Morning Star

Summary of Intelligence.

Hunt After New Jersey Justice.- It will be remembered, that one of the persons implicated in the acts of piracy at Barnegat Inlet, was a Justice of the Peace! and that he succeeded, by a precipitate flight, in escaping at the time those now in prison were taken. On Wednesday afternoon, the Marshal, (Gen. Darcy of this town,) received information from a friend, that a worthy magistrate, (Wm. Platt, Esq.) supposing all danger over, had returned to his residence. He accordingly set out the same evening, in company with Mr L. A. Sykes, who volunteered for the occasion, to wait upon him. In consequence of detention at Highstown, they did not reach the coast, -a distance of 50 miles-until after daylight, which of course betrayed their expedition to the neighborhood, affording the guilty an opportunity to escape. The Justice escaped from his house just as the party drove up, and took to an extensive, barren forest which begins within a few rods of the house.

The Marshal, with Mr Sykes, discovering his track in the snow pursued it for about 3 miles, meandering in every direction through almost impenetrable thickets of scrub oaks, pines and briars. As there is very little snow in that vicinity, not exceeding an inch any where, they found it difficult at times to trace him, but they at length spied him at a distance, and soon brought him to a stand. He presented a double-barrelled pistol and in a most furious manner threatened death to the man who should arrest him. He was advised to cool his rage, and finding that the gentlemen, being themselves armed, were neither intimidated nor disposed to do him any personal injury, in a few moments yielded his pistol. and submitted to an arrest.

The party quietly retraced their steps to the house, where our worthy Magistrate claimed the privilege of bail, and gave good and sufficient security in the sum of $4,000. for his appearance at Court.

We are informed as soon as the party first reached the neighborhood. the females were seen in all directions'to sound the alarm, by which means others who are implicated entirely escaped.-Newark D. Adv.