The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-08-21 00:00:00, page 3

Enclosed is a copy of my orders of the 1 ith; the
Governor and Lcgiflature meet here this evening
or to-morrow, into whose hands I shall resign the
civil police.
As soon as I am furnifhed with the invoices and
returns of stores I will transmit you a copy.
In addition to the terms of the 17th ult. a copy
of which was sent by Mr. Mafley, I have further
agreed, that the merchants and traders, not fubjeds
of America, or owing allegiance to this state, should
have fix months allowed them to dispose of their
goods and adjust their concerns, at the expiration
of which term they should be furnifhed with a pass
port to transport themselves and property received
in exchange or payment for their goods, to one of
the nearest British posts. I also agreed to receive
all such citizens as had heretofore joined the ene
my, on condition that they inlifted in the Georgia
battalion of continental troops, to serve as soldiers
for two years or during the war; in consequence
of which Major Haberfham has already near two
hundred men, and will shortly complete the corps
without one farthing expence to the publick.
1 have the honour to be, &c.
Honourable Major-General Greene. (Copy)
Head-Quarters, Savanna, July 11, 1782.
TH E light infantry company under Capt. Par
ker, to take post in the centre work in front of
the town, placing centries at the refpe&ive gate
ways and sally-ports, to prevent any person or per
sons going out or entering the lines without writ
ten permits until further orders.
PHILADELPHIA, August 14.
the UNITED STATES in CONGRESS
assembled. August 12, 1782.
WHEREAS, from the late publications, the
ple throughout the United States may be in
:ed to believe that Congress have received au
_ntick communications upon the fubje& of an ap
oaching peace :
Resolved, That the letter of August 2d, 1782,
rom Sir Guy Carleton and Admiral Digby to the
Commander in Chief be made publick.
[For the letter fee our last paper.]
Resolved, That Congress confider the above let
ter as mere matter of information, inexplicit as to
the nature and extent of the independency directed
co be proposed by the British Plenipotentiary; and
tis Congress have received no information on this
fubjed from their Ministers for negociating a peace,
therefore no publick measure can or ought to be
taken upon it in its present form.
Resolved, That it be, and it is hereby recom
mended to the fevcral States in the Union, not to
remit of their exertions for carrying on the war
with vigor, as the only effectual means of securing
the settlement of a fafe and honourable peace.
Resolved, That the Commander in Chief be di
reded to propose to his Britannick Majesty's Com
manders at New-York, the appointment of Com
missioners, to fettle forthwith a general cartel for
the exchange of prisoners, taking care that the li
quidation of accounts, and settlement of the balance
due for the maintenance of prisoners, be provided
for therein. Charles Thomson, Sec'ry.
Copy of a letter from Major-General Greene to
His Excellency the President of Congress.
Head-Quarters, Ashley Hill, South-Carolina, July
S I R, 14, 1782.
IDO myfelf the honour to transmit your Excel
lency a copy of General Wayne's letter, giving
an account of the evacuation of Savanna, This
event will afford great relief to the oppressed state
of Georgia, and the southern parts of South-Caro
lina.
During the General's command in Georgia, he
has had a complication of difficulties to struggle
with; and I should be wanting in justice to his lin
gular merit and exertions, were I not to recom
mend his conduit in the warmest terms to Congress.
I have the honour to be, with great refped, &c.
NATH. GREENE.
His Excellency the President of Congress.
Head-Quarters, Savanna, July 12, 1782.
Dear General,
THE British garrison evacuated this place yes
terday at 12 o'clock, leaving the works and
town perfed, for which the inhabitants are much
obliged to that worthy and humane officer Briga
dier-General Clarke. It is the prevailing opinion,
that the enemy will continue at Tybee for ten or
twelve days.
neace with Great Britain; and that finally they will
e every thing as eufy as poffibie for this pur
:, as they have formally promised, as soon as
condition now granted, relative to the freedom
;ommerce, shall have been previously admitted."
TRENTON, August 21.
From the county of ^Cumberland, in this state,
we learn, that the armed boat Gibraltar, carrying 2
fix pounders, 4 swivels, 2 howitz and 17 men, com
manded by Capt. Charles Allen, in the service of
this state, was, on the Bth inst. attacked in the mouth
of Dividing-Creeks in laid county, by the crews of
two refugee boats, commanded by Kidd and Jones,
consisting of about ninety men, who landed and at
tacked them from the fhor s; Captain Allen, after
receiving a heavy fire fron, markets and blunder
busses, and maintaining a running fight for about
four miles up said creek was at lalt obliged to
abandon his boat, which he did, and brought off
his men, after throwing one of his guns overboard ;
the refugees then took possession of the boat and
carried her off.
We have authentick information, that the French
fleet, commanded by Mons. de Vaudreuil, arrived
at Boston on the 9th instant from the Chesapeake.
We hear that agreeably to the notice in Riving
ton's Gazettee of the 7th instant, the inhabitants
and refugees met, to confider of a plan for obtain
ing assurance of what were to be the meafu.es of
the British government with refped to them: that
as orders had been given to stop issuing rations to
the refugees, they had determined to fend two of
their body immediately to England, to know with
certainty what protection they were further to ex
pect, and in what manner; and also remonstrated
to Sir Guy Carleton on the occasion, who inform
ed them, that those who chose to enter into his
Majesty's army or navy should be amply paid, fed
and clothed ; but as to further provision he was not
intruded.
To be fold, at publick vendue,
ON Monday the 26th instant, at the fubferi
bers near Pennington, horses, cows and
young cattle, sheep, hogs, a very good waggon,
suitable for four horses, an ox cart. A reasonable
credit will be given. Sale to begin at ten o'clock.
SAMUEL HUNT
JESSE HUNT.
Hopewell, August 17, 1782. iwff
G^OD S or C ASH;
is given at the Printing-Office,
for good merchantable
W HE A T.
No insults or depredations to be committed on
the persons or property of the inhabitants, on any
pretext whatever. The civil authority only will
take cognizance of the criminals or defaulters be
longing to the state, if any such there be.
The merchants and traders are immediately to
make out an exad and true invoice of all goods,
wares and merchandizes of every species, dry, wet
and hard, respectively belonging to them or in their
poffeflion, with the original invoices, to ,
who will feled such articles as may be neceftary for
the army and for the publick uses of this state, for
which a reasonable proft will be allowed. No
goods or merchandizes of any kind whatever to be
removed, secreted, fold or disposed of, until the
publick and army are firft served, which will be
the soonest poffibie after the receipt of the invoices.
Published by order of Congress,
Charles Thomson, Secretary.
O' A LL persons indebted for the New-Jersey
Gazette, &c. are desired to difeharge their
refpe&ive arrearages without further delay. For
their better convenience, wheat, wool, flax or
beeswax, will be received in payment, at the cur
rent market prices. ISAAC COLLINS.
Newtown, Bucks county, August 12th, 1782.
WAS committed to my custody, on the 6th of
this instant, a lad named James Philips,
near 16 years of age, about 5 feet high, round
shouldered; he fays he belongs to Gabriel Feurt,
innholder in Griggftown, on the road leading from
Princeton to Somerset Court-House: The matter
is desired to come, pay the charges, and take him
away. gw* JAMES GREGG, Gaoler.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Robert
'Combes, saddler, of the township of Wood
bridge, deceased, on bill, bond or book account,
are requested to difeharge the fame immediately;
also all those who have any demands against said
estate, are desired to bring in their accounts proper
ly attested, in order that they may be adjusted. At
tendance will be given at the house of Efeck Fitz-
Randolph, tavern-keeper in Woodbridge, from the
23d until the 28th of September next, by
3 wf WILLIAM COMBES, Adm.
Freehold, Monmouth county, Aug. 13, 1782.
State of New-Jersey, ff.
To all whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Ad
miralty will be held for the state of New-
Jersey, at the court-house in Burlington, on Fri
day the thirteenth day of September next, at the
hour of ten in the forenoon of the fame day, then
and there to try the truth of the fa&s alledged in
the bill of Hope Willets, Richard Steelman, Jo
seph Edwards and Darius Corfon, who as well,
&c. against a certain armed boat called the True-
Blue, lately commanded by William-Augoftus Per
ry, in the service of his Britannick Majesty, and
captured -by the said libellants; and also a certain
other armed boat lately taken by the said William
A. Perry, from Captain Charles Allen, and re
taken by the said libellants, together with the ne
groes Ben Cuftis, Surthy Cuftis, Peter, Frank
Carter, and Sam, supposed to belong to the estate
To be fold, at publick vendue,
At the house of Mrs. Rutgers, in Newark, (being
furniture left in her care) on Wednesday the 4th
day of September next, at ten o'clock in the
morning:
Household furniture, confiding of
large looking-glasses with gilt frames, ma
hogany tables and chairs, beds and bedsteads with
curtains, window curtains, glass and china ware,
kitchen furniture, and several other articles.
July 30, 1782. 2W
TO BE S~O LD, '
FOR no fault but want of employ, a healthy
Negro man, about twenty-eight years of age,
bred to farming, and can be well recommended. —
Apply to the Printer.
August 21, 1782. 2W,
To the Freeholders and other Electors of the
county of MIDDLESEX.
Gentlemen,
HAVING been solicited by many of my ac
quaintance, 1 intend to offer myfelf as a can
didate for the fherifl's office at the ensuing ele&ion,
when the favour of your votes will be gratefully
acknowledged by David Olden.
August 15, 1782. yw ys6
of John Tazwell, Esquire, deceased; Ben Hall,
supposed to belong to the estate of John Savage,
deceased; Ladis, supposed to belong to John Ken
dall ; Peter, supposed to belong to Thomas Pool;
I itus, supposed to belong to Col. Cropper; Mat
thew, supposed to belong to Samuel Williams ;
Litey, a man, Litey, a boy, supposed to belong to
John Evans ; Furrow, supposed to belong to John
Strenglo; all of the county of Northampton, in
Virginia ; Sampson, supposed to belong to Edward
Revell; Kendon and George, supposed to belong
to Arthur Upfhire, of the county of Accomack, in
Virginia ; Peter, a boy, supposed to belong to John
Stratten the younger, near Cape-Henry ; Joe, a
boy, supposed to belong to Joshua Fidget, near
Cape-Charles, in Virginia; Isaac, supposed to be
long to William Morris; Abel, supposed to belong
to John Marlhall, near Snow-Hill, in Maryland;
all of which said negroes absconded (as is said)
from their said several mafters' service, within three
months past, and joined the said William A. Perry,
and were taken on board the aforefaid veflels on
their way to New-York, by the said libellants; to
the end and intent that all persons concerned or in
terested, either in the said armed boats, their tac
kle, apparel, furniture and cargo, or who claim the
labour and service of the said negroes, may appear
and shew cause, if any there be, why the said armed
boats, with their tackle, apparel, furniture and car
gos, should not be condemned as prize, and the la
bour and service of the said negroes adjudged to
the said libellants, or in case of a lawful claim,
and fpecifick restitution of the said negroes, a rea
sonable salvage should not be paid to the re-cap
tors, agreeably to the ordinance of the Honourable
the Congress of the United States in such case late-
ly made and provided, and pursuant to the prayer
of the said libellants.
By order of the Judge,
Joseph Bloomfield, Register.
Burlington,Auguft 16, 1782. gw
NOTICE is also hereby given, that at the fame
time and place will be tried the schooner Hawke,
lately re-taken by Captain John Badcock, and the
negro fellow found on board of her, heretofore ad
vertised for trial on Saturday the seventh day of
September, at Trenton, the trial thereof being post
poned at the request of the parties concerned.
J. Bloomfield, Register.
August 16, 1782. 4w