The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1778-10-28 00:00:00, page 2

impost, the charge of the administration of justice,
the salaries of ministers, and other ordinary expences,
shall be paid out of the revenues of his Most Christian
Majesty, in the fame manner as under the govern
ment of his Britannic Majesty.—Granted. And that
the inhabitants of Dominica shall export freely their
produce to all parts, paying to the King's chest the
fame duties which are paid in the French islands, by
the inhabitants thereof, or in Europe, but the ex
pences of adminiftring justice must be paid by the
colony.
Art. 8. All slaves, baggages and merchandizes, and
all other things which shall have been taken during
the attack of the island, are to be restored. —Grant-
ed: They shall be faithfully restored.
Art. 9. Such inhabitants as are absent, or in the
service of his Britannic Majesty, shall be maintained
in the possession and enjoyment of their property,
which shall be managed by their legal attornies. —
Granted.
Art. 10. The inhabitants shall not be obliged to
furnish lodging, or any other thing to the troops, or
slaves to work on the fortifications. —Answer: There
are cases of necessity where no exception can be ; but
in all ordinary cases, the troops shall be lodged at the
expence of the King, and in buildings belonging to
him.
Art. 14. The inhabitants shall enjoy their religion,
and the ministers shall enjoy their livings. —Granted.
Art. 15. The inhabitants shall observe an exaCt
neutrality ; and they shall not be bound to take up
arms against his Britannic Majesty, or against any. o
ther power whatsoever.—Granted : But the fubjeCts
born French, may freely serve the King of France,
without being molested on that account, in the case
that Dominica should return under the power of Eng
land ; and those who shall refufe to serve, shall not
be molested by the French government.
Art. 16. All persons taken during the attack of the
island, to be restored. —Granted.
Art. 17. The merchants of the island may receive
vessels to their address from all parts of the world,
without being confifcated ; and may fell their mer
chandize, tranfart their trade, and the port be entire
ly free to them for this purpose, paying the usual du
ties paid in the French islands. —Granted: Until the
peace, with exceptions to English vessels.
Art. 18. The inhabitants shall keep their arms. —
Granted : On condition not to serve against the King
of France.
Art. 11. The ships, vessels, and droughers belong
ing to the inhabitants of the island, shall remain to
them as they were.—Granted: But the English ves
sels from Europe shall be faithfully delivered to the
King's navy.
Art. 12. Widows and other inhabitants, who thro'
licknefs, absence, or other obstacles, cannot imme
diately sign the capitulation, shall have a limited time
to conform to it.—Granted.'
Art. 13. Inhabitants and merchants of the island,
comprehended in the present capitulation, shall enjoy
all the privileges of trade, and on the fame conditions
as are allowed to the fubjerts of his Most Christian
Majesty, in the whole extent of his dominions. —
Granted.
Art. 19. No other persons, except those actually
residing in the island, shall possess houses or lands by
acquisition, concession or otherwise, until the peace,
in case the island is ceded to the King of France. Then
the inhabitants that shall not choose to live under
French government, shall have permission to fell their
property and goods, moveable and immoveable, to
whom they shall choose, and may retire where they
shall judge proper, for which purpose a reasonable
time shall be allowed them. —Granted.
Art. 20. The inhabitants of the island shall be al
lowed to fend their children to England, to receive
their education, and bring them back here, and make
remittances to them, during their stay in England. —
Granted.
Art. 21. The inhabitants may fell their property and
goods to whom they shall think fit.—Granted.
Art. 22. That the Court of Chancery be held by
the Members of the Council, and in the lame manner
as heretofore, and the appeals from this Court shall be
in consequence to England as heretofore. —Granted.
Art. 23. The wives of officers and others, who are
absent from the island, may retire with their effects,
and a number of their domestics, agreeable to their
rank. —Granted.
Art. 24. Persons belonging to privateers, or others,
who are not possessed of property in the island, and
choose to quit it, shall have vessels to transport them
to the English islands, &c. and shall have provisions
furnifhed them for the passage.—Granted: For fix
weeks.
Art. 25. Required by the French General all the
artillery, stores, and efferts of the colony of Dominica
belonging to the King of England, shall be delivered
to the General of the French troops; the batteries
along the coast shall be delivered up in the fame date,
excepting those of officers and of the militia; no
powder shall be withdrawn from the magazines or
stores, and a state ofthe magazines and powder stores
shall be delivered to the Governor whom Monsieur le
Marquis de. Bouille shall name. —Granted: By Go
vernor Stewart.
Art. 26. Required by the French General the ma
gazines of provisions, and the effects appertaining to
the royal navy of England, shall be delivered to the
Commissary employed in the colony.—Granted : By
Governor Stewart.
Art. 27. Required by the French General, Gover
nor Stewart shall to-morrow, the Bth of September,
1778, deliver up the forts at Prince Rubert's Bay,
after the capitulation shall be signed. Fort Young
to be immediately given up to the firft company of
grenadiers, and the forts and batteries to be deliver
ed up at the fame time, and all the fortreffes of the
colony, as soon as may be. —Granted.
We the Governor General of the French Windward
Islands in America, on the part of his Most Chris
tian Majesty the King of France, and the Lieute
nant Governor and Commander in Chief of Do
minica, on the part of his Britannic Majesty the
King of England, agree upon the articles of capitu
lation, in twenty-seven articles foregoing, to which
we reciprocally oblige ourselves to adhere. Done
in two parts at Roseau in Dominica, and signed
and sealed under the seal of our arms, and the
countersign of our secretaries, the seventh day of
September, 1778.
(Signed.) BOUILLE. (Seal.)
Par Monsieur le General DOUBLEE. (Seal.)
(Signed ) WILLIAM STEWART. (Seal.)
@guem, BENONI HAWKES, Sec. (Seal.)
From particular confidcration for Governor William
Stewart, on account of his reputation, as well as
the antient friendfhip which his perfun inspired me
with, and from our acquaintance, he is at liberty
to go where he shall judge fit, and to continue in
the service of his King.
(Signed.) LE MARQUIS DE BOUILLE.
Mr. Collins, — Please to give the enclosed a place
in your next Gazette, and oblige a CuJlomer.
To the JERSEY FARMER.
Sir,
I HAVE seen your short publication of the third in
stant, which has convinced me fully that our con
stitution has been broken, and I believe, in more in
ftarices than you have mentioned. Has not a Chief
Justice held a feat in the legislative department, aflift
ing in the making of laws, then fits in the administra
tion of jultice to execute those laws ? which, in my
humble opinion, is inconsistent with our excellent
constitution, and as you lay, ought to be like Csefar's
wife, " free from all suspicion."
From whence have all the calamities of the civil
war now carried on by Great-Britain against these
United States originated, but from a breach of Mag
na Charta, by that purchased majority in the British
Parliament, which you call Lord North's battalions
with propriety, for all the reasoning of the greatest
speakers has no effert on their venal, veteran, pen
sioned, purchased fouls, which has really been the
cause of Britain and America's being separated for
ever ? Let us then guard against every the lead inno
vation of our constitution, and not fufter it to be
broken with impunity.
For virtue needeth no defence,g
Her surest guard is innocence—
None knew 'til guilt created fear,
What darts and poifon'd arrows were.
You mentioned another important matter, which
has given me a serious concern —the depreciation of
our Continental Bills of Credit, which is daily grow
ing worse and worse; and what is most Shocking to
me, is, that the Legislatures of the several states have,
instead of passing laws to regulate the prices of the
produce and internal manufactures of these states,
raised the salaries of the officers of government to
five or fix times as much as usual, and when asked
why these extravagant salaries are given, their answer
is, You don't confider the depreciation of our paper
money. Is this not alarming that Legislatures should
give a fanrtion to the depreciation of our Bills of
Credit? Such language may be expected from en
groffers, foreftallers, and purchasers of hard money
at five or fix for one, but from members of a legisla
tive body it is Shameful. —I have heard that some of
our refpertable clergy have applied to their hearers
to raise their salaries, in proportion to the deprecia
tion or the present extortion of the times, call it which
you please. I have heard of one compliance only of
three for one for a year, which furprized me not a
little; for let me assure you, I expected better things
of the reverend clergy, —that they would have pub
lickly exhorted their hearers against so deftrurtive a
measure to the Independence of the United States.
Call to mind the depreciation of the paper money in
the New-England colonies; it surely mult be re
membered by very many now living. How exceed
ingly was the condurt of those people condemned ;
and yet we in the prelent day are, if possible, doing
worse? I with the Jersey Farmer (as he has told us
we should hear from him occasionally) would give
his sentiments, how we may secure our paper money
from a depreciation —I am only a common tradesman,
and have said more than I intended, but most hear
tily unite with the Jersey Farmer, and molt cordial
ly hope the farmers and tradesmen united will be
able to secure our constitution from any further vio
lations, also our bills, emitted on the belt security in
the world, from further depreciation.
Oct. 23, 1778. A Tradesman of Neiv-ferfey.
Afupplementary act to the act, intitled, An act for re
gulating roads and bridges.
WHEREAS, from the constant palling and repaf
fing of carriages and of persons employed in
the publick service through this State, there is a great
necessity of mending and keeping in good repair the
highways and bridges in the various parts thereof:
STATE of NEW-JERSEY.
Sect. I. Be it enabled by the Council and General As
sembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of the fame, That the fines and forfeitures for
absence, mentioned and intended in the twelfth lec
tion of the said recited art, shall be for each and every
hour the sum of eighteen-pence, and for each and
every whole day the sum of twenty fliillings, during
the continuance of this art.
And whereas the provision made for compelling the
attendance and labour of the inhabitants for this end
by the art, intitled, An art for regulating roads and
bridges, passed the eleventh day of March one thou
sand seven hundred and fevehty-four, is found ina
dequate at this time ;
2. And be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That
the fines and forfeitures mentioned and intended in
the fourteenth feCtion of the said art shall be propor
tioned to the sum of twenty shillings, instead of that
of five Ihiliings therein fpecified, during the conti
nuance of this art.
3. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority
af@refaid, That this art shall continue in force for and
during the time of one year, and from thence to the
end of the next fitting of General Assembly, and no
longer.
Extract of a letter from on board the Boston, dated the
Mouth of Brejl harbour, Augufl 21, 1778.
" We are now in company with Commodore Whip
ple in the Providence, and Capt. Simplon in the ship
Ranger, formerly commanded by Captain John Paul
Jones. —A fleet of French ships under the command
of Admiral and Duc Dechafo, confiding of 29 fail of
the line and 11 frigates; they are to be joined by 8
more of the li^c offUfhant. This fleet failed the 17th
inst. Admiral Keppel has the fame number of flap
ping at sea, waiting for this fleet. The French are
in high spirits ; we expert to fee tin min the channel.
Capt. Tucker is a brave man, and never will leave
the Providence to be taken by the Rainbow. Capt.
Dennis, in a new brig from Newbury, comes in our
ship, who loft his brig five days after he left Boston.
Capt. Hinman comes passenger in the Providence.—
These two unfortunate gentlemen made their escape
from one of George the tyrant's gaols."
Wednesday fe'nnight arrived at Salem, a prize
ship, laden with between 3 or 4000 barrels and calks
of flour, beef, prat, &c. taken by the Bunker-Hill.
Oct. 12. An account has been received of the cap
ture. of a running vessel that failed some time ago from
this port for France, with publick dispatches, which
were prepared for finking, and flung overboard before
the struck. She was taken by one of Admiral Mon
tague's cruizers, and carried into Newfoundland. Mr.
Thomas Boylften and Mr. Gillam Tailor were on
board this vessel ; the former it is said will be allowed
a passage from that place to England, for which he
designed ; the latter was sent to Halifax, where he is
confined.
PHILADELPH I A, Ort. 23.
Extract of a letter from the Commissioners of the Navy
Board at Boston, to the Marine Committee of Con
gress, dated October 7.
" This will inform you of the loss of the Raleigh
frigate, commanded by John Barry, Esq. She failed
on Friday, the 25th of September, and in a few hours
after difeovered two of the enemy's ships, one of fifty
or sixty guns, and the other a frigate, which Captain
Barry endeavoured to avoid, and once supposed him
felf clear of them ; but the next day was pursued by
the fame, or two other ships. The frigate, after some
time, being a copper bottom, and going very faft,
came up, and an engagement ensued between the
two frigates, which lasted several hours, in which the
Raleigh, though the had loft her foretop-maft, had the
advantage, and would have taken the frigate, had not
the larger ship came up, when Captain Barry and his
crew, after supporting an unequal conflict with the
two ships with great gallantry for half an hour, run
the Raleigh on ihore; so that though he has loft his
fliip, he has gained laurels to himfelf and honour to
his country; perhaps no ship was ever better de
fended. Capt. Barry had made preparations to burn
the fliip as soon as the sick and wounded could be
landed, but by some misfortune that was not execut
ed. The enemy took her off next day. We shall
add no more, but that Capt. Barry's condurt is highly
approved here, and that his officers and men are
greatly pleased with him.
PubliJhed by order of the Marine Committee,
JOHN BROWN, Sec."
Head-Quarters, Elizabeth-Town, OCtober 26, 1778.
THE Honourable the Congress were pleased to
pass the following Resolves on the twelfth instant:
'WHEREAS true religion and good morals
' are the only solid foundation of publick liberty and
' happiness ;
' Refolded, That it be and it is hereby earnestly re
' commended to the several states, to take the most
' effectual measures for the encouragement thereof;
' and for the suppressing of theatrical entertainments,
' horse-racing, gaming, and such other diversions as
' are productive of idleness, dissipation and a general
' depravity of principles and manners.
' Refolded, That all officers in the army of the Unit
'ed States be, and hereby are ftri&ly enjoined to fee
TRENT O N, October 28.
GENERAL ORDERS.
PoffeA at Princeton, October 8, 1778.
JOHN HART, Speaker.
BOSTO N, Ortober 8.