The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-10-23 00:00:00, page 2

meeting of parliament, the most violent debates may
be expected to take place in the upper house, on
the important American question.
'lhe Dutch Ealt-India company's ships, , that
they have equipped hnce the rupture, are vessels of
1420 tons burthen, mounting fifty guns on two
decks, though they have only upper tiers, the others
in their holds, for their equipment when they ar
rive in India as ships of war. Seven vessels, so
armed, failed from the Texel in company with the
Dutch squadron under Admiral Zoutman.
Two of the ships, the Vigilant and another, sent
to reinforce the British fleet under Lord Howe,
fell in with the homeward bound St. Domingo'
fleet, lately put into Brest, but upon difeovering
that their convoy was of double their force, they
were unfortunately obliged to forego their intenti
ons of attacking them
the 6th of January.
That a cessation of hoftilitics had taken place be
tween the East-India company's, troops and the
Marrattas, in consequence of which the Governor
and Council detached two battalions of Scapoys to
tire relief of Tellicherry, which had for a long time
been besieged by Hyder Ally's forces: That with
the aid of this reinforcement Major Abington had
made a faliy from the fort, in which he completely
routed the enemy, killed Tout 500 men, and took
1200 prisoners, ammg whom was their leader Se
dat Cawn, a brother-in-law of Hyder Ally, with
50 pieces of cannon, 60 elephants, many horses, a
large quantity of ammunition, grain and treasure,
to the amount of three lacks of rupees.
By an authentick lettermeccived from Madrafs,
by way of France, and dated the 7th of April, a
peace is said to be concluded between fir Eyre
Cocte and Hyder Ally.
if Lord Shelburne continues in office till the
America.
It is now fifteen weeks since the brave Admiral
Rodney obtained an important victory over the
French fleet in the Weft-Indies ; yet we are to this
day kept totally ignorant of the consequences of
that memorable action. Surely all our brave Ad
mirals and Captains did not go to deep on the oc
casion, and slept ever since! The French, how
ever, have brought home fafe their rich St. Domin
go fleet, in defiance of all ours.
All the single ships that have failed to join Lord
Howe, carried out sealed orders, which they were
to open if they did not fall in with the fleet two
days after they cleared the channel.
Whitehall, July 27. Intelligehce has been re
ceived at the Right Honourable Mr. Secretary
Townfhend's office, that General Meadows, with
the troops under his command, and that part of the
fleet lately commanded by Commodore John Hone
which was destined for India, arrived at Bombay
An express was received yesterday at the Admi
ralty from Lord Howe, and it is very confidently
said that his Lordship, immediately after having
seen the homeward bound Jamaica fleet, which may
be expected every day fafe into port, will fail direct
ly to the relief of Gibraltar, which, notwithstand
ing the strength of it, must otherwise fall into the
hands of the enemy.
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated July 17.
66 A convoy of provisions was sent from Brest
to the combined fleets the 13th inst. which makes
it presumed they are not far off; though we have
heard of no battle between them and the English
squadron, which is also in the ocean, much infe
rior to ouis in point of strength; we do not hear
for certain whether M. La Motte Piquet has yet
By intelligence received on Friday from Ply
mouth we learn, that one of the cutters sent into
that port by the Crown and Panther men of war,
was loaded with live cattle and other flock for the
combined fleet; this circumstance seems to mili
tate against the reports which have prevailed for
several days, of their being gone into port.
According to an account lately publhhed at Pa
ris, of the commerce of that kingdom, it appears
that France exported, in the year 178 c, goods, the
produce of that kingdom, to America, to the a
mount of 630 0001. sterling. This is a most seri
ous alarm to this country, and shews the impolicy
of continuing, for a single day, the quarrel with
joined."'
'S A L E M, October 3.
Last Sunday the brig Defence, Capt. Rentoull,
arrived here in 47 days from Bilboa, by whom
we have been favoured with feme French papers,
from which we have translated the following ar
ticles, viz.
R O M E, June 16.
AFTER an absence of three months and an
half, the Holy Father, our august Sovereign,
during my day at Ceuta and Algefiras; but no
thing difeourages the Spaniards; they are willing
to expose themselves to every danger, to follow
the Duc de Crillon, and to finilh, under this ador
ed General, a siege which has lasted so long. I saw
at Algefiras the ten vessels which left Cadiz three
weeks ago: they are cut down and difmafted, in
order to be made floating batteries of; and are to
be lined to such a degree of thickness as to refill
cannon balls. As soon as every thing shall be
compleated, Gibraltar will be battered by land and
sea at the fame time: 700 pieces of ordnance will
make upwards of thirty thousand difeharges in a
day. The havock which this terrible fire will oc
casion, must very soon render a general assault
practicable, which the enemy will not be able to
refill. It appears that the floating batteries will be
Rationed between the two Moles, and that the
North part of the town will be destroyed by the
ciofs fire of these batteries and that of the advan
ced works on the fide of the Porte de Terre."
on the 13th infant, returned to this capital. His
Holiness was much affeded on feeing the concourse
of people who went out to meet him, and by whom
the ways were every where lined. The Holy Fa
ther is in good health, and the Roman people have
teftified the tendered attachment to him.
in a garrison. The vessels arrived from Minorca,
upwards of 100 in number, have, brought an im
mense quantity of ammunition of every kind. It
appears that the court spares nothing in preparing
for a terrible and decisive attack. The advanced
works and lines are already furnifhed with near
200 pieces ofcannon and mortars; and betides 150
pieces of ordnance which 1 have seen in the park
of artillery, many more are expeCted. In return
ing from Algefiras, 1 found the road almost cover
ed with carts loaded with huge pieces of wood,
which will be made use of for the floating batte
ries. The ways also contain vast numoers of
soldiers, sailors and labourers, who were going to
the camp. The firing of the enemy is not great;
when they are fired upon from the Spanish lines,
as is the case from time to time, they return an an
swer. Some provision vessels got into the place.
formity and regular arrangement, exhibit a very
pleating appearance. The houses of the officers
are almost all built with brick, with a small garden
to each, -in which flowers and vegetables are culti
vated. The nine battalions which lately arrived
from Minorca, are all in tents and don't appear
desirous of a more commodious situation. Great
expectations are formed from the judgment, bra
very and activity of the Duc de Crillon, whose ar
rival is looked for with an impatience which shews
how honourably he is esteemed. in the interim,
plenty is to be seen every where, attended with
health and joy: the soldiers, inured to hardship
and fatigue, perform wonders. Ten thousand men
have hitherto done the duty of forty thousand;
and it has frequently happened, that a party of the
brigades de service have remained two days toge
ther in the trenches. The Spanish are perhaps
the only soldiers of Europe who are capable of
sustaining fatigue so painful, so constant, and hi
therto accompanied with so little success. Habit
has familiarised them to danger ; —they go into
the trenches and to the most advanced polls with
as little concern as troops are seen to mount guard
P A R I S, July 4.
We are assured, that Monseigneur the Count d'Ar
tois will set out to-moriow for the camp of St.
Roach. The King of Spain has just ordered a de
tachment of an officer and twelve men from his
guards, for to receive this Prince at Bayonne.
All the officers who were in the action of the 1 2th
of April last, and who are returned to France, have
received orders to remain in the ports of their re
fpeftive departments.
The Court has yet published nothing refpeding
the news of a naval victory gained in the Edit-In
M A D R I D, June 21.
The Duc de Crillon, who is appointed to the
command cf the troops employed to reduce Gi
braltar, departed from this city on the 12th instant
so/ Cadiz, whence he is to go to Algefiras. As
soon as the,Count d'Artois shall arrive, the siege
will be pushed with the greatest vigour. In the
mean time, we may fee, by the following letter,
what immense preparations are making in order to
give the last stroke to that redoubtable fortiefs.
" I have (lays the author, who is arrived at
Cadiz) just been through the camp of St. Roch,
which may be called a city surrounded with a
camp. Ihe troops which compose it have con
ftru&ed wooden barracks, which, from their uni-
dies. A letter, however, is circulated, under the
•name of M. Sicard, an auxiliary officer on board
the fleet of M. d'Orves, addressed to one of his re
lations in Provence, received by the way of Con
stantinople, a copy of which has been sent to the
Minister of the marine. This letter is dated the
25th of February last, the substance of which is,
that the English ships the Superbe and Royal Ad
miral were taken in going out of the Bay of Trin
quamale, with 28 transports, richly laden; and
that Admiral Hughes was made prisoner.
The squadron which is ready to fail from Brest,
under the orders of M. de la Mette Piquet, con
fids of nine ships ; the destination of which, we are
assured, is to reinforce the French fleet in the Well-
Indies. This squadron, which will fail with a nu
merous convoy, only waits for the arrival of the
combined fleet, which is momently expected.
Letters from Madrid mention, that M. d'Arcon,
who is to command the artillery at the siege of
Gibraltar, has just made trial of a bomb, the ef
fed of which was prodigious: he knew so well how
to direct its course, as to cause it to fall on Queen
Anne's bastion, where it set fire to a magazine cf
powder, the explosion of which destroyed one hun
dred men.
BOSTO N, October 10.
Last Thursday arrived at Cape Ann, the ship
Apollo, Captain William Tant, in 34 days from
Holland; in her came passengers Messrs. Guild,
Cheever, Burges and Cofter.—Mr. Guild was
charged with publick defpatches from His Excel
lency the American Miniller at the Hague, which
we are informed contain matters of importance, and
not unfavourable to America, but particulars un
known.
On the Bth of September, several leagues to the
westward of the Orkneys, the Apollo parted com
pany with the schooner Mercury, Captain Hill,
bound to Baltimore. In 13 days flic was up with
the Falle Bank, when a most violent florin came
on, during which her tiller giving way, flte broach
ed too, and was upon her beam ends near an hour
but by throwing over her lee guns, she fortunate! l
righted. On the 4th of Odober she spoke the bri
General Greene, Captain Bacon, bound from Am
fterdam to Philadelphia, 86 days out, but havin
sprung her bowsprit, was Landing for Boston. Cap
tain Bacon said he had some days before passed:
man of war entirely difmafted.
By the Apollo we learn, that the negociatio)
for a general peace were Hill carrying on, the Br
tifh Minister from Brussels, and an Envoy extr
ordinary from Holland, having gone to Verfaill
upon that bufmefs.
By the ship Apollo we learn, that a Dutch fle
of 15 fail, it of the line and 4 frigates, were the
lying at the Texel, and were to fail in four days
after: That a British fleet was said to be then off
That it was the general opinion at Amfterdam,tha
unless Gibraltar was fpeedijy relieved its furrende
was inevitable: That the mercantile trade of Am
fterdam had acceded to the treaty of commerce pro
posed by Mr. Adams: That Admiral Rodney hat
returned into port: That the homeward bound Bri
tish, Weft-India fleet arrived in the channel but foi
days after the combined fleet left it : 1 hat the la
ter were also in port.
British papers to the 12th of August were ,re
ceived by the Apollo, but not being able to obtair
them till late last evening, we have only time tc
extras the following, viz.
That the most vigorous war is to be resumed a
gainst America: That orders have been given by
the firft Lord of the Admiralty, not to publish any
lift of the British navy in future: That the Weft-
India fleets are not to fail on their voyage home at
any particular time: That Count de Graffe ar
rived in London the 2d of August : That all his ex
pence during his stay there were to be paid by the
crown: That his Majesty had sent the Count his
sword, after which he had an audience with his Majes
ty, being introduced by Adm. Parker: That he was
to set out on his return to Paris the 21st ofAuguft
1500 men, prisoners in France, were to be allowe
for him in exchange : That a fleet of 36 fail of th
line, under Lord Howe, was intended to go to th
relief of Gibraltar, which hers to effed at all rifques.
That the King of Morocco hath manifefted a desire
to assist at the liege of Gibraltar, which had bqen
assented to, and has in consequence presented 800 c
oxen to the besiegers: That the 20th of Augult was
fixed upon for the attack : That defpatches had beci
received from General Elliot, at Gibraltar, which
gave the most serious alarm to government of any
thing that had been received from him : That a re
inforcement of 2000 men were to be immediately
sent to his relief: That the grand British fleet were
in port the Bth of August, and were to fail again
by the 20th : and that another fecrct ambassador had
gone over to Dr. Franklin.