The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-12-22 00:00:00, page 3

Express ilfo arrived on Saturday from Sunder
land, Rating that Paul Jones had taken 16 fail of
colliers.
1 fn conference of the capture of so many colliers,
and the interception of the trade, the price of coals
twill be enormous.
.Indead of having the dominion of the sea, it is
now evident that we are not able to defend our own
coast from depredations.
Extrad of a letter from Ofend, September 16.
" The packet with the mail from England, of
the 14th, was chaced in here by a French cutter
privateer ; happily it was near high water, by which
means Ilie got in; had the tide been out, she would
most certainly have been taken."
The Hopewell, Bell, from Drontheim to Dub
lin, taken by the Black Prince privateer, is retaken
by the Brilliant privateer of Jersey, and carried
into that island.
We hear from Liverpool, that the Mansfield
armed ship has taken off the Jfle of Man, the 2Efo
pus privateer of 10 guns, and carried her into
Ramsay Bay. j. ..^' : , .
The Speranza, of 24 guns, a Sp^ifh ship lately
taken and put into Fowey, is not a King's frigate,
but a privateer fitted out by some merchants of
Bilboa. She is entirely a new ship, built mostly of
mahogany, and was on her firlt cruize.
As soon as the grand fleet are laid up for the
winter, the embargo will be taken off from the
shipping in the merchant service, as the reason for
laying it on will then not exist.
The land forces of Great-Britain (included those
raised in America) will next year exceed the pre
sent establishment by 50,000 men.
The amazing efforts made by France for the re
establishment of her marine will appear from hence,
that D'Orvilliers has ships of the line - 32
D'Eftaing - - - - 26
Le Peroulelle, at Mauritius - 3
Fitting out at Toulon - - 6
Ditto at Rochfort - - - 4
Besides others that are on the stocks, but will not
be ready for sea till 1780; and they have no less
than 20 frigates, each of 36 guns, now building in
Corsica.
The pay and cloathing of the new corps raised
since the breaking up of Parliament, which is un
provided for, will make an addition ,to the army
expences of next year, of upwards of half a million.
The Houfhold and Civil Lift are, it is said, in
future, to be paid with Exchequer bills, to carry
four and a half per cent, till payment. It is to be
hoped Ministers, and men in every office and de
partment under government, will be paid in like
manner.
Extrafl of a letter from Newcastle, Sept. 25.
" The little squadron commanded by Paul Jones,
after leaving the Firth of Forth, directed its course
along the coast southward, and excited no small
fears in the inhabitants along ffiore as they palled.
About five on Sunday afternoon they appeared off
Tynmouth, and after parading a while in the offing,
proceeded onwards to Sunderland, and so much a
larmed the inhabitants of that place, that many of
them immediately had their valuable effects buried
in the earth, or conveyed up the country. The
militia there beat to arms, and, with many of the
town's people, lined the shore until the next morn
ing: but no defeent was attempted, the enemy
continued their course to the southward.
" The Emerald frigate of 32 guns, appeared off
Sunderland on Monday morning, when four foy
boat men were sent off to her, to give information
of the above squadron; the sea running exceeding
high at the time, made the fpedators on shore fear
much for their fafety; but happily they effected
their errand, and were kindly received on board.
“ Monday the Content failed from Shields and
joined the Emerald frigate, to go in quest of the
.above squadron.
" The following particulars are from the infor
mation of the master of the Speedwell lloop, of Hull,
which was taken and ransomed by the said squa
dron, and who made oath to the fad thereof before
the Mayor of this town on Wednesday.
“ Sunday last, about four leagues off Tynmouth
bar, the Speedwell lloop of Hull, and the Union
brig of Chatham, were taken by the Pallas, an A
merican frigate or barque, of 34 nine pounders, in
company with a two decked ship of 44 eighteen
pounders, (name not known) commanded by Paul
Jones, and a snow of 14 nine pounders, called the
Vengeance, (master's name not known.) After
taking them. Jones and the master of the Pallas dis
agreed concerning the captures; Jones p.-opofed to
Extract of a letter from Hull, September 25.
"On examination of one of tbe Jbtp's ciew retaken
from Paul jones, we team, that be bad pilots on board
for ever, part of this coast, from Edinburgh to Har
wich, and that be bad taken 15 fail of vessels, some be
bad ransomed, and others sent to France—that he had
500 men on board bis own Jbip, when he left Brefl; and
that the complements of the (whole fleet cuere above
2000; that they bad protons for three months, and
an amazing quantity of military Jiores, as foot and gun
powder; that the Jeamen were exercised daily with small
arms, in case of their going on shore, as a debarkation
was intended, when a convenient place and opportunity
offered; that the major part of the crews were EngliJb
and Irijb, many of them taken out of the prijons at Bref
and St. Maloes, where an, prisoner was offered bis li
berty to serve on board bis fleet—there were very Jew
Americans, but more French, and some Neutrals, as
Dutch and Germans —they gave but small bounties at
fi r JI f or tbe men to enter, as the promises that were
made them that they would all return with fortunes, bad
a great effed ; but men growing scarce, they were 0-
bliged to pa, ver, bandfomel, for them, and some of the
Jbips were obliged to come away without the complement
intended, as the, all brought more away than they bad
need to work the Jbip and fight the guns, in order to be
the better enabled to man the prizes tbey Jbould take, and
not reduce their proper complement, in case of meeting
with a powerful enemy."
The master of a sloop from Harwich, who arrived
yesterday in the Pool, saw, on Saturday last, no less than
11 fail of men of war going in fearcb of Paul Jones, and
among them was the Edgar of 74 guns.
By tbe examination of the four men belonging to one of
Paul Jones's squadron, before tbe mayor and magi/lrates
of Huil, it appears, that Jones's orders were not to burn
any boufes or towns. What an example of honour and
greatness does America thus Jbew to us! while our
troops are running about from town to town on their
coafls, and burning every thing with a wanton, wicked
and deliberate barbarity. Dr. Franklin gives no orders
to retaliate. He is above it. And there was a time
when an EngliJb Minister was above it : when an Eng
liJb Mmifter would have dijdamed to make war in so
villainous a mode. It is a disgrace to tbe nation. But
notwit/fanding tbe moderation bitberto Jbewn by tbe
Americans upon our coajl, it is to be feared that moder
ation will cease in a little time.
Paul Jones could have burned Leith tbe other day with
tbe greater eaj'e, and another little town near it; but
bis orders were peremptory not to burn any towns. —
Bate and Knox muJl whitewaJb Lord George Germain,
and fay, that tbe burning tbe towns lately in America,
was not done by bis orders. Falfebood agrees with all
their characters.
Man, of tbe particulars of tbe burning tbe two towns
in Connecticut, viz. Fairfield and Norwalk, have been
received, but tbe, are too Jbocking to relate. Tbe bru
tality and cruelt, of tbe soldiers, in several injiances, are
too dreadful, as well as unfit to be printed. Tbefe hor
rid feenes are an indelible scandal to our arms. And tbe
mimfters and officers, who can order and execute fueb
proceedings, muJl be detefled b, all mankind.
The hi, Jloop oj war that beat off the two privateers,
who engaged him in hopes of capturing the packets, al
lured by the expectation of a large ransom for the noble
Pingers, is got Jase into the Elbe. The Fly carried
only 14 guns, and was scanty of ponder. The priva
teers were Jioutl, manned, and one of them carried 20
guns, and the other 18.
TRENTO N, December 22.
Extras of a letter from Bafkenridge, Dec. 18.
" I rode out to day on purpose to take a view of
our encampments. 1 found it exceflively cold; but
was glad to fee most of our poor soldiers were un
der good roofs. The encampments are exceedingly
neat; the huts are all of a size, and placed in more
exa& order than Philadelphia: you would be fur
prized to foe how well they are built without nails.
turn the brig into a fire-fitip, and to fend her into
Shields harbour, to which the master of the Pallas
would not content; the master of the Pallas pro
poled to ranlom the sloop, as the had a woman with
child on board, to which Jones would not content;
however, the next day, about 12 leagues off the
land, between jcaiboiough and Filay Bay, the
brig was plundered and funk, and the sloop ransom
ed for 3001. the mate taken hostage. Jones had
one or two, and the Pallas three or four Fnglifh
masters, and a number of other prisoners on board,
belonging to ships that had been taken and destroy
ed.— 1 lie master of the sloop said, he was informed
that Jones had 200 marines on board. Jones de
clared chat his orders weie to ransom none, but to
burn, link or deitroy all.—The matter of the Pallas,
in the ransom bill, Itiles himfelf thus. “ Denis
Nicolas Cotineau, of Kcloguen, Captain of a man
of war in the service of the United States of Ame
rica, and Commander of the American frigate the
Pallas." —- I hey hoisted Englifli colours, but the
Captain of the sloop saw that they had also Ameri
can and Swedish colours."
Friday morning she principal inhabitants of Yar
mouth met, and agreed to petition the Lords of the Ad
miralty for a number of jbips to be sent down for the
belter protect ion of that town and trade.
WAS taken up, on the 10th day of this inst. on
the great road leading from Bristol to Trenton
ferry, a bright bay HORSE, ten or twelve years old.
The owner is desired to come, prove his property,
pay the charges, and take him away, otherwise he
will be fold for the fame in three weeks, by
WILLIAM DOBLE, at Hugh Morton's.
Falls township, December 13, 1779. ^wf
o^o BE SOLD, at the house of ELIZABETH
I SCARFF, in Trenton, living in the back street,
tea pots, sugar dishes, sauce boats, tea cups and
saucers, mustard pots, cream jugs, done mugs, and
salt fellers. iwf
A few Bushels of excellent
S A L T,
To be exchanged for Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, or
Pork. Enquire of the Printer.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons that are
indebted to the estate of Ephraim Quimby,
late of Amwell, deceased, are hereby desired to
make their appearance at the house of the fubferib
ers in Amwell, on Monday the 10th day of Janu
ary next ensuing this date, to discharge and pay
their several accounts without any farther notice;
and all persons that have any just demands against
the said estate, either by mortgage, bond, book
debt or otherwise, are desired to bring in their re
fpe&ive accounts legally proved, in order to be ad
justed: if not, they may depend upon being debarred
hereafter, if no debt or account legally proved be
brought against the estate abovefaid.
Cornelius Qtick, ) Execu-
Elizabeth %ick,) tors.
N. B. If an, persons have any demands against
the above-named Cornelius Quick, upon other ac
counts, they are desired to bring them in.
Almwell, December 10. Iwf
Edward Brooks, jun. in Bordentown,
Has the following Articles of MERCHANDIZE,
which he will fell on moderate profits,
LONDON brown, blue, and claret coloured fine
broadcloths; light and brown Germah serges;
blue, olive and black velvets; mohair of different co
lours; blue, brown, striped and flowered cambists;
blue, brown and striped duroys, suitable for womens
gowns and skirts ; masqueraded poplins; calicoes ;
London brown ratinet ; blue and brown common
serges, suitable to line homespun cloaths; ticklen
burgh, common oznabrigs, check and Irish linen,
table knives and forks, Mufcovado sugar, tea, coffee,
chocolate, pepper, allpice, rice, railins, lump brim
stone, flour of fulphur, cream of tartar, Epsom's salts,
Godfrey's cordial, Bateman's drops, ink powder,
earthenware, caftor and wool hats, hobnails and ful
ler's tenter-hooks, almanacks by wholefile or retail.
N. B. The highest price will be given for beeswax,
hogslard and bridles, butter and tallow. gwf
WAS left at the house of the subscriber, in the
Falls townihip, Bucks county, in the date of
Pennsylvania, some time in August last, by a man
unknown, a Bundle of Womens Wearing Apparel,
confiding of calicoes and checks. If ftolcn, the own
er, by proving property and paying charges, may
have them again, otherwise they will be fold for the
fame in three weeks from the date hereof, by
HUGH MORTON.
Falls townfllip, December 13, 1779. 3w|
Head-Quarters is at Morristown, and the army ex
tends from thence along the hills nearly to this place."
We have authentick intelligence fi om New York
that between five and fix thoufaud troops embarked
there within a few days past, supposed to be bound
to Georgia or the Weft-Indies.
The weather has been intensely cold for many days
past, which has entirely flopped the navigation be
tween this place and Philadelphia.
The 6th init departed this life, at Woodbridge,
in the 34th year of his age, Mr. Samuel- Franklin
Parker, printer, after a long and painful indisposi
tion.—His corfe was interred the day following, in
the Presbyterian burial ground at that place, with
all the honours of war.
Extract from Bevington's Royal Gazette.
Savannah, ( Georgia ) Oa. 28. Last Monday died
here, greatly lamented by tbe whole arm, and inhabi
tants, tbe Hon. Lieut. Col. MaTTLaND, of the lift
regiment, brother to tbe Right Hon. tbe Earl of Lau
derdale ; and next evening bis remains were depoJited
with all tbe honours of war in the family vault of tbe
Hon, John Grabam, Esq. —
New-Toik, Dec. 15. Friday last was sent in here by
bis MajeJly's Jbip Roebuck, Sir undrew Snape k'^n
mond, commander, tbe Jbip Lady Wajhington, \apt.
Young, from Philadelphia for Old France, with 220
bog/beads of tobacco, navalflores, &c. TheJbip mounts
18 guns, and bad on board 58 men ; alb the brig Three
Sifters, from the fame plate, and bound to France also.
They were taken last Saturday week, bating failed tbe
day before out of tbe Delaware, in company with ano
ther brig and a cutter.