The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-04-04 00:00:00, page 1

By the UNITED STATES
in CONGRESS assembled.
March 17, 1785.
WHEREAS it muff conduce to the preservation of
publick credit, and the equal distribution of jus
tice, that the amount of the national debt be ascer
tained with the utmost expedition ; and as delay in the
settlement of accounts tends to render them obscure,
and to encourage frauds, by preventing the means of
detecting them.
Refolded, That all persons having unliquidated claims
against the United States, be, and they are hereby re
quired, within twelve months from the date hereof, to
deliver a particular abfirad of such claims to some
commissioner in the state in which they refpe&ively re
side, who is authorized to fettle accounts against the
United States. And any person or persons, neglecting
to deliver their claims as aforefaid, fnall be precluded
from any adjustment of the fame, except at the board
of treasury ; provided that in those Rates where there
is no commissioner of accounts, the citizens of such
Rate or states shall be allowed one year for delivering
their claims, from the time when a commissioner fliall
have been appointed and enter on the duties of his
office.
That all perlons who fnall negle& to deliver in a
particular abftrad of their claims as aforefaid, shall be
excluded from the benefit of settlement or allowance.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
ALLENTOWN ACADEMY,
WHICH was opened in November last, is still at
tended to with the utmost care, where are taught
the Latin and Greek Languages, Arithmetick, Mathe
maticks, Book-keeping, Geography, English Gram
mar, and such other branches as are usually taught at
institutions of the like nature, by
ALEXANDERVASS, A. M.
a gentleman whose character is well attested both from
Europe and America, and whose ability and fidelity,
as a Teacher, are known and approved.
The situation of said Academy is peculiarly eligible,
being in a pleasant healthy part of the country, on
the publick stage-road, near midway between New-
York and Philadelphia, where the Rages pass twice
every week from the above places, so that those who
choose to fend their children from either of the cities
may have frequent, and the most convenient and fafe
conveyances. Said Academy is distant twenty-fcven
miles from New-Brunswick, fifteen from Princeton,
twelve from Trenton, eight from Bordentown, and
eighteen from Burlington.
Good board and lodgings may be had at convenient
houses near the Academy, and at as low rates as per
haps can be had at any place of education in the Rate.
The Rev. Mr Clark, who resides in Allentown, in
fpeds the business of the Academy; and besides other
occasional visits, attends regularly with the Trustees at
the examinations once every quarter, to judge of and
encourage the improvement of the feudents.
The vacation this spring will commence on the nth
of April, and continue a fortnight, so that the flu
dents will colled again and fit down to their Rudies on
Tuesday the twenty-sixth of April. Those who choose
to fend their children, are lequeßed to have them at
the Academy punctually at that time, that they may
be classed to more advantage, and fuffer no inconveni
ence by others getting before them.
ELISHA LAWRENCE, Clerk
of the Board of Trustees.
Allentown, March 23, 1785. 4W
To the General Proprietors
OF WEST-JERSEY.
WHEREAS a meeting of the General Proprietors
was requeued by advertisement, to have been on
the second day of February last, which, from the ex
treme hardness of the weather and difficulty of crossing
the river, the Committee appointed for tranfafting the
business of the General Proprietors were prevented
from attending ; therefore, the Proprietors of the
Western Division are requested to meet at the house of
James Ifdell, in the city of Burlington, on Monday the
nth day of April next, by 11 o'clock in the morning,
for the purposes mentioned in the former advertise
ment; as the business nropofed concerns the general
interest of the Western Proprietors.
DANIEL ELLIS, Clerk.
March 5, 1785. 2w-|-
[Vol. VIII.] T H E [Numb. 360.]
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLIN S, Printer to the State.
MONDAY, April 4, 1785.
Barnt De-Klyn,
At the corner opposite the Blazing Star, near the mar
ket, Trenton, has just opened, and now ready for
sale, a large and general assortment of goods, con
fitting of the following articles, viz.
SUPERFINE cloths, Apron-widtl: and other
Second do. checks,
Forest do. Ticklingburghs and ravens
Rattinets and Walloons of duck,
all colours, Gartering of all forts,
Durants do. Persian and durant petti-
Calimancoes do. coats,
Moreens do. Diaper table-cloths,
Brown camblets, Half ell wide cotton tabby,
Black everlasting and Superfine rope, cord and
fattinet, cotton caps,
Broad and narrow worsted Mens' rotten and thi
binding of all colours, gloved'
Jeans and jeanets, Bedbunts and buck ^e,
Fustians, Pink, blue and green Joans
Corduroys, spinning,
Spotted and plain velvets, Superfine fagathy and
Fine chip hats, wilton,
4 and 4^lb pins, Assortment of laces and
A complete assortment of edgings,
Irish linens, Shawls,
Irish and Russia Meetings, Marseilles quilting,
Clouting and other diaper, ' Assortment of fafhionable
Brown holland, buttons,
A complete assortment of Silk hose,
English and India Tooth, buckle and other
chintzes, brumes,
Calicoes and cottons, Coffee-mills and looking-
Modes, peelongs and glasses,
fattins, Death-head buttons and
Taffetas and perfians, scars twist,
Ladies gloves and mitts, Best English mustard,
Handsome ribands, Pigeon and other Riot,
Soufflee and other gauzes, Striped ticking,
Muffin, lawn and foufflec ... Scarlet and red flannel,
handkerchiefs, Capborders and tiffiny
Mullin, lawn and foufflee aprons,
aprons, Velvet binding,
Scotch thread, from No. A complete assortment of
10 to 48, hatters trimmings,
Assortment of tapes and Ladies Ruff and fattin
bobbins, shoes,
Sewing-silks of all colours, Best feaiingwax,
Kenting, silk and linen Slates and pencils,
handkerchiefs, Paßeboard and inkpowder,
Thread and cotton hose, Spirits,
Apron-width kentings and Weft-India and New
lawns, England rum,
A very handsome assort- Loaf and brown sugar,
ment of feathers and Molasses,
plumes, Tea and coffee,
Italian flowers, Spices of all kinds,
Lawns and cambricks, Powder.
A ver, complete assortment of hard ware, and many
other articles too tedious to mention.
Trenton, March 7, 1785.
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Foreign Intelligence.
LONDO N, December 18.
THE lat<ftcrms have been very fatal on the
coast of Holland, the Dutch having loft no
fewer than thirty vessels between Schelling and the
mouth of the Maefe; and there is a very great num
ber of wrecks to the north, several in the Texel.
Dec. 19. A private letter from Ireland fays, that
the Dutch have given such extensive orders for ship
beef, that the price of cattle has been considerably ad
vanced, and that a great many additional hands are
employed by the slaughterers at Cork, to enable them
to perform their commissions.
Dec. 20. By a letter received from Calais we learn,
that in the dreadful storm they had there on the 30th
of last month, the Coureur, Captain Gernic, from
Marenne, laden with fait from Dunkirk, then in the
road, broke her cables and struck on the Devil's
Bank, opposite Fort Rogue. The rudder was carried
away, and the ship, after several shocks, funk, and
all the crew periled except the Captain, who clung
to the mainmast to avoid the unhappy fate of his men.
I he Sieur Louis Gavet, an officer of marines, aged
twenty years, and Ringard, both of Calais, being
witnesses of his dreadful situation, determined with a
third sailor, named Morel, of Dunkirk, to venture
their own lives to save that of the Captain. They
engaged the Ca.pt. of an English Packet-boat, named
Star, to lend them his boat ; two English sailors joined
them, and though the sea did not run so high, yet it
was so furious between the two jettees, that the suc
cess of their enterprize was doubted, and they were
looked upon as so many victims to their humanity.—
And indeed, the boat was hardly got half the length
of the jettees before it filled with water ; they law
the impossibility of gaining the mouth of the port and
getting over the breakers, that were riling to an incre
dible height. The Sieur Gavet then engaged his
brave companions to run the boat on the jettee on the
wed; by dint of labour he climbed up the jettee, and
descending on the other fide, set it afloat, when they
perceived the unfortunate Captain up to the chin in
water, struggling with death, holding the mast with
one hand, and with the other making signs for as
sistance. At that moment the boat funk—the Sieur
Gavet, whom the most imminent danger could not
difeourage, threw himfclf among the rocks, flung a
rope to the Captain, who miffed it twice, but caught
it the third time, and faftened it round his neck.—
The Sieur Gavet, sensible that he could make no use
of it without strangling the man he wanted to save,
threw himfelf into the water and swam to the Cap
tain, seized him by the collar with one hand, and
swimming with the other, saved from inevitable death
a man of twice his strength. His companions joined
him, all together carried the Captain to the boat,
which they had cleared of the water. It filled again,
and again they cleared it; in fhoit, after a thousand
dangers, in figbj of an immense croud, they had the
pleating fatisfa&ion of conducting Captain Gernic to
a publick house, where he was taken proper care of;
he loft his all, and had hardly a breath of life re
maining.•
By advices from Scotland we learn, that a noble
subscription has been set on foot at Edinburgh, for
Ihortenihg the communication between the Highlands
and the other parts of Scotland, by means of inland
navigation, which, it is presumed, will prevent the
lower class of people from fuffering similar calamities
to those which happened from the failure of the fin
eries, and occasioned the dreadful famine in the year
1782; a circumstance, though so very recent, little
known in this country.
Jan. 7. Preparations for war are making in all
parts of France. By recent letters we learn, that in
the province of Benfancon alone, upwards of three
thousand horses have been purchased within the last
fix weeks to equip the cavalry.
France will have an army of fifteen thousand men
in the Low Countries by the end of April next.
Last Monday arrived at New-Ycik the Britifo
Backet Duke of Cumberland, Captain Deake, "in
eleven weeks from Falmouth, by whom we have
received the following advices.
B ERLI N, December 4.
SEVERAL Dutch officers have arrived here with
in a few days past, who are purchasing arms and
colours for the light troops which the Republick 1 e
railing.
N A M U R, December 14.
1 he General of the Austrian pantoons arrived here
yesterday, about eleven in the evening. Since that
instant every thing in this town is in motion, not
withßandirg the great quantity of snow that has
len. The officers of the Bailiwick, are gone to,
sorest of Marloque, to cut down the necessary timbe
for the confirmation of 250 Pantoons, for which the
country feat of Procondville is to serve a yard. On
the fide of the iron gate more than 300 workmen
constantly employed in making fafcines.
Magazines of all forts are likewise eftablilhing here.
Two hundred thousand pounds weight of musket shot,
and one hundred thousand pounds weight of cannon
powder, have been transported from Luxemburg thro'
this city. We are stripped of our garrison. Offend
has undergone the fame fate. Antwerp is guarded
by three battalions of the regiment of Ligne, and 200
cannoneers. At Luxemburg there are only invalids.