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THE extreme proneness of nations to make war
upon each other is very strange, remarks a
correspondent; that the long experience which the
European powers have had of its profitablenefs
should have done so little to cure it. It is a bloody
trade, by which, considering the present mode of
carrying it on, and the mutual jealously of the Eu
ropean Rates, the mod viQorious can scarcely be
any gainers. What has England or France bene
fitted by the wars in which for centuries they have
been involved ? Both nations, in their endeavors
to humble and dellroy one another, have weaken
ed and impoveridied themklves, having contrafled
a debt (the mournful monument of a few paltry
victories) which for years mud weigh heavy, on the
shoulders of every inhabitant of both countries. No
territory or advantage to be gained by the mod pros
perous war, could recompense either France or
Great-Britatn for the loss of too,ooo men, and,
for the addition of another too millions of nation
al debt. It is evidently for the intereds of both
countries to be at peace, and if they are governed
by patriotic miniders, the present belligerent pow
ers will labour in vain to make them draw again
the sword so lately returned to its scabbard.
The Emperor .of Morocco has publidred a furi
ousmanifedo against his two sons who are in arms
againd him—so full of curses and execrations, that
we may fay with corporal trint when he bad the
Pope’s anathema read—“ Our armies swore terri
bly in Flanders, but nothing like this.'’
Tuesday lad being the anniversary of the evacuv
ation of this city, by the troops of Great-Britain,
the lame day was celebrated with peculiar marks pf
fatisfaflion. In commemoration of this auspicious
event, the artillery, ligbt-horfe, grenadiers, and
infantry of Gen. Malcom’s brigade, under the com
mand of Major Chridie, were paraded about twelve
o’clock, and exhibited many beautiful and foldierly*
manoeuvres.
On Monday evening the teth indant, came pn
at Wilmington, on the Deleware, one of the hea
vied dorms of wind ever known at that place which
laded until Tuesday about noon. A number of
cattle were drowned in the meadows in the neigh
borhood, The Broad Dykes, in the road to New
cadle, were carried away, and a man attempting to
pass, was unfortunately drowned.-
The legislature of Virginia on the Bth indant ap
pointed the Hon. Richard Henty Lee and Wil
liam Crayfon, Esquires the representatives of that
commonwealth in the senate of the United States
The merchants are requeued to pursue every
measure in their power to fecurc themselves, and
difeover the villains.
ALEXANDRIA (Virginia) November ig.
LAST Monday, night commenced one of the
fevered gales, of wind ever remembered here,
which continued until Tuesday morning. The
damage done to the(hipping laying in this port,
warehouses, wharve, &c. is very great. The (hip
Torbay, Capt. Boyd, at Mr. Watson’s wharf, load
ed for Lohdon, was funk near the wars, and her
cargo damaged. A Brig belonging to Messrs.
Jenckes, Windfpr & Co. at Col. Ramsay’s wharf,
was thrown on her beam ends and drove on shore.
A Hoop belonging to Mr. Caverly, funk. Several
small craft (hared the fame fate-.
It is reported that many veffcls in the bay and
rivets have foundered; and from the violence of
the wind, we are apprehepfive the reports are too
true.
HARTFORD, Nov. 17.
On Tuesday lafl, we experienced the moll vio
lent fouth-ead ftoim known for many years—when
at the height, the dwelling house of Capt. Samuel
Marsh, of this city, took fire in the garret, but pro
videntially was difeovered, and bv the exertions of
his family and neighbours, the flames was soon cx
, tinguilhed.
ALBANY, November 17.
On Tuesday last we were visited by a very high
southerly wind, which at length encreafed to a
severe florin. For about an hour of its exiften?e
it was, indeed, a perfect torando ; and as it threaten
ed to (weep every thing by its impetuous violence,
many disagreeable sensations were felt of the dread
ful! effeCts which might mark its waftefull progrt fs
through the country. The river, here, which was
considerably lower than the wharves, in a Ihort
space overflowed them ; and, at the landing-place
at Poughkeepsie, it rose fix feet higher than was
ever before known. By our inteligence from
various quarters, we learn, that it was neither con
fined in its extent, nor harmiefs in its progress.
At New-York it blew so severely, that several
veffeL at the wharves were conliderably damaged ;
and at Weft-Point several btick chimnies were
blown down, whereby three promising children,
one of which belonged to Capt. Mathew Carpen
ter, were killed ; some others had their legs bloke,
and it was thought_would scarcely recover. At
Pittftown, about thirty miles above this city, a tree
was blown down ; which unfortunately falling on
the son of Mr. James Richardfen, of that place,
a boy of tt years old, fractured his skull, and
brutfed his body so dreadfully, that there are no
hopes entertairied of bis surviving. Many buildings
have also been (hipped, trees torn from their roots,
&c. &C.
PHILADELPHIA, November 17.
A desperate gang of robbers has been lately d'A
<?overed in the upper part of Montgomery county,
and we are sorry to hear, that among them are the
sons of fame reputable inhabitants. Two of them
were lately taken,and are now confined in the goal
of that county.
November 24.
Poll-Office, Philadelphia,23d of November, 1788.
Notice is hereby given to the merchants and
others, that an express arrived this evening, infor
ming that the southern mail, due on Saturday after
noon at four o’clock, was robbed by three negroes,
between the Head of Elk and Kincade’s tavern,near
Iron Hill.
New-York, November
American Occurrences.
Lor Me New-York Journal, &c.
Mr. Greenleaf,
SEVERAL men have been mentioned as Vice-
Presidents through the channel of the newspa
pers. Those Who have nominated, have consulted,
I conjecture, their private inclination as much as
the public good.
The lovers of the fable, no doubt, would wifli
for the feftive and hospitable H -k.
Those who are diflinguifhed by the adventitious
faperiority of birth, no doubt, will give their fuff
rages to the well-born A. s.
ft he nomination from Virginia must be a severe
jefl of the ironic kind, and the wit deserves to be
rammed in a froffefional mortar.
The real and mock Cincinnati will support the
foreign soldier more from affedion than political
judgment.
Ihe Low-Dutch interest Can never lead in poli
tics, therefore the foreign patriot must renounce
all expectations; and it ought to fatisfy bimjf we
pity his misfortunes, and refpeft him aS a private
gentlemen.
The man who would let loose on society an
abandoned legion of (laves, and whose proceedings
has under valued all black property 50 per cent,
does not deserve a vote from an cleCior who has a
(lave, ft he aristocratic party, and those who hate
a vulgar democracy, would db well to raise C—t
S-' ds to that dignity, who has an independant ba
rony, and if nobility was allowed ought to be en
dowed with the order of the bullock, who has the
address, afpeft, and sentiments of the higher order ;
who has unreservedly declared his contempt of the
centmon people, who he wittily and elegantly deno
minates eighteen penney folks.
TRENCH ARD.
It is of the bigheft moment that they use this
right with prudence and discretion—The change
which this new fyflem of government will effeCl
upon the police and condition of the United States,
will* be very material—The powers with which it
veils the rulers, are very extensive and multiform—
And it will require great integrity, patriotism, and
prudence to direst those who administer the go
vernment, to keep within these bounds of mode
ration and wisdom, which will render it acceptable
and a bleding to the people. It is at all times, and
under all cifcumftances, highly proper and necessa
ry for the people itr a free government to be care
ful in the choice of their rulers. In an eleCtive
republic it is .the most edential mean of preferring
liberty and of having an administration promotive
of the public good. But there are a variety of rea
sons to urge a mere than ordinary degree of care
and circumfpefiion in the choice of perlons to com
mence proceedings under the new fyflem. It is
not my intention to enter into an invefligation of
the merits of the new constitution, or to enquire
whether this date pursued its true interefl, and
aCled agreeably to found policy in adopting it or
not; Ihe merits of the Constitution has been can
vafled by able men on both sides, both in print and
in public debate—The fyflem is adopted, and it is
the duty of every true friend to his country to ac
qmefee, and to use their influence to procure such
an exercise of the poweis granted by it, as will
promote the public good and feenje public liberty —■
But I am peiluaded the plan is.imperfe6l,.capable
of great improvements, and that it needs them j
and of this opinion is undoubtedly a great majority
of the people of this Bate, and I believe of the
United States—This being the case, it is especially
the duty of the people to be aflive, vigilant, and
united in the choice of such perforis as they can
confide in to use their endeavors to procure amend
ments. Besides the constitution is complicated it
reaches to a variety of cases, in which it may inter
fere with the exercise of the powers left to the Gate
governments—Men of prudence fnould therefore
be chosen to exercise the powers granted by this
constitution, who will aft with circumfpeClion and
caution. It is my intention, if leisure will permit,
in some future papers to make some farther obfer-
Va,tions on this fubjeCl, and to endeavor to (hew
the propriety and neccffity of reviling and amend
ing the fyflem, and to point out the duplicity of
conduCl and difregaMto the public good of some,
who now oppose any alterations in it, though
previous to its adoption they declared themselves m
favor of amendments.
The general aTembly of Virginia, have taken
measures to organize the naw government
they have rcfolvcd to layoff the (late into diftriAs,
each of which will appoint one member to the house
of representatives. Saturday the 18th instant, was
appointed for the eleflon of senators.
On Monday the 10th inst. his Excellency Tho- •
mas Johnson, Esq. was ele&ed governor of the
(late of Maryland.
On Tuesday the 4th inst. the convention of the
“ Protestant Episcopal Church in the HateofNew-
York, assembled in this city, when a sermon well
adapted to the occasion was preached by the Rev.
Mr. Bloomer, from these words, “ The harvel)
truly is great, but the laborers are few.” After
fitting three days the convention rose, having ap
pointed delegates .0 the general convention, which
is to be bolden at Philadelphia in July next, and
tranfaCled a variety of ecclesiastical business which
came before them. It must afford fatisfadfion to
the friends of Christianity in general, and to every
Episcopalian in particular, to be infotmed that
under the superintending care of the Rt. Rev. Dr.
Prcwoft, BHhop of this (late, trile religion is daily
advanced, and more completely eflablifhed in every
part of his extensive diocese.
For the. New-York Journal,
Mr. Greenleaf,
NUMBER I.
THE prefect is a most important crisis in our
public affairs—lt. calls for the utmost atten
tion of every patriot, and loudly admonishes rhe
people to be a Clive and vigilant in the exercise of
their constitutional privileges.—A compleat revo
lution will soon take place in our government,—
The new constitution being adopted by eleven of
the thirteen dates, and an ordinance of Congiefs
passed for carrying it into operation ; nothing is
now wanting but to ele& the executive and J^gT-
Htive officers, to give it capacity to go into exercise.
The period is at hand when the. choice of these is
to be made, it has cdtnmenced in several of the
dates, and in a [bort time the citizens of this date
will be called upon to give their fuffrages for men
to exercise, great, extensive, and important powers
in the legislature of the United States.
A FEDERAL REPUBLICAN.
CifY of Ne w-Yor k,
At a common council, held on ifednefday* No
vember ig, 4/88,
WHEREAS, from a lift of Gut-standing debts
produced by the treasurer, it appears that
considerable sums are due to this corporation, and
.it being indifpenfibly necelfary that the fame (hould ■
be collefted as loon as poffibie to defray the neces
sary and public expences of this city.
Ordered, 1 hat public notice be given to all per
sons indebted to this corporation, that unk-fs they
make payment to the treasurer or chamberlain of
this city, without delay, their refpeClive debts will
be put into the bands of an attorney to be prose
cuted. Extraci from the minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Clerk.
At a quarterly meeting of the (ociety for the Ma
numission of Slaves, and proteflmg such of them
as have or may be liberated, held at the Coffee-
Houle, on Thu fday evening, the 20th of No
vethber, 1788.
ON MO 1 lON, Refolvcd unanimduny, That
the members of this society will not encour
age any Vendue Mader who (hall fell any Slave or
Slaves at Public Sale hereafter, but will give their
business only to lueh as (hall uniformly refrain from
a prafhee fo-difgtaceful and so (hockir.g to humanity.
Refoivcd, ft hat the lecretaiy cause the above to
be publilhcd in the Newspapers of this city.
True Copy from the minutes,
JOHN REESE, Secretary.
ARRIVED Adamson, B. Hlol; Law, Aber
deen; Watson, ft Uik’s-Ifland ; Quin, Dommico-;
Martin, Baibadocs; 'EiowbridgJ Mar.imco ; Ca
hoone, Rhode-Hland; Tillinghaft, do. Cahoone,do.
Dodge, Gibraltar ; Nami, Halifax ; Seeds, Dublin ;
Ambrace, .Glasgow; Keaquick, Oilend; Saltus,
Chai Gfton-; Gardner, Halrfax ; M'Auftin, ditto;
Ferguson; Shelburne; Waddle, Cape de Vcrd ■
Webffer, Rhode Iflmd ; Andrews Edenton ;
Moor, Turk’sTflaud ; P icker Speedy, Cotcfworth,
Falmouth ; Berding,' Ide-May.
> v
By Order of the Hon. ^John Sl 'fs Hobart^ Ff.
one of the ynflices of- of the Supreme Co urt of
Judicature of- the State of New-York :
"^JOTICE is hereby given to John Freebody,
.1 Al of New-Port, in the dale of Rhode-Ifl.md,
an absent oebtor, and all others whom it may con
cern, that on application .of one of the creditors of
the Paid John breebody to the said juflice, and in
pu fuance of an atl of the people of the date of
New-York represented in senate and alfcmbly, en
titled, “ An aid for the relief, agamft abfeonding
and absent debtors,” passed the 4th day of April,
1786 —He the said juflice hath directed all the
eflate, real and perform!, of the said John Freebodv,
within this flare* to be seized ; and'that unless N,
the laid John freebody, an ablent debtor, as afore
faid, (nail ^return and difeharge his debts within
one-year after the date hereof, all bis eftite, real
and personal, will 'be fold for the payment and fa
tisfaaion of his debts. Dated this 2HI day of Oc
tober, 1788. , -Q
"iTUG H' G“ArT“N' Ej
At his Printing-Office and. Book-Store, at
the Bible in Hanover-Square,
Ilas FOR S A L E,
A large Affor'tincnt of
Books and StationaryAVare,
Among which are,
BIBLES, tcftamcnts, spelling-books and primers,
young man’s companion, schoolmaster’s aflif
tant, ready reckoqefj young clerk’s vade mecom,
Hervey’s meditation, confefiipn of faith, common
ptayer books, of most fixes, whole duty of man,
Nellon’s feafts and feflivals; Burket on the new
testament, Fiavei’s woiks, Erflcine’s works, Mof
beim’s ecclesiastical hiflory, CiudenN concordance,
yVilhlon’s sacramental Catechism and and medita
tions, holy war, aftlitied man’s companion, gqfpel
sonnets, Henry on prayer, Ambrose looking unto
Jeftis, and a great variety of other religious books.
Speßator, guardian, tattler, female,Stern’s works,
Pope’s and Addison’s works, Chefterfidd’s letters
to bis son, Cook’s last voyage, in 4 vo!s. with maps,
Foneft’s voyages to new’Guinea and the Molluceas > .
A large assortment of mew novels, Baccaua on
crimes and puniffiments. Most forts of the clafficks
without translations;
Paper of every size, blankbooks, pensand quips,,
fealmg-wax and wafers, ink pots, (having boxes,
razorsand flraps, cork. Screws, seals set in gold and
other mettal.
. Turlmgton’s balsam, Anderson’s and Koopcr’s
pills, Nurenburgh faive, Harleam oil, Ryan’s in
comparable worm-deflroying sugar plums, and a
most excellent faive for corns.
Sold at said place, R.alzard’s plan of the city of
New-York and itsenvitons.
New-York, Nov. 26, 1786. 7S 4W.
New-Yorh, Flizabeth-Town, and Piuladelbhia
LINE of STAGES.
HJ^HE proprietors of this line of stages inform
X their friends and the public, that, from the
date hereof, they will receive Four Spanilh Dollars
for each paffehger from Bowles Houk to Philadel
phia ; from Elizabeth-Town-Point, Twenty seven
Shillings, and from Elizabeth-Town, ft’wenty-fix
and ft hree-pence, and Four-pence per mile for way
paffengers3Ll4wt; of baggage allowed each passen
ger, and l^bwt. the fame price as i paffehger;—•
Paper money will be received agreeable to the ex
change.
Ihe flage leaves Powles-Hook every afternoon
(Saturday excepted) at 3 o’clock, arrives at Eliza
beth-1 own the (ame evening, darts from thence
every morning (except Sunday) for Philadelphia;
and will run through in one day while the fcafon
will permit. The public may be affuied that this
line of flages will be kept in good order, and the
ft-icleft attention paid to the bufmcls by the pro
prietors 3rd‘drivers.
The public are informed, that the Stage-Office
in New-York is kept at Mrs. Winans’s, White*
Hall, where a person conftantiy attends to deliver
tickets for feats to such gentlemen as give this line
the preference.
'The Elizabeth-Town stage boats ply conftantiy,
evey day, for the conveyance of such as chufe to go
by water.
Particular attention will be paid to all letters
and newspapers entrufled with this line, and will
be carried free of expence;
JOHN MERCEREAU, & Co.
New-York, Nov. 26, 1788. 76 t,f,
By Order of the Honorable Paul Mkheau* EJqd
Jv.d^e ay Ahe Court of Common Plea's of^the
County of- Richmond and State of New- York :
"\JOIiCE is hereby given to Richard Cbrido-
T i pheu or Nova-Scotia, in the * province o£
New-Brunswick, an absent and non resident debtor^
and to all others whom it may concern, that upon
application and due proof made to the laid jud^e
(pursuant to ar. aft of the legislature of the Bate o£
New-York, entitled, “An acf for relief against
abfeonding and absent debtors,” palled the fourth
day of April, 1786) by John Christopher, a credi
tor of the said Richard Chriflopber, he the Gid
judge has direft.d -all the said Richa-d Chrido
pher’s dime, real and personal, within said county
to be feizrd; and that unless he flsalt dtfebarge his '
debts Within one year after the publication of this
notice, ab nis -estate, real, and pefonal, will be
fold for the payment and fatisfaflion of bis credi
tors. Dated this 10th day of Sent. 1 -rBB. 65—
A PUBLIC AUCTION
A N D
Commission Store
IS OPENED
By MARINUS WILLETT,
No. 36, Water-Street, . '
JPOR the reception of GQODS
to be difpof d of on commiliion, at Public
or Private SALE. Money advanced, previous
to the sale, tr required. 3he excellency of the?
situation, and his exten’ive acquaintance with Coun
try merchants and traders, induces him to Hatter
‘hnnGlf, that .his tales Will be advantageous to tboGi
who please to favor him with their commands.
■ To bcMTfpofed ofat Pr 1 vatVSale,
fed Puncheons Antigua Rum,
40 Do. St. Croix do.
20 Do. Barbadoes do.
New-York Rum,of the full quality, at all times*
TO BE SOLD,
1 hat pleasant and beautiful Situation*
The MORNING-STAR,
At the North Side of Staten-Ifland*
noted, and so much admiied for the iiianjT
conveniences attending it, both for pleasure
and advantage.
The cdnfpicuous profpefl, the rapidity of th®
waters, the healthy and clear Weftetiy breezes or
ai 'd tbe thick southerly atmosphere,
ooii ucted by a ridge of hills on the other fide*
snakes it so healthy that it must induce gentlemen
or fortune to purchafe’, who wrffi to lengthen out
t uir days and enjby all the temporal happiness this
lire can aflbrd.
IJierp afe on the ptemifes two good dwelling
mules, one fit for a flme, or tavern, a good barn;
Hables, and other neceflary out-buildings ; an excel
lent garden, equal to any sot vegitation, with docks^
'■ >y and boats, convenient for the ferry to Bcrgan>
I omt, which has long been used and is a (lags'road.
(iom laid-point to Powles-Hook--The land is
under good cultivation, and the whole can be ma^e
into meadow : there is an excellent orchard of the
bell grafted fruit, viz. the bow or harvest apple,
the derick claucics fweet,and Rariton sweet do. the
large fall pippen, the golden and New-Town do.
fpuzeiibergh permain, , red-streak. feek-no-faithcr r
black apple, Harman’s w-inter, maden’s blufli, and
reffeton, &c. &c. which ripeniu rotation from the
early to the winter apple. There is also art
excellent coHeftion of pears, plumbs, cherries, &c.
Oysters and Glhare in great plenty near the door
-1 Here is also hue bathing waters, a smooth beech
and a fine flanri sot a flor-;. Nature hath fobmed
ir so picafant and convenient, that gfentihnen and
ladies of .weakly habit iiray restore their health, and
fpei d theii days with comfort in a peaceable and.
9g re ab I e neighbourhood.
It will be fold altogether, or the Morniiig-Star^
with any mimHr of acres, from ten to fifty, or
more if required, and the refidtie in Jots, as may
befl fuh the purcbafer or purchafeis j with tweztty
acres c fal. meadow at the mouth of Bound Greeks
in Ehz^betn I own, great rtieado#.
ft he conveyance to and from NeW-Yotk, is f<>
pleasant, that every hecelfaiy (apply or informa
tion may be acquired, either by stage or paffags
boats, which ply every dav.
1 be payments for ‘he Morning-Star will be madffl
easy to the pmebafiy.
(l^“ Fur farther, particulars enquire of Jbfhus
Mejereaujon the premises, Co). Jacob MerEreau,
or Cozen Ryerfs, Esq, on Staten.Uland, W iliiant
Cock, Esq. in V/a'i. Greet, corner of New-flrcet^
NeW-York, or of Col. Clement Biddle, at Phila*
dclphia. ' ■
_ New-York, November 27, 1788. 76 -'gw.
At a Court qf Probates of the State cf N w-York*
held at the-Probcde-Qff.ee, in the City of New-York,
on the nineteenth Day of Novenbe-, mine Year of
our Lordotic Tkoufand seven Hundred and Eivhty*
‘ P R E S E N T,
The Honorable P Z E TE R OGILVIE,
Judge of the said Court.
WHEREAS Jacob Coles, admimfirator, with
the will annexed of Peter Totten, late of
North-Castle, in the county of Weftchefl-r, d’e
ceafed, hath by his petition, presented io the said
jtmge, set forth, that the laid Peter Totten was, at
the time of bis death, seized of a tea! eflate, with
in this slate, that the petitioner had made a just:
and true account of the personal eiure.and aebts of
the said Peter ft often as far as he had been able to
difeover the (ame,and that thereby it appeared'that
the personal eflate of the said .Peter. Totten, was in
fuffietent to pay his debts, and therefore requested
the aid of the said judge in the premises, according
to the direßions of the aft, entitled, “ An afl for
the relief of creditors-against heirs, devifees, exe
cutors and admini(lrators,and for proving wills ref-*
petiing real estates;” and the said petitioner hafl*
dehveiej to the said judge the account in the said
petition mentioned ; hereupon it is ordered by the
fa io judge, that all peifons interelled in the eflate
of the (aid PeterTotten, do appear before thejudge
of the Gid court of probates at the probate office,
thereby of New-York, on the twelfth day of
January next, to (hew caufe,if any they have*, 1
why so much of the; real eflate whereof.the said
1 seized, thould not be fold, as will
be fuflicient to pay his debts.
- PETER. OGILVIE.