The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-10-30 00:00:00, page 1

NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
TRENTON ACADEMY.
A NUMBER of the inhabitants of Trenton
and the country adjoining, in order to ren
der the means of education more easy and certain,
have formed a regular permanent eftabliihment
for that purpose. A commodious handsome stone
building has been erected, and is now finished
for the reception of Scholars. A school, in which
reading, writing, common arithmetick, and book
keeping, are taught, has been formed some time,
under the care of an able teacher, and is carried
on with great propriety and success. To improve
the system, another is now opened, in which are
taught the English, Latin and Greek languages
grammatically; geography, practical mathema
ticks, the principles of natural philosophy and as
tronomy, publick speaking, and the rudiments of
any other branch of ufeful education, either to fit
pupils to finifh a course at college, or to go imme
diately into business. Jhe fubferibers, the pie.ent
trustees of this institution, are determined to spare
no pains to render it as beneficial as possible; to
which end they have put it under the care o,
George Merchant, B. A. a gentleman graduated
at the college of New-Jersey several years ago,
who has, from the time he completed his studies,
been engaged in teaching, and whose prudence and
ability have been highly approved. The Situation
of the place is pleasant and healthful; boarding
may be had in genteel reputable families, and on
reasonable terms; and fluid attention will be paid
to the morals and behaviour of the youth. A
school for the study of the French language will be
opened, as soon as a fufficient number of scholars,
to support a teacher are engaged.,
It is not the intention of the fubferibers to trou
ble the publick with strained and pompous repre
sentations in favour of tins academy; they are
persuaded the success and ufefulnefs of it will soon
recommend it more effectually.
Moore Furman,
Stacy Potts,
William-C. Houston,
James Ewing,
Isaac Coilins.
Nottingham, Bowhill farm, Oct. 15, 1782.
DISTILLING of cyder is performed by the sub
scriber in the best manner, and on the lowest
terms: His spirit is clear, pure and well tailed,
every way equal in quality to any in the Rate; he
will give a generous piice for good cyder, either in
good spirit, or 2^RANDLE ^TCHELL.
W E A T.
ALL persons indebted for this Gazette to the
17th of July last, no. 238, inclusive, are re
quehed to difeharge the fame without delay. Wheat,
allowing One Dollar per bushel, will be received in
payment till the firft day of January next by
October 23, 1782. The Printer.
To be fold, by publick vendue,
THE plantation of Christian Cummins, deceased,
I i n Mansfield Woodhoufe township, in Saflex
county, arid Rate of New-Jersey; said plantation
contains two hundred acres, about one hundred and
thirty ac.es of clear land, and about seventy acres
of good wood-land, with a stone house two stories
and a half high, and a good bearing orchard, with
a good stone milk-house, a barn and Tables, and
about ten acres of good meadow well watered; the
said vendue is to begin on Tuesday tiie 12th day
of November next, where good terms of payment
will be made known by
Daniel and Michael Cummins.
AND likewise another plantation formerly belong
ing to said Christian Cummins, deceased ; said plan
tation contains two hundred acres and upwards,
about 80 acres of clear land, and about 120 acres
of wood-land well timbered, with a new log house
and barn, and a young orchard of one hundred
apple trees; the said vendue to be held the fame
day, where conditions of sale and attendance will
be given by Jacob & John Cummins.
October 12, 1782. 3 V +
[Vol. V.]
WEDNESDA Y, October 30, 1782.
TO BE SOLD,
A LIKELY negro wench, with her female child ;
flic can walh and iron well, is careful of chil
dren, and an excellent cook; is fold for no fault.
For further particulars enquire of the Printer, givf
Rj n g woo d, October 4, 1782.
In pursuance of an a& of the General Assembly of
the State of New-Jersey, passed at Trenton in
June last, veiling in me, the fubferiber, full pow
ers of agency to lease the lands belonging to the
American Ringwood Company, lying within this
state, and for other purposes therein mentioned,
Notice is hereby given,
TH A T on the twenty-fifth day of November
next, I will, by way of publick vendue, expose
to sale at Ringwood, for the term of three years,
to commence the firft day of April next, to the high
est bidder, leases on the several plantations, houses
and lets, situate and lying in the counties of Bergen
and Morris, the property of said Company : the ven
due to begin at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, viz.
The dwellinghoufe and farm at Ringwood, on
which there is a large body of good meadow ground
improved, and very advantageously situated for gra
zing cattle; also all the out-houles and lots annex
ed to that part of the estate.
The dwellinghoufe, meadows and farms, annexed
to Long-pond, on which there is about 30 acres of
meadow, situate about five miles from Ringwood.
The dwellinghoufes and lots at the furnace and
forges at Charlotteburg, with a large parcel of im
proved meadow land, situate two miles from said
furnace, and about fifteen miles from Ringwood.
A commodious frame house, ftore-houi'e, barn
and Rubles, on a lot of about twenty acres, called
Bellegrove, lying on the great road leading from
John Suffern's, Esquire, to Paramus, and well si
tuated for a store or tavern.
A frame house and lot, containing about seven
acres, at Praiknefs, situate within three miles of the
furnace at Pompton, and now in the tenure of
Hermanus Vider.
A farm commonly called Rotten-pond, situate
about half way between Pompton and Ringwood,
on which can be made yearly about twenty tons
of hay.
A fufficient quantity of timber and wood will be
allowed to the purchasers for fencing and firewood,
but the tenants will be reftrided from cutting wood
for any other use whatever.
Sufficient security will be required of the pur
chasers for the rents to be paid in equal half year
ly payments.
A particular description of the farms, &c. will
be given by Mr. Ebenezer Erskine, ore application
being made to him at Ringwood, at any time be
fore the day of fale.'
All those who have any demands against f be said
Company, for debts contrasted by Robert Erskine,
Esquire, late agent for said Company, deceased;
and those who arc indelated to tnem, arc desired to
attend at Ringwood on the twenty-fifth day of No
vember next, to have their accounts liquidated and
fettled. Attendance will be given till the fifth day
of December enftiing
3 w _ROBERT L. HOOPERq!£^_
--li on! the LONDON 'CHRONICLE.
LETTER I.
To Earl C S.
My Lord,
YOU are now returned from your capitu
lation at York-Town, the second General
who has delivered up a royal army to A
merican rebels. How far your previous
conduct contributed to this disgrace, and how far
you was betrayed by the Commander in Chief, who,
knowing that the lebels were marching to attack
you, and having treble their force with him at New-
York, buffered them to pass close by him, without
moving a single step to prevent them, are not the
objects of my present enquiry. The tenth article
of your capitulation is the only point upon which 1
mean to expostulate with your Lordship, and upon
which, now that you are returned home, the pub
lick has a right to expe& your explanation.
My Lord, at the time of your surrender, there
were with you a number of the King's Faithful A
merican fobjeds, who, at the rift of their lives and
fortunes, had Readily adhered to their allegiance.
These men you had, by the King's order, and by
his royal proclamation, invited to join the King's
THE
flandard, and under that authority had plighted
the royal promise and the faith of the publick for
their protection. Under what powers, and by what
warrant was you authorized to violate that promise,
and to put them out of that protection, by giving
them up to the mercy of their enemies ? My Lord,
a General may break his own word, or violate his
own honour, if he chufe to give it up, rather than
rifle his life or liberty in the defence of it : But the
honour of his Sovereign, and the faith of the Bri
tish nation, are by much too sacred a trust to be
committed to the disposal of any General what
soever.
1 hefe men, you youi felf tell us in this tenth ar
ticle, had joined the royal army, and were thereby
become a part of it. Why then did you not capi
tulate for your whole army without diftindlion, as
I may hereafter shew to have been the practice of
other Generals in like cases. My Lord, a Gene
ral is unavoidably entrusted by the crown with the
disposal of his army ; and upon some very fatal oc
casion may surrender it up. But a General has
no right to make a diftindion between the several
parts of his army, and to redeem himfelf and his
officers from captivity upon parole, by delivering up
any other part of the king's army to be hanged ; and
the reason of this is obvious: An army is one body,
fighting in one and the fame cause, united in one
interest ; and all the several corps of which it con
lifts are bound to the defence of each other. If
therefore a General had a power to make a distinc
tion between the parts of his army, this would be
come a perpetual ground of jealousy between the
several corps, and deßroy that confidence in each
other, by which they are all united in the common
cause, and upon any great misfortune, instead of
uniting so much the more clofeiy, each corps would
be Driving which ihould capitulate firft.
My Lord, even General Burgoyne knew his du
ty in this particular, and in his capitulation made
the fame terms for each of the parts of which his
army was composed. The convention expressly
provided, that the three corps without being pri
soners of war, fliould be allowed to return home
to their several countries, the British to England,
the Germans to Germany, and the Canadians to
Canada. Theie last immediately began their march,
and got to Canada before the rebel Congress had
time to acquire hardiness enough to break their a
greement. They did it afterwards, and detained
the two other parts of the army in dired contra
diction to the convention. But the King's honour
flood unimpeached ; the General preserved the pub
lick faith unviolated ; and rebel Generals only
could then be reproached with perfidy of breaking
theirs.
My Lord, the fate of war is common to all, and
what all men, when they enter into the service,
know they must submit to ; but the violation of the
King's promise, Solemnly given to these men for
their protection, makes no part of the fate of war.
They well knew that they were to take their
chance with the rest of the King's army: But that
the King's General should, even in his firft outlet,
diltinguiih them from the ufl of the King's troops,
and while he capitulated for the Safety of all the
rest, should deliver them up to the will of their
enemies, to be pardoned or hanged as they should
determine ; that is a measure of which no one could
have conceived a pollibility, till your Lordship ex
hibited to all America this example of it, and there
by gave the moil fatal stab to the royal cause; a
stab much more fatal than the loss of your whole
army.
My Lord, the number or the fate cf these loy
alists is not material in the present argument ; nei
ther of these can as yet be afeertained; but whe
ther they were some scores, or more probably some
hundreds, the breach of faith is Ilill the fame ;*
* The 10th article describes them natives or°inha
bitants of different parts of this country. The letters
have most of them been thrown overboard and funk ;
but one from a Q efpectable gentleman makes the
number fron one part of America ( Virginia ) 150.
[Numb. 253.] •