The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1783-06-25 00:00:00, page 3

Anecdote, from a late Dublin Magazine. A
cynical old batchelor being asked, the other day,
what were his thoughts of matrimony? he repli
ed, " It is the lottery of love, in which there are
so many blanks to a prize, that I wonder Mr. Cu
pid has not long since been a Bankrupt."
PHILADELPHIA, June 18. -
Monday last arrived Captain Callow, in 6 weeks
from Liverpool; and on his pafl'age, in lat. 47, 39,
long. 19, 39, spoke Captain William Skinner, in
a brig from this port, for Amsterdam, all well.
By the last accounts from N e w-York we learn,
that 37 fail of transports arrived there on Ihurf
day lat, from Jamaica, under convoy of a frigate.
Several others had arrived from'Halifax, and a large
fleet was hourly expe&ed from England.
An account was lately received in New-York,
that a party of Indians had lately paid a visit to the
loyal refugees fettled in Nova-Scotia, and had com
mitted great outrages on the persons and property
of those wretched people.
By a vefTel from New-Providence we learn, that
accounts had been received there from Jamaica
of the capture of a large ship, mounting 22 guns
and 200 men, which had been piratically cruizing
for some time past in those leas, and had taken Se
veral Spanilh vessels in the Old Straits of Bahama;
but attempting to board a French frigate in the
night, ihe was fortunately captured, and carried in
to Cape Francois. It was said that ihe was last
from Liverpool.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at George's
creek, on Monongehela, to his brother, an offi
cer in the Pennsylvania line, dated May 7, 1783.
“ The Indians have been worse this spring than
any other time since the commencement of the war,
killing, captivating and burning, upon all quarters
of our frontiers, and the only lupport that we have,
is a faint hope that his Excellency General Walh
ington will fend us relief. My dear brother, if you
have any influence in this cale, I pray that you
would exert it to the utmost."
TRENTO N, June 25.
Thursday last the Honourable the Legislature
of this date adjourned for the feflion. During
their fitting they passed a number of ads, the titles
of which will be inserted in our next.
At a Joint-Meeting of the Honourable the Le
gislature at the last fitting, Joseph Bloomfield, Esq,
was elected Attorney-General in the room of Wil
liam Paterson, Esq. resigned.
We learn from Portsmouth, that on the 6th inst.
arrived there a French frigate, in 44 days from
France, with dores, &c. for the ship America, of
74 guns, now lying before that town. She brings
nothing new.
We learn also from New-London, that on the
12th inst. Captain Peter Parker, in a sloop, arrived
there, in 16 days from New-Providence, with fruit.
He informs, that a hurricane which happened there
about five or fix months ago, destroyed a great part
of the fruit trees: That frefh provisions was very
scarce and dear ; but that salted and other provisi
ons were as low as in that state.
Mr. Collins,
YOU R. giving the following a place in your
next week's Gazette, will oblige your humble ser
vants, Thomas Henderson,
John Covenhoven,
Dan. Hendrickson.
BEING informed that a report has been pro
pagated ahd industriously circulated through dif
ferent parts of the state, designed by some to les
sen our reputation as zealous and uniform friends
to the independence of America; and as it has ever
been, since the revolution, our highest ambition in
temporal matters, to merit the approbation of our
country; so, on the contrary, any report calculated
to lessen that approbation, is particularly disagree
able to us ; in juftification of our own reputation,
and without making any ftri&ures on the authors of
the said report, leaving them to the convi&ions of
their own consciences on the occasion, which must
be punishment fufficient, especially if they allow
themselves to confider what is to be the future por
tion of a certain class of linnets; we think proper
to offer the following certificate to the publick:
We the fubferibers, Members of the House of
Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, being called
on by Mr. henderfon, Mr. Covenhoven. and Mr.
Hendrickson, Members for the county of Mon
mouth, to certify, refpeding a report that appears
[0 have been circulated through some parts of the
state, viz. " That the said Members did, at the
last fitting of the Legislature at 1 renton, move for,
and bring into the House, a bill for the mirpofe of
reinstating the refugees and tories in the full enjoy
ment of their estates, and the privileges of citizen
fllip, excepting that of being Members of the Le
gislature," do hereby certify and declare, that the
laid Members, nor either of them, did, to our
knowledge or belief, at^the last fitting of the Le
gislature, or at any other, since we have been Mem
bers of the Legislature, move for, 01 bring in a bill,
that could any ways be construed to extend to the
purposes aforefaid, but that tl}e said Members have
uniformly, whenever an opportunity has offered,
used their endeavours to procure the sales of all
such property as has been confifcated to the state,
that formerly belonged to any of the inhabitants
that joined the enemy.
EPHRAIM HARRIS, Speaker,
THOMAS FENIMORE,
SAMUEL HUGG,
CALEB CAMP,
JOSEPH ELLIS,
JOSEPH COOPER,
ADAM BOYD,
JOHN SCHUURMAN,
ISRAEL SHREVE,
DERCK LONGSTREET,
ISAAC WOODRUFF,
THOMAS SINNICKSON,
EDWARD BUNN
MASKELL, EWING, jun. Clerk
of Assembly.
Burlington, May 28, 1783*
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(LJ° r T' HE Committee of the I'renton Affocia
& tion are desired to nieet at the house of
Mr. Bergen, inn-holder in Trenton, on Saturday
the 28th of June, inst. at 3 o'clock in the after
noon, or . business of importance. A general and
punctual attendance is expelled.
At the request of sundry Members,
ROBERT L. HOOPER, jun.
Trenton, June 2%, 1783. Chairman.
Richard Norris,
Stay-maker in Trenton,
Regs leave io inform the publick, that he
D makes all forts of stays and jumps, turned and
plain bound waistcoats, after the neatest manner, and
as cheap as in former times, either for cash or coun
try produce.
N. B. The said Norris has for Tale a Rone dwel
linghoufe two stories high, with two good rooms
on a floor, and a good garret, with a kitchen in the
cellar, a good garden, a fine well of water close
to the door ; lituate in the main Street, nearly appo
site to Mr. Stacy Potts's. Any person inclining
to purchase, may know the terms by applying to
the Printer of this paper, or to the fubferiber above
mentioned.
June 24, 1783.
Princeton, June 20, '783.
T^E Anniversary of the In
dependence of America will be celebrated in
the College by two orations delivered by young
gentlemen, appointed for that purpose, by the two
literary societies eftabliflied in the institution ; in
which they propofe,not only to pay the tribute that
is due to their country from youth engaged in the
pursuits of science, but to emulate each other in the
opinion of a polite assembly, for the honour of their
refpe&ive societies.
Publick Notice.
WHEREAS the fubferiber did, some time
since, purchase from Edward Hart, late of
Hopewell, in the county of Hunterdon, and now of
the county of Sussex, a certain farm or plantation
in Hopewell aforefaid, and paid him part of the
purchase-money; and did also execute two bonds
for the relidue, dated the firft day of May, 1782,
conditioned to pay the sum of two hundred pounds
each, one payable the firft day of May, 1783, the
other the firft day of May, 1784, both without in
terest till the time of payment, and witnefled by
Sarah Wikoff and Wilson Stent—and as I find that
the said Edward Hart cannot, complete to me a va
lid and indisputable title, I do hereby caution and
forbid any person to take an alignment of the said
bonds, or either of them, being determined not to
pay the fame, unless compelled by law, until I re
ceive a fufficient title for the said lands.
William Seaman.
Hopewell, June 20, 1783.
Notice is hereby given,
TH AT on Thursday the 10th day of July
next, will be exposed to sale, by way of
publick vendue, about 35 acres of upland and salt
meadow, whereon is a good dwellinghoufe, barn,
stables and shed, a well of good water by the door,
all in good fence ; a causeway and ferry Stairs, piea
fantly Situated in the township of Woodbridge, ad
joining the found, commonly known by the name
of the New Blazing Star Ferry. The laid vendue
to be held on the premises, to begin at one o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, at which time and
place the conditions of lale will be made known by
Reuben Fitz-Randolph, or by his attorney,
Jacob Fitz-Randolph.
Woodbridge, June 12, 1783 2w%
WHEREAS negro Adam frill continues to ab
sent himfelf from the service of the fub
feriber, in such a manner as that the conffables
have not been able to take him, after being pub
lickly declared to be the property of the fubferiber
by a solemn adjudication had on a writ of Habeas
Corpus, before the Justices of the Supreme Court :
And whereas there is great reason to believe that
he is still employed, protested, secreted and encou
raged, by the fame evil-minded advilers as former
ly, having been seen on Tuesday the 17th inst. by
different and indifferent creditable witnesses, mow
ing in the meadow of Nathan Leakes, in company
with a young man who lives at his house, and not
been heaid to abide many minutes in one place
since.
Ihis is therefore to forbid all people from har
bouring, employing, or dealing with the said negro,
and to beg that they would apprehend and deliver
him to the constable, the gaol-keeper, or to the
fubferiber in i renton, give information or encou
rage him to return to his duty, which will prove
much to the advantage of the negro, and they Shall
be generously rewarded by
3WHDAVID COWELL.
BY virtue of several writs of Venditioni Expo
nafes to me directed, will be exposed to sale,
by way of publick vendue, at the dwellinghoufe of
Isaac Britton, in Trenton, on Saturday the 12th
day of July next, sundry goods and chattels, to
wit, beds and bedding, tables, chairs, and a vari
ety of household furniture, waggon, horses and
gears: Also on the fame day will be exposed to
sale, between the hours of twelve and five o'clock
in the afternoon, that house and lot where the said
Isaac Britton now dwells, which has been a noted
and well-accustomed tavern for many years past,
with a lot of land containing about 16 acres, adja
cent to.the tavern, late the property of the said
Isaac Britton ; seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Robert Lanning and others, and to be fold
by J. Anderson, Sheriff.
Trenton, June 24, 1783. g w
— $ .
Three Pounds
R EWAR D.
TAKEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber
in Amwell township, on Wednesday evening
the 18th day of June, 1783, a dark brown horse
of about 14 hands high, well made and in good or
der, has a small star in his forehead, he is shod be
fore, and has on his off hind foot a small white
spot. Whoever will take up the said horse and se
cure him, so that the owner may get him again,
shall have the above reward, and all reasonable
charges paid by
CHRISTOPHER WART.
June 23, 1783. 3wl[
Notice is hereby given,
TH AT the goods, &c. late the property of
Peter Tallman, Esquire, which was adver
tised for fald the 16th inst. and the lands, &c. of
the said Peter Tallman, Esquire, which was ad
vertised for sale the 17th inst. at the suit of Rich
ard Smith, are adjourned as follows, to wit, the
goods, &c. above-mentioned, to be fold at the
Black Horse on Friday the nth day of July next,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the fame day; and
the sales of the lands above-mentioned to be had
at the house of James Ifdall, inn-holder in Bur
lington, on Saturday the 12th day of July next,
between the hours of 12 and 5 o'clock in the after
noon of the fame day, where attendance will be
given by
JACOB PHILLIPS, late Sheriff.
Burlington, June 16, 1783. gw