The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-03-05 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 54, of VOL. XLII.]
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2234.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSE'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—EVEN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE. Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. The Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, heretofore subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respectable number of his present subscribers—and by means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—The NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct; therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY's paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday's paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
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The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public's greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant, THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
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IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
Printing-Office, November 19.
THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions, having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public's ever devoted humble servant,
THE PRINTER.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copie speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied, and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, caves, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested *.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, booksellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr. * This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, in which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandra; the honorable H. Williamson, Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires-Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jeridiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebt for their friendly assistance.
JEDIDIAH MORSE.
If the several Printers, in the United States feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant.
Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
Remaining on Hand, And TO BE SOLD,
At this Printing-Office, No. 25, Water-street,
A Few MAPS,
Of the interior parts of North-America, including the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress.
ORDERS are just received, by the printer hereof, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq.
Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten hogheads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be sown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herbs of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, turkeys, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here.
New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. e.d.
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof, FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghast, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market, Cherry-Street, nearest to the Ship-Yards.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum,
FOR JANUARY, 1788. CONTAINING,
Miscellanies.
ORATION in commemoration of American Independence.
Address delivered by the Rev. Samuel Magaw's.
New method of placing a meridian mark, by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Observations on the aurora borealis—by the Rev. Jeremiah Belknap.
Observations and experiments on the sweet springs—by James Madison, Esq.
Method of making steel.
Letter on marriage.
Antifederal arguments,
Letter to the hon. R. H. Lee.
Salire,
On musical pretenders,
Recuse for an insolvent debtor,
Directions to conduct a newspaper quarrel, according to the best mode now in practice.
Rural Concerns.
Notes on farming—by the hon. C. T. Esq.
Method of making potatoes in Hungary and Poland,
Thoughts on the culture of hemp,
Method of breaking fleers to the draft in a few days,
On the culture of silk.
Law Information,
Law case—Court of common pleas, Charleston,
Law report—Hay vs. Haldimand,
State and other Public papers.
Valedictory address of his Excellency governor
Trumbull,
Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut,
Letter to governor Randolph,
Letter from do.
Resolutions of the inhabitants of Chowan,
Address of the grand jury of Edenton,
Resolves of the inhabitants of Northampton county,
Report of the deputies of Northampton county,
Resolutions of the tradesmen of Bolton,
Ratification of the new constitution by the state of Connecticut,
Official notice presented by Mr. Grenville to the Comte de Montmorin,
Answer to the preceding notice.
Natural History.
Observations on a comet lately discovered—by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Account of a motley coloured or pyed negroe girl, and mulatto boy—by Dr. Morgan,
Letter relative to the engraving fruit-trees and the growth of vegetables—by General Lincoln,
Observations on the growth of trees downwards after the first year.
Some account of the opoponax.
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the sore throat distemper,
Letter on the digitalis purpurea,
An inestimable dissolvent for human calculi.
Select Poetry.
A poem, addressed to the people of Virginia, on New-Year's day, 1788.
Monitory epistle, addressed to a young lady,
A riddle.
Foreign Intelligence. American do.
TO BE SOLD,
FOR JERSEY MONEY at full Value,
Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or
bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS,
At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge township, in the county of Essex, New-Jersey, within a quarter of a mile of the main road from Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant from the latter, and three and a half from Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres a third part of which is excellent MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a handsome piece of thrifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any in that part of the country; the whole under good fence.
On the premises is a good house, kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Raritan, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr. Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. oo—c.d.
To the afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons.
New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—c.d.

MISCELLANY.
DEBATES IN MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION TUESDAY, January 22, P. M.
[Continued.]
MR. PARSONS, of Newbury-Port. Mr. President, a great variety of supposed objections have been made, against vesting Congress with some of the powers defined in the 8th sect. Some of the objects have considered the powers as unnecessary, and others, that the people have not the proper security that these powers will not be abused. To most of these objections answers, convincing in my opinion to a candid mind, have been given. But as some of the objections have not been noticed, I shall beg the indulgence of the convention, while I very briefly consider them. And as it is my intention to avoid all repetition, my observations will be necessarily unconnected and desultory.
It has been said, that the grant in this sect. includes all the possessions of the people, and divests them of every thing; that such a grant is impolitic, for as the poverty of an individual guards him against luxury and extravagance, so poverty in a ruler is a fence against tyranny and oppression. Sir, gentlemen do not distinguish between government of an hereditary aristocracy, where the interest of the governors is very different from that of the subjects, and a government to be administered for the common good by the servants of the people vested with delegated powers by popular elections at stated periods. The federal constitution establishes a government of the last description, and in this case the people divest themselves of nothing: The government and powers which the Congress can administer, are the mere result of a compact made by the people with each other, for the common defence and general welfare. To talk, therefore, of keeping the Congress poor, if it means any thing, must mean a depriving the people themselves of their own resources. But if gentlemen will still insist, that these powers are a grant from the people, and consequently improper, let it then be observed, that it is now too late to impede the grant, it is already completed, the Congress under the confederation are invested with it by solemn compact, they have powers to demand what monies and forces they judge necessary for the common defence and general welfare, powers as extensive as those proposed in this constitution. But it may be said, as the ways and means are reserved to the several states, they have a check upon Congress by refusing a compliance with the requisitions. Sir, is this the boasted check, a check that can never be exercised but by perfidy and a breach of public faith, by a violation of the most solemn stipulations? It is this check that has embarrassed at home, and made us contemptible abroad, and will any honest man plume himself upon a check which an honest man would blush to exercise?
It has been objected, that the constitution provides no religious test by oath, and we may have in power unprincipled men, atheists and pagans. No man can with more ardency than I do, that all our public offices may be filled by men who fear God and hate wickedness; but it must remain with the electors to give the government this security, an oath will not do it; will an unprin-
cipled man be entangled by an oath? Will an atheist or a pagan dread the vengeance of the christian God, a being in his opinion the creature of fancy and credulity? It is a solecism in expression. No man is so illiberal as to wish the confining places of honor or profit to any one sect of christians: But what security is it to government, that every public officer shall swear that he is a christian? For what will then be called christianity? One man will declare that the christian religion is only an illumination of natural religion, and that he is a christian; another christian will assert, that all men must be happy hereafter in spite of themselves; a third christian reverses the image, and declares, that let a man do all he can, he will certainly be punished in another world; and a fourth will tell us that if a man use any force the common defence, he violates every principle of christianity. Sir, the only evidence we can have of the sincerity and excellency of a man's religion, is a good life, and I trust that such evidence will be required of every candidate by every elector. That man who acts an honest part to his neighbour, will most probably conduct honorably towards the public.
It has been objected, that we have not so good security against the abuse of power under the new constitution, as the confederation gives us. It is my deliberate opinion, that we have a better security. Under the confederation the whole power, executive and legislative, is vested in one body, in which the people have no representation, and where the states, the great and the small states, are equally represented; and all the checks the states have, is a power to remove and disgrace an unfaithful servant, after the mischiefs is perpetrated. Under this constitution, an equal representation immediately from the people, is introduced, who by their negative, and the exclusive right of originating money bills, have the power to controul the senate, where the sovereignty of the states are represented. But it has been objected, that in the old confederation the states could at any time recal their delegates, and there was a rotation. No essential benefit could be derived to the people from these provisions, but great inconveniences will result from them. It has been observed by a gentleman who has argued against the constitution, that a representative ought to have an intimate acquaintance with the circumstances of his constituents, and after comparing them with the situation of every part of the union, so conduct as to promote the common good. The sentiment is an excellent one, and ought to be engraved on the hearts of every representative. But what is the effect of the power of recalling? Your representative, with an operating revocation over his head, will lose all ideas of the general good, and will dwindle to a servile agent, attempting to serve local and partial benefits by cabal and intrigue. There are great and inseparable objections to a rotation. It is an abridgement of the right of the people, and it may deprive them at critical seasons of the services of the most important characters in the nation. It deprives a man of honorable ambition whose highest glory is the applause of his fellow citizens, of an efficient motive to great and patriotic exertions. The people individually have no method of testifying their esteem, but by a re-election: And shall they be deprived of the honest satisfaction of wreathing for their friend and
patriot a crown of laurel more durable than monarchy can bestow?
It has been objected that the senate are made too independent upon the state legislatures. No business under the constitution of the federal convention, could have been more embarrassing, than the constructing the senate, as that body must conduct our foreign negotiations and establish and preserve a system of national politicks, an uniform adherence to which can alone induce other nations to negotiate with and confide in us; it is certain the change of the men who compose it should not be too frequent; and should be gradual: at the same time suitable checks should be provided to prevent an abuse of power, and to continue their dependence on their constituents; I think the convention have most happily extricated themselves from the embarrassment. Although the senators are elected for six years, yet the senate as a body composed of the same men, can exist only for two years, without the consent of the states: if the states think proper, one third of that body may, at the end of every second year, be new men. When the senate act as legislators they are controulable at all times by the representatives; and in their executive capacity, in making treaties and conducting the national negotiations, the consent of two thirds is necessary, who must be united to a man, which is hardly possible, or the new men biennially sent to the senate if the states choose it can controul them; and at all times there will also be one third of the senate, who at the expiration of two years must obtain a re election, or return to the mass of the people. And the change of men in the senate will be so gradual as not to destroy or disturb any national system of politicks.
It has been objected, that it is dangerous to allow the senate a right of proposing alterations or amendments in money bills; that the senate may by this power increase the supplies and establish profuse salaries; that for these reasons the lords in the British parliament have not this power, which is a great security to the liberties of Englishmen. I was much surprised at hearing this objection, and the grounds upon which it was supported. The reason why the lords have not this power is founded on a principle in the English constitution, that the commons alone represent the whole property of the nation; and as a money bill is a grant to the king, none can make the grant but those who represent the property of the nation; and the negative of the lords is introduced to check the profusions of the commons, and to guard their own property. The manner of passing a money bill, is conclusive evidence of these principles—for after the assent of the lords, it does not remain with the clerk of the parliament, but it is returned to the commons, who by their speaker, present it to the king, as the gift of the commons: by every supposed controul the senate by this power may have over money bills, they can have without it, for by private communications with the representatives, they may as well insist upon an increase of the supplies, or salaries, as by official communications: but had not the senate this power, the representatives might tack any foreign matter to a money bill, and compel the senate to concur, or loose the supplies; this might be done in critical seasons, when the senate might give way to
the encroachment of the representatives, rather than sustain the odium of embarrassing the affairs of the nation. The balance between the two branches of the legislature, would in this way be endangered if not destroyed; and the constitution naturally injured. This subject was fully considered by the convention for forming the constitution of Massachusetts; and the provision made by that body after mature deliberation is introduced into the federal constitution.
It was objected that by giving Congress a power of direct taxation, we give them power to destroy the state governments by prohibiting them from raising any monies: but this objection is not founded in the constitution. Congress have only a concurrent right with each state, in laying direct taxes, not an exclusive right; and the right of each state to direct taxation is equally extensive and perfect as the right of Congress; any law, therefore, of the United States for securing the Congress more than a concurrent right with each state, is usurpation and void.
It has been objected that we have no bill of rights. If gentlemen who make this objection, would consider what are the supposed inconveniences resulting from the want of a declaration of rights, I think they would soon satisfy themselves that the objection has no weight. Is there a single natural right we enjoy, uncontrouled by our own legislature, that congress can infringe? Not one. Is there a single political right secured to us by our constitution, against the attempts of our legislature, which we are deprived of by this constitution? Not one that I recollect. All the rights Congress can controul, we have surrendered to our own legislature, and the only question is, whether the people shall take from their own legislatures, a certain portion of the several sovereignties, and unite them in one head, for the more effectual securing of the national prosperity and happiness.
The hon. gentleman from Boston, has stated at large most of the checks the people have against usurpation, and the abuse of power, under the proposed constitution; but from the abundance of this matter he has, in my opinion, omitted two or three, which I shall mention. The oath the several legislative, executive and judicial officers of the several states, take to support the federal constitution, is as effectual a security against the usurpation of the general government, as it is against the encroachment of the state governments. For an increase of the powers by the usurpation, is as clearly a violation of the federal constitution, as a diminution of these powers by private encroachments—and that the oath obliges the officers of the several states, as vigorously to oppose the one as the other. But there is another check, founded in the nature of the union, superior to all the parchment checks that can be invented. If there should be a usurpation, it will not be upon the farmers and merchant, employed and attentive only to their several occupations, it will be upon thirteen legislatures, completely organized, possessed of the confidence of the people, and have the means as well as inclination, successfully to oppose it. Under these circumstances, none but bad men would attempt an usurpation.
To be Continued.]

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Of the State of New-York. POUGHKEEPSIE, February 16, 1788.
(Continued.)
A PETITION from a number of inhabitants of the county of Ulster, being in opposition to one lately presented from the said county, concerning public securities, and praying that the prayer of the former petition may not be granted; was read, and referred to a committee of the whole, to be taken up with the tax bill.
A petition from William Anderson, and others, concerning lands they have settled on; was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Two petitions from a number of inhabitants of New-York, in favor of Abraham Lott, and praying that his case may be reconsidered, and relief granted him, was read, whereupon,
Mr. Brooks made a motion to commit them. Mr. Jones moved, that they be ordered to lie on the table.
On these motions, a division took place; and on the question to lay them on the table, it was carried in the affirmative, as follows:
Affirmative. Messieurs Jones, Cromwell, Taulman, J. Smith, Baker, Patterson, Gilbert, Strang, Frey, Arent, Powers, Webster, Savage, Cantine, Bruyne, Bloom, P. Cantine, Benson, Hedges, Wisner, Clinton, Thompson, Tompkins, N. Smith, Clark, Lockwood.
Negative. Messrs. Carman, Dongan, Winant, Niven, Doughty, Wyckoff, Sylvester, De Witt, Van Order, Van Ingen, Olborn, Graham, Sands, Low, Verplank, Brooks, Havens. 17.
Majority 9. A petition of Peter Webbers, late a collector of the partial tax, in the out-ward of New-York, concerning his confinement, for monies in which he is in arrear to the state, and praying for relief, was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
A petition from Elijah Price, late a collector in the south ward of the city of New-York, stating, that he was in arrear the sum of 781. for which he is now confined in the prison of the said city; and praying permission to pay the same in certificates, that he has received for his pay, while in the service of the United States, as a sergeant in the artillery; was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
A petition from Andrew Bostwick, an insolvent debtor, confined in the goal of New-York, was read and referred to the same committee, as the petition of Ebenezer Prentice.
A petition from David Morris, Matthew Daniel, John Callahan, and twelve others, pilots of the port of New-York, praying to have the rates of pilotage encreased, was read, and referred to the members from New-York.
A petition from Anne Brevoort, widow, of New-York, stating, that although she had been without the lines all the war, she has been assessed and obliged to pay part of the partial tax, was read referred to the same committee, as the petition of George Scriba.
A petition from Joshua Purdy, and Benjamin Griffin, late church wardens of Rye, in the county of Westchester, concerning the affairs of the church at Rye; was read and referred to the members of that county.
A petition from James Watson, of New-York, concerning the seizure of the sloop Friendship, Capt. Burnham, for a mistake in making entry at the Custom-House, was read and referred to a Committee of the whole, when on the supplement to the Import Law.
A petition from Joel Pees, an insolvent debtor, now confined in the goal of Albany County, was read and referred to the insolvent Committee.
A petition from John Duncan and others, par owners of a tract of land in Montgomery county, praying that commissioners may be appointed to settle the accounts of the said partners; was read and referred to Mr. Doughty, Mr. Lockwood, and Mr. Van Ingen.
A memorial of Anne M'Adam, of New-York, concerning the attainer of her late husband, was read and referred to the attorney general.
A petition from Wm. Cockburn, of Ulster county, one of the trustees of the estate of Richard Maitland, deceased, praying that another person may be appointed in his stead; was read and referred to Mr. Thompson, Mr. Lockwood, and Mr. Bruyne.
A petition from John Alsop, of New-York, concerning monies due to him from the forfeited estate of William Bayard; was read and referred to the same committee, as the petition of Thomas Jones.
Petitions from Adam Gilchrist, and several others, on the same subject, were read and referred to the same committee.
A petition from Samuel Townsend, late an assistant to Udny Hay, then state agent, setting forth that he had purchased supplies, for which he is now sued, was read and referred to a committee of the whole, when on the bill for the settlement of the public accounts.
Then the house adjourned until Monday morning ten o'clock.
MONDAY, February 18, 1788.
The House met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Veeder, from the county of Montgomery, attending in the House, was qualified and admitted to his seat.
The Bill complying with the act of Congress, of the 21st of March, 1787, was read a third time and passed the house.
The Bill concerning slaves, was read a third time and passed the house.
The Bill to repeal the acts therein mentioned.
The Bill for the payment of the salaries of the officers of government, and other contingent charges; and
The Bill for the settlement of the public accounts, were read a second time and committed.
Mr. Sylvester, from the Committee appointed for that purpose, reported a bill to raise money by tax; which was read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
Mr. Benson, from the Committee appointed for that purpose, reported a bill for the more effectual collection of the arrears of taxes heretofore made payable in public securities.
Mr. Jones, from the committee appointed for that purpose, reported a bill for the more effectual collection of the arrears of taxes, due since the year 1785.
On motion, a Committee was appointed to prepare and bring in a list of salaries proper to be given
to the officers of Government. This Committee consists of Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Sands, Mr. P. Cantine, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Thompson.
On motion, the House went into a Committee on the bill for appointing Commissioners for holding treaties with the Indians within this state.
Mr. De Witt in the Chair. His Excellency the Governor, and Ezra L'Hommedieu, Wm. Floyd, John Lawrence, Egbert Benson, Richard Varick, and Samuel Jones, were appointed Commissioners.
The Committee having gone through the bill, rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed.
A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Hather, that they had passed the bill for the suppression of immorality; and the bill to regulate the exportation of flaxseed and lumber, with some amendments to each of them.
Whereupon, the said amendments were taken into consideration, and agreed to by the House.
Went into a Committee on the bill to regulate the exportation of butter and hog's lard.
Mr. Taulman in the chair. After some time spent thereon, the Committee rose and reported progress.
Went into a Committee on the bill for the better settlement and relief of the poor:
Mr. Taulman in the Chair. After some progress made thereon, the Committee rose and reported the same.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow. TUESDAY, February 19.
The House met pursuant to adjournment. The Bill to regulate the exportation of butter and hog's lard.
The Bill for appointing Commissioners for holding treaties with the Indians within this state; and
A Bill for defraying the public and necessary charges in the several counties of this state, were read a third time, and passed the house.
The bill for raising money by tax;
The bill for the more effectual collection of the arrears of taxes heretofore made payable in public securities; and
The bill for the more effectual collection of the arrears of taxes; were read a second time and committed.
The house went again into a committee on the bill for the better settlement and relief of the poor.
Mr. Taulman in the chair. After some further progress made therein, the committee rose and reported accordingly.
A petition from John Livingston, Caleb Benon, and their associates, offering on certain conditions, a surrender of the lease they have obtained from the Indians, was read, and committed to General Clinton, Mr. Verplank, Mr. Benon, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Tompkins. [The senate also appointed a committee on this petition.]
On motion, the said petition was ordered to be entered on the journal of the house.
On motion of Mr. Sands, the house went into a committee on the bill for granting a bounty on hemp:
Mr. Hedges in the chair. The committee in going through the bill, agreed that it should remain in force till June 1, 1792. And having otherwise amended the bill, rose and reported the same; when the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
A message was received from the senate with a bill for concurrence, being a supplement to the act heretofore passed, relative to the appointing trustees, to take care of the temporalities of the Dutch churches within this state, which said bill was read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
The house went into a committee on the bill for raising money in the county of Westchester, to finish the court-house and goal of said county:
Mr. Van Orden in the chair. The committee having gone through the bill, rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Thomson from the committee to whom, was referred the petition of William Cockburn moved for leave and brought in a bill supplementary to the act for appointing trustees to the estate of R. Maitland, deceased.
On motion, the house went into a committee on the excise bill:
Mr. Lockwood in the chair. After some time spent thereon, the committee rose and reported their progress.
The house went into a committee on the engrossed bill from the senate, for the relief of Charles Moore:
Mr. Doughty in the chair. The bill, and the petition and papers were read, by which it was suggested that Charles Moore had lost two banker's certificates by fire.
Mr. Jones moved that the Bill be rejected; he contended that it would be improper for the state, in any instance whatever, to make good to individuals such losses. This motion was opposed by Mr. Brooks, who was of opinion, that whenever the state could be indemnified from a double payment, as in the present instance, that it would be just to give a new certificate. After some debate the division was called for.
For rejecting the Bill:
Messrs. Jones, Carman, Cornwall, Dongan, J. Smith, Baker, Gilbert, Strang, Speaker, Van Orden, Frey, Arent, Powers, Benon, Schoonmaker, Hedges, Olborn, Low, Verplank, Tompkins, Havens, N. Smith, Clark, Lockwood.
Against it. Messieurs Winant, Taulman, Niven, Wyckoff, Sylvester, Patterson, De Witt, Van Ingen, Wisner, Savage, Bloom, P. Cantine, Graham, Sands, Younglove, Brooks, Clinton, Thomson, Veeder.
The bill was accordingly rejected, when the committee rose and reported the same.
Adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. [To be continued.]
Twenty Pounds Reward.
WHEREAS the door of St. Peter's church, in this city, was broke open, on the night of Saturday, the 26th inst. by some person, or persons, unknown, the above reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid by the trustees of said church, to any person or persons who may detect, apprehend, and prove to conviction, the party or parties guilty thereof.
New-York, March 5.
ACCOUNTS from Nassau, New-Providence, of Jan. 19, say:—The sloop Betsey Grant, from Philadelphia for the coast of Florida, was lost on Mosquito bar the 25th of Oct. last: of 16 persons on board, only 4 escaped. Among the unfortunate persons drowned were Mr. John Caide, his wife and two children.
Accounts from Norfolk, of Feb. 13, say:—General Washington's birth day was ushered in on Monday last, at day break, from an heavy piece of ordinance, when immediately a reveille was beat by the martial music of the volunteer company. At sun-rise, the town was saluted with a regular discharge of artillery, at meridian the field pieces at town point fired 13, which were responded by an equal number of well directed firings from the gentlemen volunteers. The flags of America and France were displayed at different places in this town, as also by the shipping in the harbour. The evening concluded with a ball at the borough tavern where an elegant supper was provided by Capt. Smith, at which were present a numerous and most respectable assembly of ladies, and gentlemen, and the night was crowned with every mark of festivity that could give brilliancy to this auspicious occasion.
Accounts from Wilmington of Feb. 27, say:—It is with particular pleasure we inform the public, that his excellency the president of this state, in order in some measure to ease the people of the weight of taxes, has generously given up to the public the revenue of marriage and tavern licences which was annexed to his office, and supposed to produce several hundred pounds per annum. The salary, which his excellency still retains, amounts only to 200l. per annum.
Just Published,
The AMERICAN MAGAZINE,
For February, 1788.
Price TWO SHILLINGS.
CONTENTS.
A Bridgement of the Education—Mode of it
laws of nature in French and English,
Vindication of the preference women are supposed to have for men of inferior talents.
Medical questions.
Government—Mr. Jefferson's arguments in favor of an unalterable constitution, considered,
Letter III, to Dr. Stiles, describing the remains of fortifications at Musk-ingum; with remarks on the Indian barrows, and the striking analogy between certain customs of the Indians and ancient Britons.
Continuation of Smith's history of Virginia,
Letter III, from Belzebub to Dr. Stiles, describing the remains of fortifications at Musk-ingum; with remarks on the Indian barrows, and the striking analogy between certain customs of the Indians and ancient Britons.
Law questions.
Abridgement of the Education—Mode of it examined, The contract, Letter III, from Belzebub to Dr. Stiles, describing the remains of fortifications at Musk-ingum; with remarks on the Indian barrows, and the striking analogy between certain customs of the Indians and ancient Britons.
The force of habit, or the regularity of the city of Philadelphia vindicated in opposition to a common place opinion, Peter Pickpenny's art of pushing into business, Curious extracts from ancient records,
Anecdote, Dr. Mitchell's account of the insect which destroys the wheat, Narrative of the escape of the Countess Valois de la Motte from the Bastille,
A Hibernian's request,
P O E T R Y.
On the departure of a young gentleman who had failed for England sometime since,
Lines written by a youth on the death of Mr. Marriages,
—S— of Sharon, Deaths.
New-York, Printed by Samuel Loudon, And Sold by Messrs. S. and R. Campbell, Mr. S. Loudon, Messrs. Berry and Rogers, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. R. Hodge, Mr. T. Greenleaf, Mr. F. Childs, Mr. J. Reid.—Mr. J. Hastings, at Boston.—Messrs. Hudson and Goodwin, at Hartford.—Mr. J. Beers, at New-Haven.—Mr. A. Stoddard, at Hudson.—Messrs. W. Falconer and Co. at Albany.—Messrs. Young and McCulloch, at Philadelphia, Mrs. A. Timothy, at Charleston.
New-York, March 3, 1788. 33
To be SOLD CHEAP,
At PRIVATE SALE,
THE place which William Provost formerly occupied, which for elegance of situation is perhaps equal to any in the state of New-Jersey; it lies three quarters of a mile from the church of Hackinack, and extends from the river up the road towards Paramus, being intersected by the road leading to the New-Bridge: on the lot next the river is a STONE DWELLING-HOUSE, two stories high in front, and three in rear, having a fine dry cellar, and a dwelling-room underneath on the ground floor (being built on the declivity of a hill) with a large kitchen adjoining: Also, a poultry-house and a new barn; in the rear of the dwelling-house is a beautiful green, ornamented with fruit-trees; between which and the river, lies a valuable piece of meadow, yielding about twenty-four loads of English hay yearly: to the rear of the meadow is a spacious and substantial dock, newly made, on which is a store with a large quantity of ashes, an extraordinary spring and well at the dwelling-house, from which the meadow may be watered: there is also a garden with a variety of the best fruit-trees: on the lot on the opposite side of the road, stands a commodious store, commanding trade of the back country; also a young orchard of good fruit trees. The whole of the place contains about thirty-four or five acres, twelve of which are wood land; the land has been well manured with ashes; the whole of the land enclosed with a new substantial fence.
The beauty of this situation, and its advantages for trade, make it eligible either as a country seat or a place of business. To be sold in three different lots, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser; if not sold by the first day of April next, then to be rented. For terms apply to DIRCK LEFFERTS, in maiden-lane, No. 21, New-York, who will give a good title for the same.
The Conditions of payment will be made easy to the Purchaser. If any person wants to view the place, apply to D. Lefferts, he will send a person with him.
THEATRE.
By the OLD AMERICAN COMPANY,
This Evening,
Being the FIFTH of MARCH
Will be presented,
A COMEDY,
CALLED THE
HEIRESS.
(For the last Time this SEASON.)
To which will be added,
A FARCE,
CALLED THE
FIRST FLOOR.
BOX 8s.—PIT 6s.—GALLERY 4s.
VIVAT RESPUBLICA.
NOTICE is hereby given to all
the creditors of Obadiah Wright, an insolvent debtor, to all the creditors of the said insolvent debtor, that they appear before Jordan Seaman, Esq., one of the justices in and for the township of Oyster-bay, at the house of Daniel Burr, at Nor-
wich, in said township, on Friday the seventh day of March, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, to show cause, if any they have, why an assignment of the estate of the said Obadiah Wright shall not be made, for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said Obadiah Wright discharged, pursuant to the direction of an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the thirteenth day of April, 1786.
JORDAN SEAMAN.
Dated the 9th of Feb. 1788. 34
The NEW LINE of
STAGES.
THE Proprietors of the New
Line of STAGES, finding many inconveniences arise both to the respectable public and themselves from inattention to business; in future they are determined to use every endeavor to serve the public, and with encouragement only in proportion to their exertions and attention to their business.
From the date hereof the fare will be from Powles-Hook to Philadelphia, and from Philadelphia to Powles-Hook, three Spanish milled dollars, and all way passengers four pence per mile, 150lb. of baggage to be the same as a passenger; Printers papers and letters will be conveyed gratis; convenient portmanteaus are provided for that purpose.
The Stages leave Powles-Hook at 3 o'clock, P. M. every day for Philadelphia, except Saturday.
JOHN CUMMING,
MATTHIAS WARD,
THOMAS EGBERT,
JOHN GULICK,
ROBERT STOCKTON,
DAVID HAMILTON,
JOS. VANDEGRIFT,
MICHAEL DENNISTON,
N. B. Papers, Letters, &c. to be sent to Christopher Beckman's, Courtlandt Street, where the Stage Office is kept. 29 c d
February 19, 1788.
W A N T E D,
As early as possible,
A PERSON who pe fectly under-
stands the GARDENING BUSINESS, at the same time can do other work relating to a FARM—As it will be required of him to go into the country, for this purpose it is wished that he may be an honest, attentive, and a decent man—indeed none other need apply.—A person of this character, who would incline to follow this business, will meet with every encouragement by making early application at No. 67, Wall-street. New-York, Feb. 27, 1788. 29 c d.
Government Securities.
CASH, and a generous pi e, will
be given for such as are generally called FI-
NAL SETTLEMENTS, LOAN OFFICE those
signed by J. Nourse, and INTEREST FACIL-
TIES—Also, those of this state, Connecticut, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Enquire at No. 20, Queen-street.
JACOB REED, jun.
Who also Exchanges and Re-exchanges the
Paper Currency of this State; and
S P E C I E;
And negotiates on Commission any Business re-
specting the Public Funds. New-York, Feb. 21, 1788. 24 c d.
A YOUNG married woman with
a good breast of milk, would be glad to take
child to nurse.—Enquire at No. 32 Little-
George-street. 29 c d. 10 e
TO BE SOLD,
An EXCELLENT
FORTE-PIANNO,
Imported from London the last Summer.
Enquire of PHILIP JACOBS.
No. 20, next door but one to the City Tavern, Broad-Way.—Feb. 12, 1788. 16 c d.
A Few COPIES of the
Conductor Generalis,
To be SOLD.
At this PRINTING OFFICE,

POET'S CORNER.
A LETTER from Mr. Hedges abroad, to his Wife in England.
SINCE you dear Doctor, liv'd my life, To briefs, by turns, and plague my wife, In conscience I'm oblig'd to do, Whatever is enjoin'd by you.
According then to your command, That I should search the western land, For curious things of every kind, And send you all that I should find;
I've savag'd o'er earth, seas and caverns, Men, women, children towns and taverns, And greater rarities can shew, Than Graham's children ever knew.
First, I've three drops of that same flower, Which Jove in Danae's lap did pour; From Carthage too the sword I'll send That brought Queen Dido to her end;
The stone whereby Goliath dy'd, Which cures the head-ach well apply'd; The snake's skin which you may believe, The devil cast which tempted Eve;
A fig-leaf apron, 'tis the same, Which Adam wore to hide his shame; But now wants darning: I've beside, The blow by which poor Abel dy'd;
A whetstone worn exceeding small, Time us'd to whet his scythe withal; The pigeon stuff'd which Noah sent To tell him when the waters went;
A ring, I've got of Sampson's hair, The fame which Delilah did wear; St. Dunstan's tongs, which story shows, Did pinch the devil by the nose;
The very shafts, which all may see, Which Cupid shot at Anthony; But what above the rest I prize, A glance of Cleopatra's eyes;
Some strains of eloquence which hung, In Roman times, on Tully's tongue, Which long conceal'd and lost had lain, Till Cowper found it out again;
Then I've, most curious to be seen, A scorpion's bite to cure the spleen;
A goad, if rightly us'd will prove A certain remedy for love;
As Moor cutt'd worms in stomach bred, I've pills cure maggots in the head; With the receipt too how to make 'em, To you I leave the time to take 'em;
I've got a ring of Phœbus' shrine, Found in the bottom of a mine; A lawyer's conscience, large and fair, Fit for a judge himself to wear;
I've a choice nostrum, fit to make An aith a Catholic may take; In a thumb phial you will see, Close cork'd, some drops of honesty.
Which, after searching kingdoms round, At length were in a cottage found; An antidote, if such there be, Against the charms of flattery;
I haven't collected any care, Of that, there's plenty every where; But, after woodlons labour spent, I've got one grain of rich content:
It was my wish, it was my glory, To furnish your kitchen-knackatory; I only beg that, when you shew 'em, You'll tell your friends to whom you owe 'em;
Among your other friends find one, That will tempt to do as I have done
HIGH WATER.
This Day, March 5. 7h. 22m. MORN.
Just imported in the Jean, Captain Martin, from Glasgow, by
Samuel Campbell,
No. 44 Hanover-square, Corner of the Old-Ship, A large assortment of
BOOKS,
Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 2 vol. Miss Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruffian; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellaneous; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sully's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensatory; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol. A variety of the best Classics now in use.
S. CAMPBELL has this day published, GULLIVER REVIVED, CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchausen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEDIAUR'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper, blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
JUST PUBLISHED, And TO BE SOLD, By ROBERT HODGE, No. 237. Queen-Street, and the other BOOKSELLERS,
Conductor Generalis,
OR the office, duty, and authority of justices of the peace, high sheriffs, under sheriffs, coroners, constables, goalers, jurymen, and overseers of the poor. As also, the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c.
To which are added, several choice maxims in law, &c. compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and several other books on those subjects.
By JAMES PARKER, Esq. late justice of the peace in New-Jersey,
Now adapted to the United States.
By one of the JUDGES. The whole alphabetically digested under the several titles; with a table, directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles.
This book is highly esteemed, and very necessary for gentlemen in the commission of the peace; likewise for every other person who would wish to be acquainted with the laws of the land we live in.
At the above STORE may be had, a great variety of
BOOKS,
Consisting of HISTORY, Divinity, Law, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biography, Geography, Poetry, Physic, Surgery, Agriculture, Nautical Books, Dictionaries, Architecture, Novels, Miscellanies, Plays, &c. &c.
A L S O,
A number of very valuable
BOOKS;
Among which are, ELEGANT folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each, Burkitt on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 6 vols, Cruden's concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whistly's commentary, Blair's Carr's, Erskine's, Boston's, Wilkinson's, Atterbury's, &c. sermons, Neilson's feffals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice o physick, Van Swieten's, commataries, 18 vols. Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols. Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery, Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quincy's medical lexicon, Fourcroy'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 Cæsar, Homer, Nepos, Eutropius, Erasmus, an introduction, Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid, Hammond's algebra, Steine's Euclid, Love's surveying, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical grammars, Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashie's, Dyke's, Bailey's, Scott's, Perry's, and Entick's dictionaries, Bennet's christian oratory, Scott on elocution, elegant extracts in verse, do in prose Lord Littleton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutten's menfuratio, Hawney's mensurer.
Also an excellent Assortment of
STATIONARY.
Genuine Writing Paper of different sizes and prices, Ledgers, Journals, Waste, Letter, and Blank Books of all sizes, Receipt Books, Bonnet and Cards, &c. &c. Wrapping Paper, Sealing-Wax, Wafers, Quills, Slates, Lead and slate Pencils, Penknives, elegant Shoe-buckles, Message Cards, &c. &c.
Commissions from the country are thankfully received, and carefully executed. 51
Masters & Owners of Vessels
Are hereby informed,
THAT they may be supplied with
cables, large or small, of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Peterseil hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favourable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lin, deep sea lines, band lead lines, log lines, house lines, and marine, &c. &c. by
H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
N. B. The above articles, whether in large or small quantities, will be delivered to any part of the city without expence of cartage to the buyer.
New-York, Dec. 7, 1787. 58 c.d.
NOTICE is hereby given to all
persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Bryan, of Huntington, Long-Island, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Bryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Bryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to
JOHN ARDEN, Junior, m.w.f. 49 3m. Assignee. York, November 15, 1787.
State of New-York, Court of Admiralty. Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Gad Wells, and others, Libellants.
Sundry goods, Wares and Merchandize, saved out of a vessel having no person on board, by John Shannon and others, and claimed by Gibbon Bourke, John Donnan and the said John Shannon and others, and claimed in part by Daniel McCormick for Hyem Cohen, and by William Cock for Richard Hall.
WHEREA Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Matthew Fergo, John Howard, Gad Wells, Samuel Bells, and Peter Noyes, junior, as passengers, and Malcom Taylor, and Henry Harris, as mariners on board of the brigantine Port Roseway, have filed a libel in the said court, setting forth that in and with the said brigantine, in a voyage from the island of Jamaica to New-London, in Connecticut, on or about the first day of August, in the year 1784, in the latitude of 23 degrees and 30 minutes north or thereabouts, they discovered, and went to a vessel with only her foremast standing, and having no living creature on board, and five feet water in her hold; and that they saved and took out of the said brigantine, sundry goods, wares, and merchandise, which were by them brought to the port of New-York, and there sold at public vendue, by order of Gibbon Burke, and John Donnan, of the said city, merchants: And whereas it appears by return of sales of Anthony L. Bleeker, that the said merchandise so saved and brought to the port of New-York, consisted of the following articles, viz. Six hogheads of sugar, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced, one hoghead of sugar marked F. No. 102, one other hoghead of sugar marked WB. No. 185, one other hoghead of sugar, marked F. S. one hoghead of spirits, marked E. [enclosed by a diamond] No. 6, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. E. No. 4, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. E. No. 5, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. R. No. 3, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 7, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 8, and one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 9, thirteen bales of cotton wool without mark or number, 1 bale of cotton wool, marked B. three other bales of cotton wool, marked H. C. fifteen other bales of cotton wool, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced; four whole bales, four half bales, four broken bales, and four bundles of cotton wool, the marks whereof, if any had been, could not be discovered, a quantity of logwood, and five hundred and fifty-one feet of mahogany. And whereas, by an advertisement formerly published in one of the news papers printed in New-York, the said goods and merchandise were said to have been saved and taken on board of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, on Thursday the 5th day of Aug. 1784. And whereas, Gibbon Bourke and John Donnan, on behalf of John Shannon, malter, and Samuel Nesbitt, mate, Malcom Taylor, Martin George, John Harper, Swiney Wilson and Alexander McKentie, mariners, and Richard Hall, owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, have filed a claim in the said court, praying a decree for their proportional shares of the net proceeds of the said goods: and whereas, Daniel McCormick, of the city of New-York, merchant, for and on behalf of Hyem Cohen, of the Island of Jamaica, hath filed a claim in the said court, to the monies which have arisen from the sales of the said cotton wool, or part thereof, after the payment of salvage: and whereas William Cock, of the city of New-York, Esq. for and in behalf of Richard Hall, of Shelburne, in Nova-Scotia, as sole owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, hath also filed a claim in the said court, praying an allowance for salvage out of the monies arisen by the sale of the said goods, wares and merchandise. And whereas, it appears by the depositions of William McKenney and Malcom Taylor, two of the persons on board the brigantine Port-Roseway, at the time the said goods and merchandise were so saved and taken on board; that the defected vessel out of which the said goods were saved, were generally supposed by themselves and others then present, to have been a brigantine; and it further appears by the said depositions, and the deposition of Swiney Wilson, which depositions were severally taken in open court, that the said defected vessel was a four vessel (perhaps about three hundred tons burthen) had a woman's head, with guard-ions round it, that the had black sides, and yellow mouldings, that she had either three or four ports on each side abaft her chains, that she had a double deck as far as her main-mast, and had deck-beams but no plank on them before her main-mast as part of her lower deck, that she had quarter-barges, but no quarter-galleries, and was plain behind, and that her quarter-deck was raised about three feet above her main-deck. Therefore, pursuant to an order of the said court, public monition and notice is hereby given to all persons interested, or claiming to be interested, in the said goods, wares and merchandise, so saved, or any part thereof, to put in a claim in the said court for the same, within one year and a day, from the day of the date of this monition and notice. Dated the eighth day of October, in the twelfth year of the Independence of the state of New-York, and the year of our Lord, 1787.
By order of the court of Admiralty, JONH GRAHAM, Marshal. 36 gm
FLAX-SEED,
STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S Flax-seed store lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nalh, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38 c.d.
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FOR SALE,
At the STORE of
Mr. Barnt Deklyn,
No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET,
GOODS,
Which will be SOLD at the most reduced
Prices, to wit.
A VARIETY of Cotton Checks, Mantuas and other Spotted and plain Velvets, Gown Silks, A variety of Gloves and Sarcenets, Fans, Pelongs, and Modes, Linens, Chintzes, Sheetings, and Printed Linens, and Ozenbrigs, Cottons, Marceilles Quilting, Fancy Shawls and Fancy Jacket Patterns, Handkerchiefs, A variety of Plumes, Jeans, and Ribbands, Jeanetts, and Fancy Shoe Buckes and India Dimities, Buttons. A quantity of Linen and
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for JESSE (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania PAPER MONEY.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at this OFFICE?
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