The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-10-24 00:00:00, page 3

Oct. 12. Thursday last arrived here the brig Bet
sey, captain Williams, from Port-au-Prince, who met
with the late gale of wind on the 21st ult. off Ma
guana, which lasted for 72 hours, during which time
he fliipped a very heavy sea, that stove in his dead
lights, laid the brig on her beams ends, and fhifted
the hold, which obliged him to cut away the main
mast, when she righted, having damaged great part
of the cargo.
And on Monday came up to town the brig Geor
gia Packet, captain Workman, bound from this port
for Georgia, but meeting with the above gale off
Cape-Hatteras, in which he loft both his masts, and
received other damage, he was obliged to put back
to refit.'
neral assembly met for the firft time, puffed several
laws to promote their internal interests, and appoint
ed a commissioner to carry a representation to Con
gress, expressive of the earnest desire of the people to
be under the protection of the federal government.
“ April. —Governor Martin published a long ma
nifefto, opposed to the meafuie of the government of
Frankland, and using some threats in case the new
authority was not given up.
" May. —The people of Kentuckey met in conven
tion, debated the question of their separation, passed
several resolves expressive of their wishes, and ap
pointed another meeting to be held in the month of
August. About this time fimiliar measures were tak
en in Washington county, which drew the attention
of the Virginia government, and it is thought by
means of misrepresentation excited it to adopt wrong
measures.
A letter from Portsmouth, Virginia, dated Sept.
29, fays, “ On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
we had the most tremendous gale of wind ever known
in this country, from N. E. to N. W. The whole
town was overflown, and numbers of vessels driven
into the cornfields and woods; storehouses drifted
from their foundations, and every kind of property
floated with the tide. It is supposed the damage a
mounts to^ . 30,000. Not less than 30 fail of vessels are
on shore, but it is expeded the greatest part will be
got off."
“ June. —Governor Martin's manifefto being cir
culated in the Western country, was ingeniously an
swered by two different hands, and afterwards held
in much derision.
“ The annual election of assembly-men for the
New State took place this month, and the choice ge
nerally discovered the good sense and independence
of the electors.
“ In this month the commissioner from Congress
returned greatly fatisfied with his reception.
" 7 u ', # —Extraordinary measures were come into
by the executive of Virginia, against the friends for
new states, which produced a spirited remonstrance
and general alarm, on account of the infringement of
constitutional privileges.
" August. —The new assembly of Frankland met,
puffed a few ads, fixed on the mode, and appointed
the time for holding a convention to amend the con
ftitution—chofeaperfon to a& as a commissioner to the
North-Carolina assembly, as a very friendly overture
was made by the prefect governor Cafwell, and some
others, the firft characters in that state.
“ In Kentuckey the new convention met, appoint
ed two committees, one to report objections, the
other reasons for a separation, which being reported
and fully debated in a coramitee of the whole, all
opposition subsided, and a separation was unanimously
resolved on.—ln Washington the measures of govern
ment operate so as to increase the number of friends
for a new state."
ALEXANDRI A, Oft. 6.
On Saturday evening last, arrived here the sloop
Phcebe, captain Cartwright, from St. Lucia, where
the was seized and condemned, and the vessel and
cargo bought in by the captain.
Captain Cartwright informs, that on the 24th ult.
near the Capes of Virginia, in a violent gale of wind,
he dripped a heavy sea, which carried away his bow
sprit, stove about thirty calles of rum and molasses,
swept every thing off the deck, and laid the sloop on
her beam ends; but fortunately she soon righted.—
During the gale, captain Cartwright saw five difmaft
ed fliips, apparently in great distress.—Aster the gale
had abated, he boarded a large fliip, entirely difmaft
ed, loaded with wheat, and without any person on
board, which by her papers and some windfor chairs
he took out of her, he supposes to be a Dutch ship
from Philadelphia.-—He spoke the , captain Sa
vage, from Machapungo, bound to Philadelphia,
difmafted.
On Sunday last arrived here the fliip Grandbourgh,
captain Le Joyill, in 52 days from Cadiz, with
whom came passengers captain Ervin and his crew,
who had failed from Cadiz in Odober last, for this port,
but were unfortunately taken and carried into Tan
giers.— Capt. Ervin informs, that neither he nor any of
his people were put to service, but, on the contrary
treated in the nioft humane manner.
PHILADELPHIA, O&ober 8.
Never hire a fervent without a character from the
real master or mistress they last served; and to pre
vent impositions, it will be well done to enquire the
character of the master or mistress also.
Never fuffer a servant's acquaintance or follower
to be brought down stairs, and order your own ser
vants to receive all messages and marketing in the
hall or palfage: those who bring them, to remain
there until they receive their answer.
When there is no junketing, followers will cease
to come, and your house will not be exposed to
strangers.
Make no agreement for a month's wages, or a
month's warning, but dismiss a servant the day they
deserve it: they will then have no time to plot to do
you mifehief before they go.
Let it be an invariable rule to give a difmifled
servant the character they have really merited. —
Good servants will not be afraid to come to you,
and the bad will be deterred from offering them
selves.
Tuesday last the general election was held through
out this commonwealth, when the following gentle-'
men were chosen : For the—
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Council, Benjamin Franklin.
Assembly,, Robert Morris,
Thomas Fitziimons,
James Irvine,
George Clymer,
William Will.
PHILADELPHIA COUNT Y.
Council, Henry Hill.
Assembly, Isaac Gray,
George Logan,
Thomas Mifflin,
William Robinson,
Ohl. 19. The hon. Benjamin Franklin, Esquire,
counfcllor elea for the city of Philadelphia, on Mon
day last, took his feat in the supreme executive
council, and was unanimously chosen president there
of, under the 20th fcaion of the constitution, which
provides, that they (the president, or, in his ab
sence the vice-president and council) " shall supply
every vacancy in an, office, occasioned by death,
resignation, removal, or disqualification, until the
office can be filled in the time and manner directed
by law or this constitution."
Thursday last arrived here the brigantine St.
Croix packet, captain Josiah, from St. Croix. She
was one of the vessels that lay at that ifiand when
the hurricane happened there the latter end of
August last, and was then driven ashore with a num
ber of others, but being light, happily escaped
with no other damage than the lots of some of
her rigging and upper works.
“ The people of Jamaica are making strong pushes
to have the liberty of being supplied from the Uni
ted States, on the assertion that the distance of your
country, and the infancy of the new settlements, ren
der them unable to supply their wants. I under
stand the demand was at firft general, but lately they
have qualified it to provisions and live flock, in ves
sels of particular dimensions, and carrying only so
many men, which would prevent the effects of smug
gling, &c. but this lies yet dormant and unnoticed.
I wonder much that some among you do not exert
yourselves in opposition to these men, and do their
utmost endeavours to secure the exclusive advantage
of supplying the Weft-India islands, without which
I do not fee how you are to succeed or flourifh. You
will receive with this, a printed pamphlet, which
has been distributed to both houses of parliament, by
which you will perceive the temper and pretensions of
the people of Jamaica, are not much different from
those of the colonies before the war. It may fur
nilh you with ground to urge the most refpe^able
persons among you, at least to use the fame endea
vours to exist, as the Weft-India islands are, to case
themselves and suit their convenience."
Extras of a letter from a gentleman in London to
bis friend in Halifax (Nova-Scotia) dated 'Ju
ly 26.
Oft. 15. An effectual method to prevent bottfe
breaking from without and bankruptcies from with
in; addressed to the ladies and gentlemen who are
not too great to attend to their own affairs:
Extract of a letter from a wafer of a foip to a
gentleman in this city, dated Cadiz Aug, 6, 1785.
" I cannot close this without relating to you the
impediments I met with on my passage from England,
by the Algerine cruisers. The firft: I met with was
near the rock of Lisbon, who after a very Strict scru
tiny of my pass and some detention, permitted me
to proceed: the next I fell in with off Cape St. Vin
cent; a large fliip then in company with me, drew the
attention of the Algerine xebeck, who dispatched her
boat after me, and pursued the ship. Fortunately a
breeze sprung up that gave me the advantage of the boat,
who declined her chafe and joined the xebeck, who
by this time had commenced a running fight with the
fliip, that was obliged to take shelter under a Spa
nish fort: the next I fell in with off Cape St. Mary's,
who made me hoist my boat out and fend my pass
on board him, who after a deal of examination and
Arid scrutiny into the reality of my pass, fuffered me
to go on. At 12 o'clock at night, not being then 10
John Salter.
leagues from Cadiz, was brought too by two more,
who served me as bdre, and the next morning- joy
fully anchored here, where I am told they have ex
tended themselves to the westward of the Western
Islands in search of American and Portuguese vessels.
At present there is a truce subsisting between them
and Spain, but it is conjectured it will not terminate
in a permanent peace."
Congress, on the 14th inst was pleased to appoint
JAMES EWING, Esquire, commissioner of the
continental loan-office for this state.
Since our last the following returns have come to band:
Middlesex. Council, Samuel Fitz-Randolph, Eftp
Assembly, John Combs, James Schuurman, and James
Bonney, Esquires. Sheriff, Thomson Stelle, Efquire^
Salem. Council, John Mayhew, Esquire. Assem
bly, Thomas Sinnickfon, Edward Hall, and Anthony
Sharp, Esquires. Sheriff, Whitten Cripps, Esquire.
Gioucefter. Council, Elijah Clark, Esquire. As
sembly, Joseph Cooper, Joseph Ellis, and Thomas
Clark, Esquires. Sheriff, Joseph Blackwood, Esq.
Cumberland. Council, Samuel Ogden, Esquire.
Assembly, John Burgin, Jonathan Bowen, and John
Sheppard, Esquires. Sheriff, Eli Elmer, Esquire.
Morris. Council, John-Cleves Syrnmes, Esquire.
Assembly, Ellis Cook, John Stark, and Jacob Arnold,
Esquires. Sheriff, William Leddel, Esquire.
At a contested election for the county of Hunterdon,
on the close of the poll, the votes flood as follows:
Council, Colonel Hooper, 895
General Dickinson, 669
Augustine Stevenson, 19
Assembly, Benjamin Van-Cleve, 1053
John Lambert, 861
Colonel Houghton, 796
Samuel Tucker, 735
John Mehelm, 53^
Sheriffs, Joshua Corfhon, 418
Philip Phillips, 36,
Joseph Inflee, 280
George Ely, 279
Aaron Dunham, i6t
John Snyder, 82
GENEALOG Y.
SUCCESSFUL war begat pride, and pride begat
security, ambition begat disappointment, and disap
pointment begat faction, faction begat divisions and
seditions and divitions begat idleness, idleness begat
luxury, luxury begat poverty, and poverty begat
industry, industry begat wealth, wealth begat taxes,
taxes begat oppression, oppression begat murmuring,
murmuring begat indifference, indifference begat inat
tention, inattention begat imprudence, imprudence
begat the American war, the American war begat
poverty, poverty begat more taxes, more taxes begat
Smuggling, smuggling begat fraud, fraud begat
cunning, cunning begat watchfulnefs, watchfulncfs
begat prudence, prudence begat commutation, com
mutation begat grumbling, &c. &c. &c. and so the
circle runs round and round, and appears a mixture
of chaotick principles, very wonderful to those who —■
inspect a mite, not comprehend the heaven.
A ' "l" O WT"
THE subscriber, living in the Lower-Street, in
Trenton, between Mr. Hunt's Lumber-yard
and the Barracks, will give cash and the highest price
for tallow. He makes and fells candles by the box
or smaller quantity, as low as they can be had in
Philadelphia. He likewise exchanges candles for tal
low, at two-pence per lb, advance. He makes flat
candles for tradesmen and others whose bufmefs re
quires a good light.
HENRY PIKE, Tallow-Chandler.
Odober 20, 1785. 4wt
A NIGHT SCHOOL,
WILL be opened at the Academy in Tren
ton this evening at fix o'clock, in which
will, be taught Reading, Writing, Arithmetick,
Navigation, Surveying, &c. &c. &c. For terms ap
ply to JAMES DAVIS, Tutor.
Trenton, Odober 24, 1785.
TRENTON, October 24.
The Honourable the Legislature of this state,
are to meet here to-morrow, agreeably to law.
Six Dollars Reward.
RA N away on the 25th of September, from the
subscriber living in the town and county of Glou
cester, state of New-Jersey, a Negro Man named Samu
el, about forty years of age, near five feet five inch
es high, well built, somewhat marked with the small
pox, yellow complexion, fond of strong drink, has been
used to driving a te^m, and is remarkably fond of
talking of horses—Had on when he went away, a
light coloured homespun jacket, woollen trowfers,
and a pair of linen trowfers under them, a good
hat, an old blue great coat, and a pair of good shoes.
The said Negro was seen at the Black Horse, since
his elopement, and was travelling towards the cast;
it is thought he will aik for employ to drive a
team.
Whoever takes up said Negro, and secures him in
any gaol, so that his master may have him again,
shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges
paid by . JOSEPH ELLIS.
Odober 9, 1785. 3w q