The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-11-17 00:00:00, page 1

This just and #ife conduct, pradifed by most of
the commercial states in Europe, engaged the Court
of Great-Britain to take the liberty of making the
bitterest complaints and representations, persuaded
no doubt, that the language of ambition and haugh
tiness would be fufficient to obtain from France an
implicit deference. To these indecent proceedings,
his Majesty hill replied with calmness, justice and
reason. He informed the King of Great-Britain in
the most explicit terms, that he was not, nor did he
pretend to be a judge of the quarrel between him and
his ancient colonies ; that it did not belong to him to
revenge his cause; and that consequently nothing
could oblige him to treat the Americans as Rebels, to
shut his ports against them, and Rill let's to prohibit
his own fubjefts from all kind of commerce or con
nection with them. His Majesty nevertheless conde
scended as far as in his power to prevent the export
ation of arms and ammunition, and even gave the
most positive assurances not only that he would not
proted this commerce, but would leave Great-Bri
tain at liberty to restrain according to the rules prc
fcribed by the treaties, and according to the laws and
customs of the seas, all his fubjeds who should con
travene his orders. His Majesty went still further:
He observed with the molt scrupulous attention the
execution of the stipulations of the treaty of com
merce signed at Utrecht, altho' Great-Britain had, at
the time, refufed to ratify every part of it, and daily
infringed it. His Majesty consequently gave orders,
that the American privateers should not be fitted out
in his ports, that they should not fell their prizes, nor
remain in them beyond the time limited by the treaty
informed of the embarrassments in which the affairs
of North-America had involved the Court of London,
avoided to augment them by infixing in too strenuous
a manner on the reparations which the British Mi
nistry continually promised and evaded.
Such was the situation of the two Courts, when
the proceedings of the Court of London forced its
ancient Colonies to fly to arms in order to maintain
their rights, their privileges and their liberties. All
the world is acquainted with the epocha of this event;
with the many ineffectual heps which the Americans
took to regain the affection of their Mother Country;
the manner in which Great-Britain rejected them;
and lastly, the declaration of Independence, which
was, and necessarily must have been the result.
The actual war in which the United States of A
merica were neccffarily involved with England, forced
them to open a communication for direct commerce
between them and the other European Powers, his
Majesty would have betrayed the most essential in
rt/erefts of his kingdom, if he had refufed to admit
them into his ports, and had not allowed them a
participation of the advantages enjoyed by all other
nations.
PHILADELPHIA, November 6.
We have been favoured with a translation of the
following Manifefto, published by permission at
Bourdeaux.
MANIFEST O,
On the Motives of the Conduct of the King of
France relative to Great-Britain.
WHEN, by permission of Divine
Providence, his Majesty afeended
the Throne, France enjoyed the
most profound peace. His Ma
jesty's firfl care was to manifeft to
every power the desire he had to
render it permanent. All the world applauded this
happy disposition : The King of Great-Britain in par
ticular teftified his fatisfadion, and gave his Majesty
the most pointed assurances of a sincere friendfhip.
This reciprocation of sentiments authorifed his Ma
jesty to believe that the Court of London was at last
disposed to pursue a more just and friendly line of
conduct than what it had done since the conclusion of
the peace in the year 1763; and that a flop would be
put to the arbitrary- proceedings, to^wliith his Ma
jesty's Subjects had oeen* exposed fifidb that.time in
the four quarters of the world. His Majesty was the
more persuaded that he could depend on the sincerity
of the King of Great-Britain's protestations, as the
revolution, which has since taken place in America,
had then began to make its appearance in a manner
very alarming to Great-Britain. But the Court of
London confideririg that as fear or weakhefs, which
was only the effed of his Majesty's pacific disposition,
still pursued its ancient system, and continued its
vexatious ads of violence against the commerce and
navigation of his Majesty's Subjects. His Majesty,
judging of the King of Great-Britain by his own
sentiments, laid before him with the greatest sincerity
all his complaints, confidently expecting that they
would be redressed. Moreover his Majesty being
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above-mentioned. He alio enjoirfed hTs fid not
to purchase the laid prizes^ and threatened the trans
gressors of hi^orders with the confifcation of their
property. But ;11 those ads of such remarkable com
plaifancc and so much fidelity in the drift observance
of a treaty which lie might have regarded as null and
void, were far from fatisfying the Court of London,
which pretended to make the King fefponfible for
every tranfgrellfcfo, while the King of Great-Britain
himfelf, tho' assisted by a formal Act of Parliament,
could not prevent his own merchants from supplying
the colonies with merchandize, and even with am
munition.
It is easy to conceive how much a refufal to com
ply with the arbitrary pretentions of Great-Britain,
must have wounded the fclf-love of that power, and
rekindled her ancient animpfity agawft France. She
was' the more irritated as the began to experience a
reverse of fortuherin America, where every thing
prognosticated an irreconcilable separation from her
ancient colonies and the ^eGiabie lobes that mult,
ensue, and as fee saw France availing herfelf of 1 part
of that commerce, which fie had imprudently driven
away, and taking measures to render her flag re
fpeftable.
All these reasons together augmented the despair of
the Court of London, and induced her to cover the
seas with privateers, under coinmiffions of a truly
offenfive nature; to violate, in the highest degree, the
filth of treaties; to interruption the most frivolous
and absurd pretences, the commerce and navigation
of his Majesty's fubjeds; to arrogate a tyrannical
empire on the open seas; tb prefcHbe laws arbitrary,
unknown and inadmiflible; to insult, on many occa
sions, his Majesty's flag; and, in fine, to violate his
territorial rights, both in Europe and America, in the
most insulting and outrageous manner.
If his Majesty had been les influenced by the rights
of humanity, if he had left valued the blood of his
fubjeds, if instead of follow fog the impulse of his own
disposition, he had only tdffhtett'his wounded dig
nity, he would not have hesitated a moment to have
made repnfals, and repelled the insult by force of
arms.
But his Majesty Rifled his just resentment: He was
willing to go to the utmost extent in the line of mo
deration, because he Rill entertained so favourable an
opinion of his enemies, as to flatter himfelf that by
such moderation and friendly remonstrances, he
could bring about a reconciliation which their own
interest required., On these conliderations the King
laid before the court of London all his complaints,
accompanying them with the most serious remon
strances, being determined not to fuft'er the King of
Great-Britain to entertain the lead doubt of his firm
resolution to support his own dignity, defend the
rights and intei efts of his fubjeds, and maintain the
refpedt due to his flag.
But the Court of London affected to pass over with
contemptuous silence the greatest part of the remon-
Rrances made by the King's Ambassador; and when
it deigned ^ to answer, made no difficulty to denv the
most authentic faffs, advancing principles contrary
to the rights of nations, to treaties and marine laws',
and to encourage judgments and confifeations, con
trary to all justice; at the fame time refuting the right
of appeal.
Whilst the Court of Lordon was thus putting the
moderation and long filtering of his Majesty to a se
vere trial, they were going' on in their ports, with
preparations and armaments which could not have
America for their object.
Their purpose was so manifeft that his Majesty
eould not mistake it ; and from thence it became his
indifpenfible duty to make preparations for preventing
the evil designs of his enemy, and such depredations
and insults as were committed in the year 1755.
In this situation of affairs his Majesty, who not
withßanding his pressing interests, had until this time
refufed the offers made to him by the United States
of America, found tint he had not a moment to lose
in firming connections with them. Their Indepen
dence was declared and actually eftablilhed; Great-
Britain herfelf had in a manner acknowledged it by
Buffering the continuance of ads, which appertained
to sovereignty.
Had it been his Majesty's intention to deceive
Great-Britain, and lead her into falfe measures by
keeping her in error, he would have concealed with
the utmost secrecy his engagements with his new
allies. But the principles of justice which had guided
his Majesty, and the since-e desire he had to preserve
peace, induced him to a more noble and sincere con
duct ; he thought it his duty of his own accord, to
enlighten the King of Great-Britain by notifying to
him the connection entered into with the United States.
TH E
Nothing could be more simple and less offenfive,
than the declaration his Majesty's Ambassador deli
vered to the British Ministry.
But the Council at St. James's did not view it in
the fame light; and the King of Great-Britain, after
having broken the peace by recalling his Ambassador,
represented to his Parliament, his Majesty's behaviour
as an act of hoflility, as a premeditated and formal
aggreffon. Yet it would be unreasonable to imagine
that the resentment of the King of Great-Britain, a
rose from his Majesty's acknowledgntent of the Inde
pendence of the United States. That Prince surely
was not ignorant of all the examples of this kind,
which are found in the British annals, and even in
those ofhis own reign. His resentment arose from
another principle. The treaty of France fruftrated
tire plan formed at London, of a momentary and
precarious coalition with America, and disconcerted
the lecrct projects which had influenced his Britannic
Majesty to such a measure. The true cause of the
arpmohty, which the King of England manifefted,
and 'Was communicated to his Parliament, was, that
he could not re-unite the Americans to his Crown,
and arm them against France.
„ ( The remainder in our next.)
BY virtue of an aft of affcmbly of this'ftate, palled
at Trenton the 31st of May last, intitled, " An
" Aft for veiling the eflate of William Alexander,
" Earl of Stirling, within this Rate, in trustees, to
" difeharge, by the sale thereof, or of as much as
may luffice, the debts and incumbrances affecting
" the fame, and to convey to him the remainder, if
any there Ire," will be fold on the 15th day of
December, next, at the house of Mr. John Britton,
tavern-keeper, at Balkenridge, and the succeeding
days by adjournment, if necessary, Thirty-two Lots
of excellent Swamp and Ridge Land, situated in the
Great Swamp in Morris county, adjoining the lots in
said Swamp, fold by the laid trustees on the 13th,
14th and 15th of October last, The lots in general
contain from 50 to 100 acres, and are laid down in a
map in the hands of Daniel Cooper, jun. Esquire, at
Longhill, near Balkenridge, who will Ihew the pre
mises toany person inclining to purchase. Atwo rod
road is laid out through the middle of the Swamp, by
which easy access may be had to every lot. The map
of the whole will be put on record in the county of
Morris, for the benefit and security of the purchasers.
RICHARD STEVENS,), n
JOHN MEHELM, § Trustees.
New-Jersey, November 2, 1770.
To all whom it may concern.
"e^- NT OTICE is hereby given that a court of
Jerfa, A. admiralty will be held at the house of
James Efdall in Burlington, on Tuesday the 21st day
of December next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
the fame day, then and there to try the truth of the
fads allcd^ed in the bills of Rufus Gardner, (who as
well, &c.) against the sloop or vessel called the Wil
liam, lately commanded by John Brightman ; and of
Peter Day, (who as well, &c.) against the brigantine
or vessel called the Providence, lately commanded by
John Munro, the schooner or veffel' called the Mer
cury, lately commanded by George Campbell, and
a negro Have named George, taken on board the said
schooner; to the end and intent, that the owner or
owners of the said vessels and cargoes, or negro Have,
or any person or persons concerned therein, may ap
pear and shew cause, if any they have, why the fame
should not be condemned, according to the prayer of
the said bills. B, order of the Judge,
Nov. 6, 1779. JOS. BLOOMFIELD, Reg.
Notices hereby given to all persons who are
indebted to the estate of William Hugan 4 late
of Monmouth county, deccafed, that they are re
quired immediately to difeharge what is due from
them; and if others have any demands against the said
estate, they are requested to present their accounts
for payment, on or before the firft day of December
next, to one of the fubferibers.
NATH. SCUDDER, ) Execu-
JAMES KIRKPATRICK,J tors.
_ Ijrerhold, Oflobrr 11, 1779. rw*
- W ILLI TCS
ACQUAINTS his Customers that he now begins
BREWING, and will fell BEER at the Phila
delphia Prices for Calh or Produce only.
He again requests all those indebted to him to call,
and pay their refpedive balances, and those who
have calks of his, are desired to return them.
N. B. Said Innes gives the Current Prices for
Barley, &c. and has tome SALT he will exchange for
Barley, or Wheat for family use.
Burlington, November 17, 1779. aw.
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