The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-08-30 00:00:00, page 3

On the 7th of last month the American troops, def
lined to ad under the orders of General (rates, were
encamped near Deep River, in North-Carolina, where
they were waiting to be reinforced by the militia of
.that Rate and Virginia. The British army, com
manded by Earl Cornwallis, were polled on the banks
of Pedee, about 50 miles from our troops.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23.
Since our last were sent in here the following prized,
schooner Adventure, Steward, from Providence for
So. Carolina, by the Comet, Capt. Kemp; schooner
Two Brothers, Cleetfam, from ditto, for New-York,
by the frigates Dean and Trumbul ; schooner Nancy,
retaken by the Holker; schooner Arbuthnot, Pye.
from St. Kitts, with 90 puncheons of rum, for New-
York, by the Holker, Fair American, &c. schooner
and a sloop, retaken by the General Green.
Aug. 26. Yesterday His Excellency the Chevalier de
la Luzerne, Millifter of His Molt Christian Majesty,
gave an elegant entertainment, on occasion ot the
King's anniversary, to the Honourable Members of
Congress, and many other Gentlemen of diftinftion ;
when the following toasts were drank---The King—
The United States--The King of Spain--The Queen--
Monsieur (the King's brother)---The Comte d'Artois
---Success to the Combined Armies---General Wash
ington---The Marflial de Broglie---The Comte de
Rochambeau General Gates---The Chevalier de
Ternay---The Plenipotentiaries in Europe.---
fcalp-balho, given upon the joyful occasion of two of
their scalps being just triumphantly brought in.—ln
the action where these two fell, it is thought several
others of the wretches shared a similar fate, as our
people attacked a party of about 30, as they were
crossing the river on their return from the settlement
of Raccoon. It is generally believed fix or seven of
them were killed and funk in the river, tho' the car
cases of these two only were found floating the next
day. A white person whom they had just brought
out of the settlement, and who had been only one
night in their custody, was happily rcleafcd on this
occasion."
WHEREAS it is of the utmoll importance effec
tually to prevent the destruction, waste, em
bezzlement and misapplication of the public stores
and provisions, upon which the existence of the ar
mies of these United States may depend, and no a
dequate provision hath been made for the just punish
ment of delinquents in the departments of Quarter
master-General, Commissary-General of Purchases,
Commissary - General of Iflues, Clothier - General,
Commissary-General of Military Stores, Purveyor of
the Hospitals and Hide Department; therefore,
Resolved, That every person in any of the said de
partments entrusted with the care of provisions, or
military or hospital stores, or other property of these
United States, who fl.all be convicted at a General
Court-Martial of having fold without a proper order
for that purpose, embezzled or wilfully misapplied,
damaged or spoiled any of the provisions, horses, fo
rage, arms, clothing, ammunition, or other military
or hospital stores, or property belonging to the Unit
ed States of America, (ha!l fuffer death, or such other
punishment as shall be directed by a General Court-
Martial, according to the nature and degree of the
offence, at the discretion of such Court: And every
person in any of the said departments entrusted as a
forefaid, who shall be convicted at a General Court-
Martial of having through neglect fullered any of the
articles aforefaid to be wafted, spoiled or damaged,
shall fuffer such punilhment as the said Court shall in
their discretion direct, according to the degree ot the
offence.
Resolved, That no Certificates issued in the Quar
lermafters and Commissaries departments after the
15th day of September next, afford any claim upon
the United States, unless issued under the following
regulations.
First. That they be for services performed, or ar
ticles purcbafed, within their refpe&ive departments.
Secondly. The Quartermaster-General and Com
missary-General shall themselves sign all such Certifi
cates as are issued in their relpe&ive departments.
Thirdly. All such Certificates ffiall be given for
specie, or other current money equivalent.
Fourthly. All contrasts or purchases made, for
which Certificates ihall be given, shall be made for
specie value.
Fifthly. The articles so purchased, shall be enume
rated in such Certificates, with the rates and prices
thereof, and the prices shall be reasonable when the
present circumstances of our affairs are compared with
the cost of articles of like quality, or services per
formed in the year 1775, or when compared with the
allowance by Congress to the United States as ex
pressed in their resolution of the 25th February last.
Resolved, That Certificates issued under and agree
ably to the foregoing regulations, shall bear an inte
CONGRESS lefumed the confederation ofthe pro
ceedings of the Court-Martial on the trial of Doctor
William Shippen, Director-General, and thereupon
passed the following order:
The Court- Martial having acquitted Doctor Wil
liam Shippen,
Ordered, That he be difeharged from arrest.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In CONGRESS, August 22d, 1780.
In CONGRESS, August 18, 1780.
AUGUST 23d.
rest of fix per cent, per annum from the time stipu
lated for payment until paid.
Resolved, That the Quartermaster-General and
Commissary-General be, and hereby are liriftly en
joined, to make monthly returns of their purchases
and proceedings to the Board of War, and mate
monthly returns, to wit, on the last day of every
month to the Board of Treasury, of all Certificates
so issued as aforefaid.
Extract from the minutes,
CHA. THOMSON, Sec.
Extra H of a letter from an officer in the South-Caroli
na line, dated General Gates's head-quarters at Lit
tle Black Creek, 12 miles from Lynch's Greek and 40
miles from Camden, August 7, 1780.
“ 1 take the opportunity of the present express to
inform you, that two days ago, Major-Gen. Gates
entered South-Carolina, at the head of the Maryland
division with a park of artillery, Col. Arnard's corps,
a regiment of Virginia ttate troops, and a party of S.
Carolina refugees, under Col. Marian. Some days
previous to our coming here, the North-Carolina mi
litia under Generals Cafwell and Rutherford, enter
ed S. Carolina also, a little above the Chcraws in two
divilions. As soon as Gen. Rutherford crofted the
Pee Dee, the British troops confiding of the 71st and
a few dragoons and tories, abandoned their pods at
Anson Courthouse and Cheraw hill, after burning the
houses at the latter, and retreated to Lynch's Creek ;
a party of Col. Giles's regiment who resided in that
neighbourhood, having intelligence of their retreat,
and that they had sent some boats loaded with stores
down the Pee Dec, waylaid and intercepted the boats,
in which they captured 102 officers and men of the
71st regt, some hogsheads of rum and other stores.
" The enemy at Lynch's Creek abandoned their
posts last night on our taking our present position,
where we formed a junction with Major-Gen. Caf
well's division of militia. Col. Sunpter with some of
the inhabitants of our state, supported by a party of
Mechlenburgh militia, has exerted himfelf mcritori
oufly ; his party as well as Gen. Rutherford's, have
had several fuccefsful skirmishes with the enemy's par
ties, and we have a report to-day, which seems pretty
well founded, that he yesterday defeated the New-
York volunteers and a party of tories, at the Hanging
Rock ; our affairs on the whole, wear a prolperous
afped."
Another letter from the fame quarter mentions 1000
of the South-Carolina militia having joined General
Gates, since he entered that hate, and that desertions
from the enemy were very considerable. —
LOND O N, June 2.
Lord North pretented the following message from
his Majesty :
GEORGE R.
" His Majesty relying on the experienced zeal and
affection of his faithful Commons, and conlidering
that in this critical conjuncture emergencies may arise
which may be of the utmott importance, and be at
tended with the molt dangerous confcquences, if pro
per means Ihould not be immediately applied to pre
vent or defeat them, is desirous that this House will
enable him to defray any extraordinary expences in
curred or to be incurred 011 account of military or
ordnance services for the year 1780, and to take all
such mcafurcs as the exigency of affairs may require."
G. R.
The message was read by Mr. Speaker, the mem
bers being uncoveied.
Lord North moved, " That this message be re
ferred to a Committee of the whole House."
Lord George Gordon then rose, and declared in a
short speech, that as a true and real friend to his fel
low-lubjcCts he could not but oppose in every stage
any new grant of supplies to the King till his Majelty
anu his servants gave complete redress to the grievan
ces of the people, both as to the late innovations in
favour of popery, as well as to the fhameful abuses
complained of in the expenditure of public money.
The House divided without farther debate.
Tellers for the Ayes. Tellers for the Noes.
Mr. De Grey. Lord George Gordon.
Mr. Ord. Sir George Yonge.
Ayes 39. Noes 19.
The miibehaviour of a sea officer was a thing so
long unknown in the British navy, that there was a
time when it was conlidered as next to impoflible;
but as all things have their revolutions, latter experi
ence has convinced us of that mistake. Since the com
mencement of the present war, our fleets have but
few trophies to boast of. Sir Geo. Rodney is the only
Commander in Chief, who has effectually maintained
the honours of our flag by his own personal exertions ;
but the influence of even his example has not been able
to inspire all his officers with a sense of their duty. —
On the contrary, there never was an occasion when
there appeared so general and fhameful a defeat, ei
ther in dilcipline or spirit, as in the squadron under
his command on the 17th of April last. A circum
stance so uncommon demands the most serious inves
tigation ; for if the evil is fuffered to extend itfelf but
a little further, we may soon lay up our ships in their
docks as useless, for want of proper men to command
them, and renounce all future pretentious as a mari
time power.
Paris, May 25. Letters from Cadiz of the jth of
this Month, announce the departure of the French
squadron out of that road, under the command of
M. de Beauffet, it was victualled for fix Months, and
before it failed, took fix weeks more provisions on
maining seven were proceeding up the river St. Law-°
rence, where were Capt. Hinman in a large Ihip uell
mann'd, and two others, which will undoubtedly take
the whole. Amongst the seven is a large ship full of
ordnance stores. In London they were told, that all
the rebel privateers were loft at Penobfcot ; that the
rifque was nothing ; the underwriters received but
ten per cent, premium. Chief of the eighteen are got
into port; four of them provision (hips, the rest fort
cd cargoes. The richelt and molt capital stroke made
on the British trade this war."
Captain Dillon, of the Mercury Packet, lately
captured and arrived at Philadelphia, with the crew,
passed through this place on Monday last on their
way to Elizabethtown, to be exchanged.
/ Hendrick Smock, Esquire, and Lieutenant-Colonel
John Smock, of Monmouth county, were lately
made prisoners by a party of the enemy from Sandy-
Hook and carried to New-York.
A few Days ago one of Goodrich's faft failing
Blips was captured by one of our cruisers, and
brought into the Delaware.
On the 14th instant Mr. Michael Schamp was
unfortunately drowned as he was filhing in the De
laware, near Sherrerd's ferry. He has left a wife
and ten children to deplore his loss.
EPHRAIM HARRIS, Esq. is eleded a Reprefen-'
tative in General Assembly, for the County of Cum
berland, in the Room of Timothy Elmer, Esquire,
deceased.
The following is an extraCt of the answer of Le
Comte de Rochambeau, commander of the French
troops at Rhode-Ifland, to the address of the General
Aflembly of that State, viz. " The King my master
hath sent me to the afliftance of his good and faithful
allies, the United States of America.--At present I
only bring the van-guard of a much greater force
destined for their aid, and the King has ordered
me to assure them, that his whole power shall be
exerted for their lupport"
ft§ The Piece promised in our last in the Address,
signed Sperando, is come to Hand, but is necessa
rily postponed to next Week's Gazette.
board: The object of that expedition is altogether
unknown, as M. de Beauffet is not to open his dis
patches till he arrives in a certain latitude. Is that
squadron, composed of five ships of the line, and
victualled for seven months and an half, going to In
dia ? It is thought not. Is it to join M. de Ternay
in some particular latitude? Some persons presume
so. Others maintain, that that squadron is to make
part of the fleet of observation in the Channel; and
that the circumstance of its being victualled for seven
months and an half, is a falfehood that ought not to
be credited.
It is allured, that the general officers of the army
of French Flanders are recalled, and that there will
be a body of only 20,000 men cantoned between St.
Omer and Dunkirk, under the command of two ge
neral officers, subordinate to the Marquis de Lewis,
Lieut. General of the King's armies, governor and
commandant of the province of Artois As to the
army commanded by the Count de Vaux, which is
composed of 40,000 men, it is to remain on the
coatt of Brittany and Normandy.
Warsaw, May 17. On the 17th of this month,
her Imperial Majesty presented our King with an ex
traordinary rarity, being a parchment about five feet
long, and proportionally wide, containing the histo
ry of the life of the famous Tamerlane, Emperor of
Asia, in Arabic, and written with his own hand.
TRJENTON, August 30.
Extract of a letter from Boflon, dated August 7.
" The fleet bound from England to Quebec has -
met with some interruption on their paflage off the
Western Islands. A French 74 fell in with it, and
took twelve ; which were ordered to the Weft-Indies:
The privateers belonging to Salem, Newbury, Bos
ton and Cape Ann have eighteen more; and the re-
STRAYED or STOLEN,
From the Subscriber in Pennington, Hunterdon
county, Rate of New-Jersey,
A CHESNUT SORREL HORSE, publick pro
perty, 15 and a half hands high, about 7 years
old, a star and fuip, a natural pacer, pleasant under
the saddle and good spirits; if any brand it is not
remembred. If Itolen, any person securing the thief
and delivering me the horse, shall have Five Hundred
Dollars reward, and for the Horse half the above
sum, with reasonable charges.
JOS. INSLEE, Con. Hun.
August 28, 1780. 3 W .
Wanted immediately,
A PERSON that can come well recommended, to
keep the GAOL in Burlington. For further
particulars apply to
Aug. 18. if JACOB PHILLIPS, Sher.
TO BE SOLD,.
At PUBLICK VENDUE, at the late dwellinghoufe
of A mos Smith, deceased, near Trenton, on
Tuesday the fifth day of September next,
A WAGGON and gears, horses, cattle and hogs;
a smith's anvil, vise and bellows, and sundry
other smith's and cooper's tools; farming utensils
and lumber. The vendue to begin at two o'clock,
when the conditions of sale will be made known and
attendance given by
ELIZABETH SMITH, Admtrx.
August 24, 1780. 3*