The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-06-20 00:00:00, page 1

NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
Iff" "TITHIN these few days a variety of cu
/ rious experiments have been tried on
W animals by way of amputation, and fe
vering the leading muscular arteries with
an intent of instantly flopping the effufion of blood,
and uniting the divided arteries. These experiments,
which have been numerous, have been lately tried ;
two of them were of such a singular nature, that
they are worthy of publick notice—the one was the
amputation of the hind leg of a half grown pg; the
blood was instantly Hopped and the animal seemed to
be very little affeded. Ihe other was on a dog, the
head being almost fevered off, but the wind pipe Javed;
and however strange it may appear, the animal ran
about the Greets the fame day, the medical applicati
on, with a bandage, being the only care that was
taken for its preservation.
April ii.
Extract of a letter from Paris, March 28.
“ They write from Versailles, that the Comte de
Vergennes is commissioned by the Kings of England
and Spain, to consult with the Duke of Dorfet and
the Count d'aranda, on arranging the affair of cut
ting logwood, which is continually usurped by the ac
tive fubje&s of Great-Britain over the Spaniards in
the peninsula of Yucatan"
According to le ters from BrufTels, % they declare
that it is even yet impossible to determine whether
the dispute between Holland and the Emperor will be
compromised, or if it will come to an open commis
sion of hostilities. Ihe number of Imperial troops
from Germany, which are arrived in the Netherlands,
are about 22,000 effective men ; and there are ac
counts of several more regiments being on their march,
the forces which had been countermanded having re
ceived inftru&ions finally to proceed to the place of
their original dellination.
Letters from Vienna, dated March 20, fay, “ It
is an undoubted faH, that the Empress of Russia has
given precise orders for augmenting, without delay,
her already numerous armies, with 40,000 infantry
and 8000 cavalry. The differences successively aris
ing in Europe for some years past, may be compared
to a fire, to extinguish which means are fought for,
but, being smothered under cinders, relumes frelh
force to break out again with mote violence."
Mr. Pitt's Irilh propofuions, if carried into a law,
will distress, at lead, one million of people in this
country ; but this grievance, lays a coirefpondent, is
not so great as the new window-tax, which distresses
every man in the whole kingdom.
Every information that the Minister receives on
the Irilh business is perfectly new, unlooked for, and
unexpected, Every man who has been • examined
since the propotitions were laid before the house, has
not only thrown new lights upon the fubjed, but
pointedly and flatly contradicted the Minister in every
article; if, however, the gentlemen in opposition had
given no more attention to the petitions, than has
been paid by the Minister, the propositions had
been passed in a lump, and the distressed manufactur
ers might have looked tor a remedy in vain.
Europe exhibits a strange contrasted feene of poli
ticks : The Emperor threatening the Dutch with im
mediate war ; the Dutch trusting to the French Court,
their natural enemies, for fuccour and protection, and
yet threatening, in their turn, the Venetians with
war; the Empress of Russia backing the Emperor
against his brother-in-law, the King of France, and
also backing the Venetians against the Dutch ; the
King of Prussia watching his advantage among the
contending parties; the other powers of Europe un
certain what Heps to take; some of the Northern
Powers watchful and jealous of one another. The
firft blow that is struck may soon involve many king
doms in the consequences.
A curious circumstance happened last week at Chef
fea,—An out-pensioner of the College had received
his half year's pension of 31. 17s, A girl of the town,
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who knew he was possessed of this money, accosted
him, and asked him if he would treat her ; the man,
who was young, being only twenty-three years of age,
had had the misfortune to leave both his legs in Ame
rica ; he felt no disinclination to grant her request ;
she immediately mentioned the figa of a house at some
distance, on the other tide of the fields, which she
said was very convenient, the liquor, &c. being very
good. The soldier consented to go to this house. On
the way they fat down in a field, and the girl seem
ing to amuse herfelf with his wooden legs, unferewed
them both, and took them off, having done this, she
threw them at a considerable defiance, and getting up,
flie wifbed him a good day, and ran off. The poor
fellow soon found that she had'eaied him of all his
money, and by taking off his wooden legs, had de
prived him of the power of pursuing her.
April 19. An exprels is just arrived from Canada,
with a petition Signed by the greatest part of the in
habitants, the Seignuers excepted, for a house of
AfTembly, but the Governor, General Haldimand, is
against it. Actuated by the example of the United
States, and of Ireland, they with, it seems, to legis
late for themselves ; and it is much to be feared that
this spirit of liberty, or rather of independence, will
yet cause some disturbances in other of our colonies.
April 24. On Friday evening, about 6 o'clock, a
new Aquatick Balloon was funk a little above West
minster bridge,; the inventor was in it. A tube
was fixed at the top for air ; the Balloon drifted with
the tide as far as Lambeth Stairs. In the interim,
two signals were made ; the firft denoted that all was
well ; but the second, that he wanted assistance ; upon
which the .boatmen, who a%nded instantly, hauled
up the Balloon, and found the man almoll drowned.
Count Zambfccari's Account of his fErial Voy
age, performed on Wednesday the twenty-third of
last March:
1 he Balloon went in the direction of S. W. by S.
and rapidly; that in 20 minutes time it was so far
removed as to be just discernible in the fl<y, which
was very clear: The violence of the wind during the
filling of the Balloon not only damaged the net in va
rious parts, but likewise broke the glass at the lower
part of the machine, through which the string of the
valve passed, in. consequence of which apiece of fillo
was hastily adapted to stop the aperture, in doing
which, the firing of the valve was left within the
Balloon, so that there was no method left of open
ing the valve, and consequently of defeending at plea
sure; and as the Balloon had a great degree of levi
ty, it afeended continually till it had pafled far above
the clouds. Here the fun shone very bright, and the
vivifying heat of it rays rendered the air agreeably
warm ; but whilst we were admiring the sublime prof
ped, three of the cords which held the boat gave way,
almost at the fame time, which accident, added to the
Admiral's desire of approaching nearer the earth, de
termined me to use every possible means to descend ;
and as it Was out of my power to open the valve at
the top of the Balloon, 1 thought proper to cut the
silk tubes, which immediately gave the neceffaty ex
it to the inflammable air, as the Balloon was already
much distended ; and in order to accelerate the eva
cuation, I threw overboard the remaining sack of sand,
imagining that the Balloon being lightened, would
afeend much higher ; the inflammable air of course ra
refying itfelf farther and farther, Would come out
more easily, and afterwards, the least degree of cold
would determine the machine to descend. The Bal
loon went so high, that the clouds appeared at a great
distance below, and the quickfilvet in the barometer
fell to 20. 8 inches, whereas on earth it flood at about
30 4 inches. In defeending we passed through, a
dense cloud, which poured snow upon us, and felt
very cold. At last we defeended rather rapidly, but
quite fafe, at 35 minutes after 4 o'clock, in a ploughed
field about three miles beyond Kinsfield, near Horf
ham, Sussex, distant 35 miles from London, which
distance was travelled in less than one hour. The
balloon, boat, &c. being properly secured, we set off
for London, where we arrived at eleven o'clock the
fame evening.
Three remarkable observations were made during
THE
the aerial excursion, which the limits of a news-paper
will barely allow to be mentioned; the firft is, the
Balloon kept continually turning round its vertical
axes, generally very slowly, but sometimes so rapidly,
as to make each revolution in about 4 or 5 seconds.
The second is, a peculiar noise was heard among the
clouds, sometimes like what is produced by the wind
among the trees, though of a Shriller tone. And last
ly, in defeending through the clouds, which was very
rapidly, we felt a considerable cold wind, which agi
tated the loose ropes, and other things about the ma
chine. The difference between 30. 4 inches and 20. 8
inches in the height of the barometer, is, according
to Mr. de Luc, equivalent to 10,000 feet, or 3332
yards of elevation.
Friday the 10th infl. arrived at New-York, in fix
weeks from Liverpool, the brig Lucy, Capt. Ew
ing, by which we have the following advices, down
to the 22d of April.
On the 18th of April there was an uncommonly nu
merous attendance of Members in the British House
of Commons, whom the call of the House, as well as
the business of the day (Parliamentary Reform) had
brought to town. At four o'clock, Mr. Pitt opened
the business, which, with the debates, continuned till
four o'clock next morning; when on a division there
appeared
For the motion, — 174
Against it, -—— 248
Majority against the Reform, 74
After the division, the call of the House was put off
for a fortnight.
Mr. Fox is declared duly elected for Kirkwall in
Scotland, and has commenced a suit against Mr. Cor
bet; High Bailiff of Westminster.
Mr. Devaynes is chosen Chairman of the East-In
dia Directors, and Mr. Baring, Deputy Chairman.
Three regiments are under orders, to embark for
the Weft-lndies.
Captain Philips Cosby, is appointed by the Lords
of the British Admiralty to succeed Sir John Lind
say as Commodore of the British squadron in the Me
diterranean, to which place he goes out in a frigate
next month.
Captain Lyon, of the ship Matty and Betty, who
arrived at Liverpool on the 21st of April, gives us
the following account, viz. On the 9th instant, about
30 leagues to the westward of Cape Clhar, he fell in
with the ship George, Benjamin Curtis, Master, from
Virginia, bound to Oftend, who, on the 13th of Fe
bruary, in lat. 50. long. 9. 40. had the upper works
stove ip on the Ilarboard fide ; the 19th loft their wa
ter calks off the deck; the 29th the boatswain fell
out of the main top, and died on the 3d of April :
1 he 30th of March the carpenter and another man
were washed overboard, which obliged them to feut
tle the long boat, the sea making a fair breach over
the ship, to throw three hogsheads of tobacco over
board to ease the bows; Captain Curtis had but eight
men left, and they were at the pumps every halfhour.
Captain Lyon fell in, the fame day, with the brig
Live Oak, Captain M'Bride, from New-Providence
for London, out eight weeks and three days. Capt.
M'Bride, on the 9th of March, spoke with the flrip
Commerce, Captain Robert Merce,r, from London
for Philadelphia, lat. 46. 47. long. 36. 57. fourteen
days from the Downs.
Extras of a letter from Captain Seager, of the
schooner Nelly, to his owners in, London, dated
Nov. 28, 1784.
" I had like to have been taken by a pirate at Po
po, who was at anchor there under American colours.
The Captain went ashore with me in the morning to
buy stock, and,paying too much for every thing he
got, made me suspect him. I told him J thought he
was not on any good design, on which he confeffed,
and that he intended to take the schooner from me
that night. Iwo days before that he took a Danish
sloop, on which I sent to the Danes factory, and went
on board. At ten o'clock he got under way on pur
pose to take me, and was within gun-shot before we
could get under fail; but we had the good luck to
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