The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-10-17 00:00:00, page 2

S AVA NN A, (in Georgia) August 25.
Ihe french frigate Ie Barbeaux, captain M. Ie
Chevalier de Suzane, from Cape Francois, arrived
at Tybee on Saturday last; she is to carry a load of
fliip timber from this date to Brest.
would ii ifuture, take us under his guardian pro
tection, and be unto us /! Jbelter from the <wind
and a covert front the tempest.
Inhere happy millions their own fields possess,
No tyrant awes them, and no lords oppress.
Ohl. 3. A schooner arrived at New-London from
'I urk's-lfland, Leeds, matter, on the 26th August,
off Saba, met a violent hurricane, which carried a
way the mainmast; after the gale saw several vessels
difmafted, and took up a Negro, who had been 12
hours on a plank; the vessel he belonged to was a
Bermuda sloop that had foundered, and every person
but himfelf perished.
B O S T O N, September 19.
On I hurfday laft,agreeable to their sentence, Tho-.
mas Mount and Jack Miller (not William Hedtor,
as mentioned in the papers) fit one hour on the gal
lows, with a rope round their necks, for breaking
open and Healing from the house of colonel Battle, in
Dedham, sundry goods; the former received 30
stripes, and is doomed to three years hard labour;
the latter, a youth, received 10 stripes, and is doom
ed to hard labour for the space of twelve months.
George Johnson, for Healing a watch from colonel
Ingerfol, fat an hour on the gallows, received 21
stripes, and is to be fold for three years.
Samuel, alias Peter Johnson, flood one hour in
the pillory, for forgery.
William Tedor (not HeHor) received 20 stripes
at the publick whipping post, for stealing a cable
and anchor, and is ordered to hard labour for fix
months.
NEW-H AVEN, September 21.
On Friday the 16th Holy Orders were administer
ed, in Trinity Church, in this city, by the Right
Reverend Biffiop Seabury, when three gentlemen
were admitted Deacons, and three ordained Prieffs:
And on Sunday the 18th, four were promoted to the
fame Holy Order in Christ's Church. The solem
nity of the offices, and the devout behaviour of the
candidates, impressed the minds of those who were
present, with sensations of reverence and delight,
more easily to be imagined than described.
N E W- Y O R K, September 27.
It is an aphorism that hoary-headed time has con
firmed, that faihion and habit usurp authority over
weak and little minds, because they are not capable
of examining the sources from which they flow, nor
the causes of which they are productive; and that
women have ever been supposed to be the slaves of it,
when the considerate of the male sex have Hudioufly
avoided the Siren. In vain the legislatures attempt to
clog the wheels of dissipation, by laying heavy duties
on articles of importation ; in vain it is urged to lay
by our whimjies till better times—Dissipation has ob
tained an afeendency over reason, and luxury over
economy.
Last Saturday a heavy equinoxial storm did much
injury to the fllipping in our harbour, drove on shore
at Governor's ifiand the Swedish ship Alftromer,
but the next day she was happily got off without any
material damage. A new built house in Bowry Lane
was, from the fame cause, blown down.
Sept. 29. The master of a vessel from Nova-Sco
tia, reports, that the French have sent an armament
of four fail of the line, and some lighter ships, to
Cape Breton, for the purpose of preventing the Eng
lish from erecting any military works in that part of
the world.
We are informed that an American vessel from
Boston, with a Britifo Regifler, has been seized and
confiscated at Antigua.
By the Spanilh Packet, just arrived from Vera
Crux and Havannah, we learn, that the frigate Ag
neda was arrived at the latter port with three millions
of dollars, to pay off the last debts of that govern
ment; and that the frigate Matilda from Philadel
phia was also arrived at that port.
The brig Royal Midshipman from this port, was
one of the vessels drove on shore at St. Ann's, Jamai
ca, in the late gale of wind—but has since got off,
much damaged.
Sept. 30. The independence of the United States
of America is in no one instance, perhaps, a greater
bluffing to the world, than in its being the asylum
whither the indigent and oppressed, whom the law
less hand of European despotism would crufo to the
earth, can find fuccour and protection, and join com
mon fellowfllip in a country,
Katharine Ewers, for Healing from Perez Morton
and Thomas Edwards, Esquires, received 30 stripes,
and is to be fold for five years.
Rachel Wall, for Healing from Perez Morton,
Esq received 15 stripes, and is to be fold for 3 years.
Among the many who were cast in the ocean, in
consequence of the fad disaster which befel the Faith
ful Steward, were an aged parent and his daughter.
The former not being able to support himfelf amidH
the surrounding billows, was unfortunately drowned:
I he latter meeting with a piece of the fhip's lumber,
laid hold of it; and after beating to and fro for a
considerable time, at the mercy of the waves, was
providentially drove on shore. Quite feeble, she be
took herfelfto an adjacent grove, to try by a gentle re
pose to relieve her debilitated frame; after recover
ing in some degree her natural strength, all forlorn,
and with an anxiety of mind which is easier to con
ceive than leprefent, she walked up and down the
beach in search of her aged father. After some time,
she difeovered his wan corpse stretched out on a san
dy bed. No expressions can convey to the imaginati
on the exquisite sorrow which then seized her. Good
God! is it possible! Thus bereaved of a tender pa
P H ILA DEL PH lA, September 28.
Extrahl of a letter from a gentleman in Frankland,
to his friend in Virginia, dated /lug. 17, 1785.
" Our assembly met theist instant, and will ad
journ this day or to-morrow. A few necessary regu
lations are adopted, and a plan for calling a convention
to recognize the present constitution, or introduce a
new one. We have now the most frienldy assurances
from North-Carolina, since governor Martin's admi
nistration has expired, and we on our part have passed
an ad to adjust all accounts amicably, and agreeable
to justice. Why does your Hate seem so much out of
humour at these events? Did it not originate with
them, the plan of having New States 15c miles square?
Was it not a celebrated genius of yours, when a dele
gate in Congress, that drew up the scheme last year
for having len New States, and a system adopted,
as matters arrived at maturity, to lay off the remain
ing P art of the Western country into fimiliar juiifdic
tions: A hat objed can you have now, when your
lands are all fold, to retain a people under an autho
rity from which you nor them can derive any bene
fit, but^ contrariwise, contention and perhaps endless
hatred: 1 his don't look like adding with your usual
forelight and liberality..
Ihe Chicafas king with several chiefs lately paid
us a vilit. He seems to be a man endowed with more
than ordinary powers of mind and humanity, for an
Indian. In his speeches, he delivered himfelf fluently
and With great force of argument, discovering a clear
knowledge of the Hrength and interest of the southern
tribes; and of the causes and probable effects of the
late revolution. These people are more comely in
their perlons, kindlier in their dispositions than any
of the nations I have been acquainted with.—ls their
prevent temper is well improved by the commissioners
?,' °° n g ie ' s > very valuable effeHs may be produced.
I he Chciokees are now become despicable; that part
of them that removed to Chuckamogga about the
commencement of the war, Hill give attention to hunt
ing, and Healing horses from off the frontiers, or the
Kentucky path. The towns on the Tenafee, are
chiefly lubfiHed by their crops, and the sale of corn
to our new settlements adjoining to them.—One oc
currence more, I am lure will rejoice you; a remark
able mineral spring has lately been difeovered near
the bank of French broad river. The waters are
warm, surpassing perhaps any yet used in America;
is impregnated with different substances, and proves
a sovereign remedy to chronic and fcurbutic difur
ders; several hundreds are now at this new bath from
the southern Hates."
Sept. I. At a meeting of the inhabitants of the|
town of Savanna, pursuant to notice for that purpose
gven, held at the courthouse in Savanna, on fhurf
day the 25th of August, 1785, to determine on a
proper application to the legislature for redress of the
grievances under which the citizens of this Hate la
bour, from the reftri&ions and prohibitions laid on
their trade by the British parliament, the honourable
John Morel, Esquire, was unanimously called to the
chair.
On motion l y Mr. Edward Lloyd,
Resolved, I hat a committee of not less than thirteen
be appointed, to state and put into writing the grievan
ces aforefaid, and to obtain the necessary information,
to be laid before the citizens at their next meeting;
and that the honourable John Morel, Esq. Joseph
Clay, Edward Davies, Thomas Newel, William
O'Brien, fen. John M'Queeo, Job Pray, James Ha
berfham, Richard Wylly, James Jackson, Peter Hen
ry Morel, Benjamin Lloyd and John Pooler, Efqrs.
be that committee.
Refolded, That the fheriffbe requested to call a
meeting of the inhabitants of the county on Thursday
the Bth day of September next, at the courthouse in
Savanna.
Resolved, That the secretary do^ferve each of the
committee with a copy of the foregoing resolves, and
that the fame be publiflied in the next gazette.
Extract from the minutes,
JOSEPH WELSCHER, Sec'ry.
By all accounts the gale of wind, on the 24th ult.
has been very severe along this coast, as several wrecks
have been seen by the vessels arrived since our last.
Capt. Griffin from St. Euftatia, on the 25th ult. off
the capes of Virginia, fell in with the ihip Crown
Royal of Prussia, captam Hendricks, from this port
for Vuginia, who had, in the gale of wind the day be
fore, loft all her malts and rudder, and received so
much damage, that Griffin took the people, 19 in
number, off the wreck. The fame day he saw the
hull of a vessel, supposed to have been difmafted in the
fame gale. On the 26th, off the capes of Virginia, he
(poke the ship General Washington, from London
for George-Town, Maryland, who had loft her forc
maft, main and mizen top masts and boats, in the
gale of the 24th. And on the 27th he spoke a Virgi
nia pilot boat, who told him that a brig from Alexan
dria for W hite-Haven, in England, was drove ashore
in Lyn-haven-oay; a brig was drove ashore at Point
Comfort, and a lloop drove out of the bay that had
not been heard of.
Monday last arrived here the sloop Delaware, capt
Warner, from Turk's-lfland; in lat. 36. 30. in 25 fa
thoms water, met the gale on the 24th ult. and was
laid on her beam-ends about 9 A. M. but by cutting
away the mast, got her righted by 7 in the evening,
but loft every thing off the deck ; Hove all the water,
and were reduced to the greateftdiftrefs. The Tues
day following, spoke the sloop Nancy, capt. Welsh,
from New-York for Charleston, who had rode out
the gale under Cape-May, from whom they got some
supplies. The next day went a shore at Currituck
to get supplies, but the gale had been so severe there,
that the sea had made a breach in the found, and laid
the country under water for two or three miles;
washed away many houses, together with all their
cattle and ground flock ; the inhabitants being obliged
to take to trees for fafety, notwithstanding which,
many lives were 1011. The shore for many n"
covered with cattle, houfhold goods, &c.
nia built sloop drove ashore in the gale, wit
person on board, neither fails, spars or ca
the 29th off cape Henry, spoke a sloop from resi
dence Rhode-Ifland, for Baltimore, capt. James Pet
tis, from whom they got a supply of water and other
necessaries; the captain informed, he that day saw a
schooner about 80 tons burden bottom upwards.
Last Friday, spoke a sloop from Washington for this
port, that had loft her anchors and cables, at Ocra
cock Bar. On Saturday they met with a New-Eng
land schooner, who kindly took them in tow, til
they got within our capes; they could not learn the
rent, an only friend. Far diHant from my nati v
in a region unknown, to whom fhdl I fly
cour? After the firft pangs of grief had fubfid.
put her hands into his pocket, where she 1
small sum of money; which flie hoped wouk
her to proceed to Philadelphia; but meeting
inhabitant of the inhospitable Western shore c
ware, he, instead of administering comfort to
fortunate girl, demanded her cash, striped he
of his cloths; and walked off, seemingly cal
her lamentations. Methinks it would be dis
adduce from the various hiHuries of the mos
tribes, instances of greater enormities havii
committed than by these before-mentioned,
ous instances. Indeed it has been said by a
of a brig who not many years since was run afhoi
where along the aforefaid coast, that he had<
been cast ashore on that of Barbary; with this
ence only, that the people inhabiting the latte
the unfortunate fufferers in bondage. I will c
with observing, that such excesses must arif
from a want of energy in government; a du<
vance of the laws of hospitality which fhouk
between nations, or from the depravity of the
The method of remedying which evils, I wi
to be suggested by some more able pen-man.
By a letter from St. Euftatius, dated Sept
are informed that a general hurricane took place
Weft-Indies the latter end of last month.—
vailed at that ifiand on the 25th and 26th of.
when all the (hipping laying there (24 in n
put to sea, three of winch it was known we
and the rest had not returned ; but the buildi,
the ifiand sustained little damage.—The letteral
tains the following account of veflels loft at t... „..
ferent inlands:
At St. Euftatia, 3 small vessels.
At Dominique, 4. ditto ditto.
At Antigua, 2 brigs and 4 small veflels.
At St. Kitts, 2 ships and 9 ditto ditto.
At St. Martins, 1 brigand 4 ditto ditto.
At St. Bartholomew, 3 brigs loft, and 14 other
veflels stranded, but most of them will be got off.
Total loft, 6 brigs, 2 ships, and 24 small veflfels;
besides the 14 Hranded at St. Bartholomew.
We may daily expert the particulars of this very
distressing event.
Oct. 5. Monday evening, the 26th ult. Doctor
Franklin attended the meeting of the Union Fire
Company, which he himfelf founded and established in
this city, in the year 1736. There are only four per
sons now living of those who composed it at its firft
formation. The prelent members, who are chiefly
defendants of his colleagues in that institution, con
ceived themselves greatly honoured, and were highly
gratified with this venerable gentleman's pretence and
attention. He signed the new articles, and said he
would have his buckets, &c. in good order by the next
meeting.