The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-08-08 00:00:00, page 3

NE W- Y 0 RK, July 2;.
In our paper we mentioned a report of the tow
er of London being burned ;. since which we find it to
be the Eaft-lndia company's hores, in which were
epnfumed a million weight of tea, of different quali
ties, which at the lowed computation of 2s. per 16.
amounts to ioo,oool.
By sundry late arrivals at Boston from France, Hol
land and Bristol, we learn, that the dispute between
the Dutch and the Emperor is in an amicable way of ad
justment ; and that a war between the king of Prussia
and the Emperor is almost inevitable.—We also learn
that there has been the fevered drought in Europe
ever known in the memory of the eldest man now
living, it having rained only five final! fliowers from
Christmas, to the above vessel's failing.
'July 27. We are credibly informed, 'that the brig
George, capt. Bernard, from this port, and two other
vessels from Nantucket, on a w haling voyage, touching
at St. Lucia, were seized by order of the French go
vernment.
Jul, 2^. The new histories of America, which
are already, in some metfure, promised to the pub
lick, are looked lor with great expectation by the li
terati in Europe; they are anxious to behold in what
manner .an historian will appear in a country where
the press is really free, and not under the trammels
of bigotry or ministerial influence.
Colonel Je/erfon, Minister Plenipotentiary from
the United States of North-America to the French
Court, is arrived at Paris, and has had a private
audience of the King, when he prevented his creden
tial letters to his Majesty, He was introduced to the
King by the Sieur Lalive de la Briche, and to the
Queen and the rest of the royal family, by the Sieur
Sequeville '.
On the fifft of June, the Marquis of Carmarthen,
son of his Grace the Duke of Leeds, introduced to his
Majesty the King of Great-Britaia, JOHN ADAMS,
Esquire, (recently arrived from his Embassy at the
Hague,) as Ambassador extraordinary fiom the Unit
ed States of America to the Court of London. He
was very gracioully received, delivered Ids credenti
als, and was most affably treated by all the principal
personages about the throne.
General Haldiman is expected every hour in Cana
da: And we hear from good authority, that a num
ber of engineers who lately arrived from England at
Quebec, palled, a few days since, through Montreal
on their wa, to the posts on our frontiers; but whe
ther their object is to infped and repair the works in
that quarter, or to view and lay out ground for new
ones within their own jurifdidtion, we leave the pub
lick to conjecture.
A man in the Bowery-Lane, lately bit by a mad
dog, is now in a diffracted and dangerous situation.
His life, we hear, is despaired of.
July 30. We are informed, that a worthy young
man, lately returned with cattle from New-England,
having been bit by a mad dog, after some days an
hydrophobia commenced, baffling all medical assist
ance, and he died in tortures on Tuelday night. The
police of this city, apprentice of this terrific malady
approaching our vicinities from the Eaftwyd, have
ordered all the dogs to be secured.
/lug. 3. By gentlemen lately from Canada, we
learn, that it is the opinion of the best informed
persons of that country, that the werftern posts will
be given up the ensuing spring.
R I C H M O N D, July 23.
By a gentleman immediately from Harrison, we
are well informed, that on the 29th of last month,
seven men were surprised at the Great Kanhawa. by
a small party of Indians, (headed by one Simon Gir
ty, a white man) who killed and scalped five out of
the seven. Among the killed are, Mr. John P. Du-
Val, senator for the diftrid of Monongalia and Ohio,
and Mr. Gallatan, a young French gentleman, who
went from this city a few months ago, to that
country.
BALTIMOR E, July 26.
Pray, messieurs printers, give a place to the following
answer to the impudent creature, who Ji^ns himfelf
'' Blunt," in yqur paper of July 19.
So Mr, Runt—BUNT ! what is your odious name !
defence of their sacred rights, flood forth and opposed
the greatest power on earth, whose virtuous exertions
tore down the standard of tyranny, tten waved by
George the third over this western land, and erected
in its stead the banner of freedom and independence,
should servilely copy the vices of that very nation
whom we ought to detest ; and thus to offer up their
liberties a ready facrifice to an accursed life of luxury
and dfixation ; continually groaning at the hardness of
the times, the scarcity of cash, and our inability to
difeharge our debts, any person would suppose, that
if we meant to act as rational beings, we should re
trench every unnecessary expence, and that we should
study oeconomy in all onr tranfaftipns. It is acknow
ledged on all sides, that luxury is what has ruined,
and ever will ruin kingdoms and states by its effects.
It then becomes us strenuously to oppose it, and not
fuffer it to gain more ground than it already possesses.
Strangers partake of, and encourage our extravagance,
at the tametime they cannot but pity our imprudence.—
We need only to exert ourselves, and bur success is
certain.
WHEREAS on the 15th day of last May, Zebu
lon Phillips of Phillips-Town, Albany county,
and state of New-York, left his father, and it is sup
posed is afraid to return home ; 1 the fubferiber, his
father, would wish to receive him home again, and
I do further promise to forgive him of any past offence.
By applying to the Printer he will hear from
JOSHUA PHILLIPS.
Trenton, August 6, 1785. AW ±
TRENTON, August 8.
Since our last the brigantine New-Jersey, captain
Charles Clunn, arrived here in 26 days from Madeira,
with a cargo of excellent Madeira wine.
Stephen Tallman, of Shrewfbury, was last week
tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, holden at
Freehold, in the county of Monmouth, upon an in
dictment which charged him with three offences; the
firft for breaking into a dwelling-house in the day-time,
the lecond for entering "into the enclosure of one of his
neighbours in the night, and killing one of his horses,
and the third, for firing a gun into the Dwelling-house
ofhis neighbour, in the night-time. The jury acquit
ted him of the latter charge, but found lorn guilty of
the two firft ; for which the court sentenced him to
pay a fine of three hundred pounds, and give securi
ty in £.1500 for his good behaviour for seven years.
Died, on the 2d inst. at the feat of Robert L. Hoop
er, Esq. near Trenton, in New-Jersey, Ebenezer
Erskine, nephew to the late Robert Erskine, Esq.
deceased. He was decently interred in the Presbyterian
burying ground,' in Trenton—and his loss is much la
mented by his surviving friends and acquaintances.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.
Extract of a letter from New-London, dated Jul, 2%
" Advice from Hifpahiola Fate, that in contequeuce
of repeated orders from, Old France, the ftrideft and
molt vigorous measures are now employed there to
prevent all intercourse with foreigners, but through the
free port lately eftaplifhed, and that only for certain
articles, the ports of Cape Francois, Cape Nicola-Mote,
Port-au-Prince and Aux Cayes being ihut agaiuft the
colours of every other nation, without exception,
but their own, on pain of confifeation of veflel and
vargo."
, Capt. Duncan from St; Martin's, on the 21st inst.
in lat. 31, 46. Tong. 71, fpeke capt. Lyfle in a brig
from this port for the Weft-Indies, all well.
The schooner Jack and Sucky, capt. John Kilby,
from Norfolk in Virginia, arrived at St. Martin's, after
a passage of 24 days.
Last week arrived at Wilmington the brig Brothers,
capt. Gilpin, after a passage of 17 days from St. Eu
fiatius, laden with rum. By the above brig we have
received intelligence of the seizure and condemnation
of the brig Free Mason, by the British at Montser
rat.
On Thursday the 2d inst. the body of Andrew Pol
lard, late a soldier in the Delaware regiment, was
found between New-Castle and Christiana Creek, with
his head, which was bruited in a barbarous manner,
entirely Separated from his body, and his hat lying at
some yards distance. The jury's inquest, after fitting
a Short time, brought in their verdict, murder, perpe
trated by some unknown person or persons.
Jul, 29. His Most Christian Majesty's Packet, Le
Courier de l'Amerique, Moniieur Fournier, comman
der, will positively fail for Port I'Orient, from New-
York, with the August mail, on the ijth of that
month.
you have prefum^d to advise me, hake you Mr. Imper
tinence? you tell me to put my feathers, muslin, gauze,
silks, ribbons, &ct into the fire—upon my word, very
fine indeed! what! burn my dear, dear feathers which
I bought of Mr. -the other day, for Which my papa
gave ! en dollars, and my beautiful muslin, and my
charming gauze, and my lovely silks and ribbons! O
you barbarous monster! nothing is bad enough for
y° u Y° U ought to be hanged, you ought. And pray
fil, who told you that I sauntered my time away in
the streets with a parcel of idle young fellows, hah ?
I am sure I never walk but with Mr. Satirist or Mri
Brazen. The firft lam lure is a genteel sensible young
man; and as to the second—o the dear, impudent
creature 1 I could doat upon him forever —and lam
to get up at five in the morning too, yes indeed, and
so I did one morning, and mania knows I had a head
ach for a fortnight afterwards, besides being frightful
ly lame with walking about the house so much. The
next thing you desire me to do Mr. Saucebox! is take
a (oh horrible! 1 tremble to think of it) broom in my
Hand and Iweep out the house—you might as well
have desired me to Iweep the Chimney at once, or the
Rable. A very pretty figure I should cut with a mop up
on my head, a broom in one hand, and aduft-fifter, in
the other and then a ftuft petticoat, a wrapper, and
a check apron would be beautiful—O yes, to be sure;
novels and romances you are pleased to call honfenfi
cai, are you Mr, Wiseacre? what do you mean, you
cruel hard-hearted wrench, by telling me to go in the
kitchen and fee about dinner ? do yoi )take me for a
cook-maid or a icullion? do you suppose I can bear
the light of raw meat, or the smell of a dripping-pan?
Oh ! the very thought of it makes me sick at the sto
mach ! I should be glad to know what harm there is
in fitting at the parlour-window, with a fan in my
hand, in warm weather; can you tell any ? In fbort,
put to lay any more about you, you awful creature ;
if you write any more of your nonfenfc you Ihall be
lorry for it ; and you may tell Mr. Printer, if he prints
any more such abominable fluff, I shall acquaint Mr.
Brazen, and Mr Satirist of it, and this I will do in
deed and indeed, upon the word and honour of a lady.
FLIRTILLA.
Notice is hereby given,
To the creditors of Samuel Newman, an infofr^i
debtor, now confined in the common gaol of the
county of Monmouth, to appear before two of the
judges of inferior court of Common-Pleas for said
county of Monmouth, at the house of Mr. John Lon^-.
street, inn-keeper at Freehold, on Saturday the third'
day. of September, at ten o'clock in the forenoon/
in the year 1785, and shew cause, if any they have*
why an alignment of the said. Samuel Newm/fi
estate should not be made, and he difeharged
bly to the aft of the Legiflatuie of New-Jersey in fixl'
case made and provided. ,
Monmouth gaol, SAMUEL ' NF-WMA^'
August iff, 178/0 fy*
Notice is hereby given,
To the creditors of Abraham Anderson, an infold
vent debtor, now confined in the common gaol
of the county of Monmouth, to appear before two of
" ie /?^" ° f the inferior court of Commcn-Plea6
for said county of Monmouth,„at the house of John'
Longstreet, inn-keeper at Freehold, on Saturday th<
third day of September, 1785, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of lame day, and shew cause, if any they have?
w a h ! ^ assignment of the said Abraham Anderson's
e^ate hiouid not be made, and he difeharged agreea
bly to the aa of the Legislature in such case m a d e
and provided.
Monmouth gaol, ABRAHAM ANDERSON.
August jft, 17^5° 4wf
Per barrel.
Superfine flour 43s 44s
com. do. 37s
Bur middlings 32s 6d a 35s
Indian meal, -23 s
Tar -10 s to 12s
Pitch -15 sto 16s
Turpentine -17 s6d
Pork Burlington 61
Beef lrifh - 41 to 4I 15s
Country - 31 io s
Mackarel 50s to 60s
Herring ~- 22s 6d
Per Cwt.
Ship fluff - -16 s
bread - 23sto 24s
Pilot ditto 28s
Rice - 2 6 s
Sugar Mufcov. 36s to 60s
Tobacco James river
, 556
York - -50 s
Rappahannock
40s to 45s
Coloured Maryland
45s to 60s
Western Shore
long leaf 40s
Eastern Shore
30s to 353
Lead in pigs g s §
Ditto in bars 40s
Shot -40 s
Red lead 48s to 50s
White ditto 85s to 90s
Spanish brown -55 s
German steel 70s
American -60 s
Englilh blistered
Cordage 50s to 56s
Codfilh 26s to 27s
Pearl allies )
Pot ditto J none
Cocoa - 5I
Per lb.
Beeswax - 2s qd
Feathers Qs to 3s 6d
Hams iod to i^d
Spermaceti candles 3s gd
Mould ditto - led
Tallow ditto - gd
Soap - 7 d
Englilh cheese 13d
Butter - gd to izd
Chocolate - i7d
Coffee xsd| to i6d
Tea Hyfon ios to 12s 6d
Souchong 6s 6d
Bohea 2s 6d to 2s 8d
Indigo French - 9s
Carolina 6s 6d to 7s
Hemp 5 d to jd{
Ginseng as to 2s 3d
Snake-root - 2s
Starch - 4d
Snuff - 2s 6d
Loaf sugar - nd
Havanna sugar white 8d agd
Ditto brown jdi
Nutmegs - 6os
Cinnamon -20 s
Mace -60 s
Cloves 12$ 6d to 15
Pepper 2 s gd to 38
Pimento is 3d to 1 6d
Copper in sheets zs
Verdigreafe 456
Course of exchange—On London 75 to 80 per cent..
Amsterdam 3s 2d per guilder.'
Paris 7s 6d per 5 livres.
Philadelphia Price-Current, ' July ^
Vermillion , - , 133
Anchors id to iod
Per buffiel. „
Wheat %s td 7s 6d
Rye - . ^
Barley : so
Indian corn , . ~.4$
Oats ^ -
Flax-feed s s6d tob
Allum fait - 36
Liverpool ditto ! „
Coal (dull falej ifd
fol Per pipe.; u
Wine Madeira jol to 80l
' Lifboh - fol
Port - 4 0 l
Tenefiffe . 22! xos
Paval . iji
, Per gallon. . ।
Jamaica rum 43 to 4s 3d
Windward ditto 3sto gQ
French ditto . A
New-England ditto 23. 34
Brandy., 3s 6d to fl
Sherry wine <3 'OA
Malaga . , s ^
Molasses ;, - "foJ
Per tori)
Bar iron . .
Pig iron, - 4
Logwood ill to 141
Ditto unchipt , ,1
Fuftick ,lto id
Braziietto 181 to hi
Lignum vitte 51los to? Ihj
Oak timber - ^ 403
* Ship building. White,
oak frames . 61 to
Live-oak and Red-cedar ,
ditto - 81 to?i
. Per loop. ~|
Staves pipe . - . ^j
W. Q. htid, 81
R. O. do.
Leogan - 5] res
barrel - § fl fg
Heading (drefs'd). .iol
Oak boards 4I 2s 6d to fl
Merchant pine ditto 61 §
Sap ditto , {
Cedar ditto / fllg
Oak plank ~ rij
Pine ditto fo{
Short thing, iis gdahs^
Long ditto jl to $1 irj
Scantling - .4I toji
Skins and furs.
Deer-skin per Ib. •.,,.q
Beaver ditto 7s 6d to 153
t Per piece.
Otters .. ,253
Minks -, - js&t
Foxes grey ,s6d red 53
Martins - ,
Fishers - . 4s6d
Cats - - . 33§{
Bears - 10$ to 203
Rackoons - 43 6d,
Muskrats - jgd
T. Crowley steel per .
faggot -. 41 5 J
Tin in boxes 4I 15s to fl
Gin per case. - . 30,$
Claret perdoz. bot. 30124%
Port wine ditto .fo{
Lemons per box 40s th 45^