The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-11-21 00:00:00, page 3

One of the foreign ministers, resident here, has
received information that five American vessels have
been captured by the Algerines, one of which was a
schooner, bound from Cadiz to Bolton. C. P.
Hasty meafwes, fays a correspondent, are the bane
of good government; they either entail absurdity
or misfortune, or both. —The violent patriots of New-
England, who thought nothing competent to con
tend with their decrees, now begin to fee and feel
the folly of their proceedings in prohibiting the Eng
lish from their coasts. They wanted money it is true,
but they want it still; they thought the English took
it aT away, it goes away as faft as ever, and they are
still difeontented; therefore the evil mutt be among
themfeives, nor is it difficult to point it out, and fee
that it is LUXURY.
PHILADELPHI A, November 12.
Yesterday came on, in the house of representatives,
the election of delegates to represent this Rate in Con
gress, when the following gentlemen were chosen, viz.
Charles Pettit, John Bayard, Arthur St. Clair, James
Willfon, Esquires, of this city, and William Henry,
Esquire, of Lancaster.
A. letter from Baltimore, dated November 5, fays,
" An unfortunate vdfel lately arrived here almost by
a miracle, from St. Domingo, in distress, after having
efeaped Shipwreck.— She caught fire yesterday, it is
not known how. The greater part of the crew being
on shore, those on board were totally infufficient to
extinguish the flames. —It is not improbable that an
apprehension of there being powder on board occasi
oned a delay in rendering assistance. But be this as
it may, the raging flames communicated throughout
the whole ship: and both our engines (brought ra
ther too late) were of no effed. She is still burning,
as lam writing this. All her indigo, the greater part
of her coffee, and several thousand weight of cocoa,
with ten hoglheads of sugar, were not unloaded.
The loss is estimated at one hundred thousand French
livres.
" The goods taken out, previous to the accident,
consist of iio hoglheads of sugar, 20 thousand weight
of coffee and cocoa, and some bales of cotton. Be
ing damaged, they will be fold for account of the un
derwriters."
Nov. 16. Saturday last arrived at New-York, his
Britannic majesty's packet Halifax, captain Boulder
fon, after a passage of forty-fix days from Falmouth ;
and on Sunday afternoon arrived his Most Christian
majesty's packet the Courier de New-York, captain
Juabert, in 45 days from I'Orient.
The Union, captain Johnston, failed at the fame
time with the Halifax; on board of which was Mr.
Temple and his family, who may be hourly expetted.
TRENTON, Nov. ar.
Extraß of a letter addressed to Mr. Ramsay, au
thor of a late publication in England, on the
slave trade.
" I visited, fays the writer, all the chiefs of the
Negroes, in our settlements from Santa Apellonia to
Athera, which is upwards of 250 miles, and found
the police and punishment of all crimes supported by
the Dave-trade. Those who commit crimes or tres
passes against their laws, are, at the decision of 12
elders, fold for slaves for the use of their government
and the support of their chiefs. Theft, adultery and
murder, are the highest crimes; and, when they
are detected, fubje& the whole family to slavery.
But any individual, condemned to slavery for the crime
of his relation, may redeem his own person by fur-
Aidiiug 2 slaves in his room—or, when a man commits
N E W- Y 0 R K, November 3.
It has been often remarked within these few years
by gentlemen who are fkilful meteorologies, fays a
correspondent, that the climates and fealons have fuf
fered great 6 changes and alterations in different parts
of the world. The kingdom of Tripoli being almost
parched up with a drought, which is visited at once
with the plague and famine, and no one to assist them for
fear of the infection; the amazing overflowings at
Galicia, in Spain, having so far ruined their crops as
to introduce a famine ; France, England, &c. parched
with elceffive heat, or the other extremity with great
rains; Ireland luffering in their crops by the great
quantities of rain in the latter fcafon; the western
seas being (hqckingly tempeftubus; the hurricane at
the islands being severer than ever known—in additi
on to the very extraordinary winds and rains that ma
ny parts of North-America have experienced, rather
confirms the opinions of our observers.
Nov. 16. Letters from France mention, that the
Marquis de la Fayette, may shortly be expected in this
country.
British monopoly and British policy? Instead of in
dulging in illiberal invedives at British tyranny, and
Britilh injustice, she should cut off the Weft-Indies
from all intercourse with these states, except through
American vessels. This would immediately produce
an ecclaircifement, whose effect would be the establish
ment of such a reciprocity of advantage as must be
the basis of all durable or eligible intercourse between
commercial nations. Far more would it redound to
the reputation of America, to take such decisive
energetic measures than to disgrace herfelf by the
above-mentioned scurrility. Should it be said that
the Britilh news-papers teem with abuse of America,
it might with justice be answered, that such illibera
lity reHe&s more disgrace on the parties from whom
it proceeds than on those against whom it is directed.
Should not some of the United States fear and
tremble—should not the southern states exped a fear
ful deftruaion—can they expert any thing ihort of con
fufion and distress—while they so publickly encou
rage the making slaves of their fellow-creatures, with
the most solemn appeal to the God of Heaven, a
God of justice and meicy, " * that all men are
created equal, and that they are endowed by their
creator with certain unalienable rights: and among
these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ?"
Should not New-Jersey take warning, and expect
her ihare of punishment, while she not only tolerates
this wicked mockery of the supreme arbiter of nati
ons, but even refines to her confeientious citizens the
liberty and privilege of doing to the unhappy fuf
ferers as they would be done by, and thus deliver
their own fouls in the day of righteous retribution.
* Declaration of independence.
By the United States in Con
gress affemblcd,|
NOVEMBER 2, 1785.
ON a report of the board of treasury,;
to whom was referred a letter of the ;
24th October, from J. Pierce, commiffi-,
oner of army accounts :
Resolved, That all persons having I
claims for services performed in the mili- I
tary department, be directed to exhibit;
the fame for liquidation, to the commiffi-;
oner of army accounts, on or before the ,
fird day of Augult enfaing the date here- |
of ; and that all claims under the defcripti-I
on above-mentioned, which may be exhi-I
bited after that period, ffiall forever there-|
after be precluded from 'adjustment or al-I
lowance; and that the commissioner of|
army accounts, give publick notice of|
this resolve, in all the Rates, for the space j
of fix months.
CHA. THOMSON, Sec'ry.
[The printers of the several States are
requeued to znfert the above in their pa
pers.] 6m
one of these cardinal crimes, all the male part cd his
family are forfeited to slavery; if a woman the fe
male part is fold. While on the coast I fawinftances
of this fort so truly cruel as made my very bosom
bleed. This traffic in crimes makes the chiefs vigi
lant. Nor do our planters, who purchase them, use
any pains to inftru& them in religion, to make them
amends for the oppreflion thus exercifedon them—l am
sorry to fay they are unnaturally averse to every thingl
that tends to it; yet the Portuguese, French and ;
Spaniards, in their settlements, succeed in their at- ;
tempts to inftru& them, as much to the advantage of'
their commerce as of religion. It is for the fake of|
chriftianity, and the advantages accompanying it, that ,
Englilh slaves, embrace every occasion of deferring to
the settlements of these nations." Mr. Ramsay
mentions a very striking instance of a different
conduct of the Portuguese at St. Thomas's :—" There
are," [fays he, “ upwards of 15,000 Negro chriftiansl
in it, inftrufted to read and write, who daily attend di- )
vine worship, clean and well clad." This gentleman|
(the above letter writer) adds, " Mr. Ramsay, dur-I
ing his fliort stay on the coast, probably had not an|
opportunity of feeing those crowds of slaves, that are:
driven down like so many Iheep, perhaps 1000 miles^
from the sea coast, and who are generally inhabi
tants of villages, that have been surrounded in the ;
night time, by an aimed force, and carried off to be *
fold to our traders on the. coast.—The annual expor-§
tation of slaves from Africa has exceeded 100,000."'
To the PUBLICK.
WHEREAS a certain Elizabeth Chalender, of
the county of Burlington, and Date of New-
Jersey, did, about the 20th day of August last, be
fore John Lacey, Esquire, make oath, that she was
with child, and which was likely to be born a ba
stard, and that I the fubferiber was the father of the
said child—in consequence whereof 1 was taken by a
warrant from the laid John Lacey, Esquire, and,
to present further cost, 1 married the said Elizabeth
Chalender:—And whereas ffnce it appeareth she did
falfely swear the said bastard, and that some other
person is the father of the said child:—Thefe are
therefore to forwarn any person trusting the said Eli
zabeth Chalender on my account, as 1 am determin
ed not live with her, or pay any debts of her contrasting.
Cornelius- Vanrurn.
Nov. 7, 1785. ^0
Lately imported from England, and other
parts of Europe, by
PETER W'IKOFF,
AND to be fold at his store, in Second-street,
about half way between Arch and Race-streets,
a great variety of dry goods, &c. which he will dis
pose of at a much lower advance than what is usual,
on account of his intending to quit that branch of
business entirely, and therefore wishes to fell the
whole of his remaining stock of goods on hand as
speedily as possible. Great encouragement will be
given to those who will purchase large quantities
for ready money, or even on ffiort credit. The pa
per money iflued for the payment of interest, due to
publick creditors of this state, will be taken for any
goods, equal to gold and silver. New-Jersey reve
nue money will also be taken for said goods.
Among which are coatings, sorest cloths, fuper
fine broadcloths of the belt kind, caffimers, fluffs
of various forts, check linens, mens' and womens'
beaver, buckskin, kid and worsted gloves, flockings,
fbort nails, brals candlesticks in great quantities,
crates of queen's-ware, Merfeilles quilting, Britania
linens, moreens, &c. &c. &c.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 1785. 7W
SINGING-BOOKS
To be had at the Printing-Office in Trenton.
Whereas the baftnerfhip between
COLLINS " and EWING
WILL SHORTLY EXPIRE,
THEY beg the fa+aur of those indebted
to them to make immediate payment, and those
who have any demands on them to call at the store
for settlement.
As they have determined to decline business in the'
mercantile line, they will fell great part of their stock.
on hand, at prime cod, for caffi; those who are pos
sessed of that necessary article will therefore find it
their intereif to call at laid store.
Their remaining stock consists of
J""""" 1 Spirit, Superfine and eoarfe broad-
Weft-India and New-Eng- cloths,.
land rum, Coatings,
Sugar, Caffimers,
Moiaffes, Wiltons
Salt, SagathieSy
Rice, White, check and striped
Tea, linens,
Coffee, Corduroy,
Chocolate, Royal rib,
Snuff, Fustian?,
Tobacco, Jeans,
Powder, Woolen, worsted, cotton,
Shot, and linen flockings
Nails, Hats,
Sprigs, Chinztes and calicoes,
And a variety of hard- And a very general assort
ware, ment of ot her goods.
TO BE SOL D,
AT PUBLICK VENDUE,"
AGIfEEABLE to the las t will of Henry Gross,
late of Amwell, in the county of Hunterdon,
deceased, on the sixth of December next, the plan
tation whereon the deceased lately lived, containing
305 acres of good land for wheat or any other grain,
plenty of woudiand and meadow; the plantation is
well watered, "a good dwellinghoufe, and a good well
of water at the door, a large barn, eyderhoufe,
smokehouse, &c. a good orchard, and the fouth
branch of Raritan river runs at one end of the place,
winch is within a quarter of a mile of Atkinson and
Gre gg's merchant mills. On the fame day another
plantation, about a mile from the above, in the fame
township, containing 234 aCres of good land for
wheat or other grain, plenty of woodland, a final!
orchard, and some good meadow, there is a dwelling
houfe and a new barn thereon. And on the eighth
day of the fame month, another plantation, in Hard
wick townihip, Sussex county, near Hacketts-Town,
containing 437 acres of good land for wheat or other
grain, a large quantity of meadow, and more may be
made, a small orchard, two dweilinghoufes and two
barns thereon. The sales to be held on the plantations,
and the conditions tlren made known.
, Samuel Gross, 7
John Runkle, f Execut.
Nov, 14, 1785. 2W§
A GENTEEL
POST CHAIS E,
And pair of horses, to be fold by the
fubferiber, in Perth- Amboy.
THOMAS FARMER.
Nov. 17, 1785. 4 w|