The Kentucke gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1787-10-06 00:00:00

K E N T U C K E G A Z E T T E.
S A T U R D A Y, OCTOBER 6, 1787.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 11.
THEY write from Alexandria, that so great a scarcity prevails in that country as to threaten a general famine--An alarming revolt has taken place towards the borders of Syria, where an adventurer named Hadfchi Dere Begh, is at the head of a very formidable body of rebels, who attack and seize all the caravans that fall in their way, to the great annoyance of commerce. The 29th of last month the Grand Seignor sent a firman, commanding all the troops in Romelia immediately to unite under the command of General Beghleibegh Bekin Pacha.
L O N D O N.
Nov. 23. The American States have sent orders to Mr. Jefferson their minister plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles, to have a service of gilt plate immediately made, and to present it in their name to Compte de Vergennes, as an acknowledgement of the services that minister rendered them during the last war. This present will cost Congress one hundred and twenty thousand livres.
A letter from Lisbon, by a ship just arrived in the river, says, that the United States, an American vessel, bound to Lisbon, loaded with wheat and flour was taken on the coast of Portugal by an Algerine galley, and was carrying her off for Algiers, but falling in with a Venetian man of war, the American was re-taken, but the galley, by the help of oars, sheered off. The United States was brought into Lisbon by the man of war, the commander of which claimed the third part of her cargo as salvage for re-taking her, but the Queen, to ease the Americans of that burthen, has ordered that the Venetian Captain be paid out of her Treasury, as the Americans had been requested to supply the inhabitants of that city with corn and flour, and promised to be protected by her men of war from being taken by the Barbaryans.
March 10. The Sieur Leotier de L'Isle, at Paris, has brought to great perfection, the invention of making a strong, solid, and white paper from different vegetables, cheaper than any paper made from rags, and better for hangings, &c. The royal Academy of Sciences have examined and approved.
March 31. The French have formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Porte; with Spain, which have covenanted to supply them with ten thousand horse; with Sardinia, with Sweden, and with Denmark. They have also detached emissaries to Poland, to endeavour to create disturbances in that country. They have absolutely detached Russia from the Emperor, by meditating a peace between them and the Porte, which the Emperor could not accomplish.
April 11. The dispatches received lately from the Earl Cornwallis, Governor General of Bengal, wear an aspect at once so serious and alarming, that all the Leadenhall street sophistry cannot do their contents away. They have already transpired, and exhibit to the view a scene in direct contrast to those repeatedly set forth by the partizans of Administration. They roundly assert, that the credit of the Company is gone, and that their government cannot subsist without aid from home. Their bonds are at a higher discount than they have been since the termination of the war, and the resources are drying up. The affairs on the Coromandel coast are in a worse state than of the Carnatic. But both together are in a most distracted situation.
B O S T O N, May 3.
We learn from undoubted authority, that most of the leaders in the rebellion, who fled into Canada, have returned to Vermont, and that on Wednesday last about forty of those characters had a meeting at Shaftsbury--That the Sheriff of the county of Bennington, with Judge Robinson, the selectmen of Bennington Shaftsbury, and some other gentlemen, made a visit to the rebel body, and ordered them to disperse, which they obeyed, after appointing a meeting to be held at Breadport, near Lake Champlain, on the first of May inst. where Shays was to meet them from Canada.
The following letter was written by Eli Parsons, and brought by the person therein mentioned, to Keene, where it fell into the hands of a gentleman of this state, who, being assured by Mr. Moore, that it was written by Parsons, opened it, and sent it to one of the members of the general court.
The hand writing besides, is known by several gentlemen now in town, to be Parsons's; so that there is no doubt but the letter actually came from him, although his signature was not affixed to it.
St. John's 25th March, 1787.
SIRS,
This is forwarded by Mr. Moore of Keene, in which you may assure your self that we are not inactive in this province--we have many friends who with us success; but our present situation renders us in many instances very unhappy--we are destitute of cash, or any other property except our clothes, to subsist upon, however our landlord is very kind, in hopes that our friends will send us some relief, which I as earnestly wish as he can--If any of you could give assistance, and wait on us for remittance until we are able to make amends, I shall receive it as a particular favour. It is not long we wish to tarry in this province, for as soon as the spring opens, we will immediately to beat the bush, and**** (I dare not mention it) I am gentlemen, your humble servant,
To Messrs. Pat. Shays, Elijah Barnes, Abner Perkins.
N E W Y O R K, April 27.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in New York, to his friend, of rank, in one of the southern states.
Europe is in a profound calm, the Venetians, Russians, and Austrians indeed are a pecking at the Turks, but I suppose it is only to keep alive pretensions which may authorise the commencements of hostilities when it shall suit them. Great Britain seems to have an eye upon us, and not a friendly one, we do not hope, even for civilities from her; while France, on the contrary, has lately made some regulations very favourable for our commerce, and the king has appointed commissioners to examine and report to him such further favourable regulation as may be most beneficial to us. The United Netherlands are friends to us, their money lenders have unbounded confidence in the justice and uprightness of our views, and the minister here, Mr. Van Berkel, is very desirous of doing every thing in his power to facilitate a most intimate and friendly connexion between us.
Capt. Balden, in the Ceres, from Bermuda, on the 2d instant, in lat. 36, 56 N. 74, 17 W. picked up a chest containing two pieces of Irish linen, one of them marked 2s. 10d. an old white shirt, a book containing the voyages of Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Thomas Row, also a small bag of oatmeal, some coffee, a small looking glass, and forty coppers. Upon a piece of paper was written "Elijah Fisher." Captain Balden supposes the chest to have been driven from some vessels wrecked about ten days before.
May 28. By a gentleman from Washington, we are informed, that Shays, and a number of his officers, are at Salem, in that county that they are treated with the greatest respect by the inhabitants, who seem in general inclined to favour their party.
June 26. By a gentleman from the northward we learn that Major General Shays has returned from Canada, and on Tuesday last made his appearance in Washington county, in this state; that on the day following, a number of the inhabitants of that county assembled and drove him into the state of Vermont, where he now secures himself from the hands of justice.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, May 30.
A FEW days ago a young man in Chester county being violently afflicted with the tooth-ach, applied to a neighbour for advice, and was recommended to extract the aching tooth, and to furnish himself with another from some dead man's skull. He accordingly repaired to Brandywine, and opening the grave of a Hessian who had been killed and buried there, in lifting the head a considerable number of guineas which had been artfully concealed, fell out of the soldiers hair,--so much to the astonishment of the invalid that he instantly lost or forgot his malady.
F R A N K L I N S T A T E.
In Council, June 25, 1787.
THE Honourable Major Elholm waits on your Assembly in character of Commissioner from this state, who we beg leave to recommend to your attention and patronage.
The party in opposition to our new republic, altho'
few and inconsiderable, yet from their contention and disorder, occasion much uneasiness in peaceful minds.
We being friendly citizens of the American Union, and influenced by the real regard and desire we have for its welfare, opulence and splendor, we are unwilling, and exceeding sorry to think, that any violent measures should be made use of against any of the adherents of any of our sister states, especially the one that gave us existence, though now wish to annihilate it; and what occasions in us excruciating pain, is, that perhaps we may be driven to the unparallelled and unexampled necessity of defending our rights and liberties against those, who not long since we have fought, bled and toiled together, within the common cause of American Independence, otherwise become the ridicule of a whole world. This baneful alternative, however, we hope God will avert, and that a reconciliation may take place on honorable, just and equitable principles, reciprocally so to each party, is our sincere and ardent wish.
When we remember the bloody engagements, we have fought together against the common enemy, the friendly, timely and mutual supports afforded between the state of Georgia and the people of this country, it emboldens us to solicit you Sir, and through you the different branches of your government, that you will be pleased to afford to the state of Franklin, such of your countenance, in promoting the interest of our infant republic, and reconciling matters between us and the parent state, in such manner as you in your magnanimity and justice, may think most expedient, and the nature of our case may deserve. Permit us to inform you, that it is not the sword that can intimidate us: The rectitude of our cause, our local situation, together with the spirited alertness of our countrymen in such a case, would inflame us with a confidence of success; but when we reflect and call to mind the great number of internal and external enemies to American Independence, the pleasure this might afford them, as well as such inhuman and unnatural scenes, it makes us shudder at the very idea of such an incurable evil, not knowing where the discord might lead, or what part of the body the ulcer at last might infest. The nature of our cause, we presume your excellency are sufficiently acquainted with, only beg leave to refer you to the Cession Act of North-Carolina, also the constitution of that government, wherein it mentions, that there may be a state or states erected in the west, whenever the Legislature shall give consent for the same.
We cannot forbear mentioning that we regard the parent state with particular affection, and will always feel an interest in whatever may concern her honour and prosperity, as independent of each other.
Any further information, beg leave to refer you to the Honourable Major Elholm.
I have the honor to be respectfully,
SIR,
Your Excellency's most obedient, And very humble Servant,
JOHN SEVIER.
(Copy)
J. Meriwether, S. E. C.
Augusta, In Council, July 20, 1787.
The Board resumed the consideration of a letter from the Honourable John Sevier, Esq. dated the 25th June last, whereupon,
Ordered,
That this Board do entertain a high sense of the friendly intentions of the people of Franklin, and at the same time feel every disposition to continue the correspondence between the Honourable John Sevier, Esq. and this state, and that the said letter be laid before the Legislature at their next meeting.
Extract from the Minutes, J. MERIWETHER, S. E. C.
BLANK DEEDS, SUBPOENAS AND REPLEVI BONDS
May be had by the Quire or Single at this Office

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 26.
ON Thursday the ninth of August departed this life, in the twenty fifth year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Downing, the amiable consort of Mr. John Downing, of this town; after an illness of about nine days, which she bore with amazing patience and Christian fortitude, the humbled herself before her creator, and in her heart adored the God of Nature, she was most dutiful to her Parents, a tender Mother, a faithful friend, a kind indulgent Mistress, and the best of Wives. Her afflictions in life were compensated to her in death; for it may be truly said of her, she fell asleep in the Lord, as she departed without a visible pang, and a heavenly smile was seen in her countenance. Her remains were on Friday the seventeenth, interred in the burying ground of her father, Col. Armistead Churchill, attended by a very respectable number of friends and citizens: As she lived esteemed and respected, her death is regretted by all who knew her.
'Twas spoke from heaven, the best of Women die,
No patent seal'd for immortality: Not God's own favourites can shun the stroke; E'n God himself cannot the law revoke; He can't, unless he should at once repeal The eternal laws of nature: change his will; Declare his works imperfect, life restore To all that's dead, and be a God no more.
All things must ever live, or Woman die: The law's supreme, and nature must obey. How vain then, and impertinent is grief, Which nor to dead or living gives relief! Sighs, for departed friends are senseless things, Which them no help, nor us no comfort brings. Tears on the graves where breathless bodies lie, Our ignorance or atheism imply; Asbes and jack cloth, cries and renting clothes, Our folly more than our affection shews, For grief is nothing, properly but rage, And God himself's the object we engage.
But would you like a man or christian grieve, When others die, be thankful you're alive! Improve the great examples you look on, And take their deaths for warnings of your own: The best of women can't suspend their fate, The good die early and the bad die late. Th' eternal laws of life are fix'd and fast, And she who latest dies, yet dies at last. The Stroke's promiscuous, and there's no suspense, Beyond the slated bounds of Providence; For if distinguish'd piety could save, We'd see no elegy, nor she no grave.
Then see what characters to her belong; The best that pene'er wrote, or poet sung. Her points course with childhood she begun, And was her maker's sooner than her own; Her soul out grew the natural rate of years, And full grown wit, and half grown youth appears; The sacred study all her thoughts confined; A sign what secret hand prepar'd her mind: The heavenly book she made her only school, In youth her study, and in age her rule. Thus she in blooming years and hopes began, Hap'y, belov'd, and blest of God and man.
Honour she had by birth and not by chance, And more by merit than inheritance; But both together join'd complete her fame, For virtue pure, and honour are the same, And shew, when merit's join'd with quality, The lady and the christian may agree.
Her negative virtues also have been try'd, She had no guile within her, nor no pride; No fraud nor wheedling arts to be esceen'd, But just the very person that she seem'd; A Moses for humility and zeal, For innocence a true Nathaniel; Faithful as Abra'm, or the truer spies; Not one more virtuous, and but few more wise. Exemplar virtue shone through every part; For grace had full possession of her heart; Humility was her dear darling grace, A chastity sat regent in her face, Meekness of soul did in her aspect shine, But in the truth resolv'd and masculine; A pleasing smile sat ever on her brow, A sign that chearful peace was lodg'd below. A heart so great that had she but a purse, 'Twould have reliev'd the poor o' th' universe. Now she's above the praijes of my pen, The best of wives, and best of women.
Then speak not of her with a mournful voice; For why should we repine, and she rejoice? For if there be a God and, a future state, A heaven, a hell, a good and evil fate;
A great first cause, immortal and immense, That does rewards and punishments dispence; Then Pious women when revolv'd to dust, Do those rewards partake, if heaven be just? For death is a passive notion, and the whole Is but a transmutation of the soul From an imbodied life to a sublime, Prescrib'd no more to circumstance and time; For if no difference of states there be, How then do vice and virtue disagree? For here the disadvantage plainly lies For knaves and fools, against the just and wise: By partial fame the prop'rous fool's caress'd, The bad exalted, and the good depress'd The good woman's expectation then must be From happiness with immortality: Something which to sublimer virtue's due, Something substantial and eternal too, That can for all her suff'ring satisfy Her hopes support, and all her wants supply: For if to future state we've no regard, How then can virtue be its own reward?
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
Strayed from Mr. Kawleigh Chinn, near Lexington, some time in the month of March last, a likely young black horse, with a blaze face, about fifteen hands high, two years old last spring, branded on the near buttock with a stirrup iron nearly thus () undocked, whoever takes up the said horse and delivers him to Mr. Chinn, or to the subscriber near Lexington, shall receive the above reward.
Fayette, Oct. 3. HENRY LEE.
WHEREAS A Settlement at or
near the mouth of Severn creek, on the north side of the Kentucky river, may possibly be of service to the public, as well as enhance the value of the land to the owners; answering the purpose of a barrier post and magazine for at least one half the district, we the subscribers being in possession of ten thousand acres of land on the Kentucky river, at the mouth of Severn creek, which empties in on the north side of said river, about thirty five miles above its confluence with the Ohio; do propose to lay off a town, of half an acre in, and five acres out lots adjoining for cultivation, on the twenty sixth of November next, to which we annex one hundred acres, amounting to one hundred five and a half acres, for the purpose of accommodating such settlers as may think proper to become adventurers, to each of whom we oblige ourselves to convey all our right and title to the above recited quantity of land, as soon as convenient after such lots are laid off, with this restriction only, that they are to reside, or their representatives, on the premises and pay an annual rent of six pence for each hundred acres. As the object with us is to form and maintain a settlement thereon, all persons inclinable to embrace the terms proposed, are requested to give in their names to the subscribers, the number of men wanting are twenty: the local situation of this settlement, if completed, will render it an object worthy attention. After the number of twenty is compleat, any male persons of mature age, to the amount of twenty, shall, on migrating to the town, be entitled to one half acre lot and one other of five acres, on the terms aforementioned.
G. R. CLARK. JOHN CRITTENDEN.
Lincoln, Sept. 15.
AS I wish to settle and clear my administration on account of the Estate of doctor Hugh Shell, I do hereby request the bond creditors of the said decedent, if any, to make their claims immediately known to ANN SHELL, Executrix.
Bourbon, Sept. 26.
The subscriber begs leave to inform the public, that he has erected A TAN YARD Near Mr. Isaac Rudels mill, where hides of all kinds, except buffalo, will be taken on the shares or otherwise, and tanning and currying performed in all their branches. He also flatters himself, that from long experience in that business, he will be able to give general satisfaction to those who are pleased to favour him with their custom JOSEPH ROBINSON.
Fayette, September 5, 1787.
ALL persons who have platts and certificates in the surveyors office of Fayette, are desired to apply personally, or by their agents for them. All those who fail to apply as above, may expect I shall take the most speedy methods of recovering my fees on such surveys. Those who have open accounts are desired to settle, and discharge them or close them by giving some specialty for payment to their Humble servant.
THOMAS MARSHALL late surveyor of Fayette.
ALL PERSONS Indebted to Alexander and James Parker, are requested to come in and settle their accounts before October court, for they need not expect any further indulgence,
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
Strayed from the subscriber living near Strodes station, the latter end of February a likely bay filly, a year old in April, branded with an I on the near shoulder, has a large star in her forehead. Whoever takes up and secures said filly so that her owner may get her again, shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges paid by JOHN CALAMAN. Sept. 26.
Lincoln, Aug. 15, 1787.
THE subscriber begs leave to inform the Public that he is now engaged in erecting a Paper Mill on a branch of Dicks river near his grist-mill, and and expects to have it fully completed by the first of November next. He flatters himself that in the execution of an undertaking which promises such advantages to this District, he will meet with the greatest encouragement from every good citizen, who wishes to see Arts, and manufactures flourish in Kentucky. But as a paper manufactory cannot be carried on without rags, he therefore most earnestly recommends it to all persons to be particular in saving all their old linen and cotton. Proper persons will be appointed in different parts of the country to receive rags, for which he will give a higher price in cash than is given for that article in Maryland, or Pennsylvania, JACOB MYERS
A FRESH CARGO
Just opening for Sale in LEXINGTON by THOMAS JANUARY, Consisting of a Compleat Assortment of DRY GOODS Also, CHOCOLATE, TEA, BROWN SUGAR, TEA POTS, CUPS AND SAUSERS, RICE, ROSIN, JAMAICA SPIRITS, STRONG BEER, EMPTY BOTTLES. &c. &c. &c. Which he means to dispose of very cheap for CASH.

K E N T U C K E G A Z E T T E.
S A T U R D A Y, OCTOBER 13, 1787.
Mr. PRINTER,
THIS will be the last address with which I shall trouble the public in the character which I have assumed in these papers. I did not assume it from a love of change nor will I resign it from a fear of persevering. The most exceptionable thing I have seen in the conduct of my opponents, is an inclination which they have betrayed to deny us the freedom of the press which is dangerous to none but usurpers, and which usurpers alone will refuse to mankind. I had done with the dangerous task of remonstrating so intirely upon the conduct and principles of the great; and my only motive for entering upon it was that my countrymen should not remain blind to their distinguished merit. My intention was immediately to enter into the merits of the cause and confine myself to reasoning alone. My adversaries shewed such expertness in that art of cookery, which (d'ye understand) consists in making a great meal out of a little meat; that I was resolved to set before them a more plentiful dish of fresh materials. The first objects of my attention were to be the celebrated minutes of convention which the Kentuckean has exulted in, because they were chiefly the children of his own brain. I had prepared matter sufficient to fill ten columns of the public papers; and according to the first specimens of reply, I should have been answered in 60. If therefore 10 words of a supposition concerning candidates for office produce 20 lines of laboured reproof; what an ocean of writing would have overwhelmed the public? Happily for us all, the resolve of the last convention may have put an end to the controversy. The gentleman who opposed the separation did great justice to the cause, and deserves our public acknowledgements, whatever may have been his private sentiments. One of the fundamental principles of society is that the majority must govern. For this reason only, we who have our fears still remaining, for the consequences of the late measures, must quiet those fears as well as we are able, and pray to God to avert the evils which we apprehend. The friends of a separation have two considerations to moderate their triumph. If the American Congress shall refuse to admit us as a separate state into the Confederacy, we shall then change our situation with respect to the late question and the minority will be called upon to exert all their strength in opposition to those who are now the majority. Or if upon the establishment of the new Government, the interests of the people are not effectually guarded by the Bill of Rights, and duly provided for in the Constitution and laws which are to take place the discontent which ought now to subside will again be revived and the streams of popularity may alter their course. For my own part when I feel myself or my country oppressed I must and will complain; when these motives cease to operate, my resentment falls and my conduct necessarily changes. Some may be provided with more inflexible dispositions, and be able to pursue one course of action without regard to the circumstances and interests of others; but every man must follow and support his own principles. I have been displeased with an expression which has dropped from the pen of a writer for the separation and has been twice mentioned by a powerful speaker in convention who has been a Christian teacher a Legislator and a Judge. They have publicly asserted that interest governs all. This is too gross an expression for a man of pure intentions. It suggests an idea that the assertor means to justify some action which others might attribute to avarice. So debauches might begin their assaults upon female chastity by asserting the universal dominion of lust. It is particularly unsuitable for a counter of popularity to extol the power of interest. It might lead some by flanders to say, "this man may expect that we shall not long retain the love of liberty, which some say we have and others that we have not. If interest governs all we may as readily sell our privileges to our rulers as other people have done. They have only to treat at an election in such a manner as to evade a foolish law and dispense a few cheap favours among their needy neighbours and our votes will bear the disposal of our benefactors. When a few have under the sacred guidance of interest trampled on the rights of the people; one great man will by the same divine impulse suppress his competitors, and we shall then bask under the sunshine of monarchy; when the infidel may laugh at religion and in ult the poor without any danger to his popularity; where fortune hunting is the duty of every man, and bribery the official employment of the rich; and where knavery and prudence, power and virtue are synonymous terms. Then the most obstinate Republican will be reduced by the sincere professions of the great, and the most dangerous writer can be flattered or bought
into silence!" If this maxim were once established, every idea of virtue and patriotism would be destroyed; and the criminal Horie thief would be placed on the same footing with the judge who condemns him to the gallows. I am particularly sorry that I have offended a person who has reproved me with the gravity of a father, and who may justly be conscious of his own capacity for some branch of public business. I make no doubt of his being desirous of doing himself as well as his country an essential service in some office to the best of his abilities. I have too much sense to suppose that he will be condemned for ever to eternal silence with such qualifications for speaking as he is possessed of. However his dilemma for a candidate has reduced me to very disagreeable circumstances. For the Convention have deprived me of all hope from the Government of Virginia; and it is impossible, he says, to hope from the government of Kentucky because it is not in existence. Being therefore without hope I am of all men the most miserable! Yet I cheerfully subscribe to this essential truth, that whoever calls in question his abilities to prevent his countrymen from being misled is an infidel of the public prints. Thus I hope I have appeased the resentment of a new comer, who could not have time to advance into the thickest of the Battle! But I should have been obliged to turn a more particular attention to another quarter. The Kentuckean was resolved to force my encroachments by a coup de main. He has been long aiming to assert all the glory of the separation to himself, and nothing could be done without him. He must be the author of every motion; he must speak two words to every other man; one: he must draw up every resolve and frame every address; he must share in every quarrel and have a hand in quelling every malcontent! He has been so active in this political contention that I question if he will be able to survive it. His patriotic heart will burst with joy, and he will descend to the grave, covered with honourable scars. Since he is possessed of this wonderful talent to derive dignity from disgrace and from present sufferings to draw the hopes of future rewards. I shall use the just invitation which he has given me, to offer my mite to enlarge his flock of merit. As he began his attack with infinitely less circumlocution than Hannibal, I could have maintained my ground without the abilities of Fabius. But this plaguy Convention has spoiled all. However, before I aim at this all-conquering Hero, under whose three-fold authority I shall soon yield up the ghost; I must first parry the blows which he has aimed at my life. He has said that 'only a few minions of a particular cast continue their attachment to me' As I never was and never will be attached to any men from interested motives it is impossible that any should seem attached to me for any such reasons. I have, thank God, some friends in Kentucky as well as elsewhere. They are indeed of a particular cast because I have nothing to recommend myself to the good, but a constant desire to support the reputation of an honest inoffensive man. Since such friends are so rarely to be found I can assure his Honour that I would not exchange the esteem of one of them for the hope of all the influence which the new Government could give me. I need I cannot see why he should be so angry with those few men, unless he has a wish to see me a forlorn hopeless wretch upon whom he could like a savage conqueror wreak his vengeance without the remonstrances of pity. I have dared to avow that I now openly avow that I was a signer, a promoter, and had some hand in the framing of the petition of seventy Inhabitants against the continuance of the former Convention. My reasons for such conduct this heart-searching politician has not understood. If that Convention had been continued under an act of Assembly, it would have been a dangerous precedent of tyranny and oppression. It would have been metamorphosed from a republican or popular Assembly into a number of instruments under the authority of a few. They would not then have been immediately accountable to the people, but to the Assembly from whom they received their power. But the Assembly were better skilled in republican principles than to set such a dangerous example. The Individual who he says will chastise me as I deserve, once told his honour, that what he said was not always law nor gospel; and it so mortified him that he imagines every body must be frightened at his name. I advise his honour to leave every man to reject his own wrongs and to remember that two to one is foul play. Many a great man's conscience besides the Kentuckeans may check his resentment when he is told that he hath reaped where he hath not sown and gathered where he hath not sowed. I have observed that power is a more uncertain thing in a popular state than riches which
make to themselves wings and fly away! I therefore recommend it to his honour to consider that the weak things of this world are ordained to confound the things which are mighty. As this passage of scripture is difficult to be understood, I advise his honour to reflect upon it early in the morning when the mind is serene and undisturbed by the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, lest in his comment he should waste more ink in correcting one paragraph than is sufficient to write ten! The better to avoid this inconvenience I would earnestly recommend to his honour the following medicine which I have experienced to be effectual in my own case. Take of true Christian meekness carefully distinguished from dull insensibility one grain: of complaisance without any mixture of affectation, a scruple; of charity separated from all party attachments, six grains: of public spirit easy to be known from office hunting, a drachm; of plain good sense without any pedantry an ounce. Digest them half an hour over a very gentle fire, in three pints of honesty; and after straining the liquor, drink a glass of it going to bed. This never fails to still the passions, prevent the lays of ideas, and promote a clearness of apprehension. But I am sensible that many patients suffer their disorders to grow upon them, not knowing the danger they are in. Lest this may be the case of this important citizen I shall with the greatest plainness of speech assure him of the symptoms of his disorder: and if he is not intirely demented, or his ideas have left him he will take the dose however disagreeable. He has presented us with no less than ten misrepresentations in his first performance. At this I am the more surprised, as in some of the cases his honour ought to have been a good judge. His legs of remembrance in these cases is a proof that much political learning hath made him mad. His misrepresentations may be found in those passages, where he asserts, that his Proteus obtained leave to read his written declarations in the first Convention; that he was not seconded by an individual; that he was a candidate for the third convention in Lincoln County; that the people left him out through disgust at his proneness to sedition; that he thought himself entitled to the preference by his genius and education, that he was again highly chagrined; that he aspired to put himself at the head of the opposition; that he represented that all the advocates for a separation were men of Aristocratical principles; that neither author nor promoter of the petition dared publicly to avow it; that it was introduced to favour the discharge of a volley of ungenerous reflections &c. I humbly beseech his honour to attend to his evidence in support of these assertions. But if he is utterly at a loss for proof I submit the following Syllogism, which is to be printed in capitals, lest it should pain his eyes if he reads it in his paroxysm.
ALL GOOD JUDGES OF RIGHT AND WRONG WILL IN ALL THEIR ASSEVERATIONS SAY THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
I AM A GOOD JUDGE OF RIGHT AND WRONG.
THEREFORE I HAVE SAID THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!
After affording so judicious a specimen of his abilities in relating the history of others I intended to have petitioned his honour to give us an account of himself in reply to twenty questions which I was going to ask for fear of misrepresentations. But I shall conclude this address which may be as irksome to him as to me, by the following story and advice. A certain man had two sons and he said to the first, son go and work to day in my vineyard: and he said I will not but afterwards he repented and went. He came to the second son and said likewise, and he said, I go Sir, but went not! I leave the conclusion to his honour and beseech him to remember these words, Judge not that thou be not judged! As I expect no mercy from my enemies I shall prepare myself for the most tormenting execution; and only insist upon the privilege of a dying man in declaring with my latest breath that I am still
A VIRGINIAN.
PREPARING
FOR THE PRESS
And will be published, in convenient time
The KENTUCKE
ALMANAC,
FOR 1788.

Nisib Dean,
This comes to let you noe that I was monstros glad to see your letter in the news, for I hopt that mistur Catholicus would tell us all about Summenecundum; but I finde he dont think worth while to trouble himself for such folks as we. Well no thanks to him, I have got my curiosity satisfied; for other day I met our little potter Ishon at the Noggin Weavers, and as he seemed despretly in love with his datur I hated to intrupt him, but as I noe he is counted a great jenu and a mity good sole, so I made bold to ax him, and he sed you was foolish to write to Catholicus for he is too proud to take notis of any bodie but Cunnels and Generals or sum such great men; but he sed he would send me a Book, and that he would wrught to explane the subject if he was not too ingagd studying sum things to cut the come of our upstart gentry and save the onest peple of Kantuk from rune. I could not be easie before I red his book all over, an there is so many lie stone words that I me afraid I dont understand the story rite; so I shant offer to print anything about it, only these few lines gathered out of the book it is so. Somonocodum is the most sublime of the four Deities worshiped with the most profound adoration by the Siamese, who, like all the other eastern Indians, are much addicted to superstition. About 2300 years ago, they believe, that he descended to the kingdom of Siam to deliver the people from inevitable destruction: to effect this, he took a stride over a Sea of more than a thousand miles in width, and, by his almighty strength, flew a most tremendous monster, which otherwise, in a few days would have devoured all the inhabitants of that kingdom; and having made this unparalled display of his benevolence and power, he ascended to the Nirupan or Sovereign degree of felicity, where he has attained the Super Superlative empire of the universe. I send you this, beca' I can not be so churlish to keep any think I noe to myself, and hop it will be a great satisfaction to you and many more of Mistur Bradfords Supercribers. This from yourn till Death BEN JOHNSON. C Wallace
MR. PRINTER.
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B O S T O N, July 3.
In the House of Representatives, June 27.
ORDERED that Mr. Jones, Mr. Read, Mr. Manning of Salem, Dr. Kilham, and Mr. Davis of Plymouth, with such as the honourable senate may join be a committee to wait on his excellency the governor, with the following address.
Sent up for concurrence, J. WARREN, Speaker.
IN SENATE, June 28, 1787.
Read and concurred,
And Charles Turner, Ebenezer Bridge, Thompson J. Skinner, and Benjamin Austin, junr. esquires, are joined.
S. ADAMS, President.
May it please your excellency,
YOUR excellency's message of the 21st inst. containing an offer of three hundred pounds, to be deducted from your salary, as governor for the present year, has been attended to, and considered by the two branches of the legislature, not only as a proof of your excellency's generosity, but as a mark of your attention to the peculiar situation of the people, and the embarrassed state of our public affairs.
The patriotism and benevolence of your excellency have been so often experienced in your various stations, we are convinced of the sincerity of the sentiment expressed in your message, that it always gives you the highest pleasure, when consistent with the public good, to meet the wishes of the people.
The embarrassed situation of this state pleads in behalf of our constituents to accept your generous and unsolicited favour, though, at the same time, we
would not wish to have it operate as a precedent to influence any successor in office, to relinquish any part of his yearly salary.
The constitutionality of the question relative to the governor's salary, being undetermined, we shall, at present, wave our sentiments on this subject, as this decision, without doubt, will claim the attention of the legislature when they shall think expedient.
N E W Y O R K, July 5.
Wednesday last, being the anniversary of American independence, the Chamber of Commerce, together with a number of other gentlemen, who joined them on the occasion, dined at the merchants Coffee house; when the following patriotic toasts were drank, and the day spent with a cheerful and an agreeable decorum.
 1. Perpetual independency, unanimity and prosperity to the United states of America.  2. The Grand Convention at Philadelphia: May a solid and happy government crown their labours.  3. The hon. the Congress.  4. The State of New York.  5. His Excellency General Washington.  6. His Excellency the Governor and Legislature of the State of New York.  7. May the memory of those heroes, who fought and died in the cause of Freedom, be ever held sacred by the sons of Columbia.  8. Prosperity and happiness to all the friends and allies of America.  9. Lasting peace and reciprocal commerce with all nations.  10. The fair daughters of Columbia--May their virtue and beauty never be bestowed but on merit and truth.  11. May the sons of America ever continue as much distinguished for liberality in peace, as they were for courage and intrepidity in war.  12. May agriculture, commerce, manufactures, industry and frugality daily increase in America.  13. Our fellow citizens, and all others who celebrate this joyful day. 
We are informed, by a gentleman of Boston, who left lake Champlain the 18th instant, that the British has fitted out the ship Maria, of 20 guns, in order to cruise on the lake; that she was three miles from the line, within our territories when he came from thence, that she had taken one vessel, said to be on the smuggling business, belonging to the United States, and that the British were also fitting out a gun boat, which was to accompany the Maria in cruising on the lake. This ship, it is said, was taken from us during the last war.
Capt. Leech, of the brig Fanny, belonging to Beverly, took up in aboat, four white men and four negroes, belonging to a ship owned in Liverpool, from the coast of Africa, with 500 slaves on board, bound to Jamaica, which overset in a sudden squall off Hispaniola; the captain, crew and all perished but the above. Capt. Leech landed them at Cape Francois. The above information is given by Capt. Sage, of the brig Hope, who arrived at New-London the 26th ult. in 21 days from Port-au-Prince.
F I F T E E N D O L L A R S R E W A R D.
STRAYED away from Cane run about four miles from Lexington, some time last spring, the following horses to wit, a forrel horse eight years old, fourteen hands and a half high, with a small crooked blaze in his face and one hind foot white; branded on the near shoulder and buttock nearly thus So
One bay horse about the same height of the former, five years old, with a small star and two white feet, branded on the near buttock with the same brand with the former.
Also, a black mare near fifteen hands high six years old, with a small star and one hind foot white branded on the near buttock with the same brand of the two former: whoever takes up said horses and delivers them to the printer hereof shall receive the above reward, or five dollars each. They are supposed to have made up Licking.
At a meeting of the Commissioners for apportioning the lands granted to the Illinois regiment &c. at Louiville the fifth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
Resolved, that two meetings of the board be held at this place for the purposes of receiving and determining on such claims as have not yet been given in, agreeable to the directions of an act of last session of assembly. The first of said meetings to be the second Monday in October next, and the other the thirty first of December following, being the last day fixed by law for receiving claims: and that a copy of this resolution be advertised in the Kentucky gazette for three weeks successively.
JOHN CAMPBELL, Chairman.
Sept. 25, 1787.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Stephen Ormsby Esq. will, in my absence attend the Rules, bring suits and give necessary information to such of my Clients as may apply to him in Danville,
3W, JOHN BROWN.
Lincoln, Sept. 15.
AS I wish to settle and clear my administration on account of the Estate of doctor Hugh Shell, I do hereby request the bond creditors of the said decedent, if any, to make their claims immediately known to ANN SHELL, Executrix.
Bourbon, Sept. 26.
The subscriber begs leave to inform the public, that he has erected
A TAN YARD Near Mr. Isaac Rudels mill, where hides of all kinds, except buffalo, will be taken on the shares or otherwise, and tanning and currying performed in all their branches. He also flatters himself, that from long experience in that business, he will be able to give general satisfaction to those who are pleased to favour him with their custom JOSEPH ROBINSON.
Fayette, September 5, 1787.
ALL persons who have plats and certificates in the surveyors office of Fayette, are desired to apply personally, or by their agents for them. All those who fail to apply as above, may expect I shall take the most speedy methods of recovering my fees on such surveys. Those who have open accounts are desired to settle, and discharge them or close them by giving some specialty for payment to their Humble servant.
THOMAS MARSHALL late surveyor of Fayette.
Lincoln, Aug. 15, 1787.
THE subscriber begs leave to inform the Public that he is now engaged in erecting a Paper Mill on a branch of Dicks river near his grist-mill, and expects to have it fully completed by the first of November next. He flatters himself that in the execution of an undertaking which promises such advantages to this District, he will meet with the greatest encouragement from every good citizen, who wishes to see Arts, and manufactures flourish in Kentucky. But as a paper manufactory cannot be carried on without rags, he therefore most earnestly recommends it to all persons to be particular in saving all their old linen and cotton. Proper persons will be appointed in different parts of the country to receive rags, for which he will give a higher price in cash than is given for that article in Maryland, or Pennsylvania, JACOB MYERS.
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