The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-11-20 00:00:00, page 2

CADI Z, August 26.~
THE 4th instant the Duc de Crillon reviewed
in the camp before Gibraltar 4006 volun
teers, who are to go up to the assault of that-for
trefs; 8000 bombs were distributed on the sth, by
his order, to the gun boats.
The following is an extract from a journal at
Algefiras, from the 22d to the 31st of July :
On the 22d we saw a French convoy, escorted
by two frigates, pass by in the Streights.
The 25th, in \he morning, a corvette and bi
lander, both English, the one of 24 guns, and the
other of 26 guns, having a crew of 150 men on
board, had got into Gibraltar in spite of us; and
immediately after General Elliot had received in
telligence of the victory on the 12th of April, gave
marks of his joy by a salute of 63 bullets, bombs,
and grenades, which were retained by j2O red
balls, and was repeated in the evening.
1 he 26th, the English unloaded the vessels which
arrived in that port the evening before, of a quan
tity of sacks and barrels. They added some Can
non to the battery below that of Efcalerilla; they
continued to repair that of Queen-Anne.
1 he 27th, the volunteers of Catalonia attempted
to take by force from the quarters of the volun
teers of Crillon, a party of women, who were un
willing to go, and who remained, notwithstanding
receiving Several strokes on both sides. The trans
portation of the fauciffes (to set the mines on fire)
continues. The enemy having turned their mortals
towards the sea, to the weft of the point Europa;
they carried stones for the purpose undoubtedly of
creating a new battery at the. very Summit of the
rock ; they laboured upon those of the Old Mole.
We perceived in the port of the enemy a large
felucca, who probably entered there on the 25th,
without our having perceived it, with the corvette
and bilander. Our centinels have difeovered at the
weft five Ships of the line, some frigates, and four
other small Spanish ships.
The 28th, we continued to work on the float
ing batteries. Chat called the Paula, which is of
24 guns, which will be finished early in August,
when a trial of it will be made; and it will be
brought to the Bay of Algebras, at Ponte Majorca,
under one of the batteries on Shore, which the
French have erected, and railed 40 guns upon. An
express from the Ambassador of the King of Spain
at Lisbon, was brought this day to the twenty
Commanders in Chief by sea and land, with de
fpatches, in consequence of which some dispositi
ons have been made; and if the English Should come
in the way of our gun-boats, they will not speedily
escape.
The 30th, nothing remarkable.
The 31st, the General dined at Algefiras with
the intendant of the army, and after holding a
council, he returned to his general quarters. Ge
neral Elliot has opened two new batteries upon us
towards the Mole. This day and some days past,
some Ships from Cadiz and Seville entered here,
with cannon, some other ammunition, and provi
sions.
Paris, Aug. 29. It is almost certain, that the
Count de Eftaing will have the command of the
Antilles fleet. M. de Bouille set off yesterday for
Rochfort, where he will embark on board the Ve
nus, a frigate of 40 guns. Four regiments which
are intended to go to the Antilles this autumn, are
already on their march towards Brest.
Lifan, July 25. The Princess de Brazile fri
gate entered this port on the 15th, from Rio de Ja
neiro, laden with the royal revenues, and some
commercial remittances in money. The whole sum
amounting to two millions and a half of crufadoes.
1 he Queen has consented in favour of the Court of
Madrid, to a loan of two millions of piasters, to
be repaid from the royal revenues in Paragua. This
sum is exported from Lisbon in waggons, laden
with chests filled with ingots of silver and gold dust,
under the escort of soldiers.
' L O N D O N.
July 20. When the commons presented their
The 29th, a continuation of the transporting of
the fafeines, for which a gratification was given of
a livre of France to each Soldier,' 30 sols to a cor
poral, two livres to a ferjeant, and three to a Cap
tain. They have already 36,000. In the evening
four picquets of workmen relieved four others, who
were employed on both Sides of the line in arrang
ing the fauciffes in piles, so that the enemy who
discharged 40 cannon, could scarcely perceive them.
On the part of the English they worked on the bat
teries to the weft of the mills, the castle of the
Moors, the summit of the rock, and at the epaule
ment of that of the mortars.
They write from Ireland, that many of Mr.
Gratton's friends begin to be apprehensive that some
advantages will be taken of his absence by Mr.
Flood, his great rival in politicks, which may tend
to depreciate his Suture merit with his countrymen.
In consequence of which opinion, several letters have
been sent after him to Spa, requesting his return as
.soon as his health would permit.
the fhirteen United Provinces, as they are pleased
to call themselves, being by an ad of parliament
declared in a state of rebellion, it was lawful to put
such rebels to death, nor could any indictment lie
for homicide, perpetrated on such offenders, which
would be always juJiifable, until that ad which
declared these Rates rebels was repealed."
The fubfeription now begun by the merchants
of London, for the relief of the children and the
widows of thole unfortunate persons who were
drowned in the Royal George, adds a luftre to that
noblest of characters, an English merchant. It is
to be hoped their liberal example will immedi
fiddrefs to his Majesty against the further' prosecu
tion of the American war, General Arnold flood
behind the throne ; a circumstance which even the
most moderate men regarded as a premeditated in
fult.to the supporters of that address. On the day
of Lord Surry's motion he was in the gallery of the
house of commons, and narrowly elcaped being
turned out in the most ignominious manner, by Mr.
Gilbert's becoming lefponfible that he Should never
Shew his face there again. Upon the appointment
of Lord Rockingham he withdrew from bt. James's
as he knew that no encouragement would then be
given to treachery of any kind, and he was too wife
to hope for an audience from that worthy Minister
on the mad project of recommending the American
war. From another quarter, however, he fought
and found a very different reception. Lord Shel
burne had not been Minister many days before Ar^
nold was clofetted with him for several hours ; and it
is a known faCt that his Lordship has since more than
once suggested the idea of employing this man, giv
ing him at all times the highest character, and
pledging his word for his fidelity. The obstacles
to this appointment are now probably removed.—
General Arnold appears triumphantly at court to
grace the appointment of Lord Shelburne, and to
proclaim to the refugees, that the happy profpeCt
of continuing the war, and glutting their revenge
in the ruin and desolation of their country, is again
opened to them.! Truth, humanity and wildom
are driven from the cabinet ! those whom their
country loved and trusted are gone! The men and
principles whom General Arnold trusts and ap
proves supply their place !
September 4. We are well informed that the last
spirited reraonftrance from the Danes to the Dutch,
originated in the policy of Lord Shelburne, that
nobleman having sent over such instructions to our
envoy at Copenhagen, as induced that northern
court to give all the secret abidance in its power to
Great-Britain.
From the favourable state of the winds, for our
homeward-bound Baltick fleet, for these eight days
pad, Ministry exped their arrival at the different
places of their destination, by the latter end of next
week.
1 he value of the fleet expeCted from the Baltick
is calculated at 2,230,000 1. Sterling; the cargoes
on account of government are reckoned at more
than a million.
I he demolition of the works at Pondicherry has
given great offence to the French Court, as it ar
gues a determination on our part, to prevent them
from having any future Settlement upon the conti
nent of India.
Extra ft of a letter from Gibraltar, August 2.
" 1 he severity of our duty is considerably lelaxed
by a reinforcement to our garrison of 1200 Ger
mans, who leein to be men chosen exprefsiy for
our purpose, their constitutions tendering them ca
pable of bearing much fatigue, which they seem not
averse to from inclination. Since their arrival every
possible effort has been made for giving additional
strength to our fortifications, which are in such a
state as to keep the enemy at a refpeClful distance,
though it must be confeffed we (ometimes Suffer from
their Shot, great numbers of which are continually
firing agdinft US'"
Ihe court-martial which tried Captain Lippen
cot, was one Half Loyalists, and one half British.
The Counfellors who defended Captain Lippen
cot, on his trial before the court-martial, after hav
ing vindicated him very ably, closed their defence,
by faying, there yet remained one part of their ar
gument, upon which, though they had laid no stress,
yet they trusted it would not be wanting in its
weight with the court; it was, “ that the whole of
Tis said that a vessel has arrived at Cape Ann,
which spoke with a Danish vessel at sea, who in
formed that Gibraltar had surrendered to his Most
Catholick Majesty. We hope in our next to give
our readers a confirmation of this most agreeable
and important intelligence.
It is confidently asserted by persons who have
been lately prisoners with the enemy at Halifax,
that the several cruizers mentioned below are de
stined from that quarter to renew their depredati
ons on our trade in this bay, which is now the on
ly object of these doughty champions, who have so
often predicted the total deftru&ion of America;
and ought, before now, to have been in full pof
leffion of the foil, if they had meant to have pre
served the least shew of consistency in their milita
ry pretensions.,
t he perfect reliance, however, which is univer
sally had in the zeal and activity of the Marquis de
Vaudreuil, will admit of but little solicitude from
this information, as it is not to be doubted, should
these enemies to the repose of society be so hardy
as to make their appearance on this coast, that they
will have full reason to repent their temerity—the
cruizers of our gallant allies having the most con
venient ports to repair to, which theirs must necef
farily be deprived of, in case of misfortune.
British flips of war at Halifax the 20th October
and out upon a cruize.—Renown, 50 guns, out—
Hufl'ar, 32 ditto, out —Charleftown, 28 ditto, out-
Savage fioop, 18 ditto, out —Chatham, ditto, t<
fail in three days—three frigates, names unknown
in port, and fitting to fail in a short time—threi
or four Iloops of war ready to sail—several brigs ii
the King's feivice, and private property, will fai
on a cruize.
Nov. 7. On Friday last the ship Alexander ar
rived here in 31 days from I'Orient, which plac
flie left on the firft of October.
The accounts brought by the Alexander are de
cidedly against the prolpeCtof an approaching peace
and talk of nothing but the vast preparations makin
by the belligerent powers, to continue the war.
ately be followed by the ladies & jihion, by the
nobility, gentry and clergy of Great-Britain and
Ireland. What can be more amiable, what can
be more patriotick and humane, than to mitigate
the distresses of those whole parents, husbands or
children, have untimely perished in the ferviee of
tneir country?
Letters from Portsmouth fay, that orders were
come down for 5000 troops to be embarked on
board some merchantmen which are lying there for
the Weft-Indies, and that they are expected to fail
from thence in the course of a few days, under
convoy of the Prolerpine frigate, Captain Taylor,
and two others.
Extract of a letter from Paris, August 26.
" A report prevails here that Congress have
commanded Doctor franklin to make overtures to
our court for a treaty, which, if acceded to on our
part, must be as advantageous to us, as ruinous to
Great-Britain. The report fays, that the Congress
with to drive the English entirely from the conti
nent of America, and consequently, to take from
them New-York and its dependencies, Nova-Sco
tia, Florida and Canada. It is proposed on the
part of Congress, that France shall affitt with her
whole power, in the conquest of these places ; Flo
rida to be ceded to Spain, if flte will join in the
treaty; if not, it shall be united to the dominions
of the Congress, together with all the other pos
sessions, which the English hold at this day. France
is not to have any territorial acquisition in return
for her assistance in this business, but it is proposed
to give her a monopoly of the tobacco trade, for a
certain number of years, to be agreed upon by Ple
nipotentiaries on both sides; the use of a port to
which her fleets may repair in the course of the
hurricane months from the Weft-Indies; and that
America, on her part, shall furnish a stipulated sup
ply in men and provisions, to co-operate in the re
duction of the British Weft-India islands.—l hefe
are said to be the outlines of the projected treaty ;
whether France will accede to it or not, no perlon
out of the cabinet can as yet tell. Dr. Franklin
has been at Versailles every day these seven days,
and each day he had a long conference with M. de
Vergennes, and the Marquis de Castries."
B O S I' O N, October 31.
Since the acknowledgment of our independence
at the Hague, we hear the fubfeription for a loan
to the states has been tilled with astonishing rapidi
ty, and it is said that no less than ten millions of
livres have been actually fubferibed at four per cent,
interest; the firft payment of the interest to be made
in November next.