The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-07-11 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 166, of VOL. XLII.]
FRIDAY, July 11, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2345.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
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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 M'MAINS.
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.  Section II. Concerning Jesus Christ.  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. 
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By a PLEBEIAN.
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 bearing 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 fourth 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 fourth 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 Jeremiah Coleman to the high way, then along the high way to the place of beginning; containing seven 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 parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remainder 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 release 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 lawful 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 money as might be reasonably had for the same, and out of the monies arising by the sale thereof to retain 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 thereon, together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales; rendering the overplus, if any there should be, to the said Richard Baylis, his executors, 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 thereof:—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, together with all the right, title, and interest of him the said John Leake, of, in, and to the said mortgaged premises:—And whereas the whole of the principal sum, together with a great arrear of interest still remains due and unpaid—These are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the said premises, that unless the said one hundred 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 directions 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 hundred and seventy-four. COE GALE.
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April 11. 1788.
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MISCELLANY.
From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE.
Observations on PLEASURE.
THOSE who devote their time to merriment, and their hours to riot, are stiled by the world, Sons of Pleasure; but with much greater propriety might they be called the sons of pain, and indeed upon serious reflection, the former appellation will appear totally inconsistent, as those pursuits which in the end terminate in remorse and pain, surely ought not to be stiled pleasurable pursuits, for 'though sweet to the palate, they are bitter to the stomach.'
A son of dissipation is like a tree, the external appearance of which exhibits it to be in a flourishing state, when its inside is by degrees mouldering to decay; its blossoms for a time shoot forth in all the gaiety of nature, nor droops the branches till the infection breaks through the trunk, and the root becomes divested of moisture. Thus it is with the votary of dissipation; while his constitution is daily declining, and his natural vigor is slowly decreasing, he, by the assistance of the Bachanalian draught, wears for a moment the gay smile of health; but soon does the horrid effects of rioting break forth in every feature, and nature, having nearly exhausted her source, only helps the wretched object to struggle for a while, and then leaves him to fall a victim to his disorders. Such is the end of him whom the inconsistent world stiles a son of pleasure.
When a melancholy thought depresses the mind, a man often cries out, let us fly to the jovial board, and in pleasure drown grief. Unthinking mortal! stop your career! you cannot at the jovial board eradicate your grief, you will there only heap coals of fire on your head, and open the sluices of a fresh source of misery, a source which, when once it is opened, no inconsiderable exertions will be requisite to put a period to its progress.
If the son of riot and dissipation can with propriety be called the son of pleasure, we must give up the idea that reason is an advantage to man, and acknowledge that the brute creation enjoy more pleasure than beings possessed of high intellectual powers, and having minds illuminated by the glorious rays of reason.
No criminal pursuit can be properly called a pleasurable one. It is true, a momentary rapture may ensue from deadening our mental faculties, and debasing the powers of reason, but it cannot be called real pleasure; it may be compared to a dose of poison, made palatable by a cordial.
To deprive ourselves of reason, and hasten our departure from a life sufficiently fleeting, when improved in the best manner our capacities will admit of, is a crime which merits censure in the highest degree, it is a sin against our own souls, and a sin against the God of Nature, who gave us reason to influence us to the practice of actions which tend to ennoble the man, and dignify the offspring of Deity. We are placed in this world to glorify our creator, by maintaining a rectitude of conduct and a purity of manners, and when we do this we shall enjoy pleasure in reality, a satisfaction of which both the foul as well as the body can partake, and except the mind partakes of what the body enjoys, the pleasure must be more transitory than transitoriness itself. When we answer the grand purposes of our cre-
ation, by the practice of wisdom and virtue, and the pursuit of what reason dictates, we may with propriety be called the SONS OF PLEASURE.—But when we subvert the powers of reason, and debilitate our minds as well as our bodies, by wallowing in riot and dissipation, we cannot in justice be stiled any other than the votaries of infamy. Pleasure is the inseparable companion of virtue, and misery is the concomitant attendant of vice.
Mankind are naturally rational beings, and by no means are they unacquainted with the path which leads to real pleasure; if it was through ignorance that they neglected the means to produce their own happiness, the fault would be excusable, but they err against the clearest light, against the light of reason and their own understandings. It is true, the path which leads to real pleasure is so much unfrequented, that it is difficult to trace the footsteps of the few who tread it, yet we can by searching find it out, and if, after we have found, we undeviatingly walk in it, we shall be compelled to acknowledge our folly in so neglecting it, and be filled with astonishment at our former weakness and inconsistency.
Mankind are indefatigably busy in the pursuit of schemes of ideal pleasure. The youth fancies he shall enjoy the extremity of pleasure, if he can figure away in the height of the ton, and be arrayed in all the gaudy finery of dress, and thinks nothing of adorning his mind with a knowledge of human nature, and improving his understanding by the study of wisdom. The man who is more advanced in years, thinks to derive pleasure from the accumulation of wealth, from attaining titles, and being vested with powers; but sadly will he be mistaken, if he has not improved his mind by the practice of virtue, and learnt contentment in a humbler station:
"Complete ambition's wildest schemes; In power's most brilliant robes appear: Indulge in fortune's golden dreams, Then ask thy breast if peace be there? No: it will tell thee peace retires, If once of her lov'd friends depriv'd; Contentment calm, subdu'd desires, And happiness that's self deriv'd."
REFORM! REFORM! REFORM! ye thoughtless gay, ye foolishly inconsiderate mortals! Ye are possessed of reason—exercise that reason; ye are possessed of understanding improve it to the best of purposes. A reformation in manners will certainly promote your REAL pleasure and happiness—cease to act contrary to the light of your own eyes; let virtue and wisdom be your only guides. Dissipation and rioting will never conduce to your pleasure. Let such a reformation be effected (and effect it you can) that reason may smile at the once benighted prospect dawning into a scene, resplendent as nature's purest light. Act worthy of yourselves, that you may be called with propriety reasonable beings, and TRUE sons of pleasure.
JUVENIS.
Extent of the United States of America. FEW people are able to form an adequate idea of the extent of the districts ceded to the United States of America, at the conclusion of the late war: it will not be amiss, therefore, to compare them with countries, with whose situation and extent we are more acquainted. The following measurements are made with accuracy:
The river Ohio is navigable from Fort Pitt to its mouth, which is 1164 miles. The lands on the banks of the Ohio, and between the Alleghany mountains, the Lakes Ontario and Erie, and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, contain 233,200 square miles, nearly equal to Great-Britain and France, whose contents are 235,237 square miles.
The lands between the Illinois, Lakes Huron and Superior, and the Mississippi at
the Falls of St. Anthony, contain 129,030 square miles, nearly equal to Great-Britain and Ireland, which are 131,800 square miles.
The lands from St. Anthony's Falls to the fourth line, from the Lake of the Woods to the head of the Mississippi, contain 50,000 square miles, which is more than Holland, Flanders, and Ireland, which are 47,908 square miles.
The Thirteen States of America contain 207,050 square miles, nearly as large as all Germany, Flanders, Holland, Switzerland, which contain 207,483 square miles.
MEDICAL CASE.
A GENTLEMAN who had long been complaining and complaining, and ailing and ailing, and who had taken all the medicines in and out of the dispensary, at length applied to the celebrated Dr. Radcliffe. The doctor soon perceived the nature of his case, and told him that he was in possession of a secret which was infallible for his distemper; but that unluckily it was at that time in the hands of Dr. Pitcairne, at Edinburgh, to whom he would write to apply it in favour of the patient, if he himself thought it worth while to go so far in quest of it. The patient readily undertook the journey, and travelled to Edinburgh (320 miles) but when he arrived there, he had the mortification to find, that just before Dr. Radcliffe's letter reached Edinburgh, Dr. Pitcairne had sent the medicine to Dr. Musgrave of Exeter. The patient, however, had resolution enough, on Dr. Pitcairne's advice, to go across the country to Exeter, in further pursuit of it; but as ill luck would have it, Dr. Musgrave told him, that he had but a few days before transmitted it back to Dr. Radcliffe, in London, where the patient naturally returned, to take the benefit of it at home. He could not help laughing with the doctor at the tour he had taken, and his strange disappointments. I went after the medicine, said the patient, to no purpose; and yet I cannot tell how it happens, but I am much better than when I sat out. You know it, cries the doctor, I know it. I have got the medicine. The journey was the secret. And do but live temperately, and keep in motion, you will have no occasion for any physic in the world.
WESTMINSTER-HALL.
IMPEACHMENT OF MR. HASTINGS. Tuesday, April 29.
THIS day Mr. Middleton underwent a long examination, which did not end till a quarter before six o'clock. It turned principally upon this question, "Whether an English resident in a court in India, subscribing a treaty, as resident between two or more country powers, did, by his signature, make the company guarantees to the treaty?" Mr. Middleton seemed to think that he did not—but his opinion on this point was not always the same, for letters of his were read strongly expressive of indignation that Fyzoola Kahn should desire to see his powers, before he could consider his signature as equal to a guarantee and binding on the company.
Mr. Middleton proved, that the Nabob Visier, about the time that he made Mr. Hastings a present of 100,000l. was so poor, that he could not raise money at Lucknow on his own credit, but was obliged to have recourse to the credit of the witness, who raised it for him. By this evidence it was meant to show, that the Nabob had got the money, which he gave to Mr. Hastings, by plundering his parents, and that the 100,000l. was part of the plunder.
The court adjourned.
Thursday, May 1.
The Lord Chancellor informed Mr. Law, counsel for Mr. Hastings, that their Lordships had not yet come to any resolution upon the request made by him, that a witness, who was not expected to live many days, should be permitted to be examined upon interrogatories. Their Lordships were not quite clear that they had sufficient authority to admit a practise so very new in a criminal proceeding, they should therefore take some further time to consider of it, and would let him know the result of their deliberations.
Major Scot was then called to the bar, and asked many questions by Mr. Sheridan, among others, whether he had sent any dispatches over land to India? to whom were they directed? what was the amount of the expence attending them, and by whom defrayed? The witness answered that from 1782 to 1785 he sent several dispatches over, and to Mr. Hastings; that the expence attending them amounted to seven thousand pounds, and had been defrayed by Mr. Hastings.
Mr. Middleton was next called in and underwent an examination of several hours. He said, that he was at Chunar when the treaty, which takes its name from that place, was executed: That the day on which it was signed and sealed, he was in Mr. Hastings' apartment, with the Nabob, his two ministers, Mr. Hastings, and some natives whose names he did not recollect: that he found the Nabob very unwilling to
execute the treaty, and that he took his highness, together with his two ministers, to the end of the room, leaving Mr. Hastings and the rest of the company in the other; that he then used many arguments to persuade the Nabob that it was in reality his interest to execute the treaty, which was drawn up, and ready for him to put his seal to.
A variety of other questions were asked, after which the witness was ordered to withdraw, and it being then six o'clock, the court adjourned until Tuesday.
American Occurrences.
NEW BERN (N.C.) June 19.
LAST Friday night, between the hours of eleven and twelve, the sloop Fanny, Capt. Joshua Plummer, of Bedford, bound to Wilmington, in this state, being about 40 miles south of Cape Hatteras, laden with iron ware, bar iron, and West India produce, was struck with lightning, and sunk in less than ten minutes.
The crew and one passenger (Mr. Samuel Folsdick, of New-York, bound to Fayetteville) happily saved themselves by jumping in the boat, and on the next day got to Occacock. Not a single article on board was saved.
WILMINGTON, July 2.
In the night of the 26th ult. a very daring robbery was committed in the lower part of this town, upon the ware-house or cellar under the dwelling-house of Thomas MacLaine, esquire.
The villains having forced open the door of the same with an iron instrument, took thereout, and carried off in boats, which they had previously provided for the purpose, one hoghead of tobacco, a hoghead of molasses, and two barrels of beef.
In consequence of a strict search being made, in the morning of the 28th ult. the whole of the stolen property was found in a place of concealment upon Barnet's Creek, about a mile from the entrance into it.
This place appeared to have been long a camp or asylum for run-away negroes, and probably was generally the repository for the goods which have been stolen in this town for some time past, by them and their confederates.
It is situated in a swamp, and contains about an acre of cleared ground, which is planted with corn. Some huts were upon the place; and several hoes, axes, and cooking materials were found, as well as instruments for breaking locks, &c. And from the fires that were burning, and other circumstances, it was evident, the possessors had fled very precipitately upon the first alarm of a discovery.
A correspondent remarks upon the foregoing, that it is greatly to be lamented, that provision is not made by law, for compensating in some mode, the proprietors, for the value of the slaves that become sacrifices to public justice. For by the expiration of the law for that purpose, formerly in force, manifold injuries have arisen to the community.
People may be sincerely desirous to avert every injury from their neighbours, and to promote justice, but it can hardly be expected, that individuals should be forward for the destruction of their own property, even for these laudable purposes. Thence it proceeds, that runaway slaves, whom their crimes have rendered desperate, are not now outlawed, and destroyed in the course of law so speedily as heretofore, but on the contrary, are suffered generally to take a long career of mischief before they are apprehended, or fall victims to private revenge. On the other hand, people who stand exposed to their depredations, having no security but in the natural right of self-defence and retaliation, are compelled to adopt a summary mode of revenge, which being generally the effect of passion or precipitation, is often times not less consonant with humanity, than the necessity which forces them to it is disgraceful to the police of the country.
BOSTON, July 2.
CORPORATION, OR NO CORPORATION. Matters cannot long continue in their present position in this metropolis.
Taxes already are accumulating in a duplicate ratio, upon a majority of the inhabitants; for it is a fact, that one half of the last year's assessment is collected, another tax is close at our heels; so that the deficiencies will, in all probability, become so great, that those who have already paid, are in a fair way of being taxed over again, to defray these deficiencies. Where this will end, does not require the eye of prophecy to foresee.
If those who are opposed to the incorporation of the town (they are but few in number, by the way) could furnish a clue by which we might extricate ourselves from the labyrinth of difficulties in which we are at present involved, without any alteration in our present police, they ought to do it, but if they cannot, they should in all reason sus-

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Intended for a COMEDY of A N I M A L M A G N E T I S M, (Received too late to be spoken) Written by HORATIO ROBSON.
F ASHION, in ev'ry thing, bears sove'reign sway."
"The cat will mew,"—Translation have its day. From Gallia's mine we take a brilliant gem, The French are simple—and we copy them! But, such is fashion—fashion all pursue, The Art nouvelle—to find out something new! A wonder!—Oh! remembrance tears now draw, To think that death should steal the female craw! What was the learned pig, or dogs from France, Or Shakespeare murther'd—in an op'ra dance, Compar'd to her? no more (excuse this tear) Than Abby Muffet —ev'ry other year! Yet, to delight us, fashion is profuse, The classicks triumph in the learned goose! Wonders! new wonders, ev'ry day surprise, The stone-eater, beyond Pinetti wife, And monsters in immortal boxes rise. Hail! all hail! this happy, polish'd nation, Where—even bishops glory in translation! Nay more, for cobblers, once a simple name, Now "Souls restore," and "Boots translate,"— for fame!
The barber too, no more the barber blooms, Translated (puff'd)—a perfumer becomes! And whose fam'd magnet Britannia improves, Translated into "beauty, grace and love." Dignity to translation now essays, The fribble valet with his lordship sways; Some air, some talk, with the same tide they float, Translate fame wit in the self-same coat! Which is the man?—Which is the woman!—guess!
For Connoisseurs can't tell 'em by their dress! Our beaux so delicate—our belles so flout, Both ornament the head, not inside out, Translated so—each gender is a doubt. That "such things are" you surely will allow, And grant indulgence to a "widow's vow." If so, I must beg leave—"I'll tell you what"— The midnight hour has long your favour got; With equal skill may this translation be— Our bard translated to the treas'ry see.
This Day is Published, Emblished with a Plan of the High Court of Par- liament, for the TRIAL of WARREN HASTINGS, Esquire,
The American Magazine. For JUNE, 1788.
CONTAINING,
SOLYMA and OSSMIN. Directions for making Pot-Ash. Description of the River Mississippi, by Thomas Hutchins, Esq. Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King of Spain. Anecdote of a Nun. On Vocal Music. History of the Origin of the two Houses of the British Parliament. Life and Amusements of Isaac Bickerstaffe, jun. Letter 7, from Frederick to Felicia. Account of Edward Gibbon, Esq. An Account of Warren Hastings, Esq. Some Account of Mr. Burke. Some Account of Mr. Sheridan. Explanation of a Passage of Scripture. Thoughts on Marriage. Translation of an Original Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth. Letter 4th, from a Gentleman to his Friend. A Memorial and Remonstrance to the General Assembly of Virginia. Letter to a young Gentleman on his Marriage, by Mrs. Thale, now Mrs. Piozzi. Reduction of a luxated Os Brachia. Genuine Letter from a Lady. Answer to the Enquiries of Candidus in our last, by Vindex. On the Petrifactions near Claverack. Trial of Mr. Hastings, continued. Review of New Publications.
Poetry.
Advice from the Tombs. A Hymn, sung at the public Exhibition in the Greenfield School. Lines addressed to a Lady, on her embarking to visit a Friend. A Rebus. Intelligence. New-York, Printed by S. and J. LOUDON, And Sold by Messrs. S and R. Campbell, Mr. S. Loudon, Messrs. Berry and Rogers, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. R. Hodge, Mr. T. Greenleaf, Mr. F. Childs, Mr. J. Ried.—Mr. S. Hall, at Bos- ton.—Messrs. Hudson and Goodwin, at Hartford. —Mr. I. Beers, at New-Haven.—Mr. A. Stod- dard, at Hudson.—Messrs. W. Falconer, and Co. at Albany.—Messrs. Young and McCulloch, at Philadelphia, Mrs. A. Timothy, at Char- leston.
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American Museum,
For MAY, 1788.
CONTAINING Papers elucidating the rise and pro- gress of the American revolution.
R ESOLUTIONS entered into by the house of burgeses of Virginia, relative to the stamp act, May 29, 1765.
Resolutions agreed to by the house of assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, relative to the stamp act—Sept. 21, 1765.
Address of the house of delegates of the province of Maryland to the governor thereof.
Governor's answer.
Resolutions agreed to by the lower house of assem- bly, in the province of Maryland, Sept. 28, 1765.
Queries proposed by the chief justice of the su- preme court held at Perth Amboy, to the law- yers of said court, relative to the stamp act, Sept. 20, 1765.
Extract from instructions of the inhabitants of the town of Plymouth, to Thomas Forster, their representative in the general assembly of Massa- chusetts bay, October 21, 1765.
The American Crisis, No. I.
Speeches and messages of governors of several states.
Message of governor Sullivan to the general court of New-Hampshire.
Speech of governor Clinton to both houses of the legislature of New-York.
Message from the president and the supreme exe- cutive council of the commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, to the general assembly of said state.
Speech of governor Hancock to the legislature of the state of Massachusetts.
Speech of governor Huntington the legislature of the state of Connecticut.
Papers respecting the late private trans- actions with the Oneida Indians.
Petition of John Livingston and Caleb Benfon, to the legislature of New-York.
Another petition from the same to the same.
Proclamation by gov. Clinton.
Talk of the Oneida nations, lately received by the legislature of New-York.
Papers respecting negro slavery.
Petition intended to be presented to the continen- tal convention, by the Philadelphia society for promoting the abolition of slavery, and the re- lief of free negroes, unlawfully held in bond- age.
Petition of a number of blacks to the legislature of Massachusetts.
Letter to the treasurer of the London society for promoting the abolition of the slave trade, from the rev. Boucher Nichols.
Political speculations.
Address to the citizens of the united states.
Address to the people of Maryland, from the dis- senting members of the late convention of that state.
Address to the freemen of South Carolina, on the proposed federal constitution. Said to have been written by D. Ramsay.
Letter from Dr. Rush to Dr. Ramsay, on the same subject.
Address to the members of the convention of Virginia, ascribed to Tench Coxe, esq.
Remarks on the conduct of Spain, with respect to the navigation of the river Mississippi.
Remarks on ship-building in America.
Observations on the probable effects of the late arrest of the French court, respecting the inter- course with America.
Extract from a pamphlet, entitled "The true in- terest of the United States considered."
Speech delivered by a clergyman in the state of Massachusetts, on the fourth of January, 1787, relative to the late insurrection.
Thoughts on crimes and punishments.
Miscellanies.
Description of a most effectual method of securing buildings from fire. Invented by Charles lord viscount Mahon.
On the retreat of swallows.
Population of the United States.
Comparative view of the extent of the United States, &c.
On the danger of introducing epidemical disorders, through want of proper precautions.
Petition of Daniel Shays and Eli Parsons, to the general court of Massachusetts.
Form of the ratification of the federal constituti- on by the convention of Maryland.
Circular letter, directed to the different courts in the western country.
Letter from captain John Sullivan, late of the continental army, to the Spanish minister at New- York.
Letter from the same to governor Finckney. Premiums offered by the society for political in- quiries.
Rural concerns.
Method of destroying caterpillars upon trees.
Hint on the management of sheep.
On the use of mud as a manure.
On the culture of carrots.
Advantages of the use of oxen in draft, &c.
Poetry.
Mount Vernon. By Colonel Humphreys. The shield of Achilles. By the late Dr. Ladd.
Intelligence.
Foreign.
Domestic.
American Printed Books.
This Day is published, and to be Sold, By ROBERT HODGE,
No. 237, the Corner of King & Queen-street,
The Miscellaneous Works
OF
PHILIP FRENEAU.
Containing his Essays and additional Poems.
T HIS second volume of our Ame- rican Author, is replete with the highest sentimental entertainment. Humour, wit, and fa- tire, flow in copious strains.—It requires only to be read to be admired.
Such gentlemen, in this city and state, as honored this vol. with their subscriptions, will be pleased to send for it as soon as convenient.
THE MESSIAH,
Attempted from the GERMAN of Mr. KLOPSTOCK.
T O those who are acquainted with the merits of this work, little need be said to becommend it.—It is calculated to inspire every pious, every virtuous sentiment:—to fill the mind with an awful reverence and love of the Great and incomprehensible GOD and FATHER of all; with the sublimest and most fervent gratitude to our gracious REDEEMER, and a perfect detesta- tion and abhorrence of all vice. In a word, it claims the patronage of ALL who do not blush at owning themselves Christians, and at paying a hum- ble obedience to the King of Kings.
This piece of religious and moral painting has obtained Mr. Klopstock the honor of being esteem- ed the Milton of Germany, and is considered as having completed what that favorite son of the British muse had left unfinished.—The beauties of the Messiah equal Paradise Lost:—Paradise Re- gained, though far from being destitute of merit is universally allowed to fall much below this work, and is acknowledged to be deficient in that un- bounded invention, that beautiful machinery, and variety of characters, which distinguish the rigorous efforts of Mr. Klopstock's genius.
The Messiah is formed upon an extensive and important plan, and includes the sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ.
S E R M O N S.
By the celebrated RICHARD PRICE, D. D. L. L. D. F. R. S.
The Triumphs of Temper;
A Poem in six Cantos.
By WILLIAM HALEY, Esquire.
Dr. Gregory's Legacy to his Daughter.
Dr. Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion.
Sheridan's Rhetorical Grammar.
The Charms of Melody.—A new Song Book.
Tarver's Travels through the interior Parts of America.
Economy of Human Life.
Webster's American Selection of Lessons, in read- ing and speaking.
Webster's Institute, first and second Part.
Pike's excellent System of Arithmetic.
A few Sets of Newton on the Prophecies.
Edwards on the Affections.
Do. History of Redemption, &c. &c.
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Philadelphia, June 2, 1788.
To the PUBLIC.
A s the time limited for compleat- ing the execution of my scheme for the sel- ling some of my houses and landed interest termi- nates the 25th of July next, I take the liberty to request those gentlemen who have honored and aided me in the disposal of my tickets, to forward the unengaged tickets, by the safest means possible, so that they may reach me on or before the period above alluded to:—to which end, circular let- ters will be forwarded to each by the first oppor- tunity.
I here return my most sincere acknowledgement for the countenance given my plan, from gentlemen in most parts of the continent. And though ar- duous and difficult as the undertaking appeared in its commencement, it gives me the most pleasing satisfaction to add, that it now promises to gratify my most earnest expectations.
20 3w THOMAS PROCTOR.
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 town- ship, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles dis- tant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and sev- enty 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 wa- ter 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 Ben- jamin Thompson, near Morris-Town New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
Remaining on Hand,
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.
ORDERS are just received, by 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, 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 Pait 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, teas, 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 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, Turkies, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, eve- ry thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here.
Mrs. WATERS,
H AS removed to Peck-Ship , No. 1, where she continues the business of washing Silk Stockings, and other nice articles, in the usual manner, in which branch she has al- ways given satisfaction.
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