The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-09-08 00:00:00, page 3

necessary orders, detached parties to reconnoiter, who
at their return reported that the enemy were strongly
fortified on the weft fide of a creek that runs into the
Caiuga branch. The Genera! ordered General Hand's
brigade to form in their front. General Maxwell's to
stand as a corps de referee, General Poor's and General
Clinton's to endeavour to gain the enemy's left flank,
and Col. Proder to begin a cannonade obliquely, to
amuse them. They shortly left their works in great
disorder, and attempting to gain the summit of a high
hill to their left, fell in with General Poor's brigade,
with whom they had a levere feathering engagement —
They were in a little time precipitately scattered and
our troops in hot pursuit of them. During the action,
which continued from two to five o'clock in the after
noon, we had three men killed and about 30 wound
ed, one of whom is since dead of his wound ; they
had II killed and scalped, besides one fauaw, their
wounded unknown. We took two prisoners, both
painted tories, a let of colours, a number of blankets
and other plunder. The famous or rather infamous
Butler and Brant were their leaders. We hope this
small stroke will foften their savage courage, and make
them approach men fighting for their country with
proper dread."
Extras of Ewo letters dated at Major General Sulli
van's head-quarters on Tioga, Augufl 30, 1779, to
a gentleman in Eaflon.
" Yesterday a general action ensued, in which the
Indians and Tories got compleatly routed. The con
flict was long, and I believe on their part bloody,
tho' only 11 dead bodies were found upon the field ;
and they, I suppose, would not have been left, if our
troops had not pursued them at the point of the bay
onet. Our loss was but trifling: I think sor 6 were
killed, and between 40 and gowounded. The can
nonade on our. part was elegant, and gave the Indi
ans such a panick, that they fled with great precipi
tation from the field.—One Tory and one Negro were
taken prisoners, who give information that their
whole force was collected here. —This settlement is
routed root and branch, all the houses burnt, and the
corn-fields destroyed."
" I have just time to inform you, that on Sunday
morning last, our advance parties difeovered the ene
my's bread-works between Chemung and Newtown;
they immediately gave intelligence. The enemy's
right flank was secured by the river, and their left by
a high hill. General Poor's brigade was immediately
ordered to wheel off, and endeavour to gain their
left flank, and, if possible, to surround them, whilst
our artillery and main body attacked them in front ;
they flood a hot cannonade for more than two hours,
but upon their difeovering our intention of sur
rounding them, the retreat halloo was given, and
they retreated with the utmost precipitation, leaving
their packs, a number of scalping knives, tomahawks,
&c. behind them. We pursued them upwards of 2
miles, took 2 prisoners, 1 white man and 1 negro.
They eroded the river, and carried off a number of
killed and wounded, as we found by their tracks of
blood, and 2 canoes which we found covered with
blood. I saw Bof their warriors scalps taken on the
spot, and I just heard of 14 more dead Indians, that
were found hid with leaves. Their breastworks were
artfully and flrongly made, conftruded with logs,
and blinds made with boughs, and extended upwards
of half a mile. The party was headed by Butler and
Brant, and consisted, by the best intelligence we can
get, of about 600 Indians, and 200 Tories."
Extract of a letter, dated Wyoming, Sept. 2, 1779.
'' At 2 o'cloclc this morning, Dr. Kendall arrived
at this place from Chemung, and brings the following
intelligence :
" On Sunday morning last, our army difeovered a
large bread-work in a narrow paffagc, about 4 miles
above Chemung, where Messrs. Butler, Brant and
Mac Donald had collected all their force.
" Gen. Sullivan attacked them ; —the enemy re
turned the fire, and the engagement lasted near two
hours, when the Savages gave way, and were com
pleatly routed.
" They left all their baggage and stores of every
kind ; 25 of them were left dead on the field.—Some
prisoners were taken.—Our loss was 1 lieutenant and
4 privates killed, and 1 major, 1 captain and 33 pri
vates wounded. —Mr. Butler's commission and the
commission of another officer was taken, with several
orderly books."
We are credibly informed, that several of the ene
my's vessels have been captured within a few days
past, and sent into the Delaware by some of our
privateers.
*§* The Votes and Proceedings of the General Assem
bly of this State, at their last Sitting, are printed, and
read, to be delivered.
The piece signed a Farmer is received.
Wanted immediately, by the Publisher
of this Paper,
r rwo good Journeymen Printers —one a Pressman,
1 the other a Cafeman —to whom the highest
wages will be given, and they exempted from military
duty.
A Quantity of excellent
LAMPBLA C K,
In Paper Barrels,
To be Sold, by Wholesale or Retail,
At the Printing-Office in Trenton.
A Meeting of the truß.es of Queen's college in
New-Jersey, is ordered to be held at Somerset,
at the house of Andrew Merlhon, late the house of
John Bennet, on Friday the 24th of September next,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The members are re
quested to give their attendance, as punctual as pos
sible. Jacob R. Hardenbergh, Clerk.
Raritan, Aug. 30, 1779. f
r r O be fold at publick vendue, on Tuesday the
J- 28th day of September next, two valuable Plan
tations, late the property of Zebulon Applegate, de
ceased, in the county of Middlesex, near Manalapon;
The firft containing 95 acres of good wheat land, 60
acres whereof are cleared, 6 acres of good English
meadow, more may be made, and the remainder
very good timl&riand ; there is likewise a large frame
building with 4 rooms on the lower floor, and 2 con
venient fire-places ; there is an excellent spring of
good water, near the door. Said farmihas an orchard
of upwards of 100 apple trees of choice fruit ; there
is a new framed barn well enclosed, with a four pole
barrack handing by it. The above farm is in good
fence.
The other plantation joining the former, contains
120 acres of good land for rye and Indian corn, about
40 acres whereof are cleared, about 8 acres of mea
dow, and 10 or 15 acres more may be made with
very little expence; there is a new frame house with
2 rooms on a floor, and a convenient milk room. —-
The said farm is convenient for water, and in good
fence ; likewise, there is a large range for a stock;
both the above places lay along the road from Cran
berry to Freehold courthouse, and very convenient to
markets.
The said places will be fold both together or sepa
rate, on the day of the date above-said. The sale to
begin at 10 o'clock, when the conditions of sale will
be made known by Thomas Applegate, ? Execu-
Stephen Voorhees, ) tors.
Penalapon, Aug. 30, 1779. %w.f
Iwo Hundred Dollars Reward.
RUN AWAY last Monday night, the 3cth of Aug.
1779, from the fubferiber living in the township
of Reading, Hunterdon county, and Bate of Weft
New-Jersey, a Negro Man named TONE, about 30
years old, well built, about 5 feet 10 inches high,
talks good Englilh and Low Dutch. Also, another
named CHARLES, about 17 years of age, about 6
feet high, of a yellow complexion, squints very much
with his eyes; he can talk good Englilh and Low
Dutch. As they took with them a number of cloaths,
their dress cannot be described: It is supposed their
intention is for Staten-Island. Any peribn that will
take up said two negroes, and secure them in fafe
gaol, so that their matter may have them again, shall
receive for each Eighty Dollars, and expences paid ;
or if delivered to the owner at his house, the above
reward, and reasonable charges paid by
Aug. 31. f 3 w. Cornelius Vanhorn.
Macungy, Northampton county, State of Pennsylvania,
July 16, 1779.
Five Hundred Pounds Reward.
TXTHEREAS a certain Daniel Callaghan, clerk
' V to the fubferiber, ran away the 15th inst. with a
certain sum of continental money not less than Eleven
Thousand Pounds, belonging to the continent. The said
Callaghan is of a fair complexion, about five feet ten
inches high, full eyed, and a wry nose, very eloquent
in complimenting gentlemen. The said Callaghan had
on and took with him a caftor hat, two fine shirts, one
white stock, one black handkerchief, his hair tied be
hind with a black ribband, one pair white ribb'd dock
ings, one fnuff coloured coat, one ribb'd jacket and
breeches of the fame fluff, one pair of leather bree
ches, and other things not known. Whoever takes up
and secures the said Callaghan in any gaol, so that he
may be brought to justice, shall receive the above re
ward, and reasonable charges paid by
tf. J°HJN_WH ETZELL, A. C. P.
ON Friday the 17th instant, at 9 o'clock precisely,
will be exposed to sale at publick vendue, at the
subscriber's mills in Reading-town, Hunterdon coun
ty, near the White House, for cash only, a number
of milch cows, young cattle, horses, valuable English
breeding mares, 30 or 40 head of sheep, hogs, a good
waggon, pleasure sleigh, and a considerable quantity
of good hay, also farming utensils, houfhoid and
kitchen furniture; likewise, that noted and elegant
horse called Harlequin, that covered at the subscri
ber's mills the last season, now rising 5 years old, was
got by Granby, his dam by Briton, together with
many other articles too tedious to mention. Condi
tions will be made known, and attendance given by
JOSEPH GRESWOLD.
N. B. He has likewise for sale, a likely negro
Wench, about 23 years of age, used to molt kinds of
country work, and fold for no fault, but want of
employ. 2W.||
Eighty Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber on the
third instant, September, a BAY MARE, about
14 hands high, 8 years old last fpriug, black mane and
tail, black legs, heavy made, paces a travel, but most
natural to trot and canter, her Moulders and tides are
galled by work. Whoever takes up said mare and
thief and secures them, so that the owner may get
the mare, and the thief be brought to justice, shall
have the above reward, or Forty Dollars for the thief
onlv, and all reasonable charges paid by me
swf JOSEPH LAMB.
To whom it may concern.
WHEREAS his Excellency the Governor, by Pro
clamation, has called on the good citizens, but
more Specially the Magistrates of this State, carefully
to infpea the conduct of those employed either in the
Quartermatter or Commissary General's department:
And whereas a general complaint is made against sun
dry persons anting in said department at Princeton—
These are to inform the public that the magistrates in
and about Princeton will attend at the house of Mr.
Jacob G. Bergen, innholder in said town, on Satur
day the iith inst. from one o'clock in the afternoon till
evening, then and there to receive and take down such
complaint or information as may be offered them a
gainlt any person aching in either of said departments,
agreeably to the tenor of his Excellency's Proclama
t ion. Princeton, Sept. 4, 1779.
To all whom it may concern.
New-Jersey, ts. N OTICI ! is hereby given that a
Court or Admiralty will be held
at the Court-House in Burlington, on Thursday the
30th day of September inst. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of the fame day, then and there to try the truth
of the fads alledged in the bills of Stephen Decatun
and Nicholl Fordiclr, (who as well, &c.) against the
Ichooner or veflel called the Barbaiy, lately command
ed by Charles Hendly: Of John Field, (who as well,
etc.) against the sloop or veflel called the Recovery,
lately commanded by Leonard Bowles: Of Enoch
Stilwill and Nicholl Fordick, (who as well, &c.) a
gainst the Ichooner or vessel called the Henry: Of Ni
chol! Fordick, (who as well, &c.) against the sloop
or vessel called the Nancy: Of Silas Talbot and James
Munro, (who as well, &c.) against the vessel called
the Dublin Cutter, lately commanded by Phoenix Fa
gan: Of Nicholl Fordick, (who as well, &c.) against
the Ichooner or vessel called the Susannah: Of Silas
Talbot and James Munro, (who as well, &c.) against
the brigantine or vessel called the Chance: And of
Enoch Stilwill, (who as well, &c.) against the brig
antine or vessels called the Leportax ; to the end and
intent that the owner or owners of the said vessels, or
any person or persons concerned therein, may appear
and ihew cause, if any they have, why the said vessels
and their cargoes should not be condemned according
to the prayer of the said bills.
By order of the Judge,
Joseph Bloomfield, Register.
September 4, 1779. 3™
To be fold by public Vendue, at the Forks of Littlc-
Egg-Harbour, on the 23d day of September inft.'
THE armed Cutter INTREPID, lately from New-
York, captured by the sloop Argo and brigan
tine Saratoga, with her gunsand appurtenances.' She
is an exceeding fine vessel of about iro tons, well fitted
for a five months cruize, and is reputed to be the fwift
eft failing vessel in America. She mounts ten very neat
double fortified four pounders, four cohorns and fix
swivels ; she has also a large number of muskets, pis
tols, cutlasses, hand-cuffs, thumb-screws, &c. and is
furnifhed with a complete medicine chest, two sets of
capital and one set of trepanning instruments, together
with a very good collection of medical and chirurgical
books. The books, medicines and instruments will
be fold separately. The cutter may be fitted to go to
sea in a very short time.
At the fame time and place will be fold the prize
Brigantine CHANCE, lately from London, bound to
New-York, with her appurtenances and cargo, con
fining of bread, beef, pork, flour, oatmeal, butter, oil,
vinegar, &c. She is a very fine brig of about 200 tons
burthen, and exceeding well found.
By Order of the Court of Admiralty,
2W JOSEPH POTTS, Marlhal.
Ne^u-ferfey, September 4, 1779.
To be Sold at Public Vendue, at the Forks of Little-
Egg-Harbour, on Thursday the 9th inst.
n'HE Sloop RECOVERY, a fine vessel built of red
X cedar, and a remarkable faft sailer; also her
Cargo, consisting of melaffes and sugar:
The Sloop NANCY, and Cargo of tar, pitch, tur
pentine and rice.
And on Saturday the 11th inst. at Col. Nicholas
Stilwill's, will be fold,
The Schooner HENRY, likewise her Cargo, con
sisting of 20 hhds. of sugar, 15 hhds. of melaffes, 7
hhds. of rum, a quantity of cotton and coffee.
By order of the Court of Admiraltv,
iw 'JOSEP H_POTTS, Marshal.
Neav-ferfey, September 4, 1779.
On Saturday the 18th instant, at eight o'clock, at the
house of John Brick, Esq. on Morris's River,
WILL begin the Sales of the CARGO of the Brig
captured by Captain Stilwill, in the schooner
Hawke, consisting of 200 puncheons of old Jamaica
spirits, and a quantity of old Madeira wines.
At the fame time will be fold said BRIG, with her
appurtenances, per inventory.<
By Order of the Court of Admiralty,
cw JOSEPH POTTS, Marlhal.-
Thirty Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the fubferiber near Somerset court
house, the evening of the 29th of July, a black
Roan Gelding, near 14 hands high, a natural pacer,
carries a low head and tail, a little high backed, five
years old this grass. Any person delivering the horse
to the owner shall have the above reward, and all
reasonable charges paid by me
Aug. 16. rw? RYNIER VEGHT.