The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-10-10 00:00:00, page 4

TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLINS. Advertisements of a moderate Length are inserted for Five Shillings
each the firft Week, and One Shilling and Three-pence for every Continuance, and long Ones in Proportion ; and by whom
Essays, and Articles of Intelligence are thankfully received.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
William Livingston, Esquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief
in and over the State of New-Jersey, and the
Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and
Ordinary in the lame.
Proclamation.
WHEREAS it has been represented to me that
North Marpoie, of the county of Glouceftcr,
has been guilty of attrocious offences, and committed
divers robberies, thefts and other felonies within
this state :—I have therefore thought fit, by and with
the advice of the Honourable Privy Council of this
state, to issue this proclamation, hereby promising
to any person or persons who Ihall apprehend and
secure in any gaol of this state, the said North Mar
pole, the sum of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS of
the billsof credit issued on the faith of this state.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Prince
ton, the twenty-firft day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand leven
hundred and eighty-one, and in the fifth year
of the independence of America.
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
Bowes Reed, Sec'ry.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
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. T r
In C OUNCI L.
To all whom it may concern:
THE Sieur Holker hav been recognized by the
United States in Co refs affembltd, as Con-
SULGENER.AL olFrance ra the St Ites >reiaid,itis
hreby declared that the pride £s, pre-eminences
and authority belonging to such character and quali
ty are due to him.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Prince
ton, the twenty-fifth day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and Eighty-one.
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's command,
Bowes Reed, Sec'ry. _______
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
The GOVERNOR,
'A GENERAL Court Martial of the militia of the
A State of New-Jersey is hereby ordered and ap
pointed to be held at Chatham, on the twenty-third
day of October next, for the trial of Lieutenai t-
Colonel Jacob Crane, Captain Isaac Gillam and
Lieutenant John Burnet, of which Court Martial
Colonel Sylvanus Seely is appointed President, a^d
Lieutenant-Colonels Benoni Hathaway and John
Starke, and Majors Daniel Brown, Joseph Lindfly
and Daniel Cook, and Captains Peter Layton, Israel
Ward, Joseph Beach, Obadiah Kitchch, James Ikean,
Jacob Arnold and Joliah Hall; arc appointed members,
and William Willcocks, Esq. is appointed Judge Ad
vocate; and for the trial or such other prdoners as
IhJi be brought before them. , ~ ,
Given under my hand the twenty-fourth day
September, in the year ci our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and Eighty-one.
• WIL. LIVINGSTON.
RUN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in
Bucks county, on the fifteenth of this instant,
a Negro man about 20 years old, a likely well built
fellow, named NED: Had on when he went away
a shirt and trowfers, a new wool hat, ne,w ihoes
and copper buckles, and it is thought he took with
him a black handkerchief, a number of new coat
and jacket buttons, besides many other things.—
Whoever will secure said Negro in any gaol, so that
his matter may have him again, Ihall receive Eight
Silver Dollars reward, and reasonable charges
paid by WILLIAM MCCALLA.
Sept. 19, 1781. gw*
TO BE SO LD,
Or exchanged for all forts of country produce,
and other articles necessary for carrying on iron
works ;
ALL forts of cast iron kettles, pots, large and
small tea-kettles, pie-p^ns, large and small
skillets, small mortars, griddles with and without
legs, waggon, chair and cart boxes, close stoves,
fix and ten plate stoves, open fire places, commonly
called Franklin stoves, &c. &c. &c. wholesale and
retail, by me at Mount-Hope furnace, Morris
county. JOHN JACOB FAESH.
Sept. 13, 1781. 6w
TO BE SOLD,
A Likely, hearty Negro woman, about 21
years of age: Also a Negro girl, about 16
years of age ; both have had the small pox, were
born and brought up in New-Jersey, and are fit
for either town or country business: Also a female
Negro child, about 4 years of age. For further
particulars enquire of the fubferiber in Burlington.
3 w * JACOB PHILLIPS. _
Elizabeth-Town Stage Waggon.
nr H E Subferibers inform the publick, that they
X have a convenient Stage Waggon, with four
good horses, suitable for carrying passengers and
their baggage.—Will set cut from the Bunch of
Grapes, in Third-Erect, between Market and Arch
ftreets, Philadelphia, every Monday and Thursday
mornings, preciiely at seven o'clock, dine at Bristol,
cross the New-Ferry just above Trenton Falls, from
thence to Jacob Bergen's at Princeton, there to meet
Ichabod Grummond and Drake's stage from Eliza
beth-Town every Monday and Thursday nights;
the next mornings Tuesday and Friday, will let out
from thence at sunrise, breakfaft at Trenton, start
from thence precifeiy at ten o'clock, dine at Bristol
at the house of John Wilson, from thence to Phila
delphia, so as to complete the journey in less than
two days.
The price for each passenger, from Philadelphia
to Elizabeth-Town, to be Four hard Dollars ; and
the like sum for 150 weight of baggage; and every
letter One-eighth of a hard Dollar, to be paid by
the person fending the said letter.
No run goods to be admitted into this stage on
any account.
GERSHOM JOHNSTON, and
NATH. TWINING.
r rHE owner of the ferry known by the name of
X the Trenton Old Ferry, on the post road ' lead
ing to Philadelphia, and where the publick all erodes,
has provided the said ferry with the best boats that
ever have been constructed for the fafety of transport
ing passengers, horses and carriages, in time of
frefhes, wind or ice, and a number of careful hands
that have nothing else to do but work the boabs, and
are always ready on the spot. The ferriages are as
follow, viz.
Waggon and four horses - js.
Waggon and two horses - - 3/9A
< A chair - - - - i/6d.
Man and horse - - - 6A
A foot person - - - - 3d.
And all other ferriages in Proportion. iw*
o BE s OLD, —
A Valuable TRACT of LAND, in Hardwick
township, Sussex county, state of New-Jersey,
now in the tenure of Thomas Silverthorn. It con
tains 213 acres, 150 very rich meadow land, about
30 of which produce the belt clover, timothy, and
blue grass. It is excellent for railing hemp, and well
calculated for railing and fatting cattle. There are
on the premises, beside the dwelling-house, a pretty
good Dutch barn, stables, barracks and fpring-hbufe,
upwards of one hundred apple-trees, and a number
of cherry and peach-trees ; also a never failing spring
of water fufficient for a hemp-mill, and situated con
veniently to water a considerable quantity of the mea
dow. The title is i'ndifputable. For terms apply to
the printer of this paper.
THE Trustees of Queen's College, in New-Jersey,
are requeued to meet, at New-Brunswick on
Wednesday the 24th day of October instant, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. By order,
J. R. HARDENBERGH, Clk.
O& 3, 1781. 3 w t
WAS left the 17th instant, at the fubferiber's
in Grigg's- I own, Somerset county, state
of New-Jersey, a waggon and two horses, one a
black roan, hipfhot, the other a dark brown.—
They were left by three men, who said the owner
was coming on; but as he has not yet come, this
is to defile the owner to come, prove his property,
pay charges, and take them away.,
CORNELIUS CORNELL.
Grigg's-1 own, Sept. 21, 17^1. gw
Eight hard Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber,
in the night*of the lecond day of September,
a red roan harfe, about seven yehrs old, not certain
if any brand or mark, remarkable short inane and
tail, a very good waggon horic, paces and trots.
Whoever takes up the said horse and thief, io that
the thief may be brought to justice, and the horse
recovered, Ihali be paid the above reward, besides
all reasonable charges, by'm'e
EPHRAIM COLVER.
Sussex, Knolton Townlhip, Sept. 3, 1781. gw*
THE fubferibers having furnifhed themselves
with good boats at the new ferry a little above
the Falls, and almost opposite to Trenton, and the
distance being nearly the fame from Bristol to
Trenton to go by this or Colvin's ; all persons who
will please to favour them with their custom, may
depend on an easy and fate passage, at the following
rates, which are as low as they were twenty years
ago, viz.
Waggon and four horses 4f6d.
Ditto with two ditto - - §6d.
Horse and chair - - i/6d.
Man and horse - - - 6d.
A footman - - - 3d.
And all other ferriages in like proportion.
Travellers who come from Bristol the new road are
requeued to turn off to the left at the 29 mile stone,
which is about three quarters of a mile from the
ferry—and those from the eastward are to turn to the
right at the market-house in Trenton, which is about
one quarter of a mile from the ferry, where constant
attendance is given by the publick's humble servants,
JOHN BURROWS,
GEORGE BEATY.
N. B. Travellers may be furplied with good bay
and pdflure for their horses, by laid Beaty.
I=o SOLD,
By WILLIAM RICHARDS,
At his STORE at Trenton Landing, an assort
ment of medicines, amongst which are the fol
lowing articles :
AN TIMONY, aloes, annifeed, balsam capivi,
calomel, camphire, cream of tartar, cochi
neal, Carolina pink-root, flour of brimstone, fly
ftone, glauber and epfom silts, isinglass, jalap,
ipecacuanha, magnesia, liquoiilh ball, opium, olive
oil, oil of spike, quicksilver ointment, spirits of
turpentine, &c. —With a complete assortment of
patent medicines.
ALSO to be fold at the fame store, an assort
ment of Weft-India goods, hard ware, groceries,
&c. as low as can be purchased in Philadelphia,
viz. rum, sugar, tea, coffee, chocolate, molasses,
fairs of different forts, cotton, indigo, fpiccs of
every kind, mustard, oatmeal, barley, rice, sago,
allum, copperas, Caftile and English hard soap,
coiks, stone, earthen and wooden ware, black bot
tles, tar, tobacco, fnuff, whiting, chalk, fiffiing
lines, hooks and swivels of different sizes, chalk
lines, stone lime by the bushel or larger quantity,
oakum, English and Dutch grass feythes, cradling
ditto, iron tea-kettles, waggon boxes, nails, whifky,
geneva in cases, logwood, redwood, vetdigrife,
grindstones, mops, Indian corn by the bushel, old
canvas for faddlers, pickled sturgeon, sturgeon,
lamp and linfeed-eil, lampblack, &c. Also, some
very fine hair powder, &c. &c. &c.
Said RICHARDS buys mustard feed, fire-weed
and several forts of country produce —He has a
Shallop, with proper stores, and a careful person
to deliver and receive goods, that is always on the
spot. June 13, 1781.
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