The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1777-12-31 00:00:00, page 3

Extra# of a letter from Williamfourg, (Virginia.)
" In hopes to throw in a body of men, which
may enable General Washington to do something this
winter, we have; passed a bill to fend him five thou
sand men immediately as volunteers, to serve fix
•months after they join him."
Copy of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Samuel Kirkland,
missionary and interpreter for the Six Nations ; to
gether with a message from the Six Nation Chiefs,
to Major-General Gates, commanding the army of
the United States in the Northern department,
dated at Oneida, Ortober 31, 1777. )
To the honourable Major-General GATES, Com
mander in Chief of the Northern department of the
United States.
SI R,
I Delivered your message to the Oneida sachems, in
forming them of the capture of Gen. Burgoyne and
his whole army; and I, presented the warriors your
request, that a number of their belt men, not exceed
ing thirty or forty, should immediately repair to Al
bany, where they would receive further directions.
I also sent their head Warrior with the belt of in
formation to the Onondagoes, four days ago. —To
each ofthe above you have the following replies.
Brother Chief Warrior ARAHOCKTE A.
Til IS is good news you have sent us —-It iagfeat
news. You have taken the General and his^r
my, who thought to march through all America with
his army, making a wide road. —This is the fortune
of war. Those who are too proud, are sometimes
humbled—lt has proved true in this inftance —and it
is perfectly right. We thank God for what has
taken place.
Brother, we sachems have nothing to fay to the
warriors—We have given them up to the field —They
must aft as they think wife.
Brother, we thank you for so speedily informing
us of your conquest Wewith you a succession of
good fortune.
Suchnagearat, White Skins,
Ojeftatare, Grasshopper.
From the NA RR TORS.
Broffief,
WE rejoice greatly id your success—-It revives
our minds. Two of our head warriors are
abroad. Upon their return you shall immediately
hear from us —A few only at prefcht accompany your
messenger down to Albany.
L A NCA S T E R, December 17.
By a gentleman who arrived here yesterday from
Jamaica, but last from'Cape Nichola Mole, we learn,
that 12,000 men had arrived at the Havannah, and
that every thing wore the appearance of an immedi
ate war with Great-Britain. This gentleman fays,
that in Jamaica sugar fold for nineteen {hillings per
hundred, and Jamaica rum at one (hilling and ten
pence per gallon. *
Extract of a letter from East Bradford, Cbefter County,
December 12, 1777.
I t'flis day went down to Haverford, and there
found the most deftrurtive piece of work i ever saw.—
Your brother Anthony Morris's house and place is
robbed of every thing the merciless wretches (the
^uidelefs, Peter,
Tbagneghtoris.
From the Onondago SACHEMS and FRA RRIORS.
Brother Arahockfea,
WE have heard your voice —Your belt has come
in good time, and brings good news
Brother, we congratulate you upon the extraordi
nary success of your army. Your enemy, once very
strong in that quarter, are now subdued—This is mat
ter of great rejoicing. Indeed we have long expected
it would be his.fate, as he talked defy proudly amongst
all the Indians, and told what he would do to the
Americans —lie despised them. The army he sent
against Fort Schuyler spake very insolently—Quite
too proud—" That they would trample all downlie
fore them, and at fifft light of them the fort would va
nifh"—but now the proud are brought low! this is
right.
Brother, we fend your belt of intelligence forward
to the Cayugns and Senecas —We hope its influence
will be very extenfive —We expert it will soon reach
Niagara.
Brother, the great God has brought about this
happy revolution, as you observed in your speech to
us. We must all ascribe the honour, the wisdom and
virtory to him.
Brother, we wish you a continuation of success.—
Farewell. TEHURG NEAHTE N.
Published by order of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
By private letters we are informed, that General
Howe has ordered fortifications to be ererted at the
extreme end ofthe Narrows, on Staten-Illand, which
seems to indicate a war with France.
From the SACHEMS of ONEIDA.
Ehglifh) could take away. They have not even left
them or the children any thing of food, neither bell
or blanket, or any eloathing, except what they had on
their backs —Every thing of. his, your's, and ' your
father's, they could not take off, they took care to de
stroy ; and what is worse, Anthony is wounded, but
I hope not mortally: The English light-horse over
took him abput a mile from home, with a party of our
troop, who were obliged to retreat; they pursued,
caught him and wounded him in fifteen different
places. All the fingers of one hand are nearly cut off,
and the rest are so bad that Dr. Morris was obliged
to take one off; his upper lip is split, a piece cut out
of.his nose, both cheeks cut, after which they rob
bed him of his horse and money. The officer then
left the five who had attack'd him, told them to split
the damn'd rebel down, and then follow him ; after
they had given him several wounds on the head, some
of which went through his scull, they left him, and he
crept down to one We'ifs's, where he now lies ; his
wife is with him, and in great distress, not having any
thing to assist him with. I have left them money, but
it is of no service, every'neighbour being in the fame
situation with thepafelves. Farr has taken three of
the children to his mother's. He is in fine spirits, and
I hope there is no danger. I would be glad Mrs. Mor
ris would fend me some linen, &c. for .them and the
children ; do fend them, for they have not any change
of clothes till they receive them.
" The devils have gone to Philadelphia."
ALMANA C K,
For the Year of our Lord, 1778.
tit ° ur cujlomers are requeued to observe, that the
ingenious David Rittenhoufe, A. M. has favoured us
©with the aftYonomical calculations of our almanack for
this year, therefore they may be mofl firmly relied on.
published and now felling by
JOHN DU NLA P,
At his Printing-Office in Queen-street, Lancaftcr,
His Excellency the Governor, having lignified his
willingness to depofite, for the case and convenience
of the people, a competent number of blank 'com
miffions for militia officers, with such perfans in the
refpe&ive counties (to be filled up and delivered up
on producing to them the proper certificates) as
should be approved of by the Resolution of both
Houses; and both Houses having resolved that His
Excellency be desired to depofite such commissions
with the Clerks of the several counties in this State;
the Captains and Subalterns of our militia are there
fore diverted to apply for their commissions, to the
Clerks of the refpertive counties in which they re
side, producing to them a certificate of their election
signed by the clerk of the company, or, for want of
a clerk, hy the Colonel of the regiment to which the
company belongs.
The next Court of deneral Quarter Sessions of the
Peace, for the county of Middiefex, is appointed to
be held at New-Brunswick, on the third Tuesday
of January next.
His Excellency THOMAS WHARTON, Jun.
Esq. is re-elected President, and the Honourable
GEORGE BRYAN, Esq. Vice-President, of the
Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
We hear that a fe'w weeks ago died at Wilmington,
in the Delaware State, Elizabeth Shiplev and
Esther White, both of whom were eminent pub
lick Friends.
fuJl publi/bed, and ready to be delivered to the
MEMBERS of the LEGISLATURE,
WHE ACTS passed at the late fittings of Ge-
X neral Affenibly, at Haddonfield and Princeton
from September 20, to October 11, 1777.
N. B. A few copies of the above arts are to be
fold by the printer hereof.
W A N T E D,
A quantity of good clean
LA MPBL A C K.
Any perlon having it for sale, is requeued to inform
the printer hereof.
Since our last we learn, that a great part of the
British army, on Sunday fe'nnight, crossed the Schuyl
kill, and have posted themselves on the heights of
Derby, half way between Philadelphia and jChefter—
That several skirmishes have happened between their
scouting parties and ours; in which the former are
laid to be considerable loofers; but the particulars
are not yet come to hand.
For two days past the weather has been so intense
ly cold, that the Delaware, opposite this citv, is
frozen over.
*** The Pieces Jigned Hortentius and Cato,
and another of Morj. De Lisle's Letters, are come
to Hand, and will be properly attended to.
BURLINGTON, Dec. 31.
Father ABRAHAM's
Tweak,-fourth ofthe lath month, TCT.
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS
R E W A R D.
T^ 7"AS STOLEN out of the fubferibers liable,
VV on the 23d of this instant at night, in Not
tingham township, Burlington county, a dun roan
HORSE, fifteen hands high, four years old next
spring, a natural trotter and carries well. And also
on the fame night, was stolen out of the stable of
John Weatherill, in the township and coQty afore
faid, a bay MARE, three years old next fpi%g, abopt
fourteen hands high, with a small star in her fore
head. Whoever takes up the said hbrfes and returns
them to the fubferibers, and secures the thief or
thieves in any gaol, shall have the above reward, or
EIGHT DOLLARS for either of the horses, paid
by either cf the fubferibers.
ISAIAH ROBINS.
4w* JOHN WEATHERILL.
November 26, 1777.
WAS STOLE N,
From the fubferiber, living in Salem, Weft New-
Jersey, on Tuesday the 18th of this instant;
A GREY gelding, saddle and bridle: The
horse fix years old, about fifteen hands high,
trots, paces, and canters t/ell, marked about the
head with a number of black spots, one remarkably
large under his near eye, has a small nick in the
back edge of each of his ears. Any person who
will secure the horse and thief, so that the owner
may have the horse, and the thief be brought to
justice, shall receive a reward of TWENTY
POUNDS, for the horse only Ten Pounds.
6w* EBENEZER HOWELL.
November 20, 1777.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
WA S loft on Thursday the 13th instant, be
tween Bristol and Newtown, in the county
of Bucks, a double cased silver W AT C H, mak
er's name Benjamin Lamb, London, the number
forgotten, marked II in a double cypher on the
back of the outside case, the cypher somewhat worn,
has a ribbon string, a brass key much worn, and a
small red Cornelian seal set in silver, with the com
pass and square in the silver work. Whoever finds
the fame, and will leave it with Mr. Robert Ram
sey in Newtown, Mr. Beffonet in Bristol, Mr. Isaac
Wood in Mountholly, or with the printer of this
paper, fhg.ll have the above reward.
N. B. If the person into whose possession it may
come, should be so ungenerous as not to return it
to either of the above gentlemen, every watchmaker
and others, are requested to endeavour to expose
the villainy, 6 w* tbc
RAN AWAY yesterday the third instant from the
fubferiber, living in Mountholly, a negro man
named QUASH, but may probably change it for
YERRAH, by trade a cooper, about 26 years of age,
5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, (peaks plapp: had on, and
took with him, a London brown broadcloth hpellcd
coat not much worn, with white metal buttons ; an
old whitish coloured ditto broken at the elbows and
breast ; a pair of leather breeches much worn ; a
pair of ditto striped linen; two pair of striped linfey
trowfers; two tow shirts, one quite new; a beaver
hat not much worn ; two pair of ihoes and two pair
of dockings, one white cotton, the other yarn mixed
red and white. It is thought he will endeavour to
get to Philadelphia, or the American Camp, as he is
fond of the soldiery. Whoever takes up and secures
said servant, so that his master may get him again,
shall have the above reward and reafonabje charges,
paid by JOHN JONE S.
N. B. As he has a large bundle with him, and with
out a pass, it is thought he will be easily deterted
It is therefore earnehly requested of the American
gentlemen, officers and soldiers, as they are frequent
ly travelling, to ute their utmost endeavours 'to ap
prehend him. 3w * ts
TE N or fifteen gallons of good old LINSEED
OIL. Any person having such a quantity for
sale, may hear of a purchaser by conveying a line to
the printer hereof.
December 4, 1777.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,