The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-09-02 00:00:00, page 4

William Manning, ? Commif
1* Ebenezer Ford, ) fioneus.
Middlesex county, August 15, 1778.
New-Jersey, ) YTTHEREAS inquisitions have been
Middlesex, ff. ) VV found against the following per
sons, who have either joined the army of the King of
Great-Britain, or have otherwise offended against the
form of their allegiance to this State, viz. Barnardus
Legrange, Frederick Wiser, Jacob Wiser, jun. James
Collins, Andrew Norwood, John Pack, William Hall,
Nathaniel Mnndroe, Richard Davis, John Brown,
Duncan M'Carty, Matthew Sleght, James Richmond,
John Richmond, John Duychinck, Peter Barbine,
Alexander Watson, Robert Grames, John Van Nor
den, juo. Oliver Delancey, of New-York, but who
has estate in Middlesex county, Andrew Merfereau,
John Perrine, jun. Samuel Smith, John Cook, Robert
Martin, Stephen Skinner, Oliver Barbine, Robert Ri
chard Crowe, Andrew Barbine, Samuel Warne, Da
vid Gosling, Robert Campbell, Cortland Skinner,
and Philip French, of Somerset, but who has estate in
Middlesex ; which inquisitions have been returned at
the last Court of Common-Pieas held at New-Bruns
wick, in and for the said county of Middlesex, and
proclamation made in open Court according to law
for the said offenders, or any person on their behalf, to
appear and traverse the said inquisitions. NOTICE
is hereby given to the said offenders, that if they do
not appear, or any person in their behalf, or whoever
ihall think himfelf interested in the premises, at the
next Court of Corrmon-Pleas to be held at New-
Brunswick, in and for the county of Middlesex, on the
second Tuesday in Odober next, to traverse and put
in the security required by law, that then the said in
quisitions will be tak en to be true, and final judgment
will be entered thereon. if
John Lloyd, ) Commif-
William Scudder, ) fioners.
Middlesex county, August 15, 1,78.
TO be fold, the large and commodious brick
HOUSE that John Imlay, Esq. formerly lived in,
is Bordentown, with a stable and chair-house, a fine
girden, and two grass plots, with a variety of fruit
trees ; it stands in an agreeable situation. For parti
culars inqure of Joseph Carson, in Water-street, above
Market-street, Philadelphia. 26
Writing-Paper, by the Ream or Quire ; excel
lent SWEET OIL in Flalks, by the dozen or single
flafk; Schoolmasters Assistants, OEconomy of Hu
man Life, &c. &c.
TRENTON: Printed by Isaac Collins. Advertisements of a moderate Length are inserted for Ten Shillings each
the firft Week, and Five Shillings for every Continuance ; and long Ones in Proportion.
STRAYED or stolen the 23d of July, out of the
pasture belonging to Matthias Winans, tavern
keeper, Elizabeth-Town, a brown HORSE, about
13 hands and a half high, shod all round, paces, trots
and canters, had a white Lar with grey hairs down
his note, he was galled with the saddle on his withers
lately, and with a collar on his bread, his legs trim'd
close, had a thick mane which lay mostly to the near
fide. Whoever takes up and secures said horse and
thief Ihall have TWENTY DOLLARS reward, and
ten for the horse only, and all reasonable charges,
paid by me JOHN DUNBAR.
August 10, T 778. 3* t. f.
PRACTITIONERS of PHYSICK may be supplied
at moderate prices, at the Printing-Office in
Trenton, with the following Articles; Nitre, Je
suits Bark, Jalap, Rhubarb, Senna and Man
na—All of the firft quality.
Where also ma, be bad,
New-Jersey, ? YTTyEREAS inquisitions have been
Middlesex, ff.J VV found against the following per
sons, who have either joined the army of the King of
Great-Britain, or have otherwise offended against the
form of their allegiance to this State, viz. Reune Run
yan, Thomas Walker, Jacob Boice, Randolph Drake,
Peter Heltoin, William Terrill, Peter Vroom, Benja
min Dunn, John Vroom, Jeremiah Hempfted, Ri
chard Lennox, Nicholas Munday, James Richmond,
David Lennox, Benjamin Drake, John Willfon, Jo
seph Thorn, Richard Merrill, John Auten, Ebenezer
Fuller, David Kent, Jonathan Clawfon, Edward V.
Dongan, Philip Gach, Alexander Watson, Thomas
Stephen, William Blane, Robert Fitz-Randolph, Na
thaniel Harned, Benjamin Alward, John Ford, John
Hamed, William Smith, Dennis Combs, Elizeas Pot
ter, Joseph Munday, John Dove, Hopewell Munday,
Elizeas Barron, John Heard, Samuel Moore, David
Alftone, Thomas Elston, David Jaquifh, William
Godbier and Nathaniel Munday, late of the county of
Middlesex, and Philip French, late of the county of
Somerset ; which inquisitions have been returned at
the last Court of Common-Pleas held at New-Bruns
wick, in and for the said county of Middlesex, and
proclamation made in open Court according to law
for the said offenders, or any person on their behalf, to
appear and traverse the said inquisitions. NOTICE
is hereby given to the said offenders, that if they do
not appear, or any person in their behalf, or whoever
shall think himfel'f interefled in the premises, at the
next Court of Common-Pleas to be held at New-
Brunfivick, in and for the county of Middlesex, on
the second Tuesday in October next, to traverse and
put in the security required by law, that then the said
inquisitions will be taken to be true, and final judg
ment will be entered thereon.
The Advertisers of the Grammar-School at Raritan
beg leave to inform the Publick, that the price of
board therein mentioned was regulated according 'to
the price of provilions, as limited by the Regulation
Aft of this State: But as that aft has since been
suspended, they count themselves no farther respon
sible for that part of the advertisement. 3 +
To be fold very reasonably,
A NEGRO MAN about 32 or 35 years of age,
a good tempered, ingenious, handy fellow, is a
tolerable cook, and can shave and dress a wig very
well. —He has been employed as a house servant for
some time past, and is now fold for faults which will
not be likely to affect a purchaser who needs not in
truft a servant with liquor, or the laying out ofmoney.
Enquire of Colonel Thomas Lowry, in Flemington,
New-Jersey. _
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.'
STRAYED from the subscriber in Somerset, eight
° miles from Brunswick, on Sunday night the 16th
instant, (August) two HORSES; the firft a sorrel,
about 14 hands and a half high, branded on the near
ihoulder with a figure 9, and bald faced ; the other
a black roan, his head much whiter than his body,
about 14 hands high, trots and gallops. Whoever
takes up said horses and delivers them to the owner,
shall have the above reward, or Twenty Dollars for
either with reasonable charges, paid by
__3: CORNF.LIUS STOOTHOOFF.
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber the 20th
of May last, living in Morristown, a small bay
MARE with foal, about 13 hands high, a natural
pacer, with both her hind feet white, branded on the
left Ihoulder and left thigh with the letter C. The
owner is desired to come and prove property, pay
charges, and take her away.
Aug. 28, 1778. st ' GIDEON RIGGS.
THE Commencement of Queen's-College, in New-
L Jersey, is to be held at New-Brunswick on
Tuesday the 15th day of September. The Trustees
are desired to meet at t',e lame time and place —As
some necessary business is to be dispatched before the
exercises of the day begin, it is expected they will
give their attendance early in the morning. It is
hoped the Trustees will generally attend, as some im
portant matters refpe&ing alterations and amend
ments in the charter, will be submitted to the eon
fideration of the Board.
At publick vendue, by the subscriber at his house in
Princeton, on Thursday the 10th day of Septem
ber next —feme
HOufehold and Kitchen Furniture, viz.
chairs, tables, candlesticks, teapots, a teakettle,
a coffeemill, one iron pot, griddle, pails and tubs,
new churn, four eandlemoulds, bedfteds, one set of
curtain rods fcrew'd together, smoothing irons, one
good (little) spinning wheel, Dutch cupboard, cra
dle, good milk cow, empty calks, broadax: AH'o a
few SHOP GOODS, viz. Needles per hundred,
trowels, one feythe, crosscut saw, plane irons, cen
terbits, slates, and a pair of large good steelyards.
The vendue to begin at 10'oclock in the forenoon,
when the conditions of sale will be made known by
WILLIAM M. DERMOTT.
N. B. The house and lot where the lebferiber now
dwells are for sale. 2*
TO be fold, a PLANTATION, situate in Hunter
don county, Weft New-Jersey, ten miles distant
from Trenton, up the River road, containing 370
acres land, 200 thereof cleared, the remainder rough,
but remarkable good wood land, 20 acres good mea
dow made, about ten more may be made, well fenced ;
on the premises are a good stone dwelling-house two
stories high, a stone kitchen adjoining, a large Dutch
barn, a young orchard ; and the whole farm plenti
fully watered. On another part of said tra<ft are
other convenient buildings. For terms enquire of
the Printer.
Edward Brooks, junior,
Hath for SALE at his Store in Bordentown,
MOLASSES, Jamaica spirit, rye whifky, sugar,
tea, coffee, pepper, alfpice ; Tickleaburgh,
Russia Iheeting, check and white linen ; nails, frying
pans, plane irons, compasses, pins; quart bottles;
fweepin.g brushes; country made earthen ware ; a
good assortment of excellent men's and women's
leather shoes ; indigo of the best quality ; cedar buck
ets : Likewise an assortment of caftor and wool hats.
August 18. 1778. 3w
CTRAYED or stolen from the house of Capt. Jatob
° Arnold in Morristown, on the 9th of August, a
bay HORSE about 14 hands and an inch high, brand
ed with W E on the near thigh, about 12 or 13 years
old, trots and paces a small travel. Whoever takes
up said horse a^d brings him to Capt. Arnold ih
Morristown, or Israel Woodward living in Upper
Freehold, Monmouth county, shall have TWENTY
DOLLARS reward, and reasonable charges.
August 17, 1778. I
TO BE SOL D,
Jacob R. Hardenbergh, Clerk
HAVE for sale, at their store next doer to the
Court-house in Morris-town, Rum, sugar, Bo
hea and green tea, coffee, pepper, alfpice, copperas,
fnuff in bladders, indigo and brimstone by the case
or smaller quantity; gun-powder and wool-cards—
linen, drilling, fattins, peelongs, cambrick, gauze,
handkerchiefs, Lockings, threads, pins, ribbands,
feiffars, &c. &c. They have no objection against
taking money of the State of New-York.
TO B E S
By THOMAS MOODY in Princeton,
ON as reasonable terms as the prefont times will
permit; bohea tea warranted good, coffee,
chocolate, tea-pots and cream-jugs, punch bowls,
lilk handkerchiefs of various forts, spotted and check
handkerchiefs, stripes and different checks, fine Irifli
linen, Irish Greeting, breeches patterns and worsted
flockings, camlets of divers colours, damafeus, thread,
satin, gauze and silk gauze handkerchiefs, meqs
shoes, tobacco and fnuff in bladders ofthe best qua
lity, writing paper, hard soap, with many other things.
August 19th 1778. 2W§
TO BE SOL D,
A Valuable plantation, whereon the subscriber new
lives, situated on the roa,d leading from Prince
ton to Allentown, Bordentown and Crofswicks, in
Penfneck, within 4 miles of Princeton, 6 miles from
Mr. Timothy Abbots landing, and so situated, that
it might make two good plantations, and within
I mile of a saw and grist mill ; containing about 506
acres of good land, together with 8 acres of excel
lent meadow, one mile from said farm, being part
of the great meadows in Maidenhead ; 2CO acres of
said farm is cleared, the remainder well timbered.
The said farm is bounded on a fine stream of water,
where at least 70 acres of good meadow may be
made; there is on said plantation a good dwelling
honfe with three rooms on a floor, two good kitchens
adjoining, a well of water by the door, a barn 45
by 50 feet, an apple orchard of about 2CO bearing
trees of excellent fruit. For terms apply to Col.
William Coats in Philadelphia, or to Thomas.
Norris on the premises.
TO be fold at publick vendue, at Chefaut Neck,
Little Egg-harbour, on Tuesday, the Bth inst.
September, the following VESSELS, with therf
tackle, apparel, &c. complete, viz.
A French dogger, called the Rising
Sun, burthen about 100 tons —with a cargo of SALT
in calks.
The brig, called the Governor Hen
ry, burthen about 110 tons—with 110 hogsheads of
TOBACCO.
The brig Nancy, burthen 130 tons.
And the sloop William, burthen 75
tons—with a cargo of TOBACCO. Cassi to be
paid on the delivery of the vessels—and an inventory
of each to be fuen on the day of sale. if
September _^ John Stokes, Marflial.
CA ME to the plantation of the subscriber, on the
25th of July, a sorrel HORSE, about 15 hands
high, with a bald face, supposed to be about 11 or 12
years old. The owner is desired to come, prove pro
perty, pay charges, and take said horse.
JOHN REEDER.
^Trenton, Hunterdon county, 1778. 4l]
A Riding Chair was left at Point Breeze, near
Borden-town, by the British army, in their
flight from thence in December, 1776, with the letters
7SJ in a cypher on it. As it is likely they plun
dered it from some of the inhabitants of Jersey, any
person, a fubjed of the United States, that has loft
the fame, may have it, on applying to the subscriber,
George Douglass.
Point Freeze, July 20, 1778. 3 §
Thirty-two Dollars Reward.
DESERTED from my company, since the battle
at Monmouth, Benjamin Voglum, about 5 feet
9 inches high, pock-marked, and has a down look.
Hugh M'Ciane, an Irishman about 5 feet 8 inches
high, a square set fellow, and has bufliy curled hair.
John Thompson, a nine-months-man, formerly be
longing to the gallies, about 5 feet 8 inches high,
swarthy complexion, and pock-marked. Also George
Cook, born in Philadelphia, by trade a taylor, about
20 years of age, a likely young fellow, about 5 feet
5 inches high ; fay: he has a mother in Philadelphia.
Its probable they will change their deaths and ship
themielves on board of some vessel, as two of them
are sailors. The above reward will be paid for them,
or Eight Dollars for either, with reasonable charges,
paid by me JONATHAN PHILLIPS,
Apguft io, 1778. Captain 2d Jer. Regt.
N. B. Said Cook has been formerly advertised and
taken, but deserted the second time before he joined
the regiment. g w *
Ogden and Curtis