The Kentucky gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1789-06-06 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, JUNE 6, 1789.
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD at his Office in Main Street, where Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and PRINTING in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
JUST OPENED,
By WILSON and PARKER,
At their new store in Lexington, nearly opposite the new court house, a general assortment of
M E R C H A N D I Z E,
Among which are the following, viz:
 SUPERFINE broad cloths.  Second do. assorted.  Fearnaught, velvets, & corduroys.  Jean, fustian, and black fatinet.  Cantons and morseens.  Shallons assorted.  Durants, calimancoes, & apron check.  Chintz, and calicoes assorted.  Jute linens assorted.  Plain lawn and lawn handkerchiefs.  Muslin, Silk handkerchiefs assorted.  Cotton, linen, and check do.  White-calling, and black lace.  Mode and persians.  Cotton, thread, and silk hoes.  Ribbands assorted. Sewing silk.  Fannel and flannel links.  Silk waistcoat patterns.  Bed ticking and garter.  Sewing and single web assorted.  Men's and Women's shoes.  Buttons assorted.  Shoe and knee buckles.  Thimbles and knitting needles.  Fire and coarse combs assorted.  Table and tea spoons.  Table knives and forks.  Pen, knife, and cutten knives.  Drawing knife, and foot adzes.  Crooked, tenon, fish, & compass saws.  Sidwons and cutting combs.  Men's and women's stirrup irons.  Screw augers and gimlets.  German steel, Chisels and plane bits.  Wheel irons and file assorted.  Scissors and shears assorted.  H and HL hinges.  Chest, cupboard, and table hinges.  Drawer and desk mounting.  Carpenter's compasses & wood screws.  Knob and thumb latches.  Cand sticks and flock locks.  Curb and snaffle bridle bits.  Staples and plates.  3 1/4, 4 1/4, 6 1/4, 8 1/4, 10 1/4, and 20 1/4, mills.  Flouring brads & saddler's tacks assorted.  Headstall buckles and Jews harps.  Awl blades and shoe makers tacks.  Watches assorted.  Black ball, scythes, sickles, and hoes.  Guns, locks and items.  Brass buttons, plates, and spectacles.  Chest and cupboard locks.  Frying pans.  Cotton, wool, and tow cards.  Cups and saucers assorted.  Soup and shallow plates.  Tea and sugar pots.  Cream jugs and pepper castors.  Quill and pint mugs.  Salt cellars, bowls and coffee pots.  Punches and tumblers.  Rummers and wine glasses.  Beer looking glasses.  Coffee, loaf and brown sugar.  Molasses and raisins.  Hyson and Bohea teas.  Copras, brimstone, alum, ginger, pepper, allspice, nutmegs and mustard.  Indigo, madder and logwood.  Spirits and wine.  Powder, lead, and shot.  Castile soap.  Writing paper and wafers.  Testaments and Watts Hymns.  Spelling books and primers, &c. &c. 
*****  A large company will meet at the Crab Orchard, the 17th of June, in order to start early the next morning through the Wilderness.  *****
DAVID HUMPHREYS, CLOCK and WATCH MAKER,
MOST respectfully informs the public, that he lives near the new court-house, at the sign of the Buffalo, where he carries on the clock and watch making business, in all its various branches. Merchants, and others, may be furnished with labels, or any kind of device, neatly engraved on copper, and printed on the most reasonable terms. Also DEVICES in hair, for rings, lockets, &c. executed in a neat and elegant manner.
LEXINGTON, May 11, 1789.
Two Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from the subscriber, living at Jos. McClean's, near the mouth of Crier's creek, a BAY MARE, 14 hands high, 6 or 7 years old, branded EM, a large star and snip. Also a bright bay FILLY, 2 years old, with a star and snip, no brand. Whoever takes up said creatures, and brings them to me, at McClean's as above, or to John Maxwell, near Lexington, shall have the above reward. JAMES MCCANS. May 26, 1789. 40 41
FOR SALE
AT this place, a variety of well assorted goods, which will be given in exchange for the ensuing crop of tobacco; any person may have the goods now, by giving unexceptionable security to M. NAGLE. Holders, May 19, 1789 38 tf
JEREMIAH MORIARTY
Will teach dancing in Lexington, Danville, and in Col. Marshall's neighbourhood, on moderate terms; he requests the employers will please to be timely in their subscriptions, by which he can judge if there be a sufficient inducement to become a resident. His character and method are well supported. Teaches geography and use of the Globes, having a pair on a new construction, with Captain Cook's discoveries. Lodges at Captain Young's, in Lexington. tf
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. b 39 tf. THOMAS TODD.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD,
Deserted from my company in the first United States regiment, a soldier by the name of Dennis McGowen, born in Ireland, five feet six and a half inches high, well made, short light coloured hair, fair complexion, smooth full face, with remarkable large white eyes, and speaks with the brogue, was dressed in full regimentals. Whoever will take up the said deserter, and deliver him at Fort Finny, near the rapids of Ohio, or to any officer of the Federal troops shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges. Jos. Ashton, Capt. Fort Finny, May 3, 1789. 39 41
ALL persons indebted to the subscriber by book accounts, are requested to settle their respective balances with Mr. Innes Brent, who is authorised to transact my business, in my absence, THOMAS YOUNG. Lexington, May 16, 1789. 39 tf.
Authentic copy of the paper delivered by the Prince of Wales to the Lord Chancellor, in reply to the letter sent to his Royal Highness from Mr. Pitt. (Continued from our last.)
HE observes therefore, only generally on the heads communicated by Mr. Pitt---and it is with deep regret the Prince makes the observation, that he sees, in the contents of that paper, a project for producing weariness, disorder, and insecurity in every branch of the administration of affairs. A project for dividing the Royal Family from each other---for separating the court from the state, and thereby disjoining government from its natural and accustomed support. A scheme for disconnecting the authority to command service, from the power of administering it by reward; and for alienating the Prince all the invidious duties of government, without the means of justifying them to the public, by any one act of grace, favor, or benignity.
The Prince's feelings on contemplating this plan, are also rendered still more painful to him, by observing that it is not founded on any general principle, but is calculated to infuse jealousies and suspicion (wholly groundless, he trusts) in that quarter, whose confidence it will ever be the first pride of his life to merit and obtain.
With regard to the motive and object of the limitations and restrictions proposed, the Prince can have but little to observe. No light or information is offered him by his Majesty's ministers on these points. They have informed him what the powers are which they mean to refuse him, not why they are withheld.
The Prince, however, holding as he does, that it is an undoubted and fundamental principle of this constitution, that the powers and prerogatives of the crown are vested there, as a trust for the benefit of people, and that they are sacred only as they are necessary to the preservation of that poise and balance of the constitution, which experience has proved to be the true security of the liberty of the subject---must be allowed to observe, that the plea of public utility ought to be strong, manifest, and urgent, which calls for the extinction or suspension of any one of those essential rights in the supreme power, or its representative; or which can justify the Prince in consenting, that, in his person, an experiment shall
be made to ascertain with how small a portion of the Kingly Power the executive Government of this country may be carried on.
The Prince has only to add, that if security for his Majesty's re-possessing his rightful government whenever it shall please Providence, in bounty to the country, to remove the calamity with which he is afflicted, be any part of the object of this plan, the Prince has only to be convinced, that any measure is necessary, or even conducive to that end, to be the first to urge it as the preliminary and paramount consideration of any settlement in which he would consent to share.
If attention to what is presumed might be his Majesty's feelings and wishes on the happy day of his recovery, be the object, it is with the truest sincerity the Prince expresses his firm conviction, that no event would be more repugnant to the feelings of his Royal Father, than the knowledge, that the government of his Son and representative had exhibited the Sovereign Power of the realm in a state of degradation, of curtailed authority, and diminished energy - a state, hurtful in practice to the prosperity and good government of his people, and injurious in its precedent to the security of the Monarch, and the rights of his family.
Upon that part of the plan which regards the King's real and personal property, the Prince feels himself compelled to remark, that it was not necessary for Mr. Pitt, nor proper to suggest to the Prince, the restraint he proposes against the Prince's granting away the King's real and personal property. The Prince does not conceive, that, during the King's life, he is, by law, entitled to make any such grant; and he is sure, that he has never shown the smallest inclination to possess any such power. But it remains with Mr. Pitt to consider the eventual interests of the Royal Family, and to provide a proper and natural security against the mismanagement of them by others.
The Prince has discharged an indispensable duty, in thus giving his free opinion on the plan submitted to his consideration.
His conviction of the evils which may arise to the King's interests, to the peace and happiness of the Royal Family, and to the safety and welfare of the nation, from the government of the country remaining longer in its present maimed and debilitated state, outweighs, in the Prince's mind, every other consideration, and will determine him to undertake the painful trust imposed upon him by the present melancholy necessity (which of all the King's subjects he deplores the most) in full confidence, that the attention and loyalty to the King, the experienced attachment to the House of Brunswick, and the generosity which has always distinguished this nation, will carry him through the many difficulties, inseparable from this most critical situation, with comfort to himself, with honor to the King, and with advantage to the public. (Signed) G. P.
Carlton House, January 2, 1789.
Proceedings of Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE UNITED STATES, WEDNESDAY, April 8, 1789.
HIS Honor the chief justice of the State of New-York, attending for the purpose, administered to the Speaker and Members of the House, the oath required by the Constitution. This being done,

Mr. Parker (of Virginia) moved, that the House resolve itself into a committee of the whole, on the state of the Union. This motion was agreed to; and Mr. Page (of Virginia) was then called to the chair.
Mr. Madison (of Virginia) then rose, and made a few observations on the state of our finances: the deficiencies of the federal treasury, and the necessity of immediately adopting some measures, on the subject of the national revenue. On this occasion, the first object which presented itself, was the resources that might be drawn from a general system of impost on articles of importation. This subject, however, might be considered in two points of light. First as it respects only the regulation of commerce. Secondly as to revenue. The second point, in his opinion, demanded more particularly the attention of the committee; and with this view he offered the following resolution.
Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That the following articles ought to be levied on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States viz.
 On rum, per gallon, of dollar.  On all other spirituous liquors.  On molasses.  On Madeira wine.  On all other wines.  On common bohea teas per lb.  On all other teas.  On pepper.  On brown sugars.  On loaf sugar.  On all other sugars.  On cocoa and coffee.  On all other articles per cent. on their value, at the time and place of importation. 
That there ought moreover, to be levied on all vessels in which goods, wares or merchandise shall be imported, the duties following viz. On all vessels built within the United States, and belonging wholly to citizens thereof, at the rate of per ton.
On all vessels belonging wholly to the subjects of power, with whom the United States have formed treaties, or partly to the subjects of such powers and partly to the citizens of the said States at the rate of
On all vessels belonging wholly or in part to the subjects of other powers at the rate of
After some debate, Mr. Madison then observed that as he did not suppose the committee to be prepared to proceed in the business, moved that they should report progress, and ask for leave to sit again — which was agreed to, and the house adjourned.
The House, the Senate have chosen Samuel Adams, Esq. of Massachusetts, their Secretary.
James Mathews was appointed door keeper, and Cornelius Maxwell Messenger.
Saturday April 11, A.M.
A petition from the manufacturers of the town of Baltimore was read, praying the house to attend to the encouragement of domestic manufactures.
In Committee of the whole on the State of the Union.
A member introduced an additional list of enumerated articles to become objects of impost. As he thought that the idea of a temporary system was abandoned, it became the duty of the house to make the one they should frame as perfect as possible: with this view he submitted to the Committee the propriety of additional duties being laid on anchors, playing cards, lemons and limes.
The list being received by the committee, Mr. Boudinot was sorry to hear it suggested, that the idea of a temporary system of impost was abandoned; for his part, he must own that he had not given that idea up, because he conceived it to be the only mode by which the spring impositions could be embraced. This was an object of very considerable importance, and well worthy the attention of the Legislature.
After insisting on this point, he stated, with diffidence, a plan he had in contemplation, which was that Congress should establish some general regulation in the manner prescribed by the original motion of Mr. Madison, and leave the collection to be made by the officers already employed in a similar business by the individual states; this would save all that time which must otherwise be spent in forming regulations of the mode of collecting. When
this was done, the house would censure a revenue, and give themselves time to obtain such information as was necessary to perfect a permanent system. This information he expected could be drawn from three sources: first, from the laws of the different states, respecting revenue; second, and which was the most material from the great body of merchants spread throughout the Union; and third, from the members of the house, respecting the operation of the local laws in their respective states.
He considered it impracticable to get a duty for the spring impositions, if the house should be decisive, until they were able to complete a perfect and permanent system. He endeavoured to show how much time and labour it would require from considering the vast extent of coast, by which the United States were bounded, to make a law, with sufficient precautions to prevent illicit trade. He stated as one difficulty, the commercial connection between Vermont and Canada, which it was the duty of the house to counteract. In short, the embarrassments which must attend making a complete system, where so numerous and great, that if the house went now to encounter them, their present object would be lost. Wherefore he wished a temporary instead of a permanent plan. He proposed to take sense of the house on this point, viz: whether this law should be a permanent or temporary one. A sub-committee was ordered to be appointed, consisting of a number from each state, to devise a mode for making the collection.
GEORGE TOWN, April 16 Extract of a letter from an American Gentleman in New Orleans, to his friend in this country, dated Feb. 16. 1789.
An unfortunate event has lately taken place in this part of the world, which probably may break the late established harmony between the Spaniards and our states. You have no doubt been informed of the port of New Orleans being opened to our countrymen settled on the western waters; in consequence of which the Mississippi has been covered with fleets of boats from Cumberland, Kentucky, &c. bearing down great quantities of provision, flour, plank, &c. which on account of the difficult situation the inhabitants were reduced to, by the late war, have been afforded of to great advantage.
The last transport (as we are informed here) arrived from the Cumberland settlements, at the Natchez, about a week ago, owned by a Col. Armstrong, consisting of six large boats manned by 30 hands. The garrison standing in need of provision, though not willing to pay the price demanded, the commandant refused to grant the necessary passport to proceed to New Orleans. Our people however disposed of their cargoes to some Americans settled at the Natchez, and we on their return home, when the commandant of the fort, sent an officer with 50 Spanish soldiers after them, to arrest Col. Armstrong, and bring him to the fort; the Col. refused to obey the order of the Spanish commandant; told the officer that, as an American, and within the lines of the territory of the United States, he was subject to no control of any power on the face of earth, except the laws of his own country; he begged the officer to desist from any act of violence, as such would be accompanied with the most serious and fatal consequences.
The officer still persisting to execute his orders, and one of the Spanish soldiers imprudent presented his musquet at the Colonel's breast, upon which the Americans took to their rifles, the Spaniards firing first. An engagement followed; and the 24 Cumberlanders made 50 Dons take to their heels, leaving 5 killed and 12 wounded on the field of battle; the officer being amongst the dead.
This affair has made a great noise in this place, and exposes those few of our countrymen now residing here, to the malice of the Spaniards: they having given our countrymen the name of
* A fort still in possession of the Spaniards on the Mississippi, within the limits of Georgia.
† No American boat is permitted to go to New Orleans, without entering at one fort, and producing a passport.
Blanca Savago owing to some of Col. Armstrong's men, handling the Tomahawk pretty freely in the late engagement.
§ A white slave.
CHARLESTOWN, March 17.
A GREAT number of Protestant settlers in the Spanish province of New Orleans have been recently obliged to quit that place. About twelve months after the peace, Governor Mayo received a peremptory mandate from his Court, ordering all Protestants to leave the Spanish government in America. The Governor humbly remonstrated, that such an edict, carried into impartial execution, would leave his Majesty's settlements on the Mississippi naked and defenceless; after much explanation, the rigor of the mandate was a little softened, by allowing all protestant settlers to remain but were here in 1782. A gentleman, who unfortunately was one of those that were prohibited by this, or an enlarged train of thinking, being unwilling to leave a harvest of many dollars, waited upon the Governor with an offer, that he was willing to qualify himself as a member of the Roman Catholic church, and a subject of the king of Spain. His Excellency commanded him on the delivery of his abjuration, and observed, that it was an easy business, being nothing more than to embrace all that his parents were Catholics, and some of his relations. — He was elicited in the Catholic church, and at the ceremony, which he underwent, he appeared, as meant to continue such for the rest of his life. This will be no bitter to swallow, and hard of digestion, was observed, and the episcopalian New Orleans, to without eating, many a longing lingering look behind.
April 1.
Extract of a letter from Alexandria, February 28.
Nothing in my opinion, contributes more to add new lustre to the truly great and glorious character of General Washington, than the universal wish and desire that he should accept the first Presidency over the American states. It is with regret, however, that this amiable man will leave his favorite shades of Vernon, and that repose which he so gloriously enjoys. Nothing but the purest principles of patriotism and the sincerest affection for the future happiness of a country, which his sword has delivered from the yoke of tyranny, could induce him to a temporary absence from his private retreat. That retreat, where, with a few select, formerly officers of the army, under his command, lately passed a few days in the company of his family, and where, on his return, he was received with an urbanity, on our venerable and respected.
Still, still our darling Chief, we all were aw'd. Our hearts ador'd him, towering as he trod, A man supreme; in each hard instance try'd, Above all pain, all passion, and all pride. Not more his patience than his prudence shi'd, Not more his courage than his constant mind, Virginia's glory — Hero of the west, And Patriot, to the latest age shall last.
April 2. Yesterday being the first day of April, in conformity to an old continued practice, several persons busily employed themselves in devising expedients to render their friends and acquaintance ridiculous, by sending them on errands or errands, and to purchase commodities that never before were heard of in the world. One man, however, literally experienced the truth in a saying "Bit the biter." His next door neighbour possessed a dog, of many good qualities, the man of sun went to him, and in a friendly way whispered that the dog was mad, and had bit a negro, whose master could recover his value, if he died. Alarmed at this, and to prevent similar dangers, the poor dog was instantly put to death. In the course of the day his master began to discover the mistake in question, and glowing with indignation, he went to the informer, and expecting to be mad by a bite of his dog, seized him by the hair, and bit a piece out
of his cheek sufficiently large to allow the joker to pick the teeth on one side of his head without opening his mouth.
***** LEXINGTON, June 6.
On the 29th ult two boys who had been up a small creek which empties in on the N.W. side of the Ohio, about 3 miles above Lineville, were killed by the Indians, who intercepted them on their return to the Ohio.
About the same time we learn that Miss Daniel and a child were killed at their own spring, on Brubaker's creek in Jefferson County, by the Indians.
***** 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 accomodations 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. CO. D.
ROBERT PARKER,
Has just arrived from Philadelphia, and has now opened for sale at his store in Lexington, at the corner of Main and Cross streets, a general assortment of
DRY GOODS, Groceries, Cutlery, Iron-mongery, Queens and Glass Ware, Window Glass, Stationery, Medicine, a goodish clock, &c. &c. which he will be enabled to sell on the most moderate terms. For each, country made lines, corn, sugar, salt, &c.
***** Lost up by the subscriber near Lexington, last March, a yellow red HEN, about one year old, no mark or brand: Applied to Esq. WILLIAM GIBSON, Faye te, May 12, 1789. 43
JUST OPENING,
In the Store lately occupied by Mr. John Duncan, and opposite Mr. Young's Tavern,
A large and general assortment of DRY Goods and Groceries, which will be disposed of on reasonable terms for Cash or Gunpowder of a good quality.
WILLIAM MORTON & Co. Lexington June 2, 1789.
NOTICE
IS hereby given to the different County Court Clerks within this District, that I am commissioned by his Excellency the Governor to be receiver for the District of Kentucky, agreeable to an act of the last session of assembly; and that I shall attend at Danville from the fifteenth day of the present supreme Court, until the last day of the same, in order to settle with the said Clerks and receive the money paid to them as taxes on law process, alienations of land &c. 41. 42. T. Marshall.
Taken up by the subscriber, living near the head of Davy's fork of Elk-Horn creek, a brindled steer, with a white face, and some white under the belly, between three and four years old, marked with a swallow fork in each ear and slit under the right; also a dark brindled steer between four and five years old, a white list on his back and white under his belly, marked with a crop and slit in each ear; appraised to three pounds each. William Smith.
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