The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-02-03 00:00:00, page 2

“ I speak not, my countrymen, the language of re
port ; I speak the language of the premier, the place
man, the courtier, the parasite. The chairman of
Kilmainham has informed you what is meant; and
the regiments which are to be sent among you, will
shew how the meaning of England is to be carried in
to execution. The county of Longford's address, al
though couched in the most dutiful terms, was re
je&ed, because it contained sentiments which every
Irishman should avow; it talked of constitutional li
berty, and a parliamentary reform. This was enough
to occasion hints from government, about bringing a
force into this kingdom to keep down the Volunteers.
Thus, my countrymen, thus are we to experience
English cordiality, English friendfhip. — This is Eng
lish generosity ! But is it too late to counteract this
insidious design of complimenting you on the one hand,
and dragooning you on the other out of your liberties?
Thanks to Heaven, and to our better fate! a manly,
a legal, and a constitutional resistance is yet in our
power. Our peace establishment should be regulated
at ten thousand men; our war establishment amounted
to 15,500; every man of whom our worthy friends
the English Coalition Ministry mean to return us; and
they expect to procure, by the usual means, a majo
rity in parliament to vote for the maintenance of these
troops. Before this be done, think, my countrymen,
of the consequence of fucE a measure; instead of flip
porting so unneceiTary an establishment, rather inftrud
your representatives to vote for their diminution. Let
not parliament provide even fix months pay for them.
For what are we to be burthened with the support of
15,500 mercenaries ? To damp the ardour of our spi
rits, and check the measures for parliamentary re
form? Let Ireland beware that those forces who
failed of success in America, be not more fuccefsful in
Europe. If the insanity of British councils has frit
tered away the empire, let not the rashness of Ireland
betray the people into so fatal a security, as to per
mit so large a force to remain in the country. Six
months provision is too much to grant; the Irish re
presentative who votes for more, is, and ought to be,
branded as a traitor to his country."
The preceding quotation from an address to the
people of Ireland, which is inserted literally as it ap
peared, will better exemplify the political temper of
Ireland, than a thousand speculative articles on the
fubjeft.
ciety of Scotland, inftteuted for the advancement of
learning and ufeful knowledge." The members are
divided into physical and literary classes. The objects
of the firft are mathematicks, phyfick, natural history,
arts, manufactures ; of the second, antiquities and phi
lological learning.
Lord Shelburne,«as soon as he was made acquainted
with the intention of the Empress of Russia to fend
an embassy to Pekin, fixed upon two young men, one
of the University of Oxford, and the other of Cam
bridge, recommended to him by the principal people
of those learned seminaries. They are to keep a me
teorological, botanical, mineralogical, foffilogical, and
agricultural journal ; for which purpose they will be
furnifhed at the Earl's expence, with a very complete
collection of instruments, of Mr. Dolland's construc
tion.
Three pei sons will be appointed by the Royal So
ciety to attend the Ruffian,embaffy to Pekin, who are
to travel at his majesty's expence.
The Earl of Bute now lies dangerously ill at his
feat at Luton-Hoo, in Bedfordfhire.
Tefterday morning arrived a mail from New-York,
which was brought over in the Roebuck packet-boat,
Capt Richards, in 26 days.
Yesterday also arrived a mail from Lisbon, which
was brought over in the Hanover packet-boat, Capt.
Todd, in 15 days to Falmouth.
The Maria, Mores, from Nantucket, is arrived at
Dover.
October 21.
By letters received yesterday from Ireland it ap
pears, that a conspiracy of events, as it were, com
bined to increase the animosities of that kindgom
against England. At a meeting of the grand jury of
Kilmainham, the chairman in his charge very impru
dently dropped the following expression : “ His Ma
jesty is determined to oppole illegal meetings." This
happening at a time when it was underwood that seve
ral regiments would be sent from England, the ex
preflion was construed to mean an intention on the
part of England to oppose the<Volunteers with force.
Added to this incautious -expression of the chairman of
the grand jury, another incident has excited mur
murs; the county of Longford prepared an address,
which was voted to be presented at the Caftlc ; but
the court party taking offence at several of the ex
pressions, the address was positively refufed to be re
ceived. 'I hose co-incident circumstances have spread
universal diffatisfadion ; and they have produced an
address to the people of Ireland in the following
strain :
The George, Captain Chalmers, from Newbury-
Port, is arrived at Dover.
American News.
PORTSMOUTH, January 3 .
We hear that the Honourable John Langdon, Es
quire, has received a veiy polite letter by the packet,
from his Excellency the Marquis de Castries, dated
Versailles, the 9th of August, refpeCting the ship Ame
rica, in which our great and good ally, the King of
France, has denoted his great latisfaCtion.
N E W-Y O R K, January 28.
By a gentleman just come over from Long-lfland,
we learn, that the bodies of three young men were
taken off the ice frozen to death.—from the plainnels
of their dress, it is conjeCtured they were lolt in at
tempting to make their escape from the veilel lately
arrived with servants.
Jan. 29. The French packet ashore on Long-Illand
was not gone to pieces when the last accounts came
from thence. But we are sorry to add, that lixteen
persons have perished by this disaster.
RICHMON D, January 10.
Early on Tuesday morning last, we had several
flashes of lightning and claps of thunder, to the no
small aftonithment of the hearers ; and about the mid
dle of the day it grew remarkably misty, but was in a
short time cleared away by a violent gust of wind and
rain, which blew down several chimneys; since which
we have had a very sudden thaw, the river has risen
considerably, many of the bridges on Chickahominy
rendered impassable, and we have now as cold wea
ther as has been felt here for several winters past.
ANNAPOLIS, January 16.
By the UNITED STATES in Congress assembled,
January 14, 1784.
O N the report of a committee to whom were re
ferred the definitive treaty of peace between the United
States of America and his Britannick Majesty, and
the joint letter of the 10th of September from Mr.
Adams, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Jay,
Resolved unanimously, nine Rates being prefect,
that the said definitive treaty be, and the fame is here
by ratified by the United States is Congress assem
bled in the form folfowing :
Nov. 6. Last Tuesday there was a numerous meet
ing of the Revolution Society, at the Paul's Head,
Cateton-ftreet, to celebrate, in commemoration, the
anniversary of King William the Third. The num
ber were about 300 persons, Sir Watkin Lewes in
the chair, Lord Surry on his right, and Mr. Adams,
a member of the American Congress, on the left.—
Many loyal toasts were drank. The king, the consti
tution, and the rights of the people. After this Sir
Watkin gave Unanimity with America and Great-
Britain. It was received with the loudest plaudits.
Sir Watkin said, that a member of the American Con
gress wished to address a few words to the gentlemen
present.
Mr. Adams rose, and in a very few words expres
sed the delire which the United Colonies had to co
incide in every thing that could advance mutual com
merce.
Yesterday, pursuant to appointment, the grand na
tional convention, consisting of five delegates from
every county, and three from every city in the king
dom, assembled at twelve o'clock at the Royal Ex
change, when they elected the Right Honourable the
Earl of Charlemount their chairman, and Messrs. J.
Dawson and J. T. Afhenhurft, secretaries ; from
whence they marched through the streets (which were
lined by the volunteer corps of this city) to the Ro
tunda, where the union light dragoons had mounted
guard and received them with presented arms.
The commercial negociation now going on with A
merica, is managed solely by the American Commissi
oners, with the Right Hon. Charles James Fox, one
of his Majesty's principal secretaries of state.
Nov. 14. In consequence of the late failure of the
Caiffe d'Efcomte, a total change of the Ministry has
taken place in France.
The retignation of the Comptroller General of Fi
nance in France, has given a greater alarm to the peo
ple interested in the funds, than the stoppage of the
Caiffe d'Efcomte, as it is generally understood to pro
ceed from the embarrassed situation of the country.
The republick of letters has sustained an irrepara
ble loss by the death of Mons. d'Alembert, secretary
to the French Academy, &c. &c. who departed this
life on the 27th of October last. He was one of the
ablest, if not the firft mathematician of the age ; and
what is rather extraordinary, he joined to his pro
found and truly astonishing skill in the abftraCt fei
ences, all the accomplishments of an elegant, vivaci
ous, and entertaining writer.
Mr. Adams paid a compliment to the city of Lon
don in particular, and expressed his hopes that there
might be an eternal bond of friendfhip between the
two countries.
DUBLI N, Nov. n.
BALTIMORE, January 20.
Paragraph from a late London News-Paper.
" The declaration containing the ultimatum of Rus
sia, has been answered by the Forte in a most mafteily
Ryle. After animadverting on the encroaching spirit
of the court of Peterfburgh, the Porte proceeds to
invalidate the claims of the Empress to the Crimea,
and to expose the wantonness of power which induced
her Imperial Majesty to claim the Black-Sea, with the
isles of laman and Cuba.—What pretension or right
(fays the replication of the Porte) can her Imperial
Majesty have to territories, annexed fox ages to the
dominion of the Porte? Would such claims on any
part of the Ruffian empire not be inßantly resisted?
And can it be presumed that the Sublime Porte, how
ever desirous of peace, will acquiesce in what ambition
may term policy, but what justice and equity would
By the U NITED STATES in Congress
assembled.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS definitive articles of peace and
friendfhip, between the United States of Ame
rica and his Britannick Majesty, were concluded and
signed at Paris, on the third day of September, 1783,
by the Plenipotentiaries of the laid United States,
and of his said Britannick Majesty, duly and respec
tively authorized for that purpose; which definitive
articles are in the words following :
[For the articles fee New-Jersey Gazette, No. 291.]
AND we the United States in Congress assembled,
having seen and duly considered the definitive articles
aforefaid, did, by a certain aCt under the seal of the
United States, bearing date this 14th day of January,
1784, approve, ratify and confirm the fame and every
part and clause thereof, engaging and promising that
we would sincerely and faithfully perform and observe
the fame, and never fuffer them to be violated by any
one, or transgressed in any manner as far as should be
in our power : and being sincerely disposed to carry
the said articles into execution truly, honestly and
with good faith, according to the intent and meaning
hereof, we have thought proper by these presents, to
notify the premises to all the good citizens of these
United States, hereby requiring and enjoining all bo
dies of magittracy, legislative, executive and judiciary,
all persons bearing office, civil or military, of whate
ver rank, degree or powers, and all others the good
citizens of these States of every vocation and conditi
on, that reverencing those stipulations entered into on
their behalf, under the authority of that fcederal bond
by which their existence as an independent people is
bound up together, and is known and acknowledged
by the nations of the world, and with that good faith
which is every man's surest guide within their several
offices, jurisdictions and vocations, they carry into ef
fect the said definitive articles, and every clause and
sentence thereof, sincerely, ftri&ly and completely.
By the UNITED STATE S in Congress
assembled, January 14, 1784.
Resolved unanimously, nine Rates being present,
that it be and it is hereby earnestly recommended to
the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for
the restitution of all estates, right# and properties
which have been confifeated, belonging to real British
fubjeds, and also of the estates, rights and properties
of persons relident in dißrißs, which were in the pos
session of his Britannick Majesty's arms, at any time
between the 30th day of November 1782, and the
14th day of January 1784, and who have not borne
arms against the said United States ; and that persons
of any other description, shall have free liberty to go
to any part or parts of any of the Thirteen United
States, and therein to remain twelve months unmo
lested in their endeavours to obtain the restitution of
such of their estates, rights and properties as may
have been confifeated : And it is also hereby earnestly
recommended to the several states, to reconsider and
revise all their ads or laws regarding the premises, so
as to render the said laws or ads perfectly consistent
not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit
of conciliation which on the return of the bleffing 3 of
peace should universally prevail : And it is hereby al
so earnestly recommended to the several states, that the
estates, rights and properties of such last mentioned per
sons should be restored to them, they refunding to any
persons who may be now in possession, the bona fide price
(where any has been given) which such persons may
have paid on purchasing any of the said lands, rights
or properties since the confifcation.
GIVEN under the seal of the United States.
Witness his Excellency THOMAS MIF
FLIN, our President, at Annapolis, this four
teenth day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four,
and of the sovereignty and independence of
the United States of America the eighth.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.