The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-06-03 00:00:00, page 3

. ^ a y V^. fyh Monday*evening last, the General
Affably ^ this Common-Wealth adjourned to
WfedhefdAf the 9th of September next. During
their 'fitting'they enabled the following laws:
An A& for fufpeudihg, for unlimited time, the
Adt mtitled, " Art Adt for reguDting the prices of
the rever# attid^ !fe%a# after mentioned for a ft
mityd tithe.'- - . • 0 .
A Supplement to tie Aft irititled, “ An Ad for
the calling in of the Hißii of Credit iffied bv the
Legislative Authority of Fmhfylvania, under the
fashion and authority ' of she crown of GreaGßritain,
and for other pufpofes therein mentioned."
nG E.N E R A..L AssEMbl.y of permh^ania.
May 15,, 177^. $
The House resumed the con figuration of the Re
o!ves refpe&ing the draughts of the two Bills pro
ofed in the British Parliament, and after confitiera
ble debate thereupon, they were unanimously adopt
d as follows, viz. ,
rHE House having taken into confidtration the
.fpecch of Lord North in.the British House of
Commons, on the nineteenth day. of February last,
nd the ewQ Bills ordered, to be brought jn by him,
cc. in consequence thereof,;.the one entitled, “ A
bill for declaring the intentions of, the Parliament of
^reat-Brltain, concerning the exercise of the right
>f impefingdaxes . within his Majefty'&^olonies, Pro
#iuces and. Plantations, in North -America,;” the other
fitted, "'A. Biß.to enable hfs .Majcffy..;.to appoint
3qmmiffionef% with (efficient powers to treat, con
ult and agree- upon .the meanswf quieting the dis
orders now fulfilling in certain of the Colonies,
Plantations and Provinces in.North-America ;".to
other with the proceedings of, Qongreft thereupon
>nfthc twenty-Acond.day of April last, as publish
ed in the Pennsylvania .Gazette of the tw ent, fourth
iay of the fame month; and having maturely con-
Idered the fame, came to the following Resolutions,
:o wit. , ^y, 0 7 %
^c&fol^d xnanimtf,; That the Delegates or
Deputies of the United State's of-Amcri<%in Con
gress afferobled^are invested with an exclusive autho
rity tQ treat with the King of Gheat-Britain, or
Commissioners by him duly appointed, refpecring a
peace .between the two countries.
; 2. Refolded unanimously. That any man, or body
of men, who shall presume to make any separate or
partial convention or agreement with the King of
Great- Britain, or with any Commissioners or Conr
miffioner under the Crown of Great-Britain; ought
to be configured and. treated as open and avowed
enemies of the United States of Americas'
3. Refolded unanimously. That this House highly
approve, of the declaration of Congreve, "' That these
United States cannot, with propriety, hold any con
ference or treaty with any Commissioners on the part
of Great-Britain,, unless they ffiall, as a preliminary
thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or
else, topofitive and express terms, acknowledge the
Independence of the said States."
4, tyfched ununimou/ly, That the Congress have
nopower, authorityror right, to do any act, matter
br thing whatsoever, that may have a tendency to
yield pp or abridge the Sovereignty and Indepen
dence of this States without its convent previously
obtained."•
yr. &foh%4 unanimously; That this House will main
t2& fe.ppozt anddefend the Sovereignty and.lnde
pendence of this State with their lives and fortunes.
6 Refohedunanbaoufb That it be recommended
to Ate Supreme Executive Council of this State,
forthwith to order the militia tohold themfelvs
xeadmeisjo aft as occasion may require.
~ ExtraH from the Minutes,
JOHN MQRRI S, Junior,
Clerk of the General ffembly..
... N'BW-LOND O N,. May 8.
Last week was lent into an eastern port by the
American Revenue; Capt. Champlin, and the Revenge,
Capt. Conkling, both of this port, the ihip L<®Gy-
Lafo, one Wade late matter, from London, bound
o New-York, with the following cargo, viz. 255
bales of dry goods, 7 bales hops, 5 bales pepper, 1
ipgfhead hams, 872 barrels flour, 29 puncbeonspld
pirits, 4. bales beaver furr, 64 chests tea; 370 calks
vine, 7. hampers ditto, 8 cases acid, 1,/ balers
.heefe, 29 hogsheads loaf sugar, 2 ditto porter, and
..Quantity of cordage. The amount of her invoices
n London, i& laid to be twenty-five thousand pounds'
fc^feg.. %
L&N C A ST ER, May 13.:
General Hand, at his own request, is recalled from
he.compand on ; thy Ohio. Two regiments are to
^forthwith levied io. Virginia and Pednfy|vauia for.
up, year's service, for the defence .of theweftern
rentiers, of those dates; 12 companies: in Virginia
rgfour Qa Pennsylvania.
^xtraa ts a letter from York-fawn, dated. May ai,
£[, %efcerca,y.we had accounts by. copra's from Bot
@, thatA French frigate .of 36 guns, two foipsof
h{United States, of %o and 24 guns, and two deep
yJaden merchant veffels,on public, account, arrived
here from France. One of these fore-ihtys, having
m.boarg .540 bales of woollens, linens, foil can
afs, g'c^was in possession of the enemy for 43 hours,
^no eftdenceof American property appearing, the
hipwasjdifmitied. Two or three others, tefs con- +
i^erable, are also fife in port," b}
IRd;^ u .
From Hartford,, in Connericat, we learn, tbd #
their G.heral Election, held, 'the 14th of May Jah,
the Hob. Jonathan" ; Rr:c3ur,L, Flq. was re
elected Cortrnor, and MATHEW Giuswold, Esq,
Deputy-Governors cfthat'i£rt&
fyrly in the morning Si 'the 23d ulf.Ricd at tan
cafter, in. the .44th year of bis age, his Ex^dfehpy
Thomas Whaß row, jimi Eh;, Frinknut of Uu.Su
pretr.e' Executive Council of the Rate <>f/efinfyjvtiuja.
N&fdayhis remains were interred; in the Evangelical
Trinfty' Church at thatglace, with every mark df :
hanpur. "'
^fo'djed^n Sunday the ioth hfo at his feat n&
Baltimore, - William Lux, Esq.
We are informed that on Wedhefday morning last,
a party of about fevent, of the Greens from Sandy-
Hook, landed near Major Kearney's, headed the
mill-creek, Middletown -'Point', and marched to Mr,
John Burrows's, made him prifoper, burnt his mills
and both his store-houses, all valuable buildings, be
side a great deal of'his furniture—Alfo toos Lieut.
Cob John Smock, 'Capt. Christopher Little, Mr.
Joseph Wali, Capt. Jacob Covenhoven, and federal
other perfonsA killed —-= Pearce and •—-— Van
Brockle, and wounded another man mortally. Ha^irig "
completed these and several other barbarities, they
precipitately returned the fame mofningto give ah
account of their abominable deeds to their bloody
employers . A number of ihofe gentry; we learn,
were formerly inhabitant's of that neighbourhood.
On Monday morning, the ABth ^f May,. t/ tfe'
unspeakable regret of her friends and relations^ died
at Sh'rewfbury, in her 55th year, Mrs. Jane Arthur,'
widow, after a long and tedious decay of nature,
which she inhered with exemplary patience arid
chYiftian resignation.—A liberal hospitality, and.uni
verfal benevolence, were some of her principal cha
raderifticks; but her life was diftingdifhed by many
other amiable virtues, which at once adorn'd her
chriftian profeffion, and endeared her to all her con
nections. In the earliest stage of her difordCr she
frequently expressed a full apprehension of her ap- #
preaching dissolution; and, accordingly, bidding
adieu to all sublunary feezes, she prepared herfelf
v ithout the least apparent dismay, to meet the king
of terrors; resting ail her hopes, of eternal felicity
on the mercy of God, in and through the merit's of
the great Redeemer of mankind.
,From Humphreys's Pennsylvania Ledger we learn,
that the King of Great-Bfitain gave his assent, on
the irth of March last, to the toilowing Bills, viz.
Fhe bill to enable his Majesty toappoint com
missioners with fufficient powers to treat and agree
upon the means of quieting the diftufbAhces new
subsisting in certain of,his American colonies.
" The bill to declare the intentions of the Parlia
ment pf Great^Britaan, concerning the exercise of
impofihg taxes in the American colonies.
" The bill to repeal an aft that imposed a duty on
tea imported from Greattßritain into any of the
American colonies.
" The bill to repeal an a& to regulate the go
vernment of Maflachufetts-Bay."
On Thursday last General MA xw el L, with a
second detachment bf cohtinenal troops, and a train,
of Artillery, arrived heil from Head-Quarters ;'a
third detachment is now-upon their march for this
place, to join a number of militia under the com
mand of Genual Dickinson.
BRIGADE ORDERS to the CAVALRY.
"HAT the cast horses belonging to she firlt, third
X and # fourth regiments 'of light-dragoons be, cob
leded at Trenton, and fold by publickfale, on' Mon
day, the Bth instant, at the market-place.
STEPHEN moylan,
_, l Comfrumdafit of light-dragoons-
Trenton, June x, ^^. . 'T w '
S'w AtyYkl )Or Itolcn; out ot/te pa@r,e about a
mile fioni New-BruniwicK, New-Jerfty, a dark
bay Horse, about 14 hands and an half high,; black.,
many and tail, a blazd in his forehead, fix years old
thi f^ afr > three White feet, with a horfe'lp#Qn his
V'. ""c to?-, with fhreg or four links of cliain.
Sai<fhdife will p&:ea,flow travel, but generally trots
and canters. ' Xp^ef takes upland # feezesbfaid
horse and thief, it stolen, id that the owner may have
" n ; ^kin, ihall receive fifty dollars reward, and all
reasonable chaiges ; if not ftoleh ten dollars reward,
and all reasonable charges, paid by> the futycribu,
living in New-Brunswick. A ft)
_?%U # William Lawson, iw*
10 BE SO LD,
A HOUSE and LOT in Princeton, next door to
the Sign of the College, Any person inclining
to purenafe, may be made acquainted more particu
larly with a description of the premises, and also
with tae terms, by applying to Richard Stockton,
Esq. or to the fubferiber,
ANDREW HUNTER.
LOST. '" Philadelphia, before the British troops
took pofieffion thereof, a State Lottery Ticket.
I he fubferiber's name and number of the ticket may
be found in the records of said lottery. If the ticket
Ihould be so fortunate as to draw a prize, the ma
nagers of the lame are requested not to pay any mo
any person on producing said ticket, and they
will oblige their very humble servant,
3 w § ROBERT EASTBURN.
ALSO
'ISHING fA CKL E,
Of all forts, to be fold Wholesale and Retail, by
EDWARD POL E,
In BURLINGTON, New-Jersey.
!1 B, All orders by Ppft, with the Cash, Post
paid, will be immediately attended to. 3w§
Wanted immediately,
^. Good-tempered, active GIRL, about ten years
old. Any person. having such a one to bind out,
may hear of a good place, where she will be well
uied, taught to read and write, and learned the.
MantuarMaking business if required, by applying to
the Printer cf this paper. 4 w§
|, II E publick are hereby informed, that a Gram-
X mar School is opened at Raritan, in Somerset
county, where decent accommodation for young
gentlemen may be had at the moderate price of 30L
per annum. Particular attention will be given to in*
the youth in writing and reading the English
language with propriety. The Faculty of Queen'e
College having the care and direction of this school,
will make it their particular bufihefs to attend to
the; education and .conduct of the youtb. Those
gentlemen who shall chufe to fend their sons to this
School for inftrirftian, will apply to John Bogert,
A. B, at said place. ,
Raritan, May 17, 177 g..„, .
F '? ° e '°'A a valuable FARM, containing to?
} ° ne fourth of which is mowing grounds
ana a ceal more can readily be made, and the remain,
der in great meagre pasture, pteafantly situated in &
, resort, and excellent situation for bu
iinefs, cyled Chatham, in Morris county, New-Jer
sey; which farm is an excellent one for a grazier,
wcliv^tered, has thereon a large barn, and fluids for
cattle, and a pretty foot ^n which a dwelling-house
might be omit, commanding a fine profped. The
land is in good fence; and contains an apple orchard
in its pyime, capable of ; producing a large quantity
of cyder. The dwelling-house, which is a good
°,S; wrtb a . ftcre-boufe,nd new chair-house and
acr r r s ^ d adjoining, will also
,pprehafer chufes; to whom posses.
iLon will be given almost immediately, if required,
f arth % Particulars, and the conditions, may be
^^ 'y^y^ t 0 J°"N Hunt, the proprietor,
on she premises; ^w* "
Wr ° fodlftlaft Saturday night from th^fob^fc
her, in Lower Maxfield townfliip, Bucks coun*
ty, one bundle of money, containing £.
bel.brgmgto the fubferiber, also another bundle con
taining /;, 376: 17 belonging to the publick. Who
ever will apprehend the thief or thieves, so that he
may gefthe money again, ihall have One Hundred!
Dollars reward, but for the money only 50 Dollars:,
.^3'GEORGE BENNET o
AS taken up and delivered to the CaolerTE
VV this place; a negro man named Sambo ; about
five feet ten inches high, and well set , fays be
longs to Joseph M'Cullohf living at Great Egg-Hdr
,r - , The owner is desired to come; pay charges
and take him away, otherwise be will be fold for
the ' me - ~ JOHN OSBORN, Gaoler.
W ASRak, the ^^daToT^
• u Motintholly, a newish SLEIGH
with a set of harness and fwingle-trees, one of the
fenders is broke and tied with a rope, the fwingle*
bran ded S.; Bud, by two persons named
Henderfom and Humphreys, who call themselves
Gentlemen, ihey are desired to return the fame,
or let the owner know where he may, get them
and any person who will give information, so that
ma 0 et them again, ihall be fatisfied for their trouble.
% STACY .BUDD.,
'Smith, farmer, at Maidenhead, fix miles
from Trenton, onthe zqth.of June next, vfo
1 New 12 inch cable,bibdirt IZO fathoms in length.
I ^fp, an 4 hairnet drfto, iio ditto, almost new!
d?" 0 ' 90 ditto, pot halfword
^"?'"lV Landing rigging for a vessel of
tons.- —Abb to be fold at Eafton, Pehnfylvania,
on the wh.^ June, a complete fait of fails and run
njhg oggnig for abrig cf 200 tons burthen. For par
ticulars apply to Stephen Joseph Roget, at Eafton, or
to Capt. Maroquier, at Trenton.
fro all persons interfered in theYa^T^ining on
L both tides of Manamujkin creek, in the county
~,e r land: These are to acquaint them, that
the fiibfcribers intend to apply to the Legislature of
° f ^'ew-Jerfey, at their next fitting ontthe
27th of May inftan't, for a law to enable the owners
and poffeflors to cred a dam, bank, and other works
across the said creek, to flop out the tide, from over
flowing the meadows. HENRY REEVE,
- — ISAAC BUSBY. 4w ||
sent to H^nry Burr's farm, near Burlington,
? n c ^ cer in the army, a small dark grev
MAKE, about 6or 7 years old, nearly blind. The
owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay
charges and take her away, or she will be fold in
threemonths from this date.
^{/• j-'/^c^L^ 1 oth, x 778* 3W
;GRASS SCYTHES,
A few dozen of the best fort: