The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-01-23 00:00:00, page 2

KINGSTON, (Jamaica) September i.
On Friday His Majesty's brig Childers, Capt.
Lyndon, arrived from Rattan. Letters by the
Childers afford us more particular information re
fpeding the expedition from Rattan. By these
letters it appears, that a few regulars, with Major
Lowrie's Baymen, and some other irregulars, the
whole under the command of Capt George Brown,
of the 6oth, had failed from that island early in the
month of June, on an expedition against St. Pedro
Snelo, a village in the gulph of Dulce, a considera
ble distance beyond ()moa, where they had un
doubted information that a vast quantity of treasure,
military stores, arms and ammunition, was deposit
ed. They landed without being observed, and
under the direction of an experienced guide, who
was unfortunately killed on their march to St. Pedro,
advanced a great way into the country when by
the escape of a prisoner, who gave notice of their
approach, the Spaniards found means to convey away
their treasure before they could reach the village;
they however burnt every house in it, and destroyed
400 barrels of gun powder, 5000 stand of new
arms, and as many fit for service, furniture for 500
horses, several stores filled with the richest merchan
dize, others with bread and flour, and more in par
ticular, containing 800 serons of indigo. The
troops then returned to Rattan, having accomplish
ed this business with the loss of only two men. It
has however given the Spaniards the severest stroke
fr that quarter which they have receded this war;
St. Pedro being their principal deposit of military
stores, for supplying Omoa, and their other fettle
meets in the gulf of Honduras. 48 cherts of royal
treasure are said to have been carried off by the
Spaniards.
Conclusion of the re-capture of St. Euflatia.
On the fame day, the 26th, the Vicomte de Da
mas, with 300 men of his regiment, was lent with
the Amazon frigate, and one (loop, with orders to
take possession ufthe island of St. Martin's: He made
53 prisoners of war, among which were 3 officers,
rind carried the garrison to St. Euftatia, after hav
ing re-efrablifhed the governments of France and
Holland in the fame manner as they ftqod at the time
jhe Englifn captured the island.—The wland of Saba
Surrendered on summons the fame day, and the laws
of Holland were there re-established. On the 27th,
the flag of the United Provinces was hoisted on the
fort, and it was announced by difeharges of artille
ry, and the acclamations of the inhabitants, that the
colony was restored to the dominion of Holland.
Monsieur de Chabert was appointed civil Governor
of the islands of St. Euftatia, St. Martin's, and Sa
ba, fir their High Mightinesses the States General
of the United Provinces. M. Fitzmaurice, Captain
Commandant of the battalion of Walsh, with the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, was appointed to the
chief command of the military ; Monfieurde Banks,
Captain Commandant of the regiment of Dillon,
was appointed Lieutenant de Roi, and Monleur de
Goeffry, Aid Major of the town and Fort-Orange.
Monsieur de Bouille at the fame time put the place
in a refpe&able Gtuation, and left a fufficient garri
son for its defence.
The garrison of St. Euftatia was composed of the
13th and 15th British regiments, conlifting of 691
men, and ail the prisoners taken amounted to 776,
viz. 2 Lieutenant-Colonels, 7 Captains, 33 Lieute
nants, Ensigns and Quartermarfters, 702 non-commis
sioned officers privates and matroffes, and 32 tailors.
The Count de Bouille, nephew to the General,
failed on the 28th from St, Euftatia, in the Corvette
Eagle, to carry the news of this success of our arms
to the King, and to present to his Majesty the four
standards of the 13th and 15th regiments.
Count Dillon, Vicomte Damas, the Chevalier de
Freihe and Fitzmaurice, who commanded the de
tachments on this expedition, were particularly dis
tinguished for their intrepedity, constancy, and good
dispositions ; it would be necessary to name every
officer and soldier of our little army, to do justice to
those who have deserved well of their country, for
their bravery and zeal.
The Captains and officers of the royal navy em
ployed on this expedition, contributed greatly to its
success. The zeal, activity, and good management
by which they were distinguished, juftifies the high
ideas we had formed of their abilities and patriotism
All the operations of this conquest have been carried
on with the greatest harmony and good understand
ing—a prelude to further success.
The English cannot have forgot the dodrine held
out by General Vaughan, Colonel Cockburne him
felf, and other officers, that St. Euftatia, with a
garrison of 1000 men could defend itfelf against
10,000. What will they fay, when they learn that
the new Gibraltar was conquered by 400 French
men ? They mult confefs their Generals are bad cal
culators, and that intrepidity supplies the place of
numbers.
The Marquis de Bouille embarked the 30th of last
month, in the frigate Medea, and the squadron
arrived in our road the 4th inst. and landed all the
prisoners, Monsieur de Bouille, who was looked for
Sidney's motto can never be forgotten
Manus hcec iniwiica tyrannts.
Enfe petit piacidamjub libertate c^item.
This hand, an enemy to tyrants, means to insure,
by the sword, the sweets of peace, under the
reign of liberty.
Dec. 31. A Cartel, we are told, is arrived at
Cape-Ann, from Halifax, which she left yesterday
fen'night: By her we learn, that the privateer ship
Harlequin, belonging to Salem, and the ship Jason,
lately captured by the Thorn out of Newbury-
Port, together with two brigs, are taken and car
ried in there, by the (late) Bellifarius.
Last Saturday 29th inst. a Cartel arrived at
Pautucket from New-York, with about 60 men,
some of which arrived in this town yesterday; they
inform that the Hessian troops were all embarking,
'tis conjectured for South-Carolina:—and that the
inhabitants were packing up their goods, and pre
paring to leave the city.
with impatience, landed at Fort-Royal, where he
was received with the greatest joy.
We learn by late letters from France, by way of
Gaudaloupe, that great preparations were making
in all their sea-ports, and they all mention the spee
dy failing of a formidable squadron for these islands.
B OSTO N, Dec. 20.
Tuesday arrived at Salem, the ship Buckanier,
Capt. Hacker, in 50 days from I'Orient; by this
vessel we have a confirmation of the embarkation
of 10,000 troops taking place at that port, destined
for the Weft-Indies—they are to be convoyed by
10 fail of the line.
Many gentlemen at New-York have given it as
their opinion, since the capture of Lord Cornwallis
and his army, that a peace must inevitably take place.
' Tis reported a fleet of 10c fail of merchantmen,
under a finale convoy, lately arrived at New-York
from England; but finding the times circumstanced
as they are, are going to return without breaking
bulk, as soon as the embargo is off.
Notwithstanding our late important successes, it is
very far from being certain that our enemies will
seriously think of peace this winter. There are
some ibong appearances to the contrary, —Lord
George Germaine, towards the close of the last
session of Parliament declared in the House of Com
mons, that he would never give his voice for a peace
with America upon the ground of independence;
and whenever that was likely to become the basis
of a pacification, he would withdraw him elf from
administration, being determined never to have any
hand in so great a dilhonour and injury to his coun
try. It is not likely his Lordship would have laid
this so publickly, had he not been sure of the dis
position of his brethren in the Ministry. Bitter
as the pill of independence is, Britain, however,
must swallow it at last; but vain hopes may proba
bly induce her to continue the Itruggle. At the
fame time it is very far from being certain that an
immediate peace would be for the advantage of
America: Many are clearly of opinion that it
would not; arid that another campaign, if well pre
pared for, and vigorously prosecuted, would give
us advantages in a final fettleraent, infinitely more
than fufficient to compensate the continuance of the
war. So that, in every view of the matter, whether
we coupler the haughty and rclentlefs disposition
of our enemies, or our own interest, the affairs of
this country ought certainly to go upon the expec
tation of another campaign, for which every exer
tion should be seasonably and vigorously made.
Our profped is animating. Our allies set us the
example: The moment they were expecting good
news from Chesapeake, they have sent out a frefh
and large armament from Brest. Britain must be
diftraded with the extent and variety of the ope
rations of her enemies. Ading on the defenfive,
and apprehending blow after blow she knows not
where, her expences must be every where aug
mented, and the spirit of the nation funk. Our
own on the contrary is raised by success. The
greatest part of our glorious work is already done:
What remains, after the advantages Heaven has
granted us, is comparatively easy. The citizens
of these states, with such a profped as we now have,
will chearfully support the expence of the war.
Soldiers will readily engage in a service that is like
to be short and triumphant. Every thing around
us conspires to confirm our virtuous resolutions, to
inflame our hopes and reinforce our efforts. We
have now a precious opportunity of placing our
country in a situation of security and honour, to be
envied by all the world; Heaven grant that it may
be seized and improved by the government and by
the people with an eagerness and ardour proporti
oned to its worth !
N E W-Y O R K, January 5.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Prince William
Henry, Captain Bowen, in eight days from Savan
nah, by whom we are informed that the garrison
of St. Augultine had not been yet approached by
Don Galvez from Havanna, who was appointed by
the King of Spain, General of His Majesty's expe
ditions; but this officer was preparing an embarka
tion for service, either againit their own revolted
fubjeds at Carthagena- Maracabo, and other parts
on the Bay of Mexico, or to proceed against the
above-named British post, Colonel Clarke com
manded at Savannah, where the fortifications were
daily improving by the constant labour of 800 ne
groes, and a reinforcement of veteran troops had
landed there from C'harleftown, they were amply
supplied with provisions; by recent arrivals Mr.
Greene had been collecting provisions in the upper
parts of Georgia, but had not appeared within 30
miles of the capital.—The British fleet of 40 odd
fail, under convoy of the Rotterdam of 50, the
Aftrea of 32, and the Duke de Chartres sloop of
war of about 16 guns; with the Right Hon. the
Earl of Dunmore, destined for this port, was fafe
arrived at Charleftown.
Monday arrived here a schooner from Curacoa
for Philadelphia with a cargo of salt; she failed in
company with two other vessels destined for the
fame port, and was taken eight days ago by His
Majesty's ship Adamant, David Graves, Esq. com
mander, est the Capes of Delaware.—The Adamant
was left in chafe of two fail, supposed to be the
consorts of the above-mentioned schooner, fror
whom she was separated a few days previous to he
capture, in a gale of wind.
Wednesday was sent in by His Majesty's fhi
Adamant, the schooner Delaware, laden with thre
hundied and fifty barrels of flour and fix hogshead
of tobacco; she was bound for Cape Francois, an
is one of twenty fail of vessels from Philadelphia
all of which had firnilar cargoes, bound for France
and different ports in the Weft-Indies. They all
left the Capes of Delaware in company with her
about ten hours before she was taken, which hap
pened at four A. M. on the 30th ult. In said rebel
fleet were four large ships, each mounting about 20
guns, one of them the Fair American, the remain
der were brigs, schooners, &c. all deeply loaded.
The above-mentioned prize left the Adamant ant
another frigate in the middle of the fleet, of which
there is not the lead doubt but they will give a
good account.
Thursday was sent in here by His Majesty "i,
Chatham, Andrew S. Douglas, Esq. comm r,
the rebel sloop Sally, of five guns and eight 1,
John Christie late master, bound from Phila< a
for St Croix, with ^ cargo of flour, bread, t< >
ftaves, &c. She left the Chatham in chac ota
large schooner from the fame port, with a d 1
cargo. They are part of a rebel fleet which left
Delaware the 29th ult. among which the Adamant
and Orpheus were reaping an harvest, and the Chat
ham was advancing to pick up the gleanings.
Last Saturday arrived a brig, with about 130 hog
sheads of rum, in a short passage from Jamaica;
prize to the brig Lady Greene, Capt. Joseph Smith.
The Jamaica papers by this vessel, are to the 26th
of November; but they contain no news.
PROVIDEN C E, December 23.
On Thursday a flag of Truce arrived in the river
from New-York, which place she left yesterday 1/n
---night, and brought about 60 Americans, late pri
soners there, among them Captain Phenix Frazier,
and Captain John Burrough, of this place; the for
mer was bound from France for Philadelphia, in a
brig, and on his pahage met with Captain Burrough
who had been drove out to tea in a final! sloop from
the Chesapeake, with the loss of his fails, and the
sloop being in a very leaky condition, he, with his
crew, were taken on board the brig, which jva3 af
terwards captured by a British cruizer, and carried
into New-York.
NE W- LOND ON, January 4.
The General Assembly of this Rate are to meet at
Hartford on Thursday next, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
January 3. A ship, with a most valuable cargo of
Englilh goods, bound from Loudon to the Weft-
Indies, was, a few days since, sent into port by the
Hendrick privateer of Salem.—The ship, though
iurnifhed with Danish papers, and manned by a
Danish crew, is, together with her cargo, fuppoled
to be British property.
, Last Monday a large prize ship, lately taken by
Capt. Niel, in the Fox/privatcer, of Salem, arrived
from an eastern port, where she had been waiting
for a wind. Her cargo confirts of about 300 hogs
heads of rum and sugar, with a confiderablc quantity
of cotton and coffee.