The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-10-09 00:00:00, page 1

PRINCETON, Sept. 28,1782.
ON Tuesday last, the 24th instant, the
grammar-school here was publickly ex
amined before the faculty of the college,
and other gentlemen from the neighbour
hood, when the several clafles gave specimens of
their improvement in the Greek and Latin lan
guages: And the highest class in the school, confin
ing of the following young gentlemen, were admit
ted members of the frefhman class in the college—
Ralph Hunt, jun. Maturin Livingston, George Pol
lock, Charles Smith, Horatio L. Stockton, James
Stevens, Pennington Smith, John Van-Cleve,
John Vergereau.
In the afternoon of that day there was a compe
tition of the members of that class in extempore ex
ercises on Latin grammar and syntax, when the whole
performed to the fatisfa&ion of all the judges pre
sent, and the three uppermost, after the expiration
of a limited time were, ift, James Stevens, 2d,
Charles Smith, 3d, Ralph Hunt.
There was allo a competition among the mem
bers of the late frefhman and sophomore claffcs on
Englilh grammar, including fyntaxand orthography,
on which fubjeds the young gentlemen discovered
great expertness and improvement; and the dispute
was so equally maintained between Mr. Matthias
Baldwin of the sophomore class, and Mr. Samuel
Bayard of the frefhman, that it was agreed to bestow
upon them equal premiums.
In the evening, the boys of the grammar-school,
including those just admitted into the college, en
tertained a very numerous and polite company by
pronouncing orations, two of them in Latin; the nrft
by Ralph Hunt ; the second by Charles Smith—ln
the English orations there was a competition, and
4 prizes determined —ift, to Horatio L. Stockton;
2d, to Maturin Livingston; 3d, to Samuel Snow
den ; and the 4th, to George M'Clennachan.
Wednesday the 25th, the annual commencement
was held in the college before a very polite and
splendid assembly; when the following young gen
'tlemen of the senior class were admitted to the de
gree of Bachelor of Arts —Spencer Ball, Conrad
Elmendorf, Peter Elmendorf, John A. Hanna, John
Johnston, William Mahon, John Morton, Robert
Pearson, Dirck Ten-Eyck, Richard Venable, Wil
liam Wilson—The fame degree was conferred on
Messrs. James Hanna, John Noel, and John Vickers,
Alumni of the College, who had been prevented, by
the confufions of the war, from obtaining it regu
larly at the proper time—and the Rev. Messrs. Ro
bert Blackwell and Janies Black, and Messrs. Jacob
Morton, John-Richardson-Bayard Rodgers, and
Wjliam Boyd, Alumni of this College, were admit
ted to their degree of Mafler of Arts.
After prayer by the President, the exercises were
TntQduced with a Latin salutatory oration, on the
wifebiefs of faction and party in a commonwealth,
by Mr. Mahon. Then followed—
I. An Englilh oration on agriculture, by Mr.
Venable.
4. A dispute on this quellion, can all the dif
ferences in foape and complexion among mankind
be accounted for from natural causes, on the (up
pofttion of the whole race having defended from
one original pair ? asserted by Mr. C. Elmendorf;
denied by Mr. Johnston; maintained by Mr. Wilson.
5. An oration on the advantages of a liberal
education, by Mr. Pearson.
6. A dispute on the following question, in a
confederation like that of America, whether are
large fates, or small ones the more favourable to
union, population, and improvement in the arts ?
on which, Mr. Hanna maintained that small states
were the more favourable to these ends; Mr. C. E -
2. A forenfick difputeon this question, whether
has the idea of the beautiful, in the fine arts, any
real standard in nature ? the affirmative of which
was maintained by Mr. Ball; opposed by Mr. Ma
hon ; defended by Mr. Pearson.
3. An oration on the nature of happtnefs, by
Mr. P. Elmendorf.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. V.]
WEDNESDA Y, October 9, 1782.
That if any fludent does not come up to College
on the firft day of the session, his chamber may be
taken by any other who shall have arrived before
him ; unless such absence Ihall be by leave obtained
for a fpecified time.
The students will not be allowed to keep horses,
except by express permission for a very fufficient
reason.
THE Publick is hereby informed that the whole
of the orders that existed in the College be
fore the war, are re-etlablifhed, and will be ftri&ly
adhered to. It is thought proper particularly to
mention the following :—That every student must
have a chamber in the College and constantly lodge
there ; nor will any be fuffered. to board out, unless
by special license from the President, or Profeffor
of I)ivinity, &c.
That the board and tuition must be paid in ad
vance for fix months. This rule has become so
absolutely necessary, that none must expert to be
exempted from it.
The fee at entering the school is One Found;
that to the College is One Pound Fifteen Shillings ;
the tuition for fix months is Three Pounds; both
in the school and the college-chamber rent One
Pound, and board Twelve Shillings per week, which
is to be punctually paid in advance to Mr. Elias
Woodruff who is elected Reward.
It is recommended to parents to put the expences
of their children under the direction of fame person
of prudence in the College or the Town, to prevent
them from running to that extravagance that will
be injurious both to the interest of their parents, and
to the reputation of the institution.
The vacation of the grammar school will expire
on Tuesday the 22d day of October, and that of the
College on Tuesday the 12th of November.
Princeton, Od. 1, 1782. 3W.
“ I have the honour to inform you, that the com
bined fleet has had very little wind since its depar
ture from Cadiz, which, however, would not have
retarded us much, had it not become quite contiary
at the entrance of the bay. We were a little re
compensed afterwards by meeting with a fleet of
the enemy's ships, which we descried the 25th of
June, in lat. 47. 36. N. and 15. 20. W. from the
meridian cf Paris.
By several vessels arrived at Boston and Providence,
from France and Holland, we have received the
following advices.
mendorf opposed him ; and Mr. Ten-Eyck replied.
1 0 these succeeded, the ceremony of conferring
degrees; and an addiefs from the President to the
class.
The exercises were concluded with a valedictory
oration delivered by Mr. Morton with a natural
and moving eloquence that melted the whole assem
bly into tears. The audience was uncommonly at
tentive and indulgent ; and the exercises conduced,
on the part of the young gentlemen, so as to procure
to themselves, and to the college, a very high and
universal approbation.
PARI S, July 1.
THE marquis de Bouille came to Versailles on
Friday last. The king gave him a very gracious
reception; he conversed for above an hour and a
quarter with his majesty, who has raised him to the
rank of lieutenant-general. This officer has the
greatest reputation. M. de Bougainville, who ar
rived in the fame ffiip, is yet at Bfeft.
Since yesterday a report is spread that the nego
ciation for peace is broke off; but some people of
credit, who pretend to know what passes, allure us
of the contrary: however, thus much is certain, that
Mr. Grenville continues his conferences with the
count de Vergennes, audit is even said that an ac
commodation is pretty far advanced.
JULY 6.
Extract cf a letter from count de Guichen, to the
marquis de Carries, secretary of Rate for the ma
rine department, dated at sea, on board the 1 er
rible, June 27.
THE
Notwithstanding the superiority of the combined
fleet in point of numbers, government have received
intelligence that may be relied on, that most of the
Spanish ships are so indifferently equipped, that they
will not be able to stand a close engagement. This
information determined ministry to hasten the fail
ing of lord Howe with all the ships that are now
ready; and it is confidently said his orders are po
sitive and decisive to engage.
It is presumed that an acknowledgment of Ame
rican independency, would be followed by an im
mediate cessation of hostilities on the pait of our
Trani-Atlantic brethren. Why should we hesitate
openly to avow what we have already acknowledg
ed by implication ? The late ministry authorized
commissioners to treat with Congress, and the de
legation of that authority was a tacit renunciation
of our sovereignty over the colonies.
Notwithstanding our late brilliant successes, and
the profpeds we have of late been able to pursue
the war with the advantage, peace, and particularly
with the Dutch, is the earnest wifn of the com
mercial part of this kingdom; being the common
carriers of Europe, the Dutch very largely contri
buted to the promotion of our trade, which notwith
standing the powerful foes we had to resist, fuflered
but little injury till the commencement of the war
with Holland ; but since that time our goods have
been rotting in the warehouses, because we have no
means of transporting them to foreign markets,
where they would be bought up with the greatest
avidity, and at very high prices, so great is the pre
sent demand for British goods in every quarter of
the globe.
July 6. The savings in the pay office, as regu
lated by Mr. Burke, will alone exceed a gain to the
nation, of ioo,oool. sterling a year.
July 8. The duke of Grafton will be firft lord
of the admiralty, and Charles Jenkinfon, esquire,
chancellor of the exchequer.
Extrad of a letter from Hull, July 2.
" We hear no news of the Dutch fleet being out
from the 1 exel ; but there are several privateers on
the coast, large vessels from 20 to 28 guns each :
there are so many troops now in the north, that we
can be under no apprehension of a defeent; yet the
trade must fuffer considerably unless a squadron re
turns to command the North sea, and that in a very
fliort period, 130 fail of colliers now blocked up
here."
The nation is in a most uncouth filiation, from
the so early and sudden change of administration,
the most momentous affairs are now on the tapis
and the smallest delays may prove fatal.
July 11. Mr. Fox waited on his majesty yester
day, and delivered the seals in form, and declared
his resignation.
The honourable Mr. William Pitt is appointed
chancellor of the exchequer, and fir George Young,
secretary at war, in the room of the right honour
able Thomas Townfend,efquire, who takes the place
of one of his majesty's principal secretaries of Rate.
There is a Ready persevering virtue in Mr. Ftx
and his colleague Mr. E. Burke, which will continue
to be admired while the name of patriot and free
dom is sweet in Britain; they may be truly said to
have Rooped to conquer.
The admiralty of Amsterdam published a lift of
their naval force the middle of laR month, which
Earl of Temple was yesterday appointed secre
tary of Rate, in the room of earl Shelburne, and
Mr. Thomas Townsend, in the room of Me. Fox.
This fleet, composed of 18 fail, was escorted by
the Portland, of logons, the Oifeau, of 32, the Da
nae, of 24 and the Merlin sloop : it was destined
for Canada and Newfoundland. Our frigates have
taken the eighteen ships, but could nor come up
with the ships that convoyed them. At the depar
ture of the courier from Brest, the prizes appeared
off Uihant."
LONDON, July 4.
General Arnold was at court yesterday, for the
frR time for some months.
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