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and another child from the bed, and went to 1 neigh
bour's house, where he confeffed the atrocious deed,
and said he expelled to be commended for it, as he
had, for some time, thought his wife pofleffed with a
familiar spirit. He was arrested, and committed to
Litchfield gaol. It is difficult to determine whether
or not he was insane, as he had constantly attended
to his secular concerns, and even to religious duties ;
and his conversation had been regular and rational.—
The corpse was interred on the 19th.
NEW-YOR K, March 2.
We are informed that Williamfburgh, in Virginia,
has been fixed upon as the place for holding the fede
ral Court instituted for fettling the controversy at
present depending between this date and Massachu
setts. The Honourable Robert-Hankin Hirrifon, and
Thomas Johnson, Elquires, of the date of Mary
land; the Honourable John Rutledge, Esq. of the
Rate of South-Carolina ; the Honourable George
Wrythe, William Grafon, and James Munro, Eleys,
of the Rate of Virginia ; the Honourable George
Reed, Esq. of the date of Delaware; and the Hon.
Isaac Smith, and Williain Paterson, Efqrs. of the
date of New-Jersey, are appointed Judges for deter
mining the said dispute.
Lad Monday arrived here from I'Orient, his Mod
Christian Majedy's Packet le Courier de I'Orient,
commanded by M. de Coetnempren, in 61 days.
Extrafl of a letter from Caen, in Normandy, dated
December 20, to a gentleman in this city, received
las Monday, by the Packet le Courier de I'Orient.
" A new ciicumftance has lately taken place which
is likely to create an influx in business ; it is now cer
tain that the Emperor of Germany has declared war
against the Dutch, with the necessary forms usual on
such occasions; hostilities commenced on the 6th in
stant, by the attack of several forts; the dykes have
been broken by the Dutch, which has cahfed a mod
dreadful inundation ; the mediation of France has been
refufed, and there is a likelihood that all Europe
will soon be in arms."
According to a foreign print, the Preiident Gene
ral of the Order of Benedictines has written a letter
to the Emperor of Germany, refpe&ing the suppres
sion of religious Societies, couched in terms the mod
nervous, expressive, dignified and elegant. This an
cient and learned body pleaded the universal use they
have been of to mankind, and of whose order, they
fay, there have been 20, Popes, 200 Cardinals, 700
Archbilllops, 41,500 Biihops, 4000 Saints, and up
wards of 3000 Martyrs !
Extract of a letter from POrient, to a gentleman in this
city, dated December 20, 1784.
" The Packet- Boat Courier de New- York was Pop
ped by order of the Court as the was going out of port,
by an officer who came express from Paris. Opinions
are divided with regard to her being hopped ; but I
think I can assure she was hopped to fend to India, to
carry the'news of a war which appears inevitable. All
Europe has put on a face of war, with the expectation
of being involved in this unhappy dispute. The Englilh
have declared openly to the Emperor, that he may
depend on their assistance ; and they are arming their
fleet with the greatest activity, which c®nlirms my con
jedures.",
March 9. From undoubted authority we can assure
the publick, that a new loan of two millions of gilders
has been negotiated by the Honourable John Adams,
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United Slates of Ame
rica to the States General of the United Netherlands,
and now Ambassador to the Court of London, in be
half of the said States, With Meflrs. Wilhem and Jan
Willinck, Nicolaas Jacob Van-Staphorft, and de la
Lande and Fynje.—This contrast has been ratified and
declared obligatory on the United States of America,
by Congress;
We learn that in confequefice of a request from that
aged and venerable patriot, Dr. Franklin, Congress
have permitted him to retire from publick employ
ment; and that they have it now in contemplation to
appoint a Minister to succeed him at the Court of Ver
sailles.
The American merchant in Spain, who some time
since was mentioned as being seized and lodged in the
hands of the officers of the inquilition, for speaking
difrefpe&fnlly of the RomiSh Church, we hear is Mr.
Hartwell, a gentleman from one of the Baftetn Rates.
From New-Haven we learn, that Colonel William
Palfrey, an American gentleman, who went from this
country for France in 1781, in the capacity of Consul,
and was supposed to have been loft at sea, was cap
tured by an Algerine corsair, and is now a Have at
the oar.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.
It is said that Tippoo Saib's deliberately murdering
General Matthews and his party, while prisoners, is
laid to have arisen from the General's allowing his
troops, in the funihine of prosperity, to massacre all
the men they found in the fortrefs of Onore, on the
Malabar coast, which he took by llorm a short time
previous to his defeat. The women, in this feene of
slaughter, were treated with the most horrid indecen
cy; and the eldest of the Bramins, with two of his
priests, destroyed by the fury of the soldiers. This ve
nerable character was idolized by the natives for his
numerous virtues ; and the Rijah of Ikkari infilled on
Tippoo s Sacrificing General Matthews and his people,
by way of retaliation.
Persons unacquainted with the tricks and artifice of
the abandoned part of mankind, Should be extremely
careful of a set of iharpers, that for some time past, by
various arts, have deluded many unfufpeding coun
trymen out of their money, by drawing them into ta
verns, under pretence of dealing with them, then en
ticing them to play or cut cards, or lay wagers, with
numberless other tricks, have robbed the. poor simple
ton, and sent him home pennylefs, —Among many
other tricks, a few days ago these Iharpers played the
following: ~ ,
A countryman from Lancaster county, brought some
Hour to market here, the beginning of last week, and
Shortly after his arrival fold it to a merchant, from
whom he received a check on the bank for fifty-two
dollars, the amount of his flour. Going to the bank
with the check in his hand, he was accosted by two
sharpers, who had by some Stratagem difeovered the
whole tranfadtion, and the business he was going upon.
They enquired if he was not from such a place, men
tioning the town where he refilled—he answered in the
affirmative; they pretended an acquaintance with a
Mr. Hoofnagle; in that neighbourhood, and invited
the countryman to a tavern, until they Should write
their pretended correspondent a letter, which they re
queued the countryman would deliver. He, unfuf
pedting, contented, and they adjourned to a tavern,
where, while one of them was writing, the other pul
led out a copper, with which he began to play tricks;
he threw it on the table, and desired the countryman
to cry head or tail ; the poor countryman said, head,
the tharper swore it was tail, and {hatching the check
out of his hand, ran off. The countryman pursued
him; but finding it in vain, he went to the merchant
from whom he had received the Check, to whom he
told how he had been gulled; The merchant immedi
ately lent his clerk to the bank, with a second check,
and orders to flop payment of the firft ; but unfortu
nately, it had been paid a few minutes before to a wo
rhan. The perfun in the bank, who had paid the mo
ney, ran to the door; and the woman being still in
view, he Shewed her to the countryman and the clerk,
who immediately fccured and brought her before a jus
tice of the peace, by whom the was sent to the work
house, after the had difeovered on the Iharpers. Du
rant, one of them, was Shortly after apprehended, and
committed to gaol; and it is hoped that Thompson,
the other, will meet 4 like reward for his villainy.
March li. On Saturday molding last departed this
life, in the forty-third year of his age, JOSEPH
REED, Enquire, formerly Preiident of this state ;
and on Sunday his remains were interred in the Pres
byterian burying ground 111 Arch street. His funeral
was attended by his Excellency the Prefiden: and the
Supreme Executive Council, the Honourable the
Speaker, and tne General Assembly, the Militia Of
ficers, and a great number of citizens.
-B^fo^f- D- N —
At the corner opposite the Blazing Star, near the mar
ket, Trenton, has just opened; and now ready for
lale, a large and general aflortnient of goods, con
fitting of the following articles, viz.
SUPERFINE cloths; Apron-width and other
Second do. checks,
Forett do. Ticklingburghsand ravens
Rattinets and {balloons of duck,
all colours, Gartering of all forts,
Durams do. Persian and durant petti-
Culimancoes do. coats.
Moreens do. Diaper table-cloths,
Brown camblets, Half ell wide cotton tabby,
Black everlasting and Superfine rope, cord and
fattinet, cotton caps,
Broad and narrow worsted Mens' cotten and thread
binding of all colours, gloves,
Jeans and jeaaets, Bedbunts and buckram,
Fustians, Pink, blue and green Joans
Corduroys, Spinning,
Spotted and plain velvets, Superfine fagathy and
Fine chip hats, wilton,
4 and 4%1b pins, Assortment of lacks and
A complete assortment of edgings,
Irilh linens, Shawls,
Irish and Raffia, Sheetings, , Marseilles quilting,
Clouting and other diaper; Afortment of fashionable
Brown holland, buttons,
A complete assortment of Silk hose,
English and India Tooth, buckle and other
chintzes, brushes,
Calicoes and cottons, Coffee-mills and looking-
Modes, peeibngs and glasses,
lattins, Death-head buttons and
Taffetas and perfians, , scars twist,
Ladies gloves and mitts, Bell Englilh mustard,
Handsome ribands, Pigeon and other ihot,
Souffiee and other gauzes, Striped ticking,
Mullin, lawn and louffiee Scarlet and red flannel,
handkerchiefs, Capborders and tiffiny
Muslin, lawn and founlee , aprons,
aprons, Velvet binding,
Scotch thread, from No.' A complete assortment of
10 to 48, hatters trimmings,
Assortment of tapes and Ladies fluff and fattin
bobbins, Shoes,
Sewing-silks of all colours, Bell fealingwax,
Kenting, silk and linen Slates and pencils,
handkerchiefs, Pasteboard and inkpowder;
Thread and cotton hose, Spirits,
Apron-width kenfings and Weft-India and New
lawns, England rum,
A very handsome assort- Loaf and brown sugar,
ment of feathers and Molasses,
plumes, Tea and coffee,
Italian flowers, Spices of all kinds,
Lawns and cambricks, Powder.
A very complete assortment of hard ware, and many
other articles too tedious to mention.
Trenton, March 7, 1785.
OCAWM YOU NEET pfefents his compliments to
O Mr. Mehelm—has no personal enmity against him,
nor any of the gentlemen named in the return, nor
does he doubt Mr. Mehelm's veracity ; but presumes
that, if he has made payment as he alleges, he Las taken
Mr. Stevens's receipt; which if he has done, and goc
the fame registered in the auditor's office according to
law, the auditor has been guilty of an almofc unpar
donable fault in returning him as a debtor; if he has
not done these, he must impute it to his own negleft
that he is returned, as the auditor probably did not
know, nor, if he did, was he obliged to take , notice,
that he had such receipt. It is presumed. Mr. Mehelni
could not be unacquainted with this circumEance, as
he was Speaker of the House of Assembly at the time
when the law passed for registering and enderfing re
ceipts, and declaring, " That no receipt from the trea
surer Shall hereafter be deemed valid, or allowed to
operate against the Slate, without such endorsement
thereon." Scawm You Neet is endeavouring to collect
the names of those delinquents, " Who have not paid
their taxes, especially such as are two or three taxes
behind," and will be much obliged to Mr. Mehelm if
he will furnilh him with an authentick lid of the delin
quents of this class in his township, fpecify ing the sums
due, and times when they became due; and if any
other gentleman, who has paid his own taxes, will pro
cure a lilt of such delinquents in his refpe&iye town-
Ship, and forward the fame dire&ed to him, under co
ver to the Printer, they may rell assured Scawm You
Neet will use his influence to have the fame published;
as he is fully sensible it is not the poor Qubo cannot pay,
but the rich <wbo are not difyojed to pay their taxes, from
whom the arrearages will be found to be due.
March 12, 1785,
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Eight Dollars Reward.
RAN away from his bail in the township of Alex
- andria, county of Hunterdon, and Rate of New-
Jersey, on the evening of the sth inst, a certain John
Johnson, a native of Ireland, though he speaks good
Englilh, late a soldier in the continental army, in the
New-Jersey line ; he is about 24 years of age, thin
vlfage, marked with the small-pox, short black hair,
dark eyes, ruddy complexion, somewhat round Shoul
dered; about 5 feet 9 inches high : Had on and took
with him when he went away a felt hat, two tight
bodied coats, one blue and white mixed broadcloth,
almost new, the otherjight-coloured cloth, much worn,
four jackets without Sleeves, one red linfey fulled, two
cf a reddish brown colour, alto nankeen jacket and
breeches, not much worn, old leather breeches patched
at the knees, four pair of dockings, two pair of them
yirn, one worsted, the other thread, two pair of Slices,
one of them new; the other capped and foaled, and
horse hail points driven in the heels, a pair of Square
yellow metal buckles, one of them broke off by the
rivet, has two holes drilled through, and tied with a
wax end, four Shirts, two of them homespun linen,
one of Russia linen, the other fine holland; he is much
addicted to drinking.—The above Johnston hath de
luded and Stolen away, from one of the fubferibers, a
Certain mulatto wench named Mary, but commonly
called Poll, about 25 years of age, flefhy and well set,
about 5 feet 5 inches high : Had on and took with her
four Short gowns, two of them calico with narrow
Stripes, one other Striped linfey, and the other white
linen, two blue petticoats, and four striped linfey do.
two aprons, one of them check, the other striped kent
ing, marked with the letters E H, three Shifts, two
of them tow-cloth, one of bought linen, caps, hand
kerchiefs and stockings unknown, a pair of elumfey
wooden heeled Shoes ; ffie wears a silver ring, and tool
with her a bundle of infant's clothes: As she is re
markably white coloured, and has Straight black hai
it is probable She may pass for a white woman; She
has a hair mole on one fide of her chin: It is expelled
they will pass for man and wife. Whoever takes up
said runaways and brings them to the fubferibers, Shall
have the above reward, and all reasonable charges,
paid by JOSHUA ANDERSON,
BENAJAH HOLDRIN.
March 8, 178;. xwf
TO BE SOL D,
On Friday the 25th instant, by publick vendue, on the
premises,
nrHE plantation of the late Robert Lucas, deceased,
I Situate in the Falls township, Bucks county, about
three miles from Trenton Upper Ferry, containing near
three hundred acres, about one hundred acres of which
are good timber-swamp, the rest tillable, orchard and
meadow-land ; a Stream of water runs through the
meadow ; a good stone dwelling-house, barn, waggon
houfe, &c. thereon. As the permanent feat of Con
gress will, in all probability, be in its neighbourhood,
it renders the land and timber very valuable. The
sale to begin at 10 o'clock, when attendance will be
given, and terms made known.
BENJAMIN PITFIELD, Execut.
Trenton, March 9, 1785. zw
TO THE PUBLICK.
WHEREAS I the subscriber did several years past
give a bond unto George Hopkins, for a funi
of money, which money I have Sufficient testimonies to
prove has been nearly all paid: I do hereby request
any person having said bond in possession to produce it
to me, and I will fettle the fame immediately: And I
do hereby forewarn any person from taking an align
ment on said bond, as I will not pay any part thereof
until a settlement is made.
RICHI
Monmouth county, March 3, 178)