The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1783-01-29 00:00:00, page 2

N0v..12. A letter from the Hague has the fol
*lowing intelligence : —" All thoughts of a peace
are ar present given up here, for although the ne
gociation is carrying on at Paris, yet there are such
obstacles thrown in the way, by the French and
our ambassadors, as we are certain will not be
agreed to by the court of Great-Britain. The ar
ticles in some of rhe London prints, relative to af
fairs here, have caused many people to be fufpe&ed
of holding a secret correspondence with the Eng
lish ; and every method is tiling to discover the per
forms ; the packet boats have been taken on that ac
count, and all letters will be ftridly examined;
therefore when you write take no notice of politi
cal affairs, for I was obliged to fend this by a
friend to Ottend, which 1 shall do for the future."
Extra?? of a letter from Armagh, October 29.
“ We are already beginning to feel the effe&s of
the fencible scheme. Last Tuesday a quarrel hav
ing happened between a volunteer and a la/ge party
of fencibles, who were beating up for recruits on
our market day ; they took the volunteer prisoner,
and brought him to their Colonel, who confined him
in a room in the inn where he then was. The mo
ment this got wind, a large body of people imme
diately assembled, and driving all the fencibles they
met before them, rushed forward to the inn, and
demanded that the volunteer should be delivered to
them; this, with some hesitation, was complied
with; but the spirit is now up, and when it will
subside Heaven only knows."
Orders are certainly lent to America to coun
termand the evacuation of Charleftown.
A vigorous attack on the French Weft-India
inlands is expeded early in the spring
\A e hear that General Dalling, with a large bo
dy of troops, will shortly embark for the Wed-In
dies and that twelve line of battle Ihips will cer
tainly accompany him Every preparation is now
making at Portsmouth to expedite the victualling
of these Ihips immediately on their arrival, and it
is said they will go out under the command of ad
miral Hood.
Nov. 12. Orders are sent to Portsmouth to pro
vide twelve months provilion and stores for twelve
fail of the line, which will be detached, supposed
for the Welt-Indies, soon after Lord Howe's ar
rival with the grand fleet.
. One flrip of 70 guns in the Spanish fleet received
very considerable damage in the late adion, and
must have loft a great number of men, as she re
ceived the fire of four Ihips, and many Ihot between
wind and water.
In the Welt-India fleet that failed from Ports
mouth, on Thuifday last, there were upwards of
20 fail of transports, loaded with all kinds of war
like implements for carrying on offenfive operations
in the leeward islands, when admiral Pigot arrives
from New-York.
A c.ter from Hartlepool, dated Nov. 4, fays,
“ On Saturday last 19 large Ihips left Bridlington
bay in ballast; about two next morning a dreadful
storm came on, and day light presented a most dis
tressing feene indeed: ten Ihips were wrecked to the
south of this place, four to the North, two on the
Yorkshire fide near Coatham, and one got into the
Teeze, the other two have not been heard of, and
are supposed to be loft. Fourteen men are believed
to be drowned."
Nov. 14. The letters from the officers in the
fleet of Lord Howe write in terms of the highest
enthutiafm, in regard to the conduct of Lord Howe,
They lay that the British fleet were under an easy
fail during all the time that the combined fleet were
in light, and that they had it always in their power
to bring the British fleet to action, and avoided do
ing so apparently from an apprehension of the relult,
as the disposition made by Lord Howe, and the
whole of his manoeuvring was evidently so luperior
to theirs.
Extrafl of a letter from Newfoundland, Oft. 13.
“ We have just now here a great number of the
most miserable objects I ever saw, the crew of the
HeCtor man of war, of 74 guns; they were taken
up at sea by a small brig, and brought in here.—
The HeCtor had had an engagement with two French
frigates (these no doubt were La Eaigle and Glo
rieux) which she beat off, afte: having loft a great
many men in killed and wounded; but a most
dreadful gale of wind came on immediately after
the action, and she was so leaky, they could scarcely
keep her above water. The brig just came in fight
as they were going to leave her, and commit them
selves to the mercy of the waves, in their boats."
Extras of a letter from PeterJburgk, October 8.
" Several regiments are assembling at Mohilow,
STATE of NEW-JERSEY.
An Aft more effectually to compel the attendance
of witnesses and jurors at the courts eJlabtiJhed
in this fate for the trial of causes cognizable
before a Jingle jufice of the peace.
WHEREAS doubts have arisen whether fuf
ficient provision is made by the laws which
establish courts for the trial of causes cognizable
before a single justice of the peace, to compel the
attendance of witnesses and jurors; to remove which,
•Be it enacted by the Council and General As
sembly of this State, and it is hereby enabled by
the authority of the fame, That, from and after
the pacing of this aft, any person legally summoned
to give evidence in any case cognizable before a sin
gle justice of the peace, who Shall neglect or refufe
to attend accordingly, without a reasonable excuse
for so doing shall be liable to pay a fine, at the dis
cretion of the court, not exceeding 1 welve Pounds;
and any person legally summoned to serve as a ju
ryman,on the trial of any cause cognizable as afore
faid, who Shall negled or refufe to attend according
ly, without a reasonable excuse for so doing, Shall
be liable to pay a fine, at the diferetion of the court,
not exceeding Pen Shillings ; for which Sines so as
aforefaid incurred, the jultice before whom such
witness or juror was summoned to appear, and made
default as aforefaid, is hereby authorized and re
quired to issue execution, and the fame, when re
covered, to pay into the hands of the county col
ledor, for the use of the county. Provided always,
and it is the true intent and meaning of this a&,
That no execution Shall issue in consequence of any
fine imposed on a witness in virtue of this act, in
less than ten days after the time appointed for the
appearance of said witness, that the person so fined
may have an opportunity to offer hs excuse in mi
tigation. And, provided nevertheless, That any
witness thinking himfelf aggrieved by such fine,
may have the privilege of an appeal to the next
court of common pleas, which court is hereby em
powered to hear the fame, and to do therein as may
appear agreeable to equity and justice.
Passed at Trenton, December 6, 1782.
From the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
Messrs. Printers,
Your publishing the following in your ufeful paper,
will not only oblige your humble servant, but
also a number ot other friends to the community.
Genesis, iv. 10. IVbat hajt thou done? the Voice
of th, brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground
no H E guilt of blood staining the land, needs
I some fpecidl atonement, and if some special
atonement is not made to wipe away the stain,
what may or ought we to expert ? God himfelf
demanded Satisfaction for the blood of righteous
Abel; Cain was made for the horrid ad he was
guilty of, in imbruing bis hands in his brother's
blood, a fugitive and a vagabond; he was, as it
were, hung up as a fpe&acle of horror to all man
kind; and we have lately heard what was done to
the tribe of Benjamin for refilling to deliver up
those sons of Belial, who abused the Levite concu
bine to death, the whole tribe, lave fix hundred,
were cut off: and Shall that monster of a man, Wil
liam Beadle, be fuffered to rest and rot in his grave
like an innocent man? Forbid it Heaven; Shall
not the rulers of this people order him out of his
grave, and make him a fpedacle of horror to infi
dels ? Yes, surely they will; they will cause his
carcase to be exposed on a gibbet, in the county
of Hartford, at the place where common malefac
tors are executed; thousands are uneasy in this
from whence they file off successively, for the fron
tiers of furky; it seems a war with the Turks is
expected.”
Yesterday morning advice was received at the
admiralty, of the arrival of the Buffalo man of war
at Penzance. She has brought the duplicate of
Lord Howe's defpatches by the Laton; but the
Peggy cutter, with the original, is not yet arrived.
Extrafl of a letter from Amflerdam, October 31.
" They have launched at Harlington, a ship of
64 guns; die is named the Admiral Tjerk Hid
defz de Vries, in memory of the brave admiral of
that name, who, in 1666, loft his life in fighting
valiantly against the Englilh.
" A letter from Paris fays, that by a ship arrived
at Marseilles, they had learnt, that there had been
a terrible commotion at Constantinople, in which a
great number of persons loft their lives; and it is
even said the grand seignior has been massacred."
state; our sister states hear of the execrable deec
with horror, and are amazed that Inch a wretch
Should be fuffeied to be put in a grave. We have
no law for it, fay the friends of Mr. Beadle; but
we are a law to ourselves : the MafTachufetts state
had no more of law than we, yet. twenty-five years
ago, they ordered Captain Codman's negro man to
be hanged on a gibbet, for poisoning his mailer,
and there are some of his remains to this day.—
And it is observable, that no attempt has been
made, by a servant to poison his master, since, that
we have heard of. Mr. Beadle's friends further fay,
What more can be done to the body by way of pu
nishment? I fay, hang it on a gibbet, by all means,
that other infidels may hear, and fear, and do no
more so wickedly. If Mr. Beadle had known be
fore hand, that this would have been his Sentence,
and that he must hang in gibbets, Would he have
committed this murder? No, he would not ; then
it may prevent others of like principles, for it was
in the pride of his heart he did it, and that pride
and cowardice, that so conspicuously marked his
character, could not brook so much ignominy.—Be
sides, if this is all the punishment his pride must
fuffer, it at once puts it in the power of every man
to be his own judge, and executioner of himfelf
and all around him, and especially those of Bea
dle's principles, and if they get displeased or out of
humour with the world, they may take it in their
heads to poison half the neighbourhood, half the
town, or half the state, and then murder them
selves, and there is an end of them.—l he publick,
at large, are very uneasy, and something must be
done; his writings must be published soon, or a
general disquietude will take place, which, 1 hope,
the prudence of our legislative body will prevent.
A Friend to Justice.
NSTANTIN2B?
We may attribute the terrible fire that happened
in this city, to the malefactors, who have let fire
to fix different places. From the quarters of the
Giamja to the Cadle of the Seven Towers, all are
reduced to ashes. We may reckon, among the
other great number of houses and places which
have been the prey of the flames, that of the Em
peror Constantine the Great, the Patriarchal Church,
the Quarters of Soliman, where was the magnifi
cent mosque, so named ; the greet of the Arme
nians, algoft all the quarters of the Jews and Chris
tians, likewise the synagogues and churches of these
nations ; many magnificent palaces and dwellings
belonging to the members of the Divan, and to
other peifons of diftin&ion. In the Seraglio even
they have been in the greatest confufion ; and as
the flames approached, by degrees, his Highness
was upon the point of departing to Pera, to the pa
lace of the Ambaff zior of Austria. It is computed
that above two-thirds of this unhappy city exist no
longer. About 5000 people have loft their lives.
Many have been devoured by the flames ; others
have drowned themselves ; others retired into the
mosques built of stone, where they met with a ter
rible death; for these edifices formed a kind of a
heated oven over them. Since that horrid hour
there has been difccvered, often, combustibles kin
dled to renew the misfortune ; which makes the in
habitants of Pera, who tremble for their fafety, to
keep a ftrid guard. The people are extremely dis
turbed Ihe Turks cry out against the infidels :
all are much irritated against the government : they
bellow forth great threatenings against the Grand
Seignior, whom they declare incapable of reigning,
which gives a profped of a general revolt, perhaps
an entire revolution throughout the empire
SALE M, January 2.
Last Tuesday the letter of marque ship Julius
Crefar, commanded by Capt. Jonathan Haraden, ar
rived here in 43 days from Nantz No late news
papers were brought in this ship; but we have the
pleasure of receiving, verbally, some agreeable in
telligence. Capt. John Buffinton, in the letter
of marque (hip le marquis de la Fayette, was arrived
at Nantz in 28 days from this port, and carried in
with him a ihip from New-York, with 321 hogs
heads of tobacco on board. The privateer ships
Buckanier, Revolution and 'Cicero, belonging to
Beverly, and commanded by Capts. Ferfon, Webb
and Hill, have carried into France, eight or nine
fail of Jamaica ships; the cargoes of which are
computed to amount to the value of four thousand
hogsheads of sugar.
Upwards of 20 fail of the fleet, of which the
above ships were a part, have been carried into the
ports of France, many others foundered, and but
few of them had arrived in England. The Centaur,
the Glorieux and the Ramilies, of 74 guns each,