The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-10-31 00:00:00, page 1

Foreign Intelligence.
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MADRI D, July 19.
ALTHO' the king has employed every
means, compatible with the dignity of
his crown, and the honour of the Spa
nish nation, towards the conclusion of
a peace with the Algerines, the cor
sairs of that regency have already violated the treaty
for a suspension of hostilities, and an appearance no
longer exists of peace being established between the two
powers; in consequence of which his majesty has re
newed the orders for convoys to fail, at appointed
periods, for the protection of the trade of this king
dom, and particularly in the Mediterranean and the
Indies.
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LISBO N, July 20.
The departure of M. de Pinto, minister from our
court to that of England, has been hastened princi
pally on account of the difference arisen with Ireland.
The Irish assert that they ought to partake of all the
advantages granted to England, and consequently
that they may import their cloths and woollen goods;
they have been answered, that we have never had
any connexion except with the inhabitants of Eng
land, but that we are inclined to grant the Irish the
fame advantages, on condition of a reciprocal conde
feenfion on their part. Now, this they will not
grant; they have on the contrary passed an aC, to in
crease the duties on all the merchandizes of Portu
gal. It is probably, that if Mons. de Pinto does not
succeed in getting these new duties revoked, we ffiall
also, in this country, augment the duties on Irilh
goods.
VENIC E, July 25.
Government have received advice of an irruption
made by the pacha cf Scutaria into the territories of
the republick. In the night of the feaft of St. Peter,
the pacha, at the head of 28,000 men, surprised the
country of Paftrovich, in Dalmatia. After an incur
sion into the country of the Montenegrines, he de
manded of the governor of Cattaroa passage for his ar
my; but being informed, that his request could not
be granted without the concurrence of the senate, he
penetrated our frontiers. His progress being apposed
by the inhabitants he caused several of them to be
strangled, and set fire to the church and other build
ings of Cattaro. In opposing the invaders, more
than 200 people perished, and the others escaped by
swimming to one of our galleys.
This autumn the line which had been drawn
near Spalatro, in order to cut off all communication
between the capital of Dalmatia and the southern
parts of the country, will be removed. Last year
the plague raged there with such violence, that only
200 inhabitants out of 5000 remained alive. This
contagion having ceased in October last, our republick
sent thither 300 galley slaves, furnifhed with long
boats, furtouts of waxed cloth, masks, gloves cover
ed with pitch, pincers, and proper medicines; they
were ordered to bury the dead, and to burn all their
effects. These unfortunate wretches executed this fa
tal business, but only 27 returned; the rest fell vic
tims to their avarice; having concealed some valua
ble effects to enrich themselves, they caught the dis
temper and died, except the above, who will be set
at liberty for their service.
PARI S, August 5.
The ex-president Entrecaftaux was upon the point
of being embarked for the Brazils, when he fell dan
gerously ill from excess of remorle, and on the ,6th
of last month he felt his end approaching, and re
quested the queen of Portugal to fend him one of her
secretaries, who took down his last declaration, in
which he owns himfelf the murderer of his wife, at
one o'clock in the moining of the firft of May, 1784;
when he entered her room quite naked, and getting
upon the bed, put her head between iiis knees, and
with a razor cut her throat; she cried out, but he
flopped her mouth, and he fmifhed his bloody busi
ness without the victim making the least noise: when
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MONDA Y, October 31, 1785.
flie was quite dead, he went into a small yard, and
walhed his whole bo^y with water. This abomina
ble criminal totally exculpates any of his servants
from having the smallest concern in the horrid deed;
he died on the 17th, and by order of the queen, he
was exposed to publick view, with his face uncover
ed, for 24 hours.
Aug. 1 3. M. de Vergennes having long since acknow
ledged the possibility of re-eftablilhing the India trade
on its former footing, he now adheres closely to this
plan. Seconded by the French ambaiTador at Con
stantinople, one of our merchants has at length suc
ceeded in removing the obstacles which opposed this
vast enterprize. We are assured, that we shall soon
fee some arrets of council issued to establish this com
merce on a solid basis.
LONDO N, July 27.
In the French colonies, according to monsieur
Necker's calculation, there are no less than 500,000
slaves. This generous Frenchman, after stating the
amount, exclaimed, “ five hundred thousand slaves !
O dereliction of principle! We preach up humanity,
and carry twenty thousand pair of fetters, every year
to Africa ! We treat the Sallee rovers and pirates
as barbarians, and make a cowardly counting-house
barter for our fellow creatures !
Extras of a letter from Paris, July 24.
“ The peasants who revolted in Britany, to the
number of 4000, dispersed at the fight of a regiment;
many of them have been taken into custody, who are
to be tried at Rennes."
A great cricket-match was lately played near Pa
ris, at which the duke of Dorfet was a principal.
The game was not liked by the Parisians, but the
whole country was surprised at an ambafTador un
bending so far from his dignity, as to strip in an open
field for pastime.
According to a calculation very lately made of
the number of inhabitants in the city of Amsterdam,
it appears there are living in that city, at the present
time, thirteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-one
widows !
August 9.
Extraft of a letter from Peterfburgb, July 1.
L' O RI E N T, August 20.
Paul Jones is arrived here from Paris, to fit out
three ships, on his own account, it is said, of which
he will take the command, on an expedition to
Kamtfchatka to purchase furs, and establish a factory.
This he is enabled to do, by having received four
hundred thousand livres for the prizes he took in
the war.
“ The persons employed by our sovereign to make
difeoveries in the Wettern parts of her dominions,
set off last month. The Baron de Walchenftedz,
who has the command of this expedition, and seve
ral other officers, took their leave of the empress,
two days before their departure. The detachment
consists of 810 men under the command of 107 offi
cers, besides several engineers, draftfmen, and an
historiographer % who ads as secretary to the com
mandant. In the course of this business they will
travel upwards of 4000 English miles, through de
serts hitherto nearly unknown. Neither the difficul
ty nor the expence attending this undertaking, could
divert the empress from it. The great recompence
she has promised to those who have engaged in it
from all quarters, give reason to hope for its success,
which will add frefh luftre to the reputation of the
immortal Catharine."
Last week at Braintree and Chelmsford markets,
wheat was fold from 91. to icl. ss. per laod, when
about a month since it was fold for 121. per load, oc
casioned by the agreeable profpea of a plentiful har
vest; there is likewise a fine profped of hops. Wal
nuts, acorns, filberds, and nuts are very scarce.
Aug. 15. The duke of Dorfet left Paris on the fol
lowing grounds: he was directed by lord Carmar
then to remonstrate with the court of Versailles, on
the extraordinary equipment of so considerable a
squadron of ships at this pacific period, and categori
cally to demand its destination ? To this, the French
minister pofitiyely refafed an answer; his grace sent
The greatest diffatisfa&ion prevails between the A
merican tobacco planters and the Farmers general of
France. The former complain of the bargain made
between them, being cf the most pernicious con-
" Yesterday, the 9th instant, this gentleman ac
companied by Meflfs. Newmarch and Frobisher, of
the fame place, eminent for mathematical knowledge
and calculations, afeended from Beacon-hill, a pro
digious eminence in this neighbourhood; and to the
pleasure of some thousands of fpe&ators assembled on
this occasion, he conducted the balloon for twenty
miles, in a horizontal direction against the wind.
“ This philosophical phenomenon afeertains the
steerage from the immediate and remote powers of
eledric repulsion; and from the fame machinery Mr.
Binns-can supply the exhausted gaz, and raise it high
er and lower at pleasure. Messrs. Newmarch and
Frobisher, ever willing to assist and encourage inge
nious characters, propose to accompany Mr. Binn to
London, where they are soon expected; and no
doubt the inventor will meet with a suitable reward
for his wonderful discovery."
On Saturday afternoon, the ship Sophia Charlotte,
captain Jameson, lying at Wapping-dock, lately ar
rived from North-Carolina, laden with pitch, tar,
rosin, &c. by some accident took fire, which burnt a
great quantity of the cargo, and greatly damaged the
ship ; but by the timely assistance of the floating engines,
was got out without any further damage.
The liberal bounties once given by the English to
encourage the rice trade, turpentine, and other Ame
rican productions, have ceased, and will be felt by
the Rates very materially. The rice imported since
the war, has but paid the expence of its carriage and
duties laid on it.
over an account of the Angular treatment he had re
ceived, and waited ten days for further inftruCtions,
but in vain; in consequence of which he determined
to return home, in hopes of receiving in person such
further inftru&ions on so important a point, which he
found himfelf unable to procure in the usual courfeof
official correspondence !
The design of the court of France in their present
naval equipments is no secret in Paris, where every
Englishman is told that the grand monarque is thus
meditating the deliverance of the Irish, from the fur
ther yoke of British tyranny!
Mr. Pitt, the premier of England, is daily trifling
away his time upon the Steine of Brighthelmftone, in
company with Mrs. Steele, while the minister of
France is actively employed in equipping a gallic
squadron, that evidently has not the welfare of the
British empire for its immediate object !
The concessions made by the Spaniards to the Al
gerines, are said to be in consequence of certain in
telligence, that the Spanish Americans are determin
ed to take the firft opportunity of shaking off their
yoke; and that it is necessary for the court of Ma
drid to be perpetually on their guard against a revolt
so premeditated and determined.
Can the weakness and ignorance of ministers be
more strongly adduced, than has been done in their
various reasons for equipping cut the present squadron at
Portsmouth. At firft they denied ar^ ships were or
dered out; then, that it was merely a cruise to keep
the ships in commission in order ; and now it is no
thing more than a preparation for a royal review.
Do they really suppose that such fallacy can receive
a moment's credit, or that any person will believe
that fix months provisions would have been ordered
on board for a cruise in the channel, or to give out
gracious sovereign an idea of a sea engagement ?
Extrafl of a letter from Paris, August 1.
" The disgrace of the Comte' de Graffe is at an
end. The minister of marine has written to him,
that he may come to court. He has not yet appeared
there; but it is thought he will be present at the pro
cession of the red ribbons on St. Louis's day."
Aug. 16. A letter from Halifax, in Yorkshire,
dated August 10, fays, “ Mr. Joseph Binns, of this
town, whose natural genius for the sciences, has
been assisted by years of study and application, has
difeovered a certain method in the steerage of bal
loons, which will astonish the fcientific part of the
world.