The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-07-05 00:00:00, page 2

YOUR committee having examined the entries
and vouchers produced by Mr. Tucker to support the
above account, report them fufficient, except those in
favour of the last charge of £. 5818 16 3 ; and find
ing the evidence produced by Mr. Tucker, in support
of that article, stated in the journals of the assembly
of February 17, 1777, the committee beg leave to re
fer to them, only suggesting the propriety of submit
ting the decision of all such accounts to the common
course of law, as a mode most reputable to the par
ties, and fatisfadory to the publick.
By order of the committee,
James Caldwell, -
Caleb Camp.
December 27, 1780.
On the queftion,' Whether the house allow the said
account, as above stated? It was carried in the affir
mative.
On the question, Whether the house agree to the
last paragraph of the said report? It was carried in
the negative.
Extract from the minutes,
Maskell Ewing, jun. clerk.
MR. Samuel Tucker having requeued me to re
late to him the circumstances concerning a
number of New-Jersey bills, which I had received
from a British officer in the year 1776, and to give
him a certificate of the fame, I hereby certify, that,
in the winter 1776, while the American army lay on
the Pennsylvania shore, opposite to the British army at
Tienton, I received from lieutenant Syms, an officer
in the said British army, a sum of New-Jersey paper
money, to the amount of one hundred pounds, which
bills the said lieutenant Syms remitted me in dis
charge of money to that amount, advanced to him
during his residence at Philadelphia, as a prisoner of
war, the preceding year; that the said bills were signed
by only two signers ; that Mr. Samuel Tucker's name
was not signed on any of the said bills; that I had
passed away, in several payments, about thirty pounds;
and, being afterwards informed, that the law required
Mr. Tucker's name to be subscribed to the said bills
before they could be issued from the treasury as a le
gal currency, I immediately called in and exchanged
all the bills I had paid away, except about the lum
of fix pounds, which sum I could not recover, as I
had made no minutes of the names of the several per
sons to whom the money had been paid ; that I crossed
all the said bills, then in my poffeflion, with ink, and
returned them by a flag to the said lieutenant Syms,
inclofed in a letter unsealed.
John Cadwalader.
New-Jersey, 10th May, 1784.
State of Pennsylvania, ) nN this nineteenth day
county of Philad. ff. )U of April, one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-four, personally came
and appeared before me, William Rush, Esq. one of
the justices of the peace for the county aforefaid, Eli
zabeth Pheagen, of full age, of New-York, who be
ing duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God, depofeth and faith, that when the British army
was in possession of Philadelphia, where this depo
nent then lived, that one captain M'Can, who was
under the command of colonel Abercromby, came to
this deponent's house, and brought with him a large
parcel of New-Jersey convention or congress money,
plate and jewels, books of accounts and other papers,
the property of Samuel Tucker, Esq. of Trenton, in
New-Jersey, as this deponent was informed and be
lieves ; that the congress or convention money was
signed by two signers; that not one bill, as this de
ponent saw or ever heard, was signed by said Samu
el Tucker, although this deponent had and gave away
between thirty and forty sheets; that she this depo
nent often heard the British officers and soldiers curse
the said Tucker for not signing or finifhing the said
money; that this deponent lined a small trunk with
feme of the half sheets of the said money; that Nelly
Groves had Mrs. Tucker's gold fnuff-box, which this
deponent often faw;*hat the said Tucker's effeds was
brought with the britifh baggage from New-York,
and part thereof fold at vendue, as this deponent was
informed and verily believes; that the soldiers often
complained, as they got but two shillings and fix-pence
each for their share vs the division of the said Tucker's
property that was fold ; that this deponent often had
seen numbers of said Tucker's papers and deeds
thrown about; and further faith, that quartermaster
Sutherland bought one dozen of said Tucker's silver
spoons, which this deponent had often borrowed and
tifed, and further faith not.
Sworn before me the date^
firfl written on the other|
fide; the words ( New- n
1 ; Elizabeth Fegan.
J er f e J convention or con- ;
grefs money being firfl in- I
terlined. J
William Rush.
State of New-Jersey, coun-? f\N this tenth day
ty of Hunterdon, IT. )U of April, one thpu
ift. An aft for the relief of John Striker, collec
tor of the township of Hillfborough, in the county of
Somerset, refpe&ing the loss of a sum of publick mo
ney by fires.
Passed at Princeton, October 5, 1778.
2d. An aft for the relief of John Gill, of the
township of Newtown, in the county of Gloucester,
one of the commissioners of the loan-office, refpe&ing
the loss of a lum of publick money taken by the
enemy.
Passed at Trenton, September 30, 1779.
3d. An att for the relief of Adam Boyd, Sheriff of
the county of Bergen, refpe&ing the loss of a sum of
publick money by the enemy.
Passed at Princeton, September 21, 1781.
Passed at Trenton, December 16, 1783.
And, left that anonymous writer, under the signa
ture of Scipio, should be offended that I take no no
tice of his numerous, laboured publications, I must
beg leave to sum his charader in the following lines :
When wanton nature, in a sportive mood,
Had finifh'd all her works, and call'd them good,
She fummon'd all the lees and dregs she had,
And form'd thee Scipio, and pronounc'd thee bad.
Old Sip adieu.
Samuel Tucker.
Trenton, June 28, 1784,
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Foreign Intelligence.
L ONDO N,
April 21. The triumph of venality and artifice
is now at an end, and the inhabitants of Westmin
ster are determined to prove that they have spirit
fufficient to throw off the trammels of ari ftocratical
oppreflion, and too much virtue to be seduced by all
the allurements of treasury temptation. The baleful
weed that flourifhed in the sunshine of temporary fa
vour, begins at length to droop its head, and wither
in the fliades of contempt and infamy. Private in
gratitude and publick apoftacy can never be the means
to procure the support of the electors of Westminster.
The disingenuous practices of a court, which has de
graded itfelf by mean attempts, to influence its de
pendents against: the freedom of election, the tyrannous
mandates of imperious nobility, and all the vain pa
rade of military interference, will be finally ineffectu
al, opposed to the irresistible claims of publick virtue,
transcendent ability, and unremitting pei severance in
the service of the people. The spirited exertions in
favour of Mr. Fox, for the last three days, evidently
shew that the strength of his adversaries is exhausted,
that their tricks are detected, and their characters
understood. The clouds of prejudice and folly be
gin to disperse, the splendor of Mr. Fox's real cha
racter appears to the eyes of the electors, and we
may fafely pronounce, that the city of Westminster,
upon this important occasion, will manifeft its virtue,
and choose the champion of the constitution, and the
friend of liberty, in spite of all the despicable artifi
ces which have been employed to mislead their judg
ment, and degrade their favourite.
Mr. Fox certainly means to'open the eyes of the
public to their true interest. Mr. Pitt's character
sand seven hundred and eighty-four, personally came
before me, Rensselaer Williams, Esquire, one of the
justices of the peace for the county aforefaid, Mr.
William Newbold, of the county of Burlington, who
being duly affirmed according to law, faith, that on
or about the thirteenth day of December, one thou
sand seven hundred and seventy-six, Samuel Tucker,
Esquire, of Trenton, called at this affirmant's house ;
that in less than one hour after said Tucker came,
Robert Pearson came to this affirmant's, in pursuit of
said Tucker (as he said) and informed said Tucker,
in the hearing of this affirmant, that his wife and
some of his family was exceeding ill, and that said
Tucker's wife desired he would return home as soon
as possible, on which said Tucker, in company with
Robert Pearson, set off on his way home, as this af
firmant understood, and verily believes ; further faith
not.
Rensselaer Williams.
4th. An act to release Abraham Hendricks from
the payment of a sum of publick money taken by
robbers.
Passed at Burlington, June 11, 1783.
sth. An ad to release Thomas Fenimore from the
payment of a sum of publick money taken by rob
bers.
Passed at Builington, June 16, 1783.
6th. An aft to release Abraham Chapman from
the payment of a sum of publick money and certifi
cates taken by Robbers.
Passed at Tienton, November 26, 1783.
7th. An ad to release Humphry Waln from the
payment of a sum of publick money taken by rob
bers.
Affirmed before me the)
1 } William Newbold.
date above,)
is remarkable for disguise, while Mr. Fox is frank and
honest. Mr. Pitt, in order to give a temporary as
sistance to his popularity, means to give the funds, if
possible, a falfe support, by concealing from the flock
holders his real situation—he is to fay nothing of the
progressive deficiency of taxes for the last four
years— nothing of our having, during all that time,
paid the interest by part of the principal borrowed—
nothing of the assistances which government has de
rived repeatedly from the bank, to the danger of
publick credit— nothing of the impracticability of
ever recovering the country without taxing the funds,
or lowering the interest ; no, Mr. Pitt is to be si
lent or ambiguous on all those topicks, and leave
the people to lament their confidence, when ruin and
distress overtake them. But Mr. Fox is resolved to
shew truth her own image; he is determined to shew
the people their real Situation, to lay open to their
view the true state of the country, that they may not
run further rifques,and rely on visionary dependencies.
This will be honest, it will be manly, it will become
him as a senator, and an Englifhinan. And though
the report may be unpleasing for the time, every man
in the kingdom who is interested in the funds will
thank him for withdrawing the veil, which ministerial
duplicity might have kept on till the country was funk
beyond redemption.
A correspondent just returned from France informs
us, that when the news of Mr. Fox being out of
administration arrived at Versailles, as great rejoicing
was made upon it as on the news of a signal victory,
the monfieurs knowing very well that his difmiffion
from office was the prelude to the re-introduction of
Lord Shelburne, and the set who were completely
duped by them on the making the last peace.
Even in that short time the present ministers have
taken the lead, the Dutch and French have begun
to lay the feeds of a new war, in hopes of being
well paid to preserve peace.
There are at least 11,000 votes, if not more, in
the city of Westminster, and those who now remain
to vote, consist of independent persons, who will, no
doubt, resent the infamous manoeuvres that have been
already played to enslave this city. Mr. Fox has al
most a certainty of carrying his election.
Stocks on Friday last were done for money at 59;
but on Saturday the news of a Dutch war was so
prevalent, that they fell to 58 and a half.
April 22. The reigning toast in Dublin is, " May
those mifereants who endeavour to destroy the liberty
of the press, have no property in Ireland."
A correspondent observes, the liberty of the press
is now our only resource; it will command an audi
ence, when every honest man in the kingdom is ex
cluded. This glorious privilege may be a security
to the King, as well as a resource to his people. Had
there been no Star-chamber, there could have been
no rebellion against Charles the First. The constant
censure and admonitions of the press would have
corrected his condu&, prevented a civil war, and
saved him from an ignominious death.
Various are the changes which the difTolution of
Parliament has occasioned in men, manners and things.
Like death, it has levelled all distinctions.—The
ftiff-rumped courtier now bends to the lowly mecha
nic—he bows, and bows, and begs his interest—he
seizes the greasy butcher by the hand, and humbly
implores the honour of representing him in Parliament.
My lady puts on her belt smiles, enters the cot
tage, with presents to the good woman, and her dear
little ones. If any of the family be ill, her lady
ship's physician is immediately ordered into waiting.
She goes Hill further—the young farmers look sulky
—they talk of liberty and property —her ladyship
Salutes them—must not turn her cheek, for that is a
French fafhion—they abhor every thing—so her lady
fliip must kiss in the old English way ; and this has
considerably increased the price of lip-salve.
One hundred and twenty-five post-horses have al
ready resigned their fleSh to the dogs.
No country Justice will now take an information
against a smuggler, a poacher, a higgler, a foreftaller,
a pedler, or a manufacturer of a bastard child—sum
mary proceedings are at an end —till the writs are
returned.
Many tradesmen have been paid desperate debts.
Lords of manors forgive their neighbours trespasses
—and there is no seizing, driving, or felling for rent.
The insolence of inn-keepers has increased—bad,
wine, bad spirits, and damp sheets, promise business
to the undertakers.
Many are already preparing for the continent.
The south of France will be found as necessary to
decayed purses, as decayed constitutions.
Industry is at a stand—and idleness pervades every
situation.
The present election for Westminster is said to cost
die Dutchefs of Devonshire 600 l per day.
It is a fad upon which our readers may most con
fidently rely, that not less than four hundred soldiers,
belonging to the guards, voted for Sir Cecil Wray
and Lord Hood; which was the sole cause of the
temporary superiority of the. former over Mr. Fofo