The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-11-29 00:00:00, page 3

haft said right, but we hope that the great Kitch, Ma
nitou will henceforth lead our feet in the good path,
and that our past follies may be forgot, to the end we
may enjoy peace and be unanimous in all our doings.
Our father, we feel that all thy words are the words
of truth, and experience hath shewed us that all thy
foretellings are come to pal's. Thee talk of peace; that
is our wish, and the main point which lead us here.
Keyewlaab our father: 'Tis of old that children must
obey their fathers, and that it belongs to them to chaf
tiie and reprove them when they do wrong; we know
it, and the Great Spirit will so purify our hearts that
thee shall be glad to have spared our lives which we
have forfeited.
" Our Father, we remember thy words seven years
ago, all, all, are come to pal's ; yes, all thee has said
is true, and that is the reason we are now come to
smoke together the pipe of peace and friendfhip. Thee
obferveth that the alliance between the French and
the Americans is an indissoluble chain ; we believe it,
our father. Thee haft advised us not to trifle our land
away for strong drinks, we sadly want this salutary ad
vice, for that is the source of all our follies and cala
mities, and we wish that in this Great Council nothing
bad may ensue. Our Father, thy words of this day
shall be heard among the Six Nations, and they will
serve to strengthen and brighten the chain which is go
ing to unite us together. Our Father, we shall fay no
more to-day, because it is not fitting for us to multi
ply our words; we enjoy the present moment, and we
will assist at the Great Council of the United States,
and we felicitate the Members thereof on their fafe ar
rival here. Thee haft said that thee departed to-mor
row, may be, we shall add something more then.
On the next day there was another Meeting, when the
Orators of the friendly Nations thus uddreffed the Mar
quis :
Kayewlaah our . Father,
" LET all the Nations here present open their ears,
as well as the great warriors of our father Ononthio. —
Thy speech of yesterday, hold forth felicitations, re
proofs and counsels—we receive them all in good part,
because we well remember thy words seven years ago,
they preserved us in the right path. Behold this belt,
received from our father Montcalm, some twenty years
ago, by our fathers —he told us we should always hold
it faft.
" Keyewlaah our father, all thy words are come to
pass, therefore we receive with pleasure those of yester
day."
The Marquis delivering back the great belt, said,
" I am glad to fee you have so faithfully preserved this
ancient belt, and that it has had so good an effed on
many nations which it has prevented from taking up
the hatchet against the United States. France shall al
ways hold one end of that belt, whilst the other end
shall be held also by the great Congress. I thank you
for your fidelity in following my counsels, and shutting
your ears against the enemies of this great bland."
A Huron Chief arose and said,
" Keyewlaah our father, open thy ears to the few
words I am going to address thee before thy departure.
The children of the North have long been those of the
great Onontbio. Thy words have pleased us because
they are true. First, thee beginneth with thanking the
Great Manitow for bringing thee here—we thank him
also for the fame, and wish, that through his influence,
thy counsels may become as so many blessings. We
thank thee for all thy words, and in thanking thee thus,
we bid thee farewell. — Kayewlaab our father, one word
more —When we left the people of the North, the
Governor of Canada gave us exhortations analogous to
thy words. He advised us to behave decently, and to
bring with ns none but words of peace in the great
Council of the Thirteen United States, faying, that
peace was made between the English and the Ameri
cans —is not that like thy speech? He advised us like
wise to live in friendfhip with all the nations who may
come to Niagara."
Towanoganda, a Seneca Chief, arose and said,
'' Kayemlaab our father, great warrior of Onontbio,
open thy cars to the few words I have to fay. Thou
acknowledge the fupcrintending power of the Great
Manitow which has brought thee to this place of peace
and friendihip. Then thee faith that as a good father,
thee loves to forget and to forgive. We well remem
ber thy words seven years ago at Fort Johnson, which
were, that thee kneweft well the ground of the dispute
between England and America, and that the cause of
the latter was just, and that the great Onontbio would
establish a bright chain which would last forever. Thee
has called on our memory for the fulfilling of thy words.
Thee has given us also good and important counsels
for our condudl: at this great Council. Our father, open
thy ears once more. We had no time yesterday to de
liberate on thy words. Every nation is liable to err,
and we have committed a great many ft .its, at the in
fligation of Great-Britain. We have § en overcome,
but it becomes all wife nations to forgive, and parti
cularly the victorious one. Thee has heard our voice,
all our thoughts are re-united round this great fire, kin
dled by the Congress, the representatives of which are
here present. We hope, and our confidence is founded
on this treaty If the Americans address us with the
words of peace, all will go well, and peace cover
all the nations. Father, carry with thee this belt, and
remember our words.
" We return thanks to the Governor of Canada for
his good willies for the success of this treaty ; you ought
also to thank him for his good counsels, in telling you
to make the best peace you can with the Great Con
gress. I rejoice to fee my children reprobating their
ancient triers ; I wish sincerely that all the nations may
forget all past animosities, and bury the hatchet ; with
equal sincerity I wish, that in the present htuation of
Ibe Marquis's Answer.
RICHMOND, November 13.
By late accounts from the western country we learn,
that the Indians are so exasperated at the proceedings
of some of the settlers from North-Carolina, who had
encroached upon their territory, that they were mak
ing every preparation to go to war; several parties are
already out, and have done considerable mifehief. The
western Indians have been informed by some ill-dis
posed persons, that their whole country was to be
taken from them ; but on being allured to the contra
ry, they were somewhat pacified ; and, it is said, had
determined to address Congress on the fubjett. That
the Indians about the Falls of Niagara had declared
war, and were expected to break out every day. That
the Spaniards had made offers to ieverai of the nati
ons, and were endeavouring to excite them against the
Americans. That a large army of northern Indians
were on their way against the inhabitants of the Ohio;
and that dreadful consequences were apprehended, if
some mode was not speedily adopted for their defence.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.
The brig New-York, Captain Smith, from New-
York for Cape-Francois, is got into Charleston with
the loss of her masts, bowsprit and head.
'I he Baltimore, Smith, from Boston, and Friends,
Fuet, from Hampton, are arrived at Baltimore.
1 he brig Betsey, Captain Slover, from this port
for St. Kitts, having sprung a leak, put into Chai lef
ton in great distress, having fix feet water in her
hold.
A few days ago a gentleman, on his way in the
stage from Frederickfburg to Richmond, was rubbed
of a sum of money, amounting to upwards of 4.000
dollars.
" I T is the opinion of this Committee, that ads
of Assembly to amend titles to land, which may be
defective from the loss of deeds, and from the denial
of deeds by the vendors, after the price has been paid,
have been too frequently puffed, and have too decid
edly barred all other persons, who might have preten
tions to the fame ; that the practice is dangerous, that
it tempts to fraud, and that in either case, they are
seldom necessary, as the testimony upon which the
house proceeds may now be perpetuated, under a clause
of the constitution, as well in the Courts of Common-
Pleas as in the Supreme Court, in order to have the
effect it ought to have, and no greater.
“ It is the opinion of this Committee, that the dis
solving of the bands of marriage is another very im
proper exercise of legislative power, and an intrusion
upon the judicial branch ; and that instead of passing
ads occasionally, there Should be a power given to
pioper judges of determining on such application*
“ Permanent salaries Should, without delay, be
eftabliShed by ad of Assembly for the justices of the
Supreme Court, for and during their refpefiive con
tinuance in office. Judges Should have nothing to
hope or fear from any one."f
* Page 136. J 141.
O The Piece Jigned Phelim O'Phirlygig is
come to hand, and mill be injerted in our next.
WHEREAS some person or persons have raised
certain falfe reports, greatly injurious to the
character of Hannah, the daughter of the subscriber,
as fully appears from the subjoined depositions, where
the reports are particularly noted, and their falfehood
detected.
And as some appear to be uncertain about the mat
ter of these spreading falfehoods, and alter or add,
according as their own conceptions may direct, or the
evil they deSign require. And others, for want of
information, or from enmity, talk as if they disbe
lieved that the following testimonies mere or could be
obtained.
In the mean time these reports being circulated to
a great distance, both by the inadvertant conversati
on of some among those who really despise the ruin
ing of characters, and by the unfriendly insinuations
or more formal untruths of others who rejoice in it.
I thought it might, therefore, not be improper to
take this method, for the present, to fatisfy all those
who honestly wish to be informed ; and to leave those
who are malicious, under the necessity of giving over
the exercise of their enmity in this matter, or of raif
things every circumstance may coincide to fender the
ensuing treaty advantageous to the nations as well as to
the United States. Full of that strong confidence, I
feel for you all an entire return of my paternal affec
tion. With these words, and with these sentiments,
which are those of my heart, I bid you farewell, in or
der to return across the Great Lake to the great Onon
tbio. —
TRENTO N, November 29.
Mr. Collins,
In reading over the Journal of the Council of Cen
sors of Pennsylvania, I observe that the, have re
ported fundr, infiances in whi,.h their Legislative
department have; encroached upon the Judicial, or
have othermife departed from the conjiitution,
many of which mill apply to some of their neigh
bouring fates. I have therefore made a fem ex
trafls, which, if you have room, you may give a
place in your paper. A. Z.
ing and spreading new scandal in order to entertain it.
By tracing the matter I have found some of those
malicious persons, and expeCt to find them all before
I quit them.
ABRAHAM PRALL.
Hunterdon ? T)ERSONALLY appeared before me
county, If ) this 7th day of September, 1784,
Alexander Reading, who being sworn, maketh oath
on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, That a
certain report being spread, injurious to the character
of Miss Hannah Prall, in regard to taking a sum of
money out of the pocket of him the said Alexander,
and goods out of his store, and goods from a pedler,
is falfe, and without any foundation ; and to the best
of his knowledge, her character Hands fair and unim
peachable.
Taken and sworn the ")
da, and year above [
mriten.
Thomas Reading, one , Alexander Reading.
of the Juflices of the
Peace in and for said
county.
State of New-Jersey,? T)ERSONALLY appeared
Somerset county. , 4 before me, Nicholas Du
bois, Esq one of the Justices of the Peace of the
county of Somerset, William Verbryck, Esq. who, be
ing duly sworn, depofeth and faith, that it is said that
Hannah Prall, the daughter of Abraham Prall, Esq.
of Hunterdon, should have been at his (lore, and have
taken a piece of gauze and have put it in with some ar
ticles which die had bought at said store, and then
have gone off home ; and that then he the deponent
should have taken his horse and rid up to the house
of said Abraham Prall, Esq. and should there have
received the gauze back and One Half Joe; and the
deponent faith that the above report is utterly falfe
and without foundation.
Sworn before me this)
2;th day of Septem-r _
ber,i7^fe. ( William Verbryck.
Nicholas Dubois. )
State of New-Jersey,? T)ERSONALLY appeared
Somerset county. $ £ before me, Henry V. Mid
dlefworth, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace of the
county of Somerset, Joseph Van-Doien, who being
duly sworn, faith, That certain reports being spread,
injurious to the character of Miss Hannah Prall, in
regard to taking some goods out of Joseph Van-Do
ren's store, which report is falfe, and without any
foundation; and to the best of his knowledge, her
character stands fair and unimpeachable.
Taken and sworn before,
methis 12th da, of ORo-\ ,
, 0 > Joseph Van-Doren.
ber, 1784.
Henry H. Middlefwaert. )
ALL Persons indebted to
the estate of Samuel Henry, late of Tren
ton, deceased, are requested to make immediate pay
ment ; and those who have any just demands against
said estate, are also requested to bring in their ac
counts and vouchers for settlement.
ABRAIIAM HUNT,
CHARLES AXFORD, jun. J
Trenton, November 22, 1784. 3 m l
F'fteen Pounds Reward.
Ran away, on the 4th day of October, 1784, from
the subscriber, living on Deer-Creek, in Harford
county, Maryland, a negro man, named
O L 1 V E R,
Though commonly called NOL.
HE is a well let fellow, about thirty years of age,
five feet fix inches high, of a good black co
lour, a high round forehead, middling large ears and
mouth, his feet and legs are of the larger size, with
a small fear over and across one of his eye-brows (I
think his right eye-brow)—He is left-handed. Had
on and took with him when he went away, a brown
cloth coat with bright-faced buttons, a white jacket,
white fliirt, and some kind of trowfers, Ihoes and
flockings, with some things in a bundle. He proba
bly will change his name and procure a pass, and en
deavour to pass for a freeman. He once before ran
away, and was taken up in Pennsylvania, by the above
described fear. Whoever takes up said fellow, and
delivers him to his master, or secures him in any gaol,
so that his master may get him again, Ihall have the
above reward, paid by
FREEBORN BROWN.
2'l
N. B. It is thought there is a yellowilh fellow in
company with him, who is also run away, that has
been used to the water, and that they may attempt
following that profeffion ; and that they will probably
make for Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, New-York or
New-England. All maflers of velLls and others are
forewarned from Harbouring or carrying him or
them off. 4 w*