The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-08-15 00:00:00, page 2

D ÜBLI N, May i.
The ray of genius begins to break on this isle—an
isle so long doomed to the vilest and most abje& de
pendence—Chariemont takes the lead in every, thing
that can tend either to establish our liberties—or dif
fufe science through the land, of which he is one of
the most distinguished ornaments. A royal Jociety is an
nounced for Ireland, upon a plan liberal as extensive
—to unite those obje&s, that are the pecular attenti
on of the royal society of London, with what pro
perly may be classed under antiquities and belles
lettres.— This is the general outline of the intended
exertions of the royal society of Ireland—a body to
consist of two hundred members—lord Charlemont,
proficient.— I his splendid establishment has already
received the countenance of majetty, and letters pa
tent under the great seal of Ireland, are now pre
. paring.
Since the idea of a final adjustment of commerce
has taken place, the nonimportation agreement has
Slackened
Yesterday the officers of some corps of this city,
waited on several of the inhabitants, in order to pro
cure billets for the country volunteers who shall at
tend the next review. this early attention on their
part, and the readiness with which their fellow citi
zens offered every accommodation, is a still further
indance how much the cause of volunteering is root
ed in the hearts of Irishmen, and is a happy omen,
that our king and country will never, in future,
want a gallant army to chaftize their enemies and de
fend their rights.
This country is likely soon to receive a benefit that
may one day be of the highest consequence to the
L E E D S, May 24.
On Thursday, about half past eleven o'clock, Mr.
Sadler afeended a second time from the ground of
' Haworth, efq. in Manchester. The day was again
. V fine, with a brisk wind Without the smallest
: -ruction or accident, he mounted rapidly in light
of a most prodigious concourse of people, who were
aflembled from all parts, and who were delighted
and astonished at the grandeur of the fight and the
cool intrepidity of the adventurer. He failed for
ward at a prodigious rare, was seen to pTs through a
cloud, and at lad was finally 101 l to the eye of the spec
tators. He informs us, that after palling through the
cloud, he rose to a prodigious height, not less than
two miles and a half, which was higher than he had
ever afeended before; and that he experienced a disa
greeable sensation, short respiration, and a most se
vere pain in his ears, attended with extreme cold, to
such a degree, that he was obliged to take brandy
several times to warm himfelf. At this time the bal
loon, from being in such ratified air, drained violent
ly, and was ready to burst and he was' much sur
prised that he cou d not open the valve, with the
firing fixed for that purpole; but, on examination,
found it frozen quite ftiff, and that the,fteam, from
the air in the balloon was fallen to the bottom of it, and
likewise frozen considerably. So great was his
height, that he saw nothing of the earth for three
quarters of an hour and the clouds appeared to him
as if rolling on the furface of it. While he was in
this situation, a kind of transparent fleet hung round
him, which, from the reflection of the fun, made a,
mod beautiful appearance. Ihe sh idow of the bal
loon appeared upon the clouds, and seemed palling
in a different direction. After travelling upwards of
fifty miles, he at last alighted near Pontefra&, five
minutes before one o'clock. Unfortunately there was
not a creature near him but a man on horseback, to
whom he called; but the man immediately set off
full speed, and rode from him.—He now threw out
his grappling irons; but from the. velocity of the mo
tion, the cord Inapped in an infant, which was his
only affidant. The balloon then rebounded upon, and
kept near the earth, and to raise it he threw out eve
ry thing he could, and even pulled the ornaments
from the car. it lalt it caught between trees, where
it duck, and Mr. Sadler got out; but, unfortunate
ly, there came a sudden gulf of wind, which forced
it from its security, and he was dragged holding by
the car with his hands upwards of two miles, through
and over hedges, and violently dallied against a cot
tage; till at length, overcome by fatigue, and the
severe wounds and bruises he had received, and fee
ing no probability of abidance, he was obliged to quit
his hold, and the balloon initantly afeended, with
altonifhing rapidity, making a nolle like a rocket.
It is not probable it would go far, as it must speedi
ly get to a prodigious height, where the air being
greatly rallied would cause it to built. Ms. Sadler
loon procured a horse, and travel! ng in that manner
till he could hire a chaise, arrived in Manchester in
the forenoon, numetoufly attended, and was received
with the g cateft demonllrations of joy.
they were at an amazing height, the balloon took
fire, burnt the cords by which the car was suspended,
and the above gentlemen were dallied to pieces in a
manner too shocking to mention.
prelate.
June 9. Monday presented an annual fpeCtacle,
not less grateful to eveiy heart that beats warmly in
I the cause of Ireland—than national and truly useful
[he review 'of the Volunteers in the Phoenix-park
. was splendid, and the mutters of the various corps
§ exceeded the expectation of the most sanguine friends
*of that mlTtution. Ihe horse as ufu^.l paraded in
I Dawion- street, and the infantry in Stephen's-Green.
) The line did n^t move before twelve o'clock and
I when they reached the ground the review of the hoife
;immediately commenced Lord 4harlemont was ef
i carted by the Dublin Union, and attended by fir
I Annefley steward and fir Edw. Newenham. as Aids
;de Gamp. Major Edwards was exerciting officer of
{cavalry.
j The infantry confidel of the Kilkenny Rangers,
»who marched in on oa.uday fr mi that place. Ihe
{ Drogheda, Dunboyne, buleek, Screene, Canal, pri
;gade, Merchants, Dublin Volunteers, Dublin Inde
, pendents, Dublin Legion, Goldfmnhs Builders, Coo
! lock arid Liberty &c. Ac. with the artillery of Kil
ikenny., Drogheda, and the Liberty; Colonel bmith
,was exetcifing officer. Ihe plan gave universal fatis
.fadion, and was performed by the troops in a man
?ner that did them the higheit honour, and would
§have appeared to infinitely more advantage had not
;the immense crowds encroached so much on the lines,
( as scarce to leave a (pace (efficient for the troops to
{ manoeuvre —I he review elided at half pals five
; o'clock, and the army were in Dublin before seven.
morals of the rising generation. — Laau, bishop of
Clonfert, with a zeal that muff ever do him honour,
and a humanity that dignifies the mitre—has taken
the lead in introducing schools upon Sunday in his
diocefe,—- The objed is f lely to infufe into the ten
der minds of infancy, ideas of decency, sobriety, and
rel gion.—Religion not confined to a left, but of that
which has ordained—" you Ihould do as you would
be done by." — Ihe bishop thinks that if the lower
class could be prevailed upon to fend their children
to school on Sunday, which is almost universally de
dicated to idleness and riot— that tneir acquiring a
little practical learning would be of infinitely more
service in their future progress through life, than
frequenting hurling matches and cock-fights.—We
are happy to find that all religions unit^ in this work
of love and that the protestant and catholic's only
contest is, who will most assist in carrying into effect
the intentions of a worthy and enlightened Irilh
From Falmouth,, Cafco-Bay,, we are informed,
that the Hoop Viper, capt. jackman, which failed
from that place lart March, was wrecked in lat. 31.
40. by a severe gale—that the mafter'and one hand
were washed overboard and perilled ; but the rest of
the crew, after remaining on the wreck 14 days,
were relieved by a French ihip, and carried to Bour
deaux, from whence they arrived on Tuesday die
12ft int fafe at Falmouth.
NEW -YO RK, July 3 0.
A nautical correspondent informs matters of ves
sels bound to the northward of Cape Hatteras, and
especially those that fall in about the Cape, and are
any wife short of provisions, that in lat 33. 46. and
about the longitude of the Cape, there is a large muscle
bank, intermixed with cockles and small pebbles, ly
ing in 4 50 fathoms water, and abounds with sundry
fifh, such as sea bass, sea trout, flounders, skate, tusk
and dog fifh. The sea bass here are very remarkable
with respect to their largeness, generally weighing
from four to fix pounds each, and upon an average
twenty to the hundred weight. A veiTel has filled
two barrels upon this bank in the space of two hours,
with only three lines and three hooks, and there is
no doubt if two hooks had been applied to each line,
they might have got double the quantity. The wa
ter upon this bank differs very little in colour from
the ocean, and in the very height of winter is very
little colder. There are likewise to be caught in the
winter feafch, fifh by towing over this bank, if a per
son has suitable bait, such as the ballaho which they
have generally in the Weft-Indies; but particular
care muff be taken with regard to the quality of the
tackling, as the fifh are remarkably strong and smart,
and generally weigh from twenty to thirty pounds
each. Four or five lines have been loft in an hour,
and at last been obliged to bend the dipping line to
the inner end of the tow line, and by the means of
haviig length of line, and luffing the vessel in the
wind, the fifh has been taken. No common towing
will hold them, except using the foregoing method;
they are supposed to be over grown blue fifh.
/lug. 5. Sixteen fail of vessels have been seized
in the french Islands under the arret of August last.—
1 hey were more or less concerned in running goods;
the proceedings were very Uriel, and the grounds of
condemnation appear to have been legal.
American Intelligence.
NEWBURY-P () R T, 1 July 27.
In the chest of a miser, in the northern diftria of
this state, lately deceased, was a small parcel direc
ted to his heir, which, when opened, was found to
contain the following words fairly written:—Far
things are the feeds of guineas, growing by gentle
gradations into pence, (hillings, pounds, \ thousands,
tens of thousands, and millions:— hey are the /e^i
na of wealth, and may be compared to (econds of
time, which generate years, centuries, and even eter
nity itfelf."
.A letter received from a young gentleman who left
Philadelphia in company with the commiffioqejs ap
pointed to afeertain the western boundary 'line be
tween Pennlylvania and Virginia, dated Wheeling
Creek, June 30, 1785, fays, “ In common with the
deer, the elk, the bear and the wolf, we inhabit as
perfe& a wilderness, as ever the footfteps of a jefuit
or a pilgrim traversed. Here I have profited of num
beliefs opportunities of making observations on the
natural history of the country, and its productions, as
well mineral as animal and vegetable. Of the latter
I have met with a great variety, unknown, in my
opinion, to Linnaeus himfelf.
“ In about fix weeks we expert to be upon the
banks of the Ohio. ' 1 more agreeably country will,
1 flatter myfelf, intervene before we arrive at that ri
ver; for the place we are now in, is extremely
mountainous and in a very rude state.
".We have just received information of the mur
der of two white perlons by the Indians, at the mouth
of another creeks named Wheeling, at aboutgo miles
distant from us. We are, howevergenei.lly esteem
ed pretty fafe at preient; but Ihouldrui situation be
found dangerous, proper measures will be taken for
our protection"
We have the ple Ture to inform the pubrick, that
fix several mines, yielding silver and lead, have been
difeovered on the North-River; ipecimens are lately
brought to this city, and the refiner to whole hands
the ore is confided, has the fatisfaCtion to find in his
assay from one of them, an uncommon produce of
silver.
The publick utility of industrious villages is known
and experienced in all parts of the world especially
where the sciences and manufactures are cultivated
with a foftering' hand. b hey produce the best men
for publick service in times of war, and for all the
occupations of industry in times of peace, being un
contaminated with the corruptions incident to popu
lous cities; and until we can be made lenfible of this,
our manufactures will languilh, and advance, with
tardy steps, in the paths of maturity. Holland,
which abounds with villages, where the manufactures
are prosecuted with the gieateft assiduity imaginable,
is, beyond a doubt, the ' most rich, industrious coun
try in the world.
We Ihould be careful, fays a correspondent, to
keep corr Option of manners at a distance in this young
empire, and every pen ought to be employed to hunt
the Hydra from amongst us, as mucn depends on
our conduct at the beginning; for there is (carcely an
inttance that a debauched people have ever returned
to a date of innocence and virtue. We have, like
our fiift parents, politically speaking, life and de^th
set before us. and our conduct will piclage our fu
ture fortunes.—" Heaven," fays Berkeley. “ has
fixed it as an unalterable law, that virtue and hap
piness are infepaiable; and no ciicumltance of for
tune can divide them."
Aug. 10, A few days ago arrived in this city,
via Jamaica and Philadelphia, the hon Temple Lut
trell, son of the right hon Lord v iicouot Caihamp
ton, and brother to her royal highnels rhe dircoefs
of Cumberland. 1 his gentleman will embark in a few
days for Europe. lie is the third of the noble Vis
count's sons who has visited our continent.
Accounts from London mention, that the operati
on of a late tax upon retail ihops has greatly altered
the disposition of the people of Great Britain, in re
gard to their late favourite Minifler, which proving
odious and offenfive to the nation in the urm ft ex
treme, and following so directly ^lr. Pitt's favourite
object, the propositions for regulating the trade of
Ireland, which are apprehended to threaten the anni
hilation of the British manufactures, give cause to ap
prehend many tumults and infurre&ions in those parts
of the kingdom where the grievance may be most im
mediately felt; we have received by the C ommerce,
lately arrived at Philadelphia, some alarming inci
dents already produced by the forcing down this
business, which is like to prove fatal to the political
existence of its parent.
1 he king and ministry of Britain, have, it seems,
approved the conduct of general Haldimand, during
his admihiftration of affairs in Canada; and. as a
mark of their approbation, have re appointed him to
the supreme command of that province.
R I C H M O N D, July 3 0.
On Saturday the 23d inst. a most daring piracy was
committed in Burwell's Bay, on the Ichooner Sally,
Lunsford, master, from Rappahannock bound for
this place, by three men, Henry butler, Charles