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nonrable the Council, then, my countrymen, let us
ad in our astonishment as well as we can ; let us a&,
I fay, with care and prudence, with true allegiance
and manly resolution. And ye who are able penmen
and well-wishers to your country, I expert will take
the matter in hand, and represent it in a clearer light
than I can.
A YOUTH, and a Friend to our
youthful State.
P. S. Electors watch with careful eye,
Nor ever let New-Jersey die.
Peruse the minutes, there you'l fee,
Bv perfons' conduct, what they be.
At next election then appear,
And do your country service there.
BY HTS EXCELLENCY
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Esquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief
in and over the State of New-Jersey, and the Terri
tories thereunto belonging. Chancellor and Ordinary
in the fame ;
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS application has been made to me in
Council for the aid and advice of the Board,
for drawing forth all the forage that can be spared in
this State, for the use of the army now quartered
therein. —I have therefore thought fit, by and with
the advice of the Honourable the Privy Council of
this State, to issue this Proclamation, hereby requir
ing all the Justices of the Peace of this State to be
attentive to the application of the several persons
employed in collecting forage for the troops, and
vigorously to exert themselves in executing the law
for that purpose made and provided. And I do
hereby recommend it to the said Magistrates to pay
due regard, in the execution of their duty in the
premises, to the wants of the inhabitants, and not to
exaCt more grain or other forage in any diftriCt than
the neighbourhood can fafely spare, due considera
tion being had to all the inhabitants of such diftrid.
GIVEN under my hand and seal at arms at Prince
ton, the fourteenth day of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seven
ty-nine. WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's command,
Wm. Livingflon, jun. D. Sec.
GOD save the PEOPLE.
P AR I S, July 27.
AMONG other contests by sea, there has been one
between two armed vessels, the one French, of
nine guns and forty men, which took the other, being
British, of eighteen guns and sixty men.
August 17. A fleet of fifty fail of merchantmen,
convoyed by several men of war, under the orders of
M. de Dampierre, has arrived from Martinico and
Guadeloupe at the ports of Nantz and Bordeaux. The
cargo of this fleet is estimated at twenty millions of
livres Tournois. —It is highly probable a number of
vessels belonging to these Rates were in this fleet.
Brufels, Aug. 10. We have received advice from
Spain, that two packet-boats who had been previously
ordered to hold themselves in readiness for executing
a secret commission in the North sea, left Corrunna
the tenth of July at break of day, after the arrival of
a courier extraordinary. There arrived also at Ca
diz at four o'clock in the morning an express from
court ; and very early on the following morning two
merchantmen failed from that port, on board of
which two persons of distinction had privately em
barked. It is supposed their commission relates to a
negociation with United America. A French frigate,
the Andromecha, of thirty-fix guns, and an advice
boat, the Ecureuil, of fourteen guns, at the fame time
entered the bay of Cadiz. The commander came on
snore with permission to speak to the Governor of the
place. It is thought the design of their coming was
to take under their convoy fix American merchant
vessels that were then in the port, watched by two
British frigates. A French flute, le Telemaque, had
conveyed there sixty pilots, who were distributed
among the Spanish fleet, which was at anchor in the
bay, and consisted of twenty-nine fail of the line at
that time but was receiving continually reinforce
ments. The St. Trinite, of 112 guns, and four other
ihips of the line, were expected there from Ferrol.
In ihort, this fleet will be one of the most formidable
that has been seen in our day, if that of the Marquis
de Cafa Tilly, who is coming back from America,
should join it. A bark with 300 men, making part of
the firit division, has already entered the port on the
third of July.
Madrid,(Spain) Aug. 3. Letters from Cadiz import
that many ships of war, in addition to the squadron
of Don Cevallos, successively arrive in that port,
and join the fleet of observation there, which will
amount it is said, in the course of this month, to
50 ships of the line, besides a great number of fri
gates. It is added, that independently of this fleet,
there are eleven ships of the line at Ferrol and Car
thagena which can easily put to sea in 15 days.—
They write from Utrera, four leagues from Seville,
that they are forming a camp there of 20,000 men,
and that all the provincial grenadiers of the king
dom have orders to assemble at the camp of St. Roch
before Gibraltar. So many movements and prepa
rations employ the attention of our politicians, who
make no doubt that the government has in view
some very important design, that cannot at present
be penetrated, but which a short time will discover.
Dublin, (Ireland) Aug. 24. A letter written to
Mr. Banks of Belfalt by the Secretary of the Lord
Lieutenant, dated the 14th of this month, fhow4
what apprehensions are entertained of some attempts
of the enemy on this kingdom.
" The Lord Lieutenant having received advice
that there is reason to apprehend that three or four
cruizers of the enemy combined, and which have
lately been seen on the North coart of Ireland, may
watch an opportunity to make a defeent, his Excel
lency has charged me to call upon you to redouble
the vigilance you have hitherto employed, and to
omit no precaution for your security ; and to (ignify
to the inhabitants of Belfaft and its invirons that some
ve(fefs may probably make an attempt on those parts.
But as the greatest part of the troops of this country
are encamped near Clonmell and Kinfale. His Ex
cellency has ordered me at the fame time to inform
you that he can fend no more force to Belfaft than
some horse, and a company of invalids."
BOSTON, December 21.
We hear a ship is arrived at New-London with
about 700 hogflreads of sugar, taken by two small
Connecticut cruizers as foe was bound to New-York.
She was one ofa Jamaica fleet bound to London, who
Count d'Estaing fell in with, and captured 13, richly
laden.
Yerterday the Marlborough returned from a cruize,
having taken three prizes, one a ship laden with pro
virions from Ireland, one a brig from Scotland with
about 30,000 pounds worth of dry goods, the other
die burnt.
Dec. 28. A gentleman who left Nantz, in France,
the 19th of September, and arrived at Cape Ann on
Thursday last, in the General Arnold packet, with
dispatches for Congress, commanded by Capt. Israel
Ober, formerly commanded by Capt. Ayres, who
died soon after his arrival there, informs, That the
French fleet, consisting of 36 ships of the line and fri
gates, were then cruizing off Cape Finiftre ; and that
the English fleet, consisting of 33 ships of the line and
frigates, were cruizing in the Channel of England,
each being then cautious of attacking the other, not
forgetting the former engagement, wherein upwards
of icoo were killed on each fide. —That in thisengage
ment ten of the English fail of the line were so hand
led as to be obliged to have new malls. —That the day
he left Nantz, a gentleman of credibility, from the
capital of the King of Prussia's dominions, arrived
there in fourteen days, who reported for faft, that
the King of Prussia had had two skirmishes and,one
battle with the Austrian troops, and obtained a com
plete victory ; and that he had entered the Hungarian
dominions on or about the firft of September. —The
greatest preparations were making for war both in
France and England when the last accounts came
from thence.
Jan. 7. The behaviour of the Count d'Estaing and
the officers of his fleet towards the prisoners they have
made, affords, fays a correspondent, a rtriking con
trast, when compared with the condud ofthe British
officers to the French and Americans, who have been
so unhappy as to fall into their hands. No wonder
the Britons speak ill of the Count, who, as a com
mander, has done, and is like to do, so much ill to
them. They never forgave his taking a fo:t and 15CO
men, with no more than 500. He had no reason to
love them; but he has difeovered a greatness of
mind above all mean resentment, and equally fhincs
with the humanity of a gentleman, and the intrepidity
ofa soldier. When Capt. Duncan, of the Rose, was
taken by the frigate L'Engageant, the French com
mander refufed to accept his sword, and made enco
miums on his bravery, which were followed by thole
of the Count d'Estaing and his whole fleet. All the
British officers were treated with the fame politeness ;
and they, particularly Mr. Gambier, Captain of the
Senegal, and nephew of the Admiral, experienced such
honour and affability on board the French ships as
they were obliged to extol. This behaviour the
Count not only enjoined, but fat the example of; and
has been known to treat with particular kindness and
attention even a Brittifli cabbin-boy who had exhi
bited an uncommon refolution.—ln how different a
manner have the French and American prisoners been
used on board the British ships? One instance may
fuffice ; that of M. de Babbie, Enlign ofa French man
of war. This officer was taken on board a small vef
fel,by afhip belonging to the British King. His sword,
his epaulette,the little lace he had on his cloathes, and
the money in his pocket, were immediately wrested
from him; and his whole treatment was in every
refped the reverse of that humanity and honour which
our enemies had applauded when exercised towards
themselves.
We are informed that a large British transport lately
ran on shore not far from New-London. Capt. Bil
lings, in a private ship of war, and a sloop, the Reve
nue, immediately left that place in quest of the trans
port. They found her bilged, andall the men loft ex
cept three, which they took off, and at the fame time
saved a quantity of fur and other valuable articles.
The Revenue had arrived at New-London, having left
the ship in chafe ofa fail.
Last Saturday we had a violent snow storm. The
brigantine General Arnold, Capt. M Gee, who foiled
from this port a few days before th* storm, and feeing
it coming on, he put into Plymouth harbour; the
storm encreafed to such a degree, that they were
obliged to cut away her masts, notwithstanding which
the brig drove ashore and bilged. Her crew consisted
of upwards of one hundred men, all of whom perished
except thirty-four.
On the 20th ult. a large transport ship of the ene
my's, bound from Newport to New-York, ran ashore
on Point-Judith ; die was laden with rum and hay,
and had on board as passengers, young Barrington,
nephew to Lord Barrington, and aid to Gen. Pref
cot, with five other British officers, upwards of twenty
foldicrs, and fifteen seamen. A party of our troop's
being near the shore, secured the cargo of the ship,
and conducted the crew to Providence.
The following day a transport brig of the Britons,
bound to New-York, was boarded by an Enlign and
fix men of the Continental service, near Seconet
passage, and carried into a fafe port. She had six
teen men on board, and was taken without any re
finance ; the cargo was hay, straw, and some rum.
Extract of a letter from Providence, January 5.
" Our last advices from Rhode-ifland notice, that
the enemy in the late uncommon weather loft near
a hundred of their soldiery ; they perished on guard.
We felt it here severely, and numbers of our men fuf
fered much from it. Our river froze up, and re
mains yet unnavigable.
" Last Saturday a flag came from Newport to War
wick neck, with letters from Prefcot to General Sul
livan ; and on her return, meeting with a sloop bound
up here, laden with 500 bushels of rye and a quantity
of flour, commanded by two boys, (the men having
gone afliore) thought proper to order her for New
port, as it is said. She is now in Newport.
" By their accounts they have but twelve days
bread and ten days rice and meat; their army con
fills of 70C0, including women and children; 5462
fighting men among them.
Extract of a letter from Albany, dated January 1, 1778.
" We are informed that a few days ago Major-
General Schuyler transmitted his resignation to Con
gress ; since which it is said he has received orders to
re-assume the command in this (Department. It is
conjedured that Congress have directed him to pro
secute some military operation, as orders are given to
engage a number of artificers, and expresses sent to
different quarters."
BALTIMORE, December 29.
Copy of a letter from Capt. Jofepb Bowman, at a place
called Illinois-Kafka jkias, upon the Miffifippi, to bis
friend Col. John Hite, of Frederick county, Virginia,
dated July 30, 1778.
" Dear Sir,
" I embrace this opportunity to give you some in
formation of our proceedings since our embarkation
from Monongahela, till our arrival at this place.—
We set fail from thence down to the Big Kanhawa,
where we found our men had been confined for eight
days, in which time there had been an attack made
on the fort, by a superior number of Indians, sup
posed to be about 200; they killed one man in the
fort, and wounded one or two more; but finding
themselves not likely to succeed in their attempt, they
endeavoured to kill all their cattle, and then made
towards Green Briar, where I expected they intend
ed to make a fatal blow. —From thence we continued
down to the falls of the Ohio, where we eroded a
small gaiTifon upon an island, where I left 10 or 12
families, with a quantity of provisions, and a few
men to guard them. — From thence we continued
ciown the Ohio, moving day and night, with about
170 or 180 men in number, till within 60 miles of the
mouth ; we ran our boats up a small creek to hide
them, not having men enough to leave a fufficient
guard.—From thence we started for the Illinois,
taking 4 days provisions with us, and in 6 days ar
rived at the place in the night, on the 4th inst. hav
ing marched two days without any sustenance, in
which hungry condition we unanimously determined
to take the town, or die in the attempt.—About mid
night we marched into the town, without being dif
eovered ; our object was the fort, which we soon
got possession of; the commanding officer (Philip
Rockblave) we made prisoner, and is now on his way
to Williamsburg under a strong guard, with all his in
ftrudions from time to time from the several gover
nors at Detroit, Quebec and Michillimackinac, to
set the Indians upon us, with great rewards for our
scalps; for which he has a salary of 2001. sterling per
year. This town consists of about 250 families, and
fufficiently fortified to have refitted a thousand men ;
but coming upon them by furprize, they were oblig
ed to surrender themselves. The next day evening I
was ordered by our commanding officer (Col. Clark )
with 30 men mounted on horfcback, to attack three
other French towns up the Miffilippi. The firfl is
called Parraderulki, about 15 miles from Kafkafkias,
the town we had in possession, and before they had
any knowledge of my arrival, I was in possession of
this place, which was no small furprize to them; in
consequence of which, they were willing to comply
with any terms I should propose.—From thence I
proceeded to St. Philip's, about 9 miles higher up
the river, which I likewise took possession of; and
as it was impossible for them to know my strength,
the whole being tranfaded in the night, they also
came to my own terms. —From thence I proceeded
to Cauhow, about 40 or 50 miles above St. Philip's,
which contained about 100 families ; we rode imme
diately to the commander's house, and demanded a
surrender of him and the whole town, which was