The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-08-29 00:00:00, page 3

ANN A P O L I S, August 16.
The apprehensions of an invasion are for the pre
sent dissipated; the fleet supposed to be destined for
Baltimore or this city, has entered York-river; the
troops have landed at Gloucester and York, and are
fortifying; it would, however, be the extreme of
folly to allow this change of appearances to relax our
exertions as their situation is Itill such, as to enable
them to invade us at their pleasure ; if we aft like a
wife people, and are in earnest to proted our pro
perty, and all we hold dear, we shall redouble our
diligence, and exert every effort to render ourselves
impregnable. Let the militia be unwearied in be
coming acquainted with their arms; let all ranks of
people unite in eftablilhing the credit of our new
cmiffions; which will open iuch a fund for raising
and equipping men, that we shall be able to render
the southern army formidable; let patriotism gain
the afeendant over private interest, and the sordid
passions, and bur fafety is ensured.
The spirit which pervaded the militia on the prof
ped of an invasion, and the alacrity with which
they stepped forth, whilst it redounds to their eter
nal honour, must inspire us with a pleasing confi
dence in our strength, and blast the hopes of our
enemy. It is a fad, which ought to be universally
known, that 2300 militia, well armed, and not de
spicable in their discipline, were assembled on one
day's notice from Baltimore-town and its vicinity.
An equal ardour reigned in every other part of the
ftatc, and militia were crouding in from every quar
ter, so that in the courfc of a few days an army
would have been collected, not only fufficient to
have counteracted any predatory schemes of the
enemy, but have made them repent an invasion in
force.
The following are extracts of letters from a gentleman
qvitb the Marquis la Fayette, dated New-Casie,
August 6, 1781.
" Maryland is relieved by the enemy's eftablilh
ing themselves in Y^rk-river: but as this is a move
ment, not of choice, there is no faying how long
you will be fafe. The measure, there is good reason
to believe, is in consequence of advice of a superior
naval power expeded on this coast. So you fee upon
what you have to depend.
" Under these ciicumftances your military pre
parations are as necessary as ever. You will either
want them for your own defence, or to assist us.
Believe one who is not apt to judge rashly, who
has long fincc told you of what has been so near
taking place, that relaxation may involve evils to
the state, of the molt premanent nature. There
was a time when we could blunder with impunity;
but a blunder now may prove fatal. I need not be
more explicit to you. You must be aware of the
very critical situation of affairs both in America and
Europe."
" By authentic accounts from Europe, England
has refufed the mediation of Russia for a fegarate
peace between her and Holland. A restoration of
what she had taken from the Dutch was the basis,
which she did not chufe to comply with. Her idea
was, to take the Dutch islands, which were easy
conquests, in the expectation that the French, in
order to recover them for the Dutch, would give up,
on a peace, an equal number of those English ones
they have taken, or might take. The fubjeft, how
ever, may be again confidtred at the general Con
gress for a peace, which may meet about February
next."
August 23. We can assure the publick from
the belt authority, that the troops under the com
mand of Generals Sumpter and Marian and Lieute
nant Colonel Lee, mentioned in our last as detached
against Monk's Corner and Dorchester, have been in
a great measure fuccefsful. They obliged the enemy
to abandon their works at Bigger's church, and cap
tured ail their baggage ; took upwards of £4O pri
soners, killed an equal number, with the inconsider
able iofs of zokiFed and 40 wounded. At Bigger's
church several waggerr. and 200 horses fell into our
.hands, one of the waggons loaded with ammunition.
Four vessels filled with stores were taken and destroy
ed; amongst the floras there were 70 pipes of wine.
Lee's legion behaved on this occasion with their usual
rive in season.—Parties were immediately sent out,
taking different routs, in pursuit of them, but by the
last accounts, had not fallen in with them,
Last week we had repeated advices of mifchief
done by the enemy, at Warling and places adjacent,
about 30 miles back of Kingffon, southerly, on the
road from thence to Philadelphia. We have receiv
ed no authenticated account of the matter, but
the common report is, that the enemy consisted of
about zoo Indians, or more savage inhabitants paint
ed and dressed like them, and about 80 or 90 Tories,
that they had burnt or destroyed about 14 houses,
with all the hay, grain and other property, they
could find, and had carried off several of the inha
bitants, among whom were two members of our
late Assembly : That there were 70 or 80 of our sol
diers quartered in the neighbourhood at different
houses, molt of which the enemy attacked, but were
beat off, and prevented from burning or doing any
material damage. Hence it appears, that these
cowardly villains, only mean to attack the defence
lefs, and that, like the Devil, by whole spirit they
are actuated, if they are refitted they will flee from
us. The militia, to the number of 500, under Col.
Pawling, we hear, were in pursuit of them.
gallantry, and the state horse and militia of South-
Carolina, aded with an address and bravery that
would have done honour to the veterans of any coun
try, although engaged with the enemy for near two
hours, between the distance of 40 and 80 yards, they
stood firm and unmoved. This manoeuvre has been
attended with some of the desired consequences ; it
has obliged Rawdon to move down the country with
the greater part of his force; the remainder were
still at Orangeburg. These advices are as late as
July 24.
PHILADELPHIA, August 16.
On Friday the 10th inst. a party of refugees, con
fining of 16 men, headed by one Ndfh, landed
from two whale-boats, in Dover Hundred, Kent
county, in the Delaware state, at seven o'clock in the
morning, anu marched three miles through the woods,
to the leat of John Dickinson, Esq. which they plun
dered of all the plate, wearing apparel, house linen,
bedclothes, liquors, and salted meat, a great quanti
ty 01 linen and cloth not made up, some books and
papers, with many other valuable articles, and took
off a black servant man. The damage is computed
at two tnoufand pounds in specie. They did not
take any thing trom any of the neighbours, though
they were at some of their houses. The militia on
notice of the enemy's landing, mustered to the num
ber of 50 or 60 men, and went in pursuit of them;
but 011 coming to the Bay fide, found them embark
ed with all their plunder. Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson
were in this city at the time.
August 22. Yesterday arrived here, sent in by the
ship Royal Louis, Captain Decature of this port,
one of his Tyrannic Majesty's armed brigs called
the Active, commanded by George Augustus Dela
uoc; —This brig about the firft of July was sent ex
press from New-York to the Weft-Indies by the Ad
miral for more naval affiitance; the brig after touch
ing at Barbadoes, found the British fleet at Antigua
under the command of Admiral Hood, Rodney hav
ing failed for England, with his plunder, in the Gi
braltar, accompanied by the Panther and Triumph.
Letters by the active fay, that a fleet of 12 or 13 fail
of British ships of the line were to fail to the relief of
New-York on or about the 7th instant, and may be
hourly looked for on this coast.
The brig Active, on the 7th of July, took up at
sea in a boat, Captain Fisher and seven hands, late
of the brig James of this port, who on her passage
to Havannah, the 3d of July, overfet in a squall,
when 8 or 9 of her people were drowned, the rest got
into the boat and were luckily taken up as mention
ed above.
The following account is banded us by a gentleman
just arrived from Cape Francois, and ma, be depend
ed on as authentic.
The Bth of May, 1781, entered into Brest, 24
merchant ships, taken by Mons. la Motte Piquett,
part ot an English fleet from St. Euttatia, bound for
England, under convoy of two blips of the line
and two frigates. Six merchant Blips were after
wards taken by two French privateers, the others
made their efcapc, with the men of war and fri
gates.
French livres, each
The Cargoes consisted in, of ic%d. sterling.
8485 hogiheads of white sugars, valued at 5,935,5°°
2275 citto of tobacco, . . . 1,592,500
1100 elephants teeth, . . . 165,000
9330 tierces of coffee, - . . 3,732,000
1389 hides, 27,780
300 bales of cotton, . . . 188,000
293 hogsheads of ginger, . . . 78,32 c
The 24 ships estimated at 60,000 livres)
each, § i,440>000
8 tierces of indigo, - - ^. 18,000
1 13,165,100
Estimating the fix fllips taken by the pri-)
vateers which are not included above, J 3,291,275
livres 16,456,375
The last letters which have been received from
Europe, at St. Croix, mention, that the King of Den
mark does not appear to be favourably inclined to
wards Great-Britain, as all the English vessels have
been flopped at the passage of the Sound, and the
Court declares, that before they come to an expla
nation, all the vessels that were taken going from
Gaudaloupe shall be returned to their owners. We
can scarcely believe that England will refufe this fa
tisfattion to a power who can shut them out of the
Baltic, and who has so refpeftable a navy on foot;
but if she restores them, the will shew her weakness,
she will give thereby her content to the freedom of
trade, and her enemies will flow in abundance while
she will want every thing.
Extract of a letter from Martinico, dated July 1, 1781.
" Three vessels arrived here fucceflively, in the
course of last week from Marseilles, but last from
Malaga, whole report to government contain the
following circumstances.
° M. de la Motte Piquet, being on a cruize off
the Lizard, fortunately intercepted a fleet of 35 mer
chantmen, which failed from St. Euftatia in March
last, under convoy of the Vengeance, the Mars, and
a frigate: these last were all that escaped, the rest
have been concluded lafely into Brest.
" The active and implacable enemy of the British
in the Eaft # Indies, Hyder Ally Kan, having taken
by storm, after three unfuccefsful attempts, a zar
IREN lON, August 29.
We hear that last Thursday night a party in fix
whale-boats, conlilting of 70 men, under the com
mand of Lieut. Allier Fitz-Randolph, of the state
regiment, rationed at Woodbridge, laired on Startn
illaiid, and pioceeded as tar as Fort Richmond, in
which were Rationed upwards ot 20c tones and re
fugees. A leverc firing commenced about da,-break
and continued until n o'clock. All that ventured
out ot the lort were either killed or taken, and
Lieutenant Fitz-Kanaoiph Drought oft feve^l pufon
ers and nine British horses, wunout any lots except
having 3 men lightly wounded, and Captain S.ory,
who commanded one 01 the whale-boats, was wound
ed in tlirec different places, but none ot them mor
tal.
We hear the Allied Army have crofled the North-
River, and that Head-quarters arc now at Chatham.
Observe, Ibat agreeably to the aft ot tuc Lc
gillature ot the 9JI June, 1780, the turn ot Forty
eight thouland Seven Hurie.red'and Fifty Pounds
part of the paper currency ot this Itate, io to be funk
in the courl'e ot a tew months. It is hoped it \, iil
be done at the ensuing fitting of the Atumbi), who
meet the 19th of next month. Ihole who have state
money in their hands, or have an opportunity
of obtaining it, will take notice of this Tunt, d nd
conlidtr the effect it will have upon the value ot it •
and that there is a further tax 01 Fifty ThouHnd
Pounds payable on or before the hiit day ot De
cember next.
r $ HE members of the New-Jericy lociety tor pro
l moving agriculture, commerce and arts, are
requeued to take notice, that their next meeting
was appointed to be held at Trenton, on Friday the
seventh day of September next. By order
SAMUEL-WITHAM STOCKTON, Scc''ry.
Trenton, August 23d, 1781.
S 1 0 L E N,
OUT of the pasture of the fubicriber in Amwell
township, Hunterdon county, and state of
New-Jersey, near Flemington, on the 21st of this
instant, a bright BAY HORSE, five years old lalt
grass, with a star in his forehead, and a white ring on
the top of his head, galled with the halter when he
was a colt, which docs plainly appear, a fear on his
nose, a round fear or dint between his thighs, and
a very small fiiip 011 his nofe,a natural trotter, Imooth
shod all round, straight limbed, round bodied, and
bows his hams out when he trots, is half-blooded
near 14 handsand an half high :—Whoever secures the
laid horle so that the owner may have him again, and
the thief brought to justice, Ihall receive sixteen hard
Dollars, and all leaionable charges, or Twelve Dol
lars for the horse only, paid by
JOSEPH BISHOP.
N. B. The person supposed to have Bolen the said
horse is about live icet eight or ten inches high, dark
complexion, straight black hair, wore a check frock
and striped trowfers and jacket, half worn boots,
and 011 c Ipur; had a pair of fatidle bags of harnels
leather, not blacked, fluffed very full, and a large
short bundle tied behind, wore a hat half cocked,
and a black handkerchief or cape to his frock, and
appeared to be a man given to liquor. Perhaps he
may alter his dress. iwj t. f.
BROKE in upon the plantation of the fubferiber,
living in the township of 1 renter,, about the
nth of this instant, two cattle, the one a spotted ox,
with a bell on, and a crop off tach ear ; the other a
red dry cow, with a crop off the off ear, and a latch
mark on the near ear. The owner is defireci to come
and pay the expence of keeping, and take them away.
August 28, 1781. BENJAMIN CLARK. i||
rifon called Arcot, in the vicinity of Pondicherry,
put every man to tuc Iword, except such as escaped
by light, and about 50 British officers, whom the
French concealed. On this occasion between 3 and
4000 Moors and 1500 Europeans were maliacrcd,
including among the latter upwards 50 officers.
Failychcrry being also taken by allault the garrison
underwent the fame fate. Porto Novo and Pondi
cherry were also taken; and these accounts add,
that 60 thousand Moors were marching to attack
Bengali, which had thrown the English there into
the greatest confufion.
" Our enemies have received the mortifying con
firmation of these circumltances by a packet arrived
at Antigua ; adding, that Hyder Ally Kan was belieg
ing Velour, the ftrongelt lettlement of the British
in the interior parts ot Indoltan, when those expred
es left the coalt of Coromanun, and that it would
be impossible for that garrison to hold out more than
fix weeks."
TO BE RENTED,
At publick vendue for one year or longer, at Spotf
wood, in Middlesex county, on Saturday the Bth
of September next ;
AVery good grist-mill, with two pair of stones,
in good order, the bolting works all go by wa
ter; also a good dwelling-houfc, and a very good
saw-mill in good order, with about 200 acres of
land. The renter may have more or less, as belt
suits. The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock, when at
tendance will be given, and the conditions made
known by JOHN COVENIIOVEN.
N. B. Also to be fold at the fame place, fix pair of
very good forge bellows, at private sale.
Spotfwood, August 32, 1781.