The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-05-05 00:00:00, page 5

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-1 1 zette for 1778, will oblige the Printer by dif
' charging their refpedjye Arrears. To facilitate this
Duty, Accounts have been made out and transmitted
to the Gentlemen to whom the Packets were direst
led, and with whom the Individual Subscribers of
'each Packet are requefled to fettle their Accounts.
It may not be amiss, perhaps, here to remark, that
. the Price of this Gazette hath not exceeded one Half
its Value ever since the regulating Aft was suspended,
1 compared with that of the Necetlaries of Life.
Jutt publtlhed, and to be fold by the Printer hereof,
The Mighty Destroyer displayed,
I In some account of the dreadful havock made by
the mistaken use as well as abuse of distilled
I spirituous liquors. By a lover of mankind,
Ecclesiastes vii. 29. Lo this only breve I found, that
God hath made man upright ; but they bane fought out
many inventions.
O E S OL D, —
r rHE saw and grist-mill, both in good repair, where
the fubferiber now lives, Banding on the south
Ibranch of Meticunk river, in the township of Shrews-
Ibury, which is a never failing ftrearn, and where
' boards can be rafted from the mill to where sloops
I can take them in ; with about 440 acres of land, some
good for rye and Indian corn; about 100 acres of
which is cedar swamp: Also 60 acres of fait-meadow
lying about fix miles from said mills. There are on
the premises a good convenient frame dwelling-house,
kitchen, barn and smoke-house, all inclofed with
cedar. For terms apply to Tunis Denise, in Free
hold, or to the fubferiber living on the premises.
DENISE DENISE.
N. B. The two emissions called in will be taken in
payment. March 8, 1779. 4w
THE Publick are hereby notified, that SAMUEL
WETHERELL, and Co. have erected a Factory
for making and cutting all kinds of FILES. Any
person having old ones to dispose of may have the
best price for them, or may have them cut again by
applying at the factory in Cherry-Alley, between Arch
and Race-Breets, near Third-street, Philadelphia.
Any person who understands forging or cutting files,
may meet with good encouragement by applying to
Ebenezer Cowell, in Third-street. 6w*
Burlington, April 26th, 1779.
To be fold by public vendue, on Tuesday the 18th
day of May next (if not fold by private sale be
fore) on the premises;
qpHAT large and commodious house and lot in
I this city, known for a number of years by the
name of the Stage-House, pleasantly situated on the
river Delaware, near the town or market wharf.—
The house consists of 6 rooms on the firft floor, one
}of which fronts the river, and is large enough to dine
50 persons at once, and has an elegant gallery out
iide : The second story has 8 bed rooms. There is
a kitchen with a pump of good water in it, a bake
house, stables and granary, and a wharf running
back of the house, which with little expence in
,lengthening, would afford conveniencies for fhallops
and flats to load and unload. The lot is 78 feet on
River-Street, and extends that width to low water
mark. The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock on said
day. The title indisputable.
I 3W* JOHN WILLS.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons concerned,
that the inhabitants of the townships of Wood
bridge and Pifcataway, intend to offer a bill to the
I Legiflature of this State at their present fitting, pur
ifuant to leave given them by the honourable House of
Assembly, for preventing persons living in the interior
parts of the country from turning out their cattle to
range on the uninclofed grounds within the said town
ships and the north ward of Amboy, and also for
preventing the owners of lands in said townships
from turning out more cattle than in proportion to
ithe quantity and quality of land they possess.
Middlesex. April 27, 1779. aw
ITO BE SOLD at public vendue, on Tuesday the
Inth of May next, at two o'clock, at the house of
I Mofes Tuttle, at Mount-Pleasant, twelve miles
from Morris-Town and three from Mount-Hope
iron works, on a very public road, within a quarter
of a mile of a good grid-mill ;
FIVE HUNDRED acres of land, with a small
frame house; 250 acres of which is excellent
meadow, a great part has been a black ash swamp,
200 acres ditched and in good fence; 150 acres
Icleared fit for the feythe and tilling. The whole is
'cafily watered in the dryeft season: It will produce
as good hay, hemp, corn or rye as any land on the
Icontinent. The remainder is timber land, and a
!good out-let for cattle in the fuinmer season. It will
Ibe fold altogether or in lots, as best suits the pur
-Ichafer. A map of the whole will be shewn on the
' day of sale, and an indisputable title given by
April 19 . 1779. 2w± MOSES TUTTLE.
To be fold at private lale,
AVERY good four horse team. The horses are
good, the waggon is as good as any in the
State, and the gears are extraordinary good. Any
person having a mind to purchase may know the
price by applying to the fubferiber living in Cranbury.
2w^ '' JOHN VAN KIRK.
SUPPLEMENT to the NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE, No. 74,
AL L persons indebted to, or that have any de
mands agaiuft Daniel Smith, saddler, of Mor
ristown, are requeued to call on him with their re
fpe&ive accounts, inorder for a fettlemcnt. 4W
Morrißown, April 5, 1779.
I'HE1 'HE people concerned in capturing the flocp
Success, are desired to meet me at Mr. Daniel
Griggs's, at Toni's-River, on Thursday the 13th
May next, to receive their proportion of the monies
arising from the sales of said sloop and cargo.
All persons indebted for goods bought at the above
sales, are requested to make immediate payment to
Mr. Aheil Akin, at Tom's-River, or the fubferiber in
Cranbury, that he may be enabled to close the ac
counts by the time above-mentioned.
,v JOS. POTTS, Marihal.
New-Jersey, April 26, 1779.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Capt. John
Vancleaf, of Freehold, in the county of Mon
mouth and Bate of New-Jersey, deceased, by bond,
note, or book-debts, are desired to dome and pay
them off before the fifteenth day of May next, to
John Van Der Veer, Jofhtia Anderson, William A.
Covenhoven, jun. or either of them, in Freehold, or
they will be put in suit agaihft them without farther
notice: And all those that have any demands agaiuft
said estate, arc desired to make their demands, and
bring their accounts properly attested to the execu
tors, who will meet at the house where William
Snyder, innholder, in Freehold, now lives, on the
abovefaid fifteenth day of May, for said purpofc.
John Van Der Veer, Joshua Anderson,
William A. Covenhovin, jun. Executors.
Freehold, April 9, 1779. 2w-|-
To all whom it may concern :
New- XT OTICE is hereby given, that a Court
Jersey, ff.lN of Admiralty will be held at the Court
house in Trenton, on Friday the seventh day of May
next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon of the fame
day, then and there to try the truth of the fads al
ledged in the bill of John Tilton, (who as well, &c.)
against the snow called the Polly, with her tackle,
apparel, furniture and cargo: To the end and intent
that the owner or owners of the said vessel, or any
person or persons concerned therein may appear and
ihew cause, if any they have, why the said vessel and
cargo should not be condemned, according to the
prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Reg,
Allentown, April 13, 1779.
State of New-Jerf%tyHEßEAS~b7virtue of an
Hunterdon county. ' V ad of this State, the jus
tices and freeholders of this county arc empowered
and directed to take charge of certain military Bores
belonging to said county, purchased by certain mo
nies raised in consequence of an order of the Con
vention of this State, for railing Ten Thousand
Pounds—NOTlCE is hereby given to all persons
within the county, with whom any part of said
Bores arc lodged or entrusted, to attend their Board
with full inventories thereof, at their annual meeting
in May next, at which time also (th^t they may with
more certainty learn in whose hands said Bores arc)
the Chairmen and Clerks of the county and tovmfhip
Committees who have any knowledge of the fame,
are desired to attend. And whereas by an ordinance
passed in Ti^nton the twenty-eighth of Oftober,
1775, the Captains of militia of this State were
ordered to recover fines for neglect of military duty,
and lay it out for arms: Those Captains who may
have received any such fine or fines are desired to at
tend laid Board at the +ime aforefaid, with a full and
true account of all such fines and forfeitures, as also
an account of all such sums laid out by them for arms.
By order of the Board,
April 26, 1779. 2w ' JAREI) SEXTON, Clerk.
For SAL E,
A TRACT of land containing 200 acres, lying'
near Mount-Pleasant, in the county of Mon
mouth, State of East New-Jersey, mostly wood
land ; there is some frefh meadow cleared and in
fence. Any person inclining to purchase may view
the land at any time, by applying to the fubferiber.
If not fold before the Bth day of May next, it will
that day be set up at public auction, at the house of
the widow Amy, at Middletown-Point, at which
time and place the conditions of sale will be published
by RICHARD HARTSHORNE.
April 19th, 1779. 2wll
T O BE SOLD by the fubferiber,
A PLANTATION containing 194 acres of land,
1 in the county of Morris, in Hanover township,
three miles from Morris-Town, on the road that
leads from Whatnon to Chatham, a house twoftories
high, with four rooms and an entry on the lower
Boor, and three rooms may be made above, two good
orchards and a cyder-mill, a good barn, fruit trees
of all forts, forty acres of good English meadow, and
more may be made ; wood-land, plough-land and
pasture-land. The whole well watered, the situation
very pleasant and advantageous, but one mile from a
grist-mill, and a mile and a half from a saw-mill.
Whoever inclines to purchase the said farm may apply
to John or William Wick, who live on the premises.
March 22, 1779. 4 w t
T O BE SOL D,
AT RACT of Land containing 206 adres, wiQi
the usual allowance for roads; situate in Sus
sex county, Weft New-Jersey. The land is well
timbered, and has some large fpfings oh it ; also some
acres of natural meadow. For terms of tale and fur
ther information apply to William Drewry in South
wark, Philadelphia, or Mary Woolley in thb~fame
city, a little above Race-ftrect, in Second-Afreet. 36
THREE DOLLARS per BUS^ltv^T^ -ffi^
L by the fubferibers, at their Bore in New-Bruns
wick, for merchantable FLAXSEED of last year's
growth, if delivered in four weeks from the date,
April 7th, 1779. P. & JOHN VAN EMBURGH
TSAAC SIDMAN in Eafton, will pay the Intei est
A due on Loan-Office Certificates, dated at any
time before the firft day of March, 1778.
'PE! I P' J.7/9,, 6w§
Maidenhead, April 26, 177%
ALL persons indebted to the estate of John Bain
bridge, deceased, late of Hight's-Town, in the
county of Middlesex, are requeued to pay off their
refpedive accounts, bonds, bills, &c. on or before
the firft day of June next ensuing, as after that day
means will be taken for the recovery thereof, by
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Surviving Executor.
N. B. Information is also given to those persons
who have heretofore had their mares covered by
LOFTY, that it is expected immediate payment will
be made for the fame to the fubferiber, as, he wartts
to close the paftnerfhip accounts.
3William Phillips.
Bristol, April 5, 1779.
r r HE publick are hereby informed that the sub
, scriber is fufnifhed with boats neteffary for the
use of the ferry from this place to the city of Bur
lington, where there is also a ferry kept regular to
this place. Good attendance shall be given, and
proper persons employed to condud the passengers.
Also travellers may be accommodated with every ne
cessary for man and horse ; liquors of the firft qua
lity, such as Madeira, Port and Fyall wines, punch
and toddy, best Bristol beer and Taunton ale, by
ARCHIBALD M'ELROY, innkeeper, at the ferry
houfe, Bfiftol.
'I 'AKEN up and left with the fubferiber, at the
l sign of the Blue Anchor in Burlington, a Bray
Mare and Colt. The mare was formerly the pro
perty of Thomas Hopkins of Philadelphia. They
are both bay coloured, 13 hands high, and trotters.
The owner is desired to come, prove property, pay
charges, and take them away. JAMES ESDELIu
S T O L E N,
OUT of the stable of Hugh Hunter, a dark brown
horse, about fifteen hands high, a blaze in
his forehead and snip, wall-eyed, switch tail, and
docked late last fall, 5 years old this grass. Who
ever takes up said horse so that the owner may have
him again, shall have Forty Dollars reward, and all
reasonable charges paid by me
Amwell, Hunterdon county, April 13th, 1779.'
RAN AWAY the 6th of March last, from the
fubferiber living in Bucks county, in the State
of Pennsylvania, a negro man, who calls himfelf
Philip Potter; a likely well set fellow, about 36 years
old, has a remarkable mole on the corner of his right
eye. Had on when he went off, a dark homefpuu
coattee, red waistcoat and buckikin breeches, dark
homespun flockings ; but having others with him may
change them. Whoever takes up the said negro and
secures him in Newtown gaol, or delivers him to his
master, shall receive One Hundred Dollars reward.
3wf THOMAS RICHE.
N. B. Whoever apprehends the above described
fellow, must be upon their guard, or he will escape
from them.
ST RAYED away from the fubferiber livingin
Trenton, the 11th day of this inst. a grey MARE
three years old, has a very short dock with the hair
off of the upper fide, and is a natural trotter. Who
ever takes up and secures said mare, so that the owner
may get her again, shall be entitled to Twenty Dol
lars reward, paid by BERNARD JOHNSON, qwf
STRAYED or stolen from the plantation of Benja
min Mitchell, near Kingston, in Somerset coun
ty, on the 16th of March laft,—A brindle C OW,
about 9 years old, with a white face and belly, heavy
with calf, has a red ring round each eye, marked
with two halfpennies, one on the end and the other
on the under edge of her off car. Whoever takes
tip said cow and delivers her at the plantation above,
if Brayed, shall receive Five Pounds, and if stolen,
and the thief secured, Ten Pounds. 3w
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
OTOLENIaft night out of the yard of Captain
° Quigley, in Trenton, a large likely sorrel horse,
near 16 hands high, has a white mane and tail, clumsy
trot, four years old, and shod all round. Any per
son taking up and securing said horse and thief, that
the owner may have his horse, and the thief be bro't
to justice, shall receive the above reward ; or for the
horse alone, Sixty Dollars, and reasonable charges if
brought home, paid by JOSEPH BREARLY.
Maidenhead, April 16, 1779. 3wf
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