The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-08-22 00:00:00, page 3

PHIL ADELPHI A, August 12 .
One of the most important chemical discoveries,
that of the fixing of Mercury, which has so long been
searched after by the curious, has at last been made
at Vienna, Germany, by a lady of the dame of Or
belin, who has for feme years employed her leisure
hours in chemical operations: This lady invites anj
person to be an eye-witness to her having difeovered a
means of fixing mercury, and rendering it fufiblc as
other metals are, without the inrerventiori of any
metalic fublfance; and after its fixation by a process
of no great length or labour, this able chemist sub
mits the mercury to the greatest heat, without its re
suming any of its former volatility, the principal of
which is abfo; ely destroyed- On the contrary,
this volatile r , becomes so entirely fixed, that the
greater heat it is placed in, the more compad and
dense it bee mes even to a date of brittlenefi. Thus
we are indebted tc the fair lex for one of the great
est chemical discoveries of this age.
On Friday evening the sth instant, a most daring
robbery, attended with great outrage, was commit
ted by 12 armed men, at the house of Mr. Audrian,
a French gentleman, near Nafhamminy Ferry, in
Bucks county. While fame of them greatly abused
Mr. Audrian, others plundered the house of the most
valuable portable articles, a lift of which is give^ in
the advertisement, offering a reward for the discovery
of the robbers.
The mother was aiding and abetting in this cruel and
unnatural murder.
We are happy to inform our readers, from good
authority, that four of the labourers (conditionally
pardoned) who lately escaped from this city, were
re-taken in the county of Buckingham, and are hour
ly expected to be brought down, under a strong
guard, to receive the fruits of their labour.
These villians could not be content with the miti
gation of their sentence, through the mercy of our
Governor and Council, but immediately after libera
ting themselves from conefinement, committed frelh
crimes, fufficient to deprive them of existence, the
breaking and plundering a store in Buckingham ; up
o which the neighbours were alarmed, who armed
oemfelves, pursued the culprits, and apprehended
them.
Extract of a letter from St. Euflatia, dated fuly 22,
1785.
" I have nothing new to inform you of, except
that on Monday morning, the 11th inn. about half
after twp o'clock, we were much alarmed here by a
so. k of an earthquake, which laded upwards of a
minute. As lin general deep very found, I believe
I ihouid not have heard it had I not been waked by
the shrieks of the ladies of the house. On waking 1
was much terrified; for the bed shook almost like the
racking of a cradle, and the house rattled as if it
would have come down.about our ears. Add to this,
the dismal cries of the family, were fufficiently ter
rify ng, It however went off without doing any da
mage. They fay here they have not felt so fevete a shock
these 40 years. It was experienced by all the neigh
bouring islands much about the fame time, and several
veiTcls a number of leagues out at sea felt it, especi
ally a small one off St. Kitts, which by the commoti
on it made in the water lod her rudder, split her
pump and fore-top, and was so shook that the capt.
Was afraid flie would have gone to pieces."
On T'uefday the 9th inst. arrived at Baltimore,
the imp Pallas, John O'Donnel, commander, from
China, She left Macao in Canton, the 20th of last
January. The sale of her cargo, confiding of a va
riety of articles, is advertised to begin on theist of
October at Baltimore.
Extract of letter from a gentleman in Bayonne, to bis
friend in Virginia, dated March 20, 1785.
“ Your letter of the firft of December came to hand
very seasonably. You desired me to inform you of
the extent, freedom, and exemptions, granted to our
port, and territory; the extent of which is about
ten leagues. We now begin to feel the ufeful ad
vantages of the new constitution, which took place
on the firft of ' September last. Long before
your revolution we petitioned for the freedom of com
merce with the immunity and exemption of all
duties. Our vicinity with Spin promised us all
the advantages we could expect then, and the glori
ous event of your independence made .us conjecture
th) greatest increase in our trade; but behold more
than fix months are expired and not a single Ameri
can vessel has tifited our bar. We receive and dispatch
ail kinds of wet and dry goods, without paying any
duties, or conformable to any kind of formality. Our
demand for tobacco and rice are considerable, a.d it
is also much wanted with our neighbours the Spa
niards. Trash tobacco has not been fold under sixty
livres tournois per hundred; what I m^an by trash, is
such as is fit for rappee. Rice has been fold com
monly from 55 to 60 livres per hundred. I shall
not mention the price of furs as they are estimated
according to their qualities, and fetch a very great price.
August 17.
FT AN away from his bail on Monday the Bth inst.
IV a certain William Hewes, a labourer, about 5
feet 8 inches high, is well set, round Shouldered,
and pitted with the small-pox, wears his own black
bushy hair, is fond of company and addicted to swear
ing, supposed to be about 24 years of age, and is a
native of Gloucester county; had on and took with
him, a variety of cloths, amongst which was a new
fuperfine brown lappelled cloth coat, with gilt but
tons, broad brimmed hat, which he generally wore
lapped down; took with him a bay horse about 14
hands high, low in flefh, with a new saddle and bridle,
which he had borrowed; also, a large filvei faced
watch, belonging to the fubferiber, maker's name
forgot. Any person who will secure the said Willi
am Hewes, in any gaol, and give information there
of to the fubferiber, shall receive the above reward;
" I have the pleasure to inform you that in a little
time our port will be a general magazine, where all
foreigners will bring their commodities and purchase
ours; particularly those from the north.
" Gur manufactures kre coarse cloths, blankets,
threads, bern handkerchiefs, shoes, &c. &c. Our
merchants are always supplied with fine linens, and
cloths, and all others kinds of goods, also plenty of
fine iron, nails, anchors, &c. The English have al
ready began to carry on trade with this place. I
have seen three of their ships loaded in the Thomas,
with a variety of cloths, fluffs, &c They take in
return wines and brandies, which articles we can
furnifh cheaper than Bourdeaux.
" Two American merchants of knowledge and
abilities, one of them nephew to General Greene,
who on their travels through this kingdom visited all
its ports, and were astonished when they saw ours,
having far exceeded their expectation, finding in the
dry docks ships from 3 to 400 tons burthen, and
one of 800 tons.
" The greatest care is taken in conveying vessels
into the harbour in fafety, pilots being provided for
that purpose, who go some distance to lea, in order
to meet and convey them in."
taken from the Christian Magazine, for June 1764.
Letters from Italy, bring an account of the fol
lowing difcoveiy, which has been made lately at
Udine, the capital of Feiuli, a small province belong
ing to this Republick: A poor man lying under the
frightful tortures of the Hydrophobia, was cured by
some draughts of vinegar given him in mistake in-
Read of another potion. A physician of Padua, cal
led Count Leoniffa, got intelligence of this event at
Udine, and tried the fame remedy upon a patient
who was brought to the Paduan hofpitak administer
ing him a pound of vinegar in the morning, another
at noon, and the third at sun-set; and the man
was speedily and perfectly cured.
A lift of the numbers of the final fettiement notes,
given to the officers and soldiers of the continental
army, belonging to the state of New-Jersey, on which
the inteieft fob one year is payable by the treasurer,
annually.
Greenwich, Gloucester county, New-Jersey,
August nth, 1785. 4w
From number to Inclusive
1,120 , - 1,28'6
8,109 ' - 9,679
22 636 - - '24,684
24,757 - - 25,331
55,373 - - 56,178
80,365 - - 80,370
80,374 - - 80,402
84,117 - - 84,139
87,401 - - 87,422
Also the numbers
420 32,290 37,218 38,861
421 32,332 37,254 38,868
661 3^335 37,332 38,890
662 32,338 37,333 38,945
663 32,412 37,337 39A88
682 32,413 37,338 39,215
1,341 32,414 37,340 58,580
3,614 32,461 37,343 58,581
3,619 32464 37,614 62,878
3,620 32,468 37,681 62,887
3,642 32,536 37,683 62,888
3 643 32,539 37,696 64,329
3>644 32,542 37,700 64,795
3,645. 36,247 37,721 64,663
3,666 36,248 37,776 64,892
3,667 36253 38,224 67,286
3,668 36,262 38,296 67,316
3,669 36,658 38,300 67,321
3,670 36,728 38,308 67,340
3717 36,732 , 38,315 67,346
18,438 36,740 38,337 67,361
18,439 36,747, 38,393 67,364
18,440 36,769 38,772 83,643
32,250 36.825 38,849 83,644
32,254 37,109 38,853 83,851
32,260
Twelve Dollars Reward.
NATHAN PAUL.
TO BE SOL D,
AGREEABLY to the directions of the last will and
testament of Joshua Ewing, Esq. deceased, the
house in which he lately lived, lituate in Greenwich,
in the county of Cumberland, in this Rate. The house
is hone, almost new, two stories high, two rooms on
a floor, with an excellent cellar, a stone kitchen, and
shop suitable for a tradesman adjoining, and a pump
of good water at the door; the whole buildings are
completely finifhed and in good repair. With the a
bove will be fold about 3 acres of land, divided into
several lots by a cedar fence, and planted with a va
riety of excellent fruit trees. The situation is high
and pleasant, commanding a fine profpeCt of fevera'
roads leading into the said town, and is a good ftanc
for a store. The purchaser may have possession in
October next. For further particulars enquire of
James Ewing, Esq. in Trenton, or the fubferiber on
the premises.
HANNAH EWING, Exe.
N B. The title indisputable.
August 20, 1785. 4w*
TO BE SOLD,
At the Printing-Office in Trenton —
[Price Thirty-five Shillings]
W I L s 0 N's
Edition of the Laws of New-Jersey.
Superfine flour 43sto 44s
com. do. 37s 6d
Bur middlings 32s 6d a 35s
Indian meal, -23 s
Tar - ids to r%s
Pitch -15 s to 163
Turpentine -17 s 6d
Pork Burlington 61
Beef lrifh - 4I to 4I 15s
Country - 31 10s
Mackarel 50s to 6cs
Herring -22 s 6d
; Per Cwt.
Ship fluff - -16 s
bread - 238 (0 248
Pilct ditto 28s
Rice -26 s
Sugar Mufcov. 36s to 60s
Tobacco James river
1 55s
York - -50 s
Rappahannock
40s to 45s
Coloured Maryland
55s to 60s
Western Shore>
long leaf 40s
Eastern Shore
30s to 35s
Lead in pigs 35s
Ditto in bars 40s to 45s
Shot -40 s
Red lead 48s to 50s
White ditto 85s to 90s
Spinilh brown - 553
German Reel 70s
American .- 60s
English blistered
Cordage 50s to 56s
Codtilh 263 to 27s
Pearl allies )
pot ditto r° ne
Cocoa - 51
Per Ib.
Beeswax - 2s 4d
Feathers 3s to 3s 6d
Hams rod to izd
Spermaceti candles 3s 9d
Mould ditto - rod
Tallow ditto - gd
Soap - yd
Englilh cheese 13d
Butter - gd to i2d
Chocolate -17 b
Coffee - i4d
Tea Hyfon 10s to 12s 6d
Souchong 6s 6d
Bohea 2s 6d to 2s 8d
Indigo French - 9s
Carolina 6s 6d to 7s
Hemp 5.1 to sdi
Ginseng ' 2s to 2s 3d
Snake-root - 2s
Starch - 4d
Snuff - 2S 6d
Loaf sugar - iid
Havanna sugar white Bdapd
Ditto brown jdf
Nutmegs -60 s
Cinnamon -20 s
Mace -,60s
Cloves 12s 6d to 15
Pepper 2s yd to 3s
Pimento is jdrto 1 6d
Copper in sheets 2s
Verdigreafe 4s6d
Couife of exchange—On London ,6| to 80 per cent.
Amsterdam 3s 2d per guilder,
Paris 7s 6d per 5 livres.
* The tonnage of ship-building is near 15 per cent,
better in Pennsylvania, than in any of the eafterrt
Rates.
Philadelphia Price-Current, August 12. %
Per barrel. Vermillion -13 s
Anchors - gd to rod
Per bushel.
Wheat 7s to 7s 6d
Rye - - 43
Barley 6s
Indian corn 3s gd to 4s
Oats - - , 2564
Flax-feed 5s 6d to 6s
Allum fait - 3s
Liverpool ditto 1 as 6d
Coal (dull sale) ißd
Per pipe.
Wine Madeira 501 to Sol
Lisbon - 40!
Port - , 40!
Teneriffe 221 10s
Fayal - 151
Per gallon.
Jamaica rum 4s to 4s 3d
Windward ditto gsto gsqd
French ditto - 2$
New-England ditto 2s 3d
Brandy, 3s 6d to 49
Sherry wine 5s to 8s
Malaga - 5s 6d
Molasses -20 c!
Per ton.
Bar iron - - 281
Pig iron - &
Logwood ill to 141 los
Ditto, unchipt 71 10s
Fuftick 7I to ill
Braziletto 181 to 201
Lignum vitas 51 losto 71 10s
Oak timber -40 s
* Ship building. White
oak frames CI to 7I
Live-oak and Red-cedar
ditto - 81 to 9I
Per 1000.
Staves pipe - 12!
W O. hhd. 81
R O. do. 61
Leogan - jl ios
barrel - 51 10s
Heading (drefs'd) ic!
Oak boards 4I 2s 6d to 5!
Merchant pine ditto 61 5s
Sap ditto - 51
Cedar ditto - 51 ios
Oak plank -10 l
Pine ditto - iol
Short thing. 11s gdaizs 6d
Long ditto 51 to 51 10$
Scantling - 41 to 5I
Skins and furs.
Deer-skins per lb.
Beaver ditto 7s 6d to 15s
Per piece.
Otters -25 s
Minks - - 2s 6d
Foxes grey 7s od red 5s
Martins - 5s
Fishers - - 4s6d
Cats - - 3s gd
Bears - ios to 20s
Rackoons - 4s 6d
Muskrats -' xßd
T. Crowley Reel per
faggot - 41 53
Tin in boxes 4I 15s to 51
Gin per case -30 s
Claret perdoz. bot. 303145$
Port wine ditto 30s
Lemons per box 40s to 45s