The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-11-10 00:00:00, page 2

BOSTO N, Ortober 23.
We hear the enemy on Rhode-Ifland arc very busy
embarking their cannon and stores, plundering the
inhabitants, and robbing the houses of worship of
their bells, &c. They have destroyed tne North
Battery, and burnt the Light-House on Beaver Tail,
so that probably our next will announce the departure
of these doughty heroes.
This morning arrived here the privateer ship Gen.
Mifflin, Capt. Babcock, in xo weeks from France,
and has taken three prizes since she left port. The
Mifflin, on the 7th of last month, engaged a flcop of
war for the space of three glasses, and had three men
killed and seven wounded.—One of the above-men
tioned prizes is a snow, she belonged to Count D'Ef
taing's fleet, was separated by a gale of wind, and
taken by a privateer from New-York, and re-taken
by the Mifflin, about 10 days ago off Sandy-Hook.—
She informed that the Count had taken Wallace, in
the Experiment of 50 guns, copper bottom. Some
of the hands on board the Mifflin have been prisoners
above two years in gaols in England.
OCTOBER 28.
A letter from a gentleman of character at Provi
dence, dated Ortober 25, fays, " Last evening the
enemy at Newport blew up the light-house at the en
trance of the harbour, and burnt some of the barracks
on Conanicut island ; and this morning early we had
intelligence that the troops had all embarked and had
failed. —Upon this information, the General ordered
Col. Crane's regiment, with the heavy artillery, and
Colonels Welfo and Tyler's regiment of militia, im
mediately to embark and proceed down the river, and
the General and suit set off by land. They had not
been gone long before further intelligence came and
allured us the enemy had not left the island, but were
destroying their works in and about the town, and
were all embarked. From many circumstances, it is
expected they will leave the island this night, as the
wind is fair, and blows a frefh breeze."
In addition to the above, several persons of credit
who have lately arrived here from places near to
Rhode-Ifland, report, that the Britiih troops left
Newport last Monday evening, and that Gen. Gates
intended landing on the island, with part of the force
under his command, last Tuesday afternoon, or the
jiext morning.
Letters from Philadelphia, brought by the post last
evening, mention, that Congress employ their atten
tion, with no small assiduity, on the currency; that
it is resolved to emit no more bills ; and to raise
monthly an affeffinent of fifteen millions of dollars;
and that other means are likewise under consideration
for defraving the charges of the war, and supporting
the public credit.
Last Friday were taken and carried into New-Lon
don, by two privateers from Stonington, two brigs
and an armed schooner, with dry goods, bound from
New-York to Rhode-Bland. They left New-York
in confidence that the Count D'Eftaing would not be
on the American coast this season.
The found of Count D'Eftaing's approach to this
continent, has troubled the host of our enemies in
By Capt. Slater in a letter of marque, in 21 days
from Quebec, we are informed that two days before
his departure, two men of war convoying a consider
able number of land forces, were fafe arrived there in
fix weeks from England.
From Rivington's New-York Royal Gazette,
of October 30, 1779.
LONDO N, September 4.
CT' H E following is the real strength of the Spanish
l fleet joined to that of France under Comte D'
Orvilliefs, St. Cathalina, St. Luix, Fernando and
Carlos of 80 guns each, La Gallardo and La Guer
rero of 70, La Dragon of 64, Le Mine of 54, Frigate
Conception of 32, ditto La Grana of 21, and two
pacquet boats of 18 guns each. This account was
lent by post from Spain to London.
Orders are gone over to India to demolish the for
tifications at Pondicherry, and all other French set
tlements that have, or may fall into our hands.
By letters from Brussels we are assured, that the
French are forming magazines in the Bifhoprick of
Liege, in order, as it is supposed, to awe the Dutch
from taking a decisive part in favour of England.
Notwithstanding it is reported that Sir Charles
Hardy's fleet and the combined fleets of France and
Spain were, according to late accounts, in fight of
each other, and that most probably a d^ifive engage
ment mutt ere now have taken place, frkconlidently
laid that a negociation is actually on f^Rin order to
bring about a reconciliation, and that '^Fre is great
reason to believe orders have been received by the re
ipertive Admirals to avoid coming to an engagement,
till such time as the event of this negociation is known.
There is now every reason to believe, that Sir
Charles Hardy entered the Channel on Sunday last
with the fleet all in high spirits, and eager for action.
Information has also been received from the captains
of some neutral vessels which the French had boarded,
that the combined fleets of the enemy were likewise
entering the channel, from 20 to 25 leagues westward
of Sir Charles Hardy's fleet.
Extract of a letter from Portfmoutb, Sept. 1.
" We have had accounts this morning from Ply
mouth, that the combined fleets are off Scilly, about
15 leagues, and Sir Charles Hardy's still to leeward
of them."
NEW-YORK, October 30.
every quarter of it. The symptoms of trepidation
and confufion has been evident enough at New-York
and Rhode-Bland. The tory fleet fitted out from the
last place for Wood, &c. has left Nantucket and its
neighbourhood, leaving behind great part of the wood
that has been got ready for being taken on board, and
retiring to a place of greater fhfety.
By the lafyaccounts from Europe we learn, that a
numb^Bbf Hritifh cruizers were upon the coast of
Holland; watching not only the French trade in that
quarter, but some American vessels experted to fail
from thence. The fame advices add, that the Dutch,
according to the instances of the Court of France,
and the Spirited demands of the King of Prussia, be
ing determined to defeat all the rights of their neu
trality, without liftcuing to the humble Applications
of the King of Grcat-Britain, had laid an embargo
on all trade, for the more fpcedy fitting out the fleet
designed for that purpole.
N E W - LOND ON, Ortober 27.
Yesterday fc'nnight was found, about 7 miles from
Hartford-Ferry, on the Bolton-Road, about gorods
from the road, the bones of a man who was supposed
to have been murdered about five months ago: his
saddle-bags, boots, and several articles of cloathing,
were found with him, (which will be described in our
next) a pistol which had been discharged, was also
found near him. A norfe was found near the place,
about 5 months ago, (supposed to belong to the above
^perfon) which though advertised, no perlon appeared
to claim.
FISH-KIL L, November 4.
We learn from good authority, that Rhode Island,
on the 25th ult. was totally evacuated by the Britilh
tropps. - ——
WILLIA MSBU RG, Sept. 29.
In COUNCIL.
TIIE Board having been at no time unmindful of
the circumhances attending the confinement of Lieut.
Governor Hamilton, Capt. La Mothe, and Philip
Dejean, with the personal cruelties of these men, as
well as the general conduct of the enemy, had con
strained them to advise, wifning, and willing to ex
pert that their fufferings may lead them to the prac
tice of humanity, ihould any future turn of fortune
in their favour submit to their dilcretion the fate of
their fellow creatures: that it may prove an admoni
tion to others meditating like cruelties, not'to con
fide for impunity in any circumOances of distance or
present security; and that it may induce the enemy
to reflect what must be the painful consequence Ihould
a continuation of the fame condu&, on their part,
impel us to resort again to fevc rities, while such mul
tiplied fubjerts of retaliation are within our power;
fen fible that no impression can be made on the event
ofthe war, by wreaking vengeance on miserable cap
tives; that the great cause which has animated the
two nations againtt each other, is not to be decided
by unmanly cruelties on wretches who have bowed
their necks to the power of the victor, but by the ex
ercise of honourable valour in the field. Earnestly
hoping that the enemy, viewing the fubjert in the
fame light, will be contented to abide the mode of
decilion, and spare us the future pain of a second de
parture from kindness to our captives. Confident
that commiseration to our prisoners is the only possi
ble motive to which can be candidly ascribed, in the
present artual circumstances of the war, the advice we
are now about to give ; the Board does advise the Go
vernor to fend Lieut. Governor Hamilton, Capt. La
Mothe, and Philip Dejean, to Hanover court-house,
there to tuber them to be at large within certain rea
sonable limits, taking their parole in the usual form.
The Governor orders accordingly.
A copy. A. BLAIR, C. C.
Ordered, That Major ■ Hay be also sent
under a like parole to the fame place.
A. BLAIR, C. C.
We learn, that in consequence of the above advice,
a parole was tendered to the gentlemen; that they
objerted to that part of it, which was to reftain them
from fa% any thing to the prejudice of the United
States, inlifting on " freedom of fpeecb they were
thereupon remanded to their confinement, discharged
of their irons. 1.
Yesterday morning about day-break, the grand
fleet from Newport, palled this harbour, and flood
up the found ; they confined of about 90 fail of dif
ferent kinds ofvefTels, and have doubtless brought off
the garrison.
NEW- II AVE N, October 27.
Saturday last four prizes were lent into New-Lon
don, two brigs and two schooners —one of them is
laid to be very valuable.
Latt Friday was brought into port by the Experi
ment, Capt. Sage, and the Lively, Capt. Efek Hop
kins, a schooner laden with provisions, and Weil-In
dia and dry goods, a brig laden with lumber, and an
armed schooner, (their convoy) mounting fix four
pounders; They were from New-York, bound to
Newport, and captured off Point-Judith.
Same day the Sally, Capt. Howard, fentin a brig,
re-taken near Plumb-Island: she was from Newbury,
bound to the Weft-Indies, but had been captured,
and in the enemy's possession about 10 days.
Sunday last a flag returned here from New-York,
whiehjiad been detained there near three weeks:
she brought no prisoners. The day before this vessel
left New-York, 290 prisoners wer^ lent off in a £hip
for Boston.
to attain these laudable ends, we do, each for h m
felf, engage to pay into the hands of a treasurer, to be
appointed by the society, the turns of money annexed
to our refpertive names: this money to be expended
in purchasing all the salt which may arrive at the port
01 Baltimore, in the course of two months; which
shall be foid out in small quantities, at a price barely
Efficient to repay the firft cost, and defray such ex
pences as may necessarily attend the retailing of it.
/; itnejs our bands this 1 ^tb of October, 1779.
Purvynce^l^ooo Brought forward £60,000
Wiliam Smith 5,000 James Calhoun 2,000
il/iam Neil 4,000 Jonathan Hudson 3,000
Mark Prmgle 5,000 Richard Curfon j,ooo
yamci Bowly 5,000 Mark Alexander 2,000
John M'Clure 5,000 R. &A. M'Kim 2,000
John Dorsey 5,000 Matthew Ridley 5,000
Wiluarn Hammond 4,000 David Stewart 5,000
Steph. Stewart,jun. 2,000 Thomas Russel 5,000
"' Gough 3,000 Hughs&Williamfon 2,000
I homas Langton 1,000 Gardner & Yates 2,000
Thomas Burling 3,000 John Sterret 1,000
.Hollingfworth 3,000 Samuel Smith 2,000
Hugh Young 5,0c0 Philip Graybill 5000
£60,000 £93,000
_'" '." A DELPHI A, November 2.
Exit ad of abetter from L'Orient, dated Augajl 20, re
celled by Capt. Thompson arrived at an eaflern port.
Capt. Paul Jones in a frigate of 40guns, failed a
tew days since 111 company with the Alliance and 5
°' <6?''' e ' s °' " ar ° na °" e under the American flag.
The English fleet is now blocked up by the
United beets of France and Spain, consisting of 60
fail of the line, betides frigates.
. Gibraltar is blocked up by the Spaniards, and
reinforcements are sent to D'Eftaing to support his
superiority in the Weft-Indies. Besides this 40,000
troops are assembled about Havre and St. Maloes,
where there are transports collected, fufficient to
transport them to England or Ireland.
By these means, the tyrant of England may soon
expert to fee the cruelties he has caused in America,
carried to his own door."
The schooner Baltimore Hero, Capt. Earl is ar
rived at Baltimore from St. Euftatia.
The sloop Artive, Capt. Day, has taken and sent
into Egg-Harbour, the privateer Mercury of 8 guns,
Capt. Campble, just out from York on a cruize.—
Capt. Campble and four of his men were wounded.
There was not a man hurt on board the Artjve.
BALTIMORE, Ortober 26.
ilt a meeting of tbe society for reducing the price of fah,
fc. held, for tbe firft time, at tbe coffee-houfe in
Baltimore-town, on Friday the i<tb of October 1779.
Col. John Dorsey was elerted chairman of the society.
Mr. James Calhoun, Treasurer, and Mr. Robert
Buchanan, Secretary.
Messrs. William Neil, David Stewart and Mark
Pringle, were appointed Agents, to purchase fait for
the society; and Messrs. Smith and Matthews were
appointed to retail the fame.
Mr. Neil informed the meeting, that he had bought
of Mr. James Caldwell, icoc bulbels of ailum salt,
b 7 hil }i imported into Virginia, in the ship Lydia,
Capt, 1 ruxton, and that he had agreed to give £. 50
per bushel for the fame—That Mr. Caldwell, desirous
of aiding the society, in their patriotic designs, had
generously given £. 750, towards defraying the ex
pence of retailing the salt bought of him.
Resolved, That the purchase made by Mr. Neil, is
approve d of, and that the salt be retailed at the ori
ginal coil of £. 50 per bushel.
Ordered, That the salt purchased from Mr. Camp
bel, be retailed at £. 40 per bushel.
Mr. Stephen Stewart and Col. Samuel Smith were
appointed to solicit fubferiptions, towards carrying
tne design of the society into execution.
Or dered, 1 hat the secretary do immediately draw
up the above proceedings, in a proper form, for the
press; and that a number of hand-bills be printed,
to give the publick notice of the society's intentions,
and informing where people may be supplied with
salt, in consequence thereof.
I hat the President shall have full power to call the
society together, on the application of a member,
Ihould he think it necessary.
We the fubferibers, inhabitants of the town and
county of Baltimore, viewing with great concern the
exorbitant price to which the article of salt has lately
r^en, and apprehending that the avarice of engroffers,
if not speedily and vigorously opposed, will soon put
that neceflary of life out ofthe reach of the industrious
poor, both in town and country, do hereby affociatc
ourtelves together, for the purpose of reducing the
price of salt, and to prevent, as far as in our power,
tne cv;l confequencea which murt eniue to the com
munity at large, from the pernicious arts 01 specula
tors and engroffers.
Mr. Neil allo informed the meeting, that he had
bought of Messrs. Smith and M'Henry, ico bushels of
ahum salt, imported by them, at £. 50 per bushel,
tney making an allowance ol 751. towards the expence
of retailing it.
Resolved, That this purchase is likewise approved
of, and that the salt be retailed at £.50 per bufhd.
Mr. Campbel, from Virginia, appeared, and of
fered to the society about 1000 bushels of Lisbon salt,
at £. 40 per bufliel, with an allowance of per
bushel, towards the expence of retailing it. This
offer was accepted.