Gazette of the United-States. (New-York [N.Y.]), 1790-08-04 00:00:00

Ms. John Rogers [—545—] Gazette of the United States.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 41, BROAD-STREET, NEAR THE EXCHANGE, NEW-YORK.
[No. 33, of Vol. II.]
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 4, 1790.
[WHOLE No. 137.]
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA.—No. XVI. (CONCLUDED.)
Opposant, sans relache, avec trop de prudence Les Guises aux Condes, et la France a la France. Toujours prête a s'unir avec ses ennemis Et changeant d'intérêt, de rivaux, et d'amis.
LOUIS, Prince of Conde, brother to the King of Navarre, full of ambition and inquietude, and not restrained by similar interests, saw with grief the mediocrity of his fortune, answer so ill to the splendor of his birth. Without offices, governments, or employments to support him, he could not bear, but with a discontent which he took no pains to conceal, the excessive grandeur of the Guises, who monopolized for themselves the first dignities and fairest employments of the kingdom. To his personal mortification he joined the disgrace of the Constable, whose niece he had espoused. He was so strictly connected with him, and with the Marshal of Montmorency his son, that he saw in the humiliation of their house, the completion of his own misfortunes. The Admiral of Chatillon, and D'Andelot, his brother, incited him still more by their advice. The first was an ambitious, but an able politician, who took a secret advantage of all occasions, to profit of troubles to raise himself to high power. The other, fiery, passionate, continually occupied in intrigues and plots, ceased not, by his discourse and example to nourish in the heart of Louis, the hatred already too deeply inkindled. This Prince, transported with rage, and almost reduced to despair, saw no resource for him, but by causing a revolution in the State.
Such was the situation of affairs—such the jealousies and animosities of the Grandees, ready, on the slightest occasion, to break out, in an open rupture, when, in the month of July 1559, happened the unexpected death of Henry II. killed by accident in a tournament by Gabriel Count of Montmorency, one of the Captains of his guard.
Francis II. his eldest son, with a weak understanding, and a delicate constitution, succeeded him. Those evils, which even under his father had been expected, hastened to make themselves felt, under his feeble reign. Secret enmities were easily changed into declared hatreds—and recourse was soon had to arms. The youth and imbecility of the King rendered him incapable of governing. It was necessary that he should have—not a guardian, because he had passed the age of fourteen years, the term fixed for the majority of the Kings of France; but Ministers, prudent and laborious, who should govern under his authority, until time should have fortified his understanding, and invigorated his Constitution. The ancient usage of the kingdom, called the Princes of the blood to this place—and indicated the King of Navarre, and the Prince de Conde, who united to the proximity of blood, an established reputation. The Duke of Guise and the Cardinal of Lorraine, uncles of the King, by his marriage with the Queen of Scots, pretended that this honor belonged to them, in consideration of their long labors and services to the crown, but especially because they had in fact enjoyed it, during the life of the late King. Catherine of Medicis, mother of the King, expected to govern alone: She depended on the filial tenderness of her son—several examples authorised her pretensions—but she founded her strongest hopes on the divisions of the Grandees—and the terror of each faction, least the other should carry the point, facilitated her design.
The Guises were sensible that they wanted the advantage of being of the blood, to which the laws and customs of the nation had usually confined the government of the kingdom. They foresaw moreover, the empire which the councils of a mother would have over the mind of her son, still young and without experience. They resolved therefore, by joining and acting in concert with her, to divide a power which they despaired of obtaining entire. The Queen, a Princess of refined genius and masculine courage, knew that the Princes of the blood, suffered with impatience the authority and grandeur of Queens. She thought also, that as a stranger and an Italian she had occasion to fortify herself, with the support of some faction. She consented therefore cheerfully to combine with the Guises, whom she saw disposed to accept of part of that authority, which the Bourbons would have pretended to appropriate to themselves without partition. There was but one obstacle to the intimacy of this Union, and that was the unlucky connection of the Guises
with the Duchess of Valentinois, who had possessed the heart of the late King, to the time of his death. The occasion was pressing, and the importance of the business would not admit of delay. On one hand the Queen, to whom dissimulation was not difficult, agreed to appear, to forget the past, with the same moderation which she had shewn, in bearing with her rival during the life of her husband: On the other, the Guises occupied wholly with their present interest, easily betrayed their friend, by consenting that the Duchess should be disgraced and dismissed from the Court—They only required that she should not be totally stripped of those immense riches, which must one day revert to the Duke of Aumale, their brother.
The King of Navarre, was then absent, and very discontented with the King and the Court, who, in the treaty concluded with Spain, had given no attention to his interests, nor to the restitution of his States. The new coalition at Court had, with great address, disembarrassed themselves of the Constable, by deputing him to do the honors of the obsequies of Henry the second. The personage who has that commission, must not absent himself from the place where the body is deposited, during the three and thirty days that the funeral pomp continues. Artifice and accident, having thus removed the two great obstacles, it was not difficult to obtain, of Francis the second, seduced by the caresses and the charms of his Scottish Queen, an arrangement by which he placed the reins of government, in the hands of his nearest relations. Every thing which concerned the war, was committed to the Duke of Guise. The Cardinal had the departments of Justice and Finance—and the Queen mother the superintendence of all parts of the government. To establish their measures, which had so well succeeded, and that the complaints and intrigues of the disaffected might not shake the resolution of the King, and disarrange their plan, there was no doubt but the first stroke of their policy, would fall upon the Constable, whose prudence and credit were dreaded by the Guises, and against whom the Queen had for some time entertained a secret aversion. The Guises feared him, on account of the jealousy, which for a long time had openly divided their houses—because, notwithstanding the fall of his favour at court, the reputation of his wisdom, preserved him a great influence throughout the whole kingdom. In their secret interviews with the King, they artfully drew the conversation to this subject, and exaggerated to him the reputation which the Constable enjoyed.
TRANSLATED FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
PARIS.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COLONIES, Presented to the National Assembly, in the name of the Committee appointed for that purpose, the 23d March, 1790.
By Mr. BARNABE, Deputy from Dauphiny.
CONCLUDED.
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
12th If at the time when the parochial Assembly is formed, there should exist in the colony, a colonial Assembly antecedently elected, and if this Assembly has not declared that it judges it advantageous to the colony to replace it by a new one, the parochial Assembly shall begin by examining the question themselves; It shall weigh all the reasons which can decide or authorize the existing colonial Assembly, to fulfil the functions pointed out by the decree of the National Assembly, or to substitute in its place a new Assembly, elected agreeably to the present instruction.
13th. The parochial Assembly shall be bound to make up its opinion within fifteen days, reckoning from that when the proclamation shall have been made, and to give immediate knowledge thereof to the governor of the colony, and to the colonial Assembly. Its opinion shall be reckoned for so many votes as it ought to send deputies to the colonial Assembly, in conformity with this instruction.
14th. Whenever the term in which all the parishes should have explained themselves, has elapsed, the governor of the colony shall verify the number of the parishes which have given their opinion in favor of a new Assembly; he shall make the result thereof known by publication, with the names of all the parishes which have deliberated, the choice which each has made,
and the number of votes which it ought to have, in proportion to the number of its active citizens; he shall notify likewise this same result to all the parishes of the colony.
15th. If the desire for forming a new Assembly has not been expressed by the majority of the votes of the several parishes, the colonial Assembly already elected, shall continue to exist, and shall be charged with all the functions indicated in the decree of the National Assembly, and consequently they shall not proceed in the parishes to new elections; if on the contrary, the desire for forming a new Assembly is expressed by the majority of the votes of the parishes, all the powers of the existing colonial Assembly shall cease, and they shall proceed without delay in all the parishes, to new elections, in the same manner as if no colonial Assembly had existed at the arrival of the decree; observing that the members, either of the colonial Assembly or of the existing provincial Assemblies, may be elected upon the same conditions as the other citizens, to the new Assembly.
16th. The colonial Assembly formed or not formed in the manner abovementioned, shall organize itself and proceed as appears suitable to it, and shall fulfil the functions set forth in the decree of the National Assembly, of the 8th inst. observing to conform themselves in their labors on the constitution, to the maxims announced in the following articles.
17th. In organizing the legislative power, they will recollect, that the laws designed for the regulation of the colonies, meditated and prepared in their bosom, shall not have an entire and definitive existence, before they have been decreed by the National Assembly, and sanctioned by the King; that if the laws purely internal, can, in cases of pressing necessity, be provisionally executed with the sanction of a governor, and reserving the definitive approbation of the King, and of the legislature of France, the laws that are proposed, which respect external concerns, and which can in no wise change or modify the connections between the colonies and the metropolis, can receive not even a provisional execution, before it has been consecrated by the national will; it being understood however, that the momentary exceptions, are not comprehended under the denomination of laws, which respect the importation of provisions, which may take place, in case of pressing necessity, and with the sanction of the governor.
18th. In organizing the executive power, they shall observe that the King of the people of France, is, as well in the colony, as throughout the empire, the only chief and supreme head of this part of the public power. The tribunals, the administration, the military forces, shall acknowledge him for their chief; he shall be represented in the colony by a governor, whom he shall have appointed, and who, in cases of pressing necessity, shall exercise his authority provisionally; but always observing the express reservation of his definitive approbation.
DRAFT OF A DECREE, Proposed by the Committee.
The National Assembly, after having heard read the instructions digested by the committee of the colonies, in execution of its decrees of the 8th inst. for the colonies of St. Domingo, to which are annexed the small Islands of la Tortue, la Gonave, and Ile a Vaches, for the colonies of Martinico, Guadalupe, to which are annexed the small Island of Desirade, Maria-Salante, les Saints; the French part of the Island of St. Martins, Cayenne and Guiana, St. Lucia, Tobago, the Island of France and Bourbon, has declared its approbation and adoption of the said instructions in their fullest extent; consequently it decrees that they shall be transcribed on the process verbal of the session, and that its President shall wait upon the King, to pray him to give them his approbation.
It moreover decrees that the King shall be supplicated immediately to dispatch the said instructions, as well as the present decree and that of the 8th inst. respecting the colonies, to the governors established by his Majesty in each of the said colonies, who shall observe and execute the said instructions decrees, as far as concerns them, under penalty of being responsible for the consequences, and without the necessity of their being registered or published by any tribunals.
Moreover the National Assembly declares, that it does not mean to enact any thing for the pre-

sent with respect to the French establishments in the different parts of the world, not mentioned in the present decree, which by reason of their situation, or being of less importance, have not appeared deserving of being comprehended in the dispositions decreed for the colonies.
NOTE.
This instruction is calculated for all the colonies mentioned in the decree, with this difference :
1st. That with respect to Martinico, the first place of assembling the colonial Assembly shall be at Fort Royal; at Guadalupe, Basseterre; at Cayenne, Cayenne; at St. Lucia, the Carenage; Tobago, Fort Louis; the Isle of France, Fort Louis; at Bourbon, St. Dennis.
2d. That in Martinico, Guadalupe, the Isle of France and Bourbon, there shall be appointed in the parishes, one deputy for every 50 active citizens; in Cayenne and Guiana, one for every 25; in St. Lucia, one for every 20; in Tobago, one for every 10, observing the same regulations as at St. Domingo, for the fractional numbers, and for the parishes which have not the number of citizens mentioned.
3d. That in the instructions sent to these colonies, there shall be suppressed in the first article, what concerns the provincial Assemblies, provided none exist but at St. Domingo.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
Monday, May 24.
THIS day the Count de Mirabeau proposed to the Assembly an amendment of one of the articles of the decree on the right of making peace and war, viz. "That no treaties that should be at any time entered into with foreign powers, whether of commerce or alliance, should be valid, till ratified by the National Assembly." This amendment was agreed to. He then proposed an additional article, viz. "That all treaties, or conventions, that had been entered into with foreign powers in the King's name, down to the present time, shall be examined by a special Committee, chosen by the Assembly, who shall, previous to the end of the present session, make a report thereon, to the end, that the Assembly may determine which of them ought to be ratified, and to what extent they ought to continue in force. This article meeting with general disapprobation, M. de Mirabeau consented to withdraw it, and the question was adjourned.
Two letters were then read from the Municipality of Montauban, stating that tranquillity was restored in that city, that the National guard was new modelled, and that the Protestants forgetting their disasters, were intent on contributing to the happiness of the people. The Municipality expressed their anxiety to the Assembly on the bad consequences of sending a detachment of the militia of Bordeaux to Montauban, and requested the Assembly to consider the subject, and make a new decree. The two letters were ordered to the Committee of Reports.
PROVIDENCE, JULY 24.
Last Saturday afternoon we had some rain here, attended with sharp lightning. The wind blew heavy in the bay, and one vessel was in danger of foundering at her anchors. The sloop Venus, of Norwich, bound from hence to Newport, came to anchor under Warwick neck, and was afterwards struck by a flash of lightning, that tore off several feet of her mast, which, with the rigging, went overboard; the remainder of the mast was shivered, the splinters flying to a considerable distance, and several butts above water were started, but providentially none of the people were injured. She was next day towed into Newport.
A correspondent at Rehoboth informs, that in the thunder-storm on Saturday afternoon the lightning struck a row of button-wood trees, into which rails had been let for fence, within three rods of the house of Dr. Samuel Allen, and ran from tree to tree upon the fence, shivering the rails, throwing splinters many rods in all directions, and ploughing the ground in several places. Its effects were discoverable on 13 of the trees. Five men that had been reaping, and who were within a few rods of the place, as also the people in the house, felt a considerable shock, but happily no person was hurt.
An excellent machine for clearing docks, deepening the beds of rivers, &c. on a most ingenious model, has been constructed here, and is now in operation.—
BOSTON, JULY 28.
Extract of a letter from the Right. Hon. Viscount DE PONTEVES, to M. DE LETOMBE, dated on board the Illustre, Fort Royal, June 24th.
"I HAVE the honor to send you duplicates of the papers inclosed in my dispatches of the 17th inst.—Eighty of the banditti have been taken up—several of whom will probably be severely punished here, and the others sent to France. The Mulattoes have been released—eight only remain now in jail.
"The Colonial General Assembly constituted directly in conformity to the decree of the National Assembly, will re-unite and accomplish the necessary measures to secure a durable tranquillity, which is the only means favorable to commerce."
"It is impossible to love a second time the thing that we have once truly ceased to love."
WITHOUT examining whether this maxim be true in all cases, I will select a few instances in which its truth cannot be questioned. I believe it will be confessed that a man, who has once lost his attachment to his country, cannot afterwards view it with any degree of complacency. That men do not love their country from any abstract reasoning about its merit, appears from this circumstance, that the inhabitants of the worst country in the world may be ardently attached to it; and those of the best country may be violently averse to it. The most powerful and universal cause of love to any country, is a residence in it, at that period of life when first impressions are formed, and when the force of example is strong and irresistible. Such a glow of affection may be excited in favor of a local situation, that it will require an extraordinary incident to eradicate it. The difficulty of destroying this attachment constitutes the difficulty of reviving it. The soul cannot easily forget the agitation it must have been thrown into, by so violent a cause, as that which can extinguish the love of country. A man, who from an inherent perverseness of heart, becomes a traitor to his country, must of course lose his love of it, because being perpetually conscious that he is hated, and deserves to be so, his own feelings must acquire a congenial cast. In like manner, a person who seriously believes, he has received some flagrant injury from his country, may be so irritated by a sense of his wrongs, that his resentment totally absorbs every delightful sensation in its favor. His former affections become transformed into hatred and revenge, and he can never enjoy any impulses of patriotism afterwards.
It is an observation no less true than common, that the most violent and lasting disputes exist among those who were once in habits of the strictest intimacy and friendship. When friends seriously disagree, it can only result from some circumstance calculated to excite so high a degree of provocation as cannot easily be forgotten. Family quarrels are, of all others, the most bitter and unrelenting. There may be a suspension of friendship upon some slight causes of disagreement, but this is very different from those severe and deep-rooted enmities, which create in the heart sentiments of real disgust and malevolence. These once formed in the breasts of persons, who have formerly been on a footing of cordial esteem and good will, will perhaps never be eradicated. The maxim contained in the motto may therefore be true as it applies to a friend; that we can never love him a second time, whom we have once truly ceased to love. This view of the subject should induce us to guard against cherishing any causes of disgust either against our friends or our country; for it is a most melancholy, as well as a most disgraceful circumstance to have a heart in which the sentiments of patriotism or friendship delight not to dwell.
CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY, JULY 23.
Debate on the Amendment of the Senate to the Funding Bill, to assume a part of the State Debts.
(CONTINUED.)
MR. JACKSON.
THE second argument of the gentleman is, that some States have taken upon themselves greater sums than their proportions or abilities to pay.
This, Sir, I think dubious, nor can it be ascertained but by a settlement of accounts, which alone can determine.—But, Sir, let us examine on the principles of equity, the claims of the two States which complain the most, Massachusetts and South-Carolina. The former has, it is said, greatly exceeded her quota. The fair method to judge of this, is to compare her exertions during the war with her ability. This solid principle of judging, has been lost sight of, although contended for, when the bill for the settlement of accounts was before the house. At the commencement of the war there is no doubt but the citizens of Massachusetts in and near Boston, suffered considerably; but from the evacuation of that city to the end of the war, she felt the advantages rather than the disadvantages of war—She carried on the medium of commerce for the Union—her merchants and her country of course were enriched—she became enabled therefore to make greater exertions, and no doubt did her part. Contrast this with some other of the States—overrun by the enemy—houses and plantations destroyed—commerce arrested—merchants and citizens totally ruined, and the most opulent families beggared. I will leave to the gentlemen from Massachusetts themselves—I will appeal to their candor to determine if their debt was double the amount, which was the better fate.
South-Carolina I shall however be told is on the other scale, and in a great measure, I will grant it.
The difficulties of that State have been great—the merits of her citizens many, and her sufferings out of proportion with most, but not all of the States. North-Carolina and New-Jersey suffered nearly as much, and Georgia more. A great proportion of the wealth of South-Carolina was preserved by persons who took protection, or who resided in Europe the greatest part of the war—this was not the case with Georgia, her citizens were totally beggared, and her country left a wild uninhabited desert; few of those who took protection remaining. That wealth preserved, left South-Carolina yet in a State of affluence—she would in the former Congress have felt herself insulted if she had been considered second in resource to any State in the Union. She is as great now in resource, and I believe that I speak with justice when I advance that three-fourths of the back inhabitants of that State are opposed to the measure. Sir, they are republicans who have fought and bled for the cause of liberty, and know the value of it. I know and regard them, such, and although I wish not to wound the feelings of any gentleman present, I assert that they will see through this thin veiled artifice to take their portion of State power from them, and they will feel that continual drain of specie which must take place to satisfy the appetites of balking speculators at the seat of government.
The 3d. argument is, that the funds out of which those debts ought to be paid, are by the constitution put under the direction of the federal government, and this done by the people for the express purpose of paying the debts of the United States of which these are a part.
This argument is in a great measure done away—Congress have rejected the excise, as impolitic and improper—the impost alone is taken, and this is not grumbled at—the States gave it years ago when the payment of State debts was not thought of. The journal the gentleman has referred to does not include the State debts—the impost of 5 per cent. was required from the States for the payment of the real debt of the Union—suppose all the States had agreed to that measure, would they not still have paid their own debts?
The 4th argument that imposts and excises can be best managed under one direction falls with the third—excises are rejected, and I hope the house have no intention of bringing them forward again—I trust that Congress will not be like the long parliament—loiter them in secret whilst they openly disavow them.
The 5th argument of the gentleman if it is not fully refuted by my reply to his first and second, can be easily accomplished.
It is, that equal justice ought to be done to all the creditors, but this cannot be done by individual States; some of them being unable to make provision; barthened beyond their quota, and deprived of former revenues.
By the present mode, the argument is defeated, for the creditors are not on a footing—the whole is not assumed—a proportion will therefore still be left to the mercy of the States, which may be as backward in their payments now, as formerly. Without the assumption at all, the distinction was not hard to be borne. It was to be borne. It was only between the State creditors and those of the Union. At present, the distinction is between the same State creditors—those who will benefit are the speculators near the seat of government, and those near the commissioners; whilst those at a distance and who in most probability are the only original holders, will not be benefited. The creditors of one State are not even on a footing with those of another. Massachusetts, South and North-Carolina, have the one half of 21,000,000 allotted them—the two former have near their whole debt. I will call on gentlemen to know if any within this house, can suppose they have a balance of 10,000,000 due them? The amount of the debt of Georgia is more than was supposed, it amounts to seven hundred thousand dollars—three hundred thousand of which are only to be assumed. If the measure is wise, the whole ought to be assumed.
I am not for this partial method—either the assumption ought to be proportioned to the representation, or taken generally, or certificates ought to issue to the States for what they have sunk, as to individuals.
The 6th argument is, that the measure is founded in good policy, as well as justice, as it will promote harmony among creditors and different States, attach them to the government and facilitate operations.
That it is not founded in justice I think has been pretty well shown—Its policy was clearly proved at a former day, to have been a consolidation of the government; and Sir, I believe with it a consolidation of the people's liberties.—The object certainly was the absorbing the whole of the State powers within the vortex of the all devouring general government—seven years were we fighting to establish props for liberty, and in less than two years, since the adoption of the constitution, are we trying to kick them all away, and he is the ablest politician and the best man of the day, who can do most to destroy the child of liberty of his own raising. A friend Sir, to the State governments, or the liberties of the people, is as much lost at the present day, as if he had belonged to the last century, and had a resurrection in the present age.
But, Sir, if so much of this patriotism is lost near the seat of government, let us not suppose it is the case with the whole of the United States—The States will not tamely submit to a measure calculated to distress, and manifestly founded in injustice and the ruin of the State governments.—So far will it be from producing the harmony the gentleman has supposed, that I think I can venture to prophesy, it will occasion discord and generate rancour against the Union. For if it benefits one part of the United States, it oppresses another. If it lulls the Shayses of the north, it will rouse the Sullivans of the south. (To be continued.)
MONDAY, AUGUST 2.
MR. GILMAN of the joint committee for enrolled bills reported, that the committee had examined and found duly enrolled the following bills—
 1. "An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels."  2. "An Act for the relief of John Stewart, and John Davidson."  3. "An Act to continue in force for a limited time, an Act, entitled, An Act for the temporary establishment of the Post-Office."  4. "An Act making provision for the debt of the United States." 
The above were then signed by the Speaker—and afterwards presented to the President of the United States for his approbation.
The Report of the Secretary at War on the petition of Lady Stirling, was read the second time, and agreed to.
The following Resolution was then passed, viz. Resolved, That there be paid to Sarah Stirling, the widow of the late Major General Lord Stirling, the sum of six thousand nine hundred and seventy-two dollars, being the half pay of a Major-General in the late American Army for the term of seven years.
Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Thatcher, and Mr. Ashe, were appointed a committee to bring in a bill for the purpose.
Mr. Jackson gave notice that he should to-morrow move for leave to bring in a bill to provide for the assumption of three hundred thousand dollars State debt, on account of the State of Georgia, in addition to the sum in the Funding Bill.
Mr. Ames moved that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to declare the consent of Congress to an Act of the State of Rhode-Island, passed before the adoption of the Constitution by that State, laying a duty on Tonnage for the purpose of enabling an incorporated company to improve the navigation of Providence River.
Mr. Smith, (M.) observed, that the provision ought to be general—There are, said he, several other rivers in States that have incorporated companies for the purpose of improving the navigation of those rivers. He mentioned the Potowmac, and Petapico rivers.
After some debate the motion was amended by adding Savanna river in Georgia, and Petapico river in Maryland—and then a committee was appointed, consisting of Mr. Ames, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Sney, to bring in a bill.
The Speaker introduced a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, enclosing his accounts for the last quarter.
The report of the committee on the petition of Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, was taken into consideration. The report being in favor of the petitioner, considerable debate ensued. The report was finally negatived.
Mr. Parker gave notice that he should to-mor-

row move for leave to bring in a bill to enable the States of Virginia and North-Carolina, to open an interior navigation between those States, by cutting a navigable canal.
Mr. Smith laid two resolutions on the table respecting the disposal of lands in the Western Territory, during the recess of Congress.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3.
Several petitions were read.
Mr. Parker's motion for leave to bring in a bill authorizing the States of Virginia and North-Carolina to open an inland navigation between those States, was taken into consideration.
Considerable debate ensued respecting the propriety of Congress interfering in a business of this kind; a committee was finally appointed to bring in a bill, consisting of Mr. Burke, Mr. Parker, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Steele and Mr. Wadsworth.
Mr. Jackson (agreeable to notice given) moved that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill making further provision for the debts of the United States, so far as respects the debts of the State of Georgia; this motion after some debate, was agreed to, and a committee appointed.
Mr. Ames reported a bill declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Rhode-Island, Maryland and Georgia, for laying a duty on the tonnage of ships or vessels, entering the ports of Providence, Petapso and Savanna; this bill after some amendments, and going through the customary forms, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Jackson of the committee appointed for the purpose, reported a bill making further provision for the debts of the United States, so far as respects the debts of the State of Georgia, which was read the first time.
Mr. Madison laid a motion on the table for appointing a committee to bring in a bill for adding two Commissioners to the present board, appointed to settle the accounts between the United States and individual States.
Adjourned.
ERRATA.
In Mr. JACKSON's speech in our last—in 7th paragraph, for "State," read States; 8th paragraph, instead of New-Hampshire and Georgia ought to receive, if a just quota was allowed, as the 65th part, &c. read New-Hampshire and Georgia ought to receive if a just quota was allowed as three sixty-fifth parts of 21,000,000—992,307 dollars each; 9th paragraph, instead of "if state debts the state ought to pay the debts, &c." read, If state debts, no state ought to pay the debts of other States; 10th paragraph, 1st line, for "argument" read arguments.
Advices by the Packet Chesterfield.
NAMUR, May 24.
YESTERDAY our troops, to the number of 6000, divided into three columns, the first commanded by the Count de Lanoy, the second by M. Van Dam, and the third by General de Schoenfeld, made an attack upon the Austrians, but were repulsed and routed, one column after another, with the loss of 14 cannon, their ammunition, above 800 stand of arms, carriages of every kind, and some chests. They this day returned to the attack, divided into three columns, and were again routed, with the loss of one six pounder, and another piece of a smaller bore. Rochefort is full of our killed, who, with the wounded, are reckoned 800, besides 82 taken prisoners. The Austrians in the affair yesterday had four men and one horse killed, and this day they had, according to the accounts we have received five men killed, and 16 wounded.
LONDON, June 1.
A private letter from Stockholm, of the 7th instant, mentions, that Baron Hamilton had just arrived in that city, with the important intelligence, that General Armfeldt, who commanded the post of Karnakoski, having been attacked on the 20th ult. by a large body of Russians commanded by General Igelftraum, had made so spirited a defence, that he beat back the enemy, who left 200 dead on the field. The King being informed of this attack on General Armfeldt, formed a design to dislodge the Russians from the post they then held. Accordingly, his Majesty in consequence of this resolution, put himself at the head of nine battalions of infantry, and two squadrons of horse, and attacked the enemy with the greatest impetuosity. The victory was warmly contested, and remained indecisive for four hours, but at last the Russians gave way, when they saw General Denisaw, their commander, fall. The enemy fought with the greatest bravery, but lost a number of men, and many prisoners are taken. The same letter adds, that the King submits to the greatest hardships, and sometimes passes near 30 hours without nourishment of any kind, and sleeps in a tent on the grass. It is also said, to be past a doubt, that the King will take the command, in person, of the fleet of galleys now preparing.
Advices from Constantinople of a late date confirm the former accounts of the death of the Grand Vizir, the venerable Hassan Pacha. This old and faithful minister of the Porte is said to have fallen a sacrifice to the intrigues of the Divan, who were piqued to have an enemy to their measures at the head of their army. The young Sultan, Abdel Hamet, loved him with the affection of a father, and on the news of his death was inconsolable. He had determined, it is said, to have followed his advice had he lived, and entered into a treaty for the re-establishment of peace. But the majority of the Divan being of a different way of thinking, he has yielded to their opinion; and orders have been issued for prosecuting the war with the utmost rigour.
JUNE 3.
Yesterday the House of Lords proceeded farther on the Trial of Warren Hastings, Esq. Agreed to sit again in Westminster Hall on Monday.
Extract of a letter from Vienna, May 19.
A courier arrived by express in this capital on the 17th inst. with dispatches from the Court of Berlin.—A Cabinet Council was in consequence immediately called, and from the orders that we understand have been since sent to Marshal Laudohn, it is the prevailing opinion here, that a rupture between the two powers is inevitable.
As to the war with Turks, we are preparing for a vigorous campaign. The Prince of Cobourg is at the head of the army appointed to act against Widin; and he has already caused temporary bridges to be constructed over the Danube and Timock, to keep open the communication with Wallachia. Thirty-two vessels have been dispatched by the commander in chief at Belgrade laden with artillery and ammunition, to assist in this undertaking.
It appears that two hundred persons lost their lives when the grand magazine, belonging to the Austrians, lately blew up at Cladova, and that this disaster has delayed the bombardment of Widin.
JUNE 5.
During the present situation of affairs between England and Spain, some Brokers have found it worth their while to expound near 2000l. in bringing over false express and fraudulent messengers, on purpose to carry their different points in the Alley. They have been the first who have brought to perfection, "the complete art of letter-writing."
Yesterday being the King's birth day, His Majesty entered the 53d year of his age, there was a very numerous and brilliant Drawing Room at St. James's Palace.
Very alarming accounts have been received of the disposition for tumult among the lower orders of the people of Ireland. The business of the tythes seems to be the most obnoxious.
From Berlin we learn that the Count Schulenburg de Blumberg, Secretary of State for the War Department to the King of Prussia, has shot himself. He had failed in providing the necessary magazines in Silesia, and being to appear at Potzdam, he blew out his brains.
The Imperialists, in refusing quarter to the Patriots after the late action, acted, it may be hoped, rather from immediate resentment than from express orders, or any permanent intention of cruelty. After the example of the unsuccessful barbarities of Philip the second, and the Duke of Alva, committed in an age, when such practices excited less abhorrence than at present, Leopold must have lost all sense of interest and use of history, if he has recourse to cruelty as an instrument of war.
Advices have been received which may be relied on, that Lord Auckland, our Ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the Hague, has signified to their high mightinesses the probability of our requiring the succours stipulated for in the defensive treaty between the two countries, and received for answer, that they should be granted as soon as demanded.
The most vigorous preparations are making for a secret expedition on the Spanish main, directly that any unfavorable or equivocal answer is received from the court of Madrid: six regiments of infantry and two companies of artillery, are preparing for immediate embarkation; they are to be escorted under convoy of seven ships of the line, three frigates and two fire ships.
Mr. Pitt's demands on the court of Spain for the late injury to our commerce and the insult to the British flag, are said to be,
 1. An exclusive settlement to the English in Nootka Sound.  2. A full compensation for all the incidental expenses attending the present argument; and  3. The full payment of the Manilla ransom in the war 1760, by instalments. The whole to be liquidated in three years. 
Admiral Barrington left town yesterday morning to take the command of the fleet at Portsmouth, which consists of seventeen sail of the line, and it is confidently said will proceed to sea this day.
The Swedes have taken two Dutch vessels with 100,000l. of silver on board, destined for Peterburgh. They have declared silver to be contraband, as it is a fores of war.
Last night arrived at Spithead, his majesty's ship the Pomona, Capt. Savage, the Sybil frigate from the West-Indies, and a Dutch frigate of 28 guns from Gibraltar, which brings an express that the Spaniards have manned and ready for sea, only waiting orders for that purpose, 17 sail of men of war, and that six sail of the line failed for the West-Indies with stores, transports and 1000 troops."
A paper of the 5th of June states—That a message from Madrid had brought the following intelligence:—"That the Spanish Court heard with surprise of the extensive armaments going on in the ports of Great-Britain. That they did not dread a war—but that they wished for the continuance of peace; that therefore they were ready to enter into an explanation on the points which appeared to be misunderstood between them."
Private accounts by the Packet state. That the ships of Great Britain now equipped and ready for sea amount to sixty sail of the line—That twelve flags are hoisted, and improvements constantly taking place, and every exertion making to commence the war with advantage.
It is rumoured, that one of the ships that were lately dispatched with sealed instructions, is destined to New-York, with an offer to the Americans of very advantageous terms for an alliance offensive and defensive.
HUNGARY.
The political influenza of Europe pervades the provinces of this kingdom.
They have resolved in their popular assemblies that the Crown is elective.
And they have no objection to choose Leopold for their sovereign, provided,
"There be a triennial convocation of the States of the kingdom.
"That no laws be in force but such as are passed by the general Convocation.
"And finally, that the standing army consist of national troops.
Left this political ferment should subside into frigid indifference, or calm submission to the authority of the sovereign, great care is taken to translate and circulate the most inflammatory writings that France, in the moment of independence and intoxication, has produced.
THE EMPEROR OF MOROCCO.
The report that the Emperor of Morocco had been murdered by one of his sons, is without foundation. That brutal Monarch indeed is no more; but he did not die an unnatural or violent death.
He died on the 11th of April at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, near Salic.
NEW-YORK, AUGUST 4.
Doctor PRICE of London speaking of the "Defence of the American Constitutions" in a letter to a friend says—I cannot be sorry that I have given occasion for it (the Defence) by the publication of Mr. TURGOR's letter; at the time of this publication I was entirely ignorant that Mr. ADAMS had delivered any opinion with respect to the sentiment in the passage of Mr. TURGOR's letter, to which he has objected; I have writ several letters to America, and in some of them have taken occasion to mention this publication; and to say that I am convinced of the
main point which it is intended to prove; and that I with Mr. inserted a note to signify the difference of opinion between Mr. TURGOR and me on that point. The subject of civil government, next to religion, is of the highest importance to mankind; it is, now I believe, better understood than ever it was. Dr. ADAMS defence will furnish a help towards farther improvement; and improvement as will be useful to the world.
The Defence of the American Constitutions may be had of Berry and Rogers—Hanover Square.
The following accompanied the "An making further provision for the debt of the United States," as amended by the Senate, and sent to the House of Representatives yesterday.
ESTIMATE of annual Interest to be immediately paid on the original Debt of the United States.
   Dollars. Cts. Dollars. Cts.     On the Principal of the liquidated debt, 27,383,917 70   On the Specie Value of unliquidated debt, taken at 800,000   28,183,917 70   On the Interest to the End of the present Year, including indents, 13,909,168 20   At 4 pr. cent. 1,127,356 70   At 3 pr. cent. 390,905 04   1,518,262 74  
   Brought down, 1,518,262 74   Interest on the Foreign Debt for one year, 542,599 60   Estimate for the current Service, 600,000   2,660,861 34  
WAYS AND MEANS.
   Estimated Amount of the present Duties, 1,800,000   INCREASE OF DUTIES, viz.   1,000,000 Gallons of Wine, mean increase 11 Cents, 110,000   4,000,000 do. distilled Spirits, ditto 200,000   2,000,000 lbs. Tea, 120,000   1,600,000 lbs. Coffee, 24,000   22,000,000 lbs. Sugar, 110,000   260,000 lbs. Pepper, 10,400   540,000 lbs. Pimento, 16,200   1,500,000 Bushels of Salt, 90,000   6,000,000 Gallons of Molasses, 30,000   Increase in ad valorem rates, 250,000   Expence of Collection and Drawbacks, 5 pr. cent. 2,760,600   138,030   2,622,570  
Extract of a letter, dated 9th June, from London, to a gentleman in this city.
"An express has been received from the Spanish court, that they had agreed, to make satisfaction, and indemnify the owners of the British ships taken; and to negotiate on the matters in dispute between the two nations."
The soil of freedom is rich—it produces however, among a variety of excellent plants, some of the rankest weeds in creation—These sometimes flourish to the destruction of the generous productions indigenous to it—and when they once obtain a predominacy, nothing but briars and thorns are found therein.
Truth and honor are rare qualities among mankind: What with the different ideas men entertain of these subjects—the local biases of some—the prejudices of others—and the selfish principle in all—so extremely difficult is it for the people to select the best characters for legislative appointments, that the business is reduced to a mere lottery, in which experience too often shews that there are more blanks than prizes.
On Monday last the Supreme Court of the United States met at the Exchange, in this city—Present, his honor Chief Justice Jay, associate Judges, their honors James Wilson, William Cushing, John Blair and James Iredell, Esquires; Hon. E. Randolph, Esq. Attorney General. Adjourned till yesterday—when the Court again met, and adjourned till January next.
Hon. Richard Bassett and John Vining Esq. of the State of Delaware, and Barnabas Bidwell, Esq. of the State of Connecticut, were admitted Counsellors of the Supreme Court of the United States.
ADVERTISEMENT.
LOST, between popularity street and the narrow lane of jealousy, THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, a folio pamphlet. Whoever will return it to the Owners shall receive the thanks of his country.
PUBLIC CREDIT.
N. B. The defaced, mutilated Book, sent last week, supposed to be the one advertised, is not the work in question.
ARRIVALS SINCE OUR LAST.—NEW-YORK.
 Sloop Federal-Hall, Pasture, Norfolk, 4 days.  Packet Chesterfield, Scuyler, Falmouth and Halifax, 50  Schooner Holker, Taylor, Philadelphia, 8  Brig Peggy, Clay, Aux-Cayes, 22  Schooner Fortitude, Gammons, St. Thomas, 21  Edward, Thomson, Shelburne, 7  Sloop (N. Y.) Packet, Shaw, Rhode-Island, 1 
NEW-YORK-CITY-LOTTERY.
City of New-York, 8.
At a COMMON COUNCIL held on Monday the Second day of August, 1790:
PRESENT—RICHARD VARICK, Esquire, Mayor.
ALDERMEN.
Isaac Stoutenburgh, John Wylley, Jeremiah Wool, Daniel McCormick, Theophilus Beckman, Esquires.
ASSISTANTS.
John Van Dyke, Stephen M'Crea, Peter T. Curtenius, William J. Elsworth, George Janeway, Assistants.
It being represented to the Board, that it will be inconvenient as well as improper in this Board, to continue the tale of the Lottery Tickets after the drawing thereof shall have commenced: Therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Managers of the Lottery do not sell any Tickets after the drawing of the Lottery shall commence.
THE Board having this day resolved that no Tickets shall be sold by the Managers of the Lottery after the drawing thereof shall have commenced, and the Board being informed by the Managers, that there are still some Tickets remaining on hand, and that many of the Citizens and others have this day applied to them to purchase Tickets, but that from the early hour at which the Drawing of the Lottery was directed to commence, they have not been able to supply all the Applicants: IN ORDER THEREFORE, to give those who wish to become Adventurers an opportunity of obtaining Tickets,
RESOLVED, That the drawing of the Lottery be postponed until Thursday next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that the drawing positively commence on that day; after which, no Tickets will be sold.
Extract from the minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Clerk.

DOVER, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE.)
Among the numerous writs which came before the Inferior Court, which was opened at the Court-House in this town on Tuesday last, there was one with the following return on the back:—
BY virtue hereof I've taken poor HILL, Who to pay the demand has both stomach and will; But fails in ability—Cash he has none, And curiously plagu'd with the gravel and stone! If to goal he must go, his joints, nerves and marrow Must move slowly on, in a coach or wheelbarrow; For on a ear-horse he can't possibly ride, So feeble his limbs, such a stitch in his side— Your Sheriff thus makes his return, and he thinks 'Tis true, every little, wits
SIM JENKS.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
CURIOUS SPRING.
MR. FENNO,
I should be gratified by the insertion of the following, if some of your philosophical readers would furnish a solution of the phenomenon.
ADJOINING South river (which empties into the Rariton) there is a spring of water from which a family is plentifully supplied for constant use at all seasons of the year; even in the driest times a small stream issues from the spring, excepting when the wind continues to blow from the North-West, for more than two days successively, when the water stops running—and if laded out, the spring (or rather the cask inserted in the ground) will remain empty until the wind changes from that direction—when it again becomes full and flows out as before, although the weather continues fair all the time. It is situated not more than 150 or 200 yards from the river, and is very little elevated above the surface of the water in the river, perhaps four or five feet (by estimation.) It is in a small valley or gully, yet not in the lowest part; the ground to the West and North-West rises gradually to a considerable height. From some reservoir in the adjacent hills it is to be supposed the spring receives its supply; that the North-West winds should have such an effect as to stop that supply after two days continuance, and not until then, appears to me extraordinary; many springs are known to ebb and flow regularly, but I do not recollect any account of one similarly affected; I hope it will arrest some attention from those who have accustomed themselves to contemplate the works of nature, and examine with scrupulous attention, when any thing occurs different from what we are generally accustomed to meet with.
A. S.
New-Jersey, July 24. 1790.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FENNO,
AS I live near 300 miles from the seat of government, in this part of the country we depend upon your Gazette, for information respecting our national government.
The Funding Bill, as reported in committee of the Senate, appears to every one in this quarter to be, in one particular at least, extremely wrong, viz.—rating interest below principal. We think it violates the established principles of equity, and the common sense of mankind.
1st. It has ever been considered that interest was at least as good as principal, in all public and private contracts and negotiations; and in cases where the interest was not duly paid, (as in the present case,) justice required compensation for such delay of payment. 2d. Going upon the universal principle of mankind, many soldiers, and others, being under the necessity of selling some of their securities, they sold principal; supposing, if government made any provision for payment, it would first be for the interest; and they were confirmed in this belief, by the taxes which Congress required to be paid in Indents. 3d. Foreign purchases, have been of the principal, therefore the bill is calculated to enrich foreigners by injuring our people—and in violation of all the established maxims of justice—consequently the government would be considered as capricious, and must sink in the estimation of wise men, at home and abroad. 4th. If the revenue is not equal to the wants of government, let equal justice be done, and the wife and good through the world, will justify our measures—but such partiality must inevitably destroy our national character. 5th. The report of the Secretary met with the approbation of the people, as it was calculated to do equal justice, and conformable to the state of our country—and it is the general opinion through eight of the states, where I have travelled within two months past, that if the Secretary's report had been adopted five months ago, the advantages to the United States by this time, would have been millions, as thereby the securities would have risen, and the vast sums purchased by foreigners, would have brought so much more money into the country. 6th. Every debt, due in money, whether for supplies, personal services, for interest, or for any thing else, where the faith of government has been pledged, or justice and honor requires payment, is considered by all impartial men as equal—and whenever government fund or pay their debts, there can be no distinction. These are the prevailing sentiments of the people of every class, and they are undoubtedly founded in the reason of things, consequently ought never to be departed from.
We think, Mr. Printer, it is necessary that the opinion of common people, far from the seat of government, should be published as well as the sentiments of the learned in the great cities; for good rulers will know the sentiments of the people, and when government proceeds upon one plain and equal scale, the people can see the line of justice, and will love and support the government. But if one man's certificate for money due to him from the public, is made more valuable than another man's, for an equal sum, who can think it right?
A SOLDIER.
LONDON.
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, Feb. 20.
“The discouragement and gloom so lately prevalent here, has now given way to the spirit of active preparation and bustle. The cause is the new alliance formed by the Porte with Prussia. The musketeers now entertain the most sanguine hopes that the assistance of Prussia will enable them to repair the losses suffered in the late campaign with Russia and Austria. The thirst of battle fully possesses the Mahometans: Abundance of recruits flock in every day, and are immediately drafted off to some particular destination. The Ministry do not fail to profit by this appearance of zeal and ardour among the people: Nor are the common people only eager to testify their zeal; several opulent individuals have made offers of so great presents to the Sultan, as to enable him to defray the expenses of the war. These, however, the Sultan refused; alledging that he does not want for them, and that his resources are sufficient for the war; a third campaign, therefore, is inevitable.”
The grand Swedish fleet is at sea, and was spo-
ken with by several ships off Bornholm, on the 3d instant. It consists of 25 sail of the line, 15 frigates, and a prodigious number of other armed vessels.
BOSTON.
DR. FRANKLIN recommends, in one of his letters, what he calls “Air Bathing,” or rising early in the morning and sitting without clothes, half an hour, or an hour, according to the season. In confirmation of the Dr's idea, is daily experience, for no disadvantage scarcely ever follows from leaving off a thick garment and putting on a thin one, provided it is done in the morning. A correspondent who has practised on the Dr's plan recommends it to those invalids who have found the shock from sea-bathing too severe for them.
FOR SALE
The IRON WORKS,
BELONGING to the Estate of JAMES HUNTER, deceased, pleasantly situated on the falls of Rappahannock River, within two miles of the town of Fredericksburg, and one of Falmouth and Tide-Water—Consisting of a Forge, 120 feet by 54, eight fires, and four hammers—a Coal House, 80 feet by 40—a Slitting and Rolling Mill, 68 feet by 30, for Sheet, Rolled and Slit Iron. A Merchant Mill, 70 feet by 36, with two pair of stones; one whereof French Burr, and every other necessary apparatus for manufacturing Flour in the best method.—A Saw Mill adjoining the same, 60 feet by 10. The walls of all the buildings are of stone, extremely strong and neat, of the best workmanship. The running gears, machinery and fixtures of the whole, commodiously and judiciously contrived, and performed in the most masterly and advantageous manner, on large and improved plans. The different departments are conveniently disposed and arranged at proper distances, on a deep and capacious canal, calculated to supply more large and extensive works, and future improvements; cautiously secured and guarded against casualties from freshets, or high floods; has its source in the main body of the river; a copious proportion whereof, to any reasonable degree of quantity, is at pleasure collected and turned in by a complete set of well constructed strong dams, which have not broke, or given way, since their formation, near nineteen years past.—The head and fall of the water operating on the wheels, is about twenty feet: the greatest part of the works are in good repair, and the whole may be rendered so at a small expence. In the appendages thereto, are a convenient Tanyard, variety of shops and utensils for mechanical business of different kinds, houses for the Managers, Workmen, &c.—And about 4 to 8000 acres of land contiguous, mostly wooded, including some Farms and meadow land. Also, will be offered for sale, a number of valuable Slaves, such as Hammermen, Refiners, Colliers, Forge Carpenters, Wheelwrights, Smiths, Millers, Waggoners, &c. These works have advantages over any in America, particularly in respect to the sale of their produce, as there is none of the kind to the southward thereof, to most of which extensive, rich and fertile country, there is easy conveyance by water; nor is there any Forge within 90 miles, nor a Slitting mill at all in this State, which might share the custom, or vie with its manufactory—some other peculiar advantages that can best be pointed out on the premises, which on application will be shown, and the terms of Sale made known, and very easy for the purchaser, by
ADAM HUNTER, or } Executors. ADNER VERNON. } (3w.)
Virginia, May 28, 1790.
Treasury Department,
July 13, 1790.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, to the first day of October next inclusive, for the supply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of January to the thirty first day of December 1791, both days inclusive, at the places, and within the districts herein after mentioned, viz.
At any place or places, betwixt Yorktown in the state of Pennsylvania, and Fort Pitt and at Fort Pitt.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Fort M'Intosh, on the River Ohio, and at Fort M'Intosh.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort M'Intosh and the mouth of the River Muskingum, and at the mouth of the River Muskingum.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the River Muskingum, and up the said River to the Tuscarawas, and at the Tuscarawas, and thence over to the Cayoga River, and down the said River to its mouth.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the river Muskingum, and the mouth of the Scioto River, and at the mouth of the said River Scioto.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of Scioto River, and the mouth of the great Miami at the mouth of the great Miami, and from thence to the Rapids, on the Falls of the Ohio, and at the said Rapids.
At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the great Miami, up the said Miami, to and at Piquetown, and thence over to the Miami Village, on the river of the same name which empties into Lake Erie.
At any place or places from the rapids of the Ohio, to the mouth of the Wabash, thence up the said Wabash to Post St. Vincennes, at Post St. Vincennes, and thence up the said river Wabash, to the Miami Village, before described.
At any place or places, from the mouth of the Wabash river to the mouth of the river Ohio.
At any place or places, on the east side of the river Mississippi, from the mouth of the Ohio river, to the mouth of the Illinois river.
At any place or places, from the mouth of the Miami river to the Miami Village.
At any place or places, from the Miami Village to Sandusky, and at Sandusky, and from Sandusky to the mouth of Cayoga river.
At any place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Venango, and at Venango.
At any place or places, betwixt Venango and Le Beuf, and at Le Beuf betwixt Le Beuf and and Presq' Isle, at Presq' Isle, and betwixt Presq' Isle and the mouth of Cayoga river.
At the mouth of Cayoga river, and at any place or places, on the route from Fort Pitt, to the mouth of Cayoga river, by the way of Big Beaver creek.
At any place or places, on the east side of the Mississippi, between the mouth of the Ohio and the river Mergot inclusively.
At any place or places, from the said river Mergot, to the river Yazous inclusively.
At any place or places from the mouth of the river Tennessee, to Ocochopco or Bear creek, on the said river inclusively.
Should any rations be required at any places, or within other districts, not specified in these proposals, the price of the same to be hereafter agreed on, betwixt the public and the contractor.
The rations to be supplied are to consist of the following articles, viz.
 One pound of bread or flour,  One pound of beef, or 3/4 of a pound of pork,  Half a quart of rum, brandy or whiskey,  One quart of salt,  Two quarts of vinegar,  Two pounds of soap,  One pound of candles. 
The proposals must specify the lowest price per ration. No credit is required.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Secretary of the Treasury.
AUGUST 4.—DOLLARS at 83.
  JAMAICA Spirits, 5/6. Do. 22 inch do. 11. 6/.   Antigua Rum, 4/9. a 5/. Do. 18. inch do. 18/.   St. Croix, do. 4/8. Butt white oak staves, 35/.   Country, do. 3/2. Pipe do. do. 9/.   Molasses, 2/3. Hoghead do. do. 61. 10/.   Brandy, 7/. Do. do. heading, 8/.   Geneva, 5/3. Irish barrel do. staves, 31. 5/.   Do. in cases, 28/. Hoghead red oak do. 51. 5/.   Muscovado Sugar, 80/ a 72/. Do. French do. 5/.   Loaf, do. 1/4. Hoghead hoops, 4/.   Lump, do. 1/2 3/4. Whitcoak square timber } 10/.   Pepper, 2/9. per square foot,   Pimento, 1/6. Red wood, per ton, 16/.   Coffee, 1/3. 1/4. Fustick, 10/.   Indigo, (Carolina) 2/ a 6/. Beaver, per lb. 1/7. a 1/6/.   Do. French, 18/ 10/. Out r per skin, 9/ 33/.   Rice, 25/. Grey fox, 4/7.   Superfine Flour, 56/. Martin, 4/10.   Common do. 52/. Racoon, 3/6 a 7/6.   Rye do. 30/ a 28/. Muskrat, 10/ a 14/.   Indian Meal, 18/ 20/. Beaver hats, 64/.   Rye, 5/ pr. bush. Castor do. 48/.   Wheat, 8/ a 9/. Chocolate, 14/.   Corn, (Southern) 3/6. Cocoa, 70/ a 80/.   Do. (Northern,) 4/. Cotton, 7/.   Beef, first quality, 54/. Tar, pr. bar. 11/6.   Pork, first quality, 80/. Pitch, 12/ a 13/.   Oats, 2/2. Turpentine, 22/ a 23/.   Flax-seed, 5/. Tobacco, James River, 44. a 32 3/4.   Ship bread per cwt. 21/ 24/. Do. York, 4/ a 3 3/4.   Country refined } 28/ a 30/. Do. Rappahannock, 2/ a 3 3/4.   bar-iron, } Do. Maryland, coloured, 5 3/4.   Do. bloomery, 25/ a 26/. Do. Western-shore, 2/ a 3 3/4.   Swedes do. 45/. Lead in pigs, pr cwt. 60/.   Russia do. 30/. Do. bars, 68/.   Pig-iron, 8/ 10/ a 9/. Do. Shot, 68/.   German steel, 9/ per lb. Red lead, 68/.   Nails American, by cask. } 14/. White do. dry, 95/.   per. lb. 4/. White do. in oil, 5/ 12/.   Do. do. do. 6/. Salt-petre hams, 7 3/4.   Do. do. do. 8/. Spermaceti candles, 3/.   Do. do. do. 10/. Mould do. 11/ a 2/.   Do. do. do. 12/. Tallow dipt, 9 3/4.   Do. do. do. 20/. Soap, 5/ a 8/.   Do. do. do. 24/. Cattle soap, 9/ a 10/.   Pot ash, per ton, 42/ 10/. English cheese, pr. lb. 15/.   Pearl ash, 55/. Country do. 5/ 6/.   Bees-wax per lb. 2/. Butter, 8/.   Mackarel per barr. 26/ a 30/. Hylon tea, 9/.   Herrings, 18/ 16/. Sequin do. 6/6.   Mahogany, Jamaica, } 10/. Bohea do. 2/4.   per foot, Gingeng, 2/ a 3/6.   Dominico, do. 9/. Starch Poland, 7/.   Honduras, do. 7/. Snuff, 2/3.   Logwood unchipped, pr. ton. 8/. Allum salt, water me- } 3/6.   Do. chipped. 14/. sure, pr. bulk. }   2 inch white oak } 10/ 10/. Liverpool do. 2/.   plank, per m. } Madeira wine, } 60/ a 90/.   1 inch do. 5/. pr. pipe, }   2 inch white pine plank, 8/. Port, 46/.   1 3/4 inch do. 6/ 10/. Lisbon, pr. gal. 5/.   1 inch do. 3/ 10/. Teneriff, 4/.   2 inch pitch pine do. 10/. Fyall, 3/3.   Do. 22 inch do. 11. 8/. Spermaceti do, 6/.   Cedar 2 inch do. 11. 10/. Shake-down hds. 3/6.   1 3/4 inch do. 6/ 10/. Dutch gun-powder, pr. cwt. 30/.   1 inch do. 4/. Nail rods, pr. ton, 34/ 36/.   Pitch pine scantling, 3/ 8/. Linsed oil, pr. gal. 4/.   Cyprus 2 feet shingles, 11. 10/. Whale do. pr. barrel, 50 a 59/. 
FINAL SETTLEMENTS 12 3/4.
INDENTS 7/.
By Order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to Lewis M c Donald, of Connecticut, an absent debtor, that upon application and due proof made to the said chief justice by a creditor of the said Lewis M c Donald, pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the said State, entitled, “An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors,” passed the 4th April, 1786; he, the said chief justice, has directed all the said Lewis M c Donalds estate, within this State, to be seized, and that unless he shall discharge his debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, the same will be sold for the payment of his creditors. Dated the 3d May, 1790. New-York, May 7, 1790. (1w. 1y.)
ADVERTISEMENT.
PURSUANT to a Resolve or act of Congress, of the 10th day of May, 1780, relative to the destruction of Loan-Office Certificates by accident; notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that on the 2d day of January 1780, the house occupied by the subcriber in Market-Street, Philadelphia, took fire and was consumed, in which was lodged a number of Loan-Office Certificates as pr. list below, all which were destroyed by the said fire: Therefore if any person, hath any objection why the said Certificates should not be renewed, agreeable to the resolves of Congress, they must make them before the expiration of three months, from the date hereof. Invoice of Loan-Office Certificates destroyed in the house of John Holker on the 2d day of January 1780.
  1778. No. Dols.   March 13. 1636 1 Samuel Cooke, jun. New-York, 600   1673 1 ditto. 600   Dollars, 1200. 
In testimony whereof I have signed the present for publication. HOLKER. New-York, July 26th, 1790.
THE Creditors of Col. ELISHA SHELTON, of Salisbury, are hereby notified, That the Subscribers being appointed Trustees of said SHELTON's estate, will attend to the business of their appointment on the first Monday of August next, at the house of JACOBUS DAVIS, in said Salisbury, agreeable to the Act of Assembly.—The interest of the creditors requires their general attendance. HEZERIAH FITCH, } Trustees. JOHN BIRD, } Salisbury, (Connecticut), June 28, 1789.
This day published,
And to be sold by THOMAS ALLEN, Queen-Street, corner of Fly-Market,
A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS AND FUGITIVE WRITINGS, On various subjects. By NOAH WEBSTER. Jun.
James F. Sebor, and Co.
Have removed from No. 59, to No. 187, Water-Street, near the Fly-Market,
WHERE they negotiate all kinds of PUBLICK SECURITIES—BILLS OF EXCHANGE, &c. as usual. New-York, April 8, 1790.