The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-12-08 00:00:00, page 3

PROVIDENCE, November 13.
On Monday last the Hon. Major General Gates
departed from this place, on his way to join the grand
army, when a number ofthe principal inhabitants of
the town waited upon him as far as Pawtuxet, where
upon taking their leave, they pretexted him with
the following address, viz.
SIR, Providence, Nov 8, 1779.
IN behalf of the town of Providence, the place you
have honoured with your Head-Quarters, during
four command in this department, we beg leave to
congratulate you on the splendid instances of success,
attending your arms during the present war. Sublime
must be the feelings of a breast, confeious of Superior
worth, in acquiring laurels amidst the fevered toils
of the military life. The untought tribute of thou
sands, Skilled in the arduous talk, must give to felf
approbation a charm that virtue will approve. To
the historic page, founded on impartial truth, we
leave the just encomiums due to your military cha
racter; but claim a right to esteem you as a friend to
mankind, and guardian to the immunities of citizens.
In this amiable point of view, we have fully experi
enced the goodness of your heart, and feel the warm
est gratitude in that behalf. While the officers and
soldiers have acknowledged you their father and
friend, the bolorti of the citizen has glowed with the
tendered emotions, convinced that your whole am
bition is directed to the noblest ends of political
Society.
While we deeply regret the absence of so worthy a
friend, we cannot but be happy in reflecting that you
are called by the mos tilluftrious Chief, to more im
portant services than await you here. Permit us then
to with you every felicity that is attendant upon a
great commander and virtuous citizen. That your
irame may continue to be revered by the brave and
good; and that the acknowledgments of unbiaffed
millions may perpetuate your merits, when you shall
be fummohed to move in a more exalted and c&lef
tial sphere, is the cordial prayer of, dear General,
your most obedient and very humble Servants.
To which the General replied,
" THAT he had ever been happy in his connexion
in the town of Providence in particular, and the State
of Rhode-Ifland in general, and found himfelf under
many obligations for the polite manner in which he
has been treated by them; that as his great object
was the public good, he hoped dill to continue to
deserve the approbation of all virtuous citizens."
The command in this department has devolved on
Brigadier General Cornell.
The advantage, fays a correspondent, ofthe revo
lution that has taken place in America, to all the lo
vers of liberty in Europe, must be immense. It seems
to be a dispensation of Heaven favourable to them, as
well as to the inhabitants of these States. America is
now become an open asylum to all that are oppressed
by the old corrupt governments in. Europe. The
fubjedts of the latter will be disposed to emigrate to
us, as they fee! their situation at home growing un
eaSy by the weight of arbitrary power, and the ill
administration of government. We Shall afford an
happy relief to those who come over to us, and no
inconliderable one to those who remain behind;
inasmuch as those governments, and particularly that
of England and Ireland, for fear of losing their peo
ple, will relax the reins of power, and invite their
remaining at home by indulging their love of liberty,
in some inftahces, and lightening their burdens.—
We are therefore not only lighting for our own cause,
but for the cause of human kind in general, and par
ticularly for that of our former fellow fubje&s in
Britain and Ireland. Millions will bless the wisdom,
the fortitude and perseverance, that have nobly ef
fected this revolution, who never will live in Ame
rica; at the fame time it must give a particular relief
to the blessings of liberty enjoyed by the fubjeds of
these States, that the purchase of them for ourselves
must be of such essential advantage to distant regions.
This, in the impartial estimation of mankind, mult
give a particular brilliancy to the success of our arms,
and enrol the names of those men whose wisdom and
fortitude have principally effected so happy a change,
among the most illustrious heroes, and the grcatelt
benefactors to mankind.
BALTIMORE, November 2%
An American gentleman of distinction in France,
writes to his friend in Boston, " That the affairs of
America Hand in a fair light throughout Europe—
That our cause is universally approved—That our
constitutions of government have been translated and
printed in most languages, and are so much admired
for the ,irit of liberty that reigns in them, that it is
generally agreed we shall have a vast acceffioh of
people of property, after the war, from every quar
ter of the continent, ^s well as from the British Islands
—That we have only to persevere, to be great and
happy.
PHILADELPHIA, December r.
Extraff of a letter dated Boflon, November 18.
" Capt. Harradan, (in the Ship Pickering) after he
left you, off Sandy Hook, fell in with a ship of 14
attempts of the enemy; two of these Ships are al
ready arrived at Hampton, and more are in fight; one
of them, the Pendant, has on board 200 invalids,
consisting partly of sick, and partly of thole who
were wounded at Savannah.
BOSTON, November iB.
On Sunday last departed this life, at an advanced
age, the Revd. FRANCIS ALISON, D. D. Vice-
Provost of the college of Philadelphia, after a tedious
illness, which he bore with great resignation. The
college of Philadelphia has loft in him, a most labori
ous and learned instructor; the church of Christ, a
faithful minister; and society in general, a very ufe
ful and honest man. His funeral will be attended
this day at two o'clock in the afternoon, from his
late dwelling in Fourth-street, near the college.
At an election held on the 24th of November infl.
JOSEPH BLEWER, Esq. was duly elected a mem
ber of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, for the county of Philadelphia, in
the room of Archibald Thompson, Esq. lately de
ceased.
Extra# from the Martinico Gazette of 03. £4, 1779.
LIS F of the combined Fleets now in the Channel,
commanded by M. d'Orvilliers, who failed from Brest
the 3d of June, with the following French ships, vizi
The Bretagne of iio guns, Couronne Bc, St. Esprit
80, Glorieuk 74, Actif 74, Palmier 74, Zodiaque 74,
Hurcule 74, Pluton 74, Bourgogne 74, Evielle 64,
Alexandre 64, Prothie 64, Indien 64, Triton 64, Ville
de Paris 100, Auguste 80, Neptune 74, Conquerant
74, Scipion 74, Intrepide 74, Citoyen 74, Bien Amie
74, Deftin 74, Vidoire 74, St. Michael 64, Solitaire
64, Actionaire 64, Bifarre 64, Caton 64, 10 frigates,
4 Iloops, 2 cutters, 6 firefhips, 2 bomb-ketches.
The second Division commanded by Count Gui
chen, and the third by M. Delatouchc Treville, both
Lieutenant-Generals.
The above fleet was joined on the aid of July, un
der Cape Finiftre, by the following Spanish ships,
commanded by the Lieutenant-General Don Louis
de Cordova.
The schooner —, Caph Dayidfon, from Got
tenburg for this port, ran ashore fonae few days ago
at Barnegat, where the vessel and most of the cargo
is loft.
guns, 6 pounders, a brig of io guns, 4 2nd 3 pound
ers, and a Sloop of 8 guns, 4 pounders, all letters of
marqu&hQund from New-York to Oporto for wines;
they all engaged him, when after an action which
lasted three glaffbs, he took all th ee. They fought
him well: he had 8 men wounded; and he killed and
wounded a number of the enemy. The Pickering
has arrived fafe with these three prizes."
The Pickering in the former part of the fame cruize
took the Pomona of 12 guns, which got fafe into
Salem; the brig Hope of id guns, and the Royal
George cutter of 14 guns, which were sent into this
port.
Since our last arrived from St, Euftatia, the schoon
ers Chance, Capt. Knox, Tryal, Capt. Buffington,
and St. James, Capt. Hall, loaded with rum and salt;
also a large brig from Carolina with rice. And on
Sunday arrived from a cruize, having sent four valua
ble prizes into port, the privateer schooner Enter
prize, Captain Gardner.
The Tryal and Change, on the 9th of November,
in lat. 23, long. 67, 40, fell in with the brig Betsey,
which was difmafted, and so much disabled by stress
of weather, that after taking put the men and some of
the molt valuable articles, they burnt her.
The brig Betsey was loaded with lumber and rice,
at Sunbury in Georgia, out of which ihe was taken
by the Witch, and ordered for Charleftown, when
Ihe was retaken by the Guadeloupe frigate, who or,
dered her for Antigua, where she was bound when
met with as above.
FirJl Dili,on. St. Trinite 114, St, Nicholas 80,
Atlas 80, Gaillard 70, Velafco 70, St. Isabelle ;o,
Orient 70, Septentrion 70, Monarque 70, St. Julien
70, Rut: 70.
Second Divi/ron. Lieutenant-General Don Antonio
de Ulloa. Phoenix 80, St. Joseph 7c, St. Michael 70,
Vigilant 70, St. Paul 70, Serieux 70, St. Raphael 70,
Ange 70, St. Francois 70, St Isidore 70, Princefle 70.
laird DiviJion. Lieutenant-General Dou Michael
de Gaston. Foudre 80, St. Francois de Paula 70,
Galice 70, St. Isidore N. 70, St. Damafe 70, St.
Eugene 70, St. Joachim 70, Vidorieux 70, St. Pascal
70, St. Pierre 70.
Four ships from Ferrol, belonging to the fquadroh
under the command of Don Antonio de Arze, eight
frigates, and some firefhips.
The French army ready to embark is commanded
by the Count de Vaux.
Fir, Division. Commanded by M. de Langeron,
Lieut. Gen. Count Melfort, Marquis de VaubecoUrt,
Marlhals of Camp. Regiment of Navarre, 2 battali
ons; Vexin 2, Bourbonnies 2, Couronne 2, Maine 2,
Boulonnies 2.
Second Division. Commanded by the Duke de Cha
telet, and the Duke d'Ayen, Marshals de Camp. The
King's regiment, 4 battalions; Soifonnois 2, Barrois
2, Limofui a, Couty 2.
Third Div,on Commanded by the Marquis de
Lugeac, Lieut. Gen. and the Marquis of Caraman
and Cruffol, Marshals of Camp. Regiment of Tou
r ine, 2 battalions ; Orleans 2, Savoie 2, Bearne 2,
Saintonge 2, Royal Vaffeaux 2.
Fourth Division. Commanded by the Duke d'Har
court, Lieut. Gen. and the Counts Durfort and Wal,
Marshals of Camp. Regiment of Normandy, 2 bat
talions; Lorrain 2, Royal Comtois 2, Flanders 2,
Royal 2, Royal Deux-Ponts 2.
The Vanguard, commanded by the Count de Ro
ehambeau, is composed of fix battalions of Grenadiers
and ChaffeuYs, two battalions of the regiment of Paris
for the fervite of the artillery; part of the Legion of
At the Havre the Count de Vatix, by order of His
Most Christian Majesty, invested M. Toufard with the
cross of St. Louis, and appointed him one of his Aids.
This young officer being in the service of the United
American States, loft one of his arms at the attack
of Rhode-Ifland. The Marquis la Fayette and most
part of the nobility belonging to the army were pre
sent at this ceremony.
Letters from Bourdeaux of the zzd of August in
form, that the Jupiter, of 50 guns, failed from Lisbon
for England with Bullion, was attacked by two French
frigates, who boarded and took her.
The (hips that left Bourdeaux the 29th of August,
before their departure, heard of the embarkation of
the troops in Brittanny and Normandy, under the
command of Count de Vaux."
Extra# of a letter from St. Euflatia, O3ober 29.
" Yesterday a vessel arrived here from Holland, by
which we have advice that the Dutch are, by desire
of the King of Pruflia and other Powers, to remain
neuter: they have now in the Texel 38 ships of the
line, the remainder of the Seven Provinces half that
number, making in the whole 57 (hips, well manned.
It is the general opinion here, that Holland, Denmark,
Sweden, and other Powers to the Northward, will
have 200 fail at tea by next spring to protect their own
trade. You may depend on it there will be hot work
in the European teas next spring."
December 4. Yesterday arrived, in 28 days from
St. Euftatia, the (loop Favourite, Capt. Leech, loaded
with salt) Capt. Leech failed in company with the
(hip Jay, belonging to this port, and in latitude 26
was Operated from her in a heavy gale of wind ; he
soon after was Chafed by the (hip Pickering, from
Salem, New-England, which obliged him to throw
his papers overboard.
TRENTON, December 8.
Last week the North-Carolina Brigade, Col. Clark
commandant, passed through this place on their way
to Philadelphia.
Monday last passed through this town on his way to
Congress, Samuel-Witham Stockton, Esquire,
Counfellor at Law, having lately arrived at Boston
from Holland. This Gentleman is a native of this
State, and we are happy to hear from several quarters
that he has uniformly distinguished himfelf in different
parts of Europe as a firm and zealous Friend to the
Liberties of his Country, we therefore presume his
own State will claim the advantage of his future ser
vices.—He left America in the beginning of 1775;
and, after the appointment by Congress of a Minister
at the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, he was called to
the Secretary Ship of that Embassy.—We hear also
that he has resided the last five months in Holland,
where he has much promoted the interest and ad
vancement of the American Cause; and that he brings
important dispatches from that country for Congress:
—we therefore hope it will be but a Short time before
our Independence will be recognized by the United
States of Holland; which will entitle them to a Share
of our future extensive commerce.
Nassau, 6ooHuffars of Chamborand, and 200 dragoons
of the regiment of Noailles. In all sixty battalions.
M. Vallcpatour, MarShal of Camp, commands the
artillery, with M. de Billegarde, Colonel of the regi
ment of Toul. The Royal Corps of Engineers is
commanded by M. de Fourcroy, Brigadier-General,
M. Patteaux de Veymeranges, Intendant-General,
and M. de 1' Isle, Munitioner-General.
It is reported that the embarkation will take place
at the end of this month, at St. Maloes, Honfleur and
Havre, with the park of artillery at this last place;
the transports will amount to 200 at Havre, 30 at
Honfleur, and 300 at St. Maloes, which will make
530, besides their convoys.
Besides ammunition of all kinds, and mortars, can
non, (hells, field pieces, fafcines, gabions, wool packs,
&, they have (hipped innumerable quantities of pro
vilions, 300 cartridges for each cannon, and as many
for each Soldier.
To-morrow is to be observed, by the Inhabitants
of this State, as a Day of publick Thanksgiving
and Praise, for the purposes set forth in His Excel
lency our Governors's Proclamation, inserted in our
last.
Notwithstanding the flattering accounts of the Bri
tish affairs, published in some of the late New-York
papers, the wife men of the British Parliament draw
a most melancholy picture of the calamitous circum
stances of their country —Lord John CaveridiSh, in a
late debate, said, " He would expend his fortune,
and hazaid his life against the natural enemies of his
country; and he would do as much to bring Mini,ry.
the cause of all the nation's calamities, to their deserts,
declaring, with all the enthusiasm of resolution, “ that
his resentment Jhould be found firm and lajling." —He
further observed, that “ nothing less than the most
exemplary punishment ought to be inflicted upon
them, and their refpedive estates confifcated, and
applied towards the expences of the war." Sir
George Saville, Col. Barre, Mr. Burke, Mr. Baker,
with others, were tremendoully severe on Admini
stration, the latter declaring that he " would oppose
the granting any money, or going into any measures,
till the p resent Administration were dealt with as they
ought to be" —Lord North replying with sarcastic wit,
and contemptuous pleasantry, L rd George CavendiSh
advised him " to be fobcr, grave and serious that day,
and to throw his wit and humour aside, for that they
would serve no longer."