The New-Jersey journal — Chatham, N.J., 1782-03-20 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, MAkc'H ig.
Extract of a letter from Camden, South-Carolina, to
a gentleman in this to'wh,dated February 5, 1782.
" I imagine by this time your expectations are
great with rtfped to news in our quarter. 1 have
only to inform you that General Greene's army bill
remain quiet at the widow Charles Elliot's plantati
on, Sandy.hill, (thirty miles from Charlettown)
The British are all in their works near the Quarter
house, and are dared to Venture farther. Col. Lee
often harraffes them, and even picks them off at their
works, l luppofe you have heard of Capt. Camp
bell s being killed in a sally he made; All and every
thing seems favourable and well for us. The Hon.
John Matthews is appointed Governor; and Hugh
Rutledge Speaker—the Aflembly sot, but it "is
imagined they will adjourn in the course of a week—
The Council is to be held here. In confequehce of
Governor Rutledge's proclamation many most noto
rious characters have come out, but they are admitted
to bail to receive their trial when civil law takes
place ; Mr. Robert Quarl came out, and is greatly
chagrined to think that he was not admitted to vote
for an aflembly^Mr; Dart; G. Marjault, Garder,
Drayton, Ja. Wright, J. W. Girth, and a vast num
ber besides are daily feeking' protection among us,
notwithstanding Lefle's proclamation, full of threats
against those who have joined a Jecond usurpation.
Defections are daily and great; 25 men with a Ma
jor Cummins, came out the other evening to Gene
ral Greene. I have met along the road a vast many
deferred soldiers who give us great hopes, for they
have received no reinforcement in Charleftown, and
are conflancly oh hard duty at the lines. We have
here frefh intelligence which keeps us alive ; we have
just heard that General Wayne has drove in all the
out posts, and is now at Ebenezer; in short, every
thing seems to wear a pltaficg profpeCh
^ Cha.leftown is greatly alarmed, and it is the
opinion that it must fall pretty soon, for at present
they are so closely hemmed in that they cannot move
from their works, Balfour has failed for England,
Extract of a letter from Augusta, dated December
i 5, <7di.
" lam happy to inform yen, that on the Ift inst.
I received intelligences by two Creek Indians who
came to this place, of a number of traders and In
dians going down to Savanna from the Cherokee
nation, with a great number of horses, and a vast
number of deer skins. I immediately collected as
many militia as I possibly could, and proceeded to
intercept them ; the whole of my fo r ce confided of
seventy-two, officers and men. On the 3d, about
day break, I found them encamped on the fork oft<e
Hooper s, about 30 miles from Ogechee. I formed
the men for action and commenced an attack, when;
after a short refinance they were overcome, with the
lols of twelve white men killed, and about twenty
Indians. Among the white men were fix principal
tracers. We took a number of prisoners, together
with 199 horses, about ifrooo lb. deer skins, and
1 §OO lb. beaver. Among the Indian prisoners is the
daughter of the great warrior Oconnaftoto. Col.
M'Kay has been down on the enemy's lines, and at
tacked a post of theirs at Mulberry Grove, about 13
miles from Savanna, killed feme, and took some per
sons of consequence prisoners, whom he gave pa
rohs"
CHATHA M, Marchzo.
It is humbly proposed to the Honourable the
Congress of the United States of America, to de
clare the Island of Britain a Free and Independent
State, and take it under their care and protection,
as the late debates ia the British House of Com
mons fully evince that they are sensible they can
not subsist without us; and common humanity
dilates the preservation of our fellow creatures, not
to mention the divine precept of doing good to
those who injure us.—l here are but two objections,
that seem to be of any weight, to this proposal;
about railing twb regiments of continental troops,
Agreeable to a resolution of Congress.
A fchoorier from Charleftown arrived last week at
Edenton, North Carolina, under cover of a flag of
trace, having several merchants on board who for
imerty resided in that State, expecting to be received
a, citizens and had brought a cargo of goods amount
ing to Sobol, sterling ; the had no been long in
port, before the Grand Turk privateer tdok poffef
lion of her, and there is little doubt the will be made
a prize of.
By letters from South Carolina we learn, that the
Affemby of that date have voted a present of lands
to the amount of 10,coo Guineas, to be given to
Gen. Greene, as a mark of their gratitude sot his
eminent services in that country.
Lad Thursday nightA party of royal horse thieves;
under the command of the celebrated Lewis Ro
bins, noted for his abilities in kidnapping; robbing
hea-roofts, geese and duck ponds, pig-pens and
fheep-folds, made an incursion into Rahway in or
der to pursue their former practices. It seems they
had a design of coming to Weftfield, with a view
of taking Noah Marti, Esq; Sheriff of the county,
Capt. John Wiley, and others; but Mr. Marsh
being from home, and they, after coming over, in
all probability hearing of it, by some of their
friends, and the travelling very bad, wheeled about
and went to the house of David Miller, Esq; took
him prisoner with some of his sons, stole his horses;
and then marched for Mr. Peter Trembly's; but
Squire Miller being aged, lame, and very infirm,
it was agreed to release him on a pretended parole;
when they were but a few rods from his house.—
1 hey ft bri reached Mr. Trembly's, took him prison
er, with Mr. Benjamin Horn; thev robbed Mr.
Trembly of his money and all his papers. While
here they were so intent on plunder, that a lad of
twelve years old refeued justice Miller's and a num
ber of other horses which they had stolen. At the
instant they were about to leave the house with
what they had acquired, a gun was fired by an aged
and worthy ma rm, in order to alarm the neigh
bours. These hen-roost heroes miffing their stolen
horse beef, a general panic ensued, arid they flood
a g a d, with wan countenances, gazing on each other
for some minutes; at last, ihe king's commandant
on this expedition, recovering from his reverie, in
a petious tone, asked those in his power if they
would confider thcmfelves prisoners of war, and be
fujeCt to the royal call, and then made a molt pre
cipitate exit.
Captain Baker Hendricks, with Mr. LuthrEdd
win, and a small party, with that bravery and fpi it
of enterprize they have so often manifefted, last
Friday night went over to the enemy's shore, in a
whale boat, furprized and took a sloop armed with
two three p< unders, two blunderbusses, and man
ned with five hands; they found it impracticable
to get her off, however they ftript her of arms,
fails, rigging, cable, anchor, and long boat : they
also captured two other sloops, which they likewise
dripped
Thursday right a flag of truce, on her way to
this shore, was boarded, near Shuter's Ifland', by
iome men in disguise, and robbed of upwards of
two thousand guineas, being a part of a sum of
money for the use of Cornwallis's army. They
also plundered several individuals that were on
board. The party who committed the above rob
bery, were supposed to be refugees from New-
York or Staten-lfland.
Just as this paper was going to press, a New York
paper of Saturday last, was received, from which
the following important intelligence is extracted.
Yufterday arrived the brig Charming Molly, from
St. Thomas's for Philadelphia, with ico hogsheads
of rum, &c, said to be prize to the Fox and Spitfire
The firft is, the immense load of debt contrasted
by that island, enough to fink both it and ourselves
to everlafiing political ruin; and the other, that
it's inhabitants are of such a luxurious, tyrannical,
cholerick difpofcion that to have any thing to do
with them wood difgtace us, and their Very breath
would contaminate this land of liberty; this asylum
from tyranny.—The firft of these objections may
be obviated by fending a British fleet to Utopia to
fetch a cargo of gold from thence, to answer the
national demand ; and if enough cannot be brought
at once, or twice, it may be kept going continual
ly : 1 his will be a method of employing the Brit
ish fleet much more eligibly than it has been em
ployed for these several years past, under the direc
tion of it's present owners —As to the second ob
jection; it is cafily got over for the present, as the
British are so exhausted that they have not the abili
ty of being luxurious, oppressive, or cholerick, tho'
their disposition be ever so much inclinable 10 it ;
and for the future, it is to be hoped, that a proper
education and treatment may make them of a more
industrious, and iefs difpotic and quarrelsome teiri
per.
We learn from good authority, that the inhabi
tants of the territories of the state of Vermont did,
on the zift of February last, relinquish all claims to
the unions which they had formed on the eastern
fide of Connecticut river; As also the western uni
on, which contained part of the state of New-York;
the representatives which cbmpofed said union,
have returned to their refpe&ive homes. The old
territories of Vermont, have chosen agents, intrud
ed them to sign the articles of union and confedera
tion, and have fully complied with the refo've
of Congress in August last, in all tefpeCts without
reservation.
privateers, by the mafler andapaffenger on board (Mfc
King of Philadelphia, who was taken by the Pegasus
fiigae, on the passage from that city to St. Thomas's)
we ae informed that Brimstone Hill had capitulated
on the 17th of February. The fate of this post was
accelerated by a bomb shell falling into the cidern,
which Spoiled the water, and tha Sir Samuel Hood
had left Basseterre road, and failed to windward to
meet Admiral Sir George Rodney.
Mr King declares he law the printed articles of
Capitulation, dated Feb. 22, the place fuirendered cri
trie 17'h, the Generals Shirley and Fraser were al
lowed their liberty, in consideration of the gallant de
fence of the post, and the inhabitants permitted to
claim and keep all their property, it was repotted
at St. 1 homas's there had been thr<e actions between
the Count de Graffe and Sir Samuel Hood, but no
thing decisive pronounced of them. Heleft St. Tho
mas's the 2d of March
To be Sold at Public VENDUE,
On Friday the „h of April next, at the House
of Josiah Pierson, inn holder in Newark, between
the hours of twelve and five of the clock ;
H A T commodious and elegant Hohfe and
A lot of land formerly the property of Lewis
Ogden, Esq; now in the poffeffiori of Mr. Henry
Tehbrook: The lot contains about eight acres of
the best land in the state, all in good fence; there
is a well of excellent water on the premises, and
every accommodation necessary for a gentleman.—
The terms will be made known on the day of sale;
and a warrantee deed will be given by the fu bferi
ber. Alexander Robertson.
March ig, 1782.
])UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
I fubferiber was, by the Honourable Court of
Gene al Quarter Sections of the Peace for the Coun
ty of Essex (pursuant to an Ad of the Legislature
of this state, passed at Princeton June 21, 1781,)
appointed Commissioner of the Loan-Office fur the
county of Essex: Notice is hereby given, to all
Whom it may concern, that I will attend at the
house of Captain Josiah Pierson, in Newark, the
fourth Tuesday in March and the firft Tuesday in
April next, to receive such sum or sums as may be
due to the said office ; and all persons who shall ne
gled or refufe to pay such sum or funis of money,
on or before the thirtieth day of April next, the
mortgages will be foreclofed, and the land will
be fold agreeable to the directions of the said aft
without further notice:,
SAMUEL HAYS, Commissioner.
Newark, March 19, 1782.
ALL persons who have any demands against
the estate of Mr. Thomas Brown, late of
Newark, deceased, are desired to fend them in to
the subscribers as soon as possible, to enable them
to fettle the estate; and all who are indebted to
the eftabe are desired to difeharge the fame without
delay. Those who neglect to comply with the
above requisition, will be prosecuted the firft of
May without further notice:
Sarah Brown, Executrix.
Nathaniel Willis, Executor.
Newark, March, 19, 1782.
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MO&^W^
Elizabetb-Town Stage Wagon.
TH E fu fcribers takes this method to inform
the pubbek that thev have erected a STAGE
WAGON, with four horses; suitable for carrying
paflengers and their baggage from Elizabeth Town
to Princeton, there to meet Mr. Gerfhom John
son's Flying Stage.— This ft^e will fee out every
Monday and Thurfjay mornings, at eight o'clock,
from Do&or Winans's tavern in Elizabeth-Towo,
dine at Drake's in Brunswick, lodge at Ms. Ber
gen's in Princeton, exchange passengers. return in
the morning, and complete the journey in two days
from Elizabeth Town to Philadelphia.
The Price for each p if. ng^r, from Elizabeth-
Town to Philadelphia, to be four Hard Dollars, or
the value thereof in other money ; and the like
sum for one hundred and fifty weight of baggage.
No run goods to be admitted in this flage on any
account.
ICHABOD GRU MMAN, Jan.
James drake.