The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-10-13 00:00:00, page 3

the army having been advancing seventeen days with
the supply of provisions before-mentioned, and that
much reduced on the march by accidents, and the
Cayuga country being as yet impenetrated, I thought
it necessary to return as soon as possible, in order to
effect the deftrudion of the fettlementsin that quarter.
The army therefore began its march for Konadafagea
the eighteenth day from its leaving Newtown. At
Konadafagea I was met by a Sachem from Oneida
and three warriors, one of whom I had sent from
Catherine's with a letter, a copy of which! have the
honour to iuclofe Congress ; they delivered me a
message from the warriors of that nation refpeding
the Cayugas ; copies of that, and my answer, I also
enclose. From this place I detached Colonel Smith
with a party down the weft fide of Seneca Lake, to
destroy the corn which had been cut down, and to
destroy any thing further which might be difeovered
there. I then detached Colonel Ganfworth with 100
men to Albany to forward the baggage of the York
"regiments to the main army, and to take with him
such soldiers as were at that place. I directed him to
destroy the Lower Mohawk cattle in his route, and
capture the inhabitants consisting only of fix or seven
families, who were constantly employed in giving in
telligence to the enemy, and in supporting their scout
ing parties when making incursions on our frontiers.
When the Mohawks joined the enemy those few fami
lies were undoubtedly left to answer those purposes,
and to keep possession of their lands. The upper castle,
now inhabited by Orkefkes, our friends, he was di
re&d not to disturb. With him I sent Mr. Deane,
who bore my answer to the Oncidas. I then detach
ed Colonel Butler with 600 men to destroy the Cayuga
country, and with him sent all the Indian warriors,
who said if they could find the Cayugas they would
endeavour to persuade them to deliver themselves up
as prisoners; the Chief of them called Tegattclawana,
being a near relation to the Sachem. I then crossed
the Seneca river, and detached Col. Dearborne to the
weft fide of the Cayuga lake, to destroy all the settle
ments which might be found there, and to intercept
the Cayugas, if they attempted to escape Col. Butler.
The residue of the army nailing on between the lakes
towards Catherine's. Col. Dearborne burnt in his
rout fix towns, which, including one which had been
before partly destroyed by a small party; destroying
at the fame time large quantities of corn. He took an
Indian lad and three women prisoners; one of the
women being very ancient, and the lad a cripple, he
left them, and brought on the other two, and joined
the army on the evening of the 26th. Col. Cortland
was then detached with 300 men up the Tioga branch,
to seek for settlements in that quarter; and in the space
of two days destroyed several fields of corn, and burnt
several houses. Col. Butler joined the army on the
28th, whereby a compleat junction was formed at
Conowalohala, on the 29th day after our leaving
Newtown. Here we were met by a plenty of provi
sions from Teaoga, which I had previously directed
to be sent on. Col. Butler destroyed in the Cayuga
country five principal towns and a number of fcattei
ing houses, the whole making 100 in number, exceed
ingly large and well built. He also destroyed 200 a
cres of excellent corn, with a number o orchards,
one of which had in it 1500 fruit-trees. Another In
dian fetticment was difeovered near Newtown by a
party, consisting of 39 new houses, which was also
destroyed. The number of towns destroyed by this
army amounts to 40, besides scattering houses. The
quantity of corn destroyed, at a moderate compu
tation, must amount to 160,000 bushels, with a vast
quantity of vegetables of every kind. Every creek and
river has been traced, and the whole country explored
in search of Indian settlements, and I am well per
suaded, that, except one town, lituate near the Al
legany, about 50 miles from Chinefee, there is not a
single town left in the country of the Five Nations.
(For the remainder fee the fourth page. )
TREN 1 () N, October 13.
To the United States in Congress aflembled.
The Representation of the Legislative-Council and
General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey, on
behalf of the said State,
Sheweth,
THAT amidst the promising profpeds of an happy
issue of the present war, and of the eftabliihment
of the glorious freedom and independence of these
United States, we feel the most painful anxieties from
the state of the continental finances, which threatens
not only embarrassment but ruin to the publick
measures.
In a crisis so alarming, it becomes freemen not to
consume their time in unavailing murmurings and
complaints, but to interest themselves in deviling
means to remedy the grievance, and if possible, avert
the impending mifehief. We do not mean to detain
Congress upon the causes, to which the great and
growing depreciation of our paper currency is to be
ascribed, but to express our sense of the neceflity of
immediately adopting measures to check the encreaf
ing evil, and for restoring and rendering permanent
the publick credit.
If we calculate for a year to come, from the events
of a few months past, the encreafe of prices and
publick debts must appear truly alarming; the latter
perhaps will exceed the reach of common computa
tion, and the former rife to the utter deftrudion of
our paper currency. The money ceasing to circulate,
and perilhing in the hands of the unfortunate posses
sors, all business must necessarily stagnate for want of
If then all other measures, however wife and salu
tary, will prove infufficient to w#rß the salvation of
our currency, without a regulation of prices to com
pel the difaffeCted and avaricious to conform to what
is equitable and confident with the publicly fafety;
and if this regulation, in order to answer the end
proposed, should be general and uniform, we con
ceive that it ought to originate with Congress, and
be thence diffirfed through the union. Was it to
take its rife in any other quarter, its being cither ge
neral or uniform could hardly be expeCted. If your
honourable body take the matter up, and form a ge
neral lyftem or plan of regulation, and recommend it
to the several Rates, in terms as forceable as the ne
celiity of the case will bear, we have the most pleating
apprehensions that it will, without delay, take place
in the fulleft and amplest manner. It is impossible
indeed for us to entertain so unfavourable an opinion
of the justice or publick virtue of our filler Rates, as
to doubt their compliance. For although artful, de
ligning men may raise plausible objections against any
measure, however wife or essential to the publick
fafety it may be, and indeed are accustomed so to do,
whenever a measure is proposed that happens to
thwart their, or their connexions, views of interest
or ambition; yet the necessity of this we now pro
pose, is so obvious and exceedingly prefling, that if
Congress ihould put it in the line of success we have
mentioned, we think no state, or individual, not
greatly deficient in publick virtue and common ho
nesty, can think of opposing it.
It may however be objected, in order to prevent
its being taken up, that as several of the Rates re
futed, or rather declined, to regulate under a former
recommendation of Congress, it is not to be supposed
that they will now come into the measure. But this
objection, we presume, will appear to have but very
little weight, when it is considered, that at the time
when that recommendation went forth, the necessity
ol a regulation did not appear one thousandth part as
evident and prilling as it now docs. Multitudes who
were then strenuously opposed to the measure, are
now as anxious to fee it take place. They are con
vinced that taxation, during the continuance of the
war, without a regulation of prices, will not have any
fcnlible effect for remedying the evils we complain of.
Every vender, fay they, will raise upon the articles
he has tor lale, in order the better to enable him to
pay Iris tax; and thus prices will go on rising, our
money depreciating, and our debt cnercafing, until
we become a ruined and a wretched people.
With regard to the mode of regulating, we would
beg leave to ooferve, that if prices Should be fixed at
any certain Randard not to defeend, we fear it will
answer no very valuable purpole. Those who would
wilh to break through the regulation, will only need
to withhold what they have for sale, and the business
will be done ; the scarcity will loon compel the pub
licly to yield to their avarice: Nor will they run any
rilk of loss in withholding ; the chance will be alto
gether in their favour. But if prices arc reduced by
moderate and regular gradations, and at certain ihort
periods, the case will be different; this will operate
like a failing market; it will induce people to exhibit
to lale whatever they may have to fparc, in order to
avoid the loss that must necessarily attend a contrary
conduct, and perhaps to take less than even the re
gulated prices, thereby to quicken the sale of their
goods, thus will many articles become plenty that
now appear scarce; our money daily appreciate, and
our expences diminish, until the publick credit is a
gam restored, and our affairs fixed upon a fafe and
permanent footing. Farmers, and every other order
of men, will exert themselves to get something to fell,
becaule they will expert to receive something for it
of value.
Having thus set forth some of our ideas and appre
henlions respecting the present state of our money, and
what we conceive is further to be expeded, unless
something spirited is done to check the current of de
preciation; we shall now conclude, with intreatir.g
Congress once more to take the matter up, and use
their utmost endeavours to set on foot, and extend
through the union, a general regulation of prices.
a circulating medium, and the inevitable ruin of mul
titudes, if not of these United States, take place.—
To avoid evils so truly deplorable, we conceive that
every possible exertion ought to be made; and that
nothing Short of a regulation of prices generally a
dopted, and effectually carried into execution, will
prove fufficient.
As to the impracticability ofthis measure, so much
urged by speculators, monopolizers, and others,
whose minds are vitiated and poisoned by similar
views of unreasonable gain, and those who wilh to
ruin our money in order to conquer us in that way,
i, has not the smallest degree of weight with us; be
cause we are very clear, that it does not exist. Ifthe
measure is practicable in one state, it is also in ano
ther, and of course may be carried through the union;
and that it is practicable in one date we are sure, be
cause it has been adopted, and carried into execution
in the state we have the honor to represent: And in
deed we most sincerely lament the part some of the
other Rates afted on this very interesting and impor
tant occasion. Had they come into the regulation,
when this state did, and persevered in it as faithfully
as this state would have done, our affairs would pro
bably have worn a very different afpeft from what
they now do, and the debt with which we are fid
dled, not have arisen to the enormous sum which
now appears.
By His Excellency the Governor.
WHEREAS it is represented to me that several of
the men belonging to the New-Jersey Rate re
giment are absent on furlough without limitation, and
that several of the inferior officers at the different polls
have granted furloughs when Superior officers have
been present at the fame: It is therefore hereby
ordered, that all the men now absent on furlough
do immediately return to their fefpedive posts, and
that none but the officer commanding at any of the
posts prelume in future to grant any furloughs no
otherwise than for a limited time, and on the most
urgent occasions.
Trenton, October 9, 1779.
Wm. Livingston, jun. Sec.
JUST PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD, by
ISAAC COLLIN S,
At his Printing-Office, in Trenton,
THE
NEW-JERSEY
ALMANAC K,
For the YEAR of our LORD 1780.
A NUMBER of the Inhabitants of the county of
Hunterdon having petitioned the General As
sembly of this State to build a bridge over the South
Branch of Raritan, at Reading's Ford, at the expence
of the county, it was ordered by the house—that
the petitioners have leave to bring in a draught of a
bill for that purpose to the next assembly, of which
this is for notice to all concerned. Oft. 7. gw§
WILLIAM INNES acquaints his customers he
now begins brewing, will fell beer at the Phi
ladelphia prices for cash or produce only.
He again requests all those indebted to him to call
and pay their refpedive balances, and those who have
calks of his are desired to return them.
N. B. Said Innes gives the current prices for bar
ley, &c. and has some salt he will exchange for bar
ley or wheat for family use. Burlington, Oct, 5.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, near
Trenton, on Thursday the 30th of September
last, a dark brown Horse, about fourteen and an half
hands high, supposed to be about five or fix years old,
a small star, hind feet white, shod all round, goes a
travelling pace. Any person proving property and
paying charges, may have him of me
OR. 13. iwl OBADIAII HOWELL.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber, on the
12th of April last, a small bay horse, neither
mark or brand, trots and paces. The owner is de*
fired to come, prove his property, pay charges, and
take him away. SAMUEL WILLIAMSON.
Six-mile Run, Middlesex county, OR. 8,
Twenty Dollars Rewards
BROKE out of this gaol a certain Edward Morfit,
who was put in for deserting from his party of
British prisoners who were going to New-York to be
exchanged. Whoever takes up said Morfit, and secures
him, so that he may be exchanged, ffiall be intitled
to the above reward, JOHN JAMES,
Sept. 24. xw§ Keeper of Trenton gaol.
Saturday last the General Assembly of this State
adjourned. During their Sitting they palled the fol
lowing Ahls: —
1. An Act to procure a supply of flour for the use
of the army.
2. An Act for the relief of John Gill, of the town-
Ihip of Newtown, in the county of Glouccfter, one
of the Commissioners of the Loan-Office, refpeding
the loss of a sum of publick money, taken by the
enemy.
3. A Supplement to an Ad, intitled, An Ad to
render certain bills of credit a legal tender within
this State, and to prevent the counterfeiting of the
fame and other bills of credit.
4. A Supplementary A 8 to an Ad, intitled, An
Act to raise the sum of one million of pounds in the
State of New-Jersey.
5. An A 8 to prohibit the exportation of provisions
from the State of New-Jersey.
6. An Ahl to continue an Ad, intitled, An AB to
revive and continue the process and proceedings re
turnable to, and depending in, the Supreme Court
of Judicature of this State, and to ascertain the times
and places of holding the said Courts.
7. A Supplement to an Ad, intitled, An Act the
better to prevent the concealing of stray cattle, horses
and flieep.
8. An Ahl to embody for a limited time four thou
sand of the militia of this State, by voluntary enlist
ment.
9. An Act to defray sundry incidental charges.
On the sth inst. arrived at Philadelphia the Captains
Barry, Henderson, Young, Souder, and Parks, from
Hispaniola.
From a Boston paper, of the 30th of Sept, we learn,
that ''Capt Benjamin Atkins arrived there the 25th
in 54 days from Cadiz, and informs, That 20,000
troops had besieged Gibraltar by land, and ten Spa
difh men of war, by sea, three weeks before he failed;
that Admiral Duff was blocked up in Gibraltar; that
the Montreal frigate was taken by the French, and
fitted out again; that the English fleet in the Streights
hearing of a Spanish war, had put into Lisbon, and
were blocked up ; that a Portuguese transport, with
Rores for Gibraltar, had been captured ; and that no
vessel could pass the Streights without being taken."