The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-09-19 00:00:00, page 1

Mr. Collins,,
IT may be well to observe to the inhabitants of
New-Jersey, that at the ensuing session of the
Assembly will expire, according to the con
stitution, most of the commissions in the civil
department of the state, when a re-appointment
must take place either of the fame men, or others to
fill up their places, at the election of the Council
and Assembly, who now have the appointment of
officers, and not the Governor, as underthe old go
vernment.
As it has generally been said a number of persons
very improper and incapable to fill the commissions
they held were formerly appointed, now is the time
for a remedy. It therefore becomes the inhabitants
in every county to recommend to the Council and
Assembly such persons as they shall think the most
suitable for judges,juftices and clerks of courts. This
is what every judicious man in the Council and As
sembly would with to fee. A reply no doubt will be
made by many, that they will put in whom they
please, and as they have it in their power, its most
likely they will put in commission their iriends and
favourites, and therefore our labour and pains would
be loft to attempt a recommendation in lavour of
those the county would belt approve of. But you
are to consider they are your representatives, and your
recommendations are and ought to guide them; and
they are as much bound to adhere to you, as a grand
jury man is to his oath, which obliges him in his #
business to aft without fear, favour, affection, gain,
'or hope of reward; this is what you are to expe&
from the present Council and Assembly, many of
whom are good and worthy men.
August 30th. Impartial.
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From a Ne<w-Tork paper of September 8.
3, the Jbip Fox, from Glafgo<w and Corke, and the
Montgomery Letter of Marque from BriJlol, we
have the following advices.
From the Brifol Journal, dated June 23.
HA MB U R G H, May 29.
THE rumours of peace have entirely ceased since
the opening of the campaign, and the political
face of Europe terms to be entirely changed. No
thing is talked of but formidable alliances. The
triple alliance be ween the Courts of Petersburg,
Vienna and London, appears no longer doubtful;
advices from different parts confirm the conclusion
of it. The departure of the Emperor for the low
countries moreover occasions a variety of peculations.
It is to be hoped that the matter now treating of
in tle different Cabinets, will procure a speedy peace,
otherwise the var may become general in Europe.
Hanover, June 15. Since the return of Lieutenant-
General Fawcett from London, we are railing two
new regiments of 1000 men each, for the service of
G eat Britain; they will be sent, it is said, to the
Eall-Indies.
Admiralty-Office, June 19.
Extract of a letter from Captain Farfhaw, of the Eg
wont, to Mr. Stephens, dated at sea, May 31.
" In the course of our voyage from Jamaica, the
Endymion took the French ship le Marquis de la
Fayette, Gallathea, commander, of 1200 tons,
mounting 40 guns, (pierced for 60) 200 men, laden
with arms and eloathing on account of the American
Congress, and bound to Philadelphia, after a hand
some running action of about two hours."
London, June 28. Captain Williams, of his Ma
jesty's frigate Flora, sent an express this morning to
the Admiralty, with an account of his being arrived
at Portsmouth, with the ship under his command.
He further acquaints the Lords of the Admiralty,
that being on a cruise the 10th inst. with His Majesty's
fliip Crefeent, of 28 guns, Captain Hope, they fell
in with two Dutch frigates, of nearly the fame force,
which they engaged very close for three quarters of
an hour, when the Flora's antagonist Bruck to her;
but they had the chagrin to fee just at the fame time
„ the Crefeent strike her colours to the o'her Dutch
ship, her masts having just before fell. Capt. Wil
liams having secured his prize, followed, and retook
the Crefeent; her antagonist then making off. "I he
next day, two large French fiigates met them, now
in no situation for further refinance but a hopeless
one, who re-took the Dutch ship, and were in chafe
of the Crefeent when they parted company. Captain
Hope had twenty-fix of his men killed, and above
sixty wouded, some dangeronfly. The Flora is a
good deal damaged both in hull and rigging."
Tuefdav a commission patfed the great seal, ap
pointing Robert Digby, Esq. Rear Admiral of the
Red, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships and
vessels employed on the coast of North America, and
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NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
WEDNESDA Y, September 19, 1781.
a commission for Sir Henry Clinton, for granting
pardons to His Majesty's fubjedts in America.
We are informed that Rear Admiial Graves is to
succeed Sir Peter Parker on the Jamaica station.
Prince William Henry set out for Portsmouth to
embark for North-America with Admiral Digby on
the 29th.
Extract of a letter from OJlend, June 15.
'' At half past eleven o'clock this day our port
was declared free!!! to give a description of tl< joy
in every countenance is impossible! It would beg
gar description! We shall have ageneral illumination
this evening; our merchants will display fire works on
the occasion, as will our Consul and many non."
It is now certain that Commodore Johnftonc's
destination is for the Cape of Good Hope.
PAR I S, Jure 24.
By letters from Brest, of May 24, we are inform
ed the king's frigate the Resolute, commanded by
the Chevaleir de Langle, and thy Cybele, ai d ano
ther frigate, rigged as a pink, ^ re ih<n on the
point of failing. Their destination was for New-
England. Mr. Laurens, an Amtrican Colonel, fen
of the gentleman in the Tower of London, has em
barked in the Resolute. They relate that the treasu
rer royal had put on board, by the Miiiifler's orders,
2,500,000 livres. As the Resolute is a prime sailer,
and is otherwise well accompanied, we hope her fafe
arrival will immediately give new credit to the Ameri
can paper currency.
We hear the Emperor of Germany arrived at
Frankfort 011 the 27th of May, from whence he was
to go to Brussels, with a retinue of forty persons.
We flatter ourselves he will come to Versailles,
which, however, will be held in the profoundeft se
crecy.
We are assured that the fleet under the orders of
M. de Guichen is to set out immediately. It con
sists of 22 ships of the line and a great number of
frigates, and is to join the Sparifh fleet in the lati
tude of Ufhant. It is added that M. de la Motte
Picquet will have the chief ct^band of a squadron
of 15 fllips, five of which will be taken from the
Spanish fleet : that he will leave the rest of the fleet
in a certain latitude, upon an expedition which is
kept a most profound fccret. It is thought that an
attack upon Minorca is in agitation, that by this
means the English may be deprived of every kind of
resource and flipport for Gibraltar. Others fay, the
islands of Jersey and Guernsey are only in view.
Others again, who think themselves better informed,
affuie us, that all these different ports will be attack
ed at once, while the greatest part of the combined
fleet will flrut up the remaining vessels in the English
ports, and hinder all fuccours from being thrown in.
It is certain there is the greatest activity in our ports.
We have now a much more considerable number of
sailors in pay than we expected the present service
would have required. There are many regiments
and companies of artillery ready to embark: The
supplies of provisions are collected, and the whole
will be ready in a few days. While our enemies
flatter themselves our power is at rest and will leave
them a breathing spell, they find it awakening and
rousing itfelf to annihilate them on all sides. In A
merica more than thirty fliips of the line menace
their possessions on the continent, their commerce
and their ifl.inds. In India, forces vastly superior to
their own, carry the war into all their settlements,
and protest those of our allies. Other events may
be expected in Europe, and Gibraltar is incessantly
besieged. It is to be hoped, that driven to extremi
ties throughout the universe, the pride of Britain
will find itfelf constrained to yield in a very short
time to the interest which all nations have in peace
and equality ; that the English will finally leave the
people of all climes to the enjoyment of serene and
pleasurable days, so few of which nature has thought
fit to bestow upon their gloomy island.
M. Joli de Fleury, Administrator general of the
finances, has assured the nation, that for three years
to come he can support the expences of the war,
whether common or extraordinary, without laying
any new impositions upon the people. He has been
so honourable as to declare, that he is cheifly in
debted to his predecessor [Mr. Necker] for these
advantages. It is reserved for the reign of Louis
XVI. to snow the nation, that a prince who will
take the pains to inform himfelf, and give himfelf
up to the care of govering, may change his Ministers,
without changing the system of state.
L ON DO N,
April 26. The climate of St. Lucia, has had the
effect of a plague upon the British troops that have
been Rationed on that island. By an officer just re
turned from that island we learn, that above two
thirds of the men had died through sickness, and
that of the Lieutenants and non-commissioned offi
ces, not above half of them were alive.
Extras of a letter from Gibraltar, dated May 25.
" On the 27th of last month arrived here from Mi
norca a convoy of 20 fail of vessels loaded with pro
vilions, by v hich means we art now flowing in abun
dance; but since that time we have found the place
almoll : too hot tor us. The enemy's cursed bombard
ing ana cannonading sloops do not forget to disquiet
and torment us every night. Yesterday about two
in the morning they approached extremely near to
us, fired above 500 cannon balls, and threw a num
ber of bombs into our camp, upon the Hospital and
south barracks. One tell upon the windmill, and
fevcral others upon St. George's cavern. A bomb
of 13 inches fell into one of the sheds in the black
town, were it killed three Jews. Many other per
lons loft their lives the fame night. Numbers, of the
^habitants, for the most part ruined, have left the
town, and many others will abandon it in a very short
time. Those who remain are compelled to retire
every night for fafety into holes and caverns dug out
of the rocks, where they contrast deadly colds.
The cavern of Bees-steak is as full as an egg; that
of St. George is not out of danger. The shells
from the advanced batt< ry reach it, as well as the
balls frofn the cannonading sloops. The enemy conti
nue to fire from their lines, but from a greater dis
tance, and not so briskly as they did 15 days or
three weeks ago. Ido not believe that they have
thrown in less than 6 or yceo balls or bombs every
24 hours. According to my calculation they have
used for priming, 16 or 17 barrels of powder, and
plot about ioo,oco balls or bombs. Ihe expence
in this article must be immense, and yet they have
in no ways damaged our works. It is true, they
have destroyed the greater part of the old houses,
and damaged others, but they are as far from taking
the place as ever. You will doubtless be lurprifed
when I inform you, that since I have been writing
this, a ball from fort Barbara chanced to kill a man
who was fitting upon the steps of the corps de garde'
offouth port. This will give you an idea ofthe elevati
on of their guns, which cannot be less than 45 de
grees. The soldiers who are placed to guard the
rock, which is 1300 feet in perpendicular height, are
as much expofcd as these at the grand battery,
which is but 50. It is not more than three days
since something very singular happened. A bomb,
difeharged from the Spanish lines fell upon one of
the guns of the battery of the church, and split it to
pieces; one of the fragments fiew as far as the south
bastion, (from whence we constantly fire our morn
ing and evening guns) struck one of these cannon
near the touch-hole, cut the leaden apron, and set
fire to the priming, which difeharged the piece, so
that we believed it to be day, and began to bea, the
revellie. This fadtis attested by two sergeants of
artillery, who were upon the battery, and related it
to the Governor.
June 16. Early on Monday morning last 16 men
landed from a boat in Whiteheaven harbour. Three
of them were secured, but the remainder fled, pro
bably from an apprehension of their being impressed
if they remained here. One of the men was exami
ned before a Magistrate, and fays that his name is
Hugh Cane; that he was carpenter of the Molly
armed ship of Glasgow, in the service of govern
ment, commanded by Captain Walter Long ; that
on the 10th of May the failed from the Wefer, in
company with his Majesty's ship Amphion, &c. and,
23 transports with troops for America. On the 25th
in lat. 46. N. long. 24, W. Captain Long was or
dered to leave the convoy, and to proceed to his
station off Whitehaven. On the 7th inflant (tpe
Calf of man bearing N. N. W. about 7 or 8
leagues) between the hours of 11 and 12 in the morn
ing, the fliip took fire, as he supposes, in the bread
room ; that they could not get the better ofthe fire,
and about three o'clock in the afternoon she blew
up. The crew consisted of 130 men, 80 of whom,
he believed were taken up by three vessels that were
in fight at the time ofthe accident, but adds, that Capt,
Long, lieutenant Hughes, Mr. Dalglifh the master,
and yr seamen unfortunately perilled.
Extra& of a private letter, dated Paris, June 9.
" Last night a fire broke out at the Opera-House
in this city, and totally destroyed that magnificent
ftrudhire; it is now ten in the morning, and the fire has
not yet subsided, notwithstanding the speedy affft
ance of five engines. I was for some time in the
greatest apprehension, as I live nearly opposite to the
Theatre; lustily, however, the wind gave a con-