The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-09-12 00:00:00, page 2

a second lover, ^d cancelled her widowhood ye&er
day morning, by genaroufly giving her hand in mar
riage to Mr. Edward Edwards, stay-maker of that
town.
June 8. The celebrated Dr. Graham, who is fi
guring away at Manchester, has, till lately, buried
himfelf every morning in the earth ! He has Rood, at
least, up to his chin in it; then ran nimbly round a
large field, attended by numerous fpe&ators, to whom
he had advised the adoption of " this lure and happy
means of preserving health, and of obtaining longe
vity !" he dresses in a light suit of cotton, in compli
ment to the riahufaaures of that place, and princi
pally lives upon potatoes. ?Q :
Dr. Price, in his last publication, enforcing the
omnipotence of a finking fund, nevtr misapplied nor
diverted, has proved, that had our linking fund
been inviolably applied to the purpose for which it
was intended, there would, in the year 1775, have
been a surplus in the revenue of more than five milli
ons per annum.
June 29. Lord Effingham, certainly will go to
America in the character of Ambassador, from this
country. —-His lordship from his well known intrepi
dity, may bid defiance to tarring and feathering!
Jul, 1. The emperor's journey into Italy, is a fa
vourable symptom of approaching peace. It is almost
a certainty that the cabinet of Versailles have pre
vailed on the Dutch to make the facrifices demand
ed, rather than hazard a war, which would diftrad
their republick, and destroy their chief dependance—
trade.
'The French, in their encroachments on the coast
of'Africa, have had a dispute and an engagement
with the natives, of which the intelligence is brought
to Ereft by the Emerald frigate.
Among the most recent articles of domeftick re
port is that of the commercial negociation between
Great-Britain and America; which has received no
inconsiderable demur from the refufal of our court to
admit the American ships into the ports of the Bri
tiih settlements in the East-Indies, under any other
conditions than those by which other nations are re
gulated. These circumstances, as far as they have
come to our knowledge, are briefly ai follow: Soon
after the American ambassador, Mr. Adams, had
been received at St. James's, and delivered his cre
dentials, a time for business was appointed at lord
Carmarthen's office. In the firft commencement,
Mr. Adams, very unexpectedly brought forward the
East-India trade, and made a fort of demand on the
part of the American states, that the American Grips
would be permitted to trade in the British oriental
ports : The secretary demurred giving an answer
till he had Consulted with the rest of his majesty's
confidential servants. A meeting of the cabinet was
accordingly summoned, when it was unanimously
agreed, that to admit any power whatever to a par
ticipation of the India rights, would be prejudicial to
the intered : of Great-Britain, and the chartered
rights of the British East-India company in particular.
In this Rate the matter rests.
Extract of a letter from Still,, fare 25.
" This morning a large Ihip with a pink stern,
came ashore here, seemingly about half laden, under
jury masts, and by the crew keeping a continual
pumping, must have been very leaky. Several boats
went off to their assistance, but before they could get
to them, she funk, and all on board perished."
Jul, 4. A frigate and a cutter are ordered for
the North-Seas immediately, to make observations
on the Dutch squadron that has lately failed from
the lexel, under a pretence of a cruise to examine
their ships and men.
Unfortunately for the minister, the American am
bassador ha^ stumbled firft on East-India ground;
the only ground ou, minister holds sacred and hal
lowed ! every thing else belonging to Englishmen
he could freely give up to them; but this sacrum
sacrorum, this Mexico and Peru of England, he
cannot give up to insatiable American malcontents;
for this reason, it would oblige him to break with
his East-India friends in Leadenhall-Street ! But if
even that difficulty could be got over, a worse con
sequence than that would ensue! He would thereby
bring his beloved Ireland on his back, which he is
now parrying off with so much industry and ingenu
ity from meddling with that oriental, inexhaustible
treasure. For certainly if he admits America, he
must likewise admit Ireland, fitter Ireland, into an
equal participation of that lucrative branch of traf
fic; and what a blelfed tripartite partnership that
would make of India, namely, Great-Britain, Ire
land and America, all three equal, co-equal, and
co-ordinate proprietors of Eastern-India, we leave
to our intelligent readers to form their own ideas of.
Jul, 6. A vefTel just arrived from the Mediterra
nean fays, the Algerines have given up all thoughts of
a visit from the Spaniards this summer, and there
fore most of the cruisers that were called in, have
put to sea a^ain in search of plunder.
The Portuguese are by no means reconciled to the
hft alliances with the house of Bourbon. The nati-
onal antipathy which has so long subsisted between
the two countries being still very violent with the
people in general.
The receivers-general of France, who were near
fifty in number, are now reduced to twelve, by
which very material savings have been derived. It
was clearly discovered that there were some of them,
whose purchasing fees had been refunded out of mo
ney unaccounted for by them : but no abuse of that
fort can now be pradlifed. —“ I live, said the mini
ster, to serve a prince whom I adore, arid a people
whom I esteem !" And when one of the most ex-'
alted characters in France complimented him on his
publick services; he answered with great dignity, “ To
live merely in the blazons of heraldry is a mean and
pitiful life !"
His excellency John Adams has prefled the mar
quis of Carmarthen to open a negociation for the
payment of the Negroes that were taken from the
fubjeds of the American states during the war. The
marquis has refufed, declaring that the American
states have in no one inftante complied with the defi
nitive treaty of peace; and until that shall have been
fulfilled, he must decline entering into that or any
other negotiations.
One very important and very bold measure of the
premier of France, was his reducing the emoluments
of the financiers even during the period of war!
He was told, that should lie take such a step, he
would never find them again at the breaking out of
a war. He, however, was of a different opinion. He
said thdt these men lent their money through no re
gard to their country, but merely to serve them
selves, and that they were to be " found dt any
time !"
Letters from Lisbon, dated June 3, mention, that
a new company of merchant adventurers, consisting
of gentlemen conceded with the principal houses of
London, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Lisbon, are on
the point of establishing factories for carrying a trade
on to the Levant, at Teutan and Tangier, the fine
situation of which at the mouth of the straights of Gi
braltar has occasioned it to be fixed on as a port of
general rendezvous, for a commercial intercourse with
the moors.
By letters from the Hague we are informed, that
a general pardon is granted to all perlons concerned
in the late popular tumults, and that this ad of in
demnity includes an article denouncing (he punish
ment of death upon any of the parties who may again
be detected in disturbing the publick tranquility.
The reports of the new fetdement at Brunswick,
are all of the most Encouraging kind, bating a final!
outcry, not at ail like the roaring of a dove, for dai
ly bread.
The Grips, which are carrying over the custom
house officers, the ordnance servants, &c. to New-
Brunswick are freighted with provisions.
The best answer to the American emifTaries who
would kidnap out people into ruinous emigrations,
is a simple narrative of the rigours of the climate,
both in summer and winter, the extremes of both
being pushed to incredible extent, and an account
of the prices, at which the several articles of com
mon life are to be procured. Therefore it has nev&r
been judged expedient to publiih or recommend me
teorological accounts, or ©economical statements;
land it is true may be bought in almost any part of
America, for next to nothing. But cui bono;
What fignifes free land, without hands to cultivate,
without habitation, to buy the commodities from
cultivation ?
On the 19th ult. the Dublin Packet, arrived in
that bay from Philadelphia, to which place she failed
from the harbour of Dublin the middle oflaft March ;
so that file compleated her trip there and back again
within three months. She was twenty-nine days on
her passage out, arid only twenty-fix home; as short
a time as any of the government packets were known
to arrive in the course of the war.
The disputes to the southward, may not impro
bably terminate in a war, between the Spanish set
tlements and the independent states.
The river is at present more crouded with trade of
all kinds, than it has been for any period in our re
colleaion.
IBy letters from Paris we are informed, that a Bour
deaux captain having arrived at Port-au Prince at
I the fame time with an American vessel laden with
contraband goods, brought hither under pretence of
the edid of August 30, 1784, lodged an information
against the American; the effe& of which was, that
the Frenchman was posted as an informer, and the
inhabitants entered into an agreement not to purchase
any of his goods. In consequence, when he opened
his sale, no buyers appeared. At last he discovered
the cause, and waited upon the principal inhabitants,
entreating that they would pardon him for what he
had done, at the fame time assuring them, that his
only aim had been to favour their trade; however,
he was obliged to fell his cargo at an under price.
Extraft of a letter from Barcelona, June 1.
" Outhe 14th of hft month a fine Ihip from Brest,
bound to this port, was captured by an Algerine xe
beck, after a very desperate engagement of near two
hours, in which the Algerines had upwards of sixty
men killed, besides a great number wounded. The
captain of the ship escaped in a small boat, with fix
of the fcople, and got fafe on shore; the remainder
of the crew were carried to Algiers.
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American Intelligence.
HA RT FOR D, August 15.
The. right reverned bishop Seabury has lately made
a visit at Middletown, where he received every mark
of attention arid congratulation from that part of his
diocefe^— During his stay in that city, one priest and
five deacons received ordination from his hands.—
The firft fruits of his labours as a bishop, and the
firft episcopal ordinations ever conferred in America.
N E W-Y O R K, September 3 .
We are told the British keep cruisers off their
islands, for fear the Americans Should be two anx
ious to keep their fubje&s from starving.
The Dispatch, Shields, from South-Carolina to
London, is totally loft near Georgetown, with all
her cargo. ,
By accounts from Grenada we learn, that they
have had a long drought in that island, which made
them very fearful of their crop, as also of the hurri
cane months wh'ich are often very severe after a dry
time. We also hear that the Weft-India islands
groan under the oppression of Britain; being deprived
in some measure of the trade of this country, tirey
find it difficult to keep up a supply of sweet flour, as
also a proper supply of lumber. (And <were the
Americans wife, they would want fill more )
They also fay their taxes are heavier than formerly;
and the last year, for want of the export to this con
tinent, the planters were obliged to make their rum
London proof, and fend it all to England, where the
market was low, and they loft very considerably.
On Thursday failed for Amsterdam, the ship Co
lumbia, captain Stewart, in which went passenger
Mr. Peter Mabe, merchant.
Sept. 7. Congress refolded, the 25th ult. That
the early, unsolicited, and continued labours of Mr.
Thomas Paine, in explaining and enforcing the prin
ciples of the late revolution, by ingenious arid timely
publications upon the nature of liberty and civil go
vernment, have been well received by the citizens of
these States, and merit the approbation of Con
gress ; and that in confederation of those services, and
the benefits produced thereby, Mr. Paine is entitled
to a liberal gratification from the United States.
Letters, in the Speedy Packet, bring very favour
able accounts refpe&ing the immediate relief of seve
ral classes of American Loyalists; near one hundred
and fifty of the most eminent of those fufferers, (from
their adherence to the Old Constitution) will receive
dividends of some thirty, and others forty, per cen
tum, upon each person's losses as dated to, and al
lowed by the Honourable Commissioners appointed
to fuperintertd their claims; the Ways and means to ef
fect this dividend will rife from the profits of an
English State Lottery, the drawing of which we are
informed is to commence next February, and not at
the usual time of the year as heretofore, in Novem
ber. Parliament has also extended the rime for re
ceiving the claims of persons, under the above de
scription, which have not yet been given into the
Commissioners, who are described as gentlemen of
the most exalted candour, abilities, and honour.
By this arrangement many very refpe&ab/e exiled fa
milies will in a short time feel, in their great exi
gencies, eminent relief from the beneficence and sen
sibility of the King and Parliament of Great-Britain,
It must be added, that the payments to be firft made
are only in part, and on account of their claims, the
whole of which, when duly authenticated and allow
ed, are to be paid off. IVill Congress or t^e States
de left?
From every late English letter treating of politics,
from the several daily news-papers, and the nume
rous pafquinades against the 'minifter hourly produced'
at their presses, the continuance of Mr. Pitt in guid
ing the British helm of state, is pronounced unlikelv
to be of much longer duration.
On Monday arrived in the ship Watson, captain
Hayden, from Amftefdam, a considerable number of
redemptioners, who, from, the pleating accounts giv
en since the peace, by the returned Hegians, and o
ther Germans, of the excellence of this climate, and
our superior advantages over theirs in the way of
good living, have been induced to look for a'com
fortable residence among us.
By accounts from Batbadoes we learn, that the
ship United States, captain Bell, was fafely arrived
there from Pondicherry, (in the East-Indies) on an
homeward bound passage to the port of Philadelphia :
This ship is the third that has lately approached us
from that part of the world; a circumftar.ee which
will be likely to supply the Northern states most am
ply with all deferiptioas of East-India commodities.