The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-04-24 00:00:00, page 1

LONDO N, January 3.
France has at this time in America and the
Weft-Indies 37 fail of the line, besides the rein
forcements now going thither, without mentioning
a syllable of the Spanish or Dutch, which are not
supposed to be fewer than fourteen fail more. To
oppose these, Great-Britain has about 25 fail of the
line in the whole; if the French can, by any
means, preserve this superiority, of which there is'
at present too specious an appearance, they will re
serve to themselves their own terms to conclude the
war.
Accounts from France are however circulating
in town, which fay, that Comte de Graffe took
with him, from the Chefapeak to the Weft-Indies,
only twenty fail of the line; Le Caton 64, Le So
litaire 64, Le Refleche 64, and Le Zele 74, were
left behind in Virginia, in order, it is supposed, to
guard the conquests; du Barras, with 10 fail of the
line and two fliips of 50 guns, made some diversi
ons to the Southward.
The Mary Ann from St. Kitt's, arrived at
Whitehaven, had a tolerable good passage, neither
de Grade nor fir Samuel Hood had, however, ar
rived in the Weft-Indies when she failed; all the
islands were in alarm left the French fleet should
arrive firft, not on account, merely for fear an at
tack, but as they might cut off the supplies they
were in daily expectation of receiving from Europe.
All the fettiements are much diftreilcd for provi-
fions.
'lhe letters brought over by the Sophia Julia
Frederica, Danish Eaft-Indiaman, from franque
bar, confirm the account of taking of Surat;.the
defeat of Hyder Ally, by fir Eyre Coote, and of
the preparations which were going on at Madrafs
and Bengal, for further operations against the
Dutch fettiements: there was no account of Mons.
Sufffin being arrived at the Mauritius, to reinforce
Mons. D'Gives, who had the command of the fleet.
Admiral Hughes, with five fail of the line and two
frigates, was conic round the Peninsula from Bom
bay, in order to affiß and second the operations of
the company's forces. The EaR-Indra company
have, however, letters of later date than those
brought by the Dane.
Foreign Intelligence.
0 R A N, (a Spanish town of Barbary,) Novem
ber 10.
TC™\ URING three days, viz. the 30th and
N 3 1 " °' Goober, and on theist inst. the
M 9 Moors in the environs of this place, to
_§_Z t h e num b er o f 6000, commanded by
their bey, came, according to annual custom, to
fire vigorouflv against our fortifications, and have
killed one Lieutenant and three soldiers; but ac
cording to the report of two deserters, who have
taken refuge within our walls, they had a number
of men wounded and 30 killed by our troops.
FRANKFORT, on the MAIN, Nov. 28.
General Faucitt has again ' made his appearance
here, the 17th of this month, and after a short
Ray, continued his rout to Hanau, in order to raise
more German troops, at the rate of thirty pounds
Sterling per man. Ihe King of Great-Britain, it
is said, has set his heart so much upon the raising
this new body of troops, that he delivered in per
son to General Faucitt his inftrudions, without the
medium of Lord Amherst, commander in chief, or
of the secretary at war; but the preceeding levies
made in these countries for the crown of England,
without having seen hardly one man return, of all
that went over to America, render them now the
more scarce, as it is but a short time since two Ha
noverian regiments of foot were railed for the EaR-
Indies. The court of Hesse Caffel, in order to
facilitate General Faucitt's business, has given or
ders to several of her officers to recruit in different
places. The Baron de Kniphaufen, commander
in chief of the Hessian troops in America and who
has 101 l an eye, is to return soon, and will be re
placed by Lieutenant-General de Losfberg, who
commands under him.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
W >o . V.|
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 1782.
Admiral, Edwards, lately returned from New
foundland, is succeeded by Admiral Gambier, who
is to take the command on that Ration early in
the spring.
Extras of a letter from Peterfburgh, Dec. 2
" This place daily arrives at a higher pitch of com
mercial consequence; it appears, by the clearance
at the house of imposts, that from theist of Janu
ary, about 700 vessels have failed from hence,
which are 130 more than last year; all this Russia
owes to her enjoying the blessings of peace and a
neutral trade. There are several ships that must
winter here."
Yesterday arrived in the river 20 fail of fliips
from Peterfburgh, 6 from Riga, 11 from Memel,
2 from Hamburgh, 7 from other different foreign
ports, in the whole 45 fail.
The following is the result of the deliberations had
in one of the meetings lately held at Edinburgh,
concerning the 'American war.
EDINBURGH, Jan. 7, 1782.
A considerable number of citizens of note having
assembled last evening, and having taken into consi
deration the alarming condition to which this coun
try is reduced, the immense loss of blood and trea
sure, which Great-Britain has met with, and the
diftrefies,thereby occasioned, as well to our Ameri
can brethren as to ourselves: penetrated with these
sentiments, offered by the decay into which the
manufactures and commerce of this country have
fallen, from a train of unhappy differences, which
have long subsisted between G reat-Britain and North-
America, confider it as their duty to represent to
their fellow-citizens, that their humble opinion and
ardent wifli is, that this war be immediately termi
nated; that this war. whether at firft right or wrong,
cannot be continued without totally destroying all
the bands between them, of consanguinity, language,
religion and commerce.
The 101st and ioij regiments of foot are em
barked on board the outward bound ships for the
East-Indies.
The whole force that can be spared to fail with
fir G. Rodney, will hardly put our squadron in the
Western world, on any degree of equality with the
enemy; and our home defence and North seas are
yet to be provided for.
It is somewhat remarkable, that the commanders
of no fewer than four ships of the line, on notice
of being ordered for a particular Ration, on a par
ticular service, and a particular flag officer, all
made an excuse of illness, and resigned: among
these are two of tried courage and large fortunes,
who applied for commands as soon as the war with
France commenced.
The following is told by gentlemen of veracity,
who are lately arrived in a cartel from America,
as certain fad; " When the capitulation was about
being signed by General Walhington and the French
officers, the former was exceeding?) desirous to
know, if one Arnold w? ? net in one of the British
ports, at York or Gloucester? a common reply was
given, no. The General doubted, and asked the
the fame again; the fame answer was given; Mr.
Washington then wrote to Lord Cornwallis to de
clare, on his honour, whether Mr. Arnold was there
or not? intimating, as no capitulation would be
made for him on any account whatever.—ls one
Arnold had been there, his fate was certain !
As far as can be judged from the accounts which
have hitherto pafl*cd, the present year's expence
will not be less than 33 millions, and it is said the
loan will be 16 millions, in order to fund a part of
the unfunded debts, which at present bears so hard
on government.
Defpatches, it is said, have been received over
land at the India-house, from Governor Hastings,
at Bengal, containing a minute and explicit account
of his proceedings during his governorship, and
particularly giving the company a full relation of
all the circumstances which gave rife to the late
war in the Carnatic, and how far it was unavoida
ble in him to pursue the measures which he did on
that occasion.
THE
S A L E M, March 28.
Seven hundred and forty-four soldiers, 36 offi
cers, and 60 seamen, of the garrison of St. Christo
pher's, together with 102 women, and 78 children,
were embarked on the 21st and 22d ult. in four
tranfpotts, which have failed for England.
April 4. Last Monday morning was cut out of
the harbour of Cape Ann, by a fifhing boat, with
fifteen men, belonging to a privateer brig of 14
guns, a new fliip, with a valuable cargo on board,
and nearly ready to fail for the Caracoas :—lntelli
gence of which arriving here about ten o'clock, the
privateer fliip Marquis de la Fayette, and a letter
of marque brig, got under way a little after one, and
went in quest of the fliip and privateer; but return
ed the ensuing rright, unfuccefsful.
An armed vefTel from Newbury-Port was rowed
out.of the harbour against the tide, and failed the
fame day, for the purpose of overtaking the enemy.
The new privateer fliip Revolution, belonging to
Beverly, commanded by Capt. Webb, failed from
Fortfmouth the fame afternoon, for the like purpose.
The spirit and adivity of the inhabitants of Cape
Ann, on the above occalion, deserve to be particu
larly mentioned. A fliip which was hauled up, and
which they were graving, with neither fails, rigging,
nor ballast on board, and with her topmasts upon
deck, was, between fun-rife and 11 o'clock, A. M.
rigged, ballasted, manned and armed; and, in the
fame time, had her fails bent, and otherwise so fit
ted for sea, as to get under way, in pursuit of the
enemy.
We have just heard, that the exertions of the
gentlemen of Cape Ann have been crowned with
success. The fliip fitted out as above, obtained,
fight of the captured fliip the next morning, came
up with her at one o'clock, and retook her. Both
vessels arrived fafe in Cape Ann harbour, about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The privateer escap
ed.
The circumstance of the vefTel, which made the
above recapture, being the property of the fame
gentleman who owned the one recaptured, renders
the success more pleasing.
BOSTO N, ,March 28.
Extract of a letter of Monsieur Monnereau, mer
chant, dated fort St. Pierre, Martinico, March
1, 1782.
" You have no doubt been informed of the re
dudion of the island of St. Kitts, whi< h capitulated
on the 12th ult. at ten o'clock, P. M. Vevis surren
dered immediately, and Monferrat had the fame
fate.
" Monsieur de Re Saint, commander of the French
frigate I'lpheginie of 36 guns, with the following
fliips under his orders, viz. I'Amiable of 40 guns,
le Rollignot of 16, a brigantine of 18, a cutter of
20, two bomb fliips and two transports, in his way
from France to Martinico, has taken, on the 2d ult.
Demarara, Eerbecia, Efequibo, and .he islands of
Cape.
A commercial intercaurfe between Great Britain
and North -America, being therefore the great ob
je& which should interest the designs of this coun
try, this meeting is unanimously of opinion, that
every necessary and possible measure be taken to
establish a federal union with North-America. Be
ing all of this opinion, we have resolved to publish
in the Scotch and English news-papers, that who
ever is pofTeffed of the fame idea of national distress
and publick danger, may join with us before it be
too late, in making every legal and possible attempt
to put an end to these horrid calamities; to this
ruinous and deftrudive system of policy, which has
been for a long time unhappily pursued, and the
continuation whereof must lead to certain deftrudion.
We are likewise of opinion, that declarations
like this, made by the various communities and so
cieties in Scotland, will in many rafpeds be pro
du&ive of the most salutary consequences.
(Signed) JAMES DEWAR, Chairman.
[Numb. 216.]