The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-03-06 00:00:00, page 1

By HIS EXCELLENCY
George Washington, Esquire,
General and Commander in Chief of the armies
of the United States of America.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there is good reason to be
lieve, that there are many deserters
from the continental army, who, from
a conviction of their errors, and from
finding themfeives deluded by falfe promises, would
willingly return to their colours, were they not ap
prehensive of that punishment which is justly due to
their crimes: Therefore from motives of humanity,
and in order to give all such an opportunity of re
turning to the service ®f their country, I have thought
fit to mue this my proclamation, offering free par
don to all deserters; as well those who may have
joined the enemy as others, who (hall deliver them
selves up to any continental officer, on or before the
firft day of June next.
But I think it necessary at the fame time to.de
clare, that all those who negle& to embrace the
terms now offered, and are hereafter apprehended,
may exped the most exemplary punishment.
GIVEN at Head Quarters in Philadelphia,
' this eighth day of Febiuary, 1782.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
By His Excellency's Command,
Tench Tilghman, A. D. C.
'O FFICEoFFINTNC E.
February 12, 1782.
WHEREAS the United States in Congress
assembled, on the 2d day of November, 1781,
did resolve, That it be recommended to the several
Rates to lay taxes for railing their quotas of money
for the United States, separate from those laid for
iheir own particular use; and to pass a&s, directing
the collectors to pay the fame to the commissioners
of the loan-office, or such other person as should be
appointed by the Superintendant of Finance to re
ceive the fame within the, state, and to authorize
such receiver to recover the monies of the collectors
for the use of the United States, in the fame man
ner and under the fame penalties as state taxes are
recovered by the Treasurers of the refpeCtive states,
to be fubjeCi only to the oiders of Congress or the
Superintendant of Finance.
And whereas it is not only necessary that some
precise mode be adopted for managing the publick
business in this refpe&, but also that the fame be
publickly known, so that all persons concerned
therein may have due notice thereof; 1 have there
fore established the following rules, in that behalf,
for the receivers, who have been or ihall be by me
appointed.
gdly. They shall, at the end of every week, make
out a cash account, containing all the receipts of
money during such week, which account shall be
transmitted by the next succeeding port to the Su
perintendant of Finance.
4thly. 1 hey shall, from time to time, transmit
the bank notes in their possession by such person and
in such manner as the Superintendant of Finance
shall direct, to the Treasurer of the United States,
which person shall give a receipt for the fame.
sthly. When such notes, so transmitted, shall
arrive, a warrant shall iflue therefor, in favour of
the [ reafurer of the United States, under the seal
of the treasury, signed by the Superintendant of Fi
nance, and duly entered in the Register's office, di
rected to the receiver, who shall have transmitted
die fame, and the said Treasurer, on receipt thereof,
i ft. 1 hey shall, according to the powers and au
thorities which they may refpedively be inverted
with, urge the payment of the several quotas of
money which are or may be required by the United
States in Congress assembled.
2dly. They Ihall receive bank notes issued by the
President, Directors and Company of the bank of
North-America, in payment of taxes; and when
they shall receive any other money, they shall pur
chase therewith the said bank notes.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. V.)
WEDNESD AY, March 6, 1782.
OFFICE of FINANCE,
Philadelphia, February 1, 1782.
PROPOS ALS will be received in this office until
the firft day of April inclusive, for a contract
to supply the rations deliverable to the moving army
by the United States, from the firft day of May to
the last day of December inclusive, to the ealtward
of Delaware river.
The contractors are to issue the rations, and the
proposals are to contain the lowed prices and the
longed terms of payment, as also the price of the
component parts, which are—
One pound beef or three quarters pound pork,
One pound bread,
One gill rum or whiskey,
One quart salt and 2 quarts vinegar for 100 rations,
Eight pounds soap and three pounds of candles
for 700 rations.
The proposals will also contain the prices at which
the following articles of hospital dores will be
delivered —
One gill Wed-India rum,
One gill Madeira wine,
One gill Port wine,
One gill vinegar,
One pound Mufcovado sugar,
One pound bohea tea,
One pound coffee,
One pound hard soap,
One pound tallow candles,
One pint Indian or oat meal.
The several places for collecting the magazines,
as well as the quantities to be collected will, from
time to time, be pointed out by the Commander in
Chief, or Commander of the Department.
Any provisions or dores which may be destroyed
,or loft in the magazines by the events of war, to be
paid for by the United States, according to terms to
be fettled for that purpose in the contract.
The necessary removal of provisions or stores
from such magazines, to be also made at the expence
of the United States, but to be performed by the
contractors.
AR-O FFIC E,
February 6, 1782.
THE several contractors for supplying rations,
deliverable by the United States, are to issue
to the military officers on stationary duty at the
several ports and places to which their contracts ex
tend, such rations or parts of rations as the laid
officeis may choose to draw, not exceeding in value
the subsistence money allowed to such officers re
fpedively in lieu of rations: Ihe amount of such
issues to regimental officers to be paid by t'r, regi
mental Pay-Masters; and of those made to officers
of the military, Raff and hospital, by the Pay-Master
General, or his Deputy. The contractors accounts
to be signed by the officers, on delivery of the seve
ral orders of the officer for such issues. With re
fpeC tto officers not on duty, officers palling or re
paffing, or on furlough, it ihall be diferetionajy with
shall give a difeharge for the fame, in the usual form,
indorfed on the said warrant; which receipt, being
also entered in the Register's office, the said warrant
shall be transmitted to the said receiver, who shall
cancel the receipt originally given to him.
6thly. The said receivers shall, at the end of every
month, make oyt an exaCt a count of the monies re
ceived by them refpedively, during such month,
fpecifying therein the names of the persons from
whom the fame shall have been received, the dates
and the sums; which account they shall refpedively
cause to be published in one of the news papers of
the state; to the end that every citizen may know
how much of the monies collected from him, in
taxes, is transmitted to the treasury of the United
States for the support of the war; and also, that it
may be known what monies have been at the order
of the Superintendant of Finance. It being proper
and necessary, that in a free country the people
should be as fully informed of the administration of
their affairs, as the nature of things will admit.
ROBERT MORRIS.
THE
the contractors to issue or not; but in case of issue,
the officer shall pay therefor, and not the Pay-Mas
ter. The balance of fubliftence money, which shall
remain after payment of the contractors accounts in
the hands of the several Pay-Masters, shall be by
them paid over monthly to their relpe&ive officers
to whom the lame shall be due.
The Commander in Chief having, in general or
ders of the 18th January last, determined, what of
ficers should have servants and their number: There
fore, for the greater convenience of the officers it is
ordered, that in future the rations due to such off:
cers servants, shall not be drawn by the corps to whir
they belong, but shall be deducted from the amou
of each provision return, and the servants shall be
supplied with provision by the officers to whom they
are attached, who shall be allowed therefor the sub
sistence money equivalent to as many rations as each
officer is refpeCtively allowed servants by the above
mentioned order, find in every regimental return
the number of servants to officers in the regiment
shall be fpecified generally, and such soldiers of the
regiment, as are servants to other officers, shall be
fpecified particularly, with the name and rank of
the officers to whom they are attached.
Cfficers on stationary duty on detachments, or
with the army in the field, shall be entitled to draw
from the Quarter-Matter the forage and wood for
meily allowed them; but officers not on such duty,
or who are passing or repaffing, or are on furlough,
fliall not be allowed to draw either forage or wood.
Officers who are lent from the army on particular
duty, by order of the Commander in Chief, or com
manding officer of a separate department, will be
allowed the reasonable expences attending the ex-l
ecution of such duty. M. CLARKSON,
Assistant Secretary at War.
Just imported from France, and to be
fold at the Printing-Office in Trenton :
A Parcel of excellent low-priced linens. As they
were laid in on the belt terms, so they will be
fold, at a very moderate profit, and good allowe
made to those who buy to fell again.
At the fame place may be had:
Best green and bohea tea, Taylors Thimbles,
Coffee, Pins,
Chocolate, Darning, White-Chape
Mufcovado and and common needles,
Spanish Sugars, Chintzes,
Pepper, Calicoes,
Ginger, Holland,
Soap, Cambrick,
Indigo, Millinet and plain lav
Pinchbeck and plated Plain and tiiming gauzi
shoe and knee buckles, Striped and plain mut
Sleeve buttons, Bengal,
Handsaw files, Calimanco,
Gimblets, Check linen, cotton, )
Awl hafts and blades, celona and pocket h<
Shoemakers tacks, kerchiefs,
Shoe heels, Mode,
Ivory, horn and crooked Sarfenct,
combs, Sewing Silk,
Raisins, Taste and bindings.
Nails,
A L S O,
An Assortment of Queen's Ware, confiftii ^ of
Dishes, Quart, pint, and he :
Common and desert pint mugs,
plates, Sauce boats,
Quart, pint, and half- Sugar bowls,
pint bowls, Delph punch bowls
Chocolate bowls Beer glasses,
with plates, Halt-pint and gill
Tea pots, tumblers.
Cups and saucers,
And a variety of elegant patterns of er
burnt and blue and white China cups and fan
— W
A Journeyman Fuller
To whom good wages and constant employ
able) will be given by ABRAM. SKi
Nottingham, rid of 2d Month, 1782.
WHEREAS Thomas Page detains a noteot
from me to him, dated in 1777, illega
forbid any person or persons taking an affignnu
said note, as it will not be accepted hv me.
JOEL MIDDLETC
Croffwicks, Feb. 24, 1782. ;w^
[Numb. 219.]