The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-04-15 00:00:00, page 3

TRENTON, April 15.
CAMP, Valley Forge, March 27, 1778.
THE numerous inconveniencies of 'a large train of
baggage must be apparent to every officer of the least
observation.—An army by means „of it is rendered
unwieldly, and incapable of acting with that ease
and celerity which, are effenti'a! either to its own fe-.
curity and defence, or to vigour and enterprize in
its offenfive operations. The solicitude which those
who have a large quantity at stake will feel for its
fafety, even in the most critical circumstances, is
sometimes attended with very alarming consequen
ces; and individuals frequently and auayoidably fuf
thin no incqnfiderable losses from the imprudence of
incumbering themselves with fuperfluous baggage.
The publick is burdened with a fruitlefs expence in
an additional number of horses and waggons, and
the strength of the army is diminished by the extra
ordinary number of guards required for their pro
tection. —These disadvantages, and many more that
will fugged themselves on reflection, notwithstand
ing the pains taken to remedy them, have heretofore
been severely felt by this army. Many instances will
bd recollected in the course of the last campaign ; and
among others the great loss which attended the fend
ing the fuperfluous baggage, during the more active
part of it, to a distance from the army. The Com
mander in Chief hopes these confederations will in
fluence Qfficers in the ensuing campaign to provide
themselves with those necessaries only which cannot
be dispensed with, and with the means of carrying
them in the most easy and convenient manner; in
order to which he ftropgly recommends the disuse of
chests and boxes, and that portmanteaus or valises,
made of duck, may be substituted instead of them :
This will be the moi;e recynufe, as it is in contem
plation to employ as few waggons as poffibie, and to
make use of pack-horses as far as may be practi
cable. It is expe&ed the General and Field-Officers
will set the example, and fee that it is ftridly follow
ed by all those under their refpe&ive commands.
. pUF- Extract from General Orders,
ALEX. SCAMMEL, Adj. Gen.
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, dated Decem
ber 17, 1777.
" We observe that the cargo of tobacco which
you mentioned as intended to be shipped hither you
sent to France, being uncertain whether American
ve£Tels and property were ' fafe here. Our ports arc
cqually ppen for them, and full as fafe. As'this is
a neutral port ther^ are no precautions reqrifite in
coming hither, the danger lies only in the passage ;
but whep on'ce in our river, a vessel is fafer than in
ycur own, being liable to no molcftation after enter
ing rhe texel."
Extras of aletter from St. Euftatia, dated February
?$ 1778.
" We hear viq Martinico, that Dodor Franklin
is received at the' ,courts of Versailles, Madrid and
Liibopj as ambaflador from the Thirteen United
States. —We h^ve two Dutch men of war here to
protect our trade."
Ex^rae of a fetter from Kildare, Monmouth county,
April g, 1773.
" About 135 of the enemy landed on Sunday last
about ten.o'clock, on the south fide of Squan inlet,
burnt all the salt-works, broke the kettles,' &c.
stripped the beds, &c. of some people there, who,
I fear, wifh'd to serve them—rthfn crossed the, river
and burnt all excepting Dirrick I^ongftreet's': after
this mifehief they embarked. The next day they
landed at Shark fiver and set fire to two final! works,
when 'they observed fifteen horfcmen.heave in fight,
Which occasioned them to retreat with great preci
pitation, indeed they jumped,in their flat-bottomed
boats in such confufion that they funk one or two of
them. One of their pilots was the noted Thomas
Oakefon. The enemy consisted chiefly of Greens,
the rest Highlanders."
On Saturday the iith instant died at Burlington,
in the 29th year of her age, Mrs. Rachel Helme,
wifeof Benjamin Helme, Esquire.—Her agreeable
manners rendered her very amiable to those who had
the pleasure of her acquaintance: and her patience
and fortitude, during a long and painful illnefvfully
evinced her entire resignation to the Will of Heaven.
Her remains were decently interred on Monday fol
lowing in Friends burying-grouzd in Burlington, at
tended by most of the inhabitants.
We hear that Mr, John Gordon, of Somerset
county, who lately married Miss Sukey Lane, (men
tioned in Number 18 of this paper) was, a few days
ago, thrown from his horse, by which he. was hurt
so much that he died in a short time after; in.con
sequence of which, it is said, a cohfiderable estate
falls to his widow.. °•
of the new Constellation will continue toencreafe ;
there is a riling radiance already fprcad about it,
brighter than what encircles the brows ^fallen Ma
'jejl,. I expect soon that it will ,have a conspicuous
place aligned it in the political system, and under
its propitious influence, to fee America rife to Free
dom, Independence and Empire."
We hear from Dover, that on the 31st of March
lad, the General Assembly of the Delaware state ap
pointed the Honourable Major-General C TESAR
RODNEY President, Captain-General, and Com
mander in Chief of the said date.
LANCASTER, April 8.
T 0 B ESO L D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE by George Brown, on
Saturday the 18th instant (April) at the mar
ket-house in Trenton, at two o'clock in&the after
noon, a number of men's plain and welted saddles;
also women's hunting ditto, and a number of blind
bridles. iw*
_ GHT DOLLARS REWARDS -
CTRAYED or STOLEN from the subscriber, a
O bright bay MARE, about, fourteen hands high,
a natural trotter, of a low carriage but very nimble,
a blaze on her face reaching down to her nose, three
white feet, ashort switch tail, and about nine years
old; her bread has been galled byrthe collar which
may be seen by the ihort hair on the spots in several
places; also a small gall on her withers, occationed
by the saddle, and remains bare ; is branded on her
left thigh with a mark refembiing a hay-fork the
points downwards, and food all round. Whoever
takes up and Retires the mare; that the owner may
have her again, Jhall receive the above reward and.
all reasonable charges, paid by
iw* ' JOHN THOMSON.
Neou- Brunswick, March 31/1778.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of a stable at Trenton, on Friday,
night the 27th of March 1778, a red roan horse
fourteen hands and a half high, trots, marked in the
right ear with a half penny, large mane, and shod
all round. Whosoever takes up said horse so that
the owner m^y have him again, and the thief is
brought to justice, ihall have the above reward ; or
for the horse TEN DOLLARS and reasonable charges
paid by the subscriber, living near Kingston, in Mid-.
^^°£!^_____J 2 11 ^ BASTEDO. st
AT, L persons that arc indebted to the estate of
Thomas Stanaland, ofßriftol townihip in Bucks
county, deceased, are defined to make payment to
John ' Stanaland, executor, by the firft of June next;
'and likewise all those that have any demands on said
estate, are desired to bring in their accounts. Any
person having a certain deed of five acres of meadow
bind adjoining the estate of John Pemberton ,and
Thomas Stackhouse, are desired to bring it to John
Sumaland or John Hutchinson, of Bristol. ewf
PUBLICK notice is hereby given to the Subscribers
for the; Ne -Jersey Gazette at Allentown, Hight's
town, Cranberry, Euglifh-town, and Monmouth
Court-hpufe, that J will, if encouraged, ride ppg at
the moderate price of 7/6 to Allentown, per annum,
to Hight's-town for its to Cranberry for iif. to
English-town for 12/6. and to Monmouth Court-house
for 15); provided there are 2Jofubfcriber® to the post,
(one quarter of the money to be paid in hand) and
as many moie as. flmll sign for the paper, and pay the
post equivalent.
2 w^. JOHN VANKIRK.
Middlfex County, April 3, ^7B.
/ TO BE SO L D, b
i) Y the box, 7 by 9 and 8 by 10 window glass ; a
) few pieces of good broadcloths of neat colours,
with a parcel of buttons; bed scars twist; knee-,
garters, && copperas at a low price ; Lancaftcr
ginn ; port and claret wine ; best French cotton, &c.
byTHOMAS NIXON, about two miles from Tren
ton, at the widow Stevens's near Skirm's and Phi
lips's mills. April ^w*
() B E SOLD BY
ROB ER E SINGER,
BEST green and bohea tea, mufcovado sugar, me,
lasses, coffee and chocolate, pepper, allspice, and
cinnamon ; linen§ calimancoes, calicoes, and cam
blets ; damaik, perfians, duecapes, and taffetys ; a
large variety of ribbons, fuperfine broadcloths, com
mon ditto, white dimitty, men's and women's gloves,
inen's and women's worthed stockings, children's
thread ditto, silk and thread, gaufe, fine and coarse
thread, silk and hair twist, -nankeens, worked bind
ing, arid fine and coarse tooth cdmbs, &c. xc.
Trenton, April 15, 1778. 4w*
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or ' STOLEN, out of the ftablc of
William Lownes, on the night of the iith inst.
a chefnut sorrel horse, eight, years old, about four
teen hands three inches high, branded on all his
quarters with the letters IK; trots and canters re
markably easy. Whoever takes up the said horse
mid brings him to William Lownes, in Bucks coun
ty, about fix miles below Coryel's ferry on Delaware,
fhajl receive Twenty Dollars reward and reasonable
-charges; and if Rolen, the above reward for the
horse and thief.
JOHN BROWN, Jun.
April 13,' 1778. 4W*
OTAG^TT/^~
STANDS at the stable of Benjamin Slack, junior,
in Maidenhead, in the State of New-Jessey, and*
will COVER MARES the ensuing Summer at three
pounds the fcafon, forty fhillings' the firif leap and
ten drillings for every leap''afterwards, or four pounds
to warrant a foal. Selim is full bred, his fire was
Old Selim the celebrated racer, his dam a full bred
Dorfan mare, is fifteen ahd a half hands high, very
gay and handsome. Good pafrur'c Will be provided.
Maidenhead, April 6, 1778. 2W*•
This PAPER evil! be pabl@ed next week on
Thursday.
A BEAUTIFUL bay horse, in excellent order, 5
years old this grass, fifteen hands high, will
COVER MARES the ensuing season at the stable of
Mr. Matthias Vandike, in Middlesex county, with
in one mile of Kingston, at the old stated price of
Three Pounds per Mare the season—The money to
be paid when the mares are covered. Young Bulle-,
rock is a full blooded horse, was got by the famous*
horse Old Bullerock, and his dam Britannia, whose
frock and blood being so well known in the State of
New-Jersey wabts no further pedigree. Good care
will be taken of mares, and pasture provided at a
moderate price. March 4, 1778. •4^
BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias to me dire&ed,
will be exposed to sale by way of public vendue,
the 16th of June next ensuing, at the premises, a va
luable plantation situate in Readington, Hunterdon
county, New-Jersey, whereon the widow Vander
fpeigel now lives, containing about 300 acres. There
is on it a good dwelling house and. barn, a good
bearing orchard, good tilable land, ra a large quantity
of good meadow, and much more may be easily made,
well watered and in a healthy part of the country.
Vendue to begin at 12 o'clock, and the conditions'
made known by JOS. INSURE, Sheriff.
Hunterdon County, April 13, 1778. 9W*
TO B ESOL D,
A PLANTATION in Piles-grove, Salem county,
about five miles from the Pine tavern, three
from the gla^-houfe, and four from Woodftown,
containing 162 acres of land, with a frame house and
kitchen adjoining; a good orchard of apples and
peaches; plenty of good water; eight or ten acres
of meadow, and between thirty and forty more may
be made at a small expeUce; there is about 60 acres
of cleared land, the rest woods and swamp. Also an
other small tenement with a small peach orchard, &c.
likewise a good out-let. The whole rents for 291.
per annum. ' l '
Another plantation of about 90 acres, in Pennsyl
vania, 16 miles from Philadelphia, and one mile from,
the Gulf mill. There are two meffuages oh the place,
and two good orchards of fine fruit, an- excellent
spring of water, some meadow, and more may be
made. For further particulars enquire of the Print- •
er hereof. April 1,, 1778. 6w§
ALL pei'fons indebted to the estate of the Widow
Van Allen, late of the city of New-Brunfteick,
deceased, are hereby requested to pay their respec
tive accounts to the subscriber at Trenton, or to
Mr. William Harrison in New-Brunswick ; „nd those
that have any demands against the said estate, are
deiired to bring in their accounts properly attested
to the above named persons.
SAMUEL H.' SULLIVAN, Adminiftrat.
TOBE SOL D,
ANY time between this and the tenth of May next,
and if not fold then, to be let, two houses in the
city of New-Brunswick,, State of New-Jersey, litu
ate in the' main Erect leading from the ferry, to wit,
one on the North fide of said street, lately in the pof
feflion of Mrs. Catharine Van Allen, deceased, in
tolerable good order and in which a store has been
kept for many years. The other on the south fide of
said street, left much cut of repair by the Britiih
troops who were the last tenants. For terms of sale
cnquire'of Mr. Willianl Harrison in Brunswick, or
the subscriber at the Quarter-Maker's office in
Trenton, SAMUEL H. SULLIVAN, Admin.
Trenton, April 10, 1778.
npFIOSE in the Eagers parts of this State who are
ft willing to favour the State Lottery, may apply
to Mr. Caldwell, at Springfield, Essex County, any
time between the 20th of April and ift of'May, where
tickets fnay be obtained. Aprils?,, 1778.
BOND and PA 1 N,
Have for sale a,t their Store in. Morristown,
AQUAN'eITY of dry goods ; iikewifJ a few bar
rels of brimstone, which they will dispose of at
a very reasonable rate. April 3, 1778, 4w§
A M ERI C * A" ^"
A BEAUTIFUL chefnut brown horse, is in ext
cellent order, full 15 hands high, will COVER
MARES the, ensuing season at the stable lately be
longing to Peter Vanderyeer, deceased, in the county
of Somerset, within two miles of Rocky-hill, at
FIVE DOLLARS the single leap and TWELVE
DOLLARS the season. Americas is a full blooded'
horse, was bred by the Eafl of Stirling, and came
from a horse and mare imported by him from the
best stock in Old England ; he is very strong and neat,
his carriage and courage equal if not superior to , any
horse in America. Good care will be taken of mares,
and pasture provided at a reasonable price.
Rooky-hill^ April 4, 1778., 4w§
TO BE SOL D,
A T publick vendue, on Friday the 24th of this
-< -I instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon, a.
HOUSE and LOT of GROUND at Rariton landing, •
very, pleasantly situated hear the bridge, a shop and.'
store-house adjoining the dwelling house ; also a ga
ble large enough to hold eight or ten horses, with
an extraordinary good garden ; is a good stand for a
merchant or inn-keeper. For further particulars en
quire of - PETER SCHENK, Jun.
April 6, 177.8. iwf
Young Bullerock,