The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-05-13 00:00:00, page 2

NEWBERN, (North-Carolina) March 13.
Several vessels are just arrived here from Bermuda
with salt, which it is hoped will bring'down the ex
travagant price of that article. By these vessels we
have an account of the loss of the Lord Amherst In
diaman, from Jamaica to London, very richly laden.
She struck on the rocks of Bermuda, and went to
pieces, by which accident a number of American
prisoners who were on board, going to England, were
happily released, as they got fafe on shore.
March 20^ By a vessel just arrived from St. Euftatius,
we have an account, by a letter from a house of emi
nence in that island, that tobacco from America in
Dutch bottoms is permitted an entry in the Eng
lish islands, and from thence to England. That seve
ral Dutch men of war were arrived for the protection
ofthe trade of the island, which had been lately much
abused by the English oruizers.
By the English papers, the disposition ofthe people
is greatly changed towards America. They are full
of satire, ridicule and sober arguments against the late
measures. The British ministry are offended with
their commanders here. Lord Cornwallis was re
ceived coldly—so was Lord Pcterfham. Burgoyne
has loft their favour by his fate, and hinting that he
had positive orders to make his way to Albany at aT
events. The two Howes are in no high estimation.
In a promotion of Admirals Lord Howe has been
neglected. In short, the ministry, with their friends,
and those of their principal officers here, are divided,
and from hence have sprung the most violent parties
to weaken and confound the nation. Their quarrel
with America is the aftoniihment and ridicule of all
Europe.
We have Advice from St. Euftatia, that on the
28th of February last, arrived there two ships, 54
gun§ each, from Holland, for the protection of their
trade, which had received great insults from the Bri
tish flag, and 'twas conjectured that the affair would
not be accommodated but by the mouths of Cannon
Law.
General Trapand's regiment, now quartered at
Edinburgh, is under orders to embark immediat e
for North-America.
BALTIMORE, April zr.
A schooner from Martinique with a valuable cargo,
lately arrived in a fafe port, after a ihort pallage.
Last Tuesday fe'nnight, it is said, an express was
received from Paris, acquainting the ministry of the
treaty between the Court of France and the Ameri
cans, secretly carrying on at Versailles ; immedi
ately after a Council was called, where only the fe
left members were present, and there it was deter
mined on to make the proposals which Lord North,
the next day, in the House of Commons, acquaint
ed the member's he should lay before them as last
Tuesday, and which he accordingly did.
No relaxation appears, on the fide of Government,
in the flipping of stores or raising of men, on account
of Lord North's proposals.
Four companies of the train of artillery, at Wool
wich, are ordered for America, and will fhortiy em
bark, under the command of Col. M'Bcan.
No less than sixty fail of transports were lying at
Cork, taking in provisions for America, when the
last letters came from thence, which was the roth inf.
On Saturday last arrived in town, and on Sunday
proceeded on his way to Newport, where it is said
he is to be exchanged for the much abused Colonel
Ethan Allen, Lieut. Col. Campbel of the feventy-firlt
regiment.
Last Friday passed through this town, a fine troop
of horse, composed of gentlemen volunteers, agree
able to a late recommendation of Congress.
LONDO N, February zo.
IT is an admitted fact by all sides, the treaty be
tween France and America is signed.
It is remarkable that when the question was put
on Tuesday night, on Lord North's conciliatory pro
positions, not one of the government people cried
aye, all the ayes were on one fide.
The Lords Amherst and Weftcote, and Mr. Hans
Stanley, are talked of as three of the Commissioners
to go over to America.
It is believed that the prayer of the people will,
on the approaching faft-day, be in general for peace ;
and that it would plcafe the Almighty to open the
eyes of his Majesty, that he may fee the horrible in
iquity of his ministers, and give them up to the just
resentment of the nation.
On Saturday last SIMEON DEANE, Est. arrived at
Congress, express from the American Plenipotentiaries
at the Court of France, and delivered his Defpatches
to the Prefdent. The important Contents are, b,
a Correspondent, thus communicated.
TH E news of the defeat and captivity of General
l Burgoyne were received in France the beginning
of December, with as much joy as if a victory by their
own troops had been announced. Our Plenipoten
He following interefling intelligence was ,übdfhed at
Fork-Town, in a Poftfeript to the Pennsylvania Ga?
zette of Ma, 2, 1778.
YORK-T O W N, afar 4.
TRENTON, May 13.
WORCEST E R, April 16.
BOSTON, April 23.
" Article 11. The essential and direct end of the pre
sent defenfive alliance is, to maintain effectually the
Liberty, Sovereignty and Independence, absolute and
unlimited, of the said United States, as well in mat
ters of government as of commerce."
tiaries took this opportunity again to attract the at
tention of the Court of France to the object of their
negociation. On the 16th, Monsieur Girard, Royal
Syndic of Strafburgh, and Secretary of his Majesty's
Council of State, waited upon our Plenipotentiaries,
and informed them, b, order of the King, " That af
ter long and full consideration of our affairs and pro
positions in Council, it was decided, and his Majesty
was determined to acknowledge our Independence,
and make a Treaty with us of Amity and Commerce.
That in this treaty, no advantage would be taken of
our present situation to obtain terms from us, which
otherwise would not be convenient for us to agrecto,
his Majesty desiring that the treaty, once made, should
be durable, and our amity fubhft for ever, which could
not be expected, if each nation did not find its iiite
reft in the continuance as well as in the commence
ment ,of it. It was therefore his intention, that the
terms of the treaty should be such, as we might be
wiping toagree to if our date had been long eftabliih
cd, and in the fudnefs of strength ar.( power, and
such as we should approve of when that time should
,come. That his Majesty was fixed in Ids determina
tion, not only to acknowledge, but to support -our In
dependence by every means in his power. That in
doivg this, he might probably be soon engaged in war,
with all the expences, rifque and damage usually at
tending it ; yet he should not expect any compensation
from'us on that account, nor pretend that he acted
wholly for our fakes, since, besides his real good-will
to us and our cause, it was manifeftly the interest of
France, that the power of England should be dimi
nished by our separation from it. He should, more
over, not so much as infill, that, if he engaged in the
war with England on our account, we should not make
a separate peace for ourselves, whenever good and
advantageous terms were offered to us. The only
.condition he should require and rely on would be this,
that we, in no peace to be made with England, should
give up our Independence, and return to the obedience of
that government."
That upon these principles, by virtue of full pow
ers by the King of France to Monsieur Girard, Roy
al Syndic of the City of Strafburgh, and Secretary of
his Majesty's Council of State, dated the geth of Ja
nuary, 1778, this Minister, with our Plenipotentia
ries, signed at Paris, on the 6th of February, a Treaty
of Alliance and Commerce between the Crown of
France and the United States of America, almost in
the very terms in which the American Plenipotentia
ries had been inftruded by Congress. In the Treaty
of Alliance, the following articles are conspicuous.
"Article I. If war should break out between France
and Great-Britain, during the continuance of the pre
sent war between the United States end England, his
Majesty and the United States shall make it a com
mon cause, and aid each other mutually with their
good offices, their councils, and their forces, accord
ing to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good
and faithful allies."
The Treaty of Commerce hands upon the broad
basis of equality ; and, considering the eftablifhcd
great power of France, and the infancy of the Unit
ed States, is an act without parallel. In a word,
the sentiments delivered on the 16th of December by
Mons. Girard, by order of the King of France, are
sentiments rarely entertained by Princes, and which,
together with these equal treaties, must rank him,
not only among the greatest Monarchs of France,
but in history.
The Independence of America is a favourite object
with all those powers of Europe, who entertain com
mercial views.---With refpett to the acknowledge
ment of our Independence, they have waited the ex
ample of France, and will now be determined in our
favour by her conduct. The Emperor, Spain and
Prussia are determined to support us. On the 6th
of November last the Prussian Minister wrote in the
following terms to one of our Plenipotentiaries, " As
to the reinforcements of troops which Great-Britain
may receive from other powers of Europe for the
next campaign, I can allure you, Sir, that your Na
tion has nothing to fear from Russia or Denmark ;
and that even Germany will not furnifh but force
hundred men which the Duke of Brunswick, the
Landgrave of Hesse, and the Margrave of Anfpach,
in conformity to their treaties, cannot but fend an
nually, to recruit the troops which those Princes
hold in America in the pay of England. It is with
sincere fatisfatlion that I give you this agreeable in
formation."---The King of Prussia would not allow
the troops of Hesse and Hanau, in British pay, to
pass through his dominions,---he has promised to be
the second Power in Europe to acknowledge the In
dependence of America.
The American ptifoners in England were treated
with such inhumanity, as induced our Plenipotenti
aries to write to Lord North on the fubjeft ; and to
" Article VI. The Most Christian King renounces
for ever the possession of the Island of Bermuda, as
well as of an, part of the continent of North-America,
which before the treaty of Paris in 1763, or in virtue
of that treaty, were acknowledged to belong to the
Crown of Great-Britain, or to the United States,
heretofore called British Colonies, or which are at
this time, or have late!, been, under the power of the
King and Crown of Great-Britain."
employ a gentleman of rank in London to relieve
their distresses. The British government thereupon
relaxed their severities. The friends of America in
London called a meeting on the 24th of December,
1777, to colled fubferiptions for the relief of Ame
rican prisoners, and on the sth of January they col
lected £ 2677 :8: 6 sterling for that purpose. A
mong the fubferibers stand the names of Marquis of
Rockingham, Marquis of Granby, Earl Shelburne,
Earl Abingdon, Lord Cholmondely, Viscount Mid
dleton, Viscountess Middleton, Sir George Saville,
Hon. Thomas Townshend, Hon. Thomas Town-
Hend, junior, Hon. Thomas Walpole, besides many
Aldermen and Gentlemen of the firft diftin&ion.
Our Plenipotentiaries assure us that Britain, failing
in this campaign, cannot possibly make another in
America, so low are her finances reduced, so ruined
is her credit abroad, and so difficult is it For her to
procure men at home. That the greatest prepara
tions of war were making in all parts of France.
That near 50.000 French troops were actually march
ed into Normandy and Brittany; and that the navy
of France and Spain now consisted of 270 fail ready
for sea.
II E A D - Q_U ARTERS, Camp, Valle, Forge,
May 5, 1778.
Extract from GENERAL ORDERS.
IT having pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Uni
verse propitiously to defend the cause of the United
American States, and finally by raising us up a power
ful friend among the Princes ofthe Earth, to establish
our liberty and independence upon a lasting founda
tion : It becomes us to set apart a day for gratefully
acknowledging the Divine Goodness, and celebrating
the important event which we owe to His benign in
terposition.
These important advices were brought over in Le
Sensible, Mons. Marignie, Commander, a Royal Fri
gate of France, of 28 twelve-pounders and 300 men.
She left Brett on the Bth of March, and after a paf
lage of thirty-five days arrived at Cafco-Bav, from
whence she failed on her return, after two davs stay
to take in water.
The several brigades are to be assembled for this
purpose at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, when
their Chaplains will communicate the intelligence
contained in the Poftfeript to the Pennsylvania Ga
zette of the second instant, and offer up a Thanks
giving, and deliver a Discourse suitable to the oc
casion.
At half past ten o'clock a cannon will be fired,
which is to be a signal for the men to be under arms.
The Brigade Infpe&ors will then infped their dress and
arms, form the battalions according to the inftruSi
ons given them, and Announce to the commanding
officers of brigades that the battalions are formed.
The Brigadiers and Commandants will then appoint
the field-officers to command the battalions; after
which each battalion will be ordered to load and
ground their arms. At half past eleven another
cannon will be fired as a signal for the march ; upon
which the several brigades will begin their march by
wheeling to the right by platoons, and proceed by
the nearest way to the left of their ground in the new
position that will be pointed out by the Brigade
Infpedors. A third signal will be given, upon
'which there will be a difeharge of thirteen cannon :
When the thirteenth has fired, a running fire of the
infantry will begin on the right of Woodford's, and
continue throughout the whole front line; it will be
then taken up on the left of the second line, and con
tinue to the right. Upon a signal given, the whole
army will huzza— Long live the King of France !
The artillery then begins again, and fires thirteen
rounds. This will be succeeded by a second general
difeharge of the musketry in a running fire— Huzza !
long live the friendly European Pikers ! Then the
last difeharge of thirteen pieces of artillery will be
given, followed by a general running fire — Huzza
for the American States !
Agreeably to the above orders, His Excellency Ge
neral Washington, his amiable Lady and suite, Lord
Stirling, the Countess of Stirling, with other Gene
ral Officers and Ladies, attended at nine o'clock at
the Jersey brigade, when the Poftfeript mentioned
above was read, and after Prayer a suitable Dis
course delivered to Lord Stirling's division by the
Rev. Mr. Hunter.
Upon the signal at half past eleven, the whole army
repaired to their alarm posts ; upon which General
Washington and the General Officers reviewed the
whole army at their refpedtive posts; and after the
firing of the cannon and musketry, and the huzza's
were given agreeably to the orders, the army return
ed to their refpedive brigade parades, and were dis
missed.
All the officers of the army then assembled, and
partook of a collation provided by the General, at
which several patriotic toasts were given, accompa
nied with three cheers. His Excellency took leave
of the officers at five o'clock, upon which there was
universal huzzaing— Long live General Washington !
and clapping of hands until the General rode some
diflance. The non-commissioned officers and pri
vates followed the example oftheir officers as the Ge
neral passed their brigades. Approbation indeed was
conspicuous in every countenance, and universal joy
reigned throughout the camp.
The Enemy having received intelligence that the
Row-Galleys were dismantled, on Friday last formed