By a gentleman just arrived from the Jerseys, we are favoured with the following intelligence, which he received yesterday about noon from Mr. ————————, a young Gentlemen of character, who lives about 25 miles from the sea-side, viz That a transport vessel, from whence, or where bound, not certainly known, was on shore at Brigantine Beach, (about 60 miles from this city) on Tuesday afternoon last [October 17],² that a Captain, Lieutenant and Serjeant, of regulars, had come to shore on the Beach, and offered a large sum in half johanneses to a man there, to put them on board a man of war, which they apprehended not to be far distant, which was refused.³

At the same time several sailors came on shore, who said they had been pressed on board, and informed, that some barrels of gunpowder, with the small arms, were hove overboard, with some soldiers clothing; the vessel was left on a careen, with, the sand nearly up to her quarter deck: ー The sailors left the beach, and come over to the main, when it is said, they took to the woods.