The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-10-20 00:00:00, page 4

Mr Collins,
Meeting the other day, in my researches, with
the enclosed account of the internal produce, and
commerce of Sweden, 1 thought it worthy the
attention of the curious, and translated it into
Englifo : —lf you Jhould be of my opinion, plcafe
to give it a place in your ujefut paper, and you
will oblige your friend, A. L.
Morris county, zluguft 26, 1779.
Substance of an Oration delivered in the year
1778, by Mr. Samuel Hermelin, upon the re
signation of his office of President of the Royal
Academy of Sciences in Sweden, receding the
present resources and commerce of that king
dom, viz.
Agriculture is the principal support of
the kingdom.—ln yeais of common season,
some provinces may fell something, but the greater
part of them must become purchasers. Seboners,
Bast Gothland, Scaraborgslehn, Sundermanland,
Toland and Finland, can spare grain to other pro
vinces, but yet cannot deliver so much as the others,
besides Stockholm; and all that is raised there, have
occasion for. In the year 1766 to 1771, were,
according to a medium, yearly imported from fo
reign countries, 438123 tons* of grain, to the a
mount of 800000 rixdollars.f —After the prohibi
tion for distilling brandy, the imports have not been
half so large.—At Northhoping are eftablilhed three
works for making starch, which, in the year 1770,
made, in that article, to the amount of 31480 lil
ver dollars.^ Sweden, if hie would pay more
attention to agriculture, and improve more land,
might raise enough to support its inhabitants.
Under its present improvement, it produces annually
upwards of 7000000 of tons of grain.—ln the year
1766, the kingdom contained 2502363 inhabitants;
since which time they have increased between 2 and
300000 fouls.—The works in the mountains, and
the large cities, cannot be supported with the in
ternal produce of the country only.— At Stockholm
are brought in from the country yearly, 23000 neat
cattle, 20000 calves, 30000 lambs and sheep, 80000
lifpound| ]of pork, 240000 lifpound butter, 40000
ditto of tallow.—There is imported generally of the
neceuaries of life, to amount of 100000 rixdollars
and upwards.—The eatables exported are so trifling
as to deserve no notice.—ln the country is railed
between 70 and 80000 pounds of fine wool.—Of
coarser wool there are imported 16000 centners,§
principally from Poland and Pomerania. In
^Qitfoolms DierguqQn are Q^ngoriJh goats,
anti some ofro*»r^ @fe'cftnffi'£tf Gothland;
and though hey do not increase as fall' as coilld ^
wished, there was nevertheless spun in one year, il^
Akkers-Kerfpel, 367 pounds of camel's yarn.—Of
hops there is exported 900 lifpound, but of flax
there must be purctefyltJeaft 6500 Ihip^ound,fl
or for upwards of I(^(3!r*xratosiL4)f ifem&t.
imported about 8000 fhippound, or to the amount
of 13000 rixdollars. Of tobacco there is used
upwards of 200000 rixdollars, exclusive of what is
run into the country:—The plantations produce
about 4000 Ihippound in leaf tobacco, and there is
imported in leaves, to the amount of 80000 rix
dollars. —In 1772 weie taken Gothenburg, 335068
tons (barrels) of herring, of which thcic were ex
ported 188376. —By the works in the mountains,
(the mines) Sweden is moll benefited with refped
to her external trade.—ln iron there was made in
1763, '" 55' ’ iron works, 333300 fhippounds:—
70000 whereof remained in the country; the resi
due was fold for 2000000 rixdollars.—Of red cop
per there is yearly exported 5500 Ihippound.—•—
There are also five yellow copper (brass) works.—
Sola produces annually 2000 marks, fiver, (a) —
The gold works in Smoland have produced in the
whole, till now, 12000 ducats. (A) —In 1770 was
exported in allum to the amount of 30000 rixdol
|ars. In Gothland are 80 limekilns:—ln 1770
4000 lads (c) of lime were exported,—in timber
for about 14000 rixdollars, —in tar about 173000
rixdollars, —in pitch 165000 rixdollars, —and in
* Something better than three bufliels each.
A Spanish milled dollar each.
/ Ditto.
I A lifpound is zolb. Englifli.
§ A centner is izclb. Englifli.
q A fllippound is 2401 b. English,
(a) A mark of silver is about Bd. or yd. sterling.
(b) A ducat is about a half pistole.
(c) A last is about 6 Ihippound.
TRENTON: Printed by Isaac Collins. Advertisements of a moderate Length are inserted for Six Dollars each
the firft Week, and Two Dollars for every Continuance ; and long Ones in Proportion.
Nassau-Hall, Princeton, New-Jersey, Oil. 2, 1779.
To the PUBLIC K.
NOTICE is hereby given that the vacation of the
college will end on Monday the Bth of Novem
ber, and that of the grammar school on Wednesday
the 27th of October. Those whole education has been
interrupted by the pub lick confusions, may have an
opportunity of complecting it by entering into any
of the clades they shall be found fit for; and they and
all others are dclired to observe, that the orders of
college will be in every reipett the fame as before,
and particularly that no choice nor preference will be
given as to the chambers on account of their landing
in the classes, but the time of their residence in the
fchooi or college ; neither that however, nor any 0-
ther circumstance, will give a preference to those who
do not come up at the tirne of the college fitting down.
As there is so universal a complaint of the want of
opportunities of educating youth among us at present,
it is proper to inform tihe publick that agreeably to
former advertisements, the initrudion in this school
and college has been regularly carried on since the
enemy left the state. T'he grammar school is nume
rous and flourishing, an d the difficulties in the way
of tilling the college arc now in a great measure re
moved. The repairs of the building are in great for
wardnefs and will go on without interruption, so that
there will be comfortabl e accommodations for as ma
ny as probably may attend this fall. Tho' the num
ber of undergraduates or proper college members this
last session did not exceed 1 ten, yet one or other of the
fubfenbers was conftant/ly upon the spot. Now another
profeflor is chosen and a tutor engaged, so that parents
and guardians may depe cd upon the utmoit care being
taken of the youth. Boarding may be had at the fame
' 'price as formerly, making allowance for the state of
/he currency.
I The French language taught, and great attention
paid to every branch <4 Engliln education.
John Witherspoon,
William Ch, Houston.
* Printers of news pipers in the neighbouring states
are requested to insert the above in their publications
for the general benefit.
And whereas many of the laid bills may be in the
hands of persons residing in the neighbouring states,
which, unless timely notice be given, may not be
brought in within the times limited, to the great in
jury of the pofleffors: To prevent which,
Refolded,
That the printers of publick news-papers in this
and the neighbouring Hates, be requeued to insert the
above extracts from the laid law, in their papers, and
continue the lame at leak four weeks, for the infor
mation of all persons concerned.
A Quantity of excellent
Lampblack,
In Paper Barrels,
To be Sold by U: olefale or Retail,
At the Printing-Office in Trenton.
potaffits for 50000 rixdollars. On the contrary,
imported for 985 rixdollars in rosin and turpentine,
and Venetian soap to the amount of 4000 rixdollars.
—4OOO persons are employed in fpmning wool and
camels yarn, and in Dakland is spun much wool
from the trees ; —notwithitanding which there were
imported in the year 1770, 41841 pounds camels
yarn; for 26000 rixdollars in linen yarn, and 66000
pounds, or for 35000 rixdollars, of the yarn of the
wool of trees. 4 in Stockholm were at that time
6125 workmen in the manufactories, and 1338 looms.
— 1 he value of all the manufactures or goods amount
ed to 451 tons of gold, silver dollars. (J) in Sweden
arc 40 papermills, 10 glaffworks, 2 chinaware, and
'3 pipeworks, 6 powdermills. In Stockholm, 9
lookingglafs manufactories, and 20 car petworks.
1 he whole Swedish dominions contain 6900 Swe
diih square miles, equal to 27600 Englilh square
llatute miles.
STATE of NEW - JERSE Y.
Epufe of Assembly, 'June 11, 1779.
WHEREAS the legiliature of this state hath palled
an ad for chilling out of circulation, and for
finking all bills of credit heretofore emitted in this
Itate, whilst the fame was a colony; in and by which
it is enacted, that all bils of credit emitted by law,
and likewise all these emitted by an ordinance of the
late provincial congress of this state, shall be brought
into the treasury to be exchanged on or before the firth
day of January next; and that all those bills which
shall not be so brought in on or before that day, shall
be for ever after irredeemable.
(</) A ton of gold is worth 100,000 rixdollars.
BY virtue of an Ad of the General Assembly
of the state of New-Jersey, passed the last
session, at Trenton, intitled, " An Aft for
yelling the real estate of William Alexander,
Earl of Stirling, within this state, in trustees, to dis
charge, by the sale thereof, or of so much as may
fuffice, the debts and incumbrances affeding the
fame, and to convey to him the remainder, if any
there be," will be fold at publick vendue, at the
under-mentioned times and places, sundry trads of
land, cultivated farms, houses, &c. being part of the
real estate of the said Earl of Stirling, in the said state
of New-Jersey, as follows:
On Monday theist day of November next, at the
house commonly called Stell's tavern, near the Vir
ginia encampment, at or near Middlebrook, a trad
of about 1000 acres, on the weft branch of Middle
brook, in the vale between the firft and second moun
tain, leafed in fix farms, the leases expired, very good
interval lands, and most excellent timber-land, con
tiguous to the farms on Raritan river.
On Wednesday the 3d day of November next, at
Phipis's tavern, in Pluck'emin, a trad of 800 acres ad
joining or near the artillery park at Pluck'emin. This
is chiefly timber-land, with some small improvements.
On Monday the 15th of November next, at Hack
'l S- I ovvn, in Sussex county, about 2§co acres of
land, in fevcral farms of good improved upland and
meadow, the remainder excellent timber-land and
fine swamps, in the said county of Sussex, bounded
partly by the Mufkonetcung river, and bordering on
Hackets-Town. The leases are all expired. A pro
per person will be appointed at Ilackets-Town to
ihew these lands. The road from Morris to Eafton
on Delaware, and the great road from Trenton to
Sussex courthouse, passes through this trad.
On Wednesday the firft day of December next, at
the tavern at Croffwicks, two trads of land rear
Croffwicks, adjoining Pluniftead's and Willcoks's
land, containing about 526 acres.
N. B. Continental money or loan-office certificates
will be received in payment, and conveyances exe
cuted agreeable to the inftrudions of the above ad by
July 20, RICHARD STEVENS 7 ''
1779. JOHN MEHELM, j Trustees.
Maeungy, Northampton county, State of Pennf,hani a
Jul, 16, 1779.
Five Hundred Pounds Reward.
I—HEREAS a certain Daniel Callaghan, clerk
to the fubferiber, ran away the 15th ink. with a
certain sum of continental money not less than Eleven
Thousand Pounds, belonging to the continent. The laid
Callaghan is of a fair complexion, about five feet ten
inches high, full eyed, and a wry nose, very eloquent
in complimenting gentlemen. The laid Callaghan had
on and took with him a caftor hat, two fine Ihirts, one
white Rock, one black handkerchief, his hair tied be
hind with a black ribband, one pair white ribb'd dock
ings, one fnuff coloured coat, one ribb'd jacket and
breeches of the fame duff, one pair of leather bree
ches, and other things not known. Whoever takes up
and secures the said Callaghan in any gaol, so that he
may be brought to justice, shall receive the above re
ward, and reasonable charges paid by
tf. JOHN WHETZELL, A. C. P.
To all whom it may concern.
State of New- NOTICE is hereby given, that a
J e GG,fs. 11 court of admiralty will be held at
the courthouse in Burlington, on Wednesday the 4th
day of November next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of the fame day, then and there to try the truth of
the fads alledged in the bills of Rufus Gardner, (who
as well,' &c.) against the brigantine or vcffel called
the Sea-Horse, lately commanded by James Linn ;
and of Uriah Smith, (who as well, &c.) against the
schooner or vcffel called the Dispatch, lately com
manded by John Ritche; to the end and intent, that
the owner or owners of the said vessels and cargoes,
or any person or persons concerned therein, may ap
pezr and Ihcw cause, if any they have, why the fame
ihouid rot be condemned according to Urc prayer of
the said bills. By order of the Judge,
0&4. 4W JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
STATE of NEW-JERSEY,
Gloucester County, Sept. 7, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons having
any demands against Harrison Wells, George
Avis, William Wells, William Bocock, Daniel Co
zens, Jonathan Chew, James Hanifey, jofeph Long,
Jacob Hewitt, John Robeson, Peter Johnson, Isaac
Justice, John Hatton, James Duffield, John Gruff,
John Hinchman, William Forfman, Alexander Bar
tram, John Cox, John Rodrow, Gabriel D'Veber,
William Pinyard, John O'Briant, George Swanton,
Josiah Biddle, Robert Whitaker, Jeremiah Proffer,
John Carter, jun. or David Suram, whose estates are
forfeited, and have been fold by the Commissioners of
said county ; that they exhibit their accounts before
the Judges of the court of common pleas, within the
time limited by law, in order that they may be ad
justed and paid.
JOHN SPARKS, ?Commif-
SAMUEL KAIGHN3 tierers.