The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-05-24 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 1203, of VOL. XLIII.]
S A T U R D A Y, May 24, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2303.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D 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.
Just published by M. CARY, At Philadelphia, and to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (By whom Subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum,
For APRIL, 1788. CONTAINING Philosophical Papers. OBSERVATIONS and conjectures on the earthquakes of New-England, Historical account of the earthquakes of New-England, Observations and remarks on ditto, Theory of water-spouts: by Andrew Oliver, of Salem in Massachusetts, A sketch of the climate, water, and soil of South-Carolina: by Lionel Chalmers, M. D. of South-Carolina.
American Oratory. Speech of Oliver Ellsworth, Esq. in the convention of Connecticut, Another speech of the same gentleman, Speech of the Rev. Mr. Shute in the convention of Massachusetts, Speech of Mr. Symmes, in ditto, —of Mr. Thacher, in ditto, —of Mr. Barrel, —of the Rev. Mr. Stillman, —of Mr. Ames.
Politics. Resolves proposed to the federal convention, by Mr. Patterson, of New-Jersey, Cursory remarks on the federal constitution, Address to the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania.
State Papers. Letter from Mr. Lambert to Mr. Jefferson, Arrest of the court of Versailles, for the encouragement of the commerce of France with the United States of America. Law Information. Statement of an interesting case determined in the supreme court, at Newbern, relative to confiscated property.
Rural Concerns. Hint to the farmers of Pennsylvania, On the use of plaster of Paris, On the use of dried sand as manure, On the use of pulverized bones as manure, Method of preventing the destruction of apple trees by canker worms, On the preparation and advantages of fumach berries.
Miscellanies. Meditations on a tea pot, An oration in praise of ignorance, Address to the inhabitants of the United States. Poems by the late Dr. Ladd. Address to Amanda, Sonnet—addressed to the naiads of Ashley river, Elegy sacred to the manes of Philander, Fragment of an epistle to a friend.
Intelligence. Foreign, American.
I. Greenwood, SURGEON DENTIST, No. 199 Water-street, opposite the Coffee-House. Performs all Operations incident to the TEETH and GUMS, Transplants Natural, and Substitutes ARTIFICIAL TEETH. And attends abroad upon sending directions
Just Published, At Thomas Greenleaf's Printing-Office, No. 25, Water-Street. A new, complete, and correct Edition of Baron Steuben's Regulations FOR THE Order and Discipline OF THE Troops of the United States.
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. 191 Queen-street, opposite Beckman'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, Lutestring, Hair Ribbons, Cambricks, Watches, Silk Hose, Umbrellas, &c. Also, to be sold at the above Store, Handkerchiefs, Perfians, and Sarinets. t.f.
Just Published, Enlarged, and Improved, And to be SOLD, by S. and J. Loudon, Messrs. Berry & Rogers, Mr. Hodge, Mr. Reid, Mr S. Campbell, Mr. T. Allen, and Mr. T. Greenleaf,
The American Magazine,
For APRIL, 1788. CONTAINING, ORIGINAL LETTERS, The life and amusements of Isaac Bickerstaff, junior, continued; Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald, concluded, Some account of the Scarcity Root, concluded, A letter from Dr. Stiles, The Adventure of the Inn, continued, Answers to the Law Questions in the Magazine for February, Letter from Dr. Mitchell to Mr. Post, A Series of Original Letters, Original Letter from an Officer in the late Army to his Brother, Education—the importance of accommodating the mode of it to the Form of Government, Essay on Snuff-taking, by Earl Stanhope, Account of Sophia Hoffman, the infant Musician, An account of a patriotic Society of Ladies established in Spain, Lucubrations on Beards, Letters, Origin of the Romance called Robinson Crusoe, Importance of Time, Medical Case of a wounded Nerve, All Men have their Bones, A Tribute of Sensibility, Extracts from ancient Records, A Sentimental Fragment, A true Story, Affected Sensibility, Narrative of the loss of the Rebecca Sloop at White-Haven, Nov. 5, 1787, Curious Extracts from an old Manuscript, Alphonzo, The English Critical Review of Mr. Barlow's Vision of Columbus, AMERICAN REVIEW. Federalist, continued, An address to the People of New-York, Another address to the same, A new and complete System of Arithmetic, by Nicholas Pike, A. M. POETRY. Alexis, Fragment of a Poem written by a Madman on Madness, Lines by a Lady of fifteen, Happiness to be found in the Mind only, From a Gentleman to a Lady, who had presented him a Cake-heart, Ode to Spring, Epitaph on the late Boyle Godfrey. American Intelligence, European Intelligence, Marriages and Deaths.
This Day is published, And to be sold by the PRINTER hereof, and by ROBERT HODGE, No. 237, Queen Street,
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
Latin Grammar,
EXPLAINED in a manner suited to the Capacity of Beginners; with Notes and Observations calculated for those who have made proficiency in the Classics. By JAMES HARDIE, A. B. Teacher of the GREEK and LATIN Languages, NEW-YORK. WE, the PRESIDENT and PROFESSORS of COLUMBIA COLLEGE, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do certify, that we have examined a new publication, entitled "The principles of the Latin Grammar explained," &c. by JAMES HARDIE, and that we find it an accurate and judicious compilation, well calculated for the instruction of youth in the rudiments of the Latin language; and such as may be useful even to those who have made considerable progress therein. We therefore recommend it to all who are intrusted with the care of education, and particularly to the teachers in the different schools of this state. W. SAMUEL JOHNSON, President, WILLIAM COCHRAN, Professor of Languages,
JOHN DANIEL GROS, Professor of (Moral Philosophy and Geography), JOHN KEMP, Professor of Mathematics and (Natural Philosophy).
S H R U B,
Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity, FOR SALE by Charles Tillinghast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market in Cherry-street.
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 L E T T E R 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.
Nullius addidit jus in Verba Magistri. —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." Impress 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 c.d.
TO BE SOLD, For JERSEY MONEY at full Value, Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS, At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge township, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber. The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the 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 Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
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 Haley, Accomptant.
Price 1s. 6d. single. The usual discount to Bookellers, and others, who may purchase by the Hundred, Dozen, &c. ** Also may be had of Messieurs Campbell, Reid, Allen, Macgill, and Mills, Bookellers.
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S Flax-feed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—e.d.
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 28th 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 bag-gage 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 Beckman, in Courtlandt-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 e.d.
New-York, Elizabeth Town, and Philadelphia
New Stage Line.
THE frequent neglect of business, by some of the proprietors of the former line of stages, has compelled the subscribers, who were concerned, to withdraw themselves, and to join in establishing a new line. By strict attention to their business—by keeping their coaches and horses in good order—and by employing none but sober drivers, they hope to merit the favors of the public.
The stage will leave Powles-Hook, every afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Saturdays excepted; the stage boats also ply every day from White-Hall to Elizabeth-Town Point. From Mr. Crane's, at Elizabeth-Town Point, the stage will set out every morning (except Sunday) and run through Bridge town in Rarway, 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.
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 Peterburgh 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, hambro lines, deep sea lines, hand lead lines, log lines, house lines, and marine, &c. &c. by
H. IVERS, Rope-maker. N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer.
This Day is PUBLISHED, By the Printer hereof.—Price 6 Coppers AN ACT,
To REGULATE the EXPORTATION of FLAX-SEED and LUMBER, Passed the 28th of March, 1788.

MISCELLANY.
To the President, Vice-President and Committee of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of Free Negroes unlawfully held in Bondage.
Gentlemen,
YOUR favor of the 20th of October last, and the certificates which accompanied it, were much to our satisfaction. We hope the labor you have to kindly bestowed, in collecting the latter, will prove useful. We shall be further obliged by you forwarding the authentic documents you mention, respecting the treatment of the slaves in the southern states and the West India islands, it being contended that the instances of inhumanity are very rare. The certificates have been submitted to the perusal of several who have actively interested themselves in promoting our common object.
But our opponents seem already sensible of the futility of a plea so extremely weak as that founded on a supposed incapacity of the black people to enjoy the blessings of freedom and civilization. Their arguments, or rather their insinuations, have latterly been more particularly confined to the impolicy of abolishing the slave trade, on which they would have it believed that the existence of the plantations, and the consequent revenue of this kingdom essentially depends. — On the other hand it is contended, and we trust on much better authority, that neither injury to the plantations, nor defalcation of the revenue, would eventually ensue. To the doubts industriously suggested by some who are interested in favouring the former opinion, we may partly attribute the prayers of some of the numerous petitions which have already been presented to the house of commons, requesting the mere regulation of a commerce which no possible modification can rectify. — But we are inclined to believe that many of them were so expressed from inadvertency, or the want of a thorough knowledge of the subject.
Remembering the declarations of the American Congress so frequently repeated during the contest with Britain, we could not but flatter ourselves that the late convention would have produced more unequivocal proofs of regard to consistency of character than an absolute prohibition of the proposed federal government from complying with the acknowledged obligations of humanity and justice for the term of twenty one years. — We much regret that your nervous address on the occasion had not an effect more adequate to the importance of the subject. What may be the event of the parliamentary business is yet uncertain — at present the prospect is encouraging.
And though we are aware how liable those expectations are to fail which depend upon simple and honest principles, when opposed by the intrigues of wealth and power, yet we can scarcely avoid flattering ourselves with the hope arising from the number and respectability of the patrons of this undertaking, that it will at length be successful. Our adversaries who had, till lately been remarkably quiet, probably because they held our endeavours in contempt, have now taken the alarm, and use every artifice of sophistry and misrepresentation to defeat our purpose; one of their most plausible
allegations is, that if the British nation should lay down the trade, other nations will take it up, and therefore that the condition of the Africans would not be improved, though England would sustain a considerable loss. The reply is obvious; that this nation ought to do what is right, let others do as they please, and we have a strong persuasion that, on the whole, the African trade is a loosing one to this country.
It is, however, our present wish, that an appeal might be made to the humanity of other countries and governments, and for this purpose we commenced a correspondence in France, and a society is now forming there whose object it will be to diffuse the knowledge of this traffic, and shew it in its true colours. It may perhaps be in your power to assist our views of thus extending the sphere of action.
The privy council is now engaged in enquiries into the slave trade, and the colonial slavery; and we expect the subject will shortly be investigated in parliament.
The university of Cambridge have expressed their sense of it in a very forcible petition to the house of commons; and the clergy of the established church in many other parts have equally testified their zeal in the common cause.
Many counties, cities and towns have petitioned. Among the cities we have the satisfaction to enumerate Bristol, one capital seat of the African trade. The presbyterians, independents and baptists have petitioned collectively; and the religious society called quakers have repeated their application on the occasion: more petitions are expected from various quarters.
The attempts to revive the national character, and assert the common rights of our nature, has awakened the attention and excited the good wishes of people of all descriptions:
It was only necessary that the torch of truth should be lighted, to flash conviction in the face of humanity, but avarice is willfully blind. One solitary petition came up against us from the town of Liverpool, yet we are not without well-wishers and even advocates in that seminary of slave traders.
As much useful information is contained in the historical account of Guinea, published by your late worthy fellow citizen, A. Benezet, we are printing another edition, with a view to give it a more extensive circulation. We shall herewith send you some copies of the committee's report to our society at large, and also such other of the tracts lately published here, on the subject, as we can collect — some of these you may think it proper to re-publish. And we shall be obliged by any returns of the same kind you may be able to make.
Referring you to our report for further information respecting our proceedings, we have only to repeat our sincere wishes that yours may meet with the success they deserve.
Signed by order of the committee of the London society for promoting the abolition of the slave trade,
GRANVILLE SAHRP, (Chairman.)
London, Feb. 28th, 1788.
From the CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Printed at Philadelphia. THE FEDERALIST'S Political Creed. MR. PRINTER,
THOUGH religious creeds have long since been deemed quite useless, or rather indeed extremely prejudicial to the interests of virtue and true piety; yet I must at the same time be of opinion, that politi-
cal creeds are of a very different nature, and that no government, and least of all an arbitrary one, can be supported without some such summary of its credenda, or articles of faith. Our late C——, sensible of the truth of this maxim, have taken care to draw up a very full and comprehensive creed for the use of their creatures and expectants, who are obliged to believe and maintain every article of it, right or wrong, on pain of political damnation. And to do those slavish expectants justice, there never was on earth a set of more firm and sincere believers, nor any who were willing to run greater risks in defence of their political dogmas.
This political creed however is no new invention: it is the old tory system revived by different hands. And the articles of it can be a secret to no one, who has the misfortune to converse with any of its advocates: but as such doctrines and maxims would better become the slave of a Bafnaw of three tails, than the subject of a free republican government, I shall just take the liberty, by way of specimen, to mention a few of these articles for the sake of your more uninformed readers. And
1. They maintain that the revolution and the declaration of independence, however important at those periods, are now to be considered as mere farces, and that nothing that was then done ought to be any bar in the way of establishing the proposed system of arbitrary power.
2. That as most of the European nations are in a state of vassalage and slavery, the Americans easily may be brought to a similar situation, and therefore ought to be reduced to the same abject condition.
3. That to compass this end, a large standing army should be kept up in time of peace, under the specious pretence of guarding us against foreign invasions, and our frontiers against the savages; but in reality to overawe and enslave the people, who, if provoked at the violation of their rights, should at any time dare to murmur or complain, the military should be employed to bayonet them for their arrogance and presumption.
4. That to say the late convention was not authorized by the people at large to form an aristocratic, consolidated system of government for them, but merely to recommend alterations and amendments of the good old articles of confederation, is downright treason and rebellion.
5. That to assert that it was a shameful departure from the principles of the revolution and republicanism, and a bare violation of the trust reposed in them, is a crime of the deepest dye, and never to be forgiven.
6. That if any man, in the course of his writings, should happen to give offence to a favorite of the junta, it should be an express condition in the admission of every person into the new administration, that he concur in the prosecution of the author, or printer (or both, if the name of the author can be extorted or discovered, no matter how vile and infamous the means), to the utmost rigor of the law, and even in contradistinction to all law and justice.
7. That the trial by jury, whether in civil or criminal cases, ought to be entirely abolished, and that the judges only of the new federal court, appointed by the well-born in the ten mile square, should determine all matters of controversy between individuals.
8. That the trial by jury ought likewise to be abolished in the case of libels, and every one accused of writing or even publishing a libel, ought to be tried by informations, attachments, interrogatories, and the other arbitrary methods practised in the court of star chamber.
9. That a libel is whatever may happen to give offence to any great man, or old woman; and the more true the charge, the more virulent the libel.
10. That an unrestrained liberty of the press should be granted to those who write and publish against the liberties of the people, but be absolutely denied to such as write against unconstitutional measures, and the abominable strides of arbitrary power, which have recently been attempted by any of the rump conclaves or conventions.
11. That the people indeed have no rights and privileges but what they enjoy at the mercy of the rich lordlings, who may, of right, deprive them of any or of all their liberties whenever they think proper.
12. That the freemen of America have no right to think for themselves, nor to choose their own officers of government, who ought to be named and appointed by the king elect, the half king and the senate; these being evidently much better judges of what is for the good of the people than the people themselves.
13. That a bill of rights and other explicit declarations in favor of the people, are old musty things, and ought to be destroyed; and that for any set of men to declare themselves in favor of a bill of rights, is a most daring insult offered to General Washington and Dr. Franklin, who, it must be allowed by the whole world, are absolutely infallible.
14. That those men are best qualified to conduct the affairs of a free people, who breathe nothing but a spirit of tyranny, and
who, by their violent, illegal, and unconstitutional (consolidating, energetic, as they are pleased to stile it) procedures, have well nigh reduced the good people of this great continent to the very eve of a civil war: — and that as soon as nine states should accede to the new system of slavery, every one who would presume to lift a syllable against it, ought to be taken up, imprisoned, and punished at the discretion of the judges of the supreme federal court.
Such are a few of the many articles of the political creed of the federal hacks, and how firmly they believe and diligently act up to them, is a matter of equal notoriety and grief to every real patriot in America.
Foreign Intelligence
PARIS, March 26.
The Rain has ceased, and the Weather is exceedingly mild and agreeable.
IT is said, that the Duke of Orleans has certainly been recalled, but that he prudently chuses to remain for a few days at Monceaux, (a pretty garden within Paris, called vulgarly the Duke's Whim) in order to prevent the assembling of the populace. Some pretend to have seen him at Versailles. Let it be as it will, his recall is not far off, as every thing seems to wear a better aspect in the iteline political sphere.
The Duke of Dorset gives the grandest entertainments of any among the diplomatic order, or even among the rest of the nobility. At one of them lately the Count d'Artois was present, and the favourite crabs were not forgotten. During the present Anglomanie, his Grace is obliged to devote one day in the week (and it is the Monday) to drink tea in the afternoon a l'Angloise , at which ceremony the flower of the nobility of this kingdom adorn the tea-table. The entertainment generally concludes with ice prepared by the skilful hands of Venon, the best confectioner in Europe.
Mr Eden has announced in the Paris Journal his speedy departure for Madrid.
M. de Mounier's illness is more alarming than ever. The faculty despair of his recovery.
On the fourth medallion, in the Pretender's funeral decoration, at Frenecati Cathedral, there was the following passage from Job, chap. xix. ver. 25. "Si voluissent ire ad eos sedeam primus, cumque sederem quasi rex, circumstante exercitu, etiam tamen merentium consolator." He was buried with all the insignia of the Orders of Great-Britain, in a suit of peach coloured satin, gold buckles, and a diamond ring of great value. He had a crown on his head, and a sceptre and sword at the sides.
M. Neckar has surprised and obliged the world with a work entitled, "L'importance des Opinions Religieuses," which in beauty and correctness of style, force of reasoning, and originality of idea, is second to no treaty on the subject of religion. That a man, who has spent the greatest part of his life in the dry study of calculation, and the administration of finances, should rival the finest writers in morality and the belles lettres, in delicacy of composition, and leave behind him, in their own walk, the most celebrated divines, is truly astonishing: but that he has done so, is incontrovertible. His execution is equal to the grandeur and importance of his subject.
LONDON, April 2.
On Friday night the Ravenworth arrived off the Isle of Wight, and the Post immediately set off with the news to the India-House. This ship brings the despatches from the principal settlements, and has therefore been most earnestly expected for some time. The ship left Bengal on the 7th of October — it left Madras on the 23d of October, and arrived at the Cape towards the latter end of December.
The letters are not delivered out, but we learn, that both at Bengal and Madras things remained in perfect quiet. Earl Cornwallis was gone up on a visit to the Vizier at Lucknow, after having arranged and despatched the accounts of the revenues for the year. Sir Archibald Campbell and the government of Madras, were on the most friendly habits with the governor of Pondicherry; and there was perfect peace in the Carnatic.
The story that has been industriously propagated of the marriage of Earl Cornwallis is not true.
The balmy air on Sunday, induced our belles and beaux, to throw aside their winter garments, and array themselves in their spring dresses. Our ancestors probably found April a more genial month than we now experience it, for in a print from an allegorical representation of the twelve months painted in the last century, we see April represented like a young man, clothed in green silk, with a garland of myrtle and hawthorn buds, holding in one hand primroses and violets, and in the other the celestial sign Taurus.
Saturday orders were sent from the admiralty to Portsmouth, for the Hawke sloop of war to be got ready for sea immediately, to sail with despatches for the governor of Gibraltar, with orders to stop all communications with Barbary for the present.

The following curious literary production is copied verbatim from the Salisbury Journal—It was addressed to the printer of that paper.
"Sir, Whereas the people of Daverhill gives it out that it was owing to I that the woman there hangd herself, because when I preached to the Jokes I told um as how they was all damned as dident foller my way—Now I say I could not help it if the woman hangd herself, cause if I can tell who will be damned I is ignorant who will hang themselves—They have foared me to send this had-vertisement to you cause the ignorant shouldnt disperfe my Karakter As I mite lufe my congregation, and by that means they would be eternally lost; cause how shall they hear without a preacher So Mifler Printer prey reform the publick that I aske there pardons if the woman hangd herself for I, as I hopes they will drop any furder slanderous persecution about I
J. HAMBLIN." We read an account yesterday in one of the Lower Prints, that Mr. Hastings was dangerously ill, and attended by Dr. Warren and Barker. He is the most imprudent sick man alive, undoubtedly, for we met him yesterday morning at ten o'clock, in Bond-street; and were we to judge from his looks, instead of the newspapers, he never was in better health.—Certain it is, that he has been attended by no physician since the commencement of the trial.
What a pity it is, that Mr. Hastings will not be ill! That a man with such a load of murder and guilt upon his back, will walk ten miles a day.—They begin to be afraid that he may carry the whole off—by per-piration!
We are authorized to assure the public, that the malicious report, relative to a supposed affection of M. de Calonne, about Mr. Hastings, and which had been so industriously circulated, has not the smallest foundation in truth, or even in probability. The candid manner in which Mr. de Calonne has acted, in publicly refuting this dark and infamous attack on Mr. Hastings's reputation, has corroborated the ideas which the British nation in general had formed of the ex-minister's manly and determined character; for as soon as he heard that the persecutors of Mr. Hastings had artfully insinuated, "that Mr. de Calonne had declared at a public dinner, that to his knowledge, Mr. Hastings had remitted home a very large sum through France;"—he not only authorized a gentleman to declare publicly, "that the report was false and groundless;" but he has himself taken great pains to convince the world, "that it is not possible that he could have made such an assertion; nor probable that such an event could have happened."
CONTINENTAL POLITICS. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM VIENNA.
In answer to a very strong memorial presented to the Court of Vienna, by the Russian Ambassador, respecting their connivance at a Turkish Squadron cruising in the Adriatic, the senate were extremely equivocal—mentioned their engagements with the Porte—talked evasively of their friendship towards the Empress;—but on the whole, appeared to decline a compliance with the wishes of the Imperial Court.
The public have been disappointed in their expectation of a Supplement Extraordinary to the Gazette, in confirmation of various pieces of intelligence received thro' a private medium.—The affair of General Alvinzi is, however, confirmed beyond all doubt; nor has he escaped censure, for having ventured without an escort in so perilous a situation.
On the 8th of March, a smart skirmish happened on the Banks of the Save, opposite to Belgrade, at half past seven o'clock in the morning, between an escort of 150 Imperialists, and a body of 1000 Turks from the garrison, who were proceeding on an expedition. The Imperialists found the assistance of a few pieces of cannon ineffectual against the ardour of the Turk; but the arrival of a detachment of Cavalry, at length relieved them, and the Turks were obliged to retire with a considerable loss.
The Court of Russia has intimated to the Foreign Consuls, the danger of residing at Cherson, and proposed to them an interior situation of greater safety. The Consuls of Vienna and Naples immediately withdrew to Kremofchuk, the place recommended.
On the 16th, a Courier arrived at Vienna, from Petersburg; upon which Prince Galitzin, the Russian Ambassador, had a conference with the Austrian Ministers; and the next day, sent off an express to the Empress. We are yet at a loss to know what may be the object of these proceedings.
Comte Kaunitz did not attend the Archduke Francis, as stated in the French papers. Our statement was true, that he had only two adjutants.
Mrs. WATERS HAS removed to Peck-Slip, No. 1, where she continues the business of washing Silk Stockings, and other nice articles, in the usual manner, in which branch she has always given satisfaction.
American Occurrences.
[By the sloop Commerce, Capt. Mason, from Savanna-la-Mar (Jamaica) who arrived on Tuesday last, we are favoured with papers to April 22.]
Savanna-la-Mar Gazette. TUESDAY, April 22, 1788. TUESDAY the 2d instant the trial of the runaway negroes, lately apprehended by Major James, in the parish of St. Elizabeth, came on at Black-River, when seven of them were sentenced to be publicly whipped, one to be confined to hard labour in the work house, for six months, another for three months, and three others to be confined to hard labour in the work-house for life.
The Adventure, in going out on Thursday morning last, run foul of the Westmoreland, by which accident the former had her jib-boom carried away.
The Brown Infantry was summoned by beat of drum, on Saturday morning last, to muster on the Bay; from whence they marched to the Savanna, and were there manually exercised for some time—those excepted, who appeared without musquet or bayonet. The armed and accoutred ones went through their evolutions—in a soldier like manner.
A correspondent,—in opposition to the charges of inhumanity and tyranny, set forth by the various writers in the late English papers against the planters and proprietors of estates in the West-India Islands,—begs, leave to inform those gentlemen, that, maugre all their dogmatical assertions, there are negroes in Jamaica who have seen a century of years roll over their heads, and still remain in perfect bodily health.—At Canaan estate, in this parish, proofs of this position now exist, where there are two slaves, upwards of one hundred years old; and, not many months since, there were four of them, two of whom lately died—not from cruel treatment, but of old age.—Further, our correspondent adds; the proprietor of the above-mentioned plantation, a few days ago, positively declared, that such a thing as a whip has not been used at his settlement for seven years past.—These are facts—stubborn things, which no argument can do away.—Let Mr. Wilberforce know this, and what force then can he give to his eloquence, when debating on the oppressive, barbarous, murder us treatment of the negroes in the West-India Islands? Asks our correspondent.
New-York, May 24.
ON Thursday last arrived here the sloop Polly and Debby, Dickason, Bermuda, in 9 days. Captain Lippencot, who also arrived here on Thursday from the Bay of Honduras, spoke the brig Nancy, Deas master, the 14th inst. from Montego Bay bound to Newbern, out 15 days, and expected he would get into North-Carolina in two days after.
The Anca Maria Ann, Lewis, from New-York to Dublin, is stranded in Killin's Bay, and it is feared will be lost, crew saved.
Capt. Burwell, of the Betsey, from Newport, Rhode-Island, spoke with the Nancy, Captain Winthrop, from New-London, the 19th of March, off the coast of Ireland, out 38 days, bound for Dublin, all well.
Extract from Lloyd's List. March 5. Londonderry. Arrived from New-York, Diligence, Farlia. 20. Kinsale. do. Peggy, Holland. 31. Falmouth. do. Speedy, in 21 days. 24. Dover. do. Betsey, Mitchell. 25. Dublin. do. Maryland, Sinnott. 21. Cork. do. Sally, McKenny. 26. Galway. do. Anthony, Puller. Limerick. do. Mercury, Weaver. Dublin. New-London. Good Friday, Winthrop. New-York. Betsey, Blynn.
To the PUBLIC.
THE subscriber experiencing daily, notwithstanding his repeated advertisements not to deliver any articles for the use of his family an credit, that there are, however, sundry persons who continue to do the same, trusting and crediting his domestics without his knowledge, and contrary to his positive orders, and afterwards directing their bills to him, doth hereby, once for all, give notice, that he doth not pay any one of such bills, and again cautions every body not to sell any articles on his account or in his name, but for ready cash.
P. J. VAN BERCKEL. New-York, May 16, 1788. 97 e.d. 120 GEORGE BOND, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, Has removed his OFFICE from No. 5, to No. 58, William-street.
THEATRE.
By the Old AMERICAN COMPANY. Mr. Morris's Night. On MONDAY Evening, May 26, 1788, Will be presented, A COMEDY, (Never performed here)
CALLED, The FOUNDLING, OR
A School for Rakes. Written by Mr. MOORE, Author of the GAMASTER. To which will be added, a FARCE.
CALLED, Love a la Mode.
The whole will conclude with a grand Pageant as performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, ninety-nine nights successively, exhibiting the original Characters of Shakespeare, in the following Plays, Coriolanus, Julius Cæsar, Anthony and Cleopatra, Tempest, Macbeth, King Lear, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Richard, Merry Wives of Windsor, Merchant of Venice.
With a Triumphal Car, containing the Bust of Shakespeare, crowned by Time and Fame, attended by the different Characters, Banners, Trophies, and Transparencies, a Roundelay and Chorus.
N. B. Mr. Morris respectfully acquaints the Public, that the Receipt, on his former Night, having fallen considerably short of the Expenses, he is induced, by the Advice of several of his Friends, once more to solicit their Patronage.
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, at their last sessions, that on Monday the first day of December next ensuing the date hereof, at two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, upon the premises will be sold, all that certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Southold county commonly called and known by the name of Benjamin's Lot, containing by estimation six hundred and more acres, and be divided as follows, viz. all that portion of land, south by the lands of David Booth, west upon the lands of Major John Salmon, deceased, and north upon the high-way or county road: also one other tract or parcel of land, undivided, lying in the township aforesaid, bounded on the north by a certain lane, east by the aforesaid lane and land of Sylvester Lester and Wheelock Booth, south by the land of Simon Moore, west by the land and lane of Wheelock Booth, containing eight acres, which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, with a power to sell therein contained, to Joseph Cleaveland, jun., and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by JOSEPH CLEAVELAND, jun. Southold, May 20, 1788. 1. 4W
A quantity of Russia Duck, TO BE SOLD BY Solomon Townshend,
Who has removed from Corner of Burling-Slip, a few doors towards the Fly Market, the opposite side of the way, at No. 211, in Queen-Street.
A L S O, Pig and Bar Iron, Blistered and Crowley's Steel, Anchors, Pot-ash Kettles of superior quality, A few barrels of Curriers Oyl and Blubber, To be sold low for cash.
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.
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.
TO LET.
Two convenient ROOMS, For the Summer Season, IN an elegant HOUSE, and pleasant Situation; at Gravesend, King's County.—Enquire of the PRINTER, or at Dr. Smith's, living in said House. May 20 1788. 300 t.d. &c. 3w.
A CELLER to let.
A LARGE convenient Celler, situate in Water-Street, near the Coffee-House, may be hired from this date to the 1st of May next.—Enquire of the Printer. New-York, May 16, 1788. 97—e. d.
James M. Hughes, Has removed his
OFFICE From No. 24, Golden-Hill, to Water-street, near the Coffee-House, No. 197.
HARTFORD, April 28. PROPOSALS,
For Publishing, by Subscription, A COMPENDIUM OF Christian Theology.
By JOHN FREDERICK OSTERWALD, A celebrated Divine of Switzerland. Newly translated into English, from the Original LATIN.
By the Rev. JOHN McMANS.
C O N T E N T S. 1. CONCERNING the nature of the Gospel Ministry. 2. The qualifications of a minister of the word of God. 3. Preparation and vocation to the ministry. 4. The Method of Theological study. 5. A general idea of theology. 6. The constituent parts of theology. Section I. Of Christian Theology. Concerning the Sacred Scripture. Chap. 1. Concerning the books which constitute S. S. 2. The attributes of S. S. 3. The use of S. S. Section II. Concerning God. Chap. 1. Concerning the existence of God. 2. The attributes of God. 3. The holy trinity. The first Part of Theology. Concerning the Time which preceded the Advent of Christ. Chap. 1. Concerning the creation. 2. Providence. 3. Sin. 4. Decrees. 5. The Antediluvian world. 6. The calling of Abraham. 7. The law of Moses. 8. The prophets. 9. The various state of the Jews. 10. The state of other nations. The latter Part of Theology. Concerning the Time subsequent to the Advent of Christ. Section I. Chap. 1. Concerning John the Baptist. Section II. Concerning Jesus Christ. Chap. 1. That Jesus is the Messiah. 2. Concerning the person of Christ. 3. His threefold office. 4. His twofold state. Section III. Concerning the Constitution of the Church. Chap. 1. Concerning the mission of the Holy Spirit. 2. The Preaching of the apostles. 3. The destruction of the Jews. 4. The calling of the Gentiles. Section IV. Concerning the Doctrine which is preached in the Church. Chap. 1. Concerning faith. 2. Repentance. 3. Good works. 4. Promises and threatenings. 5. Justification. 6. Sanctification. Section V. Concerning the Church. Chap. 1. What we are to understand by the Church. 2. Church government. 3. Discipline. 4. The various state of the church. Section VI. Concerning the Assistance to Salvation. Chap. 1. Concerning internal assistance. 2. External assistance. 3. Sacraments. 4. Baptism. 5. The holy Supper. Section VII. Concerning a future World. Chap. 1. Concerning the state of man after death. 2. The end of the world. 3. The resurrection. 4. The last judgment. 5. Life Eternal. 6. Death External.
CONDITIONS.
THE book will contain about 400 pages, large demy octavo size, will be printed with a new pica type, and on good paper, will be neatly bound, lettered, and filleted, with Gold on the back. 2. Price to subscribers will be only ONE DOLLAR and a Quarter. 3. Those that subscribe for six books, shall have a seventh gratis. 4. As soon as 250 subscribers appear, the work will be put to press, and finished as expediently as possible, with a list of the subscribers names, if sent in season. 5. Subscriptions are taken in by Nathaniel Patten, the publisher, in Hartford, Connecticut, and by most of the Princes and Booksellers on the continent; it is requested that the subscribers names may be sent to said Patten by the last day of July next.
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, Black Silk Laces, Men's black and white silk Hose, White and coloured Women's white do. Women's Kid Gloves Black Motes, yard wide Chintzes, &c. bell assorted Ribbons. New-York, April 25, 1788. 99—e.d. 120

POET'S CORNER.
LINES, addressed to a young LADY, accompanied by a SILVER PEN.
This splendid wife, charming fair, To thee by Cupid I have sent, That I your absent thoughts may share, And know how all your time is spent. Its excellence was truly form'd To soothe the lover's anxious breast; With this each pining bosom's warm'd, When by its aid our love's exprest. Its service it will never deny, Like feather'd coxcomb of its race; For while they please the gazer's eye, They can't one lost sensation trace. May you, dear fair, reserve its end, For closet, mead, or vocal grove; Should tender thoughts arise, 'twill lend Its help to wait then to your love. Then dearest nymph, this gift receive, With all the kindness it was sent; It will our absent cares relieve, And join our hearts by distance rent.
* These pens seldom or ever want repairing. † Quill pens continually want mending. ‡ They are small, portable and convenient.
Affize of BREAD.
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flower, weight Two Pounds Five Ounces for six-pence A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One pound Twelve Ounces for three pence.
WHEREAS RICHARD BAYLIS, of Goshen, in the county of Orange and late colony of New-York, for securing the payment of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, current money of the state of New-York, with lawful interest for the same according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation bearing date the twenty-fifth day of June, 1771, and executed by the said Richard Baylis to John Leake, of the city of New-York, did by indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days of June, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, mortgage to the said John Leake: All that certain piece or parcel of LAND, situate, lying and being in Goshen, in the county of Orange, known by being part of lot No. 6, beginning at the south east corner of the lands conveyed by Ebenezer Holly to Josiah Seely, then running north westerly along said Seely's land, and land of Ebenezer Holly, to a ditch on the south side of said Holly's meadow, thence south westerly along said ditch to Benjamin Gale's lands, thence south-easterly along said Gale's land and the land of Jeremiah Coleman to the high way, then along the high way to the place of beginning; containing seven acres, to have and to hold, the said tract of land with the appurtenances thereby intended to be granted, and released; and every part and parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof, unto the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns for ever—In which said indenture of release is contained a covenant, that in case it should so happen that the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, with the interest, or any part thereof should remain due and unpaid on the 24th day of June then next ensuing the date of the said indenture of release, then and in such case it should and might be lawful for the said John Leake, his heirs and assigns to sell the said tract of land and premises thereby granted, or any part thereof, at Public Vendue, or otherwise, as to him or them shall seem meet to any person or persons for such sum or sums of money as might be reasonably had for the same, and out of the monies arising by the sale thereof to retain and keep in his hands the said sum of one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, and the interest that might be due thereon, together with the costs and charges of such sale or sales, rendering the overplus, if any there should be, to the said Richard Baylis, his executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales so to be made by virtue of the said indenture of mortgage should be, and hereby were declared to be a full and absolute perpetual bar, both in law and equity, against him the said Richard Baylis, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and all claiming under him, and of all benefit and equity of redemption of the premises or any part thereof:—And whereas the said John Leake, in and by a certain instrument in writing under his hand and seal duly executed, bearing date the twelfth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, did assign, transfer, and set over unto Coe Gale, of the county of Orange and state of New-York, merchant, the aforesaid bond and mortgage, and all monies due and to grow due thereon, together with all the right, title, and interest of him the said John Leake, of, in, and to the said mortgaged premises:—And whereas the whole of the principal sum, together with a great arrear of interest still remains due and unpaid—These are therefore to give notice to all persons interested in the said premises, that unless the said one hundred and fifty-one pounds eight shillings and six-pence, together with the interest due and to grow due thereon, is paid and discharged on or before the sixth day of November next, the said mortgaged premises will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, to be held on the premises, on the said sixth day of November next, at eleven o'clock in forenoon of the same day, pursuant to the directions of a certain act of the legislature of the late colony of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four. COE GALE.
Just imported in the last Vessels from London and Dublin, and to be SOLD, By HUGH GAINE, At his Printing-Office and Book-Store, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square.
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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 of 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, bookfellers, 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 gentleman 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-Elieven, 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 here of, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impression is taken in London, and there sold (without the panche) 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, Sioho, Cheroke, 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 P. 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 sown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeeded 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 buffaloes, 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 e.d.
JUST PUBLISHED, 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.
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