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Monday, May 8,177 ft THE [No. 1230.]
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A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
ilb. 130 Z. for 4 Coppers.
Published 3d April, 1775.
Mr. Gaine,
By inserting the following Piece, which was hvrot,
more tbau 20 Days face, you'll oblige the Public.
AT a Time, when every possible Artifice is
made use of, not only to create real
Divisions and Diffentions among us, on
Points of the last Importance to the
general Weal ; but at the fame Time, to hold up an
Idea of much greater Difference, than, in Fa&,
exists ; it is the Duty of every Friend to Truth, and
the Welfare of his Country, to represent Tran factions
of a public Nature, in a fair and genuine Light.
Influenced by this Consideration, I am induced to
make a few Remarks on the Proceedings of the
Town of Hempftead, which have been published,
in Mr. Rivington's Gazeteer of the 6th Inifant.
By that Publication, it might seem, that the Town
Meeting, at which the Resolves were passed, had
been assembled, for the Purpose of lignifying their
Sense relative to the Appointment of Deputies to join
in the proposed Provincial Congress ; and that the
Inhabitants of Hempftead were unanimous, in their
Disapprobation of the Measure. But this is far from
being a just Representation of the Matter.
The Meeting was nothing more, than an annual
one, in order to choose Town Officers : No previous
Notice had been given, by Advertisement, or other
wise, that any Thing beside the ordinary Business
of the Day was to be tranfa&ed :---Not only so,
but the Resolutions entered into were introduced
late, after many People had retired from the Meeting.
A considerable Number of refpe&able Freeholders,
who are well affected to the Appointment of Deputies,
would have attended, had they been apprized of
what was designed ; and the apparent Unanimity,
with which the Public has been deceived, could have
fid no Colour of Pretence.
I am one of those who think the Union of the
Colonies, in a general and spirited Plan of Opposition,
absolutely neceffary,to the Preservation of our Rights;
and I know there is a Number of principal Freehol
ders in this Town, of the fame Sentiment. Our
Reasons for being willing to concur in the Choice of
Deputies are as follow :
ift. Though we feel ourselves impressed with
Sentiments of unshaken Loyalty, towards our right
ful Sovereign Gcoigc tire-Third ; and Should view,
with Indignation and Abhorrence, every Attempt to
diminish his just and constitutional Authority over
us; yet we can, by no Means, conceive, that
Loyalty implies in it an abje& Submission to the
unjust and arbitrary Mandates of the British Parlia
ment ; or precludes the Use of those Expedients,
which are requisite to preserve our Lives and Proper
ties, from the rapacious Hand of Tyranny and
Oppreflion.
2d. The Claim of Parliament to bind us, by
Statutes, in all Cases whatsoever; and the several
A&s palled, in Consequence of it, appear to us an
open and flagrant Violation of our Rights, both as
Men and Englishmen ; and ought to be opposed by
every necefTuy Means.
3d. It is our Opinions, that no rational Mode of
Opposition could, in our present Circumstances be
concerted, but by the united Concurrence of all the
Colonies. Without this, our Measures must be
partial and divided, and consequently weak and
ineffectual. One Colony could not oblige another
to accede to any Thing itfelf might deem prudent
and efficacious. Diffcrence in Opinion might prevent
the adoption of thole Measures which were molt
likely to succeed ; and our Opposition, instead of
tending to any delirable End, would only serve to
render us contemptible, and the Scoff of our Ene
mies.
4th. Provincial Assemblies have frequently been
dissolved, for asserting their Rights ; and it would
be in the Power of the several Governors to keep
them from fitting, whenever they found they were
likely to take any Step that would serve to fruftrate
the Defens of the Ministry : So that not much
Reliance could be had upon their Exertions, in
fnpport of their Liberties, which clearly points out
the Necessity of having Recourse to some other
Method.
sth. Petitions have been tried more than once to
no good Purpose; and as me have never been
admittedinib the Secrets of the Cabinet, we can only
judge from the Declarations and Actions of the
Ministry and Parliament ; from which we are com
pelled to believe, that they would now, if unfeconded,
be equally fruitlefs and infignificant.---Nor can we
think it prudent, or fafe, to wait the Issue of one
more Trial, before we proceed to other Measures,
as is recommended by some; because we are sensible,
that the Delay would be attended with many danger
ous Consequences; and might, at lead, protract
our Sufferings, to a very disagreeable Length. We
would not presume to impeach the Condu& of our
Assembly; but judging from past Experience, and a
long Train of Fads, we are unable to imagine what
could lead them to expe& such happy Effects, from
this Source alone ; especially, as the Assemblies of
the other Provinces have manifefted, by their Con
du&, a quite different Opinion.
6th. As we think a Continental Congress necessary
for the Reasons already assigned ; so we think a
Provincial Congress the only equal and just Method
of regulating a Representation of the whole Province,
Nor do we apprehend any Mifchiefs from the
Appointment of such a Body; because no other
Authority has been delegated to them, than barely
that of choosing proper Persons to represent tbe
Colony, in that Convention, which is to be held at
Philadelphia, in May erifuing.
7th. As to the Shutting up the Courts, which is
said to have taken Place, in some of the Colonies,
To all persons interested in the trad of land
last herein after-mentioned<
WHEREAS Edmund Andrew, Esq; Lieutenant
and Governor General under his Royal Highness
James Duke of Yorlc and Albany, &c. of all his terri
tories in America, did give and grant to Jan Hendricks
Van Solfbergh, and Gerrit Slichlenhorft, and to their
heirs and assigns forever, all that certain parcel of IN
near unto Albany, lying on the eaftein fide of Hudson's
river, and stretching along the liver north north-call
Irom'a £^-am firn 11 creek or kill runjii [ & rom the second
Claver to the creek or kill of Major Abraham Staats, in
length twelve hundred rods, then stretching east south
east, is in breadth five hundred and ten rod, then south
south-west to the creek or kill called Keefywcy's Kill,
twelve hundred rod; and thence weft north-weft to the
second Claver aforementioned, five hundred and ten rod,
together with the drowned or Sunken meadow adjoining,
wherein are some small islands. The aforefaid parcel of
and containing one thousand and twenty rriorgan.
And whereas partition of the laid trail of land
was afterwards made between the proprietors thereof, and
the following tract was laid out as one diftindt, Separate
and divided part thereof, and is bounded as follows :
That is to fay, " beginning on the east fide of Hudson's
river, at a mark'd eyper tree, handing by the mouth of
Major Abraham's creek, on the banks of Hudson's river,
and runs from thence south fixty-fevea degrees and thirty
minutes east, five hundred and ten rods, then south
twenty-two degrees and thirty minutes weft, fix hundred
rods ; thence north fixty-leven degrees and thirty minutes
weft, five hundred and nineteen rods to the said river, by
a small run of water; from thence along the laid Hudson's
river to the place of beginning, containing four hundred
and eighty-four morgens, one hundred and fifty-two rods ;
also a Segment of a circle of low meadow or drowned
land on laid river, containing about forty acres,, together
with a Small illand near the said premises."
And whereas I the fubferiber am part owner and
proprietor of the last mentioned tradf of land: Now
therefore by virtue of a certain aft of the Lieutenant
Governor, the Council, and the General Altembly of the
colony of New-Y^rk, palled the Sth day of January,
1763, entitled, " An act for the more effectual collecting
of his Majefly's quit-rents in the colony of New-York,
and for predion of lands in order thereto ;" and also by
virtue of another ad, entitled, " Anad to continue an
aft, entitled, An ad for the more effectual collecting his
Majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New-York, and for the
paitition of lands in order thereto;" and alio to continue
one other ad, entitled, " An ad to explain part of an
ad, entitled, An ad for the more effectual colleding his
Majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New-York, and for
partition of lands in order thereto, pafled the 31st day of
December, 1768. I DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE,
that Henry Van Schaack, of Kinderhook, in th,e county
of Albany, Esq; and Henry Glen and Hermanus H.
Wendel, of Schenedady, in the said county, Esquires,
not interested in the said last mentioned tract of land, are
appointed commissioners to make partition thereof, and
that they the said commissioners will meet at the dwelling
houfe of Richard Cartwright, tavern-keeper, in the city
of Albany, aforefaid, on Tuesday the 30th day of May
next, to proceed to the partition of the said taffy and all
persons interested therein are hereby required to attend
then and there for that purpose, either by themselves or
their attornies. Given under my hand, the 7th of
February, in the year of our lord, 1775.
JOHN DUNCAN.
New-Jersey, )T)Y order of the Inferior Court of Com-
Essex County,) [) mon Pleas, in and for the county
aforefaid ; notice is hereby given to all the creditors of
John Vander Pool, John Dow, William Jenkins, and
Daniel Cayfwell, insolvent debtors confined in the goal
of Newark, in said county, that they be and appear
before any two Judges of said county, at the Court House
of said county, on Tuesday the 16th of May next, at
one o'clock in the afternoon of the said day, to ffiew cause,
if any they have, why an assignment of the said debtors
estates, Should not be made to such persons as ffiall be
then and there appointed, and to be rekofed froth their
confinement, agreeable to the directions of an aft of the
Governor, Council and General Assembly df New-
Jersey, lately passed, entitled, "A Supplementary ' Aft
to an AA, entitled. An Act for the Relief bf Infelvent
Debtors,"
we confider it as a Regulation, by them thought
Necessary, to prevent any Advantage being taken of
the present critical situation of Affairs; and as being
done, with the general Consent and Approbation of
the People ; and we are informed, they have used
proper Methods to prevent any Abuses, which might
arise therefrom. We know not of any Provincial
Congresses; which have levied Money on the,Subject
to inlift Men, for the Purpose of fighting against our
Sovereign; We have indeed heard of some, which
have recommended it to their Constituents, to raise
a Fund for the Support of those, who might be
employed, in acquiring a Knowledge of Military
Discipline, in order to defend themselves, should
they be reduced to the dreadful Alternative, of either
maintaining their Liberties, at the Rifque of their
Lives, or of submitting to become the Slaves of their
fellow Subjects, in Great-Britain.
Sth. We cannot confider the Power delegated, in
the present Instance, either as interfering with the
Authority of our Assembly, or as being a Mark of
dilrelpe^f towards it ; because we are confident, that
had they considered it, in that light, they would not
have been so wanting to themselves, or so unattentive
to their just Rights, as to have looked on passively,
while such Measures were in Agitation ; but Would
have taken proper Steps, to secure their own Dignity
and Authority, from all Infractions and Violations
whatsoever. And beaufe the general State of
American Affairs reqmres Measures, that are beyond
the Power of any one particular Assembly, should it
think proper, from peculiar Motives, to observe a
Line of Condu& altogether singular and different
from that of the other Afemblies, which are embar
ked in the fame common Cause.
A Freeholder of Hempstead.
Monday, 1 Min. after 4
Tuesday, 44 . Min. after 1
Wednesday, 25 Min. after 5
Thursday, 16 Min. after 6
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 10 Min. after 7
Saturday, 20 Min. after 8
Sunday, 23 Min. after 9
Full Moon next Monday.
At a C&urt of Chancery, held for the province of Neiu-
Tork, at the City-Hall in the city of New-York, on
*lburfday the ninth day of March, one thousand seven
hundred a.id jeventy-five, in the fifteenth year of the
reign of our Sovereign L rd George the Third, by ths
grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland,
King, defender of the Faith, and so forth.
P RESE N T,
The Hon. JAMES JAUNCEY, jun. Esq;
Master of the Rolls.
His Excellency ) % % WHEREAS the above
William Franklin, Esq; (VV complainant hath filed
against 1 bit bill of complaint, againJl
George Croghan. J the above named , defendant,
fating forth, among other things, in substance, that the said
defendant, by certain indentures of lease and release, bearing
date refpTnvely tbe ninth and tenth days of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy,
did mortgage in fee, unto tbe complainant, ALL that
certain trahi of land, containing forty thousand acres, then
lituate in tbe county of Albany, but now in tbe county of
Tryon, being part of a trail of one hundred tboufand acres of
lard, on tbe ftutb fide of tbe Mohawk Rimer, granted to
tbe said George Crogban, and ninety-nine other persons, by
bis Majesty's letters patent, under tbe great seal of tbe pro
vince of New-York, bearing date tbe thirtieth day of No
vember, in the year of our Lord one tboufand seven hundred
and fxty-nine ; -which fame mortgaged premises were, by
tbe fa d indenture of release, made redeemable, upon pay
ment of tbe sum of one tboufand eight hundred pounds, cur
rent lawful money of tbe province of New-ferfey, equal to
be sum of one thiufand nine hundred and fifty pounds,
lawful money of tbe province of New-York, heretofore lent
by tbe said complainant to tbe said defendant, with lawful
intereJi^ and that tbe condition or provfic of tbe said mort
gage, remains as yet unperformed : Arid therefore tbe com
plainant prays by bis said bill, that tbe equity of redemption
of tbe said defendant, and of those claiming under bim, may
be foreclofed, or that tbe premises may be fold for tbe payment
of tbe complainant. And whereas it appears from tbe de
poftion of John Layurence, of tbe city of New-York, at
torney at Law, that tbe complainant's said bill was fled in
this court, on the twelfth day of January, in the year of
our Lord one tboufand seven hundred and seventy four, and
that a fubpeena issued out of this court on that day, com
manding the defendant to appear herein tbe twenty-feventb
' a y "J January, in the year last aforefaid, to answer tbe
said bill. That the deponent at that time made all due en
quiry to find tbe said defendant, in order to serve him with
tbe said subpoena, but was not able to do it : That fine
tbe tyuing tbe said fubpaena, this deponent bas made all
due enquiry after tbe said defendant, that be might be served
with a fubpocna to anjwer tbe complainant's bill, but that
bis endeavours bave proved altogether fruitlefs. That this
deponent hath been credibly informed (and which be believes
to be the truth) that the defendant bath formerly lived in that
part of this province, called tbe county of Tryon ; That be
afterwards removed from thence to, or near to Fort Pitt, out
of this province, where he lived at tbe time when tbe afore
faid subpoena filed, and tbe deponent verily believes be bas
continued bis residence there Jince.
It is therefore ordered,
On motion of Mr. Duane, of Counsel for tbe complainant,
that tbe said defendant appear in this court, to answer tbe
complainant's said bill of complaint, on or before tbe twen
tieth day of April next, or in default thereof, that tbe said
bill be taken pro confego.
A true copy. Attefl.
GW. BANYAR, Regifer.
ELIAS NEXSE^
Living at Burling's Slip,
HAVING provided himfelf with all the materials
for weighing sugar, cocoa, tobacco, iron, hemp,
logwood, Nicaragua, and every kind of dye wood, &c.
and would be much obliged to any gentleman who shall
eleafe to favour him with their custom: He is determi
ned to attend the scales himfelf, and will endeavour to
give every possible fatisfaflion.
WHEREAS the Honourable the Lieut. Governor,
the Counci', anl General Assembly of the Co
lony of New-York, was on the third day of April, inst.
pleased to pass an aft, entitled, " Aa A& for the Relief
of Insolvent Debtors within this Colony, with Relpeft
to the Imprisonment of their Persons," And we the
fubferibers being insolvent debtors confined in Dutclfefs
County goal, and named in said aft for relief ; do in
pursuance of the directions of said aft, hereby notify
all and each of our refpeCtive creditors, that we, and
each of us, do intend to apply for a eifcharge in manner
following, to wit : Henry Rofekranfe, jun. to the Hon.
Daniel Horfmanden, Robert R. Livingston, George D.
Ludlow, and Thomas Jones, Esquires, Judges of the
Supreme Court for the colony of New-York, (or to
any two of them) out of which Court pro efs has issued
against him, at the Chambers of the said Daniel Horf
manden, Esq; in the city of New-York, on Saturday
the 27$ day of May next; and to Beverly Robinson,
lames Smith, Henry Vanderbergh, and Isaac Smith,
Esquires, Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
in and for Durchefs County (or any two of them) at the
Court-House in Poughkeepsie, on Tuesday the 23d day
of May next. John Krankhite intends applying to the
Judges aforefaid, at the fame times and places with Henry
R^fekranfe, jun. process having issued out of both the
laid Courts against him. Jacobus Van Kleeclc, Thomas
Palmer, Edward Simmons; Jeremiah Jones, Frazer Ter
bofs, Alexander Griggs, Fredrick Klein, and Lewis
Bogardus, intend applying to the Judges of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas in and for Dutches County, (pro
cess having issued out of said Court a,inft them) on
the twenty-third day of May next, for discharges ' agree
able to the aforefaid aift, we having each of us complied
with the directions of said a&.,
HENRY ROSEKRANSE, jun.
JOHN KRaNKHEI P,
JACOBUS VAN KLEECK,
ISAAC FINCH,
JUSTUS KNAPP,
THOMAS PALMER,
EDWARD SIMMONS,
JERE ^IAH JONES,
FRAYER TERBOSS,
ALEXANDER GRIGGS,
FREDRICK KLEIN,
LEWIS BOGARDUS.
Dutchefs County Goal, 22d April, 1775.
Wheatper Bulhel, 6s. 4d.
Flour, 15^. 6d.
Brown Bread, 15s. od.
Wett-lndia Rum, 3s. 4d.
New-England, do. 23. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Muscovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single relin'd ditto, is. id.
Molasses, 2S. od.
Beef per Barrel, 48s. od.
Pork, 655. od.
1 0 ail persons interested in the tra& of land
hereafter-mentioned, containing 3000 acres.
^'{7''' Abraham Hafbrook, Jacobus Bruyn,
7 V and Richard Efdall, pursuant to a law of the
colony of New-York, did divide a certain trad of land
commonly called the Wawayanda patent, in the county of
Orange, And whereas the 'faid commissioners did
let apart to the persons holding the undivided rights of the
town of Golhen, conimorily called the Golhen town
rights) a certain tract as land of auout three thousand
acres, situate in the said patent, on the weft fide of the
drowned lands, and bounded as follows : beginning at a
heap of ftohesih the line of the Jersey claim, fix miles
from the Mmilinck mountains; thence south fifty four
degrees, weft lixty four chains, to a white oak tree marked;
thence north forty five degrees and fifteen minutes, weft
sou. hundred and fifty four chains, to a traverse line run
along the foot of said mountains; thence along the said
line north easterly, as it runs to the aforefaid Jersey claim ;
thence south forty five degrees and fifteen minutes, east
four hundred and eighty chains to the place of beginning,
containing three thousand acres of land, as by trie pro
ceedings of cue laid commissioners, filed in the secretary's
office of the said colony, and in the clerk's office of the
said county ot Orange, willfully appear. We the fubfcri
bets being part owners of the said trail of three thousand
acres, and being desirous of having partition made of the
feme, pursuant to an aft of the Lieutenant Governor,
the Council, and the General Assembly of the colony of
New-York, entitled, “ An act for the more effendi
collecting his Majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New-
York, and tor partition of lands in order thereto," puffed
the eighth day of January, one thousand teven hundred
and sixty-two, and of another certain a& of the Governor,
the Council, and General Assembly of New-York,
entitled, “ An aft to continue an a&, entitled, An act
for the more effectual collecting his Majesty's quit-rents
in the colony of New-York, and for partition of lands in
order thereto;" and allo to continue one other act,
entitled, ' • An aCt to explain part of an aft, entitled, An
a&tor the more effectual collecting his Majesty's quit-rents
in the colony of New York, and for partition of lands in
order thereto," pafled the thirtieth day of December, one
thousand feveiihundred and fixt)-eight. We do therefore,
hereby give notice, that Joshua Davis, Elnathan Corey,
and James Dolfon, all of the precinCt of Gofhen, persons
notinterefted in the said lands, are appointed commissioners
for the partition of the said lands, and that they, the
said cohirnillibriers w.ll meet on M nday the i sth day of
May next, at the house of Samuel Gale, in the town of
Gofhen, in the said county of Orange, Inn keeper, to
proceed to the partition of the said lands, and all persons
interested in the laid lands, are hereby required to attend
on the day and at the place aforefaid, for the purpose
above-mentioned. And whereas it may be incon
venient for some of the proprietors to attend at Gofhen,
with their title deeds ; we the fubferibers desire all such
perlons to apply to William Beekman, of the city of
New-York, merchant, or William Wickham, of the
fame city; attorney at law, as soon as conveniently may
be, and acquaint them with the proportions they, fyec
tively hold in the said three thousand acres of larig' and
produce to them their deeds: And it is further desired,
that all proprietors in and about Gofhen, would, previous
to the above mentioned meeting, produce their title deeds
to Daniel Everitt, Henry Wifner, or Peter Clowes, in
order that their refpeCtive proportions in the said three
thousand acres may be particularly known.
New-Jersey, ? ^ 'f)Y order of the inferior court of
Morris County, J common pleas, in and for the
county aforefaid : notice is hereby given to all the creditors
of Aaron Burnet, John Jacks, and Williarrt Pettit,
insolvent debtors, confined in goal of said county, that:
they be and appear before any two of the judges of said
court of said county, on Monday the 24th day of April
inst. at one o'clockin the afternoon of the said day, to
Shew Cause (if any they have) why an alignment of the
said debtors estates should not be made to such person as
shall be then and there appointed, and to be released
from their confinement, agreeable to the directions of an
aft of the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of
New-Jersey, lately passed, entitled, “ A supplementary
aft, to an aft, entitled, An aft for the relief of insolvent
debtors.
''™-! er ''"'?f s P" orderof the inferior court
Morris County, § of common pleas, in and for
the county aforefaid, notice is hereby given to all tire
cieditors of Richard Edwards and John Stevens, insolvent
debtors, confined in the goal of laid county, that they
be and appear before any twojudges of said court, at the
court house of said county, on Monday the 24th day of
April inst. at one o'clock in the afternoon of 1 e laid
'!'? . t 0 'h ew cause (if any they have) why an assignment
of laid debtors estates should not be made to such persons
as shall be then and there appointed, and they to be re
leased from their Ginfinement, agreeable to the direaiojis
of an acl of the Governor, Council, and General As
sembly of New-Jersey, lately passed, entitled, “ An act
for the relief of insolvent debtors."
New-Jersey,) „Y order of the Inferior Court of Com-
Eflex County.) &J mon Pleas, in and for the county
aforefaid : notice is hereby given to all the credit >rs of
Moses Clark, an insolvent debtor, confined in the goal
of Newark, in the said county, that they be and appear
before any two Judges of said Court, at the Court-
Houfeot the said county, on Tuesday the 16th of May
next, at one o'clock in the afternoon of the said day, to
Ihew cause, if any they have, why an alignment of said
debtor's estate should not be .made to such persons as shall
be then and there appointed, and he be released from his
confinement, agreabie to the directions of an a& of the
Governor, Council, and General Assembly of New-Jer
?y, lately passed, entitled, "An Act for the Relief of
Insolvent Debtors."
WANTE D,
A Good MILLER, that is properly acquainted with
his Business: Also a good Cooper; both Single
Men. Good Encouragement will be given. Enquire of
the Printer,
Given under our hards the ninth day of February,
one thousand levan hundred and feventy-five.
William Wickham,
William Beekman.
Fine Salt, 3s. 3d
Coarte Salt, 3s. od
Bohea Tea, 4s. 6d
Indian Cornperßu. 3s. 4d