New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . by England against France. In the New World little more than echoes wereheard of the contest, yet upon one occasion, atleast, the struggle came close to the hearts of thecolonists. Late in June, 1702, according to thenewspapers of the day, a French privateer lyingoff Sandy Hook landed a party of men at Never-sinks and plundered two houses. Probably ow-ing to the establishment of a strong guard on theMonmouth shore she sailed away. In July a Bor-deau privateer appeared off the Capes of theDelaware, captured a merchant sloop,
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . by England against France. In the New World little more than echoes wereheard of the contest, yet upon one occasion, atleast, the struggle came close to the hearts of thecolonists. Late in June, 1702, according to thenewspapers of the day, a French privateer lyingoff Sandy Hook landed a party of men at Never-sinks and plundered two houses. Probably ow-ing to the establishment of a strong guard on theMonmouth shore she sailed away. In July a Bor-deau privateer appeared off the Capes of theDelaware, captured a merchant sloop, and chaseda vessel to Sandy Hook, where other captures weremade. From the harbor of New York three priva-teers were sent out to search for the 1705 other French privateers were seen uponthe New Jersey coast, and after making capturessped away to their rendezvous, the French WestIndies. Other than the affair at Neversink no ac-tion upon land apparently took place. Upon the 19th of October, 1739, war with Spainwas declared by England. By early commercial. 372 NEW JERSEY AS A COL treaties it had been agreed that the coasts of Span-ish colonies should be prohibited to British ves-sels unless under stress of weather, and that theright of search for contraband goods should liewith both nations. Spain, in view of the fact thatBritish ships continually traded with Spanishcolonies, asserted the right of search. This wasresented by the people of England, and a generalEuropean war ensued. Among the operations in-cident to the beginnings of the struggle was anexpedition against the Spanish West Indies. InOctober, 1740, under Lord Cathcart, thirty shipsof the line left England, carrying a large force ofsailors and land troops. During the same monththere departed from Amboy, among other places,bodies of provincial troops, some of which werefrom New York. Three companies of volunteersfrom New Jersey sailed down the Delaware, and,joining the others, met Admiral Vernon at Ja-maica
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