The daily advertiser (New York [N.Y.]), 1787-12-17 00:00:00

The Daily Advertiser.
[VOL. III.]
NEW-YORK: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1787.
[No. 878.]
JERSEY MONEY. A VALUABLE consignment of MANCHESTER GOODS to be sold wholesale, on very reasonable terms, for which No. 100 Money will be taken in payment, by JAMES RENWICK, No. 92, William-street, opposite Maiden-lane. N. B. The highest Price given for POT and PEARL ASHES. Nov. 19. 14t.
JUST ARRIVED To HUGH SMITH, No. 22, WALL-STREET, A general and complete assortment of 4-4, 7-8 & 3-4 Low-priced IRISH LINEN, which he will dispose of on reasonable terms for cash. Sept. 15.
Sixty Pipes of MADEIRA, IN pipes, hogsheads and quarter-casks, of superior quality, to be landed this day at Cruger's wharf, and to be sold by JOZE ROIZ SILVA. 22d Aug. 1787.
FOR SALE BY JOHN DEWINT, Maiden-lane, No. 36. A few hhds. New-York Rum; ditto St. Croix Rum; a few cases gin; a parcel sugar in hhds. writing paper, common and post; sundry articles of Dry Goods; a few boxes hyson and tions tea; 4 barrels gum of lignum vitae; and 2 pot-ash kettles, that have been a short time in use. Nov. 17.
BOURBON COFFEE, JUST arrived in the Sloop Betsey, Capt. Williams, now landing at Brownejohn's Wharf, and to be sold by LUDLOW and GOOLD. Nov. 23.
SALT-PETRE. A few hundred weight may be had very low of EFFINGHAM LAWRENCE, No. 27, Queen-street, facing the Fly-market. Also a large and general assortment of Genuine DRUGS & MEDICINES, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Surgical Instruments, &c. for which Cash, Ginseng, Bees-wax, Snake-root, Pot and Pearl-ashes, &c. will be taken in payment. MEDICINE CHESTS complete, with directions. Orange Peas for issues. N. B. An APPRENTICE wanted. Oct. 12.
GEORGE POLLOCK, Has received by the Hudson from Dublin, and the Anne and Suannah from Liverpool, A general and complete assortment of 4-4, 7-8 & 3-4 Low-priced IRISH LINEN, which he will sell on very moderate terms, at his STORE, No. 28, Water-street. POT ASHES and FLAXSEED received in payment. Sept. 13.
JUST IMPORTED, In the ship MERCURY, Captain Grant, TENERIFFE WINES Of a very superior quality, which will be disposed of by the quantity or single Pipe, by JOHN C. SHAW, at his store opposite Van Zandt's wharf. Oct. 12.
GEORGE BARNEWALL & Co. No. 205, WATER-STREET, near the Coffee-house, HAVE just imported, in the ship Providence from London, an assortment of IRISH LINENS, SHEETINGS, DOWLAS and THREADS, low and high priced; which they will sell, on reasonable terms, for cash or short credit. They have also on hand, a variety of PAPER HANGINGS, with festoon and other borders; and roll, and other sized NAILS. July 7.
LINTSEED OIL. A QUANTITY of excellent country made Oil, in good casks, to be sold at No. 35, Little Dock-street, by STORM and SICKLES. 29th Aug. 1787.
FOR SALE, This Day, at Brownejohn's Wharf, THE Cargo of the Sloop PETER, Capt. Tatem, from the Havana, consisting of 110 Boxes Sugar, 7 Ton Logwood. Attendance will be given for sale on said wharf, by JOHN DEWINT. New-York, Dec. 11.
PORT WINE, Of a superior quality to any ever imported to this place, LANDING this Day at Cruger's wharf, out of the Brig St. Joseph Villa Nova, from Oporto, for sale by JOZE ROIZ SILVA. June 15th.
LOT MERKEL, No. 33, Hanover-Square, nearly opposite the Bank, Manufactures and has for sale a complete and general assortment of MUFFS and TIPPETS; of MARTIN and Martin Throat, Swan's Down and real Ermine, Russia and Siberia Squirrels, American Ground Squirrels, Russia Hare and red Fox, Real black Jennet, best sorts, Mock Sable and Mock Ermine. Likewise a large and general assortment of Fur Trimming and Edgings, for Ladies Cloaks, Coats and Habits, Ladies Cloak Linings, Gentlemen's Great Coats lined with Furr, Furr Gloves, &c. &c. *S* The above articles he is now selling on the most reasonable Terms for Cash only. N. B. Orders from the Country executed in the best manner. October 11, 1787.
MANCHESTER GOODS. Imported in the Montgomery, Capt. Bunyan, and for Sale on very reasonable terms, By DANIEL TUCKER, & Co. No. 202, Water-street, for Cash or Country Produce only. 7-8, 4-4, and 4-4, 3-8, Cotton Checks, Striped Tick, Dyed Pillows, Black and Olive Velveteens, low priced; Checked Handkerchiefs, Malacars; Copperplate Furniture Cottons, Black Silk Handkerchiefs, Cotton Thickets, Men's and Women's Beaver Gloves, Romall Handkerchiefs, Fancy Printed Do. 1-2 Dozen cases of Hats, low priced, and well assorted. Dec. 1. tf.
JACOB REED, junior, At his OFFICE, No. 20, Queen-street, near the Fly-market, BUYS, SELLS and EXCHANGES SECURITIES of the United States, and of this State; and furnishes on the most reasonable terms, such Certificates as are receivable on the Sales of Public Lands, and for the arrearages of Quit Rents within this State. Also, Certificates that will pay for the Lands lately sold, as well as those granted to certain companies, by the United States. In fact, every transaction, both in the Continental and State FUNDS, negotiated with dispatch, and on the most easy terms. MONEY EXCHANGES. The Paper Money of this State at all times exchanged for Specie, which is re-exchanged for Paper Money, at only half per cent. advance from the giving rate. Dec. 12. wfm. tf.
TO be landed this day at Cruger's wharf from on board the Portuguese Schooner, N. S. da Carmo, Captain Olivera, some pipes of choice PORT WINE, and a parcel of SALT; to be sold by JOZE ROIZ SILVA. Nov. 12, 1787.
George and Robert Lewis, & Co. No. 233, Queen-street, In addition to the Goods received by the Betsey and Wilton, are now opening for SALE by the Montgomery, Capt. Bunyan, viz. 3-4, 4-4 and 4-4 Irish Linens, Dowlas and Sheeting, 4-4, 5-4 and 6-4 fashionable Shawls, Printed Linens and Cottons, 7-8, 9-8, fancy and Chintz Calicoes, Furniture ditto, A general assortment of cotton and linen Handkerchiefs, Leno, Lawn, and Black Silk, ditto. Bandanna and Romall ditto, 7-8 and 11-8, plain, corded, striped and checked Lawns, Rich fashionable Waist-coat shapes, Striped and gold-bordered Tullinett Waistcoating, Florentines and Satins, An assortment of Hosiery, Table Cloths, Clothing- Diapers, &c. &c. &c. Which they are determined to dispose of at their usual low prices for Cash, Notes at a short date, and shipping produce. New-York, Nov. 21, 1787.
This Day is Published, And to be SOLD by WILLIAM ROSS, in Broad-Street No. 33, and by the PRINTER hereof, OBSERVATIONS ON GOVERNMENT, Including some animalversions on Mr. ADAM'S DEFENCE of the CONSTITUTIONS of GOVERNMENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA: And on Mr. DE LOLE's CONSTITUTION of ENGLAND. By A FARMER of NEW-JERSEY.
BROTHERS, COSTER and Co. Have for sale at their Store No. 8, Duke-street, Just Imported in the COLUMBIA and the GRACE, from Amsterdam; BOHEA TEA, fresh, and of a superior quality, Suchong ditto, Pepper in Bales, best Holland Duck, Russia do. Raven's Duck, Russia Sheeting, Ticklenburgh Linen, Osnaburgh do. Holland Silecha Sheeting, Placilies and Bretagnes, Brown Hollandois, Dowlas and Holland Bed-tick, Cambric, black Laces, and silk Hair Ribbons, a neat assortment of Calicoes, black Barcelona, Romall, cotton and linen Handkerchiefs, Checks and Holland Stripes, Hats, Writing Paper and Slates, Looking Glasses, Frying Pans and Dutch Iron Pots, Dutch Tea Kettles and Brass Kettles, best Claret in small cases for family use, Lintseed Oil and Paints, Holland Geneva, in pipes, in large and small cases and jugs, Dutch Hatchels or Flax Combs, &c. &c. 23 Oct. 1787.
HILL and OGDEN, No. 41, Great-Dock-street, have just imported by the Grace, from Amsterdam, and for sale on very reasonable terms, for Cash, Notes at short Payments, Pot-ashes, Flax-seed, Bar-Iron, Wheat or Flour, an assortment of the following articles, viz. TICKLENBURGS, ornaburgas, German dowlas, Russia diaper, placillas, Britannias, cotton and linen checks, sheethings of excellent quality, white-finish linen, German stripes and checks, lawns, calicoes, writing paper, &c. They have likewise for sale, coatings, Yorkshire cloths, callimancoes, durants, flannels, Irish linens, &c. Also, IMPROVED FRANKLIN STOVES, cast in the Air-Furnace, at Newark, which, besides being exceedingly neat, are constructed to give more heat into the room, a remedy for smoky chimneys, and more secure from fire than any other. Also, Pot-ash kettles, forge hammers and anvils refined from bog-ore, pig-metal, and approved by many years experience. N. B. Orders are received by them for every kind of hollow-ware and iron-castings, made at said Air-Furnace, and will be executed with dispatch and superior neatness. Oct. 31. tf.
To be sold at Public Auction, On TUESDAY, the 18th December, (if not sold before at private Sale.) TWO LOTS of GROUND, IN Little Dock-street, joining to Josiah Shipsey, and nearly opposite to Nicholas Hoffman's. FREDERICK JAY.
To be SOLD or LET, That valuable Brewery and Malt-house, lately in the possession of SAMUEL ATLEE, situate on the banks of Hudson river, in Greenwich-street. If sold, the terms of payment will be made easy to the purchaser. Enquire at No. 59, Maiden-lane. Dec. 7. tf.
SADLER and BAILIE, No. 215, Water-street, Are now landing at the Old-slip, from on board the Minerva, from Ireland and Teneriffe, which they will sell for Cash, Notes at a short date, Pot and Pearl Ashes, Barrel staves or Flax-seed; TENERIFFE WINE, in pipes, hogsheads, and quarter casks. Red Port Wine in pipes and quarter casks, Irish Linens, 4-4, 7-8 & 3-4 wide, Flannels 7-8 & 3-4 wide, Sheeting 9-8 & 3-4 wide, Brown Linens of different widths and qualities, Printed Linens, Chintz Patterns for gowns, Bed-tick 7-8, 3-4 and 13-16 width, Towelling and Diaper, from 3 to 10 quarters wide. These Linens have been laid in from the last July market. Black Everlasting, Corduroys and Thickets, Velveteens, Jeans and Jeanets, Ribbons, Rattens and Coatings, Cambicks, Leather shoes and Boots, Stuff shoes, Blankets and Rugs, Mullin Weymouth Gowns for ladies, in patterns, Silk and linen Handkerchiefs, Men and women's Gloves, Manchester Cotton Checks 7-8, 4-4 & 11-8 wide, A variety of Hard Ware, Indigo, &c. tf.
WILLIAM USTICK, jun. No. 33, Queen-street, HAS just received by the SALLY and other late vessels from Bristol, a general assortment of IRONMONGERY and CUTLERY; Among which are—Nails, Glass, Paints, Sheet Iron, Sheet Lead, blistered and Crawley Steel, Anvils, Vices and Bench Vices, Brass Kettles, iron Pots and Kettles, Frying Pans, Spades and Shovels, Shovel and Tongs, Bellows, Warming Pans, irons and iron Candlesticks, hard and soft Waffle Irons, men and boys Scutes, long handle Hair Brooms, Brushes of all kinds, Knives and Forks, Pen and Jack-knives, Shears and Scissors, wire and spring Moule and Rat Traps, Jacks, Clocks, Bads, and Screws of all sizes, Locks and Hinges of every kind, Carpenters, Cooper and Joiner's Tools, &c. &c. He has also for sale Pickled Mackerel, Salmon and Herrings, which he will dispose of on reasonable terms for Cash; also Nails of all sizes, manufactured in this city, and equal to any imported. New-York, Nov. 15, 1787.
To be had at LOT MERKEL's Store, No. 33, Hanover-Square, nearly opposite the Bank, TOBACCO for SMOOKING; KITEFOOT of the first quality; ditto of an inferior or ditto; large roll tobacco, fit for manufacturers; segars, genuine Macuba snuff; ditto rapped of different qualities; gentlemen's gloves, buck-skin and beaver, of the best quality. At the above Store the highest price is given for SHIPPING FURS, June 13. f.
To be LET, on reasonable Terms, A GENTLE furnished ROOM, near the Coffee-house, very suitable for a single gentleman, or a small family. For particulars enquire at No. 19, Water-street. N. B. BOARDING may be had if required, and a front Cellar. Nov. 17. tf.
JAMES SAIDLER Insurance Broker, No. 31, Water-street, two doors from the corner of King-street, BUYS and sells on Commission, all kinds of Public Securities, Goods and Produce, as usual. He has also imported in the Wilton, from Liverpool, the America, from London, and last vessels from Europe, a neat assortment of GOODS, consisting of fine brown, mixt, blue drab, and copper-coloured Broad Cloths, Coatings, Duffles and Blankets, Flannels and Baizes, 3-4, 7-8, 4-4 and 11-8 wide cotton Checks, printed Cottons, Chintzes, Ribbons, Lawns, Lawn Handkerchiefs and Aprons, Satins and Mades, cotton and silk Handkerchiefs, sewing Silks and Twist, fine and coarse Hats, Morocco Durants, Tamies, Callimancoes and Camblets, Table Cloths and Diapers, Writing Paper, and an assortment of HARD WARE, &c. which he will sell on reasonable terms, for Cash, Country Produce, or public Securities. Also, six pair of elegant brass mounted Fire Dogs, and a few barrels pickled Mackerel and Cod-Fish, in excellent order. Apply as above. N. B. Purchasers of unappropriated and confiscated lands, can be supplied with certificates on the most reasonable terms.
ATTWOOD and TRONSON, Have for sale, at their Store, No. 11, Great Dock-street, A general assortment of Swedes and American Bar IRON, CONSISTING of Axe Iron, Cart Tire, Waggon, Chair and Sleigh Tire, mill irons, and Iron of uncommon square; Steel of all kinds, English faggot the much esteemed blistered L.O. American blistered and Tub Steel, Anvils of all sizes, Back Irons, Vices, &c. & c. A variety of Castings and other articles, which they will sell low for cash, or country produce. All orders for cast Irons, or wrought Iron for mill work, &c. will be duly received, and executed with dispatch. *S* Bar Iron or any other article, received and sold on commission. A quantity of Albany Pease for sale. Oct. 9th, 1787.
20Hhds. of St. Croix SUGAR For SALE, by JOZE ROIZ SILVA, at the Old-slip. New-York, Nov. 5, 1787.
TO BE SOLD By GEORGE DOUGLASS, No. 14, Fly-Market; ONE hundred barrels Philadelphia superfine Flour 150 do. do. common do. 50 half barrels do. do. do. 3000 lb. Cayenne and Hispaniola Cotton, 8 cwt. Hops, 100 barrels Ship-bread, Pork in barrels, Bar Iron, Old Jamaica Spirits in hhds. Dec. 4. tf.
Just Published By M. CARY, in Philadelphia, And now to be Sold By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (By whom Subscriptions are received) The AMERICAN MUSEUM, For OCTOBER, 1787.
FRANCIS PANS, No. 51, Broad-street, Has received by the Montgomery, collected by the other late arrivals, and has remaining on hand of his former stock, the following general assortment in the FANCY, MILLENERY, and DRY GOOD Line, CHINA and sartin ribbons, a great variety different widths and colors; plain net, crape, soufflé, silk spotted and striped, black and white garters; fancy colored cane hats, yellow and black leghorn do. peradozen or quantity; black and white skein and ribbon wigs; wire frames for the latest fashion bonnets; mock point laces; black silk ditto, and edgings; white thread laces and edgings; black facitins and modes; luttings, white and colored lacceners; chintzes and calicoes; furniture cover plate do. linens and checks; moirens, callimancoes and stuff; silk thread, cotton, and worsted hose; pink, blue, green, and dove colored silk quilts; mullin and cotton shawls; silk, linen, and cotton handkerchiefs; corded dimities, mullinnet and chintz trimmings; plain and spigged lawns, plain and striped mullins; lawn and mullin handkerchiefs; fine and common cambrics; black patent net lace; nankenees, umbrellas, artificial flowers, feathers, flannels, baizes, and striped wildbores, sewing silks, thwads, &c. &c. all which will be sold on the very lowest terms, for immediate payment. He returns his sincere thanks to the public in general for their past custom, and solicits a continuance. The Millinery Business will still continue to be carried on in the most extensive manner, with the utmost exertions to give satisfaction; and to enable him to sell off the large stock of garters, ribbons, &c. remaining on hand, every article in that line will be charged at the lowest terms possible. Nov. 23. tf.
SHALER and SEBOR No. 27 Queen-street, have for sale, A QUANTITY of plated ware, co-sisting of can-dieticks, branches, tea caddies, butter pans, egg cups, goblets, coffee pots and Milliners, black table cakes, with knives, forks, and spoons complete, cuit trays, paper bottle stands, japanned bread-trays, caddies and butter pats, place warmers, brass chasing dishes, co-kic-ewt, steel-uffs, cutlery, brass rings, cloak pins, receiver buttons, brass table hinges, guns and gun locks, China tea cups, chimney tiles, sets of horse brushes, near mahog. any razor cases, silver watches, elegant steel and gilt watch chains, trinkets, shirt pins, buckles, rings, puffs, shoe, knee, and stock buckles and silver buttons, fine Irish sheering, fine dyed jeans, M-stellings quilting, silk shaggs, black crape, white and black gauzes, mullinnet, mullins, leecuckers, habasies, ficterfoys, barnegote, romalls, corded dimity, and a box of assorted routing cloths, with a variety of other articles which will be disposed of for cash or shipping produce, at a price much below the sterling cost. At same place may be had, Madeira, Teneriffe, and Malaga wine, by the pipe or quarter cask, Cham-paine of an excellent quality, by the case or dozen, striped duffi blank, to a variety of hard ware, a large assortment of Irish linens, 3-4, 7-8 and 4-4, received by the Montgomery, are now opening, and will be sold together with the above goods on the lowest terms. New-York, November 27, 1787.
FOR SALE BY ROBERT JOHNSTON, No. 14, Water-street, in the house lately occupied by Colonel Samuel Ogden, A Large and general assortment of IRON CASTINGS, among which are the following, viz. Iron hollow ware of all sizes, Pot-ashes kettles, call with bottom down, Clock and window weights, griddles large and small Tea-kettles large and small, bake-pans do. do. Cart, waggon, coach and chair boxes, 56, 28, 14 and 7lb. weights with rings, Mortars and pestles, rad irons, Franklin stoves, large and small, Rittenhouse do. do. Ten and six-plate do. do. close stoves with pipes, Sharp's new invented stove grates, Canada stoves for large rooms, Patent caboodles for ships, with one and two boilers; grates and oven, Fire places with jambs complete, Back plates of every dimension, Hibernia, Mount Hope, New Mine and Andover pig metal, Gudgeons and mill irons, Refined and Bloomery bar iron, spike iron, sheeton Nail rods of all sizes, Iron hoops for hds. and bbs. horse shoes, 20d. 12d. 10d. and 8d. nails, 7 inch, 6 inch and 4 inch spikes, Crowley and blistered steel. The above articles will be sold for cash and country produce, at the lowest prices, and a large allowance made to those who buy to sell again. All orders for wrought or cast iron will be duly attended to, if forwarded, agreeable to pattern, at the owner's notice. Oct. 29.

New-York, Dec. 17.
By Saturday's mail we learn, that the Convention of Pennsylvania have agreed to and ratified the new Constitution, by a majority of 45 to 23.
Extract of letter from a respectable merchant of Philadelphia, dated December 23, to a gentleman in this city.
Yesterday our Convention adopted the new Federal Constitution; great rejoicings here this day.
A Gentleman, who arrived in Richmond some days ago, from the Kentucky settlement, informs that the people in that neighbourhood are now resting in peace, and freed from the alarms of the Indians.
The Carleton, Capt. Patterson, failed from Quebec the 11th Nov. for London.
PROCEEDINGS of the CONVENTION of Pennsylvania.
Impartial statement of the altercation which passed in the Convention, on Saturday the 8th and Tuesday the 11th inst.
Mr. M c Kean, rising in consequence of the repeated call of the opposition for an answer to their arguments, observed, that the observations and objections were so often reiterated, that most of them had already been replied to, and, in his opinion, all the objections which had been made to the proposed plan might have been delivered in the space of two hours; so he concluded, that the excess of time had been consumed in unprofitable and unnecessary debate. In reply to these observations, Mr. Smilie remarked, that the honorable gentleman had treated the opposition with contempt; and, with a magisterial air , had condemned their arguments. He was about to proceed in his animadversion upon the conduct of the majority, who presumed thus, he added, upon their numbers, when several members started up; but at length Mr. Chambers claimed the attention of the President. He began a speech of some length with terming Mr. Smilie's language indecent , because, he said, it alluded to Mr. M c Kean as a Judge. He proceeded with great heat to reprobate the conduct of the three gentlemen, who managed the arguments against the proposed system, and declared that they had abused the indulgence , which the other side of the house had granted to them, in consenting to hear all their reasons. He next animadverted upon the characters of those who composed the opposition, and loudly asked, where had they been found in the day of danger? Thence drawing a contrast between them and the representatives of Pennsylvania in the late Federal Convention, who were, he remarked, men of as great talents and patriotism, as good generals and statesmen, as any that had appeared in the business of the revolution. From this ground he took an opportunity of saying something about those Englishmen who had arrived in this country since the peace, and who had presumed to judge for themselves respecting the politics of Pennsylvania. He referred to Mr. Findley's having no more than two votes as a Delegate to the Federal Convention, in order to shew the insignificance of his character, and the wisdom of Pennsylvania, which would not admit of his being elected on that occasion. He then adverted to the character of Mr. M c Kean, which he asserted was superior to all attacks, and concluded with declaring that every thing which had been offered by the opposition was, in his judgment, trifling and unnecessary. When Mr. Chambers had finished, Mr. Smilie appealed to the candor of the Convention, whether he had used a single word which could be deemed indecent , and which was not fairly justified by the conduct to which he had alluded. He feelingly exclaimed that he was pleading the interests of his country, and that no character should influence, and no violence overawe his proceedings. For, he not only claimed the free exercise of speech as a right, but he would exercise it as a duty. Mr. Findley followed, promising that he should take very little notice of the speech delivered by Mr. Chambers, as indeed he had never found occasion to take much notice of any thing that dropped from that quarter. He would observe, however, that the characteristic of the conduct of the honorable member in public bodies was to discourse without reason, and to talk without argument. Here a considerably cry of order arose, and Mr. Findley said he would only add, that he always wished to avoid an investigation of characters, but at least; he would take care never to engage on that subject, but with a competent judge. During some disturbance in the house, Mr. Chambers retorted that he had a perfect contempt both for Mr. Findley's arguments and person, and Mr. Findley closed the altercation with declaring that he saw no reason for dispute, since he and Mr. Chambers were in that respect so perfectly agreed. Mr. M c Pheron stated to the chair the impropriety of such proceedings, and observed that the member from Fayette had not satisfactorily shewn in what manner the member from the city (Mr.
M c Kean,) had spoken indecent language, to justify the retort that had been made. Mr. Findley then remarked, that when a member undertook personally to dictate to the Convention, he was an object of personal animadversion; for, it was only by motion and resolve of the whole body, that their proceedings were to be governed.
Mr. Smilie said, he had in his opinion satisfactorily shewn the ground upon which he had spoken, for he had referred to the recollection of the Convention, that Mr. M c Kean treated the arguments of the opposition as trifling and contemptible, and this with a magisterial air , which was all the retort he had made. To this Mr. Findley subjoined that he did not rise to argue upon the question, but to claim what was just and right, he therefore referred it to the President to determine, whether he or his co-adjutors had transgressed any of the established rules of the Convention? Upon this the President said, it was true that no positive rule had been transgressed, but he could not avoid considering Mr. Smilie's language highly improper. On this there was a unanimous cry of adjourn, which at last, put a stop to the altercation.
On the same day, in the course of an argument to prove the dissolution of the trial by jury, if the proposed system was adopted, and the consequent sacrifice of the liberties of the people, Mr. Findley observed, that when the trial by jury, which was known in Sweden so late as the middle of the last century, fell into disuse, the Commons of that nation lost their freedom, and a tyrannical Aristocracy prevailed. Mr. Wilson and Mr. M c Kean interrupted Mr. Findley, and called warmly for his authority to prove that the trial by jury existed in Sweden. Mr. Wilson declaring that he had never met with such an idea in the course of his reading; and Mr. M c Kean asserting that the trial by jury was never known in any other country than England, and the Governments descended from that Kingdom. Mr. Findley answered that he did not, at that moment, recollect his authority, but having formerly read histories of Sweden, he had received and retained the opinion which he now advanced and would on a future occasion, perhaps, refer immediately to the book. Accordingly, on Monday afternoon, he produced the Modern Universal History, and the 3d volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, which incontrovertibly established his position. Having read his authorities, he concluded in the following manner: "I am not accustomed, Mr. President, to have my word disputed in public bodies, upon the statement of a fact; but in this Convention it has already occurred more than once. It is now evident, however, that I was contradicted on this subject improperly and unjustly, by the learned Chief Justice and Councillor from the city. That the account given in the Universal history should escape the recollection or observation of the best informed man, is not extraordinary, but this I will observe, that if my son had been at the study of the law for six months, and was not acquainted with the passage in Blackstone, I should be justified in whipping him. But the contradiction coming from the quarter known to this Convention, I am at a loss whether to ascribe it to the want of veracity, or the ignorance of the learned members." On Tuesday morning Mr. Wilson again adverted to the subject in the following manner. "I will, Mr. President, take some notice of a circumstance, which, for want of something more important, has made considerable noise.—I mean what respects the assertion, of the member from Westmoreland, that the trials by jury were known in Sweden. I confess, Sir, when I heard that assertion it struck me as new, and contrary to my idea of the fact, and, therefore, in as decent terms as I could, I asked for the honorable member's authority. The book in which it is found convinces me I must before have read it, but I do not pretend to remember every thing I read. This remark is made more for the sake of my colleague, who supported my opinion, than for my own. But I will add, Sir, that those whose stock of knowledge is limited to a few items, may easily remember and refer to them; but many things may be overlooked and forgotten in a magazine of literature.—It may therefore, with propriety be said, by my honorable colleague, as it was formerly said by Sir John Maynard to a petulant student, who reproached him with an ignorance of a trifling point, "Young man, I have forgotten more law than ever you learned."
In the Convention on Monday, Mr. M c Kean said he should on Wednesday recur to his motion for the adoption of the proposed plan, and remarked that the State of Delaware had already entered into that resolution; to which Mr. Smilie replied, that the State of Delaware had indeed reaped the honor of having first surrendered the liberties of the people to the new system of Government.
On Monday afternoon Mr. M c Kean entered into an elaborate investigation of the leading objections made to the proposed Constitution, and having ably defended it in all its parts, he concluded emphatically,
that having served a routine in Government, in the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments, he saw nothing in the system under consideration which his judgment could determine to be the object of terror or apprehension; but he anticipated from its adoption what had been his constant wish; permanency in the Government and stability in the Laws.—As soon as Mr. M c Kean had closed his speech, a loud and general tribute of applause was expressed by the citizens in the gallery; which gave occasion to the following Philippic from Mr. Smilie: "Mr. President, I confess that hitherto I have persuaded myself that the opposition had the best of the argument on the present important question; but I have found myself mistaken, for the gentlemen on the other side have, indeed, an argument which surpasses and supersedes all others,—a party in the gallery prepared to clap and huzza in affirmation of their speeches. But, Sir, let it be remembered that this is not the voice of the people of Pennsylvania; for, were I convinced of that, I should consider it as a conclusive approbation of the proposed system, and give a ready acquiescence. No, Sir, this is not the voice of the people of Pennsylvania; and were this Convention assembled at another place, the sound would be of a different nature, for the sentiments of the citizens are different indeed. Even there, however, it would pain me were I to see the majority of this body treated with such gross insult and disrespect by my friends, as the minority now experience from their's. In short, Mr. President, this is not the mode which will prevail on the citizens of Pennsylvania to adopt the proposed plan, let the decision here be what it may; and I will add that such conduct, nay were the gallery filled with bayonets, such appearance of violence would not intimidate me, or those who act with me, in the conscientious discharge of a public duty." When Mr. Smilie had finished, Mr. M c Kean remarked, that the worthy gentleman seemed mighty angry, merely because somebody was pleased.
THE FEDERALIST, No. XXII.
To the People of the State of New-York. IN addition to the defects already enumerated in the existing Federal System, there are others of not less importance, which concur in rendering it altogether unfit for the administration of the affairs of the Union.
The want of a power to regulate commerce is by all parties allowed to be of the number. The utility of such a power has been anticipated under the first head of our enquiries; and for this reason as well as from the universal conviction entertained upon the subject, little need be added in this place. It is indeed evident, on the most superficial view, that there is no object, either as it respects the interests of trade or finance that more strongly demands a Federal superintendence. The want of it has already operated as a bar to the formation of beneficial treaties with foreign powers; and has given occasions of dissatisfaction between the States. No nation acquainted with the nature of our political association would be unwise enough to enter into stipulations with the United States, by which they conceded privileges of any importance to them, while they were apprised that the engagements on the part of the Union, might at any moment be violated by its members; and while they found from experience that they might enjoy every advantage they desired in our markets, without granting us any return, but such as their momentary convenience might suggest. It is not therefore to be wondered at, that Mr. Jenkinson, in ushering into the House of Commons a bill for regulating the temporary intercourse between the two countries, should preface its introduction by a declaration that similar provisions in former bills had been found to answer every purpose to the commerce of Great Britain, and that it would be prudent to persist in the plan until it should appear whether the American Government was likely or not to acquire greater consistency.*
Several States have endeavored by separate prohibitions, restrictions and exclusions, to influence the conduct of that kingdom in this particular; but the want of concert, arising from the want of a general authority, and from clashing, and dissimilar views in the States, has hitherto frustrated every experiment of the kind; and will continue to do so as long as the same obstacles to an uniformity of measures continue to exist.
The interfering and unneighbourly regulations of some States contrary to the true spirit of the Union, have in different instances given just cause of umbrage and complaint to others; and it is to be feared that examples of this nature, if not restrained by a national control, would be multiplied and extended till they became not less serious sources of animosity and discord, than injurious impediments to the intercourse between the different parts of the Confederacy. "The commerce of the German
* This as nearly as I can recollect was the sense of this speech in introducing the last bill.
empire" is in continual trammels from the multiplicity of the duties which the several Princes and States exact upon the merchandise passing through their territories; by means of which the fine streams and navigable rivers with which Germany is so happily watered, are rendered almost useless." Though the genius of the people of this country might never permit this description to be strictly applicable to us, yet we may reasonably expect, from the gradual conflicts of State regulations, that the citizens of each would at length come to be considered and treated by the others in no better light than that of foreigners and aliens.
The power of raising armies, by the most obvious construction of the articles of the Confederation, is merely a power of making requisitions upon the States for quotas of men. This practice, in the course of the late war, was found replete with obstructions to a vigorous and to an economical system of defence. It gave birth to a competition between the States, which created a kind of auction for men. In order to furnish the quotas required of them, they outbid each other, till bounties grew to an enormous and insupportable size. The hope of a still further increase afforded an inducement to those who were disposed to serve to procrastinate their enlistment; and disinclined them to engaging for any considerable periods. Hence slow and scanty levies of men in the most critical emergencies of our affairs—short enlistments at an unparalleled expence—continual fluctuations in the troops, ruinous to their discipline, and subjecting the public safety frequently to the perilous crisis of a disbanded army—Hence also those oppressive expedients for raising men which were upon several occasions practised, and which nothing but the enthusiasm of liberty would have induced the people to endure.
This method of raising troops is not more unfriendly to economy and vigor, than it is to an equal distribution of the burthen. The States near the seat of war, influenced by motives of self-preservation made efforts to furnish their quotas, which even exceeded their abilities, while those at a distance from danger were for the most part as remiss as the others were diligent in their exertions. The immediate pressure of this inequality was not in this case, as in that of the contributions of money, alleviated by the hope of a final liquidation. The States which did not pay their proportions of money, might at least be charged with their deficiencies; but no account could be formed of the deficiencies in the supplies of men. We shall not, however, see much reason to regret the want of this hope, when we consider how little prospect there is, that the most delinquent States will ever be able to make compensation for their pecuniary failures. The system of quotas and requisitions, whether it be applied to men or money, is in every view a system of imbecility in the Union and of inequality and injustice among the members.
The right of equal suffrage among the States is another exceptionable part of the Confederation. Every idea of proportion, and every rule of fair representation conspire to condemn a principle, which gives Rhode Island an equal weight in the scale of power with Massachusetts, or Connecticut, or New-York; and to Delaware, an equal voice in the national deliberations with Pennsylvania or Virginia, or North-Carolina. Its operation contradicts that fundamental maxim of republican Government, which requires that the sense of the majority should prevail. Sophistry may reply, that sovereigns are equal, and the majority of the votes of the States will be a majority of confederated America. But this kind of logical legerdemain will never counteract the plain suggestions of justice and common sense. It may happen that this majority of States is a small minority of the people of America; and two thirds of the people of America could not long be persuaded, upon the credit of artificial distinctions and syllogistic subtleties, to submit their interests to the management and disposal of one third. The larger States would after a while revolt from the idea of receiving the law from the smaller. To acquiesce in such a privation of their due importance in the political scale, would be not merely to be insensible to the love of power, but even to sacrifice the desire of equality. It is neither rational to expect the first, nor just to require the last—the smaller States considering how peculiarly their safety and welfare depend on union, ought readily to renounce a pretension; which, if not relinquished would prove fatal to its duration.
It may be objected to this, that not seven but nine States, or two thirds of the whole number must consent to the most important resolutions; and it may be thence inferred, that nine States would always comprehend a majority of the inhabitants of the Union. But this does not obviate the impropriety of an equal vote between States of the most unequal dimensions and populoufness; nor is the inference accurate in point
* Encyclopaedia—article empire. † New-Hampshire, Rhode Island, New-Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, South-Carolina and Maryland, are a majority of the whole number of the States, but they do not contain one third of the people.

of fast; for we can enumerate nine States which contain less than a majority of the people &c; and it is constitutionally possible, that these nine may give the vote. Besides there are matters of considerable moment determinable by a bare majority; and there are others, concerning which doubts have been entertained, which if interpreted in favor of the sufficiency of a vote of seven States, would extend its operation to interests of the first magnitude. In addition to this, it is to be observed, that there is a probability of an increase in the number of States, and no provision for a proportional augmentation of the ratio of votes.
But this is not all; what at first sight may seem a remedy, is in reality a poison. To give a minority a negative upon the majority (which is always the case where more than a majority is requisite to a decision) is in its tendency to subject the sense of the greater number to that of the lesser number. Congress from the non-attendance of a few States have been frequently in the situation of a Polish Diet, where a single vote has been sufficient to put a stop to all their movements. A sixtieth part of the Union, which is about the proportion of Delaware and Rhode-Island, has several times been able to oppose an entire bar to its operations. This is one of those refinements which in practice has an effect, the reverse of what is expected from it in theory. The necessity of unanimity in public bodies, or of something approaching towards it, has been founded upon a supposition that it would contribute to security. But its real operation is to embarrass the administration, to destroy the energy of government, and to substitute the pleasures, caprice or artifices of an insignificant, turbulent or corrupt junto, to the regular deliberations and decisions of a respectable majority. In those emergencies of a nation, in which the goodness or badness, the weakness or strength of its government is of the greatest importance, there is commonly a necessity for action. The public business must in some way or other go forward. If a pertinacious minority can control the opinion of a majority respecting the best mode of conducting it; the majority in order that something may be done, must conform to the views of the minority; and thus the sense of the smaller number will over-rule that of the greater, and give a tone to the national proceedings. Hence tedious delays—continual negotiation and intrigue—contemptible compromises of the public good. And yet in such a system, it is even happy when such compromises can take place: For upon some occasions, things will not admit of accommodation; and then the measures of government must be injuriously suspended or fatally defeated. It is often, by the impracticability of obtaining the concurrence of the necessary number of votes, kept in a state of inaction. Its situation must always favor of weakness—sometimes border upon anarchy.
It is not difficult to discover that a principle of this kind gives greater scope to foreign corruption as well as to domestic faction, than that which permits the sense of the majority to decide; though the contrary of this has been presumed. The mistake has proceeded from not attending with due care to the mischiefs that may be occasioned by obstructing the progress of Government at certain critical seasons. When the concurrence of a large number is required by the Constitution to the doing of any national act, we are apt to rest satisfied that all is safe, because nothing improper will be likely to be done; but we forget how much good may be prevented, and how much ill may be produced, by the power of hindering the doing what may be necessary, and of keeping affairs in the same unfavorable posture in which they may happen to stand at particular periods.
Suppose for instance we were engaged in a war, in conjunction with one foreign nation against another. Suppose the necessity of our situation demanded peace, and the interest or ambition of our ally led him to seek the prosecution of the war, with views that might justify us in making separate terms. In such a state of things, this ally of ours would evidently find it much easier by his bribes and intrigues to tie up the hands of Government from making peace, where two thirds of all the votes were requisite to that object, than where a simple majority would suffice. In the first case he would have to corrupt a smaller number; in the last a greater number. Upon the same principle it would be much easier for a foreign power with which we were at war, to perplex our councils and embarrass our exertions. And in a commercial view we may be subjected to similar inconveniences. A nation, with which we might have a treaty of commerce, could with much greater facility prevent our forming a connection with her competitor in trade; though such a connection should be ever so beneficial to ourselves.
Evils of this description ought not to be regarded as imaginary. One of the weak sides of republics, among their numerous advantages, is that they afford too easy an inlet to foreign corruption. As hereditary Monarch, though often disposed to sacrifice his subjects to his ambition, has so great a personal interest in the government and in the external glory of the nation, that it is not easy for a foreign power to give him an equivalent for what he would sacrifice by treachery to the State. The world has accordingly been witness to few examples of this species of royal prostitution, though there have been abundant specimens of every other kind.
In Republics, persons elevated from the mass of the community, by the suffrages of their fellow-citizens, to stations of great pre-eminence and power, may find compensations for betraying their trust, which to any but minds animated and guided by superior virtue, may appear to exceed the proportion of interest they have in the common stock, and to over-balance the obligations of duty. Hence it is that history furnishes us with so many mortifying examples of the prevalence of foreign corruption in Republican Governments. How much this contributed to the ruin of the ancient commonwealth has been already delineated. It is well known that the deputies of the United Provinces have, in various instances been purchased by the emissaries of the neighbouring kingdoms. The Earl of Chesterfield (if my memory serves me right) in a letter to his Court, intimates that his success in an important negotiation, must depend on his obtaining a Major's commission for one of those deputies. And in Sweden, the parties were alternately bought by France and England, in so barefaced and notorious a manner that it excited universal disgust in the nation; and was a principal cause that the most limited Monarch in Europe, in a single day, without tumult, violence, or opposition, became one of the most absolute and uncontrolled.
PUBLIUS. (The remainder to-morrow.)
The Brig Loyal Anne, M'Cay, from Kingston, Jamaica; Schooner New-York Packet, Barnard, from Boston; and the Sloop Peggy, Lawton, from Rhode-Island, arrived here on Saturday.
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SALES at AUCTION, THIS DAY, XI o'clock, By JAMES INGLIS, Opposite his Commission Store, No. 21 Wall-street, 20 crates Portobello ware, A few barrels excellent Muscovado sugar, &c. A variety of goods cheap at private sale.
ANY Person having demands on the estate of JAMES YOULE , deceased, are requested to call on the subscriber, for payment. And all those who are indebted to said estate are hereby requested to call and discharge their accounts before the first day of January next, or they expect their accounts will be put in the hands of an attorney, for recovery of the same, without distinction; as a settlement of that estate must be made at the time above mentioned. JOHN YOULE , Administrator. Nov. 14. tf. No. 64. Beekman-Street. Who has just opened a fresh and general assortment of Hardware, Ironmongery, and Cutlery, Which he will dispose of very reasonable by wholesale or retail.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the Creditors of RICHARD BYRON , an Insolvent Debtor, that they should cause their claims to be brought before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. Alderman , at his office in Beekman-street, by the twentieth inst. when an assignment of the estate of the said Richard Byron should not be made and he discharged, pursuant to an act of the legislature of this State, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. RICHARD BYRON. Petitioning Creditors:— William Grindling , Attorney, for and in behalf of Joseph Potts , and Richard Beckenhouse ; Benjamin M'Dowall , William Hamilton , Sen. Michael M'Dermott , Gozen Ryertis . New-York, December 12. tf.
FOR SALE, THAT Valuable Brick House, three stories high, No. 30, situate in Hanover-square, with a back building, all of brick. The premises consist of eight rooms, a cellar and cellar kitchen, and a convenient place under the kitchen, that will contain fifteen cord of wood; there is a cement cistern in the yard; and is now let at $300. per annum. Also, The House, No. 16, in Water-street, in the rear of the above, which is two stories high, has four good rooms with fire places in each, and a cellar and cellar kitchen; now let at 100. per annum. Also, The modern built Brick House, No. 205, the east side of Water-street, three stories high; it has six good rooms, a cellar and cellar kitchen, a roomy yard, furnished with a cistern and ash-house. The premises are in complete repair, and are let on lease at 150. per annum. Eighteen months of the term unexpired. Also, A large three story Store-House, with a good cellar, situate in Front-street, in the rear of the above, and lot on lease, of which four years and a half is unexpired, at 100. per annum. Further Particulars, and Conditions of Sale, may be known by application to JOSEPH HALLETT , No. 204, or JOHN DELAFIELD , No. 219, Water-street. New-York, Nov. 23. 2aw. tf.
SALES at AUCTION, By Frederick Jay, THIS DAY, XII o'clock, At the Coffee-House, A pair of bay Horses, Well matched and broke to a carriage, six years old, and warranted sound. They may be seen at Mr. Titus's livery-stables, the upper end of Queen-street.
TO-MORROW, X o'clock, At No. 244, Queen-street, A variety of seasonable DRY GOODS.
Turk's Island SALT, Soal Leather and Muscovado Sugar, In Barrels. A Quantity of each, now landing at Peck-Slip. Attendance for the SALE of which, will be given by Murray, Mumford, and Bowen, Who have also for Sale, At No. 20, Peck-Slip,
A QUANTITY of best Petersburg clean HEMP, BOHEA TEA, MOLASSES, BURR FLOUR, BEEF, PORK, HOG'S LARD, YORK RUM, SHEET CORK, CAYENNE COCOA, DRY COD-FISH, RUSSIA and RAVENS DUCK, HOLLAND POWDER, 100 Boxes SPERMACETI CANDLES, COD SOUNDS and TONGUES, in Barrels, A large ANCHOR, weighing 30 cwt. to be sold Cheap: WARRANTED, Forty Barrels PEARL ASHES, thirty barrels WHALE OIL, twelve thousand SUGAR HOGSHEAD STAVES, fifty-five inches long; New-York, December 14, 1787. tf.
To be Sold at Private Sale, THE Farm, Grist and Saw-Mills, whereon the Subscriber now lives, known by the name of Squires-Point, about 37 miles from New Brunswick, 40 miles from Trenton, 14 from Easttown, in a fine wheat country. The Farm contains 164 acres of good land, on which there is a very genteel house, with four rooms on a floor, a large barn with several small dwelling-houses; the Grist-Mill has two run of stones, in excellent order, and the Saw-Mill almost new, on a never-failing stream of water; also a Negro Man, a complete miller; likewise three Farms containing 200 acres each, about two miles from the Mills. For further particulars, enquire of Mr. John Ramsay, Mr. Alexander Stewart, Mr. Hay Stevenson, in New-York, or to the owner on the premises. JOHN RAMSAY. Squires-Point, Sept. 24th, 1787. tf.
Fifty Pounds Reward. A BURGLARY and ROBBERY.
To all honest and well disposed people: This is to give notice, that the subscriber, being in public office, as collector of the tax to worship of Anghuack-nock; in the county of Essex, and State of New-Jersey;—his dwelling-house was beseiged and violently broke open on the night of the 30th of November, 1787, by a lot of armed ruffians, who put the subscriber and his family in great terror and danger of their lives; and after treating him with much insolence, robbed him of a large sum of money, in gold, silver and paper currency, belonging to the public and to the subscriber, as also one silver tea-pot marked PH, one silver sugar dish unmarked, one silver milk-pot unmarked, twelve silver table-spoons marked PH, four silver tea-spoons unmarked, one silver watch, a small piece of the face broke out, with a silver chain and silver seal engraved with the letters R.M.W. one silver snuff-box marked on the fore part of it M.B. one pair silver knee-buckles, and one silver lock-buckle; as also four gold rings, and one gold locket, used for women's beads; together with sundry other articles belonging to the subscriber. It is earnestly hoped, that all honest and well disposed people will use their best endeavors to apprehend the said robbers, so that they may be brought to justice: And the subscriber hereby engages to pay the above reward to any person or persons, who will apprehend all or either of the said robbers, so that they be convicted of the said robbery, and he recover his lost property, or twenty-five pounds for the said robbers, or either of them, on conviction, together with all reasonable charges attending the apprehending and bringing to justice, all or either of the said robbers. HESSSEL PETERSE. Wet-11, Essex County, Dec. 4, 1787. tf.
NOTICE is hereby given by the petitioning Creditors of WILLIAM H. BURTSSELL , an insolvent debtor, to all the Creditors of the said insolvent, that they should cause, if any they have, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. Alderman , and one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, at his office in Beekman-street, on TUESDAY the 18th inst. when an assignment of the estate of the said insolvent should not be made, and he discharged, in terms of an act of the legislature of this State, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated the 13th of December, 1787. WILLIAM H. BURTSSELL.
G. VERPLANCK HAS FOR SALE, at No. 41, WALL-STREET, on very reasonable terms for CASH, CAMBRICKS, white Plate-las, Ivory Combs, Pisto Powder, Pepper, Geneva in Cases, Holland Duck, Raven's do. Russia Sheeting, Calicoes and Tapes, Dutch Mill Saws, &c. &c.
To be Let from the first of May next, The House now occupied in Wall-street, and to be leased for a term of years, a Lot of Ground in Crown-street, near the North-River, and another in Greenwich-street, opposite Ruylander's wharf.
SALES THIS DAY, At X o'clock, At No. 20, Wall-street, A large and general assortment of DRY GOODS. Including superfine, second and coarse cloths, coatings and baizes; calicoes and cottons, camblets, shalloons, wildbores, crapes and durants, velvets and corduroys, fartinets and lastings, cotton and linen check handkerchiefs, lawns and lawn handkerchiefs, women's colored and purple gloves and mitts, hosiery, fustins, and black silk handkerchiefs, linen liners and sheetings, pins, tap wires, &c. &c. &c. ROBERT HUNTER.
PUBLIC AUCTION TO-MORROW, X o'clock, At No. 221, Queen-street, An assortment of Hardware, Ironmongery and Cutlery, &c. &c. JOHN RAMSAY.
SALES at AUCTION On WEDNESDAY, At the Auction-Room, No. 208 Water-street, A large assortment of DRY GOODS, Amongst which are a quantity of beautiful dark Chintzes, two purple and fancy Calicoes, Cotton furnitures, Barcelona, Cotton, and red ground Linnen Handkerchiefs, Lurestrings, Sattins, Mode, Sewing Silks and a great variety of other articles, all of the latest importation.
To be had at PRIVATE SALE , Genuine Madeira Wine, in pipes, hhds and quarter casks, of superior quality, and fit for immediate use—Hyson and Souchong Tea, and a few casks bottled Porter, 6 doz. each, Kenton's best. Remaining on hand, a few elegant India Shawls, of Camel's hair, to be sold very cheap. A. L. BLECKER.
SALES AT AUCTION THIS DAY, At the Merchants Coffee-House, Between XI and I o'clock, TEN LOTS of GROUND, Belonging to the estate of Anthony A. Rutgers , deceased, lying to the Southward of the hospital, six of which are on the South side of Bayley-street, and four on the East side of Church-street. A map thereof may be seen previous to the day of sale, by applying to Lewis Ogden , No. 41, Great Dock-street.
TO-MORROW, on the Premises, A Brick HOUSE and Lot of GROUND: No. 7, situated in Fair-street, two rooms on a floor, one with a fire place, the other a bed room, a good garret, and complete cellar kitchen, with a fire place and oven: The Lot is 20 feet in front and rear, and 80 deep.
On WEDNESDAY , the 19th inst At the Coffee-House, The Sloop EXPERIMENT , With all her tackle and apparel (per inventory) as she now lies at Murray's Wharf . JAMES BARCLAY.
For TRINIDAD. The Brig SANDWICH , James Butler, Master, Will sail in 8 or 10 days. For freight or passage, apply to Thomas Warrs , No. 49, Queen-street, or to the Master on board, at Beekman's wharf , Ship Yards. Dec. 15. tw
For SALE by AUCTION, By Viner Van Zandt, At the Coffee-House,
On Tuesday the 15th day of January, 1788; THAT very capital modern built DWELLING HOUSE three stories high, situated in Princess-Street, late in the possession of Dominic Lynch, Esq. and now occupied by Mr. Simeon Nathan , containing nine fire places, and a spacious hall; there is on the same, a spacious store house two stories, coach house and stables for four horses, &c. a well of excellent water and pump; Also, a cistern, together with a large plot of ground now laid out as a garden, with an elegant summer house in the rear.
The situation is, undeniably a good one; the premises in good repair; were erected on a judicious plan, well calculated for the ease and comfort of the inhabitants; and when it is recollected that the House was designed as the residence of the builder, it may be fairly presumed that it is substantially and well built; the Compting House and rooms are fitted with peculiar neatness; and on the whole, few houses are better adapted for a town residence. The premises may be viewed preceding the day of sale, with the leave of the tenant; a plan of the ground may be seen, and further particulars known of VINER VAN ZANDT , No. 222, Water-Street.

For LONDON, The SHIP Generous Friends, EDWARD GRAY, master, BURTHEN 350 tons, a British ship, with a Mediterranean pass, will sail on or before the 15th December, one half of her cargo being ready to go on board, and will take the other on board. For Freight or Passage apply to the master on board, at No. 12, Hanover- square, of Wm. NELSON, No. 40, Great Dock- street. Nov. 26.
For LONDON. The Ship Montgomery , James Bunyan, Master, Has good accommodations for passengers, and will sail with all convenient speed. For freight or passage apply to the Master on board, at Hallett's wharf, or to William Seton and Co. No. 12, Hanover- square. Nov. 27.
For MADEIRA, The American BRIG APOLLO , JAMES TYRE, Master, LYING at Hallett's wharf, a staunch, good ves- sel, well found, and accommodated; will sail in eight days, wind and weather permitting, and returns directly from Madeira to this port. Importers of Wines will find their interest in or- dering them by this vessel. They may not only have them brought at a low freight, but save con- siderably in duties and insurance. For Passage to Madeira, or Freight from thence, Apply to SHEDDEN, PATRICK, and Co. No. 206, Water-street. Dec. 13. tf.
For SALE, The Hull of the new BRIG JOHN , BURTHEN about 130 tons, a strong vessel, well built of the best materials, and of an easy draught of water. Apply to NICHOLAS LOW, Esq. No. 216, Wa- ter-street, or SHEDDEN, PATRICK, and Co. No. 206, Water-street. Dec. 13. tf.
For Newry. The SHIP MERCHANT , George Bunker, Master, And the SHIP ANN and SUSAN , William Chevers, Master. THE former will sail on the 23d current, and the latter, early in January. For Freight or Passage in this ship, or Passage in the former, apply to their Masters, or Wm. NELSON. Dec. 13. 2w.
For SALE, Or to be exchanged for a vessel of smaller burthen, THE well known KETCH BOONE , as she now lies at Gouverneur's wharf, being in complete order, and can be sent to sea at a very small expence; is remarkably well found, being Spanish built, double-bottomed; her timber consists of cedar and other durable wood, and is remarked for having landed her cargoes in good order; is by far the best calculated for carrying mules, horses or cattle, of any vessel in this harbor, and being of the fol- lowing dimensions: 71 feet 9 inches the extreme length, from the fore part of the stem to the after part of the stern post; 24 feet 9 inches beam; 8 feet 6 inches hold; 3 feet 4 inches between decks, and 3 feet 2 inches waft, on the main deck. Inventory to be seen on board said vessel, or at the house of RICHARD YATES, No. 18, Princess- street. Dec. 14.
For CHARLESTON, South-Carolina, The SLOOP Sea-Flower , ASHER COOK, Master, WILL sail the 23d inst. She is about 60 tons burthen, has good accommodations for passengers. For Freight or Passage apply to the Master on board, lying at Moore's wharf, or to GARDNER, WILL- SON, and Co. Dec. 13. 2w.
For Edenton, (N.C.) The Brigantine MICHAEL , WILL sail in four or five days, and will take in Freight on reasonable terms, which will be made known by applying to MR. ROBERT GILCHRIST, No. 36, Hanover-square, or the subscriber on board, at the Albany Pier. Wm. WELLIS. Dec. 12. 3t.
A CAUTION to OWNERS and MASTERS of VESSELS, THAT they beware of rigging which is made of Holland yarn; for it is made in great quanti- ties and exposed to sale, to the hurt of the buyer. It is of such a base quality, that it is not sufficient for cables or rigging of any kind: it is spun and dressed off in such a manner, as makes it difficult for the buyer to know it from the best rope. In order to try its evil quality, let the buyer take a few yards of the bag end of the rope, and open them into hemp, and if it prove to be short tow, you may take it for granted to be Holland yarn; which is spun of short tow and refuse of the hemp, that is manufactured into fall-cloth in Holland. N.B. If it should be enquired who are the pro- moters of this caution, be it known that we are a com- pany of rope-makers, who think it too tedious to insert our names here. tf New-York, Nov. 8.
** The Printer having obtain- ed a Copy of some OBSERVA- TIONS made in the late FEDE- RAL CONVENTION, by a Mem- ber of that Body, the Public may be furnished with them at the printing-office.---Price 2s.
JAMES WALKER HAS removed from No. 10 to No. 13, William- street, where he continues to keep a gene- ral assortment of DRY GOODS, which he is de- termined to sell at the very lowest prices; and the most liberal favors most gratefully acknowledged. N.B. He has a few pieces of fine Holland Linen, and a French Gold Watch, to dispose of. Dec. 8. 6t m
HOGS' BRISTLES. WANTED, by the Subscriber, a quantity of Hogs' Bristles, for which Two Shillings per pound will be given, provided they are dressed clean; those in the luff, One Shilling and Three-pence per ditto.---The Subscriber having created a BRUSH MANUFACTORY, at No. 4, Peck's-Ship, where they propose carrying on the Brush Making Business in all its branches,---Store-keepers and others may be furnished with all sorts on as low terms as any importer, to which they hope the preference will be given them, as the work is equally good if not bet- ter; and as they will warrant their work not to fail till worn out by use, they flatter themselves with expectation of getting a sufficient supply of this country Bristles, that they may not be under the ne- cessity of importing their stock from England;---the Farmers, by being careful in the season of killing, may save sufficient to supply them in this business--- Country Store-keepers would be the most proper per- sons to collect them. Those who will please to undertake the collecting them, will meet with a ready sale, and be the means of promoting a very useful branch of business, which may be carried on in this State, and put a stop to the importing that commodity. The least favor will be gratefully acknowledged, by ANANIAS COOPER and Company. New-York, Nov. 5, 1787. m 6m
Genteel ROOMS TO be had, furnished or unfurnished, in a plea- sant part of the city, with or without board; also a good front Room for a store or an office. Enquire of the Printer. tm Dec. 8.
JERSEY MONEY. WILLIAM KIRBY, Pewterer, At No. 23, Great Dock-street, opposite the Old-Ship, and near Hanover-square, HAS for sale, a large and general assortment of PEWTER-WARE, wholesale and retail, con- sisting of the following articles, for which Jersey Paper-Money will be received without any discount: ---Dishes, Plates and Saucers; Tankards, quart and pint pots; quart and pint and 1-2 tea-pots; straight and round ditto; pint and half-pint porringers; soup, table and tea spoons; ditto ladies and round bowl spoons; large chamber-pots; chair and bed pans; measures, from a gallon to a gill; quart and pint bowls; infusing pots, approved of in colds and con- sumptions; dish and basin caldrons; hog's head, barrel and bottle cranes; with many other articles in the Pewter way too tedious to mention. Old Pewter will be taken in exchange for new. N.B. Said Kirby has several LOTS of GROUND to dispose of, lying near the North River. m
WESTCHESTER, ff. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue of a writ to me directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery for this State, I shall expose to sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, on the seventh day of January next, at two o'clock in the afternoon of same day, at the dwelling-house of John Mandeville, innkeeper, at Peck's-Kill, in the said county of Westchester, a certain farm or parcel of land with the appurtenan- ces, and which, in the mortgage of the same, from William Bailey to Philip Schuyler, is described as follows, that is to say: All that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the manor of Cortlandt and county of Westchester, being part of river lot, number eight, and begins by a maple tree standing on the West side of the post road, by a mud bridge to the Southward of Van Tassel's house; from thence West forty chains to the upper part of a creek, commonly known by the Indian name of Managh; then down along the said creek, as it now runs, to a ditch; from thence along said ditch, about South fifty three degrees East, to a stake with stones on the up- land, it being Francis Lent's Northerly bounds of his meadow; thence down along the upland and meadow to a stake standing four chains to the North- ward of the mouth of the said creek Managh; from said stake North seventy-seven degrees East seven chains; then South fifteen degrees West seven chains and twenty links to a marked tree; then South fifty- one degrees West two chains and fifty links to Hud- son's River; then down along the said river about seven chains to a stake with stones; thence South six- ty-five degrees East about eight chains to Francis Lent's South-West corner; then North fifty degrees East ninety chains to Francis Lent's North-West corner; then about North eleven degrees West to the place where it first begun; containing two hundred and six- ty-five acres, two rods, in all. Given under my hand the nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-se- ven. 12N7w JOHN THOMAS, Sheriff.
THOMAS BURLING, CABINET and CHAIR-MAKER, At the Sign of the Chair, near the Chapel, in Beck- man-street, formerly Chapel-street, ACKNOWLEDGES the many favors received from his friends and the public, and would wish to inform them that he has opened a Ware Room of MAHOGANY and other FURNITURE, on a more ex- tensive plan than heretofore; and for the conveni- ence of strangers and others, who may resort to, or settle in this city, he means to keep an assortment where they may be supplied on the shortest notice; for it must hurt the feelings of every citizen to ob- serve the daily importations strangers are liable to, in purchasing new furniture at these public vendues. He served his time with Samuel Prince, a confi- dential character in his way, and esteemed one of the best workmen in this city; and as he has laid in a stock of the best Mahogany and other Wood, and means to employ the best hands, and sell his work at the lowest rate good work falls at, he flatters himself with being able to give satisfaction to his customers. Bed Chairs for the sick having been much wanted in this city, said Burling has provided some to let. Nov. 10. tf.
To the Curious. To be seen at Mr. Stevens's Livery Stables, Wall-street, near Pitt's Statue, Two CAMELS, MALE and female; lately imported from Ara- bia. These stupendous animals are most deserving the attention of the curious, being the greatest natural curiosities ever exhibited to the pub- lic on this continent. They are 18 hands high, have necks three feet eight inches long, a large hump upon their back, and another under their breast, in the form of a pedestal, on which they sup- port themselves when lying down; they have four joints in their hind legs, and they will travel twelve or fourteen days without drinking, and carry a bur- then of fifteen hundred weight; they are remarkably harmless and docile, and will lie down and rise at command. Price of admittance one shilling for gentlemen and ladies, and six-pence for children. Dec. 3. tf.
Just Published, And to be SOLD by SAMUEL CAMPBELL, (Price FIVE SHILLINGS) Sixteen SERMONS, on important subjects. By JAMES MUIR, A.M. Minister of the Presbyterian Church in Bermuda. THESE Sermons have been published under the inspection of the Rev. Dr. Witherspoon, of Princeton; who warmly recommends them to the perusal of all serious christians. Likewise, (Price TWO SHILLINGS) Dr. Witherspoon's ADDRESS On the day of Commencement, to the Senior Class, who were to receive the Degree of Bachelor of Arts: Containing the best system of Directions to Young Men, for the Government of their Lives, perhaps ever published in the English language. 59.
NOTICE to the Creditors of JOHN KEATING, ten By a former advertisement, the Creditors of John Keating, sen, of the city of New-York, Shop- keeper, an Insolvent Debtor, were notified to meet at the Coffee-House, on the 11th day of October last, to ascertain the amount of their respective debts, in order to a dividend being made this day---no At- tention having been paid thereto---The Assignees do hereby give Notice, that unless those who have de- mands against the said John Keating, sen, (previous to his application for the benefit of the act of Insol- vency) bring in their accounts properly attested, be- fore his Worship the Mayor, before the 1st of De- cember next, they will be excluded from a propor- tion of the said estate, agreeable to law. H. HENDERSON. } Assignees. R. LENOX. } JOHN ELLIS. } JOHN TAYLOR. } New-York, Nov. 1, 1787. tw tf
JUST PUBLISHED, The Columbian Magazine, For OCTOBER, 1787. To be SOLD by BERRY & ROGERS, S. LOUDON, and R. HODGE. Nov. 26.
JUST IMPORTED, In the Montgomery, Capt. Bunyan, from London, and other late vessels from Great-Britain, and to be SOLD on very reasonable terms, by ROBERT HODGE, No. 237, the corner of King and Queen-streets, A large and choice Collection of BOOKS; Among which are, ELEGANT folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each; Bunkle on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols; Cuden's concordance; Warden's system of divinity; Whitby's commentary; Blair's, Carr's, Erskine's, Boston's, Willison's, Atterbury's, &c. Sermon's; Nelson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's prac- tice of piety; Van Swieten's commentaries, 18 vols; Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols. Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery; Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quincey's medical lexicon, Four- croy's chemistry, &c. Ainsworth's, Young's, Cole's, and Entick's latin dictionaries; Davidson's Virgil and Horace; Duncan's Cicero, Kent's Lucian- Clark's Caesar, Homer, Nepos, Eutropius, Brasmus, and introduction to Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid; Hammond's algebra, Stone's Euclid; Love's survey- ing, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical gram- mars; Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashe's, Dycke's, Bailey's, Scott's, Perry's, and Entick's dictionaries; Benner's christian oratory, Scott on eloquence, ele- gant extracts in verse, do. in prose, Lord Little- ton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's men- turation, Hawney's measure.
Besides the above, a great variety, consisting of Hillery, Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Physic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Archi- tecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c. Also, an excellent Assortment of STATIONARY, viz. Genuine Writing Paper, of different sizes and prices; Ledgers, Journals, Waste, Letter, and Blank Books of all sizes; Receipt Books, Bonnet and Wrapping Paper, Sealing Wax, Wafers, Quills, Slates, lead and flint Pencils, Penknives, elegant Shoe Buckles, Message Cards, &c. &c. ** Commissions from the Country thankfully received, and carefully executed. Nov. 24. tf.
IN CHANCERY. Robert Richardson Cross, et alii, vs. PURSUANT George Clinton, Esq. and Nicho- to a decree las C. Bogart. made in the a- bove cause, by the honorable the Chancellor, the following premi- ses, late the estate of Cornelia Blan, deceased, will be Sold at Public Auction, at the Merchant's Coffee- House, in the City of New-York, on the fifteenth day of December next, at twelve o'clock at noon, of the said day, to wit: All that certain Mansion or Dwelling House and lot of Ground, situate, lying and being in the said city, in Broad-street, nearly op- posite the Exchange; containing in front on the west side, thirty-five feet six inches, and in the rear or east side, thirty-five feet, on the south-side, adjoining the lot now or late of William Milliner, sixty-eight feet, and to the north adjoining the lot now or late of Samuel Francis, sixty feet, be the same more or less; together with all and singular the heredita- ments and appurtenances to the same premises be- longing, or in any wise appertaining. The purchase money to be paid on the delivery of the deed to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, pur- suant to the decree aforesaid; the other conditions will be made known at the time and place of sale, by JAMES M. HUGHES, Master in Chancery. Dated this 20th day of Nov. 1787. tf.
FLAX-SEED, Sifted, cleaned, packed and sold, at HARTELL and WOODWARD's FLAX-SEED STORE, lately occupied by Mr. Ja- cob Saly, left by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. tf Oct. 22
CASH, And the HIGHEST PRICES given, for all kinds of CONTINENTAL and STATE SECURITIES, PARTICULARLY Bancker's, Barber's, Burrall's, Pierce's and Walker's NOTES and FACILI- TIES, at No. 40, Wall-street, four doors from the corner of Queen-street; Where are for sale, Excellent old MADEIRA WINE, in pipes or quar- ter-casks, BEEF, PORK, and BAR IRON. July 24,
CABLES of any length, and CORDAGE of all sizes, made at Peterburg Hemp, first quality, TO be had at the Subscriber's Rope-walk, or at his Store, between Fly-market Stairs and Burling- slip, on the very lowest terms. Cables spliced with the addition of any length required; Cables or Cordage of any size reduced into yarn, and made into Rope to any dimensions, at a very small expence, by HEZEKIAH IVERS, Rope-Maker. July 25th, 1787. tf
To be Let until the first of May, THAT pleasantly situated HOUSE, No. 13, cor- ner of Beekman and William-street; For particulars, apply at the premises. tf Oct. 27.
Dr. RYAN's incomparable Worm destroying SUGAR PLUMBS, Highly necessary to be kept in all Families, SO exceedingly valued by all people who have had of them in Great-Britain and Ireland, for their transcendant excellency in the destroying Worms of all kinds, both in the bodies of men, women, and children, by not only breaking the knots in the du- odenum, or gut next the stomach, but they pass through the smallest passages of the body, and purge away thoseropy and slimy humours which are the cause of those pernicious vermin, and the source of many other disorders. They are one of the best purgatives in the whole world for gross-bodied children that are apt to breed worms, and have large bellies; they their operation is mild, safe, and pleasant; they wonderfully cleanse the bowels of all stiff and clam- my humours which stop up the parts, and prevent the juice of food from being conveyed to the liver and made blood, which is often the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly, stinking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of strength, in the lower parts; likewise settled aches and pains in the head, swellings, old sores, scabs, ratters, or breaking out, will be perfectly cured, and the blood and skin restored to its original purity and smooth- ness; they purge by urine, and bring away the gravel, and effectually cure all obstructions of the urine, or ulcers in the kidneys. They at once destroy the true cause of the scurvy, and entirely destroy it, and all scurbutic humours and effects, root and branch, so as never to return again; and what makes them more commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both taste and light, as loaf sugar; and in their operation, as innocuous as new milk. I have by these plumbs cured a great many chil- dren of a whooping or chin-coughs, and agues, which distempers are very common and troublesome to fa- milies, and the want of these plumbs is the ruin of many children's constitutions. These plumbs enrich and sweeten the whole mass of blood, carry off all gross, corrupt, and purulent hu- mours, and create a fresh and healthy complexion in such as are affected in any purid matter. The plumb is a great diuretick, cleansing the reins of slime; it expels wind, and is a sovereign medi- cine in the cholic and griping of the guts; it allays and carries off four vapours, which occasion many disorders in the head; it opens all obstructions in the stomach, lungs, liver, reins, and bladder, cau- ses a good appetite, and helps digestion. It has been found wonderfully successful to such persons as are going into chronicall distempers, as asthma, phthisicks, or shortness of breath, dropsies and yel- low-jundice. Now I hope all impartial persons are satisfied that the medicine which works upon such humours, will almost reach any distemper, if not too far gone, since corruption and putrefaction are the fore-runners of all diseases; therefore, no better physic can be taken for all ages, sexes, and consti- tutions, from infancy to an old age. These plumbs are highly serviceable to the female sex, from the age of 14 to 50. Each box contains one dozen of these plumbs.---Price Eight Shil- lings, with directions. Sold by H. GAIN, at his Book-store and Printing Office, in Hanover-Square, Diagnostick signs of Worms.
PALENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hol- lowness of the eyes, grating of the teeth when asleep, dulness, pains and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, itching in the fundament, white and chick urine, uneasiness, often starting, loit appe- tite, twelved belly, knowing and biting about the stomach, frightful dreams, extreme thirst, the bo- dy decayed and lean, flux, often vomiting, stinking breath, &c. Directions for taking them. A Child from 1 to 2 years may eat one plumb, from 2 to 4 one and a half, from 4 to 6 two, from 6 to 8 two and a half, from 8 to 12 three, from 12 to 15, and all above that age may eat four plumbs, one hour or two before up-rising, not to drink during that time, but afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or watergruel; in taking, the patient must lay 2 or 3 days betwixt each dose. In agues, the same quantity must be taken, 2, 3, or 4 hours before the fits come on, and be repeated three times. In whooping or chin-coughs, give the quantity above-mentioned. June 1. 3av. tf.
FENCING SCHOOL. M. VILLETTE has the honor to inform the gen- tlemen of this city, that he has opened his School on Golden-hill, No. 37, where that noble art will be taught, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, from ten o'clock, A.M. until two. ** An EVENING SCHOOL is opened for the accommodation of such gentlemen, as cannot make it convenient to attend in the day. M. VILLETTE has likewise opened a FRENCH Evening School, from six to eight, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Gentlemen desiring to be taught at their lodg- ings, will be waited upon in those hours that will not interfere with his school hours.
Printed by FRANCIS CHILDS, No. 22, Hanover-Square.