The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-06-14 00:00:00, page 1

But the inhabitants who have not bore arms shall
enjoy the fame advantages as were granted by the
capitulation to those of Baton Rouge and the Nat
chez.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7.
Bay of Mobile, May 8, 1780.
S I R,
"W H AVE happily concluded the expedition
a which I undertook against the fort of Mo
bile, which was possessed by the English;
A and I have prevailed on Mr. William Pick
les, Captain of the American sloop called the Welt-
Florida, to go to your States on the mutual service
of my own and your nation, and our common cause.
The good conduct and behaviour which this gentle
man has manifefted to me, and the inhabitants of
this province of Louisiana, while he commanded the
fliip Morris (which was cast away in the hurricane
of the 18th of August last year) his experienced ra
lour and services at the capture of Weft-Florida with
his schooner, which facilitated that undertaking, his
talents and qualifications; the manner ih which he
conformed to every direction that I gave him; entitle
him to my warmest acknowledgments, and induce
me to recommend him to your Excellency's protecti
on, he being a worthy officer, on whom I with you
to bellow your favour. I have the honour to be,
four most humble and
obedient servant,
BERNARDO DE GALVEZ.
To His Excellency
the Prefdent of Congress.
Articles of Capitulation, proposed by Elias Durn-
FORD, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor of the province of
Weft-Florida, Captain of Engineers, and Comman
dant of his Britannic Majefly's troops in Fort Char
lotte of Mobile, and agreed to by his Excellency Don
Bernardo de Galvez, Knight Pensioner of the
Royal and diJUnguifoed Order of Charles the Third,
Brigadier of his Majefty'j armies, InfpeElor, Intend
ant and Governor-General of the province of Loui
siana, and Commander in Chief of the Expedition,
&c. &c.
A . r rHAT the regular troops, composing the
r ° ' l garrison, shall be allowed to go to Pen
sacola by way of the river Perdidos, with their arms,
and cartridge-boxes full of ammunition, and an cf
cort to conduct their baggage; or, without being
searched, to be transported by sea to the fame place
as quick as possible, and allowed fix days provilions.
(Refufed.)
Art. 11. The firft article having been refufed, it is
demanded that the troops may march out of the fort
with drums beating, and eighteen rounds of ammu
nition in their cartridge boxes, and being at a certain
distance from the covered way, they shall deliver up
their arms; but the Commandant and the other,
officers shall keep their swords, and neither their
baggage nor that of the soldiers shall be searched.
(Granted.)
Art. 111. The seamen will be considered as the
troops; and the inhabitants who are in the fort, and
have taken arms in its defence, must become prison
ers of war. And in case Pensacola should be attack
ed, the inhabitants here must fubinit to the fame
fate: That is to fay, if they take arms, and become
prisoners of war, those that are here shall continue
such; if not, they shall from that moment enjoy their
liberty. But if Pensacola should not be attacked,
this liberty shall be granted them in eight months;
"but yet under an oath not to bear arms during the
•war, and the preventions and customs usual 011 such
occasions.
Art. 111. The marines, mechanics and inhabitants,
of whatever denomination, shall have liberty to re
tire to the places of their residence, under the fame
conditions as were granted to the inhabitants of the
Natchez.
Art. IV. The sick and wounded shall have the fame
care taken of them as the troops of his Catholic Ma
jesty; and shall be attended by their own Surgeons;
his Britannic Majesty paying the expence, agreeably
to the Commissary's accounts; and when cured they
shall remain prisoners of war as the others, and be
sent to join their refpedtive corps.
Art. V. The inhabitants who may have lodged any
of their effects in the Fort shall dispose of them as
they may think proper.
Art. V. All effects found in the Fort shall belong
to his Catholic Majesty.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
Art. IV. The sick and wounded, who may not be
in a condition to be transported, shall be attended by
our Physicians and Surgeons; and shall be furnifhed
gratis with lodgings, provisions and other necessaries,
on the fame terms as the other troops and inhabitants.
[Vol. lit]
WEDNESDAY; June 14, 1780.
Art. X. The soldiers Ilia'll not be permitted to
abandon their corps or Companies, or to enter into
any other service.
Art. X. The soldiers will be treated in such a man
ner that it will never be f&fpedted that there is any
design to oblige them to quit their own service, to
enter into that of another nation; but they shall re
main their own masters, to enter into the service of
Spain, if they shall desire it of their own free will.
Art. XI. The fort shall be delivered to his Catirolic
Majesty's troops to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock.
The besieged shall faithfully deliver all the ammu
nition, arms, artillery, powder, provisions, and other
effects remained at the time of capitulation, to the
Commissaries who shall be nominated for this pur
pose, without deftruttion or embezzlement.
A true copy of the Original, in the Bay of Mobile,
the '6th of Mat, i„o.
BERNARDO de GALVEZ.
Publi/hed by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In COUNCIL,, Philadelphia, 'June 6, 1780.
WHEREAS in the present state of public affairs,
it may be necefTary to make extraordinary exertions
for the lupply of the army, and Supporting other
measures which may be adopted for the fafety and
security of the State in its freedom and independence;
and it will be just and reasonable that, in the execu
tion of such measures, a discrimination should be
made between those who have manifefted their at
tachment to their country; in the present contest
with Great-Britian, and those of a contrary character:
Whereupon,
Refolded, That it be recommended to all persons
who have shewn their allegiance to the State, by
taking an oath or affirmation of fidelity to it, and of
their abjuration of the King of Gieat-Britain, to
keep their certificates thereof ready to be procured
on the shortest notice: And to all persons who have
loft their certificates, to obtain duplicates, or to give
such assurances, so as to obtain certificates, or they
may be in danger of losing the indulgence and dil
tinttion to which they are justly entitled.
Extract from the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
In COUNCIL, Philadelphia, June 6, 1780.
WHEREAS the residence of the wives and
children of those persons who have joined the enemy
has at all times proved inconvenient to the public
interests, in consequence of the correspondence and
intercourse which has been constantly preserved; and
as it is now become too dangerous to be longer per
mitted or connived at,
Art. VIII. It there are found in the fort any dc
ferters, of whatever nation they may be, they shall
be treated as the other troops';
Art. VIII. If there are any deserters whatever,
they shall be treated as the other prisoners.
Art. IX. The prisoners shall be furnifhed daily
with their rations until exchanged.
Art. IX. The customary ration of provisions shall
be furnifhed to the prisoners, at the expence of his
Britannic Majesty; agreeable to the Commissary's
accounts,
Art. VI. The inhabitants who have affifled in
the defence of that fort shall be treated as virtuous
patriots. , Answered in the third article.
Art. VII. Whatever effects may have been taken
from the inhabitants by his Molt Catholic Majesty's
troops, during the siege, shall be feftored or paid for,
on proper proofs and vouchers being produced.'
Art. VIL All cattle which have been killed for the
life of the troops of his Catholic Majesty shall be
paid for, upon fufficient proof, to those of the inha
bitants who have not borne arms, and who have not
been found in a situation to be considered as enemies;
Refolded, That public notice be given to such per
sons, that they depart this State within ten days,---
and any of them remaining after that time will not
be deemed as entitled to any protection, but liable
to be proceeded against as enemies of the State.
Extract from the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
The General Alfembly of this State broke up the
firft instant, having palled a law for carrying into
effeft the resolution of Congress of the eighteenth of
March last, provided a majority of the other States
concur therein. And also the following Adts, viz.
1. An Ad for suspending the Tender Law, until
the next fitting of the House.
11. An Act for the greater ease of the militia and
providing for the public defence, by drawing two
men from every company of militia in this State.
111. An Ad for supplying the army with provisions
in its present exigency.
IV. An Aft for extending the powers of the Au
THE
The Executive Council immediately appointed the
necessary officers to carry the above measures into
effect: and we have the pleasure to inform the pub
lic, that the officers of the militia in this city
unanimously agreed to furnilh the men required of
them with all possible expedition. The men raised
by virtue of this law in the city and county of Phi
ladelphia, Chester and Bucks, will amount to up
waids of live hundred, and are to serve under Gene
ral Washington to the fifteenth of January ; —thofe
raised in the other counties are for the protection of
the frontiers, now harraffed by the savages, unless
otherwise called for.
Extract of a letter from an eminent House, dated at St.
Pierre, Martinique, April 23, 1780.
" We have reason to believe that an action has
happened in these seas, between the French fleet,
under the command of Mons. de Guiohen, and that
of the English, under the command of Admiral Rod
ney, though no certain accounts have yet come to
hand.
" The French squadron weighed anchor, and came
out of Fort Royal Bay the 13th inst. consisting of 22
ships of the line and 5 frigates, having between 5 and
6000 troops on board, under the command of his
Excellency the Marquis de Bouille, in order to make
a defeent upon one of the English islands, but it is
not certain which. This day week (the 16th inst.)
the English fleet made their appearance in front of
this town, consisting of 21 ships of the line, 5 frigates
and a tender, and continued hovering within a little
distance of this place all that day. About 5 o'clock
in the afternoon, the French squadron (which we
imagine had fallen to leeward, and had not been able
to reach the objed of their destination) hove in light,
and appeared to be beating up towards Dominique
channel; the English immediately gave them chace,
and the French made a manoeuvre, as if with a de
sign to get to windward of the enemy; night coming
on, we loft fight of them, and have received no ac
count of their operations, until this morning.
The Captain of a pilot-boat that arrived here last
night from St. Euftatius, fays, that he touched at
Guadaloupe, on his passage up to this place, where
the French were landing their sick and wounded men ;
that he went on board the fleet, and was informed
by some of the officers, that they had three different
engagements with the enemy; that the English fleet
ran away twice, but afterwards renewed the action,
but were finally beaten and routed in the third con
flict, and never appeared in fight afterwards. He
also fays, that he was informed by some of the offi
cers of the French fleet,, that they imagined Admiral
Rodney was killed in one of the actions, ns they
saw the Admiral's flag struck on board his ship, the
Sandwich, of 90 guns, and that it was not difplaycd
afterwards."
ditors of Accounts; by which they are enabled to
ifiue execution against the body and effects of any
public defaulter. And by the fame law the fines upon
the refufing the office of collecting the taxes is railed
to One Trioufand Pounds.---Besides other ads of a
less public nature.'
The session was conduced with great unanimity,
and just as the House was rising, letters from the
Honourable Committee of Congress at Camp and
from His Excellency the Commander in Chief arrived
officially; declaring the expectation of a power ul
fuccour against the common enemy, and recommend
ing the vetting the executive authority with extraor
dinary powers during the fecefs of the House, a re
commendation with which the House, duly impressed
with the importance of the occasion, immediately
complied.
The Members then having solemnly engaged to
each other, to use their utmost influence to forward
the feveial public tneafures now adopted, and also
the payment of the taxes, the House adjourned to
the firft of September, at which time, or before if
called together, they agreed to give their pundual
attendance.
I THINK I may without partiality esteem myfelf'
a Whig of the firft line, yet I find that I differ'
exceedingly from others who are as high Whigs as'
myfelf. —When I hear a piece of good news not fuf- °
ficicntly warranted, I do not fly into transport like "
many others; but on the contrary, feel a prefling
anxiety left it should not be true: And when I hear "
a piece of disagreeable intelligence that there is some "
reason to discredit, I do not impose it upon myfelf as
a duty or mark of Whiggifm to disbelieve it wholly; r
but on the contrary, I give it all the credit it deserves °
( For the remainder fee the fourth Page.)
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From the Pennsylvania Packet of June 6.
Mr. DUNLAP,
[Numb. 129.]