The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-03-10 00:00:00, page 2

room of Admiral Keppel.
A nobleman of the firft diftindion, who rides a
great horse, has offered to make a coalition of all
_ parties, without removing any of the present Mini
sters, provided government will agree to withdraw
all our land forces from America. And this salutary
fc _me is said to be under consideration.
Paris, Nou. 29. M. D'Orvilliers has been here for
some days, and though he is reputed to be a very
able experienced officer, it is not thought he will com
mand the fleet the ensuing campaign. It is said Count
d'Estaing will be appointed to the command of the
Brest fleet, and that M. de Graffe, who is going to
Bolton with 6 men of war and some frigates, will
succeed the Count in America.
his death the interest ceases, and the principal sum
finks in the hands of the State. —The benefit of this
scheme is, that supposing it to be adopted by all the
States, it instantly takes a large sum out of circula
tion (which may be destroyed) upon the easy con
dition of paying £. 27,000 per annum, for £.300,000,
supposing the interest so high as 9 per cent, during
the lives of the subscribers, which in fact is no longer
than for the time of the duration of one life.
In times fitch as the present there are many aged
persons incapable of business of any kind, widows,
and fathers of large families, besides the great mo
nied men, who would willingly embark their money
in a plan of this fort.
This method has been prattifed with success in
England, and I make no doubt would answer very
well here, if Imay form a judgment from the con
current opinions of many intelligent, sensible men
in favour of it, to whom I have communicated the
scheme. C AIU S.
who, to their confi/lency be it spoken, have never yet
felt themfelvcs bold enough for any undertaking, be
fore it has been too late for it to have even a chance
of taking any good eflea.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, dated Dec. 15.
“ On Saturday came here Sir H Pallifer, in order
to colled the evidences to support his allegations
against Admiral Keppel."
Lord Shuldham, the friend of Lord Sandwich, is
appointed to the command at Portsmouth, in the
Dec. 15. We hear that the court martial appointed
to try Admiral Keppel, on the charges brought against
him by Sir Hugh Pallifer, will be held on board the
Victory at Portsmouth, on the 7th of January next ;
the court will consist of Admiral Pye, Commander
in Chief at Portsmouth, and the thirteen senior Cap
tains at that port..
Saturday last fuperfedeas were sent down to Ports
mouth to the Captains of such ships whose presence
will be necessary on the court martial to be held on
Admiral Keppel, and other Captains appointed to
them, that the fleets may not be detained.
Every person is particularly struck with the delicacy
of the proceedings of the Board of Admiralty, in
ordering Admiral Keppel to be tried immediately
without enquiry, by a court martial, on a charge laid
against him by one of their own board, and who had
since the pretended fault charged upon the Admiral
gone to sea in the fame fleet, and served under him.
The Earl of Sandwich hath acquired almost as much
honour by this manoeuvre as by his admirable pro
ceedings in Greenwich hospital.
It appears very extraordinary that on the evening
of that day, when Mr. Keppel spoke in the House of
Commons, relative to Sir Hugh Pallifer's not feeing
the signal from three o'clock to eight, Sir Hugh made
the charge at the Admiralty against Mr. Keppel.
Dec. 16. Yesterday the House of Commons agreed
to the report of Monday's refblution on thd supply,
viz.
The insolence of the Dutch has opened a new and
unexpected source of embarrassment upon govern
ment, that feel's to challenge wiser heads than those
of our present Ministry. The " moderation," in
deed, of his Majesty, as profefled in Lord Suffolk's
letter, is very fully evinced in the offer therein made,
to pay a fair valuation for whatever captures we have
made; but even this, it seems, will not fatisfy the
confeientious Dutch for the prodigious injuries they
have sustained, in the trade they have carried on with
America.
Refolded, that 50,346 effective men, including 3213
invalids, be employed for the land fervicc, for the
year 1779. That 8,33,9111. be granted for maintain
ing the said forces. That 1,103,1181. be granted for
maintaining the forces in the plantations, &c. That
620,8821. be granted for the charge of the embodied
militia, in the different counties, and three regiments
of fencibles, for 1779. That 85,760!. be granted for
the charge of eloathing of the said militia. That
259,713 b be granted for the charge of an augmenta
tion to the land forces. That 395,4381. be granted
for the charge of office of ordnance, for 1779. That
521,935 b be granted for the office of ordnance, for
extra services performed, and not provided for by
Parliament. And to several ot ier resolutions for the
pay of foreign troops in the British service.
The irapoffibility of having our reinforcement of
troops for America there in due time for the ehfuing
campaign, as firft suggested in the papers, is now un
anfwerably confirmed by Sir John Wrottefly, who
yesterday declared in the House of Commons, that
we should not be able to land a man in America
before the month of August next ; but it is of a piece
with every other part of the conduct of our Ministers,
LONDO N, November 27.
St. PIERRE, (in Martinique) January 21.
Extract of a letter from BreJl, dated November 10.
" The stormy season which is now come on hath
not relaxed either the labours or activity of our ma
rine. A division of seven ships of the line, commanded
by M. La Mothe Picquet, has been gone some days,
on a cruize between Ulhant and Sorlingues; and
nearly the whole of our frigates are out to interrupt
the English and protect our own navigation. The
activity of our commercial people is almost wholly
turned into this channel, and the Royal Marine is
perfectly seconded by the merchants. The port of
Bayonne alone hath sent out in the course of eight
days, seventeen privateers, the smallest of which
mounts twenty-two guns; and St. Malo, which hath
been always diltinguilhed lor its privateers, does not
yield to Bayonne. All the ports of the kingdom are,
in general, filled with a noble emulation, and cor
respond excellently with the encouragement given
them by the Ministry. We reckon that above ten
thousand Englilh prisoners have been taken since the
commencement of hostilities, the greater part on
board of privateers and King's ships. Mr. Mouchel,
a Norman Captain, who made himfelf known to great
advantage in the last war, is come here to take the
command of a King's frigate of forty guns, which
will fail in a few days. The English 011 their fide
exhaust all their resources to cover the Channel
with privateers; thus during the season, which does
not permit great fleets to measure their arms, we are
going to make a petite guerre of privateers with pri
vateers ; a murderous war for both nations, and
which will produce neither riches or advantage to
either. The labourers of our Ihip-yards are pushed
to the highest degree of activity in all their depart
ments. Scarcely have they launched their vessels into
the water, but their places are filled with others.
They write us from Toulon, that they are about
putting three new ones on the Itocks. We hope that
the grand views of the Ministry, supported by a wife
administration of the finances, will restore to our
marine all that glory which it had in the times of
Dunguary, Troin, and Duquefne.
" We have here getting ready for your Islands, a
squadron often ships, which, it is said, will be com
manded by M. de Graffe, and accompanied by twenty
or thirty transports filled with troops. We expe&
news with much impatience from our Colonies and
North-America.' They become every day more in
teresting in our eyes, because we are well persuaded
that they will have great influence on the affairs of
Europe. As to the rest, we are still in the fame state
of uncertainty we were in at the commencement of
hostilities, and when the Marquis d'Almodavar en
tered upon his negociation. Nothing transpires, and
the rumours of a reconciliation with England, which
were always supported with the fame credit, are only
founded upon conjectures."
By a sloop which arrived here on Saturday last,
from Kennebeck, we have a confirmation of the loss
of a copper bottom frigate, a brig, two sloops, and
a schooner of Mowat's fleet, who had been for a long
time mfefting the Eastern parts of this State, and were
returning to Halifax. They were cast away on Cape
Pcrlu, on Cape Sable Ihore, and, 'tis said, all the
men perilhed. The Albicn, Mowat, was the only
vessel of the fleet that escaped shipwreck.
Feb. 11. Thursday last a Continental brig arrived
fafe in port from Cadiz, the master of which informs,
that he left at that port upwards of 30 Spanish ships
of the line, besides frigates, ready for the sea at an
hour's warning.
Capt. M'Neil informs, that before his departure a
fleet of 12 ships of the line failed from Brest; their des
tination unknown, but supposed for the Weft-Indies,
Feb. 22. By several vcfltls arrived from St. Euftatia,
in short passages, we learn, that Count d'Estaing was
reinforced with 9 ships of the line—that his squadron
was greatly superior to the British in those seas ; and
the report of his being blocked up in Martinico, as
published in Monday's paper, proves to be without
foundation.
By the Eastern post, we are informed, that a vessel
arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday last, from Guada
loupe, in a short paflage—the Captain of which in
forms, that Count d'Estaing, with a reinforcement
from Martinico, had again besieged St. Lucea, and
that he had taken pollelfion of the low grounds, and
had likewise blocked up the Englilh fleet under
Admiral Barrington.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nantz, dated
December 12, 1778, to a merchant in this tllwn.
" Six ships of the line of 74 guns, and two of 40
guns, have failed from Brest, as well as a large quan
tity of provilions for our Islands. When this squadron
foal! be joined by those of the Count d'Estaing, the
Englilh will not have an equal force to oppose us.
This situation gives us the hopes that we shall soon
hear of the reduction of the British Islands. We have
near 12,000 British prisoners in this kingdom, the
greatest part of which have been taken in privateers.
The two squadrons had no engagement, but our ships
and frigates have taken a great many privateers and a
number of British frigates. The King of England has
sent a Commissioner to treat upon an exchange of
prisoners: Our King has answered he was willing,
provided there be also an exchange 'of the Americans,
and that he would give man for man. The Englilh
will not hear a word of our Allies, and our Court
will do nothing unless they are included. Six ships
BOSTO N, February 4.
A privateer sloop of 8 carriage guns and 22 men,
belonging to the enemy, bound from Newport to
New-York, was last Sunday night driven alhore at
Guilford, by the wind. The crew are secured, and
the vessel is like to be got off.
TRENTO N,°March io.
We have certain advices that on the 20th ult. a
fleet of 23 British vessels put to sea from Sandy-Hook,
bound to the southward—and supposed to have troops
on board.
By a Gentleman who arrived here on Monday last
from the eastward we are informed, that on the 23d
tilt, about 1500 of the enemy, under the command
of Governor Tryon, made an excursion to Horfe
neck, a small village on the Sound, in Connecticut,
where they landed, in pursuit of plunder. Having
possessed themselves of several small vessels which
they burnt upon their entering the harbour, they
proceeded to plunder the inhabitants of cattle, &c.
On their firft appearance our alarm guns being fired,
the militia began to collect in aid of the few Conti
nental troops stationed at that place, and in a short
time after the enemy landed, our militia arrived in
such numbers and attacked them with so much spirit
and bravery, that obliged the enemy to retreat very
precipitately, with the loss of a number killed and
wounded, and 47 taken prisoners. Their stay was so
short that they had time only to carry off a small
number of cattle ; they destroyed a few hogflieads of
rum, and burnt two or three small houses.
of the line of 74, and two of 64, have failed two
months ago with several frigates, which ponveyed a
fleet loaded with provilions. All these forces joined to
the Count d'Eftaing —Farewell to the Englilh Islands.
All our ships and frigates will be compleatly armed by
the spring. The three n^w ships of the line at Toulon,
and those which were repairing, are fitted out with
the squadron of M. Fabry. This squadron will con
sist of 12 ships of the line, and as many frigates and
xebecs. We have at Rochfort three new ships of 74
^uns, which are to join the Brest fleet. It is supposed
that this fleet will be superior next spring to what it
was last year, so that we are very easy. War has not
yet been declared, but we do not take the let's for that.
The fame day a party of the enemy, consisting of
one lieut. and 15 privates, having landed from a
galley below Tarry-Town, were luckily early dis
covered by our people, who made the lieut. and 13
of them prisoners, the other two made their escape.
A Gentleman from Philadelphia informs, that let
ters have been received there, within a few days past,
from persons of note in North-Carolina, which men
tion that General Lincoln, with the Continental
troops, aided by the militia of the Carolinas, had
given so effectual a check to the enemy in Georgia,
under the command of Lieutenant Colonels Campbell
and Provost, that we have but little to fear at present
from them in that quarter.
It is also asserted in Philadelphia, that a number of
transports, with about 1500 recruits, being on their
passage from England to America, were lately cap
tured by French men of war, and carried into Old
France. —The particulars of this affair we shall pro
bably have in a short time.
By a New-Yorli paper of theist instant, we are
informed of the reduction of the French island of St.
Martins, on the sth of January last; which was
deemed of so little consequence by that nation, that
no garrison was kept there. The Governor, Mons.
Douviele, with all his servants and moveables, had
leave by the articles of capitulation to remove to
Guadeloupe.
*, The confiscated estates of John Smith, David
White, Barnardus Legrange, Richard Cumpton, George
Howard and fofeph Arrofmith, of the county of So
merset, are to be fold at public vendue, pursuant to law,
in the beginning of next month. The advertisement
came to hand too late for this week's Gazette, but foall
be in our next.
OUT of the fubferiber's liable, in Bristol town
ship, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the night
of the second instant March, a chefnut coloured mare,
four years old, nearly fourteen hands high, no shoes
on when stolen, a naturnal pacer, branded on the
near fhovlder and thigh with the letters I. B. although
at this time they are not very plain to be seen. She
has a blaze in her face, and what is remarkable the
has a large neck, and it hangs over to the off fide.
The thief crossed with the mare at Trenton ferry the
morning of the third instant, and by the ferryman's
description of him, he had light coloured cloaths on.
Whoever apprehends the aforefaid mare and thief, so
that the thief be brought to justice and the owner
get his mare again, shall receive Sixty Dollars reward,
or for the mare only Fifty Dollars, to be paid by the
fubferiber living near Bristol. John Booze. 4wf
— T O BE SO L D,
A Quantity of imported coarse SALT, whole
sale or retail, very cheap by the fubferiber,
living near Trenton. Enoch Anderson. 4wf
JOSEPH MILNOR
Has for sale at his Store in Trenton,
A Quantity of Weft-India rum, best Hyfon, Congo,
" Souchong and Bohea Teas, sugar, and a few quar
ter calks of Maderia wine; zed, iad, rod, and 6d.
nails, and inch pine boards,<w+
NEW-HAVEN, February 24.
STOLE N,