The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-06-09 00:00:00, page 3

2. R folvtd, That the Legislature be requeued to
makefhpplication as aforefaid, that a plan be adopted
an, recommended for a general limitation of prices
throughout the United States, according to which
such pices may be diminished slowly from their pre
fentafrtfour at Rated periods, and by finall differen
ce, uatil the quantity of money be reduced by tax
qti(°n?to what is neccTary for a circulating medium.
3. Arid whereas taxation is the most natural and
hncgial source from which to derive the supplies
JUNE 8.
ffrß^ °J a letter from Baltimore, dated sane g.
J \ e ^tday arrived here three vessels from St.
Enftatia, viz. schooner Dragon, Captain Johnston,
'floop Lady Washington, Capt. Burrows, and Hoop
Franklin, Capt. Tate, all belonging here, with valu
able cargoes of rum, &c. Two French Ships are
coming up from Hifpanfola, where they called from
France, cargoes uncertain, but believe a good deal
of salt. I have letters to the 22d of May from St.
Euftatia —no news particular there. Accounts from
Cork in April mention new Commissioners coming
out to America to grant Independence, &c. how fir
ths may be depended on I know not. News from
Holland to the firft of April fays nothing of peace.
Nothing done in the Welt-Indies, both fleets keep
tiear of each other."
Extraft of a letter from a seaport-town, in Massa
chusetts-Bay, dated May i 6, 1779.
'' Privateering was never more in vogue than at
present—two or three privateers fail every week from
this port, and men seem as plenty as grass-hoppers
in the field; no vessel being detained an hour for
want of them. We have near a thousand prisoners on
board the guard-lhips in Bufton, and a great balance
due to us from the enemy. Cruizers from New- York,
&c. are daily brought in, and often by vessels of in
ferior force ; our privateers-men being as confident of
victory, when upon an equal footing with the English,
as these were of gaining it of the French in the lajl war.
In consequence of the movement of the main body
of the enemy up the North-River, our army march
ed the latter end of last week from their late en
campment at Middle-Brook towards Fort Clinton ;
which it is supposed is the enemy's principal object,
from whence we hourly expert important intelligence.
This fort is situated in the Highlands, on the Weft
fide of the North- River, at a place called Weft Point.
Since our lalt the gallant Major L E E, with his
Corps of Ligiit Dragoons, passed through this town,
on his way to join the American Army.
Tuelday fc'nnight a oarty of tories from Staten-
Island landed at Middletown, in Monmouth, plun
dered several houses, and carried off four or five of
the inhabitants prisoners.
*, Wanted immediately by the Printer of this Pa
per, tauo good Journeymen ; as well as an Apprentice
Lad, about 14 rears of age, who can read and write.
T REN T () N, June 9.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Baltimore, to
a Member of Congress in Philadelphia, dated June 5.
'' 1 beg leave to congratulate you on the success
of the American arms in South-Carolina; as I know
you are doubly interested in this happy event, 1 have
embraced the firft opportunity to communicate the
in exigence received at this place. By different routs
we have been informed that our troops have gained a
victory in tiiat quarter; but last night a Capt. John
lton or this place (a man of good character) arrived
here from St. Euftatia, who inform, that on his
paliage up this Bay he touched at Hampton, in Vir
ginia, winch place he left the 2d inst. that whilst he
was there an exprtfs arrived with an account that
our troops had beat the Englill, near Charleftown,
killed and taken 700, and that they were between
General Lincoln and General Moultrie, and it was
expected the whole must fall into our hands. This
account is very generally believed at this place and
in Virginia, and 1 mult confefs I am much inclined
to think it true, at least in part: If we have only
given the enemy a check, I am willing to hope every
thing from the Ipirit of the inhabitants of Charleftown
and the climate."
Extract of a letter from Eiizabeth-Town, May SO.
" The latest account from the enemy at New- York
is, th it the whole of their force, supposed to be a
bout 8000 men, are collected at White Plains, two
sloops loaded with fafeines lay in the harbour oppo
site the White-hall. Yesterday all the waggons and
horses on S.aten-Ifland were pressed into the service,
and font to New-York. The 26th, 37th, 1 foreign
regt, and Barton's, are on Staten-Island ; Gen. Clin
ton in New-York, Gen. Vaughan and Sir W. Erlkine
at White Plains."
AT a meeting of the Electors of the county of
Somerset, purfnant to notice by a vertifements,
on Thursday the 3d instant, at the Court-house of
the said county,
The business of the meeting being introduced and
difeuffed, the following Resolutions were adopted :
I. Whereas, from the concurrence of a variety of
tallies, the bills of credit emitted under the authority
of the United States in Congress assembled, have
greatly depreciated in their value, and an addition to
the quantity circulating will tend to encreafe such
depreciation ; therefore,
Resolved, That a petition be presented to the Le
gislature, requesting them to make application to
Congress on behalf of this State, that the emission of
bills of credit be henceforth difeontinued.
COUNTY of SOMERSET.
N. N. '1 he Price of the Philadelphia News-Papers
is Five Pounds per Year, and the one at Fifh-Kili is
Six Dollars by t e Quarter.
r rHE great Increase of Prices for the Necessaries
I of Life, as well as for every Article used in the
Printing Business, since the Commencement of the
current Year, has obliged the Publisher of the Nciv-
Jertcy Gazette to determine to raise the Price, after
the firft day of July next, to Three Dollars per Qua;r
ter---when they fall, that of this Paper will be low
ered accordingly.—This Advance, he flatters himfelf,
will be deemed very moderate by his Customers, when
they compare it with the former Price of Ten Shil
lings a Year—and those who will pay for the Packets:
at the last mentioned Rate in any Kind of Country
Produce at the old Prices, will more essentially serve
the Printer than to pay in Cath at the Rate he here
proposes. The accounts therefore will be closed at
the End of the present Month, and transmitted for
Payment. —The Papers will be continued to all the
present Subferibers after that Period who do not de
sire them to be discontinued before it elapses.
June 2, 1779. ISAAC COLLINS.
necessary fcr supporting the army and carrying on
the war ;
Resolved, That the Legislature be requested to
make application as aforefaid, that requilitions of
taxes be henceforward made on the States lor the a
bove purposes ; and that to avoid as far as possible the
expence of purchasing in the modes hitherto practiled
and the necessity of such large circulations of money
through the publick treasury, ajuft quota of provi
sions, forage, and of other neceflarics for the army,
be laid upon each State in such kinds as they are feve
lally suited to produce, to be paid in the way of tax
at regulated prices, by those who raise them, while
thole who do not, pay a full proportion in money.
4. Resolved, That it be exprefled to the Legisla
ture as the sense of this meeting, that in levying all
future taxes and aids for the use of the State, or of
the Union in general, the assessments be made accord
ing to the value of all property possessed by each in
dividual ; it being as reasonable that persons should
be taxed for their money, their income, the faculty
and means of acquiring property, as for anv estate
whatever.
5. And whereas there is great reason to believe that
many perlons employed in various branches of the
publick departments of the United States, are guilty
of mismanagement and fraud in executing their trust
and applying the publick money ; anu there being no
ready and regular mode prescribed by publick autho
rity of which luch as are disposed may avail them
selves to furnifh the necessary information to those
who have power to correct such abuses, and thereby
prevent the unnecessary increase of the public burdens;
Resolved, That the Legislature be requested to
direct some convenient and adequate means of col
lecting and transmitting to Congress, or to such Board
or Committee by them appointed, as may be ade
quate in point of jurisdiction, or to the Executive
Power of the State in cases where that is competent,
all such authentick evidences and documents as can
be procured, that the guilty may be punished, and
the faithful servants of the publick be refeued from
that undiferiminating censure which the bad and un
worthy bring upon all; and that we will exert our
utmost endeavours for effecting so laudable a purpose.
6. And whereas virtue and good morals are not
only productive of personal kappinefs, but have a
great and extensive good effeCt upon the political Rate
of every government where they are cultivated ;
Refoived, That we will by our example and influ
ence endeavour to promote these, and will look up
on it as the course of duty to support and strengthen
the arm of the civil authority in detecting and bring
ing to deserved punishment all such as are guilty of
profanity, immorality, extravagance, idleness and
dissipation, of extortion, Sharping and oppreflion,
and all such practices as tend to the unjust advan
tage of individuals and detriment of the community.
Ordered, That a representation and petition to the
Legislature be drawn up pursuant to these Resoluti
ons, and signed by the Chairman; and that the Re
presentatives of the county be requested to lay the
fame before the refpedive Houses.
Extracted from the Minute of Proceedings, and
pubtybed by Order,
William Ch. Houston, Chairman.
ROBERT EASTBURN
Hath for sale in New-Brunswick, on as moderate
terms as the times will admit, the following articles :
GOOD old French brandy, Weft-India and coun
try rum, apple brandy and metheglin, molasses,
lump, powdered and brown sugars, hyfon and bohea
tea, coffee, chocolate, pepper, alfpice, ginger, nut
megs, cinnamon, mace, cloves, tamarinds, a quan
tity of good indigo, for which allowance will be made
to those who fell again, brimflone, f It, allum, mus
tard, lamp black, chalk, buff ball, black ball, gun
powder and flints, rolin, wool cards, fnuff, tobacco
and pipes, half pint and gill glasses; cambrick and
lawn, striped fluffs, black silk, black and white silk
gauze, buckram, fine and coarse thread white and
coloured, ribbons, garters, needles by the thousand,
pins, ready made jackets and breeches, flockings ;
spelling-books and primers, pasteboards, Holman's
London ink-powder, writing paper; earthen ware,
such as milk pans, large and small dishes, mugs,
bowls and pots ; alio to be fold ch< ap, a number of
empty Itour calks and some tight calks. zf
One Hundred Dollars Renard.
RAN away from the fubferiber, living in Trenton,
last Saturday night, a NEGRO MAN named
CUFF, about 5 feet 9 inches high, 27 or 28 years of
age; he has a small blemish in one eye, and marked
on his cheek with a circle or round O; is by tiade
a blackimith. Had on when he went away, a yel
lowilh brown fuftian coat, scarlet veil, tow thirt and
trouftrs, a half worn caftor hat; he also carried with
him two shirts, one pair of fuftian breeches, thread
stockings and sundry other cloathing. It is fuppoled
he is gone towards New-York in company with an
other Negro man who went off the fame evening.
Any person bringing him to the fubferiber, or secur
ing him in any gaol so that his matter may get him
again, Ihall receive the above reward and reasonable
charges. Hezekiah Howell.
Trenton, June 8, 1779.
ST RAYED or stolen on Tuesday night the 25th
inst. out of the pasture of Mr. Daniel Ketcham,
in Monolopon, a dark brown HORSE, about 14
hands high, has a large star in his forehead, brand
ed G R on his buttocks, a natural pacer, carries
middling well. Whoever takes up said horse, and
either fends him to, or notifies the fubferiber, Ihall
be handsomely rewarded. Andrew Bown.
Middletown, May 31, 1779. ill
Middlesex pUBLICK notice is hereby given to all
County. X persons who have any claims, intcreft
or demand in or upon the eliates of the following fu
gitives and offenders, against whom inquisitions have
been found and final judgment entered thereon in fa
vour of the Rate, viz. Andrew Mercercau, David
Gosling, John Perine, John Cook, Robert Martin,
Samuil Smith, Samuel Warn, Robert R. Crow, Ste
phen Skinner, Cortland Skinner, Alexander Wation,
Barnardus L< grange, Frederick Wifcr, James Col
ling, John Brown, Robert Campbell, William Steele,
George Stainforth, T homas Hooper, all of Middle
sex county ; and Oliver Delancey, of New-York, and
1 homas Leonard, of Monmouth, to exhibit their ac
counts fairly stated in writing to the Judges of the
Courts of Common Pleas for the aforefaid county,
within 12 months from the date hereof, for which
purpose they will give their attendance at the house
of Joseph Dennis, at Spotfwood, on Thursday the
24th of June. John Lloyd, ) Commif-
May 17, 1779- Wm. Scudder, ) fioners.
N. B All persons who are yet in arrears for land
or goods bought at the sales of confitcated estates,
are desired to make immediate payment to the Com
milijoners aforefaid. a w
W ""REAS the continental ferry is removed to
the upper ferry, where there is no house of
entertaii ment kept on either fide of the river, which
makes it very inconvenient for travellers ; but ai the
lower ferry is yet kept, and a good house of enter
tainment kept on Pennlylvania shore, and as it is well
known that the lover terry is a good cafy ferry and
good shores to land on each fide the river, and good
attendance is given, where there is no danger ofget
ting upon the rocks as at the upper ferry : There
fore it is hoped that travellers and others will be
pleated to favour them with their custom, which will
be gratefully a< knoultdaed. iwj|
\/V "' '"'"" ° r "raved away from Bottle-hill ta-
VV vein in Morris county, an iron-grey HORSE,
scant 14 hands high, between 7 and 8 years old, and
has a raw nose and white face, a low neck, his hip
bones high and ihort buttock, his hind legs both
white anti toes of hi o hoof much wore, he is Ihod be
fore and one of his shoes longer than tire other; he
is thin in flefh, paces, trots and gallops very well.
Whoever takes up said horse and secures him that
the owner may have him again, Ihall have twenty
dollars reward and all reasonable charges paid by the
fubferiber, living near Shamehy ferry.
June 1, 1779. 3"t PETER GORDON.
LO S I between the 6th and icth of May ult. on
the road leading from Pluck'tmin to Springfield
in Burlington county, via Sourland mceting-houfe,
Princeton, Allentown, and Arney's town, two loan
office certificates, taken out of the office at Borden
town by the lubfcriber in his own name, both dated
April 10, 1779, one for 2000 dollars, No. 322, and
the other for 300 dollars, No. ic,66u. Any person
or persons into whole hands they may tall, are re
quested to deliver them either to the fubferiber in So
merset county near Pluck'tmin aforefaid, to Mr. Jo
leph Borden, at Bordentown, or to the Printer of
this Gazette, for which a reward of Forty Dollars
will be given. 46 John Armstrong.
WA S stolen out of the fubferiber's pasture, in
Bafkenrigde township, Somerset county, a
dark brown MARE, about 14 hands high, paces,
trots and gallops, has a bald face, two glass eyes,
one of her hind feet white. Whoever will bring said
mare and thief to me Ihall receive FIFTY DOL
LARS and reasonable charges, and for the mare
alone, Thirty Dollars and reasonable charges paid by
May 25, 1779. iw* JOSHUA DOTY.
T/OR SALE. All the lands and improvements be
-1 longing to the fubferiber, at Crofswicks landing,
in navigation to Philadelphia, in a rich and populous
neighbourhood ; consisting of a large two story dwel
ling house and kitchen adjoining, sundry Hore houfea
and other buildings, all new and in good repair.
Credit, immediate poffeflion, and a good title will be
given. Enquire of Jfaiah Robbins near the premifee,
or in Philadelphia to CHARLES COOKE, f