The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-05-22 00:00:00, page 3

" Two fleets have lately failed from Charleftown,
one to New-York with a number of women, and
150 officers on board ; and the other to Europe, all
empty transports.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the southern
army, dated ^pril 3,1782.
" Our little army lies at Bacon's bridge, about
twenty miles from Charleftown. Every preparati
on is making in the town for an evacuation —Some
eircumftances have put the matter almost out of
doubt. General Wayne is in Georgia with about
150 cavalry, and the militia of that Rate, 25 miles
from Savannah—Colonel Pofey's detachment has
gone to reinforce General Wayne. It is the gene
ral opinion that we ihall bein possession of both pla
ces before the firft of May."
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.
Last Saturday the brig Holker, Captain Kean,
arrived here from Martinique. We have no further
account by this vessel of the late engagement in the
Weft-Indies; but a flag which arrived on Sunday
from Providence, which the left the firft of May,
confirms the account already publiflied, with the
additional circumstances of admiral Rodney having
been killed, and the count de Graffe wounded in
the Lid engagement ; and that there had been great
rejoicings and illuminations at Cape-Francois, on
account of the victory gained by the French fleet
over the Engliih, in the action of the 12th ult. in
the Weft-lndies.
By the UNITED STATES in CONGRESS as
sembled, May 9, 1782.
Resolved, 1 hat in confederation of the distin
guished talents and Services of Colonel O. Williams,
he be and hereby is appointed a brigadier-General
in the army of the United States
Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
On Saturday last arrived here the brig Holker,
belonging to this port She was chaied off our
capes, by some hungry Engliihmen, but by her su
periority in failing, got clear of them. She has tak
en fourteen prizes during her cruize.
Sir Guy Carleton in conlequence of his inftru&i
cns for dilcontinuing the oftenfive war on this con
tinent, has broke up the board of refugees at New-
York.
Letters of the third of April, from Carolina,
mention that Major Hyrne, taken in a late excutfi
on of the enem)\ is paroled ; but that Mr. Pendle
ton is committed to the provost. He is not, how
ever, treated with that rigour, which he would, in
all probability, have experienced some time ago;
no thanks to the mercy of our enemies ! Ihe fame
letters add, that General Lessie opened a correspon
dence with General Greene on the subject of the
estates of refugees lately conhfcated, by an aft of
the alTembly; propufing to leave fafe and inviolate
all American property within the lines, on conditi
on of their not carrying the a& into execution. Ge
neral Greene declared this to be intirely out of the
line of his power ; in conlequence of which, inter
views took place between Leslie's officers, and gen
tlemen of consequence in the state, but without pro
ducing any cffe<ft, and we are told that the affair is
now before Congress.
Some particulars from the speeches of the Duke of
Richmond and Lord Abingdon, refpeding the
execution of Colonel Hayne. Feb. 5. —London
Chronicle.
After strongly marking the several stages of Lord
Rawdon's and Colonel Balfour's conduct in this af
fair, his grace the Duke of Richmond particularly
recapitulated the inhumanity of allowing Colonel
Hayne twenty-four hours respite, because he had
given proofs of the kindest treatment to such, Bri
tish as were so unfortunate as to become his prison
ers of war. Common humanity therefore should
have operated in favour of the man who himfelf had
exercised that virtue ; and evil in such a case, should
not have been returned for good. His grace soon
after moved, " that an humble address be present
ed to his Majesty, humbly to desire that his Majes
ty will be graciously pleaded to give directions that
there be laid before this house copies or extracts of
letters and papers relative to the execution of Co
lonel Isaac Hayne," &c. —for at piefent the virtu
ous character of the British nation was called in
quefhon, and its humanity fullicd by pubhek re
port in all foreign courts, and therefore that by a
parliamentary disapprobation of what appeared
wrong, the nation might be relcued from the im
proper stigma.
Lord Abingdon said, what is this case my Lords?
t is the case of a cruel barbarous murder of an in
dividual; But what is the cruel and baibarous mur
der of an individual when compared with the' cruel
and barbarous murders, not one jot more justifiable,
which the whole of the American war has occasion
ed? What is this case my Lords when compared
with a noble peer of this house [Cornwallis] so
lemnly protesting against the principles of this war,
and yet going forth of himfelf, and in his own per
son, to counteract these principles, and to perpetrate
a thousand ads like these? What is this case my
Lords when compared with the case of one Arnold,
who coming to this kingdom, with his hands trea
cherously and traiteroufly reeking in the blood of his
countrymen, to be clofetted with the King, to be
received at court, to be smiled upon, to be caressed,
to be rewarded, in contamination and to the dil
grace of the British army; and like his brother re
fugees, to be made instrumental in deluding this
country? What is this case when compared with
the American Secretary [Germaine] who failing in
his military character, and now in his civil capaci
ty, finds himfelf rewarded with a peerage? Let us
my Lords politically murder this cabinet, and in so
doing let us in some little degree appease the injured
,gholl and expiate the blood of Colonel Hayne by
offering up a facrifice in which even humanity itfelf
is so much interested and concerned.
After several speeches for and against the motion,
it was negatived by a majority of 48.
House of Assembly, May 21, 1782.
On Motion,
Resolved,
I'd if the doors of this house be kept open,
I and that the inhabitants ot the Rate be per
mitted to be pretent at the tranfa&ing the butioefs
of the house, except on luch particular occasions
as in the opinion of the house ihall require lecrecy.
Extract from the minutes,
MASKELL ewing, jun. cik.
THE trustees of Queen's-College in New Jer
ley, are requelted to meet at New Bruni-
Wick on Oednelday the twelfth day of June next,
precilely at 11 o'clock in the morning, on business
of importance, By order
J. R. Hardenbergh, Clk.
May 13, 1782. 3W
FOR S A L E,
CT'HE grist-mills and saw-mill ot the lubfcriber,
1 lituate on the south branch of Raritan, near
the forks of Raritan, a never failing stream, confid
ing of a large mill-house with two run of Rones,
merchant and country bolts, a convenient saw-mill,
two dwelling-houses, with a large merchant s dore,
Dutch barn, and out houles—a large orchard, molt
ly grafted, with 80 acres of good land adjoining the
mill, 15 acres of which is excellent meadow, lying
on the river, 20 acres wood-land, and the red tilla
ble, well watered, and ihad and other fifh caught
by the door —a very healthy place, and is a good
mill feat, lying in the midst of a thick fettled coun
try, and a good Rand for trade, being 16 miles from
New-Brunswick, 30 miles from Trenton, and 50
miles from Philadelphia ; the purchaser can enter on
the premises immediately. For terms apply to Pe
ter Dumont, on the premises.
May 2, 1782. 4w
_ —, —, ,
NOTICE is hereby given, that puffuant to the
dire&ions of the .council of general proprie
tors of Weit jersey, a petition will be presented to
the honourable the Legislature at their next leffion,
for a law to appoint commissioners from some of the
neighbouring dates to afeertain the line of partition
between the eastern and western divisions of New-
Jersey, Joseph Reed, ]
Jona. D. Sergeant,|
May 4, 1782. Clement Biddle, } Commit-
Ebenezer Cowell, I tee.
gw* Daniel Ellis, J
TO BE SOLD, at Vendue,
FOR ready money, on Saturday the 25th day
of May, 1782, at the house of Hugh Smith,
in Trenton, in the county of Burlington, one new
milch cow, one heifer, and sundry household furni
ture, confiding of beds and bedding, chairs, tables,
and several other articles too tedious to mention; the
sale to begin precisely at 11 o'clock.
N. B. The said Smith requests all persons
whosoever, having any demands against him or
his deceased wife Elizabeth Smith, should immedi
ately fend in their accounts ; and he also requests all
those who are in any relped indebted to him, may
without further trouble pay off their accounts to
himfelf, or in his absence to Mr. Jacob Benjamin,
in Trenton, opposite the Printer's. iw
TO BE SOL D,
at Publick Vendue,
At the tavern commonly called Ringo's, in Amwell,
Hunterdon county, on Friday 31st May, instant.
AConfiderable number of horses, mares and
colts, most part half and 3-4ths blooded, got
by noted lull blooded horses ; these colts are from
one year to four years old, mod of them in good or
der: There is a very likely full blooded bay mare,
rising fix years old, of the Juniper and Pacolet
breed, now heavy with foal to the noted horse fra
veller; those are the dock of a person whohas been
careful and curious to get good blood, and are fold
as he intends to quit farming as soon as convenient;
there will be a short credit given, and the owner
will attend the sale, which will begin at 12 o'clock
on the said day.
May 20, 1782. 2W
Two Famous Full Blooded Horses,
LIBER TY and FLEE [WOOD,
WILL cover mares the ensuing season, at the
stable of the fubferiber, in Maidenhead
townfllip, Hunterdon county date of New-Jersey,
at Four Pounds the season, in gold or silver, to be
paid on or before the firlt day of November next.
1 wenty Shillings abatement will be made to those
who pay the cash before that time. Good padure
will be provided for mares, and proper care taken
of them by EDM. BAINBRIDGE.
N. B. Their genuine pedigrees may be seen at
the Rand. gw§
April 5, 1782.
New-jerfey,Mid- 7 XIOTICE is hereby given
dlelex county, j IM that the faies 01 sundry
lots of land, lituate in Perth- Amboy, of and be
longing unto the efface of Elias Bland, deceased,
adjourned for want of buyers, to this day, is fur
ther adjourned to iVionday the 27th day of May
next, to be fold at publick auction at the house of
John De Grew, inn-holder, at the ferry houle,
in New-Brunswick, between the hours of 12 and 5
o'clock in the afternoon, when a draft of the lots
will be ihewn to the purchaser.
John Piatt, late Sheriff.
N. B. the admioiftrator of Lhas Bland, deceas
ed, requests all persons indebted to the said cil ice,
also those who have any demand, to attend on the
said 27th day of May, at the time and place afore
laid. William Calvert.
New-Jersey, )D Y virtue of sundry writs
Middlesex county, , D of Fieri Facias to me
directed, iliued out of the Court of Common Fleas
in and for the said county of Middlesex, against the
goods and chattels, lands and tenements of and be
l°ngi[g unto John Vankirk, I have seized and tak
en horses, cattle, hogs, sundry foits of household
goods and farming utensils, together with about 180
acres of land lituate at Cranberry, all which 1 Ihall
expose at publick sale; the goods and chattels on
Monday the 3d day of June next ensuing, at twelve
o'clock,, and that valuable and noted house and ta
vern called Gordon's tavern, at Cranberry, oppo
site the mill, together with the aforefaid 180 acres
of land, &c. on Monday 24th day of June next,
between the hours of 12 and 5 o'clock in the after
noon, at the said Vankirk's house, at Cranberry
aforefaid.
JOHN PIATT, late Sheriff.
May 22, 1782. 4W
New-Jersey, ) T) Y virtue of an order
Middlesex county, ff. ) L) from the Honourable
the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of
this state, I am directed to give notice to the pub
lick, that courts of Oyer and ferminer and Gene
ral Gaol Delivery will be held at Princeton, in and
for the county of Middlesex, on T uefday the iith
day of June next: All Judges, Justices, Coroners,
Constables, and other officers and ministers of jus
tice of said county, are hereby required to be then
there in their proper perlons, with their rolls, re
cords, indictments and other remembrances ; and
all persons who will prolecute or can bear teftimo^
ny in behalf of the state against any offender in said
county, are desired likewile to give their attendance
at the time and place aforefaid.
JOHN CONWAY, Sheriff.
New-Brunswick, May 17, 1782. 3W*
~T C)BE SoTTdT
By William Richards,
A T Lamberton, near Trenton, a fine negro boy,
' about thirteen years old; the owner of said
negro wants money, is the reason he is fold.
• May 14, 1782. 1 gw