The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-10-21 00:00:00, page 3

On Friday last Major-General LINCOLN passed
through this place on his way to Philadelphia.
We hear that on Monday last about 100 fail of
transports with troops on board, under convoy of
Several men of war, failed from the Hook, supposed
for the Weft-Indies.
11. A supplementary Aa to the Ad, intitled, An
Ad for regulating roads and bridges.
12. An Aa to defray sundry incidental charges.
13. An Aa for authorizing persons elected fheriffs
and coroners to ad in their refpedive offices before
they are commissioned.
On Tuesday the 13th Instant came on the Annual
Election, throughout this State, when the following
Gentlemen were chosen, being all the Returns yet
come to our Hands :
For Hunterdon County,
Representative in Council, John Stevens, Esq.
Representatives in Assembly, John Hart, Azariah
Dunham, Efqrs. Col. Chambers.
For Somerset County,
Representative in Council, Fre. Frelinghuyfen, Esq.
Representatives in Assembly, William Ch. Houston,
Roeloff Sebring, David Kirkpatrick, Efqrs.
For Middlesex County,
Representative in Council, Jonathan Deare, Esq.
Representatives in Aflembly, Benjamin Manning,
Jacob Schenck, Ebenezer Ford, Efqrs.
For Monmouth County,
Representative in Council, Joseph Holmes, Esq,
Representatives in Assembly, James Mott, junior,
Peter Schenck, Hendrick Smock, Efqrs.
For Burlington County,
Representative in Council, Peter Tallman, Esq.
Representatives in Assembly, Caleb Shreve, Thomas
Fennimore, Josiah Foster, Efqrs.
For Gloucester County,
Representative in Council, John Cooper, Esq.
Representatives in Assembly, Elijah Clark, Joseph
Cooper, Joseph Ellis, Efqrs.
For Cumberland County,
Representative in Council, Ephraim Harris, Esq.
Representatives in Assembly, John Buck, Jonathan
Bowen, James Ewing, Efqrs.
The General Assembly of this State are to meet
here on Tuesday next.
Extract of a letter from a Field Officer in MaxnvelFs
Brigade, dated Elizabetb-town, Oct. 17, 1778.
" The enemy have embarked ten full regiments,
and the vessels have fell down with them to the Hook.
We have information by deserters this day that the
enemy have evacuated Paulus-Hook and Hoobuck;
if so, they have no post left in Jersey. They were
also evacuating fort Washington ; fort Independence,
and their other works without Kingfbridge, they had
abandoned some days ago. We observed them mov
ing off from their encampment nearest us on Staten-
Island this morning, whether with intent to leave the
island, or set down on some other part of it, is yet
uncertain."
At the last fitting of the General Assembly of this
State the following Adis were puffed, viz.
I. An Act to revive and continue the process and
proceedings returnable to and depending in the su
preme court of judicature of this Rate, and to ascer
tain the times and places of holding the said court.
2. A fiipplemental A# to an Ad, intitled, an Ad
for recovering the arrearages of the ten thousand
pounds tax, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
3. An Act for the case and relief of such persons as
are scrupulous of taking an oath with the ceremony
of touching and kissing the book of the gospels, by
allowing that of holding up the hand in lieu thereof.
4. An Ad for apprehending and delivering uptojuf
tice all persons residing or taking refuge in this Rate
charged with crimes committed in any other ofthe uni
ted states ; and for other purposes therein mentioned.
5. An Act to alter the place of holding the inferior
courts of common pleas, and general quarter feflions
of the peace, for the county of Middlesex.
6. An Act for the relief of John Striker, col!edorof the
township of Hillfborough, in the county of Somerset,
refpeding the loss of a sum of publick money by fire.
7. An °Aa further to suspend the operation of an
Ad, intitled, An Ad for regulating and limiting the
price of labour, and of sundry articles of produce,
manufadure and trade; and to prevent foreftalling,
regrating and engrossing.
8. An Aa to prevent the farming out of publick
offices, or transferring by deputation the powers an
nexed and incident to them, and for other purposes
therein mentioned.
9. An Aa to continue an Ad, intitled, An Ad for
establishing a court of admiralty and custom-houses,
within the Rate of New-Jersey.
10. An Aa to prevent the fubjeds of this state from
going into or coming out of the enemy's lines with
out permission or passports, and for other purposes
therein mentioned.
Tuesday fe'nnight the enemy left Hackinfack, af
ter having plundered the country thereabouts of most
of the forage, a number of cattle, robbed hen-roosts,
and committed many ads of barbarity on the de
fencelefs inhabitants. Several tory families, we hear,
went off with them.
Yesterday between 7 and 800 British, Scotch and
Hessian Prisoners arrived here from Maryland and
Virginia, under guard, on their way to Elizabeth-
Town, to be exchanged.
By a gentleman directly from Fish-Kill we are in
formed, that on Friday last a detachment of our light
T R EN TO N, October 21.
troops took possession of forts Washington and Inde
pendence ; and that ten or twelve deserters every day
upon an average from the enemy, come over to our
advanced parties.
It is said, that a number of principal tory and
refugee families are moving from New-York to Ha
lifax and Quebec.
Iff The Articles of Capitulation of the Island of
Dominica, confining of 27, are omitted this week,
with many pieces of intelligence, for want of room.
A good WORKMAN at Press and Case <will
find conflant Bfinefs, be exempted from aCnal Service
in the Militia, and receive bandfome Wages. Apply to
the Printer of this Paper.
fame.
ALL the Officers of this State, both civil and mi
litary, are hereby required to use their utmost
endeavours to prevent any Flags from the enemy
coming in, or being received at any place in this
State, 'except in the manner pointed out in the above
order of Major-General Lord Stirling,
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Morris
town, the fifteenth Day of October, in the Year
of our Lord, 1778.
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's Command,
Wm. Livingston, jun. Sec.
Turks Island S AL T,
Of the best QUALITY, to be had of
JOHN REYNOLDS,
At the house formerly occupied by the Widow Cum
mins, opposite Capt. Joseph Clunn's tavern,
TRE N T O N.
lIJAS stolen out of the subscriber’s pasture on the
' night of the 13th instant, a black horse, about
14 hands and a half high, with a large star in the
fore head, both hind feet white, about 12 years old ;
supposed to be taken by a certain Thomas Brooks,
who lately broke out of Trenton gaol, and is now
advertised in the N. J. Gazette, with a reward of 30
dollars: Said Brooks is about 5 feet 7 inches high,
well made, short black curled hair, about 27 years of
age. Whoever takes up said horse and thief, so that
the fubferiber may get the horse again, shall have for
the horse Sixteen Dollars, and for the thief Fourteen
Dollars, and reasonable charges, paid by
Maidenhead, OH. 15. { ISSABEL SMITH.
200 & Ten Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or stolen, from the fubferibers living
in Ulster county, State of New-York, on the night
of the 14th instant, (October) out of the pasture at
Fleet's tavern at Mufconetcung, seven horses, viz.
Two chefnut brown Mares, one about 10 years old,
bald face, 14 hands high, some white feet ; the other
a three years old Colt, 14 and a halfhands high, na
tural trotter, branded B D on the near thigh ; a grey
mare upwards of fourteen hands high, branded C C
on the near flank ; a black mare, branded with a
stirrup-iron ; two brown horses and one bay, each
about 14 hands high. Whoever takes up said horses
and secures them so that the fubferibers may have
them, shall receive the above reward if taken with
the thief, or Thirty Dollars each horse; or Fifteen
Dollars for each horse without the thief, and all rea
sonable charges paid by us,
BENJAMIN DOUGHTY, and
4 .|. EZEKIEL EVERETT.
HEAD-QUARTERS, Aquackanonck in New-
Jersey, October iith, 1778.
WHEREAS it has been found that illicit and ille
gal uses have been made of Flags coming into
various parts of this State. It is ordered that ho
Flcig from the eqemy shall be received at any post or
place within this State, except at Elizabethtown-
Point, without a special permission for that purpose
from the Governor or Commanding Officer of the
troops of the United States in New-Jersey ; and all
Officers within this State are to use their best endea
vours to prevent their coming in, or being received
at any other place. The Officer commanding at the
said Point, is to fee that the laws and usages of Flags
arc ftridtly observed in every instance.
By order of Major-General Lord Stirling, command
ing the army in Neev-ferfey,
W. BARBER, A. D. Camp.
By His EXCELLENCY
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Esquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in
and over the State of New-Jersey, and Territories
thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the
WA S left at the fubferiber's house some time in
the winter season of the year 1777 or 1778,
some fails and rigging. The owner is desired to come
and prove his property, pay charges, and take them
away by the firft of November next, otherwise they
will be fold. ISRAEL WRIGHT.
Bordentown, Oft, 15. 1778. 1J
To be fold by the Subscriber,
Near ALLENTOW N,
A Quantity of good SALT, made better than
three months, and as cheap as can be purchased
at the Shore, equal in quality to imported blown
fait. William Montgomery, Minor, jf
N. B. The highest price is given for clean Linen
ags at the above place.
THIRTY DOLLARS Reward.
THE fubferiber has removed from Burlington into
the house in Bristol, formerly kept by Mr.
Charles Beffonet, and has laid in a large Itock of
liquors of all forts. He purposes keeping of a repu
table Inn, for the accommodation of all genteel tra
vellers, and hopes to give general fatisfa&ion.
Said M'Elroy hath for sale at the above place, Old
Spirits, by the gallon or quart; Rum, ditto; Bristol
Beer, by the dozen ; Taunton Ale ; London Porter;
Wine ; Pickles. N. B. A Hostler wanted.
BEGS leave to acquaint the Gentlemen of the ar
my, and others the refpedtable Inhabitants of
the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington and Bucks,
that he proposes carrying on his business in all its
various branches at the house of Mr. Peter Hulick,
hay-maker, in Trenton ; where Gentlemen may have
their clothes made in the newest fashions lately in
troduced, and in the neatest manner. Those Gen
tlemen who please to favour him with employment,
may depend on his utmost endeavours to merit their
esteem. Trenton, OH. 20, 1778. 26
New- ferfey, fl T an Inferior Court of Common
Cumberland. T 1 Pleas held for the county of Cum
berland, on the 22d of last month, were returned In
quisitions for joining the army of the King of Great-
Britain, and other treasonable practices, found against
Daniel Bowen, Reuben Dolles, William Woodland,
Peter Souder, junior, Richard Cayford, Daniel Shaw,
John Jefferis, John Phipps, William Fullerton, Ni
cholas Bough, Ashley Bowen, James Benson, Hugh
Barber, Francis Pilgrim, Ananias Tubman, Joel Da
niel, John Stretch, Ambrose Fitzgerald, David Wat
kins, Daniel Stretch, Clement Remington, Jacob
Hall, John Drecler, James Barrott, jun. John Hank,
Ezekiel Thomas, Jeremiah Buzhart, Job Seeley,
William Sayler, Richard Ketchem, Hezekiah Shaw,
Samuel Stretch, Levi Hall, Isaac Hall, Samuel Cart
wright, John Evans, James Parker, Martin Flowers,
Matthias Taylor, Jerman Davis, Lewis Reed, Ma
lachi Bonum, Thomas Riggins, James Boyd, Caleb
Cartwright and Sylvenus Tubman ; proclamation was
made in open court, that if they, or any on their be
half, or any persons interested would appear and tra
verse, a trial should be awarded, but no traverses
were offered. Therefore NOTICE is hereby given,
that if neither they, nor any on their behalf, nor any
interested shall appear and traverse at the next court
to be held for the said county, on the last Tuesday
in November next, the Inquisitions will then be taken
to be true, and final Judgment entered thereon in
favour of the State ; their personal estates will then
be absolutely forfeited to the use of the State, and
their real estates taken into the hands of the Com
missioners until the Legislature takes further order
for their disposal.
Cumberland, Enos Sfeley, ? Commif-
OH. 14, 1778. William Kelsay, ) fioners.
ALL persons having any demands on the estate of
James Nealen, merchant, late of Horner's-
Town, are defined to meet at the house of Mr. Wil
liam Tapfcott, jun. on the 27th of this instant, Oc
tober, where a dividend will be made of the amount
of said estate, by us iw*
PETER IMLAY, ).
AB. HENDRICKSES Auditors.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber at the
Drawbridge between Trenton and Bordentown,
an old bay Horse with a bald face, about 13 and a
half hands high, his off hind foot white. Also a small
brown Horse 8 or 9 years old, without brand or
mark. The owner or owners are desired to prove
property, pay charges and take them awav.
061. !k £778. WILLIAM'NUTT.
STOLEN, on the night of the 16th October, out
of the pasture of the fubferiber, living in Essex
county near Elizabeth-Town, a black HORSE,
about 9 or 10 years old, about 14 hands high, with
a large star in his forehead, trots and canters, and is
heavy built. Also a black MARE near the size of
the horse, about 14 or 15 years old, somewhat lame
in one of her hind legs, trots and paces. Whoever
will secure the thief and horses, so that the thief be
brought to justice, and the owner have his creatures,
shall receive a reward of Eight Dollars for each, and
Twenty for the thief, and all reasonable charges,
paid by JOHN ROSS, junior. 2§
ALL persons indebted to the estate of John Van.
Nefte, of Boundbrook, township of Bridge
water and county of Somerset, deceased, whether
by bond, note or book debt, are requeued to meet
at the house of the Widow Varnols at Boundbrook,
on Monday the ninth day of November next, at 10
o'clock of said day, in order to fettle their accounts.
All those likewise who have any demands against said
estate, are requested to meet at the fame time and
place, and bring in their accounts properly attested.
0<ft.i7,i778. AB. VAN NESTE, jun. ? Admini
-3f GEORGE BERGEN, 5 ftrators.
BROKE into the pasture of the fubferiber, living
in Hardinftone, Sussex county, New-Jersey, the
beginning of Sept, last, a small bay MARE, about 12
years old, has a white star in her forehead, branded
H G on her right thigh, hath a fhuffling pace. The
owner proving his property may have her again, by
applying to JW§ RIVARD.^
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Taylor,
To the PUBLI C.
From N EW-Y O RK,
ARCHIBALD M'ELROY.