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dared war ; and it is equally certain, that the Ho
norable Richard Henry Lee, Esq. constantly and per
tinacioully maintained this doctrine.
After the Doctor had been some few days in this
town, he become fufpeded by the Honourable the
Executive Council of this State, who determined to
apprehend him. When this matter was mentioned to
the Honorable Richard H. Lee, Esq. he declared the
suspicions against him were base and groundless, and
that he was a good friend to America ; he was never
theless put into gaol, and there, notwithstanding the
precautions which were supposed to have been taken,
he did fee sundry persons. He was permitted after
wards by the Executive Council to return to New-
York. I have been told that even when he was dis
missed, some gentlemen of that board were of opini
on that he was (as in fad he was) an emissary from
the British Ministry. When the Doctor returned, he
carried with him letters, among others one for Gover
nor Johnftone. He declared he had got what he want
ed by his journey.—He advised the fending other
emifiaries throughout these States, to difeover the
designs and disposition of the people, and the like.
Governor Johnftone, on the Doctor's complaining
that this measure had not before been adopted, pro
mised that he would urge it to the British Ministry.
He advised also that Lt. Colonel Conolly should be by
all means sent to the abidance of Colonel Butler, and
that they should make a point of obtaining his release,
and for that purpose if it was refuted, that they should
call in all their prisoners, who were out on parole,
which they have actually since done.
It may not be amiss here, to give you the following
short account. The Doctor on his return to New-
York, fell into company with a person going into the
city on private business, he mistook this person for a
friend of government (as certain persons call them
selves) and after landing at Staten-Island, spoke his
mind freely on the above, as well as other fubjetts.
This person afterwards lodged in the fame house with
the Doctor, and heard his conversation with Gover
nor Johnftone. Particular circumstances forbid my
mentioning the name of this person at present, it is
Sufficient that the information was voluntarily given,
and before several persons of the firft rank and cha
racter in this city. Now then, my countrymen, let
me date in short my reasons for giving you those fads.
I have thought ever since the violences and despotism
of Great- Britain firft drove the dispute to the ill'uc of
arms, that an alliance with France was for your real
interest and happiness.
I was as far as in me lay, a willing instrument to
promote it; I now fee, what I have for some time
fufpeded, a design to lead you into a breach of your
national faith and honor, solemnly pledged, and
thereby most probably to the eventual loss of taat
liberty, which you have purchased at so great an ex
pence of blood and treasure. —1 fee also a design to
lay waste your frontiers, by a mod cruel and barba
rous war, and at the fame time to fix in the different
capitals emissaries to betray your secrets, and by every
other means, which either a casual, or designed inat
tention to them, may put in their power to aid and
bring about those designs. I think it therefore my
duty to put you on your guard.
When I mention, that the Honorable Arthur Lee,
Esq. your Commissioner at the Court of Madrid, and
one of your Commissioners at Versailles, and the Ho
norable William Lee, Esq. your Commissioner at the
Court of Vienna, and your Commissioner at the Court
of Berlin, (which Courts are now actually at war with
each other) and also that he is your commercial Agent
in Europe, and that they have two brothers in Con
gress, I do not speak from any pique against them,
for altho' they are my personal and lately my avowed
enemies, yet their conduct on many occasions hath
been such, that to honor them with the emotions of
anger, would be degrading to that character, which
I hope always to maintain.—My object is, merely to
refeue your reputation. Foreigners are not perhaps
so clear lighted as they ought to be, and therefore
cannot discern in those your Commissioners that de
gree of merit, which hath led your Reprefentatiyes
to confer qn them such various and incompatible of
fices. And being equally ignorant of the wife and
equitable manner in which your business is conducted,
they rashly conclude, that appointments, of which
they cannot discern the propriety, are to be attributed
to the influence of intrigue and cabal. I have also a
farther view in writing this letter, it is to put those
gentlemen who in some instances have carried not only
their suspicions, but their aspersions against some of
your firmeft friends very far, on their guard against
those old obligations and attachments which may
ruin your affairs, and to be particularly careful whom
they recommend, and'how. And would warn them
from past experience against future danger, and en
treat them not too hastily and too rashly to impart
your secrets to improper persons, particularly as
Great-Britain has not as yet acknowledged your Inde
pendence, and offered a treaty, the cultivation of an
interest at that Court, cannot compensate the facri
fices which must be made to acquire it.—Lastly, my
countrymen, whilst I reverence your unfufpedting
confidence, I would inculcate on your minds the ar
tifices of your foes, and lead you to beware, and
on your guard.
I am your friend and countryman, and I can fay
with truth and with pride your faithful servant,
S. DEA N.
Philadelphia, November, 1778.
An Assortment of Merchandize,
Amongst which are,
SEVERAL pieces of linens, handkerchiefs, checks,
sprigged kenting for aprons, ribbands, needles,
pins, razors, penknives, feiffars, pencils, knitting
needles, fnuff in bottles, quart and pint decanters,
augers, gr ters, cheese toasters, gravey ladles. Also
three FEATHER BEDS, two dining tables, a desk,
china dishes, and a variety of other articles.
Francis Witt,
Jacob Benjamin.
N. B. The books advertised for sale last Saturday
not being disposed of on account of bad weather,
will be peremptorily fold on the day above-mentioned ;
and the Vendue will be kept weekly at the house
now advertised.
*, Wanted immediately, a good WORKMA N
at Arefs and Case. Such a person will be exempted
from actual service in the militia, fad confant business,
and receive handsome usages, by applying to the Printer
of this Paper.
Also quanted, as an APPRENTICE to the Print
ing Business, an active Lad about fourteen years of age,
nobo can read quell, and write a good hand. Apply
as above.
CTRAYED or stolen from a waggon in Trenton,
° on the 27th ult. at night, a brown Mare, about
14 hands high, coming five years old, has a final!
burst on the near fide close by the flank, natural trot
ter, one quarter blooded. Whoever takes up said
mare and secures her so that the fubcriber at Newark
Mountains may get her again, shall receive Twenty
Dollars reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
4t _WILLIAM LOOKER.
STRAYED or stolen from the fubferiber, on the
night of the 2d December, 1778, living near Paf
faick Falls, at Acquackanonk, in Essex county, two
Horses, one a bay, about fourteen hands high, a na
tural trotter, rising five years old, branded FP on
the right thigh ; the other a dark brown, eight or
nine years old, rather inclines to pace, has a mid
dling large star in his forehead, branded FP on the
right thigh, and about 14 hands high. Whoever will
take up and secure said horses, shall have a reward
of Twenty Dollars for each horse, and all reason
able charges paid by me JOHN POST.
N. B. The brands are supposed not to be very
plain. 4f
On SATURDAY next, the 12th inst. December,
will be fold at the Vendue-ftore in Trenton, at the
house lately occupied by Mr. John Reynolds, op
polite to Captain Clunn's,
On the 25th ult. Abraham Van Neste, Esq.
was elected a Member of Council for the county of
Somerset, in the room of Frederick Freeling
huysen, Esq. lately appointed a member of Congress.
The Honorable the Legislature, on the sth instant,
passed an AH, " to raise the sum of £IOO,OOO by
Taxation, for discharging the debts and defraying
the necessary expences of the state of New-Jersey."
The Sentence of the Court Martial upon Major
General LEE, is confirmed by Congress.
We hear that a few days ago a British armed ves
sel, bound from Halifax to New-York, and richly
laden, came alhore near Barnagat, in this Slate.
The crew, about sixty in number, surrendered them
selves prisoners to our militia. Goods to the amount
of 50001. have been taken out of her by our people—
And it is said a number of the prisoners have already
arrived in Bordentown. —Other particulars are not
yet come to hand.
By a Gentleman from the army we learn, that on
Wednesday last about 3000 of the enemy, with fix
field pieces, from New-York, landed at Tarry-Town,
on the East fide of the North-River. Their intention
is not yet certainly known.
Since our last one division of Gen. Burgoyne's ar
my, who surrendered thenafelves prisoners of war to
Major General Gates at Saratoga, on the 17th of
October, 1777, passed thro' Pitts-Town on their way
to Virginia ; the other two divisions are also on their
march for the fame place.
it) BE SOLD, on the premises, on Saturday t.e
twelfth inst. (Decembe?) a valuable Plantation,
containing 152 acres of good land, in the township
of Hanover, county of Burlington, within two miles
of the village of New-Mills, adjoining lands of John
Monrow, Israel Coats, and Restore Shinn, about
40 or 50 acres of which is good meadow, and about
60 or 70 acres of upland clear'd and in good cedar
fence, the rest in thrifty timber. There is on said
premises about 200 bearing apple-trees, a tolerable
good dwelling-house, with a well of water near the
door, a large barn almost new, smoke-house, &c.
The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock on said day, when
the conditions will be made known, and attendance
given by II ENRY BUD D.
OTRAYED or Rolen on Monday night, the 7th of
° December, from the fubferiber's stable, a straw
berry-roan horse, about 15 hands high, branded with
a C on the near buttock, ihod all round with shoes
pretty much worn, trots and paces. Whoever takes
up and delivers said horse to the fubferiber in Trenton
(the thief being secured) shall have the above reward,
viz. Fifteen Dollars for the thief, and Fifteen for the
horse, paid by CONROD KOTTS, st
Several Articles of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c.
omitted far want of room, will be in/'erted in our next.
TRENTO N, December 9.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.
^HE Honourable General Mifibn hau^ been
pleased to appoint me to discharge the debts of
the Quarter-Master department in the counties of
Bergen, Morris, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, So
merset and Hunterdon, contrasted between the sth
of October, 1776, and the 3d of March, 1778; and
having this day received money for that purpose,
those who have accounts, properly certified, may
call at my office in Springfield, or at the following
places, where 1 propose to attend for the conveniency
of the inhabitants. At Brunswick the 15th of De
cember. At Quibble-Town the 16th and 17th. At
Morris-Town the 22d and 23d. At Baftinridge,
(White's Tavern) the 24th. At Newark-Mountains
(Cundit's Tavern) the 28th. At Princeton the sth
and 6th of January. And at Trenton the Bth and 9th.
State Lottery Tickets may be had at the firft men
tioned places till the last ot December.
_Nov. 30,1778. 2w|| JAMESCALDWELL.
A T an Inferior Court of Common Pleas held for
T 1 the county of Gloucester, on the 13th instant,
were returned inquisitions (for joining the army of
the King of Great-Britain, and other offences against
the form of their allegiance) found against Andrew
Jones, John Kelly, John Inglifh, Jonathan FTier,
jun. Benjamin Carter, Jofliua Couzens, John Car
ter, junior, Joseph Pratt, Joseph Clark, William
Devanport, Harrison Wells, Jonathan Fisher, Tho
mas Nightingale, Job Thomas, Jacob Clement, jun.
William Ingland,jun. William Watson, Daniel Wells,
Jonathan Chew, Isaac Lord, David Chew, David
Suran, John Franklin, Silas Loi g, Joseph Long,
William Bocock, John Rodrow, William Fufman,'
Jacob Hewit, James Hanefy, Alexander Bartram,
Peter Johnion, George Avis, William Wells, Gabriel
De Veber, jun. Edward EJinton, Asa Lord, Con
rad Bowman, Robert Whitacre, William Pinyard
Josiah Biddle, John Cox, Philip Stout, I); tel Cou
zens, John Gruff, Gabriel De Veber, John O'Bryant,
John Hinchman, Jeremiah Proffer, John Robiion
George Swanton, John Hatton, Northup Mar: 1'
John Inghfh, jun. Benjamin Duffil, James
Isaac Judice ; proclamation was made in ope Court'
and information given, that if they or any on then'
behalf, or any person interested would trav^fe, a
trial should be awarded, and an opportunity < f pre
venting forfeitures given ; no traverses were offered:
Therefore notice is hereby given, that if neither
they nor any on their behalf, nor any person inte
rested shall taverfe at the next Court, to be held for
the county of Gloucester, on the second Tuefdav in
December next, the inquisitions will be taken to be
true, and final judgment entered thereon in favour
of the State, and their personal estates will then be
forfeited to the use of the State, and their lands taken
into the hands of the Commissioners until the Legisla
ture shall further order therein relpeding their lands
Od. 29, JOHN SPARKS, &
—I77B.JOSEPH HUGG, 5 Commissioners.
CTOLEN on Friday night last, from the fubferiber
at the Crooked-Billet, in the Manor of Moreland'
Philadelphia County, a sorrel STALLION COLT'
three years old, about 15 hands high, natural trot
ter, hasa large neck, and his mane and tail are of
the fame colour as his body. Whoever takes up said
horse and the thief, that the owner may have the
horse again, and the thief be convicted, shall have
One Hundred Dollars reward, or Fifty Dollars for
the horse only, and reasonable charges, paid by
ALEXANDER MEANS.
December 8, 1778. gwf
N. B. About half the above-Hid money was of
Jersey Loan-Office chiefly in small bills, among
which were two old Three Pound bills. 2w+
STOLEN from Paramus-Church, the 30th day of
October last, two HORSES, one a large black
horse, with a large star and snip, and all four of his
feet white almost to his knees, five years old, and
15 hands high, paces and trots. Thc'other ioa bay,
with a small white snip down his face, natural trotier,
four years old, and about fourteen hands and a half
high. It is thought they were stolen and carried to
Powles-Hook, by some of the tories in that part. —
Whoever takes up said horses and brings them to
John Okerman, at said church, or to the fubferiber
at Trenton, or secures them so that they can be got,
shall receive the above reward, paid by either of the
men, and all reasonable charges, paid by
3w§ JAMES PATTON.
CTRAYED or stolen off the commons at Trenton
' some time in October or November, a sorrel marc'
with a blaze in her face, between three and four years
old, scant fourteen hands high, trots and paces
long mane and tail. Whoever takes said mare and
secures her, so that the owner may have her again
shall have Ten Dollars reward, and reasonable charges
paid by the fubferiber in Trenton. JOS. CLUNN
LOST in the evening of the twenty-fourth of No
vember last, between Pennington and Jacob Bird
fall's, in Amwell, a parchment POCKET BOOK,
containing about Thirty Pounds in money and some
writings of value. Likewise loft at the fame time,
one yard and one quarter of linen, supposed to have
been dropt with the said pocket book. Any person
that has found them, and will be pleased to return
them, with the money, shall be entitled to the above
reward from the fubferiber.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
SAMUEL BIRDSALL.