The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-04-29 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 101, of VOL. XLII.]
TUESDAY, April 29, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2281.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—EVEN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
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A Valuable Farm, SITUATE in Woodbridge town-ship, in the county of Essex, New Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Rariton, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
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New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—c.d.
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CONTAINING, EXPLANATION of the plate, Biographical memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald, Original letters, Conclusion of D. Mitchell's account of the insect, Government.—The practice of instructing representatives absurd and contrary to the true principles of liberty, Education.—The practice of employing low and vicious Characters in schools reprobated, Life, travels, and adventures of Captain John Smith, General description of New-York, The adventure of the inn, Extract from the memoir of the Abbe de Commerell, on the culture, use, and advantages of the disette, or scarcity root,
P O E T R Y. Extract from Barlow's vision of Columbus, To the author of the conquest of Canaan, To a lady on the approach of spring, To Sylvia, with a repeating watch, A request,
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For MARCH, 1788.
CONTAINING, OBSERVATIONS upon an hypothesis for solving the phenomena of light; with incidental observations, tending to shew the heterogeneous nature of light, and of the electric fluid, by their intermixture, or union, with each other. By James Bowdoin, Esq.
Observations on light, and the waste of matter, in the sun and fixed stars, occasioned by the constant efflux of light from them; with a conjecture, proposed by way of query, and suggesting a mean, by which their several systems might be preserved from the disorder and final ruin, to which they seem liable, by that waste of matter, and by the law of gravitation. By the same gentleman.
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Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania. A view of the principles, operation, and probable effects of the funding system of Pennsylvania—together with some observations on the effects of sinking fund.
Speech of an Indian.
Extract from the memoir of the abbe de Commerell, on the culture, use and advantages of the disette or scarcity root.
I. The time and manner of sowing the seed.
II. Preparation of the ground for transplanting the roots.
III. Time and manner of transplanting the roots.
IV. The first gathering of the leaves, and the culture of the roots.
V. The product of the leaves.
VI. Their use for cattle.
VII. Their use for men.
VIII. The gathering of the root.
IX. The choice of roots to be reserved for seed.
X. The time and manner of replanting the roots to bear seed.
XI. The gathering of the seed, and manner of preserving it.
XII. The way to prevent the roots from degenerating.
XIII. How to preserve the roots from November to the end of June.
XIV. The dimensions of the trenches.
XV. Necessity and manner of making air holes.
XVI. How to prepare the roots for feeding beasts.
XVII. ——— for feeding horned cattle.
XVIII. ——— for feeding horses.
XIX. Daily allowances for different beasts.
XX. How to fatten beees.
XXI. Quantity that may be raised from an acre.
XXII. Advantages of this culture.
XXIII. How to raise calves weaned at twelve days old.
On the use of oxen in husbandry.
Account of the planet Herschel.
The old bachelor.
Letters to Congress.
Advantages of newspapers.
Anecdote of Sir Joseph Yorke.
——— of an impostor.
——— of George Whitefield.
Bon mot.
An elegy on lieut. De-Hart.
An ode—— to Laura.
A fong—— from the French.
Epitaph on Alex. Scammel.
Impromptu.
Genius of America.
The monkey—— a fable.
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MISCELLANY.
FOR THE DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
MR. GREENLEAF. THE gentlemen who were appointed in the representation in your paper of the 10th...
We think it impolitic to form a representation wholly and entirely from our party...
By order of the committee, the following excuses are submitted to the electors:
There is one who is in the habit of washing his own linnen, and conceives it would be in character for an assemblyman to be seen at a wash-tub.
There is one who does not choose to act with a mock friend, who is not acknowledged by the congregation...
There is one who is obliged to add additional industry, because almost every man of the profession is now his rival in dirty business.
There is one who is distressed with that mauvaise honte which is the procartartick symptom of mental mediocrity.
ilish face is often suffused with really an ingenious blush when whigs talk of patriotism.
There is one who excuses himself from political duty as the man in scripture who was invited to a marriage feast...
There is one who finds that he has lost the confidence of his own party by liquidating a debt to his old friend with certificates.
There are two who are much engaged in vestry business, and the state must give way to the church...
There is one who does not choose to act with a man who has hereditary pride, tho' he has become a Nailor.
There is one who cannot consider himself a mechanick, and has no hopes that he, and his colleagues, will pump together.
There is one who expects some lectures from Edinburgh, which will take up a great deal of his time to learn to read.
I am sorry that it is not in my power to serve, as I market for a whole family; I am not ambitious of honor, and would be contented if I could get an appointment in the market...
The bastards patron will, I hope, save these articles of luxury from high duties, as he did the high wines; and I hope my friend, the Dutch trader, will give his silent assistance.
My colleagues in the nomination have no objections to serve, and kindly solicit the suffrage of the good people.
W. L. President. R. H. Secretary.
FOR THE DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
MR. GREENLEAF. Please to insert in your useful paper the enclosed address to the Tenants of the county of Albany...
MECHANIC. To the tenants of the county of Albany. PERMIT a fellow tenant to address you in plain language, on the great importance of the next election for delegates in convention.
I am an inhabitant of the county of Albany, and a tenant. My farm is subject to rents and services. These are moderate, nor do I now complain that they are exacted with rigor...
Time brings with it experience, and this has at last convinced me that my landlord has been, and may be wrong as well as others...
At the beginning of our troubles with Great-Britain, I was ignorant of my own rights—but the great men of America took pains to inform me in what they consisted.
our great and rich men are still unsatisfied; they want a new plan of government. They have by writing, printing and haranging, endeavored to shew it to be good...
You now are to come forward to determine by your votes the fate of yourselves, and your posterity, and I thank kind Heaven, that the appeal is made to you.
If therefore you wish to exclude yourselves forever hereafter from voting for an executive and senate;
If you wish that the national government shall have the power, by a capitation or poll-tax, to rate the poor equal to the rich;
If you chuse to exclude yourselves in civil cases from a trial by jury;
If you with a standing army in time of peace subject to the will of one man;
If you wish to be at the expence of following a cause upon an appeal to a far distant country;
If you will subject yourselves as militiamen to be called abroad to any state in the union, under the command of continental officers;
If you chuse to double the expence of government;
If you with the establishment of a national government with powers to usurp and destroy your constitutional rights and liberties; then go and give your votes for the establishment of this new constitution.
But if, on the contrary, you, my fellow tenants, would retain your constitutional rights, and not surrender them to the will and pleasure of a few great and rich men.
If you with the proposed constitution properly amended before it is adopted; then let us join our interest in voting for such persons whose sentiments and principles agree with our own. A TENANT.
From the New-Hampshire Gazette.
AGRICULTURE ENCOURAGED.
AS nothing can promote the interest of this state so much as the increase and improvements of agriculture therein, a person who has the strongest desire to see it in prosperity, proposes the following premiums to those persons who shall attain to the production of the several articles below enumerated...
£50 lawful money to be paid to the person shall produce, on one farm, the largest quantity of good merchantable winter wheat, not less than 1000 bushels, in the year 1788.
£25 for the next largest quantity, not less than 600 bushels.
£15 for the next largest quantity, not less than 400 bushels.
£100 to the person who shall, on one farm, produce in one season the greatest quantity of good hemp, not less than four tons, on or before the year 1789.
£50 for the next greatest quantity, not less than three tons.
£25 for the next greatest quantity, not less than two tons.
£10 for the next greatest quantity, not less than one ton.
£30 to the person who shall raise the greatest quantity of flax, not less than two tons, in the years 1787 or 1788.
£80 for the next greatest quantity, not less than one ton.
£50 will be given also, as a premium, to the person who shall have the greatest number of sheep on one farm, which shall be wintered thereon and shorn in one season, viz. in or before the year 1789, not less than 500 sheep.
£30 for the next greatest number, not less than 400.
£20 for the next greatest number, not less than 300.
£10 for the next greatest number, not less than 200.
And to induce farmers to procure the best breed of sheep for wool, a premium of £30 will be given to the person who shall get, at one shearing, from a flock not less in number than 30 sheep, the greatest quantity of wool, not less than the average of four pounds of wool per fleece, on or before the year 1789.
£20 for the next greatest average quantity from a flock of the likenumber, not less than three pounds per fleece, and
£10 for the next greatest quantity, not less than 2 1/2 pounds per fleece.
The foregoing premiums will be paid in lands, on conditions of settlement, at their appraised cash value, on proof of the several productions being made to the selectmen of said Northumberland, who will have power to effectuate the payments of said premiums as above proposed.
It is well known from experiments made on many farms in the above district, that no
land in America can produce better wheat, or more in quantity per acre.
Experiments have been made of hemp, which appeared to grow with a luxuriance beyond expectation.
One farm within the above district has produced 2000 pounds of flax in one year, though then newly settled and subject to many inconveniences on that account.
Though many persons are discouraged from raising sheep on account of the danger from wolves and other animals of prey, yet it has been found by experience that they may be raised with safety in the most distant settlements, when proper care is taken in securing them at night in yards with high rack or pale fences, and in the day time in inclosed pastures near habitations.
The above described lands take in an extent of country upwards of forty miles in length and sixteen in breadth. It is hoped that other persons or associations will make proposals of this nature in other districts, so as to extend to every part of the state: or that the legislature will offer something of the kind: one thing is now in the power of the latter, namely, the exercise of some degree of liberality in causing good roads to be made; the want whereof is the greatest discouragement to agriculture.
Portsmouth, Jan. 6, 1788.
IN PRAISE OF MARRIAGE.
MAN is a sociable creature, not made for solitude, but conversation; marriage is a noble institution, and a little useful society from whence many advantages arise. The sorrows of life are lessened by communication. Marriage is or should be, the most perfect state of friendship.
On the contrary, it is a matter of the greatest surprize, that a man who aims at reputation and character, in the affairs of life, will keep his word to preserve his credit, and forfeit all honour and integrity at home, and have no regard to the solemn engagements made to a wife.
It was a well judg'd action of a prince I have read of, who took an officer's commission from him, questioning his courage, upon information that he beat his wife. Porters and carmen are celebrated for such domestic heroism. In short, no man can be a fine gentleman that is not a man of honor, and no man of honor makes a bad husband.
American Occurrences.
BOSTON, FRIDAY, April 18. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
ON Saturday the 29th of March last (which was just at the close of the session) a resolve came down from the senate, to the house of representatives, for publishing, at the expence of the government, and under the patronage of the legislature, an address to the people from the late convention in this commonwealth.
SHIP NEWS.
Captain MacIntock, who arrived at Portsmouth yesterday week, in the brig Kitty, from Demarara, informs, that on Saturday last 50 leagues to the eastward of Cape-Ann, he spoke the ship Sophia, captain Brace, from Boston for London.
Last Monday arrived at Newbury-Port the brig Phebe, Paul Stevens, master, in 80 days from Santa Cruz. On the 10th March, in lat. 39, 30, long. 51, 30, spoke the ship Massachusetts, Isaac Collins, master, from Boston to the Isle of France, out 8 days March 16th, spoke ship St. James, Mark Collins, master, from New-York to Newry, in lat. 40, 28, long. 54, ten days out; same time spoke ship Betty, from Charleston to Bristol, 12 days out. February 27th, spoke sloop Sally, John Johnson, Master, 54 days out, from St. Eustatia, had met with severe weather on the coast of Virginia, shifted his cargo, and was obliged to cut away his mast, and was then bound off the coast in lat. 32, 57; long. 32, 57.
The brig Lydia, Capt. John Murphy, arrived at Salem, on Saturday last, from Alicante, in Spain, after a passage of 68 days March 16th, in lat. 24, long. 46, 30, he spoke

the brig Agnes, Capt. Dennis, belonging to Col. Sargent of this town, from hence bound to Martinico, who, in a heavy gale, two days after he failed, lost every thing off deck, except his boats. All well on board.
So seldom do the vessels of the United States venture so far up the Mediterranean that the American flag was viewed at Alicante as a novelty.
While Capt. Murphy was at Alicante, he had opportunity of noticing several instances of that meanness and implacable hatred to the Americans, which uniformly operates in the breasts of some individuals of the British nation, from whose exalted stations we should expect a more honorable conduct. He had authentic information, thro' the friendship of the Swedish Consul, that immediately on his arrival at that port, the British consul (Pat Wilkie) sent intelligence thereof to Algiers, with a description of the vessel, and that she was an object worth their pursuit. Capt. Murphy, therefore, to frustrate the inimical intention of Mr. Wilkie, took the precaution, just before he failed, to alter the complexion of his vessel. An English nobleman, who was at Alicante, discovered equal animosity towards our nation:—Mr. Montgomery, merchant at that place, offered him our new constitution for perusal, contained in a newspaper he had received of Capt. Murphy; but he could not condescend to read an American paper, saying, he should soon have an opportunity of seeing it in the English papers. This nobleman was very angry at the enterprising genius of our citizens, and that seemed to be the protector of the Americans—No, replied the latter, General Washington is their protector. The mention of this revered name was more ungrateful to my lord, than a peal of thunder.
New-York, April 29.
ELECTIONEERING.
THE ELECTION for DELEGATES to represent the people of this state in the CONVENTION, commences THIS DAY—a day important to every man, who feels for his own GOOD—for the GOOD of his COUNTRY—for the CAUSE of HUMANITY.
Yesterday arrived here Schooner Nancy, Tatem, St. Croix; Schooner Friendship, Corbin, North-Carolina; ship Flory, Kelbury, Newry; sloop Lady Haley, Tillinghurst, Rhode-Island.
Paris, Jan. 30.
As several of your printers have thought proper to insert the proceedings of the Societies established on the continent, for the purpose of improving literature and science, I shall trouble you with mentioning the prizes extraordinary, proposed at their last sitting by our royal academy of inscriptions and belles letters, for the present year.
The subject of the first prize is to compare together Strabo and Ptolemy; to discover the boundaries to which they had carried their researches; and to determine the state in which they found geographical knowledge, and the degree to which they improved it. The prize is to be adjudged on Easter.
The subject of the other prize extraordinary, which will be conferred at the same time, is to enquire into the state of interior and exterior commerce, from the time of the first crusade, till the time of Louis the XIIth.
Each of these two prizes will consist of a golden medal of the value of six hundred livres.
The academy, at the request of a person who wishes not to be known, proposed as the subject of a third extraordinary prize, which it will adjudge at the same Easter sitting, to enquire—
1. "What were the judicial forms in criminal causes under the ancient Franks, and under our first kings?"
2. "At what period was the custom of judging the accused by his peers, or by oaths, introduced into the kingdom; how long has this custom existed; and why is it not practised more, except among a certain class of citizens?"
3. "In what time was this form of judgment established in England, and how is it preserved?"
In this question you will observe, that an oblique compliment is paid to your excellent constitution, which from being wished to be adopted by our spirited parliament, has become the theme of praise even in those receptacles of literature rather than good politics—our royal academies!
The prize for the able discussion of this question will be a gold medal of two hundred livres value; and all persons of whatever condition or country, except the members of the academy are to be admitted as candidates.
For the DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
MR. GREENLEAF,
I WAS sorry to observe, at a late theatrical representation, a young gentleman (whose public situation cannot but render him known to most of the inhabitants of the city) leave some respectable ladies, whom he accompanied to the theatre, and join the company of
two women of notorious ill fame, in a conspicuous part of the house, with whom he continued during the whole of the performance, caressing and feeding with fruit, &c. It is much to be lamented, that there are so many women of this latter description in the city, who attend public entertainments, to the annoyance of the sober part of the community, for the purpose of alluring the unwary youth, at the expence of their good character, and to the injury of their morals. It is, therefore, incumbent on every young gentleman, carefully to avoid even accidentally falling into such company, and much more, not to make such his choice, if he wishes to merit the esteem of those persons only, whose regard is worth obtaining.
A FRIEND TO DECENCY.
April 27.
For the DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER. To the independent ELECTORS of the city and county of New-York.
A NUMBER of your fellow citizens, impressed with as deep a sense of the importance of the present crisis as those who have published a ticket for your approbation signed by Mr. Thomas Randal, as CHAIRMAN, beg leave to propose the following gentlemen for your support and choice at the ensuing election.
As DELEGATES for the CONVENTION.
 GEORGE CLINTON,  ISAAC ROOSEVELT,  RICHARD MORRIS,  JOHN JAY.  ALEXANDER HAMILTON.  JOHN LAWRENCE,  MARINUS WILLETT,  WILLIAM DENNING, and  NICHOLAS BAYARD. 
As MEMBERS of the SENATE.
 EZRA L'HOMMEDIEU,  DAVID GELSON, and  STEPHEN WARD. 
As MEMBERS of the ASSEMBLY.
 JONATHAN LAWRENCE,  WILLIAM W. GILBERT,  MARINUS WILLETT,  MORGAN LEWIS,  GULIAN VERPLANK,  DANIEL Mc. CORMICK,  MELANCTON SMITH,  WILLIAM DENNING, and  ANTHONY POST. 
In the piece from Staten-Island, yesterday's paper, 8 lines from top, please to omit the word "consummate," as it was not in the original.
WANTED, to complete a few FILES, No. 2183, 2190, 2191, 2196, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2216, 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2233, 2252, 2256, 2257, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2264, 2275, and 2276, of the Daily Patriotic Register. Whoever will oblige the Printer with these papers, or any of them, shall be entitled to a like number of succeeding papers from this date.
April 29, 1788. e. d.
FRANCIS DURAND,
No. 15, QUEEN-STREET, Has FOR SALE, imported in the French Packets,
 The following ARTICLES, viz.  CAMBRICKS, and Superfine French Broad  Lawns, Cloths, Scarlet, Blue, &c. &c.  Umbrellas of different sizes, Thread Laces and Edgings,  Lyon's quilted Satins, Men's black and white Black Silk Laces,  Silk Hose, White and coloured Women's white do. Women's Kid Gloves  Black Modes, yard wide Chintzes, &c.  Best assorted Ribbons, 
New-York, April 25, 1788. 99 e.d.1m
JUST IMPORTED, In the Ship JUNO, from Havre-de-Grace, and ships PHILADELPHIA and GRACE from Amsterdam, And to be SOLD at the STORE No. 161 Queen-street, opposite Beekman's Slip,
By DE LUZE DE MONTMOLLIN, and COMPANY,
A general Assortment of DRY GOODS,
Consisting of the following ARTICLES, viz.
 CHINTZES, Kid Gloves,  Calicoes, Ribbons,  Lutestrings, Hair Ribbons,  Cambricks, Watches,  Silk Hose, Umbrellas, &c. 
Also, to be sold at the above Store, Handkerchiefs, Persians, and Sarfets.
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given for such as are generally called FINAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN-OFFICE, those signed by J. Nourse, and INTEREST FACILITIES—Also, those of this State, Connecticut, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Enquire at No. 20, Queen-street.
JACOB REED, jun.
Who also Exchanges and Re-exchanges the Paper Currency of this State, and
SPECIE;
And negotiates on Commission any Business respecting the Public Funds.
Public Auction. THIS DAY WILL BE SOLD, Household Furniture, &c.
At No. 14, Great-Dock-Street, by
Frederick Fay,
CONSISTING OF
 A Six LARGE Mahogany Table,  Six green Chairs,  A Steel Grate,  A pair of Hand Irons, Shovel, Poker, and Tongs,  Two pair of Plated Candlesticks,  One pair of do. for Wax Tapers,  A Bed Chamber Candlestick, with Silver Extinguishers and Snuffers,  Six Decanters,  One pair of Water Juglets,  One pair Pint do.  Six Pint Decanters,  Six Dozen Glasses,  Four Half Point do.  Three Dozen of Glasses,  Five Dozen Flatt Plates,  One Dozen Soup do.  Two Dozen of desert Do.  Two Turceens,  Twelve Dishes,  Two pair of Sauce Turceens,  Salad Dishes,  Baking Dishes,  Two Dozen of Ebony handled Knives and Forks,  Two pair of Carving Knives and Forks. 
BOOKS.
 CICERO's Oration,  Sully's Memoirs,  Beauties of Johnson,  Beauties of Sterne,  Junius's Letters,  Burke on the Sublime and beautiful,  Fielding's Extracts,  Nugents Political Law,  Charron on Wisdom,  Champion on Commerce,  North-Briton, 3 large volumes, in folio,  Debates of the House of Commons upon all the questions relative to America.  Debates of the House of Lords upon the same Subject, in which are included the Petitions of the Wragg Merchants of London, to both Houses of Parliament and to the King; and the Examinations at the Bar of both Houses of DAVID BARCLAY, JOHN GLOVER, THOMAS WOOLDRIDGE and others, in Favor of America.  The Petitions of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of London, represented to the King, in Favor of America.  Blackstone's Commentaries,  Burn's Justice,  Junius Letters, and an elegant Bible, with 400 Copper-Plates. 
SUNDRIES.
 DOUBLE refined Sugar,  Keys of Muscovado do.  Madeira by the Dozen,  Claret by the do.  Old superior Rum by do.  Ale superior by do.  Liqueur by the Bottle,  Sweetmeats in Pots, just arrived,  Ladies French Gloves by the Dozen,  Cambricks by the Piece,  Chintz by the do.  Ladies Silk Stockings;  A beautiful Mare, named Venus,  A Saddle Horse named Federal,  Mocking Birds,  Nightingales,  Myrtles and Roses. 
New-York, April 29, 1788.
IN MR. JOHN MACPHERSON'S Lecture on longitude, last Saturday, he observed to his hearers, that Mr. John Churchman, had endeavoured to steal the credit of it from him, as said Churchman, did the draught of Delaware-Bay, from Mr. Joshua Fisher before.
That he knew Mr. Churchman to be a very slow man; and said, if Churchman never had been taught to eat bread and milk with a spoon, Mr. Churchman never would have found out the way, but would have lapt it like a dog with his tongue.
THIS EVENING, at his own house, in George-Street, No. 21, at 7 o'clock, he lectures on minerals, and discovers a method to destroy or prevent the propagation of worms in the human body.
Worms torture many millions, and kill at least one eighth part of the human race; if so, and experience proves, his discovery to be right; it surely, will prevent a great deal of pain, and sickness, and save the lives of many thousand millions of his fellow creatures.
As this will be Mr. McPherson's last lecture for this season, he hopes those who have any of his tickets, will return them, should they not attend this day.
He concludes, with demonstrating, plainly, that he can make any weight, that ever was moved by men, run across any street in this city, higher than any building in that street.
Some people are like the woman who told her son, he lied, because he said he had been flying fish.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD By Thomas Greenleaf,
At No. 25, Water-street,
The Genuine Information,
Delivered to the Legislature of the STATE of MARYLAND, Relative to the Proceedings of the
General Convention,
Lately held at PHILADELPHIA, By LUTHER MARTIN, Esquire, Attorney-General of Maryland, and one of the Delegates in the said Convention.
Together with
A LETTER
To the Honorable Thomas C. Deye, Speaker of the House of Delegates;
An ADDRESS
To the Citizens of the UNITED STATES;
And some REMARKS
Relative to
A STANDING ARMY,
AND
A BILL OF RIGHTS.
Nellius additus jurare in Verba Magistr. —Horace This excellent Performance ought, for the solid and serious Truths it contains, like the Bible and the Letters of Junius, to be in the Hands of every real Friend to American Liberty—In the Language of the sacred Law, "Teach them diligently unto thy Children—talk of them when thou sittest in thine House—and when thou walkest by the Way." Imparts it on their tender Minds, as the first Article of their political Creed, That there is no Government safe with a Standing Army, and there is no Government that is not safe without one. April 23, 1788. 77 e.d.
Published this Day, And to be SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE,
No. 123, Queen-Street, and at
THIS PRINTING OFFICE,
An Address to the people of the state of New-York; shewing the necessity of making AMENDMENTS to the constitution proposed for the United States, previous to its ADOPTION.
To which is added, by way of postscript, some STRICTURES on a pamphlet, lately published, entitled, "An address to the people of the state of New-York, on the subject of the proposed constitution, &c. By a PLEBEIAN.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, By the PRINTER hereof, Which will be Sold at the PRINTING OFFICE No. 25, Water-street.
The IMPOST LAW,
An ACT supplementary to and for the Amendment of the Act, entitled, "An Act imposing Duties on Goods and Merchandise imported into this State, and to relieve Persons who have been aggrieved thereby," Passed the 11th of March, 1788.
As the Acts and Laws of the State, whose which respect IMPOSTS and EXCISES in particular, are interesting and necessary to every Merchant and Trader, the Printer has published this Act, in an Octavo Form, expressly for their Convenience. It will be sold at the low price of NINE-PENCE.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, By the Printer hereof, Price 6 Coppers, AN ACT,
To regulate the EXPORTATION of FLAX-SEED and LUMBER. Passed the 1st of March, 1788.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC VENDUE,
On the first of May next, If not sold before at Private Sale, an
EXCELLENT FARM,
Belonging to ABRAHAM SPEAR, Residing at Bergen-Point, and now occupied by his Son,
SITUATE about five miles north-west of the Great Falls, in Bergen county, New-Jersey.
This farm contains 190 acres of and, of which 30 acres are a exceeding good meadow, and 40 of thrifty wood-land.
On the farm are situated a stone dwelling, and a log-house, with a convenient barn; also a bearing orchard.
What renders this farm more valuable is, a never-failing run of water, upon which a mill might be placed.
For particulars respecting the farm, enquire of
BARNET NEWKIRK, No. 35, Crown-Street.
New-York, March 28, 1788. 34 t. th 6w.
For St. THOMAS.
To SAIL in ten Days, The SCHOONER,
POLLY,
ADAM TODD, Master.
FOR freight or passage apply to SMITH and WYCKOFF, or to the Master on Board a Constable, Rucker, and Co's Wharf. New-York, April 6, 1788. 7—e.d.

POET'S CORNER.
Extract from "the Mirror for Magistrates," wrote above two hundred years ago. W HAT doth avail to have a princely place, A name of honor, and a high degree; To come by kindred of a noble race, Except we princely, worthy, noble be! The fruit declares the goodness of the tree. Do brag no more of birth, or lineage then; For virtue, grace, and manners, make the man."
A N E C D O T E.
D URING the hard part of the late winter, a poor beggar boy, in a neighboring town, wanted on the minister of the parish, and begged his charity. Something to eat was his object. The good man—who really felt for others' woes—ordered the servant in the kitchen to bring him something—which he did so—but it was the hard crust of a loaf of frozen rye-and-Indian bread—the parson gave it to the boy—who with thanks received it.—After some other interrogatories, the clergyman asked him if he could read—"Yes, sir," answered the boy. "Do you read the bible?"—"Yes, sir;"—"Well, and what do you read there?"—"I read, sir," rejoined the boy, "that the children asked for bread; and they gave them a stone." The boy fared well for this lucky quotation—the minister took the crust from him—and sent him off loaded with good things.
Alfize of BREAD.
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flower, weight Two Pounds Five Ounces for six-pence A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One pound Twelve Ounces for three pence.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, April 29. 3h. 19m. MORN.
The PROPRIETORS of the New-York and Philadelphia NEW LINE STAGES.
Owned by Cumming & Ward, at Newark, and by Michael Dennison, in Philadelphia, RESPECTFULLY inform their friends and the public, that their Stages leave Powles-Hook every afternoon (except Saturday) at 4, on their route for Philadelphia, proceed by Newark to Elizabeth Town that evening—Leave Elizabeth Town, and Michael Dennison's George Inn, Philadelphia, at three o'clock every morning, except Sunday, and drive to Philadelphia and Powles Hook that day.
On Monday the 21st of April an extra Stage will start for the accommodation of select parties, and those gentlemen and ladies who wish to indulge themselves in the morning, or who fear the bad effects of the early air. This stage will leave Powles Hook at seven o'clock, and Philadelphia at eight o'clock every morning (except Saturday and Sunday) and proceed with the same speed as the early stage.
The expence of the stage to each passenger will be Three Spanish Milled Dollars from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and Four-pence per mile for all way passengers. One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same as a passenger—Fourteen weight of baggage gratis.
The expedition, lowness of fare, and certainty of arrival, must convince the public, that this route is preferable to the Amboy, as the journey is performed in half the time.
Letters, Newspapers, &c. left at the New-York, Albany, and Philadelphia stage office, kept by Christopher Beekman, in Courtland-street, New-York, and with Mr. Michael Dennison, at the George Inn, corner of Arch and Second-street, Philadelphia, will be safely conveyed gratis.
JOHN CUMMING, MATTHIAS WARD, THOMAS EGBERT, JOHN GULICK, ROBERT STOCKTON, DAVID HAMILTON, JOS. VANDEGRIFT, JOSEPH DAVIS, MICHAEL DENNISON,
April 11, 1788. 67 c.d.
WAS FOUND,
Some time past, in JAMES-STREET,
A SADDLE.
Enquiry of the Printer. New-York, April 18, 1788. 73—fth.
New-York RUM
OF excellent Flavour and good Proof FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghaast, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market Cherry-Street, nearest to the hip-Yards.
A Few COPIES of the Conductor Generalis, To be SOLD. At this PRINTING OFFICE.
Remaining on Hand, And TO BE SOLD At this Printing-Office,
No. 25, Water-street, A Few MAPS,
Of the interior parts of North-America, including the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress.
ORDERS are just received, by the printer here of, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be grown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, turkeys, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here. New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 99 c.d.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn,
No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following
G O O D S, Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit. A VARIETY of Cotton Checks, Mantuas and other Spotted and plain Vel Gown Silks, verets, Sarcenets, A variety of Gloves and Peelongs, and Fans, Modes, Linens, Chintzes, Sheetings, and Printed Linens, and Oznabrigs, Cottons, Marabees Quilting, Fancy Shawls and Fancy Jacket Patterns, Handkerchiefs, A variety of Plumes Jeans, and Ribbands, Jeanetts, and Fancy Shoe Bucs and India Dimities, Buttons. A quantity of Linen and
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Penn sylvania PAPER MONEY.
To the afflicted with WORMS.
L ATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beekman-street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons. New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—c.d.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copies speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied, and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, caves, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested *.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotwood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotwood and Clarke, book sellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires, Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, at which they respectively reside.
with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebted for their friendly assistance. JEDIDIAH MORSE.
If the several Printers, in the United States, feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant, Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
New-York, Elizabethtown, and Philadelphia
New Stage Line.
THE frequent neglect of business, by some of the proprietors of the former line of stages, has compelled the subscribers, who were concerned, to withdraw themselves, and to join in establishing a new line. By their attention to their business—by keeping their coaches and horses in good order—and by employing none but sober drivers, they hope to meet their favors of the public.
The stage will leave Paules-Hook, every afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Saturdays excepted; the stage boats also ply every day from White-Hall to Elizabeth-Town Point. From Mr. Cane's, at Elizabeth-Town Point, the stage will set out every morning (except Sunday) and run through Bridge town in Raraway, Woodbridge, New-Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, and Bristol, to the Indian-Queen in Fourth-street, Philadelphia, in one day, for the moderate price of THREE HARD DOLLARS for each passenger, with the allowance of 14wt of baggage; and all way-passengers at FOUR PENCE per mile.
One hundred and fifty weight baggage the same price as a passenger, viz. Four Pence per Mile. No racing allowed in this line.
JOHN MERCEREAU, JOHN HEARD, CHARLES BASONETT, WILLIAM KERLIN.
THE PUBLIC ARE RESPECTFULLY INFORMED, THAT the subscriber has lately removed from Princeton, New-Jersey to this city, and now keeps the house lately kept by Talmaige Hall, No. 49, Cortland-street (commonly known by the Boston, Albany, and Philadelphia General stage-office) and has agreed with the proprietors of the Albany and Boston stages, to make his house the public stage-house. Those ladies and gentlemen who wish to take passage in either of these stages, will please to leave their names with the subscriber the evening before the stage's departure; gentlemen passengers and others, are informed that the subscriber keeps a house of entertainment; and accommodates gentlemen with boarding and lodging. Every attention will be paid to those who please to favour him with their custom.
N. B. The gentlemen of the city are informed that the subscriber has a large convenient assembly room, which he proposes to let during the winter season, or longer if required. CHRISTOPHER BEEKMAN. New-York, Nov. 13, 1787. 51—th.
TO BE SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, A LOT of LAND, SITUATE on City Island, Westchester county, about 20 miles up the East-River from New-York.
The above Lot contains eight acres of land, and is well situated for a garden spot, for the supply of this city with vegetables, or tavern for the watermen.
On this lot is a small tenement, with one chimney only, and a never failing spring of fresh water. The excellence of this spot is too universally known, to require any particular description.
It was formerly the property of Mr. Gilead Hunt, who, by a deed of gift, conveyed it to Mrs. JEMIMA PELL (widow of the late Joseph Pell, of the Manor of Pelham) by whom a good title will be given.—Enquire at No. 25 Water-street.
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small, of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Petersburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favourable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambo lin, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, house lines, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer.
S H R U B,
Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity, FOR SALE by Charles Tillinghaast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market in Cherry-street.
—LETTERS of INTELLIGENCE—occasional PARAGRAPHS—speculative PIECES—ESSAYS, &c.—are gratefully received at this OFFICE.— For the greater CONVENIENCE and SAFETY of which COMMUNICATIONS, a LETTER-BOX is placed in the Window. SUBSCRIPTIONS for this PAPER (printed EVERY DAY, at Six, and ONCE a Week, at Two Dollars, per Annum) are also received here—and ADVERTISEMENTS, REASONABLY INSERTED. ** PRINTING, in all its Variety, Performed with NEATNESS and DISPATCH.