The Kentucky gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1791-12-17 00:00:00

Kentucky Gazette
NUMB. XV
Quicquid agunt homines—nostri farrago libelli. Juv. Sat. 8. v. 85.
VOL. V.
S A T U R D A Y, D E C E M B E R 17, 1791.
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD, at his Office on Main Street; where Subscriptions, (at Fifteen Shillings per Annum) Advertisements &c. are thankfully received, and Printing in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
Deserted from Fort-Washington about the 12th of this month, William Stearns, a private soldier in my company aged 23 years, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, dark complexion, short hair but generally wears a false tail; has a very conspicuous blemish in his left eye, and walks crooked, as he is a blacksmith by trade it is probable he may endeavour to obtain employ in some parts of Kentucky, he had on when he deserted uniform cloathing and took with him also, his arms and accoutrements, any person who will secure the above deserter, so that he may be delivered to his commanding officer, or any recruiting officer in the United States, shall receive a reward of Ten dollars, and every reasonable expence. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Capt. Fort Washington, 1st U.S. Regt. Nov. 25, 1791.
Wanted by the subscribers,
BEEF Cattle and Pork, to be received on foot; Cash and Merchandise, will be given at any of their stores, either in this place, Danville, Bard's Town, Louisville Madison Courthouse or Limestone.
They have now on hand at their different stores already mentioned, a neat assortment of
GOODS
Well calculated for this country, which they are determined to dispose of on the lowest terms for cash or the articles already mentioned.
ELLIOT & WILLIAMS.
P. S. They also want a quantity of corn and tow linen.
Lexington, Nov. 19, 1791.
All persons indebted to the estate of Archibald Perry deceased are requested to make immediate payment, and those who have any demands against the same, are desired to make them known immediately, that provision may be made for the payment thereof.
JOHN BRADFORD, Adm. Lexington, Sept. 15, 1791.
MR. Edward Bullock has commenced Post Riding; He will leave Lexington and be at Bourbon Courthouse, on the 1st. and 15th. of every Month, at Boonsborough the 24. and 16th. at Madison Courthouse the 3d. and 17th. at Lincoln Courthouse the 4th. and 18th. at Danville the 5th. and 19th. at Harrodsburg the 6th. and 20th. at Baird's Town the 7th. and 21st. the 9th. and 23d. at Louisville, and from thence up Brasfield's creek to Lexington; but the time he will be at any particular place between Louisville and Lexington, cannot yet be ascertained, but will be made public when known. Mr. Bullock is hereby authorised to receive any subscription money and receipt for the same, which shall be good against
JOHN BRADFORD. Lexington, Oct. 29, 1791.
Two DOLLARS Reward.
STRAYED about the 23d instant a Bay horse, 14 hands 3 inches high about 7 years old, branded 3, has a blaze face, and a remarkable white on each flank, trots and canters: Whoever delivers said horse to me in Lexington, shall receive the above reward and reasonable charges paid by ALAN M'GUIRE.
TO THE PUBLIC.
I HAVE moved my Tin Shop to Mels. Tegarden and McCulloch's old Store-house, nearly opposite the Market-house, where I carry on the TINNING-BUSINESS, in all its branches suitable to this part of the world; and expect to supply all demands within a moderate trading distance of this town in Tin-ware, both whole sale and retail; and as I am taught from experience, that moderate profits and quick remittances are the life of trade, intend selling my ware nearly as low as in the old settlement, allowing for the expences of importing the tin.—Shall sell pint tin-cups at seven shillings per dozen, half-pint ditto at five, quart measures at fifteen shillings per dozen, and so in proportion for any lesser quantity, as also all other articles in the tinning way on very low profits.—I want a workman in the tinning business, and will give extraordinary wages to any on that is compleat therein.—I also keep SALT for Sale.
Robert Wood. Lexington, Dec. 8, 1791.
ALEXANDER & JAMES PARKER
Have just received and now opening a large and general assortment of dry goods, groceries, hard ware and queens ware, at their stores in Lexington which they will sell on the most reasonable terms for cash, public securities and hides.
All those indebted to the subscriber are requested to make immediate payment to Mr. Hugh Brent jun. who is authorised to settle my accounts and all those having demands against me, will present their accounts to him who will discharge them as quick as possible. THOMAS YOUNG. Lexington, Nov. 27, 1791.
WILL be rented on the first day of January next for the term of fifteen months on the premises to the highest bidder, Bullets Lick; with all its appurtenances, for ready cash only, to be paid in quarterly payments at the commencement of every quarter; it will be rented privately if any person will make application previous to the day of renting. It is also requested that all persons having claims against the Estate of William Christian deceased, will bring them in properly adjusted and they shall be paid. ALEX. S. BULLET; Exr. of Will Christian dec. Jefferson County 10th Nov 1791
TAKEN up by William Hambleton on Cane run, a red brindle cow, with a white face, three years old marked with a crop off the right ear a swallow fork in the left, Appraised to £2-10.
Taken up by the subscriber living near Boons station, a dark bay horse about seven years old, 4 feet 7 inches high, his left hind foot white branded on the off side of his neck K; appraised to £8. Lawrence Ward.
TAKEN up by the subscriber on the Hickm road a dark brown horse, 2 years old last spring, about 13 hands and a half high, a large star and small snip, branded on the off shoulder 3. Appraised to £3. Thomas Johnson. December 14, 1791.
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A Likely young negro fellow, about eighteen years of age enquire of the printer. Lexington Sept. 27, 1791.

Mr. Printer, T IS not long since I arrive in this Town with a fresh cargo of Goods. I opened them in a house on Main Street, not far distant from a large new house—I had been in business here before, and flattered myself that for my assortment I had done as much as my neighbours: I therefore found my self much chagrined, in perceiving my business declining—the more so, as from the large supply of goods expected, I apprehended that business this winter would be considerably overdone.—I earnestly sought the cause, and at length have found it. Though accompanied with a severe mortification, you must know sir, that in order to promote business, I have studied a simile, which I put on in imitation to every person who enters my shop.—Unfortunately this simile has encouraged a set of LOUNGERS with whom I am now daily infested. They generally give me a call about 10 o'clock, observe the day is fine &c. &c. and take a seat upon my Counter. This posture presently becomes uneasy, and down they lay, stretched out at full length.—It so happened that whilst my counter was thus occupied a lively Widow with three or four hand- some country girls (all good custom- ers) entered my shop door, and were approaching the counter but stop- ped short at sight of the LOUNGERS —I observed their difficulty, and requested the gentlemen to rise— with reluctance, they did so—dropt off—and with their elbows on the Counter supported their heads, so turned as to stare the ladies full in the face.—The evident offence in the countenance of the ladies gave rise to the idea—that to these LOUNGERS was owing the declen- sion of my business. I instantly de- termined to be particularly attentive to them; and thereby (if possible) atone for the misbehaviour of my company—that you may be ena- bled to form a judgement of my at- tention as also of the behaviour of these LOUNGERS, I give you the whole transaction.—I was Silk they wanted for a gown—I threw a piece upon the counter with an air, accompanied with—"There Ladies is a most excellent piece—the cash was paid for it, before it left Philadelphia, I can therefore sell lower than any other Store-kee- per in town—you shall have it for Eighteen Shillings per yard." By the Ladies had got the end and were about to examine it, when one of my LOUNGERS seized hold of it, and to shew his judgement, observed it was very thin, and the Sprig stamp- ed, not wrought—it was sufficient the Ladies did not like it—but as- ked for some hair powder—I hand- ed a paper observing it was very fine—and if they pleased I would shew them some of the best scented pomatum ever brought to Ken- tucky—they assented—but whilst I turned, one of my LOUNGERS got the hair powder and was telling the Ladies that as good as it might be made here "by putting some starch in a piece of linen and beating it with a beetle" when I handed seve- ral sticks of my pomatum and placed it on the counter.—It also was im- mediately picked up by these LOUN- GERS and declared to have a bad smell. I observed the Ladies now highly offended by the frequent winks and grinning of my LOUN- gers—by their snatching up and detaining the Goods—and I feared at me, as offering them an insult, by recommending goods, which my company faulted—to obviate which, and establish the good qua- lity of the pomatum beyond con- tradiction, I declared it was of the same manufacture I used myself, and no Lady had said I had a bad
smell—The Widow replied if sir, we may judge of the ladies you keep company with, by the Gen- tlemen we see in your company, they are not such as with you well—so adieu. Thunderstruck at the repartee—my under jaw fell—and a chew of Tobacco which until now I had kept well back, to my utter confusion made its escape to the floor—not so with my LOUNGERS pleased at my truly pitiable situa- tion, they set up an Horse laugh which I hear has completed the business, and determined the ladies to enter my shop door no more. By which Mr. Printer you see I have lost four or five Ladies as custom- ers—and I do assure you they were most agreeable ones—I have also since found that my Gentlemen cu- stomers from the Country, do not care to enter a shop where they see three or four idlers collected suppo- sing (as they say) that they meet to make remarks on them. I do not know Mr. Printer, whether the gentlemen Mechanics in town are in this manner infested, but the Store-keepers in general I be- lieve are.—I therefore earnestly request you to publish this, in hopes these Gentlemen LOUNGERS will see how injurious their company is to Storekeepers—and take the hint
I am Mr. Printer a constant reader of your paper and A BATCHELOR.
To the Printer of the Kentucky Gazette.
SIR,
IT is observable that great revolutions generally bring about important en- quiries our being about to emerge into a new Government, is a subject which has exercised the pens of a number of writers. Among these, that great and im- portant question of Slavery has been agitated, or rather the author of that piece has been enquiring into the right and proposing a mode for its total abo- lition: I don't mean to preface this piece with an apology, either to the Complainter or to the Public; I only mean to offer a few thoughts on the subject, and leave the people to judge. How far those remarks are founded on Justice and good policy, and how far the present holders of Slaves are justi- fiable. Taken either in a Civil or Re- ligious point of view, the principal ob- jections of the Complainter, goes to the acquirement by force, or purchase, and the right of those born in families: how our forefathers acquired that proper- ty which we now possess, is rather hard for us to determine: But let us for a moment, suppose the worst, and that they possessed themselves of that proper- ty by force, yet I hold that we are jus- tifiable in detaining that property: Be- cause we are not, neither can be made to answer for their injustice: This is a precept of Religion, as well as pro- ductive of the most cogent reasoning; and as the proofs of their just and or- iginal possession, is by no means clear and decided on the supposition of force, it being too dark and remote to admit of a positive assertion in its favour, I shall take it for granted that they ac- quired their property by purchase. A kind of barter or traffick with the hea- thens themselves, and that they as pur- chasers had a right to sell or keep them in bondage without involving an act of injustice, or incurring the displeasure of the DIVINITY, is clearly deducible both from our own laws, and the laws of GOD: Leviticus, Chap. 25, from Verse 39 to 47.
Verse 39. And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; Thou shalt not com- pel him to serve as a Bond servant.
40 But as an hired servant and as a Jo- journer, he shall be with thee; and shall serve thee unto the year of Jubile.
41 and then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possessions of his fathers shall he return.
Ezekiel, chap. 18. ver 20.
42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of E- gypt; they shall not be sold as bond men.
43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour, but shalt fear thy GOD.
44 Both thy bond men and thy bond- maids, which thou shalt have shalt be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shalt ye buy bond men and bond- maids.
45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their fami- lies that are with you, which they be- gat in your land: and they shall be your possession:
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your Children, after you to inherit them, for a poss- sion, they shall be your Bond men for ever. But over your brothers the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with vigour.
It is clear and de- ded from this law immediately from GOD, that these peo- ple had a right to buy, and that it be- came an inheritable property, descending from Father to Son, for ever: Not only those purchased, but those born in their houses, were held by the same tenure as appears from the 21st chapter of Ex-odus, from 1st to the 7th verse:
Verse 1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go out free: 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; or he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
This leaves no room to doubt, but that even the Hebrews themselves the chosen people, the Israel of GOD, had a right, not only to enslave themselves but their posterity FOR EVER: From these proofs, and from a number of o- ther passages in the sacred writings, it was common and familiar, and per- fectly consonant with every civil and religious duty. Should these proofs however, not be sufficient to carry con- viction, and satisfy and ease tender consciences. I can only refer them to the Act of the Virginia Assembly, for liberating Slaves: In that Act to the honor of the maker be it said every man has a right if he pleases, to free his Negroes, and by that Act, to free himself from any duty which he suppo- ses, hangs over him from these causes.
LITTLE BRUTUS.
(To be continued.)
To the inhabitants of the County of Fayette.
FELLOW CITIZENS.
WHEN a common interest is at stake, I presume that no apo- logy is necessary for a Citizen, however low his situation in life, who submits his sentiments to the consideration of his Fellow-Citi- zens. It is said that representatives have been elected in some parts of this county to meet in general committee. The objects of their elections were various, and their powers in many instances undefi- ned. The conduct of the committee I do not mean generally to investi- gate. But when any body of men, even though they had acted under powers sanctioned and defined by the express act of the people at large, cover their transactions with a supposed sacred veil of secrecy— When we must suppose their pro- ceedings dare not meet the public eye—When in a matter that concerns all, all are not consulted —When we are not consulted upon a subject so important as the
choice of men to frame our Con- stitution—and when those men, un- sanctioned by the people, with powers undefined, undertake of themselves, to determine on the persons who shall represent the County, I feel all of the Freeman within me—revolt at the idea. Have you my fellow Country men, resigned your rights as Free men and Electors? Do you think that without assistance of some mere pitted minds you cannot judge of the qualifications necessary for a representative? I trust not.
Free men! look to it! your rights—your dearest rights are in question.
It is now to be determined whe- ther we will give our unbiased votes as becomes Free-men, or submit to have our choice direc- ted by Committees and vote only as they shall direct.
Our choice at this important crisis, ought to fix on men of Abi- lities, Integrity and Zeal for the public good.—Such men though not named by the Committee, I doubt not will be the choice of eve- ry independent and virtuous Citi- zen.
A CITIZEN.
To the inhabitants of Kentucky.
WHENEVER an author appears in public there is immediate en- quiry concerning his character, his education, his situation in life, and whether he is determined to offer himself a candidate for the next en- suing election; and several families, but these are useless with respect to the author of this piece; because his death would scarcely be heard by his next neighbour.
The writers who have hitherto given us their opinions, concerning the new constitution, have informed us, that it is a matter of such con- sequence; not only binding ourselves but our posterity for ever; these wri- ters or rather dictators, endeavour to amuse us with words, in place of ideas; carrying every thing to an ex- treme; not reflecting that the body of the people can destroy your ti- remendous constitution; and erect a new one. (witness our sister state Pennsylvania) But as the people of this district have now arrived at the utmost reach of human perfection, we will make our constitution like the laws of the Medes and Persians, unalterable, and then adroit it in the Oriental stile, and say O consti- tution live for ever! And so by these means we will not only bind up our posterity to our laws; But also hin- der them from attempting to make improvement, but this can't be done—the living will do as they please when we are dead, and indeed we ourselves may if we see cause alter the constitution after it is made, & who hinders us; therefore it is not a mat- ter of such wonderful concern as the writers represent—
There is a certain writer who has done us the honor, to fill up a number of our papers with his pro- ductions; he laboured for three or four papers in telling us a bill of rights is a good thing; and that they had terrible gouging biting scratching and pulling of hair in England before they got their bill of rights compleated. The gentleman made a comparison where none could be made, as it is notoriously known that the preroga- tive of the King trampled on equi- ty, justice, law, and in fact every thing that was dear to the subject. But this is not the case here. our constitution should just lie down, what is the business of our represen- tatives, and say so far shall you go, and no farther, and if they exceed their destined bounds, they should then be responsible for their conduct, for it is an absolute farce to say that we will make a bill of rights to re- strain the prerogatives of our ser-

vants, that no thing without us, for as all power comes from the people what we do not give away to our representatives we certainly retain responsibility and a short time in office is all is all that is necessary, want of energy is what is most to be feared republican governments; our representatives knowing their dependence on us will fear to offend us and rather be removed than dangerous, we grant them what was great need in England for a bill of rights but we see none true.
Again he took in hand to distre to us, what quantity of real property thou d'entitle a person to vote for each house, wishing by his scheme to throw the making of laws and executing them into the hands of a few individuals, and set up an aristocratic power. Then we did say there would have been need of some waggon loads of bills of rights and they would not have all been able to retain the men from picking our pockets; when they would not be dependent on the people nor responsible to them, as great numbers of people have no real property I may say the majority, but when the Lawyers were attacked, he then retracted, allowed no class of citizens should be excluded not reflecting that he had excluded the most industrious part of our citizens. He then ordered us to elect a certain person for our representative which we suppose we must do as he is dictator, perhaps the person he meant was himself for we certainly know he knows himself, especially when writing.
ROB THE THRASHER. (To be continued)
PHILADELPHIA, November 17.
From the NATIONAL GAZETTE.
From a Paris paper entitled L. Courier Extraordinaire, ou le premier arrive , by M. Du plain; of September 14. 1791.
Letter from the King to the Assembly, Gentlemen,
I have attentively examined the constitutional Act which you have presented to me. I do accept it, and will cause it to be executed. This simple declaration might at another time have been sufficient; but now I am bound to make my motives known; it is a duty which I owe to the nation and to myself.
For a long time I had conceived the design of fixing the happiness of the people on invariable basis. Struck with several abuses which weakened the springs of government; struck above all with the disproportion which existed in the financial department, between the receipts and expenditures, I determined to subject all the parts of government to uniform rules. But sensible that I could not alone reach this great object, I summoned the nation to my assistance.
In the course of the events of the revolution, and when you began to issue constitutional decrees, I did not wait to give my assent to them until the constitution should be completed. I favoured as much as was in my power the establishment of its several parts, even before I could judge of the whole, and if, in the course of your operations, disorders came to affect my mind, I
hoped that the law would resume its empire and its force and that the people would show it that respect and that confidence which alone can insure their happiness.
I persisted a long while in this expectation, and my resolution did not change until hope forsook me. Let every one recollect the era at which I left Paris; opinions then far from uniting in a common centre branched out into several parties; disorders and the licentiousness of writings were then at their height; no authority was respected I could no longer discern not recognize in the midst of that chaos, the real will of the French Nation.
Then had you presented the constitution to me, I should not have thought that the interest of the people ought to induce me to accept it. I had but one sentiment, but one wish—that of keeping at a distance from all parties, and thus to know, in a very precise manner, the will of the nation.
The motives which then directed me, do not now subsist any longer; you have manifested your will to maintain order; you have revised the constitution, and you have modified some articles of it which appeared to me to be liable to great inconveniences.
You have subjected its revision to legal forms; in fine, the will of the people cannot be any longer doubtful to me, I have seen them constantly give their adhesion to this constitution which you have made for me I do therefore accept this constitution and I engage myself to defend it against enemies from within and from without; I shall cause it to be executed by all the means which it puts into my power.
Knowing that it is agreeable to the wishes of a very great majority of the nation I do declare that in adhering thereto I renounce the concurrence which I had at first claimed in this business, and that being the only person who is responsible to the nation only, no other, when I make this renunciation, has a right to complain of it.
I should, however, be wanting in regard for truth, if I did not say that I have thought I perceived in some parts of your work, a want of that energy which is indispensable to give all the necessary activity to the laws and to preserve the necessary unity throughout a vast empire; but in this respect, experience alone has a right to be the judge, and when I shall have bona fide caused the laws (the deposit whereof is trusted to me) to be carried into execution, it will remain for the nation to explain themselves by all the means which are reserved to them.
But, gentlemen, for the securing of liberty, for the security of the constitution, for
the individual security of all Frenchmen, their respective and common interests must be united in the re-establishment of order, and on this point due to the laws all Frenchmen must combine together, and now that the constitution is terminated, we have no enemies to fear but disorder and anarchy, and I will combat those common enemies.
Those whom persecution has kept at a distance ought, in returning to their country, to be sure of meeting with the protection of the laws, and in order to extinguish all animosities, and to unite all the parties which such a revolution must have produced, let us consent to forget all the past.
Let the accusations and prosecutions which have sprung from the events of the revolution be extinguished by a general reconciliation. Could you see calumnies in those who have shown an attachment to my person? As to those who by a guilty or indiscreet zeal have drawn upon them the rigour of the laws, I feel that I am for them the King of all Frenchmen.
(Signed) LOUIS September, 13. 1791.
P. S. I have thought, gentlemen, that it was in the midst of the Representatives of the Nation, and in the very place where the constitution was made; that I ought to pronounce my acceptance in person. In consequence, I give you notice, that to-morrow at noon I shall repair to the Assembly of the representatives of the Nation solemnly to pronounce that acceptance.
Laud plaudits had frequently interrupted the reading of this letter; but when it was finished they began with redoubled force, and with shouts of Vive le Roi!
Then M. la Fayette rose and said; "Let it be permitted to me to join here my wish to that of the King, and to move the adopting of his sentiments. I move, that all persons accused and arrested by reason of the King's departure, be set at liberty; that all criminal prosecutions be withdrawn; that the prohibition respecting passports, and the law concerning emigrations, be repealed; and that the constitutional committee and the committee of criminal jurisprudence bring in to-morrow a bill conformable to these propositions."
This motion was received with transport, several members rising to support it.
M. Goupil then moved, that a deputation of sixty members should immediately be sent to express to the King the satisfaction of the Assembly; and inform him that they would be ready to receive him to-morrow. We must all go , exclaimed several members, and immediately the Assembly passed the following decree:
"The National Assembly, after after reading the King's message accepting the constitutional act, adopting the sentiments which the King has expressed respecting the cessation of all
prosecutions relating to the events of the revolution, decrees as follows:
1st. All persons arrested, or accused on account of the King's departure, shall be immediately set at liberty, and all prosecutions shall cease with respect to them.
2d. The constitutional committee and the committee of criminal jurisprudence shall to-morrow, at the opening of the sitting, bring in a draft of a decree to abolish immediately all proceedings relative to the events of the revolution.
3d. There shall be likewise brought in a draught of a decree to abolish the use of passports, as well as every other restriction of the liberty which the Constitution affords to all French citizens, of going and coming as well within as without the kingdom.
4th. A deputation of sixty members shall immediately repair to the King, to present to him the above decree.
LEXINGTON, December 17.
The following gentlemen, are elected delegates to represent the county of Woodford in the ensuing Convention viz. John Watkins, Richard Young, William Steele, Caleb Wallace and Robert Toulson Esqrs.
The subscribers to the Lexington Fire Company, are requested to meet at Mr. Brien's Tavern, on the evening of the 19th inst. at 6 o'clock, to transact business of importance.
By order of the company. John Bradford Secy.
Dec. 10th 1791.
An Election for a Trustee for the Town of Lexington in the room of Robert Parton, is ordered to be held on Monday the 19th inst. at the court house in said Town.
By order of the Board.
John Bradford chairman, Dec 12th 1791.
WANTED TO PURCHASE
A QUANTITY of LAND OFFICE TREASURY WARRANTS.
By DANIEL WEISIGER; Who has just received an assortment of DRY-GOODS Suitable to the Season. Lexington, Dec. 4, 1791.
2
Two Dollar Reward
Strayed or stolen from the subscriber in Lexington, the 29th of November, a bay mare, about 14 hands high 4 year old next spring, three feet partly white, a star in her forehead, zoots and canters neatly, no brand; whoever delivers said mare the subscriber shall have the above reward.
Peter Higbee
December 3d 1791. (sw)
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Old books new bound at this office. As I have just employed a journeyman Book-binder, the business will be carried on in future with dispatch. We are at leisure at present, having finished all the work on hand.
A LARGE company will start from the Crab-Orchard the 10th of January 1792 to go through the Wilderness.

***** SACRED TO THE MUSES. *****
From the Virginia gazette and general Advertiser, of October 19.
QUERE.
SONG.
WOULD we attain the happiest state, That is designed us here; No joy a rapture must create, No grief beget despair.
No injury fierce anger raise, No honor tempt to pride; No vain desires of empty praise, Must in the soul abide.
No charms of youth or beauty move The constant settled breast: Who leaves a passage free to love, Shall let in all the rest.
In such a heart soft peace will live, Where none of these abound; The greatest blessing Heaven does give, Or can on earth be found.
From a London paper of August 5. A PEEP INTO THE COURTS OF EUROPE.
Russia. The Empress, dying in fine style, surrounded by general officers on one side, and ministers on the other, quarrelling in such a manner as to stun the old lady, in consequence of Prince Potemkin having made them all drunk with brandy.
Germany. The Emperor blustering about what he will do, if the Diet will give him the power.
France. The King, in a little parlour of the Thuilleries, making wry faces, while he is learning to smoke on the principles of liberty; but comforting himself with frequent quaffs of brandy punch; at the same time he is improving his mind by reading—in a cookery book. The Dauphin, in another apartment, amusing himself with a pack of cards, without honours, on which are written democratic sentences; a member of the National Assembly teaching him to play with a political re totum .
Turkey. The Grand Signior, in a private corner of the Seraglio praying to the God of England and Prussia to keep the Russian bears from over-running his dominions. The Grand Vizier chewing vast quantities of opium, to lull his political apprehensions; and starting, as it were, every moment from a dream, to feel if his head be on.
Italy. His Holiness hesitating in his own mind, whether he should annihilate the whole French nation, or in some sort, meet the reforming ideas of the National Assembly, and marry the two old aunts of the King.
Spain. His most Catholic Majesty bawling out of his palace windows, for his subjects from every quarter of the Kingdom, to bring their complaints before him; at the same time instructing his prime minister in the room with him to see that the military stop them in their march, and drive them all home again about their own business.
Poland. The King, at the head of a table of dainties, toasting liberty, and directing that dish after dish should be sent to the populace, against the will of many of the old Nobles, who have no notion of giving the vulgar so refined a taste.
Naples and Sicily. His Neapolitan Majesty rowing for a wager, jumping over a stick, standing upon his head, and singing opera songs louder than the actors upon the stage.
Holland. The Stadholder, smoking his pipe, and saying nothing about politics.
England. The King beloved as a father by every individual subject in his kingdom, and his people happy.
Should aman be allowed a seat in the honorable the General Assembly of the state of Virginia, who when gaming at the odd trick is charged with slight and secretly (upon his adversary leaving the room for a moment) slipping part of the counters from under the candlestick and thereby reducing the number of games set up against him; and upon being accused of the act tacitly confessed the fact, by allowing the counters to be replaced?
Call upon Capt. Thomas Goode of Chesterfield county, to prove the fact.
AN ACT,
Giving further time to the owners of Surveys to return the Plats and Certificates thereof into the Land Office.
Whereas it hath been represented that the time allowed by the act of the last Session, entitled, "an Act for giving further time to the owners of surveys, to return the Plats and certificates thereof into the Land Office" was not sufficient to comply with the purposes thereof; and application hath been made to this assembly, to extend the time: Be it therefore enacted that the further time of two years—to be computed from the expiration of the period mentioned in the said recited act, shall be allowed for returning all Plats and Certificates of surveys on the Western waters, and the further time of Twelve Months from the time of passing this act, shall be allowed for returning all Plats and certificates of surveys on the Eastern waters to the Register of the Land Office, who shall receive the same, and such Lands shall not be considered as forfeited, or liable to forfeiture, any law to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.
November 1, 1791—Read the third time in the house of Delegates November 5, 1791—Passed the Senate.
A list of Letters in this Office.
A Benjamin Archer.
B John Bowen. Mary Burch. Deborah Burnet 2.
C Captain Thomas Clay. Charles Cosby, Mercer. Capt. George Caldwell Mercer.
D James Densford Fayette. Margaret Duncan.
E Elizabeth Ellis.
F William Gray. David Graves Fayette.
G William Hopkins. John Henderson, Lincoln. Enoch or Web Hayden. E. has Hutt Fayette. Andrew Hues Fayette.
H Capt. James Kenny Bourbon. Moses Kedy. Milly Kindred.
I John M'Ferson. Archibald Marshall, Bourbon. Andrew M'Calla Fayette. Col. Gabriel Madison.
J William Neal.
K Nathaniel Paish, Bourbon. Robt. Poor, Mercer 2. Sarah Poor ditto. Philip Philips. John Porter.
L John Quin.
M James Richie, Fayette. Edmund Richardson. Thomas Ray.
S Thomas Sallenger, Woodford. Joshua Stevens. Richard Stevens. Rev. Robert Stubbs. Samuel Scott, Mercer.
T James Thomas, Fayette. Bennet Taber, May's Lick. Kenneth Thompson 2. Howel Patum. David Telford Mercer.
U Joseph Underwood. Nelson 2. Jos. Vance, Woodford. 2 Edmund Vaughan. 2. Laurence Verbrake.
W William Watson. Robert Wallace, Fayette. Peter Wilson. Maccom Worley. James Walker. Henry Walker. Ben. Withers. James Watkins. James Wallace, Fayette. Jacob Woodward. Benjamin Dod Wheeler.
Two Dollars reward,
STRAYED from the subscriber, living near Lexington, about the 1st of July last, a small roan horse, 8 or 9 years old, branded on the near shoulder W and buttress H has a blaze in his face, all his feet white and is junk in the Crest, had on a good best fastened with a black leather strap: Whoever brings said horse to Mrs. McConnell's Mill, shall have the above reward paid by Isaac Wilson.
6 In Lexington, an ENGLISH SCHOOL
Is kept under the care of TRUSTEES WHERE reading, writing and Arithmetic, are taught in the most approved method; Merchant's Accounts, surveying, navigation, &c. may be taught in said school if required by Thomas Steele.
NB. His night school has commenced the 7th of this instant Month, Monday 1791.
Territory of the United States of America South of the river Ohio. Washington district August term, 1791. John Williams, of Ganville county, James Hogg, Orange county, Gentlemen. Thomas Hart, — county, in the state of Maryland, merchant, and David Hart, of Caswell county, gentlemen, complainants,
vs
The heirs and devisees of Richard Henderson late of Granville county, esq. deceased, of Nathaniel Hart of — county in Virginia, gentleman, deced. of William Johnson, late of Orange county, merchant, deceased, of John Lutrel, of Chatham county, gentleman, deceased, and Leonard H Bullock, defendants.
In EQUITY.
SOME of the heirs and devisees having failed to enter their appearance according to the satisfaction of the court that they reside out of the limits of this territory—on motion of the complainants, it is ordered, that unless the said heirs and devisees shall appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the complainants, that then it shall be taken for confessed; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Gazette of this territory, in the Kentucky and Cape Fear Gazettes, and in the newspaper regularly published in Hagerstown, for three weeks successively, and at the door of the court house in the town of Janesborough.
Andrew Test ANDREW RUSSELL, C. & M.E
WAR DEPARTMENT
May 30, 1791.
INFORMATION is hereby given to all the military invalids of the United States, that the sums to which they are entitled for six months of their annual pension, from the 4th day of March, 1791, and which will become due on the 4th day of September ensuing, will be paid on the said day by the Commissioners of the Loans within the states respectively, under the usual regulations. viz.
Every application for payment must be accompanied by the following vouchers, viz. The certificate given by the state, specifying that the person possessing the same is in fact an invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which as such he is annually entitled.
2d. An affidavit, agreeably to the following form:—
"A. B. came before me, one of the Justices of the county of — in the state of — and made oath that he is the same A. B. to whom the original certificate in his possession was given of which the following is a copy (the certificate given by the state to be recited) That he served — (regiment, corps or vessel) at the time he was disabled, and that he now resides in the — and county of — and has resided there for the last — years, previous to which he resided in —"
In case an invalid should apply for payment by an attorney, the said attorney, besides the certificate and oath before recited, must produce a special letter of attorney agreeably to the following form:—
"I, A. B. of — county of — state of — do hereby constitute and appoint C. D. of — my lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of my pension for six months, as an invalid of the United States, from the fourth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, and ending the fourth of September, of the same year. Signed and sealed in the presence of —"
Witnesses.
Acknowledged before me—"
Applications of executors and administrators must be accompanied with legal evidence of the respective offices, and also of the time the invalids died, or use pension they may claim.
By command of the President of the United States, H. KNOX, Secretary of War.
[The Printers of the respective States are requested to publish the above in their respective newspapers, for the space of two Months.]
A PERSON who understands the Rope-making business may hear of good encouragement by applying to the Printer.
FOR SALE
A LOT on the Seminary land, containing one hundred and forty acres, for which the Trustees will give a lease; For terms apply to Mr. Jones Bryan near the premises, or the subscriber.
Isaac Wilson.
I Intend to sell lands, the property of John Craig to the highest bidder at Woodford and Fayette December courts; also at Mason January court.
ROBERT JOHNSON Trustee.
WANTED
An APPRENTICE to the COPPER-
SMITH's business.
An active lad of about 14 years of age, will be taken an APPRENTICE to the above business. CHARLES WHITE.