The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1783-05-07 00:00:00, page 2

met. The inhabitants are obliged to fliut up theii
ihops and houses before dark. Several people are
dangerously ill of the wounds they have received.
Their enmity has been chiefly against the teamen
and dockmen. A poor man who had been to our
market on Saturday evening, they robbed of his
meat, beat and cut him in a barbarous manner, after
which they attempted to hang him on the garrison
gates, but he luckily extricated himfelt. Ihe greater
part of them marched this morning for Portlmouth,
where they are to embark for the Baft-Indies.''
Yesterday the Marquis of Carmathen was at
court, and had a private conference with his Ma
jesty, previous to his setting out on his embody to
the court of France.
1 he following is his Majesty, most gracious answer
to the address of the Houle of Lords prekutud to
his Majesty yesterday:
“ MY Lords,
“ I receive with pleasure this dutiful address,
and have great fatisfartion in obferying, That the
preliminary and provisional articles appear to you,
as they do to me, to afford a rcafouablc profpett
of such a peace as will relieve my people from, any
burthens beyond what the expences of the war have
rendered unavoidable, and, if properly improved,
will t^fure the national prosperity. These are al
ways objects next my heart, and every measure
which has the tendency to promote them, cannot
but be acceptable to me. It is my firm purpose to
execute every article of the treaties on my part, with
that good faith which has ever dirtinguifhed the con
duct of this nation.
•' I concur with you most entirely on the just ex
pe^atian you entertain of the like attention in North-
America. to the ilipulations in favour of the unfor
tunate fuehrers by the war; which are founded in
humanity and justice, and now recognized by pub
lick engagement. I do not entertain a doubt that
this and every other artie'e in the treaties depend
ing, will be finally fettled and performed by the
other powers with that spirit of liberality and justice
which becomes them."
The zeal of opposition, on the flattering profped
of Tuesday morning, is such, as to make them im
patient to renew the attack the firft moment the
house is so disengaged to admit of their following
up the firft fucCefsful effort against the minister, and
we are made to imagine, that if the country gen
tlemen do not get time to reflect upon the true date
of the finances of the nation, we Ihall fee the pre
fect ministry overturned, and ail the schemes of re
formation, planned by the most able calculators in
the kingdom, thrown in the dirt, and in their dead
a. renewal of the enormous wade of publick money,
which has brought the nation to its prefcut ex
hauded date.
There never was so full a House of Commons
since the days of Sir Robert Walpole, as met on
Monday ; the members on the division, including
two tellers on each fide, were 436 ; and thirty cou
ple of members paired off during the debate, and
did not day for the division ; the whole number there
fore that airembled, amounted to 496, which de
ducted from 558, the number of members, of which
the whole House of Commons is composed, it ap
pears that there were only 62, members absent.
' Extrad of a letter from Vienna, January 18.
" All the convents of the Carthufians, in the Au
ftridir Lombardy, have been suppressed by order of
his Imperial Majtrty." .
This morning four Chips laden with foreign wheat
arrived in the river.
The Irish seem determined to pay their court to the
Americans, if we may iorm an opinion from the rol
lowing resolution of the volunteer corps, known in
Dublin by the name of the Hibernian Union, com
posed by gentlemen, who, as enemies to the doctrine
that a iimple repeal of the 6th of George I amounted
to a fatisfattory repeal of the claims of which that
aid was declaratory, seceded from the corps under
the command of Mr. Grattan, who was a strong
advocate for the dodrine of simple repeal:
" The King of Great- Britain having, for him, his
heirs and successors, acknowledged the Thirteen
United Colonies of America to be free, sovereign
and independent States,
“ Resolved unanimously, That this corps will sa
lute the firft vessel wiiich shall arrive in the harbour
of Dublin under American colours, by firing three
vollies."
PORTSMOUTH, January 28.
The Highlanders of the 77th regiment, quartered
in this town, receiving orders on Sunday last, to
embark, as the next day, for India, gathered on the
parade, where they declared, with firmnels, that
they would not go on board, alledging that their
pay was in arrear; and that they had been enlisted
011 express condition to serve only for three years or
during the American war ; that, having complied
with these terms, they were not now obliged to go
for India, in the service of the company, u here none
of their officers were to go with them; therefore,
they were resolved to stand by one another to (he
last extremity, thinking, withal, that their officers
had fold them to the company.
The Colonel being abl'ent, the Lieutenant-Colonel
and other officers iidifted that they fliould embark.
The privates surrounded them, and beat the Lieu
tenant-Colonel and some others severely, who escaped
with difficulty, bruised and wounded. The soldiers
then broke open the ftorc-houle of the regiment, and
supplied themfelvcs with gunpowder and ball.
There was a detachment of the invalids lent to
prevent the mutineers from taking peffeffion of the
guard-houfu and parade. These last fired upon the
detachment, killed one, wounded two others, and
forced the n ft to retire.
Admiral Sir Thomas Pye and the Mayor of the
town, have done all in their power to appease the in
surgents, and have promised that they shall not be
obliged to embark till the further orders of govern
ment. Upon this they retired to their quartern; and
this morning they were told'that their embarkation
would not be infixed on.
W Isl T E H A L L, February 5.
There could not (fays a corrcfpond.nl) have been
so ruinous a peace co England as the present. Alter
the loss of one hundred millions of money, and more
than one hundred thousand men, we have lolt by it
all America, Mahon, Tobago and Senegal; given
back the fupcrior Rate of the Bast-Indies in Chan
dernagore and Pondicherry ; the lame in Africa, in
Senegal and Goree, and a decided luperiority over
us in the Weft-Indies, by relioring St. Lucia.
No milchicf to Britain (fays the fame writer) was
ever equal to that done in the administration of Lord
Rockingham, and completed in Lord Shelburne's;
who, with all lii's boasted talents, has not Ihewn the
wilciom of a child ; who has had recourse to Ihops
and wine cellars, to find negociators to lum his
country..
FISH-KIL L, May r.
By the belt information we can collect, there is
but little appearance of the speedy evacuation of
New-York ; which is very unhappy for this Rate,
as till that period our navigation mart be suspended:
And what is peculiarly dihreffing to a number of the
former inhabitants who mean to return, they have
given up their houses in the country, and at this
time many of them are obliged to diiperfe and fc
parate their families amongrt such hospitable farmers
who may be able to give them Ihelter. In this pre
dicament their lituation is more diltreffing than it
has been for these fix years pall ; for having neither
house, garden, nor other conveniency than what is
obtained by mere favour; and, being in a Rate of
fufperue, is very painful to their feelings, and in
every refpeCt peculiarly difrgreeable.
We further learn, that lince the communication
has been opened to New-York, the markets there
have fallen confidcrably ; and it is expected that
beef, Hour, butter, &c. will be as low as ever in a
Ihort time.
RICHMO N D, April 19.
A sloop of war, which was lent from New-York,
to call in all privateers, and other veflels of war,
cruizing off our coast, was stranded to the southward
of the Capes. Since which, another veiled of war
has arrived, and lies as near the wreck as poflibie, to
save the materials, &c. We do not learn th^t any
lives were 1011.
B ALTIMORE, April 22.
Yesterday the fliip Nonfuch, Captain Wells, and
the Ihip Yorke, Captain Moore, arrived here from
Nantz, in France ; the former in 35, and the latter
in 34 days.
The glorious events of peace and independence,
which have now happily united to bless this riling
empire, were yesterday celebrated in this town, by
all ranks of citizens, with the most lively demon
strations of patriotick joy. In the evening the town
was univerfaiiy illuminated with great talte and ele
gance. Mont. Fiorimont's transparent paintings,
which were exhibited in Gay-lheet, met with gene
ral applause. A.description, if we can obtain an ac
curate one, will be given in our next.
April 29. The Ihip Hero, Captain Paul, is ar
rived here from St. Thomas's, in 16 days.
On the 4th inst. forty-four veflels cleared at the
Curtom-Houfe at St. Thomas's, defined for the dif
ferent ports of the United States.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.
Extract of a letter from Sunbury, doited April 10.
" I have only to inform you, two men are mif
fing above Wyoming, and their canoe cut and Dallied
with the tomahawks of the savages. Another young
person, named M'Grady, is miffing ; and as tracks
are difeovered, we have no otht r reason than to iup
pofe.it was done by our barbarous enemies. These
matters have alarmed our people, and difeouraged
others in the interior parts from moving up. 4 Are
these savages to reign forever? Is it not high time
to subject and drive them from our fiontiers."
At a town meeting of the inhabitants of Borton,
on the 7th of March last, they resolved, that refu
gees and traitors ought not to be permitted to re
turn or remain among them.
A number of other towns to the eastward have
entered into similar resolutions.
A different line of policy from the above, with re
gard to British fubjeds, seem to prevail in the
southern Rates: in Georgia, fifty-eight British mer
chants have been admitted as citizens of that Rate ;
and in South-Carolina, a number of the fame class
have petitioned for the like privilege, which, it is
thought, will be granted them.
The assembly of South-Carolina has rejected the
five per cent, import, by a majority of 40 votes.
Extract of a letter from L'Orient, dated March
16, 1783.
“ Three vessels that were bound from England to
America are flopped, until a treaty of commerce is
fettled"
Wednesday morning the sloop Adive, Captain
Dickinson, arrived here in 19 days from St Tho
mas's.
Last evening the ship Heer Adams, Captain Col
lins, arrived here, from L'Orient, after forty days
padage.
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated March 2.
" The Definitive treaty is in great forwardnefs,
and there appears nothing in the way of its speedy
concision.—The belligerent powers have commu
nicated it to the Courts of Vienna and Pcterfburgh,
as (Mediators, and now wait their answer.
" The British Parliament has confirmed the Pre
liminary Articles, by permitting his Britaunick Ma
jehy to give his concurrence for its observation."
April 30. Since our last arrived here the sloop Pol
ly, Captain Walker, from St. Kitts ; sloop ,
Captain Wier, from Newbury Port ; the cutter
Freemason, Captain Lambert, from Dunkirk, but
last from I'Oricnt ; the ship Hbei nia, Capt. Scallion;
and Hoop , Captain Forrester, from New-York.
A late New-York paper fays, that the number of
fouls embaiked in the last fleet for Nova-Scotia,
amounts to 9000.
We have good authority for assuring our readers,
that this port is now open for the reception of vef
fjs from any foreign port. —Several vessels from dif
icrent parts of the United States have lately arrived
at New-York, that port being at this time open for
the American flag.
A late London paper contains a lift of the number
of voters belonging to 28 different places in England,
by which it appears that 354 voters fend 56 mem
bers to parliament.
May i. The Greyhound cutter, Captain Sargent,
arrived here yesterday morning, from Oftend, after
ftven weeks passage.
A sloop from Antigua, and several small veflels
from the eastward, arrived here yesterday.
A correspondent has favoured us with the follow
ing authentick copy of the Decree of the Queen of
Portugal, for opening a commercial intercourse be
tween her fubjeds and those of the United States.
PORTUGA L.
Her Majesty has been pleased to order the following
Decree to be transmitted to her royal court of
e: chequer, that publication might be made of the
fame:
COPY of the DECREE.
VtfHEREAS by the declaration of the indepen
' deuce of the United States of North-America,
the object intended by the royal decree, of the 4th
July, 1776, and the publication thereof by our court
of exchequer, on the sth of the fame month, have
ceased to operate : we are therefore pleased to abo
lish and annul the decree and publication aforefaid;
and do hereby order, that free entry be granted in
all the ports of our dominions, unto all ships and
veflels coming from North-America, in the fame man
ner as was formerly had in the admission of those
which arrived from the said colonies in the ports
aforefaid ; and that all hospitality and favour be shewn
them, which is ufualiy done to ether friendly nations.
Our court of exchequer will fee this performed
accordingly; and are ordered to cause this decree
to be printed and set up in all publick places of our
city of Lisbon, and of other ports of this kingdom
and Algarve, that all persons may have due notice
thereof, and none pleaci ignorance of the fame.
Given at Salvaterra de Magos, the 15th of
February, 1783.
(Signed) With her Majesty's Cypher.
And in order that all persons may have notice of
this royal resolution of our lady aforefaid, we have
caused these presents to be printed, and affixed at all
pubiick places, cf this city, and other parts of the
kingdom, agreeably to the tenor of the decree above
mentioned.
Lisbon, this 17th day cf February, 1783.
Gonsalo Jose da Silveira Preto,
1 ' Jose da Costa Ribeiro.
[ Printed at the Queen's press. ]
May 3. We are informed that his Excellency Ge
neral Washington, and his Excellency Sir Guy Carle
ton, appointed last Thursday for an interview be
tween hem at Kingfbridge.
A passenger on board the Greyhound cutter (men
tioned in our last to have arrived here from Oftend)
informs us that no vessels would be cleared out from
England to the United States, until the sth of April.
bhe Ihip Hibernia, from New-York, is the firft
vefrci which has entered our port under Englilh co
lours since the cessation of hostilities. At Gloucester
point, foe saluted the Washington packet with ele
ven guns, which was returned by five; and on her
appearance before the city, flic gave a compliment
of thirteen guns.
Wednesday last a small schooner arrived here in
51 days from Nantz.
Arrivals in this port since our lift.
Ship Hawk, Captain Bull, from Martiilles.
Schooner Din, Wardrobe, from Tohago.
Dove, Bunker, from St. Cruix.
And a sloop from Antigua.