The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-12-13 00:00:00, page 2

Tuesday night came on a severe storm at N. E.
which continued all day yesterday, in which time a
greater quantity of snow fell than has been known for
many years, at so early a period of the season. Con
siderable damage has been done to the Blipping in the
harbour.
It is reported that the Blip Franklin has return'd
into Salem from a fucccfsful cruize, having taken
five Jamaica men, homeward bound.
Nov. 16. Tuesday last arrived in this harbour the
letter of marque brig Amsterdam, Capt. Magee, in
44 days from Gottenburgh, in Sweden. On his pas
sage from hence to that port, he took a British vessel
and carried her to Gottenburgh, where the prize was
fold. On his return he captured another British ves
sel bound to Newfoundland with provisions and dry
goods, said to be a very valuable prize.
By a gentleman who came passenger in Captain Ma
gee, we learn, that there have been but few Britifli
cruizers in the Northern Seas the summer past, and
those few had met with little or no success ; but that
a number of French cruizers had appeared in that
quarter, and captured many Britißi vessels, some of
very great value, so that Britain has felt no inconsi
derable blow on her trade in those seas, as well as in
other parts, and will be much disappointed this year
in the important article of naval stores. We are fur
ther informed that the northern maritime powers in
Europe had been strengthening their alliance formed
with a view to defend their rights of neutrality on the
high seas, against the lawless power of Britain ; and
were more determined than ever to admit no search
of their vessels pursuing their voyages, from Britifli
men of war or cruizers ; by which means the trade of
France and Spain, and every kind of supply for those
powers, will be secured on neutral bottoms. The
combined fleets of Russia, Sweden, and Denmark,
exclusive of those belonging to the States of Holland,
amounted to upwards of 40 men of war, which had
put to sea, and, after being joined, had convoyed a
large quantity of stores to France, where they had ar
rived, and in the ports of which they were left when
the last advices were received at Gottenburgh. We
have also advice through the fame channel, that the
fleets of France and Spain had put to sea, and made a
junction ; and that the British fleet that had been
cruizing some time in the channel and off Brest, had
Aug. 17. As Sir Edward Hughes arrived in India
about Christmas last, news from that quarter is ex
peded soon, it being mentioned by the last advices
from thence, that the object of that Admiral's firft en
terprize was the reduction of Manilla ; for which pur
pose he was to be assisted by an army of 5000 Euro
peans and 7000 feapoys, under the command of Gen.
Sir Heitor Munro.
The British naval force in the Haft-Indies, com
manded by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Vernon, consists of the Su
perb of 74 guns, Exeter, Bellifle, Eagle, Burford and
Asia, of 64 guns each; Rippon 60 guns, Altseon 44
guns; Sartine, French prize, 32 guns; Coventry 28
guns; Sea-Horse zo guns; besides five of the compa
ny's ships converted into frigates, carrying from 28
to 50 guns, which are Rationed in India, and aft un
der the Admiral's orders.
An American packet, with dispatches to the French
Court, has been chafed ashore near I'Oricnt by a fri
gate of Admiral Geary's fleet, which, from the high
winds, could not venture near enough the fhorc to de
stroy the packet, the Captain of which went off im
mediately to Paris with dispatches.
This veflel failed the 29th June from New-London.
Admiralty-Office, August 19, 1780.
Admiral Geary, with part of the fleet under his
command, arrived yesterday at Spithead, and was
then expecting the remainder, with a prize fliip, a
letter of marque, called Le Compte de Hallwel, 350
tons, 24 guns and 80 men, bound from Cape Fran
cois to Bourdeaux, having on board sugar, coffee and
indigo ; also an English brig, her prize, bound from
Newfoundland to Lilbon, and alugger privateer, tak
en the 17th inst. off Paterall Point, called La Saute
relle, of 8 guns, and 26 men.
Aug. 22. Advices received yesterday from Plymouth
by the Alert cutter, off Brest, dated the 15th instant,
fay that Mons. Du Chaffault, with ten fail of the line,
and nine other smaller vessels of war, remained there
unmoored, without making any preparation tor fail
ing.
The ships under the command of Admiral Geary
are ordered to Torbay as soon as they get their sup
plies on board, that they may be the readier to fail.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Aug. 21.
" We hear that Admiral Evans is ordered to sea
with all expedition, with 12 fail of the line."
A correspondent informs us, that the British navy
in commission, at present, consists of 102 fail of the
line; 17 fifty gun Blips; 103 frigates, from 20 to 44
guns; 63 sloops, from 10 to 18 guns; 17 cutters,
commanded by Lieutenants; 17 armed ships of 20
guns; four bomb vessels; 14 sire-ships; and two fri
gates on difeoveries, late under the command of Cap
tains Cook and Clarke.
Ten Blips of the line are getting ready with the lit
moft expedition, which are intended as a reinforce
ment to the fleet under Admiral Rodney.
Thirteen Ruffian men of war failed the 19th ult.
from the Downs to the westward, and for ditto the
21st to the northward.
BOSTO N, Nov. 2.
LONDO N.
chose to relinquish that ilaion, and were retired to
Torbay, where, by the ht accounts, they were <afe
at anchor ; while the combined fleets were again mas
ters of the channel, andwould probably give some
further Broke of importance to the trade, if not to
the fleet of Britain.
It is allowed, on all hands, that the impression made
on the British trade this year by the allied powers,
has been much greater than any during the war: The
capture of the Quebec Beet, and the fucceffesjn other
quarters, added to the capital Broke of Admiral Cor
dova, make a greater loss to Britain than any thing of
the kind she has felt for near a century past, and must
greatly affeft her finances.
A few days ago a ship of 300 tons, from Jamaica
bound to London, having on her paflage met with
bad weather, in which she was obliged to throw all
her guns overboard and stave 70 hoglheads rum be
tween decks, put into Canfo harbour on the Nova-
Scotia shore to refit, and immediately dispatched her
boat to Halifax for assistance. On the paflage the boat
met with two armed fhallops of fifteen men each from
Salem, who took the boat, and gaining intelligence
of the situation of the Blip, proceeded for Canfo, and
on their arrival took poffeflion of the ship without
any refinance, brought her away and arrived fate in
Salem harbour last Tuesday morning, having on board
380 hoglheads of rum and sugar, besides other va
luable effects.
A prize brig to the Franklin privateer, arrived at
Salem Monday evening. Her cargo beef and pork.
Tuesday last arrived at Beverly, the ship Rambler,
Capt. Lovet, in 48 days from Gottenburgh.
Nov. 20. Several prizes have arrived in different
ports in this state since our last.
Extract of a letter from Poole, in England, found on
board the prize brig Endeavour, taken by Capt.
Magee.
" The times are now as you heard in the fiimmer,
all but a new Parliament returned about the end of
this month, which we hope will be the means for
peace."
Nov. 23. It is said that the value of the Britißi fleet
lately captured by the combined fleets of France and
Spain, amounts to near one and a half million ster
ling.—The five Indiamen alone were worth upwards
of 60,0001. sterling each.
We hear a project was on foot in England to seize,
at one stroke, the whole Ruffian fleet lately arrived
in the British channel, and thereby prevent their as
sisting France and Spain, which it is said was their in
tended object, as molt of the northern powers of Eu
rope are determined, if possible, to humble the pride
of Britain.
A large British ship, with upwards 300 butts of
wine and a quantity of fruit, taken by his molt Chris
tian Majesty's frigates the Hermoine and Serveilante,
it is said, is fafe arrived in port.
Since our last arrived in port, a brig with provisions,
prize to the Rambler ; as also a provision brig, prize
to the letter of marque brig Amsterdam, Capt. Magee.
Friday lalt the schooner Sally, Capt. Phillips, ar
rived in the river from Cape Francois, after a paflage
of 23 days. Capt. Phillips informs that he left the
Cape in company with ten French Blips of the line,
and ten fail of American vessels; the latter parted
from the French ships a few days after leaving the
Cape when they were steering W.N.W. On the 17th
ult. Capt. Phillips met with a violent gale of wind, in
which his veflel was overfet, and one of his men loft ;
after cutting away the mainmast, Bie happily righted.
The 21st ult in lat. 28, 53, long. 73, 32, he saw a mart
floating, with broken spars, oars, plank, a chest, &c.
Nov. 15. Friday last the Duke de Lauzun's legion
arrived here from Newport, and on Sunday proceed
ed for Lebanon, in Connediut. They are an excel
lent body of troops, and make a very martial appear
ance. \
NEW-LONDON, November 7.
A report has just come to town, that Gen. Ethan
Allen, with 1300 brave Green Mountain Boys under
his command, having pursued 1400 of the enemy,
(who lately infefted the frontiers of the state of Ver
mont) he came up with them near Skeeniborough,
when a severe action ensued, in which the enemy were
defeated, and that General Allen had killed and tak
en fix hundred of them.
BASSETERRE, (St. Christopher's) Oft. 16.
We should at all times be happy to give our read
ers agreeable intelligence, but are sorry to fay we have
nothing to offer the public in this paper, but a repeti
tion of diftrefling and m lancholy events. On Wed
nesday, at midnight, it blew a very hard gale, and
increased all next day, with a very high sea, which
drove the following vessels ashore; a Blip, with part
of her cargo of lumber on board, prize to the priva
teer ship Bellona ; a sloop and schooner, prizes to the
Spitfire, Capt. Mairs ; a sloop belonging to Mr. H.
Sibly, foundered; and a sloop, prize to a man of
war ; several of the vessels put out to sea, many of
which in going out ran foul of other vessels at anchor
and did considerable damage; a brig still at anchor
had her foremaft and.bowfprit carried away, a ship
had also a foremaft and bowsprit carried away, and the
Matthew, Capt. Sleig, in endeavouring to get out,
ran foul of the Brotherfon, Capt. Tomlin, and forc
ed her from her anchors ; this last had her yards and
topmast struck, and was so light that she could not go
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 8.
to sea, and was eonfequently forced ashore at John
lon's bay, where she soon went to pieces, and the
mate was drowned ; a schooner belonging to Tobago,
bound to New-York with rum, put out from the Salt
ponds, and was forced ashore under Londonderry
fort ; a veflel loaded with tobacco, from St. Lurtati
us, and a Imall schooner, were seen to founder off
Half-way Tree; and a schooner, belonging to Mr.
Priddie, drove ashore at Palmeto Point, and was to
tally loft. On that day and the next, tho' the wind
had in some degree abated, the surge was so excessive
high, that many spars, hogsheads of coals, &c. &c.
were walhed off the bay, and great injury done to se
veral houses. On Saturday the wind abated, and we
were in hopes that the violence of the weather was
over, in which we were in a great degree confirmed
by a heavy rain, with thunder and lightning, setting
in yesterday morning; but about eight o'clock the
wind fhifted to the Southward, which increased the
swell, by which the Minerva, Capt. Robbin, just ar
rived from Brirtol, with a cargo worth 12,000!. ster
ling on board, was forced on the reef of Smith's fort,
where she now lies with all her marts cut away, bilg
ed, and so far from the Biore, that if the weather con
tinues her crew and cargo must inevitably perilh. A
brig from Salem, with a cargo of fiih and lumber on
board, prize to the Venus frigate, overfet in the
breakers, by which one man, attempting to swim a-
Ihore, was drowned, but the rest ot the crew Buck
to her bottom, and have since got alhorc ; the is gone
to pieces.
Yesterday, about two o'clock in the afternoon, a
light ship, supposed to be Capt. Hart, from Nevis,
came off here, firing a number of distress guns ; foe
was immediately assisted by boats from the ships, and
came to by an anchor and cable left by one of the
ships which put out.
This morning, at fix o'clock, the Minerva was Bill
at a great diltance from the shore ; a few of her hands
have swam ashore, and inform that her gun-deck is
entirely under water, and that she must soon go to
pieces. The wind lulled and the sea abated.
The Rowley, Capt. Power, and all the other vessels
which lay at the Salt-ponds, went ashore and were
dashed to pieces.
Several velicls are now in the offing, some of which
appear to be damaged; a brig with both top-marts,
and a schooner her main-mart carried away.
St. John's, (in Antigua) November r.
On '1 uelday, the 24th of October, arrived at St.
Kitts an American schooner, prize to the Stag letter
of marque, of Liverpool ; the prize-master fays the
Stag left England the 7th of September, nothing was
then done in the channel ; our grand fleet in port.
The damage done on the bay of St. Euftatius to
houses and goods is said to be computed at 150,0001.
Berling.
A letter from Grenada paints a most dreadful scene;
9 large Dutch sugar loaded Blips foundered or were
wrecked in the Carenage, half the town of St. George's
is destroyed, and few or none of the dla es have
escaped.—St. Vincent has felt it, if possible, worte;
that ill-fated island is almort comp'etciy ruined.
The Juno French frigate is loft in Ki^hon bay.
A vellclis arrived at St. Kuts. She iett Dominica
in the beginning of the gale, which threatened de
ftrudion there.
BALTIMORE, November 28.
Extract of a letter from St. Eujlatius, dated Odober
28, 1780.
" We have the most diimal accounts from all the
Windward Islands, of the dreadful effects of the late
bad weather, which commenced the 12th instant, and
continued for nine days We learn this morning,
that 1500 people have periflied in the ruins at Barba
does ; some accounts make the number 3500."
PHILADELPHIA, December 6.
Extract of a letter from Major-General Gates to Con
gress, dated November 14, 1780.
" This instant Major Bruin, late Aid de Camp to
Major-General Sullivan, arrived in camp, and ac
quaints me that General Sumpter, in consequence of
orders I gave him at Hillfborough to aft upon the weft
fide of the Wateree, had, after a severe contest wr L
Major Wemyfs, defeated him and his whole command
having wounded and taken the Major prisoner, with
twenty-five of his party ; many were left dead on the
ground, and a conliderable number of fine horses and
arms fell also into the hands of General Sumpter. In
the pocket of Major Wemyfs was found a lift of the
whigs houses he had burnt upon Pedee, which, with
all his papers, as soon as I receive them, shall be trans
mitted to Congress. The enemy do not now possess
a single port eart of George-Town, or north of Cam
den ; while Colonel Marian and General Harrington
command the country east of the Santee, and are con
tinually interrupting the enemy's craft upon this
river." Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'y.
The following paragraph is taken from the Virgi
nia Gazette of November 26.---" Last Wednesday a
bout ten o'clock the whole of the enemy's fleet weigh
ed anchor and fell down the capes, where they met
two vessels coming in (supposed to be the two difr
patched from the fleet a few days after they arrived
here) when they all come to again. After Baying a
while, the whole got under fail, and were yesterday
quite out of fight."
Friday last arrived in this city the Chevalier de Cha