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writing "the storm raves without," and I hope will give a good account of some of them. In consequence of this large embarkation, there is good reason to expect the Maryland troops will follow the Virginians to the south- ward .- There is also an account at Head-Quarters, that the whole British army in the East-Indies, consisting of 3000 Europeans, and two or three times as many natives, were killed and taken prisoners."
His Excellency George Clinton, Esq. Governor of the state of New-York, has issued a proclamation, dated the first ultimo, for convening the Legislature of that state to meet at Albany, on the 4th instant, in order to consider the Resolution of Congress, of the 19th of November last, recommending a limitation of prices.
We have the pleasure to inform our readers from the best authority, that the prices of West-India goods, as well as the real necessaries of life, are falling daily in Phila- delphia.
Sunday morning last a fire broke out in Philadelphia, in the late Governor Penn's house in Market-street, which entirely consumed the same. The Legislature at the late sitting at mount-holly, appointed the Hon. Silas Condict, Esq. and Thomas Fenimore Esq. Commissioners on the part of this State, to meet such Commissioners from the other States, as may attend at Philadelphia this day, to "confer and agree on the allowance proper to be made on imported articles, for freight, insurance and other charges, and on such other measures, as may be most likely to render the plan recommended by Congress, effectual through the Union."
To be sold at the house of JACOB BENJAMIN, opposite the printing-office, one pair of brass and-irons and brass fender; likewise a parcel of mens cloathing, one feather bed, one writing desk, one silver watch with a China face, one gold laced, and one plain hat. The highest price given for old pewter.
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CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, the 25th of December last, a SORREL COLT, two years old. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be sold for the same in three weeks from this date. .
THOMAS TINDALL.
Maidenhead, January 1, 1780.
To be sold at publick vendue on Tuesday the first day of February next, at the house of Daniel Griggs at Tom's River, 70 acres of very good young green CEDAR SWAMP, very handy to water carriage, on the branches of Cedar Creek; late the property of John Coward, de- ceased .- Attendance will be given for several days before the day of sale at Tom's River, to shew the premises: the land will be sold as best suits the purchaser as to quantity, and attendance will be given by
James Randolph 1 Execu- tors.
Tobias Hendrickson
The Subscriber has for sale a very good FARM, the situ- ation being very convenient for salt works, near Tom's River, with near 300 acres of good salt meadow, which will support 100 head of cattle, and is exceeding handy for fish and oysters: also a good Sawmill, with a large quantity of valuable Cedar Swamp to said mill; they will be sold at private sale, before the vendue, or at that or any day after, when any purchaser shall offer, and a good title made by
JAMES RANDOLPH.
December 30, 1779.
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State of New-Jersey, December 23, 1779. TO BE SOLD
At publick vendue, on Thursday the 6th of January next, at ten o'clock of the same day, THE Brigantine PROVIDENCE, as she now lies at Chesnut-Neck, with her sails and rigging, as per inventory, to be seen at the day of sale.
By order of the Court of Admiralty, ZACHARIAH ROSSELL, Marshal.
TO BE SOLD.
A well-built, strong and good HOUSE, and LOT, in Trenton. For particulars inquire of the printer of this paper.
ITHE Surrogates in the respective counties are re- quested to take Notice, that the Legislature of this state have raised the FEES of the surrogates office twelve fold what they were in the fee-bill, and to gov- ern themselves accordingly.
BOWES REED.
Mountholly, Dec. 25, 1779.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
S TRAYED or stolen out of the stable of the subscriber this morning, a horse and mare-the horse of a brown colour, about 14 hands high, four years old next spring, no white about him that can be recollected ; the mare a bright bay, with a blaze down her face, has a blemish in one eye, the other much hurt by a stroke, better than 14 hands high; they are both trotters. Whoever ap- prehends them if stolen with the thief or thieves, so that
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he or they may be brought to justice, shall have the above reward, or if strayed One Hundred Dollars, or in propor- tion for either of them.
R. WILLIAMS.
Trenton, December 27, 1779.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
S TRAYED or stolen out of the pasture at night, on the 10th of November last, from the subscriber living in New-Jersey, Somerset county, near Plukemin, viz. one Dark Roan Mare, three years old next May, near four- teen hands high, half-blooded, with a star in her forehead, with a remarkable grey tail and grey under her belly, no brand, docked nor broke, a natural trotter: also a Bay Mare, eight years old next spring, fourteen hands high, half blooded, branded thus S, scarcely perceivable at this time, a natural trotter, one hind white foot; had with her a horse colt of last spring, nearly the colour of herself. Whoever takes up the above creatures, and secures them, so that the owner may have them, shall have One Hundred Dollars reward and all reasonable charges, or Sixty Dol- lars for the dark roan mare, and One Hundred for the thief, if stolen.
Christopher Van Noorstrand.
T THESE are to inform the publick, that the subscribers now follow the business of malting and brewing. Any persons who want grain malted, may have it done upon the usual terms: We give the highest price, either in money or beer, for good hops-and we have a score of stone sheep for sale.
RICHARD GREEN WILLIAM GREEN
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To be sold by the subscriber at publick vendue, on Friday the 15th of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, a quantity of good snuff in bladders, and about fifty bottles of snuff, a part made by Hambleton and Son of Philadelphia ; almanacks, pocket and common, and a few High Dutch ditto; a parcel of empty snuff bot- tles, allum, black pepper, brimstone, shoe heels, mens good neats leather shoes; and in the within time, the above articles will be sold at private sale, and what remains, will be sold as above at vendue. Those who are indebted to the subscriber, are desired to make payment, according to bar- gain, with cash and country produce, by the above time, or they may expect their accounts will, without delay, be put into the hands of magistrates, which will be very disagree- able to the subscriber,
John Denton.
P. S .- I design to put a part of my accounts into the hands of magistrates, in a few days, and shall request them to proceed without loss of time.
Princeton, December 11, 1779.
EDWARD BROOKS, jun. in Bordentown,
Has the following Articles of MERCHANDIZE which he will sell on moderate profits,
L ONDON brown, blue and claret coloured fine broad- cloths ; light and brown German serges; blue, olive and black velvets; mohair of different col- ours ; blue, brown, striped and flowered camblets; blue, brown and striped duroys, suitable for womens gowns and skirts; masqueraded poplins; calicoes; London brown ratinet; blue and brown common serges, suitable to line homespun cloaths, ticklenburg, common oznabrigs, check and Irish linen, table knives and forks, Muscovado sugar, tea, coffee, chocolate, pepper, alspice, rice, raisins, lump brimstone, flour of sulphur, cream of tartar, Epsom's
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salts, Godfrey's cordial, Bateman's drops, ink powder, earthenware, castor and wool hats, hobnails and fuller's tenter-hooks, almanacks by wholesale or retail.
N. B. The highest price will be given for beeswax, hogslard and bristles, butter and tallow.
W AS taken up, on the 10th day of this inst. on the great road leading from Bristol to Trenton ferry, a bright bay HORSE, ten or twelve years old. The owner is desired to come, prove his property, pay the charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be sold for the same in three weeks, by
WILLIAM DOBLE, at Hugh Morton's. Falls township, December 13, 1779.
The highest Price will be given, in either Cash or Paper, for any Quality of
Clean Linen Rags
Delivered at the Printing-Office in Trenton.
A good COW with Calf,
To be exchanged for one with a Calf by her side. Enquire of the Printer. -New Jersey Gazette, Vol. III., No. 106, January 5, 1780.
NEW-YORK, Jan. 10.
The Uniform of an Officer that lately commanded at Elizabeth-Town, cost him no less than £1500 Proclama- tion.
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General Wayne with his Brigade, has, we hear, left Bergen, and its Vicinity, and is gone to West-Field for the Winter: He kept a vigilant Eye on the Garrison at Powlis Hook for near a Week, but finding every Thing prepared for his Reception, he thought proper to go off without making any other Attack, than firing a few Shot at their Picquets.
-The New-York Gazette: and the Weekly Mercury, Jan- uary 10, 1780. No. 1473.
TRENTON, JANUARY 12,
The British Parliament were to meet, for the dispatch of business, on the 18th of November last. We hear that a large quantity of counterfeit continental money was taken a few days ago, by a party of Major Lee's light dragoons, in Monmouth county. We have not yet learned in whose hands it was found. There was also a consid- erable quantity of goods, which had been sent out of New- York at the same time, for sale-Several persons were taken, among whom was Anthony Woodward's son.
By a gentleman from Philadelphia we learn that in the late storm, one of the British first-rate men of war, and two other large ships, were cast away to the eastward of Egg-Harbour; that a number of their hands had taken to a boat, and were endeavouring to make their escape, but were pursued, taken, and brought back again.
On Tuesday night the 28th ult. the late dwelling-house of William Pidgeon, Esq. in the township of Stafford and county of Monmouth, took fire, and was unfortunately burned down; although the fire was pretty soon discov- ered by Capt. Isaac Andrews, who lived in the house, yet the wind being very high, the flames spread with such amazing rapidity, that five persons lost their lives, viz. Cap- tain Andrew's two daughters, one about eight and the other six years of age, two servant men and one hired man.
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Every thing in the house was burned, except two beds ; those who escaped, six in number, not being able to save their common apparel. Mr. Pidgeon who had been in a low state of health some-time before this melancholy acci- dent happened, very narrowly escaped by leaping out at a window in the upper story, tho' not without being consider- ably burned by first attempting to come down the stair- way: and receiving cold, while removing to a neighbour- ing house, in his shirt, he was taken ill of the pleurisy, and died on the morning of the 5th inst .- His remains were interred on Saturday last, in St. Michael's church yard, at this place.1
On Sunday last, in the 77th year of his age, departed this life, after a short illness, Mr. THOMAS JANNEY, of Nottingham township, in Burlington county .- His re- mains were yesterday interred in the Friends burying ground at Lamberton.
List of letters remaining in the post-office at Trenton, January 10, 1780.
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LLISON Burges, Bordentown. A
G. Glisson James, near Trenton.
HI. Headwood John, (2) Forks of Little Egg-Harbour.
M. Marshall Thomas Dr., Mehelm John, Esq. Comissary of Hides, Jersey.
P. Parker James, near Pitt's-Town.
R. Rice Conrad, Salem county.
S. Smith Wiatt, in Col. Baylor's R. of L. D.
V. Verry James, Burlington.
W. Wright John (2) Bordentown.
B. SMITH, P. M.
1 For sketches of William Pidgeon, see New Jersey Archives, 26; 135; 2d series, 1: 39.
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One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward.
W As taken out of the subscribers team at Morristown, on Friday the 31st ult. a GREY HORSE, 6 years old, 131/2 hands high. Whoever will de- liver the said horse to Mr. Thomas Scott, in Trenton, at Henry Mershon's, late Ringo's tavern, or to the subscriber near Trenton, shall have the above reward and reasonable charges paid by
ISRAEL SCOTT.
WANTED.
A Few Copies of the Acts of the First Session of the General Assembly of this State, containing the Constitution-for which a generous price will be given.
Enquire of the printer.
A LL persons who are in arrears with the late marshall of this state, for goods bought at vendue, are de- sired to pay the same without delay, that he may be enabled to close his accounts.
JOS. POTTS, late Marshall. Bordentown New-Jersey, January 1, 1780.
C AME to the yard of the subscriber, living in Notting- ham township, in the county of Burlington, about the 12th of December, 1779, a stray SORREL HORSE, about 14 hands high, a blaze in his forehead, a very sore back, is supposed to be 14 or 15 years old, no brand perceivable. Any person proving his property and paying charges, is desired to come and take him away.
JONATHAN RICHMOND. Trenton, January 4, 1780.
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TO BE SOLD.
A New double-spring RIDING CHAIR and SULKY. Enquire of Benjamin Smith in Trenton. January 11, 1780.
W AS pledged for a sum of money with the subscriber, about the 15th day of July last, the following articles, viz. one scarlet coat, one cloth waistcoat, one cotton ditto, one pair of stockings, six blank books, one portmanteau, one spy-glass, etc. The above articles will be exposed to sale by publick vendue, at the house of Mr. John Bollen in Pennington, on Saturday, the 22d inst. Vendue to begin at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
Attendance given by
JOHN BOLLEN, jun. Pennington, Jan. 10, 1780.
ITO be sold at publick vendue, at Isaac Britton's tavern in Trenton, on Saturday the 15th day of January next, the following articles, viz. a scarlet broadcloth coat almost new, a pair of silk stockings, a piece of silver lace, a neat hanger silver mounted, a portmanteau, a bound blank day-book; also a pair of horses fit for a carriage, 4 years old. The vendue to begin at one o'clock, when at- tendance will be given.
T NO be sold or exchanged for a suitable Negro Boy of about 16 years of age, a sober, healthy, able bodied Negro Man of about 32 years of age, who has had the small-pox, and understands all kinds of farming busi- ness, and the care and management of horses, equal to any in the country .- For further particulars enquire at Tren- ton, of DAVID COWELL.
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TO BE SOLD By ISAAC COLLINS,
At his Printing office, in Trenton,
THE NEW-JERSEY ALMANACK
For the YEAR of our LORD 1780.
C AME to the plantation of the subscriber, a BLACK MARE, has neither brand nor mark, is a natural pacer, about 14 hands high, and 6 years old. Any person proving property and paying charges, shall have the same by applying to the subscriber, living about two miles from Princeton, on the road to Trenton.
DAVID HAMILTON.
December 22, 1779.
-New Jersey Gazette, Vol. III., No. 107, Jan. 12, 1780.
BALTIMORE, December 28.
By the House of Delegates, December 29, 1779. Resolved,
That William Paca, John Henry and Joseph Gilpin, Esqrs. or any two of them, be, and they are hereby ap- pointed commissioners, to meet commissioners appointed by the legislatures, of the several states of New-Hamp- shire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence
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plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Penn- sylvania, Delaware and Virginia, at the city of Philadel- phia, for the purpose of considering the expediency and practicability of limiting the prices of merchandize, pro- duce and labour, and of agreeing to the same, should they judge it necessary, in such manner as may be best adapted to the situation and circumstances of this state: And that the commissioners appointed by this state, make a return of their proceedings to the next general assembly for con- firmation, if deemed proper.
By order, J. DUCKETT, C. H. D.
PHILADELPHIA, January 12.
For several days past we have had accounts of vessels being drove ashore, along the sea-coast in the late severe gales, but cannot find that any of them are to be depended on, except that a brig of 12 guns, belonging to the enemy, is ashore near South-Amboy, and a ship of 20 guns at Squan.
TRENTON, JANUARY 19.
We are informed that on Thursday se'nnight, Capt. Rudolph of Major Lee's rangers, a sergeant, corporal and eight men, landed on Sandy-Hook, within half a mile of the light-house-surrounded a house, and made seven of the enemy prisoners : they also brought off 45,000 counter- feit continental dollars, a quantity of hard money, and several parcels of dry goods of different kinds, without any loss.
We hear that on Friday evening last a detachment from the American army, commanded by Major-General Lord Stirling, went in sleds from Morristown with several
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pieces of light artillery, in order to surprize the British troops upon Staten-Island, and to bring off the stores which might fall into their hands. They went upon the island on Saturday morning; but the enemy, it is said, having had information of the design, retired, with most of the principal inhabitants, to the forts on the east side of the Island, carrying with them a considerable part of their valuable effects. Our troops, after scouring the Island, came off on Sunday, bringing with thein several prisoners, horses, a number of tents, and other valuable effects.
This may serve to shew the British mercenaries, with what zeal and alacrity the Americans will embrace an opportunity, even in a very inclement season, to promote the interests of their country, by harrassing the enemies to their freedom and independence. With pleasure we inform our readers that our army, which, through the un- expected inclemency of the season, winter setting in much earlier than usual, and the roads becoming almost im- passable, had suffered a few days for want of provisions, are, from the spirited exertions now making, likely to be well supplied.
House of Assembly, Mount holly, Nov. 10, 1779 THE petition from four of the inhabitants of the fourth ward of New Brunswick, being read,
Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill to the next sitting, on advertising the saine at least four weeks previous thereto, in the New-Jersey Gazette, and in three of the publick places in the said ward, to- gether with a copy of this order.
In consequence of the above order, the subscribers intend the next sitting to bring in a bill for the more effectually to open, and continue to be kept open, a certain ditch and water course for draining the pigeon swamp and the fresh
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ponds, by a tax on the proprietors of said swamp and ponds, as far as they may be benefitted by said ditch, etc.
J. WETHERILL J. TRUHUN
I. GULUK D. WILLIAMSON
January 3, 1779.
L EAVE having been obtained of the General Assem- bly, at their sitting at Mount holly, in November
last, to bring in a bill at the next sitting, for con- firming the Last Will and Testament of JAMES PEW, de- ceased : This is therefore to give notice, that a bill will be preferred at the next sitting accordingly, for the purpose aforesaid.
TO BE SOLD,
A Well-built strong and good HOUSE and Lor in Tren- ton, also, a complete set of TABLE NANKING CHINA, and a variety of other genteel FURNITURE. For particulars enquire of the printer of this paper.
State of New-Jersey, Jan. 13, 1780. ro he sold at publick vendue, at the house of Garret Schanck in Middletown, county of Monmouth, on Thursday the 27th of this instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the following articles, viz. Irish beef, pork, bread, coffee, sugar, sweet oil, powder, lead, muskets, swords, water casks, and sundry other things too tedious to mention ; also the hull of the brig Brittannia, now laying near Cheesequake creek, in the county aforesaid. And on Monday the 31st inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon, will be sold by publick vendue at Bordentown, in the county of Burlington, the following articles, viz. 16 six and 4 twelve pounders, 4 swivels, with all the necessary apparatus; also
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a quantity of shot of every kind, and all the sails and rig- ging, late belonging to the brig aforesaid.
By order of His Honor the Judge of the Court of Ad- miralty,
ZACHARIAH ROSSELL, Marshal.
New-York, January 19.
On Friday night, the' 14th instant, a large detachment from the Rebel army, consisting it is supposed, of be- tween 3 and 4000 men, with six pieces of cannon, and two howitzers moved suddenly from the neighbourhood of Morris-Town, and being (as it is reported) transported in Sleighs over the ice, reached Staten Island before day break in the morning of the 15th, bending their march to- wards Decker's Ferry. Colonel Buskirk, commanding the 4th battalion of Brigadier-General Skinner's Brigade posted there, having received intelligence of their ap- proach, judged it proper to retire towards Ryerson's Ferry, not being in force sufficient to oppose so consider- able a corps. The Rebels pursued their march, and be- fore noon, took post upon the heights, near the redoubts, constructed at the north end of the island; from their position, cutting off the communication betwixt the corps hutted there, and the troops at Richmond and the Flag Staff; they remained in this situation till early in the morning of the 16th, when they were observed retiring from Staten-Island, without attempting any thing; they burnt Decker's house and a very few small vessels frozen in by the ice at that place. A small detachment which harrassed their rear, made a few prisoners; and several deserters came to the different posts during their stay in the island.
They committed many excesses, in plundering and dis- tressing the inhabitants.
-The Royal Gazette, No. 345, January 19, 1780.
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The Jersey Refugees are desired to meet this Evening at Six o'clock at Mr. Leonard's Tavern, near the Main Guard, on some particular matters to be laid before them for their immediate consideration.
-The Royal Gazette, January 22, 1780, No. 346.
NEW-YORK, January 24.
The General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, the 21st ult. at their last Session, passed a Law for the Regulation of Prices of most Articles, and have affixed those mentioned below, as follows, viz. West-India Rum, £.6, and Country-made do. £.4, per Gallon by the Hogs- head; Molasses £.4 per Gallon; Muscovado Sugar £. 100 per Cent. Coffee 35s. per lb. Geneva and Brandy £.6. 10s. per Gal. Wheat per Bushel £.11 10s. Indian Corn £.4 per Bushel; and Merchantable Wheat at £.21 per Cent. Merchantable Pork by the Carcass 6s. S and picked do. 13s. 6 per lb. Beef 6s. 6 and Mutton or Lamb 5s. 6 per lb.1
-The New-York Gazette: and the Weekly Mercury, January 24, 1780, No. 1475.
CHATHAM, JANUARY 25.
A general exchange of prisoners, we hear, is likely to take place very soon.
By a gentleman from New-York we learn, that the inhabitants are so necessitated for fuel, that near 100 of them have perished during this inelement season for want thereof.
With pleasure we promulgate to our readers, that our
1 The act is published in full in The New-Jersey Journal, Vol. I., Numb. L, January 25, 1780.
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army is now exuberantly supplied with provision and every other necessary to make a soldier's life comfortable. The late scarcity they experienced was occasioned by the inclemency of the weather, and large quantities of snow that fell in quick succession upon the back of each other, which made the roads impassible.
This paper, for the future, will be published on Wednesdays.
To be SOLD at public VENDUE,
At the house of the subscriber in Chatham, on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock, for ready money ;
A Blue coat, man's saddle, pair of saddle bags, 100 weight of copperas, as much rice, a few pounds of tea, alum and rozin, pair of scates, pair of boots, half a dozen pair of shoes, a few yards of four yarded linen and coarser ditto, a few yards of buckram, a variety of mohair buttons, a few dozen ditto of double gilt, an assortment of mohair, 500 oil flints, clothes brushes, a two hour glass, Barlow knives, wool hats, silk gauze apron patterns, &c. &c.
WILLIAM DARLING.
January 24, 1780.
ATOTICE is hereby given, that there will be sold by way of public vendue, on Friday the 28th instant, a number of CAST HORSES belonging to the army, by the subscriber, at his house in Newark, begin- ning at ten o'clock in the morning.
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DAVID BANKS, A. D. Q. M. G.
Jan. 24, 1780.
L OST, about the 6th or 8th instant, in or near Morris Town, a SILVER WATCH, with a steel chain, and two brass keys, the seal green, a china face, broke near one edge, and cracked quite across with two or
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