The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-09-23 00:00:00, page 3

timation of the conciliatory proportions on the part
of Great-Brttain, was given to the British Parliament
in the month of November last." And the nature of
them now becomes a matter of important enquiry.
Lord North has told us the propositions were only
" /bort of unconditional fabmiflion :" The terms you
offer are onlyfart of independence ; and your Excel
lencies are sensible there is a vast difference between
the two points: Will you excuse me if I ask the cause
efit? You hesitate ; —I will therefore endeavour to
refplve the question.
The British Administration, at the adjournment of
the Parliament for the Chriltmas holidays, were mov
ing heaven and earth for " the railing of new levies
and a new force" " struck that the time of propos
ing terms was pall." The Parliament met again on
the 20th of January ; the Adminillration was then
“ struck that the time of propoling terms was" re
turned ; for France had offered her terms on the 16th
of December preceding. Conciliatory proportions
were now occasionally, for the firft time, dilcuhed in
Parliament, though not even then made. Well, the
treaty of Paris was signed on the 6th of February ;
the time for proposing the Britilh terms now pressed;
on the 17th of the fame month, Lord North " for
mally stated" them; and as soon as poflible after
wards, you on the part of Great-Britain offered terms
only snort of Independence, and immediately after,
on the 11th of July, you offered " to enlarge" those
fams. In a word, the Courts of France and Great-
Britain were fat down to a game of chefs # On the
20th of November the game was to be carried on by
Great Britain on this principle—" perteverance" in
coercive measures: By France the principle was a
deciJivefroke. Britain declared her principle —France
did not. Upon these principles France made the firft
move : She moved equal terms, on the 16th of De
cember. Before Britain could have advice of this,
the was engaged at the Christmas fcaft ; but that be
ing ended on the 20th of January, knowing the step
France had made, the was " struck" she must aban
don her principle of perseverance, and the immediate
ly moved, the difeufan of conciliatory propositions
Trance upon her principle of a dectfaeflroke, on the
6th of February moved, the treat, of Paris. Britain
soon heard of this, and on the 17th of the fame month
she moved, the formal fate of conciliatory proporti
ons. The game of chefs can be as easily played when
the players are at a distance, as when they are pre
sent; the whole difference in the two cases, consists
in the space of time necessary for playing the game.
Already France seems to have reduced Britain to a
fate of consideration, whether she must give up the
game as too desperate to be recovered. —From this
plain figure, it is demonstrated, that the motions of
France caused the vast difference between terms but
short of unconditional submission, and terms only
short of Independence.
Governor johnftone in his declaration of the 26th
of August, is pleased to reproach Congress for allying
with France " after all their just claims are gratified."
Your Excellencies ordered the tranfmiffiori of this re
proach : You are thereby parties in making it: And
therefore, I am juftified in taking some notice of it
to you.
In consequence of the offers you have made, you
fay, all our just claims are gratified. You then ad
mit, that when you began the wa b we had just claims.
You must admit, that notwithstanding our most hum
ble petition in behalf of our just claims, you refused
to grant those claims. You must also admit, that for
three years you have by force of,arms, and all the
horrors of war, endeavoured to reduce us to uncon
ditional submission, notwithstanding we had just
claims. Upon those points then there is no mistake
or doubt ; nor can there be any upon these. —The
just claims of America ought to have been granted
when they were stated, and you were desired to give
redress. You denied us common justice, by refuting
to grant redress upon those just claims. You enor
mously added to that injustice, by letting loose upon
its all the calamities of war, to oblige us to abandon
those ourjuft claims. And we have now a just claim
to receive fatisfadion for all the damage which we,
through your injustice, have received, in supporting
our just claims. Your injustice has ruined thousands
of families. You have unjustly burned our towns
ana ravaged our country. Fathers, mothers, bro
thers, and friends, mourn the loss of their' children,
brothers and friends, by your injustice slain in the
held or battle, scalped in their peaceable dwellings,
murdered in your horrible prisons. America, by
your injustice, has loft thousands of her belt citizens,
2nd has been obliged to expend millions of her trea
sure. Nor is the loss her youth have sustained by
your injustice, the [ofs of those important years for
the improvement of their understandings, which they
can never regain, the lead lai's she has sustained.---
Look at this short lift of damages, and fay, whether
you have even offered to gratify America in all her just
claims ! Say, is it in the nature of things possible for
you to gratify America in all her just claims ! There
was a time when you might easily have done so: You
threw it away ; you must be " struck that the time of
proposing terms is past,” never to return.
Your Excellencies wish to move our gratitude: You
speak of your conciliatory propositions as " the gene
rous measures of Great-Britain :" Your Excellencies
are rather unfortunate in the means you use to touch
the pallions. Louis the Sixteenth, the Protector
of the rights of mankind, has some title to speak of
the generous measures of France—generous, because
just and noble. He maghanimoufly declared, that in
forming a treaty with us, he did " not pretend that
he adted wholly for our fakes, since besides his real
good will to us and to our cause, it was manifeftly
the interest of France, that the power of England
should be diminished by our separation from it." But,
can Britain fay, her offers proceed from " real good
will to us and to our cause ?" Can she fay, the wished
" to promote and establish the liberties, peace, opu
lence, increase, security, and permanent happiness of
the inhabitants of this continent ?" No! Her whole
system of government since the year 1763, has operat
ed---her laws have been enaded---her arms have been
used for the very contrary purposes. Her Ministers
and Parliaments have long oppfeffed in order to plun
der us. When we were unarmed, the ungeneroufiy
drew her sword upon us. She treated our most hum
ble petition for " peace, liberty and fafety," with
blent contempt. Her Minister, Lord North, declar
ed he was fighting for substantial revenue---he would
lay America prostrate and drag her to his feet. In
the ideal " moment of victory," her Ministers and
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WHEREAS a certain Timothy Flood parted with
a mare some time in August last, to Mr. Gil
patrick, near Veal-town, from whom it is laid he stole
the said mare, and a few days afterwards, on the 25th
of August aforefaid, came to the house of the sub
scriber, in Reading-town, Hunterdon county, and
western division of New-Jersey, and again parted
with the fame creature. From said Flood's conduct,
who is now confined in Millstone gaol, it is reasonable
to fupppofe him not to be her proper owner when he
firft parted with her. Said mare is near 15 hands
high, is a kind of dark sorrel mix'd with gray hairs,
bald faced, four white feet, light coloured mane and
tail, has neither brand or ear mark, paces and trots,
but paces mostly, is about 10 years old. The owner
is desired to take her away, after proving his property
and paying charges. George Merlatt.
Sept. 5, 1778. if
Pott-Office Morris-town, Sept. 14,1778.
r ff 'AKEN this day from a fufpe&ed perlon, a likely
£ bay MARE, in good order, which he confeffes is
not his own, but took her up at Hackenfack ; she is
about 14 hands and an half high, four years old, has a
bow neck, and white blaze from her eyes to her nose,
her mane hangs on the near fide, has a switch tail,
with some white hairs on the upper part thereof, her
hind feet white, and trots very politely. The owner,
by proving property and paying charges, may have
her again, by applying to Frederick King,
—— —_— Poftmafier.
LAST night broke gaol in New-Brunswick, a cer
tain Doctor J OFIN HUNT, about 3oyears of
age, five feet 9 or 10 inches high, long black hair,
thick, well set and very likely: Also a certain JOHN
WARREN, about 23 years of age, and about the fame
height as the former, very fair complexion and bold
look, f,caks quick and very impertinent : Also a cer
tain JOHN BURROW, about 35 or 36 years of age.
about five feet 5 or 6 inches high, swarthy com
plexion, short black hair, rind lived near Bonan-town.
Whoever secures the above fellows, or either of them,
in any gaol of the United States, and gives notice
threof, shall receive 60 Dollars for Hunt, 30 for War
ren, and 20 for Burrow, and reasonable charges, paid
by John Vankirk, Sheriff of Middlesex. 4 ||
ALL the legatees of Thomas Olden, late ofPifca
taway, deceased, are hereby notified to meet at
Bound Brook, at the house of Daniel Blackford, on
Tuesday, the 27th day of C&ober next, in order to
receive their dividend out of all such monies as can be
by that time collected in ; who are also required to as
certain the exaeft number of the legatees in said estate.
At which time and place due attendance will be given
by DANIEL BLACKFORD,
JOSEPH BLACKFORD, § Tutors.
Bridgewater, Sept. 16, 1778.
We can assure the publick that the Congrels have
ordered one million of dollars, to enable General
Mifflin to difeharge the debts due from the Qtiarter
mafter's department before the second of March last ;
and that, as soon as the money is ready, persons are
appointed who will advertise the times and places of
meeting the inhabitants, to difeharge their accounts.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, dated Sept. 16.
" Several vessels arrived yesterday from St. Euftatid
and St. Martin's, which confirm the account received
on Sunndy of war being declared against England in
the French islands: And accounts from Virginia fay,
that the Minerva, an English frigate of 32 guns, is car
ried into the Cape, after a bloody engagement."
By a gentleman who left New-York on Tuesday
last we learn, that Admiral Gambier is appointed to
the chief command of the Britilh fleet on the Ame
rican station, in the room of Lord Howe, who hath
obtained leave to return hoine. He was to fail on
Sunday last.
Several Articles of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c.
omitted for want of room, will be inserted in our next.
AL L persons indebted to the estate of JOSEPH
SKELI O N, Esq. deceased, by bond, note or
book accounts, are desired to pay them off before the
firft day of April next ; and thole having any demands
against said estate, are requeued to bring in their ac
counts properly attested.
4|| JOSIAH SKELTON, Executor.
TRENTON, September 23.
On Saturday next,
the 26th instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Will be fold at Vendue,
By the fubfersbers, at their vendue-ftore, where
Abraham Cottnam, Esq. formerly kept his office,
near Mr. Williams's tavern,
An aflortment of merchandize ; —-among which are,
DEE R skins and deer skin breeches; shoes; silk
and woffied hole, &c. Also household furniture
and wearing-apparel.
They purpose to hold a vendue every Saturday at
the place above-mentioned. Goods or cattle for sale
will be received at either of their houses, or at the
vendue-flore on the day of sale.
Francis Witt,
.Trenton, Sept. 21. 1* Jacob Benjamin.
TO BE SOLD,
A NEGRO WENCH about 30, and her son about
7 years old, both very healthy, and remarkably
stout and strong. The wench is used to all kinds of
country work, both in door and out. The price is
1200 dollars. Moore Furman.
Pitts Town, Sept. 16, 1778. 2*
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS stolen out of the fubferiber's stable, in Lower
Makefield township, Bucks county, near Yar
ley's ferry, State of Pennsylvania, on the night of the
29th of April last, a red or strawberry roan HORSE,
about 14 hands and an half high, 5 years old, paces
and trots well, black mane and tail, his legs also
black, well made, and had neither mark or brand
when stolen. He was taken to Philadelphia while the
enemy had possession of it. Also,
RAN-AW AY on the 15th of June, a NEGRO
BOY named Tom, 16 years old, Aim made, of a yel
low complexion, and something knock-knee'd, sup
posed to have gone to Philadelphia, to the enemy.
Whoever takes up said horse or Negro, and secures
them so that the owner may get them again, or brings
them home, shall have the above reward, or Fifty
Dollars for cither, and reasonable charges, paid by
Sept. 21, 1778. Peter Roberts. 2*
Thirty Dollars Rewaid.
Salem, New-Jersey, September 12, 1778.
RAN-AW AY on the 26th of February last, with
the Britilh light infantry, aNEGRO MAN
named Harry, but it is probable he may change his
name; he is about 28 years of age, five feet 8 or 9
inches high, a stout well made fellow, born at Salem,
at one Joft Miller's; has a large nose. He went as
waiting-man to Capt. Hambleton, of the 52d light
infantry. It is thought he will leave the soldiers and
go into the country, and may perhaps endeavour to
pass for a free man: Had on when he went away, a
fuftian coat with a red collar, light broadcloth breech
es, two coarse shirts, one fine ditto, a good hat cut
maccaroni fafhion, good stockings and shoes. Who
ever takes up the said Negro, and secures him in any
gaol, so that his matter may have him again, shall
have the above reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by Robert Johnson. 2*
N. B. All persons are forbid to harbour said Negro
at their peril.^
To be Sold by publick Vendue,
At the fubferiber's house near Princeton, on the
ift day of October next, viz.
HORSES, cattle, bleep, hogs, Indian corn an&
buckwheat in the ground, 20 tons of hay ; house
hold and kitchen furniture ; two riding chairs, twe
waggons, and many other farming utensils ; a few re
mains of a store. —The vendue to begin at 8 o'clock on
said day, when attendance will be given and the
conditions made known by
Sept. 22, 1778. 4* Josiah Skelton, Exec.
— BE
In two acre lots, at publicly Vendue, by the sub
scribers, on Saturday, the 3d of October next,
SHIRTY acres of CEDAR SWAMP, lying in
I Monmouth county, within two Miles of Ridge
way's law-mills, on the main branch of Tom's river ;
20 whereof are to be fold for-ever, the other 10 to be
leafed for five years. The whole is good for boards,
rails and shingles, The vendue to begin at 9 o'clock
on said day ; when due attendance will be given on
the Premises, and the conditions made known by
Francis Chumard,
Jacob Foster.
N. B. Persons who incline to purchase, are desired
to attend early in the morning.
Sept. 21, 1778. 2*
White house near Trenton.
CTRAYED or stolen, out of the pasture of Samuel
O Henry, on the night of the 15th inst. September,
a brown HORSE, four years old last spring, about 14
hands high, trots and paces, but the latter is most na
tural to him. Any person that will deliver the above
described horse to the fubferiber, at the White House,
shall receive a reward of Eight Dollars, paid by
George Miller. 16
Wanted immediately,
A Number of WOOD-CUTTERS, to cut wood in
the Manor near Bristol. Twelve Shillings and
Six-pence per cord will be given, and found, with the
addition of a gill of rum per day. Apply to the fub
feriber at Bristol, HUGH RUNYAN,
4 D. QM. G.