The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-05-12 00:00:00, page 4

tion of Cuperfluities and luxuries of life to the amount
of many mihions. It is not that we want to secure
to us liberty and peace, but poevder and ball. —I find
among men of judgment and candour that force are
of opinion the loan, when procured, ihould be draivn
for in bills oj exchange : Others that it Ihould be trans
ported to our continent. Each opinion deserves serious
consideration.
As to the former, I beg leave to observe,
I. That exchange is even now but five for one,
while all the necessaries for the army are, at the low
cft medium, fifteen for one.
2. That as foreign traders would have the mono
poly of all these bills, they would immediately lower
their value.
3. On the improbable supposition that they would
not, it would, undoubtedly require a confiderablc
length of time to dispose of them. For if we suppose
the whole of our emissions an hundred and thirty
millions, and a loan of fifteen millions; then that at
five for one will be feventy-five millions. Is it 10 be
supposed that these traders possess of our present mo
ney feventy-five millions, and all the rest of the com
munity but fifty-five millions ? Hence it is evident,
to every person of judgment, that it will require a
considerable length of time to fell all these bills for
r*.dy money.
4. And then all what five is below fifteen the com
munity will lose and these traders gain.
5. In the mean-time the expences of the war ac
cumulate upon us in proportion of fifteen for one,
and that will for the present year amount to three
hundred millions; of which sum it is impossible to
raise one quarter by tax, consequently Congress will
be under the unavoidable necessity of re-issuing all
the money they get for the whole loan, and to llrike
more instead of linking any. Thus will the end,
namely, the recovery of the value of our money, be
entirely fruftrated; our national debt immensely in
creased; and only a few traders enriched. There
fore this scheme must needs be highly impolitick.
It remains then manifeft, that if such a loan shall
prove of real advantage to the community, it must be
transported to our continent. How to be applied
when arrived, is another important question.
I. To exchange it dollar for dollar would be evi
dently calculated to give millions of public money to
enrich a few favourite individuals. The persons guilty
of such an action would doubtless as much deserve
capital punishment as any publick robber or high
way-man.
2. To pay it out for the exigencies of the army
would be a squandering of it ; giving a few an oppor
tunity to hoard it up, and leave the original evil un
redreffed.
$. To purchase continental money with it, I am
persuaded would have this pernicious tendency, that
designing men would immediately lower its value ; it
would be soon laid up out of circulation; and the
forementioned grievances remain unredreffed and ra
ther increase.
Thus, Gentlemen, I leave you and others whom
it concerns, to judge of and compare the diffeient
schemes suggested (in case a loan was procured) with
the one I have before recommended. And I hope
you and those to whose more immediate management
such matters are committed, may be directed to that
which may prove most fafe and advantageous to the
community!.
I have submitted the foregoing cases to your consi
deration forafmuch as you are the reprefeutatives of
a member in the grand union, who have the appoint
ment and inftruding of your delegates in Congress.
And 1 leave it with you to recollect how much the
fafety and happiness of your constituents depend upon
your judgment, prudence, integrity, vigilance and
care in matters of such moment.
The other important fubjed I would beg your
attention to, is the internal government of this fate,
^hich is particularly committed to your charge. Per
mit me, Gentlemen, to remind you
1. Of what singular advantage it is to your consti
tuents, to be encouraged in the purchase of freeholds.
I am daily more confirmed in my sentiments reced
ing the pernicious policy of taxing money borrowed
for such purchase, which I have submitted to the
consideration of my refpedable fellow-citizens in Sep
tember last. Two things in the lift laws for railing
money, appear alarming to me. The one is, the fla
grant injustice of the double tax on money borrowed
and the real property purchased with it. The other
is the tax on this money, while bank notes are ex
empted. I plainly forefee if these precedents are
drawn into pradice by our future legillatures, that
the generality of our farmers may henceforth bring
• up their children to be, not freeholders, but tenants
at will to others.
2. Also of your privilege and duty to exercise the
powers committed to you with zeal and vigour, in
order to stop the present torrent of profanity .and
vice ; the curse and bane as well of civil as of religi
ous focietv.---May God give you wisdom and zeal
in managing the great machine of state to your own
fatisfadion, and the true interest of those you repre
sent ! is the cordial prayer of him who esteems it his
createft privilege, in reality to be,
® A true Patriot.
TRENTON: Printed by Isaac Collins. Advertisements of a moderate Length are inserted for Four Dollars each
the firft Week, and Two Dollars for every Continuance ; and long Ones in Proportion.
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
A ROBBER Y.
THE shop of Robert Eaftburn, in New-Brunswick,
was broke open on Monday night the 15th of
March, and robbed of the following goods: 1 piece
of blue taffeta, 1 piece of black rulfel, 1 piece of
cambrick, a remnant of scarlet broadcloth, 2 pieces
of striped holland, the one broad the other narrow
striped, about a pound and a half of sewing silk, one
pound or upwards of fine thread, 2 large blue sailor's
jackets, 2 remnants containing about ten yards of
black gauze, 1 blue cloth cloak the hood cut off;
also sundry buttons, brass buckles, ribbons, broad
silk ferret, white, yellow and black, cap tape, ft y
laces, brass oval lleeve buttons, fine, coarse and crook
ed horn combs, and some coffee. Whoever can dis
cover the robber or robbers, so that he, the, or they
may be brought to justice and convicted, and the
goods recovered, shall receive the above reward, or
150 dollars for the goods, or a proportionable reward
for any part of them that can be recovered. All mer
chants, traders, and others, are desired to stop any
part of the laid goods that may be offered for file by
fufpetted persons.
N. B. The said Eaftburn has for sale, tea, sugar,
coffee, chocolate, tamarinds, currants, sweet oil, nut
megs, cinnamon, mace, cloves, citron, pasteboards,
Weft-India rum and molasses by the gallon, import
ed fine salt by the barrel, bushel, or less quantity,
writing paper, ink powder, pen knives, wafers, pipes,
tobacco, watch chains and seals, pins by the pound
or ounce, check, striped and white linen, buttons,
buckles, knives, razors, pocket bottles, needles by
the thousand or less quantity, coarse and line threads,
Caftile and common soap, fnuff in bladders, allum,
brimstone, copperas, earthen ware, choice indigo,
redwood, logwood, straight and crooked combs, and
sundry other articles. April 5, 1779.
Monmouth 11WHEREAS inquisitions have been
county, ff. VV found and final judgment entered
thereon in favour of the State of New-Jerfey,againft
the persons herein mentioned. —Notice is hereby
given, that the real and personal estates belonging to
Robert James, the plantation and stock, farming
uter.fils and houlhold goods, and all the estate of
John Williams, son of John, to be fold on the pre
mises of the said James, on Monday the 7th day of
June, beginning at ten o'clock.
Joseph Leonard, Thomas Stike Willet, Chrionce
Vanmater, Hair Retter, Samuel Stevenson, William
Stevenson, John Smith, George Rapaljia, all their
real and personal estates will be fold at the house of
Cornelius Swort, in Middletown. Mares and colts
belonging to Israel Bidel, of Staten-Island, and
Broughton Reynolds of Elizabeth -Town. The ven
due to begin on Tuesday the Bth day of June, at ten
o'clock.
Anthony Dennis, William Wardel, Silas Cook, jun.
James King, Elias Leppencut, Joseph Price, son of
William, all their real and personal estates will be
fold at Shrewsbury town on Thursday the 10th day
of June, to begin at ten o'clock. And on Monday
the 14th day of June on the premises, all the estate
of Anthony Woodward, jun. two good plantations,
besides out lands, with all the stock, farming utenlils,
and houlhold goods, &c. And on the 15th day all
the ellate of William Perine will be fold on the pre
mises in Upper Freehold. The sales will begin at
ten o'clock each day. Deeds made to the purchasers
agreeable to act of Affemoly, by
Samuel Forman,
Jos. Lawrence, ( Commi-
Kenneth Hankinson, fioners.
Jacob Wikoff, )
N. B. The two emissions called in will not be
taken in payment after the 20th of May.
May s, 1779. 4W
RUN-AWAY the 4th day of April last from the
subscriber, living in Hunterdon county, State of
New-Jersey, a mulatto negro man named Jupiter, a
likely, tall, Him fellow, about 20 years old: Had on
when he went away a French wool hat, about half
worn, black and white mixed homespun coattee,
brown wailtcoat, bucklkin breeches, flannel shirt,
mixed black and white homespun stockings, good
ihoes, and strokes his hair back Whoever takes
up the said negro and secures him in Trenton gaol,
or delivers him to his master in the township of Am
well, fliall receive Forty Dollars reward if taken in
the county, if out of the county Sixty Dollars.
April 26, 1779. DAVID JONES, Captain.
Maidenhead, April 26, 1779.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of John Bain
bridge, dcceafed, late of Hight's-Town, in the
county of Middlesex, are requefttd to pay off their
refpertive accounts, bonds, bills, &c. on or before
the firft day of June next ensuing, as after that day
means will be taken for the recovery thereof, by
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Surviving Executor.
N. B. Information is also given to those persons
who have heretofore had their mares covered by
LOFTY, that it is expected immediate payment will
be made for the fame to the subscriber, as he wants
to close the partnerihip accounts.
3wf William Phillips.
To all whom it may concern :
New-Jer- XT OTICE is hereby given, that a Court
fey, fl: of Admiralty will be held at the house
of Gilbert Barton, innholder, in Allentown, on
Wednesday the 26th day of May, at ten of the clock
in the forenoon of the fame day, then and there to
try the truth of the fads alledged in the bill of John
Kaighn, (who as well, &c.) against the sloop or
vessel called Experiment, with her tackle, apparel,
furniture and cargo : To the end and intent that the
owner or owners of the said vessel, or any person or
persons concerned therein may appear and ihew Cause,
if any they have, why the said vessel and cargo should
not be condemned, according to the prayer of the
said bill. By order of the Judge,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Allentown, May 1, 1779.
~ROBERfSINGE R,
Has for SALE, at his frore in Trenton, the fol
lowing GOODS:
BEST hyfon and bohea Gauze handkerchiefs
tea Gauze aprons
Coffee, sugar Cambricks, lawns
Blue, brown and scarlet Muslins
broad cloths Ribbands
Light and brown calli- Silk & linen handkerchiefs
mancoes Powder and ihot
Belt scarlet camblet Pepper, alfpice
Linens and callicoes Nutmegs, cinnamon
Black fattin Buff breeches patterns
Mode and mantua Worded stockings
Black taffaty Thread ditto
Black, blue and red per- Brimstone, allum
fians Ginger, wool cards
A large quantity of strip- Check and drilling
ed and spotted silk and And a quantity of other
thread gauzes articles. jw*
New-Jersey, J—HEREAS Inquisitions, rPpec°-
foffex county. VV tively taken and found against
John Eddy, John Congle and William Green, all.
late of the Hid county, for going over to and joining
the enemies of this state, were returned to the Court
of Common-Pleas held at Newtown, in and for the
said county, at the term of November last, and pro
clamation thereon refpedively made for any person
or persons interested or concerned in the premises, to
appear and traverle, &c. agreeably to law; apd'no
traverse being then tendered, notice is hereby given,
that final judgment will be given on the said inquisi
tions refpertively at the next term, which will be on
the fourth Tuesday in May next, unlcfs the said in
quisitions shall be then refpe Lively traversed.
April 19, William Hankinson,) r
_ 1 779- _3^ _Thoma s Anderson, J Comrs.
Middlesex HEREAS inquisitions have been found
county, ff. and final judgment entered thereon
in favour of the State of New-Jersey, against Rune
Runyon, Stacy Lift, John Thompson, Heathcote
Johnston, Philip Kearney, Michael Kearney, Peter
Barberie, John Barberie, Oliver Barberie, John
Smyth, David Goflin, Stephen Skinner, Isaac Bon
nell, Thomas Skinner, Benjamin Marsh and John
Heard. NOTICE is hereby given, that
the lands, tenements and all the estates real lately
belonging to the above offenders, situate, lying and
being in Woodbridge, Amboy and Pifeataway in
the county of Middlesex, will be exposed to fale' at
public vendue, to begin on Monday the 28th of June
next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, on the premises
of the said Rune Runyon in Pifeataway, and continue
by adjournments from day to day until the whole are
fold. The said real estates consist of a very good
farm containing about 200 acres in Pifeataway, and
force elegant houses and lots in Amboy and Wood
bridge. Conditions of file will be made known at
the above time and place, by
TV illiam Manning, ) Comniif-
Ebenezer Ford, )boner's
Woodbridge, May 4, 1779.
To be fold by public vendue, on Tuefdav the 18th
day of May next (if not fold bv private sale be
fore) on the premises ;
'HAT ^rge and commodious house and lot in
X this city, known for a number of years bv the
name of the Stage-House, pleasantly situated on the
river Delaware, near the town or market wharf.
The house consists of 6 rooms on the firft floor one
of which fronts the river, and is large enough to dine
r at °"7: and has an el ^^ gallery out
lidc: The second dory has 8 bed roQn< There is
a kitchen with a pump of good water in it, a bake
house, Cables and granary, and a wharf running
back ol the hpute, which with little expence in
lengthening, would afford conyeniencies for fhallops
and flats to load and unload. The lot is 78 feet on
River-Street, and extends that width to low' water
, ark - The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock on frid
day. The title indifputabte.
3 W * JOHN WILI^
IX^AN IED, a Journeyifo Saduhr. Any perlon
who will come well recommended, flu,ll re
ceive the current price given at this time, by aDrlv
ing to Daniel Smith, at Morristown. °
Morristown, April 5, 1779.