The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-02-06 00:00:00, page 1

Mr. Collins,
^S there is a fearcity of foreign news at pres ent,
Ifend you an extras of a letter taken out of
a fate Englifo publication.—lt was written by a
Mr. John Moore, a Scotchman,from Vienna, about
four years ago, to his friend in London ; and, as the
book is but in few hands, it cannot be unaccepta
ble at this time to the generality of your readers.
VIENNA.
OUR disputes with the colonies have been
a prevailing topick of conversation where
ever we have been, since we left Eng
land.—l he warmth with which this
fubjed is handled, increases every day.—At present
the inhabitants of the continent feein as impatient
as those of Great-Britain, for news from the other
fide of the atlantic, but with this difference, that
here they are all of one mind:— 111 praying for
success to the Americans, and rejoicing in every
piece of bad fortune, which happens to our army.
1 hat the French should be pleased with commoti
ons, which muff distress and weaken Great-Britain,
and may transfer to them an equal right to every
advantage we gained by the last war, is not surpris
ing, but why the inhabitants of every other coun
try should take part against England, and become
partizans of America, is not so apparent.
I should forgive them, and even join in sentiment
with them, as far as my regard for the honour and
happiness of my country would permit, if this pro
ceeded from an attachment to liberty, and agenerous
partiality for men who repel oppreflion and struggle
for independency.—But this is not the case.—Those
who can reap no possible advantage from the revolt
of America; those who have not an idea of civil
liberty, and would even be furry to fee it established
in their own country; those who have no other
knowledge of the dispute, than that it is ruining
England: all join as allies to the Americans, not
from love to them, but evidently from dislike to
us.
When I firft observed this hostile disposition, I
thought it might proceed from their being offended
at the preference, which the English gave to their
own country and countrymen above all others; but
this conceit we have in common with every other
nation on the globe, all of whom cherish the fame
favourable opinion of thcmfelves.—lt assuredly pre
vails in France in an eminent degree.—There is
hardly one fceptic or unbeliever in the whole nati
on—it is the universal creed that France is the
fineft country in the world: the French, the most
ingenious and the most able people, excelling in all
the arts of peace and war; and that Paris is the
capital of politeness and the center of learning, ge
nius and taste.—This fatisfadlion at the misfortunes
of Great-Britain cannot therefore arise from a cause
which is applicable to every other country. —ft
may indeed in some measure proceed from envy of
the riches and jealousy of rhe power of the English
nation, but I believe still more from our taking no
trouble to conciliate the affection of foreigners,
and to diminish that envy and ill-will, which great
prosperity often creates. —The French, though per
haps the vainest people on earth of their own ad
vantages, have some degree of consideration for the
feelings and felf-love of their neighbours.—A
Frenchman endeavours to draw from them an ac
knowledgment of the luperiority of his country, by
making an eulogium on whatever is excellent in
theirs.
But we are apt to build our panegyrick of Old
England on the ruin and wfetchednefs of all other
countries.—ltaly is too hot, the inns miserable, and
the whole country swarms with monks and other
yermin.—lp France the people are flares and cox
combs, the mufick execrable; —they boil their meat
to rags, and there is no porter and very little strong
ale, in the country. —In Germany, some of their
Princes have little more to spend than an English
gentleman—they life stoves instead of grates: they
eat four crout, and speak High Dutch.--The Danes
and Swedes are reminded, that they are rather at
too great a distance from the equator; and many
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WEDNESDA Y, ^February 6, 1782.
fly hints are given, concerning the inconveniencies
of a cold climate.—Of all things 1 fhoald think it
raoft prudent to be fl. t on this last topick, as so
many paltry states will take precedency of Old
England, whenever it is the established etiquette,
that rank shall be determined by climate.
But this consideration has no efeft on my honest
friend John Bull —when he is in a cholerick hu
mour, he Will not spare his best friends and neared
neighbours, even when he has most need of their
assistance, and when those at a distance seem to have
plotted his ruin.—ls his own sister Peg* should
ihew a dTpofition to forget old squabbles, to live
in friendfllip with her brother, and should declare
that all who renounced his friendship were her ene
mies, and resolve to conquer by his fide, or if that
should fail, to die hard along with him --No, d—n
you, fays John Bull, none of your coaxing—You be
d—d, you are farther north than I: keep your dif
tance —and so he falls « pelting Peg, with her own
snow balls; and then turning from her, he attacks
Lewis Baboon---lord Strut—lord Peter—and daffi
es their soup maugre—oleo's and maccaroni, full in
their teeth.
But to drop allegory; the universal fitisfadion,
which appears all over Europe, at the idea of Eng
land's being ftript of her colonies, certainly does
not intirely originate from political sentiments; but
in a great degree, from that reserve which keeps
Englishmen from cultivating the friendship of foreign
ers; that pride which hinders them from stooping
to humour prejudices; that indifference which makes
them disregard the approbation of others, and be
tray the contempt they are too ready to shew for
customs or fentimehts different from their own.
These are things not easily forgiven and for which no
superiority of genius, magnanimity or integrity,
can compensate.—The fame causes which have made
foreigners take part against us in this dispute with
America, induce those of them who are rich, and
can spend their revenues out of their own country
to prefer France to England for that purpose.—
The difference between London and Paris in point
of climate, is very small.— the winter amusements
of the former are more magnificent; and perhaps
every conveniency, and most of the luxuries oflife,
are to be found there, in great perfection.—During
the summer months, by superior skill in agriculture
and a better taste in gardening, England displays
such feenes of cultivation, of verdure add fertility,
as no country on earth can equal.-,—To these are
added the blessings of liberty; yet few or no foreign
ers reside in England, except those she maintains
entirely at her own expence; although the wealthy,
after a short visit to London, return to spend
their fortunes at Paris.—Exelutive of pecuniary ad
vantages, it flatters the natural vanity of the French
to find their society preferred to that of all other
people, and particularly to that of their proud
rivals—let them enjoy this advantage; let them
draw to their capital the idle, the dissipated and the
effeminate of every country in Europe:—but, for
heaven's fake, do you and your friends in Parlia
ment fall on some measure to prevent them from
en g a ^ n g the affections of our industrious brethren
of America.
Such an event would be attended with severe
consequences to Great-Britain, and probably to
America.
You may naturally suppose, from some things in
this letter, that the people here, are in a particular
manner inveterate against England, on her dispute
with America—but in reality this is not the case;
for although in general they favour America, I have
not seen so much moderation on that question any
where as at Vienna—the Emperor, when some per
lon afl<ed which fide he favoured, replied very inge
niously, Je Elis par metier royalifte.j lam a roy
alif by trade.
* Scotland. j This was truly an ingenious
anfaer, being diredied to an Englishman, as it is
capable of being applied to both or either fide of
the question, and plainly Jbews, that the Emperor
chose to conceal bis sentiments.
TH E
S fa I'E of N IWV7-J E K.se Y.
An AC for taking charge of and leafing the real
estates of the fubjecis of the King of Great-
Britain, lying within this State.
WHEREAS it is highly neceifiry that agents
'' should be appointed for taking charge of the
real estates lying within this state, belonging to the
fubjeds of the King of Great-Britain, for prevent
ing waste and damage being committed thereon, and
also to prevent the rents or profits writing from the
fame being conveyed to the enemy;
Sect. 1, B, it therefore enabled by the Council
and General Afrmbly of this fate, and it is here
by enabled by the authority of the fame, That the
several agents of the refpe&ive counties within this
Rate for the time being, appointed or to be appoint
ed in or by virtue of an afe, intitled, " An aA for
the more speedy Settlement of publick accounts,"
palled the twentieth day of December, one thou
fahd seven hundred and eighty-one, be, and they
hereby are severally empowered to take into their
care, possession and management all and Angular the
hereditaments, real estates, larids and tenements of
each and every of the fubje^s of the Kirtgpf Great-
Britain, within their refpe&ive counties fer which
they are appointed, and to demise, set and to farm
let, the fame to the best advantage annually, taking
security for the rent, if necessary, the fame having
been advertised at least fifteen days in three or mote
of the most publick places of the refpe&ive counties
wherein the fame lands, tenements or real estates
are situated, and to receive the rents, ifTues and pro
fits thereof, and acquittances and difeharges for the
fame to give, and such acquittances and difebarges
are hereby declared to be a fufficient bar againit
any perlon or persons whomsoever claiming or to
claim the profits or rents of the said lands. 'Pro
vided always, That nothing in this ad contained
shall be construed, deemed or taken to extend to
lands on which improvements have been made, and
for which no owner or agent hath at any time here
tofore appeared to claim or lease the fame, and are
now held by occupancy only.
2. And be it further enabled by the authority
aforefdid, 1 hat every person who has entered into
or upon or taken possession of any of the said lands
and tenements, or any part thereof, shall be respon
sible and accountable for the rents, issues and pro*
fits thereof during the time of such occupancy, which
have accrued since the firft day of March, one thou
sand seven hundred and feventy-five, and which have
not already been paid to some person or persons
authorifed to receive the fame, which said rents,
ifTues and profits shall be paid to the agent aforefaid
for the time being, of the county where the fame
lands and tenements lie, to be by him disposed of
in manner hereafter directed; and in case of neglect
or refufal, such rents, issues and profits shall be sued
for, and recovered by the said agent for the time
being of the county where the said lands and tene
ments are situated, in his own name, and disposed
of as is hereafter directed; and if any person or
persons hereafter shall commit waste or damage on
any of the said lands :nd tenements, he, she or they,
shall be liable to an action at the foil of the said
agent for the fame, which damages, when recover
ed, shall be disposed of as is hereafter directed.
3. And be it enabled by the authority aforefaid,
1 hat the fevcral agents afotefaid of the refpedive
counties within this date, shall annually deliver ail
such monies as they shall refpe&ively receive by
virtue of this ad, to the Treasurer of this state,
and take his receipt for the fame, to be dilpofed of
hereafter as the Legislature shall direct, and shall
also annually lay the books, accounts and all vouch
ers relating to the fame, before the Auditor of ac
counts of this state, in order that the fame may be
examined and fettled: and in case the said agents,
or either of them, shall neglect or refufe to render
account as aforefaid, or shall neglect or refufe to
I wish those of our countrymen, who by your
account seem to be carrying their zeal for America
too far, would remember, qu'ils font par naifance
anglois. That they are Englifomen by birth!
[Numb. 215.]