The Kentucke gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1789-01-10 00:00:00

K E N T U C K E G A Z E T T E.
S A T U R D A Y, JANUARY 10, 1789.
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD at his Office in Main Street, where Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and PRINTING in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
JUST OPENED
And now For sale by PETER JANUARY AND SON, At their Store directly opposite the court-house. A LARGE AND GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF GOODS AMONGST WHICH ARE.
A Compleat Assortment of Broad & narrow cloths Strouds Coatings Joans Spinning Plains & Swan skin Flannels Jeans & Fustians Corduroys & Velvets Spotted Jeans Striped do. Waved & Spotted Velvet Sattinets Durants Striped & plain Calimanco Striped Marfailles Silk do. Chintzes & Calicoes Platillas Cambricks & muslins Catgut & Gawzes Silk and muslin Hafe Pocket Handkerchiefs Check do. Bed ticking Checks Irish Holland linens & Sheeting Worsted Stockings Ribbons Hair do. Vel. et do. Tapes & Tape Shoe & quality binding Garters Shirt Buttons Sewing silk Men & boys mittens Womens shoes Death head & metal buttons Black & White Beaver hats Wool do. Slues Ivory Combs Queens ware plates & dishes Quart & pint bowls Do. decanters Cups & saucers Sugar dishes Tea pots Quart & pint mugs Pint & half pint tumblers Clost & cupboard locks & hinges Ballow finished & common penknives Double blade do. Crooked Combs Horse & coarse tooth do Shoe & knee buckles White chapel & damming needles Pins.
With a variety of Articles too tedious to enumerate. All which they will sell very cheap for Cash, Tobacco, Pork, Corn or Chopped Rye.
JUST OPENED And for sale by HUGH M C VAIN At his Store in Lexington, on Main Street in the house lately occupied by Mr. John Clarke, a general Assortment of MERCHANDIZE, CONSISTING OF
Cloths, Stuffs, Stationary, Saddlery & Ironmongery, Queens ware, Glass ware, & Tin ware, which he will sell on the most reasonable terms for Cash.
DESERTED on the Evening of the 16th inst. from Limestone three soldiers belonging to the 1st United States Regiment, viz. Thomas Reed, John Murry, and James Cooper, each had on Regimental coars, blue faced with red, white coarse cloth vests, and blue cloth overalls, shoes and Regimental buckles, hats one side higher than the other; they also took each of them a musquet and some cartridges: Reed, is about twenty three years of age, Murry twenty eight years, and Cooper about twenty four years of age. Reed is six feet and one inch high, Murry is five feet ten, Cooper about five feet eight and half. Reed and Murry both brown and Cooper fair complexioned; whoever takes up said deserters shall for each receive ten Dollars reward when delivered to the Commanding Officer at the Rapids of Ohio, or to Judge Symme at Limestone, or to me at the mouth of Great Miami.
WILLIAM KERSEY Lieut. Limestone, Dec. 16th, 1788. 1st U.S. Reg.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. Deserted on the Evening of the 13th. inst from Limestone a soldier named Michael Burk, belonging to the 1st United States Regiment; he is about five feet eight inches high, well set, twenty seven years of age, brown complexion; had on when he deserted, a Regimental blue coat, faced with red, white coarse cloth vest, blue cloth overalls, one pair of shoes and Regimental buckles, he also took with him a musquet and twenty rounds of cartridges, with a remarkable stamp or impression on his right arm with the letters M. D. M. B. N. W. Whoever takes up and secures said deserter and will deliver him to the Commanding Officer at the Rapids of Ohio, or the officers commanding at the mouth of Great Miami, or Judge Symme, at Limestone, shall have the above reward paid by me at Great Miami, or by any of those Gentlemen at the different posts. WILLIAM KERSEY. Lieut. 1st United States Regiment. Limestone, Dec. 14th 1788.
ROBERT BARR Has lately imported a large and general Assortment of
WOOLLENS, camblets, durants, shalloons, callimancoes, Irish linens, cutlery, hard ware, nails, glass, Queens ware, pewter, dye stuffs, with a fresh assortment of Medicine, and a few casks of excellent Madeira wine; with a number of articles too tedious to mention here, which will be sold on the lowest terms for Cash, Pork, and Corn. if. Lexington Dec 26 1788
A Large company will meet at the Crab Orchard on the twenty ninth Inst. in perfect readiness to make an early start through the wilderness the next morning. Lexington Jan. 5, 1789
Station on the new road to the settlement by way of Big Sandy River
MR Vancouver acquaints those people who may wish to settle at the aforesaid place, that on the first day of February he will set out with a party from Strouds station, erect a block-house, and establish a ferry where the new road crosses at the main forks of Big Sandy River. He will build temporary log-houses at the necessary Stations or resting places between Strouds and Sandy which he presumes will prove a great convenience to travellers in future. In addition to the encouragement held out to settlers, by his advertisements in this paper in October last--He will give an in and out town lot to the twenty families before limited. Will resign the benefit of the ferry for two years to the ten first families that may positively settle on his lands--will purchase on the spot at the market price with Goods & Cash, all the Furr Peltry and Ginfang which the settlers may be able to procure, and in fine will very liberally pay them for all the clearings and improvements which they may be able to make upon his lands.
Providence, near Lexington. January 1st. 1789. N. B. A large company will start from Strouds to the Settlement by the forks of Sandy at the same time.
NEW STORE Just opposite the new Court-House.
The subscriber has just received a large and general Assortment of DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES with a quantity of Nails of different sizes, of his own manufacturing; all which he is determined to sell on as moderate terms as possible, for Cash, Indian Corn, Tobacco, Butter, Tallow, and Hogs lard. JOHN DUNCAN. Of whom may be had
A collection of Books, in Divinity, Law and Physics; several entertaining Histories; some English and Latin School Books; a variety of Books for the instruction and entertainment of Children; American Magazines and Museums of the latest dates; also Parchment, Deed, and Letter Paper, Sealing Wax, Wafers, also Anderson's scots pills.
Any of the above described Country Produce will be received at General Scott's, where a Receipt will be given that will qualify the bearer to receive Goods in Lexington. Lexington, Dec. 25, 1788.
TO BE HIRED FOR ONE YEAR TWO Negroes (viz.) a man and woman: Apply to the subscriber about four miles from Lexington at Matterson's Station. ELIZABETH FARROW.
A Company will meet at the Crab Orchard on the fifteenth Inst. in perfect readiness to start early the sixteenth, thro' the Wilderness. Jan. 1 1789. 1920
FIFTEEN GUINEAS REWARD. A Trunk deposited in house of Mr. Thomas West, at Bourbon courthouse, was broke open some time in November last, and a green silk knit purse taken out, in which were sixty Guineas (English and French) and five half Guineas: I will give the above reward to any person who will detect the thief, and bring him to justice: O ten Guineas for the money and no questions asked. R. M C ILLICE.

L O N D O N Sept. 8,
The loss of the Austrians in their last unfortunate engagement, was 15 officers and 900 soldiers killed.
The ambassadors from Tippoo Saib, now at Paris, are said to be coming to this country before they return to India.
Letters from the continent say that there is a great probability of the elector of Saxony joining the grand alliance between England, Prussia, Holland and Hanover.
The King of Sweden was within 14 leagues of Peterburgh, when the last accounts arrived from the royal army in Finland.
Sept. 9. Government have already ordered a reinforcement of frigates for the Mediterranean station. The Aquilon, Captain Montgomery, and the Mercury Capt. Montague, are now at Spithead under orders, and ready to proceed with the first fair wind.
Yesterday rear admiral Peyton, who had been appointed commander in chief on the Halifax station, and hoisted his flag on board the Leader, returned to town in consequence of an express from the admiralty, and it is understood that he is now to proceed to Gibraltar to take the command of the fleet there.
Letters, dated March 31, are arrived in town, which bring the important intelligence of the failure of the French armament destined for Trincomale, commanded by general Conway: this detachment was detained by contrary winds, which circumstance proved fortunate to the Dutch Governor, who was enabled by this delay to receive, letters from Europe, advising him of the revolution in Holland in favor of the Prince of Orange, and the defeat of the French party in that country. On the arrival of the armament at Trincomale, several polite messages between Gen. Conway and the Dutch Governor, which terminated in his objecting to the disembarkation of the troops: and finding him firm in this determination, the general returned with this armament to the Mauritius.
Letters from Montenegro mention, that Maj. Voucaffovick, at the head of 300 Croats, and some thousands of Montenegrins, after having laid waste two towns, gave battle to the army of that perfidious assassin the pacha Mahmoud, of Scutari. The enemy was, by two thirds at least, stronger than the Austrian general - nevertheless our accounts state, that the major was victorious. The Montenegrins; seeing with what impetuous valour the Croats fell upon the foe, borrowed courage from their example, and fought like Lions. The action lasted for some hours - in the course of it, the combined corps of Austrians and Montenegrins lost 47 men in killed and wounded. The Turks lost 513 men on the field of battle.
R I C H M O N D, Nov. 12.
Extract of a letter dated Green County N. Carolina Oct. 25, 1788.
"On the 17th Inst. Galloway's Fort (below the mouth of Little river) on Holstein a little after sunrise was furiously attacked by about 300 Indians under the command of John Watts. The few men in the Fort made a gallant resistance; but being overpowered by numbers, and their ammunition being expended, the Indians rushed over the walls, or rather the roofs of the cabins, which made part of the Fort; great was the horror of the scene that then ensued - The best accounts say, our loss is 28 persons, mostly women and children, as several of the men belonging to the Fort, were abroad at the time.
"This body we are told, is part of a much larger one now encamped at Ocoita, composed of both Creeks and Cherokees, said to be under the direction of Alexander McGillivray. And I am just now informed, that one thousand Indians have crossed the Tennessee, in two divisions, and that one of them had attacked Major Houston's Fort, and the other was near Capt. White's, on the north side of Holstein. The whole of our militia are under the marching orders, and Col. Kennedy has already set out with those that were first ready; resolving to defend the Country to the last extremity. So you shortly may expect to hear of a bloody scene ended.
"Major King is returned from the Middle Settlements, and gives but little encouragement of a prospect of peace. He went by way Sycamore, and proceeded through several Towns, and returned down the Tennessee, until he met with a party of Indians returning from Galloway's Fort. They surrounded him from proceeding to Ocoita, forcing the Indians in the main Camp to be angry and might kill him. This party of Indians gave the Major a report of what passed at the attack on our Fort, and said that Watts had several prisoners.
"Col. Martin since his unsuccessful expedition is become unpopular. Sevier is yet in confinement - N. Carolina, notwithstanding the encouragement given by her Executive in July last, supports us but feebly; and it will be our hard lot to singe and alone, to contend with the combined forces of two numerous tribes, well supplied by a neighbouring State, and it is said countenanced by Congress. It is a hard case to condemn an individual unheard; but far worse a whole people, and the more so, when barbarians are to be the Executioner, and the innocent suffer with the guilty. The humanity and justice of the rulers of the nation, will surely revolve at such consequences, when they are fully and rightly informed.
Tugulise South Carolina Nov. 14, 1788.
MR. PRINTER.
I must request the favour to give the following intelligence a place in your paper which I have just from John Weatherford, who is immediately from the Creek Nation.
He says, that an old Gentlewoman whose name is Brown, with five of her daughters and one son, are now prisoners in the Creek Nation, that she was bought by Mr. John Golsin, for four pieces of Stroud and one horse load of Powder and Lead, and by whom she is treated exceedingly kind.
He says that in course of conversation with Mrs. Brown she informed him that they were going down the Tennessee, but were decoyed on shore by a Cherokee half breed under a flag; by means of which the greatest part were murdered: her husband jumped overboard and was drowned. The Negroes together with some Stills were taken off towards Detroit by the French at the Mistle Shoals: she also informed him that she left three of her party prisoners at Chickamauga, but did not mention who they were. I am told by a Cherokee fellow that one of them is a lad and works in Silver: His friends may perhaps know him by that. I am now preparing to send an Express to Mr. McGivney in order to obtain Mrs. Brown, should I not succeed, shall request him to give her liberty to write every particular circumstance, which I shall take care to send where she directs.
I am Sir, your most
obedient lble. Servt.
JO. MARTIN.
Indian Agent. U. N S
IN CONGRESS, Sept. 16, 1788.
On the report of the Committee &c. to whom was referred the report of the Secretary for foreign affairs, on a motion of the Delegates of North Carolina, stating the uneasiness produced by a report "That Congress are disposed to treat with Spain for the surrender of their claim to the Navigation of the river Mississippi; and proposing a resolution intended to remove such apprehensions.
RESOLVED, that the said report not being founded in fact, the Delegates be at liberty to communicate all such circumstances as may be necessary to contradict the same and to remove misconceptions.
RESOLVED, that the free Navigation of the river Mississippi, is a clear and essential right of the United States, and that the same ought to be considered and supported as such.
CHARLES THOMSON Sec.
A Copy.
Mathematical Correspondence for the Year 1789.
By C. BOLLING.
PROB. 1.
HAVING Surveyed a Triangular field (near Lexington) the shortest side of which is 200 Poles, the Diameter of its Circumcribing Circle 400 Poles, the perpendicular let fall from the Vertical angle on the longest side is 120: Required the other Legs with the respective Segments of the Base made by the perpendicular together with the Area and Geometrical Constructions of the same.
PROB. 2.
Required six Square Numbers, whose sum will be a rational Square Number, together with a general Canon for finding any Number of Square Numbers, whose Sum will be a rational Square Number.
I propose attending the General Court in the District of Kentucky, as an Attorney, and shall be at the next March term if not prevented by some unforeseen event.
GEORGE NICHOLAS.
Richmond Oct. 24th, 1788
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P O E T R Y.
FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA MERCURY.
THE NEGROE'S COMPLAINT.
FORC'D from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures, O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me: Paid my price in paltry gold; But tho' theirs, they have enroll'd me, Minds are never to be sold.
Still in thought as free as ever, What are England's rights I ask-- Me from my delights to sever - Me to torture - me to task! Fleecy locks and black complexion, Cannot forfeit nature's claim; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
Why did all creating nature Make the plant for which we toil? Sighs must rain - tears must water, -- Sweat of ours must dress the soil. Think, ye masters iron-hearted, Lolling at your jovial boards, Think how many backs have smarted For the sweets your cane affords.
Is there, as ye sometimes tell us, Is there one who reigns on high? Has he bid you buy and sell us, Speaking from his throne - the sky Auk him if your knotted scourges, Matches, blood extorting screws, Are the means which duty urges, Agents of his will to use?
Hark! he answers - wild tornadoes Strewing yonder sea with wrecks. Waiting towns, plantations, meadows, Are the voice with which he speaks. He foreseeing what vexations Afric's sons must undergo, Fix'd their tyrants habitations, Where his whirlwinds answer--No!
By our blood in Afric wasted, Ere our necks receiv'd the chain; By the miseries that we tasted, Crossing in your barks the main; By our sufferings since, you brought us To the man degrading smart, All sustain'd with patience, taught us Only by a broken heart
Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find, Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold! whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Prove that ye have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours.
JUST OPENED
AND for Sale by John Rhea, at his Store at Scott's Ware House on the Kentucky, a very general Assortment of Dry Goods. Hard Ware and groceries, for which cash, Tobacco, ginlang, Furs, Beaver, Racoons, Foxes, wild cats and other skins will be taken in payment.
LEXINGTON DANCING ASSEMBLY
The next Assembly will of course be held on the 15th Inst. at Capt. Thos. Young's. The doors will be opened at half after 5 o'clock, and dancing commence half after six. Lexington Jan. 9, 1789 THE MANAGERS.
N O T I C E
AS I am informed there is a number of people about to form a settlement at the mouth of the Kentucky river I think it my duty as Attorney for Col. William Peachy, to inform them and all others whom it may concern, that that gentleman has an old military grant for two thousand Acres of land at the mouth of that river on the upper side binding on the Kentucky and the Ohio. Whoever settles on that land will please to take notice it is at their peril. T. MARSHALL.