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the Jury, with great clearness, the nature of this kind of evidence, and to shew the absolute certainty, arising from the facts, which were proved by undeniable evidence, and the prisoner acknowledged at the bar that he had the plunder, but said he had bought them of a sailor, who went to Philadelphia. The Jury agreed on their verdict, and brought Seamor in guilty. The Court-House was exceedingly crowded, and the prisoner remanded to prison; he behaved with great insolence, and denied the fact; this night twenty-five militia took post at the goal. On Saturday morning the Court met, and passed sentence on the prisoner, and ordered his execution between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. The Judge in his ad- dress to the prisoner, seemed to calculate his discourse pretty much to the audience, by painting the heinousness of the crime, the terrible effect it might have had on the frontiers, if the Indians had been possessed by the same spirit of revenge with the prisoner. The ingratitude of it, as it was well known that the Oneida nation, to which the murdered Indian belonged, had during the whole course of the last war, co-operated with his Majesty's troops. The prisoner persisted in denying the fact, and seemed to expect a rescue, but I did not observe a murmer among the people, and the most sensible were fully con- vinced of the justice of his sentence. An Indian of note, I suppose, as he was of a good aspect, and wore a plunie of feathers on his head, attended the trial and execution, and the Court appeared sollicitous for his protection from insult, nor did any thing of the kind happen. I under- stood great pains had been taken to procure him to at- tend. At the time appointed the Sheriff brought the pris- oner out, and then for the first time he seemed dismayed, for he was encircled by a strong detachment from the adjacent companies of militia. At the gallows he made
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a short prayer, and declared that he had lived a dissolute and wicked life, and was guilty of the fact for which he was to suffer, and then he was executed.
"The people behaved very orderly, and I heard the In- dian, who attended the trial and saw the execution, say, that he should pass through several of the Indian towns in his way to Sir William Johnson, and would report the justice of his brethren the English on this occasion. The Indian was delivered to a guard, who set off with him immediately, and engaged to see him safe from the fron- tiers. Through the whole I saw great good order and regularity."-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1256, Jan- uary I, 1767.
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R UN-away the 3d ultimo, from the subscriber, living in Morris County, and Province of New-Jersey, a Mulatto Slave named Perro Smith, about 35 years old, a handsome well-looking fellow, 5 feet 8 inches high, has short curl'd hair, well-made, can play, on the violin, and sings at the same time, is a sensible fellow, can read, write and cypher, and no doubt will write himself a pass; he plays with his left hand, and is much addicted to liquor : His master was correcting him when he went off, and had no other clothes on, than his breeches, trow- sers, and stockings, but was supplied with more a few miles from his Master's; he was bred and born near Bos- ton, and very likely will bend his course that way. Who- ever takes up and secures said Fellow, so that he may be had again, shall receive Forty shillings reward, and all reasonable charges paid, by
GEORGE ARMSTRONG
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To be Lett, for a Term of Years,
HE House, Farm, and Ferry, called Wehaken, in the Township of Bergen, opposite to Greenwich,
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within three Miles of the City of New-York, from whence a constant Ferry is kept. Any Person inclining to hire the same, may apply to William Bayard, the Owner thereof, who will agree for the same. The Possession to be given the 21st of March next.
To be sold at publick Vendue, on Monday the 27th Day of April next, at one o'Clock in the Afternoon, on the Premises,
A Good Dwelling-House and Lot of Ground, situate at Pennington, in the County of Huntington,1 and Province of West New-Jersey: The Lot contains half an Acre, with a good Smith's Shop and a Stable, very well situated either for a Tradesman or a Merchant. For further Particulars enquire of Samuel Tucker, in Tren- ton, or the Subscriber, in Morris-Town, who will give an indisputable Title for the same.
PHILLIPS TUCKER.
To be Sold by the SUBSCRIBER,
S EVERAL very excellent FARMS adjacent to each other situate in the County of Somerset, Township of Bedminster and Province of East-New-Jersey, upon the North Branch of Rariton-River, adjoining Leake's Mills : There are no better Lands for all kinds of Produce and Pasturage. They are Part of a Tract formerly belonging to Mr. Axtell, and are only 18 Miles from New-Bruns- wick, in a very populous and pleasant Part of the Coun- try; are exceedingly well-watered and timbered, and capable to any Degree of Improvement. The Purchaser may have Time, on giving good Bonds, upon Interest. with Security, if required. Enquire on the Premises, of
JOHN CAREY.
1 Hunterdon.
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To be sold at Publick Vendue,
On Thursday the Eighth of January next, between the Hours of Twelve and One, at the Merchant's Coffee-House.
T HE House and Lot of Ground in which William Weyman, Printer, now lives, situate in Broad- street, opposite the Jew Alley. The House is three stories high, hath a good Yard, Pump, and Cistern, a Cellar throughout the Whole, and a large Garret. Whoever is inclined to purchase before the Day of sale, may apply to James Duane, Esq; Attorney at Law in New-York or to David Jameson, at New-Market, in East New-Jersey by whom an indisputable Title will be given .- The New York Mercury, No. 792, January 5, 1767.
To the PRINTER
SIR,
The inclosed Lines, and Money to pay for their Inser- tion in your next Paper, are sent by your constant Reader.
A Real friend to the interest of New-Jersey College, (who can't patiently sit by and see its reputation for œcon- omy intirely blasted, without offering his feeble assistance to support it) would beg leave just to observe; that he takes it for granted, one inducement, amongst many other valuable ones, that gentlemen at a distance have to edu- cating their children at New-Jersey College, is (or has been) the cheapness of their living, which to far the great- est number who send their children here, is of great im- portance; formerly indeed those gentlemen had their ex- pectations fully answered, but latterly quite otherwise, not at all to be attributed to any alteration in the prices of provisions, which would appear to be inconsiderable, was it strictly attended to: The œeconomy of the kitchen is greatly neglected, where I am afraid unfaithful ser- vants (who have nothing at heart but the promotion of
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their own interest) have various methods of wasting and destroying, which greatly enhances the quarterly charge against the students. The steward whose immediate busi- ness it is to examine all such matters, I doubt not from his character, is a very honest man, I am also willing to believe, very easily imposed on, from his natural temper and disposition.
The country people who supply the College with their daily necessaries, Instead of gladly accepting the stew- ard's prices for the sake of READY MONEY, seldom get their pay for any thing; and therefore impose their own extravagante prices, which indeed is the only inducement for parting with their goods upon an uncertainty of the time when they shall be paid for them: This, finally be- comes the loss of the student, and tends to raise each quarterly bill, beyond what it might be, if properly at- tended to. Many other impositions does our College labour under, one instance amongst many, may be just hinted; a person of this very town, who had contracted with the steward to supply the College with meat, carried in at one time between three and four hundred weight, agreeable to his own charge; some contention and indeed suspicion arose amongst persons (who as it happened had nothing to do with the affair, except their concern for the general good) and the next morning the meat was weighed by sundry reputable persons, and found to fall short of the weight charged to the College, between fifty and sixty pounds. This indeed was a large stretch, and there is I doubt, many of the same nature, but conducted with a greater degree of decency.
These observations will I think fully prove the neces- sity of two things, viz. Ist. that the steward of the Col- lege ought to be constantly provided with cash, to pur- chase every necessary, by which method he would be sure
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to be well served, the students would have no occasion to complain of their commons, and provisions would be brought in so plentifully, that the steward might make his own, or in other words, reasonable prices for everything; 2d, the steward of New-Jersey College, should not (in my humble opinion) be a man engaged in various other branches of business; but one who had nothing to attend to but the interest of the College and students, which are connected, he could then carefully attend to the weighing and purchase of meat, and all other necessaries; which would be well worth while in so large a family, and would make I dare say, hundreds-difference in a year.
PUBLICOLA.
New-York, January 8. On the 19th of December, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, in Sussex County, New- Jersey, Robert Ray was burnt in the Hand for Man- slaughter, and Robert Seamor was tried for the Murder of an Indian Man of the Oneida Nation. The Evidence against him was-His Behaviour to the Indian before they went together from the House, his being possessed of the Indian's Gun and Goods, Proof that he broke the back and Legs of the dead Body, and buried it, that he confessed the Murder to some Witnesses and declared he would destroy any Indian that came in his Way. He challeng'd several of the Jury, denied the Fact, and said he bought the Goods found on him, of a Sailor-The Jury brought him in guilty-He appear'd undaunted and seem'd to expect a Rescue, but there was not the least appearance that any was intended; the Audience which was very numerous, seem'd unanimously to approve the Verdict. He was remanded to Prison, which was guard- ed that Night with 25 of the Militia. Next Morning he was brought to the Bar, and sentenced to be executed
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between three and four that Afternoon, at which Time he was accordingly brought out, strongly guarded by Detachments from the adjacent Companies of Militia- He appear'd dismayed-at the Gallows, made a short Prayer, declared he had lived a very wicked Life, and was guilty of the Fact for which he was to suffer: He was then executed.
An Indian of Note, of the Oneida Nation, had with some Difficulty been prevail'd upon to attend the Trial, from first to last-he was respectfully treated, and ap- peared highly satisfied with the Justice of the Proceeding, which he said should represent to his Brethern .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1253, Jan- uary 8, 1767.
WANTED by the Subscriber, living in the Township of Upper Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, East New- Jersey,
A Person who understands the Business of Fulling and Dying Cloth, that can be well recommended, to be em- ployed by the Month, Year or on Shares, which may be agreed on by the Parties when met; the Fulling-mill, and all Implements suitable to carry on the Business, is now in good Repair, and has a constant Stream of Water. For further Particulars, enquire of RICHARD BROWN, on the Premises, or JOHN WEST, at the Old Ferry, Philadelphia.
Burlington, January 2, 1767
Now in the Goal of the City and County of Burlington, a certain Negroe Man, who calls himself Charles Cornish, and can read and write; had on when committed, a black Broadcloth Coat, and says he belongs to Richard Keene, at Ennall's Ferry, in Dorchester County, Maryland. He was advertised in this Paper the 29th of November last.
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His Master, if any he has, is desired immediately to come and pay Charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be sold out for the same, by me
EPHRAIM PHILLIPS, Goaler.
RUN away from the Subscriber, living at Cohansy Bridge, Cumberland county, West-Jersey, a Negroe man, named Glasgow, a well set fellow, about 18 years of age, has a scar on his left cheek, speaks good English; had on, and took with him, a light-grey homespun coat, very large, and lined with striped linsey, a dark brown waist- coat, with white metal buttons, and lined with the same cloth of his coat, buckskin breeches, mended in the Seat, a narrow brimmed felt hat, two pair of grey stockings, one pair worsted, and a pair of half worn shoes, with brass buckles. Whoever takes up and secures said Negroe, so that his Master may have him again shall have Eight- Dollars reward, and reasonable charges paid by Stephen Reeves, Silver-smith, at the corner of Black-Horse Alley, in Second-street, or by
Alexander Moore.
N. B. All Masters of vessels are forbid to carry him off at their peril.
Philadelphia, December 10, 1766.
All Persons indebted to the Estate of Francis Murray, late of Gloucester, New-Jersey, Waterman, deceased, in Bonds, Notes or Book-Debts, are hereby desired to pay such respective Debts, within three Months from the above Date, to prevent further trouble : And all those who have any just Demands against the said Estate, are like- wise hereby desired to bring in their Accounts, duly proved to me
THOMAS PUGH, Executor.
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N. B. Went adrift, on the 20th of October last, a Cedar Battoc, her Stem broke off, with an Iron Chain, and a piece of Pig-Iron bound round with Iron Strap, branded on the Stern and Thawves WILLIAM HUGG. Whoever takes up the said Battoe, and delivers her to William Hugg, at Gloucester, shall have a Dollar Reward, paid by said WILLIAM HUGG, or THOMAS PUGH.
-The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1985, January 8, 1767.
September 4. PROPOSALS, For printing by SUBSCRIPTION, From the Author's Manuscripts, A select collection of practical discourses, on a variety of important subjects; together with some pieces already published by the Reverend and learned SAMUEL FINLEY, D. D. Late President of the College of New Jersey : To which will be prefixed, Some account of the Life and Character of the Author. CONDITIONS.
The work shall be printed on a new letter, and a good paper,
and will be contained in two volumes, duodecimo, neatly bound and lettered.
II. The price to subscribers shall not exceed twelve shil- lings New York currency, a set : Six shillings to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the remainder on the delivery if the books.
III. Those who subscribe for twelve sets, shall have ONE SET gratis.
IV. It will be sent to the press as soon as a sufficient num- ber of subscriptions can be obtained.
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Subscriptions are taken in by Mr. Samuel Breese, Merchant, and Mr. Ebenezer Hagard, at Mr. Garret Noel's, next door to the Coffee house, in New York: By Mr. Joseph Periam, at Princeton, and Mr. William Brad- ford, Mr. Thomas Bradford, and Mr. Isaac Snowden, in Philadelphia : Of whom printed proposals may be had by those who are disposed to forward so useful an under- taking .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1257, January 8, 1767.
T IIE Assignees of John West, an insolvent debtor, in Elizabeth-Town, once more, desire all persons that have any demands upon the estate of the said John West, to make them appear to the satisfaction of the As- signees, as the law directs, before the 10th day of April next, as they are determined to make a dividend upon that day; and all who do not prove their accounts, may depend upon being excluded having any share in the above Insolvent's estate.
Robert Ogden Elias Dayton Assignees. Elizabeth-Town, January 7, 1767.
-- The New York Mercury, No. 793, January 12, 1767.
To be Let and Sold the following Lots of Ground, viz.
To BE LET. A Farm of two Hundred and thirty-three Acres, whereof seventy is Wood-Land, situate in the Province of New-Jersey, about 2 Miles from Prince- Town; there are on it a good Dwelling-House, Barn and Orchard.
To BE SOLD OR LET. A Dwelling-House and Lot of Ground, lying in Prince-Town, opposite the College, very convenient for a Tradesman or Shop-Keeper.
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TO BE LET FOR A TERM OF YEARS. Ten Lots of Land, each Lot containing two Hundred Acres, being in the County of Albany, on the East Side of Hudson's- River, and about ten Miles from Fort Edward. For further Particulars inquire of Mr. Joseph Ogden, at Prince-Town; the Rev. Mr. H. Munro, at Philipsburgh, or John Jay, in the City of New-York .- The New York Journal or General Advertiser, No. 1254, January 15, 1767.
Gloucester, December 1, 1766
BY Virtue of a Writ to me directed, on the second Day of February next, will be exposed to Sale, by publick Vendue, between the Hours of Twelve and Five in the Afternoon of said Day, on the Premises, a Plantation and Tract of about 200 Acres of Land, 40 or 50 whereof cleared, and under Fence, about 30 Acres of Tide Marsh, a good Orchard, and two convenient Tenements thereon, very pleasantly situated on the Northerly Side of Rac- coon Creek, in the County aforesaid, about a Mile below the Bridge and Town of Swedesborough; late the Estate of John Reynolds, seized and taken in Execution by me
SAMUEL BLACKWOOD, Sheriff.
LIST of LETTERS remaining in the POST-OFFICE, Phil- adelphia.
B. Abraham Bennit, Cape May; Hugh Boyd, Cape May County. J. Philip Jenny, Cohansey.
L. John Lindon, West-Jersey; Thomas Lackey, Jer- sey.
January 8, 1767.
RUN away from the Subscriber, living in Nottingham Township, Burlington County, an Irish Servant Lad, named John M'Cullough, of a fair Complexion, 18 Years of Age, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, with a Scar on his Left Eye-brow, and another on his Nose, has lost one of
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his fore Teeth; had on, when he went away, a Sheeps grey Jacket, with a Spot of Tar on the Back, a striped under Jacket, Buckskin Breeches, deep blue Stockings, and good Shoes, his Hair short, inclining to red. Who- ever takes up said Servant, and secures him, so as his Master may have him again, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by
HUGH NEWELL.
Whereas a little Boy, named James Newell, about 12 Years of Age, came into this Country in a Vessel called the Rose, from Belfast, and was bred a Sailor; if any Person can give said Hugh Newell any Account of him, he shall be well rewarded for his Trouble; he may be wrote to, by directing to the Care of Mr. Joseph Borden, in Bordentown .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1986, January 15, 1767.
NEW-YORK, January 5.
By capt. Nelson,1 who arrived here last Monday morn- ing from Nevis,2 in 29 days, we have the pleasure to hear there is like to be very good crops in most of the Islands; the hurricane and storm not having done the great dam- ages to the sugar canes that was at first apprehended. Capt. Nelson met with pretty hard weather, especially on the 27th ult. when being close up with the Light-house, the wind was so violent, that it tore a new mainsail out of the bolt-rope, and beat him off, but he happily got in the next day. One of our pilot-boats laying off the Hook at anchor the same day, was obliged to cut her cables, or be forced under water.
Cumberland County, New-Jersey, December 22. ESCAPED from the subscriber, one William Hawkins, a prisoner for debt, in said county, he is of about a middle
1 Horatio Nelson, afterwards Great Britain's greatest Admiral.
2 Capt. Nelson got his wife here.
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age and stature, wears his natural hair, which is dark coloured and ties behind, he commonly appears in a good habit, and was of late an Inn-keeper in the city of Phila- delphia. Any person that will take up said prisoner, and bring him to the goal of said county, shall have TWENTY DOLLARS reward, paid by
THEOPHILUS ELMER, Sheriff.
New-York, January 12.
On Friday the 2d inst. a sloop, belonging to this place loaded with oysters, from Blue-Point, between Plumb and Coney island, three miles from shore, about sun-set sprung a leak. The people, to save their lives, made for the nearest land; but the wind being fresh, at N. and a strong Tide of Ebb, it was between twelve and one before they could reach it. The weather being severe- ly cold, the men were frost-bitten, and half leg deep in water in the cabbin, when the vessel struck the shore, which she did at last, between the false and true Hook.
The people with great difficulty got to land, in their skiff, and to the Light-house; but the vessel soon beat to pieces, end every thing entirely lost. . . There were three men on board, Henry Minck, Master, to whom the vessel belonged, John Hancock, and Henry Steel, all belonging to this city, who have lost all their effects .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1258, January 15, 1767.
O be sold, on Monday the 23d of Feb. next, at public vendue on the premises, or at private sale, a farm, containing between 70 and 80 acres of choice land, situated, lying and being, in the county of Bergin, about 4 miles from the town of Hack- ensack, and 3 miles from the river. where there is a good convenient landing place, and on
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the publick country road, which leads to Ringwood and Sterling iron-works; there is on the said plantation a new stone dwelling-house, with 4 rooms on a floor, an entry through the whole, a kitchen, a milk room, all un- der one roof; a four bent barn with a cedar cover, a young orchard, two grist-mills and a saw-mill, all in good repair, standing about 3 rods from the dwelling-house, on the noted stream, called Saddle-river and in the heart of a fine country for all sorts of grain; the said mills having a continual run of business, and never fails for want of water, in the driest season; the king's road runs between the mills and the dwelling-house; it is conve- niently situated for a gentleman or merchant, or any sort of publick business, a store having been kept there, these several years past; the said farm is well watered and tim- bered, with exceeding good swamps, some of which is brought to great perfection, being fit for hay, or any sort of grain : any person inclining to purchase the same, be- fore the day of sale may apply to Mr. WILLIAM BAYARD, in the City of New-York, who will give an indisputable title for the same .- The New York Mercury, No. 794. January 19, 1767.
To be SOLD,
A handsome well finished Brick House, two Stories high, four Rooms on each Floor, besides Garrets, a large dry Cellar under the whole House, properly divided; the Rooms above and below Stairs are genteelly papered, a convenient Kitchen adjoining, with Chambers for Ser- vants, situate in King's Street, in Trenton, not far from the Falls of Delaware; the Lot contains about Three Quarters of an Acre, and extends through to Queen- street on which are placed the Stables. Also several five Acre Lots of Meadow, Orchard, and Pasture Lands, eaclı
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good of their Kind, near and convenient to the Town; as also a good House, and new large framed Barn, with 17 Acres of excellent Land, 8 Acres of which is Garden, Meadow and Orchard; the Remainder good Woodland, situate in Trenton, and seems well calculated for a Shop- keeper, or Tradesman, &c. The Purchaser may have any reasonable Time given him for Payment of the Purchase Money, with Interest.
WILLIAM PIDGEON
WHEREAS Joseph Pledger, ship-joiner, left the town of Salem, West New-Jersey, some time in the month of June or July, in the year 1765, and has not been heard of since; if the said Pledger be living, and will return, he may hear of something greatly to his advantage, by ap- plying to the subscriber, living in the said town,
ROBERT JOHNSON.
THREE POUNDS Reward
RUN away from George Spence, living in Northampton township, Burlington County, in the Jerseys, a servant lad, between 18 and 19 years of age, named Joshua Shreave, about 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high, of a fresh com- plexion, dark curled hair; had on, when he went away, a half worn felt hat, a homespun cloth coloured coat, which was turned, a bluish mixed coloured jacket, an ozenbrigs shirt, a brown silk handkerchief, a pair of buckskin breeches, a pair of blue stockings, a pair of thick shoes, with hob nails in them, took with him a gun. Whoever takes up and secures said servant lad, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by the subscribers,
GEORGE SPENCE or GARRET WINTER
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N. B. The said servant lad is this country born, speaks good Dutch .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1987, Jan- uary 22, 1767.
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