The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-10-04 00:00:00, page 2

able to colled of the vessels drove on shore :
A fliip, Capt. Leck, bilged, in ballast.
A snow, belonging to Mr. Charlotte, of St. Euftati
us, wrecked.
A snow, belonging to Mr. Tho. Atkinson, in ballast.
A brig, belonging to Harper and Bfade, lately taken.
A fchoone-, belonging to Mr. Robert Crawford.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. William Priddie.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. John Hcale.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. John Robinson.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. Charlotte, at St. Euftatius.
Ditto, belonging to Bromley and Hodges, of Mount,
ferrat.
Ditto, seized by the Custom-house.
Ditto, from New-York.
Ditto, a prize to a man of war.
Ditto, a prize to the Guernsey cutter.
Ditto, do. do. do>
Ditto, from New-Providence.^
Sloop , Capt. Kingston.,
Ditto, belonging to Mr. Bartholomew Dyer.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. Daniel Delaney.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. Robe rt Crawford.
Ditto, belonging to Mr. Alli s on.
Ditto, belonging to Aretas Akers, 'Eft|. totally loft.
Ahull, b longing to Mr. Robert Crawford.
A man was knocked overboard by the boom on
board Mr. Allison's sloop, and not seen afterwards^
A canoe, which was out tithing all night, camein
and overfet in the breakers; one negro loft his life,
who belonged to William Burroughs, fen. Esq.
LONDO N, June 28.
WHEN the writers of ministerial papers become
advocates for a peace, mutually, advantageous
with America, even the Republicans (as it is the
fashion coutemptuc^uOy to ftiie them) mutt applaud
the fciid re&itude of their counsels. It is the with
of all parties, that not one moment may be loft in an
attempt which is at once necessary, politic and bene
voleni'; an attempt to connect the Colonies in one
common interest with the Mother Country.
Two thousand barrels of porter are ordered to be
shipped tor Charleftown, South-Carolina, as soon as
possible.
July 4. We learn from Lisbon that a large body of
Spanish forces have matched upon the frontiers of
that kingdom, and a peremptory answer has been at
the fame time demanded from the Court of Portugal
by the Spanish Ministry there, to the requfft made
by the Court of Madrid, that Englilh Ihips of war of
every denomination jhall be refuted admittance into
the Portuguese harbour. A copy of the late Spaniih
Declaration, which is dated May 23, 1780, has been
delivered by the Court of Portugal to our Envoy at
Lisbon, and was immediately sent home by the Mil
ford frigate.
July 6. His Excellency Count de Maltzan, Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Prussian Court has received
his letters of recall, and will soon return home.
IRELAN D.
Dublin, June 23. The tradesmen of the Castle, we
are told, have entered into a fubfeription, to cele
brate the departure of his Excellency from this king
dom, in the manner of General Howe's Mifebianza.
All the kitchen ftmff of the Castle is brought up for
that purpose, to light a striking representation of the
Cave of Famine. The personages of the Drama are
to consist of twelve starved battle-axe men, kneeling
before an image of Hope, who points to a figure of
Plenty feeding a multitude of famifhed rats, with a
libel coming out of its mouth, inscribed change of diet.
The whole is to be concluded by fix hundred squalid
figures from the House of Industry, who attended
the great man to the water's edge, finding Te Deum
for his departure from a hospitable kingdom.
BASSETERRE, August 26.
On Thursday evening the wind drifting to the
southward, and blowing very frefh, it was productive
of a very melancholy scene being presented to our
view the next mo ning, there being no less than ten
or twelve vessels on shore at 8 o'clock. The wind still
continuing in the fame point until about 4 o'clock,
P. M. and by that means increasing the fweil of the
sea, the number of vcffels on shore at that time a
mounted to twenty-two, but since the wind has in
clined a little to the westward, from which we have
some Mattering hopes that the dreadful havock and
devastation it has been making, may conclude here.
We were truly concerned to have it in our power to
lay, that one of his Majesty's ihips added greatly to
this catastrophe, by being in the road two or three
days prior to it, and endeavouring to impress all the
sailors they could meet with ; some they got, and the
rest abandoned their vessels and fled from such oppres
sion, by which means a number were loft through
want of hands to get them under way. Such an un
timely season for impressing we leave our readers to
judge how far the tender feelings for fellow creatures
could actuate the minds of thole who were the insti
gation of it.l
The following is the most perfect Lift we have been
On Monday lad his Excellency Gen. Washington
passed through this town, on his way from Hartford,
and his arrival at Weft-Point was announced by the
difeharge of thirteen cannon, about eleven o'clock
fame day.
About the time of his Excellency's arrival at the
fort, a most horrid plot was discovered, the infamous
Gen. Arnold at the head of it ; who, it is supposed,
FIS H-K I L L, September 28.
has been corrupted by the influence of British gold,
having agreed to deliver up the fort at Weft-Point ;
for which purpose he drew a plan of all the works at
the Point, and gave it to a spy, Major John Andre,
Adjutant General of the British army, and firft Aid
of Sir Henry Clinton. Arnold, on Thursday last,
early in the day, came to Mr. Joshua Smith's (bro
ther to the honorable William Smith) at Haverftraw.
Smith, who is now in custody, fays, that Arnold
told him that there was a person on board the Vul
ture, a British frigate then in the river, whom he
/greatly wanted to fee ; he mentioned Col. B. Robin
son, who ' he laid, was coming, under pretence of
serving the British, to make interest to obtain his
estate and return. Arnold proposed to Smith to go
on board the frigate ; Smitli accordingly, in the night,
went on board, where he saw Col. Robinson and Ma
jor Andre. Col. Robinson refufed to come ashore,
but Major Andre did; they found Arnold waiting
for them on the shore, and they had a long private
conference ; after which Arnold went to Smith's
house with the Major, and Smith secured the barge.
N.xt day Arnold requeued Smitli to furnifh the Ma
jor with a suit of clothes, left he should be fufpe&ed,
as his were British regimentals ; which he did. They
were prevented going on board the frigate the fol
lowing day, our gun boats being in the river. On
which they agreed to go by land, and Arnold fup
piied Andre and Smith with passes to conduct them
below our lines. Having provided horses they set
off on Saturday morning ; and Smith conduced him
past our guards, and, as he thought, out of danger,
and then left him ; but a party of our militia soon
after met and secured him, and notwithfianding his
large offers of caih and goods, to let him pass, which
they nobly disdained, brought him to Head-Quar
ters ; and on Tuesday last he was removed to Weft-
Point, in order to have his trial with Joshua Smith,
his conductor, who was secured on Monday night.
Arnold hearing of General Washington's approach,
leemed greatly confuted, called for his horse, and
rode immediately to the landing, where he ordered
a barge to set off with him, who carried him on
board the Vulture, where he now remains : 'Tis
said he sent a letter to General Walhington, to assure
him, that neither his wife nor Aid were in the
secret of his nefarious condud.
This hasty narrative, contains all the particulars
we have heard of this tragical affair. We expert in
our next to give our readers a more correct account
of it.
that he had pursued Arnold as far as Vcrplank's
point, from which the letter was dated, but without
success : that tho' it was not probable the poll would
now fall, yet it was possible, and especially as the
wind was fair ; therefore he recommended to Gen.
Greene (who commands the army in General Wash
ington's absence) to put it under marching orders,
and detach a brigade immediately.
The letter from General Greene confirms the a
bove account, but adds no material particulars.
As soon as these letters were read, the contents
were communicated to the Vice-president and Coun
cil of this Rate, and the Justices of the Supreme
Court, who directed an immediate feizure' of all
Arnold's papers, which was made, and tho' no direct
proof of his treachery was found, the papers disclose
such a scene of baseness and prostitution of office
and character, as it is hoped this new world cannot
parallel. His participation of the plunder of this
/ city when he held the command after the evacuation
of the enemy, is now found by the agreement, signed
between him and his accomplices to share the profits
of that fhameful business. It appears that he and
some others, whole names will probably in due time
be imide known, now have subsisting contrasts with
persons in New-York for merchandize.
In making an estimate of his estate he enumerates
his Iha-e of the Hoop Active, tho' he found witnfffes
to swear before the grand jury that he had no share
, in her. In Ihort, his whole command appears to
have been a scene of the basest traffick and publick
plunder. In August last he direds his wife to draw
all flie can from the commissaries, and fell it or store
it, tho' at that very time the army was destitute of
provisions. In the private correspondence of his
family and himfelf are contained the most sarcastic
and contemptuous expreflions of the French nation,
and of an eminent personage of that country, whole
hospitality and politeness they were at that time fre
quently experiencing. The illiberal abuse of every
character opposed to his fradulent and wicked tranf
aftions exceeds all difcription.
PHILADELPHIA, September 30.
As the publish curiosity and anxiety mutt naturally
be railed to a high pitch by the providential detec
tion of the perfidy and treachery of a late distin
guished general officer of the United States, we
shall endeavour to give our readers such particu
lars as have come to our knowledge, and are well
authenticated.
On Monday last Congress received a letter from
General Greene, inclosing one from Col. Hamilton,
one of General Washington's aids, informing him
that a scene of the blacked villainy had been just dis
closed : that Arnold was gone off to the enemy :
Col. Andrie, General Clinton's principal aid and
confidant, was apprehended in disguise in our camp :
that Weft-Point (where Arnold was commanded)
was to be the facrifice, and that all the difpotitions
were made for delivering it up as last Monday night :
Prudence forbids our mentioning the names of
those perlons who appear by his letters to have sup
ported and abetted him in his nefarious practices :
nor is it necessary, as the journals of a great assembly
and the countenance he received in this city from
some persons, will easily direct the public judgment.
The attempts to stigmatize the President and Council
of this state, and to saddle it with the payment of
the sloop Active, must now appear in their proper
light and fill the authors with shame and remorse.
Our correspondent concludes with a remark on
the fallacious and dangerous sentiments so frequently
avowed in this city, that female opinions are of no
confluence in public matters. The Romans thought
far otherwise, or we should not have heard of th
Clelias, the Cornelias and Anias of antiquity : and
had we thought and aded like them we should have
despised and banished from focjal intercourse every
character, whether male or female, which could be
io loft to virtue, decency and humanity, as to revel
with the murderers and plunderers of their country
men. Behold the coufequence. Col. Andrie, under
the mask of friendihip and former acquaintance at
Mefchianzas and Balls, opens a correspondence in
August, 1779, with Mrs. Arnold, which has doubt
less been improved on his part to the dreadful and
horrid issue we have described, and which but for
the over-ruling care of a kind Providence, must have
involved this country and our Allies in great distress,
add perhaps utter ruin.
The following arc the reports of the manner of
difeovery, but we can only give them as such, viz.
That Col. Andrie came up the river in a frigate,
and then went on shore in disguise, supposed to meet
Arnold, and finifh their intended scheme; but it hap
pened, that a British deserter crossed the river in the
fame boat, who knew Andrie notwithfianding his
disguise. The deserter took no notice of him in the
beat, but hastened up to Arnold's quarters to give
information ; Colonel Hamilton fortunately was there
on business, and was present when it was given : he,
with some others, hastened immediately to the place,
where Aixlrie was found, seized, and disowned him
felf ; but, in the mean time, Arnold fearing his plot
had failed, and goaded by a guilty confeience, fled
to a boat a* the river fide, which conveyed him on
board the frigate, where, for the present, he is out of
reach of the punishment due to his crimes, though
doubtless brooding over them, and where he will soon
feel the dings of contempt which ever follows fuc
cefsful Treachery, but whose keen sensations must be
doubly quickened under shame and disappointment.
Andrie's fate is not yet known.
Extract of letter from Camp, Tapan, September 26.
" Loft to every sentiment of honor, and disgraced
by the inordinate thirst for gold, General Arnold has
gone over to the enemy.—He was to have surrendered
the important post of Weft-Point, and entrapped
the Commanderin Chief, who lodged at the post on
the intended night of execution. The plot was pro,
videntially discovered, and the whole mystery unra
velled; thpugh as yet, I am unacquainted with the
particulars.—The substantial fa&s are, that Major
Andrie, the British Adjutant General, who had been
rfith General Arnold, and had obtained a plan of
the works, and an exad date of them from him, on
his return to make his report, about Tarry Town,
was taken by three militia-men, and delivered to Col.
Sheldon's regiment of horse: In the bottom of one
of his boots were discovered letters and plans which
unfolded the hellifli scheme. It soon took wind, and
was reported to General Arnold, and just before his
Excellency arrived at the place, the General went on
board of his barge, pushed down the river; and made
his escape to the Vulture sloop of war that lay op
polite to Tallaral's Point.—Tom Smith's brother
was an accomplice, and has gone off likewise. Mrs.
Arnold is at Weft-Point, or Robinson's house, in a
very distressed situation, and Major Parkes is with
her. The enemy's whole force, except a small garri
f>n, had embarked yesterday, and the plan was to
have been executed last night."
Extract of another letter from the fame place, Sept. 27.
" Since writing you yesterday, I am informed that
it was Joe,' instead of Tom Smith, who acted as an
accomplice in this horrid plot ; he is taken, and with
Major Andrie, I suppose will grace a Gallows
this day —No other particulars have come to- my
knowledge—The Commander inChief is still aVWeft-
Pomt, providing for the security, and learching the
treason to the bottom."
TRENT ON, October 3.
By two Gentlemen who left Head-Quarters on
Saturday last, we are informed that the spy, Major
Andre, the person mentioned under the Fish-Kill
and Philadelphia heads, was to be executed at camp
on the fame day, at five o'clock in the afternoon—
and that Joe Smith had not then had his trial, but
it was not doubted that he would meet a like reward.
It is ardently to be wished, fays a correspondent,
that General Arnold, that most abandoned and infa
mous traitor and intended betrayer of the just and
glorious cause of America, should share a like fate,
that he might become as a by-word among the vir
tuous sons of America.
We are desired to inform the electors of 'this coun
ty, that the election will be held on Tuesday next at
Merfhon's, late Ringo's tavern, in Amwell, where
all persons entitled to vote are desired to give their
attendance.