The Kentucky gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1789-10-31 00:00:00

KENTUCKY GAZETTE.
S A T U R D A Y, OCTOBER 31, 1789.
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD at his Office at the corner of Main and Cross Streets, where Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and PRINTING in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
AN EPHIMERIS FOR NOVEMBER, 1789. Calculated for the Meridian of KENTUCKY.
Table with 4 columns: D, H, M, Rem. Days &c. It lists celestial events for November 1789, including moon phases and planetary positions.
NOTICE is hereby given to such as it may concern, that whereas the subscribers gave their bond, on or about the fifteenth of July, 1788, to Col. Harry Innes for two hundred and thirty eight pounds eighteen shillings and six pence, Virginia currency, to be paid in bonds on men in Kentucky...
DAVID MORRIS and ABRAHAM DRAKE. May's lick, Mason county, October 22, 1789.
WHEREAS I passed my note to William Deal in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, for fifteen pounds, in consequence of which I was to have had his right to lands in Kentucky...
THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
Strayed or stolen away from captain Smith's horse mill, in Lexington, Fayette county, on Tuesday night, the twelfth of October, 1789, a black Horse, near sixteen hands high, four years old...
FOR SALE
TWO HUNDRED acres of first rate land with a considerable improvement, situate on the South fork of Elk Horn, six miles from Lexington. Also six hundred and thirty three acres on Main Hickman creek...
WANTED
A MILLER, and DISTILLER, who can come well recommended for their honesty, diligence, and sobriety: good wages will be given; enquire of Mr. Christopher Chinn at Limestone, or to the subscriber within four miles of Lexington.
MERCHANDIZE
Will be given in exchange for good cheese and butter in cash, by ALEX & JAMES PARKER.
Strayed from Lexington, about Christmas last, a small dark brown and white cow, hollow backed and short horns; no other mark recollected; whoever gives information of said cow, to that I get her, shall have two dollars reward.
JAMES PARKER. Lexington, Oct. 10, 1789.
Strayed from Col. Crockett's plantation last June, a small likely dark bay horse, about 9 years old, eye-necked, trots and gallops: Whoever delivers him to the Printer hereof, or to Mr. Brent in Lexington, or to Mr. Hughes in Daviess, shall receive two dollars reward.
JUST OPENED,
By HUGH M'ILVAINE, (In the house formerly occupied by Mr. John Clark.) a neat and general assortment of
MERCHANDIZE
well adapted to the season. DRY goods, Iron mongery, queens ware, glass ware, tin ware, groceries, clover seed and medicin, which will be sold on reasonable terms.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, living on the Town fork of Elk Horn, about 4 miles from Lexington, one 4 year old flag, a dark brindle, marked with a swallowfork in the right ear, and a crop and half-penny in the underside of the left ear: Posted and appraised to £. 2 15.
Also, one red heifer, 2 years old, with a white face, unmarked: Posted and appraised to £. 1 10. Also, one light brindled steer, 2 years old, with some white on his left thigh, marked with a swallow fork in the left ear, and a half penny out of the underside of the right ear: Posted and appraised to £. 1 5.
Also, one 3 year old steer, marked with a crop in the left ear, spotted red and white: Posted and appraised £. 1 16. JOS. KYLE. July, 1789. 8 10.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, living on the East fork of Tesselmine, a bay filly 2 years old last spring, about 15 hands high, neither docked nor branded: Posted and appraised to £. 12. GEO. WELCH. July 15, 1789.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, in Woodford county near Gen. Scotts, a brindled steer, marked with a crop and slit in the right ear, about 4 years old. Appraised to £. 3. WM. DICORSEY. Sept. 5, 1789. 10.
TAKEN up by the subscriber near Washington in Mason County, a bay mare, 2 years old last spring, about 13 hands high, a small star in her forehead, branded on the near buttock, but not perceptible: Appraised to £. 5 10. JOHN MACHIR Sept. 21, 1799.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, in Fayette county, on cane run, a small sorrel horse, about 9 or 10 years old, branded on the near shoulder 2, about 4 feet high a natural trotter, has had the pole evil- Appraised to £. 5. JOHN CLEMENS. Lexington, Sept. 5, 1789.
There will be a large company at Col. Johnson's the tenth of November, on their way to the Big bone, to make a settlement in them parts. JOHN CRAIG Oct. 12, 1789.
AN EXCELLENT NEW PRIMER
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
VIENNA, May 13.
THEY write from Croatia, that on the 12th of April, 1000 Turkish cavalry attacked a post in the Bannat—five villages belonging to the Boshnians, which were under the Imperial protection, experienced the fury of the enemy: all the men were immediately put to the sword—104 women and boys, 6000 horned cattle, 108 horses, and 507 goats were carried off, and three small towns all burnt to ashes.
The enemy, after this, retired to the village of Pograzi, where they took the booty to the best bidders—a Turk purchased two women and four children for 600 florins.
LONDON, June 4. ANTIQUITY.
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, on the subject of the slave trade. Mr. Henniker begged permission of the house to read as a curious relick of antiquity; a letter presented to him by the present Duke of Chandos, and found among the letters of the African company. This communication was written by a Chief of an African kingdom, and translated and transmitted to England by the first white man that had ever been seen in that dominion. It was addressed to King George the first, and was substantially as follows: "Sensible of your mighty walls and mighty ways, by a White Man among ye I had never seen, and whom I look upon as equal to our Great Gods, I wished him to make me known to your Majesty, that I might make you a present of forty slaves, now, forty times forty: and because this White Man can write, it must come from the Great God over all our Gods."
By the request of this White Man I have desired making war against my neighbours, though my father was a warrior, and fought seventy five battles, and I too have fought two hundred and nine battles, and have five hundred thousand men all bred to battle; while my women stay at home to cultivate the land, and raise provisions. When my warriors are abroad, I have, to guard my person an armed force. I have the King's head of a neighbouring nation, which I took preserved with all the flesh and hair upon it, and placed upon all the walls of my Palace which is three miles round, together with other heads of prisoners that I took, ranging in a line along the walls, the top of which I shall in time compleat a girdle round."
June 5. Vice Admiral Keffarnoff, is arrived at Copenhagen, and will take the command of the Russian fleet. A cutter belonging to this fleet, a short time since took in the Baltic a French vessel laden with salt, bound to Memel, and said to belong to Morlaix. The structure of this ship being in the Swedish manner occasioned this mistake. Upon the vessel being known to be French, she was immediately released.
The Dutch are our oldest friends, our most antient allies. They have been allied to this country for many years more than a century, and are bound to it by ties of principle, as well as interest. Declaring them enemies was the most impracticable act of Lord North's administration, the regaining them as friends is the most popular of Mr. Pitt's, and meets the full approbation of Mr. Fox and his colleagues; but why have not measures been taken to establish a treaty with Russia? a country, the produce of which is essentially necessary to our navy.
The slave traders, foreseeing that the British Parliament are determined to put an end to the commerce, see...

law takes place, must depend for slaves on their stock, and the negro men being in a proportion of three or four to one woman, females will be wanting to establish a proper system of population.
June 6. On the 25th of April last the Empress of Russia distributed the rewards to those who distinguished themselves in the capture of Oczakow. Prince Potemkin received the staff of command entwined with laurel, and richly adorned with diamonds, a letter of thanks, a medal struck in memory of his skilful and intricate behaviour, and the sum of 100 000 roubles in money. To Generals, Prince Rashin, and Mr. Suwarof, her Majesty gave, to the former a gold sword richly set with brilliants, and to the latter, a plume of brilliants to wear in his hat; to Lieut. Generals, Mr. de Najichtschokin, 700 peasants, Paul de Potemkin, a sword, de Hecking a large estate in Livonia, and to Prince Giltizin, a sword; to Generals, Baron Pahleh 500 peasants, Mr. Bucholz, Teihners, and Mekob, each a gold hilted sword; to Colonels, Ryewsky, Ponakof, Kjelel, Fjcher, Dezek, Markof, and to Lieutenant Col. Fuschhof, each a gold hilted sword; to the widow of Major Mader, of the artillery, killed in the attack of Oczakow, an estate in Livonia; to Major General Meyendorf, Lieutenant Col. Miller, and Major Hering, of the artillery each an estate in Livonia; to all the subalterns, and officers each a medal of silver.
Her Majesty has besides made many promotions, and distributed a number of ribbons of Orders.
SULTAN SELIM III.
This Prince, whose reign will probably form an era in the Turkish annals, was born in 1761, and is undoubtedly the most accomplished Monarch that ever swayed the Ottoman sceptre.
He speaks several languages with facility and elegance; he is well acquainted with ancient and modern history, and remarkably attached to the arts and sciences.
It is thought that his elevation to the throne will produce a revolution in the manners of the Musselmans, and form the epoch of their civilization.
That numerous and ferocious people neither want genius nor abilities: To augment their knowledge, to remove their prejudices, and to free their minds from the shackles of superstition, would be an attempt worthy of a patriot Sovereign, and is said to be the design of this young Father of the Faithful.
AMERICAN OCCURRENCES.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 1.
The state of North Carolina, remarks a correspondent, will most assuredly adopt the new general government, at the meeting of their convention. — The State then, unless we should previously accede thereto must remain to the other states and the world at large a spectacle of reproach and derision — a by word among the nation! — In the ports of the Union we should be considered as foreigners, and our commerce subjected to like duties with theirs. If this should not operate to reclaim, those ports will undoubtedly be shut against us. Our trade, agriculture and manufactures, must languish and poverty and wretchedness be our inevitable portion. Can we be long a commercial people, after being denied entrance into the ports of the union? Does our Soil produce the bread we consume? Are the inhabitants of this small state the only lovers of liberty? Can it be supposed that here, and here only, wisdom, virtue and patriotism, have taken up their favorite abode? Let us rather confess that the state is shamefully rent by party and faction, and that too many of us are fondly attached to a depreciating destructive paper money bubble!
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 1.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Halifax, formerly a citizen of this state, to his friend in this town.
"I have read, with singular pleasure, the debates of the New Congress, and in particular those on the question, "whether the Secretary of Foreign Affairs shall be removed by the President;" and must observe that the speeches and de-
tion be, under a government formed by tried patriots, culled from among millions? A government administered by men, who, if we may judge from action and speech, express themselves as if it were upon their eternal happiness; ruled by a President, whose conduct calls for a comparison from a higher power than earth: To the citizens of the United States the name of WASHINGTON sounds in their ears like the name of a friend. — How happy should I be to live under such a government; and how pleasing would it be to my friend, if he could say that I, instead of flying my country in the hour of difficulty, now lie numbered with those heroes, who fell to establish liberty for their posterity! Heroes who sleep on earth to live in glory. But the wish of your friend is, that the proceedings of the sons of America, may be a pattern and precedent to the world, and that she may soar unrivalled in the hemisphere of glory."
NEW-YORK, August 11. Extract of a letter from Providence, Rhode Island, dated July 27, 1789.
"The politics of this state, I fondly hope and almost trust, will put on a new appearance at the next session of our assembly, which, by adjournment, is to meet in October, but will I think undoubtedly be called sooner. The leaders of the majority allow that we cannot remain long in our present situation, and that the new government must be adopted — The speaker of the house has given it as his opinion, that were Congress to write a letter to the governor, recommending a call of our assembly for the purpose of recommending a convention, the measure would assuredly take place — in that case an adoption of the new government would be inevitable. But Congress I think will not write letters to this state. Mr. Benzon, you will recollect, some time since, made a motion to that effect, which was negatived."
"I am just informed that a Dr. Taylor has removed from Douglass (Massachusetts) to Smithfield in this state. He was a member of the late Massachusetts convention, and a violent opposer of the New Government; yet on its adoption by that state declared his acquiescence, and that he should recommend it to his constituents. I his declaration he has had the effrontery to deny, and is riding about the country for the express purpose of strengthening the opposition among us — telling our wiles, &c., that if we persevere, we shall be the happiest people on the face of the earth — that it is not in the power of Congress to force us into the measure, &c. He is said to be a man of some abilities, but our majority needed not his auxiliary."
LEXINGTON, Oct. 31.
On Thursday last, it was so dark from about 2 o'clock until about half after four in the evening, that the inhabitants of this place were obliged to have lighted candles to dine by.
Various are the conjectures with respect to the cause of the darkness; some suppose it proceeded only from an uncommon thick fog or clouded atmosphere; whilst others are of opinion that some immense opaque body passing at that time between the body of the Sun and the Earth was the cause. All objects had that yellow appearance which they have in a great eclipse of the Sun.
A late New York paper has the following Paragraph
"Perhaps there is no people upon earth better disposed to obey the laws than the citizens of the United States: They reason justly upon the subject — conceiving that the laws framed by those whom they depute for that purpose, are their own free act, and deed — and that violating the rules they themselves have adopted, is absurd, dangerous, and pregnant with mischief, confusion and ruin; but nevertheless possessing the passions, prejudices and weaknesses, incident to human nature — they see the propriety of appointing guardians and executors of those laws — every man therefore who feels the force of those obligations which should actuate good citizens will not only cheerfully submit to every salutary regulation, but will also consider himself bound to aid the officers of government in the discharge of their duty."
CONFINEMENT OF CRIMES
ment of capital offenders to solitary imprisonment instead of death. Gloucestershire, where several persons have been doomed to seven years seclusion from that society whose peace and security their bad conduct tended to disturb, the horror that has seized them is not to be described: They beg with the greatest earnestness, that they may be hanged out of their misery. Some ask to see their wives and children only for a moment, but this is not allowed them; in short no punishment ever devised seems so well calculated to soften the hearts of the hardened and insensible.
The following is a copy of an agreement entered into by the Kentucky Society in or near Danville
From a conviction that the welfare of Kentucky must depend in a great measure on the establishment of useful manufactures; and that this desirable end cannot be attained by individuals who are not able of themselves to purchase the machines and to advance such sums of money as would be necessary to carry them on with success
We the undersigned have agreed to associate ourselves by the name of "The Kentucky Society for the encouragement of manufactures" and we do oblige ourselves to pay to the managers the several sums affixed to our names, at the times and on the conditions mentioned below: Six shillings in every pound to be paid on or before the last day of September 1789; one moiety of the remainder on or before the last day of November in the same year and the residue on or before the last day of March 1790.
We do further agree that if the first payment is not made within twenty days of the time prescribed therefor that the person failing shall forfeit his interest in the society and also be obliged to pay to the managers for the use of the society the amount of his first subscription, and that another subscriber may be admitted into his place; and that if the last payment is not made within twenty days of the time prescribed the effect that the first payment and all the interest in the society of the person so failing to pay shall be forfeited and that another subscriber may be admitted in his place.
Provided that no person subscribing herefor shall be obliged to pay any part of his subscription, unless the sum subscribed altogether shall on the 20th day of September 1789 amount to £500 at the least.
Provided also that the sum so to be subscribed shall be divided into shares: one share being allowed for every sum of ten pounds: and that every person or company in all meetings of the society shall be allowed one vote for every share that he or they shall possess.
Provided that no business respecting the society shall be done in meeting consisting of less than a majority of the shares, except by persons to be appointed by meetings consisting of at least a majority of the whole.
Provided that a majority of the shares shall have a right at any meeting of which due notice shall have been given to take such steps as to them may appear right for the carrying into execution the purposes of the said society, and for laying out and expending the monies hereby subscribed and directing in all things respecting the same except when it is specially directed otherwise by this agreement.
Provided that the shares shall be assignable in such mode as shall be agreed on by the society: and that if it shall hereafter be judged necessary to increase the capital of the said company it shall be done by increasing the number of shares, which additional shares the first subscribers shall have a right to take before any strangers shall be admitted to subscribe.
Provided also that so far as the money hereby is to be laid out in labour, materials or provisions within the district that the managers shall allow the subscribers to furnish the same at Cash prices instead of the money so subscribed. The price and time of furnishing the same to rest with the managers.
meeting of the subscribers at Danville on Saturday the nineteenth day of September 1789 and if a majority of the shares shall not then be present on such other day as those who then attend shall appoint.
In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands this day of August 1789.
N. B. All persons desirous of encouraging such a society in or near Lexington, and are willing to become subscribers are desired to meet at Capt. Tho. Young's tavern the second Tuesday in December next.
Oct. 21, 1789.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD.
Stolen from the subscriber, the last day of the Lexington races a snaffle bridle with plated bit, star, ups and buckles Kentucky manufacture, the form as above described, with short broken reins and pale blue ribbon at the forehead, forming a rose at each ear — any person giving me information so that I get it again shall receive the above reward and no questions asked.
NICH. LAFON, Lexington, Oct. 28, 1789.
At a meeting of the Trustees of the Town of Lexington August 1st 1789.
Resolved, that the holders or claimants of the in lots No 2, 17, 21, 28, 60, 70, and 85, have the further time, until the first day of January 1790 to save their lots by improving them &c. for the particulars of what is required they are referred to said resolves — and that they need not expect any further indulgence.
By order of the board ROBERT PARKER Ck.
Strayed away from the subscriber about the middle of May last, a well grown bright bay stone colt, not branded, has a snip; Whoever takes up the said colt and gives notice to the subscriber living near Lexington at the sinking spring shall receive two dollars reward.
JAMES ERVIN. Oct. 24, 1789.
I AM in such EXTREME want of READY MONEY, that I will discount 20 per cent on every account due to this office that shall be discharged in cash, within 20 days from the date hereof. — I therefore hope that those who are indebted, will use their utmost endeavours to settle and pay up their respective balances by that date. — Produce is no longer receivable in discharge of debts due this office.
JOHN BRADFORD. Oct. 17, 1789.
A good saddle horse to be exchanged for store goods, salt or cattle: Enquire of the Printer. Oct. 9, 1789.
BLANKS OF ALL KINDS