The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-11-01 00:00:00, page 3

I shall lease with you such papers as I have received
Turing the recess, a,d may be necessary for your in
formation ; among these are the proceedings of the
Commissioners of Indian affairs, containing a particu
lar detail of their tranfadions, and the result of the bu
siness committed to them.
CHARLESTON (South-Carolina) Sept. 28.
By a gentleman lately arrived from New-Provi
dence we learn, that the people called Loyalists, who
have lately quitted East-Florida and taken refuge at
New-Providence, have given proofs of their loyalty
in the following manner :—On Sunday the 22d day
of August lift, being in a house opposite the church,
the leaders of them had a drum beating and fife play
ing during the afternoon service, to the great disturb-
Unce of the congregation; and in the evening they
got poffeflion of the church, and kept ringing the
bells at intervals till near midnight ; on the Friday
following they went up, in number about twelve or
thirteen, on horseback, to the eastward, where they
paraded through the high roads, and in the afternoon
came down in an Indian file with drums beating, and
preceded by two Negroes carrying hatchets on their
shoulders, two boats belonging to the Porcupine (loop
of war keeping way with them, fully manned. In
this manner they proceeded along the strand, headed
by the Captain of the said man of war, with his cut
lass drawn and a pistol by his fide. When the court
met at the end of the month, two of them went into
the court, abused the bench, denied the authority of
the Governor and of the court, and at last so far
gained their ends as to have the court adjourned to
the next term ; they have formed themselves into a
committee, appointed a chairman and secretary, and
are endeavouring to overturn the constitution of the
government, and to ered on the ruins thereof their
favourite banner of anarchy and confufion.
It is rumoured that the refugees intend to make a
descent from the Bahama islands upon some part of
the Spanish Main, and by force to fettle themselves
where they please.
Gentlemen,
Although I have thought it my duty at the opening
of a session, to point out the various matters which ap
peared to me to claim the attention of the Legislature,
yet, should it be found inconvenient to the members
to continue long together at this time, such of them
only may be taken into immediate consideration, as
cannot, with fafety, be delayed until the next meeting.
GEORGE CLINTON.
Ofiober 25. About five o'clock yesterday morning
this city was alarmed by a most dangerous fire, that
broke out at a bakehouse in Beekman-ftreet, belong
ing to Mr. Van Varck, which was entirely consumed.
The flames extended to an adjoining Itorehoufe, and
raged with impetuosity for a considerable space; the
adjacent houses were much endangered, but by the
guidance of Providence, and the superior exertions of
a large number of citizens, the fire was happily extin
guished without doing any further damage.
A letter from Jamaica mentions, that the British
Commissioners appointed to fettle the boundaries at
Honduras with the Spaniards, arrived from thence in
the Iphigene frigate, at Kingston.
Extras of a letter from L'Orient, August 1.
" Monsieur le Comte de Graffe is gone home to
the place of his exile. The Captains of de Suffrein's
fleer have not yet received their sentence for their
conduct in the East-Indies ; they are yet on board the
L'Amphion, of 50 guns, where they have been al
ready imprifcned twelve months."
Letters from Paris mention, that Mons. Malland
had conftru&ed a balloon of 100 feet high, and 90
feet diameter, with which he made an experiment near
Chantilly. Three persons went up with the machinist,
but after the globe had gone a confiderabie height, it
suddenly burst, and descended with great rapidity, in
confluence of which one of the paflengers broke his
thigh, and the rest were greatly hurt.
Among the different clubs of associations lately
established in the new buildings of the Palace Royal,
there is one intended to advance the progress of the
arts, sciences and literature, which promiles the great
est advantages to the natives, as well as foreigners.
A correspondence will be kept up by this society with
all the learned of Europe; and the Lyceum (for so
it is called) will be a kind of central point from
whence information will be conveyed to all quarters
of the world, on every object worthy of attention, and
thus give the learned and others an opportunity of
cultivating an acquaintance, which will be attended
with mutual advantages; all persons, who shall sub
scribe to this ufeful and singular establishment, will, at
the expence only of five guineas annually, have the
advantage of attending the courses of experimental
philosophy, chymiftry, mathematicks, foreign and
French languages, and Belles Lettres, which will be
delivered every day by the most celebrated profeffors.
The drip George, Capt. Sgott, is arrived in James
river, from London, which she left the middle of
August.
RICHMON D, Odober 16.
" You ask what I understand by a liberal cession of
western territory: I answer, the complete surrender of
jurifdiaion and foil. I agree with you that our cession
of back lands is clogged with unrcafonable conditions ;
that may be ascribed to the last efforts of an interested
party, not the sense of the people, nor even the majo
rity of the Legislature, who was worried into the med
fure. But as far as the army and the settlers are re
ally interested, I think the conditions right. As to the
speculations of land-jobbers, I trust our more enlight
ened American rulers will model that otherwise. If
they do not, I confefs the union will be benefited but
little indeed. Your vindication of Virginia politicks
do not fatisfy me. We copy too much from them, and
both disgrace our profefiions of being republicans.
" I confefs the reservation tefpeding slaves, is an in
delible stain on both our humanity and politicks. My
consolation is, that although the Supreme Council of
the nation is famed for moderation, yet on proper oc
cafiohs they will be Ready, and att as faithful guardi
ans for poßerity, as well as of the felfifh mortals that
exist at this sera. The manoeuvres Georgia have made
to evade a cession of western claims will be futile :—
Theirs with good reason ought to be liberal, and co
extensive with ours."
OCTOBER 26.
Extrafi of a letter from Belfafi, dated August
7> 1784-.
" The political affairs of this kingdom are now
coming to a point ; there is to be a Congress held the
25th of October next, consisting of deputies from
every county and great town in Ireland, to fix, IR
REVOCABLY, on a plan of RERORM; and it is
thought when they have adopted a plan to which the
people of Ireland give their consent, the present par
liament laws will not be attended to."
BALTIMORE, Odober 22.
They write from Barcelona (in Spain) that five
American vessels arrived in that harbour in the course
of a week, all loaded with wheat and flour, which
proved a great relief to the inhabitants there, as those
articles were much wanted in that province; and it
likewise proved of service to the Americans, as they
immediately disposed of their cargoes, and had a very
great price for them, and all paid in cash, to encou
rage them to trade there again.
Remainder of the returns, received finee our last.
Bergen. Council, Peter Haring, Esq. Assembly,
David Board, Jacob Terhune and Edow Merfeilles,
Efqrs. Sheriff, Richard Dey, Esq.
Effex d Council, Josiah Hornblower, Esq; Assem
bly, Abraham Clark, Henry Garritfe and john Peck,
Efqrs. Sheriff, Joseph Crane, Esq.
Sussex. Council, Robert Hoops, Esq. Assembly,
Isaac Van-Campen, Aaron Hankinfon and Charles
Beardflee, Efqrs. Sheriff, Mark Thomson, Esq.
Tuesday last being the day appointed in the consti
tution of this Rate for the annual meeting of the Le
gislature, a quorum of both houses met here,
agreeably to law, and proceeded to bufihefs. Phi
lemon Dickinson, Esq. wa^ re-eleded Pice-Pre-
Jident of the Legislative-Council, and Daniel Hen
drickson, Esq. was chosen Speaker of the House
of Assembly, for the ensuing year.
The folloauing concluding paragraph of the report of the
Committee of Council of Great-Britain, extended from
their Report of the 31st May, 1784, " On bis Majef
" ty's ( meaning the King of Great-Britain ) order
" of reference of the Bth March last," may be deemed
the harbinger of a declaration of commercial <war by
Great-Britain, againfl the United States of America.
The Committee having remarked upon duties im
posed by feyeral of the Rates upon British ships and mer
chandize, in consequence of the king's Proclamation
or order in Council, reftrißing the trade of the United
Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman in North-Ca
rolina, to his friend in the meftern country, dated
July 25, 1784.
October „. Thursday last, At a Court of Oyer and
Terminer held at Chester, for the county of Chester,
Joseph Chalk, John M'Daniel and John Benson, alias
Varnum, were tried for burglary, committed in Chef
tcr borough, on the 17th of May last, by breaking into
the house of Ann Davies, and dealing thereout a large
quantity of Riop goods. They were all found guilty,
and received sentence of death.
October 30; Last week, in Newtown towhfhip, Bucks
county, a widow woman being sick, desired her daugh
ter to give her some flour of brimstone, which being
imprudently laid in a drawer with arsenic, the daugh
ter mistook the articles, and was so unfortunate as to
administer poison to her mother, who expired in a fliort
time ; and her own life was despaired of, the also hav
ing taken some of that corrosive poison.
Monday last the ship Montgomery, Captain Caleb
Trowbridge, arrived here in 9 weeks from Liverpool.
On the 3d instant, he spoke the ship Blond, Captain
Boftwick, from Antigua for Liverpool, out 27 days, all
well. And on the 10th inst, in la?. 38. 4- long. 60.
spoke the brig Endeavour, from this port for Fyall,
out II days, all well.
Captain Ross, in the brig Jennet, from Jamaica, on
the 15th instant, lat. 31. 5. long. 75. 12. spoke with
the brig Hope, Captain Movers, from Port-au-Prince,
6 days to this port; and on the 21st, lat. 37. 48. long.
74. 28. the fliip , Caph Banks, from Antigua,
bound to Boston.
PHILADELPHI A, Odober 20.
TRENTON, November 1.
States with Great-Britain and her remaining colonic
and islands in America, conclude:
" Whether the Congress or the several Legislatures
" of the American States will persist in this policy is
'' impossible to be known: But the Committee have
" examined many refpedable persons, perfectly in
" formed of the Rate of America, and of the nature
" of its commerce, who all agree in opinion, that by
" prohibiting or obtruding the intercourse between
" the Continent of America and the Weft-India islands,
'' the people of the United States will fuffer much
'' more than any of his Majesty's lubjeds ; ahd that
'' for want of a fufficieht vent, their lumber and pro
'' visions must perish on their hands."
At a Joint-Meeting of the Honourable the Legisla
tive-Council and General Assembly of this state, on
Friday last, his Excellency WILLIAM LIVINGSTON,
Esquire, was re-elected Governor:
The Honourable John Beatty and Samuel Dick,
Efqrs. and William-Churchill Houston, Lam
bert Cadwalader and Charles Stewart, Efqfs+
were chosen Delegates to represent this Rate in Con
gress, for the ensuing year.
James Mott, Esq. was unanitnoufly re-appointed
Treasuren +
0, The Piece signed A good Whig of Burlington
County we have received, but it is too incorrect for
publication.
ftpHE Members of the Trenton-
I Academy will please to take
notice, that their anniversary meeting,
for the choice of Trustees and Visitors
for the ensuing year, will be held this
day at the Academy, at five o'clock in
the afternoon, at which time and place
they are requeued to give punctual
attendance.'-
MOORE FURMAN, Clerk.
TO BE SOL D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,
On Monday theist of November next, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, at the farm house,
THE farm called Bowhill, two fliort miles from
Trenton, situated on the river Delaware, con
taining in the whole about 467 acres, of which 150
acres are low lands, joining the river, great part of it
excellent meadow, and the remainder rich strong land
for any kind of grain or pasture ; the upland is a kind
good land for corn, wheat or rye; there are about 70
or 80 acres of woodland on the place, and about a
mile and an half from it 90 acres of good woodland;
the upland is in good fence, the buildings thereon
are large, convenient, and in good repair, having a
good dwellinghoufe, barn, stables, and large conve
nient flied for cattle, waggonhoufes, milkhoufe and
cheefehoufe ; there are a good new and old orchard,
containing a variety of fruit; the situation is exceed
ing pleasant and beautiful, having a fine view of the
river, Bordentown, and all the meadows :—lts vici
nity to Trenton makes it very convenient and profit
able ; and its situation on the river very convenient
for iilhing and fowling. The terms of payment will
be made as convenient to the purchaser as possible,
which will be made known on the day of sale; and
the publick may depend it will be fold to the highest
bidder, by
RANDLE MITCHELL.
Oaobcr 1, 1784. yw^
rarac7~CTrcremtßtßcwc&=CTrau7rorw=Tt7_QQ zMWomromtmnrot,
This is to give Publick Notice,
TO all persons that are indebted to the estate of
Daniel Griggs, deceased, to come and difeharge
the fame to the subscriber, living at Kimming's mill;
or, on the 25th day of November, at Samuel Fer
man's, tavernkeeper in Germantown, as I shall ar
tend on that day for the above purpose ; and those
that do not comply with this advertisement, may de
pend on being dealt with as the law direfts; and thole
that have any demands against the estate of Daniel
Griggs, deceased, to attend on the fame day, at Sa
muel Forman's, with their accounts properly attested
to. JOSEPH GRIGGS, Adm.
Upper-Freehold, O&ober 25, 1784. gw
JUST PUBLISHED,
And to be fold by Isaac Collins, at his Printing-
Office in Trenton, the New-Jersey
ALMANA C K,
For the year of our Lord 1785.
CONTAINING,
Beside the usual aftronomieal observations, a variety
of ufeful and ehtettaining matter in prose and verse.
WANTE D,
A Smart a&ive Lad, about fourteen years of age,
as an apprentice 10 a saddler. Enquire of th&
Printer. 2W