The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1783-03-12 00:00:00, page 3

Office of Finance, Jan 24, 1783.
SIR,
A S nothing but the publick danger would have
induced me to accept my office, so I was deter
mined to hold it until the danger was past, or else
to meet my ruin in the common wreck. Under
greater difficulties than were apprehended by the
most timid, and with less support th^n was expelled
by the least sanguine, the generous confidence of
the publick accomplished more than I presumed to
hope.
Congress will recoiled, that I expressly stipu
lated to take no part in past tranfadions. My at
tention to the publick debts, therefore, arose from
the conviction that funding them on solid revenues,
was the last essential work of our glorious revolu
tion. The accomplishment of this necessary work
is among the objects nearest my heart, and to effect
it, I would continue to facrifice time, property and
domeftick bliss.
Many late circumstances have so far lessened our
apprehensions from the common enemy, that my
original motives have almost ceased to operate ; but
other circumstances have postponed the establish
ment of publick credit in such a manner, that 1 fear
it will never be made. To encreafe our debts while
the profped of paying them diminiflies, does not
consist with my ideas of integrity. I must there
fore quit a Situation which becomes utterly insup
portable : but led the publick measures might be
deranged by any precipitation, I will continue to
feive until the end of May. If effectual measures
are not taken, by that period, to make permanent
provision for the publick debts of every kind, Con
gress will be pleased to appoint some other man to
be the fuperintendant of their finances. I should
be unworthy of the confidence reposed in me by my
fellow-citizens, if I did not explicitly declare, that
I will never be the minister of injustice. With per
fed esteem and refped, I have the honour to be,
Sir, your Excellency's most obedient and humble
servant.
Office of Finance, Feb. 26, 1783.
S I R,
A number of those who have contracted engage
ments with me, will, I know, place a perfonai re
liance on me for the fulfilment of them. As the
lime approaches very fall, when I am to quit this
office, it is proper for me to make the necessary
preparations. Among these 1 must place the due
and feafonqble information, which, as an honest
man, 1 must convey to those who have confided in
me. I am therefore to pray, that the injunction
* of secrecy contained in the order of the 24th of Ja
nuary last, may be taken off. At the fame time I
take the liberty to suggest to Congrels, that the
early appointment of my fucceflor will give him op
portunity to take such measures as may prevent ma
ny inconveniencies that might otherwise happen.
With perfed refped, I have the honour to be, dir,
your Excellency's most obedient and humble servant.
His Excellency the President of Congress.
By a gentleman from North-Carolina we are in
formed, that a large 3 decked ffiip, which mounted
18 guns (but had thrown ten of them overboard in
a storm) bound from Jamaica to New-York, ar
rived at Wilmington about the 25th of January. A
number of American prisoners on board, with the
assistance of some of the crew, on their coming near
the American coast, rose upon the officers, and took
the ship, which was before that commanded by Os
wald Eve, late of Philadelphia, and had on board
500 hogsheads of rum and 50 of fugar,befides Lord
Montague, his family, and several officers of rank.
About the fame time Capt. John Hackburn, in a
vessel belonging to Newbern, to which place she
was bound from Havanna, was rose upon by some
of his hands ; the Capt. was murdered and thrown
overboard; but an American privateer afterwards
re-took her, and carried her into Savannah, where
it is hoped the barbarous villains will be punished
agreeably to their deserts.
The 12th of February two schooners arrived at
Newbern, one from Martinique and the other from
Guadaloupe. At the time of their leaving those
ports, it was said that the Count d'Estaing, with a
very formidable armament, had arrived in those
seas from Europe.
The Torbay, formerly a prifonfhip at Charlef
town, but since taken from the enemy, left New
bern the beginning of February, laden with spars.
"The second day of her being out flie sprung a leak,
when they hove about and flood for the land, but
had scarcely got into soundings before the vessel
"filled. The Captain and crew, 26 in number, got
into their boats, which could not resist the heavy
seas, and accordingly overfet, when all but fix of
the people perished.
Before our informant left North-Carolina (about
fifteen days ago) two vessels had arrived at differ
ent ports in that state from France, which they left
about the end of Dec. but they bring us no further
information refpe&ing the negociations at Paris.
The last accounts from Charleftown do not men
tion that any thing new had happened in that quar
ter since the evacuation.
TR EFTrTTx—^ch 12.
In the committee of association for the township of
Trenton, for preventing an illicit trade with the
enemy, Sth March, 1783,
VO lED, That the thanks of this committee
be given to those associators, who, on the
26th of January last, tock up a certain Lewis Mor
ris, calling himfelf an inhabitant of Woodbridge,
and seized a quantity of contraband goods in his
possession, concealed in a falfe-bottomed waggon,
for the vigilance and attention with which the laid
captors discharged their duty as associators ; that
Mr. Chairman lignify the fame to them; and that
this vote be published in the New-Jersey Gazette.
By order,
ROBERT. L. HOOPER, jun. Chairman.
Last week was committed to the gaol of this
town, by his Honour the Chief-Juftice, a certain
I 'nomas Ryerfon, formerly of this state, charged
with high treason, for having taken refuge with
the enemy, and for returning from thence into this
state since the pacing of the supplement to the trea
son law in October last.
Extract of a letter from a correspondent at Phila
delphia, dated March 8.
" Goods are riling here every day, and will con
tinue to do so till further accounts arrive.
" There is a ship in the river from Cadiz, which
fire left the 24th of December, at which time the
greatest exertions were making to get the fleet ready
for the Weft-Indies, which was to consist of 63
fllips of war, betide transports. Count d'Estaing
arrived there the night before this ship failed, to
take the command ; the troops were on board, and
evecy thing in readiness, only waiting for io fliips
from some other port to join them. Their object
given out to be Jamaica."
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To be fold, by publick vendue,
At Eiizabeth-Town, on Monday the seventeenth
of March, instant,
H E sloop Katy, with her tackle, apparel,
I furniture and cargo, confining of one hun
dred hogsheads of rum, twelve carriage guns, and
some muskets ; which said (loop was lately cap
tured as prize, and brought into the said port: The
files to begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and
to continue until the whole is disposed of.
By order of his Honour the Judge,
David Potter, Marshal.
March 6, 1783. iw^
N. B. Iwo negro fellows, one supposed to be
long to Mr. J Bateman, one to D. Hart.
DEIRA and lencriffc wines,
Weft-India rum, molasses, belt
hyfon, fouchong and bohea teas, hard
soap, candles, &c. &c, to be fold at the
Printing-Office in Trenton,
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A Number of FARMS, lituate in the neigh
bourhood of Princeton, and entered upon the
firft day of April next. Enquire, for particulars,
of Mrs. A. Stockton, near Princeton; or Samuel-
Witham Stockton, Esq. at Trenton.
March 1, 1783. 3W
sol d,
By way of publick vendue, on Monday the gift day of
March, inst. and continued from day to day till the
tales are over, at the late dwelling-house of Jo
nathan Holmes and Lydia Holmes, deceased, in
the townfllip of Upper Freehold, and county of
Monmouth,
HORSES, milch cows, young cattle, sheep, swine,
hay, green grain in the ground, a waggon anti
gears, ploughs, harrows, and most kind of farming
utensils, salted pork, smoked beef and bacon, beds
and bedding, houfrhold and kitchen furniture, and
sundry other articles too tedious to enumerate : The
vendue to begin at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, when
the conditions will be made known, and attendance
given by their executors. Those who have any de
mands against the estate of the deceased, are requeu
ed to bring in their accounts properly attested for
settlement ; and those who are indebted to the
eflate are requested to make speedy payment, to
enable the subscribers to pay the debts of the said
estate. Also to be fold, at private sale, a stout young
negro man, has had the small-pox, and brought up
to farming business. JOSEPH HOLMES,
March 10, 1783. swf JOHN HOLMES,
Executors,
To be fold, at publick vendue,
At the house the fubferiber now lives in, on Mon
day the 17th inst. March, his remaining stock of
merchandize, consisting of / '•
COATINGS, flannels, fhalloons, poplins, tick
lingburghs, Greetings, ozenbrigs, muslins, ca
licoes, gauzes and gauze handkerchiefs, linen gripes,
ticking, check linens, buckles, buttons, threads,
ribbons, laces, nankeens, an assortment of ironmon
gry, hats, books, powder and (hot, crockery,&c. &c.
Also sundry young cattle, milch cows and cows
with calf, hogs, sheep, waggon and horses, harness
new and old, shingles, pine and cedar boards, and
a variety of articles not mentioned. Three months
credit will be given the purchaser for any sum ex
ceeding thirty Ihillings, he giving security, if re
quired; and the vendue to begin at nine o'clock in
the morning.
The fubferiber proposing to remove the firft day
of May next, request ail those indebted to him to
be punctual in discharging their debts before that
date; and ail those who have any demands against
him for contracts during his residence in Croff
wicks, to exhibit the fame for payment.
JOHN VtN-EMBURGH.
Croffwicks, March 10, 1783. iw
'"['HIRTY years icafe of a lot of ground, whereon
is erected a two Rory brick dwelling-house,
situate in Albany street, New-Brunswick, may be
purcbafed of Peter Vredenburgh, Esquire, living
in Brunswick, or the fubferiber at Morris-Town,
AARON FORMAN.
March 5, 1783. 3w^
To be fold, at publick vendue,
At ten o'clock on Friday the 1 ,th inst. at the house
of Moses Robins, at the head cf Toms river,
sloop Rebecca, together with her tackle,
l apparel, furniture and cargo, consisting of
about three hundred and thirty barrels flour, a few
barrels of pork, &c. lately captured from the ene
my by Captain John Wanton, and to be fold by
David Potter, Marfhai.
March 8, 1783. iw^
State of New-Jersey, to wit,
To all whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a court of admi
ralty will be held at the house of Benjamin
Lawrence, inn-holder in Allen-Town, on Thursday
the loth day of April next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of the fame day, to try the truth of the
ta&s alledged in the bill 01 Luke Mathewman, John
Bebdewine and Story (who as well, &c.)
against a certain schooner, burden about 20 tons,-
and a gun-boat called Shovel-Shirts, &c. their se
veral tackle, apparel, furniture and cargoes, lately
taken by the aforefaid Luke Mathewman, John Bce
dewir e and Story, and brought into the port
of New-Brunswick: As also the truths of the fads
alledged in the bill of Major William Crane (who
as wed, &c.) against a certain sloop called the Katy,
her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, taken in.
New-York bay by the aforefaid Major Crane, and
brought into the port of Elizabeth. Town; As also.
the truth of the fads alledged in the bill of John
Wanton, commander of the armed boat called ther
General Washington (who as well, ftc.j against a
certain sloop called the Rebecca, her tackle, appa
rel, furniture and cargo, heretofore captured bv thet
British Ihip Renown, and lately re-taken by the fail
John Wanton, off the coast of New-Jersey, on her
passage to New-York, and brought into Barnegat :
To the end and intent that the owner or owners
of the said vessels refpedively, or any other person
or perlons interested therein, miy appear and shew
cause, if any they have, why the said vessels, and
their refpedive tackle, apparel, furniture and car
goes, Ihould not be condemned to the several cap
tors thereof, and decrees thereon pass, pursuant
to the prayer of the said bills.
By order of the Judge,
JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Register.
Burlington, March 5, 1783. gw
Scale of New-Jersey,
To all whom it may concern.
XTOTICE is hereby given, that a court will be
T held on Wednesday the 2d day of April next,
at the dwelling-house of James Godfrey, Esq. in the
upper precinct of the county of Cape-May, then
and there to try the truth of the fads alledged in
the bill of Captain Joseph Edwards, against the
schooner or vessel called the Susannah, burden about
15 tons, with her tackle, apparel, furniture and car
go, lately c tptured by the British schooner Dragon,
Capt. George Young Husband master, in Chesapeake
bay, and re-captured by the said Captain Joseph Ed
wards, and now lying in Great Egg-Harbour river;
to the end and intent that the owner or owners cf
the said schooner and cargo, or any other person con
cerned therein, may appear and foew cause, if any
they have, why the said vessel, her tackle, apparel,
furniture and cargo, may not be condemned to thg
re-captors, according to the prayer of the said bill
JOSEPH EDWARDS, 4^
March u, 1783. ew*