The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-01-13 00:00:00, page 3

it would be tedious to mention all the Locking
fpedtacles that were to be seen. I shall only give you
the general account as I took it down.
At tbe boufe of No. killed. Prisoners Prisoners
returned. not returned.
Mr. Wells, 13 - - - 2
Mr. Dunlap, 3 4 1
Mr. Moon, - - - - 4
Mr. Dickson, 1 - -
Mr. Johnston, 1 - - -
Mr. M'Leland, - - - 3
Mr. Runfey, - - 1 - 4
Mr. Scot, 2 - 5 3
Mr. Mitchel, 5 - - -2
Mr. Wilson, - ---- 1
Mr. Richey, - - - - 2
Mr. Lighman, - - 3 -1
Mr. Alaghlen, - - - 3
Mr. More, - - - 4
Mr. Henderson, - - - -r
Mr. Cannon, 2 - - - 1
Colin Campbel, 1 - - - 4
Mr. Campbel, - - 5 - 1
Mr. Bacon, - - - 8 •
Mr. Shankland, -§ - 2 3 0
Mr. Hurlbut, 4 - -
Mr. Bagnel, - - 5
32 40
The persons named, were some of them wounded,
some carried away, and some killed.
Besides these there were two men wounded, who
were not carried away.
Burned. 32 houses, 31 barns, 1 grist-mill, 1 fulling
mill and i blacksmith's ihop.
Besides the foregoing, Col. Alden, in the Conti
nental service and 10 rank and file were killed ; Lieut.
Col. Stacey was taken prisoner, 1 Lieut. 1 Ensign,
I Surgeon's mate, 1 Sergeant and 13 rank and file
are miffing.
Of the wretched surviving inhabitants, there are
182 who have neither house nor home, nor a morsel
of bread ; are almost naked, and a great part of them
without a penny to purchase any of the necessaries of
life : And in all this massacre, there were but three
men of the place killed, all the rest being helpless
women and children. A great part of the fufferers,
both killed and prisoners, were people much fufpedted
of tory principles, and greatly depended on pro
tection from Brant and Butler, who conducted this
bloody and inhuman business, which was perpetrat
ed the eleventh instant ; and on the 20th, they made
an excursion to another settlement, called the Coile,
(lying on the road from Fort Plank to Lake Olfago,
between Springfield and Andrews-Town, which were
destroyed in the summer) at this settlement they
burned 5 houses, and carried off 6 prisoners. We
have now not one settlement left in this county at any
distance from the south fide of the Mohawk river,
and have the greatest reason to fear, that in a very
fliort time we shall not have one on it, unless very
speedy and effectual measures are taken to check the
savages and worse than savage Tories. The prison
ers who are returned, inform us that the party was
commanded by Joseph Brant, Walter Butler and the
Seneca chief, and confined of 443 Indians and 200
Tories, many of which horrid mifereants, were in
habitants of Cherry-Valley, and some whose parents
were living there.
It is not improbable that you will have seen the
substance of the foregoing account before this gets
to your hand, as I have given several extracts, to
persons who have had opportunities of transmitting
it to you, but this you may depend on as fad, and
as near as I could possibly colled, the particular of
this doleful affair, wherein I have a lifter andfoer
amiable daughter carried off by the enemy." M. g.
PHILADELPHIA, January 5.
Last week arrived here from New-York, Mr. Wil
liam Macpherfon, late Lieutenant and Adjutant in
his Britannic Majefty?s 16th regiment of foot —Son
of Capt. John Macpherfon of this city, and brother
of the late gallant Major Macpherfon, who fell be
fore the walls of Quebec. This young gentleman
entered the Britffh army very early in life. The part
his ratnily took in the present war and his feelings as
an American induced him to embrace the firft oppor
tunity that his honor gave him of.facrificing a mode
''ho'cG habit, and the most flattering
pr^masßid^ made agreeable to him, rather than
emplopiis arms against the liberties of his native
country.
Jan. 7. A letter from Maryland of the 25th ult.
mentions the arrival of a vessel in Virginia, in 17
days from Martinico, by which accounts were re
ceived that the Count d'Estaing, with the French
fleet under his command, was arrived at Martinico
from Boston, and that twelve ships of the line were
also just arrived there from Toulon.
Extras of a letter from Cape Francois, dated Nod. 23.
" Two days ago the King's Contractors here,
ordered into the hands of the bakers, fix thouland
barrels of flour, to be immediately baked into bread
for the use of the fleet under the Count d'Estaing,
which is daily expected here.—The fame day Mon
sieur Demanargue failed in a packet, mounting sixteen
guns, for the Havanna, with some dispatches of a
floret nature."
♦TWloop St. Peters, from New-Orleans bound to
Phßqtftlphja, was taken on the firft day of December,
1778, bycthe Columbus privateer, Capt. Brady, who
put a prize-master and three men on board to carry"
the prize into New-York, leaving in her Messieurs
Mackentyre and Elliot, two of the passengers. These
gentlemen retook the vessel, and, on the 16th of the
fame month brought her into Sinepuxent. In the
New-York prints this vessel is laid to be brought
into that port.
TRENTO N, January 13.
Sunday last Brigadier General Thompson, Colonels
Magaw and Reynolds, having been some time past
cut of New-York on parole, passed through this
town on their return to captivity, in conformity to
the Requisition of our Commissary General of Pri
soners.
I,aft week five Hessian deserters arrived here from
Fort Wafningtoii.
A correspondent at Pitts-Town, who converted
with many of the principal officers of the Convention
troops as they passed through that place on their
way to Virginia, informs 11s, that they appeared to
be much call down, and seemed very defirOus that
an exchange might take place, to facilitate their re
turn to Europe—many of whom declared, that, were
they once there, they would never return to engage
in so fruitlels a business as that of attempting to con
quer America. The Hessian officers, in particular,
exprefled great diffatisfadion—complained that many
of them had been deceived, not expecting to have
come further than England—and that in every re
fpedt, since their arrival in America, they conceived
themselves to have been very basely treated.
We hear it is reported in New-York, that General
Campbell, with about 2000 of the enemy, have
landed in Georgia.
*** Wanted by the Printer hereof, TWO Journe,-
men. The, will be exempted from actual Jervice in the
militia, and receive bandfome wages.
THE inconveniences attending the usual mode of
taking in or collecting fubferiptions for a News-
Paper, especially in times of publick commotion
like the present, have induced the Publisher of the
New-Jersey Gazette, upon confederation, to al
ter the plan upon which he proposed to proceed the
ensuing year when the advertisement in number 51
and 52 was given to the publick. . To avoid the ne
cessity of opening accounts against the individual
subscribers, and the difficulties attending the settle
ment of numerous arrearages of small sums, he means
to pursue the following plain and easy expedient,
which will be more certain and cheap to his kind
Cußomers and less embarrassing to himfelf.
Every Gentleman who will become a fubferiber
for twelve papers ihall receive two more for bis trou
ble, and so in proportion for a greater number.
The fubfeription-money to be paid to the Publisher
by the persons engaging for the papers at or before
the expiration of each quarter; and, to enable those
to be punctual in making their remittances, the in
dividuals who compose each packet are expected to
pay by quarterly advances.
if this mode can be carried into practice, the Pub
lisher agrees to lower the price of the Gazette to a
Dollar and an Half by the quarter.
As it is of importance to know what preparation
ought to be made, and the number of papers which
will probably be wanted, it is earnestly requested that
all practicable dispatch may be used in fending in
the fubferiptions agreeably to the above Plan.
ISAAC COLLINS.
r rHE fubferiber has for sale a quantity of LANDS
1 on the Ohio River, about fifteen miles below
Pittsburgh. The fertility of the foil, the healthful
nefs of the climate in that quarter, and the variety
of fine fifh the River Ohio abounds with, are well
known to those who have heard of that country. —
The title will be warranted to the purchaser.—Any
person inclinable to purchase, may know the terms
by applying to the fubferiber, in Trenton.
Trenton. Jan. 10,1779. 4 CHARLES SIMMS.
T O BE SOL D,
A Valuable plantation, pleasantly situated near
Alien-Town, State of New-Jersey, containing
two hundred and forty acres, on which is a good
house, kitchen, barn, waggon-houfe, a good orchard,
about 100 acres of cleared land, the rest good timber
land. An indisputable title will be given for the
fame. For further particulars inquire of the sub
scriber, on the premises.
Jan. sth, 1779. 4* JOSEPH BROWN, jun.
WAS droped on the road between the Landing
and Trenton, on the sth instant, a large blan
ket rolled up, containing seven yards of linen and
two papers of tea. —Any person giving intelligence
of, or delivering the fame to Capt. Joseph Clunn, in
Trenton, or Capt. John Clunn, at the Landing, will
receive TEN_DOLLARS for their trouble. r||
BROKE into the fubferiber's meadow about the
20th of September, a pale red COW. The
owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay
charges, and take her away.
October 26th, 1778. 3$ WILLIAM LEWIS.
James Vanuxem and Clark,
At their store in Water-Street, between Arch and
Race-Streets, Philadelphia, have for sale,
A Quantity of Jamaica spirits, Weft-India and
Philadelphia rum, Holland Geneva in cases,
and other articles. jwf
ROBERT SINGER,
Has for SALE at bis STORE in Trenton, the follow
ing GOODS, viz.
SUPERFINE brown Copperas
broad cloth Brimstone
Fine scarlet ditto Allum
Fine yellow ditto Shoemaker's tools
Fine brown ditto Tobacco
Fine and coarse Irish lin- Snuff
ens, 7-8 and yard wide Pins by the packet
Cambrick, lawn, plain & Window glass 7 by 9
flowered muslin Needles by the thousand
Black taffety and Persian Belt bohea tea
White pelong Belt hyfon ditto, by the
Green and black ducape quantity
Black, brown, red and Belt mufeovado sugar
light colour'd calliman- Common ditto
coes and a variety of Hard soap
double folded fluffs Scotch thread
A variety of broad and Sewing silks
narrow ribbons Mohair and a large assort-
Silver plated Ihoe, knee ment of metal buttons
and itock buckles Black, brown and white
Pinchbeck ditto serge
Fine and coarse handker- Knives and forks
chiefs 1 Oznabrugs
Chintzes and callicoes Men'sand women's white
Plain and fttiped white gloves
gauze Cinnamon
Plain black ditto Mace
Pepper Nutmegs
Allpice Wool cards
Indigo Cotton
Rosin Earthen ware of all kinds
Also wanted to buy a NEGRO BOY, about ten
or twelve years old. 3^
Lift of Letters remaining in the Poft-Office at
Trenton, January 5, 1779.
COL. Beatty, Commissary General ; Major Kel
sey; Jonathan Deare, Esq. Capt. John Henery;
Charles M'Knight, Surgeon General; Mr. William
Mounteer; and Mr. John Robinson, Princeton—
General Lewis Morris, at West-Chester county or
Princeton—Miss Nancy Ballard, Mr. Benjamin Mar
tin, Brunswick—Mr. William Neilfon, Pluck'emin—
Mr. Joseph Mullins, Captain Charles Lyon, Mount-
Holly—David Thompson, Forks of Little Egg-Har
bour —Dodor Samuel Treat, Burlington—Thomas
Thorn, Bordentown—Major William Trent, 2, and
Dodor Thomas Marihal, Trenton —Miss Polly Barns
and Miss Patty Brown, Bucks county —Miss Sally
Mott, near Trenton —Mr. Benjamin Moore, Hope
well.
Camp near Bound-Brook, January 3, 1779.
Commissary of Hides Office.
THE fubferiber has on hand a quantity of Conti
nental Neats hides, which he will exchange for
Men's Ihoes or Leather,' —the preference will be giv
en to the former. All persons in this State having
in their pofletiion any hides, the property of the
Continent, are requested to give information as above,
for which they ihall be rewarded, and the favour
gratefully acknowledged, by the
Public's devoted servant,
Wm. SHANNON, D. C. of Hides,
State of New-Jersey.
HAVING finished the tour, as advertised in this
Paper some time ago, and understanding that
some accounts are yet unsettled, all those who have
demands upon the Quarter-Matter General Depart
ment from the sth of October 1776, to the 2d of
March 1778, are informed, that Col. Samuel H. Sul
livan will attend at Capt. Clunn's, in Trenton, from
the 19th to the 21st instant—That I will attend at
Bruniwick the firft Tuesday, and at Quibble-Town
the firft Wednesday in February, and at my own
house, in Springfield, every Friday until the firft of
March, at which time I expert to close the accounts
of General Mifflin for the counties of Hunterdon,
Monmouth, Somerset, Middlesex, Essex, Morris and
Bergen. Such as live too remote to attend in person,
may commit their vouchers to some suitable person.
who can fettle for a whole neighbourhood.—Thofe
who have delivered money to me for the Loan-Office,
are delired to call as soon as possible for'their certi
ficates. JAMES CALDWELL.
January 12, 1779. 2+
RICHARD NORRIS,
Stay-maker, from LONDON,
BE GS leave to inform the Public, that he makes
all forts of frays and jumps, turned and plain,
French and Mecklenburgh, after the newest and neat
est faihion. He prevents by a new and approved
method, the appearance of any cast or rife in the
hips or shoulders, or other defect in the shape of the
body, which method has been established by the soci
ety of hay-makers of the city of London. Ladies that
reside at any distance, by fending their measure, may
be fupplicd on the shortest notice and at as reasonable
prices as the times will afford.—He returns his sin
cere thanks to those Ladies who have already favour
ed him with their custom, and entreats a continu
ance of it, and their kind recommendation, which
he will make it his study to merit.
N. B. He now resides opposite Mr. Stacy Potts's,
in Trenton, and will also give good encouragement
to TWO JOURNEYMEN. 3 w| 4