The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-02-28 00:00:00, page 1

By his Excellency the
governor.
A Ta Court-Martial held by the appointment
of Major-General Dickinson, on the 25th
day of September last, in Freehold in the
county of Monmouth, the following offi
cers were tried, viz.
Major Thomas Hun, for cowardice and unofficer
like behaviour, and acquitted of the firft charge, but
unanimously found guilty of the last, ami adjudged
to be calhiered.
Ensign Peter Vanderhoof, tried for cowardice and
disobedience of orders, and unanimously acquitted of
the firft, but unanimously found guilty of the last, and
adjudged to be fined in the sum of two hundred
pounds continental currency.
Ensign Barnes Bennet, for disobeying orders with
refperi to the trunks and other things brought from
Staten-Bland with Col, George Taylor and others,
under the fanriion of a flag, for fuffering the goods
to be embezzled, and for passing counterfeit money
which came over in the said flag, and found guilty in
manner and form as he Stands charged in al! refperis,
excepting as to that of passing counterfeit money
knowing it to be such, and adjudged to be caffiierM.
Lieutenant Jacob Tice, charged with not turning
out upon his tour of duty, found guilty, and ad
judged to be fined in the sum of two hundred pounds
continental money.
Captain Samuel Dennis, for cowardice and diso
bedience of orders, and unanimously acquitted.
Quartermaster Richard Hartshorne, for neghtj of
duty in not supplying the men with provisions, and
unanimously acquitted.,
All which sentences and acquittals I do approve
of, ratify, and confirm.
Given under my hand, the twenty-firft day of
February, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-one.
Wil. Livingston.
M mday last arrived at Philadelphia the Ship Ariel,
JOHN PAUL JONES, Esq. Commander, from
I'Orient ; by whom we have the following advices.
TANGIE R, Auguf t 3O, 1780.
r ,ATBE Sidney Mahomet Sadiry arrived yesterday
X in this, city with an order from the King of Mo
rocco, which he was charged to read publickly, and
in the presence of the Spanish missionaries, of Don
Joseph Herera, commander in chief of all the Spamfh
vessels in our port, of the alcaides, (judges ) and o
ther principal persons of our government. This or
der contained, in substance, “ that the King of Mo
rocco having no Share in the war between Spain and
England, his Majesty ftririly commands all Moors,
his fubjeds, not to ad in any hostile manner against
the Spaniards, nor to cause unto them the lead pre
judice whatever, tho' even they Should fee them at
tack the English in any of his Majesty's ports, or near
the coast, and that in case the English Should choose
to run their vessels on Shore, they Should not thereby
be deemed to have procured any degree of security.
His Majesty also ftridly forbids unto all Moors dwel
ling on the coast, to fire upon any Spanish veil'd un
der what pretence soever, upon pain of incurring the
most rigorous punishments; as it is his Majesty's plea
fore that the Spanish Ships Shall be left at full liberty
to pursue their operations." And, finally, his Maje
sty adds, " that in case the English Consul Should be
displeased with these dispositions, and Should be wil
ling to depart his Majesty's dominions, he Should be
at liberty so to do, and the Pacha, or Governor of
Tangier, is hereby ordered to let him go."
Hague, Oft. 16. The States General will meet on
Wednesday next. It is said that they only adjourned
to take the advice of the refpedive cities of this re
publick, upon the most interesting points which are
to be the object of their deliberations, and among mo
thers to examine, " whether it would not be advife
able to fend a Squadron to the Weft-Indies, to oppose
tne English in committing hostilities of so Serious a
nature as those lately committed by them at the island
of St. Martin, and which are in every refperi con
trary to treaties and the law of nations ?"
The President and the Directors of the Weft-India
Company have presented a memorial to their High
Mightinesses, in which they have exposed at large the
whole proceedings of the English squadron at the
island of St. Martin, and in which they humbly re
quest, that,a Sufficient protection may immediately be
granted,/to prevent that the company, as well as pri
vate individuals, may not be exposed any longer to
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NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, February 28, 1781.
greater damages, which are the more to be apprehend
ed, as the Americans; feeing that their Ships and car
goes are not in security in the Dutch ports in the
Welt-Indies, will of course drop all commerce with
the Dutch colonies; and as a proof thereof, they
mention that all the American Blips that were at an
chor at Curacao, St. Croiz, and St. Thomas, have
ail failed from the laid ports without completing their
loading.
Petersburg, Oft. 3. By an express from Copenha
gen our Court has received the King of Denmark's
ratification of the whole treaty and convention of the
armed neutrality, concluded between tne Northern
Powers on the 9th of July last. The lame express has
also brought rich prefects from the King of Denmark
for all the mhiifeers and principal officers of our ca
binet, in return for those made by the Emprels to the
Danish miniftfy.,
The ratification of the fame treaty and convention
by the King of Sweden is daily expected,
A few days ago our Court sent an express to the
Ruffian ministers at Stockholm and Copenhagen, with
orders to solicit of those two powers, that they would
author lie theirminiiters in Ruflia to exchange any acts
of accession, which other powers might pals, to take
part in the convention concerning the armed neutra-
Lt,. This circumstance, as well as the arrival of the.
two miudters plenipotentiary from Holland, and le
veral other particulars, give room to suppose that our
Court will be the centre of negotiations, 4iom whence,
jt is hoped, a fyftefn will result, which, in crowning
the reign of our molt illustrious sovereign with ever
lading glory, will also produce the molt faiutary ef
fects for all trading nations.
London; Ori, 23. A few days before the news ar
rived of Lord Cornwallis's action, it was the resoluti
on of the ministry to abandon the American war. —
But that success of his Lordship, which is no mole in
the icale of the conquest of America than a drop of
water is in the bucket, has given such hidden spirits
to the ministry, that they instantly resolved, at all
events, to plunge deeper in this unfortunate war ; to
fend over 10,009 more men, and to expend fifteen
more millions of money !
By the lift of the new Parliament, the number of
those who usually voted in the last Parliament with
the minister, and are re-chosen, is 222 ; the number
of those who usually voted with the opposition 184 ;
of those who voted with the minister and are not re
chofen, the number is 72 ; of those who voted with
the opposition and are pot re-choLu, 64; and there
arc ten thrown out who seldom attended in Parlia
ment; so that of the old ones who continue, there
is Itill a majority of 38 for the miniher; of the old
ones thrown opt, the, miuillcr has loft a majority of
eight; of the new ones to luccecd them, poor Eng
land muff take her chance.
Lord Chatham, in a speech which he made a year
or two before his death in the House of Lords, pro
phesied that Gibraltar would be given up to Spain,
he obliquely charged our present firft Lord of the Ad
miralty with that intention, from certain words which
he had let fall concerning its non-importance to the
nation. From the Spanish news-papers we are in
formed, that Mr. Cumberland has made overtures of
a peace with Spain, in which tire cession of Gibraltar
is to be a preliminary.
An evening paper fays, that our ministry are ap
prised of it, that 10,000 men are to be sent immedi
ately by the French King to reinforce the Count de
Rochambeau in America; and a ftrpng fauadron of
ships is to be tent at the fame time, to give them a
decided superiority by sea also.
The last letters from Gibraltar brought the melan
choly account of the death of Col. Mawhood, who
has behaved in a most distinguished manner in the ser
vice of his country, particularly in America.
OQ. 25. All accounts agree that the channel fleet
has fuftered exceedingly in the late storms, insomuch
that many of the Ihips must be repaired before they
can put to sea. It is now nine months since Gibraltar
was relieved, and then the necessary article of fuel
was neglected; so that if that invaluable fortrefs is
not meant to be given up by Lord Sandwich, another
attempt must be made very soon to throw in a supply
of every article ; this, however will probably be to
wards Christmas, when every ihip which can be mus
tered must be sent for that purpofc. What profpeft
then presents itfelf? With ships battered about for
three months at the beginning of summer, greatly da
maged by the late storms, undertaking a winter voy
age across the bay, there to meet and fight the com
bined fleets of France and Spain, which have not met
with any storm, or been fubjerito any damage dur
ing the whole summer, and are waiting with a very
superior force to give you battle if you attempt to re-
lieve Gibraltar. The people are disgusted at Lord
Sandwich's puffs ; the intrinsic value of Gibraltar can
not be written or talked away by prostitute scribblers
or purchased praters —If it falls, Twitcher's head will
follow it.
An Indian packet is just arrived at Limerick, after
a passage of three months, with an express from the
Governor and Council of Calcutta, on a fubjeri of the
greatest importance, the contents of which have not
transpired, except that these dispatches relate to a
prodigious armament and warlike preparations mak
ing by the Dutch in the East Indies, Which, from
every appearance, denounced hostility to Great-
Britain,.
Extrari of a letter from Plymouth, Ori. 20.
'' Wednesday night arrived his Majesty's Blips Ed
gar and Cumberland.
" His Majesty's Ihips Royal George, Namur, Uni
on, and Invincible, are gone to Spithead; the Gib
raltar, Princefla, Monarcha, Prince William and Di
iigente, arc to convoy the Weft-India fleet ; the re
mainder of the grand fleet failed on a cruise on Thurs
day, but are put back to Torbay by contrary winds."
Oct. 26. Tuesday night the press was very hot be
low bridge ; they prefled every hand they could find,
and even took the mates.
Ori. 27. According to the accounts, foreign and
domeflic, we have every rcafon to be alarmed for the
impending fate of our army and navy at New-York.
Mr, Washington, with the present French junction of
force, is acknowledged to be a match for Sir Henry
Clinton and Mr.,Arbuthnot, and double the prefent,'
force is to be added to that from France. When that
arrives, the consequences are apparent ; captivity,
defeat, or ftajvatiou, as the Lord Advocate calls it.
Poor did England ! how long will ye°bear and for
bear ?
The fleet which is to fail far America from Ireland,
will consist of at least 200 fail, besides the men of war
and armed Blips, which are to convoy them all the
way.
In the present scarcity of shipping, several colliers
and Greenland ships are taken up in the river, as
transports for government service.
Government have ordered four of the largest ships
taken up to befitted out as armed vessels, to convoy
the outward bound Weft-India fleet.
Nov. 4. The House of Peers went up to St. James's
on Thursday, with the following Address, in answer
to his Majesty's speech of Wednesday last ;
The humble Address of the Right Hon. the Lords Spi
ritual and Temporal, in Parliament affemblcd,
" Most Gracious Sovereign,
" WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fub
jeris, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parlia
ment assembled, beg leave to return your Majesty our
humble thanks for your most gracious speech from the
throne.
" Permit us to offer to your Majesty our most duti
ful congratulations on the birth of another Prince,
and the happy recovery of the Queen ; and to allure
your Majesty, that every addition to your Majesty's
domestic happiness must always afford the highest fa
tisfariion to your faithful fubjeris.
" In the present arduous situation of public affairs,
we think it an indispensable part of our duty to make
those spirited and vigorous exertions, which such a
conjuncture demands ; and we beg leave to assure your
Majesty, that we are united in a firm resolution to de
cline no difficulty or hazard in the defence of our
country, and for the preservation of our essential in
terests.
" It is with just and heart-felt indignation, that
we fee the Monarchies of France and Spain leagued
in confederacy to support the rebellion in your Ma
jesty's Colonies in North-America, and employing
the whole force of those kingdoms in the prosecution
of a war, waged in violation of all public faith ? and
for the sole purpose of gratifying boundless ambition,
by destroying the commerce, and giving a fatal blow
to the power of Great-Britain.
" We have seen with great fatisfariion that the
force which, with just confidence, was entrusted to
your Majesty by Parliament, has, by the blessing of
Divide Providence on the bravery of your fleets and
armies, enabled your Majesty to withstand the for
midable attempts of your enemies, and to fruftrate
the great expectations they had conceived ; and we
hope and trust that the success of your Majesty's arms
in Georgia and Carolina, gained with so much honor
to the conduct and courage of your Majesty's officers,
and to the valour and intrepidity of your troops, will
have the most important confequenges, and that such
signal events, followed by those vigorous measures
which your Majesty recommends, and in which we
are determined to concur, will disappoint all the