The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-07-18 00:00:00, page 1

S TAT E OF N F. W - JERSE Y.
da ACT to Amend an at?, intitled, An Aft more ef
fectually to prevent the inhabitants of this fate from
trading with the enemy, or going within their Unes,
and for other purposes therein mentioned.
WHEREAS the laws heretofore pasted for
the prevention of the trade and inter
course carried on, and maintained with
the enemies of this and of the United
States, have been evaded, and in many refpeds
found ineffectual to answer the good purposes there
by intended ; therefore,
Sect. I. Be it enabled by the Council and General Af
femb, of this fate, and it is hereby enabled by the au
thority of the fame, That, from and after the palling
of this a&, ail licenses heretofore granted to dore or
shopkeepers, by virtue of the aft, intitled, An Act
more effectually to prevent the inhabitants of this fate
from trading with the enemy, or going within their
lides, aid for other purposes therein mentioned, passed
the twenty-fecund day of December, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Eighty, are hereby declared to
be null and void to all intents and ptirpofes, any law
to the contrary notwithstanding.
2. And it is hereby enabled, That all goods, wares
and merchandize, with boats, teams, carriages and
horses conveying the fame, seized by virtue of this dr
of any other law of this state, coming into, or dis
covered within this state, brought from within the
enemy's lines, which upon trial for condemnation
thereof, shall appear to have been seized without ap
prehending and securing the person of peffons in
whole polLffion the fame were found; and the cap
tor or captors cannot make it appear to the fatisfac
tion of the justice or jury trying the fame, that the
said property at the time of the seizure did bona fide
and altogether belong to some person or persons,
other than the said captor or captors, and that there
was no coiiufion refpt&ing the said property between
the said captors, and aby other perlon or persons
whatsoever ; then, and in every such case, all such ef
fects upon condemnation thereof shall be, and they
hereby are declared to be forfeited only to the use of
the state, and mail be so adjudged by the justice and
jury, and Ihall thereupon be delivered to the colleift
or of such township; precinct or ward, and by him
be fold agreeably to law ; and the full amount of the
sales of the fame shall, after deducing reasonable costs
to be taxed by the said justice, be, by the townihip,
precinct or ward collector, paid to the Collector ofthe
county, and by him paid to the treasurer ofthe Rate
for the use of the fame: Provided itevertbelefs, That
where the justice or jury shall be fully fatisfied of the
integrity and honesty of such captor or captors, and
th^t no collusion was had or intended in the seizure
cf the property under trial as aforefaid, one half of
;r % monies so as aforefaid arising from the lawful
files of the fame, shall be adjudged to the use of, and
paid to, and distributed amongst the captors agree
ably to law; and the other half paid forward by the
said colleger, in manner aforefaid, and applied to
the use of the state, any law to the contrary not
\vithftanding.
3. And be it farther enabled, That it shall and may
be lawful for any judge of the court of common pleas
in any County of this date, and he is hereby autho
rized and required upon application to him made,
and due cause of suspicion ihewn, as in case of Ro
len goods, that any goods; wares or merchandize li
able to seizure by virtue of any law of this ftatg,
are concealed or deposited in any dwelling-house,
put-house, Ihop, or any other place whatsoever with
in such county, to grant a warrant directed to the
Sheriff of such county, or to any of the coroners of
the fame, who are hereby respectively required to
pay obedience to such warrant, to make search for,
and to seize and secure such goods, wares or mer
chandize ; and in case of refufai to permit such search,
or of opposition made thereto, to break open doors
and locks for the purpose aforefaid: Provided aiwytys,
That no firch search shall be made before sunrising,
nor after sunsetting ; And provided also. That no per
son shall hereby be authorized to- enter any house or
other place as aforefaid, other than the fheriff or co
roner, and two reputable freeholders not being the
informers, uulefs opposition be made by an armed
force,
4. And be it further enabled, That all goods, wares
or merchandize as aforefaid, which may be disco
vered and secured by such fheriff or coroner, and
which shall upon trial be condemned as having been
brought from within the enemy's lines, shall be dis
posed of at publiek vendue, in manner directed by
law ; and the produce of the sales applied, one half
to the use of the informer, and the other half to be
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. IV.]
W E pNESD A Y, July 18, 1781.
7. And be it further enabled, That nothing in this
aft contained ihall be deemed, construed, or taken
to affect, any action or suit already commenced in
virtue of any law of this state heretofore passed.
8. And be it further enabled, That the firft, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,
fifteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth fedions of an
ad, intitled, A?i Aft more effectually to prevent the
inhabitants of this state from trading with the enemy,
or going within their lines, and for other purposes there
in mentioned, passed the twenty-fecord day of De
cember, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty,
be, and the fame are hereby severally repealed.
Passed at Princeton, June 28, 1781.
M. EWING, jun. Clk. of Gen. Affem.
.LONDON, April 19.
Lord Dunmore has received his Majeßy's orders
to repair immediately to his government in Virginia,
and has also received a letter from Lord North, de
siring that he would acquaint the gentlemen of that
province, who, oh the rebellion Breaking out, fled to
England, and have had p^nlions from government,
firice their residence here, fortheir fuppoit, that it is
his Majetty's pleasure that they do with all convenient
expedition r< turn to Virginia, in order to affiß govern
ment in fettling that province. These gentlemen are
to have their pensions paid up to the sth of July next,
also a year in advance,, and a free passage.
April 21. Late on Wedhefday evening the messen
ger, who was sent near three months ago to Petefi'-
burg, arrived at Lord Stormont's office with dispatch
es from Sir J. Harris to his Lordfl,ipl The above
difpatchcs are of the mos timportant kind of any that
have been received during the war, as they contain
not! ing short of the ultimate resolution of the Ruffi
an Court, refpeding the alliance, and the decid.J part
the means to take with the present contending pow
ers at war.
Before the messenger left Peterfourg, he was tent
for by Sir James Harris into his room, who made
use ofthefc particular and emphatical words to him—>
" I hope to God you will arrive fafe in England With
the dispatches you bear; for the contents of them are
of the utmost consequence to that country."
A Commodore, with eight ships of the line, for
North-America, and another with fix, defined for
the Weft-Indies; it is affirmed, will be detached by
Admiral Darby, as soon as he has thrown in fuc
cours into Gibraltar, to reinforce Sir George Rod
ney on one Ration, and Admiral Arbuthnot on the
other.
May I. It is confidently reported, that Lord North
paid into the hands of the collector cf the township,
precinft or ward, and applied to the use of the state,
and the burden of the proof shall on the trial rest on
the defendant.
5. And be, it further enabled. That all goods, wares
and merchandize, which may be found in any store,
shop, dwelling-house or out-house, shall be liable td
seizure and condemnation, in virtue of this att, un
less the person in whose possession they are, or who
may claim the fame, Ihall prove in the court where
the title of the said goods, wares or merchandize is
upon trial, that they were in his possession at the time
ofthe passing of this ad, or that they were legally
imported, and did not come from within the ene
my's lines.
6. Abd be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That in all cases of seizure and condemnation
cf any such goods or other effefts as aforefaid, in
what manner soever the fame may have been legally
seized, the fame mail by the jtiftice before whom they
Ihall be condemned, be delivered to the coHedor of
the township, precinct or ward within which such
condemnation mail be hd, which said collc'dor shall
fell the fame at publick vendue, under the infpedion of
the said justice, having previously advertised the time
and place of such sale for at least five days in three
publick places within the said township, ptecinft or
ward ; and a fair account ofthe full amount of the sales
ofthe fame ihall be made out by the said collector, with
in three days after such sale, and by him be delivered
to the said justice, who ihall dispose of the monies
arising thereon according to law ; and if any captor
or other person ihall secrete, appropriate, privately
vend, or in any other way dispose of any such pro
perty so seized as aforefaid, contrary to the true in
tent and meaning of the laws of this state, such cap
tor or other peifon so secreting, appropriating or
vending such goods as aforefaid; ihall be fined at the
discretion of the court where the fame is prosecuted
to effect, in any sum not exceeding the value of the
said property, one half to be paid to the prosecutor,
and the other half to the county collector, to and
far the use of the state.
-TH F.
will retire upon the rising of Parliament, and be Cre
ated Duke of Kent, and Marquis of Rye.
Three thdufand land forces are by order of govern
ment to be lent off forthwith for the better fecufity
of the British settlements in the EaR-Indies.
May 3. On the 23d of April died at Glaffaugh, in
Bamff-fhire, in his 75th year, James Abercromby,
of Glaffaugh, Esq. a General of foot. Colonel of
the 44th regiment, and Deputy-Governor of Stirling
Castle. 5
It has been proposed in the cabinet, and reported
to have been there resolved upon, that Lord Howe
be immediately dispatched with twelve fail of the
line, now under the command of Vice-Admiral Par
ker, to Admiral Darby, who is thereupon to fail
with ten flrips of the line to reinforce Sir George
Rodney in the Weft Indies. _,
CHARLES-TOW N, june 4.
The Warwick and Solebay, on the passage, took
two brigantines from Guadaloupe bound for Boston,
laden with sugar, molasses &c. which they have
brought in with them.
In the fleet came pafiengers, the Honourable Tho
mas Skottowe, Secretary of the Province, and one
of his Majesty's Council, with his family; the Ho
nourable Thomas Irvine, Receiver-General of his
Majesty's quit-rents, and one of the Council; Hen
ry Peronnead, Esq. Treasurer, the Reverend Dr.
Robert Cooper, Redor of St. Michael's, and man,
other gentlemen.
June 20. Sunday last arrived a cartel sloop from
Penficola. We have been favoured with the follow-,
ing account of the siege of that place.
," On the morning of the 9th of March, a Spanifh'
fleet confiding of thirty-two fail, one 64 gun ship, 6
frigates and 5 or 6 row gallies included, appeared off
the bar of Pensacola, on board of which was General
Galvez, with about 2500 men, and in the night:
landed the greatest part of them upon St. Rofe'j
Island. —On the 11th, they erected a 6 gun battery,
which prevented the ship Mentor and sloop Port:
Royal from laying in their proper Rations lor the
defence of the harbour.—On the 18th an armed brig
and ? row-gaflie^ came in through the Point Channel,
and on the ensuing day the whole fleet, one % gun
ship excepted, having both wind ahd tide in their
favour, followed them, through a heavy fire fronts
the Royal Navy redoubt on the Red Cliffs, and cartie
to anchor inside St. Rufe's Island.-—On thetz^d, the,
landed upon Tartar Point, and were joined by Q)L
Efpilletta with 800 men from Mobille, and on the
2jd'by 18 transports from New-Orleans, having 011.
board 1300 men.—On the 2^th the enemy's fleet
came up and anchored a little below the town, op
polite to Sutton's Lagoon ; where on the z^th'they
landed their whole force, and from thence on the
30th moved to Neil's meadows, about a mile and i. #
half from Fort George ; here they were attacked by
the Indians, who were supported by the light troops
and two field pieces under the command df Captain
Johnftone, and driven from their post with consider
able lots on their fide; among their killed was one
Colonel ; the Indians brought 4 drums off the field
and a number of mulkets —On the 12th of April our
troops made a sally from the garrison on an advanced
party of the enemy, and forced them to retreat.—
General Galvez was wounded, and a number of hi&
men killed. On this occasion we loft one subaltern.
On the 19th a fleet appeared; consisting of 11 ships
of the line and 4 frigates, Spanish, 4 flrips of the line,
one frigate, oirc armed brig and a cutter, French,
in all 22 fail, having on board 5000 men, including;
the marines, which they landed on the 22d. The
arrival of this reinforcement, there is every reason to
believe; prevented General Galvez from railing thte
siege and reimbarking his troops.
" On the night between the 28th and 29th, the
enemy having completed a covert way from the place
of their landing to a height about 1500 yards from
our outer redoubt, they began a battery which wcs
opened on the 2d of May, and did some damage to
our works, which however were always repaired it
the night. A number of Tallies were made alter thz
of the 12th of April by the besieged, in which th
enemy always fuffered considerably, but none of ce>
sequence until the 6th of May, when 100 men, cpfo
manded by Major M'Donald, about 12 o'clock, wih
fixed bayonets, attacked and drove 8 or 900 of thetn
from ttieir works, which they had advanced withii
about 600 yards of our outer redoubt, made one
Captain, two fubalters and four privates prisoners
killed three officers and about 50 men, spiked 5 piece
of brass cannon, and set fire to their works, with th
fofs of only one sergeant killed, and two private
wounded. —Ou the Bth, about 9 o'clock, by fom
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