The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-05-02 00:00:00, page 3

WHEREAS by a certain a& of the Legislature
of this state, intitled, Ji Atl to amend an Act,
intitled. An Aft for tfublifting a fund for Jinking
and redeeming the proportion of the bills of credit of
the United States, aligned as the quota of this fate,
passed at Trenton the seventeenth day of November
last, it is enaded, that it ihall and may be lawful for
the Governor and Privy Council, immediately after
the palling the said aft, and thereafter, from time to
time, as often as the fame may be thought necessary,
to ascertain and declare the general current rate of
exchange between continental currency and specie,
as by the said a& may more fully appear.
I have therefore thought fit, by and with the ad
vice of the Honourable the Privy Council of this state,
to issue this proclamation, to declare and make known
to the citizens of this state, that the said Governor
and Privy Council have, on the day of the date here
of, afeertained and declared, and do hereby ascertain
and declare the present exchange between continental
currency and specie to be ONE HUNDRED and
FIFTY for ONE.
" Nothing more has happened wdrth notice, ex
cept that there have been several engagements of fri
gates against frigates, and privateers with privateers ;
among which the la Dame de Granville has made
seven or eight prizes, valued at about seven hundred
thousand livres. When I said that nothing more had
happened worth notice, I meant naval affairs, for I
have to add the following, which have taken place,
viz. the accession of Holland to the armed neutrali
ty, and the declaration of war by England against
that power ; that the fame armed neutrality is sign
ed by the States General and the three northern ma
ritime powers; the immense prizes made upon the
merchants of that republick, whose vclfels were fail
ing peaceably under the guarantee of treaty, and
under the greatest apparent ticurity; the sudden de
parture of the Ruffian Embafiador from the court of
London, and that the English Embaffador at Peters
burg has received orders to act in the fame manner.
These events, especially the last, have surprised all
Europe, and very likely will also surprise America.
The Dutch have many seamen, and are working vi
gorously at their marine. Enthusiasm reigns; and one
may fee at Amsterdam, a private man putting a sum
of two hundred thousand florins into an armament of
twenty frigates of thirty guns each.
" In the beginning of this year, M. Ie Baron de
Rullinfurt, Colonel of the regiment of Soubife, com
posed of deserters, undertook to take the iDc of Jer-
Icy. He fuccecded in landing eight hundred men at
night, marched to the town of St. Helicr, took it,
made the commander prisoner with four companies,
obliged him to sign articles of capitulation, and then
entrenched in the place, waiting for farther fuccours.
But the bad position he had taken, and the different
polls of the English troops, fcattcied in the ihand,
having affembltd with the militia, making a body
of eight thousand men, the Baron way a tacked : tie
defended himfelf for some time, bat at but was un
fortunately killed, and the troops taken. This be
ing a private affair, in which government had no hand,
there is nothing more Did about it."
A vessel arrived at Philadelphia from I'Orient,
brings advice of the removal of the Duke l)e Marpas,
and that the Duke D'Choufoul had succeeded him in
his office of Prime Minister.
Sunday last two armed brigs, one commanded by
Capt. Armitage, the other by Capt. Campbell, ar
rived at Philadelphia from Old France, with very va
luable cargoes. On their way up the Delaware, they
fell in with a refugee picarooning boat from New-
York, with fifty hands, which they captured, and
brought to Philadelphia.
Colonel 11'rael Shreve was lately elected a Repre
sentative in Assembly, for the county of Burlington,
in the room of William Hough, Esq. deccafed.
The 17th ult. th^ Dean Frigate arrived at Boston,
in 25 days from Cape Francois.
William Livingston, Esquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief
in and over the state of New-Jersey, and territories
thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in
the fame.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Tren
ton, the twenty-eighth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-one, and in the fifth year of the In
dependence of the United States of America.
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's command,
Bowes Reed, Sec'ry.
GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE.
MICHAEL TRAPPAL,
STOCKING - MAKE R,
Opposite Mr. ABRAHAM HU N T's,
TAKES this method to acquaint his former cus
tomers and the publick in general, that he con
tinues to make all kinds of worsted, thread and cot
ton stockings and breeches patterns as usual; and
will engage to be pundual to the time promised, at
as low a rate as the times will admit, aft
Proclamation.
TRE NTON, May 2.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
WILL COVER
Until the firft day of August, at the stable of William
Chew, at the BLack-Lorfe, in Mansfield townihip,
Burlington county,
THE NOTED HORSE CALLED
S E LI M,
At the reasonable rate of Six Hard Dollars the fca
fon, or Four Dollars the single leap.
SF.LIM is near sixteen hands high, dark sorrel, well
marked ; his blood is equal to any imported horse.
He was got by Samuel Galloway's Oid Selim, his
dam by Old Dabfter, out of an imported mare. He
was allowed by the beftjudges to getas good colts
as any horse that ever covered in the state of Pennsyl
vania.
N. B. The money will be Expected as soon as the
service is performed. JOSEPH PANCOAST.
April 7, 1781. 3w*
WILL COVER MARES, the ensuing season, at the
liable of Mr. Cornelius Dehart, at Six Mile Run,
in Middlefcx county, at four bulhels of wheat the
season, or the value thereof, to be paid on or before
the firft day of October next.
"YOUNG WHIKLEGIGG is a beautiful chefnut
brown, five years old this grass, full fifteen
hands and a half high ; his lire the famous imported
horse W hirlegigg, who run victorious in England;
his dam was got by the noted imported horse Old
Hector, whole stock is 'veil known in this state for
their tize and beauty. Young Whirlegigg forjuftnefs
of Ihape, figure and action, is equal, if not superior
to any horse of his blood.
N. B. Good pasture for mares will be provided at
his dand, for those that come a difance, and proper
care taken of them. April 25, 1781. iwf
paid.
f'IGURE is a beautiful dark bay, full fifteen hands
and one inch high, and is allowed by good judges
to be the gayest and handsomest horse in America;
he was bred by the late Duke of Hamilton, and got
by Old Figure, who was got by Standard, fire of Sir
James Lowther's Jalbn, a good racer; Young Fi
gure's dam was called Young Mariamne, got by Old
Crab ; her dam Old Mariamne, was got by Old Part
ner; Figure's great grandam was called Luggs, and
got by the Bald Galloway. Figure has won the fol
lowing purses ; one purse at New-Castle upon Tyne,
one ditto at Lancaster, one ditto at Sterling, one ditto
at Rugley ; he also got a premium at Preston ; at Lar
cafter he beat Mi. Barry's Spinner, a good runner,
and the odds against him were fifty pounds to five.—
As to his performances in America, it is well known
in a few months after he was imported, he took a
purse in Maryland, and beat a number of capital
horses ; also another purse, in which he beat Selim
and others, proving - himfelf on the occasion, to be
one of the stoutest and steadiest racers that ever started
for a plate or match upon this continent.
All persons who choose to have their mares cover
ed by figure, ihall have proper attendance given, and
good pasture provided at a reasonable rate by
AMOS SWAN.
April 24, 1781. 3 w|
Two Thousand bollars Reward.
D AN-AWAY from Hackett's-Town, Sussex coun
ty, on Saturday evening the 21st of April, two
negroe men and one woman, the wife of the eldest.
One of the men named Frank, is about forty years
old, the other about 25. The woman-named Phtebe,
is near forty, and has a child with her. They ftble
two horses, one a very large ferret horse, eight or
nine years old ; the other a dark bay, four years
old, and fifteen hands high. It is supposed they are
gone towards New-York. The above reward will
be paid to have them apprehended and recured, by
the owner, Mrs. Wilson, at Hackett's-Town, Col.
I homplon, at Trenton, Mr. Bray, at Raritain Land
ing, nr Colonel Stewart, at Head-Quarters, New-
Windsor. 3w ^
F I G U R E,
Imported by Dr. Hamilton, and late the property of
Capt. Barnes Smock, is now in good health, and
excellent order, and will cover this season at the
plantation of the fubferiber, at the Scotch-Plains,
at ten bushels of wheat, or the value thereof when
New-Jerley, ) DV virtue of an order from
Middlesex county, ff. ) the Honourable the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of this state, I am di
rected to certify the publick, that a Court of Oyer
and l erminer and general gaol delivery, will be held
at Princeton, in and for the county of Middlesex, on
Tuesday the twenty-ninth day of May next: All
Justices of the Peace, Coroners, Constables, and other
Officers and Millifters of Juttice of the said county,
are hereby desired that they be then and there in their
own pcrf<ms, with their rolls, records, indictments
and other remembrances; and all persons who will
prosecute or can bear testimony in behalf of the state,
against any offem^r in the said county, are desired
like wife to give their attendance on the day and at
the place aforefaid. JOHN PIATT, Sheriff.
April 2,8, 1781. 3 w
YOUNG WHIRLEGIGG
THE NOTED HORSE
Philadelphia, March 28, 1781.
GODOLPHI N,
A Full sized beautiful bay, is inferior in blood
and figure to no horse in America. He Randy
at the Middle-ferry on Schuylkill, from the firft of
April to the firft of June, and the remainder of the
season at Trovos, in Bucks county, to 'cove/ mares
at Two Guineas the leap, or Four Guineas the sea
son.
GODOLPHIN was bred by old Colonel Baylor,
and was got by Old Fearnought out of Jenny Dis
mal ; Fearnought's fire was Regulus, a famous colt
of the Godolphin Arabian's : Jenny Dlfmal was got
by Old Dismal, who won a sweep-stake of One Tliou
fand Guineas, and Five King's Plates, without ever
being beat. His fire was the Godolphin Arabian.
Jenny Ddmal's dam was got by Lord Godolphin's
Whitetoot. In 1774, the only, time Godolphin ever
ran, he beat Traveller, a celebrated colt of Colonel
Lloyd's, a match for Four Hundred Guineas, at
Leed's-Town. He since received forfeit from Sir
Peyton Skipwith's horse Figure.
The money must pofitivdy be paid before the maret
are taken away. J. WILKINSON.
N. B. Good pasturage may be had at Trevos, at
Seven Shillings and Six-p< nee specie, per Week. 4±
THE NOTED HORSE =
YOUNG GRANB Y,
WILL COVER mares this season from the firft
of April until the firft of August, at the sign
of the White-horse, in Slab-Town, in Springfield
townihip, Burlington county, at the low rate of Six
Dollars hard money, the money to be paid when the
mare is covered, or Four Dollars the single leap.
GRANBY is a fine chefnut sorrel, with a star, snip
and one white foot, full fifteen and half handshigh,
well built in proportion ; he is thought as good a foal
getter as any on the continent.—His grandam from
NortbumberlaV, 1 is dam from Bullyrock, and he
from Granby. Any person bringing their mares Ihall
have good attendance, and pasture provided at a
reasonable rate. ABNER PAGE.
E&^&rafflp
JUVENAL
WILL COVER this season, in Troy, at the house
Mr. Walter Nichols formerly lived in, for fiva
bulhels of wheat the season, or the value thereof.
JUVENAL was got by the noted full blooded horse
Wildair, whose pedigree has frequently been pub
lished; and his dam a seven-eights Briton marc. He
is full fifteen hands and a half high, a fine bay, with
two white feet, eight years old this grass.
Good pasture will be provided for mare@. ;*
New-Jersey, ?RY virtue of ah order from
Somerset county, ff. J D the Honourable the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of this state, I am directed
to certify the . publick, that a Court of Oyer and
Terminer and general gaol delivery will be held at
Ililliborough, in and for the county of Somerset; on
Monday the twenty-firft of May next : All Justices
of the Peace, Coroners, Constables, and other Mini
sters of Justice, of the said county, are hereby de
filed that they be then and there in their own persons,
^ith their rolls, records, indictments and other re
membrances ; and all persons who will prosecute or
Gin bear testimony in behalf of the state, against any
offender in the laid county, are desired likewise to
give their attendance on the day and at the place
atorefaid. PETER T. SCHENK, Sheriff.
April 28, 1781. 3WI
TO BE SOLD by publick Vendue,
On the 29th of May, at ten o'clock, upon the pre
mises, 1
A Valuable trad of LAND, lying in the county
T 1 of Somerset, and township of Bridgewater,
being the place of Cornelius Middagh, deceated,
supposed to contain about 170 or 180 acres of good
land, feme excellent 'meadow now under improve
ment, and more may be nlade, good plough and paf
tine land, a fuffeiency of wood land, a good garden,
and an excellent spring of water near the door. For
further particulars inquire on the premises, where
the articled of the vendue may be seen, and due at
tendance given by the fubferibets,
WILLIAM VAN NORTWICK, Executor.
MARGARET RIDDER, Executrix.
Raritan, April 24, 1781. gw-
TO BE LET,
A N extraordinary HOUSE and GARDEN.—Se-
T 1 yerai working horses for sale. Inquire of the
fubferiber, within two miles of Cranberry mills.
JOHN DUNCAN.,