The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-01-09 00:00:00, page 3

The bill, intitled, 'an aft for the relief of certain
persons holding loan-office certificates,' was read a se
cond time, and referred to the next fitting.
The bill, intitled, ' a supplement to the aft, inti
tled, an aft to empower the agent for forfeited estates,
us the county of Bergen, to fell by publick auction,
on the premises, on the firft day of April next ensu
ing, which will be in the year 1785, that part of
the real estate formerly belonging to John Zabrifkie,
and which has been forfeited to, and veiled in, this
state, situate, lying and being in the county of Bergen,
township of New-Barbados, and at the New-Bridge,
and for other purposes therein mentioned,' was read
a second time, and ordered to be engioffed.
Mr. Bowen reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
The petition from Benjamin Shotwell, read on the
15th inttant, was read a second time, and dismissed.
The bill, intitled, 'a supplement to the aft, inti
tled, an aft for erecting the north ward of Perth-
Amboy, and a part of the township of Woodbridge,
in the county of Middlesex, into a city, and for in
corporating the fame by the name and title of the ci
ty of Perth-Amboy,' was read a third time ; on the
question, whether the fame do pass ? It was carried
as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. A. Clark, Combs, Schuurman, R.
S. Smith, Biddle, J. Smith, Cooper, T. Clark, Sin
nickfon, Hall, Sharp, Lambert, Burgin, Bowen, Shep
pard, Beardflee, Longstreet.
Nays. Messrs. Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe, Marfli,
Bonney, Bunn, Blaire, Kelly, Baker, Swain, Hough
ton, Cook, Starke, Arnold, Hankinfon.
And so the bill was loft.
Ordered, That mr. Hankinfon do wait on the
council, and acquaint them that the fame is not con
curred in by this house.
The engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft for incorpora
ting sundry persons as trustees of the firft Ptefbyteri
an congregation in Hanover, Morris county,' was
read and compared; on the question, whether the
fame do pass? It was carried in the affirmative, as
follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Garritfe, A. Clark, Marsh, Combs,
Bonney, Blaire, Kelly, R. S. Smith, J. Smith, T.
Clark, Baker, Swain, Lambert, Houghton, Cook,
Burgin, Bowen, Sheppard, Hankinfon, Beardflee,
Longstreet
Nays. Messrs. Biddle, Starke, Arnold.
Ordered, That the fpeakcr do sign the said bill.
Ordered, That mr. Hankinfon do carry the said
bill to council for concurrence.
A representation and petition of Thomas Thorn,
setting forth, that on account of his having removed out
of the state for a short time, he is deprived of an op
portunity of receiving the intcreft on loan-office cer
ficates in his possession ;
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the
next fitting, to be read a second time with the ad
for the relief of persons holding loan-office certifi
cates.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning ten
of the clock.
Tuesday, November 22, 1785.
The house met.
The speaker laid before the house a letter from the
treasurer, accompanied with a petition from Jona
than Stiles, esquire, praying that certain certificates
in his hands, received in payment of taxes, may be
received by the treasurer ;
Ordered, That the said letter and petition be refer
red to the committee, to whom was committed the
petitions of Tallman Smith and Jacob Warren on the
9th instant.
A remonstrance from Azariah Dunham, esquire,
late superintendent of purchases, setting forth the
difficulties attending the settlement of his accounts,
and desiring that this house would hay the action or
dered to be commenced against him, was read, and
ordered to lie on the table.
The engrossed bill, intitled, 'a supplement to the
aft, intitled, an aft to empower the agent for forfeited
estates, of the county of Bergen, to fell by publick
auftion, on the premises, on the firft day of April
next ensuing, which will be in the year 1785, that
part of the real estate formerly belonging to John Za
brifkie, and which has been forfeited to, and vested
in, this state, situate, lying and being in the county
of Bergen, township of New-Barbados, and at the
New-Bridge, and for other purposes therein mention
ed,' was read and compared ; on the question, whe
ther the fame do pass? It was carried in the affirma
tive, as follows.
Yeas, Messrs. Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe, A. Clark,
Marsh„ Combs, Schuurman, Bonney, Bunn, Blaire,
Kelly, R. S. Smith, Biddle, J. Smith, Cooper, Sin
nickfon, Baker, Swain, Houghton, Cook, Arnold,
Burgin, Bowen, Sheppard, Hankinfon, Beardflee, Long
street.
Nays. Messrs. Hall, Sharp, Lambert, Starke.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. Beardflee do carry to council
the said bill for concurrence.
The engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft to provide for
officers, soldiers or seamen, who have been disabled
in the service of the United States,' was read and
compared; 011 the question, whether the fame do
pass? It was carried in the negative, as follows:
Nays. Messrs. Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe, Combs,
Schuurman, Bonney, Bunn, Blaire, Hall, Sharp, Ba
ker, Swain, Lambert, Houghton, Cook, Starke, Ar
nold, Hankinfon, Beardflee, Longstreet.
Yeas. Messrs. A. Clark, Marsh, RsS. Smith, Bid
dle, J. Smith, Cooper, T. Clark, Sinnickfon, Burgin,
Bowen, Sheppard.
Mr. Hankinfon reported, that he had obeyed the
order of the house.
A Message from the council by mr. Newbold.
' Council-chamber, Nov. 22, 1785.
' Ordered,
'THAT mr. Newbold do carry to the house of af
' fembly the bill, intitled, ' an ad to confirm to the
' members of the church of the United Brethren, in
' this state, certain privileges heretofore granted them
' by an aft of the parliament of Great-Britain,' and
' request their concurrence therein.
Which bill was read, and ordered a second reading.
Mr. Beardflee reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house
The biil, intitled, ' an ad to call in all contractors
and surplus certificates, to issue hate-notes to the hold
ers, and procure a more accurate estimate of the
ftate-debt,' was read a second time; and, after some
time spent thereon,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be
postponed.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
The house resumed the consideration of the bill,
intitled, ' an aft to call in all the contractors and sur
plus certificates, to issue Rate-notes to the holders,
and to procure a more accurate estimate of the Rate
debt,' and, after some time spent thereon,
Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be
postponed.
(To be continued. )
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American Intelligence.
BOSTO N, December 22.
Accounts from Demarara, by way of Martinico,
fay, that almost every house and store on that island
have lately been consumed by fire.
By the ship America, captain Atkins, who arrived
here on Thursday last, in 59 d^ys from Cadiz,
we are advised, that the uneasiness refpeding the
capturing of American vessels by the Algerines had
in some measure subsided; few of their corfaiis having
for some time past ventured without the Streights,
owing to the approach of winter, and the vigilance of
the Portuguese cruisers. No accounts of any late
captures by the Algerines had been received at Cadiz.
There seems no necessity, fays a correspondent, for
pocketing the insults, and tamely bearing Britain's
encroachments and her perfidjous conduct in not de
livering up the frontier posts agreeable to a solemn
treaty. Notwithstanding all our incumbrances, we
can, if necessity requires it, find men and money
enough to compel them to a measure which justice
ought to have prompted them to a compliance with
long /luce. Experience tenoheo to that Britain io not
to be trusted; that flic is our mortal enemy, and ini
mical to the welfare of this country; that after such
flagrant proofs of British perfidy, what have we to
do, if they still persist in retaining out frontier posts,
but repel force with force. Procrastination, on our
part, can answer no salutary end; let the demand
for a fulfilment of the treaty be peremptory, and not
wait until she recovers from the bruises sustained from
American prowess,
N E W-YO R K, December 23.
The copper coinage, current in this city, is a re
flection on the police, and must, in the end, be a ge
neral loss to the citizens, as the intrinsic value of most
of the coppers in circulation, is not half what they
pass for. Scarce a British vessel arrives but what brings
very conliderable quantities of rap halfpence ; and yet,
fhameful as it is, this inundation of base metal is pal
led with impunity and indifference,
A letter from Cork, dated Sept. 15, fays, " The
Elizabeth, Jones, from Barbadoes, with rum and su
gar, arrived this day at Cove: the captain reports,
that on his passage he met with no less than nine vessels
almost wrecks ; and that the weather was so tempes
tuous as to prevent his going so near as to afford
assistance, or enquire particulars.
In the course of lalt week, a family in this neigh
bourhood removed, with their effects, into a newly
finifhed house, and having conliderable company, were
necessitated to conclude to take up their lodgings in
chambers lately plaiftered, and not fufficiently dried—
in some of these chambers the company spent part of
the evening, till at length, a lifter to the owner of the
house complaining of being unwell, and a pain in her
stomach, it was thought prudent for her to retire to
bed, but during her preparation therefor, her filler
(wife to the owner of the house) fainted, and on re
covering herfelf a little, made the fame complaints—
their difficulties increasing, a doctor was sent for, who,
when he came, found 8 or 9 of the company in much
the fame situation, among whom was the maker of
the house, who fainted, and complained as the rest.
The doftor ordered them out of the damp rooms, and
they loon found relief. —This is inserted for a caution
to others.
BALTIMORE, December 23.
A letter from an officer of Diflinßion, dated banks
of the Ohio, above the Big Kanbama, October
12, 1785, contains the following observations .•
'' I am greatly surprised at the progress which go
vernment has made in the western world; they will
NEWBURY-PORT, Dec. 14.
TRENTON, Jan. 9.
Arrived at Burlington, on the 30th ult. the brigan
tine New-Jersey, capt. Charles Clunn, mailer, in 17
days from Aux-Cayes, with a cargo of molasses. On
the iith capt. Clunn spoke the brigantine Ranger,
from the fame port, bound to Salem in New-England,
which, on the 4th, sprung her mainmast, and on the
7th buried her captain Clark at sea.
On the fame day, Whatlon's-Ifland bearing S. B. W.
distant 14 or 15 leagues, capt. Clunn spoke the brig
antine Azer, capt. johnfon, from Jamaica for Cork-,
out 14 days, all well.
American Blistered Steell
Warranted equal in quality to the best steel imported
from Europe, and to be fold by
John Nancarrow and White Matlack,
Under the FIRM of
NANCARROW and MATLACK,
AT the stores of John Helling's on Stamper's
wharf, and in Second-street, between Race and
Vine-streets; at Greenfield and Humphreys' store on
Chefnut-ftreet wharf, at Baker, Potts and Co's, store
in Third-street, at Michael Gunckle's store, the north
,ft corner of Race-street, at Casper Singer and Sons
in Maiket-ftreet, and at Benjamin Davis's store in
Arch-street, between Front and Second-streets; and
allo by most of the merchants in Trenton.
The great encouragement given the said John Nan
carrow, by the rapid sale of the steel he has made,
previous to and during the late war, has induced the
said Nancarrow and Matlack to assure the publick,
that as they intend to carry on the steel manufactory
in an extensive and spirited manner, they are deter
mined to spare no pains to render their steel worthy
the character given it.
Trenton, Jan. 3, 1786. t. f.
F'O R S'A L'E;
A PLANTATION containing about one hundred
and forty acres of land, on which is a tolerable
dwellinghoufe, a good large barn and orchard, a
well of water near the door. Payments will be made
favourable. An indisputable title will be given. Si
tuate near Readington meetinghouse, Hunterdon
county. For terms apply to Jacob Jennings.
N. B. Another plantation belonging to the father
of the subscriber, in Bernard's-Town, Somerset
county, containing about 160 acres, with good build-
i w
Six Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscriber, on the 25th of
November ult. in Mansfield township, Sussex
county, New-Jersey, a negro wench, named Dyne,
of a yellow complexion, between 30 and 40 years
of age; some of her upper fore teeth are broken;
flie is very talkative: Had on and took with her a linfey
short gown and petticoat, a calico short gown and
skirt, a brown worsted cloak, a black silk bonnet,
and two pair of shoes: Whoever takes up and secures
said negro, so that her master may get her again, shall
have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid
b yJohn Cline.
N. B. All persons are forbid to harbour her at
their peril.
Dec. 20, 1784. A W *
Mr. Andrew Ellicott, of this State, was jointly con
nected with mr. Rittenhoufe, in this important work,
and continued the line upwards of thirty miles after
the latter returned home.
certainly; in a short time, rival, the old, or Atlantic
part of the Rates in some of the principal articles
of export. Tobacco of the firft quality is pro
duced in the most extravagant abundance; hemp,
wax, lumber, beef, pork, butter, wheat, corn, flax
feed, &c. will be in the greatest plenty.
" The division line of the Rate of Pennsylvania and
the United States, the work of the great Rittenhoufe,
is a monument not only of his abilities as a mathema
tician, but his perseverance and indußry, as a great
and good publick servant. Its exaftnefs is beyond my
idea of these things."
Yesterday morning, about 5 o'clock, the house of
mr. Thomas Donnellan, in Bank-street, was difeo
vered to be in flames, which burnt with such fury that,
in a short time, it was entirely consumed, with all
the furniture and goods therein ; by which unfortu
nate event a very worthy citizen and his family have
fuffered greatly in their property, having just escaped
with their lives, without laving scarcely a single article.
The fire also communicated itfelf to the two adjoin
ing houses and Rotes, which were considerably da
maged ; and had it not been for the calmness of the
morning, and the great exertions that were made, par
ticularly by the fire-companies and some spirited me
chanics, the whole street would have probably become
a prey to that devouring element.
IVAS left at the house of the subscriber, inn
keeper, in Nottingham township, in the countv
of Burlington, and state of New-Jersey, in October
last, a brown roan mare, with her hind feet white
and a star in her forehead, about 14 hands high:
paces and trots, was very poor, her age unknown
was left by one Manly; he hath a wooden leg. The
owner of said mare is requested to come, prove his
property, pay charges and take her away, otherwise fh G
will be fold as law directs. Enoch Anderson
Jan. 7, 1786. aw*