The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-11-10 00:00:00, page 3

Friday last the Hou. the General Assembly of this
State adjourned to meet at Mountholly, on Monday
following, for the dispatch of publick business.
We are informed that the enemy, to the number of
about 1500 or 2000, are upon Staten-Island, and have
collected a considerable number of flat-bottomed
boats at Billop's Point, in order, it is said, to make
a descent into this State; but, from the disposition of
several detachments of the Continental Army, as well
as our militia, we flatter ourfelvcs they will be frus
trated in their predator y designs.
By several corroborating accounts we learn, that
the enemy at New-York are preparing for a large em
barkation, but their destination is not yet certainly
known.
Trenton, House of Afombly, Nov. 1, 1779.
IVHEREAS the Honorable the Congress of the
'' United States did, on the 23d day of July, 1779,
declare and resolve in the words following, viz.
In Congress, July 23, 1779.
Whereas, in the unsettled Slate of publick affairs,
during the contort with Great-Britain, the necessities
of the United Colonies or States, induced their officers
in sundry places, to take possession of divers lots, or
pieces of ground, in many ofthe United Colonies, now
States; and barracks, hospitals, Stables, storehouses,
and other buildings, have been ererted thereon, fomc
times without the express content of the proprietors
of the land, many of whom now either claim exorbi
tant rents, or attempt to Seize upon, and hold or re
move the buildings which were so built, without the
express consent of the said proprietors, or where the
term have been agreed on, and the times, for which
the grounds have been taken, arc expired:
, Nov. 4. We hear a brig from St. Kitts for New
lork, with 120 hogsheads of rum, is sent into Egg-
Harbour, by Capt. Gardiner of this port.
By the accounts of the combined fleets and the
British fleets near approach to each other, as menti
oned under the London head, and several accounts,
in different ways from New-York, we have great rea
son to suppose the following letter is the truth, espe
cially as the writer got his intelligence in a way that
lie is fully peituaded of the authenticity of it.
Extract of a letter from Shrevsbury, (New-ferfey )
October 26.
" It is reported, and with a good deal of confi
dence, that a packet went up to New-York on Sa
turday, which brings accounts of an engagement be
tween the two grand fleets in the channel', in which
the Britilh was worked—The Ardent was funk with
her colours flying, and the fleet drove into harbour,
where they remained blocked in two different ports.
This report I believe to be true."
Nov. 6. Yesterday arrived from St. Euftatia, the
schooner Speedwell, Capt. Waters, loaded with rum
and salt.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at camp, dated
October 30, 1779.
" Nothing new but the evacuation of Rhode-Ifland;
we hear that the King's troops have left it, and left
behind 1400 tons of hay, goocords of wood, and a
quantity of ffraw."
The fidlowing articles are taken from the Charaibean
General Gazette, of September 28, 1779.
BASSETERR E.
On Thursday last arrived in a cartel from Marti
nique, Capt. Sutton and the crew of the Sphinx 20
gun fliip, which was taken to leeward of Barbadoes,
on the 9th inst. by the Amphitrite, a French frigate
of 38 guns, they engaged for one hour and fifty-five
minutes ; the Sphinx had 5 men killed and 4 wound
ed ; at the fame time was taken, the tender of the
Furnace Bomb; but the Bomb, though to leeward,
escaped.
On Sunday last was sent in here, by the Beagle pri
vateer, Captain Anderson, the schooner Friendship,
Captain Turner, who fays, that on Wednesday last,
being then in lat. 20. 19. N. he fell in with two fleets,
five of which were engaged, and others using every
effort to join in action. That the French seemed in
clined to run, but he apprehended they were too close
to effert their purpose. That he stayed five glasses to
fee the action ; and that, when he bore away, he left
them engaged. We apprehend that thofc French ihips
must have been the reinforcement intended for D'Ef
taing, which have fallen in with Admiral Parker's fleet
as he was cruizing to the N. E. of Barbadoes.—We
wait with impatience for a confirmation of this in
telligence.
On Saturday evening last a large party of men,
headed by several officers, and aided by a party of
marines, pressed several seamen in town; but teem
ing to forget the duty upon which they came, they
gave into several irregularities, for entering peoples
houses; they used the people with violence, terrifying
their wives and children into fits, to the no small an
noyance of the public peace. Nay so far did they
forget themselves, that they wanted to enter Mr.
Zouch's bed-chamber, (truck him several times with
their s words, and at last ordered a marine to fire at
him, who in all probability would have committed
murder, if he had not been timely disarmed by a ne
gro wench, who wrested his firelock from him, and
threw it into the house. They prefled Mr. Thomas
Atkinson, a responsible freeholder, and other people
of credit, and sent them insultingly on board their
Ship, where they remained till next day.—These arts
of violence may prove injurious to his Majesty's ser
vice, and ought to be restrained by the Superior
officers.
TRENTON, November io.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Legisla
tures of the refpertive States, to make effectual pro
vision by laws, for the preservation of the buildings
belonging to the United States, within their refpertive
jurisdictions, and for the punifinhent of those who
shall seize upon, or insure the fame; and that in cases
where there are considerable buildings, v hich cannot
be removed with convenience to the publick, the pro
prietors of the ground be obliged to fuffer the build
ings to remain thereon, at least during the wfy, re
ceiving therefor such compensation as Shall be allowed
by indifferent and proper persons duly appointed and
authorifed to appraise and value the fame: that all
grounds, or places occupied for the purposes of de
fence, although the property of individuals, Shall ic
main, during the war, appropriated (if not before
abandoned by orders of the proper authority) for the
military purposes intended by their being possessed by
the troops, and that no encroachments shall be made
on the laid grounds or places; but the officer com
manding at the post, Shall remove all such encroach
ments on the dependencies of the garrison, the fort,
or any out-works thereof, so that such extent of
ground shall remain unoccupied, for any private pur
pose, round the forts or garrisons, as the defence of
the fame posts may require; and that compensation
be made to the proprietors of such grounds in the
manner herein before mentioned.
Therefore, All persons having the charge of hospi
tals, barracks, stables, or other buildings, ererted on
lands, the property of private persons, in this State,
under the authority, and 'for the use of the United
States, are hereby notified to transmit to the Legisla
ture of this State, an account of the Situation, number
and nature of such hospitals, barracks, stables and
other buildings, together with the Space of ground
occupied for those purposes, or for the creation of
fortreffes, and in what manner they respectively came
into, and continue in, the possession of the United
States, within the firft week of the next fitting of the
General Affcmbly. And all persons, inhabitants of
this State, interested in such hospitals, barracks, sta
bles, or other buildings, or in the lands on which
they have been ererted, are defined, within the afore
faid time, to state their objections to the Legislature,
if any they may have, why a law may not be cua&cd
agreeably to the tenor of the above resolution.
By order of the House,
M. EWING, jun. Clerk.
Mr. COLLINS,
WALKING through my entry on Sunday evening
last, my eye was caught by a meteor of a very
uncommon size, in the fouthweft.—lt appeared to me
to be as large as a man's head, very luminous, and
descended with great rapidity from the height of a
bout 15 degrees above the horizon, which was the
place I firft saw it in—But what rendered the thing
still more remarkable was, that a 'crooked crack or
luminous Stroke appeared immediately after in the
Sky, which feenied to have described tne path of the
meteor, and continued for about 10 or 15 minutes. —
This phenomenon was altogether extraordinary, and
it would afford me great pleasure to have the thoughts
of the learned and philosophical, on the Subject.
November 6, 1779. CREON.
Erratum. In the return for Cape May, in our
last, instead of Richard, read Henry-Young Townsend.
TO BE SOLD BY
ISAAC COL L IN S,
At his Printing-Office, in Trenton,
TH E
NEW-JERSEY
A L M A NACK,
For the YEAR of our LORI) 1780.
A few Bushels of excellent
S A L T,
To be exchanged for Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, or
Fork. Enquire of the Printer.
'|'C) be fold at publick vendue, on Tuesday the
1 16th inst. at Chefnut Neck, the schooner Wil
liam, with her cargo consisting of 112 hogsheads and
8 tierces of St. Kitts Rum.
At the fame time and place will be fold the priva
teer schooner Mercury, mounting 8 carriage guns,
with her Stores, &c. compleat, having been but 22
hours from New-York: She is a Virginia built vessel,
and a lemarkable fart sailer.
By order of the court of Admiralty,
New-Jersey, Nov. 6. JOS. POTTS, Marshal.
N. B. The money to be paid at the close of the
Salt No person need expert indulgence. iw||
r I AKEN up and brought to the gaol at New-Brunf-
A-wick, a certain Negro Boy named James, who
fays he belongs to Theophilus Hunt at Morriffauia, in
lo[k State : this is to desire the owner to come and
prove his property, pay charges, and take him away,
or he will be fold for the cost, on the firft day of
December next, by JOHN PIATT, Sheriff. 6?w
STRAYED or Stolen from the fubferiber in Mai
denhead, on the 30th of Ortober, a bay MARE,
two years old last spring, large of her age, and not
broke, has a small star in her forehead, and is a na
tural trotter. Whoever has taken up said mare, and
will deliver her to (or inform) the fubferiber, shall
be handsomely rewarded.
^.&. sw. TIMOTHY BAKER, jun.
Raritan, Ortobef 20, 1779.
Notice is hereby given, that the Grammars
School at Raritan was opened last Monday, and
that the vacation of Queen's College will end oil
1 hurfday the 4th of November, when the business of
said College will be again carried on at New Bruns
wick. Boarding may be had at each of the above
places at as low a price as in any part of the State.—
Parents and guardians may be assured of the greatest
care being taken of the youth, and that proper atten
tion will be given to every branch of English education.
B, order of the Faculty,
jwf JOHN TAYLOR, Clerk pro Tern.
UOBERT STNGE R
HAT H for sale at his Store in Trenton, broadcloths
of different colours, Walloons of different co,
lours, black and blue cut velvets, calimancoes and
moreens, 7-8 and yard wide linens, chintzes and ca
licoes, black mode, black silk handkerchiefs, blacle
and white gauzes, metal buttons of different forts,
silk and thread hole, cotton checks, sugar and coffee,
indigo, pint and half pint, gill and half gill tumblers,
window glass, 7 by 9, and 8 by 10, fnuffand tobacco,
wool cards, hair and bonnet pins, and a variety of
other articles. SALT which he will exchange for
country produce. ll^w.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
WAS broke open on the night of the sth irat. the
continental ftere-houfe at Trenton landing,
and Stolen from thence, Nine Barrels of flour: it
appeared to be carried off in a waggon, and was
tracked some distance up the Sandpink road. Who
ever deterts said flour and thief, so as the flour may
be restored, and the thief brought tojuftice, shall be
paid the above reward, or Five Hundred Dollars for
the thief, and in proportion for the quantity of flour
restored. STEPHEN LOWREY, Com. Mag.
S»ncrfet count], HEREAS inquisition hath
State of New-Jersey. been found, and final judg
ment entered thereon, in favour of the State, against
Oliver Delancey, of the city of New-York—Notice is
1 ereby given that there will be fold at publick vendue,
on Monday the 13th of December next, all the right,
title, interest, property and demand, which the said
Oliver Delancey had in a certain tract of land lying in
Bernard's township, and county aforefaid, which he
and Cuyler bought from Dockere, containing 3000
acres, lying on the south fide of Paffaick river; the
greatest part of laid trart is improved, and a great deal
of good meadow thereon, and will be fold in parts as
may best suit the purchasers; the sale to begin at the
house of Benjamin Inyan, on said trad. —And also,
one other piece of land in the possession of Thomas
Rowlen, containing about 27 acres. —And also, one
other in the poifeflion of John Elston, in said township,
of 9 acres. —Likewise, one other trad in the possession
of Benjamin Koon, of 100 acres or more.—One other
piece of land in the oofTeffion of Joseph Stuart, con
taining 5c or 60 acres. —One other piece in the pos
session of Jonathan Dun, of about 60 acres. The
vendues to be held from day to day, on the several
trarts, until the whole are fold. The sales to begin
each day at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on the pre
mises. The lands will be Shewn on the days of sale,
and titles will be made for the fame, pursuant to an
art of the general adembly, in that case made and pro
vided. Attendance will be given, and the conditions
made known bv JACOB BERGEN, ) Commif-
Nov. 3 . 3 w|| ' HENDRICK WILSON, | fioners.
N. B. All perlons who are indebted to said Delan
cey for rent, are desired forthwith to pay the fame to
one of us the above-said commissioners, or they may
depend on being proceeded against according to law.
IVAS Stolen from the house of Solomon Headley,
' living in Middletown township, Bucks county,
one long Him gun, very bright and clean flock, with
curled maple, and a piece of thick brass fixed on the
muzzle, five powderhorns, with powder and Shot,
some bullets, one new great coat made of bearskin,
of a mixed colour, red and brown, two fwanfkin
waistcoats, one almost new, white with black foots,
the other half worn with red spots, one pair of ribbed
Stockings of a grey colour with a white velt, one
Short cloak of a pale blue colour, lined with brown
linen, one coverlid of pale purple and white, wove in
diamonds, some money, and several other articles,
supposed to be taken by one John Ferman, who
pastes for an Eighth prisoner, and calls Limfelf a
butcher to the Roebuck, is about five feet high,
pretty well set, with thick legs, dark curled hair,
with a little round hat, light blue coat, red waistcoat,
leather breeches, blue ribbed yarn flockings, and
thick Strong neats leather Shoes with Brings. One
Hundred Dollars reward for the thief and goods, and
Fifty for either, paid by Solo mon HEadley. zw*
Forty Dollars Reward.
CTRAYLD or llolen, on the night of the 28th ult.
° from the pasture of Benjamin Cornell, near Pen
nington, a black Mare with a star, near 15 hands high,
12 years old, and heavy with foal; has a Short dockt
switch tail, and long mane which hangs in curled
Strings; paces a travel, trots and canters: also, a
Sorrel Horse with a star, about 14 hands high, 14
years old, paces and trots, and has white hind legs.
Whoever takes up said mare and horse, and delivers
them either to Benjamin Cornell aforefaid, Thomas
Bullman in Pennington, or to the fubferiber in Pittf
grove, Salem county, Shall have the above reward,
or Twenty Dollars for either, and all reasonable
charges, paid by ELEAZER MAYHEW, jwf