The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-03-28 00:00:00, page 3

ItamiWattles, of this town, after a fuceefsful cruise,
having taken federal valuable prizes, all of which are
arrived at fafe ports.
FIS H-K I LI, March 22.
On Wednesday the 14th infant were taken at Bed
ford, New-Purchase, five of Delancey's cqw thieves,
who were caught napping in a barn, having, by the
fatigue of their labour, overslept themselves. Their
names are John Ferris, George Mitchell, Isaac Buru
hance, Matthew Dollaway, and Samuel Bates ; two
of them had joined the enemy lately : They acknow
ledged their design was to carry off cows. They are
now lodged in a secure place.
Also, the following noted thieves, of Delancey's
corps, were taken on Tuel'day last, about two miles
from Col. V tudeburgh's, viz. Familiar, Weyks, and
Amberley ; one of their alfociatqs, Lari, got oh; the
other three are fafe in gaol — They came with an in^
tent to iteal holies.
N E W-Y O RK, March to.
On Wednesday lad united in our offing, a fleet of
about 16 fail from Sou.h-Caruliua, urmer convoy of
one of his Majerty's thips of war; only one of this
fleet, viz. the Prob eriiy, Capt. Cart <, i ; arrived in
town. Three dayu previous to their failing, a Ilect
laid to coffin of 33 lad of vessels, wi + h a fine body of
troops, a large train of the royal artillery, Itureimps,
victuallers and merchant veilcis arrived at that port
from Corke. They failed under convoy of his Maje
fly^ ship ddurance, Capt. Cumming, and the Kan^
ger frigate, butthe latter was difmalted, and return
ed to refit at Corke.
March 16. Yesterday arrived the fliip Nancy, Capt.
Miller, in nine weeks from London : By her we learn,
that the generality of the people in Great-Birfain are
greatly elated by the fuccet'sful reprisals made upon
the Mynheers, whole perfidious conduct entitles them
to the feverett vengeance of a nation which they have
grossly abused, under the malk of friendilup. Before
Capt. Miller failed from England a very great number
of Dutch rebels were captured and brought in, and
more were every day expeded to arrive. Orders were
iffiied and dispatched to the naval and military coin- m
manders in the Eart and Wert-Indies, &c. to com
mence hostilities againit the Dutch flops and 1 <Ele
ments, and proper armaments were tiding out to
carry their inftrudions into execution. Capt Miller
also brings a confirmation of the taking ot the^Velaf
co, a Spanish 74 gun ship, by one ot his Majelty's
ships of 64 guns.
By the ship Roebuck we learn, that Adm. Sir Ged.
Brydges Rodney, in confequencc of inrt;unions re
ceived from Great-Britain, had taken pollution of the
inland of St. Euftatia, and 150 fail of vcffcls which be
found there ; after which he detached a part of the
fleet under his.command to vilit Curocoa and Suri
nam, on which fettlementq it is prAumed, the Bri
tish flag is now displayed.
Three ships which failed from this port some time
ago, with recruits on board for General Dalimg's ar
my, on their paitage fell in with a French polacre, of
twelve 9 pounders, which they took after a ihort en
gagement, and two of them convoyed her into Mon
tego-Bay, the third, with the prisoners on board, was
unfortunately cast away upon Hanhagua.
CHATHA M, March in
I,aft week a fleet of tranfport's, under convoy, with
about 2000 troops on board, failed from the Hook,
but returned agairf on Sunday last.
ANNAOPLIS, March 15.
We are informed that the warchoufes for the re
ception of tobacco on St. Mary's river, were let on
fire on the 7th infant by a party sent 011 shore by two
Britifb ihips which lay in said river. The weather
was thick and hazy, which prevented any difcoVery
of them until their landing, when they pushed a de
tachment of 50 men to occupy the hill above the ware
houses, whilst as many more below performed the
burning work. They ttayed about two hours, and,
on their departure, plundered some of the neighbour
ing plantations of cattle and sheep. Upwards of two
hundred hogsheads of tobacco were destroyed.
B A LTIMORE, March i 3.
We have received no material news from the south
ward, since our last. The British forces, conlift
ing of about 5000 effective men, under Earl Cornwal
lis, were, about a fortnight ago, at Hillfborough, in
North-Carolinia; and General Greene, having been
considerably reinforced, had recrossed the Dan river
about the fame time, and was advancing towards his
Lord Blip.
Brjgadier-GeneraVWeedon was, a few days ago,
<cn his march from Fredericksburg, with several hun
<lrcd back woods militia, to join Gen. Muhlenburg,
-who is Rationed, with upwards of 3000 men, near
Portsmouth.
PHILADELPHI A, March at.
Extract of a letter frorfl Williamsburg, March 10.
" The enemy last Tuesday made an excursion over
to the north fide of James River. They landed 400
men under Colonel Dundas, on the east fide of the
neck of land up Charles River, and proceeded to the
Halfway House, (Old Wild's) where they expected
to furprize a small body of our men, but they had
been removed to York a fewdays before. They took
Dodor Brodie, and a few muskets that were left there
for the use of the militia; from thence they proceed
ed towards Hampton; gathering all the horses and
cattle they could meet with. A Colonel Carle, of
Hampton, hearing they were out, affetnblcd 30 or
40 militia at a mill 3 miles from the Halfway Houfe,'
and disputed the pals for some time, but at last was
obliged to give way, with the loss of seven killed, five
wounded, and bmfJf taken prisoner; Liulit. half,
bury, of the Charon, with one or two privates, were
killed, and Col. Dundas and seven wounded, on the
part of the enemy. During the tray, out of 150 cat
tle which they had collected, they only saved fix, the
others having runoff. After this they in Tc'etl, quick
hep, to Newport News, where they embarked.
'° We hear to day the enemy are drawing in their
outposts, and I tear are a sowing to leave us before'
the arrival of our Allies ; but if the French arrive in
time, I hope to give you a good account of Benedit,
a the militia are collecting talk, and every thing teems
to be in readmefs."
Iwraht of 4 letter from Williamsburg, Match to.
'' Gen. Greene goes on iwuhmirgly. He begins
to cramp his Lordthip amazingly. The lait accounts
were, he (Cornwallis) was entrenching himfelf at
Hilllborough, Greene's forces greatly fupenor to. his.
Marian has taken Camden, with all the Hores. —Ge-
neral Nath defeated Prevoft and iris party, at Wil
mingtom—Lee nas taken about. 80 of their cavalry,
and in ihoi\ begins to prevent their foraging and get
ting provdions, being gieatly superior in cavalry.
We expect inertly to hear of a Cermwa/iijan."
TREN 1 ON, M^rch 28.
Advices were received at Philadelphia on Monday
last, from the Southward, of a battle being fought on
the 15th infant, between General Greene and Lord
Cornwallis, -at Guilford couythoufe, ih the state of
Forth-Carorina ; that General Greene retired a small
distance, with intent to renew the engagement next
c'.jy, but the weather proving unfavourable, prevent
ed any farther operation.;for that time. Tbcfe were
ail the particulars received, and those not authentic.
An action hath also happened on the 16th infant,
between the French ano Euglifh fleets, which was
maintained with great spirit and gallantry by both
parties for an hour and a quarter; The enemy's line
vas then thrown into disorder, several of their blips
having buffered much in their rigging, and one so con
fidcrabl^, that her lire ceased, and was obliged to bear
away before the wind. The French ship Le Conque
rant, which led the van of the line, having sustained
t c fire of three of the enemy's ships, received so great
damage as not to be in a condition to renew the adioin
Me hope to have the fat^fadion of giving a minute
relation of the above land and naval combats to the
public in our next.
From his most excellent Majefy't printer's Ro,al Ga
zette, James Rivirigton, Ne<w-York.
March 21. The last accounts from Canada inform
us, that a body of rebels, from 450 to 500, having
marched from the Illionois with a design of attacking
the Britilh port at le Detroit, (in which they were fa
voured by a number of the difaffected in that settle
ment, who had concealed 500 hand of arhis to assist
them in the descent) were intercepted by a body of
troops, militia and Indians, and every man of them
put to death. Their detected confederates at De,
troit were sent down under guard to Montreal.
Cha, lefewn 9 March 6. On Tuesday and Wednes
day last, the following German troops landed here,
viz. Captains Ruff and Weiss, with recruits from the
Duke of Brunswick; Capt. Thpma, with recruits
from Hesse Hanau; First Lieutenant Yariz, with re
cruits from Anhalt Zerbft ; all which recruits, toge
ther with the three Hellion regiments, De Bose, De
Huyn, and Djtfurth, under the command or the Ge j
neral of his Serene Highnefs,De Bose, are to do duty
in this place till further orders.
By His Excellency the
GOVERNOR.
AT a Court-Martial held by the appointment of
Brigadier- General Heard, on the 19th of Ja
nuary last, at the house of James Drake, in the city
of Brunfwick —
Ensign Morford, of the third battalion of the Mid
dlesex militia, was tried for parading in arms with
the men belonging to Capt. Perine's company, and
marching from their port in mutiny, and found guil
ty, and adjudged to be cashiered and rendered inca
pable of serving in the militia as an officer during the
war.
And at a Court-Martial held by the appointment
of Brigadier-General Heard, at the house of Jacob
Hyer, in Princeton, the fifteenth day of March in
stant, the following officers were tried:
Lietitenant Charles Filher, of Col. William Scud
d( r's regiment of Middlefcx militia, with disobeying
the orders of his Colonel, in refufing to march with
a detachment of the said regiment to Morris-Town
in June, 1780, found guilty of unofficerlike behavi
our, and adjudged to be fined in the fam of five pounds
lawful money, or the exchange thereof in continental
money, to be recovered and applied as directed by
the militia law.
Ensign Lewis Baremore, for refufing to march with
the regiment under Major Nixon, in January last, on
the revolt of the Pennsylvania line, found guilty of
unofficerlike behaviour, and adjudged to be cashiered
and reduced to the ranks, agreeably to aft of assembly.
lieutenant David Gilliland, ' of Col. Scudder's re
giment, for disobedience of orders, in not marching
with Capt. Perine for the relief of Capt. Stout, when
Rationed at Monmouth, in February 1779, and for
not marching with Capt. Perine to routh^ Amboy, in
October 1780, acquitted on the fufficitney of his rea
sons for not marching.
All which sentences, and the said acquittal, I do
approve of, ratify arid confirm.
Given under my hand .he twenty-third of March,
bne thousand seven hundred and eighty-one.
____^ _ WIL, LIVINGSTON, _
Flemington. New-teffey, Klarch 20, 1781.
DOCTOR GREGG's House, Land and Improve
ginents thereon, situated in Flemington, are now
FOR SALE, and immediate possession given. The
conveniences thereto, with the lituation of the place,
renders it commodious for any kind of publick bufi^
ncfs. The title indisputable. For terms apply at the
premises., /
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'I HE Members of the Whig Society of SoMeiG
a set, are requested to attend at Hillfborough;
at the house of Andrew Merlhon, tavernkeeper, oil
the second Friday of April next; at eleven o'clock ih
the forenoon;
March 25. 1781. JOHN TAYLOR, Sec.
TO BE SOLD,
Any time between this and the 20th of April next;
and it not fold then, to be rented;'
ALO r of good LAND, situated in the township
of Hillfborough, Somerset county, containing
ten acres ;'about one half of which is good meadow,
firev ood and rail timber belonging to it to serve for
feme time. There is some fruit trees on the fame,
iuch as peach, apple and cherry ; a good house, small
barn, hay barrack and waggon houte. Lays in the
neighbourhood of fevcral places of worihip and mills,
and would suit for any publick business, being in the
heart of a thick fettled country, near the South branch
ol Raritan. For terms apply to Mr. Jerome Vander
b< It, near New-Shanick church, Mr. Minne Voor
hees, near New Brunswick, or the subscriber, oppo
hte Garrison's tavern, who has some other lots j
difpote of. SAM. H. SULLIVAN.'
_HilJJbjorough£ _March 20, 1781.
IO BE SOLD by public Vendue,
At the house of DANIEL REEDER, in Trenton,
on Wedilti'day the 4th of April next, the
following articles, vjz.
CATTLE, horses, plough and harrow with the
neceflary irons and teeth ; a good Englilh bodied
waggon well tir'd, and gears for two horses. Also
will be fold the fame time, an afforttnent of waggons
boxes, a good mulket and brace of pistols, a man's
saddle and bridle, a good fteel'trap, and a number of
good cyder cask, fpfnning wheels, an assortment of
carpenters' tools, a few bushels of red potatoes, and
sundry articles too tedious to mention. The vendue
to begin a L ten o'clock of said day, where attendance
will be given, and the conditions made known.
March 27, 1,781. 1*
Will b^KENI ED at Vendue,
On Saturday the 7th of April next, by the subscriber
in Maidenhead,
r l TIE PLANTATION whereon Peter Covenhoven
I now lives, containing 140 acres of lan,d, situate
in a pleasant part of the country, lying on the great
road from Philadelphia to Elizabeth-Town, and is a
good hand for a tavern. There is on said place, 4
good dwellinghoufe with four robms on a floor ; also,
a good barn with stabling, and a bearing orchard with
a well of good water by the door. The vendue will
be held on the premises, at 2 o'clock in thq afternoon,
where attendance will be given and the conditions
made known by JOSEPH BROWN, fen,
March 22, 1781. 2*
printing paper;
Of different SIZE and QUALITY,
By the REAM or HUNDRED REAMS,
Bookbinders and Bonnet Pasteboards,
Wrapping Paper, &c.
Made and to be SOLD or EXCHANGED for
R A G S,
By STACY POTTS, in Trenton.
W" HEREAS sundry white oak faplitis have beert,
ctit and carried off the subscriber's plantation,
with a number of fence rails, without his leave, by
some evil minded person or persons : These are there
fore to forworn all such from committing the like of
fences in future, as they will be prosecuted with the
utmost rigour of the law. And a reward of two hun
dred continental dollars will be given for a difeovery
of the offender or offenders, if they are brought to
justice, paid by BENJAMIN GREEN.
RENTED,
A FARM containing between two and three hun
dred acres of land ; a considerable part of which
is cleared, with a comfortable house and barn, situ
ate two and a half miles from Princeton, and halfa°
mile from the main road leading from Princeton to
Rocky-Hill. There is a tolerable orchard, and some
good meadow may be made. For terms apply to Mrs.
Stockton, at Princeton, or the Printer hereof.
March 26, 1781.3