Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-08-10
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ELIZABETHTOWN,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1919.


| CoMMUNICATED.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, has under its care
eleDen Synods, comprising .ty-three Presbyteries.
Reports were received by the last Assembly from
forty-seven of these; in which there are sic hun
dred and seuenty-seven ordained ministers, tzueIue
hundred and tzcenty four congregations, one ham
d,ed and screen licensed preachers, and one hun.
dred and three candidates ontrials for licensure
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Much severe lightning has Of late been expert
enced in this town. On Sunday the list inst. it
struck in several places, but no damage was DONE
On Sunday last tree struck near the house
of Mr.. Henry d. Woodruff, and two of bis hogs
which were lying under the tree, were killed.
From the National Inteigencer, of August L.
The Spanish Treaty. Our readers will
have seen, by the time they read this, that,
by the latest and most authentic accounts,
The Treaty with Spain had not been rati.
fed on the 22d Of June.
We are not among those who attach
great importance TO this negative informal
ton. Still less do we believe, that Spain
intends or desires to provoke rupture
with this country. There is no motive
which could influence her to do so. Thai
she has seen with modification privateers
swarming from our ports, aud preying on
her deienceless commerce, there can be
little doubt: but she has also seen that
the government Of the United States, SEN
sible of the enormity Of such unlicensed
robbery, has used its exertions to put a
stop to it, aud is therefore gailtless of hav-
ling encouraged such practices. She has
seen, too, that the People Of this country
had the Government displayed the same
inclination, have been well enough dis
posed TO have wrested the Floridas from
lSpain, by a weapon very different from
negotiation, and to have taken ample in
demnity 10 Mexico, as well as Florida,
for Spanish spoliations on our commerce.
But the alternative of war with Spain has
been cautiously and sednIously avoided
and treaty has been framed, 10 couformi-
Ivy to her Minister'S instructions, quite as
favourable TO Spain as she could have ex.
lpected. That treaty, under such circum-
stances, it is scarcely possible she will
not ratify.
If, after this view Of the subject, people
will anticipate an ultimate refusal TO rati-
fly the Treaty, let the fact of the promo
ton Of Don Luis de Onis speak for itself.
1t is not to be supposed that the King OF
lSpain would elevate, to the highest Office
and honors in his gift, man who had just
returned from foreign mission. which bad
lresulled in a Treaty SO odious, that the
sovereign intended to- reject it.
| That few courtiers about the person
of the King, interested in large grants oil
land in Florida, of date too late to be
recognized by the Treaty, will exert
themselves to defeat its ratification, is quite
IprobabIe. We trust they willutterIy fail :
we hope it, as we deprecate War, which
we believe would, sooner or later, be the
inevitable consequence of breach of faith
in this instance on the part of Spain.
| The time limited by the Treaty, within
which, on ratification, it shall perempto,
lilly bind both parties, is currently report
ed to be six months which term will ex-
pire about the oath of this month. If not
ratified before that day, the government
of the United States, on its part, ceases
TO be bound by it.
i 1t is proper to state, that the private
letters received in this city from Madrid
give no reason TO suppose that the Treaty
viii not be duly ratified.
Mount Ternon. learn that the
Russian Minister, whilst on an excursion
: TO Mount Vernon, obtained, from tree
growing over the tomb of Washington, {
small branch sufficient TO make walking
stick, which he intends sending to Russia
as present for the emperor Alexander
in remembrance of our beloved Washing
ton, with the simple motto of " Noun
Vernon engraved on small gold plat
/, fixed on its head.-Wash. City Gaz.
The Woolleu Factory Of Mrs. Weeks
near Burlington, W.T. was lately destroy
ed by fre-supposed to have originated
from friction OF the machinery.
/, A fsigate, Of the first class, has beer
, commenced at the Navy Yard at Wash
ington.
81 coRREcTED WEEKLY.