The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-05-15 00:00:00, page 2

< tivc to direding the treasurer to receive from John
' Stevens, junior, late treasurer, the bills of credit of
'the 9th June 1780, and of the 9th January 1781, in
' discharge of the balance due from him to the date,
'&c.
' Refolded, That the house do concur therein.'
A petition from Alexander Thomson, of the county
of Hunterdon, praying that the legislature would make
provision for the discharge of certain publick securities
given to him for his services as a waggonmafter in the
service of the United States, was read, and ordered to
be dismissed.
The house resumed the consideration of the bill, in
titled, 'an ad to eftablilh and confirm the charter,
rights and privileges of the borough of Elizabeth ;'
and, after some time spent thereon,
Ordered, That the said bill be referred to the next
fitting.
The bill, intitled, 'an ad for the sale of the estate
of Joel White, late of the county of Monmouth, de
ceased, or of such part thereof as may fatisfy certain
executions levied thereon,' was read a second time,
debated, and ordered to be engrossed.
Two messages from the council by mr. S. Ogden.
' Council-chamber, March 15, 1786.
' Ordered,
'THAT mr. S. Ogden do wait on the house of af
* fembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled, 'an
'ad empowering the trustees of the Presbyterian
' church in New-Brunswick, and the trustees of the
' Presbyterian church at Elizabeth-Town, to ered a
' lottery for the purposes therein mentioned.' is passed
' by this house without amendment.'
' Ordered,
' THAT mr. S. Ogden do wait on the house of af
' fembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled, 'an
' ad to vert the real estate of David Provooft, late of
' the city of New-York, deceased, situate in this state,
'in trustees, for the purpose of making sale thereof,
' and applying the proceeds according to the will of
' the said deceafed,' is passed by this house without
. ' amendment.'
The bill, intitled, ' an ad to revive and continue
an ad, intitled, an ad to ered and establish courts
in the several counties in this colony for the trial of
small causes, and to repeal the former ad for that
purpofe,' was read a second time, and committed to
meffrs. A. Clark, Biddle and R. S. Smith.
A message from the council by mr. Hoops.
' Council-chamber, March 1786.
' Ordered,
'THAT mr. Hoops do wait on the house of affem
' bly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled, ' an
' ad for making current one hundred thousand pounds
6 in bills of credit, to be let out on loan, and direding
' the mode for finking the lame,' is rejected by this
' houfe.'
The bill, intitled, 'an ad to amend an ad, intitled,
an act to require Iheriffs to give security, and for other
purposes therein mentioned,' was read a second time:
on the question, whether the said bill be read a third
time? It was carried in the negative, as follows:
Nays. M ffrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Garritfe, A. Clark,
Marih, Combs, Walton, Schenck, Bunn, Blair, Kel
ley, Baker, Swain, Whilden, Houghton, Starke, Ar-'
nold, Hankinfon, Beardflce, Longstreet.
Yeas. Messrs. Nicoll, Schuurman, Bonney, Still
well, R. S. Smith, Biddle, J. Smith, Cooper, T. Clark,
Davis, Sinnickfon, Hall, Cook, Burgin, Bowen, Shep
pard.
Ordered, That mr. Sheppard do wait on the coun
cil, and acquaint them that the said bill is rejected by
this house.
A memorial from John Hampton was read, praying
that he may be heard before the house, or that the
house would appoint a proper jurisdiction, before
whom he may juftify himfelf against the charges con
tained in the report of mr. Combs and mr. Bonney of
the 17th February last ;
Ordered, That the said memorial be committed to
mr. Combs and mr. Bonney to report their opinion
thereon to the house.
1 he house resumed the consideration of the bill, in
titled, ' a supplement to an aft, intitled, an aft for
regulating the election of members of the legiflative
council and assembly, fheriffs and coroners, of the
state of New-Jersey, and of delegates to represent the
said date in the Congress of the United States ;' and,
after some time spent thereon,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be
postponed.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock.
Tburfday, March 16, 1786.
The house met.
. r ° A° ''"'h with leave, presented the draught of
a .bill, intitled, ' an aft for the stay of executions in
civil actions for a limited time ;' which bill was read,
and ordered a second reading.
Mr. A° Clark, with leave, presented the draught of
a biil, intitled, ' an aft to direct the mode and pro
ceedings on writs of fieri facias, and for transferring
^land and chattels for the payment of debts ;' which
bill was read, and ordered a second reading.
Mr. Biddle, agreeably to leave given, and in behalf
of the petitioner, presented the draught of a bill, in
titled, 6 an aft for granting and securing to John Fitch
the sole right and advantage of making and employ
ing the Ream boat by him lately invented for a limited
time; which bill was read, and ordered a second
reading.
Mr. Marsh, agreeably to leave given, and in behalf
of the petitioner, presented the draught of a bill, in
titled, ' an att for the relief of John Schuyler, an in
solvent debtor,' which was read, and referred to the
next fitting.
A petition from Abraham Winner and others, pray
ing for the reward of fifty pounds, according to the
governor's proclamation, for the apprehending of cer
tain attrocious villains and robbers, was read and or
dered to be dismissed.
The engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft for the sale of
the estate of Joel White, late of the county of Mon
mouth, deceased, or of such part thereof as may fa
tisfy certain executions levied thereon,' was read and
compared ; on the question, whether the fame do pass ?
It was carried in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. Terhune, Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe,
A. Clark, Combs, Schuurman, Bonney, Walton,
Schenck, Stillwell, Bunn, Blair, Kelley, R. S. Smith,
Biddle, J. Smith, Cooper, Davis, Baker, Swain,
Whilden, Lambert, Houghton, Cook, Starke, Bur
gin, Bowen, Sheppard, Hankinfon, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Hall, Arnold, Beardflee.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. Burgin do carry the said bill to
the council for their concurrence.
Mr. Sheppard reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
The house resumed the consideration of the bill, in
titled, ' a supplement to an aft, intitled, an att for re
gulating the election of members of the legiflative
council and assembly, fheriffs and coroners, of the
state of New-Jersey, and of delegates to represent the
said state in the Congress of the United States ;' and,
after having gone through the said bill by paragraphs,
Ordered, That the fame be engrossed.
Mr. A. Clark, agreeably to leave given, presented
the draught of a bill, intitled, 6 an aft to dired the
mode of prosecuting bonds given by fheriffs for the
due execution of their office ;' ' which bill was read,
and ordered a second reading.
The bill, intitled, ' an ad for granting and securing
to John Fitch the sole right and advantage of making
and employing the steam boat by him lately invented
for a limited time,' was read a second time, debated,
and ordered to be engrossed.
The bill, intitled, ‘ an aft to authorize and empow
er Rensselaer Williams, esquire, to execute and fulfil
the purposes of the testament and last will of Henry
Longfield, deceafed,' was read a second time, debated,
and ordered to be engrossed.
A petition from William Tucker was read, setting
forth, that his vouchers and receipts for monies by
him expended for arms, tents and accoutrements, for
arming the militia in the year 1776, had been taken
or dettroyed by the British army when they were in
possession of his house, and praying that his day-book,
in which are regular entries, may by the auditor be
received, and his account be audited according to the
fame, was read, and committed to mr. Combs and
mr. Bunn to report thereon to the house.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
Sundry petitions from the county of Gloucester,
praying that a law may be passed for building a court
house and gaol in the town of Woodbury, was read,
and ordered a second reading.
The engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft to authorize
and empower Rensselaer Williams, esquire, to execute
and fulfil the purposes of the testament and last will
of Henry Longfield, deceafed,' was read and com
pared ;
Refolded unanimoufl,, That the fame do pass.
The engrossed bill, intitled, 6 an ad for granting and
securing to John Fitch the sole right and advantage of
making and employing the steam boat by him lately
invented for a limited time,' was read and compared ;
on the question, whether the fame do pass ? It was
carried in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe, A. Clark,
Marsh, Combs, Schuurman, Bonney, Walton, Schenck,
Bunn, Blair, Kelley, R. S. Smith, Biddle, J. Smith,
Cooper, T. Clark, Sinnickfon, Hall, Baker, Swain,
Lambert, Houghton, Cook, Starke, Arnold, Burgin,
Bowen, Sheppard, Hankinfon, Beardflee, Longstreet.
Nay. Mr. Terhune.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the said bills.
Ordered, That mr. Hankinfon do carry the fame to
council for concurrence.
A certificate of half-pay, adjudged by the court of
quarter-sessions of the peace in the county of Essex,
in favour of Mary the wife of Joseph Badcock, late
Mary Jewel, widow of Hubbard Jewel, deceased, who
was killed while in the service of the United States,
was read and approved ;
Ordered, That a warrant do issue in favour of the
said Mary Badcock, late Mary Jewel, for the sum of
twenty-five (hillings per month, from the 4th day of
October 1777, to the 14th day of February 1779.
A certificate of half-pay, adjudged by the court of
quarter-sessions of the peace in the county of Essex,
in favour of Mary Hays, wife of John Hays, late Ma
ry Ross, widow of Eliakim Ross, deceased, who was
killed while a corporal in the service of the United
States, was read and approved ;
Ordered, That a warrant do issue in favour of the
said Mary Hays, late Mary Ross, for the sum of twen
ty-seven (hillings and fix-pence per month, from the
2d day of July 1779, to the 4th day of December
1780.
A certificate of half-pay, adjudged by the court of
quarter- fellions of the peace in and for the county of
Somerset, in favour of Elizabeth Ten Eyck, late wi
dow of lieutenant Jacob Ten Eyck, who was wound
ed in the service of the United States, and died of
his wounds, was read and approved ;
Ordered, That a warrant do issue in favour of the
said Elizabeth Ten. Eyck for the sum of five pounds
per month, from the 17th of June 1777, to the 6th
day of January 1778,
A petition from Archibald Stewart, late (lieriff of
the county of Sussex, was read, setting forth, that he
had levied executions on the estates of Joseph Barton
and John Smith, and returned them to the court:
" Levied on the defendants' goods and chattels to
the value of debt and costs ;" that thereby he made
NEW-YORK, May to.
Lately died in Ayrelhire, in Scotland, one Job
Mackie, farmer in Cambell, aged one hundred ai
three. Ilic head w ^ laid in the grave by his elde
son, aged seventy, affixed by thirteen other sons, thi
ty grandsons, and twenty great grandsons.
The following resolution cuas, on Friday la?, concurred
by both boufes of the legislature, viz.
Refolded, That Robert R. Livingston, James Duant
Egbert Benson, Alexander Hamilton, Leonard Ganf.
voort and Robert C. Livingston, esquires, or any thr
of them, be Commissioners as are or may be appoint:
by the other states in the union, at such time ar
place as (hall be agreed upon by the said commiffio
ers, to take into consideration the trade and commer
of the United States, to confider how far an uniform
system in their commercial intercourse and regulation
may be necessary to their common interest and pet
manent harmony ; and to report to the several states
such an a^ relative to this great object, as when unani
mously ratified by them, may enable the United States in
Congress assembled to provide for the fame; and that
the commissioners or any three of them do make a report
of their proceedings to the legislature at their nc.
meeting.
C II A RLEST O N, April 11.
The ship Friendship, captain Ward, bound to Dun.
kirk, last night drove from anchor in five fathom hec
and is totally loft. Happily the fouls on board fail
themselves.
April 17. The schooner Swift, captain Caton, ar
rived here on Thursday from Grenada, but last fr 1
Wilmington, North-Carolina, informs, that he law
ship Britannia, from Hull, bound to North-Caroli ,
ashore on the Fingers, a range of shoals on
fide of the Frying-Pan. The people were at wo
to save what they could of the cargo, but
fliip was thought to be entirely loft. The captair
the Britannia reports, that on his paflage, he boarc < A
the hull of a vessel, which appeared to be an American
fliip, loaded with rum, tobacco and linseed oil ; tl
was not a living creature on board.
Captain Bradhurft, who failed from hence in Jar
ry last, with the schooner Dorothy, belonging to
port, having fold his cargo at Cayenne, left that ife
with intention to purchase rum at Surinam ; but ; - it
blew very hard, he found it impossible to beat ag;
wind and current, and therefore bore away for T< ha
go. Unacquainted with the principal harbour, he
fortunately anchored at Sandy-Point, took a horse .
rode to Shebara. Here having obtained a pass, he
turned to his vessel, but found her in possession
king's brig; the captain of which persisted in retai
her, notwithstanding the papers and permit, on
tence that captain Bradhurlt had anchored when i
reign vessels were not permited.—The affair is t #
tried at Martinique, to which place captain Bradls 1
is gone to attend the issue.
April 20. Yesterday arrived from Liverpool,
Endeavour, capt. Aniair, and the bark Roebuck, e^.
Young.
himfelf accountable on the suit against Joseph Barton
for £. 11l 16 5 specie, and on the suit against John
Smith for £. 37 10 11 specie; that after the said re
turns the defendants went to the enemy, and their
estates being confifcated were taken and fold by the
commissioners of forfeited estates in said county, and
the money paid into the treasury, since which he has dis
charged the actions from his own private fortune, and
praying that the treasurer may be dire&ed to re-im
burfe him the said sums;
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to mr. Ar
nold and mr. Bowen, to report thereon to the house.
Mr. Hankinfon reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
Mr. Biddle, with leave, presented the draught of a
bill, intitled, ‘ an aft describing the authority which
(hall hereafter be legally exercised by arbitrators, and
directing the mode of appealing from awa; ds by them
made;' which bill was read, ana ordered a second
reading.
Mr. Burgin reported, that he had obeyed the order
of the house.
Two petitions from sundry inhabitants of the town
ship of Bridgewater, in the county of Somerset, were
read, praying that a law may be passed to direct the
roads in the said township to be repaired by hire;
Ordered, 1 hat the said petitions be referred to the
next fitting.
The bill, intitled, 'an act to direst the mode of
prosecuting bonds given by fheriffs for the due exe
cution of their office,' was read a second time, and
ordered to be engrossed.
The house resumed the consideration of the bill, in
titled, 6 a supplement to an aft, intitled, an aft .0 as
certain the power and authority of the ordinary and
his surrogates; to regulate the jurifdiflion of the pre
rogative court, and to establish an orphan's court in
the several counties of the state ;' and, after having
gone through the said bill, ,'
Ordered, That the fame be engrossed.
(To be continued.)
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American Intelligence.
NEW-HAVE N, May 4.
CONGRESS on the 18th instant, elected William
Ellery, esquire, commissioner of the continents'
loan-office, for the state of Rhode-Ifland and Pro
vidence Plantations, in the room of mr. Clarke, wh
has resigned.
We hope that our good friends in the country will
be ready to aflift us in case of necessity. The appear
ance of the Algerines in the Weft-Indies ought to
alarm us, as we have no reason to assure ourselves tha
this town will not be laid under a contribution by then
in less than forty-eight hours.