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be transported to the army as soon as a permanent
position is taken.
" The Qjartermafter- General must allot a pro-
N portionate number of waggons in his service for the
service of the left wing. If the enemy should be
tempted to meet the army on its march, the Gene
ra! particularly enjoins the troops to place their prin
cipal reliance on the bayonet, that they may prove
tie vanity of the boast which the Britilh make of
their peculiar prowess in deciding battles with that
weapon, he trusts that a generous emulation will
acuate the allied armies. That the French, whole
national weapon is that of dole fight, and the troops
in general that have so often used with luccels will
diftinguilh tbemlclves on every occasion that offers.
The justice of the cause in which we are engaged,
and the- honour of the two nations, mult mipire
every breast with sentiments that are the prefagc of
victory." October 13.
Advices from the belt authority inform us, that on
the xft instant the allied aimy approached York
Town, when after lonic firing of held pieces by a
party of our troops the enemy abandoned their out
posts, which were loon taken poffeflion of bv our
forces, and the town was completely inverted, as
those works were within half a mile of it, and our
heavy cannon were soon to commence a feveie fire.
Our accounts from another quarter tell us that 34
store Ihips, under convoy of a forty gun ship and
three frigates, being the remainder of Admiral Digby's
fleet from England, arrived at New-York last Mon
day, and that it was said the enemy intended another
attempt to relcue Lord Cornwallis.
October 16.
Extraft of a private letter from a gentleman to his
friend in this city, dated Camp before fork-Town,
October 5, 1781.
" You mull before this time have heard of our
fafe arrival in Virginia, and our junction with the
troops from Count de Graffc's fleet. On the 28th
ultimo we marched from Williamfburgh, and made
our appearance before the enemy's works at this
place.—On the 29th we encamped within less than a
mile of their firlt chain of redoubts, and our move
ments indicating a dorm, they evacuated them the
fame night. On the 30th his Excellency reconnoi
tred their second line, and on theist of the current
began a number of redoubts within the lines which
they had evacuated. From that time to the prefect
we have been employed in completing those works
and making rafeings and gabions for further operations.
We expect in two or three days at fartheft, to begin
the siege with ardor, by breaking ground within
less than 400 yards of their principal batteries.—
Since we began the redoubts they have kept up a con
tinual cannonade upon us, without our taking so
much notice of them as to return a single (hot, ex
cept from a few rifle-men, and have killed only fix
of our men. The American troops compose the
right wing of the army in the following order—Muh
lenberg's and Hazen's brigades to form the division
on the right, under the Marquis de la Fayette.
Wayne's and the Maryland brigade the division of
the center, commanded by Baron Steuben— Dayton's
and Clinton's that on the left—General Lincoln
commands the whole wing—Stephen's and Lawfoil's
brigades of militia form the second line.—His Excel
lency Count Rochambeau commands the left wing,
and makes his own disposition.—The park of artil
lery and corps of sappers and miners are ported
between the two lipes. I fend you an extract from
the General Orders of yesterday.
'' Camp before York-Town, October 4, 1781.
The general congratulates the army on the brilli
ant luccefs of the allied troops near Gloucester. He
requests the Duke Lawzene to accept his particular
thanks, for the judicious difpolitiou and deceive vi
gour with which he charged the enemy, and to com
municate his u armeft acknowledgements to the gal
lant officers and men, by whom he was so admira
bly seconded; he feels peculiar fatisfacUon at the in
considerable loss on our part, that no ill effects are
to be apprehended from the honourable wounds
which have been received in this affair, and that at
so final! an expence, the enemy, amounting to fix
hundred horse and foot, were completely repulled,
and re-conducted to their very lines."
The corps of the allied army were the Duke Law
zone's legion, and the militia grenadiers of Mercer.
The following is a lift of our killed and wound
ed, and as far as can be gathered of the enemy's.
Duke Lawzehe's legion, 3 huzzars killed.
Captains, Billey, Dillon and Deteftor, with 11 huz
zars wounded; the officers very slightly. 3 horics
killed and 4 wounded.
The enemy's loss in killed and wounded, exceeds
50, including the commanding officer of the infan
try killed, and Lieutenant-Colonel Tarlton badly
wounded.
Deserters come into our camp every day, and we
have certain accounts of the enemy's killing about
400 of their horse and throwing them into York-ri
ver."
TRENTON, Oct. 17.
Ads passed at the last session of General Assembly.
An Ad to amend an Act, iutithd, an nd ior
regulating the election of members of the Legisla
tive-Council and Assembly, Sheriffs and Coro
ners of the Rate of New-Jcrtey, and also to oircct
the election of Delegates to repi Jcnt the said state
an the Congress of the United States.
An ^to repeal the several Acts made and pro
vided for the clothing of the quota of troops belong
ing to this state, in the service of the United States,
and for other purposes therein mentioned.
An Ad for recovering the arrearages of certain taxes.
An Aa to require Sheriffs to give security, and for
other purposes therein mentioned.
An Ad for verting in Richard Morris, Esq. the
power, authority, title and estate given unto David
Ogden and Richard Morris, by the last will and
teltament of Robert Hunter Morris, Esq. deceased,
and for other purposes therein mentioned.
An Ad for verting the powers of agency for the
Weft-Jerley Society, in Joseph Reed, Esq. one of
the laid Society.
An Aft for the relief of Adam Boyd, Sheriff of
the county of Bergen, refpefting the loss of a sum of
publick money by the enemy.
An Ad to enable Isaac Watson, surviving executor
of the last will and testament of Samuel Watson, de
ceased, to fulfil the purposes of the said will.
An Ad for procuring to Thoma Marlhall a title
for certain lands in the county of Gloucester, pur
chased by his father Randall Marfhail, deceased, of
John Hinchman, now a fugitive with the enemy.
An Ad to repeal part of a certain Aft therein men
tioned.
An Ad for defraying sundry incidental charges.
Tuesday the 9th inst. came on the annual election
in this state for Representatives to serve in Council
and Assembly for the ensuing year, when the fol
lowing Gentlemen were returned, viz.
Hunterdon, Council, John Stevens, Esq. Assembly,
Benjamin Van-Cleve, John Lambert and John Me-'
helm, Esquires.
Burlington, Council, John Cox,Efquire. Assembly,
Thomas Fenimore, Israel Shreve and George Ander
son, Esquires.
Monmouth, Council, Elisha Lawrence, Esquire.
Assembly, Nathaniel Scudder, Thomas Headerfon
and John Covenhoven, Esquires.
Morris, Council, John Carle, Esquire. Assembly,
Ellis Cook, Aaron Kitchel and John Starke, Elor;
^omerfa, Council, Ephraim Martin. Assembly,
Edward Bunn, David Kirkpatrick and John Schurc
man, Esquires..
Middlejex, Council, John Beatty, Esq. Assembly,
Jacob Suydam, Jacob Martin and John Conger,
Esquires.
Gloucester, Council, Joseph Hugg, Esq. Affembiy,
Joseph Ellis,' Samuel Hugg and Isaac Tomlinfon,
Efquircs.
Cumberland, Council, Samuel Ogden, Esquire.
Assembly, Jolhua Brick, Jolhua Ewing and Joliah
Seely, Esquires.
The returns for the other counties have not come
to hand.
By a Gentleman who left Egg-Harbour on Satur
day last, we learn, that some time lad week the hands
on board an armed transport (hip belonging to Ad
miral Digby's fleet, role upon their Captain near
Sandy-Hook, and carried her into Egg-Harbour;
die was loaded chiefly with provisions. The officers
on board the brig inform that the Fair American
privateer of Philadelphia, had taken five vertels, four
of them brigs, out of the said fleet, laden with pro
visions and dry goods, one of them principally with
linens,and said to be worth Thirty 1 houland Pounds.
We just now learn that the Fair American, with
the above prizes, are arrived in the Delaware.
Extract of a letter from New-Bruniwick, dated
October 15, 1781.
" On the 13th inst. Captain Adam Hyler, of this
place, with one gun-boat and two whale-boats,
boarded one hoop and two schooners, which all the
hands except two had previously left, and which lay
under cover of the light-house fort at Sandy-Hook,
and brought them oft ; but the Hoop being such a
dull failei, ard being much annoyed from a galley
lying near Staten-liiand, was let on fire about three
miles from the fort. One of the schooners running
aground by accident, was (tripped and left ; the
other, a remarkably fine tart failing Virginia built
piiot boat, mounted with one tour pounder, was
brought with the two pnfouers, to this place."
Princeton, HouJe of nimbly, Ohlooer 3, 1781.
Refolded,
^rHAT George Anderton, Esq. of the county of
T Burlington, and Benjamin Smith, Elq. and
Charles Axford, jun. of the county of Hunterdon,
or any two of them, be and they hereby are appoint
ed to infpedt, cancel, and put up into scaled bundles,
the sum of Forty-eight Thousand Seven Hundred
and Fifty Pounds, including principal and interest,
of the bills of credit emitted pursuant to the refoiu
tions ot Congr<fs of March 18th, One Thousand
Seven Hundred ard Eighty ; and that they meet for
that purpose at such time and at such place as (hall
be notified to them by the Treasurer of the state, who
is hereby required to give such notice to the said
persons accordingly, and to lay before them bills to
the aforefaid amount, within ten days after the firft
day of January next, if the said sum of the before
in- ntioned emission (hall have been received into the
tre Jury within that time, or otherwise as soon
thereafter as so much money of the said emission
fkf come into his hands; And the said persons so
.?! pointed (hall deliver the lealed bundles cancelled
a- . foTaid to the Treasurer of the state, to be by
h : m laid before the Legislature, to be infpefted and
dertroyed ; and (hall also lay an account of thenum
, n • House of Assembly, Sept. 20, 1781.
A Petition from John Ely, son of George Ely,
late of the county of Hunterdon, was present
ed and real, setting forth that his said father did by
. a decd fr ° m Samuel Tucker, late High-
Sheriff of laid county, become possessed of 398
acres of land in the townlhip of Amwell, in laid
county; that the said George Ely did some time
afterwards felland convey to Captain George Coryell,
one equal and undivided half part of the said trad;
shortly after the said sale, he the said George
,„ became deprived of his reason, and Rill con
tinues io,, whereby the said land remains undivided,
much to the damage of the said George Ely's estate,
and praying that leave may be given him to bring
in a bill to enable him oh the part and in the name
of the said George Ely, to divide the said lands,
and to confirm the said division when made.*
Ordered, That the petitioner have leave to present
a bill agreeably tothe prayer of his petition, at the
next fitting of the Legislature, having prcviouflyad
vtitifed his intentions sos at least three weeks in the
Neiv-Jerfey Gazette.
Extra& from the minutes,
„ . . *M. EWING, jun. Clerk.
Notice is hereby given, That the fubferiber intends
to present a bill at the next fitting of the Legislature,
for the purposes mentioned in the foregoing extract.
JOHN ELY, Soriof George.
T 0 B E s bl b, —-
By way of publick vendue, on Tuesday the twenty
third day of October instant, and continued-from
day to day till the Tales are over, at the late
dwelling-house of Nathaniel Moore, of the town-
Rip of Hopewell, deceased:
BEEF cattle, a yoke of working oxen, an ox cart,
milch cows, young cattle, rtieep, swine, hay of
the firft quality, Indian corn, buckwheat, green
wheat in the ground, cyder, feather beds, bedsteads,
household and kitchen furniture, and sundry other
articles too tedious to enumerate. The vendue to
begin at nine o'clock in the forenoon, when the con
ditions will be made known and due attendance
given by the executors. Those that are indebted to
the estate of the said deceased, are requested to make
payment-in one month from this date, and those who
have any demands against the estate are also requested
to bring in their accounts properly authenticated,
by the fame time for settlement.
MARY MOORE, Executrix.
JOSEPH MOORE,),
JESSE MOORE, j Executors.
Hopewell, Hunterdon County, Oft. 12, 1.781.
To all whom it may concern :
New-Jersey, ) NJ OTICE is hereby given, that a
ff. SAN Court of Admiralty will be held
at the Court-House in Burlington, on Friday the 9th
day of November next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of the fame day, then and there to try the
truth of the fads alledged in the bill of William
Austin Smith, (who as well, &c.) against the Rip or
vessel called the Major Pierson, lately commanded
by John Richard Wilkall : To the end and intent
that the owner or owners of the said vessel, or any
person or persons concerned therein, may appear and
(hew cause, if any they have, why the said vessel and
her cargo fliould not be condemned according to
the prayer of the said bill.
By order of the Judge,
JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Register.
Odober 15, 1781.
At the fame time and place will be tried the
schooner Polly, libelled by Henry Murfit, qui tam,
&c. heretofore advertised for trial, and adjourned
over at the last Court of Admiralty.
T O
At publick vendue, on Thursday the 25th day of
Odober instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
the fame day,
THE (hip Major Pierson, as (he now lies at Little
Egg-Harbour, with her fails and rigging, as
per inventory to be seen at the day of sale: Also her
cargo, consisting of flour, barley and hops.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
JOHN BURROWES, Marlhal.
Odober ij, 1781.
THE Members of the late New-Jersey Medical
- L Society are requested to take notice, that at a
meeting of a referable number of members at
f"°, C T "°" tl " s day> (P urs uant to an advertisement in
Gazette) it was agreed on to re-efta
bhih the Society on its former principles and cohfti
tution; and that agreeably thereto, their half yearly
P 1 ™ I "^' as uiual, will be held on the firft Tuesday
in November next, at this place.
By order of the Meeting,
b ? ISAAC SMITII, Chairman.
Princeton, October 3, 1781/
bers and denominations of the bills so cancelled at
°? ° at c ' bcforc the Legirtature at their next
fitting thereafter, together with an account of the
expenses incurred by this service, for their allowance
and icttlemenh
Refolded, That the Treasurer of the state be direct
ed to pursue the measures prescribed by law for the
recovery of the deficiencies of the late tax;
Extract from the Minutes,'
M. EWING, jun. Clerk.