The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-06-27 00:00:00, page 3

PHI L ADbLP HI A, June 20.
We hear that General Arnold is fafely arrived
in New-York, from Portsmouth, in Virginia, with
a cargo of horses and slaves. It is said Lord Corn
wallis refufes to fee him, and that the officers in his
Lordfllip's army (who are chiefly gentlemen) refuf
ed to serve with him. In consequence of these pub
lick marks of contempt, poor Benedict is driven to
the old trade of horse jockeying and foul driving,
which he followed for several years as a fkip'per in
the Weft-Indies.
Extract of an intercepted letter, taken at sea, from
South-Carolina to Bermudas, dated May 13, 1781.
" I hope to be at Bermudas in a few months, and
if ever I get there, I never shall again set my foot in
Carolina, while under the British ; 1 am tired of it,
for instead of ease and happiness, we fee nothing
but tyranny and oppression, and our friends confin
ed to prison-ships in our fight; such, my dear ,
is the situation of the once agreeable, but now ru
ined and distressed inhabitants of South-Carolina."
On Saturday last arrived here the privateer ship
Rising-Sun, Captain Caffon, from a cruize, having
taken the following prizes;—Privateer brig Rattle
snake, Captain Hanna, from New-York, taken May
6th. Schooner Liberty, Captain Holliday, from
Charleftown to St. Kitt's; taken May 22d. Snow
Pilgrim, Captain Hobkirk, from St. John's to
Chaileftown; taken May 28. Skip Barrington,
Captain Butcher, from Savannah to Jamaica; taken
June 4th. On the 9th instant Captain Caffon law
a wreck, supposed to be a schooner, of abbut 40
feet keel, and 16 or 17 feet beam ; foe was full of
water, and had loft her masts and bowsprit.
The Nefbitt piivkte'er, Capt Forbes, of Balti
more, has sent into our river two prizes, one a dis
patch-boat, from New-York, bound to Cheafa
peak; and the other a valuable sloop, with dry
goods, &c. said to be worth near 10,cob 1.
June 23. Thursday last the letter of marque flip
Franklin, Capt. Angus,, arrived at Chester, from
France. On the sth of May, in lat. 42, long. 44,
Capt. Angus fell in with a large privateer ship (cop
per bottomed,), of 18 guns, belonging to Liverpool,
which he engaged fix glaffes',when the emmy being
much damaged in his rigging, &c. thought proper to
sheer off. Captain Angus had one man killed and se
ven wounded, and the enemy most probably fuffcred
exceedingly; On the 20th of May, Capt. Angus
took the schooner Dolphin, from Lisbon, laden with
wine, &c. this vessel, after being divested of her most
valuable effeds, was funk. The people oh board this
vessel gave an account of Gibraltar being relieved by
the British fleet about the 15th of April, without any
adion.
Extract of a letter; (fouled oh board the schooner
Dolphin, taken by Capt. Angus) from Colt Brath
waite to Mr. Mayne, of Lisbon, dated Madrafs,
October 10, 1781.
" In July last, Heyder Alli entered the Carnatick
with 60,00® horse, 20,000 foot, 20 battering guns,
and 40 field pieces. The country fell before him like
ripe corn before the reaper's fickle. We had no where
3500 men. In the face of this army we were to make
ajundign to form any thihg to oppose. I had with
me about the number above mentioned, with 10
field pieces ; I Was ordered to join the General at the
Presidency ; I was at Pondicherry ; bn account of
livers I was obliged to go inland, and the enemy was
so situated that bis second day's march would have
broffed my fourth, but by marching always suddenly
and in the night, and fending people to clear one road
Whenl meant to take another, I made good my junc
tion, with only the loss of a little baggage; which I
could not protest from his numerous horse. I joined
the General, and we marched to join Lieutenant-
Colonel Baillie coming from the northward, and with
such force as I had, we got within ten miles of him,
and even reinforced him by a detachment. The ene
my, on this occasion, shewed a great piece of Gene
ralfoip, for he made as if he meant'to attack us, dipt
by ns in the night, fell upon Baillie with his whole
force, and notwithstanding the firmeft and bravest
cbridu& on our fide, he rhaffacred the flower of our
army, as to officers and men ; out ,of 4000 there was
scarce any one left to tell the dreadful tale ; so com
plete an overthrow I believe never happened to any
troops before. The enemy, I suppose, had 80,000
men and 40 field pieces against about 4000 with 10.
We have very good reason to believe the enemy loft
10,000 men and as many horses. This fatal victory
was obtained solely by the ammunition, on our fide,
being exhausted in answering so superior a fire, and
by the blowing up some of our tumbrills, which we
were near enough to fee, for on the cannonade, in the
morning, we inarched to support bur friends, and
were, I Tuppofe, about 4 miles from them, when
some mangled fugitives met us, told us all Was over,
and the enemy moving off as faft as they could. As
our's, not 5000 men, was only the remains of an
army, we retreated to the Presidency, close pressed
by the enemy's horse, with the loss of baggage, tents,
&c. The enemy has begtin the siege of Arcott, in
which he makes neither figure nor progress, and as
the periodical rains have now begun he must desist,
and I hope as no French fleet can now arrive with
forces to join him, till after the monsoon, that we
TRENTO N, June 27.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Boflon to bis
friend in Morris-Town, dated June 7, 1781.
" Asl fupp'ofe your son will not be on shore to
write you by this post, I take pleasure in advising you
that be arrived here in the Alliance last evening, and
is in very good health. The Alliance parted with
the ship Marquis La Fayette early in her passage,
since when they have heard nothing of her; I with
the may be fafe at Philadelphia. Captain Barry has
taken fix prizes in his passage from France ; a sixteen
gun hoop of war, copper-bottom, and a twelve gun
brig; King's , property, two brig, privateers, and a
brig and a fnqw loaded with Welt-India goods.—
Oue of the brig privateers is arrived here, the other
prizes are locked for in every hour. —The Alliance
bad a very smart engagement with the King's sloop
of war and brig, in which they had five men killed
and a number wotinded, among the latter is Captain
Barry, in the arm, but not very badly."
Extract of a letter from Eijb-Kill, dated June 13.
" An officer was with me, at my quarters, this
afternoon, faun the French army (a Frenchman)
who is making preparation for the French troops,
which he expect, will be at Fifty-Kill Landing next
week, where, he fays, h'e experts they will lay a
week."
The Honourable Legislature of this state have
appointed Elias Boudinott and Jonathan Elmer,
Efquire^ Members of Congress.
From Moninot. h county we learn, that on Thurs
day last a body confiding of about one thousand New
Levies, British and Foreign Troops, under the com
mand of Cortlandt Skinner, made an incursion into
that county : —By their conduct it appears their in
tention was to plunder a place called Pleasant Valley,
where they arrived about 11 o'clock, A. M. with
little or no interruption; the inhabitants had how
ever exerted themselves in such a manner in driving
off their dock bf every kind, that they found very
little booty.
The militia of the neighbourhood were by this
time beginning to colletd, and a pretty smart skirmish
ing was kept up through the remainder of the day,
in which we are informed our people behaved with
great spirit. —They began their retreat about fun
down, and r o ide no halt till they got to Garret's-
Hill; where they continued that night, during the
course of which one of our gallant officers made a
descent upon them, and rescued a number of their
stolen dieep; the next day they embarked again,
having captured and taken off with them, by the bed
account, about 40 cattle and 60 sheep, with the loss
of one man killed and a number deserted; their loss
in wounded is unknown : The loss on our fide is one
killed and three or four wounded.—-They have burp
ed two houses, but it is acknowledged in their favour
that they behaved remarkably well to the persons of
the people in general;
By their coming out in such force fit was expected
their aim was to have penetrated further into the
country; to prevent which the militia of the neigh
bouring counties were called upon, and it was truly
surprising to fee with what spirit and alacrity they
flew to their arms, and were crouding down from
every quarter to the affiftarfee of their brethren on
this occasion, when accounts of the hasty retreat of
the enemy rendered their further services unnecessary.
A correspondent remarks that the conduct of the
Britilh Generals in America is an application of the
fable of the dog and the (hadow. They grasp at all,
and get nothing. At a vast expence of men and mo
ney they have drawn out near two campaigns in the
Carolinas, and decoyed many deluded people to re
sort to their banners and their protection. General
Greene in the course of a few weeks has driven them
from post to post, arid recovered almost the whole
of those states, besides capturing large quantities of
their Acres. The enemy rarely return to ground
ihall so rally and collect as to be able to give you a
much better account of him.
" However, the patfengers that came in the Portu
•guefe ship, that brought the above letter, fay, that
affairs bore a much more favourable afpeft at the
time of their departure from Madrafs, which was the
30th ct October, it being confidently reported that
the English had concluded a peace with the Mahrattas,
in consequence of which General Goddard had
marched from the coast of Malabar with a reinforce
ment ofr 12,000 men, and that Heyder Alli had re
treated into the inferior part of the country, having
raised the siege of Arcott."
Subftance%)f letters taken bit board the Anna Theresa
packet boat, Capt. Crofbury, from Lord George
Germaine to General Clinton.
" TO push the reduction ofc the southern states—
To reinforce Arnold in the Chefapeak, and by no
means to lose fight of the subjugation of Virginia,
Which," he say's, “ naturally will be accompanied
with that of Maryland —To prevent, by every possible
means, the settlement of Vermont, and to effect a fet
ttanent of the Refugees in Cafco-Bay—To eullff the
American prisoners at New-York and. fend them to
the Weft-Indies, where," he says, “ the army is
exceedingly reduced, and he fees no other possible
means <>t recruiting it. —About 3000 Britiih troops
goes as a reinforcement."
N. B. The above goes on supposition that the Brest
fleet, with troops, had not failed, and that it probably
would hot.
New-Jersey, ? T) Y virtue of an order from
Burlington county, ff. j D the Honourable the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of this state, I am direct
ed to certify the publick, that a Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Gaol Delivery will be held at
Burlington, in and for the county of Burlington; on
Tuesday time twenty-fourth day of July next: —All
Justices of the Peace, Coroners, Constables, 4nd
other Ministers of Justice of the said county, are
hereby desired that they be then and there in thei
own proper persons, with their rolls, records, indie
merits and other remembrances; and all perfop
who will prosecute or can bear teflimony in behalfc
the slate, against any offender in the said c'ounty : an
desired likewise to give their attendance on the da)
and at the place aforefaid.
JACOB PHILLIPS, Sheriff.
June 23,1781. 4W
TO BE S O L~dT~
By publick vendue, on Saturday the 30th of June
instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the
Ihoufe of Richard Palmer, in Trenton ;
TWO draft horses, a good four horse waggon,
divers forts of geers, waggon tire, tar bucket,
arid a good new mattock.
June 2§, 1781.
^AMES 'SCHUREWN
HAS again opened a store in New-Brunswick,
where his former customers and such other
gentleman as please to call, may be supplied v ith
Weft-lndia produce and f@me few articles of dry
goods, on the most reasonable terms.
No credit inuft be expected. gw
Six Pounds hard Money Reward.
THE shop of the fubferiber in Trenton, was broke
I open the 18th inftatit, and the following arti
cles stolen therefrom, viz. one silver watch without
chain or cryltal, one movement put together and re
paired, one movement together, the chain unhooked,
two movements in pieces, one movement in pieces
in a small box, 'one flight outside case, two boxes of
small tools, one silver scissors chain, one dozen of
plain silver coat buttons^, one pincushion hook made
of silver. Whoever brings the said articles to the
fubfcfiber, shall receive the above reward and all
relfonable charges paid by me
JACOB MAUS.
Trenton„un£j26 2 ^7j2)__^ __2—
THE fubferibers having furnifhed themselves
with good boats at the new ferry, a little
above the Falls, and almost opposite Trenton; and
as the distance is near the fame from Bristol to Tren
ton, to go by this or Colvin's; all persons who are
pleased to favour them with their custom, may de
pend on an easy and fafe paflhge, and the ferriage as
low or lower than it was twenty years ago. All
that come from Bristol the new road, please to
turn off to the left at the twenty-nine mile-stone
about three-quarters of a mile to the ferry, where
constant attendance will be given by their humble
servants, JOHN BORROWS
GEORGE BEATY...
—ROBERT SINGER"
Has for sale, at his store in Trenton, the following
goods, viz.
GREEN and bohea tea, sugar and coffee, man
taus, mode and perfians of different forts,
calicoes and chintzes, black and white gauzes,
gauze handkerchiefs, linen ditto, silk ditto, broad
cloths, black and white blown lace, an assortment
of ribbons, and several other things. 3*
which they have once poffefted and loft; the people
will not trust them a second time, and besides having;
been plundered and abused by the most barbarous
and inhuman treatment, they ever afterwards fight:
them with a fury not to be appealed.
To the credit however of these Generals it ought
to be observed that this remark applies only to their
publick conduct. They manage their own personal
concerns much better. Cornwallis had rather give
up both the Carolinas than fuffer poor Arnold to ruii
away,with the Virginia, speculations in negroes and
tobacco. A laudable imitation of the fading know
ledge of his fellow-labourer Sir G. B. Rodney, who
chose to count his money himfelf at St. Euftatius,
left if he trusted any other they would cheat him [
mean time in flips Cdunt de Graffe, and had well
nigh demolished five-fixths of the British Weft-Indit.
fleet, and taken St. Lucie into the bargain.
The repeal of the tender ads, and the removal of
every improper reftridion from trade and dealing,
cannot but give pleasure to every honest man and
friend of his country. The refloration of publick
and private confidence, the encouragement of m
duftry, the advantages which must follow frompbe
ing the finances of the country bn a proper footing,
and opening the way to our plentiful resources; will;
if properly improved, soon put us in a better situa
tion to bid defiance td the power of our enemies than
ever we have been since the commencement of the
war.