The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-08-21 00:00:00, page 2

LONDO N, April 22.
The article of the late peace has effectually put a
flop to the beneficial trade once carried on from this
kingdom to the coast of Africa. In the year 1756,
there were imported from the coast of Guinea, com
munibus annis, for fourteen years, from one hundred
to two hundred ounces of gold. The native merchants
of Africa used to bring their gold to our settlements
in exchange for different articles ; at present the French,
Dutch and Portuguese enjoy entirely this valuable part
of traffick, which, with the gum trade of Senegal,
now wholly engrossed by the French, were the most
valuable species of trade in that quarter of the globe
carried on by any European nation.
Ma, 28. The French are indefatigable in their ap
plication to the improvement of their marine, which
they seem determined to put on an entire new footing.
Their whole naval force is to be divided into nine squa
drons, five at Brett, two at Toulon, and two at Roch
fort, each vessel to have on her flag, pendants, &c. the
number of the squadron to which the belongs. Some
ultimate of the number and strength of this fleet may
be formed by the following lift of officers: 100 cap
tains commanders, including 27 captains commanders
of the divisions of the nine fouadrons, 100 majors,
(a new rank superior to that of lieutenant) 680 lieu
tenants, and 840 fob-lieutenants.
They are also adopting every possible scheme of
economy in the different departments; that of war in
particular, has contented to a retrenchment of three
millions of livres, and the others will undergo a like
reform.
The Venetians seem to be ambitious of recovering
their long loft maritime fame. By the last advices
from Cadiz, they had received authentick accounts
there, that the Chevalier Emo, at the head of a squa
dron of gallics belonging to the Venetian state, had
taken the Itrong fortrefs and town of Sfax, near Tu
nis, which capitulated after four days siege. Four
l:rge vessels, and seven xebecks were taken in the har
bour, besides a large quantity of naval stores, and
2000 quintals of grain.
Mu, 31. Important as a peace mutt be, a commer
cial treaty is still more so. Peace is a mere cessation
from war, but a commercial treaty is a security for
peace. A reciprocity of interests mult incline all par
ties to be pacifick, as all wars originate in a view to
this very interest, which a peaceful arrangement of a
commercial kind answers full as well without any con
test at all,
June 12. A writer in the Hamburg Journal asserts,
that the annual importation into Europe, of tea, from
China, is nineteen millions of pounds weight, of which
thirteen millions and a half are consumed in Great-
Britain and Ireland.
The importation of cambricks is mentioned as one
of the articles of agreement with the French. But
the article which will reflect immortal honour on the
negociation is, that which has been publickly, talked of
at Paris ; to wit, security for the merchant ships of
both kingdoms, in case of a war. This provision will
also operate as an antidote to war, which is often
promoted by men interested in the plunder of mer
chant fleets.
G L A S G DW, June 8.
Lxtra/# of a letter from Vroerie, April 29.
" I am sorry to write you, that this country will
soon be a desert, if some means be not fallen upon to
prevent emigration. No lets than four hundred per
sons go from this little place about the middle of sum
mer. At present all is in confufion. They intend for
Canada."
DUBLI N, May re.
A modern French writer computes, that the number
of blacks purchased in Africa, amounts annually to
above 62,000, whom he divides as follows :—England
40,000, France 12,00 c, Holland not above 6,c00, Por
tugal about 4,000; as to the Spaniards and Danes,
though having settlements on the coast of Africa, they
have had little or nothing to do with the negro trade.
So numerous an exportation of the natives taking place
And it is further ordained, That ah fines and for
feitures which may be incurred by contravening this
ordinance, (hall be sued for and recovered before any
court of record within the United States, the one
moiety thereof to the use of him or them who may
prosecute therefor, and the other moiety to the use of
the United States. And the laid superintendents Ihall
have power, and hereby ape authorized, by force, to
retrain therefrom, all persons who ihall attempt an
intercourse with the said Indians without a license
therefor obtained as aforefaid.
And be it further ordained, That in all cases where
tranfadfions, with any nation or tribe of Indians, ihall
become necessary to the purposes of this ordinance,
which cannot be done without interfering with the
legislative rights of a state, the Tuperintendent, in
whose diltrict the fame Ihall happen, shall act in con
junction with the authority of such Itate.
Done, &c.
Foreign Intelligence.
G EN O A, April 19.
FOUR extraordinary couriers, dispatched by the
principal mercantile houses at Saragossa, Barcelo
na, Valencia, and Murcia, have brought accounts to
our merchants of the entire failure of the crop of
Mulberry leaves in Spain, in consequence of the late
severe season. This mult bring on a scarcity of silk;
and the merchants of the above places have given or
ders to their correspondents here, to buy up all the
silk they can to fend them, that they may be able to
carry on their manufactures.
St. GEORGE'S, BERMUDA, July t.
WE hear from Jamaica, that the Britilh settlers
at the Bay of Honduras daily increase, and
trade begins to %urilh there. The Old River's Mouth
is made the general mart, which is much preferable
to St. George's Quay, where buhneis was usually
tranfated. A number of the old inhabitants are ar
rived there.
July 8. Monday last put in here the sloop Fanny,
captain Newbold, (for a Mediterranean pass) from
New-York, for Lisbon.
July 22. We hear that seven vessels are sent out
from Nova-Scotia to the south leas, by Nantucket
men only, who have lately fettled there for that pur
pose, and who are allowed the fame privileges as Bri
tish fubjets.
PORTLAND (Part of Falmouth, lately incorpo
rated) July 27.
One of the favourite tenets of the new Turkish pro
phet is, " that the people's firft care should be to pro
mote agriculture, as the noblest of all arts, the rife
and support of an states.- Would to God that a
prophet, teaching the fame doctrine, might arise in
the province of Maine; and the people believe in
him, or at least in what he Ihould teach ! —This the
politician, with propriety, might term a facing faith.
P 0 R-tT'm 6 U T H, August 3.
Accounts from the country contain the agreeable
tidings of profpeds of a molt plenteous harvelt. The
fields are loaded with nature's richest and most lux
uriant gifts, and throughout the whole state, never
were the labours of industry rewarded in greater
abundance.
CHARLESTOWN, (Massachusetts) Aug. 4
All the states are now represented in Congress, ex*
cept Delaware. Probably, fays a correspondent, that
state is convinced that the support of a representation
in that assembly is an unnecessary expence, whilst they
remain a mere name—a blank—a political cypher ;--
whilst they fee them wanting the means of fatisfying
the demands of our domeftick creditors, and our ter
ritory liable to an attachment by our foreign ones; an
attachment, against which the Iword of juflice can ne
ver be drawn ; whilst they fee our flag intuited (when
admitted) in the ports of our enemies—ah ! and in
those of our friends ! and no body of men veiled with
power to counteract such degrading measures ; —whilft
they behold, bom the fame inbecility, our ambassa
dors abroad despised as " the shadow of a shade" —
the dignity of the United States trampled under foot,
and the character of an American, in all parts of the
world, rapidly declining, from the highest pitch of
dignity and refpet, into the lowed state of contempt !
And, whilst these things are really so (fays he) of what
consequence is it to support an assembly, who cannot
make, and enforce, one national law, and whole re
commendations are no longer regarded as the result of
the collective wisdom of the dates!
A Halifax paper of July 22, has the following ar
ticle : " On Tuesday lalt a small vessel arrived here from
Boston, by which we learn, that the Bostonians, find
ing there is no probability of Jlararing us into a com
pliance with their measures, have, at length, ?er, pru
dently, determined upon opening their port, and per
mitting our vessels to enter, and purchase flock, &c.
for our consumption. But we do not think, however,
notwithstanding the periniffion now granted, that our
Boston friends will find that branch of commerce en
tered upon by us with avidity equal to their expecta
tions."
Yesterday afternoon one of the hands, belonging to
capt. Meaghers's brig, lying at capt. Cordis's wharf,
fell from the mad-head upon the deck, but happily
received so little hurt, that he was able to go about his
work again in a few hours.
PROVIDENCE, July 27.
In our two last papers was mentioned the publick
anxiety occasioned here, by the operation of the late
every year, has effectually depopulated the African
coast, which has now become a perfect desert. Add
to this that the trade mult now be carried on in the
inland parts, at the distance of 300 miles, and it may
be fairly concluded, that this iniquitous branch of
commerce will soon be entirely cut off. '' The fooncr
the better," (fays injured humanity) and we fervently
join in her with.
It is molt earnestly recommended to the merchants
and traders of this city, nay of the kingdom in gene
ral, to confider the injury that trade sustains by not
affixing a determined circulating value on foreign iilver.
French crowns and dollars are for the most part re
futed in payment, or at leaf tfuffer such a depreciation
in value, when offered in currency, as makes it more
tor the advantage of the owner to dispose of the for
mer in particular to the filver-lmith. A French
crown is heavier than a Britdh one, and has rather
less alloy in its competition, which mutt be deemed a
fufficient inducement to let that species of coin pals as
ours of the fame denomination, and especially as we
are on the point of having a more extended commer
cial communication, and that there will be in future
a much greater influx of this species of money. Dol
lars are about eight penny weights in the pound troy
worse than our lilver, and may be rated accordingly.
The adjustment of this very important matter might
perhaps with propriety come firft under the considera
tion of the chamber of commerce, and afterwards be
adopted by a general meeting ot the trading inhabi
tants of this city, which would be followed by the
other cities and towns throughout Ireland. The ne
cessity for such an immediate and publick agreement
mud strike home to the brealt of every perlon who
has taken the matter into mature and serious coniidc
ration.
aft of the General Assembly for enforcing the cur
rency of the new paper money 111 this date, under the
penalties of 1001. forfeiture, disfranchifement, &c.
Many of the inhabitants of this town, as is ulual in
market-towns, having generally depended on receiv
ing supplies from day to day, were thrown into great
djdrels on the failure of these supplies, anting mom
the terror of those penalties. The ulual channels or
business and supplies being thus Itopped---the Ihops
Ihut up---veffcls which arrived here ordered away to
other ports —others expected directed to go cifewhere—
and scarcity and want beginning to be felt, more par
ticularly by the poorer part of the people—and there
being no prospect of relief, without the intcrpohtiou
of the town, the alarm became general, .and,a, town
meeting was called on Monday morning bit, to con
fider what was prudent to be done. Ihe meeting
was very full and general—all law the indifpenlable
neceffiry of doing lomething for furnishing the town---
and the impossibility of doing it without infringing on
I the letter of the act was equally conlpicuous.—l his
I caused some division of sentiment with regard to the
:proper mode of procedure--- some were for indemni-
Ilying,1 lying, at the expence of the town, those who might
be prosecuted on the aft-bothers were appieher.hve
that this might be considered as refitting toe publick
authority of the state, and might tend to weaken
legal government, for the support of which this town
hath always been remarkable, there Icarcely having
been a riot or tumult of consequence in it iince the
$ days of fir Edmund Androfs.
[ A committee was at length appointed, to draft and
I report the resolutions necessary to be entered into:
I and the meeting adjourned till five o'clock, F. M. to
§ receive their report. The committee, after some
I time, unanimoufty reported the following resolutions:
I RESOLVED, That it be, and it hereby is molt
I earnestly recommended to the inhabitants of this town,
§ not to molest, in their persons or property, any per-
I fons whosoever, in bringing supplies of the neceifa
■ ries of life to the market in this town, or in dilpofing
§ of such supplies at iuch prices, and on such terms as
I may be mutually agreed on, betwixt them and the
{purchafers: Also, in order that supplies may be as
- to those who frequent our market, Rejolved,
That it be recommended to the merchants, Ihopkeep
ers and traders in this town, to expole to Idle, as
usual, such articles as they may have on hand, for
the use of the town and country.
y It is further KOTED and RESOLVED, That,
I for the more immediate supply of bread-corn or
j meal, for thole who stand in immediate want of bread
,for themselves and families, there be borrowed on
a the credit of this town, a sum not exceeding five
I hundred dollars, in specie: That James Arnold, elq.
I be appointed to hire and procure laid sum; and that
!he appropriate the fame in the purchase of bread-
Icorn and meal, for the use of the inhabitants of this
! town, who are in real want thereof; that laid corn,
I when purchased, be delivered to Mr. Daniel Anthony,
I clerk of the market, to be by him fold under the
! direction of the town-council, at iuch prices, and for
such pay, as Ihall reimburse and fatisfy those who ge
nerously may loan the money ; that the said corn be
distributed as equally as may be among those who
stand in need thereof.
N E W-Y O R K,
^ug. 11. On Tuesday Congress Resolved, that a
monument be erected to the memory of NATHA
NIEL GREENE, Elq. at the feat of the federal
government, with the following infeription:
Sacred to the memory of N A I' HANT E L
GREEN E, Esquire, who departed this life on
the 19th of June, 1786, late Major-General in the
fervicc of the United States, and Commander of their
army in the southern department.
The United States in Congress assembled, in honour
of his patriotism, valour and ability, have erected
this monument.
A French writer, in the Journal de Guienne, asserts,
that, from the year 167 to the year 1785, no less
than 70,000 peifons have been executed in London !
A letter from Vienna, April 19, favs, “ It is cer
tain that the Divan has returned for answer to the
Ruffian Minister at Constantinople, that the Grand
Signior having been from time immemorial the pro
tedtor of the Georgians, and the greater part of the
people being his proper fubje&s, his Highness cannot
comprehend how the Empress had taken them under
her prote&ion, and that in defiance of the sublime
Porte. I his tone of firmnefs, which has not been
known to proceed from the Divan lately, has a little
staggered the Ruffian Minister, but he could proceed
no further without orders from his court.' '
NEW - HAVE N, August 1.
We learn, that the ladies of fafhion in the city of
Paris, convinced that beauty, when adorned with
elegant neatness, attracts the eye of love with cen
tuple advantage, have abandoned the rich and costly
silks, and unanimously chosen the livery of virtue,
and appear, from head to foot, in the most enchant
ing white; and a noble simplicity in drels distinguishes
all the fair of that city.