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to the conquering Hero. The following is a difcrip
ton of the paintings ; but we do not picto^ to dojuf
tice either to the elegance of the design, or to the
author's fertile invention.
A T the lower window, a ship with the British
/I. colours below the French, and the word Corn-
WALLIS on the stern, emblematical, that by the
assistance of the French fleet, Cornwallis was captur
ed.
At the middle window, above, the portraits of
His Excellency General Washington and Count Ro
chAmbeau, with rays of glory and in crlace civic
crowns over their heads, framed with palm and lau
rel branches, and the words in transparent letters,
SHINE VALIANT CHIEFS; the whole encircled
with (tars and flowers de luce.
At another window, the Temple of Independence.
The words STAMP-ACT, DUTIES ON TEA,
&c. this ftruQure. And die foundation of the build
ing beginning with the words, LEXINGTON,
BUNKER-HILL, FORT MOULTRIE, TREN
TON, PRINCETON, GERMANTOWN, BUR
GOYNE, FRENCH ALLIANCE, MONMOU TH,
STONEY-POIN I', KINGS MOUNTAIN, COW
PENS? EUTAW, CORNWALLIS. The firft do
ry of the building of the lonic order, on the bale of
which were these words, BY THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE," which supported thirteen columns,
representing the Rates, supporting a frize, on which
were wrote, ILLUSTRIOUS SENATORS; and in
a pediment, which covered the whole range of co
lumns, were wrote, BRAVE SOLDIERY, with
rays of light and support from the senate; the pe
diment ornamented with the following Ratues, jus
tice with her even fcalts, a flaming (word, and thir
teen Rars in the glory around the figure, emblema
tical of the justice of Congress; on the right, the
statue of Hope, with her anchor; arid on the left,
the statue of Industry, with her bee-hive. The se
cond story of the Corinthian order, with Rallies in
niches, with the words, HEROES FALLEN IN
BATTLE ; and an Attic story, as the work com
pleted with the words, AGRICULTURE, ART'S
AND COMMERCE, and represented by the follow
ing statues; Agriculture, a figure holding a fheaf of
wheat on her left arm, a fickle in her right hand,
avid a plough at her feet. The arts represented by the
statues of painting, sculpture, and architecture ;
Painting has a pallet and pencils in one hand, and
the other supporting a picture; she has a golden
chain hanging from her neck, with a medal on which
is IMITATION ; the fevcral links allude to the ma
ny parts necessary to be studied before a whole can
be produced ; or the combined qualifications of an
able 'artift : and it being of gold, to Blew that the
art of painting cannot flourish withcut it is fuppert
ed by the generality of the oppulent. Sculpture is
represented by a statue, holding in one hand a mal
let and chifcl, and in the other a bust, ornamented
with laurels. Architecture- by a statue, having in
one hand a plan of elevation, and in the other a
square and a plummet. Commerce by a statue, hold?
ing a globe in one hand, and the other on the prow
of a ship. A dome covers the building and finishes
with the figure of Fame, blowing her trumpet, to the
east ; which may eafiiy be comprehended.
And at another wndow the genius of America,
trampling on Discord, being a handfomt female fi
gure, the bigness of life, clothed in white, a purple
girdle with the word VIRTUE on it, and a blue
mantle strewed with stars, a fillet on her head, with
the Word PERSEVERANCE; She holds in one hand
her banner of thirteen stripes, with the words
EQUAL RIGHTS, and in the other hand a globe
witn tne word UNIVERSALITY on a circuit index
to the globe. Tne figure of Discord with his snakes
inßead of hair, and holding a torch, tge flame of
which turns down on himfclf.
Head-Quarters, Continental Village, Nov. 17, 1781.
S I R,
On the morning of the 13th instant Lieutenant
De Foreß of the Connecticut line, who had been
detached by Major- General Parsons, with twenty-,
five regular troop.-, and Captain Lockwood of the
militia, with fifteen volunteers, including Lieute
nants Hull and Meade of the Connecticut Rate
troops, formed a design of boarding a (loop of ten
carriage guns, then at anchor in East Chester-bay;
-and having taken a small (loop of about 30 tons in
East Chester-creek, they embarked and fell down
the creek to the bay. Upon being hailed by the
sloop they answered, that " the rebel boats were
down and they had puihed opt of the creek to an
chor under their protection." With this deception
they laid her 011 board, but found themselves disap
pointed in the fhength of the vefiei, her nettings be
ing almost 12 feet above the gunwale. Here the as
sailants prevailed after 4 minutes conflict with bayo
nets and lances only ; they cut the nettings so as to
admit one man to enter ; Lieutenant Mead boarded,
(and received a wound, supposed to be mortal) he
Was followed by the red, who, in a Ihort time car
ried the vessel: the had twenty-five men 011 board,
at the fame time a part of the detachment made after
the wood fleet, fix of whom were taken. The ves
sels were brought to Stamford. About 40 prisoners
were taken, 25 of whom are soldiers. We had none
killed, Lieutenant Mead and three men wounded,
the former dangerously The enemy had 1 one kil
led; the Captain of the armed sloop and four men
were badly wounded. This enterprize was conduct
ed with much addrd's and great gallantry/
I have the honour to be,
with the highlit respect,
Your Excellency's most obedientdervant,
W. HEATH,
His Excellency,
the Prefidtilt pf Congress.
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec'ry,
TRENTON, Dec. 12.
Qn Saturday the twenty-fourth day of November
last, the Rev. Mr. James Caldwell, late a Miniftcr
of the Golpvl at Elizabeth-Town, was most barba
rously murdered by a Soldier belonging to the Rate
troops. The circumstances relating to this horrid
fact, are as follows: —Mr. Caldwell having been in
formed that a young lady had arrived 'at Elizabeth
-1 own Point, ip a flag of truce from New-York,
who had permission to come within our iiigs, and
who is the daughter of a lady who has dißinguifhed
herfelf by her great humanity, tenderness and gent
rofity to the American prisoners in New-York, and
considering himfelf bound by his duty as a citizen to
render every pofljble Service to the family of so wor
thy a character, went down to the point, nvith an
intention of waiting on the lady up to the town;—
when he arrived there, the officer then commanding
the poll at Eiizabeth-Town, being op board the flag
floop, asked him whether he would go on board.
He then Repped on board of the sloop, and was in
formed that the young lady had already gone to the
town. Being about to return, a perlon in the sloop
asked him whether he would take a finall parcel tied
up in a handkerchief, Mr. Caldwell consented to
take it, went on ihore, put the bundle into a chair
box, and was driving off, when a fol'dier Repped up
to nun and laid, "1 inuft Search your chair, to fee
whether you have not feizab/e goods in that bundle."
Mr. Caldwell then feeing it would be imprudent to
run any further rifir, asked the soldier whethei he
would Suffer him to return the bundle to the sloop.
To this request the foidier readily agreeing, Mr,
Caldwell took the bundle out of the cd;air-box, and
was Stepping on board of the sloop to return it, when
the murderer who was on the quarter-deck, and
within about ten ynds of him, said, d^ m n,ou, y%.
Mr. Caldwell instantly flopped, and immediately on
his flopping the feldier presented his mufketand Shot
111111 : —He fell down and inhantiy expired without a
grqan.—His funeral was at^ded the Tuesday fol
lowing by a large concourse of people, when a fu
m,al Sermon was pi cached by the Reif. Dr. M'Whor
ter, from Ecckfiaftcs viiith and Bth. " There is no
man that hath power over the Spirit, to retain the
Spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death;
and there is no difeharge in that war."
Mr. Caldwell was a man of very Superior talents,
whether considered as a preacher, a Ratcfman, or a
citizen—He was one of the firft who embarked in
the cause of his country, in which he has ever dis,
covered a mind incapable of being intoxicated with
partial turcches, or meanly depressed by the clouds
pf adverfify—His zeal, activity, and unshaken inte
grity under every circuinßance of the prefect revo
lution, arc deeply imprinted on the minds of his'
coumryjnen—As a preacher of the gospel he was
excelled by very few of the present age; his oratory
was natural and pleating, and exceedingly perfua
fivc—He was a diligint and faithful Minister cf Jelits
Chrid, to which the reformed lives and conversati
ons of a large part of his numerous congregation
bear an unequivocal 'testimony.
He has left a most destitute and helpless family,
confiding of nine children, the oldest about feven
tccn years of age, and the youngcß not exceeding
two; to experience the humanity and benevolence
of ihqfc tender and Sympathetic minds who are not
above the Tchngs of another's woe.—Though Mr.
Caldwell lias been almost constantly engaged in pub
lick departments since the present war, which have
been the Source of riches and affluence to many
others, yet such was his uprightness and love of his
country, that his riling family are now left to de
plore the want of a bare subsistence, but from the
generosity of thole who knew their father's virtues —-
We may jußlv conclude, with lamenting our coun
try's loss—a lo^to mankind—to human nature.
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Now felling at Bell's Book-Store, near St. Paul's
Church, in Third - Street, Philadelphia; also by
James Burnside, in Trenton, and James Martin,
poftrider to Morris-Town;
The Revolution of America.
By the ABBE RAYNA L,
Author of the philosophical and political history of
the eftablifliments and commerce of the Europeans
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*** Variety of curious and ufeful BOOK S 'in
history, divinity, voyages, travels, poetry, novels,
and entertainment, may be had at ftid Bell's Buck-
Store. swt
L O S T,
AN Tuesday the 4 th of December, 1781, a parch,
V meirt flip, containing two R;te notes ; one, No.
14, for Three Hundred and Seventeen Pounds thir
teen Shillings and Eight-pence ; the other, No. 1'33,
for Fifty Pounds. Ihe former my own property,
the latter ti< property of Joseph Wright,t soldier in
the blit Jersey regiment. Said parchment also con
tained about One Hundred State Dollars. Whoever
finds the lame, and will return it to me or the printer
hereof, Shall receive Sixteen Sfate Dollars as a reward.
All persons are forewarned purchasing the above
notes, as they will be flopped by the treasurer, and
are requeued to apprehend them if offered for sale.
E. WHII LOCK, Adj. xR Jer. Regt.
December 5, 1781. ' 3w*
>idty.^,..o^KCTranre.CT-gfyQ,,rawr -
W" P on fifth inftarrt, a certTn Peter
> V Fisher, and another person whole name is
unknown. I hey had with them two horses sup
posed to be fimeu; one of them black, fourteen
hands high, with a star; the other a sorrel, about
the lame height. The owners are desired to come
and prove their property, pay charges and take them
away - i JOHN PIATT,
Middlesex, Six Mile R:n% Dec, ? 0 , jfa. ^w|
L OS T,
ON the 4th or s th inflant, a Reel mounted pistol.
Whoever has found the fame, and will brim- it
to the printer, lhal| receive Three'Hard Dollars 're
ward: ^w Dec. 10 , 178 L
])E It REMEMBERED, that I Martin Long, of
V New-Hanover, and County of Burlington, do
hereby acknowledge and cons fs that, contrary to the
principles of honesty and truth, I did endeavour to
injure the charade of Jacob Phillips, Lfq. High-
Sheriff of the county of Burlington, by falfely and
unjustly reporting that the said Jacob Phillips,. Efa.
had demanded and tacen from me more fees than
allowed by law :—For which report and mifrepre
le'ntation, in this puldick manner, I do beg his par
don, and am fully convinced cf the justness and
uprigntuefj ol his behaviour to ine at all times, and
the baseness of my own intentions. In teftiraony
of which, 1 publish this in the publick New Jersey
Gazette.—Witney my hand at Burlington, Decem-
N.?2_J7Bi. ^ _ _ MARTIN LONG.
T O BE SO L D,
At PUBLICK SALE,
On T UEbDA Y the eighth day of January
next,
A HOUSE and lot of land, situate in Kingftreet,
in Trenton, it ?which Divid Pinkerton, deceas
ed, lately lived. Possession of the premises will be
given in April. The house is two Rories high, with
four rooms on a floor, well finished; a good kitchen
and Rore-houfe adjoining, with cellars under the
whole, and a fmoak-houfe and Rable on the lot,
which contains one quarter of an acre, and a good
well Q f water in the yard.—The whole in good re-
P a , a ?' ve , convenient for a store or other publick
buhnefs. To be fold at the fame time, situate with
in half a mile of Trenton, five acres of meadow,
and two lots of upland; one containing fix acres
the other five acres and a half, each having a good
collation cf fruit./ Conditions will be made known
at the day of sale, bv
MARY PINKERTON, )
DAVID PINKERTON, } Exccut.
ISAAC D'COW, )
Trenton, December 4, 1781.
"" ZwlMt PTCYMtro^c&oraitwen Bag 7 ^tit a
WILLIAM INNES
A ''t!""' IS tbepublick, and also h^s cußomers,
that he has begun brewing, and has beer for
lale, which he hopes will give fatisDaion, at the
current prices.
N. B. All persons who have calles of his are ear
nestly lequHted to return them, or pay the worth
or them,
Burlington, Dec. 3, 17 £i. 3w
W~I L~L B E ~ S'O L'D,—
In pursuance of the direction of the last will and
testament of Robert Priest, deceased, late of
Windsor, in the county of Middlesex, New-Jer
ley, on Monday the 24th of this iuft. December;
A LL that valuable plantation, situate, lying and
Xbeing near Princeton, whereon the said teftatcr
lately dwelt, containing about 156 acres of land,
part thereof good meadow, and more may be made:
There is on the premiss a frame house and kitchen,
arn and other convenient opt-houics, a young bear
ing orchard in its prime: The whole in good fence,
is well watered, and hath a fuiheient quantity cf
excellent timber.
Also will be fold at fame time, all the perlonal
estate of the laid deceased, confining of an ci^ht
day clock, feather beds arid bedding, looking glares,
and a variety of household and kitchen furniture too
tedious to enumerate : A large quantity of fay, flay,
Indian corn in the crib, wheat, rye and oats in Rael,
'and about 16 acres of green wheat in the ground,
together with all the horses, cattle, flwep and hogs,
&c. The vendue will begin at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, 'on the premises, where at
tendance will be given, and the conditions made
known by EZEKIEL SMITH, Executor
December it, 1781. 2w +