The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-01-07 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, Sept. 18.
HIS majefey has been pleased to appoint John
Mackenzie, John Bell, and Henry Smith, Colo
nels in his marine forces, to be Major Generals in
the army.
Sept. 20. The king has .been pleased to appoint
Frederick Haldimand, Esq. Lieutenant General of
his Majesty's forces, co be Captain General and
Commander in Chief of his Majesty's forces in the
province of Quebec, and upon, the frontiers of
the provinces bordering thereupon, in the room of
- Sir Guy Carleton, Knight of the Bath.
Mr. CoLlins,
Please to insert the following in your next paper,
and you'll oblige a
Subscriber.
To the religio-political Proteus, who has changed so
often, that his quondam friends will fcarcel, ac
knowledge him in any shape.
YE tuneful deities, inspire
My numbers with poetic fire ;
Behold me at Parnaffus' foot,
Your suppliant, unfkill'd—untaught—^
On bended knees imploring aid,'
From ev'ry Helicon'an maid.
In themes sublime, I ne'er assay,
Or lofty song to wing my way—
Far humbler lays my muse employ,,
Than those of anc'ent Greece or Troy.
In Rome of old, two temples stood,
(No matter whether stone or wood ;)
This Virtue's called, that Honor's nam'd,
Fair deities, for goodness fam?d +
The way to Honor's temple lay
Thro' that of Virtue ; and they fay,
Search e'er so ftii&ly round and round,
No other entrance could be found.
* Proteus, in priejll, garb, one day,
Tried ev'ry art to make his way'
Thro' Virtue's temple ; fleck and nice
He walks, unseen, and in a trice
He mounts the steps, and enters there,
As vot'ries do who go to pray'r—
He then proceeds tow'rds Honor's sane,
Refolv'd to smuggle himfelf in.:
But Virtue, from her bleft abode,
Look'd down and saw the changeful god —
She ever keeps a watchful eye,
On all the crowd that's palling by;
To fee that none of impure mind,
To Honor's temple, entrance find—
Straight the leaves her native ikies,
And down to earth, indignant flies —
Alighted near the supple god,
In place oppos'd to where he stood—
He, struck with dread, now changes shape,
And from a priest becomes an ape.
The form betrays, they seize the cheat,.
And closely bind him neck and feet—
In vain he asks to let him go,
They bruise his hide from top to toe—
With iron hot they mark his bread,
Caweto tu, hie niger efl.
This is now a mark infall'ble, )
Howe'er he may exert his fkill;[
The brand remains—and ever will. )
* One who could change himfelf into an, form, and
often assumed a variety of appearances ; " Magum
Sophifum Politicum prefertim Rebus omnibus fefe ac
comodantem."
who furnifh us with weekly accounts of his heroic
atchievements. But as these ro,aliJls and lojalifts have
neither ,fufficient integrity for impartial narrative, nor
genius for poetical flights, the future conqueror of
America seems to derive but little renown from their
aukward ^ulogiums. Besides, those trumpeters of
his praises, have 'by this time been so often detected
in fiction, that they would not now be credited,
should they by accident happen to blunder upon the
truth. I wotild, therefore, advise Sir William to
carry with him a prompt bard, able to celebrate all
his victories, past, present, and to come ; and as I
have a nephew, Mr. Printer, of a natural genius for
poetry, and at present out of employ, I could wish
to introduce him into his Excellency's family for this
laudable purpose. It is true he is at present a whig,
but I doubt' not that which has made every body
else a tor,, who really is so, the expectation of per
sonal profit, may also acqomplilh the conversion of
my kinsman.
As a specimen of his skill in poetical composition,
I present you with the following stanza, which the
young Gentleman delivered this morning at the tea
table, ex tempore.
Yours,
HORTENTIUS.
On General Home's late expedition to attack the arm,
of the United States.
Threat'ning to drive us from the hill,
Sir William march'd t' attack our men ;
But finding that we all stood still,
Sir William, he march'd back again.
Orders are ifTued from the war-office, at the desire
of the lords of the admiralty, for a draught to be
made of all the soldiers 'of the three regiments of
foot guards under standard, which are five feet eight
inches high, in order to their being turned over to
serve as marines, and the regiments tobe completed
with men of the proper height, from the parties now
recruiting throughout England.
Another fleet of transports and store ships is getting
ready at Portsmouth for New-York, which will fail
next week, and is the ninth that has failed this year.
Orders are sent to Portsmouth for the several ships
of war that are returned from cruising to proceed
again to sea with the utmost dispatch (after taking in
necessaries) to protest the trade.
Oct. 7. As seventy-sour gun ships are to be used
for the foreign Ration, for want of smaller vessels,
their complements are to be reduced from fix hun
dred and fifty to five hundred and fifty-men.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, October 6.
Every possible method for the recovery of drowned
persons, was made use of three several times, but
unfortunately without effect.
Wednesday night a post-chaise driving hastily thro'
Knightfbridge, the pole ran against Mr. Hawke,
(youngest son of Lord Hawke, and an officerin the
dragoons) and entering his body at the groin, pe
netrated almost as high as the breast. He was carried
to the Swan inn, as soon as the accident was difeo
vered, where he presently died.
September 22. On Saturday died, at his house in
St. James Square, the most noble Edward Howard,
Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Aruhdle, Hereditary Earl
Marshal, Premier Duke, Earl and Baron of England.
His Grace is succeeded in his titles and estate by his
cousin Charles Howard, Esq. of Greyftock.
Orders have been sent to the commanders on the
different stations, to make prizes of all ships, of
what nation soever, that'fhall be found trading with
the Americans.
" Yesterday arrived at Spithead the Boreas man of
war, Captain Thompson, and the Ostrich, Captain
Rainer, from Jamaica, with the convoy, confiding
of seventy-six fail, whicli were all left fafe in the
channel, except two, one of which was destroyed
by lightning, and we have not yet learned what is
become of the other. They failed from Jamaica the
twenty-seventh of July last."
Extract of a letter from Paris.
" Though this court has a particular regard to its
trade and commerce, yet be assured this is not the
only thing that engroftes the attention of the king
and his minister. The great bustle which has been
made in the naval and military department has not
been done for nothing; on the contrary, they have
an object of no small importance in view, though
this may not be the season for disclosing it."
Three hundred invalids have been admitted to
Chelsea hospital since the American dispute, which,
with those put on the pension lift of that hospital,
amount in the whole to twelve hundred.
Wednesday fe'nnight a plot was formed by some
of the prisoners on board one of the guard ships in
this harbour, to destroy the guard, which was dis
covered a little time before it was to have been put
into execution. The ring-leader was committed to
gaol next day for trial.
Same night the barracks on Cobble-Hill were burnt
down ; 'tis said they wefe designedly set on fire by
some of the British prisoner Rationed there. We
doubt not'an enquiry will be made into this affair.
The Profperpine sloop of war is ordered to be got
ready immediately to carry over Gen. Haldimand
and his train to Quebec.
We are extremely sorry to inform the publick, that
on Tuesday evening last, at his feat at Nuneham, in
Oxfordfhire, the body of Earl Harcourt was found
dead in a narrow well in his park, with the head
downwards, and nothing appearing above water but
the feet and legs.
It is imagined this melancholy accident was occa
sioned by his over reaching himfelf in endeavouring
to save the life of a favourite dog, who was found
in the well with him, standing on his lordship's feet.
His hat and right-hand glove lay by the fide of the
well.
Oct. 2. Two of the white Indians from the ißmus
of Darien have lately been sent, among a number
of natural curiosities, by the governor of Porto Bello
to old Spain. They arrived at Bilboa the 11th of
last month, and from thence were taken to Madrid
in order to be shewn to the king and royal family.
The Bedford, De Garis, from Cowes for Quebec,
was taken the 22d of August by a schooner privateer
called the Eagle, from Boston, of eight guns and
twelve swivels.
NEW-LOND O N, December 19.
I,aft Friday, the powder-mill in Windham blew
up ; by which accident the principal workman was
so much hurt that his lifeis despaired of.
The Sally, Role, from Philadelphia to Nantz,
with tobacco, is taken by the crew and carried into
Milford Haven.
BOSTO N, December 19.
A plan having been formed to bring off or destroy
a magazine of military ftbres which the enemy had
at Shetocket on Long-Island: On Tuesday night of
last week part of two battalions of troops embarked
from this State, under convoy of the sloop Schuyler,
and the Spy, and Mifflin schooners. Unfortunate
ly the next morning, just before light, the Faulks
land, a British frigate, in her passage from New-York
to Newport, came across the Schuyler and two
smaller vessels, when the latter run afliore upon the
island; but the former in attempting to get in with
the land run on a spit of land called the Old Man's,
and was taken, with about sixty troops on board,
among whom were the following officers, viz. Colo
nels Ely and Webb, Captain Buckland, Lieutenant
Riley, Ensign Mumford, Adjutant Hopkins, and
Quarter-Maker' Starr of Webb's battalion, and
Ensigns Nile and Abbot, and Adjutant Weft, of Ely's
battalion. On Tuesday a party of men under Capt.
Hart marched to Southold, and were very near
making prisoners of Capt. Ayfcough and upwards of
twenty men belonging to the ship Swan, who were
at a houfe'in Southold, but they getting intelligence
of Capt. Hart's approach, hafted to their boats ; they
were closely purfaed, and as they were getting on
board were fired upon, when most of them were
either killed or wounded. Capt. Ayfcough it is
thought was killed. Seven marines and seamen were
.made prisoners. Our troops, after tarrying several
days on the ifiand, returned to the main, without
having opportunity to effect any thing cenfiderable,
the Dipping having left Southold, and we learn the
magazine at Shetocket had been remoyed.
The following two letters which passed between General
Parsons and General Tr,on, Jhew the line of conduct
the enem, mean to purfuee— Some infruction ma, be
learnt from the fcope —it exhibits their determined
intention—to burn and la, wafle our habitations and
imprison our persons. They will drive us to retaliate
with equal fewerit,, if the, go on 'in this way.
SIR, Maroneck, Now. 21, 1777.
ADDING to the natural horrors of war, the most
wanton deftrudion of property, is an aft of
cruelty unknown to civilized nations and unaccustom
ed in war, until the servants of the king of Great-
Britain, haye convinced the impartial world no
aft of humanity, no sketch of despotism, are too
great to exercise towards those they term rebels.'
Had any apparent advantage been derived from
burning the houses on Philips's manor, last Monday,
there -would have, been some reason to juftify the
measure ; but when no benefit whatever can be pro
posed, by burning those buildings, and dripping the
women and children of necessary apparel to cover
them from the severity of a cold night; and when
captivating and leading in triumph to your lines, in
the most ignominious manner, the heads of those fa
milies ; I know not what juftifiable cause to assign
for those ads of cruelty ; nor can I conceive a neces
sity for your further order to destroy Tarry-Town.
You cannot be insensible, it is every day in my
power to destroy the houses and buildings of Colonel
Philips, and those belonging to the family of De
laney, each, as near your lines, as those buildings
were to my guards ; and notwithftandihg your ut
most vigilance, you cannot prevent the deftrudion
of every house on this fide Kingfbridge. It is, not
fear, it is not want of opportunity, has preserved
those buildings ; but a sense of the injustice and
savageness of such a line of conduct, has hitherto
saved them. And nothing but necessity will induce
me to copy the examples of this fort, frequently set
by your troops.
It is not my inclination, Sir, to war in this man
ner, against the inhabitants within your lines, who
suppose themflves within your king's protection.
But necessity will oblige me to retaliate in kind upon
your friends, to procure the exercise of that justice,
which humanity used to dictate ; unless your expli
cit disavowal of the conduct of your two captains,
Emmerick and Barns, shall convince me, those houses
were burned without your knowledge and against
your order. I am, Sir, your humble servant,
(Gop,) SAMUEL H. PARSONS.
Gen. Tryon.
SIR, Kingsbridge, Now. 23, 1777.
COULD I possibly conceive myfelf accountable to
any revolted subject of the king of Great-Bri
tain, I might answer your letter, received by the flag
of truce yesterday, receding the conduct of the
party under Captain Emmerick's command, uponthe
taking of Peter and Cornelius Van Taffell ; I have,
however, candour enough to assure you, as much
as I abhor every principle of inhumanity or unge
nerous conduct, I should, were I in more authority,
burn every committee man's house within my reach
as I deem those agents the wicked instruments 0/
the continued calamities of this country : And in or
der, the sooner to purge this colony of them, I an
willing to give twenty silver dollars, for every acting
committee man, who fliall be delivered up to the
king's troops; I guess before the end of next cam
paign, they will be torn to pieces by their own coun
trymen, whom they have forcibly dragged, in oppo-
FIS H-K IL L, December 18.