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currency at the rate of exchange the time the money is paid.
This horse was imported from England by Lewis Morris in 1775, then rising four years old. It would be unneces- sary to puff him off in the news-papers; he is sufficiently known to recommend himself. Any person who is curious to see his pedigree, will find it at Mr. Hunt's.
FLEETWOOD.
A beautiful full blooded dark chestnut horse, four years old this grass, fifteen hands one inch high,
W ILL cover mares the ensuing season, at the stable of Daniel Hunt, in Maidenhead, Hunterdon county,
at Four Pounds, in gold or silver,-continental at the exchange, ready cash, or eight bushels of wheat, or other grain in proportion ; and as appears by the under- mentioned pedigree and certificate, is as high a bred horse as any in America.
FLEETWOOD was got by Janus, his dam by Janus, his grandam the noted running mare Pol Flaxon, she was got by Jolly Rodger, out of the high blooded imported mare Mary Gray, Mary Gray was own sister to Young Stirling in England, and was bred by Mr. Croft, in Yorkshire, and got by Old Stirling, his dam by Mr. Croft's Partner out of the grandam of Lampton's grey mare Miss Doe, which was got by Mr. Croft's bay Barb, her dam by Makeless, her grandam by Brimmer, her great grandam by a son of Old Dodsworth out of a Barton Barb mare .- Given under my hand.
THOMAS TURPIN.
Virginia, October 1, 1778.
I Do hereby certify the above pedigree to be genuine. JOHN HARRIS.
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N. B .- He is to cover but 40 mares, and a number of them are already engaged. Those who are inclined to send their mares to Fleetwood, by a letter to Daniel Hunt, and as such will claim a preference until the number is made up. Good pasture will be procured for mares.
To COVER,
The ensuing season, at Colt's-Neck, county of Mon- mouth, at the farm of Capt. John Vanmarter, the beauti- ful full blooded HORSE
LIBERTY,
A T Four Pounds in gold or silver, continental at the ex- change; ready cash will be expected; good pasture will be procured for mares. It would be needless to say any thing of his pedigree or performances, as it hath been so often ascertained heretofore, and established through this state.
To COVER
The ensuing season, at the subscriber's in Middletown, in the county of Monmouth,
THE ELEGANT HORSE
SPORTSMAN,
Rising four years this grass, will cover at the moderate price of Forty Shillings hard cash, or the ex- change in continental currency.
PORTSMAN is three-quarters blooded, he was got by the noted horse King Herod, and from a Raven mare. The money to be paid at the first of August.
DANIEL HENDRICKSON. April 25th, 1780. -New Jersey Gazette, Vol. III., No. 122, Apr. 27, 1780.
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NEW-YORK, May 1.
The following Prizes were brought in by his Majesty's Ships the Iris and Delaware, taken last Week within a few Leagues of Sandy-Hook, having mixed with the Fleet from Savannah, viz.
The Privateer Ship Hetty, Capt. Price, of 18 Guns, and 116 Men.
Privateering Brig General Reed, Captain Davidson, of 16 Guns, and 116 Men.
Privateer Brig General Wayne, Captain Price, of 12 Guns, and 45 Men.
Privateer Brig Neptune, Capt. Young, of 16 Guns, and 100 Men.
A Sloop from Philadelphia for Holland, Capt. M'Pher- son.
Privateer Brig Amazon, of 8 Guns, and 30 Men, Capt. Stoddard.
The Sloop Abigail, Capt. Pope, from Dartmouth, in Massachusetts Bay, for the Vineyard, by a Whale-Boat.
-The New-York Gazette: and the Weekly Mercury, May 1, 1780. No. 1489.
To be SOLD, or RENTED,
The House that Judge Imley formerly lived in at Bor- denton, it is a genteel finished house, with two large parlours on the lower floor, and three chambers on the second floor, and two ditto on the upper floor. There is . also convenient rooms over the kitchen for servants to lodge in, a fine garden, two grass-lots, and a compleat stable, with a pump opposite the kitchen door; it stands on high ground and a healthy situation. For terms apply to JOS- EPH CARSON in Philadelphia, or JOSEPH POTTS, Esq ; in Bordenton.
-The Pennsylvania Gazette, May 3, 1780.
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MR. KOLLOCK.
If you will give a place in the New-Jersey Journal to two letters on Liberty, you will oblige your old friend E.
LETTER I.
W TE are now engaged in a cruel war; several years have passed since we have been lead, time after time, to view the awful scene of towns burning, numbers slaughtered in battle, neigh- bours and friends starving and dying in prisons, with other hard- ships too many to recount. Is it not proper to consider what all this is for? Why have we engaged in such a scene? Why do we con- tinue still to struggle with so many difficulties? This we ought to consider and keep in mand, that it is for LIBERTY; the glorious cause of Liberty, that we may be a free people; that we may enjoy the natural rights of mankind; that we may not be reduced to a state of mean and abject slavery. When we suffer so much to secure liberty, will any say that the means of obtaining it are a greater evil than the thing obtained will be a good? No, by no means. If we properly view the importance of Liberty, we shall not think that we risk too much for it; we will still go on; nothing is too much to sacrifice for it; be our motto still, what it was at first, Liberty or Death. What a privilege is freedom! Liberty is given us by God. Such a gift of our maker is not to be undervalued. The Congress well observe, in the declaration of independency, it is by the Creator given to all men, and is one of the unalterable rights of human nature. The difference between a man and a beast is this world, is, that the human creature possesses reason and liberty, the brute not. The difference between people that are free, and those that are not, is like the difference between those that are shut up in prison and those that are out, and can go where they please. The importance of Liberty will appear, if we consider the ancient Greeks and Romans; the noble spirit, learning, and philosophy, that shone out amongst them ; and compare their condition with that of the Turks, Negroes, or some other abject, barbarous nations. Liberty is such a blessing, such an amiable object, that there is a natural thirst and desire for it in all the human race. This cannot be eradicated, but is as fixed and in- separable from nature as self-love is. To take away freedom, is justly esteemed a violence done to nature; it is so thought by all that are deprived of this glorious natural gift. Justly have we en- deavoured to secure it by our present struggle : Well may we go on to contend for it, though it should be at the expence of more blood and treasure. None of the human race care to be deprived of Liberty, and yet almost all mankind have, and always have had, a strong and strange disposition to deprive others of it. It is strange what an invariable propensity there is in fallen man to deprive others of this natural depositum. I have ever thought it strange that mankind
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should be so ready as they are to kill one another; and equally strange, that they should have the same, or a greater disposition to deprive of liberty while living. Numerous as wars and slaughters are, there is a much greater disposition to take away liberty than life. Would particular persons, large bodies of people, and even nations, permit others to deprive them of Liberty, as the usurpers pleased, there would be few or no wars in the world. Most, if not all, the wars that have been since Adam's time, have been by some assuming tyrannical persons, attempting to take the freedom of others. Near four thousand years ago, Chedorlaomer assumed the rights or liber- ties of five other kings, and their people. Gen. 14. While they sub- mitted we hear of no war; but what follows, v. 4, 5. Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled; and in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and smote, &c. The tyrannical Pharaoh enslaved the Israelites; and while they serve him, there is peace ; but when Israel claim their natural rights, the tyrant raises war against them, though to his own destruction. The ancient book of Judges, furnishes us with several instances of wars com- menced and pursued because people would not continue in bondage. And we learn from the Greek and Roman histories, that the wars were chiefly occasioned by one nation or kingdom refusing to yield their natur [a]l rights to those that were pleased to require them. Why have the followers of the meek and lowly Jesus been persecuted, and such rivers of Christian blood been shed? It was because they claimed liberty of conscience ; liberty to think and choose religion for themselves; and would not, could not submit to the impositions of spiritual tyranny. How wonderful is it, that when one man claims that which he has as good a right to, as another has to breathe, that the other will, with violence, rise up and kill him, unless the first will part with his natural right! It shews the awful depravity of human nature. And what has been said, and even the whole history of man- kind shews, that in all ages of the world, people in general have pre- ferred wars, and even death, to a state of bondage or slavery. And it may serve to vindicate our conduct in the present war; while we are fighting for liberty we are but doing what all nations have done .- The disposition to deprive others of liberty is very general, but it is not universal ; there are some exceptions in the human race. There are some in whom the god-like principle of love and benevolence pre- vails; there are some who delight in doing good. Where this prin- ciple prevails, there is a desire that others should be as happy, and partake of the same privileges that we ourselves do. This divine principle has appeared not only in particular persons, but in some governments. It has appeared in some who have civil power, and are in high stations. How eminent and remarkable is this in our illus- trious ally ! Who, in a most disinterested manner, has generously done, and is doing, so much to free us from the tyranny we were threatened with. Where shall we find an equal instance in the his- tory of mankind. By such an example we may well be stimulated to contend for our freedom. We shall cheerfully proceed, when we have
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so good a cause; when we have the example of such multitudes who, in all ages, have, to their death contended for freedom; when we have such an ally to assist us; when we have such a fair prospect of success ; especially when we have such a good and righteous God to look to; a God who governs the world and disposes of nations. We will go on to complete that freedom which we have begun to contend for. EUMENES .1
CHATHAM, MAY 3.
The following paragraph is taken from Robertsons New York Gazette, of April 25.
"Yesterday morning a fleet of forty-seven sail, under convoy, arrived at Sandy-Hook from Savannah; they con- sist of merchant vessels from England, that lately arrived at Georgia, via the West Indies, Cork victuallers, &c. They left Charlestown bar the 8th instant, on which day Vice Admiral Arbuthnot, in his Majesty's ship Roebuck, with the Renown, Romulus, seven frigates, and a number of gallies, passed the rebel batteries on Sullivan's-Island, and sailed into Charlestown harbour. The Richmond frigate led the van, and as they were favoured with a fresh breeze of fair wind, sustained very little, if any, damage by the fire from the rebel batteries. His Excellency Gen- eral Sir Henry Clinton with the royal army, was advanced to within less than 300 yards of the rebel lines on Charles- town neck, and had strongly fortified all his posts, so that the place was completely invested by land and water, and the rebel garrison precluded from all possibility of escap- ing. On the night of the 7th inst. the rebels kept up an incessant fire from their lines, but after the shipping got up it partly ceased, and it was not doubted that as soon as the army and navy commenced a joint attack upon the town, the garrison must surrender at discretion, or be buried in its ruins. Health and plenty prevailed through- out the British and Hessian encampments, also in the fleet, and every department vied with each other in alacrity to promote his Majesty's service. The second day after the
1 Probably the Rev. Jacob Green, of Morris county.
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fleet left Charlestown bar, they fell in with the fleet which sailed from Sandy-Hook the 7th inst. under convoy, with a large body of troops on board, to augment the grand army in South-Carolina. They were then in lat. 36, all well, steering for Charlestown, with a fair wind."
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CHATHAM, MAY 3. OTICE is hereby given, that the LAWS of the last sitting of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of New-Jersey are printed, and ready to be delivered.
ISAAC COLLINS. Trenton, April 8, 1780.
A LL persons indebted to the subscriber on vendue ac- count, are requested to settle the same with Samuel Woodruff, at Springfield, by the 10th day of this month. CORTLAND VANAUSD)AL. May 2, 1780.
W HEREAS Archibald Corrington, of Morris county, did give to John Skinner, late of said county, a
note for one thousand pounds, proclamation money, payable in August next; but as I cannot obtain the value thereof, according to bargain, these are to forewarn all persons from taking an assignment of said note, as I am determined not to pay it.
ARCHIBALD CORRINGTON. Black River, April 30, 1780.
L OST, on Friday the 21st ult. on the road between Lyon's Farms and Chatham, a small leather pocket book, containing about fifty continental dollars, with · a letter directed to James Campbell, Esq; at Springfield,
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in which was inclosed four forty-dollar bills .- Whoever finds said pocket book, and returns it, with the money, to the subscriber, or the printer hereof, shall have forty dol- lars reward, paid by WILLIAM GREEN.
N. B .- Said pocket book was lost by a negro man now in the service of the subscriber.
Morris Town, May 2, 1780.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
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Y TRAYED from the subscriber, last winter, a reddish heifer, about three years old this spring, with some white in her face, the ear marks unknown. Whoever takes up said heifer, and delivers her to the subscriber, near Morris Town, or gives information so that he may get her again, shall have the above reward and all reason- able charges paid by
JOHN COWPERTHWAITE. May 2, 1780.
TAKEN up in Morris Town, in the month of February last, a black horse about fourteen hands and a half high, trots and paces, his two off feet white, and a star in his forehead, no brand or other mark. The owner, by proving his property, and paying charges, shall have him by applying to Mr. Rickey at Baskenridge.
May 2, 1780.
To be sold at public VENDUE, On Friday next, at the house of Wessels Tucker, in Springfield, at 12 o'clock ;
A Complete set of steel springs, suitable for a chariot or phaeton, two iron axletrees, four coach wheels with good tin hoops and boxes, one windsor body'd riding chair with harness, a large quantity of bolts, nuts
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and screws, for carriage work, a quantity of harness buckles, brass and iron, empty casks, &c. &c. by
S. WOODRUFF.
Also, the same time will be sold, an assortment of dry goods, among which are striped and spotted gauze, striped damascus, spotted and striped camblets, damask table cloths, superfine jean and dimities, home made broad cloth, silk and linen handkerchiefs, fine Irish and check linen, silver shoe buckles, silk knee garters, pins, ribbons, sewing silk and thread, mohair, chip hats, &c. &c. by
ROBENSON and REED.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars Reward.
S YTOLEN out of the stable of the subscriber, living at Kakeat,1 on the night of the 15th of March last, two large bay mares, one about 16 hands high, with black mane and tail, has a mark on the inside of both her fore legs which had been hurt with hopples, and a white spot on the near side, occasioned by a hurt with the pad of a saddle ;- the other about fourteen hands and a half high, with a black mane and tail, a blaze in her face, and bay hairs mixed with the white on both sides of the blaze; her mane hangs on the near side, and a comb cut on the offside. They are both natural trotters. Whoever takes up said horses and thieves, so that the owner may get his horses again, and the thieves brought to justice, shall have the above reward; and for the horses one thousand dollars, and no questions asked. JOHN ROSEWELL. May 2, 1780.
Camp, near Morris Town, May 2, 1780. Eighty Dollars Reward.
S TRAYED or stolen from Morris Town, on the 26th ult. a sorrel horse, about 14 hands high, 8 years old this spring, has a white stripe down his face, no brand nor other particular mark. Whoever takes up said horse, and
1 In the northern part of Bergen county.
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brings him to the subscriber, or informs him where he may be had, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by A. BAIR D,1 Surgeon of Col. Baldwin's regt. of artiticers.
YTOLEN out of a stable in camp, near Morris Town, S
on the night of the 28th ult. a bright sorrel mare, 4 years old, 141/2 hands high, slim built, blaze in her face, a dark brown list on her back, shod all round, trots and canters well. Whoever secures the mare and thief shall receive five hundred dollars, or two hundred for the mare alone, by applying to Lieut. Thaddeus Keeler,2 Q. M. to the 5th Connecticut regiment, at Springfield, or Col. Bradley at Ridgfield, Connecticut.
May 2, 1780.
To be SOLD at private Sale,
A Neat two story dwelling-house and barn, with a good garden, pleasantly situated in Elizabeth Town, for- merly the property of William Peartree Smith, Esq; For particulars enquire of the subscriber on the premises.
WILLIAM HIGGINS.
N. B .- The above will either be sold or exchanged for a small farm in the country.
Elizabeth Town, May 2, 1780.
-The New-Jersey Journal, Vol. II., Numb. LXIV., May 3, 1780.
CHATHAM, April 19.
Last Sunday morning about 7 o'clock, a party of the enemy, consisting of near 200 horse, and 300 foot, made a descent upon Paramus, where they surprized Major
1 Absalom Baird, of Pennsylvania, was commissioned, March 20th, 1780, Surgeon of Colonel Jonathan Baldwin's (of Mass.) Artillery Artificer
Regiment; he retired March 29th, 1781, and died October 27th, 1805. .
2 Thaddeus Keeler was Sergeant 2d Connecticut, July 13th to December 23d, 1775, and after various promotions was commissioned, May 8th, 1780, Regimental Quartermaster ; he retired January 1st, 1783.
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Biles of the Pennsylvania line, and took several of his command prisoners. Their rout was so secret, and retired, that the Major was never apprized of their being out until they were nearly round the house, which, with a Lieuten- ant and Corporal's guard, he determined to defend to the last extremity, which he heroically did for a considerable time, and from every account, killed and wounded many of the enemy; but being mortally wounded, his Lieutenant killed, and overpowered by numbers, he was obliged to sur- render. The enemy burnt the house, which belonged to one of the Hopper's, who bravely seconded the endeavours of the party to defend it, and was badly wounded in the fray. They also burnt his mill,, his brothers house, and one more, the proprietor's name we have not learned. The enemy, as usual, plundered both whig and tory of all the stock they came across. Our people on their retreat hung upon their rear, and killed and wounded several of them.
Another embarkation, we hear, is soon to take place at New-York .- The rumour of the fleet that sailed last week having returned is premature.
TRENTON, MAY 3.
We are obliged to the gentleman who sent us the follow- ing:
"Captain Marriner left Amboy on Tuesday evening the 18th ult. in a whale-boat with nine men, and on Thursday morning about 4 o'clock he boarded the Blacksnake with 20 hands, which he carried without opposition, although he was within hail of the Volcano at Sandy-Hook. The Blacksnake was a privateer, and belonged to Rhode-Island, but had been taken by the Galatea. Capt. Marriner then weighed his anchor and stood to sea. After 5 the same morning he fell in with the schooner Morning Star, that mounted 4 swivels, 2 cohorns, and had 33 hands .- Not- withstanding his having the brig, with 20 hands on board in charge, he immediately boarded the schooner, and after
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an obstinate action, carried her. The enemy had 3 men killed and 5 wounded. The prizes are safely arrived at Egg-Harbour, and 52 prisoners taken in them, are con- ducted to Philadelphia. The schooner was commanded by Robert Campbell, of New-York, who fell amongst the killed,-the men taken in her were mostly deserters from men of war, secretly conveyed from New-York, to go on board a privateer commanded by Capt. Hall, who was hourly expected from that city."
We hear that a large number of counterfeit continental dollars was found on board one of the above prizes.
At a Special Court held in the county of Sussex, the week before last, John Harp was found guilty of man- slaughter, and burnt in the hand. James Mac Quigg, James Slack and Matthew Brown, were all found guilty of a misdemeanor, in attempting to pilot sundy deserters from the Convention troops1 to New-York .- M'Quigg was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment; Slack to pay a fine of £1000 pounds and nine months imprisonment ; and Brown nine months imprisonment.
About the 17th ult. a party of Indians were discovered at Minisink, in Pennsylvania, and on Thursday follow- ing some of the Jersey militia passed the Delaware and engaged them; a very severe conflict ensued, which ended in a total defeat of the Indians. They left their com- manding officer dead on the field, and by the orderly book and papers found on him, he appears to be one Daily (a whiteman) formerly of Somerset county. We had Cap- tain Westbrook, a Lieutenant, and one private killed, in the engagement ;- the Indians left behind them six blankets, two watch-coats, several packs, and a quantity of provisions.
Friday last died at Morristown, DON JUAN DE MERAILLES, the Spanish gentleman of distinction who . passed thro' this place on the 18th ult. with the Minister of France. His corse, we hear, is to be removed to Phila-
1 Burgoyne's troops, who had surrendered at Saratoga.
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delphia, where it is to be interred with those marks of respect which are due to gentlemen of his dignified rank and fortune.1
On Sunday the 16th ult. died, at the camp near Mor- ristown, after a long and painful illness, DANIEL PIATT, Esquire, Major of the first Jersey regiment; in which he had served from the first raising of the same. He was a gentleman of sound understanding, great personal bravery, with a strong desire of excelling in his profes- sion, which, joined to an handsome soldierly exterior, ren- dered him at once the good and graceful officer. His death is justly lamented as a very heavy loss to the regi- ment.
The 24th ult. a fleet of about 40 sail arrived at the Hook, supposed from the southward; and on Tuesday went up to New-York.
We hear that the ship Hetty, Capt. Brice, the brig Gen- eral Reed, Capt. Davidson, and the brig Argo, Capt. - , belonging to Philadelphia, were taken a few days ago by some of the enemy's cruizers, and carried to New-York.
On Monday night the 24th ult. as a party of our militia was patroling the roads at Shrewsbury they were attacked by several persons, supposed to be tories or refugees from the Hook, and two of the militia killed. One of them is said to be a Mr. West, late of Crosswicks.
Sunday evening last an express arrived at Philadelphia from Charlestown, who left that metropolis the 12th ult. and brings advice, that nine of the enemy's vessels had got over the bar, and were within two miles of the town, but that no attack had then been made: That the Vir- ginia line had actually arrived: That the militia were flocking in from the country: That all the troops were in high spirits, fully determined to defend the town; and that they were well supplied with ammunition, provisions, and other necessaries, to enable them to maintain their - ground.
1 For a notice of Don Juan Miralles, see New Jersey Archives, 2d Series, 3: 320, note.
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Errata in the piece in our last, signed Creon.
Instead of "full of injustice and destruction of moral honesty," read full of injustice and destructive of moral honesty. Instead of "I have had my full share of the hopes and misfortunes incident to the times," read I have had my full share of the losses and misfortunes incident to the times.
T THE holders of loan-office certificates of every date, and particularly of such as have been taken out pre- viously to the first of March 1778, are cautioned against parting with them at a discount. If this advice is overlooked, they will find in the event that speculators and stock-jobbers have made food of them, and will laugh at their credulity when it is too late to repair the error.
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