The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-03-31 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 76, of VOL. XLII.]
MONDAY, March 31, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2256.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E’EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE TREE. Thompson’s Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. THE Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, heretofore subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respected number of his present subscribers—and be means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—THE NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct, therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY’s paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday’s paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially so to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
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The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which he following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public’s greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register. CONDITIONS.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, a d type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
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III. No subscriber is to discontinue his subscription on any other condition than the payment of arrearage subscription money, and that the expiration of a quarter.
IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
Printing-Office, November 19.
THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public’s ever devoted humble servant,
THE PRINTER.
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 copie 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. Aiken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, book sellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr.
* 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.
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, Elquies, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, 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 friendly 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.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
American Museum, For FEBRUARY, 1788. CONTAINING, Rural Concerns.
MEMOIR on the distillation of persimons, by Mr. Isaac Bartram, Observations on the raising and dressing of hemp; communicated in the American philosophical society, by Edmund Antill, Laws of Pennsylvania society for promoting agriculture, Premiums proposed by said society.
Moral essays.
On contentment, On confidence, On the importance of a good character considered only with respect to interest, On the folly of being anxiously curious to enquire what is said of us in our absence, On the pleasures of reflection.
Characters.
Character of an old maid, of a pedantic school-master
Humour.
Consolation for the old bachelor, Lecture upon eyes, Lecture upon noses, Instructions for fine ladies, Instructions for fine gentlemen, Speech of a standing member, by the hon. Francis Hopkinson, Esq.
Natural History.
Description of the white mountains of New-Hampshire, Description of the grotto at Swatara, by the rev. Peter Miller.
Miscellanies.
Letter concerning chimnies; containing some directions to prevent them from smoking, by Dr. Ruffon. Petition of the people called Quakers, of New-England, Ethelgar, a Saxon poem, Account of the order of procession in Boston, solemnization of the ratification of the new constitution, Report of the managers of the Pennsylvania society for the encouragement of manufactures, Directions on this reading of history.
Politics.
Oration on the anniversary of American independence. By the hon. chancellor Livingston, Letter from the hon. Robert Yates, and John Lansing, Esqrs. to his excellency Gov. Clinton, stating their reasons for not subscribing to the new constitution. Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania, Form of the ratification of the federal constitution by the state of Massachusetts, Form of do. by Georgia, A view of the principles, operation, and probable effects of the funding system of Pennsylvania.
Natural Philosophy.
Conjectures concerning wind and water-spouts, tornadoes, and hurricanes, by Dr. John Perkins of Boston, Observations on the growth of trees downwards.
Poetry.
The sea-faring bachelor, by Mr. Philip Freneau, The seasons moralized, by do. The Brandywine, The grey mare the better horse, Evil company, The dying Indian, by Mr. Philip Freneau, Answer to a riddle, To aman of lively, but unequal spirits in conversation.
The printer returns his most grateful acknowledgements to the citizens of New-York, for the liberal encouragement and patronage with which they have honored this publication. Every exertion shall be made to merit a continuance of their favor.
** The delay of the present number, has been wholly occasioned by the negligence of the stage driver at Newark.
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, 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, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, 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 e.d.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following
G O O D S, Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit.
  A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Sarcenets, Peelongs, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and  Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Velverets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Oznabrings, Marcellies Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckles and Buttons.  
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania CASH MONEY.

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To the clerks of the senate and assembly, each 30s. per day. To the door-keepers of senate and assembly, 16s. per day.
To the serjeant at arms, 12s. per day.
To the surveyor general, and to Samuel Jones and Richard Varick, such sums as the auditor shall certify to be due to them.
To the executors of Andrew Moodie, such sum as the auditor shall certify to be due, at the rate of 40l. per annum.
To A. Hardenburgh, and W. W. Morris, 40s. per day, while they were employed in running the Pennsylvania line, and such other expenses as may be certified by the auditor.
To General Clinton, an additional allowance of 8s. per day, while he was employed in the same service.
The committee then rose and reported their progress.
Went into committee on the bill to remove Pitt's statue:
Gen. Clinton in the chair.
The committee having amended the said bill, so as to make it appear, that no odium was intended on the character of Mr. Pitt; rose and reported the same, when it was ordered to be engrossed.
Went into committee on the bill to prevent the firing of woods:
Mr. Doughty in the chair.
The committee having agreed to the bill, rose and reported the same, when it was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. De Witt, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of John Francis Parashæ, reported, that though it was probable the facts stated in the said petition were true, yet it would be improper to grant the prayer thereof.—But that the petition and papers accompanying the same, be referred to the Indian commissioners.
Adjourned till nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
Wednesday, March 5, 1788.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
The bill to naturalize the persons therein named:
The bill to remove Pitt's statue:
The tax bill:
The bill to enable the Mayor, &c. of Albany, to raise 500l. for the purpose of maintaining a night watch; and the bill to prevent firing of woods; were severally read a third time and passed the house.
The King's county road bill was read a second time. On the motion for commitment,
Mr. Doughty moved to reject it; on this question being taken, it was carried in the negative.
The bill was then committed to the committee of the whole.
The attorney general made a report on the petition of Abraham Hodge, and on the petition of Anne M'Adam; which were referred to a committee of the whole, when on the bill for the settlement of public accounts.
Mr. Thomson, from the committee to whom was referred the petitions of Swan Fleming and Effe Jobe, reported that they were proper objects for the interposition of the legislature; and that a clause should be added to some proper bill for their relief: the said report was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole when on the bill for the settlement of the public accounts.
A petition of Petrus Haalbrook, and others, of Ulster county, praying that law may be passed to enable debtors to satisfy executions with any real or personal property, to be valued by appraisement, was read; when Mr. Schoonmaker moved to have it committed.
Mr. Jones could not see what good end would be answerable by committing it: he wished it to be laid on the table.
Mr. Brooks would agree to lay it on the table; the petition was of such a nature as not to merit the least countenance.
Mr. Schoonmaker thought it would be extraordinary to lay a petition of that nature on the table. They stated to the legislature certain distresses that they labor under, with decency and propriety, and ask for relief; and ought they not to be heard? It would be cruelty, he said, to lay it on the table. Let it be reported on, and if any can be done to alleviate their misfortunes, it was the duty of the house to do it.
Mr. Jones said it was certainly proper that the legislature should hear the petitions of the people upon all occasions; he was far from wishing to throw any discouragements in the way of petitions, but to say that they ought to be committed because they were decent, when it was impossible to grant the prayer thereof, was no argument with him.
On the motion for laying on the table, carried in the negative.
Mr. Doughty then moved that the prayer be not granted.
Mr. Benson asked if there was a member who supposed the prayer of the petition could be granted? The petition, he said, ought not to be committed. The moment any propositions of that kind were attended to, all public confidence would be destroyed. He therefore moved that the petition be rejected.
Mr. Brooks said, there was no stronger argument than experience. In New-Jersey, there had been a law similar to the one prayed for, but the flagrant injustice committed under it, soon obliged the legislature to repeal it. It would be impossible to transmit the corner of a rocky hill across the Atlantic, to pay for what we owe there. It was better that individuals should submit to partial evils, than to suffer an universal calamity.
Mr. Jones said, his motion for laying it on the table, having been decided against him, he would second the motion for rejecting it. This spirit, he thought, should be nipped in the bud.
Mr. Dongan said, though he was opposed to laying the petition on the table, he was equally opposed to granting the prayer of it. He did not think, that laying it on the table would be a proper decision.
Mr. Jones. Suppose, said he, a number of people were to petition to have the constitution repealed, would any man say that the petition should be committed? whenever people petition for things that cannot be granted, it should be decided on immediately; and there was no way ready, than that of laying it on the table. He had moved for such a decision in the first instance, from a conviction, that the very consideration of it would be mischievous.
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DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION.
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Friday, February 1, 1788.
Wedgery said, he did not see the probability, that these amendments would be made, if he had authority to propose them: he considered, he said, that the convention did not meet for the purpose of recommending amendments, but to adopt or reject the constitution. He concluded by asking, whether it was probable, that those states who had already adopted the constitution would be likely to submit to amendments?
P. M.
[When the convention met, a short conversation ensued on the time when the grand question should be taken—it was agreed, that it should not be until Tuesday. After this conversation subsided, another took place on the division of the motion, in order that the question of ratifying might be considered separately from the amendments; but nothing final was determined upon.]
Judge Dana advocated the proposition submitted by his excellency the president, it contained, he said, the amendments generally wished for; as they were not of a local nature, but extended to every part of the union, if they were recommended to be adopted by this convention, it was very probable that two thirds of the Congress would concur in proposing them: or that two thirds of the legislatures of the several states would apply for the call of a convention to consider them agreeably to the mode pointed out in the constitution; and that he did not think that gentlemen would wish to reject the whole of the system, because some part of it did not please them. He then went into a consideration of the advantages which would ensue from its adoption, to the United States, to the individual states, and to the several classes of citizens, and concluded by representing in a lively manner, the evils to the whole continent, and to the northern states in particular, which must be the unavoidable attendants on the present system of general government.
Mr. Russell rose, he said, with diffidence, to offer his sentiments on the subject in debate; but he could not, he said, forbear to give his sentiments on the advantage which he apprehended must result from the adoption of the proposed constitution, to this state, and to the United States, in the advancement of their commerce. Mr. R. said, he believed it had always been the policy of trading nations, to secure to themselves the advantages of their carrying trade.—He observed, how tenacious France, Holland and England, were in this particular, and how beneficial it had proved to them: He then went into an accurate and interesting statement of the quantities of produce, which were exported from the several states, and shewed the ability of the states, to furnish from among themselves, shipping fully sufficient for the transportation of this produce: Which, he observed, if confined by the general government to American vessels, while the restriction would not increase the rates of freightage to the southern states, as the northern and middle states could produce a surplusage of shipping, and a spirit of competition would call forth the resources, would greatly increase our navigation, furnish us with a great nursery of seamen, give employment not only to the mechanics, in constructing the vessels, and the trades dependent thereon, but to the husbandman, in cutting down trees, for timber, and transporting them to the places of building; increase the demand for the products of the land, and for our beef, our pork, butter, &c. and give such life and spirit to commerce as would extend it to all the nations of the world: These, he said, were some of the blessings he anticipated from the adoption of the federal constitution, and so convinced was he of its utility and necessity, that, while he wished that on the grand question being put, there might not be one dissenting voice, if he was allowed, he would hold up both his hands in favour of it; and he concluded, if his left hand was unwilling to be extended with his right, in this all important decision, he would cut it off, as unworthy of him, and lest it should infect his whole body.
Several gentlemen said a few words each on the proposition of amendments, which it was acceded to, by gentlemen opposed to the constitution, was good, but that it was not probable it would be interwoven in the constitution; gentlemen on the other side said there was a great probability, that it would from its nature, be also recommended by the several conventions, which have not yet convened.
Saturday, Feb. 2, 1788.
The hon. Mr. Strong went into a particular discussion of the several amend-
ments recommended in the proposition submitted by his excellency; each of which he considered with much attention: he anticipated the good effect it must have in conciliating the various sentiments of gentlemen on the subject; and expressed his firm belief, that if it was recommended by the convention, it would be inserted in the constitution.
Gen. Thompson said, we have no right to make amendments; it was not, he said, the business we were sent for; he was glad he said, that gentlemen were now convinced it was not a perfect system, and that it wanted amendments; this he said, was different from the language they had formerly held. However, as to the amendments, he could not say amen to them; but they might be voted for by some men; he did not say Judases.
Mr. Parsons, Col. Orne, hon. Mr. Phillips, the Rev. Mr. Nyles, and several other gentlemen, spoke in favor of the proposition, as a conciliatory measure; and the probability of the amendments being adopted, Mr. Nasson, Dr. Taylor, Mr. Thomas (Middleborough) and others, though in sentiment with gentlemen on the propriety of their being admitted into the constitution, did not think it was probable they would be inserted.
Before the convention adjourned, Gen. Whitney moved, that a committee, consisting of two from each county should be raised to consider the amendments, or any other that might be proposed and report thereon; hon. Mr. Sedgwick, seconded the motion.
Hon. Mr. Dalton. Mr. president, I am not opposed to the motion: but, sir, that gentlemen may not again say, as has been the case several times this day, that the gentlemen who advocate the measure of the proposition, were now convinced that amendments to the constitution are indispensable: I, sir, in my place say, that I am willing to accept the constitution as it is; and I am in favor of the motion of proposing amendments, only as it is of a conciliating nature; and not as a concession that amendments are necessary.
The motion was put, and carried unanimously: on which the committee was raised; and the convention adjourned to 3 o'clock on Monday, to give time to the committee to deliberate.
Monday, Feb. 4. P. M.
The general question in debate
Reverend Mr. Thacher. Mr. President, while the different paragraphs of the proposed constitution have been debated, I have not troubled this hon. convention with any observations of my own upon the subject. Conscious that there were men of deeper political knowledge, and of better abilities than myself, I conceived it my duty to attend to their instruction, that having heard with attention, I might decide with integrity. I view the object before us as of greater moment than ever was known within the memory of man, or that hath been recorded by the historick page. Were we, Mr. President, this day to decide on the lives and fortunes of an hundred of the best citizens of this commonwealth, solemn would that province be; but much more interesting is the result of the present question; for in this case not a single city; not a single state; but a continent, wide and extended, may be happy or wretched according to our judgment; and posterity will either bless us for laying the foundation of a wise and equal government, or curse us for neglecting their important interests, and for forging chains for them, when we did not wear them ourselves. Having, therefore, as I trust, a full view of the magnitude of the object, I hope I shall be pardoned if I offer my sentiments with freedom. I am sensible of the prejudices that subsist against the profession to which I belong; but yet, intrusted by my constituents with so solemn a charge, I think they have a right to expect from me the reasons why I shall finally consent to ratify the proposed form of government.
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Mr. GREENLEAF is requested to insert the following,
From the POUGHKEEPSIE ADVERTISER.
Mr. POWER,
IT may possibly gratify the curiosity of the public, to give them some information through the channel of your paper, of the serious difficulties and embarrassments which have lately taken place in a certain honorable house about the most proper place for holding the next sessions of the legislature—it was affirmed by some that as the legislature were a public body, there was a very great impropriety in their taking the Busn. as it had been expressed in a late publication from New-York, besides the disadvantage it was to that city to be deprived of the representation of a certain little gentleman,* others thought that it was a matter of the last importance to the
* The author is here supposed to allude to Publ. us, who it is said could not favor the city of New-York, if the legislature sat elsewhere.

state, that the next sessions of the legislature should be at, or near some capital town or city on the sea coast, where intelligence might be more easily obtained, proper measures for the public good more easily concerted, and some particles of knowledge in politics and legislation infused into the brains of the country members, by introducing them into politic company, and giving them good dinners—others went so far as to whisper that it was a question which had some relation to federalism, and that if that renowned lady Miss United States should in the course of the ensuing season, be safely delivered of the new government of which she is now known to be pregnant, it would be highly necessary to have the assistance of the wisdom and politics of a city now famous for the residence of Publius to provide proper support and a suitable means of subsistence for her bantling.—Full of these and a thousand other ideas, and fearful that the question might not be carried, our men of Senatorial dignity determined to call in the assistance of three absent ponderous brothers, whose weight in council, if not their numbers, it was thought would most certainly turn the scale. The proper intelligence being communicated, every one will easily suppose that nothing but a deep sense of their own importance, and the importance of the question in agitation could have induced this worthwhile triumvirate to have undertaken so tedious a journey amidst so many disagreeable impediments of mud, mire and corpulence.—If the reader of this has ever read, and if he has not, I wish he would read that part of Tristram-Shandy's description of Obadiah, when he went post-haste after Doctor Slop, the manmidwife, that he might have a more perfect idea of the dangers, difficulties and fatigues of their journey; his imaginations will then present to him three comets moving in orbits very eccentric towards the north pole, whose areas will be proportional to their times, and whose velocities will be according to the quantity of matter in motion, surrounded with vortices of mud, mire and water.—Their nucleus, consisting of quadrupeds with long bushy tails, plunging and splashing through thick and thin with all their might and main, groaning and squeaking under the enormous oppression of huge masses of legislative matter aside upon their shoulders.
The tender-hearted statesmen (if any such there be) will readily acknowledge that nothing could justify the obliging those poor unhappy animals to undergo such violent exertions, except the interest of the state and the importance of the question then debated, to say nothing of the additional labour of the riders in kicking, spurring, and whipping—but how must it affect every tenderhearted and sympathetic reader to hear that so much labour was lost—that their arrivals was, alas! too late—that the question for adjournment to the place of their residence had been taken and lost in both houses.—This seemed to involve the business in two fold embarrassments—a variety of expedients were thought of.—To add to the difficulty, the senate were then puzzling themselves about a resolution which they had agreed to for adjourning to Schenectady, and which they did not well know how to get rid of, and were obliged at last to send it to the assembly for their non-concurrence.—After mature deliberation and solemn consultation with the late reinforcement of the senate, it was thought most advisable that one of the members of the assembly should move a resolution for adjourning to Brooklyn, but this was unhappily lost on putting the previous question. What to do next was the great difficulty—to take so much pains for nothing would not do. The worthless triumvirate doubtless thought that the eyes of the world were upon them, and that unless something of importance was done in the business, the whole of this political maneuvering would have an air of ridicule.—The malicious and ill-natured might say "that the King of France had marched up the hill with ten thousand men, and had marched down again." The senate at last having puzzled themselves for some time about a question of order, in which they had frequent recourse to Lex Parliamentaria in a kind of fit of desperation agreed to a resolution for adjourning to Albany, which was concurred in by the other house; and thus the mighty business ended in a manner directly contrary to the expectations and wishes of numbers who had greatly interested themselves in the matter—great politicians are often deceived. I hope that in this simple narrative, I shall not be under-slood to cast any personal reflections, for as a certain great man told the house of assembly, "that they must abstract the proposition from the persons who made it, and consider it as a proposition by itself independent of any person whatsoever,"—so I must request the reader to abstract this narrative from all persons spoken of in it, and consider it as a kind of abstract entity without any relation to any people, characters, or parties whatsoever.
A SPECTATOR. Poughkeepsie, March 24, 1788.
MR. GREENLEAF, By inserting the following you will much oblige
A CUSTOMER. FROM THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, MR. OSWALD.
IN yesterday's paper I observed a publication from Ebenezer Hazard, Esq. Post Master-General, in which he endeavors to exculpate himself from the heavy charges made against him from all parts of the continent of stopping every free paper in the post office, thereby preventing due intelligence
getting to the people in the different states at this most important crisis. A heavy charge indeed, an established usage older than our governments, to be broken by a petty officer, and so much against the voice of the people. It is the established creed of America, that the liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of Americans. The newspapers are the best vehicles of intelligence and information, respecting public affairs to the people at large; and to stop their free circulation, is an act of injury and insult to these United States. At no time can it be more necessary to keep open the channels of communication, than the present moment. The great motive for erecting the present post office in America, was to promote the public good, by facilitating a constant and speedy conveyance of public dispatches and private letters; and the incidental revenue arising from the latter, was but a secondary object. The mutual exchange of newspapers by the printers on this continent, in the mail, was always exercised under the British government, and continued since the revolution, until a few months ago, when the said Ebenezer Hazard, Esq. prohibited sending any papers in the mail. What must be the feelings of every freeman in America, on the conduct of this little despot in office? And what does he say in his defence? Nothing! A few paltry low evasions, and unsupported assertion, make up his performance. Take the alarm all ye lovers of freedom—it is a sample of what you may expect, if the new system of national government should be adopted.—The first symptom of a design on the liberties of America, is the shackling of the press; the second is the cutting off the communication of sentiments in the newspapers. If the people of America submit to this conduct, nothing can rescue them from their lethargy, and their next sleep will be the sleep of death—The loss of their liberties.
W A T C H M A N. N. B. The printers at Baltimore announce, that within this some weeks past, they have not received a single paper through the post office. The campaign coming on there soon, doubtless is the cause of this total stoppage.
American Occurrences.
BOSTON, March 22. WE feel the highest satisfaction in announcing to the public, that in a revenue bill which passed the hon. legislature yesterday, the clauses in the acts heretofore in force, laying a Duty on ADVERTISEMENTS, Writs, executions, and deeds, not registered in six months, were repealed. Our satisfaction on this event arises from seeing the hon. legislature, thus attentive to relieve a class of citizens, on whom the laws bore with a disproportionate weight, and from the liberality of the principles which dictated the measure.
Of electioneering in New-Hampshire, the last mails furnish us with the following lists of votes: in Portsmouth, for president,
  Hon. John Langdon,  346    President Sullivan,  17    Judge Livermore,  4    Amherst. President Sullivan,  109    Mr. Langdon,  44    Hollis. Mr. Langdon,  110    Litchfield. Mr. Langdon,  18    President Sullivan,  17    Kennington. President Sullivan,  70    And 30 divided between Messrs. Bartlett, Livermore, and Langdon.
The general court during the present session, have passed an act instituting a penalty of fifty pounds, on any sheriff who shall neglect or refuse to make seasonable return into the secretary's office, of all votes for governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, and councillors: and a forfeiture of ten pounds, in each and every selectman and town clerk, who shall neglect or refuse to perform the duties required of them, by the constitution, respecting the choice of governor, lieutenant-governor, senators and councillors, and returning the votes for the same.
By a resolve of the general court, on the petition of John M'Clench, and others, the duty of ten per centum, ad valorem, on all card-ware, is repealed.
Extract of a letter from his Excellency General WASHINGTON, to gentleman in this town, dated Mount Vernon, Feb. 29, 1788. "The candid and conciliatory behaviour of your minority, places them in a more favourable point of view than the debates of the convention gave room to expect, and sufficiently shews the good efforts which were produced by a full and fair discussion of the subject."
"The adoption of the constitution in Massachusetts, will, I presume, be greatly influential in obtaining a favourable determination upon it in these states where the question is yet to be agitated."
"No person can, at this moment, pretend to say, what WILL be its fate here, but from what I can collect, I have no doubt of its being accepted."
[Whoever reads the above are requested to recollect the false announcement of the ratification of the constitution by North-Carolina, two days previous to the grand question, TO BE, or NOT TO BE, in Massachusetts convention.]
A correspondent observes, it must afford the greatest satisfaction possible, to every true friend to our country, to find that the general voice of the people, in and out of town, are in favour of electing these two great patriots of Seventy-five. His
excellency John Hancock for governor, and the hon. Samuel Adams lieut. governor. These gentlemen, when united in government, as they are in friendship, will be the men from whom we have nothing to fear; for their grand object has ever been the FREEDOM and independence of their fellow-citizens: and neither of them ever sought to make a purse out of the people, every one must acknowledge.
DIED.—At Stoneham, the 13th inst. Mr. Daniel Gould, aged 150 years. From him descended a numerous posterity, consisting of 9 children: 33 grand children; 95 great grand children, and eleven of the fifth generation: the whole 148, of which 26 have died.
HARTFORD, March 24. A company of men, in the state of New-York, have, in violation of the Constitution, and to evade the existing laws, taken a lease of the Mohawk Indians, for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, for 12,300,000 acres of land, at the annual rent of 1250l. The matter has been canvassed before the legislature, who have deemed the procedure illegal, and the lessees not entitled to any emolument accruing from it. They consider it, to all intents and purposes, a purchase, which their laws forbid.
New-York, March 31.
LAST Saturday arrived the brig Nancy, Captain Barneid, in nineteen days from Cape Francois, with passengers. From the NEW-HAMPSHIRE SPY, printed at Portsmouth, March, 18.
For this three months past the printer of this paper has rarely received a single paper from New-York or Philadelphia, by the mails which have arrived during that period, notwithstanding he has been very careful in forwarding his papers to the printers in the above cities, enclosed in small packages, and directed to the "Post-Office, New-York, &c." He now calls upon his brother printers in the above cities, especially such as were, before this lapse, his steady correspondents, to oblige him so far as to inform, whether they forward their papers or not. Need he suggest the very great injury which this stoppage of the regular channels of intelligence may be to these states? no:—it must be obvious to every thinking person.—It is much easier to obtain intelligence, and we have it more regular from, Great-Britain, than from the southern states, owing to the detention of newspapers, somewhere!
Monday last was the time appointed, by act of assembly, for town-meetings to be held in Providence, R. Island state, on the subject of the proposed constitution.
By order of Congress, the postage of letters is to be reduced 25 per cent. on the 1st of April. Sailed from Marblehead, last Saturday evening, for the Grand Banks, a fleet of nearly 40 sail of fishermen. Success attend them.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC AUCTION,
On FRIDAY the 18th Day of April next, At XII o'Clock, at the Merchant's Coffee House in the City of NEW-YORK,
The Mills and Farm,
AT Paramus, in Bergen county, state of New Jersey, now in the occupation of Jacob Bumper, and late the residence of Col. James Marc Prevost. The farm contains about two hundred and ninety acres of land mostly of superior quality, of which about one hundred acres are wood. There are two orchards of well chosen apples, and an abundance of choice, and rare fruit of other kinds, a spacious and very convenient dwelling house, large barn and mill-house. The mills are well situate on a lively and never failing stream which runs about three quarters of a mile through the farm, affording several mill seats not to be equalled in that part of the country. The land is otherwise beautifully watered by a variety of springs, and is capable of the most elegant and fanciful as well as profitable improvement at a very small expence. The situation is also particularly advantageous for trade, being at the intersection of two great roads. The most unquestionable title will be given. Enquire of the Printer.
The Creditors of Charles
Williams, deceased, and all others interested in his estate, are requested to take notice, that the surplus of the money which may arise from this sale, after paying the purchase money due from the said Charles Williams, will be applied to the satisfaction of his other debts. New-York, March 12, 1788 47.c.d.tod.
TO BE SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, THE pleasant and valuable FARM
whereon the subscriber now lives, about three miles from Flushing town, on the public road leading to the plains, containing about 200 acres of cleared and wood Land, and 16 acres of good salt Meadow. On said Farm is a good Dwelling House and Barn, two good Barracks, corn Crib, a Court Yard and Garden in neat pale fence, with a good bearing orchard and other improvements, is remarkably well watered, and within a few rods of a grist mill. If not sold by the 21st day of April next, it will on that day be sold at Public Vendue. The conditions may be known by applying to the subscriber on the premises.
LAMBERT MOORE. March 21, 1788. 48-c. d. t. 21 a.
Debates in the late Virginia Convention.
Just Published at BOSTON, And to be SOLD at the PRINTING OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street, New-York, THE Volume of DEBATES, RESOLUTIONS, and other PROCEEDINGS of the late Hon. Massachusetts Convention, with the Yeas and Nays, on the Question of Ratification. To which is prefixed, the CONSTITUTION reported by the late Federal Convention. Price SIX Shillings.
THIS Volume contains 220 pages, of which about 50 have not been published in the papers—the whole is regularly arranged, and carefully corrected. It is unnecessary to lay anything in commendation of these Debates—they are generally known to be highly interesting—and the able manner in which the principles of the proposed Constitution are elucidated, must render them worthy the perusal of every American, who has the welfare of his country at heart.
NOTICE is hereby given
to all persons indebted to the estate of the late Mr. JOHN HOLT, deceased, of this city, Printer, to make payment of the same to James M. Hughes, Esq. attorney at law in the said city, on or before the first day of May next, otherwise the demands and accounts of that estate against them will be put in suit:—And all persons who have any demands against that estate, are requested to leave them in the hands of the same gentleman for adjustment. E: OSWALD, Surviving Administrator. New-York, March 27, 1788. 58 22.c.d.t.
NOTICE is hereby given
to all persons indebted to the estate of the late Mrs. ELIZABETH HOLT, of this city, deceased, to make payment of the same to James M. Hughes, Esq. attorney at law, in the said city, on or before the first day of May next; otherwise the demands and accounts of that estate against them will be put in suit:—And all persons who have any demands against that estate, are requested to leave them in the hands of the same gentleman for adjustment. E: OSWALD, Administrator, with the annexed Will. New-York, March 27, 1788. 58 22.c.d.t.
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.
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 meet their friends of the public.
The stage will leave Paulus-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 14lb 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.
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given for such as are generally called FINAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN-OFFICE, those signed by J. Nourse, and INTEREST FACILITIES—Also, those of this State, Connecticut, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Enquire at No. 20, Queen-street.
JACOB REED, jun. Who also Exchanges and Re-exchanges the Paper Currency of this State, and
S P E C I E;
And negotiates on Commission any Business respecting the Public Funds.
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Peter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof.
C A S H, and the highest PRICE given for clean linen
R A G S.

POET'S CORNER.
FORTUNE.
I. DAME fortune is a saucy jade, She has not common sense; She thinks to govern me in trade, With matchless impudence. II. Her eldest daughter tries her art, To spoil my worldly store; Although she knows I feel the smart, She strives to vex me more. III. I've told her oft, that I'm no fool, At this she frequent smiles; Whilst she continues still to rule, And artfully beguiles. IV. The truth confess'd, she only loves, Two characters in life; For fools and knaves, she both approves, To either would be wife. V. I'll scorn her love, her arts despise, And free me from her net; And strive in future to be wise, Though fortune hard beset.
Affize of BREAD.
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flower, weight Two Pounds Five Ounces for six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One pound Twelve Ounces for three pence.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, March 31. 4h. 28m. Morn. Just imported in the Jane, Captain Martin, from Glasgow, by
Samuel Campbell,
No. 44 Hanover-square, Corner of the Old-Slip A large assortment of BOOKS,
Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 3 vol. Mills Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruin; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellanies; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sully's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensatory; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol. A variety of the best Classics now in use.
CULLIVER REVIVED,
CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns, voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchausen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEDAU'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
N. B. SAMUEL CAMPBELL returns his sincere thanks to his customers, and those who have purchased Books or Stationary at his store, and hopes, by his assiduity and attention in keeping an universal assortment of book , and the reasonable prices he sells at, will insure a further continuance of their favors The European, Political, Edinburgh, and Scots MAGAZINES.
THE PUBLIC
Are RESPECTFULLY INFORMED,
THAT the subscriber has lately removed from Princeton, New-Jersey to this city, and now keeps the house lately kept by Talma Hall, No. 49, Cortland-street (commonly known by the Boston, Albany, and Philadelphia General stage-office) and has agreed with the proprietors of the Albany and Boston stages, to make his house the public stage-house. Those ladies and gentlemen who wish to take passage in either of these stages, will please to leave their names with the subscriber the evening before the stage's departure; gentlemen passengers and others, are informed that the subscriber keeps a house of entertainment; and accommodates gentlemen with boarding and lodging. Every attention will be paid to those who please to favour him with their custom.
N. B. The gentlemen of the city are informed that the subscriber has a large convenient assembly room, which he proposes to let during the winter season, or longer if required.
CHRISTOPHER BEEKMAN. New-York, Nov. 13, 1787. 51—th.
A YOUNG married woman with a good breast of milk, would be glad to take a child to nurse.—Enquire at No. 30 Little-George-street. 29 e.d. 10
JUST PUBLISHED, And TO BE SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE,
No. 237, Queen-Street, and the other BOOKSELLERS,
Conductor Generalis,
OR the office, duty, and authority of justices of the peace, high sheriffs, under sheriffs, coroners, constables, goalers, jurymen, and overseers of the poor. As also, the office of clerks of assizes, and of the peace, &c.
To which are added, several choice maxims in law, &c. compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and several other books on those subjects. By JAMES PARKER, Esq. late justice of the peace in New-Jersey.
Now adapted to these United States. By one of the J U D G E S.
The whole alphabetically digested under the several titles; with a table, directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles.
This book is highly esteemed, and very necessary for gentlemen in the commission of the peace; likewise for every other person who would wish to be acquainted with the laws of the land we live in.
At the above STORE may be had, a great variety of
BOOKS,
Consisting of HISTORY. Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Physic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Architecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c. &c.
A L S O,
A number of very valuable
BOOKS;
Among which are, ELEGANT folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each, Burkit on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols, Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whitby's commentary, Blair's Carr's, Etkins', Boston's, Willison's, Atterbury's, &c. sermons, Neilson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice of physics, Van Swieten's, commentaries, 18 vols. Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols. Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery, Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quinney's medical lexicon, Fourcroy's, chemistry, &c. Ainsworth's, Young's Cole's, and Entick's latin Dictionaries, Davidson's Virgil and Horace, Duncan's Cicero, Kent's, Lucian, Clarke's Cæsar, Homer, Nepos, Eutropius, Erasmus, an introduction, Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid, Hammond's algebra, Stone's Euclid, Love's surveying, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical grammars, Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashe's, Dyke's, Bailey's, Scott's, Perry's, and Entick's dictionaries, Bennet's christian oratory, Scott on elocution, elegant extracts in verse, do. in prose Lord Littleton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's mensuration, Hawney's mensuration.
Also an excellent Assortment of STATIONARY.
Genuine Writing Paper of different sizes and prices, Ledgers, Journals, Waste, Letter, and Blank Books of all sizes, Receipt Books, Bonnet and Cards, &c. &c. Commissions from the country are thankfully received, and carefully executed. 51
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghast, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market Cherry-Street, nearest to the Ship-Yards.
WILLIM-STREET ACADEMY,
Late under the Care of the Rev. Mr. STANFORD. JAMES MANNING, A.B. (Nephew to Dr. MANNING, President of Rhode I. College) respectfully informs the public, that he has engaged in that seminary, and will continue to teach those branches of literature usually taught in colleges; also, the requisite branches for fitting young gentlemen for college or business, in which particular attention will be paid to reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
Those gentlemen who will favor him with the tuition of their youth, may depend on his assiduity and care.
N.B. The public will please to observe, that the situation of this academy is retired and airy for the summer season.
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.
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 a mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr. Joseph Biddon, merchant, New-York, or Benjamin Thompson, near Morris Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d
To be SOLD CHEAP,
At PRIVATE SALE,
THE place which William Provost formerly occupied, which for elegance of situation is perhaps equal to any in the state of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackinack, and extends from the river up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a STONE DWELLING-HOUSE, two stories high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry cellar, and a dwelling-room underneath on the ground floor (being built on the declivity of a hill) with a large kitchen adjoining: Also, a poultry-house and a new barn; in the rear of the dwelling-house is a beautiful green, ornamented with fruit-trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty-four loads of English hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a spacious and substantial dock, newly made, on which is a store with a large quantity of alhes, an extraordinary spring and well at the dwelling-house, from which the meadow may be watered: there is also a garden with a variety of the best fruit-trees: on the lot on the opposite side of the road, stands a commodious store, commanding trade of the back country; also a young orchard of good fruit trees. The whole of this place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are wood land; the land has been well manured with alhes; the whole of the land enclosed with a new substantial fence.
The beauty of this situation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a country seat or a place of business. To be sold in three different lots, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser; if not sold by the first day of April next, then to be rented. For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS, in maiden-lane, No. 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the same.
The Conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchaser. If any person wants to view the place, apply to D. Lefferts, he will send a person with him.
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, hambro lin, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, house lines, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Rope-maker.
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.
AT THE TANNERY,
Near the Fresh-Water Pond, MAY be had of the subscriber, a quantity of excellent SOLE and UPPER-LEATHER, tanned in the English mode, equal to any manufactured in America. He proposes for country dealers, to supply on terms that will enable them to make large profits;—for city consumption, such as will establish the Shoe Manufacturers, and procure them a run of custom—for ships use, as good in quality, as that imported from England, and at a much less price.
Cash, Bark, raw Hides or Calve Skins taken in exchange. ISAAC COULTHARD.
N. B. A Currier, Master of his Business is wanted immediately—Apply as above. 40 e.d.
TO BE SOLD,
At PRIVATE SALE, a Pleasant situated
F A R M,
BETWEEN Rack Pond and Fresh Creek, adjoining the sea, at Shrewsbury, in Monmouth county, in the state of N. Jersey, containing one hundred and fifty acres. The payment will be made easy to the purchaser, and a good title will be given. For further particulars enquire of PETER OGILVIE, at No. 6, Crown-street. New-York, Feb. 13, 1788. 17
The NEW LINE of STAGES.
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Just Published,
The AMERICAN MAGAZINE,
For February, 1788. Price TWO SHILLINGS. CONTENTS.
Abridgement of the Education—Mode of it laws of nature in examined, French and English. The contrast, Vindication of the preference women are supposed to have for men of inferior talents. Medical questions. Government—Mr. Jefferson's arguments in favour of an unalterable constitution, considered. Letter III, to Dr. Stiles, describing the remains of fortifications at Muckingham; with remarks on the Indian barrows, and the striking analogy between certain customs of the Indians and ancient Britons. Continuation of Smith's history of Virginia. A Hibernian's request, Law questions.
P O E T R Y.
On the departure of a young gentleman who failed for England sometime since, Lines written by a youth on the death of Mr. S. of Sharon, D. Death.
New-York, Printed by Samuel 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. Reid,—Mr. J. Hastings, at Boston.—Messrs. Hudson and Goodwin, at Hartford.—Mr. J. Beers, at New-Haven.—Mr. A. Stoddard, at Hudson.—Messrs. W. Falconer and Co. at Albany.—Messrs. Young and McCulloch, at Philadelphia, Mrs. A. Timothy, at Charleston.
TO BE SOLD,
At PRIVATE SALE,
A LOT of LAND,
SITUATE on City Island, Westchester county, about 20 miles up the East-River from New-York.
The above Lot contains eight acres of land, and is well situated for a garden spot, for the supply of this city with vegetables, or tavern for the watermen.
On this lot is a small tenement, with one chimney only, and a never failing spring of fresh water. The excellence of this spot is too universally known, to require any particular description.
It was formerly the property of Mr. Gilead Hunt, who, by a deed of gift, conveyed it to Mrs. JEMIMA PELI (widow of the late Joseph Pell, of the Manor of Pelham) by whom a good title will be given.—Enquire at No. 25 Water-street.
To the afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons.
New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—e.d.
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