The daily advertiser (New York [N.Y.]), 1787-11-30 00:00:00

The Daily Advertiser.
[VOL. III.]
NEW-YORK: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1787.
[No. 864.]
JERSEY MONEY. A VALUABLE consignment of MANCHESTER GOODS to be sold wholesale, on very reasonable terms, for which Jersey 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. 1787.
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 hds. New-York Rum; ditto St. Croix Rum; a few cases gin; a parcel sugar in bds. writing paper, common and post; sundry articles of Dry Goods; a few boxes hylon and tiong 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. 227, 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, Ginseing, Beeswax, Snake-root, Potash and Pearl-ashes, &c. will be taken in payment. MEDICINE CHESTS complete, with directions. Orange Peas for Illus. N. B. An APPRENTICE wanted. Oct. 12.
GEORGE POLLOCK, Has received by the Hudson from Dublin, and the Anne and Susannah 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 festoons and other borders; and 300. 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 SICKELS. 20th Aug. 1787.
Sugars, Cottons, Pimento, Coffee in the shell, Puttick, and a few puncheons of Rum, &c. &c. JUST imported in the MARIA, Captain Maxwell, from St. Thomas's, landing at Murray's wharf, and to be sold by LUDLOW and GOOLD, Who have also for sale, Cassia, China, Cocoa, Fyal Wine, Gin in cases, Russia Duck, Tickenburgs, Mahogany and Lignum Vitae; A few Trunks of the most fashionable Buttons, and Waistcoat Patterns; one Hhd. Cotton Wick, &c. &c. Oct. 30.
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. Eustache Villa Nova, from Oporto, for Sale by JOZE ROIZ SILVA. June 14th.
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 Squirrel, American Ground Squirrel, Russia Hare and Fox, Real black Jemmet, best furs, 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, Fur Gloves, &c. &c. *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.
George and Robert Lewis, & Co. No. 233, Queen-street, In addition to the Goods received by the Betsey and Willton, are now opening for SALE by the Montgomery, Capt. Bunyan, viz. 3-4, 7-8 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 Callicoes, 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-barred Tullinet Waistcoating, Florentines and Sarins, An assortment of Hosiery, Table Cloths, Cloathing- 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.
FAYAL WINES, OF A VERY SUPERIOR QUALITY, JUST imported from Fayal in the Sloop Crapple, Giles Hollister, master, and for sale on reasonable terms by LE ROY & BAYARD, No. 193, WATER-STREET; Who have likewise still on hand, LINTSEED OIL, in Casks, Dutch; OSNABURGHES; FLEMISH SHEETINGS; CARDWIRE; PEPPER in bales. 27th July.
BROTHERS, COSTER and Co. Have for sale at their Store No. 8, Duke-street, Just Imported in the COLUMBIA and the GRACE, from Amsterdam; DONGA TEA, fresh, and of a superior quality, Suchong ditto, Pepper in Bales, best Holland Duck, Russia do. Raven's Duck, Russia Sheeting, Tickenburg Linen, Osnaburgh do. Holland Silecia Sheeting, Placilities and Bretagnes, Brown Hollandois, Dowlas and Holland Bed-tick, Cambric, black Laces, and silk Hair Ribbons, a neat assortment of Callicoes, black Barcelona, Romall, cotton and linen Handkerchiefs, Checks and Holland Stripes, Hars, Writing Paper and Slates, Looking Glasses, Frying Pans and Dutch Iron Pots, Dutch Tea Kettles and Brass Kettles, best Clarce in small cases for family use, Linseed Oil and Paints, Holland Geneva, in pipes, in large and small cases and jugs, Dutch Hatchels or Flax Combs, &c. &c. 23 Oct. 1787.
Just imported, and for sale by FREDERICK COCKLE, No. 193, Queen-street, PORTER in Casks, 7-4, 8-4, 9-4 White-ney Role Blankets, Brushes of all sorts, A small consignment of Jewelry Goods consisting of Gold Rings, Lockets, Seals, Watch. He has also for Sale the following reasonable GOODS, in the Ironmongery Branch: Warming Pans, Shovels and Tongs, Gridirons, Copper Tea-Kettles, Tea and Coffee Urns, Brass Kettles, Copper Sauce-Pans, Do. Coffee Pots, Bellows, Frying Pans, Fowling Pieces, With an assortment of most other GOODS in the above Branch. N. B. 300 M. NEEDLES, assorted. The above Goods will be sold on very low terms, for Cash, or for the late emission of the State of New-Jersey. New-York, September 19th, 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. TICKENBURGS, oznaburghs, German dowlas, Russia diaper, platillas, Britannias, cotton and linen checks, sheering of excellent quality, which Flemish linen, German stripes and checks, lawns, callicoes, writing paper, &c. They have likewise for sale, coatings, Yorkshire cloths, calimancoes, 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. 32.
RUSSIA HEMP. A Quantity just imported in the ship WILLIAM, Capt. Whippy, from Hamburg, and for sale on reasonable terms, at No. 20, Pock-Slip, by Murray, Mumford and Bowen, Who have also for SALE, 250 quintals excellent DRY COD-FISH, one half of which is rewed in hogsheads; a few barrels BEEF in good order; Redwood, a quantity of Molasses, 20 boxes Spermaceti Candles, Raisins in casks, Strained Spermaceti Oil, ground Ginger in barrels, St. Croix Rum and Sugar, York Rum, Rylon Tea, Russia Duck, 100. Nails, Zants Currants, Holland Powder, a quantity of Sheet Cork, pickled Cod-Fish and Herrings, 50 pieces Ravens Duck, 20 barrels Pearl Ashes, Salt Pease, Bolton Mackerel, 3000 Dollars in New-York Final Settlement Notes. Wanted immediately one hundred thousand barrel Staves. 15th Sept. 1787.
SADLER and BAILLIE, 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, Dowlas 7-8 & 3-4 wide, Sheet 9-8 & 5-4 wide. Bales Linens of different widths and qualities, Printed Linens, Chintz Patterns for gowns Bed-Tick 7-8, 3-4 and 13-15 width, Towelling and Diaper, from 3 to 10 quarters wide, *The Linens have been laid in from the last July market. Black Everlasting, Corduroys and Thicksets, Velveteens, Jeans and Jeanets, Ribbons, Batteens and Coatings, Cambricks, 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 Beck Irons, brass Kettles, Iron Pots and Kettles, Frying Pans, Spades and Shovels, Shovel and Tongs, Bellows, Warming Pans, Brads and Iron Candlesticks, hard and soft Waffle Irons, men and boys Scates, long handle hair Brooms, Brushes of all kinds, Knives and Forks, Pen and Jack-knives, Shears and Scissors, wire and spring Mouse and Rat Traps, Jacks, Claws, Brads, and Screws of all sizes, Locks and Hinges of every kind, Carpenters, Coopers and Joiners 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 LET, on reasonable Terms, A CENTRE 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.
FOR SALE by WALTER NICHOLS, No. 4, Beckman-Slip, London particular Madeira in pipes and hds. Lisbon in quarter casks, Choice Coffee in pipes & hds. Cayenne Cotton by bale, 50 Barrels kiln dried Indian Meal, A quantity excellent Bend Seal-Leather, &c. &c. Nov. 5, 1787.
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 in Produce, as usual. He has also imported in the Willton, from Liverpool, the America, from London, and L.R. vessels from Europe, a neat assortment of GOODS, consisting of five brown, mist, blue drb. 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 Modes, cotton and silk Handkerchiefs, sewing Silks and Twill, fine and coarse Hats, Morocco Durants, Tamnies, Callimancoes and Cambrics, Table Cloths and Diapers, Writing Paper, and an assortment of HARD WARE, &c. which he will sell on reasonable terms, for Cash, Court Produce, or public Securities. Also, six pairs 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.
FOR SALE, A very valuable LOT of GROUND, situated upon the East River, near the Ship-Yards, bounded by the river upon the South, and by Water-street upon the North, containing 93 feet 4 inches, front and rear, 139 feet upon the West, and 135 feet upon the East sides. A small Plan of the ground is left with the printer, who will direct where to apply. Aug. 24.
S T O L E N, FROM the subscriber, living at North-Castle, on the 26th of Sept. ult. a BLACK HORSE, (even years old last spring), pitty witt lot, fourteen hands and an half high, a natural trotter, has a scar on his buttock partly on the near side, some white hair in his forehead, a kind of mark round his nose, where it has been galled with the halter when he was a colt. Whoever secures said Horse, so that the owner may have him, shall receive Five Dollars Reward, and Ten Dollars for the Thief, from 4th Oct. 1787. DAVID LANE.
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 squares; 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 Iron, or wrought Iron for mill work, &c. will be duly received, and executed with dispatch. *Bar Iron of any other article, received and sold on commission. A quantity of Albany Pease for sale. Oct. 9th, 1787.
TO BE SOLD, By GEORGE DOUGLASS, At No. 14, Fly Market, 10000 new hds. Quebec patent-essence of Spruce, Goshen and J. & J. butter, in firkin, salt-peased hams, molasses in hds. sugar in barrels, brandy in pipes, Geneva in cases, refined bar iron, neatly drawn, Franklin stoves, eight plate co. Philadelphia make. N. B. Two Dutch Pans for cleaning Indian corn, wheat, &c. to be sold or hired. N. 10. tf
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 quality; large roll tobacco, fit for manufacture; segars, genuine Macuba in hds. 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 PURS. June 23. f.
To be Let until the first of May, THAT pleasantly situated HOUSE, No. 13, corner of Beckman and William-street; For particulars, apply at the premises. Oct. 27.
SHALER and SEBOR, No. 27 Queen-street, have for sale, A QUANTITY of plated ware, consisting of cat-tails, delft, branches, tea caddies, butter pans, egg cups, goblets, coffee pots and Milliners, black table cakes, with knives, forks, and spoons complete, fruit stands, paper bottle stands, japanned bread-trays, caddies and snuff pans, plate warmers, brass cooking dishes, cook's ewers, keel snuffers, ladles, brass rings, clock pins, sleeve buttons, brass table hanges, guns and gun locks, China tea cups, chimney-pots, sets of house brushes, neat mahogany razor cases, silver watches, elegant steel and gilt watches, chains, trinkets, shirt pins, buckles, rings, paste, shoe, knee, and lock buckles and sleeve buttons, fine Irish sheering, fine dyed jeans, Mailettes quilting, silk shaggy, black crape, white and black gauzes, muslins, teeruckers, habalies, hicerfays, barnege, romalls, corded dimity, and a box of assorted Lounging 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 the same place may be had, Madeira, Teneriffe, and Malaga wine, by the pipe or quarter cask, Champagne of an excellent quality, by the case or dozen, striped duffel blankets, 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.
Mr HARDIE, TEACHER of LANGUAGES, RETURNS his most grateful acknowledgements to his good Friends for their generous patronage, since he opened a public school. At their request, he wished to introduce the practice of hearing his Latin scholars occasionally read lessons in English; but finding it difficult to attend to a variety of branches at the same time, and anxiously desirous to do every thing in his power to promote the progress of the young gentlemen committed to his care, he has taken as an assistant, Mr. MARTIN, a gentleman educated at the University of Glasgow, who, together with himself, will industriously instruct their scholars in the following branches, viz. writing, arithmetic, geography, navigation, and the Greek, Latin, and English languages, grammatically. Particular attention will be paid to the young gentlemen to a just and graceful mode of elocution, and some time will be daily spent in teaching them orthography. Apply at the school, next door to the Methodist Church, in John-street. Nov. 28.
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, cast with bottom down, Clock and window weights, griddles large and small Tea-kettles large and small, cake-pans do. do. Cast, waggon, coach and chair boxes, 56, 28, 34 and 70 lb. weights with rings, Mortar and pestles, pad 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 cauldrons for ships, with one and two boilers; grater 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, sheerop Nail rods of all sizes, Iron hoops for hds. and bbls. horse shoes, 200. 100. 50. and 20. nails, 7 inch, 6 inch and 5 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, and forwarded, agreeable to pattern, at the shortest notice. Oct. 20.
TOBACCO and SNUFF, Of the best quality and flavor, to be had by Peter and George Lorillard, At their Tobacco and Snuff Manufactory, No. 45, Chatham-street, above the New Goal; PIGTAIL, plug, and cut Tobacco, Kitefoot and common smoking; also leaf Tobacco, by the hogshead or smaller quantity. Macuba Snuff at 8/ per bottle, Macaboy Snuff at 4/ per bottle, Straitsburgh, Brazil and scented Rappée Snuff at 2/ per bottle, scented Rappée in leads, at 1/9 lb. Rappée not scented, at 1/3 lb. Manufactured Tobacco and Snuff will be exchanged for leaf Tobacco in hogsheads or casks, or Tobacco taken and manufactured on the most reasonable terms. Whoever may want any of the above Tobacco or Snuff, shall receive them good as any on the continent. N. B. Proper allowance will be made to those that want a quantity. 3m Sept. 13.

Mr. PRINTER. It is said Dr. Franklin shed a tear at signing the new Constitution. THE SAGE whom rival nations join to praise, Whose lengthen'd span one patriot scene displays; Revolving in his spacious mind, the fate Of millions, toiling in a servile state; With ardor grasp'd the pen to sign the plan Which gave HIS COUNTRY ALL the RIGHTS of MAN. Enough he cry'd —my God, I ask no more! Excuse my friends a TEAR , I am FOUR SCORE.
On Doctor FRANKLIN's shedding tears of ecstasy at signing that palladium of liberty, the glorious Federal System of Government. THE God-like sage, revolving in his mind, How many millions hell-forg'd fetters bind; With tears of joy survey'd the precious deed, Which endless freedom to this clime decreed. And while his aged hand subscrib'd the fame, He reach'd the zenith of all human fame.
BOSTON, Nov. 20. A correspondent asks, whether the enemies to the new plan ought so frequently to call to their aid the " scurvy art of lying " —as it is a fact as notorious as it is true, that the GREAT WASHINGTON (although they shamelessly assert the contrary ) was upon his feet two hours at a time, in speaking upon some parts of the proposed system; and, by a gentleman who was at Philadelphia at the time the Convention was sitting, information has been received, that he advocated every part of the plan, with all those rhetorical powers, which he possesses in so eminent a degree. A correspondent observes, that, in his opinion, it would tend much more to the honor of a certain gentleman , who slily crept into office , if he would keep his b-y's at home, for the purpose of tilling his farm, instead of employing them to diffuse his anti-federal sentiments far and wide. Our correspondent further remarks, that the base groveling opponents in Massachusetts, to the new Federal Constitution, had better be silent, if they cannot digest, through their thick pates, arguments of their own, in opposition to the new plan of Government, as it looks rather sneaking , on their part, to be obliged to resort to publications which originated elsewhere, and whose authors, some of them at least, are notoriously infamous characters.
NEWPORT, November 15. A sloop laden with cheese, potatoes, &c. the produce of this Northern clime, sailed from Bedford, for Charleston, South Carolina, and after disposing of her cargo to the best advantage, the charges amounted to 71. 10s. more than the neat proceeds of her whole cargo —Cyder sold for 2/6 and potatoes 1/6 per barrel, cheese, &c. h. per pound. —If dear bought experience has not already convinced the Northern States of a necessity of an energetic Federal Government to control and regulate our trade, that foreigners may not supply our markets, we shall soon be convinced of it to our greater injury. A Correspondent observes, that the paper money leaders are so interested in the existence of the present system, that no sacrifices are too great for them to make for its preservation. —Not content with perverting the administration of justice, stabbing public faith at its vital, and introducing poverty among the citizens, they even seem to view a dissolution of the Federal Compact as of no magnitude, when placed in competition with their favorite Paper Money. —Else why are Delegates not to be sent to Congress, agreeably to the promises of the Legislature at a former session? —Why is the liberty of the people sported with in not having permission to meet in Convention to consider of the proposed Constitution? —The unfederal conduct in this instance, and the insidious reports which are industriously circulated by these inflammatory leaders, though it may lead astray the incautious here, will have a counter effect in all our sister States. —It will evince the necessity of a speedy adoption of the Constitution of the United States.
New-York, Nov. 30. A letter from England, dated early in October, says, "Prels-warrants took place at every port in the kingdom, and it is supposed that Government have now got ready to put on board the different ships 10,000 seamen, and by the end of this week, a well equipped fleet will be ready to put to sea, if required." The ship William, Pierce , in 63 days from London, arrived at Portsmouth, N. H. on the 17th inst.
The —, Lovell, in 35 days from Newbury, arrived at Newbury Port on the 18th ult. The New-York Packet, arrived in Boston, from this port, in 7 days. Capt. Bernard, in Boston Bay, run foul of a Schooner from Cohasset, Bates, master, which unfortunately sunk, but no lives were lost. Edict of his majesty LEWIS XVI.
Given at Versailles the 16th of Sept. 1787, and registered by his parliament at Troyes, the 19th ditto, in virtue of which the territorial subsidy and the stamp duty are withdrawn, and the second twentieth prolonged till the year 1792.
HIS majesty, alarmed at the prodigious loss sustained by the treasury, and willing to offer a speedy and effectual remedy, had, with the advice of his notables, adopted two salutary means, which, with proper retrenchments and economical savings, were deemed sufficient to fill up the deficiency existing at present in the royal revenues. But after having properly examined the system, and nature of our finances, we perceive that there are ways and means still within our reach, that may produce great advantages to the nation, particularly by altering the excise duty, by removing the custom house offices, and by taking in hand several other objects which we propose to reform and improve. All these innovations and improvements will no doubt be productive of a new and staple increase in the finances, and bring about that wished-for revolution, which we look upon as the sole resource for augmenting our revenues without multiplying the contributions of our faithful and loyal subjects. We have reflected, therefore, in these circumstances, that if our present wants require a necessary and speedy succour, it would be perhaps inconvenient to exact it by a new duty, which we might think proper in our wisdom to suppress afterwards; or even to fix the land tax to a precise sum, the real amount of which would be better determined after the recollection and produce of other taxes. We think it proper, therefore pro interim only, and till we are better able to adopt a definitive plan, after the necessary enquiries we have ordered to be made both in our revenues and in the expenses of their respective departments, to draw an extraordinary resource, indispensable in the present exigencies of the state, from the usual charge of the Twentieths, and that for a limited time. We have calculated, that the collection of that duty already existing added to the economical views, fortifications, and other means we have employed, and shall in future employ (the result of which will certainly surpass our most sanguine hopes), may be sufficient for the present wants. The properly collecting the above duty, entrusted to the vigilance and care of our provincial assemblies, will produce an increase of revenue that cannot cause the least uneasiness to our subjects; for they will be sure of not paying a farthing more than the Twentieths and the four sous per livre on their annual rents, and they will be sensible also that all pay the same without any exception whatever. If we are forced to prolong the duration of this impost, it is because the duration of it is necessary for preparing and effecting the wished-for alterations we are determined to introduce into our government. The greatest part of these alterations could not take place, till after being thoroughly convinced that a proper level and an even balance subsist during the continuation of the Twentieths between the revenues and the expenses. But by our economical schemes and improvements, we are in great hopes that, even before that epoch, our subjects will perceive a material difference in the finances, and in the grand system which it is our intention to adopt. The proper accounts that shall annually appear for public inspection will acquaint the people with the progress of our reforms and ameliorations, and no means shall be left untried that may tend to promote their relief, their welfare, and their happiness. By this present irrevocable and perpetual edict, therefore, we have repealed, and repeal, our edict of last August, by which the two twentieths and the fourths per livre of the twentieth were suppressed, and the land tax and stamp duty established; and order, that the usual twentieths may stand in full force, and continue till the years 1791 and 1792. The said twentieths, and the four sous per livre of the first twentieth, shall be collected through all the extent of our kingdom; in all countries, lands, manors, and seigniories under our obedience, on the total of the annual rents, as they have been rated, without any distinction, exception, or privilege whatever, not even our royal domains excepted, whether possessed by way of appendage or mortgage, or even when in our actual possession, and managed by the administrators of our domains, the whole shall pay in just proportion to the effective rents liable to the said imposts. All lands, however, that have been allowed, on account of amendments, &c. some necessary deductions, in order to indemnify and relieve the proprietors, shall
pay only in proportion, and accordingly. Registered at Troyes by the parliament of Paris, with all the chambers assembled, the 19th of September, 1787. (Signed) LE BREY. Legislative Bon Mot. On Wednesday the 14th inst. a memorial, presented to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania by the College of Physicians, against the excessive use of spirituous liquors, was taken up for a second reading, and having occasioned some wit and mirth at the expence of that learned body, it was proposed to give the memorialists leave to bring in a bill. —"No, no!" exclaimed Mr. Peters, "I hope the house will never agree to that; for I am sure I have smarted enough already under long bills of their bringing in."
The following advertisement is copied from the Newhaven Gazette of Nov. 22: "Whereas Esther, the wife of the subscriber, hath wickedly, wilfully and ungodly deserted from his house, and, in direct violation of her nuptial vows, hath refused him her company at bed and board, and in opposition to every humane and tender feeling, utterly denies to her Lord and Master that service which is most justly due to him: "These are therefore to forbid all persons to trust or support her on my account, as any debts she may contract while in her present lapsed state , and while depriving the subscriber of all the joys, consolations and blessings usually attendant upon the matrimonial connection, will be deemed as generously given to uphold her in her present apostasy , and consequently never paid or satisfied by JOHN PENDEGRASS. "Newhaven, Nov. 16, 1787."
Last night was married by the Reverend Dr. Kuntze, Mr. B. BOHLEN, merchant of Philadelphia, to Miss JOHANNA MAGDALENA OSWALD, daughter of Mr. Philip Oswald of this city.
The Hon. GEORGE MASON's Objections to the new Constitution. THERE is no declaration of rights, and of the laws of the general government being paramount to the laws and Constitutions of the several States, the declarations of rights in the separate States are no security. Nor are the people secured even in the enjoyment of the benefit of the common law, which stands here upon no other foundation than its having been adopted by the respective acts forming the Constitutions of the several States.
In the House of Representatives there is not the substance, but the shadow only of representation; which can never produce proper information in the legislature, or inspire confidence in the people; the laws will therefore be generally made by men little concerned in, and unacquainted with their effects and consequences.
The Senate have the power of altering all money bills, and of originating appropriations of money, and the salaries of the officers of their own appointment, in conjunction with the President of the United States; although they are not the Representatives of the people, or amenable to them. —These, with their other great powers (viz. their powers in the appointment of Ambassadors, and all public officers, in making treaties, and in trying all impeachments) their influence upon and connection with the Supreme Executive from these causes, their duration of office, and their being a constant existing body almost continually sitting, joined with their being one complete branch of the Legislature, will destroy any balance in the Government, and enable them to accomplish what usurpations they please upon the rights and liberties of the people.
The Judiciary of the United States is so constructed and extended, as to absorb and destroy the Judiciaries of the several States; thereby rendering law as tedious, intricate and expensive, and justice as unattainable by a great part of the community, as in England; and enabling the rich to oppress and ruin the poor.
The President of the United States has no Constitutional Council (a thing unknown in any safe and regular government) he will therefore be unsupported by proper information and advice; and will generally be directed by minions and favorites —or he will become a tool to the Senate —or a Council of State will grow out of the principal officers of the great departments; the worst and most dangerous of all ingredients for such a Council, in a free country; for they may be induced to join in any dangerous or oppressive measures, to shelter themselves, and prevent an enquiry into their own misconduct in office: Whereas had a Constitutional Council been formed (as was proposed) of six members, viz. two from the Eastern, two from the middle, and two from the Southern States, to be appointed by vote of the States in the House of Representatives, with the same duration and rotation of office as the Senate, the executive
* This objection has been in some degree lessened, by an amendment, often before referred, and at last made by an erasure, after the engrossment upon parchment, of the word forty , and inserting thirty , in the 3d clause of the 4th section of the 1st article.
would always have had safe and proper information and advice: The President of such a Council might have acted as Vice-President of the United States, pro tempore , upon any vacancy or disability of the Chief Magistrate; and long-continued sessions of the Senate would in a great measure have been prevented. From this fatal defect of a Constitutional Council has arisen the improper power of the Senate, in the appointment of public officers, and the alarming dependence and connection between that branch of the Legislature and the Supreme Executive. Hence also sprung that unnecessary and dangerous officer, the Vice-President, who for want of other employment, is made President of the Senate; thereby dangerously blending the Executive and Legislative powers; besides always giving to some one of the States an unnecessary and unjust pre-eminence over the others.
The President of the United States has the unrestrained power of granting pardons for treason; which may be sometimes exercised to screen from punishment those whom he had secretly instigated to commit the crime, and thereby prevent a discovery of his own guilt. By declaring all treaties supreme laws of the land, the Executive and the Senate have in many cases, an exclusive power of Legislation; which might have been avoided, by proper distinctions with respect to treaties, and requiring the assent of the House of Representatives, where it could be done with safety. Under their own construction of the general clause at the end of the enumerated powers, the Congress may grant monopolies in trade and commerce, constitute new crimes, inflict unusual and severe punishment, and extend their power as far as they shall think proper; so that the State Legislatures have no security for the powers now presumed to remain to them; or the people for their rights. There is no declaration of any kind for preserving the liberty of the press, the trial by jury in civil causes, nor against the danger of standing armies in time of peace.
The State Legislatures are restrained from laying export duties on their own produce —the general Legislature is restrained from prohibiting the further importation of slaves for twenty odd years, though such importations render the United States weaker, more vulnerable, and less capable of defence. —Both the general Legislature, and the State Legislatures are expressly prohibited making ex post facto laws , though there never was, nor can be a Legislature but must and will make such laws, when necessity and the public safety require them; which will hereafter be a breach of all the Constitutions in the Union, and afford precedents for other innovations.
This Government will commence in a moderate Aristocracy; it is at present impossible to foresee whether it will, in its operation, produce a monarchy, or a corrupt oppressive Aristocracy; it will most probably vibrate some years between the two, and then terminate in the one or the other.
No. III. "IT is natural for a Republic to have only a small territory." It may be thought by some an unpardonable piece of remerity in me to deny the truth of this maxim of the celebrated Cincinnatus, in so decisive a tone as I have ventured to do in a former paper. To satisfy those therefore, whose delicacy may be hurt on this occasion, I hope I shall be able before I finish this paper to bring about a perfect reconciliation between the Baron and myself; and thus deprive Cato of the assistance of this powerful auxiliary, on this occasion at least. It is manifest from a variety of passages, that Montesquieu's idea of a Republic, was a Government in which the collective body of the people, as in Democracy, or of the nobles, as in Aristocracy, possessed a share in the management of public affairs: Thus he tells us "the people in whom the supreme power resides ought to have the management of every thing within their reach." "It is likewise a fundamental law in Democracies, that the people should have the sole power to enact laws." It is obvious that to collect the suffrages of a numerous people, scattered over a wide extent of country on every law, on every public measure, would be utterly impracticable. According therefore to his idea of a Republican Government, this maxim of his, that a Republic should be confined to a small territory, is certainly a very just one. Should I be able to prove that the Governments of these States are founded on principles totally different from those which Montesquieu here had in view, it will then be manifest that Cato has dragged him into a controversy in which he is no ways concerned.
The Republics of antiquity were chiefly Democratic, those of modern date are chiefly Aristocratic. As to Aristocracies we have nothing to do with them. But let us enquire a little into the nature and genius of the antient Republics of Greece and Rome. Cato's maxim, "that the safety of the people in a Republic depends on the share or proportion they have in the Government," seem to have been deemed by them indis-

penfibly neceffary; indeed, as they had no idea of appointing representatives to legislate for them, they had no other alternative; either the people collectively must retain to themselves a voice in the management of public affairs, or all pretensions to liberty must be resigned. To obviate the natural tendency of this radical defect in the frame of their Governments, they were under an absolute necessity of recurring to violent methods. To support these wretched institutions, the laws of nature herself were subverted. The life of a citizen was one continued effort of self-denial and restraint. Every social passion--all the finer feelings of the heart--the tender ties of parent and child--every enjoyment, whether of sentiment or of sense--every thing in short which renders life desirable, was relinquished. The Romans did not carry this system of self-denial to that extreme as was done by some of the Grecian States. They found however that a rigid attention to manners was indispensably necessary. Magistrates were appointed for the express purpose of inspecting into the lives and conduct of every citizen--the public good superseded every consideration of a private nature--fathers condemned their own sons to the axe. Let it not be thought however that this exalted degree of patriotism--this rigid system of mortification and self-denial was the effect of choice; no! far from it! it was necessity that imposed it on them. This magnanimous people saw plainly that their safety depended upon keeping up this austerity of manners. As from the very nature of this sort of Government there can be no regular checks established for preventing the abuse of power, the people are in a great measure constrained to rely on the patriotism and personal virtue of those citizens who compose the Government.
The Grecians and Romans have however infinite merit in subjecting themselves to so severe a discipline, in foregoing so many of the blessings and enjoyments of this life, for the sake of liberty.
The history of these States affords us very striking instances of the astonishing force of this passion of the human heart, when man is placed in a situation proper for displaying it.
Without a due attention to these distinctive properties of the Republics of antiquity, we cannot form an adequate idea of the immense advantages of a representative legislature. The people of Rome, of Sparta, &c. were obliged to keep a constant eye on the conduct of their rulers for this reason, and that they might be enabled to exercise their right of a personal vote on public affairs, it was absolutely necessary that the citizens be confined within a small compass.
But if matters can be so ordered, that by appointing Representatives, the people can have the business of the State transacted in a better manner than they can possibly do it themselves, there is then no determining what may be the extent of the state. Thus it will be found that the Government of the most extensive State of the Union, though greater perhaps than all the States of Greece put together, may be administered with infinitely more care and safety than was any one of them, though comprehended within the limits of a few square miles.
The major part of mankind are slaves to sound--the writings of a great man, who has distinguished himself in any of the walks of science, in a short time become "irrefragable axioms." Thus, thro' the indolence and inattention of some, and the knavery of others, error becomes at length so firmly established as to baffle, for a long time, the assaults of philosophy and truth.
And thus it is, that with those who suffer themselves to be carried away by a name, and attend not to things, the application Cato makes of Montelquieu's maxim to the Government of these States, would pass currently and without opposition. But this would be to sacrifice sense to sound with a vengeance.
The political institutions we have contrived and adopted in this new world differ as widely from the republics of the old, whether antient or modern, as does a well constructed edifice, where elegance and utility unite and harmonize, differ from a huge unhaply pile reared by Gothic ignorance and barbarity.
I have already remarked, that a Republic confined to a small territory, must, from its own nature, be incident to great inconvenience. Faction, instability, and frequent revolutions, are inherent properties. Besides, that its weakness exposes it to continual danger from the enterprizes of ambitious neighbours. What a capital improvement then is representation to a Republican Government. By this simple expedient can the sense of the people of an extensive Empire be collected with ease and certainty. By this admirable contrivance, the care and attention of Government is extended equally to every part--the wants and wishes of the most remote corners are known and attended to. But what is of infinite importance, a Government on this plan can be so constructed, as that the different parts of it shall form mutual checks on each other.
This is not all, a number of lesser communities may be united under one head; and thus form an extensive Empire. But this new combination will give still greater security to liberty, because more checks will be added. The Government of the Union, and those of the States individually, will be watchful centinels on the conduct of each other. By this means the usurpations of power are guarded against, and liberty secured without the interference of the collective body of the people. Until this important discovery in the art of Government was made, the people themselves formed almost the only check on the Government. For, from the necessity of the case, the right of proposing new laws to the consideration of the people, necessarily devolved upon those who were entrusted with the execution of those laws. Now it may easily be conceived, that to counteract the sinister views of their rulers, it required the utmost circumspection in the people--indeed it was impossible, by the most active and vigilant attention to public officers, for the people to avoid being dupes to the artifices of designing men. This indeed is a business the people are by no means calculated for. Conscious of this inability, the Romans procured the establishment of tribunes, who were to be the guardians of the people's rights, and to defend their privileges against the power of the Senate and the Consuls. How well this expedient answered the end, history will inform us. All that train of unavoidable mischiefs, which necessarily attends the interference of the people in the management of public affairs, instantly vanish when we have recourse to a representative Legislature. Nothing more is then necessary to place liberty on the firmest basis, than the frequent recurrence of elections--that representation be adequate and proportionate--and that the Representatives be tied down from interfering in any shape, in the Executive parts of Government, but confined absolutely to the business of their mission, which should be Legislation solely. If these things are attended to, the people need be under no apprehensions about the management of affairs. From the very nature of things, these Representatives cannot fail of proving the faithful and effectual guardians of the people. Here then we have that grand desideratum, that has hitherto been wanting in all the popular Governments we are acquainted with, that the people may repose confidence in Government, without danger of its being abused. As these Representatives are chosen only for a short period, at the expiration of which, they are again reduced to the level of their fellow-citizens; and as, during their continuance in this service, they are absolutely prohibited from interfering in any of the Executive branches of the Government; thus it becoming impossible for them to form an interest separate from that of the community at large, they can have no motive whatever for betraying that of their Constituents. A Government formed on this plan, requires in the execution of it, none of those heroic virtues which we admire in the antients, and to us are known only by story. The sacrifice of our dearest interests, self-denial, and austerity of manners, are by no means necessary. Such a Government requires nothing more of its subjects than that they should study and pursue merely their own true interest and happiness. As it is adapted to the ordinary circumstances of mankind, requiring no extraordinary exertions to support it, it must of course be the more firm, secure and lasting. A Government thus founded on the broad basis of human nature, like a tree which is suffered to retain its native shape, will flourish for ages with little care or attention. But like this same tree, if distorted into a form unnatural and monstrous, will require the constant use of the pruning knife, and all the art and contrivance of a skilful operator, to counteract the efforts of nature against the violence which has been offered her. I would not however, with it to be thought, that it is in any degree my design to depreciate that amor patriæ, which is a sentiment so natural to the human breast, and which, when well directed, is capable of such glorious effects--but unfortunately for mankind, the majority possess it in a very gross degree. It is with them generally nothing more than a blind attachment to a party, or to the local interests of a narrow district. AMERICANUS.
PUBLIC AUCTION, By Hugh Smith, THIS DAY, At the house of the late Mr. Archibald Gamble, No. 16, Wall-street, by order of Mr. David H. Conyngham, Administrator; A quantity of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Consisting of mahogany dining, card and breakfast Tables, Chairs, Desks and book-cases, Looking-glasses, Pictures, Carpets, Feather Beds, Bolsters, Pillows, Bed and Window Curtains, Bedsteads, Kitchen Utensils, &c. Also, a quantity of the most fashionable Plate and Glass WARE.
SALES at AUCTION, By Frederick Jay, THIS MORNING, X o'clock, At No. 244. Queen-street, A variety of DRY GOODS. And at XII o'clock, at the same place, A Gold repeating WATCH, Cost Thirty Guineas.
On WEDNESDAY the 5th December, Between 12 & 1 o'clock at the CoffeeHouse, THOSE three valuable and pleasantly situated LOTS OF GROUND, in the Bowry-Lane, containing upwards of seven acres each, only two miles and a half from the city. On one of the Lots are two convenient and well finished houses, one of them a two story house, and lately occupied by William Seton, Esq.
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 Shipney, and nearly opposite to Nicholas Hoffman's. FREDERICK JAY.
WANTS A PLACE. A YOUNG MAN who can be well recommended, is well acquainted with the Dry Good business, would wish to enter as clerk to either a wholesale or retail merchant, (on moderate terms). A line directed to W. B. and left with the Printer hereof, will be carefully attended to. Nov. 14. w/Bm.
For CURACOA, The remarkable fast sailing Schooner DELIGHT, The New-York and Curacoa Packet, RICHARD COCKRAN, Master, NOW lying at Brownjohn's wharf. For Freight or Passage apply to the Master on board, or at No. 38, Maiden-lane. N. B. Said Packet has good accommodations for Passengers, and will positively sail on or before the 7th day of December next. For Sale on board said Packet, 200 of the best Barcelona Hides. Nov. 30. 3t.
WANTED, A WET NURSE, with a good Breast of Milk, that can be well recommended, to take the care of a Child to nurse. Enquire of the Printer. Nov. 30. 18m. 3w.
FOR SALE By JAMES DEAS, No. 216, Queen-street--A quantity of FAT FISH MACKAREL, SALMON, in barrels and half barrels; SCALE FISH, SHAD, and seven barrels pickled BASS. Nov. 30. 4t.
ALL Persons having demands against the estate of the late ARCHIBALD GAMBLE, of this city, merchants, deceased, are requested to bring in their claims properly attested, for settlement; and all persons indebted to the said estate by bond, note or book debt, are requested to make payment as soon as possible, to the Subscriber, who is legally empowered for settling the same. MATTHEW WETZELL, at No. 16, Wall-street. Who has for Sale,--yard wide IRISH LINENS in small parcels, well assorted; DOWLAS and CARD-WIRE. Nov. 29. 2w.
IMPORTED Per the last Ships from London and Amsterdam, and to be SOLD at the Store of URIAH HENDRICKS, No. 43, Hanover-square, cheap for cash or produce, the following Goods, viz. BEST bend leather, in fides; boot legs and vamps, Morocco leather, sheet copper; for sheathing or hills, with bottoms, cocks and rivets, complete; solder and borax, London powder, Russia, Ravens, and Hollands duck; oznaburghs, fine white and brown Russia sheetings; diapers and osnaburghs; an assortment of best Holland bonneting cloths; brass kettles in nests; brass candlesticks, Bath metal ditto. N. B. He will take in pay any of the above goods, or give cash for, old gold and silver, copper or brass. Nov. 29. 4t.
Wanted Immediately, A NURSE, to attend on a single Gentleman who is sick. She must perfectly understand making Soups, Puffs, &c. Enquire of the Printer. Nov. 29. 11
WANTED, A CLERK to attend a wholesale and retail Store. He must be middle aged, and well qualified. Good recommendations will be required. Enquire at No. 35, Little Dock-street. Nov. 26. 1f
St. Andrew's Society. THE Anniversary Festival of the St. Andrew's Society, will be held at the City Tavern THIS DAY, being St. Andrew's Day, when the Members are requested to attend at half past 11 o'clock. By order of the President, ROBERT LENOX. Nov. 30, 1787.
To be landed this day at Crugar'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.
SALES at AUCTION, THIS DAY, at X o'clock, At the Auction Room, No. 239, Queen-street, Will commence the sale of A large assortment of Watches and Jewellery; And will be peremptorily sold, they being the property of a person deceased. They consist of the following enumerated articles, and many others too tedious to mention:-- Silver Watches; Stone Shoe, Knee, and Stock Buckles; Gold Rings; Garnet and Pearl Ditto; Watch Seals and Strings; Gold Brooches; Gold and Silver Sleeve Buttons; Locket Brooches; Pearl Stock Buckles; Silver Shoe and Knee Buckles; Stone Sleeve Buttons, set in Silver; Watch Trimmings of all sorts; Plated Salts and Crewits; Silver Tea Spoons; Tortoise-shell Tooth-pick Cases; fine Scissors, with silver cases; Pencil-cases; with glasses; Smelling-bottles; Ladies' Pocket-books, &c. M C FARRAN and DUNLAP.
SALES at AUCTION, On MONDAY, the 10th of December, At the Merchants' Coffee House, In pursuance of an order of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, according to the Act, entitled, "An Act for the partition of Lands," passed the 16th March, 1785, a DWELLING-HOUSE and LOT OF GROUND situate and being at the South-East corner of Pearl-street and White-wall-street, and also a DWELLING-HOUSE and LOT OF GROUND, situate and being in White-wall-street aforesaid, adjoining the lot of Thomas Randall, Esq. JOHN READ, JAMES A. STEWART, } Commissioners JOSEPH HALLETT, } A. L. BLEECKER.
To be had at PRIVATE SALE, Genuine Madeira Wine, in pipes, hds, 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. B.
SALES AT AUCTION, THIS DAY, XI o'clock, At the house of Mrs. Livingston, No. 83, Broadway, A variety of valuable Household and Kitchen Furniture! Also, a quantity of Plate, China, &c. Should the weather prove bad, the sales will be postponed till Monday, 3d Dec. N. B. The above House to be let immediately, until 1st May next. JAMES BARCLAY.
20 Hhds. of St. Croix SUGAR For SALE, by JOZE ROIZ SILVA, at the Old-Slip. New-York, Nov. 5, 1787.
WINDOW GLASS, SHOT assorted, BAR LEAD, MUSKET BALLS in 1Cwt. Boxes, GUN POWDER, PIPES, NAILS, &c. Are now Selling by SEBRING & VAN WYCK, Albany Pier; WHO continue as usual, a supply of WET GOODS. They have also for sale, common and superfine Flour, kiln dried Indian Meal, Albany Peas, Butter in firkins, and 4000 wt. of very excellent Eastern made Chees. Nov. 15. cod it
Excellent French Brandy, HYSON and GREEN TEAS, for Sale by JOHN DELAFIELD, No. 29, Water-street. Nov. 28. 10t.
ALBANY BOILING PEAS, Round and Split, warranted good. For Sale by Zacharias Sickels, Oct. 18. 26w No. 7, New-street.
Best AMERICAN BOTTLED PORTER; To be SOLD at No. 64, Nassau-street, by GEORGE GILFORD. 3tw
FRANCIS I'ANS, 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 satin ribbons, a great variety different widths and colors; plain net, crape, foulé, silk spotted and striped, black and white gauzes; fancy colored cane hats, yellow and black leghorn do. per dozen or quantity; black and white skein and ribbon wicks; wire frames for the latest fashion bonnets; mock-point laces; black silk ditto, and edgings; white thread laces and edgings; black satins and modes; plushings, white and colored satins; nets; chimneys and calicoes; furniture coverings; do. linens and checks; morsees, calimancoes and stuff; silk thread, cotton, and worsted hose; pink, blue, green, and dove colored silk quilts; mouselin and cotton shawls; silk, linen, and cotton handkerchiefs; corded dimities, mouselin and chinze trimmings; plain and spigged lawns, plain and striped mouselins; lawn and mouselin handkerchiefs; fine and common cambrics; black patent net lace; nankeens, umbrellas, artificial flowers, feathers, flannels, baizes, and striped wildbores; sewing silks, threads, &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 patronage, and solicits a continuance. The Midney 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 on the large stock of gauzes, ribbons, &c. remaining on hand, every article at that time will be charged at the lowest terms possible. Nov. 23.

For LONDON, The SHIP Generous Friends, EDWARD GRAY, master, DURTHEN 350 tons, a British ship, with a Mediterranean Pass, will sail on or before the 13th December, one half of her cargo being ready to go on board, and will take the other on low terms. For Freight or Passage apply to the master on board, at Jno. Franklin's wharf, or Wm. NIELSON, No. 40, Great Dock- Street. Nov. 26.
For Savannah, in Georgia. The SCHOONER FRIENDSHIP, TITUS CONKLIN, master, WILL sail in a few days, and take Freight or Passengers on easy terms; will touch at Charleston if required. For particulars apply to the master on board, at Farmer's wharf, near Peck-slip, or at No. 22, in Roosevelt-Street. Nov. 26. 3t.
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. tf Nov. 27.
For CHARLESTON, South-Carolina. The Sloop PEGGY, WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Master, Lying at Kortwright's wharf, having good accommodations for passengers, and will sail in a few days.---For freight or passage, apply to the Master on board, or to JOHN JACKSON, 78, Water-street. tf Nov. 6.
For LONDONDERRY. The Ship HUDSON, ROBERT FOLGER, Master, Now lying at Lupton's wharf, has the greatest part of her cargo en- gaged, and will sail in 15 days. For freight or passage, apply to the Master on board, or Messrs. MURRAY, MUMFORDS and BOWEN. tf Nov. 6, 1787.
TO BE SOLD By WILLIAM PRINCE, At Flushing Landing, on Long-Island, near New- York, a large collection of FRUIT TREES, As follows, viz.
ALL sorts of Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Quince and Mulberry Trees, Fig Trees, black, white and red Currants, a variety of fine Gooseberries, red and White English and large Canada Raspberries, a great variety of Strawberries, among which is the large Hudson, which for size, exceeds any yet discovered, are high flavored, and great bearers, Madeira and Lisbon Grape Vines, English and American Wal- nuts, hard and soft shell Almonds, a great variety of Roses and other flowering Shrubs, fine fluted Tul- ip and tube Rose Roots, and a great number of other Plants, too tedious to mention here, but may be seen in the catalogue, which may be had gratis, by call- ing at Mr. Hugh Gaine's, Printer, in Hanover-square, New-York, where orders left will be immediately attended to. The price of the Fruit Trees is Two Shillings each, the Shrubs and Plants are of different prices, as may be seen in the catalogue. Nov. 5. 2w eod
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 quality, let the buyer take a few yards of the bag end of the rope, and open them into hemp, and it will prove to be short tow, you may take it for granted to be Holland yarn; which is spun or short tow and refuse of the hemp, that is manufactured in- to stiff-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.
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 dwell 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 imposition strangers are liable to, in purchasing new furniture at these public vendues. He served his time with Samuel Prince, a consi- derable 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. Red Chairs for the sick having been much wanted in this city, said Burling has provided some to let. Nov. 10. tf
FLAX-SEED,
Stored, cleaned purchased and sold, at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S FLAX-SEED STORE, lately occupied by Mr. Ja- cob Sarsly, left by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. tf Oct. 22
CABLES of any length, and CORDAGE of all sizes, made of Petersburg Hemp, first quality, TO be had at the Subscriber's Rope-walk, or at his Store, between Fly-market-street 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
NATHANIEL SMITH, Perfumer, from London,
At the New-York Hair-Powder and Perfume Manu- factory, the Rose, No. 187, Queen-street, RETURNS his sincere thanks to his numerous cus- tomers who have so liberally encouraged him, and he assures them he is determined to persevere in selling every article as usual in the Perfumery line of the first quality, and on as low terms as it is possible to afford them.
SMITH begs leave to recommend to ladies, his highly improved Milk of Roses, for beautifying the skin, it is by far the best Cosmetic in the world, be- ing the proprietor of it, he can vouch for its im- mense, for cleansing and clearing the skin from hard pimples, scurf for tan, rendering it quite soft, deli- cate and fair; half a dollar and one dollar per bottle, or three dollars per quart. He cannot be answerable for any Milk of Roses but what he prepares himself, with his label upon the bottle; therefore Ladies can- not be too particular in asking for N. SMITH's Milk of Roses; for that as well as many more articles are imported under titles they are not deserving of.
LIKEWISE may be had as above, SMITH's super- fine English white Hair Powders, Pomatums, Wash- Balls, Shaving Soaps and Boxes, Lavender Waters, Essence of Bergamot, Lemon and Lavender; Con- cave Razors, warranted Razor Straps, Powder Bags and Puffs, Rollers, Horn and Tortoise-shell Combs, Black Pins of all kinds. Also, just imported, A beautiful assortment of LONG HAIRS, for Braid, with a variety of Ringlets, for Ladies Curls; Half Dress and Full Dress Cushions; with every o- ther article in the Perfumery Business, wholesale and Retail, and for Exportation. A great allowance to those that buy to sell again. All Orders, from Town and Country, carefully and punctually executed. New-York, September 1, 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 Ramfay, Mr. Alexander Stewart, Mr. Ray Stevenson, in New-York, or to the owner on the pre- mises. JOHN RAPALJE. Squire's-Point, Sept. 24th, 1787. tf
To the CREDITORS of BISSET WEEKS an Insolvent Debtor,
NOTICE is hereby given, that a General Meeting, of all such Creditors as shall choose to attend, will be held on the 11th day of January next, at 5 o'clock in the af- ternoon, at the house of William Martine, in Nassau- street, to examine and ascertain the debts due to each Cre- ditor; and that the next day me will proceed to make a division of all the monies which shall come to our hands of the Debtor's Estate. WHITE MATLACK (Assignees W. ALEXANDER, ) New-York, Oct. 12, 1787. F3m.
PURSUANT to an order made by Jeremiah Wool, Esquire, Alderman, and one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court, in and for the city and county of New- York, upon the petition of David Barry, an Insolvent Debtor, in conjunction with so many of his Creditors as have debts owing to them by the said David Barry, a- mounting at least to three fourths of all the money owing by him: Notice is hereby given by the Petitioners, to all the Creditors of the said David Barry, that they be and appear before the said Judge, at his office in Broad- street, in the said city, by the 28th day of November in- stant, to show cause, if any they have, why an assign- ment of the said David Barry's estate should not be made for the benefit of all his Creditors, and the said David Barry discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated this 7th day of No- vember, 1787. DAVID BARRY. Petitioning Creditors. James Walker, Matthias B. Miller, John Peshine, George Warner, Hugh Rowell and John Seely, by their Attorney George Oliver. 3 tf
THIS DAY is Published & to be Sold, The Universalist,
IN SEVEN LETTERS to AMYNTOR. By WM. PITT SMITH. The Subscribers will be supplied with their Copies only by the Printer hereof. The book will likewise be sold at the Stores of Messrs. Loudon, Hodge, Athen and Campbell.
** 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.
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. Witherpoon, of Princeton; who warmly recommends them to the perusal of all serious christians.
Likewise, (Price TWO SHILLINGS)
Dr. Witherpoon'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.
500 or 1000 Pounds
IS wanted for one to three years; for which in- disputable security will be given. Enquire of the Printer. tf Oct. 25.
MURRAY and SANSOM, Have just imported in the ship SALLY, Captain Greenaway, from Bristol,
FLAT and Hollow British Earthen Ware in crates, Empty Bottles in hampers, Short and long Pipes, Grind-Stones assorted, And a few casks of bottled Porter. All which will be sold on reasonable terms by the quantity. 2w taw Nov. 12.
WHEREAS the Co-Partnership of the House of Henry Arnold Cofler, Bohl Bohlen, Haro Joachim Cofler and Herman Gerard Hammacher, established in this City, under the Firm of BRO- THERS, COSTER and Co. was, on the 20th day of October last, dissolved by mutual consent: all per- sons having any demands against the said House, are requested to furnish their accounts immediately, and those who are indebted to them, will be pleased to make payment to Henry Arnold Cofler, 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, Cofler and Co. will in future, be carried on by Henry Arnold Cofler and G. L. Cammann. New-York, Sept. 28, 1787. tf
IN CHANCERY.
Robert Richardson Crofts, et alii, versus George Clinton, Esq. and Nicho- made to a decree las C. Bogart. } above cause, by the honorable the Chancellor, the following premi- ses, late the estate of Cornelia Blau, 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 same day, to wit: All that certain Messuage 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-six feet six inches, and in the rear or east side, thirty-five feet, on the fourth-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. 2d.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, according to an act of the Governor, Council and General As- sembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registering of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates" that on the 12th day of May next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, will be sold at the Coffee House, in the city of New-York, to the highest bidder, all that certain Lot, or piece of GROUND, situate, lying and being in the South-ward of the city of New- York, and fronting the street formerly called Bridge- street, and being bounded on the westerly side by the ground now or late of Isaac Depeyer, and on the easterly side by the ground now or late of the heirs of Francis Sylvester, deceased, and in the rear by the lot of ground now or late belonging to Thomas and Elizabeth Hunt; the said Lot containing in breadth in front and rear, 24 feet 9 inches, and in length on both sides, 61 feet 6 inches, with the ap- purtenances; which said premises were by inden- ture, bearing date the 23th day of March, 1768, mortgaged by Jane Durham, of the city of New- York, widow, to John Leake, for securing the pay- ment of three hundred and twenty-one pounds, with lawful interest for the same. The conditions will be made known on the day of sale, and a title given by the subscriber. JOHN LEAKE. New-York, Nov. 9, 1787. 6m f
PURSUANT to an order made by Jeremiah Wool, Esquire, Alderman, and one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court, in and for the city and county of New- York, upon the petition of John Ryckman, an Insolvent Debtor, in conjunction with so many of his creditors as have debts owing to them by the said John Ryckman, amounting at least to three fourths of all the money owing by him: Notice is hereby given by the petitioners, to all the Creditors of the said John Ryckman, that they be and appear before the said Judge, at his office in Broad-street, in the said city, by the 29th day of No- vember instant, to show cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the said John Ryckman's estate should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said John Ryckman discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, en- titled, "An act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. Dated the 8th day of November, 1787. JOHN RYCKMAN. Petitioning Creditors. John Fork, Aaron Ryckman, John Somarindick, Mangle Minthorne, John G. Leake, Lawrence Low. 3tf
TO BE SOLD,
A House and Lot of Ground,
IN Broad-Way, next door north of the Secretary's Office. The situation is plea- sant and convenient, and in a part of the City which is daily improving. It rents the present year for 35l. One half of the Purchase Money to be paid on signing the deeds, and the remainder at the expiration of the year. Apply at No. 31, John-street. Nov. 24. 2aw tf
L A N D.
TO be Sold, several LOTS of LAND, lately for- veyed and laid out by Thomas Palmer, lying and adjoining to the Great Pond, about four miles back of Newburgh, in the county of Ulster. For particulars, enquire of JOHN R. MYER, in King- street. ed ID Nov. 8.
C A S H,
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 FACIL- 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.
D A N C I N G.
MR PICKEN begs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of New-York, that he has opened his SCHOOL at the City Assembly-Room, Broad-ways where he will exert his utmost abilities to merit the approbation of his employers. 14th Sept. 1787. tf
OAKUM, For Sale,
Of the first quality, by the ton or a single hundred, at 25 shillings per hundred, gross. Also a par- cel of Paints, Masts and Gaskets, and a quantity of good rigging of different dimensions. Enquire of Francis Basset, Lawrence Embree, Elijah Cooke, Obadiah Seaman, and Elias Nexen.
G. VERPLANCK
HAS FOR SALE, at No. 41, WALL-STREET, on very reasonable terms for CASH, CAMBRICKS, white Plateas, Ivory Combs, Pit- tol Powder, Pepper, Geneva in Cages, Holland Duck, Raven's do. Russia Sheetings, Callicoes and Tapes, Dutch Mill Saws, &c. &c. Also, about fifteen tons of Andover PIG-IRON, very cheap. 9th Aug. 1787. tf
A R O B B E R Y.
IN the evening of Friday the 23d inst. some Villain or Villains, embracing a favorable opportunity, slipped into the shop of John Burger, No. 207, Queen-street, and stole from thence six large Silver Table Spoons, stamped Burger, New-York; about 2 1-2 dozen Tea-Spoons, stamped I. R. 2 Sugar-Tongs, with the same stamps; 3 pair and one odd Shoe-Buckles, not certain of any stamp, except one very large pair with the British Hall stamp, scratch on the bottoms 51; one of the above pair Buckles are old, without chapes, and of a link pat- tern; with, as it is supposed, sundry small articles which were in the same case. No doubt but if it should fall in the way of any well disposed person to make the dis- covery, they will take such steps as to them seem most necessary. Efforts made to the discovery, will be thankfully acknowledged by the Public's very humble servant, JOHN BURGER. New-York, Nov. 27. 3t
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; Burkin on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols; Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whitby's commentary, Blair's, Can's, Brskin's, Boston's, Willison's, Atterbury's, &c. Sermon's; Nelson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hufman's prac- tice of physics; Van Swieten's commentaries, 12 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 d'ictionaries; Davidson's Virgil and Horace; Duncan's Cicero, Kent's Lucian- Clark's Caesar, Homer, Nepos, Euripides, Erasmus, and introduction; Simpson's Euclids, and Field's Hammond's algebra, Stone's Euclid; Love's survey- ing, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical gram- mars; Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashes, Dycke's, Bailey's, Scott's, Perry's, and Entick's d'ictionaries; Bennet's christian oratory, Scott on elocution, ele- gant extracts in verse, do. in prose. Lord Little- ton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's menu- ration, Hawney's measurer. Besides the above, a great variety, consisting of History, Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematica, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Physic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Archi- tecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c. &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 slate Pencils, Penknives, elegant Shoe Buckles, Message Cards, &c. &c. ** Commission from the Country thankfully received, and carefully executed. Nov. 24. tf.
FENCING SCHOOL.
MR 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. MR 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.