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romance!. The particular amount proposed is not
known, but is laid to be among the millions. Two
millions sterling have been mentioned, not from au
thority, but merely conjecture. If this be accepted,
the definitive treaties between Great-Britain and Hol
land, will soon be fettled. If not, there is likely to
be a great delay, as they have no other equivalent at
present to offer.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, Aug. 13.
“ We have in this city one of those moral pheno
mena which show how far nature will anticipate upon
the maturity of intellectual faculties. A child only
seven years of age, named Joachim Montayro de Car
valtho, has read a publick lecture, and supported what
is called a Thesis, on all the parts of rhetorick and ora
tory, in a manner that would have done honour to a
profeffor in elocution. At three years of age this child
could speak fluently the Latin and French languages,
and was perfectly acquainted with the histories of
Spain and Portugal."
American News.
PROVIDENCE, January I.
An ad was palled here, pursuant to a late recom
mendation of Congress, securing to the authors of any
new books or treatises, to which they Ihall prefix their
names, a copy-right, and preventing any other person,
without their consent, to republish or make profit of
the copies.
A petition was preferred to the assembly, from a
committee of the society of people called Friends, for
the gradual abolition of the slavery of the negroes in
this state, and that the owners of such negro Haves as
are healthy and capable of supporting themselves
might be authorized to manumit them, and in c de of
their afterwards becoming indigent, that they ffiould
be considered as other paupers, and be provided for ac
cordingly. This petition was referred to a commit
tee of both houses, who reported a bill for the pur
pose, which is postponed for consideration co the next
session.
FOUNTAINBLEAU, Nov. 5 .
The Sieur d'Ormerfton having sent to the King a
formal relignation of the place of Comptroller Gene
ral of the Finances, his Majesty has bellowed that
office on the Sieur de la Calonne, Intendant of Flan
ders and Artois, who had the honour of paying his
thanks to his Majesty in this quality on the fourth of
this month.
H A MBURG H, October 12.
A very extraordinary instance of fecundity has hap
pened in Lower Austria, to the wife of one Langen
loir. After being married a very long time, without
having any children, on the tenth of September last
Ore brought forth four. On the seventeenth she felt
forth frefh pains, and was brought to bed of four more.
The eight children, which arse all boys, have been
baptized, and seem likely to live; nor does the mother
appear to be at all incommoded by this double deli
very.
N E W-Y O R K, January 19.
The sloop Randolph, Captain Lyon, from Jamai
ca, out forty-two days, laden with rum, sugar and
coffee, is ashore, on her beam ends, at Weft-Bank.—
Three of her hands were drowned ; and two were so
severely froft-bitten, that they died.
Walter Buchanan, John Vernon and Wm. Smith,
think it their duty, to give this testimonial of the bold
and dangerous perseverance of Donald Monro, i ho
mas O'Brian, John Gibbons, William Ruffel,' Henry
Steel, Duncan Mead, John Cumftone, 'I homas Ken
ney, and Richard Bogle, who, at the rifque of their
lives, made astonishing exertions (which to us seemed
impracticable) and with the utmost activity, cut thro'
the ice, and by the help of God, refeued eight un
happy mortals from apparent death.
To them, and to others who made humane attempts
to save us, we gratefully return thanks, and will ever
think ourselves under lifting obligations.
To the citizens of New-1 ork we are likewise much
indebted for their great anxiety, sympathy, and hu
manity, so conspicuously displayed on the melancholy
Occasion.
Jan. 23. The Honourable Ezra L'Hommedieu, Es
quire, and Jacobus Swartwout, Abraham Y ates, jun.
and Alexander Webster, Esquires, are elected by the
General Assembly to compose the Council of appoint
ment.
The brig Richard, Captain Dennifton, from North-
Carolina, mentioned in our last as supposed to be loft,
dragged her anchor in the storm on Monday, and
came ashore on Staten-Island, at the watering-place.
All her hands much fiuß-hitterr.
The schooner John and Frederick, from Havannah,
is also ashore at Prince's-Bay, bilged.
The assembly of Maryland have passed an ad for
hying a duty on British vessels.
The lhip Julius Cxfar, Captain Lee, from Cadiz,
TRENTON, January 27.
1 he two Guinops, who were some time since taken
up and confined in the gaol at this place for houle
breaking and robbery, and who lately made their
escape from thence, were re-taken last week near
Eafton, and are closely confined.
On the 13th inst. Mr. James Mechett, of this
town, was married to Miss Polly Tucker, daugh
ter of Captain William I ucker, of the fame place.
The aft for the better regulation of juries, puffed
at the last session of Assembly, does not take place till
the firft day of April next.
We are informed that the French packet I'Courier
de Port Louis, Capt. I uvache, bound to New-York,
was unfortunately cast away in the late severe gale of
wind. The mail, it is said, is saved; but some of
the people on board perilhed by the severity of the
weather.
The Honourable John Hathorn, Esq. of Orange
county, is chosen Speaker of the General Assembly
of the state of New-York.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14 .
The brig Betsey, Captain Fleming, from the Weft-
Indies for this port, was run ashore in the late foggy
weather, on a bar lying between Morris Liflen's and
Reedy Iflaud, on the Jersey fhoie, where she is loft.
The people with difficulty saved their lives.
We learn from different parts of the country, that
considerable damage has been done by the hidden
and extraordinary rife of water occasioned by the
thaw and great rain last week. The Rage from this
city to Baltimore, with fix passengers, was upset in a
run four miles on the other fide of Hartfoid, the pas
sengers and driver narrowly eleaped with their lives,
having been a considerable time in the water, but the
waggon and the whole of the baggage (in which is in
cluded a trunk having between 5 and 600 guineas in
cash, with bank notes and other papers of value) were
totally loft.
Several vessels which were ready for sea, it was ex
peded, from the extreme moderation of the weather
on Wednesday last, would have taken their departure,
but the suddenness and severity of the froft has en
tirely bound up our navigation for the present-
In consequence of the great rains which have fallen
within a week or ten days pall, the ice in the river
Delaware opposite this place, which had frozen to an
amazing thickness, gave way on Saturday last, and
fell down to the bar a little below the town, where
it flopped, by which means the back water was railed
in a few minutes much higher than has been known
for many years. Ihe water however found a passage
over the low lands opposite the bar, where, it is not
improbable, should it continue in its present condition
for a few weeks, a new channel will be worn. The
ice in its movement, which was truly tremendous, did
considerable damage, having, beside the mifehief done
the banks, fences and low grounds, either overthrown
or greatly injured most of the llore-houfes at the
landing. At present the river is impassable here, but
we learn that at Bordentown, where it is not yet
broken up, it remains strong and firm, so that carri
ages pals and repafs with the greatest fafety. It is
also passable in boats at Howell's ferry, about four
miles above this place.
On Thuifday last at eight o'clock was observed a
comet in its course to the fun; it was about 20 degrees
high, bearing about weft southwest; the tail appeared
to contain an arch in the heavers of about thiee de
grees. Sunday night, at eight o'clock, being clear
weather, it was seen considerably advanced towards
the fun, but the fplendour of the tail was obfeu ed by
that of the moon, whole distance from the comet ap
peared to be about eleven degrees. We exped it
will, in a few nights, be in its perihelium, after which
it will, in all probability, make a most splendid ap
pearance in the morning before day-break, when those
whose curiosity and admiration, at the grandeur of
such appearances, exceed their inclination to lounge in
bed, will have an opportunity of observing this curi
ous phenomenon. We leave t to those who have
had an opportunity of observing this opmet more ac-
bound to Newbury-Port, was cast away, on the firft
instant, on the back of Cape Cod, where she went to
pieces.
1 he brig Peace and Plenty, Capt. Callahan, from
London, for Boston, is also ashore at the fame place,
but it is expeded she will be got off, and moil of the
cargo saved.
'1 he fliip Revolution, Captain Lapell, from Amster
dam, bound to Boston, was likewise cast away on
Plumb-illand, off Newbury, about the firft instant.
We learn from Pownal, in the state of Vermont,
that a mountain in that town had lately burst, with a
most terrible explosion ; by which rocks of an amazing
bulk were thrown a great height into the air, which,
in their fall, broke and destroyed the trees, &c. for a
considerable distance, and left a chasm upwards of one
hundred rods in length, and eighty feet in depth.—
We leave the naturalist to speculate upon this strange
phenomenon.
Hunterdon ) T) Y virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
County, ff. J D to me directed, will be exposed to
sale, by way of publick vendue, on the premises, on
Monday the fifteenth day of March next, between
the nouis of twelve and live in the afternoon of said
day, a certain plantation or trad of land, situate in
the townihip of Alexandria, containing two hundred
and eighty-two acres, adjoining lands of Paul Andrews
and others: Ihe above described premises is excel
lent wheat land ; and there are on said premises a dwe'-
linghoufe, bain and orchard, and a great proportion
of timber, and is part of that trad of land known by
the Society Trad. J
Also, on Tuesday the sixteenth will be fold, be
tween the hours of twelve and five, another trad of
land lituate in the townihip of Tewkefbury, contain
ing four hundred and five acres, now in the tenure of
Jchn Tinney, adjoining lands of Frederick Pickle and
others: There are on said premises a dwellinghoufe,
burn and orchard, and a great proportion of excellent
timber, late the property of Henry Cuiller, deceased ;
seized and taken in execution at the suit of the Hon.
John Fell, Esquire, and to be fold by
JOHN ANDERSON, Sheriff.
Dec - 27, 1783. 7w
TO BE SOLD,
At Publick Sale,
On Friday the 20th of February next, 120 acres of
land, situate 2% miles from Cranberry town, near
the publick road from thence to Monmouth, late
the property of Luke Smock, deceased.
THERE is of said trad near 30 acres well tim
bered, a quantity of good meadow, and the
whole well watered, with a good dwellinghcofe and
barn, and an excellent apple-orchard, part of which
is of the bast grafted fruit. The sale to begin at 10
o'clock of said day on the premises, when attendance
will be given, and conditions made known by
HENRY SMOCK,,
ROBERT SMOCK, J ^ xecut -
Middlesex county, January 14, 1784.
New-Jersey, House offfcmblj, Dec. 23,1783.
TH E several petitions from the Weft and East-
Jersey proprietors, relative to a dispute subsist
ing between them concerning the line of partition be
tween East and W est-Jersey were read a second time;
whereupon,
Ordered, That the West-Jersey proprietors have
leave to present the draught of a bill at the next fit
ting of the Legislature, agreeably to the prayer of
their petition, on adverting their intention at least
fix weeks previous thereto, in both the New-Jer
sey, one of the New-York, and one of the Pennsylva
nia news-papers.
Extrafl from the Minutes,
MASKELL EWING, jun. Clerk
NOTICE
IS hereby given to the proprietors of East-Jersey,
and all other persons concerned, that we propole,
pursuant to the leave granted us by the Honourable
the House of Assembly in the above resolution, to
present the draught of a bill at the next fitting of the.
Legislature, for the purposes expressed and set forth
in our petition.
Jona. D. Sergeant,Committee
Clement Biddle, (of W. Jer-
HBc&EzhK COWELL, fey Propri-
Danjel Ellis, )etors.
January 8, 1784. 8w
1 hat the price of each new fliare Ihall be five hun
dred dollars, and the amount of such shares shall be
added to the present capital of the Bank, so as to form
one common flock, which Ihall be the property of
the several Sockholders, in proportion to the number
of their refpedive shares, and without regard to the
sum paid for such shares at the time of the fubferipti
on; and that in every case, the money shall be paid
at the time of fubferibing.
curately, to determine whether we may hail it as a
stranger, or one that has been observed before from
our earth. We are in inclined to adopt the firft opi
nion.
*, Man, articles of intelligence are omitted this
week on account of the length of the revenue all.
January 12th, 1784.
At a meeting of the Stockholders, this day,
Refoived, That a fubfeription shall be opened
at the Bank on the firft day of February next, and
continue, until one thousand additional Ihaies Ihall be
fubferibed.
Bank of North- America,