The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-09-05 00:00:00, page 2

orders are said to be issued in eonfequence of some
intelligence received from England.
May 25. In a letter received by a merchant in
town from Lisbon, it is positively asserted, that the
court of Portugal has promised to admit the manu
factures of Ireland to their market, and that the late
disagreeable interruption to their commerce will be
speedily obviated and all complaints removed.
May 28. There has been lately read in the Assem
bly of the nobles of Holland and Weft-Frielland, an
address to them, presented by Van Berkel, penfiona
ry of the city of Amsterdam; tending to exculpate
the members of that part of the Dutch government
in general, " from the charge of pretended daily in
" fractions of the molt solemn engagement, and also
" from being represented as governed by a spirit of
" faction, and a domineering cabal tending to fa
“ crifice the publick good to private views." This
address is signed by Van Berkel, who undertakes
throughout to clear himfelf of what he calls the per
sonal attacks and accusations against him, as a dis
turber of the publick peace, and violator of the rights
of mankind.
Extract of a letter from Dublin, May 20.
" The provincial reviews in this country, which
are to be on the sth of June, will exhibit a scene
surpassing any thing that modern, or perhaps antient
history can produce. There are upwards of 65,000
men returned for the field, 15,000 of which are of
the province of Leinfter ; these are to be reviewed in
the Phcenix park, within a mile of the city. Each
battalion is amply provided with field nieces, mor
tars, standards, &c. fitted for the field. After the
review they are to be marched into Dublin, every
citizen in good circumstances having given in his
name for the entertainment of a certain number, and
the infuing day they are to separate and march for
their different habitations. People of all denominati
ons are coming from all parts of the province to fee
this extraordinary fight ; and every packet brings over
a number of padengers from Cheshire, Lancaster and
Wales for the fame purpose.”
May 30. We are informed that the French Minis
try are in the utmost confufion ; Mons. Neckar has
certainly resigned ; a storm is brewing on the fide of
Germany, the Emperor is augmenting his troops,
and the French are strengthening their garrisons on
that fide.
One of the most formidable enemies to this coun
try, while in place, was Mons. Necker; not from
any peculiar hostility in his disposition towards us,
but from the greatness of his abilities, which were
subservient to the ambition and policy of France.
We cannot therefore, but confider it as a fortunate
event, that this great Miniftef is displaced, as no
successor can be found of equal abilities to fupcrin
tend the finances of that kjngdom, and as that plan
of policy has been rejected, which he thought ne
cessary to give vigour and permanency to the exerti
ons of our hereditary and everlasting enemies, the
French.
Mons. Necker concluded his political career by
one of the splendid actions in the political history
of mankind, advising the King his matter to restore
to the Dutch the Euftatia property recovered by La
Mothe Picquet.
June 4. As the officers who failed with Com
modore Johuftone had orders to provide them
selves with calico shirts, and other articles of
dress fitted for hot climates, it is probable that
we may soon hear ofthem from the spice island,
where, if they should succeed, the Dutch trade will
receive a severer blowthan any it has yet experienced.
On Monday the 28th ult. between the hours of
three and four in the afternoon, a very dreadful fire
broke out at Great-Horwood, about two miles from
Winslow, in Buckinghamfliire, which spread with
such gftonifhing rapidity, that in a little more than
half an hour sixty houses (among which number
were sixteen farm houses, and four malt houses)
with all their barns, stables wheat-rick, barn-ricks,
hay stacks, waggons, carts, ploughs, harrows, and
most part of their houfhold goods were all on fire
together, and entirely consumed in the space of two
hours, several of the inhabitants saving no more
than the cloaths upon their backs. Many neighbours
at the beginning of the fire, in a few minutes were
prevented from giving assistance to others by their
own houses being on fire before they could get back
again. Among the lives that were loft was a poor
man of a neighbouring village, that had been drink
ing at one of the publick houses; he went, as is
supposed, to one of the barns to lie down to Beep,
and was unfortunately burnt to death in a most
(hocking manner. His legs and things were burnt
quite off close to his body; his arms burnt off; his
head when he was moved Separated from his body,
quite burnt to a cinder. Another poor old man was
pulled out of a house that was all on fire by the leg,
burnt in so terrible a manner, that he died two days
after. The engines from Buckingham and Winslow
arrived as soon as it was possible, and prevented a
house that had taken fire from being quite destroyed;
in short, the distress of the inhabitants is beyond
any thing I am able to describe, truly pitiable, and
Blocking for a foedator to behold. Their loss is
not exactly ascertained, but generally thought to be
nearly ten thousand pounds, out of which, by the
best accounts, I am at present able to learn, about
the sum of two thousand pounds only insured. The
parishes of Buckingham, Winslow, and many more
of the adjacent villages, have fubferibed very liberal
ly for their present support ; and it is earnestly to be
wished the fame laudable example will be followed
by the charitable and benevolent contributions of
thousands more to relieve such a number of our fellow
creatures from the greatest degree of wretchedness.
This melancholy event is generally supposed to
have happened by the inadvertancy of fending two
small children to fetch some fire from a neighbour's
house, and coming across a farm yard, where was a
great quantity of straw which was exceedingly dry,
it is imagined they let fall some of the coals out of
the fire shovel on the straw, which communicated
itfelf to a malt house ? and extended to the dreadful
length alrea<ly described ; a caution which Bould
ever be remembered how people fend children for
fire again.
The three regiments of guards will be alternately
muttered in the course of next week, when a draft
will be made from each corps, and sent over to re
inforce Lord Cornwallis in Virginia.
'June 7. Admiral Darby will fail again with 28 fail
of the line as soon as the men of war, lately arrived
with Admiral Digby are victualled and watered;
Admiral Barrington will go out in the room of Sir
John Ross, who is gone on a cruize.
The Ruffian squadron are now all returned from
the Mediterranean ; they have still one fail ofthe line,
and two frigates left behind cruising there, St Pan
telemon, Admiral Kruse, of 76 guns, Patricque of
32, and Colare of 24 guns. The Admiral with five
of the line, are returned to the North Seas.
The city politicians pretend to affirm, that the
very early return of the Ruffian fleet from the Medi
terranean, which have been out only eight months,
arises from an apprehension of the Court of Peterf
burgh, that they ihall not long be able to remain
mere fpeCtators of the war. An express is said to
have been sent over to Leghorn to recal them. Time
only can set us right in these conjectures.
The number of Dutch prisoners now in England,
in different prisons, are said to amount to upwards
of 2000, exclusive of officers on parole.
Extracts from the Courier de la Europe.
PARI S, June 20.
We impatiently wait for a direCt account from
M. de Suffrin; although the accounts from Com
modore Johnftone, are set forth in the most advan
tageous manner, still it cannot but be remarked,
that the East-India Blip Hinchinbroke. was only
re-taken by reason of the Borm's separating her
from the French fleet ; that another East-India Blip,
which was boarded and taken, remains in the pos
session of the French; that the Blip Edward was
abandoned after the was taken, because she was
finking; that the Infernal, a fire Blip, was only
quitted after she was taken by the French, on account
of the storm, and that a part of the crew remained
prisoners ; that none of the French ships appeared
to have received any considerable damage except
the Hannibal which was difmafted in the storm,
whilst the whole of Commodore Johnftone's fleet
appears to have fuffered very much, and that almost
all the East-India Blips were rendered unfit for
service; in fine it appears from his own account that
there were 268 men, amongst which are many offi
cers killed, wounded and prisoners, and that the
loss of the French was much less.
If we calculate, in the English manner, and from
their own accounts, we cannot but look upon our
selves as conquerors: It is likewise evident, that
the French had the superiority during the whole
engagement, as during the whole time they were in
a condition to take prizes, and in fad have taken
many ; and it is therefore nothing but the storm that
saved the English fleet, as they have taken Bielter at
St. Jago, in a very distressed condition, and the
French Admiral, having kept the sea, has it in his
choice either to take the advantage of his arriving at
his port before them, or of returning and putting
them out of condition to prosecute the expedition
proposed by the Court of Great-Britain.
Commodore Johnftone lays his want of success on
the conduct of the unfortunate Captain of the Isis,
whose Blip he himfelf allows to have been difmafted,
and rendered unfit for service, and has put him under
arrest. It is thus, that the national pridein England
often punish their servants, they had rather accuse a
brave unfortunate man, than acknowledge themselves
to have been vanquished; and Rodney, after having
been beat by Count de Guichen, did not fail displac
ing two of his Captains, and sent them to England
to be tried by a Court-martial.
Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated the a%th
May.
" Since the departure of our fleet, the Spaniards
have kept up a very brisk fire, and we are, in fact,
very much molested on the sea fide by their gun and
bomb boats, which do us much mifchief, and render
unhabitable all the houses that is within the walls,
the actual situation of the garrison is truly very de
plorable, and so great, that the accounts you may
receive, however dismal they may be, can scarcely
be exaggerated.
The greatest part of the inhabitants have abandon
ed the garrison, and are gone to Minorca or England,
those who remain, have Sheltered themselves in the
holes and hollow places in the rocks; there are,
however, many raffi enough to lay all night, at the
rifque of their lives, in the Blacktown (which is out
of bomb (hot of the enemy on the land fide, but it
can be destroyed by the sea) to protest their proper
ty, not against the attack of the enemy without,
but against the robbers that are sent up within the
walls ; I would lay the soldiery, who have done more
mifchief in a few days, than the Spaniards could do
in as many months. The town is almost entirely
demolished, there scarce remains a house but what
id even with the foundation, many families who
lived in affluence, are now reduced to misery ; there is
a continual deluge of bombs, houses on fire, and
balls glancing over the pavements of the streets, the
walls and intrenchments ; we are obliged frequently
to fly to the mountains, and to pass the night under
tents: So much are we frequently alarmed by the
gun and bomb boats of the enemy."
L ONDO N, June 26.
The Jamaica fleet is not as yet in fafety, they
have gone north about, but it is much to be feared,
that in endeavouring to escape from the French, they
will meet the Dutch squadron.
The famous Captain Cunningham (commonly
called here the pirate Cunningham) has, it is said,
escaped from Mill- prison, with many of his comrades;
in consequence of this elcape, some fentincis and
soldiers of that garrison have been arretted, and will
be tried by a Court-martial.
From the Nova Scotia Gazette, dated July 3.
BASSETERR E.
It is certain that when the last accounts came from
windward, and that is not above four or five days
ago, that the British and French fleets were in fight
of each other; that, in a short time, we hope we
fbail be able to give a glorious though perhaps me
lancholy account' of their proceedings,
Sunday morning arrived from Peuobfcot, his Ma
jesty's armed Ihip Allegiance, on board of which
came Brigadier-General Campbell, 74th regiment,
commander of his Majesty's forces in the province of
Nova Scotia, and several other officers.
SALE M, August 21.
Wednesday last returned into port the privateer
brig Captain John Dollanfon, commander, after
being out 24 hours, and brought in with him the
famous Pomroy, with his privateer, having 32 hands,
out from Pctiobfeot, belonging to the Commodore
there. She had been out 6 days from Penobfeot,
but happily captured nothing. Pomroy informs
us, that the day before he was taken, he spoke a
privateer schooner (copper bottomed) mounting 10
carriage guns fiom Bermuda, who had taken, 2 days
before, in this bay a prize brig bound in here, from
Portau-Port ; likewise another prize brig, loaded
with salt: The above schooner informed him, that
there was to fail in 6 hours after him from Burmuda,
a copper bottomed Blip belonging to the Gutteridges,
bound into this bay, to cruise, mounting 18 nine
pounders ; also the next day was to fail from the
fame place, bound to this bay to cruise, three
privateer sloops.
Arrived since our last in a fife harbour, a prize
brig to the brigantine Cato, her cargo chiefly wine.
Also arrived the privateer schooner Languedoc,
Capt. Dunn, and brought in with him a prize
schooner, laden with oil.
B OST O N, August 16.
By a vessel arrived in a neighbouring port, in 15
days from Gaudaloupe, we learn, that 9 fail of French
men of war, having under convoy 70 transports,
were fafe arrived at Martinico, from France.
A brig with about 250 hhds. of rum and sugar,
taken by the Aftrea and Hermoine frigates, arrived
at Portsmouth last week.
Saturday last a prize brig laden with about 150
chests tea, bound from London for Quebec, arrived
at Salem.
Yesterday arrived here a cartel from St John's,
Newfoundland, with 400 prisoners, lately taken and
carried in there.
A Halifax paper, of July 27, fays " Yesterday ar
rived from England Andrew Snape Hammond, Lieut.
Governor of this Province, Commissioner ofhis Ma
jesty's yard, with his Lady and two children "
August 23. Monday arrived in port, the letter
of marque Blip Fox, belonging to Falmouth, and
brought in with her a large prize Blip, loaded with
rice, indigo, furrs, &c. homeward-bound, from
Charleftown, South-Carolina.
On Tuesday evening arrived in town, Captain
Samuel Tucker, and Dr. William Ramsey, of the
Thorn cruizer, from the island of Sf. John's, which
place they were carried into by Captain Sir William
Young, ofthe Hynde British Blip ofwar, from whom
(as well as from Governor Patterson, of that island)
they confefs to have experienced every mark of hu
manity and politeiiefs, of, which they entertain a
grateful fcnfe.
A ship from New-York bound to Penobfeot with se
veral refugee topics, was taken a few days ago by a
small privateer from Newbury port, and is fafe ar
rived.
Also two brigs from New-York, bound to Que
bec, were captured by a privateer from Portsmouth.
Captain Stone in a letter of marque ship bound to
the Weft-Indies, from Falmouth, Cafco-Bay, fell
in with and captured a ship from Georgia, bound
to London, and brought her fafe into this port last
Monday; she is laden with rice, indigo, hides, sa
go, &c.