The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-06-30 00:00:00, page 2

necefl'ary tone. The scarcity of articles, so far as is
artificial, would cease ; the public 'expenditures be
reduced to more moderate bounds, and the growing
debt on the public be incurred at the fame rate, or
nearly so, at which it will probably be discharged.
STATE of NE W-JERSE Y.
'An ACT to prevent -persons from puffing through
this State without proper passports.
^yHEREAS the liberties of the United States may
' be greatly endangered, while spies and other
difaffeded persons are buffered to travel at large, and
carry intelligence to the enemy; for preventing of
which in this State,
I. Be it Enacted by the Council and General Assembly
of this State, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority
of the fame, That from and after the publication of
this aft, no .person or persons whatsoever, residing
within this State, except the Members of the Legif
liture and publick officers of government, shall be
permitted to pass and repafs Through any part of
this State, other than the county in which he, she
or they reside, without having a commission under
this State, or the United States, or a certificate from
his Excellency the Governor, or from one of the
Members of the Legislative Council or General As
sembly of the county in which he, she or they reside,
or from one of the Justices of the Supreme Court,
or one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
or Justices of the Peace of such county, certifying
that the bearer is an inhabitant of
the county of and a person of good
repute, and generally esteemed a friend to the pre
fect government, as established under the authority
of the people ; in which certificate shall be" inserted
the name and rank of the perlon, and the town and
county in which he resides ; which commission or
certificate shall entitle the bearer to travel in any
part of this State, except near the enemy's lines,
where he shall not be permitted to travel without
some apparent business consistent with his rank and
Ration, and the good of the State.
2. Ard be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, That no^perfon or persons whatever, not re
siding in, or being an inhabitant of this State, shall
he permitted to pass and repafs through any part of
this State, without having and holding a commission
under the United States, or without a pass from the
Commander'in Chief or other General Officer in the
army of the United States, or from the Governor or
Commander in Chief, or one of the Delegates in
Congress for the State in which such traveller 'ufually
resides, or from one of the Legiflativc or Executive
Cpnnc,of such State, or being a non -commissioned
-c..iccr or loloier without a pass or furlough from
some one of the officers of the regiment to which he
or they,may belong; which commission or pass shall
. entitle the bearer to pass into or through this State,
while behaving and conducting as becometh such
traveller.
Provided airways, That nothing herein contained
shall be taken or construed to extend to'the hinder
ing any person living in the adjoining counties of the
neighbouring States, not immediately in the posses
sion of the enemy, from puffing into the next ad
joining county in this State, having a pass from some
one Justice of the Peace in the county to which he
or she may belong, provided such person do not at
tempt to pass out of such county without obtaining
a permission or passport agreeably to the directions
of this a&.
3. And in order to carry this aft into effed, it is
further enaded, that it shall and may be lawful for
any officer of the State, civil or military, in the pre
sence of two or more witnesses, in l a publick manner
to examine all travellers.whatfoever, and for all inn
holders publickly to examine all such as may put up
at their houses, and for all ferrymen and drivers of
publick stages to examine all passengers who may
offer or delire a passage, and to detain and carry
before some Justice of the Peace of the county all
such person or persons who, upon such examination,
shall not produce a commission, certificate or pass,
authorizing them to pass as aforefaid; and without
which, by this ad, they are herein before denied
permission to pass and repafs through any part of
this State. And each and every person taken up and
carried before a Justice of the Peace in any county
of this State, pursuant to the directions of this ad,
who are denied permission to pass as aforefaid, shall
by such Justice be either committed to gaol by a
mittimus, there to remain till duly discharged, or
be obliged to return the directed way to his'place of
residence, as the said Justice upon examination of
the person apprehended, and hearing the evidence
I roduced, fliall in his diferetion judge most proper.
And the laid Justice of the Peace who shall cause any
person to be committed to gaol as aforefaid, or any
Iwo Justices of the Peace of the fame county, shall
he and hereby are authorized and empowered to
difeharge from gaol any such person so apprehended
and committed, who shall prove to the fatisfadion
of fuch'Juftice or Justices that he ought to be dis
charged upon his paying the cells accrued on tak
ing up and committing such person, as the fame
shall be taxed by the justice or Justices: And all
persons apprehended and committed as aforefaid, who
shall not appear to be spies from the enemy, or other
wise guilty of any capital offence, but shall other
v ife be of doubtful or fufpicipus characters, shall
be discharged from confinement, upon paying the
WORCESTE R, June 17.
Saturday last Major General Heath passed through
this town on his way from Boston to Head-Quarters.
The amazing high prices of goods of all kinds,
and the necessaries of life in particular demand our
most serious consideration. After we have survived
a four years war, and have been more fuccefsful than
possibly could be expected, to be< ome the prey to
monopolizers, and other Devils of no principle but
to raise themfekes on the ruins of their country, is
intolerable. If we fuffer such proceedings any longer,
our existence, as a people, is at an end. The citizens
of Philadelphia, have let an example, and if nothing
else will save us, may it be adopted thi oughout the
States. No time is to be loft, something mult be
done and that quickly.
NEW-LOND O N,°June i 7.
Last Friday was lent into poyt by the Beaver pri
vateer, Capt. Havens, a Coop laden with about 60
coll: as aforefaid, and also the expence of a fufficient
guard to conduct and remove such person or persons
out of this State, the directed or securest way towards
his place of refidenqe ; which guard the said Justice
or j unices are required to procure, upon receiving a
sum fuflicient' to hire and support the fame, and to
give a pass for that purpose.
4. And be it enabled b, the authority aforefaid, That
every boatman or ferryman who shall bring into this
Rate, or over any ferry within the fame, any person
without a passport as aforefaid, and every publick
innkeeper or oth^r houfehblder who shall entertain
any person not having such passport, and all stage
drivers who shall grant a pairage to any such person,
every such ferryman, publick innkeeper, householder
and stage driver so offending, contrary to the true in
tent and meaning of this act, shall, for every such of
feree, forfeit and pay the sum of 'twenty pounds ; to
be recovered in any court of record where the fame
may be cognizable, with costs of suit, to be applied
one half to the support of the poor of the township
where the offence was committed, and the other half
to the profecuton And all officers civil and military
within this Rate are hereby briefly ordered and en
joined to give all needful aid and adiftance for carry
ing this aft into execution.
Passed at Trenton, June 10, 1779.
B OS T.O N, June 14.
Friday last arrived here the private ship of war Re
venge, Capt. Sheppard, formerly known by the name
of the Blaze-Castle, mounting 24 carriage guns be
sides cohorns, swivels, &c. She was captured by
the three letters of Marque, Cadwallader, Minerva
and Charming Sally, after an obstinate refinance near
two hours —She had 5 men killed and a number
wounded, and the ship much fliattered. —The Cad
wallac^ and Minerva had not a man hurt. The
Ch'arnmig Sally had one killed and three wounded,
among which was the Captain, though not dangerous.
The privateer was principally owned by Sir George
Collier, and had made prize of one small Letter of
Marque brig before she was taken.
Yesterday arrived at a fafe port, two prize brigs,
from the Well-Indies, laden with rum, sugar, molas
ses, &c. They were firft taken by a Britilh sloop of
war called the Lively, mounting 10 guns, and were
proceeding to New-York ; but soon alter fell in with
the privateers Hazard and Tyrannicide, who re,took
them, with the sloop, which we hear is also fafe ar
rived.
Same day a cartel failed for New-York, with about
200 Britilh prisoners.
It is reportedthe enemy lately landed a consider
able bqdy of men at or near Point-Judith, on a pil
fering expedition ; and that a party of Col. Jackson's
regiment had opposed them, y frhich ne loft fcveial
men, and the enemy finally got off with their booty.
We hear that Capt. Dudley Saltonftall is appointed
to command the Warren frigate,and that Capt.Eliiha
Hinman is appointed to command theTrumbull frigate.
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman in Lancafler,
( Pennsylvania )'to his friend in this town, dated
May 31, 1779.
" I have the pleasure to inform you, that General
Reideffel of the German troops, has purcha ed a
plantation in Virginia, for which he gave Nineteen
Thousand Guineas, and has taken the oath of allegi
ance to the United States."
About three weeks since, departed this life at Lan
caster, (Pennlylvania) in the 39th year of his age,
Mr. Richard Draper, Printer, formerly of this town.
PROVIDENCE, June 12 .
On Monday next the Honorable General Assembly
of this State will meet at South-Kingstown.
'The privateer schooner Weasel, of Warren, has
retaken a French brig from the Weft-Indies, and car
ried her into a fafe port.
A small privateer sloop from New-York was taken
and carried into New-London a few days since. She
was formerly one of the packets belonging to this
port.
Sunday morning last, about day-break, a body of
the enemy landed at Point-Judith, and collected a
number of horned cattle and some sheep, but being
attacked by Col. Jackson's light troops, and a few
militia, they soon retreated to their boats, and left
molt of their booty behind, taking with them 8 of
the inhabitants. Several of their wounded were car
ried on board their boats. We had 3 men wounded.
C II A T II A M, June 22.
Lad week the noted Captain Cunningham, who
fignajized himfelf by taking so many of the enemy's
vui^s, but : del'Captured by thefti,, was sent from
,New-York to England, in irons, to oe tried & or a
pirate. It is said he had no commission from Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.
Extract of a letter trom Peterfburgh in Virginia, to a
<6 gentleman in this city, dated June 9th.
" I have just now been in company with a Mr.
IV alton, from South-Carolina. He is in 16 days from
Charlcllown—all well there, and the city, out of dan
^er' .? he Q-emy is luiroundcd; and it is expeded
we will in a few days hear of their surrender."
Extract of a letter from James River, Virginia, dated
June to, 1779
" We have such confirmation, though not official
accounts, of the repulse of the enemy in their attack
upon Charlcdown, that it cannot be doubted. They
101 l near icoo men in killed and wounded before the
town—-and by a Mr. Walton, of Georgia, but last
from Charleftown in 16 days, we are assured that the
place is not only fafe, but that the enemy were hem
med in in such a manner that a few days would de
termine their fate, 'which he expected would be a to
tal surrender."
Last Friday a fea-faring man, late Mate of a ves
sel belonging to the date of Rhode-Bland, but taken
by the enemy, reached this city from Charleftown in
South-Carolina. He left that place on the 12th of
May last, the day after Gen. Prevoft'6 attack. This
person assisted in the defence, having the charge of a
great gun on the lines, and furnifties further particu
lars ot the happy success which has again attended the
brave General Moultrie, in refiftim, the invaders of
his country. It appears that the Britilh forces, at the
distance of eight miles, crolfed the river Afliley into
the neck on which the town stands, firft detaching a
large corps down the weft fide of the Afliley to seize
Fort Johnston, on St. James's island; but this for
trefs had been previously dismantled. The main body
pushed on fo[ Charleftown, arriving late in the after
noon, and immediately began their attack. But by
the fire of the cannon and mufquetry from the lines,
and the enfilade difeharges from the redoubts at eacli
extremity, and divers armed ihips in the rivers on &ca
fide of the neck, they were repulsed and obliged to
retreat soon after nine in the evening, leaving 653 of
their soldiery on the ground. It is to be considered
as very providential, that only two of the garrison
were Lain during the aflault : hut Major Hugger, a
gentleman of most refpedable character, was unfor
tunately killed by a centinel through mistake, some
hours atterthe enemy retired. The enemy retreated
up the neck, between the Ashley and the Cooper,
and measures were taken by fending armed veflels up
the former to hinder them fam re-puffing that river
Loghead.of rum, some fagar, &c. She was cap
tured oit Sandy-Hook.
Lait Sabbath was brought into port by the Han
cock jivateer, Capt. Peter Richards, a privateer
schooner of 12 guns called the Eagle, taken near
Sandy-Hook on her return irom a^cruize, in which
she had taken several prizes. In Rivingten's lift flic
is rated at 20 guns.—This is theninih privateer from
New-York which has been brought into this port
since the firft of March last.
• Tuesday arrived a schooner, laden with tobacco,
•retaken near Sandy-Hook by the Revenge privateer,
Capt. Post.
An express arrived in town on Tuesday last with
an account that the enemy were embarking great
part of their troops at Newport, supposed to be bound
westward.
F I S H-K I L L, June 24.
The main body of the Britilh army continues at
Ver Plank's Point, and in their usual way distress the
inhabitant.;, by taking their cattle and houlehold
goods, without paying for them, sparing neither
Whig nor Tory. It is apprehended they mean to
attack our fort. By a deserter, we learn, that a
number of heavy artillery were brought up from
Kingfbridge last Monday.
It is reported, that a ipy was taken up on the other
fide of the river some days ago, with dispatches for
General Clinton from Coi. Butler, informing, that he
could not proceed againit the back settlements for
want of provisions, and was under the necessity of
tarrying at Niagara.
In CONGRESS, November ;, 17,6.
Resolved, That expresses and special meffenger#
employed in the public service, taking or carrying
private letters or packets, ought not to receive the
wages they would otherwise be entitled to.
•Extrad from the Minutes,•
CHARLES THOMSON, Secr'y.
WHEREAS I have been informed, that expresses
frequently carry private letters and packets, in direct
contravention of the above Resolution of Congress,
whereby the revenue of the Pod-Office is materially
injured;-! have thought proper to give them this
public notic, that if any are found offending in like
manner, in future, their pay will be flopped, and no
plea or ignorance will be admitted.
EBENEZER HAZARD.
Surveyor of the Pod-Offices and Roads,
• in the Eadern Diftrid.
The Printers of Ncwlpapers in the several States,
are requeued to* publish the above.