The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-05-17 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.
Wednesday last the ship America, Captain Keeler,
arrived here from Bristol, after four weeks passage;
and on Thursday arrived the ship Grange, Captain
Roberts, also in four weeks, from Liverpool. By
these vessels we learn, that very great confulion ftiil
continues in England, the controversy for power be
ing between the king with the house of lords, and the
house of commons, whose majority, however, was
much decreafed:—The parliament was not diflolved,
but that event was expected daily.
May 5. On Saturday last his Excellency General
Washington, our late worthy and much refpetted
commander in chief, arrived in this city, from his leat
in Virginia.
Extras of a letter from London, March 18.
" This afternoon a dissolution of parliament is said
to be determined on, and to take place on Tuesday
next, if not earlier.
“ It is now rumoured that the French and Dutch,
in conjunction, are meditating to strike a mJI fatal
blow against all our caftern territories, while we are
squabbling at home about the mode of a reform there.
A large force is gone out to that quarter. What
makes such a conjecture more probable is, Mr. Hastings
has wrote word, that if government does not allow
him to resign and give him time to adjust his affairs,
he will not deforced out. This gives rile to various
conjectures: Certain it is, that the French are a rest
less people, and it is no unlikely thing to suppose, that
after they have stripped us of our pofleffions in the
Weft, they will be glad also to snatch every oppor
tunity to overthrow our territories in the EajL"
Last Monday night, after a short illness, departed
this life, in the 77th year of his age, Mr. Anthony
Benezet, one of the people called Quakeis. tiis
catholickifm in religion, his universal philanthropy, his
unwearied ads of benevolence, endeared him to all
who knew him. He was kind without relerve, cour
teous without deceit, and charitable without ostenta
tion. The fertile bosom of the poor, which yields an
hundred fold, was the receptacle of his annual income.
He industriously laboured throughout a long and most
ufeful life, to advance the bell interests of mankind,
in an humble and private Sphere, for lome years part
he devoted his attention considerably to the education
of negro and mulatto children, from a desire that they
might hereafter prove ufeful members of Society, and
worthy of that freedom to which the humane and righ
teous law of this Commonwealth, passed in 1780, has
restored them ; and to this use, we underhand, he has
given all his property (above 2000 I.) after providing
for his antient and feeble widow.
subaltern, in the fine, claim commutation equal to
that of a major in the line. This claim appears, for
sundry reasons, to be ill founded. The offices which
those gentlemen held out of the line, were temporary,
and the additional pay and emoluments were certainly
promised to them while they continued to serve in
those offices, and no longer. If they are supposed to
found their claim to the commutation of a major, un
der the head of additional emoluments, their claim
must be ill founded ; for it is clear from the terms of
the resolution, that pay and emoluments do not lig
nify the fame thing, but the commutation is the sub
stitute for the pay alone or half pay, and not for rati
ons nor any other emolument. On the whole, the
committee are of opinion, that the paymaster general in
fettling the accounts of the army, in all claims which
may be brought for half pay or commutation, should
be determined by the aft of the 26th of January,
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Feb. 24. On the report of a committee to whom
was referred a letter of the 31st of January, from the
Governor of the state of New-York,
Resolved, That the president inform the Governor
of the state of New-York, in answer to his letter of
the 31st of January, 1784, that nine states not hav
ing been represented but for a few days since the ad
journment of Congress to this place, the arrangement
of garrisons for the western and northern polls has
not been entered upon, nor can it be considered till
the states become more attentive to keeping up a full
representation in Congress.
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman of
diflinflion in France, to bis friend in this coun
try, dated December 25, 1783.
" The affairs of Ireland are ttill unsettled—the par
liament and volunteers are at variance—the latter are
uneasy, that in the late negociations for a treaty of
commerce between England and America, the Britilh
ministers had made no mention of Ireland, and they
seem to desire a separate treaty of commerce between
America and that kingdom.
" The Dutch definitive was not then ready, and
the British court now infills on finishing it either at
London or the Hague.
" With refped to the British court, we Should, I
think, be upon our guard, and impress Strongly upon
tor minds, that though it has made peace with us,
TRENTON, May 17.
Died, on Monday evening last, Mr. Samuel Hen
ry, of this town, after a lingering illness. The next
d n y his remains were interred in the Episcopal bury
ing place, attended by a number of refpedable citizens.
*, The merchants of the western part of New-Jer
sey are nqufed to meet at Mr. HiUiams's coffeeboufe
in Teuton, on Saturday next, at five o'clock in the af
ternoon, to take into confederation a circular letter re
ceived from the merchants of Philadelphia, on the fubjed
of trade and commerce.
To be fold, at publick vendue,
On Saturday the 22d of May, on the premiles,
A Valuable ract of Land, containing between
three and four thousand atres, Situate in the
townlhip of Staffoid, and county of Monmouth :—
1 here are above twelve hundred acres of lalt meadow,
as good as any in the county, lying on navigable wa
ters, convenient for the transportation of hay to New-
York marker or other places; above one hundred acres
of timothy and clover meadow may be made without
any expense of banking ; the upland is well timbered,
and molt part within one mile of a good landing : —
T here is a large proportion of cedar swamp, some
young and thrifty, the rest will afford a great quantity
of rails and short Shingles for transportation ; the up
land is kind for grain, and with the advantages of the
meadows several good farms may be made The
whole trad together will be fold cheap and time
given for payment of the greatest part of the money;
or it will be divided into lots, as may best suit the
purchasers. my perlon inclining to purchase before
the day of sale, may apply to Richard Stevens, near
Pitts- Town, Hunterdon county; Revaud Kearney, at
Shrewfbury ; or John Lawience, in Burlington.
April 29, 1784. iw
State of New-Jersey, to wit.
To all whom it may concern:
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Court of Admi
ralty will be held for the state of New-Jersey at
the courthouse in Burlington, on Monday the 28th of
June next, at the hour of ten in the forenoon of the
fame day, then and there to try the truth of the facts
alleged in the bill of Thomas Quigley, commander of
the armed boat Lively, who as well, &c. against the
brigantine or vessel called the Betsey, her tackle, appa
rel, furniture and cargo, Henry Bogart, formerly mas
ter, captured on her voyage from New-York to Hali
fax, and brought into Little Egg-Harbour in this state,
on or about the 23d of May, 1782, and heretofore
advertised for trial at Burlington on Tuesday the 25th
of June, in the year aforefaid: To the end and intent
that the owner or owners, or any other person or per
sons interested therein, may appear and Ihew cause,
if any they have, why the said brigantine Betsey, her
tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, should not be
condemned and forfeited to the use of the captors and
others concerned, pursuant to the prayer of the Libel
lants. By order of the Judge,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, Register.
Bulington, May 7, 1784. 6w
it is not in truth reconciled to us, or to its loss of us,
but Still flutters itSelf with hopes, that some change in
the affairs of Europe, or some disunion among our
selves, may afford them an opportunity of recovering
their dominions, punilhing those who have most of
fended, and Securing our future dependence. 'Sis
easy to fee by the general turn of the ministerial news
papers, and by the malignant improvement their mi
nilters make in all the foreign courts, of every little
accident or dilfention among us; the riot of a few sol
diers in Philadelphia; the resolves of some town meet
ings ; the reluctance to pay taxes, &c &c. all which
aie exaggerated to represent our governments as so
many anarchies, of which the people themselves are
weary, the Congress as having Soft its influence, be
ing no longer relpededc 1 fay, it is easy to fee from
this conduct, that they bear us no good will, and that
they wilh the reality of what they are pleased to ima
gine. They have tpo a numerous royal progeny to pro
vide for, Some of whom are educated in the military
line. In thele circumstances, we cannot be too care
ful to preserve the friendship we have acquired
already, and the union we have established at home, to
secure our credit by a punctual difeharge of our ob
ligations of every kind, and our reputation by the wis
dom of our councils, Since we know not how soon we
may have frelh occasion tor friends, for credit, and for
reputation."
1 he Honourable the Justices of the Supreme Court
have appointed Courts ot Oyer and lerminer and Ge
neral Gaol Delivery, and of Nili Prius, to be holden
29th of June, in the county of Burlington.
27th of July, in the county of Monmouth.
10th of august, in the county of Somerset; and,
17th of luguft, in the county of Sussex.
By the ship Liuger, Capt. Jones, arrived at New-
York on W ednefday last, we learn, that the British
Parliament was dissolved on the 25th of March last,
the writs tor calling a new one to bear tefte on the
26th, and to be returnable on the 18th inst. May.
The Great Seal of England, loon after the duTo
lurion of the Parliament, was Stolen, an accident
which greatly obstructed the issuing of writs for the
new election, and was the occasion of some trouble
and confufion.
Publick Notice is hereby given
To whom it may concern,
THAT the fubferibers intend to apply to the fa
preme court agreeably to law, for an assurance
of their lands, the title deeds whereof were burnt by
the eneny in the month of April, 1780. These lands
lie in the precind of New-Barbadoes, in the county
of Bergen. Albert P. Van-Voorhees,
Albert A. Van-Voorhees.
_ May ir, 1784. 3m |
.. Staten-I/land, May 11, 1784.
. BEING maliciously accufcd by ill minded design
ing men, of being instrumental and acceffary to the
unhappy end of a Mr. Ball, illegally executed and
put to death in the year 1781, I must, injustice to my
own innocence, r< quest the favour of you to insert
the following in your impartial Gazette, and you will
oblige your most obedient
Humble Servant,
JAMES HETFIELD, junior.
County of Rich-) PERSONALLY came and ap
mond, ff. 5 I peared before me David Mcr
fereau, one of the judges of the county of Richmond,
Anthony Bird, Peter Amerman and Ezekiel Dennis,
ciedible inhabitants of the county aforelaid, who de
pole, upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, as
follows, to wit, That they the deponents are perlon
ally and well acquainted with James Hetfield, junior :
That they the deponents, Anthony Brd and Peter
Amerman, in the year 1781, saw Icvcral men come
down to the Ihore lide on Staten-lfland, near their ha
bitations, a d opposite Bergen Point, with a prisoner
whom tin y he laid Bird and Amerman since suppose
to have meia Mr. Ball: That the laid James Het-
J un ° was n °t present or in company with the
said men that had so charge of the prisoner: That th, y
the deponents saw the said men that had charge of the
pnfoucr, embark together with the prifoncr, tor Ber
gen Point, but were entirely ignorant of their inten
tion : that about or between the hours of 10 and 1%
0 clock, to the best of the deponents memory and ie
collcdion, they the deponents, to their great furprize,
saw the said men that had charge of the prisoner, ex
ecute him by hanging him the said prisoner on a tree :
And they the said Bird and Ameiman farther fay, that
they the deponents saw the said men, that had exe
cuted the prisoner as aforefaid, return from Bergen
Point; and that at that time the said James Hetfield,
jun. was not in company with the said men, and far
ther they the deponents fay not : But Ezekiel Dennis,
one of the deponents, depofeth and faith, that he well
remembers the day that Mr. Ball was said to have been
executed. I hat 011 that day he the deponent was in
New-York, where he saw James Hetfield, jun. about
the hours of xo and 12 o'clock, A. M. That he the
deponent came down from New-York with the said
Hetfield, and in the fame boat, about 2 o'clock, P. M.
and never had heard mention of Mr. Ball's death, un
til he the deponent came athore on Staten-lfland with
the said Hetfield, who wae equally furprized at the
intelligence with himfclf, and farther the deponent
faith not. PETER AMERMAN,
AN THONY BIRD,
his
Sworn this iith of May, EZEK. (E) DENNIS.
1784, before me mark.
David Mersereau, Judge
AF lER having clearly demonstrated that I was not
prelent at the time of Mr. Ball's execution, and in
New-York at the very hour in which he was executed,
I hope the generous publick will dilcredit every thing
that is laid 111 lelpctt to that affair to my prejudice.
JAMES HETFIEI D, jun.
County of Rich- ) PERSONALLY appear d before
mond, fl. j 1 .me, David Merfci<a&, Eiq. one
°f ". ' Judges ol the Interior Court of Common Pleas
°* Richmond county, Paul La Tourette, being duly
sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God,
faith, that he the deponent helped James Hetfield,
jun. off with the pettyaugcr to go to New-York, at
the time when the party were gone to feich from the
redoubts the laid Bail, to carry him over to Bergen,
and that he saw them go over with said Ball to B r
gen; at that time James Hetfield, jun. was going to
New-York, and was between Robin's Reef and Oyster
Island ; and that said Hetfield was going from that
time he helped him off with the pettyauger, and had
not flopped, and farther this deponent faith not.
PAUL La TOURETTE.
Sworn this 11th day of
May, 1784, before me
David Mersereau, Judge.
County of Rich-) pERSONALLY appeared before
mond, ff. )I me, David Merfereau, Esq. one
of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
of said county, Wm. Merrell and Edward Dehart,
that they the deponents being duly sworn upon the
Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, faith, that they
saw James Hetfield, jun. in New-York before twelve
o'clock laid day that Ball was executed, and that the
dep merits came passengers with said Hetfield the fame
day in the afternoon, and never knew that said Ball
was executed until they landed at James Mackatee's,
Staten-lfland, and farther the deponents faith not.
Wm. MERRELL,
Sworn this irth day of EDWARD DEHART.
May, 1784, before me
David Mersereau, Judge. zwff
T O BE SOL D,
For a term of years, for want of employ,
A Healthy, likely, Negro Girl, about 13 year#
old, very bandy: Also a likely Negro Wench,
22 years old, with her three children, all healthy, and
have had the small-pox and measles. If security is
given, and interest paid, credit will be given for the
greatest part of the price. Enquire of the Printer-