The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-09-19 00:00:00, page 2

rupture between the New-States and that country,
especially as the Georgians and Carolinians are by
much the most lawless and licentious people in Ame
rica, and disposed forevery kind of mifchief, that
poverty and internal discontent can lead to.
A celebrated French mechanic, Mr. Arnoux, has
lately invented a plough, a model of which having
been preferred to the Academy of Arts and Sciences,
has met with the highest approbation. It is calculat
ed to save the expence of cattle; as in making use
of it there is no occasion for the assistance of horses
or oxen; two men being fufficient to work it in a
far more eligible and expeditious manner, than by the
method adopted hitherto.
There is now living at Little-Earnock, near Ha
milton, in Scotland, Michael Gibb, a gardener, and
Margaret M'Grigor, his wife, whose ages amount
to 206, the woman being 108, and the man 98.
They have been married 77 years, are remarkably
healthy and retain the perfed use of all their facul
ties.
The late general Oglethrope, who died a few days
ago, at the extraordinary age of 102, was not only
an instance of longevity, but of every civil and mili
tary virtue. In 1736, he went over to fettle the
new colony of Georgia, and at his private expence
transported above 6000 persons from Great-Britain
and Ireland,,who may be called the firft Englilh in
habitants. Many people from Germany, Switzer
land, Holland, and other parts of Europe, have join
ed them; in about three or four years, the colony
aflumed a degree of national confidence, and began
to have an affemb'y of representatives, magistrates,
&c. Savannah, the capital, became a tolerable city,
and numbers annually emigrated from a'l parts of
Europe; in less than fourteen years the inhabitants
were estimated at one hundred and fifty thousand.
Ihe general continued their governor many years,
and by his humane disposition, gained the hearts of
all the people to such a degree that they would not
hear of his departure, which he deferred from time
to time, not knowing how to leave his children, as
he often called them. At last he embarked for Eng
land, but not before he had endowed an orphan
boule, a school for the maintenance and education
of a certain number of poor children, at the expence
of fix thousand pounds, cut of his own private pro
perty; at home, he enjoyed the rare and valuable
buffings of an uninterrupted health, and length of
days in a charming retirement.
BALLOON INTELLIGENCE.
In consequence of the advertisements for Lunardi's
third afeent with his balloon, from the rotunda in
ft. George's fields, a vast multitude of people assem
bled yederday on the fpt. About a quarter past
one, the balloon being fufficiently inflated, Mr. Lu
nardi, Mr.Jdggin, and Mrs. Sage got into the car,
but a<ter Icveial attempts it was found incapable of
afeending with the whole of them; Mr. Biggin hav
ing been disappointed twice before, and the lady once,
Mr. Immirdi resigned his preventions in their favour,
and the cards being cut on his quitting the car, they
afeended, in a flow majestic manner amidst the rei
terated acclamations of the'populace; the balloon, on
its firft riding, took a westerly direction, but soon
after changed its ccurfe to a north-weft, and went to
a considerable height. They defeended between
three add four o'clock on Harrow-Hill Common, in
pctfed fafety.
D L B L I N, June 16.
What extraordinary revolutions may be daily ob
served in human affairs! The very Adams that had
been defined to the cord, by one of the American
Governors, at the commencement of the late revolt
is now appointed envoy extraordinary to the court
or London. Is a writer, a found politician, and a
firm afErtor of the liberties of his country, 'he has
indeed been most justly celebrated. His majesty, to
tally divesting himfelf of all former prejudices," rave
him a most gracious reception^ Times of national
distress and glorious ftrugglc, cJI forth abilities, that
otherwise would have reclined at ease in the private
walks of human life. Had their petitions and just
complaints been attended to by a britiffi administra
tion, the colonies would not have been separated
from their relative dependance on the mother coun
try; but the idea of rendering the Parliament of
Croat-Britain paramount to every other legislative
authority in these dominions, was the sole cause of
railing those dife^tents in the breasts of fubjeds/thn
otherwise would%ave retained their loyalty i/dal.
legiance with the most petfevering fidelity.
§^^=^^s^ —— _^
American Intelligence.
PLYMOUTH, August 16.
Thursday evening last, about j o o'clock, a small
fioop from Barnftable bound to this port unfortunate
ly struck a rock, and immediately funk, carrying
the boat down with her, which was made fall to'one
of the Ihrouds; but by the exertion and activity of
captain Sturges Graham, who commanded the sloop,
and who at that instant cut away thelafhing of the boat,
he and the rest were saved.
N E W-Y O R K, September 3.
The following is the purport of a conference between col.
"jefab Harmer and capt. Obeil chief of the Seneca
tribe of Indians, with two other chiefs, and about
twenty warriors of the fame tribe held at Pittsburgh,
about the middle of °juiy lajl.
On the arrival of captain Obeil, with two other
chiefs, and about twenty warriors from the Seneca
nation of Indians within a short distance of Fort-Pitt,
two runners were dispatched to apprise the command
ant of their coming, on which col. Harmer was sent
for to fort M'lntofh, by express, and came to Fort-
Pitt next day. The day following the chiefs were
informed by an interpreter, that col. Harmer was
ready to confer with them, and they accordingly
attended about ten of the clock—when Kayafhuta,
and a principal warrior of the Senecas, named All
face, spoke on matters of little import. Captain
Obeil then spoke, faying—he wiflied firft to make an
apology for, or rather to juftify his condud with re-
Iped to the engagement he had solemnly entered in
to with the commissioners for Indian affairs, at Fort-
Stanwix, for the speedy delivering up all the prison
ers which were amongst his people, declaring that
he had done all in his power, considering the incle
mency of the season. That when he returned from
the treaty, he had found all his chiefs and warriors
out hunting, so that he could receive no assistance
from them in the business, and that the snow was so
deep, it was with infinite labour he had been able
of himfelf to colled, and fend in, about thirty of
our people; to this he added, that he had now
brought with him three more, two of which were
gone to their friends, and ffiewed the third, which
was a little girl, about fix or seven years old, whom
he had taken, he said, when she had but two teeth,
and his wife had reared it up. He then (hewed the
articles of the treaty which had been ratified at Fort-
Stanwix, and acknowledged them, calling upon col.
Harmer to do the fame. This done, he demanded
them back, faying, the Commissioners had diredled
him to keep them and ffiow them to his young men;
that he bad formerly (hewed them to his people, and
they believed them; but that a captain Brant was
now among his people, and had told them, that the
Thirteen Fires (meaning the United States) had
told them lies, and had cheated them out of their
lands; and that the Great K,ng over tire water had
never ceded these lands to the United States. Which
language, he said, had created great uneasiness a
mong his young men, insomuch that they had charg-1
ed bim Vith having betrayed their interests, in ^rant-<
ing their lands to the United States, and that"they
had threatened him exceedingly in consequence of it.
He added, that he was sorry to declare, that if coL
Harmer, or feme of the great men at Pittsburgh,'
did not give from under their hands, that what had 1
been done at Fort-Stanwix, by the commiffioners,|
&c. was just, and that the dories propagated to in- 1
validate their proceedings were lies, he would bel
obliged to give up the papers which he had receivedl
from the commissioners, as he dare not carry them|
back to his people.|
The council was adjourned until next day, when|
col. Harmer met the chiefs, &c. and informed them,
that he had considered all which they had told him
yesterday, and was well fatisfied with their condud,l
but that’ the delivering up the articles of the treaty
held at Fort Stanwix, was neither necessary nor ad-|
mihioie, as all which the commissioners had told 1
them was truth, and that which Brant, and other
emiflaiicslrom the Britiflrhad told them, were lies, and
desired that no confidence Should be placed in what
thole people told him; and that a want of it, in
what had been told them by the commissioners,
would inevitably be attended with the most fatal
consequences to them all. This was fubferibed
to and delivered by col. Harmer to capt. Obeil, who
fignified his entire approbation of it, faying, he would
fliew this to the young men, and if they did not be
lieve him, then, he would go to Detroit, and make
liars of the British themselves.
f f'^ 9' ! h ° 7th '° ft "''Congrefs came to the
following refoluuon, “ That the postmaster-general
be, and he hereby is authorifed and inftru&ed under
the direction of the board of treasury, to enter into
contrast, under good and fufficient fecuritv for the
conveyance of the differents mails by the stage car
riages, from Portfmomh in the state of New-Hamp-
Shire, to the town of Savannah in the state of Geor
gia; and from the city of New-York to the city of
Albany, in the date of New-York, accordin, to the
accustomed route." °
We are informed that the honourable John Rut
-edge, Esq. has declined the appointment of Minister
1 lenipotentiary to the United Netherlands- the fitu
h^ pri^te affairs, f rom a long attention to
e ™ ice> prevents his accepting this honoura
ble Station.
Sept. io. We hear from good authority, that Con-
Igrefs have directed the board of treasury to report
an ordinance for fixing the standard of weights and
measures throughout the United States of America.
On a report from the secretary for foreign affairs,
accompanied with a letter of the 10th ult. from the
honourable Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
Netherlands, and a commission from their High Migh
tinesses the Lords the States General, to Diederik
Leertower, appointing him their Consul for New-
Hampshire and Mafl'achufetts, to reside at Boston;
Congress have
Refolded, I hat the said commission be registered
in the office of the secretary of Congress; and that
thereupon an aft of recognition in due form be immedi
latelylately issued to the Hates in question, in order that
Itheylthey may furnilh the said consul with their exequatur or
1 notification of his quality, that the fame may be
I known and published.
lOnI On the 17th ult. Congress came to the following 1
I resolution:
Whereas many states in the Union continue to be
unrepresented in Congress, or to be represented by
only two members, notwithstanding the many urgent
recommendations of Congress for remedying these
defers, particularly those of jft November 1783,
! and the 19th of April 1784.; —And whereas through the
want of a complete representation, the great interests
of the Union have frequently been, and continue to
be neglected or delayed, and the confederation itfelf,
or the administration thereof by Congress, may be
confidcred as the cause of evils which Solely result
j from an incomplete reprefentation;— ind wheieasjt
:is incumbent on Congress to prevent opinions so de
j rogatory to their honour, and so dangerous to the
I publick welfare:
i ßefolded, I hat the secretary of Congress shall,
l once in every month, transmit to the legislatures of
I the refpeftive states, a lift of the states represented,
and of those unrepresented in Congress, and of the
members from each state, that effedual measures
may from time to time be taken by such states as
may be unrepresented, or represented by only two
members, to remedy these defers.
On a report of the board of treasury, they have
also•
Resolved, That in all cases where certificates of
the United States payable to bearer, have been loft,
and no fatisfa&ory evidence given of the fame having
being defti oyed, it would be improper that any new cer
tificates should issue to replace the fame.
Sept, 12. Mr. Ebenezer Sullivan having declined
the office of surveyor for New-hampfhire, pursuant to
the ordinance of the twentieth of Tay last, Congress
proceeded to the election of a surveyor for the said
state, and the ballots being taken, Mr. Edward
Dowie was elected, having been previously nomina
ted by the delegates for that state.
On the 24th ult. Congress resolved, “ That the
fecietary to the United States for foreign affairs, be,
and he is hereoy directed to report the draft of an
ad to be recommended to the legislatures of the re-
Ipedive states, for punishing the infractions of the
laws of nations, and more especially for securing the
privileges and immunities of publick Ministers from
foreign powers."
On Saturday last arrived here, the fliip Caledo
nia, capt. Colquhoun, after a passage of nine weeks
and three days, from Glasgow; with about an hun
dred decent passengers, mostly farmers; amongst
whom are several refpedable families. Their design
is to fettle in this country, and they have brought consi
derable property with them ;—all on board have paid
their packages. Decency, sobriety and good educa
tion stamp their characters, and their behaviour does
honour to the country from whence they have ar
rived. Such inhabitants are wanted in the United
States of America. One cargo of emigrants of this
description, is more valuable than twenty idle mis
creants, picked from the streets, or the emptying of
gaols.
R IC H M O N D, August
We are informed that George Muter, Esquire, is
appointed chief-juftice of the diftria of Kentucky,
in the room of Cyrus Griffin, Esquire, who has re
signed.
PHILADELPHIA, September 9.
On Tuesday last departed this life, Mrs. Lydia
Hutchinson, wife of Dodor James Hutchin
son, of tliis city.
Early on Tuesday morning the 30th uh. departed
this life, at his house near Woodbury, Mr. John
Ladd Howell, formerly a merchant in this city,
but who had retired from business several years.'
In him were united the characters of the gentle
man, Lholar, and good citizen. His abilities, and
knowledge of the world were extensive, and j'oined'
to his hofpitahty in his company, and at his table
were eminently enjoyed, “ Ihe feaft of reason, and
the flow of foul." Liberal in sentiment, benevolent
in disposition, he was a citizen of the world and a
friend to mankind.
Happy in his acquaintance, and improved by his