The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-01-07 00:00:00, page 3

On Chriftmas' day a brigade of militia marched
down within musket shot of the enemy's lines near
Philadelphia, and taking post between third and
fourth-ftreets continued, alarmed them by fending
eight twelve pound balls among them. The enemy
beat to arms and fired their artillery, but happily
did no damage, although the shot raked both on the
right and left of our people. The militia brought
off one prisoner and several horses.
By a letter from Nant^, of the roth'of October,
we learn, that the brig Lexington of 16 guns, com
manded by Capt. Johnston, was taken after a very
severe engagement, in which the captain and all the
other officers were killed, except one, who loft his
leg.
Yesterday a report prevailed here, that a party of
our army had fell in with a strong detachment of
the enemy near Wilmington, having with them about
two hundred waggons, when after a smart skirmish,
our people drove the enemy from the ground, and
took possession of all the waggons. We hope to
g ve the publick a confirmation of this affair in our
next.
Mnount of effectives of Lord Cornwallis's Flying
army, before the battle of Brandywine.
Hessian Jagers - - - 500
British riflemen .- - - 80 .
British light infantry - - 1100
British grenadiers - - 1100
Hessian grenadiers - - 880
British guards ... 7 00
peen's rangers (tories) 2 Bats. 340 Major Weyms.
This came out on Sunday the 23d inst. and by
forhe means or other General Delancey's house, at
Bloomindall, on York Island, took fire, the 25th at
pight.
BURLINGTON, Jan. 7 .
/ Detail of the British Army, as it flood on its de
barkation at the Head of Elk, before the action at
Brandywine, Sept, it, 1777,- given by a British of
ficer fnee taken prisoner.
His Excellency Six William Howe, K.. B.
v apt@in-General and Commander in Chief of his
Britannick Majesty's forces.
His suit,
Major Cuyler, ( Captain Fox,
Major Balfour, ( de ) Captain Knight,
Major Gardiner, Ccamn , Colonel Montrefor,
with the grenadiers, ) ( Engineer General,
Captain Robert Mackenzie, Secretary.
His Excellency Earl Cornwallis, Lieut. General.
His suit,
Captain Eustace, ) Aid de Camn
Lord Teuton, J de Camp.
Flying army under Lord Cornwallis,
Corps. Men. Commanders.
Hessian Jagers 500, Col. Count Donop.
Remarks.] Compleated out of the Anfpachers, who
came out last.
British riflemen 80, Captain Ferguson.
Bounded at Brand,wine, and his corps joined to the
light infantry.
ift B. British light infantry 550, Lt. Col. Abercrombie.
2d Battalion . . - - 550 , Major Maitland.
Fourteen companies to each battalion, of forty-five
rank and file when compleat.
ift Bat. British grenadiers 550, Lt. Col. Meadows.
2d Battalion - - - 550, Lt. Col. Monckton.
Complement as a light infantry battalion. Colonel
Meadows, wounded at Brandywine, and Major Mitchell
commands in his fead.
ift Bat. Hessian grenadiers 220)
2d Battalion - - 220 & 1 A n
3 d Battalion - - 220C C ° L C ° unt D ° n °P
4th Battalion - - 220)
Formerly confuting of 500 men in each battalion.
Count Donop killed at Fort Mercer.
Ift Bat. British guards 350? Honourable Brigadier
id Battalion - - 350) General Matthew.
Ten companies, confuting of 105 rank and file each,
afterwards divided into two battalions.
freon to their principles and duty, (after fining them
to the extent of their property) to take up arms
ag tinft theirlawful sovereign, and compelled them to
exchange their happy constitution for paper, rags,
u archy and distress.
The ruins from the conflagration of New-York, by
the emissaries of your party last year, remain a me
morial of their tender regard for their fellow beings,
exposed to the “ severity of a cold night."
This is the firft correspondence I have held with
the king's enemies, on my own part, in America ;
and as I am immediately under the command of Sir
Henry Clinton, your future letters, dictated with
decency, would be more properly directed to his
Excellency. J am, Sir, your mos tobedient servant,
(Copy)' WILLIAM TRYON, Maj. Gen.
To Gen. Parsons.
LANCASTER, December 31.
Total 4729
BRITISH MAIN ARMY.
First Brigade.
Major General Grey.
4th Regiment - 280, —
23d ditto - - 280, Captain Ferguson.
28th ditto - - 300, Major Johnston.
49th ditto - - 280, Lt. Col. Sir Hen. Colder.
40th ditto - - 230, Lt. Col. Mufgrave.
Second Brigade.
Honourable Major General Grant.
sth Regiment - - 270, Lt. Col, Walcott.'
Killed at Germantown.
loth Regiment - - 220, Major Bathurft.
15th ditto - - 300, Lt. Col. Bird.
Killed at Brandywine,fucceCded by Lt. Col. Maxwell
of the 27th regiment.
27th Regiment - - 280, Lt. Col. Maxwell.
Removed to the 15th, succeeded by Lt. Col. Murray.
55th Regiment - - 250,
Third Brigade.
Honourable Brigadier General Agnew.
Killed at Germantown.-
Fourth Brigade.
Honourable Brigadier General Smith.
N. B. The third and fourth brigades undivided?, are
composed of the following corps.
17th Regiment - - 180 Lt. Col. Morwood.
20th ditto - - - 280
32d ditto - - - 280
35th ditto - - - 280
44th ditto - - - 280
42d. f ," a ,° n ' ? 700 Lt. Col. Sterling.
(2d Battalion, °
) ( Brig. Gen. Sir Wil
„fift Battalion, ( ) liam Erskine.
° (2d Battalion, ( Lt. Col. Cambell,
) ( commander.
Formerly in garrison at Wilmington ; both Highland
regiments.
HESSIAN ARMY.
" Articles of confederation and perpetual union
between the States," having been published by Con
gress, are transmitted, it is said, to the legislatures
of the several States for their consideration.
We learn tha^ Congress have recommended to the
refpedive legislatures of the United States, to call
in, by a tax, five millions of dollars.
On Tuesday last the schooner Little Hope, with
part of her cargo, consisting of rum, sugar, coffee,
tea, and a number of blankets,"drifted from Phila
delphia with the ice above Point, -no-point: The day
following Major Edwards, with eight more, boarded
her, after having with much difficulty worked their
way through the ice. Previous to their boarding her,
the Captain of the schooner, with five sailors, paraded
as though they intended to dispute the matter; but,
their hearts failing them, they saved further trouble
by a ready surrender.
The fame day (several vessels drifting in the ice
between Philadelphia and Gloucester Point) Capt.
Robert Quigley, with twenty-four of the militia,
boarded and took the transport brigantine John, and
the armed schooner Industry, with thirteen English sea
men, among whom are two Captains. The brigantine
had several hogsheads of rum, &c. on board ; and the
schooner some tobacco. After taking out the valu
able articles, and dripping them of their rigging,
fails, &c. they were burnt.
Another party of our militia, on the fame day,
made prize of the transport brigantine Lord Howe,
which was also stripped and destroyed ; and the day
following a sloop, on her way from Chester to Phi
ladelphia, was taken with about twenty barrels of
flour on board. In these little expeditions, thirty
four britifh fcameu and foldier^ w<;r^ taken; and on
His Excellency Major-General Count Kniphaufen,
Commander in Chief of the Hessian troops, in the
service of his Britannick Majesty.
First Brigade.
Honourable Major General Sterne.
Second Brigade.
Commandant, Count Donop.
A Hessian brigade is not more than 900 Jirong.
British Artillery.
Light infantry, 4 3 Pounders.
Grenadiers, 46
iff, 2d, 3d, 4th brigades, 16 6
Light dragoons, 1 small piece.
Park of Artillery, 30
Hessian Artillery.
One regiment. Divided as the British artillery.
16th Queen's regt. It. drag. 220] Col. Haicouit.
— ° ° ) Major Quin.
There are 6 troops, and near 40 troopers mounted in
each ; also 30 unmounted dragoons who fight with tbofe
on horseback.
Amount of the whole Army.
Lord Cornwallis's army - - 4700
British main army - - - 5610
Hessian army . . . . 1800
Light dragoons . . - . 400
British artillery .... 800
Hessian artillery - - - - 700
Total 14010
Friday last, they passed through this city on their
way to a place of security.
We hear that a few days ago a large ship, bound
from London to Philadelphia, was taken off Wil
mington, by a detachment of men from Gen. Small
wood's brigade, laden with stores, soldiers eloathing,
arms, &c. &c. for the British army. It is said there
were also a number of English ladies, and a consider
able quantity of officers baggage on board.
On Wednesday night last four deserters, who were
under sentence of death, and confined in the gaol in
this city, found means to escape, but two of them
were presently re-taken, the others got quite off.
The southern and eastern posts were not arrived
when our courier left the poft-office at head-quarters.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forcer
of the United States of America.
BY virtue of the power and direction to me espe
cially given, I hereby enjoin and require all
persons, residing within seventy miles of my Head
Quarters, to thresh one half of their grain by the
firft day of February, and the other half by the firft
day of March next ensuing, on pain, in case of fail
ure, of having ^ll that shall remain in sheaves after
the period above-mentioned, seized by the Com
missaries and Quarter Masters of the army, and paid
for as straw.
By His Excellency's command,
Robert Harrison, Secy.
WAS L O S T,
The firft of January 1778, between Trenton and
Croffwicks,
A RED MOROCCO POCKET-BOOK, con
taining between eighteen and twenty dollars,
ten States lottery tickets, No. 916, 917, 918, 931,
932, 942, 943, 5,18, 5198, 5499, and sundry other
papers which will be of no use to any but the owner.
Whoever hatlv found the fame, ^nd will bring it to
the Printer of this papers ^l,-—Bui h L(noney for
their trouble. engaged in procure n lokh
uto Friefland under the com-,
ount Lewis--. His arm, is de-
January 1, 1778.
To all whom it may concern :
State of New-Jessey, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a court of admi
ralty will be held at Mountholly, at the house
of Zachariah Roffel, on Saturday the tenth of this
instant January, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
the fame day, then and there to try the truth of the
fads alledged in the bill of Captain Powell Carpenter,
(who as well, &c.) against the sloop of~veffel called
the COMET, her tackle, apparel, furniture and
cargo, burthen about twenty tons, lately commanded
by James Taylor: To the end and intent that the
owner or owners of the said sloop and her cargo, or
any person concerned therein, may appear and shew
cause, if any they have, why the fame should not be
condemned according to the prayer of the said bill.
B, order of the judge,
BOWES REED, Pro. Reg.
N. B. A good chair and saddle horse, also a riding
chair with a top and apron complete and almost new
to be fold, enquire as above.
A TRACT of near fix hundred acres of good land,
in three plantations, adjoining each other, with
houses, barns, stables, and other improvements
lying in the county of Middlesex, and eastern division
of New-Jersey, is to be exchanged for a well im
proved plantation of equal value in the weffern divi
sion Of New-Jersey, any where between Woodberry
and Creffwicks. The title of the above-mentioned
land is indisputable, free of every kind of incum
brance, and has been purchased some time. For
further particulars enquire of Mr. Peter Shiras in
Mount-Holly.
A PERSON well qualified in all refpefts to do
the duties of a principal clerk in a publick:
office, may meet with immediate employ on good
terms, on applying speedily at the secretary's office
in Trenton, to CHARLES PETTIT.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.
Extraordinary Wages,
And an exemption from serving in the militia :
AND still higher wages, without such exemption,
will be given to a few choice wood-cutters and
labourers, to be employed at the independent falt
works, about eighteen miles southward of the forks
of Little-Egg-Harbour, and two miles northward of
Abfequean river.
Apply at 'the said works to
NATHANIEL PETTIT;'
Given under my hand at Head Quarters, near the Kal
le, horge, in Philadelphia Count,, this twentieth
da, of December, 1777.
G. ^WASHINGTON.