The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-10-25 00:00:00, page 2

Ait. X. The treaty to be Signed by the Commifli
oners, and returned by the President and feled Com
mittee of Fort St. George, within one month, or
sooner, if possible; and acknowledged by the Gover
nor General and Council, and the Government of
Bombay, and a copy returned 'in three months, or
looker, if possible.
Signed on the nth of March, 1784, by
Anthony Sadlier,
George-Leonard Staunton,
Jonh Huddlefton.
(Signed)
Tippoo Sultan Bahadre.
There is at this time but one opinion in the world
on the American war, that it was a flagrant violation
of political justice, and a blemish on the honour of
Englishmen. The event of it will, no doubt, furnifh
a lesion to prevent errors in adjuring the affairs of
Ireland.
I he French keep a very watchful eye upon the
Americans, and have more defpatches brought them
from the Weft-lndia islands, than ever was khowo in
a time of profound peace before.
D U B L I N, July 3 .
Yesterday, at a numerous meeting of the hair-dres
sers of this city, it was unanimously agreed, that nei
ther they, their journeymen, or apprentices, Should, af
ter the firft day of August next, dress the hair of any
Englishmen whatever, but cause them to have their
heads shaved, and wear wigs of Irish manufacture.
E DINBURG H, July 24.
Tuesday ah experiment was made on the grand
Edinburgh fire balloon. The fire was applied a little
before twelve, and the machine soon began to swell
very considerably; but as, in some previous experi-.
ments, a quantity of foot had been collected, it began
to take fire, and some small holes were burnt. This
made it necehbry to extinguish the fire, in order to re
pair the damage. The accident in itfelf is trifling;
but we are informed that the projector, Mr. Tytler,
fays, he confiders it as a very material advantage, as
thereby feme important fads, formerly unknown or
not attended to, arg now afeettained.
G L A SG O W, July 14 .
Wednesday last, a farmer's wife at Bell's Hill, in
the parish of Bothwell, was delivered of one boy and
three girls. They all died soon after. The mother
is in a fair way of recovery.
On the sth inst. died, at Lakehead, in the parish of
Kirkmahoe, Thomas Edgar, aged 108 years. What
is very remarkable, he read for many years with spec
tacles ; but about 20 years ago, his fight came to him
to that degree, that ever since he has read the small
est print without them.
NASS AU (New-Providence) July 31.
ADVICE S from New-York mention, that in
consequence of the report made at Quebec by
Captain Mure, of the ill treatment which he and other
loyalists had experienced in New-York since the peace,
General Haldimand has refufed to deliver up Michil
limackinac to the Americans, has ordered Governor
Hays to re aflame the command of Detroit, and re
fufes passes to all those who apply for them to come
over the hikes of Albany.
“ That in case of any attempt of Congress to car
ry into execution their said ads of the 7th and 21st
SI R,
WITH that refped for Congress which the citi
zens of this state have ever maintained, I beg
leave to transmit to your Excellency the sentiments
of the Council of this state, on the late proceeding of
the Senate and Assembly of the state of New-York,
refpeding this state, that your Excellency may lay
the fame before Congress, for their consideration.
On the 21st of Odober, 1779, the Legislature of
the state of New-York passed a special law, empower
ing Congress to hear and determine the controversy
between that state and this, not upon the principles
of confederation, but according to equity ; and on the
7th and 21st of August, 1 781, Congress proposed pre
liminaries of a settlement of the said controversy
of this state, which were accepted, and fully complied
with by the Legislature of this state, at their sessions
in February, 1782,
The Legislature of the state of New-York, in tlie
November preceding, had very spiritedly remonstrated
against the preliminary settlement of Congress afore
faid; an extrad from which remonstrance is as fol
lows :
" Revived,
From the Vermont Gazette of September 6.
STATE of VERMONT.
Arlington, April 26, 1784.
American Intelligence.
HALIFA X, September 10.
Since our last arrived here the schooner Hero, from
a whaling voyage ; the has brought in upwards of
150 barrels of oil, with a considerable quantity of whale
bone : She was fitted out by Messrs. Cochrans and
Holmes. Had not the ice set in, the would have ob
tained a full loading, as the whale ran very plentifully.
It is to be hoped that the success attending this firft
attempt since the peace, will stimulate other merchants
to avail themselves of the benefits to be derived to the
province from this valuable branch of the fifhery.
°f August last, this Legiflrtnre, with all due defer
ence to Congress, are bound in duty to theifeonfti
tuents, to declare the fame an assumption of power in
the face of said a£lof fubmiflion of this state, and
against +he clear letter and spirit of the second, third,
ninth and eleventh articles of confederation, and a
manifeft infringement of the fame, and do therefore
hereby solemnly protest against the fame." But of
late it appears, the Senate and Assembly of the state
of New-York, are again urging Congress to decide
their controversy with this state. It seems they are
willing Congress should fettle the dispute as they have
a mind, but not otbetwife.
It appears from the late journals of the Senate of
the state of New-lork, " That the delegates be
further inftrufted to press Congress for a decision in
the long protracted controversy refpedliog the right
of this state to the diftrid commonly called the New-
Hamplhire Grants." And further, “ But that if She
mult recur to force for the preservation of her lawful
authority, the impartial world will pronounce that
none of the bloodshed, disorder or disunion, which
may ensue, can be imputable to this Legislature."
As to this blood, proportion, the Council of this
state have only to remark, that Vermont does not wish
to enter into a war with the state of New-York, but
that She will act on the defenfae; and expe&s that
Congress and the twelve dates will obfeive a ftrift
neutrality, and let the contending flares fettle their
own controversy.
As to any allegations of the state of New-York
.against the conduct of this state, in bringing a few
mal-contents to juflice, and obedience to government,
whom they had inspired with sedition, I have only to
observe, that this matter has been managed by the
wisdom of the Legislature of this state, who confider
themselves herein amenable to no earthly tribunal.
Before I conclude this letter I beg leave to remind
your Excellency, that it appears to the Council of this
state improper that the states of New-York and New-
Hampshire, who are competitors for the jurifdi&ion
thereof, should vote in Congress on any motion which
refpeds Vermont, and also contrary to an express re
solution of Congress of the 24th of September, 1779,
in the words following: “ And that neither of the
said Rates should vote on any question relative to the
division thereof," that is, relative to the independence
of Vermont, although it appears from the journals of
Congress, that thole claiming dates have ever since
voted on all matters in which the interest of this state
has been concerned.
S 1 R,
I conclude this letter with the fatisfadion of re
minding Congress that this state is still desirous of a
confederation with the United States; and have the
honour to be, Sir,
SALE M, September 28.
The boy killed by a bear at Moultonborough, men
tioned in our paper of the 14th inst. was a son of Mr.
Billy Leach, who removed a few years ago from Be
verly to that town. A more circumstantial account of
an event so very singular, it is apprehended, will be
acceptable. Mr. Leach was in a field of corn, about
ten rods from his house, when his oldest son (between
seven and eight years of age ) came from the house, on
horse-back, going to a mowing lot, about twenty rods
beyond him, where he was to turn out the horse, and
to drive home the cows from the fame place. Just at
that time one of his neighbours came to him with his
gun, who was going to a diflant field in puifuit of
bears. The boy had not been gone more than five mi
nutes before they heard him cry out as if in extreme
distress. The father running to the place, saw a bear
close by the horse, and his son in the bear's claws,
who appeared to be fucking his blood from the veins
in his neck. Catching up the firft club he could find,
he endeavoured to frighten the bear from his son, but
to no purpose. As he approached him, he heard the
child Utter his last—expiring groan. The bear, deter
mined to secure his prey, at length took up the boy in
his mouth, and coming towards Mr. Leach, passed
within a few feet of him, in his way to a corn-field.
Having entered the field, he dropped the boy, turned
back ard leaping over the fence, made at Mr. Leach,
who ftrack at him several times with his club ; but the
club being rotten and infufficient for his defence, en
deavoured to make his escape by running from him ;
calling, at the fame time, to the man with the gun,
who had flood a motionless Spectator of this most as
feeing scene, without fa much as loading the gun in
With the highest refpe&,
Your Excellency's most obedient,
And very humble servant,
(Signed) Thomas Chittenden.
His Excellency the President of Congress.
[To this letter no anfiner has as yet been received.]
Sept. 22. Lately about sixty black men and fix
black women, with their children, who had for Six
months been supported in Bridewell, were put on
board a vessel at London, provided by government to
carry them to Nova-Scotia. These people had left
America in the civil commotions.
BOSTO N, September 27.
Not many years ago there died in Wales an honest
Welch farmer, who was one hundred and five years
of age. By his firft wife he had thirty children; by
his second ten ; by his third four; and by two con
cubines fc^. His youngest son was eighty-one years
younger than his eldest ; and eight hundred persons,
defeended from his body, attended his funeral.
October 4.
Of the proportion of monies required by Congress
from this Commonwealth, for defraying the charges
of carrying on the war, for the year 1782, 1 have re
ceived of Thomas Ivers, Esq. Treasurer:
Dollars.
From July 31, 1782, to May 31, 1784, 300,000
In the month of June, - 12,930
In the month of July, - 3,366
In the month of August, - 5,082
In the month of September, - ^,237
^
Total, dollars, 324,615
JAMES LOVELL,
Receiver of Continental Taxes for Maffackufetts.
CHARLESTOWN (South-Carolina) Sept. 18.
An arret of the court of des Monnoies, is just pub
lished at Paris, which condemns Peter Hondry, alias
Fontaine (for coining and circulating counterfeit mo
ney) to the gallies for nine years ; confirms the out
lawry against a man named Languedoc ; and dis
charges Margaret Canard, accused of being an accom
plice. This arret is a proof that the criminal code
becomes milder every day in France. Thanks be to
that spirit of humanity which the light of philosophy
has spread throughout the kingdom.
A letter from Madeira fays, that they have had
a violent storm of wind, hail and rain, which had done
a great deal of damage to the vineyards and gardens,
and had destroyed all their fruits; the sea rose so high
that some parts of it were overflowed, some buildings
washed down, and an American Ship, laden with wine,
funk in the harbour; the crew with difficulty got on
shore.
Extraß of a letter from Paris.
" Ours will be the most flourishing empire in the
world: There is no prince but our own who could
exhibit such a proportion between his ordinary reve
nues and expences as his Majesty did during the war.
In the expences were included 17,300,000 livres, em
ployed in reimbursements, considered as a surplus, be
ing the sum in which the revenue exceeded the ex
pence, and employed for the King's use in extinguish
ing the capital sums with which he was charged.
This sum, added to ten millions two hundred thou
sand livres of surplus, resulting from the account of
the finances, the ordinary revenues of the kingdom
exceeded the ordinary expences by twenty-seven milli
ons five hundred thousand livres."
ALEXANDRIA, September 30.
We hear by a pilot who arrived at New-Point
Comfort, the 17th instant, that there were two Ships
from Ireland off the Capes, with passengers, bound to
Baltimore, in great distress for want of provisions :
That he left one of the Ships and came in to procure
necefTaries for them, the wind being too strong against
the Ships to get in; and that it continued blowing very
hard at N. W. for three days after the pilot left
them. One of the Ships spoke a brig from the Ha
vanna, bound to New-York, in great distress, all the
people being Sick and unable to da duty, which he as
sisted by putting four hands on board.
his tend. The bear pursued but a final! distance be
fore he returned to his prey. Mr. Leach having loaded
the gun himfelf, he, with his wife, who had heard the
outcries, and come to them, pursued after the bear ;
but he had taken up the child, and dragging it through
the corn-field, made his escape into a thick wood. It
being now dark, the distressed parents were obliged to
return, leaving their child to be devoured by a Savage
beast, without the lead hope of its being recovered, or
the bear killed. The next morning a number of men,
following the track, found the boy within twelve or
fifteen rods of the corn-field. The clothes were Grip
ped from the body, several large holes bitten in the
neck, one of the thigh bones was drawn from its socket
at the hip, and molt of the flefh eaten off; the other
parts of the body entire. While the men flood view
ing the child, the bear rose up from the opposite fide
of a large log, within pistol (hot, reared his fore feet
over the log, towards the people, and with undaunted
ferocity, seemed determined to refeue his prey, but
was immediately foot dead before he had leaped the
log. He was not large, supposed to be about two
years old, and of the ranging kind. They burnt his
carcass to allies.
RICHMOND, October 9.
The Thomas, and the Robert, from London