The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-09-27 00:00:00, page 3

The great number of emigrants from Europe, which
arrive in Pennsylvania, and fettle in that state, bid
fair to make her, in a short time, the most flourifhing
in the union. But the increase of population in the
state of Vermont, has been much greater than in any
other part of the continent. Large tracts of land,
which two or three years past were nothing more than
an uncultivated wilderness, now teem with vegetation,
nurtured by the industrious hand of agriculture. The
axe of the husbandman has made bare the sorest, and
fields of grain supply the place of lofty trees. In short,
the face of nature, throughout every part of that dif
tridt, has a much more pleasing appearance, and gives
us an idea of the future 'greatnefs of this young but
rising empire.
September 22.
On Monday arrived here the Ship Triumph,
Captain Stout, in five weeks ; and the
Ship London, Captain Hopkins, in nine
weeks, both from London. By the above
vessels we have received English news
papers down to the 4th of Auguf, from
which the following articles are felefled.
From the London Gazette of Tuesday,
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NAPLES, July 3.
The British squadron under the command of com
modore fir John Lindsay, consisting of the Trusty,
Thetis, Andromache, Sphinx, and Rattlesnake, which
failed from Leghorn the 12th of June last, anchored
in this bay on the 17th. On hearing of its arrival,
the king of Naples was pleased to command that it
should be immediately admitted to Prattick, notwith
standing the quarantine laid on all ships from whate
ver quarter they come.
The king and queen of Naples having previously
lignified to the commodore their intention of honour
ing the squadron with a visit, their majesties set out
on the 24th in the morning from the Galley Mole,
attended by General Adon, and several other officers
of the court, and by the captain of the squadron, in
their refpedive barges. As loon as their majesties
were at a little distance from the shore, all the ships
manned their yards, except the Sphinx and Rattle
snake, which being drefled with colours, displayed
them at the fame inltant the others manned; and af
ter their majesties were on board the Trusty, all the
rest of the squadron fired a royal salute.
Their majesties visited the ship above and below,
and then the king went into the commodore's barge,
and visited all the other ships of the squadron, return
ing again to the Trusty. On leaving the squadron
their majesties were saluted by all the ships with 21
guns each ; and the commodore with the captains had
the honour of dining with their majesties on shore, and
the following day on board the king's yacht, which,
with two of the king's gallies, were dressed with co
lours after the English manner, the Englifli flag being
at the yacht's sore-top-mast head.
His Sicilian majesty having fixed on Thursday the
ift of July to honour the squadron again with his pre
sence, and to fee a few evolutions performed in the
bay, his majesty, attended by General Adon and the
officers of the court, arrived at the time appointed;
and the ships being in all refpe&s prepared and quite
ready, flipped their cables and failed in good order
about eleven o'clock, with a very fine sea breeze.
he exercising of the squadron began immediately,
and such manoeuvres as could be performed by so
small a number of ships, were executed at half past
two o'clock. His majesty was pleased to honour the
commodore with his company at dinner, when the
commodore took an opportunity to drink the queen's
health, and fired a royal salute from the whole
squadron.
About four o'clock the evolutions re-commenced,
and were continued until half past fix, when the ships
resumed their former anchoring stations in the Bay
of Naples. The several manoeuvres were honoured
with repeated expressions of applause by his Sicilian
majesty, who teihiied a certain knowledge io every
part of that bufinels He was saluted on his coming
on board and going on shore, by all the ships, with
21 guns each, and attended on both occasions by the
captains in theii refpedive barges.
N E W-Y O R K, September 20.„
The brig , Captain Smith, from Jamaica, on
the point of Sandy-Hook, last Friday morning was
drove on shore—the vessel was soon daffied to pieces,
and the cargo all loft, except about twenty punche
ons of rum. We are happy to hear that no lives are
loft. The brig, we hear, belongs to Middleton, in
Connecticut.
LONDON, August 4.
Four ladies, a few days since, went up in an air
balloon at Rouen, and were landed in about an hour
and an half sixteen miles from that city.
PHILADELPHI A, September 22.
On Saturday last the Honourable Henry Laurens,
Esquire, delivered to Major-General Wayne a Gold
Medal, handsomely executed in France, which was
voted for him by Congress in 1779, as the reward of
his bravery in storming Stony-Point.
On the one fide is a representation of the British
fort at Stony-Point. Around the medal is the fol
lowing inferiptioh :—“ Aggeres—paludes—hoftes vi
cit." Under the figure of the fort is the following:
" Stony pt. expugn: xv Jul: mdcclxxix.
On the other fide is a representation of an Ameri
can soldier seated on a British redoubt, with his sword
in his right hand, and a British standard under his feet.
The inscription round it is —" Virtutis et audaciae
monum: et premium."
Anecdote of Sir Philip Sidney.
AFTER Sir Philip Sidney was wounded near the
walls of Zutphen, the horse he rode upon be
ing rather furioufly cholerick than bravely proud,
forced him to forfake the field, but not his back, as
the noblest and fitteft bier to carry a martial com
mander to his grave. In this fad progress, palling
along by the rest of the army, where his uncle Ro
bert, Earl of Leicester, the General, was, and being
thirsty with excels of bleeding, he called for drink,
which was presently brought him. But, as he was
putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldi
er carried along, who had been wounded at the fame
time, ghastly calling up his eyes at the bottle :—Sir
Philip perceiving this, took it from his head before
drinking, and delivered it to the poor man, with
these words: “ Thy necessity is yet greater
THAN MINE."
It is rightly observed by a late author, that this
generous behaviour of that gallant Knight, ought not
to pass without a panegyrick. All his deeds of bra
very, his politeness, his learning, his courtly accom
plishments, do not refled so much honour upon him,
as this one disinterested and truly heroick action. It
discovered so tender and benevolent a nature; a mind
so fortified against pain ; a heart so overflowing with
generous sentiments to relieve, in opposition to the
violent call of his own necessities, a poor man lan
guishing in the fame distress before himlelf, that none
can read it without the highest admiration. Bravery
is often constitutional: Fame may be the motives to
feats of arms; a statesman and a courtier may ad
from interest; but a facrifice so generous as this can
be made by none but those who are good as well as
great; who are noble minded, and gloriously compas
sionate, like Sidney.
Mr. Collins,
AT the last fitting of the Legislature
a bill was introduced for declaring
'1 renton, including Lamberton, and Perth-
Amboy, free ports for the space of twen
ty-five years: Some members, however,
had the address to get Trenton struck out
of the bill, and Burlington inserted in its
place. As this appeared to me an altera
tion of confiderabie moment to us, 'I was
very inquilitive to know who voted for a
bill so directly contrary to the interests of
this county in particular, and, in my opi
nion, of the state in general; when, to
my great mortification, I found the names
of the members for this very county, on
the question for pairing the bill as altered,
Hand as follows, viz.
Yeas. Nay.
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Van-Cleve.
Mr. Lambert.
Councillor, absent.
I forbear, any remarks. I only wish this
may be published for the information of
my fellow-electors.
, A VOTER in Hunterdon County.
WANTE D, A
CANNON STOVE.
Enquire of the Printer.
Fifteen Dollars Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the subscriber in
Middlesex, near Cranberry, in the night of the
19th inst. a bay mare, three years old last spring, has
no brand, a small Ear in her forehead, and one white
hind foot; about 13 hands 3 inches high; in good
order; natural trotter: Whoever takes up said mate
and thief, if in Pennsylvania, so that the thief may be
brought to justice, and the mare recovered, shall be
paid the above reward ; or Ten Dollars if in Jersey,
and all reasonable charges; and for the mare only five
dollars, and all reasonable charges, paid by
SAMUEL LONGSTREET.
September 23, 1784. 4W,
TO BE SOL D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,
ON Monday the 4th of October next, at the late
dwellinghoufe of Frederick Jordan, deceased, in
the township of Alexandria, and county of Hunter
don, a good dwellinghoufe and outhouses, with an ex
cellent grist mill, within two miles of the river Dela
ware, with two pair of stones that will run in all sea
sons of the year, now in excellent order for merchant
or country work, with about 40 acres of land, 14
acres of which are meadow of the firft quality, with
a bearing orchard, &c.—lt lies in a fine part of the
country for wheat, and is convenient for a store or
any other publick business: Also sundry forts of mer
chandize, such as cloths, Walloons, calicoes, cam
bricks, silks, rum, molasses, tea and fqgar, nails, &c.
Also a valuable covering horse, breeding mares, young
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, a good waggon and gears,
and sundry forts of farming utensils. Also an eight
day clock, beds and bedding, tables, chairs, pewter
dishes and plates, iron pots, with sundry forts of
household goods : —A quantity of the best of hay,
buckwheat, rye and Indian corn, &c. &c. Vendue
to begin at ten o'clock, when the conditions of sale
will be made known by
JOHN EAGLE, Execut.
September 14, 1784. iw*
F O U N D,
A Piece of Check Linen.
TH E owner proving his property, and paying
the expence of this advertisement, fhal! have it
again by applying to the subscriber at Bordentown.
ISAAC NIGHT.
September 24, 1784. gw*
At PUBLICK VENDU E,
On Thursday the 7th of Odober next, at the court
house in Monmouth county,
SIX hundred acres of propriety good rights; and on
I riday the Bth of Odober, 600 acres will be fold
at the houle of David Williamson, in Middlesex
county ; and 600 on Tuesday the 19th of O&ober, at
Newark courthouse, in Essex county ; and 600 acres
on Ihurfday the 21st of October, at the house of
Garret Hopper, in Paramus, in Bergen county ; and
600 acres on Monday the 25th of Odober, at the
courthouse in Sussex county. Attendance will be
given by the fubferibers, who have proper warrants
for that purpose, and will make fufficient deeds to
the purchasers in such parcels of 50 acres, or more,
as may be most convenient; and will also treat with
owners of iron-works for such unlocated lands as are
contiguous to such works.
Azariah Dunham,
John Johnston.
Those persons who have heretofore lodged surveys
with Mr. John Stevens, are hereby notified, that the
Surveyor General's office of the Eastern Division is
now opened for completing their titles ; and that they
are not to exped any preference in returning their
surveys after theist day of March next.
September 20, 1784. 4W
Printing for Subferibers onb,
A new System of HUSBANDRY,
SUITED to the climate and land of America, in
2 volumes, o&avo, in boards; price to fubfreibers
Three Dollars, or Three and an Half bound and let
tered. No money required till the books are delivered.
This is a regular system of husbandry thro' all its
branches, and treats of wheat, rye, barley, oats,
naked oats, beans, peas ; on Siberian wheat ; on the
white and grey vetch, tares, lentiles, &c. on hemp,
flax and potatoes ; on the management of all forts of
grass feeds, such as clover, lucerne, faintfoin, rye
grass and burnet; on rape, cole and mustard-seed ;
on turnips, cabbage, and turnip cabbage; on mad
der ; on different forts of turnips, with pickles to pre
vent black wheat, and the fly from destroying young
turnips ; also, on all forts of manures, marles, clays
and sands; on an artificial cheap compound manure ;
on rearing, breeding and feeding cattle ; some chosen
receipts for tire cure of all forts of cattle.
Also, a few hints, humbly offered for the peru
sal of the different Legislatures of America, shewing
some ads that might pass for the utilty of the pub
lick ; particularly, how to put a flop to runaway ser
vants, and to reduce the price of labour to the stand
ard of England, &c. &c.
While the author or his agents are on their travels,,
they will call on principal gentlemen that lie in their
road, as all fubferibers names will be printed in the
work ; and such as are miffed of and wish to sub
scribe, are desired to forward their names and address
to the Printer hereof, before the work is out of press,
which it is expected will be about the firft of Novem
ber next. 3W
By CHARLES VARLO, Esq.
TO BE 'S OL D,