The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-06-23 00:00:00, page 3

It is with pkafure we can remark, that, thro' the
bountiful goodness of Providence, the crops both
of the winter and summer grain, are remarkably
promising in this quarter.
*** Wanted immediate!; by the Printer of this Pa
per, t<oo good Journeymen ; as quell as an Apprentice
Lad, about 14 years of age, avho can read and write.
r I Y HE fubferibers who are indebted for this Gazette
I . for 1778, and for the firft fix months of the
current year (which will expire the 30th instant)
are requested to make immediate payment, agreeable
to the accounts transmitted, errors excepted. The
cash to he sent by the refpedive posts, or other fafe
conveyances. ISAAC COLLINS.
Trenton, June 23, 1779.
A Few copies of Evans's MAP of the Middle
States, with the Analysis, to be fold at the
Printing-Office in Trenton.•
GOOD Encouragement will be given to a good
CURRIER by Timothy Ogden, shoemaker
and tarter of Elizabeth-town. June 16. 2w§
WAS LOST on the iith inst. in the road be
tween Philips's mills and the Cross-key tavern,
or in the road leading from thence to Pennington, a
Leather POCKET BOOK with about eighty dollars
and a half johannes in it. Whoever has found the
fame and will deliver it to the fubferiber in Hopewell,
(hall receive a reward of TWENTY DOLLARS.
Hopewell, %ve i 4. iwf JOSEPH HART.
SETH GREGORY,
'''" '° r "°' " his "° re near Bottle-hill, three
Imiles from Morristown, a good waggon with
four good horses well harneffe'd; Also, a few dozen
of mowing feythes, best liver oil, good dressed flax,
and good Madeira wine. 3 *
By a Gentleman who made his escape from New-
York on Friday last, we learn that Sir Harry Clinton
returned there on Saturday fe'nnight with his suite
and baggage, from his tour up the North-river —
That Capt. Armitrong, with several other officers
taken in fort La Fayette, contrary to the articles of
capitulation, were dripped of their tide-arms on
their arrival at New-York —That the Delaware Fri
gate, mounting 32 guns, with 200 men, commanded
by Capt Mason, was taken and lent to an eastern
port, by the Bolton frigate—That the Rose man of
war of 20 guns, Capt. Read, with i6o men, was funk
in an engagement with one of our frigates—That an
armed ship of 20 guns, belonging to a Mr. Totton
in New-York, with several other armed vessel:, have
been lately taken by the Queen of France and one
other of our frigates off Sandy-Hook, and sent to
the eastward —That a short time after fort La Fayette
furiendered, fifteen waggon loads of the enemy's
wounded were brought into New-York at night—
and that General Clinton has sent for all the troops
from Hidfax
We hear His Excellency General Washington,
having made the necessary disposition of the Conti
nental Army for covering tne fort at Weft-Point,
has, in publick orders, thanked and difeharged all
the militia who had turned^out to his assistance in
order to check the further progress of the enemy up
the North-River.
" I have heard all you have said. I like it well,---
am glad you appear so friendly disposed to your Ame
rican brethren,---fhall not pretend to give an answer
in form of your speech, but Ihall transmit it, together
with your belt, to the great men who fit round the
Council fire at Albany. Brothers this is all I have to
fay."
A small scouting party of the Oneidas returned ye
sterday from Buck Island; they have brought three
prisoners of the new levies, whom they took upon
the island. Nothing worthy of note from the West
ward." Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
On the 9th instant a party of tories, from New-
York, landed in Monmouth, and marched with up
wards of 50,men to Tenton Falls undifeovered, where
they furprized and carried off Col. Hendrickson,
Lieutenant Colonel Wikoff, Captains Shadwick and
M'Knight, with several privates of the militia —and
drove off a few sheep and horned cattle. About 30
of our militia, hastily collected, made some refinance,
but were obliged to retire with the loss of two
killed and ten wounded. The enemy's loss is un
known.
Caghnawzgas, who are witnesses to what we fay. —
We have been unfortunate---very unfortunate---Juit
qs we had determined upon peace with our brothers,
the Americans, and to unite our minds with theirs, a
blow was struck upon us from a quarter the most un
expected. But notwithstanding our misfortune, the
resolutions we had made are not ihaken, but rather
ftrength^ned, as we do not blame our American bre
thren for what has happened to us. The King and
he alone has caused our loss, who, by his art, had
corrupted the minds of the Indians. We will there
fore in future join with our brothers, the inhabitants
of this illand, against the King, asour common enemy,
and whatever may be the event of the war to our A
merican brothers, we will snare their fate. Should
the great spirit even decree their fail, we will fall with
them.---This, brother, is our firm and final resoluti
on, which is all we have to fay." To which I made
the following brief reply.
" Brothers of the Onondaga tribe attend.
TRENTON, June 23.
ALL persons who have any demands against the
Estate of John Leferty, Esq. deceased, are de
sired to bring their accounts to Bryan Leferty, one of
the fubferibers, at Pluck'emin, by the firft day of
August next; and those who arc indebted to said
eßate are desired to make payment by the time above
mentioned. Whereas there are many bonds, notes,
&c. put in the hands of the said John Leferty in his
life-time, and now in the possession of the said Bryan
Lefertv, those to whom they belong are desired to
apply for them. Bryan Leferty,) Admini-
June r 6. ?w|| Stephen Hunt, ) ftrators.
ALL persons indebteu to tne ellate of John Ringo,
late of Amwell, deceased, by bond, bill, note or
book debt, are desired to make immediate payment
to the subscriber; and those who have any demands
against the fame, are desired to bring in their accounts
properly attested.
^ll Martha Ringo, Administratrix.
WAS broke open on the night of the 6th instant,
the tilver-fmith Ihop belonging to the febferi
ber, living in Morristown, out of which was robbeu
about 50 ounces of silver, among which was 16 or
18 dollars in coin and some broken silver, the rest is
buckles just cast ; alio was taken fix tea ipoons, five
of which are somewhat worn, but never were mark
ed, the other one was unfiniihed, the maker's name
unknown, and is not the fame stamp as the others :
Likewise was taken one half johanne., with a piece
cut off one fide to the amount of one pennyweight or
upwards, and one guinea in a green net purse. Any
person or persons taking up and securing the thief or
thieves, so that justice may take place, and the pro
perty restored to the owner, ihall have the above re
ward, and all reasonable charges, or in proportion to
the quantity restored, paid by me
2wfJOHN DICKERSON.
N. B. All Silver-smiths are requested to hop the
above mentioned articles, if they are offered for sale.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS dropt this day between the upper ferry at
Trenton and Biilcol, a plain GOLD WATCH,
with a pinchbeck chain and a triangle chriftal leal,
cyphered W. T. a bull's head and a Cleopatra. Any
perlon who has found the said watch, &c. and will
deliver it to Mr. Abraham Hunt at Trenton, Mr.
M'Elroy at Bristol, or the fubferiber in Philadelphia,
will receive the above reward.
_ June 15,1779. iwf WM. TURNBULL.
ALL Persons that have contracted Debts with
EDWARD BROOKS, jun. in Bordentown,
since September last, are requcftcu to make innncdiate
payment. The highest price will be given tor all kind
of good furs. He hath for sale a good assortment of
the belt country made wool hats, likewise icythes and
sickles, bohea tea, coffee, pepper, lump brimstone,
wool cards, Cattile soap, corkferews, and a quantity
of fuller's tenterhooks.
'l'o be fold tor cash, or exchanged for any kind of
1. country produce, at Mount-Hope Furnace, near
Morristown, scythes made of the belt German Reel,
potts, kettles, griddles, smoothing irons, mortars,
weights, cart and waggon boxes. gw
RAN-AWAY a Negro Man named CATO, about
20 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, straight,
well built, a little lame occasioned by a cutin his left
ancle ; he took away a brown cloth coat, scarlet cuffs
and collar, with livery lace, scarlet vest do. lace,
good linen flockings and breeches. Whoever secures
said fellow in any gaol, on delivery, ihall receive One
Hundred Dollars from
TEE Printer of this Gazette having undertaken the
L Publication of it with a View to the Entertain
ment and Information of the Inhabitants of this State,
as well as his -own Emolument, he has spared no
Pains nor Expence to render it refpedtable in the
World. —And, lince his last Week's Paper, having
Rated an accurate Account qf this Branch of his bu
siness, he finds he has been a very ,considerable Loser,
owing to the Depreciation of the Money, the in
creased Price of Wages and every Article used in the
Printing Business, Circumstances which render it ab
solutely necessary for him, in regard to his Own lute
reft and that of his Family, to fall upon some Plan
for fixing the Value of Subferiptions after the firft of
July next —That he has been a Loser is a Fadl, for
the Truth of which he pledges his Honour to the
Publick. He therefore proposes the following Mode,
the Adoption of which alone will enable him to con
tinue it's Publication longer than the Time above
mentioned, viz. That the Price of the Paper be fixed
at the old Rate of Ten Shillings a Year, to be paid at
any Time during the firft fix Months, in Country
Produce, at the following Prices: For Wheat 7/6,
Rye 4/6, Buckwheat 2/6, and Indian corn £6, per
Bufhel —for Flax if per Pound, Wool 2/: Butter if
and Cheese 6d. Those Gentlemen who are not in
the farming Way, to pay Cash in Proportion.
The Papers to be continued to ail the present Sub
scribers for Packets, after the Period aforefaid, who
do not delire them to be discontinued before it elapses,
and to whom two Pipers will be given (as at pre
fect) for every Dozen they pay for.
PnnhnfOfo,) ISAAC COLLINS.
July 16, 1779-5
WALTER RUTHERFORD.
Lebanon, Hunterdon, Bth June, 1779. gw§
TO THE PUBLICK.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
N. B. If taken in Jersey or Pennsylvania, please to
apply to William Pollard, of Philadelphia,
F^RTY-DOLLARSR?w a rd.
STRAYED or stolen on Sunday night the 13th irft.
out ofthe pasture ofthe subscriber, a brown Mare,
some part Englilh, with a white spot under her neck
about as large as a dollar, her main cut flioit, the un
der part of her foretop cut close, about 14 hands and
an half high, shod before, trots and canters, and is
four years old this grass. Whoever takes up the said
Mare, and will deliver her to the subscriber in Bar
nard town, Somerset county, and the thief, shall have
the above reward, or Twenty Dollars for either, paid
by me JOHN CROSS, awf
r rIIE Board of Justices and Freeholders of the
Icountylcounty of Burlington, taking into their serious
confideratioii the alarming Bate of affairs in respect
to the depreciation of our currency, occasioned, as
we conceive, by the high prices of provisions and ei
ther necessaries of life, both the produce of this and
other countries, are of opinion that a flop ought to be
put to this growing evil as soon as may be ; tor which
purpose we do recommend it to the Inhabitants of
each townfllip in this county to aficmble in a General
Town Meeting, at the usual place of holding their
annual town meetings in each township rcfpe&ively,
on Saturday the 26th inst. at one o'clock in the after
noon, and there eledtthree or more judicious persons
to represent said township in a general committee of
said county ; and that the said township committees
do relpedivcly meet at the Court-house in Burlington
on Tuesday the zeth of July next, in order to devise
means for regulating and lowering the prices of pro
visions and other necessaries of life, manufactures &c.
as they in their difcrction may think most equitable.
Black Horje, ) Ey order of the said Board,
^15,1779.5J0HN HOW, Clerk.
N B. It is hoped every other county in the state
will enter into measures for the important purpose of
appreciating our currency, or, what is the lame thing,
lowering the price of the neci fiarjes of life.
Io all whom it may concern.
New-Jersey, ff. ?
5 I a Court of Admiralty will be
held at the house of Gilbert Barton, in Allentown, on
Tuesday the 13th day of July 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 bill of John Field,
(who as well, &c.) against the sloop or vessel called
the Retrieve, lately commanded by Capt. Robinson,
with her,Tackle, Apparel, Furniture and Cargo: To
the end and intent that the owner or owners of the
said vessel, or any person or persons concerned there
in, may appear and shew cause, if any they have,
why the laid vessel and cargo fhou!d not be condemn
ed according to the prayer of th laid bill.
By order of the Judge,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Regifler.
Salem, June 18, 1779. 3 W
IPURSUANT1 PURSUANT to an order from the Assembly, I do
hereby notify the Freeholders and Inhabitants of
the county of Somerset, that an Election will be held
at the Court-house of said County on Wednesday the
4th day of August next, in order to cleft a M< mber
to represent said county in Aflembly, in the re n of
William C. Houston. The town clerks of said count,
are desired to make returns of the names of the per
sons who are chosen, for the Courts of Appeal.
June 18, 1779, PETER DUMONT, Sheriff
SIXTY DOLLARS Reward.
MADE his escape a fewdays ago from the Provost
Guard near Raritan bridge, a Negro Man nam
ed CUFF, well set, speaks very flow but good Englifli,
about 40 years old, very black ; he was confined for
killing his master, Joseph Moss, of Stoney hill. Who
ever secures the said Negro, fothat he may be brought
tojuftice, shall have the above reward, and all rea
sonable charges paid by PETER DUMONT,
_ June iB. 2wf Sheriff of Somerset county.
Kcnt-Ifland, (State of Marfland)TMayT
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the schooner Kitty, Captain
John Bryan, on Saturday the 15th of April last,
a Negro Man named WATT, about 5 fret 9 or 10
inches high ; he is a likely straight well made tellow,
remarkably black, and has a bob' daring countenance:
He formerly belonged to the estate of the deceased
Mr. George Maxwell, and was then under tin ma
nagement of Mr. Samuel Nicholls, of whom I bought
him; he is an artful, cunning, plausible villain, .nd
will make use of every fpecicus and fair tale to induce
belief of his being a freeman ;he is raiher thin vifage
ed, and perhaps one of the blackcft Negioe ! in the
world. I can't well describe the apparel he run off in,
he had a blue jacket and breeches of coarse French
cloth, Ihoes, stockings and a hat, all of which he
took with him: He run off from the schooner while
the lay at Wells's ware-house, and a few days after
his going off, he was seen in the neighbourhood of
Mr. Isaac Spencer, in Kent county. The rascal made
an untimely effort to get on board the British fleet
when they were up Chelapeak Bay; I am induced to
believe that he has the like object in view, and that
the villain has either made for the Delaware Bay or
the Jerfies, or that he designs it. I will give Fifty
Dollars for securing him, if taken in this State ; if
taken out of it, the above reward, and reasonable
charges if brought home. JAMES HUTCHINGS.
TO ALL CONCERNED.