The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-05-03 00:00:00, page 1

Wednesday the Jamaica merchants waited on Lord
Sandwich with their memorial, praying a naval force
for the protection of that inland, and setting forth the
dangerous and alarming situation it was now in for
want of that force ; when he was pleased to inform
them, that every flep to secure their property in that
part should immediately be taken. They remon
strated with him on the necessity of strong convoys
coming with the trade through the Gulph, and like
wise thewed him a lift of nine ships which were taken
off the Banks of Newfoundland, merely for the want
of a proper convoy ; all of which he allured them
should be ftridtly attended to.
Petitions are preparing in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
and Sussex, to be signed by the Freeholders, praying
the attention of Parliament to the alarming situation
of the whole landed interest, from the ruin of an a
mazing number of farmers, owing to the prices of all
the earth's products being lower than they have been
before for thirty years, while poor rates are higher
than ever, and the prices of labour riling, from the
great demand of the government for men.
Yesterday the Right Honourable the Marquis of
Rockingham was clofetted with the King at St.
James's, for above an hour, it being his only ap
pearance at Court for several months.
Dec. 14. The King feeing Mr. Rigby at the levee
a few days ago, laid to him in one of those moments
of royal mirth, which never fail to enliven the circle,
“ Well, Mr. Rigby, as you are a monied man, you
may have estates now for nothing." His Majesty
laughed exceedingly.
Letters from France mention the arrival of Mons.
Gerard, (who has been succeeded in his embassy by
the Chevalier le Luzerne) and of Mr. Jay, with his
Secretary, Mr. Carmichael, appointed to the Court
of Spain. They failed from Philadelphia in the Con
federacy American frigate, the firft of October; and
% day or two after their failing, Mr. John Adams
was appointed, by Congress, a sole Commiffioncr to
Europe, to treat for, or to receive terms of peace ;
Mr. Francis Deane is his secretary ; and they are to
reside at Paris, in order to be near the place of any
future negotiations for peace among the belligerent
powers. They failed from Borton in a French fri
gate of 40 guns, and are said to be arrived at I'Oricnt.
° Jan. 1C It is nowa common bet that the British
flag was flying on the fortifications at Charlestown on
the 10th day of this month.
Extract of a letter from Plymouth, dated fan. 16.
" This morning a cutter arrived here from the
westward ; as soon as the arrived in the found, the
boat was hoirted out, and the Lieutenant of her went
immediately for Hamoaze, and waited on the Admi
ral, and in less than an hour set offfor London. There
are various conjectures here concerning the news he
has brought. He was stationed off Brest. A friend,
who is very intimate with the Commissioner, fays,
that he hinted to him that the Lieutenant had feeii a
large fleet of men of war and transports come out of
HAG U E, November 21.
SI R Joseph Yorke, Ambaflador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty,
presented, the day before yesterday, another
memorial to their High Mightmefics, lignify
ing the furprize of the King his matter at their liience
in regard to a former memorial, which he had had
the honour to present to their High Mightinesses up
wards of four months ago, claiming the fuccours fii
pulated by treaties, &c. and requiring a precise and
immediate answer, which his Majesty hoped, from
the equity of their High Mightinesses, would be con
formable to treaties, and to the sentiments of fiiend
ihip which he had always entertained towards the
Republic.
Paris, Dec. 17. We are very impatient here to fee
the Count D'Eftaing who is expected this evening at
Versailles. It is given out, that his Majesty exprclles
so great a desire to fee that General, that he has sent
a carriage to meet him on the road, for dispatch, and
for the greater conveniency, as the wounds he re
ceived in America are worse than was at firft report
ed, since he has been obliged to make use of crutches.
The Count D'Eftaing, it is laid, wiote from Brest
to M. de Sartine to desire he would aft of the King
his leave to fall at his feet, to thank his Majesty for
the confidence he had vouchsafed to honour him with.
At my feet, replied the Monarch ! Oh no: It is in
my arms that I will receive him.
Last Thursday the Right Honorable Walter Huffey
Burgh, his Majesty's Prime Serjeant at Law in Ire
land, resigned his gown to the Chief Governor of that
kingdom.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. lII.]
LONDO N, December ir.
WEDNESDA Y, May 3 , 1780.
Extraci of a letter from Harivich, dated Jan. 19.
" This afternoon a meflenger from Sir Joseph Yorke
at the Hague, landed here from a Dutch fifhing boat,
and as loon as hotfes could be got ready, set off tor
London, it is not usual but on very extraordinary
matters for the mtlfengers to come any farther than
Hcivoetfluys, u here the Captain of the Pacquet takes
charge of the odpaiches, and when they arrive here
they are sent express to the Secretary of State."
His Majesty, who had always the highelt opinion
for Capt. Cook, Ihed tears when Lord Sandwich in
formed him of iris death, and directly ordered a pen
lion of 3001. a year for his widow.
Yesterday the King's proclamation, setting forth,
that for the future all foreign ships taken carrying to
and adifting the cneihies of Great-Britaia with war
like Itores or goods of any kind, should be deemed
legal prizes, and the Ihip or fhipsand cargoes, should
be fold for the benefit of thole who took them, was
read at the Royal Exchange gate by Mr. Bishop
the common cryer, assisted by the proper officers. —
They were afterwards Buck up about the Royal
Exchange.
The less of the English forts on the Mississippi river
will, in all probability, be followed by that of the
neighbouring Settlements at Mobile and Penfacoia,
the ertabliihment of which has cost so much money
and trouble to Grcat-Biitain, and gratify the jealous
with the Court of Spain has entertained ever since the
latt war, of driving the English out of every fcttle
ment in the guiph of Mexico. The revolted Ameri
cans will, however, receive more advantage from this
circumstance, as things now Itand, than any other
people. Strong detachments of troops have been,
ever since the breaking out of the American war, lent
up the Mifliflippi by England, who landing on the
caftern shore of the river, nave made inroads and pre
datory incursions on the back Settlements of Georgia
and the Carolinas, and fomented a difaffection to
Congress among the Indians and Scotch planters in
those parts, in inch a manner as to oblige Congress
to Ration large bodies of troops on these frontiers, by
which means their army on the coart has been cunfi
derably weakened. 11 is strange, that oue Ministry
did not prevent the Spaniards from making this at
tempt, as we'hnd that so early as July last, the
fchooncr doebuck was difpitcheu from Pentacula to
England, where Ihe arrived alter a ihort partage, with
an express to Loid George Germain, advirtug the in
tention of Spain againit the Mdliftippi. A gentleman
who came palfenger in this schooner, is now here,
from whom vc had the above particulars.
Feb. 5. Government arc certainly of opinion that
Gibraltar has not been fuccoured without a previous
bruih with the Feirol squadron.
Yesterday it was reported in the city, that govern
ment had received certain advice, that the Spanilh
ships which were captured by Admiral Rodney, were
taken by a fleet of French frigates and carried into Brest.
The protestant inhabitants of Rochester, Chatham,
and Strond, have formed themselves into an associa
tion for the repeal of the ad lately palled in favour of
popcry in England ; and unanimously agreed to pe
tition Parliament, and to inftrutt their representatives
to support their petition. James Hulks, Etq. Alder
man of the city ot Rochester, is elected Chairman of
the association.
To-morrow the House of Commons of Ireland re
sume their deliberations. The eyes of this kingdom
and of Great-Britain, nay of all Europe are new upon
them, highly intercked on the lequel of proceedings
began with inch decided spirit of liberty and patriot
ism, as to become the theme of modern politics, and
must in future times term one of the molt coniptcuous
pages in Rory, if the patriotic flame in our tenate be
not like that of the meteor, whole instant brightness
dazzles, yet whose beam tor want of duration has
neither warmth nor vigour. The monitor of usurped
dominion has been stunned by the firlt blow, luc
ceeding rtrokes muff put an eternal period to its ex
igence.
The attempt made yesterday by Administration in
the House of Commons, was of inch a nature, that
while it reflected in the grossest manner, on the under
standing of that august assembly, exhibited a scene of
the ihalloweft politics that ever disgraced the councils
ofthis or any other country. Our irifh financier with
all that specious shew or collected gravity, which cha
racterizes him, rose, to acquaint the House of the
necessity there was to open the Committee of Supply,
to give operation to the Trade-laws, by originat
ing and reviving money-bills. Was there a member
Brest water, and when they were clear of land fleer
ed due Wert."
DUBLI N, February 10.
THE
in the House who heard him, is there a man in the
kingdom, who {ball hear it, so itupid, as not to fee
through the himfy scheme, under pretence of com
mercial regulations, the great object of government
the money-bills were to be parted, and then adieu to
the scheme of National retrenchment, the Irish De
claratory Act, the Bill of Rights, the repeal of Poy
ning's Law, &c. &c. A prorogation cuts off the ses
sion. "So much for Buckingham."
The merchants and traders in Belfaft have, in their
very excellent letter to our different members, most
fealonably taken the lead in this important business,
of furnifhing the Legislature with such hints and ob
lervations, as may tend to promote the national wel
fare, particularly refolding sugars, and equalizing
the duties, &c. The several articles in the letter will
merit peculiar attention of our Senators, for, unless
the refining of our own sugars be properly secured,
raw sugars cannot be imported to advantage, confe
qucnily a Free Trade, in this refpeCt, will be but a
name. The truly ufeful observations in the letter al
luded to, are not local and confined, but nobly ex
teniive, and designed for promoting the whole mer
cantile interest. It is hoped our merchants and trad
ers 111 either parts, will, with the fame accuracy and
piecifion, lay their sentiments before our reprefenta
tivds. Those in the metropolis ought to be among
the foremoft in this molt necessary work. The field
is large, and almost every article of commerce, with
the appertaining duties, bounties, and drawbacks,
&c. will require a luitable investigation. To give us
equal advantages with British traders, out situation,
circumdances, and several disadvantages, (which will
appear on a comparison) mull be duly considered.—
Ou this, the inoft important consequences may depend.
Should the public executioner proceed on Saturday
next to burn the Ad parted in the 6th of George I.
declaring a right in the British Parliament to bind Ire
land in all calcs whatsoever, as voted by the Pimlico
Parliament in their late meeting on the sth current,
which it is most lincerely hoped he will do, it is
thought that a greater concourse of people never af
fembkd at one time in College Green, than would be
on that occasion, to convince the representatives of
the people in Parliament, and the British Ministry,
of the abhorrence and detestation in which such an
affirmed power in the Parliament of England is held,
and that a continuation of such claim may bring on
a Jociat
Parliamentary Transactions.
HOUSE of COMMONS, Wednesday, Feb. 9.
The House met, pursuant to adjournment. Mr.
Chapman presented according to order, heads of a
bill for the relief of insolvent debtors.
The Recorder moved for leave to bring in heads of
a bill for a Habeas Corpus. Leave was granted ac
cordingly.
Mr. Forbes presented heads of a bill to make the
Judges commirtions ^uamdiufe bene gefferint.
Sir Richard Johnson moved, that the call of the
House, which was ordered for Monday next, be ad
journed to Wednesday following, as he on that day
proposed moving the House for leave to bring in heads
of a bill for the repeal of the Ad parted in the reign
of King Henry the Seventh in this kingdom, which
enacts, " That all bills to be transmitted from this
kingdom, fhail be drawn and certified by the Privy
Council, commonly called Poyning's Law." The
call was accordingly adjourned.
Mr. Forster rote, and after many pertinent obser
vations on the necessity there was as soon as possible,
to give the extensions our trade had received the
fulled operation, by taking off the present duties on
some artit les, and laying some upon others, moved
that the Committee of Supply be opened to-morrow.
Mr. Grattan asked whether this Committee of Sup
ply was a general one, including the grants or money
bills for eighteen months,
Mr. Forrter said it was intended that the whole bu
siness of the money-bills thould be gone through.
Mr. Grattan said, that since that was the case, he
mud oppose the motion, as it was impossible to fi
niih this bufintfs before the assizes would commence,
when of course a great number of the Members, and
those not the molt inconliderable part, would be ne
cessitated to leave town ; that at this time it was
absolutely necessary the fehfe of the people should be
known, before new grants to the Crown were made;
and when they were to be made it required the ut
most solemnity of consideration. A long recess had
parted, and then an adjournment since the last grants ;
immediately at its expiration, the money-bills are
again brought on ; must nothing but money-bills be
agitated in this House ? The appearance, I confer,
this day is very alarming ; Administration shew a
concern for relieving our commercial grievances, but
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