The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1784-11-15 00:00:00, page 2

Extras of a letter from Douay, August 10.
" They are now casting brass cannon here for the
Royal Sun, a new ship of 100 guns, building at Tou
lon; they consist of 56, 38, 12 and 9 pounders ; they
are all one make, the bore contrasted at the mouth,
and longer than the guns usually cast for the sea ser
vice."
Sept. 8. Yesterday arrived a mail from New-York,
brought^by the Halifax packet-boat, Captain Boul
derfon, in twenty-eight days.
Among other circumstances that are reputable to
Mr. Pitt, and probably will be beneficial to the com
mon cause of both countries, is the mutual refped and
good correspondence subsisting between him and Dr.
Franklin, who immediately, on the information of Mr.
Pitt's refufal of the Pells, wrote a letter of panegy
rick to the Minister, and at the fame time sent formal
congratulations to two or three publick characters, of
the virtues of that illustrious statesman.
One of the American houses lately flopped payment
in the city, has been found, on infpe&ion, to have fuf
ficient to answer every demand, and a surplus of more
than 30,0001.
Sept. 9. The afpe& of things in the Austrian Ne
therlands is becoming more and more military every
day; the Pontifical places have additional engineers
employed on their own works ; and every corps in the
army is very largely recruiting.
By the passengers who arrived in the river, in the
Active, on Saturday, from Koningfberg, we hear there
has not been known, in the memory of man, a finer
or a more plentiful summer in the electorate of Bran
denburgh and Polish Prussia, than the last; most of
the corn had been got in three weeks since, and the
season had been exceedingly dry.
■ Sept. It. On Wednesday fennighi a fine snip of
war was launched at Rochfort, with twenty-fix twelve
pounders on her upper-deck, 8 eight pounders on her
quarter-deck and sore-castle, and 6 twenty-four
pounders on her lower-deck. She was built entirely
of American oak, the fine white-oak of Virginia, con
siderable quantities of which have been lately ex
ported to some of the sea-ports of France.
According to letters from the Hague, there is a
commotion among the governing powers at that place:
The answer from the commissioner at Brussels has
thrown them into confufion. An extraordinary meet
ing of the States General had just been summoned by
order of the President. In the mean while memori
als are sent to the assemblies of the confederated pro
vinces, advising them to assemble their militia, &c.
and to take an immediate account of the levies they
can raise towards the protection of the United Pro
vinces, if they fliould be suddenly attacked. The ad
miralty of Amsterdam met on the 26th ult. and dil
patched a memorial to Zealand, advising them to
fend four more men of war into the Scheld, to guard
the mouth of that river, and to oppose any force that
may be sent to attempt a padage contrary to the con
sent of the States General; other precautions are to
be taken on the land fide, it being expected that a
rupture must soon commence.
The States General had also ordered all their fron
tier towns to be put in a proper state of defence, and
their garrisons to be augmented.
Sept. 13. We have just learnt, that the States Ge
neral have come to a strong resolution on the last de
claration of the Emperor. They have unanimously
agreed to give a direst refufal to his requisitions, as
repugnant with the treaties, and, in case of violence,
to repel force by force. Vice Admiral Raynft is al
ready arrived from Middleburgh, and has taken the
command of the squadron. He has hoisted his flag on
board the Liberty, of 74 guns. The refpeCtive com
manders, nevetthelefs, are charged induftrioully to
avoid any aggreflive ads of hostility.
An American fliip, arrived in the river within these
few days, has brought upwards of fifty thousand dollars.
The India sale for the ensuing month is larger than
ever was known 50,000 chests is such a quantity,
as must inevitably fink the price of teas below the
cheapest prices that the smugglers are felling at this
hour.
The Dutch have not thirty thousand men, beside
their garrisons, to take the field against a Prince who
has near two hundred thousand troops in pay; time
only can determine the ifTue of the contest ; but, ac
cording to present appearances, the odds are infi
nitely against the States, even supposing the French
fliould join them.
By letters from the continent we are informed, that
the Count de Vergennes has, in the name of the
French King, peremptorily refufed to ratify the offen
five and defensive treaty, lately agreed upon between
the French and the Dutch, the latter having concealed
from the French cabinet several circumstances relative
to their dispute with the Emperor, and also of their
own domeftick disquietude.
Saturday's gazette contains the address of the Grand
Jury of Carrickfergus to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land, acknowledging their sorrow on account of the
riots so frequent of late in that kingdom, and mani
fefting their attachment and loyalty.
At a meeting of the corps cf Independent Volun
teers, the following resolutions were agreed to:
" Revolted unanimously, i hat we behold, with the
highest indignation and concern, the unjuftifiable con
duct of certain officers in his Majesty's army, on the
night of Monday the 2d current, who indecently and
abusively attacked the wife and person of a citizen of
this metropolis ; at the fame time committing the most
flagrant violation of the laws, by ads of outrage and
riot, difgraceful to the soldier and the gentleman, and
subversive of the peace and security of the publick.
" Refolded unanimously, That from the complex
ion of the times, we think it incumbent on us to in
voke all our fellow-citizens, not yet disciplined, im
mediately to join us, and learn the use of arms ; as
from the Volunteer strength the people of this king
dom have the surest protection for their civil rights,
relying, at the lame time, on our brother soldiers now
associated, that they will hold themselves always in
readiness, properly appointed, to turn out on tire
shortest notice, for the protection and security of every
inhabitant from such outrage in future.".
At the County of Dublin Meeting at Kilmainham,
on the 9th inst. Mr. Molyneux read a spirited paper,
which was highly approved, and was referred to the
Committee of Coriefpondence, whereof he was ap
pointed a member. It concludes with this undaunted
assertion : " That the acquisition of this reform, or a
total secession from England, is our only alternative,
if we wiih in future to rank among nations."
Sept. 3. We are informed, from referable au
thority, that a large reinforcement is intended for the
already overgrown army of this kingdom—it is stated
so very high as 5000 men ; but for the number we
will not vouch. We are also assured, that two en
campments are proposed—one in the vicinity of Dub
lin, and the other in the North.
Yesterday some friends applied at the door of New
gate, to fee Mr. Dowling, the Printer of this paper,
but were refufed admittance, he being now a close
prisoner.
Two extra messengers are now, and have been for
some days, retained at the castle, whose inftrudions
Extraß of a letter from Corfantinople, Asguft 9.
" Numerous troops of Spahis, from the interior
Provinces of the Ottoman empire, are filing off to
wards Soffa, where, according to publick rumour, an
army of 100,000 men is to be assembled, destined, as
it appears, to ad against the revolted Algerines."
The Irilh seem to depend upon the North-Ameri
cans for taking their linens off their hands, but the
former cannot give credit, nor the latter cannot pay
on the nail. This circumstance our Hibernian neigh
bours would do well to advert to, before they giveup
the commerce of Britain for that of the United States.
In fad, the American fo te ° have run into a capital
error; they are for taking up goods from every nati
on, without either means or inclination to pay for
them. If the Irilh traders will be content to supply
them gratis, they will be received with open arms ;
but if that be the most proper way to bring wealth
into their country, experientia docebit.
" Yesterday the following alarming intelligence was
brought here by one of his Majesty's revenue cutters,
viz. that a Danish ship, with the plague on board, of
which disorder many of the hands had periled, is
lying off Guernsey. It appears by intelligence from
one of the Consuls, that this vessel was freighted by
some of the Jews with currants at Zante ; and as that
town is at present infeded with the above calamity,
the Jews had procured falfe bills of health from a Spa
nidi port. On her arrival at Guernsey, she was im
mediately put under quarantine, and some people of
the island, who had ventured on board, were ordered
by the Governor, under pain of being fliot, to remain
on board.
Mr. Pitt has frequently declared, that he fliall al
ways keep in view the diminution of the national debt.
His administration, at present, bids fair to relieve us
totally from the burthen by a bankrupey. Stocks
have been regularly falling for some time past.
Holland is at present miserably rent by parties :—
Those who are enemies to the Prince of Orange, are
constantly disclaiming against the impolicy of a war
with the Emperor, which, they fay, can terminate only
in the downfall of the Republick, and the advance
ment of the Stadtholder to unlimited and arbitrary
power. The friends of the Prince on the other hand
are clamorous for war, because they forefee, or think
they forefee, it must terminate to his advantage. Vi
olent tumults have been raised by both parties, and
many lives have been already loft in them; the par
tisans of the Prince appear to be the boldest, because
they find his Highness strongly supported by his uncle
the King of Prussia: How matters will end, heaven
only knows; but certain it is, that the Republick is
threatened with dreadful calamities.
Extras of a letter from Portfmoutb, dated on Sa
turday lajl.
DUBLIN, August 5.
BELFAST, August 13.
By Wednesday's post the petition of this town to
his Majesty was returned to the chairman of the
meeting, by the Right Hon. W. Brownlow, after hav
ing laid the fame before his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant (through Mr. secretary Orde) for trans
mission to the King, which his Grace peremptorily re
fufed to do, aligning the following reasons for deem
ing the petition illegal: The petition was signed but
by one person ; its prayer having a direct tendency to
annihilate the constitution of Parliament; and did no
other objectionable passage appear therein, that alarm
ing proportion thrown out, of adopting the plan of re
form which may be concluded upon by a National
Congress to assemble at Dublin in October next, was
alone fufficient to fanCtion his disapprobation of it.
PAR I S, August 19.
The Bailli de Suffrein went to Yerfailles on the
13th instant, to aft the King's permission to wear the
sword presented to him by the Dutch Ambafladors
on the part of the States-General, which was granted.
Madam de Rofey, an intimate friend of the Abbe
Raynal, although unknown to M. de Suffrein, waited
upon him, and, after bringing to his recollection that
the Abbe had loft a nephew on board his fleet, re
presented to the Admiral that it would be very easy
for him to obtain the Royal permission for that au
thor to return to France ; the Vice-Admiral hesitated
are, to be ready at 20 minutes notice, to ride express
to any part of the kingdom.
Sept. 4. It is enough to rouse the most dispassion
ate, the hasty strides that tyrants are now making.—>
We must not speak truth, nor assert our rights, at the
peril of our lives, for charters that were glorified as
the bulwark of the people's rights, are violated, af
fording no protection. The Liberty of the Press, that
palladium of our liberties, is almost demoliflied, and
the ruthless hand of wicked men in power, is striving
to wreak its vengeance on spirited authors and printers,
for asserting the rights of their depressed country. —
Good Heavens ! Does not this qry aloud for refor
mation? Is it not fufficient to open the eyes of the
mod obfeure plebian in the land, and resolve him to
aid his countrymen in legally extirpating such tyran
nous inroads? Iriihmen take heed, you have nobly
protected your indubitable rights by a Parliamentary
Reform.
Sept. 6. Of the many bad administrations we read
of, we scarce can find one that did not at some time,
or on some particular occasion, do a popular ad; but
the present diabolick one is determined that no histo
rian, save the venal hirelings, who are obliged to
praise that they may eat, ihJI have it in their power
to fay any thing else, but that from the beginning to
the end, it was a tissue of villainy.—Rome mourned
the day of the execrable Nero.—lreland will long
mourn those of Rutland; cruelties were praCtifed then,
and so are they at present ; spies, informers and pro
secutions were encouraged, and are they not so now ?
The city of Rome was obnoxious to the tyrant then,
and is Dublin now in favour? Yet Nero was once
a good Prince, and Nero had some virtues; Rutland
has .
The tyranny cf the duke of Alva, the Spanish Go
vernor of the Netherlands, becoming inlupportable,
seven provinces took arms and declared themselves,
by an aft of union, independent states, on the 23d of
January, 1579; and after a war of 20 years, Spain,
then the haughtiest, the most warlike and powerful
nation in the world, acknowledged their independence,
in the year 1709.
The tyranny of the British governors of Massachu
setts-Bay, in North-America, Hutchinson and Oliver,
drove thirteen provinces into resistance ; on the 4th of
July, 1776, their Delegates in Congress declared
them free and independent states ; and, on the 3d of
September, 1783, Great-Britain was forced to ac
knowledge the fame.,
What right had Lord BeCtive—what right had
Lord Mornington—or what right had Lord Shef
field, to attend and vote at a meeting of the commons,
for the purpose of amending the form of their share of
the legislature ?' This is a serious action of these no
ble personages—An action, that when real freedom
and laudable jealousy, its fbongeft and surest bulwark,
had an existence, would have provoked such a storm
of just indignation in the nation, as t^ir lordships
would find difficult to steer through.
So sensible are the men of Ireland of the neceflity
of learning the use of arms, that no less than three
corps are now formed in this city. Yesterday one of
them, the Dublin legion, for the firft time, appeared
in publick, marched through the city with the Gold
smith's corps and the Irish brigade, from the Royal
Exchange to Ranelagh, where they fired eighteen
rounds, and went through the different military evo
lutions with an adroitness equal to the most experi
enced troops. May Ireland thus daily increase in
strength, and Heaven propitious secure success to the
virtuous struggles of a defcrving people, against all the
venal and apostate crew.