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We had an Opportunity of destroying part of the Bag- gage and Equipage of Pulaski's Legion, by burning their 'Quarters, but as the Houses belonged to some inoffensive Quakers, who, I am afraid, may have sufficiently suffered already in the Confusion of a night's Scramble, I know, sir, that you will think with us, that the Injury to be thereby done to the Enemy would not have compensated for the Sufferings of those innocent People.
-The Royal Gazette, March 10, 1779.2
1 Juliet, as already mentioned. Of course, there was not the slightest foundation for his story of the Count Pulaski's alleged orders.
2 See, also, New Jersey Archives, 2d Series, 2: 472, 487, 500. A de- tailed narrative of this massacre is given in "The Affair at Egg Harbor, New Jersey, October 15, 1778," by General William S. Stryker, read July 3, 1894, at the dedication of a memorial tablet erected on the field of the massacre by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, and at the annual meeting of the society on the following day. Trenton, 1894. 8vo. Pp. 34.
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From the (Rebel) New-Jersey Journal,
dated, March 2.
CHATHAM, March 2.
Extract of a letter from a correspondent relative to the enemy's late attempt on Elizabeth Town, dated Febru- ary 25, 1779.
"Last night the enemy, supposed to consist of about one thousand men, landed on the meadows, about two miles above Elizabeth Town Point, and marched with the most profound silence towards that village, but intended to surround Governor Livingston's house (which is situate about one mile to the west of it) before they alarmed our troops in the town. They accordingly took possession of the Governor's house at five o'clock in the morning, his Excellency himself having been providen- tially prevented from lodging there that night by the importunity of a friend who pressed him, on his way thither, to stay the night with him. The only part of his family in the house were two young ladies, his daugh- ters, who had been alarmed, before the enemy made their appearance, just long enough to dress themselves. On demanding his papers, after having made a fruitless search for his person, his eldest daughter, with great com- posure, carried the officer to a drawer, filled with inter- cepted letters from London, taken in a British vessel, which they pocketed with the greatest avidity, and after having loaded themselves with part of the precious intelligence, carried off the remainder in the drawer itself. The officers in general behaved with great politeness, and ex- erted themselves in preventing the soldiers from plunder- ing.
"Colonel Sterling, who commanded the detachment,
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shewed himself throughout the whole expedition, not only the able officer, but the well-bred gentleman; and we scorn to imitate our enemies in suppressing the praise due to real merit. We only lament it, that officers of such amiable characters are embarked in so unjust a cause; and obliged to keep company with so many of a very contrary turn.
"The buildings to which the enemy set fire were either of a public nature, or containing public stores, which we therefore consider in a very different light from the infamous and savage practice of general and indis- criminate conflagrations.
"Of General Maxwell's manoeuvres, he will be able to give a more particular account than I can pretend to. His retreat to a small distance from the town, to form his troops, and be ascertained of the enemy's number, is ap- plauded by all judicious men. He soon precipitated their departures and took, on their debarkation, two of their flat-bottomed boats, with some prisoners, they being obliged to decamp in such hurry, as to leave them behind, as well as their dead and wounded; in which, tho' in- considerable in number, we had greatly the advantage.
"To the honour of the sex, it is to be remembered, that while the school-house which had been made a repository for provisions, was on fire, the women, abandoning their own houses and effects, rescued the public stores from the flames with indefatigable alacrity.
"Our militia, on the first intelligence of the enemy's visit, was collecting in great numbers; and eagerly wish- ing them either to advance into the country, or to remain at Elizabeth Town, till they could have an opportunity to display their wonted valor in their country's cause; but the British troops were too precipitate in evacuating the state to admit of our reaping any laurels in joining the continental forces to accelerate their flight."-The Royal Gazette, No. 255, March 10, 1779.
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By a gentleman arrived last night from Jersey we are informed that, the real estates of more than two hundred loyalists, natives of that province, are advertised for sale ; that the Pennsylvania Assembly have rescind [ed] their former resolve for calling a convention to take the sense of the constituents for altering the old constitution. At that city the price of flour is twenty pounds an hundred ; the continental bills continue to sink daily in their value. -The Royal Gazette, No. 256, March 13, 1779.
Springfield, Burlington County, March 10. SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on First day evening, the seventh in- stant, a servant lad named RICHARD HOGG, about sixteen or seventeen years of age, an Englishman born, and is wanting to get to the English army: He had on and took with him a light coloured upper jacket, and breeches of the same, a striped lincey under waist-coat and a woollen shirt; he took with him neither hat nor shoes, but may have got them since. Whoever takes up said lad and brings him to his master, or confines him in any goal and give notice thereof, shall receive the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
ARNEY LIPPINCOTT. -The Pennsylvania Packet, March 16, 1779.
Salem County, New-Jersey, March 8, 1779.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the Subscribers are determined to petition the Legislature of New-Jersey, at their next Sitting, for Redress in the Grievance complained of, by the Loss of Henry Janes's Will.
ANDREW STANLY, ALLEN CONGLETON. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 17, 1779.
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CHATHAM, March 9.
In the late excursion of the enemy to Elizabeth-Town we had the misfortune to have captured by them Capt. Rapaljie of the Sussex militia, who on account of his at- tachment to his injured country, 'we are informed is used very ill. Its prudent for them to remember that such a thing as retaliation may take place. We hope a general exchange will soon take place and return him from cap- tivity to his friends again.
TRENTON, March 17. Saturday last a fleet of twenty British vessels, chiefly ships, put to sea from Sandy-Hook. -The Pennsylvania Evening Post, March 19, 1779.
NEW-YORK, March 22.
Last Thursday Morning a Party of Rebels from Jersey, commanded by one Richmond, came to Prince's Bay, on the South Side of Long Island, in order to carry off a Boat that lay there loaded with Wood; but before they could accomplish their Design a few of the Inhabitants as- sembled on the Beach and kept up such a brisk Fire upon them that they were obliged to relinquish their Prize, which happened to be aground, and make the best of their way home. Mr. Sleight an inhabitant of Staten Island received a Wound in his Breast on this Occasion, but it is hoped he will do well-The New-York Gazette: and the Weekly Mercury, No. 1431, March 22, 1779.
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TO BE SOLD,
At public VENDUE, the 29th inst. by the subscriber, at the place where he now lives, near Bottle Hill,
A Quantity of mahogany furniture, such as clothes presses, dining tables, breakfast and tea ditto, chairs, a small looking glass, and a new riding chair. Also a mare heavy with fole by a genteel horse. Vendue to begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
LEWIS NICHOLS.
March 22, 1779.
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TO BE SOLD
At public vendue, at the house of widow SARAH GRAHAM, in Elizabeth-Town,
A variety of household furniture, consisting of beds, bedding, and curtains, corner cupboards, tables,
desk, decanters and glasses of the best kind; like- wise some kitchen furniture, and several other things too tedious to mention. The vendue to begin on Wednesday the 7th of April.
To be SOLD at public VENDUE, on Monday, the 5th of April next,
F OUR dwelling houses and lots of land belonging to the estate of Joseph Jelf, deceased, situate in Eliza- beth-Town. The sale to begin on the premises at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at which time the conditions will be made known by
JOHN CHETWOOD, Surviving Executor.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
W as stolen out of the barn of the subscriber on the even- ing of the 2d instant, a chair saddle almost new, the brass screws through which the bridle reins lead were taken of and left with the harness .- Whoever dis- covers said saddle, and secures the thief, shall have the above reward, or ten dollars for the saddle alone, and reasonable charges paid by JOHN RUSSELL.
N. B. Was stolen, at the same time, a horse which was found the next day not far from the subscriber's house, therefore it is expected the saddle was sold for a trifle or thrown away.
Morris-Town, March 20, 1779.
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TO BE SOLD,
By Samuel Van Horne, AT CHATHAM.
C opper rivets of all sizes, and tea kettle bottoms, iron wire for traces, men's shoes by the quantity.
Sussex County, State of New Jersey, March 10, 1779.
W HEREAS a court of inquiry was holden at Sussex on the 9th day of February, 1779, to make in- quisition whether Oliver De Lancey, late of New- York, Cavilear Jouet, late of Elizabeth Town, Thomas Millage, and Nicholas Hoffman, late of Morris county, Joseph Barton, Joseph Crowell, John Butcott, James Shaw, Arthur Shaw, Solomon Cotrack, Daniel Cole, John Abel, Elijah Finten, Patrick Hagerthy, Levi Ellis, Ebenezer Ellis, William Cristy, Benjamin Tuttel, John Rattan, Jonathan Chosel, Samuel Rattan, Thomas Wool- verton, Ezekiel Younglove, Samuel Curtis, Thomas Ellis, George Chever, Joseph Woller, Allen Wager, late of the county of Sussex, and Peter Wintermute, and Philip Wintermute, late of Wyoming, have offended against the form of their allegiance to this state; when the said inquisitions were found true, and being properly certified, were returned to the inferior court of common pleas holden in the county aforesaid, on Tuesday the 16th of February, and proclamation made therefrom, in open court, as the law in that case provided directs, that they, or any person on their behalf, might appear and traverse the inquisitions : Now notice is hereby given, that unless the persons against whom the inquisitions were found, or some person on their behalf, shall appear at the next court of quarter sessions for the said county, and offer to traverse the inquisitions, hey will be taken to be true, and final judgment entered hereupon in favour of the state.
ISAAC MARTIN
SAMUEL MEEKER Commissioners.
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To be sold at public vendue, by the subscriber on the premises, at Pacquanack Neck, in Morris county, near John Stile's, on Monday the 29th inst. at 2 o'clock in the afternoon ;
A N excellent lot of land, containing about 67 acres, the one half good meadow, the upland very pleasant and easy to till, well timbered and watered, and a good young orchard. An indisputable title will be made, and due attendance given by MOSES HALSEY STILES.
0 NE Shilling per pound, or two sheets of paper, will be given by the printer hereof, for all sorts of clean LINEN RAGS.
W HEREAS Elizabeth Deniston, my wife, has eloped from my bed and board, and taken with her money and household furniture to the amount of 2000 1. and upwards. This is therefore to caution the public not to trust her on my account, as I am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting from the date hereof.
WILLIAM DENISTON.
N. B. It is supposed she is gone to Philadelphia, as her parents live there.
Hanover, Morris county, March 15, 1779.
THE NOTED IMPORTED HORSE. PASTIME,
Six years old this grass, is now in excellent order, and will cover this season at the plantation of the subscriber, at the Scotch Plains, at Forty Dollars the season, and Twenty Dollars a single leap, the money to be paid at the stable door.
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P ASTIME is a beautiful bay, with black legs, main, and tail, two white feet, a star and a snip. He is of a full size, fifteen hands high, and well set for his height, and is allowed by the best judges to be the best moving, gayest and handsomest horse in the state. His blood and pedigree equal to any horse in America, which will be set forth .- The said horse was, in 1776, taken from Mr. Truft- ram Manning, who then had him in keeping in Piscataque, and was sent from New York by Mrs. Yard, and con- demned by Isaac Woodruff, Esq; and sold according to a law of this state. All persons who choose to have their mares covered by Pastime, shall have good pasture at a reasonable rate, and proper attendance given him by a good groom.
AMOS SWAN.
TAKEN, through mistake, from off the horse of the sub- scriber, on the night of the 18th instant, an elegant double rained bridle, with silver plated bitts and a cypher E. S. Any person that will give information so that he may get it again, or will return said bridle, will much oblige their humble servant
EBENEZER STEVENS, Lieut. Col. Artillery
Artillery Park, March 8, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, to all whom it may concern, that the commissioners apointed by a law of the state of New-Jersey, for the clearing and removing of the several obstructions of the free course of the waters in Passaick river, that they propose to make application to the legislator of this state at their next meeting, for a revival and amendment to the former law, as they stand obligated for considerable sums of money that have already been expended, and hath not yet been collected by reason of the present dispute subsisting between Great Britain and America.
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Fifty Dollars Reward.
W AS taken from the stable of the subscriber, on the 27th of February last, a dark brown MARE, about fourteen hands and a half high, slim built, long slim neck, carries her head low, and her nose much out when she paces, which is her natural gate; she is long haired, and it much worn off of her sides and thighs with traces .- Whoever will take up said mare, and bring her to Springfield, shall have the above reward, and all reason- able charges paid by
JAMES CAMPBELL.
March 12, 1779.
TO BE SOLD.
At public vendue, on the 25th day of March next,
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PLANTATION containing one hundred and twenty acres, in the county of Sussex, and township of Oxford, on Beaver-Brook, eighteen miles from Easton, on the main road leading from Easton to Sussex Court-House, whereon a tavern hath been kept for many years past, and one of the best stands on that road; the land is good, and plenty of timber, with a good quantity of meadow land. The title indisputable. Terms of sale will be made known on that day by
ARCHIBALD STINSON.
TO BE SOLD,
By the subscriber, at public VENDUE, the 6th of April, on the premises,
A Good FARM lying in Sussex county, six miles North West from Hackett's Town, and three miles South East from the Moravian Mills, containing 210 acres, 160 of which are meadow, lying in the Great Meadows, about 70 of which are ditched and improved ;
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the remainder is upland, joining the meadow, well tim- bered, except about 12 acres, which are cleared, fenced, and improved; there is on said place, a large log house, well finished, a good framed barn, and about 40 young bearing apple trees. The meadow is good for hemp, rie, indian corn, &c. Any person may view the premises before the day of sale, by applying to Mr. Boils, living thereon. The vendue to begin at one o'clock, when the articles will be made known, and attendance given by
BENJAMIN HAIT.
Connecticut Farms, March 15, 1779.
TO BE SOLD,
At private sale, any time between this and the first of April, by the subscriber,
A Valuable PLANTATION, containing about one hun- dred acres of good land, pleasantly situated in Essex county, within four miles of the Scotch Plains, with a large dwelling-house with four rooms on a floor, a good barn, out houses for storing of grain, a large bearing orchard of upwards of three hundred trees of good fruit; well watered and timbered, and in good repair.
JOSEPH MANNING.
TO BE SOLD,
At VENDUE, on THURSDAY the 25th instant, at the house of the subscriber, at Bottle Hill,
0 NE good cow, one good bed and bedding, sundry large milk pans, chests and tables, cyder barrels and open headed casks, iron pot, salt meat, carpenters, joiners, and coopers tools, with a great variety of house- hold goods too tedious to mention. The sale to begin at one o'clock in the afternoon.
STEPHEN HAND.
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R AN away from the subscriber living at Roxbury, in the county of Morris, and state of New-Jersey, an ap- prentice lad named BRYANT ROBINSON, a well looking young lad, about nineteen years of age, his cloath- ing unknown, as he went away without coat, jacket or hat: He is supposed to have taken out of his master's hatter's shop one white felt hat, two more partly made, one fine bowstring, one bell-mettle stamper, two brushes, one fine card, about half a pound of raccoon furr cut off the skins, and several other articles .- Whoever will take up and secure the said apprentice in any gaol or otherways, so that his master may have him again shall have a reward of TWENTY DOLLARS, and all reasonable charges paid by CONSTANT KING.
Roxbury, March 12, 1779.
STOLEN, on Friday night, the 5th instant, a roan mare, about fourteen hands high, seven years old, has a slit in one ear, a large star on her face, her hind footlocks long, with a little white round the hoofs.
A bright bay mare, about fourteen hands high, nine years old, has a snip and bushy mane; both mares are with fole, trots and paces, and each twice branded with the Continental mark C A.
A dark bay filly twenty months old, has a long tail and very bushy main .- Whoever takes up said creatures, shall have ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY DOLLARS reward; and for the thief or thieves as much, on their being delivered to
WALTER BUCHANAN.
Hanover, Morris County, March 10, 1779
-New Jersey Journal, Vol. I., No. 6, March 23, 1779.
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Mr. COLLINS,
IN the first number of the United States Magazine, lately published at Philadelphia, appears a representation and remonstrance, addressed to the people of America by one Hard-money, and filled with low angry railing [against] me by name. Respect for the dread tribunal before which the charges are brought, and not the fear of consequences from the disappointed spite of this accuser, induces me to request that through your means I may be produced in court to answer for my self.
CONTINENTAL CURRENCY.
To the PUBLIC.
The currency of the UNITED STATES in answer to The representa- tion and remonstrance of Hard-money, in all humble-wise vindicating, saith :
THAT for any apprehensions of his character suffering from the envious and interested attacks of his accuser he should not have diverted the attention of his countrymen from objects of higher moment by placing himself before them. Veneration for established custom and the course of the court where every application ought to be heard, and one should think himself excused from answering,' induces him to make his appearance. He is moreover excited by observing that the tories, as they are called, plume themselves not a little upon the boldness and daring of the accuser, who is one of their fraternity; and knowing they will practice their wonted acts to turn this incident to the advantage of their party, he prays to be indulged in the mention of a few facts and remarks.
In the beginning of the contest with Great-Britain, this Hard-money was apparently a warm and decided Whig. When I first entered into public life I found him flourishing away in the patriotic style, cherishing and guiding the spirit of resistance, and uttering high terms of defiance against the British Ministry. He had peremptorily declared his disinclination from being sent any longer to Great- Britain for goods, an occupation he used to follow; he had made a journey to Boston, shortly after the port-act took place, where he spirited up the people against the British government and the East- . India company ; and when the army was embodied at Cambridge, entered forwardly into the service. From a natural attachment to such as espoused the cause of my country, it was not surprising he afterwards became of my acquaintance, and he said to me, somewhat pertly I thought, "let us pledge ourselves to stand or fall with the fate of America." From the first I had shrewd misgivings that this
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blazing patriotism would consume itself; that the thing had not bottom ; and that it would soon flash itself out. So it happened. As soon as the aspect of affairs became doubtful, and the conflict began to involve decisive extremities, this man of parade made his company scarce among us, and in a little time wholly disappeared. Whether he skulked among the disaffected, or passed over to the enemy, is not worth enquiry. In the estimation of honest thinking men, the one case is as culpable as the other. Even indifference and neutrality in such a conjuncture is, if possible, more unjustifiable .than dis- affection. It has indeed been confidently asserted that from the be- ginning he kept up a correspondence and intercourse with the enemy, and like the bat in the battle of the birds and beasts, hovered to find the stronger side. A line of conduct in which, to the shame of some I must say it, if he did move he did not move solitary. That he has been with the enemy since, is unknown to me. But now our pre- tensions begin to prevail, and his fears are up that he will be ranked with the failing party, like a frozen snake scaringly peeping forth in the spring to get a little sunshine, he comes sneaking out with a half knavish and half foolish look, and having no other means of tiding himself unto the acceptance of the publick but by diminishing the merit of those who stand in his way, he attempts to throw down my character in order to help up his own. A dolorous tale is also told of hard restraints and dreary durance in desks and dungeons, the current language of every tory on his return from the enemy. Who can doubt this is mere craft and pretence, and that the reality is far otherwise.
How this fugitive has dared to come again among us after having a'cted a part so obnoxious, I am at a loss; for I give no credit to that idle surmise of his having a pass from some of our officers, or his being covered from operation of the law by an order of C-, as it was maliciously said Mrs. Y-'s goods were. I rather believe that being at his desperate risque he is endeavouring to make the best of a bad predicament, and, if no better can be, to run the venture of the mercy of his country, but too lenient to such offenders. For this un- principled renegade after having traitorously deserted his country in the hour of danger, after having served the enemy as far as his cowardice would permit him, to wind himself into this venerable court and talk of feelings and emotions and of his being the nerves of government, is not only an unequalled stretch of impudence, but a downright burlesque upon the use of words. Delicate truly must those feelings and emotions be, and hopeful would have been the condition of our government had it depended for strength and bracing upon these nerves.
I cannot deny myself observing that in the aboundings of his ridiculous rage, he is guilty of a barefaced contempt of the court before which he comes with his plaints and grievances. He derogates from the judgment of the common people, and he is pleased to style them, on whom he insinuates I have been able without much difficulty
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to impose. This is a new mode of appeal to the people, an effect probably of the polishment of travelling. Before the court as originally constituted, my country in the comprehensive body of the people, I wish to stand, though I may thereby incur the censure of unpolished homespun breeding. I cannot in a free government hear with forbearance of disqualifying the commonalty for the judgment- seat on many accounts, one of which is, I know not what uncommon thing would be left behind, or in' what hands the security of in- nocence, truth and justice would rest. Such a stroke of eloquence shows the company he has kept. The form of address is retained in Great-Britain from ancient and virtuous times, but the meaning is deplorably altered. The people are addressed, but the common people are not to be comprehended in this idea. They will do, means the oratour, for service and burdens, but are they fit to decide on the conduct of gentlemen ! Unluckily for him he is ignorant of something which I hope he will soon be experimentally taught and widely mis- takes the ground on which he stands.
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