The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-02-09 00:00:00, page 3

Affidavit. Eafl? T,H E examination of Tho-
Riding of Yorkshire. ) mas Berry, born at North-
Shields, taken upon oath before Humphrey Ofbeldif
ton, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and
for the said Riding, this 24th day of September, one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-pine, who fays,
he was taken about 18 months ago, in the Hawke
letter of marque, and carried into the Port I'Orient ;
in hopes of getting his liberty, he entered fix months
since on board Paul Jones's (hip, Le Bon Homme
Richard, of 40 guns, and about 350 men ; they fail
ed from I'Orient about two months ago ; their force
consisted of Le Bon Homme Richard ; the Alliance,
an American frigate of 36 guns; the Monsieur, 36
guns; and the Pallas, of 32 guns; also the Venge
ance brig of 12 guns ; with acutter of 18 guns, which
is fuppolcd to be taken on the coast of Ireland. They
failed from I'Orient to the western coast of Ireland,
from thence to the north of Scotland, where they
took a valuable prize bound to Quebec, laden with
military (lores ; and another prize, a letter 01 marque,
from Liverpool; also two other prizes, and several
colliers were funk near Whitby. Jones's squadron
had been fix days between Berwick and the Humber,
and his declared intentions were to make a decent
somewhere on the coatt ; and on Tuesday lall ordered
all his oars to be muffled, and the boats ready to be
hoisted out ; and on Wednesday morning the Alliance
and Pallas rejoined Jones off Flamborough Head ; and
on Thursday evening, about 7 o'clock, they met with
the East country fleet, convoyed by a 40 gun iliip,
and an armed ihip ; the 40 gun (hip engaged Jones
alone about 4 hours, till Jones's fire cealed; having
been several times on fire, and very near linking, he
called to the Alliance for affiltance, which came up
and gave the 40 gun ihip a broadiide, which being
totally disabled, struck. Jones's officers called to the
Alliance to hoist out their boats, as their Ihip was
finking ; in one of which the deponent and fix other
men made their escape to Filey.
O4t. 11. This morning a messenger arrived at the
Admiralty from Falmouth, soon atter which another
was dispatched to Portsmouth, since which it is re
ported that the combined fleets were a few leagues
off the firft mentioned place.
By some papers found on board one of the French
cutters that was taken by the Jupiter man of war,
some discoveries had been made relative to the future
intended operations of the combined fleets, which
were immediately sent up to the Admiralty for their
infpeaion.
A letter from Nantz, dated the 28th ult. advises,
that a convoy of 57 merchant ships from Cape Fran
cois, was just arrived at Brest. The letter adds, the
fleet was preparing to put to sea.
Extract of a letter from Brest, Sept. 25.
“ M. de la Touche Trevillie's squadron will be
ready for failing in three or four days, and it is tho't
will fail as soon as her provisions can be got on board.
The grand fleet will be able to depart by the sixth or
seventh of next month. It appears decided, that the
campaign is finifhed, and that the Spanish thips will
whiter at this port and at Rochfort, in order to be
ready in good time the next spring. It is said that
Tobago is taken. We hear that Count 'd'Eftaing
has left Admiral de la Mothe Picquet, and seven or
eight ships, to observe Admiral Byron's motions.
The sick f^ilors will be speedily weil, when we Ihall
have as many as the fcrvice requires."
A cessation of arms has again been proposed on
the part of France and the rebel colonies, through
the mediation of the king of Sardinia, which the Bri
tish cabinet have refuted to listen to, unlcfs the de
pendence of America on the parent state be made
the ground work of such cessation.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, 061. 1.
" This morning arrived his Majesty's frigate Maid
ftone, from the Weft-Indies. Admiral Byron came
in her; but nothing new has transpired."
Extract of a letter from Bergen, Sept. 14.
" The Alliance American privateer of 36 guns,
Capt. Landais, has sent in here, two days ago, two
prizes, viz. the Betsy, Fisher, from Liverpool to New
40rk; and the Union, Johnson, from London to
bofts, and ftrve upwards of 900 pieces of artillery.
Notwithstanding the vigilance of Don Barcelo, forne
vessels have found means to get into Gibraltar with
provisions; however that commander has taken se
veral Portuguese vessels laden with provilions, on
board of which were some English officers, and dis
patches for the Governor of Gibraltar.
U TRET C H, September 23.
From Stockholm we hear, that Prince Kepnin is
expected there to conclude an association between the
Courts of Peterfburgh, Sweden and Denmark, in or
der to procure a peace between England, France,
and Spain.
LOND O N, Odober 1.
An agent from the Congress arrived at the Havan
nah the Bth of July, and had been instrumental in
planning an expedition to Weft Florida, which coun
try has been offered to the Spaniards, as some gra
tuity for their loan of 750,000!. Ucrling to the Unit
ed States. It consists of two frigates, fcveral priva
teers and armed vessels, a regiment of soldiers, and
a great number of armed people whogothere to fettle.
Oft. 6. This day a commission was signed by his
Majesty in Council for the prorogation of Pai liament
to Thursday the 18th day of November; also a pro
clamation tor their meeting for the dispatch of bu
siness.
Jan. 6. We hear Capt. Ciaghan, in company with
a lloop, in their pallage from Gottenburgh put into
Chriltian Sands, a port in Denmark, where near sixty
of the Englilh fleet from the Baltic, bound to Eng
land, likewise made a harbour, some ot tnem large
letter of marque ships, when the Captains applied to
the Englilh Consul ?o have Capt. Claghau and the
(loop bound here delivered up to them as Britilh fub
jedts in rebellion; when application being maue to
the Danilh Governor, who lived about three miles
from the port, he came to town, and laid he had or
ders from his superiors to protect all American ves
sels, and immediately ordered Capt. Ciaghan and the
sloop under the guns of the fort, and when the Eng
lish fleet had failed he dilmiffed them.
Quebec; flic has also taken three others, which flic
lent for France. She only failed from I'Orient the
14th of Augult."
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton we hear is to be exchang
ed for Lord Cornwallis next year, to take the com
mand in chief of the forces at New-York, and a frclh
number of Helmans and Hanoverians arc to be sent to
America.
Oct. 13. Yesterday in the afternoon dispatches were
sent from the Secretary of State's office to Sir Joseph
Yorke at the Hague; and, it is reported, that they
contain a requell to the States General to Hop Paul
Jones the pirate, and his (hips, and to deliver him
up that he may be brought to England, and punilh
ed according to law.
A veflel arrived at Cape Ann lait Lord's day, in
23 days from Martinico, the mailer of which, we
hear, brings an account, that just before he failed, a
vclfel arrived there in a ihort pallage from Marseilles
in France, and brought an account that the combined
fleets of France and Spain, together with the Beitifh,
were returned into port, by express orders from their
refpedlive courts; and that the mediating powers
were negociating, in order to bring about a peace,
which it was thought would soon take place.
Dec. 30. Two gentlemen who came paiiengCTs in
Capt. Claghau, inform, that they left London the
firlt of October; that the combined fleets chafed the
British into Spithead the beginning of September, and
paraded and manoeuvred there near three weeks, the
Britilh not daring to venture or hazard an engage
ment ; that the action between Capt. Paul Jonco and
the Seraphis, was acknowledged to be the molt ob
liinate and bloody that has been fought during the
war, having upwards of 300 killed on both hues dur
ing the engagement ; that the Britilh Court nad lent
and demanded of the Dutch the prizes taken by capt.
Jones and company, and received 101 answer, That
they would not intermeddle with the affair, being
determined to remain neuter.
Jan. 10. We hear that lait Monday le'nnight in the
severe snow-storm, a Ihip, brig, and a schooner were
cast ashore on the back of Cape Aim, and every foul
on board pcrilhed. —Tis not as yet known who they
were, or where bound.
Sunday morning about day-break, a fire broke out
at the lower Itore on General Hancock's wharf, which
entirely consumed the fame, together with the fails
and rigging of a Ihip belonging to Messieurs Thomas
Rubel and Stephen Higginloii, of this town, mer
chants, and some provisions Flipping at the
wharf were greatly endangered, in particular the new
frigate Protestor caught fire sundry times, but by the
alcrtncfs of the people, notwithltanding the incle
mency of the weather, the and the other vessels re
ceived but little damage. Some of the Protector's
loose rigging was allo consumed. 'Tis not at pre
sent known how the fire happened.
It is now ascertained that Congress have negociat
ed a considerable loan with a foreign power. We
are informed that bills of exchange will loon be ready
for purchasers at twenty for one. There is the great
est probability that in a very Ihort time our paper
currency will be on a much more refpedtable footing
than at present.
Travelling has not been so much obdruded by the
snow for forty years pad. Except the great road from
Boston to Hartford, all are filled, and no palling with
out snow-shoes.
Last Sabbath night we had an exceeding hard gale
of wind, attended with snow. During the space of
about four hours, the wind went almost round the
compass, and threw the highest tide into the harbour
by two or three feet, that ever before was known by
the oldest person among us, and has done very con
siderable damage to the wharves, stores and (hipping.
A large quantity of fuga,rs and other goods are loft.
Many vessels and boats were drove from their moor
ings; and one warehouse with a quantity of sugars
in it, was floated away and beat in pieces. The tide
came into several houses situated on the beach, and
obliged the terrified people in them to move into
their chambers.
Jan. 12. The schooner Deane, Capt. Richards;
sloop Hancock, Capt. Chester ; and the lloop Sally,
Capt. Thomson, are arrived at Martinico, in 18 days
from this port.
By a letter from Martinico, we learn that 10 fail
of Count d'Eftaing's fleet had arrived there from
Georgia.
II A RTFO RD, January 18.
We have accounts from the westward, that last
WORCESTER, January 20.
BOSTO N, December 27.
NE W-LOND ON, January 5.
STOLEN out of the liable of the fubferiber, on the
night of the 7th inst. a bay Stallion, eight years
old, 16 hands high, with a liar in his forehead, his
hind hoofs white, branded SS on both buttocks but
fcarccly difcernable, (hod all round, trots and canters.
Seven Hundred Dollars reward will be given for se
curing the horse, and Three Hundred Dollars lor the
thief, by ALEXANDER M'DONALD.
Princeton, Bth Feb^ 17802 ,\ § t.f.
'ro BE SOLD, a valuable trad of Land, situate
J -on the South Branch of Raritan, in Hunterdon
county, New-Jersey, 5 miles from Pitts-Town, and
about 12 milts from Delaware river, 28 from Brunf-'
wick Landing, and 30 from Trenton; containing
150 acres, about one half of which is cleared, the
rest woodland ; there is about 12 acres of excellent
meadow, and some more may be made ; there is on
the premises a frame dwellinghoufe and kitchen, a
large flone barn, a stone grist-mill 36 by 44 feet, with
two pair of ftoues and two water-wheels, the mer
chant and country boults, hoisting works and roll
ing screen are all in good order, and go by water;
also an oil mill, built last summer, 26 by 30 feet, with
16 pestles, and as many more may be set agoing with
a very small expence ; also a faw-milh All the said
mills hand on the South Branch of Raritan, a never
failing dream, which is fufficient to work the whole
at once great part of the year. The situation is re
markably healthy and pleasant, and in a fine part of
the country; and particularly well situated for a ft ore,
one having been kept at said place for many years.
Any person inclining to purchase may view the fame,
and know the terms, by applying to the fubferiber
on the premises. MAHLON TAYLOR.
January 20,_i780.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, a grey
HORSE about 13 hands and a half high, a na
tural trotter, branded with W on the near fore shoul
der. Any person proving property and paying charg
es, (hall have the fame, by applying to Aaron Long
street, living near Princeton. Feb. 1. 3'Y
State or New-Jersey, Trenton, Feb. 4, 1780.
Notice is hereby given, that the fubferiber
has opened his office at the house of Mrs.
Janney, in Trenton; where all persons who have
been entrusted with public monies, or who may have
demands upon this state, or are otherwise interested
in any public accounts unsettled, are required to
attend for the purpose of adjusting and fettling the
fame.'JAMES EWING,
3P Auditor of Accounts.
We learn that on Sunday night, the 30th ult. a
party of the enemy made ah excursion from Staten-
Island to Elizabeth-Town, from whence they Carried
oil a few of the inhabitants prifont rs.
About the fame time several of the inhabitants in
the vicinity of Newark having gone in sleighs to ft me
flats in the found, in order to gather oysters, and not
keeping a proper look out, were also made prisoners
by the enemy, and carried to New-York.
We hear that on Wednesday last three brigades of
our army were detached from Morris-Town to New
ark and Elizabeth, in order to cover thole parts of
the country from the depredations of the enemy.
Christmas day Sir Henry Clinton art! Lord Cornwall
lis failed from New- York with a large fleet, said to
have 8 or 10,000 troops on board; but their delli
nation was not known.
We are also informed that several of the above fleet
were cast away in the violent snow-storm which hap
pened soon after they failed.
P lIILA D ELPHI A, Feb 2.
ny a gentleman from Charles-Town, South-Caro
lina, we are informed, that Capt. Millegan, who left
the Havahnah about the firft ot December and arrived
at Charles-Town^ reported, that a packet had arrived
to the Governor of Cuba, with au account that the
Spaniards had taken pofleffion of Pensacola, where
they had made 900 British priloners, betides refugees.
Capt. Millegan also reported, that an expedition was
forming at the Havannah against St. Augustine, and
that all the vessels lay at single anchor, ready to put
to sea at the (horteft notice.
TRENTON, February §.
Was married at Princeton, on Friday evening last,
Joel Fithian, Esquire, a Representative in Aliciri
bly for the county of Cumberland, to Mis. Eliza
beth Fithian, widow of the Rev. Mr. Philip V.
Fithian, late Chaplain to Col. Newcomb's regiment
in the five months fcrvice.
The weather has been so extremely cold for near
two months past, that fl ighs and other carriages now
pals from this place to Philadelphia on the Delaware,
a circumstance not remembered by the oldest perform
among us.
State of New-Jersey, Feb. 4, 1780.
TO be fold by publick vendue, on Thursday
the 17th instant, (Feb.) at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at the house of Mr. Covenhoven, near
Pleasant Valley, Middletown, county of Monmouth,
a Brigantine or Polacre, together with her tackle,
apparel, furniture and cargo.
By order of his Honour the Judge of the
Admiralty, ZA. ROSSELL, Marlhal.