The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-10-30 00:00:00, page 2

N E W-Y O R K, 0a.21.
On Thursday last, in cdnfequence of a warrant be
ing obtained against a sloop commanded by one Carf
well, for the recovery of ft amen's wages, the admiralty
marshal attempted to seize her, but was impeded in
the execution of bis office by the crew, who bid defi
ance to bis authority, and paraded the quarter-deck
in a hostile manner. The marshal was immediately
assisted by captain D'Auvergne, of his Britannic ma
jesty's packet, who, with two boats well armed, set
out in chafe of the pirates, and happily overtook them
near the Hook: the crew upon the approach of the
boats escaped to the Long-Illand shore, but the ves
sel was fafely conduced to town. Capt. D'Auvergne's
manly and spirited behaviour entitles him to the great
est honour, who, though a foreigner, and unconnected
with this country, considered it as his duty, as being
a citizen of the world, to aft in support of govern
ment, without which we would bold our dearest bles
sings upon the most precarious tenure.
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PETERSBURG, O&ober 12.
The sloop Content, John Kelly, master, which
failed from Norfolk, on the 2d of July last, bound
for Charleston, South-Carolina, after having been
out four days, met with very heavy fqualis, which
split her main-fail and fore-fail, so as to render them
useless, but with the assistance of a spar and flying
gib, was enabled to proceed on her voyage, until the
29th, when a very heavy gale came on, and obliged
them to bear away before the wind for the Weft-In
dies, and aftei having run a considerable time, it fell
calm, and remained so 15 days, when at last a breeze
blowing to a violent gale enabled them to shape their
course for Charleston. During this time the crew
were reduced to very short allowance, but fortunate
ly, on the 6th of August, they caught 140 gallons of
water in about 36 minutes. At the time they left Cape-
Henry, the vessel made 18 inches water every half
hour, and the leak increased so as to oblige them to
keep the pumps continually going. After a passage
of 72 days, they arrived at Charleston—the captain
and crew scarcely able to walk.
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R I C II M O N D, oa. 14.
The new raised state of Franklin, in North-Ca
rolina, is abolished, having solicited the protection
and citizenihip of their former government ; the peo
ple finding out the ambitious views of their leading
men, and the great burthen they were likely to fuffer
in maintaining a separate government, together with
the mortification of not be acknowledged in the uni
on.—They accordingly displaced their governor, and
chose their delegates to represent them in the next
assembly, as formerly.
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BALTIMORE, Od. 13.
A large Algerine Corsair took fire, on the 2d of
June last, in the straights of Gibraltar, and was burnt
down to the waters edge. The crew saved themselves
n their boat.
Extraß of a letter from a gentleman at Newport,
in the state of Rhode-lfand, to his friend in
New-York, dated the 26th of last month.
" Our superior court has determined the law to be
unconstitutional, that has given power to the judges
of either court, to determine causes without trial by
jury, in the case of those who will not take our pa
per emission equal to gold or silver, and have proceed
ed accordingly."
Oct. 20. A correspondent asks how to reconcile the
complaint of the scarcity of money with the pre
sent spirit of prodigality :—He observes, “ Little busi
ness is done; few choofc to labour for a livelihood;
most families live high, extravagantly so ; a spirit of
pride has full dominion in the dressing way; the
youths are generally brought up to idleness, dressing,
dancing, &c.—dancing-masters must be employed to
keep the young in fafhion ; theatres and actors
American Intelligence.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Aug. 12.
lETTERSI ETTERS from the north fide mention the ar
-1 rival of two vessels at Montego-Bay, and one
of Martha-Brae, from Philadelphia, with about 3000
barrels of flour; a circumstance which has effe&ual
ly relieved the inhabitants of that part of the island
from the uneasy apprehensions they began to entertain
of a want of provisions, which the droughts they
had experienced, gave them too much reason to ex
ped.
Leiters from Philadelphia by the last vessels, in
form that 11,000 barrels of flour had been Flipped at
that port, in the course of a month antecedent to
their date, for this island alone.
Advices from the windward parishes fay, that the
appearance of the corn fields and plantain walks is
such, as to afford the molt flattering profpeds of a
plentiful harvest in the course of a few weeks. There
is therefore the best founded reason to hope, that
this market will in a very Short time be supplied with
every necessary of life at the most reasonable prices;
and that every attempt of monopolizers to create an
artificial scarcity will be effectually defeated.
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must be supported ; balls must be attended ; other fro
licks must not be neglected; billiard-tables and other
kinds of gambling mutt daily be frequented; drunk
enness and debauchery must complete the present
American spirit, and shew we have liberty."
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PHILADELPHIA, O& 20.
Extrafl of a letter dated Cayaboga river, Septem
ber 26, 1786.
" The Shawanefe seem inclined for war—they
lately burnt two white women and afterwards two
white men prisoners alive, they firft cut off their legs
and then burnt them."
Thursday evening, about 8 o'clock, a fire broke
out in the liable of Doctor Lehman, in Second
ftreet, which entirely confirmed the fame, together
with a small dwelling and liable adjoining; they were
back buildings, and eaclofed on all tides by dwelling
houfes; but by the seasonable collection of the in
habitants and the activity of the several fire compa
nies, the flames were prevented from spreading. It
is supposed that the fire was communicated by some
squibs, thrown by disorderly and mifehievous boys,
as a penthouse of one of the adjacent houses, was a
few evenings before, set on fire by a squib, but being
early difeovered was easily extinguished.
His excellency John Adams, Esquire, and his la
dy, are at the Hague. He has had a conference with
the president of the States General, but the subject
is not known.
A letter from a master of a vessel at Malaga, to a
gentleman in Baltimore, dated July 9, fays, “ I was
boarded on my passage by an Algerine corsair of 36
guns and 400 men, near Cape St. Vincent's, who,
with three others, were cruising for American vessels.
I am much afraid of capt. Caulk, in the Ihip George
and Patty Washington, fliould he be bound to any
port in Spain, as there is scarce a possibility of efcap-
Since the beginning of August, upwards of twenty
feven bears have been killed by one perlon, at Ball
fton, near Albany. This is esteemed an extraordina
ry circumstance ; and, it has been remarked, that a
numerous appearance of beats at this season, in that
well inhabited country, is generally protentive of a
severe winter.
A letter from captain Stephen Gregory, of the
Ihip Compte D'Artois, lately arrived at Portsmouth,
Virginia, from Bourde^ux, to his friend in New-
York, dated 30th of September, 1786, fays, “ In
lat. 26, long. 9, from the meridian of London, I
was very near being taken by a Barbary ciuifer of 8
or 10 guns.. She came within three miles distance of
me, and nothing saved me but the appearance the
Ihip made with a tier of 22 wooden guns."
Charles Stewart, a sailor belonging to the brig
Speedy Payment, captain Robert Logan, was so beat
and abused on the 16th instant, on Clifford's wharf,
in an affray with Ezekiel Vangelder and Joseph Ed
wards (all supposed to be intoxicated) that he expired
in a few hours after. The coroner's inquest, the next
morning brought in their verdict, that the deceased
loft his life by the blows which he received the pre
ceding evening. Vangelder and Edwards are both
secured in gaol.
On Wednesday last a court of oyer and terminer,
and a court of nifi prius, were held at Norris-Town,
for the county of Montgomery, before the honoura
ble William-Augustus Atlee and George Bryan, Es
quires, judges of the supreme court of Pennsylvania.
Their honours were met at the line of Philadel
phia county by the Sheriff and coroner of Montgo
mery, and their officers, the lieutenant of the coun
ty, and a detachment of the troop of horse, under
the command of the honourable James Morris, Esq.
captain of the troop, and president of the court of
common pleas for the county, and by them escorted
to the county town. Twenty-two of a most re
fpeßable grand jury answered at the firft call, the on
ly two absentees having sent reasonable excuses.
A bill was presented against Philip floofnagle, for
burglary, who was convicted by the traveife jury,
on the cleared tellimony. He was, after a very pa
thetic and intruding admonition from the bench, sen
tenced to five years hard labour, under the new ad
of affembly.—lt was with some difficulty this repro
bate was prevailed upon to make the election of la
bour instead of the halter---a convincing props that
the punishments directed by the new law are more
terrifying to idle vagabonds than all the horrors
of an ignominious death. As soon as the criminal
was removed to the gaol, his head was shaved, and
he will, when clothed in the criminals dress, be put
to publick work.
A bill was also sent against Catharine Mecklin, for
the murder of her bastard child, and returned ignora
mus.
The judges dismissed the grand jury with their warm
est approbation and thanks for the faithful difeharge
ot the important duties they were summoned to per
form ; and with a well deserved encomium upon the
order and regularity with which every fpedator and
attendant on the court behaved.
Their honours were conduced by the fheriff and a
party of the troop of light horse as far as the county
line of Berks, 011 their way to Northumberland.
TRENTON, October 30.
Tuesday last, being the day appointed in the consti
tution of this state for the annual meeting of the le
gislature, a quorum of each house met, and proceed
ed to business. The hon. Robert-Lettis Hooper,
Esq. was elected vice-prelident of the legislative-coun
cil, and the hon. Benjamin Van-Cleve, Esq. was
chosen speaker of the house of afTembly, for the ensu
ing year.
We hear there will be a joint-meeting to-morrow,
for the choice' of governor, members of Congress, &c.
Return received jince our last.
Cape-May. Council, Jeremiah Eldredge, Esquire.
Assembly, Matthew Whilden, John Baker, and Elijah
Townsend, Esquires. Sheriff, Benjamin Taylor, Esq.
Extract of a letter from colonel Harmar to the fecretar,
at war, dated Fort Harmar, mouth of the Mufking
am, September 17, 1786. • -
" Enclosed be pleased to receive the information
given me by capt. , the person mentioned in my
letter of August 4, of several nations assembling at the
Shawanefe towns with hostile intentions."
Information of capt. , a trufly Indian, addrefed
to colonel Harmar.
" Colonel Harmar, you requested me when I saw you
last, that I would tell you every thing that passes in
the Indian country; according to my promise I am
now come to tell you, that the Shawanefe and other
Indians who went to the Britiih council at Niagara,
have returned ; they fay they met captains Mackie and
Brant ; another council they fay is to be held in the
Shawanefe town soon : captain Brant is expected there
with fix chiefs and thirty young men. Three days
before I left my towns, a fpeeth arrived from the Bri
tish, inforiqing my people that there were three ves
sels loaded with goods coming for us, that we might
not want ;, I have not yet found out the business of
the council at Niagara, as the Delawares did noti go
to it, the Shawanefe have not yet informed us. The
Shawanefe have sent messengers to the Pewtawatimes,
Chipeways and Tahwas; they returned and brought
with them one hundred and sixty warriors ; more ex
pelled daily ; two hundred were on the Glaze river,
which empties into the , on their way to the Sha
wanefe towns, where the whole were to assemble to
take up the hatchet against the Long Knife ; they have
come to a determination to divide their force, a part
will come to this place, a part to the Weeling, and
some to the Miami. The Shawanefe have invited the
Delawares and Wyandots to join them, but they will
not. It is expeded there would assemble one thousand
warriors at the Shawanefe towns from the Pewtawa
times, Chipeways, Cherokees, Mingoes, Tahwa and
Twightwies ; they were dancing the war dance before
I came away; a party of twenty Cherokees, Mingoes
and Shawanefe returned from the waters of the Big
Kanhawa with four prisoners and ten scalps, they kil
led the four prisoners, who were girls, after they
brought them to the towns. When I saw all these
things I immediately set off to give you information.
I am now come according to my promise; you are
the firft acquainted with their meeting in the Shawa
nefe towns. I hope you will fend information to our
great fathers below, and to the people that they may
be on their guard,"
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
The Life of John Newton, in a series of letter/
to the Rev. Mr. Haw E\s---continued.
LETTER VIII.
Rev. and dear fir,
WHEN I remember the mournful days to which
my last letter refers, how can I proceed in
my relation till I raise a monument to the divine good*
nefs, by comparing the circumstances in which Pro
vidence has since placed me with what I was at that
time! Had you seen me, fir, then go pensive and
solitary in the dead of night to wash my one shirt up
on the rocks, and afterwards put it on wet that it
might dry upon my back while I slept; had you seen
me so poor a figure that ffiame often constrained me to
hide in the woods from the fight of strangers espe
cially had you known that my conduit, principles and
heart, were still darker than my outward condition
how little would you imagine that such an one was
teferved as an ioftance ot providential care and good
ness. -There was, at that time but one carnellde
fire in my heart, which was not contrary'and (hock
ing both to religion and reason—that one desire, tho
a thousand difficulties seemed to render it impossible
Providence was pleased to gratify—but this though
great was a small thing compared to that mercy
which could stoop to reclaim such an abandoned finner,
In that dismal period 1 wrote to my father, giving
him an account of my condition, and desired his as
sistance.—My father, as I afterwards learned, applied
to his friend in Liverpool, who gave orders to a
captain of his who was fitting out for Africa, .to bring
me home. In the mean-time the Ihip which
had orders to bring me home arrived—the cap
tain made enquiry for me at the Benanoes; but un
derstanding that I was at a great distance in the coun
try, he thought no more about me.—One of the meft
remarkable interpositions of Providence in my favour
during this feene of uncommon misery in Africa,
was my being placed at Kittam.— Before the Ihip ar-'
rived I had changed my master, and though I was
more than an hundred miles up that river, I was still
within a mile of the sea coast.—My fellow servant