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The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register.
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—EVEN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE! Thompson's Liberty.
NUMB. 7, of VOL. XLI.]
THURSDAY, February 15, 1787.
[Total NUMB. 2102.]
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
Form of the CONSTITUTION of the COLLEGE of PHYSICIANS of PHILADELPHIA.
THE Physicians of Philadelphia, influenced by the conviction of the many advantages that have arisen in every country from literary institutions, have associated themselves under the name and title of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
The objects of this college are, to advance the science of medicine, and thereby to lessen human misery, by investigating the diseases and remedies which are peculiar to our country, by observing the effects of the different seasons, climates and situations, upon the human body; by recording the changes that are produced in diseases by the progress of agriculture, arts, population and manners; by searching for medicines in our woods, waters, and the bowels of the earth: by enlarging our revenues to knowledge, from the discoveries and publications of foreign countries; by appointing stated times for literary intercourse and communications, and by cultivating order and uniformity in the practice of physic.
For the purpose of obtaining these objects, the following rules have been adopted.
1st. The college shall consist of twelve senior fellows, and of an indefinite number of junior fellows and associates.
2d. The senior and junior fellows shall reside in the city, or district of Southwark, or liberties of Philadelphia.
3d. The associates shall consist of such persons of merit in the possession of medicine, who do not live within the limits described for fellows, without any regard to diversity of nation or religion.
4th. The junior fellows shall consist of such practitioners of physic, as are of good capacity, of good moral character, and decent deportment, and who are not under twenty-four years of age.
5th. The senior fellows shall be chosen from among the juniors, by the seniors only, within one month after a vacancy is declared. The junior fellows and associates shall be chosen by the joint votes of all the fellows. Three-fourths of the whole number of senior fellows, shall concur in the admission of seniors; and three-fourths of the fellows shall concur in the admission of juniors and associates.
6th. All laws, regulations, and appointments to officers shall be made by a majority of the joint votes of all the fellows.
7th. The officers of the college shall consist of a president, vice-president, four censors, a treasurer and secretary, who shall be chosen annually, from amongst the senior fellows, on the first Tuesday in July.
8th. The stated meetings of the college shall be on the 1st Tuesday in every month. Besides these meetings, the president, or in his absence, or indispotion, the vice-president shall have power to call extraordinary meetings, whenever important or unexpected business shall require, of which he shall be the judge. It shall likewise be in the power of any six fellows of the college, who concur in their desires of a meeting, to authorise the president, or in his absence, or indispotion, the vice-president to call it.
9th. The business of the censors shall be, to inspect the records, and examine the accounts and expenditures of the college, and report thereon—and all communications made to the society after being read at one of their stated meetings, shall be referred to the censors, and such other members of the college as shall be nominated for the purpose, to examine and report thereon to the college, who shall determine by a vote taken by ballot, on the propriety of publishing them in their transactions.
10th. The business of the secretary shall be to keep minutes of all the meetings and transactions of the society, and to record them in a book provided for that purpose. Likewise receive and preserve all books and papers belonging and letters addressed to the college.
11th. The business of the treasurer shall be to receive all the monies of the college, and to pay them to the order of the president, or vice-president only, which order shall be the voucher of his expenditures.
12th. Every member of the college shall have a certificate of his election, with the seal of the college affixed thereto, signed by the president and vice-president, and countersigned by the censors and secretary. The file of certificates, and of all addresses from the college, shall be as follows: The president (or the vice-president) and college of physicians of Philadelphia.
13. No associate who comes to reside within the limits mentioned in the second rule shall be admitted to a fellowship in the college, without being elected in the manner prescribed for the admission of junior fellows. No new member shall be chosen who has not been proposed at a previous stated meeting.
14th. No law or regulation shall be adopted that has not been proposed at a previous stated meeting—nor shall any part of the constitution be altered without being proposed for consideration for three months. The president, or vice-president, when he takes the chair, shall have no vote, except in questions where there is an equal division of voices: two-fifths of the fellows shall be a quorum for all business, except the election of members, the expenditure of money, the making of laws, altering of the constitution; in the three last cases, a majority of the fellows shall be a quorum.
15th. Every fellow upon his admission shall subscribe to the above rules, as a testimony of his consenting to be bound by them. He shall at the same time, pay into the hands of the treasurer, the sum of eight dollars, towards the establishing of a fund for the use of the college: he shall likewise pay two dollars annually, for the same purpose.
The following physicians are the present members of the college.
Senior Fellows. John Redman, John Jones, William Shippen, jun. Benjamin Rush, Samuel Duffield, James Hutchinson, Abraham Chew, John Morgan, Adam Kuhn, Gerardus Clarkson, Thomas Parke, George Glentworth.
Junior Fellows. Robert Harris, Benjamin Duffield, John Foulk, James Hall, Andrew Ross, William Currie, John Lynn, John Carson, William W. Smith, Samuel P. Griffiths, John Morris, William Clarkson, Benjamin Say.
All communications that are included in the objects of the college, specified in the preamble of the constitution, may be addressed to the secretary (post paid, when they are sent by that conveyance) or to any other fellow of the college.
It is to be hoped the friends of medical science in every part of the United States, will concur in promoting, by useful communications, the important designs of this institution.
Published by order of the College, JAMES HUTCHINSON, Secretary.
The present officers of the College are,
President. John Redman.
Vice-President. John Jones.
Censors. William Shippen, jun. Benjamin Rush, John Morgan, Adam Kuhn.
Treasurer. Gerardus Clarkson.
Secretary. James Hutchinson.
The different printers in the United States are requested to publish this in their papers.
An ACT concerning the Rights of the Citizens of the State of NEW-YORK, passed the 26th of January, 1787.
BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, and it is hereby enacted and declared by the authority of the same, 1st. That no authority shall, on any pretence whatsoever, be exercised over the citizens of this state, but such as is or shall be derived from, and granted by the people of this state.
2d. That no citizen of this state shall be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed of his or her freehold or liberties, or free customs, or out-lawed, or exiled, or condemned, or otherwise destroyed, but by lawful judgement of his or her peers, or by due process of law.
3d. That no citizen of this state shall be taken or imprisoned for any offence upon petition or suggestion, unless it be by indictment or presentment of good and lawful men of the same neighbourhood, where such deeds be done, in due manner, or by due process of law.
4th. That no person shall be put to answer, without presentment before justices, or matter of record, or due process of law, according to the law of the land, and if any thing be done to the contrary it shall be void in law and holden for error.
5th. That no person of what estate or condition soever shall be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or put to death, without being brought to answer by due process of law; and that no person shall be put out of his or her franchise or freehold, or lose his or her life, or limb, or goods and chattels, unless he or she be duly brought to answer, and be fore-judged of the same by due course of law, and if any thing be done contrary to the same, it shall be void in law and holden for none.
6th. That neither justice nor right shall be sold to any person, nor denied, nor deferred, and that writs and process shall be granted freely and without delay, to all persons requiring the same, and nothing from henceforth shall be paid or taken for any writ or process, but the accustomed fees for writing, and for the seal of the same writ or process; and all fines, duties, and impositions whatsoever, heretofore taken or demanded, under what name or description soever, for or upon granting any writs, inquests, commissions, or process, to suitors in their causes, shall be and hereby are abolished.
7th. That no citizen of this state shall be fined or amerced without reasonable cause, and such fine or amercement, shall always be according to the quantity of his or her trespass or offence, and saving to him or her, his or her contement: That is to say, every freeholder saving his freehold, a merchant saving his merchandise, and a mechanic saving the implements of his trade.
8th. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
9th. That all elections shall be free, and that no person by force of arms nor malice or menacing or otherwise, presume to disturb or hinder any citizen of this state to make free election, upon pain of fine and imprisonment, and treble damages to the party grieved.
10th. That it is the right of the citizens of this state to petition the person administering the government of this state for the time being, or either house of the legislature, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
11th. That the freedom of speech and debates, and proceedings in the senate and assembly, shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of the senate or assembly.
12th. That no tax, duty, aid, or imposition whatsoever, shall be taken or levied within this state, without the grant and assent of the people of this state by their representatives in senate and assembly; and that no citizen of this state shall be, by any means compelled to contribute to any gift, loan, tax, or other like charge not set, laid or imposed by the legislature of this state. And further, that no citizen of this state shall be constrained to arm himself or to go out of this state, or to find soldiers or men of arms, either horsemen or footmen, if it be not by assent and grant of the people of this state, by their representatives in senate and assembly.
13th. That by the laws and customs of this state, the citizens and inhabitants thereof cannot be compelled against their wills to receive soldiers into their houses, and to sojourn them there, and there-
fore no officer military or civil, nor any other person whatsoever, shall from henceforth presume to place, quarter, or billet any soldier or soldiers upon any citizen or inhabitant of this state, of any degree or profession whatever, without his or her consent, and that it shall and may be lawful for every such citizen and inhabitant to refuse to sojourn or quarter any soldier or soldiers, notwithstanding any command, order, warrant, or billeting whatever.
From the NEW-HAMPSHIRE MERCURY, of January 10.
MR. GERRISH, YOUR known readiness to publish any thing beneficial to the community, induces me to send you the under-written list of latitudes and longitudes, given to me by one of the principal gentlemen on the survey carried on by Samuel Holland, Esq. under the British government: they may be depended on, having proved many by my own observations, and the observations of others. They differ very much from the latitudes and longitudes laid down in common charts and books of observation, which are very erroneous.—This, perhaps, may prevent some of my brethren from error and shipwreck, which will fully repay you and your humble servant for his trouble. T. T. LATITUDES from observations made on the spot.
   deg. min.     Thatcher's Island, off Cape-Ann, 42 38   Newbury-Port, at the Beacon, 42 48   Portsmouth Light-House, 43 4   Isle of Shoals' Meeting-House, 42 58   Portsmouth Town, Long. from   Greenwich, 71: 11 West, 43 4   Boon Island, 43 7   Wood Island,—Winter-Harbour, 43 21   Cape Elizabeth, 43 33   Seguin Island, 43 41   Mechehan Island, 43 44   Mautinous Island, South Point, 43 50   Rock, 43 46   Townsend—Broad-Bay, 43 49   Seal Rock, 43 52   Long Island, South Point, 44 5   Mount Desert Rock, 43 53   Cranbury Island, near Mount Desert Island, 44 14   Entrance of Goldsboro' Harbour, 44 21   Little Manan Island, 44 19   Grand Manan Island, South-west-   most Ledge of Seal Rock, 44 25   Ditto Eastmost Ledge, 44 28   Ditto West Head, 44 30   Ditto North-Head, 44 42   Cape Sable, South Point, Long. from   Greenwich, 68° 1. 42, 43 24   Wolf, or Seal Islands, near Cape Sable,—Northernmost, 43 31   Southernmost, 43 23   Cape Sabiro Head, 44 23   Entrance of Louisbourg Harbour,   Long. 60° 3. 11, 45 54  
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MISCELLANY.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Thursday, Feb. 1, A.M.
THE house met pursuant to adjournment. The bill for regulating elections, being now brought in engrossed, was read and compared. Ordered that it do pass.
A message from the senate was read, informing they concurred in passing the bill, but proposed an additional clause, relative to some other fees which had not been noticed therein.
It was moved by Mr. Jones, that the house concur in the amendment. The question was put and determined in the affirmative.
A message from the senate was read, informing they passed the bill remitting certain pains, penalties, and amercement, with an additional clause, in favor of James Blackwell, requesting the house would concur therewith. The question was put and determined in the affirmative.
A motion was made by Mr. Denning, as follows: Resolved, That the auditor of this state be, and he is hereby directed and required to state the amount of monies advanced by this state, on the several requisitions of Congress, and laws of this state to invalids—To present the same with the several vouchers, to the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, in order that this state may have a credit for the amount on the late specie requisitions, agreeable to the said acts of Congress.
The committee to whom was referred to enquire the sums due on the requisitions of Congress, previous to the 2d of August last, reported:
That the treasurer is possessed of indents of interest enough to discharge that part of the requisition which is allowed to be paid in the same, but he has been hitherto prevented by indisposition from paying into the federal treasury. That the specie requisition for 85,495 20-90ths, though not yet in the whole credited in the federal treasury books is actually paid, and this state is in advance 29,304 24-90ths specie dollars.
It was observed by Mr. Denning, that the routine of passing the accounts would take up, he supposed, near ten months, and that on this account he was desirous of having the report received, as it would take off the charge of delinquency which had been unjustly laid against the state, and be satisfactory not only to the citizens of this state particularly, but to the United States in general.
Adjourned until to-morrow.
Friday, Feb. 2. The house met pursuant to adjournment, when a number of petitions were read. On motion of Mr. Jones, the house went into a committee of the whole, on the act for the more orderly holding of town-meetings.
Mr. Dongan in the chair. The bill being read over, the committee proceeded to consider the same by paragraphs, and Mr. Purdy moved to expunge the clause in the bill, declaring the qualifications necessary for voters, and to introduce another more consonant with the constitution, which gives the right of voting to every male white inhabitant, possessed of a freehold, or who shall have resided in the precinct twelve months previous to the day of town-meetings, and have paid taxes. Which was agreed to.
A motion was made by Colonel Gordon, to introduce a clause fixing in future the anniversary day of holding town-meetings throughout the several counties within this state, on the first Tuesday in April.
Which was agreed to by the committee, and the clause was accordingly added to the bill.
The committee rose and reported the alterations and additions made in the bill, which was again read over.
Ordered that it be engrossed.
A message from the senate was read, informing they concurred in passing the bill, entitled, "an act for settling intestate estates, proving wills, and and granting administrations, with several alterations, amendments, and transpositions, all of which were concurred in by the house."
Adjourned until to-morrow.
Saturday, Feb. 3. The house met pursuant to adjournment. After reading over the minutes of yesterday, the house proceeded to compare and pass the following engrossed bills, viz.
An act to reduce the laws concerning costs into one statute.
An act authorising the sheriffs of Queen's and Dutchess counties to remove their prisoners.
An act for the more orderly holding of town-meetings.
To this last act, Mr. Jones proposed adding a clause to provide a period for closing such town-meetings, which was agreed to, and town-meetings are in future to be held for two days only, and then between sun-rise and sun-set.
A variety of acts were now read for the first time, and ordered a second reading; among which was an act to amend the charter of the corporation, for the relief of widows of clergymen in the communion of the church of England, in America.
An act to reduce the laws concerning wills, into one statute.
The house now resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill concerning executors and administrators.
Mr. Sickles in the chair.
The bill being read over, they proceeded to consider the same by paragraphs. Mr. Jones explained the several clauses, and shewed from what former statutes they were extracted.
A clause was also added that entitled every person to recover a recompence out of the goods and chattels of any testator or intestate, for any damage or injury which such testator or intestate may have done them in his life time.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill, entitled, "an act concerning wrecks of sea, and giving remedy to merchants whose goods are robbed or perished on the sea."
Mr. Livingston in the chair.
The bill being read, the committee proceeded to consider the same by paragraphs; it was agreed to, and the committee rose and reported, but on reading it again several amendments were proposed, and the bill was re-committed.
Mr. Hamilton was not satisfied with the punishment of fines and imprisonment to be inflicted on those persons who depolied the distressed of their
property; persons cast away, were objects of commiseration, and every person who was so callous as to add to their misfortune, deserved more severe punishment.
In England it was made death without benefit of clergy, this he thought too severe, and therefore proposed to soften it, by extending it to corporal punishment, at the discretion of the court, so as not to affect life or limb.
This punishment might be distributed as the case required, but as the law stood at present it was too lenient in its punishment for some aggravated offences.
The clause was amended agreeable to Mr. Hamilton's motion.
And the committee again rose and reported. Ordered that the bill be engrossed from the report.
Adjourned until Monday.
Monday, Feb. 5. The house met pursuant to adjournment, when a number of petitions were presented, read over, and committed.
The following engrossed bills were compared and passed.
An act for preventing encroachments of the court of admiralty.
An act concerning wrecks of the sea, and giving remedy to merchants whose goods are robbed or perished on the sea.
A message from the senate was read, informing they agree to several bills, and amongst others to the election bill, to which they proposed some amendments and alterations.
Ordered that the bill with the amendments lay over for consideration until to-morrow.
A message from the senate was received, informing, they passed the bill for preventing usury without amendment.
A message from the council of revision, informing, they acquiesced in some bills which had been laid before them.
Tuesday, Feb. 6. The house met pursuant to adjournment, when several bills were read and ordered a second reading.
The committee on that part of the Governor's speech relative to granting an impost, made report:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draft and bring in a bill for granting the impost of duties to the United States, agreeable to their requisition of the 18th of April, 1783, whereupon Messieurs Malcom, Gordon, and Harper were appointed.
On motion of Mr. Jones.
The house proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the senate in several clauses of the election bill.
The amendment to the clause excluding certain British adherents, went to exclude also all persons who had been in any wise concerned in privateering against the United States during the late war.
Mr. Taylor was decisive against the clause, and opposed every attempt to extend the operation of it; he could not see any good reason why they should any farther abridge the constitutional rights of the people:—To shew his candor and independence, he declared it was perfectly indifferent to him who were the representatives of the people, all under the constitution were equally entitled to vote, and were equally entitled to be elected; but it has been said, that it was necessary to discriminate, and that we ought to comply with the amendment proposed by the senate, because it would gratify the wishes and desires of those persons, but if this mistaken reasoning is once admitted he did not see where it would end, for hereafter it might be carried further to gratify another party, and other qualifications may be required so as at length to exclude all but freeholders—This was a most dangerous precedent and it was the duty of the house to guard against establishing such, and they never ought to depart from the ground of the constitution.
After adverting to a variety of circumstances that the persons alluded to were subjected, and to prove that discriminating would be unjustifiable in future, Mr. Taylor said, that many of those who were now to be excluded from the franchise, when within the lines had frequently supported the prisoners confined in the city goal. He further added, that the existing laws were sufficient to rid us of obnoxious and dangerous persons, &c.
Mr. Hamilton observed, that when the discriminating clauses admitted into the bill by that house, were reintroduced, he was restrained, by motives of respect for the sense of a respectable part of the house, from giving it any other opposition, than a simple vote. The limited operation, they would have, made him less anxious about their adoption: but he could not reconcile it to his judgment, or feelings, to observe a like silence on the amendment proposed by the senate. Its operation would be very extensive; it would include almost every man in the city, concerned in navigating during the war.
We have in a former debate, travelled largely over the ground of the constitution, as applied to legislative qualifications; but he hoped to be indulged by the house in explaining a sentence in the constitution, which seems not well understood by some gentlemen. In one article of it, it is said no man shall be disfranchised or deprived of any right he enjoys under the constitution, but by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers. Some gentlemen hold, that the law of the land will include an act of the legislature. But lord Coke, that great luminary of the law, in his comment upon a similar clause, in Magna Charta, interprets the law of the land to mean presentment and indictment, and process of outlawry, as contradistinguished from trial by jury. But if there were any doubt upon the constitution, the bill of rights enacted in this very session removes it. It is there declared, that no man shall be disfranchised or deprived of any right, but by due process of law, or the judgment of his peers. The words "due process" have a precise technical import, and are only applicable to the process and proceedings of the courts of justice; they can never be referred to an act of legislature.
Are we willing then to endure the inconsistency of passing a bill of rights, and committing a direct violation of it in the same session? in short, we are ready to destroy its foundations at the moment they are laid.
Our having done it in a certain degree is to be lamented; but it is no argument for extending it. He now made some remarks on the expediency and justice of the clause, distinct from constitutional considerations, in which pains was taken to dis-
tinguish privateers from letters of marque, explaining the nature of each: he attempted to justify those that fitted either for several reasons—they were obliged to side with the majority of owners—had they not done it they must have abandoned the means of livelihood—that several, who were well disposed to our cause, did it to avoid becoming the objects of persecution! He added, would it not be too rigorous to include them in so heavy a penalty? It may be said they were guilty of a culpable want of firmness; but if there are any of us who are conscious of greater fortitude, such persons should not on that account be too severe on the weaknesses of others, &c.
I hope Mr. Speaker, as well from motives of justice, as a regard to the constitution, we shall stop where we are, and not go any farther into the dangerous practice of disqualifying citizens by general descriptions. I hope we shall reject the amendment, sir!
Mr. Brooks could not agree with Mr. Taylor on this occasion, that it was a matter of indifference who represented him, he rather thought it a matter of great moment, that the representatives should be good men, on whose principles and conduct a perfect reliance could be placed; and he thought also that it was proper to discriminate between those attached, and those opposed to the liberty and independence of this country; but he did not wish to extend it to the exclusion of some characters hinted at by Mr. Hamilton, nor need it have such an operation; there are few of that description among us but who can make their attachment appear, and justify or explain their conduct, and if so, it is easy to restore them to their rights, and an express provision might be made for that purpose: however he had heard so much said on this subject that he should forbear entering any further upon it, but submit it to the decision of the house.
Mr. Purdy was sorry any alteration had taken place on this subject; he expected the house would have been unanimous.—As some gentlemen had spoken against the measure, he conceived it necessary that something be said that the impressions made on the minds of the members might be obviated. Mr. Hamilton said many things which he had not proved; and, though he held him in high estimation and had a very great regard for his candor, abilities, and knowledge of mankind, yet, he believed the gentleman was very much mistaken in his arguments. He laid it down as a maxim that the man who was our enemy will still remain the same, and taking arms out of his hands does not make him less so, therefore it was prudent still to guard against admitting these people to participation of the rights of citizens, and to prevent their assuming the reins of government into their own hands. In the discussion of this subject he used the terms of whig and tory; a tory was a person that was of an arbitrary, selfish, and ungenerous character, and consequently of a cruel disposition; yet he would not suppose that every man who had been a tory was of this disposition. No, he thought some were as undeserving of it as many of those, who were called by the name of whig; those men mentioned by Mr. Hamilton, who had taken up arms unwillingly, and who had not that disposition, he did not wish the act should operate against; but the people he described and alluded to were those who willingly, and from their heartiness in the cause, were induced to fit out privateers and take up arms against their country. He thought, that wrestling arms out of their hands would not change their implacability into friendship, and that the time was not yet come to admit them citizens of this state, &c.
General Malcom was sorry to differ on this occasion, from gentlemen with whom he had long been in the habit of thinking and acting; but thought neither the safety or welfare of the state, laid them under the necessity of preserving that discriminating line of conduct which was essentially useful during the late war; he was not only opposed to this amendment, but also to the whole clause, and observed that all that cogent reasoning which had been used on a former occasion against innovations, applied with equal force, in the present case; as this must be well imprinted upon the minds of the members he would not repeat, but would wish to mention another objection to their insurmountable ones already adduced, which was, that under a law passed the last sessions, many gentlemen had become naturalized, and it was to be presumed they were properly qualified for admission, after this to disfranchise them was unjust and impolitic, one session to make them citizens, the next to destroy that privilege, this would tend to occasion confusion in the execution of the laws; the inspectors will be at a loss to know which they are to be governed by, &c.
He asked why the clause affixed the disqualification to the owning of privateers; he did not see a man's being concerned in them must be understood as an evidence of his political opinions; he thought it was more probable that it pointed out his attention to profit, and that he was guided and governed more by his own interest than zeal in favour of the British government!
He conceived the gentleman (Mr. Purdy) did not see how far he might be carried by a variation of this kind from the principles of the constitution; it was therefore left to the people to select their representatives from among themselves; and why should the house, even if they had power, wish to abridge these privileges? surely there was no danger but what the citizens saw, and would preserve their own liberty and happiness; and no doubt would be attentive in the choice of those who are to represent them in the legislature.
These reasons were decisive with him and determined him to vote against the amendment.
Mr. Brooks observed, that it would not affect those persons who had been naturalized, and that provisos could be made to guard against any improper extension of the amendment in question.
Mr. Harper said, a great deal had been advanced and founded upon this amendment being opposed to the constitution; to shew in what relation it stood with that charter, he would read the 4th section; it was nearly as follows:
That trials shall be in all cases by jury as heretofore, &c. and that no acts of attainder shall be passed by the legislature of this state, for crimes, other than those committed before the termination of the present war, and that such acts shall not work corruption of blood; and further that the legislature of this state shall not at any time hereafter institute any new court or courts, such as shall proceed according to the course of common law.
Mr. Hamilton explained the intention and meaning of this clause in the constitution. He defined the act of attainder, as being a law, confiscating for treason, and misprision of treason, all the property and estate of the attainted traitor, and forfeiting his life, unless he appears to take his trial. This was the construction put upon it by the country from which we draw our knowledge of jurisprudence; and he believed an example could not be produced, where it had been extended or applied in any other manner, he was positive it could not be exercised to disfranchise a whole party, for this plain reason, that it would involve the innocent with the guilty.
This clause therefore in the constitution, was only intended to apply in particular cases where an exception to the established mode of common law, became necessary by the person's abetting himself; and did not apply at all to the subject before the house.
He concluded, by observing, that precedents of this kind laid the foundation for the subversion of the liberty of the people, and he therefore hoped the amendment would not be agreed to.
The question was now called for, and put, "will the house concur in the amendment as proposed by the senate."
The yeas and nays were called, and are, Yeas. Messieurs Brooks, Clark, Harper, Cannon, Parker, Strong, Paine, Martin, Griffin, Lockwood, Rockwell, Purdy, Tallman, Patterson, Dubois, Cooper, Batchelder, N. Smith, Schnyder, Tierce, and Livingston. 21.
Nays. Messieurs Vrooman, R. C. Livingston, Malcom, Hamilton, Ray, Bancker, Denning, Dougherty, Jones, Wyckoff, E. Clark, Gordon, Fry, Crane, Livingston, Thorn, Schenck, Frost, Hedges, Armstrong, Sickles, Galatian, Townsend, Havens, Dongan, De Witt, Cantine, Powers, Taylor, Glenn, J. Livingston, and Alburn. 22.
A message was read from the council of revision, and from the senate, assenting to two bills which had been already passed by this house.
Adjourned until to-morrow.
MR. PRINTER. Amusing myself last Week with a Parcel of old Papers, I took up two or three and read across the several Columns:—if you think the Lines thus produced will add to the Entertainment of your Paper, please accept them from your Friend,
S E N E X.
LAST Tuesday the h——e a——y, Confined in the goal of this city for debt.
To be sold, remarkably cheap, for cash, The credit of the United States, says an observer. A repeal of the discriminating laws, Mr. —— seconded that motion.
We hear that Shays and his banditti, Ran away from the subscriber last Thursday. For account of the underwriters this day, An act to regulate elections in the state.
On the subject of a continental impost, The welfare of our confederation depends. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Congress have too much power already.
I move, Mr. Speaker, that a clause be Mr. H——it was against this measure. Wanted immediately, by a person, Public faith, says our correspondent.
Subscriptions for this benevolent purpose, At the assembly room, broad way.
The old American company, we hear, Are much desired by the literati in general. Some people begin to dread already, The journals of the present session.
Last week departed this life, Disturbances in the state of Massachusetts. A young lady exceeding handsome, it is said, For freight or charter to England or Scotland.
The committee to whom was referred, So the petitions were accordingly rejected. A writer in a late paper says, Certificates of all kinds are bought and sold.
It is expected debates will arise on the impost, Mr. Chairman, Congress plague us for ever. The ladies enlarge their Bishops considerably, Bosom friends are very plenty of late.
A grand ball was given last Tuesday, Economy in a republican government.
MR. PRINTER.
I FREQUENTLY attend the d——s of the A——y, in order to observe from day to day the constitutional mode of l——n; but in the course of my observations, I found that the constitution of our state is frequently considered as unstable as a vessel subject to the movement of the watery element. For upwards of three years a certain set of men, who were only actuated by an attention to their own interest and profit, are constitutionally disfranchised; but, thanks to the wonderful eloquence of a certain gentleman, who is particularly averse to puffs of honor or profit, justice now takes the lead, and they are proved to be constitutionally entitled to all the privileges of a good citizen. I would wish to know, Mr. Printer, whether justice cannot be so far extended as to have an act of censure passed on all those idiots who left their property within the British lines, and who, for seven or eight years, foolishly exposed themselves to want and distress?—I would, however, have a clause of exception annexed in favor of those who, since their return, have been wise enough to consider their "interest and profit," and have accepted douceurs for explaining away the discriminating law.
I must confess myself under the greatest obligations to the man of eloquence for expanding my ideas, particularly in respect to that great and gallant soldier, General Arnold—for, would you believe it, Mr. Printer, I once considered him as a traitor to his country; but I find him totally exculpated. I am informed he was promised, by his most gracious majesty's representative, a considerable reward, provided he would betray his trust—the General was remarkably tenacious of property, and could he have been assured that Congress would have paid him as well, or better, it would no doubt have been his "interest and profit" to have remained among us.
I would now, Mr. Printer, mention an absurd and ridiculous custom which has been in force from time immemorial; I mean the punishment of thieves and perjured persons, though some of the latter may have escaped with impunity; I humbly conceive, that in this civilized age it should only be imputed to a just and proper attachment to their own interest and profit, which every man has an undoubted right to pursue. A SPECTATOR.

For the NEW-YORK JOURNAL, &c.  PROCLAMATION. By To persons who left America on account of their attachment to George the third; or any set of men that have been proscribed by laws of this state. LET Tories exult and base traitors rejoice, 'Tis now they can carry election; For 'tis now they have, with an audible voice, And promised the vipers protection. "Come back in peace and dwell in the land, ("Even Matthews and Smith are included) "Come Tories, all come, take again the command, "For the whigs are convinc'd they're deluded. "I rule the A—— with one single nod, "Make a motion,—and all will obey; "By numbers I'm call'd the political god, "And in short, all my plans bear the way. "Then Tories embark for America's shore, "All party is now at an end; "Return and enjoy your estates but once more, "And I promise to be your best friend." B R U T U S. New-York, Feb. 12, 1787.
MR. PRINTER, IN a late New-York Packet there appeared a paragraph, under the signature of CIVIS, highly expressive of the author's pleasure, at the satisfactory visit of the grand jury to the goal of this city. He affirms, that the prisoners, confined in this dreary mansion, were in every respect comfortable, being supplied with every convenience that their several situations would admit of. Civis adds, this they all acknowledged was the case. In order to undeceive the public, I beg leave to observe, that the prisoners in general were not acquainted with the business of the grand jury, and many did not even know who they were. Was this confident assertion to examine the state of each prisoner, he would find, that many are in deplorable circumstances. It can be proved that numbers, destitute of either friends or money, have been committed here for small sums without any manner of provisions being made for their subsistence! and all they get to eat is sent them by the sheriff, goal-keeper, or some one of their fellow prisoners. That there is no law of this state to oblige creditors to support their debtors in confinement, is a grievance too great for expression—for, this deficiency in the laws authorises the creditor to STARVE his debtor in goal! Let Civis ask, why the gallery, upon the top of the house, by which avenue fresh and wholesome air could be communicated, is kept locked? why many debtors have not wood allowed them? why some method is not adopted to prevent the necessity becoming a nuisance?—why prisoners are kept in confinement after their debts are discharged? &c. &c. &c. An accumulated number of grievances crowd upon my mind while thus I write, upon which I sincerely hope some friend to humanity will enlarge, whose faculties are in a calmer state, and whose acquired ingenuity exceeds that of AN AMERICAN IN BONDAGE.
New-York, February 15.
ON Sunday last, Captain John Mills arrived in this city, on his journey from the American posts, upon the Ohio, to the Eastward. Captain Mills informs, that the Grand Councils of the Indian Warriors continue to be held at the Wiandot towns; and that the celebrated Colonel Brandt, and a number of Warriors from Detroit, and environs, have recently joined this Council. There Councils, it is feared, are big with mischief—mischief that we may venture to charge to the account of our Britannic friends , whose gratuities of late, to the various tribes of Indians, have not been inconsiderable.
By a gentleman from Wilmington (North Carolina) we are informed, that ROBERT HOWE, Esquire, late a general in the service of the United States, DIED, at the house of general Clark, near that place, about the 6th inst.
We hear that the legislature of North Carolina, have passed a law for the appointment of commissioners, or delegates, to represent that state in the proposed convention, to meet at Philadelphia in May next, for federal and commercial purposes.—Governor Caswell is first in the nomination and appointment.
At a court of oyer and terminer, held in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, 26 several sentences were pronounced; the different crimes were burglary, felony and larceny. Four for burglary, according to a former act of that state, would have been executed; but, by the new act in case of criminals made and provided at a late session of the house of assembly, they were sentenced to hard labour only; one, however, having refused the benefit of the new law, was afterwards sentenced to be executed. It is worthy observation, that 18 persons only were the subjects of the 26 sentences above mentioned, of which the notorious Arthur Mc. Garraty received four, viz. three for felony and robbery, and one for larceny; these several sentences amount to 16 years hard labour; John Butler 3 sentences; John Jones 3 ditto; and John Dougherty 2 ditto.
A Poughkeepsie paper of Jan. 31, says:—We are informed that about 900 yards from the well shore, immediately opposite the landing of Henry Livingston, jun. Esq; a hooi lies sunk in the river: The top of her being rock'd by it. As the ice is now upwards of half a foot thick and very hard, an attempt to raise her might prove successful.
A New-Hampshire paper says:—We are credibly informed, that the liberty act , as it was termed, or an act, apportioning to every individual in this state his part of the federal and state debt, was highly pleasing to the country-people in general; and many of them express their regret that it was not passed into a law.
A letter, dated Havannah, 16th of Jan. 1787, says, "Your friend count Galvez, viceroy of Mexico, is no more! an express arrived a few days ago with the fatal news of his death. Since that, two Packets have been dispatched, one for the court of Spain, and the other for France, with the important news."
"What turn this may give to the affairs of the Mississippi is uncertain; but what is most to be lamented, is the loss of so good and great a man."
A Boston paper, of the 5th inst, says:—On Saturday the 3d inst. a committee from the two branches of the legislature waited upon his Excellency the Governor, to acquaint him they were ready to receive any communications from him. In consequence of which his Excellency immediately proceeded to the senate chamber, where the honorable senate and house being convened, he addressed them.
This speech of his Excellency was lengthy; it relates the alarming manoeuvres of the insurgents since the last setting of the general court; his consequent orders, in adherence to the executive powers lodged with him as chief magistrate; the success of General Lincoln, &c. in the execution of his orders; and expressly, in concise terms, the absolute necessity of persevering, with vigor, decision and energy, to terminate the unnatural, unprovoked insurrections; this, he says, "will soon prevent the effusion of blood, but the contrary may involve the commonwealth in a civil war, and all its dreadful consequences, which may extend, not only to the neighbouring states, but even to the whole confederacy, and finally destroy the fair temple of American liberty, in the erecting of which, besides the vast expence of it, many thousands of valuable citizens have been sacrificed." He says, "you may deem it necessary to establish some criterion for discriminating between good citizens and insurgents , that each may be regarded according to their characters: the former as their country's friends, and to be protected; and the latter as public enemies, and to be effectually suppressed. At such a time as the present, every man ought to show his colours, and take his side; no neutral characters should be allowed, nor any one suffered to vibrate between the two." He mentions, that the money for defraying the expences of this expedition were defrayed by private individuals, which he wishes might be immediately reimbursed, &c.
The ship Eliza, Mercer, from this port, arrived at Montego-Bay on the 5th ult. in 18 days. The Grand Valley, Peel, who accompanied from here, had not arrived.
Accounts from Charleston, Feb. 2, say:—Wednesday, the general Court of this commonwealth, agreeably to adjournment, met at the statehouse in Boston.—This session of that honourable body, says a correspondent, will be big with important events; particularly, a full discussion of the occasion of the present commotions in the western counties will occupy the minds of the gentlemen composing our legislature.—And may (continues our correspondent) the Great Spirit—the Universal Governor of Men—deign to look down, on those whom the PEOPLE have chosen for their RULERS!—permit the divine light of his benignity to shine resplendent in their souls!—and endow them with wisdom sufficient to direct the affairs of these distressing days!—Then shall we—whole object, we presume, is LIBERTY—in proportion to our love of virtue, be blessed indeed—with this happy consideration—that, having defeated the impious designs of our enemies, we may sit down peaceably and quietly, and enjoy the reward of virtuous and religious intentions.—On Tuesday last the detachment of militia from this town, which were ordered to march as a reinforcement to join the army under general Lincoln (whose movements are now successfully operating against the Insurgents in the western counties) returned, having proceeded as far as Marlborough, at which place the orders for proceeding on to Worcester were countermanded.
We learn from Toulon (France) via London, that the L'Orphee man of war about the middle of Nov. took, and carried in there, an Algerine galley of 36 guns, after a short engagement, in which ten of the Algerines were killed and ten wounded, without the loss of one man on board the L'Orphee.—The officers and crew seemed to be of a savage nature; they made an attempt to murder the guard, therefore they are ordered to be kept in irons until sent off to the galleys. It has been proposed to the Captain that, if he can prevail on the Dey to release some French whom he has in slavery, he and his men shall be sent in exchange.
We learn from Fort-Frederick, on the coast of Africa, via Montego-Bay, Jamaica, that the Guinea traders at that place, have refused to barter with the Americans, so that most of their ships are obliged to pass for French ere they can procure cargoes.
In General Assembly, Feb. 1, inst. Mr. Denning from the committee appointed to report what arrears are due from this state to the United States, upon requisitions previous to the second day of August last, reported the following state of facts:
Fifty-four thousand dollars, the quota of this state, by the requisition of the 10th of September, 1782, is by the act of Congress of the 12th of October, 1785, receivable in the treasury of the United States in indents of interest. That by the act of Congress of the 27th of September, 1785, this state is to pay into the treasury of the United States, 170,990 60-90ths dollars, in indents of interest. That there is now in the treasury indents of interest, and principal certificates to procure indents sufficient to discharge both this sum, and the before-mentioned sum of 54,000 dollars; but that the indisposition of the treasurer has prevented his effecting the payment thereof.
That this state has credit in the books of the treasury of the United States, on the last mentioned requisition, to the 30th of September last, including a surplus of 13,587 37-90ths dollars, on the requisition of April, 1784, as per register's return, 35,497 64-90ths.
Advanced by the treasury since that period, } 8,900. Also a further advance, } 12,500.
To which add the amount of pensions and partial support to invalids, agreeable to the several acts of Congress and laws of this state, as per account from the auditor of this state, to the 1st of June last, amounting to 235,20 7 1d, equal to 58,809 80-90ths.
From the above, deduct the said specie requisition of the 27th of September, 1785, 114,798 54-90ths. 85,495 30-90ths.
Balance in favor of the state of New-York, on requisitions previous to the 2d of August, 1786, 29,303 24-90ths.
Ordered, That the said report be entered on the journals of this house.
It affords us peculiar satisfaction, to be able to inform our readers, and the public at large, that, according to our latest accounts, no farther alarming evil is to be apprehended from the infamous Shays and his deluded banditti. The wise precautions of the Massachusetts government ; the aulful resplendent and martial appearance of a LINCOLN at the head of 7000 men, holding MERCY and FORGIVENESS in the one hand, and the SWORD OF JUSTICE in the other, has, on the one hand convinced them of their error, and on the other pardoned many, taken many, dispersed many; and on the whole, frightened these assassins of good order and good government out of their favourite plan, of paying their debts by a word and a blow, and beginning the world anew. There are still, however, a few adherents to Shays remaining with him, who, it is not doubted, will soon abandon him and retire to their former domestic tranquility.
Captain Hughes, who arrived here on Thursday last from St. Eustatia, on his passage from thence, fell in with the wreck of a large ship, half under water, with no person on board. It blowing a hard gale, and night coming on, rendered any farther discovery impracticable.
Yesterday morning departed this life, in the forty second year of his age, JOHN D. CRIM-SHEIR, Esquire, of this city, counsellor at law. He sustained his last illness (though most severe and affliction) with that fortitude and resignation, which evince the good man, in the hour of pain and death.—Ever remarkable for gentleness of manners, humanity and probity, he conciliated the affection, friendship and confidence of all who knew him. His remains will be interred to-morrow evening, followed by a number of his friends, whose sensations testify, how much they valued and esteemed him.
IRONICUS ( whose merits have not yet been weighed in the balance ) and other communications (not yet unsealed by reason of their coming to hand at too late an hour) are received and under consideration.—THEATRICUS was made ready for the press, but could not possibly be inserted this week for want of room.
*****  JUST PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD by  HUGH GAINE, At his Book Store and Printing-Office, at the Bible in Hanover-Square, wholesale and retail, AND BY  JOHN R. GAINE, At his Book-Store, almost opposite the Merchant's Coffee-House, in Water-street; Gaine's Universal Register, OR Columbian Kalendar, For the YEAR, 1787. Being the Third after Leap Year, and the Twelfth of American Indepen. after the 4th of July.
CONTAINING.
ARTICLES of Confederation and Perpetual Union between the Thirteen United States. The different Treaties between his Most Christian Majesty and the United States.
A Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the King of Prussia and the United States. The Definitive Treaty between Great-Britain and the United States.
An Account of the principal Towns, Soil, Climate, Produce, Trade, Boundaries, Courts, Duties, Constitution and Government, with the Names of most of the Civil Officers in the different States on the Continent of North-America.
Rules for reducing the Currencies of the United States into all the others, and into English Money, and English Money into the different Currencies of the said States.
Tables of Depreciation for most of the States, as well as that established by Congress.
Tables of Interest, at 5, 6, and 7 per Cent. A better Table of Roads than any printed for some Time.
A table of the Rates at which Dollars pass in the several United States.
The Time of the Arrival and Departure of the Posts from the City of New-York, for every Part of the Continent.
The Names of the Directors of the Bank in this City, with their Rules and Regulations.
The Names of the Clergymen of every Persuasion in this City, with many other Things necessary to be known by every Person, as well Residents as Strangers; the whole, containing more in Quantity than any Book of the kind ever published in America.
Some of them are bound up in the Manner of Pocket-Books, to contain Money. 2-4
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate-Office, in the City of New-York, on the fourteenth Day of February, in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty-seven.
PRESENT, The Honorable THOMAS TREDWELL, Esq. Judge of the said Court.
WHEREAS MARY BROWN, administratrix of Elijah Brown, late of Southold, in the county of Suffolk, yeoman, deceased, with his will annexed, hath by her petition presented to the said judge, set forth, that the said Elijah Brown, was at the time of his death seized of a real estate within this state, that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Elijah Brown, as far as she could discover the same; and that thereby it appeared, that the personal estate of her said testator was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors, and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said Mary Brown, hath delivered to the said judge the account in the said petition mentioned; hereupon it is ordered by the said judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Elijah Brown, do appear before him at the Probate-Office, in the city of New-York, on the twenty-ninth day of March next, to show cause, if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Elijah Brown died seized should not be sold, as will be sufficient to pay his debts. THOMAS TREDWELL.
THEATRE.
TO-MORROW, February 16, Will be performed, A COMEDY, called the WEST-INDIAN. To which will be added A COMIC OPERA, called the FLITCH OF BACON, OR DUNMOW PRIORY.
The Doors will be opened at half after Five, and the Curtain drawn up a quarter after Six o'Clock. Places in the Boxes may be taken at the Box-Office, next the Theatre, of Mr. Ryan, from Ten to Twelve, and from Three to Five, where also Tickets may be had, and at Mr. Gaine's Book-Store, Hanover-Square.
** The Days of Performance will be MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY. VIVAT RES PUBLICA.
By the honorable JOHN SLOSS HOBART, Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of Benjamin Hildreth, jun. of the city of New-York, distiller, to appear (if they or any of them think proper) before the said judge, at his chamber situate in Crown-street, in the said city, on Friday the second day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon of the same day, to show cause, if any they have, why an affignment of the estate of the said Benjamin Hildreth, junior, should not be made, and be thereupon discharged, pursuant to the mode prescribed and directed in and by an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th of April, 1786. BENJAMIN HILDRETH, Junior. Dated this 9th day of February, 1787. 2-4 Petitioning creditor, BENJAMIN HILDRETH.
THIS DAY, Is dissolved, the CO-PARTNERSHIP of  MING and UTT. ANY Persons, having Demands against said Co-partnership, are desired to furnish their accounts for settlement, and those indebted are likewise desired to make speedy payment to either of the said partners, that they may be enabled to pay off all just demands against them. MING and UTT. New-York, Feb. 12, 1787. 2-4
To be Sold, at Private Sale, THE House No. 21, Greenwich-street, opposite the Air Furnace, near the North-River, with the lease of the two Lots whereon said house is built, of which forty-six years are unexpired.
The above House is a noted stand for a tavern; containing three rooms on each floor; stabling for horses; subject to forty shillings each lot per year ground rent.
The House rents for 35 pounds per annum. For further particulars, enquire of Mr. JONAS UTT, on the premises, or the Printer hereof. New-York, Feb. 12, 1787. 2
HOUSES to LET.
MOSES GOMEZ, No. 203, WATER-STREET, has the following Houses to LET, Belonging to the Estate of MATT'S GOMEZ, deceased, viz.
THAT elegant HOUSE No. 27, Queen-street, in which Messieurs Roberts and George Service now reside.
The House No. 213, Queen-street, in which Mr. John Thompson now resides.
TO BE SOLD, TWO large COPPER STILLs—One containing 1200, and the other 600 gallons, with worms complete for the fame.
ALSO TO LET,
The following HOUSES belonging to the Subscriber THE House No. 28, Hanover-Square, in which Mr. John Hiern now resides.
The House No. 30, Queen-street, occupied by Mr. Solomon Townsend—And a STORE No. 31, Front-street. MOSES GOMEZ.
Mr. RUSPINI, SURGEON DENTIST,
FINDING his engagements abroad in the morning are attended with very great inconvenience, begs leave to inform his friends and the public in general, that for the future he means to attend at his rooms, No. 42, Hanover-Square, from seven o'clock in the morning till twelve o'clock at noon, where he may be consulted upon all complaints incident to the Teeth and Gums, and the most effectual method of preserving them in a healthy and beautiful state to extreme old age, and the remainder of the day he will attend his patients abroad.
N. B. Ruspini's Dentifrice, Powder, and Tin-ture to be had at his rooms, No. 42, Hanover-Square, and of Messieurs Berry and Roger, No. 35, Hanover-Square.
Also, Ruspini's most extraordinary Styptic Solution, which has been found so efficacious in all kinds of Hemorrhages to be had at the above places. Jan. 25, 1787.
ADVERTISEMENT.
ALL Persons who are indebted to the Subscriber, either on BOOK, or NEWS-PAPER Accounts, are earnestly solicited to make Payment by the FIRST OF MAY ensuing. ELIZABETH HOLT.
New-York, Feb. 15, 1786.
N. B. The Subscribers and Advertising Customers to the NEW-YORK JOURNAL, &c. are hereby notified—that they are accountable to me for the said Journals, and Insertions of Advertisements, until the Number 2093, of the Journals, which was Printed on the 14th Day of December last past, inclusively—and from that Number and Date, to T. GREENLEAF, the present Publisher. E. H.

POET'S CORNER.
Mr. PRINTER, By giving the following a place in your useful paper, you will greatly oblige your constant reader. ASUNETUS.
WHEN rival nations great in arms, Great in power, in glory great; Fill the world with war's alarms, And breathe a temporary hate;
The hostile forms yet rage awhile, And the dire contest ends, But ah! how hard to reconcile The foes who once were friends.
Each hasty word, each look unkind, Each distant hint that seems to mean A something lurking in the mind, That almost longs to lurk unseen.
MORCEAU, To the Tune of "Yankee Doodle." INSURGENTS all what will ye say? Come—Is not this a griper? That when your hopes are danc'd away, 'Tis you must pay the pipers. QUIDNUC.
ANECDOTES.
SOME years ago a Mountebank in Paris had bills of a monstrous size, posted up in every corner of the metropolis, setting forth, that on such a day he would exhibit the Black Gentleman the Devil.
The JEW and the CHRISTIAN. A JEW and a Christian were conversing familiarly by the brink of a well, when the former happened to fall in without receiving much hurt, and the Christian flew for a ladder to help him out.
PRICE CURRENT
Table with 3 columns: Item, Price. Includes items like Wheat, Rye, Oats, Indian Corn, Albany Peas, Fine Salt, Packing ditto, Rock ditto, Fine Flour, Common ditto, Bur. Middlings, Beef, Pork, Indian Meal, Rye ditto, Rice, Ship Bread, Mulcovado Sugar, Loaf Sugar, Havana ditto, Hyson Tea, Souhong ditto, Bohoa ditto, Hams, Butter, Tallow, Coffee, West-India Rum, Spirits, Molasses, High Water.
Table with 3 columns: Day, D, H, M. Includes days from Thursday to Wednesday with corresponding numbers.
Loaf of BREAD. A Wheaten Loaf of fine Flour, to weigh Two Pounds Two Ounces, for Seven Coppers—and One Pound Two Ounces, for Four Coppers.
Flying Machine.
THE proprietors of the New Line of Stages respectfully inform the public, that after the 23th day of December, they will start in the following order, viz.
Two waggons will start from Powles-Hook at 3 o'clock P. M. every afternoon, during the winter season, Saturdays excepted. One will proceed by Newark, and one by Bergen-Point, to Major Crane's, at Elizabeth-Town Point.
ICHABOD GRUMMAN, MATHIAS WARD, JOHN CUMMING, DANIEL MARSH, THOMAS EGBERT, WILLIAM JONES, DAVID HAMMILTON, FRANCIS WITT, CHARLES BESSONET, MICHAEL DENNISON.
At a Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office, in the City of New-York, on the nineteenth Day of January, in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven. P R E S E N T, The Honorable THOMAS TREDWELL, Esq. Judge of the said Court.
WHEREAS ELIJAH LEE, administrator of Edmund Palmer, late of Cortlandt's Manor, in the county of Westchester, yeoman, deceased, hath, by his petition, presented to the said judge, set forth, that the said Edmund Palmer, was at the time of his death seized of a real estate within this state, that the petitioner had made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Edmund Palmer, as far as he could discover the same; and that thereby it appeared that the personal estate of his said intestate was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors, and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;"
TO ALL PERSONS interested in the Goshen Town Rights, in the ballotted LOTS, number nine and eleven, in Wawayanda patent, in Orange county, belonging to the patentee right of JOHN BRIDGES:
NOTICE is hereby given, that Richard Edsall, Jacamiah Forquison, and Peter Cimbor, all of Goshen precinct in said county, not interested in the said Town Rights, one of whom being a surveyor, are appointed commissioners to make partition of the said Goshen Town Rights, who will meet at the house of the said Peter Cimbor, on the first day of March next, to proceed to the partition of the said Goshen Town Rights.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that on application made to me, Richard Varick, Esq. recorder of the city of New-York, by a creditor of John Magoffin, of Hunterdon county in the state of New-Jersey, a debtor residing without this state, I have in pursuance of the act, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1786, directed all the estate real and personal of the said John Magoffin, within this state, to be seized, and that unless the said John Magoffin does discharge his debts within one year from the date hereof, all his estates real and personal to be seized will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors.
WHEREAS Gilbert Ash, of the city of New-York, in North America, joiner, and Mary his wife (for the securing the payment of Thirteen Hundred and Seventy-five Spanish Milled Dollars, at four shillings and six-pence sterling each dollar, or the value thereof in gold or silver, with six per cent. interest for the same, according to the condition of a certain bond bearing date the fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, and executed by the said Gilbert Ash, to Daniel Underhill, of the township of Oyster-Bay, in Queen's county, on Long-Island) did, by indenture of mortgage, bearing date the said fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, mortgage to the said Daniel Underhill, "all that certain lot or parcel of land situate, lying, and being within the city of New-York, in Montgomery-Ward, fronting King George's-street, now called William-street, to the westward, and Frankford-street to the northward, containing in breadth, at the north end on Frankford-street, twenty-nine feet four inches, at the south end twenty-three feet ten inches, and in length, on the said King George's-street, now called William-street, one hundred feet, and the same length on the easterly side more or less, bounded westward by King George's-street, now called William-street, northward by Frankford-street, eastward by lot number eleven, formerly belonging to Mr. Rynders, but now to David Prevost, and southerly by land of James Van Varck, which said lot, in a plan thereof, is called Number Ten, together also with three dwelling houses, and all the edifices thereon, and advantages to the same then or thereafter belonging, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits of the said premises, with the appurtenances, and all the estate, right, title, interest, dower, claim, and demand, of them the said Gilbert Ash, and Mary his wife."
And whereas, in and by the said indenture of mortgage it was covenanted and agreed, that in case it should so happen, that the said of thirteen hundred and seventy-five Spanish milled dollars, with six per cent. interest for the same, should remain due and unpaid in the whole or in part at the time, and in manner and form in the said mortgage specified, that then, and from thenceforth, it should and might be lawful to and for the said Daniel Underhill, his heirs and assigns, to expose the said lot of land, hereditaments, and premises, with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, to sale at public auction, vendue, or outcry, and to dispose of the same to the best advantage, pursuant to the act or acts of assembly of the colony of New-York, theretofore made and published, and to give good and sufficient deeds and conveyances in the law to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, his, her, or their heirs and assigns, and out of the monies arising from the sale thereof, to retain and keep in his or their hands the aforesaid sum of thirteen hundred and seventy-five Spanish milled dollars, or so much thereof as should remain due and unpaid, with the interest for the same, at the rate of six per cent. together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales, rendering the overplus monies, if any there should be, unto the said Gilbert Ash, and Mary his wife, their executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales, so to be made, were thereby declared to be a full bar and preclusion to any estate or interest which he the said Gilbert Ash, and Mary his wife, their heirs, administrators, or assigns, might have or claim in the premises, or any part of the same, and, to the equity of redemption thereof, as in and by the said indenture of mortgage reference thereunto being had, may more fully and at large appear.
And whereas the whole of the said principal, together with all the interest thereon, is now due and owing to the said Daniel Underhill—There are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the premises, that unless the said thirteen hundred and seventy-five Spanish milled dollars, together with all the interest due, and to grow due thereon, is paid off and discharged, on or before Tuesday the twenty-sixth day of June next, ensuing the date of this notification—all and singular the mortgaged premises aforesaid, will be sold by the said Daniel Underhill, on Tuesday the said twenty-sixth day of June next, ensuing the date hereof, as aforesaid, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon of the same day, at the Merchants Coffee-house in the city of New-York, pursuant to the covenant and agreement in the said indenture of mortgage contained; and also in pursuance of the directions contained in an act of the legislature of the late colony, now state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of Mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the 19th of March, 1774. Dated this 20th day of December, 1786. DANIEL UNDERHILL.
THE subscriber, administrator, de bonis non of the goods, chattels, and credits of Joseph Mico, some time deceased, and formerly of the city of London, merchant, requests the respective debtors to the estate of the said Joseph Mico, to make settlement with the subscriber with all expedition, in order to prevent the commencement of legal prosecutions against them. W. COCK, Attorney at Law, No. 66, Wall-street. New-York, Jan. 11, 1787.
THE Partnership of BROOME and PLATT, is this day dissolved by mutual consent; all persons indebted to them under that firm, or to either of them, or to the late partnership of SAMUEL BROOME and Co. are requested to make immediate payment to the subscribers, or to Daniel Phoenix, Esquire, merchant, No. 32, Water-Street, New-York, who is empowered to receive debts and give discharges. SAMUEL BROOME, JEREMIAH PLATT. New-Haven, State of Connecticut, Nov. 18, 1786.
The PROPRIETORS of the Old Line of Stages, BEG leave to inform the public, that they propose, from the eighth instant, to start their stages from Powles-Hook at three o'clock in the afternoon, every day during the winter season, Saturdays excepted;—to proceed, by the way of Newark, to Mr. Samuel Smith's at Elizabeth-Town the same evening; to set out from thence the next morning at six o'clock for Philadelphia, where they meet the Baltimore stages, and exchange passengers at Mr. J. Thompson's, at the Indian-Queen, in Fourth-street; from thence passengers may proceed to Savannah, in Georgia, in the same line of stages.
As this is the old and most extensive line of stages, careful drivers and good attendance, they trust, will continue the friendship of their old customers, and induce those ladies and gentlemen, who have occasion to travel in stages, to favor them with their custom.—The stage-office is kept in New-York, at the Powles-Hook ferry-house, sign of the ferry-boat, where seats may be engaged, and all baggage from Philadelphia, on freight, will be left at the stage-office, for the convenience of the public.—Those ladies and gentlemen, who wish to take seats, in this line, at Elizabeth-Town, will please to apply at Mr. Smith's tavern, where a stage-office is kept for that purpose.—The price of a passenger is a low as any other stage, from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and baggage as usual. John Merseveau, William Hight, John Gulick, Robert Stockton, Joseph Smith, Joseph Davis, Gershom Johnson. New-York, January 13, 1787.
Ulster County, ss.
By DIRICK WYNKOOP, Esq. first Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Ulster.
WHEREAS on application and due proof made before me, by Edward Wittaker, of Kingston, in the county of Ulster; it has appeared, that John A. D'Lamater, of Twalls Kill, in the county aforesaid, was indebted to the said Edward, in the sum of sixty-five pounds or upwards, over and above all discounts; and that the said John A. D'Lamater, is either departed the state or concealed himself within it, with intent and design to defraud him the said Edward, and other creditors of their just dues, or to avoid being arrested by the ordinary process of law.
I have directed all the estate, real and personal of the said John A. D'Lamater, within the county of Ulster, to be seized; and unless he the said John A. D'Lamater, shall return and discharge his debts within three months after the date of this publication, all his estate, real and personal, within this county, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors, agreeable to the act for that purpose made and provided. Jan. 18th, 1787.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
THE subscriber's house was broke open last night, and robbed, among other things, of the following CERTIFICATES:— No. 8233 for £. 24 1 9 Pennsylvania 8234 for 70 13 1 8235 for 13 4 9 8236 for 9 5 0 8246 for 1 8 5 8247 for 29 9 7
Depreciation and Mourse's CERTIFICATES in favor of ditto.—One Final Settlement CERTIFICATE for 800 dollars, in favor of ditto. No. 9691 for £. 72 5 0 Pennsylvania Loan-office certificates in favor of Jacob Hubley 9692 for 12 10 0
A number of Northumberland Militia Certificates, signed John Nicholson, and other agents; the amount not ascertained but supposed to be some Final Settlement Certificates of the state of New-York. Thirty-four dollars Continental Money of the state of Pennsylvania, and some dollars of the state of New-Jersey. The above reward will be paid on the recovery of the Certificates, or proportionable thereto. The gentlemen BROKERS, are particularly requested to stop them, should they be offered for sale. ADAM HUBLEY. Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1786.
NEW-YORK State Certificates, Pierce's Final Settlements, Loan-Office Certificates, and every kind of Public Paper, BOUGHT AND SOLD, by ISAAC GUION, At GUION, CARTHY, and Co's Store, No 164, WATER-STREET, Every Transaction in the Commission and Brokerage Business done with Secrecy, Punctuality, and Precision. FOR SALE,
A considerable Sum in FINAL SETTLEMENTS, and some NEW-EMISSION of this STATE.—Apply as above.
A LARGE quantity of excellent WRAPPING PAPER, to be sold by the printer hereof; superior in quality to, and cheaper than the common brown fort.
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