The Kentucky gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1789-08-08 00:00:00

K E N T U C K Y G A Z E T T E.
S A T U R D A Y, AUGUST 8, 1789.
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD at his OFFICE at the corner of Main and Cross Streets, where Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and PRINTING in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
Lexington, August 7, 1789. I SHOULD think myself wanting in Gratitude to my kind Customers, and undeserving of their future Favor, if I should neglect to return them my most humble and unfeigned Thanks for the public spirit and Benificence they have uniformly shewn in promoting the Success of the KENTUCKY GAZETTE, from its Beginning to this day. The distinguished Marks of Favor and good will, which I have already experienced from them, are exceedingly flattering to me, and have impressed on my Mind such grateful Sentiments as can never be effaced, but will always induce me to exert myself to the utmost of my Ability to serve and oblige them, and particularly to render this Paper worthy of their Notice, as it will ever be my highest ambition to obtain the approbation of a People for whom I entertain the profoundest respect and veneration. Nor must I omit expressing my just Acknowledgments to those disinterested Friends who kindly sent Business and Intelligence to my office.
Thus encouraged, the favors I have received from the public, shall be so far from abating my Ardour to give them Satisfaction, that they should prove the strongest Motives to an increase of Diligence, and an exertion of my Abilities to render this paper in every respect pleasing and instructive. The strictest Secrecy and Fidelity shall not be wanting, nor any Care or Industry in procuring and communicating the earliest Intelligence of every important transaction, both Foreign and Domestic, with whatever else may be furnished by my Correspondents, avoiding, as much as possible, to stuff the paper with irrelevant performances, and pieces in which the public are not interested. Nor shall the discouragement arising from the exorbitant price of paper and other materials, which necessarily occasions additional expence, and pilfers a considerable part of the profit in the least deter me, as I have Reason to hope, from the experienced Generosity of the public, that as the work shall advance in its merit it will in proportion be favored with an additional number of subscribers.
A paper under these embarrassments not only requires the most punctual payments from every individual, but needs a far greater number of subscribers to support it.
I beg leave to observe farther, that I purpose to enlarge this paper the ensuing year, and to employ a rider to convey it to the most convenient places in each neighbourhood throughout the District.
As the present year will expire on the 22d instant, I flatter myself that those subscribers who have failed to comply with the terms of this paper, will not expect their numbers to be continued, unless they pay up their respective balances before the commencement of the ensuing year.
I am the Public's most obedient and very Humble Servant, JOHN BRADFORD.
An advertisement, of Dr. M c Kenley's, describing a machine and the principles of perpetual motion, and setting forth his suspicions, of Mr. William Baird's intentions of depriving him of the advantages arising therefrom. Omitted this week for want of room, will appear in our next.
All kinds of Blank Books for Merchants, Clerks, &c. made and ruled to any pattern: Also old books new bound, on reasonable terms, at this office.
WHEREAS General Wilkinson in the month of June gave notice in the Kentucky Gazette, that Major Dunn would receive bonds from the purchasers of lots at Frankfort, and that Captain Daniel Gano would, on Major Dunn's certificate, execute the conveyances agreeable to sale. This is therefore to give notice, to the purchasers of the said lots, that Capt. John Fowler will take their bonds, and give the necessary certificates for conveyance to Capt. Gano, who will execute the deeds agreeable to the terms of the sale.
JAMES WILKINSON, By HARRY INNES, his Attorney in fact.
50-52
The following tracts of land for sale.
SEVENTEEN hundred acres on the Kentucky, nearly opposite to Frankfort—3,000 in the same neighbourhood—1600 between Arnolds and Meux's station—170 adjoining the town land of Harrodsburg—200 on Brasfield's creek—400 within four miles of Lee's Town, on the N. side of the Kentucky—1000 on Cedar Creek—13,000 on the Ohio, near the big bone lick—53,000 at the three forks of the Kentucky—800 on Hinton's fork—40,000 in different tracts on Licking and the Ohio. It is unnecessary to say any thing in recommendation of those lands, but that the greater part are equal in quality and situation to any in the District. Negroes, Tobacco, Beef, Pork, Horses, Cows, and all kinds of publick securities, will be taken in payment; the terms may be known by applying to Mr. Peter Tardiveau in Danville, or to the subscriber, who has also a quantity of goods which he will give in exchange for Tobacco, Beef and Pork.
M. NAGLE. Holders, Aug. 8, 1789. 50-1
TAKEN up by the subscriber, living on the west fork of Hickman creek, a yellow bay Horse, about 6 years old, near 14 hands high, branded on the near buttock B. Appraised to £ 4.
JOSEPH ODER. April 29, 1789. 50-52
TAKEN up the subscriber, near the mouth of Hickman, a red and white Cow, marked with a crop and underkeel in each ear, with a calf, not marked: Posted and appraised to £ 2.—Also a red Cow, with white legs and belly, marked with a crop and slit in the right ear, and hole in the left, with a calf: Posted and appraised to £ 2 10.
4951 JAMES HOGAN.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, living near Bourbon Court House, a dun mare, with an old bell on; white mane and tail, some saddle spots, no brand 10 years old, 14 hands high; Appraised to £ 10.—Likewise a roan horse, the one 10 years old, has a star in his forehead, one hind foot white, some saddle spots, 14 hands high, a long mane and tail, no brand: Appraised to £ 10.—The other 6 years old, 14 1/2 hands high, one hind foot white, not branded: Appraised to £ 12. The owner is hereby desired to come prove his property pay charges and take them away.
WILLIAM PEYTON. Bourbon, July 10, 1789.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, a black horse about 12 years old, 13 1/2 hands high, hanging mane switch tail, a natural pacer. Appraised to £ 5. SAMUEL CLAY. July 20, 1789. 51
JUST ARRIVED,
And now opened for sale, by
PETER JANUARY & SON,
At their new store,
nearly opposite the old Court house. A large and general assortment of
M E R C H A N D I Z E,
Particularly adapted to the season: Together with a compleat assortment of
M E D I C I N E,
Which they, as usual, are determined to sell on reasonable terms.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the GRAMMAR SCHOOL under the direction of the committee of the board of trustees for the Transylvania Seminary, is opened at the Public school house adjacent to the Presbyterian meeting house, near Lexington, in the neighbourhood of which, boarding and accommodations for students, may perhaps, be had as good and cheap, as in any part of this district: and tuition at the moderate rate of three pounds per annum. By order of the committee.
W. WARD, ch. com.
Just opened, and for sale by
BENJAMIN BEALL & Co.
At their Store, in Danville, a large and general assortment of
DRY goods, hard ware and groceries, with a quantity of nails of different sizes, also lampblack and fish oil, which they are determined to sell on as moderate terms as possible for cash, ginsang, final settlement certificates, Furs, viz. Fox, Racoon, Otter, and Mink skins. 42 1/2
Strayed away from the subscriber, living near Shannon's mill, about the middle of March, a dark bay mare, about fourteen hands and a half high, five years old last spring, branded on the near buttock thus Z along tail, had on when she went away a small bell: Whoever will deliver the said mare to the subscriber, shall receive twenty shillings reward. GEORGE GRAY. July 14, 1789.
There is in my possession in Mercer, on Chaplains fork, a brown bay mare, about five years old, 13 and a half hands high a few white hairs in her forehead, not docked, paces and trots, branded on the near shoulder thus E. She was taken up wild near the mouth of Salt river, by my grandson, who thought he knew her owner, but was mistaken. He has put the mare in my possession, to take care of for the owner, who may have her on applying to me.
SAMUEL DU REE. July 21, 1789. 51
AN EXCELLENT NEW PRIMER
May be had, by the gross, dozen or single, at this Office.
WHEREAS a certain Joseph M c Cullom, on the 18th of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty six, passed his obligation to Robert Daniel, for the conveyance of two hundred and fifty acres of land, lying on the caney fork of Simpson's creek, a branch of Salt River, in Nelson county, being part of John M c Cullom's pre-emption of one Thousand acres, which said obligation was, on the fifth of January one Thousand, seven hundred and eighty seven, assigned by said Robert Daniel to Martin Daniel, and by said Martin Daniel, on the fourteenth of February, one thousand, seven hundred and eighty seven, assigned to the subscriber, who was put in possession of the said two hundred and fifty acres of land, by the said Joseph M c Cullom, and now lives thereon.—This is therefore to forewarn all persons from purchasing the said two hundred and fifty acres of land, or any part thereof, from the said Joseph M c Cullom, which it is presumed, no person will attempt to do, after being acquainted with the circumstances thereof.
JARVIS HAMMOND Jun. Nelson county, Simpson's creek, July 25 1789. 52
TO BE SOLD
Several very valuable tracts of land lying on the waters of Clear Creek, in the County of Fayette, about ten or twelve miles from Lexington, which are patented in the name of William Stewart. Also to be let for a term of years, two valuable tracts of land, one on Glen's creek, and the other on the trough spring: Together with several other tracts in the different Counties in this district. The terms may be known by applying to Harry Innes, Esquire, in Danville, or to the subscriber about six miles from Danville, in Lincoln County.
b39-tf. THOMAS TODD.
A company will start from the Crab Orchard early on the morning of the 15th of August next, for the old settlement.
A company will meet at the Crab Orchard the third of September, in order to start the next morning for the Eastern settlements: it is hoped every person will go armed.
BLANKS OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.

Proceedings of Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. WEDNESDAY, June 3, 1789.
THE bills for the arrangement of the two departments of war and foreign affairs were read a second time—and assigned for Tuesday next, in committee of the whole.
A message was received from the Senate, informing of their concurrence in a report of the committee of the 28th ult. respecting the printing business.
The Senate also sent a message to inform the House, that their members were this day to take the Oath required by the Constitution—and requested the original law respecting oaths, which had been yesterday returned to the House by the President.
In committee of the whole. The Bill to regulate the collection of the revenue again under consideration—when further progress was made in filling up the blank, by agreeing to the following, as ports of entry and delivery, viz. Maryland.—Chestertown, Oxford, Vienna, Baltimore Snow Hill, Georgetown, Annapolis, St. Mary's, Patuxent. Virginia.—Norfolk, and Portsmouth, Hampton, Yorktown, Urbanna, Alexandria, Kinross, Foley's Landing, Cherrystone, South Quay. South Carolina.—Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort.
Georgia.—Savannah, Sunbury, Brunswick, St. Patrick's, on St. Mary's river. Province of Maine, in Massachusetts.—Pepperellborough, Bath, on Kennebec river, Wiscasset, on Sheepscot river, Penobscot, Machias, Passamaquoddy, York, Barnstable, in the county of Barnstable.
The Committee then rose, and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 4. In Committee of the whole on the bill to regulate the collection of the revenue.
From the first article which provides for the constituting ports of "entry only" the word "only" was struck out, to insert "and delivery"
The next article which runs thus, "that there shall also be constituted, the following ports, which shall be ports of delivery only, viz" was read, and the committee proceeded to fill up the blank by agreeing upon the following ports, viz. Massachusetts.—Kennebec.
Virginia.—West Point Newport, Tappahannock, Fredericksburg, Suffolk's, Burmuda Hundred, City Point, Rockett's Landing.
New Jersey.—Burlington, Newark, New Brunswick.
Mr. Lawrence proposed to insert a clause to this effect, that all ships, or vessels, arriving at New York, from any foreign port, and destined to the city of Hudson, Albany, Esopus creek, Poughkeepsie, or Newburg, in Hudson River, shall enter at the port of New York—and having there paid the duties or secured them to be paid, they may then proceed to either of said ports to deliver their cargoes—the collector at New York putting on board a land or tide waiter and taking effectual means to prevent frauds. This clause was adopted.
Mr. Jackson introduced another clause providing for the forming the sea coast of the State of Georgia into four districts, to include the ports of entry and delivery: This division was agreeable to the laws of that state. This was adopted—as was also a clause, introduced by Mr. Goodhue, similar to that from Mr. Lawrence—which provided that vessels bound to Merrimack river, should enter and pay, or secure the duties at Newburyport. The committee then rose.
Mr. Baldwin, from the committee appointed to bring in a bill, or bills, for the arrangement of the Three Executive Departments, reported a bill for the Treasury Department—which was read and laid on the table.
Mr. Benson gave notice that to morrow he should move for a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, to take up the proposition respecting Rhode Island.
Mr. Benson's resolution is in the following words.
THE Congress of the United States do resolve and declare it to be their most earnest desire, that the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence
plantations, do recommend to the people of that state to choose delegates to meet in convention, and to whom the Constitution of the United States is to be submitted, conformably to the unanimous resolution of the United States in Congress assembled, of the 28th of September, 1787.
FRIDAY, June 5. A message from the Senate, which was received yesterday, providing for the transmission of the acts of Congress to the executives of the several states, was read a second time and received the unanimous concurrence of the House.
Mr. Wynkoop asked leave of absence for a fortnight, which was granted.
The bill providing for the arrangement of the treasury department, was read a second time, and referred to a committee of the whole House.
Mr. Jackson gave notice that on Wednesday next, he should move for the appointment of a committee, to bring in a bill for the establishment of a system of naturalization for the United States.
Mr. Benson proposed, that the House should then form itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and take into consideration the proposed resolution respecting Rhode Island.
This occasioned a short discussion, which terminated in taking the previous question. Whether the House should now form itself into a committee of the whole for the above purpose? This passed in the negative, and so the proposed resolution was lost.
The House then formed itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to regulate the collection of the revenue. The article of "ports of delivery" being under consideration, the following addition was made to those agreed upon yesterday, viz.
Massachusetts.—Ipswich, Manchester, Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Charlestown, Medford, Swanzey or Freetown, Westport, Duxbury.
Virginia.—Petersburg, Cumberland, Smithfield.
Mr. Ames introduced a petition from the Artificers and Manufacturers of the town of Boston—which being read, was laid on the table.
Mr. Vining gave notice, that on Wednesday next, he should submit to the House a resolve, providing for the establishment of a fourth subordinate executive department—to be denominated, the department of the Secretary of United States for domestic affairs.
The House then adjourned to Monday next.
AMERICAN OCCURRENCES.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) May 6. THOUGH certain scabs in office, affect to discredit the alarming intelligence from Carthagena, respecting the late seizure on an English vessel by the new Viceroy of Santa Fe, which he was urged to make in conformity with the Lex Talionis, on account of the violence committed upon the splendid property of Don Spavalo in this port, yet, the public may safely rely upon the truth of every tittle of the information.
A person of undoubted veracity, who lately arrived from the Spanish main, declares, that the Spaniards are so exasperated at the base usage many of their countrymen have experienced in the British West India Islands, that there is reason to apprehend they will treat all British subjects, who may hereafter be constrained to take shelter in their ports, as little better than pirates, or as the common enemies of mankind. Such are the blessed consequences expected to flow from several well known legal severities that have been exercised, by the avaricious retainers belonging to a certain great house in this town, upon the persons and properties of divers innocent strangers.
May 9. By advice from Lucca, dated the 4th inst. we learn, that at the instance of the collector there, a sergeant and six men were dispatched in a canoe, on the second, to seize a smuggling schooner, which service they effected with some difficulty, and the next morning brought her into the harbour of Lucca. The vessel belongs to Curacao; her cargo consists of dollars, brandy, gin, rum, and sugar. Her crew were very determined, and consisted of English, Dutch, and Americans. They
were ten in number; one was killed and five wounded. In this expedition one of the soldiers was wounded in his left arm.
Price current in this town of the following articles:—fresh flour 50s. to 55s. salt fish 15s. to 20s.
KEENE, (N. H.) May 28. Last week arrived here from the state of New York, two persons who belong to this Town. They inform, that near 100 head of cattle had died in the state of Vermont, the present backward spring preventing the owners turning them out to pasture as soon as usual, and their stores of hay being exhausted; they further inform, that in several towns in said state, through which they passed, they could not obtain any kind of provision, and in one town they gave nine pence for four potatoes! They also add they came over the green mountains the 10th inst. when the snow was two feet deep thereon.
Last Sunday, a cow belonging to capt. David Wilson of this town, brought forth a calf that weighed 116 pounds and a half before it sucked.
PHILADELPHIA. June 12. Information for weavers. An improvement on the weavers shuttle has lately been made in Scotland. Four friction wheels, somewhat thicker than a dollar are inserted in it so far as just to enable the shuttle to run upon the projecting parts with ease and velocity. The axis of the wheels is made of wood and the wheels are inserted at one end, and two at the other end of the shuttle, which makes it run very steady. Cotton cloths of ten quarters and of great fineness, have been woven with this shuttle, which works with great ease with a fly.
LEXINGTON, August 1. Extract from Hibernian Magazine, for February 1782, page 60.
Publius Lentulus his Epistle to the Senate of Rome, in the days of Tiberius Cæsar, concerning Jesus CHRIST.
There appeared in these our days, a man of great virtue named Jesus CHRIST, who is revering amongst us, and of the Gentiles is accepted for a prophet of truth, but his own disciples call him the Son of GOD, he raiseth the dead and cureth all manner of diseases, a man of stature somewhat tall, and comely; with a very reverend countenance, such as the beholders may both fear and love, his hair of the colour of a Filbert full ripe, and plain almost down to his ears, but from his ears downward, somewhat curled and more orient of colour, waving about his shoulders; in the midst of his head goeth a seam or partition after the manner of the Nazarites, his forehead very plain and smooth, his face without a wrinkle, beazzified with a comely red, his nose and mouth so formed as nothing could reprehend, his beard somewhat thick agreeable in colour to the hair of his head not of any great length, but forked, in the midst; of an innocent mature look, his eyes clear and quick, in reproving he is terrible, in admonishing courteous and fair spoken, pleasant in speech mixed with gravity. It cannot be remembered that any have seen him laugh, but many have seen him weep, his hands delectable to behold, in speaking very temperate modest and wise a man for his singular beauty surpassing the children of men.
Publius Lentulus was an officer of high rank in the Roman army then in Judea, and the only person of that nation who sent any account to Rome of so extraordinary an event as mentioned by Velleius paterculus.
To Mr. JOHN HAWKINS.
As you leave the public to determine the merits of the dispute between us, it is proper I should furnish them with some observations. You have made the appeal, and I shall not shrink from it, altho' I will not promise to abide by their decision. Happy am I, that from your conduct I have discovered, that Sterne, must have been mistaken in his definition of gravity. That it was a mysterious carri-
age of the body, to hide the defects of the mind, I always believed until I became acquainted with you. But should I not be absolutely blinded by prejudice, did I refuse to retract my opinion, when I perceive a man so famed as you are, for solemnity of deportment and excess of precision; at once so great and sagacious, so methodical and penetrating. The fox is as much inferior to you in cunning, as the bird of Minerva in the apparent wisdom of its countenance. With that sagacity which is peculiarly your characteristic, you have discovered, that although it remains uncontroverted, that Mr. Houghton told me, that after the agreement between you, you expressed a wish, that he would begin to improve the lot, and that his answer was, he would have a house upon it by the end of the year because he knew if he had not it would be at his own risque. Although it also remains uncontroverted, that he then owned, he had before told me, that he had never made any agreement with you, except that expressed in the bond, and that he had since called you to his door and had told you so. Yet, because he has since denied giving the information, so far as relates to his saying, that if the lot was forfeited during the year, it would be at your loss, and also that there was no other agreement between you, except that mentioned in the bond. And although the former acknowledgments, and these denials, cannot possibly be reconciled, you have I believe, discovered that your certificate has totally destroyed mine, and that the denial of one fact, is an incontrovertible proof of the falsehood of another. The same degree of penetration has also probably enabled you to discover, that Mr. Houghton, who did not know for what purpose he was drawn into conversation, should a week afterwards, be more likely to remember accurately what was said; than two men who went to him for the express purpose, and who committed what he said to writing within half an hour after the conversation was at an end. How partially has nature distributed her blessings; I confess I cannot assent to the justness of your reasoning, but I hope you will excuse me, when I own I am not equally penetrating. That Mr. Houghton said everything contained in the certificate I published, I am convinced only, because I heard him. And were you to assert, that at the time you were applied to, to take up the bond you had given to Mr. Houghton and to give one to me, that you told me it was immaterial, to whom you gave your bond, provided the house was finished agreeable to agreement, and that you then recited the agreement, I should believe, and perhaps venture to declare, that you asserted a falsehood. At the same time, sir, give me leave to say, no man is more willing to pay you the just tribute of applause than I am, for the generosity of your conduct to Mr. Houghton: At the time you gave him your bond to indemnify him from the loss he might sustain, from the forfeiture of his lot, within twelve months for want of improvement; you say you also bound him by a private agreement, to finish his house by the expiration of that time. I suppose least he should suffer, when he had no longer a right to look to you for an indemnification. And no doubt, you published your advertisement, because by removing the building, I had deprived you of the pleasure of extending your generosity to me. Thus, I am divided, between admiration and resentment. I must deny ever having heard of this generous agreement until you told me of it, at the May court; but I cannot help congratulating you on the acquisition of that legal knowledge, by which you discovered the importance of forbidding the assignment of a bond, by advertisement. And while some illnated people are unjust enough to suggest that the desire to revenge a former transaction, induced you to publish your first advertisement, permit me to ascribe it to friendship, and the love of justice, convinced as I am that nothing but an adherence to the good old proverb, "that it is never too late to do right," could have induced you to publish it, so many months after the building was removed.
J. HUGHES.
P.S. A Newspaper altercation, I cannot afford, perhaps when I tell you, that I will repeat or justify, what I have now said at any time or place, you will not again trouble the public. As all events you will hear no more from me, through this channel.