The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-11-15 00:00:00, page 3

but upon consideration, he promised to do what flic
requested, which he did, and the King has been gra
ciously pleased to permit the Abbe to return to France,
and has annulled all proceedings against him. This
philosopher may then again return to his native coun
try; but, however, under this condition, that he
fixes his residence at Rodez, and does not go farther
than 20 leagues from that place.
BERMUD A, Oflober 2.
By a gentleman who has been lately on almost
every island in the Weft-Indies, we learn, that the
greatest discontents prevail there, on account of the
reftriaions laid on the American trade ; and that the most
serious consequences are likely to ensue, without
there is a speedy alteration. The merchants and
others, finding little trade in those islands, are daily
emigrating to the continent in great numbers. Dry
goods, in most of the inlands, will not fetch the ori
ginal cost.
The American Congress have wholly abolished the
profeffion of pawnbroking throughout the dominions
of the United States, and have passed an ad to inflid
death on the receivers and purchasers of stolen goods,
though of ever so small a value.
BOST O N, Odober 25.
The following extraordinary circumstance was com
municated in a letter from Scotland :
" About the end of June last, a poor woman died
in the hol'pital at Aberdeen, and was buried in a church
yard in the neighbourhood. A company of young
surgeons agreed with the grave-digger to set some mark
on the grave as a direction for them ; but some person,
in order to disappoint the grave-digger's employers,
moved the lienal to another grave, that of a woman
who had been buried about 3or 4 months. The par
ty came, and directed by the mark agreed upon, dug
up the grave, drew out the coffin, and carried it home;
but, upon opening it, a vapour, like a flame of brim
stone, came forth, and fuffocated them in an instant.
Two women also going past the room fell down dead.
It is said, that eleven persons thus perished."
The contrasted limits of congressional power in
this country, is truly lamentable, and a national mis
fortune that requires the immediate attention of the
different legislatures. How absurd, to endow them
with power to levy war, to contrast loans, and then
deprive them of the resources necessary for the dis
charge of such debts, which the faith of the nation
is pledged for. Congress must be indulged with
greater power. We are all sensible of the necessity
of the measure, and yet all equally supine. Who,
with greater confidence, can we trust our liberties
with, than those wife fathers and guardians who have
conduced us through a perilous war, and moored us
in the haven of independence.
Extract of a letter from I'Orient, June 26.
" The Chamber of Commerce have given the
King's answer against there-establishment of the In
dia Company ; but have licenced fix ships to trade
from hence to India, China, &c. under the French
flag, &c. with this diftin&ion, that this port is the
only one admitted to that privilege. An edid is also
published, which reftri&s the ships employed in the
Asiatic trades, as follows: None less than 700 or
more than 100® tons burthen; to be French built,
carrying from 100 to 150 men, officers included.
No foreign seamen to be employed in this traffic."
The following if part of a letter sent to Mr. Couper,
Water-street, dated Nevo-Providence, Oflober 5.
" The enclosed letters fell into my hands, by a vessel
called the schooner Flying-Fish. The Captain, Mr.
Hout, died at sea, and no navigator being on board,
she could not proceed on her voyage from Georgia
to Jamaica ; luckily for the people a vessel
bound here came across her and brought her in, and
in order to discover the owners, all the letters were
opened, by which we find she failed from New-York
for Jamaica, and from thence was bound for New-
York ; but a gale of wind and distress drove her into
Savannah, where her cargo was fold, and she return
ing to Jamaica, with 84 barrels of flour: Another
gale diftrefled the veflel, and damaged the cargo,
which is now felling at vendue, at about four or five
dollars a barrel. The veflel is almost a wreck, but
will lay some time for any claimant ; if you know any
thing of her being part owned with you, please to
inform me. By a register taken out at Georgia, the
Captain appears to be sole owner.
Thomas Roker."
The ship Prosperity, Captain Puller, is arrived in
this port, in eight weeks from London. On Tucf-
N E W-H AVE N, Oflober 27.
By late Englilh papers brought in the ship Betsey,
it appears, that the parliament was prorogued from
the 20th of August to the 26th of October, and the
Royal assent given to the bill refpe&ing the restora
tion of the forfeited estates in Scotland, and the
American trade-bill; and that Sir Guy Carleton is
appointed to the command in the East-Indies.
N E W-Y O R K, November 2.
day, O&ober 19, in lat. 36, long. 72, W. at 3 A. M.
flie loft her foremaft by a heavy clap of thunder, 12
feet above the deck, part of which was rent to pieces,
one of which went through two of the decks; it also
fp.it one of the forecaftle beams. They were obliged
to cut away the wreck of the mast and beam, to pre
vent the ship from bilging, the sea running high. A
ball of fire fell upon the deck, which appeared about
the size of a drum; it set fire to some chips which
the cook had collected to light his fire, and was seen
a considerable time.
Nov. 4. The Governor of the Bahama-Islands, by
a proclamation bearing date the 28th of September last,
has laid an embargo on bread, flour, rice and corn :—
and prohibits the importation of Indian corn from any
of the United States in vessels not navigated according
to the laws of England.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.
Sunday last arrived here the ship America, Captain
Keeler, from Dublin, and brought in with him Capt.
Perkins, late of the brig Bermuda Packet, bound from
this port for Newfoundland, who informs, that on the
14th of October, in a violent gale of wind, his vessel
was thrown on her beam ends for a considerable time,
but by cutting away her masts file righted again ; that
he loft his boat and every thing off the deck, and the
brig almost full of water, her pumps being rendered
useless. In this fituationhe remained 37 hours, dur
ing which time three of his hands were washed over
board and drowned, when he was happily discovered
by the ship Lord Hood, from Jamaica bound to Lon
don, who bore down and took him and his people
on board ; that five days after, meeting with Captain
Keeler, he got on board, and arrived as above.
Nov. 6. This day, at ten o'clock, is appointed by
the Honourable the Assembly and the Executive Coun
cil for the choice of a President and Vice-President,
which choice will be announced at twelve o'clock.
The Honourable the General Assembly of this state,
have elected the Honourable JOHN BAYARD, Esq.
Speaker; and Samuel Bryan, Esq. late Secretary of
the Council of Censors, is elected Clerk of the house.
Extras of a letter from London, September 20.
" A continental war seems by every account to be
inevitable, and the bulinefs of Great- Britain is to keep
as clear as possible. The French are in little better
condition to engage their neighbours, and they have
little more inclination. The peace with France might
be in its favour, as the enemies of Lord Shelburne fay,
but surely the war was far from being in our favour."
Sunday last, a young man playing with a loaded gun,
it went off, and difeharged its contents into the head of
a negro boy standing by, and killed him instantly.
Monday morning the body of a young woman, who
was drowned about two Weeks ago, was picked up in
the river. She was seen to fall off a wharf near Arch
ftreet, and notwithstanding diligent search was made,
could not be found before.
An American ship from Port-au-Prince is ashore on
the Ealt-Bank, but it is probable will be got off with
out sustaining any material injury.
Nov. io. Saturday last His Excellency JOHN DICK
INSON, Esq. was re-chosen President of this state.
At the fame time the Honourable JAMES IRVINE,
Esq. was chosen Vice-President for the ensuing year.
Extract of a letter from Limerick, August 16.
"In the month of April last, an American vessel
called the Wexford, Moses Brown, master, consigned
to Mr. John O'Brian, merchant, was detained in this
harbour, for having on board rum in calks, which was
prohibited by the statute. On the trial, which lasted
near fix days, the most striking and favourable circum
stances, the fulleft and cleared evidence of the Captain
and crew's innocence appeared (all Americans, never
in Ireland before) the Captain and his merchant be
ing the sirs twho informed the revenue officers of every
tranfadion, and the particulars of his cargo. The
three Commiflioners, Collector Maunfell, Mr. Lloyd,
Surveyor of excise, and Mr. M'Mahon, this day gave
final judgment in favour of the ship."
Captain Chambers arrived in James river, Virginia,
in the cutter Reformation, from Ireland, informs, that
about three miles from the Capes, he came across a
live deer, that it is supposed had been driven to sea by
the tide, which he took up, and soon afterwards killed.
The America, Boudinot, is arrived at Dover from
New-York.
The Robin Hood, Bishop, failed from Deal for
Boston, the 17th of September.
The Grampus, Skiff, from Cbarlefton, is arrived at
Gibraltar.
The Cincinnati^ Sergeant, and Planter, Arthus,
from London, also a ship and brig from Liverpool, are
arrived in James river.
The following paragraph is taken from a Berlin paper.
Berlin, Sept. 16. Mr. Brush, an American merchant
of diftinftion, has been for some time in this city. It
is said he came hither at the request of His Majesty,
in coufequence of a plan of commerce this gentleman
has suggested to him, between this country and the
United States of America. Mr. Brush has frequent
audiences with the Minister of State, the result of
which is unknown ; but it is conjectured His Majesty
means to open a trade diredly to America, which will
be productive of infinite advantages to the Sileflan
merchants, as the Americans will come directly for
their supply of linens, from that country, by which
means we shall be supplied with tobacco and rice from
the firft hands.
By the ship Fortune, Captain Hyden, arrived at
New-York on Thursday last, in thirty-five days from
Amsterdam, we have received information, that the
following gentlemen are appointed Consuls by their
High Mightinesses the United States of Holland, to the
United States of America :
For Massachusetts Bay and New-Hampfhire-Didc
rick Laertouwer.
For Rhode-Illand and Connecticut—Christian Coen
raad Backman.
For New-York and New-Jersey—Herman Le Rov.
For Pennsylvania—Jan Hendrick Christian Heiheker.
For Maryland and Virginia—Adrian Vealk.
North and South-Carolina and Georgia—Jan Boonen
Graves.
And we are also told that the profoedof immedi
ate hostilities commencing against the republick of
Holland by the Emperor of Germany, greatly agitated
the whole people of Holland, and fenlibly affected
their commerce, so that no insurance on shipping could
he obtained but on very limited conditions.
TRENTON, November 15.
At a joint-meeting of the Legislative-Council and
Assembly on Thursday last, the following Civil Officers
were appointed, viz.
Robert Barclay and Jacob Suydam, Justices in Mid
dlesex.
Daniel Marsh, Matthias Ward, jun. Judges, and
Samuel Crane and George Perfoneth, Juflices in Essex.
Jonathan Rhea, Clerk of Monmouth.
Eli Eldridge, Clerk of Cape-May.
Peter D. Vroom, Clerk of Somerset.
Ezekiel Cole, Francis M'Shane, Peter Bruner, Hen
ry Traphagen and Benjamin Yard, Justices in Hunter
don.
Samuel Landen, Ezekiel Ayares, Silas Beckworth
and Francis Price, Juflices in Sussex.
John Wilkins, Judge, and Thomas Carpenter and
.William Cozins, Justices, in Gloucester.
Thomas Reynolds, Judge, and George Anderson,
Justices in Burlington.
We are informed, that a Committee is appointed
by the House of Assembly for revising and amending
the all ' F®r the relief of persons holding Publick Securi^
ties,' &c. passed at New-Brunswick on the 2d day of
September last.
Notwithstanding the 31st day of October tilt, was
appointed for the Honourable the Congress of the
United States to meet at this place, no more than
four states are yet represented, to wit, Georgia, South-
Carolina, Virginia and New-Jersey.
TO BE SOL D,
THAT very commodious house and lot of ground
next to Jonathan Deare's, Esq. in Princeton,
some time ago occupied by Major John Berrien. The
house has, on the firft floor, three very excellent
rooms, besides kitchen, pantry and servants bedroom,
and cellar underneath; on the second floor three com
modious bedchambers, besides a garret over the kitch
en, adjoining a large store, completely fitted for the
reception of goods, which communicates with the
house by a door opening into one of the back rooms—
behind the house a new liable, capable of holding
three horses.—The lot contains upwards of an acre
of land, with a front of more than eighty feet on
the main street :—The situation is an exceeding eligi
ble one for a person inclined to open a store, the
stand being esteemed an exceeding good one, or for a
family who may with to take in students of the Col
lege to board, for which the house is well calculated,
as well from the number of rooms it contains, as
from its being so convenient to the College,—Publick
securities of all descriptions will be taken at the cur
rent value—also the paper currency of Jersey.—For
further particulars, apply to the Rev. Mr. James
Armstrong, in Princeton, or to Major William
M'Pherfon, in Philadelphia. 6*
TO BE SOL D,
LUCERNE, red and white CLO
VER, TIMOTHY and RYE,
GRASS-SEEDS.
Letters by poll or otherwise, shall be
immediately attended to, by
GEORGE MORGAN,
Nov. 10, 1784. Near -Princeton.
O'B'E-S'O L DJ
NINE Thousand acres of land, lituate on the
river Lachawaxen, about ten miles from De
laware river, and about one hundred miles from
Trenton-Landing. On this trad there is a very
great quantity of white and yellow pines of every
size, from an eighty feet mast to the size of a spar.—
It is accommodated with four millfeats, on which
sawmills may be erected to great advantage—from
either of which large rafts of boards and masts may
be sent down the Lachawaxen and Delaware to Phi
ladelphia. The title is indisputable. For terms,
apply to Michael Hilligas, Esquire, Reuben Haines
and Mr. Richard Wells, merchant, in Front-street,
Philadelphia, or to Robert-Lettis Hooper, junior, in
Trenton. gw
Trenton, Nov. 4, 1784.
CHIMNEY-SWEEP.
A CHIMNEY-SWEEP, of small stature, will
find a large number of funnels to sweep, by
applying immediately to the inhabitants of Trenton
and Princeton.