The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-11-07 00:00:00, page 3

TRENTON, Nov. 7.
A letter from an officer of rank in the %so line.
Camp at York-Lown, October 21, 1781.
" Permit me to congratulate you on the success
of the allied arms, the fall of the boast of Britain!
£he flower of its army. The particulars of the
Surrender of Cornwallis you must have had before this
reaches you ; but if I could communicate the plea
fare fe! on feeing the poor proud Britilh ground
their arms, it would give you new and iaexpreffible
fcnfations.'
The allied army was drawn up in two straight lines,
facing "ach other, leaving a fpaCe for the British
column to pass. The Commander in Chief with
his suite on the right of the American line; the Count
de Rochambeau opposite, on die left of the French.
Lord Cornwallis pleading indifpolition, the Britilh
were led by General O'Harra, conducted by Gen.
Lincoln —Their colours tafed, and they not allowed
to beat a French or American march.
The Britilh officers in general behaved hks boys
who had been whipped at school; fame bit their
lips, some pouted, others cried; their round broad
brimmed hats were wJi a< # ,ted to the occasion,
hiding thofc faces cney ^ca^hame^ to Ihew. The
foreign regiments made a much more military appear,
ance)' and the conduct of their officers far more be
coming men 01 fortitude —I encode you the orders
of yesterday, v a ha of tneir clap. ) as nearly as
I can afeertain buc." .
A JhR ORDERS,
Heid-Quarters, before York, October 20, 1781.
"['HE General congratulates the army upon the
I glorious event of yesterday. The generous
proofs which His Mod Christian Majrity has given
of his attachment tothecaufe of America, must force
corvictio in the mindsof the most deceived amongst
the enemy, relatively ' to the decisive good confe
queuces of the alliance, and inspire every citizen of
these states with fentimerus of the most unalterable
gratitude.—His fleet the most numerous and power
ful that ever appeared in these seas, commanded by
an Admiral whose fortune and talents ensure great
events ; —an army of the mod admirable competition
both in officers and men, are the pledges of his friend
ship to the United States, and their co-operation has
fccured us theprefent signal success.
The General upon this occasion entreats His Ex
cellency Count de Rochambeau to accept his mod
grateful acknowledgments for his counsels and assist
ance at all times :—He prefects his warmest thanks
to the Generals Baron de Viomenil, Chevalier Cha
telleux, Marquis de Simon and Count de Viomenil,
and to Brigadier-General de Choifey, who had a
separate command, for the illustrious manner in which
they have advanced the interest of the common cause.
He requests that Count de Rochambeau will be
pleated to communicate to the army under his imme
diate command, the high sense he entertains of the
distinguished merits of the officers and soldiers of
every corps, and that he will present, m his name,
to the regiments of Agenois and Dcuxponts, the two
pieces of brass ordnance captured by them, as a
testimony of their gallantry in storming the enemy's
redoubt on the night of the 14th inst. when officers
2nd men so universally vied wi'h each other in the
exe^cife of every foldierdike virtue.
The General's thanks 10 each individual of merit,
would comprehend the who'e army; but he thinks
himfelf bound, however, by affection, duty, and
gratitude, to express his obligations to Major Gene
rals Lincoln, De la Fayette and Stuber, for their
difoofitions in the trenches ; to General Du Portail
and Col. Carney, for the vigor and knowledge u hich
were conspicuous in their conduct of the attacks;
and to General Knox and Cob De AberviUe, for
their great care, attention and fatigue, in bringing
forward the artillery and fiores, and for t'r^ir judi
cious and spirited management of them in the pa
rafels.
He requests the gentlemen before-mentioned to
communicate his thanks to the officers and soldiers
of their refry Clive commands.
Ingrr"S^S which the General hopes never to be
guilty 61, would be conspicuous in him was he to
omit thanking in the warmefe terms His Excellency
Governor Nelson, forthe aid he has derived from
him, and from the militia under his command, to
whose activity, emulation and courage much ap
plause is due. The greatness of the asquifition will
be an ample compensation for the hard flips and haz
ards which they encountered with so much patriot?
ism and firmnefs.
In order to infufe the general joy through every
,breast, the General orders that those men b< longing
tothe army who may now be in confinement, Hull
be pardoned,related, and join their refpeCtive corns.
Divine service is to be performed to-morrow in the
several brigades or divisions. The Coipmander in
Chief earnestly recommends that the troops not on
duty, Should universally attend with that seriousness
of deportment, and gratitude of heart which the
recognition of such reiterated and astonishing inter
position of Providence, demand of us.
According to a return published by Congress, the
number of Cornwallis's army amounts to 7247;
killed during the siege 309; deserters 44 ; naval pri
soners 840. Seventy-five pieces of brass, and 169
, iron artillery, fell into oar hinds; the particulars,
which are lengthy, are unavoidably postponed till
next week.
At Upper-Freehold, on Thursday the 31st of Oc
tober ult. departed this life, in the 90th year of his
age, Robert Lawrencf, Esquire, and the next
day his remains, attended by a numerous concourse
of his friends and acquaintance, were decently in
terred in the friends burying-ground these. He was
bred to the profeflion of the law, which he praftifed
in his younger life; was a member of the General
Afl'embly of this state and Speaker of the House up
wards of twenty years ; and highly 2nd universally
rcfpeCted for his integrity, abilities and steady attach
ment to the intereßs of his country. The present
revolution found him beyond the age of butinefs
and activity; but the hoary patriot, even in the last
ebbings of life, would rejoice d: the fuccefles of his
countrymen, and prav that he might fee their liberty
and independence eflablifhed before he was called to
his long home.
Extract of a letter from New-Rrunfwick, dated Oc
tober 29, 17^1.
" On the 24th inst. Capt. Hyler, of this place,
went down with one gun-boat to surprise the Refu^
gee-Town near Sandy-Hook, where the horse-thieves
resort. He landed within three quarters of a mile
of the light-house, but found that they were out in
the county of Monmouth dealing horses. The
Captain however fell in with fix other noted villains,
whom he brought off, and they are now lodged in a
fafe place."
" To the unfpcakable loss of a much bereaved and
mourning wife and children, died of a tedious sickness
on the 9th ult. the Rev. Isaac Stefle, the husband of
Mrs. Catherine Sidle, at Pifcataway, in East-Jersey,
in the sixty-third year of his age. —His remains were
on the nth instant decently interred in the publick
burying-ground in the town ^ordhid, on which
occarion a suitable sermon was preached the fame
day, from Luke xii. chap. 43d verse, by the Rev.
Benjamin Miller —In him meet the hufband —the fa
ther—the neighbour—the chriftian—the Minifter—
the patriot, and friend to mankind—ln a word, such
was his amiable endowments, that room is left for
liberal minds to enlarge on the fubjeCt—ln his last
fickuefs he manifefted a desire to depart and be with
Lis Lord and Mailer —and so took his leave of the
- world."
New-Brunswick, October 26, 1781.
This day arrived here official accounts of the fur,
render of the Earl of Cornwallis, and,- as might na
turally be expeCted in a place which so sensibly feels
the effects of the prefect war, occasioned u'niverfal
joy and fatisfadtion. In the evening were difeharged
thirteen cannon, after which a number of gentle
men of the city and neighbourhood, and several
Grangers, of whom were Sir James Jay and Richard
Stevens, Esq, convened at Marripcr's tavern, in order
to fpeud mi hour together in reu.vity and gladness.
After supper the company, for the lake of conveni
ency, withdrew into another room, and having ap
pointed Mr. Kirkpatrick their President, the follow
ing toasts were pronounced and drank.
I. The Congress and the United States of Ame
rica. 2. His Most Christian Majesty Louis the XVI.
3. The glorious Washington and the allied army. 4.
His Excellency the Count de Grade and the French
navy. 5. His Excellei cy the Count de Rochambeau.
6. General Greene and the southern army. 7. The
friends of American liberty. 9. The memorable
19th of Oct. 9. The memory of the brave who have
fallen in their country's cause. jo. May the present
revolution prove a terror to tyranny throughout the
earth, 11. May the lilies of France and the Stripes
of America wave in triumph from shore to shore.
12. Liberty. 15, A Speedy and an honourable peace.
The, greatest order and decency was observed
throughout the whole—As in the fcafi of Ahafuerus
the King, the drinking w«s according to the law,
none did compel ; tor it was appointed that they
Should do according to every man's pleasure. The
evening being thus spent, each of the gentlemen
drank a good-night to the company in a bumper,
and retired,
Mr. COLLINS,
IN your next please to inform Jemmy Rivington
that although he tells us, that two Ihips of Count
De Graffe's squadron attempting to force a passage
up York river, above Gloucester Point and York
town, were obliged to return re infefta —we hear
that our illustrious General is returning north east
ward, crowned with laurels plucked from the brow
of Lord Cornwallis, fecunda re ge/la.
W HEN Britilh glory once begins to fade,
Jemmy no more pursues his wonted trade.
Nor port nor pay can now bring out a word,
E'en Gazette Royal submits to the sword;
I ho' brib'd to print, his coward heart mifgives,
Invention fails him —vainly he ftri vcs
To forge a falfchood-rihe authentic tale,
Cf hosts subdued, terrifies the pale
Frighted Riyington, whose well told ftory,*
Trulls nor honest Whig nor hapless Tory.
Cornwallis taken ! —'tis no more nor lefs —
Alas! 'tis true —" What think you now of Congress ?"
* See Rimington's account of Lord Cornwallis's
fafety and plenty at the ver, time when he was a
prifoxer.
Jufl published,
And to be fold wholesale and retail.
At the Printing-Office in Trenton,
The New-Jersey
ALMANACK,
For the Year 1782.
AN extraordinary ointment for corns, warts,
tooth-ache, and pain in the face, scald head
and breaking out in children, for burns or scalds,
and where the fever has fettled in any part of tbq
human body, to be fold by Mary and Sarah Barnes,
in Trenton; by Thomas Bullman, in Penningtons
and Samuel Throckmorton, in AmwelL gwf
JOHN T~H O MION;
At NEW-BRUNSWICK,
Has for exchange,
A Quantity of STATE MONEY. He has for
sale, brown and powdered sugar, tea, coffee,
pepper, alfpice, fnuff, tobacco, pipes, &c. &c. 3§
Notice is hereby given,
THAT there has been taken up near New-Brun
, fwick, on suspicion of going to the enemy, and
delivered into my custody, two negro men and one
mulatto; one of the negroes calls himfelf Princq
Forfberg.—He is about fix feet high, has on blpe
trowfers and spotted bucklkin jacket. The other
named Jack Williams, is about five feet nine inches
high, has on a claret coloured jacket and breeches,
The mulatto named Enos Patterson, is about five
feet ten inches high, has on grey trowfers and r
white jacket. They all fay they were out in the
privateer ship Congress the last cruize. Their mas,
ters, if any they have, are desired to come and prove
their property, pay charges, and take them away by
the 17th of November, or they will be fold to pay
Charges.
FETER HULICK, Gaoler.
Trenton, Odober 15, 1781.
TO BE SO LD, '
By Mary and Sarah Barnes,
At the house of Thomas Barnes, nearly opposite thf
Printing-Office, in Trenton,
The following Drugs and Medicines,
Which they will fell at Philadelphia prices, for
ready money, viz.
BEST quill bark, Sweet spirits nitre,
Powder ditto, Wine bitters,
Tincture ditto, Afthmatick elixir,
Rhubarb, Elixir proprietatis,
Salts, Cochineal,
Magnesia, Gum affafetida,
Cream of tartar, gaftile soap,
Flower fulphur, Eye water,
Manna, Barbados allots,
Senna, Succotrine ditto.
Compound purging pow- Burgundy pitch,
der. Gentian,
Caster oil, Spirits hartfhorn,
Oil almonds, Lavender compound,
Olive oil, Yellow bafilican,
Oil turpentine, Excellent ointment for th;
Tartar emetic, scald head,
Ipecacuanha, Turner's cerat,
Camphor, Anderson's Pills,
Opium, Hooper's Ditto,
Salts wormwood, Bateman's drops,
Spanish flies, Daffy's elixir,
Gum arabac, Godfrey's cordial,
Carolina pink-rook, Turlington's balsam,
Salt-petre, 80l armoniac,
Allum, Mouth water, for the can?
Blue vitriol, ker,
Elixir vitriol, Sago, mace,
Iliera picra, Cloves,
Sal volatile, Nutmegs and cinnamon.
Oat meal, Castor,
Barley, Crabs eyes,
Sago, Gum myrrh,
Raisins, Gum guacum,
Currants, Pearl ash,
Tamarinds, Oil vitriol,
Sugar candy, Blue vitriol,
Liquorish ball, White vitriol,
Spermaceti, Red precipitate,
Oil of lavender, Borax,
Orange peal, Jallap,
Cassia buds, Britifli oil,
Annifecd, Oil of spike,
Spirits of volatile, Lancets in cases,
Bett bark, reasonable by Spectacles,
the pound, Window putty,
Ethiops mineral, Whiting,
Calomel, An excellent water to
Extract of lead, cure ringworms of long
Antimony crude, (landing.
They will give a good price for phials.
ALSO, painted silks and gauze, China, sewing
silks, thread, needles, orris of different kinds, brass
furniture for carriages, and sundry other articles.