The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-08-22 00:00:00, page 2

American Intelligence.
St. Christopher, July 6.
Extract of a letter from Dominica, dated in Roseau,
July 2, 1785.
" There has been more rain here those four weeks
last past, than you have had in St. Christopher's for
two years. On Thursday morning last, about eight
o'clock A. M. the river came down with greater
force than ever was known before, it overflowed
the whole town except the market place, filled the cel
lars, and carried away several houses, and did con
siderable damage to many houses that refilled the
flood; damaged vast quantities of dry goods and su
gars, the river was several feet higher than it was
in the great flood of 1768, it could not have rose less
than from 15 to 20 feet; no lives ' were loft; it was
happy for us that we had daylight for it."
We are informed that the above flood was occasi
oned by a water-spout, breaking on the mountain
country. This is looked upon as no great mark of
the delicacy or politeness of Congress; but, when
the matter is duly attended to, it will appear they
could not well get past it. Who could have such a
claim, as Mr. Adams, to be the representative of a
body he was so instrumental in creating? And how
could his or their triumph be complete, unless that
representation was to be in Great-Britain ? Gratitude
required no less from them: and the boldness of his
patriotism could not otherwise have been so well
manifefted. As to any umbrage we might take at
such an appointment, there was no occasion to think
much about it/
D UB LI N, May 31.
The following is a lift of places, from a trade with
which Ireland is flint out, by the extension of com
merce granted us in the noble arrangement brought
into the British House of Commons:
From the island of Madagascar, on the coast of
Africa, abounding in plenty of valuable gums, femi
metals, dye fluffs, and rich ores and ivory.
'1 he Cormorra islands in Africa, abounding in gold
dull and rich gems.
The Islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, in Africa,
producing the fineft sugar in the world.
The entire sea-coast of Ethiopia.
The city and port of Mocha, so famous for its
coffee and rich drugs, together with the entire coasts
of Arabia Felix.
Combron, Ormus, and the whole coast and king
dom of Persia.
All the East-Indies, whether its lands or conti
nents.
The empire of China and Japan.'
The Phillipine islands ; and all the coasts, and the
islands whether Asiatic or American, that border on,
or lie in the great South Sea ; making in the whole
an exclusion of trade with two thirds of the terra
queous globe.
A large vessel is now taking in a cargo of wheat
for Cadiz.
June 18. In Twickenham church-yard is an m
fcription to the memory of an old woman, 'who
nursed Alexander Pope;'* remarkable for occahon
ing the following sarcasm, soon after it was put up,
by Lady Mary Wortley Montague, which was writ
ten under it with a piece of chalk:
No wonder that he's so flout and so strong,
Since he lugg'd and he tugg'd at the bubby so long.
“ * To the memory of
MARY BEACH
Who died Nov. §, 1725, aged 78.
Alexander Pope, whom fire nursed in his infancy,
and whom (he affe&ionately attended for twenty
eight years, in gratitude for such a faithful old ler
vant, ereded this done."
The Emperor has lately published a law, which it
would be wort^v of the wisdom of the British legis
lature to adopt, U declares that in future no clergy
man shall hold t 0 benefices to which cure of fouls
is annexed, because it is impossible that they should
duly attend to the duties of one without neglecting the
functions of the other; and so ftri&ly is the law to
be observed that it is to extend even to bishops and
prebendaries of the metropolitan churches, so that
those who had hitherto been permitted to hold seve
ral redories which were served by curates, must now
resign them all but one. Were this law to take place
in England, how many fat pluralists would become
thinner ; and how many half-ftarved curates turn
redors, and gather flefh?
St. J A M E S's June 9.
This day John Adams, Esq. minister plenipoten
tiary from the United States of America, had a pri
vate audience of her majesty.
To which he was introduced by the earl of Ailef
bury, lord chamberlain to her majesty, and conducted
by fir Clement Cottrel Dormer, knt. master of the
ceremonies.
BOSTO N, August 3.
The a true state of the fracas that happened on
Sunday evening last, and which deigning men may
willi to represent to the difadyantage of this town,
may be known, we beg leave to present the following
which we had from persons on the spot :—-The offi
cers belonging to the British frigate in this harbour,
walking in the Mall, were met by a seaman, who
during the late war had been extremely ill used on
board this frigate: the recolledion of his treatment .
operated so far against his civility, as to induce him
in palling one of them to brush so hard against him,
as to urge him out of his walk ; some words here
ensued, and the people collecting to enquire what
the matter might be, the officers thought it prudent
to make a decent retreat ; some boys, &c. who were
near the Mall followed them into State-Street, where
they demanded and received protection ; but not be
fore they gallantly drew their swords. and bid the
crowd keep off. No injury, that we heard of, was
offered the officers, nor were the crowd armed with
any offenfive weapons.
The drought (mentioned by the Centinel a few
days since) in the inland provinces of France, was so
great, when,the last accounts came from that quarter,
that whole ponds of water were driedup; the canal
of Bordeaux was so empty of water between Cha
teaux la Mere and San Santoine, that the barges can
no longer navigate. The peasants were obliged to
drive their cattle three miles or more for water, and
many people had been obliged to kill or dispose of
their beasts for want of drink. In many fertile pro
vinces' they are threatened with a great scarcity
of the fruits of the earth, unless rain should have
come down soon after. The fame complaints are
made in Spain, Italy and Piedmont. While every
generous breast must condole with the fufferers by
this fev'ere calamity, we ought not to be regardless of,
or backward in gratitude, to that Being, who has
bestowed on this part of the globe, showers and fan
fhine, as bid fair for a plenteous harvest.
N E W-Y O R K, August iri
Yesterday, Mr. James Wilson, was ordained
to the work of the gospel minidry, by the Rev.
Presbytery of New-York, and installed as Co. Pas
tor with the Rev. Dr. Rodgers of the United Presby
terian congregations in this city. The ordination
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. M'Whorter,
from Acts xd. 28. Dr. Rodgers presided and gave
the charge to Mr. Wilson, and the Rev. Dr. Wi
therspoon gave the charge to the people. The whole
was conduced with great solemnity and propriety,
in the presence of a numerous assembly.
During the last fitting of the late grand court of
the island of Jamaica, upwards of 1700 actions were
brought, and above 1500 writs were marked. This
too plainly shews that their credit, finance, trade and
commerce, are at a low water mark.
^n ufeful hint. — Ihe difference between rising
every morning at fix, and at eight, in the course of
40 years (supposing a peifon to go to bed at the
fame time he otherwise would)' amounts to 29,200
hours, or three years 121 days and 16 hours, which
will afford eight hours a day for exa&ly ten years;
so that it is the fame as if ten years of life (a weighty
confideratian) were added, in which we may com
mand eight hours every day for the cultivation of our
minds, and the dispatch of business —This calculati
on is made without any regard to Biflextile.
^ug. 12. The politician may scribble, and the
republican may rail, but unless we reduce ourselves
to the discipline of the Lacedemonians, and like
them fubhft on black broth, the refinement of man
ners will never change to simplicity, nor our national
character bear the hardihood of antiquity.
^ u c° '4 s The latest advices from Europe menti
on that the following ships were preparing to fail the
firft fair wind for the barbour of Mahon in the Me
diterranean, which is to be the rendezvous of the
squadron designed for Algiers; El Seriofo, 70 guns,
La Infanta 70, La Plata 60, and La Regina 60: with
'" a Renombrade, Imperiale and La Sobre, frigates;
Jupiter, Sacre and Tonante, bombs.
^ug. 15. Congress have appointed Major-Gene
ral Robert Howe, one of the Commissioners for In
dian affairs.
This day arrived the ship Theresa Geltrude, Tad
dei, from Leghorn, in 11 weeks; on the 7th inst.
in lat. 39. 21. long, 71. 19, in g violent gale of wind
above the town, the water of which poured down in
a vast sheet on all sides; a veflel that arrived here
from Europe, and was then under the island of Do
minica, informs, that the torrent of water on the
opposite part of the island to Roseau, was immense,
and poured down the mountains with astonishing ra
pidity. The Latona frigate within three miles of
Roseau perc ived the water-spout break on the moun
tain, and the amazing body of water making directly
for the town lowered and hoisted her topsails several
times and fired alarm guns to give the inhabitants
notice of the approacning danger.
CHARLESTO N, June 18.
A correspondent obfefves, that he read with the
highest indignation, a paragraph in this Gazette, of
the 15th instant, under the London head, which
contains a general reflexion on the Congress, army,
marine, &c. of the United States.—People in Eng
land may amuse themselves with such idle tales:
Let them remember that by giving credit to such
they loft these Thirteen States. Great-Britain to
her sorrow has known, that every citizen in Ameri
ca is a soldier, and if we keep no standing armies no
power on earth dare invade our land. If they at
tempt it, let them remember we are allied to his Most
Christian Majesty, and cannot share the fate of the
armies of Burgoyne and Cornwallis.
RI C HMO N D, August 6.
The brig Molly, Capt. , from Rappah
nock river, is put back to Norfolk, having fprun
leak at sea, where she is difeharging her cargo.
On Wednesday last was brought to the publics
gaol in this city, by the fheriff of Cumberland, Su
sanna and Sarah Beachman, mother and daughter,
for the murder of a male bastard child, born of the
body of the latter. The body of the infant was found
in the bushes, with a black silk handkerchief about
his neck, by which it is supposed, he was strangled.
at W. S. W. loft his mainmast, and was obliged to
throw part of his cargo overboard.
By the Theresa Geltrude we learn the prevailing
opinion at Leghorn is, that the expedition against
Algiers will be postponed this year, as the season
will be too far advanced before the necessary prepa
rations can be made.
^ u g- !?• If we were to credit the reports that
every day circulate, we might reasonably suppose a
scarcity of money was felt among all classes of citizens
but is the condu& of any consonant with the fadt? I
is no extraordinary occurrence for a person whei
called on for the payment of a debt to declare hi
has not seen a dollar for a month, and perhaps in the
fame minute invite you to take a dinner with him, when
you will fee his table piled with every luxury, and
covers garnished with all the rarities the world affords
—his family dressed in every costly vanity that might
impress the idea that the master of the mansion was
one of those happy mortals who had difeovered the
long fought done that transmutes whatever it touches to
gold—the labourer too ads his part in the drama of
inconsistency—his wife must be drefled in her fattins,
and his daughters in silks, altho' he were certain of
being obliged finally to go to gaol for the debt incur
red by procuring them— Ihefe, though they may ap
pear aboard, are nevertheless undeniable fads.
CURIOUS EPITAP H.
Here cool the ashes of
M U L CER G R I M,
Late of this parish, blackfmitb,
He was bohi in Seacole lane,
And bred at Hammerfmitb;
From his youth upwards he was much
addicted to vices,
And was often guilty of forgery.
Having foine talents for irony^
He thereby produced many beats in his
neighbourhood,
Which he usually increased by
blowing up the coals;
This rendered him so unpopular, that
When he found it necessary to adopt
cooling measures,
His condud was generally accompanied
with a bifo,
Tho' he sometimes proved a <warm
Friend, yet, where his intcreft
was concerned,
He made it a constant rule to
frike while the ir@n was hot,
Regardless of the injury ' he might do
thereby;l
And when he had any matter of moment
upon the anvil,
lie seldom fan d to turn is to lots own
a dvansage.
Among nuthberlefs instances that might
be given of the cruelty of his
dilpofition,
It need only be mentioned that he whs
the means of hanging many
of the innocent family
of the Belh,
Under the idle pretence of keeping them
from jangling ;
And put great numbers of the Hearts of
Steel into the hottest fames,
Merely (as he declared) to /often the
obduracy of their tempers.
At length, after passing a long life in the
commission of these black actions,
His fire being exhausted, and his bellows
worn out,
lie fled off to that place where only the
fervid ordeal of his own forge
can be exceeded;
Declaring with his lalt puff.
That “ man is born to trouble as the
sparks fly upwards!"