The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-03-06 00:00:00, page 1

ONE plantation adjoining Potters-Town and the
great road, in the county of Hunterdon, and state
of New-Jersey, containing 183 acres, the greatest part
of which is cleared fit for the plough or grazing, with
a fufficient quantity of woodland remaining ; an apple
orchard and other fruit trees, &c.
One other plantation within 2 or 3 miles of Pitts-
Town, in the county aforefaid, containing about 261
acres, with meadow and other improvements thereon,
now under rent to George Wortze.
One other plantation near the last described, con
taining 68 1-2 acres, with some improvements there
on, and under rent.
Also three tracts, No. 3, 4 and 11, of unimproved
rich bottom land, capable of making the fineft mea
dow, lying in the great swamp near Morris-Town, in
Morris county, each lot containing 98 acres, well co
vered with rail and other timber.
Also one other trad of unimproved land in the coun
ty of Sussex, near Hackets-Town, containing upwards
of 300 acres, which will be fold very low.
One lot of excellent rich land fit for the scythe, in
or near the city of Perth-Amboy, containing about 8
acres, producing the best of grass and hay.
All the above described plantations and tracts ofland
are in the state of New-Jersey, situated in fine healthy
thick fettled parts of the country, and have every ad
vantage of mills, stores, markets, good neighbourhood,
&c. &c.
Also two small tracts of land nearly adjoining each
other, in the township of Plumftead, in the county of
Bucks, and state of Pennsylvania, containing about 49
acres.,
One other trad of excellent good unimproved land
called Manheim, in the township of Muncy, county
of Northumberland, and state of Pennsylvania, on
Muncy creek, within 20 or 30 miles of Sunbury, the
county town, containing about 300 acres.
Sundry tracts of unimproved patented lands, of the
best quality, in the county of Northampton, within a
few miles of the river Delaware, well watered and
timbered.
All, or any of those lands, may be purchased on
very easy and reasonable terms, by paying a small part
of the money down, the remainder may be had on
credit, making light payments of part of the princi
pal, together with the interest annually. For further
particulars apply to col. John Taylor in Readington,
to Peter Wikoff in Philadelphia, or to Isaac Wikoff
in Monmouth county, in this state.
Feb. 4, 1786. 8w
House of Assembly, November 17, 1785°
A MEMORIAL from the trustees of the roads
and ferries leading from Newark to the road
that leads from Bergen-Point to Paulus-Hook, was read,
praying for a law to vest the ferries between Newark
and the town of Bergen in the trustees, on their paying
a certain annual rent, or on their being accountable for
the net revenues to the proprietors, or at least until the
trustees are repaid the monies they have expended in
repairing the causeways, and putting the ferries in good
condition; and also the monies that may hereafter be
expended by the trustees for the said purposes;
Ordered, That they have leave to present a bill
agreeably to the prayer of their petition, on adver
tising the purport thereof, and a copy of this order,
in one of the New-Jersey, and in one of the New-
York news-papers, for at least fix weeks previous
thereto. Extras from the minutes,
,MASKELL EWING, jun. Clerk.
Notice is hereby given,
That a bill will be presented to the honourable
the legislature at their next fitting, agreeably to the
leave given in the above order.
Jan. 25, 1786. 6w
TO BE SOLD, BY
JACOB HILTZHEIMER,
IN PHILADELPHIA,
A FULL-BLOODED brown horse, between 5
and 6 years old, 16 hands high, well Shaped, got
by the late Mr. Wilson Hunt's horse, called
Washington, and his dam by old Juniper, his size
makes him fit to get either saddle or carriage horses.
N. B. If not fold by the middle of March next,
he will be put out on Shares for the ensuing season.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9, 1786, low*
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. IX.]
TO BE SO L D,
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, Printer to the State.
MONDA Y, March 6, 1786.
EXCELLENT MOLASSES,
Imported in the brig New-Jerfey^
and to be fold by
MOORE FURMAN.
February 17, 1786. 4w*
~ T~O 'B-E-TO L D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,
AT John Rutledge's, on the premises, the eighteenth
day of April next, being the third day of the
week, either together or in lots of two to three hun
dred acres, a trad of land, called Good Will Pur
chased again, Situate in Harford county, in the state
of Maryland, twenty miles from Baltimore town,
near the upper cross roads, containing one thousand
five hundred and fifty-two and a half acres. It is
mostly good wheat land, well watered, and a quantity
of good meadow is and may be made on Several of
the lots; each of which has a proportion of wood
land. There are several buildings, and orchards on
it, and the whole is well fenced, and its vicinity to
Baltimore will render it very valuable. The pur
chase-money to be paid in Seven equal yearly pay
ments, the purchasers giving fatisfa&ory Security, and
paying the interest annually. A draught of the land,
divided into lots, may be seen at John Rutledge's
on the premises, who will Shew the land to any per
son desirous of viewing it.
CHARLES JERVIS,
Attorney to Ann Pemberton.
N. B. The sale was advertised to have been the 9th
of March, but by an accident is postponed till the
above time.
Jan. 18th, 1786. 8w
WHEREAS Phineas Bragg, Ebenezer Woodruff,
and Parvin Dunn, insolvent debtors now con
fined in the gaol of Cumberland, and state of New-
Jersey for debt ; do hereby give publick notice to all
their creditors, to appear at the courthouse in Bridg
ton, in and for the county of Cumberland aforefaid,
on Saturday the 18th day of March next, to fliew
cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the said
debtors estates Should not be made, and they discharg
ed from their confinement, pursuant to an aft of the
legislature of this state.
PHINEAS BRAGG,
EBENEZER WOODRUFF,
PARVIN DUNN.
February 13, 1786. 4 w iw*
TO BE SO L D,
THE whole or a moiety of the farm called Morris
don, which Garret Bennet and George Williams
now live on, containing between eight and nine hun
dred acres of land, lying near Colts-Neck in Mon
mouth county, adjoining the great road that leads
from Allentown to Shrewsbury, pleasantly situated,
about fix miles from Shrewfbury-Town, in a well fet
tled part of the county, handy to the New-York mar
ket, and convenient for a supply of fifh and oysters.
It is a valuable farm with good improvements on it, and
Suitable for a gentleman's feat or a good farmer, hav
ing a good dwellinghoufe, convenient out-houses, an
excellent well built large barn, a large orchard, and
about sixty acres of improved meadow, and more may
be made; it is also well timbered and wooded, and
has a valuable small cedar swamp on it with wood fuf
ficient for fencing the greatest part of the farm. There
is likewise on it a good mill feat, with a fine stream of
water. The whole or a moiety of said farm will be
fold cheap, with a good title, and on easy terms of
payment. For further particulars apply to major
John Skinner near Elizabeth-Town, James Kinsey at
Burlington, or to Richard Stevens at Perth-Amboy.
N. B. If the farm is not fold before the loth day of
March next, it will then on that day be set up for
sale at publick vendue on the premises, between the
hours of one and two o'clock in the afternoon of said
day.
Also to be fold the farm that Matthias Venderipe
lives on, in said county of Monmouth, containing
about 250 acres of land, with some improvements
thereon, but it is chiefly woodland, lying near the old
Scotch meetinghouse, and is about fix miles from
Middletown Point landing, handy for the New-York
and Amboy markets. This farm will also be fold on easy
terms of payment, but if not fold before the 10th day
of March next, it will then, on that day, be set up
for sale at publick vendue at the said Morrifdon farm.
For further particulars apply as above.
Feb. 9, 1786. 4w
THE
United States in Congress assembled, Febru
ary 15^ x 786.
The committee, consisting of Mr. King, Mr. Pinckney,
Mr. Kean, Mr. Munroe and Mr. Pettit, to whom
were referred several reports and documents con
cerning the system of general revenue, recommended
by Congress on the 18th of April 1783, —
Report, ~ ~,,
1 HAT in pursuance of the above reference,
' they have carefully examined the alls of
the several states, relative to the general
:fyftem of revenue recommended by Con
gress on the 18th of April 1783, and find
that the states of Delaware and North-
Carolina have passed ads in full conformity with the
several parts thereof; the former of which states has in
serted a proviso in their aft, retraining the operation
thereof until each of the other states fhallhave made a
like and equally extensive grant : that the states of New-
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-Jersey,
Virginia and South-Carolina, have each passed ads,
complying with that part of the system which recom
mends a general impost, but have come to no decision
on the other part which proposes the establishment of
funds fupplcmentary to, and in aid of the gene
ral impost : that the state of Pennsylvania has passed
an aft complying with the recommendation of the ge
neral impost, and in the fame aft has declared, that
their proportion or quota of the supplementary funds
shall be raffed and levied on the persons and estates of
the inhabitants of that state, in such manner as the
legislature thereof shall from time to time direst, with
this proviso, that it any of the annual proportion of
the supplementary funds shall be otherwise raised and
paid to the United States, then such annual levy or
tax shall be difeontinued. The committee conceive
that this elaufe is rather an engagement that Pennsyl
vania will provide adequate supplementary funds, than
an actual establishment thereof; nevertheless, the aft
contains a provifio retraining its operation, until each
of the other states shall have passed laws in full con
formity with the whole of the revenue system aforefaid.
The committee farther find, that the state of Rhode
ifland has passed an aft on this fubjed, but so differ
ent from the plan recommended, and so wholly in
fufficient, that it cannot be considered as a compliance
with any part of the system submitted for their adopti
on: that the state of Maryland passed an aft in 1782,
and a supplement thereto in 1784, complying with the
recommendation of Congress of the 3d of February
1781, which recommendation is not compatible with,
and was relinquished by the resolves of Congress of
the 18th of April 1783 ; but that neither the state of
Maryland, New-York nor Georgia, has passed any aft
in pursuance of the system of the 18th of April 1783.
From this Statement it appears that seven states, viz.
New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-
Jersey, Virginia, North-Carolina and South-Carolina,
have granted the impost in such manner, that if
the other fix states had made similar grants, the plan
of the general impost might immediately begin to ope
rate : that two other states, viz. Pennsylvania and De
laware, have also granted the impost, but have con
neded their grants with provisos, which will suspend
their operation until all the other states shall have
passed laws in full conformity with the whole of the
revenue system aforefaid: that two only of these nine
states, viz. Delaware and North-Carolina, have fully
acceded to that system in all its parts; and that the
four other states, viz. Rhode-Ifland, New-York, Ma
ryland and Georgia, have not decided in favour of
any part of the system of revenue aforefaid, so long
since, and so repeatedly presented by Congress for their
adoption.
The committee have thought it their duty candidly
to examine the principles of this system and to difeo
ver, if possible, the reasons, which have prevented its
adoption ; they cannot learn that any member of the
confederacy has Stated or brought forward any objec
tions against it, and the result of their impartial en
quiries into the nature and operation of the plan, has
been a clear and decided opinion, that the system it
felf is more free from well founded exceptions,
and is better calculated to receive the approbation of
the several states than any other that the wisdom of Con
gress can devise.
In the course of this enquiry it most clearly appear
ed, that the requisitions of Congress for eight years
past, have been so irregular in their operation, so un
certain in their collection, and so evidently unproduc
tive, that a reliance on them in future, as a fourcc from
whence monies are to be drawn to difeharge the en
gagements of the confederacy, definite as they are in
time and amount, would be no less diHonourable to
the understandings of those who entertain such confi
dence, than it would be dangerous to the welfare and
peace of the union; the committee are therefore fe-
[Numb, 408.]