The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-02-20 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 42, of VOL. XLIII.]
WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2222.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
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By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
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And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF. New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
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THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country, not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public's ever devoted humble servant,
THE PRINTER.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copie speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied, and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, cascades, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, booksellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. * This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, on which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson, Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires-Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebted for their friendly assistance.
JEDIDIAH MORSE. If the several Printers, in the United States, feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant. Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
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 hereof, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY. THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be grown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, turkies, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here. New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 93 e.d.
MARSHALL'S Porter and Oyster-House, IS now opened at the corner of Cortlandt and Greenwich-Streets, opposite Powles-Hook Ferry-House, at the North-River—where every exertion will be put in force to render those who will favor him with their commands agreeable. New-York, Dec. 12, 1787. 62e.d.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum,
For JANUARY, 1788. CONTAINING, Miscellanies.
ORATION in commemoration of American Independence, Address delivered by the Rev. Samuel Magaw, New method of placing a meridian mark, by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Observations on the aurora borealis—by the Rev. Jeremy Belknap, Observations and experiments on the sweet springs—by James Madison, Esq.
Method of making steel, Letter on marriage, Antifederal arguments, Letter to the Hon. R. H. Lee.
Salire.
On musical pretenders, Recipe for an insolvent debtor, Directions to conduct a newspaper quarrel, according to the best mode now in practice.
Rural Concerns.
Notes on farming—by the Hon. C. T. Esq. Method of making perches in Hungary and Poland, Thoughts on the culture of hemp, Mode of breaking fleers to the draft in a few days, On the culture of silk.
Law Information.
Law case—Court of common pleas, Charleston, Law report—Hay vs. Haldimand, State and other Public Papers.
Valedictory address of his Excellency Governor Trumbull, Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut, Letter to Governor Randolph, Letter from do.
Resolutions of the inhabitants of Chowan, Address of the grand jury of Edenton, Resolves of the inhabitants of Northampton county, Report of the deputies of Northampton county, Resolutions of the tradesmen of Boston, Ratification of the new constitution by the state of Connecticut,
Official notice presented by Mr. Grenville to the Comte de Montmorin, Answer to the preceding notice.
Natural History.
Observations on a comet lately discovered.—By David Rittenhouse, Esq. Account of a motley-coloured or pyed negro girl, and mulatto boy.—By Dr. Morgan, Letter relative to the engraving fruit-trees and the growth of vegetables.—By Gen. Lincoln, Observations on the growth of trees downwards after the first year, Some account of the opopum.
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the sore throat distemper, Letter on the digitalis purpurea, An inestimable dissolvent for human calculi.
Select Poetry.
A poem, addressed to the people of Virginia, on New-Year's day, 1788. Monitory epistle, addressed to a young lady, A riddle.
Foreign Intelligence. American, do.
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A Valuable Farm, SITUATE in Woodbridge township, 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.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or M. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
New-York RUM
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MISCELLANY.
DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION.
[Continued from Yesterday's paper.]
TUESDAY, January 22. P. M.
The 8th sect. of article 1, still under consideration.
HON. Mr. Philips, Boston. I rise to bestow a few considerations on this section, as it appears to me absolutely necessary; if social government did not exist, there would be an end of individual government; therefore our very being depends on social government. On this article is founded the main pillar of the building; take away this pillar and where is your government? Therefore, I conceive, in this view of the case, this power is absolutely necessary. There seems to be a suspicion that this power will be abused, but is not all delegation of power equally dangerous? If we have a castle, shall we delay to put a commander into it, for fear he will turn his artillery against us? My concern is for the majority of the people, if there is no virtue there, what will the Congress do? If they had the weakness of Moses, the patience of Job, and the wisdom of Solomon, and the people were determined to be slaves, sir, could the Congress prevent them? If they set Heaven at defiance, no arm of flesh can save them. Sir, I shall have nothing to do in the government? But we see the situation we are in, we are verging toward destruction, and every one must be sensible of it. Many people cry out "take time; see Virginia, they are not in haste"—Sir, there are merchants in Virginia, who wish to defeat this Constitution. It will arise the New-England states, so that they are afraid, we shall become too powerful for them. We shall freight their tobacco, &c. I suppose the New-England states hath a treasure offered to them, better than the mines of Peru: for they who become the carriers of a nation soon become their rivals in trade. Great-Britain and France come here with their vessels; instead of our carrying our produce to those countries in American vessels, navigated by our own citizens. When I consider the extensive sea coast there is to this state alone, so well calculated for commerce, viewing matters in this light, I would rather sink all this continent owes me, than that this power should be withheld from Congress. Mention is made that Congress ought to be restricted of the power to keep an army, except in time of war; I apprehend that great mischiefs would ensue from such a restriction. Let us take means to prevent war, by granting to Congress the power of raising an army. If a declaration of war is made against this country, and the enemy's army is coming against us, before Congress could collect the means to withstand this enemy, they would penetrate into the bowels of our country, and every thing dear to us would be gone in a moment. The Hon. gentleman from Topsham has made use of the expression "O my country" from an apprehension that the constitution should be adopted; I will cry out "O my country" if it is not adopted. I see nothing but destruction and inevitable ruin, if it is not. The more I peruse and study this article, the more convinced am I of the necessity of such a power being vested in Congress; the more I hear said against it, the more I am confirmed in my sentiments of its expediency; for it is like the
pure metal, the more you rub it, the better it shines. It is with concern I hear the Hon. gentleman from Topsham make use of the language against the gentlemen of the law. Sir, I look on this order of men to be essential to the liberties and rights of the people; and whoever speaks against them is speaking against an ordinance of Heaven. Mr. President, I hope every gentleman will offer his sentiments candidly on this momentous affair; that he will examine for himself, and consider that he has not only the good of this commonwealth under his consideration, but the welfare of the United States.
Dr. Willard entered largely into the field of ancient history; and deduced therefrom arguments to prove that where power had been trusted to men whether in great or small bodies, they soon degenerated to aristocracies. He instanced Sparta, Athens, and Rome. The Amphictionick league, he said, resembled the confederation of the United States; while thus united, they defeated Xerxes; but were subdued by the gold of Philip; who bought the council to betray the interest of the country.
Hon. Mr. Gorham (in reply to the gentleman from Uxbridge) exposed the absurdity of conclusions and hypothesis drawn from ancient governments had no idea of representations as we have. He, however, warned us against the evils which had ruined those states; which he thought was the want of an efficient federal government. As much, as the Athenians rejoiced in the extirpation of a Lacedemonian, will, if we are disunited, a citizen of Massachusetts at the death of a Connecticut man, or a Yorker. With respect to the proposed government degenerating into an aristocracy, the Hon. Gentleman observed, that the nature and situation of our country rendered such a circumstance impossible: as from the great preponderance of the agricultural interest in the United States, that interest would always have in its power the election of such men, as would, he observed, effectually prevent the introduction of any other than a perfectly democratical form of government.
Hon. Mr. Cabot, went fully into a continuation of the arguments of the hon. gentleman last up. In a clear and elegant manner he analyzed the ancient governments mentioned by Dr. Willard, and by comparing them with the proposed system, fully demonstrated the superiority of the latter, and in a particular manner the section under debate.
Mr. Randol said, the quoting of ancient history was no more to the purpose, than to tell how our forefathers dug clams at Plymouth: he feared a consolidation of the thirteen states. Our manners, he said, were widely different from the southern states, their elections were not so free and unbiased; therefore, if the states were consolidated he thought it would introduce manners among us, which would set us at continual variance.
Mr. Bowdoin, pointed out other instances of dissimilarity between the systems of the ancient republics, and the proposed constitution, than those mentioned by the hon. gentlemen from Charlestown and Beverly; in the want of the important checks in the former, which were to be found in the latter; to the want of which, in the first, was owing, he said, the usurpation that took place; he instanced the decemviri, who though chosen for a short period, yet unchecked, soon subverted the
liberties of the Romans; and concluded, with a decided opinion in favor of the constitution under debate.
The vice-president having informed the convention in the forenoon, that he had received a long letter from the hon. Mr. Gerry; the same was read, as soon as the convention proceeded to business in the afternoon. When the vice-president had read the letter; Mr. Gore rose and objected to the reading a state of facts respecting the construction of the senate in the federal convention, which accompanied the letter; not, he said, "from a wish to preclude information from his own mind, or from the minds of the convention; but from his duty to his constituents; and the desire he had to guard against infringements on the orders of the convention." Mr. Gore was interrupted as being out of order, but was proceeding on his objection, when the hon. Mr. Dana begged Mr. Gore's leave to say a few words, which he did; after which he retired from the convention until the consideration of the letter should be gone through with; a desultory conversation then ensued.
When the above conversation subsided, the sect. under debate in the forenoon was read.
Mr. Symmes. Mr. president, in such an assembly as this, and on a subject that puzzles the oldest politicians, a young man, sir, will scarcely dare to think for himself; but if he venture to speak, the effort must certainly be greater. This convention is the first representative body in which I have been honored with a seat, and men will not wonder that a scene at once so new, and so august, should confuse, oppress, and almost disqualify me to proceed.
Sir, I wish to bespeak the candour of the convention; that the candour which I know, I need but ask to have it extended to me, while I make a few indigested observations on the paragraph now in debate. I have hitherto attended with diligence but no great anxiety to the reasoning of the ablest partizans on both sides of the question. Indeed I could have wished for a more effectual, and (if I may term it so) a more feeling representation in the lower house, and for a representation of the people in the senate; I have been, and still am desirous of a rotation in office, to prevent the final perpetuation of power in the same men. And I have not been able clearly to see why the place and manner of holding elections should be in the disposal of Congress.
But, sir, in my humble opinion, the e things are comparatively the lesser things of the law. They doubtless have their influence in the grand effect, and so are essential to the system. But, sir, I view the section to which we have at length arrived, as the cement of the fabric, and this clause as the key-stone, or (if I may apply the metaphor) the magick talisman on which the fate of it depends.
Allow me, sir, to recall to your remembrance that yesterday, when states were in doubt about granting to Congress a five per cent impost, and the simple power of regulating trade, the time, when so delicate was the patriotic mind, that power was to be transferred with reluctant, with a sparing hand; and the most obvious utility could scarcely extort it from the people. It appears of some importance, to consider this matter, and to demand complete satisfaction upon the question, why an unlimited power in the affair of
taxation is so soon required? Is our situation so vastly different, that the powers so lately sufficient are now but the dust of the balance? I observe, sir, that many men, who within a few years past were strenuous opposers of an augmentation of the powers of Congress, are now the warmest advocates of power, so large as not to admit of a comparison with these which they opposed. Can not some of them state their reasons then, and their reasons now, that we may judge of their consistency; or shall we be left to suppose that the opinions of politicians, like those of the multitude, vibrate from one extreme to the other, and that we have no men among us to whom we can entrust the philosophick task of pointing out the golden mean?
[To be continued.]
Mr. MARTIN's Speech to the Assembly of Maryland.
[Continued from yesterday's paper.]
MR. Speaker, I think it my duty to observe, that during this struggle to prevent the large states from having all power in their hands, which had nearly terminated in a dissolution of the convention, it did not appear to me that either of those illustrious characters the honorable Mr. Washington, or the President of the state of Pennsylvania, were disposed to favour the claims of the smaller states against the undue superiority attempted by the large states; on the contrary, the honorable President of Pennsylvania was a member of the committee of compromise, and there advocated the right of the large states to an inequality in both branches, and only ultimately conceded it in the second branch on the principle of conciliation, when it was found that no other terms would be accepted: This, sir, I think it my duty to mention, for the consideration of those who endeavour to prop up a dangerous and defective system of great names; soon after this period, the honorable Mr. Yates and Mr. Lasing of New-York left us. They had uniformly opposed the system, and I believe, despairing of getting a proper one brought forward, or of rendering any real service, they returned no more. The propositions reported by the committee of the whole house, having been fully discussed by the convention, and with many alterations having been agreed to by a majority, a committee of five were appointed to detail the system according to the principles contained in what had been agreed to by that majority; this was likely to require some time, and the convention adjourned for eight or ten days. Before the adjournment, I moved for liberty to be given to the different members to take correct copies of the propositions, to which the convention had then agreed, in order that during the recess of the convention, we might have an opportunity of considering them, and if it should be thought that any alterations or amendments were necessary, that we might be prepared against the convention met to bring them forward for discussion. But, sir, the same spirit which caused our doors to be shut; our proceedings to be kept secret; our journals to be locked up; and every avenue, as far as possible, to be shut to public information, prevailed also in this case, and the proposal so reasonable and necessary was rejected by a majority of the convention, thereby precluding even the members themselves, from the necessary means of information and deliberation on the important business in which they were engaged.
It has been observed, Mr. Speaker, by my honorable colleague, that the debate respecting the mode of representation, was productive of considerably warmth; this observation is true; but, sir, it is equally true, that if we could have tamely and servilely consented to be bound in chains, and meanly condescended to assist in rivetting them fast, we might have avoided all that warmth, and have proceeded with as much calmness and coolness as any stoick could have wished. Having thus, sir, given the honorable members of this house, a short history of some interesting parts of our proceedings, I shall beg leave to take up the system published by the convention, and shall request your indulgence, while I make some observations on different parts of it, and give you such further information as may be in my power. [Here Mr. Martin read the first section of the first article, and then proceeded.] With respect to this part of the system, Mr. Speaker, there was a diversity of sentiment; those who were for two branches in the legislature, a house of representatives and a senate, urged the necessity of a second branch to serve as a check upon the first, and used all those trite and common place arguments which are proper and just, when applied to the formation of a state government over individuals variously distinguished in their habits and manners, fortune and rank; where a body chosen in a select manner, respectable for their wealth and dignity, may be necessary, frequently to prevent the hasty and rash measures of a representation more popular; but on the other side it was urged that none of these arguments could with propriety be applied to the formation of a federal government over a number of independent states. That it is the state governments which are to watch over and protect the rights of the individual, whether rich or poor, or of moderate circumstances, and in which the democratic and aristocratic influence or principles are to be so blended, modified, and checked, as to prevent oppression and injury. That the federal government is to guard and protect the states and their rights, and to regulate their common concerns. That a federal government is formed by the states, as states that are in their sovereign capacities, in the same manner as treaties and alliances are formed. That sovereignties considered as such, cannot be said to have jarring interests or principles, the one aristocratic and the other democratic.

tic; but that the principles of a sovereignty considered as a sovereignty, are the same, whether that sovereignty is monarchical, aristocratical, democratical, or mixed. That the history of mankind doth not furnish an instance from its earliest period to its present time, of a federal government constituted of two distinct branches. That the members of the federal government, if appointed by the states in their separate capacities, that is by their legislatures, as they ought, would be select in their choice, and coming from different states, having different interests and views—this difference of interest and views, would always be a sufficient check over the whole; and it was shewn, that even Adams, who, the reviewers have justly observed, appears to be as fond of checks and ballances, as lord Chesterfield of the graces, even he declares that a council consisting of one branch has always been found sufficient in a federal government.
It was urged, that the government we were forming was not in reality a federal but a national government, not founded on the principles of the preservation, but the abolition or consolidation of all state governments. That we appeared totally to have forgot the business for which we were sent, and the situation of the country for which we were preparing our system. That we had not been sent to form a government over the inhabitants of America, considering as individuals, that as individuals they were all subjects to their respective state governments, which governments would still remain, though the federal government was dissolved. That the system of government we were entrusted to prepare, was a government over these thirteen states; but that if our proceedings, we adopted principles which would be proper, only on the supposition that there were no state governments at all, but that all the inhabitants of this extensive continent were in their individual capacity, without government and in a state of nature. That accordingly the system proposed the legislature to consist of two branches, the one to be drawn from the people at large, immediately in their individual capacity, the other to be chose in a more select manner, as a check upon the first. It is in its very introduction declared to be a compact between the people of the United States as individuals, and it is to be ratified by the people at large in their capacity as individuals; all which it was said, would be quite right and proper, if there were no state governments, if all the people of this continent were in a state of nature, and we were forming one national government for them as individuals, and is nearly the same as was done in most of the states when they formed their governments over the people who compose them.
Whereas it was urged, that the principles on which a federal government over states ought to be constructed and ratified are the reverse—that instead of the legislature consisting of two branches, one branch was sufficient, whether examined by the dictates of reason or the experience of ages; that the representation instead of being drawn from the people at large, as individuals, ought to be drawn from the states, as states in their sovereign capacity; that in a federal government, the parties to the compact are not the people as individuals, but the states as states; and that it is by states as states in their sovereign capacity, that the system of government ought to be ratified, and not by the people as individuals.
It was further said, that in a federal government over states equally free, sovereign and independent, every state ought to have an equal share in making the federal laws or regulations, in deciding upon them, and in carrying them into execution, neither of which was the case in this system, but the reverse, the states not having an equal voice in the legislature, nor in the appointment of the executive, the judges, and other officers of government. It was insisted, that in the whole system there was but one federal feature—the appointment of the senators by the states in their sovereign capacity, that is by their legislatures, and their equality of suffrage in that branch; but it was said that this feature was only federal appearance.
[To be continued.]
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Of the state of New-York.
POUCHKEEPSIE, February 7, 1788.
[Continued.]
THE house met pursuant to adjournment. The bill concerning courts of oyer and terminer;
The bill for punishing treason and felonies, and for the better regulating proceedings in cases of felony; and
The amendments to the engrossed bill from the senate concerning oaths, were read a third time, and agreed to by the house.
A message was received from the hon. council of revision, by Judge Yates; informing, that the council had no objections to
The bill for ascertaining the measure of land; The bill to relieve cities and towns from such charges as may arise from bastard children born within the same;
The bill concerning apprentices and servants; The bill to redress disorders by common informers, and to prevent malicious informations;
The bill for rendering the proceedings on writs of mandamus, and informations, in the nature of a quo warranto, more speedy and effectual;
The bill for the more effectual discovery of the death of persons beyond sea, or absenting themselves, on whose lives estates do depend; and
The bill concerning idiots, lunatics, and infant trustees.
A message was received from the senate, by Mr. Floyd, and Mr. Morris, with a bill for concurrence, entitled, an act for extending the act, relative to highways, to the county of Columbia; which bill was read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
The attorney general, to whom was referred the petition of the Mohawk Indians, concerning their lands, informing the house that it would be some time before he could make a report, as some papers must first be obtained from Albany; that he had informed the Indians, who were attending the house, of their circumstance, and advised them to return, with an assurance that the termination of the legislature should be communicated to them; that the Indians had informed him they had no money to bear their expenses, and requested some assistance from the senate: he therefore recommended it to the house to make them a small ad-
vance; whereupon it was agreed to give them ten pounds to defray the expenses of their journey.
The bill directing the manner of approving deeds and recording conveyances;
The bill to prevent fraud by mortgages, and for securing the purchases of mortgaged estates; and
The bill concerning slaves; were read a second time, and committed.
The house went again into a committee on the bill, for dividing the counties into towns:
Mr. Low in the chair.
After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported their progress.
A message was received from hon. council of revision by the chancellor, informing, that the council had no objections to
The bill for the prevention and punishment of extortion;
The bill for preventing and punishing perjury, and subornation of perjury; and for compelling the attendance of witnesses;
The bill against buying and selling of offices; and, the bill for preventing and punishing champaign and maintenance.
Adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning.
Friday, February 8, 1788.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
A message was received from the senate, that they had agreed to the amendments made by the assembly, to the bill prescribing oaths of office.
Mr. Webster, from the committee, to whom was referred the petitions of John Broome, and others, reported, that the prayers thereof ought to be granted; whereupon the house directed the said committee to prepare and bring in a bill for that purpose, and for making amendments to the impo-polit law.
Mr. Bruyne from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Moses Scott, reported, that it would be proper to pass a bill to enable the justices of the peace, in the several counties, to establish fairs where they may deem them necessary: whereupon the said committee were ordered to bring in such a bill.
A letter was read from the auditor, ordering certain papers for the information of the house.
Another letter from the auditor, concerning quit rents, was read, and ordered to be taken up, when in a committee on the bill, further to continue the office of an auditor.
The auditor reported on the petition of James Coit and Philip Pell, that in his opinion, it would be improper to grant the prayer of the said petitioners.
A petition from William Guthrie, and others, concerning lands they had purchased from one Harpur, and on which they had settled, was read, and referred to the commissioners of the land-office.
Mr. Doughty, from the committee, to whom was referred the petition of Aries Vanderbilt, praying to have two certificates granted, in lieu of two others which he had lost by fire, reported that the prayer ought to be granted.
The house taking the said report into consideration, rejected the same; whereupon it was resolved that the prayer thereof be not granted.
The house went into the consideration on the amendments to the bill for repealing the act for relief of insolvent debtors, and agreed to the same; which, with the bill for emitting new paper money, was sent to the council.
The house went again into a committee on the bill, for dividing the several counties of this state into towns:
Mr. Low in the chair.
Having gone through the bill, the committee rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
A message was received from the Hon. Council of Revision by the Chancellor, that the Council had no objections to the Bill, for repealing the act for the relief of insolvent debtors; and the Bill for issuing new money, and calling in that which is now in circulation.
A message was received from the Senate, that they had passed the Bill to prevent excessive and deceitful gaming; which said Bill was read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
The Bill for extending the Laws of this State relative to high-ways to the county of Columbia, was read a second time and committed.
A message was received from the senate, that they had received a message from the hon. council of revision, that the council had no objections to the bill for repealing the act to prevent the destruction of fish in the county of Suffolk, and the bill prescribing oaths of office.
A message was received from the hon. council of revision, by Judge Yates: that the council had no objection to
The bill for preventing and punishing forgery and counterfeiting:
The bill to prevent stealing and avoiding records: The bill declaring it to be felony in servants to embezzle their master's goods:
The bill making it felony in such who shall levy any fine, suffer any recovery, or acknowledge any deed, recognizance, bail or judgment, in the name of another, not being privy and consenting thereto:
The bill to restrain all persons from marrying until their former wives and former husbands be dead:
The bill to prevent malicious maiming an wounding: and
The bill concerning prisoners breaking prison.
Another message was received from the council, by Judge Yates, as follows:
In COUNCIL OF REVISION, Feb. 7, 1788.
P R E S E N T,
Mis Excellency Governor Clinton, The Hon. Mr. Chancellor Livingston, The Hon. Mr. Justice Yates.
The council objected to the bill entitled, "An act for apprehending and punishing disorderly persons," as inconsistent with the spirit of the constitution and the public good.
Because the offences mentioned in the act are so indefinitely described, and the powers given to a single Magistrate in some instances, and to the justices in session in others, so extensive, without the intervention of a jury as to endanger the freedom of citizens of this state, which consists in being governed by the laws alone, and not by the discretion of magistrates.
The first offence is that of persons who shall threaten to run away, and leave their wives and children to the city or town. This offence consists only in words which may be uttered in jest,
and exaggerated by malice, or which family dissensions may draw from an irritable man labouring under domestic misfortunes; and would be too severely punished by imprisonment, scourges, and hard labour in a house of correction.
Another set of offenders subject to similar punishments, are those who not having wherewithal to maintain themselves, live idle, and without employment. The being idle and without employment is often involuntary, and owing rather to misfortune than vice; and where it otherwise, it would be more consistent with the spirit of government to leave it to the punishment which naturally attends it, penury and want, than to establish an arbitrary enquiry into the lives and conduct of free citizens; or to take from them, by the ignominy of their punishment all hope of employment in future.
Similar objections lay to the including of all Jugglers. This being indefinite, may, by the ignorance of a single justice of the peace, be extended to the punishment of persons, who endeavour to turn to their own profit, and the pleasure and advantage of society, the discoveries in natural philosophy, and the improvements in mechanism, which the present enlightened age has given birth to. Nor is the clause less exceptionable, which includes all persons pretending to have skill in physiognomy, palmistry, or the like crafty science. The pretending to knowledge of any kind, which the pretender does not possess, may be weakness and folly, but can never be a crime, unless the pretence is applied to evil purposes; but if the bill should pass into a law, the pretence alone, without any act, may draw after it the heavy punishment of imprisonment, hard labour in a house of correction, stripes and servitude, at the discretion of the justices. This is the more peculiarly severe, from the various constructions, which ignorance or prejudice may put upon those indefinite terms, "or the like crafty science." There are few persons who have not suffered their judgment of men to be biased by their countenances. As it is still doubtful, how far a skill in physiognomy may be acquired by time and study; and as we have as yet experienced no inconvenience from its profession, it cannot be right to infract the improvement of which it may possibly be capable.
The following description of offences tends to great oppression; "all persons who ran away, and leave their wives and children whereby they respectively become chargeable to any city or town." This is exceptionable, 1st. From the difficulty of determining the motive with which a man may leave his family, and the causes which may have retarded his return. It may include persons who leave them with a view to provide better for them than they can do by staying at home. It will include those unhappy men, whose misfortunes compel them to avoid an unrelenting creditor; nor is there any man, whatever his present circumstances may be, who may not (through misfortune) incur the heavy penalties annexed to this bill, should it pass into a law. The man who breaks the endearing ties which bind him to his family, more frequently deserves commiseration than punishment; and it certainly would as little consist with humanity and the principles of equal liberty, to leave such persons when poor and friendless to imprisonment, stripes and servitude, at the discretion of the magistrate.
GEORGE CLINTON.
[To be continued.]
New-York, February 20.
YESTERDAY arrived the sloop Peggy, Little, Curracoa; sloop Maria, Elliot, Charleston. Cleared. Sloop Lovely Peggy, Browne, Jamaica; schooner Three Friends, Harriot, Curracoa. The brig Mary, Robertson, from Jamaica, is arrived at Charleston.
By the sloop Maria, Capt. Elliot, in five days from Charleston, S. C. we received papers to the 19th instant.
On Saturday the 9th February, arrived at Charleston, the ship United States, Capt. Lindsay, from Amsterdam, in 7 weeks, and the brig Joseph and Mary, from London, in 12 weeks.
The ship —, Capt. Fenwick, from France bound to George Town, on the Potomac, arrived in the Delaware the 12th inst. but prevented getting up by the ice.
Tuesday evening the 5th inst. about nine o'clock, a fire was discovered in the senate chamber in the state-house, in Charleston (S. C.) but before proper assistance could be obtained, it had got to such a height as to prevent any possibility of saving that elegant building. The papers, records, &c. were all saved—By the great exertion of the inhabitants, the flames was prevented from doing any farther mischief.
Extract of a letter from Charleston (S. C.) dated January 24.
"As to the new constitution, I hope and think it will be adopted with amendments by this state: but the opposition is heavy and increasing. The convention meets on the 14th of May—76 against 75 for meeting at Charleston. Our assembly, senate, &c. move up next January to Columbia, 150 miles back, where there is a state-house building. The country interest prevails over the mercantile in this state: this will operate strongly against the new constitution, as the Farmers (who are rather contracted) entertain jealousies that it is a scheme to favour the mercantile interest, however we will have most of the orators with us, and the influence of the town."
On the 2d. January, Mr. John Lewis, one of the printers of the Kingston morning post, was apprehended in his own house, in Harbour street, by the messenger to the assembly, assisted by three privates of the town-guard, who acted under the authority of the Speaker's warrant. He was carried to the county goal, in the afternoon, where he remained until Thursday morning, and then was conducted to Spanish Town, under a strong guard of Constables, for fear of a rescue, and afterwards committed to Spanish Town prison. [Further particulars on Friday.]
Extract of a letter from London, Nov. 20.
"The new arrangement for the packets is as follows: Instead of vessels of 200 tons burthen, it is the intention of the Post-office to employ vessels of 100 tons only, to be built for swift sailing in preference to capacity."
"Ten packets are to be destined for the West-Indies, to sail from Falmouth every fortnight."
They drop their mail at Barbadoes, and then sail immediately to Crooked Island, where they deliver and receive the Jamaica mail, &c.
"Four packets are to be stationed in the West-Indies, to convey the letters from island to island, and also to and from the Carolinas, and meet the packet at Crooked Island and Barbadoes."
"Four packets are destined for America, to sail once a month; and six to Lisbon, to sail as usual."
"The saying on this improved plan will be about 20,000l. a year."
To be SOLD CHEAP, At PRIVATE SALE,
THE place which William Provost formerly occupied, which for elegance of situation is perhaps equal to any in the state of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackinsack, and extends from the river up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a STONE DWELLING-HOUSE, two stories high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry cellar, and a dwelling-room underneath on the ground floor (behind built on the declivity of a hill) with a large kitchen adjoining: Also, a poultry-house and a new barn; in the rear of the dwelling-house is a beautiful green, ornamented with fruit-trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty-four loads of English hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a spacious and substantial dock, newly made, on which is a store with a large quantity of ashes, an extraordinary spring and well at the dwelling-house, from which the meadow may be watered: there is also a garden with a variety of the best fruit-trees: on the lot on the opposite side of the road, stands a commodious store, commanding trade of the back country; also a young orchard of good fruit trees. The whole of the place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are wood land; the land has been well manured with ashes; the whole of the land enclosed with a new substantial fence.
The beauty of this situation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a country seat or a place of business. To be sold in three different lots, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser; if not sold by the first day of April next, then to be rented. For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS, in maiden-lane, No. 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the same.
The Conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchaser.
If any person wants to view the place, apply to D. Lefferts, he will send a person with him.
New-York, Feb. 5, 1788. 22—m.w.f.
By Order of the Hon. Ebenezer Purdy, Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester:
NOTICE is hereby given by the petitioning creditors of Gilbert Dean, an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause, if any they have, before the said judge, at his house in Upper Salem, on Monday the eighteenth day of February, 1788, at twelve o'clock, why an assignment of the said insolvent's estate should not be made, and be discharged, according to the form of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.
GILBERT DEAN.
Dated the 3d day of February, 1788. 18.c.d.3t.
Petitioning Creditors. Michael Hays, David Conklin, Peter Bant, Glade Leque, Gilbert Drake, Nubery Fowler, Jonathan Corral.
By Order of the Hon. John Sloat Hobart, Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given by the petitioning creditors of George Arhart, an insolvent debtor, to all the creditors of said insolvent debtor, by Monday the twenty-fifth inst. before the said judge, at his chambers, to their cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the estate of the said George Arhart should not be made, for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said George Arhart be discharged, pursuant to the directions of 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.
GEORGE ARHART.
Dated New-York, Feb. 11, 1788. 16 w.w.f.
Wanted to CHARTER,
By the MONTH, For Four Months Certain, A VESSEL, FROM eighty to one hundred and twenty tons measurement. For particulars apply to
W. WOOD,
No. 74, Water-street. 14 e.d.
TO BE SOLD,
An EXCELLENT FORTE-PIANNO,
Imported from London the last Summer.
Enquire of PHILIP JACOBS.
No. 20, next door but one to the City Tavern, Broad-Way.—Feb. 12, 1788. 16 e.d.
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous pive, will be given for 20,000 dollars, of such as are generally called Final settlements, and those signed by J. Nourse.—Enquire at No. 20, Queen-street. JACOB REED, jun.
New-York, Feb. 3, 1788. 16 e.d.
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Peter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof.

POET'S CORNER.
AN ITALIAN SONG.
DEAR is my little native vale, The ring-dove builds and warbles there; Close by my cot she tells her tale To every passing villager. The squirrel leaps from tree to tree, And shells his nuts at liberty. In orange groves and myrtle bowers, That breathe a gale of fragrance round, I charm the fairy-footed hours With my lov'd lute's romantic sound; Or crowns of living laurel wave, For those that win the race at eve. The Shepherd's horn at break of day, The ballet danc'd in twilight glade. The canzonet and roundelay Song in the silent greenwood shade; Those simple joys, that never fail, Shall bind me to my native vale.
LUDICROUS.
THE following is an undoubted fact:—As a custom-house officer was searching for some rum goods in a house in petty France, Westminster, London, he happened to creep under a bed, where the people had placed a double trap to catch rats. Unfortunately for him, his hand slipped into one of the sides of the trap, and was there held fast. In this situation he endeavoured with the other hand to release himself; unluckily it also got into the other side of the trap, and was in like manner secured, whereupon he called out loudly for help; the people of the house accordingly, though with some delay, came to his assistance, after pulling him by his legs from under the bed, they unloosed the bindings of the trap, and released him. He has since positively declared and swore, that he will never again creep under another person's bed, though it be in search of some of the best French brandy, or any other smuggled goods that may happen to find their way from France without paying the customary duties.
Affize of BREAD,
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NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Fregate Alliance and Bon homme Richard, who are entitled to a share in the prizes taken by the squadron under the command of John Paul Jones, Esq. that a division has been made of the proceeds of such prizes as were sold in France, and that the shares will be paid to the respective claimants, or their legal representatives, on their producing, at this office, sufficient proof that they are the persons, or are empowered by the persons actually entitled to the shares they respectively claim.
Benjamin Walker, Commissioner.
Office of accounts, Marine department.
THE UNITED STATES
In CONGRESS assembled, July 23, 1787.
RESOLVED, That all persons having unliquidated claims against the United States, pertaining to the late commissaries, quartermasters, clothiers, or marine department, shall exhibit particular abstracts of such claims to the proper commissioner, appointed to settle the accounts of those departments, within eight months from the date hereof; and all persons having other unliquidated claims against the United States, shall exhibit a particular abstract thereof to the controller of the treasury of the United States, within one year from the date hereof; and all accounts not exhibited as aforesaid, shall be precluded from settlement or allowance.
A FEW copies of that much celebrated work of the late Rev. Dr. CHAUNCY, of Boston, "On the Fall, and its consequences," to be had at this Printing-Office.
PURSUANT to an order made by the hon. John Sloss Hobart, Esq. one of the judges of the supreme court of the state of New-York: NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of William Vander Locht, an insolvent debtor, to appear before the said judge at his chambers in Crown-street in the city of New-York, by Tuesday the nineteenth day of February inst. to show cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the said debtor's estate should not be made, and the said debtor discharged, according to the form of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.
WILLIAM VANDER LOCHT.
Dated the 5th of Feb. 1788. 10 w.th.f.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Bryan, of Huntington, Long-Island, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignor of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Bryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Bryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to
JOHN ARDEN, Junior,
Affignee.
42 m.w.f. gm. New-York, November 15, 1787.
AT THE TANNERY,
Near the Fresh-Water Pond,
MAY be had of the subscriber, a quantity of excellent SOLE and UPPER-LEATHER, tanned in the English mode, equal to any manufactured in America. He proposes, for country dealers, to supply on terms that will enable them to make large profits;—for city consumption, such as will establish the Shoe Manufacturers, and procure them a run of custom—for ships use, as good in quality, as that imported from England, and at a much less price.
Cash, Bark, raw Hides or Calve Skins taken in exchange. ISAAC COULTHARD.
N. B. A Currier, Master of his Business is wanted immediately—Apply as above. 40—ed
FOR SALE,
At the STORE of
Mr. Barnt Deklyn,
No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET, the following
GOODS,
Which will be SOLD at the most reduced Prices, to wit.
A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Saracens, Peelongs, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Velvets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Oznabrigs, Marceilles Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckles and Buttons.
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL, low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania PAPER MONEY.
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 favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, houseline, and marine, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Rope-maker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of carriage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 e.d.
To the Afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY 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—e. d.
I. Greenwood,
SURGEON DENTIST,
No. 199, Water-street, opposite the Coffee-house, Performs all Operations incident to the
TEETH and GUMS,
TRANSPLANTS NATURAL, and SUBSTITUTE,
Artificial Teeth.
A Few COPIES of the Conductor Generalis,
To be SOLD, At this PRINTING-OFFICE.
STAGE.
Morris-Town and Paules-Hook
ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Waggon every Tuesday and Friday, from his house in Morris-Town, to Paules-Hook, by the way of Newark, starting at five o'clock each morning. The waggon generally arrives at Jacamiah Smith's, Paules-Hook, about one o'clock of the same day, where it remains until the next morning, nine o'clock, when it returns by the same route, and with all expedition.
The FARE for a passenger, with eleven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight.
The waggon, on its route to Paules-Hook, stops at Lawrence's tavern, Springfield, where the passengers may breakfast, if they choose; the next stage is at Major Sayre's, Newark, from whence they proceed to Paules-Hook.
N. B. Letters, to be sent by the above stage, may be lodged at Capt. Crane's, a few doors above the Ferry-house, in Cortlandt-street, New-York, from whence they shall always be safely conveyed to the stage. All letters carried free.
GEORGE OHARA.
Morris-Town, August 28, 1787.
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 Talmadge 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 passages in either of those 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.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street,
The American Calculator, or Counting-House COMPANION, CONTAINING,
A TABLE, ascertaining the value of sundry coins in gold, as regulated by the Chamber of Commerce in this city, and shewing at one view, their value in the several currencies of New-York, North-Carolina, and Great-Britain. A Collection of Tables, shewing, at one view, the amount of any number (under 10,000) of Dollars, French and English Crowns, Half Joes, French and English Guineas, &c. as they pass through the United States A Table of Guineas, as they pass in England and Ireland. Rules for the ready reducing the currencies of the United-States, from the currency of one state into the currency of any other of the United States; and for reducing the currencies of the United-States into sterling, and sterling into the currencies of the said states. Rules for reducing English Money into Irish, and Irish Money into English, according to the par of exchange between both kingdoms. Five different tables of the coins of the United-States of America, agreeable to a resolve of Congress of the 8th August, 1787, viz. a Table of Half Dollars, a Table of Dimes, a Table of Cents, and a table of Mills; calculated to render familiar the proper mode of counting said Money. This Book is intended for the convenience of Merchants, &c. in the United States, by Francis Healy, Accomptant.
Price 1s. 6d. single. The usual discount to Booksellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c.
** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Booksellers.
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD Flax-seed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—e.d.
A PERSON, perfectly acquainted with MERCHANT'S ACCOUNTS, would be glad of employ, in that line, either in Posting of Books, or adjusting intricate accounts. Enquire of the Printer.
New-York, October 25, 1787. 38—e.d.
—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.