The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-10-27 00:00:00, page 2

Hints humbly offered to the consideration of the
Legislature of New-Jersey, in their future choice
of a Governor.
I. Let him be a foreigner, lately come into the
State, for the less he knows of the people,— and the
left the people know of bim, tbe better.
2. He ought to have little or no landed interest
within the State; because if the Governor pays a large
proportion of the taxes himfelf, he will be too careful
in expending the publick money.
3. He should, by all means, be a man who has been
bred to the law, (for the name of the thing) but it is
not at all necessary that he should underhand it; be
cause the understanding of the law is altogether be
neath the dignity of a Governor.—And,
4. It will be better if he does not even know how to
draw a common warrant or recognizance; because
this is the proper butinefs of the Justices of the Peace;
and if the Governor was (killed in this kind of busi
ness, he might have a violent temptation to infringe
the constitution, and solicit an aft of assembly investing
him with some new and dangerous powers, in the
exercise of which he might have an opportunity of
Jbining in the warrant and recognizance way. —But,
5. He ought to be very learned in the doctrine of
proclamations, that essential branch of the prerogative
of the Supreme Magistrate; and then he will know
that they are of mighty legal import in a free country;
ought to be bellowed out upon every occasion, and
the Council seldom consulted therein: for it is often
as true in politics as in cookery, that too many cooks
spoil the broth.
6. He ought to be a man who never did, who ne
ver will, and who never can speak in any publick as
sembly: for it is as great a Biame for a Governor to
•be able to speak in publick, as it is for a woman to
speak in the church.—But,
7. He ought to be a purdigious writer, —that is to
fay, he ought to be very great in the News-Paper
way; and blessed with a genius somewhat similar to
your admirable correspondent Hortentius: particu
larly she should be able to imitate his stile and manner
in those elegant compolitions of his, where he holds
up to publick view the linings of Mr. Galloway's
breeches, spouts his jet d'eaus, and shews how to make
prize of the Bergen womens petticoats —and above all
in that mod elegant preface afterwards written, which
(from what he tells us) was foueezed out, under the
auspices of that sweet-scented Goddess Cloacina:—
this is the true sublime, Oh ye Jerfeymen! and the
only proper stile for the imitation of his future Excel
lency your Governor.
8. He ought to be a thorough and complete coward,
and instead of taking the command of the militia, with
which the constitution has very unwisely invested him,
when his State shall be invaded, ( and this will be tbe
time to try mens fouls) he ought immediately to ab
scond into some other State, and skulk about there in
beer-houses, spend evenings with carters, and deny
his name, until the danger is over—because the life of
a Governor is, by far, too precious to be exposed at
the head of his militia.
9. By possessing the aforefaid excellent quality, he
must of necessity, and of right ought to be, a mortal
enemy to ail Quakers; because a man who dares not
fight himfelf for cowardice-jake, will always domineer
over and insult others who will not fight for conference
fake,
10. He ought to be a man who had rather be any
where, and with any other company than at his own
house, and with his own family; because continued
iteneration is essentially necefl'ary in a Jersey Govern
or —and as to all the tender feelings, he ought to be a
perfect—Flint.
11. He ought to be a man who dresses himfelf like
a porter ; because so much of the Ba,haw as is abfo-'
lutely necessary in the competition of a Governor,
(which, in my opinion, is at least nine tenths) is
better concealed under the aforefaid cloathing than
any other.
12. He ought to be a man who, for certain reasons,
used every artifice in his power to prevent the declar
ation of Independency, but who, upon coming into
office, under the aforefaid declaration, will suddenly
tack about, and be for drinking the blood of every man
who thought as he did; because your turn-coats and
r- w converts are always the most violent —and vio
. cis an excellent disposition in a Governor.
Mr. COLLINS,
THE freedom of the press has been generally
esteemed as essential to liberty.—You very pro
perly declared, when you were about to publilh a
News-Paper, your press should bg free; and I am in
clined to think, it has not been so much your fault,
as that of others, that it has appeared to be so much
confined. I fend you herewith a few hints, which I
hope will be of service to the publick; and 1 doubt
not but that you will publilh them in your paper. —
If there be any man in the State, who will apply the
following charaderiftics to himfelf, it will, in my
opinion, be an evidence of his extreme vanity: but
he must in that case take the blame of misapplication
to himfelf, and not charge any part of it to the author,
who would not be understood to presume that there
is any man, as yet, in the State, who will answer the
character: but as our College is in a very prosperous
way, and the masters of it now entirely devoted to its
service, it is probable we may not long want some
superior genius arising from thence, who may fully
come up to the description.
lam, &c. CINCINNATUS.
have had but little difficulty in doing it, considering
the favourable winds that have so long prevailed for
them. It blows hard, and so right in our teeth, that
I do not think if the present weather continues, we
shall be able to keep our situation, but must bear
away. Adieu!"
Yesterday the embargo on all coasters, and Blips
bound to Ireland and the Baltick, was taken off,
when a number of Blips dropped down to Gravefend.
On Saturday morning the agreeable advice was
received in town by express, of the fafe arrival of the
whole Leeward IBand fleet the preceeding morning
off Portsmouth, confining of upwards of 130 fiil for
London. They were convoyed by the St. Albans,
of 64 guns, Preston and Isis, of 50 guns each, two
frigates, and a sloop, but saw nothing either of the
French or Spanish fleets.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, August 3.
" Sailed the Hawke sloop of war on a cruize. The
following Blips were last week commiflioned at this
port, viz. Arrogant, Capt. Cleland, 74 guns; Tar
tar, Capt. Graine; and Brilliant, Capt. Ford, 28.
" The Marlborough, a remarkable fine Blip of 74
guns, sheathed with copper, is gone out of harbour
to Spithead." o %,
Upwards of fouheore fail of privateers are waiting
in the several ports of Great-Britain, for the taking
off the embargo, that they may proceed to sea.
Tbe following Memorial to their High Mightinesses tbe
States of tbe United Provinces, has been presented
by Sir fofeph Yorke, the Ambassador from his Bri
tannick Majefly :
High and Mighty Lords, , <
SINCE France, by the declaration made at London
on the 13th of March, last year, fully difeovered
the vast and ^ngerous deiigns which the family com
pad had before announced' to Europe, this part of
the world must bear witness to the wisdom and mo
deration of the King of Great-Britain, who endea
voured to ward off the calamities of war, avoiding
as much as potiible, engaging his neighbours and
allies in it.
A conduct like this, founded on the most pointed
moderation, so much emboldened the courts of Ver
sailles, that after perfidioufly encouraging of rebel
fubjeds, under the maik of liberty, commerce, and
independence, to plunge a poignard into the heart of
the mother country; France, not contented with so
hostile a proceeding, has, without any national quar
rel, drawn Spain into its views, and without any
plausible reasons to colour the design, is making every
preparation that an imperious disposition can dictate,
to invade the British islands.
On the news of these extraordinary and great pre
parations, your High Mightinesses cannot but juflify
the prefling and reiterated instances which the King
of Great-Britain could not bat make to you relative
to the naval armament; and the notorious danger of
England will 110 doubt convince all the fubjedts of
these provinces, who have hitherto spoke against it,
of this request of my court.
But those motives, which were only palliatives to
prevent an evil, are now out of season, the danger is
become imminent, and the remedy must be speedy.
The Bipulations of a treaty, founded on the intcrells
of trade only, must give way to those founded on the
dearest interests ofthe two nations. The moment is
come to decide whether Great-Britain, who has fpilt
so much blood and expended so much treasure to fuc
cour others, and to maintain liberty and religion, is
to have no other resources against the malice and envy
of her enemies, than her own courage, and her own
internal Brength ; whether the is to be abandoned by
her most ancient friends and allies, to the ambitious
views of the House of Bourbon, which would crulh
all to reign over all, and whether Europe in general,
and your High Mightinesses in particular, will with
indifference fee a system established,, which will evi
The following intelligence we have e^raßed from late
New-York Papers.
L O ND O N, July 17.
AN express arrived at the Admiralty this morning
with advice, that Sir Charles Hardy with his
fleet, consisting of 38 Blips of the line, besides fri
gates, fire-fliips, &c. failed from Torbay, on Wed
nesday last.
Captain Cunningham, now a prisoner in Falmouth
Castle, who took and carried into France the Dutch
Packet, with the mail on board, not having then any
authorized commission from France or even from
America, is to be tried at the next High Court of
Admiralty, to be held at the Old Bailey.
July 20. The fleet under Sir Charles Hardy con
fined of 32 Blips of the line before its return into
Torbay; five Blips have already joined him, five
more are in readiness, and seven ships in such for
wardnefs of repair, that in a few days it isexpeded
the British fleet will consist of 49 fail of the line, be
sides two 50 gun ships, frigates, sloops and fire-Blips.
August z. Yesterday Lor^Qlountßuart kissed his
Majesty's hand, on being anointed his Majesty's
Ambafiador Extraordinary at Turin.
Extract of a letter from an officer on board tbe Royal
George, dated July 21.
" The 21st inst. we were off the Lizard, bearing
about N. 14 leagues. We are joined by the Terrible
from Portsmouth, and are now 34 fail of the line. —
We hourly expert the Formidable, Ardent and
Marlborough to join us, when we fliall deem our
selves stronger than all the force the united enemy
can fend against us; as it is, they have not seemed
very solicitous to give us the meeting, or they would
NE W- YO RK, October 13.
It is said that the brigantine Arbuthnot was four
teen days ago chaced by two Blips of war, part of a
squadron of seven two deckers, off Cape Hatteras, after
apurfuit of an hour they hauled their wind and joined
the fleet, which was supposed to be a part of that of
France, commanded by Comte D'Eftaing— they flood
to the northward. It is supposed this fleet has been
a little derangee by the late tremendous gales of wind,
which have wrecked and destroyed a great number of
vessels on the North American coast. The French
fleet left Cape Nicola Mole on the 17th of August.
We have several accounts from the Havanna, inti
mating that the Spanish Dipping there consists of the
St. Juan, and two other 74, three 64 gun Blips, and
three or four frigates—Two of the line had, since the
Marquis D'Almodavar delivered his refcript to the
Court of London, been dispatched to Vera Cruz,
from whence they convoyed a flota fafe to Havanna,
estimated at twelve millions value.
We are informed, that his Majesty's Blip Solebay,
Capt. Symonds, has sent into Sandy-Hook, another
of the transports with troops, which sometime ago
failed from hence under the convoy of the Renown,
Capt. Dawson, and was separated from the rest of
the fleet in a violent gale of wind.
It is said the above transport, having on board a
number of Hessian troops, was re-taken from the ene
my by the Solebay.
On Monday was brought to town Mr. William
Fundrum—generally known by the name of Vandrill,
an old inhabitant of this city, and a very fkilful pilot
to our harbour; he was in August, 1778, at Sandy-
Hook h on board the Languedoc French man of war,
and on being required to bring that Blip through the
-channel, absolutely refufed the undertaking, as ha
zardous and impracticable.
On Monday arrived the Blip Sir George Collier,
Capt.-M'Neil, the schooner Hammond, Capt. Kidd,
and the sloop Lord North, Capt. M'Donald, being
part of a fleet of privateers owned by Messrs. Sheddan
and Goodrich. Last Friday fe'nnight, in lat. 36, long.
71, they fell in with the ship Clementina, one of the
transports that failed from this port, under convoy of
his Majesty's Blip Renown; she had been difmafted
in theiate violent gale of wind, and, when the priva
teers came up with her, laya mere wreck; besides her
crew there were 110 men belonging to the 44th regi
ment on board, whp were distributed among the pri
vateers. After taking out some necessaries, the wreck
was scuttled and set on fire.
BASSETERR E, September 22.
We hear that two French frigates have taken a
Dutch 40 gun Blip, off Coracoa.
BOSTO N, October 7.
Extrafl of a letter from Phineas Newton at Waterford,
( Ireland) dated August 7, 1779, to Henry Newton,'
Esq. at New-York, taken in u prize lately arrived
at Newbury-Port.
" Before you left England there was every reason
to believe a Spanish war would soon take place; 'tis
now out of dispute, and though no absolute declara
tion of war, are notwithstanding cutting one anothers
throats as faft as poflible in Europe. Our privateers
have already captured many Spanish vessels of value.
Thus matters go on between the three nations, and
this day it is said Gibraltar is invested by 32 fail of
Spanish men of war, and 30,000 troops ; and to this
the combined fleets of France and Spain, amounting
to 4T fail ofthe line, are expected in the channel eve
ry day, to oppose which Sir Charles Hardy is out
with 38 ofthe line, therefore an action of the utmost
importance to the three kingdoms is expected every
dently destroy that equilibrium which is the only
guarantee of your commerce, liberty, and even ex
iltence itfelf.
The King, High and Mighty Lords, has too high
an opinion of the underßanding, the good faith, and
the wisdom of the Republic, to doubt a moment of
the sentiments of your High Mightinesses on this
occasion.
A nation, whose history contains scarcely any thing
but the detail of the dangers which the ambition of
France has successively created, whose belt days began
with their union with England: In short, a nation
accustomed to exaft the literal execution of a hard
treaty, has too much generosity not to fulfil those
which have united the interests of the two nations
upwards of a century.
It is in this persuasion, joined to all that is held
most sacred among men, that the underwritten Am
bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the
King of Great-Britain, has, by express order, the
honour to notify to your High Mightinesses, that the
danger which threatens his kingdoms, necessitates his
M ijefty to reclaim, without loss of time, the fuccours
Bipulatcd in the treaties of 1678, and others, and of
which the Cafus Foederis is so fully explained in the
separate article of 1716. His Majesty experts the
fame with confidence from a neighbour who has ne
ver failed in his engagements, and for the rest con*
fidts in the divine benediction on the justness of his
cause, and on the fidelity and valour of his fubjedts.
The underwritten waits with the greatest impatience
for a just, speedy and favourable answer, and is ready
to confer with the deputies of your High Mightinesses
on what steps are further necessary to be taken.
(Signed) JOSEPH YORKE.
Hague, 'July 22, 1779.