The Kentucky gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1791-12-24 00:00:00

THE Kentucky Gazette.
NUMB. XV.
Quicquid agunt homines—nostri farrago libelli. Juven. Sat. 8. v. 85.
VOL V
S A T U R D A Y, D E C E M B E R 24 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 of the United States, shall receive a reward of Ten dollars, and every reasonable expense. 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, Paris, 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 iron and cow linen. Lexington, Nov. 19, 1791.
All persons indebted to the estate of Archibald Ferry 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 I. BRADFORD, Admr. Lexington, Sept. 25, 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 2d. 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-Brasher'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.
TO THE PUBLIC. I HAVE moved my Tin Shop to Messrs. 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 expenses 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 one that is compleat therein.—I also keep SALT for Sale. Robert Wood. Lexington, Dec. 8, 1791.
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 WHIFFE.
ALEXANDER & JAMES PARKER Have just received and now opening a large and general assortment of dry goods, groceries, hardware and queens ware, at their stores in Lexington which they will sell on the most reasonable terms for cash, purchase 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. Fayette 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 Hickman road a dark brown horse, 2 years old last spring, about 13 hands and 4 half high, a large star and small star, branded on the off shoulder S. Appraised to £3. Thomas F. Wilson. December 14, 1791. BLANKS OF ALL KINDS May be had at this Office.
JUST PUBLISHED And to be sold by ANDREW BROWN, And the principal Booksellers in the city of Philadelphia, price One Dollar and three quarters, the LAWS Of The United States of America; Collected with, and collected by, the original Rolls in the office of the Secretary of State, agreeably to a resolve of Congress passed the 18th February, 1791. With a Copious INDEX. VOLUME I.
Comprising the Federal Constitution, the Acts of the Three Sessions of the First Congress, and the Treaties. To which is added, an APPENDIX, Containing the Declaration of Independence, and sundry Acts of Congress, under the Confederation. This edition of the Laws of the United States is also to be sold by Messrs. Thomas and Andrews, Boston; John Carter, Esq. Providence, Rhode Island; Messrs Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford; Mr. Robert Hodge, New York; Mr. Isaac Collins, Trenton; Messrs. Goddard and Angell, Baltimore; Augustine Davis Esq. Richmond, and Mr. W. P. Young, Charleston, South Carolina. The Printers of Newspapers in the United States are requested to insert this advertisement.
NOTICE I hereby given to the Clerks and Sheriffs within the District of Kentucky, that Mr. Thomas Barbee is authorised to settle with them in my absence. THOMAS BARBEE, R.D.K. Danville, Nov. 24, 1791.
FOR SALE FOR CASII A Likely young negro fellow, about eighteen years of age, capable of the winter. Lexington Sept. 27, 1791.

(Continued from our last)
THE next thing we will take notice of are his two houses, two houses he says are absolutely necessary, because they are in England, and like his Bill of Rights is a good thing. Our Divines must begin there and inform us when two houses are so good that there are two in heaven. But they dare not do this for reason is against them as well as scripture, for if there had been two houses there, and both determined to create the world, yet they might have disputed whether the polar circle should extend 23° or 23½° from the poles, and to by that dispute have put an end to the creation. So we see that the reason and scripture are both in favour of one house, and nature as she delights in simples, is also in favour of one, and if we endeavour to approximate to perfection, and to turn our mind Heavenward, we should undoubtedly be for one; but as comparison and reasoning is the only way to come at truth, let us suppose 1000 houses, well then if two be better than one, 1000 must be a thousand times better. But we would find them one thousand times worse, for if a law was to be enacted before that law could come through that great refining chemical Laboratory, there would be no use for it; and the object for which it had been enacted would perhaps cease to exist, so it would be like the Philosophers stone, of no value though it cost a great sum searching after it; therefore it must plainly appear that one house is preferable to two.
So we have got done with molum in parvo as the linguists call him, and we attacked him merely to restrain him from pestring us, with so much and so little. But A. B. C. will say, we have studied this at some chimney corner, for it smells of the smoke, we confess we wrote it there but as he is a sensible writer, he will know we studied little about it. But pray Mr. A. B. C. where do you live, is there no chimney in your house; sure you must have a stove then; or a very large lamp? a lamp it must be for your productions smell very strong of that piece of furniture, or perhaps you are a peripatetick, or academick and then you walk about or sit in your grove, you advised or dictated to us to send sensible men to the next convention, and men that understood the business well, you were perfectly right, but you thought we were fools, and did you not know that when we want house built, we employ a mason and a watch mended, a watch maker; and what is more miraculous without applying to you, and when the other is of so much concern, do you think we will choose bunglers? no your honor must be the fabricator as you yourself desire.
Then Will Wisp appeared, he did well to stile himself so, he owned himself he could not venture to reason, vapour like, without heat or information, only comes forward to deceive, and he could not even do that, for the wind was against him, his origin given by naturalists is out of flunking marshes, and grave yards, and his existence they say is short, so we expect by this time he is with his rotten ancestor, and we say peace be to his bones.
Next comes Felte Firebrand on the stage, we expected from his name to hear something lively, ingenious, and suitable to the name, as fire brands are destructive instruments he attempted ironical satyr without possessing a genius suitable to the undertaking, and mounting a horse he was not capable to command, he came slap into the nastiest rut between Limestone and Lexington; and was all covered over with bombast and nonsense; so that Firebrand we fear will not recover, but Oh ye who have the care of him, we beseech you for pity's sake nourish him, and give him some coolers, and other laxative medicine, and endeavour to turn the disease downwards, for we are sure he vomited enough.
You charming female who has appeared in our paper, we humbly thank you for entering the list, and if you will allow us to be judges of your production, we must allow it faultless and not attempt to criticise on a piece that is so compleat.
I have appeared in your paper to endeavour to confine you to a short & laconic manner of writing; I do not hunt for fame nor wish to be known, neither do I want an office nor will I accept of a place in your convention, tautology I know is as disagreeable as plowing up in the same furrow I have just opened, both being foolishness and putting a number of words to express one Idea that could be better expressed by one, is just like a person thrashing a long time after the wheat is off the straw, so from these observations that I have made on my work I judge of authors.
ROB THE THRASHER.
N. F. There is no tending against Flails for you must know Rob is an original.
(Continued from our last.)
NOW come to consider the mode proposed by the Cornplanter, for effecting this business, and shall endeavour to prove that the system, as proposed, will be unjust, impolitic, and replete with the most dangerous and alarming consequences.
It is unjust, because I lay it down as a maxim which cannot be controverted, and which no art can overturn, that no man, or body of men, has a right to deprive me of my honest and legal acquired property, either in the organizing the Constitution, or in the formation of laws under that Government; If then this position is true, an all of the most flagrant injustice must precede the system.
It is impolitic, because it will deprive us of a great source of revenue; The tax on slaves, amounts to a very considerable sum, and as it is highly probable a poll tax, will never be laid, these people as possessing property will be exempted measurably from taxes; It will avert the course of emigration; no man who has a negro will think of this country, when the previous terms of his coming here must be the parting with his negroes; It will retard the opening and culture of the Country; Admit but for a moment to the price of labour, and no arguments are wanting to enforce the necessity of labourers.
The consequences will be TRULY ALARMING, notwithstanding the bondage they are in, and the powers their masters have over them, yet the Legislature has repeatedly been compelled to pass the most sanguinary laws for their government; destitute of property, a natural propensity to idleness, void of Religion, Education, Honour, Honesty, Understanding, Gratitude, or any of those fine feelings of humanity what must be the result? — Your codes of laws abounding with penal statutes, — Your courts of justice filled with terminal prosecutions — The crafty and designing, preying on their wants and ignoramus And to close the melancholy catalogue, a total change of colour: — These are evils which the wisdom of the World, under our present circumstances would not be able to avert.
I am &c.
LITTLE BRUTUS.
To the ingenious Mr. Felte Firebrand Secretary to the Saphenad fraternity.
SIR,
I HAVE just perused your elaborate answer to the address of the Committee of Bourbon County, where like an honest man you have commended what you could not yet blame, and encouraged a laudable undertaking, that every man of common sense and common honesty will wish to prosper; but for, I hope you will pardon a well wisher to the aforesaid Committee, for thinking your process approach too near adulation — As I would encourage every honest man to be of a right way of thinking, and you seem to despair of the success of the cause in which said committee is engaged, on account of the many cavils and calumnies of the evil minded among their adversaries; would beg leave to observe to you Sir, that Cavils without reason, and calumnies without truth, are all the weapons their potent enemies can encounter them with, at least as far as wound has been carried on, there has been no other artillery brought to play upon them, and certainly men of such great abilities and experience as their adversaries are (generally thought to be) would make use of the best means in their power to suppress them in the beginning, before they had time to gather strength: for should the people in general begin to think for themselves and find that all mankind are made of one sort of clay, and that riches neither make a man wise nor honest — ten to one but they fall into the measures of the Committee of Bourbon, as sincerely as you have done, and conclude that the fewer Lawyers and Pick pockets there are in a country, the better chance honest people have to keep their own; and then what will become of these pretended wise men, who would fain persuade us that men of common abilities and common honesty, ought not to be trusted with Legislative powers; by which declaration you and I may suppose, they mean that none but sharpers ought to be entrusted by the people.
But worthy Sir, notwithstanding your deep penetration and great wisdom, I perceive you are under a little mistake with regard to the designs of these committees as well as their invention — in fact they have devised nothing, they have invented nothing — you certainly do them too much honor — they have only made a declaration of the common rights of mankind, with their reasons for publishing them at this time, in which rea-
sons they have published their designs, which they certainly are better acquainted with, than you for possibly can be — they wish the people of Kentucky not tamely to give up that invaluable privilege of meeting and conferring together on every exigency — and if ever there was an occasion for exertions of that kind it is now when there is an attempt made to deprive free men of one of the common rights of mankind, viz that of consulting the means of their own safety, for this is certainly implied in the clamour lately raised against Committees — An attempt never before made in a free country — an attempt to laugh the people out of the most approved plan of guarding against encroachments on their just rights, and transmitting their liberties inviolate to posterity — and for what? undoubtedly to put them off their guard, that they may become an easy prey to the swarm of rapacious locusts that are now hovering about our country, waiting for the opportunity to sap the vitals and suck the blood of the unwary — As this is the first production of mine ever committed to the press, I beg you will take it under your protection and guard it from the malice of censorious critics, for although I have long wished to become an author, I never had the courage to venture myself on the list of scribblers, till I read your parody of wit and learning, which encouraged me to proceed — and now for I will conclude with wishing you to —
Rouse up your sluggish Countrymen, Lest they be govern'd with a wireward, Tell them nought but truth and then I'll call you honest Felte Firebrand SAE MAN DER.
Nov 19, 1791.
Mr. Bradford.
IN my last piece, I carefully proved my assertions by reason, scripture, and our Bill of rights; and likewise by the best of English authors, but by the practice of the learned gentlemen who writes against committees in this District, this appears to be unfashionable. But notwithstanding the latitude taken by those gentlemen, in writing upon hearsay-evidence, vague assertions, and groundless surmises, I shall confine myself to what I believe to be the truth, and to what I can evidently proof.
I do assert (and will also prove) that writing against committees duly elected for the purpose of taking the sense of the people, is evidently a rank aristocratic principle; because there is no other way either to prevent oppression or slavery, or for those who are groaning under sore bondage, to extricate themselves out of it. Where the rights of mankind are invaded, must not the people consult with each other for their common good and fall upon some method of taking the sense of the people; and of devising some way for their own relief; certainly then, this must be the same thing, in substance, as that of our present committees; and if people are under a despotic government, must they not do the same before they they can be free? Therefore you may see, that writing against committees duly elected by the people, is evidently striking at the most sacred and essential rights of mankind, that is, consulting and determining upon the authority of

The people
Tho' committees has been only attacked by ironical burlesque random supposition &c. for this was all the artillery they could produce, yet it evidenced an aristocratic disposition, and evil heart, as much as if they had fired a volley of great guns upon them; and is not this truly alarming? Can the people miss seeing that our great learned gentlemen of the aforesaid principles, is not to be trusted with the execution of the rights of mankind? What constitutes law in a free country? Is it not the mind and will of a majority of the people? And was it the mind and will of a majority of the people, that we should separate from the State of Virginia at this time, if the sense of the people had been fairly taken by district elections, and committees? or if the United States had been thus organized, would we not long ere now be held the much wished for amendments in the Federal Constitution? I mention this, to shew you the dangerous situation we may be in at this time. If we are not vigilant, something worse may be included in our new constitution. If the Federal Constitution should prove oppressive, must we not consult together, and take the sense of the people in some manner, in order to obtain a redress of grievances? And now candid reader, can you look upon them as true friends to their country, that would endeavour to discourage and prohibit the exercise of this most invaluable privilege, whereon all our liberty is founded? If we suffer ourselves to be tyrannized to flatter at this time, I will venture to assert that we will be unanimous in a future day, when our property will be sold at an undervalue for the extravagant expense of government; when nothing but fire and sword, will relieve us from oppression.
But say some "we will chase five of those we apprehend to be our wits and best men, and leave all the important concern of framing a Constitution entirely to their decision." But doth not fifteen years experience teach us, that there may be danger in this? All the Constitutions in the United States, (Franklin State excepted) permitted the assemblies to make their own wages, and they generally raised their fees, and all other salaries (soldiers excepted) to an exorbitant height. Is there only five wise or honest men in each country? May there not be, by district elections, ten, twenty or thirty men chosen in each country, as wise, perhaps, and as faithful as they, in order to send petitions, or instructions to Convention; and to reconsider the Constitution, when published for that purpose? If the convention should be agreeable to the people, those Committees will have nothing to do; but if it should not be agreeable, will it not be well to have two strings to our bow; and when we are thus organized, it will be easy finding the mind and will of a majority of the people immediately. King Solomon saith "in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." Is not this wise saying most applicable to a republican government? Or is it not applicable to us at this time, when our own happiness, and that of posterity, is immediately depending on our wise exertions, and vigilant care.
Notwithstanding the great hurry of the times, in calling out the Militia, members from three counties met at Harrodsburgh according to appointment; and compared their proceedings, which almost agreed in every particular. They then adjourned until a future day, which will be made known. And it is expected that the whole district will be organized before the convention sits, which will answer the principal designs of committees, viz. that of petitioning, or in-
fracting the Convention, and of reconsidering the Constitution when published for that purpose. — Madison county was the first in the district that appointed political societies, or committees; Mercer county has lately elected members to attend the district committee at their next meeting; Mason county is said to be now in motion; Fayette and Bourbon were organized before the war began. I am told that a big ungracious in Woodford County, has threatened to inflict corporal punishment on the abettors of committees, in his bounds. If it is so, will this dear free men? Or will they not the able be exasperated, and treat the big tyrant according to his desert, that would thus trample on the essential rights of mankind under the specious pretence of executing the laws of the State? I have reason to believe, that Woodford county is not restrained by this, as one notorious Captain is certainly called as soon as together, and started a committee. Had you heard a friend of committees, when you see the excellent Mr. Paine's piece in a true light! if that invaluable piece had come to the district before committees began to write, the people would be led to think that committees had certainly built upon the very foundation.
A laborious writer endeavours to insinuate into the minds of the people, that such committees are disorderly; because they are not authorized by law. Thus you see how he would endeavour to pervert law, to destroy the very fundamental rights of mankind. I heartily agree with Mr. Firebrand, when he saith: "That men of corrupt principles will profane the most sacred truths." I believe that to pervert are the evil designing would be thought wise men if a committee should affect anything to be done, they would immediately endeavour to prove it was black, and enough to notice cause to impeach him in his ironical mode of burlesque, and to give him a solid answer, seems to prostitute sense and reason; yet for the sake of weak readers, I will candidly answer his objections against the institution of committees, at this time, as far as he doth carry with him even the shadow of reason.
In the first place he saith, "that committees would most certainly secure the election of their own members."
When a country by district elections, has chosen sixty or eighty men as guardians of their natural rights, is it reasonable that all those men should be excluded at the general election, because the free men of the country had already judged them faithful? The people are not constrained to vote for committees only, at the general election. They may vote for who they please. Who told Mr. Firebrand, that committees intended that the few should rule over the many? I can tell him that the very reverse is the whole design of committees. Who told him of committees being recommended by congress? Did not committees constitute Congress; if they that taken this upon themselves, they would have been a set of despots. Who told him that those on the militia rolls, were the only people admitted to vote at our district election? who told him that committees committed many acts of tyranny and injustice, which would have disgraced a Spanish inquisition, or a Turkish Cadi when was the time, and where was the place? Wherein doth our present circumstances differ from that of America at the beginning of the revolution? they had to begin a new government, we have the same to do. The enemy they had to oppose, was pride and avarice, in a foreign country, we have the same, in an internal enemy. But Mr. Firebrand tells us, that the mode of electing members for convention, and all other concerns, are particularly directed by law. But I can tell him, that the law of elections, and the notorious
abuse of said law, are some of our principal grievances. And must we dispense with these things, without a remedy to have them redressed? If so, farewell American liberty!
I shall just conclude with this observation on the opinion of those who say "Though members of convention may be evil designing men yet if they are only men of great learning and knowledge, self interest will lead them to frame a good Constitution. This kind of reasoning will appear well in theory, but experience teaches us otherwise. This will have no more effect on their conduct, than the sure prospect of death will have upon a wicked man's conduct; with whom the present imaginary good, is more prevalent, than the sure prospect of a future real good. Did our great men consider that the wheel of fortune might turn; and that their children or grandchildren might be called out as militia men, to serve for three dollars per month, while other families may rise to a seat in congress, and receive six dollars per day? Does not this evidence, that self interest is more prevalent, with the wisest, or best men, than that they should be left without controul, to act as they please?
I now invite the ludicrous Mr. Firebrand, and all the "Sapheaded, evil minded fraternity," to employ their pens against committees. A few more such shining meteors, will open the eyes of the people, when they see so much wit and learning, have so little to say, to answer the end designed, and will only serve as a foil, to cause committees to shine with greater lustre.
H, S, B, M.
Translations from Gazette Nationale and other French Papers, printed at Paris, Aug. 26. 31.
CONSTANTINOPLE July 24.
Intelligence of a very disagreeable nature is received from Mecca, the consequences which will in all probability prove fatal to the ottoman power in Asia; an Arabian tribe, consisting of near fifty thousand men have possessed themselves of Mecca, pillaged the treasures, and deposed the Sheriff, whose place is filled by one of his Chiefs. The caravan which travels every year to this city, carrying with it a vast number of pilgrims of the Mussulman faith, has stopped in Syria, not daring to pursue their journey any farther. This event has occasioned many conferences in the Divan, but any decisive step is deferred till further particulars are received.
LEXINGTON, December 22.
The Members elected to represent the county of Fayette, in the Convention to form a Constitution for the state of Kentucky are,
Richard Taylor, Thomas Lewis, George S. Smith, Robert Frier and James Crawford, gen.
We are also informed that the following gentlemen are elected for Jefferson county, viz.
Richard Taylor, John Campbell, Alexander S. Bullitt, Benjamin Sebastian and Robert Brackenridge, gen.
But whether in the above rotation or not we are not able to inform.
A PERSON who understands the Rope-making business may hear of good encouragement by applying to the Printer.
December 23d. 1791.
MR. SAMUEL EDMONDS respectfully informs the public in general, that he intends offering his service as a Trustee for the Town of Lexington in the room of instead of Col. Patterson who resigned; therefore he humbly craves the public's interest.
I am Gentlemen, The public's hum. servt. SAMUEL EDMONDS.
WAR DEPARTMENT
May 30. 1791.
INFORMATION is hereby given to the military invalids of the United States, that the sums to which they are entitled for six months of their annual pension, from the 1th 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, 1st. A 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, whose 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 LARGE company will start from the Crab-Orchard the 10th of January 1792 to go through the Wilderness.
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. John Bryan near the premises, or the subscriber. Isaac Wilson

***** SACRED TO THE MUSES. *****
JACK and the DEACON.
An anecdote in the style of P. PIN- DAR
T WO sons of Neptune, Jack and HIPP One Sunday morn were wak- ing,
O various subjects, this and that: With much sang froid were talking.
Per chance as near a house of prayer They fearless urg'd their careless way,
The Deacon of the church they met; In robes bedizen'd for the day.
He bow'd and thus the tars address'd, Good sirs, why pass ye thus the time;
Surely you'd better walk with me; Sport on this day is no small crime.
With all my heart, each tar rep'y'd. And boldly with the man they ventur'd
Who kindly led them to the house. When on his course the parson enter'd,
With prayer the solemn work begins, A song of Zion next succeed; And here the Deacon, rising flow, Gravely proclaims the psalm and reads;
'With Hysop purge thy servant Lord; 'Then tune a psalm his vocal nose; But worthless man, behold! a time, That suited ill his verge, no chuse's
Twice he essay'd to sound the line; And thrice he hem'd to change his tone
But vain alas! prov'd each attempt; The man now wip'd himself alone
Jack mov'd to pity, saw his friend's dis- tress, Nor could he long his summon'd feel- ing curb.
But rising from his seat he loudly cry'd, Deacon! for G — d's sake try some o- ther, he b.
LOST
O N The 14th I left on the Road be- tween Lexington and Boons Station; a number of papers viz. A Bill from John Jones to James Gray for 350 pounds of Tobacco assigned to me by the said Gray.
A note from William Griffith for £5. and perhaps some ad. shillings.
A note from William Hunter for £18.
A Receipt from Du can and Leman for £6. by my hands from Thomas Brook.
And several other papers which at present I cannot remember.
The above papers can be of use to none but the owner, as care has been taken to stop payment. A handsome re- ward will be given to any person who will deliver them to the subscri- ber, near Boons Station, or to the Printer hereof.
ADAM WINN.
Dec. 1791. (39)
FOR SALE
A Two story framed house in a con- venient part of the Town for busi- ness: For farther particulars, enquire of the subscriber
ARCHIBALD BROWN.
Lexington Dec 23, 1791.
TO BE LET.
F OR The term of one year, or more fifty acres of cleared land with corn fields, buildings, orchards and mea- dows, for terms apply to the subscri- ber living on the Premises five miles west of Lexington.
ANDREW STEELE.
15th Dec 1791.
JOHN DUNCAN
Has just received at his Store in Lex- ington,
The following Catalogue of
BOOKS, VIZ.
R UDIMAN's Rudiments, Whittenhall's Grammar, Philadelphia Latin ditto,
Eutropius, Salust,
Clark's Ovid,
Davidson's Virgil,
Watson's Horace,
Cicero's Orations,
Murphy's Lucian,
Xenophon,
Homer,
Erasmus,
Selecta Profanes,
Selecta Vein,
Ovid's Epistles,
Metamorphosis,
Virgil,
Horace,
Conderie,
Clark's do.
Fables,
Ainsworth's English and Latin
Dictionary,
Young's ditto.
Blair's Lectures,
Guthrie's Geography,
Moor's Navigation,
Gibson's Surveying,
Ferguson's Astronomy,
Nicholson's Philosophy,
Watt's Logic,
Brackstone's Commentaries,
Sheridan's, Scott's and Percy's Dic-
tionary,
Willison's Sacramental Meditation,
Arminian Magazine,
Fletcher's works,
Forms of discipline,
Watts's Psalms and Hymns,
Wesley's Hymns,
Prayer Books,
Preacher's Lives,
Death of Wesley,
Bibles with Psalms,
Oxford pocket ditto,
Testaments,
Webster's and Dilworth's Spelling
Books,
Fisher's Arithmetic,
Dilworth's Assistant,
Columbian Magazine,
Buchan's Domestic Medicine,
Vicar of Wakefield,
History of America,
Death of Abel,
Economy of Human life,
History of Pamela,
Travels of true Godliness,
Fine and coarse writing paper and
Paste-Board,
Japaned Ink-stands,
Selling-wax and wafers,
Slates and pencils.
ALSO
A LARGE and GENERAL ASSORT-
MENT OF
DRY
GOODS
AND GROCERIES. Most suitable to the present season and too numerous to insert,
Which will be sold on reasonable terms for cash. Public securities, Furs, Bear skins and rye—He returns his thanks to those who have favoured him with their custom and hopes to merit a continuance—It shall ever be his study to please.
T aken up by the subscriber, near St. Elizabeth's Ferry, a brindle steer a- bout 3 or 4 years old, with a crop and 2 under keels in the right ear, and crop and under keel in the left, appraised to £3.
Joel Collins.
T aken up by the subscriber in Woodford county, on the Kentuc- ky road, a red cow, with a star in her forehead and white flanks, with a crop and slit in the right ear and a crop or swallow fork in the left, about 12 or 15 years old had on a large bell; Ap- praised to £2 10.
Also 2 steers about 2 years old, last spring, one a black with a short tail the other a white, with a number of red spots on his neck and sides, both marked with 2 under keels and 2 crops, the black appraised to £1 10, and the white to £2.
William Steele.
Oct. 4, 1791. P.Cd.
T aken up by the subscriber near Caves Mill, a lean horse, 15 hands high 8 or 9 years old, has the pottoil a star in his forehead no brand perceivable, trots naturally; Appraised to £10.
BENJAMIN GARNET.
October. 10th 1791.
T aken up by the subscriber, at the foot of the Dry Ridge, be- tween Craig's Mill and the mouth of Licking River, a pie bald bay and white horse, about thirteen hands high, sup- posed to be nine or ten years old, no brand or ear mark, the owner is de- sired to apply to Alexander Mahon on Scotts Road about one mile and a half of Lexington.
JAMES HERREN.
Dec. 17th 1791.
T HE Subscriber living in Wood- ford County, wants a labouring man to live with him the ensuing year in the character of Overseer, one with a small family would be preferred.
H. MARSHALL.
Dec. 13th 1791.
I have a large quantity of well assort- ed merchandise household necessis and improvements of husbandry, all new and of the first quality, together with some red cows and calves, which I will dispose of in exchange for a tract of five or six hundred acres of land in the neighbourhood of Lexington. Bourbon court house, or the town of Washing- ton—Should I not be able to effect an exchange to my mind before the Fe- bruary Court for Fayette County, then the said merchandise and other arti- cles will be exposed for sale in the Town of Lexington by public Van- due.
CHARLES VANCOUVER.
Washington, Dec. 13th 1791.
S TOLLEN From the subscriber, liv- ing near French Lick Cumberland, a bright bay mare, five or six years old, nearly fifteen hands high, with a star in her forehead and a firm over her left eye, and to appearance cannot see, but can see; her right shoulder somewhat shrunk, occasioned by the kick of a horse; also a yellow bay yearling mare colt, with a star in her forehead and has been burnt between the fore- legs, and on the knee, the scars to be seen, and the hair about them is black. A reward of twenty five dollars will be given to any person that will bring the above mentioned creatures to me, or so in proportion for either of them; also a further reward of Twenty five Dollars more will be given for the thief or thieves, so as he or they may be brought to Justice, the above reward will be paid in good trade by me.
BENJAMIN JOSTLING.
Nov. 25th 1791. (P. 1W)
WANTED TO PURCHASE
A QUANTITY of LAND Or FICE TREASURY WAR- RANTS.
By DANIEL WEISIGER; Who has just received an assortment of
DRY-GOODS
Suitable to the Season. Lexington, Dec. 4, 1791.
Two Dollars Reward
S trayed or stolen from the subscriber in Lexington, the 29th of novem- ber, a bay mare, about 14 hands high 4 year old next spring, three feet part- ly white, a star in her forehead, crop and cutters neatly, no brand; whoever delivers said mare to the subscriber shall have the above reward.
Peter Higbee
December 3d 1791. (3W)
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, Gentle-
men. Thomas Hart, — county, in
the state of Maryland, merchant, and
David Hart, of Caldwell county, gen-
gentlemen, complainants,
The heirs and devisees of Richard Hen- derson late of Granville county, esq. deceased, of Nathaniel Hart of — county in Virginia, gentleman, de- ceased, of William Johnston, late of Or- ange county, merchant, deceased, of John Luttrell, of Chatham coun- ty, gentleman, deceased, and Leon- ard H Bullock, defendants.
IN EQUITY.
S OME of the heirs and devisees ha- ving failed to enter their appear- ance 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 pub- lished in Hagerstown, for three weeks successively, and at the door of the court house in the town of Jonesbo- rough.
Acopy Test ANDREW RUSSELL, C. & ME.
ALL KINDS OF
BLANK
BOOKS
Made and ruled to any pat- tern either for Merchants or others.
ALSO
Old books new bound at this office.—As I have just em- ployed a journeyman Book-bun- der, the business will be carried on in future with dispatch— We are at leisure at present, having finished all the work on hand.