The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-06-03 00:00:00, page 2

This worthy eitizen^s loft a venerable father ; thh
one a beloved brother ; and a third ? a darling ion, ei
ther immediately by their hands, or by their betray
ing him to theenemy, who, from a momentary un
intentional relapse into humanity, were foretimes in^
dined to fpafe,. when these, pixels wretches inhftec
upon Daughter,- or threatened ^ complain-of a relent-'
ing officer, merely because hefwas not diabolically
cruel. —-Nor will such an, ad of grace /prove eventual
of reftoring' to their injured country the most pro
permbjefts of pardon. The more ignorant and de
luded (if such ignorance' and dUoLJn there can be)-
will not be abte-tb obtain leave from Trick "vDihut*
talk-masters to return to their duty- The'molt dan
gerous and influential will be indulged with tiii- pri
vilege,' and that only to save their ehates; without
the.lead compunction of conscience, alteration of fcfr :
timentoor melioration of heart. These having-alrea
dy been ftvorn and forfwOrn, will, without ceremo
ny, Repeat their perjury whenever it appears" .cori
dutive to the introduction of tyranny.— To Screen
such characters front popular refentnumt and per
fopal insult, J presume no prudent .man would
ch'ufe to become surety. Those of our citizens who
have from the-very beginning ofthe tlliiftriouT cou
flift, hazarded their persona aud property, will think
it iniquitable to receive; fuclr maligfants. into & full
participation of aft the blcffihgs rewriting from that
independence, which, with thermites of Providence,
has by their co-operation been so gloricaDy core est--
ed, and at so great expence ard perils battled out of
the;very jaws of tyranny. There- is, in feme of Sd£
counties in particular, who have more eminently
fuffered by their wanton ravages, To-rooted an aver
sion against thjs kind of gentry, that the more confoi,
cuous Whigs (generally the greatest fuehrers) would
think it extremely hard to.pfoffgr them al) the immu
nities of that happy cohDitution, which .they atfn finite
xifque have been- inftrpmenUl in cDiuHfhing, while
those non-naturals were meditating per deftrpafon,
frilling our blood, and ardently willing for our final
eghralmtyit. And.can they 'ever expect to regain
the confidence of their late fdlcw/fulfcas, whofc'
very,looks methinks, niuft' confound and abash them ?
Surely their mean fpiritednef # - brooding to return
tg their country, circumfb,nccd% they are, is only
tQ be equalled by their guilt in" deserting it. Should
vie' not be ,much happier, together with % aholitipu
of regal. mif-rule,".to purge the continent also of this
political pollution, which mOR rfeceffarily tarnish the
luftre; and may gradually infect feme of the ftil lin
corrupted fops of,America ? Will it not be better po
licy to infill upon, a'.perpefual "separation from those,
whole intercoUrfe with us ihuft'conftantly revive the
mpft painful ideas, and whose very pretence among
the genuine sons of freedom, would feefa as unnatural
^. that of SezZuTE among the sons of God ^ The dis
grace they have brought upon their native Country
can never be expunged but by expunging them. Let
them, therefore, rather go into voluntary banishment,
and fettle some uninhabited island, rocky, if they
please, as their hearts, and feared as their consciences,
where, not having one honest man among them, but
being all involved in the fame atrocious and jnfuper
able crime of parricide, no one traitor can upbraid
a brother-traitor with his treufon ; nor any individual
of the whole culprit-fraternity point at a "greater
fcelerat than himfelf—There let them eftabfifh a fyE
tern of.vaffalage most suitable to their own flaviflr
difpofitioris ; and. erect an infamous monument to
putrid memorial of those apofates from reason and
converts to, despotism, who fled from Justice, for ah'
attempted aflaflihation of Liberty.—Or let them fake
fanftuary in a certain already-fettled island, (probri
bfy their favourite foot, because contaminated with
every species of infamy) where it is no bar to the
royal favour to have embrued one's hands in a bro
ther's blood; where the massacre and famishing of
thousands has been rewarded with a peerage; and
where no man need to despair of proft'otiou for be
ing a rascal.
fo^^.} TC focsTO*.
My Lord, Albany, Oaober^nnf
PRESUMING upon our former friendship, I take
the liberty of addrefling this letter to your Lord;
Drip,. General Burgoyne having assured me it thail be
faithfully delivered. The. very important event of
this campaign, fo.fares it rtfpe&s General Burgoyne
.and myfclf, will, by the; URexagerating voice of truth,
be related to your Lordship. For, what less can foe
laid of it, than that the King's army, which left Ca
nada in June, are all billed, taken, or have furrtnder-:
ed prisoners, under the Convention of Saratoga. How
this complete yiftory has been, used, with retpe& to
the behaviour of the conquerors to the vanquished.
General Burgoyne and Lord Peteriham, as they are
soldiers and men of honour, will declare.-—But, to
tlie main design cf my addressing this letter to your.
Lordship. „ '
Born and educated in England, I cannot help feel
ing for the misfortunes brought upon 'my dative
country, by the. wickedness of that administration
who began and have continued this most unjust, im
politic, cruel and. unnatural war. The difmembtr
ment of the empire, the loss of commerce, of power
The foliocuing is a correct copy of bit Excellency Major-
General Gates's letter to the Right Honourable Q; "Ear!
of Thanet, cuhicb the Duke of Richmond moved
ftould lieon the table of the House of Lords.
L O ND O ^, "January .
OUR Court have rectii rd advice, that feyen ffiips
of the line with a;,umber of troops on boards
failed lately from Tohlon. Their deftinatfon is not
known. There never was such a plenty of naval
Dores in*-Fralice, and fb-A 1 fdarcity of them in Eng
land, as at present..
.Such are the defefaW^ criaragers.of some of the.
TerVants-of a great man, tkyt after having given him
Tuch, *advice *s. he greedily fwgllows,. they laugh at"
him for his weaknefs.and credulity.
. The cities of Bristol gid Loudon, having feouted
all proposals for fubferiring to troops, to be ihtryft
edjo the prefect- Mintt-ry, will certainly be joined
by the county of Warwick, and the blank Coventry.
fubfeription-book; for fending over manufacturers tg
head) America b^ to do cvithout us, ought Dill to re
mainfhe jest of traviffltfk Not a county or village
in England should, iht-uA Mihiffry with one volun
teer, when they h^e ^een so unwise as rot to pre
and confluence arn'ang the nations, with' the down
fa! of public credit, are but the beginning cf those
evils that must inevitably be followed by a thou
sand more, unless timely prevented by some lenient
hand, by some, greatftate phylician, with the firm
nefs,. integrity and abilities of a Chatham, joined to
thewifdom, virtue and justice of a Cambden, aided
and supported by such men as your Ldrdfhip „ —men,
as independent in.their fortunes as unsullied in their
honours, and who never bowed their heads to Baal..
Such a,man, so fapyorAd, m;% yet save the finking
D#.e,i by confirming that ihdepend /ncy, bdrich fhk
pebpte'of this continent are redbed to part with, but.
when, they leave this,worth. Such a man will do
whit 'all wife ftatetmen have done before him, He
will be true tp.the welfare and ' interest ofhis country ;
amlf by fefmndihg the ryfoluripn§.paffed to iuppott
that system which no power cm&rt# can .eltabjiityh©
will endeavour so preserve fo'-madi of the .empire, in
prosperity and honour, , as tfe circmnDauccs of the
tunes, and the maladinmiftraibn of these who ruled
"btfore i;im,. have-left so his governmenu .
. 1 he United States pfAmericaore willing, to be the
friends, but. never wd[fpbnrit to be the Daves of, the
parent country, They, aj§ .by consanguinity, by
commerce, by language, .pad by the affection which
naturally fprings^fromtheie,, mere attached to Eng,
^h^ ^ an * o arty other country under the fun.
I hcrefore, spurn not the. bluffing which yet remains,
.Instantly withdraw yourfleets and armies ;. cultivate,
the frAnd/nip and commerce of America. .Thus,
and .thus only, can Rhgiand hope to be great and
hapfty..Seek that in a.commercial alliance" ; fed; it,
ere it be too late ;.for tliere.only you must 9xpt& to>
find jt.. '
These, my Lord, are the undisguised sentiments of
a man that rejoices not in the blood Died in this fatal
ft5A ; °'. a ma n, who glories in the name of an
^.ngliffiman',- and wishes to- fee peace ,and fiicudfhip
between Great- Britain and Africa, fixed Upon the
finrieft foundation,! .
Our friend General Lee has fuffered-a long and fer
vere imprisonment ;, but' th® hour is .at hand that
forces General Howe so what he mutt forever blush
for not having done before. The pride, not the
power, of the King's Generals, prevents me from
being more particular as to the immediate fitnation
of the man f you so much regarded- I beg your
Lordfllip will prefect my affectionate compliments to-
Hall, and Sir Charles Davers,.
With the.greateft refpect,.l have the
honour to be, ,my Lord, your
Lordship's most obedient humble
.. . ; f^tant, HORATIO GATES;
to the Right Honourable
the Ear! of thanet.
t Major-General Lee.-
From the London Evening Post of February fa-
The Englishman's Litany.
FROM Parliaments venal, who barter our laws,
Who plead for the old Jacobiticahcaufe,.
And from Torifi'd Courtiers who Lek for applause,
Good Lord deliver us !
From a foolifh and tyrannous council of Rate,
Who freedom and all its adherents do hate,
Whom jbftice and popular fury await.
Good Lord<jelirer us!
From Scotchmen and placemen, the nation's chief pest.
Who St. James's, and all its environs infeft,
With whom Temple. Bar should long have been dreft.
Good Lord deliver us !
?rpm troops that are rais'd without fyadow efright,
By such whose true names dare not come to the light,
Whom (words' and gunpowder, and cannons affright,
Good Lord, decker us!
From fatting and praying our brethren tg kill,
And their innocent bfood upJnQl.y .to foill,
Because they won't tamely fcbmit to,,>p.r wi% > :
Good Lord deliver us!
That ' England from Scotchmen uiay always be freed,*
And*villains for crimes they've committed may Weed,
And order, and concord, and friendship fuccecd-
We befee-h thee ro hear us, „ood Lord!
That health, peace, and plenty, ourtimes may afford,
.While we rest in the blessing that's writ in thy word,
“ That people is happy whose god is the Lord, §
.We beseech thee to hear us good Lord !"
thea^de, Feb. 9: iNGLICANUS.
§ r/hZ/b 144 ult./
terve peace; ^d of their frange, abfutW orders,
have fhcwn-themfelves To unable to conduct a war.
On Tuesday lift the Right lion. Earl of Effingham,
gave ,an elegant ball and sapper, at his feat near Ro^
thtrham ; the company was numerous and brilliant ;
preyidus to the ball, that truly patriotic Nobleman
opened a/fubferiptiem for relieving the distressed A-*
mericah prisoners, when several hundred pounds
were.-fubferibed. -w.:
Feb. 6. No forkhri lays a cafrefpohdcnt who
knous ;ne sact) that there- fhotildtidi be wanting a
°r t r ' c , i n „this country to applaud the meafureg
ex administration, andcall aloud for the farther con
tinuauce of this unnatural war——when every douceur
is -held out to them to bellow forth such an opinion-
One man ;amongft many others, who are-Rate trum
frte^ 6on Ihis occafioir) who 'kas-ati-au^iotieer a very
few \ cats ago., CTR&fbld oldfhyps by inyh of candle, is
now a principal contractor for 'tranfports, and has
the modesty to retire, and obtain no less than five
per cent, on 311 ihips in the government ferviee) Tn
this employ, it is laid, he clears ho less than so
thousand pounds a year. ',•
,%yb 7. The five Commiffioriers to be appointed
by virtue 01 the aft of Parliament -now passing for'
the purpafe of quieting the disorders febfifting in the
cotones, are, the Earl of Caflifle, Treasurer of hte
Majesty's. liojbhold ; Lord Vifeount Howey or the
CopunanJee in Cities of his Majesty's naval forces 'on
the Atoexicam Ration for the time being; the Hon;
Sir Uirham Howe, or the Commander in Chief for
the time being ' of: the army in North-America ; W.
Eden, Efo.. one of the Commissioners of Trade and
Plantations ; and Richard jackfon, one of his Matef
ty's Council, and Council so the Boardof Trade and
Plantations. The Secretary of the Commission is laid
to th Henry Strachey; 'Ffq. Member for Biffibps
Caftre- - - r „
Alarch ty, A privy Council is summoned to meet
this day at St. James's after the levee is over; said to
be on the iffiiing a proclamation for- the declaration
of war agairift France.
The Dire&ors of^he-Bank, it is Paid, waited upon.
Lord .North'-on'Monday at one o'clock, toknow wli&
ther a war would: happen as -soon as expected, when
his Lordihipfrfor their fatisfa&ion, gave for answer,
that it -was inevitable, - - */
BASSATERRE, (St.. Chriftophers} Marcb ir.
A few day s ago puffed by the windward of this island,
two Dutch men of war, and upon a boat's going a
board arid enquiring what news, was answered a
French .war was anally declared. These two men
of war are tojem three at St.-Euftatia, -arid are to be .
joined by ten more which are shortly expected theres
What can be-tue mcanirgof all this warlike prepay
ration of the Qutcju time only can discover; but
we are induced jo think they , certainly have great
views, - - -:.. ~* .v/ • + -
. Bost o n, ^7.
^Friday last arrived at Portsmouth the Continental
frigate Dean, Samuel Nichblfon, Esq. commander,
in 63 days from France, - laden with cloathing for the
army; two other Drips <came- out with her, on the
Continental ferricr ; all under convoy of three 74;
tw0.64, and three frigates, who had orders from the
French court to attend flirm, till they were clear of
the bay of ykcay—The Dean had taken two prizes,
one of which was burnt. Capt. Jones, iri the Ran
ger, joined the French fleet at Quiharon Bay, and
fa-luted the French Admiral with 13 guns under Cori
tinental colours-; to which he returned nine. This
was the firft inftapge of a French Admiral paying
that honbur to tbe.U^ited Dates. The Ranger had
taken two prizes, laden with raifons, figs, lemons
and wine, and carried them to a French port.
^Ta, 11. The latest advices from Spain are to the
6th or April, by^hich we learn, that all the Eng-
E,. vefftis wew mimediatdy Dop'd in all the ports
of France, only one was in Bayon, terrin Bordeaux,
and in all the other ports it Ismet known how many.
„Dodor Franklin had been presented to the Court
of Versailles as the Envoy .-Plenipotentiary of the
United States, and was graciouDy. received'; and the
King has appointed Monsieur Gerrards one .of the
principal officers of the war department, -.his 'Envoy
to America, in whose place Monsieur Marquik-de
Fayette is.to a& till he arrives.';. thariaU the pbrts of
France are now open to our cruizers,-andtMir pri
zes; that in Spain there.will banothing -done, wi
all propability until the arrival ,of their Flota/.whidh
is expe&ed the ilaft of May,, and is said to ' tie worth
forty millions "of dollars, ? ?r -.;..
Pofyfript of a letter from Meffievrs Gardoki and ' Son, at
Bilboa, to a gentleman in thirtbour., dated April 2.
""A mail from France having just now come in,
letter's from Paris' not ohly confirm the arrival there,
on the 23d of March, of the F.^pch Ambaffadot
from London, but .also the arrirak of an express from
London," on'the 24th, ihrf,@(s, with advice,
that war <rould be declared the fame day in London
against France.'?
On Tuesday last arrived in this port, from Corro
na, in Spain, a Frenchfrigate of 40 guns, with very
important dispatches for Congress, which were im
mediately lent off by express to that-au^uft body.
Since our last feveral.velTels from France and othtf
parts of Europe, with goods, &c. have arrived at
this and other ports. Likewise several privateers,
and many valuable prizes.