The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-10-25 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Odober t 5.
Extract of a letter from Kingflon, Jamaica, dated Au
" According to private letters from Cuba, several
Spanish vessels have been wrecked in a storm at the
Havanna in June last, which it seems was chiefly con
fined to the latitude of that city, and lasted about 14
hours. These tornadoes are frequent in the island of
Cuba, and felt with great violence on the sea coast.
Tn the year 1706, one of these temporary hurricanes,
which was exceedingly severe and dreadful for the
short time it lasted, destroyed three Spanilh men of
war of the line, two frigates, and a number of mer
chantmen in the harbour of the Havanna.
" We hear from the Mufqueto shore, that the Spa
nish and English commissioners, who were appointed
to run the limits of the territory on the coast of the
Bay of Honduras, granted to the English by the de
finitive treaty of peace between Spain and Great-Bri
tain, for the purpose of cutting logwood and mahoga
ny, have accomplished that desirable business to the
fatisfadion of all parties. The affability and since
rity of the Spanish commissioners, through every stage
of this important tratifadion, are spoken of in terms.
which do these gentlemen the highest honour. The
boundary lines are marked in so liberal a manner, that
our commissioners obtained a considerable quantity of
land, which they had no well founded right to ex
pea."
October 16. The Cheveaux de Frize, funk in our ri
ver near Billingfport, are all removed, so that the chan
nel is now clear.
On Thursday last arrived here the ship , captain
sengers.
Tuesday last arrived here the brig : , Captain
Martin, from Port au Prince, and brought with him
one of the hands ofthe sloop Intrepid, Captain William
son, belonging to and bound to Mbfton, whom they
picked up at sea the sth inst. from off a plank. This
unfortunate man fays, that the above sloop failed from
Cape Nichola Mole about the %2d of September; that
on the 30th in a very heavy gale from E. N. E. the ves
sel foundered, and the Captain, Mate, and five hands
perished: three only saved themselves by catching hold
ofa part of the gunwale, which had separated from the
vessel, and supporting themselves on it till next day,
when two of them dropped off. In this dismal situation,
and without any sustenance, the poor surviving man re
mained five days, when Captain Martin happily discover
ed and took him up.
Extrafl of a letter from St. fohn's, Antigua, dated Sep
tember 17.
" On Wednefd^y Morning last, the ship Hope, Capt.
Frippo, from Belfaft for this Island, struck upon a reef
of rocks near Long- Island ; the vessel is loft, but it is hop
ed the greater part ofthe cargo (consisting ofprovifions)
will be saved.—She was twenty-nine days from Belfaft,
and reports the daily arrival of troops at Ireland from
England, in consequence of the disturbances with which
the former place has been so long convulsed, and which
are becoming every day more fcrious and alarming.
The following circumstance may fervc to shew the fol
ly of sporting with certain danger, especially when it
can answer no other purpose but that of gratifying falfe
emulatjon. A person of Hull, in Yorkshire, Great-
Britain, who used to catch adders, and boast of his pow
er of taking away their poison, on the 18th of July last
caught one ; and the next day, being in a public house
in company, he curled up the adder, put the greatest
part of it into his mouth, and took it out again unhurt ;
after thishe put its head into his mouth, when it bit him,
and his neck immediately fwclled to an amazing thick
ness, his tongue hanging out of his mouth, a Ihocking
fpe&acle. He lived only two hours, and expired in the
greatest agonies.
Oflober 20. Saturday last the following criminals
were executed on the commons near this city, viz.—
James Burke, for murder ; Richard Williams and Pe
ter Brown, for a highway robbery ; and George
Crowder, for burglary.
Oflob^r 21. Tuesday last arrived here captain Ba
ker, in the brig Hedor, from Teneriffe, which he left
on the iith of September, and next day spoke the
brig Walter Raleigh, captain Hall, from Philadel
phia, out five weeks—all well.
Captain Baker informs us, that the plague raged
so much at different ports in the Mediterranean, that
The Honourable the Legislature of this state were
required by the Governor's proclamation to meet at
the City-Hall, on the 4th instant, but were not then
able to form a house ; they accordingly adjourned
from day to day, until Monday last, being the iith
instant, when a fufficient number were convened to
proceed to business.
Last week the Synod of the Dutch Churches of the
states of New-York and New-Jersey met in this city,
When the Rev. Do&or I. H. Livingston, was unani
mously elected and constituted a Profeffor of Divinity
for the Dutch Churches in these states.
The publick are cautioned against receiving coun-.
terfeit guineas. They are somewhat larger than the
good ones, otherwise they are extremely well done.
Several persons in jersey have already been detected.'
Jenny and Sally, Captain Davifon, from Belfaft—and
a cutter from Stranford, are arrived in James river.
N E W-Y OR K, October 14.
Returns received since oar last.
Cumberland. Council, Jonathan Elmer, Esquire.
Assembly, Ephraim Harris, John Burgin, William Kel
sey, Efqrs. Sheriff, Eli Elmer, Esq.
Salem. Council, John Holme, Esquire. Assembly,
Thomas Sinnickfon, Edward Hall, Anthony Sharp,
Esquires. Sheriff, Whitten Cripps, Esq.
Cape-May. Council, Jeremiah Eldredge, Esquire.
Assembly, John Baker, Elijah Townsend, Levi El
dredge, Efqrs. Sheriff, Benjamin Taylor, Esq.
Morris. Council, John Carle, Esquire. Assembly,
Ellis Cook, Aaron Kitchell, Jacob Arnold, Esquires.
Sheriff, William Leddell, Esq.
Gloucester. Council, John Cooper, Esq. Assem
bly, Joseph Cooper, Joseph Ellis, Thomas Clark, Es
quires. Sheriff, Joseph Blackwood, Esq.
At a contested election for the county of Hunter
don, on the close of the poll, the votes stood as fol
lows :
Council, General Dickinson, 689
Colonel Hooper, 383
Assembly, Benjamin Van-Cleve, Esq. 744
Samuel Tucker, Esq. 684
John Lambert, Esq. 650
Colonel Houghton, 499
John Ely, 50
Sheriff, John Anderson, Esquire.
The Returns from Bergen, Eflex and Suffer, have not yet
come to hand.
To-morrow the Legislature meet at this place agree
ably to law, for the dispatch of publick business.
On Thursday the 14th instant was launched, at
Mount-Holly, the Brigantine Governor Livingston,
burthen about 900 barrels of flour; owned by Mr.
Anthony Butler and Captain Haran Brian. The ac
tivity and judgment displayed by the fllip-carpenters
in launching this vessel, could not be exceeded.—
Another brig, the property of Capt. Towers, is now
on the flocks, and materials are preparing for build
ing other vessels at that place, by workmen of experi
ence, who have lately removed- from Philadelphia,
Kensington and Egg-Harbour.
O The poetical performance, under the signature
of Cataline Cade—and the Piece sent us by C. H.
cannot be inserted until we have an interview with
the authors.
no vessels from thence were admitted at Teneriffe
whenlie left that island.
[Written by the Marquis Beccaria, of Milan.]
IF the power of interpreting laws be an evil, obfeurity
in them must be another, as the former is the conse
quence of the latter. This evil will be still greater, if
the laws be written in a language unknown to the people;
who, being ignorant of the consequences of their own
actions, become necessarily dependent on a few who
are interpreters of the laws, which, instead of being
publick and general, are thus rendered private and par
ticular. What must we think of mankind, when we
reflect, that such is the established custom of the great
est part ofour polished and enlightened Europe? Crimes
will be less frequent, in proportion as the code of laws
is more universally read and understood; for there is no
doubt, but that theeloquence ofthe passions is greatly as
sisted by the ignorance, and uncertainty of punishments.
Hence it follows, that without written laws, no socie
ty will ever acquire a fixed form ofgovernment, in which
the power is veiled in the whole, and not in any part
of the society; andin which the laws are not to be alter
ed but by the will of the whole, nor corrupted by the
force of private interest. Experience and reason shew
us, that the probability ofhuman traditions diminiflies
in proportion as they are distant from their sources.
How then can laws refill the inevitable force of time, if
there be not a lading monument of the social compact?
Hence we fee the use of PRINTING, which alone
makes the publick, and not a few individuals, the guar
diansand defenders of the laws. It is this Art, which,
by diffusing literature, has gradually dissipated the gloo
my spirit of cabal and intrigue. To this Art it is ow
ing, that the atrocious crimes of our ancestors, who
were alternately slaves and tyrants, are become less
frequent. Those who are acquainted with the history
of the two or three last centuries, may observe, how
from the lap of luxury and effeminacy have sprung the
most tender virtues, humanity, benevolence, and tole
ration of human errors. They may contemplate the
effects of what was so improperly called, ancient sim
plicity, and good faith ; humanity groaning under im
placable fuperrtition ; the avarice and ambition of a few
staining, with human blood, the thrones and palaces of
Kings; secret treasons, and publick massacres; every
noble a tyrant over the people ; and the Ministers of the
Gospel of Christ bathing their hands in blood, in the name
of the God of all Mercy. We may talk as we please of
the corruption and degeneracy ofthe present age, but
happily we fee no such horrid examples of cruelty and
oppression.
Mount-Holly, Odlober 18, 1784.
THE Subferiber intending
shortly to remove to Philadelphia, requests
thole who are indebted to him to make immediate
payment ; and those who have any just demands on
him, are desired to exhibit their accounts, and they
shall be paid.
3wt Nathaniel Lewis;
TRENTON, O^ober 25.
Of the Obscurity of LAWS.
A List of LETTERS remaining in the Poft-Offist
at Trenton —October 5, 1784.
(B) John Bird, Hopewell.
Neal Broadley, Trenton, %.
Jonathan Blanchard, Eiq.
John Bouch, Jersey.
(C) John Cunningham, Suffer.
Patrick Caflidy, Roxbury, Morris county.
William Cochran, Pennington.
(D) James Dorfet, Spotfwood.
Nathaniel Donnel, Bridge-Town.
(E) Kifia Edwards, Timber-Creek.
(G) Robert Gait, near Trenton.
(H) Captain Edward Hopper, Salem.
(K) William Kidd, Haddonfield.
(L) Nathaniel Lawrance, New-Jersey.
John Lyle, Chefterfield.
(M) James Morrow, Sussex.
Alexander M'Donald, Trenton, 2.
Andrew M'Collum, near Salem.
Andrew M'Lane, Hackets-Town.
(P) John Phenife, Germantown.
(R) Thomas Ryerfon, Trenton.
Joseph Roberts, Haddonfield.
(S) Thomas Seabrook, Esq. Middle-Town.
(W) Doctor Hezekiah Woodruff, Pennington.
BENJAMIN SMITH, Post-Master.
A LL the real and personal estate of the deceased,
= consisting of a large number of horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs, &c. and all kinds of household and kitche 1
furniture, viz. feather beds and bedding, a complete
eight-day clock, looking-glasses, &c. a large quantify
of hay, two large fields of green grain in the ground,
iron-nut cyder-mill and press, with many articles,
such as ploughs, harrows, waggons, &c. belonging to
a farm, too tedious to mention. Also the plantation
of the deceased, containing about 353 acres of very
good land for all kinds of grain; about 20 acres of
meadow, plenty of good timbyr % a large farm house,
barn, and other outhouses ; a large and very good ap
ple-orchard, &c. The place lies very pleasantly situ
ated on Millffone creek, in fight of Princeton. Any
person who may want to view the premises, may ap
ply to John Bergen, near the premises. The vendue
will begin at 10 o'clock of said day, and continue
from day to day till all are fold. The conditions will
be made known the day above-mentioned, by
JOHN BERGEN, )_
JACOB G. BERGEN, J £xecu >
Windsor, Odober 19, 1784. aw[
TO BESO L D,
By PRIVATE SALE,
A Plantation, situate in Amwell township, Hun
= 1 terdon county, within two miles of Ringo's ta
vern, and half a mile of the old York road, contain
ing 200 acres, 8 whereof are good meadow, and be
tween 4o.and 50 woodland, the remainder good for
wheat, or any other kind of grain : The whole under
good fence.—Pretty good orchard ; a dwellinghoufe,
with 3 rooms and a kitchen; and a frame barn. Ti
tle indisputable. For terms apply to the fubferiber
on the premises.
JACOB SKILLMAN.
October 22, 1784. gwf
At PUBLICK VENDUE,
At the place of George Bergen, late of Windier
township, in the county of Middlesex, and state of
New-Jersey. deceased, on Wednesday the 3d of
November next,
JUST PUBLISHED
In Philadelphia, and to be fold by the Printer hereof,
comprised in one neat pocket volume, Pitched in
blue paper,
(Price only Two Shillings and Six-fence)
And dedicated to the great Men of Pennsylvania,
T H E
PHILADELPIIIAD
O R,
NEW PICTURES of the CITY.
Interspersed with a candid review and display of some
modern firft-rate
CHARACTERS,
OF BOTH SEXE S,
Delineated/in a friendly and satirical manner, and con
taining Sketches of the materials that diftiuguifli the
following places, viz.
Court-House, Hospital for Lunaticks,
New Gaol, Bell's Book-Store,
Theatre, State-House, and
Bagnio, Coffee-House;
With other entertaining Anecdotes, humorous, moral,
and sentimental. —Vol. I.
"Vt pißura Potfs erit." Horace.
" Hominem Pagina noftra fapit." Martial.
With the above work is given a small cohesion of mis
cellaneous n^ Poems, by different hands, never be
fore published.
TO BE SOLD,