The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-02-18 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 40, of VOL. XLII.]
MONDAY, February 18, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2220.]
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.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. THE Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, herewith subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respectable number of his present subscribers—and by means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—The NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct, therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY’s paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday’s paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially so to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
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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The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public’s greatly obliged,
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.
CONDITIONS. I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
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IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
Printing-Office, November 19. 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 here of, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pit 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 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 c.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. 68c.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 spring—by James Madison, Esq. Method of making steel, Letter on marriage, Antifederal arguments, Letter to the Hon. R. H. Lee. Satire.
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 potashes 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 opossum.
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, &c.
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 M. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town. New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99-c.d.
New-York RUM OF excellent Flavour and good Proof, FOR SALE,
By Charles Tillinghast, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market, Cherry-Street, and near to the Ship-Yard.

DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION.
[Continued from Yesterday's paper.]
MONDAY, January 21.
The 8th sect. of article 1, under consideration.
THE 8th sect. of art. I. containing the POWERS OF CONGRESS, being read.
General Brooks said, this article contained more matter than anyone yet read; and he wished to know, whether there is not to be some general restrictions to the general articles.
Honorable Mr. King. Mr. president, it is painful to me, to obtrude my sentiments on the convention, so frequently. However, sir, I console myself with the idea that my motives are as good as those of more able gentlemen, who have remained silent. Sir, this is a very important clause, and of the highest consequence to the future fortune of the people of America. It is not my intention to go into any elaborate discussion of the subject: I shall only offer those considerations which have influenced my mind in favour of the article, in the hope that it may tend to reconcile gentlemen to it. It shall not be with a view of exhibiting any particular knowledge of mine; for such is not my intention. Hitherto we have considered the construction of the general government, we now come sir, to the consideration of the powers with which that government shall be clothed. The introduction to this constitution is in these words "We the people, &c." The language of the confederation is "We the states, &c." The latter is a mere federal government of states. Those, therefore, that assemble under it have no power to make laws to apply to the individuals of the states confederated; and the attempts to make laws for collective societies necessarily leave a discretion to comply with them or not. In no instance has there been so frequent deviations from first principles, as in the neglect or refusal to comply with the requisitions of general governments for the collection of monies. In the ancient governments this has been a principal defect. In the United Provinces of the Netherlands it has been conspicuously so. A celebrated political writer, I mean John de Witt, formerly pensioner of Holland, says, that in the confederacy of 1570, though the articles were declared equally binding on the several provinces, yet any one had it in its power to comply with the requisitions of the generality, or not; and some provinces taking advantage of this discretionary power, never paid any thing. During forty years of their war with Spain, the provinces of Holland paid fifty eight parts of an hundred of all the expenses thereof. Two or three of the provinces never so much as passed a resolution to pay any thing; and de Witt says, that two of them paid not a single gilder. What was the consequence? In one instance Holland compelled a neighbouring province to comply with the requisitions, by marching a force into it. This was a great instance of usurpation, made in the time of war. The prince of Orange, and the generality, found that they would not continue the war in this manner.---What was to be done? They were obliged to resort to the expedient of doubling the ordinary requisitions on the states? Some of the pro-
vinces were prevailed upon to grant these requisitions fully, in order to induce Holland to do the same. She seeing the other states appearing thus forward, not only granted the requisitions, but paid them. The other did not. Thus was a single province obliged to bear almost the whole burdens of the war; and one hundred years after, the accounts of this war, were unsettled. What was the reason? Holland had out one voice in the states-general. That voice was feeble when opposed by the rest. This fact is true. and the history of our own country, is a melancholy proof of the same truth; Massachusetts, has paid, while other states have been delinquent. How was the war carried on with the paper money? Requisitions on the states for that money were made. Who paid them? Massachusetts, and a few others. A requisition of twenty-nine millions dollars was quorated on Massachusetts, and it was paid. This state has paid in her proportion of the old money. How comes it then, that gentlemen have any of this money by them? Because the other states have shamefully neglected to pay their quotas. Do you ask for redress? You are scoffed at. The next requisition was for 11,000,000 of dollars, 6,000,000 of which were to be paid in facilities, the rest in silver money, for discharging the interest for the national debt. If the legislatures found a difficulty in paying the hard money, why did they not pay the paper? But 2,200,000 dollars have been paid. And six states have not paid a farthing of it.
After mentioning another requisition equally disregarded, Mr. King said, two states have not paid a single farthing, from the moment they signed the confederation, to this day, if my documents are to be depended on, and they are open to inspection of all. Now, sir, what faith is to be put in requisitions on the states, for monies to pay our domestic creditors, and discharge our foreign debts; for monies lent us in the day of difficulty and distress. Sir, experience proves, as well as anything can be proved, on such requisitions. What method then can be devised to compel the delinquent states to pay their quotas? sir, I know of none. Laws, to be effected, therefore, must not be laid on states, but upon individuals. Sir, it has been objected to the proposed constitution, that the power is the defect in the old confederation, there is a fitness and propriety in adopting what is here proposed, which gives the necessary powers wanted. Congress now have power to call for what monies, and in what proportion they please; but they have no authority to compel a compliance therewith. It is an objection in some gentlemen's minds, that Congress should possess the power of the purse and the sword. But sir, I would ask, whether every government is not possessed of this power, and the security of the people lies in their having it? The first revenue will be raised from the impost, to which there is no objection, the next from the excises; and if these are not sufficient, direct taxes must be laid. Sir, my intention in rising was to say, that if we mean to support an efficient federal government, the old confederation being inadequate thereto, the proposed constitution is the only one that can be substituted.
Hon. Mr. WHITE said, in giving this power we give up every thing; and congress, with the pursestrings in their hands, will use the sword with a witness.
Mr. DAWES thought the powers in the paragraph under debate should be fully vested in Congress. We have suffered, said he, for want of such authority in the federal head. This will be evident if we take a short view of our agriculture, commerce and manufactures. Our agriculture has not been encouraged by the imposition of national duties on rival produce; nor can it be, so long as the states may make contradictory laws. This has induced our farmers to raise only what they wanted to consume in their own families; I mean, however, after raising enough to pay their taxes: for I insist, that upon the old plan, the hand has borne the burthen. For as Congress could not make laws whereby they could obtain a revenue, in their own way, from impost or excise, they multiplied their requisitions on the several states. When a state was thus called on, it would perhaps impose new duties on its own trade, to procure money for paying its quota of federal demands, this would drive the trade to such neighbouring states as made no such new impositions: thus the revenue would be lost with the trade, and the only resort would be a direct tax.
As to commerce, it is well known that the different states now pursue different systems of duties in regard to each other. By this, and for want of general laws of prohibition through the union, we have not secured even our own domestic traffic, that passes from state to state. This is contrary to the policy of every nation on earth. Some nations have no other commerce. The great and flourishing empire of China has but little commerce beyond her own territories; and no country is better circumstanced than we for an exclusive traffic from state to state. Yet even in this we are rivalled by foreigners---by those foreigners to whom we are the least indebted. A vessel from Roseway or Halifax finds as hearty a welcome with its fish and whale bone at the southern ports, as though it was built, navigated and freighted from Salem or Boston. And this must be the case, until we have laws comprehending and embracing alike all the states in the union.
But it is not only our coasting trade, our whole commerce is going to ruin. Congress has not had power to make even a trade law, which shall confine the importation of foreign goods to the ships of the producing or the consuming country: If we had such a law, we should not go to England for the goods of other nations; nor would British vessels be the carriers of American produce from our sister states. In the states southward of the Delaware, it is agreed, that three fourths of the produce are exported, and three fourths of the returns are made in British bottoms. It is said, that for exporting lumber one half the property goes to the carrier of the produce in general, it has been computed, that when it is shipped for London from a southern state, to the value of one million of dollars, the British merchant draws from that sum three hundred thousand dollars, under the names of freight and charges. This is money which belongs to the New-England States, because we can furnish the ships as well as, and much better, than the British. Our sister states are willing we should receive these benefits, and that they should secure to us by national laws; but until that is done, their private merchants will, no doubt, for the sake of long credit, or some other temporary advantage, prefer the ships
of foreigners; and yet we have suffered these ignominious burthens, rather than trust our own representatives with power to help us; and we call ourselves free and independent states: we are independent of each other, but we are slaves to Europe. We have no uniformity in duties, imposts, excises or prohibitions. Congress has no authority to withhold advantages from foreigners, in order to obtain advantages from them. By the 9th of the old articles, Congress may enter into treaties and alliances under certain provisos, but Congress cannot pledge that a single state shall not render the whole treaty of commerce a nullity.
Our manufactures are another great subject, which has received no encouragement by national duties on foreign manufactures, and they never can by any authority in the old confederation. It has been said, that no country can produce manufactures until it be overstocked with inhabitants. It is true, the United States have employments, except in the winter, for their citizens in agriculture, the most respectable employment under heaven: But it is now to be remembered, that since the old confederation there is a great emigration of foreign artisans hither, some of whom are left here by the armies of the last war, and others, who have lately sought the new world, from hopes of mending their condition---these will not change their employments. Besides this, the very face of our country leads to our manufactures: Our numerous falls of water, and places for mills, where paper, snuff, gun powder, iron works, and numerous other articles are prepared, these will save us immense sums of money, that otherwise would go to Europe. The question is, have these been encouraged? Has Congress been able, by national laws, to prevent the importation of such foreign commodities as are made from such raw materials as we ourselves raise. It is alledged, that the citizens of the United States have contracted debts within the last three years, with the subjects of Great-Britain, for the amount of near six millions dollars, and that consequently our lands are mortgaged for that sum.
So Corsica was once mortgaged to the Genoese merchants for articles which her inhabitants did not want, of which they could have made themselves, and she was afterwards sold to a foreign power. If we wish to encourage our own manufactures; to preserve our own commerce; to raise the value of our own lands, we must give Congress the powers in question.
The hon. gentleman from Norton, last speaking, says, that if Congress have the power of laying and collecting taxes, they will use the power of the sword. I hold the reverse to be true. The doctrine of requisitions, or of demands upon a whole state, implies such a power: for surely a whole state, a whole community, can be compelled only by an army; but taxes upon an individual, implies only the use of a collector of taxes. That Congress, however, will not apply to the power of direct taxation, unless in cases of emergency, is plain; because, as thirty thousand inhabitants will elect a representative, eight tenths of which electors perhaps are yeoman, and holders of farms, it will be their own faults if they are not represented by such men as will never permit the land to be injured by unnecessary taxes.
[To be continued.]

Mr. Martin's Speech to the Assembly of Maryland. [Continued from Friday January 18.]
IT was urged, that upon this system, the Pennsylvanian or inhabitant of a larger state, was of as much consequence as the inhabitant of Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, or any other state; that his consequence was to be decided by his situation in his own state: that if he was there as free, if he had as great a share in the forming of his own government, and in the making and executing its laws, as the inhabitants of those other states, then was he equally important and of equal consequence. — Suppose a confederation of states had never been adopted, but every state had remained absolutely in its dependent situation, no person could, with propriety, say that the citizen of the large state was not as important as the citizen of the smaller; the confederation of the states cannot alter the case. It was said that in all transactions between state and state, the freedom, independence, importance and consequence, even the individuality of each citizen of the different states, might with propriety be said to be swallowed up, or concentrated in the independence, the freedom and individuality of the state of which they are citizens; that the thirteen states are thirteen distinct political individual existences as to each other; that the federal government is or ought to be a government over these thirteen political individual existences, which form the members of that government; and that as the largest state is only a single individual of this government, it ought to have only one vote; the smaller state also being one individual member of this government, ought also to have one vote: to those who urged that the states having equal suffrage, was contrary to the feelings of the human heart, it was answered, that it was admitted to be contrary to the feelings of pride and ambition; but those were feelings which ought not to be gratified at the expence of freedom.
It was urged, that the position that great states would have great objects in view, in which they would not suffer the less states to thwart them, was one of the strongest reasons, why inequality of representation ought not to be admitted — If those great objects were not inconsistent with the interest of the less states, they would readily concur in them, but if they were inconsistent with the interest of a majority of the states composing the government, in that case two or three states ought not to have it in their power to aggrandize themselves at the expence of all the rest; to those who alleged that equality of suffrage in our federal government, was the poisonous source from which all our misfortunes flowed, it was answered, that the allegation was not founded in fact; that equality of suffrage had never been complained of by the states as a defect in our federal system; that among the eminent writers, foreigners and others, who had treated of the defects of our confederation, and proposed alterations, none had proposed an alteration in this part of the system: and members of the convention, both in and out of Congress, who advocated the equality of suffrage, called upon their opponents both in and out of Congress, and challenged them to produce one single instance where a bad measure had been adopted, or a good measure had failed of adoption in consequence of the states having an equal vote; on the contrary, they urged, that all our evils flowed from the want of power in the federal head, and that let the right of suffrage in the states be altered in any manner whatever, if no greater powers were given to the government, the same inconveniencies would continue.
It was denied that the equality of suffrage was originally agreed to on principles of necessity or expediency, on the contrary, that it was adopted on the principles of the rights of men and the rights of states which were well known, and which then influenced our conduct, although now they seem to be forgotten — for this the journals of congress were appealed to; it was from them shown, that the committee of congress reported to that body the articles of confederation, the very first article which became the subject of discussion, was that respecting the equality of suffrage — That Virginia proposed divers modes of suffrage, all on the principle of inequality, which were almost unanimously rejected. That on the question for adopting the article, it passed, Virginia being the only state which voted in the negative — That after the articles of confederation were submitted to the states by them to be ratified, almost every state proposed certain amendments, which they instructed their delegates to endeavour to obtain before ratification, and that among all the amendments proposed, not one state, not even Virginia, proposed an amendment of that article, securing the equality of suffrage; the most convincing proof it was agreed to and adopted, not from necessity, but upon a full conviction, that according to the principles of free government, the states had a right to that equality of suffrage. [Continued.]
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Of the state of New-York.
POUKEEPSIE, February 4, 1788.
[Continued.]
MR. Benson took it for granted, that if a majority of the committee were for rejecting this bill, they would also be for repealing the other.
Mr. Jones thought the same objections still arose, for though a majority of the assembly might agree to repeal the old laws, they could not do it without the consent of the other branch of the legislature, and the bill now before the house was an evidence that could not be expected. Shall we, said he, repeal all these laws, and require not even an oath of office from any man? He thought it ought not to be done. The oaths by this bill were made less offensive, and less rigorous; to repeal them would be going too far. There never was a time in this state, nor did he know that there was in the British government, when oaths were not required. He believed the gentleman was mistaken in his ideas with respect to oaths. Why were they required in any case? Would they not have the same objection in one instance as in another? He supposed that there were a restraint on bad men in all ages, and in all countries. If men were to act only by the restraint of their own minds, the community would soon feel the fatal effects of it. He remarked again, that rejecting this bill, would not do away the taking of oaths.
The question was then taken on Mr. Benson's motion, and lost.
The first clause of the bill, was then taken into consideration:
Mr. Benson, said, though he had no great expectations that his first motion would be agreed to, he trusted that the majority of the committee would
agree to reject the clause under consideration. He asked, if any man knew the duties he was to perform under that oath? Allegiance was a term which the most enlightened part of mankind differ about; and it was, he said, the extreme of temerity for a man to take upon himself, an obligation, that he did not know. He contended, that it was improper, particularly as no man, he believed, could be accused of being allegiance to a foreign Prince, and there was no case of necessity to require a test from the people. He remembered, that oath passed at Albany, was merely as a test oath. Many people in the year 1781, grew dissatisfied with the measures of government, and to guard against these people's coming into the legislature, it was necessary to pass such a test, that none but whigs could be elected; it then had the desired effect; and was justified by the necessity of the case. It was the danger the states was in, that compelled the legislature to pass that law; if the same cause existed now he should not oppose it.
Mr. Jones rose only to make a few observations, the gentlemen, he said, had given a most convincing proof of the efficacy of an oath. How far they were necessary at the present time, he would not take upon him to say, but they stood at present in the statute book; and it would, in his opinion, be improper to erase them: they did not appear so unnecessary to him; great numbers of foreigners were daily coming among us; there is no office in the state but what they might enjoy; and would it not be right that they should previously take this test. In all the governments in the world, there was always some test prescribed for its officers: He could see no reason why, at this time, the oath should be rejected.
Mr. Benson would just state one fact; it was true the oath, in the year 1781, had its effect. In that year, the people who were suspended, between being a whig and tory, did not choose to take the oath; they were afraid that the instant they did take it, their names would have been sent down to New-York, and rejected there. It was only drawing a distinction between the parties of that day; and among many of those who took the oath, it became proverbial, and was called a continental oath.
On the question for rejecting the clause it was carried in the negative.
Mr. Benson then made a motion to strike out the words, "call to witness;" this was agreed to.
Mr. Harrison made a motion to strike out the oath of abjuration; he said that it was unnecessary, as the only power that could have any pretensions on our country, by the treaty of peace, had relinquished it forever, and every idea of foreign jurisdiction over these states, had been long since publicly renounced. During the war, the peculiar circumstances of the times had required it; but there was not now any visible necessity for such an oath.
The question was then taken on this motion, & lost.
Mr. Harrison then made a motion, to strike out the words "state of New-York," and to insert "the United States of America."
Mr. Jones hoped that the committee would by no means agree to this alteration; because he thought it would put the matter on such a situation, that no man in his senses could understand it. He did not suppose, that because Congress held the power of making peace and war, that constituted the sovereignty; if a man was to take up arms to alter the constitution of the state of New-York, would it not be treason? He would, he said, enumerate a number of instances, wherein the sovereignty of the state existed: In the present state of things, the United States enjoyed only a portion of sovereignty, and so did each individual state. The situation of the United States was not unlike the Empire of Germany, where they took the oath of allegiance to the separate states, and not to the Empire. He conceived, that whatever the people of the state of New-York, in their political capacity, directed a man to do, it was his duty to do it. Gentlemen, he said, had complained of the oath being vague, when confined to the state of New-York, how infinitely more so, would it be, when extended to the United States? In the present situation of affairs, no considerate man could take it.
Mr. Benson said that the gentleman had mistaken him, in supposing that he had said all the sovereignty was in the United States. He had said that the power of sovereignty to which allegiance was due, was vested in the United States. If it is right for this state to pass a law to compel allegiance as an individual state, will not every other state have an equal right to do the same; and what situation would our country then be in? A man goes to Connecticut, he must take an oath; when he comes back again to New-York he must take another oath; whereas if a man takes an oath to the United States, this difficulty would be avoided: and a man might go into any of the United States and enjoy a perfectly equal right of rights. Suppose, said he, the United States were to declare war against France, suppose New-York should say she would not declare war against France: what situation would a man be in who had sworn allegiance to the state? He should think that he ought, in that case, to consider France as the public enemy. Such would be the interpretation that he should give his oath; and which an individual would be under the necessity of explaining for himself. A man in consequence may be restrained from taking up arms to charge the constitution; if this was intended by the oath, it should be explained and made more explicit: He then should be made to swear that he would not change the government. If the majority of the people were to say they would change the government, might they not take up arms? The first principle of society is, that the majority govern. In this case he should not consider himself restrained by an oath of allegiance. He said it was impossible to bind individuals to remain unalterably under one government. In his opinion the majority of the people, at their pleasure, could alter the government; now if he understood the matter rightly, no man consistent with that oath could ever attempt a change. He therefore contended that if a man must be sworn at all, that the allegiance should be to the United States, for he confessed that he did not know what allegiance he owed New-York, as an individual state.
[To be Continued.]
To be sold at this Office, OBSERVATIONS, leading to a fair Examination of the Government proposed by the late CONVENTION, and to several essential and necessary Alterations.
American Occurrences.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 6.
AT a meeting of justices, at Clower's tavern, in the county of Sussex, on the 2d inst. after business was over, a riot arose between the parties called whigs and tories, which continued for some time with great violence, with fists and cudgels. We are sorry to hear that such occurrences are exceedingly frequent in that country.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.
Extract of a letter from Winchester, dated December, 16, 1788.
"On the 11th day of this month Mr. Rumsey's steam-boat, with more than half her loading (which was upwards of three ton) and a number of people on board, made a progress of four miles in an hour against the current of Potomac river, by the force of steam, without any external application whatsoever, impelled by a machine that will not cost more than twenty guineas for a ten ton boat, and that will not consume more than four bushels of coals, or the equivalent in wood, in twelve hours. It is thought, that if some pipes of the machine had not been ruptured by the freezing of water, which had been left in them a night or two before, and which ruptures were only secured by rags tied round them, that the boat's way would have been at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. As this invention is equally applicable to boats or ships of all dimensions, to smooth, shallow and rapid rivers, or the deepest and roughest seas, freightage of all kinds will be reduced to one third of its present expence.
"Mr. Rumsey has a machine (which I likewise have seen) by which he raises water for grist or saw mills, watering of meadows, or purposes of agriculture, cheaper than races can be dug, or dams made, and the water, after performing its operation, to be returned again into its first reservoir. He has likewise made such improvements upon the structure of mills as to work grist-mills with one-third of the water now expended, and saw-mills with one twentieth, and yet increase their powers without fearing the innumerable accidents attendant on the cumbersome parade of rounds, logs and wheels, which he has totally laid aside, and equally simplifies and cheapens the buildings; but I shall say no more, as Mr. Rumsey is preparing to publish the principles upon which his boat acts, when the public's curiosity will be satisfied."
Extract of a letter from New-Orleans, dated, Nov. 7, 1787.
"I have often mentioned the rapid encrease of this country, and the happy government we enjoy. Hardly a packet arrives from Spain but what brings some fresh encouragement. Fine lands are graciously granted to new settlers, and their produce is taken by government, paying a handsome price in hard dollars.
"A report is now confident, y talked of, which from the generous sentiments of a certain public character who represents us in New-York, people in general believe it.
"You however who still entertain strange prejudices of us, will hardly give credit to, but I would venture to assure you, that a toleration of all persuasions will soon take place with us, and that nothing but industry and good behaviour will be expected by our liberal King.
"We well know the regard paid in Madrid to the opinion of the character alluded to, and we flatter ourselves that he will fix upon such measures with the United States, as will make the two countries happy through a valuable commercial connexion, which will undoubtedly make both respectable to all others."
On Saturday morning last departed this life, after a short illness, aged twenty-one years, Mr. Thomas Hill, a young gentleman late from the Island of Dominica, and on Saturday afternoon his remains were interred in St. Peter's church burial ground, attended by a number of respectable citizens.
New-York, February 18.
ON Saturday last a number of gentlemen met at the Merchant's Coffee-House, and celebrated the ratification of the Federal Constitution by Massachusetts. On this occasion the thirteen stripes were displayed from the top of the house. When the toasts were drunk, after dinner, six guns were fired at each toast, in honor of the six states (viz. Pennsylvania, Delaware, New-Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Georgia) which have adopted and ratified the new mode of government prescribed by the late Federal Convention.
On Saturday evening arrived here the Schooner Griggles, Capt. J. Bradshaw, in five days from Edenton, in North-Carolina. No particular intelligence could be obtained by this vessel for this day's paper.
ARRIVED, on Saturday last, the brig Eilas and Sally, Williams, Cape-Francois; and yesterday, the brig Commerce, Danell, Malaga; brig Nymph, Palmer, Amsterdam; sloop — Aux Cayes.
An unhappy, and perhaps, unparalleled accident happened lately in Paris: a child about five years of age hanged his brother, who was not quite two years old. On his being reprehended he answered coolly — "I did not hurt him; my brother did not cry; I only did what I saw Punch do two or three times." He had been often to see a Puppet show.
DIED, — On Monday last, at New-Haven, aged 14, Miss SALLY PIERPONT, daughter of Mr. JOHN PIERPONT, of that city.
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. New-York, January 30th, 1788. 5-c. d.
THEATRE.
By the OLD AMERICAN COMPANY, This EVENING, being the 18th of FEBRUARY,
Will be performed, A TRAGEDY,
CALLED OTHELLO, Moor of Venice,
To which will be added, A FARCE, CALLED The MADCAP,
OR The Sailor's COURTSHIP. BOX 8s. — PIT 6s. — GALLERY 4s.
At the desire of several gentlemen, between the Play and Farce, Mr. Hallam will speak the Epilogue of a PICTURE OF A PLAY-HOUSE, or BUCKS HAVE AT YE ALL.
Sales by the Sheriff. THIS DAY, At XII o'Clock, Will be Sold, at the COFFEE-HOUSE, The remaining LOTS of LAND,
Which were not Sold on Monday last, Situate in the Out-Ward of this City, between the Broad-Way or Great George-street, and the Bowry-Lane. M. WILLET, late Sheriff.
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 he 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.gt. Petitioning Creditors. Michael Hays, David Conklin, Peter Bant, Glade Leque, Gilbert Drake, Nubery Fowler, Jonathan Corral.
LOST. On Tuesday last, between the Hours of eleven and three,
Seven Four Pound Bills, Wrapped up in a Piece of white Paper: THEY are among the numbers following, viz. 208, 1474, 1857, 3343, 308, 5502, 1802, 177, 3013, 2102, 4148, 4126. Any person who may have found the said BILLS, or either of them, or whoever may detect them in negotiation, and will give such information as will eventually recover said money to the rightful owner, shall receive one half of the sum with thanks. — Enquire of the PRINTER. New-York, Feb. 14, 1788. 18.c.d. gt.
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.c.d.
Government Securities. CASH, and a generous price, 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. 8, 1788. 16.c.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.c.d.
TO BE SOLD, At PRIVATE SALE, a Pleasant situated FARM, BETWEEN Rack Pond and Fresh Creek, adjoining the sea, at Shrewsbury, in Monmouth county, in the state of N. Jersey, con- taining one hundred and fifty acres. The payment will be made easy to the purchaser, and a good title will be given. For further particulars enquire of PETER OGILVIE, at No. 6, Crown-street. New-York, Feb. 13, 1788. 17
This Day is Published, And to be SOLD, by Messrs. S. and R. Campbell, Mr. S. Loudon, Messrs. Berry and Rogers, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. R. Hodge, Mr. J. Reid, and the Printer here- of, THE American Magazine, For JANUARY, 1788.

POET'S CORNER.
TO THE F R O S T. COME healthy frost, benignly keep, With purer air begun, Still glisten, under skies serene, Beneath a cloudless sun. Let baleful mists, no more prevail, Nor suffer's dreaded breath, Who spreads, in his contagious gale, Variety of death. The Summer's agues, that invade The Student's close recess; Nor art could conquer with its aid, Nor generous wine repress. But see! the salutary cold, Shall drooping vigour rear, Shall brace the young, and give the old, To breathe another year; Yet, let not man on strength rely, Since all creation now, With languid limbs, or pine, or die; O'er whom'd in heaps of snaw. He feels alone—the partial good, Whilst all the feather'd kind, And all the water's swimming brood, No warm retreats shall find. See; where the dreary scenes extend, Defac'd with lifeless trees; Whence icicles in streams depend, Whilst all their juices freeze. The fish with labour draw their breath, (On fins no longer fleet) And linger out a hopeless death, Beneath the scater's feet. In rapid glide with sport elate, He skims the flipp'ry way, And, thoughtless of the victim's fate, Enjoys his frosty day. Perhaps on Lapland's icy shore, The sons of warmer coasts, In one cold hour might be no more, Unequal to the frosts.
Assize of BREAD,
As Established December 5, 187. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flower, weigh Two Pounds Five Ounces for Six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One Pound Twelve Ounces for Three-pence.
HIGH WATER.
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Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 3 vol. Miss Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruffic; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellanies; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sulby's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensary; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol. A variety of the best Classics now in use.
S. CAMPBELL has this day published, GULLIVER REVIVED, CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchausen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEDIAUR'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper, blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
N. B. SAMUEL CAMPBELL returns his sincere thanks to his customers, and those who have purchased Books or Stationary at his store, and hopes, by his assiduity and attention in keeping an universal assortment of books, and the reasonable prices he sells at, will insure a further continuance of their favors The European, Political, Edinburgh, and Scots MAGAZINES.
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PRIZE-MONEY,
Of the Squadron under John Paul Jones, Esquire
NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Frigate 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, cloathiers, 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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 marline, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of carriage to the buyer. New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 c.d.
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, Assignee.
42 m.w.f. qm. New-York, November 15, 1787.
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 SUBSTITUTES
Artificial Teeth.
A Few COPIES of the Conductor Generalis,
To be SOLD, At this PRINTING-OFFICE.
S T A G E.
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 proceeded 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-Office. 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 1f. 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 — c. 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. — c. d. 32
—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.