The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-05-17 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 117, of VOL. XLII.]
S A T U R D A Y, May 17, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2297.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
Just published by M. CARY, At Philadelphia, and to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (By whom subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum,
FOR APRIL, 1788. CONTAINING Philosophical Papers OBSERVATIONS and conjectures on the earthquakes of New-England, Historical account of the earthquakes of New-England, Observations and remarks on ditto, Theory of water-spouts: by Andrew Oliver, of Salem in Massachusetts, A sketch of the climate, water, and soil of South-Carolina: by Lionel Chalmers, M. D. of South-Carolina.
American Oratory.
Speech of Oliver Ellsworth, Esq. in the convention of Connecticut, Another speech of the same gentleman, Speech of the Rev. Mr. Shute in the convention of Massachusetts, Speech of Mr. Symmes, in ditto, —of Mr. Thatcher, in ditto, —of Mr. Barrell, —of the Rev. Mr. Stillman, —of Mr. Ames.
Politics.
Resolves proposed to the federal convention, by Mr. Patterson, of New-Jersey, Curious remarks on the federal constitution, Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania.
State Papers.
Letter from Mr. Lambert to Mr. Jefferson, Act of the court of Versailles, for the encouragement of the commerce of France with the United States of America.
Law Information.
Statement of an interesting case determined in the supreme court, at Newbern, relative to confiscated property.
Rural Concerns.
Hint to the farmers of Pennsylvania, On the use of plaster of Paris, On the use of drift sand as manure, On the use of pulverised bones as manure, Method of preventing the destruction of apple trees by canker worms, On the preparation and advantages of fumach berries.
Miscellaneous.
Meditations on a tea pot, An oration in praise of ignorance, Address to the inhabitants of the United States.
Poems by the late Dr. Ladd.
Address to Amanda, Sonnet—addressed to the naiades of Ashley river, Elegy sacred to the manes of Philander, Fragment of an epistle to a friend.
Intelligence.
Foreign, America:
I. Greenwood, SURGEON DENTIST, No. 199 Water-street, opposite the Coffee-House Performs all Operations incident to the TEETH and GUMS, Transplants Natural, and Substitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH. And attends abroad upon sending directions
Just Published, At Thomas Greenleaf's Printing-Office. No. 25, Water-Street. A new, complete, and correct Edition of Baron Steuben's Regulations FOR THE Order and Discipline OF THE Troops of the United States.
JUST IMPORTED, In the Ship JUNO , from Havre-de-Grace, and ships PHILADELPHIA and GRACE from Amsterdam, And to be SOLD at the STORE No. 191 Queen-street, opposite Beekman's-Ship, By DE LUZE DE MONTMOLLIN, and COMPANY, A general Assortment of
DRY GOODS, Consisting of the following ARTICLES, viz CHINTZES, Kid Gloves, Calicoes, Ribbons, Lutestring, Hair Ribbons, Cambricks, Watches, Silk Hose, Umbrellas, &c. Also, to be sold at the above Store, Handkerchiefs, Persians, and Sarinets. t.f
Just Published, Enlarged, and Improved, And to be SOLD, by S. and J. Loudon, Messrs. Berry & Rogers, Mr. Hodge, Mr. Reid, Mr. S. Campbell, Mr. T. Allen, and Mr. T. Greenleaf,
The American Magazine,
FOR APRIL, 1788. CONTAINING ORIGINAL LETTERS, The life and amusements of Isaac Bickerstaff, junior, continued, Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald, concluded, Some account of the Scarcity Root, concluded, A letter from Dr. Stiles, The Adventure of the Inn, continued, Answers to the Law Questions in the Magazine for February, Letter from Dr. Mitchell to Mr. Post, A Series of Original Letters, Original Letter from an Officer in the late Army to his Brother, Education—the importance of accommodating the mode of it to the Form of Government, Essay on Snuff-taking, by Earl Stanhope, Account of Sophia Hoffman, the infant Musician, An account of a patriotic Society of Ladies established in Spain, Lucubrations on Beards, Letters, Origin of the Romance called Robinson Crusoe, Importance of Time, Medical Case of a wounded Nerve, All Men have their Bones, A Tribute of Sensibility, Extracts from ancient Records, A Sentimental Fragment, A true Story, Affected Sensibility, Narrative of the loss of the Rebecca Sloop at White-Haven, Nov. 5, 1787, Curious Extracts from an old Manuscript, Alphonzo, The English Critical Review of Mr. Barlow's Vision of Columbus, AMERICAN REVIEW. Federalist, continued, An address to the People of New-York, Another address to the same, A new and complete System of Arithmetic, by Nicholas Pike, A. M.
POETRY.
Alexis, Fragment of a Poem written by a Madman on Madness, Lines by a Lady of fifteen, Happiness to be found in the Mind only, From a Gentleman to a Lady, who had presented him a Cake-heart, Ode to Spring, Epitaph on the late Boyle Godfrey. American Intelligence, European Intelligence, Marriages and Deaths.
This Day is published, And to be sold by the PRINTER hereof, and by ROBERT HODGE, No. 237, Queen Street, THE PRINCIPLES OF THE Latin Grammar,
EXPLAINED in a manner suited to the Capacity of Beginners; with Notes and Observations calculated for those who have made proficiency in the Classics. By JAMES HARDIE, A. B. Teacher of the GREEK and LATIN Languages, NEW-YORK. WE, the PRESIDENT and PROFESSORS of COLUMBIA COLLEGE, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do certify, that we have examined a new publication, entitled "The principle of the Latin Grammar explained," &c. by JAMES HARDIE, and that we find it an accurate and judicious compilation, well calculated for the instruction of youth in the rudiments of the Latin language; and such as may be useful even to those who have made considerable progress therein. We therefore recommend it to all who are intrusted with the care of education, and particularly to the teachers in the different schools of this state. W. SAMUEL JOHNSON, President, WILLIAM COCHRAN, Professor of Languages, JOHN DANIEL GROS, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Geography, JOHN KEMP, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
S H R U B. Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity, FOR SALE by Charles Tillinghast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market in Cherry-street.
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD By Thomas Greenleaf, At No. 25, Water-street,
The Genuine Information,
Delivered to the Legislature of the STATE OF MARYLAND, Relative to the Proceedings of the General Convention, Lately held at PHILADELPHIA, By LUTHER MARTIN, Esquire, Attorney-General of Maryland, and one of the Delegates in the said Convention. Together with A LETTER To the Honorable Thomas C. Deye, Speaker of the House of Delegates; An ADDRESS To the Citizens of the UNITED STATES; And some REMARKS Relative to A STANDING ARMY,
AND A BILL OF RIGHTS. Nallius additus jure in Verba Magistri. —Horace This excellent Performance ought, for the solid and serious Truths it contains, like the Bible and the Letters of Junius, to be in the Hands of every real Friend to American Liberty—In the Language of the sacred Law, "Teach them diligently unto thy Children—talk of them when thou sittest in thine House—and when thou walkest by the Way." Impress it on their tender Minds, as the first Article of their political Creed, That there is no Government safe with a Standing Army, and there is no Government that is not safe without one. April 23, 1788. 77 e.d.
TO BE SOLD, For JERSEY MONEY at full Value, Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS, At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge township, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Rariton, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street,
The American Calculator, or Counting-House COMPANION,
CONTAINING, A TABLE, ascertaining the value of sundry coins in gold, as regulated by the Chamber of Commerce in this city, and shewing at one view, their value in the several currencies of New-York, North-Carolina, and Great-Britain. A Collection of Tables, shewing, at one view, the amount of any number (under 10,000) of Dollars, French and English Crowns, Half Joes, French and English Guineas, &c. as they pass through the United States, a Table of Guineas, as they pass in England and Ireland. Rules for the ready reducing the currencies of the United-States, from the currency of one state into the currency of any other of the United States; and for reducing the currencies of the United-States into sterling, and sterling into the currencies of the said states. Rules for reducing English Money into Irish, and Irish Money into English, according to the par of exchange between both kingdoms. Five different tables of the coins of the United-States of America, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 8th August, 1787, viz. a Table of Half Dollars, a Table of Dimes, a Table of Cents, and a table of Mills; calculated to render familiar the proper mode of counting said Money. This Book is intended for the convenience of Merchants, &c. in the United States, by Francis Haley, Accomptant.
Price 1s. 6d. single. The usual discount to Booksellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c. ** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Booksellers.
FLAX-SEED.
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S. Flax-seed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 28—e.d.
The PROPRIETORS of the New-York and Philadelphia NEW LINE
STAGES.
Owned by Cumming & Ward, at Newark, and by Michael Dennison, in Philadelphia,
RESPECTFULLY inform their friends and the public, that their Stages leave Powles-Hook every afternoon (except Saturday) at 4 on their route for Philadelphia, proceed by Newark to Elizabeth Town that evening—Leave Elizabeth Town, and Michael Dennison's George Inn, Philadelphia, at three o'clock every morning, except Sunday, and drive to Philadelphia and Powles-Hook that day.
On Monday the 21st of April an extra Stage will start for the accommodation of select parties, and those gentlemen and ladies who wish to indulge themselves in the morning, or who fear the bad effects of the early air. This stage will leave Powles-Hook at seven o'clock, and Philadelphia at eight o'clock every morning (except Saturday and Sunday) and proceed with the same speed as the early stage.
The expence of the stage to each passenger will be Three Spanish Milled Dollars from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and Four-pence per mile for all way passengers. One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same as a passenger—Fourteen weight of baggage gratis.
The expedition, lowness of fare, and certainty of arrival, must convince the public, that this route is preferable to the Amboy, as the journey is performed in half the time.
Letters, Newspapers, &c. left at the New-York, Albany, and Philadelphia stage office, kept by Christopher Beekman, in Courtland-street, New-York, and with Mr. Michael Dennison, at the George Inn, corner of Arch and Second-street, Philadelphia, will be safely conveyed gratis.
JOHN CUMMING, MATTHIAS WARD, THOMAS EGBERT, JOHN GULICK, ROBERT STOCKTON, DAVID HAMILTON, JOS. VANDEGRIFT, JOSEPH DAVIS, MICHAEL DENNISON. April 11, 1788. 67 e.d.
New-York, Elizabeth Town, and Philadelphia
New Stage Line.
THE frequent neglect of business, by some of the proprietors of the former line of stages, has compelled the subscribers, who were concerned, to withdraw themselves, and to join in establishing a new line. By first attention to their business—by keeping their coaches and horses in good order—and by employing none but sober drivers, they hope to merit the favors of the public.
The stage will leave Powles-Hook, every afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Saturdays excepted; the stage boats also ply every day from White-Hall to Elizabeth-Town Point. From Mr. Crane's, at Elizabeth-Town Point, the stage will set out every morning (except Sunday) and run through Bridge town in Raway, Woodbridge, New-Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, and Bristol, to the Indian-Queen in Fourth-street, Philadelphia, in one day, for the moderate price of THREE HARD DOLLARS for each passenger, with the allowance of 14wt of baggage; and all way-passengers at FOUR PENCE per mile.
One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same price as a passenger, viz. Four Pence per Mile. ** No racing allowed in this line.
JOHN MERCEREAU, JOHN HEARD, CHARLES BASONETT, WILLIAM KERLIN.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small, of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Petersburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favourable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houte lines, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer.
This Day is PUBLISHED, By the Printer hereof,—Price 6 Coppers, AN ACT,
To REGULATE the EXPORTATION of FLAX-SEED, and LUMBER. Passed the 1st of March, 1788.

MISCELLANY.
BENEVOLENCE.
MANKIND, being endowed with the social and benevolent affections, are under indispensable obligations to cherish those generous feelings which form a powerful tie among men.
Good-Nature is a complacency in the pleasure and happiness, and a feeling for the pains and distresses of others, which prompts us to step, as it were, out of ourselves, in order to become their seconds, in the field of humanity, either by countenancing their felicity with our joy, or alleviating their misfortune by our assistance.
Benevolence is that expansion of soul which enlarges all our views. We no longer look upon ourselves as the seclusive members of any separate society. It admits all men indiscriminately to the participation of those honors and rewards that are due to virtue.
The following account, just published by the Academy of Sciences, at Stockholm, relative to a NEW INVENTION for preserving SHIPS BOTTOMS, must be very interesting to the people.
MR. Faxe, physician of the admiralty at Carlscroon, having often observed the damage in the doubling of ships, and the evils which resulted from their being sheathed with copper, endeavoured to discover a method to prevent those effects.
He has at last succeeded, by a composition of a certain stone, mixed with rags, and which forms a kind of paper. From repeated trials, it is found, this substance perfectly resists the water; having been boiled seven hours successively in a copper vessel hermetically sealed, without undergoing the least alteration.
Mr. Faxe has therefore proposed to have it employed in the doubling or sheathing of vessels with copper, and to place it between the ship and the copper, to prevent the rust and the verdigree from destroying the iron bolts and other work of the ship.
A Mr. Hielm has calculated the advantages of this composition or paper employed to cover the tops.
One hundred square ells of it only weighs 422 pounds. The same surface of iron plates 1142, of single
planks 1150, of tiles from 3600 to 4800. The price of these hundred ells of paper is only 3 rix dollars, of iron plates 35, of tiles 9, and of planks 4.
Mr. Faxe has established a large manufactory at Carlscroon, for making it, and meets with very great encouragement.
From the London MORNING CHRONICLE. Daventry, Northamptonshire. The following letters, which passed between a Clergyman of the established Church and a Gentleman of the Pessle, resident in this place, may be depended upon as facts.
Mr. Parson, YOU have endeavoured to fracture my reputation in the opinion of a fair lady, by saying that I was a Quiz, and that I could not dance.
My best affections await your wife, whose situation, if you should be mortified, must be truly dangerous.
Your open enemy, till death, E. BOLUS. N. B. You a Parson, and behave so! I should like to know what Bishop cut off your tail.
g at night by the church clock. Mr. Quack, YOUR letter, O! bloody minded man, caught me and my wife just as we had got into bed.
As to my losing blood in the morning, I pray thee have me excused, for I cannot say I like the time of the year. As far as a few prayers will go, I am your Man this night.
Your friend all my life, W. PSALMODY. N. B. You an apothecary, and wish to kill your patients!
From the INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER. THE conduct of the majority in the Maryland convention, is a striking display of the nature of power, and a sample of what the freemen of America would experience from the great Congress, if established in America with a temporary superiority.
What must be the feelings of the great body of the people in Massachusetts, who were deluded into the adoption of this system of government, by specious assurances that the amendments would be acceded to by all the states, and certainly incorporated in the government?
designing, are obliged to allow is defective? I recommend the perusal of the narrative of facts and propositions of amendment, subscribed by the minority of the Maryland convention, to every person who wishes to continue free. A FREEMAN.
American Occurrences.
NEWBURN (N. Carolina) April 16. A GREEABLY to the resolve of the General Assembly, the freemen of the county of Dobbs met at the courthouse in Kingston, on the last Friday and Saturday in March, in order to elect persons to represent them in convention at Hillsborough, on the third Monday in July next.
At length Col. B. Sheppard went upon the bench where the sheriffs, inspectors and clerks were attending their business, and swore he would beat one of the inspectors who had been peaceably and diligently attending to his business, and having a number of clubs ready prepared, the persons holding the candles were suddenly knocked or pushed down, and all the candles in the court house were instantly put out.
[North Carolina Gazette.]
PHILADELPHIA, May 14. The following petition was presented to the legislature of this commonwealth on the 24th of March last, and read a second time on the 27th of March.
To the honorable the representatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met.
The petition of the subscribers, printers of newspapers in the city of Philadelphia, Humbly represents,
THAT, from the establishment of a post-office in this country, the printers of newspapers have been accommodated, and the public greatly benefited, by the transmission of newspapers between the colonies and provinces (now states) in the mails.
That, this practice, so conducive to the preservation of liberty, and useful to the people, in maintaining harmony, removing prejudices and mistaken jealousies; and cultivating a good understanding between the distant colonies, was singularly beneficial on the approach of, and during the late glorious contest with Great Britain, as it afforded the means of regular and constant intercourse and intercommunication of sentiments between them.
That, in consequence of a regulation of the post-master-general of the United States, this ancient and highly advantageous practice has been discontinued since the beginning of the present year, for reasons unknown to your petitioners; and your petitioners are thereby prevented from affording that satisfaction to the public of the occurrences in other states, as formerly, which is so important to the safety, interest, and harmony of the United States.
That, your petitioners do not desire any newspapers should be conveyed with the
mails, but such only as are sent to, and exchanged with news printers.
Your petitioners therefore pray, that your honorable house will take the premises into consideration, and be pleased to instruct the delegates of this commonwealth in the Congress of the United States, to inquire into the premises, and to procure for your petitioners and their fellow printers throughout the United States of America, the restoration of this, their necessary and long accustomed privilege, or such other relief in the premises, as to your honorable house may seem meet.
Handwritten: See this for March 21. Hall and Sellers, Thomas Bradford, Dunlap and Claypoole, Francis Bailey, Eleazer Oswald, Melchor Steiner, Daniel Humphreys, John McCulloch.
Philadelphia, March 20, 1788. Ordered, that it be referred to Mr. Lewis, Mr. McLane, and Mr. J. Heister to report a draught of instructions to the delegates representing this state in the Congress of the United States if they deem necessary.
On motion of Mr. McLane, seconded by Mr. Findlay.
Resolved, That a copy of the petition from divers printers of the city of Philadelphia, together with a copy of this resolution, be transmitted to the delegates in Congress; and that they be instructed to make, with all due diligence, full enquiry into the truths of the facts therein contained, and if the abuse therein complained of, shall, on such enquiry, be found to exist, the said delegates shall use their best endeavours in Congress, to obtain redress of the same, in order that a knowledge of public events may have free circulation throughout the United States of America.
NORTHAMPTON, May 7. On Monday last the supreme judicial court finished their session in this town, in the course of which,
Abiel Converse, of Chester, was convicted of the murder of her infant bastard child, and received sentence of death.
Asa Hopkins, convicted of forgery, was sentenced to stand one hour in the pillory, to be whipped twenty stripes, to pay costs, &c.
Abraham Parkhurst, convicted of a fraud in putting off a counterfeit half guinea, was sentenced to be whipped ten stripes, to pay costs, &c.
NEW-LONDON, May 9. A few minutes past seven o'clock on Tuesday morning last, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt in this town, and in Groton, preceded by a rumbling noise. The same shock was felt at Newport.
HARTFORD, May 12. Last Thursday the anniversary election of supreme magistrates, and other officers, for the government of this state, was held in this city, when the following gentlemen were elected, viz.
His Excellency Samuel Huntington, Esquire, Governor. The Honourable Oliver Wolcott, Esq. Lieutenant-Governor. Assistants.
William S. Johnson, Esquire. Joseph Spencer, Esquire. William Williams, Esquire. Andrew Adams, Esquire. Benjamin Huntington, Esquire. Joseph P. Cook, Esquire. Stephen M. Mitchell, Esquire. William Hillhouse, Esquire. Erastus Wolcott, Esquire. John Treadwell, Esquire. Jonathan Sturges, Esquire. John Chester, Esquire.
Delegates to Congress. Jeremiah Wadsworth, Esquire. James Hillhouse, Esquire. Jonathan Sturges, Esquire. John Chester, Esquire. Stephen M. Mitchell, Esq. Erastus Wolcott, Esquire. Jesse Root, Esquire.
Treasurer. John Lawrence, Esquire. Secretary. George Wyllis, Esquire.
New-York, May 17.
ARRIVED at New-Haven, after short passages. Captains Benjamin Brown, Ebenezer Peck, and John Leake, all from St. Croix.
ALLEN's (New-London) MARINE LIST. Thursday, May 1st, arrived, Schooner John, Moses Bell, from Turks-Island. Brig Brothers, George Hallam, from Cape Francois, in 18 days. Sloop Lark, Davis, from St. Eustatia, in 18 days. Schooner Seaflower, Gorham, from Grenada and Turks-Island. Captain Hallam left at the Cape, 18 days ago.

Brig Brothers, Truman, belonging to this port. Brig Turpin, Smith, from Providence. Ship —, James Munro, ditto. Sloop —, Obid Seaman, ditto. Brig Sally, Moses Tryon, failed in company, for this port. Four days ago spoke sloop Polly, John Redfield, from St. Eustatia, bound to Guildford. Friday May 2, arrived, Schooner Nabby, Elissa Coit, from Port-au-Prince, who left there. Brig Alfred, H. Skinner, from Georgia, belonging to Pownalboro' (Massachusetts) who on the 6th March, left at Georgia, brig Hope, N. Sage, belonging to Hartford. Brig Hero, Turner, from Portsmouth, Virginia. Brig Success, P. Green, Savannah, Georgia. Brig —, Davis, Philadelphia. Brig —, Barker, ditto. Schooner Nabby, Nicolls, Virginia. Schooner —, Wade, Newbern, North-Carolina. Schooner —, Lambert, Salem. Brig —, Manchester, Providence. Sloop Fairplay, Barnard, Georgia. Sloop —, Perkins, Eastward. Sloop Commerce, Hollister, Charleston. Schooner —, McClannen, Eastward. Brig —, Freeman, ditto. Arrived, sloop Hope, Robert Allyn, jun. in fifteen days from St. Croix; who left there. Brig Prudence, John Leake, belonging to New-Haven. Brig Happy, Israel Deming, Hartford. Brig —, Butler, New-York. Brig —, Tanner, ditto. Brig Hero, Coffin, ditto. Brig —, Nixon, ditto. Brig Riling Sun, Bishop, Providence. Sloop —, Tillinghast, ditto. —, Roul, Philadelphia. —, Pike, ditto. Brig —, Gardiner, ditto. Schooner —, Chapman, Boston. —, Woodbury, Massachusetts. Ship —, Tucker, Baltimore. Schooner —, ditto. Sloop Harmony, Wescote, for Providence, failed in company. Sailed, Packet Lady Washington, Culver, for New-York; with whom went a number of respectable gentlemen passengers. Arrived, brig Sally, Moses Tryon, from Cape-Francois, in 19 days; advises the arrival of brig Hope, N. Sage, at Port-au-Prince, the 2d of April. Monday, May 5th, failed sloop Hannah, B. Richards, for Frenchman's-Bay. Arrived, brig Chatham, Ashbel Riley, from Surinam. On the 4th of April left there. Brig Lively, Wm. Read, belonging to Providence. Brig Nancy, Thomas Jackson, ditto. Sloop Susanna, Packer, ditto. Brig Commerce, Simeon Smith, ditto. Brig Lydia, Jonathan Treadwell, ditto. Sloop Polly, Randal, Holden. Brig Washington, Nailor Hatch, Boston. Brig Portland, Clap, Portland, Massachusetts. Arrived at Say-Brook Platform, brig Susanna, John May, in 24 days from Martinico. Tuesday, May 6th, arrived brig Aurora, Gardiner, from Grenada, in 16 days. Brig Samuel, Bigelow, from Demara, in 40 days; advises, schooner —, Baker, belonging to Rhode-Island, was seized by a cutter lately arrived there from Holland—War hawk, brethren. Arrived, sloop Governor Parry, Worthee, from Barbadoes, in 19 days. At Say-Brook Platform, schooner Low, Hatch, in 17 days from Antigua. Wednesday, May 7th, Pleasant, serene morning, wind N. N. W. Up and take the air fair lex. Sailed, sloop Cygnet, Shipman, for Martinico. Sloop Harmony, Sill, for Trinidad. Sailed, from Say-Brook Platform, brig Mercury, Nathaniel Howard, for Amsterdam; schooner Sally, John Newson, Martinico; sloop Sally, George Burr, ditto; schooner Proleprine, Timothy Bigelow, Barbadoes. Time and chance happens to all men. No tribute to poor Cæsar. Intelligence-Office, May 7th.
MR. GREENLEAF, It is requested by a number of inhabitants both from King's and Queen's county, that you will insert the following rates as by law established on the 15th of October, 1732, by an act of assembly, in order that strangers and other inhabitants passing to and from New-York to the island of Nassau may know what ferrage they have to pay, which will much oblige them. For every horse or beast, one shilling. Every live calf or hog, four-pence. Every live sheep or lamb, three-pence. Every dead hog, three-pence. Every dead sheep, lamb, or calf, three-pence. Every barrel of rum, fuga, molasses, or other full barrel, eight-pence.
Every empty barrel, three-pence. Every empty pipe or hoghead, nine-pence. Every pail of butter, one penny. Every bushel of salt, wheat, grain, seeds, or any other thing usually measured and sold by the bushel, one half-penny. Every full pipe or hoghead, four shillings. Every inch board, one penny. Every board of one inch and an half, one penny half-penny. Every waggon, five shillings. Every pair of cart wheels, eighteen-pence. Every casboard press, for cloaths, or writing desk, three shillings. Every full trunk or chest, one shilling. Every empty trunk or chest, nine-pence. Every half barrel of flour, or any other full barrel, three-pence. Every barrel of bread, six-pence. Every bag of bread, one penny half-penny. Every gammon of bacon, turkey, or goose, one half-penny. Every hundred of eggs, three eggs, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser number. Every dunghill fowl, brant, duck, heath-hen, or rabbit, one farthing. Every hundred weight of iron, steel, shot, pewter, or lead, and of iron, copper, or brass kettles or pots, six-pence. Every hundred weight of gun-powder, one shilling. Every cheese, one half-penny. Every cornfan, three-pence. Every hundred of shingles, six-pence. Every coach, six shillings. Every chaise, three shillings. Every single sleigh, eighteen-pence. Every double sleigh, two shillings. Every empty friskin or pail, one half-penny. Every side of sole leather, two-pence. Every side of upper leather, one penny. Every hundred weight of beaver or racoon skins, or goats, nine-pence, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser quantity. Every dozen of fish, called sheepshead, two-pence. Every chair, one penny. Every saddle without a horse, two-pence. Every rugg, two-pence. Every gun, one penny. Every spade, one half-penny. Every case with bottles, three-pence. Every looking glass, two feet high, and upwards, four-pence. Every looking glass, one foot high, two-pence. Every hundred of rice, two-pence, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser quantity. Every warming pan, one penny half-penny. Every frying pan, one half-penny.
The third sect. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the ferry men of the said ferry, between New-York and Nassau island, shall neglect, or refuse to come and go with the ferry-boats to and from such place or places in the city of New-York, as now are or hereafter from time to time shall be appointed and prescribed unto him for landing places by the mayor, aldermen, and commonality of the said city (wind and weather permitting) shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of twenty shillings, to be recovered in manner aforesaid, and paid to the treasurer of the said city, for the time being; to be applied towards the defraying the public charges of the same, and if from and after the publication of this act the ferry-men, for the time being, his servant or servants, shall demand, impose, exact, and take any greater or other rates for transporting of persons, goods, wares, merchandise, or other things whatsoever over the said ferry then is herein before limited, appointed, and established, he or they, or any of them so offending in the premises, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of twenty shillings, one moiety thereof to the party grieved, or other person who shall prosecute and sue for the same, and the other moiety thereof to the treasurer of the said city for the time being, to be applied and recovered in manner and form as aforesaid.
The seventh sect. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the ferry-men, for the time being, shall be obliged to paste upon a board and hang up in the porch of the ferry-house, or at the most public place, there fairly in writing or printed, a table of the rates and prices of the ferrage as the same is hereby established, and that in default thereof the ferry-man, for the time being, shall forfeit and pay for every day he shall refuse, omit, or neglect to hang up such table of rates and price of ferrage, in manner as aforesaid, the sum of twenty shillings, to any person or persons who shall sue for the same before any of his majesty's justices of the peace, who are hereby authorised to here and determine the same, and upon conviction of the offence to award judgment and execution accordingly.
A LARGE convenient Celler, situate in Water-Street, near the Coffee-House, may be hired from this date to the 1st of May next.—Enquire of the Printer. New-York, May 16, 1788. 97—e.d.
To the PUBLIC. THE subscriber experiencing daily, notwithstanding his repeated advertisements not to deliver any articles for the use of his family on credit, that there are, however, sundry persons who continue to do the same, trusting and crediting his domestics without his knowledge, and contrary to his positive orders, and afterwards directing their bills to him, doth hereby, once for all, give notice, that he doth not pay any one of such bills, and again cautions every body not to sell any articles on his account or in his name, but for ready cash. P. J. VAN BERCKEL. New-York, May 16, 1788. 97 e.d. 1w.
HARTFORD, April 28, 1788. PROPOSALS, For Publishing, by Subscription, A COMPENDIUM OF Christian Theology.
By JOHN FREDERICK OSTERWALD, A celebrated Divine of Switzerland, Newly translated into English, from the Original LATIN.
By the Rev. JOHN McMÁINS.
CONTENTS.
 1. CONCERNING the nature of the Gospel Ministry.  2. The qualifications of a minister of the word of God.  3. Preparation and vocation to the ministry.  4. The Method of Theological study.  5. A general idea of theology.  6. The constituent parts of theology. 
Section I. Of Christian Theology.
Concerning the Sacred Scripture.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the books which constitute S. S.  2. The attributes of S. S.  3. The use of S. S. 
Section II. Concerning God.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the existence of God.  2. The attributes of God.  3. The holy trinity. 
The first Part of Theology. Concerning the Time which preceded the Advent of Christ.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the creation.  2. Providence.  3. Sin.  4. Decrees.  5. The Antediluvian world.  6. The calling of Abraham.  7. The law of Moses.  8. The prophets.  9. The various state of the Jews.  10. The state of other nations. 
The latter Part of Theology. Concerning the Time subsequent to the Advent of Christ.
Section I. Chap. I. Concerning John the Baptist.
 Chap. 1. That Jesus is the Messiah.  2. Concerning the person of Christ.  3. His threefold office.  4. His twofold state. 
Section III. Concerning the Constitution of the Church.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the mission of the Holy Spirit.  2. The Preaching of the apostles.  3. The destruction of the Jews.  4. The calling of the Gentiles. 
Section IV. Concerning the Doctrine which is preached in the Church.
 Chap. 1. Concerning faith.  2. Repentance.  3. Good works.  4. Promises and threatenings.  5. Justification.  6. Sanctification. 
Section V. Concerning the Church.
 Chap. 1. What we are to understand by the Church.  2. Church government.  3. Discipline.  4. The various state of the church. 
Section VI. Concerning the Assistance to Salvation.
 Chap. 1. Concerning internal assistance.  2. External assistance.  3. Sacraments.  4. Baptism.  5. The holy Supper. 
Section VII. Concerning a future World.
 Chap. 1. Concerning the state of man after death.  2. The end of the world.  3. The resurrection.  4. The last judgment.  5. Life Eternal.  6. Death External. 
CONDITIONS.
THIS book will contain about 400 pages, large demy octavo size, will be printed with a new pica type, and on good paper, will be neatly bound, lettered, and filleted, with Gold on the back. 2. Price to subscribers will be only ONE DOLLAR and a Quarter. 3. Those that subscribe for six books, shall have a seventh gratis. 4. As soon as 250 subscribers appear, the work will be put to press, and finished as expeditiously as possible, with a list of the subscribers names, if sent in season. Subscriptions are taken in by Nathaniel Patten, the publisher, in Hartford, Connecticut, and by most of the Printers and Booksellers on the continent: it is requested that the subscribers names may be sent to said Patten by the last day of July next.
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To which will be added, A COMEDY in two ACTS (Never performed in America) Written by G. COLMAN, Esq.
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The whole will conclude with a Triumphal Car, containing the Bust of Shakespeare, crowned by Time and Fame, attended by the different Characters, Banners, Trophies, and Transparencies, a Roundelay and Chorus.
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, by the petitioning creditors of Josiah Hazard, an insolvent debtor, to all the creditors of the said Josiah Hazard, that they shew cause, if any they have, before the said honorable Richard Morris, Esq., at his chamber situated the corner of King and Nassau street, city of New-York, by Saturday the 14th day of June next, why an assignment of the estate of the said Josiah Hazard should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and he thereupon discharged, agreeable to a law of this state, entitled, "An act for giving relief in cases of insolvency," passed the 21st day of March, 1788. JOSIAH HAZARD. Dated the 3d day of May, 1788. ed. 6t.
Petitioning Creditors of JOSIAH HAZARD. WILLIAM HAZARD. ABIGAIL SPICER, FERDINAND LELLA.
Government Securities.
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JACOB REED, jun., Who also Exchanges and Re-exchanges the Paper Currency of this State, and SPECIE;
And negotiates on Commission any Business respecting the Public Funds.

POET'S CORNER.
THE MONTH OF MAY.
FOR thee, sweet month, the groves green liv- lies wear, If not the first, the latest of the year. For thee the Graces lead the dancing hours, And Nature's ready pencil paints the flow'rs. When thy short reign is past, the fev'rish sun The sultry Tropic fears, and moves more slowly on.
IRISH BON MOTS, alias BULLS.
A N Irish gentleman hearing of an acquaintance being thrown from his horse, and breaking his arm, could not refrain from remarking, "By St. Patrick it has always been my opinion, that a man should never cross a horse until he had per- fectly learnt to ride."
Another Irish gentleman having lost his wife, and, what is worse, a good jointure with her—being asked by a friend one morning, how he did? Replied, he was extremely, and had a very uneasy night, for he could not sleep at all at all for dreaming of his wife, who was monstrous handsome, and so was her jointure too; but the devil burn it, they were both departed this world, and he could not get a glimpse of the ghost of either.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, May 17. 7h. 2m. Morn.
WHEREAS RICHARD BAYLIS, of Goshen, in the county of Orange and late colony of New-York, for securing the payment of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, current money of the state of New- York, with lawful interest for the same according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation bear- ing date the twenty-fifth day of June, 1771, and executed by the said Richard Baylis to John Leake, of the city of New-York, did by indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days of June, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, mortgage to the said John Leake: All that certain piece or parcel of LAND, situate, lying and being in Goshen, in the county of Orange, known by being part of lot No. 6, beginning at the south east corner of the lands conveyed by Ebenezer Holly to Josiah Seely, then running north westerly along said Seely's land, and land of Ebenezer Holly, to a ditch on the south side of said Holly's meadow, thence south westerly along said ditch to Benjamin Gale's lands, thence south- easterly along said Gale's land and the land of Je- remiah Coleman to the high way, then along the high way to the place of beginning; containing se- ven acres, to have and to hold, the said tract of land with the appurtenances thereby intended to be granted, and released; and every part and par- cel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, re- mainder and remainders thereof, unto the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns for ever—In which said indenture of re- lease is contained a covenant, that in case it should so happen that the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, with the interest, or any part thereof should remain due and unpaid on the 24th day of June then next ensuing the date of the said indenture of release then and in such case it should and might be law- ful for the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns to sell the said tract of land and premises thereby granted, or any part thereof, at Public Vendue, or otherwise, as to him or them shall seem meet to any person or persons for such sum or sums of mo- ney as might be reasonably had for the same, and out of the monies arising by the sale thereof to re- tain and keep in his hands the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, and the interest that might be due there- on, together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales, rendering the overplus, if any the re- should be, to the said Richard Baylis, his execu- tors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales so to be made by virtue of the said indenture of mortgage should be, and hereby were declared to be a full and absolute perpetual bar, both in law and equity, against him the said Richard Baylis, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and all claiming under him, and of all benefit and equity of redemption of the premises or any part there- of:—And whereas the said John Leake, in and by a certain instrument in writing under his hand and seal duly executed, bearing date the twelfth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty- six, did assign, transfer, and set over unto Coe Gale, of the county of Orange and state of New- York, merchant, the aforesaid bond and mortgage, and all monies due and to grow due thereon, toge- ther with all the right, title, and interest of him the said John Leake, of, in, and to the said mort- gaged premises:—And whereas the whole of the principal sum, together with a great arrear of in- terest still remains due and unpaid—These are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the said premises, that unless the said one hun- dred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six pence, together with the interest due and to grow due thereon, is paid and discharged on or before the sixth day of November next, the said mortgaged premises will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, to be held on the premises, on the said sixth day of November next, at eleven o'clock in forenoon of the same day, pursuant to the direc- tions of a certain act of the legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy-four. COE GALE.
New-York, April 7, 1788. 67 th.&6m.
Just imported in the last Vessels from London and Dublin, and to be SOLD, By HUGH GAINE, At his Printing-Office and Book-Store, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square.
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Said Gaine has just published, the best Edition of the Universal Spelling Book, that ever appeared in America or Europe, containing more spelling, and a great variety of matter, not to be found in any other spelling-book whatever. May 6. 88—m.th.4to.
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To the Friends of Science. IT has long been the universal wish, that the pub- lic might be furnished with an accurate Geo- graphical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being pos- sessed of the proper materials, and not equally in- terested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccur- acies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geogra- phical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copies speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to pub- lish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the commu- nications of gentlemen well qualified to give infor- mation on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respecta- ble characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the informa- tion that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, variegated and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be use- ful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the an- nexed enquiries, viz.
1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places. 2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, coun- ses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A des- cription of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays. 3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to sup- port the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the wa- ters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood. 4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, caf- cades, &c. 5. State of commerce, manufactures and agricul- ture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the cus- tom houses in the several sea ports of the United States. 6. Civil divisions of the several states, the num- ber and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, num- ber of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested *. 7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed or whence originated—proportion of the slaves. 8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy. 9. Religion, number of churches of different de- nominations—by what methods are ministers sup- ported. 10. State of the practice of law and physic. 11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity. 12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds. 13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism. 14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states. 15. A description of the adjacent Islands. 16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress. 17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states. 18. Military and marine strength. 19. Public revenue and expences—mode of le- vying taxes. 20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States. 21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and in- fluence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment. 22. History.
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are re- quested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotwood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotwood and Clarke, bookellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ram- say, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the ho- norable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of col- lecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together ev- ery important circumstance relative to the town at which they respectively reside.
with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebted for their friend- ly assistance. JEDIDIAH MORSE.
If the several Printers, in the United States, feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and for- ward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant. Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
Remaining on Hand, And TO BE SOLD At this Printing-Office, No. 25, Water-street, A Few MAPS,
Of the interior parts of North-America, includ- ing the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress.
Of, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Penn- sylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, compre- hending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Chero- kee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The cli- mate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegeta- ble, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pit and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Pa- trick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and nu- merous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more mode- rate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated— (but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hith- erto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be sown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits suc- ceed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in dif- ferent parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and exten- sive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, turkeys, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, ev- ery thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here. New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 99 c.d.
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