The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-10-17 00:00:00, page 4

" Such deftruttion of the country was never known.
Scarce a building Handing from east to weft end.
Baffend-town did not fuffer so much in the buildings
as the country and Weft-end town. —We had only
two fbips at Weft-end; they put out; 1 am greatly
afraid both are loft; one belonged to Philadelphia,
capt. Nuttle; the other a Danish ship. We are all in
the utmost distress. Our government have iffned a
proclamation giving liberty for all vessels to bring in
lumber and building materials, with fiour, bread, pcafe,
beans, corn, corn meal, &c. at 3 per cent, duty, until
the 15th November next, and to take off country pro
duce in payment.—This will be a good market for all
those articles for some time to come."
We learn from St. Croix, that a most tremendous
hurricane began at 12 o'clock on Thursday the 25th
of August, and continued about fix hours, and either
fuak or drove ashore every vessel in the port. Seve
ral. large Danish vessels with full cargoes were funk,
and many difmafted—and there is little expectation
of getting off but few of those forced on shore. Ve
ry confidcrable damage has been sustained both in the
town and country, as a great number of houses have
been blown down and levelled with the ground, and
Several plantations flripped of their crops, &c.
Captain Glover of this port, arrived at St. Croix
from Statia, the day before the hurricane happened,
and his vessel was ashore on her beam ends. His car
go, which was chiefly flour, will be lived, though
some part of it was damaged. The vessel in all pro
bability will be loft.
captain's nun , but acknowledge the favour with
gratitude.
On Monday the 26th ult. the freeholders of Upper
Dock Ward held an election for the choice of a ma
gistrate, in the room of Benjamin Pafchall, Esquire,
deceased, when the honourable Edward Shippen, Es
quire, president of the court of common-pleas for
the city and county of Philadelphia, was chosen.
Yesterday morning we had a very heavy fnower of
rain, attended with loud thunder and Iharp lightning;
and about 6 o'clock the house of Mr. Erris, in Fifth-
Street, near Vine Street, was struck by the lightning,
which did considerable damage to the upper Rories.
Tuesday L'anight a fire broke out in the cellar of
a house next to the city vendue-ftore, but was hap
pily extinguished, not, however, before about forty
pounds worth of painter's colours, &c. were destroyed.
A letter from St. Croix, dated August 31, fays,
" Ou Thursday last we had a most shocking hurri
cane. It began at nine o'clock, and continued till
eight in the evening. That of 1772 did not equal it:
the difference was that we had daylight. By 2 o'clock
the vessels at Baffend were on shore, except two small
craft which funk in the harbour.
Sunday last arrived here the biig Jenny, capt. ,
from Barbadoes, by whom we learn that the hurricane
on the latter end of August was but slightly felt there,
two or three vessels only having been drove on shore,
and little damage done on land.
In our last paper, we touched on the disordered state
of affairs in Charleston. But then we had no idea of
the enormous and alarming height to which the evil
had arisen. We have since received Messrs. Bowen
and Markland's paper, from that city, by which it
appears, that the contagion has spread through the
whole Rate of South-Carolina, where such a degree of
anarchy prevails as to excite horror! Various causes
have contpired to accelerate this choas. The injuri
ous balance of trade, which has so severely pinched
the inhabitants of the whole continent, in general, has
produced proportionate effects in that state, which
have, we are informed, been heightened by a greater
degree of luxury and profufion than elsewhere.—This
lias been a universal calamity—in addition to which, a
vast number of people have groaned under a partial
grievance.—Having loft their entire property during
the war, and been compelled to fly from the state dur
ing the afeendance of the enemy in that quarter, they
returned home, on the peace, desolate and forlorn.
Long accustomed to irregularity and confufion, they
could not immediately betake themlelves to in
dustry—nor indeed, if they were disposed to it, could
they, in such circumstances, follow the bent of their
inclinations. They contrasted debts where-ever they
could procure credit —and we are furry to add, evi
dently without any intention of paying—as they did
not hesitate to take up articles at fix and nine months
credit, charged nearly double the ready-money price.
Negroes, who (we had almost said cvbicb —so great
is the force of habit—and so mucb is it the custom
here to regard those miserable beings, as boufbold goods,
or things, rathe; than persons) were fold at 451. ready
money, were rated 751. to the purchaser at 6 and
9 months credit. This affords an obvious and incontef
tible proof of the villainy of buyer and feller. —At length,
the irksome day of payment arrives. Arrests and im
prisonments become general. However, the very mag
nitude of the evil impedes its progress. The majority
of the people being in this perilous, miserable fituati
cn, it soon became a common cause. Each man was
" tremblingly alive" to the misfortune of his nieghbour,
which he expected to be shortly his own fate. This
inspired them with the hardihood of flopping the
course of justice, insomuch that at present THE EM
PIRE OF THE LAWS IS SUBVERTED through
cut thefate, except within the city of Cbarlefon, and its
environs ; as, beyond that, no officer of justice " dare
serve a writ, or levy an execution." —Our readers
cannot but know, that strangers read news-papers at
a great disadvantage—as they are ignorant of various
little circumstances which are known to every person
within the sphere of their circulation, and which tend
to throw a light on their contents; —but so far as
we have been able to collect from a variety of essays,
the foregoing is a pretty accurate account of the dis
orders in the Rate of South-Carolina.—One effayeft
has even gone so far as to propose that the lawyers
ihall come to an agreement to refufe pleading for cre
ditors !
October .11.
Extract of a letter from l'Orient, dated August 5, 1785.
" We heard a few days ago that the Algerines
have declared War against the United States of Ame
rica: the inclofed translation is a faithful copy of an
authentic letter wrote to our Consuls on that fubjed,
and by them communicated to us. Please to advise
thereof any of your friends concerned in the Flip
ping trade. We do not doubt Congress will soon
adopt some vigorous me^ure to quell those trouble
some pirates."
" Copy of a letter from the Consuls of Nantos to the Con
suls of I'Orient.
'' Gentlemen, <
" We annex to .this the copy of a letter that we
" have just received from M. de Soulange, by which
" he informs us that the Algerines have declared war
" against the United States of America, and that they
" are fitting out eight Blips to take the American vef
" fels. We request of you gentlemen to impart this
" intelligence to the captains of that nation who may
" now be in your harbour, in order for them to take
" some measures, to avoid falling into the hands of
" those pirated,
' n have the honour to be," &c.
" Copy of M. de Soulange's letter to the Consuls at
Nant%.
" Gentlemen, " Toulon, T,tb July, 1785.
'' Commodore de Ligonde's, who arrived from
" Algiers, on board the Minerva frigate, of which
" he has the command, has brought me intelligence
" that said state was fitting out 0 ships, both xebecs
'' and barques, from 18 to 36 guns, designed to cruise
" from Cape St. Vincent to the Western Islands, in
" order to take the Americans, against whom they
" have declared war. I fend you immediate advice
" thereof, gentlemen, both for your own interest and
" to request you will instantly give advice of this to
" the American captains.
" The Algerines have another division of four vef
'' fels, but too small to occasion any uneasiness.
" I am &c."
Extras of letter from Norfolk, in Virginia, dated Sep
tember 25.
" A higher tide and severer storm wre never known
at this place than happened yesterday ; the damages
sustained thereby are immense ; almost all the flops in
the harbour were drove from their moorings, and
many warehouses were entirely carried away; great
quantities of salt, sugar, corn, lumber, and other
merchandise are totally loft. The lower stories of
many dwellinghoufes were quite filled with water.,'
TRENTON, October 17.
At the annual election, which commenced on Tues
day last throughout this state, for representatives to
serve in council and assembly, and of Iheriffs, for the
ensuing year, the following gentlemen were return
ed, viz.
Burlington. Council, William Newbold, Esquire.
Affembiy, Richard S. Smith, Joseph Biddle, and Jo
seph Smith, Esquires. Sheriff, John Hollinfhead, Esq.
Monmouth. Council, David Forman, Efqure. As
sembly, Thomas Henderson, Daniel Hendrickson, and
Eliiha Walton, Esquires. Sheriff, David Rhea, Es
quire.
Somerset. Council, Ephraim Martin, Esquire. As
sembly, Edward Bunn, Robert Blair, and David Kei
'%, Efq u i res ° Sheriff, John Hardenbergh, Esquire.
The returns for the other counties have not yet
come to hand.
Died, on the 4th instant, at his feat at Maidenhead,
Mr. David Brearley, the elder, in a very advan
ced age.
Five Pounds Reward.
RAN away from the fubferiber, on the 27th inst.
a German servant named George-David Wortz,
by trade a butcher, but is said to understand all kinds
of farming labour; about 22 years of age, brown com
plexion, grey eyes, and has lately loft one of his
fore teeth. He had on and took with him a blue cloth
jacket with sleeves, a corded dimity waistcoat with
double rows of small white buttons, a pair of olive
coloured overalls, plated flioe-buckles, a wool hat,
with a small piece eat out of the fide by mice, and a
fine shirt. He is the fame person advertised the 20th
of June last, by Mr. Christian Wirtz, of Philadel
phia, from whom he ran, and was taken up in New-York,
about two weeks since, and fold by Mr. Wirtz to
me, but only stayed eight days before he ran away
again—as he, with some others, were driving cattle
from Change Water in the Jerseys to Durham, he
made a pretence to go in the bullies after some of the
cattle, and by that means made his escape. Whoe
ver will secure the said servant, shall receive the above
reward, and if brought to the fubferiber reasonable
charges, paid by
RICHARD BACKHOUSE.
Durham Furnace, September 29, 1785.
B L A N
WARRANTS,
SUMMONSES,
EXECUTIONS, and
APPRENTICES INDENTURES,
To be fold by the Printer of this paper.
Course of exchange—On London 771 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 eafterr
Rates.
Joseph Speakman,
T I N M A N,
BEGS leave to inform the publick in general anc
the shopkeepers in town and country in parti
cular, that he has removed toa house opposite to Phi
lip Fefter's on the Mill-Hill, in Trenton, where he
makes and fells, by wholesale and retail, most kind:
of tinware—and by whom retailers and others will b<
supplied upon as good terms as they can be in Philadel
phia. He also mends pewter vessels—and repair
and tins those of copper and brass.
10th month 17, 1785.
WAS left at the house of Jonathan Richmond
innkeeper, in Nottingham township, in th
county of Burlington, and state of New-jersey, 01
Tuesday the 27th ult. a black mare, with two whit
feet, about 14 . hands high, and is of low carriage
with an old saddle and bridle, the stirrup irons plat
ed. The person who left the mare is a young ma
with a cast in his eyes; had on a blue cloth coal
brown jean waistcoat and breeches. Any perfo
proving their property, and paying the charges, ma
have her again, otherwise (lie will be fold according t
law, by JONATHAN RICHMOND.
Nottingham, Odober 8, 1785. 3+
[Per barrel.
Superfine flour 43s 6d
com. do. 38s to 40s
Bur middlings 35s
Indian meal 24s to 26s
Tar -13 s
Pitch -16 s to 17s
Turpentine -18 s
Pork, Burlington 61
Beef Irish - 4I 15s
Country - 31 15s
Mackarel ^os to 60s
Herring -22 s 6d
Per Cwt.
Ship fluff - ijstoijs
bread -22 s 6d
Pilot ditto 30s
Rice -26 s
Sugar Mufcov. 40s to 65s
Tobacco James river
55s
York - -50 s
Rappahannock
40s to 45s
Coloured Maryland
55s to 60s
Western Shore
long leaf 40s
Eastern Shore
30's to 35s
Lead in pigs 35s
Ditto in bars 40s to 45s
Shot -40 s to 45s
Red lead 48s to 50s
White ditto 85s to 90s
Spanish brown -55 s
German ftcel 70s
American -60 s
English blistered
Cordage imp. 60s to 67s 6d
Codfilh Amer. 26s to 27s
Pearl allies )
Pot ditto 5 n ° ne
Cocoa - jl 5s id
Per lb.
Beeswax -, 2s qd
Feathers 3s to 3s 6d
Hams rod to izd
Spermaceti candles 3s gd
Mould ditto - rod
Tallow ditto - gd
Soap - yd
English cheese 13d
Butter - gd to izd
Chocolate - iyd
Coffee - i7d to ißd
Tea Hyfon 8s to 12s 6d
Souchong 6s 6d
Bohea 2s 6d to 2s 8d
Indigo French 9s to 12s
Carolina 6s 6d to 7s
Hemp yd to 6d
Ginseng 2s to 2s 3d
Snake-root - 2s
Starch - 4d
Snuff - is 6d
Loaf sugar - iid
Havanna sugar white 8d agd
Ditto brown jd|
Nutmegs -60 s
Cinnamon -20 s
Mace -60 s
Cloves 128 6d to 15
Pepper - 3s 6d
Pimento - is 6d
Copper in sheets is iod|
Verdigreafe 4s 6d
Philadelphia, Price-Current, Oft. 7.
Vermilion -13 s
Anchors - yd to gd
Per bufnel.
Wheat 8s
Rye - - 3s gd
Barley 6s
Indian corn - 4s 6d
Oats is led to 2S3d
Flax-feed - 7s 6d
Allum salt - 3s
Liverpool ditto 2s 6d
Coal (dull sale) i6d
Per pipe.
Wine Madeira 401 to 80l
Lisbon - 401
Port - 401
Teneriffe - 241
Fayal - 151
Per gallon.
Jamaica rum 4s to 4s 3d
Windward ditto 3sto3s4d
French ditto - 2s
New-England ditto 2s id
Brandy 33 6d to 4s 6d
Sherry wine 5s to 8s 6d
Malaga - 5 s 6d
Molasses jgd to 2od
Per ton.
Bar iron - 291
Pig iron - 9 1
Logwood - 111 5s
Ditto unchipt 71 ios
Fuftick 71 to 111
Braziletto - 20 l
Lignum vitae 51 ios to 7I ios
Oak timber -40 s
* Ship-building. White
oak frames 61 to yl
Live-oak and Red-cedar'
ditto - 81 to 91
Per 1000.
Staves pipe - 131
W. O. hhd. 81 ios
R. O. do. 7I
Leogan - 61 ios
barrel - 5 1 los
Heading (drefs'd) iol
Oak boards 41 2s 6d to 5I
Merchant pine ditto 61
Sap ditto - 4 |
Cedar ditto - 61jos
Oak planl e - ^iq|
Pine ditto - iol
Short thing, its ?dal2s 6d
Long ditto 51 to 5I ios
Scantling - 41 10 5!
Skins and furs.
Deer-skins per lb. 2s
Beaver do. 7s 6d to 17s6d
Per piece.
Otters -25 s
Minks - - 2S6d
Foxes grey 7s 6d red 5s
Martins - 55
Fishers - - 4s6d
Cats - - 3s gd
Bears - ios to 20s
Rackoons - 4s 6d
Mulkrats - ißd
T. Crowley Reel per
faggot - 4 l 5 s
Tin in boxes 4! 15s to 5I
Gin per case 28s to 30s
Claret per doz. bot. gosa 45:
Port wine ditto 30^
Lemons per box 40s to 45^