Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-05-18


moderate capitals and are farmers, can
never have a better opportunity to pur-
chase farms 10 Pennsylvania than at the
present moment : European farmers OBJ
ject to the difficulties of clearing new
lands, and with some reason but such is
the revolution that has taken place in
property within five years 10 Pennsylva-
MIA, that improved lands are now selling
at rate lower than has ever been re-
membered the banking mania has turned
fifty thousand families out of house and
home, driving the owners Of improved
farms into the woods, to begin TIE world
over again; and the farms are nog falling
into the hands Of those who had prudence.
or who have moderate capital for even
the spectators ON the public ruin have
fallen into the pit they dug for the unwary.
aurora.
PIRACY and Robbery.-The Baltimore
Federal Gazette contains the following
" The Patriot brig La Irresistible, from
sea, brought up by Capt. Child, from
Patuxent, where he took charge Of her.
There were fcus3 90 board none but the
assumed captain and 5 men, of 90 who
went off in her from Margaretta. II has
been found impossible to get a true nara
tive of their leaving Margareta, but
judging from the quantity and the various
objects, seen and offered for sale by them
in the Patuxent and other parts of the bay,
they must have robbed several vessels.
An original work is just published by
d. e. f. Fenton, Trenton, entitled,
!" Methodist Error, or frieHdly christian
advice to those Methodists who indulge
in extravagant emotions and bodily exer-
cises-By a Wesleyan Methodist" NJ
A handsome Diuidend.-Tt is stated in
the New York Gazette, that the Ameri-
can Insurance Company have declared a
dividend of fifteen per cent. for the last
six months.
Burglary.-The house of Mr.. Isaac
Lefferts, near Jamaica, Long Island, was
broken open on the night of the 9Th inst.
and robbed of small chest, containing
$1,000 in bank bills, $3.50 in silver, 20
eagles. gold watch, chain, key and seals,
and number of valuable papers. Two
hundred dollars reward is offered for the
detection Of the rohher and the recovery
of the property. Com. Adu.
A Boston paper says" A Threshing
Machine, invented by the Hon. Nathan
Reed, has been put in operation at Salem,
which promises to be of great utility. II
is calculated for threshing wheat and
other small grains, and with but a single
horse power operates with great rapidity.''
Wreck.-The New-London Gazette Of
the 18th inst. gives the following -" The
British packet, Princess Charlotte, Capt
White, from Kingston, Jam. for Falmouth
Eng. was cast away on the Hogsties, N
w. Key, on the 4th April. Vessel lost
cargo, rigging, &c. saved. The ship hac
on board S350,0OO value 10 gold and sill
ver-nine boxes of dollars were lost
Capt. White, passengers and crew, with
the specie, were carried to Crooked Isl
and by a New-Providence wrecker. Mr..
Titley, one of the passengers, The lst
mate, and 8 sailors, took passage for Ken-
nebunk, 10 the schooner BeIuga; off
Block Island, they fell in with boat, who
landed them here"
Mutual Hints.-The Captain of ira
ding vessel having some contraband goods
on board, which he wished to land, says
TO an excise-man who came on board, +" II
/ were TO put half crown piece upon
each Of your eyes, could you see Pr
The answer was, F." No, and if had an-
other ou my mouth | could not speak,
The following tribute to the memory of Midship-