The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-05-19 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 118, of VOL. XLII.]
MONDAY, May 18, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2298.]
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. Thacher, in ditto, — of Mr. Barrel, — of the Rev. Mr. Stillman, — of Mr. Ames.
Politics. Resolves proposed to the federal convention, by Mr. Patterson, of New-Jersey, Cursory remarks on the federal constitution, Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania.
State Papers. Letter from Mr. Lambert to Mr. Jefferson, Arrest 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 sumach berries.
Miscellanies. 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 naiads of Ashley river, Elegy sacred to the manes of Philander, Fragment of an epistle to a friend.
Intelligence. Foreign, American.
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-Slip, 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, Umbrellos, &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. Green- leaf,
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 Lan- guages, 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 L E T T E R 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. Nullius additus jurare in Verba Magistrorum. —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 c.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 Raritan, 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—c.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 1f. 6d. single. The usual discount to Bookellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c.
** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Bookellers.
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S Flax-feed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—c.d.
The PROPRIETORS of the New-York and Philadelphia NEW LINE
***** * STAGE AND FOUR HORSES. * ***** 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, 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 expense 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 Courtlandt-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 c.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 strict 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 Raraway, 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 Peterburg 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, hambo lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, house lines, and marline, &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.
From a LONDON PAPER.
A LESSON to the RICH.
I WAS always inclined to believe that the happiest people in the world were they who knew the fewest wants; but a little adventure I met with a short time since, convinced me of my error. Being overtaken by a violent thunder storm, while I was travelling one day in —, I hastened to a cottage, which appeared just in sight, and met with a very friendly reception from the venerable inhabitant of it, an old woman, neat in her person from head to foot, with an honest chearful countenance, the picture of simplicity; there was also a pleasing neatness in every part of her humble dwelling, which convinced me that decency and poverty were not incompatible. Observing a pot upon the fire while I stood before it to dry my cloaths, I was doubly prompted by curiosity and hunger, two powerful passions, to ask the good woman what it contained? Some beans, sir, said she smiling; and dropping a curtesy, which, though it would have been laughed at in the drawing-room, did not render her ridiculous in my eyes. At the mention of the word beans, I felt myself very well contented with her intelligence, being as fond of that salutary article as a Creolian epicure is of turtle, and I told her I should feast on them with bacon. Bacon, sir! replied she, staring at me, Lord bless you, we cant afford bacon here; bacon is only for gentle-folks — we poor people must not think of it. Well, well, answered I, tho' I am very fond of it, yet I can make a good dinner of the beans, if they are well buttered. Alack a day! Sir, we never see a bit of butter all the year round, not we — butter is for the rich. What, have you never any bacon or butter, cried I, imagining indeed that she might be just at that time without them. No, never, sir, said Mrs. —, again smiling at me, and looking contentment in every feature; and since the additional tax upon salt, we go without that too, and think beans every thing. She spoke these words in a manner which filled me with wonder, and almost excited envy in me. — In short, finding hunger to be literally the best sauce, I dined very heartily upon the beans, and when I left the cottage of felicity (for so I think it may be properly called) I could not help ruminating on the happiness of those who can be satisfied with the necessaries, without the superfluities of life.
Choice of a HUSBAND by a Gentlewoman of Prudence.
TO meet with a man perfectly agreeable (though the person is least to be regarded) may be a task of some difficulty, to a nice and discerning woman. His qualifications must be great to recommend him: But I shall offer some particulars, which, if observed, may contribute to a good choice: and are worthy of election, though seldom to be met with in one person. First it is necessary that he be a man of virtue and morality, having a large share of natural sense and acquired knowledge; proceeding from a liberal education, wherein that in a way of travelling may be chosen, before a confinement in a domestic university; that he be well-read and a man of conversation, so as to have
a general knowledge of men and things; to be pretty much, if not entirely, master of his passions, but not without courage, though with discretion to use; naturally good humoured and loving, but not jealous, nor meanly submissive; one not a perfect stranger to vice, but has seen enough of it as to have a right notion of the folly and fatal tendency of it; he may be moderately addicted to all decent pleasures, and manly diversions; love his friend and bottle a little, but so as not to draw off his affection for his wife; to be a man of manners (though by no means soppih) enough to oblige and civilly treat persons of all tempers; not to betoo profuse, but have conduct enough not to live beyond his circumstances: and application enough to his own business, to keep the world from imposing upon him.
From the NEWPORT HERALD.
An extraordinary account of an extraordinary administration.
THE old one was deposed with all their abilities, integrity, and public faith — the new one was ushered in, with all their promises, by an astonishing majority. The victorious standard displayed there professional engagements, Relief for the distressed, while the exergue to their paper coin more significantly pointed out their real system, In te D—b—lo speramus.
Their first acts gave an eclat that rendered them famous: at one stroke and in one day searches were made into the inextricable mazes of banking and loaning, and 100,000. in paper was emitted. — The directors, signers, and trustees, had but few of their estates as a pledge for their responsibility; but they had qualities of a superior kind, being, "as staunch friends to the cause as ever broke bread."
The natural and constitutional liberties of the subjects were secured by the celebrated penal law, prohibiting, under severe penalties, all persons from depreciating the paper, by word, deed, or thought. This act gave great encouragement of commerce, by preventing venders of all commodities selling them for what they liked best; and made provisions plenty by the necessary seclusion of markets. It was curious to see the free traders of an independent and commercial republic, examining their customers, to know whether they were informers, before they admitted them by their private doors to purchase; and butchers running like thieves, with their own meat, when a paper money man presented to view — so rare were these times.
This sage restriction was however found ineffectual to restrain the opposition of a "certain class of men," that it became necessary to propose administering the Great Oath to every son and daughter of fallen Adam, in these words, "May the D—l, the Prince of the Power of the Air and the great Dragon of H—l, take you to torment and buffet, if you do not use your best endeavours that the paper shall have a currency equal to gold and silver; and if you do not freely vend therefor all goods, wares or merchandise, which you may or ever shall be possessed of, and if you do not at all times declare, believe, and take it to be equal to gold and silver, as aforesaid, &c," but the people, dreading the fate of one Ananias the perjurer, and rejected it.
A dignified judiciary were brought to the bar to convince them, that they were but the creatures of power.
Debtors are enabled to pay off their debts by gibbeting their characters in Know Ye's, thereby filling the treasury with the superfluous money of widows and orphans.
The limitation of debts of every kind are so shortened as to ease the debtor from troubling himself about a payment — an outlawry being more lucrative than even a discharge with paper.
A system is established for paying the domestic debt by installments, to the perfect dissatisfaction of the creditors, and to the advantage of those who must pay it.
A haughty city hath been humbled by having its charter annihilated, without proof of violation.
The requisitions of Congress have been respected by being permitted to lie on the table.
The mutilated soldier hath been restrained from debauchery and drunkenness by being paid his stipend in real paper, which the bawd and the retailer of drams refused to take.
Law suits are rendered perpetual to the great emolument of Courts and Attornies — witness the precedent in setting aside the solemn adjudication of the marsh, beach and pond.
A new election was secured by a political Bribery Act.
I Mem m He forgot to do this when the falsehoods were intended to injure the new Constitution or its friends.
The public have been flattered with an idea of the appointment of delegates to the Convention, while at bottom they were no more than the shuttle of the racket.
Friends "to the cause" have been paid for services at current exchange, while the payment of the consolidated debt with depreciated paper, and tenders in private demands, are still wistfully continued.
Free from the shackles of science, and the experience of statesmen, their whole deliberations spontaneously flowed from unimproved nature — Marshalled in squads, they have performed evolutions in legislation with great rapidity, giving efficiency and dispatch to measures, by juntos, body-meetings, and conventions.
Unburthened with property, they have been uniform advocates for a commonage; for had they put in practice the old fashioned maxim, "pay what thou owest," they would have had none to receive, but all to give.
They disdained corruption, being destitute of the means.
They sold no offices, as they became the merited reward of needy friends, who formed the forlorn hope of their column. They have been opposed in all their gradations to power and wealth, and perplexed in the execution of all their measures.
They have sustained with fortitude and patience the opposition and reproaches of a respectable minority.
But why do I particularize? Strangers that were informed of their brilliant talents and magnanimous virtues, who have since attended their deliberations, say with the Queen of Sheba, that the "one half could not be told."
Their removal from power cannot be premature, since they have accomplished the benevolent plan of relieving the distressed. Whatever may be their fate, it must be glorious, as the united applauses of the Relieved, will preserve a counterpoise against the curst of the oppressed, though the last may endeavour to sink them with obloquy into oblivion, the gratulations of the former will echo a peaceful requium in their passage across the Styx. X.
PARIS, February 25.
A New comedy, in five acts, and in verse, was acted at the French theatre on Friday last, with universal and deserved applause. It is called L'Optimiste, or L'Homme Content de Tout (the contented man) and is the production of M. Collin d'Harleville, the author of a play under the name of l'Inconstant. The plot is briefly as follows; the Optimist lives retired at an elegant country seat, where he endeavours to make every body as happy as himself. His servants abuse his goodness; his wife is continually finding fault with him; Morinval, an intimate friend, for whom he designs his daughter, whose character seems to be borrowed from Martin in Voltaire's Candide, crosses him in every one of his schemes; his daughter falls in love with her English master, her father's secretary, a young man reduced to low circumstances by the bad conduct of his father, a gamemaster; the lightning falls on one of his barns, and burns it to ashes; the huntsmen of a neighbouring Prince destroy the produce of his land: and what is worst of all, the person with whom he had entrusted the best part of his fortune, becomes a bankrupt. M. d'Harleville makes his Optimist extricate himself from all these difficulties, and appear happy in the midst of misfortunes; and so he really becomes at the end of the play, by the generous efforts of Morinval, who, moved at the unexpected change in his friend's circumstances, makes him a present of a considerable estate, and renounces all pretensions to his daughter's hand, as he perceives that he had not gained her heart; and by the restitution of his fortune, which is restored to him by the father of the young man, his secretary, who had won it by chance from the faithless trustee, the bankrupt in question. It may be easily conceived, that the play ends happily in a marriage, as the young lady had long ago bestowed her heart upon her charming instructor. All this action is embellished with the most brilliant details, and the most captivating sentiments. The piece abounds with excellent maxims, and often a single line contains a shrewd remark: the following for instance; in this age, says the author, On est vieux a vingt ans, libertin a soixante; old at twenty, a libertine at sixty; and a little farther,
'On ne fait quelquefois comment payer ses dettes;'
'Et de sa bienfaisance on remplit les Gazettes.'*
Some, at a loss how to discharge their debts,
Brag of their bounteous hearts in the Gazettes.
When Mole, who acted the Optimist very well, pronounced these three last words, Tout est bien (all for the best) the plaudits were so enthusiastically great and universal, that no play in the memory of the oldest actors was ever so unanimously crowned with success.
* Subscribing to charitable institutions.
American Occurrences.
BOSTON, May 12.
On Thursday afternoon, Archibald Taylor and Joseph Taylor, were executed on Boston Neck, agreeably to their sentences, for the crime of high-way robbery, committed on Mr. Cunningham, some time since. — At half past two o'clock, the criminals were taken from the gaol, attended by the Rev. Messrs. Stillman and Thacher, and the respective sheriffs, together with a large concourse of people, who had assembled on the melancholy occasion. They moved on slowly to the place where the robbery was committed, preceded by the county stage, on which they were to make their exit. In about forty minutes they arrived at the fatal spot, where they continued for a few moments conversing with the Rev. Divines, and then ascended the stage. The necessary apparatus being prepared, and the halters fixed round their necks, the Rev. Mr. Stillman addressed the Throne of Grace in a well adapted prayer. The unhappy men, after taking leave of those around them, and addressing themselves in a few words to the spectators, cautioning them to shun those crimes, the practice of which had brought them to an unhappy end, & particularly warning them against keeping bad company, gave notice of their being ready; when in an instant they were turned off while in supplication to God for the acceptance of their departed souls.
Archibald Taylor was a native of Philadelphia, and was in the 31st year of age. — Joseph Taylor a native of Ireland, and was about 21 years old. The former has been a notorious offender.
New-York, May 19.
ON Saturday last arrived here the ship Hudson, Folger, Bristol, in 42 days, and yesterday arrived the sloop Corinna, Mecks, Port-au-Prince, in 17 days; brig Resolution, Jenkins, Dublin, 56 days; brig Friendship, Benton, Cork, in 42 days; schooner Lewis, St. Croix, in 13 days. Sloop Good Intent, Leitch, St. Eustatia, 13 days; Phenex, Watson, Barcelona, 40 days; ship Merchant, Bunker, Newry, 42 days.
Capt. Folger spoke the brig Chance from Baltimore bound for Belfast in lat. 48, 35, long. 39, 18, 15 days out.
By the abovementioned European vessels, papers are received to the 1st of April, extracts from which will be given as soon as possible.
Mr. Cevenant, who published several essays upon the trade of England, in the end of the last century, observed, That where a nation is impoverished by bad government, by an ill-managed trade, by war occasioning high taxes, or by any other circumstance, the interest of money will be dear, and the purchase of lands cheap, the price of labour and provisions will be low, rents will every where fall, lands will lie untilled, and farm houses will go to ruin. The yearly marriages and births will be lessened and burials encreased. The inhabitants will by degrees, and in some measure, withdraw themselves from such a declining country.
THIS DAY completes TWO QUARTERS of THE DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER. — On this occasion the Editor begs leave to express his gratitude for the general support of this paper.
Being confident, that while he depends upon the patronage of those characters whose liberality is not bounded by the narrow sphere of party — who have proved themselves the whigs of the country — and who live but to evince their unequivocal attachment to the recently inestimable cause of republican freedom, he shall persevere in this undertaking; and, if acting in the capacity of "an advocate for the freedom of the Press," will give satisfaction, he will strive to do it. — That this has been his sole aim, he can with truth declare; and, however otherwise the opinions of many of his fellow citizens may have been, it would be but justice to himself to assure them, that he had never any other view, than to serve his country, and to gain, for himself, an industrious livelihood.
As a PRINTER, the Editor professes to communicate facts, and to detect falsehoods. From the latter, no printer can sufficiently guard himself, especially when they are dealt from state to state, as, in high political disputations, they frequently are; in which case, having quoted his authority, he cannot be accountable — but ought always to expose them as soon as the facts are to be ascertained: as an individual, the laws of a free country have ever been his guard and guide; and, let who may rule, placed by the general suffrage of the people, he shall always act the part of a faithful member of the community.

POET'S CORNER.
From the Peterburg Intelligencer. E L E G Y
NO more the village cock shall hail the morn, No soaring lark her early matins sing;
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...
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STATIONARY. Blank Books of every size, The very best sort of Writing Paper, Pens and Quills, Sealing Wax and Wafers, Red and black Ink-Powder, Sand and Sand Boxes
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.h.4w.
New-York RUM Of excellent Flavour and good Proof FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghaft, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market Cherry-Street, nearest to the Ship-Yards.
To the Friends of Science. It has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. 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 geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copies speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish 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 communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied 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 useful, 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 annexed 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, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description 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 support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood. 4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, cascades, &c. 5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture; exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States. 6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number 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 denominations—by what methods are ministers supported. 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 levying taxes. 20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States. 21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence 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 requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, bookellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable 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 collecting 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 every important circumstance relative to the towns at which they respectively reside.
with their names subscribed, and the place of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebt for their kind 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 forward 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, including the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress
ORDERS are just received, at the printer here, 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, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioro, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, 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 Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick 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 numerous, 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 moderate 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 hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be grown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different 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 extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, Turkies, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every 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.
And to be SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE, No. 123, Queen-Street, and at This PRINTING-OFFICE,
An Address to the people of the state of New-York; shewing the necessity of making AMENDMENTS to the constitution proposed for the United States, previous to its ADOPTION.
To which is added, by way of postscript, some STRICTURES on a pamphlet, lately published, entitled, "An address to the people of the state of New-York, on the subject of the proposed constitution. &c By a PLEBEIAN.
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