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T%rn to wrke \firh gre. ease, but to speak to
be und^Eood they Std very difficult, the
sounds they ardcu.a e me imperfect and difa
greehbie; hawo/e#, ^ the Abbee leaves this
cert of their indruftion aimed intirely to their
• >:en<s and friends, who, it is more than pro
bable, are not qualified to indraft properly,
ahcre is no faying to what degree of perfection
.hey might be brought to fpeat if they were
: live in the*fame house with their master, as
he pupils of a Scotchman who teaches the
eat and dumb at Edinburgh de, as I have
been informed. The Frenchman's method has,
however, in other refpeds much the advan
tage. for he makes signs represent things,
whereas the Scotchman makes signs reprefen:
word's, and of course his pupils may fpeaklike
parrots, without knowing what they fay,where
as the other comes at once to the point, and
rever gives a word, without the full explana
tion of it; The government has, out cf their
great humanity, lately ordered proper persons
to visit the school and examine into the Abbee's
method cf inflrmiting, 'which they according
ly did, and have, it is said, made so favour
able a report of it, thattit is thought that a
public permanent school will be ekablifhed Kt
the expence of government under the imme
diate inflection of the firtt virtuous promoter
of it. Should such an institution take place,
I am sure you will think with me that it will
redound mere to the honour of Lewis the
Fourteenth than building a palace could do.
If the Abbie’s method be preferable to what
is called the old method, which it is generally
supposed here to be, 1 should hope that some
one fr^m a principle ®f humanity or intcrelt
or both, would be induced to come over from
London to receive his inftruflions, which 1 am
told, he fays cannot be communicated 'by
writing, though ho has attempted in a small
treatise which 1 have and will fend you by the
kill opportunity; as yet no foreigners have
attended his lectures with a view of learning
his method, except an Irish ph)fician who is
at prefect here. The number of his pupils
at present are above forty, to whom he gives
two lessons a week, which by the bye are too
few to expect any rapid progress from, but
his other avocations probably prevent his giv
ing up more of his time to his children as he
calls them; and though flow the progress is,
it would adenifn them to fee what exquisite
pleasure every little additional knowledge they
acquire gives them, indeed they tell you them
selves that from the mod wretched or m^era
bie of human beings, they are now made the
happteil by their generous benefactor#
I am, Ac."
-—w^^mmawm^te^——
Montego-Bay, in Jamaica, April 19.
Sunday last arrived the Amelia, Capt- Fair
brother, from London. On the 27th cf March,
in lat. 17, 2, and long. 59, 36, in company
with the Lady's Adventure, Capt. Henderson,
at or.e P. M. they saw two /loops a?d two
square rigged veffcls landing to the N. E. one
cf which bore up to the westward, and set all
fail : at seven P. M. the Amelia Shortened fail,
to consult the Lady's Adventure ; who, finding
they could not avoid her, agreed to get the
flips in readiness, and hoisted their colours:
which were answered by American colours,
with two guns followed by two Broadsides at
the Amelia and Lady's Adventure, and ano
ther at the Amelia again, which she feturned,
and was seconded by Capt. Henderson : The
privateer then hove too for a confidesable time ;
by which they suppose the received some hurt,
but afterwards bore up towards them again,
difeharged two more breadfidcs, and hauled
her wind to the N. E. Upon which, they set
all fail, but were obliged to give over the chace,
she having considerably the heels oftheni. -^he
mounted twenty-two guns, with fivivels.—The
Amelia fuflained some damage in her fails and
rigging, and the Lady's Adventure had one
man wounded. .
April 26. Saturday last arrived the Brooks,
Capt. Noble, from Africa. On the loth'infianr,
at day-break in the morning, he was chaced by
a flood cf ten or twelve guns, and full of men,
who came up with him ab^ut ten o'clock,
within two miles of the east of St. Vincent's :
Capt. Noble hauled up his courses, &c. and
prepared for an attack ; which presently began.
After engaging about an hour and a quarter,
the sloops mpinmaltwas shot away, and Capt.
Noble then went into Kington Bay, where
in about an hour afterwards, an account arri
ved that the privateer had funk, Thee waCa
fchconer in company with the privatedr, during
the engagement, which, upon feeing the Iloop
difmalced, immediately hauled her wind and
made away ^ but when Capt. Noble had quit
ted the Hoop, the bore down upon the sloop
and tock the people out.-- lle iloop by her fails,
rigging' & c - appeared to be quite new, and
her fr'l crube; her mall was the fame after
noon, towed intoKingrton Bay. The Brooks's
''^"T^ ' 2 '^ and hull, were almoil tore to
pieces, but providentially nobody killed or
wounded, except the Doctor, who was woun
ded by a mufouex f*ot in the belly but not
mortal...,
May 3. The Sally, Wilkinson, of 14 guns,
from Ireland, arrived at Kirgftqn, the 24th ult.
Ihe Captain reports, that off the Cape de
Verd Islands, he fell in with a rebel brig carry
" ^ U guns, who kept a continual fire at him
for a long time, but not choosing to come too
near, her fliot fell short ; he also fell in with
a fchqcner privateer called the Rattle Snake,
and fired a shot at her which went thiough her
fide, on which she altered her tourfe and went
for Martinico. She is as large a schooner as
ever was built in America.
Last Monday fe'night died in Spanish Town,
Mrs. Dc^glafs, wife of David Douglass, Esq;
after having arrived to an advanced 'age, with
the character of a good chr.ftian, a Icvmgwuc,
affectionate parent, humane miftred, and sin
cere friend. Her death is a severe lots to her
Saturday the ipth ultimo, died in Kingffon,
Mrs. Franken, wile of Henry Andrew Franken,
E ^
May 10. The following prizes have been
lately lent into Port-Royal, viz.
A Iloop, a prize to the Glasgow ; a ditto,
a prize to the Diligence; a schooner, a prize
to the Diligence's tender.
The following is taken from the Dominica
Gazette of January 26.
" On Wedn'efday last was brought into port,
the brigantine Betty, Samuel Garish, matter,
laden with salt fifh, herrings and oil; Mr.
Gresham, the mate, when made prisoner, en
tered into the service of the Pirate, on condi
tion he was allowed the fame rank; it was
granted, and he was feinftated in the fame brig;
then being put on board together with fix of
the piratical crew, and three that had been
•made prisoners, one of the fix being a French
man, was nominated prize-mailer, who had
orders to carry the veffcl into St. Pierre's,
Martinico, apd when abreast of that island,
Mr Gresham, (who was determined to frus
trate their intentions) had laid a plan to
retake the brig, and finding it necessary to
be expeditions began to found the three, who
were in some meal >e under the fame pre
dicament with him*if, but finding them luke
warm in the cause, was convinced of the
danger cf delay, he immediately peffeffed
himfelf of all the arms on board, which consis
ted of one brace of pistols, and a catteau,
likewise secured all other offenfive weapons;
then mounting the deck, with that true refe
lution which belongs to true Britth fouls alone
addrefied himfelf to the three half-mad mortals,
infixed on their securing the other fix, on pe
nalty of having their brains blown out; they
obeyed, and immediately the heroes of the :
piratical tribe, were bound hands and feet,
and are in falva cullod a."
May (7. On Tuesday night, the Theatre
in this town was closed, with the Tragedy of
Tamerlane, and the Farce of Edgar and
Emmeline, to a crouded audience. It mult
be acknowledged, that the company-in gene
ral, have been dubious in their endeavours to
plcafe; and upon the whole, this town and
the neighbouring parishes, have been agree
ably entertained by their performances.—As
soon as the Farce was ended, Mr. Henry, the
Manager, in a polite and becoming manner,
addressed the audience, in words to the follow
ing purport; which were received throughout
the whole house with the highest approbation.
" Ladies and Gentlemen,
• " I wait on you in the name of the Company,
to return thanks for the many favours you have
bellowed an them—which Ido most heartily ;
your indulgence to our numerous failings, and
your kind protection and encouragement, de
serves our warmest acknowledgements; how
ever, when we have the honor of appearing
before you again, I Hatter myfelf, we shall be
in such a situation, as to give that fatisfadion
your generosity deserves. I am, at this mo
ment, perhaps, in one of the mofttrying fitua
tioßs a grateful heart can experience,—that
of making acknowledgements for favours, it
will be impossible ever to repay. I would fain
fay something to the purpose, but am at a loss
for words.--Indulge me so far, as to imagine,
every thing a heart truly sensible of your go®d
nefs ought to fay, and suppose it said ; of this
be assured, that in whatever part of the world
fortune may throw me, my daily wishes shall
be offered for your health, peace, happiness,
and prosperity."
Thursday the Sth inst, arrived at Port-Royal,
his Majesty's flip Glasgow, Palley, Esq;
commander, and brought in two prizes.
The day following arrived the bold Hornet
privateer, of ten carriage guns, taken by the
Hon. Thomas Cadogan, of the Porcupine.
[The follovuing Articles are taken from the Pennsylva
nia Gazette, of the z^th of ,May la,.]
CHARLES-TOWN, April s.
The Brigantine Chance, Captain Peter JohnfoF,an
armed vc&! belonging to this port, from Cape Fran
cois, with a number of volunteers on bo^rd for our
fit* regiment of foot, failed from the Cape the fitft
of March, was taken the second by the Hound Sloop
of War, and loft a few days after, on atVifhnd about
ten leagues well of the Cape; the vessel, cargo, and
all the people, except four, loft. The prisoners had
ben removed to the Man of War immediately after
the capture.
The Schooner Cannon, Archibald M Neill, Mas
ter, of this State, bound to C^pe-Francois, was on
the 16th of March chafed afhote at Monto Christi,
by the Boreas frigate, who sent baats in, that threw
out half the cargo, and got the veffcl ofi the people
all escaped to the ihore. The fame frigate, two days
before, had chafed^a New-England brig, Captain
Coffin, upon the recks at the fame place, wh^e they
burnt her. The British cruizers were fa numerous
and vigilant at Hispaniola, three weeks ago, that
scarce any thing could escape them. Eight Mafteis
•f captured vcffels, out of thirteen, had been put
ashore in the space of one week.
The Galatea of 20 guns, and Nautilus of 16, lay
in Caftle-Harbour, Bermuda, the beginning of this
month, in a condition not fit to put to sea. Ths,
Galatea's tender, a schooner of twe 4 pounders, lay
at the fame place. They however make captures,
by Sizing the iflandlboats, and going eff in them tie
islanders, to the assistance of such unarmed vessels as
happen to fall in with the land.
BOSTO N, May 15.
We have advice from Dartmouth, that a privateer
belonging to one cf the United States, has lately cap
tured fix prizes bound from Europe far the rebel
army under Howe, or the Howes, at New-York,,
laden with provifigns and dry goods ; three of which
are fafe arrived in port, and the others hourly looked
for, We heu they were part of a pr.oviiicn Sect
corfnli-g cf bheu'q' '"k widivc! c.rev:,; and ^e
doubt rot of giving a further account ul lolce us me
remainder.
The oburvaions in Hudson's rivers, re rPoloprn s
Flat d, are new so far corapleated, as to sendee tie'
mavigatic n exnemcly prerfufotts and dangerous, even
to vessels of the hehteft burthen, and will hourly be
come moie so. All matters es vriiris, having occa^
lion to pals the lame, are d< fired to like directions
for that purpose fiom Capt. Machin, at the woiks
near New-Windsor; and are pAnculaily cautioned
against attemptipg to pass them in tlur n^ht,
Last Tuesday arrived at a fafepor:, a large bark of
12 carriage gunt, laden with Eu^lifh goods and
cordage. She was fr< m Whouhav-cn, in England,
bund to Qjel?ec, and was capered by Capt. Har
rington, in the Tyrannicide v^llel bf war belonging
to this Itate.
PHILADELPHIA, May iS.
By a vessel arrived in a fafe port from the \t est-
Indies, we learn, that the Boston bigate of war,
belonging to the United States cf America, was
lately engaged with a 20 gun flbp of the enemy, and
would certainly have taken her, hod flie not run snder
the protection of a battery at the ifiand of St. Lucia.
rrrCT, :^^3#M^Hr^nE^^ m©CTite
[Tbe following .43 ^as lately /tfd ^ the „^
tended Legfeture of the Colony of Nc^-ferjey.
'Ms quite unnectfary to expatiate u+on its Ty*
ranny and Oppression: The Feelings of eatery
Man, auho knows and woo loves efft it rational
Liberty, or Libert, founded in Law and Rea-•
Jon, mus Jfnpathije with those unhappy People,
who are, as yet, expefed to the barbarous Spi
rit of these rebellious Rulers. Wife here Pro
perty diJpofed cf indeed without the Proprie
tor's Consent, and ever, Injult added to the
Injury, which the meanfl and the blackejl Heart
could invent. The People, who can Jit content ;
ted under this impudent Rule of half a hundred l
petty Tyrants in a County, mufi jurel, have left ;
every Idea of Liberty, and the very Spirit of j
Freemen.]
STATE of NEW-JERSEY.|
Hn ACT of free and general Pardon, and for [
other Purffes therein mentioned.
WHEREAS divers of the Subje&s of this
State have, by the Arts cf fubtile Emis
saries from the Enemy, been seduced from
their Allegiance, and prevailed upon by de
lusive Promises to leave these Families and
Friends and join the Army of the King of 1
Great-Britain, and are since become sensible '•
of their Error, and desirous of returning to|
their Duty: And whereas many of the faidl
Fugitive., as well as divers others who havel
been guilty of treafonabie Practices against
this State, secrete themselves to escape the Pu-।
niflimentdue to their refpedive Crimes : And
wher e'as, in "Companion to their unhappy
Situation, the Legislature of this State are de
sirous that no Means fliould lie left uneffayed
to prevent the Effufion of Blood, 2nd to give
those an Opportunity of returning" to their
Allegiance, who shall teftify their Desire to be
restored to the inestimable Rights of Freemen,
by complying with the Conditions herein after
mentioned ;
, Sefl:, 1. Be it therefore Enabled by the Council
and General dfembl, of this State, and it is here
by enabled by the Authority of the Jame, 1 hat it
shall and maybe lawful for any such Offender
as above described, on cr before the firll Day
of August now next ensuing, voluntarily to
appear before a Justice of the Supreme Court,
Judge of the Inferior Court cf Common Fleas,
or justice of the Peace within this State, and
take and fubferibe the Oaths cr Affirmations
following, that is to fay, I A. B, do fneerely
prefefs and Jwear, (cr, if one of the People cal
led Quakers, affirm) that I do not hold myJelf
bound , to bear Allegiance to the King of Great-
Britain. So help me Co,.
I A. B. do fmeerely profefs and swear (or, if
one of the People called 'Quakers, affirm) that
I do and will bear true Faith and Allegiance to
the Government eJlabliJbed in this State under the
Authority of the People. So help me God. Which
Oaths and Affirmations the laid Officers ref
peftively are hereby enjoined and directed to
adminitter to all fuah of the said Offenders as
shall so apply .and claim the Benefit of this
Ad, and to give to such Deponent or Affirmart
a Certificate thereof, in the Words or to the
Effect following, FidAicet, I C. D. (one of
the Justices, CT. as the Case may be) do here
by certify that A. B. being one of the Offenders
described in an AA cf the Legifature of New-
Jersey, made and puffed the Jfb Day of June
One Thousand Seam Hundred and Seveny-jeven,
entitled, An Afi of free and general Pardon,
and for other Purposes therein mentioned,
having voluntarily appeared before me and claimed
the Benefit of the said Act, hath this Day taken
and fubjeribed the Oaths for Affirmations, as the
Case may require,] prjoibed in the said Ad ;
given under my Hand find Seal the Day
of Anno Domini 1777.
C.' D. (L. S.)
Which Certificate such Offender shall prefect
.to tie Clerk of the County wherein he resides,
or in which he shall have taken the said Oaths,
to be recorded ; and such Clerk is hereby re
quired and enjoined to record the fame- in a
Book to be kept for tha( Purpose, and to re
turn it with a Certificate of its being recorded
thereon endorsed to the Person who produced
it; for which Service the said Clerk shall be
entitled to demand and receive the Sum of
Two Shillings, and no more. And every such
Offender, having so applied, taken the Oaths
or Affirmations, and procured a Certificate as
aforefaid, shall be and is hereby declared to
be fully, freely and absolutely pardoned, re
leased and difeharged of and from all Treasons
and other Offences fpecified in an Aft of the
Legislature of this State, made and passed at
Princeton on the fourth Day of October in the
Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
dred apd Seventy-fix, entitled, An At? to pn
ts? -Tf^i::'' uAu dpuj=n<d Fefe?:, by D+>
I lierecofore dore or turnmined; ar.a Lail be
I thereupon rekojed to all the Rights. Liberties
I and Privileges cf other the good Subjects cf
this State : And ,the hid Clerks are refpe&ive
ly hereby enjoined and required to transmit t&
the Governor or. Commander in Chief for the
Time being, on'er before the twentieth D.w
cf Augif next, a Lift of the Certificates so
as aforefaid by them refpettively recorded,
ffeifying the Names of the Officers who
granted the fame, the Dates, and the Names
of the Persons mentioned in the said Cer
tificates.
2. And whereAs some of the Offenders
above described may, neyerthelefs, be so far loft
to every Sense of Duty to their Country, their
Families, and Posterity, as to decline accept
ing the Clemency hereby proffered ; Be it
farther enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That
all and Angular the Personal Estate and Effe&fr
whatsoever of every the said Offenders who
! shall not, on or before the said firft Day of
August next, voluntarily appear before some
one of the Justices of the Supreme Court,
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas,
or Jufiices of the Peace, in this State, and
take the said Oaths as herein before is direct
ed, shall from thenceforth be and is hereby
declared to be absolutely forfeited^ to this
State ; and all Sales and' Alienations thereof,
and of all or any of the Real Estate of such
Offender, in the mean Time made by him,
or any his Agents or Attornie:, are hereby de
clared to be null and void to all Intents and
Purposes whatsoever.
5. And be it further enabled b, the Authority
aforefaid. That the Commissioners for the re
; fpeftive Counties herein after appointed, or
!any or either of them, shall and may, with all
Iconvenient Speed after the Publication of this
Ad, make a true and perfect Inventory of all
I the Personal Estate and Effects of every such Of-
Ifender, and dispose of all the perishable Part:
Ithereof; and in Case they shall apprehend any
I Danger of such Personal Estate or Effects fall
ing into the Hands of the Enemy, then to fell
and dispose of the whole thereof, and keep id
their Hands the Monies arising from such Sale
for the Use of the Owner who shall so as afore-
Hid appear and take the said Oaths on or be
fore the said firft Day of Augufl next, and the
' feme to him to pay, deducting therefrom for
Itheir1their Trouble, over and above all reasonable
I Charges and Expences, at the Rate of Five per
I Cent- ;and if such Owner shall not appear,
;and take the said Oaths as aforefaid within the
I Time aforefaid, then such Commissioner or
I Commissioners shall pay the fame, deducting
as aforefaid, to the Treasurer for the Use of
the State, whose Receipt for the fame shall Be
a fufficient Discharge.
4. And be it further enabled by the Authority
aforefaid, That with Refpe& to such Part of the?
Personal Estate and Effects so as aforefaid in
ventoried as is not in Danger of periling, and
as the said Commissioners shall not apprehend
to be in Danger of falling into the Hands of
the Enemy, the fame shall, by the said Com
missioners refpedively, be fafely kept for the
Use of the said Ownt:, in case he shall appear
and take the Benefit of the Pardon hereby of
fered ; and such Owner shall thereupon be re
stored to the Foffeffion of the fame, he paying
to such Commiffioncr for his Trouble, over and
above all reafonablb Charges and Expences,
at the Rate of Three per Cent: And in case
the laid Owner shall not appear, and take the
Benefit'of the said Pardon, then such Personal
Eiiate and Effects, shall be and are hereby
declared to be forfeited to this State, and shall
be disposed of by some future Law of the
Legislature, allowing to such Commissioner
who had the Care thereof, oyer and above
his Charges and Expences, at the Rate of
Three per Cent. And the Did Commissioners
are hereby directed and enjoined, with all
convenient Speed, after the making such In
ventory or Sale as is before directed, to deliver
on Oath to the Treasurer, a true Copy of
such Inventory or Account of Sales.
5. And be it further enabled by the Authority
aforefaid. That the Persons herein after named
shall be and they are hereby, for the Coun
ties in which they refpedively rufide, ap
pointed Commissioners for the Putpofes afore
faid, to Quit.
Tor the bounty of Bergen, fames Board,
Hendrick Cuyper and liter Fell.
For the County of Essex, Robert Clark, John
Claw Jon, Thomas Cunfeid, Samuel Hayes and
Isaac Dod.
Fer the County of Middhfex, Matthias Ra
ker, Thomson Stelse, John Loyd and William
Scudder.
For the County of Suffix, Ifa r s Martin,
Samuel Meeker, William Hankinfon,, 'Thomas Am
derJon, John Barber and George Warmer.
For the County of bomerft, Enos Kelfa.
Frederick Freelinghuf\n, fames Linn, Jacob
Bergen and Hendrick Willfon.
For the County of Hunterdon, fared Sexton,
foakim Griggs and Nehemiah Dunham.
For the County of Burlington, Samuel Rogers,
Nathaniel Lewis and John Butler.
For the County of GEucefer, fuhx Sparks,
Elijah Clerk and Jafeph Hugg.
For the County of Salem, Thomas Sinnickjfen,
Thomas Sayre and William Garrifm.
For the County of Cumberland, Enos Seely,
William Kelsey and Derrick Peterson.
For the County of C^pe-May, Henry Hand,
and fonathan fenkins.
For the County of Monmouth, Colonel Sa
muel Forman, fofeph Lawrence, Kenneth Hankin-
Jon and facohet ikoff.
For the County of Morris, David Thompson,
Alexander Carmichael and Aaron Kitchcl.
6. And be it further enabled by the Authority
aforefaid, That if the said Commissioners or
any cf th^m shall tefufe, or be disabled from