The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-01-14 00:00:00, page 3

on authentic letters and affidavits, to be feeri by any
candid enquirer.
Extract of a letter from the right bon. Lord —
dated London; 25th August, 1777. #
“ Being just returned from France, I think 1 may
venture to assure you that the French court will not
ive us any interruption in putting an end to the re
ellion."
Another letter from the fame nobleman of the lame
date.
" I am just returned from Paris, where I hayexvery
reason to think they mean to be pacific."
" Philadelphia, fs.
“ THIS twenty-fifth day of December, in the
JL "year of our Lord 1777, before me the sub
scriber, appeared Captain Patrick Barry, who, being
duly sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty
God, did depose and fay, that he left Bourdeaux,
in the kingdom of France, on or about the middle of
August lad, and failed to St. Martin's ; that while
there, certain accounts came down, informing that
the schooner Liberty, an American vessel, and the
sloop Seaflower, from New-England, having military
stores on board, were both seized, with the said
Rores, by an order from the court at Paris, to the
proper officer at Bourdeaux, and that they were ac
cordingly unladen. And further this deponent faith
not.
Sworn before me the day and year above-mentioned,
JOS. GALLOWAY, superintendent-general."
“ Philadelphia, fs.
'' T HIS twenty-fifth day of December, in the year
JL of our Lord 1777, appeared before the sub
scriber, Capt. Mark Cullen, who, being duly sworn on
he holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depefe and
fay, that he left Bordeaux, in the kingdom of France,
about the beginning of October last ; that about three
weeks before he failed from thence, the flcop Sea
flower, an American vessel, from New-England, hav
ing a quantity of military stores on beard, destined
for America, was seized by a special order sent down
from the French court at Paris, to the proper officer
at Bordeaux, and all the said stores unladen; and
when he came away, the said vessel hill remained
seized, and not discharged. And further this de
ponent faith not. MARK. CULLEN.
Sworn before me,
JOS. GALLOWAY, superintendent-general."
A correspondent, who wishes to have a spirit of
activity and enterprize encouraged in our army, has
furnifhed us with the following anecdote ^hich may
be depended upon.-— "Akroo, of diagoous in Colonel
Bland's ,regiment, seldom having more than twenty
five men and horses fit for duty, has, since the firft.of
August last, taken 124 Britilh and Hessian privates,
besides four commissioned officers, with the loss of
>n ly ode horse.-—This gallant corps is under the com
mand of Capt. l Lee, Lieut. Lindsay and Cornet Pey
on, whose merit and services it is hoped will not pass
unnoticed or unrewarded."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Camp at the
Ealley Forge, dated December 24, 1777 #
" On Monday last a large body of the enemy,
amounting to more than four thousand, crossed the
Schuylkill and took post at Derby—They have since
extended themselves to Chester, and are employed
in collecting forage and provisions for their army.
Morgan's light'corps, and a large detachment from
the several brigades was immediately sent off to ob
ferVe their motions and harrafs their plundering
parties---They have had some flight skirmishes ; and
yefterday,ten light horsemen and thirteen horses,
were taken and sent to head-quarters. Our parties
have been reinforced, which oblige the enemy to
keep close to their quarters, except when they move
a very large bodies."
Extract of another letter from the fame gentleman,
dated December 31, 1777.
" The enemy have retired to Philadelphia—We.
have taken nine prisoners since I wrote you last."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman, dated Camp, at
the Ealley Forge, January 7, 1778."
" You have no doubt heard of the brig which got
ashore near Wilmington, and was taken by Gen.
Smallwood's troops. Her cargo consists of 1000
hands of arms, complete eloathing for four regi
ments, 500 trunks with officers baggage, a quantity
of spirits, porter and cheese, and many other arti
cles. It is said a prize is taken to the eastward,
and carried into Portsmouth, having on board 40,000
pair of shoes, and a very valuable cargo of other
articles."
Major General Gates, we hear, passed through
Eafton a few days ago, on his way to York-Town,
in Pennsylvania.
We are told in the Philadelphia papers that Gene
ral Lord Cornwallis embarked for England. “It is
an undoubted fad," fays a correspondent, " that he
has embarked for England in a leaden coffin ; a sam
ple of the vigour of the American arms.—iWe hope
to pay off all our English debts by the like remittan
ces.";
About eight days ago a very large schooner drove
on shore upon the Pea-patch, in the Delaware, with
BURLIN GTON, Jan. 14.
the ice, richly laden; having on board 101 hegfheads
of rum and spirits, a large quantity of fine and
coarse cloths, India silks, bohea tea, &c. &c. The
ice having cut the vessel through, the crew delivered
themselves to the militia of Salemlcounty, and the
principal part of the cargo has been saved and Bored
in a place of security.
" The deposition of Capt. Patrick Barry, introdu
ced with an absurd bombaftic'al declaration in a late
Philadelphia Evening Post, thews to what poor and
mean evasions the enemies of our peace are driven to
support their finking credit. That fame Patrick Barry
having escaped from their tyrannick influence, volun
tarily gives the following deposition, by which it ap
pears that the great superintendent-general of Pennsyl
vania, without any charge brought against the Captain,
orders him to be dragged out of his bed at night and
clapped under guard without informing him why or
wherefore —A notable instance of the so much boasted
clemency of the British government —and some of
the firft fruits of the unbounded goodness and justice
of the new superintendent-general. But the aim was
evidently to strike awe and terror into the Captain,
and prepare him for swearing to any thing governor
Galloway pleased to dictate. —After this course of
preparation the Captain is examined —Mr. Galloway
draws up the deposition, taking care to tqll the truth
but not the whole truth, he leavesout all the Captain's
declaration of the great preparations forwar making
in France—inserts the trifling circumstance refpe&ing
the Seaflower —writes an introductory harrangue,
and then runs with it to Mr. Towne for publication.
If these great men Howe and Galloway have no bet
ter proofs of the pacific dispositions of France and
Spain than what they got from Captain Barry, their
hopes must hang by a very Gender thread indeed.
Mr. Galloway having formerly practised the law,
knows how to aft what is called a leading queJiidn—>
Was not the Seaflower seized.in France ? The Capt.
fays the was only flopped. But let the following de
position, compared with that in the Evening Post,
speak for itfelf"—
Burlington County, fs.
Captain~P ATRIcK Barry, being duly and vo
luntarily sworn on the holy Evangelists, doth depose
and fay, That he arrived at Edenton in North-Ca
rolina about the 10th of November last, immediately
from France and Spain—That he saw in several ports
both of France and Spain the greatest preparations
for war : That the general opinion of those he con
versed with in those countries, particularly in Spain,
was, that a war in Europe would speedily commence.
That about the sth of October, being on his voyage,
he spoke Captain Cunningham in a cutter called
the Revenge, who told him he had that day
spoke a French twenty gun ship, the Captain of
which informed him, Capt. Cunningham, that he
believed war was already declared between France
and England, That he, this deponent, after his
arrival at Edenton came to Germantown in Penn
sylvania, and sent into Philadelphia to his wife, who
came out to him with another woman, and assured
him be might fafely go into Philadelphia and come
out again when he pleased : That he accordingly went
into the city, and the second night after, being in his
bed about ten o'clock, a party of soldiers came with
an order from Joseph Galloway, and took him to
the guard-house, where he was kept all night:
That next morning he was taken before Mr. Galloway,
who seemed much out of humour with him for not
waiting on him at his firft arrival in town, and
threatened to put him in the provost, obliging him
to give, security for his appearance when'called upon :
That in the evening of the next day Enoch Story
came to him, and putting him under charge of an
officer, sent him up to Mr. Galloway, who, examin
ing him upon oath, aiked him what they were about
in France ? That this deponent replied that the, were
making great preparations for war. —He then asked
if the Seaflower had not been seized in France ?—
To which he answered that she had been flopped and
some guns taken out of her---that the Liberty had
also some guns taken out of her, but they were
reflored again : And that the Seaflower and Liberty
failed from France together. And further this de
ponent faith not. Patrick Barry.
Taken and sworn before me, one of the Juflices of the
Peace for the count, of Burlington, at Bordentown
this loth of January 1778.
(C The publick are desired to beware of coun
terfeit Thirty Dollar Bills. They are dated May
10, 1775, done on copper-plate, and easily difeo
vered. On the back of the genuine bill the word
Philadelphia is spelled Philadelphia, and that of the
counterfeit properly. The figure of the lower ship in
the true bill, especially its bottom, is much blacker
and less difcernable than in the counterfeit; and the
paper of the latter is much thinner and smoother.
And in that of the counterfeit in the upper foip a
ray of light appears between it and the representa
tion of the sea, which is not so in the genuine bill.
*, No more Almanacks are to be had at present at
the Printing-Office in Burlington—for want of Paper.
JOSEPH BORDEN.
Valle, Forge, January 5, 1778.
COMMISSARY'S OFFIC E.
THE several Assistant Commissaries of Issues for
the Middle Department, as well those in camp
as all others at the different posts or magazines, in
the States of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and Maryland, are nloft earnestly requested and en
joined to prepare and transmit to my office, their re
fpeCtive monthly returns of provisions and other
stores, received, issued, and on hand, at the end of
each month from the time of their appointments,
until the firft day of February next, in order that
I may make out my general return, agreeable to a
resolve of Congress. A neglect of this essential duty
will fubjeCt the delinquents, if any, to suspension ; to
prevent which, this public notice is given by
THOMAS JONES, D. C. G. oflffues,
Middle Department.
WANTED to hire immediately, a PLANTATI
ON of about 2 or 300 acres, with a fufficient
quantity of good meadow. Any perfoq having such
a place to let, may hear of a tenant, by applying to
the printer of this paper. ts
November 26, 1777.
WAS STOLE N,
From the fubferiber, living in Salem, Weft New-
Jersey, on Tuesday the 18th of this instant;
A GREY gelding, saddle and bridle: The
horse fix years old, about fifteen hands high,
trots, paces, and canters well, marked about the
head with a number of black spots, one remarkably
large under his near eye, has a small nick in the
back edge of each of his ears. Any person who
will secure the horse and thief, so that the owner
may have the horse, and the thief be brought to
justice, shall receive a reward of T WENT Y
POUNDS, for the horse only Ten Pounds.
6 w * EBENEZER HOWELL.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces
of the United States of America.
BY virtue of the power and direction to me espe
cially given, I hereby enjoin and require all
persons, residing within seventy miles of my Head
Quarters, to thresh one half of their grain by the
firft day of February, and the other half by the firft
day of March next ensuing, on pain,fin case of fail
ure, of having all that shall remain in flieaves after
the period above-mentioned, seized by the Com
missaries and Quarter Masters of the army, and paid
for as straw.
Given under m, hand at Head Quarters, near the Val
ley Forge, in Philadelphia County, this twentieth
da, of December, 1777.
G. WASHINGTON.
By His Excellency's command,
Robert Harrison, Secy.
January 10, 1778.
To all whom it may concern.
State of New-Jersey, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Ad
miralty will be held in Trenton, at the house of
Ranffalear Williams, on Saturday the 31st of Janu
ary instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the
fame day, then and there to try the truth of the
fa&s alledged in the bills of Robert Collins (who as
well, &c.) against the sloop or vessel called the Sally,
her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, burden
about fifty tons, lately commanded by Randle Mum
ford : Alio of Thomas Willis (who as well, &c.)
against the schooner or vessel called the Little Hope,
her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, burden
about forty tons, lately commanded by Captain
Meafe: And of Isaac Cooper (who as well, &c.)
against the sloop or fhallop called and known by the
name of Lewis's Mill Boat, her tackle, apparel, fur
niture and cargo, burden about twenty tons, lately
commanded by Daniel Butler. To the end and intent
that the owner orowners of the said vessels and their
cargoes, or any person concerned therein, may ap
pear and Ihew cause, if any they have, why the fame
should not be condemned according to the prayer
of the said Bills.
ON Thursday the 2zd day of January instant,
between the hours of twelve and four, by pub
lick vendue, at Salem, in this state, the sloop COMET,
burthen about twenty tons, with her tackle, apparel
and furniture.
TO BE SOLD,
By order of the Judge,
BOWES REED, Pro. Reg.
ISAAC KAY, Marshal.