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TROS TYRIUSQUE NOBIS NULLO DISCRIMINE AGETUR. Virg.
T U E S D A Y, O C T O B E R 2, 1787.
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ASSIZE OF BREAD. A Wheaten Loaf, of fine Flour to weigh 2lb. 10oz. for six pence: a loaf of like Flour to weigh 1lb. 12oz. for three-pence.
H I G H - W A T E R. Monday 4 Min. after 1 Tuesday 0 Min. after 2 Wednesday 56 Min. after 3 Thursday 48 Min. after 4 Friday 40 Min. after 5 Saturday 28 Min. after 6 Sunday 16 Min. after 7
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK. Wheat per bushel, 6f. 9d. West-India Rum, 3f. 9d. Beef, per barrel, 60f. 6d. Indian Corn, 4f. at 4f. 6d. Mucovado Sugar, 50f. at 65f. 0d. Pork, 100f. 64f. 0d. Flour, common 40f. superf. 44f. per b. Single refined do. 1f. 2d. Fine Salt, 2f. 0d. Brown Bread, 20f. 0d. Molasses, 1f. 11d. at 2f. Rock Salt, 7f. to 4f. 6d.
Just imported in the Befey, Mefnard, from London, and now opening for sale at No. 208, Water-street, on terms unusually favorable: A Very neat assortment of two purple flormont stripes, and fancy calicoes, fine olive and copper furnitures, all of the newest patterns, 5-4 light two olive and purple shawls, cotton and printed linen handkerchiefs, romalis, black silk fringes, mades, tassities, armozeens, fatin florentines of the first quality, men and womens silk hose, coloured ribbons, sewing silks, a beautiful assortment of lute-trings, and a variety of other articles suitable to the season. 33 im A. L. BLEECKER.
MRS. BRYCE, Milliner and Mantua Maker, from Glasgow. RESPECTFULLY informs her friends in general, and the ladies in particular, that having carried on an extensive business in Britain,---she has now opened store at No. 4, opposite the middle of the Ostwego-market; where all orders received in the various branches of millinery and mantua making, will be executed with neatness and dispatch. And as it is her highest ambition to merit the approbation of her employers, so she hopes to receive (though a stranger) a part of that public favor and patronage, which so eminently distinguishes the citizens of this city. N. B. All orders from the ladies in the country, will be carefully attended to as above. 33
Governeur & Kemble, Have imported and now for Sale at their Store No 26, Front-street, Muscovado sugar in hds. Geneva in cases, and barrels, An assortment of cordage and cables. Windward island rum & Jamaica spirits, Holland duck, Russia duck, Ravens duck, Russia sheetings, Russia drilling, Oznabrigs, Ticklenburghs, Flemish linen, Writing-paper, Dutch copper tea-kettles, Rosin in barrels. 13 Old sherry wine in pipes and quarter casks. Old Brandy in ditto, ditto. Lisbon salt, Black pepper in bales, from 100 to 400 lbs. A quantity of Spanish salted dried hides, Linseed oil in casks,
Robert Bowne, At his Store, No. 39, Queen-Street, has for Sale, BOLTING CLOTHS, a compleat assortment of very fine and warranted, of superior quality, he has just received a large assortment of coarse goods suitable for the season, consisting of broad and narrow cloths, plain and twilled coatings, frizes, blue and red long shag duffles, fearnoughts, half thick, kerseys, German ferges, kendall cottons, long elis, broad and narrow baizes, spotted swanskins, rose and striped blankets, flannels, fattenets and laffings, shallons and rattinets, durants and tammies, moereens and calimancoes, common and wild bore, camblets, tassities, modes and larcelets, black silk handkerchiefs, check linens, &c. &c. HE HAS LIKEWISE FOR SALE, French burr mill stones, a few pipes best old Madeira wine, Payall wines, Jamaica spirits, a few bags of coffee, Geneva in quarter casks, Holland powder, dry hides, indigo, pipes in boxes, earthen ware, a few barrels pickled beef and pork. Also, best superfine flour and ship bread of the first quality, may at any time, be had by applying as above. 33
Imported in the last vessels from Halifax, and to be SOLD, by  William Taylor, At his store on the Crane-Wharf, Dryed cod in hds. and tierces, Salmon in tierces, barrels and half barrels, Herrings and mackerel in barrels. 25th September. 35 4
JOHN BLEECKER, At his OFFICE, No. 198, Queen-Street, BUYS and SELLS BANKER'S, Barber's, Burrall's, Pierce's Nourse's, Denning's, Walker's, Fox's, Loan-Office, Interest, &c. &c. &c. CERTIFICATES. 28
To be Sold, at Private Sale, BY the Subscriber, an undivided moiety or half part of seven thousand three hundred and seventy-three acres of LAND, being part of lots No. 6 and 12, in the subdivision of lot No. 35—the general division of the tract of land in Ulster County, called the Great or Hardenburgh Patent. Lot No. 33 is a valuable tract of Land, situated at the Fork of Delaware-river, having Poughkeepsie-tunk-river on the the south-east and the main or northernmost branch of Delaware, on the west and southwest sides thereof.—The land is of very excellent quality, and an indisputable title will be given by Gerard G. Beekman, jun. Acting executor of the last will and testament of Samuel Van Morne, deceased. New-York, Sept. 6, 1787. 35
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and General Assembly of the late colony now State of New-York, passed the 19th day of March 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on the eleventh day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, will be sold at the Merchant's Coffee-house, in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all those two certain messuages or tenements and lot of land, situated, lying and being in the city of New-York, on the northeast side of Fly-market-street, and running from the land of Jacobus Lefferts, 35 feet and 2 inches, in front to land now or late of George Folliott, thence running northeasterly along the said land now or late of the said George Folliott, 73 feet and 1 inch; thence southeasterly along the land of Richard Norwood, 6 feet and 8 inches; thence northeasterly along the land of the said Richard Norwood, 13 feet and 4 inches, to Fletcher-street; thence southeasterly on the said Fletcher-street, 31 feet and 1 inch, and thence southeasterly on the land of the said Jacobus Lefferts, 86 feet and 2 inches to the place of beginning, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining. And the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof, which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the second and third days of November, which was in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds and the interest thereof, with a power of sale therein contained, from John Byrne, of the city of New-York, merchant, to John Glover of the said city merchant. Deeds of conveyance for the said premises, after the sale will be executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by JOHN GLOVER. New-York, September 10, 1787. 2 31
By order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the State of New-York.  NOTICE is hereby given to David Greame, George Jackson, Arthur Forrest, Richard Willis, the Rev. Thomas Dampier, John Elwes, and Richard Willis aforesaid, in trust for Mary the wife of William Croffes, John Elwes in his own right, Patrick Crawford and Gilbert Meason, executors of James Crawford, deceased; Hutchinson Mure, Robert Mure, and Richard Atkinson, joint partners, John Duvall, William Robertson, Neal Ward, Mary Sleach, Lucy Sleach, William Berry, Peter Hasenclever and Charles Croffes, late partners with Andrew Seaton (who is become bankrupt) under the title or firm of Hasenclever, Seaton and Croffes; also the said Andrew Seaton, the said William Robertson, Miles Nightengale, and the said Richard Willis; as assignees of the estate and effects of the said Andrew Seaton, under the said commission of bankruptcy, and the said Peter Hasenclever in his own right, now or late associated in a company generally known by the name, firm and description of the American Iron Company, or the Ringwood Company, absent debtors, and to all others whom it doth or may concern; that upon application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to a statute of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1786, he the said Chief Justice hath issued his warrant to the Sheriff of the county of Westchester, commanding him to attach, seize, take, and safely keep, all the estate as well real as personal of the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Company, composed of the said several persons as aforesaid, absent debtors of what kind or nature soever, and every or any part or parcel thereof in whatever part of his bailiwick they can be found with all evidences, books of accounts, vouchers, and papers relating thereto: And that unless they the said several persons composing the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Company as aforesaid, shall return and discharge their debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, all their estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of their creditors.—Dated at the city of New-York, the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1787. 2 31
Benjamin Halsted, GOLD and SILVER-SMITH, RESPECTFULLY acknowledges the favours of his friends and customers, and hereby informs them and the public in general, that he carries on his business as usual, at No. 18, Maiden-lane, where all orders will be duly acknowledged and faithfully executed on the shortest notice. N. B. He sells silver tea spoons for one shilling per doz. 4 1y or if
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, For which the highest price in CASH will be given, £7,000 in Bancker's Notes £10,000, or any smaller sums, in Pierce's final settlement certificates. The highest prices in cash given, as usual, for all other kinds of public securities, at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street. 5
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an 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 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774. That on Tuesday the 4th day of December next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of a Lot of Ground in a certain indenture of mortgage, made between Stephen Sayre, of the city of New-York, in the State of New-York, Esq. of the one part, and Peter Stuyvesant of the same city, Esq. of the other part, described as follows, to wit: All that certain lot of ground situated in the north ward of the said city of New-York, being distinguished as lot No. 7, in a partition made on the 3d day of January, in the year of Lord, 1718, between Abraham De Peyster and Samuel Bayard, and is bounded as follows, to wit: southeasterly in front by Wall-street, southeasterly by lot No. 6, formerly occupied by Lewis Pintard, northeasterly in the rear by ground formerly occupied by James Nevins, and northwesterly by lot No. 8, formerly the property and in the possession of Nicholas Bayard, and contains in breadth, in front and in the rear 25 feet, and in length on each side 122 feet, being the lot of ground granted to Nicholas W. Stuyvesant, by two deeds, the one executed by John Cruger, Philip Livingston and nine others, on the 6th of February 1773, and the other by Philip V. Cortlandt, on the 28th day of April 1762, together with all and singular the buildings, passages, lights, easements and all other privileges, profits, commodities, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said lot of ground and premises, or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises by indenture of lease and release, bearing date 31st day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1783, and 1st day of January, 1784, (with a power to sell therein contained) from the said Stephen Sayre to the said Peter Stuyvesant; and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by P. STUYVESANT. New-York, May 22, 1787. 2 700 6m
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an 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 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774; that on the sixth day of March next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of all that certain messuage or dwelling house and lot of ground, situated and being in the north ward of the city of New-York, on the northerly side of a certain street called and known by the name of Little Queen-street; bounded southerly in front on said street, easterly on the house and ground now or late of Thomas Marston, northerly in the rear on the ground now or late of John Livingston and others, and westerly on the New-Dutch Church yard; the said dwelling house and lot of ground, containing in breadth in front and rear, twenty-three feet and an half, and in length, on each side, ninety-six feet, together with the houses, edifices and buildings thereon erected and being, and all gardens, yards, wells, back sides, ways, paths, passages, easements, profits, commodities, advantages, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said dwelling house and lot of ground belonging, or in any wise appertaining,—which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indentures of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty second days of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five (with a power to sell therein contained) from William Bryant, of the city of New-York, Doctor of physic, to Alexander Leslie, late of the city of New-York aforesaid peruke maker, assigned to the subscribers, who will thereupon execute deeds of conveyance to the purchaser, pursuant to the power in the said mortgage and the act aforesaid. WILLIAM DAVIS, JAMES STRACHAN, JAMES MACKEZIE, By their Attorney, Charles Smith. 2 27 6m
CHAMBER-LAMPS. A NEW invented Chamber-Lamp, with tapers, (a patented Lamp in London) very necessary for bed-chambers, being the most cleanly and saving Lamp which has hitherto been constructed; made and sold by the subscriber, living No. 16, corner of Nassau-street and Maiden-lane, where tin, copper and brass ware of all sorts, are made and sold on the most reasonable terms. JOHN GRAHAM. 30
To be Sold at Public Vendue, On Thursday the first day of November next; THAT convenient large two story brick HOUSE, No. 55, King-street, now in possession of Mrs. Miller—having a large cellar, two convenient rooms on a floor, back building, gang-way, cistern, a pump of good water in the yard. The house is well known to many in this city, for its stand for business and other conveniences. A good title will be given for the purchaser, by James Lawrence, administrator to the estate of Charles Jandin, deceased. 25
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy four, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" that on Friday the fourth day of April next, will be sold at the merchants coffee-house in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all that certain farm or tract of land, which Joseph Harris, late of Dutchess county, formerly possessed, lying within the said county of Dutchess, in the patent commonly known by the name of the Nine-Partners, being bounded as follows; beginning at a black oak tree, it being the northeast corner of Job Meeks's farm, the northwest corner of Jeremiah Conklen's farm, and the southeast corner of the said Joseph Harris's farm, from thence the line runs north thirteen degrees, west to the farm now or late in the occupation of Richard Gray, being the south line of the Little Nine-Partners, from thence the line runs west on the south line of the said Little Nine-Partners, to the northwest corner of said farm, and the northwest corner of Amenia Precinct, from thence south thirteen degrees east to a walnut sapling, it being the northwest corner of the farm, now or late of Moses Harris, from thence east to the first mentioned bounds; containing eight hundred and 63 acres & 20 rods of land or thereabouts, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof; which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty-second days of November, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds (with a power of sale therein contained) from Brinton Paine of Dutchess county, Esq. to Augustus Van Cortlandt. Deeds of conveyance after the sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power by AUGUSTUS VAN CORTLANDT. Sept. the 24th 1787. 2 35 6m
At a Court of Chancery, held at the City-Hall of the city of New-York, the 27th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1787:  PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Joseph Nathan, Complainant. vs. Israel Phillips, Defendant.  FORASMUCH as it appears to this Court, that a bill hath been filed therein, by Joseph Nathan, mortgagee, against Israel Phillips, mortgager, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned, to have been mortgaged by the said defendant, Israel Phillips, to the complainant, the said Joseph Nathan: Whereupon process of subpoena to appear and answer, hath been duly issued and returned; and that the said Israel Phillips, has not caused his appearance to be entered in this suit, as according to the rules of this Court, the same ought to have been entered, in case the said process had been duly served; and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this Court, that the said defendant, Israel Phillips has withdrawn himself out of this State; and that he could not, upon diligent enquiry made by the deponent, be found within the same, so as to be served with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint. It is therefore ordered on motion of Mr. Lawrence (on behalf of Mr. Popham of counsel for the complainant) that the said defendant, Israel Phillips, appear to the said bill, on or before the 27th day of June next ensuing, and in default thereof, that the complainant's said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end that a decree may be made for a sale of the said premises in the bill aforesaid mentioned, or such part thereof as to this Court shall appear just and right: And it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted, in at least, two of the public news-papers printed in the State of New-York, for the space of eight weeks successively. Extract from the minutes. W. COCK, Register.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the city of New-York, the 15th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1787:  PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. Joseph Nathan, Complainant. vs. Israel Phillips, defendant.
IT appearing to this Court, that the order in this cause, made on the 27th of March last past, had been irregularly published: Ordered on motion of Mr. Troup, on behalf of Mr. Popham, that the said order be republished in two of the public news-papers of this State, for eight weeks successively, according to the said order herein first above mentioned; and that the said defendant appear to the said bill, on or before the 15th day of October next. Extract from the minutes. W. COCK, Register. 2 25 16
A Wet Nurse, willing to go into a Gentleman's house; she can be well recommended, and has a good breast of young milk. Apply to Frankfort-street, near the Swamp Church. 31

LITERARY RENOWN.
WHAT is renown? It is like all other attributes, subservient to the train of events. A writer in our days, perhaps lightly esteemed, three thousand years hence may be regarded as of superior excellence. This depends on the progression of ideas which we cannot divine.
We possess not the best part of the ancient writings; chance has given us some of them; and of these it is difficult to say whether they are not the worst, not having seen the others.
We place Demosthenes in the first rank of orators, although all Greece says, Phocion was his equal, and Demades his superior. This Demades had so great a superiority over Demosthenes, that without any previous study he overturned the most celebrated speeches of his antagonist. Demosthenes one day wishing to defeat him on a certain point, Demades answered him contemptuously, 'Ne fus Minervam.'
So among the Latins, Varus by much surpassed Virgil in Epic poetry, in Horace's opinion; but the writings of Demades are lost, as well as those of Alceus; I say, I regret them. Who knows whether one of our new despised authors may not, in three or four thousand years, be ranked among our first writers? We have works before our eyes which we do not esteem, either because they have not a certain deceitful varnish, or that the literary trumpet has not sufficiently announced them; yet these may, perhaps, outlive the works of those most extolled amongst us.
But even glory is preyed upon by time; it is lost in the tomb of ages. The poet's work styled immortal, is reduced something later to dust, an element to which all things on earth return.
Within six hundred years all books will be reduced to dust; the worms will destroy our ideas as well as our bodies; our works can exist no longer, if the subsequent generation does not reprint them. Then what book will the twenty-second age reprint? That is what a man of the most acute judgment cannot foretel.
And even during the life of authors, how limited is the circle of their reputation! There are thousands in Paris familiarly acquainted with the name of Thomas the Gros and Ramponeau, who are ignorant of the existence of such men as D'Alembert and Buffon.
Great men are not satisfied with a little circumscribed renown. Ought not the vulgar, then to esteem themselves happy to have geniuses to cheap, and to be in possession of their principal works?
There are, moreover, names which inflexibly lead the world astray. The most celebrated work is very often the least read. Pindar is spoken of; he is put at the head of all the geniuses that ever existed, or will exist! Madame Dacier will bewail him, with tears to his memory, to the utter astonishment of her servant, more sensible than her mistress. A pedant would wish to raise him from the dead, as if this labour would associate him in the glory of the rival of Alceus.
Who knows enough of his language to comprehend all its beauties? Perhaps, fifty men in all Europe; and yet all the academies, all the colleges, and, moreover, all the journals ring eternally with the praises of Pindar.
A few scattered tracts, first taught by professors, and afterwards blended in some poetic works, were sufficient with the high idea conceived of antiquity, to feed this blind idolatry, which in some is a superstitious respect, and in others a daring imposition.
There is nothing, then, so efficacious to raise the admiration of an ancient author, as not to understand him, and in this a journalist never fails.
As to those who really understand the language of the author they praise, they give his works an extraordinary value; then they tyrannically require that others should treat him with an esteem equal to their profound superposition.
It is thus a shoal of blockheads have become men of letters; they have copied from weekly papers a heap of scholastic prejudices, with which a multitude of dull uninteresting books are crowded. Those foolish writers have, by a sort of instinct, picked out all that was bad and useless.
Other trumpeters of antiquity, and they are the most numerous, set no bounds to their admiration; they are vexed with the age. One has nothing to dread from the renown of Terence or Plato; they are extolled above measure; but fault must be found with what is done in our own time. Pedantry carries a ridiculous enthusiasm with it; and it is also sometimes the taste to admire it.
From the Independent Gazetteer.
The following remarks were given to me some time ago by an old friend, who wished to have them published. If you think proper to gratify that wish, by giving them a place in your paper, you will oblige
A Correspondent.
On Inscriptions of the Cincinnati, 1784.
AN old man in the shade of obscurity, presents, with the utmost diffidence, the following remarks. They are not, he knows, of much consequence, but as they are well meant, he hopes they will be received with candor by those whom they concern; and for whose benevolence, and liberality of sentiment, he entertains the highest respect.
To defign , and to adapt mottos or inscriptions, require different qualifications; and these qualifications are more seldom the possession of any individual, than is generally imagined. Whether the subject of these remarks supports my position, I shall not attempt to determine. But the inscriptions of the Cincinnati appear to have been most unhappily selected. Adapted they are by no means to the defign .
An inscription of this sort, should be "brevis et loquelas;" short but rich—comprehensive and emphatic. To which would not hesitate to add something of the poetic boldness . When the subject is grand, every thing respecting it should be grand.
Cincinnati is one of the most respectable characters. His situation is delicate in the extreme, and interesting. His domestic sensibility, exquisite; and the love of his country made more ardent, by her calling on him for aid. Upon this review of things, how stale and flat is the expression?
"Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam." Instead of which, suppose something like one of these. "Vincit amor patriæ. Patria vincit, or
vicit [vincit is the best] Patriam prætulit omnibus. Patria pro omnibus illi." "Virtutis præmium" has the first essential; but not the last.
Besides, there is nothing great in præmium applied to virtus . I think, indeed, the reverse; and condemn the expression, as improper. I know there is one authority, which some imagine justifies the application; but I think that very authority, supports my opinion. Omnipotent alone can reward virtue.
I would prefer a declaration, that this was the fruit, consequence, or effect of virtue. Such as these—"Virtutis honore. Virtute, debitum, or datum."
"Esso perpetua" is short, but extremely rapid. Are not the following better? "In æternum vivat. Sempiternum. Tempori superet."
On "societas Cincinnatorum instituta" I shall but just observe that it sounds extremely rough and grating to my ear; and that I wish they had taken the name of Washington. For not adopting that name, I suppose they had their reason; though I cannot conceive any good ones.
SEXAGENARIUS.
FOREIGN ADVICES.
PARIS, July 5.
Monsr. Beaumarchais has published his justification against the attacks of M. Kornman—it appears thereby that Kornman confined his wife in the Hotel de la Force , as a prostitute, which it however appears, he to gain some favor of his friend, had instigated her to—Beaumarchais found means to let her at liberty, and provided for her—for this Kornman attacks him—and Beaumarchais in vindication says—"it is very hard, that six years after I should be attacked by Kornman, who really deserves all the infamy he bears; and should be blamed for having succoured a beautiful young woman of distinguished birth, of the family of the Fasib , at Basil in Switzerland, who had for her portion upwards of 4,000,000 livres (almost 17,000l.) It is cruel, I say, that I should become the object of detestation and horror, for having, I repeat it, relieved a beautiful woman in the greatest distress and misery; who would, perhaps, have been obliged (had my assistance been a month too late) to be brought-to-bed in a dungeon. This is my crime; but surely all tender and sensible hearts will be on my side; and let the consequence be as it will, I shall ever esteem it an honor, a meritorious and commendable action, to protect that charming part of the creation, when in imminent danger or distress. Yes, I am not ashamed to own, that I always looked on, and read with enthusiasm, the feats of ancient chivalry for the protection of injured damsels. I adore the Prince of Nassau Sieghen, who interested himself in obtaining the letter from his Majesty in favor of the unhappy Mrs. Kornman; and, in short, as the fair have rendered my youth a continual scene of delight and inexpressible joy, by the happy union of love and friendship, they shall be sure to find an intrepid protector in Beaumarchais, though declining now to old age."
LONDON, July 28—August 2.
The taxes in Holland, are raised by an almost general excise; for there is scarce any thing in the whole country, but some duty is laid upon it. Every province and every city, varies its taxes as they think fit, provided they furnish the quota demanded by the States-General, who never give directions concerning the mode of raising it. But though the Dutch tax every thing that is consumed at home, by eating, drinking, cloathing, &c. they take care that the duties on merchandise shall be extremely low, both on importation and exportation; which makes this country in a manner a free port, and draws to it a considerable portion of the general trade of Europe.
The Dutch Nation, has certainly sent four ships of the line to the East-Indies, to guard their Spice islands.—This we give upon the most authentic information:—And the motive assigned for this proceeding is,—that it was feared, had the islands been left unguarded, they might have been taken by the English, and made the condition for the Prince of Orange's restoration to the States.
Extract of a letter from Scilly, July 12.
"Yesterday in the afternoon arrived here the Expedition cutter from a cruise, without any mast standing, having that morning lost all in a storm which was attended with thunder and lightning, which struck one man on the deck dead upon the spot. The day before they fell in with two large Dutch ships bound to America, one of which was leaky, and bearing away for a port to get the leak stopped."
Extract of an authentic letter from Belgrade, near Constantinople, dated June 15.
"It is a known fact, that the conference which the Envoy from Russia demanded, before his departure for Cherson, turned upon many points of very great consequence.
I. The Ottoman Minister demanded an explanation of the conduct of the Russian Consul at Alexandria, where that Agent of the Empress was held a traitorous correspondence with the Rebel Bays; the crime is proved by authentic letters which have been intercepted.
II. The Russian Consuls, established in Moldavia and Wallachia, do not conduct themselves with more uprightness and probity, than the one established at Alexandria—They grant, without examination, passports, and an unlimited protection to all the subjects of the Grand Signor, who are willing to go out of his states;—by this means, the Russian Consuls encourage and favor emigration more and more, which is expressly contrary to the letter of the last treaty, concluded between the two empires.
III. Russia has given an asylum to the fugitive Prince of Moldavia, Alexander Mavrocordato which is precisely defended by the treaty of Kainardjique.
"The Russian Envoy not having foreseen these complaints, undertook to lay them before his Sovereign—Government expects, with great impatience, satisfaction upon these three points, proportioned to their importance; and still insists very strongly, on being made acquainted with the real design of the Empress's journey to the Crimea.
"The Porte is putting her Marine upon the most respectable footing;—it is not doubted, but in a little time, it will be very formidable. The
Grand Signor was present at the launching of a ship of war of 74 guns, which has been constructed under the direction of Mr. le Roi, a French builder; whose talents are universally acknowledged.—That able officer acquitted himself, upon this occasion with all possible glory. The Grand Sultan gave him a public testimony of his satisfaction, in covering him in the presence of an immense crowd of spectators of all ranks, with a superb Pelisse of Ermine?—the other officers, his comrades and his co-operators, enjoyed also the same favor. There never was a vessel launched with more dexterity, or with more complete success, than this was.
"Eight thousand well equipped cavalry are arrived from Asia. This troop was sent to the frontiers of the coast of the Black Sea. It is no longer doubted, but the rebel Mahmud Bacha had been totally defeated in a very bloody engagement:—That unhappy man was obliged to retire, with the greatest precipitation, into his fortress, where he is actually besieged; they have very great hopes of taking him. Ten of that Bacha's favorites have been taken; their heads have been sent here, and are actually exposed upon the gate of the Seraglio, where the people crowd in multitudes, to view them."
To form Great Britain and the United Provinces into one republic, was a very favorite project of Oliver Cromwell s. The following speech of his on that subject to the Dutch Ambassador, is translated from the French of Bafnage—Annales des Provinces Unies :
"We enjoy the same religion, nor can we do any thing more agreeable to the Deity, or better resist the enemies of our holy reformation, than by uniting ourselves strictly together. No personal interest engages me to propose the union of the two republics; the avowed object of all my actions has been the glory of God, a sufficient test of my sincerity. Satisfied with being the instrument of Heaven in performing a work of such consequence to religion, I desire no individual advantage from it. Let the two nations constitute one & the same people. Let them be governed by one Sovereign Parliament, in which the United Provinces shall have their deputies. I, in the same degree with every other subject, will obey this august tribunal; I will retain no authority but what they shall think proper to delegate to my hands."—We have given the above curious fact, as it is little known in this country, and hardly mentioned by any of our historians.
The learned will be pleased to hear a fact, we can announce from authority, that an academy of polite arts has been lately established at Mexico, in South America; of which Mr. Salma, well known for the fine engravings he executed for Don Quixote, and other works, is appointed director.—And that they have already begun to print Gazettes in several towns of Spanish America.
By private advices, lately received by a respectable Member of Administration, we are informed of the following circumstance relative to the young Prince of Orange:
Upon the Princess his mother being lately obliged to return to Nimiguen, Count Bentick (who is always said to be influenced by too much zeal in the party he espouses) said to him, "Now, Sir, is the time for your father to imitate Amilcar, the father of Hannibal, and swear you at the altar never to forgive or forget those daring insurgents." To which the Prince very coolly yet firmly replied:
"Monsieur le Comte, I hope I shall always feel a proper sense of duty towards my parents, and as to forgetting those recent insults, whilst matters are in their present situation, I believe I shall not readily do so; but upon a proper reparation of those wrongs, I hope I am too good a Duchman not to forgive and forget."
His Royal Highness is about seventeen.
BELLA, HORRIDA BELLA.
As Great Britain must take an active part in the approaching wars, Uncle Toby (Duke of Richmond) has furnished up all the cannon at the Tower, and preparing to fortify Earth & Blackwall, as the Dutch, no doubt, will make an attempt to land at Tower Stairs. The city artillery company, headed by Sir Wilkin Lewes, are to take their station on a kind of tower to be built on the monument, they being such excellent marksmen, that they will be able to shoot the Dutch Admiral and the Dutch Captains on the quarter deck, should they attempt a landing at the Old Swain, or at Pepper Alley Stairs.—Uncle Toby also means to erect a strong battery at his house in Privy Garden, which shall command Hongerford Stairs, and the four landing places at Westminster-bridge, so that the Dutch, if they do force a passage up the Thames, will be, by these wise precautions, necessitated to land at Chelsea, where the pensioners would soon put them to death; or at Vauxhall or Cumberland gardens, where the Orange regiment of city Militia, and a detachment of the Bow-street constables will give them such a reception, and where Reilly's guns will so annoy them, that few of the Mynheers will be able to make their way to seize upon the royal family, the Bank, and the Lord Mayor. The Woolwich boys are to be encamped at Deptford, and the other military schools to do duty at the Red House, and other parts on the banks of the Thames, particularly at King Edward's Stairs, Princes Stairs, Execution Dock, and Horsleydown.—What, then, is the Dutch war to this country? Nothing.—Who's afraid?
ST. JOHN, (N. S.) Sept. 14.
On Sunday last a boat in which were eight persons, was suddenly overset, by a violent flaw of wind, near the entrance of the Long Reach. By this unhappy accident, Mrs. Elms, wife of Mr. Thomas Elms of this city, her son about nine years of age, and Mrs. Woodward, wife of Mr. Jesse Woodward, of Beaver-harbour, were all drowned. The first notice Mr. Elms had of this melancholy event, was the sight of his wife's corpse, which together with that of Mrs. Woodward, were brought to town the same day and on the Monday following were attended to the grave by near 400 people.—The boy is not yet found. The case of Mr. Elms is much pitied, who has lost an agreeable wife and an only child.
Last evening a boat with several casks of wine, 6 barrels of tobacco, &c. &c. was seized by the officers of his Majesty's customs.
This morning the schooner Captain Donald, arrived here after a passage of 27 days from Antigua; and the schooner Captain Laughton, in — days from New-York.
UNITED STATES.
New-York, October 2.
The Hon. Council of Appointment met the 29th Sept. when the following officers were elected, viz.
Robert Boyd, Esq. Sheriff of the city and county of New-York.
Silas Halsey, Esq. Sheriff of the county of Suffolk.
Levy Wheaton, Esq. Clerk of the city of Hudson.
John Titus, Walter Berry, Nicholas Stillwell, and Wilhelmus Van Nels, persons appointed to assist all ships and vessels that may happen to be stranded on the coasts of Kings County, Long-Island.
On the 29th inst. election was held in the respective wards of this city for Corporation Officers for the ensuing year; when the following were chosen, viz.
North-Ward. John Wyley, Alderman; George Janeway, Assistant; Robert Cocks, White Matlack, Assessors; Peter Huick, Collector; Henry Birtall, Peter Huick, Constables.
Montgomery-Ward. Benjamin Blagge, Alderman; Tobias Van Zandt, Assistant; Samuel Gilford, John Murray, Assessors; Christian Will, Collector; John Fleming, John Faulkner, Constables.
Out-Ward. Nicholas Bayard, Alderman; Cornelius C. Rookevelt, Assistant; Isaac Varian, Jacob Harsen, Bowry division, Assessors; Richard Furman, ditto, Collector; Lewis A. Gautier, John Deitz, ditto, Constables; William Nagel, John Meyer, Harlem division, Assessors; Andrew M c Gown ditto, Collector; John Adrianse, Hessel Pym, ditto, Constables.
South-Ward. Jeremiah Wooll, Alderman; Joseph Pierson, Assistant; William Brown, Daniel Ebbets, Assessors; Elijah Price, Collector; William Grindling, Elijah Price, Constables.
Dock-Ward. Peter Elting, Alderman; Anthony Griffiths, Assistant; John Oothout, Conrad W. Ham, Assessors; William Gilbert, Collector; John Wessels, Samuel Stockwell, Constables.
East-Ward. Thomas Hazard, Alderman; James Nicholson, Assistant; Alexander Robertson, Joseph Hallet, Assessors; James Van Brackel, Collector; Barnet Newkirk, James Van Brackel, Constables.
West-Ward. William W. Gilbert, Alderman; Abraham Van Gelder, Assistant; William Thompson, Stephen Van Cortlandt, Assessors; Thomas Lefoy, Collector; John Reins, Robert Berwick, Constables.
On Friday last, Congress resolved unanimously, eleven States being present, that the New Constitution is to be transmitted to the Legislatures of the several States, in order to be submitted to a Convention of Delegates to be chosen by the people, agreeably to the mode prescribed by the Convention.
On the first of August last, the Hon. the Congress,
Resolved, That the Commissioner of marine accounts, in settling the accounts of the officers, seamen and marines of the late navy of the United States, govern himself by the principles established for the line of the army by the act of Congress of the 10th of April, 1780, so far as the same relates to the allowance for depreciation; provided that no officer, seaman or marine be entitled to the benefit of this resolve, who was not in service, or liable to be called into service on the 10th April, 1780.
George Washington, Esq. has already been destined, by a thousand voices, to fill the place of the first President of the United States, under the new frame of Government. While the deliverers of a nation in other countries have hewn out a way to power with the sword, or seized upon it by stratagems and fraud, our illustrious Hero peaceably retired to his farm, after the war, from whence it is expected he will be called, by the suffrages of three millions of people; to govern that country by his wisdom (agreeably to fixed laws) which he had previously made free by his arms.—Can Europe boast of such a man? — Or can the history of the world shew an instance of such a voluntary compact between the deliverer and the delivered of any country, as will probably soon take place in the United States?
At a Court of Nisi Prius , Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, lately held at St. John, Nova-Scotia, was tried by a Special Jury , a civil cause of a singular nature, in which Mr. Samuel Randall, merchant, was plaintiff, and W. D. Esq. defendant.—The defendant drew a set of bills of exchange on a respectable mercantile house in London, which were for £50, transferred by a blank indorsement to Mr. William Charlton, and by him to the plaintiff. The first and second of these bills were sent to England by the plaintiff, both returned protested, the first copy of the bill returned first, and was enclosed by Messrs. Rutherford & Young of London, to the house of Thomson and Reid of that city, who shewed the protest to the defendant and demanded payment for principal, interest, damages, &c. payment was accordingly promised, but before payment could be made, the plaintiff (who had a to the third of exchange in his possession) received the second copy under protest from Richard Hearty, Esq. of London, and in like manner demanded payment, but was refused, and payment was afterwards secured to Messrs. Thomson and Reid, whereupon the plaintiff brought his suit. N. B. It did not appear, how or by what means the two bills came into the possession of the different bearers. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.—Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Solicitor-General; for the defendant, Mr. Attorney-General and Mr. Hardy.
The diet, the air, and the political constitution of a country, give the peculiar and distinguishing character of the people, and as the character changes, the inhabitants undergo the same metamorphoses. How different are the modern Italians from the ancient Romans! If Brutus were now living, he would probably acquiesce in the depending state of a cardinal, and the papal crown would be unanimously presented to Cæsar.
Youth, says a celebrated political writer, is the feed time of good habits as well in nations, as individuals.—It might be difficult if not impossible to form the continent into one government half a century hence. The vast variety of interests occasioned by an increase of trade and population would create confusion. State would be against State. Each being able would scorn each other's assistance; And while the proud and foolish gloried in their little distinctions; the wise would lament that the union had not been formed before. Wherefore the present time is the true time of establishing it.
We hear from East-Jersey, that a sudden and heavy fall of rain happened in those parts, particu-

larly in Monmouth county, on Tuesday the 18th ult. by which a very considerable number of mill dams, fences, &c. were entirely carried away by the irresistible force of the water, and other considerable damage done.
The establishment of the American trade in the East-Indies (says a London paper) wears a very unfavorable aspect, owing to some of the American masters and supercargoes not paying that nice respect to punctuality that was requisite, and which the eastern nations have ever been accustomed to. [A plain proof that the American India trade begins to be an eye-sore to the English.]
A British paper observes, that in 1777 Mr. Hastings received a humble petition from Shaw-Alum, the Great Mogul, for relief against his enemies—In 1787 Mr. Hastings is on his knees before the House of Lords, taken into custody, by a servant of the House of Commons, and obliged to give bail to insure his not flying from his country.
In 1777 Mr. Burke was reckoned the best speaker in the House of Commons, and the first formidable opponent of the Minister—In 1787 Mr. Burke is either coughed down, or not attended to, and is formidable only to the very opposition that he acts with.—In 1777 Lord North managed the helm of state, and directed all the public affairs of the kingdom: In 1787, we read, in a newspaper, that poor Lord North was led out of Westminster Abbey by one of his daughters!—In 1777 Sir—was a very smart and active waiter at a public tavern: In 1787 Sir—is a Nabob, a Baronet, and knight of the Shire.—In 1777 one Arnold headed the American troops that retired from Canada, at Saratoga—In 1787 this same Arnold is closeted at St. James's, where he and [his Majesty] are one!—In 1777 Col. Conway, Sir Henry Clinton's aid-de-camp, offered to fight a duel for the sake of a trump: In 1787 this same gentleman preached a sermon on the following text, If any one smite thee on the left cheek offer him the other.—In 1777 Dr. Prettyman went to the gallery of the House of Commons to hear Mr. Pitt's speech, and was turned out: In 1787 Dr. Prettyman rose in his seat, in the House of Peers, and made a short speech in favour of a drayman committed, while Mr. Pitt stood below the bar to hear him.—Such are the changes that may happen in ten years!
We are informed that the State of Franklin has sent, or is to send, two deputies to Kentucky, to meet a Convention of all the western settlements for the purpose of consulting proper measures respecting the navigation of the river Mississippi.
Poughkeepsie, Sept. 26. We have information that the Members of the Legislature belonging to the southern parts of this State, intend to be very punctual in their attendance at their meeting at the time that is or may be appointed for that purpose, in order to form a house, and have it in their power immediately to adjourn to New-York. It is therefore hoped that the northern gentlemen will be equally punctual, that a fair trial may be made, whether a country session will not be at least, as advantageous to the State at large, as a city one.
John Grigg of the ship Eagle, spoke the 26th of August, the ship Rebecca, John Austin, of and from Boston, bound for London, lat. 49, long. 28.
Friday morning was held the Quarterly Examination of Columbia College Grammar-School: when the young gentlemen acquitted themselves with much credit. The premiums were given to Brevort Woodward, Cornelius Van Horne, Jonathan Pearce, Samuel Gilford, and John Woodward.
In the afternoon, many Oration were delivered to a very crowded and elegant audience, with uncommon applause. The separate premium of eloquence was adjudged to John Woodward, Brevort Woodward, who delivered one of Cicero's Oration against Cataline, in the original latin, astonished and delighted the learned part of the audience, by the propriety and elegance (scarce unworthy of the great author) with which he spoke it. Among the many other little Orators, who distinguished themselves, James Inglis was particularly admired; as was also John Fisher.
Conajoharry September 18, 1787. Public notice is hereby given, that John Albright Van Storch, did, on or about the first of March last, leave at this place, a helpless wife and small children. He passed when at this place for a Lutheran preacher and Doctor of phylic;—he is a man of a most infamous character, of which many instances can be given; we hear that he at present goes about collecting money for our church, for which he has not any authority.—We do therefore caution all persons against trusting him, least they may be imposed upon; and request that they will do their endeavors towards detecting the intentions of this impostor.
We are the public's most humble servants, The Elders of the Lutheran Church.
Arrivals since our Last. Brig —, Egg-Harbour. Brig Jenny, Martin, Glasgow. Brig Peggy, Decay, Bristol. Sloop Mary, Duff-y. St. John. Sloop New-York Packet, Watson, Philadelphia.
NEW-YORK MARINE SOCIETY. ON Monday the 8th inst. at 6 o'clock in the evening, at the Coffee-House, will be held a Quarterly Meeting of the Marine Society, of which the members are requested to take notice, and attend. By order of the President, ANTHONY GRIFFITHS, Sec'yry. New-York, 2d October, 1787.
Notice is hereby given to all the creditors of Daniel Dodge , an insolvent debtor; that they shew cause, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beekman-street, on Tuesday the 9th day of October inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said Daniel Dodge, should not be made, & he thereupon discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled, 'an act for the relief of insolvent debtors,' passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated this 11th day of October 1787. DANIEL DODGE.
FOR SALE, By Nicholas Hoffman and Son, No. 12, Little Dock-street; Parcel excellent dryed Hides, A few casks of Linseed Oil, 80 pieces Russia Duck, blue mark, 6 by 8 and 7 by 9 Window Glass.
Public Securities. CASH and the highest price given for all kinds of PUBLIC SECURITIES. PARTICULARLY Final Settlement Certificates, Facilities, Nourse's, Pickering's, Bancker's and Barber's NOTES. Apply at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street.
Wm. Backhouse & Co. No. 15, Duke-street, have FOR SALE, RED PORT WINE, shipped by the Royal Port Company, the quality of whose wines, experience has shewn to be superior to any imported into America. A L S O, Choice Payal Wines four years old, Madeira, Lisbon, Teneriffe, & Malaga, } WINES. Liverpool Crockerly Ware, twenty quarter casks old SHERRY WINE, to be sold cheap for cash. August 14.
Graham and Johnson DESIGN to open an EVENING ACADEMY, on Monday the 1st of October, at No. 19, Little Queen-street; where youth will be taught to read the English language with propriety and grace, both in prose and verse; particular attention will be paid to the English grammar; for, when it is properly taught, it must not only add gracefulness to the conversation of people in general, but qualify them for carrying on whatever business they follow with greater credit and advantage. Also, writing, arithmetic, book-keeping, upon the principles of real business, and geography, with several branches of the mathematics. * * * Graham and Johnson return their most sincere thanks to the public in general, and their employers in particular, for the very great encouragement they have received; and they flatter themselves, that, by their continued application, they will still merit their future approbation, being conscious, that, public countenance will always be in proportion to their ability and merit. New-York, September 21, 1787.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of JOHN CLANDENING , an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause if any they have, before the Hon. Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beekman-street, by the 8th day of October next, enforcing, why an assignment of the estate of the said John Clandening, should not be made, and he discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled, "an act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.—Dated in New-York, this 27th day of September, 1787. BEN. BLAGGE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of WILLIAM EVERIT , an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause if any they have, before Abraham Lott, Esq. one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of this city, by the 11th day of October, at his office in Maiden-lane, No. 68, why an assignment of the estate of the said William Everit should not be made, and he discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled 'an act for the relief of insolvent debtors,' passed the 13th day of April, 1786. WILLIAM EVERIT.
Persons indebted to the late copartnership of Simon Van Antwerp and Co. are desired to make immediate payment to Nicholas Van Antwerp, No. 45, Little Dock-street. All accounts unsettled the 1st of October next, will then be put into the hands of an attorney without discrimination. SIMON VAN ANTWERP, NICHOLAS VAN ANTWERP, PETER BOOS. August 24, 1787.
JACOB ASTOR, No. 81, Queen-street, two doors from the Friends Meeting-house; HAS just received from London, an elegant assortment of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, such as Piano-Forces of the best kind, Violins of all sorts, Bassoons, Clarinets, Haut-Boys, German Flutes, &c, which are to be sold on very reasonable terms.
Sales of LAND by Auction. At the Merchants Coffee-House in the city of New-York, on Monday the 29th October next, or any time before at private sale— ONE Lot of 2126 acres within the bounds of the Cats-Kill Patent, distinguished by lot No. 15—This lot has a large stream running through it, with two falls convenient for mills, and a great plenty of the best timber, distant about seven miles from the Cats-Kill landing, on the North-river. One other lot or improved farm of excellent low land in said patent, containing 147 acres, for some years occupied by Iury Layman, distant six miles from said landing. One other wood lot containing 500 acres, contiguous to the above low land farm. Also, one undivided fourth part of 800 acres, lying at Batavia, under some improvement, and excellent for grazing, distant miles from said landing. The above mentioned lands will be sold by the executors of Silverster Salisbury, late of Kingston, deceased. For further particulars, apply to Philip Hoghteling or James Roe, at Kingston, Elopus, or to Elting and Varick, No. 20, in Little Dock-street, New-York. August 29, 1787.
RACHAEL HARDEN, Living in Beaver-lane, No. 15, leading from Broadway to the North-river, WOULD inform gentlemen and ladies of this city, that she undertakes washing Silk Stockings, and engages them to be done in the neatest manner, and at a very reasonable price. Those gentlemen and ladies who choose to favor her with their custom, may depend on great punctuality in her business.
SALES AT AUCTION, At the Coffee-House, on Monday, the 8th of October next, at XII o'clock, 1 hamper cheese, 1 box cattle soap, 4 boxes and 1 barrel chocolate, 1 pipe wine, &c. Forfeited to the people of this State, and the informants, and sold by virtue of a Decree of the Court of Admiralty. J. GRAHAM, Marshal. September 22.
Notice is hereby given to all the creditors of Matthias Woodruff, Jedediah Rogers, Ezekiel Gillam, Naval Heath and Nathaniel Salmon, insolvent debtors, now confined in the gaol of the county of Morris; that they be and appear before two or more of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the said county of Morris, at the Court-house in Morristown, in said county on Tuesday the 23rd day of October next, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, and shew cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the aforesaid insolvents estate should not be made, by them respectively, for the benefit of their creditors, and they be discharged from their confinement, &c. MATTHIAS WOODRUFF, JEDEDIAH ROGERS, EZEKIEL GILLAM, NAVAL HEATH, NATHANIEL SALMON. Dated Morristown, September 27, 1787.
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be Sold at the Printing-Office, No. 5, Water-street, (Price Two Shillings.) BRIEF ANIMADVERSIONS On the DOCTRINE OF UNIVERSAL SALVATION. In which it is proved to be utterly repugnant to the principles of moral government, and inconsistent with the word of God. To which is added, The Connexion stated between Civil Government and Religion. By the Rev. ROBERT ANNAN, of Philadelphia.
A L S O, Just Published, (price 2s. and 6d.) Self Employment in Secret; Containing, 1. An enquiry into the state of the Soul. 2. Thoughts on painful afflictions. 3. Memorials for practice. Left under the hand-writing of that learned and Rev. Divine, Mr. JOHN CORBET, of Chichester. With a prefatory epistle, by the late Rev. Mr. John Howe.
Parchment Manufactory. WEST and BULGER, HAVE erected a PARCHMENT MANUFACTORY in this City, where Parchment is made in the best manner, warranted as good as any imported into this City from London or elsewhere. It is hoped that the gentlemen of the law, and all others who use Parchment, will give them due encouragement, as this is the first attempt of the kind made in this City. It is to be sold by S. LOUDON, Printer, No. 5, Water-street, on the lowest terms, by the dozen or single sheet.
William Guest, C U R R I E R, No. 13, Ferry-street, HAS now on hand, Boot Legs, an assortment of Upper Leather, and a quantity of good Sole Leather—Also, takes in leather to curry, from the country, and is determined to use his utmost endeavours to give satisfaction to his employers; taking his pay in half Jersey, and half York currency.
Mutual Assurance Company. For insuring HOUSES from LOSS by FIRE in New-York. WHEREAS the insuring of houses and other buildings from loss by fire, has been found of great and public utility wherever it has been practiced; and although societies, have been instituted in different places, yet none have hitherto been formed in this city for that laudable and beneficent purpose. A number of respectable citizens, as well for their own mutual security as for the common security and advantage of their neighbours and fellow-citizens, with the view of promoting the insurance of houses and other buildings from loss by fire; upon the most equal terms, and without any views of private or separate gain or interest, have established a company by the name of The Mutual Assurance Company, For Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire in New York. The utility of an institution in its purpose so laudable, cannot fail to attract the notice of every citizen being of so great importance to the security of property and the happiness of families, that it is presumed that no person of prudence will be found to neglect it. The office is now opened at No. 57, King-street, where such persons as incline to insure their houses and other buildings, may, on application, receive every necessary information. JOHN PINTARD, Secretary. June 15, 1787.
BLANKS, Sold at this Office.
THOMAS MAULE, No. 40, Hanover-Square, HAS received by the America, from London, and the Ann and Susan, from Liverpool, a variety of FALL GOODS, Which he will sell on very reasonable Terms, viz. COATINGS, plains, broad-cloths, serges, blankets, baizes, flannels, tamnies, durants, wild-bores, camblets, lastings, fatinets, ribbons, gauzes, modes, fatins, lute-strings, armozenes, taffaties, black persians, florentines, sewing silk, twist, hosier-y, gloves, &c. &c. September 11, 1787.
JUST PUBLISHED, (Neatly printed in one volume, and handsomely bound) And to be SOLD by ROBERT HODGE, No. 237, Queen-street, the corner of King-street; Likewise by the other Booksellers, A TREATISE CONCERNING Religious Affections. In three parts. Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections, and their importance in religion. Part II. Shewing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, of that they are not. Part III. Shewing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections. By the late Rev. JONATHAN EDWARDS, President of the College of New Jersey. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, his religious experiences, &c. which makes it a large and interesting volume to the lovers of religion of every denomination. ** The subscribers are requested to send for their BOOKS.
ALSO, may be had at the above store, a great variety of BOOKS, consisting of HISTORY, divinity, phylic, philosophy, mathematics, biography, geography, poetry, agriculture, nautical books, dictionaries, architecture, novels, miscellanies, plays, &c.—Family, pocket and common bibles, and small entertaining books for children.
LIKEWISE, just imported in the ship America, Capt. Allen, an excellent assortment of STATIONARY, PARTICULARLY genuine writing paper, and blank books of different sizes and prices; Moor's charts of the coast of North-America, &c. N. B. Good American manufactured spelling books, cheaper than can be imported. ††† Commissions from the country are thankfully received, and carefully executed.
Philadelphia, Sept. 6, 1787.
100 Dollars Reward. WAS broke open last night, the house of Peter Knight, and robbed of the sundry articles underneath mentioned:
1 bag containing about 90 French crowns. 1 do. do. 90 Spanish milled dollars. 1 China faced silver watch with a steel chain, and a silver seal representing Noah's ark, with a dove holding an olive branch in its mouth. A large double fold fatin pocket-book, in which were a large number of funded and unfunded certificates, &c. viz.
The following New-Loan Certificates—two years interest paid on each:
No. 10717 Reeds and Forde, for £ 176 7 6 10384 ditto 157 3 2 10634 Abrahami Sheridan 81 15 1 10551 Isaac Melcher, Esquire 82 4 2 9696 Samuel Hays 116 5 0 266 James M'Crea 338 13 0 265 ditto 63 15 0 262 ditto 283 2 6 336 Peter Knight 26 5 0 335 ditto 217 9 2 334 ditto 375 0 0 333 Peter Knight for 150 0 0 332 ditto 112 10 0 30 ditto 150 0 0 20 ditto 187 10 0 27 ditto 225 0 0 1485 ditto 1208 5 4 5486 ditto 24 10 0 9592 Nickolas Knight 30 16 8 331 Peter Knight 1500 0 0
£ 5306 1 7 4 Funded Jersey certificates, one endorsed with interest paid for two years, the other one year, about 1468 dollars. 1 Of Nourse's unfunded certificates to Peter Knight, 1468 dollars. 1 Ditto, about 800 dollars. Facilities to the amount of about 280 dollars. A red morocco calender, Guine's, for 1775. A mortgage and judgment bond from Richard Mason to Peter Knight, dated 1784, for 5,500l. A number of valuable papers, in which were a slate of transactions between George Ingraham and Peter Knight. A number of loose papers, taken out of the pigeon holes of the desk, in which were blank checks, &c. A black fatin cloak lined with black tammy, supposed to be taken to wrap the papers in. A reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid for the cash, and 100 Dollars for the papers, and no questions asked. 34 4 Peter Knight.
PASTE-BOARD Sold by the Printers.

P UBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the 19th day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates." That on Saturday the 23d day of February next, will be Sold at the Merchants Coffee-House in the city of New-York, between the hours of eleven in the morning, and one in the afternoon of the same day, by public auction, to the highest bidder or bidders; ALL that certain piece or parcel of Land, situate lying & being in the outward of the city of New-York, being the one equal half of lots number 1242 to 1249 inclusive, as the same are described in a certain map or chart of the estate late the property of James Delancey, Esq. made by Evert Bancker, bounded southerly by Pump-Street, westerly by Sixth-Street, northerly by lot number 1250, and easterly by the other equal half of the said hereby described lots, sold by the Commissioners of Forfeitures, to Peter Ogilvie: And also, a term of nineteen years from the 27th day of October last, of and in all that certain lot, piece or parcel of ground, situate lying and being in Montgomery Ward, in the said city of New-York, on the north side of Cherry-Street, bounded southerly by said Cherry-Street, westerly by land now or late of Jane Hamilton, northerly by the lands of the heirs of Albert Herring, deceased, and easterly by land of Jeremiah Leaming, containing in breadth in front and rear, 16 feet 8 inches, and in length on each side, 100 feet, subject to an annual ground rent of 20l. in Spanish milled dollars, at eight shillings per dollar, or the value thereof in gold, payable half yearly; which premises and term were mortgaged by John Keating and Ann his wife, to Daniel McCormick, of the city of New-York, merchant, by indenture bearing date the twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, to secure the payment of three hundred and forty-two pounds three shillings and four pence, principal, with lawful interest from the twenty-sixth day of February, 1785, and are to be sold by virtue of a power for that purpose, contained in the said indenture.—The conditions will be made known at the day and place of sale. Dated 20th August, 1787. 1 25 6m
P UBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, 1774, entitled, "An Act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" that on Friday the fourth day of January next, will be sold on the premises to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all the three Tracts of Land, now in the possession of Andrew Miller, lying in the township of Brook-Hayen, in Suffolk county, on Na-Keu-illand, and bounded as follows: One tract, on the north by lands belonging to John Woodhull, Esq. on the west by lands belonging to Timothy and Ebenezer Miller, on the east by the south road, and on the south by the sheep pasture lots.—Also, one other tract, bounded, on the north by the wading river road, on the west by lands lately belonging to the late Solomon Davis, and on the east by lands belonging to Philip Rod, and southwardly by the country road, containing about 2 hundred and fifty acres more or less.—Also, one other piece or parcel of land, already mortgaged to Phillip Rod, bounded, southerly by the road, and eastwardly by lands belonging to John Woodhull, westerly by lands belonging to Ebenezer Miller, northwardly by the bank on the found, containing about forty acres be the same more or less, with the buildings thereon, which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-ninth and thirtieth days of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, for securing the payment of two hundred and thirteen pounds, twelve shillings (with a power of sale therein contained) from the said Andrew Miller, to William Floyd. Deeds of conveyance after sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power, by Wm. FLOYD. June 30, 1787. 1 11 6m
P UBLIC Notice is hereby given, agreeable to an act of the Legislature of the late Colony, now State of New-York, passed the 19th day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates." That on the second day of February next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be sold at public auction, at the Merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York, all that certain dwelling house and lot of land, now in the tenure and occupation of Peter Kemble, situate lying and being, on the west side of Smith-Street, in the city of New-York aforesaid, bounded on the east by said Smith-Street, on the north by the house and lot of ground formerly of Charles Lodowick, but now of the heirs or devisees of the late David Clakson, deceased, and by another lot of ground belonging to the reformed Dutch Church, in the said city of New-York, on the south by a house and ground, late of the widow Bend, but at present in the occupation of John Oothoudt, and on the west by land now or late belonging to the heirs of the late Alderman Gantier; together also, with all that certain piece or parcel of land, being westerly and in the rear of a lot of land, formerly owned by the said widow Bend, which said lot is in breadth, in front and rear twenty-two feet, in length on the southwesterly side, sixty-one feet and one inch, on the northerly side, fifty-nine feet eleven inches; which said lot was mortgaged on the 29th day of March, 1781, by Grove Bend to the Subscriber, to secure the payment of one thousand pounds, with lawful interest, on the 20th day of March, then next ensuing. The conditions of sale will be made known on the day of the vendue. Dated this 27th day of July, 1787. 1 19 6m JOHN LEAKE.
A Wet Nurse, is willing to take a Child in her house to suckle; her milk is only 4 weeks old—she can be well recommended. Apply at No. 67, Little Dock-Street. 36 3
N OTICE is hereby given according to the form of an act of the Legislature of the late colony, now State of New-York, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," passed on the 19th day of March 1774; That on Monday the 8th day of October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction, the Lands described in a certain indenture of mortgage, executed by Jonathan Fift and Elizabeth his wife, now both deceased, to Thomas Candel, deceased, dated the 3d day of September 1770, as follows, to wit: ALL and singular the Lands, meadows and premises devised to him by his father Samuel Fift, jun. lately deceased, to wit: ALL the cleared land and meadow which he formerly and latterly bought of John Renne, with all the buildings, erections, fences and improvements thereon;—also, the north-easterly half part of wood-land which he bought of John Renne, deeming and estimating all on the south side of the fence there standing on the north side of the said wood-land, as wood-land; notwithstanding a small parcel thereof between the fence and the woods is cleared, with the liberty to pass and repass through the other part of his land thereto, and from the easterly or north-easterly half so devised to him, his heirs and assigns to cart his wood or otherwise—he also gave and devised to his son Jonathan Fift, his heirs and assigns for ever, all the homelested lands, buildings and improvements which he formerly bought of Capt. Nathaniel Lawrence, since deceased, as the same was then included within fence, be the same in quantity more or less;—and also, four acres of salt-meadow, which he lately purchased of the Widow Langdon, lying near Flushing creek, in New-Town aforesaid;—also, about forty acres of upland which he lately bought of John White, adjoining to the land of Jonathan Furman and Samuel Waldron, jun.—and also, one equal third part of his right in Juniper-Swamp, and the land he bought of Nathaniel Lawrence, is bounded northerly on the road that leads from New-Town to Jamaica, westerly by land belonging to Samuel and Richard Fift, & southerly by wood-land belonging to Samuel Fift, and easterly by Samuel Renne, and the said land or meadow be bought of John Renne as aforesaid, is bounded northerly by the road that leads from New-Town to Fift's mill, westerly by the common burying place, and a piece of fresh meadow belonging to Richard Fift, southerly by a creek and easterly by meadow belonging to William Bette; and the land he bought of John White is bounded as follows, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the limits of New-Town, containing by estimation forty acres, be the same more or less, and is butted and bounded as follows:—north-easterly by a highway leading from New-Town to South, north-easterly by a high way that leads to Fresh Pond so called, south-easterly by the same road which extends to the Hills so called, and south-westwardly by land of Jonathan Morrell (the third) & Thomas Morrell, jun. which sale will be made on the premises, part of which is now in the occupation of Jonathan Underhill and Cornelius Hyatt, and proper deeds of conveyances will be executed by the Subscriber, to which the heir at law will be a party. MARY CANDELL, Executrix of the last Will and Testament of THOMAS CANDELL, deceased. March 29, 1787. 1 24 6m
N OTICE is hereby given according to the form of an 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 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774:—That on the 25th day of March next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction upon the premises, the fee simple of all the one equal fourth part of all that certain messuage and Lot of Ground situate lying and being in Montgomery-ward, in the city of New-York, on the northerly side of the slip commonly called Beckman's-slip, and bounded on the front to the street or pier that runs along the said northerly side of Beckman's-slip aforesaid, and contains in front 46 feet 3 inches, and bounded on the southerly side by the ground now or late belonging to James Jauncey, and containing in length on that side, 36 feet 3 inches, and in the rear by the lot of ground now or late belonging to George Peterson, and containing in length in the rear, 36 feet, then bounded northerly 19 feet 6 inches on the kitchen or building lately belonging to Catherine Beckman, then bounded northerly by the said kitchen, 10 feet 9 inches, & bounded northerly by the gangway lying between the house hereby granted and released and the house or northerly side thereof lately belonging to the said Catherine Beckman as aforesaid, to the front of the said lot, together with all & singular the privileges, advantages, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise appertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the same premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the 9th and 10th days of December, in the year of our Lord 1784, with a power to sell therein contained, from James William Payne, of the county of Dutchess and State of New-York, to the subscribers Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, James A. Stewart and Alexander Stewart, and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power, by Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, James A. Stewart, Alexander Stewart. New-York, Sept. 21, 1787. 1 33
T hat elegant new three story Brick HOUSE, No. 217, Water-Street, fronting the Old-slip; it is completely finished from the cellar to the garret, a very fit stand for a merchant; it is now in the possession of Mr. Walter Buchanan.—Also, the two story house adjoining, No. 6, fronting the Old-slip, fit for a small family or store. These two houses will be sold together or separate, as may suit the purchaser, and the terms of payment made easy. For further particulars apply to the subscriber, at No. 68, Maiden-lane. 23 ABM. P. LOTT.
N OTICE is hereby given, that the subscribers, pursuant to an act, entitled, "An act for the speedy sale of the unappropriated LANDS within this State, and for the purposes therein mentioned," passed the 5th day of May, 1786, intend to apply to the Commissioners of the Land-office, for a grant, of the lands under the water of Hudson's river, at Rhinebeck precinct, in the county of Dutchess from the east bank of the said river to the channel thereof, and to include the lands in front and opposite to our several and respective lots. Dated at Red-Hook, the 9th day of September, 1787. Jacob Bogardus, John Reade, Nicholas Hoffman, jun. Anthony Hoffman. 1 33 6
Jacob Foster, BEGS leave to inform his friends and the public in general, that he has removed from Rooke-velt-Street, No. 21, to Cherry-Street, No. 22, where he continues carrying on the NAILING MANUFACTORY, in all its various branches, from a tack to a twelve inch spike; where city and country merchants, shopkeepers, ship and boat builders, joiners and house carpenters can be supplied on short notice with any quantity. LIKewise, Bar iron and nail rods for sale. Wanted, a few Journeyman Nailers. Apply as above. Furthermore, he would inform the merchants, who would wish to contract for any ship work or smith work to send abroad, that he will contract with them on reasonable terms for the same. Please to apply as aforesaid. 19
JOHN GLOVER, No. 49, Broad-way, HAS imported in the Hudson, from Dublin, a variety of low priced yard wide and 7-8 Irish linens, sheetings and printed handkerchiefs, which he will sell on the lowest terms. Also, a general assortment of dry goods as usual. 32
ELTING and VARICK, HAVE for sale at their store, No. 20, Little Dock-Street, a quantity of the very best flat and square assorted Sweets Bar Iron, a general assortment of ironmongery, cutlery, fadery, buttons, buckles, Bristol pipes, &c. A few cloths, mullins, calicoes, handkerchiefs, &c. Elspus millstones and others of any denomination, procured at a short notice. Flour, flaxseed, pot and pearl ashes will be received in payment for the above articles, and for debts due, and new credit given to those that prove punctual. August 29. 28 am
Craigie, Wainwright and Co. DRUGGISTS, No. 37, Wall-Street, corner of Hanover-square, HAVE imported in the last ships from Europe, a general assortment of drugs, medicines, and Surgeon's instruments, which they will dispose of on very reasonable terms for cash, bees-wax, snake root, pot or pearl ashes. The following are part of their assortment. Genuine red peruvian bark, peruvian bark, camphor, calomel, antimony, cream of tartar, flower of sulphur, tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, julian, rhubarb, glauber salts, opium. Spanish flies, manna, aloe, aqua fortis, borax, gentian root, flowers of lavender, flowers of camomile, fenna, &c. Surgeons Instruments. Pocket instruments, dissecting knives, crooked needles, teeth instruments, lancets, mortars and pestles, spatulas and bolus knives, amputating instruments, lithotomical ditto, cupping ditto, lint, tow, sponge, pill-boxes, phials, gallipots, &c. At the same place may be had, a great variety of GENUINE PATENT MEDICINE. Practitioners and country store-keepers may depend upon being well supplied at the above store. Medicine chests for shipping, plantations, or iron works, with directions suited to the disorders of the country, are made up on the lowest terms. September 11. 32
Paper Hanging Manufactory. A Large and elegant assortment of Paper Hangings, with felloon borders, is now finished for Sale, at Gerardus Duyckinck, jun's. Store, No. 30, Little Dock-Street, or at John Colles's, at the Manufactory in the Lower Barracks, where orders and directions for paper are received.—The public now can be supplied with any kind of paper hangings, agreeable to their fancy, plain, green & blue, or any other colour to suit their furniture, may be had at a very short notice. One very great advantage will attend the purchasing of paper hangings manufactured here, is that it can be always matched again; many persons have been obliged to new paper their rooms for the want of a few yards of paper hangings that has been imported, being damaged on their walls; and another very great advantage is, they can be sold much cheaper than the imported paper hangings, and warranted to be equally as good. Cash given for Old Rope, Linen and Cotton Rags. 87
THE Partnership of HAYDOCK and WARR, will, by mutual consent, be dissolved on the first day of (October) tenth month next.—therefore all those who have any demands against them, are desired to bring in their accounts for settlement, and all those indebted to them are requested to make speedy payment. JOHN W. HAYDOCK, THOMAS WARR. 2 Month 13th, 1787. 23
Theodosius Fowler & Co. At their Office, No. 164, Water-Street, Buy, sell and negotiate all kinds of Continental, Connecticut and New-York Securities. 97
TO BE SOLD, THE LANDS belonging to the estate of the Hon. Cadwallader Colden, Esq. deceased, late Lieutenant-Governor of the then Province, now State of New-York, viz. FIVE several tracts or parcels of land, on the north side of the Mohawk river, about 48 miles above Schoenectady, granted by letters patent in the year 1738, to Patrick M'Clauthy and Andrew M'Dowel, and distinguished in the map annexed to the land letters patent by the names of lots No. 10, 16, 17, 20 and 37, containing in the whole, 3710 acres of land, and the usual allowance for highways. SIX THOUSAND acres being six undivided thirtieth parts of a tract of 30,000 acres, situated between the Cookquago branch of Delaware river, and the Susquehannah river, in the county of Montgomery, formerly of the county of Albany. TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND acres in one tract, being part of a tract of 40,000 acres, granted to Stephen Skinner and others, situated in the said county of Montgomery, to the westward and southward of Turlock and Cobus Kill settlements. ALSO, fifteen Lots containing each 234 acres of a tract of land situated on the north side of the Sachendago, or west branch of Hudson's river, and erected by the letter patent, by which the same was granted into a township by the name of Dartmouth, and which fifteen lots are distinguished in the division of the said tract by lots No. 13, in the first range of lots No. 1, No. 2, No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13; in the second range of lots No. 1, No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13; in the third range of lots No. 1, 2 and No. 3; in the fourth range of lots, and No. 10 and No. 11; in the tenth range of lots. N. B. These 15 lots were not a part of Gov. Colden's estate at the time of his decease. For terms apply to the Subscriber, living at Coldengham, in the county of Ulster, or to Richard Harrison & John Lawrence, Esquires, Attorneys at law, New-York. NOTICE is hereby given, that all the above described lands, or any part thereof that is not sold before the 13th day of October next, will on that day, at one o'clock in the afternoon, be exposed to Sale at Public Auction, at the Merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York and peremptory struck off to the highest bidder. 98 CADWALLADER COLDEN, Executor.
ELISHA SEGANG, BOOT and SHOE-MAKER, Has removed to No. 5, Great Dock-Street, near the War-Office, WHERE he carries on the business as usual.—He returns hearty thanks to his former Customers, and hopes for a continuance of their favors, as well as of the Public in general, which will be gratefully acknowledged. 36 3
Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber, living in Worcesster township, Montgomery county, on Tuesday night last, a mulatto WENCH, named CHLOE; took with her a blue and white striped long gown, one calico ditto, two calico and one white short gown, a good black silk bonnet, a red calimanco skirt, aprons and handkerchiefs, &c. She is a stout well featured Wench, nearly 22 years of age, a countenance rather resembling an Indian than an Negro, has a remarkable spot or scar under one of her eyes, black curly hair, generally frized up to intimate a cushion; she has been taught to read, and is a plausible, cunning hussy; when she smiles or laughs an extravagant degree of pleasure diffuses itself over her face; she has been registered according to law; it is suspected she has come to this city, and that some of the Negroes in the suburbs will endeavour to secrete her. All masters of vessels are forbid to carry her off at their peril. Any person apprehending said Wench, and securing her so that her master may get her again, by giving information to David Rittenhouse, Esq. of Philadelphia, Joseph Neufse of New-York, or the Subscriber, shall receive the above reward. BENJAMIN RITTENHOUSE. Philadelphia, August, 16, 1787. 36 3
To the PUBLIC. THE Co-partnership of Matthew Rhodes, Timothy Rhodes, John Hebblethwaite and Samuel Hopkins, by the firm of Samuel Hopkins and Company, hath been this day dissolved by mutual consent;—if there are any demands against the co-partnership, it is requested that they be produced to the said Samuel Hopkins and William Rhodes, at No. 31, Queen-Street, in the city of New-York, for payment;—and all persons indebted to it, are requested to pay the amount that they owe in six months from this date, to the said Samuel Hopkins and William Rhodes, otherwise their accounts must be placed in the hands of an attorney. New-York, September 25, 1787.
The said Samuel Hopkins has imported in the ship Wilson, Capt. Thompson, from Liverpool, A quantity of low-priced
Woollens, Satinets and Florentines, which he will dispose of on advantageous terms to the purchaser, for cash or short credit. 36
ALL persons who have any demands against the estate of BENJAMIN FOWLER, late of the Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New-York, farmer, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts for settlement, by the 25th day of December next; and all those indebted to the said estate, by bond note or book debt, are requested to make payment to the subscribers by the above mentioned time, at all accounts without distinction, unsettled at that time, will be put into the hands of an attorney. VINCENT FOWLER, DENNIS POST, ISAAC VERMILLYA } Executors. Yonkers, September 22, 1787. 36 4
Advertisement. STOLEN out of the pasture of the Subscriber, on the night of the 13th inst. a likely chestnut coloured MARE, about seven years old, 14 hands high, lofty carriage, trots and canters very handsome, a white strip in the face, light coloured hind feet and shod before. Whoever takes up said mare and thief, so that he may be brought to justice, and the mare returned to the subscriber, shall receive Twenty Dollars for their trouble, from Hamilton M'Collister, Living at Salem, formerly White Creek. Sept. 14, 1787. N. B. Said mare was formerly owned by Mr. George Reab, of Albany. 36 8

The New-York Packet.
TROS TYRIUSQUE NOBIS NULLO DISCRIMINE AGETUR. Virg.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1787.
[Nº 738.]
ASSIZE OF BREAD.
A Wheaten Loaf, of fine Flour to weigh 2lb. 10oz. for five pence: a loaf of like Flour to weigh 1lb. 10oz. for three pence.
HIGH-WATER.
4 Min. after 1 Friday 40 Min. after 4 0 Min. after 2 Saturday 28 Min. after 5 56 Min. after 3 Sunday 16 Min. after 6 48 Min. after 4
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per bushel, 6f. 9d. West-India Rum, 3f. 9d. Beef, per barrel, 60f. 6d. Indian Corn, 4f. at 4f. 6d. Mucovado Sugar, 50f. at 65f. od. Pork, 100f. 64f. od. Flour, common 40f. superf. 44f. per b. Single refined do. 1f. 2d. Fine Salt, 2f. od. Brown Bread, 20f. od. Molasses, 1f. 11d. at 2f. Rock Salt, 7f. to 4f. 6d.
Just imported in the Betsey, Mesnard, from London, and now opening for sale at No. 208, Water-street, on terms unusually favorable:
A Very neat assortment of two purple stormont fripe, and fancy calicoes, fine olive and copper furnitures, all of the newest patterns, 5-4 light two olive and purple shawls, cotton and printed linen handkerchiefs, romalls, black silk fringes, rader, tassies, armozeens, fatin florentines of the first quality, men and womens silk hose, coloured ribbons, sewing silks, a beautiful assortment of lute-trings, and a variety of other articles suitable to the season.
A. L. BLEECKER.
MRS. BRYCE,
Milliner and Mantua Maker, from Glasgow. RESPECTFULLY informs her friends in general, and the ladies in particular, that having carried on an extensive business in Britain;—she has now opened store at No. 4. opposite the middle of the Oswego-market; where all orders received in the various branches of millinery and mantua making, will be executed with neatness and dispatch. And as it is her highest ambition to merit the approbation of her employers, so she hopes to receive (though a stranger) a part of that public favor and patronage, which so eminently distinguishes the citizens of this city.
N. B. All orders from the ladies in the country, will be carefully attended to as above. 33
Gouverneur & Kemble,
Have imported and now for Sale at their Store No 26, Front-street,
Mucovado sugar in hds. and barrels, Windward island rum & Jamaica spirits, Old sherry wine in pipes and quarter casks, Old Brandy in ditto, ditto, Lisbon salt, Black pepper in bales, from 100 to 400 lbs. A quantity of Spanish salted dryed hides, Linseed oil in casks,
Geneva in cases, An assortment of cordage and cables. Holland duck, Russia duck, Ravens duck, Russia sheetings, Russia drilling, Oznabrige, Ticklenburghs, Flemish linen, Writing-paper, Dutch copper tea-kettles, Rosin in barrels. 13
Robert Bowne,
At his Store, No. 39, Queen-Street, has for Sale, BOLTING CLOTHS, a compleat assortment of very fine and warranted, of superior quality; he has just received a large assortment of coarse goods suitable for the season, consisting of broad and narrow cloths, plain and twilled coatings, frizes, blue and red long flag duffles, fearnoughts, half thick, kerseys, German ferges, kendall cottons, long ells, broad and narrow baizes, spotted ivan-skins, rose and striped blankets, flannels, fatinets and lastings, shalloons and rattinets, durants and tamnies, moreens and calimancoes, common and wild bore, camblets, taffities, modes and farcenets, black silk handkerchiefs, check linens, &c. &c.
HE HAS LIKEWISE FOR SALE, French burr mill stones, a few pipes best old Madeira wine, Fayall wines, Jamaica spirits, a few bags of coffee, Geneva in quarter casks, Holland powder, dry hides, indigo, pipes in boxes, earthen ware, a few barrels pickled beef and pork. Also, best superfine flour and ship bread of the first quality, may at any time, be had by applying as above. 33
Imported in the last vessels from Halifax, and to be SOLD, by
William Taylor,
At his store on the Crane-Wharf, Dryed cod in hds. and tiers, Salmon in tiers, barrels and half-barrels, Herrings and mackerel in barrels. 25th September. 35 4
JOHN BLEECKER,
At his OFFICE, No. 108, Queen-Street, BUYS and SELLS
BANKER'S. Barber's, Burrall's, Pierce's, Nourse's, Denning's, Walker's, Fox's, Loan-Office, Interest, &c. &c. &c. CERTIFICATES. 28
To be Sold, at Private Sale,
BY the Subscriber, an undivided moiety or half part of seven thousand three hundred and seventy-three acres of LAND, being part of lots No. 6 and 12, in the subdivision of lot No. 35—the general division of the tract of land in Ulster County, called the Great or Hardenburgh Patent.
Lot No. 35 is a valuable tract of Land, situated at the Fork of Delaware-river, having Poughpachtunk-river on the the south-east and the main or northernmost branch of Delaware, on the west and southwest sides thereof.—The land is of very excellent quality, and an indisputable title will be given by Gerard G. Beckman, jun.
Acting executor of the last will and testament of Samuel Van Horne, deceased. New-York, Sept. 6, 1787. 35
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and General Assembly of the late colony or State of New-York, passed the 19th day of March 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on the eleventh day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, will be sold at the Merchant's Coffee-house, in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all those two certain messuages or tenements and lot of land, situated, lying and being in the city of New-York, on the northeast side of Fly-market-street, and running from the land of Jacobus Lefferts, 35 feet and 2 inches, in front to land now or late of George Folliott, thence running northeasterly along the said land now or late of the said George Folliott, 73 feet and 1 inch; thence southeasterly along the land of Richard Norwood, 6 feet and 8 inches; thence northeasterly along the land of the said Richard Norwood, 13 feet and 4 inches, to Fletcher-street; thence southeasterly on the said Fletcher-street, 31 feet and 1 inch, and thence southeasterly on the land of the said Jacobus Lefferts, 86 feet and 2 inches to the place of beginning, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining. And the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof, which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the second and third days of November, which was in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds and the interest thereof, with a power of sale therein contained, from John Byrne, of the city of New-York, merchant, to John Glover of the said city merchant. Deeds of conveyance for the said premises, after the sale will be executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by
JOHN GLOVER. New-York, September 10, 1787. 2 31
By order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to David Greame, George Jackson, Arthur Forrester, Richard Willis, the Rev. Thomas Dampier, John Elwes, and Richard Willis aforesaid, in trust for Mary the wife of William Croffes, John Elwes in his own right, Patrick Crawford and Gilbert Meafon, executors of James Crawford, deceased; Hutchinson Mure, Robert Mure, and Richard Atkinson, joint partners, John Duvall, William Robertson, Neal Ward, Mary Sleach, Lucy Sleach, William Berry, Peter Hafenclever and Charles Croffes, late partners with Andrew Seaton (who is become bankrupt) under the title or firm of Hafenclever, Seaton and Croffes; also the said Andrew Seaton, the said William Robertson, Miles Nightengale, and the said Richard Willis, as assignees of the estate and effects of the said Andrew Seaton, under the said commission of bankruptcy, and the said Peter Hafenclever in his own right, now or late allocated in a company generally known by the name, firm and description of the American Iron Company, or the Ringwood Company, absent debtors, and to all others whom it doth or may concern; that upon application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to a statute of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the 4th of April, 1736, he the said Chief Justice hath issued his warrant to the Sheriff of the county of Westchester, commanding him to attach, seize, take, and safely keep, all the estate as well real as personal of the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Company, composed of the said several persons as aforesaid, absent debtors of what kind or nature soever, and every or any part or parcel thereof in whatever part of his bailiwick they can be found with all evidences, books of accounts, vouchers, and papers relating thereto: And that unless they the said several persons composing the said American Iron Company, or Ringwood Company as aforesaid, shall return and discharge their debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, all their estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of their creditors.—Dated at the city of New-York, the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1787. 2 31
Benjamin Halsted,
GOLD and SILVER-SMITH, RESPECTFULLY acknowledges the favours of his friends and customers, and hereby informs them and the public in general, that he carries on his business as usual, at No. 18, Maiden-lane, where all orders will be duly acknowledged and faithfully executed on the shortest notice.
N. B. He sells silver tea spoons for one shilling per doz. 4 1y or tf
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
For which the highest price in CASH will be given, £7,000 in Bancker's Notes £10,000, or any smaller sums, in Pierce's final settlement certificates.
The highest prices in cash given, as usual, for all other kinds of public securities, at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street. 5
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an 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 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774. That on Tuesday the 4th day of December next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be Sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of a Lot of Ground in a certain indenture of mortgage, made between Stephen Sayre, of the city of New-York, in the State of New-York, Esq. of the one part, and Peter Stayvesant of the same city, Esq. of the other part, described as follows, to wit:— All that certain lot of ground situated in the north ward of the said city of New-York, being distinguished as lot No. 7, in a partition made on the 3d day of January, in the year of Lord, 1718, between Abraham De Peyster and Samuel Bayard, and is bounded as follows, to wit: Southeasterly in front by Wall-street, southeasterly by lot No. 6, formerly occupied by Lewis Pintard, northeasterly in the rear by ground formerly occupied by James Nevens, and northwesterly by lot No. 8, formerly the property and in the possession of Nicholas Bayard, and contains in breadth, in front and in the rear 25 feet, and in length on each side 122 feet, being the lot of ground granted to Nicholas W. Stayvesant, by two deeds, the one executed by John Cruger, Philip Livingston and nine others, on the 5th of February 1773, and the other by Philip V. Cortlandt, on the 13th day of April 1762, together with all and singular the buildings, passages, lights, easements and all other privileges, profits, commodities, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said lot of ground and premises, or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining; which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises by indenture of lease and release, bearing date 31st day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1783, and 1st day of January, 1784, (with a power to sell therein contained) from the said Stephen Sayre to the said Peter Stayvesant; and deeds of conveyance will be thereupon executed to the purchaser, pursuant to the said power, by
P. STUYVESANT. New-York, May 22, 1787. 2 700 61a
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an 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 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774; that on the sixth day of March next ensuing the date hereof, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be sold at Public Auction, upon the premises, the fee simple of all that certain messuage or dwelling house and lot of ground, situated and being in the north ward of the city of New-York, on the northerly side of a certain street called and known by the name of Little Queen-street; bounded southerly in front on said street, easterly on the house and ground now or late of Thomas Marshall, northerly in the rear on the ground now or late of John Livingston and others, and westerly on the New-Dutch Church yard; the said dwelling house and lot of ground, containing in breadth in front and rear, twenty-three feet and an half, and in length, on each side, ninety-six feet, together with the houses, edifices and buildings thereon erected and being, and all gardens, yards, wells, back sides, ways, paths, passages, easements, profits, commodities, advantages, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said dwelling house and lot of ground belonging, or in any wise appertaining,—which sale will be made in virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indentures of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty-second days of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five (with a power to sell therein contained) from William Bryant, of the city of New-York, Doctor of physics, to Alexander Leslie, late of the city of New-York aforesaid peruke maker, assigned to the subscribers, who will thereupon execute deeds of conveyance to the purchaser, pursuant to the power in the said mortgage and the act aforesaid.
WILLIAM DAVIS, JAMES STRACHAN, JAMES MACKENZIE. By their Attorney, Charles Smith. 2 27 6m
CHAMBER-LAMPS.
A NEW invented Chamber-Lamp, with tapers, (a patented Lamp in London) very necessary for bed-chambers, being the most cleanly and saving Lamp which has hitherto been constructed; made and sold by the subscriber, living No. 16, corner of Nassau-street and Maiden-lane, where tin, copper and brass ware of all sorts, are made and sold on the most reasonable terms. 30
JOHN GRAHAM.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On Thursday the first day of November next; THAT convenient large two story brick HOUSE, No. 55, King-street, now in possession of Mrs. Miller—having a large cellar, two convenient rooms on a floor, back building, gang-way, cistern, a pump of good water in the yard. The house is well known to many in this city, for its stand for business and other conveniences. A good title will be given for the purchaser, by James Laurence, administrator to the estate of Charles Jardin, deceased. 35
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, pursuant to an act of the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of the late colony, now State of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy four, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registry of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates;" that on Friday the fourth day of April next, will be sold at the merchants coffee-house in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, the fee simple of all that certain farm or tract of land, which Joseph Harris, late of Dutchess county, formerly possessed, lying within the said county of Dutchess, in the patent commonly known by the name of the Nine-Partners, being bounded as follows; beginning at a black oak tree, it being the northeast corner of Job Meeks's farm, the northwest corner of Jeremiah Conkle's farm, and the southeast corner of the said Joseph Harris's farm, from thence the line runs north thirteen degrees, west to the farm now or late in the occupation of Richard Gray, being the south line of the Little Nine-Partners, from thence the line runs west on the south line of the said Little Nine-Partners, to the northwest corner of said farm, and the northwest corner of Amenia Precinct, from thence south thirteen degrees east to a walnut sapling, it being the northwest corner of the farm, now or late of Moses Harris, from thence east to the first mentioned bounds; containing eight hundred and 63 acres & 20 rods of land or thereabouts, with the buildings, rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders thereof; which sale will be made by virtue of a mortgage of the said premises, by indenture of lease and release, bearing date the twenty-first and twenty-second days of November, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for securing the payment of one thousand pounds (with a power of sale therein contained) from Brinton Paine of Dutchess county, Esq. to Augustus Van Cortlandt. Deeds of conveyance after the sale will be executed to the purchaser pursuant to the said power by
AUGUSTUS VAN CORTLANDT. Sept. the 24th 1787. 2 35 6m
At a Court of Chancery, held at the City-Hall of the city of New-York, the 27th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1787:
PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Joseph Nathan, Complainant.
vs. Israel Phillips, Defendant. FORASMUCH as it appears to this Court, that a bill hath been filed therein, by Joseph Nathan, mortgagee, against Israel Phillips, mortgager, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned, to have been mortgaged by the said defendant, Israel Phillips, to the complainant, the said Joseph Nathan: Whereupon process of subpoena to appear and answer, hath been duly issued and returned; and that the said Israel Phillips, has not caused his appearance to be entered in this suit, as according to the rules of this Court, the same ought to have been entered, in case the said process had been duly served; and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this Court, that the said defendant, Israel Phillips has withdrawn himself out of this State; and that he could not, upon diligent enquiry made by the deponent, be found within the same, so as to be served with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint. It is therefore ordered on motion of Mr. Lawrence (on behalf of Mr. Popham of counsel for the complainant) that the said defendant, Israel Phillips, appear to the said bill, on or before the 27th day of June next ensuing, and in default thereof, that the complainant's said bill be taken pro confesso, to the end that a decree may be made for a sale of the said premises in the bill aforesaid mentioned, or such part thereof as to this Court shall appear just and right: And it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted, in at least, two of the public news-papers printed in the State of New-York, for the space of eight weeks successively. Extract from the minutes. W. COCK, Register.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the city of New-York, the 15th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1787:
PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. Joseph Nathan, Complainant.
vs. Israel Phillips, defendant. IT appearing to this Court, that the order in this cause, made on the 27th of March last past, had been irregularly published: Ordered on motion of Mr. Troup, on behalf of Mr. Popham, that the said order be republished in two of the public newspapers of this State, for eight weeks successively, according to the said order herein first above mentioned; and that the said defendant appear to the said bill, on or before the 15th day of October next. Extract from the minutes, W. COCK, Register. 2 25 16
A Wet Nurse, willing to go into a Gentleman's house; she can be well recommended, and has a good breast of young milk. Apply to Franckfort-street, near the Swamp Church. 37

On the Federal Government. No. 1.
IT is impossible for an honest and feeling mind, of any nation or country whatever, to be insensible to the present circumstances of America. Were I an East-Indian, or a Turk, I should consider the singular situation of a part of my fellow creatures, as most curious and interesting. Intimately connected with the country, as a citizen of the union, I confess it entirely engrosses my mind and feelings.
To take a proper view of the ground on which we stand, it may be necessary to recollect the manner in which the United States were originally settled and established.—Want of charity in the religious systems of Europe and of justice in their political government were the principal moving causes, which drove the emigrants of various countries to the American continent. The Congregationalists, Quakers, Presbyterians and other British dissenters, the Catholics of England and Ireland, the Hugonots of France, the German Lutherans, Calvinists, and Moravians, with several other societies, established themselves in the different colonies, thereby laying the ground of that catholicism in ecclesiastical affairs, which has been observable since the late revolution: Religious liberty naturally promotes corresponding dispositions in matters of government. The constitution of England, as it stood on paper, was one of the freest at that time existing in the world, and the American colonies considered themselves as entitled to the fullest enjoyment of it. Thus when the ill-judged discussions of latter times in England brought into question the rights of this country, as it stood connected with the British crown, we were found more strongly impressed with their importance and accurately acquainted with their extent, than the wisest and most learned of our brethren beyond the Atlantic. When the greatest names in Parliament insisted on the power of that body over the commerce of the colonies, and even the right to bind us in all cases whatsoever, America, seeing that it was only another form of tyranny, insisted upon the immutable truth, that taxation and representation are inseparable, and while a desire of harmony and other considerations induced her into an acquiescence in the commercial regulations of Great-Britain, it was done from the declared necessity of the case, and with a cautious, full and absolute saving of our voluntarily suspended rights. The Parliament was persevering, and America continued firm till hostilities and open war commenced, and finally the late revolution closed the contest forever.
'Tis evident from this short detail and the reflections which arise from it, that the quarrel between the United States and the Parliament of Great-Britain did not arise so much from objections to the form of government, though undoubtedly a better one by far is now within our reach, as from a difference concerning certain important rights resulting from the essential principles of liberty, which the constitution preferred to all the subjects actually residing within the realm. It was not asserted by America that the people of the island of Great-Britain were slaves, but that we, though possessed absolutely of the same rights were not admitted to enjoy an equal degree of freedom.
When the declaration of independence completed the separation between the two countries, new governments were necessarily established. Many circumstances led to the adoption of the republican form, among which was the predilection of the people. In devising the frames of government it may have been difficult to avoid extremes opposite to the vices of that we had just rejected; nevertheless many of the State constitutions, we have chosen, are truly excellent. Our misfortunes have been, that in the first instance we adopted no national government at all, but were kept together by common danger only, and that in the confusions of a civil war we framed a Federal Constitution now universally admitted to be inadequate to the preservation of liberty, property, and the union.—The question is not then how far our State constitutions are good or otherwise—the object of our wishes is to amend and supply the evident and allowed errors and defects of the Federal Government.—Let us consider awhile, that which is now proposed to us—let us compare it with the so much boasted British form of government, and see how much more it favors the people and how completely it secures their rights, remembering at the same time that we did not dissolve our connexion with that country so much on account of its constitution as the perversion and mal-administration of it.
In the first place let us look at the nature and powers of the head of that country, and those of the ostensible head of ours.
The British King is the great Bishop or Supreme Head of the established church, with an immense patronage annexed. In this capacity he commands a number of votes in the House of Lords, by creating Bishops, who, besides their great incomes, have votes in that Assembly, and are judges in the last resort. They have also many honorable and lucrative places to bestow, and thus from their wealth, learning, dignities, powers and patronage give a great lustre and an enormous influence to the crown.
In America our President will not only be without these influencing advantages, but they will be in the possession of the people at large, to strengthen their bands in the event of a contest with him. All religious funds, honors and powers, are in the gift of numberless, unconnected, disunited, and contending corporations, wherein the principle of perfect equality universally prevails. In short, danger from ecclesiastical tyranny, that long standing and still remaining curse of the people—that sacrilegious engine of royal power in some countries, can be feared by no man in the United States. In Britain their King is for life—In America our President will always be one of the people at the end of four years. In that country the King is hereditary and may be an idiot, a knave, or a tyrant by nature, or ignorant from neglect of his education, yet cannot be removed, for "he can do no wrong." In America, as the President is to be one of the people at the end of his short term, so will he and his follow citizens remember, that he was originally one of the people; and that he is created by their breath—Further, he cannot be an idiot, probably not a knave or a tyrant, for those whom nature makes so, discover it before the age of thirty-five, until which period he cannot be elected. It appears we have not admit-
ted that he can do no wrong, but have rather supposed he may and will sometimes do wrong, by providing for his impeachment, his trial, and his peaceable and complete removal.
In England the King has a power to create members of the upper house, who are Judges in the highest Court, as well as Legislators. Our President not only cannot make members of the upper House, but their creation, like his own, is by the people through their Representatives, and a member of Assembly may and will be as certainly dismissed at the end of his year for electing a weak or wicked Senator, as for any other blunder or misconduct.
The King of England has legislative power, while our President can only use it when the other servants of the people are divided. But in all great cases affecting the national interests or safety, his modified and restrained power must give way to the sense of two-thirds of the Legislature. In fact it amounts to no more, than a serious duty imposed upon him to request both houses to reconsider any matter on which he entertains doubts or feels apprehensions; and here the people have a strong hold upon him from his sole and personal responsibility.
The President of the upper House (or the Chancellor) in England is appointed by the King, while our Vice-President, who is chosen by the people through the Electors and the Senate, is not at all dependent on the President, but may exercise equal powers on some occasions. In all royal governments an helpless infant or an unexperienced youth, may wear the crown. Our President must be matured by the experience of years, and being born among us, his character at thirty-five must be fully understood. Wisdom, virtue, and active qualities of mind and body can alone make him the first servant of a free and enlightened people.
Our President will fall very far short indeed of any Prince in his annual income, which will not be hereditary, but the absolute allowance of the people passing through the hands of their other servants from year to year as it becomes necessary. There will be no burdens on the nation to provide for his heir or other branches of his family. 'Tis probable, from the state of property in America, and other circumstances, that many citizens will exceed him in shew and expence, those dazzling trappings of kingly rank and power. He will have no authority to make a treaty without two-thirds of the Senate, nor can he appoint Ambassadors or other great officers without their approbation, which will remove the idea of patronage and influence, and of personal obligation and dependence. The appointment of even the inferior officers may be taken out of his hands by an act of Congress at any time; he can create no nobility or titles of honor, nor take away offices during good behaviour. His person is not so much protected as that of a member of the House of Representatives; for he may be proceeded against like any other man in the ordinary course of law. He appoints no officer of the separate States. He will have no influence from placemen in the Legislature, nor can he prorogue or dissolve it. He will have no power over the treasure of the State; and lastly, as he is created through the electors by the people at large, he must ever look up to the support of his creators. From such servant with power so limited and transitory, there can be no danger, especially when we consider the solid foundations on which our national liberties are immovably fixed by the other provisions of this excellent constitution. Whatever of dignity or authority he possesses, is a delegated part of their Majesty and their political omnipotence, transiently vested in him by the people themselves for their own bappiness.
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
FOREIGN ADVICES.
M A D R I D, July 6.
The frigate le Dauphin arrived at Cadiz the 22d of June, and brought the agreeable news that all the differences which subsisted between the Court of Madrid and the Emperor of Morocco are absolutely terminated. The Moroccan corsairs which have put to sea, will no doubt pay respect to the Spanish flag.
L O N D O N.
The subjects of the Emperor are nearly in rebellion. The people of Holland are actually engaged in a civil war. France prones by her land and marine manoeuvres, that she will not be an idle looker on, and therefore it behoves England to be vigilant, and prepared against the worst that may happen.
It is said by the Prince of Orange's enemies, that his Highness has no talents equal to his situation.—He is said to delight more in the pleasures of the table, the bottle, and the chase, than in politics. But on the other hand it is said, that his consort, bred up in the school of her uncle, the late King of Prussia, is a pupil worthy of such a master, and is certainly a most consummate politician.
Though it is certain that his most Christian Majesty has demanded permission from the Prince Bishop of Liege for the passage of the French troops through the territories of his Highness, that are intended, in case of need, for the assistance of Holland, yet it is generally hoped that an accommodation will take place without further bloodshed.
The merchants and others concerned in the export trade to America, have just delivered a memorial to the Lords of the treasury, stating the injuries that have been sustained by the large duties laid upon British goods, amounting to a prohibition.
In consequence of the protection given to the American vessels by the Queen of Portugal, the Congress have transmitted to Mr. Adams, their Resident in England, an unanimous resolution of thanks, couched in the warmest terms. Colonel Smith, Secretary to Mr. Adams, was requested to go to Portugal with the same, and present it to her Majesty, and set off a few days since.
The two sons of the present Lord Petre not long since married two sisters—of these there still remains a younger sister, whom Lord Petre himself is about to marry. To complete the perplexities of these intermarriages, these young ladies have a brother, who is engaged to marry a daughter of Lord Petre's. It will be no easy matter to ascertain the precise degree of relationship which the issue of these marriages will bear to each other.
A gentleman just arrived from Madeira, by way of Cork, acquaints us, that the two frigate-built
vessels who lately plundered an American ship in lat. 32. are now known to be pirates, who to disguise themselves range the seas from the Western Islands to within a few days sail of the continent of America, hoist no colours, and dress their crews in the Barbary habit. They are supposed to be ruffians of all nations, under the command of some French or Portuguese malefactors, escaped from the island of Tercera, where they were probably condemned to spend their lives in hard labour and chains. The inhabitants of the Canaries, as well as those of Madeira and Graciosa, have solicited succours from Portugal, as no vessel dare stir out of their ports, and they are constantly in dread of an invasion in some defenceless place. They are ships of force, carrying 35 or 40 guns on one deck, and manned with above 300 desperate villains each.
A correspondent, who is curious in epitaphs, and can boast of a very choice collection of the kind, has, amongst others, transmitted to us the following ones, which, for the oddity of the conceit, appear to us not unworthy the perusal of our readers. They are both of German growth. The first was copied by the writer from a monument in the parish church of Tangermunde, and runs thus:
"High and Mighty Lord GEORGE ERNEST DE KOHL, an Ensign in his Prussian Majesty's army, was born on the 18th of August, 1713. He had acquired great abilities for the military service; but the King of Kings called him to an holy review, in the Passion-week, 1728; so that for three months he was unable to perform his military exercise: but after three days painful illness, he went well thro' the exercises of faith, hope and penance."
The other is nearly in the same stile, but, in our opinion, more singular than the former, it is taken from the church of Saltzwedel, a small town in Prussia:
"Traveller, be not in a hurry, as if thou wert journeying post haste. The quickest post requireth thou shouldst stop at the Post-house. Here lieth the body of Her Mathias Schulzen who, for the space of 25 years, was a dutiful Post-master of his Prussian majesty, at Saltzwedel. He settled here in 1655. By means of the holy baptism, he had his name enrolled in the post-book of the hallowed Land of Canaan. He then travelled with distinction through the pilgrimage of life, visiting the schools and universities. He, with care and attention, fulfilled the duties of a Christian, and of an honest Post-master, when the post of misfortune arrived, and brought him a letter of divine comfort, the contents of which he followed for the regulating of his conduct. At last, his body growing weak, he stood ready for the signal of the post arriving from death. His soul set out on his journey for Heaven on the 2d of June, 1711, and his remains are deposited in this place.—Reader! in thy pilgrimage, ever think on the prophetic post from death.—Jos. xxxviii. v. 1."
UNITED STATES.
W I N C H E S T E R, September 14.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Franklin, to his friend in this town, dated August 20.
"By General Picken, just arrived here, we have received the following very important intelligence:
"A large body of Creek Indians, said to be upwards of a thousand, had set out from their towns in order to destroy the Cumberland settlements.
"By a friendly Cherokee, we are also informed, that as the enemy passed through the Chickamaga towns, they murdered all the American traders; and that their numbers amounted to between six and seven hundred men, about two hundred of whom were cavalry."
From Kentucky, we learn, that a messenger, sent express from Cumberland, had arrived there, to request their assistance against a large body of Indians, who have made war against them, and were then in their country; that, previous to the messenger's departure forty-three families had been murdered, and that the Indians were destroying their flocks and fields of corn, and had attacked some of the forts. Five hundred volunteers, mounted on horses, the flower of the Kentucky militia, were to set out the 23th inst. for the relief of their brethren, so that we may shortly expect to hear of a battle, and a new display of the gallantry of the mountain boys.
New-York, October 5.
On Wednesday the 26th ult. His Excellency General Washington passed through Wilmington, on his return from Philadelphia to his seat in Mount Vernon, and on the same day, in crossing the bridge near the Head of Elk, the bridge gave way and his horse fell into the river. His Excellency had alighted in order to walk over the bridge, which fortunate circumstance probably saved a life so dear to his country. (Wilmington Gazette.)
On Tuesday evening last, the Hon. Thomas Barclay, Esq., on his return from an important embassy to the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, arrived in this city, via Boston.
Wednesday, being the anniversary of the Society for the relief of clergymen's widows and their children, a sermon was preached in St. Paul's Church, by the Right Rev. William White, D. D. Bishop of the State of Pennsylvania.
Extract of a letter from Hudson, August 31.
"Notwithstanding the immensely superior commercial advantages of this place, the citizens of Albany are still endeavouring to persuade themselves and others that our town is already come to its maturity, and that their own will be the great trading mart, as soon as the obstructions in the river are removed.—Time can only determine whether these obstructions can be as easily removed as some interested persons imagine. Upon a supposition, however, that vessels of three and four hundred tons burthen may hereafter take in full loads at Albany, the consistory of their Dutch church have advertised for sale the ground contiguous to the city, on the river side, commonly called the Church Pasture. This they have laid out into one hundred and twenty-five house lots, bounded to low water-mark. Perhaps, after all, no good reason can be brought, why both may not become considerable commercial towns, without one envying the prosperity of the other."
Princeton, Sept. 27. On Monday last the 24th inst. the Grammar-School in the College, was examined by the President and Faculty, and several other gentlemen of literature occasionally present. The first class were examined on several Latin authors and the Greek testament, and admitted into the freshman class in College, in number 19; after the examination on the authors, a comparative trial was taken by extempore exercise on Latin grammar, syntax and vocabulary, and because of the largeness of the class, four visitors were declared as follows.
1. Joseph Caldwell of New-Jersey. 2. John Maxwell of Savannah in Georgia. 3. John McCreedy of Charlestown, S. Carolina. 4. John Randolph of Virginia.
The second class were also, after examination, tried in the same manner, and three victors declared.
1. Jacob Huger of S. Carolina. 2. George Willing of Philadelphia. 3. John Jordan of Montreal, in Canada.
In the third class two victors were declared.
1. Thomas Dart of S. Carolina. 2. John Smith of Princeton.
In the fourth class one victor; Richard Smith of Philadelphia.
In the evening, the first class, and any others in the School who pleaded, spoke orations in the College-Hall, before a numerous and polite assembly of gentlemen and ladies. The salutary oration was spoken by Joseph Caldwell, and the dedicatory by John Maxwell; and considering the whole speeches as a competition free to any in the School, three victors were declared.
1. William Ferguson. 2. Henry Purrell. 3. John Hall.
Tuesday the 25th inst. was spent in competitions, free to any under-graduates in the College, on several subjects. The victors declared as follows.
On reading English and orthography.
1. Richard Randolph. 2. Edward Darrel, both of the sophomore. 3. George Clarkson, of the junior class.
On Latin grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
1. David Deas. 2. Silas Wood; both of the sophomore. 3. Barak Gibbons, of the freshman class.
An English oration pronounced in the evening in the church, by the under-graduates of the College.
1. Richard Randolph. 2. Henry Deas, both of the sophomore. 3. Thomas Young, of the freshman class.
Dr. Dickinson's medal for the best dissertation on the following subject: "Zeal for religion free from bigotry and enthusiasm," was decreed to Nathaniel Higginson of Boston.
On Wednesday the 26th inst. the annual commencement was attended at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The President, the Trustees and the Faculty of the College; together with the candidates for degrees, walked in procession from the College-hall to the church. The public exercises were opened with a prayer by the President—after which succeeded,
1. The Salutatory oration in Latin, on the progress of letters, and the assistance rendered them by the art of printing, by Mr. Higginson.
2. An oration on credulity, by Mr. Jones.
3. An oration on religious liberty, by Mr. Rattoon.
4. A dissertation in Latin on the utility of studying the learned languages, by Mr. Daniel Smith.
5. An oration on prejudice, by Mr. Pollock.
6. An oration on the thirst of fame, by Mr. Read.
7. A disputation on the disadvantages of public punishments, and the benefits that might be derived to society from inflicting the penalties of the greater part of laws in private, by Mr. Green.
8. An oration, consisting of an ironical comparison of the ancients with the moderns, pretending to illustrate the superiority of the latter, by Mr. Giblon.
9. A recess of two hours, after which the exercises of the evening were,
1. A salutatory oration in Greek, on the elegance and beauty of the Greek language, by Mr. Alexander.
2. An oration on the abuses of independence, by Mr. Snowden.
3. An oration, comparing ancient with modern manners, by Mr. Baldwin.
4. The conferring of degrees.
5. An address from the President to the class.
6. The valedictory oration on the qualities of a true republican, by Mr. Stockton.
The whole was concluded with prayer, by the President.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts, was conferred on the following gentleman:—John Abeel, Evan Alexander, Meredith Clymer, George Crow, Robert Finley, James Gibson, Charles Green, Samuel Harris, Robert Hughes, Nathaniel Higginson, William James, Cantwell Jones, David Mead, George Pollock, Elijah Rattoon, John Read, Daniel Smith, John Smith, Nathaniel Snowden, Lucius H. Stockton, Daniel Thew, Jeremiah Woolsey, James Weir.
Messrs. Ira Cordis, James Bayard, Samuel Bayard, John Baldwin, James Templeton, Abner Woodruff, Alumni of the College, were admitted to their degree of Masters of Arts. The honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred on the Rev. Francis Cummin, of S. Carolina, the Rev. Nathan Woodhull, Maker of Arts, in Yale College, was admitted ad eundem in this College. The degree of Doctor in Divinity, was conferred on the Rev. Timothy D'Wight, of Greenfield, in the State of Connecticut, on the Rev. George Hunt, of London, on the Rev. Henry Muhlenburg, Principal, and on the Rev. William Handell, Vice Principal of the College of Franklin, in the State of Pennsylvania, and on the Rev. Casperus Weibling, Minister of the German Calvinist church, in the city of Philadelphia.
The Rev. Henry Helmot, Minister of the Lutheran church in Philadelphia, and Doctor of Divinity in the University of Pennsylvania, and the Rev. Thomas John Clagget, Doctor of Divinity in the College of Washington, in Maryland, were admitted ad eundem in this College.
And the degree of Doctor of Laws, was conferred on the Honorable James Madison, Esq., member of Congress, from the State of Virginia.
These exercises were held in the presence of a large, polite and learned assembly, who were pleased to express high approbation of the performances of the young gentlemen.
Albany, September 27.
With the deepest regret we inform the public of the great number of Counterfeit Bills, which are now in circulation in this and almost every part of the State. Within a few days past two persons have been detected in this city (and committed to

gaol) in knowingly offering to pass counterfeit ten and three pound bills—one of them had in his possession about fifty pounds of this paper, with a few good bills.—The counterfeits are of almost every denomination, and scarcely a day passes without more or less of them being discovered. For the information of the public we have been favored, by one of our Magistrates, with the following marks, &c. of the ten, three and one pound bills, whereby the counterfeits may be distinguished from the true bills.
In the Ten Pound Bills. In the first word the T is thus T; in the body of the bill, the T in ten is deficient—in the true bill, the word is thus TEN—in the bad TEN; the following word in the true bill, is thus POUNDS, in the false POUNDS; the figure on the left hand side of the arms, representing Liberty, in the counterfeits, appear to be reclining on her right hand—in the true, her arm is suspended holding the staff of liberty—in the same figure, the bolom is bare in the false, in the good it is not; the rays of the sun are 5 in number in the good bill, distinct, large and regular—in the counterfeits they appear more like a crown, are only 3, and placed on the top of the sun; the mountains from behind which the sun is rising, are very irregular in the false—but in the true, regular, having the appearance of sugar loaves; in the false, both wings of the eagle are irregular and not well finished—in the true they are fuller and more regular; the staff on which is the cap of liberty in the counterfeit, is perceivable to the feet of the woman—but in the good it only appears from above the hand; the whole of the arms have a lighter appearance in the bad than the good bill; the lower part of the upper border over the letter N is larger, and over the letters DS smaller in the true than in the false.
The Three Pound Bills. The . after the No is almost at the top thus 0 in the false bill, and the tail of the eagle is fuller and much better done, than in the true; there are 7 distinct rays of the sun in the good bills, but in the counterfeits it is one continued ray; in the body of the bill the last letter in the word THREE has this appearance r; and the tails of the y's in the words 'payment and treasury' are somewhat deficient; the words 'the 18th' are at a greater distance from each other in the bad than good bill; the R in the word EXCELSIOR, is much the best in the counterfeits, and the p in 'sculp.' in the top border is turned in, but in the true it is turned up. The counterfeits are well executed, but appear not to have been printed on so good a type as the true, and the paper has a lighter cast, and feels smoother than that of the genuine bills.
The One Pound Bills. In the body of the false bill, the y's in the words 'payment and treasury' are deficient and appear more like v's; and the beak of the eagle nearly touches the wing—in the true it does not; the cap on the staff of liberty is more open in the true than false ones, and there is a greater distance from the head of the figure to the cap in the good than false bills; in the word EXCELSIOR, the L touches the line under it, in the false—in the true it does not; in the true the face representing the sun is fairly above the mountains, in the false the chin rests upon them, and appears not quite risen; the rays about the sun are a perfect circle and of equal length—in the true, it is one continued ray; the oval which encircles the mountains and the sun, does not touch the line above Excelsior, in the true—in the bad it does. The whole of the bill is well executed—the types and paper, are the same as of the three pound bills.
By letters dated Aug. 20 at Kanawango, received some days ago from Messrs. Ellicott and Porter, commissioners on the part of Pennsylvania, for ascertaining the northern boundary of that State, we find the work was then advanced to the distance of 125 miles west of the place of beginning at the Delaware. Those gentlemen, with the commissioners of the State of New-York, resumed the business this summer about 30 miles up the Tiofa, and a Creek running into it (the Tiofa is an arm of the Eastern branch of the river Susquehanna, from which it forks a few miles south of the boundary) at about 100 miles from the Delaware. After proceeding near 20 miles, during which they crossed the Allegany mountain diagonally, they arrived at the river Cheneque, which runs in a direction from south to north, towards lake Ontario, and though no more than six perches wide, they found it to be too rapid for boats to ascend. Pursuing hence their western course, they met, in about 15 miles, a small branch of the river Allegany, running nearly west, which, unfortunately (as most of their horses had failed) did not admit of their using canoes, for the space of 9 miles. At that distance, however, the waters became practicable, and having framed 5 canoes, at the expence of 5 days labour, they passed, though with some difficulty, down the stream, and having advanced about 9 miles, this branch of the river fell into the Allegany, which at the place of confluence is 20 perches wide, running to the north and distant 153 1/2 miles from the Delaware. These circumstances make it evident that the river rises in Pennsylvania, many miles southward of the boundary—a fact hitherto unknown and unsuspected. Hence the canoes fell down the stream by a bending course (which carries the river at one place 9 or 10 miles wide of the line,) northerly, northwesterly, and westerly, 'till changing to south-west they joined the commissioners again at the end of the 184th mile, and then passing down the Allegany to the mouth of a branch on the north-west side of it called Kanawango, 9 miles south of the line, they ascended that branch 'till they again arrived near the situation from which this account has been dispatched. This last river, is about 15 perches wide where the boundary intersects it,—runs south, and rises out of a lake of 25 miles extent not far from the east end of lake Erie, according to the accounts of the savages, who add likewise, that the lake is not distant more than a short days walk. The commissioners had received supplies brought by Capt. Porter from Pittsburgh—they had met with no material interruption from the Indians, whose first fears were easily dispelled by a candid explanation, and they consider themselves perfectly safe in the prosecution of their duty.—These accounts promise that the rest of the boundary running along the 42 degree of northern latitude, which is about 55 miles from the river Kanawango to the north-west corner of the State, will be ascertained this season.
A worthy clergyman was once in company with a set of gentlemen of good understanding, but who were apt to take great liberties in conversation; one of the company in particular, made very free with repeating oaths, calling upon God to witness the most insignificant assertions. The good Divine tho' greatly offended heard it in silence; but took oc-
casion, every time the other mentioned the name of God to bow his head with great devotion. This at last drew the attention of the gentleman who gave the offence. 'Sir,' says he, 'I observe you frequently bowing; what do you mean by it?' 'Yes, Sir,' said the clergyman, 'It is this; I have long used myself, never to hear the sacred name of God mentioned, without paying this awful respect to it, which you, Sir, have given me such frequent opportunities of practicing.' My author adds, that the gentleman was so struck with the noble and delicate hint, he immediately acknowledged he felt it convincingly, and promised to keep a stricter guard upon his tongue in future.
Silver and copper medals, we are told, are striking off, to be carried by Capt. Kendric, bound to the Pacific Ocean, to be distributed among the natives of the Indian Isles—one side are represented a ship and sloop under full sail, with the words "COLUMBIA and WASHINGTON, commanded by J. KENDRICK;"—on the reverse, the following fitted at Boston, North-America, for the Pacific Ocean, by" encircling the names of "J. Barrell, S. Brown, C. Bulfinch, J. Derby, C. Hatch, J. M. Pintard, 1787."
Arrivals since our Last. Ship Atlas, Dykes, Liverpool. Brig Earl of Eglington, Virginia. Mercury, Burnham, Quebec. Minerva, Eccles, Teneriffe. Schooner Success, Tulluck, Shelburne. Sloop Polly, Denton, Charleston. Sally, Lacey, Shelburne. Charles, White, Norfolk. Deborah, Morris, Turks-Island.
By order of the Honorable Ebenezer Purdy, Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for West-Chester county, in the State of New-York: Notice is hereby given, by the petitioners, creditors of John Ludwig Schoule, an insolvent debtor, to all his creditors, to shew cause, if any they have, to the said Judge at his house in Upper Salem in the county aforesaid, at 12 o'clock, on Friday the nineteenth inst. next ensuing, 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. Dated this 2d day of October, 1787. 38 4
By order of the Honorable Ebenezer Purdy, Esq. one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for West-Chester county, in the State of New-York: Notice is hereby given, by the petitioners, creditors of Henry Helebrand, an insolvent debtor, to all his creditors, to shew cause if any they have, to the said Judge, at his house in Upper Salem, in said county, at twelve o'clock on Friday the 19th inst. why an assignment of the said debtor'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. Dated this 2d day of October, 1787. 38 4
In the Press, and speedily will be Published,
The Conductor Generalis: Or the Office, Duty, and Authority of Justices of the Peace, High Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Gaolers, Jurymen, and Overseers of the Poor. As also, the Office of Clerks of Assize, and of the Peace, &c. Compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and several other Books on those subjects. By JAMES PARKER, Esq. late Justice of the Peace in New-Jersey; and now adapted to the American States.
The whole alphabetically digested under the several Titles, with a Table directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those Titles.
To which is added, a Treatise on the Law of Descents in Fee Simple; By the late Judge Blackstone, with several choice maxims in Law, &c.
This book is allowed to be of the highest utility to gentlemen in the commission of the peace, who would wish to perform the duties of their station with satisfaction to themselves, and merit the applause of their fellow citizens; likewise to every other person who has a desire of an intimate acquaintance with the laws of the land he lives in.
As it is expected the book will be finished in about two months, it is requested, that those gentlemen who are desirous of promoting American manufactures, and who wish to be possessed of this valuable work, will leave their names as soon as possible, at Robert Hodge's Book-store, No. 237, Queen-street, or at John Patterson's Printing-office, No. 16, Water-street, New-York. 38 4
Wm. Backhouse & Co. No. 15, Duke-street, have FOR SALE, RED Port Wine, shipped by the Royal Port Company, the quality of whose wines, experience has shown to be superior to any imported into America.
A L S O, Choice Payal Wines four years old, Madeira, } Lisbon, } Teneriffe, & } W I N E S. Malaga, } Liverpool Crockery Ware, twenty quarter casks old SHERRY WINE, to be sold cheap for cash. August 14. 23
New-York RUM, Of excellent flavour and good proof,—for Sale by Charles Tillinghast, at the Distillery near the New-market, in Cherry-street, and nearest the Ship-yards.
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. October 3. 38
For AMSTERDAM, The Ship COLUMBIA, Chr. Chr. Vulpius, Master, Who will sail in about 14 days, the cargo being mostly engaged.— For freight or passage, apply to Brothers, Cofter and Co. No. 8, Duke-street;
Who have for Sale, just Imported, B EST Russia Duck, Looking Glasses, Holland do. Writing Paper & Slates, Ravens Duck, Frying Pans and Dutch Tickenburg Linen, Iron Pots, Osnaburg do. Tea Kettles and Brass Holland Sheeting, Kettles, Platilles & Bretanjes, Lintseed Oil & Paints, Brown Hollandois, Black Pepper, Dowlas & Silesia Sheet-Teas, ing, An assortment of Cord- Holland Bed tick, age, Tapes and Cambric, Holland Geneva in Cotton & Linen Hand-pipes, in large and kerchiefs, small cases and jugs, Black Laces, with many other ar- Silk Hair Ribbons and ticles. Hats, 38
W HEREAS the Co partnership of the House of Henry Arnold Cofter, Bohl Bohlen, Hato Joachim Cofter and Herman Gerard Hanumacher, established in this city, under the firm of BROTHERS, COSTER & Co. was, on the 20th day of October last, dissolved by mutual consent; all persons having any demands against the House, are requested to furnish their accounts immediately, and those who are indebted to them, will be pleased to make payment to Henry Arnold Cofter, one of the said House, on or before the 31st day of December, or their accounts will, without distinction, be put in the hands of an Attorney; he being fully authorised to settle the same.
N. B. The business, under the firm of Brothers, Cofter and Co. will in future, be carried on by Henry Arnold Cofter and C. L. Cammann. New-York, Sept. 28, 1787. 38
TO BE SOLD, A P H E T O N, ENTIRELY new, with Harness complete, finished in the neatest manner. Apply to the Printers. 38 8
Notice is hereby given to all the creditors, of Daniel Dodge , an insolvent debtor; that they shew cause, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beekman-street, on Tuesday the 9th day of October inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said Daniel Dodge, should not be made, & he thereupon discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled, 'an act for the relief of insolvent debtors,' passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated this 1st day of October 1787. 37 3 DANIEL DODGE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of JOHN CLANDENING , an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause if any they have, before the Hon. Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beekman-street, by the 8th day of October next, ensuing, why an assignment of the estate of the said John Clandenning, should not be made, and he discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled, "an act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.—Dated in New-York, this 27th day of September, 1787. 37 3 BEN. BLAGGE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of WILLIAM EVERIT , an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause if any they have, before Abraham Lott, Esq. one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of this city, by the 11th day of October, at his office, in Maiden-lane, No. 68, why an assignment of the estate of the said William Everit should not be made, and he be discharged pursuant to a law of this State, entitled 'an act for the relief of insolvent debtors,' passed the 13th day of April, 1786. 37 3 WILLIAM EVERIT.
THOMAS MAULE, No. 40, Hanover-Square, HAS received by the America , from London, and the Ann and Susan , from Liverpool, a variety of FALL GOODS, Which he will sell on very reasonable Terms, viz. C OATINGS, plains, broad-cloths, ferges, blankets, baizes, flannels, tammies, durants, wild-bores, camblets, lastings, fatinets, ribbons, gauzes, modes, fatins, lute-frings, armozences, tafaties, black perfans, florentines, sewing silk, twiss, hosiery, gloves, &c. &c. September 11, 1787. 32
PASTE-BOARD Sold by the Printers.
SALES AT AUCTION, At the Coffee-House, on Monday, the 8th of October next, at XII o'clock, 1 hamper cheese, 1 box castle soap, 4 boxes and 1 barrel chocolate, 1 pipe wine, &c. Forfeited to the people of this State, and the informants, and sold by virtue of a Decree of the Court of Admiralty. J. GRAHAM, Marshal. September 22. 35
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be Sold at the Printing-Office, No. 5, Water-street, (Price Two Shillings.) BRIEF ANIMADVERSIONS On the DOCTRINE OF UNIVERSAL SALVATION. In which it is proved to be utterly repugnant to the principles of moral government, and inconsistent with the word of God. To which is added, The Connexion stated between Civil Government and Religion. By the Rev. ROBERT ANNAN , of Philadelphia.
A L S O, Just Published, (price 2s. and 6d.) Self Employment in Secret; Containing, 1. An enquiry into the state of the Soul. 2. Thoughts on painful afflictions. 3. Memorials for practice. Leit under the hand-writing of that learned and Rev. Divine, Mr. JOHN CORBET , of Chichester. With a prefatory epistle, by the late Rev. Mr. John Howe. 38
Parchment Manufactory. WEST and BULGER, HAVE erected a PARCHMENT MANUFACTORY in this City, where Parchment is made in the best manner, warranted as good as any imported into this City from London or elsewhere. It is hoped that the gentlemen of the law, and all others who use Parchment, will give them due encouragement, as this is the first attempt of the kind made in this City. It is to be sold by S. LOUDON, Printer, No. 5, Water-street, on the lowest terms, by the dozen or single sheet. 26
William Guest, C U R R I E R, No. 13, Ferry-street, HAS now on hand, Boot Legs, an assortment of Upper Leather, and a quantity of good Sole Leather—Also, takes in leather to curry, from the country, and is determined to use his utmost endeavours to give satisfaction to his employers; taking his pay in half Jersey, and half York currency. 20 3m
Mutual Assurance Company. For insuring HOUSES from LOSS by FIRE in New-York. W HEREAS the insuring of houses and other buildings from loss by fire, has been found of great and public utility wherever it has been practiced; and although societies, have been instituted in different places, yet none have hitherto been formed in this city for that laudable and beneficent purpose. A number of respectable citizens, as well for their own mutual security as for the common security and advantage of their neighbours and fellow-citizens, with the view of promoting the insurance of houses and other buildings from loss by fire, upon the most equal terms, and without any views of private or separate gain or interest, have established a company by the name of The Mutual Assurance Company, For Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire in New-York. The utility of an institution in its purpose so laudable, cannot fail to attract the notice of every citizen being of so great importance to the security of property and the happiness of families, that it is presumed that no person of prudence will be found to neglect it. The office is now opened at No. 57, King-street, where such persons as incline to insure their houses and other buildings, may, on application, receive every necessary information. JOHN PINTARD, Secretary. June 15, 1787. 8
Public Securities. CASH and the highest price given for all kinds of PUBLIC SECURITIES. PARTICULARLY Final Settlement Certificates, Facilities, Nourse's, Pickering's, Bancker's and Barber's NOTES. Apply at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street 2 700 6m.
RACHAEL HARDEN, Living in Beaver-lane, No. 15, leading from Broadway to the North-river, W OULD inform gentlemen and ladies of this city, that she undertakes washing Silk Stockings, and engages them to be done in the neatest manner, and at a very reasonable price. Those gentlemen and ladies who choose to favor her with their custom, may depend on great punctuality in her business. 31
BLANKS, Sold at this Office.

POET'S CORNER.
ON CONTENTMENT.
COME sweet Content, inspire my youthful breast, 'Tis thou that lulls inquietude to rest;
Thy gentle dictates regulate the heart, Check rising sorrow, and allay its smart;
Does sad affliction mantle on the cheek, Leave the big sigh, and cause the eye to weep;
Oft' as we travel thro' life's dreary field, The tender sigh invites the heart to yield;
But why should man his generous friend distress? Can the kind friend our solemn griefs redress?
Such is our frame, that the unfriendly look Disturb's our minds, and bids the heart to droop.
Come then Contentment, in thy gentle arms Secure I'll rest, from all life's sad alarms;
By order of the Hon. Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York.
NOTICE is hereby given to Cavelier Jouet, formerly of the Borough of Elizabeth, in the county of Essex, and late province of New-Jersey, an absent debtor, and to all others whom it may concern, that upon application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to an act of the Legislature, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding & absent debtors," passed the 4th day of April 1786, by a creditor of the said Cavelier Jouet;
Dated at the city of New-York, this 31st day of August, in the year of our Lord 1787. 1 28 6
By order of the Hon. Richard Morris, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to Seth Williams, now or late of Rhode-Island, and to all others whom it may concern; that on application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to an act of the Legislature of this State of New-York entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the fourth day of April, 1786;
NOTICE is hereby given, according to the form of an 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 on the 19th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1774;
Dated 18th May, 1787. 1 99 6m
Theodosius Fowler & Co. At their Office, No. 164, Water-Street, Buy, sell and negotiate all kinds of Continental, Connecticut and New-York Securities. 97
By order of the Hon. Alexander Webster, Esq. Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Washington; Notice is hereby given, That on application to him made, by a creditor of Solomon Carver, of the township of Whitehall, in the county aforesaid, an absconding debtor, he has directed all the estate real and personal of the said Solomon Carver, within the county aforesaid, to be seized;
NOTICE is hereby given (according to the form of an 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, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four) That on Thursday, the fourth day of December next ensuing the date hereof, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, will be held at public auction upon the premises, the fee simple of a certain mansion house, mills, flables and farm in a certain indenture of mortgage made between Cornelius P. Low of the City of New-York, merchant, of the one part, and William Constable of the same place merchant, of the same place of the other part, described as follows, to wit, all that certain mansion house, mills, flables and farm or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the manor of Philipburgh, county of West-Chester and State of New-York, known and distinguished heretofore as the place of residence of the late Frederick Phillips, Esquire;
Wm. CONSTABLE. New-York 24th April, 1787. 1 85 6m
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the city of New-York, the 10th day of March, 1787. PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Augustus Van Cortlandt, Complainant.
FORASMUCH as it appeareth to this Court, that a suit hath been commenced herein by Augustus Van Cortlandt, mortgagee, against Jacob Milligan, heir at law of John Milligan, mortgagor; Whereupon process of subpoena to answer, hath been duly issued and returned, and the said mortgagor hath not caused his appearance to be entered, as according to the rules of this Court, the same ought to have been entered in case the said process had been duly served, and an affidavit hath been made to the satisfaction of this Court;
Extract from the minutes. W. COCK, Register.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the city of New-York, the 16th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1787. PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Augustus Van Cortlandt, Complainant.
IT appearing to this Court, that the order made in this cause on the tenth day of March last, had not been published in two of the public news-papers, printed in the State of New-York, for eight weeks successively, according to the terms of the said order. Whereupon it is ordered, on motion of Mr. Hamilton, of Counsel for the complainant, that the said order be republished in two of the public news-papers, printed in the State of New-York, for eight weeks successively, giving time to the said defendant, Jacob Milligan, to enter his appearance, on or before the nineteenth day of October next, or in default thereof, that the said bill be taken pro confesso, according to the order of the tenth day of March, herein before mentioned. Extract from the minutes. 1 26 10 W. COCK, Register.
At a Court of Chancery, held at the Chancellor's Chambers, in the city of New-York, the 15th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1787. PRESENT, The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq. Chancellor. In Chancery. Ebenezer Boyd, Complainant.
FORASMUCH as it appears to this Court, that a bill has been filed therein, by Ebenezer Boyd, complainant, mortgagee, against Elijah Jackson, defendant, mortgagor, to obtain a decree for the sale of certain premises therein mentioned, to have been mortgaged by the said defendant, to the said complainant; Whereupon process of subpoena to appear and answer, hath been duly issued and returned; and that the said Elijah Jackson, hath not caused his appearance to be entered in this cause, as according to the rules of this Court, the same ought to have been entered, in case the said process had been duly served; and an affidavit having been made to the satisfaction of this Court, that the said Elijah Jackson hath departed out of this State, and could not upon due enquiry, be found within the same, so as to be served with the said process, which issued on the filing of the bill of complaint in this cause;
By the Commissioners of Forfeitures for the Southern District.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that on Monday the 8th day of October next, at Croton-Ferry, at the house wherein Joseph De Lazune resides, will be Sold, the equity of redemption in the following Lands, which became forfeited to the people of the State of New-York, by the attainer of Cortlandt Skinner, viz. 1-5 of Farm No. 5, in Lot No. 10, containing 229 acres, in possession of Benton and Benedict. 1-5 of Farm No. 6, containing 229 and 95 hundredths, in possession of Jo. Benedict. 1-5 of Farm No. 8, containing 228 3-4 acres, in possession of Thos. Hartford. 1-5 of Farm No. 11, containing 200 acres, in possession of D. Brown. 1-5 of Farm No. 12, containing 207 acres, in possession of L. Mead. 1-5 of 200 acres, now in possession of J. Haight. Also, 1-5 of 1-10th of an undivided right of the manor of Cortlandt. The above will be sold only for certificates issued or to be issued by the Treasurer of this State. The vendee to begin at 10 o'clock. Isaac Stoutenburgh, Philip Van Cortlandt, Commissioners. 1 28 6
State of New-York, ss. WHEREAS all the real estate of which JOHN ROOMER, late of the Out-Ward of the city of New-York, deceased, died seized, has been sold by an order of Peter Ogilvie, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probates of this State, for the payment of his debts. All persons who have any demands against the estate of the said John Roomer, are hereby notified and desired to produce the same to the said Judge of the said Court of Probates, at the Probate-Office, in the city of New-York, on the seventh day of December next, when, and where a final settlement and distribution of the said estate will be made. Given under my hand, at the Probate-Office, in the city of New-York, the sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1787. 1 30 6 PETER OGILVIE.
TO BE SOLD, THE LANDS belonging to the estate of the Hon. Cadwallader Colden, Esq. deceased, late Lieutenant-Governor of the then Province, now State of New-York, viz. FIVE several tracts or parcels of land, on the north side of the Mohawk river, about 48 miles above Schoharie, granted by letters patent in the year 1738, to Patrick M'Clanthy and Andrew M'Dougal, and distinguished in the map annexed to the said letters patent by the names of lots No. 10, 16, 17, 26 and 37, containing in the whole, 3710 acres of land, and the usual allowance for highways. SIX THOUSAND acres being six undivided thirtieth parts of a tract of 30,000 acres, situated between the Cookquago branch of Delaware river, and the Susquehanna river, in the county of Montgomery, formerly of the county of Albany. TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND acres in one tract, being part of a tract of 40,000 acres, granted to Stephen Skinner and others, situated in the said county of Montgomery, to the westward and southward of Turlock and Cobus Kill settlements. ALSO, fifteen Lots containing each 234 acres of a tract of land situated on the north side of the Sachendago, or west branch of Hudson's river, and erected by the letter patent, by which the same was granted into a township by the name of Dartmouth, and which fifteen lots are distinguished in the division of the said tract by lots No. 13, in the first range of lots No. 1, No. 2, No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13; in the second range of lots No. 1, No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13; in the third range of lots No. 1, 2 and No. 3; in the fourth range of lots, and No. 10 and No. 11; in the tenth range of lots. N. B. These 15 lots were not a part of Gov. Colden's estate at the time of his decease. For terms apply to the Subscriber, living at Coldengham, in the county of Ulster, or to Richard Harrison & John Lawrence, Esquires, Attorneys at law, New-York. NOTICE is hereby given, that all the above described lands, or any part thereof that is not sold before the 15th day of October next, will on that day, at one o'clock in the afternoon, be exposed to Sale at Public Auction, at the Merchants Coffee-House, in the city of New-York and peremptory struck off to the highest bidder. 98 CADWALLADER COLDEN, Executor.
Jacob Foller, BEGS leave to inform his friends and the public in general, that he has removed from Roosevelt-street, No. 21, to Cherry-street, No. 22, where he continues carrying on the NAILING MANUFACTORY, in all its various branches, from a tack to a twelve inch spike; where city and country merchants, shopkeepers, ship and boat builders, joiners and house carpenters can be supplied on short notice with any quantity. LIKEWISE, Bar iron and nail rods for sale. Wanted, a few Journeyman Nailers. Apply as above. Furthermore, he would inform the merchants, who would wish to contract for any ship work or smith work to send abroad, that he will contract with them on reasonable terms for the same. Please to apply as aforesaid. 19
JOHN GLOVER, No. 49, Broad-way, HAS imported in the Hudson, from Dublin, a variety of low priced yard wide and 7-8 Irish linens, sheetings and printed handkerchiefs, which he will sell on the lowest terms. Also, a general assortment of dry goods as usual. 32
ELTING and VARICK, HAVE for sale at their store, No. 20, Little Dock-street, a quantity of the very best flat and square assorted Sweets Bar Iron, a general assortment of ironmongery, cutlery, fadery, buttons, buckles, bristol pipes, &c. A few cloths, mullins, calicoes, handkerchiefs, &c. Elopus mill-stones and others of any denomination, procured at a short notice. Flour, flaxseed, pot and pearl ashes will be received in payment for the above articles, and for debts due, and new credit given to those that prove punctual. August 29. 28 2m
Craigie, Wainwright and Co. DRUGGISTS, No. 37, Wall-street, corner of Hanover-square, HAVE imported in the last ships from Europe, a general assortment of drugs, medicines, and Surgeon's instruments, which they will dispose of on very reasonable terms for cash, bees-wax, snake root, pot or pearl ashes. The following are part of their assortment. Genuine red peruvian bark, peruvian bark, camphor, calomel, antimony, cream of tartar, flower of sulphur, tartar emetic, ipacuanha, julian, rhubarb, glauber salts, opium, Spanish flies, manna, aloe, qua fortis, borax, gentian root, flowers of lavender, flowers of camomile, fenna, &c. Surgeons Instruments. Pocket instruments, dissecting knives, crooked needles, teeth instruments, lancets, mortars and pestles, spatulas and bolus knives, amputating instruments, lithotomical ditto, cupping ditto, lint, tow, sponge, pill-boxes, phials, gallipots, &c. At the same place may be had, a great variety of GENUINE PATENT MEDICINE. Practitioners and country store-keepers may depend upon being well supplied at the above store. Medicine chests for shipping, plantations, or iron works, with directions suited to the disorders of the country, are made up on the lowest terms. September 11. 32
Paper Hanging Manufactory. A Large and elegant assortment of Paper Hangings, with festoon borders, is now finished for Sale, at Gerardus Duyckinck, junr's. Store, No. 30, Little Dock-street, or at John Colles's, at the Manufactory in the Lower Barracks, where orders and directions for paper are received. The public now can be supplied with any kind of paper hangings, agreeable to their fancy, plain, green & blue, or any other colour to suit their furniture, may be had at a very short notice. One very great advantage will attend the purchasing of paper hangings manufactured here, is that it can be always matched again; many persons have been obliged to new paper their rooms for the want of a few yards of paper hangings that has been imported, being damaged on their walls; and another very great advantage is, they can be sold much cheaper than the imported paper hangings, and warranted to be equally as good. Cash given for Old Rope, Linen and Cotton Rags. 87
Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN away from the subscriber, living in Worcester township, Montgomery county, on Tuesday night last, a mulatto WENCH, named CHLOE; took with her a blue and white striped long gown, one calico ditto, two calico and one white short gown, a good black silk bonnet, a red calimanco skirt, aprons and handkerchiefs, &c. She is a stout well featured Wench, nearly 22 years of age, a countenance rather resembling an Indian than an Negro, has a remarkable spot or scar under one of her eyes, black curly hair, generally frized up to intimate a cushion; she has been taught to read, and is a plausible, cunning hussy; when she smiles or laughs an extravagant degree of pleasure diffuses itself over her face; she has been registered according to law; it is suspected she has come to this city, and, that some of the Negroes in the suburbs will endeavour to secrete her. All masters of vessels are forbid to carry her off at their peril. Any person apprehending said Wench, and securing her so that her master may get her again, by giving information to David Rittenhouse, Esq. of Philadelphia, Joseph Nourse of New-York, or the Subscriber, shall receive the above reward. BENJAMIN RITTENHOUSE. Philadelphia, August, 16, 1787. 36 3
A Wet Nurse, is willing to take a Child in her house to suckle; her milk is only 4 weeks old—she can be well recommended. Apply at No. 67, Little Dock-street. 36 3