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Kentucky Gazette.
NUMB XLII]
Quicquid agunt homines—nostri farrago libelli. Juv. Sat. 8. v. 85.
[VOL. VI]
S A T U R D A Y, JULY 6, 1793.
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Debate on the official conduct of the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Madison's speech concluded.
FRIDAY, March 1.
The want of any apparent authority from the President had led several gentlemen to insist on presumed authorities, superceding the instructions joined with the commission to the Secretary; but here again the fair inference was to be reversed. A communication of the authorities given by the President to the Secretary as to the application of the foreign loans, had been expressly requested by the vote of the house: It was not to be supposed that the Secretary, if he had received further authorities or instructions would have failed to produce them or to refer to them, in the justification of his conduct. Far less could it be presumed that the President, if he had given any superceding authorities or instructions, would not have caused them to be communicated to the house; or that he would have suffered a partial communication to mislead the house into an error, as to so important a fact. The President was the last man in the world to whom any measure whatever of a deceptive tendency could be credibly attributed.
Thus far (said Mr. M.) his observations had departed as little as possible from the question in its strictest sense. He should now avail himself of the opportunity afforded by the terms of the last clause which spoke of drafts, generally to take a more particular notice of those recently made, in doing which he considered himself safe within the rules of the house, which were so rigorously enforced against the affirmative side of the question.
The whole amount of the foreign loans transferred directly or indirectly to the United States, appeared from the several statements to be about three millions of dollars.
The amount of the direct drafts was 2,304,769 dollars 13 cents.
Of the drafts made since the 16th of April 1792 and sold by the bank, or payable into it, before the first of April next: amount to 1,220,476 dollars. Of this sum 510,000 dollars have been drawn in the course of the present session of Congress.
With respect to the times and the amount of these drafts, hitherto absolutely unknown to the legislature, because the account of them had remained in the books of the bank without ever appearing in the books of the Treasurer. Mr. M. confessed that he had found no explanations that to him were satisfactory. He had looked thro' all the reports and all the communications before the house, without discovering either that they had been made by the authority or with the knowledge of the President; or had been required for, or
applied to the purchase of the public debt; or had been ever communicated to the trustees of the sinking fund, who had the direction of such purchases; or that they were the effect of any necessity that could justify them.
And if there was no evident necessity for the proceeding, it was the more to be lamented that whilst we were every where sympathizing with our allies, in their arduous struggles for liberty, and echoing from every part of the union our congratulations and good wishes, the pecuniary succours, so critically necessary to their cause, and the most substantial proof of the sincerity of our professions, should be silently withdrawn across the Atlantic, from the object for which they were intended; succours, too which were not merely a tribute of gratitude, of generosity, or of benevolent zeal for the triumph of liberty; but a debt moreover of strict and positive obligation, for value acknowledged and received. In contemplating the subject in this point of view, he felt a pain which he could not easily express; and to which he persuaded himself, the breast of no other member could be a stranger.
Laying aside, however, all these unfavorable considerations, the important question still remained, why the Legislature had been uninformed of the monies so unexpectedly drawn into the bank, and to so very great an amount. If the drafts had received every requisite sanction; if they had been produced by the most justifiable causes, the existence of 1,220,476 dollars, in a situation so very different from what had been contemplated, was a fact, which the Representatives of the people had a right to know; which it was important to them, and their constituents, that they should know; and which it was the indispensable duty of the officer charged with it, to have made known.
This omission was the more remarkable, when considered in relation to the measure above mentioned, of paying off at once the whole sum of 2,000,000 dollars payable to the bank by instalments in ten years. A bill to this purpose had been introduced, and was on its passage. The objects of it had been patronized by a report of the Secretary not long since made. In one of his last reports, he expressly states among the inducements to such extensive drafts of money from Europe, that they were made with an eye to placing within the reach of the Legislature, the means requisite for this object. Was it not extraordinary; was it not unaccountable, that so important a measure should be recommended, and be actually introduced, and that no money otherwise appropriated in Europe, should be transferred to this country and deposited in the bank, in order that it might be within the reach of being applied by the Legislature to that measure: and yet that no disclosure should
be made to the Legislature of the fact, that the money was so drawn and lay at the bank within their reach to be applied.
If any thing could heighten astonishment on this occasion, it must be the reason assigned by the Secretary for an obscurity that might have hung over our finances—that till the last resolutions, no call had been made on the department, which rendered it proper to exhibit a general view of the public monies and funds, or to shew the amount and situation of such as were unapplied. Mr. M. would not decide that the Legislature was free from blame, in not using more full and efficacious means of obtaining such informations, as would have removed all obscurity; but whatever degree of blame might fall on them, it never could be admitted, that their calls on the department had furnished no proper occasion for exhibiting a full view of the public finances. He referred generally to the various resolutions, which, without the least force of construction, would have extended to every proper article of information. He reminded the committee of the latitude of reports, under certain orders of the house; and asked whether less freedom of construction was to be allowed when information was to be given, than when power or discretion was to be exercised? But independently of this view or the matter, Mr. M. held it to be clear and palpable, that the very situation of the money afforded an occasion, which rendered it proper that the house should be informed of it. If a liberty could be taken, of removing money from Europe, where it stood appropriated by law, to this country, where there was no legal object that required it, and with an eye, as was stated, to an object to which no money was applicable, without the authority of the legislature, how could it possibly be supposed improper to take the further liberty of communicating what was done, to the Legislature?
He concluded with recurring to the particular form, in which the subject presented itself to the committee, and repeating that whatever quality might be attached to the facts charged, or however improper it might be thought by some, to proceed in haste to any affirmative decision on them, it appeared irreconcileable with the evidence which had been produced, to decide, by a negative vote, against the truth of the facts.
Substance of the observations made by Mr. W. Smith, on the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has omitted to discharge an essential duty of his office, in failing to give Congress official information in due time, of the monies drawn by him from Europe into the United States; which drawing commenced in
December 1790, and continued till January 1793; and of the causes of making such drafts.
Mr. Smith said, that after the vote which had just prevailed by so considerable a majority on the preceding resolutions, the committee could not with any propriety criminate the Secretary for failing to give the information alluded to, because by that vote it had been established that the Secretary had only acted under the authority of the President, and conformable to his instructions; if there had been any omission to communicate information to Congress, that omission was surely not chargeable to the Secretary. But it had already been shown, by documents in the possession of the house, that the necessary information had been communicated. The Treasurer's accounts, which had been from time to time laid before the house, exhibited the amount of monies proceeding from the sale of bills, and the Secretary's report of February 1791, conveyed full information of the drawing. It was true there was a sum of about 600,000 dollars, the proceeds of bills which, as had been remarked by a gentleman (Mr. Madison) did not appear in the Treasurer's account: but this was owing to the state of the bills by the bank not having been closed at the time the last quarterly account was rendered, and consequently that sum could not appear in the Treasurer's account.
Mr. Madison said he had not meant to blame the Treasurer.
Mr. Smith proceeded. The gentleman, however, had attributed misconduct to the Secretary, for withholding information of the amount of monies in the Treasury, accruing from foreign loans, when directed by the house, by its 19th of January 1792, to report whether the existing revenues were adequate to face the additional expense of the Indian war. Mr. Smith could not forbear expressing great surprise at this remark from the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Madison) when he recollected what had been said by the same gentleman, in support of the former resolution. The gentleman on that occasion, in his attempt to disprove the right of the Secretary, ex officio, to superintend the monies derived from the foreign loans, had endeavored to establish a nice distinction between the ordinary internal revenues of the country, and the resources resulting from foreign loans. The law, constituting the Treasury department, he had said, gave the Secretary power only over the revenues, which embraced the ordinary resources; whereas the loans were distinct things, the management and disposal of which was specially entrusted by law to the supreme magistrate, and in relation to which the Secretary could exercise no authority whatever, that was not derived from the President. The gentleman now argued that the Secretary was blame-

able in not giving information of the state of these extraordinary resources which were not within his department, when only called upon to state the amount of the ordinary revenues, which were within his department. He left it to the gentleman to reconcile this contradiction, for certainly his doctrine was erroneous on the former occasion, or it must be so now; if the monies obtained from foreign loans were to be deemed the revenues of the country, then they fell of course under the management of the head of the Treasury department; and it was wrong in gentlemen to impute misconduct to the Secretary, for exercising legal authority. If on the contrary, those monies were viewed as an extra resource, and not within the purview of the Secretary's functions, then it was wrong to censure him for not communicating a state of those monies when required only to report the ordinary revenues.
Without admitting the soundness of the distinction set up by the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Smith said that it was never in the intention of the house nor in the idea of any individual member, to call for a state of the monies proceeding from the foreign loans when they passed the order of the 19th Jan. 1792.
That order was in these terms—"Ordered, that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before this house, such information with respect to the finances of the United States, as will enable the Legislature to judge whether any additional revenue will be necessary in consequence of the proposed increase of the military establishment." This call was fully complied with, for the Secretary laid before the house an estimate of the internal revenues, which unquestionably were the only revenues in contemplation of the house at the time, and the house being satisfied that they were incompetent, laid additional duties.
The house knew as well as the Secretary, that loans had been made and that monies had under them been drawn into this country, but they knew that those monies had been specially appropriated to the sinking fund; and it never entered into the ideas of any member to divert them from that beneficial object, in order to apply them to the current service. 'Twas not to be presumed that the Secretary would have recommended such a division.
To impute blame to him for not communicating the amount of monies drawn from time to time, there must have been some law or order of the house requiring the communication, or it must have been necessary to some object depending before the house. What law or order of the house could make it necessary? None—The law authorised the loans and prescribed their objects; the rest were mere executive business, and no communication was necessary to any measure depending before the house.
But tho' the Secretary would not have been censurable for omitting to give the information, the truth was that the President's speech of Dec. 8, 1790, the Secretary's report of Feb. 25, and the act of March 3, 1791, were conclusive proofs that the Legislature knew that the proceeds of the loans were in a train of being brought to the United States, and the accounts of the receipts and expenditures presented in the first week of the session, informed the house a large sum was drawn for, and the Treasurer's quarterly account contained further information on the subject, all which was prior to any call of the house for such information. Hence Mr. Smith deduced, that it was not a fact that the Secretary had failed to give the information, as stated in the resolution, and that even
had he so failed, he would not have been censurable for a breach of an essential duty of his office.
(To be continued.)
FELLOW CITIZENS.
AT this enlightened period when the rational faculties of man are suffered to operate without restraint on the most interesting subjects, when implicit submission to opinions evidently injurious to the happiness of society, is no longer considered a virtue; I may with hopes of success call the attention of my Countrymen to one of the most important objects comprehended in Civil Government.
That form of administering justice which approaches nearest to the grand principles of equity and humanity, must be productive of the greatest benefits to society, and will be found to answer most effectually the ends for which government is instituted. This important subject has been discussed by the ablest pens, and altho' we may suppose it difficult at this day to place it in a point of view more striking than it has been; we ought not to be deterred by this reflection, and suffer ourselves to fall into that lethargy so fatal to every improvement. The author of this address seriously impressed with a view of the sanguinary code of Criminal law which operates in our State, wishes his Fellow Citizens to take into consideration the practicability of a reform—he is of opinion that a less sanguinary system of punishment may be adopted, which will more completely accomplish the ends of justice; as it will be more consistent with humanity and that just proportion which ought ever to exist between the crime and its punishment. The defects attending our present laws are so numerous and so obvious, that nothing but habit and inattention, can account for their continuance until this time; on this foundation alone rests a received opinion, that innovation is dangerous, and that we ought rather to continue the present practice however replete with folly or injustice, lest we fall into greater difficulties—If there were no other reasons to induce an attempt to reform, it would be sufficient to view the extreme imbecility of our laws to prevent the evils which originate them; this alone would confirm an opinion that no worse mode could be adopted, nor one that would come less short of the object, unless we were to abolish punishments entirely.
The minds of Americans having made the most unexampled advances in the noble science of humanity and in the principles of Government; the old systems of jurisprudence, founded on comparative ignorance of man, and on local circumstances, at this period are improper and inapplicable to enlightened society. The sanguinary temper which marks the rotting and defective government ought no longer to be copied by regenerate freemen; they require not the blood of miscreants, to cement and support their union, they stand on and are supported by principles extensive as the rights of man. The execution of a deluded wretch ceases to afford that brutal satisfaction, which it formerly did, the spectator now turns with horror from the shocking scene; the feelings of free men no longer correspond with the wanton effusion of human blood—independent of the violation of the laws of humanity which attends our present system; daily experience convinces us, that it is highly impolitic and impossible to be executed; the humanity of many and the vicious inclination of others, so far operate as to defeat the intention of the Legislature. When an offence is committed, the punishment of which exceeds the bounds of natural justice, most men feel a desire that the offender should escape, and there are not wanting means to accomplish it,
if the law so far takes effect, as to bring the offender to trial; numerous are the pretexts and evasions, made use of by counsel and jurors, and the chance of acquittal proves greatly in favor of the criminal. He must be the most unpopular wretch in existence, and the passions of men considerably irritated before condemnation can take place. By these means, that certainty of punishment (which ought invariably to attend a violation of law) is completely done away, and the reasonable hope of escape leads to the perpetration of crimes. This subject has been and might again be swelled to a volume; those who doubt the propriety of a reform, and wish for information may read to advantage several treatises on this important subject. One thing appears certain, that no material bad consequence can result from an attempt to render our laws less sanguinary; for if it should prove impossible to remedy the evils complained of, we could but return to our present defective system and lament the necessity. The partial attempts which have been made in some parts of America ought, by no means, to lead to an opinion that a reform is impracticable.—In most instances they have injudiciously gone from extreme rigor to extreme lenity, and for aggravated offences have only deprived the criminal of his liberty for a time, and exhibited them to public view, where he soon became hardened in vice and more easily concerted means of escape—But I would suggest for the consideration of my fellow citizens a plan, which altho' not new comprehends the greatest share of justice, humanity and sound policy of any yet suggested—Let us substitute in the place of capital punishments, close confinement and complete solitude with hard labor, for all crimes except treason and murder. Little need be said to convince any man, that the best corrective of a vicious heart is such a mode of punishment; the terrors of a long life of solitude and labor, are equal to those attendant on death; especially, if on the one hand, there is a certainty of punishment, and on the other a well founded hope of escape. The great objects of criminal law will be more compleatly obtained by the plan here suggested, than by the existing one—It is not the effusion of human blood which justice delights in, it is the dernier resort, the dreadful necessity to which she is compelled, from the abandoned heart of man—The prevention of crimes is more effectually accomplished by the certainty and duration of punishment than by its rigor. In addition to the equal prevention of crimes, there will be a probability of restitution to the injured in some cases, and a justifiable expectation of reformation in the criminal. The humanity of spectators would cease to operate to the defeat of the law, and every man would unite to render the execution of justice as certain as the perpetration of crimes—The difficulty of reducing to practice this humane and politic system lies more in imagination than in reality. We have so long been accustomed to sanguinary laws, that we are too much disposed to continue the practice rather than attempt an alteration—But every rational man, who feels a wish to promote the happiness of his country, must acknowledge that if our present system is unjust and defective, it is his duty to attempt a reform, and that all are bound to adopt a better if it can be discovered—A leading enquiry on this occasion must be; will not the expence attending the new plan be greater than the circumstances of our state will justify? Let us make a candid statement and we shall discover, that the expences attending it, can be no difficulty—Suppose it necessary at the seat of government to erect a substantial prison; the additional cost of a
number of small rooms completely secured from fire and proof against the efforts of the most abandoned and artful villain, would not be considerable, and might in a great measure, be done by private subscription—One superintendent and an assistant could take charge of the whole, especially if the building (as it ought to be) was surrounded with a high wall—The expence of maintaining the criminals would certainly not exceed the profits of their labor, if a judicious and economical plan was adopted for their support and a due performance of their daily labor—Our country affords abundantly such coarse, raw materials as would be proper for their labor; and in many instances criminals might be employed to valuable purposes in their particular trades—It is sincerely to be wished that the citizens of Kentucky would reflect on this important subject, and shew an example to the world worthy of imitation; and demonstrate, that altho' embosomed in the wilds of America, the divine operations of humanity and equal justice have advanced with a progress to which more refined nations are strangers—Let us at the commencement of our political existence, discover a determination to free ourselves from those badges of ignorance and slavish submission, which too plainly mask the prevailing criminal codes—We have too long copied systems, inapplicable to the genius, local situation and habits of free and independent Americans. These general reflections are thrown together at this time to awaken the minds of my fellow citizens, and in hopes that some abler pen may take up the subject, that we may at the earliest opportunity lay the foundation of a work, which will merit the approbation of posterity, and give no cause of regret to ourselves.
ASRITIDES.
May 29, 1793.
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, April 12.
On Wednesday at noon, Sir James Murry landed at Dover, after a passage of eight hours from Ostend, and took post immediately for London, where he arrived between eleven and twelve at night.
Sir James left Antwerp on Tuesday, and besides a confirmation of the failure of Dumourier's plan for restoring royalty in France, and his being obliged to consult his personal safety, by flying from his own army to the Austrians; brought the result of the Congress held at Antwerp on Monday.
At this Congress were present, the Prince of Orange and his two sons, his excellency Vander Spiegel, his R. H. the duke of York, his excellency Lord Auckland, his excellency Kuller, minister of Prussia, his R. H. the Prince de Saxe Cobourg, his excellency M. Maternich and his two sons, the Count de Staremberg, the Count Mercy d'Argenteau, the Minister of Spain, the Minister of Naples.
The object was to settle a general plan for the prosecution of the war; and, as Dumourier's defection had produced no material alteration, to determine whether the combined armies should again attempt the invasion of France, or confine the French within their own frontier, and cutting them off from external communication leave the restoration of monarchy to the efforts of loyalists within the kingdom, and the natural progress of discontent arising from distress among the people.
The ill success the campaign of last year, had taught the Austrians and Prussians the difficulties that must attend entering France; and produced declarations, that it was not their intention to dictate a form of government for the French, but to prevent the effects of the licentious principles which tended

to the subversion of every established government.
By the Congress, however, it was resolved to commence a plan of active operations against France, and instead of the chimerical project of marching directly to Paris, to besiege at once as many as possible of the strong places on the frontier, which will block up or call off the greatest part of the republican troops from the interior of the kingdom, and leave the royalists within it without much opposition. If these places fall, they will be immediately occupied by the troops of the combined powers, and serve as points to act from according to circumstances, while the fleets of England, Holland and Spain are to form a chain of Cruisers round the coast, ready to favor the royalists wherever they appear, and to cut off all supplies by sea, as the armies will do by land. Thus attacked and hemmed in on all sides, with a strong party to act against them at home, the republicans, it is hoped, must soon be subdued.
The cessation of hostilities was declared at an end, and the allies immediately commenced their operations.
Such we understand to be the plan agreed upon at this memorable Congress, in the execution of which Great Britain is to assist with all her forces by sea and land. Of its practicability we presume not to give any opinion; but from the conduct of the allies in other cases, we have little doubt but that if the garrisons on the French frontiers should fall, the Austrians will take possession of French Flanders, Lorraine, and Alsace. This being accomplished, Prussia will have an equivalent in another quarter, and peace will be offered to the French without much regard to what form of government they may choose to establish.
The mode of electing officers in the French army which Dumourier in his letter, after the battle of the 18th of March, proposed to suppress, has been the means of saving the northern army to the republic. Had Dumourier had the appointment of the officers ever since he took the command, the army would have gone with him. By the mode of election they are worse soldiers, but much better citizens.
***** American News.
CHARLESTON, (S. C.) May 8.
An express arrived from Gen. Pickings and Col. Anderson, which brings advices to the governor, stating, that a general Indian war, on the western frontiers of the southern states seems inevitable; that by intelligence from the country of the Creeks, all the tribes, except the Cuslataws, are determined for war; urged by Golphin the successor of McGillivray; and that they have already commenced hostilities within the Carolina line, a party of them having killed and scalped a man on Toogaloo. We hear his excellency has ordered one third of the militia in the upper districts to be drafted, and held in readiness for immediate service, should the savages make farther depredations on the frontiers.
NEW-YORK, May 26.
The ship Alexander this morning arrived from Savannah, and brings accounts that the Creek Indians, to the number of five or six hundred, had made a descent upon the people of Georgia; and were within thirty-five miles of Savannah.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.
The ship Grange, sometime ago captured in the bay of Delaware, by the frigate L'Embuscade, has been restored to the owners.
When the last vessels left England (April 11) the general opinion was, that there would soon be a peace.
on was, that there would soon be a peace.
LEXINGTON, Jul 6. From Claypoole's Daily Advertiser, of May 13
We are assured that the American plenipotentiary at the court of Madrid, has negotiated a treaty by which the navigation of the Mississippi river is granted to the citizens of the United States.
We are informed that fifteen hundred Volunteers are to be immediately raised in this State, and that the General and Field officers who are to command them, are already appointed.
In obedience to a decree of the Court of Appeals for the State of Kentucky held in May 1793, and agreeable also to a decree of the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, held October 1791, wherein Cadwallader Slaughter is Plaintiff and George Slaughter Defendant,
WILL BE EXPOSED TO PUBLIC SALE, For ready Money, on Thursday the first day of August next, at the house of said Defendant,
The following tracts of Land, Slaves and personal property, (to wit) one tract of land containing one thousand and forty acres, situated, lying and being in the county of Jefferson, on the waters of Pond creek; also one other tract of land, situate in the said county, containing five hundred acres on the waters of Pond creek, being the land on which the said Defendant now lives. Also fourteen negro slaves, two feather beds and furniture, and sixteen head of horned cattle. Attendance will be given and the sale continued from day to day until the whole of the property is sold.
David W. Meriwether, } Com. Isaac Hite, } June 24, 1793.
All those indebted to JOHN DUNCAN, either by bond, note or book account, are once more requested to make immediate payment: those who fail to pay off their respective accounts on or before August court next, will remember that Mr. James Hughes has positive orders to suit against each individual, who shall fail to avail himself of this notice. WILLIAM LEAVY. Lexington, July 6, 1793.
Taken up by the subscriber near the mouth of Glen's creek, Woodford county, a black Mare, about two years old last spring, about fourteen hands and a half high, a star in her forehead, no brand perceivable; Appraised to 10l.
Robert Mitchell. Feb. 5th 1793.
Taken up by the subscriber living near Kirkham's ferry, a blue-roan Filley, about two years old, about twelve and a half hands high, branded on the shoulder T Appraised to 2l.
James Stewart. Woodford, April 17, 1793.
The Commander in Chief having called on me for a general return of the Militia of this State, I am necessitated again to desire that commanding officers of corps (who have not sent forward their returns) will without delay forward them agreeable to the orders of the 15th of February last.
P. BUTLER, Adjt. Gen. S. K. Taken up by the subscriber near Lynn's station, Jefferson county, a small bay mare, supposed to be 16 or 17 years old, a white ring round her near fore foot, branded on the near buttock IH; appraised to 1l. 8s.
William Gardner
JOHN CROZIER & Co. Have just arrived from Philadelphia, with an additional
Assortment of MERCHANDISE, Which they will sell cheap for CASH, TOBACCO, HEMP, BEEF CATTLE, FLOUR, BUTTER, CHEESE TALLOW & BEE'S WAX. VIZ.
A LARGE and elegant variety of Chinizes and Calicoes,
A quantity of Muslins, plain and striped,
Muslin Aprons Tambour'd,
Apron Check,
Shawls,
Irish Linens,
Diapers,
Checked, striped and printed Linen and Cotton Romal Handkerchiefs,
Muslin do.
Black and colored Barcelona do.
Modes and Persians;
Cambricks,
Lawns,
Calimancoes,
Durants,
Moreens,
Taboreens,
Wildbore,
Camblets,
Buckrams,
Sattinets,
Scarlet Cardinal Cloaks,
Lady's Shoes black and colored,
Lady's Gloves white and colored,
Men's do. do. do.
Black and colored Ribbons,
Velvet do.
Taste,
Tinsel Hat bands,
Men's and Women's worsted, silk and Cotton hose,
Broad Cloths,
Forest do.
Coatings,
White, buff and Cloth colored Calf-skins,
Callimer fashionable vest patterns;
Muslinette ditto,
Silk and Cotton ditto,
Jean ditto,
Tillonette & Velvet ditto,
Velvets plain and twilled,
Corduroys,
Thicksets,
Fultians plain and printed,
Jeans,
Nankieens,
An assortment of fashionable buttons,
Men's and Women's furr hats,
Boy's ditto,
Men's felt ditto,
Lady's willow ditto,
Baizes,
Flannels,
Dussil Blankets,
Rose ditto,
Damascus,
Bed ticking,
Sewing Silk,
Thread white and colored,
Bobbin and binding,
Ferrettings,
Needles and pins,
Crooked and other Combs,
Wool and Cotton Cards,
Coffee Mills,
Together with a very large assortment of
HARD WARE,
Consisting of every article in that line.
STATIONARY.
A few boxes of
WINDOW GLASS.
An assortment of
GROCERIES.
With many other articles too numerous to insert.
Lexington, July 6.
Taken up by the subscriber near Clear creek, Woodford county, a bay horse, eight years old, 14 hands high, one hind foot white, a star in his forehead branded on his near shoulder MG; appraised to 10l.
Thomas Wilson. April 25. "1w
N. B. Since posted his brand appears thus HIG.
Taken up by the subscriber on Kentucky river, Woodford county, a gray horse colt, two years old, thirteen hands high, no brand perceivable; appraised to 3l.
John Firm. May 7.
Taken up by the subscriber, living in Green county, on Russel's creek, a bay mare, 7 or 8 years old, about 15 hands and a half high, with a hanging mane and short tail, and many saddle spots, branded on the near buttock GB; appraised to 7l.
James Allen Ross.
Taken up by the subscriber, in Woodford county, near Frankfort, a brindle steer, three years old, small of his age, marked with a swallow fork in each ear; appraised to 1l. 15s.
William Hadden. May 1.
Taken up by the subscriber, a Strawberry roan horse, trots natural, no brand perceivable, 13 hands 3 inches high, supposed to be 7 years old, has a small brown spot on his near side, and another on the off side of neck; Posted and appraised to 12l.
Jacob Kimberlin, Washington county, May 7.
Taken up by the subscriber, living on Huston's fork, in Bourbon county, a bright bay filly, three years old, 4 feet 6 inches high, branded J on the near shoulder and buttock, posted and appraised to 4l. 10s.
Charles Smith, Sen. July 2.
T E N DOLLARS REWARD,
TO him who shall apprehend and secure in any Goal, giving information thereof to the Honorable Secretary of War, or any Officer of the United States Army, a certain JOHN, LAWLESS, Soldier of Captain HENRY BOWYER's troop of Light Dragoons: Said Lawless deserted from Philadelphia on or about the 20th of April last, then in the service of Maj. Bell, Deputy Quarter Master General, from whom he took 150 Dollars, and a variety of clothing; his stature about 5 feet 7 inches, fragrant and well proportioned, dark eyes, black curly hair, a plausible talker, appears to have constitutional cough, his vocation was that of an Hoster. It is presumable he will endeavor to get to his place of nativity, (Amhurst County, Virginia, near Lynchburg) tho' he is acquainted in several parts of Pennsylvania.
L. COVINGTON, Lieut.
Light Dragoons
Fort-Washington, June 10, 1793.
TAKEN up by the subscriber living on the South fork of Bear grass, Jefferson county, a red cow, with a white face, marked with an underbit in the right ear, and half crop in the left, appraised to 1l. 16s.
Also a black steer, one year old, marked with a swallow fork in the left ear and under bit in the right; appraised to 12s.
T.C.p Charles Drey.
I have for sale, a tract of LAND, containing two hundred and sixty three acres, lying in Bourbon county, a small distance from Thomas's Station. The land is of an excellent quality and agreeably situated. For further particulars apply to Capt. WALTER CARR, on Hickman creek, Fayette county. Mr. L. BEDFORD, near the premises will shew the land.
WILLIAM HORD. July 4. "2w.

S WEET is the Summer's musky breath, That lightly sweeps the flowery heath; Sweet is the song young nature chaunts, In lovelorn youth's romantic haunts: Sweet is the cheerful cowslip mein, Quick rising from her couch of green; And sweet at day's delightful dawn The fresh rose buds upon its thorn. But tho' so sweet the various flowers That flaunt in spring's embroider'd bow'rs, Or richly scented the summer grove, Yet sweeter is the vow of love, But with the flowers the fickle gale, Shall quickly leave the blooming vale; The woodland song shall cease its charms, When nature sinks in winter's arms, And when the cold north chills the sky The cowslip on her stem shall die, And shrinkings from the first keen blast To the earth the lovely rose be cast; —So transient, tho' so sweet shall prove, Ye trusting maids—the vows of love.
*** FOR SALE FOR CASH A likely NEGRO MAN, about twenty years of age.—Enquire of the Printer.
June 27. JUST ARRIVED, AND NOW OPENING FOR SALE, By the subscriber, At his STORE IN LEXINGTON, A LARGE and GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, QUEENS & GLASS WARE, With the following catalogue of BOOKS, Which will be sold on the lowest terms for CASH.
BLACKSTONE'S Reports, Vattel's Law of Nations, Ambler's Reports, Savary's Greece, Egypt, Russell's Europe, Robertson's America, Preceptor, Drelincourt on Death, Bailey's Dictionary, Johnson's do. Kennett's Antiquities, Horace, Robertson's Charles 5th. Annual Register 11 Volumes, do. do. 12 Volumes, red, Lady's Magazine, Volume 23d. Turner's Geography, Barnes' Notes, Burns' Law Dictionary, Cowper's Reports, Marble's travels, Burke's works, Drinkwater's Gibraltar, Gillies Greece, Buller's Nisi Prius, Williams's Conveyancing, Tidd's Practice, Morgan's Essays, Leach's Crown Law, Kelvages Reports. Espinailes Nisi Prius, Enrick, Truth's victory over Error, Pope's Iliad, Spectator, Littleton's England, Monitor, Hervy's Dialogues, Lee's Memoirs, Peter Pindar, Blair's Lectures, Bankrupt's Laws, Blackstones Commentaries, Junius's Letters, Rollins' Ancient History, Pilgrim's Progress, Harvey's Meditations, Female Spectator, Aristotle's works. Culpepper's Herbal,
Boston; Syren, Hawkinsworth's Voyages, Chesterfield's Letters, Citizen of the World, Letter writer, Maives's Gardiner, Tables of memory, English Theatre, Robinson Crusoe, Baron Trenk, Paines works, Spanman's voyage, Baron Trenk [small,] Fisher on the Catechism, Confession of faith, Ruddiman's Rudiments, Ainsworth's Dictionary, Mair's Introduction, Murphy's Lucian, Gibson's Surveying, Ferguson's Astronomy, Nicholson's Philosophy, Guthrie's Grammar, Jackson's Book-keeping, Cornelius Nepos, Mairs Sallust, Chapman's Books, Briggs' Cookery, Rippon's Hymns, Booth's Reign of Grace, Apology; Edwards on affections, Watts's Psalms & Hymns, Copies of David's Psalms, Sheridan's Dictionary, Quarto Bibles, Pocket do. Large Margin do. Arminian Magazines, Fletcher's works, Preacher's Experience, Lives, Buchan's Family Physician, Watts's Hymns, Davidson's Virgil, Clarke's Homer, Horace, Clarke's Ovid, Selecta Profanes, Selected Vetri, Corderii, Form's Discipline, Olney Hymns, Wilson on the Sacrament, Fisher's Arithmetic, Dilworth's do. Rights of man, Sermons, Catechism of Nature, Mother's Catechism, Choice drops of Honey, Psalms Books, History of Pamela, Death of Abel, Economy of Human Life, Webster's Spelling Books, Dilworth do. do. New England Primers, Toy Books, Writing Paper, Letter do. Slates & Pencils, Sealing Wax & Wafers, Ink Powder, Ink Stands, Quills.
WILLIAM LEAVY. N. B. Subscribers in this State to Dr. Owens's "Death of Death in the Death of Christ," may get their Books by applying at the above Store.
All persons that have any demands against the subscribers, are desired to bring in their accounts for settlement on or before the 15th of July next; and those that are indebted to them, are requested in the most particular manner, to make payment before that time, as they cannot possibly have any further indulgence, except where it has been otherwise agreed on by special contract.
SEITZ & LAUMAN. Who have on hand, a neat assortment of Merchandise, which they will sell at the most moderate prices, for cash, beef, &c. &c. Lexington, June 25. if
Taken up by the subscriber, in Shelby county, near the Court house, a bright sorrel mare, about thirteen hands and a half high, branded on the near shoulder WP and on the buttock IP, one hind foot white, about eight or nine years old; appraised to 71. 10s. E.E. tp Henry Brenton.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, living in Clarke county on the waters of Lulbergrud, three horse creatures, viz: the first is a bay Mare 5 years, 13 hands 3 inches high, with a star in the forehead, and some small saddle spots, no brand that is legible, appraised to £8. The second is a black Horse colt, 1 year old, came of the above mare, with a star in the forehead, no brand, appraised to £3. The third is a roane Horse colt, 2 years old, with both hind feet and the left forefoot white, and a blaze in the face, neither docked nor branded, appraised to £2. Moses Wilkinson.
March 20. TAKEN up by the subscriber, living in Clarke county on the waters of Lulbergrud, about 4 miles from Mount Sterling, a white Horse with gray legs, and has fleabitten spots about the head, a bout 10 years old, and about 14 hands 1 inch high, no brand that is legible; but it is thought to be made with a stirrup iron on the left buttock, appraised to £7-10 James Anderson.
March 20. TAKEN up by the subscriber in Woodford county, near Shannon's mill, a black and white steer, 3 years old, marked with a crop in the left year half spa and underkeel in the right, posted and appraised to £2. John Price.
March 2. TAKEN up by the subscriber at Bull Skin waters of Brasfield's creek in Shelby county, one black Horse, about 12 years old, about a fee 8 inches high, branded on the right shoulder like this G, and on the right buttock the appearance of a brand but not perceivable; there is also something like a brand on the left jaw like this [has some saddle spots, appraised to £5 John Riker.
TAKEN up by the subscriber in Woodford county near Buckrun Meetinghouse, one bay Horse, 4 years old, 13 hands 3 inches high, saddle spots on each side of his back, had on a 3/4 belt marked IC, a leather strap, no brand perceivable, appraised to £7 10. Chapman Taylor.
April 3. O I L M I L L. L INSEED OIL manufactured and sold by the subscriber, at his Mill at Lexington; either wholesale or retail at a very low price for CASH or FLAX-SEED. 3w EDWARD HOWE.
TO BE SOLD, By public vendue in George Town on the 23d day of next July, (being Court day,)
The estate of EDWARD WEST deceased consisting of Household furniture, Negroes, Horses, Cattle and shop utensils, together with one in-lot in said Town, whereon is a commodious dwelling house, Smith's shop and garden, also an out lot, containing four acres, and joining the town cleared and under good fence.—Six months credit will be given for all sums exceeding twenty Shillings, the purchaser giving bond and approved security.—Sale will commence at ten o'clock where due attendance will be given by THOMAS MARTIN, Ex.
June 25. All persons having accounts with the subscriber are requested to make payment and settle them on or before the 23d, of July, at which time I leave this place for the settlement.—A neglect of the same will greatly injure their very humble servant. HUGH M'ILVAINE. Lexington June 26,
A large company will start from the Crab orchard on Tuesday the 16th of July, in order to go through the Welder-ness with the Post,---and to meet at the Valley station the 10th of October in order to return.
FOR SALE MY Plantation within six miles of this place; situated upon the waters of North Elkhorn and Cane Run; there is a good Log House weatherboarded, with other necessary conveniencies for a farmer: for particulars, apply to AUGUSTINE W. WALDRHYNE.
Who will go into the settlements in August next, and requests all persons to give in their accounts (every way) that they may be adjusted. Lex. June 26, 1793.
At a Court of Quarter Sessions continued and held for the County of Fayette, at the Court house in Lexington, on Tuesday the thirteenth day of June, 1793. William Ellis, Complainant, Against
John Cobb, John Holder, Ebenezer S. Platt, Thomas D. D. Defendant. James Tompkins and Humphrey Tompkins. IN CHANCERY.
The defendant John Cobb, not having entered his appearance according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that he is no inhabitant of this State; on the motion of the complainant by his counsel, It is ordered that the said defendant do appear here on the first day of their next September court and answer the complainants bill, that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Kentucky Gazette for two months successively, and published some Sunday at the front door of the Baptist meeting-house in the town of Lexington immediately after divine service. A Copy Test LEVITODD, Clk. C. Q. S. "12
All persons are hereby forewarned from purchasing hiring or harboring from Andrew Adams, the following negroes, to wit: A yellow negro woman and child, and a boy about fifteen years old; as the above negroes are my property and privately taken away by the said Andrew. GEORGE ADAMS. Lexington, June 20.
Taken up by the subscriber in Clarke county, between the mouth of Boon's and Dutt's creek, on the Kentucky river, a black horse, 15 or 20 years old, a white feet, a bald face, branded nearly QE in a piece; appraised to £2. A. M. Donald Barrett.
April 10. § 3 TAKEN up by the subscriber on the Beach fork, near the mouth of Chaplain's fork, a small gray Mare, about 9 years old, about 4 feet 4 or 5 inches high, branded on the near shoulder thus C, appraised to £5. Thomas Ellison.
We hereby forward all persons not to take an assignment on two notes given by us to Benjamin Parkinson as we are determined not to pay either of them unless he recovers them by law; each note is for the sum of 17-10, one half in cash, the rest in wheat, flour, or whiskey, dated the 27th of May past, one of the notes due the 25th of December next, the other, May following, as the said Benjamin obtained the said notes by a fraudulent contract. David Williams, William Pitts. June 4.