The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-03-27 00:00:00, page 3

Friday last the honourable the legislature of this
state adjourned fine die. During the fitting they pas
sed the following ads;'
1. An aft to repeal an ad, intitled, 'an aft for the
better regulation of juries.
2. An ad to vest in John Case, of the county of
Sussex, his heirs and assigns, all the right and title of
Joseph Barton to one hundred acres of land which
has been confifeated to this state, situate in New-
Town, in the county of Sussex.
3. A supplement to an aft, intitled, ' an ad to em
power the agent of forfeited edates, of the county of
fel1 ' by publick auction, on the premises, on
the day of April next ensuing, which will be in
the year 1785, that part of the real estate formerly be
longing to John Zabrifkie, and which has been for
feited to and vested in this state.
4. An aft for altering the time of holding the annual
town-meetings in the counties of Essex, Middlesex,
Somerset and Morris.
n ? A?^" toprevent the importation of slaves into the
c Ne w-Jersey, and to authorize the manumission
^ d " certain reftri ^o”s, and to prevent the
abuse of flaves.'
• 6 1 A " a " t( ^ ena ble Andre Michaux to purchase land
in the state of New-Jersey, under certain reftridions.
1 An act incorporating the justices and chosen free
holders in the several counties in this state, for the
purpose of taking titles for lots of land on which the
courthouses, gaols and other publick buildings, be
longing to the said refpfflive counties, are now, or
hereafter may be erected.
8. An act to provide for officers, soldiers, or &-
teA n ;": h ° have becn disabled in the service of the Uni
states#
9;. A Supplement to an aft, intitled, 6 an aft for the
f'l^'"^"' and appointing of trustees to execute and
fulfil the purposes of the last wi |l s and test, of
% %c@ ' '"' and Henr ' C ^ CT th e young-
graying that something might be done for the relief
of diftrefTed debtors; and on Saturday a bill was
brought in for that purpose, allowing personal and
real estate, and incereft certificates on publick secu
rities, to be appr&fed and set off in certain cases,
to fatisfy executions, for the term of one year. The
consideration of this is postponed to Tuesday next.
A bill was likev/ife brought in for encouraging the
railing of sheep, hemp and flax, in this state, by
bounties. This was also referred to the next week.
At this session the rev. dr. James Manning, and
brigadier-general Nathan Miller, were appointed to
represent this state in Congress, until the next annu
al election.
N E W-Y 0 R K, March 17.
A correspondent laments the local prejudices the
different states in the union retain. At no sera, fays
he, did they ever want a junction of hearts and hands
more than at present. America, like a youth, just
come to adult age, in poff^ffion of abundance, wan
tons in the gifts that nature, with a lavish hand, has
bestowed on her, and will not attend to her true in
terest until dire necessity urges the matter.
PHILADELPHIA, March j 7.
The late resolutions of the legislature of the state
of Virginia, cannot be too warmly recommended.
It is the intention of these resolutions to bring about
a commercial convention of the states, which is the
only efficient means immediately in our power to cor
rect or remove the many evils by which the trade of
America has been so long and so exceedingly oppreft.
The general court of the state of New-Hampshire
have, at their last session, passed an ad complying
with the requifitiqn of Congress of the 27th of Sep
tember 1785.
TRENTONfM^rch 27.
On Saturday the 18th instant as Clement Terry, a
labouring man belonging to Bucks county, was tra
velling between the New-Mills and Mount-Holly, he
was overtaken by a couple of men of whom he en
quired the nearest way to the last mentioned place.
They told him if he would go with them they would
fliew him a fliort way through the woods. He went ;
and, as they were passing through the woods, they
flopped him, and demanded his money. He for some
time defended himfelf with his walking stick; at
length he was overpowered and was robbed of four
dollars and an half. After they had committed the
robbery one of them wanted to murder him for hav
ing made defence, but the other objected, and urged
that a less punishment ought to fuffice—and having a
hatchet they finally agreed to cut off his left hand—
which was executed, and then they left him. With
difficulty he got to a neighbouring house. Two men
have since been taken up on suspicion, and committed
to Burlington gaol.
The publick may depend on the authenticity of the
following statement:
Petitioners for money on loan Qn former principles
without tender - . . 134 g
Loan-office with a tender - - 4 68 4
For revenue money --. , 91
For ditto without a tender - - 534
Againd paper-money of any fort - 2925
For a circulating medium without a tender 101
Circulating medium with a tender - 233
The petitioners therefore for such an ad as was
brought in amounted to 4684, and those against it
to 5532.
10. An aft to oblige the regimental agents of the
troops of this state, to deposit in the treasury the cer
tificates remaining in their hands, and for making com
pensation for their services.
11. An aft for altering the place of holding the infe
rior court qf commop-pleas and courts of general
quarter sessions of the peace in and for the county of
Bergen.
12. An aft to enable the townships of Nottingham
and Chester, in the county of Burlington, to raise
money by tax for the purpose of repairing their roads
by hire.
13. An aft empowering the trustees of the Presby
terian church in New-Brunswick, and the trustees of
the firft Presbyterian church at Elizabeth-Town, to
ereft a lottery for the purpose therein mentioned.
14. An aCt to vest the real estate of David Provooft,
late of the city of New-York, deceased, lituate in this
state, in trustees for the purpose of making sale there
of, and applying the proceeds according to the will of
the said deceased.
15. An aft to incorporate certain persons as trustees
in every religious society or congregation in this state,
for tranfaCting the temporal concerns thereof.
^6. An aft to ratify and confirm an agreement made
between the commissioners appointed by the legislature
of the state of Pennsylvania, and commiffloners appointed
by the legislature of the state of New-Jersey, for the
purpose of agreeing upon and accurately describing
which of the islands, eylots and insulated dry land,
mentioned in the agreement between the two states,
bearing date the 26th April 1783, belong to each of the
said states, according to the purport of that agreement.
17. An act to enable the executors of the last will
and testament of Joshua Norcrofs, deceased, to make
proper conveyances for the houses and lots of land
agreeable to contract, entered into by said Norcrofs.
18. An aft to enable the owners and possessors of
the meadow and swamp lying on the weft fide of South
river, in the county of Gloucester, to finifh, keep up
and maintain the bank, dam and other waterworks,
to keep the watercourses thereof clear.
19. An aft to authorize and empower Renffclaer,
Williams, efq. to execute and fulfil the purposes of
the testament and last will of Henry Longfield, de
ceased.
20. An aft for the sale of the estate of Joel White,
late of the county of Monmouth, deceased, or of such
part thereof as may fatisfy certain executions.
21. An aft for granting and securing to John Fitch,
the foie right and advantage of making and employ
ing the steam boat by him lately invented, for a limit
ed time.'
22. An aCt to direCt the mode of levying taxes, and
to enforce the collection of the fame.
23. An aft to direst the mode of prosecuting bonds
given by fheriffs for the due execution of their office.
24. An aft to revive and continue an aft, intitled,
'an aft to ereCt and establish courts in the several
counties in this colony, for the trial of small causes,
and to repeal the former ad for that purpcfe.
25. A supplement to an act, intitled, 6 an aCt to as
certain the power and authority of the ordinary and
his surrogates, to regulate the jurisdiction of the pre
rogative court, and to establish an orphan's court in
the several counties of the state.
26. An aft to direCt the mode and proceedings on
writs of fieri facias, and for transferring of lands and
chattels for the payment of debts.
27. An aft to explain and amend an aft, intitled,
' an aft to pais estates in fee by certain devises in wills
and testaments, and to limit estates in tail.
28. An aCt to authorize the inhabitants of the town
ship of Mannington, in the county of Salem, to raise
the causeway leading from Salem bridge into the said
townfllip above the flow of the tide, to repair their high
ways by hire, and to raise money for those purposes.
29. An aft to qualify James Parker, of the city of
Perth-Amboy, to hold any office he may be elected to
in the said corporation.
30. An act for defraying sundry incidental charges.
The hon. the council and assembly, in joint-meet
ing duringtheir late fitting, appointed William-Churchill
Houston, Abraham Clark and James Schuurman, Es
quires, to meet commissioners from the other states
upon the subject of commerce and other matters.
To be Sold by Adjournment,
AT the dwellinghoufe of Jacob Skillman, in the
tqwnfhip of Amwell, on Monday the tenth day
of April next, all the goods and chattels of the said
Skillman; also, between the hours of twelve and five
o'clock of said day, will be fold that plantation where
on the said Jacob Skillman now lives, containing about
200 acres, bounded by lands of Joseph Hogeland
Derick Hogeland, Joseph Higgins and others. There
are on said premises a good dwellinghoufe, barn and
orchard, a great proportion of meadow and timber
late the property of said Skillman ; seized and taken in
execution at the suit of Albert Schenck, and Jonathan
Peare, esquires, and to be fold by
JOHN ANDERSON, late Sheriff.
March 24, 1786. -w
TO BE SOL D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,
Tuesday the 25th day of April next, the plea
~ fantly situated feat of the late doctor Lewis John
£°"r Pe , th ~ Amboy, containing 209 acres; it will
0 l ™° ots ' as rt is conveniently situated to be
laid off into two genteel feats. There will hfrife
c °,'' !e vera l commodious lots and water lots
of the estate of H,, Cuyler, late deceased ' C
f^ d '^" s ' ^ kn ° wn at the time and Place of
lak ' by JAMES PARKER,
March a, „ 86 . BOWES REED.
*** The person who borrowed a half-bound copy of
the laws of New-Jersey of the printer some time ago,
is requeued to return it.
THE legatees and devifees to the es
tate of colonel John Reid, late of Hortinier,
in the county of Monmouth, deceased, are here
by requeued to meet at the house of the fubferiber,
either in person or by their attornies, the 3d day of
October next, to fix a settlement of accounts relative.
SAMUEL REID, anting executor.
Hortinier, March 24, 1786. qw*
Notice is hereby given,
New-Jersey, } qrHAT the vendue held for the
Mid. county. § 1 sale of the plantation of and be
longing unto Edward Thomas, taken in execution at
the suit of John Pope and others, containing about
227 acres of land, situate at Macheponix, in South-
Amboy, well timbered and watered, very natural tq
grass, a large body of clay very suitable for making
brick or earthenware, as there is a brick yard at pre
sent on the premises; with convenient buildings, &c.
is adjourned for want of buyers to Saturday the iff
day of April next ensuing, at the house of John Camp
bell, innholder, at Spotfwood, between the hours of
twelve and five o'clock in the afternoon, when the
premises certainly will be fold.
ABRAHAM SCHUYLER, late Sheriff.
New-Brunswick, March 16, 1786. iw
Eight Dollars Reward.
MADE their ffcape by breaking gaol in New-Bruns
wick, in the county of Middlesex, in the state of
New-Jersey, in the evening of Thursday the 16th in
f Benjamin Guinup, who was commit
ted for horfeftealing and other misdemeanors, about
25 ATI age ' t f eet high ' lißht complexion, flout
made, had on a light-coloured brown coat, a pair of
light overalls: also a certain John Compton, about 26
years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, of a dark
complexion; had on a dark brown coat, corduroy
vest and breeches, a round hat. Any person appre
hending the said prisoners, and delivering them in the
gaol in New-Brunswick aforefaid, shall receive the
above reward and all reasonable charges, paid by
n JOHN WHITLOCK, Gaoler.
New-Brunswick, February 17, 1786.
To be Sold or Rented,
POINT-BREEZ E,
N EAR Bordentown, containing about one hundred
„ d . fifty ? cres > twelve acres of meadow cleared, and
about t,ce that quantity may be made, the rest of
the land wood and arable, about one half of each.
There are on the premises a good frame house, barn'
stable, cowhoufe, carriage and milkhoufe, & c . also
a young orchard of the best grafted fruit, containing
between two and three hundred apple trees, and a
good collection of fruit now in their prime for bear
°f' '"^ 1 s Pe , ars ' P eaches , Plumbs, cherries, apri
cots, neftarins, almonds, gooseberries, rafberries, draw
berries and currants of sundry forts. White, purple
foreign and country grapes, a ] ar g e garden
with a good collection of flowers and kitchen roots. The
place is well calculated for a gentleman's country resi
dence, from its extensive profped and healthy situation
on the river Delaware, within four or five miles of the
place allotted for building the federal town. The
stage from Boidentown to New-York and Philadel-
P h' i'° "'^ a week within half a mile of if by
rche h iD° r y at e h ' n Th'" ^ b , r ° l ^ ht fr ° m either place at
a cheap rate. There is plenty of good sport for the
lovers ofgunnmg and angling on and near the premises
Time will be given if required for the greeted part of the
purchase-money ; and if not fold by the firft of Anril
next, it will be rented for one year. Pril
a ^V' h °"' ea ° d ° ne acre °' f ground adjoining
^' e c a ^ ? wrth ab ° ut twenty or thirty apple
trees ° n ifc ' ° n the ma in road lead!
ing from Bordentown to Trenton. °
Likewise a house and lot of one ficre in King's-Town
f ° r ', e tw ° firf t described places, and to Abraham
Cruizer, efq. near King's-Town for the house and lot
there, or to the fubferiber at New-York.
, GEORGE DOUGLASS.
March 6, 1,86. iw
Eight Dollars Reward.
R^r, a < ^'" the ^ fcriber> livin « in Front.ftreet,
Philadelphia, on the 12th instant, a Dutch
vant man named Adam Eyfi er , about 27 years of age 3
he is of a middle size, pretty well set, s u pp osed f ed to
about 5 feet 7or 8 inches fogh; st oo ps a little in his
walk ; wears very long brown hair, which is common!
^ ied . u P? f P eaks b , indifferent English; has some
moles in his face, and may be easily known by a
markable lump on one of his wrists about the size of a
small hickory-nut: his eloathing a drab coloured co rt
tee, reaching about half down the thigh, faced with th^
fame cloth; a vest with green cloth fore parts, and
b"''° ns on both these garments, neither
of which has been much worn ; good but dirty leather
breeches; took with him three shirts, two of which
are check, and a pretty good old hat. Whoever
cures fad servant, so that he may be returned to the
fubfcnber shall be entitled to receive the above
ward, and reasonable charges, from
PLUadelpbfa, March ^^^ ^^COTT.