The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-12-13 00:00:00, page 3

" In the country the feene is truly distressing.
The cane and fruit trees are in many places blown
down and entirely destroyed.
" Before Admiral Rowley left these fcas, he Rati
oned three ships of the line, viz. the Ajax, the Ven
geance and the Montague, and five frigates, at St.
Lucia, to annoy the trade of this place. Accounts
have been received here from that island, that the
Ajax and two of the frigates have been drove ashore
at Gros-Iflet and loft, with the greatest part of their
crews; and the Vengeance, which lay in the care
nage at that place, is exceedingly damaged. The
g tie laded there forty-eight hours, and laid waste the
wilole country. The Montague went out to sea, and
has not yet been heard of.
" The fortifications on Mount Fontunay at that
place are all blown down and destroyed.
66 Two English frigates, viz. the Andromeda, of
32 guns, and the Aurora, of 36 guns, are drove
ashore at the windward part of this island, and are
entirely loft ; the crew of the former were all drown
ed except 18 men : We have not yet heard how ma
ny men the Aurora loft.
“ One of the fleet that arrived here the 10th instant
is drove ashore in this harbour, entirely difmafted:
We have not yet heaid the fate of the rest."
Extract of another letter, dated St. Pierre, Marti
nique, October 30, 1780.
" In St. Vincent there has been 600 houses de
stroyed by the late tempest, and the interior parts of
the country entirely laid waste.
" Two of the fleet that were driven from their an
chors in this port, on the iith instant, are returned;
two others have arrived at Guadaloupe; but we have
as yet heard nothing of the rest."
Extraa of a letter dated St. Euflatia, Nod. 9, 1780.
“ These islands have fuffered very much by a hur
ricane, though those to windward are much worse
tellavx, Marechal de Camp, one of the forty of
the French Academy, a gentleman no less conspicu
ous in the republic of letters than in the profeffion of
arms. The General was attended by his Aids, the
Baron de Montesquieu, grandson of the great Mon
tesquieu, Captain Lynch, and Colonel Dupleffis.
Extraa of a letter dated St. Pierre, Martinique, Oc
tober 16th, 1780.
" On the 10th infant a fleet of fifty-two fail of
veflels arrived here from Bourdeaux, but latl from
Corunna, under convoy of a tingle frigate. A tew
days before they made land, they fell in with and
took a large letter of marqe ship from England bound
to Antigua, loaded with dry goods, and carried her
into Fort-Royal. Another frigate that came out
with the fleet gave chace the day before their arrival
to another large English letter of marque ship, which
{he took and carried into Fort-Royal alio; this iaft
mentioned vessel was from Newfoundland, and had
400 hogiheads of cod-fifh on board. All the mer
chant ships came to an anchor in this harbour. The
day of their arrival a very sudden gale of wind sprung
up at N. E. and tho' the gale increased and continu
ed without intermission, the Dipping kept their Na
tions, as the wind then blew off the land, until the
iith, when many of them weighed anchor and got
under way: fume flipped their cables and went out,
and fcveral parted with their cables and were driven
out by the violence of the wind. On the night of the
iith the wind fhifted to the southward, and after
continuing there two or three hours, veered round
to S. W. and blew right in shore; between two and
three o'clock in the morning of the lath, the lea was
suddenly thrown into the molt violent agitation and
raged with incredible fury; many dwelling houses
and stores, that Rood along the bay, were almost in
stantly destroyed with the violence of the waves, and
the poor inhabitants in many places, finding it im
possible to escape at the front part of their houses,
were obliged to break holes through strong stone
walls in the back parts of their buildings, and escape
that way with their lives into adjoining buildings be
hind, and leave all their property to the mercy of
the sea.
" The Fort, a strong stone fortification, that flood
near the water edge at the north end of the town, and
has bid defiance to that boisterous element for eighty
years pall, was demolilhed in less than three hours,
and the guns are either buried in the sand or have rol
led down the bank into the lea.
" A strong stone wall, fix feet high, and from four
to five feet thick, that stretched along the bay from
one end of the town to the other, with intervals here
and there to admit a padage to the water fide, and
was erected many years ago to defend the houles from
the violence of the furl in the hurricane months, was
beaten down in half an hour's time, and there is now
not the least vestige of it remaining, even its vety
foundation is walhed up out of the ground. Not a
single building that flood in thedowcr ftrett next the
sea, but what is either entirely destroyed or rendered
utterly unserviceable.
" The town of Prefclufe, that flood about five
miles from this place, is entirely destroyed ; there is
only one house and the church left handing in it.
“ Fort-Royal has fuffcred but little. One of the
prizes above-mentioned was diove ashore in the bay
at that place, the other went out to sea, and we have
since heard nothing of her. The two frigates that
convoyed the fleet from France rode out the florin,
and have received no damage; one of them had a
large sum in specie on board, which flit brought out
for the payment of the troops, and fortunately
saved it.
off than ourselves. We aretold that in Barbados
there are no houses left in re, all the wind-mills
blown down, and near 1500 ives loft. St. Vincents
is in much the fame fituatpn. Grenada, Domi
nique, St. Lucia, and Martinique, a r e much da
maged. Every low situation s entirely destroyed by
the sea, which raged with more violence than was
ever known before.
" The town of Savanna La Mar, in Jamaica, is en
tirely swept away, with moil of its inhabitants.
Other parts of that island are also in a very ruinous
situation;
'' The Phcenix British ship of war is loft on Cape
Mais; the Pomona frigate on Porto Rico."
IRENTON, December 13.
We hear that a few nights ago tight horfe-thicves
from New-York, where the enemy keep a conlidcr
abie number of that profeffion in their employment,
Healing horses from the inhabitants near the lines,
came up to the neighbourhood of Hackinfack and
took oft with them fixtecn horses. They had engag
ed boats to meet them at a certain place on the North-
River and carry over their booty, at which place they
arrived fafe, but no boats appeared. In the mean
time twelve or fourteen of the Bergen militia collect
ed, ad periued them closely. The enemy having
no inclination lor contest fkuiked and hid themselves
among fame tall, th ck weeds, to which the Bergen
lads, tor fake of expedition, setting fire, the contents
came out and very fubmiffiveiy surrendered. They
are lodged fecureiy at Morrillown. The militia also
brought back the horses.
VERSES to the Memory of Capt. NICHOLAS BIDDLE,
oj the Randolph higute 0/32 guns, biocun up in an
engagement cuhh the Yarmouth, a British Man of
War of 64 guns.
WHAT dread explosion rerds the distant fkicc!
What iulph'roub flames in spiral volumes rife !
The Randolph swims no more !—modeft and brave,
The virtuous Biddle finds an early grave.
O gallant youth! what monument of praise
Can thy afflicted, grateful country raise?
When Britain's tyrant, o'er the Atlantic waves,
Pour'd forth his num'rous hosts of armed flavcs,
Their matter's bloody dictates to fulfil,
And bend a free-boni people to his will,
Thy gen'rous foul difdain'd luxurious rest !
Thy country's wrongs inflam'd thy manly breast.
Repeated laurels gather'd on the main,
Increase thy glory, not thy warmth leftrain!
Tho' beauty, with alluring, virtuous chaims.
In fofteft accents woo'd thee to her arms,
Thy country's love, and lore of martial fame,
The gentler pillions of the foul o'ercanic;
And bad thee hope to fee thy with complete,
'•On equal terms the British flag to meet,
'' Pluck naval honors from the Briton's brow,
" O- dauntless fink to Ocean's caves below !"
Such was thy with, O much lov'd, gentle youth,
Pattern of friendihip, and unblcmilh'd truth ;
Such was thy wilh !—myftcrious Hcav'n deny'd
Deftrv'd success to crown thy noble pride!
O'er pow'r'd by double force, the treacling main
Beheld thy ship th' unequal fight sustain;
Amaz'd beheld the British bands retire,
Confus'd and falling at thy dreadful fire!
E'en their proud chief, in that deftruCtive hour,
Contefs'd thy naval skill and thund'ring pow'r !
Too footi, alas ! too soon the wrapping flame
The Randolph feiz'd, and fpar'd the Briton's Ihame 1
Mounting in air, amidst his warlike crew,
To Heav'n's blelt feats heroick Biddle flew;
There Iwcll'd America's immortal band,
Heroes who dy'd to save their native land;
All haste to bind the youthful warrior's brow,
With wreaths whole verdure shall forever glow!
W. S.
AS a distemper called the Mad Staggers has for
some time pall prevailed among the horses in
different parts of the country, by which many of those
ufeful and valuable animals have been loft, and more
may be ; and as the publick may not be informed of
any cure, the one hereafter mentioned has been used
in some parts, and been found to answer the end pro
posed: If any person will be kind enough to inform
the Printer of any infallible remedy, he may depend
on its being inserted for the benefit of the publick—
In the mean time the following is recommended :
LET blood to three quarts or more, after which
walk him awhile, then clothe him ; cover his temples
over with a pitch plaifter, keep him exceeding warm,
put the bigness of a small pea of afafeetida in each
ear, let his meal be little and his drink rather waim,
his liable dark ; rub him well, efpccially about the
head and neck; the bleeding may be repeated two
or three times at twelve or twenty-four hours diflance,
as necessity may require ; Purging also is proper, and
fumigating his nostrils with brimllone matches.
TO BE SOLD Wholesale and Retail, at the Print
ing-Office, in Trenton,
The NEW-JERSEY
ALMANAC K,
For the Year of our Lord 1781.
Containing a Variety of ufeful and entertaining Mat
ter in Prose and Verse.
N. B. Great allowance will be made
to those who purchafc large quantities.
DANIEL JACKSON, a folder in Baylor'#
light dragoons, refuelled, a few moments be
fore his death, that this method should be taken to
inform his wife, who lives near Springfield in New-
Jersey, that he was executed the firft of May last,
at George-Town in South-Carolina, for defection,
1* J. SIITH, Captain
Baylor's dragoons.
To all whom it may concern :
State of New-Jersey, IT.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the house of Gilbert
Barton, innholder, in Allentown, in the county of
Monmouth, on Friday the fifth day of January next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day, then
and there to try the truth of the fa&s alledged in
the bill of James Randolph, Moses Robins and Ja
cob Wilcot, (who as well, &c.) against the sloop or
vessel called the Brunswick, Joshua Wooding, late
master, lately cast on shore near Barnaget ; with her
tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo: io the end
and intent that the owner or owners of the said ves
sel, or any other persons interested therein may ap
pear and shew cause, if any they have why the said
vessel, and her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo
should not be condemned to the captors thereof,
pursuant to the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Haddonfield, Dec. 9, 1780.
CA ME to the plantation of the fubferiber, in
Hopewell, near Maidenhead, about the 26th
ult. a Black M A R E, thirteen hands three inches
high, three years old, her near hind foct white and
shod all round. The owner is desired to come,
prove his property, pay charges ana take her away.
3* RALPH LEANING.
A QUANTITVOF °
HARNESS,
Confining of Coilers, Blind-Bridles, Collars and
Haimes : Alfd good Itiong
SHOES and SOAL LEATHER,
To be exchanged for HID ES, in Trenton, by
SI\CY POT I S.
BROKE into the paftuie of the fubferiber, on
the evening of the 18th instant, two BAY
HORSES, uled to the waggon, one is about if
years old, and has a ft*r and inip, branded on the
near buttock with C. The other is about 8 \ears
old, has not any artificial maik; both ate shod all
round ; they trot, pace, and canter well, and are
meally mouthed. Ihe owner may have them again
by applying [ O
1* DAVID BRANT.
Morristown, Nov. 28, 1780.
Elizabeth Town Stage.
THE fubferiber hereby informs the PLBLICK,
that he has provided a STAGE- WAGGON;
commodiously titled fur paflei gers, and will ftt out
from the tign of the Crols-Keys at the corner of Chef
nut and l hird-ftretts, in Phil deiph a, on every
Wtdnelday and Saturday morning:, precisely at ten
o'clock, and proceed to Princeton ; there meet the
stages who have engaged to be there from Elizabeth-
Town and Morris-1 own, every Thursday at twelve
o'clock, and Sunday evenings. The rout of this flage
is from the Cross-Key s on Wednesday to Four-Lanes-
End ; Thursday morning proceed to Trenton, to the
house of Jacob G. Bergen, there breakfaft ; from
thence to Princeton, to Col. Jacob Hyer's, and re
turn to Trenton the fame evening ; from thence next
morning by the Four-Lanes-End to Philadelphia;
Saturday we proceed from Philadelphia to Four-
Lanes-End, Sunday to Trenton by twelve o'clock,
from thence to Princeton ; Monday return from
Princeton, dine at Trenton, and proceed to the Four-
Lanes-End; Tuesday morning t. Philadelphia.
All pahengers, packages, &c. are desired to be at
each place at the above appointed times The price
for each paflenger from Philadelphia to Princeton is
Two Silver Dollars, or the exchange in Continental,
and the fame for ijolb, baggage.
The fubferiber will purchase goods for gentlemen
at as low a rate as may be had. and charge five per
cent, for purchasing, and will charge only hair the a
forefaid price for the freight, provided he ha not full
loads of passengers and baggage ; and in case he has,
he will procure teams that will carry the goods at the
fame rate. —All gentlemen and ladies who will pteafe
to favour him with their custom, may depend on
pundual attendance, and their favours will be grate
fully acknowledged by —
The Publick's humble servant,
GERSHOM JOHNSON.
N. B. Philadelphia and Trenton papers may be had
of laid Johnson. O&. 30, 1780.