The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-05-29 00:00:00, page 3

♦hit detention still reigns there with all the violence
of party-spirit. The partisans of the ftadtholder, or
rather some wretches under that specious pretence,
have been so ungovernable of late, that orders were
given to double the patroles night and day. Pafqui
nades and other latirical prints have been polled up at
every corner of the streets, reflecting on persons of
the firft abilities in the administration ; and a few days
ago some of the rioters took their opportunity to
chalk out a gibbet on the gates of the French ambas
sador, and thereon, after the manner of his country,
to hang his excellency in effigy.
A gold coinage in guineas and half guineas, from
new dies, the date of the present year, is just com
mencing at the mint in the tower, which will be rea
dy for delivery in April.
Extract of a letter from Madrid, February 6.
" The marquis de Fuentes, who is said to be ap
pointed to the office of rcprefenting the Catholic king
at the court of London, is just arrived here, and has
had several audiences of his majesty, the prince of
Auftrias, and the minister. This young nobleman, who
about four years ago succeeded to the title and estates
of his anceltors, is said to be a man of very rare vir
tues and Ihining talents, which have recommended him
to the prince, who is prime minister, and tranfafts all
publick affairs, both foreign and domestic ; and such
is the attention of this heir to the crown of Spain and
the Indies, that he is literally at the head and tranfadting
of all publick matters whatever. A minister, as envoy
from England, is daily expected, the hotel so long pre
pared for the earl of Chefterfieki being now putting
into such condition as if his arrival was certain. There
has lately been published a state of the forces of this
kingdom, and the dominions thereof, which places the
marine at fixty-thr^e Ihips of the line, and one hun
dred and eleven others, and the military at sixty-se
ven thousand men, of which forty thousand are the
houfhold guards of the crown, five thousand two hun
dred dragoons, fix thousand cavalry, and the rest in
fantry, including the garrisons in Europe."
April 11. A letter from Tunis, February 29, fays;
" It is expected that we shall soon hear of a final ac
commodation between this regency and the republick
of Venice. An English sloop was entrusted with the
defpatches relative to the treaty, to carry them to the
commander in chief of the Venetian squadron, which
is still at anchor at Malta. Four voyages have been
made from Tunis to Malta on this fubjeft with the
propositions of the Bey, and the answer of the Che
valier Emo."
Extraß of a letter from Faris, April 4.
'' Great preparations are making at the hotel of the
Comte de Merci, the Imperial ambassador, for the ac
commodation of an illustrious vilitor who is looked for
to arrive some time next week. We expert this great
personage to be the emperor, who is coming to visit
the Low Countries, and in his way will pass a few
days in this capital."
According to the latent Advices from Amsterdam, it
now is fully apparent that the late war had fliook the
credit of Holland to its very centre. The East-India
company at Amsterdam, notwithstanding the assistance
afforded them by the States-General, have not re
established themselves ; as a proof of which, five ships,
Which had been fitting for several months, remain at
Amsterdam without a tingle package on board. Their
Weft-India company are in but little better plight.
These and their internal disputes make Holland but in
an indifferent situation.
They write from Lisbon, of the 17th ult. that a gal
ley of 16 guns and 40 men, which was cruising off
1 enefiff, and bore the Moorish flag, was brought in
there by the Portuguese frigate Santa Isabella, of 20
guns. As the vessel had taken several Portuguese ships,
and was the firft under the emperor of Morocco's co
lours, that had been found making depredations on
the Portuguese trade, an account was sent to the Por
tuguese consul at Mogadore, to lay the matter before
the emperor of Morocco, as there is no war between
the two powers,
The poor and upright governor Haftlngs has certain
ly purchased the Huntingdonfhire estate, of mr. Pig
got, for the trifling sum of fifty-five thousand pounds.
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American Intelligence.
NEW-YOR K, May 18.
A gentleman lately arrived in this city from Europe, has
favoured the Printers with a copy of a letter from an
American in captivity in Algiers, to meffrs. Dobrman
and Co. of Lisbon. The most material part of this let
ter is contained in the following extract : —
" Algiers, 26th January, 1786.
" Gentlemen,
" Y OUR kind favour, dated the sth of November,
=- and one dated the 27th of September, came to
hand the 7th and zzd instant, and return you our
thanks for your favours. When I firft wrote to you,
our situation was as I represented ; but I now have the
fatisfadion to inform you, that we are all well pro
vided for by the Count D'Efpilly, through the inter
cession of mr. William Carmichael at Madrid, and mr
Jefferfon at Versailles. The French consul told us°,
that he had orders to confider the Americans as
his own countrymen.—The particular attention of the
Count D'Efpilly, the French consul, to us, deserves
our greatest acknowledgments, also the Swedish con
sul ; io that in reality, we are the esteemed nation at
Algiers.—Consul Logie, treated us with indifference,
which, I allure you, is much to his difcrcdit; and I
was happy when relieved from a dependence so humilia
ting to Americans.—We live at the house of a French
merchant, mr. Ford; and have letters from our am
bassadors giving us comfort, and have reason to think
that we shall soon fee one of our countrymen negociat
mg the peace here. It is known by every consul here,
A correspondent observes, that as nothing cements
mankind together firmly so much as mutual interest
that it would be proper, in case Great-Britain fhould'
enter into a commercial treaty with the United States
,, c ?. to let each vessel that may be employed
?° rtin f merchandize from one country to the
had .° wned b y the British, and the other
halt by the Americans. This would tend to unite the
" v ° together in a firmer bond of friendfhip,
than they ever were; fo r then, the power that i^
c ° u '" + ry r°" ld ^" re the other ' which would
make it the mutual interest of both countries to pun
°Ji pe ° p] , e , that dared to molest the ^ in
en trade, and would, in all human probability,
keep them united in the bonds of friendfhip to the
and is the common talk, that the Americans intend
to sue for a peace : it is, however, a very uncertain and
important affair, and am afraid that our friends will
be very high, as the Spaniards gave a great sum for
their peace. It is thought when the Spanilh affairs are
fettled, that thole people will break with the northern
powers. Should any Americans be so unfortunate as to
be taken, you may be assured, it will be detrimental
to the peace, and should with some proposal to be
made before the cruizers go out; which, it is suppos
ed, will be about the firft of April; and have reason
to think they will watch close off your port: I am sure
there will be a great rifque all over the Atlantic.—
We are twenty-one Americans here; and all that are
in the marine are allowed about nine shillings sterling
a month, &c.
“ I remain your most obedient humble servant,
" Richard O'Bryan.
" Messrs. Dohrman and Co. Lisbon."
An extract from an eminent character in France, who
has served in the armies of the United States during
the late war, to his friend in this city, dated Paris,
February 1786.
" I visited Caffel, Bruhfwick, Berlin, Prince Henry's
country feat, Potsdam, Silesia, Moravia, Bohemia;
Saxony, Magdebourg, &c. I saw people of every de
scription, troops of every kind, and fields of battle.
The Prussian troops are indeed admirable'.Their in
fantry is handsome, Well exercised and manoeuvres in
a line better than I conceived to be possible. I have
seen twenty thousand men in one line at Brellaw. There
was also feventy-five squadrons of an hundred men
each, of the best cavelry in the world. Although their
horses are indifferent, habit and discipline give them
a boldness and a rapidity which is furpriling. In Si
lesia, at Potsdam and Magdebourg, I saw iham bat
tles, where I admired the inftrudion, and that milita
ry routine, which rendered the whole a wonderful
piece of machinery.
" The Imperial army is more substantial and more
numerous than that of Prussia, but not nearly so well
exercised. —The Baron de Steuben was often mention
ed —while I had the opportunity of doing justice to
his services among us, I was happy to know that he
is esteemed in his own country as he deserves."
ELIZABETH.TOW N, May 24.
The dock of the bank, lately annihilated in Phila
delphia, amounted to 870,400 dollars, in 2176 shares of
400 dollars—2Bs shares of which belonged to foreign
ers, chiefly Hollanders —606 shares to inhabitants of
New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-
York, New-Jersey, Delaware and Virginia—l2Bs to
inhabitants of Pennsylvania, of which number 123 c
belonged to citizens of Philadelphia.
A letter from Cadiz, dated February 18, fays, “ Our
toads, as well as those of Portugal, are very much
infefted by (Algerine cruizers; they are exceedingly
troublesome, and plunder the ships of all nations that
fall in their way, except the British, which pass with
out interruption. The latter end of last month, an
Algerine xebec of twenty-two guns, took a large ship,
richly laden, under Ruffian colours at the Streights
mouth, after a sharp contest, and sent her to Algiers.
The captain and crew, with several passengers, are all
sent into slavery, except one English gentleman, whom
the Barbarians sent on shore at Gibraltar."
May 20. Yesterday a countryman in the Fly-Mar
ket, for a trifling wager, eat fifty boil'd eggs, shells
and all; he performed the talk in about fifteen mi
nutes, being elevated on a butcher's block during the
operation.
Great animosities continue in Holland, between the
partisans of the states and those of the Stadtholder.
A dreadful mailacre was expected on the 17th of
March ;—a company of cavalry rushed upon a few of
those termed the Orange party, sword in hand, seized
one, and dispersed the remainder. Further outrages
were expected the ensuing night, centinels were plac
ed in different parts, and a triple guard ordered upon
duty.
CHARLEST O N, May 2 —&
Last night, a man (named O'Blain) who has for
some time part been employed as a labourer about the
city, being much intoxicated, went on board a schoon
er at Scott's wharf;—the matter of which finding him
on the deck, seized him, and tying a rope about his
neck, ordered one of his men to hoist him up the
mast, which was immediately done in so serious a
manner, as to put a period to his existence.—The
perpetrators of this horrid tranfa&ion are properly fe
is h °P ed will meet with that Punishment
which it justly merits.
A gentleman lately arrived from Jamaica, brings in
that ^ was currently reported, and gen'e
,",.„ ev S d> that orders were arrived from England
forbidding in most unequivocal peremptory terms
intercourse or trade whatever with the United States
of America. The lieutenant-governor has not as vet
put thole ill-judged orders into full force, from an ap
prehension that an infurredion would be the cons,
quence.
end of time. —-A contra& of this kind might also in
duce Great-Britain to permit the United States to
trade to her Weft-India iflands', in vessels in which
her own fubjeds were half concerned.—The interest of
the inhabitants of both countries would then be ex
erted on both sides the Atlantic, &c. to get such vefr
fels fully loaded, by which there would be the greatest
probability of their making money.
RICHMOND, May 10.
A gold medal was voted to mr. John Leigh, of
Virginia, on the firft of February, by the Harveyan
Society of Edinburgh, fob having written the best dis
sertation on the properties of opium, and its effects
on living fubje&s.
Extract of a letter from Berkley, ( Charles City County )
.May 7, 1786.
" Oh Saturday the 29th of April; a man was taken
up floating in the river in a sailor's dress, that is, a
very good blue waistcoat or sea jacket, under it a
brown waistcoat, double breasted, and a pair of brown
overalls, good shoes, ftuckings and buckles, a black
cravat, and silver stone sleeve buttons in his sleeves,
in his pockets was silver to the amount of four pounds
seven shillings and eight-pence, a cambrick flock, and
silver stock-buckle, and several other trifles. He was
a well set man, full faced, dark hair, and about five
feet fix or seven inches high. There appeared to me
and several other persons whd Were present when he
was firft brought on shore, evident marks of violence
on him, and this information is given to the publick,
that his friends may enquire into the cause of his death,
and apply for the above articles.''
PHILADELPHl A, May 17.
Extract of a letter from OJiend, February 8.
' Two ships are fitting here by some merchants,
under the auspices and with the emperor's particular
privilege, for the Newfoundland fifhery; they are of
400 tons each. We underhand that his imperial ma
jesty has procured permission from France for his ships
to exercise within the French limits; and that two
will fail annually from this port. They are, however,
constantly to use the Austrian flag. The present ships
are well provided in every refped."
Extract of a letter from London, March I.
"The new prophet, who has appeared in the Turk
ish dominions, increases the number of his followers
every day. One very ftrohg inducement is, no doubt,
that he has permitted them to drink wine, which was
expressly forbidden by Mahomet. Sacrificing to the
appetites of the mob, is the surest way to gain their
favour, and this maxim will hold truth from the mob
at Constantinople to the independent electors of a
borough in England?'
May 24. A letter from a gentleman at Fort M'ln
tofh, dated May 4, fays, “ This day I am to set off
with captain Ziegler's company for the Miami, to re
inforce major Finney, who is likely to fuffer there by
the savages. Another company is to reinforce major
Doughty at Mufkinghum; so that you will readily per
ceive we do not think ourselves so perfectly secure as
is generally imagined."
By the Eagle, captain Blane, arrived from Glasgow
at New-York, a letter dated Greenock, April 1, 1786,
advises, that the ship Friendship, captain M'Adam,
was to fail with passengers from Belfaft for Philadel
phia, about the firft of May, wind and weather per
mitting :alfo, that the ship Alexander, captain Rit
chie, arrived fafe at Galway in Ireland, from New-
York; and that file was expected to fail from Gree
nock for Philadelphia in May.
p The sloop Clinton, Stewart, from New-York, ar
rived at Amsterdam, after a passage of five weeks.
Trenton, May 29 .
~,'" da y last, an aft for emitting 100,000 pounds in
bills of credit, was passed by the legislature of this state,
making these bills a legal tender in all cases whatloever.
At the supreme court on the twenty-third instant,
John-Young Noel, Esquire, was sworn and admit
ted a counlellor at law, having been previously ex
amined agreeably to the rules of court, and received
his excellency the governor's license.
TO BE SO L-fT
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,
ON Monday the tenth day of July next, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the sign of the col
lege in Princeton, two lots of ground, lituate in said
town, on the north fide of the main street, as follows:
No. I. Containing in front, on said street, sixty-one
feet or thereabouts, and in depth five hundred and
forty-three feet, more or less.
No. 2. Adjoining of fame dimensions, No. 1, with
a two story frame house and small kitchen thereon,
late the estate of Alexander Gaa, deceased. The
conditions of sale, one third of the money down, one
third in a year after, the other third in two years
with interest and security on the premises. By order
of the orphan's court.
ROBERT M'GEE, Admr.
Princeton, May 22, 1786. 6w *
To the Publick.
TT7HEREAS Joseph Difbury, on the 20th of April,
vv 1786, broke out of Eatton gaol with David
.„' " h ° have si nce been taken up, and are confined
in Trenton gaol. Joseph Difbury is about twenty
feven years of age, five feet ten inches high, blacle
• any person or persons have any demands against
the said Difbury, they are desired to come and take
him away, or he will be discharged from his confine
ment in three weeks from the date hereof.
DAVID WRIGHTER, Gaoler.
Trenton, May 27, 1786. , v *