The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-02-02 00:00:00, page 3

Extras of a letter from a gentleman at Philadel
phia, to his friend in this town, dated the yb
infant.
“ Capt. Owens, of the schooner Hetty, who ar
rived at the Capes of Delaware the 2yth ult. in 22
days from Cape-Francois, advises, that a British 74.
gun ship had been lately taken, and carried to Mar
tinico, by three frigates of Count D'ERaing's fleet.
That the islands of Jersey and Guernsey on the coast
of France, were taken by the French—That the
Ramillies, a British man of war, of 74 guns, had
taken fire at sea, by which melancholy accident
both the ship and crew were entirely loft— That
86,000 militia were, by the last accounts, under
arms in England, and the British nation under dire
ful apprehensions of an invasion—That there were
great diffentions in the British senate, some urging
an immediate acknowledgment of American inde
pendency, and others violently opposing the project
as difgraceful and ruinous—'l hat the British cruiz
ers having committed great depredations on the
Dutch trade, the United Provinces were determin
ed in future to protect it by force—That Pensacola
was taken by the Spaniards; and that Count D'
Eftaing's fleet had gone to Europe. The foregoing
intelligence Capt. Owens heard and read in news
papers at the Cape."
Two of the late Gommiffioners appointed by this
House for meeting with other Commissioners from
the states northeast of Virginia, inclulive, for agree
ing on a limitation of prices, attended and informed
the House, that since the report made by them on
the 25th instant, Commissioners had arrived from
Massachusetts and Rhode-Ifland, and that there was
now a likelihood of having a representation from nine
Bates out of the ten proposed. Whereupon, on
motion,
Resolved, That this House will to-morrow morn
ing proceed to the election of three Commissioners,
On the morning of the 15th inst. Major Lee de
tached, from Burlington, forty men under the com
mand of Capt. Patten, in sleighs, who before next
morning were along fide the guard ship, laying froze
in the ice near Sandy-Hook ; but finding that the ice
for several yards round her was cut, so that they
could not board her, they retired to a small distance
unperceived, where they furprized two schooners and
a sloop, made the men prisoners, burnt the vessels,
and then returned without the least loss, bringing
With them the prisoners and what plunder they
thought proper.
Jan. 29. On Tuesday the 25th inst. died, much
lamented, Mr. Thomas Budd, of this city, alter
a lingering illness, which he bore with much forti
tude and chriftian patience. His remains were inter
red on the Friday following, in the family burying
ground in the Northern Liberties, attended by most
of his numerous relatives as well as by a large num
ber of refpe&able inhabitants of the city and liber
ties. Mr. Budd is descended from one of the most
ancient families of this state, and died in the prime
of life, (his 29th year) much regretted by those who
were personally acquainted with him, and to the
great and irreparable loss of his affectionate wife and
three infant children.
In CONGRESS, January 25, 1780.
Resolved, That the pay of all officers of the navy
ri„ in aftual service, cease from this day: That fuclr
officers retain their rank, depositing their commissi
ons in the refpeCtive Navy Boards, until they ihall be
called into actual service.
Extract from the minutes,
G. BOND, I)ep. Secretary.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Friday, January 28, 1780. A. M.
consumed in the flames. We also learn that some of
the militia, though ordered off by Capt. Lockwood,
were too tardy, and by their delay about forty of
them were taken by the enemy's lighthorfe.
CHATHA M, January 25.
On Tuesday lad the enemy reinforced Staten-
Island with about one thousand men.
By a gentleman from New-York we learn, that the
inhabitants are so necessitated for fuel, that near one
hundred of them have perished during this inclement
season, for want thereof.
WILLIAMSBURG, January 15.
^ Monday last were seen, between Jamestown and
Swan's-Paint, two boats, one with two, the other
with four men on board, in the greeted distress ima
ginable, and not able to reach either ihore for the
raft quantities of ice then floating in the river The
Captain of one of our Rate ships sent his barge with
twelve men to their assistance, who, after rowing
many hours, until the fun was almost down, with
out getting to them, were obliged to return ; and as
the boats have not since been heard of, it is feared the
poor men perished.
For a week past we have had the most severe wea
ther that has been felt in this country upwards of
forty years.
PHILADELPHIA, January 26.
BALTIMORE, January 11.
Erratum: In the Regulating AH, inserted in tbefrJl
page of this Gazette, No. 107, second column, line 23d,
for twenty-five read feventy-five. We were led into
this mifiake by an erroneous copy. _
ExtraCt of a letter from a gentleman at Elizabeth
town, dated January 29.
" The enemy paid us a visit here last Tuesday
evening ; they were in town between ten and eleven
o'clock, under the command of Lieut. Col. Bofkirk,
of the New Levies: The plan was well concerted,
and as well executed; they evaded our guards, and
were in town before any one knew it.---They have
taken forty or fifty privates and several officers, with
ten or twelve of the inhabitants. Major Williamson
and Capt. Gifford fell into their hands. Mr. Belcher
Smith, in attempting to cicape, was likewise taken.
They burnt the Presbyterian church and the court
house, plundered Jecamiah Smith, but no other
houses of any consequence, as they were afraid to
enter them, and Raid but a little time before they
pushed off. The fame night they made an excursion
to Newark, furprized the guard there, took Mr.
Judice Hedden out of his bed, and would not fuffer
him to diets ; they also took Mr. Robert Niel, burnt
the academy, and went off with precipitation
These were chiefly regulars."
The curious may be amused by the following ta
ble of the weather for the last month, and we fhonld
be pleated to have it in our power to compare it with
tables of observations made at some distance; it is
hoped some correspondent of our brother Printers in
the neighbouring hates will afford us this pleasure.
S° 1 7 Weather.
1N W 1 28 29,1 Fair.
2 NE — 24 3c, i Cloudy.
3 — 28 28,8 Snow.
4 NW— 28 29, Fair.
5E — 26 29,6 Cloudy.
6 nnw— 26 29.5 Snow at night
7 W —l9 29,4|Lowering.
8 1 19 29,6 Fair.
9 I 2c 29,7'd0.
^ calm 27 29,9 Lowering.
11 W 1 32 29,8 Snow.
12 I 32 29,3 Fair.
j 3 —l6 29,6 0.
14 — 16 29,6 do.
15 1 20 29,6 do.
16 I 3c 29,7^0.
17 ca'm 31 29,5,C10udy.
18N W — 27 29,6lFair.
19 yariabl 2c 29 7 !o.
2c NW — 12129 9 do.
21 1 13129, do.
22 I 23^9, do.
23 —l6 <9> 10.
24 19-9yldo.
251 19^9,9^0.
26 11/ 3^,c|do.
27 7 29,5^0.
28! b 29,jd0.
29 ? 6 30,2 do.
30 W —141^9,8 do.
3i|_W—124129,7 do.
Elizabeth-Town, January 16, 1780.
BY an order of the fourteenth instant, all offi
cers, soldiers, militia men, and followers of
the army, were positively proh biced from plunder
ing or insulting the inhabitants of Staten - Island;
notwithstanding which many of the inhabitants of
this Rate took the advantage of the opportunity,
while the army kept the enemy within their works,
and aCted in open violation thereof; Major-General
Lord Stirling therefore positively requires, that all
persons poffefTed of any articles of plunder, taken
on the island, do immediately deliver the fame to
Do&or Caldwell, at Springfield, to the end that
they may be returned to the proper owners, other
wise they will be proceeded against with military
severity :—1 he very few of the soldiery who were
guilty of the fame mifeondud have been already
compelled to restore what they had taken, and will
be most severely punished. All the good people of
this state who know any persons within the above
description, are desired to give immediate informa
tion thereof.
The Major-General thanks the officers and men
for the good disposition shewn in this excursion ;
particularly for the good order so conspicuous on
retiring from the island ; he is only sorry circum
stances did not permit him to avail himfelf more ef
fectually of their set vices.
By order of Major-General Lord Stirling,
. WILLIAM BARBER, A. D. Camp.
with like powers as the former ones, for the purpose
aforefaid; and that the persons to be proposed, be
put in nomination this day.
ExtraCt from the minutes,
THOMAS PAIN E,
Clerk of the Alkmbly.
TRENTON, February 2.
glass opened. hall, the doors of were seldom stands in a which
morning. observations were N. B. These made at half after fix in the The
| *t* Light winds are marked thus brisk breezes thus —
WHEREAS the honorable the Congress of
these United States have lately recommend
ed to the legiflatuieh of the several states to adopt
measures for furnifhing the supplies of the army up
on a different plan from what has been heretofore
pursued; and whereas some of the states have al
ready made such regulations as must put the depart
ment on a new establishment, it seems therefore in
dispensably requisite that the accounts on the pre
sent arrangement be brought to a speedy and deci
sive close. nd whereas some further alteration of
systems will probably take place, it will be expedi
ent not only that the accounts be soon adjured, but
that a uniform mode for effecting this be observed
throughout the various diftriCts: I have therefore
thought fit to publilh this advertisement, directing
that every deputy or other officer serving in the
quarrermafter-general's department, whose appoint
ment is immediately derived from me or my ailift
ants, to call upon all persons employed by them re
fpe&ively to make out exact returns by the firft day
of Anarch next, of the turns of money due in their
several diftriCts up to that time. And left this mea
sure should be fruftrated for want of seasonable sup
plies of money, I do hereby notify all those who
have any demands on any branch of the department,
to lay their accounts before the proper persons, with
suitable vouchers, for a compleat settlement to the
time above directed. In those cases where the de
mands cannot be paid dire&ly in cash, printed cer
tificates will be given, Specifying the sums due to
each individual ; for which end blank certificates
will be struck and distributed among the several
agents, who are required to register them in books
to be kept for that purpose; copies of which must
be immediately lent to camp to be lodged in my of
fice, that I may be enabled to afeertain a just state
of the debts due from t ie department.
N vTH. GREENE, QM.G.
Morristown, January 25th, 1780.
N. B. Ihe Printers in the several states are re
quested to insert the above in their refpe&ive papers.
3w* DAVID COIVELL._
WHERE AS David Cowel has advertised in
the New-Jersey Gazette " a Negro man to
be fold or exchanged for a suitable Negro boy"—
As he has no legal right to any such Negro man,
nor pretensions to claim any but myfelf, that I know
of, duty to the publick (without any desire to ex
pose his condud) requires me to inform them, that
I have a solemn engagement for my freedom for the
consideration therein mentioned, written and exe
cuted by his own hand, which he has often attempt
ed, and fill persists in endeavouring to violate, al
though I have very fufficient proof that the laid
consideration is fully paid him : I herefore this is to
caution and warn al! persons from buying, exchang
ing, bargaining, or any way being concerned in an
assignment for me, as I have fulfilled my part of the
aforefaid agreement, and expert that freedom, jus
tice, and protection which I am entitled to by the
laws of the state, altho' 1 am a Negro.
Trenton, Feb. 1, 1780. A D A M.
One Hundred & Sixty Dollars Reward.
CTRAYED or stolen from the subscriber, in Tren,
O ton, about 22d of last January, a dark bay ( or
rather brown) HORSE, about 13 and a half hands
high, eight or nine years old, marked on his bind
buttock WC, his mane hog'd but since a little grown,
has a remarkable short tail, shod all round, trots &
canters well. Whoever takes up said horse and
thief, if stolen, so as the horse may be returned and
the thief brought to justice, Shall have the above re
ward, or Sixty Dollars for the horse only, and all
reasonable charges, paid by
BERNARD HANLIN,
Trenton, Feb. 1, 1780.
r r'O be fold, a plantation containing about 174
JL acres, 40 acres of which is woodland, and
20 good meadow ground, a good dwelling house,
spacious barn, a well of pure water and an excel,
lent orchard ; situate within one mile of Somerset
courthouse, in Middlebufh, New-Jersey. It was
formerly the property of jacobus Stricker. For
terms apply to M. Ryan, on the premises.
January 18th, 1780. 4w*
TO be fold or exchanged for a fuitabie Negro
Boy of about 16 years of age, a sober, heal
thy, able-bodied Negro Alan of about 32 years of
age, who has had the small-pox, and understands
all kinds of farming business, and the care and ma
nagement of horses, equal to any in the country. —
For further particulars enquire at Trenton, of
ALL persons indebted to the estate of John Bell,
late of Raritan, deceased, either by bond, note,
or book debt, are deftred to make speedy payment to
Anna Bell, administratrix, or John Myer, admini
strator. Raritan, Dec. 6, 1779. 4 vr