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The justice of the terms, and the importance of the loan, it is expected will induce all who are friends to their coun- try to lend as much money as they can to complete her deliverance. We ought not to withold because we appre- hend there is some way in which we may at present turn ·our money to produce more than the interest; while that use of it lessens its value, and injures our country. This, in the end, will be found penny wise and pound foolish.
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His Excellency the Governor having been pleased to appoint me to receive the subscriptions for the county of Essex, the public are now informed that a book is opened for that purpose, and attendance given by their most obedient and very humble servant
JAMES CALDWELL.
MR. KOLLOCK,
W HOEVER has, with any degree of attention, taken notice of the rise and progress of the American war, in defence of liberty and religion, must be struck with wonder and surprize at the manner in which it has been conducted. When America, without arms, with- out discipline, without ammunition, and without funds and resources for carrying on the war, engaged a gigantic force in the name of the Lord of Hosts, and, through his name, hath hitherto been successful. Now to what, but divine goodness and mercy, can we ascribe our great suc- cesses in times past, in defeating our enemies, taking their strong holds, and causing them either to surrender, or flee before us ? It's true that suitable honour and praise ought to be given to those who have conducted our political and military operations; yet we ought to remember who hath directed their counsels, and hath taught our great and illus- trious Commander in Chief, as well as inferior com- manders, wisdom; and hath given boldness and intrepidity to our worthy soldiery. Such wonders as have been done for and by America may justly surprize all Europe, and induce them to say, surely your God whom you serve will deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, and in due time will restore unto you all the blessings of peace, liberty and religion.
Should this be our happy case, who will begrudge the pains and the toils he has suffered in the glorious cause of his country and of humanity ? In this great conflict, let us therefore persevere until we obtain the wished for end, the salvation of our country, from tyranny and oppression ;
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and until we have taught others, by our example and ex- perience, the necessity of shaking off every yoke of bond- age, and the great happiness of enjoying liberty, that heaven-born blessing, and every other blessing which is connected with it. A Friend to Liberty.
COUNTY MEETING.
Newark, Sept. 3, 1779.
ITHE committee for the county of Essex, having re- quested the justices and chosen freeholders to meet with them this day, to consult upon the propriety of calling a meeting of the county, to take into their con- sideration the address of Congress, May 16, to the inhabit- ants of the state in union, and the proceedings, of a con- vention for the state of Massachusetts-Bay, held July 14th, and transmitted to this state for their concurrence. Also for drawing instructions to the legislature at their next session, on those interesting matters, and to choose three or more delegates to meet at Princeton, September 22d, with those from other counties to procure uniformity of conduct through the state.
The justices and freeholders, considering the above pro- posals and matters recommended by the committee, with the several papers concerning them, were unanimously of opinion, that it was expedient the inhabitants of this county should be called; and do accordingly earnestly request that they assemble at the court-house in this town; on Tuesday the 14th of this month, at 2 o'clock, for considering the several matters aforesaid.
By Order of the Board,
Jos. HEDDEN, jun. Moderator.
*** It is requested that the above be read, after public worship, in the several parishes in the county.
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MORRIS COUNTY, COMMITTEE CHAMBER,
September 2, 1779.
T fully appearing to this committee, that Joseph Cur- tis, and Robert Norris, having violated the resolu- tions of the good people of this county, at their general meeting in June last, the said Curtis in selling of salt, tea, &c. at an exorbitant and unreasonable profit; and the said Norris in selling'salt in like manner; and that after the publication of the resolves entered into at said meeting, for affixing the profits to be made on trade, &c. The said Curtis and Norris being called before the com- mittee, and refusing to refund the money so unjustly taken, and to retract such their unreasonable conduct; therefore, agreeable to the resolves of said meeting, this committee find themselves under the disagreeable necessity of publish- ing the said Curtis and Norris, as persons disaffected to, and regardless of, their country's good, expecting that all persons who wish to support the liberties of America, and extricate their country from the present threatening evil, agreeable to the resolves of the county meeting, will break off all dealings and commerce with them, until they shall acknowledge their errors, and reform such their disen- genious conduct.
By Order of the Committee,
ELLIS COOK, Chairman.
A N act of the legislature, requiring the clerk of the inferior court of pleas, and court of general quarter sessions, in each county within the state of New- Jersey, to collect and enrol the names of all such persons as hold, or have held the office of a judge of the inferior court of common pleas, justice of the peace, sheriff or coroner, under the present government in the counties where they respectively reside, together with the time they
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were qualified into office, and to transmit a copy of such enrolment to the secretary of the state, at or before the next meeting of the legislature; obliges me to request the favour of those gentleman in the county of Essex, who now hold, or have held, any of the offices above mentioned, under the present government, to bring their commissions with them, to the court of oyer and terminer, to be holden at Newark, in the county of Essex, on the 14th inst. or to send them by some of their neighbours, that so I may be enabled to comply with the requirements of the said act.
ROBERT OGDEN, jun. Clerk of the county of Essex. Elizabeth-Town, Sept. 3, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that David Smalley and Isaac Moore, intends to petition the legislature of this state at their next sitting, praying them to pass an act to invest in them the fee simple right to two lots or pieces of land; the one where said Smalley now lives, the other a piece of meadow joining said Isaac Moore's other land. Which lots of land was bought of Joseph Moore, jun. and money paid on the purchase, and no deeds were executed before his decease. All persons concerned are desired to take notice.
Somerset county, Sept. 7, 1779.
Mr. KOLLOCK,
I See in your last paper I am held up by the committee as a person who had violated their regulations. As it is very agreeable when one is exposed to disgrace and infamy, to have as much company, as possible, I must beg it as a favour of the committee, that they would pro- ceed as soon as may be, to take a list of all the traders, farmers, mechanics &c. in the county, who have all been equally guilty with myself of that most atrocious crime, disregarding the regulations of the committee. 'Tis cruel in you, gentlemen, to place me on the black list with only
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one companion, when so many hundreds in the county deserve to be there as much as either of us. Though your election is not quite so clear, that you can pretend to a vote of the county, (for from the best information I can get, not one sixth part of it was present at the time) yet as it is probable, you may continue to do business a little longer, I must now insist that you do the same justice to all others that you have done to me. I fancy I might help you myself, with a little trouble, to a list of a few hundred offenders; and Mr. Kollock, perhaps, might be prevailed on to give a supplement to his paper, for a week or two, till their names could be inserted. Should this proposal be approved of by the committee, who are surely men of segacity and good sense, I am ready to wait on them a second time; should it be rejected, I will have nothing more to do with them. JESSE BALDWIN.
Elizabeth-Town, Sept. 4, 1779.
P. S. Though I have a strong attachment to the consti- tution of this state, and profess the greatest respect and obedience to the legislature, yet, for many obvious reasons, I will yield no obedience to committees. J. B.
S YTRAYED or stolen from the subscriber, a bay horse 5 or 6 years old, 14 hands high, branded C A, and has since been branded with a smoothing iron to cover the continental brand; the first brand may, however, be discovered by close examination. Whoever takes up said horse, and will deliver him to Moore Furman, Esq; deputy quarter master general, or to the subscriber, or will discover the thief, shall be handsomely rewarded. If the horse has strayed away it is supposed he has gone towards Roxbury, in Morris County, as he was sometime in the hands of Thomas Douglass, and Amos Willmott, of that place.
Several continental horses have strayed away, and are taken up by persons who work and ride them under various
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pretences. No person may expect to be paid for taking up and pasturing any continental horse, if he shall presume to keep them more than one week; and any person who will give information thereof to the subscriber, shall be well rewarded.
JOSEPH LEWIS, A. Q. M. Morris-Town, Sept. 7, 1779.
For SALE, AT JAMES VAN DYKE'S AT BOTTLE-HILL, A little below the meeting-house,
YCOTCH SNUFF of an excellent quality, by the hun-
S dred weight or less quantity. At said house there is also for sale, a pair of neat polished steel hackles, and a pair of stays of the newest fashion.
FOR sale, a small FARM, containing about 36 acres of good land, lying on the main road that leads from Morris-Town to Chatham, about three and an half miles from each : There is on the place a good dwell- ing-house, has four fire-places on the lower floor; likewise a good barn, cyder-house, and cyder-mill; an orchard that has produced fruit sufficient for 150 barrels of cyder in a year. It is a very good stand for business. Also four acres of meadow land, lying in the great meadow joining Passaick River. The whole is inclosed in good rail fence. For conditions of sale enquire of Stephen Rose, living upon the premises.
W HEREAS on the 17th of February, 1779, one Christopher Dixson, a waggoner, applied to the subscriber to store two hogsheads of rum, which he said belonged to Captain David Hubby, of Connecticut. I received and stored the said rum, and gave Dixon a
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receipt for it, since which no person has come to claim the said rum, or inquire after it: This is therefore to give notice to the owner of the said rum, that it still remains with the subscriber, ready to be delivered to him on his proving property, and paying charges, otherwise it will, at the end of six weeks from this date, be appraised and sold for the benefit of the proper owner.
JACOB MORRELL.
Chatham, New-Jersey, Sept. 7, 1779.
TAKE NOTICE.
ITHAT on SATURDAY, the 11th instant, at 3 o'clock P. M., about twenty poor HORSES, the property of the Continent, will be sold at vendue, which will be held at the forage store in this town, by
JOSEPH LEWIS, A. Q. M. Morris-Town, Sept. 1, 1779.
PITTS TOWN, September 1, 1779.
W HEREAS a considerable number of horses belong- ing to the continental army, has been put to pas- ture in this state the past summer, by which means many of them have strayed away: These are therefore to desire all persons in whose custody any such horses may be, to return them immediately to the Quarter-Master of the country, and they shall be reasonably rewarded for their trouble. And all persons knowing of any such horses, or any other property of the United States, that is secreted and kept back, are desired to give information thereof to the nearest Quarter-Master, that the delinquent may be brought to justice.
By Order of the Q. Master General,
FURMAN YARD.
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C AME to the plantation of Mattaniah Lyon in Morris Town, the 24th of August last, a BAY HORSE, about 15 hands high, marked on the left thigh. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take him away.
Morris Town, September 6, 1776.
C AME to the plantation of the subscriber, living at New-Providence, on Friday the 27th inst. a dark bay mare, about 14 hands high, a natural trotter, no mark nor brand. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, and take her away.
JOHN BROWN.
New-Providence, August 31, 1779.
C YAME to the plantation of the subscriber, at Canoe Brook, a red heifer, two years old, marked with a swallow fork in her right ear, half crop and a slit in the left. Any person proving their property, and pay- ing charges, may have her again, on application to ALLIHANSON FOSTER.
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, at Hackett's Town, Sussex County, and State of New-Jersey, about the 28th of May last, a large bay horse, up- wards of 14 hands high; a natural pacer, has a small white slip in his forehead, and a bunch of white hair in his tail, neither brand nor mark. Whoever has lost the above described horse, may have him again by proving his property, and paying the charges, by applying to the subscriber, at Hackett's Town aforesaid.
LEVI JAMES.
Hackett's Town, August 31, 1779.
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Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
S YTRAYED or stolen out of the pasture of the sub- scriber, living in Roxbury, Morris County, on the night of the 27th of this instant, a black stallion, about 15 hands high, slim built, with a short blaze in his- forehead, and has a white spot in the near eye; he has a thin mane and tail, hath neither brand nor ear-mark, trots chiefly, can pace a little and canter, but something hard ; is part blooded, about five or six years old. Also, a light brown mare, about 14 hands high, paces and trots, but most natural to the former: hath a small star in her fore- head, one white hind foot, has neither brand nor ear-mark ; she is something flat sided, and goes low before. Whoever takes up and secures said horse and mare, so that the owner may have them again, shall have 100 dollars, or 50 dollars for either of them, and 100 dollars for the thief, so that he may be brought to justice, paid by me,
HENRY BURNET.
N. B. The mare is about 4 or 5 years old. Roxbury, August 31, 1779.
SETH GREGORY,
Has for SALE,
NOOD Madeira wine by the barrel or gallon. Also a few dozen pair of wool cards, at his store near Bottle-Hill, Morris County. Bottle-Hill, August 24, 1779.
W AS drove off from the commons at Amboy, some time ago, two roan mares. The one three and the other two years old. The owner or owners, by applying to the subscribers, proving their property, and paying charges, may have them again.
GABRIEL COMPTON, JOHN CONGER.
Bonham Town, August 31, 1779.
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Just published, (Price ONE DOLLAR) And to be sold by the Printer hereof,
A FAST SERMON,
POINTING out the sins or vices, which the author humbly supposes are the principle grounds of God's controversy with the people of this land. By JACOB GREEN, A. M.
TO BE SOLD,
A Compleat set of Bacon's abridgement of the laws of England, and Blackstone's analysis, Cicero's ora- tions in English. Also an extraordinary German flute, tutor thereto, and many fine Scotch tunes in manu- script. Enquire of the printer.
TO BE SOLD,
By Doctor WILLIAM LEDDLE,1
AT MENDHAM,
A PAIR of BAY HORSES fifteen hands high, and very well matched, fit for saddle or carriage. They will be disposed of separate or together, as may best suit the purchaser.
Mendham, August 17, 1779.
1 For a sketch of Dr. William Leddel, see New Jersey Archives, 19 : 236.
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THE subscriber informs the public, that he intends to keep a stage waggon to go constantly from Eliza- beth-Town to Brunswick, every Monday morning. Any person that should want a passage, will be well used JOHN FERGUSON.
by
N. B. It will set out, for the first time, the 30th instant. Elizabeth-Town, August 24, 1779.
Ten Pounds Reward.
S YTRAYED or stolen out of the pasture of the sub- scriber, a small bay horse, 13 or 13 and 1-2 hands high, about 6 years old, trots and canters, and is noted for his swiftness; his mane is thin and short; he has no brand nor other particular mark to be described. Whoever takes up said horse and thief, and secures. the thief, that he may be brought to justice, and return the horse to the owner, shall have 60 dollars and reasonable charges, or the above reward for the horse only, and all reasonable charges, paid by
ROBERT HUNT.
LAND.
mo be sold, 100 acres of land, the property of New- Jersey college, part improved, upon Schooley's Mountain, in Roxbury township, Morris county, near Mr. Augustine Read's; at whose house the vendue will begin on Wednesday the 8th of September, at one o'clock. Attendance given by
JAMES CALDWELL.
August 31, 1779.
-The New-Jersey Journal, Vol. I., Numb. XXX., Sep- tember 7, 1779.
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New Jersey, September 4.
To be SOLD at Public Vendue.
On Thursday the ninth instant, at the Forks of Little Egg-harbour.
The sloop RECOVERY, with her cargo, consisting of about twenty hogsheads of Molasses, and twenty hogs- heads of Sugar of the first quality. Also the sloop NANCY, and cargo of Rice, Tar, Turpentine, and Lum- ber.
And on Saturday the eleventh instant will be sold at Col. Nicholas Stillwell's in Cape May, the schooner HENRY, and her cargo consisting of twenty hogsheads of sugar, twenty hogsheads of Molasses, 2000 1b. Cotton, and a quantity of Coffee.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
JOSEPH POTTS, Marshal. The Pennsylvania Packet, September 7, 1779.
Extract of a letter from Camp, six miles from Chemung, August 30, 1779.
"Yesterday about 12 o'clock we left Chemung with our whole army and its apparatus. After marching about three miles our advanced party was fired on by a small party of Indians-Our men returned the fire and dis- persed the enemy in a, few minutes-General Sullivan suspecting a large body to be near, ordered a halt, and, after giving the different departments the necessary orders, detached parties to reconnoiter, who at their return re- ported that the enemy were strongly fortified on the west side of a creek that runs into the Caiuga branch. The General ordered General Hand's brigade to form in their front, General Maxwell's to stand as a corps da reserve, General Poor's and General Clinton's to endeavour to gain the enemy's left flank, and Col. Proctor to begin a cannon-
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ade obliquely, to amuse them. They shortly left their works in great disorder, and attempting to gain the sum- mit of a high hill to their left, fell in with General Poor's brigade, with whom they had a severe scattering engage- ment-They were in a little time precipitately scattered and our troops in hot pursuit of them. During the action, which continued from two to five o'clock in the afternoon, we had three men killed and about 30 wounded, one of whom is since dead of his wound; they had 11 killed and scalped, besides one squaw, their wounded unknown. We took two prisoners, both painted tories, a set of colours, a number of blankets and other plunder. The famous or rather infamous Butler and Brant were their leaders. We hope this small stroke will soften their savage courage, and make them approach men fighting for their country with proper dread."
Extracts of two letters dated at Major General Sullivan's Head-Quarters on Tioga, August 30, 1779, to a gen- tleman in Easton.
"Yesterday a general action ensued, in which the Indians and Tories got compleatly routed. The conflict was long, and I believe on their part bloody, tho' only 11 dead bodies were found upon the field; and they, I suppose, would not have been left, if our troops had not pursued them at the point of the bayonet. Our loss was but trifling: I think 5 or 6 were killed, and between 40 and 50 wounded. The cannonade on our part was elegant, and gave the Indians such a panick, that they fled with great precipita- tion from the field .- One Tory and one Negro were taken prisoners, who gave information that their whole force was collected here .- This settlement is routed root and branch, all the houses burnt, and the corn-fields destroyed."
"I have just time to inform you, that on Sunday morn- ing last, our advanced parties discovered the enemy's breast-works between Chemung and Newtown; they im-
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mediately gave intelligence. The enemy's right flank was secured by the river, and their left by a high hill. Gen- eral Poor's brigade was immediately ordered to wheel off, and endeavour to gain their left flank, and, if possible, to surround them, whilst our artillery and main body attacked them in front; they stood a hot cannonade for more than two hours, but upon their discovering the intention of surrounding them, the retreat halloo was given, and they retreated with the utmost precipitation, leaving their packs, a number of scalping knives, tomahawks, &c., behind them. We pursued them upwards of 2 miles, took 2 prisoners, 1 white man and 1 negro. They crossed the river, and carried off a number of killed and wounded, as we found by their tracks of blood, and 2 canoes which we found covered with blood. I saw 8 of their warriors scalps taken on the spot, and I just heard of 14 more dead Indians, that were found hid with leaves. Their breast works were art- fully and strongly made, constructed with logs, and blinds made with boughs, and extended upwards of half a mile. The party was headed by Butler and Brant, and consisted, by the best intelligence we can get, of about 600 Indians, and 200 Tories."
Extract of a letter, dated Wyoming, Sept. 2, 1779.
"At 2 o'clock this morning, Dr. Kendall arrived at this place, from Chemung, and brings the following intelli- gence:
"On Sunday morning last, our army discovered a large breast-work in a narrow passage, about 4 miles above Chemung, where Messrs. Butler, Brant and MacDonald had collected all their force.
"Gen. Sullivan attacked them ;- the enemy returned the fire, and the engagement lasted near two hours, when the Savages gave way, and were compleatly routed.
"They left all their baggage and stores of every kind; 25 of them were left dead on the field .- Some prisoners
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were taken .- Our loss was 1 Lieutenant and 4 privates killed, and 1 major, 1 captain and 33 privates wounded .- Mr. Butler's commission and the commission of another officer was taken, with several orderly books." ,
We are credibly informed, that several of the enemy's vessels have been captured within a few days past, and sent into the Delaware by some of our privateers.
* The votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of this State, at their last Sitting, are printed. and ready to be delivered. The piece signed a FARMER is received.
Wanted immediately, by the Publisher of this Paper,
ITWO good Journeymen Printers-one a Pressman, the other a Caseman-to whom the highest wages will be given, and they exempted from military duty.
A Meeting of the trustees of Queen's College in New- Jersey, is ordered to be held at Somerset, at the house of Andrew Mershon, late the house of John Bennet, on Friday the 24th of September next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The members are requested to give their attendance, as punctual as possible.
JACOB R. HARDENBERGH, Clerk.
Raritan, Aug. 30, 1779.
To be sold at publick vendue, on Tuesday the 28th day of September next, two valuable Plantations, late the property of Zebulon Applegate, deceased, in the county of Middlesex, near Manalapan: The first containing 95 acres of good wheat land, 60 acres whereof are cleared, 6 acres of good English meadow, more may be
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made, and the remainder very good timber land; there is likewise a large frame building with 4 rooms on the lower floor, and 2 convenient fire-places; there is an ex- cellent spring of good water, near the door. Said farm has an orchard of upwards of 100 apple trees of choice fruit; there is a new framed barn well enclosed, with a four pole barrack standing by it. The above farm is in good fence.
The other plantation joining the former, contains 120 acres of good land for rye and Indian corn, about 40 acres whereof are cleared, about 8 acres of meadow, and 10 or 15 acres more may be made with very little expence; there is a new frame house with 2 rooms on a floor, and a convenient milk room .- The said farm is convenient for water, and in good fence; likewise, there is a large range for a stock; both the above places lay along the road from Cranberry to Frechold courthouse, and very convenient to markets.
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