The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-11-22 00:00:00, page 3

^e ascribed ; and tho' it is too much the 'fafliion of this
world to assume superior wisdom and merit, by de
preciating the measures of their predecessors, it fa
vours as little of prudence as of charity, and less of
policy than either; as, in the course of such frequent
elections, we fnall soon be in the like situation our
selves, and it must lessen the confidence of the peo
ple where the public good requires it to be mort ex
tensively placed. The laws which have been parted
under the present government in favour of the rights
of human nature, for the advancement of education
on the most catholic principles, providing for and re
warding those brave men, who are defending the li
b( rties and property of their country, besides several
wnolefome municipal laws, will, in my poor opinion,
do honour to the authors, when they are laid low in
the duh. The present time is perhaps the molt try
ing and arduous to a public character, when we seem
to be called to ferVe our country at the rifque of feme
present popularity; but a wife and generous people
will soon distinguish the ikilful and firm phylidan,
who applies suitable remedies, from the vain and ig
norant quack, who tampers with the disease, and
pleases his patient at the expence of his fafety.
For myfelf, Gentlemen, (if such a fubjedt ought to
take up a moment of your time) I beg leave to add,
that 1 am confeious of many defects to fill the Ration
to which I have been elected, but I have endeavoured
to supply them by assiduity and fidelity; with what
success, my fellow-citizens will judge. At your call,
I abandoned a lucrative orofeffion, in the prime of
life and abilities, when the gate of my family and for
tune, on any other occasion, would not have war
ranted such a facrifice; and Providence has added
domestic to public cares : The allowances of the Rate,
generous as they appeared at firft view, have fallen
ihort of that support, which a decent regard to my
Ration, with ptoper ceconomy, required. But think
not that I regret the facrifice I have made: 1 rejoice
that I had a life to rifque, and some property to de
vote to the service of my country, in such a cause:
And my fellow-citizens cannot receive it with more
pleasure than I give it.
But I Ihould be wanting in justice and gratitude, if
I did not acknowledge the generous intentions of for
mer Assemblies, tho' frustrated by unforeseen events.
A support suitable to the circumstances, and the rank
to which you have railed ur, mult, I presume, be as
agreeable to your Constituents, as it is conformable
to the Constitution. And whatever charms power
and diftinCtion may have for some minds, I look for
ward with pleasure to the day, when I Ihall mingle
again with the mass of my fellow-citizens; tho' no
length of time can erase the remembrance of those
marks of affeCtion and refpeCt which I have received
from a great part of this state, for whole prosperity
and happiness it is importable any one Ihould entertain
more sincere, devout and fervent willies, and to whose
service 1 am ever faithfully devoted.
Nov. 18. A gentleman just from Richmond in Vir
ginia assures us, from authorities which he relies upon,
that the following very important intelligence, re
fpeding our military operations to the southward,
may be received as authentic
That the army under Lord Cornwallis is entirely
surrounded near Cambden : That Generals Morgan
and Sumpter are in front, with about two thousand
chosen men, and militia joining in numbers ; that
General Smallwood is in the rear with eighteen hun
dred, and two Colonels with coufiderable commands
on the flanks of the enemy: That the commanding
officers write with great confidence that the Britilh ar
my must capitulate, or be cut to pieces in attempting
to reach Charleftown : That all the southern difaf
feCted, on whom Lord Cornwallis principally depend
ed, have turned their arms against him, taken George-
Town with considerable stores, and are determined
to do him all further mifehief in their power: That
Lord Cornwallis himfclf(almoft at the point of death)
is gone to Charleftown with a very strong guard, the
command devolving on Lord Rawdon : That letters
from General Leslie [who commands the Britilh for
ces in Virginia] to Cornwallis have been intercepted,
in which he regrets his situation in Virginia, not hear
ing from his Lordship, and totally ignorant in what
manner to ad: That by intercepted letters it also ap
pears, that Lord Cornwallis is more alarmed at what
jbe thought of the American difaffeded taking arms
against his Majesty, than any thing that has yet hap
pened to him.
We are happy to inform the public, and particu
larly the relatives of the unfortunate gentlemen
who have been so long detained prisoners within
the enemy's posts, that an exchange of prisoners
has at length taken place, whereby all our privates
who have been confined at New-York, and upwards
of 200 officers are liberated: a few officers only
now remain, for whom there were not Similar ranks
among the British prisoners to apply.
(O Doctor Thomas Bond, jun. purveyor of the
general hospital, presents his compliments to the
patriotic and humane ladies of this and the neigh
bouring states, and informs them the hospitals are
now much in want of lint and bandage; and hav
ing lately heard of their great bounty and friendly
attention to the American soldiery, in a most gene
rous fubfeription for them, requests a further con
tinuance of their favours, by furnifhing him with
. quantity of old linen as soon as possible, for the
life of the hospitals, to be delivered at his office in
Second-street, and at the hospitals in the different
states. The Doctor flatters himfelf, from the be
nevolent and adive spirit (hewn on the late occasion,
and the necessity and humanity of this petition, that
he shall shortly be enabled to render the unfortu
nate wounded and lame of the American army com
fortable and happy, and be amply provided for the
succeeding campaign.
TRENTON, November 22.
" On the 26th of September last the Rev. Jeremiah
Halsey, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Bedmiu
fter, in the county of Somerset and state of New-
Jersey, was seized with a fever at the house of Mr.
Skillman, in Grigg's-Town, as he was going to at
tend the meeting of the Board of Trudecs of the Col
lege at Princeton, of which Board he was a Member,
and died the second of October following : His corpse
was interred at Bedminfter; but by reason of fevcial
interpositions of Providence, his funeral sermon was
delayed till the 2d Sabbath of November then next
ensuing ; at which time the Rev. Samuel Kennedy
preached on that occasion, from Rev. xiv. 13.
" Mr. Halsey was Tutor in the abovefaid College
ten years, and nine ofthefe he was eldett Tutor, and
taught with reputation and success. He was a man of
genius, learning, piety, and real merit ; a good di
vine; an able, faithful minister of the New-Tefta
mtm. He was a loving, tender husband; a kind and
faithful friend ; and appeared to be governed by the
holy, benevolent tempers of the Gospel. He was a
valuable member of the Prefbytcry of New-Bruuf
wick ; agreeable and ufcful in iociety ; and had a real
concern tor the welfare of both Church and State ;
and his death is indeeda publick loss. He died with
out issue, and has left a forrowful widow and a des
titute congregation.".
Monday lift a large body of the merchants and
traders of Philadelphia met and fixed the exchange of
continental money at feventy-five for one ; and " that
every person, of whatever character or description,
w ho Shall refufe to receive the said paper money at the
exchange fettled as aforefaid, at the time of payment,
or fliall demand a higher exchange, or refufe to fell
such commodities for that mode of payment as he or
she exposes to file for specie, ihall be exposed to the
public as an enemy to the independence of America,
and to the peace and good order of the city ; and eve
ry afibciator will from thence forward refrain from
alltfiiendly intercourse and dealings with such per
son: That any person who shall give or offer more
than feventy-five continental dollars for one in specie,
Ihall be immediately reported to the committee as a
difaffeded and dangerous person, to be dealt with as
such."
Monday last arrived at Philadelphia, the Viper pri
vateer from Borton, and brought in with her a large
ship fronftork bound to New-York, laden with pro
visions and dry goods.
A New-York paper of the 15th inst. mentions the
arrival of 54 of the Cork fleet at that port —the cap
ture of the Duke D'Artois, a French ihip of 64 guns,
the day after the fleet left Cork, by the Beneficent,
one of the convoy —and the loss of one of the fleet,
taken by a privateer, belonging to New-London, off
Charleftown Bar where they touched, and from
whence it was drove among several others. Ihe pri
vateer afterwards fell a prey to the enemy.
ANTE
R" 8 "' LS ° f g°° d WHEAT, and jolb. of
J lALLQW —tor which Specie, or the ex
change in continental, will be given. Enquire at the
Printing-Office, in Trenton.
One Thousand Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the stable of the fubferiber, in
Mansheld township, Burlington county, state of
New-Jersey, in the night of the 13th instant Nov.
a black STALLION, known by the name of Gro
ver's Black, about 14 and a half hands high, a natu
ral trotter, canters well, 14 years old, very gay, ,-Bths
blooded. Also a half blooded bright bay MARE,
15 hands high, five years old last spring, with a Bar
and some collar marks near her withers, a remarka
ble white spot on her near fide betwen her buttock
and thigh about a span from the root of her tail, a
natural trotter, canters well and very gay. Any
person taking up the said horse and mare, and deli
vering them to the fubferiber, shall be entitled to the
above reward, or Five Hundred Dollars for either,
and all reasonable charges, paid by
4JI JOSHUA FOSTER.
Three hard Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from the plantation of James Emans,
in Kingwood, on the 13th day of September last,
a black Mare, about 14 hands high, 11 years old
part, has a white saddle-mark a little back of the near
Ihoulder, no shoes, had a yoke on, trots and can
ters, supposed to incline towards Monmouth court
house, where she was bred. Whoever will take up
said mare, and deliver her at said Emans's, or to the
fubferiber, near said courthouse, or fend word to ei
ther place where she may be had again, shall have
Three hard Dollars reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by JOHN EMANS.
Nov. iz, 1780. 2§
WHEREAS it has beOT reported that George
Miller, about the 24th of June last, was at
my house, and Ihewed me two large bundles of coun
terfeit money, and told me if I would come and fee
him, he would let me have enough of such money as
that : but I do hereby certify , that I never said the
like, nor never knew him to have any of that kind.
Given .under my hand, this 15th day of November,
1780: jj THOMAS PRENTICE.
io all whom it may concern.
State of Nezu-XT OTICE is hereby given, that a
IfCt,ffi Court of Admiralty will be held
for the state of New-Jersey, at the house of Isaac
Wood, innholder, in Mountholly, in the county of
Burlington, on Tuesday the nineteenth day of De
cember next, at the hour of ten in the forenoon of
the fame day, then and there to try the truth of the
fads alledged in the Bills of Stephen Decatur, (who
as well, &c.) against the brig or vessel called the
Rodney, taken at sea on her voyage from Liverpool
to South-Carolina, and lately commanded by —
Wignall ;---Of Stephen Decatur and Roger Cain,
(who as well, &c.) against the brig or vessel called
the Rodney, taken at sea on her passage from Ply
mouth to South-Carolina, and lately commanded by
William Ribbons; Of David Stevens, (who as
well, &c.) against a certain schooner or vessel Virgi
nia built, burden about thirty tons, taken at sea, no
person being on board, loaded with tobacco—against
the schooner called the Flying Fish, a re-captured
vessel ;---Of Jolhua Studfon, (who as well, &c.)
against the schooner or vessel called the John
against the sloop or vessel called the Catherine, which
said schooner John and sloop Catherine were lately
taken by said Jolhua Studfon, on the south fide of
Staten-Ifiand, near Prince's-Bay ;---Of Samuel Bige
low, (who as well, &c.) against a certain schooner
called the Betley, a re-captured vessel, drove on the
bar at Cranbury-Inlet by distress of weather, former
ly belonging to some inhabitant of the state of De
lawaie, and laid to be cut out of Muskmelon creek
by the enemy; and also against Negro Toney, taken
on board laid schooner Betsey, with their refpeCtive
tackle, apparel, furniture and cargoes: To the
end and intent, that the owner or owners of the
said vessels refpe&ively, or any other person or per
lons interested therein, may appear and shew cause,
if any they have, why the said vessels and their re-
IpeCtive tackle, apparel, furniture and cargoes, and
the said Negro Toney, Ihould not be condemned to the
several captors thereof, and decrees thereon pass,
pursuant to the prayer of the said bills.
By order of the Judge,
JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Register.
Haddonfield, Nov. 10, 1780..
State of New-Jersey, Bergen county,
November 13, 1780.
WHEREAS there are inquisitions found
and returned in the Court of Common
Pleas, held for the county aforefaid, on the fourth
Tuesday in October last, against the following
persons, to wit, James Marcus Prevoft, Garret A.
Hoppe, Johannes C. Mejjer, John I. Zabrifkie,
Harmanus Lutkins, David G. Demareft, Abraham
Van Blerkum, Cornelius Dyckman, Peter P. Bo
gert, and Wert I. Basta: This is therefore to give
Notice to the aforefaid persons, or any person con
cerned with or under them, or in their behalf, that
if they do not appear at the next Court of Com
mon Pleas, to be holden in and for the county a
forefaid, on the fourth Thursday in January next,
for to enter a traverse, and give security, accord
ing to law, final judgment will be entered thereon,
in behalf of the state.
James Board,
Hendericus Kuyper, < Commrs.
Garret Ly decker, °
To all whom it may concern,
New-Jersey, Monmouth county, ff.
BY virtue of an order from the Honourable the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of this state, I am
directed to certify the publick, that Courts of Oyer
and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery will be
held at Freehold courthouse, in and for the county
of Monmouth, on Tuesday the 12th of December
next: All Justices of the Peace, Coroners, Consta
bles, and other officers and ministers of Justice of the
said county, are hereby desired that they be then
and there in their own persons, with their rolls, re
cords, indictments, and other remembrances ; and
all persons who will prosecute, or can bear testimony
in behalf of the state against any offenders in the said
county, are desired likewise to give their attendance
011 the day, and at the place aforefaid.
DAVID FORMAN, Sheriff,
Nov. 20, 1780.
10 BE SOLD,•
By publick vendue, at Freehold courthouse, in th©
county of Monmouth,
T 1 H E sloop CATHERINE and schooner JOHN„
X together with their tackle, apparel, and furni
ture, as they now lay at Middletown Point, lately
captured by Capt. Joihua Studfon. The sale to be
on Friday the firft day of December next.
By order of the Judge,
ZACH. ROSSELL, faarlhal,
Nov. 17, 1780, 2§