The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-05-02 00:00:00, page 2

Private letters received by the Dublin mails, which
arrived on Wednesday, unite in giving the mold fa
vourable accounts of the dispositions of the people in
that kingdom, to continue upon amicable terms with
their fellow-fubjeds in Great-Britain. The new re
gubtions of rhe irilh commerce have put the mercan
tile part of the nation into great spirits.
So daring are the perpetrators of the burglaries in
and round The metropolis, that the gangs have made
attempts to exercise their profeihon at Kerdington and
Kew Palaces, notwithstanding the guards at those
places.
rMiaft ofa letter from Edinburgh, February ii.
“ The following infeription, which is to be placed
on a handsome piece of plate, records a rare inßance
of integrity and honour, and as Inch we make no
d^ubt will prove acceptable: $
'' 10 William Hutchinson, Drover, in Lane-head,
Ayrshire.
“ This Cup is presented by his late Creditors, as a
final! testimony of the high lenfe they entertain of his
upright and honourable conduct to them, who hav
fov. from a full conviction of his great losses by trade,
accepted a composition, in 1778, of ten (hillings per
.pound Earling,' and granted him a final difeharge,
were unexpectedly called together at Air, the 2d of
February, 1785, and after receiving a handsome enter
tainment, Mr. Hutchinson paid the full amount of their
refeeftive debts, with the whole interest due thereon,
amounting at that date to 16001. Sterling. /In honeji
Anan's the nobicft <work oj trod.
" Hot one of the creditors had the smallest idea
for what purpose they were called together, till before
dinner, when Mr. Hutchinson produced all their ac
counts, with the interest exactly calculated, and paid
them to the utmost farthing/'
Feb. 19. A letter from Brest has the following ar
ticle: ihe men of war which were ordered to be got
ready for sea are come out of dock, and will, in a few
days', take in their guns and stores, in order to pro
ceed to Cadiz, to join the Spanilh fleet, which is go
ing once more against the Algerines; but it is gene
rally believed that they will meet with no better suc
cess than'they did before, as it is as well fortified as
Gibraltar, and the Moors are a hardy set of people,
who fear no danger. Some of our belt officers will
embark on this expedition.
Che arrest of General Ross is likely to involve some
curious and doubtful questions in military jurifptu
dence. It has in general been thought, that a half
pay officer (like the General) is not amenable to mar
tial law. Half-pay has usually been edeemed merely
a penlion for pad services, though others have held it
to'have likewise the nature of a retaining fee; and in
that light his Majesty certainly views it, in ordering
an arred to be followed by a court martial.
dlarch fr We are told, that on the day appointed
for a cabinet council, to determine what part the
Court of France should take in the dispute between
the Emperor and the Dutch, the Queen contrived to
throw herfelf in the way of Count de Vergennes, the
Prime Minister, as he was going to attend the Cabi
net, and accosted him to the following purport : “ Sir,
I hope you will not forget to-day, that the Emperor
of Germany is my brother." To which the Count
replied, “ No, Madam, I certainly shall not; neither
.will I forget that the Dauphin is your Son."
March 10. Yesterday Sir John dempie, the new
appointed American Consul, took leave of his Ma-
Tfty at St James's, on his setting off for America.
March 12. The Ariadne, Forbes, from Gibraltar,
is arrived at Woolwich with old stores, and h.s
brought over a large packet of letters, which were on
Thursday delivered out from the poft-office. Ac
cording to these the trade of the town is procligioufly
revived, and the New Mole is almost continually full
of Dipping, paring to and fro from different ports,
though the commerce in the Mediterranean lea is very
much interrupted by the corsairs of the barbary pow
ers, who flop almoil: indiscriminately the drips of all
Europeans. She La Dauphin, a French frigate of
twenty-eight guns, from Toulon for Breit, had been
chafed under the guns of the fort at Rozia Bay, by
two piratical ceiDiis, after maintaining an unequal
We are informed that a cessation of hostilities, until
the i:th of June, between the Emperor and Holland,
is abfolmely agreed upon: This important event may
be cemtidered as a sure forerunner of peace, and as a
; L ;.e,v .I of the general Rate or tranquility throughout
Europe.
/Committee of his Majesty's Privy Council are
fitting, for the purpose of an enquiry into the prefect
state of the commercial intercouffe between this coun
try and Ireland; and into the probable consequence
of the Adem which the firft Minister of the crown
had previously pledged himfelf to the people of Ire
land fhouid be carried into execution.
Lord Mulgmve fits in terrorem opposite to Mr.
Fox, ami takes him up on every point this session.—
His Lordship don't mince his opinion of the Right
Con. Gentleman, but tells him openly and boldly,
that he looks upon him as a dangerous enemy to the
constitution.
combat of near four glasses, in which the Frenchman
was terribly mauled, and loft sixteen men killed by
the (hot from one of the enemies, who poured in her
vollies almost incefSmtly. The Thetis frigate, Capt.
Blanket, failed for Genoa the 10th ult.
March 15. It will be advisable for the Minister to
refer the Irish propositions to an especial commission,
something similar to that appointed at the union.—
Time will thus be given for the mod serious delibera
tion, and the publick will then be fatisfied, that what
ever is finally agreed upon, has resulted from the most
cautious difeuffions between the delegates of the two
kingdoms.
All that either Lord North or Mr. Fox did for the
Irish, amounted to no more than a patched up repair
to the partialevils of the day. Mr. Pitt's proporti
ons embrace obje&s of far greater magnitude ; they go
to remove prefect grievances, and to guard against fu
ture ; their advantages are meant to be reciprocally
beneficial to both countries, without prejudicing the
interest of either.
A letter from Belfaft, by a Snip arrived in the ri
ver, fays, that the Phoenix, Captain O'Brian, is ar
rived there from Philadelphia, and brought home most
of the cargo they took out. Ihe Captain fays, that
there is no demand for any European goods; that
all is in confufion there, and that many people wish
they were again under the British government, but
dare not declare so in publick, for fear of being pu
niflied as traitors to their countiy. He has brought
home four young fellows he took out with him, as
they could not find any employment there; and if the
Captain had not taken companion on them and brought
them home, they must have been fold for slaves.
Extrafi of a letter from Derby, March 10.
" Great rejoicings have been made in many parts
of this county on account of Mr. Fox's triumph in
Westminster ; the bells were wrung at several of the
neighbouring villages, and large bonfires made by
the inhabitants, to teftify their joy on the occafon."
It is said that the priests in Germany will be per
mitted to marry before the end of the year: This
projed has been in agitation some time, as well as
that of the union of the Greek and Latin Churches."
Just before the vessel which brought the above ac
counts failed from the Mufquito Shore, a body of
two hundred Spaniards, well armed, appeared at the
mouth of Black-River, intending, as it is supposed,
to reconnoitre the English post aftabliflied on the
banks of that Stream, and to gain intelligence; but
after flaying two days on the spot, they decamped
without attempting the smallest act of depredation or
hostility.
His Majesty's Snips Janus and Flora, which were
under failing orders to proceed to the 3 ufquito Shore,
have been countermanded, as we are given to under
stand, by command of the Admiral, though the Bull-
Dog Scop of war is to fail for that part of the world
on thurfday.
The rate of insurance, for the present year, from
Great-Britain to this inland, is now fixed by the un
derwriters at home, at two guineas and an half per
cent, and from hence to Great-Britain or Ireland,
at eight guineas per cent, to return ~1. fterlipg, if the
vessel fails on or before the 26th of July next.
March 16. A gentleman arrived from the Spanilh
Main, reports, that the Spaniards, in considerable
force, had made an attack upon the Samblas Indians,
but were repulled with the loss of three of their best of
ficers and a great number of men. Immediately after
the action the Dons intrenched themselves upon the fea
beach, under cover of their Dipping, and, when these
advices came away, they daily expeded a reinforce
ment of 200 b men from Carthagena, upon whole ar
rival, they mean to proceed to leeward to receive the
fubmiffon of the Mufquito Indians.
it is with singular fatisfadion that we observe the
firm, confident, and wary condud of this govern
ment, and their determined resolution to protect and
encourage, at all hazards, our infant Settlements on
the Mufquito Shore, which are hourly becoming of
dearer consequence to the mother-country, and may
at some future period be a thorn fettering in the fide
cf Spain, which no mt will be able to cure or extraft.
Weft-India News.
KINGSTON (Jamaica) March 5.
J, Y a late arrival from the Mufquito Shore, we
JD learn, that his Majesty's frigate Iphigenie sloop
of war, Ariel, and the Bellifarious transport, with
the third regiment of foot on board, under the com
mand of Col. Etherington, which failed from Port-
Royal about five weeks ago, on a secret expedition,
have Safely arrived at Black-River, where the milita
ry, when these advices came away, were erecting a
strong fortification, under the fuperintendance of an
able engineer, which is to be mounted with heavy
cannon to guard effectually against any furprize by
the Spaniards, and to afford an asylum to the brave
Indians, our allies.
We learn that the ship Tonyn, Captain Hafelde,
from this port, is arrived at Liverpool.
Yesterday arrived here the packet Antelope, Capt.
Kempthorne, in nine weeks from Falmouth.
Capt. Borden, in a Hoop belonging to Providence,
is arrived at Tarpaulin Cove from Hispaniola, after a
tedious passage of 57 days, in which he sprung his
mast, and carried away his bowsprit.
Yesterday failed the Duke of Cumberland Packet,
Capt. Deake, for Falmouth: Col. William Smith,
Secretary to the Embassy from the United States, to
the Court of London, is a passenger on board this
ship.
The Jane, Clark, from Savannah for Liverpool, is
loft in Wexford bay.
The Abby, Childs, from Virginia for Liverpool,
after losing both her masts and bowsprit, in going in
to Dublin harbour, struck on the bar and bilged.
The Betsy, Irwin, from Jamaica, is arrived at
Philadelphia.
Saturday arrived the ship Edward, Capt. Coupar.
Among the passengers are, the Honourable Alexander
Cochrane, son of the Right Hon. I homas Earl of
Dundonald; Major John Skinner, his lady and family;
Philip Kearney, Esq. Capt. Bibbey, Mrs. (Isaac) Og
den, Miss Amelia White, daughter of Thomas White,
Esq. late of this city ; Mils Rivington, and some
others whose names we have not yet been favoured
with. This fliip had a very fine and happy passage of
30 days. The Triumph, Captain Stout, failed about,
the fame time, and may be hourly expe&ed.
Zfril 23. A number of artful villains, for some time
past, have pra&ifed the business of coining base metals in
imitation of English and French guineas, and Spanilh
dollars and quarter guineas.
Isaac Atwood and John Hambrow, from Bir
mingham in England, and several others are commit
ted for this offence, and it is hoped will soon be
brought to trial. Some of the tools and instruments
employed in counterfeiting have been found.
The counterfeit French guineas, which ate the
word: executed, may be known by the found, being
very flat. The hair of the head resembles balls or
lumps, instead of natural curls, and is too great in
breadth. These pieces weigh a little more than
three penny weight, and are made of copper gilded.
The counterfeit dollars are dated 1782, and to be
distinguished by the outline of the back of the head,
which is not Efficiently round ; the nostril unnatural,
and not enough railed on the outside; the 111. after
CAROLUS too small and crouded, and the face too
long. Some are of blanched copper, others of cop
per silvered, or, as artists express it, boiled.
The counterfeit English guineas are datedin 1784;
the eye is too downcast, and the nose and the fore
head too ereff ; the eye-brow not railed ; the nose too
broad ; the colour resembling brass, and the fleurs de
lis in the crown, which ought not. They seem to be
a composition of gold, silver and copper, and want
but a few grains of the English standard weight.
By an arrival at Boston, in twenty-two days from
London, we have the following advices:—That the
freedom of the city of London had been presented to
Mr. Pitt in a gold box, as a mark of gratitude for,
and approbation of, Ids zeal and assiduity in support
ing the legal prerogative of the crown, and the con
ftitutjonal rights of the people :—That a cessation cf
hostilities until the 15th of June, between the Em
peror and Holland, is ablolutely determined on; this
important event may be considered as a sure forerun
ner cf peace, and as a renewal of the general state of
tranquility throughout Europe; the conditions for
fettling the peace were said to be, that the Emperor
gives up his pretentions to the Scheldt, and that in
return for this concession, the Dutch give him Mae
ftricht, with three bailiwicks cn the Meuse, and a
lu:n of money to reimburse his expences :—That the
Queen of France is again pregnant, and her Majesty
is in perfed health and spirits : —That the British go
vernment is determined to encourage the importation
of deal timber from Canada, it having been repre
sented to the Ministry, by the engineer officers who
were under General Haldimand, that Canada pro
duced this article of as good a quality as any imported
from Norway :—That some difficulties had arisen in
the final settlement of the treaty of peace between
Mr. Buffy and Lord Macartney, in the Eatt-Indies;
the latter had dispatched his Secretary, M). Staun
American Intelligence.
CHARLESTON (S. Carolina) April 4.
CONGRESS have entered into a convention with
the Court of France, relative to differences that
may arise between the Subjects belonging to each na
tion.—ln future, if any dispute happens among the
Subjects of France, upon application by the parties to
the French Consul, he is fully authorized to take cog
nizance of the suit, and finally determine thereon. la
France, the Americans are to enjoy the fame advan
tage, without being involved in difficult and expen
sive law-Suits.
N E W-Y O R K, April 18.