The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-08-21 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ii
Extract of a letter from an eminent house in Gib
raltar to their friends in this city, dated z^th
May, 1786.
" The Mr. Lamb, who was mentioned in our last,
had arrived at Algiers, was, we are told, admitted to
an audience of the Dey ; but the Algerines being rather,
at present, haughty and insolent, chiefly owing to the
amazing tribute or present lately made them by tl\p
Spaniards, made such demands from Mr. Lamb, that
he could not bring them to any reasonable terms; and
therefore was obliged, as we underhand, to leave their
city at a few hours warning. We with fincercly mat
ters were made up; for, until they are, it will be very
unfafe for any defencelefs American vessel to appear
in these seas. With regard to our opposite neighbour,
the Emperor of Morocco, we have reason to believe
that he might be prevailed on to enter into a treaty
with your dates on tolerable terms: indeed his cruis
ers are trifling, compared with thole of the Dey of
Algiers."
Extract of a letter from Alicant, dated lath May,
1786.
" John Lamb, efq. Envoy from Congress to Al
giers, has been here but three or four days ago,
on his return from thence, where he had remained
about three weeks, and he had succeeded so far as to
have got an audience or two with the Dey, but to
little purpose; more money must be had than is yet
allowed by Congress to effectuate a peace; and you
may depend that the Algerines will cruise against us,
it lead this summer, in spite of any measures that
can now be taken."
Extrafi of a letter from Cadiz, dated ictb May,
1786.
" Mr. Lamb, who had gone to Algiers, is, I find,
returned to Alicant, having been able to do nothing.
Upwards of 12,c001, sterling was demanded for the
taofom of 22 Americans who are there. Mr. Bar
clay and Col. Franks are actually here, on their way
to Morocco, where, by the influence of his Catho
lick Majesty, which, I underftaad, will be exerted in
BALTIM O RE, August it.
A late Engliih news-paper mentions, that the law
yers' solemn dirge was performed at Berlin, the capi
tal of the King of Pruflia's dominions, on the 19th
of May last, by his Majesty (Frederick the Great)
having abfbadteJ their number. In 1777 there were
15,229, 5000 of which were abbreviated in that year.
In 1785 there were 12,139, at the expiration of which
4266 were struck off the roll. In the present year, his
Majesty has reduced them to 269 only; the confe
queuce of which is a considerable diminution of law
suits.
Samuel Fothergill, when at Scarborough,
observed Admiral Tyrrel attended several meetings
of the people called Quakers, in that place, and took
particular notice of the fdlemnity and reverence of
his behaviour, during the meetings, elpecially in the
time of silence.---One morning after this, the Admiral
came up to Samuel in the publick room, before many
nobility, faying, " Mr. Fothergill, I have a very
high opinion of your people's principles and pradice,
especially the inwardness and spirituality of your si
lent worship." Samuel replied, " Admiral, 1 think
such a testimony rather extraordinary from thee, as a
man of war, concerning us and our principles which
are for peace, and against all fighting." The Admi
ral replied, " Sir, 1 am of your principles in that
particular, and fully believe the time will come when
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither
learn war any more; but as every dispensation of un
erring wisdom must have a beginning, so that has had
among yon, but has not reached us yet; and as the
Divine Intelligence, I know by experience, to what
you hold of an union and communion with that it is
attainable in this age, one instance of which occurs
to me, when I had the honour of commanding three
of his Majesty’s (hips of war, as Commodore, fome
tiine before the lad peace was concluded.
Account was brought that five large French men
of war were bearing towards us, all fuperiour to ours
in men and guns; a council of war was called, and,
whilst they fat, I retired alone into my cabin; and,
after getting into perfed silence, 1 heard, in the se
cret of my mind, a language, as intelligible to my
understanding, as ever words were to my outward
senses, " Go fight the French fleet, for 1 have deli
vered them into thine hand." 1 arose reverently
thankful for this gracious intimation, and went to the
council, letting them know we would fight the French,
and that I was sure of victory; all was made ready,
and we engaged. The event proved the certainty of
Divine intimation, we having gained a complete victo
ry, as is let forth in the history of that war."
Aug. 17. By a gentleman from Canada we are in
formed, that the Britilh, so far from having any in
tention of delivering up the western posts, which,
agreeable to the treaty of peace, ought to have been
done some time since, have lately matched a regiment
from St. John's and Montreal, to reinforce them.
August 12.
ANECDOTE of ADMIRAL TYRREL.
~,T r i sr g c' 't leman havin ^ been seized with a lingering
illness some time ago, the trustees found it necessary
to supply his place in the Academy by other teachers,
so that no alteration is made by .he above event.
We hear from Albany, that the July term of the
supreme court of judicature of the Rate of New-
York, closed on the 12th inst. when Caleb Gardner,
who had been convi&ed of knowingly palling counter
feit dollars, received sentence of death.
TRENTON, August 21.
Died, on Saturday morning last, Mr. JAMES DA
VI), for some years a teacher in the Academy in this
place, and yesterday his remains were interred in the
Presbyterian burying ground, attended by the Trus
tees of the institution, the Teachers and Scholars, in
procession, together with a very refpedable number of
Citizens. The end of the good man is peace—such
w , D ? 1S esteemed , through the course of his
whole life, by all who knew him.'
" Tuesday arrived at Providence, Rhode-Ifland,
the brig Buckfhorn, captain Benjamin Troop, from
Hamburgh, after a paffag of 60 days.
" On Wednesday a ship arrived at Newport, in 62
days from Liverpool."
We have just heard from New-York, that the EaR-
India ship which arrived there a few weeks ago, un
der Imperial colours, proves, from some circumstances
that have lately transpired, to belong to the Englifb
East-India Company, and not to the Company at Tri
este and Ojiend, as was full given out and generally
believed. She has since fallen down towards Amboy,
where the will probably land the residue of her cargo
(part of which has been permitted to be landed and
fold in New-York free bom duty to defray the ex
pence of her repairs) and thus gave the smugglers an
opportunity to defraud the revenues of New-York and
Philadelphia, of the duties.
Aug. 16. A letter from a gentleman in Louisville
(Kentucky) to his friend in Wilmington, dated June
23, fays, " Happy am I to be here---where I arrived
yesterday from the midß of danger.- -About twenty
days ago, being apprehensive it was impoflible to go up
the Ohio river in fafety, on account of the Indians, 1
set off, with three men in a boat and part of my cargo,
intending for Cumberland river, and from thence home;
but on the morning of. the 2d of June, on Wabash
river, about 12 leagues below post St. Vincent, we
were attacked by about twenty-live Indians, who fu
rioufly drove us ashore amidst a heavy fire; and, be
ing obliged to fly, the boat and property fell a prey
to the savages, as allo two of my companions, who
were cruelly maflacred on the bank; the other and
myfelf elcaped back, in ten days to the puft, in a dif
trefled condition. Being refreshed, I, in company
with two more, crossed the woods, and arrived at the
above mentioned place in fix days and a half in good
health."
A letter from Alexandria, to a gentleman of Wil
mington, dated July 25, 1786, fays, " The long
continuance of the rains in the early part of the sea
son, has proved very unfavourable to the crops of rye
and wheat, especially in the lower parts of this Rate ;
but the profpeds in favour of the Indian corn and to
bacco, are at present as flattering as they have been
known to be for many years past. Trade Rill lan
guishes much; and yet buildings and improvements
in our town are carrying on with considerable spirit.
We calculate mucli upon the success of the grand
undertaking of the Potowmac company, who have
now several hundred hands employed at the great
falls, about twenty miles above this place, where they
have already made considerable progress in the works,
and have the happinels to find the difficulties which
they expelled to encounter generally diminish as
they draw nearer to them. From the accomplishment
of their plan, of the success of which there is scarcely
an y ground to doubt, Alexandria will derive advan
tages which cannot fail to raise her, in importance,
and diftin&ion, to an equality at least, witli the firft
commercial cities in the United States."
ExtraCt of a letter from New-York, August 7.
" Arrived here last Saturday, the ship Grand Val
ley, capt. Peel, from Jamaica, who fell in with the
ship Cyclops, capt. Middleton, from Jamaica, bound
to Glasgow, the 17th of July off the Havannah, who
informed capt. Peel, that on the 12th of July he fell
in with the brig Amity, who had a few days before
picked up the crew with capt. Hayhurft of the brig
Jamaica Packet, 30 leagues to the westward of the
Grand Comains; he was struck with lightning which
totally difmafted him, and set fire to the cotton be
tween decks, which soon communicated to the rum in
the hold, and that capt. Hayhurft and crew had scarce
time to get clear in their boats; captain Hayhurft
was then on board the brig Amity, of London, his
people distributed on board the Cyclops, another ship,
and Loyaliß, all from the island of Jamaica ; captain
Peel felt the fame heavy thunder and severe lightning
off the Comains, but luckily received but little da
mage; the Cyclops was then out 27 days, and very
short of water, with which captain Peel supplied
him.
behalf of America, I hope their negociations may
prove more fuccefsful."
MI LLER's gardener's
dictionary,
Rapin's history of Eng
land,
Large quarto or family Bi
bles,
Thomson's poetical works
in folio, 2 vols.
Moore's navigation,
Preceptor, 2 vols.
Tooke's pantheon,
Hervey's dialogues, 2 vols.
meditations, 2 do.
Ramsay's revolution of S.
Carolina, 2 vols.
Rambler, 4 vols.
Spectator, 8 do.
Adventurer, 4 do.
Rollin's belles leitres, 4 do.
Sterne's works, 5 do.
Pope's do. 6 do.
Young's do. 4 do.
Thomson's do. 4 do.
Goldsmith's history of
England,
of Rome,
Churchill's poems, 3 vols.
Chryfal; or the adventures
of a Guinea, 4 vols.
History of Charles 12th,
Telemachus, 2 vols.
Gentle shepherd,
Emma, 2 vols.
Stone's Euclid,
Cunn's do.
Emerson's algebra,
Emerson on fludions,
Gibson's surveying,
A REPUTABLE woman, with a fine
frefh breait of milk, wants to take
a cnild to nurse. She can be well recom
mended. Enquire of the Printer.
'"' folloiuing Books and Stationary may be
bad at the Printing-Office :
We are given to underßand by a gentleman who
arrived here the 14th ult. from French creek, that ad
vice was received before he left there, that the Indian
chief CORNPLANTER, had assembled a great
number of Indians, of almost every tribe at Buffaloe
creek, where he was laying before them the result of
Ais business while at Congress, and urging them in
the most Rienuous manner to be at peace with the
United States. It is said that Cornplanter intends
this place a visit as soon as the treaty is over, when
we shall be informed of the disposition of the diffe
rent tribes towards this country.
A correspondent remarks, that in the rage for pa
per money, which has infected the people and coun
cils of several Rates in the union, one very interefling
mistake is committed, to wit, in making it local It
certainly ought to be general and not limited. How
very ridiculous is it to hear people ask, Does our mo
ney pass in your Rate ?---How will the money of such
a Rate paf^ in such another Rate .'-.-Will such a paper
go in this city or the other town ? Such things place
us in an inferior light, and expose us to the scorn of
people of reflection. But we are like the children of
the world; we mull be taught by experience. I his
will in the end inform us, that a paper medium in
this country must be general, and emitted by the
United States at large.
By a gentleman who arrived here the 12th inst.
from the Wabash, we are informed, that on the firft
of June an attack was made on PoR St. Vincent, by
a party of Indians, called the Piankefhaws, when,
after a firing of near three hours, the Indians were
obliged to retreat with the loss of 17 or 18 of their
number. The loss of the inhabitants was only fix
killed and wounded.
Speculative men, fays a correspondent, view with
astonishment the present propped of our national con
cerns. He observes, that there is scarcely any who
do not join in reprobating the measures of our lead
ers, and the extravagance and diflipation of individu
als; but it is to be lamented that there are none who
do more than talk of these things: we want exam
ples. Some of the tip top ought to give more frugal
tafhions to the lower order of the people.
On the 4th instant was executed at Richmond in
Virginia, Thomas M'Auley, for a rape ; and a negro
man belonging to Mr. Nemo, of that city, for house
breaking. 'I homas Campbell was also carried under
the gallows, and there received a reprieve.
We learn from Norfolk, that the ship Cyrus, con
demned at a late court of admiralty at that city,
was fold at publick au&ion for the film of eighteen
hundred and twenty pounds.
The following paragraphs are copied from the Pitts
burgh Gazette, published at Fort Pitt on the 29th
ult.
On Monday last Congress appointed Richard
Butler, Esq. fuperintendant of Indian affairs for
the northern diftria.
Also a great variety of childrens' books, &c. &c.
Cole's Latin dictionary,
Bailey's Engliih do.
Entick's poetical do.
Tale of a tub,
Salmon's geography,
Tytler's do.
Rowe's devout exercises
of the heart,
Scot's lessons,
Crusoe's life,
Dodfley's Eidp,
Art of speaking,
Psalms and hymns,
Schoolmaster's assistant,
Young man's belt com
panion,
Buchanan's English gram
mar,
Spelling-books,
Primers,
Greek grammars,
Latin do. &c. &c.
ALS O,
Demy writing-paper,
Belt gilt do.
Common do.
Parchment,
Quills,
Wafers,
Bcft sealing-wax,
Slates,
Lead and Hate pencils,
Ink-powder and cake,
Ink-Rands,
Pen-knives,
Gold leaf,
Copper- plates,
Message-cards, &c.