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the firft lot. Then comes the third, under the fame
condition that his lot fhali join for a mile some part
of the former, and so on. The great dread of fet
tling in the American wilds is the want of society ;
but eleven famines, the number here united, will
form as good a society as they would have met with
in Britain. Among the number is a clergyman, with
four sons and fix daughters; a surgeon, a man-mid
wife, and an apothecary; a mufick maker, who is
also a dancing matter; all of whom have thaies of
land; likewise three carpenters, three blacksmiths,
and other tradesmen, under the fame agreement.
March 3. The great diftradion in the cabinet en
creafe emigrations daily ; men who want employment
are doubly eager to leave a kingdom wacre confi
dence between the rulers and the people, is dellroyed
by a thousand successive and unexpected strokes of
political fineffe.
Letters from several parts of Norfolk lay, that
since the farmers have learned by the London papers,
that the Americans are bringing their corn to Eng
land, they begin to carry their's to market, which
reduced the price of that necessary article of life.
They having large flocks by them, are afraid the
price will be greatly reduced, and therefore are en
deavouring to get their great docks off their hands
before it is much lower.
4 March 8. On Wednesday Lord Shelburne adifted
at a board of treafary, and after the buniiefs was
over took leave of the board on his resignation.
Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux, Feb. 12.
" The 10th of this month, at half past ten in the
morning, a ihock resembling that of an earthquake
was felt all over this town: a most dreadful gust of
wind, accompanied by a great clap of thunder, im
mediately followed the commotion. Two hours
after, we learnt that this was the effect of the ex
plosion of the powder magazine at St. Medard,
which is three leagues from Bourdeaux; it contain
ed then 45,000 wt. of powder. The mill was blown/
up, and no vestige remains of the magizitie. Or
fix men, who had taken shelter there during the
storm, only one was found whole, at above 100
paces diflance; and of the five others, only one
hand and one leg was found. All the adjacent houses
have either been destroyed or greatly damaged by
the shock. All the neighbouring fields are covered
with the calcined ruins, and it is reckoned that 39
persons have been bruised and hurt. It has been
observed that the unhappy man who was found en
tire, must have been blown upwards of 60 feet in
the air ; because, that in the space he was carried
there is a wood which is upwards of 50 feet high.
Mr. Dupre de St. Maur, our intendant, ever em
ployed in rendering happy the province he governs,
and deeply affected at the misfortunes of mankind,
repaired immediately to the parish of St. Medard,
where he dispensed comfort and relief."
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.
By the United States in Congress aflFmbled,
April 28, 1783.
The committee appointed to confer with the fu
perintendant of finance, refpedting his continuance
in office, report, " That they have conferred with
him accordingly; and that the fubfance of the
conferrence was, on the part of Mr. Moriis, as fol
lows: "' That his continuance in office was highly
injurious to his private affairs, and contrary to his
private inclinations ; but, that he felt the importance
of the exertions necessary to be made at the present
juncture, towards the reduction of the army, in a
manner fatisfaftory to them, and convenient to the
publick ; that, therefore, Congress should think his
services necessary towards effecting that object of
importance, and should desire them, he would be
ready to continue them, till arrangements for that
purpose could be made, and the engagements taken
by him in consequence, as well as those already
entered into, could be finally completed; tba% in
this case, he should hope for the support of Con
gress :"—Whereupon,
Resolved, that the Superintendent of finance be
informed, that Congress are of opinion the publick
service requires his contiuance in office, till ar
rangements for the reduction of the army can be
made, and the engagements that fhali be taken by
him in consequence, as well as those already entered
into shall be finally completed.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sic'ry.
By the United States in Congress afl'embled, May 2,
1783.
Whereas it is the desire of Con,refs, when the
reduction of the army should take place, to enable
the officers and soldiers to return to their refpe&ive
homes with convenience and fatisfattion, for which
purpose it will be indispensable to advance them a
part of their pay before they leave the field ; and
whereas at the present juncture there are many
other engagements for which the publick faith is
pledged, and the pundual performance of which is
essential to the credit of the United States, neither
of which important objects can be effected, without
the vigorous exertions of the several Rates, in the
colletlion of taxes ; therefore,
Resolved, that the refpe&ive Rates be called upon in
the most earned manner, to make every effort in their
power, to forward the collection of taxes, that such
a fi,m may without delay be paid into the common
treafary, as will be adequatae to the publick exi
gencies : and that Congress confidently rely for an
immediate and efficacious attention to the present
requisition, upon the disposition of their constituents,
not only to do justice to those brave men who have
fuffered and facrificed so much in the cause of their
country, and whose distresses mud be extreme, should
they be sent from the field without the payment of a
part of their well earned dues; but also to enable
Congress to maintain the faith and reputation of the
United States, both which arc seriously concerned
in relieving the necessities of a meritorious army,
and fulfilling the publick stipulations.
Resolved, I hat the fuperintendant of finance be
directed to take the necessary arrangements, for
carrying the views of Congress into execution, and
that he be assured of their firm support towards
fulfilling the engagements he has already taken, or
may take on the publick account, during his con
tinuance in office.
CHARLES THOMSON., Sec'ry.
■ We are informed, that on the 3d of this month,
the fuperintendant of finance wrote to the president
of Congress, and informed him, that “ upon con
sideration of the aCts of Congress, of the 28th of
April, and the second instant, he has determined to
comply with their views, but prayed that it may be
underdood, that his continuance in office is limited
to the particular object of fulfilling his present en
gagements, and thole which the necessity of our af
fairs may compel him to form." And at the fame
time entreated his Excellency to inform Congress,
“ That he entertained a proper sense of their assur
ance of firm support, and that in a reliance on it,
he would continue his zealous exertions for the
service of the United States."
/ TRENT O N, May 28.
Jersey Cantonment, near New-Windsor, May 12,
O N the id inst. a large number of the sons of
St. 7 ammany met at Mrs. Mandervill's tavern, in
the vicinity of camp, for their annual celebration.
After the business of the society was gone through,
and regulations entered into for the better govern
ment thereof, the members partook of a collation
which was prepared for the occasion. Dinner be
ing ended, the following toads were drank by the
society :
I. May the virtues of the sons of St. Tammany
increase their society !
2. May no society be in contempt for bad con
duct in some of its members !
3. May confciehce and nature be cur guide 1
4. May the sons of St. Tammany be the patrons
of virtue, and the guardians of the indigent !
5. May the orphan find a father, and poverty a
friend, in the order of St. Tammany !
6. May war or peace, when the publick good
requires, be out choice !
7. May each'member of this society merit the
firft pod of honour in the state of New-Jersey!
8. May the spring put us in mind of our powers,
and the autumn of our decays!
9. May the enemies of peace be always involved
in war !
10. May the virtues of justice, charity and mu
nificence, be most conspicuous in the sons of
St. l'ammany!
JI. May gratitude be enlivened by the recollec
tion of the hours of danger !
12. May the virtuous fair give their hearts and
hands to those only who have contributed to
make them free !
13. May we have a happy meeting this day year.
Extras from the minutes,
EBEN. ELMER, Secretary.
'he piece signed Mercator was received
too late for this week's Gazette, but will be inserted
in our next.
r 0 b e s 0'171)7
By wholesale or retail, at Stacy Potts's in Tren
ton, a number of excellent
SCTTH E S,
both for grass and cradling, at Philadelphia prices.
I he general approbation which these feythes, made
at Potts s and Downing's factory, obtained last sea
son, and entire fatisfadion they gave to all who
tried them, it is presumed will be a fufficient re
commendation. C. t. f.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber in
Chefterfield township, in Burlington county,
state of New-Jersey, a dark bay mare, about 14^
hands high, about 10 or 11 years old this spring,
loft the near eye, has some white spots on her back
that are generally called fiddle marks; trots and
canters. Ihe owner is desired to come, prove pro
perty, pay charges, and take her away.
Jonathan Lippincott.
May 12, 1783. 3 wfl
7 U L £ SOL D,
At vendue, for cash, on Monday the ninth day of
June next, at Morris-Town, all the publick dores
remaining in the hands of the fubferiber, among
which are the following articles:
, waggons, 870 fhoemakers' tacks,
J SCO sets new harness, 9 pincers,
2000 pair iron traces, 1 pair fiddlers' strainers,
180 pair horse shoes, 12 stirrup irons,
24 jack screws, 300 spades,
90 leather portmanteaus, 500 shovels,
14 fiddle-bags, 150 fafcine hatchets,
100 narrow axes, 300 fafcine knives,
7 pair dragoon pistols, 300 powder-horns and
105 furfingles, pouches,
30 crosscut-saws, 7 scale beams,
100 plane-irons, 25 fifty-fix pound
600 chisels, weights,
70 augers, 30 twenty-eight do.
40 grindstones, 100 cutting-knives,
5 blackfmiths' bellows, 35 doz. American grass
3 anvils,' feythes,
9 bickirons, 15 cast-iron doves,
75 shoeing hammers, 200 iron wedges, &c.
156 coopers' frows, &c.&c.
The vendue will begin at 10 o'clock, and will
be continued from day to day until the files are
completed. AARON FORMAN.
Morris-Town, May 20, 1783. 2wf
t 0 TT S~ OTTD,-
A Complete and extensive distillery, ingenious
ly designed and well executed. The works
are finely situated on the banks of the Delaware,
at the head of Trenton falls, and calculated for dis
tilling either malt, molasses or cyder. They con
fid of two stills, one of fix hogsheads, the other of
one, with the bed and entire block tin worms, fix
ed ir. a tub of nine hogsheads. The tub -receives
water by spouts, from two never failing springs,
without any labour. There belong to the woiks
a fufficient number of cedar cisterns, properly fixed
for receiving and for charging the dills. If more
convenient to the purchaser, certificates, at the cur
rent value, will be taken in payment. For terms
apply to Colonel Benjamin G. Eyre, Philadelphia ;
Robert Neil, at Newark; John Pool, at Bruns
wick landing ; John-Patrick Lynch, at Burlington ;
or William-Churchill Houston, Ffquire, at Trenton^
May 26, 1783. t. b. c, t. f.
JAMES D OTEGL ass
Has for sale, at his house opposite the market house
in New-Brunswick, the following articles:
RUM, molasses, tea, plain and spotted jeans,
coffee, sugar, cho- black and white gauze,
folate, pepper, alfpice, fine corded dimity, du
nutmegs, indigo, frying- rants, fhall@ons, mo
pans, chest and padlocks, reens and calimancoes
pepper-boxes, tobacco of different colours,
do. tea caniders, pocket apron and 7-8 checks,
knives, pins, feiffors, Russi a and Dutch linens,
shoe and knee-buckles, Irish and French do.
gilt and basket buttons, black laces, ribands,
bibles, tedaments, fpel- fine and coarse threads,
ling-books, primers, silk and linen handker
writing-paper, bonnet do. chiefs, cambrick and
ink powder, quality muslins, lawns, black
bindings, buckram and and coloured sewing
twists, modes and taf- silks, womens' leather
feties, fattins and perfi- gloves, apron and cap
ans, chintzes, calicoes, tapes, an assortment of
corduroys, fuftian, queens-ware, &c. &c.
Said James Douglass returns his sincere thanks
to those who have been pleased to favour him with
their custom; and they may red assured it (hall be
his constant study to give them every possible fatif
fadlion. He desires likewise to inform his custom
ers, that he intends retailing at as low, and, if
possible, lower prices than in New-Yoik. 6wfl
AL L persons indebted unto the edate of Wil
liam Vance, late of South-Amboy, in the
county of Middlesex, and state of New-Jersey, de
ceased, have had publick notice by advertilement
in this Gazette, to meet the fubferiber at the late
dwellinghoufe of said Vance, on Thursday the firft
day of May last past, and make payment: And
as little or no regard has been paid thereto, it is
hereby further requeued, that they meet at the
afore-mentioned place on Monday the 9th day cf
June next, or they may thereafter depend on be
ing proceeded against as the law dire&s; and all
those having any demands against the said eifate. to
meet at fame time and place, in order for settle
ment, otherwise those that attend, the fubferiber
experts to fettle with to the amount of such assets
as fhali be paid into his hands; and those who ne
gledl mud expect to be excluded, by
STEPHEN HOOPER, Adm.
May 26, 1783. 2wf