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Run away from the subscriber living in Cacil county, Maryland, near the Mouth of Susquehannah River. on the 6th ult.
A NEGRO FELLOW named LEB, this country born; he is a short, thick, well-set, likely looking fellow, of a yellow complexion; he has been in Lancaster and Amboy gaols; at the last mentioned, he changed his name to SAM. and said his master lived in Virginia; it is likely he will do the same again : He took no cloaths with him, but a shirt and trowsers, hat & shoes; but as he has many confeder- ates, no doubt they will help him to cloathing, that cannot be described. Whoever secures said negro, so that his
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master may get him, shall have the above reward, and if brought home, reasonable charges paid by
August 4. ANDREW BARRATT.
-The Pennsylvania Journal; and The Weekly Advertiser, No. 1600, August 4, 1773.
FOUR POUNDS REWARD.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Shrewsbury, in the county of Monmouth, East-Jersey, a servant man named Timothy Smaule, an Englishman, about 4 feet 10 inches high, thick set, light hair, pock broken; talks quick, a great singer by note, had on and took with him three jackets, one red striped, cotton and linen, one grey broad cloath, both without sleeves, one claret coloured lined, with sleeves, two pair of worsted stockings brown colour and blue, black silk handkerchief, black knit breeches, woollen hat bound with black ferreting, ozen- brigs trowsers, two check shirts, one woollen, the other linen. Whoever takes up and secures said servant shall receive the above reward, and all reasonable charges by me WILLIAM HULET.
To be sold, at private sale,
A Large farm, or plantation in the county of Somerset, East New-Jersey, laying about four miles from New- Brunswick, up Rariton river, two miles above Rariton landing, joining the same about four hundred and thirty acres of exceeding good wheat land, very well watered and timbered, and about thirty acres of good mowing ground included, which produces abundance of good hay sufficient to raise a large stock, and also seven acres of salt meadow, which will be sold with or without the aforesaid farm, as it may best suit the purchaser; there
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is on the said farm a large well built frame house with. four rooms on a floor, and five fire places; also a large kitchen and out-houses, a large well built Dutch barn in good order, and three large thriving bearing orchards, where may be made in a good bearing year abundance of good cyder, the above farm is in good repair in every respect. It is needless to say anything more of the value of the said farm, it recommends itself by the view of every person who are acquainted therewith. The house belonging to the farm stands on a small hill, not far from Rariton river, the King's road leads between the river and the house, and a fine prospect of both sides of the river. Any gentleman, farmer, or other person, wanting to purchase this farm may apply to ROLUFF VANDINE, where the same may be viewed and agreed for on rea- sonable terms, and a clear indisputable deed will be given by me
July 26, 1773. ROLUFF VANDINE. -Rivington's New-York Gazetteer, No. 16. August 5, 1773.
LOST last Sunday a red Morocco pocket-book, contain- ing a sum of money in Jersey bills, likewise some papers and memorandums, which are of no value to any one but the owner; if the person who picked it up, has honesty enough to deliver it and its contents to the printer hereof, he shall receive eight Dollars reward with thanks.
NEW-YORK. August 5. | The 47th Regiment lately arrived, as mentioned in our last, is under the Command of Lieut. Col. William Nesbitt (Brother to Arnold Nesbitt, Esq; Member of Parliament for Winchelsea :) The other Officers are Major Smelt. Captains Paulus Aemilus Irving, England and Craig; Lieutenants, Marr, Gold, McNinnon, Hilliard, Storey, Duport, and McLeod;
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Ensigns, England, McDermot, and West; Adjutant, Turner; Quarter-Master Philpott; and Mr. Dobbin, Sur- geon of the Regiment.
The Col. of this Regiment (during the late War, was Gen. Lascelles, deceased) is Major Gen. Guy Carleton. They are quartered at Amboy, Elizabeth-Town, and New-Brunswick .- The New-York Journal, No. 1596, August 5, 1773.
To be sold by way of public vendue, on Wednesday the 19th day of August,
THE very convenient house belonging to the subscriber, living in Springfield, together with one acre of very good meadow, adjoining said house; it is situated on the main road from Elizabeth-Town to Morris-Town, within half a quarter of a mile from Springfield Meeting-house, in a very pleasant place. and is also handy to a grist-mill and market : The house is two stories high, with three fire places, being very suitable for any kind of trade.
Also, a lot lying at the Short-Hills, containing thirty acres of very good land, five acres thereof well timbered, the remaining part clear; the whole exceeding well watered, situated one mile and a half from Springfield Meeting-house. on the main road to Whipponey. Also a variety of household furniture, viz. One case with drawers, two tables, a set of curtains, two setts of win- dow curtains, with sundry other articles too tedious to mention. The vendue to be held at the premises in Springfield, where due attendance will be given, and conditions of sale made known, by
OBADIAH DUNHAM.
N. B. Vendue to begin at 10 o'clock .- The New- York Gazette, No. 1137, August 9, 1773.
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New-York, July 10, 1773.
To the PRINTER of the NEW-YORK GAZETTE.
G
IVE me leave, Sir, to lay before the public a few remarks, upon a certain pamphlet which has been industriously circulated here.1 on purpose to throw an odium on the characters of a set of Gentlemen to whom these colonies are under inexpressible obligations, not only on account of the money they have expended, but for the sums they still continue to circu- late in America, which (even at present ) is above twenty thousand pounds a year.
The confidence reposed in me, by the proprietors of Hasenclever's iron works. I have no doubt, must suf- ficiently apologize for my endeavours to do them justice, by publishing my observations and sentiments : but before I begin to point out some of the many glaring absurdities
1The following is the title. line for line, of this pamphlet:
The Remarkable Case of
Peter Hasenclever,
Merchant;
Formerly one of the Proprietors of the Iron Works, Pot-Ash Manufac- tory, &c, established, and successfully carried on under his Direction. in the Provinces of New York. and New Jersey in North America, 'till November 1766.
In Which
The Conduct of the Trustees of the Undertaking, in the Dismission of the said Peter Hasenclever, and their unprecedented Proceedings against him in America, and the Court of Chancery, since his Return to England, are exposed.
This Case is humbly submitted to the Consideration of the King. and both Houses of Parliament, to whom the much injured Com- plainant looks up for Redress.
London:
Printed in the Year 1773.
The pamphlet is octavo in size, with title, and pages 1-97. Some account of this publication, and of Peter Hasenclever, will be found in N. J. Archives, IX., pp. 583-4.
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in Mr. Hasenclever's case, I beg leave just to mention. that I never saw that gentleman, that I came to this coun- try totally unacquainted with the proceedings of my pre- decessors, except in general, that they had spent immense sums of money, and that so far from my knowing any material circumstance relative to the works, or the situa- tion of their affairs, the proprietors expected an account of their condition from me, as they should appear from inspection and observation.
To Mr. Hasenclever himself then we are indebted for the history of the rise, the progress, and the fate of an undertaking, projected, commenced and carried on with all the rapidity, the imprudence, and the profusion that the most sanguine schemer could suggest. He tells us in his pamphlet, that he arrived in London, in summer 1763, with an easy fortune, which however he is evi- dently anxious to encrease by a scheme which he com- municated to the Lords of trade, a few months after his arrival. In April 1764, he sets out on his expedition to America, where we find him landed the beginning of the following June. Twelve months, therefore, had scarcely elapsed his commencing merchant in London, to his com- mencing-I know not what to call him-a meteor, a pro- jector, a dupe, are equally applicable, the reader may therefore take which he will, or all three to do him justice.
His only view in establishing a house in London, seems to be for the purpose of carrying his wild projects into execution, to effect which it was necessary to procure from 10 to 40,000l. of the easy fortunes, of easily im- posed on Englishmen, over and above his own easy for- tune, and that of his partners; he appears so industriously assiduous to engage such sums, even in a few weeks ( 20 or 30 at most) after the commencement of his partner-
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ship, that one is almost tempted to suspect, it is as prob- able his 8oool. share was thrown into the house by means of a foreign circulation; as th [at] his partner Mr. Andrew Scton's Scool. was supported by a domestic. For, would any man with real, solid, and permanent funds have proceeded with his celerity and want of cau- tion? Granting that America had all the advantages for the manufacture of iron, of potash, of salt petre, of reducing flax to silk, and of every article the most fertile brain could suppose, would not any man of prudence, who was going to risque his own money in such schemes, and who was not under the necessity to strike a bold stroke at once-would not any sensible man, I say, have taken a view of the proper places for establishing his works, and agreed for the purchase previous to his being at a prodigious expence of transporting workmen from Germany, to-where? but let us suppose him to speak for himself-"Indeed I cannot tell, gentlemen, the place is not yet fixed on, the workmen are ready, though the works are not; here I am in New York, and they are all arrived at Philadelphia, and must be supported in idleness at another prodigious expence, because the truth of the matter is, I could not possibly get to America above six or eight weeks before them."-A comfortable length of time to explore a continent and to fix upon the most proper places for establishing works of such importance! -"The workmen are eating, when likewise they ought to be at work; a place must be had, and such is the urgency of the case that I bought-any place rather than none,-I bought a decayed iron work !!! " Mercy upon those who had mercy upon his pocket; but necessity has no law-money had been obtained, and it was necessary to make a shew.
The workmen were refractory-most undoubtedly true
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-they made bad work-a certain fact, they do so still when they can, he complained, he reprimanded them; but yet, most strange! he had the satisfaction in the next page of hearing from England, that his iron was of an ex- cellent quality, and the best drawn of any that appeared from America .- It was practicable then to send a sample of good iron from New-York, though they made bad work at Ringwood-O poor John Bull, your pocket pays for all!
Shall I follow this schemer, to say no more, farther- you would justify the phrase were you to see the instruc- tions he left on his going to England, what orders, what contracts, what purchases were there not to be carried into effect; had they been all complied with, as indeed too many of them were, the 54,600l. already expended, would have been doubled in a twinkling.
We next find Mr. Hasenclever in England, where he made over the dear bought property to the real owners; He then returned to America a partner in the iron-works, with emoluments in his own imagination, to the amount of 12 or 14001. ster. a year. Mean time the works had been conducted in the absence by a set of-negligents, to say no worse as the pamphlet expresses it, whom he justly accuses -- he sets about repairing the faults which had been committed, and laid a plan of the strictest oeconomy-pity this plan came to last !- In his opera- tions however, he was unfortunately interrupted by the coming of Mr. Homfray, whose arrival, among other misfortunes, not only deprived him of his 14000l. a year ; but prevented the carrying many oeconomical plans into execution, particularly that of floating of coal wood from eight to ten miles distance by lakes, by rivers, and by canals, to save land carriage-pray observe-this oeco- nomical plan of navigation was to be effected in a coun-
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try where the rivers have from 50 to an 100 feet fall in a mile; where they struggle through a channel of rocks. and are verged with stony mountains and precipices .- what a pity this most elevating and surprizing plan was interrupted, since it might have been carried into execu- tion at the trifling expense of four or five millions sterling -with great reason then he refused to pay his calls, be- cause Mr. Homfray was sinking 10,0001. a year; but to be serious. Mr. Homfray was a gentleman to whom the works are even now highly obliged, the good effects of many of his regulations are still felt: being dead. as Mr. Hasenclever must have known, he cannot speak for him- self, this tribute then is due to the memory of an honest man, who was combined against, mis-represented and artfully supplanted, which must be the more easily credited, since it can be proved that the greatest art and chicane has since been made use of, to retain the sole management in the same hands who supplanted him, but without effect.
The gentlemen at home, who are vilified in this pamphlet, as they are very able, so no doubt they will fully confute the aspersions thrown out against their characters. I beg leave in general to observe, it was not at all surprising that gentlemen who found their sub- stance in such hands, should endeavour to rescue as much of their property from destruction as possible; the means they took were laudable, nor could they apologize to themselves or to the world, for their former imprudence in a better way. Mr. Hasenclever had abused the confi- dence reposed in him, and expended immensely greater sums than were at first tho't of; they sent a gentleman to be first a check, and afterwards to supercede him, for he went beyond all bounds in drawing which would have still increased, (witness the navigation scheme) had he
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not been put a stop to-his bills were protested,-an un- fortunate circumstance both to the proprietors, and the holders,-and although the first could not otherwise stop his career, yet the latter who purchased his bills on the faith of his former credit, fell into an unhappy dilemma, which was further increased by his giving them the slip, and breaking his most solemn parole of honour; he has the modesty however to make a merit of travelling 2000 miles to avoid them: The New-York gentleman had the benevolence to trust him at large on his protestations that all the money had been expended on the works, tho' he did not think it convenient to wait the proof here; now at last he pretends to produce evidence to this fact. in his pamphlet-but who are they ?- why the very negligents to say no worse again, whose faults it was his honour and interest to repair, whose expences he reduced one third, and whom he himself blames so highly-a justification from such a quarter, has so much the appear- ance of a mutual release, that it can have very little weight, either in a court of equity, or with any thinking person.
I never saw the manufactured books, as one of the proprietors with justice call them; therefore cannot tell whether the many hundreds nay thousands expended in the salt petre scheme, the turning flax into silk, the silver mines, the tin mines, the wood cutting on Lake Cham- plain, the sums advanced to FREDENBERG, to the ficticious Count APRAXIN, and to numberless other needy adven- turers, schemers and projectors, who found him a ready gull to swallow any bait; as I have never seen the manu- factured books, I say, I cannot tell whether those num- berless expences are carried to account : Mr. HASEN- CLEVER however being silent in his pamphlet with respect to all those articles, makes it seem highly probable, that
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neither do they appear in his books of account, unless couched under some general terms similar to that article where he charges 21661: for his private expences, or very probably they may be included in the many thousands charged by the lump for making of roads. I am bold enough then to enforce Mr. ATKINSON's idea of his books being manufactured, and have perhaps more to alledge than has come to that gentleman's knowledge; of this much I am certain that immense sums of money were spent, not at the works, but in profusion, extravagance and dissipation, this the whole Jerseys can witness-need I add any more-I could bring proof the sums of money have been paid by some of the managers from handfulls of bills carried loose in the pocket, without either acknowledgement or receipt,-how is it possible then the books could be otherwise than cooked, that the money can be fairly accounted for, or that Mr. HASENCLEVER has the least shadow of right to charge the expence of all his mad projects to account of the proprietors of the iron works, in several of which they were to have no share, and many of them I suppose, never came to their knowl- edge.
ROBERT ERSKINE.
-The New-York Gazette; and The Weekly Mer- cury, No. 1137, August 9, 1773.
TO THE PUBLIC.
THE prevalence and daily increase of vice and im- morality of every kind among us, are too evident to es- cape the notice of the most superficial observer, and if not speedily checked. will bring upon us a ruinous train of evils .- Good men foreseeing the consequences, have long trembled under fearful apprehensions of them, and even those who have been actuated by no higher motives
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than a bare regard to political good, have wished for a reformation; but though both are convinced of the neces- sity of a reformation, yet little has been done to promote it.
A number of Gentlemen observing the success attend- ing the Societies in England and Scotland (for the pur- pose of creating a fund to enable them to purchase bibles, and other useful and religious books, and dispose of them among the poor) and convinced of the probable utility of a similar institution in this part of the world, have formed themselves into a Society for the same purpose; and as they act from motives truly benevolent and dis- interested, they hope for. and request the charitable assistance of the friends of religion and virtue in the different parts of America.
The plan proposed and adopted by them for the pres- ent, subject, however, to such alterations as a majority of the Society shall hereafter judge better adapted to answer the important purposes of the institution, is con- tained in the following.
RULES OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY
For promoting Religious Knowledge among the Poor in the British Colonies.
I. THE Society shall not be limited to any particular number, but any person applying for admission may be received.
2. Every person upon his admission as a member shall pay Two Dollars and an half, and not less than a like sum on the first Wednesday in May annually.
3. There shall be a general annual meeting of the Society held in the city of New York on the first Wedenesday in May, to direct what particular books shall be adopted and dis- tributed by them, and to transact such other business rela- tive thereto, as should be found necessary; and no book shall be received by the Society, to be distributed by them, but by the vote of at least two thirds of the members present.
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4. Every member shall receive his proportion of books, according to the sum he subscribes, at the time of the annual meeting of the Society; and distant subscribers may impower any member of the Society to receive their books, as often as allotted to them, without further notice, paying their sub- scription money.
5. A Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall be annually chosen by ballot, on the first Wednesday in May, and also a stand- ing Committee to transact the ordinary business of the Society; which Committee shall consist of the Chairman, Secretary, and nine other members, who shall meet on the first Tuesdays in February, May, August, and November.
6. Any member of the Society shall be at liberty to meet with the standing Committee, and when present shall have an equal vote with either of the other members.
7. The Secretary shall keep a fair register of all the proceedings of the Society and their standing Committee, to be laid be- fore the Society or their Committee, whenever they shall call upon him for the same.
8. The Treasurer shall keep just and clear accounts of all the money which shall from time to time be received or issued by him, which shall be laid before the Society or their Committee, for their inspection, when called for.
9. No money shall be paid by the Treasurer, except upon an order issued by the Society or their Committee, and attested by the Secretary.
IO. Accounts shall be published once in three years, or oftener if thought necessary, containing the names of the members, subscriptions and donations received, the titles, number, and amount of the books which have been distributed, and any accounts which may have been received of the success of the charity during the preceding years.
As soon as there shall be a suitable addition to the present number of members, an advertisement shall be published, appointing a time and place of meeting for the purpose of reviewing, and, if necessary, correcting the foregoing rules, choosing the books to be distributed, and transacting other business of the Society. In the mean- time, those who are willing to encourage so useful and benevolent a design, are desired to send their names,
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places of abode, and subscription money to the Rev. Dr. Rodgers, and Messrs. Noel and Hazard, in New York; the Rev. James Caldwell, William P. Smith, and Elias Boudinot,1 Esqrs, in Elizabeth Town; the Rev. James Sprout, and Messrs. William and Thomas Bradford, in Philadelphia; and the Rev. William Tennent, and Mr. James Thompson, in Charles-Town, South-Carolina .- The Pennsylvania Packet, No. 94, August 9, 1773.
Burlington, August 3, 1773.
FIVE POUNDS Reward.
MADE his escape, out of the goal of Burlington, a certain JOHN RUTH, about 23 years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, a little round shouldered, small dark eyes, pale smock-faced, with a boyish look, little or no beard, straight brown hair; it is said he made his escape from the officers in Bucks county, to Philadelphia, and there married one Prudence Hughes, who was, as is said, of a slight character, and then came to the Jerseys, and as the said Prudence has been the cause of his escape this time, it is thought they will meet again, and go together, and live in Philadelphia. Whoever takes up said John Ruth, and delivers him at the goal in Burlington, shall receive the above reward, and all charges, paid by me
EPHRAIM PHILLIPS, Goaler.
NEW-YORK, August 9.
The Sloop Missisippi, Captain Goodrich, with the Connecticut Military Adventurers, arrived here from the Missisippi, but last from Pensacola, on the 6th Instant : The Country they went to explore they like well, having laid out 23 Townships at the Natches.
1Forty-three years later Elias Boudinot was elected the first Presi- dent of the American Bible Society. For a sketch of Mr. Boudinot see N. J. Archives, Second Series, I., 34, 528.
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Extract of a Letter from our Correspondent at Pensacola, dated July 12, 1773.
"By the Vessel that carries this to you, goes the Com- mittee sent out by the Company of Military Adventurers, for exploring the Lands on the Missisippi. These Gentle- men (who have been indefatigable in the Execution of their Commission) return perfectly satisfied with the Soil, Climate, and great natural Advantages of this Country; and indeed it would be no easy Task to find a rational Objection to either. The Settlement of that Part of the Country, contiguous to the Natches, goes on with incredible Rapidity; exclusive of above Four Hundred Families that within the last six Weeks have come down the Ohio from Virginia and the Carolinas, no less than four Vessels have arrived from North-Carolina only. filled with Inhabitants. Parson Sweezy, with his little Party from New-Jersey, are safely arrived, and began their Settlement on the Lands reserved for them."
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Colonel ASHER CLAYTON, late of the City of Philadelphia, deceased, are requested to make speedy Payment; and those who have any Demands against said Estate, are desired to bring in their Accounts, properly attested, to SUSANNA CLAYTON, in Philadelphia, Administratrix, or DAVID CLAYTON, in Salem County, New-Jersey, Administrator.
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