The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-07-19 00:00:00, page 3

April 28. Europe begins again to stand still and
gaze at Great-Britain, and her remaining connexions
and dependencies, to fee what turn things will take
in Ireland, and what part we shall take in the affairs
of that disturbed kingdom, half dependent and half
independent on England.
The new ministry will not have the majority they
expeXed in a new parliament. They will be hard
run even on the firft day, and it is a doubt with some
whether they will be able to carry the address.—
Should that be the case, there is yet a glimmer of
hope that this country may be saved from ruin.
April 30. The accounts from Bengal which have
been so industriously concealed, contain all that the
prophetick spirit of Mr. Fox declared would happen.
To the scenes of general outrage and misery, the de
cay and depopulation of the mighty empire of Indo
ftan, are to be added the hostilities which exist in our
own councils. The supreme council of bengal is in
a state of absolute warfare, and Mr. Hastings declares,
that the opposition which he now meets with in every
measure, is more irksome to him even than the strug
gle which he had with Mr. Francis.
May 3. If a disposition to coalesce with any man,
or set of men, be patriotism, the firft patriot in the
kingdom is, no doubt, he who coalesced with Lord
Shelburne against Lord North; he who coalesced
with Lord North against Lord Shelburne; and he
who, rather than be excluded wholly from power,
would coalesce with Mr. Pitt, and leave Lord North
to fllift for himfelf.
LOND O N, April 26.
Friday one of the Lord Lieutenant's aidde-camps
arrived in town from Dublin. The intelligence he
brought over was doubtless of a very particular na
ture, for he came post-haste; a council was diredly
summoned at the secretary of state's office, Cleveland
row, which fat till one o'clock. The result of their
deliberation was reported to the king at St. James's
by Mr. Pitt.
^pril 27. This country is indefatigable in destroy
ing its character throughout the world. France, by
the most mild and free system, is gaining friends in
every part of the globe. The press is now flourifh
ing throughout the dominions of Louis, whilst in the
principal part of British sovereignty, laws are making
to abolish its freedom. What a change from the days
of Elizabeth to the present hour!
In Switzerland, in all the cantons, all persons un
der thirty years of age are excluded from the great
councils of the Republick. A similar law in this
kingdom would not tend to lessen the refpeCtability
of the senate.
can never want allies and friends, while it has so ma
ny powers, especially the maritime, who love her for
her moderation both in war and peace.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3.
The plague has again broke out here, with very
alarming symptoms.
H AG U E, April 19.
M. Gockings, captain of a regiment of Pabst, ar
rived here on Thursday last, in fourteen hours from
Lillo, bringing advice to the states, that 1200 Au
strian troops had appeared before Lillo and Liefkenf
bock, and that a more numerous corps was in march.
The States General aiTembled extraordinary, as well
as their noble and grand Mightinefles the council of
state; a second assembly took place in the evening,
from fix till half past nine, at which his Serene High
ness was also present.
.April 12. Our hopes for the recovery of the health
of the Elector of Cologne are at an end; that Prince
died at Bonn on the 15th inst.
May 4. Sunday evening the gardens of Bagnigge
Wells exhibited a strange Icene of riot and contulion.
How the affair began is not easy to be determined ;
but, at the fame moment, several hundreds of the
Stentorian lungs vociferated the cry of “ Hood and
Wray," and these were answered by the exclamation
of " Fox forever." Intoxicated with liquor and po
liticks, those who were for Hood and Wray boxed
with the friends of the coalition and Fox, and many
on both sides were knocked down with the canes and
(ticks of their adversaries. So sudden a disarrange
ment of the tea-table apparatus, was perhaps never
before seen, and innumerable fragments of china
shone on every walk, and served to give issue to the
inflamed blood of the fallen and sprawling heroes.—
7 hough peace-officers were sent for, the tumult was
not appeased for near two hours and a half. Three
men who had been active in fomenting the disturb
ances, were taken into custody, but were soon refeued*
May 4. An express arrived yesterday from Dub
lin, which brought an account that the tumults in
that city are now suppressed entirely.
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, April 23.
" It is said, that an express arrived here yesterday
with the news of a revolution in Denmark; but the
letters by the port do not mention particulars. The
report is, that the king is dethroned, and his son pro
claimed in his stead ; an.;^
queen Dowager) and her son put in : ^ru; ^
The reports that prevail of the revolution in Den
mark, are said to be founded on the best authority.
The character of the monarcli is despised by his fub
jeds, who have long waited to throw off their allegi
ance. His morals are depraved in the extreme, and
his abilities of the lowest kind in the estimation of that
country ; and the treatment which an unfortunate
queen received some years ago, excited a resentment
against the authors of it; which, though silent, has
not expiied, and has had no small part in the commo
tion which actuates the people. The king has been
compelled to fubferibe an instrument, by which he
surrenders the government of the state to his son, who
is but sixteen years of age; and it is said he intends
to retire without any view of recovering his sove
reignty.
A private letter from an Irish gentleman at Paris
gives the most splendid account of the very distin
guished manner in which his majesty the king of
franco received the celebrated M. de Suffrein, late
commander in chief of the squadron in the Eaft-ln
dies. This gentleman, who is just arrived at I'Ori
ent in the Medea frigate, was no sooner announced
at Versailles, than the king and royal family, who
were that moment fat down to dinner, arose, and
went into a chamber, where the admiral waited.—
His majesty, with that condefeending affability and
familiar grace, which, when propeily shewn, do ma
jesty so much honour, embraced the gallant warrior,
now returned to the bosom of his country, with the
well earned laurels of many a severe viftory, won in
the service of his prince. I have read of many he
roes of this nation, said the queen, and I rejoice to
fee them united in the brave Suffrein. The king
then knighted the admiral with his sword, and throw
ing a broad blue riband, with a rich emblem annexed,
over his shoulder, saluted him a companion of the
most illustrious Order of the Holy Ghost. " This is
all I shall do for you to-day," said his majesty. "To
morrow you shall be a peer of France, with an estate
suitable to that dignity, and my own acknowledgment
of your eminent services." The ostentatious honour
of a Roman triumph cannot vie with so gracious a
reception, by a whole royal family ; nor will a prince
who knows how to rewaid true merit, in a manner
no less honourable to himfelf, .than to the person so
highly distinguished, ever want servants, emulous of
acquiring some share of the glory so justly attributed
to the gallant Suffrein !
May 5. On the 28th of April last, the lords of
the admiralty, and gentlemen belonging to the arts
and sciences in London, were happy in feeing that
day, what they never expected to fee, which was the
perpetual motion; also to know how to make a true
reckoning, by throwing the leg-line, particularly at
night ; also of knowing how a watch gains or loses
time frem the fun, if no oblervation can be taken;
and to find out the north and south pole at lea, with
out the help of fun, moon, liars or compass , and of
knowing the cause of the variation in different lati
tudes. All those various, new and uleful discove
ries, the above gentlemen have seen that day, by that
divine and moral philosopher, Doctor Katterfelto, at
No. 24, Piccadilly. More than 30001. have been
spent on that perpetual motion thele three years, be
fore it was finifhed ; and as Katterfelto wishes that
his name, as well as his merit, may be remembered
for these hundred years to come, in this kingdom, he
will therefore, for a few days, shew to the publick
at large, the above new experiments, as well as the
perpetual motion, which will be carried to Feterl
burgh in a short time.
In Scotland, upon the whole, the elections will go
in favour of Mr. Fox's friends, to whom that coun
try looks for redress from the most humiliating griev
ances that can exist in a country reputed free. Their
peasantry are the slaves of their landholders, because
they weigh nothing in the scale of representation ; and
a member of parliament there, has only to secure the
interest of a few felf-created magistrates, in order to
be elefled as a representative for thousands, to whom
he by no means holds himfelf responsible, and who
neither can nor dare call his conduct in question. On
this fubjeCtmany of that country have written ably,
and the writings have disseminated a spirit of libe
rality, and a just idea of the conlequence of the peo
ple in a government like that of Great-Britain.
American Intelligence.
B OSTO N, June 12.
BY a gentleman from Canada, we are assured, that
the Canadians behold our present growing im
portance in the scale of empires with a longing eye.—
Oppressed with the weight of tyrannick jurispru
dence—connected to the inhabitants of the United
States by vicinity—and prompted by the part the il
lustrious monarch of their mother country and his
fubjeCts have taken, they most seriously meditate a re
volt from their present usurped masters, and seem de
termined to add another star in the American con
stellation. The extent of that fertile province—the
advantageoufnef s of its situation for commerce—and
its proximity to us, make their revolution an event
devoutly to be wiflied.
RICHMON D, June 26.
The following cruel murder was committed on
Friday the 1 ith instant, by one Matthew Womble, in
Ide of Wight county, who killed his wife big with
child, by cutting off her head with a broad axe ; also
four of his children, and would have put two more
to death if they had not made their escape. He al
ways supported the character of an honelf induitrious
man, not accustomed to drunkenness, though in this
instance it appears, that drinking too freely of new
brandy deprived him of his senses, which occasioned
this unheard of barbarity. He is confined in the
county gaol, and it is laid he acknowledges the fact.
ALEXANDRIA, June 24.
We are informed from the back Settlements, that
a number of robbers have been difeovered about the
Ohio, who rob the inhabitants of cattle, negroes,
and every thing they can lay their hands on. Five
have lately been killed, and two wounded and taken,
who have difeovered their number to be about eighty
five. —
PHILADELPHIA, July x 4.
Extras of a letter from Lancafier, July 11, 1784.
" On Friday evening last the clock in the court
house struck eight for the faft time. The court
house was burnt to the ground in a few minutes, and
the houses N. E. of it was saved from the fame fate
by the vigilance and activity of the inhabitants only.
I will be shortly able to give yo^ a hiitory of the
rife and progress of this ACCIDENT', and the
prime movers in it; the secondary ones are already
known to yours, &c." P.
TRENTON, July 19.
The publick are cautioned to beware of counter
feit and fraudulent surplus certificates. Many of
both kinds, but particularly of the latter, are, front
good reasons, fufpeded to be circulating. They are
generally of a considerable amount, given upon the
payment of a trifling tax, are antedated, &c, The
agents of forfeited estates will do well to take notice
of this caution.
On Sunday the 11th inst. died, after a long and
tedious illncls, which she bore with truly chriftian
patience, refignatioq and fortitude, Mrs. Mary Van-
Cleve, wife of Benjamin Van-Cleve, Esq. of Mai
denhead :—Her goodness of heart, and complacency
of manners, had rendered her dear to al! those who
had the pleasure of her acquaintance, who lament in
her the loss of a worthy and valuable friend.
r r'AKEN up by the fubferiber in Allen-Town, in
the state of New-Jersey, Monmouth county, a
negro man, who fays he belongs to Ebenezer Coally,
in the state of Connecticut, and Fairfield county :—
He is about five feet eleven inches high, and appears
to be about forty-five or fifty years of age ; he fays he
is a native of Africa. Any person claiming rhcfiid—
negro, are desired to prove their property, pay charges,
and take him away. DAVID HAY.
July 15, 1784. 3w%
TO THE PUBITc "k.
CAPTAIN Edward Thomas having advertised for
sale a plantation containing 227 acres of land,
situate at Matchaponix, in the county of Middlesex,
adjoining land of Nicholas Van-Wickle and others,
now in the possession of Azariah Culvert: The pub
lick are hereby informed, that I purchased the afore
faid farm of Nicholas Van-Mickle, by deed dated in
the month of February, 1778: I hat I contrasted
with Captain Thomas for said farm in the month of
December following for £, 2000: That he did not
pay me any of the money according to contract ; and
that a considerable part remains unpaid to this day:
That I have never given Captain Thomas any con
veyance for the premises, neither do I intend so to do,
until he pays me for the fame: That being possessed
of an absolute fee in the premises (as I am informed
by council learned in the law) 1 intend to defend my
title, in a legal manner, against all persons purchasing,
or pretending to purchase, any right thereto, until I
am fully fatisfied, puifuant to an award which I have
lately obtained against laid Thomas for that purpose.
JOHN POPE.
Mansfield, July 11, 1784. gwj
To be fold or rented,
A Fullingmill & Dwellinghouse,
WITH any quantity of land under one hundred
acres, and may be entered on immediately.—
For terms apply to the fubferiber in Hopewell, Hun
terdon county, who will give a good title or lease
for the fame.
SAMUEL STOUT.
July 14, 1784. 3 wl[