to consult with the British Genera ,
before his departure for England, on the subject of
a new Proclamation.
We are credibly informed that French, Weft-In
dia, and English goods have fell in their price twen
ty-five per cent, in Boston, and other sea-ports io.
this Rate.
The Continental Currency grows every day more
and more in esteem, which must consequently 'give
great pleasure to every well-wisher to his country.
We hear that some important dispatches are lately
arrived from France, much in favour of the Unite!
States of America.
From the Royal Gazette published by f. Rivington.
N E W-Y O R K, January 3.
On Wednesday last anchored off the Hook, the
Lord Hyde Packet, Captain Jefferies, in fix weeks
from Falmouth, with Lieutenant Andre, of the Roy
al Fufileers, and the October and November mails ;
on the passage, Capt. Jefferies took a rebel sloop from
Kennebeck, which,.after taking out her hands, he
funk. The following further particulars are fele&ed
from the London papers, which are received to the
ninth of November.
Her Majesty was fafely delivered of a prince on the
4th of November. —The Duke and Dutchefs of Glen
cefter were returned to England, the former was re
covering from his late dangerous illness. —Mr. Same 1
Foote died at Dover of a paralytic stroke, on his paS
sage to France. —The parliament of Ireland was me; ;
the Earl of Buckinghamshire's speech, on the opening
the session, afforded great fatisfaftion. [lt will as