The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-06-27 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, March Tj.
AN express arrived yesterday at two o'clock from
Portsmouth, with advice that Admiral Darby's
fleet failed from St. Helen's yesterday morning at
dawn of day; that it ccnfitted of 40 fail of the line,
of which 12 were three deckers, 18 of 74 guns, and
10 of 64, and that the convoy amounted to 338 fad
of merchantmen. The Arteon frigate delivered the
signals to the fleet yesterday.
March 15. A gentleman who arrived in town last
Tuesday night from Holland, fays, that the Dutch
received intelligence on Sunday of St. Euftatia being
taken by the English, and of the lots of their ships,
&c. which had thrown the merchants there into the
greatest cohfternation.
Upon a moderate calculation of the value of St.
Euftatia, with its dependencies, it is calculated by
the official clerks who have the distribution of the
prize money, that the two commanders in chief, Sir
George Rodney and General Vaughan, will hot re
ceive a less sum than one hundred and eighty thou
sand pounds each. A much greater sum would have
tome to their ihare, were it not for the other two
flag officers, Sir Samuel Hood and Admiral Drake,
who were concerned in the expedition, and whose
proportion in this business will be nearly equivalent
to those of the commanders in chief.
A compliment of )oo guineas has been presented
to each of the officers who brought the late glorious
news from St." Euftatia.
Camps are ordered to be formed both in Scotland
and the North of England, and also one of consider
able force 011 the coast of Norfolk.
A letter received from Stockholm fays, that "the
Gothic Lion, a man of war of seventy guns, was
burnt to the water edge just as she came out of dock,
upon the 14th of January last part ; three other ships
of the line were with the greatest difficulty faved."'
The St. Pierre French frigate of war, belonging
to Rochelle, caught fire at sea the third of February,
when ihe blew up. The Captain, most of the offi
cers, and about 90 men Were saved by the Don Car
loss
Extract of a letter from Paris, March z.
" Mr. Neckar, in his account of the Rate of the
finances which have been laid before his Majesty,
concludes thus :
" I can venture to assure your Majesty, that there
certainly is not any sovereign of Europe who can
exhibit a like proportion between his revenue and his
ordinary expenses ; the finances of England bearno
comparison to this statement. That country hath
often had great troubles to eftablilh new taxes, to
balance the interch of the new loans ; but the deficit
of those taxes has been long apparent, that is to fay,
what they produced less than had been calculated, is
compriied in,the extraordinary Wants of the follow
ing year."
The King of France has lately issued an edirt, pro
hibitieg the game of hazard, and others, on account
of their abuse, and the unfair advantage one party
tab: over the other
T. Kmc of Premia is fd ill, that it is believed he
cannot recover; his death will pre bably produce a
confidcrablc change in the appearance of the politics
of Europe, but particularly Germany.
Marchip By the last letters from Amsterdam it
appears, that Mr. John Adams has got Lis lirft loan
bf one million of florins filled.
The loan which Mr. Adams has completed in Am
sterdam, in favour of the Americans, will supply them
with the only thing they flood in need of at present.
March 20. The fleet under convoy of Captain
Elphinftone, in the Warwick, carries out a larger
reinforcement of troops than has been sent at any
one time since 1775,23 well as stores and provilions
for our army in North-America.
,it is said that a patent of a peerage is makingout
for creating Sir George Rodney, and his heirs male,
a Baron of Great-Britaiil.
Vice-Admiral Parker, commander in chief at
Plymouth, is ordered to strike his flag at that port,
and hoist it in his Majesty's ship Vi^ory, at Ports
mouth, to take the command of a squadron of ships
fitting out for immediate service in the channel; and
which, in case it shall be required, are to strengthen
the naval force already failed under Vice-Admiral
Darby.
His Majesty has conferred the honour of knight
hood on .apt. Walter Stirling, who brought the
. dispatches from Admiral Rodney.
March 21. By the packet arrived over land a
I few days ago to the Eaft-lndia Company, they had
advice from Sir Robert Annefty, our Ambassador
at Constantinople, that a meffehger from Holland
having arrived at that place on his way to India, Sir
Robert immediately dispatched advice to all our fet
' .tlements of the Dutch war, and had the fatisfarti
on to gain two days start of the Dutchman.
Government are buying up all the large ships,
those built at Whitby and Hull in particular, they
can get at, to convert into armed transports, to be
employed in America.
I hey write from Hanover that a camp is soon to
be formed on the borders of that Electorate, which
is to consist of other States ' to be in readiness to art
on any emergency.
The islands of Jersey and Guernsey, were re
inforced last week with 3000 troops, besides artifi
cers and engineers.
Portsmouth, March 13. Last night the fleet un
der the command of Commodore Johnftone arrived
at St. Helen's with the following Eaft-lndia ships:
The Hastings, Queen, Chapman, Valentine, Ofter
ley, Lord North, Fortitude, Latham, Eflex, Afis,
Hinchinbrook, Locke, and Southampton, which,
with a fleet of transports which he found here rea
dy for departure will fail this afternoon,—A lift of
Commodore Johnftone's squadron.
The Hero, Capt. Hawker, of 74 guns.
Monmouth, Capt. Almes, 64
Romney, Com. johnftone, Capt. Horne, 50
Jupiter, Capt. Pafley, 59
Active, Capt. M'Kenzie, 32
Diana, Capt. Burnaby, 32
Jason, Capt. Rigot, 32
Mercury, Capt. Prefcot 28
Shark, Capt. M'Dowell, 16
Potto, Capt. Lumley, 16
Rattlesnake, Capt. Clements, 14
/ Terror Bomb, Capt. Wood,
Infernal frefbip, Capt. Darby, /
With the armed (hips Lark, St. Carlos, Manillas
Royal Charlotte, Pondicherry, Porpoise, and Lord
Townfhend, and this morning the following ships,
having under convoy a large fleet of victuallers, store
ships, &c. failed for Giibraltar.
Guns. ( Vice-Admiral Darby,
Brittannia 100 sR. Adm. Kempenfelt,
(Capt. Bradley,
b < R. Admiral Ross,
Royal George i oo fy Bourma ft er ,
Prince George 08 P' Admiral Digby,
rrince George 90 Ca p L Williams,
Queen 98 Capt. Maitland,
Duke 98 Capt. Douglass;
Formidable 98 Capt. Cleland,
Namur 90 Capt. Sawyer,
Ocean 90 Capt. Oerry,
Union 90 Capt Dalrymple,
Le Foudroyant 80 Capt. Jarvis,
Alexander 74 Lord Longford,
Bellona 74 Capt Onflow,
Canada 74 Sir George Collier,
Cumberland 74 Capt. Peyton,
Courageux 74 Lord Mulgrave,
Defence 74 Capt, Cranston,
Dublin 74 Capt. Dixon,
Edgar 74 Capt.
Fortitude 74 Sir Richard Bickerton,
Marlborough 74 Capt. Penny,
Valiant 74 Capt. Goodall,
Bienfaifant 64 Capt. Braithwaite,
Inflexible 64 Capt. Cotton,
Lion 64 Hon. Capt. Cornwallis,
Magnanime 64 Capt. Wolfeley,
Nonfuch 64 Sir James Wallace,
Repulse 64 Sir Digby Dent,
Medway 64 Capt. Harwood.
FRIGA T E S.
Minerva 38 Hon Capt. Fielding,
Flora 36 Capt. Williams,
Monsieur 36 Hon. Capt. Phipps,'
Prudente 36 Hon. Capt. Waldegrave,
Ambulcade ' 32 Hon. Capt. Conway,
Emerald 32 Capt. Marlhall,
Crescent 28 Hon. Capt. Packenham,
Kite 14 Capt. Trollop.
FI R E-S HI P S,
Furnace, Capt. Wright,
Firebrand, • Capt. George Robertson,
Harpy, Capt. Cayley,
Lightning, Capt. Campbell.
To be joined by the St. Albans and several more
ships of the line, and the Vestal, with other frigates,
from Plymouth.
From European Prints, brought by the Franklin,
Captain Angus, arrived at Philadelphia, we
have the following advices, viz.
Cadiz, Feb. 9. Our ships being petfe&ly armed
and fitted out, and the wind favourable, the fleet
failed this day, under the command of Don Lewis
de Cordova, and is composed of 30 fail of the line
and 6 frigates: they will be joined at sea by some
other frigates and smaller vessels, which were sent
out to bring the earliest intelligence of the approach
of the English fleet, destined to re-virtual Gibral
tar, which place we hear is at present much in want
of provilions.
Madrid, Feb. 13. A courier has parted through
this place in his way to Lisbon, with orders for the
Ruffian squadron at anchor in the Tagus.
Hague, March 12. In the Assembly of the States
of Holland and W. Friefland, held on Wednesday
Extrart of a letter from Fredericksburg, dated on
Tuesday last.
“ We have, for some days past, been in great .
confufion here, the enemy are at present at a place
called Chefterfield, about 35 miles from this town.
The Marquis is about 20 miles above this, and it
is experted General Wayne will join him this day;
With such a reinforcement, as will, it is hoped, en
able him to give a check to the future operations
of Lord Cornwallis.
We hear from Virginia, that on Monday the 4th
inft,.at 12 o'clock, M. a detachment from Earl
Cornwallis's army, consisting of 300 cavalry, and
100 infantry, entered Charlottesville, in Albemarle
county. They had been detached by his Lordship,
for the express purpose of seizing the members of
the General Assembly of Virginia, arid the princi
pal officers of that government, who had lately con
vened there: But these gentlemen having at a critical
moment, gained intelligence of the rapid approach
of the enemy retired from the village, and, though
vigorously pursued, they were, generally, fortunate
enough to elude the vigilance of the pursuers; but,
his Excellency Gov. Jefferfon, and two other gen
tlemen (members of the Legislature) it is feared
were taken, at a gentleman's feat, about fix miles
from the village.
A body of Maryland militia, at least one thou
sand, are under orders to march immediately for
George-Town, on Patowmack. Captain Nicholas
R. Moore's troop of Baltimore light dragoons, are
to compose part of their force, and will march to
morrow for the Banks of Patowmack.
last, the answer to the Manifefto of Great-Britaia
was read, which will be carried to the generality,
and published immediately afterwards. It is said,
that a new proposal was made relative to the aug
mentation of the troops, which will set aside the for
mer propositions for that purpose) the projected aug
mentation will amount to 11,000 men, of whom
6000 for the land service will be incorporated in
the different companies, without any creation of
new officers; and the other 5000 for the marine
will be eloathed in uniforms and divided into com
panies, to be commanded by marine officers.
L O N I)' O N,
March 21. It is said an account has been receiv
ed of the answer which the courts of France and
Spain had given to the proffered mediation of the
Empress of Russia, which is, shortly and fubftagti
ally, that those courts are truly feniible of the hu
mane and generous offers of her Imperial Majesty;
to put a flop to the miseries of war, and the fur
ther effufion of human blood ; and they accept, with
unfeigned pteafure, her Majesty's proposal 6f a ge
neral Congress, for the purpose of adjusting all
points of controversy between the contending pow
ers, under the express condition, that a Ple
nipotentiary attend on the part of the United States
of America.
Mr. Neckar, in his late pamphlet on finance,
which he had the honour to present to the French
king, his master, speaking of the improper establish
ment of pensions, calls upon the publick “ to point
out a single instance where he has granted any."
Extrart of a letter from Plymouth, March 16.
" ibis afternoon arrived off this port the grand
Meet, under the command of Admiral Darby, which
v ere immediately joined by four ships of the line
and three frigates; they all failed this evening, and
aS the wind suits we expert they will soon be clear
of the channel."
March 22. A letter from Amsterdam, dated
March 12, fays, " According to a lift published by
the department of the royal marine of Spain, it ap
pears that the ships of his Catholick Majesty, and
the privateers of that nation, have taken in Europe,
America, &c. during the course of the last year,
325 English ships, viz. the squadron of Don Cor
dova took 57, among which were 5 Eaft-Indiamen;
the squadron of Don Langara took 30 ; that of Ga
rton 27; that of Galvez 32; Don Barcelo's squa
dron took 97 and four Bilanders; and the priva
teers have taken 78 ships."
They write from Winchester that Lieutenant
Janfens, of the marines, late of the Dutch ship of
war Rotterdam, who arrived at that place with Mr.
Diggins, of Chichefter (appointed to supply the ne
cessities of the Dutch prisoners confined there) has
received a genteel present from the States, for his
gallant behaviour during the several engagements
sustained by that ship; which reward he has distri
buted towards the relief of his fellow countrymen,
in this and other prisons.
BALTIMORE, June 12 .